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Thank you for all your kind comments about the book and sweet emails. I'm a lucky girl to have such wonderful friends (even if you're online!) and I'm so thankful for you!
These are a couple more projects and out-takes from the book that I thought I'd share…and everybody likes pretty photos right? Don't answer that.
This quilt is my favorite of the book. I love the fabrics in this quilt…it has a scrappy look without being scrappy. I backed it with a green flannel and Christina quilted it…it's so soft and heavy.
I have a thing for boy quilts and boy fabrics…but I do love a little (or a lot) of pink.
And…back to the boy fabrics.
This is how we spend our afternoons almost every day…the boys looking for crabs under the rocks while I watch/eat/read/eat more.
My Grandma gave us Quillows when I was 12 or so and I hadn't seen one since. This one is a great size for kids…to leave in the car, travel with, or pack to the park. Chilly feet can even fit inside the pocket!
And there you have it…a few more pictures of a few more projects!
Plus one more pretty picture just for kicks…
You can see my previous post about this book (Growing up Modern) here. The book is available on amazon, at your local quilt shop, or if you are a wholesale shop it is also at distributors.

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Faculty Bio
Richard L. Kopec, PhD
Professor of Computer Science and Chemistry
Phone: 512-448-8464
- MS in Computer Science at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 1988
- PhD in Physical Chemistry at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1981
- BS in Chemistry at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1975
Why I Teach
I set high standards and hold all of my students to these standards. By defining these goals at the beginning of every semester, it means that my students will have to stretch themselves in order to meet my expectations. They will have to move out of their comfort zones. In my experience, this is one of the most effective ways to learn.
I enjoy helping young people to reach their fullest potentials, and I think education is absolutely necessary to achieve this.


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Leland McPhie walks with a shuffle and his voice is low and a little hard to follow, but good grief, the man turned 99 on Sunday.
Going back a half-century, if you had the bad luck to be jailed in San Diego, McPhie would have been the man who held the keys. He's clipped enough jailbird wings to make a featherbed.
For almost three decades, from his first day on the job in 1940 until retirement in 1969, he worked his way up from a deputy jail turnkey to the youngest sheriff's captain and boss of the San Diego County jail.
Today, McPhie lives in a mobile home with his granddaughter, Michelle McPhie, in San Diego's Linda Vista neighborhood. As a practicing Mormon, he continues the lifelong practice of avoiding alcohol, tobacco and caffeine. He was honored Wednesday by fellow retirees and others at the Kolender Sheriff's Museum in Old Town.
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McPhie sits erectly in his chair and watches with alert eyes. His hair is thinning, but he's still got a pretty good thatch. His skin shows the wear you might expect of a century of hard use.
But there was a time when, with flashing legs, a lithe body and a will to win, he was the star of track and field at San Diego State College. In 1937, he long-jumped 24 feet, 7 inches, and ran 220 yards in 20.9 seconds. Both were school records at the time.
Through the years he continued those exploits when he was a fixture at senior track meets. In his various age groups, he's held 12 U.S. records and 11 world records. In 2010, he was still out there competing.
McPhie started his career in the jail right out of the academy. That small facility became the "old jail" when the "new," larger jail opened in the early 1960s across the street at C and Front streets. McPhie was an important catalyst in constructing that facility and advocated many features that were progressive for the time.
Also in the '60s, McPhie pushed to have female jail matrons become deputy sheriffs, until it finally happened.
The biggest change McPhie has observed over his years of watching a parade of criminals perp-walk into his cells was the explosion of drug-related crimes. "Back in the '40s, about the only drug offenses were from the Orientals down on Market Street bringing in marijuana from Tijuana. Other than that, we didn't see much of anything in the way of drugs."
There are a lot more violent crimes today than in those days. "We never had near the gun violence you see on TV every day now. That's mainly due to drugs and gangs," he says.
There is less control of juveniles now, he believes, because of both parents working and of families being split up. Years ago, mothers were at home and were able to control their kids. The big hammer moms could wield was, "Just wait until your father gets home." Now, kids have all hours during the day and night to run wild.


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On St. Patrick's Day, most people think of corned beef and parades, but not the day's namesake. In fact, St. Patrick is widely regarded as one of the first missionaries to spread the word of God outside of the Roman civilizations. He is often associated with the birth of Catholicism in Ireland.
Throughout the world, many people will wear green to celebrate the day, but what do you know about St. Patrick?
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- St. Patrick was taken as a slave in his mid-teens and was forced to work as what?
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- What is the name of St. Patrick's writing confessing his faith in God?
St. Patrick Did You Know?
St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York is the seat of the Archdiocese of New York.
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Staff Benefits Summary
St. Edward's observes the following holidays during the year: July 4th, Labor Day, SEU Founder's Day, Thanksgiving (Thursday & Friday), Christmas Eve through New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday and Memorial Day.
Annual Leave:
Regular, full-time staff employees earn 10 days of paid annual leave during their first 12 months of employment and 15 days of paid annual leave the second year of employment and every year thereafter. Regular part-time employees earn annual leave on a prorated basis. Six months of employment must be completed before accrued annual leave is used.
Sick Leave:
Regular, full-time staff employees accrue paid sick leave at the rate of 8 hours per month. Regular, part-time employees accrue paid sick leave on a prorated basis. A total of 640 hours of accrued unused sick leave may be accumulated.
Group Medical Plans:
Medical protection plans are available for regular employees. Spouse and eligible children may also be covered. Coverage is available the first of the month coinciding with or following date of hire.
Life Insurance:
All regular employees are eligible for $20,000 of term life and AD&D insurance.
Supplemental Term Life Insurance:
All regular employees and their eligible dependents may participate in the voluntary Supplemental Term Life Insurance Plan.
Dental Insurance:
The PPO dental insurance plan offers employees the ability to see the dentist of their choice or a network dentist. Two cleanings per year are covered at 100%. Other treatments are covered at either 80% or 50% depending on the type of procedure. Orthodontia benefits are also included for children and adults. Some dental procedures require a deductible and there is a calendar year maximum benefit.
Vision Plan:
The optional vision plan offers employees an annual exam through one of the network providers. Co-pays and allowances are provided for glasses and contact lenses with lenses being provided every year and frames once every other year. Discounts available for Lasik procedures.
FSA Plan:
This tax-savings benefit allows employees to establish up to two accounts – health care flexible spending account and dependent care flexible spending account for eligible expenses.
Long Term Disability Insurance:
This salary continuation plan pays up to 60% of a covered employee's monthly salary after a period of total disability lasting more than 6 months. The university pays the entire premium for all eligible employees (employees appointed for 6 months or longer at half time or greater). Coverage is effective the first day of the month following the employment date for exempt employees and the first day of the month following the completion of 2 years of regular service for non-exempt employees.
Employee Retirement Plan:
Employees who do not enroll in the University Retirement Plan after one year of regular service will be automatically enrolled in the default retirement plan. Employees contribute 5% of their monthly salary and the university contributes 7%. Employees enroll through our online Retirement Manager and can choose from 3 investment providers.
Supplemental Retirement Plan:
The Supplemental Retirement Plan options are available from the same vendors approved to market the Retirement Plan. This Plan may be of special interest to employees not yet eligible for the retirement plan or who may wish to contribute more than the 5% permitted under the Retirement Plan.
Wokers' Compensation Insurance (WCI):
WCI pays all reasonable costs of medical care resulting from an on-the-job injury. Injuries must be reported to Human Resources immediately.
University Federal Credit Union:
Employees are eligible for University Federal Credit Union membership and may authorize deductions from their paychecks to the Credit Union and/or have their paychecks directly deposited in their account. For information visit www.ufcu.org
Direct Deposit Program:
Employee paychecks may be directly deposited into most area banks, credit unions or savings & loans.
Tuition Remission:
Following the completion of three months of regular employment, a full-time employee may enroll in six (6) tuition-free hours per semester at SEU. The spouse and child(ren) of regular full-time employees may take courses at a 50% reduction in tuition. Effective the first of the semester following the completion of three years of regular, full-time service, the dependent benefit increases to a 100% reduction in tuition. Employees who are enrolled at St. Edward's for more than six credit hours per semester are not eligible for this benefit. Part-time employees are not eligible for tuition remission.
Tuition Exchange:
Tuition Exchange is open to children of full-time regular employees who have at least 3 years continuous service. See www.tuitionexchange.org for more information on Tuition Exchange.
Fitness Facilities:
The Recreation and Convocation Center (RCC) provides students, faculty, and staff with first-rate athletic facilities, including an indoor swimming pool, fitness center, basketball court, and racquetball/handball courts. Call 448-8480 for information about available resources and hours of operation.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP):
The EAP provides valuable services at no cost to employees and their families in the form of short-term counseling and legal and financial consultations.
For on-campus employee parking, including the parking garage on Moody Drive, you must purchase an annual tax-free parking permit through payroll deduction. For information, call 512-448-8444.
Please note that this information is only a brief summary and is not intended as a substitute for more detailed plan documents. Although every effort has been made to insure accuracy, benefits are subject to change at any time with no advance notice. If you wish to obtain additional information on benefits, please contact the Office of Human Resources, 448-8587.


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Art F City
by Paddy Johnson and Whitney Kimball on August 13, 2012 · 13 comments
A Brief History Of
Do you have square glasses? Better put that paintbrush down if your answer's yes, because your art career is over.
Tagged as:
Adam Weinberg,
andy warhol,
Chuck Close,
Claes Oldenburg,
claude monet,
Clement Greenberg,
David Hockney,
Gary Garrels,
Henry Geldzahler,
henry matisse,
James franco,
jeffrey deitch,
Jeffrey Weiss,
Judy Chicago,
Le Corbusier,
Mary Kate and Ashley Olson,
Matthew Marks,
terence koh,
Tom Sachs
Shouldn't the photographers get credits here?
No, I think the schwag weed the editors are smoking deserves all the credit.
Don't bring the quality of our weed into this. That's just low.
This site is like Gawker for art – an unreadable rabble dabble of butthurt snark married to undignified (and just plain bad) writing masquerading as insight and originality.
I'll be reading the "Guess Who's Jewish" slideshow on the NY Daily News, thanks. At least they're honest about their intentions.
Why is it that the people leaving the shittiest and most uninformed remarks never have the balls to leave their real name?
Wow, who are you, the Janet Napolitano of bottom-feeding art web-blogs?
Haha ZING watch out for this guy
OH what a cruel world this is that we would deceive you with an imperfect blog post. Why, God, whyyyyy
Keep it up. With wit and writing chops like that, you can be the next Helen Gurley Brown.
what's wrong with gawker?
I can relate to the humor about round vs. square glasses (it's ok, because I look good in rectangular rimless glasses), but not to the tribe mentality of coordinated appearance.
this is too funny. thanks!
…Tate Modern director, Chris Dercon.
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Fierce windstorm wreaks havoc in regionBy Brent Curtis
and Susan Smallheer
STAFF WRITERs | December 22,2012
Above, Shane Durkin of From the Ground Up Landscaping and Construction cleans up the entrance to Home Depot in Rutland Town after an evergreen was toppled during Fridays windstorm. At left, the storm produced some beautiful rainbows. This one is seen from Route 7 south in Rutland.Donald Ducharme Jr., was sitting on his couch Friday morning when the wind kicked up outside and his Castleton home exploded around him.
I heard a snap and thought Oh (expletive), said Ducharme who realized in a split second that the thundering crack was the sound of the towering pine tree outside breaking apart.
Lying on his couch four days after undergoing hip surgery, Ducharme said he had nowhere to go and no way to get there when a large section of the tree fell on his house off Route 4A in Castleton.
Glass started breaking and the roof collapsed. I was covered in sheetrock, said Ducharme, who strained his leg but was otherwise unharmed in the incident. Branches came through the roof and the impact shot the kitchen cabinets across the room.
It was a scary incident not isolated to Ducharmes home, or the Castleton area for that matter.
All over Rutland County and the western regions of the state, high winds wreaked havoc Friday.
No injuries or deaths were reported due to the weather, but thousands of homes are still without power due to tree falls, according to Green Mountain Power officials.
The trees, its all because of the trees, GMP spokesman Jeremy Baker said. Its like the Noricane storm that happened five years ago, except spread out from Bennington to Jericho. It wasnt bad everywhere along that corridor, but there were pockets that were similar to (the Noricane.)
The Noricane knocked down thousands of trees in Rutland and also knocked out power to thousands of city residents for days.
The windstorm that hammered Vermont on Friday also promises to leave some homes and businesses in the dark perhaps until Christmas Day, Baker said.
At 5 p.m., GMP was reporting almost 32,000 customers without power. By almost 8 p.m., that number had dropped to 11,600. Most of the outages in the Rutland region were clustered in the western part of the county, Baker said.
Thats tens of thousands less than the number of outages reported from Superstorm Sandy two months ago. But many of the remaining outages involved extensive damage to transmission lines and utility poles which could take days for the utilitys 160 contract line workers and 110 tree workers to fix, he said.
The extent of the damage is whats really going to prolong this, he said. Crews are having to cut their way in and out of the places they need to get to.
A number of businesses and homeowners were working on their own repairs Friday.
The Home Depot in Rutland Town was forced to close Monday after the wind knocked out power, tore a rubber membrane off the roof, and blew in the doors of the stores garden center, according to store manager Andy Shaw.
We were getting water in the building, so we decided for the safety of everyone that we needed to close the store, he said.
But just because the store was closed for repairs didnt mean employees were turning away customers trying to deal with their own storm damage.
Chris Manfredi said he drove all the way from Sudbury to buy some lumber so he could fix some windows shattered in the storm.
A tree branch came through one and the other one just blew out, Manfredi said. Then I got here and found out they were closed, but they asked if that was what I needed and I said yeah and they went in and got it.
Just across Route 4A from Ducharmes home, the office manager at New England Trucks and Equipment said it would take a lot more than lumber to fix a dump truck that was destroyed when a pine tree fell near the office.
It broke the dump trucks piston, she said, gesturing toward the wrecked dump-bed which was torn from the body and laying beside the truc. My vehicle would have been totaled too if I was here. I usually park right in front of the building but was somewhere else this morning. Thank goodness.
In Bennington, one of the casualties of the windstorm was the giant ladderback chair in front of LaFlammes Inc. Furniture. The 3,000-pound chair, made of cedar and white pine, had been built earlier this year to replace a local landmark that had been dismantled 12 years ago. It was unveiled with fanfare just a few weeks ago. Owner Christopher LaFlamme said he would definitely repair the chair and get it back up.
The chair will be fixed, and thats already begun, said LaFlamme, who had purchased Haynes & Kane Furniture Store, the landmark store where the chair was first erected back in the 1960s.
The chair is only a part of a long list of craziness that hit Bennington today, he said, referring to the winds that brought severe damage to parts of western Vermont.
It was important to build and it is important to fix, he said. We want to do something nice for the community.
He said that he had ordered hurricane straps for the chair to keep it properly anchored and those straps were due to be put in place on Friday. We never expected these types of winds in December.
Bennington Police Sgt. Lloyd Dean said the giant chair collapsed around 8 a.m. He said high winds caused some damage in Bennington, including downed power lines and trees that fell onto a group of students cars at Mount Anthony Union High School.
No one was hurt, he said.
The wind was really strong. It almost blew me off my feet, said Dean.
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God that is so fracking cool! I wish I had that skill level to make one but I'm going to at least try. If I remember correctly, the TV store (where u can buy things showned on TV) had a very small laser for about 10 bucks.
- Oct 6, 2006, 1:10:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
I've got a laser level that I grabbed from the clearance shelf at a local hardware store, and might try this. Even better, with retroreflector targets and the phototransitior still operational, you could have a laser target aquisition system, all in a nice small package.
Brian Davis
- Oct 6, 2006, 1:29:00 AM
- David Levy said...
One of my students asked if she could do something like this for the FLL challenge. Of course the answer was no since these would not be considered allowable parts.
Can you imagine how easy it would be for the student to aim their bot at each mission model?
- Oct 6, 2006, 2:14:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Your at the hardware store... why stop with the laser leveler?
Drills... circular saw... nail gun... sky is the limit!
- Oct 6, 2006, 2:17:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
...nail gun... yeah, there's the next logical extension of the DAZLR concept... :-). As to using the laser to align the robot, you're right, that wouldn't be allowed, but it would make things very very handy. It might be useful for a bunch of things like this (professional dead-reckoning robots, using the laser to align... or two robots using lasers to align along, leap-frogging a laser-straight path. Nifty.
Brian Davis
- Oct 6, 2006, 2:42:00 AM
- David Levy said...
Lets not forget about the compass sensor.
I can imagine a future FLL challenge where teams are given the field layout specs on the day of the competition. Teams could take measurements but trial runs would not be allowed.
- Oct 6, 2006, 3:23:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
absolutely... I haven't heard an "official" answer about whether the Compass sensor will be allowed - will it be an "official" sensor because LEGO will be selling it and/or LEGO's partnership with HiTechnic? I imagine this year it won't be allowed, by maybe next year...
- Oct 6, 2006, 3:32:00 AM
I hope that the compass sensor will be allowed. It would be very usefull in FLL, combine that with rotation sensors and you have a very good idea of where you are and what direction you're facing.
The laser project is cool, but I don't think that I'd get a whole new light sensor just so that I could add a laser to an NXT project. That is one of the problems with the new building system, you no longer have anything (lego) to encase your homebrew in. The only benefit of doing it this way is that you havfe a ready made RJ12 port that is compatible with the NXT wires (bad wires, bad wires!) Again, Lego overlooked homebrew when it chose the cable system. But it does have some posibilities, anything RJ12 wouldn't be that hard to attach to the NXT, I'll leave it up to you software people to make it work:-)
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Could you run for President of the United States? Well, Shirley Chisholm did. She was the first African American woman to run for the Democratic Party, which is still no small feat, even in the age of President Barack Obama. She's a true pioneer, considering African Americans and women didn't even have the right to vote in the early portion of the 20th century. Chisholm was a seven term Congresswoman for New York's 12th district and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Today we celebrate what would have been the late politician's 88th birthday.
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poohcarrot wrote:ALICE IN WONDERLAND/LONG EARTH CONNECTION cont....
I just dug out my Alice in Wonderland book, read chapter 7 (A Mad Tea-Party) and all I can say is I'm Gobsmacked!!
Not only is there an anagram of Alice (thus leading the reader to find the "Allys" anagram in chapter 7 Long Earth), but also if , you know your Discworld, you'll see where the name "Lobsang" comes from!!
"If you knew Time as well as I do," said the Hatter, "you wouldn't talk about wasting it. It's a him."
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So there we have it. A totally pants theory/code jobbie, which if I were you, I'd take with a large pinch of salt.
I'm quite clearly barking mad ...
RosM wrote:I am surprised at the focus on 2012 US politics when there are so many other things going on. For example:
* Lobsang the motorcycle mechanic (Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance),
* Joshua, son of Maria - Joshua is Jesus' name in Aramaic (Jesus is the Greek version), and Maria is a form of Mary. Joshua's father isn't known. Joshua coming down to earth protected by his 'heavenly father' Lobsang. Joshua doesn't have sex, or even try to.
There are no inconsistencies around all the other worlds having no people - homo sapiens only evolved in one world - in all the others our ancestors learned to step, so they never needed to evolve intelligence to escape enemies or find food. I suppose their populations stayed relatively low because they retained the hunter/gatherer lifestyle.
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Rice (5-6) at Texas-El Paso (3-8)
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DATE & TIME: Saturday, November 24, 7 p.m. (et)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Sun Bowl (51,500) -- El Paso, Texas. Television: FCS. Home Record: Rice 3-2, UTEP 2-3. Away Record: Rice 2-3, UTEP 1-5. Neutral Record: Rice 0-1, UTEP 0-0. Conference Record: Rice 0-0, UTEP 2-5. Series Record: Rice leads, 9-6.
GAME NOTES: A 31-year old career will come to an end on Saturday as Mike Price coaches the Texas-El Paso Miners for the last time when they welcome the desperate Rice Owls to the Sun Bowl for Conference USA regular season closer.
Price announced on Monday that this Saturday's game will be his last. The Miners' coach is currently the sixth-winningest active leader in career wins after compiling 177 victories while leading Weber State, Washington State, and UTEP. During his career, Price was named the 1997 Coach of the Year, directed eight different teams to bowl games, and lifted a UTEP program that averaged 2.6 wins per season before his arrival to a BCS ranking.
Price will have a tough opponent in his final outing, as the Owls come in one win shy of bowl eligibility. Rice began a late-season rally towards the bowl season on Oct. 27 with a 44-17 win over Southern Miss, which it followed with a road triumph over Tulane (49-47), and last week's impressive 22-point rout of SMU. Coach David Bailiff is attempting to lead his squad to a bowl game for the first time since his inaugural season at the helm. The Owls have reached the postseason just twice since the 1961 season.
The Miners may be able to send off Price on top as they have been playing better as of late. UTEP held its own against the UCF Knights on Nov. 10 before being handed a seven-point setback by the East Division's leaders. Then it held of Southern Miss for a one-point victory which snapped a two-game losing slide. After a three-game span from Sept. 29 - Oct. 11 in which UTEP scored 29 total points, the offense has been rejuvenated and averaged 29.3 ppg in its last four outings.
This will be just the 16th time these Lone Star State rivals square off. Rice holds a 9-6 edge in the all-time series.
Rice managed to push past SMU last weekend due to the tremendous play of junior quarterback Taylor McHargue. The field general had his second biggest offensive output of the season with 335 total yards of offense and produced three total touchdowns. McHargue went 24-of-36 for 297 yards without an interception to do most of the damage through the air. He now has 2,582 total yards of offense and 22 total touchdowns to his credit this season.
The Bulk of McHargue's pass attempts this season have gone the way of Jordan Taylor and Sam McGuffie. Taylor leads the team in yards (616) on 40 receptions but has still not visited the end zone. McGuffie has primarily played slot receiver this year after playing tailback his first three collegiate seasons. The speedy senior leads the squad with 47 receptions which he has turned into516 yards and a team-best five touchdowns. Vance McDonald and Donte Moore are both threats to have big-time performances in any given contest.
With the offense turning in a solid season, the Owls' defensive unit has been inconsistent. Rice's defense played surprisingly well last week as it held SMU to 317 yards of total offense, tied its season-high with four sacks, and generated two turnovers.
The stifling performance came courtesy of the aggressive outings of Cody Bauer and Jared Williams. Bauer recorded three tackles for loss, two sacks, and a forced fumble and Jared Williams made two sacks as well.
As for UTEP, Price temporarily handed the reins of his offense over to freshman QB Blaire Sullivan recently. The scrambler has performed well and racked up 565 yards of total offense and four total TDs. Sullivan often makes plays on the ground, but he has been picked off only once in three games of action.
Sullivan's presence at the top of the depth chart created more work for tailback Nathan Jeffery. The sophomore has done been very productive with Sullivan under center with 129.3 yards per contest over his last three outings. Jeffery has also scored multiple touchdowns in each game during that span.
Nick Lamaison is going to be the starter under center for his final collegiate game. The senior quarterback is a much more effective passer than his backup.
Jordan Leslie is doubtful to play on Saturday due to disciplinary reasons, which makes Mike Edwards the only notable target in the passing attack. Edwards goes into his senior game with 699 yards and seven TDs on 46 receptions.
UTEP surrenders 439 yards per game to opponents, but its scoring defense is much better due to its big play ability. The Miners are great at dislodging the ball from opposing ball carriers and already have forced 20 fumbles. However, they have recorded only one interception since Oct. 6, a span of five games.
On the defensive side of the ball, 22 different players have recorded at least 10 tackles on the year for UTEP. Josh Fely (96) has the ninth-most tackles in the C-USA. Horace Miller is an aggressive pass rusher up front with a team- best six sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss.
What was once a meaningless game for the Miners has been juiced up with value due to their coach's announcement. McHargue and the Owls have indicated they are more than capable of spoiling Price's 360th and final appearance on the sidelines. UTEP will need to deliver a huge effort to keep Rice from gaining bowl eligibility.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Rice 34, Texas-El Paso 30


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Back again with your lies and circular logic I see.
You claim he cant predict the future, yet neither can you, despite your claims that he and every other gun owner is going to snap and kill someone.
In fact he is a far better advocate for his future than you ever will be, he controls his actions, I believe him far more than anyone else when it comes to "predicting" his future actions.
Or you could just learn something and take his.
I wont commit to trying to comb through all of his posts, but I don't believe KingCracker or anyone here advocates outright killing someone as a goal in a self defense scenario, in any situation where a firearm is used in self defense, you shoot only with a goal of stopping the threat, nothing more.
From what I can understand the lack of public resistance was from multiple factors, multiple decades of government encroachment and restriction of firearms ownership, and massive government propaganda campaigns in the 70's to late 80'S depicting overly graphic portrayals of gun violence and hyperbole regarding gun ownership. A brief read through your own history shows that for the most part, you have never really had access to anything meaningful, and your right to defend yourself was stripped away a long time ago.
Actually after reading that history of how the British government orchestrated what they did, I can appreciate how you came to your point of view a little better, If I had grown up in the UK and had it hammered in to me for all my life how terrible firearms and defending myself was, I would probably think I was right when I repeated everything the government told me to as well.
Your version of civilized means that bands of thugs are allowed to freely rob, assault, rape and murder whoever they wish with no fear of reprisal...doesnt sound terribly civilized at all.
That is only if the rest of society is a bunch of do nothing ******* who wont help their citizens. When group of thugs with nothing but fist and maybe a knife assault a person, another group of citizens with the exact same defense can come about.
You should really start looking into all the posibilities that can come from something, instead of trying to fear monger your position.


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Ruben Rosario Rodriguez, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Theological Studies, is one of the 2011 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Awards recipients for his book Racism and God-Talk: A Latino/a Perspective.
The Alpha Sigma Nu Book Awards, co-sponsored by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and Alpha Sigma Nu, the honor society of Jesuit institutions of higher education, gives four awards every year of $1,000 for books published in a three-year cycle. The award rotates through professional studies, humanities and the natural sciences.
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Robert Mayer, Ph.D., professor of political science at Loyola University in Chicago, for his book Quick Cash: The Story of the Loan Shark.
Paul Moser, Ph.D., professor and chairperson for the Department of Philosophy at Loyola University in Chicago, for his book The Elusive God: Reorienting Religious Epistemology.
Alan Richardson, Ph.D., professor of English at Boston College, for his book The Neural Sublime: Cognitive Theories and Romantic Texts.