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February 18, 2013
DURHAM, N.H. – Jenni Roberts (Springvale, Maine) of the women's swimming & diving team and John Prizzi (Wycoff, N.J.) of the men's indoor track & field team are featured in this week's Service Credit Union Student-Athlete Spotlight. This information and more can be found in the Wildcat Weekly Roundup.
Jenni Roberts, women's swimming & diving
Jenni, a junior from Springvale, Maine, won three individual events, swam on part of two winning relay teams and a pair of runner-up relay teams to propel the University of New Hampshire women's swimming & diving team to the America East Championship title. She was named the Outstanding Swimmer of the Year following the conclusion of the meet, which was held Feb. 14-17 at the University of Maine.
In her first swim of the meet, Jenni broke the Stanley M. Wallace Pool record in the 200-yard freestyle by swimming a split of 1 minute, 48.60 seconds in the opening leg of the winning 800 freestyle relay team that shattered the America East conference, pool and UNH school records.
Also on Feb. 14, she swam the anchor leg of the 200 medley relay team that placed second.
One day later, Jenni won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:00.42 that broke the conference, championship and pool records.
On Day 3 (Feb. 16), she took the top spot on the podium in the 100 butterfly with a winning time of 54.60 seconds. Jenni capped the day by swimming the leadoff leg of the championship 400 medley relay team.
Jenni was the fastest swimmer in the 200 fly with a winning time of 1:58.60 on the closing day of competition. She helped UNH secure its fifth conference title by swimming the leadoff leg of the 400 freestyle team, which finished .01 second behind the winning time to take second place.
In the last regular-season dual meet vs. the University of Maine at UNH's Swasey Pool on Feb. 1, Jenni recorded first-place finishes in the 100 free, 200 fly and 100 backstroke. In a mid-January meet against intrastate rival Dartmouth College, she was the fastest swimmer in the 200 free, 200 back and 100 fly.
Jenni also recorded three first-place efforts – 100 fly, 200 back, 200 free – in her first meet as a UNH Wildcat on Oct. 13 at Swasey Pool. One week later, she swept the 100 and 200 free and also took first place in the 200 IM. Jenni closed October with three more first-place performances as she was the first to touch the wall in the 100 and 200 fly as well as the 200 IM.
In her second home meet – Nov. 10 vs. Rhode Island – Jenni broke the school record in the 200 fly with a winning time of 2:02.80.
Jenni was a letterwinner at the University of Maryland in 2011 and 2012 before transferring to UNH; she earned All-America Honorable Mention status in the 200 frestyle relay. She competed in the 200 IM and 200 butterfly at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.
John Prizzi, men's indoor track & field
John, a sophomore from Wycoff, New Jersey, ran to a first-place finish in the 3,000 meter race at the 2013 America East Indoor Track & Field Championships that were held Feb. 11-12 at the Reggie Lewis Center. He topped the field of 31 runners with a time of 8 minutes, 23.74 seconds, which is an IC4A Championships qualifying time.
John raced to third place (34 runners) in the 3,000m with a time of 8:41.29 at the Joe Donahue Games, which were also held at the Reggie Lewis Center on Jan. 26. He opened the indoor track & field season with fifth place (20 runners) in the 3,000m at the Jay Carisella Invitational on Dec. 1. His other season highlights include seventh place (23 runners) in the mile at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational.
Last year as a freshman, John placed fourth in the 1,500m at the New England Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:54.88. He raced to fifth place in the 3,000m steeplechase at the America East Championships and finished eighth in the 1,500m at the prestigious Ellis Invitational.
Alexis Crossley, women's ice hockey – Pro Ambitions WHEA co-Rookie of the Week
Laura McHoul, women's lacrosse – America East Rookie of the Week
Monday, February 11
Women's ice hockey: at UNH 4, UConn 0
Men's track & field: 5th place at America East Championships (day 1 of 2)
Women's track & field: 6th place at America East Championships (day 1 of 2)
Tuesday, February 12
Men's track & field: 5th place at America East Championships (day 2 of 2)
Women's track & field: 5th place at America East Championships (day 2 of 2)
Wednesday, February 13
Men's basketball: at UNH 92, UMBC 86 (overtime)
Women's basketball: at UMBC 59, UNH 50
Men's ice hockey: at Providence 1, #5 UNH 0
Thursday, February 14
Women's swim & dive: 2nd place at America East Championships (day 1 of 4)
Friday, February 15
Women's swim & dive: 1st place at America East Championships (day 2 of 4)
Women's ice hockey: UNH 6, at Providence 4
Skiing: 4th place at Middlebury Carnival (day 1 of 2)
Saturday, February 16
Women's swim & dive: 1st place at America East Championships (day 3 of 4)
Women's lacrosse: at Hofstra 13, UNH 12
Women's basketball: at Boston U. 59, UNH 45
Gymnastics: 1st place (192.725) at Air Force with Lindenwood
Skiing: 4th place at Middlebury Carnival (day 2 of 2)
Women's Track & Field: at Maine 80, UNH 70
Sunday, February 17
Women's ice hockey: at UNH 3, Providence 3 (tie- overtime)
Men's basketball: at Boston U. 68, UNH 56
Men's ice hockey: #5 UNH 4, at #4 Boston College 4 (tie- overtime)
Monday, February 18
Coach's Show with men's ice hockey head coach Dick Umile, 7pm
at Buffalo Wild Wings (Newington, N.H.)
Wednesday, February 20
Women's basketball vs. Hartford, 7 pm
Men's basketball at Hartford, 7 pm
Women's ice hockey at Boston U., 7 pm
Friday, February 22
Women's track & field at New England Championships, 3 pm (at Boston U.)
Men's track & field at New England Championships, 3 pm (at Boston U.)
Men's ice hockey at Vermont, 7 pm (TV: NESN)
Skiing at EISA Championship
Saturday, February 23
Women's lacrosse vs. UMass, 1 pm
Women's basketball vs. Binghamton, 1 pm (Play 4Kay)
Women's ice hockey vs. Maine, 2 pm
Women's track & field at New England Championships, 3 pm (at Boston U.)
Men's track & field at New England Championships, 3 pm (at Boston U.)
Men's ice hockey at Vermont, 4 pm (TV: CBS Sports)
Skiing at EISA Championship
Sunday, February 24
Men's basketball vs. Binghamton, 1pm (TV: WBIN and FOX College Sports)
Women's ice hockey vs. Maine, 2 pm (Senior Day)
Gymnastics at West Virginia with Michigan and Towson, 2 pm
MEN'S BASKETBALL (7-17 overall, 3-9 America East)
- The UNH men's basketball team went 1-1 last week with a 92-86 overtime victory at home against UMBC and then lost 68-56 at Boston University.
- Junior forward Patrick Konan (Gainesville, Fla.) scored a career-high 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds vs. UMBC for his third double-double of the season. Konan shot 7 of 8 from the floor in 41 minutes of action.
- Senior forward Ferg Myrick (Philadelphia, Pa.) also recorded a double-double against UMBC with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
- Both Konan Myrick went 2-for-2 from the foul line in the last 12 seconds of overtime vs. the Retrievers to secure the victory.
- Senior guard Chandler Rhoads (Berryville, Va.) tallied 20 points and five assists vs. UMBC and followed that with 11 points at Boston U.
- Junior guard Scott Morris (Walkersville, Md.) netted 13 points, including 3 of 5 shooting from 3-point range, against UMBC.
- Junior center Chris Pelcher (Albany, N.Y.), who scored 13 points vs. UMBC, scored a game-high 15 points – all in the second half – at BU. He also had seven rebounds and three steals at BU.
- New Hampshire returns to action Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) at the University of Hartford and then plays host to Binghamton University on Feb. 24 (1 p.m.) in a game that will be televised live on WBIN-TV and FOX College Sports Atlantic.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (9-15 overall, 4-8 America East)
- The UNH women's basketball team dropped a pair of road games last week with a 59-50 setback at UMBC (Feb. 13) and a 59-45 loss at Boston University (Feb. 16).
- Junior guard Kelsey Hogan (Nashua, N.H.) matched her career high of 20 points – and four 3-pointers – at UMBC. She also tallied three rebounds and two assists. With a pair of 3-pointers at BU, Hogan moved into 10th place on UNH's career 3-point leaderboard; she currently has 106.
- Freshman guard Elizabeth Belanger (Acton, Mass.) equaled her personal best of 12 points at BU that included a career-high three 3-pointers.
- Senior forward Morgan Frame (Waterville, Maine) had a consistent week with nine points and eight rebounds at UMBC followed by nine points and nine rebounds at BU.
- Sophomore point guard Ariel Gaston (Toledo, Ohio) recorded a team-high four assists in both games last week and also had a season-high seven rebounds at BU.
- New Hampshire begins a three-game homestand Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) against the University of Hartford. UNH then plays host to Binghamton University on Feb. 23 (1 p.m.) as part of the Play 4Kay fight against breast cancer.
GYMNASTICS (9-3 overall, 4-2 EAGL)
- The UNH gymnastics team recorded a score of 192.725 in a Feb. 15 Air Force Triangular victory against Air Force and Lindenwood at Cadet West Gym. The Wildcats started the meet with a 48.650 – its highest score of the night – on bars.
- Erika Rudiger (Slidell, La.) finished first in uneven bars by matching her season high of 9.800 and placed second on floor exercise with a 9.800.
- Hannah Barile (Sinking Spring, Pa.) led a 1-2 finish on floor exercise with a top mark of 9.825. She also tied for third place on the vault.
- Austyn Fobes (Howell, N.J.) and Courtney Connors (Buffalo, N.Y.) shared first place on vault with a 9.775.
- Kayla Gray (Buffalo, N.Y.) tied for second on the bars at 9.775.
- New Hampshire returns to action Feb. 24 (2 p.m.) at West Virginia University. Towson University and third-ranked University of Michigan will also be competing at the quad-meet.
MEN'S ICE HOCKEY (16-8-4 overall, 11-7-3 Hockey East)
- The fifth-ranked UNH men's ice hockey team was upended
1-0 at Providence College (Feb. 13) and then skated to a 4-4 tie at
fourth-ranked Boston College (Feb. 17).
- Sophomore forward Grayson Downing (Abbottsford, British Columbia) and freshman forward Dan Correale (Prince George, British Columbia) both tallied a goal and assist at BC.
- Downing has 11 points (7g, 4a) the past six games. The team has an 11-1-2 record when he records a point and that includes 7-0-2 when scoring a goal.
- UNH just completed a stretch in which it played 9 of 10 games against the first, second and fourth place teams in Hockey East.
- Following its mid-week matchup, UNH plays Feb. 17 (4 p.m.) at Boston College. The Wildcats' next home game is March 1 (7:30 p.m.) against UMass.
WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY (13-14-3 overall, 9-7-2 Hockey East)
- The UNH women's ice hockey team went 2-0-1 last week with a 4-0 home win against UConn (Feb. 11), 6-4 win at Providence College (Feb. 15) and 3-3 tie at home against PC (Feb. 17).
- The Wildcats, with a five-point week, climbed to fourth place in the Hockey East standings with one week remaining in the regular season.
- Junior forward Hannah Armstrong (Newmarket, Ontario) recorded her first career hat trick with three goals against UConn. She followed that with two assists in the 6-4 win at PC.
- Senior forward Kristina Lavoie (Fonthill, Ontario) recorded her second career hat trick with three goals in the Feb. 15 game at PC. She finished the week with five points (4g, 1a) as she also scored a power-play goal vs. PC and had an assist vs. UConn.
- Senior forward Kristine Horn (Utica, Mich.), senior defenseman Kailey Chappell (Pickering, Ontario) and freshman defenseman Alexis Crossley (Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia) all tallied four points last week. Horn recorded a goal and three assists while both defensemen had four assists. Chappell recorded a career-high three assists in the 6-4 win at Providence.
- Sophomore goaltender Jenn Gilligan (Maple Ridge, British Columbia) recorded her second shutout of the season and third of her career with a 19-save effort vs. UConn on Feb. 11.
- New Hampshire plays at Boston College on Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) and then ends the regular season with a two-game home series vs. Maine on Feb. 23-24; both games are at 2 p.m.
LACROSSE (0-1, 0-1 America East)
- The UNH women's lacrosse team opened the 2013 season with a 13-12 loss at Hofstra University on Feb. 16.
- Senior midfielder Amber Casiano (South Windsor, Conn.) and freshman attack Laura McHoul (Westwood, Mass.) led the team with five points apiece. Casiano matched her career high of four goals and also had an assist while McHoul finished with five assists. Casiano reach the 50 goal milestone with the second of her four.
- Sophomore midfielder Laura Puccia (Fairport, N.Y.) extended her goal- and point-scoring streaks to 11 games with a three-goal effort; she has 37 points (31g, 6a) in that span.
- Senior attack and tri-captain Jenny Simpson (New Canaan, Conn.) tallied four points with three goals and an assist.
- Junior defender Cori Rees (East Hempstead, N.H./Pinkerton) recorded a career-high five ground balls and equaled a personal best of three caused turnovers.
- Senior defender and tri-captain Casey Doyle (Ivyland, Pa,/Council Rock North) played in her 50th career game, the most among active 'Cats … Doyle matched her career high of four ground balls.
- Senior goalkeeper and tri-captain Kathleen O'Keefe (Chatham, N.J.) was credited with 11 saves and five ground balls.
- New Hampshire returns to action Feb. 23 at home against the University of Massachusetts. Game time at Memorial Field is 1 p.m.
- The UNH ski team placed fourth at the Middlebury Carnival with
734 points; Vermont (933), Dartmouth (859) and Middlebury (766)
placed ahead of the Wildcats in the 16-team event.
- Randa Teschner (Petawawa, Ontario) raced to victory in the women's giant slalom on Feb. 16. She clocked in at a combined time of 2 minutes, 10.08 seconds to lead UNH to first place in the event. One day earlier, Teschner was the top 'Cat in the slalom with fifth place overall.
- Jenna Kantor (East Burke, Vt.) placed third in the giant slalom at 2:10.60 and Catherine Blanchard (Eastman, Quebec) was sixth at 2:11.11.
- Sam Coffey (Snowmass, Colo.) led three skiers in the top 11 of the men's giant slalom in sixth place overall with a time of 2:03.50. Coley Oliver (Salt Lake City, Utah) followed in ninth place at 2:03.79 and Taylor Vest-Burton (Breckenridge, Colo.) completed the team scoring in 11th place at 2:03.83.
- Oliver recorded a personal-best runner-up finish in the men's slalom with a combined time of 1:35.31. Vest-Burton placed eighth (1:36.09) and Jay Ogle (Pittsfield, Mass.) took 13th place (1:36.63).
- UNH's women's Nordic team placed third in the 15K mass start freestyle. Anya Caldwell Bean (Wolfeboro, N.H.) posted a team-best time of 41:49.0 for 10th place. Liz Guiney (Park City, Utah) was 11th in 41:50.2, followed by Elizabeth Izzo (Lake Placid, N.Y.) in 15th place at 42:39.4.
- Annika Taylor (Truckee, Calif.) was the top 'Cat in the women's 5K classic by crossing the finish line in 16:31.5 for 11th place overall. Guiney placed 13th in 16:42.7 and Izzo was 16th (17:02.6).
- Erik Lindgren (Pitea, Sweden) finished first among Wildcat men in the 10K classic with a 16th-place effort of 27:25.2.
- UNH returns to action Feb. 22-23 at the EISA Championships, which are hosted by Bates College. The alpine events will be held at the Sunday River while Nordic races are at Black Mountain.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING (7-2 overall, 2-1 America East)
- The UNH women's swimming & diving team won the 2013 America East Championship for the fifth time in school history with a conference record 858 points. The meet was held Feb. 14-17 at the University of Maine's Stanley M Wallace Pool.
- UNH's 858 points shattered its own previous AE championship mark of 832.5 points, which was set in 1998 when the University won its first title. University of Maryland, Baltimore County finished in second place with 818.5 points.
- Jenni Roberts (Springvale, Maine) was named the America East Outstanding Swimmer of the Year while head coach Josh Willman led a staff that was named America East Coaches of the Year for the fourth consecutive year.
- Katie Mann (Maple Ridge, British Columbia) supplied the top individual highlight of Sunday night by setting an America East conference record, AE championship record and Wallace Pool record with an NCAA-qualifying, 200-yard breaststroke time of 2 minutes, 14.18 seconds. Earlier in the day, the sophomore shattered the same trio of pool records in the 200 breast prelims after touching the wall in a time of 2:14.32 to earn the top seed in the finals.
- Lauren McCandless (Macungie, Pa.), the America East record-holder in the 1650-yard free, set the tone in the opening race of the final session when she captured victory in a time of 16 minutes, 48.18 seconds for 20 points. UNH notched places 4 through 6 as Adria Morales (Santa Clarita, Calif.) registered a fourth-place time of 17:09.13 for 15 points, Sydney Tribou (Orlando, Fla.) took fifth place in 17:19.43 (14 points) and Katie Keefer (Waynesboro, Va.) slapped the wall in 17:22.93 for sixth place (13 points).
- The Wildcats made it two straight wins by finishing 1-2 in the 200-yard backstroke; Jenna Bull (Woodstock, New Brunswick) clocked in at 2:01.33 for the victory, and Oneida Cooper (Johannesburg, South Africa) took second place just 0.62 seconds later.
- UNH claimed gold and silver in the 200-yard butterfly with Roberts touching the wall in a dazzling 1 minute, 58.60 seconds for the victory and McCandless posting a runner-up time of 2:00.10.
- The Wildcats wrapped up the championship by virtue of a second-place showing in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Roberts, Reed, Suffel and Bull combined for a time of 3:25.45, which was a mere 0.01 seconds off the pace of UMBC's victorious quartet.
- On Day 3 (Feb. 16), Mann and Bull took first and second place in the 400 individual medley. Mann came in with a new pool record of 4:14.81 while Bull touched the wall at 4:19.58.
- Roberts took the top spot on the podium in the 100 fly, taking gold with a time of 54.60. Megan Suffel (Cornwall, Ontario) and Morales took the fourth and fifth spots in the event with Suffel touching the wall at 56.98 and Morales at 57.11.
- The Wildcats swam to another first and second place finish as Tribou and Reed earned another 37 points in the 200 free finals. Tribou recorded a 1:50.03 time while Reed came in at 1:50.64.
- New Hampshire capped off the Day 3 finals with a gold medal finish in the 400 medley relay. Roberts swam the lead off leg of the race followed by Mann, McCandless and Reed. The team combined for a time of 3:44.75.
- The Wildcats sat atop the standing at the end of Day 2 (Feb. 15). Roberts shattered the meet record, America East conference and pool records in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.42. Bull placed second in 2:03.40.
- McCandless, Adria Morales and Tribou took second through fourth place in the 500 freestyle.
- UNH swam to a second place finish in the 200 free relay, collectively racking up a time of 1:35.55, nearly a half second behind first place. Reed opened up the relay followed by Bull, Emily Magnavita (South Glastonbury, Conn.) and Suffel.
- The 'Cats were in second place following the opening day of competition (Feb. 14). The Wildcats started the swimming portion off in dominant fashion, shattering an America East Conference record, a Stanley M. Wallace Pool record and a UNH school record in the 800-yard free relay. Roberts went one step further and broke another pool record after blazing through the water in the leadoff leg of the relay, recording a time of 1:48.60. Tribou swam the second part of the relay and recorded a time of 1:49.57. Reed went third and touched the wall at 1:49.60 while Bull anchored the team with a time of 1:49.91. The team finished nearly eight seconds ahead of the second place team.
- The Wildcats gained 34 points with a second place finish in the 200 medley relay, after combining for a time of 1:43.12. Cooper, Mann, McCandless and Roberts made up the quartet.
- The UNH men's indoor track & field team placed fifth at the 2013 America East Indoor Track & Field Championships that were held Feb. 11-12 at Reggie Lewis Center.
- Junior Kevin Greene (Silver Spring, Md.) was victorious in the mile as he crossed the finish line in an IC4A-qualifying time of 4:13.93. Greene also added a third-place finish in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:29.44. Greene, who was named the America East Track Performer of the Week before the conference meet, has now captured five individual victories in the past four weeks between the 800 meters 1,000 meters and mile events.
- Sophomore John Prizzi (Wycoff, N.J.) claimed first-place in the 3,000 meters as he topped the field of 31 runners in a time of 8:23.74 to qualify for the IC4A Championships.
- On the first day of competition, senior Cameron Lyle (Plaistow, N.H.) claimed runner-up in the weight throw for the second straight year with an IC4A-qualifying toss of 58-03.25. He also added a third-place finish in the shot put on the second day with an IC4A-qualifying toss of 52-06.00.
- Senior Matthew Guarente (Saugus, Mass.) finished third in the high jump with a cleared height of 6-06.25. Teammate Jason Guarente (Saugus, Mass.) took sixth in the event with a cleared height of 6-02.25.
- Senior Max Hoddwells (Wayne, Maine) placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.48. He also added a sixth-place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 45-06.25.
- New Hampshire returns to action Feb. 22-23 at the New England Championships, which will be held at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center.
- The UNH women's indoor track & field team placed fifth at the 2013 America East Indoor Track & Field Championships that were held Feb. 11-12 at Reggie Lewis Center.
- Senior Keely Maguire (Georgetown, Mass.), the AE cross country champion and NCAA qualifier, placed runner-up in the 3,000 meters with an ECAC-qualifying time of 9:29.49.
- Junior Elise Beattie (Woodstock, Ill.) claimed second overall in the 5,000 meters as she crossed the finish line in an ECAC-qualifying time of 17:15.62.
- The duo of senior Darcy James (Exeter, N.H.) and junior Anne Twombly (Exeter, N.H.) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the mile in times of 4:57.43 and 4:59.54. Twombly also took sixth overall in the 800 meters as she crossed the finish line in a time of 2:16.45, while James added a sixth-place finish in the 1,000 meters in a time of 3:00.25.
- The Wildcats' 4x800 meter relay team of freshman Cassie Kruse (Hampshire, Ill.), sophomore Caroline Hammond (Lexington, Mass.), junior Madeline Allen (Lenox, Mass.) and junior Julia Credendino (Islip, N.Y.) finished fourth in a time of 9:25.87.
- Sophomore Virginia Lavallee (Kingston, N.H.) placed fifth in finals of the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.09 seconds.
- In the field, sophomore Jessica Salley (Andover, Mass.) tied for fourth in the high jump with a cleared height of 5-03.75.
- On the first day, Senior Rosemary Read (West Greenwich, R.I.) placed fourth overall in the weight throw with a toss of 49-06.50, while fellow senior Keyla Salazar (Nashua, N.H.) was right behind in fifth place with a throw of 48-11.00. Junior Stephanie Walsh (Penacook, N.H.) placed eighth overall in the event at 45-07.00.
- The Wildcats' distance medley relay team of senior Meagan Boucher (Manchester, N.H.), sophomore Morgan Costa (Standish, Maine), freshman Cassie Kruse (Hampshire, Ill.) and junior Julia Credendino (Islip, N.Y.) finished fourth in a time of 12:09.37.
- UNH also competed in a dual meet at the University of Maine on Feb. 16; the Black Bears prevailed 80-70. Freshman Sydney Kay (Fairfield, Conn.) was victorious in both the 55m (7.48 seconds) and 200m (26.41).
- The Wildcats finished 1-2 in the 3,000m with senior Meagan Boucher (Manchester, N.H.; 10:42.74) and Samantha Blaise (10:52.05).
- The 'Cats also took the top two spots in the high jump and shot put. Salley edged Kayla Smith in the high jump while Abigail Kaplan (Franklin, N.H.) bested teammate Stephanie Walsh (Penacook, N.H.) in the shot put.
- Freshman Victoria Tondre (Canton, Mass.) finished as runner-up in both the long jump and triple jump.
- New Hampshire returns to action Feb. 22-23 at the New England Championships, which will be held at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center.
The UNH athletic department led the America East conference with 108 student-athletes named to the Fall Academic Honor Roll, as announced by the conference on Feb. 1. Additionally, 44 of those Wildcats received further distinction to the Commissioner's Honor Roll; that marked the second most in the conference.
This marked the fourth consecutive year UNH had the highest number of representatives on the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll. The Wildcats led the conference in 2011 (96), 2010 (95) and 2009 (86). In 2008, the 'Cats had the second highest total of 82.
Of the 145 student-athletes that participate in America East sports in the Fall, 108 achieved the mark of 3.0 or higher, totaling 75 percent of the athletes. That mark gave the Wildcats the third ranking in percentage of honored athletes.
The Wildcats led the way in four sports -- men's cross country (23 honor roll/15 commissioner's honor roll), women's cross country (31/29), field hockey (15/7) and volleyball (13/7).
- The UNH men's cross country team ended the 2012 season with a 21st-place finish at the 34-team NCAA Northeast Regional Meet at Hammonasset State Park (Madison, Conn.) on Nov. 9.
- The Wildcats finished as runner-up at the 2012 America East Championship, which was held at UNH's College Woods course. Senior Cory Sinotte (Manchester, N.H.) placed second overall to lead four 'Cats in the top 20. Classmate Daniel DeCrescenzo (New Milford, Conn.) also recorded a top-10 finish in sixth place.
- Junior Joseph Jourdain (Hudson, N.H.) was named to the America East All-Academic Team.
- UNH placed the highest number of men's cross country student-athletes (23) on the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll.
- The UNH women's cross country team had one individual qualify for and compete at the NCAA Championships that were held Nov. 17 at Tom Sawyer State Park (Louisvile, Ky.).
- Senior Keely Maguire (Georgetown, Mass.) completed the 6-kilometer course in a time of 20 minutes, 52.5 seconds to finish 112th in the 253-runner field.
- Maguire, the 2012 America East individual champion, earned a spot in the NCAAs by receiving one of four individual regional bids following a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional on Nov. 10. She received All-Region recognition for the second consecutive year.
- UNH finished as runner-up at the 2012 America East Championship, which was held at UNH's College Woods course. Maguire was followed by junior Anne Twombly (Exeter, N.H.; sixth) and freshman Laura Rose Donegan (Melbourne, Australia; 10th). The other two scoring 'Cats finished in the top 15 and all seven Wildcat harriers placed among the top 20.
- Senior Darcy James (Exeter, N.H.) and Twombly were voted to the America East All-Academic Team.
- UNH placed the highest number of women's cross country student-athletes (31) on the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll, and that represented 93.5% of the team. Of those 31, 29 received further distinction to the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
FIELD HOCKEY (12-8 overall, 5-0 America East)
- The 20th-ranked UNH field hockey team was the top seed and host of the America East Championship for the third consecutive year. In a Nov. 2 semifinal, the Wildcats defeated Fairfield University, 3-2 in overtime, to advance to the title game for the third time in as many years. UNH fell one victory short of defending its 2011 crown with a 3-1 loss to University at Albany in the Nov. 4 championship game.
- Prior to the start of the tournament, the America East conference announced its annual awards and all-conference teams. UNH, led by 22nd-year head coach Robin Balducci, was honored as Coaching Staff of the Year for the third consecutive year – it is the first time anyone received that award three consecutive years, and the five overall awards ties the conference benchmark.
- Junior back Megan Bozek (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) was voted Defensive Player of the Year. She is the first Wildcat to receive that distinction since the award's 2001 inception.
- Bozek was joined on the All-Conference First Team by senior midfielder Emma Erler (New Hampton, N.H.) and junior midfielder Casey Pohlmeyer (Millersville, Md.).
- Sophomore midfielder Kellie Joyce (South Pomfret, Vt.) and junior forward Hannah Richard (Hopkinton, N.H.) were named to the Second Team, while the All-Rookie Team included forwards Meg Flatley (Townsend, Mass.) and Lynne Lehman (Landisburg, Pa.) as well as back Chandler Giese (Trappe, Pa.).
- The end of the 2012 season marked the end of UNH careers for three seniors – Erler, Claire Grogan (Canton, Mass.) and Mary Quill (Greenland, N.H.).
FOOTBALL (8-4 overall, 6-2 CAA)
- The 11th-ranked UNH football team saw its 2012 season come to an end with a 23-7 loss at ninth-ranked Wofford College in an NCAA second round game Dec. 1 at Gibbs Stadium.
- UNH head coach Sean McDonnell received three awards as he was named New England Football Writers Coach of the Year, AFCA Regional Coach of the Year and Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Football Coach of the Year. It marked the fourth time McDonnell was feted as New England Football Writers Coach of the Year (2005, 2008, 2010, 2012) and third AFCA regional honor (2004, 2005, 2012), as well as fourth Gridiron Club award (2000, 2004, 2009, 20012).
- Senior linebacker Matt Evans (Hanover, Mass.) was named to The Sports Network FCS All-America First Team for the second consecutive year and senior defensive tackle Jared Smith (Greencastle, Pa.) was named to the Third Team.
- Evans was named to a total of six All-America teams, including Associate Press (AP) and AFCA. He is just the fourth player ever named to the Walter Camp Foundation All-America Team three times; two of the others are UNH wide receiver David Ball and quarterback Ricky Santos.
- Senior left guard Chris Zarkoskie (West Caldwell, N.J.) was voted to the FCS Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team for the second consecutive year. He was also selected to the Capital One Academic NCAA Division I Football District 1 First Team for the second time in as many years.
- Evans played in the East-West Shrine All-Star Football Game (Jan. 19) while senior cornerback Dontra Peters (Annapolis, Md.) and Smith were selected to play in the Texas vs Nation All-Star Game (Feb. 2).
- The Wildcats placed 11 members on CAA All-Conference teams. Evans, Smith, sophomore wide receiver R.J. Harris (Odenton, Md.) and junior left tackle Seamus O'Neill (Manchester, N.H.) were First Team selections. Sophomore running back Nico Steriti (Toms River, N.J.), Peters and junior safety Manny Asam (Bloomfield, N.J.) were tabbed to the Second Team. Zarkoskie, sophomore tight end Harold Spears (Perkasie, Pa.), sophomore center Mike Coccia (Bethlehem, Pa.) and junior place kicker Mike MacArthur (North Hampton, N.H.) earned a spot on the Third Team.
MEN'S SOCCER (7-7-6 overall, 2-3-1 America East)
- The UNH men's soccer team finished as runner-up at the America East Championship tournament for the second time in three years following a 0-0 tie at UMBC in the title game in which the Retrievers prevailed on penalty kicks, 4-2, on Nov. 10.
- The Wildcats advanced out of the semifinals with a 1-0 victory at top-seeded Vermont on Nov. 6. UNH did not surrender a goal in three tourney games this year to match the feat accomplished in 2010; the six consecutive postseason shutouts is a conference record.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Travis Worra (Lancaster, Pa.) stopped all six shots vs. Vermont and seven against UMBC to extend his streak of consecutive shutouts to four games and 408 minutes, 50 seconds.
- At the conclusion of the America East Championship, senior backs Jordan Thomas (Mohnton, Pa.) and Alex Hussein (Haverhill, Mass.), as well as Worra, were selected to the All-Championship Team.
- The end of the 2012 season marked the conclusion of Wildcat careers for Ryan McNabb (Downington, Pa.), Gustav Nilsson (Pixbo, Sweden), Charlie Roche (Haverhill, Mass.), Josh Bronner (Belchertown, Mass.), Thomas and Hussein.
- The UNH men's soccer team had the highest percentage of representation (72.5%) on the America East Academic Honor Roll – a total of Wildcats made the grade.
WOMEN'S SOCCER (5-12-2 overall, 3-4-1 America East)
- The UNH women's soccer team, making its conference-record 12th consecutive tournament appearance, was ousted from the 2012 America East Championships with a 2-1 loss to Stony Brook University in an Oct. 25 quarterfinal game at Lewis Fields.
- Junior goalkeeer Erica Correa (Cheshire, Conn.) was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America District 1 First Team on Nov. 2.
- Correa, who was also named to the America East All-Academic Team, started all 18 games in which she played. She had a 1.43 GAA with a .755 save percentage and three shutouts, and ranked third in the conference in both total saves (83) and saves per game (4.61).
- Prior to the start of postseason play, four Wildcats received America East honors. Senior back Elizabeth Curry (Bremerton, Wash.) was named to the All-Conference Second Team while freshman midfielder Kirstyn Corder (Overland Park, Kan.) was an All-Rookie Team selection.
- Correa, Curry and junior midfielder Kristi Zarrilli (Gorham, Maine) were voted to the All-Academic Team.
- The end of the 2012 season marks the end of UNH careers for eight Wildcat seniors – captain Erin Jackson (Wakefield, Mass.), Allie Coppenrath (Green Harbor, Mass.), Sarah Dobush (Pickering, Ontario), Chelsea Kuss (Warners, N.Y.), Monique LaMotte (Tampa, Fla.), Kelly Spencer (Exeter, N.H.), Drea Noguiera (New Bedford, Mass.) and Curry.
- A total of 18 women's soccer players were named to the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll.
VOLLEYBALL (15-14 overall, 7-5 America East)
- The UNH volleyball team was ousted from the 2012 America East Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 loss to top-seeded University at Albany in a Nov. 16 semifinal match.
- Prior to the start of the tournament, junior right side hitter Morgan Thatcher (Brockton, Mass.) was named to the America East All-Conference First Team while outside hitter Tori Forrest (Powder Springs, Ga.) and middle blocker Brenna Buckwalter (Evergreen, Colo.) were All-Rookie Team honorees and senior defensive specialist Jessie Schnepp (East Longmeadow, Mass.) was voted to the All-Academic Team.
- The end of the 2012 season marked the end of Wildcat careers for Schnepp and setter Jansan Falcusan (Plymouth, Mich.). Schnepp established a UNH single-season record for digs with 560 in 2012 and ended her career with 997 digs.
- UNH had the highest number of volleyball student-athletes (13) on the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll.


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With warmer weather arriving, Checkered Flag drivers need to be extra careful of added Hampton Roads bicyclists sharing the roads.
AAA Tidewater offers tips for cars and bicycles to share the road safely
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But now that the camera is back, I can post my new creations! First, here is the wee little bag/sack thing that Cheryl said is called a cozy:
It is holding my cell phone quite nicely, I'll say! But now...the piece de resistance! I found this project via Lee Anne--it was perfect for me to practice knitting and sewing. I present to you Franklin Bunny (named after my knitting inspiration, of course!):
Isn't he cute? Ok, so his head is kind of small and his ears are all droopy (no reflection on the actual Franklin who is proportioned just fine), but he's what I set out to make, and I made him! Woo hoo! I took him with me in the car last night to pick up Phil from the airport. I left a message about finishing him on Franklin's cell phone. I'm not excited or anything. Oh no.
But I do have that paper to write, and Franklin is helping out there, too:
See my extensive note-taking? Franklin Bunny is sort of like a cat--he likes to sit on whatever I'm working with, but I don't mind. Milton tried to eat him, so we had words about that. All is well now. Don't know WHAT I'll make next...but finishing something provides quite the rush!


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Facilities & Services
The Sports Centre at Western Fair District is a state-of-the-art 160,000 square foot multi-use facility known as a leader amongst the many ice facilities available in London and Ontario. The Sports Centre is known as the #1 tournament facility in southwestern Ontario. From local leagues to international tournaments, the Sports Centre has all the amenities and experienced staff to host your next sports event.
- Located on the south side of Western Fair property - off Florence Street
- 3 NHL Ice Surfaces - 85' x 200' Seating for 150 in each NHL Rink
- 1 Olympic Ice Surface - 100' x 200' Seating for 1500
- Food and Beverage Service
- 23 Dressing rooms; each with a washroom and showers
- Office and Meeting Rooms / Banquet Rooms
- Pro Shop/Retail Store/Skate Sharpening Operated by Pete's Sports
- Interactive Games Area
- Uses - Hockey, Ringette, Figure Skating, Sledge Hockey, Agriculture, Equestrian and Livestock Shows
- Other Potential Uses - Trade Shows and Banquets, Arena Football, Concerts, Boxing and Wrestling, etc.
- General Contractors are Ball Construction Inc., headquartered in Kitchener, and John Hayman & Sons of London. Project Managers are Jason Ball and Peter Hayman
- The design is a split-level facility highlighting the spectator arena from the main lobby
- The building is approximately 161,000 square feet, or three times the size of the Western Fair Progress Building
- The facility is wheelchair accessible and two ice pads are designed to accomodate Sledge Hockey Player
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- Groups up to 95 people
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Starting the day with ramen at the Baltic Sea. A fisher is coming back from the sea and pushes his boat on the trailer, while a family enjoys a breakfast on the beach. It's fun to watch people going about their daily lifes. My father once told me, that "gaffen" (to rubberneck) is an age old tradition for the dutch. I guess that's where my dutch roots kick in.
It's about noon on a monday, traffic is crazy. I ride into the heart of the city with my inner compass, where I ask some cops where we are. I only have a rough map of St. Petersburg in my tankbag, but it's pretty easy to find Nevski Prospekt, the main road. From there, I just have to find the right turnoff to get to the hotel. Who wants to pay for a city tour if you can have it for free?
I park my bike in the garage of the insanely overpriced Ibis hotel. I booked it through the visa agency and got a discount. Most important: they have a secure underground parking.
With only a few rubles and the cheap point and shoot camera in my pockets, I head out in the city.
The sign probably means: "You better run for your life if you want to cross the road here!"
The river Neva after a 4km walk on Nevski Prospekt!
The sport bikes zoom by at insane speeds, pulling wheelies and other crazy stuff.
The youngsters are already catching up on their scooters. At least they are not too fast for my camera.
Having printed out a fair amount of maps I got on yandex.ru (the russian version of Google), I still wanted to get some real maps. I find detail maps of Karelia and Murmansk region in a book store. The Karelia map is one of the most beautifully made maps I've ever seen. Sorry, I'm a map nerd.
My stomach is angry. I take a random road and enter a restaurant that looks neat. One of the waiters speaks english and I enjoy an amazing meal. But wow is it expensive. Seems like I'm in a restaurant catered to tourist. About 1000 Rubels for the meal and one beer.
After finishing up, the waiter hits me up for a conversation and is interested in my trip. His name is Lenny, a kind and open minded guy. We talk about a lot of stuff, differences between Switzerland and Russia, living in the city vs. living in the countryside, vacation, etc. We end up drinking vodka together - of course. I expected it to take longer, until I get my first vodka, but hey.
After two hours of drinking and talking (there are only a handfull of other people), the restaurant closes. We go outside and get some beer. His buddy (forgot the name, sorry) joins in and we drink in the backyard of the restaurant.
An interesting border, russian roads, difficult refueling, meeting a lot of nice people - this has been a great start! A little bit drunk and full of enthusiasm I go to bed.
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Welcome to the annual itSMF conference October 3rd-4th, 2013 at Helsinki, Finland! TOP10 - The Sounds of IT Service Management is the 10th annual conference organized by itSMF Finland. It's the for celebration! Conference is held at Hilton Kalastajatorppa in Helsinki. Conference languages are Finnish and English.
The feedback for our conferences has been excellent throughout the years, thanks to our enthusiastic speakers, great audience, supportive partners and hard-working hosts.
We are looking for talented speakers from Finland and abroad. Take a look at our conference themes and submit your proposal for a presentation or interactive session, and share your valuable knowledge and experience with us.
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Recruitment process
So, you've applied for a job at OCOM when suddenly you get a phone call from our recruiters. They are interested in you and want to get to know you better. Following the call if you are a potential match this is what will happen:
- First you're invited to sit down and talk with a recruiter and someone from the department you applied for (usually the manager or team leader). At this stage, we're looking for a click on a personal level.
- If both you and the recruiters get a good vibe from the meeting, you're invited for a second interview. This one focuses more on your unique talents. If necessary, an aptitude test might be part of the process.
- Once the second interview is a success, we will contact you with an offer. There are many benefits to working at OCOM, so we're sure you'll find something that will fit.
- Your contract is signed, you're now a member of one of OCOM's fantastic teams. On your first day you will be introduced to the company, visit the different offices and meet your colleagues. Welcome to your new job, we hope you'll enjoy it to the fullest!


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Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) June 19, 2014
Heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash-related fatalities for children 14 and younger. Between 1998 and 2013, 606 children died due to heatstroke and of these deaths, 52% were the result of children being forgotten in vehicles. The safety advocacy group KidsandCars.org reports 11 child vehicular heatstroke fatalities already this year. With the official start of summer just days away, the fathers behind BabyAlertUSA join KidsandCars.org, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and other safety advocates in urging parents to Look Before You Lock.
A number of factors make children in cars extremely vulnerable to heatstroke: 1. Children's body temperatures rise three - five times faster than adults; 2. Cars are like greenhouses and rolling down a window does little to keep them cool; 3. On an 80-degree day, a car can reach deadly levels in just 10 minutes.
KidsandCars.org faults memory failure due to lack of sleep, hormone changes, stress and changes to normal routine to explain how children get left behind in cars. To help parents avoid this tragic mistake, safety advocates offer the following safety tips and reminders:
"As a father of five, I have always been concerned with how easily distracted and forgetful parents can be and what consequences this can have. When my friend lost his niece, I became determined to find a way to help prevent that from happening to other parents," explains Wulliger.
The answer for Wulliger and his business partner is BabyAlertUSA's patent-pending Childminder SoftClip® System. In 2013 Wulliger and his partner invested in Baby Alert to develop an updated and higher quality clip system with easier installation, a longer battery life and improved technology. The updated ChildMinder SoftClip® System was launched this spring and offers parents an alarm system that alerts them, or their caregivers, if their child has been accidentally left in his or her car seat in the back seat of a car. When the SoftClip® System is fastened, the system's key chain alarm sounds within 8 seconds if the parent or caregiver moves more than 15 feet from the child in his car seat.
"In our hyper connected, fast-paced world it is not surprising that parents are distracted to the point of making terrible, heartbreaking mistakes. We founded BabyAlertUSA to give parents a way to take precautions against making this mistake themselves," says Wulliger.
For product details and purchasing information, visit http://www.babyalertusa.com.


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Due to inclement weather, lifeguard services at Hap Mun Bay Beach and Kiu Tsui Beach in Sai Kung District have been suspended. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at these beaches.
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By some accounts, a non-finite verb acts simultaneously as a verb and as another part of speech; it can take adverbs and certain kinds of verb arguments, producing a verbal phrase (i.e., non-finite clause), and this phrase then plays a different role — usually noun, adjective, or adverb — in a greater clause. This is the reason for the term verbal; non-finite verbs have traditionally been classified as verbal nouns, verbal adjectives, or verbal adverbs.
English has three kinds of verbals:
Each of these kinds of verbals is also used in various common constructs; for example, the past participle is used in forming the perfect aspect (to have done).
Other kinds of verbals, such as supines and gerundives, exist in other languages.
A participle is a verbal adjective that describes a noun as being a participant in the action of the verb. English has two kinds of participles: a present participle, also called an imperfect participle, which ends in -ing and which ordinarily describes the agent of an action, and a past participle, also called a perfect participle, which typically ends in -ed (but can also end in -en, -t, or none of these), and which ordinarily describes the patient of an action.
The following sentences contain participles:
In English, the present participle is used in forming the continuous aspect (to be doing); the past participle is used in forming the passive voice (to be done) and the perfect aspect (to have done).
A participial phrase is a phrase consisting of a participle and any adverbials and/or arguments; the participle is the head of such a phrase:
A gerund is a verbal noun that refers to the action of the verb. In English, a gerund has the same form as a present participle (see above), ending in -ing:
A gerund phrase is a phrase consisting of a gerund and any adverbials and/or arguments; the gerund is the head of such a phrase:
In English, the infinitive verb form is often introduced by the particle to, as in to eat or to run. The resulting phrase can then function as a subject or object, or as a modifier.
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Death, and its relationship to poverty and survival, is an important topic in the novel. The people of Bottom scramble to survive, the significance of this is seen in National Suicide Day, which Shadrack invents to contain the fear of death. The narrator explains that the people of Bottom "did not believe doctors could heal…They did not believe death was accidental…death was deliberate." Shadrack thought people would not have to fear death the rest of the year if a special day was set aside just for it. The people of Bottom accept his plan, but of course nothing contains death. "National Suicide Day" is an attempt to compartmentalize the death and fear that pervades their lives, but of course it does not work at all.
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Windhoek — Murder and rape accused Marius Thomas on Wednesday denied committing the crime of rape that he stands accused of.
He claims that he was in Keetmanshoop during the time the alleged rape took place and nowhere near Farm Gellap-Ost, the scene of the alleged crime. While he acknowledged killing Likius Ngesheyaa at the Farm Kaalvlakte in the Bethanie District during the night of February 25 to 26 2009, he denies the killing was intentional. Thomas who is testifying in his own defence after the State closed its case, told Judge Nate Ndauendapo that he and the deceased went to Keetmanshoop together to buy groceries and that Ngesheyaa, with whom he got a ride stayed in Keetmanshoop the whole day drinking.
He told Judge Ndauendapo that when he went to look for Ngesheyaa in the afternoon, he found him drinking and when he enquired as to when they were leaving, the deceased got angry and an argument ensued. They however left after a while and when he got onto the back of the pick-up truck he noticed that his groceries were not on it. This he said led to another argument between him and the deceased and they eventually went to the shop where he bought his groceries and then left for the farm where they both resided.
When they arrived at the farm, according to Thomas, Ngesheyaa wanted to drop him a few metres from his shack at the fence and he refused to get off there resulting in another argument where Ngesheyaa told him "you have no respect for elders and I will shoot you like a dog." He claimed Ngesheyaa was carrying a pistol when he picked him up early that morning. While Ngesheyaa would normally first drop him off, on that fateful night he first went to drop off a certain Eliakim and his girlfriend.
When they arrived back at his corrugated iron shack, the accused said, he took the box containing his groceries inside, while the deceased remained outside. When he got out he found Ngesheyaa trying to drink water from his tap, but could not open it and he assisted him by opening the tap for him. He then went back into the shack and after a while "I was standing with my back to the door and as I looked over my shoulder I thought I saw something shining in his hands," Thomas narrated.
"I immediately grabbed my pick handle that stood close to me with both hands and hit the accused once on his head," he testified. He said he kept on hitting the deceased, but could not recall how many times.
In a statement he made to a magistrate in Keetmanshoop the day after his arrest on the murder charge, Thomas said that he hit the deceased once on the head and again at the back of his skull and that when the accused fell to the ground he again hit him in the ribs.
Yesterday he said he could not remember hitting the deceased while he was lying on the ground. After the attack on Ngesheyaa, he took the keys of the vehicle and locked the deceased in the shack, "because I was afraid that if he regained consciousness he would come after me." He decided to drive to the Keetmanshoop Police Station to report the matter, but on the way there he changed his mind and decided instead to drive to his father at Gellap-Ost to inform him of what had happened, but that on the way there he lost control of the vehicle and it overturned.
He then proceeded on foot to Gellap-Ost where his father summoned the police from the residence of the farm manager. He said that the police arrived a short while later and they proceeded to where he had left Ngesheyaa and found him dead on arrival. He was arrested on the spot. He further testified that since he only wanted to tell the truth, he made a confession before the magistrate at Keetmanshoop the day following his arrest.
During cross-examination Deputy Prosecutor General Jack Eichab stressed the fact the accused did not summon help as he is trying to claim, but that since he knew he killed the deceased, he stole the vehicle that was in his care and wanted to leave the scene of his crime, but that the accident forced him to go and tell his father about the incident.
He said that Ngesheyaa had no weapon on him as claimed by Thomas, and that Thomas in fact ambushed the deceased when he killed him. Eichab also had serious doubts as to the claims of Thomas that he was nowhere near Gellap-Ost on the night of the rape.
Testimonies from his own father and stepmother say that they left Thomas at the residence of his father where he was tending to the goats, Eichab said. Thomas called his father a liar and said that he left Gellap-Ost with both his father and stepmother the morning of August 03, 2009 at 10h00.
Eichab then produced MTC printouts, which put Thomas in the vicinity of Gariganus, to which defence counsel, Advocate Monty Karuaihe, strenuously objected. Karuaihe objected to the State's inference that the printouts positively put Thomas at or near Gellap-Ost, since it was not definitively stated by the MTC witness that the Gariganus tower only covers Gariganus and Gellap-Ost and not Keetmanshoop itself.
While the complainant was adamant that it was he, Thomas, who violated her, he said that it could be possible that she mistook him for someone else. The Stated alleges that Thomas raped the elderly woman at Farm Gellap-Ost in the Keetmanshoop District and of robbing the complainant and her daughter of a Nissan 1400 pick-up truck (bakkie) and N$2 700 in cash on the same day. Thomas is also charged with kidnapping after he allegedly forced the elderly woman into the pick-up and deprived her of her liberty until she managed to escape when he stopped to refuel at the One Stop Service Station in Keetmanshoop. The case was postponed to March 28 for submissions on the verdict and Thomas remains in custody.


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Making a Difference: A Company Producing State-of-the-Art Prosthetics Comes to Philadelphia
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Advanced Arm Dynamics, the foremost provider of upper-extremity prosthetics in the U.S., provides a niche product for amputees; most amputations are on the lower body. The company recently opened a Phila. clinic - their fourth nationwide. WRTI's TImothy Churchill speaks with the head prosthetist at the local clinic, and two recipients of their devices.


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Frederick William I (Friedrich Wilhelm I) (August 14, 1688 – May 31, 1740) of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg (as Frederick William II) from 1713 until his death. He is popularly known as "the Soldier-King" (der Soldatenkönig).
The King acquired a reputation for his fondness for military display, leading to his special efforts to hire the tallest men he could find in all of Europe for a special regiment nicknamed the Potsdam Giants.
Frederick William's contributions to the state of Prussia primarily consisted of civil service reforms, developing the international reputation of the Prussian military, and increasing the overall efficiency and discipline of his military, which in turn placed Prussia as an entity on a par with Early Modern France, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and other politically dominant states in Europe during the 18th century.
During his reign, Frederick William I did much to centralize and improve Prussia. He replaced mandatory military service among the middle class with an annual tax, established primary schools, and resettled East Prussia (which had been devastated by the plague in 1709).
Frederick William was an extremely able administrator. He opposed all superfluous spending, so long as it did not concern his army. Frederick William paid the consumer tax he himself had imposed, and no candles were left burning at court. He lived frugally and worked hard and tirelessly for the welfare of his people. He encouraged farming, reclaimed marshes, stored grain in good times and sold it in bad times. He dictated the manual of Regulations for State Officials, containing 35 chapters and 297 paragraphs in which every public servant in Prussia could find his duties precisely set out. A minister or councillor failing to attend a committee meeting would lose six months' pay. If he absented himself a second time, he would be discharged from the Royal service.
In short, Frederick William was extremely concerned by every little aspect of his country so that it suited the needs of his army. His rule was absolutist and he was a firm autocrat. He practiced rigid economy, and at his death there was a large surplus in the treasury which was kept rather bizarrely in his basement. The Prussian army was made an efficient instrument of war. Although Frederick William built up one of the most powerful armies in Europe and loved military pomp, he was essentially a peaceful man. He intervened briefly in the Great Northern War, but gained little territory.
Frederick William and wife Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (the daughter of his uncle King George I of Great Britain and Sophia Dorothea of Celle) had fourteen children, including these:
|Frederick William I of Prussia
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Frederick I of Prussia
| Paternal Grandfather:
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
| Paternal Great-grandfather:
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
| Paternal Great-grandmother:
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
| Paternal Grandmother:
Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau
| Paternal Great-grandfather:
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
| Paternal Great-grandmother:
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
| Mother:
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
| Maternal Grandfather:
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
| Maternal Great-grandfather:
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
| Maternal Great-grandmother:
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
| Maternal Grandmother:
Sophia of Hanover
| Maternal Great-grandfather:
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
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Country Singer Chely Wright and Her Wife Are Expecting Twins!
Chely Wright is no longer "single" — and now she's about to become a mom.
The 42-year-old country star is expecting twins her wife, Lauren Blitzer-Wright, according to People. Chely is due to deliver in July.
"We're excited to be parents, and we hope we don't mess it up too badly!" Chely jokes.
Chely came out in May 2010, and she met Lauren, who's 31, just two weeks later. The couple got hitched in August 2011 in Connecticut.
"We feel like God blessed us with twins," Chely says. "We feel our entire relationship has been blessed. We feel lucky and ready to take on the challenges."
Chely is known for her hit singles like "Shut Up and Drive" and "Single White Female," and she has sold over a million albums. She is the first country music performer to have publicly come out as gay.
We wish Chely and Lauren all the best!
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Jennifer Paige Johnson Sherrill Rich of Port St. Joe passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 14, 2014. She was born March 20, 1969 in Port St. Joe to James W. and Cheryl C. Johnson.
Memorial services were held 11 a.m. ET Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Oak Grove Church in Port St. Joe.
All services were under the direction of the Comforter Funeral Home.


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Trips for 2012
Members of the Annapolis Senior Activity Center can stop by the Trip Desk for a preview of 2012 trips and make reservations and deposits. Trips include "Journey of Hope" in Gettysburg, Pa., and a visit to Washington to see the cherry blossoms followed by a luncheon cruise. Information: 410-222-1818.
Support group
The National Family Caregiver Support Program of the Department of Aging and Disabilities will hold a support group for men only from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Arnold Senior Activity Center, 44 Church Road. The group was established when men who are caregivers decided they have issues they want to discuss and to seek support from other men in similar circumstances. Information: 410-222-4464, ext. 3043 or go to aacounty.org.aging.
Dance party
The Annapolis Senior Activity Center, 119 S. Villa Ave., will hold its annual line dance party from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 17. Phyllis and Larry Laser will provide the music. Refreshments will be served. Register at the front desk or call 410-222-1818.
Film screenings
The Pascal Senior Activity Center, 125 Dorsey Road in Glen Burnie, will screen "The River Why" at 12:15 p.m. Jan. 13 and "Water for Elephants" at 12:15 p.m. Jan. 27. Information: 410-222-6680.
Tax returns
Trained volunteers will be available Feb. 1-April 5 at the O'Malley Senior Activity Center, 1275 Odenton Road in Odenton, to assist seniors with their federal and state tax preparation. Appointments are available Monday-Friday, beginning Jan. 23. Information: 410-222-6227.
Alan DeValerio presents a tribute to entertainer George Burns from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at the Brooklyn Park Senior Activity Center, 202 Hammonds Lane. Information: 410-222-6847.
Support groups
The Department of Aging and Disabilities has revised and updated a booklet on "Community Support Groups." Information contained in the booklet focuses on groups designed for caregiving, Alzheimer's disease, bereavement for adults and children, diabetes, brain injury, cancer, stroke, cardiac, pulmonary, Parkinson's, and bowel and urinary diversions. The booklet is free and available at the department, 2666 Riva Road, fourth floor, Annapolis or online at aacounty.org/aging/resources/community_support_groups.pdf. Information: 410-222-4257.
Winter games
The Senior Olympics Winter Games take place Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Gardens Ice House, 13800 Old Gunpowder Road in Laurel. Two sports are featured this year: ice hockey and curling. Games are open to athletes 50 and older. Registration fees are $30 per player for hockey and $10 per player for curling. The hockey portion is expected to have each team playing two games. The curling section will include a "learn to curl in an hour" introduction, followed by two four-ended games. For information and registration, go to thegardensicehouse.com or call 240-777-8080.
Residents' rights
Brochures on residents' rights in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities and another brochure on the ombudsman program protecting those residents are available from the Department of Aging and Disabilities. The brochures are titled "Resident's Rights in Nursing Homes/Rehabilitation Centers in Maryland," "Resident's Rights in Assisted Living Facilities in Maryland" and "Ombudsman: Your Resident Advocate." Information: 410-222-4464 or aacounty.org/aging.
Senior services
The Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities has published its 2011-2012 edition of "Services for Seniors, Adults with Disabilities and Caregivers." The directory includes information on rental and housing assistance, legal help, county social services benefits and caregiver information. Free copies are available at the department's headquarters, 2666 Riva Road, fourth floor, Annapolis; the seven senior activity centers; county libraries; at CVS, Food Lion and WaWa stores; and online at http://www.aacounty.org/aging. Information: 410-222-4257.


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Lake Disappointment
|Lake Disappointment
Landsat image; screen capture from NASA World Wind
|Western Australia
|23°30′S 122°50′E / 23.500°S 122.833°ECoordinates: 23°30′S 122°50′E / 23.500°S 122.833°E
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|Salt lake
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Lake Disappointment (Kumpupirntily) is an ephemeral salt lake in Western Australia, which typically is dry except during very wet periods such as the 1900 floods and in many recent tropical wet seasons since 1967. It lies on the Tropic of Capricorn, due east of the mining town of Newman, Western Australia, and the Jigalong community. It is at the northern side of the Little Sandy Desert, and south of the Karlamilyi National Park. The Canning Stock Route passes down the western shores of the lake and the surrounds consist mostly of sand dunes. The native name for the area is Kumpupirntily and there are many stories involving cannibalistic spirit beings associated with it.[1]
Lake Disappointment was named by the explorer Frank Hann in 1897.[2] Hann was in the area exploring the east Pilbara, around Rudall River. He noticed creeks in the area flowed inland, and followed them, expecting to find a large fresh water lake. To his disappointment, the lake turned out to be salt, and subsequently it was named Lake Disappointment.[3] The lake is home to many species of waterbirds.[4]
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- ^ http://mira.canningstockrouteproject.com/content/kumpupirntily-story
- ^ Nicolas Rothwell (2006). Wings of the kite-hawk. Black Inc. ISBN 978-1-86395-445-7.
- ^ USGS – Lake Disappointment
- ^ World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Gibson desert". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
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A 31-year-old woman, Aisha Ya'u, on Thursday sued her ex-husband for abandoning her with a two months old pregnancy. The complainant, told the Kaduna Sharia Court one, Magajin Gari, that Ya'u Saidu, had abandoned her since the divorce. She also complained that she had been without medical care, even though she has been bleeding continuously. "This pregnancy is really giving me problems.
"I'm very sick and I have been bleeding for three days now. "My sister took me to the hospital and the doctor said I don't have enough blood." She pleaded with the court to compel him to bear the responsibility for her medication and accommodation. Saidu of Mararaba Rido pleaded guilty to the charges and told the Court that he was aware of the pregnancy.
He promised to provide medical care to her, adding "There is a hospital we use to attend in Rido, I will take her there." The presiding officer, Malam Usman Ibrahimm, however, ordered him to take the complainant to "a good hospital" within Kaduna city.
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Mathayus, the anti-heroic character originating from Universal Studios' MUMMY RETURNS, is back for another solo adventure in this direct-to-video prequel to THE SCORPION KING (2002). Replacing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is former "Blue Ranger" Michael Copon (POWER RANGERS: TIME FORCE) in a lightly entertaining but forgettable B-actioner best described as JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS meets HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS.
Following a cheap 300-style opening fight sequence, this new story picks up years before Mathayus became the Scorpion King. His father is murdered by Sargon (Randy Couture), the trainer of an elite fighting force known as the Black Scorpions. Mathayus vows to avenge his father's death and spends the next several years becoming the Black Scorpion's top recruit while Sargon becomes king. Upon returning, Mathayus confronts Sargon but is thwarted by his black magic. With his feisty childhood friend Layla (Karen David), he journeys in search of a fabled sword capable of defeating Sargon's magic. Joined by a charismatic poet and scholar named Ari (Simon Quarterman) and a handful of mercenaries, the pair travels into the bowels of a Minotaur lair to find the entrance to the Underworld where the sword is guarded by Astarte (Natalie Becker), Queen of the Underworld.
Like the previous film THE SCORPION KING 2 is pulp material, the kind of disposable story that would have once been broken up in serialized short films and marketed to young boys hoping to see exotic, scantily-clad women, fantastic adventure in far away lands and plenty of fast-moving action and heroics.
The film remains true to its origins by offering a flimsy script bloated with modern clichés and casual banter. Although poorly directed and in the case of Sargon, poorly cast, the lead actors are what keeps the movie marginally entertaining long after the predictable plot, generic effects work and poorly edited screen fighting grows weary.
Like Dwayne Johnson, Michael Copon has a certain natural charisma that works well with the character and in his playful exchanges with Karen David. He's a bit stiff in his fighting movements but ably projects the necessary strength and confidence in motion that his role demands.
David is a feminine firecracker, an alluring mix of tom boyish energy and beauty with a background in fencing who delivers a capable first fighting role. She has the mark of a female action star in the making.
Natalie Becker is no Kelly Hu but that's okay. She brings her own level of sexuality to her role. Her screen fighting is the weakest of all of the leads but still isn't bad given the limited time the stunt team had to work with the cast. My thanks go to the costume designer for Becker's tastefully revealing outfits.
As far as acting goes, Simon Quarterman easily runs circles around the rest of the cast with his colorful performance as Ari. With his distinctive looks, crisp British accent and rare poise, Quarterman is like a young Peter O'Toole. I'm hoping to see more from him in more respectable film roles.
Tom Wu, a wushu-trained native of both Hong Kong and Britain gets his first break from relative obscurity by portraying a Chinese acrobat-turned-prisoner who is looking to find his way back to China. Russell Mulcahy didn't seem to know what to do with him so he ends up tagging along with the heroes until he finally breaks out with some fighting moves of his own.
The only "actor" left to discuss is Randy Couture, a UFC champion who has followed other MMA fighting of late into the acting arena. He looks like a serious badass but I kept thinking through the whole film that he was completely miscast. His stiff, emotionless line delivery probably had something to do with it. Some actors do not belong in period movies, let alone as a calculating warlord who eventually turns into a giant computer-generated scorpion. With his chiseled looks, physical conditioning and no-nonsense demeanor, Couture needs to be playing military or police characters in a modern-day setting. He'd be ideal for a starring role in a remake of DELTA FORCE or something similar.
Fight choreography for the film is solid but nothing special. Stunt actor performances and the movements themselves are adequate. What hinders the action is the poor action direction of Russell Mulcahy and the film's pitiful action editing. Mulcahy and his crew chop the fight scenes all to hell and greatly abuse their ability to speed up and slow down the scenes to enhance movements. In listening to bonus content on the DVD release of the film, I was reminded that Mulcahy started out working in music videos. That says a lot. His idea of presenting an action scene is to make it look like a three-minute commercial. It's rubbish. Pacing is off. Tension is off. The camera frequently cuts away from impact points – where a fist or sword meets its mark – to quickly reveal the reaction only. Cheap fight scene editing tricks like this are what you use when you either have very little time to get the choreography looking good or when you honestly think it looks cool. By the looks of it, the choreography was fine so I can only surmise that Mulcahy made some bad aesthetic calls.
The finale to the movie is a perfect example of what not to do when tying up an action movie. As Mathayus confronts Sargon, some ridiculously contrived scenario was thought up where a crowd of arena patrons are locked in and sprayed with oil as archers with flaming arrows wait above to light them up. I'm still trying to figure out why this was necessary but beyond that the attempt by Layla and Fong (Wu) to rescue the crowd is badly executed. Again, the editing is a disaster. Making matters worse, Mulcahy cuts this scene in with the Mathayus-versus-Sargon fight. Actually, there really isn't any fight at all aside from a couple swings before Mathayus ends up tangling with a giant, invisible scorpion. I'll take old school, Ray Harryhausen claymation any day over this garbage. This scene only rivals an earlier fight with a Minotaur for being one of the worst fantasy matches ever shot.
It's understood that the filmmakers were under pressure to produce a "big budget" movie with a low-budget schedule. That tells me the producers had unrealistic expectations. It's an unfortunate situation because this movie could have turned out a lot better, at least as standard genre fare, had the filmmakers had more time and resources to fully realize their vision. Yet that's the story of countless films.
Tom Hannam deserves praise for his quality production design, particularly with the elaborate sets. The jungle underworld looked fantastic, especially with the genuinely creepy live-action creature effects of Rob Carlisle. Although this is a PG-13 movie with vanilla, TV-grade visual effects there were a few gruesome moments that recalled the glory days of creature effects work in films like ALIENS and THE THING. I never thought I'd say this now but they don't make genre movies like that anymore and it makes me sad.
THE SCORPION KING 2 is not a great film but it's still marginally better than producer Stephen Sommer's other, more mainstream summer release THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR. Although that film had the bigger budget and the bigger-name actors including Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, it was such a huge disappointment, which coupled with non-existent screen chemistry from the stars led to something worse than the relatively small disappointment that is THE SCORPION KING 2. This film actually enjoys fairly good screen chemistry, a more interesting cast and action scenes that are just a wee bit easier to follow.
Speaking as a screen fighting fan, I don't expect a lot from these genre actioners. The scripts can be hokey and the acting poor but the action needs to be quality. If they cannot shoot and edit quality action scenes for an action movie then they should consider shooting daytime TV soaps or pack up and go home. It's the one area that these genre filmmakers are not allowed to screw up on. It's like making a horror movie with bad splatter effects and no scares. It alienates the target audience which is something that Russell Mulcahy seemed determined to do.REVIEW: Scorpion King 2, The: Rise of a Warrior (2008),
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Review: Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T
Form Basics Extras Video Wrap-up Comments
A cross between a phone and a tablet?
Unless I missed it, I didn't see anything in the review that discussed how well this phone would act as a tablet. I wouldn't mind its odd size if I knew that having it could make me forgo a separate tablet purchase.
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Got en email from Lou at RoboDNA:
"I just posted the new roboDNA Dashboard Designer for the Lego NXT. It's
got all the features turned on to remotely operate the NXT from a PC, and you
can now create and edit dashboards and device types. It can be used to drive
any robot including the NXT. User can now build dashboards specific to their
robot design, and how the sensors are connected. We're currently
beta testing the new functionality, but users are welcome to download it and
try it out. "
You can get it here. Be sure to give Lou some feedback if you find this useful!
Thanks, Lou, for the update.
I also receive this bit of info from Lou - maybe a reader can help him out:
"I'm doing up a 'cockpit' dashboard for a Lego NXT replica of a bi-plane. I'm not building the plane, but it will be demo'd at the Aviation Museum here in Ottawa Canada. ( January ). The dashboard will be used to pilot the plane into position on the 'runway' and then initiate an autonomous behaviour for taxi/parking. One of the big advantages with the way I packaged the app is that users can share their dashboards by exchanging XML files. ( the dashboards and devices are all stored in 1 transportable XML file ) This allows me to create dashboards specific to a teacher's curriculum. For example I can do a dashboard which features infra red sensors, or PID motor control etc. Just a matter of distributing an XML file.It would be neat to find someone with a huge LegoNXT train set and have a dashboard for that:)"


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Sirius XM SkyDock
Love your Sirius XM subscription, but hate the fact that the iPhone app won't let you listen to Stern? Well, the Sirius XM SkyDock ($120; Fall 2009) can help. At least in your car. It functions as a vehicle mount and charger for your iPhone or iPod touch and as a satellite radio receiver that uses the iPhone's screen for control. Using patent-pending PowerConnect technology, it lets you broadcast your music over the vehicle's wiring, but also offers an auxiliary output, and lets you listen to any XM channel, as well as the Best of Sirius -- including Stern, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, and Playboy.


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Quincy Demond Earl Morgan
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Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: September 23, 1977 in Dallas, TX
High School: South Garland
College: Kansas St. (school history) (Morgan college stats)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.
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Fairfax, VA (PRWEB) May 01, 2013
Consumers in need of emergency cash are often lured by payday loans into a vicious cycle of debt that is hard to escape.
"These loans are designed to bury you," said an Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies member client, who struggled with payday loans for many years.
According to AICCCA, many payday loan clients live paycheck to paycheck and don't understand that borrowing against their next paycheck is a recipe for disaster. Those funds are likely already spoken for and they then find themselves caught in a trap of rollovers, incurring additional fees while the interest continues and the principal owed remains.
"Our member offices often see consumers with payday loan problems. Many of those businesses are open 24 hours and all are highly profitable," said David Jones, president, AICCCA. "Those that can least afford to pay them are the victims. This is a situation where the poorest and most financially unsophisticated among us are being made poorer and more dependent on a highly predatory practice."
State regulators have taken notice of the predatory lending practices of payday loan companies and 18 states and the District of Columbia now curb or severely restrict payday loans. Those states are Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont and West Virginia. However, 32 states permit payday or deposit-advance loans at triple digit annual interest rates and some with no rate cap at all. Federal regulators are currently looking at curbing the deposit-advance loans offered by some big banks.
A payday loan may solve an immediate problem, but the consequences can be devastating. Almost any option is better than a payday loan. AICCCA offers the following alternatives:
If you need help, take advantage of the services of a qualified credit counseling agency. Call 866-703-8787 or visit http://www.aiccca.org to find an AICCCA member office to serve you.
AICCCA: Founded in 1993, Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies is a national membership organization established to promote quality and professional delivery of credit counseling services. AICCCA and its members are focused on financial education, efficient processes and advanced technology to best serve clients and creditors. AICCCA members are independent nonprofit agencies that advocate for debtors, annually counsel millions of consumers nationwide and provide debt management services to consumers with excessive unsecured debt. To contact an AICCCA member agency call (866) 703-TRUSTAICCCA (866-703-8787) or visit http://www.aiccca.org.


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MC Tents, why so much $$
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As a rule I pretty much automatically assume that non-clothing gear that is labeled "motorcycle" or "motorcycling" is at best: overpriced, and at worst: a rubbish ripoff.
There is no such a thing as a "motorcycle tent" unless you include those tiny tent trailers designed to work only behind a bike. There are tents that have pole systems that fit your desired packing system and ones that weigh what you are willing to lug around on your bike. Even ridiculous (IMO) tents with built in garages that might work for the bike. Stuff that works for you and your bike and stuff that does not.
The older I get the more I find that a lighter bike is wanted and so backpacking gear is the direction. Then I find that, like lightweight backpackers, I must decide what is worth splurging on and what is not...my priorities tend to lean toward comfortable sleeping and good food. I will spend and do what it takes to make that work and still keep things as light as possible. Sleeping comfort means being warm and dry (off the ground for this rider...hammock camper). I say don't scrimp on your insulation and weather protection but shop well as the most expensive is not always the best choice. Snarky gots it right...the label means nothing caveat emptor.
Firefly; the way it will actually be...rednecks in space, dealing with the mess made by urban progressives while being hounded by them and all without any goofy alien stuff. Shiney!
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Jun Robles Lana 2012
Philippines | Tagalog with English subtitles | Format: DCP | 110 minutes
Director Jun Robles Lana in person at all screenings!
BWAKAW is the film you hope for at any festival, a work by an unknown director that comes out of nowhere to captivate and enthrall with its emotional truth, high humor and sage assessment of the human condition. Filipino cinema great Eddie Garcia gives a career-capping performance as Rene, a 70-plus single gent in a quiet provincial town who, having alienated almost everyone with his caustic comments, is resigned to seeing out his days alone, save for the company of his loyal canine companion (whose name gives the movie its title). Rene has his secrets but is disinclined to share them until he befriends a brawny tricycle taxi driver. Employing frequent outrageous humor, director Jun Robles Lana elegantly captures the quality of everyday life in this backwater while crafting a superior character study of a man who has allowed most of life to pass him by until an emotional jolt emboldens him to go where he's never dared venture before.
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Cardigan - xhileration, swap
Blouse - Express, thrifted
Jeans - Divided, thrifted
Belt - thrifted
Arrrrg, so I pre-wrote this post last night and frustratingly the internet ate it. But here it is. Restyling my fun summer white ruffle top. I decided to stick with the summer into fall trend of red jeans, flat sneakers because Fridays are really really long days for me. My new punk belt and a cardigan from Keely. I am currently posting on my lunch break, but I hope to get around to reading everyone's blogs today and seeing how you all styled up your summer tops.
Here are some other ways of styling my white top (Sorry for the lack of link backs, no time today, will try to edit later):
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Accused Armed Robber Faces Additional Charges
Already facing charges for a couple of armed robberies, a Baraboo man has accumulated at least a couple of other criminal charges stemming from what appears to be his own little personal crime spree. 27 year-old Anthony Keepers was arrested in October after apparently robbing a Sparta store at gunpoint, taking off with two cartons of Newports and some cash and leading cops on a high speed chase in a stolen car. They caught up to Keepers after he flipped the car. They say video surveillance got him robbing a northside La Crosse just a couple of weeks before that. Now, he's been charged with burglary and criminal damage after apparently targeting a southside veterinary clinic and a building supply store at about the same time. Keepers remains in jail in Monroe county.


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the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics
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