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Lewis Thomas D'Elia, known locally as Lew Dee, died on October 24 after a long battle with cancer. He worked in Lubbock and South Plains broadcasting for decades and co-founded KEND Radio with fellow broadcaster Paul R. Beane in 1971.
Lew's widow selected the location for the tree planting. Diana D'Elia said, "Lew and Bill McAlister worked together for so long on the radio I thought McAlister Park would be a fitting location".
The red oak will be planted by the City of Lubbock Parks & Recreation Department, but paid for by Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Beane. Beane serves as a Lubbock City Councilman and was a long time friend, fellow broadcaster, and former business partner of D'Elia.
Parks and Recreation Director Randy Truesdell said, "That late fall and early winter are the perfect times for tree planting". He concluded by saying, "This is a fitting honor for Mr. D'Elia, who entertained and informed thousands of listeners and viewers in his long career".
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Success isn't something that is unfamiliar to new Radford Women's basketball head coach Mike McGuire. His resume consists of 2 back-to-back state title runs at Hidden Valley in 2007-2008…. As well as 5 years at the University of Richmond as an assistant coach. And now that he is running his own college program, he gets to staff it. And he has started with former Titan standout Abby Oliver. Oliver has been brought on staff as the director of Basketball Operations for the program. The two have spent more than six and half years together and McGuire explains that he is sure what Oliver is all about by now. He called her someone with a rare work ethic and drive that leads to success.
And what Oliver is about is nothing short of doing everything she can do to help the team win. Her senior year in high school she averaged 18.2 points doing the regular season, and 19.5 points per game in the post season. So coach knows first hand he has someone who he can count on when the pressure is on, and someone who respects how he calls the game. Oliver says that McGuire has been a large reason for her success in the sport.
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I know this year has been difficult, personally for a few here. As well as myself. My wife as been very ill in the past month and a half. She has been in and out of the hospital. Spending days sometimes weeks at a time. But thankfully she seemed to turn the corner to a full recovery. But during the past several weeks. You can't help to think those thoughts. The ones you tell yourself not to think. But you find yourself thinking.." What if..?" "What will I do now...?" So it was some comfort for me to remember couple of Fanpost that were posted here. So a big thanks to Drewslions and KDawg. In way, it help ease me somewhat. Knowing that no matter what life brings. You just gotta keep moving forward.
On a personal note: Fellow POD member Roustique has had a doulbe dose of tragedy recently. So if everyone could keep a special thought for him and his family. I am sure he would really appreciate it.
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President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to "bring to justice" the Islamist gunmen responsible for a ferocious assault that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans - an attack that may have been organized in advance.
Isaac moves north after drenching U.S. Gulf, New Orleans
The Isaac weather system is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, having caused significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005.
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President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States needed to do more to safeguard U.S. troops after a spate of Afghan "insider" attacks that have left 10 American troops killed in the past two weeks.
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U.S. agriculture has plenty of financial reserves to get through the worst drought in more than 50 years, the top regulator of U.S. farm banks says.
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Start off the season with holiday craft shows, great jazz, and a delicious pastry. All for a short drive out of town.
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Quincy Jones was raised here and Kenny G was born here. Seattle definitely has a place on the map when it comes to jazz. And there are some great area clubs for wining, dining and listening.
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About wave polarisation
I have two queries:
- if unpolarised light passes through a polaroid filter so that light coming out of the filter becomes polarised, would intensity (brightness) of the light become reduced as a result?
- if you have a polarized wave, and it passes through a filter that has a gap which is at an angle to the plane of this polarized wave's vibrations (but not perpendicular to it), would anything come out of the filter? (just to give an example, say you have a wave vibrating up and down in the vertical plane, I understand that if you have a filter which only has horizontal gaps then nothing will come out of the filter, but what if the gap was at an angle somewhere between vertical and horizontal?)
if I haven't made myself clear, please tell me, I can get hold of the textbook and scan the diagram
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Where I0 is the initial intensity of the light before passing through the polarizer and θi is the angle between the light's initial polarization direction and the axis of the polarizer.
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Heavenly Father has a plan for me
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"When I Lived with My Heavenly Father" (March 2003 Liahona and Friend)
God has a plan for us
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Heavenly Father's Plan For Me
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I have taught this lesson several times. And instead of a doll I use a Mr. Potato head. When it is not able to stand on its own, we talk about why. I have the children, one at a time, come up and pick something out of a bag to put on the potato. We then talk about how grateful we are for what body part they have picked. And it has worked really well for me. (Idea by Kara Heiner / ga01192009)
Jennie's Lesson Plan
My husband and I started out by singing "I lived in Heaven" and we talked about how we lived in heaven before coming to earth. Then we had the children play follow the leader and walk under a white sheet. Once on the other side of the sheet ("veil") we sang head, shoulders, knees and toes. We had them touch things that were soft, smell things, and jump. We focused on how we came to earth to get a body. Then we said after we grow up we go back to live with Heavenly Father. We then had them walk under a black sheet and on the other side we sang "Families can be together forever." We used pictures of Christ in the pre-mortal and post-mortal sections. The junior nursery didn't do well with walking under the sheets. They seemed confused but if it would've been combined, it would have worked better because the older children would have led better." (Idea by Casherie Bright from Clinton, Utah 4th Ward / ga01122009)
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We are starting with the doll activity where the children are asked to stand up, turn around, and sit back down. The doll doesn't do it because she is not alive. It's in the lesson manual. I'll ask, "Where did the doll come from?" (store) "Where did you come from?" (Heavenly Father) We'll then do a role play of a mom and a dad who want a baby and Heavenly Father sends them one. The children will hold pictures of their character assignments. For example, the baby and Heavenly Father will stand on a chair to represent heaven. The baby will get down from the chair to join the children playing mom and dad. After that the children will try to follow a line of masking tape on the floor without falling off. Following the tape represents following Heavenly Father's plan. For a craft we will make spoon dolls (puppets) and talk about how they are not alive and cannot choose how to act, but we are alive and can choose to obey Heavenly Father's plan by doing what our parents teach us. (Idea by Suzan Barnes / ga01182007)
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker says his sore right hamstring has a "slight elongation" and that he hopes to play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Thursday night.
Parker tweeted in French on Wednesday that he had an MRI earlier in the day. He tweets that the exam showed the strain. He says, "We'll see tomorrow how I feel, I really hope to play."
Parker was injured early in the second half of Game 3, which the Spurs won 113-77 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. He was limited to six points and eight assists in 27 minutes and left the game early in the fourth quarter with the outcome already decided.
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More Gun-play on Parliament Hill
Paul Martin has decided to ban handguns. Whoopee. He's actually managed to get me to agree to a Stephen Harper sentiment: That we actually have a fairly stringent set of gun laws in this country and they seem to be working.
The few legally-held handguns in this country aren't bothering anyone. It's a flood of illegal guns, coupled with a certain type of lifestyle. I personally am getting tired of hearing of "south Asian male, 22, shot at nightclub, may have had gang connections".
Every race and nationality takes its turn in the ghetto. In the early 1900's the indolence, alcoholism and violence of the Irish made them undesirable neighbours. At the moment it seems as though the East Indian community is arising from this stage, with the related inter-gang homicides as the gangs are squeezed into smaller, less respectable spaces and fight for territory.
However, it's discouraging to see the nightclubs putting in metal detectors because "more people are carrying guns when they go out". If a bouncer catches someone trying to get through the metal-detector with a Smith & Wesson .45, what is he going to do about it? Bouncers aren't armed--it's illegal.
The solution will come when the communities from whom the gangsters are recruited start to participate in the enforcement process--like telling the police when they know a crime's been comitted. To do otherwise is collaboration.
In More Amusing News
If I were Anne Coulter's parents, I'd tell the press she was adopted. Crazy Annie flounced offstage to boos and catcalls at a the University of Connecticut, saying:
"I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am."Anne, darling, you're really limiting yourself there. I can only think of three people, actually. But I'm told you, Mike Savage and Rush are competing for the shrinking audience of genuine loonies who believe Iraq has something to do with the War on Terrorism, and Mr. Bush is busy in his closet, rocking back and forth and chanting "There ain't no sich thang as Globalised Warming!" with his fingers stuck firmly in his ears.
On the Subject of Which
I approve of the Quioxte--ahem--Kyoto Protocols. We can't meet them, I mean we really can't. The targets are impossible without completely retooling our lives and economies worldwide, and only 95% impossible if we get started now. But I like them just the same--they're all we've got, the only attempt to address something which is real, and is happening now. Any other course of action at the moment seems to predicate itself on denial of that basic.
So it was good to see most of the world (except the one with the biggest economy) getting together on the idea. It is at least a statement that we believe that global warming is a fact, that it is a problem, and that it's a problem we need to address in our lifetime.
And Finally, A Personal Triumph
After three weeks of having to thread my way down the hallway I share with the SO betwixt piles of camping gear, old carpets, and assorted other crap, I completed the storeroom floor. Next, it's the main living spaces. The SO looks doubtful when I tell her we can do it with a minimum of fuss and inconvenience, and makes noises about hiring a "professional".
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A town bans plastic water bottles (see video above)? A robot picks up your garbage? A hamburger that fights climate change? Such surprises (see below) keep us coming back every Cool Green Morning — enjoy, and enjoy your weekend!
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Spellman Museum Newsletter October 2011October 12, 2011
Celebrate National Stamp Collecting Month
Stamp collectors across the country are celebrating the great hobby of philately this month. Several Museum members are now displaying portions of their unique collections in the Museum's main gallery. Make sure to come by some time this month to view these exhibits that include: Tannu Tuva, Weston Postal History, "Win the War", Graf Zeppelin 127, Reader's Digest Philately, Sesquicentennial Envelopes and "A Few of My Favorite Things." We also ask that visitors vote both for the most educational and their favorite display.
Banned Books
Continuing in the Main Gallery is the exhibit specially prepared by Curator George S. Norton featuring authors on stamps from Hans Christian Andersen and Ernest Hemingway to Leo Tolstoy and Mark Twain who have had one or more of their books banned or challenged over the years.
Record Attendance
Harry Potter fans helped the Museum set a new attendance record for the month of September. Almost 700 people took advantage of Museum offerings for the month. Can you help us set an October record as well?
Upcoming Events
Old And Rare Book Evaluations
Wednesday October 26 7:00 to 9:00
Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the nationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston's Downtown Crossing will give a talk entitled, "Is There Value in Your Old and Rare Books" on Wednesday October 26 at 7:30 pm at the Museum. Following his talk, Mr. Gloss will give verbal appraisals of all old books brought in by audience members. Admission is free for members and a $5 donation for the general public.
The program is being presented in conjunction with the Museum's current exhibit Stamps and Banned Books.
Annual Halloween Family Day
October 29 Noon to 4:00
Decorating pumpkins and treat or treat bags with stamps plus stamp scavenger hunts for prizes are just some of the fun activities planned for our annual Halloween Family Day. Kids and adults are welcome to come by any time that afternoon. Stamp prizes will be given to all who come in costume.
Save The Date For The Gala Opening Of Our New Gallery And Exhibits Room
Saturday November 5 7:00
More information will be sent to members soon. This opening is part of the Museum's on-going 50th Jubilee Anniversary Celebration.
Also don't forget the annual WALPEX 2011 Stamp Show on October 29 and 30 at the Minuteman Science and Technology High School in Lexington from 10:00 to 5:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 4:00 on Sunday
In The Store
by Anne O'Keefe, Store Manager
October is the last month in 2011 that the Post Office will be issuing new stamps. The holiday stamps including Madonna and Child and the Holiday Baubles are out on October 13. The Kwanza and Hanukkah stamps are out on October. 14. And speaking of holidays, it is not too early to start your holiday shopping. Please visit the store to see all the great jigsaw puzzles and board games for kids and adults. Many of them have a philatelic theme.
Wanted Dead But Better Alive - Since the Post Office has announced that they are considering putting living people on stamps, the Museum is asking visitors if they have any suggestions. Please send us yours and/or your opinion about this proposed new policy to email@example.com. We wil share replys in our November newsletter.
In The Library
by Phil Untersee, Volunteer
"A vivid and fascinating look at American history through the prism of the country's most storied highway, the Boston Post Road" is how the dust jacket starts its description of the book donated by a Museum volunteer: The King's Best Highway - The Lost History of the Boston Post Road, the Route that Made America by Eric Jaffe. Covering a span of nearly 400 years, the book draws numerous connections between the well-traveled route between Boston and New York and the social, cultural, economic, and political changes of the nation. It's a lively read! You'll find it on display in the Library. The Museum is also hoping to have Mr. Jaffe speak to members and the general public sometime in the new year.
Education News
School programs have started and Education Director Henry Lukas will be making his annual trip to the fourth grade classes at the Barrows School in Reading for the program The History of Stamps - Pushing the Envelope. A Brownie troop from Weston is also coming for their merit badge program and to see the Harry Potter exhibit. Lukas will also be making a presentation to the Wellesley-Weston Lifetime Learning Program as part of their fall-term program.
The Museum was also pleased that over 200 children and adults attended the October 2 Eyes on Owls programs presented in conjunction with the Harry Potter exhibit. Pictured to the left is Naturalist Marcia Wilson who along with her husband showed slides of owls they have seen plus the six owls they brought with them. Included was a snowy owl, similar to Hedwig, the owl in the Potter stories who carried the mail.
Lukas is also working with Willamarie Moore, the Education Director at the Museum of Fine Arts to prepare a program about daily life in Japan scheduled for the school holiday, November 11 at 10:30. Moore is the author of two books about Japan and is excited about sharing her stories with Spellman visitors.
Annual Members Reception And Dinner
Ms. Elln Hagney, the Executive Director of the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation (left) was the guest speaker at the Museum's annual Members Dinner. Saying that she has been involved with museums since she first volunteered at one at age 15, she shared many exciting ideas about how small museums like the Spellman can attract more visitors and members through a variety of new methods. She was joined by the their current Artist in Residence and their Director of Operations. Ms. Hagney also added a personal note; her mother was a postal worker and she remembers helping him sort the mail when she was young.
Monthly Trivia Contest
by Henry Lukas
Congratulations to David Gregg for being among our readers who correctly answered last month's question: "Why is a British Penfold mailbox located in the center city of Lucerne, Switzerland?"
The answer: It as a gift from its sister city Bournemouth, England and was presented in honor of the 700th anniversary of the founding of Switzerland. David will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Museum store.
This month we ask two questions: "Why might you have to stand on your head this month to get a better view of the stamps up for auction at the Cherrystone Auction House and what famous mailman celebrated his 30th birthday on Sept. 16, 2011?" Submit your answer by Oct. 18 to firstname.lastname@example.com to win this month's prize (you must answer both correctly).
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Old Dominion University will host a free information session about the new GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 13, in the Big Blue Room of the Ted Constant Convocation Center.
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Most cardiologist agree that beef is something that should be eaten in moderation. Granted, you can increase the health factor by choosing leaner cuts like filet mignon, lean ground beef, and beef tenderloin. But, the next problem is the sauce: Steak is often prepared in a way that adds a lot of sodium, and sodium + beef's inherent saturated fat = a heart attack on a plate.
Beef does, however, have some health benefits. It's rich in protein and iron, and organic lean beef has been shown to be a good source of vitamin B-12, which has anti-cancer benefit and may prevent osteoporosis.
So, aside from the standard "everything in moderation" mantra, how do we get the benefits of beef without clogging the pump? Let's look at the recipe at the bottom of the post.
This recipe gets two very important things right: It calls for a cut of beef that is naturally lower in fat, and it stays away from cream sauces and cheese, instead opting for naturally low fat and low calorie herbs and wine for flavor. Unfortunately, it also calls for soy sauce and beef stock, and even though these are low sodium versions, there's still room for improvement.
First, replace the rest of the beef stock with an additional 3/4 cup of wine and 3/4 cup of water. Then, replace the soy sauce with Worcestershire sauce, which has sodium, but only around 3% of your daily value per serving (as opposed to the 25% or so in low sodium soy sauce).
Worcestershire sauce is probably my favorite replacement for soy sauce. It's not QUITE the same flavor, but it's pretty close, and most people don't miss it. Not only is it much lower in sodium than soy sauce, but most brands in the US are gluten free. And, although traditional Worcestershire sauce is made with anchovies, Annie's Naturals makes a vegan version.
TL;DR: Feel free to play around with our Holiday Gift-a-Meal recipes and make your substitutions if you're watching your sodium intake.
Filet Mignon with Mushroom Wine Sauce and Asparagus
olive oil
4 shallots, finely chopped
1/2lb fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed
2 cups dry red wine
1 1/2 cups low sodium beef stock
freshly ground black pepper
4 (4oz) filet mignon steaks
1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
1 handful fresh thyme, leaves picked and chopped
1 lb asparagus, tough ends trimmed
1. In a small saucepan, set roughly 1 inch of water to boil. When the water boils, add the asparagus, cover, and remove from heat. Set aside to steam.
2. Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and mushrooms and saute for 4 minutes. Add 1 cup wine and 3/4 cup beef stock and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Remove mushrooms to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Increase heat to high and cook wine mixture until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 5 minutes).
4. Season steaks with pepper. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium heat and add steaks. Cook for 3 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side, until desired doneness is reached. Set aside and keep warm.
5. Combine soy sauce, 1/2 cup wine and remaining consommé to skillet; scrape skillet to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute. Add mushroom mixture and dried thyme; bring to a boil, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Serve sauce over steaks and asparagus. Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.


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Keep in mind: If I were owner of the team, I'd hire a GM and then that GM would make these decisions
GM: Tom Gamble helped build the 49ers great defense with basically no holes on the entire roster. Almost every position on the team are or are borderline pro bowl caliber players. He deserves to be a GM, and the 49ers are what the Jets want to be.
Offensive Coordinator: Norv Turner
QB coach: Ben McAdoo (Green Bay coach at same position) has developed Aaron Rodgers into a top 3 QB in the league as well as made Matt Flynn a very serviceable QB in limited action. We should sign him to more money and also make him assistant Offensive Coordinator alongside Norv Tuner. It may take time, but these two will make magic together
WR coach: Kippy Brown (Current WRs coach of the Seattle Seahawks, helped develop Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin, can help continue to develop Jeremy Kerley as well as Stephen Hill)
Rest of coaches remain the same
Free Agency
Mike DeVito 1 year: $1.5m
Dustin Keller 3 years: $13m (why spend a high draft pick on a position we can resign? When Dustin is healthy he is a pro bowl caliber TE. Incredibly physical and awesome athlete. Poor QB play has really held him back from becoming elite)
Brandon Moore: 2 years: $8m (Brandon will be 33 when next season begins, and can play two more years. We also need team leaders and he is a 10 year veteran in the league)
Obviously try and resign Revis Long term. I'd say 6 years: $70m should do the trick
Signings: Matt Moore 2 years: $6m Would start and help develop a QB we take in the draft
Tim Tebow to Jacksonville for their 7th round pick (194th pick). Tim was traded for a 4th round pick after Tebowmania swept the nation, however he has essentially no trade value now after an abysmal season. We're lucky to be able to net a 7th rounder for Tim
Our 6th round pick to Washington for RB Roy Helu. Anyone else remember him run wild on our defense in the 2011 season in Washington? He was injured this season but it's worth taking a chance of a 6th round pick on him rather than use a higher pick on a RB because RB isn't a position to spend high picks on. Plus, Alfred Morris has made Helu an afterthought after only one season. Helu would team great with Bilal Powell with Joe McKnight on 3rd downs.
NFL Draft
We have so many needs and so little cap room given the Sanchez situation among others. That's why I didn't mock us to sign any free agents other than resign a few of our own. We also have so many glaring needs it'd be in our best interest to trade down multiple times the next two drafts.
Trade 9th overall pick to Chicago for a kings ransom because Jarvis Jones and Luke Joeckel are both off the board and because Chicago has to replace Brian Urlacher and see no one better to do it than Manti Te'o.
We trade 9th overall pick for: R1 20th pick, R2 52nd pick, R4 pick 116, R5 pick 148, R6 180
Trade value: 1350 for 1343.6
At the 20th pick, we want Chance Warmack but he is off the board so we trade back to 27th with Atlanta because they need to address the DL and aren't afraid of trading up to do it. Ziggy Ansah is available and Atlanta does not want to wait to snatch him up.
We trade 20th pick for: R1 27th pick, R3 91st pick, R5 155th pick
Trade value: 850 for 845.4
Picks available through trade and our own selections:
Round 1: 27th overall (from ATL through CHI)
Round 2: 39th overall (own)
52nd overall (from CHI)
Round 3: 72nd overall (own)
91st overall (from ATL)
Round 4: 103rd overall (own)
116th overall (from CHI)
Round 5: 135th overall (own)
148th overall (from Chicago)
155th overall (from Atlanta)
Round 6: 167th overall to WAS for Roy Helu
Round 7: 194th from JAX for Tebow
199th overall (own)
Through these two blockbuster trades, we can take BPA at each selection and because we have so many needs, odds are the BPA will fill a need.
Positions we need and hope to address in draft: QB, backup QB, FB, LG, RT, SOLB, WOLB, FS, SS
Draft picks:
27th pick: OG Jonathan Cooper North Carolina: 6'3" 310lbs. Stud that can step in immediately at LG between Brick and Mangold and push DL backward to the second level to allow our RBs to hit the holes and also solid in protection. Major upgrade over Matt Slauson
39th overall: QB Tyler Bray Tennessee 6'6" 220lbs. Sort of developmental QB that has it all. Just needs the right situation and coaching to allow him to blossom. Has a gunslinger mentality. Reminds me of Jay Cutler and Joe Flacco.
52nd overall: RT DJ Fluker Alabama 6'6" 335lbs. Mauling RT that would solidify our offensive line to protect Bray and allow our RBs to hit the second level.
72nd overall: WOLB Brandon Jenkins Florida State 6'3" 260lbs. Weakside LB that can pressure the QB and stop the run. Perfect side for a 3-4 defense and can play DE in Nickel and DIme situations. Massive upgrade over Calvin Pace. Coming off an injury that isn't as sever as it used to be, we take a 1st round prospect in the 3rd round. Steal
91st overall: FS Robert Lester Alabama 6'2" 210lbs. Ball Hawk FS that can lay the wood on RBs coming up the middle. Finally able to replace Kerry Rhodes in the backfield
103rd overall: SS Shawn Williams Georgia 6'1" 217lbs. We can't replace Landry, but Williams is a similar player who isn't as physical or fast, but can stop the run and hit like a LB.
116st overall: SOLB Michael Buchanan Illinois 6'6" 250lbs. Upgrade over Bryan Thomas, can stop the run and can play DE in nickel and dime situations
135th overall: TE Zach Sudfeld 6'7" 260lbs. Another TE in jumbo situations that can catch passes off of play action
148th overall: FB Zach Line Southern Methodist 6'1" 235lbs. Upgrade over Lex Hilliard, simply BPA
155th overall: OG AJ Hawkins Mississippi 6'3" 313lbs. OLine depth, BPA
199th overall: WR Aaron Mellette Elon 6'3" 210lbs. WR depth
2013 Season Depth Chart
QB: Matt Moore, Tyler Bray, Greg McElroy
RB: Roy Helu, Bilal Powell, Joe McKnight
FB: Zach Line, Josh Baker
LT: D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Dennis Landolt
LG: Jonathan Cooper, AJ Hawkins
C: Nick Mangold, Caleb Shlauderaff
RG: Brandon Moore
RT: DJ Fluker, Austin Howard
XWR: Santonio Holmes, Jeremy Kerley, Clyde Gates
YWR: Stephen Hill, Aaron Melette
TE: Dustin Keller, Jeff Cumberland, Zach Sudfeld
LDE: Muhammed Wilkerson, Mike DeVito
RDE: Quinton Coples
NT: Kenrick Ellis
SOLB: Michael Buchanan, Garrett McIntryre
WOLB: Brandon Jenkins, Ricky Sapp
ILB: David Harris and DeMario Davis
LCB: Darrelle Revis, Isiah Trufant
RCB: Antonio Cromartie, Ellis Lankster
Nickel CB: Kyle Wilson
FS: Robert Lester
SS: Shawn Williams
K: Kick Folk
I don't think this team would win more than 8 games if this were the front office and roster for 2013 because there are so many rookie starters because we did not have the money to sign any free agents, but given a year or two and development of Tyler Bray into a top 10-12 range QB hopefully, I think this team has the players to do some serious damage. This team is also a very young team that with the right coaching and development, could compete for a long time.
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The first inning set the tone Friday for Goshen's Redskins and it wasn't a pleasant one.
Warsaw's Tigers scored five times in the top of the first inning and rolled to an 11-0 Northern Lakes Conference triumph at Phend Field.
Two walks started the game for Warsaw with seniors Shay Hepler and Jared Lemler, juniors Caleb Moneyheffer and Tanner Balazs all slapping run-scoring hits and a fifth run tallied on a wild pitch.
Senior Austin Henke walked and junior Deric Haynes singled to start Goshen's half of the first, but a pop foul to the catcher and a double play ended the inning.
"This all starts with throwing the ball across the plate," said GHS coach Hal Farmwald. "When you walk the first two of an inning, most of the time both are going to score.
"We need to find pitchers who are going to consistently throw strikes. When you get down 5-0 right away, things aren't often going to work out. It limits what you can do with an offensive approach.
"We work a lot in practice on situations and now we need to carry it over into games. The best thing about this is we are right back on the field Saturday for two games."
The Redskins, 5-10 overall and 3-6 in the NLC, host Westview at 10 a.m. today and then travel to Fairfield for a 2 p.m. makeup contest.
Warsaw added three runs in the second inning and three more in the third for the 11-0 count. Senior right hander Tyler Slagel of the Redskins then shut out the Tigers over the last two frames.
Moneyheffer wound up with four RBI and Lemler three for Coach Mike Hepler's Tigers, now 7-6 overall and 6-3 in the league.
One of Hepler's assistant coaches is 1994 Northridge grad Justin Love, a football, basketball and baseball star for the Raiders.
Haynes had half of Goshen's hits, also slapping an infield single in the fifth inning.
Both Slagel and senior Sylas Buller singled in the fourth when the Redskins left the bases loaded.
Warsaw 533 00 — 11-9-1
Goshen 000 00 — 0-4-3
Pitching: (Warsaw) Kevin Hawley, two strikeouts and two walks. (Goshen) Sylas Buller, Tyler Slagel (2), combined five strikeouts and seven walks.
Hitting: (Warsaw) Caleb Moneyheffer single, double and four RBI; Jared Lemler two singles and three RBI; Shay Hepler, Jason Ferguson and Tanner Balazs one RBI each; (Goshen) Deric Haynes two singles, Sylas Buller and Tyler Slagel one each.
Umpires: Tony Gaugler and Lou Brown


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The DU Grilling Society will be providing BBQ for the students.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
DU Student Ticket Campout Set For This Weekend
The DU Grilling Society will be providing BBQ for the students.
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Did you and your buddies have to dust off some tents to make it look like there is actually enough interest by the DU students to camp out for tickets? Lets get real, I think this will be a walk up to the window and get the seats you want event. I'm going to refrain from the Dorm/Tent City remarks already made on this Blog and a recent post. I'm not sure that 4 tents would actually count as a city. Have a nice day!
- Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 5:29:00 PM CDT
- Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 9:43:00 PM CDT
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There are only 500 student full season tickets available each year, and another 300 student tickets are made available each week for each night of the next home weekend series for a total of 800 student section tickets for each game the students are on campus.
Hundreds of DU students camp out every year to obtain one of the 500student season tickets, and have been doing so for the last 10 years or so - it's a serious event.
- Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 9:05:00 AM CDT
With this high level of student interest buying up 800 tickets in total per game I don't understand all of the empty seats in the top part of the student section for most games. It sure doesn't look like there are 800 students sitting in that end zone.
- Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 10:14:00 AM CDT
Oh they buy the tickets, casue it's only $50 or so. But then comes ski season....
- Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 10:24:00 AM CDT
Understand! When i was a student, as much as I loved the hockey games,Skiing at loveland or A Basin usually won out. Sometimes we would leave the hill about two in the afternoon if skiing wasn't that good and come back to catch the saturday game.
- Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 11:30:00 AM CDT
New "tradition" (with the contradiction intended):
Students do the Duke basketball "hop" until our first shot on goal. Opinions?
- Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 1:00:00 PM CDT
What happens to the tickets when students are gone? That section should NEVER be empty!!
- Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 1:01:00 PM CDT
When students are gone on school breaks, they sell those seats to regular folks for far more money than the students paid!
For example, DU will clear an extra $20,000 to $25,000 this year on the first CC game, which falls in December when the students are on break.
- Friday, September 25, 2009 at 10:47:00 AM CDT


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Could this be the future?
I am beginning to think that a Nexus 7 with LTE and Google Glass could be the near future of mobile computing. Why? Well here are my reasons. I have gone from Apple to Android to Meego to Android to WebOS back to Apple and now to Microsoft and seeing Google Glass, I am considering going back to Android once Glass is at a price I can afford. At one point, after my iPhone and iPad 1, I decided to sell them and get a Galaxy Tab 7 (the UK one with 3G), now, this was a good device, however it was marred by Samsung's Touchwiz and it's size when I wanted to quickly look at something while walking. I never experienced the "Dom Joly effect" (holding an insanely huge device against my ear) as I had bluetooth headphones. But that quick pullout and putback was missing. A connected watch could possibly address these issues, but I think Glass would do this better. I have certain demands with a watch. I don't want to charge it ever - being the top one. I don't see glass being something that I would always wear, but when I leave the house, I'd put it on like I do my headphones. If I want to get help fixing something on my car, I can quickly start a hangout and ask for advice without getting my phone dirty and the people helping would be able to see from my perspective, or even bring up a Haynes guide. If I want to film a howto to help people in my community, I can easily do it without holding a camera. Hopefully Google can bring out something similar for cars too, taking the focus away from next to your hands and putting it eye level so you don't get as distratcted (something like the HUD in the newer Camaros but more information rich). Anyway, until there is a 7" clean Android tablet with phone radios and the Glass gets to around $500, my dream is still a dream.


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Thousands will be at the Raleigh Convention Center this weekend for the International Festival, a popular celebration of cultures from around the world that contribute to making the Triangle so vibrant.
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday that Congress should stop placing legal limits on the amount of money the government can borrow and effectively lift the debt limit to infinity.
On Bloomberg TV, "Political Capital" host Al Hunt asked Geithner if he believes "we ought to just eliminate the debt ceiling."
"Oh, absolutely," Geithner said.
"You do? Will you propose that?" Hunt asked.
"Well, this is something only Congress can solve," Geithner said. "Congress put it on itself. We've had 100 years of experience with it, and I think only once--last summer--did people decide to use it to threaten default on the American credit for the first time in history as a tool for political advantage. And that's not a tenable strategy."
Hunt then asked: "Is now the time to eliminate it?"
"It would have been time a long time ago to eliminate it," Geithner said. "The sooner the better."
Geithner's Treasury Department quietly warned at the end of October that the Treasury would reach current legal limit on the federal government's debt by about the end of the year.
In August 2011, President Barack Obama and Congress agreed to lift the legal debt limit by another $2.4 trillion--allowing the government to borrow up to $16.394 trillion. However, as of the close of business on Thursday, the Treasury had only $154.3 billion of that $2.4 trillion in new borrowing authority left.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said last week that the Senate stands ready to increase the debt limit by another $2.4 trillion. "If it has to be raised, we'll raise it," Reid said
Editor's Note: The federal government can't be trusted to function within its fiscal means with a debt ceiling. Can you imagine if they didn't have one?
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Student Education News
Students win prestigious research scholarship
Travis Bacon and Ben Moore, both first year BSc Medical Sciences students, have recently been awarded prestigious Undergraduate Research and Leadership Scholarships. The scholarships offer outstanding students the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research alongside leading academics. The scholarships are funded by alumni of the University of Leeds.
Travis will commence a project with Professor Michelle Peckham relating to Myosins in Prostate Cancer/Tubulins in Brain and Striated Muscle. Ben will undertake a project with Professor Arun Holden relating to Computational Approaches to Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Ben says: "I feel extremely privileged to be able to continue my current research work with Professor Holden. It's very exciting being part of an active research team and the challenges it will bring, giving me valuable experience for future projects and studies I will be involved with."
This opportunity will allow both students to gain vital analytical and team-working skills, as well as developing skills in enterprise, research and leadership. Travis and Ben will have the chance to contribute to key research whilst also improving their academic skills and employment prospects.
Both students will attend a 3 day induction event in June where they will have an opportunity to meet their sponsors, almnus Peter Cheney (Bacteriology and Biochemistry 1969) and his wife Sue. They will also attend a three day leadership training programme in December of their second year as part of their leadership development.
Travis says: "I'm most excited to be part of a cutting-edge research team. For many years I've been looking forward to such an opportunity, and did not think it would become possible until my potential industrial placement in my third year, so to be given the chance now is a real privilege!"
After their induction, Travis and Ben will begin work in the research laboratories for a six-to-eight week placement, which they will continue during the summer after their second year.
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Long Trail's Pherson
Article By: Lew Bryson
Trail Brewing recently re-entered the Massachusetts
At about that same time, I got a press package from Long Trail. That may not seem significant - my desk is six inches deep in brewery press releases - but I can count on the fingers of one foot how many times Long Trail has contacted me in the past - they just don't do this. Long Trail has a reputation as the Tibet of New England brewing; they keep to themselves. You can go to their brewery taproom and eat and drink and look at the brewery through the big interior windows, but don't look for much more information than is found on their website.
And now a press package
comes out, complete with a slickly - produced DVD? Time to
press my luck and go for an interview with Long Trail
president Andy Pherson. He went for it.
LEW BRYSON You haven't done a lot of interviews - I think I've talked to you once in six years. Your packaging and your names aren't as flashy as some, but you've had strong growth. What works so well?
PHERSON I guess
maybe not saying much. We've referred to ourselves as monks
up here. It seems no matter what you pick up, periodicals or
anything, certain names pop up all the time. I always
chuckle because ours never does. It's not that we don't want
it, it's just that we've never sought it out. We've always
been very, very busy. We designed and built this brewery
ourselves, it's a unique building. Maybe what's different
about it from others is that we designed and built the
equipment that's in it.
LB Let's go back to the beginning. Tell me about starting out in the old brewery, near Quechee. What was the plan then, what were you aiming for?
AP We don't know what we were aiming for. When I wrote a business plan in 1988 - and I still have a copy of it - it was to make a locally produced alternative to imports. That's our mission statement then and now, that's all we want to do. It's as simple as that. I remember our first bottle, which is on display in our entry foyer. The label very proudly said "Product of the United States." That's what really turned me on.
Finally this year import growth has subsided a little bit, and craft continues to grow. And it should continue to grow! Americans should be awakened to the fact that craft beer is every bit as good as the imports and take a second look at the crafts.
That's what we do. I feel
very opinionated and American about it. That's always been
our mission statement. It doesn't say "Product of the United
States" on our label any more, because it seemed like nobody
cared. Very much like in the early 199Os, when we were all
beating the drums against Samuel Adams, because the beer
wasn't made in Boston. Then we all stopped, because we found
that the consumers didn't really care. And when we found
that the consumers didn't care whether the beer was
imported, we went from "Product of the United States" to
"Brewed in Vermont".
LB What was it that made you decide to brew beer? What was your inspiration on that angle?
AP My background is in engineering, and my 198Os were spent in Massachusetts high tech. I used to go all over the world, and the trip I took the most often was about a week per month out to Silicon Valley. I saw my first Mexican food, and I observed the Mexican food mania move from west to east. I had my first Corona beer on the west coast.
Then I had my first Anchor Steam, and I went to the Anchor brewery, and that was it. I called my wife and told her, hey, if you happen to go to the library this week, pick up some books on brewing. "Why?" Well, it's because I want to build a brewery. When I got home, there was a stack of books on the kitchen counter. She didn't want me traveling any more than I wanted me traveling, because our kids were very young. Two or three months after that, I had resigned my job with a wonderful company that I'd been in for years, we'd sold our home in southern New Hampshire and moved to our second home, which is right down the street from the brewery.
That's how it came about. I
saw these trends and I jumped on them. I remember my dad
yelling at me in the 197Os for spending $18 on a case of
Lowenbrau Oktoberfest for Thanksgiving dinner - eighteen
bucks! That was 1976, that was the real Lowenbrau, before
Miller made it. God, that was good beer. But I've always
liked good beer. The old family photos show it, we've always
got Heineken, or Lowenbrau, whatever we could get.
LB Going straight from that, how would you describe the beers you brew at Long Trail?
We were into German beers. It wasn't economically viable for
us to brew lagers, as in any small craft brewer.
Fortunately, as I said, I traveled all over the place, so
yeah, I traveled to Germany. So I spent some time in Munich,
visited Dusseldorf and Cologne, and had my first altbier,
which are just "old beers", you know, non-lager beers. They
were really clean, crisp ales, and I loved 'em. So that's
what we tried to make.
LB You took a huge step with the new brewery. What made you think you could swing the money and the volume you'd have to do?
AP That's a very good question. The truth is, we were almost acquired by Anheuser-Busch back then. I had to hesitate for a second and decide whether I really wanted to admit to that. We signed confidentiality agreements, as did they. We had the exact same rationale for doing it as Redhook Ale Brewery did, the exact same: we wanted access to markets. We were just a little ahead of our time. I wrote a letter to Anheuser-Busch in 1993 proposing it to get us the access to market that we would need going forward. By early 1995 we pretty much had a deal structured.
What happened? This was at the end of the March. We had a laundry list of fairly minor issues to work out. But things were happening so fast, the lease was up on the basement in June, and I was still working on permits for the new building. A-B is so big, nothing happens fast. I knew that, so I just respectfully said, "I gotta walk on this." It's more important to the company to get the building done than to do this deal. So on April 1 we pulled the plug. It was a big day, the biggest day of my life. I can remember it like it was yesterday, a huge decision.
We built the building and moved into the new place on Thanksgiving. It was brutal, we lost five people because of the long hours, but we did it. We did a press release, and sure enough, we got a communication from the Midwest. But this was 1996 by now, and in mid-September, all the microbrewer IPO stocks - Sam Adams, Pyramid, Redhook - crashed. That was the end of the deal. That, arguably, is when our little craft brewing depression started. It stuck in the mind of institutional investors: hey, maybe this isn't so big as we thought. That made it a lot harder to raise money.
Did I make the right
decision? Yeah, but we still have access to market problems,
and it's getting worse. As the middle tier continues to
consolidate, it gets harder for a biz our size to get to
consumers. Anyway, that was the motivation to get out of the
basement, where the original brewery was. You'd have to have
seen the basement .
LB Oh, I did. I did!
AP That was just an absolute miracle that we even lived. Oh, my God. When I left there, the last day I was there was December 8, 1995, and when I walked out the back door, I swore I'd never set foot in that building again, and I haven't. It got us where we are, and you can never take that away from it. And I'm very happy to say that there are still a number of people here that weathered that storm with us.
But what made us build this
place? To keep it simple, we had to get out of the old digs
- it was as simple as that - our lease was up. I remember I
was negotiating to buy the building. We were going to buy
the mill, and that wasn't going the way I was hoping it
would go. I remember the owner said, "Well, what're you
gonna do?" And I said, "I'm going to buy the hayfield down
the road, that's what I'm gonna do." And that's what I did.
We bought the hayfield in June of 1994.
LB It's a gorgeous spot.
Thank you. This spot's heaven. That's what has kept us so
occupied. This facility is unique, I think, as a brewing
facility, in that it's self-contained. We had to drill our
own wells, we have our own water supply. And we have to
treat all our effluent on-site. We have no sewer lines. This
brewery has no water lines, no sewer lines, no gas lines. We
had to put three light poles in just to get power. Can you
imagine that?
LB This is starting to sound like an Amish farm.
AP It is! Everything is recycled. It's a zero-emissions facility. The beer is naturally carbonated, we recycle the CO2, and our kettle emissions are scrubbed. We could be at a full boil, like we are as we speak, and be out on the brewhouse floor or out in the parking lot, and not know it. No steam coming out of the building, because the heat's captured, and you won't smell the boil. It's really cool, and it's all home-made. The heat-recovery system and the chemical scrubber are designed and built by me. The whole brewhouse - that's an often-asked question when people come through our visitor center: "What type of system do you have?" Well, we have a 6O-barrel system. "I know, but what kind?" And I say, it's home-made. That's what keeps you busy. But it's a lot of fun!
As President, right now I'm
wearing an old Long Trail shirt, a pair of work boots, and a
very beat-up pair of green work pants. I've been out to
Sierra Nevada a lot of times, and I see us as a miniature
Sierra Nevada in that they're the same way, they have an
extensive (machine) shop. I do all my own welding, plumbing
and electrical, so I just don't get out like a lot of other
guys do. My heart is really in twisting wrenches and
building the facility. I love what I do. I really do. It's
just a great job. I'm a very lucky guy.
LB What kind of numbers did you do last year?
44,OOO barrels, I don't remember what the sales were - $9
million, $8 million. We have the restaurant here, and it all
just kind of blends together. We're on track to do over
5O,OOO bbls. this year - up close to 2O%. We have room for
more fermentation capacity, so we could make more beer. But
we're happy with the schedule that we're on right now. We're
making the product that we had programmed to do this summer.
We're actually outfitted right now to do about 75,OOO bbls.
a year. But we don't want to go there yet. We've been at a
programmed growth rate of about 15% a year for 15 years. We
don't measure our success by volume growth - it's all about
the bottom line. And it's about quality. We're just learning
so much. People that grow too fast often die just as fast.
We're learning, and we've kept it close to home for a long
LB Where is the future? Are you going deeper in New England, or spreading out?
AP We're going to keep growing at the same rate. We just reentered Massachusetts, after being out for years. We re-entered Rhode Island last year. That gives us all of New England, but it gives us a ton of room to grow within New England. We've been in New Hampshire for seven years, and we're up something like 22% year-to-date in New Hampshire. There's so much more room to grow. That's what I mean when I say we're learning. We're learning to make better beer more efficiently. But we're also learning, every day, new things about the market. How to properly bring your product to market for success and for long-term success. It's a huge learning experience, and if we go too fast we're going to hurt ourselves.
We are doing New York right
now, it's a big state, and so far the reception has been
good. It's a little intimidating. We deal with 24
wholesalers throughout New England, and then to sign up all
of New York it's something like 14 more. It's a tough area
to cover. From there? I don't know where we go.
LB Back to the monks thing: you did that for so long, and now you've got your new marketing guy, Trevor McCormick, you've got that really slick DVD out, and here we are doing this interview. What changed?
AP The fact that we have more capacity. We've never had anybody in marketing. When I hired Trevor, he had no experience in beer. He's learning as fast as he can. His job is to make people hear about Long Trail, get our story out there. It's a good story, but only we know it! I told him, don't hurry, take your time, we've been at it a long time and we intend to be in it for a long time.
Why now? We feel like the
hardware project here is almost complete. We think it's time
to take the story to the public.
LB This programmed growth, close to home idea sounds a lot like Deschutes, and that's not a bad model to follow.
Gary Fish is a wonderful guy. I know him, I've spent some
time with him. I guess there are a lot of similarities. I
like to think, without breaking my arm patting myself on the
back, that there are similarities to Sierra Nevada as well.
Ken Grossman and I have very similar backgrounds. And he
still works his butt off, so does Gary, and so do I. That's
what you have to do. Years ago, the Craft Brewers Conference
was in Boston, and the keynote speaker was Michael Jackson.
He stood up there and gave a tremendous and very appropriate
talk. He said, "I look around this room and I see too many
tans, not enough band-aids, not enough messy hair. To
survive in this craft that you're so deeply involved in, I
hope that there's a lot of plumbers out there, a lot of
welders." And I sat in the back of the room and thought just
how appropriate that was that year. There were a lot of
bankers in the room, and a lot of people with stars in their
eyes. And then there's old Andy-boy sitting in the back,
with two hands that are littered with scars. I couldn't have
related more to what he was saying! He was so right, and I
never forgot that. We're still here, and stronger than ever.
That's it.
LB What advice do you have on how to sell more Long Trail?
Keep doing what you're doing, because the response to the
brand has been very, very good in Massachusetts. What I have
to say to retailers is two words: Thank you! They've been
LB It's been a good interview. Thanks.
AP No, thank you. Talking to someone who's been on this since way back is good. I've had a smile on my face the whole time.