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justtunedin, there is no female equivalent of football so the NCAA allows women to try out and, if they earn a spot on the team, to play. There are no other NCAA sports that only allow women to play without having an equivalent for men.
bhamprinter, I can assure you that Nkemdiche has both size and speed adequate for the college level. He stands at 6-foot-5, 275-pounds and runs a 4.65 forty time. He's been described by his high school coach as "Hershel Walker plus 30 pounds".
whahoo35124, that was actually brought up by the president of the OTM Touchdown Club as he introduced Corso at the event. Said he was a member of the angry mob that heckled Corso all the way from the Superdome to his hotel after the game.
RollTideRoll, my background is in online sports writing so I know that interactivity means happier and more well-informed readers (and it also means I get good feedback on how to do my job better!). I may not always be able to give you the answer you like but I try my absolute best to read every comment on all my stories and respond to anyone who has a question.
I can guarantee you that no posters on this site have direct access to the moderators and I can also guarantee you that our moderators are neither Alabama nor Auburn fans (nor are they UAB fans). They were chosen precisely because of their lack of connection to any of the teams in this state.
MTB, while I read all the comments that come in, our comments are moderated by a completely impartial group of moderators. Posts would only be removed for having offensive or libelous content, not for respectfully expressing a point of view.
glaw80, I am the sports producer for al.com and Sports Impact is the name of the section of our website where we post all sports stories.
pawpaw4au, he was suspended as late as Thursday with no guarantee as to when he would return.
Victory80, our Tuscaloosa producer Ben Flanagan interviewed him on video last week. You can find that here:
Also, he'll be a guest on our Alabama Basketball Podcast this week so look for that on Thursday.
Which t-shirt, Pom? Care to share a link?
Great find, nga4bama! We are going to add that video to the post. Thanks for sharing!
Bamaraider, no new commitments after this weekend but a lot of guys went home with new scholarship offers and invitations to come to Alabama's camps this summer. I've been told the coaching staff wants to see a lot of the guys that came to this junior day in camp before they extend official offers.
Tagged it with his name, MyGlass. Pretty impressive accomplishment and probably a good sign for his future as an SEC defensive lineman.
Pommostaclenes, Alabama's first two opponents in pool play, California University of Pennsylvania and Hope College, are both recent national championship winners so while they aren't recognizable school names, they are powerhouses within their respective division of the club hockey world.
Pommostaclenes, the best players on the most recent national champion were rated as follows:
Trent Richardson, 5 stars
Dre Kirkpatrick, 5 stars
Dont'a Hightower, 4 stars
Mark Barron, 4 stars
Courtney Upshaw, 4 stars
Barrett Jones, 4 stars
My point being, while there are examples of players who rise above their star rating and become successful at the college level, it would be entirely inaccurate to say that recruiting highly-touted players has not been a HUGE part of Alabama's recent success.
It's my pleasure. Love to hear feedback on my writing. Helps me do a better job for you guys.
Firstly, I didn't write the original story, I'm simply linking you to the original story posted by Rivals.com. Secondly, I posted this link because I thought our readers might find it interesting. Clearly they do.
You finally coming around on me, MyGlassIsEmpty? :)
caforbama, thanks for listening to the podcast. I have seen the photo of Trevor Releford on crutches but Anthony Grant has yet to comment on it. In my opinion, it's not that uncommon to see players looking a little banged up after a game but it doesn't always mean they'll be out of action in the next game. It could be precautionary to make sure he doesn't further aggravate a minor injury.
UPDATE: Izzy Gould has the story on Jeff Stoutland : http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/02/alabama_assistant_jeff_stoutla.html


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- BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
- BlackBerry® Device Software 188.8.131.52 to 7.0
The September 2011 Daylight Savings Time (DST) update replaces the August 2011 - Daylight Savings Time Update. It includes all changes from previous updates and includes changes to the following time zones:
Time Zone
DST Start
|Moscow (GMT +4)
DST has been removed and the GMT offset increased by one hour
|Ekaterinburg (GMT +6)
|Krasnoyarsk (GMT +8)
|Yakutsk (GMT +8)
|Valdivostock (GMT +11)
|Magadan (GMT +12)
|Cairo (GMT +2)
DST has been removed
|Jerusalem (GMT +2)
|March 30, 2012 at 2:00am
|October 2, 2011 at 2:00am
|Santiago (GMT -4)
|Midnight between August 20 and 21, 2011
|Midnight between March 10 and 11, 2012
|Brasilia (GMT -3)
|Midnight between October 20 and 21, 2012
|Midnight between February 25 and 26, 2012
*The update for Chile was previously included in KB28090.
Prerequisites for installing the September 2011 DST update
To install the September 2011 DST update, the BlackBerry smartphone must be running a minimum of BlackBerry Device Software 4.2.
If the version of BlackBerry Device Software that is below 4.2, the BlackBerry smartphone must be upgraded to a supported version before the updates can be applied successfully. To determine what version of BlackBerry Device Software is currently installed go to Options->About. To upgrade the BlackBerry smartphone to a newer version of BlackBerry Device Software see KB13427 or visit www.blackberry.com/upgrades on your PC.
Installing the September 2011 DST update for individual BlackBerry smartphone users
BlackBerry smartphone users can download the September 2011 update from the link below.
Note: The link above must be accessed directly from the BlackBerry Browser to download the patch over the wireless network. The BlackBerry smartphone may prompt to be reset after the patch has been downloaded and installed.
To determine if the September 2011 update has been installed, complete the following:
- Go to Options->Applications.
- Click the BlackBerry button and select Modules.
- Search for net_rim_bb_timezoneupdater and verify the version is 18.104.22.168.
- If the net_rim_bb_timezoneupdater is not found or has a lower number then the update has not been applied.
Note: An issue exists where installing the net_rim_bb_timezoneupdater on a BlackBerry Smartphone running BlackBerry Device Software 7.0 or 7.1 will result in the user receiving the error "Error starting net_rim_bb_options_app: Class 'net.rim.device.apps.internal.timezone.TimeZoneDataLocalizerImpl' not found" when accessing the Options application on the device. To resolve this issue please install the most recent Daylight Savings Time update.
Installing the September 2011 DST update for BlackBerry Enterprise Server Administrators
In order to fully support DST changes a Microsoft Windows update will need to be applied to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. This requirement is applicable for all mail platforms. For additional information about DST and Windows please see Microsoft KB 914387.
Important note for BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange.
Early version of CDO.dll maintained separate internal time zone tables which required an update when a time zone changed. However, in more recent versions of cdo.dll Microsoft has designed CDO.dll to read DST information from the Windows registry. To support this feature CDO.dll, on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, must be at 6.5.7654.01 or higher; or 6.5.8067.0 or higher. DST changes that require the creation of a NEW time zone will require an update to CDO.dll.
Note: Updates may also be required to other computers in your organization. Please see your individual mail platform vendors for details and instructions.
To apply DST updates to the BlackBerry smartphone the BlackBerry administrator can use one or more of the following options.
Option 1: SQL Script Update
This process involves executing a SQL query against the BlackBerry configuration database. Once executed the BlackBerry Synchronization service will automatically send the updated time zone information to the BlackBerry smartphone.
In order to leverage this method the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry smartphone must meet the following requirements:
- BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP3 to SP7
- BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.x
- BlackBerry Device Software 4.2.0 to 7.0
Note: The September 2011 DST updates contains updates to the display name of some timezones. Example Moscow (+3) has been updates to Moscow (+4). In order to update the display name of the time zone the TimeZoneUpdater application must be installed on the BlackBerry. Using this update option will update the BlackBerry smartphone with the correct DST Information however, the display name will not be updated.
If the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and/or BlackBerry Device Software do not meet the prerequisites please proceed to Option 2.
For instructions on applying the SQL script update please see the "Additional Information" section below.
Option 2: Using the TimeZoneUpdate application
This is not required for BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry Device Software 4.2.0 or higher if the SQL script update (Option 1) has been applied.
Administrators have five options for deploying the TimeZoneUpdater application to their end users.
- BlackBerry Desktop Software
- BlackBerry Application Web Loader
- Standalone Application Loader
- BlackBerry Browser
- Wireless Application Push
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server administrator can verify which users have the TimeZoneUpdater application using the BlackBerry Application Reporting Tool from the BlackBerry Resource Kit. For more information visit http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/server_resourcekit.jsp.
If a user installs the TimeZoneUpdater application in addition to receiving the updates from the database script the settings from the SQL script will take precedence.
Updating the BlackBerry Configuration Database
Warning: The process modifies the BlackBerry Configuration Database. It is recommended that a full backup is made prior to the execution of the script.
This process can be completed from any workstation or server.
- Download the TimeZoneUpdateSeptember2011.zip and extract the contents.
Important: Do not modify the directory and file structure of the extracted files.
- Open a command prompt and navigate to the folder that contains BBDBUpdate.exe.
- Type BBDBUpdate.exe and add the switches applicable to your environment. The full command syntax is as follows:
BBDBUpdate.exe -db <Database Name> -dbms <SQL> -n <SQL Server Name> -dbauth -dbuser <User Name> -dbpass <Password> -input <LoadSyncDeviceConfig.sql>
For BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP3 to 4.1 SP7:
BBDBUpdate.exe -db BESMgmt -n SQL1 -input .\SQLServer\4.1\LoadSyncDeviceConfig.sql
For BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0:
BBDBUpdate.exe -db BESMgmt -n SQL1 -input .\SQLServer\5.0\LoadSyncDeviceConfigData.sql
Required Switches
|Use this switch to specify the name of the BlackBerry Configuration Database you are updating. The default value is BESMgmt
|Use this switch to specify the hostname or instance of the database server.
|Specifies the path and file name of the script to execute. Ensure that you are select the script for your applicable database server type.
Optional Switches
|Use this switch to specify if you are using Microsoft SQL Server or IBM DB2 Universal Server. If this switch is not used, Microsoft® SQL Server® is assumed.
|Use this switch if you are using SQL Authentication. If this switch is not used, Windows Authentication is used.
|Use this switch to specify the user name to be used with the Microsoft SQL Server authentication. This switch is required if the -dbauth switch is used.
|Use this switch to specify the password to be used with the Microsoft SQL Server authentication. This switch is required if the -dbauth switch is used.
Note: If you receive the error Unable to read input file, check that the name and path of LoadSyncDeviceConfig.sql is correct.
By downloading, accessing or otherwise using the Knowledge Base documents you agree:
(a) that the terms of use for the documents found at www.blackberry.com/legal/knowledgebase apply to your use or reference to these documents; and
(b) not to copy, distribute, disclose or reproduce, in full or in part any of the documents without the express written consent of RIM.
Visit the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center at www.blackberry.com/btsc.

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Bloomberg's Al Hunt on Glenn Beck
Bloomberg News has a nasty habit of quoting "professors" to validate their reporters' and columnists' points of view without identifying the political affiliation of the professors. We caught the news service doing it earlier here. The latest example comes in Albert Hunt's column likening Glenn Beck to Charles Coughlin. Writes Mr. Hunt:
Professor Kazin is presented as a kind of neutral, impartial, academic expert observer. But a quick check of the Federal Election Commission database tells a different story, disclosing three donations by the professor totaling $700 in 2009 and 2010 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, $1250 in campaign contributions to Senator Kerry's 2004 Democratic presidential campaign, and $3,300 in contributions to Barack Obama's presidential campaign. The guy is a partisan Democrat. Mr. Hunt could have done his readers a favor by sparing them the pretense and just calling the Democratic National Committee directly for an anti-Beck quote rather than laundering it through a partisan university professor not identified as such.
Mr. Hunt's other criticism of Mr. Beck is just as lame. He criticizes Mr. Beck for including in his Washington rally Martin Luther King's niece Alveda, "who recently charged that gay marriage is 'genocide.'" Yet he doesn't mention that Mr. Beck himself has downplayed the gay marriage issue, quoting Thomas Jefferson, "If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket, what difference is it to me?"
As evidence of Mr. Beck's supposed animus toward Muslims, all Mr. Hunt can muster is that Mr. Beck "once asked Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota, who is Muslim, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.'" Yet Mr. Ellison has a history not only as a Muslim but as an activist affiliated with Louis Farrakhan's anti-Semitic Nation of Islam, a group closer to Father Coughlin than Mr. Beck is. The Weekly Standard got into the issue of Mr. Ellison's background, as did National Review. Mr. Hunt seems to be faulting Mr. Beck for allowing Mr. Ellison an opportunity to answer the criticism of his record.
Thanks to reader-participant-community member-watchdog-content co-creator M.P. for sending the tip.
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GenreAnimation, Comedy
Release DateApril 13, 2007
MPAA RatingR
Duration86 min.
Production Budget$1.5 millions
StudioFirst Look Pictures
Official Siteclick here
REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers Be the 1st!
Cast and Crew
DirectorMatt Maiellaro, Dave Willis
ProducerJay Wade Edwards, Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis
ScreenwriterMatt Maiellaro, Dave Willis
- Dana Snyder
- Dave Willis
- Carey Means
- Andy Merrill
- Mike Schatz
- Matt Maiellaro
- Fred Armisen as Time Lincoln (voice)
- Bruce Campbell as Chicken Bittle (voice)
- Tina Fey as Burrito (voice)
An action epic that explores the origins of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force (better known as Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad,) who somehow become pitted in a battle over an immortal piece of exercise equipment.
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Downtown Helena is proud to present the 8th annual Mount Helena Music Festival (MHMF) set to promote the growth and vitality of the Helena community by providing a variety of music and arts for the enjoyment and participation of all ages.
The Mount Helena Music Festival is two-stage festival located in the heart of Downtown Helena in the beautiful tree setting of Women's and Hill Park at the foot Mount Helena. The MHMF offers a wide variety of live entertainment, music and activities as the audience enjoys two alternating stages featuring 16+ hours of nonstop music from 10 of the hottest regional and national touring bands. The Sidewalk Art will be celebrating its 34th anniversary as 80 crafters showcase their hand-made crafts and art. Food booths will line Fuller Avenue offering a variety of tastes and menus as well as a multitude of non-alcoholic beverages, domestic and micro-beers and wines. On Saturday morning enjoy the charming Farmers Market featuring a wide selection of home grown produce and baked goods.
Profits from the MHMF will assist the funding for the new "Large Art Campaign" to place life-size branzes along the historic Walking Mall featuring native wildlife of Montana as an and education exhibit and destination. The Large Art Campaign will be a five year project to complete. Each year new exhibits will be unveiled along the three-block pedestrian mall.


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One win away: Scarborough field hockey to play for Class A championship
SCARBOROUGH—It isn't often the biggest goal of a team's season comes before halftime and only forges a tie, but there's little disputing the importance of what happened late in the first half of Monday evening's Western Class A Final at Scarborough High School.
The upstart second-ranked Cheverus Stags had taken a stunning 2-1 lead behind two penalty corner goals from junior Emily Sawchuck and had the top-ranked, undefeated and defending regional champion Scarborough Red Storm on the ropes, but after Cheverus just missed extending its advantage at one end, the Red Storm got a clutch goal from senior Ashley Anastasoff with just 8.2 seconds left in the half to turn momentum for good. Then, with 18:32 remaining in regulation, sophomore first-time starter Kelsey Howard scored her second goal of the game to give Scarborough a 3-2 victory and a rematch with eight-time defending state champion Skowhegan in the Class A Final Saturday.
"It was definitely tougher than I thought," said Red Storm coach Kerry Mariello. "You have to expect those kinds of games in the Western Maine Final. I was glad we didn't have to go to overtime. (Cheverus) came to play."
Familiar foes
Monday night's game was the teams' third meeting since Oct. 8. Scarborough handed the Stags their first loss that day, 3-1 at Cheverus, in a contest that wasn't locked up until the final seconds. Five days later, the Red Storm rolled to a 4-1 victory in the inaugural, non-countable Southern Maine Activities Association championship game.
Scarborough's 14-0 regular season was one of the most dominant in recent memory. The Red Storm outscored the opposition 80-9 and hit double figures on three occasions. Scarborough dispatched No. 8 Thornton Academy 2-0 and No. 4 Bonny Eagle 6-0 to advance.
Cheverus, meanwhile, won its first 13 games this fall, then lost to Scarborough. After ousting No. 7 Sanford 3-0 in the quarterfinals, the Stags held off No. 3 Gorham 1-0 in the semifinals to set up a first-ever postseason meeting with the Red Storm.
After Scarborough took a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute when Howard rebounded senior Heather Carrier's shot past Cheverus senior goalie Audrey Grinnell, Sawchuck tied the score with 16:07 to go in the first half, taking a pass from senior Alyssa Audet and firing a rocket into the cage. Moments after the Red Storm had a goal waved off for a high shot, Audet and Sawchuck hooked up again with 7:22 left in the half on an identical goal to give the Stags a stunning 2-1 lead.
Mariello had to take a timeout, but the Stags kept the pressure on.
Cheverus had an opportunity to seize control of the game with 1:11 left in the first half, but sophomore Sarah LaQuerre's shot in close was deflected over the cage. Then, at the other end, with time winding down, Anastasoff scored on a rebound of senior Brittany Ross' shot to tie the game and give the Red Storm all the momentum.
"(The officials) called a corner, (Cheverus) kind of stopped and there was a wide-open goal," said Anastasoff. "The goalie was at the right side of the post and I just tapped it in."
"That goal before the half was enormous," added Mariello. "I emphasized that it was a 0-0 game and that we had 30 minutes. We're usually a second half team. I made an adjustment at halftime. I put (senior) Ellie Morin on Sawchuck. I feel if she got possession, we'd be in trouble. We played a little more conservatively on defense. We did well. It worked out."
Cheverus wasn't able to muster any offense in the final 30 minutes, managing just one shot and no corners. When Howard tipped home Ross' shot with 18:32 to go, the Red Storm went ahead 3-2.
"Brittany hit it in and I stuck my stick out hoping I could get a piece of it and tip it into the goal and I did," said Howard. "It feels really good. I was nervous going out there, my first time starting. The seniors showed the way. They taught me so much this year. It was nervewracking, but if we kept playing our game, I knew we could do it."
"Kelsey's been there all year long," added Mariello. "She's finally gotten to shine a little bit. She does a great job at executing, hustles and is in the right place at the right time. She helped earn this championship for us."
The Stags couldn't respond. With 5:54 left, a LaQuerre shot was saved and that was as close as Cheverus got as Scarborough went on to the 3-2 victory and its second successive regional title.
"It was definitely closer than we thought," said Anastasoff. "We're definitely a second half team. We were steady. This was the last home game for the seniors. It's a big win for us."
The final step
Since day one of practice back in August (actually since losing 2-1 in double overtime in the state game last Nov. 1), Scarborough has had a single focus, getting back to the state final and winning the program's first-ever championship. Saturday at 4 p.m. at Yarmouth High School, the Red Storm (now 17-0) will get that opportunity when they do battle with a Skowhegan (17-0) team that's won every Class A championship since 2001, including last year's on a day when Scarborough carried play much of the way.
"I think we can do it this year," said Howard. "We're ready. We're an awesome team."
"I'm so excited," Anastasoff said. "Skowhegan's won eight years in a row. We want to be the team to knock them out. We can do it. We're working well together. We've gotten better all year."
"We've fought all odds," added Mariello. "We had a goal at the start of the year and pursued it. This is a great deal for us, defending a regional championship. We're ready for Skowhegan. We want them. We're going to go in with a different mentality, more confidence. It's our year. I strongly feel it."
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Part of Durham's history: Manbites Dog to presents 'Best of Enemies'
The friendship between Ann Atwater and Claiborne Paul (C. P.) Ellis is often cited as a quintessentially Durham story. In 1971 Atwater, an African-American community organizer, and Ellis, then head of Durham's Ku Klux Klan, were picked to co-chair a committee to address community concerns about the integration of Durham's public schools.
They clashed at first, both defending their separate spheres. During the discussion sessions called charrettes, Atwater and Ellis found common ground. Both came from poverty, and both had children in public schools who faced ridicule because of their parents' participation in the charrettes. They developed a lifelong friendship. When Ellis died in 2005, Atwater sat with his family at the funeral.
Osha Gray Davidson chronicled the history behind that friendship in his 1996 book "The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South." Playwright Mark St. Germain based his play "The Best of Enemies" on Davidson's book.
The play premiered in 2011 at the Barrington Stage in Pittsfield, Mass. A dramatic reading of the play was presented in June at Hayti Heritage Center.
Manbites Dog Theatre will present the first local, full stage production of "The Best of Enemies" this month. Some of the actors discussed the process of portraying their characters and did a short dramatic reading during a sneak peek at the Durham County Library last month.
Playing the still-living characters in this drama puts pressure on them, the actors said. Lakeisha Coffey, who plays Atwater, said she recently met Atwater and talked about 1971 and school integration. "This is the first time I've had to portray a character who is local and well-known and living," Coffey said. "It's a big responsibility to do it right."
Thaddaeus Edwards said he had similar pressure portraying Bill Riddick, the charrette moderator who made the bold move to choose Ellis and Atwater as leaders. Meeting Riddick was "very illuminating" and "very freeing," Edwards said. He was able to talk to Riddick about how he felt during those tense days of 1971. "I was able to separate him from the man on the page."
Riddick studied social work and brought that experience with him to Durham. "He didn't know how hard it was going to be, but he knew that he could do it," Edwards said. Riddick expected more help from the school administration, "but that was not the case when he got here," he said.
To prepare for the role of Ellis, Derrick Ivey said he had to find a way to portray Ellis' early hatred for Atwater and black people in a realistic way. He read an interview that writer Studs Terkel did with Ellis, and tried to understand how poverty drove much of Ellis' hatred and resentment. "Thankfully, he has a turnaround," Ivey said. "The hard part is going to the dark place so he can see the light." After the charrette, Ellis resigned his Klan position, renounced his racist views, and became an organizer and leader of the union representing Duke University maintenance workers.
Filmmaker Diane Bloom also chronicled the friendship between Atwater and Ellis in her 2002 documentary "An Unlikely Friendship." At first, Ellis was hesitant to speak, Bloom said during the panel discussion. "He was so mellow, and so nice," she said of Ellis, who shattered any preconception she had about how a former Klansman might act.
"What has most surprised me about the film is how well it has been received at film festivals and diversity conferences," Bloom said. She thinks "people were hungry for hope" that the Atwater-Ellis story offers. "It's such a rich part of Durham's history."
WHAT: Production of "The Best of Enemies," by playwright Mark St. Germain
WHEN: Dec. 5-21. Showtimes are Thursday-Saturday at 8:15 p.m. The production continues Dec. 12–14 at 8:15 p.m., with a Dec. 15 matinee at 2, and Dec. 18-21 at 8:15.
WHERE: Manbites Dog Theatre, 703 Foster St., Durham
ADMISSION: General admission tickets start at $18. To purchase, and for more details, call 919-682-3343 or visit www.manbitesdogtheatre.org. An opening night reception and benefit for Ann Atwater will be held Dec. 6 at 8:15 p.m. Tickets to the opening night and reception are $25.


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Unlocking the Key to Deep Sleep
By Sarah Fenske
Making the Ferguson Commission Matter
By Danny Wicentowski
My Fake Boyfriend Became a Real-Life Crush
By Lindsay Toler
Rep. Jeffrey Pogue Bill Would Ban Unisex Bathrooms
By Danny Wicentowski
Darren Wilson Gives Speech to Nonprofit
By Danny Wicentowski
Angel Stewart and Other Victims of Violence Ask for Mercy
By Jessica Lussenhop
Obama Praises St. Louis' LaunchCode
By Lindsay Toler
By Lindsay Toler
The Weight is a Gift
Is it finally time to tap-dance on the grave of Musical Irony? No, not parody, and certainly not satire — as long as there's social inequity and political wrong-headedness, there will always be need for that — but irony. You know: vintage shirt plus gym-teacher mustache minus properly fitting pants (oof) equals hipster gold. It's enough to make irony-weary music fans choose Scrabble over shows.
And while it's awesome to slap down QUIZ on a triple word score, we miss music. Real music. Good music. Thank heavens for 2007. The past twelve months have put a song in our heart, an extra 512 MB on our iPod, and a concert or fifteen on our calendar.
The year was nearly five-sixths over by the time Menomena came to town, and the Portland musicians' Billiken Club appearance highlighted their abundant talent and wicked wit. Most of the SLU students were dressed in costumes, which ordinarily would be all kinds of annoying (particularly since it was the day before Halloween), but the outfits seemed of a piece with Menomena's whip-smart whimsy. (Confidential to the guy who wore the "vampire giraffe" costume: I am totally stealing that idea next year.)
Menomena's 2007 release, Friend and Foe, is a worthy follow-up to its excellent debut. The band combines computerized loops, intricate math-rock signatures, and hella awesome keyboard and saxophone solos into music that is at once triumphant and very, very dark. Menomena's amazing live version of "Muscle 'N Flo" prompted one tipsy Billiken to shout, "You're special! ...In the good way!" Indeed.
The caliber of shows at the Billiken Club has been one of 2007's greatest delights. In the past four months alone, the venue checked off an impressive indie-rock wish list: There was Menomena, of course, but also Besnard Lakes, the Twilight Sad, White Rabbits and Mountain Goats. And the music released this year, in general? Damn, son. The best album of 2007 is the National's Boxer, and if you don't think so, you probably also hate puppies and fun. Okay, so maybe that's a bit harsh — but the Brooklyn quartet's fourth LP is seriously amazing.
Honest without being cloyingly confessional, serious without being mopey, Boxer distills all that is painful (and all that is beautiful) about being a young American. Matt Berninger's gorgeous baritone lends gravitas to songs about decaying friendships ("Green Gloves"), the dulling effects of middle-class striving ("Racing Like a Pro") and, yes, true love ("Slow Show"). The National's June concert at the Duck Room was both raucous and cathartic, with the capacity crowd requesting favorites and singing along, word for word. Bryan Devendorf further sealed his reputation as one of indie rock's most talented drummers, and Padme Newsome — an unofficial National member who kicks official ass — added texture and beauty with his impeccable viola-playing. Leave it to the National to go for the trifecta: best band, best album, best live show. Done, done and done — and without a trace of pretension or calculated irony. Real music made a resurgence in 2007, and only our Scrabble skills suffered.
— Brooke Foster
Revenge of the Nerds
LCD Soundsystem's self-titled 2005 release stands as the album that made me finally, truly believe in new electronic music. But Sound of Silver was a huge step up — and my ultimate album of 2007. It had everything I wanted: fun, super-fresh style, beauty and plenty of beats. "All My Friends" is elegant and touching, "Someone Great" is bloop-bloop perfection and the hand claps and joyous shouts of "a-woohoo!" in "Watch The Tapes" are majorly addictive.
Still, my favorite part of the music year was when an android stork dropped down from outer space and delivered us Radiohead's In Rainbows. The media hullabaloo surrounding the surprise release sucked me in whole (because I'm a dork and I love shit like that). And while I remain fascinated by the band's alien marketing techniques, the album had the chops to back up the hype. It's pretty, glitchy, bittersweet and epic — in short, everything you would expect from a Radiohead album. However, In Rainbows is instantly more accessible than Amnesiac, Kid A or even Hail to the Thief. Around the same time as the album's release, the band started leaking performances on its Web site, including live versions of album tracks and my new favorite cover ever: Radiohead playing New Order's "Ceremony."
My heart swelled with pride when the Arcade Fire released Neon Bible, and then both fans and critics welcomed the album's lush, bountiful orchestration. Arcade Fire fans have formed a near-cultish church surrounding the band, but their worship might be justified. "Intervention," "Ocean of Noise," "(Antichrist Television Blues)" and "My Body Is a Cage" are nothing short of magical and could easily be mistaken for the rapturous hymns of a new religion. Everyone was primed for a backlash against the indie darlings, but you can't argue with songs this beautiful.
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Dubai World Cup has 16 likely starters
The Dubai Racing Club on Sunday released likely fields for the eight Thoroughbred races on the March 29 Dubai World Cup program, and though North American participation is sorely lacking this year, the list of prospective starters is star-studded, and the races remarkably deep.
Sixteen runners are considered likely for the $10 million World Cup, though the 19th edition of the race will have no representatives from North America for the first time in its history. The list of likely runners, in alphabetical order, consists of African Story, Akeed Mofeed, Belshazzar, Hillstar, Hokko Tarumae, Hunter's Light, Military Attack, Mukhadram, Prince Bishop, Red Cadeaux, Ron the Greek, Ruler of the World, Sanshaawes, Side Glance, The Fugue, and Vancouverite.
The $5 million Sheema Classic also has 16 likely runners, and is headed by Breeders' Cup Turf winner Magician, Cirrus des Aigles, and Gentildonna. The Sheema Classic also will include one of the American runners, Twilight Eclipse.
Only 10 horses are considered probable starters in the $5 million Dubai Duty Free, with BC Filly and Mare Turf winner Dank and the unbeaten South African colt Vercingetorix topping that group. Twelve are likely for the Golden Shaheen at six furlongs on the Tapeta main track at Meydan and for the Al Quoz Sprint, a five-furlong turf dash. Shea Shea, the 2013 Al Quoz winner, heads the field again this year, and the race also includes the other U.S. shipper, Bertolino di Tiger.
A field of 14, with South Africans Variety Club and Soft Falling Rain atop the list, could run in the Godolphin Mile, and 15 3-year-olds are considered likely starters in the UAE Derby, a race that should have Long John and Giovanni Boldini as the favorites. Finally, there are 14 horses on the list of prospective entrants for the Dubai Gold Cup, a turf marathon race.
Entries for all eight races are due Monday, March 24, with fields for all but the World Cup, the Duty Free, and the Sheema Classic to be set the same day. Post position will be assigned and final fields announced Wednesday, March 26 for the three richest races on a card offering $27 million in purses.
Only horse favorite thats gonna win is....Long John
Please do not take this fools handicapping advice, or you will be in the poor house.
Heres a start when handicapping this race. Toss any equine shipping from the US.
I haven't made a nickle at Meydan. Bring back Nad Al-Sheba and the dirt. I had plenty of winners there. Its so hard to get a read on many of the Euro horses because many of them are coming off long layoffs and you can't tell if they are ready.
Just shows how impressive Animal Kingdom was. Finishing a bang-up 2nd to Wise Dan in the Breeder's Cup...followed by 1 prep race...then complete demolition of the 2013 Dubai World Cup field. No North American horse had won since the switch to synthetic. And this year, none will even try.
The Dubai races are not that interesting this year but DANK is going to be a good bet win & place... - RAMMER
cant get too excited,wish they would go back to dubai and run on REAL DIRT,besides no 3 year olds will be able to move on to the derby, they run this festival too close to the first sat may
Ruler of the world for Ireland watch him go
anyone find post times yet?...im guessing they are close to last years post times
It's obvious they are more interested in catering to South Africa,Australia,Europe .Synthetic plays more to turf horses . Even though he won the derby on dirt,Animal Kingdom excelled on turf/ synthetic .It would have been nice to see Wise Dan take a shot but Im sure their main goal is to have a shot at a three peat come nov.


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You know, the visuals of CoD don't really bother me. Yes, I'd appreciate some higher resolution texture, more polys, etc. What I'd really enjoy more though, is far greater focus and emphasis on the SP. More "Oohh, ahhh!" moments. I'll never forget the beginning of the first CoD where you're parachuting down, and you see the flak all around you and a plane ends up getting shot down... nothing now days but back then even though it was scripted, it looked and sounded amazing. I'm talking stuff like that. Things that are just epic to watch, and look way cool.
Don't really have that in the new ones. So maybe update the engine with higher res textures at least for the PC, more polys and maybe some other visual goodies- but then turn the turbo on for the SP campaign- really put some time into. Develop the plot, the atmosphere, and throw in those epic cinematic moments.
That'd be enough for me.
I have yet to finish the BO single player....i played a bit, but everytime the patch came out it restarted the entire single player story :/....and it was very unplayable on release and it took them a 2-3 months to sort out the frame rate issue.
Not being able to skip on those videos is annoying as well...they flash soo much!!!...
People who say Visuals are not important, its the gameplay that counts...yea i somewhat agree on that, but having really bad graphics can make the atmosphere of the game pretty **** as well....
its not like visuals can't be amazing...they are holding it back on purpose since consoles can't keep up....and they can't have the pc platform looking so well...
defiantly not gonna get mw3...for 90USD i rather buy BF3. or a ton of other games or even some indie games..
the plot in mw2/bo is pretty ****...refer to Duty Calls video as a perfect example of what the story is...BO just had everything exploding constantly...and add some white flashes every .5ms...
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Trevor Scott Stephens, 17, of Walterboro was charged with possession of a firearm on a school campus after university police found five handguns in his dorm room, according to an arrest warrant issued by the USC Police Department. He has been suspended by the university, banned from campus and ordered to avoid contact with any students, faculty or staff, said Scott Prill, associate director of the USC Division of Law Enforcement and Safety.
"We have no reason to believe he was planning an attack, and we have not heard that he was threatening anyone," Prill said.
Stephens was released Wednesday afternoon from the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on a $20,000 bond. He has returned home to stay with his parents, Prill said. The freshman faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. S.C. law makes it a felony to carry a weapon onto a school property without permission.


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Otawa, Gima, Kahn Perform Well in NWC Finals; UPS Women, Pirate Men Take Home Titles
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - The University of Puget Sound women's swimming team made it a decade of dominance on Sunday evening at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, winning their tenth consecutive Northwest Conference title. Not to be overshadowed, the Whitworth men's swimming team made it four straight NWC titles for the Pirates from Spokane.
For the Bearcats, Kei Otawa recorded a pair of third place finishes, Shannon Gima fnished in the top eight in two women's events and Pete Kahn also finished 8th in the 200 backstroke.
Otawa took third place in the 100 free (47.74) and the 100 breast (58.83). Gima, a sophomore, finished 6th in the 100 backstroke (1:01.65) and seventh in the 200 back (2:16.24). Kahn, also a sophmore, swam 2:09.88 in taking eight in the 200 back.
Both the Bearcat men and women teams finished seventh in the overall competition.
In the first event of the evening, Puget Sound freshman Jane Kestner swam a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 17:35.03 in the 1650 yard freestyle to defeat teammate, and defending champion, Sarah Mirick. On the men's side, David Dolphay of Whitowrth met the NCAA provisional qualifying time with a winning time of 16:04.84.
Also meeting a provisional qualifying time was Whitman's Nancy Alexander, who won the women's 200 yard backstroke in a time of 2:08.60. On the men's side, Whitworth's Loren Killgore, the favorite going into the race, won the title with a time of 1:55.09.
Puget Sound sophomore Amy Polansky defended her title in the 100 yard freestyle, posting a time of 53.28. On the men's side, Linfield's Kevin Caple swam a 47.44 to defeat favorite David Lillarrd of Whitworth.
Whitman senior Alexis Jinbo-Doran took the women's 200 yard breaststroke, swimming the distance in 2:28.02. Logger freshman Paul Hughes was able to hold on for the win in the men's 200 breastroke with a time of 2:06.97 and was presented his medal by retired UPS coach Don Duncan, who began the Logger swim program in 1957.
Whitworth's Samantha Kephart set a new NCAA Division III record in the women's 200 yard butterfly with a winning time of 2:01.45. On the men's side, Evan Shute from Pacific won the race with a time of 1:58.14.
In the final events of the weekend, Puget Sound wrapped up the NWC title with a win in the 400 yard freestyle relay, recording a winning time of 3:36.18. It was the same story on the men's side as Whitman won the men's 400 yard freestyle relay in a time of 3:10.50
Outstanding swimmers for the weekend went to Kephart from Whitworth on the women's side and Pirate teammates Killgore and Dolphay tied on the men's side.
Winning coach of the year honors on the women's side was Matt Sellman of Lewis & Clark and on the men's side, Steve Schadt of Whitworth.
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Men - Whitworth 722, Puget Sound 612.5, Linfield 414.5, Pacific Lutheran 334, Whitman 322, Lewis & Clark 295, Willamette 263, Pacific 68
Women - Puget Sound 719.5, Lewis & Clark 528, Whitworth 501.5, Whitman 470, Linfield 381, Pacific Lutheran 254, Willamette 201, Pacific 140
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- After the file downloads, find it on your computer (it usually saves to the desktop, but may be different on your computer). The file will be named the same as the book, and the icon will be a folder with a closed zipper.
- Click on the folder to open it.
- Click "Extract all files." (You may need to click "next" on the Extraction Wizard until the progress bar finishes). Click "Finish"
- Close any error messages that may pop up.
- Now there should be a duplicate book file next to the original one. It will also be named the same as the book, but this one will have a folder icon without the zipper. Click on this file to open it.
- Insert your flash drive into the computer.
- Click on "My Computer," then "Removable Disk" to open the flash drive.
- Click "File," then "New," then "Folder." A new folder will appear on the flash drive. Name it the title of the book. Click on this folder to open it.
- Copy all the files from the open (non-zippered) book file. Paste them into the flash drive file.
- Remove the flash drive from the computer and plug it into the USB port on the side of the player (next to the headphone jack). The book should begin playing.
- To remove a book, insert the flash drive into your computer. Click "My Computer," then "Removable Disk." Highlight the folder of the book you wish to delete, then hit the delete key.
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- Unzip all the files.
- Copy all the unzipped book file folders to the flash drive (it is generally preferable to keep the files inside the labeled folders rather than transfer the files individually because this allows you to delete individual books without having to delete all the books on the flash drive).
- Plug the flash drive into the Digital Talking Book Player.
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Payroll processor ADP says companies and small businesses added 215,000 jobs in November. And ADP says private employers added 184,000 jobs in October, much stronger than its initial estimate of 130,000.
The ADP numbers cover only private businesses and often diverge from the government's more comprehensive report. Last month, the Labor Department said private businesses added 212,000 jobs in October.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo.- Persistent rain showers did little to dampen Dan Feltman's performance on the first day of the men's decathlon at the 2005 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Jack Christiansen Track. The University of New Mexico junior scored 3,724 points in the first five events, winning the shot put and 400-meter dash to stake a 106-point lead over BYU senior Devin Howe. Freshman teammate Derek McDonald is in fourth place (3,464 pts.), while senior Jason Bigott is ninth (2,974) midway through their first collegiate decathlon.
In the women's heptathlon, meanwhile, sophomore Stefany Setliff tallied 2,434 points through the first four events to finish the day in11th place.
Ranked No. 1 in the conference and 12th in the nation entering the meet, Feltman got off to a quick start this afternoon, finishing second in the 100-meter dash with a career-best (altitude adjusted) time of 11.10. After another second place effort in the long jump (21-05.50), the 6-4 Deming, N.M. native dominated the shot put field with a toss of 44-01.25. Feltman lost some ground in one of his weaker events, placing sixth in the high jump (6-00.50), but came right back to take win the 400 with an adjusted time of 50.05.
McDonald, meanwhile, helped New Mexico athletes win four of the day's five events with a victorious leap of 22-08.50 in the long jump. The Albuquerque Eldorado High School product finished third in the 100 (altitude adjusted 11.22) and also placed third in the high jump (6-05.00) to put himself 34 points out of third place entering day two.
Feltman and McDonald open Thursday's competition with one of their best events, the 110-meter hurdles, before competing in the discus and pole vault. If he can maintain his pace, Feltman could help his title chances significantly with a strong performance in his specialty, the javelin, before the competition concludes with the 1,500-meter run.


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Josh Ritter is one of my favorite songwriters. He has a unique way of painting stories with words, but not just any words. It's not complicated, trying to draw on the psychology or theology that you might have heard from a professor. Well, not always. Rather, it's pure and honest – a clear description of a situation or a person that relates to your experiences or feelings. It starts off as an innocent pull, but by the end you'll find yourself still, lost in a bounty of your own thoughts and imagination. You'll be wondering what it was that sucked you in. Please, give yourself a chance to get lost in his art. Put your social media, alerts, and text messages on hold for a second, and just listen.
"Joy to You Baby" is the 12th track from Josh Ritter's new full-length album, The Beast In Its Tracks, released this week. The album is his seventh, although he's released eight EPs as well over the last ten years. Put simply, this guy is a writing machine. The Beast in Its Tracks is the culmination of emotions, struggles, realizations, and effects of Ritter's heartache from a broken marriage years ago.
It felt like a different record from the start. Far from the grand, sweeping feel of the songs on So Runs the World Away, these new ones felt like rocks in the shoe, hard little nuggets of whatever they were, be it spite, remorse, or happiness. I told all this to Sam Kassirer, my producer and friend. If we recorded these songs, which felt so personal, their starkness needed a corresponding simplicity of production. I hadn't composed this stuff, I'd scrawled it down, just trying to keep ahead of the heartbreak, and they needed to be recorded like that.
With any heartbreak comes healing, which is exactly what started to happen as Ritter discovered love again. He found his new wife during that time of despondency, with whom he is excitedly raising their first child. The drastic life change within a few short years was also an influencer in the album, which evolves from songs written in anger to songs created with hope. Josh explained it simply in an interview with Rainn Wilson (yes, THE Rainn Wilson), "If I'm proud of anything with this record, it's that I waited and gave it time for it to become something more than what it was at the beginning." Have a listen to the official lyric video for "New Lover."
Sometimes it's not enough to fit a story into just one song, so you have to write a novel. Well, that's exactly what Josh Ritter did when he wrote Bright's Passage. Published in the summer of 2011, Ritter summarizes, "It's about a kind of sweet normal guy from West Virginia. He goes to the first World War and he comes back and he has an angel. And it's about him and this angel escaping this wildfire for five days. It's sort of this short little comedy." Moral of the story: if you haven't released 20 albums and a novel in just over a decade, then you're not Josh Ritter. His mind never stops creating art, and that's what fans love about him. In fact, fans can catch Ritter on The Beast In Its Tracks Tour, with U.S. dates starting next week and continuing through May 2013. For more updates and links to get the new album, visit www.joshritter.com, and check out his older albums while you're at it!
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Looking at Ho Chi Minh right now, those who are not aware of its history might find it hard to believe that this city has been through turmoil. Formerly known as Saigon, the city was originally a small fishing village called Prey Nokor before it became a French colony of Cochin-china and the capital of South Vietnam. These days, Ho Chi Minh is a favourite with tourists.
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On a recent business trip to New York, Joe Pullin of Novi, Mich., did something he would have considered unthinkable not long ago.
Rather than rush off the plane and into a cab headed into Manhattan, he lingered at the arrival gate at La Guardia Airport, stopping for a leisurely lunch at Bisoux, a French bistro, and using the iPad mounted on his table to order his meal, check his e-mail and pay the bill.
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Bath shop owner: Our fight to restore image of cafe may be ruined by Tesco
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A shop owner, who has transformed the image of a city trouble spot, claims the arrival of another Tesco could put him out of business.
Tesco's seventh Bath store is due to open tomorrow at the Courthouse Filling Station, in Upper Bristol Road, near Windsor Bridge.
The supermarket was granted permission for the new store, along with eight maisonettes, almost three years ago but the development has only just been completed.
Nick Peters, who owns The Grocer on Locksbrook in neighbouring Windsor Villas, believes the opening could spell the end for his enterprise. His cafe is on the former site of Bright Stores, which closed in 2011 after police discovered cannabis-growing equipment on the premises and caught staff selling alcohol to children.
Mr Peters, who reopened the store with his partner Michelle Peace under the new name, said their local and organic approach will make it difficult to compete.
He said: "When we opened the Grocer on Locksbrook back in 2011 it had a dire history. We fought hard to get rid of that reputation.
"We are more expensive than Tesco because they have the purchasing power to make a margin on items."
Mr Peters, who objected to the Tesco application, also said they had hidden the store because none of the hoarding around the building site had the supermarket's branding.
A Tesco spokeswoman denied this and said: ". The slight delay is due to the recent adverse weather conditions but the team can't wait to start serving customers."
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Rebecca Kemble is the President of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the President of CICOPA North. America, Vice-President of CICOPA Americas and serves on the Executive Committee of CICOPA worldwide. She received her Bachelors Degree from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and her Masters Degree and PhD (a.b.d.) in Anthropology and African Studies from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Rebecca is a worker-ownerer of Union Cab Cooperative where she has worked since 2000 as a night shift taxi driver as well as a mediator. She is also a founding member, writer and editor in the newly-formed Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative, and writes for The Progressive magazine.
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Given how dodgy certain aspects of your Government and associated agencies are, I would be arming myself to the teeth too, ulterior motive or not.
Seems they have been trying to take the guns off you for ages. They did it over here years ago, offered top dollar too so I gave up a few of mine, but kept the best, you know, just in case.
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If this isn't the cutest thing you've seen in a while, then you have no soul.
Be sure to watch until the end, and, I dare you not to squee! around :20 or so.
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Aww! My DH was just watching this on one of those 24 hr news shows...they were saying that they hold hands so that no one floats away down river and gets lost.
I just think they are cute!
If that isn't just the cutest.thing.ever!!!!
I must wipe the sugar off my laptop now! Too cute.
Aweeee! That was a-freakin-dorable! Good find ;)
Awww...how cute!
Reminds me of the pair of otters at the Seattle Aquarium. They were holidng hands there, too. I wonder if this was the same place.
Yep, squeeled. Hubby laughed...I think he laughed at me, not sure, ha! :)
That was adoarable! By the way, since I'm here, what's happened with New Orleans Friend's Blog? She hasn't updated in a month and has left us hanging on the hubby job front! Just wanted to make sure she's okay : )
I had a sneaky feeling that :20 would show them holding hands again, but it was even more cute than expected.
Some parts of nature are simply amazing.
That's adorable!! Thanks for sharing!
I hate to be predictable, but ... awww!
Definitely squee-worthy. Very Cute!
As my hubby would say, "Aaaaw, idn't that cunnin'?"
that was just tooooooooooooo sweet. Thank you! The world would be a better place if we all just floated around holding hands!


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KENDALLVILLE ŌĆö Columbia CityŌĆÖs volleyball team took a four-game victory over Northeast Hoosier Conference foe East Noble Thursday night.
The Lady Eagles opened up the first game with a quick, 25-15 win, but lost by nearly the same margin in game two, falling 25-14.
Columbia City refocused in the third game, beating the Lady Knights 25-18.
CHURUBUSCO ŌĆö ChurubuscoŌĆÖs volleyball team hosted a breast cancer awareness game Thursday, and beat West Noble in three games.
The Lady Eagles sported pink uniforms, sold wristbands and buttons, as well as a ŌĆ£chuck a duckŌĆØ competition to raise money ŌĆö and beat Northeast Corner Conference foe West Noble 25-18, 25-19 and 25-20.
Alisha Farner led ŌĆÖBusco in aces with six. Lacey Pulley had 25 assists and 13 digs.
SYRACUSE ŌĆö WhitkoŌĆÖs volleyball team earned a tough five-set win against Wawasee Tuesday.
The Lady Wildcats beat the Lady Warriors 19-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-23 and 15-8.
GARRETT ŌĆö Columbia CityŌĆÖs boys soccer team fell to Garrett Wednesday.
The Railroaders beat the Eagles by a final score of 3-0.
It was one goal in the first half and two in the second to bring the game to the final margin for the Railroaders.
SOUTH WHITLEY ŌĆö At the two-thirds mark of the 2013 season, the race for a league championship is on, and WhitkoŌĆÖs football team is in the thick of it in the Three Rivers Conference.
Standing at 4-2 overall, the Wildcats are a spotless 4-0 in the conference and will hit the road Friday to play North Miami. The Warriors are 1-5 overall and 1-3 in the TRC.
Sectional champions one year ago, North Miami has struggled this season, including a 34-21 loss to Southwood last week.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Columbia City will be looking to rebound in the Northeast Hoosier Conference after a difficult loss last Friday.
Unfortunately for the Eagles, their opponents likely feel the same way. East Noble will travel to Columbia City Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
After suffering numerous injuries, Columbia City fell victim to unbeaten New Haven, 29-7 last week.
East Noble, ranked 15th in Class 4A according to the Associated Press, was shocked by Norwell last Friday, 35-7. It was NorwellŌĆÖs first win on the year and dropped East Noble to 4-2, 2-2 in the NHC.
CHURUBUSCO ŌĆö Any time a school is ranked third in the state, it has picked up some big victories.
ChurubuscoŌĆÖs football team, currently ranked third in Class 2A in Indiana, is no exception. The Eagles are coming off of a punishing shutout victory against West Noble last week by a 49-0 score to move to 6-0 for 2013.
Now, a big test comes the EaglesŌĆÖ way in the form of their opponent this Friday, Culver Military Academy.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö With one game to go before sectional play begins, Columbia CityŌĆśs girls soccer team scored a win over Whitko Wednesday.
With a goal in each half, the Lady Eagles picked up the victory by a 2-0 margin.
Hannah Wappes put the ball in the net in the first half, assisted by Emily Ewing and Katie Peterson, and Starrla Hodson got the second half goal for Columbia City, with an assist from Sarah Wise.
Columbia City Girls Soccer Head Coach Stephanie Wiley said the victory should give the 3-11 Lady Eagles a boost going into TuesdayŌĆÖs sectional opener against Huntington North.
WARSAW ŌĆö Though the season wrapped up for many tennis players in Indiana Wednesday night, WhitkoŌĆÖs Tyler Baugher and Columbia CityŌĆÖs Niko Rongos are keeping their postseason hopes alive, after picking up No. 1 singles wins in the opening round of sectional action.
Though Rongos and Baugher are still in action, their teams arenŌĆÖt. Rongos and Baugher picked up their teamŌĆÖs lone points.
Columbia City fell 4-1 to Tippecanoe Valley Wednesday and the Wildcats dropped a 4-1 match to the defending sectional champs, Warsaw.
SOUTH WHITLEY ŌĆö WhitkoŌĆÖs boys tennis team picked up a win against visiting Churubusco Monday.
The Wildcats beat the Eagles 3-2.
All three Whitko wins came in singles action. Tyler Baugher got a 6-1, 6-0 win over Luke Lillmars in No. 1 singles.
Blake Castle went the distance in a three-set, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 victory over Landon Lillmars.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Columbia CityŌĆÖs volleyball team beat county-rival Whitko in three sets Monday.
The Lady Eagles won 25-13, 25-13 and 25-12.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Going into sectional play tonight, Columbia CityŌĆÖs boys tennis team dropped a 5-0 match to Northrop Tuesday night.
Niko Rongos was handed only his second loss of the year, falling to NorthropŌĆÖs Alex Stavretis, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6.
Columbia CityŌĆÖs Blake Fearnow lost a close No. 2 singles match, falling 2-6, 6-2, 2-6.
Dillon Reed dropped a 6-0, 6-2 match in No. 3 singles.


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Chuuuuuuuuuuucho in Davis Cup, you aren't the scapegoat for the loss
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I think Marat will win his 2 singles but could Argentina win doubles and the other 2 singles?
Chucho has a 2-0 vs Marat but always on clay, so i don't think Luly will pick him for hard courts....Nalbandian never does well vs Marat and he won't this time neither, in Moscow!! so i think for Argentina is very difficult thing to win in Moscow.
If Safin is anywhere near his top level - he can take 2 rubbers for Russia. However, as much as I respect Safin's game and ability he has had a patchy year (and that's being kind). I don't think he is a guarantee for 2 Russian wins.
El Rey has a dreadful record against Marat, but he still has a fair chance at beating him. Their USO match could have gone either way. 4 years ago they met in DC on carpet and after 2 TB sets, Safin ran away with the match when they were both working on empty after the epic doubles the day before.
I think it's very possible that Nalbandian beats Davydenko (or whoever the Russians put up), that we win the doubles.........and then it's just looking for that crucial 3rd win, which could come again from Nalbandian, or hopefully one of Chucho, Calleri or Chela snagging a victory somewhere.
Whatever happens I think the potential is there for a great DC final that can go to the wire, but I'll be happy to take 3-0 and make it an anti-climax.
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Latest Office Hours! New Life in the Shadow of Death with Dr. Jones
Office Hours continues with the series entitled, "New Life in the Shadow of Death," by talking with Dr. Hywel R. Jones, Professor of Practical Theology, about the role of the Holy Spirit in sanctifying the believer. This episode explores the question of whether a Christian can grieve the Holy Spirit and discusses in depth the Christian's unholy alliance of enemies: the world, the flesh, and the devil.
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