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Marysville Pilchuck sprinter a 'tough competitor'
Despite four serious knee injuries, Marysville Pilchuck's Amanda Klep remains a successful sprinter and key member of her track team
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Marysville Pilchuck's Amanda Klep (left) receives the baton from Bianca Acuario during the 4x100-meter event at Thursday's meet against Everett and Marysville Getchell. Her team came in first at 50.16 seconds.
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Marysville Pilchuck's Amanda Klep (left) celebrates with relay teammates Charlee Pilon and Bianca Acuario after winning the 4x100 meter event at Thursday's meet against Everett and Marysville Getchell.
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Marysville Pilchuck's Amanda Klep (center left) celebrates with relay teammates Charlee Pilon and Bianca Acuario after winning the 4x100-meter event at Thursday's meet against Everett and Marysville Getchell.
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Marysville Pilchuck's Amanda Klep (center) passes Marysville Getchell's Kyrin Jarvis (left) and Marysville-Pilchuck's Bianca Acuario to win the 100-meter event at 12.69 seconds during Thursday's meet against Everett and Marysville Getchell.
Klep has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in each knee twice, yet she is still one of the fastest runners on the Tomahawks track team.
Individually, Klep runs the 100 meters, in which she holds the school record, and the 200 meters. She also is a key member of the Tomahawks' relay teams, predominantly running the 4x100 and 4x400. She also runs the 4x200 on occasion.
Klep and her teammates compete today at the 11th annual Tomahawks Track and Field Classic. The yearly invitational features 12 different teams from around Washington State.
Marysville Pilchuck coach Randy Davis praised Klep for her willingness in every meet to do whatever she can to help the team.
"She means everything to this track team," Davis said. "She runs so many events. She is willing to do so much. If I say, 'you are going to be a relay girl this week.' Then she runs all the relays. She is kind of the cornerstone of a lot of good sprinters on our team. She kind of leads the pack, but she also has this great team support around her that helps make her better, too."
Klep's history of injuries coupled with her competitiveness and willingness to do almost any event has forced Davis to keep a watchful eye on her to make sure she isn't overdoing herself and risking re-injury.
"The main thing I worry about with Amanda is that she does too much," Davis said. "That's her only drawback ... she does too much sometimes because she just loves to do stuff and just loves to compete. She is just a tough little competitor and that is what makes her so good."
Klep's injuries started in eighth grade while playing soccer. First, she tore the ACL in her left knee. After rehabilitating the injury, she tore her right ACL in her first game back -- and that turned out to only be the beginning.
She later tore her right ACL again while getting up from a chair. After that injury, it was discovered that the ligament had not been put in the right place from her first surgery.
At the end of last season, Klep's left ACL tore again while she was crossing the finish line in a race just before the state track meet.
Despite all the injuries, Klep always has fought her way back to compete in both track and soccer.
"It's been hard, but I have all my friends and family just supporting me and telling me not to give up," she said. "Knowing that my friends are there for me and my family and just everyone, not even people I know. They just come up to me and tell me I should just keep going. It was hard. Right when I hear it, it just kills me and I know right away what happened. But then it's just like, it's happened so now I have to go back and do it again."
That same determination has helped Klep find success on the track. When she sees a challenge, she attacks it head on.
"When I see someone in front of me, I have to get them," Klep said. "My determination is to get in front of them."
With her history of injuries, Klep has had to learn to know her body and heed the warnings it gives.
"There are sometimes when I'm running and I can feel it wanting to happen again, but then again I know when to hold back," she said. "I think realizing what I've already been through and what can take me down ... I've set myself to the experience of knowing what not to do."
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What is Spirituality & How do we become Happy?
I was interested to read Harris' ideas about spirituality and happiness in the End of Faith. However, I think there is more to be said. While having experiences which divest one of the 'self' and take one to different levels of consciousness/unconsciousness is well and good, I think there are more important things (for me, at least).
For example, I concieve of spirituality as a group of emotional and intellectual needs that people have. They include the need to find meaning in life, to develop one's ethical self, to discover sources of wonder and awe, and to discover activities that one loves…
These are some important sources of my own happiness:
My discovery of philosophy has awoken the love of learning that I previously thought dead, and provided me with a quest of intellectual and ethical self-improvement.
The quest to become a more compassionate, more reasonable and thus more ethical person through study, reflection and practice is a source of pride and happiness to me. The possibility of making the world a better place for others to live in is daunting task (sometimes I feel despair and powerlessness), but it also fills me with inspiration, excitement and a sense of great potential.
Meanwhile, activities such as reading, socialising and painting seem to provide much of my happiness and contentment.
I don't understand why losing the self through drugs or meditation is so significant. I hope that others on this forum can either explain to me why they think losing the self is especially important for happiness, or alternatively confirm that they, like me, are more interested in sources of happines such as I have described.
Loss of self is not the goal of spiritual practices (referring here to things like meditation, etc., not religion). Rather the idea is the philosophical one of knowing oneself and through that knowledge attaining non-attachment to being oneself. You might find the books of Idries Shah of value, especially since you indicate an interest in learning. The sufi goal is captured in two words: fana and baqua. The first means something like "extinction of the ordinary self and its attachments" while the second means "return to the world to live in service."

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Sheeeeesh…........who said anything about all that stuff? Barry, guess you just could not resist a little more of that politics thing eh?
I thought that this string was on Atheism vs Religious Fundamentalism? If it isn't, I've got better things to do with my time.
I will try to ignore being called an "ideologue" (which I am not) and try one more time again to start a strategy discussion…….
It would seem to me that any successful strategy needs to recognize and exploit scientific knowledge of mathematics, physics, biology, evolution, as well as human psychology and its variable characteristics and susceptibility to persuasion over a typical lifetime. For example,
- As a child, the first time that I recall questioning the existence of God was about the age of 4 or 5 when I confronted my mother about Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny stories. My next question was about their equivalence to the God story. Her answer was not very convincing. The point here is that at some point in early childhood development, humans start to critically question the myths that they have been told by adults and are at that time receptive to being introduced to and considering alternative explanations of the world.
- The next major milestone in my journey to atheism was as a teenager when I, like my peers, was questioning EVERYTHING and realized that the God myth did not pass my "common sense" filter. Again, a point in development where I was open to think about and seriously consider alternatives to what I had been taught.
- Next, in college, I was introduced to Aristotle, Plato, Augustine, Hume, Descartes, Huxley, and other philosophers, and required to think about, critically analyze and discuss their arguments. At this point in my life, I was ready to engage in an intellectual discussion of the God myth.
- Etc. Etc………..
It would seem to me that in order to reach and engage a wide spectrum of people in a dialogue about religion, we would need to have a strategy that optimized the likelihood of success at different stages of a person's life.
I would invite Barry Cull and any others more qualified than I to discuss human psychology and development and how modern scientific understanding of these matters might be exploited in a strategy to stamp out religious fundamentalism and promote an atheist worldview.
It might even be that a good tactic would be to allow the Fundies to get Creation/ID into the high school science classroom where it could be thoroughly discredit it as science?? Just a thought "out-of-the-box".


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There are two typical coat-types for Pekingese. The more traditional coat is a spaniel-type coat but the more popular is the long-haired type coat.
These dogs are stubborn and independent. They will likely have issues with obedience and tend not to come when called. They can be aggressive, especially toward other pets as they have a bit of a jealous streak. Pekingese might even be described as somewhat arrogant – believing that they are royalty. However, they can be exceptionally loyal and protective as well.
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The Pekingese were bred by the Chinese as pets for the emperors. The breed is more than 2000 years old, and in that time their characteristics haven't changed much. Interestingly, their ancestry seems to be that of Asian wolves and is shared with the Tibetan Spaniel and Japanese Chin. It is also believed that the Pekingese may have given rise to such breeds as the Shih Tzu, Papillon, and long-haired Chihuahua. Not only are they one of the oldest toy breeds, but they are one of the oldest dog breeds of pet but for centuries they could only be owned my members of Chinese Royalty.
They are named after Peking, the region in China where they are believed to have originated.
Pekingese are highly independent, stubborn, and sometimes aggressive dogs that do not make very good pets for small children. In fact, many breeders will not place a Pekingese into a family with children as this breed can be moody, especially if they are handled roughly.
Pekingese can be very difficult to train and convincing them that training is beneficial is certainly a challenge. Nonetheless, training from a young age is important otherwise behavioral problems will be evident. They are not likely to be obedient so continued training is also recommended.
As a small dog, their activity requirements are simple. They should be walked daily to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but are quite happy with a small yard to roam. Even if you don't have a yard, they should be content with roaming the house.
Because they are often stubborn and moody they can make difficult pets. It takes some time for them to become comfortable with their owner, but once a bond is formed they can be very loving. They need to be brushed regularly to maintain the health of their coat and if they are intended as house pets only, a short hair cut is much easier to manage.
The Pekingese also have a number of health issues which should be monitored, most notably congestive heart failure. This is the leading cause of death in Pekingese but can be managed by medication.


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Three law enforcement agencies participated in a pursuit of a stolen fire truck from Union Township Thursday night. The pursuit ended in Shawnee State Forest and sent one 17-year-old boy to the hospital.
According to an incident report from the Scioto County Sheriff's Department, a report was received around 9 p.m. on Thursday night concerning a stolen 2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty 4x4 Brush-Utility truck from the Union Township Fire Department. The truck is valued at $80,000.
"On 1/9/2014, I responded to State Route 23 in Rosemount/ Clay Township area in regard to a State Highway Patrol Unit and Deputy (Craig) Ashley being in active pursuit of a fire truck heading south bound on State Route 23," said Officer Stephen Sissel in his report for the Scioto County Sheriff's Office. "Information obtained was that State Highway Patrol unit was lead pursuing unit of the fire truck that was being operated at a very high rate of speed."
Sissel said that he joined the pursuit as it was on Ohio State Route 23, headed southbound. He said at that time law enforcement agencies responding to the pursuit included Ohio State Highway Patrol, Scioto County Sheriff's Office, and units from the Portsmouth Police Department.
"Law enforcement units lost visual sight of the fire truck in the area of State Route 73 at the State Route 104 split," Sissel said.
He said truck was first noticed missing by a witness who ultimately reported it to the Union Township Fire Department Chief, who reported it to law enforcement. The witness later saw the truck traveling on Arian Road and followed it into Shawnee Forest. According to the report, the witness followed the tire tracks in the snow to discover the truck had overturned on Forest Road 1. The vehicle was crashed, upside down in a ditch.
A 17-year-old boy was extracted from the truck and transported to Southern Ohio Medical Center, and was later transported to Grant Hospital for treatment.
Sissel said charges will be filed in Scioto County Juvenile Court against the minor for grand theft auto and breaking and entering.
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If you're considering breast implants, you might wonder how to choose between saline-filled and silicone gel-filled implants. Here's help evaluating the options.
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If a saline breast implant ruptures, the implant will deflate — causing the affected breast to change in size and shape.
The leaking saline solution will be absorbed by your body without posing any health risks, but you'll probably need surgery to remove the silicone shell. If you wish, a new implant can likely be inserted at the same time.
Ruptured silicone implant
If a silicone breast implant ruptures, you might not notice right away — or ever — because any free silicone tends to remain trapped in the fibrous tissue (capsule) that forms around the implant. This is known as a silent rupture.
Leaking silicone gel isn't thought to cause systemic or long-term health problems — such as breast cancer, reproductive problems or connective tissue disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Still, a ruptured silicone breast implant might eventually cause breast pain or changes in the contour or shape of the breast.
If this happens, your doctor will likely recommend surgical removal. If you wish, a new implant can usually be inserted at the same time.
If an MRI scan detects an implant rupture but you don't have any signs or symptoms, it might be up to you and your doctor to weigh the risks and benefits of keeping the implant in place or having it removed.
Both saline and silicone breast implants are considered safe for breast augmentation and breast reconstruction. Long-term follow-up studies on new devices — in which researchers look for evidence of continued safety and effectiveness of saline and silicone breast implants — are ongoing.
If you're thinking about breast augmentation or reconstruction, it's important to understand what it means to have breast implants. In addition to changing your appearance, remember that:
Based on your breast anatomy, body type and other factors, your surgeon might recommend one type of implant over another for optimal cosmetic results. Ultimately, however, the choice between saline and silicone is up to you.
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New Boyz started 2009 as a Los Angeles underground youth phenomenon, but in only a matter of months, they've become rising stars on a national level. In this short time period, 17-year-olds Ben J and Legacy have gone from shows in local high school gyms to performing on the red carpet at the BET Awards and booking an impressive lineup of concerts across the country.
This astounding jump comes from the success of their song "You're a Jerk," a hypnotic dancefloor-filler that the New York Times called "pretty much perfect." Though it started as a favorite on MySpace, it has turned into a certified hit. It not only became the most requested track on influential L.A. radio station Power 106, but it's taken over playlists around the country. During its first week for sale on iTunes, "You're a Jerk" sold over 53 thousand copies.
The duo of Ben J (born Earl Benjamin) and Legacy (Dominic Thomas) met as freshmen at Hesperia High School in San Bernardino County. Both were part of the same extra large rap group, but then each left to become solo artists. With their October birthdays only a day apart, they pooled their gift money to buy rudimentary recording equipment. After Legacy transferred to a new school, they decided to combine forces as New Boyz, creating a sound, slang and fffashion sense that's made them the biggest hip-hop group to emerge from L.A. in years.
While "You're a Jerk" has helped bring New Boyz global recognition, the song has also shown a spotlight on Los Angeles' growing, and teen-driven, jerk music movement. Jerk music is a stripped down party sound, largely created on home computers for kids with crazy haircuts, and has been building in popularity around the city for years. The neon bright video for "You're a Jerk" features appearances from many of the rubber-limbed dance crews associated with the scene. In fact, it was these dancers that helped popularize the song in the first place, taking it from MySpace to YouTube and eventually gaining the attention of radio DJs. "We just did 'You're a Jerk' as another song, the fans are the ones that did all the promoting," says Ben J. "They started making jerk video after jerk video after jerk video to it."
Though "You're a Jerk" is the first single from Skinny Jeanz & A Mic, their forthcoming album on Asylum/Warner Brothers, New Boyz is bigger than just one sound. "People think we only do jerk music, but we do a whole lot of everything," says Legacy. "The album's about the typical teenage life." For instance, "Colorz" finds them repping the colorful clothing worn by today's youth, while "Tie Me Down" takes on girls who are overeager to lock them down in relationships.
Though Skinny Jeanz & A Mic features the sonic imprint of modern movements like hyphy and Atlanta's own teen rap madness, it's also heavily influenced by the minimal bass and drum machine sound from hip-hop's earliest days. While Legacy handled the distinctive production on half of the album, including "You're a Jerk," initially this move was done out of necessity. "I knew if we didn't make our own beats, we'd have to pay people, and we didn't have any money at the time," says Legacy. "I had to teach myself to make beats. I'd watch YouTube for tutorials."
For the rest of the album, New Boyz are going into the studio with Diplo, the internationally respected DJ and producer responsible for MIA's "Paper Planes," but are also working with other young L.A. producers including JHawk, Jukebox, Talent and Jay-Nari. The results only enhance Skinny Jeanz & A Mic's celebration of teenage talent. "They're kids like us," says Legacy.
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Make Windows 8 Act Like Windows 7
We'll show you a bunch of ways you can add functionality back to Windows 8.
The Windows 8 interface is a stark departure from Windows 7. The biggest change is the Start screen. Hitting the Windows key brings you to a tiled interface that some people don't want to see. Microsoft doesn't include a way to automatically launch to the desktop, but there is software out there.
Skip Metro Suite will allow you to start Windows running the desktop instead of the Start screen.
Windows 8 does not have a Start button, instead opting for the Start screen. Classic Shell can bring back a free version of the Start button. It's plenty customizable as well. Classic Shell can also start you off on the desktop.
A paid alternative called Retro UI combines the Win 8 and Win 7 experiences. $5 for a consumer version. You'd be able to run Modern apps (formerly "Metro" apps) on the desktop in resizable Windows.
Microsoft also dropped support for gadgets from Windows 8. You can bring them back with 8GadgetPack. It supports your old Windows 7 gadgets if you'd like.
Windows 8 doesn't have built-in DVD support. VLC to the rescue. It's the swiss army knife of media players. We highly suggest it for any platform.
Media Center is no longer in Windows by default either. You can always buy Media Center from Microsoft. If you've got Windows 8 Pro, it's in Control Panel > Add Features to Windows 8 > I want to buy a product key. It will run you $10, but it's Media Center. However, there is a free option and that's XBMC. The free XBMC runs on a number of platforms and Version 12 includes PVR functionality. XBMC is very powerful and has a bunch of extensions like ways to watch web video.
I'm using minidlna on my Raspberry Pi for my Media Server. Any DLNA capable device is able to connect to it and play movies, music and view pictures.
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seeker242 wrote:People who think they can get something beneficial from smoking weed, are deluding themselves.
I deeply believe that Buddha had a power to see through delusions of others, but are you one? If now, how do you know that you are not deluding yourself?
All I can see here are few people, that were very irresponsible in approaching difficult topics, and now are trying to look wise.


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This doesn't look appealing at all. Although I certainly understand that Nintendo wants to trick people into buying a seemingly cheap console with cutting edge graphics and then coerce them into buying three more extremely expensive controllers.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Video of someone playing Zelda on the Wii U
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You're being facetious, right? If not, you should probably consider that neither of these "demos" are of games-in-progress. They were created solely to show off what could be possible with the Wii U. In the case of the Zelda demo, it was to show off the HD graphics capabilities; in the case of the second demo, it was to show off how the controller could be used in multiplayer games.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 7, 2011 at 6:21 PM
You anti-Nintendo sentiment is getting old. Why the hate?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 7, 2011 at 7:38 PM
Supposedly, the Wii U can only use one touchscreen controller, so there would be no reason to buy more of them.ReplyDelete
In Wii U Chase Me, only one player uses the controller, the person being chased. The TV display is for the other four players, who use regular Wii remotes. It is pretty similar to Pac-Man Vs for the Gamecube with GBA link.
Zelda is a single-player game. Most everything shown with the touch screen controller was either single player, or turn-based multiplayer at most. Mii baseball would work well enough with a single touchscreen controller. For it, the touchscreen controller stuff was all for the pitcher's team. Batter could easily be done with a regular Wii remote.
- AnonymousJune 7, 2011 at 7:42 PM
It also sounds like that you will be able to use the 3ds as a wii u controller ala gamecube/gba. There is not much details on it yet but wasn't it announced that the new smash bros games on the wii u and 3ds are going to be compatible?ReplyDelete
well all nintendo has done here is made a 3D version of their DS and this apperently very large version of the DS that requires a freakin TV. Honestly it if you look at both of their new products there is no innovation it is still just dual screen and touch screen technology tweaked in different rather predictable ways. there isn't much to be excited about. This coming from someone who still plays super mario world every once in a while.ReplyDelete
As long as it actually has games come out for it unlike the 3ds it is fine for me, I hate sharing the screen on New Super Mario Bros. But seriously Nintendo, don't release a console before the software is there, otherwise it's just a pretty looking tech demo.ReplyDelete
The controllers shouldn't be that bad in terms of price, it uses resistive touch screens which are cheaper, however when a simple 360 controller costs $45 one has to wonder.
Since I can count on one hand the games that made worthwhile use of the DS and Wii's special features, I'm not holding my breath.ReplyDelete
I like it. One DS feature I liked in theory, but didn't work well, was writing notes on the maps in Phantom Hourglass. The fidelity just wasn't there.ReplyDelete
I'm also kinda liking the demos where putting the controller between you and the screen shows a new view. I'm imagining some cool possibilities beyond just a zoomed in view, as was seen. Perhaps X-ray / and thermal visors...
by the way, I'm really impressed by the lighting in this demo and the depth of field tricks in the bird one. Seems to be a pretty neat console.


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Truth. There will be more complaints from fans if they have an ugly win than a well-played hardfought loss in the end you do what you can to get the win which is what Nash was saying the other day and that they will basically 'learn' as they fight for every win and get better.


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Toronto Maple Leafs (38-35-8) at Ottawa Senators (35-31-14), 7 p.m.
(SportsNetwork.com) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will cap a disappointing season Saturday in Canada's capital city, as the sliding club visits the Ottawa Senators for a clash at Canadian Tire Centre.
The Maple Leafs were in second place in the Atlantic Division as of March 13 but fell apart down the stretch and wound up missing the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons. Toronto was officially eliminated from postseason contention after Tuesday's 3-0 loss in Tampa and then lost a 4-2 setback Thursday against the Florida Panthers, dropping the club to 2-11-0 over its last 13 games.
On Friday, the Maple Leafs made a big announcement they hope will lead to brighter days ahead for the organization as the club named Brendan Shanahan team president. Shanahan, a Hall of Fame player, had been serving as the NHL's disciplinarian, directing the league's department of player safety since June 1, 2011. Leafs general manager Dave Nonis will report to Shanahan, who will take over his new role immediately.
The 45-year-old Ontario native was an eight-time All-Star during his storied playing career with the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers. Shanahan was a member of three Stanley Cup championship teams in Detroit, scored 656 goals and finished his career with 1,354 points in 1,524 games.
Toronto fell to the Panthers after a three-point night from Florida's Nick Bjugstad. Bjugstad assisted on Brad Boyes' goal with three seconds left in the second period to help give Florida a 2-1 lead before scoring twice in the third.
Tyler Bozak and Paul Ranger each scored or Toronto, while Drew MacIntyre, 30, made his first NHL start between the pipes and stopped 33 shots in the setback.
"It was a lot of fun," MacIntyre remarked of his first career start. "It's been a long time, but it was awesome. I was hoping it would be a win, that's how I envisioned it, but anyway, I'm glad that the first one's out of the way and I very much hope that I get another one someday."
Toronto is closing the season on a three-game road trip and is just 14-19-7 as the visiting team this season.
The Senators are also out of the playoffs, but they will try for a fourth straight win when they stage their final home game of the campaign on Saturday. Ottawa, which will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2011, is 17-17-6 at home and caps the 2013-14 season tomorrow in Pittsburgh.
Erik Karlsson netted the lone shootout goal as the Senators clipped New Jersey, 2-1, at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday. Ottawa hopes to tie a season-best winning streak with another victory tonight. The Sens won four in a row earlier this season from Dec. 28-Jan.4.
Robin Lehner made 38 saves for Ottawa against the Devils and Mike Hoffman provided the team's lone regulation goal.
"Guys understand that we're expected to battle and to try to win every night," said Senators captain Jason Spezza.
Toronto has won six straight over the Senators and is 3-0 in the 2013-14 season series, although two of its wins came via shootouts. The Leafs have won nine of 10 overall in this matchup and have claimed three straight and five of the last six encounters in Canada's capital.
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Just took my new purchase to the range: Men's Right Cobra AMP Cell Pro Silver Driver Adjustable Loft, Standard Lie, Length Standard, Stiff, Graphite, Matrix OZIK 6M3 Black Tie.Condition: Excellent. As far as I could tell, this club had never been hit when examined - it looked brand new. Ditto for the 'used' head cover. This club just blew away my trusty Callaway FT-3 Tour 8.5 with an NV-65 S shaft. Despite it's low launch, low-spin spec, the Matrix Black Tie shaft has more life in the hands when waggled firmly and provides better feedback during the swing. Still very firm, but just more lively. I started with the loft set to 8.5 to see how the launch compared and it was comparable on good swings. But the feel of the ball coming off the face is on another planet. Sounds like a sledge hammer hitting a rail road spike and just explodes off the face. I was a bit stunned at the difference after the first swing. After a dozen or so drives, I adjusted the loft to 10.5 degrees. My best swings appeared to land significantly farther down range than on the 8.5 degree setting. Hard to tell overall length since we hit into/over the crest of a slope, plus my eyes have a hard time tracking the ball at this distance, but I may just stick with the higher loft. What's nice, especially when buying off the web, is that I can adjust at will. I hit a few with the FT-3 at the end of my session, and it now just feels dead in my hands and off the face. Amazing, because the FT-3 is as good as it got in 2005. I was expecting maybe a small difference given the level of technology in the FT-3, but the AMP Cell Pro with the Matrix Black Tie shaft just blows it away. Bottom line. Great driver and shaft in great condition at a great price. Easy to align. Easy to adjust. Great performance.
the club is awesome. I love the adjustment. I currently have it at 7.5 but the e9 tech allows the ball to launch higher. i have gained 40 yards from my old driver. I've become the long driver in my group. the face that other people make when i hit it so far is priceless. ion in high school and weigh only 110 pounds I'm outdriving everyone on my team and nearly everyone in the district.
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More pets are lost on the Fourth of July than any other time of year. It's a heartbreaking scenario for pet parents, but swift action and major networking can increase the odds that you will be reunited with your cat or dog.
We recently surveyed more than 1,000 households with pets across the country to find out if they had lost a dog or cat in the past five years—and if they did, did they find that pet and where did they look?
Of those pet guardians surveyed, 15 percent had lost a dog or a cat in the past five years, and 85 percent of those lost dogs and cats were recovered.
The study's findings suggest the following are key when recovering a lost pet:
- Searching immediately when one knows the pet is lost;
- Searching within the neighborhood first through visual searches as well as posters and online; and
- Checking local shelters from the first day your pet is lost.
If your pet is lost, it's important not to panic. Enlist the help of all of your friends and neighbors and hit the streets! Read our extended article on Finding a Lost Pet for more information and helpful hints.
A few more tips. Our humane society has "Lost Pet" forms to complete; there are separate notebooks for cats and dogs. Fill out a form immediately. There is a recording of lost and found pets at our local SPCA, but it's not always accurate, so ideally, check *all* rooms of the shelter daily. Try to post a flyer at a local business that gets a lot of foot traffic, like a food market. Go door to door in your neighborhood; most people are very sympathetic and want to help. Finally, when your pet is found, let everyone know soon as possible,especially the humane society and rescue group(s), write "FOUND!" on flyers in public places, then take down flyers a few days later.
We are devastated over the loss of our 3 cats while on a road trip from Texas back home to the San Diego area. We had some engine trouble and had to pull over several times, it was dark and at some point while we were pulled over at one of the rest stops they got out of one of the camper windows.
These pets are indoor cats and have never been away from us!! I live in california so I can't go to the shelters every day, I spend hours everyday on line looking at pictures from the shelters and recue places, but it is so hard to tell by some of the photos? I don't know what else to do?!
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Another thing to do is Put a POSTER or SIGN in front of your home/with picture if possible. People will notice this sign and are more likely to be more aware of your lost pet if in their area.
Make sure that the signs/fonts are big enough so that passing cars can read the most important facts: "Lost Dog/Cat, Black/Tan Poodle" and a phone number.
Also, signs at intersections are good because you get more traffic looking at your info. Best of luck!
My cat slinked right out the door TWICE yesterday...and keeps crying to go back out there! Thank you for these wonderful tips! We live on a busy road and I'm terrified that he'll dart into the street! Luckily yesterday he was slow enough to be grabbed! Maybe it's time for a Harness and leash so he can go out and be protected!
I was informed that many cats have strangled themselves with cat collars. Try to find the break way so they csan get out if stuck on a branch or whatever. Micro chips work great.
Definitely use a break-away cat collar, and watch your cat the whole time he is outside. I had my cat on a leash attached to his collar and to the back porch. I ducked inside for a minute & came out to find the cat's collar and leash hanging from the neighbor's fence - he had climbed up and jumped - luckily the break-away collar broke away & I found him sitting in the neighbor's yard. The break-away collar saved his life.
I lost my dog last summer and she was gone for 4 months. Fortunately she was microchipped. The company provided a lost pet poster with their number on it. After 4 longs months of searching, I put those posters out just a little further in my radius and we got a call from the service stating that my dog was living in someone's house -- she had been picked up and taken home. Thank goodness for that system! Also, there are services for amber alerts, too, which we used initially and my neighbors were thrilled to know it existed. I got a lot of calls from neighbors with tips on loose dogs. All I can say is I am very grateul for the community search and the services that are available.
Truly good info! Thanks. I nearly lost my cat in a condo back to back neighborhood, and very hard to find it, and I was not in proper clothing but I ran out and found her fairly quickly. It is so DICEY with cats, they can slip through a sliding door when I go out to water the plants...etc..! yikes.
I think it's an excellent idea to have a chip put in their leg this way, if they are lost, it's easy for them to type in this code or what ever and it will locate the dog right away. We have chips in our four legged loyal loving pets but still keep a close eye on them at the same time. I see so many stray animals walking around lost or confused because they have wondered away from home and the first thing I want to do is grab them, put her/him in my back yard with a six foot fence that surrounds the whole back yard until we locate their owner/s. The last thing I or anywone else want's to see is their loved one hit by a car.


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Softball Handles North Greenville in Conference Tournament Opener
April 25, 2014
BURLINGTON, N.C. - The Pfeiffer University softball team (18-23-1) pulled off an impressive upset Friday morning, toppling the third seed North Greenville Crusaders (27-15) in the first round of Conference Carolinas tournament action. The Falcons entered the game as the underdog, drawing the sixth seed in the tournament and will move on to face the winner of the King/Barton matchup set for 5:00 pm today. Despite the ranking, Pfeiffer rose to the occasion, embracing the clean slate atmosphere of tournament-style play.
The first three innings of play were a defensive battle, with neither team finding pay dirt heading into the fourth frame. Despite the three inning drought, Pfeiffer's bats exploded in the fourth inning, taking advantage of three North Greenville errors and putting two monster runs on the board. Senior Hannah Jackson picked up the first run for the Falcons following a throwing error by North Greenville. On the very next play, junior Sadie Saine scored on a throwing error by the Crusaders' pitcher. Pfeiffer put up two hits in the inning leaving two runners on base. The Falcons drew their third and final run in the top of the sixth when senior Celia Dew rocked a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall for her third home run of the season.
The Falcons out-hit their opponents seven to four, spreading their attack across seven batters in the lineup. Redshirt-sophomore Sam Jarmusch picked up the win and her second shutout of the season, improving to 8-11 on the year. Jarmusch's North Greenville counterpart, Rachel Glazebrook (15-7) was credited with the loss, despite striking out 11 batters in the effort.
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Lissa Sugeng MD, MPH
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Office of Student ResearchInternal Medicine: Cardiovascular Medicine: Yale Cardiovascular Clinical Research, Cardiomyopathy Inherited Cardiovascular Disease Program, Echocardiography (Cardiac Imaging)Echo Core Lab
Research Interests
Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE); Evolution in the development of echocardiography; Validating and comparing 3D techniques to other imaging modalities such as CMR and CT imaging; New developments in probe technology; Real-time 3D fully-sampled matrix array transducer; Imaging modality in valvular disease. more...
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- Chandra S, Salgo IS, Sugeng L, Weinert L, Settlemier SH, Mor-Avi V, Lang RM.A Three-Dimensional Insight into the Complexity of Flow Convergence in Mitral Regurgitation: Adjunctive Benefit of Anatomic Regurgitant Orifice Area.Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2011 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]PubMed [citation] PMID: 21666109
- Sugeng L, Mor-Avi V, Weinert L, Niel J, Ebner C, Steringer-Mascherbauer R, Schmidt F, Galuschky C, Schummers G, Lang RM, Nesser HJ. Quantitative assessment of left ventricular size and function: side-by-side comparison of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography and computed tomography with magnetic resonance reference. Circulation 2006 August 15;114(7):654-661.
- Sugeng L, Shernan SK, Salgo IS, Weinert L, Shook D, Raman J, Jeevanandam V, DuPont F, Settlemier S, Savord B, Fox J, Mor-Avi V, Lang RM. Live 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography initial experience using the fully-sampled matrix array probe. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 August 5;52(6):446-449.


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Pair of Men's Soccer Players Represent Pfeiffer on All-Southeast Region Teams
November 18, 2009
GREENEVILLE, T.N. – The 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Men's Soccer Teams were released Tuesday afternoon, which include a pair of Falcons from Pfeiffer University. Senior Kash Knight (Gibsonville, NC) found a spot on the all-region first-team while fellow senior Renato Barbosa (Charlotte, NC) landed on the second-team.
Knight wrapped up his final season with the Falcons playing over 1,100 minutes scoring 14 goals and five assists totaling a team-high 33 points. Knight tallied a pair of game-winning goals this season with a .649 shots on goal percentage. Barbosa, starting in 17 of Pfeiffer's 18 matches this season, registered over 1,250 minutes with six goals and seven assists. Barbosa tossed in a game-winner midway through the year at Newberry.
The Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Teams are voted on by the sports information directors of the Southeast Region; voting is powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM. The region is comprised of the Conference Carolinas, the Peach Belt Conference, the South Atlantic Conference, and North Greenville University.
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If you have a ruptured Achilles tendon , instead of having surgery you may use a cast, splint, brace, walking boot, or other device that will keep your lower leg from moving (immobilization). When immobilized over a period of months, the Achilles tendon can slowly reattach and heal.
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Immobilization is a wise treatment choice for some people, but not for others. When deciding on treatment for an Achilles tendon rupture, consider your level of activity, your need for leg strength at home or at work, and your age and medical condition.
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- There are no surgical risks associated with immobilization.
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Barbara Swartz pours cereal grains into a grinder while making Purple Sunrise at her Camano Island home on Wednesday. Swartz created the organic, gluten-free breakfast cereal for her daughter, who is vegan and has a sensitivity to wheat.
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Barbara Swartz created Purple Sunrise, an organic, gluten-free breakfast cereal, for her daughter who is vegan and has a sensitivity to wheat.
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Barbara Swartz pours cereal grains into a mixer while making Purple Sunrise at her Camano Island home on Wednesday.
A year later when Barbara Swartz found out her daughter was having trouble studying because of a growing sensitivity to wheat, the mama-bear instincts kicked in.
However, instead of searching for gluten-free foods she could buy and mail to Boston, Barbara Swartz decided to come up with a breakfast cereal that any college student would appreciate: It had to be organic, not taste like cardboard and be quick and easy to prepare.
Swartz, 55, experimented with a variety of whole grains, seeds and nuts. Eventually she decided on a mix of almonds, buckwheat, brown rice, amaranth, chia, millet, flax, cañahua and a gourmet black rice that in ancient China was reserved for the emperors.
The black rice is actually a dark purple, and when it's cooked with the other grains, the purple color dominates. So, Swartz flavored the cereal with a little vanilla and called it Purple Sunrise.
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you eat it at sunrise and it's purple," she said. "Christy loved it. She could focus on her studies instead of a stomach ache. Then we started giving the cereal to friends as gifts. People raved about it, so we decided to see if we could sell it."
Christy Swartz said the process to find the right blend took her mother several months.
"After she got the balance right and sent it to me, it was actually wonderful and so delicious. It's the best cereal I've ever tried, and I've tried a ton," Christy said. "My mom is multitalented and she constantly impresses me with these random things she knows how to do."
Swartz, a graphic artist, and her husband, Chris, who has a doctorate in microbiology, turned their TV room into a commercial kitchen. Last October they got a state food processor's license to operate as Camano Island Mills.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Swartz family, including Christy, her fiance, and her brother Scott, plan a public unveiling of Purple Sunrise at Vegfest 2013 at the Seattle Center's Exhibition Hall.
The cereal is available online at www.camanoislandmills.com. Barbara's sister Kathy Blechel is working on getting the cereal into retail outlets.
Chris and Barbara Swartz own several other home-based businesses, including a website development company, all under the umbrella of Midnight Oil LLC.
"That's because we really do burn the midnight oil," Barbara said. "I'll be in the commercial kitchen at 1 a.m. milling, mixing and packaging Purple Sunrise."
The Swartzes bought a commercial scale, a mill that grinds the ingredients, a cement mixer machine that tosses it all together and a vacuum package sealer. Each package includes an oxygen absorber sachet to help keep the cereal fresh, they said.
"The investment was substantial and the premium grains we buy are expensive," Barbara Swartz said. A 16-ounce package of Purple Sunrise is sold online for $14.95 and cooks up about 16 servings. She packages between 35 and 70 pounds of cereal a day, Swartz said.
On top of their several businesses, the Swartzes are preparing for Christy's wedding on March 30. A gluten-free, vegan meal is planned for family members who will attend.
"We are so busy right now that we wish we could clone ourselves," Barbara Swartz said. "But it is fun, and our health has improved so much since we have been eating gluten-free. We have more energy."
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Greenaway wrote that Van Zyl was due to retire at the end of the year but that Smit would be confirmed the new CEO at an executive meeting next Monday.
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The Brumbies hit top form after their draw against the Kings last week, beating the Highlanders in Dunedin to remain top of the Australian conference.
The Brumbies never looked like being in trouble in this match, scoring three tries to a single late try from the Highlanders, winning 30 – 19 after leading 17 – 12 at half time.
The Brumbies got off to a great start, getting out to a ten point lead in the opening minutes. An early try from Henry Speight and a conversion and penalty from Christian Lealiifano set up the Brumbies. The Highlanders kept themselves in the match through flyhalf Hayden Parker, who kicked four penalties in the first half. The Brumbies scored their second try of the first half through George Smith, stretching out to a 5 point lead at half time.
The Highlanders capitalised on the breakdown penalties, from which Parker scored the twelve points in the first half. Parker was the stand out performer for the Highlanders, keeping the more experienced Colin Slade on the bench.
The second half again saw the Brumbies scoring early points, through penalties from Lealiifano and a long range effort from Nic White. The third try, from their own half, for Joe Tomane put the match beyond doubt as the Brumbies led by 18 points. Even a late try from Aaron Smith for the Highlanders could not get the team a losing bonus point.
Performance wise, the Brumbies were in control but were never forced to hit top gear as the Highlanders battled to put any pressure on them. Henry Speight was a menace on attack, gaining plenty on attack and the Highlanders not able to limit his space. For the Highlanders, they have now lost seven from seven and do not look close to winning a match. Their ball retention is poor, and even with ball in hand, the attack is limp and clueless.
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Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater will be suspended for the first four games of the 2014 season after violating the league's substance-abuse policy, Prater confirmed to Mike Klis of The Denver Post on Saturday night.
According to Klis, the violation was alcohol-related. Prater has been in the NFL's alcohol program since August 2011, when he was charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a crash.
The league is expected to announce the suspension Monday, and the team does not expect him to appeal it.
"I've made some mistakes," Prater said, via The Denver Post. "I'm accepting full responsibility. I'll learn from it and come back a better person. I want to apologize to my teammates, my coaches, the Broncos' organization and the fans."
Prater's attorney, Harvey Steinberg, added that the suspension came after the 30-year-old had a couple of beers at his house while on vacation.
"No one feels worse about this than Matt Prater," Steinberg said. "He feels terribly for his teammates. It's cost him personally, both professionally and financially. I wonder if we shouldn't take a second look at the policy when only a couple beers were consumed at home while he was on vacation. Having said that, the NFL under the constraints of the policy couldn't have treated us better."
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Krispy Kreme decided it would be nice (and constitute good publicity) to give away donuts on inauguration day. Thus, they issued a press release saying:
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is honoring American's sense of pride and freedom of choice on Inauguration Day, by offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day, Jan. 20. By doing so, participating Krispy Kreme stores nationwide are making an oath to tasty goodies—just another reminder of how oh-so-sweet "free" can be.
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