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By Beau Wicker Pharos-Tribune
---- — TWELVE MILE — Lawns have been lush with all of the rainfall this year.
So the lawnmower racers were well-prepared and ready to put on a show for the 50th annual Twelve Mile 500 Thursday at Plank Hill Park.
Two youngsters and an old-timer ended up taking the checkered flags at the Greatest Spectacle in Mowing.
John Troyer, who's been around since push reel mowers were in vogue, won the Super Stock division. Meanwhile, Purdue University student Cole Calloway won the Briggs division, and Peru High School student Darren Ulerick took the Modified division.
The Super Stock race had the most entertaining finish. In fact when it ended Troyer wasn't even sure he had won.
Troyer and his nephew John Troyer trailed by nearly a full lap on the last lap when the co-leaders got tangled up, causing a red flag and one more lap.
Troyer ended up passing his nephew during the extra lap to take home his third straight win in the event.
"When we crossed that finish line I really didn't think I'd won," Troyer said. "I knew it was a possibility; I really didn't think I had won.
"Wow, it was a wild finish and fun. It's kind of unfortunate for the guys that were a lap ahead of us. I've been there."
The Troyers are members of the First Family of Mowing, and this time an elder statesman won.
"He had a minor mechanical problem which I did not know," Troyer said. "He was still running real good laps despite that. He ran a real good race."
Troyer is slowly but surely catching up to his brother Randy's record of 10 Twelve Mile titles.
Randy finished fourth in the Briggs division and 12th in the Modified division Thursday and is in a bit of a championship drought.
"I'm not sure what his problem is," John Troyer said. "I think he's pretty much just an old geezer."
Calloway, 19, is a Pioneer grad and is entering his sophomore year at Purdue, where he's an agricultural systems manager major. His winning ride Thursday in the Briggs division went about as smoothly as possible.
"I took it easy the first part of the race," he said. "I ended up getting by a few people and kept my black flags down and watched my speed.
"I was first or second through the first part of the race and took the lead for good about halfway through. Three-quarters through I got a pretty good lead."
It was Calloway's fourth running in the event. He finished third last year. He said he didn't do anything special this time around.
"No, my machine is a pretty basic model. There are some pretty fancy ones, but mine was only a couple hundred dollars. Cheap and basic was the winning ticket," he said.
Calloway wanted to thank Brad Wilson for helping him build his motor. He added he plans on competing at Twelve Mile for many years to come.
"It's a good Fourth of July tradition," he said.
The Modified division has almost no restrictions in regards to engines, transmissions, fuel, etc. Ulerick had the best mower in the field and led almost the entire way in a dominating performance.
Ulerick's father, Darrell, helped him build his well-oiled machine, he said.
"I think my dad's got two grand just in the motor itself," he said.
Ulerick, 16, doesn't even have his driver's license yet. But he's proven to be a talented driver. He finished runner-up in his first running of the event as a 13-year-old in 2010.
"My dad's been in it for as long as I can remember ever since I was born," he said. "I was just trying to stay under the speed limit and use as much of the track as possible because I knew they were going to come up on me."
Last year marked the 50th running of the event and had a much different feel. The area was in the midst of a massive drought and there was a 106-degree heat index on the holiday.
But on Thursday the weather conditions were nearly perfect with the temperature at a comfortable 77 degrees. There was also a much bigger crowd on hand.
"We had a very good crowd. After the heat wave of last year, I'd probably definitely put it in the top 10," event organizer Mark Lowe said.
Lowe is a farmer and said the conditions are of course much better for farming this year as well.
"You lose 10 percent in a wet year and you're going to lose half in a dry year," he said. "The stuff looks very good this year. I'll just say I'm very happy. God's blessed us."
The drivers often put a lot of time and money into the event and some of them wore their e-mow-tions on their sleeves Thursday.
"We had some issues as far as some finishes were concerned," Lowe said. "We had a few hurt feelings, probably a few hurt ribs and a couple hurt arms. We only sent one to the hospital, I suppose that's not a bad afternoon.
"They are going fast. That's what we try to stress to the guys is, 'Look, you guys are racing for $250. It is not NASCAR. If a guy gets past you or not, please keep your eyes straight ahead and don't try and do something dumb and get somebody hurt because it's not worth it.'"
In another milestone on the day, former Logansport girls basketball coach J.T. Hubenthal became the first 70-year-old to compete at the event. Hubenthal guided the Lady Berries to a sectional title in 1997 over Ruth Riley's North Miami Warriors team during the senior season of the former Notre Dame star and current WNBA player. Hubenthal placed 20th in the Super Stock division Thursday.
Beau Wicker is the sports editor of the Pharos-Tribune. He can be reached at 574-732-5113 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A Sayville pastor and church, as well as a local business, are nominated for several awards given by Outlook, a leading LGBT magazine.
The Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ and Pastor Rev. J. Gary Brinn are nominated in several categories.
The church community is being nominated for having the best event this year and in the category of best organization.
Rev. Brinn is a nominee for humanitarian of the year. A recent column he wrote on Patch, " Secrets a Pastor Can't Share in a Sermon" is the most read article on Patch and garnered 12,000 Facebook likes.
Fusion 84 in Sayville is a nominee for best business.
To see all nominees, and to vote for local nominees click here.
The awards will be presented at the magazine's Annual OUTLOOK AWARDS dinner and dance on Feb. 2.

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Boarding Houses are open at weekends during term time (with the exception of Bank Holiday weekends). Many of our girls choose to go home on Fridays after school and return by 8p.m. on Sunday evening. Those playing sports or other pursuits stay on Saturdays and/or Sundays. Overseas pupils remain in our Boarding Houses or go to their Host Families who act 'in loco-parentis' during exeats at weekends during term time.
Activities and outings are organized on Saturday afternoons and a movie is usually shown after supper on Saturday evenings. Every month the boarders enjoy a day trip such as the steam train to Mullingar, visit to the Newbridge Museum and National Stud, Ice skating and a trip to the Panto to name but a few.
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Prince Edward Co., VA - A grand jury has indicted a man on two counts of aggravated manslaughter and DUI for a crash that killed two Lynchburg siblings.
Caleb Evans, from Rustburg, is accused of driving drunk and hitting another car head-on in Prince Edward County last July 4 weekend.
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It's about that time of the year where fans of teams start looking at the upcoming draft, deciding who they'd like to be on their "respective teams' after it's all over. This happens more with teams in our Rams position, teams that most likely won't make the playoffs although I am well aware that we still have some kind of chance. So my idea is instead of telling you exactly who I want in standard draft post form, I'll go through positions detailing who I would want or if we don't need said position in the first round then of course explain why I don't think so.
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Quarter Back - The Rams simply don't even need to explore this option. If not because Sam has the talent to be a great QB in this league but go no further then the talent in this upcoming draft, I detailed why it's not up to par in my last post. There just isn't a Quarterback in this draft that is as good as Sam is or was coming out of college. There isn't a Luck, RG3 or even a Cam Newton in this draft that could even warrant the talking of this being a real discussion. Barkley would have probably been better served to come out last season and I don't think is even worth a top 5 pick. Then it all goes downhill from there.
Running Back - I was before the beginning of the season and I still am on the Marcus Lattimore bandwagon, the guy can just ball. Now I know he just had his second season ending injury earlier this season for the second straight season but I think his talent warrants at the least a late first round pick if we were to trade down with a greedy team who's just eager to jump up. This isn't far outside of the question considering the massive cluster fuck that was the NFL draft last season and it could get even worse. The best part about picking him up in the later part of the first round is the fact that we already have Steven Jackson who could groom him and show him what it means to be a great running back in this league. That would set up one hell of a running back group with Marcus, Richardson, and Pead in the future after Jackson is gone. With the advancements in surgery and seeing how Peterson came back form his injury, it wouldn't be out of the picture to say he could start the season.
Wide Receiver - I have been a great advocate for getting a #1 receiver for Sam for years. First it was Julio Jones who got snatched in the top 10 then it was Blackmon who we were leap frogged to get and if all sources are correct, Fisher want to get him. This season I'm saying maybe, just maybe we don't need to. Listen, Givens seems to be coming into his own as the season has progressed and has even showed that he can do more than just go deep, he could be a great play maker if he continues to get better which there isn't a reason he shouldn't. Of course, we have Amendola, although overrated at times by our fan base is still an above average slot receiver who Sam trusts. After that is where my trepidation comes, who else is going to step up. If draft position is correct it should be Quick who has showed a flash this season but that's about it. Gibson, who I don't even want to see in a Rams uni unless he's giving water to the starters, and Pettis who can be a viable option here and there. This upcoming draft we could possibly see Keenan Allen and Robert Woods coming out who are in my opinion the two best receivers in this draft. They both specialize in a specific thing with Woods being speed and Keenan being physicality but don't we already have that? Givens being the speed and Quick (hopefully) being the strength. I think we'd be better served to get one in the second who is great at getting YAC like Terrence Williams of Baylor who has showed he can produce without RG3.
Offensive Line - This is most likely where we need to spend one of our first round picks. Yes I have been on of the people who said Sam need weapons but I have come to the conclusion that Sam with the right amount of protection could be something great. Sure a great weapon would be good but Sam doesn't necessarily need it. He likes to spread the ball around to different receivers and the only reason why he was locking onto Amendola is because he didn't trust anyone else to make the caught (in my opinion). That has changed now that Givens is showing what he can do. As we have all seen time after time, if Sam has the time to throw he can dice a team like no other. There are currently two players that come to mind in this upcoming draft and that's Warmack from Alabama and Matthews from A&M. I would say Luke also from A&M but he will probably be picked far before we get the chance. Matthews and Warmack have been dominant this season and going with either one would be great. Going with Warmack would show Fisher still has faith in Saffold (who hasn't been too bad) and going with Matthews would just send Saffold back to the right side which isn't bad either. Fisher has a resume of not picking linemen in the first, that needs to be thrown away this upcoming draft.
On the defensive side I see our only big weakness in the OLB position and if that is where Fisher wants to go look no further than Jarvis Jones from Georgia. He has been great this season and although he hasn't go as much recognition as others he has been on of the best defensive players this season in the NCAA. Him performing like this is a conference like the SEC shows a lot as well. His best game probably came against Missouri where he willed that team to the win where he had 9 tackles, 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles, one which he recovered and sealed the game. Sure he is more of a 3-4 OLB but I think this is one of them special situations where you have to take the talent for what it is. He gets great pressure in the pass game and isn't too bad in run stopping either. He is his best in pursuit although he could add some bulk which I wouldn't expect that to be a big problem. He has great speed and agility, showing the tenacity that would fit in well with the Rams. If he drops to us we should defiantly consider him depending on if one of two linemen is there and the possibility of them being there for us later on.
I know, a lot of take in at once but this is an exciting time to be a Rams fan. Fisher will need to capitalize on both draft picks to continue what progress we are building up in the league. I personally think he will spend one on defense and one of offense. Trading back wouldn't surprise me much either if the price is right or if the player we want isn't there. Also don't count out a player just because they have character issues, Fisher smashed that logic last draft and will pick a player if the talent is too great to pass up. What do you think and who is a must have prospect to you for the Rams to snag?


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CATEGORIES DVDs, Movies, News/Reactions, DVD News, HorrorHitchcock's Psycho just celebrated its 50th birthday, and to commemorate the occasion one of my favorite distributors -- Shout! Factory -- has taken up arms and issued The Psycho Legacy in honor of the landmark film. This 2-Disc Special Edition DVD set explores the "history, impact, and mystique" of Psycho and its influences.
The 90-minute documentary is directed by Robert V. Galluzzo and features a ton of great features, sure to please any Psycho-tic. Galluzzo explores the timeline of the 1960 film -- digging into the screenwriting, casting, and directing aspect of Hitchock's legacy. The set contains more than three hours of bonus material, including extended interviews (many rare and never-before-seen with star Anthony Perkins, and other cast members). There's also a tour of the illustrious Bates Motel, Psycho on the Web, and you'll have the opportunity to hear from Robert Loggia, Olivia Hussey, Henry Thomas, Diana Scarwid, Tom Holland, Hilton Green, Mick Garris, Richard Franklin, as well as other writers and directors in the horror genre, including Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator), Adam Green (Frozen), Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2), Michael Gingold and Tony Timpone from Fangoria, and many more.
Psycho changed audiences' relationship with their shower when it portrayed a crazed killer (Anthony Perkins) slashing away at a young woman (Janet Leigh). Hitchcock presented Perkins as Norman Bates, the seemingly mild-mannered boy-next-door who was really a madman obsessed with his dead mother -- transforming the horror genre as we know it. Fans of Psycho, slasher films, and horror in general should definitely pick up a copy of The Psycho Legacy to get reacquainted with this classic genre film. Pre-order your copy of The Psycho Legacy over here to have it right on time when it hits shelves October 19th.


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While at the Art Institute, she worked extensively on numerous projects and exhibitions (including Fashion, Impressionism, and Modernity (2012–13: Musée d'Orsay; Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Art Institute of Chicago), and participated in the reinstallation of the modern painting and sculpture collection. Most recently, she played an integral role in the Art Institute's Online Scholarly Catalogue Initiative (OSCI). Jill graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in art history and anthropology and received her M.A. and Ph.D. (2013) in art history from the University of Chicago. Her dissertation focused on the work of French artist Jean Dubuffet in the 1940s. Aaron Jakos, Preparator Aaron Jakos joins the Picker Art Gallery as preparator, bringing a wealth of museum exhibition and fine art technician experience with him. He has worked on a broad range of exhibitions ranging from Pablo Picasso to James Turrell. Aaron received his B.A. in Visual Art from the University of Colorado in 2005. Prior to coming to the Picker, he was the exhibition preparator at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (2007-2013). On Loan Two paintings from the Picker Art Gallery's permanent collection by American Impressionist Maurice Prendergast will be on view at Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Portland, Maine from June 29 to October 13. Maurice Prendergast: By the Sea is the first exhibition ever dedicated to the artist's seaside work. READ MORE Adjaye Associates share plans for Center for Art and Culture One year ago, Adjaye Associates was hired to develop preliminary architectural plans for the proposed Colgate Center for Art and Culture. On Thursday, June 27, at the Colgate Inn, the firm's principal, David Adjaye, was back in Hamilton to share the firm's designs. 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5 Reasons Why You Should Buy...: "David Talbert's What My Husband Doesn't Know": "If You're Thinking About Cheating, Watch This"
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[With the Academy Awards vastly approaching, film director David Talbert gives you 5 reasons why his new What My Husband Doesn't Know should be on your must-buy list.]
1. Entertainment Tonight
The first reason you should watch this is because it's great entertaiment. It's a great story with great actors that brought it to life. It's a precautionary tale. If you're thinking about cheating, you should definitely watch this. Even if you're happy in your relationship, you should definitely watch it. It's just a good conversational film. You also have Valentine's Day. Everybody needs something romantic, seductive and erotic. Where else can you get all of those things mixed into one? That's how you should spend this romantic time of the year.
2. Splash! Waterfalls!
The next reason is because all women should watch this just to get their man to watch it. This way he can see men aren't the only ones that can cheat if they aren't treated right. Women can do it too. So it's a good way for women to get their man in check. Or at least to get him thinking about treating you better. I know the brothers are going to blow up my website because of that. I think couples should watch this film butt naked in the bedroom with butter pecan ice cream late at night when the kids are asleep. It's a very entertaining, romantic and seductive film. If you have a fireplace, throw that on.
3. Theater of the Mind
The performance of theater is where you get singing, you get comedy, you get drama, you get romance. Where else can you get all of those things wrapped up into one. The good thing about theater is you can combine a lot of different emotions wrapped into one.
4. I Love My Wife
The fourth reason is because my wife's AMEX bill is very high this month. That may actually be reason number one through five. That's a big enough reason by itself.
5. Director's Cut
Another big reason is because all of the bonus footage. You can just kick back and enjoy all of the extra DVD features. With all of the projects I do, I like to entertain and educate as well. Sometimes there's a lot of people who want to know more behind-the-scenes things, and so I like to give gems like on director's commentary and bonus features. I like to give access to people and help inspire.
You Decide. Will you purchase David Talbert's What My Husband Doesn't Know
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The course is available for the public to play year-round for $2 per person/per day ($1 if under age 12). To play Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, check in at the office near the camp entrance. To play after office hours, use the dropbox located on the office porch. Our Course Guides include scorecards, course maps, and rules for recreational play in a tri-fold brochure. They are are available on site and can also be downloaded to print
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Clayton County police say they have made one arrest, and are searching for another suspect in the shooting death of a taxi cab driver last month.
Police say Desmond Brandon Nixon was arrested on a sexual assault charge, and he was a person of interest in the shooting death of cab driver Rosendo Casarrubias. Investigators were able to connect Nixon to the shooting. He faces a host of charges, including murder, aggravated assault, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
According to police in Clayton County, they received a 911 call from a resident concerning a suspicious vehicle in the 200 block of Brookview Drive in the College Condos around 1:30 a.m. on January 25.
When the officers arrived they found the driver side window of the cab shattered, and Casarrubias shot in the head. Medical crews on the scene could not revive him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say they have obtained warrants for a second suspect in the case, Julius Ryan Thomas. He has been charged with felony murder, false statements and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
Anyone with information on Thomas is urged to call Clayton County police at 770-477-3747.
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Working under supervision, the marketing assistant is responsible for providing support to the Marketing Manager in a professional and timely manner.
Support Marketing Manager with a variety of duties on a day to day basis.
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First, I apologize for the full blown fanpost on a fanshot worthy issue, but the explanation for why follows.
I loaded Royals Review this morning and found that the site rendered a bit better on my work browser (IE8) than it had at any point since the takeover. This is a good thing. My intention was to post a somewhat conciliatory fanshot acknowledging that the site seemed to be rendering a bit better in IE8. While the other layout issues (like fanpost/shot placement) were still there, at least the new 'prettiness' of the site worked a bit better in IE8, and that's worth mentioning.
The problem? I CAN'T POST FANSHOTS IN IE8. So, yeah. I tried to post a fanshot congratulating the new IE8 compatibility....only to be unable to post a fanshot in IE8. Has anyone actually posted a fanshot in IE8 or is this problem limited to my work computer?
So, now the site works better in IE8 - I can see more of the ads, links to random videos that aren't about the Royals, links to the pick 6, and all kinds of non-content things I don't care about. On the other hand, it is now impossible for me to post fanshots. Ads and external links IN, ability to post fanshots OUT.


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Yamaha GX-1
The GX-1 was Yamaha's first big polyphonic analog synth, and it was a beast! Considered the predecessor to the CS-80 (another huge poly-synth), the GX-1 featured a triple-tiered keyboard, pedalboard, ribbon controller, eight polyphonic voices, chromed pedestals and a $50,000+ price tag! OK, so it wasn't designed for your everyday musician - less than 10 were ever made and have been owned mostly by legendary synth/keyboard players including Keith Emerson, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, Rick Wright, George Fleury, Richard James of Aphex Twin, ABBA, and Hans Zimmer who bought Keith Emerson's.
Although it may look like an organ at first glance, it's all analog heaven inside! The two main keyboards have 61 (velocity sensitive!) keys each, and are supplemented by a smaller (3/4 scale, pressure sensitive) 37-note keyboard and a 25-note pedalboard at your feet - 184 keys total! Eight voices of polyphony plus an additional monophonic are available and can be shared and layered or split up among the different keyboards. There are also organ-style drawbars and a ribbon controller for tweaking the sounds. Additional programming buttons are hidden away under drawers and panels on the front-panel.
The GX-1 used two analog oscillators per voice which are pretty much the same one's used later in the CS-80, along with a mild 2-pole VCF (filter), standard LFO and some ADSR envelopes. The GX-1 also had two "swell" pedals and a spring-loaded knee controller. It was truly a lush synth for its time, and its frequent use by many rock-legends helped cement its place in history as well as pave the way for the legendary CS-80.
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It's probably worth mentioning in relation to the blurb above that at according to most other reports, there were less than 40 of these instruments produced.
Also, the organ-style drawbars are more like tab sliders, and they don't work in the traditional sense of adding footages to an existing tone, rather they re-tune to the indicated pitch, one of the selected tones.
The keyboards are incredibly expressive to play.
(and all of the above is moot anyway - who amongst us poor plebs will ever own one??! :) )
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- Polyphony - Up to 8 voices + 1 monophonic voice
- Oscillators - 2 VCO's per voice
- LFO - 1 voltage-controlled LFO
- VCA - 2 ADSR envelope generators
- Filter - 2-pole low-pass voltage-controlled filter
- Keyboard - Two 61-note keyboards with velocity sensitivity. One 37-note 3/4 scale pressure sensitive keyboard. One 25-note pedalboard.
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- Weight - 300 kg + 87 kg pedalboard
- Date Produced - 1973-1977
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May is gone and June is coming! *...HI EVERYONE!...* How are you, guys? I've decided to dedicate the skin's journal to "Batman" because the 21st of may my Scarecrow Cosplay received a DD! *--*Here you are the thumb --> I am also so happy because I've passed the 100 DDs suggested! Anyway, This was a very busy month for me, because on June I'll have some university exams to take
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February is gone and March is coming! ^^ Hiiiiiiii!! February is gooone, yeaah!! My exams'period finally has ended... I did 5 exams during February and now I'm so tired! X_XLet's think something more relaxing now! ^^Like every month... let's begin!! Deviations I think are underappreciated! ^^ Experiment by ElenaHelfrecht Kyrie: Blood Royal 3 by KirikoSan TONACOSU Dec 2012 (7) by ReyNathanael Princess Peach by MishiroMirage Rasler's Journey by InfiniteCosplay Bride by Matsu-Sotome Mg 1782 1 by Ai-desu Etna's wig by SpiderCoffee Winter by Soirsce Liberating Constantinople by Forcebewitya Journey Traveler by tycho-cosplay Reflections II by badlydrawndoll Within the Dark by SnapShot120 February Lightning Strike by FlorentCourty Memento28 by faestock Fields by Artemis-Graphics And now the Daily Deviations I've suggested during February! June May by NadiaSK X1999 by Kazuki-Fuchouin Enchantress of the White by Faytful13 In Power by xXAnemonaXx Yuko. Whire ver. by MrsGnob Opera: official Cha-no-yu'12 photo. Milian back by ElenaLeetah Queen Amidala, Starwars by Cosmic-Empress :thum
January is gone and February is coming! ^^ Hi everyone! How was your first month of 2013? ^^ For me it was very busy! February will be a busier month than this because I have to do exams exams and exams!! When March will come I will be able to breathe again! ahah, no, I'm ok also now, but I will be better then! Now, let's think of something more important! Like every month today I would like to share with you some great Deviations!Let's start in 3...2...1... NOW! Deviations I think are underappreciated! ^^ Haseo Beast Form Hack//G.U by Echow88 Sona Cosplay (League of Legends) by akuh-asteegh Alice Labirose by GuderianRei Mortal Kombat : Scorpion by crazyball Trinity Blood cosplay by kanamecosplay Princess Zelda by Psydis Walking in Versailles by LadyMascetti Eve: waiting by DediTati Sweet wa-lolita III by TaisiaFlyagina Pandora by Kazuki-Fuchouin NCR Ranger by robkashikoi :thumb344994468: Sylvannas Windrunner ( Undead ) by kerubear M.D. Geist 3: Just Kidding, That Will Never Happen by TheBigTog The Crow by JuanIglesias90 Still waiting by SorrowTurquoise :thumb141085263
April is gone and May is coming! ^^ !Hi everyone! This month I have to share with you so many Deviations! So don't waste time! Here you are the works I think are underappreciated!! Cosplay Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts) by AndyWana Rei Ayanami: Evangelion III (Shunya Yamashita ver) by AndyWana Sun Shang Xiang by Kadirine Black Gold Saw - Attack! by xAtashix Sakura Kinomoto - CardCaptor Sakura by Bara-Rose Kohaku - InuYasha by Bara-Rose Lara Croft by fabiohazard Cardcaptor Sakura - Sakura 01 by Mm-miyoko Zelda: 7 Years Pass by ShinraiFaith mirk by AGflower Code Geass by KoromoFujiwara Lyanna, Sansa and Arya Stark cosplay 1 by EatingTheSun Roma Comics Games 2013 Sabato 17 by LarsVanDrake Jon Snow cosplay by MrProton Death Note Couple by touyahibiki Titania by RikkablurhoundI Mirka Fortuna 3 by Usagi-Tsukino-krv Lady Woohee by Seranaide Other categories Fireworks in wedding by a7mdosama camel rock beach by wai-cheong I Will Hold You by sweetannchocolate Hello Spring by sweetannchocolate To be lost by NorbertKocsis Night sight by CarmenVeloso Ata-Manobo by dukeofspade Jukung by wahyuwara Dsc9584 by NikonProdigy Bamboo Dreams by dsnider Arco di Costantino by klapouch
March is gone and April is coming! ^^*...!!HAPPY EASTER to everyone!! I hope you are spending your time in total relax and serenity! ^^...*Oh, March, I love you! You've been my free month! I have relaxed myself after February and now it's all perfect and the weather is becoming great! I also finally finished a new cosplay and I am going to wear it in a comic convension on 7 of April! ^^On the 10th I became a DeviantART' Official Beta Tester and now I have to say that I love testing new features and looking for bugs(etc)!Anyway! Let's feature, like every month, the Deviations I think are underuppreciated and those I've suggested as DD! Let's begin! Deviations I think are underappreciated! ^^ Servant of Evil / Daughter of Evil 02 by emi-liaricxCloud and Aeris - A Last Goodbye by XenoLinkPMMM: Create my Life is this Wish. by CuteMichiyoDragon Petshop of Horrors by SpiderCoffeeThe Twelve Dancing Princesses by Andy-KNight and forest by FenyachanMr.Gangsta by writeris:thu
August is gone and Semptember is coming! ^^ *-*!!Hii everyone!! *-* How was your Holiday? ^-^ I went in Trentino (Italy) and it was wonderful because I really love mountain! Now I'm going to do my last exams and then... hurry at wooork! >.< (I hope... yes...)Well, before sharing with you the August' feature I would like to tell you an important matter: If you know some Deviants whom Deviations are very valiant but really underuppreciated, please let me know and I will have a look at their gallery for the next features! Ooook, now let's beegin!! ^-^ *...Underuppreciated deviations...* Shikamaru Nara by DaisukeDano Maria Teresa of Austria - Takarazuka by giusynuno Witchblade - Sara Pezzini by nemesiskim Trinity Blood. Fortuna by MarionetteTheatre Ludwig Kakumei. Amalberga by MarionetteTheatre Sarah Williams - Ballroom Dress by adelhaid 20130417-01 by fragilemuse-org sfx make up by Deliszja :thumb20624
June is gone and July is coming! ^^ !Hi everyone! How are you? I have a little fever today so I'm not going to write so much! ^^ Anyway I wish all of you great holidays! So, let's begin with the month featuring of some of the Deviations I think are underappreciated! I'll get you by Mias-Photography Ayumi Hamasaki by ForlornTreasures In the Twilight by ShadowKeyCosplay The wind by mkuegler Magna Aegwynn Cosplay - Aegwynn's Pride by ZerinaX Borderlands Mcm expo london by MissJLondon The Meadow by J-M-S-Photography :thumb376882863: Tomorrow, I will by ColinHSillerud Kingdom by RobinHalioua storm by doinkus And now the Daily Deviations I've suggested during June! Inusitus IV by Glenn-CrouchThe Red Death by FraSoldiersThe Hanging Bridge at Dusk by raysheaf:thumb254117121:This is how it ends by hateomYou can find the other DDs in my Collection "No longer underappreciated" -->
DeviantART is full of great works!!So, let's start my journal screaming: I LOVE DeviantART!! But I think you already know it...! On DA, as you can see, there are millions of people all around the world who share their own works. But just like in "real" life lot of artist are unfortunately underappreciated. For this reason, I would like to share with you some Deviations I faved during my first year with a particular attention on those that don't have a massive amount of favs! ^^Enjoy! Sand dunes by dodgmeisterThe Ring by Pugoffka-samaPerfect Solitude by DrewHopperCrazy Luna by x-mywishingstarKarkonosze Mountains no130 by PawelJG:thumb282716087::thumb278199379:Standing by porbitalLa Mer by MoratayaTekken - Alisa Bosconovitch by vaxzoneIn The Red by pullingcandyChobits: Sumomo by Otohime311GENESI by DemonratInto the Light by namenotrequiredSun Light by tercysakuraSkyrim by TidusSuryaSakura-hime by mercuryginCharizard Papercraft by Skele-kitty:thumb32395
October is gone and November is coming! Hi Deviantsss! ^^ Hope it was a great month for you! I've found so many beautiful Deviations so I would like to share them with you!!Some are really underappreciated. Let's help the artists with favs! ^^ Kindom Hearts Birth by Sleep by Echow88 Trust by Watarielle Tangled - Rapunzel by Chibiko-Chibi DeviantID by Su-rine Those Deviations have got a few favs, but they deserve a lot of favs! -->Castle, Inn vs. Wamono Lolita by ForlornTreasures Castle, Inn vs. Wamono Lolita by ForlornTreasures Thermal Power Station vs. Lady Space by ForlornTreasures Together alone by touyahibiki Maleficent Cosplay by Miss-LolaMarie The Empress of Britannia by GarnetTilAlexandros Goddness by SpiralCats Milka Fortuna by Tegorin :thumb332729731:
Photography Weekly: Edition TwelvePhotography Weekly Header created by TouchedD "No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film."~ Robert Adams ~ Two editions of What Digital Camera appeared today and I'm pretty glad they did because I flicked through and immediately landed on a link for a free online Photography magazine. You can open it up yourself Right Here and I haven't tested but I believe it works in all countries. The reason I'm sharing it is because they have a nifty forum where you can share your own photography with the chance of them picking it to publish either in the online magazine or the 'real' shop versions. What have you got to lose right?On This Poll Over 180 deviants voted to answer Would you Suggest yourself for a Daily Deviation? many also commented. I was amazed - re
thank you featurethe year is running out and therefor we want to make a big feature,to say thank you for being in our group.from each folder we pick up 10 works,I can tell you, it is a hard work to come to a desicion,but last not least here are 160 beautiful photosfrom2012dramatic scenicFirst spring sunset by Jorapache Tribe of Circle by alexandre-deschaumes Misty Morning.. by M-Atif-SaeedCool awakening by Capturing-the-Light Vikos Canyon by sui400 Sleeping boats II by Chris-LamprianidisNorthumberland Woodland by newcastlemale Lumsdale Waterfall 4 by MichaelJTopley:thumb333851680:... and the waves whisper by LindelCainenight and lowlightastoria park july 5th #2 by eligit The autumn is coloured by pingallery Red, White, and Blue by KrisVladBrinkburn Priory by newcastlemale Abandoned under Aurora by wchild Super Moon Rising by V-LightSingapore's Dawn II by eduardj Guangzhou Museum by WiDoWm4k3r Tradition and Modernity by gnohzPostcard from Erg Chebbi 01 by JACACpanning and speedAutumn Abstraction by KeldBach Gone with the Red by WorldsInWorld When September Ends by KrisVladencore une by cahilus I miss home by artdejohn Hipster by djailledieInside Canal Taxi by David-Will Tower Bridge by NachoRomero Thrill of Speed by ShoaybGhost Town Lx - Part 1 by jpgmnmacro
Top 50 Scapes of 2013 'November' Forgotten by AntonioGouveia winter 23 by KariLiimatainen The Fjord by Erinti San Diego Massive by AndrewShoemakerThe Shore by Erinti Sunrise over Cappadocia 2 by CitizenFreshIceland Noir by TCM73 Tremont Golden Hour by cdenisrMinna Recon II by Glenn-CrouchThe Perfume of the Land by OlivierAccart
THANK YOU ALLHi dears!The time has come to make a new friends feature. Thank you all so much for your support, feedback, favs and comments Here are some new works from a part of my friends.Wonderful conceptual photography by:icondyloulee: Please check out their amazing galleries Imaginative and beautiful art Gaea by vajkarious surreal_landscape1 by ConnysWORLDStandby by ZokiArt555 Justicia by Celairen . . . Pepper Poppys . . . by ChIandra4U Ballerina by CaryAndFrankArtsDark Apples by Le-Regard-des-Elfes I Can Feel Him In The Morning by Joe-MaccerSurreal Landschaft by PEWOB Metamorphosis by Manipman :thumb280929644:PANDORA by ephemeral-d Fresh Blood of a New Day by SineLuce :thumb262636558
Shoot Yourself: Self Portraiture Contest "Shoot" Yourself - A Self Portraiture Photography Contest The idea is to get creative and move away from those myspace style self-portraits. Admit it, most of you did them - and fine tune your photographic skills by taking your own picture! Using technique that you possess, can learn from tutorials or may pick up this week, you need to take a shot of yourself as creatively as possible. Start Date: 27th AugustEnd Date: 2nd SeptemberSubmission Folder: Here! Rules Entries MUST be NEW - this means created on or after 27th August 2012 One entry per person Manipulation must be kept to a minimum - entries MUST be Photography with minimal editing. Editing allowed - retouching, black and white, colour adjustment, blur and other m
Art for someone in your life - call for artists"Would you like to help end violence against women? "Someone in your Life" is looking for artists to help with our crowdfunding campaign!45% of women in the UK experience sexual assault, domestic violence or stalking. That's practically one in every two women subjected to violence simply for being a woman. But numbers are too abstract; too easy to ignore. So here's what I want you to do. Walk into a room, any room, and count the women. Now try to imagine that half of those women in the room with you, half of any arbitrary group of women, will have experienced horrific acts of gender-based violence at some point in their life. Think of the women in your life: your mother, your sister, your partner, your daughter, your best friend. Half of them have or will at some point experience violence because they are women. This not about some abstract 45%, some women "out there". This is about someone in your life.Someone In Your Life aims to give women a space to speak out and tell their stori
Best of November 2013 Evening! :iconBeautyClub:Here is collection of photos, i chose as the BEST OF NOVEMBER 2013. All photos are from Photos of 2013 I..This is last monthly feature this year Wow!I've started showcasing your monthly photos this February (for Jan.), SO i hope you got a little more recognation/views/faves with these features.Thank you for being a part of this group. If you're not, come join us!Finally....GIVE SOME to the Artists
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text: With Billups injuring his Achilles, he'll be out for a while. If its torn, he's probably out for the year. Good thing we have a lot of guards, although they're mostly PG's. While I wasnt hoping for JR Smith, I am now. Our depth just took a shot. Who starts now? Foye? Mo? EBled? Whats happened to Bledsoe by the way? I personally think we have to start Mo next to CP3. Get the top team out there in the starting lineup. If Bledsoe proves he's heatlhy, I think Foye and Bledsoe will again be a solid duo on the second team. I think we're clearly relying more on Foye to become a more solid scorer


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The National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch for much of the eastern front of the Sierra beginning Friday evening through Saturday morning. It covers Lake Tahoe, Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Gardnerville, Virginia City and surrounding areas. The weather service says wind gusts could be as strong as 80 mph in wind-prone areas and more than 100 mph over the mountain ridges. In the valleys, southwesterly winds are forecast at 25 mph to 45 mph, with gusts up to 65 mph. The service warns the winds may create hazardous crosswinds on area highways and have the potential to damage trees and down power lines. (AP)
From the National Weather Service:
A winter storm warning for heavy snow and blowing snow remains in effect from noon today to noon Saturday. A winter storm watch above 7,000 feet remains in effect from Saturday evening through late Sunday night.
* Timing: snow will begin this afternoon across the Tahoe Basin and continue tonight. Snow will gradually change to rain at the lower elevations as snow levels rise.
* Snow accumulations: 4 to 10 inches at lake level with 1 to 2 feet above 7,000 feet. Highest amounts will occur along and west of Highway 89.
* Winds: southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Gusts will exceed 100 mph over the sierra ridges.
* Snow levels: starting at lake level then rising to 7,000 feet Saturday afternoon. Snow levels will peak near 8,000 feet Saturday night before lowering to 7,000 feet late Sunday.
* Late Sunday and early Monday: as snow levels lower...heavy snow may affect major Sierra passes such as Donner and Echo. Snow accumulation of a foot or more is possible above 7,000 feet.
* Impacts: driving will be hazardous with travel delays due to heavy snow and whiteout conditions over the passes. Motorists should consider alternate routes or wait to travel until conditions improve.
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One of the hidden gems of the Metro Atlanta area is a little-developed area in southern Cobb County on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, known as the River Line Historic Area.
The area gets its name from the 6 to 7-mi. (9.7 to 11.3 km) line of defensive trenches and forts that were built by the Confederate Army along the Chattahoochee during the Civil War under the direction of General Joseph E. Johnston. The celebrated Johnston's River Line has since morphed into its current peaceful moniker, one that links the nearby communities of Mableton, Smyrna and Vinings.
Now, a small development company has set its sights on building 57 single-family homes on 13 acres of land on a hill overlooking the Chattahoochee. The new Volunteer Ridge project is one of a relatively small number of new-home developments in the area just south of Veterans Memorial Parkway, the major four-lane route through the area.
Southern Cobb Seeing a Revitalization
Volunteer Ridge is being developed by Mitch Nimey, a partner with Pebblebrook Development LLC, based in Kennesaw. He said that his project is just part of a larger revitalization happening in this small corner of Metro Atlanta, just northeast of the big city.
"I lived in eastern Cobb County, which was very developed and known for its good schools, while south Cobb was really overlooked for years, but it is still convenient to downtown Atlanta and to Hartsfield International Airport," Nimey said, "so we feel it is coming into its own.


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(Toronto—April 21, 2009) Associate Professor Paula Gardner of the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) is a recipient of a Research/Creation Grant in Fine Arts for $158,084 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the university announced today.
"One of this research project's main objectives is to create artist-friendly mobile technologies to pave the way for future content-production by other artists," said Gardner, who teaches in OCAD's Faculty of Liberal Studies. "The project's major component allows participants to use mobile and biometric technologies to gather data — a person's heart rate, eye movement and breathing rate, for example — develop computing software, and then use it to create a map of one's self."
Entitled "Biomapping: Mobile Experiments in Self-computation and Spatial Aesthetics," the project's unique, interdisciplinary research-creation methodology will combine the skills of a sociologist, ethnographer-documentarian, engineer, sculpture/installation artist, and mobile/interface designer.
The approach merges mobile media and sculptural practices with science and technology studies, phenomenology and space studies. This novel method of art creation will pioneer interactive mobile experiences, and demonstrate, in art experimentation and creation, theoretical questions related to urban space, computational logic, mobile and time-based media and subjectivity.
"Paula is one of the leading researchers in mobile technology and I'm thrilled that she's been awarded a grant that will allow her to pursue her work in this specialized field," said Michael Owen, Vice-President, Research & Graduate Studies. "Paula's success is an excellent example of the knowledge, innovation and research capacity our university provides to the world."
About "Biomapping: Mobile Experiments in Self-computation and Spatial Aesthetics"
Art can take the temperature of a culture and allow us to gauge our selves through our sensual and perceptual experiences. "Biomapping: Mobile Experiments in Self-computation and Spatial Aesthetics" develops process-based and map- and sculptural-art creations that question our sense of self through mobile and biometric technologies.
Participants will create artworks based on their own biometric and perception data, collected in both laboratory and urban environments. Working with artists, participants will develop software that will process their personal data to reflect their own image of "self." The data will then be translated into physical form via a computer-controlled printer or rapid-prototyping facility, creating a "biomap of self."
"Biomapping" enriches Canadian culture through user-focused art, developing novel manners for Canadians to document themselves and their spaces. Research outcomes will be distributed across Canada and around the world via mobile networks, gallery exhibitions, process documentation, and an on-line, interactive Biomapping website.
The Biomapping project has seven objectives:
- Create three art experiments, including self-documentation, biometric logic-crafting and map/sculpture creation that "compute" an individual's sense of self;
- Create an artist-friendly mobile technology network and a user-friendly coding interface for artists wishing to take up mobile/network art creation;
- Create a back-end web space and "Metaphor Blog" that continually feeds theory into art practice and produces data, allowing users to interpret research methods as art practice;
- Exhibit these art experiments in a gallery transformed into a mobile lab. The exhibit will represent (and conflate) participants' experience and creations. It will also invite participants to become viewers, crafting their own biomap and participating in focus groups as performance art;
- Gather data on experiments and the exhibits (as experiments), and analyze the data and represent it in exhibitions, workshops and conferences;
- Employ relevant data in the creation and publication of a "Mood Architectures" website, an on-line space interpreting participants' moods into maps;
- Publish a collection of articles analyzing relevant findings of Biomapping.
About the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD)
The Ontario College of Art & Design (www.ocad.ca) is Canada's "university of the imagination." OCAD is dedicated to art and design education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention across a wide range of disciplines. The university is building on its traditional, studio-based strengths, adding new approaches to learning that champion cross-disciplinarity, collaboration and the integration of emerging technologies. In the Age of Imagination, OCAD community members will be uniquely qualified to act as catalysts for the next advances in culture, technology and quality of life for all Canadians.
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Linda Allen is a fourth grade social studies teacher at Kingston Springs Elementary School in Cheatham County. She's also a breast cancer survivor.
Allen was diagnosed with the disease during the summer of 2009.
"It rocks your world and changes everything," she told Nashville's News 2 of the diagnosis. "It changes your whole perspective on life and the world."
Allen was able to continue teaching while receiving chemotherapy treatments thanks, in part, to the support of her students and her co-workers.
The entire school is still very supportive.
On Friday, teachers, in order to wear jeans, donated to the American Cancer Society while students paid $1 to wear a hat in school.
"We had hat day today and I tell the kids I always pay $1 not to wear a hat because I had to wear a hat probably nine months of the 10 month school year. I had to wear hats because I had no hair," Allen recalled.
Every year since 2009, Allen and fellow teachers have teamed up to raise money and participate in the Making Strides walk for the American Cancer Society.
As a school, Principal Stacy Brinkley says the Kingston Springs Cardinals try to give back to the community wherever they can help.
"We have other teachers who have other causes that we support. We had a melanoma walk this past weekend for our librarian, Ms. Hoss. Next year we are planning an autism walk because one of our teacher's sons has autism," Brinkley explained.
Allen recommends regular breast exams to detect cancer as early as possible.
The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk benefiting the American Cancer Society will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at LP Field.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City is taking a cue from Twitter, replacing more than 6,000 parking signs with signage that's no longer than a tweet -- 140 characters.
Signs currently run about 250 characters. The city announced Monday that the 6,300 signs will be replaced by spring.
The signs will be less cluttered and use bolder-style letters. The rules will be simplified.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said the new signs "will make sure that what you see is really what the rules are."
For example, the confusing "no standing except commercial vehicles" will be replaced with "commercial vehicles only."
The number of signs on each street pole also will be reduced.
The days the rules are in effect will appear first, followed by the hours when they apply.
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An assistant football coach who was fired this month after reporting what he described as hazing among players in the locker room is accusing of making him a scapegoat.
Pat Cornelius said Thursday he was told he was being fired as an assistant coach on Oct. 14, the same day he said he saw a senior player physically intimidating a freshman player, in a bathroom stall in the boys' locker room at the high school.
What he witnessed was not "rough-housing," he said, referring to the term used by Superintendent of Schools Robert Tremblay.
"Honestly, it was hazing," Cornelius said.
Cornelius, who said he to the athletic director, said he saw perhaps 25 or 30 freshmen players, all lined up, when he entered the locker room. The boys were all facing a stall. When Cornelius approached, and said "What's going on?" the stall door opened and a freshman player emerged.
"He had a stunned look on his face," Cornelius said.
Inside the stall was a senior member of the football team, sitting on the toilet, Cornelius said. The assistant coach said the freshman was fully clothed, but the other player had "his pants down." The activity did not appear sexual, he said, but instead it looked as if the freshman had been forced to watch the other player go to the bathroom.
"I didn't know what it was. I lost it," said Cornelius, an assistant coach for the past four years.
"You imagine the kid that was in there, how humiliated he was. . . . being kept against his will."
Cornelius said he yelled at all of the team members, and swore as well. By that point, all of the boys were near their lockers. "I said, I can't believe this went on. Forget about football. Forget the game. You big tough guys picking on these little freshmen kids."
At one point, he said, he kicked over a trash can. "I was just so angry."
After he started yelling, another assistant coach came into the area. Cornelius said he was fired later in the practice, after school officials spoke with the two students who initiated the incident. At the time, Cornelius said, he had only seen one senior involved.
The school administration would later punish two of the varsity football players who allegedly participated in the incident; the players were temporarily suspended from game play.
The Milford Schools superintendent, Robert Tremblay, has described the incident as inappropriate "rough-housing."
Tremblay would not identify the students involved, citing student privacy law. The student who was the object of the two players' actions was not injured, he said Wednesday night.
"It is not believed to be a matter of hazing," he said. "There was some rough-housing in a locker room." The Oct. 14 incident was investigated by the school administration, Tremblay said, and is not a police matter. He would not elaborate on the nature of the incident.
Milford Police Chief Thomas O'Loughlin said Thursday information about the incident was referred to his department by school officials, but after he reviewed the state law on hazing, he determined the incident at the high school did not rise to that level.
As a criminal act, hazing means a "conduct or method of initiation" into a student organization that "willfully or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health of any student or other person," he said. Examples of such conduct can include "whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the weather" and other such treatment that endangers health or safety.
The boys were all members of a team, O'Loughlin said. As freshmen, the younger players were assigned to a different team, one that shared a locker room with the varsity players.
"Doing stupid things doesn't necessarily equate to hazing," O'Loughlin said. "Is it stupid? Is it gross? Yes. Is it brutal treatment" . . . from the standpoint of something that "could lead to death? I don't think it rises to that level."
Tremblay acknowledged the assistant coach who witnessed the incident was dismissed from his at-will position, but said it was because he reacted inappropriately in the manner in which he "yelled" at the players. The superintendent did not offer details about what the assistant coach did or said, other than to say: "It was out of line."
Jim Wittorf, an attorney who is advising Cornelius, said beyond being "a little passionate" in his language, the assistant coach did nothing wrong. He never touched or threatened any of the students, Wittorf said. "If they fired every coach in Massachusetts for using the F-word, there would be a lot of positions open."
The two players who initiated the incident were disciplined in terms of their athletic play. But Tremblay said he was not certain whether the students also were disciplined at school, including through a suspension. That decision was made by Principal Mike Tempesta, who referred questions on the issue Wednesday to the superintendent.
The two players were prevented from playing in several games, Tremblay said, and could not dress for the games.
Cornelius, who said he plans to hire an attorney, said the players should have been prevented from playing for the rest of the year. He also would not identify the players.
Cornelius feels he was unjustly fired. "They're making me out to be the scapegoat for something they want to cover up."
Cornelius also is the head coach of track, a position he assumes he's also lost. The principal, he said, told him he could stay on as assistant coach if he would agree to attend counseling. But in offering that, Cornelius said, the system was trying to say he was at fault in the incident. He said he was told, 'The kids are afraid to be around me.'
"Who? The kids who I told what they did?"


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Ever since New Year's all I've read on Yahoo Sports on every Ducks post is Canucks, Sharks, and just about every other team's fans talking about the Ducks emptying all their star players for some reason. Is it just me or are a lot of other fans think that we are some nothing expansion team that is just a yard sale for all the other teams?
Last time I checked the "Quacks", as some people call the team, have made the playoffs every year since 2003 except two seasons. Also in those six appearances, the Ducks, who are usually a low seed, have advanced against supposedly overly "superior" opponents four times, played in three Western Conference Finals, and appeared in two Stanley Cup Finals, taking one of the best of the teams of the last decade with several future Hall of Famer's to seven games and completely dominating the other against a team from a "real" hockey city. Plus all this post season success has happened in last eight seasons. And thats not counting the lockout season.
However, the supporters of the opposition completely ignore the fact that their home teams have very little success or outright failures around playoff time. The Kings, who's fans supposed whole mission in life is to conjure up every kind of ignorant and sophmourish insult against the Ducks, haven't advanced past the first round since 2001. Yep, it's the Ducks who suck. I hear Kings fans complain all the time about how Ducks fans brag about their Stanley Cup win and they need to move on. Well to be honest, I personally never need to use that tidbit of information because the fact that since the 1993-94 season, the Ducks first, the Kings, have won ONE playoff series. Frankly, that's just pathetic. I guess all the "Ducks Suck" chants and Cartman apperances, while very entertaining, doesn't translate into wins. Plus saying we brag about 2007 too much is the the coal calling the kettle black because I hear about the infamous Marty McSorely stick incident and that '93 Cup just as much if not more than the 2007 Cup, and sadly enough it is usually from people who weren't even born when it happened.
But I digress, at least the Kings have been to a Cup. Nothing is more irritating than listening to Sharks fans. Oh yeah they've won more Pacific Division titles than any team in NHL history, but I'd rather have my team be the 8th seed and get bounced out in the 2nd round than be the perennial choke artists of the Western Conference and either lose to a team in the first round who had to win 11 out of 13 at the end of the season to even make the playoffs or completely fall apart when it matters most. And the Canucks are even worse because they have the potential to not only win a single Cup but be a dominating team in the vein of 70's Montreal teams or, more recently, the Red Wings. Yet still year after year the Sedin Sisters and 3 time most overpaid goaltender of the year Roberto Luongo have tasted bitter disappointment at the hands of less talented teams such as the Bruins, Blackhawks, and (gasp) the Ducks.
Unfortunetly, despite this overwhelming case against these teams and the vastly superior resume of the Ducks, these "real" fans continue to boast about their teams as locks for a Cup victory season after season and that the Pond is full of nothing but ignorant bandwagon fans who never show up for games unless its playoff time. But hey I'll just sit in a sea of black and silver or teal and black, rocking my orange and black 3rd jersey and my backwards Mighty Ducks snapback, and listen to this crap and laugh to myself because since the Kings, Canucks, and Sharks have been around a lot longer than the Ducks and have all yet to taste Finals glory, I like to think of the Ducks as a high school freshman who slept with the hottest senior chick that all the senior jocks have been after for years but have rejected them time after time. So yeah we may have a Cup but the one thing I want is just an ounce of respect from other fans and the hockey media but that may never happen. Oh well maybe coming back from 20 points down to make the playoffs may open a few eyes.


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Or should I say, Circle Changeup:
Foulke bids Red Sox farewell, will try free agency
Ok, so this isn't really a curse, but since Robb Nen, the Giants have gone through:
Brian Wilson: See Tyler Walker. Then again, he's already had TJ surgery.
Mike Stanton: See Todd Worrell, from the getting old all of a sudden perspective.
Vinnie Chulk: See Todd Worrell, from the slider as out pitch perspective.
Tim Lincecum: You want to waste a prospective starter as a closer? What are you, a Red Sox fan?
What about bringing back Foulke, even though he didn't really pitch here? We should be able to get him without overpaying like we did for the last closer who Shall Not Be Named. (Oh wait, I did that above).


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However, I did play college football and my positions coach, Dialleo Burks, made a profession of traveling all over to play professional football. I would like to think that I still am able to expand on my knowledge of the game and especially at the Wide Receiver position. That being said, and as blogs naturally do, I would like to offer my take on the draft and focus primarily on the 49ers need at WR.
I have always heard and thought it to be a great philosophy to draft a team based on what you think you need to beat you division rivals. When I look at the 49ers vs the 3 other teams in the division I see two areas that have room for dramatic improvement just by adding one or two players. Two of our rivals have more than capable quarterbacks, all three have very well rounded receiving corps, all three have at least one top flight cornerback and all three can bring pressure. Im not sure you can add or improve much to the O-Line and it make drastic improvements. Cornerback is definitely a need not only for depth but we need a Cortland Finnegan, Patrick Peterson or Richard Sherman presence in the secondary (not in the media). But I feel all those needs pale in comparison to if we were to draft HARDER or Smarter this year at Receiver.
After so long hearing that we have the same need year after year gets very frustrating. I know not every thing in this world can be this way, but I would figure that if you see a problem, simply fix it. If the 49ers were to fix the WR need it would either be done trading up to nab that one guy or working really hard to find that diamond in the rough.
By adding a good strong receiver you do a few things. You add a strong playmaker the D has to account for. This may take one more out of the box from time to time allowing for a few more successful 3rd down draws or read option plays. You give a QB who is not known for his patience in the pocket a solid WR who can get quick release and separation off the line. Depending on who the 49ers decide to go after it could either add a freak on the outside or yet another great overall WR along side and to spell Crab and Q. Either way, pressure is beginning to mount on the defense.
- Trading up
Let it be known I personally feel that there is not WR in this draft that is just leaps and bounds above the rest. However, for the sake of arguing I would be pleasantly and happily surprised to see the 49ers pull at Mike Smith and trade all the way up to secure Sammy Watkins. This takes care of the deep threat need, and gives the team a tested (Junior***) football player who is ready to go. Now this doesn't have to be Sammy. This could very well be a Receiver the 49ers like and latch onto. You could also throw Mike Evans name in this ring or any of the "expected" to produce big name guys.
- Laying low
I personally like this idea the best and I will tell you why. I believe Senior receivers overall are better in the long run because most are proven football players that have had that extra year to polish their product. I want to throw a few names out and know that I feel very confident in what I preach on this subject. I base my opinion on evidence provided by each player and not of my own personal fabrication or bias.
Jordan Matthews - Vanderbilt
At the moment Mr. Matthews' window opens at the bottom of the 1st round. To take one away from Coach Harbaugh, he is just a great football player. Players that can out muscle a defender are strong. Players that can get behind the defense are fast. A player who can box out a defender and position himself to be in the right spot at the end of his route just flat out knows the game. Being from the state of Tennessee it has been a pleasure to watch him work on Saturdays. The way he plays, he is always trying to be mentally 2 steps ahead on the defense.
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Cody Hoffman - BYU
Cody Hoffman did not have as productive of a year as he did last. Chalk it up to the injuries, or the double and triple coverage or the emergence of Taysom Hill, point is he still was a major part of the opponents game plan. Standing in at 6-3, sometimes 6-4, Hoffman is a large target with range. Hoffman has the route running, and quickness to separate and make the tough 3rd down catch.
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Both of these receivers were standouts on their teams. Both competed against stiff competition and both succeeded. You have Matthews who came from the SEC, and yet on a team that did not have great talent throwing the ball, was able to break record after record after record. Hoffman on the other hand, playing in a weaker conference, commanded red alert attention wherever he went on the field.
The big differences between these two and any other receiver on the board, is that these two are selfless mature team players who come from teams that emphasize physical wide receiver play and expect their receivers to block. Yes Kelvin Benjamin is 6-5 and could out jump most people, but there are just too many "what if"s. Sammy Watkins is a great piece of speed, but we see what can happen when you draft for speed. These are Football players who at 30 the window opens for Matthews and doesn't open for Hoffman till about the 4th.
All of this is my opinion and as always I would relish some feedback and even an insightful argument or two.
Ps, Running the ball is an abomination and should be banned from the game. Long live WRs!!!!
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You've probably heard that gastric bypass patients need less food to feel full after surgery. A new report says those patients need to be warned that it could take a lot less alcohol to make them feel intoxicated as well. Researchers at Rockefeller University say they've found gastric bypass patients can fail a breathalyzer test hours after drinking just one glass of wine. Also, many of those patients are more sensitive to the effects of alcohol, and it could take longer for it to leave their system.
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