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MUNCIE, Ind.—Senior forward Will Felder led three RedHawks in double figures with 19 points as the Miami University men's basketball team collected a 64-52 win at Ball State University on Saturday afternoon.
The win evened the RedHawks' Mid-American Conference record at 2-2 and improved their overall record to 6-9.
Freshman forward Jaryd Eustace tied a career high with 13 points, while sophomore guard Willie Moore chipped in 12 points and a career-high five steals, which led all players.
Eustace scored 11 first-half points to lead the RedHawks to a 35-17 halftime advantage. Miami used a 13-0 run from the 11:02 mark on a Eustace layup to the 8:30 mark on a Felder layup to push its lead to 14, 21-7. During its run until the Cardinals (3-12; 0-4 MAC) scored a basket with 7:39 to go in the half, Miami caused eight straight BSU turnovers. Ball State cut the gap to 10 with a 4-0 spurt, but Miami extended its lead to 18, 29-11, with an 8-0 surge that included a pair of buckets from Eustace.
The Cardinals rattled off five straight points, but Miami closed the half on a 6-1 flurry to carry an 18-point lead into the intermission. BSU committed 14 turnovers in the opening half, which Miami converted into 18 points. Miami knocked down 15 field goals to Ball State's five in the first frame.
Miami pushed its lead to 23 early in the second half as the RedHawks got a 3-point play from Felder and a layup from junior guard Will Sullivan with 18:39 to go to make the score 40-17. The Cardinals closed within 18 points, but at 9-1 Miami run that included a trio of buckets and a pair of steals from Moore extended the RedHawk lead to 26 with 10:26 to play, 54-28. The Cardinals chiseled away at the RedHawk lead over the remainder of the game and cut the gap to 12 with 33 seconds to go to make that the final margin.
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- Catherine S. Todd, David Macdonald, Kaveh Khoshnood, G. Farooq Mansoor, Mark Eggerman, Catherine Panter-Brick. Opiate use, treatment, and harm reduction in Afghanistan: Recent changes and future directions. International Journal of Drug Policy. Volume 23, Issue 5, Pages 341-345, September 2012.
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Nine-year-old Colin Stout of Everett boasts a collection of camouflage gear, but he doesn't wear it just to be cool. Colin goes camping and hunting with his dad, John Stout, so he needs to blend into the natural environment.
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Nine-year-old Colin Stout of Everett boasts a collection of camouflage gear, but he doesn't wear it just to be cool: He goes camping and hunting with his dad, so he needs to blend in.
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Nine-year-old Colin Stout of Everett boasts a collection of camouflage gear, but he doesn't wear it just to be cool. Colin goes camping and hunting with his dad, John Stout, so he needs to blend into the natural environment.
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Crafty Mama invented these full-on camouflage cupcakes in the frosting and cake.
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A camo goodie bag.
It's no longer a threat to national security to reveal that military has gone mainstream.
Camo colors can be seen everywhere. And camouflage does go with everything.
Whether it's paramilitary party decorations or women's panties, check out the Camo Diva website www.camodivas.com. You can find camouflage clothes for your kid or tuxedo jackets for your wedding.
At the Fine Tuxedos website, www.finetuxedos.com, they offer a "full camo ensemble" with tuxedos that you could "proudly wear in a tree stand" or down the aisle.
Is it that camo is cool -- Cabela's parking lot is full all the time for a reason, right? -- or is it that we've got military on the mind lately?
The last U.S. troops left Iraq just about a year ago. The death of Osama bin Laden by our Navy Seals in May is still fresh on our minds.
And troops in Afghanistan may start heading home soon.
We can't escape the military in the news, and their colors have bled into our everyday lives.
Whatever the reason, camo is hotter than Kuwait in the summer.
So celebrate camo.
Party camo-style
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•�Camo wrapping paper: $2.95
•�Camo paper tablecloth: $3.45
•�7-inch camo paper plates: 8 for $1.75
•�2-ply camo paper napkins: 8 for $2.18
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Planning a paramilitary party for a group of camo-loving kids? Then why not get camo-creative?
Go to a party store such as Party @ Display & Costume at 5200 Evergreen Way, Everett, and gear up with camo-themed items.
You don't even need an actual bag for the goodie bag. Take a 21-by-21-inch camo bandanna ($2.79) and tie it like you would a cloth sack you might take into the field. Inside the tied bandanna you can put a military-style dogtag or two (12 dogtags for $7.50), a camo-colored pencil or two (12 camo pencils, $4) for taking field notes, and some field rations (chocolate works almost all the time.)
Now the platoon is ready to deploy to party central.
Roger that.
Operation cupcake
OK. You've bought the camo decorations. Set up the obstacle course for the ultimate Nerf blaster war. Made sure the troops all dressed in their matching paramilitary pants and vests. What's left, soldier?
It's time for Operation Cupcake.
Now you don't want to be demoted to lame Mommy or Daddy by offering regular vanilla or chocolate cupcakes. So why not keep with that whole military theme and make camouflage cupcakes? The recipe we picked from the Crafty Mama blog are easy enough so that you won't be in the mess hall all night and — forgive us, boys — they sure are pretty.
Green, white and brown never looked so sweet.
Here's how to make the camouflage cupcakes:
Camo cupcakes
2 cake mix boxes, one chocolate, one white
Make the the two mixes as instructed on the boxes and divide the batter into 4 bowls:
1. White batter.
2. White batter with green food coloring and a dash of chocolate batter.
3. Equal parts chocolate and white batter.
4. Chocolate batter.
Mix each batter until you get the colors you want.
Line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
For the batter, you can either use spoons and dump little blobs of each color into each cupcake liner, or you can get fancy and use pastry bags to fill the tins. It makes it a little easier.
Drop a bunch of blobs in each liner until they're all about 3/4 full.
Bake according to the directions on the box.
Once done, pop them out of the tins so they can start cooling.
Buttercream frosting
3 cups powdered sugar
1 cup salted butter (2 sticks)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash of heavy whipping cream (or milk or half-and-half)
Start by softening the butter, then add butter to a mixer with a whisk attachment. You can also use a hand mixer. Mix on low for 30 seconds.
Then incorporate the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time.
Once the powdered sugar is incorporated, turn the mixer on a high and whip the mixture for about 3 minutes. It should now be light and fluffy.
Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and add the vanilla. Whip for another minute.
Taste test for smoothness and flavor, and add a small dash of cream at this point. Whip it another minute and taste it again.
Divvy up the icing into 3 bowls. Keep one batch white. Carefully add a little green food coloring to the other bowl and a bit of cocoa powder until it's the desired color.
Add cocoa powder in the last bowl to get the desired brown color.
For the fancy swirled icing, fill 3 pastry bags with its own color of icing. Put all 3 bags into 1 larger bag with a star tip. Pipe a swirl onto each cupcake and you're done.
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Now for a DIY net
Whether you're a hunter looking for a disguise or a parent planning the ultimate paramilitary party obstacle course, you might want to deploy a camouflage net.
Sure, you can buy one. But wouldn't you rather show off your crafty survival skills to your kids and make one? This step-by-step method from eHow.com requires no precision so it's a perfect craft project for the whole family. You'll need three things:
• Shrimp net (available at marine stores)
• Unscented laundry soap
• Dark green burlap
First: Wash the shrimp net in the detergent, probably more than once. Shrimp nets are durable and will last longer than a traditional net.
Second: Cut the net to the size needed.
Third: Cut the burlap into bow-tie strips; they do not need to be the same size.
Four: Tie the strips onto the net with the knot in the center of the strip. Cover the net but leave random spaces and bunches.
The net should resemble a pile of leaves when finished.
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Patients are flooding emergency rooms across the country. The flu has hit 41 states including Texas and the season is just getting started.
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Raleigh, NC The North Carolinas Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) announced Pfeiffers Megan Blevins (Copley, OH) and Nick Brindley (Northamptonshire, England) were named to the College Division All-State womens and mens soccer teams. Eleven student-athletes were chosen for each team and the All-State units consist of one goalkeeper, three defenders, four midfielders, and three forwards. The team consists of student-athletes from NCAA Division II and Division III colleges and universities throughout the state. North Carolina sports information professionals submitted nominees and NCCSIA members selected the teams.
Brindley, a sophomore midfielder and team captain, ranked second for Pfeiffer in points with 18. He put three game winning goals into the back of the net for the Falcons this season. Brindley was a 1st team All-Conference selection and was named Conference Carolinas Player of the Week for the fourth week of the season after notching a hat-trick.
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Forward: Lauren Linehan, freshman, Lenoir-Rhyne University, San Diego, Calif.
Forward: Maggie Hart, junior, Meredith College, Mooresville, N.C.
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Goalkeeper: Horatio Bynes, Freshman, UNC Pembroke, Richalands, NC
Defender: Michael Davis, Freshman, UNC Pembroke, Charlotte,
Defender, Drew Griffith, Senior, Greensboro College, Salisbury, NC
Defender, Chad Pinnick, Senior, Queens University of Charlotte, Satellite Beach, FL
Midfielder, Nick Brindley, Sophomore, Pfeiffer University, North Hamptonshire, England
Midfielder, #Andrew Clark, Junior, Greensboro College, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Midfielder, #Miguel Ferrer, Senior, UNC Pembroke, Miami, Florida
Midfielder, #Luke Mulholland, Sophomore, Wingate University, Preston, England
Forward, Carlos Cipriano, Freshman, UNC Pembroke, Raleigh, NC
Forward, %Justin Garton, Senior, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Germantown, Md.
Forward, Junior Nyemb, Junior, Wingate University, Douala, Cameroon
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Steven Rosen for Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with Chris Broderick. "Chris Broderick has played on Megadeth's last three records - "Super Collider", "TH1RT3EN" and "Endgame"...In this conversation, he runs down his earlier work and examines the trials and joys of joining Megadeth." Read the interview at Ultimate-Guitar.com.
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Megadeth is confirmed to play five select shows in Canada and USA this coming June/July. The band will perform at Amnesia Rockfest in Montebello, QC on June 20, Artpark in Lewiston, NY on July 15, Rock USA in Oshkosh, WI on July 17, Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN on July 18 and Casino Rama in Rama, ON on July 20. Tickets are on sale now! Don't miss seeing Megadeth in North America this summer! Check the Killing Road for tickets and tour details. megadeth.com/tour
Dave Mustaine is marking the 45th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" with a heavy metal guitar version of his own that will appear in America, Dinesh D'Souza's follow-up to 2016: Obama's America, which is set for release from Lionsgate on July 2.
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A teenage wrestler will carry his brother with cerebral palsy 40 miles to raise awareness. Seven-year-old Braden Grandee was born with cerebral palsy and can't move around without the aid of a walker. Luckily, he's got an older brother, Hunter, who's got his back. The 14-year-old wrestler from Michigan has decided he's going to carry Braden 40 miles -- on his back -- in order to raise cerebral palsy awareness. The two-day walk, kicks off on June 7 in Temperance, Michigan. Dave Mustaine will donate $100 for every mile walked and askes Megadeth fans to follow @The_CP_Swagger and the event on Twitter. " Read more at msn.foxsports.com.
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On this day, one year ago, Megadeth released its fourteenth studio album, "Super Collider". It was Megadeth's first album to be released on Mustaine's own label, Tradecraft, distributed by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). "Super Collider" debuted at #6 on Billboard's Top 200 albums making it Megadeth's highest debut since multi-platinum albums "Countdown To Extinction" and "Youthanasia".
Megadeth is confirmed to perform at Japan's Summer Sonic 2014. The festival takes place on August 16 & 17 in Tokyo and Osaka. Lineup includes Arctic Monkeys, Robert Plant, Avenged Sevenfold, Pixies and more. Fore more information, visit summersonic.com/2014.


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Are you better off than you were four years ago?
Graduated College (Score:2, Funny)by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @12:34PM (#41539667)
I'm only better off because I'm not eating Top Ramen in my college dorm anymore. My Stock portfolio is at the same level...
by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @12:40PM (#41539751)
Why are there more votes for "I'm going to write a comment explaining my opinions!" than there are comments? Is everyone still writing?
I'm better off as long as you don't factor in my shortened life expectancy due to the deleterious effects of the passage of time...
this questions is absurd because (Score:5, Funny)by Anarchduke (1551707) on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @02:56PM (#41541415)the overall entropy level of the universe has grown higher leading to the inevitable heat death of all existence.
Re:Graduated College (Score:5, Funny)by MagusSlurpy (592575) on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @08:57PM (#41544895) Homepage
Really? Ramen, or an organic apple?
So apples that were fertilized are too processed for you?
If the only thing I had to eat at lunch was an apple, I'd start murdering coworkers. Hell, even 50-lb 10-year-olds get an apple and a sandwich.
Judge by nerd standards (Score:4, Funny)by Admiral Burrito (11807) on Thursday October 04, 2012 @03:09PM (#41552059)
Four years ago I had a Core 2 Duo with 2 GB of RAM and a 120 GB HDD. Now I have a Core i7 (Sandy Bridge) with 6 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD.
Hooray for Obama!
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We took our money, paid our debts, started a very very small web biz, bought some land, bought some tools, built a small house and crazily, live with no debt, off the grid, with a monthly budget and income that puts us squarely under the poverty line.
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Friday - 12/7/2012, 2:59pm EST
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's top military officer says ethics training for senior leaders is adequate but should begin earlier in an officer's career and be reinforced more frequently.
That's one of two initial findings by Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in response to a request by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for a review of ethics training following a series of highly publicized ethical lapses by top military officers.
The other finding was that the Pentagon should look closer at perquisites for top officers. Dempsey wonders whether those _ which in some cases include household staffs, drivers and aides to carry generals' bags _ are necessary and sensible.
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Wednesday - 9/19/2012, 2:00am EDT
Unless you get a sweet job offer from the outside, or hit your expiration date before you put in your papers, odds are you will retire from the government.
Thanks to the big federal job buildup during the Reagan years (when federal employment increased by about 280,000) many federal workers have the age and service time to retire right now. Federal retirement can be very good. Annuities are indexed in whole or part to inflation. Health insurance is guaranteed for life. Given the options, you made a wise career choice.
Retirement may be the start of the golden years. But it is also sort of like dying, except you have to do most of the planning, make the financial arrangements then live with the results of your decisions for what could be decades.
So starting off right is important. Going from salary to annuity is a big step. Your income can drop 50 percent, and delays in processing your paperwork could leave you living on a much smaller interim annuity for months. In some extreme cases, workers have been on interim payments (about 44 percent of their estimated final annuity) for a year or more.
The Office of Personnel Management is responsible for establishing your final annuity. It must process all the paperwork you've generated, maybe for 30 years or more. If you've worked at more than one agency, had a break in service, went into the military or somehow owe the government money, getting the case straight can take lots of time. Often agencies don't send OPM all the necessary paperwork further delaying action.
The backlog in processing retirement claims has been around — and been a problem — for decades. Back through Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Bush. Politically it is not a sexy or high-priority item. After all, who cares if it takes a long time to get a career bureaucrat his/her first pension check? Hardly anybody — except the affected party who may be dining on cat food before the first full annuity check is in the mail!
Early in his administration, President Barack Obama did an unusual thing. He took OPM Director John Berry to a couple of cabinet meetings. The message was clear: If this guy calls, take it!
Berry, himself a long-time fed, made reducing the time lag in processing retirement claims a top priority. So far, so good. Even though the number of retirements has increased dramatically in the past couple of years the average time from half-a-loaf payments to the full, final annuity, has been reduced. But is that good enough, and will it continue to get better (as in shorter)?
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GARETH DUNCAN looks at the Saffas who impressed in the leagues around the world over the weekend.
While former Sharks and Lions scrumhalf Rory Kockott made a quiet exit from South African rugby after the 2011 Super Rugby campaign, the 26-year-old is headlining in France because of his impressive form for Castres this season.
A fortnight ago, he scored a try and kicked 14 points (a conversion and four penalties) in the club's 28-13 win over Biarritz.
Last Friday, Kockott played his second match-winning role in Castres' 16-13 edging of Clermont. The No 9 kicked two penalties and crossed the chalk for a telling try in the second half.
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Agen struggled without flyhalf Conrad Barnard as they fell to a 37-16 loss to fullback Scott Spedding, outside centre Sam Gerber and lock Dewald Senekal's Bayonne. Lock Ross Skeate and fullback Greg Goosen started for the losers, with the latter adding 11 points (a conversion and three penalties) with the boot.
Hooker Gary Botha and loosehead prop Gurthro Steenkamp's Toulouse grabbed three tries in the final quarter to steal a 34-32 away victory over scrumhalf Heini Adams' Bordeaux.
In the Japanese Top League, scrumhalf Fourie du Preez and reserve flank Danie Rossouw helped defending champions Suntory Sungoliath to an easy 49-24 win over Kintetsu Rainazu. It was the club's fifth consecutive victory, which sees them top the log.
Outside centre Jaque Fourie continued his fine form for the Kobe Steelers as he crossed the chalk in their 33-13 triumph over Yamaha Jubilo. It was the Springbok midfielder's fourth try of the season. The Steelers are second in the standings.
Former Springbok lock Albert van den Berg scored a try in Canon Eagles' 34-5 win over Kyushu. The veteran second-rower is still playing regularly at the age of 38.
Inside centre Wynand Olivier's Ricoh Black Rams enjoyed their first victory of the campaign as they thrashed Sanix Fukuoka 50-17.
In the Pro12, lock Johann Muller captained Ulster to their fifth consecutive league win as they thumped Connacht 25-0 at Ravenhill. Hooker Rob Herring also ran on for the victors off the bench.
Hooker Richardt Strauss and looshead prop Heinke van der Merwe fronted Leinster's 30-21 Irish derby win over front-rowers BJ Botha and Wian du Preez's Munster. Strauss, who qualifies for Ireland this year, scored an early try in his first match since returning from injury.
Flank Josh Strauss helped Glasgow to an 18-3 victory over No 8 Andries Pretorius' Cardiff Blues. It was the Scottish club's third consecutive win.
Wing Tobie Botes' Treviso shocked tighthead prop WP Nel's Edinburgh with a 27-22 win at Murrayfield. Nel received a yellow card in the first half after Edinburgh were penalised seven times in the opening eight scrums.
In the English Premiership, Saffa-laden Saracens continued their chase in the top four of the table with a 28-23 win over London Welsh in Oxford. Hooker John Smit and tighthead prop Matt Stevens started for the victors, while prop Petrus du Plessis, lock Mouritz Botha, flank Nick Fenton-Wells and scrumhalf Neil de Kock featured off the wood.
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Seb Toots takes 2nd at Toyota Big Air in Japan and Quebec's O'Neill Snow athletes get 3 podium spots at Axis Slopestyle at MSSI.
It all started with Seb Toots taking 2nd at Toyota Big Air in Sapporo, Japan, on Saturday. Sebastien has thrown a Double Backside Rodeo 1080 in the Semis for the best score of the event but unfortunately didn't stomped it in the Superfinal against Chas Guldemond, who spun a Backside 1260 for the win. Mark McMorris and Seppe Smits tied in 3rd.
And later that day, 3 O'Neill Snow athletes took a podium spots – including 2 First Place - during the Axis Slopestyle at MSSI.
In Men Open Snow, Antoine Truchon took 1st with the best two runs scores of the day. His winning run was a 50-50 front flip out on up rail / frontside 900 nose grab / switch backside 1080 double cork / switch backside rodeo 540 and frontside 270 in on the downrail staircase. Other Team rider Maxence Parrot took 8th but amazed everybody watching with a Double Backside Rodeo 900.
In Women Snow, Laurie Blouin, 14 years old, took 3rd place with spinning 360s on the Men's kickers. Laurie has been training hard and evolving enormously since the beginning of the season to become one of the best female snowboarder in the province.
Finally, in the Junior Snow category, the 12 years old and newest addition to the O'Neill Team, Francis Jobin, took the 1st place. The athlete from Quebec City scored the best two runs of the day and showed that he has to be taken seriously in the future. The winning run was frontside 180 in - switch backside 180 out on the flat downbox / switch backside 180 out on the flat downbox / backside 360 tail grab / backside 540 tail grab / cab 180 nose grab and frontside 180 in to switch 5-0 on the downrail staircase.
You can watch Francis' run and some highlights of Antoine at http://vimeo.com/20451521
Antoine and Maxence are involved in the Coors Light Saint Sauveur Challenge 2011, a 3 day filming and editing video contest. You can watch their submission following the links below and help them win :
Antoine Truchon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvBWH_UkRqI
Maxence Parrot – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkBASdNoYhs
You can also watch some footage of Sebastien, Laurie and Maxence while training on trampoline with team manager Max Henault at Maximise HQ :
Sebastien Toutant - http://vimeo.com/20255308
Laurie Blouin - http://vimeo.com/19917427
Maxence Parrot - http://vimeo.com/19847040
Sebastien Toutant has won the second big air of the 2011 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup. In a high-class snowboard final of the fifth Stadium Winter Jam in Stockholm <http://www.fissnowboard.com/uk/place/stockholm,45.html> , Sweden, the Canadian rider earned 51.3 points thus edging off Finland's Petja Piiroinen (48.9) and Patrick Burgener from Switzerland (47.8) to the second and third rank respectively. It was the first World Cup win for the 18-years-old talent from Montreal who also took over the lead in the Big Air World Cup and Freestyle Snowboard Overall World Cup standings.
That he could bring home victory at his second World Cup competition was due to the double cork variations the French Canadian had nailed in the finals. After the best ranked rider of the qualifiers had stomped a huge frontside 1080 double cork he also threw in a backside 1260 double cork, which didn't count for his final score as well as a backside 1080 double cork in the decisive third run.
In front of thousands of spectators who had line up in the 1912 Olympic Stadium of the Swedish capital, "Seb Toots" didn't seem to be fussed at all before dropping in as last rider of the contest although he was. "I'm always nervous although I have been to many competitions already. But the more I do the more confident I get. I'm stoked that I was able to win this as the event and the level of riding in the finals was super good." In addition, the young gun also made him a late birthday present: "I turned 18 a few days ago so this is nice!"
Piiroinen, a very surprised runner-up
Petja Piiroinen was also very pleased with the result as he hadn't expected to make it to the podium at all according to the "lean" score he had earned in his first attempt (cab 900). After his final jump, a backside 1080, he went straight to the riders lounge to get changed. But a few minutes later, he got informed that he had placed second so the Finnish rider "had" to come back to the price giving ceremony.
"I'm super stoked. When my coach told me that I'm second I was just like 'Wow!' I was about to leave already. So, this was a big surprise for me", the 19-years-old summed up.
Burgener grit his teeth
Patrick Burgener was also very happy. No wonder as the talent from Switzerland podiumed in his first ever big air World Cup competition; despite the fact that he had lost a piece of his tooth while crashing in his second run.
"For sure I had that bail in mind. But I'm pleased with the result", the 16-years-old said after switch backside 1080 and cab 900.
The LG Snowboard FIS World Cup will continue in Lech <http://www.fissnowboard.com/uk/place/lech-arlberg,61.html> . On December 7th and 8th, 2010, the season's first two snowboard cross races are scheduled in the Austrian Winter sport town. The first of the competitions comes with a night final so don't miss the action!
O'Neill rider Sebastien Toutant finished 3rd at the Burton US Open Slopestyle last Friday. Freshly back from a recovered broken ankle at the beginning of December during Air&Style in Innsbruck, he got nothing less than another podium position for his first event of the year.
Under a warm sun and slushy conditions the landings were a little bit tricky, but the O'Neill team performed well. After the semi-finals, Jason Dubois, Seb Toots, Mark McMorris and European Janne Korpi were in the top 16 list for the finals.
Seb finally landed his double backside rodeo 9 to switch frontside 9 and his signature tricks – the Tootsie Roll, a back 1080 double cork – during his last run making him jump to 3rd position with a 93.33, a difference of only 0.34 points with the 2nd place. "It feels good to be back on my board", Seb said. "I'm just glad that I am recovering well and that I have had a lot of support."
The O'Neill Team Manager, Max Henault said "Before his injury, Seb did 9 podiums in a row, so we can consider this one as a 10th because it's his first competition since then. Also, even if he's back on his board, he's still not 100% recovered, so we're pretty much confident about what's next." Next events to check out are the Ride Shakedown in Canada in April and the Super Park in Mammoth in May. Max added "This year riders are pretty strong and every podium is even more significant. We really have a good team and we are working hard to keep them on top."
European Janne Korpi did pretty well in Halfpipe earning him a 5th place. He also got rewarded at the Burton Global Open Series for having the 3rd highest cumulated points during all the Open events in Slopestyle and Halfpipe bringing home 20,000 US$ and finished 5th overall of the TTR World Tour giving him an extra 9,000 US$.
Our video of the event will be available soon, but you can check on http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000120235/featuresobf/us-open-slopestyle-video-2/ for now.
October 13 2009, Berlin, Germany - Sixteen year old Seb Toots won the freestyle.berlin on the weekend with a perfect backside 1080 double cork – showing just why he is currently TTR World Tour number one.
"I am super excited to win," said Seb "There were a lot of good ridersthere so it means a lot to me. It's like a dream to come out first."
The Canadian beat an impressive lineup at the big air contest in its first year in Berlin, taking victory over Eero Ettala and current TTR World Champ Peetu Piiroinen with his backside 1080 double cork. And he made it look easy. "I think the hard part about a backside 1080 double cork is learning it," said Seb. "It's always scary to try the first time, but once you can control it, it's a great trick."
His first place comes right after finishing second at the freestyle.ch a few weeks ago.
"Peetu and Eero are really good riders and you never know what they are gonna throw in the contest," said Seb. "Eero got first place at freestyle.ch, and I got second so I am really stoked to be first this time with this good line up of riders."
Where From: Montreal
O'Neill rider since: 2006
Riding Style: streets rails, big jump and backcountry
Favorite place to ride: new zealand, snowpark
Best accomplishment: 1st on the TTR World Tour at 16 years-old
Motivation: My evolution in the snowboard.
Favorite word: yeah Bro!
Favorite O'Neill product, and Why? My Signature Jacket... Cause its mine! hehe
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Men's Cross Country Wraps Up Year in 24th Place at NCAA II Southeast Regional
November 20, 2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Pfeiffer University completed its 2010 men's cross country season in 24th place at the NCAA II Southeast Regional meet on Saturday morning at Charlotte's McAlpine Park. Queens won the team event while Meshack Koyiaki from Columbus State took home individual honors.
Will Oliver and Cody Jones paced the Falcons with times of 36:27 and 36:28 in 111th and 112th individually. Freshman Greg Kielar followed with a 37:41 while Cody Bivens clocked in with a 38:14 in the 10,000 meter race. Zach Grey, Trey Sharpe and Grady Gaston rounded out Pfeiffer's scoring as Grey concluded with a 38:52, Sharpe at 40:42 and Gaston two minutes later.
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I'm of the opinion to get quality role players and save Money to extend JSmitty, AD, and.Austin.
Neither. No difference maker is coming to NOLA via free agency.
It's become glaringly obvious that any non-glamour team will need to build it's championship core via the draft and to a lesser degree trades(usually from the asset aquired in the draft). Focusing on free agency is fool's gold. It's a matter of shifting players from one team that doesn't want and/or can't afford that player to another team that doesn't drastically improve with said player and/or can't afford them either.
I'm of the opinion to get quality role players and save Money to extend JSmitty, AD, and.Austin.
"Its important to us to bring in good people, people who can fit in the locker room and people you want to root and cheer for. People that want to win. Were trying to build for the long haul. -Dell Demps
Also, how do you think Ryan Anderson got here? Sure, we technically traded for him, but really we signed him as an RFA and gave up Ayon so that Orlando wouldn't match. You don't think Anderson is a difference maker?
I'd be okay offering Lawson his max. My only concerns are stylistic (it seems a waste to put the fastest player in the league in a slow, half court system), not with Lawson as a player. He's a complete player who scores well from all areas, is a lights out shooter, an underrated defender, and is entering his prime.
As if I care who does or doesn't "take me seriously". You can call it what you want, but we aren't attracting difference makers in free agency and not only us, but pretty much all non-glamour teams.
But forget all of that for a second. It doesn't matter what you or I speculate. What matters is that our head coach came out and said that we have a lot of money to play with next off season, and that we will use it to bring in more talent. How are you honestly going to try to convince us that you know more about this franchise's future plans than he does? Come on dude.... Stop trolling.
Who cares what we want to do it's about what we will be able to do. Houston wanted to sign Howard even offered the Magic the best deal IMO still didn't get him. Dallas freed up money for Williams didn't work. Having a plan to do something is completely different from actually executing that plan.But forget all of that for a second. It doesn't matter what you or I speculate. What matters is that our head coach came out and said that we have a lot of money to play with next off season, and that we will use it to bring in more talent. How are you honestly going to try to convince us that you know more about this franchise's future plans than he does? Come on dude.... Stop trolling.
I only appear to be a troll to unrealstic homers.
I think Al Jefferson would fit well next to Davis and give us another scoring option. So, I think he would be my pick of any available FA's.
And how is it being an "unrealistic homer" because we are speculating on which guy we are going after in FA next year? Monty said we would, so we will. Does that mean we will 100% get the guy we want? No, but it means we are for sure going after someone. Stop being such a prick.
So you've changed your stance on this? Before, you said we may be able to get Jefferson on the cheap because he's highly underrated by many organizations and because of his obvious defensive shortcomings. You also pointed out, I believe, that with many teams possibly going all in for Howard and Bynum, the competition for his services would conceivably lessen.Jefferson would be a great fit next to Davis, but I wonder how much money he is going to want. The guy is only 27, and he is one of the top 3 low-post scorers in the league. Maybe sign him with our cap space, and then sign a guy like Brandon Rush (athletic SF who can hit the 3) with our MLE? That would be my plan.
What made you change your mind?
"I'm not going to allow my putative owner to answer that question, this is an NBA related press conference. Paul Tagliabue and Roger Goodell have collectively sung their praises of Tom and if uh ESPN has a problem with that tell Mr. Skipper to call me at my office."
Am I smarter than Cuban? Am I smarter than Morey? Who the hells knows. However it didn't stop either from failing. It's not about me being smarter dumber whatever it's about history. Ofcourse Monty is going to speak well and have high hopes. You expect him to say nobody wants to come to NOLA?It's just funny how you think you are smarter than Monty. Monty thinks we can get a guy this off season. Why wouldn't you want to speculate about which guy we are going after, compared to what you are actually doing, which is just trolling - "nobody wants to come here, etc..." That's 100% BS. You are just a negative person, and even though this is an exciting time for this franchise, you just can't help but trying to cast doubt with your irrational babble.
Once again what member of any origanizations is going to come out a say the team won't can't get better? None. Holding on to every word of every front office member is a very naive way to be a fan.And how is it being an "unrealistic homer" because we are speculating on which guy we are going after in FA next year? Monty said we would, so we will. Does that mean we will 100% get the guy we want? No, but it means we are for sure going after someone. Stop being such a prick.
Once again I'm not being a prick you simply lack the mental maturity to handle an opinion that defers from yours, and it shows through all the name calling.
When you look at the number of guys on my list (15+), the number of teams that will have cap room to sign a bigger name player (less than 10), and then extract the Sacramento, Charlotte's, etc of the world that have no respect around the league or future, I think it would be a shock if the Hornets couldn't land a significant player.
Players around the league love Monty and recognize the fact that Davis is a superstar in the making. When has this organization ever had all three of these things:
A) Possible once in a generation player
B) A coach who players around the league want to play for
C) Stability in ownership and managment
Go ahead and find me 3 teams that will have money and a big market and a chance to win long term this offseason. I will save you the time, though, they dont exist.
Hornets have a good of a chance as anyone this offseason to land an impact player
The main point I was trying to make is that he would be a great fit next to Davis. The money isn't as much of an issue, since we will have a lot of it to play with. Still, it's never good to drastically overpay.
I agree with you, Slim....Jefferson would be a nice get at a reasonable price....
"we might make dollars, but we don't necessarily make sense"
"always be sincere....whether you mean it or not"
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Jefferson will be 28 by the time he is available for New Orleans.
What do you guys think about Timofey Mozgoz?
I can't see Denver affording him next season.
I seriously hope we have a crack at : Ty Lawson, Jrue Holiday, Nikola Pekovic and Timofey Mozgoz.
All depending on how this season goes and what we pick up in the draft of course.
To answer your other question, I like Mozgov as a cheaper, depth option, but I'm not sure he is starter material. A guy like Jefferson though... man, you pair him with Davis, and they have literally perfectly complimentary games to each other. It could be a special pairing, especially since Jefferson is older and could be a great mentor to Davis, and probably teach him a thing or two about scoring on the block.
I would offer Stephen Curry a max to be honest. And I would give up Rivers to get him if need be.
I don't buy the injury prone label. Prior to last year, he played 154/164 games. His injuries have been ankle sprains... that's something that could be overcome more than say a knee surgery. His injuries scare me a lot less than Gordon's. I think he's a good fit for our team. He's someone that is an excellent spot up shooter, someone that can penetrate and dish, and someone that's actually a good pick n roll defender believe it or not. I think on this team he'd be an at least average defender overall. He's not good on his transitions, but I think Monty can fix that. With two (maybe 3 if Davis can be as efficient as he was in college) of the most hyperefficient players along with one of the best volume scorers in the NBA, we would be lethal. Throw in our other role players like Lopez, Smith, Vasquez, Miller, and our 2013 draft pick, we'd be taking huge steps forward. Injuries could be a problem, but if we can acquire solid depth at the guard positions, then it should make up for it.
Jennings worries me.. his attitude is obvious, but I just don't like his play next to Gordon. He's a high usage player on low efficiency. I'd rather not spend all of our money on him.
Holiday is about as average a PG as they come, and he'll come at a high price to get PHI to not match.
Iggy is probably the perfect player for us but the age differential and the money he'll ask for just screams another Peja situation. Davis won't be truly elite until another 3-4 years and by that time Iguodala will be around 32. Considering how much his game relies on athleticism, no thank you at that price.
Smith would be very interesting, but I just don't know about how that'd work fit wise. If Davis can show progress in his growth, I would definitely entertain that idea. Deadly shotblocking duo right there.
Anything else I find either unrealistic or not worth big $.
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James F. Leckman, M.D. is the Neison Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Psychology and Pediatrics at Yale. He served as the Director of Research for the Yale Child Study Center from 1983 to 2010. Dr. Leckman is a well known child psychiatrist and patient-oriented clinical investigator. His peers have regularly selected him as one of the Best Doctors in America. Dr. Leckman is the author or co-author of over 300 original articles published in peer-reviewed journals, seven books, and 120 book chapters. In 2002, he was identified by American Society for Information, Science and Technology as a "Highly Cited Researcher" - one of the world's most cited authors in Psychology and Psychiatry – in the top half of the top one percent of all publishing researchers.
In 1999, he edited with Dr. Donald J. Cohen, Tourette's Syndrome: Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions - Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care, published by John Wiley&Sons. Given its success, this volume was re-issued in paper back in the fall of 2001. More recently, Dr. Leckman edited (along with Andres Martin, Lawrence Scahill and Dennis Charney) a 56-chapter volume, entitled, Pediatric Psychopharmacology: Principles and Practice published in October of 2002 by Oxford University Press. In November 2002, an invited review article on Tourette's syndrome appeared in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet. Other recent editorials have appeared in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2011), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2011), Neuropsychopharmacology (2011), and the British Medical Journal (2012).
Most recently, in partnership with colleagues at UNICEF and the Mother-Child Education Foundation based in Turkey, Dr. Leckman has begun to explore the question whether strengthening families and enhancing child development is a path to peace and violence prevention. Related efforts include the Early Childhood Peace Consortium that was launched (September 2013) in New York in at the United Nations and the 15th Ernst Strüngmann Forum that took place in Frankfurt, Germany in October 2013. The deliberations of 40 international experts from a broad range of scientific disciplines are summarized in volume entitled, Formative Childhoods: The Transformative Power of Children and Families, published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press in 2014. More information is available at: http://childstudycenter.yale.edu/international/peace/index.aspx.
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The Burlington City Council will begin reviewing the 14 letters of interest submitted for an open council seat, despite Councilman Bob Ward's attempt to have the deadline for submittals delayed an extra 10 days.
In mid-January, councilmen agreed on a timeline to accept and review letters of interest to fill the council seat left vacant by Steve Ross' appointment as state House representative, in accordance with the city's vacant-seat policy.
The original submittal deadline was Monday – a day longer than the required 10, following a legal advertisement of the vacancy in the Times-News that ran two consecutive Thursdays in January.
The council planned to review the letters, personally interview three selected applicants during its March 4 work session, then vote on the new councilmember the next day at its regular meeting.
However, during Monday night's work session, Ward said people had approached him and asked if only submissions from candidates who'd previously held an elected local government position would be given credence.
Ward said that meant there was a misconception and suggested the council extend the interest letter submittal deadline another 10 days.
"If anyone has been discouraged (to apply), I'd like to give them a window of opportunity," he said.
Mayor Pro Tem David Huffman said those comments were directed at him, since he had mentioned considering "folks who have served in the past," during a Jan. 15 meeting when Ronnie Wall encouraged councilmen to list criteria they'd consider when looking at applicants.
But, Huffman added, "I went through a litany of things that I thought was important," including personal integrity, knowledge of Burlington's issues and municipal government, and community activity.
After some back-and-forth, Huffman, Wall, and Councilman Celo Faucette agreed to keep the timeline as it stood.
"Looking at this list, 14 people signed up," Huffman said. "It doesn't appear anyone got confused."
THAT LIST INCLUDES several people who have served in an elected capacity before.
■ Jim Butler, who sat on Burlington's City Council from 2007 to 2011, submitted a letter requesting his consideration "solely due to the fact that I have the most recent experience on City Council where other potential candidates will not and many of the initiatives that the existing Council is dealing with actually started during the end of my previous term."
■ Karen S. Johns was elected to the Town Council in Newmarket, New Hampshire in 1998 and filled that position through 2011. She was also a founding executive board member of the Alamance Republican Women of North Carolina, where she has also served as vice president and currently serves as its government legislative liaison.
OTHER CANDIDATES have experience serving on city committees or commissions, including those in the city of Burlington, or have established ties within the Burlington community.
■ Morris F. McAdoo has previously been appointed to Burlington's Housing Commission and Traffic Commission and is an attorney.
■ Lonnie Graves is a former Burlington Fire Battalion Chief, a current part-time Alamance County EMS employee, and a member of the Alamance Community Service Board.
■ Coleman R. Rich is the current department chair for the Marketing and Entrepreneurship Department at Elon University's Love School of Business, and is past president of the Burlington Jaycees, past member of The Rotary Club of Alamance County and is a member of Burlington's Traffic Commission and on the board of the Burlington Downtown Corporation.
■ John Oakes has served in city council-appointed positions in Sebastian, Fla., including as member of the code enforcement board, charter review committee, planning & zoning board, and as a member, vice-chair and chairman of the budget review committee.
■ Mark B. Hopp ran for Alamance County commissioner in 2012.
■ Charles A. Carter is the current chairman of Burlington's Housing Authority board, and has served on a school board for four years.
■ Falecia Richmond McCaster is a small business owner in Burlington, and was one of the first to open a black hair salon in downtown Burlington.
■ Harold D. James is also a small business owner in east Burlington, but didn't offer any additional information in his original letter of interest.
■ Mary C. Bozeman has run Mary's Creative Play preschool in Burlington for 17 years. She is the past president of the Alamance County Committee on Civic Affairs, and is currently on Burlington's Housing, Planning and Nursing Home advisory committees.
■ Steven J. Carter has held a 35-year banking career and currently serves on the local YMCA board, and is a member of The Rotary Club of Alamance County.
■ Charlie Sellars was an executive with a Fortune 500 company for 20 years, and opened his own company in 2006, and moved its office for the Piedmont area to Burlington.
■ Steve G. Deaton has a background in business and project management, and managed production projects for several local companies.