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She doesn't sell shoes quite that big, but Lina Ahn's Wide Shoes Only does offer a large selection of footwear in all sizes — and all either wide or extra-wide.
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Lina Ahn, 70, owner of Wide Shoes Only, runs an old school shoe store, complete with the expertise to measure and fit feet properly.
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Owner Lina Ahn, 70, and her family have been running Wide Shoes Only for about 35 years. The size 18 New Balance athletic shoes on the counter are outdated, Ahn says, but she does still carry extra-large sizes, as long as they are also extra-wide.
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Owner Lina Ahn, 70, and her family have been running Wide Shoes Only for about 35 years. The size 18 New Balance athletic shoes on the counter are outdated, Ahn says, but she does still carry extra-large sizes, as long as they are also extra-wide.
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Lina Ahn, 70, owner of Wide Shoes Only, is enthusiastic about her business.
Wide Shoes Only is there for the tired, huddled-toed masses.
Bring on your tubby tootsies. Sit back, prop up your heels and shop owner Lina Ahn will measure your foot to the fraction of an inch.
"Even my steady customers, I measure them," Ahn said. "Feet change."
The choices are vast and chic at the Edmonds shop: Running shoes. Work boots. Party heels. Sandals. Career pumps. Chefs shoes. Loafers. Oxfords. Dancing shoes.
Brands include Hush Puppies, Brooks, Red Wing, SAS, Dansko, New Balance and Munro.
Sizes range from 5 to 13 for women and 7 to 18 for men, in wide and extra-wide.
Ahn, a tiny woman with size 5 feet, might seem an unlikely soul to cater to those who leave a wide footprint.
It started with shoe repair.
Ahn and her husband, Leo, moved here from Korea in 1977 with three young kids and $5,000. The entrepreneurial couple wanted to buy a store of some sort, but needed flexibility for a family life. "A grocery shop had long hours," she said.
A church member selling a Shoreline shoe repair store gave them a good deal and training.
It was a success. The couple hired workers and opened stores in Kirkland and Anacortes.
Then the market changed with the glut of cheap shoes that were tossed rather than repaired. People in standard sizes had affordable choices galore, but the wide-sized class were left out of the shoe mother lode.
"When they have a comfortable wide shoe they want to keep it forever," Ahn said. "They came asking for repairs and said they couldn't find wide shoes. I said, Oh, they need wide shoes. We have to change. Shoe repair was downhill."
Ahn and her husband opened two Wide Shoes Only stores. Their son, Dominic, runs the Renton shop. Five employees assist at the stores, which are open seven days a week.
Susan Michael of Kirkland recently scored a pair of Dansko sandals that were a perfect fit for her size 8 extra-wide feet.
"I can't just go anywhere," said Michael, a customer since 2004. "They know what they are doing. I buy all my shoes here. I go to both stores."
The Edmonds shop is in a converted home that previously housed a psychic.
"The building had a palm reader," Ahn said. "It was crazy. It had a purple floor. The walls and everything were pink. Pink appealed to palm readers. We changed that."
The showroom walls are lined with display shoes. Racks brim with orthotics and other shoe devices. Shoe boxes stacked floor-to-ceiling form a maze of aisles in the back rooms.
Ahn kept a leather-stitching machine and a few other tools of her former trade. If a strap is too tight, she expands it so the shoe fits just right.
"Lot of older people and those with health problems, swollen feet, diabetics or arthritis, they need a good taking care of," she said.
The special touch pays off. Customer service is key to repeat business.
"They come from all over, even out of state," Ahn said. "Some are so happy and thankful. They buy online, but it doesn't work. You have to try on. Every shoe is different."
She doesn't compete with other merchants.
"It is not a volume store, we're not that kind," she said. "I don't care what another shoe store charges."
Shoe quality is also important, regardless of size.
Ask Ahn about the black boots she's wearing.
"I've had them 15 years," she said.
Where to find it
Wide Shoes Only stores are at 7621 Lake Ballinger Way, Edmonds, and 203 Airport Way S, Renton. For more information, go to www.wideshoes.cc. Edmonds shop:425-673-9424. Renton shop: 425-572-5613.
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It was wonderful to see Kathryn's article in the ADN (8/24/2014) about the expansion of UAA. It is truly amazing how much has occurred in recent years. But there was one aspect she didn't address: The terrible mess where there is such a conflict between UAA Drive vehicle traffic vs. UAA East-West student pedestrian/bicycle crossings along UAA Drive. It is dangerous to UAA students, it is dangerous to UAA vehicular traffic. Stoppage/Go means that traffic backs out on to NL Blvd, it means that traffic backs out into Providence Drive. Why? Because - properly - vehicular traffic is required to stop and yield to pedestrians/bicyclists at the street-level cross-walk that parallels the just-above skywalk which nobody uses to get from the East Campus to the West Campus. With the addition of the "Engineering" Garage, this pedestrian traffic will only increase. The current (summer 2014) UAA/NL intersection enhancement will do nothing to alleviate this conflict. I have inquired of UAA's Engineering/Planning Divisions as to what they plan to do about this problem. No Reply. Anything you can do? Thanks ...
Thanks for the question, Steven. I've looked into this matter.
The recently approved UAA Anchorage Campus Master Plan (Sep 2013) envisions a more pedestrian and bicycle friendly campus. UAA's FY16 Capital Budget request includes a project to improve pedestrian traffic both North/South and East/West across campus. This request will work its way through the UA system this fall, with the Board of Regents scheduled to take action on the capital budget in November. The UA budget is then forwarded to the governor for possible inclusion in his budget, which goes to the Legislature. It's too early to say yet whether or not the request will ultimately make it through the process. Of course, not everything worthwhile can be funded.
But my understanding is that if this project is funded, UAA's FY16 Master Plan Circulation Improvement project shows it as a possible pedestrian underpass at UAA Drive, similar to the one at Elmore Drive that serves the UAA Student Housing area.
UAA Drive is a Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) road. UAA and the Municipal traffic department have conferred on this issue several times over the years to address valid concerns like yours. Interestingly, MOA has determined the intersection operates within municipal safety parameters, so risk is being considered. Furthermore, UAA Drive currently serves as the northern access route for the UMED district. This is one reason why UAA supports the Northern Extension project, a plan to divert a substantial amount of the through traffic as well as provide an access point on east campus. We are projecting a reduced load on UAA Drive, which will greatly improve the situation.
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Lithium Coin Cell Battery Holders Designed for the "Off Board" Mounting
Now designers have the flexibility to locate lithium coin cell batteries anywhere there is physical room. No soldering tools, chemicals, reflow/wave processing, circuit board required. The two power terminals feature an opening to accept wire leads and double as male connectors mating with common quick connect terminals. Industry standard sizes of 3.6 by 0.38 mm allow these terminals to mate quickly and easily.
Snap Dragon holders drastically increase the reliability of top loading coin cell battery holders through the use of a clear snap-on cover piece. The CR2032 is installed into the cover piece, and then snapped onto to the base piece to create an extremely secure CR2032 holder. The design was recently awarded patent status with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, further expanding MPD's portfolio of battery holder technologies. The Snap Dragon is a full product line and will soon be joined by other exciting variations with a natural progression over time.
Snap Dragons are designed to be extremely reliable and trouble free. With contacts made of nickel-plated phosphor bronze and covered with a gold flash overall for corrosion resistance and increased solderability. The dual pressure contacts are designed to have low electrical resistance and make a tight connection with the battery cell. The base piece is made of lightweight LCP resin and is extremely thin, yet strong while capable of withstanding multiple reflows at 260°C.
CR2032 batteries are extremely popular throughout the world, as they offer approximately 220 mAh of power and are quite small, making them perfect for circuits with low power requirements.
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A formidable Scottish knight used to getting his way, Earl Hugh Dulonget of Hillcrest has gotten himself into a bind. His uncles will clearly states that Hugh must marryyet he has just insulted his would-be bride by calling her a peasant! Now he must do whatever it takes to win back the fair Willa . . .
Everyone has advice, it seems. His comrades-in-arms believe gifts and baubles will earn her love. The old witch who was her guardian wants Hugh to crawl back to Willa on his belly. And his castle priest suggests he read De Secretis Mulierum, a book on the secrets of women. But Hugh knows only one sure way to overcome her reluctance: he must convince Willa that his passion and devotion are not only what she needs, but what she wants more than anything else in the world.
About the Author
Lynsay Sands is the nationally bestselling author of the Argeneau/Rogue Hunter vampire series, as well as numerous historicals and anthologies. She's been writing stories since grade school and considers herself incredibly lucky to be able to make a career out of it. Her hope is that readers can get away from their everyday stress through her stories, and if there are occasional uncontrollable fits of laughter, that's just a big bonus.


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Keo.co.za brings you news from South Africa's Super Rugby franchises.
Stormers reinstate Aplon, Duvenage – Gio Aplon has replaced Conrad Jantjes while Dewaldt Duvenage is preferred over Ricky Januarie for the Stormers' match against the Highlanders.
Word from the Stormers' camp is that Jantjes is battling an Achilles injury, but he may have been dropped regardless. Januarie has been axed following two poor performances against the Lions and Cheetahs.
Stormers – 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Pieter Louw, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 CJ van der Linde.
Subs: 16 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Gary van Aswegen, 22 Jaque Fourie.
Kockott to start for Lions – With Jano Vermaak struggling with a head injury, scrumhalf Rory Kockott is set to get his first start against the Cheetahs this weekend.
Vermaak suffered a blow to the head during the Lions' defeat to the Blues last weekend and head coach John Mitchell indicated that it's unlikely he will risk his first-choice No 9 in the starting line-up on Saturday.
This should see Kockott feature in the run-on side. Vermaak is still set to be part of the match 22.
No Brüssow for Cheetahs – Heinrich Brüssow won't be rushed into making his Super Rugby return for the Cheetahs this weekend.
There were talks of the openside flanker – who recently recovered from a year-long knee injury – featuring against the Lions this weekend, but head coach Naka Drotske has decided he will play his third match for the Vodacom Cup side instead.
Meanwhile, interim skipper and flyhalf Naas Olivier is set to be dropped for the match in Bloemfontein. Sias Ebersohn is expected to start at pivot while centre Andries Strauss and flanker Frans Viljoen are strong candidates to takeover as captain.
Jantjes concern for Stormers – Fullback Conrad Jantjes could miss the Stormers' clash with the Highlanders this weekend as he struggles with a stiff Achilles.
Jantjes picked up the injury after the win over the Cheetahs last Saturday. This could see Gio Aplon replace the former in the No 15 jumper. However, it was likely that Jantjes would've been dropped for this weekend's clash in any case as he has struggled with form this season.
Tighthead prop Brok Harris (wrist) is also an injury concern and JC Kritzinger has been brought into the training squad as cover.


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Wentworth Fun Day
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HUNDREDS of families with young children kick-started their half term holiday with a day of family fun in Hexham.
Tots from birth to five-years-old, and their siblings, were given the chance to get active and creative as Wentworth Leisure Centre's sports hall was transformed for a free sporty fun day on Monday.
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Most people die, both young and old, because they have lost interest in their lives, nothing left to live for, nothing left to care about. With no Joie de vivre, it's only a matter of time until the final curtain.
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Results vs. Armstong Atlantic (2009-04-08 14:30:00)
April 8, 2009Misenheimer, NC -- After taking a 7-2 lead into the seventh inning the Pfeiffer Falcons fell to visiting Armstrong Atlantic. The Pirates rallied and won 8-7 in 10 innings. Pfeiffer falls to 24-14-1 overall, while the Pirates improve to 27-14.
Armstrong Atlantic took the early lead with a single run in the second when Justin Harris (Ringgold, GA) singled home Kenny Cail (Savanah, GA). Pfeiffer answered with one of its own in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game. Ryan Brown (Concord, NC) followed singles by Ethan Marsh (Asheboro, NC) and Myles Pearl (High Point, NC) with a double to left center that scored Marsh.
The Pirates took a 2-1 lead in the fourth when Harris brought Alex Wyche (Macon, GA) home with a SAC Fly. Armstrong Atlantic threatened to add more, but Pfeiffer starter Ben Beard (Huntersville, NC) battled out of the jam.
The Falcons answered quickly when Pearl doubled to left center to plate Preston Lyon (Gastonia, NC) who reached on an error to start the inning.
Pfeiffer batted around in the fifth and took a 7-2 lead. Singles by Eric Shoemaker (Huntersville, NC) and Zach Pou (Stanley, NC) got the inning started. Lyon had the big hit of the inning when he doubled to left center scoring Pou. Lyon, Will Davis (New London, NC), Marsh, and Josh Strickland (Liberty, NC) tallied the RBI for the Falcons in the inning.
Armstrong Atlantic started its comeback in the seventh by using three hits and three walks to cut the lead to 7-6 before Charles Ingram (Richfield, NC) could get Pfeiffer out of the inning. In the eighth, the Pirates tied the game up on a shallow foul ball that Carlos Cardoza-Oquendo (San Juan, Puerto Rico) scored on after tagging up.
The game remained tied until the top of the tenth when the Pirates used the help of a Pfeiffer error to take the 8-7 advantage. The Falcons threatened in the bottom of the tenth after Brown walked with one out and advanced to third on a single by Shoemaker. However, Ryan Smith (Rome, GA) shut the door the on the Pfeiffer rally.
Ben Beard started for the Falcons and picked up the no decision. He went six innings scattering four hits while allowing two runs. Jason Brown suffered a tough luck loss. He went 2 2/3 innings allowing one unearned run on one hit.
Shoemaker led the Falcons at the plate with three hits. Pou, Lyon, Pearl, and Brown each added two hits of their own.
Smith picked up the win for the Pirates in relief. He went 5 2/3 innings allowing zero runs while only giving up two hits. Wyche and John Roberts (Guyton, GA) led the Pirate bats with two hits apiece.


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All Children's Outpatient Care
Lakewood Ranch
8340 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, Suite 160
Bradenton, FL 34202
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All Children's Outpatient Care in Lakewood Ranch brings the same level of quality care provided at All Children's Hospital closer to home for the children of Manatee county. Located in the Lakewood Ranch area of Bradenton, it is a clinical facility that provides high-quality pediatric rehabilitation services in a convenient and child-friendly outpatient setting.
All of the professionals who work at All Children's Outpatient Care are extensively trained to meet the special needs of children of all ages. Just as important, they treat young patients and their families with special care, and with concern for their emotional well-being.
All Children's Outpatient Care location in Lakewood Ranch has appointments available for the services listed below. For a referral to All Children's Outpatient Care, please contact your child's pediatrician.
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All Children's Outpatient Care, Lakewood Ranch is located just east of I-75 (Exit 213), in the medical office building #1 adjacent to Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. The All Children's Outpatient Care location in Lakewood Ranch is formerly known as All Children's Specialty Care of Manatee at Lakewood Ranch.


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Doubleknot, Inc.
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Suite 103
Saratoga, CA 95070
Phone (408) 971-9120
Fax (408) 741-1000
Doubleknot offers a variety of ways to report on and analyze registration and financial data collected in our service. We provide a robust set of registration and financial reports, an ad hoc reporting tool, and the ability to export data so that you can create your own reports.
Financial reports organize the data strictly from a financial point of view. Because you can tag each online commerce transaction with a financial account, typically from the chart of accounts from your General Ledger, you can report and summarize online revenue in a way that matches your existing financial reporting structure. For instance, revenue collected from a donations can be allocated to a different financial account the monies collected for store purchases. As such, you can easily keep track of your revenue sources and post as needed to your General Ledger and other financial systems. Access to the Financial Reports can be restricted to your accounting and other finance staff. Some of the financial reports include:
Separate from the Financial Reports, the Registration Reports show summarized and detailed information about the registration and the registrants for events, programs and facilities reservations. You can grant access to staff and volunteers to only run and view these reports, without the ability to create, modify or cancel events or registrations. This access is typically granted to those that are responsible for running the event. Some of the Registration Reports include:
In addition to the standard reports provided, Doubleknot also offers an Ad Hoc Reporting tool that allows you to create and distribute your own reports. Start by exporting all registration details then pick and choose the fields you want, the sort order, filters and summarization required. Once the report is complete, it can be saved so that you can run it again or it can become part of the standard reports for your organization.
If all of the above is still not enough, you can export all registrations and all data collected to a comma separated values (.csv) file, which is a common format easily importable to Excel, Access and all other report writing and database tools. Export all the data or pick a subset by date range, registration or registrant only records. Large data request can be run in the background and the file emailed to you so you can go on to the next task. Doubleknot also offers Professional Services to help with reporting tasks.
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Dewey Summaries as Linked Data
For a long time, the Dewey team at OCLC has wanted to do something with Linked Data. That is, apply Linked Data principles to parts of the Dewey Decimal Classification and present the data as a small "terminology service." The service should respond to regular HTTP requests with either a machine- or a human-readable presentation of Dewey classes. There should be a URI (and, even better, a Web page that delivers a useful description) for every Dewey concept, not just single classes. The data should be presented in a format that is capable of handling rich semantic information and in a way that allows users or user agents to just "follow their nose" to explore the data. For more complex stuff, the service should offer an API-like query access. Finally, the data that is presented should be reusable by anyone for non-commercial purposes.
Along comes dewey.info
Tim Berners-Lee's new-ish Linked Data meme "Raw Data Now!" perhaps makes it look a little too easy to actually publish interoperable data for the semantic Web (of which—in case you were wondering—Linked (Open) Data is a subset, using a cross-section of tools from the infamous semantic Web layer cake). One reason for this could be that there isn't much of our specific type of data around, i.e., large multilingual universal classification systems. With this kind of semantically rich data there is a constant tension of what you are actually after: the capital "O" world of strict Ontological modeling or the small "o" world of published data sets that are only slightly semantically enhanced (with a little bit of ontology sprinkled here and there), but with applicability across many possible domains.
For now, the latter approach seemed a more effective driving force that prompted us to confront several different issues that are relevant for either one. We had to come up with a URI pattern for the DDC that would function as persistent identifiers for DDC concepts in a distributed environment. Secondly, we wanted to test out the RDF vocabulary SKOS for creating a representational model to express some of the best nuggets of DDC data (language-independent identifiers, multilingual terminology, and semantic relationships). And finally, because Linked Open Data is not really open when you have to ask someone before you can use it, we wanted to test out a Creative Commons license for easier reuse of DDC data for non-commercial purposes.
To test out if and how some of these goals can be achieved, we chose the Dewey Summaries as a suitable data set to publish according to Linked Data principles. The latest version of the Summaries, i.e., the top 1110 classes of DDC 22, has been available as a Web document for some time. To broaden the possible applications of what now essentially is just tag soup (in only one language), every class had to be identified with a URI and the data had to be presented in a reusable way.
So how does it work?
Did you ever run into a Dewey number, say 641, and want to know (or let your users know) what this number stood for? Now you can use a regular browser and use the following URL: http://dewey.info/class/641/. This URL as an identifier stands for class "641" in the DDC and redirects a regular Web browser automatically to HTML representations of all available versions of this class in all available languages ( http://dewey.info/class/641/about). The "/about" part indicates that this URL stands for a general description of the abstract concept (i.e., Dewey class 641), not the concept itself. The concept itself—as an abstract thing or idea—does not have a representation that can be sent over the Web, so the Web server points the user agent to a place on the Web where a description of that thing can be found.
The specific format of this description is negotiated in the background by the user agent and the server. A regular Web browser like Opera or Firefox is delivered an HTML version of the page, that is also available directly at http://dewey.info/class/641/about.html. A Linked Data browser like Zitgist would be presented with a RDF (Resource Description Framework) version of the data that it uses to construct its own view.
One of the main benefits of having a language-independent representation of a subject, say, a Dewey number, is that it is very easy to switch between languages when it comes to displaying the language-dependent part like category descriptions or other associated terminology. By appending a language tag to the URI of the generic resource (ending in "/about") you can narrow down on versions in a specific language: http://dewey.info/class/641/about.fr. (The HTML view of a single class for which other languages are available also shows links to these versions.) The ability to bypass content negotiation by specifying the desired format directly is still there: http://dewey.info/class/641/about.fr.rdf.
Finally, the service offers the possibility of specifying the date of the version that should be identified or retrieved. The utility of this feature will become more apparent as updates are added to the service. By specifying a year and/or month in the URI ( http://dewey.info/class/641/2009/08/) the service will only show concepts from that period of time, in this case, August 2009. When combining all those elements, you arrive at a pretty complete description of a Dewey class: http://dewey.info/class/641/2009/08/about.ar.html. (The original plan for Dewey URIs calls for more precision in specifying the "timeslice" of a version, down to minutes and seconds. This should be part of a future release.)
Some other features that add value to the service are a little to technical to describe here in full, but they should at least be mentioned in passing. The HTML view is in fact already semantically enriched using a W3C standard called RDFa. Using a browser that is aware of RDFa (or an RDFa extractor) opens up new possibilities of harvesting, collecting and connecting Dewey data.
Secondly, dewey.info exposes a simple API by using SPARQL, the standard search technology for the semantic Web. The adventurous might be interested in this example query that retrieves the main classes of Dewey in French.
What is it good for?
The main purpose of dewey.info is to contribute to the growing web of Linked Data, so most use cases that apply to Linked Data also apply to dewey.info. Looking at the way Dewey Summary data is used in the World Digital Library, something comparable could be accomplished without the added complications of acquiring and massaging the data before it was available on the Web at dewey.info.
And if there are already Dewey numbers in your metadata, you might want to consider constructing dewey.info URIs and adding those in addition to the plain Dewey numbers that may already be there. You would be able to immediately take advantage of all nine languages that are available in the store at the moment, In addition, you would benefit from other languages and other updates to the data that will be added in the future. The numbers will become alive and start to speak, literally, allowing you to make a fuller use of Dewey in general, as useful and descriptive data is just a hyperlink away. At the same time, by specifying a date of assignment in the URI, you can reliably and persistently reference a specific representation, pinpointing version, language, and content format, even if this Dewey number was updated and has changed its meaning in the meantime.
What's down the road?
What you see now is only the first step. The intention is for dewey.info is to be a platform for Dewey data on the Web. The Summaries may not be the most challenging or complex data set to be published in this manner, but more is to come in terms of languages, deeper data, and links to other datasets. If you think this data is too insular (which it now is), why don't start adding some links of your own, which, in the manner of Linked Data, could be accomplished by just using Dewey URIs in your resource data. Remember, links go both ways!


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Crystal Coast Chapter of Sheep Dog Impact Assistance (SDIA) hosts a Memorial Day "WOD to Remember" athletic competition at Saturday, May 25 at CrossFit in
The fundraiser consists of three CrossFit workouts of the day each named after a fallen MarSOC Marine. Proceeds to benefit SDIA and Special Operations Warrior Foundation.
For more information call Timo Parkhurst at 910-546-6046 or WODtoRemember.Eventbrite.com.


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Q. Are MLB talent scouts able to evaluate players based on intuitive judgments?
A. The thought was floated that they aren't. In this article the author implies that the only appropriate tool for making roster decisions is a performance-based analysis.
For example:
Every year, though, decisions are made based on how players do in March. The decisions are justified by claiming that it they aren't based on the results, but on how the players look to experienced coaches and scouts who are paid to evaluate players in an up-close-and-personal atmosphere. The problem is that human beings — even experienced scouts and coaches — are pretty terrible at evaluating the difference between "how a guy looks" and what his results are.
Incidentally an incorrect implication, but the spirit is clear.
Q. What makes you think that "experienced scouts and coaches" can evaluate anything based how a guy looks?
A. Oh, just f'r instance, let's consider the amateur draft.
In this Baseball Analysts article, Sky Andrecheck examines the MLB return that franchises have gotten with their draft picks.
He finds a verrrrrrry nice, smooth curve: the higher an amateur player was taken, the better the career he had in the major leagues.
Q. Implying what? What's your point?
A. That MLB franchises knew how good that amateurs would turn out to be, up and down the draft, with a remarkable level of accuracy.
Q. Implying what? Still don't get your point.
A. Do you think they used a performance analysis paradigm to evaluate anything? Or do you suppose that they evaluated 18-year-olds based on how a guy looked?
If experienced scouts and coaches can't tell anything based on how a guy looks, what is that curve doing there?
Q. Oh.
A. Any time we sabermigos get to thinking we know it all, and Eric Wedge knows nothing, we might do well to remember the amateur draft. How large a distance is there between you, gentle reader, and your being able to achieve a curve like the one above, based on watching high school games?
There is a million miles between ME, and me getting a curve like the one above, by watching high school players. I doubt the distance between YOU and there, is much less than that.
Now remember something: the above curve is based on the talents and abilities of fine men who are at the bottom of the MLB employee pool. Jack Zduriencik, and Eric Wedge -- and all GM's and Managers -- are they at the bottom of the MLB employee pool? Or are their skills at all toward the top of the pyramid.
Q. One last question. The Mariners did seem to do pretty lousy last March, making decisions off Arizona performance.
A. I think there's a lot of "noise" in their 2-for-7 result last year. :- ) But if you want us to go point-by-point, just let us know.
Supposing the Mariners did do lousy last year, which I don't necessarily suppose, would that mean you'd give up the task? After all, every good organization watches spring training ......
Q. What is appeal to authority, by the way?
A. The syllogism thusly:
- Most of what authority A has to say on subject matter S is correct.
- A says P about subject matter S.
- Therefore, P is correct.
If you can find ANY statement in the last few years, locally, with that final line in it, I'll buy you a Good Humor bar.
We are arguing about whether Capt Jack's and Sgt Wedge's intuition should be ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, or whether it shouldn't be.
Nobody says Eric Wedge must be correct because he's the manager. Nobody.
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IAPP prepares participants to engage in future collaborations by guiding them through a strategic planning process to articulate institutional partnership goals.
Experts on establishing institutional partnerships in the focus country, IAPP advisory board members provide ongoing mentoring on developing or expanding a strategic plan for partnerships.
IAPP culminates in a week-long study tour to diverse institutions in the focus country to help participants better understand the partnership priorities of their counterparts.
The IAPP webinar series seeks to help IAPP participants develop a consolidated strategy by providing information on implementing strategic partnerships, cultivating faculty engagement, and navigating the higher education system in the focus country.
IAPP participants receive resources and IIE publications pertaining to developing institutional partnerships.
"Developing Strategic International Partnerships": Published by the AIFS Foundation and IIE
The International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP), originally funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), is a major initiative of IIE's Center for International Partnerships in Higher Education that seeks to increase the number of international partnerships between higher education institutions in the U.S. and those abroad.
Learn more about the International Academic Partnership Program
In the coming year, IIE will coordinate three IAPP Programs:
Program Dates: January 2015 - December 2015
Application Deadline: December 19, 2014
Program Dates: November 2014 - June 2015
Application Deadline: The application is now closed.
Program Dates: November 2014 - October 2015
Application Deadline: The application is now closed.
Learn more about how to apply for IAPP programs
2014 IAPP Vietnam
Read the press release announcing the 2014 IAPP Vietnam participating institutions.
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IIE Leads Higher Education Study Tour to Brazil
IIE to lead a high-level delegation of IAPP Brazil representatives to São Paulo, Campinas, Recife, Salvador, and Brasília.
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IIE Leads Historic Delegation to Myanmar
IIE leads representatives from the ten IAPP Myanmar institutions on a capacity-building delegation to Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyidaw.
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When we are young our collagen gives our skin its volume, flexibility and strength. As we age, collagen breaks down and diminishes elasticity and facial volume, resulting in deep lines and wrinkles, which are only deepened by the effects of gravity, time, wind and weather.
Restylane is a natural cosmetic filler consisting of hyaluronic acid which adheres to the skin as the water contained in the acid helps to retain volume under the skin's surface. The acid acts as a magnet for water, which helps to preserve the renewed volume of the skin.
Restylane is injected under wrinkles and age lines of the face such as the nasolabial folds, "crow's feet" at the corners of the eyes, forehead wrinkles, and lines around the mouth. It may also be used for filling age-related hollows and "orbital troughs" (around the eyes). It can also be used for lip augmentation.
Initial Visit
During a patient's complimentary first visit, a full medical history will be taken. Physical examination will focus on age, genetics, skin type and elasticity. It is important to discuss any pre-existing conditions, allergies, medications, and past surgeries.
The Injection
The area injected is usually numbed first either by the application of ice or with a local anesthetic. Restylane is injected with an ultra-fine needle and most patients experience minimal discomfort. The procedure is fast, minimally painful, and has a short recovery time.
Prior to the Injection
For at least two weeks prior, patients are required to refrain from smoking, alcohol and aspirin products. Smoking interferes with circulation and healing, and products containing aspirin or ibuprofen thin the blood and increase the risk of bleeding and bruising.
After the Injection
Results are fully evident within a week and should last for about 6 months. There may be swelling which can last 2 to 3 days.
Possible Side Effects
Restylane injections are safe and quick. However, as with all cosmetic procedures there are side effects and risks. The most common side-effects include discomfort or pain at the injection site (which usually subsides within 24 to 36 hours), bruising, and infection. Patients are advised to stay out of the sun. A rare complication may be the appearance of nodules which would require steroid treatment.
Restylane softens wrinkles and restores volume and fullness to the face and lips.


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African elephants
Key Facts
Common Name
African elephant
Scientific Name
Loxodonta africana spp
470,000 - 690,000 individuals
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Secure when protected
Significant elephant populations are nevertheless confined to well-protected areas, which form only a fraction of total elephant range.
The species remains threatened by illegal hunting for meat and ivory, habitat loss and human-elephant conflict. Most range states do not have adequate capacity to protect and manage their herds. If conservation action is not forthcoming, elephants may become locally extinct in some parts of Africa within 50 years.
Physical descriptionAfrican elephants are the world's largest terrestrial animals. The trunk, an extension of the upper lip and nose, is used for communication and handling objects including food. African elephants have 2 opposing extensions at its end, in contrast to the Asian elephant which only has one.
Tusks, which are large modified incisors that grow throughout an elephant's lifetime, occur in both males and females and are used in fights and for marking, feeding, and digging.
The other notable feature of African elephants is their very large ears, which allow them to radiate excess heat.
Two subspecies are recognized:
- Savanna (or bush) elephant (Loxodonta africana africana)
- Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis)
Savanna elephants are larger than forest elephants, and their tusks curve outwards. In addition to being smaller, forest elephants are darker and their tusks are straighter and downward pointing. There are also differences in the size and shape of the skull and skeleton between the two subspecies.
Colour: Brownish gray
Two subspecies, two homesThe African savanna elephant is found throughout the grassy plains and bushlands of the continent, while the African forest elephant lives the equatorial forests of central and western Africa.
Social structure
The complex social structure of elephants is organized around a system of herds composed of related females and their calves.
In the savanna subspecies, each family unit usually contains about 10 individuals, although several family units may join together to form a 'clan' consisting of up to 70 members led by a female. Forest elephants live in smaller family units.
Herds can form temporary aggregations reaching over 1,000 individuals, mainly in East Africa. These associations occur during drought, human interference, or any change brought to the normal pattern of social life.
When threatened, elephants will group around young calves and the matriarch, the leader of the group, may attack the foe. Young elephants stay with their mother for many years and are also cared for by other females in the group.
Life cycle
Usually, a single calf is born every 2.5-9 years at the onset of the wet season, after a gestation period of 22 months.
Young elephants wean after 6 to 18 months, although they may continue nursing for over 6 years. Male elephants leave their natal group at puberty and tend to form much more fluid alliances with other males.
This species lives up to around 70 years, with females mostly fertile between 25 and 45. Males need to reach 20 years of age in order to successfully compete for mating.
African elephants mainly eat leaves and branches of bushes and trees, but also eat grasses, fruit, and bark.
Population & distribution
Former population & distribution
The African elephant once ranged across most of the African continent from the Mediterranean coast to the southern tip. It is thought there may have been as many as 3-5 million African elephants in the 1930s and 1940s.
However, in the wake of intensive hunting for trophies and tusks, elephant numbers fell dramatically throughout the continent from the 1950s. In the 1980s, for example, an estimated 100,000 elephants were being killed per year and up to 80% of herds were lost in some regions. In Kenya, the population plummeted by 85% between 1973 and 1989.
Current population & distribution
The forest elephant is found in the tropical rainforest zone of west and central Africa, where relatively large blocks of dense forest remain.
The savanna elephant occurs in eastern and southern Africa, with the highest densities found in Botswana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zambia and South Africa.
Elephant numbers vary greatly over the 37 range states: some populations remain endangered, while others are now secure.
For example, most countries in West Africa count their elephants in tens or hundreds, with animals scattered in small blocks of isolated forest; probably only three countries in this region have more than 1,000 animals.
In contrast, elephant populations in southern Africa are large and expanding, with some 300,000 elephants now roaming across the sub-region.
Significant elephant populations are now confined to well-protected areas. However, less than 20% of elephant range is under formal protection.
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests, Flooded Grasslands and Savannahs, Miombo woodlands, Acacia savannahs
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Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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(October 31st is the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Highway. Second of two parts. The Lincoln Highway drive from New York to San Francisco picks up leaving Chicago. Read the first part and Travel Editor Gary Warner's column about the highway.)
The Lincoln highway seems wilder in the West, following stagecoach routes and the trails of boom-bust mining towns through the desert, and winding up and over steep mountain grades and switchbacks. There were times I found myself alone on a two-lane highway driving through towns that time had passed by.
Last week I wrote of driving from New York to Chicago on the Lincoln Highway, where highways sometimes dated to Revolutionary War times. But west of Chicago, the distances between the towns highway boosters wanted to "link up" were farther apart. The best route, which could make or break a town's future, was open for debate and revision.
In 1913, there were still men and women alive who had come across country in covered wagons. The transcontinental railroad had opened 44 years earlier. For older Americans in 1913, an automobile crossing the U.S. in a matter of weeks must have seemed like magic.
But the same change that drove the Lincoln Highway's success would lead to its marginalization. The post World War II interstates went around those hundreds of towns instead of through them. Children in 1913 would live to see the cross-country trip take hours by jet airliner and the drive reduced to a few days covering thousands of miles without a single stoplight.
Though the Lincoln Highway is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, for about half that time it has been an anachronism – the "old" or "historic" route. Just as an almost hidden signpost signals the start of the Lincoln Highway in New York's Times Square, the end of this epic road is a squat concrete marker between a golf course and a bus stop in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.
But since the early 1990s, Americans have remembered what the Lincoln Highway once meant to a growing country. The route has been restored, markers replaced, and the highway celebrated once again.
The interstates go across America. But I drove the Lincoln Highway to see the nation.
Odometer: 1,050 miles
Look for: Moving west out of the "Chicagoland" sprawl, I'm back in the cornfields by the time I hit DeKalb. The Midwestern sky is wide and calm, a welcome change from the walled-in feeling of Chicago's skyscrapers and elevated trains.
Eat: Fresh corn and baked goods at the Farmer's Market in DeKalb. There was live music near the old art deco movie theater.
Notes from the road: Franklin Grove is the headquarters of the Lincoln Highway Association, with lots of souvenirs. Dixon is the hometown of President Ronald Reagan, with his restored boyhood house on a leafy street. There's a self-drive tour of Reagan sites in the area..


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Being amenable to change of course means being willing to amend your plans or expectations, which of course is a way of letting yourself be amended.
Beliefs on grammar teaching less amendable to change were views on grammar rule memorisation,
accuracy-based drills and instantaneous error correction
If you are amendable to the idea of getting a foreclosed property in Miami, then you might want to pick
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As of this writing, Senate Democrats seem amendable to the idea, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
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*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
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We've missed you, David T.
Hard to believe we haven't nabbed this one before. I can't find any reference to it in the index.
I suspect that "amenable" is a hidden eggcorn for many people—they silently assume that it has something to do with "amend."
Tocayo! Benvenido!
Did you mean "amend" or "amen", Kem?
"Amenable." I wonder how many people silently import the meaning of "amend" into the word, even when they say/spell it correctly. I suspect that I did at one point, at least until I became familiar with the French "amener à."
A connection with "amenities" is there to be made. I wonder how many of us make it?
How would "Amen" fit in? As signifying agreement, I suppose … With the first vowel pronounced neither with a "long ā" (to rhyme with Ray-men) nor with an "ah" (to rhyme with ramen) that doesn't seem too probable a connection. I suppose you likely meant it as a bit of a joke in any case, Tocayo.
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For a little more than half an hour Tuesday night, basketball took a back seat at Viking Gym.
The remainder of the evening belonged to the Vikings, who swept South Lenoir in the non-conference county rivalry.
The boys game was halted late in the second quarter for a little more than 20 minutes after a South Lenoir fan was taken to the hospital following a medical emergency. About 15 minutes later, South Lenoir guard Will Graves appeared to sustain a severe injury to his foot when he landed awkwardly after challenging for a loose ball. Play was stopped once more for about 10 minutes, and he, too, was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
"Both of the things that happened tonight put things in perspective," Blue Devils coach Jeremy Barnett said. "There are bigger things to worry about than basketball."
By the time fans, coaches and players could refocus their attention on the game, Kinston had built an insurmountable lead and cruised to a 64-28 win.
The game was actually tied at 7-7 early in the first quarter, but the Vikings (2-0), utilizing a suffocating full court press, rattled off the next 24 points to put the game out of reach.
"Defensively, we put some pressure on them in the back court and got a lot of steals," said senior Denzel Keyes, who finished with a game-high 18 points to go along with two steals and two assists. "Coach Tyndall really pushes us on defense. Our defense opens up our offense."
First-year coach Perry Tyndall said he saw "a lot of good things" on defense and was quick to praise his team's transition offense.
"We played better than we did Wednesday night (in a home win against North Lenoir)," Tyndall said. "Our transition game has improved a lot."
The Vikings, who shot a blistering 9 of 14 (64 percent) in the first quarter, led 22-8 after a period and 34-11 at the half. Kinston, which held the Devils (1-1) to just three points in the second quarter, prevented South Lenoir from scoring a single point in the fourth quarter.
Keyes' 18 points paced the Vikings, who also got 13 points, five rebounds and six steals from sophomore Brandon Ingram. Senior Josh Dawson chipped in with nine points, seven assists and five steals. South Lenoir's leading scorer was Ishmael Baldwin, who finished with 12 of his team's 28 points.
"We just can't simulate their speed and athleticism," Barnett said. "They're so athletic, they push you out of everything you want to do."
Despite the wide margin, Barnett said he was proud of his team's effort during the late-game "mop-up minutes."
"No matter what the scoreboard says, South Lenoir is going to play hard," he said.
South Lenoir travels to Spring Creek on Friday, while the Vikings are off until Tuesday, when they travel to South Lenoir.
In the girls' game, Kinston trailed early in the first quarter but used a 20-2 run that lasted well into the second quarter to storm out to a big lead and never looked back en route to the win.
Kinston (3-0) got double digit contributions from four players: freshman Xequoyah Washington (15 points), sophomore Lydia Rivers (13 points, 13 rebounds, seven blocks), senior Alexis Williams (12 points) and junior Brittany Drumgoole (11 points).
Meanwhile, just four South Lenoir players accounted for the entire team's offense — Heather West with 15 points, Marquia Suddeth with 14, Caroline Jones with 12 and Hanna Meready with three.
The Devils fell to 1-1 with the loss.
Kinston jumped out to a big lead in much the same fashion as the boys, utilizing an up-tempo, transition offense predicated on points off turnovers.
"We're always going to have that on defense," Kinston coach Hubert Quinerly said. "We're hanging our hat on that, and we're going to have to be really good at it."
The Vikings also got a big boost from Williams, who saw her role on the offensive end increase due to the absence of senior guard Monique Lofton.
"We were missing our top scorer in Monique, so I had a chance to step up and contribute," Williams said.
Quinerly was happy to see his senior guard make the most of the opportunity.
"If she's scoring like that, we're going to be really tough to beat because she does so many other things well for us," he said.
Rivers and Washington also caught the attention of the Vikings' second-year coach.
"She's coming out of her shell," Quinerly said of Rivers. "The last three games, she has played really consistently. Her hard work is paying off, and she is very disruptive on defense."
As for Washington, who came off the bench to lead all scorers, Quinerly saw a freshman coming into her own on the court.
"She needed this, offensively," he said. "She's young, and she's trying to find her way, but she is so coachable. She will do everything you ask of her out there."
South Lenoir 8 3 17 0—28
Kinston 22 12 18 12— 64
BLUE DEVILS (1-1) — Ishmael Baldwin 12, Jones 4, Wooten 4, Graves 3, Whaley 2, Cooper 2, Smith 1.
VIKINGS (2-0) — Denzel Keyes 18, Brandon Ingram 13, Dawson 9, Dunn 6, Joyner 3, Hart 3, Taylor 2, Rouse 2, Jones 2, Jackson 2, Williams 2, Canady 2.
South Lenoir 7 12 9 16—44
Kinston 19 19 18 16—72
BLUE DEVILS (1-1) — Heather West 15, Marquia Suddeth 14, Caroline Jones 12, Meready 3.
VIKINGS (3-0) — Xequoyah Washington 15, Lydia Rivers 13, Alexis Williams 12, Brittany Drumgoole 11, Vermillion 8, Addison 6, Clark 4, Harper 3.


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Wow. You can disagree with someone or ask for clarification about what they are saying without lowering yourself to this. First time I've ever been accused of obscurantism. How exactly was I being purposefully obscure?
...What you can do is say that there is either little or no evidence in favor of such a claim, so a belief in leprechauns (or god) is not well-justified.
...If you are claiming to know that god does not exist, you are making an unreasonable, untenable claim.
There are some ideas that are so improbable that they are not well worth one's effort in sustaining them. Think about winning the PowerBall lottery, for example. It's not impossible, but very unlikely. At least in that case, there is a tangible (i.e., evident) reward for being right. And you can actually buy a ticket.
Depending upon the notion that one can never be certain about the nonexistence of something is quintessentially obscurantist, and subtly (and unreasonably) magnifies the significance of the tiny bit of uncertainty there is about such ideas. Leprechauns, though probably non-existent, are well-described. Absent any specifications of a "god" whose existence you wish to consider, I will say that an unspecified god is impossible, simply because it consists only of possibility and evinces nothing of existence. In other words, you are contemplating the possibility of impossibility.
Surely you do not consider Thor and Thoth to be possible manifestations of God! Go ahead and specify an interventionist god, and I will tell you that you are talking nonsense. And I will tell you why I think so.
That goes for you, too, ASD. You are in the same boat as Derek. It is a leaky boat, and one that propels itself only by not having both oars in the water. This goes a long way to explain how that boat manages only to paddle around in circles.
Wait a minute. Are you saying that people who believe in God actually know He doesn't exist? What evidence do you have of that?
All the gods that people have specified have characteristics that existent objects do not possess. Unless you have a special meaning of "exist" that I do not know about. I say nothing about the existence of gods that remain unspecified. You know, the Tao that can be named is not the true Tao.
Depending upon the impossibility of proving the nonexistence of something is merely a plea to go on talking about it. You are wasting your time and mine on unlikely scenarios. We do not have that much time.


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Tofas SC kept alive their hopes of progressing from Group K of the EuroChallenge and reduced those of Norrköping Dolphins as they hung on for a 76-70 win.
Tofas led for 37 minutes of the game but it was rarely comfortable in a tough scrap between two teams fighting for their lives in this competition.
Tofas briefly looked like running away with it early in the second quarter as they reeled off eight straight points to go 25-14 up on Samet Geyik's tip-in from Inanc Koc's missed lay-up.
But Joakim Kjellbom had eight points in a 12-3 run that closed the gap back up to two almost immediately, and that would be the pattern the rest of the way as Tofas continually made breaks only to be reeled straight back in.
The hosts scored the first six points of the second half to lead 38-29 on Austin Nichols' three-pointer, but a three from Mikael Lindqvist started a Dolphins response that made it 40-38 on Edgars Jeromanovs' lay-up.
The lead was back into double figures late in the third period when Tomislav Ruzic's three capped a 9-0 spurt that made it 53-43, but again the Dolphins hit back with three-pointers from Pierre Hampton and Christian Maraker reigning Tofas in.
They would be within two in the closing stages as Anton Saks split a pair of free throws to make it 67-65 with two minutes to go, but Chinemelu Elonu scored six in an 8-0 Tofas response that made the game safe.
Ruzic led Tofas with 19 points while Nichols had 15, Elonu 12 and Koc 10.
Maraker had 22 points while Kjellbom added 12.
Tofas head coach Ahmet Caki:"We couldn't win the previous three games in this group; we lost in Sweden and also in Ukraine. That put us in a tough position. We had to win the game today. I think we took control of the game at the beginning. We lost it when we were leading by 10 points, but finally the most important thing is to have won the game. We are happy."
Tofas player Tomislav Ruzic:"I tried to find a lot of good opportunities to shoot the ball. We have to do our best in the next game, and I hope we will advance to the quarter-finals."
Norrköping head coach Paul Burke:"We played a tough game against a tough team. I think we were good. We still have a chance to go to the top eight."
Norrköping player Christian Maraker:"It was a tough game. We knew we played a good team. I think we made a lot of mistakes and turnovers. We tried our best, so it was still a good game."
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Lancers set to get restarted
Their Christmas dinners long ago digested and their New Year's plans well behind them, Lenoir Community College's basketball players make a long-awaited return to normal life today. READ MORE
Lancers hold off GTCC comeback
It didn't take long for Lenoir Community College's basketball team to shake off the holiday rust Saturday. The Lancers were equally effective when it started to reappear. READ MORE
Lancers brace for No. 1 Louisburg
Reminded moments after a 99-88 win over Guilford Tech on Saturday that his team next faces No. 1 Louisburg, Lenoir Community College men's basketball coach Bobby Dawson had an interesting, if not perfectly sensible, immediate reaction. READ MORE
Lancers fall hard to No. 1 Louisburg
If Monday served as a measuring stick for Lenoir Community College's basketball team, one thing was made perfectly clear. The Lancers have plenty of growing to do. READ MORE
A different path
Josh Hill thought about it as he pushed the broom across the basketball court at Holloway Recreation Center. He thought about it as he performed janitorial duties at a local church, serving out the remainder of his community service. But he had perhaps never thought harder about it than when he sat, handcuffed and ashamed, in front of his mother and a magistrate at the courthouse that day during his junior year of high school. READ MORE
Hawks fall to C.B. Aycock
If North Lenoir's boys basketball players needed a practical reminder to heed their sports clichés, they gave themselves one Tuesday. It is indeed how you finish. READ MORE