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The Wizards next 8 games include New York, L.A. Lakers, New Jersey, Miami, Charlotte, Chicago, Houston, San Antonio and Indiana twice. This is not good. The Wizards are terrible on defense. Terrible. The Wizards could be in for an extended losing streak here.
Points Per Game Average/ Field Goal Percentage
New York- 108.0- 46.7%
L.A Lakers- 107.8- 46.5%
New Jersey- 89.7- 42.1%
Miami- 100.6- 47.1%
Charlotte- 95.1- 46.3%
Chicago- 100.0- 46.1%
Houston- 105.3- 45.7%
San Antonio- 106.9- 46.7%
Indiana- 100.5- 45.3%
The only weak offensive team here is New Jersey, but guess what? That game is on the road! You guys saw what happened with the Kings. No gimmes. Charlotte does not score a lot, but they shoot a decent percentage and have Wahington's number. The other 7 teams are pretty damn good offensively and all average triple digits. 6 of those teams 7 teams have a .500 or better record. The Wizards have not defeated a team with a .500 or better record. How many games do you think the Wizards can actually win here?

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The 33-year-old man was a patron at the park. Another visitor saw him filming the girls, who police said appeared to be ages 13-16, and told security about 3 p.m. When security tried to talk to him, he ducked into a gift shop, but then let them see his phone, which allegedly had video focused up women's skirts.
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Last month a New York judge ruled against Fox Searchlight in a lawsuit brought against them by two interns who had worked on the feature film, "Black Swan." The judge in the case ruled that the interns were entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York labor law.
For the record, I call this ruling – for lack of a better word – bullshit. This ruling is wrong on so many levels and will have a ripple effect not just through the entertainment industry but also on business as a whole. If this ruling is upheld after appeal, there will be adverse effects for all students trying to get a foot in the door, and the death of the internship as we know it…
… especially for African-American, Latino, and other minority groups.
The lawsuit in question states that the two students deserved to be compensated for their internship because the nature of work they did was the work of others who would be employed by the production, which they described as " took lunch orders, answered phones, arranged other employees' travel plans, tracked purchase orders, took out the trash and assembled office furniture."
They complained that they received no real benefit from their internship experience and should have been paid like regular employees.
But I say … they were there to learn the ropes and earn school credit. What else did they expect they would be doing? Making deals? Giving their opinion on the script? Negotiating Natalie Portman's contract?
I recently heard an interview with Eric Glatt on the radio program "The Business." Mr. Glatt, who is now studying for a law degree, talks about how he was an older intern with nothing to lose by filing this lawsuit. He calls these internships "wage theft." The thing he fails to realize is that his lawsuit is going to cause thousands of students to miss out on opportunities. Instead of hiring people as he predicts, production companies are simply going to let internships go away. No producer wants to add another line item to the budget unnecessarily, nor court the chance of a possible lawsuit.
Studios and producers are not going to go out of their way to bring in new blood, especially if they have to pay for it.
As a graduate student at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, I completed an internship at age 41 for Eleven Arts, a Japanese distribution and production company.
While there, I answered phones, took out trash, watched films and gave feedback, assisted with translations, wrote press releases, booked airline tickets, posted fliers for upcoming films, and even delivered film prints to theatres. I received course credit, which was all documented with my school's internship office. So after being on the writing staff of a major network television show (one of the most highly-acclaimed shows ever) AND making my own feature film, I still took an internship to earn my MFA. I came to the table with almost two decades of experience and I had no expectation of compensation. I learned a lot, put a lot into it, and developed new skills in the process. For me, it was a positive experience.
Internships for decades have been a rite of passage for many in the entertainment industry looking for an opportunity to learn about the business firsthand. I agree with the statement on the Chapman University website (my graduate school) that reads: "an internship can increase your understanding of a chosen field, enhance your academic experience, expand your network and provide you with a new perspective beyond the classroom."
There is a six-factor test by The Labor Department to determine whether an internship should be unpaid - employers are supposed to make sure that an internship is similar to what is given in an educational environment, be for the benefit of the intern, not displace regular employees, do work that is not of immediate advantage to the employer, not give any expectation of job, nor any understanding of entitlement to wages.
This would be all well and good in an ideal world, but the reality is, if you are interning on a film production you are fortunate to be there, period. They don't need you as an extra body observing the inner working of the production. They need folks who are going to get into the trenches and get their hands dirty otherwise you are wasting space. So if asked to take a lunch order, take out trash, or even take a purchase order, do the job and make yourself indispensable. Prima donnas need not apply, young padawan.
At first blush, it seems as though the ruling in the Fox Searchlight case may have now opened the floodgates – just recently a group of interns with "Saturday Night Live," "Charlie Rose," Hearst Magazines, and MSNBC have all filed suits or class actions against those various entities. If these rulings are upheld, many more companies will stop their internship programs and simply no longer participate, and more and more students seeking an opportunity to break in will no longer be afforded a shot.
I shudder to think how this will impact government internships or the Congressional Page Program - more closed doors, especially for minority students who do not have access or contacts.
As a friend and recent film school graduate, Gregory Goyins, said succinctly, "What they've done is shut one of the last remaining doorways that levels that playing field for everyone – by demanding to be paid in exchange for a body of unqualified work, they have destroyed a time-honored tradition, a rite of passage in our industry."
As a college professor at Morgan State University, I wrote a few letters of recommendation for students seeking internships. They were pursuing an opportunity to learn more about their chosen crafts. It is often said students of color usually have to work twice as hard as their white counterparts to break into non-traditional professions. Many of these students are not afraid to put in the work and look forward to internships as a pathway towards experience. If this ruling is upheld, I don't know how many students will follow this and other career paths if they know breaking in just got that much harder - or damn near impossible.
Darryl Wharton-Rigby is an advisor, screenwriter, playwright, director, and professor. He taught at Morgan State University and has written for NBC, BET, and MTV. He wrote and directed the award-winning feature film "Detention". With more than 20 years in film, television, and theatre he embodies a wealth of knowledge in story development, pre-production, production, and post-production. He is working on two books, "Suspicious," an anthology of stories about racial profiling and "The Lazy Filmmakers Guide: Creating Cinematic Capital," which discusses independent filmmaking strategies with personal anecdotes. He currently lives in Japan and now working on a documentary, Don Doko Don: The Yamakiya Taiko Club Story, about a group of young drummers displaced due to high levels of radiation in their community from the failed nuclear plant. You can follow him on Twitter @whartonrigby.
NotSureHowIFeelAboutThis | January 22, 2014 12:39 PM
I don't think unpaid internships are a big deal, I've had several before being hired by one of the places I interned at, and I always learned something. However, if I'm 41 and still doing unpaid work, I will consider that a failure at life. It would be the equivalent of still living with my parents.
Rae Varner | January 10, 2014 10:48 PM
How is taking lunch orders, "learning the ropes?"
QuestionsBeforeActions | January 10, 2014 11:32 AM
Yes, this will cause a problem for those wishing to gain experience and build their resumes.
But please understand that today, the majority of internships are used to benefit the company and exploit the intern under the guise of "industry experience." Often, these unpaid internships brag about connections and possible opportunities for applicants, only to leave them with nothing at the end. This would be fine, if it wasn't so common these days to see hard-working students with 7 or 8 internships on their resume, but no job or compensation to speak of. Yes, they chose to do these internships knowing the job economy, but they chose them as an investment in their career. These investments are drying up, and companies, even the smaller ones who can't afford to pay, need to take more responsibility and thought when using free labor, or it is SLAVERY.
JL | January 10, 2014 10:59 AM
I agree - the author of this post is a complete tool with no clue how exploitive the business has become.
Miguel | July 29, 2013 1:27 PM
Hi Darryl... for some reason your comment box won't post my response. So here is my response on our Movienomics.com blog. Thanks for opening this dialogue.
Miguel | July 29, 2013 1:26 PM
Hi Darryl... for some reason your comment box won't post my response. So here is my response on our Movienomics.com blog. Thanks for opening this dialogue.
Miguel | July 29, 2013 1:26 PM
Hi Darryl... for some reason your comment box won't post my response. So here is my response on our Movienomics.com blog. Thanks for opening this dialogue.
Miguel | July 29, 2013 1:26 PM
Hi Darryl... for some reason your comment box won't post my response. So here is my response on our Movienomics.com blog. Thanks for opening this dialogue.
Miguel | July 29, 2013 1:26 PM
Hi Darryl... for some reason your comment box won't post my response. So here is my response on our Movienomics.com blog. Thanks for opening this dialogue.
Miguel | July 29, 2013 1:25 PM
Hi Darryl... for some reason your comment box won't post my response. So here is my response on our Movienomics.com blog. Thanks for opening this dialogue.
Miguel | July 29, 2013 1:25 PM
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Miguel | July 29, 2013 1:25 PM
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AK47 | July 15, 2013 11:38 AM
The author of this article is an older person completing internships after already having years of actual paid experience and career success. Therefore, the author hasn't a clue as to how difficult it is for young people to get by in this new economy. For those of us in creative fields, it is more difficult than ever to even qualify as middle class. Author, you have what we need in order to survive, so we take experience wherever we can get it. But we also have something your lot desperately wants. Always two there are - a master and an apprentice. Tsk tsk, old padawan, for you have completely missed the point. Without the skill of today's youth to adapt quickly to ever-changing technology, a pattern we grew up with, our elders are at a loss. So, some of them exploit the 20 and even 30-somethings and call it a "rite of passage" - a passé statement at best and willful greed at worst. I have completed several internships, and none of them simply required me to take out the trash. All of them were multi-faceted and my assignments were matched to my skill. None of them paid well, but none of them were unpaid. Take heed, old padawan. Always in motion is the future, and we are your future.
Amy Thurlow | July 11, 2013 6:23 PM
Except that internships don't level the playing field. Part of the problem is that real, paying jobs are being replaced by internships. Being a PA used to be an entry level job, now it takes years of experience and building connections to be able to get the coffee for someone. There are companies that have hoards of interns and no assistants. So, if you want to 'get your foot in the door', mommy and daddy or your credit card has to finance your unpaid work. Instead of leveling the playing field this creates a class bias where if you don't have the cash to be able to support being an unpaid intern, you can't make it in the industry.
Just because you had one good experience, doesn't mean that your experience reflects the industry as a whole.
Troy | July 10, 2013 1:51 PM
Did you creatives know that major college football consistently reviews better ratings and larger viewing audiences on Saturday afternoon than all most all prime time television. If college athletes were to receive proper credits for appearing in 10 live national broadcasts they would warrant executive like pay. However older people somehow believe their unvalauable formative years means that young people nowadays who generate wealth for establish power systems only akin to slave labor and sweat shops, that getting an education is better than being solvent. Your gonna die in debt so everybody after you should too. White kids suing greedy people means that black kids won't get to learn hard lesson. Here is a hard lesson Cam Newton generated more money for the state of Alabama than all the actors and films made there ever in one football season.
Terri | July 9, 2013 8:06 PM
This from the Atlantic June 19 "The common defense of the unpaid internship is that, even if the role doesn't exactly pay, it will pay off eventually in the form of a job. Turns out, the data suggests that defense is wrong, at least when it comes to college students.
For three years, the National Association of Colleges and Employers has asked graduating seniors if they've received a job offer and if they've ever had either a paid or unpaid internship. And for three years, it's reached the same conclusion: Unpaid internships don't seem to give college kids much of a leg up when it comes time to look for employment.
This year, NACE queried more than 9,200 seniors from February through the end of April. They found that 63.1 percent of students with a paid internship under their belt had received at least one job offer. But only 37 percent of former unpaid interns could say the same -- a negligible 1.8 percentage points more than students who had never interned."
NO BRAINER | July 9, 2013 6:59 PM
I agree. The ruling is horrible. Another hit for the movie industry.
Rik | July 9, 2013 5:19 PM
I'm glad you're glad they won their lawsuit. umm, how is that going to lead to interns getting more REAL exposure to actual filmmaking? In an industry which routinely employs MBAs (with the skill and ability to Actually contribute something to a company) as Mailroome employees? Will an intern's worth magically be recognized now that some litigious ex-intern won a suit? I guess this should be expected: we're in the age of Hyper-Capitalism, when everyone wants to just get paid. I just can't see how this will lead to more opportunity, or payment, for film-industry interns.
BluTopaz | July 9, 2013 5:01 PM
I totally agree with Jubilance, Mimi and Bryant. My unpaid internships have run the gamut from being asked to edit a piece (which was great), to having to clean a studio and other assorted menial stuff. Sure the theory is that you will "learn the ropes", which is hard to do when impromptu production and editing meetings are held while you are shlepping hard drives/equipment/etc. around the city because your bosses are too cheap to pay a courier. No one expects to be shot calling as an intern, but when you compare how this level of employment fares so much better in other industries it highlights what this serfdom is really about: kissing above the line ass with no pay, and no chance of having substantial material to put on a resume/demo reel. A hiring manager for a paying job wants to see your skills as a professional, and many of these internships are not providing that experience; PLUS you're not getting paid.
Many larger companies now are requiring interns to be enrolled in school full time so they can obtain credits as compensation. So for an internship with Time Warner for ex:, you have to have a full school work load AND be able to work for free 3-4 days per week. It's a messed up system, and I'm glad these guys won their lawsuit.
Jubilance | July 9, 2013 3:41 PM
As a college student in engineering, I completed 3 internships, all paid and paid well. I truly don't understand the concept of unpaid internships, and I would never have done one. I would never encourage my child to do one. I get that's the way that some industries work, but it seems to me to be a way to string students/recent grads along and get them to do menial tasks for free. So many recent grads have spoken of completing unpaid internships and still failing to get their foot in the door in the industry or companyIn each of my internships, I made meaningful contributions to the company, and 1 summer I did work which led to a patent for the company. Its possible to give students meaningful assignments so that they gain skills while also giving them some type of compensation.
Mimi | July 9, 2013 2:20 PM
I agree with Bryant. I am familar with a number of internship programs (in government and education). Generally speaking, more financially secure students (most often white and upper middle class) were taking advantage of the unpaid internship programs, while the students of color often were often taking more advantage of paid programs. Internship programs should benefit students, they should not just be free labor for companies. The work that the students do should really be focused on helping the students gain exposure to an industry. Often, students have to pay for those credits that they get for their internship. I know that I would not want to pay hundreds, if not thousands of dollars to learn how to take out trash. I doubt internship programs will end due to this ruling. Its really just a case of making sure that interns are involved in meaningful work.
Bryant | July 9, 2013 1:42 PM
Hmph. What's interesting is that he argues this is the death of opportunities for minority students to entertainment industry. But the flip side of the coin is that it's internships that can keep lower class minority students OUT of the entertainment industry as well. People who can't afford to work for free have a harder time getting internships, because they need to income to make it by.
The problem is...complicated all around.


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OL- They protected Brady nicely All game
Ridley- He looked good on the touches they gave him
Gronk- He is still beastly. So far no one can stop him
Welker- He was the reason we had a semblance of an offense.
Everything else. And I mean everything.
Okay, I suppose people would want to hear my thoughts on the defensive performance. I will look at everything objectively.
First off, at halftime, we led a 21-10 lead (21-0 after the first I think...?). In the first half, Brady had 3 TDs and 1 INT. The defense did good in the first half. As did the offense. The second half was the story so far of all 3 teams the Bill's played: a complete collapse. Yes, all 3 teams that faced the Bills collapsed in the second half. In the second half, Brady threw 2 TDs, and 3 INTs. The defense, taking into account of 2 INTs (one was an INT that went in for a TD......), it still doesn't excuse their performance against the Bills. Johnson and whats his name at the #2 WR spot for the Bills had their way with Bodden and sometimes McCourty but mostly Bodden. Our defense gave up points to an arguable very good Bill's offense, BUT it's hard to blame the defense in the second half, when you look at our performance on offense.
Lets look at our offensive performance in both halves:
1st half- TD, TD, Punt, Punt, TD, INT. Pretty good.
Lets look at the second half:
2nd half- INT, Field Goal, Punt, INT, INT, TD
Um.... what happened offense? I mean, yes, we can blame our defense right? Lets look at our defense in the second half alone:
2nd half- Punt, TD, Punt, Punt, TD, Field Goal (last few seconds)
Our defense gave our offense the opportunities to build the lead up. Honestly, I put this game MOSTLY on the offense. Our offensive performance was INEXCUSABLE and our defense could not hang on despite giving our offense the opportunities to score after stopping the Bills. Overall bad performance on all fronts, but hopefully Brady has 0 INTs the rest of the way. I still think the pats can go 14-2, 12-4 at the least. Lets see how they bounce back from this, despite facing my other favorite team, The Raiders. lol
Side note: The Bills have a very good team. I have said this many times since last year, and now we all see it fully what they can do. Miami may be the bottom feeders now, and the Bills could push the Jets for the #2 spot (of course I still think the Pats can win the division).


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Since Gabe and I may have been the only ones in the country to even care (besides the filmmakers and their families of course), it's time to put this disaster of a reality show to bed for good. Despite the preening and idiotic banter of hostess/spokesmodel/Gary Marshall lust-object Adrianna Costa, and typical technical snafu of internet votes not getting counted due to a systems crash or some nonsense after Part 1 of the season finale aired last Tuesday (was this show cursed or what?), they somehow still managed to receive "a record number" of votes via telephone and text messages to determine a winner of the $1 million production deal at Dreamworks--and at least they got that right!
Congratulations to FSU Film School grad and Florida Film Festival veteran Will Bigham! To emerge from this 12,000 submissions competition with a considerable production deal, an office at Dreamworks, and Steven Spielberg as you new boss is a terrific achievement. From his very first film (LUCKY PENNY) to his last (THE YES MEN), with stops for a brain surgery comedy, a dog swallowing it's owner's glass eye film noir, and a touching romance between two office lamps (an homage to Pixar?) among others, Will's work was consistently imaginative, charming, clever, and often very, very funny with a silent film comedy sensibility. He is clearly a talented man with a lot of stories to tell--I'm excited for his future as a filmmaker, and not at all embarrassed to say I was rooting for him all the way.
Now can someone explain why they went through all the trouble and expense of creating one-sheets for every film in the final weeks, yet hardly ever showed them to the TV audience? I sure hope the studio audience got a good look cause I didn't--one of the many things that got progresively more annoying as the show went on. But at least Fox didn't pull it before they finished...
Bill | August 23, 2007 7:14 AM
I have to admit that -- despite it being a TERRIBLE show -- I was hooked on this series. Why? Because it was fun to watch talented, struggling directors make new films each week and see what they came up with. What a great learning experience! Many of the final 10 or so directors were quite talented and it was an awful shame that apparently (what I assume to be) the young white male voting base could not stomach any minority or female filmmakers.
Definite congratulations to Will, but I hope that many of the finalists will have career boost by their exposure here.
Now, if only the show's producers could show half as much creativity as the contestants!
gabe | August 23, 2007 6:41 AM
"...o determine a winner of the $1 million production deal at Dreamworks--and at least they got that right!"
Except the million dollars will be paid in Reeses Pieces.
I also heard a rumor that the OTL anit-climactic ending with Spielberg himself (the proverbial money shot) meeting the winner at the gates of Dreamworks was pre-recorded, which begs the question--did the OTL producers pre-record all 3 finalists meeting Spielberg? Or just the one? And is that why the climax fell so flat?


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The Epicurean Foodhall has just been taken down about ten rungs on the ladder of sophistication by the opening of Burdock's chipper, right out at the front on Liffey Street.
They've ruined the tasteful grey shopfront that was there with their nasty green illuminated signage complete with paddywhackery flags.
Doesn't the Foodhall have any control over who takes outlets? I know it must stay in business, but fake traditional chips (different people run Burdock's now, using the name) do not constitute gourmet food.
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What is erectile dysfunction?
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a condition that affects a man's ability to get and sustain an erection that leads to positive sexual experiences. Although most men do encounter trouble having an erection from time to time, the problem is not generally thought to be ED unless the symptoms are consistent for 3 months or more.
What does ED have to do with diabetes?
According to the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA), erectile dysfunction (ED) is common for men who have diabetes. Often, it's the first symptom that men may notice and the one that leads them to the doctor in the first place. Only after they have sought medical help for ED do they also receive a diagnosis of diabetes. Fifty percent of men with diabetes will suffer from ED within 10 years of diagnosis.
How does diabetes cause ED?
The same elevated blood glucose levels that cause blood vessel and nerve damage in other parts of the body can also lead to complications in blood flow and nerve damage to the penis.
Heart disease and diabetes are often linked together because coronary artery damage is a complication of diabetes as well. Coronary artery disease can affect sexual function on its own, but erectile dysfunction is nine times as likely in men who suffer with both coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes, than men who have diabetes without the addition of CAD. Erectile dysfunction is so prevalent in both coronary artery disease and diabetes, that it could be considered a risk factor for both. If a man is suffering from ED, his doctor should suggest screening for CAD and diabetes.
Factors that can lead to ED:
The longer a man has had diabetes, the more likely he will suffer from ED. Also if blood glucose levels have not been well controlled throughout the illness, blood vessel and nerve damage will be greater. Complications of accompanying heart disease such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol can also affect ED. A man with diabetes who also smokes increases his risk of developing ED.
Commonly prescribed medications and ED
People with diabetes frequently take medications to lower blood pressure. Some common prescription blood pressure medications are known to cause ED, such as some diuretics and beta blockers. Certain antidepressants also can cause ED. Discuss your medications with your doctor, if ED is a concern. Sometimes different medications can be prescribed that don't have ED as a side effect.
Medications that treat erectile dysfunction
Prescription medications such as Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra are used to treat ED. All three of these medications work the same way, by helping increase blood flow to the penis. This helps erectile function and enables a man to have and sustain an erection during sexual intimacy. The medications are taken a half hour before sex and the effects can last from 4 to 5 hours. These drugs do have some serious side effects so talk over this option with your doctor, and make sure that he or she knows your entire medical history and all other medications that you take.
"Complications: Diabetes and Men's Sexual Health." Sept. 2006. Canadian Diabetes Association. 18 May 2007.
Lakin, MD, Milton. "Erectile Dysfunction." Endocrinolgy Med Index. 18 Apr 2005. The Cleveland Clinic. 18 May 2007.
Stafano Giordanetti, M.D.; Emanuela De Amici, M.D.; Gianandrea Bertone, M.D.; Colomba Falcone, M.D.; Diego Geroldi, M.D.; Pietro Fratino, M.D.; Sebastiano Solerte, M.D.; and Adriana Garzaniti, M.D., "Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetic Men May Predict Silent Heart Disease." Live and Learn. 21 Jun 2004. American Heart Association. 18 May 2007.
"Possible Side Effects of Drugs That Lower Blood Pressure." Live and Learn. American Heart Association. 18 May 2007.
"Erectile Dysfunction." National Kidney and Urologic Disease Information Clearinghouse. Sept. 2005. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 18 May 2007.


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Women's Cross Country Team 3rd in Season Opener
Saturday, September 03, 2005
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FORT MYERS, Fla – The Florida Gulf Coast University women's cross country team opened its 2005 season with a third place finish at the Saint Leo Invitational 5-K at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City on Friday night.
Tampa placed its five top runners in the top-nine to take home the team title. Florida Southern had five runners in the top-12 to finish second. FGCU outdistanced Rollins College to place third, its second highest team finish in school history. The Eagles were second in this event in 2004.
Junior Katy Steffan led a contingent of five Eagles in the top-22 with a 13th place finish (20:52). Right behind was sophomore Cadie Sly in 14th (20:56). Freshman April Ward was third for FGCU in 18th overall (21:37). Junior Lindsey Garven ran 21st (22:55) while freshman Cindy Watson was 22nd (23:18) to complete the Eagles team scoring.
Freshman Lyndsey Kelly placed 25th (23:26) while freshman Marie Scarpantonio was 26th (23:28).
Allison Mascas of Tampa completed the course in 17:51 to take individual honors. Jael Koch and Rachel Anderson of Florida Southern were second and third, respectively.
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The cast of Jersey Boys at the AT&T Performing Arts Center shares this coveted meatball recipe.
A "Whole-lotta" fresh bread crumbs (about 1 1/2 cups)
About 1 cup milk (warm)
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground pork or veal
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
STEP 1 Remove all jewelry, especially rings - wash hands.
STEP 2 Soak bread crumbs in warm milk for a few minutes.
STEP 3 Add the remaining ingredients and combine with jewelry free, clean hands.
STEP 4 Roll mixture into sizable balls (about 2 inches in diameter).
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TUCSON, Ariz. –Numerous members of the Arizona football team, and defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel, were awarded national weekly honors on Sunday and Monday. The Wildcats upset then-No. 5 Oregon, 42-16, Saturday at Arizona Stadium. UA sits at 7-4 overall and 4-4 in Pac-12 play.
College Football Performance Awards named junior Ka'Deem Carey the national running back of the week. He rushed 48 times for 206 yards and four touchdowns in Arizona's 42-16 win over the Ducks. He broke three Arizona records – carries in a game (48, replacing his own record of 39 from Oct. 19, 2013 vs. Utah), career rushing yards (3,913 yards, replacing Trung Canidate's record of 3,824 yards set 1996-99) and career total touchdowns (49, replacing Art Luppino's record of 48 set 1953-56). Carey's 48 rushes are the most by any FBS player this season, breaking Tyler Gaffney's (Stanford) total.
Senior quarterback B.J. Denker and sophomore punter Drew Riggleman earned CFPA Honorable Mention honors at their respective positions. Denker was nothing short of efficient on Saturday, completing 19 of his 22 attempted passes (with no interceptions or sacks) for 178 yards and two touchdowns. He also carried the ball 14 times for 102 yards. He averaged 7.3 yards per carry. Denker finished with a pass efficiency rating of 184.33, the second-best single-game performance of his career (214.46 vs. Colorado last season).
Riggleman punted just three times on Saturday vs. Oregon but was accurate and strong with a long of 48 and an average of 44.7 yards per kick. He totaled 134 yards and landed one inside the 20-yard line. The Ducks managed only 18 punt-return yards.
Athlon Sports named Ka'Deem Carey its Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, Scooby Wright its Pac-12 Freshman of the Week and Casteel its Pac-12 Coordinator of the Week.
Wright intercepted the first pass of his young collegiate career on one of the most exciting plays of the college football season when Shaquille Richardson dove out of bonds and tipped a Marcus Mariota pass into Wright's awaiting hands. Wright's turnover led the Cats to their first of six touchdown drives. The freshman linebacker finished the game with six tackles, including one for a loss of 12 yards. He also ran for 13 return yards after his interception to start the game.
Guided by Casteel in his second season with the Wildcats, Arizona's defense put together its most complete performance since head coach Rich Rodriguez and staff arrived at UA. Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota entered the game without throwing an interception in 285 pass attempts this season but threw two on Saturday against the Wildcats. UA has intercepted 15 passes this season, its most in a single campaign since totaling 16 in 2008.
The Wildcats also forced two fumbles, recovering one, for a plus-3 turn- over margin. UA also had a plus-3 turnover margin against NAU on Aug. 30 this season. UA's defense held Oregon to its lowest point total of the season (16) and the lowest since Nov. 17, 2012, against Stanford (14-17 loss). UA's defense limited Oregon to 1-for-5 on third-down conversion attempts in the first half. The Ducks finished 6-for-12 but were 1-for-3 on fourth-down attempts. The Wildcats were 11-of-16 on third downs.
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|Sen. Katie Stine reviews Kentucky congressional week
The Senate continued working hard this week passing bills addressing healthcare, the state's debt, school safety, economic development, and the justice system. Without further ado, let's dive right in.
Senate Bill 3 allows for a Christian medical-needs sharing program to return to Kentucky after being rejected last year by the Kentucky Department of Insurance. This insurance-like program has helped hundreds of people in our state afford health insurance and even qualifies as certified coverage under the federal Affordable Healthcare Act. There are three such programs in Kentucky.
Senate Bill 43 allows for greater access to healthcare by the general population by making it easier for physician's assistants to work in Kentucky rather than graduating from our schools and then leaving the state. We have many areas here that are medically under-served and these medical professionals fill a real need in our communities.
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Wednesday evening is the annual Spokane Catalyst Awards ceremony. In honor of the event Office Hours on Wednesday will host a Catalyst Trivia Contest. Some nifty award will be given to the winner, nearly as good as (and perhaps more valuable than) a Catalyst.
The nominees cover several categories listed below. The awards start at 4:30 p.m. at McCarthey Athletic Center, at Gonzaga University. Dr. Thayne McCullogh, the new president of GU, will take a role.
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Favorite Quilting Books
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We all have favorite, tried and true books that we return time and again. I thought that I'd share some of my favorites. My book buying habits lean towards resources rather than trendy and new. Don't get me wrong, I love the newest hip books. I just wanted to explain some of my possibly strange book choices. *grin* And, if you find any of them interesting, you can check out their full descriptions at my new aStore. For easy reference, I've also made a page at the top to my favorite books.
Okay… so, where to start? I have knitting books, quilting books, sewing books, and baking books. I love to bake bread. It doesn't always turn out fabulous, but when it does… There is nothing like fresh bread out of the oven.
Maybe we should start with quilting books since I've been in a quilt finishing mood lately.
Passionate Patchwork was the very first Kaffe Fassett book I bought. It took me awhile to warm up to his style and this book did it. When his books and fabrics first started appearing in quilt shops they were a little ahead of their time.
This book has some good examples of how to achieve his style without always using his fabrics. That's what attracted me to this particular book of his.
While we are on the topic of Kaffe Fassett, I also love his Museum Quilts book. I really enjoy quilt history and his interpretation of antique quilts is interesting. If you like quilt history, you may like this book too.
The technical ability required to make the quilts in this book range from the very simple to the very complex, so there is something for everyone.
If quilting the quilt top interests you, Machine Quilting Made Easy is considered the best place to start. There are practice lessons in the front of the book to perfect the technique of straight-line quilting with a walking foot as well as free-motion quilting. The end of the book has extensive charts with types of threads and the needles and tension settings that Maurine found most successful.
And, if you ever get to take a class from her, it's totally worth it!
Quilting Makes the Quilt is an amazing book! The first time I saw this book, I was fascinated. Lee Cleland makes each quilt 4 times and quilts each one differently. It's amazing to see how important the quilting is in setting the mood of your quilt. I refer to this book all the time for inspiration.
A Fine Line by Melody Crust and Heather Waldron Tewell demonstrates how to audition and test out different quilting options before you actually put needle and thread to fabric. I refer to this book often for inspiration as well. Sometimes the finishing is the hardest part to quilt design. And if you get the chance to take a class from either of these of these ladies, do it!
Okay, that's all I can manage today. But I will periodically take a short look at more of my favorite books on my bookshelf. There are a quite a few good ones out there!


text: So, I'm finally getting around to adding a Syracuse tattoo, so I figured I'd leave it up to my fellow Orangemen to help me decide which design to use. Here's a collage of the options. They're all rough initial ideas, so feel free to offer suggestions and be sure to vote for your favorite. I'm partial to the classic designs myself, mainly because I'm going to be using this to cover an older tattoo. But a critique or two never hurt anything.


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I don't get it
Forward Montana has been the hot topic of Montana blogs of late. It's a little odd, considering the main accusation with any actual substance is an anonymous comment. That comment is somewhat vague, directly contradicted by Matt (and no actual evidence has been offered by those making the same accusation), and seems mainly focused on relating a story about Matt being less than professional. It's not impressive.
But what if it were all true? What if Forward Montana was actually largely funded by George Soros? What does that mean? It means a guy with a lot of money who funds progressive causes gave them money. Wait, that didn't come out so sinister. Assuming the money was given legally and was disclosed as required by law, it isn't.
I realize people don't like his politics, but the hysteria is ridiculous. If you want to claim it makes FM a tool of some left-wing machine, take a look at what they're doing. Really, if you dislike something Forward Montana is doing, by all means attack them. Carol attacks them for turning out people late to the polls. My goodness, how evil. It's the right track, but it's still weak.
To sum it all up, here's what I've seen:
Accusation: FM is funded by George Soros.
Evidence: Random anonymous guy on the Internet says so.
Accusation: FM is a left-wing front group for out of state interests.
Evidence: They brought college kids to the polls late in 2006.
Accusation: FM's funding is somehow shady.
Evidence: I'm not sure, but it seems to be based on anonymous guy's comment and ideological or partisan disagreement with Matt.
I miss anything? I'm really not impressed.
Bozeman residents
Some of us are apparently rather dense. My brother explains.
Happy (belated) birthday, Earth!
That's right, Earth is 6,011 years old as of two days ago.
I heard Roger Koopman threw a big party around here, but my invitation must have been lost in the mail.
You've…had someone take unauthorized control!
OneNewsNow had a poll asking which GOP candidate was the true conservative candidate in the race. Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul dominated, each of whom nearly quintupled the rest of the candidates. That, however, is not the most interesting part. The disclaimer at the bottom is:
NOTE: Websites supporting the following candidates linked directly to our homepage during the roughly 24-hour period this poll was active, encouraging their supporters to vote in the poll: Ron Paul (1,116 referrals), Mike Huckabee (154), Fred Thompson (151), Duncan Hunter (29). In addition, numerous blogs apparently did the same, although we were unable to determine their affiliation. One particular website — RonPaulForums.com — carried the message: "time to pwn a poll at a christian right's newsite" and directed supporters to the poll. "Pwn" — a misspelling of "own" — is a term originating from the gaming world, meaning basically "to take unauthorized control of."
Sounds a little like they're claiming the polls was hacked, doesn't it? Especially when, if you look at the Wikipedia entry on pwn (yes, there's a Wikipedia entry for everything), they're using the older hacker definition explained in the etymology section, rather than the correct one (in this context) in the opening paragraph.
I'm chalking this up to the combination of old people and technology, but it's still amusing.
I guess this means Huckabee is considered the conservative candidate in the race by the type of people who are aware of OneNewsNow by an impressive margin. Also, fundamentalists don't know what pwn means and Ron Paul supporters do. Valuable lessons.
And the coveted Chuck Norris endorsement goes to…
Mike Huckabee! (via Montana Headlines)
Judging by past Norris columns, this is a little like the crazy guy on the street corner endorsing you. Except the crazy guy can't kick your ass.
It still seems inexplicable to me that Chuck Norris has a column. I know it's on WND and all, but still.
I eventually need to write up the rest of Democratic candidates, don't I? At least Obama and Edwards. Those two should be the most interesting, because I've leaned toward Obama for a while now and I have serious, mostly unsubstantiated, misgivings about Edwards.
Montana embarrassments
There's a poll going on over at the Big Sky Blog, where you can vote for the most embarrassing Montana…moments, I guess? It has all the crazy people (the Freemen militia people and the Unabomber), the environmental disasters (asbestos in Libby and the Berkeley Pit) and various other disasters (Ryan Leaf).
While people like Kaczynski and the Freemen are probably the most actually embarrassing, there impact was smaller than other events. So I went with W.R. Grace and the asbestos contamination of Libby (twenty miles from where I went to high school). Hundreds are dead because of it and more will succumb to asbestos related diseases in the future.
That's a new one
Did you know you Richard Dawkins wants to kill his father? It's right there in his book.
A failure of reading comprehension as seen through the lens of a crackpot. How could something hilarious not come out of that?
Crazy Christians for a Mormon
The chancellor of Bob Jones University has endorsed Mitt Romney.
Is it over now? Romney's problem up until now has been whether he'll get the support of the religious Right, seeing as it's really the Christian Right. If someone like Bob Jones III can endorse him, I would think most of the Christian Right can get behind him.
I can't decide whether this is a good or bad thing. The other leading contender is Guiliani, who'd be ridiculously bad on civil liberties and foreign policy, but probably wouldn't piss me off on social issues. Romney will piss me off on social issues and foreign policy-wise he's probably just as bad as Guiliani. Then again, maybe not.
Guiliani is the preferred candidate of Christopher Hitchens, by the way. That's not surprising, but damn it's disappointing.
The Turkey genocide resolution
Do we really need this? It's a strange issue that's resurfaced lately. As far as I know, no reputable historian believes the Ottoman empire didn't commit genocide against the Armenians. Seeing as it has no bearing on current events and will antagonize an ally we'll probably need in the future (unless the government is taken over by Islamists, after which it won't matter) it seems like a bad idea.
I haven't really figured out why Pelosi is pushing this, either. Does her district have a large Armenian population? I suppose it could be a roundabout way to restrict the war in Iraq, but that seems colossally stupid and irresponsible.


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Here's some other things we could do:
1. Trade Gordon for a SP or CF and let Callaspo/Aviles/Fields duke it out for the job or a platoon. The downside is that Gordon may not net anything better than Gardner or Pie.
2. Offer Brian Giles a major league deal. He wouldn't cost much and could possibly net us something at the deadline. If he can bounce back (I think he will), RF is solved.
3. Guillen DH's for Betancourt on Greinke starts. I'm serious, a happy Zack is a good thing and I could care less about Yuni's feelings.
4. Use Hoch and Davies as relievers. I know this has been suggested but I mention it because it's an important move.
5. Bat Jason Kendall second. He will be the most useful when he has the opportunity to move runners (but I will refrain from making a "too bad he plays for the Royals" style joke).


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The first 150 dads visiting TopGolf Alexandria on Van Dorn Street will be able to hit some balls free-of-charge simply by mentioning 'Dads' on FOX.
Golfers will also get a sneak peek at the new comedy and head home with their very own dads-branded golf balls.
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|The Inspiration: A Toronto Raccoon, photo by Michael Pettit
We enjoyed ourselves and hope you'll enjoy listening in, so to speak. There is something for everyone: Raccoons (so cute!); history of psychology and the human sciences (so cerebral!); Canadian institutions for HOS (so interdisciplinary!); and even a few musings on the intersection of HOS with environmental science (so relevant to the discussion Lukas introduced here!)


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A group of international and Kenyan scientists believe they may have discovered a new mammal species in a Kenyan forest near the Somali border.
The world has a new alliance to save vanishing frogs, toads and salamanders.
Rare images of an African animal so elusive that it was once believed to be mythical have been released.
At least 21 dolphins died after swimming up Percuil River near Falmouth, England. ITN's Sue Saville reports.
Initial post-mortem examinations on some of the 26 dolphins found dead in southwestern England this week fail to explain why the animals swam ashore in Britain's biggest mass stranding of marine animals for nearly 30 years, scientists said Thursday.
An endangered and secretive animal rarely seen in the wild has been caught on camera in West Africa.
Experts say the whale which got stranded in the Thames in London died from a combination of factors including severe dehydration.
It's a whale of a tale -- a bottle-nosed whale swimming up the River Thames past Big Ben and Parliament as rows of worried Londoners looked on.
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