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5 Martin Osimani
Enters this season ranked No. 12 among the nation's top returning assist men ... his 172 assists last season (5.93 per game) led the Atlantic 10 and were second only to Norm Nixon's school record of 178 in 1976-77 ... the assists per game average ranked 20th nationally ... pass-first point guard who had a major impact on the Dukes last season following his transfer from Miami-Dade Community College ... was the prime reason DU finished the season with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio ... helped the Uruguayan National Team to a fourth place finish at the 2004 South American Championship over the summer. As a Junior (2003-04) Started 28 of 29 games at the point guard spot ... averaged 4.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game ... put together the top assist season by a Duquesne player since Norm Nixon in the late 1970s with 172 assists in 28 games (5.93 apg.) ... the assist total was second only to Nixon's school record 178 in 1977 and the 5.931 average was exceeded only by Nixon who averaged 6.0 apg. in 1974 & 1976 and 5.933 apg. in 1977 ... tied with Bryant McAllister for most minutes per game at 29.2 ... the lone game he did not start (Jan. 7 vs. Ohio) is the same game he tied the school record with 12 assists (in 25 minutes) ... played in the Ohio game with goggles to protect an eye that was injured in the previous game at Richmond ... ranked 20th nationally in assists per game ... became the first player in school history to top 10 assists in a game three times in the same season (12 vs. Ohio and 10 each at St. Bonaventure and at West Virginia) ... the 10 assists at WVU marked the first time since Feb. 20, 1993 that a DU player (Kenya Hunter) had a double-digit assist game ... was the primary reason Duquesne finished the season with a plus assist-to-turnover ratio (444-to-427) ... an impressive ratio considering the Dukes posted 377 assists and turned it over 568 times in 2002-03 ... DU's 15.3 team apg. average was its best since the Mike James-led Dukes averaged 16.1 apg. in 1996 ... either led the team or tied for team high in assists in 25 of 29 games ... had streak of 17 consecutive free throws made snapped at Temple in mid-February ... shot 79.0 percent (49-of-62) from the line for the season ... shot 37.0 percent from the 3-point arc through DU's first 14 games (10-of-27), before slumping to hit just three of his last 30 attempts over the Dukes final 15 games ... scored a season high 11 points at St. Bonaventure to go along with his 10 assists for his first career double-double ... scored 10 in a game three other times (vs. Robert Morris, Richmond and Dayton) ... pulled down six rebounds in a game three times ... tied for second on the team with 30 steals. Junior College (2002-03) Miami-Dade Community College in Miami, Fla. (head coach Joe Rosado) ... averaged 8.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 3.5 steals per game in earning All-Southern Conference honors for the 18-12 Sharks ... was reunited with his former high school coach Gason "Chachi" Rodriguez who was an assistant at Miami-Dade ... ranked 13th in the NJCAA in steals per game and 22nd nationally in assists per game ... had games with 19, 18 and 16 assists ... was the winner of the Hal Chasey Scholar-Athlete Award ... ranked 80th on CBS Sportsline.com's Top 100 JUCO recruit list. As a Freshman at Utah (2001-02) Played in 28 of 30 games as a true freshman for the 21-9 NCAA Tournament participant Utes ... averaged 1.2 points and 1.0 assists in 8.0 minutes per game ... shot 50 percent from the field (9-of-18) and 50 percent from the three-point arc (3-of-6) ... also converted 12-of-16 (75 percent) of his free throw attempts ... played in all 14 Mountain West Conference games as a back-up point guard ... handed out a season-high four assists in the season opener vs. St. Francis, Ill. ... scored seven points in a season-high 25 minutes at St. Mary's (Calif.) ... was named Academic All-Mountain West Conference with a 3.14 GPA. Uruguayan National Team Has been part of the Uruguayan National team since 1998 ... played for the National Team in each of the last two summers ... came off the bench to help Uruguay to a third place finish at the 2003 South American Championship ... started for the fourth-place finishing team this past summer ... has also played for the Under 17, Junior National and U21 National Teams ... helped lead the U21 squad to a third-place finish in the 2000 South American Championship as the starting point guard ... led the team in assists (5.8 apg.) and was the second-leading scorer (12.2 ppg.) ... has faced American stars Jay Williams (Duke/formerly of the Chicago Bulls) and Jason Richardson (Michigan State/Golden State Warriors) in international competition. High School Champagnat Catholic School in Hialeah, Fla. (head coach Gason "Chachi" Rodriguez) ... helped Champagnat to a No. 15 USA Today national ranking in averaging 13.8 points, 10.8 assists and 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior ... shot 56.2 percent from the field and 34.0 from the three-point arc ... named first-team Class 2A all-state ... was 66th on Brick Oettinger's list of 2001 Top 100 Rising Seniors ... also was tabbed 93rd on ESPN.com's Top 100 Recruits list (20th among point guards) ... averaged 9.0 points and 5.0 assists per game as a junior ... played on teams that won district, regional and state championships in 1999-00 as well as district and regional titles in 2000-01 ... ranked third in his graduating class with a 3.82 GPA. Personal Was an AAU teammate of Wake Forest senior forward Jamaal Levy ... his former high school and junior national teammate, Leandro Garcia-Morales, finished his career last season at Texas A&M ... Osimani was recruited by Florida State, NC State, Iowa and Georgia Tech among others before signing with Utah ... made visits to Texas A&M and UNC Asheville before committing to Duquesne ... cancelled visits to Rutgers and Nebraska following his decision ... psychology major ... full name is Martin Silveira Osimani ... date of birth: 5/22/81. CAREER STATS FOR MARTIN OSIMANI YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT REB-AVG A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2002* 28/0 225/8.0 9-18 .500 3-6 .500 12-16 .750 28-1.0 24 22 0 9 33-1.2 2003 at Miami-Dade CC 2004 29/28 848/29.2 35-111 .315 13-57 .228 49-62 .790 81-2.8 172 94 4 30 132-4.6 At DU 29/28 848/29.2 35-111 .315 13-57 .228 49-62 .790 81-2.8 172 94 4 30 132-4.6 Total 57/28 1,073-18.8 44-129 .341 16-63 .254 61-78 .782 109-1.9 196 116 4 39 165-2.9 * - at UtahHIGH GAMES Points - 11 at St. Bonaventure Rebounds - 6 three times (at La Salle last) Assists - 12 vs. Ohio (tied school record) Blocked Shots - 1 four times Steals - 3 three times (at Dayton, A-10 Tour. last) Minutes - 40 at West Virginia |


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hard core gamers prefer the xbox. xbox live community is far superior to ps3 online and there are more and better titles that are exclusive to the xbox. however, if you are not a serious gamer (judging by the fact you are still deciding which one to get i would venture to say you aren't) most of the most popular titles sans halo are available on ps3, the online is free as opposed to a yearly fee for the xbox, the wireless card comes with the ps3 as opposed to having to buy it for xbox and the ps3 has a blu ray player in it so it can double as an hd dvd player. if you have a net flix account you can also stream movies through the ps3 right out of the box as opposed to buying the wireless card etc for xbox.
basically it boils down to you not minding that you can't play halo and a few other games and aren't on the best online community. if all you want to do is play 2k10, modern warfare etc, i would go with the ps3.
Whatever FPS games that are exclusive to the 360 doesn't really matter as Modern Warfare 2 is the best shooter on the market and is cross platform. Every sports game is available on both markets and the racing games are a wash. There are little secondary games that are exclusive but those aren't really huge releases.
XBL vs. PS3 online debate is laughable. I can send messages, join parties through names, view profiles, open a chat room/video chat. Access to a store to buy extra content and Playstation Home (pretty cool). Full browser for internet access. PS3 doubles as a mass storage device for music, pictures, and video. If you have a Netflix, you can use it to watch movies (without having to buy extra stuff). If you have a PSP, you can use it to remotely operate your PS3 (pretty fucking cool if I had one lol)..... all for free. Then you look at the Blu-Ray drive and the ability of the PS3 to double as a high end DVD player....
I'm a pretty serious gamer, and I've never had any issues playing. I can bring it home and hook an ethernet cord up and be on my way, or I can go to school and use the wireless without issue (and without having to buy extra stuff).
I guess if you HAVE to play Halo and other nominal exclusive games to the 360 then get that, but I hope you don't mind paying to use their internet service and don't mind replacing it every 6 months because of the "red ring of death".
All in all, the 360 is a good system that does a good job of playing games. The PS3? Well, it only does everything. For a much smaller long term hassle/price
pretty much agree with sweed. was trying to be neutral. i own a ps3.
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If all you're interested in is gaming, go 360. Except for Uncharted (and I guess I can throw in Resistance just to be nice), 360's exclusive titles destroy PS3's. Gears of War, Halo, Mass Effect, Bioshock (for a year, that is), and others that escape me are fabulous games. If you're interested in having a multimedia machine like Swedd describes, PS3 is the way to go.
Online bells and whistles are much better for the 360, but then again, you're paying $50 a month for the access, and even then you have to buy a lot of these bells and whistles....gamerpics and themes and such. Also, 360's achievements, which make up your gamerscore are so much cooler and easier to understand than PS3's trophies. I mean, your achievement points add up to make your gamerscore...the trophies? It's based on stars and percentage points until you get to the next star....WTF? However, I actually like to chat a lot more on PS3 than 360. It seems like 360, to generalize is full of dorks whispering into their mics, while PS3, again generally, has a broader range of gamer and is more fun to play with if your friends aren't on.
The hardware itself? PS3 is the hands-down winner. I've had my PS3 since November '07 and it's run smooth as silk to this day. I got my 360 September '08 and as I type, I'm fixing to have it shipped off to either get repaired or replaced which takes a month or so. On the other hand, the 360 has the best controller ever made for any console...perfect layout and shape for the hands. The PS3 is just too damn small...from the controller itself to the buttons, to the analog sticks.
Overall, the most fun system is the 360, but it comes with a free game that no one wants....the wait and see game of when is my machine going to crap out. I'd still go 360, just, by all means, get the longest warranty the place you're buying it from offers.
"The Charlotte Hornets name has been a mainstay throughout the region for many years, and we are excited to announce our intention to re-establish this historic brand. We believe that its return will galvanize our fan base by unifying our loyal Bobcats fans with those who have strong memories of our city's NBA predecessor." MJ, 5-21-13
LOL From the "You can either laugh at it or cry" department, my goddam PS3 crashed with the same exact goddam problem my 360 went down with a couple weeks ago....fucked-up lens/disk drive. And while my 360 had plenty of time left on the warranty and shouldn't SHOULDN'T be a problem to get resolved, my PS3 was way past it's warranty so I had to buy another. The irony on this purchase is that it has 3x the memory and cost $100 less in terms of its retail value than the one I got in '07.
I love my Wii, but I'm going through massive MW2 withdrawal and Mass Effect 2 is being delivered to my house next week and I won't even have a system to play it on
I know, I know But still, it blows my mind how incredible the software of the generation of games is, but how absolutely terrible, I mean fucking godawful the hardware is. I mean, geezus, my ancient NES that I got in the 4th grade (1989) still works for Pete's sake. And if you want to talk about disk-reading consoles, my original launch PS2 (fall 2000) is running as smooth as the day I got it. Smells like a racket by the industry if you ask me: they get us hooked on their games, and make faulty hardware so we're forced to spend money on consoles every two years. Yeesh....
Stepping down from soapbox......for the time being
"The Charlotte Hornets name has been a mainstay throughout the region for many years, and we are excited to announce our intention to re-establish this historic brand. We believe that its return will galvanize our fan base by unifying our loyal Bobcats fans with those who have strong memories of our city's NBA predecessor." MJ, 5-21-13
After the NES and SNES I've had during the early 90s, I've never bought another console. Even though the tech was a tad obsolete by then, I was rocking on my Commodore 128 and enjoying it far more than I've ever enjoyed playing on any of the consoles (got the BASIC all figured out and spent most of the time composing nonsense)... then came my first PC and I was sold on it. The only failure I've experienced with the rigs I've owned (two, actually, with a dozen upgrades) in 11 years was a faulty PSU which the warranty covered (got the PC back the same day thanks to the nifty service the IT seller's tech crew provided).
I'm just gloating, don't mind me...


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Lynyrd Skynyrd Bio
Legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd returns with a fiery slice of Southern style guitar rock heaven in Last of a Dyin' Breed, their newest release on Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records due August 21, 2012. This is the kind of record guaranteed to feed the needs of the multi-generational Skynyrd Nation, and continue the renewed vigor the band exhibited with their last album, 2009's God & Guns.
For the passionate, longtime fans of the band, this is Skynyrd at the top of their game, complete with instantly memorable songs, more hooks than a tackle box, and a blistering three-guitar attack at full power. From the raging guitars of the title track and the pounding, funky homage to local talent in "Home Grown" to the mind-blowing "Honey Hole," Lynyrd Skynyrd sound like young bucks having one hell of a good time, which, regarding the latter, founding member Gary Rossington says is very much the case.
"For me this is one of the happiest and most fun albums I've ever done," says Rossington. "We didn't have a lot of problems goin' on; it was just fun goin' to work every day."
Having survived enough tragedy and just plain hard miles for 10 bands, Skynyrd is, remarkably at this stage of their career, on a roll. God & Guns debuted at #18 on the Billboard Top 200, giving the band their highest debut since 1977. Last Of A Dyin' Breed re-ignites the in-studio alchemy the band found with Guns producer Bob Marlette, and the sound is traditional Skynyrd blended to perfection with the edge of immediacy. In short, it's rock 'n roll for the times.
Led by core members Gary Rossington (guitar), Johnny Van Zant (vocals) and Rickey Medlock (guitar), Skynyrd has recorded an album that continues to build on the legacy that began over 35 years ago in Jacksonville, Florida. Joining them in the studio and on the road are new bassist Johnny Colt (Black Crowes, Train) guitarist Mark "Sparky" Matejka (a "Nashville cat, just a pickin' fool," according to Rossington), and keyboardist Peter Keys, who replaced Powell on the God & Guns tour.
In a tragic tale oft-told, the Skynyrd story could have ended in a Mississippi swamp with the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, including Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines. Since then, the band has lost vital players in Billy Powell, Ean Evans, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson and Hughie Thomasson, yet here they are again with a hard-rocking, stirring album that can sit proudly alongside any recording that bears the Skynyrd name. The breed may be nearing extinction but Skynyrd is very much alive and ready to throw down.
Van Zant, now in his 25th year standing where his brother once stood agrees with Rossington about the making of Breed. "We worked with Bob Marlette again who's a great guy we just love as a producer," he says. "During the recording of the last album we were going through Billy and Ean passing away, and with this album we were able to laugh and joke a lot."
Medlock says that after the hard touring behind God & Guns he and the other primary writers Van Zant and Rossington took their time writing the songs. But the actual recording came together quickly, aided by the band's in-studio chemistry. "This time what we wanted to do was go back to doin' stuff old school," he says. "A lot of the album was done with all of us in the recording studio, playing all at one time, the way we used to do it when we'd go into the studio to make records."
With a catalog of over 60 albums, sales beyond 30 million worldwide and their beloved classic American rock anthem "Sweet Home Alabama" having sold over two million ringtones, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd remains a cultural icon that appeals to multiple generations. But far from resting on their laurels, any illusions that this may be a band at anything less than the height of its powers are quickly lost with the distorted fury of the fiery guitar licks that open the album's title track and further put to rest with the gritty triumphs that follow.
They could easily continue cranking out old songs to rapturous audiences around the world but the fact is they've got plenty left to say musically, personally and as social commentary. "Every once in a while the record label will ask us if we want to put a new album out and we always say yes, because, although we love playing all the classic stuff, it's fun to do new stuff too," says Rossington, "for our own heads, our own peace of mind."
Lynyrd Skynyrd is a band of today, carrying a steely mantle forged in the sweaty confines of the Hell House in Jacksonville decades earlier. And this is a band album, to be even more specific, a guitar driven band album. The triple guitar assault has never sounded more on point, with passionate musicality, expert harmonics and of course, plenty of attitude to burn. There's a reason this is one of the most beloved bands of all time.
"We tried to go back to the old sound, doin' it as a band, goin' in all together and layin' it down," says Rossington. "On the last album, we leaned a little more country, back to our roots, but this time we just tried to be our old selves and write some Southern rock. Just good ol' songs, get in and get out, say what they say, do a little bit of pickin' and tap your feet."
Those searching for traditional Skynyrd solos and fierce instrumental breaks will have plenty to love on Breed, with every song featuring ample fretwork from one, two or even all three guitarists. "We love to do the harmonies and stuff with lead guitars," says Medlock. "That's a Skynyrd staple, and we embellished on it quite a bit this time around. We wanted to make a guitar driven record and have the vocals sit really good in the saddle there with all the guitars, just have it more rockin' and a lot more powerful."
Mission accomplished, with plenty of fireworks and rock-solid rhythms from all players. "Sparky has just fit in great with Rickey and Gary, everybody knows their place now," says Van Zant. "Sparky's a strat guy, Gary's a slide guy with the Les Paul sound and all those great fills, and Rickey's the 'all-around' guy that does a little bit of everything."
But the guitars and other instruments—Keys' organ, for example, play a vital role in the soundscape. Van Zant's vocal chops and way with a lyric have never been in finer form, breathing life into these songs and taking on some serious vocal challenges. "I quit smokin' a year and a half ago, so that helped out quite a bit," he says with a characteristic laugh. "Workin' with Bob is great too. We cut the vocals right in the control room itself, which is real cool to me, because me and Bob go back and forth right there, so you're not waiting for a button to be pushed. It's just a real cool vibe. We've got a good thing goin' here."
They've got a good thing going in terms of material, too. The primary Skynyrd writing team of Rossington, Medlock and Van Zant worked with some of their favorite songwriters to pen the songs that populate Breed, including Tom Hambridge, Blair Daly, John 5, Donnie Van Zant, and Marlette, along with contributions from the bands Matejka, as well as Marlon Young, Audley Freed, Shaun Morgan from Seether, Cadillac Black's Jaren Johnston, and label mates Black Stone Cherry's Chris Robertson and Jon Lawhon.
The blend of writers from within and outside the band concocts a hard-hitting cadre of songs that fit perfectly into the Skynyrd canon. These songs are of the 100-proof variety. "We like bringing in outside influences and I love feeding off other people," says Van Zant. "I've had people ask me, 'how could Gary create another 'Free Bird?' We don't even try that. Those are legendary songs. We just write what we write. It's more about us just hangin' out and being together and enjoying life and writin' songs. My theory is like Ricky Nelson's, 'you can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself.' If you're happy with it at the end of the day, so be it."
Not as overtly political as its predecessor God & Guns, Breed focuses more on the struggles of the working class, though the band make their thoughts on the direction of this country crystal clear on songs like the reverb-drenched "Poor Man's Dream" and the blue-collar powerhouse "One Day at a Time." "When we go in to record, we don't go in with one certain mindset," says Medlock. "We just go in and write about stuff we believe in, our experiences."
The band is tuned in to the tough times many Americans are going through, and they sing songs that might well help on that journey, or at least help let off some steam. "Skynyrd really thinks about how people are struggling and what's goin' on out here," says Medlock. "We see it a lot, because we're a working man and working woman's band. We've got three generations under our belts, we know people have a tough time out there, and we share in that."
Gary Rossington won't typically volunteer for political talk but he is an astute observer, and what he sees sticks in his craw. "I don't like to talk politics," he admits "I just don't trust a lot of politicians. I think the country's way off track, but we'll get it back on, it's too good of a thing to lose. We travel all around the country, there's too many good people and good Americans who all want the same thing, just to get back on track the way we used to be."
Like it or not, with a title like God & Guns, the previous album was bound to be a lightning rod out of the box. "I couldn't believe how well God & Guns was accepted when it came out, in Europe, Australia, South America, here in the States; everybody we talked to, 99% of it was positive feedback," says Medlock. "My whole thing was, we've got to go in the studio this time and step up, we've got to do at least what God & Guns did, or one better. And, in my opinion, I think we accomplished that. I'm looking forward to going out and playing some of this record live, along with our classic material, and taking it to the people and letting the people make their decision."
Odds are, the "people," specifically, the aforementioned Skynyrd Nation, will love Last of a Dyin' Breed, and anyone who hasn't checked into what this band has been up to for a while will likely be blown away. As for their part, Skynyrd will, per usual, indeed be taking their music to the people, as fans in Europe and North America will have a chance to catch the band on tour through the end of 2012 and beyond.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is:
Gary Rossington- Guitar
Johnny Van Zant- Vocals
Rickey Medlock- Guitar
Mark "Sparky" Matejka- Guitar
Michael Cartellone- Drums
Johnny Colt - Bass
Peter Keys - Keyboards
Dale Krantz Rossington- Honkettes Backing Vocals
Carol Chase- Honkettes Backing Vocals
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Simple Mountain // September 04, 2010 12:47:23 PM UTC
Nothing documents history on a personal level better than music.Through the good times as well as tough ones there always seems to be a song that coincides.For me its always been Skynyrd.The blaring of Freebird while strapping on the pads before a game,the death of a father,a marriage and watching three boys grow as i grow older with them. I have always found comfort in their music.And until i die and they play Simpleman and Freebird at my funeral,keep on rockin guys!Z.
Jacksonvill rock and roll // September 04, 2010 8:43:15 AM UTC
My sister saw your brother at his last concert. It was a sad day when your brother died i have been a fan sence Jacksonvill. I grew up in Ocala and have respected the southern rock all my life. My girlfriend got tickets tonight for my Bday she Knows what you guys mean to me. It was owsome to see you guys again you look just like your Bro love you both David G HAVE BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE YOUR FANS ROCK ON WE WILL FOWLLOW WE PROMISE AS ALWAYS BE SAFE.
sounder // September 04, 2010 4:00:46 AM UTC
To the band:
I got to see the show last night in Tulalip, WA; a great show! My ears are still ringing as I type this! I missed getting to meet you all after the show. (I did get Boxcar's autograph though-he was shocked that I asked him. He played well onstage with the Harmonica). Rickey: glad you are still playing and having fun-I still crankup "Highway Song" and "Morning Dew" from your Blackfoot days...I wish you all great success in the future.
L. Turner // September 02, 2010 7:33:21 PM UTC
Hey Michael, Thank you so much for the drum stick (Skynyrd Shoreline Aug.29th, 2010), what an honor.
Either way, you have been quite a thrill throughout my life and I thank you, you're awesome...
the evening was phenomenal
hd4lynette // September 02, 2010 1:41:41 AM UTC
I just want to thank all of you for the great show August 29,2010 in Mountian View, CA. This was the best show that I've seen. The awesome part of it all was that I started the show on the lawn and at the end of the show I was in second row. Ricky thanks for the towel and your great smile. All of you looked AWESOME!!!!!!! You can bet I'll be at your next show in the Bay Area. Love you all.
Newark, CA.
elmerthud13 // August 31, 2010 12:39:22 AM UTC
Had the pleasure of seeing you guys in Belleville Ontario Canada. I drove 10 hours to be there and it was well worth it. Yes, I was the guy that asked for a picture as you tried to get into your hotel. Thank you for being so generous with your time.
longtimefan // August 30, 2010 9:37:43 PM UTC
Thursday-Sept.2nd. tulalip amphitheatre. 1.4 miles from my home. There will be 3 generations of us again for the 2nd time, rockin' with L.S. Myself, son & grandson will be enjoying you guys again. So close to home, WOW. I have been following you guys since the early 70's.Can't wait to see you again.
Alabama Joy // August 27, 2010 8:55:12 PM UTC
Hey Rick Heard you guys will be in Oregon Sept 3rd 2010 at the fair. I will be there hope to touch base with you!!(Met you at the Adams Mark in the swim pool a few years back in Mobile, Alabama)
L&M // August 27, 2010 7:30:19 PM UTC
Hey y'all!
Me and my partner only just really started to listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd recently (so happens he told me he wanted to listen to a bit more country 'cause newer music is getting his goat, and I picked up the greatest hits album), and we think all the songs, old and new completely rock!
I must say we have never taken to any band as quickly as we have Skynyrd, and we listen to the music everyday!!!
That Ain't My America really touched a nerve with me - It's a great song and speaks alot of home truths.
We live in the England, UK, but are moving across the ocean to Canada soon, and hopefully will scoot on down and catch a concert!
God bless
LeandroRockify // August 26, 2010 12:49:44 AM UTC
The best band in the whole universe.
I'm 15 and these guys are my idols.My dream is to see them playing in a live concert.
God Bless u all,love u guys.Lynyrd Skynyrd Forever!
From your Brazil Fan


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On Election Day, Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Whether residents in those states ever get to light up legally remains to be seen.
Surely the federal government, which still considers marijuana as an illegal drug, will have something to say about the issue. Federal law would trump state law in this case, and someone will surely enforce federal law.
After all, remember the brouhaha when in 2007 North Dakota approved legislation allowing farmers to legally grow industrial hemp in the state? Hemp is a cousin of marijuana, but contains just a trace of tetrahydrocannabinol compared to marijuana. Yet farmers in this state thus far have been banned from growing hemp, which can be used to make a variety of products, including rope and clothing. Potential hemp farmers must be licensed by the state of North Dakota and approved by the federal government, and so far, the Drug Enforcement Agency refuses to approve any permits. So hemp farming is legal under North Dakota law, but banned under federal law.
We would expect the federal government to fully enforce the nation's laws against marijuana use for recreational purposes in Washington and Colorado as vigorously as it has fought the benign law that allowed hemp to be grown in North Dakota.


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Operation Summary for March 4, 2011 - March 7, 2011 |
The Integrated Luminosity for the period from 2/28/11 to 3/7/11 was 52.1 pb-1 (inverse picobarns). NuMI was off to replace its target. |
Friday March 4 The day shift began with Operations monitoring the Tevatron (TEV) store 8547 (100.63E30) and the Recycler stash (290.1E10), with the Antiproton Source (Pbar) stacking (9.8E10), with the Linac, Booster, and Main Injector (MI) operating normally, with the MiniBooNE and FTBF T-1012 experiments taking beam, and with the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) and D-Zero (D0) using the colliding beams. During the day shift, Operations terminated store 8547 at 12:40 PM, put the TEV into HEP shot setup, and established store 8548 at 1:53 PM with an average initial luminosity (AIL) of 347.47E30. Operations reported some downtime when a Linac RF (LRF5) console was rebooted. This reboot took out the Linac low-level RF for about 30 minutes. During the evening shift, Operations disabled beam to T-1012 at 6:15 PM. Operations reported a power outage in the G2 service building (a non-operating Switchyard beam line) due to a tripped breaker in the building; the Duty Electrician reset the breaker.Saturday March 5 The midnight shift began with Operations monitoring the store 8548 (103.4E30) and the stash (269.0E10), with Pbar stacking (15.1E10), and with MiniBooNE taking beam. During the midnight shift, Operations terminated store 8548 at 4:53 AM, put the TeV into shot setup, and established store 8549 at 6:07 AM with an AIL of 333E30. Operations established beam to T-1012 at 6:43 AM. During the day shift, Operators monitored the accelerator complex. During the evening shift, operators disabled beam to T-1012 at 6 PM. Operations terminated store 8549 at 7:03 PM and put the TEV into shot setup, but the TEV quenched when beam was injected on top of beam already in the machine due to the abort kickers not charging and firing. Recovery followed. Operators reduced the beam intensity through Booster in anticipation of tunnel work during the shutdown. The Switchyard F Septa tripped off due to vacuum problems, but since T-1012 had already turned off, this wasn't a problem. Vacuum personnel will look at the septa vacuum during the shutdown. Operations reported that the TEV sector E48 injection kicker tripped off on a low insulating gas (SF6) indication; operators filled the system with gas and got the kicker to reset. Operations reported that the TEV had recovered and operators put the TEV through a dry squeeze and a wet squeeze. Operations put the TEV into shot setup at 10:38 PM, but the TEV abort kickers again failed to charge up, and while trying to recover from this the injection kicker again fired into the existing beam, which caused another quench. Operators reported that a TEV high-order corrector magnet power supply (T:OD) would not reset after the quench. Operators called in EE Support techs to investigate.Sunday March 6 The midnight shift began with Operations monitoring the stash, with Pbar stacking, and with MiniBooNE taking beam. During the midnight shift, Operations reported that the recovery from this quench was very quick since there was very little beam in the machine. Operators consulted with kicker specialists, and changed out a CAMAC 377 kicker timer card. Operators called in RF technicians to repair a TEV RF station (TRF3) that developed a LCW flow sensor problem after the quench. Operations reported some downtime due to LRF3 trips. Operators had the TEV in a dry squeeze at the end of the shift. During the day shift, Operations put the TEV into shot setup at 9:14 AM and established store 8556 at 10:16 AM with an AIL of 368.68E30. During the evening shift, Operations terminated store 8556 at 6:51 PM and put the TEV into shot setup, but the TEV quenched near the end of scraping. A MiniBooNE LCW skid shut itself down twice; operators restarted the skid each time. Operations reported the output of the I- Source dropped off early in the shift; operators and Linac personnel were able to tune the source and recover the lost output. Operations halted stacking at 7:21 PM for studies. Operators searched and secured the following areas: G2, N01, NM2, and New Muon Lab. Operators reported that they could find no cause for the TEV quench, other than the horizontal antiproton and proton emittances had blown up at the start of scraping. The TEV cryo system recovery was completed at 11:43 PM.Monday March 7 The midnight shift began with the TEV in a dry squeeze, with Operations monitoring the stash, with Pbar stacking, and with MiniBooNE taking beam. During the midnight shift, TEV personnel conducted studies. Pbar personnel conducted studies. Operators prepared Pbar for access. Recycler personnel conducted studies. Operations turned off beam to the TEV, MI, MiniBooNE, and Booster in preparation for the upcoming shutdown. The Plans for Monday The plans for today are to conduct upgrades and necessary repairs to the accelerator complex while ComEd conducts mandated high-voltage tests. |
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Mount Washington Climber's Log
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ericwillhite | A bunch of hype | |
Ya I drove up in the summer of 2001. Love to make fun of this mountain during climbing presentations out west. | ||
Posted Aug 18, 2009 2:48 am |
Deltakyp | Psuedo Presidential circuit Date Climbed: Sep 5, 1998 | |
Some friends and I hiked in and made our own camp on the Eastern side of a large stream then connected with the Six Husbands trail up Jefferson then 'reverse-traversed' to Adams and Madison, and back around to Washington. An out-of-the-way approach, but love the 6-husbands trail. Had an epic hike down Washington in the fog. Were walking down the cog-railway tracks which are raised 3-8 feet in most places but were told that the cog wasn't running until we heard the horn but didn't know whether it was coming up or going down and of course we were over a steep drop off 8ft off the ground and couldn't see more than 10ft in the fog. We all ended up jumping off the tracks seconds before the train appeared coming up. Reminded me of 'Stand By Me'! Fun day. Came back years later and skiied Tucks in '02. | ||
Posted Aug 15, 2009 11:49 pm |
Lenny72 | Solo Climb on Mount Washington Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2001 | |
Climbed solo to Mount Washington summit under poor, cold, and very windy conditions via the Lion Head winter route. I didn't see anyone on the mountain until I reached the summit. Only three of us were on the summit. | ||
Posted Aug 2, 2009 5:20 pm |
MaineMountainMan | MtW | |
Such a great mountain. | ||
Posted Jul 30, 2009 1:06 am |
SpiceMan | Fog Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009 | |
Climbed up the Crawford path in nice overcast weather. At Lake of the Clouds, it started raining, then a little later we were in a cloud. Visibility was sometimes less than 30 feet. It was pretty cool. 6 hr trip. | ||
Posted Jul 21, 2009 3:10 pm |
MScholes | Windy Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009 | |
40 mph winds made the summit rather chilly up top, beautiful day overall with crowded summit and trails up. | ||
Posted Jul 13, 2009 9:03 pm |
MelNino | Love KMWN Date Climbed: May 30, 2009 | |
1st time up June 5th '06...success... Tux-Boott-Davis-Lawn Cut Off up, Lion down....wx was foggy and surreal. Changed me...made me a hiker :) 2nd time summer 07....Tux up, Lion down. 3rd time, May 08...Ammo up, Jewell down...never saw so much snow!! 4th Aug 08....Ammo up, Jewell down...how different no snow makes. 4(.5) May 30, '09. Lion up....crazy weather....45mph winds (about) rain, sleet, snow....shuttle down. not really a success, we should have turned around earlier. Will return....soon!!! (saw Nin last year (met him a few yrs before...looking foward to seeing Marty!) | ||
Posted Jul 6, 2009 8:40 pm |
weathergirl42 | Birthday Summit! Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2008 | |
Ascended via Ammonoosuc Ravine-what a great trail! Weather turned bad after stopping at Lake of the Clouds Hut. Slogged to the summit soaked to the bone, decided to play it safe and took the cog back down. HP #3. Loved it! | ||
Posted Jul 6, 2009 2:43 pm |
er185005 | Easter on Washington Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2008 | |
Relatively short climb from Harvard cabin only about 3 hours round trip. Very cold and windy above tree line I think there were 80mph winds that day. Still a good way to spend Easter. | ||
Posted Jul 4, 2009 9:49 am |
osatrik | Alas, took the road, #28 SHP in 2 years Date Climbed: Sep 5, 1987 | |
Near the end of our two-year initial blitz of state highpoints, Vanessa and I drove up the toll road. This was number 28 of my 49 state high points, number 27 for Vanessa. | ||
Posted Jul 3, 2009 2:52 pm |
jtellis | up Boott Spur, down Lion's Head Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2009 | |
a nice long dayhike with my brother. great views all day, no crowds at all, and the weather held up for us too. | ||
Posted Jun 6, 2009 9:20 am |
JustinMT | Great Hike Date Climbed: May 18, 2009 | |
Summited via Tuckerman's Trail to Boott Spur. Strange to hike a big mountain and find a visitor center complete with vending machines on top. | ||
Posted May 21, 2009 4:31 pm |
Steve Larson | Best weather in the world! Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2009 | |
Up and down Tuckerman's, suffering all the way from brutal sunshine. Hardly a breath of wind, even on the summit. | ||
Posted Apr 20, 2009 8:08 am |
deungsan | cold and windy! Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2006 | |
winter ascent. Beautiful. | ||
Posted Mar 28, 2009 6:47 pm |
woodsxc | Winter via Lion Head Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2009 | |
Lion Head. Definitely more fun than Katahdin in the fall, but I'll have to come back for Washington in the fall and Katahdin in the winter before making a judgment. Super sweet hike. | ||
Posted Mar 2, 2009 1:15 am |
ericd | Tuckerman Route Date Climbed: Feb 22, 2009 | |
Deep postholing through Tuckerman gully, would recommend snow shoes until base of the headwall. The mid mountain lean-to shelter makes a timely lunch spot and to re-gear. We summited pretty late in the day after 5hrs of climbing. Relative light winds (less than 50knots) at summit and not too chilly (5F). Arriving new weather system brought us whiteout, blizzard-like conditions. After 30 minutes on top, we descended kairn by kairn to the ridgeline using the last of the daylight. Disoriented in the whiteout, we traversed a lot looking for the steep notch to descend thru the rock headwall. Never found it but took a bearing using GPS, compass, and 50ft of visibility! A couple of unplanned slopes & slides later we were in the gully 4000' at dark. Re-established the tuckerman trail after a brief stint postholing around large boulders and thru the forest. An unplanned 2nd night in a snow shelter seemed very likely before finding the trail out. Down by 8:20pm. This 6000' mountain was quite a challenge and got the adrenaline pumping! | ||
Posted Feb 23, 2009 8:15 pm |
Rockscaler | Nice winter dude! | |
=) | ||
Posted Feb 3, 2009 6:14 pm |
justing | Via Tuckermans Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008 | |
Second state highpoint. The visibility was so good I could see all the way to New Hampshire. | ||
Posted Jan 27, 2009 5:07 pm |
MorganF | Nice Try Date Climbed: Dec 26, 2008 | |
Attempted Washington via Lion's Head. Left on a beautiful morning at the base of the mountain but got smacked in the face by freezing temps and 120mph winds above the tree line. We got close enough to see the road and had to turn around. We decided the summit wasn't worth getting blown off the mountain. Neither of us could stand up straight or walk normally. Took a bit of a scary slide at one point. Despite all this, it was a lovely climb and was very nice inside the tree line. | ||
Posted Jan 22, 2009 7:49 am |
Patrick B | The Summit! Date Climbed: Jan 10, 2009 | |
The day after our failed ascent we tried again. Perfect conditions. No winds and the temperature was in the 20s. We even saw a guy with shorts and a long sleeve shirt on! (intense!) 6 hours up 2 hours down. patb | ||
Posted Jan 11, 2009 7:37 pm |


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Monday, February 22, 2010
Media contact: Renee Hays, 850-413-0084
Youths looking to get outside on a nice spring day are invited to attend Beau Turner's Annual Outdoor Experience on March 6 at the Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center, east of Tallahassee in Jefferson County.
The center, operated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), is on U.S. 19 just north of U.S. 27 and is the state's first privately developed conservation facility for youths.
The Saturday event is free and open to children of all ages and their parents. It begins at 9 a.m. and lasts until 4 p.m., and advance registration is not necessary.
Activities include fishing and casting competitions; Olympic-style archery; muzzleloader, shotgun and rifle shooting; K-9 demonstrations; hay rides; wall climbing; and bounce houses. An FWC law enforcement helicopter, as well as wild animals, will be on hand so attendees can get a closer look at them.
Also, there will be three outdoor television personalities in attendance and giving demonstrations - Snake Master Steve Scruggs (10 a.m. and 1 p.m.), Master of the Longbow Bryon Ferguson (11:30 a.m.) and Ultimate Shooter Tim Bradley (2:30 p.m.).
All attending youths will have a chance to win one of several door prizes, including binoculars, a Henry .22-caliber rifle and a week of summer camp at the Ocala Outdoor Adventure Camp.
Food will be available for a small fee, or attendees can bring their own sack lunch.
During the event, parents can sign up their 12- to 16-year-old children for free weekend programs at the youth center, where they can learn about gun safety, archery, fishing, shooting and other outdoor activities.
Sponsors for the event include the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Wild Turkey Federation, Fish Florida, the Future of Hunting in Florida, Florida Division of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, Benelli, Ducks Unlimited, Homestead Ministries, the Tallahassee Museum and Safari Club International.
For more information on the Beau Turner Outdoor Experience, or to obtain more detailed directions on how to get there, contact Renee Hays at 850-413-0084, or go to MyFWC.com/Hunting
FWC Facts:Manatees feed for 6 to 8 hours daily, consuming about 4 to 9 percent of their body weight in wet vegetation, such as seagrass and other aquatic plants.
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On election night in 1896, a friend watched William Jennings Bryan struggling to conceal his disappointment after losing to William McKinley.
"It is a terrible thing," the friend wrote, "to look upon a strong man in the pride of youth and see him gather up in his hands the ashes of a great ambition."
Come Nov. 6, either President Barack Obama or former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will gather those ashes in his hands.
The losing presidential candidate will have received the support of nearly half the nation's voters and, still in the prime of life, will face the question: So, what do I do now?
Bryan was just 36, so his answer was to run for president, and lose, twice more.
But running again seems an unlikely option for the 65-year-old Romney. The last losing presidential nominee to run again and win his party's endorsement was Richard Nixon in 1968.
Nor does it seem probable that the 51-year-old Obama would follow the example of Grover Cleveland, the only president denied re-election who later ran again, winning his rematch with Benjamin Harrison in 1892. (That is, unless Obama faces similar circumstances: Cleveland won the popular vote in 1888 but lost in the Electoral College.)
Nor would Obama be likely to emulate John Quincy Adams or Andrew Johnson, the only presidents to hold elective office post-presidency.
Adams was beseeched by his neighbors to represent them in Congress just two years after being turned out of the White House in 1828. Johnson failed to win election to Congress before the Tennessee legislature appointed him to the U.S. Senate.
Should Obama lose, he, like almost every ex-president since FDR, would probably establish his presidential library, along with a foundation, through which he can remain engaged in world affairs. Like former vice president Al Gore, he could win the Nobel Prize - but then, he already has, hasn't he?
There is no similar template for Romney.
He would struggle, like others who have lost recent presidential elections, to establish himself as an elder statesman of his party. No losing candidate has been recognized as the titular head of a party since Adlai Stevenson performed that function for the Democrats in the 1950s.
As was already evident at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., it is the younger statesmen such as Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Marco Rubio who are likely to be the next spokesmen for the GOP.
A high Cabinet appointment in a future administration was once almost the due of a party's unsuccessful candidate, but the last losing presidential nominee to be honored with such a post was Charles Evans Hughes, who served as secretary of state in the Harding and Coolidge administrations before returning to the Supreme Court in 1930 as chief justice.
Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic nominee in 2004, appears to be trying to renew this tradition, however; he seems to be campaigning to be Obama's next secretary of state, a job currently occupied by another former presidential candidate.


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Mutational Processes Molding the Genomes of 21 Breast Cancers
Mutational Processes Molding the Genomes of 21 Breast CancersThe Life History of 21 Breast Cancers
Cell, Volume 149, Issue 5,
Pages 979-993,
Publication Date 17 May 2012
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.04.024
Serena Nik-Zainal
Ludmil B. Alexandrov
David C. Wedge
Peter Van Loo
Christopher D. Greenman
Keiran Raine
David Jones
Jonathan Hinton
John Marshall
Lucy A. Stebbings
Andrew Menzies
Sancha Martin
Kenric Leung
Lina Chen
Catherine Leroy
Manasa Ramakrishna
Richard Rance
King Wai Lau
Laura J. Mudie
Ignacio Varela
David J. McBride
Graham R. Bignell
Susanna L. Cooke
Adam Shlien
John Gamble
Ian Whitmore
Mark Maddison
Patrick S. Tarpey
Helen R. Davies
Elli Papaemmanuil
Philip J. Stephens
Stuart McLaren
Adam P. Butler
Jon W. Teague
Göran Jönsson
Judy E. Garber
Daniel Silver
Penelope Miron
Aquila Fatima
Sandrine Boyault
Anita Langerød
Andrew Tutt
John W.M. Martens
Samuel A.J.R. Aparicio
Åke Borg
Anne Vincent Salomon
Gilles Thomas
Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale
Andrea L. Richardson
Michael S. Neuberger
P. Andrew Futreal
Peter J. Campbell
Michael R. Stratton
the Breast Cancer Working Group of the International Cancer Genome Consortium
Cancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton CB10 1SA, UK
Center for the Biology of Disease, VIB, Herestraat 49 Box 602, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 Box 602, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
Department of Computing, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
The Genome Analysis Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Faculté de Médecine, INCa-Synergie, Centre Leon Berard, 28 rue Laennec, Lyon Cedex 08, France
Department of Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, O310 Oslo, Norway
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit, Kings College, London SE1 9RT, UK
Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Molecular Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
Department of Oncology, Lund University, BMC C13, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden
Institut Curie, Departement of Pathology and INSERM U830, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France
K.G. Jebsen Center for Breast Cancer Research, Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo 0310, Norway
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 2XY, UK
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All cancers carry somatic mutations. The patterns of mutation in cancer genomes reflect the DNA damage and repair processes to which cancer cells and their precursors have been exposed. To explore these mechanisms further, we generated catalogs of somatic mutation from 21 breast cancers and applied mathematical methods to extract mutational signatures of the underlying processes. Multiple distinct single- and double-nucleotide substitution signatures were discernible. Cancers with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations exhibited a characteristic combination of substitution mutation signatures and a distinctive profile of deletions. Complex relationships between somatic mutation prevalence and transcription were detected. A remarkable phenomenon of localized hypermutation, termed "kataegis," was observed. Regions of kataegis differed between cancers but usually colocalized with somatic rearrangements. Base substitutions in these regions were almost exclusively of cytosine at TpC dinucleotides. The mechanisms underlying most of these mutational signatures are unknown. However, a role for the APOBEC family of cytidine deaminases is proposed.


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Shot another 80 last week at Marshall, then an 84 later in the week. The latter was a front half 39 and then a blow-up 45 on the back. I was actually shanking my driver...one hole I knocked it into the grass 30 yards in front of the tee...proceeded to barely miss a 20 footer to par it though.
Really impressed with my recovery skills right now, but my consistency with my long irons and my driver has been disappointing. Think I was trying to tweak one too many things on my driver during the round and threw my whole game off.
I'm back up to a 9.7 right now, but expect to be able to keep below a 10. Wife says if I can drop to a 2, she'll let me get serious about it...lol.
After next week, I will have the following 10 weeks off, so hope to get a lot of golf in and get out to some good courses around the area. On the top of my list: Empire Lakes, Oak Quarry, East Valley (in Beaumont), Olivas Links and The Links at Summerly.
Would love to get a round in with some of you, though it looks like only a few of us hitting the course right now.
Side note-any body hear about this Golf Channel Amateur Tour thing going on right now? They have regional "tours" you can play on to earn a chance to get to an amateur championship tournament. Costs about $199 to join, and I'm guessing $100+ to register for a tournament. Interestingly, there are several brackets for different handicaps. I'm looking at some of the scores for where I'd fall right now, thinking "Damn, I could easily pull in an 85 at some of these places for a top-10 finish." Heh...
Hey Duke,
I've heard about that Amateur Tour thing, but with the amount of golf I'm NOT playing these days I haven't even thought about it. It would be very interesting, as I am almost totally unfamiliar with tournament golf... You know what they say. There's golf, and there's tournament golf... and the two are not very much alike.
On another note, I'm playing on Saturday for the first time in 6 months. Oak Quarry. Never played there before. I'm going to suck to high heaven. Should be fun!
I like Oak Quarry. If it wasn't 60 miles away, I'd play there more often.
Let me know if you bail out to the right on #14.
Maybe I will head out there on the 12th or 13th, since I have those days off. Of course, I won't be able to practice before then, so maybe just maybe it'll be the 13th.
I have also player Empire Lakes, but only once so it is out of memory. I will need to replay it.
I have heard nothing but great things about Oak Quarry, from the course itself right down to the friendliness of the staff. I'm very jealous of your playing there...only four more days of work for me, then I can afford to hit these courses on the weekdays. I've heard Empire Lakes is alright, but not worth the $75 to play. <shrug>
I blew it yesterday at my home Marshall.
-1 through 4, I shot a +1 front 9 36 (including two birdies, both on putts over 15ft, and two bogeys that rung the cup on my par putt).
-Par on 10.
-Missed the green, bogey on 11.
-Pushed my drive right on 12, then hit the ball over the green, but recovered for a bogey.
-Missed a 5 footer for par on 13.
-14 was well played for a par.
-Missed the green and left myself 10 feet for par on 15...bogey.
Still looking at a 76 at this point.
-Hit the green on the par 3 16. 3 putted from 20 ft for bogey.
-Par 5 17. Left drive 205 from the green. Knocked my hybrid to 15 feet left of the pin for eagle. Tough left-right downhill eagle putt...didn't play it enough, didn't give it enough gas. 5 footer below the hole for par...missed 1/2" left. Par.
All I have to do is par 18, 77, best round ever.
-Drove it 305 yards down the left side. Left rough, 100 yards away, good lie, not a difficult shot. Chunked my wedge, leaving 20 yards to the green, over a sandtrap. Knocked a high sand wedge to the back part of the green...maybe 30 foot putt for par. Left the par putt about 8 feet short, still downhill. Missed the bogey putt long...knocked a 2 footer for double bogey.
It was agonizing. I was playing beautifully, but as it started to get in my head what I was achieving, I got really timid with the putter. I 3-putted 5 times, including the final 3 holes. I think I'm finally starting to play to where my mind thinks I should be playing, but clearly I need to relax and just not get too conservative. Index sits at a 9.1 right now.
The hardest thing in the world is to not think about your score once you start hitting it well. Everyone's done that before. To take a line from the pros, it's all about continuing to put yourself in that position. You'll learn how to back off the nerves the more you're in that spot.
As far as the courses, Empire Lakes is a good one. It's always fun to play a course you can watch the pros play on TV. I have yet to figure out an acceptable way to play the 18th, though. Also, I like Goose Creek at least as much, and it's usually cheaper.
East Valley... When the hell did they change their name? Those are good courses. Don't know if they'll be doing their $5 replay again, but when they do it's the best 36 holes you can find for the price. Just watch out for the wind. Again, a few par 5s there where I seriously need to figure out my strategy.
Yep. I made the fatal mistake of looking at the card after 17 holes, realizing I had taken 75 shots at Skylinks. A par would get me 79. Well, I can believe how tightly I gripped the club on the drive.
Final Result was a Bogey.
Also, the quickest way I can go on a 3 putt barrage is telling myself I haven't had a 3 putt yet..
It has been a while since I played at Oak Quarry but here is what I remember.
#1 - Short, uphill Par 4. Best play is to be left of bunkers. Easy play into the green. Driver may be too much club. I try to get it out there about 200 - 220 yd.
#2 - Easy par 5, unless the winds are against you.
#3 - Par 3 - Try to get it on the correct tier. #3 is the green you see below the practice green.
#4 - Par 4 - Try to place your tee shot on the lower level. If you go too far on the upper level, you won't be able to see the green. Driver is too much.
#5 - Par 3 - Again, the correct side of the green is vital here. There is a large slope between the right and left sides.
#7 - Long uphill par 4.
#8 - Reachable par 5, but don't be long. Seriously. Don't be long.
#10 - Par 3 - If the pin is in the front, you can try to play it a little left of the stick. The terrain will feed it right.
#13 - Par 4 - Uphill 2nd shot. Mostly into the wind, as well.
#14 - Par 3 - Enjoy the looks of the hole. I have played it 3 or 4 times, and have yet to put one in the water (until next time). If the pin is back left, play for center of the green and draw it in, as the left hand side of the green is protected by the quarry and bunkers. There is a substantial bailout area to the right.
#15 - Par 4 - Fairway metal off the tee to the front of the bunkers.
#16 - Par 5 - Not reachable for me, but the green is not visible from the fairway for your 2nd shot. Aim the right of the balcony on the clubhouse. I seem to recall there was a 4 square pattern on the right of the clubhouse, which is where I usually aim on my 2nd shot. It is a wide fairway. The fairway doglegs to the left as you approach the green. There is water along the left side. IIRC, this is the first hole where water comes into play. If this is your time out there, and you can't see the green, I would play it as a 3 shot hole.
#17 - Par 4 - Again, uphill. There is a collection area front-left of the green, and a large mound center-right of the green. I put my second shot on that mound. Lightly tapped a putt off the mound, and ran it into the collection area.
#18 - Water comes into play if you push your drive. Easy hole overall.
The other holes are relatively easy to figure out, I think. At least I don't recall any huge unknowns.
It looks like they've pretty recently gotten new carts with good GPS stuff at Oak Quarry. I'm hoping they'll show me some of the things you're mentioning. Otherwise, I might just print out your post and use it as my yardage book. :)


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A quiet and off-the-beaten-track campground. Since the last review they have a free wi-fi connection. The owners were pleasant and helpful and the half price Passport America fee (for 3 nights in the winter season)was hard to beat. They are new owners and have plans for a pool and game room in the future. We would recommend it if you like peace and quiet but not far from the interstate.


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From our Wild Heart collection! This flirty maxi dress comes in lightweight chiffon fabric with aan abstract print and elasticized tube top. Fits with a high slit at one side and a chain link and faux-suede skinny belt. Lined at the top, leaving the hem sheer.
Size small measures 44" down center back.
100% polyester / hand wash / Imported