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ALBANY — Sherwood Academy's 2012 campaign got off to a rocky start at the Sam J. Smith Complex on Friday night, as the Eagles fell, 28-0, at home against Dublin's Trinity Christian Crusaders.
Though the Eagles struggled offensively, senior wideouts T.J. Clay and Chandler Tabb provided some hope for the future with big plays in the passing game.
The two virtually carried the offense on their backs Friday, combining for eight receptions and 103 yards.
Clay said he knows what his team must do going forward.
"We just have to have heart and stay focused, that's basically it," he said.
Trinity Christian's rushing attack was so effective Friday, the Crusaders had no need for a passing game.
Between sophomore Wyatt Payne, senior Josh Fennell, and junior Stephone Johnson, the Crusaders churned out 212 tough yards and chewed away at the clock all evening.
Turns out, that was the game plan.
"We hadn't settled on our quarterback yet. We had a senior and a sophomore, and nobody's really stepped up and took the job. We wanted to take the ball out of their hands and not let them lose the game," Trinity head coach Buddy Woodard said.
A football team's youth will always be reflected in the turnover ratio — and Sherwood showed its Friday.
After almost three full scoreless quarters, Trinity would find the end zone first on a 29-yard Payne reception that came just a couple of plays after recovering Clay's fumble on a punt return.
On the Eagles' next possession, Chandler Tabb fumbled while fighting for extra yardage — another turnover that led to a Crusaders touchdown. Head coach Otis
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"We're going to hopefully bounce back and continue to improve," said the second-year Eagles coach. "We don't have a lot of big bodies, so we'll just have to prepare them as much as possible schematically to do things that give us a speed advantage. If we can eliminate the mistakes, I think we'll be in every game we play from here on out."
In addition to the lack of depth and turnovers, conditioning played a big role in the loss. The Eagles' most versatile playmaker, Clay, took snaps as a punter, defensive back and receiver, causing him to get gassed late in the game.
Unfortunately for the Eagles, their biggest weaknesses played into the Crusaders' greatest strengths Friday.
"In the first half, we were able to stop them from running inside, but they started to go outside and stretch us out, then the fatigue set in," Covington said.
The Eagles' next game has them traveling to Tiftarea to take on the Panthers.
Sherwood_Eagle_Alum 2 years, 10 months ago
Are you serious? Just disband the program. When was the last time SCA had a winning record? Ever?
Sister_Ruby 2 years, 10 months ago
Ted Knapp managed to schedule the weakest teams in AA and A in 2009 and get a 6-4 record for the first time in SCA History. Big WHOOP!! GOAL Football Scholarshipts helped boost SCA to a 7-2 record in 2009 under Coach Whatzit from Albany High and since then it has been a little bit down hill.....................last year SCA just quit posting their game results on the GISA Board which is sad.
Sherwood_Eagle_Alum 2 years, 10 months ago
I stopped following SCA football a while ago, and I never knew they had such a good year in 2009. I guessed they started following in DWS' footsteps and started recruiting from the GHSA schools around town, and then shipping them back after football/basketball season.
Sister_Ruby 2 years, 10 months ago
Sister_Ruby 2 years, 10 months ago
Covington "unfazed by the loss and ...........hopeful........" Deer in Headlights.
Says it all. SCA will be lucky to go 1-9 again this year. Agree with S_E_A....football should be stopped before somebody gets hurt real bad.
Sister_Ruby 2 years, 10 months ago
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Margie 2 years, 10 months ago
One of the most important things that you are missing in all of this is that every young man that is out there on Sherwood's team wants to be there, and wouldn't have it any other way. You under your disguised sister_ruby don't get it nor understand what it means to these kids. They are not out there because parents make them, but because they want to, and they UNDERSTAND very well the challenges that they are against, and the possibility of them not have a winning season. THEY know it better than you or anyone else for that matter. BUT, they come to practice and they play with heart. To YOU and others whose heart and mind are so narrow, especially when it comes to SCA wouldn't understand that at all, because you are so busy looking for something to GOSSIP and speak negative about when it comes to Sherwood, no matter what the school attempts to do. The community as a whole would be a lot better if we all took the time to be proud and all of our children's accomplishments, no matter how small, and find the blessing in ALL things, even in a lost. YOU weren't at the game, and what you have before you is a newspaper article that doesn't give you the true picture of these kids. Yes, SCA lost, but they also won in many ways. They manage to keep the score 0-0 until half time. And with a young team, mistakes will happen, and the seasoned, bigger team will win. But, what you did not see, the two teams praying after the game, and SCA family taking time to show these guys that we are proud of them. I know we all keep track of numbers, who won, etc.., which is how the game is played. The majority of the players are freshmen and sophomores, with little to NO experience. In time, if they continue to play, these young men will be more experience. Why not considering being a fan, and support a local school program instead of with hate and off the wall gossip. As for Alum, I can only imagine his/her active role while attending SCA. Probably during the same thing, complaining, and doing nothing to help or support his/her school. The best rule to follow is say, nothing if you have nothing good, uplifting or refreshing to say about another. Also, remember you too will be judge according to how you judge others. Why not try planting some good seeds in favor of SCA, and watch the harvest. Better yet, go out and volunteer and offer your professional expertise for the game, that is, IF you got any to offer. Which I seriously doubt.
Sister_ so call Ruby is on just about every post, which tells me a lot about this person life. Without the Albany Herald News and post sections, there wouldn't be a life.
Sister_Ruby 2 years, 10 months ago
"Without the Albany Herald News and post sections, there wouldn't be a life."
I know! Right??
Sherwood_Eagle_Alum 2 years, 10 months ago
Honey, someone is going to be hurt. Wasnt Shephard supposed to be their starting QB, but his parents made him quit due to multiple concussions?
I know they dropped to AA a few years ago and the competition isnt tough, even by GISA standards, but they are just embarassing themselves out there.
That whole, "being winners despite the score," kinda stops after pee-wee league and definitely after JV.
Sister_Ruby 2 years, 10 months ago
Margie, I've always tried my best to provide QUANTITY as well as QUALITY. I hope that I can always strive to meet those high standards.
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Fukuda asked over 10,000 mothers the age at which they had begun their period and the sex of their baby. Forty six per cent of the children born to women who began their periods at age 10 were boys. This figure rose to 50 per cent when the woman began her period at 12, and 53 per cent when the women entered menarche at age 14 (Human Reproduction, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der107).
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Ministers attending the 16th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP16, are expected to provide political guidance to the negotiations, which made little progress during the first week, before they wrap up on Friday.
Developed countries, particularly Japan, and developing countries remain sharply divided over whether to extend the legally binding 1997 protocol, whose five-year commitment period for greenhouse gas emissions cuts runs out at the end of 2012, with the latter calling for a "second" commitment period.
Japan rejected such calls at the outset of this year's meeting and hardened the positions of developing countries by saying it would not accept under any circumstances having a reductions target continue beyond 2012 under the Kyoto pact.
Tokyo's stance reflects its view that because the United States has refused to ratify the pact, only developed countries like Japan and the European Union are obligated to slash their emissions under the pact, while their emissions account for only 27 percent of the world's total.
Japan argues that global warming cannot be curbed in any effective way unless China and the United States — the world's two largest carbon dioxide emitters that together account for roughly 40 percent of emissions worldwide — join in a new broader architecture.
But developing countries say developed countries should continue to bear emissions cut obligations under the current pact, noting that they are poor and developed countries bear historical responsibility for past emissions.
As disputes over the issue continue, it is feared that there would be no new international framework in place to rein in greenhouse gases for 2013 and beyond by the time the pact's present commitment period ends.
With suspicion running deep over Japan, the country's top delegate, Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto, will participate in the gathering and is expected to deliver a speech there on Thursday.
Since his arrival in Cancun on Sunday, Matsumoto has bilaterally met with senior officials from such countries as Russia, Mexico and South Africa, according to Japanese officials.
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It's that time of the year again to show that special person how much you care and this Valentine's Day the Hall is holding a very special romantic evening for you to enjoy with your loved one.
Just relax with a complimentary bottle of Mercier Champagne, a sharing platter and a selection of chocolate truffles, as acclaimed jazz singer Nicola Emmanuelle performs songs from the American songbook and classic arrangements of contemporary material.
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This Is How You Get An 80-Foot Christmas Tree To The Middle Of Manhattan
The iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree weighs 10 tons and required a crane and a whole bunch of workers to stand up. It's also a survivor of Hurricane Sandy.
1. This year's tree, which was hoisted on Wednesday, is over 80 feet tall and 50 feet around.
Lots of New Yorkers came to watch, even though the official tree-lighting ceremony isn't until November 28th.
2. It was donated by 76-year-old Joe Balku after weathering the hurricane on his New Jersey property.
According to the New York Daily News, the tree had stood on Balku's property since 1973 and had withstood the intense winds of Hurricane Sandy. Balku said that the tree would serve as "a powerful symbol of the region's strength in this time of crisis."


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With the the American League Championship Series, featuring the defending World Champion Red Sox and the upstart wannabe champs Tampa Bay DevilRays, set to begin tomorrow night in lovely downtown St. Pete, IĂ'Â proposed a wager to my esteemed, Mohawk & Muppet-obsessed colleague, Senor Chalk,Ă'Â based on the outcome of the series.
Despite being the lead engineer on the Rays bandwagon train, he initially balked at the idea, but when I reminded him that he has stated many times that his team was most assuredly going to prevail in this matchup, he relented and agreed to the bet.
And so in carrying on a long-standing tradition here at the offices of B&C, most recently upheld by our Twins writer Landon Evanson, I present to you the J Rose/D Chalk ALCS Hair-Razing Wager:
If the Boston Red Sox win the series, Mr. Chalk will have to cut off his hair-larious faux-Rayshawk and revert to the classy, close-shaved coif that I have been sporting for the better part of the past 5-6 years.
This 'do is as low maintenance as it gets, requiring just a pair of clippers,Ă'Â a dab of shampoo and a quick towel dry, and is guaranteed to make him the talk of any meeting, party or other gathering.
But if his beloved Rays should happen to defy the odds and keep this miraculous, fairy tale season alive and advance to the World Series for the first time in their long & storied history, well…
…I think you can guess what's coming next…
I will take the plunge and turn my buzz cut into a landing strip.
Now I know what you are thinking – my hair is already short, so what's the big deal if I trim it down a little more on the sides and hide a faux-hawk up there? But I have already taken measures to prevent any cries of welshing here.
First David imposed a moratorium on my weekly shavings, which began on Tuesday, so barring a sweep, my dome should be plenty hirsute enough to pull the look off when and IF the time comes to do so.
Secondly, I will not go the Chalk/Joe Maddon/BJ Upton faux-Hawk route and just leave a little raised bump in the middle of my head full of hair.
No, I will be going all out, Travis Bickle/Zachary Sharples style, with no hair on the sides and an unsightly, extremely noticeable Mohawk on the top. Just in time for Halloween!
Yeah, I know, Sox fans have balls. We don't do anything the cheap way.
So by October 19th, one of us will have a noticeably different appearance than we do right now. Of course we will document the outcome with a visual post, as well as a concession speech along the line of Lando's that will let everyone know that the better team did prevail in this series.
Stay tuned, loyal B&C readers, because this ALCS just got a lot more interesting.
At least for a couple of us and our immediate, sure-to-be-embarrased families.
I think the winner should get to pick the design, not necessarily a mohawk or shorn cranium. I was thinking a bit more creatively, like a sideways mohawk from ear to ear, or a flock-of-seagulls-esque do, or even the Road-Warriors(think WWF) reverse mohawk. Now that would make things even more interesting.
I hate to admit it, but I think I have to root for the Sox in this series.
Good luck, man!
You should have to wear your pubic hair as a beard for 2 days. That's more gooder.
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Matterhorn has opened. I've been on the Fantasyland side and I'm in line for Tomorrowland side. Fast, still rough. LD
Matterhorn has opened. I've been on the Fantasyland side and I'm in line for Tomorrowland side. Fast, still rough. LD
When I was there yesterday I saw the CM's all dressed up, but the ride wasn't open. But, I'll be there this weekend ... so hopefully I'll be able to enjoy it then.
Yea!!! I'll be testing it out on Thursday!!
Thanks for the update LD!
this looks like a call for my favorite smilie...
I need another one for videos too
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Yeah, I will be there this Saturday. Hopefully the lines won't be too long.
Any new additions or changes to the classic attraction?
L - so great you're there for the grand return! The bobsleds looked pretty cool on their test-runs yesterday.
"If you don't know how to draw, you don't belong in this building" - John Lasseter 2006
Sam said that they were pushing for today even though they said the 15th. Good to see it open...just a day late!
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well at least the cm I talked too was right! lol well i might have to make it there before friday to ride.
The earth is round.... or so i've found.
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Farmworker Protection: A need to regulate pesticides
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Today on Radioactivity Rob Lorei speaks with Jeannie Economos of the Farmworker Association of Florida about farmworker safety and better regulation of pesticides.
A group of farmworkers from across the nation met with their members of Congress and agency officials about the need to strengthen the Worker Protection Standard regulations established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set agricultural worker safety standards for pesticide use, but have not been updated or revised for more than 20 years, despite overwhelming evidence of their inadequacy.
An estimated 5.1 billion pounds of pesticides are applied to crops annually in the United States, and thousands of farmworkers each year suffer pesticide poisoning. The nationâs 1-2 million farmworkers form the backbone of the U.S. agricultural economy and many are regularly exposed to pesticides. The federal government estimates that there are 10-20,000 acute pesticide poisonings among workers in the agricultural industry annually, a figure that likely understates the actual number of acute poisonings since many affected farmworkers may not seek care from a physician.
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Cruise and Diaz hit the TG track
More from Sunday's show: the moment the stars met our tame racing driver
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You may have seen some rather blurry pictures in the papers shot by the paparazzi lurking outside the TopGear track yesterday. We thought that was unfair on you loyal TopGear lot, so here are some proper snaps from yesterday's filming.
Be sure to tune in on Sunday for an amazing show: there's not only these two, but the world record-breaking Bugatti Veyron Supersport, Richard in Sweden, and an amazing film with Lewis Hamilton driving Ayrton Senna's 1988 MP4/4.
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In a new study, researchers have discovered that the serum-concentration of the antioxidants vitamin C and beta-carotene are significantly lower in patients with mild dementia than in control persons. It might thus be possible to influence the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease by a person's diet or dietary antioxidants. 74 Alzheimer's Disease patients and 158 healthy […]
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Eating dark chocolate every day may improve thinking abilities in people with mild cognitive impairment, according to a new study. Researchers enlisted older adults to consume either low, moderate or high amounts of flavanols in a cocoa-based beverage every day for eight weeks, and a link was found between the higher amounts of flavanols and […]


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I teach my children to make healthy food choices every day in the best way I know how--by making healthy choices for myself. It has worked liked a charm so far. "Be the person you want your children to be." Not sure who said that, but it is very true! My children love being in the kitchen with me, and I love setting an example for them at these very early ages.
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We tried to pick salad ingredients that wouldn't get too soggy. We used nuts, dried fruit, a shredded broccoli mix, apples, and squeezed some lemon over the top. Easy, fresh, and can last in a jar for awhile!
Emma added all the ingredients. This is her favorite part, so I had it all proportioned out and ready for her to add into the jar.


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Home > Skateboarding > PF Flyers | Authentic American Style- Alyasha Owerka-Moore
Designer, skateboarder, and artist Alyasha Owerka-Moore has always been an individual with style. As the new brand ambassador for PF Flyers he'll be giving you insight on what he considers authentic american style. Check out the trailer above and then hit the jump to peep Aly talk skateboard culture.
Still looking for a copy of the mixtape Alyasha produced that was used in 411 videos and the first Rhythm video. Yea, I know 15ish years later and nothing to do with PF Flyers, but it was a pretty original jem!
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Extra small dog house door for the Barnhome II, Barnhome III, Pet Barn II and Pet Barn III.
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Was saving this artist for top of page status rather than hide him among a massive post.
I came across Koji Tamaki when looking at FujiFilm X100 videos on YouTube some time ago. Someone uploaded a collage of B&W photography and accompanied it with some Koji tracks. Haven't bought any of his CD's yet, but I will so so just as soon as I've narrowed down the right albums.
Anyway, I like this stuff for when "loud" isn't wanted - I like it as relaxation music. A lot of his work has a sort of Jazz feel about it, but to be honest, I'm not entirely sure what genre some of it falls under. As well as the tracks themselves, what I really like about him is his vocal, seems really "pleasant" if you know what I mean. It's not often I listen to male Japanese singers, they're usually female, so I think it's fair to say there's a special quality to his vocal.
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Vicar's in Trouble (Post position 1, morning line 30-1)/Harry's Holiday (Post position 2, morning line 50-1)/General a Rod (Post position 8, morning line 15-1) – Mike Maker (trainer) – On Vicar's in Trouble --"I know we didn't have much choice, but I don't have to walk too far to saddle the horses, and maybe our riders will be friendly and give each other enough space.
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KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE – Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Two-Time Horse of the Year Wise Dan Seeks Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Repeat; Judy the Beauty Tops Humana Distaff Field of Eight on Derby Day Undercard
Two-Time Horse of the Year Wise Dan seeks Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Repeat; Judy the Beauty Tops Humana Distaff Field of Eight on Derby Day Undercard
21 Known Entries for Kentucky Derby; Post Position Draw Scheduled for 5 P.M.
Through various sources, the Churchill Downs communications team has confirmed that 21 horses are known to have been entered in Saturday's $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
Champion Will Take Charge Tops Strong Alysheba; On Fire Baby Heads La Troienne on Rich Oaks Undercard
Willis Horton's Will Take Charge, winner of the Clark Handicap (Grade I) here last fall and the Oaklawn Handicap (GII) in his most recent start, heads a field of nine for Friday's 11th running of the $300,000-added Alysheba Presented by Besilu Stables (GII) at 1 1/16 miles on the main track.
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$250,000 Pick 6 for Oaks Day; $1 million Pick 6 for Derby Day
Churchill Downs Racetrack and TwinSpires.com have partnered for the third straight year to guarantee the Pick 6 pools on Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby days. The Kentucky Oaks Day Pick 6 will carry a $250,000 guaranteed pool and the Kentucky Derby Day Pick 6 will feature a $1 million guarantee.
KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE – Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Untapable Brings Favorite's Role to Friday's 140th Longines Kentucky Oaks
Winchell Thoroughbreds' homebred Untapable, who has won her two starts in 2014 by a combined 17 ¼ lengths, has been installed as the 4-5 morning-line favorite in a field of 13 3-year-old fillies for Friday's 140th running of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I).
Kentucky Derby & Kentucky Oaks Update: Monday, April 28, 2014
KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE – Monday, April 28, 2014
Embellishing Bob Elevated to Derby Trial Win via Disqualification of Favored Bayern
Martin Cherry's homebred Embellishing Bob was elevated to first place after Bayern was disqualified for drifting out in deep stretch to win the 90th running of the $176,700 Derby Trial (Grade III) for 3-year-olds before a crowd of 24,431 on the opening night of the 38-day Spring Meet.
COUNTRY STAR JO DEE MESSINA TO SING NATIONAL ANTHEM AT 140th KENTUCKY DERBY
LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, April 25, 2014) – Multiplatinum and award-winning country music singer and songwriter Jo Dee Messina will perform the national anthem prior to the 140thrunning of the Kentucky Derby® Presented by YUM!
Unveiling of Massive 'Big Board,' Derby Trial, Larry Collmus, Sky Divers and Fireworks Highlight 'Opening Night'
Churchill Downs Racetrack is set to open its 140th year and Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Week with a spectacular "Opening Night Presented by Stella Artois and Finlandia Vodka" celebration on Saturday, April 26 highlighted by the anticipated public unveiling of its spectacular "Big Board" 4K video screen, the 90th runni
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Dance With Fate, Harry's Holiday Head 10 Late Nominations to Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown
The late nomination period for the classic races of the 2014 Triple Crown concluded late Saturday, March 22 with a total of 10 additional 3-year-old Thoroughbreds added to the roster of horses that are eligible to complete in the 2014 renewal of the prized three-race series.
California Chrome Narrowly Favored Over Cairo Prince in Final 2014 Kentucky Derby Future Wager
With just under six weeks to go until the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum!
Churchill Downs donates $50,000 to kick-off Pink Out fundraiser
Pocahontas Winner Untapable Edges 'All Others', Favored in Kentucky Oaks Future Wager
A 9 1/2-length romp by Winchell Thoroughbreds' Untapable (#23) in last week's Rachel Alexandra (Grade III) at Fair Grounds made her a rising star on the road to the 140th running of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI), and the authority of that victory left such a strong impression that the daughter of Tapit closed as the narr
'All Others' Is Overall Choice, Cairo Prince Gets Narrow Edge as Favored Horse in Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 3
It was no surprise when the Mutuel Field (#24), or "All Others," ended up as the overall favorite in the third of four pools in Churchill Downs Racetrack's 2014 Kentucky Derby Future Wager ("KDFW), but the small edge that Cairo Prince (#3), the favored individual horse, held over several KDFW rivals underscored the narrow margi
Unbeaten Onlyforyou Tops Pletcher Battalion of 17 Among 121 Nominees to 140th Longines Kentucky Oaks
The names of 121 3-year-old fillies – including 17 from the sprawling stable of six-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher – are included on the roster of nominees to compete in the $1 million-guaranteed Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I), America's premier race for 3-year-old fillies scheduled to be run for the 140th consecutive year at...
Two-Time 'Horse of the Year', Defending Winner Wise Dan Heads Early Nominations for Woodford Reserve Turf Classic
Two-time Horse of the Year and defending winner Wise Dan is the brightest name on an international roster of 90 early nominations to the 28th running of the $500,000-added Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (Grade I) on the Kentucky Derby Day undercard on Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs.


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I ran into Vatrader01 at Lowes the other day and we must have talked for a 3-4 hours. While we were there a red Vstrom showed up. It was allonsye! We had a mini ADV rally right there in the Lowes parking lot! We all talked for another 2+ hours! One of the things we talked about was to try and get a meet and greet together.
So...what do you guys and gals think of a meet and greet somewhere in a central location to all who are interested in coming? I'm hoping to get some NOVA folks, Cat Herders, SMIB's and anyone else in between.
Shout out if interested. Depending on who wants to come will help decide where to meet up. It could be for breakfast or lunch. If there are people coming a long distance lunch may be better.
Some ideas I have are The Old Salem restaurant in beautiful downtown Marshall. They have a huge dinning room. The food has been good the three times I have eaten there. There are some good roads in the area to ride after the meal.
Another option is Christina's Cafe in Strasburg. I haven't eaten there but some friends have and they liked it. They have awesome espresso! There are some excellent roads in this area too!
Vatrader and allonsye had some good ideas for restaurants too. Hopefully they will chime in with their suggestions.
So who's "IN" and or has any other ideas???
Hell yea, I'm in for Old Salem restaurant, they make a hellluva fresh ground hamburger. Some of us have met up before at the southern kitchen in New Market, good eats there as well. Speaking of fresh ground, Allonsye used to be able to fresh grind coffee but no more.
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Is open source positioned to become the next mode of standardization in the virtualization world?
It appears that might very well be the case following the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Industry Specifications Group's decision to move forward with an open source project designed to meet that end. The group hopes that open source solutions can be leveraged to provide businesses with the interoperability in their data centers that previously resulted from standardization.
The group's project—Open Platform for NFV—would fall under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation. As OpenDaylight, a similar open source project, took an open source approach to the SDN controller, Open Platform for NFV, like its name suggests, aims to develop an open source platform for NFV.
During a panel discussion about the changing role of standards at the Big Telecom Event, Neela Jacques, executive director of OpenDaylight, said that open source is simply a more efficient way of solving complex problems, and because of that, programmers are increasing turning toward the technology.
"What you need is a common code base," he said. "We dovetail very well with standards efforts – the fact is open source solutions are becoming de facto standards."
Open source solutions aren't out to put all proprietary companies out of business, according to Prodip Sen, CTO at Hewlett-Packard. At the end of the day, businesses still want to be able to call someone when there's a problem with their hardware or software.
"The way we look at open source is that it is a way to create a sub-strata of interoperability, and a way we get to interoperability and standardization without waiting for a long, drawn-out standards process," Sen explained.
Still, it appears we are a few years from NFV becoming pervasive in the data center. That's because operations need to catch up, as every organization and employee has different needs and skills sets. But thanks to open source, that education might be finished sooner than later.
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Containers are revolutionizing the way we deploy and maintain our infrastructures, but monitoring and troubleshooting in a containerized environment can still be painful and impractical. Understanding even basic resource usage is difficult – let alone tracking network connections or malicious activity. In his session at DevOps Summit, Gianluca Borello, Sr. Software Engineer at Sysdig, will cover the current state of the art for container monitoring and visibility, including pros / cons and liv...
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DevOps Summit, taking place Nov 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, is co-located with 17th Cloud Expo and will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. The widespread success of cloud computing is driving the DevOps revolution in enterprise IT. Now as never before, development teams must communicate and collaborate in a dynamic, 24/7/365 environment. There is no time to wait for long development...
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"A lot of the enterprises that have been using our systems for many years are reaching out to the cloud - the public cloud, the private cloud and hybrid," stated Reuven Harrison, CTO and Co-Founder of Tufin, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 16th Cloud Expo, held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City.
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The last decade was about virtual machines, but the next one is about containers. Containers enable a service to run on any host at any time. Traditional tools are starting to show cracks because they were not designed for this level of application portability. Now is the time to look at new ways to deploy and manage applications at scale. In his session at @DevOpsSummit, Brian "Redbeard" Harrington, a principal architect at CoreOS, will examine how CoreOS helps teams run in production. Attende...
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The time is ripe for high speed resilient software defined storage solutions with unlimited scalability. ISS has been working with the leading open source projects and developed a commercial high performance solution that is able to grow forever without performance limitations. In his session at Cloud Expo, Alex Gorbachev, President of Intelligent Systems Services Inc., shared foundation principles of Ceph architecture, as well as the design to deliver this storage to traditional SAN storage co...
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[slides] IoT Middleware for a Faster Time to Market By @robomq | @ThingsExpo #IoT #M2M #InternetOfThings
Internet of Things (IoT) will be a hybrid ecosystem of diverse devices and sensors collaborating with operational and enterprise systems to create the next big application. In their session at @ThingsExpo, Bramh Gupta, founder and CEO of robomq.io, and Fred Yatzeck, principal architect leading product development at robomq.io, discussed how choosing the right middleware and integration strategy from the get-go will enable IoT solution developers to adapt and grow with the industry, while at th...
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In the midst of the widespread popularity and adoption of cloud computing, it seems like everything is being offered "as a Service" these days: Infrastructure? Check. Platform? You bet. Software? Absolutely. Toaster? It's only a matter of time. With service providers positioning vastly differing offerings under a generic "cloud" umbrella, it's all too easy to get confused about what's actually being offered. In his session at 16th Cloud Expo, Kevin Hazard, Director of Digital Content for SoftL...
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Live Webinar with 451 Research Analyst Peter Christy. Join us on Wednesday July 22, 2015, at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET In a world where users are on the Internet and the applications are in the cloud, how do you maintain your historic SLA with your users? Peter Christy, Research Director, Networks at 451 Research, will discuss this new network paradigm, one in which there is no LAN and no WAN, and discuss what users and network administrators gain and give up when migrating to the agile world of clo...
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17th Cloud Expo, taking place Nov 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. Cloud computing is now being embraced by a majority of enterprises of all sizes. Yesterday's debate about public vs. private has transformed into the reality of hybrid cloud: a recent survey shows that 74% of enterprises have a hybrid cloud strategy. Meanwhile, 94% of enterprises ar...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Secure Infrastructure & Services will exhibit at SYS-CON's 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Secure Infrastructure & Services (SIAS) is a managed services provider of cloud computing solutions for the IBM Power Systems market. The company helps mid-market firms built on IBM hardware platforms to deploy new levels of reliable and cost-effective computing and hig...
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"AgilData is the next generation of dbShards. It just adds a whole bunch more functionality to improve the developer experience," noted Dan Lynn, CEO of AgilData, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 16th Cloud Expo, held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City.
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"We have a tagline - "Power in the API Economy." What that means is everything that is built in applications and connected applications is done through APIs," explained Roberto Medrano, Executive Vice President at Akana, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 16th Cloud Expo, held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City.
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The 17th International Cloud Expo has announced that its Call for Papers is open. 17th International Cloud Expo, to be held November 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, brings together Cloud Computing, APM, APIs, Microservices, Security, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps and WebRTC to one location. With cloud computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to plant your flag in this fast-expanding bu...
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The 5th International DevOps Summit, co-located with 17th International Cloud Expo – being held November 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA – announces that its Call for Papers is open. Born out of proven success in agile development, cloud computing, and process automation, DevOps is a macro trend you cannot afford to miss. From showcase success stories from early adopters and web-scale businesses, DevOps is expanding to organizations of all sizes, including the ...
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"What Dyn is able to do with our Internet performance and our Internet intelligence is give companies visibility into what is actually going on in that cloud," noted Corey Hamilton, Product Marketing Manager at Dyn, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 16th Cloud Expo, held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City.
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For economists, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is the market value of final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time, is the most important measure of economic activities.
Thus, when responsible departments make announcements about it, it will automatically get the keen attention of experts in the profession.
The growth rate of the Ethiopian economy for 2011/12 was announced this week, as we heard from officials at the helm, and it was said that it followed a different trend to that of previous years. So, for those who only have the sense of hearing the word 'double-digit' economic growth, the disclosed economic growth rate may not sound similar, although the rate, which is 8.5pc, can still be rated as outstanding compared to the current trend in other sub-Saharan Africa economies.
The government has pointed towards the change in the base-year, as well as a low performance in some sectors, as reasons for the high but 'single-digit' economic growth performance of the economy.
It is good practice to change and work with a new base year, for at least two reasons. A new base-year can better accommodate the current characteristics of the economy, compared to that of an outdated base year, if the current socio-economic conditions of the country are believed to be differing, structurally, from the past. GDP rebasing could also be done to keep up with the evolution of prices in the economy. In other words, commodity prices are recalculated according to prices of a more recent time.
When such things happen, especially in developing countries, GDP may jump by unbelievable rates, such as 60pc, as we have seen withGhana. With such adjustments in base years,Ghanahas now moved from a low-income to a low-middle-income country, which is good as they now feel as though they have tangibly progressed. Their main reason for rebasing was due to a major structural change in their service sector within that period. As a result, some of their informal sectors got the chance to join the formal sector in their GDP calculation.
However, often, as we have seen in developed countries, rebasing may cause growth to go down. Such a slowdown happens since major structural changes only take place slowly in developed countries, as opposed to developing countries. In those countries, rebasing is mostly done for the sake of accommodating current prices and may also be used for the purpose of improving statistical methodologies.
Thus, if the Ethiopian rebasing is done for the sake of incorporating the recent prices, the current drop in the Ethiopian economy, in terms of economic growth rate, may be justifiable to some extent. However, is the drop that comes with rebasing not 'offsetable'?
Economic growth is known for coming from productivity growth and accumulation of capital. The Ethiopian government is known for investing on the means of production, both in physical and human capital.
There have been huge investments in physical infrastructures, like; roads, hydropower, and universities. The latter are known for being the hardware for producing the human capital of a given nation.
Such activities, on behalf of the government, need to be appreciated. They, at first, lead to the accumulation of capital, whilst at the same time, or at a later stage, they may have an impact on the productivity of the nation.
In the Ethiopian case, since investments in infrastructure are well underway, the recent growth of the economy, most probably, has been coming from the accumulation of capital, rather than from productivity. However, is having economic growth through accumulation of capital sustainable?
Experiences of both countries that failed - including African countries of 1960s and 1970s and the former Soviet Union - as well as those that succeeded - particularly the former East Asian Tigers and the current South East Asian countries - do not support the sustainability of having growth only through accumulation of capital. If that is the case, what are countries likeEthiopiato do, in order to make their economic growth sustainable and, as of now, be able to offset the drop that comes from GDP rebasing?
The answers may lie on basing growth to come from increasing productivity. However, is this easy? It definitely is not. Why? Because having economic growth with high productivity, compared to that of accumulation of capital, needs an all too different strategy.
Under planned development strategies, accumulation of capital may be relatively easy, if there is a political commitment to do it. The government will collect taxes and, if it is politically committed to development, it will direct such finance to investment rather than consumption.
This may be the reason why we have been seeing a rise of capital in the Ethiopian economy over the past couple of years. Roads, universities, irrigation canals, airports and other vital infrastructures have been constructed across the country. However, the biggest headache remains making sure that citizens are ready and capable to utilise those infrastructures and become more productive.
Are there any unique policies from the government that can direct productivity? What will happen if economic growth finishes its honeymoon with expansionary fiscal policies of the government?
I have huge doubts in answering these questions. However, I believe, if there are strong incentives for the efficient utilisation of resources across activities, the current investment in means of production will help generate sustainable growth, whilst, too, offsetting the current dropdown in economic growth.


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We have three Kelp Gulls: Our male Sunny and girls Max(ine) and Lou. I apologize for the bad pun I made as a title, but now you understand it. Our birds hatched at Sea World San Diego, but their origin is even more exotic. They were collected as eggs from the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Talk about a long trip for some fragile cargo! Zoo birds rarely come from the wild these days, and our trio will be celebrating their thirtieth birthdays come December (believe it or not, we have penguins even older than that). You can easily tell them apart by looking at their leg bands, and their names were actually based upon their colors. Sunny has a yellow one on his right leg, Max has a black one on her left and Lou a left blue. Lou is usually in the waterfall or somewhere up high, while Sunny and Max stay around the penguin deck. Max doesn't fly well anymore, and we keep Sunny's wing trimmed because he's a bit of a bully sometimes and that helps make him behave. Sunny has another obvious identifying feature, and that's his flat "Frankenstein" head. Many years ago he picked a fight with a Cara Cara (I don't know that he started it, but I know Sunny...) and has been misshapen ever since. Doesn't slow him down though.
When we first reopen, you may see only Lou on your frequent (hint, hint) visits to JBZ. That's because we take Sunny and Max off exhibit during the penguin breeding season. They can't be trusted around eggs. Lou is far more timid and allowed to stay. By June or so, all three of these long-time fixtures will be back on exhibit in the Aquarium. They'll see you then.
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