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The following students at Gregg Middle School have been named to the honor roll for the fourth nine weeks grading period:
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Brian Hayes, Scott Hayes, Jordan Heilman, Ian Henry, Christina Hoover, Faith Hulings, Madison Inman, Haley Jeffcoat, Scott Jeffries, Nicholas Jimenez.
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Severe injury scratches 'TUF 18' winner Julianna Pena from UFC 171, Sarah Kaufman volunteers to step up
The Ultimate Fighter 18″ winner Julianna Pena (5-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) sustained a very severe knee injury, according to a rep from her training camp, and will be unable to fight Brazilian Jessica Andrade (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at UFC 171.
The rep, who asked for anonymity because he wasnt authorized to discuss the matter, told MMAjunkie the injury occurred a couple of days ago and said Pena is headed to Los Angeles for surgery with a UFC-recommended specialist.
The rep shot down a rumor that Pena was pregnant and was forced to forgo the fight, which was set for the March 15 pay-per-view event at Dallas American Airlines Center.
A UFC official told MMAjunkie that the search for a replacement opponent is underway. One volunteer already has made herself known: Sarah Kaufman. The former Strikeforce champ today tweeted Please With Pena out I want in at #ufc171! Back to Texas and this time judges wont be able to get it wrong.
Kaufman is referring to her most recent fight, which ended in a split decision loss to fellow UFC newcomer Jessica Eye. The 28-year-old Canadian holds wins over UFC vets Alexis Davis, Liz Carmouche, Roxanne Modaferri and Miesha Tate.

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The truth is difficult to find if those that know it have a lot to lose when it's revealed. Three years after Viacom sued YouTube for 1 billion dollars, some pieces of truth are revealed:
"For years, Viacom continuously and secretly uploaded its content to YouTube, even while publicly complaining about its presence there. It hired no fewer than 18 different marketing agencies to upload its content to the site. It deliberately "roughed up" the videos to make them look stolen or leaked. It opened YouTube accounts using phony email addresses. It even sent employees to Kinko's to upload clips from computers that couldn't be traced to Viacom. And in an effort to promote its own shows, as a matter of company policy Viacom routinely left up clips from shows that had been uploaded to YouTube by ordinary users." (YouTube blog)
"Viacom produced numerous documents, including a Google memorandum from the Google Video team about YouTube. The team told senior Google execs that YouTube was a "rogue enabler" of content theft, that its content is all free, and much of it is highly sought after pirated clips and that YouTube's business model is completely sustained by pirated content. In May 2006, Ethan Anderson, international business product manager for Google Video, told other execs, I can't believe you're recommending buying YouTube... they're 80 percent illegal pirated content." (Ars Technica)
While YouTube became popular by hosting unauthorized content, it's now a platform for self-expression and many companies use tools like Content ID to make money from the videos that include their content. Like many other online services, YouTube is protected by the DMCA, a United States copyright law which "creates a safe harbor for online service providers against copyright liability if they adhere to and qualify for certain prescribed safe harbor guidelines and promptly block access to allegedly infringing material (or remove such material from their systems) if they receive a notification claiming infringement from a copyright holder or the copyright holder's agent."
Even if YouTube's employees were aware that a lot of the videos weren't uploaded by the copyright owners, it was difficult to tell which videos should be removed.
This case shows that it's a bad idea to fight against those that love your work and want to promote it. Encouraging fans to be creative, learning from their ideas, finding which of your works is more popular and making money from ads - there's a lot to gain from being open-minded.
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HUNTINGTON -- Some faculty members are calling for major changes within Marshall University's athletic department, starting with a budget they say is too heavily supported by university dollars.
Last fiscal year, the athletic budget was $24.8 million (about 13 percent of the overall university budget), and about 46 percent of that was paid for with student fees and direct university support, according a Conference USA budget survey. Marshall is a member of that conference.
While only about 10 percent of NCAA Division I athletic departments were self-sufficient in 2012, faculty members say $11.6 million in student and university support is too much for a university facing a $5.11 million cut in state appropriations and whose faculty salaries are in some cases 30 percent below peer averages.
"The Marshall University mission statement speaks to education," said Dallas Brozik, a professor in the College of Business. "There is not one word about sports. Diversion of scarce state resources for 'athlete-tainment' is contrary to our primary task. A self-supporting athletic program is fine, but it cannot be put ahead of education or take resources away from educational efforts."
The comments coming from some senior members of the faculty follow a tumultuous April, which started with the administration sweeping millions of dollars from departmental accounts without notification.
That event was a precursor to a board of governors meeting where a new centralized budget system proposed by President Stephen Kopp was put on hold to allow his administration time to rebuild trust with faculty, who weeks later issued a vote of no confidence in Kopp. The money swept from the departmental accounts was returned.
The actions in April also prompted Kopp to form a budget work group that included representatives from various campus stakeholders, including faculty, to help form a balanced budget that can be presented to the board on June 11.
It's been the work of the group that has led to some faculty members raising questions about the athletic budget and its dollars.
Psychology professor Pamela Mulder described athletics as frivolous, helping "very few people and not remotely connected to the physical well-being of our overall student body."
"If competitive athletics is so very valuable to the university, then it should not only be self-supporting, it should be bringing in donations and talent to help support the less 'sexy' (but far more critical) mission of educating West Virginians," Mulder said in an email to the The Herald-Dispatch.
Biology professor James Joy was even harsher, saying that Marshall touts its athletic programs as propping up the university, while he believes it's actually draining the institution.
"We've been told since the mid 1980s that athletics would have to become self-sustaining," Joy said. "So, I don't care what the overall dollar budget figure is, just so long as our students, faculty and staff don't have to pay for a huge chunk of the ticket price purchased by someone seeking athletic entertainment that doesn't give a hoot about anything else the university represents."
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Marty Amerikaner, a psychology professor who also is the faculty representative on the board of governors, does not think Marshall athletics should be canned. His argument is that there are serious financial deficiencies on the academic side that should take priority.
That includes losing out on top faculty recruits because the salaries are too low, noting that other institutions may provide as much or more support of athletics but also pay faculty at peer averages. And, he said he's heard from colleagues who work in Drinko Library that some scholarly subscriptions may not be renewed because of the cost.
"This has been an issue for a long time because Marshall has been an under-resourced institution for a long time," said Amerikaner, who ran track in college and whose daughter played collegiate tennis.
He also questions why the athletic budget has increased by almost $13 million, or nearly 75 percent, since 2005.
"It's about practical dollars and cents. It's not whether you like sports or if a team is winning or losing."
And there has been more losing since Marshall joined C-USA, a league he and others say is dominated by schools much larger than Marshall.
"We are literally playing out of our league, and I think that the performance of recent years confirms that judgment," he said, speaking mostly of football and basketball.
In terms of spending, Marshall's athletic department is near the bottom in C-USA, according to the conference budget survey that does not identify schools. Marshall had the fifth lowest athletic budget out of 18 teams, confirmed David Steele, Marshall's associate athletics director.
Marshall ranked 14th in terms of support through student fees and additional university support at a combined $11.417 million. The top school in terms of institutional support received 78 percent of its $28.67 million budget from student fees and the university.
Many of the Mid-American Conference schools also have higher percentages of the athletic budgets supported by student fees and university dollars, including Ohio (72 percent) and Toledo (52.5 percent).
Last fiscal year, according to financial numbers reported to the NCAA, the student auxiliary fee ($339 per semester) generated $4.24 million for athletics, with another $7.44 million coming as direct university support. A recent USA Today report showed a higher number under "school funds," but Steele said much of the $2.8 million discrepancy is related to categories where no money changes hands, such as facility depreciation.
Western Kentucky, which has a similar overall budget figure and is joining C-USA in 2014, took in more than $6 million in student fees and nearly $10 million in additional support from the university.
At East Carolina, which is leaving C-USA next year, the institutional support was only $350,000, but student fees generated nearly $12 million for athletics.
In addition, Marshall was below the average in the amount spent on salaries, scholarships, sports and administration.
Marshall's athletic budget has increased about 36 percent since 2006, and various sources have supported that increased spending.
The USA Today report shows that rights licensing revenues increased from $3.1 million in 2006 to $4.97 million in 2012. Contributions also increased during the same seven-year period, from $3.8 million to $4 million. And ticket sales revenue grew about $1 million to $3.6 million.
But from 2006 to 2012, the biggest growth in money to shore up the budget was in direct university support, going from about $3 million in 2006 to $7.44 million last year.
That's what has a number of senior faculty members concerned, pointing out other institutional needs they feel should be a priority.
'We have to work together'
Steele, who is a member of the university's recently formed budget work group, said he and the entire athletic department understand the weight of the financial hardship facing Marshall.
"We're part of the institution, and we have to work together to make it work," Steele said, noting that Marshall is at the NCAA minimum of 16 sports after eliminating the men's indoor and outdoor track teams in 2003.
Dan Holbrook, the chairman of the History Department and also a member of the budget work group, complimented Steele's efforts when answering questions at a May 15 faculty meeting. He told the group of about 50 that athletics has conceded just under $400,000 in the budget. But he also described the athletic budget as "constructed in a way that it seems impenetrable."
Steele expressed an appreciation for being on the group because it has allowed him to learn more about the concerns on the academic side. It also is giving him a chance to educate those who don't completely understand the inner workings of the athletic budget.
For instance, last year, the athletic department received about $1.3 million in television revenue from nationally televised football games. The competition might be less challenging in a lower-rated conference, but Steele and Athletic Director Mike Hamrick said the TV revenue would be nearly non-existent.
They pointed to Marshall's last year in the Mid-American Conference, when Marshall made $38,000 in TV revenue and actually took a loss to play in the 2004 bowl game. When Marshall played in a bowl game following the 2011 season, the profit after traveling expenses was about $50,000.
"We do a pretty good job of generating revenue to support our department," Steele said.
It's also important, they said, to note that most sports generate little to no revenue and no sport is self-sustaining. Some sports aren't even listed on the revenue side, such as golf and women's track, while those sports cost $256,733 and $779,992, respectively, this fiscal year. Women's basketball had a budget of nearly $1.4 million, yet ticket sales were minuscule compared to what the men's basketball team brings in.
Football, which cost the most at $6.6 million, generated $2.1 million in ticket sales and an additional $892,000 in chair backs and suite leases. There also is revenue tied to advertising and scoreboard rights that are spread throughout the budget.
However the budget shakes out, Brozik and Amerikaner said the issue is about setting long-term priorities that place academic needs above athletics, which they feel has not been the case for a long time.
"My hope is we step back and say, 'What are the priorities?'" Amerikaner said. "We're in a very, very tough (financial) environment and we're being told it's getting worse before it's getting better."
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With news this week that an end may finally be in sight after a two to three-year saga between the Phoenix Coyotes and the city of Glendale -- as the Glendale City Council approved a 20-year arena lease agreement to keep the team in town -- members of the franchise are anxious to get back to the real business at hand: playing hockey again.
The NHL's second work stoppage in seven years has now reached the two-and-a-half month mark and has already claimed over 422 combined games, the 2013 Winter Classic and the 2013 All-Star Game in Columbus.
While Coyotes players like Mike Smith are trying to stay in game shape despite the extended lockout, as the 30-year-old netminder explained to ESPN Insider Craig Custance this week, at some point enough is enough.
"I guess you could say [a missed season] doesn't hurt me that much, but it's not much fun going to the rink and playing shinny hockey every day," Smith said. "You're working toward the ultimate goal -- winning the Stanley Cup. You don't do that sitting out years. As players, that's what we want to do. We want to be out there. We want to be playing the game."
Smith, who is coming off a career year with Phoenix (38 wins, 2.21 goals-against average and a .944 save percentage in the postseason), might be one of the more invested Coyotes in the on-going lockout negotiations, as his contract with the team is set to expire at the end of the 2012-2013 season.
Under the new framework of the owners' proposed collective bargaining agreement, players would not be offered guaranteed contracts past a five-year limit, essentially putting an end to the type of deal (nine-year contract worth $51 million dollars) the Philadelphia Flyers offered former Phoenix goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov last offseason.
"The contractual stuff is something that as players we're not going to mess around with," Smith said. "That's our livelihood. That's a big part about being a professional athlete. You have those rights. When you take all that away, it kind of makes us more like puppets than anything."
One of the other big talking points between the owners and the NHL Players Association has centered around the sustainability of low-revenue markets like Nashville, Columbus and Phoenix.
Based on the latest development in Glendale, however, Smith is convinced that not only is the Valley a sustainable market, but one where the game could thrive for years to come.
"I really do believe there is a market here. We had a great run last year with the team; the fan support behind it was tremendous. I do believe it can be a spot that thrives," said Coyotes goalie Mike Smith during a Wednesday evening phone conversation. "Sometimes it gets misconceived and sometimes it's misleading that there isn't hockey fans in these areas. I can tell you firsthand there is. The playoff run was outstanding. It brought out the best in our fans."
For now, the closest fans in the Valley might get to witnessing Smith in goal this season is at the Ice Den in Scottsdale. The Coyotes goaltender, along with an estimated 40 to 50 other NHL players, have been training at Phoenix's practice facility this week.
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The next stop on the McFarlane Collection baseball tour will be at Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum in Branson, MO, Dec. 16-20. The 70 ball, Mark McGwire's record-setting 70th home-run baseball from the 1998 Major League baseball home run race, was recently named "Most Valuable Baseball" in the Guinness World Records 2000 Millenium Edition. A silent auction including celebrity autographed memorabilia and action figures from McFarlane Toys will be on the bidding block.
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Boardwalk Empire's "Nucky" Thompson gets a new watch! – Watch Matchmaker Series
As part of the Watch Matchmaker Series we have extracted the following article from Meehna's new home Longitude – Christies Watch Blog, following on from previous on screen characters and their lack of a quality timepiece, Martin Green has picked on Nucky Thompson from the award winning Broadwalk Empire..
These articles are great reading and enlighten us to the thoughts of the writer and celebrity or on-screen persona of the highlighted star. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do and look forward to Meehna and her team over at Longitude providing us with many more great reads. Here is a snippette of Martin's thoughts on a timepiece fit for Nucky of Broadwalk Empire….
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Watch auctions are basically a way of connecting top of the line watches with collectors and connoisseurs who appreciate them. A watch needs to suit you, especially when you are an actor playing a particular role. That's why in the past we have matched "Suit's" Mike Ross and gentleman K. Cooper Ray with a watch suited for them.
Now it is time to do this once again; this time for Steve Buscemi and his alter-ego Nucky Thompson. Steve Buscemi is not your typical actor. No broad shoulders, large muscles or a smile that seems to come straight out of a toothpaste commercial. No, Buscemi is more your everyday guy, with an extraordinary talent for character acting.
To see what Martin suggests Nucky wears on his wrist… Trust me it's definately worth a read the full article can be found at Longitude – Christies Watch Blog http://blogs.christies.com/longitude/brands/watch-matchmaker-boardwalk-empires-nucky-thompson-gets-a-new-watch/
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A 65-year-old Californian woman has saved the life of her husband, 70, by fighting off an attacking mountain lion with a small log and his pen.
Jim and Nell Hamm were walking in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park when the cougar wrestled Jim to the ground.
Nell started hitting the animal with the log but it kept hold of Jim's head. She then tried to stick the pen in its eye. The cougar eventually let go.
Mr Hamm is in fair condition after having his lips stitched back together.
He also suffered scalp lacerations and puncture wounds.
"She saved his life, there's no doubt," said Steve Martarano, spokesman for the Department of Fish and Game.
The park, 320 miles (515km) north of San Francisco, was closed after the incident and wardens tracked down and killed a pair of lions near the trail where the attack happened.
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The couple are experienced hikers but said they had not seen a mountain lion before.
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Mountain lions range from British Columbia to South America
Mrs Hamm told Associated Press news agency that when the cougar attacked, her husband did not scream. "It was a different, horrible plea for help, and I turned around, and by then the cat had wrestled Jim to the ground."
She added: "Jim was talking to me all through this, and he said, 'I've got a pen in my pocket and get the pen and jab him in the eye.'
"So I got the pen and tried to put it in his eye, but it didn't want to go in as easy as I thought it would."
The pen bent, so Mrs Hamm went back to the log.
The cougar eventually gave up. It stared at her as she screamed and waved the log, before it wandered off.
After the attack, the couple had to struggle to a trail head 400 metres away, where Mrs Hamm gathered more sticks to fend off any more attacks. A passing ranger then summoned aid.
The dead cougars are undergoing tests to determine if either was responsible for the mauling.
Mountain lions are usually tawny in colour with black-tipped ears and range from British Columbia to the southern tip of South America.
Adult males can grow to eight feet in length (2.4m) and weigh on average 150lbs (68kg).
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The pen bent in the cougars eye!!! This cougar was obviously trained in Qi Gong and made sure to prepare for such an attempt by focusing its chi into its eyeballs. I think this can go under "Qi Gong beats RBSD" But the fact the guy survived the attack by wrestling proves that Grappling beats Qi Gong. So once again.... BJJ FTW!Knowing is not enough, you must apply...
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The Community Action Organization of Scioto County held the First Annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K race, walk, and ride on Saturday March 16. The Event started and ended at the Scioto County Welcome Center. The racecourse included a trek along the Murals on the floodwall as well as along the Ohio River.
"We're thrilled with the turnout for our first year" commented Luanne Valentine, Director of Workforce Connections of Scioto County and event coordinator, "We had a target of 100 participants as a measure of success but we had a turnout of over 125" concluded Valentine.
Participant Shaun Wright commented on the race, "This is my first 5K event and I had a great time. It's obvious that the people are very committed to what they do to help kids in the area so it's a good cause and I plan to do it again next year."
Proceeds of the event went to The Backpack Program to provide meals to area kids in the summertime. Bill Thacker, Executive Director of Scioto County Community Action Organization, Inc. spoke to the participants of the magnitude of the event, "Today we raised enough money to provide approximately 9,000 meals to local children. It just goes to show what a community can do when people set their minds to it".


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Everything in my kitchen is apple decoration in some way or another. I have an apple napkin holder, and apple paper towel holder, and apple coffee mug stand, apple salt, and pepper shakers. I also HAD apple stove burner covers. That is, until this morning. I was heating milk for my oatmeal, and turned on the wrong burner, and burnt up one of the covers. So I had to throw the whole set out. I looked online for some, and the prices are outrageous! So, I will look for them in the local stores, and I hope I find some. Oh man, the smell was awful!
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There is a saying that doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. That axiom definitely applies to U.S. House Republicans. They have voted 41 times to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare,, and they are about to do the same for a 42nd time. This time, they are going to demand that Obamacare be defunded or they will try to force a government shutdown.
I remember when the Republicans forced a government shutdown in 1995, and they paid a heavy price in the mid term elections in 1996.
Apparently, they have a very short memory. Fortunately, there are a few sane Republicans in the House, and they are doing what they can to dissuade their colleagues from pursuing this disastrous plan.
On another note, I would like to commend the publisher of the Aiken Standard for publishing Michele Singletary's columns. Singletary does a very good job of explaining the various provisions of Obamacare, and how citizens can access the exchanges to search for affordable insurance.
The type of information that Singletary and others are providing to the general public is critical to countering the distortions and misinformation that the Republicans have been peddling since 2010.
I recently heard a Congressman from Louisiana on CNN say insurance premiums in his state are projected to increase by 400 percent as a result of Obamacare. This misinformation is the reason that so many in the general public are confused about Obamacare.
Obamacare is the law of the land, and the Supreme Court has confirmed its constitutionality. Families are already benefiting from this law, and as it is implemented more widely, I believe that more families will see its benefits.
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How do you make a local beer rated "world-class" by Beer Advocate magazine any better? For brewer Clint McLaughlin and Maumee Bay Brewing Company, the simple answer was to put it in some bourbon barrels and let aging do the rest.
On Dec. 3, Maumee Bay Brewing Company will release its first group of bourbon barrel-aged beers, which includes three versions of its popular Total Eclipse Breakfast Stout.
Dubbed "breakfast in a glass," Total Eclipse Breakfast Stout is brewed with copious amounts of oats and lactose for a smooth mouth-feel. In addition, it is infused with espresso beans from local roaster Flying Rhino. The massive imperial stout has an alcohol by volume of 9.1 percent prior to barrel-aging, which typically adds 1 to 2 percent alcohol by volume.
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"We add coffee to the beer during the actual brewing process where the coffee grounds are steeped with unfermented beer while still hot before we cool it down and put it into the fermenter," he said. "This gives you your normal brewed-coffee flavor. After it's done fermenting, but before going into the conditioning tank, we get some cold-brewed coffee together, which has a sweet flavor and lacks the bitterness of hot brewed coffee. I transfer that into the conditioning tank at the same time I transfer the finished beer."
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For its first foray into barrel-aging, Maumee Bay Brewing Company purchased 12, 10.8-gallon Woodinville bourbon barrels, which should yield approximately 32 kegs of beer. The Dec. 3 release, which will take place at the Oliver House's Mutz, will be a three-tiered release, starting at 5:15 p.m. with the release of Total Eclipse aged in bourbon barrels. At 5:45 p.m., the second variation of bourbon barrel-aged Total Eclipse, featuring vanilla, cacao nibs and coffee beans, will be released. At 6:15 p.m., the brewery will release its bourbon barrel-aged Total Eclipse Mole, which was brewed with chipotle peppers.
Maumee Bay Brewing Company Manager Shannon Mohr said the brewery had been looking into barrel-aging for quite some time.
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The smaller bourbon barrels actually sped up the barrel-aging process, McLaughlin said.
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The Phoenix Suns made national news Friday, and it had nothing to do with Alvin Gentry's 7-9 squad.
Just days after the team's 40-point blowout loss in Detroit, the organization announced a rather unorthodox promotion for their next home contest against the Dallas Mavericks on December 6.
The promotion, which is being called "It's Guaranteed Night," will allow every patron who comes to US Airways Arena to watch the Suns take on O.J. Mayo and the Mavericks the opportunity to have their ticket refunded if they leave unhappy with their respective game experience.
While the Suns actually have a decent home record (5-3) so far this season, Suns president Jason Rowley said the idea actually came during the team's two-game losing streak against the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat.
"Usually fans are interested in wins and losses, I mean that's what everyone is interested in," Rowley told Arizona Sports 620's Doug & Wolf Friday. "But the one thing we had realized very early on with this team during our first eight home games, they were bringing it every night with a high level of energy and a high level of action.
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The timing of the upcoming promotion may not be an accident, as December 6 will be the first time this season Phoenix plays in a nationally-televised game. And while the gimmicky promotion likely has something to do with putting more butts in the seats, Rowley said it's also a chance for the front office to support their on-court product.
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Jonnathon Michael Anderson, 28, of Harold, husband of Ashley Sue Tackett Anderson, died Jan. 26, 2013, in Terrebonne Parish, La.
Born Feb. 18, 1984, in Campbell County, he was the son of Arnold "Red" Salisbury, the late Artie Salisbury and Deborah Holland. He was an offshore driller for Baker Hughes Oil Rigs and a member of Masonic Lodge #950, of Martin, the Betsy Layne Fire Department and the Toler Creek Fire Department.
He is survived by a son, Jon Mason Anderson, of Harold; a daughter, Maddison Grace Anderson, of Harold; two brothers, Jeremy Anderson and Jacob Anderson, both of Harold; two sisters, Jamie Holland, of North Carolina, and Sherry Hall, of Pikeville; eight nephews and nieces; and a host of many family and friends.
Funeral services for Jonnathon Michael Anderson will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2, at Lower Toler Church of Christ, at Hoarld, with Willie Meade officiating. Burial will follow in Gethsemane Gardens, in Prestonsburg.
Visitation will be held after 6 p.m., Thursday, and all day Friday, at the church.
Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, of Martin, is in charge of arrangements.


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Yesterday my 12 year old brought home one of those delightful surprises that so often come from school. Home made sausage rolls.
It got me thinking about the amount of stuff the two kids brings home. I wondered whether they will ever remember any of it when they grow up? Doubtful, I suspect. I wonder if they have any concept at all of how my heart skips a beat every time they reward me with their tiny little amateur creations? Unlikely.
My thoughts drifted to my own childhood, as they do on a daily basis. The strongest memories I have from those days as a tot involve my mother – she is there at every turn, smiling and coaxing, scolding and hugging.
I sadly lost my Mum 6 years ago. I find myself pondering whether it is this loss which has sharpened the focus on those memories which involve her, or whether it is simply the passage of time that has made them so precious to me.
As I recall the days we spent baking together, I can almost smell the sweet cakey-ness of the kitchen. I would be there, standing on an old rickety chair (the Elf & Safety guys would have a hissy fit these days!) straining to reach the worktop. A tea-towel would be tied around me as a makeshift apron, and the Be-Ro recipe pamphlet would be propped open with a cake tin. I would be entrusted with the tin-greasing, and almost invariably a little bit of button-pressing on the Kenwood hand mixer, but that was probably it. And yet somehow my mother left me feeling that I had created these awesome sugar-filled treats all by myself. Proud and flour-coated, I would wash the ick from my hands and beg like a puppy for the mixing bowl.
And that, right there, is the sweet spot. THE best memory of all. A tiny little finger immersed in chocolate goop, scraping around the almost-empty dish, seeking out morsels of un-cooked cake mix. De-bloody-licious.
Perhaps one day when my boys are looking back at the memories of their old Mum, they too will say that their sweetest recollections are of Making with Mother.


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We recently put together our list of the best Mac apps, but college students need different tools. If you snagged a shiny new Mac with one of those student discounts, here are the apps to load it up with before you hit that first class.
Notational Velocity and/or Simplenote
Notational Velocity is a fantastic Simplenote client on Mac. Simplenote is a great way to keep all your class notes synchronized and stored in one place so you always have access to them. Likewise, Simplenote's Mac app has come a long long way since we last looked it over, and is worth your attention if you want something simple and lightweight.
Evernote is an excellent resource for students to capture everything they have going on in class. If you need a little inspiration for how to use Evernote, Shep McAllister's guest post on the Evernote blog outlines a lot of ways you can use Evernote in school, including taking snapshots of notes, blackboards, organizing research, and more.
iProcrastinate isn't a to-do manager specifically designed for college students, but it might as well be. It works with class filters, step-by-step tracking, and repeating schedules. However, if iProcrastinate doesn't look like it'll fit your needs, be sure to check out Wunderlist.
Sometimes it's easiest for a student to have an all-in-one life tracking app. In that case, iHomework could come in handy. It features iCal integration for your schedule, as well as a full assignment tracker, reading list, reminders, course info, and easy access to teacher contact information.
Not long ago, students were stuck with Microsoft Office for their office suite, but now that Google Docs has offline editing it's a perfect replacement to Office for most students. The best part is the fact that it's free, but it also has pretty much everything you need: spreadsheets, presentations, and a document editor. It also stores you documents in the cloud so you never to worry about the horrible just-lost-my-paper panic.
Carrying around textbooks is a huge hassle. Instead, provided your books are available digitally, you can just carry around your computer and access them on your PC. The Kindle app is also a great way to highlight, take notes, and share those notes with other classmates.
We mention Dropbox in our annual Lifehacker Packs, but it's worth noting again for students. Not only is Dropbox a handy place to store all your files, it can also be a lifesaver when you realize you forgot to bring in an assignment. Simply pop into Dropbox, and email the link directly to your professor from any computer.
Internet and Communication
Chrome's a great choice for students because it syncs all your settings, browser history, and your extensions. This makes it easy to keep your school laptop synced up with your desktop at home and your browser on your smartphone. Power users can get a lot of Chrome, so when you're not busy writing papers, you'll have plenty more to do.
Instead of wasting your money on SMS messages for your phone, an easy way to save a little cash in school is to use an instant messaging client. The bonus is that if you're using it on your computer your professor probably won't even realize you're not paying attention.
Whether you just miss your parents, or you want a cheap and free way to talk to friends at other schools, Skype is one of the easiest video chat clients to use. It's also a way to phone-ify your computer so you don't have to wory about an annoying cell phone bill.
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You have an abundance of choices for streaming music on your computer, but we're fans of Spotify for its massive collection of songs, and its free radio apps on mobile. Rdio is also worth looking at if Spotify doesn't fit your needs. The point is, with streaming apps you don't have to worry about trying to afford music throughout your college career. Plus, student's get a discount on the premium subscription, so you can stream to all your devices for just $5.
While we generally prefer Google Docs for creating and editing your own documents, that doesn't mean everyone else does. Just to be safe, it's not bad to have an Office suite on your computer, and LibreOffice is nice to have around in case you can't access Google Docs. It's also helpful for when you need advanced formatting options for certain types of assignments.
Keeping track of research can get really complicated, especially when you're working with a bunch of different documents from your library. Mendeley is an organization tool that helps you keep track of all those PDF files. It also lets you annotate and generates citations on the spot.
If you're looking for more great apps for your Mac beyond what's in our student pack, head to the Lifehacker Pack for Mac.
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Citadel coach Kevin Higgins played high school football in New Jersey and college ball in Pennsylvania. He won 56 games in seven seasons as coach at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., and coached with the Detroit Lions in the NFL.
None of it, though, prepared him for football in the South, and in South Carolina.
"No question, football in the South is looked at completely different than up North," said Higgins, who came to The Citadel in 2005. "I don't know if it's because the North has NFL and NBA teams, but down here the emphasis is on college football."
The difference? Marino Casem, who coached at Alcorn State in Mississippi, once summed it up: "In the East, college football is a cultural attraction. On the West Coast, it's a tourist attraction. In the Midwest, it is cannibalism. But in the South, it's religion."
And in South Carolina, it might be argued, it's even more important than that.
Religious artifacts? The attack on Howard's Rock, perched above Clemson's Memorial Stadium, seemed destined to start another Civil War, until it turned out that Tiger fans, and not some garnet-clad faithful, are the prime suspects.
Mysteries of faith? Why else would Gamecock fans keep packing Williams-Brice Stadium during those years of losing?
Historians tell us that the South's obsession with college football dates to the Civil War, that victories today in Tuscaloosa and Knoxville somehow avenge defeats at Vicksburg and Gettysburg back in the day.
But Palmetto State football, let's be honest, has suffered from an inferiority complex over the years. Frank Howard was Bear Bryant lite, and USC-Clemson was never quite Alabama-Auburn.
It's been a long time since Clemson's national title in 1981, even longer since George Rogers' Heisman Trophy in 1980.
But through it all we've never stopped caring. And now we have got two teams in The Associated Press Top 10 — No. 6 South Carolina and No. 8 Clemson, the only state in the union that can make such a boast.
If the Gamecocks and Tigers are still in the Top 10 when they meet Nov. 30, the words of anti-secessionist James Petigru, uttered in 1860, will ring true again:
"South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum."
We're all crazy for football — but what a way to go.
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As we continue our "Dress For Your Body Type" blog series, we will be covering the Pear Body Type. When shopping for bridesmaids dresses, it is often difficult to find a style that can suit several different sizes and shapes within your bridal party. This series of blogs will assist you in the process and make the whole shopping experience a piece of cake.
In the last post, we covered the Apple Body Type and we still have Hour Glass, Triangle and Rectangle body types to go, so stay tuned.
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Even though the weather is warm and the local pools are still open, it is not too early to start thinking about packing those school lunch bags. Many children simply prefer eating a lunch from home. This is great because parents can have greater control over what their child is eating.
'ÄúObviously the school systems across the state must meet certain health and nutrition requirements,'ÄĚ said Deana Hildebrand, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension nutrition specialist. 'ÄúEven though schools prepare healthy meals, some children simply prefer bringing a lunch from home.'ÄĚ
As you gear up for the new school year, talk to your children to see what types of foods they want to see in their lunch boxes. Better yet, go to the store together to get some new ideas for fresh and healthy lunch items.  Children like to help and it is good to involve them in the choosing and preparation of their foods.
I know that my little daughter prefers a lunch from home and I'Äôve discovered that not only does she eat everything I'Äôve packed, she helps me plan her 'Äúmenu'ÄĚ, makes healthier food choices, and eats everything in her lunch.¬† This has also helped her attitude towards school in that she does not dread going school.
By allowing your child to help, it encourages them to eat what has been packed and will keep you up-to-date on your child's current favorite foods. Helping your child pack his or her lunch can also help a parent maintain control of portion sizes.  In fact, just this morning, while preparing my daughter's lunch for daycare, she expressed that she wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, with one carrot stick (yesterday she wanted two carrot sticks)!
Try making a list of foods and organizing them into categories such as main dish, vegetables, fruits, snacks and fun foods. Tell your child to pick one thing from each category for the day's lunch.
There are many healthy options when it comes to packing a lunch. Sandwiches have always been popular, but it does not have to be boring. Use cookie cutters to cut out fun sandwich shapes.  We have a sandwich dinosaur cutter and for some reason, it makes a BIG difference! Use a variety of ingredients or put a new twist on old favorites. Instead of peanut butter and jelly try peanut butter and cream cheese. Instead of bread make a wrap with a tortilla. Just be sure to read the label on the tortilla to watch for trans fats. A pita pocket works well to hold chicken or tuna salad. Bean spreads are a great alternative to lunchmeat and provide protein, too.
Many children like the prepackaged lunchmeat and cracker combos. Make your own for a much more reasonable cost.
To help cut down on fat and calories, try to avoid foods such as potato chips, snack cakes, pastries, fruit snacks and processed cheese slices.  If you don't purchase them and don't have them on hand in your home, it will be harder for your family to consume them.  It's a relatively small change with big results!
Keep in mind that the purpose of lunch is to provide your child with brain food and energy that will get him or her through the rest of the school day. Learning takes place from the ring of the morning bell to the ring of the bell signaling the end of the day. A tasty, nutritious lunch will help ensure your child can learn all day along. A good lunch, in some cases, also is fuel for after-school sports or other activities.