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Last year I wrote a post about the book, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. This 1978 classic by Judi and Ron Barrett holds up well for a new generation of readers. My son loved it when he was growing up and now my six year old granddaughter is a fan. When I first read it in the 80s, I never dreamed it would be a full-length feature film. And now it is.
The 3-D film was released September 2009 and now the Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs DVD is available with a PG rating. I loved it! This 90-minute computer-generated animated film is LOL funny with sophisticated references to earlier classics, and several good messages. Although it's listed as a children's movie, it's a surprisingly clever and highly entertaining comedy that is equally appealing to adults.
The book's short plot has been expanded to include a nerdy inventor, Flint Lockwood (voiced by Bill Hader) and brainy weather girl Sam Sparks (voiced by Anna Faris.) There's plenty of verbal wit as well as visual gags with the voice cast succeeding in making their charmingly oddball characters alive and fun. Two of my favorites were Flint's dad (voiced by James Caan) whose face is mostly heavy eyebrows and a large moustache, and the sheriff (voiced by Mr. T) who is so over-the-top you can't help but laugh hysterically.
Flint grows up trying unsuccessfully to earn his father's respect as an inventor until he creates a machine that can turn water into any kind of imaginable food. This time Flint's gizmo works and soon cheeseburgers, hot dogs, and ice cream rain down on the residents of Swallow Falls. Flint goes from outcast to local hero and community savior.
When the machine goes awry and wreaks havoc on the town, Flint and Sam must try to set things right. There are ice cream snowball fights, giant gummy bears, and a colossal spaghetti tornado that engulfs the town. When an avalanche of food threatens to destroy everything in its path, the residents are forced to set sail on giant sailboats made from slices of bread. Some of the action may be a bit scary for young children, but I'd recommend this movie for all generations, especially if you can watch it in 3-D.


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Leo In Red Lifeguard Trunks?: Leonardo DiCaprio's career almost ended up on the beach. According to David Hasselhoff, the three-time Oscar nominee auditioned to play his son Hobie on the series (a role that went to Jeremy Jackson). The actor not getting the gig – according to David – saved his career. "It was the best thing to happen to Leonardo DiCaprio," he told Movieline, with a laugh. "I saw Leonardo DiCaprio and I said, 'You know what? That was the best thing that ever happened to you! You would have never gotten 'Titanic' and have been this big star. You'd be like Jeremy Jackson and David Hasselhoff, looking for work." In 2011, Jeremy appeared on "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," where he sought treatment for steroid addiction. In 2011, Leo dated Blake Lively and starred in "J. Edgar," and began filming the big screen adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," where he stars as Jay Gatsby.
Hide The Go-Go Juice!: Honey Boo Boo Child is about to step into her very own spotlight! "Toddlers & Tiaras" breakout star, Alana Thompson, (Click HERE to refresh your memory on the reality TV gem!) is getting her own show. "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" will have a six episode run on TLC and also stars Alana's over-the-top family: mom, June Shannon, dad, Sugar Bear, and sisters Lauryn "Pumpkin," Jessica "Chubbs," and Anna "Chickadee." According to TLC, the Go-Go Juice-drinking pageant star's show will give viewers a look at their downhome lives. "When she's not chasing after crowns, Alana's with her family in rural Georgia doing what her family does best: four-wheeling through mud pits and picking up road kill for the family cookout," a statement from TLC said. We can't think of a show more embarrassing that we'll definitely have on our DVR!
Franco's "Girls" Rant: James Franco's rant on HBO's hit "Girls" was somewhat predictable and a bit on the nose for us, but we were surprised to read about his teenage love of… "Steel Magnolias"? "I watched 'Steel Magnolias' incessantly when I was in junior high school," he writes in his very lengthy Huffington Post blog about Lena Dunham's hit show. (Click HERE to read it all) We can't help but imagine James and brother Dave Franco recreating the iconic "drink you juice Shelby" moment between Julia Roberts and Sally Field when they were younger!
Madonna Tour Costumes Revealed: Madonna is about to embark on her "MDNA" World Tour and she's doing it in style! The singer will be wearing looks designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, Jeremy Scott and Alexander Wang – plus shoes by Prada and Miu Miu. Check out the designs for the tour, HERE!
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Filmmaker's Debut Feature to Receive Philadelphia Premiere
Thursday, October 20, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (October 20, 2011) – The Destiny of Lesser Animals (Sibo ne kra, Dabo ne kra), a film produced and directed by Deron Albright, M.F.A., associate professor of film at Saint Joseph's University, will receive its Philadelphia premiere when it is screened as a special event by the Philadelphia Film Festival on Sunday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., at the International House, 3701 Chestnut Street. A subsequent showing is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Ritz East B, 125 S. Second Street, at 7:30 p.m.
Destiny has met with significant critical acclaim. Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter called the film, which was shot on location in Ghana, West Africa, an "…accomplished debut feature…with a distinct sense of place." The Stranger's Charles Mudede (Seattle) referred to it as "…the African transformation of the detective cinema." Writing for the Examiner.com, Eric Shlapack praised the film as "…a Ghanaian crime thriller that goes beyond the genre to become a work of art."
A taut police drama set in Accra, Ghana's capital, as well as in other Ghanaian cities and New York, Destiny is the story of one man's journey to find and value his own culture. Albright collaborated with Ghanaian screenwriter and actor Yao B. Nunoo while he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Ghana, West Africa, during the 2008-09 academic year.
"It has been an exhausting four-year process," says Albright, "but it is extremely gratifying to have the film accepted as it has been. It's a tribute to the dedication and effort of the entire team."
Receivingits African premiere in Accra in September, Destiny was embraced by audiences and film critics alike. Leading Ghanaian arts writer Pahjohn Dadson said that the film "…is not [just] a Ghanaian movie. It is Ghanaian cinema." Eyeing a qualifying run in 2012, Destiny is poised to be the first film in 20 years from Ghana to be advanced to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Foreign Language Film.
This past April, Destiny premiered in New York at New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), a curated film program run by the Film Society of the Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Film. ND/NF is known for showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers and uncovering the talents of industry heavyweights, among them Stephen Spielberg, Pedro Almodovar and Darren Aronofsky.
Destiny has since screened at major film festivals in the U.S., including the Seattle International Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Mill Valley Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival. With several local connections, the Philadelphia Film Festival premiere is a homecoming for members of the creative team. Both Albright and Nunoo live in Philadelphia, as does sound designer and composer John Avarese and digital color artist Mark Melchiorre.
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I am slow and apparently not great at daily posts, so we are now at the penultimate one...please do bare with me. It seems I'm going to out-Chanukah Chanukah. Dads are hard to get presents for (assuming they aren't the power tool-liking type, which mine is, um, not. We're Jews, remember? Jews who want to keep their limbs intact don't buy power tools.) Mine likes to watch the Blues Brothers and drink chocolate soy milk, then argue with my brother about Bayesian statistics (believe it or not, I am not actually the biggest nerd in my family).
Nut of the month club (the edible kind, not the Republican primaries), for snacking
Elbow patch sweater, because all professors need one (and because it's been way too long since he had a herringbone jacket)
Salt book, for someone who loves history and told me 10,000 times to read Guns, Germs and Steel
Electric violin, for the person who has had the same well-worn violin since he was 12, to occasionally have another option and to impress the younger guys with
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United States' Clint Dempsey, left, celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Portugal. ASSOCIATED PRESS
United States' Jermaine Jones (13) celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the group G World Cup soccer match between the United States and Portugal. ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANAUS, Brazil — With Cristiano Ronaldo on the field, a one-goal lead is never safe.
The world player of the year rarely sparkled on a hot and humid night in the jungle, but his inch-perfect stoppage-time cross set up Varela for the equalizing goal Sunday in Portugal's 2-2 draw against the United States at the World Cup.
The Real Madrid winger, who has been playing despite a left knee injury, showed flashes of his best, but his impact was minimal until the final seconds of the match. He curled the ball in to a diving Varela, who headed past Tim Howard to give the Portuguese team a slim hope of advancing to the second round and deny the Americans instant advancement.
"He made a great cross," said Howard, Ronaldo's former teammate from their days at Manchester United. "Football's cruel sometimes."
The United States now has four points in Group G, the same as Germany. Both Portugal and Ghana have one point. The Americans will face Germany on Thursday in Recife, while Portugal takes on Ghana at the same time in Brasilia.
"Obviously we're disappointed, but at the end of the day you've got to look at the positives, we got a point," said United States captain Clint Dempsey, who scored to give the Americans a 2-1 lead in the 81st. "It's going down to the last game and hopefully we get the job done."
Nani scored first for Portugal, shooting past a sprawling Howard in the fifth minute. The Americans responded in the second half as Portugal seemed to wilt in the stifling heat.
Jermaine Jones made it 1-1 with a curling shot in the 64th after a cross from Graham Zusi made its way through the Portugal defense. Dempsey, playing with a broken nose, put the Americans ahead, using his stomach to direct the ball into the net on a cross by Zusi.
"Now we have to go out and beat Germany, that's what we have to do," U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. "We have to play Germany, we have one less day to recover, we played in the Amazon, they played on a place with less travel. We have to do it the tough way."
Dempsey's goal was his fourth at a World Cup and second at this year's tournament. Jones scored his third goal for the United States national team and first in almost two years.
It was all Portugal for much of the first half, with Ronaldo in the starting lineup but getting less involved as the match progressed. The Americans, however, started to get more and more chances and even had a shot from Michael Bradley cleared off the line by Ricardo Costa in the 55th.
"There didn't seem to be any problem with Cristiano Ronaldo," Portugal coach Paulo Bento said. "What happened during the game has something to do with our other players."
The heat in the Amazon rainforest, however, seemed to slow the Portuguese as the match wore on. In the 39th minute, referee Nestor Pitana on Argentina called for a cooling break, the first such decision to be taken at the World Cup.
At the start of the match, FIFA listed the temperature at 86 degrees with 66 percent humidity. FIFA uses the "Wet Bulb Globe Temperature" to determine when official cooling breaks should be added, and says the WGBT must be above 90 degrees for them to be considered.
The breaks are supposed to occur in the 30th and 75th minutes. There was no break in the second half, but that didn't stop Ronaldo from creating the final goal.
"It was a thriller," Klinsmann said. "Everybody who had a chance to be today in Manaus will talk about this game for a long time."
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I just love seeing all the gorgeous variations you all make of the Banksia pattern – and two of my absolute favourites are these dresses by Andrea and Anna.
A Banksia dress is SUCH a fantastic idea right?? I thought it might be fun to show you what the pattern might look like if you chose to make a dress
The first thing i did was to compare the length of the top (you can find the finished top measurements on the back of your pattern envelope or booklet), to the length of a favourite dress.
For me the difference was 9.5″ and i wanted a wide 3″ hem (with 1/2″ turned under). The current hem is 1/2″ wide with a 1/2″ turned under – so my end measurement was 12″. So I added some pattern paper to the bottom of the top, and extended the side seam and the centre front by 12″ on the front and back pieces. Then i joined up the side and centre seams.
That is literally all there is to it. Could that be easier?!
The reason i added to the length rather than slashing and spreading the pattern was to make sure that there was enough room for my rear, hehehe.
If you decide to do this keep in mind that you need to double check what the hip measurement will be. Just measure the pattern where your widest point would be, and compare it to your measurements (don't forget about seam allowances). You want to make sure you have a good amount of ease, or at least an amount you are happy with. By extending the lines of the pattern this way i ended up with around 3-4 inches of ease over my widest point – which works well for me. So make sure you do that test first before cutting your fabric!!!
In the end i'm going to have a dress that hits just below mid thigh. I'm also going to add some pockets – using the pocket pattern from the Darling Ranges dress.
This isn't the only way you could make a Banksia dress – but it's definitely a fast and easy version, and will get you something very similar to the dresses at the beginning of this post.


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I'm not clear on the use of modelling chocolate? When would you use it? Would it be in place of fondant/gumpaste figure, RKT or a portion of a cake? I'm interested in trying it out.
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Inside linebacker Craig Robertson is listed as doubtful for the Browns game on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to the team's most recent update.
Robertson — who has played nearly every snap all season — suffered a knee sprain this past week against the Cincinnati Bengals. The 25-year-old from North Texas has not practiced all week.
Among the other updates, via the Akron Beacon Journal's Nate Ulrich: tight end MarQueis Gray is confirmed out and defensive end Armonty Bryant is questionable for Sunday.
Ulrich also reports from head coach Rob Chudzinski that punter Spencer Lanning is "fine now" after being bothered by his left knee. The Browns tried out three punters earlier this week.
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For years, dog owners in Nitro had to venture out of the city in order to find a dog park for their furry friends to play in.
Mayor Dave Casebolt said during his last campaign one of the top five requests he received was for the city to build a dog park. And now, with the help of local businesses, Nitro has a dog park of its own.
Nitro Central Bark, on Blake Creek Road by Ridenour Lake, welcomed the public Sunday for its grand opening.
Casebolt said the city had money leftover from the Land and Water Conservation grant they received, and the remaining money, around $13,000, was approved to put toward the dog park.
He said he contacted a local kennel for help with ideas with the design to make it a friendly, unique place. Rick Nease Auto Clinic and Valley Cash Feed Company also donated in order to make the dream of a dog park in the city a reality.
"I really appreciate the people that stepped forward to help with it, especially the House of Hounds," he said. "They pretty much advised us through the process so we really appreciate that."
Kendra Burton, who was attending the ceremonies, is the kennel's manager. She said she was more than happy to help Casebolt with the project. She said there was a good turnout for the event.
"It's been pretty busy. A lot of people have come and left but we've had at least 25 dogs," she said, adding the number only reflects the two-hour long event. "There's been so many compliments about it — especially how big it is. It's really large and flat, and it's a good area."
Although the park has been open for a few months, the grand opening attracted several families to the facility, where dogs of all sizes and breeds were able to play together in a safe environment.
Sherry Boggs, who lives nearby, said her family has watched the construction and were excited to attend the grand opening. They brought Casey, a schnauzer and poodle mix, on Sunday.
"We've been here for over an hour. It's really nice. It's another thing we can do as a family — walk down with our dog and have fun," she said, adding she thinks the wooded landscape around the park makes a great background. "We'll definitely come a lot."
New Hope Animal Rescue, a nonprofit organization based in Hurricane, was also in attendance. Members from this foster-based group helped share information and had three dogs available on site for adoption. The dogs wore tie-dye bandannas embroidered with the words "adopt me" to distinguish them from pets in the play area.
The facility has a fence designed to help separate big and small dogs, similar to the design of the House of Hounds kennels, complete with a series of locking gates to ensure the dogs' safety while owners enter and exit the park. Inside, dogs play on soft mulch, which helps reduce muddy areas in the play area, while owners can sit on benches and relax. Right now there is only one piece of playground equipment in the play area, a small wooden playhouse.
Burton said in the future there will be additions to the play area, which includes more pieces of playground equipment. In the meantime, she hopes to spruce up the appearance of the park a little on days when the weather cooperates.
"We're going to paint the dog house and either order some playground equipment or build some so the dogs can actually climb on and play in where they are here," she said. "We'd like to dress it up some, and maybe put some (non-toxic) plants out here . . . just some really cute stuff to make it a really unique dog park."
Danielle Workman of St. Albans said she thinks there need to be more dog parks in the area.
"I work with House of Hounds and we're just out here watching everybody enjoy their dog at the dog park," she said. "I think we need more of these; it's good for the community and good for the dogs."
Elaine Thacker, also of St. Albans, was with Terri Holliday from Poca and her Jack Russell Terrier-beagle mix. She found out about the event from Facebook, and said her dog was having a good time playing in the small dog area of the park. Holliday agreed she was having a good time at the park.
"There's a lot of fun people here and lots of cute dogs," she said. "We like supporting the New Hope Animal Rescue and the House of Hounds."
Central Bark is free and open to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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PEOPLE in England overwhelmingly want Scotland to remain part of the UK, according to a major new study.
Findings published as the referendum campaign enters its final 100 days today revealed a growing desire among the English to remain in a Union with Scotland.
Only one in five people in England (21 per cent) supported Scottish independence, according to figures from the latest British Social Attitudes Survey conducted last year. The figure fell from a quarter the previous year and 26 per cent in 2011, the year of Alex Salmond's landslide Holyrood election victory.
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Support for Scottish independence among the English has now returned to the level it was it when the parliament began in 1999.
Nearly half of the 925 people questioned agreed that Scotland "should remain part of the UK" with its own parliament.
A further 18 per cent wanted Scotland in the UK but without devolved powers.
Professor John Curtice, the author of the NatCen Social Research study, said: "Some have argued that a backlash has been developing south of the border against the advantages that Scotland seemingly enjoys and the demands it continues to make.
"But rather than being fuelled by the independence debate, whatever signs there were of such a reaction have apparently been snuffed out.
"England at least seems to have decided that the Union is worth preserving, though whether people in Scotland will take the same view remains to be seen."
In his analysis of the findings, Professor Curtice, a research director with sister organisation ScotCen Social Research, argued there has been "little sign of an English reaction to developments in Scotland".
Asked whether England should remain part of the UK or become an independent country, more than three quarters (78 per cent) backed the present arrangments.
Only around one in six (16 per cent) favoured a go-it-alone England, the same level record in 2007 when NatCen, Britain's largest social research organisation, last posed the question.
The survey revealed low levels of support for devolution of powers to the English-only institutions, despite persistent complaints that Scotland's MPs have too much say in how England's health service and schools are run.
More than half (56 per cent) believed England should be governed "as it is now" by the UK parliament. Around one in five (19 per cent) supported the creation of an English parliament while 15 per cent wanted regional assemblies to run health and other services locally. The study, titled "Does England Want Scotland to Leave or Stay?" is based on the latest British Social Attitudes survey, an annual poll of attitudes which questions thousands of people on a wide range of issues each year.
The full report will be published later this month.
Earlier this year the cross-party No campaign, Better Together, attempted to harness sentiment south of the Border when it launched a campaign dubbed "Please Don't Go".
Fronted by comedian Eddie Izzard it is designed to give people from the rest of the UK a voice in the campaign.
Andy Lythgoe, of the Yes Scotland sub-group English for Yes, suggested people did not want to lose access to Scotland's resources. He said: "People in England understand that Scotland is a very wealthy and valuable country so it is not surprising that fewer people south of the border than in Scotland support Scottish independence.
"However, this referendum is about who is best placed to make decisions about Scotland and the rising number of people who back a Yes vote - 46 per cent in the latest Populus poll for the Financial Times - shows clearly that more and more people believe the answer to that is the people who live and work here."
Speaking on behalf of Better Together, Labour MSP Jackie Baillie said: "It's encouraging that so many people living in England recognise the value and strength of the partnership we have as part of the UK. People living in England do not have a vote, but they have a voice and they should feel free to make that heard."


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Indianapolis to host 2015 national gymnastics championships
The nation's top gymnastics stars were on hand as USA Gymnastics announced Friday that Indianapolis will host the 2015 Visa Championships.
City leaders have been working to bring the next big Super Bowl-like event that will put Indianapolis back in the national spotlight.
The Visa Championships will bring the next generation of gymnastics' "golden girls and boys," the next role models, and the next Gabby Douglas to our city.
Douglas' star was steadily rising in St. Louis this summer. Her performance at the Visa Championships there was part of her route to the London Olympics and sweetheart status.
"I just wanted to show everyone how great I can be and to put me in a good position. I had more confidence going into trials knowing, you know, 'Okay, I can do this'," Douglas said.
Four members of the gold medal-winning "Fierce Five" attended the announcement, which is a big coup for Indianapolis. Bankers Life Fieldhouse will host the event.
Gymnastics great Nastia Liukin says the national championship is "extremely important, especially the year before the Olympics."
Liukin is the 2008 Olympic individual all-around Champion, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars.
"You'll definitely get a preview of what's to come the next year," she said, and added that she has fond memories of Indianapolis, where she won her first senior national championship in 2005.
"I'm looking forward to coming back in a few years and watching the competition," said Liukin.
Gymnastics is big business. Two million people in the USA are involved in some sort of recreational gymnastics. Those who make it to the nationals are likely in the top 100 or less.
"I think in the women's field it's probably gonna be about 20 to 30 athletes competing and vying for a spot on the national team. The national championships are so important because not only do you make it onto the national team and represent Team USA at future competitions, but it's also like I said a preview for the next year," said Liukin.
"Nationals is one of the most important competitions of the year. It's where we try out for the national team and if you make the national team, you can represent U.S.A. in different competitions across the world. So it's very important," said Jordyn Wieber, Olympic gold medalist.
The championships are four days of men's and women's elite competition in a pre-Olympic year.
"It would definitely be a very important year for USA Gymnastics and for Indianapolis, because you'll be able to see just, you know, the athletes on their way to go to Rio just a year later," said Liukin. "You'll have a good idea of who might be able to make that Olympic team just a year later."
Liukin and the other gymnasts will participate in the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastic Champions event at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Friday night.
"It's very different than a competition. It's a lot of dancing, high energy, I love it, it's a lot of fun," said Aly Reisman of the Kellogg's tour event.
Marta and Bela Karolyi were also in town for the announcement.
"Of course, you know, 2015 for Indiana, for Indianapolis, will be very important, because it is going to be right in the middle of the Olympic quadrivium. That is when we are going to see the first signs of up and coming big, big names and new people and new faces," Bela Karolyi said.
Behind the scenes is a new celebrity in Indianapolis. Nicole Pechanec will be working on the event organizing committee. She's Colts quarterback Andrew Luck's girlfriend from Stanford, slowly taking a new public position and starting with a familiar sport.
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Pechanec doesn't yet know what her committee role will be, but the Stanford gymnast is flexible with what may come.
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Kansas State head coach Ron Prince announced Wednesday that current wide receivers coach Dave Brock has been promoted to offensive coordinator replacing James Franklin, who resigned his post to pursue a position as assistant head coach/offensive coordinator at the University of Maryland.
A native of Moorestown, N.J., Brock's 19-year coaching career includes stops at North Carolina, Temple, Hofstra, Salisbury State and Western Connecticut State, and also includes five total seasons as an offensive coordinator.
"Dave Brock is well respected in college football coaching circles as not only an offensive innovator and a relentless recruiter, but as a teacher who has a proven track record of getting the absolute best from his players," Prince said. "Our offensive success this past season was in no small part to Dave's ability and we are looking forward to him providing his leadership on offense."
Brock, who just completed his first season at Kansas State, spent the previous two years at North Carolina, where he served as the Tar Heels' assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach.
Last season, Brock tutored Kansas State's Jordy Nelson, who was a consensus All-American and Biletnikoff Award finalist, as well as Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year Deon Murphy. Nelson ranked second in the nation in receptions (10.2) and receiving yards per game (133.8) en route to setting 11 K-State receiving records.
K-State, which set school team records for passing yards, completions and attempts in a season, also ranked 20th nationally in passing offense, averaging 285.4 yards per game, and 21st in scoring offense (35.2 points per game). The Wildcats also finished the season with a 3,000-yard passer, a 1,600-yard receiver and a 1,000-yard rusher for the first time in school history.
While at UNC, he tutored two of the top wide receivers in Carolina history in Jarwarski Pollock and Jesse Holley. In 2005, Pollock became the all-time leading receiver at Carolina with 177 career catches and Holley led the team with 47 receptions.
In 2006, Brock coached wide receiver Hakeem Nicks to honorable mention freshman All-America honors by The Sporting News as Nicks set UNC freshmen records with 39 receptions for 660 yards and four touchdowns.
Prior to North Carolina, Brock was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for two seasons at Temple, where he directed a spread offense attack that made the Owls' offense one of the most exciting in the Big East.
In 2004, Temple ranked third in the Big East in rushing, generating 173.0 yards on the ground per game. The Owls also passed for 2,428 yards – the fourth-most in program history – and averaged 393.7 total yards per game with quarterback Walter Washington ending the year ranked 11th nationally in total offense, 21st in scoring and as the nation's leader in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.
In 2003, Brock's inaugural season running the Temple offense, the Owls threw for 2,697 yards – second-most in Temple history – and set school records for passing first downs (135) and total plays (859).
As the offensive coordinator at Hofstra, the Pride posted a 9-3 record in 2001 and concluded the season ranked No. 7 in Division I-AA behind an offense that was second in the nation in total offense (491 yards/game), fourth in passing offense (301 yards/game) and fifth in scoring offense (37.9 points/game).
In 2000, Hofstra finished the year ranked No. 7 with a 9-4 record and also ranked among the nation's top 20 in scoring offense, passing offense and total offense. During Brock's last five seasons at Hofstra, the team averaged 35.8 points per game and 446.8 yards of total offense per contest.
Franklin, a Langhorn, Pa., native who has spent the last two seasons in Manhattan as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, will return to Maryland as assistant head coach/offensive coordinator after spending the 2000-04 seasons on the Terrapins' staff as the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.
"James has truly been an asset to our organization both as a coach and a recruiter and we appreciate his contributions to Kansas State," Prince said. "With this move, he has the opportunity to return to Maryland to direct its offense and further enhance his goal of becoming a head coach."
"We will continue to add talented and excellent people to our organization," Prince added. "And, we will continue to have other organizations recognize that by their many efforts to acquire those people. Our program's values here at Kansas State include developing all of our people so both they and we can achieve our goals."


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Aging, Not Menopause, Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease
Aging, Not Menopause, Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease
Hormonal changes associated with menopause do not increase a woman's risk for heart disease and heart disease mortality, according to new research published in BMJ. The work of Dr Dhananjay Vaidya, assistant professor of medicine at John Hopkins School of Medicine, and colleagues contradict the previously hypothesis that heart disease and heart attacks rise dramatically after menopause.
The authors looked at longitudinal mortality data across England, Wales, and the United States for three birth cohorts (1916 to 1925, 1926 to 1935, and 1936 to 1945). Vaidya and colleagues failed to find a sharp increase in slope or step increase in ischemic heart disease mortality among women at menopausal ages. Instead, they found that mortality steadily increased across all ages in adult women. In other words, their research indicates that absolute mortality increases at all ages with no abrupt rate change for risk at menopause. Because they used data across geographical areas and decades, the researchers believe the findings are true despite lifestyle and risk behaviors (e.g., smoking).
"Our data show there is no big shift toward higher fatal heart attack rates after menopause," Vaidya explained in a statement to the press. "What we believe is going on is that the cells of the heart and arteries are aging like every other tissue in the body, and that is why we see more and more heart attacks every year as women age. Aging itself is an adequate explanation, and the arrival of menopause with its altered hormonal impact does not seem to play a role."
Vaidya and colleagues also uncovered some interesting findings for men. According the mortality data, risk for heart disease in men may decrease as they age. The researchers found that the mortality curve for men under the age of 45 increases by 30% per year but slows to about 5% per year after that age. This rate is similar to the rate found in women throughout their lifetimes.
The decrease in risk among older men was not the only piece of good news that came from the study. Vaidya and colleagues found that each successive cohort had lower total and heart disease mortality than their previous cohort. Based on this data, the researchers believe better medications and treatments for heart disease as well as better nutrition, lifestyle and other prevention programs have made a positive impact on reducing heart disease mortality.
"Although we did not see any proportional acceleration of heart disease mortality at menopause, the absolute mortality still increases at all ages in women, including the postmenopausal period," the authors explained. "Thus the current concern about cardiovascular disease among women in the ageing US population is fully justified, but with the focus on lifetime risk rather than primarily at menopause."
Ultimately, the research serves as a reminder to clinicians treating female patients that heart disease screening should occur at all ages. Vaidya et al. concluded, "Efforts to improve cardiac health in women should focus on lifetime risk rather than risk only after menopause."
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disease mortality in England, Wales, and the United States: modelling study of
national mortality data. BMJ. 2011; Sep 6 [Epub].
Desmon S. No link between menopause, risk of heart attack. JHU Gazette. September 6, 2011.


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[30 September 2013]
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Last year, we caught Brooklyn's Black Taxi at CMJ Music Marathon and this year, the band will again be a part of CMJ with spots on at least three showcases, the No Shame event on October 18th at 2 pm at Cameo Gallery in Brooklyn, then in Manhattan for two gigs on the 19th, at Madison House event in the morning at Rockwood and to the Mercury Lounge again that night. From the way the band's sound has developed in the past year (listen to the Chiaroscuro EP stream below), I'd be eager to catch them again. Astheir shows are already explosive, this stronger and more confident core of songs will allow for a larger presence on stage.
Visit Black Taxi's site for more information on their CMJ dates and other tour stops.
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Nobel Prize winners announced
The 2009 Nobel Prizes were announced this week. Follow the latest awards at NobelPrize.org. Check back here for updates on the winners.
- Memorial Prize in Economic Science: Americans Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won for their work in economic governance. Ostrom was cited "for her analysis of economic governance," demonstrating how common property can be successfully managed by groups using it. Williamson, developed a theory where business firms serve as structures for conflict resolution.
- Peace Prize: President Barack Obama won for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation.
- Literature: Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller win for work that "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed."
- Chemistry: Two Americans and an Israeli win for creating detailed blueprints of the protein-making machinery within cells, research that's being used to develop new antibiotics.
- Physics: Three Americans share the prize for their work developing fiber-optic cable and the sensor at the heart of digital cameras.
- Medicine: Three Americans share the prize for discovering how chromosomes protect themselves as cells divide.


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Trump Takes Bite Out Of School Lunch Reforms And Former White House Chef Bites Back
After Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue joined students at an elementary school cafeteria in Leesburg, Virginia, on Monday and signed away some of former First Lady Michelle Obama's 2010 school lunch reforms, former White House Chef Sam Kass registered his outrage.
Israel's School Lunches May Get a MObama-Style Makeover
One of the signatures of modern Israeli cuisine is fresh, flavorful food made with fruits and vegetables that grow almost year round in the country's temperate Mediterranean climate. So, it might be a bit surprising to learn that Israeli kids are eating school lunches that are as lacking in freshness and good nutrition as some of the worst American school lunches.
Enough With the First Lady Bake-Offs
Did you hear that Michelle Obama won the presidential candidate's spouse cookie-baking competition (sponsored by Family Circle)? Whether this news was or wasn't on your radar, the cookie-baking competition was held yet again this election cycle. Indeed, despite some predictions that not using oats in her cookie would lose her the coveted prize, Obama emerged victorious with black-and-white chocolate cookies, defeating Ann Romney's M+M cookies, avenging her loss to Cindy McCain's oatmeal butterscotch variety in the last round.
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As you know, we at JCarrot love pickles (try our quick summer pickle recipes here). Serious Eats shares some creative ways to use leftover pickle juice. They also conduct a jarred pickle taste test. See which pickle is the winner.
MyPlate and the Seder Plate — Guiding Our Food Choices
Since the earliest days of colonial America, our government has been involved in guiding consumer food choices. Through graphics, public service announcements, and food labeling, the government has been in the business of helping us decide what and how much to eat. Last Thursday, the USDA and First Lady Michelle Obama continued this tradition by unveiling MyPlate.


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Tuesday is a big day for players to report; those who are in camp by today get an accrued season toward free agency. As a result, DeSean Jackson reported yesterday with one year left on his contract, so that he can get to free agency next year. Chris Johnson, meanwhile, is going to play a game of chicken with the Titans, and has not reported by the deadline.
Johnson's situation and motivation is different. He plays a different position than Jackson, has an extra year on his contract (the result of being an late first round rather than early second round pick), and is two years older. DeSean Jackson, as a 24 year old receiver, may still have two veteran contracts to go in his career. Johnson, who will turn 26 in September, knows his value is at or near his peak.
Setting aside the specific monetary demands (he said he wanted $30 million guaranteed last year before returning to camp–I wouldn't pay him that), I'll always side with the running back philosophically in this situation. It's the way the system is set up with non-guaranteed contracts, and where players who underperform are asked to take a pay cut. The running backs have shorter career peaks than the average player, and teams will lean on them heavily when they are on the rookie contract then turn around and have no reason to pay them later. That extra accrued season makes little sense for Johnson, which is why he hasn't reported. He still has to play this year and next year, and then at age 28, the Titans can let him go (if he has hit the wall) or franchise him for one more season at a better salary but no long term money.
Earl Campbell carried the ball over 1,000 times in his first three years, averaging 4.9 yards a carry. In year 4, he still carried it a lot (361 times) but dropped to 3.8 yards per carry and was never the same. In today's NFL, he would have played to the end of his rookie contract and earned little compared to his value to the team. Barry Foster had 390 carries in his third season, then got hurt, and never made it past five seasons. Terrell Davis blew out his knee in his fifth season. Gerald Riggs had 1,093 carries for the Falcons from age 24 to 26, and never had more than 203 in a season after that. Larry Johnson had 416 carries in year 4 in the league, the same as CJ this year, and then was done.
I list these examples not to say that it is bound to happen–guys like Payton, Emmitt, Barry, and Martin continued strong–because if it was guaranteed then the club would be dumb to pay at all. Rather, this is the leverage point, when the player still has value but the value could change quickly.
Chris Johnson must hold out now if he wants to make money approaching his worth in this league, and he must be willing to do it into the season if necessary, like Emmitt back in 1993. His leverage is the potential of this year, when the team is built around him, and when the team believes he might have three productive seasons to spread out guaranteed money.
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Events & Programs
Programs and events throughout the year focus on interpreting the Museum's 152-acre campus and helping visitors find practical applications for horticulture in their own lives. Our popular Perennial Premiere occurs every year in April at Newfield and includes hundreds of varieties of plants. The Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse also offers a wide variety of garden-related classes and workshops.
Public Tours
Don't miss free tours of Lilly House and the Gardens, which are available free to members or with general admission! We also offer a special evening tour with Director of Horticulture, Chad Franer every last Thursday evening from April through October.
Audio Tours
Free Audio Tours are available for both Lilly House and the Garden. Visit the Lilly House Welcome Desk to rent a listening device, or visit imamuseum.org/gardentour on your smart phone to take the Garden Tour, or imamuseum.org/lillytour on your smart phone to take the Lilly House tour.


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The Culture of Print:
The leading historians who are the authors of this work offer a highly original account of one of the most important transformations in Western culture: the change brought about by the discovery and development of printing in Europe. Focusing primarily on printed matter other than books, The Culture of Print emphasizes the specific and local contexts in which printed materials, such as broadsheets, flysheets, and posters, were used in modern Europe. The authors show that festive, ritual, cultic, civic, and pedagogic uses of print were social activities that involved deciphering texts in a collective way, with those who knew how to read leading those who did not. Only gradually did these collective forms of appropriation give way to a practice of reading--privately, silently, using the eyes alone--that has become common today. This wide-ranging work opens up new historical and methodological perspectives and will become a focal point of debate for historians and sociologists interested in the cultural transformations that accompanied the rise of modern societies.
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ANKARA — In recent weeks Iraq's central government announced that they filed a lawsuit against Turkey and the operator of an oil pipeline at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris for facilitating the sale of oil from the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). The central government's oil ministry said in a statement that Turkey violated the Turkey-Iraq pipeline agreement by exporting crude oil from northern Iraq without the central government's consent. The Iraqi ministry also asked the ICC to order Turkey to cease all unauthorized transport, storage and loading of crude oil," and award compensation for financial damages of more than $250 million (TL 521 million).
However, last week, Turkish Energy Minister Yıldız struck back at Baghdad's objections, saying income from oil sales would be distributed among the Iraqis themselves. Yıldız said that Turkey has yet to choose council for the case, but will do so in the near future. "After tackling the complaint I do not think there will be any serious issues between Turkey and Iraq," he said.
Energy Ministry officials also remarked that the sale was made according to the provisions of the Iraqi constitution and they have carried on their relationship with Irbil and Baghdad in transparency. Moreover, Turkish officials claim that Baghdad has no legal basis for the lawsuit at the ICC. "Baghdad should face the commercial loss in order to file legal action at the ICC. But both Baghdad and Irbil receive their shares defined by the Iraqi constitution," a senior official from the Turkish Ministry of Energy remarked. Legal experts drew attention to the duration of the lawsuit, "The ICC says that it takes at least 18 months [and that an] amicable settlement is very common," said an international legal expert. Likewise, Turkey has made clear it favors a peaceful solution between Baghdad and Irbil, asserting it has no interest in interfering in the Iraqi governments' business.
A senior official from the Turkish Ministry of Energy stated that Baghdad's legal moves may lead to unexpected results. "Baghdad is acting reactively and it seems like they are taking steps without considering the long-term consequences. We are pretty sure that a decision by the ICC will be in our favor. This decision also will mean approval of the KRG's oil sale by international courts and it can be considered a gain for the KRG toward [being recognized] as an independent state. Baghdad is distancing the KRG from itself unwittingly."
The dispute over Kurdish oil exports escalated after a Greece-flagged crude oil tanker, the United Emblem, sailed away from Ceyhan loaded with more than 1 million barrels of KRG crude oil yesterday. After this move Baghdad threatened to take its case against Irbil to the U.N. Iraq's Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi said sales of Kurdish oil, facilitated by Turkey, are in breach of U.N. resolutions. "What happened in my view was the biggest mistake that has been made by the Kurds and the Turks and the Iraqi government will take severe measures," he told reporters in Vienna, ahead of an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting. The Kurdish side seems determined to continue exporting oil. KRG Foreign Relations Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir stated they were aware that Baghdad would try to stop them. "We know that Baghdad is trying to stop the sale, but we're determined to continue," he remarked. KRG Spokesman Safeen Dizayee said that the Iraqi central government owes them $6 billion for the six months it has not paid the Kurds out
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Noteworthy Books: "Hire Better Teachers Now" and other reading picks for district leaders
Hire Better Teachers Now: Using the Science of Selection to Find the Best Teachers for Your School
Harvard Education Press
Authors and human resource experts Dale S. Rose, Andrew English and Treena Gillespie Finney believe that better teachers get better results with students, but that school leaders don't always hire the best teachers available. The authors say that district leaders, principals and other human resource professionals can hire more effectively by focusing on the individual needs of schools and districts.
For more information: Hire Better Teachers Now.
Five Levers to Improve Learning: How to Prioritize for Powerful Results in Your School
Authors Tony Frontier and James Rickabaugh say the keys to improving learning are not for district leaders to do more work and make more changes, but to do the right work and make the right changes. Leaders should focus on five areas: structure, sample, standards, strategy and self.
For example, changes to school structure and sample—which the authors define as how schools are organized and how students are grouped— will not work without adjusting learning standards, instructional strategies, and "self" (the beliefs teachers and students have about their ability to achieve).
For more information: Five Levers to Improve Learning.
Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools Through Student-Engaged Assessment
This book explains how teachers and school leaders can create a successful student-engaged assessment system in their school. By implementing the system, administrators can encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning, while meeting Common Core and state standards and reach higher levels of achievement.
Authors Ron Berger, Leah Rugen and Libby Wood share how data, goal-setting and other methods can improve achievement and involve families and communities in the life of the school.
For more information: Leaders of Their Own Learning.
Next Practices: An Executive Guide for Education Decision Makers
R&L Education
This advisory book for K12 district leaders and administrators looks at the shortcomings of top educational technology trends and initiatives of the last decade, such as interactive whiteboards, data centers and 1-to-1 computing. Authors Darryl Vidal and Michael Casey also highlight district case studies with successful technology implementation strategies.
They also provide readers with a guide and tips for school systems of all sizes that are working to advance their own technology initiatives that support 21st-century learning.
For more information: Next Practices.


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The safety of robots made by Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG) is being probed by U.S. regulators, raising questions about the prospects of one of the hottest technologies in health care. The Food and Drug Administration asked surgeons at key hospitals to list the complications they may have seen with the machines, which cost about $1.5 million each and were used last year in almost 500,000 procedures. The doctors were also surveyed on which surgeries the robots might be most and least suited for, and asked to discuss their training, according to copies of the survey obtained by Bloomberg News. The answers may sway debate on whether robotic surgeries promoted as being less invasive are worth the extra cost. The findings may also determine the outlook for Intuitive. The da Vinci surgical system and related products generated most of the Sunnyvale, California-based company's $2.2 billion revenue in 2012, and helped boost market value 70 percent over three years to about $23 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The surveys were sent to hospitals that belong to a product safety network overseen by the FDA. What the agency is trying to determine is whether a rise seen in incident reports sent to the agency are "a true reflection of problems" with the robots, or the result of other issues, said Synim Rivers, an agency spokeswoman, in an e-mail. "It is difficult to know why the reports have increased," she said. Incident reports are sent to the agency by patients, medical professionals and companies. They "can contain incomplete, inaccurate, duplicative and unverified information," Rivers said. 'System Redundancy:' Intuitive fell 11 percent yesterday to close at $509.89. The stock recovered today, rising 8.5 percent to close at $553.40 in New York when at least four analysts reiterated their recommendations of the shares. Jeremy Feffer, a Cantor Fitzgerald LP analyst, raised his rating to buy from hold, saying "we see limited risk of this investigation materializing into significant punitive measures against the company."


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Pattinson co-star puzzled by popularity
Robert Pattinson's latest co-star doesn't understand why people keep asking about the Twilight hunk.
Jay Baruchel appears alongside Robert in Cosmopolis, which follows a millionaire during 24 hours in Manhattan.
Although Jay enjoying teaming up with the British star, Robert wasn't the reason he decided to get involved with the movie.
"Everybody keeps asking me what Pattinson was like," he told E! Online.
"He's a lovely man, incredibly polite and very disarming, but I was just there because [director] David Cronenberg is my idol. I got to be directed by my hero and I would have just picked up his dry cleaning, so the fact that I'm in it - I don't even remember what I did. I was just kind of there watching the whole time."
Robert is best known for his portrayal of Edward Cullen in the Twilight series of vampire movies. It's a role which has won him female fans the world over, but none of Jay's woman friends were that interested in his co-star.
"I surround myself with girls who keep their stuff on the DL," he laughed. "So I think my sister kept it to herself."
Robert is busy at the moment, as he also has his movie Bel Ami to promote. He portrays a man who dupes older women in the picture and spent time in Berlin, Germany, while shooting.
The 25-year-old star's father Richard was keen to visit him in the European city, but had an unusual idea about how they should spend their time. Richard decided they should visit a notorious fetish night spot called KitKatClub together.
"I was telling my dad about it last night and he sounded really into it," he is quoted as saying.
"He told me, 'I'm coming over - let's go to the orgy club.'"
People who frequent the establishment aren't allowed to wear everyday clothes. Instead, many chose leather thongs and other racy outfits and outrageous behaviour is encouraged.
"Rob became a fan of the nightclub because he doesn't get hassled by admirers there," a source told British newspaper The Sun.
"The parties in there are crazy, though. It is dark and private so makes a great getaway for him.
"And it's perfect because on fetish nights - and especially at Halloween - there's always some people in there dressed up as vampires. The whole myth of biting and sucking blood is a big thing in the fetish world."
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A couple in their 80s have been conned out of more than £1,000 by bogus workmen.
Officers are urging residents to check the identification of callers after the elderly pair from Worthing were scammed.
Two men turned up at their Frobisher Way property in January and asked if any work needed doing around the house.
The couple agreed to allow them clean moss from the roof and they returned to do the work the following day.
However, after handing over £1,300, the couple discovered that two ladders had gone missing and the moss had been scraped into their guttering.
PC Sharon Moore said: "This couple have given the money over before being satisfied with the work and it seems they may been targeted because of their age.
"Make sure you always get documentation and paperwork whenever any kind of work has been agreed and check the identification of anyone who knocks on your door out of the blue.
"Anyone who is genuine will be happy to give you their details. If you are not convinced the person is genuine or do not feel comfortable about the situation, never hand over any money and report it to police on 101 or trading standards."
Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101 quoting serial 0365 of 7/2.
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"All these products are joined together in only one interface in order to lay down logical mail rules in ergonomic way."
If you find some management app that makes life easier -- sure why not. But to use it because you otherwise lack the knowledge to set up the services yourself -- bad idea in my opinion. You'd just be making sure that you'll never learn and understand.
PS: You forgot to mention that this Arctic thingy is *your* project and that your "question" is basically just a copy/paste from your website. Shame on you.
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My boss has been bugging me a little over a month to take an 8 feet long table that we have here at the office to his house in Alpharetta. Since I'm the only one with a truck that even lives that direction, he had volunteered me to do it.
Well as it turns out today's Geohash location is less than 1/2 mile from his house. I killed two birds with one stone.
I found the house where the hash point is. I parked at the top of the driveway and walked down to the house. It appeared that nobody was home. Walking to the front door to knock on the door, I passed 6 feet to the hash point.
It turns out that the hash point is in the garage. I knocked on the door several time and rang the door bell. Nobody came to the door. I walked back to the hash point as close as I could get. 6 feet to go. Close enough.
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John Goodman's final exam comes Saturday afternoon.
For the career reserve receiver, opportunities don't get much bigger than the Blue-Gold Game where a path to the starting lineup has been cleared by Michael Floyd's absence with Goodman able to sprint toward it now healthy following a left hamstring strain that docked him a few spring practices earlier this month.
Goodman's goals during his third spring regimen revolved around consistency and persistence in the context of winning a starting job. With an NFL hurdle removed from the depth chart, the product of Bishop Dwenger appears primed to prove he's more than Tyler Eifert's high school quarterback and the guy who caught Dayne Crist's first touchdown.
"I thought I showed a lot out there and hopefully that will show tomorrow in front of people," Goodman said. "Other than what the line does, I pretty much know the whole offense and that feels good."
An MVP performance in the Blue-Gold Game probably won't earn Goodman a starting job next season assuming Floyd returns. But it would signal that he can continue his incremental upward trend of the past three years, red shirting as a freshman, catching six passes as a sophomore, then nearly tripling that total with 15 grabs last season.
With the position woefully thin behind Floyd and Theo Riddick, the Irish staff has been begging for another reliable receiver to step forward. With TJ Jones battling an ankle injury, Daniel Smith sidelined by a hamstring and Luke Massa still raw from his position switch, that leaves Goodman and Deion Walker as the only options on the outside.
"Unfortunately for Goodman he's been in and out because of some nagging issues, but all these guys wouldn't have gotten as much work if Mike was there," said offensive coordinator Charley Molnar. "They've caught more balls, they've got more reps. There's been more expected of them, more demanded of them."
When Goodman walks out of Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday afternoon it will be his final test for the semester. The receiver will skip the college cramming tradition this spring, going final free in his major of Management Consulting, along with Crist. That means he might get into his summer lifting routine a week early, ideally picking up where he left off during spring ball.
For Goodman that regimen has meant understanding how to go at game speed in practice every play, catching the ball with more consistency and understanding the precision required to run routes. In those three departments, Goodman considers this spring a success despite the hamstring setbacks.
On top of that, Goodman has tried to find a voice among Notre Dame's wide outs, filling the vocal void left by Floyd. There too, Goodman believes he's hit his marks.
"That was my mindset, that's how I took it into the spring," Goodman said. "In the past, especially with the new coaches I didn't really know the offense myself. It was pretty much every man for himself. This spring it was a lot of helping younger guys and helping new guys learn positions, not just one position but multiple.
"Other than what the line does, I pretty much know the whole offense and that feels good."
Now Goodman hopes to feel the same way on Saturday.


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COLUMBIA, SC (WACH / AP) -- Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia's parks and recreation department are giving kids in South Carolina's capital city a way to stay active this summer.
The 3rd Annual Back-To-School Drills and Skills Clinics get under way Monday at five different parks and recreation centers throughout Columbia.
Organizers say the week-long clinics give kids ages 6 to 17 a chance to learn basketball and tennis and stay active while school is out.
The festivities wrap up Saturday with a competition and a health fair.
All clinics will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., August 13-17 at the following locations:
Hyatt Park (basketball â?? boys, ages 6 to 9)
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Charles R. Drew Wellness Center (basketball -girls 6 to 17)
Greenview Park (tennis for boys and girls, ages 6-17).
On Saturday, August 18, there will be a Skills Competition, showcasing what the participants have learned, and a Health Fair sponsored by Select Health. Both the Skills Competition and Health Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Greenview Park. The Health Fair is open to the public.
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By susan peplow
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Jan 7, 2008
Good grief are you guys hard out there! If I move to Utah will I be able to climb that hard?
Snow and no T-shirt........ does that mean that 13a is hard?
By icsteveoh
From: salt lake city, UT
Oct 7, 2008
|just 1 on the route two for anchors.
By Ben Folsom
Oct 8, 2008
|Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that bolt was placed on the FA in in the early '80's (A3). If not, it was placed by the FFA in 1985? That would be almost 30 years ago.
By Ben Folsom
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Turns out I was incorrect in my previous post. According to DB there used to be a pin where that bolt is and the FFA was climbed without the bolt.
Also, I don't see any snow in this picture...
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|The climber has his hand and foot in the sweet 5.9 hand crack while making that clip, and the next move is the bouldery crux involving a three finger lay back move off a sloping hold to the left. That hold...well...sucks, and you have to power high off it to send the right hand to the upper crack. The left foot needed to do this throw is overhanging flatness, so it's all about power in those three fingers. What you hit with the right is a sloper, so you have to move quickly, bumping up the crack to more positive holds. Once you are established in the upper crack, it's 5.11 to the anchors: pumpy but way easier than the initial 5.12c fingers. I'll never forget what that crux hold felt like, and neither will you.
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Aug 12, 2015
|Why is there a bolt? Looks like two good cracks for gear....
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Striking a bipartisan tone, the first public meeting of the farm bill conference committee on Oct. 30 gave only small hints of the struggle that still remains to pass a five-year farm bill this year.
"It is time to put together a bill that can pass both Houses and be signed into law by the President," Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn, House Agriculture Committee ranking member. said in his opening statement. "I believe that if the conference committee is left alone and allowed to do our work, we'll be able to find some middle ground and finish the farm bill. "
Despite the apparent optimism on the committee for reaching a deal, industry advocates said time is short for the conference committee to complete its work.
"We're off and running and we will see what happens between now and the end of December," said Robert Guenther, senior vice president of public policy for the Washington, D.C.-based United Fresh Produce Association.
While specialty crop representation on the farm bill conference committee is strong, Guenther said it will be issues related to food stamps, commodity subsidies, the dairy program and crop insurance that will drive the outcome of conference committee.
While there may be a 50-50 chance to get the five-year farm bill passed, Ferd Hoefner, policy director for the Washington, D.C.-based National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, said the legislative calendar is working against quick farm bill progress. The House of Representatives is out of session the week of Nov. 4-10 and both the House and Senate will be out Thanksgiving week.
One positive sign, Guenther said, is that Republican and Democratic leaders have vowed to work through the recesses to craft a bill.
Lawmakers face big questions on commodity subsidy policy and food stamp funding, Hoefner said.
"Hopefully this year, unlike last year, we will actually get to the final act of getting a bill passed," Hoefner said.
If a farm bill is not passed by late December, Congress will again have to consider an extension to the current farm bill, despite strong opposition from some lawmakers to that option.
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I want to see if men and women differ on this.
My first thought would be no. I would feel like I was taking on extra baggage (children and a divorced husband). My second thought would have to be it depends on the situation and how much I might like this person.
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From the picture of your g-grandfather, who was a drummer from Wisconsin, I have a g-g-uncle who also was a drummer, Wm Ohler from Manitowoc, Wisconsin 9th, Co B. I have a picture of Wm in uniform at age 15 or 16. Wm survived the war only to die in a river boat explosion only a few months later. I have also his discharge paper, which is fading badly. The 9th fought mostly along the central Mississippi river area such as Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas,
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China risks a crisis similar to US subprime meltdown, says Soros
Billionaire investor George Soros said China has a "couple of years" to control risks from non-traditional financing whose expansion has parallels with the cause of the global financial crisis.
"The rapid growth of shadow banking has some disturbing similarities with the subprime-mortgage market in the US that caused the financial crisis of 2007-2008," Soros said in a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia in China. "I'm sure the authorities are aware of the dangers. They have both the skills and the resources to deflate an incipient bubble gradually."
The comments add to concerns that the increase in credit risks triggering turmoil that would cause an economic downturn. Aggregate financing, an indicator started by the central bank in 2011 to provide a broader gauge of funding, more than doubled to a record in January from a year earlier.
"If the American experience is any guide, the authorities have a couple of years to bring shadow banking under control," said Soros, 82. "It's of utmost importance that the authorities should succeed. Not only for China, but also for the world."
China could keep its current economic growth model "for another year or two, but not for another decade", as household savings were no longer sufficient to subsidise the majority of the economy, Soros said. The transition won't be easy, because less investment may result in slower growth and increase chances of a so-called "hard landing", he said.
The nation's new leaders including President Xi Jinping have pledged to rely more on domestic demand for growth after investment and exports fuelled expansion. Premier Li Keqiang said last month that the nation needs to maintain 7.5 per cent annual growth to meet 2020 goals.
Last year saw the "beginnings of a hard landing" as some borrowers, especially in housing, paid higher interest rates, which increased the risk of loan defaults, Soros said.
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