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Wildfires in Maryland
In Maryland, the busiest wildfires seasons typically occur in the spring and the fall of the year. These are the transition times for natural cover fuels. In spring, with the absence of moist deciduous vegetation and forest canopy shade, the sun warms the forest floor pre-heating the fuels. In fall, an abundance of new fuel accumulates with leaf fall. Given adequate rainfall amounts throughout the state, wildfires are mostly suppressed on initial attack and can be intense but of short duration. However, unusually hot and dry conditions or drought can turn a mild fire season into a serious problem that often requires extended attack operations to completely suppress wildfires.
The volunteer and career fire departments in Maryland provide excellent initial attack response and suppress the majority of natural cover fires throughout the state. According to data from the Office of the State Fire Marshall for 1995 – 2001, Maryland averaged 6,919 natural cover fires per year. The vast majority of these fires was very small and occurred in the central urban areas of the state. Conversely, the majority of the wildfire incident responses by the Maryland DNR Forest Service are in the rural and suburban areas. The Forest Service responds on both initial and extended attack incidents with an average of 500 wildfires responses per year that burn 4,000 acres (10-year average). These incidents are typically larger than fires in the urban core and often require specialized equipment and tactics to contain and control.
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SWANSBORO — It may have been a must-win, but it wasn't a must-see for the guy who produced the winning points to keep Richlands' hopes of making the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs very much alive.
Place-kicker Trey Smith saw the bad snap but not his 42-yard field goal through the uprights in overtime, but the senior knew he'd made it when he was mobbed seconds later by his teammates celebrating the hard-fought 10-7 victory over Swansboro on Friday night.
Swansboro had a chance to win it on the last play of regulation on Jacob Lemaster's 38-yard field goal, which was long enough but wide left. The Pirates got the ball first in overtime, but Jallen Dickerson picked off Chris Phipps' pass on third down, giving Smith his shot moments later.
"I don't even know what to think," said Smith, who is the leader of the Wildcats' soccer team along with being a 4.0 student. "I didn't even look to see how far it was. I just wanted to think about making it."
Smith, who's scored some game-winning goals in soccer but never a game-winning field goal, said he made field goals from 50 yards in practice, but this was different. It came in a crucial game on a lumpy, soggy field — and after Zach Wright rolled the snap back to holder Jamar Harrington.
"I saw it," Smith said of the uncertain snap. "I was just thinking make good contact with it."
While Smith didn't see the kick soar between the uprights, Wright probably wishes he hadn't seen the snap flutter across the gouged turf.
"Ball was wet," Wright said. "But that was my fault. It's a bad snap. I have faith in Jamar to pick it up. But I was praying a little bit."
Harrington managed to corral the ball to get it down, even if the spot was a bit iffy.
"I had to pick it up off the grass," Harrington said. "I didn't even have control of the ball. Somehow it was there a little bit and he kicked the ball and it went through and I just tackled him. I was so happy."
Not only was Smith tackled, but he was also lifted onto his teammates' shoulders in celebration, all of which meant it didn't matter he couldn't testify as an eyewitness that the kick was indeed good.
"I got tackled," said Smith, who had a 37-yard field goal partially blocked with 38.7 seconds to go in the half. "I figured I didn't miss it."
The kick gave the Wildcats a victory in a game both coaches called a must-win going in because the loser's playoff hopes were all but over given the likelihood no more than five teams from the East Central 2-A Conference will make the postseason.
Richlands coach Mike Natoli said he figured it will take five wins to make the playoffs.
With just three regular-season games left (all conference contests), Richlands is now 3-5 and 2-2 in the
"It was a great win," Harrington said. "We've got to win two more games to go to the playoffs. We needed this win to go to the playoffs."
It was, meanwhile, a crushing loss for the Pirates and coach Tim Laspada, whose club also dropped a 14-13 overtime loss to
"It's just like Croatan. It's hard to swallow. It's probably my hardest coaching year with two overtime losses in games I felt like we were competitive," Laspada said. "I can't handle any more of those right now. It's not fair. It's not right.
"You can't take anything out of this. They say you can take something from a loss. I can't take anything from this other than we lost. Our players played super hard. Their kids played super hard. It came down to one play. That kid gets a bobbled snap and still kicks it. Great pressure kick."
It was a smash-mouth, defensive football game from start to finish, which was expected from the Pirates but not the Wildcats, who usually run a more wide-open, option-oriented high-risk, high-reward offense.
But on this night it was Ethan Horne right, Ethan Horne left, Ethan Horne up the middle. Horne rushed for 97 yards on 28 carries — more than half of the 49 plays run by the Wildcats. Harrington added 82 yards rushing on 11 carries.
Swansboro countered, as usual, with DeAndre Thompkins, who rushed for 132 yards on 24 carries. Phipps added 73 yards on 11 runs.
Swansboro scored on its first possession, capping a 14-play, 54-yard drive that included one fourth-down conversion and two third-down conversions along with Phipps' 12-yard run on third-and-9 with 2:20 left for a 7-0 lead with Lemasters' extra point.
It stayed that way until the fourth quarter when Richlands, which ended up running 35 of its 49 plays from scrimmage in Swansboro territory, tied it up on fourth-and-5 when Harrington found Kadarius McQueen open in the end zone on a crossing route for a 20-yard touchdown with 11:05 left in regulation.
Smith added the all-important PAT.
Neither team threatened after that until Lemasters' missed field goal on the last play of regulation.
In overtime, which starts 10 yards from the end zone, Dickerson stepped in front a receiver to pick off Phipps' pass. But it looked like the Wildcats might also fail to score when losses of 2, 2 and 4 along with a holding penalty pushed the ball back to the 24.
But on fourth-and-24, Smith's field goal was true.
"A win's a win," Natoli said. "But our kids showed a ton of heart tonight obviously, very proud of them. Trey Smith is a great kid…, clutch kid."
He certainly showed that Friday night.
Richlands 0 0 0 7 3 — 10
Swansboro 7 0 0 0 0 — 7
First Quarter
S – Phipps 12 run (Lemasters kick) 2:20
Fourth Quarter
R – McQueen 10 pass from Harrington (Smith kick) 11:05
R – FG Smith 42
First downs 11 13
Rushes-yards 41-194 38-204
Passing 42 16
Comp-Att-Int 4-8-0 4-12-1
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 8-80 16-115
Punts 0-0 1-28.0
RUSHING—R: Horne 28-97, Harrington 11-82, Marshall 1-11, Negron 1-4. S: Thompson 24-132, Phipps 11-73, Martin 1-5, Wakefield 1-1, Hamby 1-(-7).
PASSING—R: Harrington 4-8-0 42 TD. S: Thompson 3-9-0 8, Phipps 1-3-1 8.
RECEIVING—R: McQueen 2-30, Marshall 2-12. S: Hamby 1-8, Phipps 1-2.


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Built around 1787, the Bowen House is truly a Tennessee treasure. Captain William Bowen was awarded land grants for military services during the Revolutionary War. He and his wife, Mary, brought four young children to the frontier, and soon Captain Bowen and Mary had 10 children. Through his hard work and own ambitions, Bowen became prosperous in the new settlement and eventually owned over 4,000 acres. William Bowen died in 1804, and Mary died in 1827. The house was then occupied by their son, William Russell Bowen, until it was sold in 1835.more like this »
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George Clooney -- kind of like Gable, the cool man of our time, sometimes first, sometimes second or third, always in the top ten.
President Barack Obama -- Reagan was a little cool, cooler than Carter or Mondale, but he was already an old man when he became president. Obama is our first cool young president since JFK, and he has had a remarkable year.
Louis CK -- great comedian, and this year everyone seemed to figure that out.
Nate Silver -- called 50 out of 50 states and was within a few fractions of a percentage point in the popular vote for the presidential election. And he did it all with grace and distance, while getting lambasted by a certain wing of the press. And then, when he was proven right, he didn't gloat. Plus, he wrote a bestseller.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, actor.
Pierce Brosnan -- after Daniel Craig's recent somber outing, Brosnan's Bond is looking good again.
Willie Nelson -- sure, why not?
Channing Tatum -- this is the year that really put him on the map.
Jean Dujardin -- Oscar winner and reportedly as nice a guy as he looks.
James McAvoy, actor. (Ben Pruchnie)
Jason Statham -- British action star.
Michael Caine, actor
Tony Bennett -- the oldest guy on the list. And still cool. Cooler now than he was when he was 45.
Javier Bardem -- James Bond villain.
Ben Affleck -- with a hit movie, ARGO.
Bill Murray, soon to star as Franklin Roosevelt. (HANDOUT)
Bill Clinton -- people still like him for the things they always liked him for, but now they like him for the things they didn't like about him. Plus, he was the hit of the Democratic convention.
Bob Dylan -- the perennial.
David Bowie -- always in contention.
Bradley Cooper -- a career on the way up.
Chris Isaak -- local favorite.
Buster Posey -- reader suggestion.
Clint Eastwood -- little appreciated for his undercover work on behalf of the Obama campaign. Left no fingerprints.
Chris Kluwe -- reader suggestion. Actually, I've never heard of him, but he looks like a pleasant fella.
Colin Farrell -- he starred in SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS. But was that a good thing or a bad thing?
Russell Crowe -- always in contention.
Daniel Craig -- new Bond movie, cover of VANITY FAIR.
Denzel Washington -- being talked up for another Oscar.
Ewan McGregor, actor.
Michael Fassbender -- his career has seen a major rise in the last 500 days or so.
Felix Baumgartner -- reader suggestion.
Gerard Butler
Ryan Gosling -- another good year.
Prince -- probably a better choice for, say, 1987, but I thought I'd throw the name out there.
Bruce Willis -- with a new Die Hard movie on the way.
Beck, musician
Hugh Jackman -- a name that always comes up.
James Franco, actor.
Jay-Z -- beautiful wife, top of his profession, campaigner on the winning side . . .
Jeremy Renner -- on the way up.
Jerry Brown -- because you asked for him.
Jet Li, action star.
John Cusack -- really good actor, doesn't get enough respect.
Johnny Depp -- like Clooney, always in the top ten.
Jon Hamm -- expanding into movies.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- star of LOOPER.
Jon Stewart -- suggested by readers.
Justin Timberlake -- who always makes these lists.
Brad Pitt -- no big moves or movies this year. Nothing, really, except looking silly in those Chanel ads. But you can't leave off Brad Pitt.
Leonard Cohen, songwriter.
Vincent Lindon -- for some French representation.
Marco Scutaro -- a local favorite.
James Marsden -- entered the radar in 2012.
Matthew McConaughey -- this year he started getting taken seriously.
Leonardo DiCaprio, actor.
Don Cheadle -- for Flight.
Robert Pattinson -- proving himself a good actor despite the TWILIGHT series.
Paul McCartney -- turns 70, honored with a star on the walk of fame.
Robert Redford -- actor, director, creator of the Sundance festival.
Mick Jagger -- who will turn 70 next year. Still on the list. (ONLINE_YES)
Russell Brand
Ryan Reynolds
Sam Worthington -- Australian actor, on the way up.
Samuel L. Jackson
Snoop Dogg
Tim Tebow -- star football player.
Donald Trump . . . just kidding.
Vincent Cassel
Viggo Mortensen
Keith Richards -- the 50 year long argument: Who is cooler, Mick or Keith?
Mark Wahlberg
Zac Efron -- the current cinema's answer to Tyrone Power.
Benecio del Toro, actor
Seth MacFarlane -- reader suggestion.


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The Fifth Federal Reserve District member banks elected the following directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond for three-year terms effective Jan. 1, 2012:
Edward L. Willingham, IV – President, First Citizens BancShares, Inc., and First Citizens Bank, Raleigh, North Carolina – was elected as a Class A director.
Marshall Larsen – Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina – was elected as a Class B director.
Each Federal Reserve Bank has a nine-member board of directors. Three Class A and three Class B directors are elected to three-year terms by the stockholding member banks, and three Class C directors are appointed to three-year terms by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Class A directors represent the stockholding member banks in each Federal Reserve District. Class B and Class C directors represent the public and are chosen with due consideration to the interests of agriculture, commerce, industry, services, labor, and consumers.
The Richmond Fed serves the Fifth Federal Reserve District, which includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and most of West Virginia. As part of the nation's central bank, we're one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that work together with the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors to strengthen the economy and our communities. We manage the nation's money supply to keep inflation low and help the economy grow. We also supervise and regulate financial institutions to help safeguard our nation's financial system and protect the integrity and efficiency of our payments system.
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Demers Selected as Player of the Month for March in Women's Golf
April 4, 2012
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Pfeiffer University's Chelsea Demers (Wilton, NH) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas Women's Golf Player of the Month for March 2012. Demers put together a very solid month of March with three consistent rounds in the mid-70's to lead the Lady Falcons golf team to a third place finish at the Dana Rader Intercollegiate in Charlotte and first place win over West Chester head-to-head on Match 14th.
In Charlotte, Demers finished tied for second out of 82 golfers at the Dana Rader Intercollegiate falling in a scorecard playoff after rounds of 75 and 74. Demers led Pfeiffer to a third place team finish out of 15 teams, first amongst the six Conference Carolinas schools. Taking on West Chester the next day at The Club at Irish Creek, Demers took home medalist honors with her 75 in Kannapolis.
Demers averaged 74.66 strokes for her three rounds in March taking home top-five finishes in both tournaments.


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Four Falcons Score Individual Wins at Lenoir-Rhyne Tri-Meet
November 6, 2010
HICKORY, N.C. The Pfeiffer University men and womens swim teams competed against Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill on Saturday afternoon as the Falcons took a 98-22 win over the Bears and dropped a 75-47 to the Lions. The Lady Falcons dropped both of their meets 77-44 to L-R and 84-38 to Mars Hill. George Moreno and Charlie Melesh each scored a pair of wins on the mens side while Jillian Kniffen and Samantha Maness tallied victories on the womens side.
Event six saw the men take their first individual win as Edwin Torres registered the top time of 1:49.48 in the 200-yard freestyle. Three events later, Kniffen tallied her win and the teams first victory in the 100-yard breaststroke clocking in just over a minute and 11 seconds.
Melesh tallied his first of two wins in the 200 butterfly as the only competitor to finish under two minutes at 1:59.60. Moreno snagged his first top spot in the next mens event, the speedy 50-yard free, finishing in just over 22 seconds. The second win of Morenos afternoon came in the 500 free touching in 5:06.76. Maness and Melesh rounded out the day with wins in the 400 individual medley. Maness began with a 4:58.47 while Melesh completed in 4:20.08.
Next on the slate for Pfeiffer swimming will be the annual rivalry meet with Catawba, hosting the Indians on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. The Falcons will then travel to Converse to take on the Valkyries at 2:00 p.m. Saturday.
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The big news in leveling is that WoD will give every account one free level 90 (I gather you can boost any one character to 90), allowing them to completely bypass the old leveling game.
I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, if you want to play with your friends, 90 levels is a pretty huge barrier. Plus, your friends can help you adjust to the flood of abilities at 90, not to mention that you can play with Proving Grounds and the 10 levels of Draenor.
On the other hand, I believe that a game should not offer a shortcut for it's "central fun", and leveling is certainly a very important part of the WoW experience. As well, it's a lot easier to adjust to all your abilities when you get them slowly over time.
On the third hand, leveling has been sped up and simplified so much that it is a hollow shell of the leveling experience in Vanilla/TBC. There's really two opposing viewpoints here. One side feels that leveling should take time and effort. The other side believes that leveling is an inconvenience before getting to endgame. In the past, Blizzard has attempted to split the difference, making you level, but increasing the leveling speed so that you reach endgame fairly quickly.
I don't think this compromise has satisfied either side. One side is unhappy that they are outleveling their quests, while the other side is unhappy that they have to level at all.
I hope that Blizzard takes this opportunity to recalibrate leveling to something more sane. Something that may take longer overall, but the pacing of individual zones more closely matches the older experience. After all, everyone will already have at least one 90 that they can use for endgame. And probably this will get offered as a character service for an extra payment.
Then you can skip it leveling you want. But if you want to level, you get a proper, non-rushed experience.
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Warlords of Draenor: Leveling
The big news in leveling is that WoD will give every account one free level 90 (I gather you can boost any one character to 90), allowing them to completely bypass the old leveling game.
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- Clockwork said...
The way I see it they should just make both sides happy. Let people who want to level do so without massive artificial acceleration, but give people who don't a means to level up alts faster. My preferred idea is a Valor Point item that grands a level on use up to 90 or something. Or they could sell it as a service, but I'd much prefer to be rewarded for playing :\
- 11:04 PM, November 14, 2013
- jim said...
I think they already said that it will be a character service (since on the other hand there was the "shortcut" of buying a new wow account and merge the character to your 1st account, that was the excuse they(GC) gave anyway).
Either way i do miss the old levelling experience so much that i now can only find it on private servers etc. They have a tremendous opportunity now to give some of it back to us alt junkies :)
- 11:26 PM, November 14, 2013
- Helistar said...
If they provide a shortcut than they have no excuse to have people outlevel the zones: make the leveling based on the questline advancement and not the "XP" (this could be hidden in dynamical XP adjustment for the quests). This makes everyone happy, you get to level doing full zones and I get to raid without bothering with killing 10 rats one million times.
- 3:20 AM, November 15, 2013
- Redbeard said...
I think there's a fourth hand: Blizzard wants to play Oz, as in "don't pay attention to that expac over there".
If you don't level, you don't realize how messed up the storyline is in the leveling experience.
- 3:34 AM, November 15, 2013
- Bob Flintston said...
Blizzard is obviously going the route of paid levelling. The free level 90 character can be used to buy multiple accounts, but the cost is huge, $90-$120 for on level 90.
It therefore makes sense to have a shortcut that costs $15-$50, and Blizzard will create far more demand for the process.
I have 11 max level characters at present and I have no complaints about people short circuiting the process. I enjoyed the levelling and I have more time than money to spend $50 on a few pixels.
One alternative to the "Go directly 90" would be to pay for additional 10 levels. Do you really want to the Outlands again, here is $10 to avoid the content or $10 for 5 Levels of Cataclysm or MoP.
- 6:05 AM, November 15, 2013
- marcleoseguin.com said...
It just seems like Blizzard is saying "eh. The last 8 years of live, it's not important."
Since LK, every expansion has, more or less, been the equivalent of a full character wipe. Anything you did previous to that expansion is irrelevant and your gear is worse than dropped greens. If I had given you a fresh 85 with MoP and a bag of green gear, you would have likely been more ready for the expansion than under "normal" circumstances.
This is just a logical step for Blizzard. One I think speaks volumes about the dev team and their ability to build large scale, integrated worlds.
- 5:34 AM, November 18, 2013


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Back, as a senior, the left-handed pitcher hopes to guide the Eagles into the postseason — a destination most of the players are unfamiliar with.
Harris was dominant on the mound as West Craven shutout
It was the Eagles' first victory over the Rams in softball in many years.
"It's a great feeling," Harris said. "I wasn't able to be out here for them last year, and now I am, this felt real good."
Harris dazzled from the start.
She had a no-hitter going until two outs in the fifth inning when
"I was kind of nervous about it because once someone speaks of a no-hitter, it goes otherwise," Harris said. "That's what happened, but I didn't let it get to me."
Harris yielded three hits and struck out nine. She walked one and hit a batter.
West Craven (5-7, 4-4 Coastal), which moves into fourth place in the Coastal Conference, scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first.
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JON CARDINELLI says the best is yet to come from Jean de Villiers.
How do you kill the Sonny Bill Thrill? It was the question on everyone's lips in the week before the 7 May clash between the Stormers and Crusaders, a question that gathered momentum as a technical enquiry to the point where it entered the realm of rhetorical hyperbole.
In the blue and white corner was the unglamorous challenger, a veteran of 67 Tests, two Tri-Nations titles, a British & Irish Lions series victory and a World Cup triumph. In the black and red corner was the more marketable rookie complete with tribal tattoos, a burgeoning boxing career and an imitable if not devastating signature move.
The question was asked more and more as the bout drew closer, and few people stopped to consider that the comparison was absurd. The question was arse about face, and to his credit, Sonny Bill Williams admitted as much two days before the match.
All hype aside, Williams and centre partner Robbie Fruean had come to Cape Town to find out if they measured up. If there was a thrill to be killed, it was the thrill of the Stormers' decorated pair. If there was a point to be proved, well, the Crusaders had it all to do. And if there was a favourite in the perceived one-on-one contest between Jean de Villiers and Williams, all rational analysis pointed to the local man.
Williams's words of endorsement left most of the rugby community in disbelief, but he put the matter into perspective.
'The reason I came to union was to challenge myself,' he said. 'There's no better centre than Jean de Villiers to see where I'm at. I would have to say that Jean will be the biggest challenge thus far.'
The game flashed by with Williams contributing four inspired offloads, two of which led to tries and two of which led to try-scoring opportunities that were squandered through poor finishing. The final scoreline reflected a famous 20-14 win for the Crusaders, but it was a performance that revealed several shortcomings and the midfield of Williams and Fruean didn't escape unscathed. De Villiers and Fourie gave as good as they got, and Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder declared the midfield spoils shared.
Blackadder gave credit where it was due, but the former All Blacks captain's statement did nothing to prevent an avalanche of post-match analyses and comments on what the perceived outcome of this particular battle portended for the World Cup.
Most watched the clash having already decided that any success for the Crusaders would spell trouble for the Springboks. One particular image of Williams smashing De Villiers off his feet was captured, framed and labelled as a sign of things to come. But the battle was never going to be that simple. De Villiers himself remembers
it differently.
'I didn't pay attention to what was being said in the media,' he says. 'For me it was just another big game. Sonny Bill is a good player, but you can't get hung up on personal battles because you don't go up against your opposite number in every single situation. There are so many other things to worry about. You have to trust in the guy next to you and work together to beat the opposition.
'It was funny to read and hear all the opinions and comments after that game. In my opinion, the best centre on the day was Jaque Fourie, and when the best player is on your own team, you take it as a compliment.'
At that point of the season, De Villiers had already featured prominently in some of the Stormers' historic, and some would say season-defining, wins. He was at the centre of a rare triumph at Loftus Versfeld when a combination of grit and guile proved the undoing of the title-holding Bulls. He had an important hand in the two victories over the Springbok-laden Sharks. The match-up with the Crusaders was always going to demand more, but he went into that game having enhanced his reputation as a player who comes to the fore in pressure situations.
Former Wales and Lions No 12 Scott Gibbs watched closely during that 7 May match. He believes Blackadder's assessment of the midfield battle was fair, and agrees with De Villiers when the Springbok centre says that rugby is more complicated than a one-on-one match-up.
'It's more about how the combinations fare than 12 on 12. To beat a guy like Sonny Bill, you have to work as a team. The man marking him has to act as the sheepdog, herding him towards his team-mates to effect the gang tackle. There was a perception that Sonny Bill got the best of Jean and Jaque in that match, but I feel that the Stormers boys did reasonably well.'
When mentors, opposition coaches, rivals and team-mates discuss De Villiers, they speak glowingly about his ability to read the game and play his team into promising positions. Stormers backline coach Robbie Fleck says that De Villiers has acquired a subtlety that is perhaps not duly recognised or praised often enough. Since he's returned from a season in Europe, the little changes have made a big difference.
'I said it before when he was playing for the Boks in last year's Tri-Nations, and it's been even more apparent in his efforts for the Stormers in 2011. He's grown up, there's a new presence about him, and while it's been beneficial for his own game, it's allowed Jaque Fourie and especially a young guy like Juan de Jongh to flourish. It's massively important for South African rugby in a World Cup year,' says Fleck.
'When you go into a different environment, you expose yourself to new ideas. Jean's used that experience abroad to better himself; he's taken every little thing he's learnt by playing with or against Irish, English, French, Aussie and Kiwi coaches and players and decided on what works for him and what doesn't. By gathering all that information, by taking on new ideas that most players who stay in South Africa don't have access to, he's been able to mould himself into a pretty complete rugby player.'
South African fans hate to lose, so a boring yet pragmatic style will be tolerated as long as the Springboks obtain the necessary results. Last season was a failure on both counts, as an outdated and limited game plan was largely responsible for the Boks' one-from-six record in the Tri-Nations. The team managed to win three out of four on the subsequent tour to the home nations, but the strategy and selection policies continued to stifle growth and creativity.
The backline attack has been pedestrian for some time, and while Fleck believes De Villiers is the man capable of conjuring the try-scoring opportunities, there has to be some honesty when assessing the team's tactics. De Villiers freely admits that his own game could be sharper, but intimates that other changes need to be made before the Springboks can even think about evolving.
'A lot will depend on which individuals are selected and what game plan is favoured to benefit those individuals,' he says.
De Villiers would never go so far as to say it, but the Boks are hampered by the selection of Morné Steyn at No 10. Steyn is favoured for his goal- and tactical-kicking accuracy, but the last two Test seasons have shown that he adds nothing to the backline attack.
Selecting a flyhalf with the capacity to trouble opposition defenders will allow the Boks to extract full attacking value from De Villiers, Fourie and a host of exciting South African outside backs. As Gibbs suggests, backing a flyhalf with what should be a mandatory attacking skill set will make De Villiers, and the Boks as a whole, a more dangerous prospect.
'The midfield combination is important but I'd argue that the 10-12 combination is even more important,' Gibbs says. 'The Boks need to get that right if they hope to improve. Maybe they need to look at alternative partnerships, like starting Butch James alongside Jean because at the moment Morné Steyn isn't cutting it as an international flyhalf. He's not the type of player who attacks the line or creates space for his centres to run.
'That bit of space or extra split second of time can make all the difference at the highest level. If you're not creating that space, you're allowing the opposition to
drift and close down your backline.
'It's almost become a premeditated thing when teams play against a South African side that has Steyn at 10. Henry Honiball was great at fixing his defender and creating the space for his 12 to attack, and that in turn allowed the outside backs more space to run. The Boks certainly could do with a Honiball-type player at the World Cup.
'They're always going to have the meatheads up front to win the battle at the gain line, but they need to start bringing their backline into play a lot more. They're not using that 10-12 combination to generate momentum or create the space for penetrative attacks. Steyn obviously doesn't complement that sort of game plan. It's something the selectors have to look at if they want to avoid making the same mistakes as last year. They were far too predictable.'
Gibbs has also been critical of the Stormers in 2011, as the try-scoring stats will verify that they've battled to create opportunities on attack. While replacing Steyn in the Springbok set-up is the first step towards an attacking improvement, Gibbs believes many of the South African teams are yet to embrace the attacking dimension and this is what's preventing rare talents like De Villiers from realising their full potential.
Williams, Dan Carter and Quade Cooper are placed on the pedestal, but how much of their success is down to the backing of their coaches and administration? It's an unfortunate truth that in South Africa we tend to shackle our playmakers rather than give them the necessary encouragement and room to grow.
'I don't believe the Stormers or the Boks are using Jean correctly,' fumes Gibbs. 'He has plenty more to give, and I can empathise with his frustrations. We've only seen glimpses of what he's capable of since he returned from Ireland. I'd like to see more of it. It's important that the Stormers and the Boks make the necessary changes, because freeing up Jean will in turn free up Jaque Fourie. You want to get the best out of those players as a combination.'
There is still time to tinker with that Bok template ahead of this year's World Cup, and it's encouraging to know that while results didn't go their way in 2010, they still have the raw materials to win the tournament. The Bok pack is capable of physically dominating any forward unit at the World Cup, and when they provide the platform, you have to believe that South Africa can beat New Zealand regardless of the home advantage.
But what does need to change is the manner in which that forward dominance is translated into points. Some will argue that conservative tactics are needed to win a World Cup, but as seen in 2010, the Boks can no longer afford to be one dimensional.
Men like Jean de Villiers need to be unleashed and afforded the support to tap into their potential. Creativity must be encouraged. Whether De Villiers lives up to the 'world's best' tag bestowed upon him by Williams before that 7 May match will depend largely on team selection at the global tournament. And if De Villiers is given the room to reign, the Boks will be closer to realising their ambitions of total rugby.
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ELON — The mention of Kierre Brown's name produces an echo from the Elon football team these days.
Here's a sample.
Quarterback Mike Quinn: "He's so dynamic all over the field, we really need to get him the ball more. It's pretty much endless what we could do with him."
Coach Jason Swepson: "We've got to get the ball in his hands. That's the bottom line. He has to touch the football more and we're going to do everything we can to get him more touches."
Elon is envisioning an expanded role — further involvement, added opportunities, new wrinkles — for Brown, the speedy inside receiver, as it works toward Saturday's Southern Conference game at Furman.
Always capable of catching passes in tight windows from the slot, the junior continued to showcase extra dimensions last week while rolling up 192 all-purpose yards in the Phoenix's loss to Coastal Carolina.
Brown has been one of the league's most potent weapons on kickoff returns through the season's first five weeks and that persisted against Coastal Carolina.
He also popped into the backfield, a bit of a surprise development from the Elon playbook and offensive coordinator Chris Pincince, and turned two carries — just his second and third rushing attempts on the year — into explosive gains of 55 and 37 yards, Elon's longest runs of the season.
"Being a skill player, you feel like you can be that person to elevate your team and your teammates," Brown said. "And I feel like when I'm out there, I kind of give a spark for the team. So you always want the ball more, definitely.
"From an early age you want to be the go-to guy and to finally be able to get a chance to show people what you can do, that's a good feeling. Every time I touch the ball, I'm trying to score."
That nearly happened on Elon's first snap against Coastal Carolina. Brown lined up in the backfield — rather than running backs B.J. Bennett, Tracey Coppedge or Karl Bostick — and took a simple handoff 55 yards to the Chanticleers' 5-yard line.
Swepson said beautiful blocking, most notably a hustling one from left tackle Austin Sowell, sprung the play. After staying patient as things unfolded, Brown turned on the jets down the sideline and seemed headed for a touchdown, before a shove from lunging Coastal Carolina linebacker Quinn Backus knocked him out of balance and ultimately out of bounds just shy of the end zone.
"I definitely should've scored on that one," Brown said. "Should've dove or something."
Brown's other carry last week, the 37-yarder, required some improvising. He started left, per the play design, before changing course with nothing there and cutting back diagonally across the field. Blocking from Elon's receivers on the back side and even Quinn, the quarterback, helped that become a sizeable gainer.
Brown was Elon's second-leading receiver last season and supplied several impact performances — such as his five receptions for 110 yards at Georgia Southern and his nine receptions, 85 yards and 104 kick return yards at The Citadel — as the shifty option in the slot that complemented the big-play ability of former star Aaron Mellette on the outside.
The catch with the 5-foot-9, 170-pound Brown has been his tendency to catch leg cramps, a source of annoyance that has been an issue "pretty much forever," he said.
"I don't know what it is," he said. "I don't eat bananas, so potassium, I'm lacking in that area. But I try to take vitamins and do what I need to do to substitute for that. I just have to keep pushing through it.
"The worst part is knowing it's about to happen. You try to prevent it by stretching, but once you're out there running around full speed, it's kind if hard to prevent it."
When Elon took the field at Rhodes Stadium for the second half of last week's game, another flare-up of leg cramps forced Brown to stay inside Alumni Field House and receive intravenous fluids.
He returned midway through the third quarter, after the Elon offense, clicking earlier in the afternoon, had stumbled to a pair of three-and-out possessions that generated a total of zero yards.
"We missed him those first two drives in the second half," Swepson said. "He just has no fat on his body, so he cramps, I guess."
Brown hasn't lacked for cramp-curing advice. He said pickle juice or mustard often have been recommended as home remedies. Maybe the strangest he has heard suggested that he lie on his back, fully extend his legs upward and prop them on a wall.
"So that my blood could drain and I could get 'fresh blood' to my legs," he said, smiling. "I'm not sure how well that would work. I haven't tried that, but I might have to."


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So far to date my VERA project in Second Life has been to setup some bots and make them do repetitive tasks. So far I have made some successes however I think I may need to take this project to a higher level.
For those who are wondering what the hell I'm talking about: Bots or "Scripted Agents" as they are called are avatars that log into a virtual world and look like another user but at the same time are not in direct control by a user. A set of scripts adds functionality to a bot to make it do things within the virtual world.
Some recent research has revealed to me the old JVAbot software I am currently using is somewhat no longer in development or supported by it's creator.
What I have managed to do so far on the JVA system:
- Log a bot in-world
- have a bot respond to private messages (IM's)
- monitor sim health and visitor statistics
I could have achieved a few more things – but have come across an issue – the JVA system seems to be quite unstable – crashing frequently. And to be honest I'd love to stop relying on an old copy of Windows that it is running on.
For now I'm starting to look at an alternative I have found called pikkubot – still exploring it's features at the moment but it has me thinking that things may need to be taken a step further in the name of virtual world bot development.
What I've learned so far is a few of the potentially decent bot systems rely on windows operating systems. It seems the pikkubot software can be converted to running in linux but from what I've read it has some dependency on some windows based libraries. Or at least requires some effort to get functioning correctly.
Now for a linux user – this means much pain and effort. – If only there was an easy to rig solution. It would be really cool if there was a quick-setup way to get things going but someone needs to start it by pioneering the way.
An idea is forming!
This probably means I got some solid legwork cut out for me but I am thinking of setting up some kind of freely downloadable bot system that is flexible enough to run on most operating systems.
Now while I could redevelop some bot software to run natively on any operating system like a true cross-platform application. For this project I am looking at making use of some existing resources that don't get a lot of use outside the scope of testing operating systems or running on servers. It may seem like cutting corners but it has some possible advantages here…
The strategy I am thinking of following is taking the same approach as that of Turnkey Linux Appliances – it's possible this may be such a platform that gets used.
The advantage with Turnkey is that it is an Operating system on it's own – so you can run it directly off an old spare computer – or run it through some virtual software like vmware or virtualbox. Now if a bot system could be setup within such a small OS environment – then it would not matter where you have the system running – as long as you are running it (with a little adjustment of your routers and firewalls).
The potential for this could open up the possibility of a freely downloadable system for anyone who wants to run bots themselves. With a little tinkering the capabilities could be gradually expanded to add a lot more flexibility. Some of the proposed features I want to hopefully work towards:
- Multiple bot capability within the one virtual machine.
- Configuration and controls available via website interface
- Bot, Sim, Visitor statistics automatically generated into graphs which can either be privately accessed, publicly broadcasted or emailed as a regualr report.
- Layered functions – where a feature setting could be applied to an individual bot or set to a global configuration for all bots within the machine.
- Chat Intelligence – add a feature to interact with a externally hosted chatbot and/or internally as a self running feature (possibly involving A.L.I.C.E. based chat systems). Enabling options to allow the interactive chat to occur via IM's, Group Chats or in local chat. Possibility of adding NPC roleplay elements to chat functionality.
- Banlist management on flexible levels. This can include various timeout options like banning repeat avatars in a formula like "for total number of times banned X 10 = number of hours to ban a member".
- Add capability of banlist management that works at both parcel and region levels.
- Object and/or chat detection to assist with ban tools.
- Designated movement zones – setting an area where the bot movement should stay within – if the bot moves outside your set zone it will automatically make it's way back until it is back inside it's "zone" – it could have some handy uses as a pushable target in a weapons enabled area.
- Ability to move, follow, interact with people within the set "zone" as a helper, guide or entertainment.
- Not be limited to specific virtual worlds but be capable of logging into many of the other virtual secondlife-like grids like Avatar Connection, OpenSim, OSGrid or a dedicated private simulator. Bot profiles to be applied differently depending on the known grids so that the bot features comply with acceptable use policy. If any features are added that may be listed as questionable if used in a specific grid then that feature becomes disabled when connected to that grid.
- Multiple owner management – instead of running a designated owner a bot could be tied to an in-world group or number of owners for any community or collaboration projects.
- The usual group invite/management/eject abilities.
- Spammer detection – for autobanning options with group invites, random inventory offerings, etc…
- Land Management abilities – tracking objects, scripts and returning objects where neccessary.
- Ability to wear or give inventory items – making the bot one glorified notecard giver or object sharer. Could be set to only give items to persons in local areas, groups or wearing specific huds. This could be useful in NPC roleplay scenarios.
- Log files and usage reports could be generated and be accessible in website format, downloadable files or transferable in-world as notecards.
- Website IRC chat interface that may allow people not logged into the virtual world to be able to participate in group chats via the website.
- Install and configuration setup in a simple layout.
- Self generating scripting kit – if you are unable to source a scripting kit in-world for huds and in-world controls – then an option could be added that either creates the scripts into the bot's inventory or creates a copyable object on the ground and auto-generate and fill scripts into the object.
My initial plan:
My immediate intention is to see if an existing bot source code, or linux-based secondlife compatiable viewer can be adapted to run without graphics rendering on a linux environment – from there the various features may then be implemented around this viewer and OS combination. If it is possible to get an avatar to log in on such a configuration – the rest of the other ideas should be able to follow through.
I consider this to be such a large task to take on – considering that I know some things about what I'm dealing with here but not all of it. I am hoping by making this a free and possibly open-source project I may be able to get a few other interested people on-board to help bring it all together. If there is enough interest I will begin by setting up a community/collaboration portal to start bringing the project together. (I have a suitable website name already on standby from a previous project idea).
So….. Anyone with me on this one?


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motomotome wrote:Hi there; first poster here, though I've followed & learned quite a bit from this site in the past. I've just turned 29. I volunteered abroad for a couple years in the past so therefore limited savings. I was in graduate school, which I financed entirely with debt, but was lucky enough to land a couple of jobs. I have spent 1 year in the private sector, currently doing a year in government, with a job with my old firm lined up for when I go back in fall of 2013.
7. I am very high on Gabelli Focus Five Fund (GWSVX) (1.71%) (http://www.gabelli.com/Template/fund_ob ... d_code=840), or at least the idea behind it. I was in it earlier, and it's one of my few former holdings that I would consider re-purchasing. The expense ratio, however, seems quite high. Are there comparable funds that would provide a similar investment strategy at lower expense cost? I've seen a couple "similar" funds at vanguard, but they seem to limit themselves to a couple hundred stocks rather than just dozens.
Thanks for reading, and your help/consideration. It's much appreciated!
motomotome wrote:Thanks for the initial thoughts!! A couple of follow ups.
Occupier -- I'm not sure what you meant by NY tax free? I did a general search on Vanguard and it came up with four non-vanguard funds. Is that correct?
For Grok87 -- I'm not sure if we're discussing the same fund. I think GWSVX -- at least as focus five -- is quite new, opened in the last twelve months or so. It may have operated under a different investment strategy in the past, but I would be surprised to hear it compared to the S&P 500 when they only invest in 30 or so value stocks. But, I suppose that research does bear a cost, and perhaps I should say no!
motomotome wrote:Thanks so much for your thoughts. (Please excuse the delayed reply as my computer's been hijacked by the Genius Bar.)
I am looking through the cited thread and learning quite a bit. Thanks for the recommendation!
motomotome wrote:When in private practice, and when I return to my firm:
- $17k in 401k <-- It's now $17.5k/yr.
- $5k in IRA/Roth (with back-door Roth transfer if Roth ineligible) <-- Now it's $5.5k/yr.
- $10k in taxable (the balance of my taxable account was cash I had saved in the past)
grok87 wrote:just had another look at that Gabelli fund and the other issue is turnover. which is 140%. That is really high and quite deadly in a fund. see this thread for example
motomotome wrote:I understand, and appreciate, the concerns regarding GWSVX, and I'm planning to stick with Vanguard funds.
motomotome wrote:Are there comparable funds that would provide a similar investment strategy at lower expense cost?
motomotome wrote:...is it fair to chart a 3-year, 5-year, or even 10-year comparison given that the strategy changed completely in late 2012?


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A benefit Zumbathon will be held Saturday in Kinston for two reasons — to raise awareness of a deadly disease and to honor the memory of a very special woman.
The event will take place at the Galaxy of Sports Health Club on U.S. 70. It begins at 2 p.m. and is scheduled to run through 5 p.m. Admission is only $5 and all proceeds will be donated to the Jim "Catfish" Hunter chapter of the ALS Association.
ALS — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. It's also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, named after the legendary New York Yankees baseball star who died of the disease.
The husband and wife team of Beth and Anthony Strong are the ones responsible for organizing Saturday's event, which features a relatively new exercise craze called Zumba. The exercise includes loud, exciting music with dancing and aerobic movement instead of typical movements.
"It's fun and athletic at the same time, but there's a lot of good music," Beth said. "Zumba is a little dance class that has really caught on in a lot of areas. We thought it would be a good way to get everyone together for a fun event and raise money at the same time."
Beth said there would be some small raffles and 50/50 drawings scattered throughout the event to raise more money for the cause. There will also be Zumba shirts on sale.
"More than anything, we want to spread awareness of ALS and have fun at the same time," Beth said.
For Anthony, the group fitness manager at Galaxy, the cause is a personal one. Neatha Walters, a close friend of his, died from the disease a few years ago.
"When she passed away, it was so sudden," said Anthony, who will be joining Walters' family in an ALS walkathon next weekend. "She was a very special woman who meant a lot to everyone who knew her."
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Chris is owner and president of Integrated Time Systems. He is a CPA. His past work experience is with Arthur Andersen and General Electric.[1]
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010
Kapenga defeated Republicans Joe Deklotz, Brian Dorow, and Steve Ksobiech in the primary election. He was unopposed in the November 2 general election. [2]
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Kapenga lists his themes about the following issues:
- Economy and jobs - "Our economy runs on businesses, not government."
- Taxes - He proposes "to bring more accountability into place and stop the extreme spending habits of the liberal democrats in power."
- Welfare - Will work to refine the definition of "the poor" while supporting the "moral obligation" "...to ensure that those in society who are unable to care for themselves are cared for. "
- Immigration - Supports government assurances to "provide a reasonable process of review in a timely manner." for applicants for citizenship."
- Role of Government - Kapenga believes that "n.o law should be passed that goes beyond the defined scope, with the exception of a passed amendment taking place that changes the scope."
- Education - "The key to quality education is solid teachers, involved parents, and local decision making."
- Environment - He believes in protecting the clean water of the Great Lakes and "in programs such as increased use of nuclear power plants, which would decrease pollution and our dependence on fossil fuels."
- Religion -"Exercise of this freedom must be upheld, and only when religion conflicts with the well-being of society should government step in."
- Abortion - Kapenga is pro-life. [3]
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Pfeiffer University swim teams got back to action on Friday night in the Carolinas Invitational hosted by Converse College. The Falcon men would come home third while the Lady Falcons posted a fourth place finish.
Daliya Spasova would bring home the first top three finish of the night in the women's 50-yard butterfly scoring the runner's up spot in 27.51 seconds. Two events later, Kate Galichenko top a field of 22 competitors taking the top spot in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:02.01.
On the men's side, Matt Burns would bring home the best finish of the night in the 50-yard breaststroke touching third with a time of 28.52 seconds.The Falcons would take home eight top five finishes during the Friday night meet.
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SPRINGFIELD – February is American Heart Month, a special time to raise greater public awareness concerning heart health risks for both men and women and how to prevent heart disease.
"It's never too late to adopt a healthy lifestyle to help avoid possible heart problems in the future. You can start right now by stopping smoking, which is the single best thing you can do to protect your heart from the damaging chemicals in tobacco which can narrow your arteries increasing your risk of a heart attack," said Dr. Timothy Egan of the Heart & Vascular Program at Baystate Medical Center.
According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States with one in every three deaths attributed to heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,220 deaths per day. But, it doesn't have to be that way.
"Many of those deaths can be prevented by understanding your risks and setting goals with your doctor to lead a heart-healthy lifestyle," said Dr. Egan.
In addition to smoking, the leading risk factors for developing coronary artery disease or having a heart attack include: age (the risk of heart disease increases for men after age 45 and for women after age 55 or menopause), sex (men have a greater risk than women), race (higher for African Americans, Mexican Americans, American Indians, native Hawaiians, and some Asian Americans), high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, being overweight, being physically inactive, stress, and having a family history of early heart disease.
"While you can minimize your risk of heart disease to a great degree, you can never bring it down to zero because there are some factors that are beyond your control
such as family history, sex, and age," said Dr. Egan.
"Genetics plays a large role in developing heart disease and, unfortunately, this is something none of us has any control over. It's important to discuss your family history of heart disease with your doctor, who may then decide to become more aggressive in the preventive measures taken to safeguard your heart health," he added.
Dr. Egan said charting a course for good heart health begins with a visit to your primary care physician, who can assess your individual risk factors and then tailor a strategy for you to follow.
"Your doctor will want to take a thorough medical history and complete a physical exam, as well as screen for high blood pressure and high cholesterol which can damage your heart and blood vessels. Since diabetes is a risk factor for developing heart disease, your doctor may also prescribe a fasting blood sugar test to check for the disease. And, an electrocardiogram, or EKG as most people know them, might be done to establish a baseline and to check your heart health if other diseases or conditions are present such as diabetes or high blood pressure," said Dr. Egan.
"Depending on the results of the tests and other factors, your doctor may simply suggest lifestyle modifications or prescribe medications to lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels. If your blood sugars are running high, your doctor may also refer you to an endocrinologist for treatment of type 2 diabetes," he added.
Lifestyle modifications could include working with a dietitian to eat a healthy, balanced diet, and to be more active by incorporating 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise into your daily routine. Both lifestyle changes can reduce your blood cholesterol and blood pressure, and help to maintain a proper weight, since obesity and being overweight leads to the many risk factors associated with heart disease.
Dr. Egan also cautioned parents to keep an eye on their children.
"Nowadays, we are seeing younger and younger patients at greater risk for heart disease as a result of high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and other factors related to obesity," said the Baystate cardiologist.
And, Dr. Egan said you should always be able to recognize the signs of a heart attack – uncomfortable pressure in the center of the chest such as pain, squeezing or fullness; pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach; shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort; and breaking out in a cold sweat,
nausea or lightheadedness.
Truven Health Analytics has named Baystate Medical Center a 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital in the U.S. To learn more about Baystate Medical Center's life-saving cardiac capabilities, visit baystatehealth.org/bhvp.