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This draft doesn't have a consensus #1. If Mark Appel didn't throw in the high 90s, he'd drop straight to our #20 pick with his mixed bag junior year. I don't know how any team would be comfortable picking a guy #1 overall when he has had so much trouble handling college hitters. Lucas Giolito before his injury was a good bet; he is now rehabbing and should be inserted back into the top of the draft. He won't drop to the 20 Spot. The GA prep OF Byron Buxton is getting knocked for lack of competition on his circuit, while drawing Upton brother comps. The safest pick is most likely Mike Zunino, the reigning SEC player of the year, and a nice franchise catcher for some team that makes the right choice. San Francisco's own Kyle Zimmer has zoomed up the draft boards and is going in the top ten easy with his high 90s heat coming from a fresh arm. The other solid gold pitcher is LSU's Kevin Gausman.
Draft is coming up fast now. Six weeks until D-Day. No, literally the draft ends on the anniversary of D-day, June 6th. The part that everybody pays attention to is on June 4th though. One big trend of John Barr has been to snag highly rated guys who have fallen, specifically college hitters. Another trend has been an unpredictability to go away from consensus. The smart money is on pitching, with an eye to a few choice college bats as an alternative. Two high profile names – Lucas Giolito and Victor Roache – are starting to rehab their injuries. Adding these two back in the pot will make change draft boards, but it will be impossible to predict which teams are going to roll the dice on either player. My guess would be sooner than later, and both will be gone by the time the Giants pick.
Pick Six: Mark Appel, Byron Buxton, Kevin Gausman, Lucas Giolito, Kyle Zimmer, Mike Zunino. None of these guys getting to the 20 spot.
The next six are more of a broad consensus, unlikely to rise much and maybe dropping to the teens. Carlos Correa, the talented PR Academy SS and the youngest player in the draft, gets out of the top 10 and he might fall a bit more. I have noticed some softening on mock drafts, I think that's crazy but one can hope. The college polished SS is ASU's Deven Marrero, he is not having the best of years but his skill set is in demand. The top consensus HS Lefty is Max Fried, and he should get called in the first dozen picks. The workhorse college Righty is Michael Wacha, and although he doesn't have plus secondary pitches yet, he is a fairly safe pick. The wild card of the second six is Lance McCullers. He's been hyped forever and he just won't go away. Teams could scare on his reliever profile late and he could drop hard, but he can also be in the top ten just as easily with his velocity. And with the cast off his healed wrist, Victor Roache rounds out the second six-pack.
Six Pack #2: Carlos Correa, Max Fried, Deven Marrero, Lance McCullers, Victor Roache, Michael Wacha. Maybe one of these guys falls. Unfortunately, I think its McCullers as the likely suspect.
The third pack of six can go either way, rise up and bump the 2nd six, stay in the teens or bump on down. This draft is going to be impossible to predict with the new CBA as well as the high profile injuries and lack of consensus top talent. HS Outfielders Albert Almora and David Dahl definitely slot here. Marcus Stroman slots here. Even though I've seen him dropping in mocks due to his so-so spring, Stryker Trahan slots here. HS Righty Walker Wieckel slots here as well as HS SS Gavin Cecchini.
Shaky Six Pack #3: Albert Almora, Gavin Cecchini, David Dahl, Marcus Stroman, Stryker Trahan, Walker Wieckel. As far as the guy dropping, Wieckel is the likely suspect, but young Stryker is not having a video game number spring, so he might drop as well.
And we're within 2 of our pick, and done with 3 tiers of players! The Giants will get somebody good. The question as always, what will they look for? Pitcher to move quick for depth? HS arm to start building from the beginning? Safe college bat? The barely plausible barely thinkable idea of a high upside HS bat?
Here are the 20 players that I find most interesting, and I pulled 5 from each category. There are many more arms that could be thrown in, but not many bats. Bats are at a premium in this draft. And the Giants still need a bunch more help in that department.
The College Arms: Marcus Stroman, Michael Wacha, Andrew Heaney, Pierce Johnson, Martin Agosta.
The HS Arms: Lucas Sims, Duane Underwood, Hunter Virant, Zach Eflin, Ty Hensley.
The College Bats: Victor Roache, Richie Shaffer, Tyler Naquin, Nolan Fontana, Barrett Barnes.
The HS Bats: Carlos Correa, David Dahl, Stryker Trahan, Courtney Hawkins, Addison Russell.
College Arms: Marcus Stroman: the only way he drops to the 20 Spot is if teams are convinced he is too small for starting and hustle up the reliever comparison. He has proven out against good competition, 102 K's in 73 innings versus 22 BBs. I would do backflips if he fell, but the Lincecum comp is strong, and teams aren't as likely to get scared off. Michael Wacha doesn't excite me that much, but he seems like a solid #3 inning eater type. If the Giants like him I would be OK with that. He has 69 Ks in 69 innings, with only 12 BBs issued. His best trait seems to be pitching downhill with sink on his fastball and his control, but his secondary pitches aren't developed. Andrew Heaney, the only lefty I like in the first round from college, took out Texas Tech in grand fashion this weekend. He has demonstrated awesome control, with 94 Ks in 76 innings versus 16 BBs. It is hard to tell how much more projection on his frame there is, and if the velocity is topped out. He seems like a harder throwing Eric Surkamp to me. If the Giants like him, that's good enough for me, but again, he seems like a middle of the rotation guy. Pierce Johnson is a fast riser, punching out 80 batters in 55 innings versus 19 BBs for Missouri State. He is a sturdy 6'3 with some room to fill out. Finally, Martin Agosta, who does not have a traditional pitching body being about 6'1 or so, is plugging away for St. Mary's. He has the weakest punch out stats of the lot, 63 Ks in 74 IP with 21 BBs. He is rising up draft boards, and will most likely not be available in the 2nd round.
I think the Giants target velocity and the ability to spot the fastball. These five have solid velocity and good control demonstrated. Of these five pitchers the one with the most upside is obviously Stroman. The other 4 could be solid value picks, but not necessarily the sexiest selections.
HS Arms: So let's go to sexy-time. Go south, young man! Georgia preps! Duane Underwood hasn't been hyped up as much as I thought he would. This is a good thing. 2-way player, great athlete, throwing mid 90s heat late into games with his right arm. One of the younger gents in the draft class. I would be ecstatic if his number came up. For a slightly safer choice, with almost as much upside, Lucas Sims is my 1A to Underwood. First, I've watched some interview footage. He seems cocky without being a dick. Head on his shoulders, and confident. Second, I just love his delivery and the way he releases the ball. He is throwing in the mid-90s. I am not sure why he has dropped a bit in mocks, he was hyped into the teens early in the year. I would also be extremely happy with a pick of Sims, a power righty with an above average curve and an aggressive style on the mound. Lefties are tough this year, Fried will be gone, the foot injury to Matt Smoral will possibly scare teams off. Smoral has a Madison Bumgarner type delivery, and he is 6'8. I would prefer coming west for California lefty Hunter Virant. Virant models his game after Cliff Lee, is a great athlete and has velocity into the low 90s. If he can paint like Cliff Lee does, I think he'd be a steal. Lefties are always a high-risk high reward game.
A new face has emerged, Florida righty Zach Eflin stands 6'5 200, and has had a big time velocity increase that is catching scouts attention. He has gone from the high 80s to hitting 93-94 pretty consistently. He has wowed some perfect game showcases, and might be rising solidly into the first round. He is definitely somebody the Giants will take a look at. And my final pick is somebody they've definitely already seen, Oklahoma prepster Ty Hensley. Let's get this out of the way: Hensley is old for his age. He is still rising up draft boards due to his plus curve ball and workhorse body. Hensley pitches for Santa Fe, and was teammates with Clayton Blackburn last year. To me, he has the most Matt Cain body in this years draft. The age is a big ding, but the Giants might not be so up on the age research. If they like his arm, he might get the call. Again, I would trust them with the pitching selections.
So lets talk about what Giants fans don't trust: the hitting. The college bats are scarce. The power college bats are even more scarce. Victor Roache is the white whale due to his power demonstrated in the 2011 NCAA season as well as in the Cape with wooden bats. The quote that stays with me is "he punishes the baseball". We don't have nearly enough players on the big team much less prospects that do anything of the kind. The knocks are going to be his competition to hit those HRs at Georgia Southern, and his back half of the Cape when teams adjusted with breaking balls and he struggled. The next guy I am very high on, Richie Shaffer. It is quite likely he won't be available either, he has been tearing up college ball to the tune of 378/508/662. 41BBs to 30 Ks, with 8 HRs. The question with Shaffer is can he stick at 3B. I'm not sure if that would be the question the Giants would ask though. They might see him as a guy who can play all 4 corners. He has the arm and the athleticism to handle the other 3 corners no problem, and he also brings leadership to the table. The early preview was he has more usable power than Roache. They are both right handed hitters. His college stats this year have gone way up and he may get tagged right outside the top 10. He is a three true outcome player, with nice power. I'd be very happy to hear his name called.
Another possibility is Tyler Naquin. Naquin is still tearing it up, still hitting over 400, with a 408/481/554 line, 2 HRs and 4 3Bs, 20 BBs to 24 Ks. Unlike the first two, Naquin is a left handed hitter. He brings some of the best defense in the country, as well as the best outfield throwing arm. He could profile as a CF. The big question with him still is will the power come as his frame matures. He is 6'3 190 currently and hasn't demonstrated extra base power. As far as safe college bats, I would be happy with this pick, because of the hitting ability and the plus fielding and arm. For a quick rant, I have to say I don't find Stephen Piscotty nearly as interesting a prospect. First, he's a gap hitter playing a bad 3B. He has the hit tool but not the power. That seems like a bad pick in the first round. Somebody who plays a much more valuable position and has demonstrated very nice gap power this year is Nolan Fontana, the shortstop from Florida. Fontana has 7 HRs on the year, hitting 311/430/507 with 30 BBs and only 11 Ks, and is perfect with 8/8 SBs. Plate discipline, gap power, premium position and the reputation as a gamer. That is a much better pick. I feel like all the Stanford guys in the first round are the dumb money in this years draft. Finally, I like Barrett Barnes, the OF from Texas Tech. He can play CF, his stats so far 342/439/613 with 6 HRs, 39 BBs to 28 Ks and a perfect 18/18 SB. Barnes may have the power to switch to a corner. The knock on him is he didn't perform well in the Cape and he has an average throwing arm. The stats he put up in the cape playing with wooden bats were definitely average. He is rising up draft boards, and the combo of speed and plate discipline with the potential like Naquin to fill in his power (he is 6'1 210) are intriguing. He is a right handed hitter as well.
Fontana and Naquin are left handed hitters, Roache/Shaffer/Barnes are right handed. One factor the Giants most likely look at last is handedness. For our park, we need more right handed bats. I'm drinking the "PacBell plays neutral for RH pull hitters Kool Aid".
Finally, a little nonsense. The Giants don't draft many High School position players. They have only drafted one, Tommy Joseph, in the first 5 rounds of the 4 John Barr drafts. Why waste time? Because its fun.
First of all, a guy who should go in the first 10 picks: Carlos Correa. I include him because he represents something the Giants should be looking for, both in the draft and on the international scene. Quick hands, great bat speed, tall and athletic and completely raw. This is a step into the unknown, a boom or bust pick they haven't been comfortable making. In the very slim chance he falls I have my doubts the Giants would look his direction, but getting an impact bat at shortstop is a gigantic positional advantage going forward. David Dahl is in a similar spot, I doubt he gets out of the low teens, but he has had less exposure than other prep players due to having a back injury his sophomore year and mono his junior year. He has the smoothest sweetest left handed swing in the draft class. I include him in the off chance teams get scared off by the injury history.
Teams are getting scared off of Stryker Trahan, if you believe the mock drafts. He isn't taking his game to the next level in early spring action down by the bayou. Should the Giants swoop? There is a chance Stryker will be available, for reals! Stryker! I think the Giants might have to take a serious look at this one. He is fast, flashes plus power, you can move him to RF with his arm, he is a lefty catcher and the best prep catcher in the draft. This one can flip back with a couple big games in the next six weeks, but I'd be pretty excited if the Giants turned on this one. A prep going the other way is Courtney Hawkins, who had some excellent play on the national scene and is shooting up draft boards. Hawkins also pitches, quite well, but his plus raw power is going to be the main attraction. He profiles to RF, and has very impressive 6.6/60 speed to go with his power. The competition that Hawkins faces in Texas is much more impressive than what Buxton faces in Georgia. Hawkins has been on the circuit a bunch more than Buxton, so to speak as well. Drafting somebody like Hawkins would be a big risk big reward scenario but to me there is a lot more "known" to Hawkins than to Buxton, a consensus top 5 pick based on raw tools and not much else.
Finally, I have to end with my dark, dark horse for the Giants. Addison Russell is rising up draft boards on plus power and the hint he has the athletic tools to stick at shortstop. It is by no means a consensus, there is chatter he is going to third based on his frame filling out. Russell has the flair for the dramatic, hitting late home runs in HS action on top of his game winning grand slam for Team USA. Now saber based fans are supposed to shun any notion of "clutch". Well here's what I have on that front: Brian Sabean ain't no bandleader baby. He's heard that story, and I'm quite sure if brought to his attention the first footage will be of Russell cranking balls out. There are some knocks on Russell, his age is definitely average at best. He isn't the prettiest shortstop out there. But plus power potential from shortstop? And the clutchness? Russell is my dark horse what the hell are the Giants doing pick. It doesn't hurt that his claim to fame is "Doesn't get cheated at the plate". Sounds like a Giant to me.
The smart money is on HS pitching. I think there is about a 60% chance that's where the Giants go, there will be quite a few candidates to choose from. I'd say 20% chance for the college arms, which don't have the upside but might give organization depth quicker. 15% to college bats if the guy they like is there. And I'm holding a 5% chance the Giants go prep bat. That might be extremely optimistic, but at some point they have to hold their nose and take that plunge. Dark horse: Addison Russell. That's my call.
Summary: This draft will be impossible to predict, mainly due to the CBA and the talent being skewed towards High School. The Giants will most likely look for a high upside prep arm or a college arm that can move fast. I threw in the safe college bat and the improbable HS upside bat because the Giants still don't have enough hitting talent in their system.
Almost impossible to drop to the 20: Carlos Correa, Marcus Stroman
Not Likely At All to drop to the 20: Victor Roache, David Dahl, Michael Wacha
Possible to drop to the 20: Richie Shaffer, Stryker Trahan, Lucas Sims
Most Likely to be at the 20: Andrew Heaney, Pierce Johnson, Martin Agosta, Duane Underwood, Hunter Virant, Zach Eflin, Ty Hensley, Tyler Naquin, Nolan Fontana, Barrett Barnes, Courtney Hawkins, Addison Russell.
Also most likely to be at the 20, please avoid division: Lance McCullers, Walker Wieckel, Gavin Cecchini, Stephen Piscotty.
Standard disclaimer that things can change in the next six weeks, but it is getting towards go time. Should be very interesting how the draft shakes out for all teams, and of course I'm very excited to see what the Giants do with the pick.


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Northwest Municipal Conference taps Serafin again
On Aug. 25, Serafin & Associates' Kelly King, Angela Heuer and Scott Burnham were dispatched to Highland Park to administer the highly competitive putting contest at The Northwest Municipal Conference (NWMC) Annual Golf Outing.
In May, Serafin & Associates helped the NWMC and a broad coalition of municipal groups from across the state stop efforts to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars from local communities to help pay down the state's budget deficit. NWMC represents over 1.3 million citizens residing in 41 municipalities throughout Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties.
'Stealth Tax' makes news
Chicago Sun Times: Mayors denounce 'stealth' tax; demand local share of income tax
Suburban mayors already cut staff, froze pay, reduced services and imposed furlough days to balance their budgets during the recession.
Chicago Tribune: Suburban leaders caution lawmakers against payment delays
ABC 7 Chicago: Mayors tell state to keep hands off tax dollars
Fox Chicago: Illinois Mayors Gather to Fight Cuts to State Tax Revenues
Client: Northwest Municipal Conference

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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings caught his first touchdown since returning to the Packers after midseason surgery on Sunday. Jennings caught seven passes for 45 yards and a touchdown in the Packers 55-7 clobbering of the Tennessee Titans.
Jennings missed a large chunk of this season due to a groin injury that required surgery and he hasn't produced at his usual level since returning to the field on Dec. 2. His 45 yard, one touchdown performance against the Titans marks his best game of the season.
Fantasy Impact: Jennings picked a good time to come alive for fantasy owners who stuck with him this season. He had been outperformed much of the season by Jordy Nelson, James Jones, and Randall Cobb, but finally came through in fantasy championship week.
Jennings is a free agent at the end of the season and with so many other receivers on the Packers roster it is possible he won't be back in Green Bay next year.
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The Jackson County Sheriff's Department reported the following incidents from
Jan. 27
3125 Oakleigh Circle, Ocean Springs, Louie Shaw reported grand larceny.
14605 Parker Road, Biloxi, Kenneth Huston reported motor vehicle theft.
7420 Marathon Drive, Biloxi, Rickey Murphy reported a burglary.
9904 Oakcliff Drive, Moss Point, Bobby Eugene Hedrick was arrested on a Justice Court warrant.
3824 Manchester Road, Moss Point, Elizabeth Kuhn reported grand larceny.
8401 Seaman Road, Vancleave, Charles Wilson reported a burglary.
8116 Dap Road, Moss Poiant, John Vaughan reported grand larceny.
8500 Bayou Cumbest Road, Moss Point, Bobby Clark reported a burglary.
1 Golfing Green, Ocean Springs, Terry Tucker reported grand larceny.
7110 Jim Ramsey Road, Vancleave, Loyd Sims reported grand larceny.
11602 Bertis White Road, Lucedale, Melody Goodman reported petit larceny.
Jan. 28
Riviera Drive, Biloxi, Jacqueline Kandice McCarthy was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
9525 Miss. 613, Moss Point, Tammy Havard reported grand larceny.
17230 Spring Lake Drive East, Vancleave, Charles English reported a burglary.
6905 Washington Ave., Ocean Springs, Melissa Jane Pearson was arrested and charged with public intoxication. Joshua John Dewey was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
8228 Dap Road, Moss Point, John Vaughan reported unauthorized use of a vehicle.
Jan. 29
5636 Hand Sheber Road, Ocean Springs, Kyle Alan Agar was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
5604 Hand Sheber Road, Ocean Springs, Troy Maddox reported simple assault.
Jan. 30
7901 Ridgecrest Circle, Biloxi, Tony Buchanan was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace.
15300 Dismuke Ave., Biloxi, John Shockley reported grand larceny.
Paul Coleman Road, Moss Point, David L. Simmons III was arrested and charged with grand larceny.
7837 Grierson Ave., Moss Point, Carolyn Lee reported grand larceny.
7508 Oak Cove Drive, Biloxi, Quoc Dang reported malicious mischief.
14100 Oak Haven Drive, Moss Point, Gregory Condreay reported disturbing the peace.
9300 Miss. 57, Vancleave, Alicia Pearce reported a burglary.


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Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to attend Monday Night Raw with my younger brother and an acquaintance of mine. I had received the tickets as a birthday present and initially planned to take a closer friend of mine, but he had unfortunately already made plans to attend the Home Run Derby with his father, and so I had to find somebody new. I settled on a friend of his whom I also knew and knew to be a professional wrestling fan. We met in Penn Station and took the subway there. We had never taken the subway to the Barclay's Center or been to the Barclay's Center in the first place, so we were deeply indebted to the wrestling fans wearing wrestling shirts on the subway to guide our way.
We arrived at the Barclay's Center around 7 p.m., and set to entering the arena and getting our seats. In the lobby, there were already "Let's go Cena/Cena sucks!" chants, as well as a "Yes!" chant, which was measurably louder than the Cena chants. We made it through security with no trouble, and went to our seats in section 209. The arena was still less than half full, and in the seats to our right there was a group of smarks already dedicated to starting the random chants. We heard chants for Generico, Punk, Bryan, TNA, and ROH (the last of which failed to spread even a little bit). We also decided it would be good to get our food & bathroom breaks out of the way before the show started, and we took care of that. It bears mentioning at this point that the concessions were heartily overpriced, even for a stadium. A mediocre, overcooked burger with strings for lettuce and a seedless pickle strip cost $9.75 and a bottled water cost $4.50.
Anyway, the Superstars taping started at 7:30 (spoilers ahoy! (for the 5 people who watch Superstars)). I missed the beginning because the dastardly villains at the concession stand told me there was lemonade at Nathan's, which had an inexplicably slow moving line, but there was none to be found. Back on track again, Ted DiBiase and Alex Riley were introduced as the announcers, the latter of whom got surprisingly loud boos, followed by the Prime Time Players and Tons of Funk, none of whom got much of a reception.Tons of Funk won, and we moved on to the next match. The Brooklyn Brawler was introduced, to the delight of the crowd (which my friend had actually predicted). Ryback came out next to little reaction. Ryback won, and that was about all there was to it. Next came 3MB, who were booed surprisingly vociferously, and The Miz, whom the crowd unsurprisingly booed. The Miz beat Heath Slater and was booed some more.
The announcers came out before the start of the show. Cole was booed; JBL was cheered and was surprisingly energetic, running to the ring and posing on the steps. King came out last and was surprisingly well-received, getting good cheers and a "Jerry!" chant. JBL and King both got chants before the show started, and both stood up and waved in response.
The show started with the blast of pyro (pyro is very loud, by the way), and Maddox's entrance. I was surprised by the boos he got, personally, especially considering how happy everyone seemed about his nomination last week. John Cena's introduction sounded mostly negative, but there were still plenty of cheers (I watched Raw on TV this week, and the boos sounded stronger than in person). When he mentioned that he could wrestle a Bella twin, I shouted that he already did, which none of the mics picked up on, sadly. Randy Orton was very well cheered, as was Fandango (we were even happy to see his entrance thingy descending over the stage). On the subject of Fandango, "Fandangoing" is tougher than it seems, as the chant consists of only the first two bars of his theme, and trying to chant his theme as his theme moves on is rather confusing.
The Orton vs. Fandango match itself didn't come off nearly as well live as it did on TV, seeming instead slow and plodding. The randomly chanting crowd was in full effect, with "Randy Savage" chants, "We want Ziggler" chants, the wave, "Ole!" chants, even a "Summer Rae" chant. The group of smarks mentioned above even tried to get a "Chris Benoit!" chant going, but thankfully it didn't take. For the record, I would like to state that I was actively opposing the random chants that were occurring, and refused to participate in the wave. The match-ending RKO got a good reception, as it usually does.
During the commercial break, the group of smarks also started chanting "Brian Gerwitz". Seriously, Brian Gerwitz, ex-head writer got chants at Raw. I don't know what to say.
Our section was split on Dolph Ziggler breaking up with AJ Lee. We did, however, appreciate Mark Henry, and were suitably interested when The Shield made their entrance. Speaking of The Shield, it's very difficult to tell the three of them apart from way up in the seats. The beat down of Henry was fun to watch, especially Henry nutshotting Rollins and Rollins whipping Henry with his jacket. The "Holy shit!" chants seemed halfhearted from where we were sitting.
It definitely sounded like Alberto Del Rio got more boos live than he did on TV, and Ziggler's pop was suitably large. Ziggler's bumping was insane, as per usual, and the crowd stayed behind him for most of his match, even though I confess I remain skeptical about him as a face. It was kind of hard to tell what happened with the bell-ringing, considering that AJ is not a large individual and wasn't dressed in outstanding colors or anything like that. The audience stayed on Ziggler's side during Langston and AJ's attack.
R-Truth remains surprisingly over, and the crowd was very much into the Wyatts. There were small clusters of "Husky Harris" chants, but they didn't last long (as a point of fact, I yelled at somebody chanting Husky Harris to shut up. The person in question was most likely a 12 year old girl). I must admit that I found Wyatt's promo kind of underwhelming, even though the delivery was great. It was just him rambling nonsensically about heroes and the world and it didn't really seem to have much substance. Or was that the point? Ah, well, I was underwhelmed by the second Wyatt vignette too, and the rest were definitely awesome. Willing to write it off as a one-time thing.
Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro didn't get much of a reaction, and the Usos were only a little better, but Zeb Colter's promo got some solid boos and the match wasn't too long, so they didn't really have a chance to get the crowd going. Damien Sandow was cheered pretty well, and the crowd was pretty surprisingly quiet for Christian. The crowd was very much behind Cody Rhodes, and the "Cody" chants were great. He will make a great face once he shaves the ridiculous-looking moustache.
Nobody cared about Naomi-Brie Bella, but there were some "We want puppies" and even a "We want Paige" chant. My friend and I tried to get a "Daniel Bryan" chant going, but it sadly didn't take off. And they were even chanting for him throughout the night.
C'est la vie.
CM Punk quite possibly got the pop of the night, and there were almost 10 "CM Punk" chants during his segment. Great stuff. I was begging for Brock Lesnar the whole segment, and I was overjoyed when his music hit, even if the pop wasn't quite as crazy as I'd expected. Lesnar is a beast, by the way, and he has this indescribable aura that makes you want to watch him hurt people. That whole segment was a high point for the show.
Maddox-McMahon-Helmsley got pretty decent reactions, and Great Khali-Cena didn't get much of anything. At some point in here, 1-800-Fella aired. Didn't get much of a reaction either way. I personally liked Sheamus's nervous backing away after he kicked the guy.
The crowd also loved RVD-Y2J. I once again confess to initially not loving it as much as everybody else, but I did like it more on the 2nd viewing. I probably needed a cooldown segment, which Bryan-Barrett would have helped provide. It would also have allowed me to watch Bryan in action (even though the payoff for no Bryan was probably worth it) and see Wade Barrett. Back to the match, Y2J took a pretty crazy bump from the top rope to the entrance ramp, which apparently happened on commercial. Oh, well. The crowd rooted for both men, although it did seem to like RVD a bit more.
Surprisingly enough, a lot of people started to leave after the Y2J-RVD match. Mostly kids, but there seemed to be a decent mix of people leaving. You'd think they'd want to find out whom Cena was facing at SummerSlam, especially smarks, considering that it was likely Bryan.
The ending segment was quite good live. 3MB and Sheamus got crapped on, Orton had a decent response (once again, came across more negative on TV), and RVD and Y2J got good cheers. The crowd was crazy for Bryan. It was awesome. My throat was on fire and I still chanted "Yes" out of sheer obligation.
Sorry. I had to.
Anyway, we, unfortunately, couldn't stay for the dark match as we had to catch a train or be stuck in Jamaica until almost 2:00 A.M. Cena probably beat Ryback in their tables match. Just a guess.
The show as a whole was pretty great, even though I wasn't 100-percent sure how to judge it, given that it was my first. I've certainly set a high bar for any future shows (the next possibly being either a Barclay's Center house show on September 7 or Raw at Nassau Coliseum on November 25).
Random thoughts: The entrance looked a lot shorter in person, but only a little shorter on TV. Did anybody else notice a difference, or is it just the angle? Brock Lesnar has this indescribable aura that makes you want to watch him hurt people. Swagger has no presence. Cena does, no matter what you think of him. The Bryan-Sheamus 18 second match is really the Butterfly Effect in pro wrestling form. Gave us the "Yes" chants, made Bryan a constant fixture, which in turn rescued AJ and Kane, which in turn helped guys like Ziggler, Langston, and Kaitlyn, and even the Rhodes Scholars and The Shield. Also, I shared my usual live-blog snark with my viewing partners, lest you all be worried that I didn't get in my weekly snark.


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Winning strategy comes through focus on Obama deficit
With all the polls reporting continued slippage in Mitt Romney's campaign, especially in battleground states like Ohio, the only strategy, it seems clear, is to hammer Barack Obama on his failure to keep a promise to cut the national debt in half in his first four years.
Unless he can center his campaign on that theme, the Republican's odds of beating the incumbent Democrat grow longer by the day. Even a sterling performance in the upcoming debates probably isn't enough to overcome the president's leads in Ohio and Virginia.
In Ohio, the power of the incumbency has been particularly noticeable with the White House dumping a truckload of federal funds into projects designed to improve the job situation.
So how does Romney succeed in convincing voters they'd be better off with him? May we suggest taking a deep breath and promoting the deficit issue, to the exclusion of much else, making every stump speech a referendum on the administration's major failing?
It is merely a case of attacking Obama where he is most vulnerable — and that is his inability to deal with the fourth straight year of $1 trillion increases in the national debt. Add that to 44 months of 8.3 percent unemployment and it should be enough to send Obama back to Chicago.
But these aren't normal times. That formula for a successful campaign, as we have seen, keeps getting sidetracked by debilitating wounds, some self-inflicted, as in Romney's 47 percent "private" remarks, and others caused by an organization that micromanages badly.
Take a lesson from Bill Clinton, Mitt old boy, and continue to yell loud and strong about one issue: the financial infirmity of the nation. The thing voters care about most is their pocketbooks.
It's sort of like the 1954 movie with Judy Holliday, "It Should Happen to You," in which a no-talent nobody becomes a celebrity through an advertising barrage, on a prominent billboard and elsewhere, with the message: "Gladys Glover, Gladys Glover, Gladys Glover and don't you forget it!"
Well, with apologies to Clinton and James Carville, it's the economy and don't you let them forget it.
What have you got to lose?
Obama's the one on whose watch all this terrible stuff has been happening. Just keep telling yourself that if there is any political justice, he will get blamed for it. The chief executive at the time always has. And for goodness sake, quit worrying about what percentage of tax you paid and the fact that you are one rich dude. Most guys running for this office have been.
Just think: If you lose, you get to go back to the good life.
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Hot babe, red hair, lovely breasts and I do mean lovely and I am not a tit man, a little bit of weight, a perfect hour glass figure, oh shit and has a TOE as well. Perfect, perfect, perfect.


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Mumbai: Carmaker Tata Motors posted its first fall in profit for 15 months as margins at its key Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unit fell, and its domestic business reported a loss on plunging sales.
Tata, Asia's seventh-biggest carmaker by market value, fell far below market estimates with net profit for the October-December quarter of Rs 1628 crore, down 52 percent from a year ago and the first fall since the three months to September 2011.
Analysts had expected average profit of Rs 2890 crore , according to Thomson Reuters Starmine.
British luxury carmaker JLR, whose soaring profits have propped up its weaker parent for the past 18 months, said its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) margin was 14 percent during the quarter, down from 17 percent a year ago.
Tata's core Indian business posted a loss of Rs 458 crore, the company said in a statement on Thursday, against profit of 1.74 billion in the same period last year.
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This piece was written by one of my close friends who happens to be down in Houston, hanging around his alma mater Rice just living the recent graduate's dream. I happened to be the one that texted him the news of Greg going down yet again and he didn't believe me. A few minutes later he called me and said, I can't say I don't totally believe you, I just don't want to believe you. We spent a good half hour lamenting the idea that the young man we so joyously were jumping up and down for in my basement that balmy June afternoon during a draft lottery party I was holding (I still chuckle at how my friends and I use to get excited for that) was going to be shelved again. We took to Twitter, a rather impressive social medium whenever something BIG happens, to see the world's reaction. We chuckled mostly because of how impervious to the jokes we had become, nothing was original. We became irate, at least I did, when the word bust was tossed around like a Peyton-to-Wayne TD pass. And finally, my heart ached as I sat and watched Jay Jensen try to compose himself in delivering the news we knew we did not want to hear. But enough of my blathering, I want you to enjoy the writing of my good friend and continue to support Greg Oden.
Last week, I got a text. And I laughed.
At some point, you've just got to laugh. Not with your gut -- a one-breath, quick-exhale will do -- and certainly not at the misfortune. You know that this luck should befall none but the worst of us, none but the ultimate villains. You offer a short shake of your head and a brief downward gaze, and then a resumption of your life. You close the cell phone, and you close the book.
Oden's done. And you laugh.
You laugh at the memories of yourself, 17 again, hair at your shoulders, clasped in the arms of your friends jumping through their basement as David Stern pulls out the white placard bearing the Blazers' logo. Number one. We've got it. It's ours. You laugh as you leap around the basement, spinning into the new era as an entire city screams in delight.
You laugh at all of the drives down Burnside, past potholes and Powell's, coming across the billboard on 10th. Emblazoned in red, white, and black, the instructions are easy: Honk once for Oden, honk twice for Durant. You lay it on. The passersby jolt upright, then relax with the realization that there's yet another fan in this basketball-mad town. They wait for the second honk, but none comes. They wait, like there's a choice. But it's going to be Oden. It's got to be Oden.
And why wouldn't it be? The big man is the key. The big man is the key to the pick-and-rolls, to the hip-checks and the offensive boards, to the rings and the parades and the keys to the indebted city. Plus, it's not like you'll overlook Jordan again. In the fifty-plus year history of the NBA, there was only one Jordan. The sniper has felled the trees but once. Jordan was God. Jordan was a fluke. Russell. Chamberlain. Kareem. Shaq. Duncan. These are the ones you want. Every dynasty needed that centerpiece. The Bulls got lucky, because there's no one like Jordan. Right?
You laugh at that summer afternoon, the July perfection Portland always offers, as you crush into Pioneer Square to welcome Oden to his new home. Nate MC's, not quite barking, not quite beaming, a temperament that would soon become all-too necessary. Kevin Pritchard saddles next to him, all aviators and salt-and-pepper, the Boy Genius who will bring our team back to the promised land. The same man who will be out of a job three years later. You bob up and down as the light-rail pulls into the north side of the square, opens its doors, and unleashes the man-bear-beast into the sunshine. Stepping onto the stage, Oden, feasting on the crowd's fervor, gleams, dances, and promises the championship we've thirsted for for 30 years. You shout your agreement. And you wonder if those dance moves played some role in his injuries. Nah.
You laugh because of the history. The Seventies had the Championship, yes, the Miracle at Memorial -- but they also wrought Walton's knees, and the subsequent collapse of a nascent dynasty. (For an excellent capture of just how close we were, read David Halberstam's Breaks of the Game.) The Eighties brought us Bowie, a man who's story needs no telling. The Nineties blocked Sabonis when we needed him, needed his size, his force, his grace. And now the Aughts have taken Oden's career and cast it on layaway. Just when things were looking up -- truly, after the success of the past two seasons, we were finally, finally, primed -- Oden's career burrowed itself underneath scalpels and stationary bikes, under petulance and depression, sabotaging itself before anyone knew how the narrative would begin.
So you laugh, because history has repeated itself. Again. To us. To the only team we know. To the only sons we love.
You don't cry for the lost opportunity. You don't cry when you remember that we've already lost Maurice Lucas -- the strongest link to that '77 banner, the Greatest Blazer of All-Time -- earlier this year. You don't cry when you hear the news that Roy is missing meniscus in both knees, and has endured bone-on-bone for god-knows-how-long, and that, shit, if that's the case, and the doctors can't perform surgery, and there's no sign the knees will stop their grinding till they're dull, dust, done -- if there's nothing we can do but wait, then his career may be .... No -- you won't say it. Because that might just make you finally cry.
But that day's not here. So you laugh. You go on, watching the development of Armon and Dante, waiting for LaMarcus to fill the leadership void, wondering if Rudy will ever realize that he's stuck in town and finally play as such. You don't bemoan Durant, or besmirch his ever-expanding talents. You sure as hell don't yet consider him Air Apparent ... but you admit the possibility that, perhaps, Jordan's talents have been reborn in another. And that, as a basketball fan, is what you want. You rationalize, and force a smile.
You hope that the Blazers fans, and the Portland community at large, rally to Oden's massive side and pull this 22-year-old to his feet. He doesn't need our pity any more than he needs our condemnation. He needs us, more than ever, to Rise With Him. You hope that one day he can laugh with us, knowing full well that day will never come.
Oden's season, and probably his career, is done. You read the text, and even though there's no wind left in your gut, you laugh. Just a small one. And then you lean your head, close your eyes, and want it all back.


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Paleo Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
Paleo Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
Lisa @ Onceamonthmeals.com
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
- 1.5 cups zucchini, grated
- 0.5 cups carrot, grated
- 0.675 cups onion, diced
- 4 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 0.75 cups almond flour
- 0.25 cups fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1.5 pounds ground beef
- 0.5 pounds ground pork
- 4 slices bacon
In skillet over medium, heat coconut oil. Sauté zucchini, carrot, onion and garlic. Set aside to cool. In a large bowl combine almond flour, parsley, sea salt, eggs, ground beef and ground pork. Add in cooled sauted vegetable mixture to the meat mixture, mixing until evenly combined. Press meat mixture firmly into a 9×5 foil loaf pan. Top with bacon slices, tucking the ends in if they are too long. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and carefully pour off bacon/meat grease. Return to oven and bake an additional 10 minutes.
Freezing Directions:
Prepare meat mixture, press into loaf pan and top with bacon as indicated above. Cover tightly with foil, label and freeze. TO SERVE: Thaw. Bake 350 for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and carefully pour off bacon/meat grease. Return to oven and bake an additional 10 minutes.
Servings: 6
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23 Responses to "Paleo Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf"
Wondering why there is some ground pork mixed in. Is it for the fat ratio on the meatloaf to help bind, or just an added flavor?? Thanks!
Is it possible to leave out the flour all together?
Could it be cooked then frozen? Or a different way to not give up a loaf pan in the freezer for an undetermined time?
I was wondering if this could be made in a muffin pan and what the cooking time change to?
How about adding tomato sauce to this? Just isn't meatloaf to me without tomato.
Made this tonight in mini muffin form. Best paleo meatloaf ever…actually best meatloaf period. I've tried numerous paleo meat loaves and nothing comes close
So will the meatloaf appear pinkish in color underneath the bacon? My husband kept saying it was done but I myself was super paranoid.
I found that I needed to cook it much longer than 45 minutes… approx 65 minutes. Maybe it was too thick, as without a loaf pan I free-formed it on some foil on my roasting rack. The pork does lend it a pinkish color in places though, even when it was done.
Amy-When I freeze a meatloaf, before I put the meatloaf into the pan, I line the pan with foil and let it hang over the sides. When it is frozen, I pull it out of the pan using the foil and wrap it tightly in foil, that way I don't have to keep my loaf pan in the freezer.
Is it possible to make this up and cook in the crockpot? Has anyone tried it?
Oh my goodness! This was amazing. I have been with my husband for 15 years, and he is a devout NO-meatloaf kind of guy. I have never made it because I knew he didn't like it, but the other night our 11-year old son asked if I would make one because he wanted to try meatloaf. I chose this recipe and WOW! It hit it out of the park! Not only did my husband say that I can make this again, and often; my SUPER finicky daughter (who usually eats cereal because she hates everything) tasted it, and asked for a piece! I am elated – thank you, thank you, thank you!
(The only thing I changed was the almond flour for sunflower flour. I have a sensitivity to tree nuts, and with the coconut oil, I didn't want to risk it.)


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Researchers to find out if they made King Richard III discovery
Researchers will reveal today whether a skeleton found under a city centre car park is that of King Richard III.
The University of Leicester will hold a press conference to disclose the much-anticipated results of tests carried out on the remains, thought to be those of the Plantagenet king.
Archaeologists previously said there was strong circumstantial evidence to suggest the bones, exhumed from a car park behind council offices in the city, are those of Richard III but did not want to make any academic decision before the skeleton was subjected to a number of tests.
Richard Taylor, director of corporate affairs at the university, said the project had been "tremendously exciting".
There is a huge anticipation and excitement about the university's announcement.
The University of Leicester is poised to unlock a 500-year-old mystery by announcing the outcome of our search for King Richard III.
The search has caught the world's imagination and has featured in media across the globe and has been the focus of intense speculation.
Over the past five months, since we announced the discovery, our experts from a range of departments have subjected the human remains found at Grey Friars to rigorous examination.


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Alumni Profiles
Founded in 1965, the Music Department has worked with an incredible array of talented, skilled and creative students. Our alumni enjoy careers as composers, musicians, performers, teachers and artists, and work throughout various industries.
Nicole Garza
Cover image credits: photo by Chris Jacobs, graphic design by Chase Talon Dunlop
Anthony Bracco
Bracco is currently an instructor in the Music department of Columbia College of Chicago.
Photo credit: Dani Schafer, Music Department
LaShera Zenise Moore
LaShera Zenise Moore is a freelance songstress, vocal coach and graduate from Columbia College Chicago where she received her degree in Vocal Performance. At Columbia, she proved herself to be the go-to singer for any style needed, from Country, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Gospel, Blues and R&B and Soul. Her versatility has created opportunities to perform with New York Voices (along with Darmon Meader and Peter Eldridge), Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Mavis Staples, Brian Culbertson, Wycliffe Gordan and other professional musicians.
She is currently a teaching artist and mentor at Youth Company Chicago and singing with The Forte Band with Chris Forte, The Keelan Jones Experience, Beast Women Productions, and her own band, LaShera Zenise and the Soulful Experience. LaShera has performed at the Chicago's Blues Fest 2012 along with her blues mentor, Fernando Jones and was a featured soloist in I'll Take You There: Homage to Blues and Gospel, with Bobbi Wilsyn and other distinguished Columbia music faculty, alumni and local artists.
Photo credit: Cameron Derby, Photography BA, 2012
Sam Cerniglia
Sam has had the privilege of working with artists such as: Lonnie Brooks, Ivan Neville, Joan Osborne, Koko Taylor, Paquito D'Rivera, and many more. His performances include participating in a 200-member collegiate chorus and smaller ensembles performing Blues, R&B, Pop, Jazz, as well as original music. Presently, Sam sings with the Eden Orchestra and the Green Company in Chicago, and is elated to have auditioned on Season 5 of NBC's The Voice and to join Blake Shelton's team.
Photo credit: Ryan Cain Photography
Martez Rucker
Martez L. Rucker is an acclaimed vocalist, pianist, composer, and arranger. As a performer, he has displayed his skills in world-renowned venues, both domestically and internationally, with the likes of Stefon Harris, Fred Hersch, Lyle Mays, Donny McCaslin, Ben Street, Cyrus Chestnut, and others. His arrangements have been featured at many festivals and convocations, including the international Polyfollia Choral Festival in 2009, and have been appreciated by Barry Harris, Kurt Elling, and New York Voices, who continue to commission his works.
Martez currently serves on the voice, piano, and jazz faculty of Columbia College Chicago, where he is the director of the award-winning vocal jazz ensemble ChicagoVox, as well as the Jazz/Pop Choirs. As Christian McBride puts it, "This cat knows what he's doing.
Photo credit: Gundrun Georges
Sarah Marie Young
Singer/songwriter Sarah Marie Young (BA '08) brings her unique award-winning blend of Jazz, R&B, and Folk to any stage. Veteran of the 2012 Chicago Jazz Festival (opening for Allen Toussaint) and the 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland (opening for Paco De Lucia) after winning the 2011 Shure Vocal Competition, Sarah Marie also earned a spot as a semifinalist in The Smithsonian Institute 2010 Monk Jazz Voice Competition.
Photo credit: Bryan Thompson, Graffiti Photography
Jonathan McReynolds
In 2007, Jonathan McReynolds pursued a degree in Urban and Popular Music at Columbia College in Chicago. In his junior year, his life changed forever. He put together a few songs and created a CD called The Very Unofficial EP of Jonathan McReynolds to give as Christmas gifts to his family. "I got a good response from them and also from friends coming in and out of my dorm room who were just hanging out and listening to my stuff."
This served as the impetus for his album, Life Music, which opened at #3 on the BILLBOARD charts. It also was #98 on the Billboard 200 and can be found in select stores, on iTunes and all online retailers. This album included the Christian hit "I Love You" which landed him a GMA Dove Nomination for Urban/Contemporary Song of the Year.
Photo credit: Ronald Cadiz Photography, NYC
Rob Ballmaier
Multi instrumentalist, composer and producer, Rob Ballmaier has been working in the Chicago music scene since graduation. He has toured the country with various artists such as Howie Day, Brian Vander Ark (The Verve Pipe), Jackie Greene, G Love and Special Sauce. Currently, Ballmaier is playing mandolin in the Chicago-based rockabilly-blue grass group, Blasted Heath and is working as the band's producer on their upcoming EP. Over the summer of 2013, Rob was an integral part of organizing and performing at West Side Soul, a benefit for the Dvorak Technical Academy, which sold out Schubas and raised over $2,500 for CPS music education.
Ballmaierhas been an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Music for 7 years teaching in the core curriculum. Rob also co-wrote the new Fall 2013 course, Music Prep.
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Research Topics
Principal Investigator: L Laffel
Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA
Abstract: DESCRIPTION: The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) heightened awareness of the critical importance of near-normal glycemic levels for preventing the complications of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). However, for youth with IDDM, difficulties with adhering to the complex treatment regimen often interferes with optimal control. In the investigators' current work, they have implemented an outpatient, office-based family intervention to promote adolescent adherence and optimal control through the process of increased parental involvement with diabetes management tasks. To date, they have demonstrated (1) a significant positive impact of the intervention on metabolic control in patients with short duration of diabetes (less than 4 years), (2) significantly less deterioration in parent involvement in insulin tasks in families receiving the intervention, and (3) that increasing parent-adolescent sharing in the tasks of diabetes management did not increase family conflict. The research plan proposed builds on this promising approach, as well as on two areas of relevant theory and research which also support intervening early in the disease course. First, crisis intervention theories define an initial period of heightened susceptibility to behavioral interventions following a crisis such as the diagnosis of IDDM. Second, longitudinal studies of youth newly diagnosed with IDDM have demonstrated that adherence deteriorates over the first 4 years of diabetes and then seems to "track", with children showing remarkable consistency in glycemic control as well as adherence over a decade of diabetes. The overall aim of this research is to study the impact of an outpatient Family Team Intervention on glycemic and adherence outcomes in 8-16 year olds during the first 4 years of IDDM. The proposed research will build on the investigators' current work and it is designed to assess whether the Team Intervention is superior to simple attention alone, or to routine medical care. This economical intervention may be generalized to a broad range of provider settings to help launch a new generation of patients with diabetes on a "track" of optimal metabolic control and healthy adherence behaviors. The proposed research will determine the effectiveness of the Team Intervention on medical and behavioral outcomes and is targeted to recently diagnosed youth during the early years following diagnosis before behavior patterns of patient and family become resistant to change.
Funding Period: 1993-08-01 - 2004-11-30
more information: NIH RePORT
Top Publications
Scientific Experts
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- Depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: association with diabetes-specific characteristicsKorey K Hood
Pediatric and Adolescent Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Diabetes Care 29:1389-91. 2006
- Durability of insulin pump use in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetesJamie R Wood
Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Section, Genetics and Epidemiology Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Diabetes Care 29:2355-60. 2006..To examine longitudinal outcomes, rate of and reasons for discontinuation, and predictors of insulin pump success in a cohort of youth initiating pump therapy...
- Temporal trends in the treatment of pediatric type 1 diabetes and impact on acute outcomesBritta M Svoren
Pediatric and Adolescent Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
J Pediatr 150:279-85. 2007..To evaluate temporal trends in pediatric type 1 diabetes (T1DM) management and resultant effects on outcomes...
- Updated and revised Diabetes Family Conflict ScaleKorey K Hood
Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Diabetes Care 30:1764-9. 2007..The purpose of this study was to update the Diabetes Family Conflict Scale (DFCS) in the era of intensive diabetes management and provide an indication of its psychometric properties...
- The impact of modifiable family factors on glycemic control among youth with type 1 diabetesDeborah A Butler
Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Pediatr Diabetes 9:373-81. 2008..To identify modifiable family factors impacting glycemic control in youth with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) beyond the anticipated physical, developmental, and behavioral issues associated with adolescence...
- Significant vitamin D deficiency in youth with type 1 diabetes mellitusBritta M Svoren
Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Section, Genetics and Epidemiology Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
J Pediatr 154:132-4. 2009..Because individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus possess multiple risk factors for skeletal fragility, ensuring vitamin D sufficiency throughout childhood and adolescence in this population seems especially warranted...


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Who Will Take Responsibility Over NSA Phone Data?
After Edward Snowden, former contractor with the National Security Agency, released documents revealing the intelligence agency's collection of phone data, it had many calling for change in the security agency. Now, President Barack Obama has decided that for the present the data will not be transferring over to telecommunications companies.
The news comes as something of a relief to phone companies who didn't want the extra burden, worried how it would affect business, and had concerns about possible law suits. The plan to use companies as an information middle man was suggested by a White House advisory panel, according to Bloomberg. "What matters is not so much the fact that they won't be required to hold those records, but rather just to be out from any kind of requirements one way or another. That's a big win for the carriers," said Charles Golvin — technology industry analysts — to Bloomberg.
Friday the president will speak on his plans to curtail some of the NSA abilities, but the phone data is an issue that will be put to Congress it seems. "Congress has a responsibility to establish limits on government surveillance, so it's entirely appropriate that Congress weigh in on the phone records program," said Jeremy Bash — previously with the CIA and Pentagon — to the Washington Post.


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Web browser features and functions you would like to see or more of
I would like to name my windows if I could displace tabs.
I think there should be user preferences to have a close tab button on every tab.
Built-in customizable RSS reader.
Free beer.
How about full CSS2 support in IE?
Mk, Firefox does all of that with extensions and it is all free as in freedom and free as in beer. What else do you want?
Tabbed browsing - ip lookup - security...oh wait i have firefox!
I just want IE and all web browsers to use free and open standards so that anyone with a computer and a web browser can access any site they want.
I said I would like to see more of it, in more browsers.
Besides, Firefox on Mac OS X isn't near as good as on Windows.
I had Opera and really liked it. Opera as I understand it is very similar to Firefox, but I haven't tried Firefox. Unfortunately, I'm on AOL right now. Why use another browser if aol's gonna waste my bandwidth on their software that I don't even want on this computer (obviously not mine, or there would be no aol)?
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Hi my android tablet let me download dr web and coin dozer then decided it no longer want to download and I get a message saying " error retrieving info from server [RPC:S-5:AEC-0] , this was in one sitting I didn't turn tablet off or change any settings I didn't even leave the google play store it just stopped allowing anything else being installed.
This has also happened to my daughters tablet.
Please help. Thanks
my android tablet 4.0 will not let me download apps from google play store...help its driving me crazy
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try this: go to settings > manage applications > google play store > clear cache


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Tony Danza and his estranged wife Tracy Robinson have officially separated.The two have been living separately for since years but had never got an official divorce.
Tony Danza filed for a divorce in March 2011 , In the divorce papers, Danza cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the end of their 24 year union.
The Tony Danza divorce has been held up in court for about two years but yesterday a judge finally made the split official
Tony Danza is known for starring on the TV series Taxi and Who's the Boss?, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards. In 1998, Danza won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series for his work on the 1997 sitcom The Tony Danza Show.
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The recovery operation and investigation is under way Thursday morning after a helicopter carrying five people crashed near Lake Mead.
According to authorities, the helicopter crashed at around 4:45 Wednesday afternoon about a half mile within the boundary of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
The National Park Service said four tourists and a pilot were confirmed dead when a Las Vegas Metro police search and rescue crew reached the wreckage.
The site is roughly four miles west of the Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Plant.
Their identities will not be revealed until next of kin are notified.
A spokesperson with Sundance Helicopters, the company that owns and operates the downed helicopter, told FOX5 the helicopter was taking a tour of Hoover Dam and heading back.
Link: Statement from Sundance Helicopters
A spokesperson from the FAA, Ian Gregor, tells FOX5 the downed helicopter is believed to be an Aerospatiale AS350. It's still unknown what brought the aircraft down.
Link: Picture of the helicopter that crashed
Police say a number of people reported seeing smoke in an area south of Callville Marina. Pilots reported seeing smoke and wreckage in the area. The crash site is in a ravine, making access difficult.
Stay tuned to FOX5 Live in Las Vegas this morning for team coverage on this ongoing story. Follow reporters Stefanie Jay (@StefanieJay) and Dave Lawrence (@daveontv) for the latest updates on Twitter.
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MODESTO — I had a meeting at Vintage Faire Mall this morning to talk with Senior Marketing Manager Janice Curtin about some new stores coming to the center more on that in a future Business Beat column.
We also talked about the newish play area upstairs by the food court. Sponsored by Sutter Gould, the play area is designed to encourage a healthy lifestyle, with a pretend fruit stand, cash register, and various edifices on which children can climb and frolic.
The play area meant to reinforce health, of course, is located outside Cinnabon, which isnt exactly known for its healthy snacks. It could be seen as an opportunity to work off what kids eat at the cinnamon roll haven, I joked.
But whats also there is a bit of a throwback to the malls earlier days. Those of us old enough to remember when Vintage Faire was built can recall the original play area, located in the center of the lower level. It included wooden cows, one of which her name is Violet hosts the sign giving the play area rules. The decor also includes grapes, a reminder of the malls original logo.
Many kids climbed all over those cows, launching themselves at one another on what no doubt was a carpet-covered hard floor rather than the spongy surface now in the play area. Of course, this was also in the days when we could ride in the back of a truck or the floor of a station wagon, and none of us had heard of a carseat.
Its nice to see the little reminders of the malls history as it celebrates its 36th year in business. But its also nice to see children playing in an area thats a little more child-friendly than the one I remember.


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By GREG KEIM
While many of the players for the Wawasee High School football team will be the same this season there's a new man in charge of the Warrior program.
Former assistant coach Josh Ekovich has taken over the top spot after Tom Wogomon left to take the job at Northridge High School.
"The management side of things is the biggest change," Ekovich said. "In the past I could focus on the offensive line. Now I'm the one who has to set up practice and make sure everything is running efficiently."
Twenty players are back from last season's 7-5 squad that won five straight games before the campaign ended with a 24-10 loss to Concord in a sectional championship contest.
"We have a group of kids that have a lot of confidence," Ekovich said. "They are not cocky, but they do have a chip on their shoulders.
"A lot of players saw time a year ago due to injuries as well as position changes. That's really great, because guys will not have that shock of going out there for the first time on Friday night under the lights."
The Warriors open the season by hosting Whitko on Friday, Aug. 23.
"Whitko is the only thing we are worried about right now," the coach said when asked about a Sept. 6 contest at Northridge. "The only thing we can do is go game by game."
Six-one (155) junior Gage Reinhard returns at quarterback. He earned the starting spot last year in Week 3 and ended up throwing for 1,327 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Since Reinhard is a three-sport athlete his time was spread out over the summer, but Ekovich feels he still got in enough work to have improved.
"There are not too many 4A kids that play three sports," the coach said. "We did some seven-on-seven drills. We went up to New Prairie and Fairfield plus went up against Goshen and Jimtown in early July. Gage gained some confidence."
Also back is his favorite target from a year ago in 6-3 (175) junior Clayton Cook who snared 40 passes for 782 yards and 11 scores.
"Both Gage and Clayton are bigger and stronger," Ekovich said. "Both grew about an inch and are 10 to 15 pounds heavier than they were last season. The thing we need from them now is to be more vocal."
Lost to graduation was last season's leading rusher Derrick Sorensen.
According to Ekovich to begin the season it will be running back by committee with 5-9 (160) senior Brandin McCulloch, 6-3 (210) senior Braxton O'Haver, 5-8 (155) junior Mylon Betts and 5-10 (225) junior Dominik Sanderson sharing time.
"We have a unique set of backs that each has their own talents," the coach said. "A lot of which one is in there will depend on the formation we are in."
Three players that saw significant playing time in the offensive line — 6-1 (195) senior Ryan Crosley, 5-10 (240) senior Ronald Vardaman and 5-10 (205) junior Nate Prescott — return.
"We don't have guys that are just tackles, guards or centers," Ekovich said. "Instead we have guys we can rotate around. They are about the same level so it's a matter of finding the right combination."
On defense, the linebacker and secondary will be the keys until the line gains more experience.
"The back seven will be our strength," the coach said. "While the line is the most inexperienced."
O'Haver is back at middle linebacker and 5-9 (155) junior Nic Wilson at an outside backer.
McCulloch and 5-10 (180) senior Austin Lutz are the leaders in the secondary.
Competing for time in the defensive line are Crosley, Vardaman, Sanderson, 5-10 (245) senior Dusty Akers, 6-0 (180) senior Ethan Brown, 6-4 (200) junior Hunter Jones and 6-2 (190) junior Brock Spangle.
The team elected Crosley, Lutz, O'Haver, Reinhard and Vardaman as captains.
"They are all doing a good job, but O'Haver has emerged as the most vocal," Ekovich said. "Vardaman has taken some leadership training classes."
Ekovich teaches a weight training class and he is already seeing the benefits.
"Every kid signed up for the class and we were in great shape coming into camp," the coach said.
The new coach has made some changes in the practice schedule.
"My philosophy is you should not have to condition if you take breaks," he said. "It's more of a Notre Dame thing. You have to be more efficient with the time you have. The tradition of grinding it out during two-a-days is gone. You have to be more creative."
Wawasee Roster
Dusty Akers, lineman 5-10 245
Devin Beer, wide receiver 5-11 160
xEthan Brown, lineman 6-0 180
xKody Carpenter, lineman 6-4 230
xRyan Crosley, lineman 6-1 195
xJordan Elliott, wide receiver 5-10 175
xAustin Lutz, quarterback 5-10 180
xBrandin McCulloch, RB 5-9 160
xBraxton O'Haver, running 6-3 210
xRonald Vardaman, lineman 5-10 240
xBrett Ward, wide receiver 6-1 180
xMylon Betts, running back 5-8 155
xClayton Cook, wide receiver 6-3 175
xCaleb Dingeldein, receiver 6-0 175
Brandon Fox, lineman 6-0 240
xMaclain Herr, lineman 5-10 190
Hunter Jones, lineman 6-4 200
Nathan Katzer, running back 5-8 165
xCameron Krizman, RB 6-0 180
xKurtis Liston, wide receiver 5-10 155
xNate Prescott, lineman 5-10 205
xGage Reinhard, QB 6-1 155
xAustin Rhodes, receiver 6-1 175
xSam Rookstool, RB 5-9 165
Dominik Sanderson, RB 5-10 225
xBrock Spangle, lineman 6-2 190
Jon Walker, lineman 5-11 200
xNic Wilson, wide receiver 5-9 155
Cameron Adams, lineman 6-1 210
Jeff Bartman, wide receiver 5-8 165
Austin Burkholder, wide receiver 5-9 175
Sam Clark, running back 5-10 150
Joe Griffith, quarterback 5-9 145
William Hart, wide receiver 5-10 160
Andy Holdeman, lineman 6-1 220
Nick LeCount, running back 5-8 165
Ryan Lockhart, lineman 5-11 190
Zac McKee, wide receiver 5-7 145
Kolby Meyers, lineman 5-11 215
Stephon Miller, quarterback 5-9 150
Ben Moore, lineman 5-10 180
Josh Olejniczak, receiver 5-10 145
Austin Pearish, lineman 6-2 215
Stephen Possell, lineman 5-10 185
Michael Semon, wide receiver 5-7 145
Harrison Shortill, lineman 5-11 240
Head coach: Josh Ekovich, first season.
Assistants: Brent Berkeypile, Michael Casey, Chris Cotton, Brent Doty, Tyson Kaase, Dan O'Haver, Jon Reutebuch, Jordan Schmitt, Barry Singrey.
Wawasee Schedule
Aug. 23 — Whitko H
Aug. 30 — SB St. Joseph T
Sept. 6 — Northridge T
Sept. 13 — Concord H
Sept. 20 — NorthWood T
Sept. 27 — Plymouth H
Oct. 4 — Warsaw T
Oct. 11 — Elkhart Memorial H
Oct. 18 — Goshen T
Oct. 25 — 4A Sectional begins


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or… How to get under the Luxury Tax and get four 1st rd picks and three new players
This thread follows two assumptions:
- Melo is gone
- It makes no sense to keep Nene during the re-build process. Trade him now for top dollar
- The New Jersey Nets suck... Melo is not going to sign an extension with them no matter how much Stan and the ESPN squawking heads want him to
- Melo is not re-signing with the Nugs. The Nugget organization had 8 years to take care of business. they failed; time that Melo and everyone else moves on
Rather than continuing to drag out this sad tragic train wreck… or worse, fear that the Kronkster is planning to go full Donald Sterling, fight for the franchise tag with the singular intent of forcing Melo to stay and surround him with minimum wage players… all so tickets could be sold, my wish is to just cut the Melo deal now so the rest of the dominos can fall and further deals can be made to secure top trade dollar for Nene and JR (immediate cap relief or a future 1st)
Here's how I'd do it… based on recent rumors and team intents
Deal #1: Melo Deal… Just pull the trigger already on the Den/NY/Minn deal
- Minn gives – Future 1st, Trade Exception
- Minn gets – Curry, Randolph
- NY gives – Gallinari, Chandler, Curry, Randolph, future 1st
- NY gets – Melo, Balkman
- Den gives – Melo, Balkman
- Den gets – Gallinari, Chandler, Two future 1sts
Deal #2: Nene to Houston
- Houston gives –Jordan Hill, Two future 1sts, expiring contracts for Battier & Jeffries
- Houston gets – Nene, Harrington
- Den gives – Nene Harrington
- Den gets - Jordan Hill, Two future 1sts, expiring contracts for Battier & Jeffries
Deal #3: Dump JR
- Houston gives – Trevor Ariza Trade Exception (worth $6.3mm)
- Houston gets – JR's expiring contract
- Den gives – JR's expiring
- Den gets – $6m immediate cap relief
In deal #1 I'd rather settle for dumping Balkman then taking on Corey Brewer (as was rumored)
The intent with Deal #3 is that Houston is willing to eat JR's cap space as an incentive to get Nene.
To make the Houston deal happen, the Nugs may have to choose between Two 1st's or Hill and a 1st. If you can get all three (Houston's 2011 1st would be protected of course) for a guaranteed Nene that'd be a fair winner
The Nugs may be able to find a trade partner for Billups; but given the short timeframe I suspect they'll just keep Billups. The Nugs won't find a taker for Kmart because the Nugs won't take back bad paper
Carter, Ely, Williams, Kmart, Battier and Jeffries will be gone next; and quite possibly (likely?) Billups
The Nuggets would roll into their 2011/12 rebuild with the following:
- Up to Five 1st round picks to use or deal
- Aaron Afflalo
- Ty Lawson
- Gary Forbes
- Jordan Hill
- Wilson Chandler
- Danilo Gallinari
- Chris Anderson
And an ending 2010/11 cap figure around $64m
Is it a happy ending for the post-Melo Nuggest? No
Is it the best the Nuggets are going to do?


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"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Tim McGraw," whichwill take place on Monday, January 28, will air on The Highway, channel 59, on Monday, February 4 at 4:00 pm ET. For rebroadcast times, please visit www.siriusxm.com/townhall.
The special is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, intimate gatherings with iconic musicians, entertainers and figures and a studio audience of SiriusXM listeners. Previous "SiriusXM Town Hall" specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Aerosmith, Coldplay, Ringo Starr, Roger Waters, Gregg Allman, Linkin Park, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Ziggy Marley and the surviving members of Nirvana.
Moderated by SiriusXM host Storme Warren, "SiriusXM's Town Hall with Tim McGraw" will feature the Grammy-Award winning artist answering questions from fans about his life and career, including his new album, Two Lanes of Freedom. SiriusXM listeners are invited to submit a question for Tim McGraw on Twitter by 5:00 pm ET on Sunday, January 27 by Tweeting @SiriusXM and using the hashtag #SXMTownHall and posting a question on SiriusXM's The Highway Facebook page www.facebook.com/onthehighway.
"A country music superstar with fans everywhere, Tim McGraw is one of the top talents in country music today," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "He performed for our subscribers live in 2011 in New York City, and he blew the doors off the place. Now he's back home in Nashville answering the questions of the lucky fans who get to meet him and see him in person as part of our 'Town Hall' series."
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Date: 6/15/2008
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This internet page is NOT
worth seeing. But if you can't
The year is 1902, one hundred
years ago. What a difference
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years
Paul Harvey's Annual Father's Day Tribute
A father is a thing that is
forced to endure childbirth
So he works too hard to try
to smooth the rough places
Fathers give daughters away
to other men who aren't
Fathers make bets with insurance
companies about who
I don't know where a father
goes when he dies. But I've
He won't just sit on a cloud
and wait for the girl he's
-Paul Harvey
Finally a chain letter worth sending!
This chain letter was started
in hopes of bringing relief to
Just send a copy of this letter
to five of your friends who
When your turn comes, you
will receive 15,625 men. One of
At the writing of this letter,
a friend of mine had already
REMEMBER----this chain brings
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An unmarried Jewish woman
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Where you put the line ?
Where you put the line ?
Pankaj Nathani
how can I simulate 5 presses of EKeyRightArrow as raw_event?
only when I write 5 times this?:
thanksCode:keypress.send_raw_event(keypress.EKeyDown,EScancodeRightArrow) keypress.send_raw_event(keypress.EKeyUp,EScancodeRightArrow)
Yes, it should work. Of course it would be smarter to use a loop than just copy&pasting this 5 times
pys60 1.4.5 and 2.0.0, pygame, PyS60 CE on E90 and 5800 !
Find my pys60 extension modules on cyke64.googlepages.com
Nice work !
Did you plan to release a s60 5th version compatible ?
Best Regards,
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Dear friends
I am using pyS60 1.9.4, and I try to use keypress, but the python can't see the module. I install the python "shell and python" and the module on the C.
Anyone can help me.
And if there is another way to play DTMF tone, it will help me.
OH, ok thanks for your replay.
do any one know how to play DTMF tone using python.
Hi everyone,
I'm new in python for S60, i'm trying to make a Stress Test program in python and I need Keypress to do that.
When I install keypress with PyS60 1.9.5 and I do this :
I have this error :Code:import keypress
Someone can help me ?Code:ImportError: No module named keypress
That's because the keypress extension was made for PyS60 1.4.5. So you can use 1.4.5 or you can build keypress for 1.9.5 (perhaps using the instructions from the file PyS60_1_9_x_README.txt found in pys60-1.9.5_src.zip).
Ok, thanks for your reply, but when i'm on the pyS60-1.4.5 if i do this :
I have this error :Code:import keypress from key_codes import* keypress.simulate_key(EKeyMenu, EScancodeMenu)
Code:Program closed: Python WSERV 66
Last edited by antoine_lesavre; 2009-05-28 at 09:52.
Is your script shell signed with the SwEvent capability? It has to be in order to be able to simulate key presses.
Try this:
Code:import keypress from key_codes import * keypress.send_raw_event(keypress.EKeyDown, EScancodeMenu) keypress.send_raw_event(keypress.EKeyUp, EScancodeMenu)
dear friends
how can we use it with the new vergen 1.9.x?


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Barr-Reeve defeated Washington, 36-27, to open each team's boys basketball season Wednesday at the Hatchet House.
Washington retired the No. 40 from basketball, and Indiana University sophomore Cody Zeller was on hand with parents Steve and Lorri to represent Luke and Tyler who were busy in the National Basketball Association.
Barr-Reeve's Micah Bullock led both teams in scoring with 13 points. The game was better for Barr-Reeve than last, as the Vikings dropped a 58-48 decision to Washington before winning 20 of its next 22.
Beyond that, it wasn't a very pretty contest with two teams trying to break in new players.
"You never want to start a season with a loss," Washington coach Gene Miiller said. "But, fifty percent of the teams in Indiana will start that way. We just struggled defensively all night."
"That was pretty ugly basketball to be quite honest," Barr-Reeve coach Bryan Hughes said. "It's the first game, and both teams have a lot of kids that, I guess you could say, were playing their first varsity basketball. It was frustrating, but the end result was better than a year ago."
Barr-Reeve never trailed after Bullock and Cullen Arnold traded early three-pointers for each team. Jacob Bledsoe gave the Vikings a 5-3 lead with a field goal at the 5:14 mark.
The Vikings the scored the next six points for an 11-3 lead before Tyler Stoll stopped the early run at 3:27 of the opening period with a traditional two-pointer.
The quarter ended as it started with Bullock adding his second three-pointer to give the Vikings a 16-10 lead.
The squads combined for eight points in the second quarter, with Barr-Reeve winning 5-3.
The third wasn't much different, with Washington taking the third, 7-6, for a 27-20 Barr-Reeve lead.
The Vikings opened their largest lead at 30-20 on Bullock's third three with 7:06 to play. Colten Garland cut the gap to 30-22 and Arnold cut the lead to 30-24 with 4:12 remaining.
Arnold had a chance to bring Washington to within four with a pair of free throws at 2:47, but both missed the mark, and the Vikings put the game away.
Barr-Reeve held the ball for 1:25 until Austin Ghirardelli fouled Logan James with 1:22 to go. James hit both free throws.
Cody Milligan got a basket and a foul to cut the gap back to 32-27 with 1:07 left, but Bullock converted a basket off a steal after missing the front end of a bonus free throw.
The basket gave Barr-Reeve a 34-27 lead before James made two final free throws for the 36-27 final.
Barr-Reeve made 12 of 34 from the field and had 13 turnovers. The Hatchets made 11-35 and had 16 turnovers.
"When you shoot 11-35 and have 16 turnovers and don't get to the free throw line (Washington made one of three) those are three big stats in a ballgame. It's hard to win when you have more turnovers than field goals. We just have to get better."
Addison Wagler scored 12 points for the Vikings. Andy Garland finished with 10 for Washington. Miller said he believed Garland was, "our player of the game. He played well at both ends of the floor."
"You look at that final score, and I'm not for sure if it was really lock-down defense at both ends or bad basketball. I don't think it was lock-down defense. Both teams just struggled at the offensive end. The kids played hard. I have no problem with their effort. You just can't go periods of time without scoring the basketball like we did. We wasted away a lot of opportunities."
"We'll come back to work Friday, and try to execute better offensively," Miiller said. "We were not very patient at times and our passing was not very good. We have to do a better job of handling the basketball. It looked like the first game of a season. Hopefully, we'll get better in the second game."
Barr-Reeve won the junior varsity, 38-33.
Barr-Reeve 16-5-6-9 — 36
Washington 10-3-7-7 — 27


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NORTH COLLINS, N.Y. -- When do children feel safe on the school bus?
The North Collins Elementary School transportation department posed that question to students from second through fifth grade as part of National School Bus Safety Week a couple of years ago.
Transportation Supervisor James Hourihan said that children were encouraged to respond freely and openly. Their comments were posted in the school hallway for all to review.
Here are the most common types of responses the students gave in completing the sentence "I feel safe on my bus when ..."1. Noise level - when it's quiet.2. Where they sit and with whom - when I'm next to a big kid, when I'm in the front near the driver, when I'm seated in the middle.3. Positive social interactions - when everyone is nice to everyone else, when no one makes fun of me. 4. Contact with the outside world - when I can hear the driver talk on the radio to the school, when the radio is playing. 5. Weather - when it's sunny outside, when it's not snowing. 6. Darkness vs. daylight - when I can see and it's light. 7. Driver - when I have the same driver every day, when the driver knows the route, when the driver doesn't yell, when the driver can hear.
Hourihan noted that only one student out of the 200 who participated said that he or she never feels safe on the bus because, the student wrote, "at any given place and time, anything can happen."
Hourihan said he often looks back over the students' comments "to remind myself how everything we do as drivers and supervisors impacts the safety of our students."
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