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Muddy Puddles Nursery is second to none! My daughter has thrived and enjoyed every minute of her time there. The staff are all extremely dedicated formed a strong bond with my child and the other children from what I could see. My husband and I cannot thank the nursery enough for allowing us the peace of mind that our precious daughter is so well cared for.
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My two daughters have been going to muddy puddles since January 2013 and have loved every minute of it. They have been given the best care and affection and the nursery is always clean and tidy. I would definitely recommend this nursery to others. Also the amount of outdoor space is fantastic and has the best opportunity for my daughter's.
My son has been attending since Aug 2009 and has loved every minute, with me working all his development needs have been met and he has made lots of friends moving through babies right up to pre-school. We will miss it when he leaves to go to school. Fantastic caring staff and setting. Will always recommend.
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My daughter started in the baby room at 11 months in 2011. We are delighted with her care; staff help and encourage her to try different activities - at her pace. They go outside every day and do a multitude of fun and educational things. Thanks to them, she has flourished; become independent, a keen 'artist', singer and a good eater. They clearly care for the children, keeping them clean and giving out hugs. Now we are potty training with their help. A really lovely nursery.
Brilliant nursery - thank you!
I have used this nursery since Feb 2008, for both my son and daughter. Choosing the right nursery is a big decision, and this has been the best decision we made by far. My daughter has been through all the rooms before she left for school last year - she loved her whole time here. My son has been behind in his development, and the support and attention that the staff have provided me through this has been brilliant. He has come on such a long way and they were a big part of this - Thanks
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When I started doing editions of A Matter of Character on FCW/NXT superstars, I made a list of the most talented and promising superstars in developmental. Of all the guys with a real shot to make some noise once called up to the big leagues, Bo Dallas, son of Mike Rotunda (I.R.S.) was near the bottom of my list. Nothing against him, but objectively he was very young (21 turning 22 at the time) and had a lot to develop and prove before I would be willing to say he belongs on the main shows. He certainly had talent and promise, but there were a plethora of guys who I thought were more ready.
Needless to say I was surprised that they decided to call him up to the main roster, and even more so that they are involving him in a fairly high profile rivalry with Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett. If it were up to me, I would have kept him in developmental after giving him a little taste of the big time in the Royal Rumble match. He still has a ways to go in terms of being a finished product, but it's undeniable that he does have potential and I'm a fan of his, but this might be too soon to put him on the main stage.
This week's A Matter of Character is going to put the spotlight on Bo Dallas. I will analyze his character and point out its strengths and flaws, as I perceive them. I will also make suggestions for improvement where I see fit. So enough lolly gagging, Let's Do This!
Bo Dallas, a 3rd generation competitor, is a great in-ring talent whom in my opinion has yet to put it all together. I've been watching him on FCW and NXT since he's debuted in 2008 at age 19, and while I liked his raw talent and youth, he has yet to really impress me with one of his matches. Don't get me wrong, his matches have almost entirely been good, and he's definitely an NXT standout who's better than some guys on the WWE Main Roster, it's just that I haven't been wowed by any maneuver or story he's told in the ring. At 22 years old has a lot of time to cultivate that talent and to grow into one of the WWE's best in-ring superstars, but right now has a ways to go.
As far as his look is concerned, it's okay. He stands out a bit with his long (and wet) black hair, and the single glove on the right hand is a small touch that helps set him apart from everybody else, but if I'm being honest, when I look at him I don't see "it". I do see "something" there but presently he seems very plain to me. It doesn't help that physically, he's not the best or a standout with anything. He's a good not great wrestler, he's pretty good looking but not the best looking guy that I think a female audience would gravitate toward, he's athletic but far from the most athletic guy on the roster. He's an amalgamation of pretty good attributes that I feel could have spent more time developing into someone that would really pop when transitioned to the main roster.
You can call Bo Dallas a lot of things, but Mr. Personality is not one of them. I simply haven't gotten a great grasp on Bo's personality, or maybe I just don't find it all that interesting. He seems like he's just some positive, upbeat, plucky superstar from the South, who's overly satisfied with just being here. He doesn't show any fire or intensity, but has child-like enthusiasm in spades, which is fine I guess, but I want something more out of him.
He's a 3rd Generation Superstar, and in my opinion he shouldn't act so surprised that he beat Wade Barrett. With his pedigree, he should have expected to beat him. The old adage "Act Like You've Been There Before" definitely applies to Bo as far as I'm concerned because I for one don't want to cheer for a guy whose reaction to victory is "oh golly gee, did I win?" That kind of superstar wears out their welcome real fast. Everyone likes an underdog, but the underdog has to expect that he'll win despite the odds. When the underdog himself acts surprised he won, it starts to look like the victory was nothing more than a fluke.
Bo Dallas' biggest weakness as a superstar is his mic work. It's poor, to be kind. Most if not all of his promos have a very weak delivery, and he tends to ramble when he has to fill time but has nothing to say. He also dips in the cliché well far too often for my liking. If you thought John Cena's pre-Rumble promo was bad (and it was), that's Bo on a regular basis, minus the confidence that John exuded during that awful promo.
His actions are better, only because he's only ever come across as overly enthusiastic in all his actions in and out of the ring. He seems to rely on that enthusiasm to get across that he's a good guy and to be fair to him, his portrayal of childlike enthusiasm and positivity is spot on. That being said, he hasn't shown me any ability to express any other emotion believably, so in that regard, the jury is still out on him as a performer.
As I said before, he seems to lack drive, motivation or intensity. He just seems happy to be there, and that in and of itself is a piss poor motivation for a guy in a competition based business. The problem is that he doesn't exude enough natural charisma or personality to start a framework for what his motivation should be.
I could go the route that because he's a 3rd Gen Superstar, he wants to escape from his famous father and grandfather's shadow, but that's very generic. I could try to paint him as a rebel, stemming from growing up in a house with I.R.S. as his father, and show that rebellion in any form motivates him more than anything, which I suppose is a pretty good motivation, but again is very contrived and would require more than over-enthusiasm from the performer to portray believably. I have no idea who Bo Dallas is as a person, which makes the possibilities for him endless but finding the interesting and compelling character that fits him is a daunting task.
Bo Dallas may be one of those rare superstars that finds the right character for himself on WWE TV. It won't happen during this Wade Barrett feud unfortunately, but I hope that Bo Dallas can be this generation's Rocky Maivia. What I mean by that is that like Rocky Maivia, all Bo brings to the table is enthusiasm and naïveté. There is nothing interesting or compelling about Bo, just like there was nothing interesting or compelling about Rocky Maivia. Will Bo become The Rock? I'm not saying that and quite frankly I don't think he has it in him, but hopefully Bo can become someone interesting and entertaining watch through the right angle. He still needs a lot of development, and on the main roster, it'll be a trial by fire.
Of all the standouts on NXT, I felt like Bo was the least ready to transition to the main roster, for the bevy of reasons I covered in this analysis. He lacks any interesting character traits that the WWE Universe can latch onto, and his only hope for survival is to continue to get support for being an underdog. Personally I think this Wade Barrett feud would have been better served with Richie Steamboat as the upstart babyface. Hell, as much as I like Kassius Ohno as a heel, bringing him up as babyface to feud with Barrett (who I've noticed has borrowed heavily from Kassius' character on NXT, down to the elbow smash finisher and compression sleeve on the right arm) could have worked much better than Wade vs. Bo, who I don't think is ready, character-wise for this push.
That being said, he's in this position and it looks like the WWE is at least toying with the idea of putting the Intercontinental Title on him. This would be a mistake and one of the most uninteresting and forgettable title reigns in WWE history due to the lack of compelling character traits Bo Dallas possesses. Let him get close, but in the end, I'd keep the title on Barrett, and transition Bo into a tag team with Michael McGillicutty. They're both 3rd Generation Superstars and have teamed numerous times on NXT. The WWE needs some tag teams at the moment and this team would allow Bo to develop more personality without as much scrutiny as he would receive trying to carry the Intercontinental Championship. It also allows him to stay on the main roster rather than get shipped back down to developmental, which is usually a bad sign, although Bo's brother Bray Wyatt developed into something better as a result of being shipped back to Florida.
There you have it, but what do you guys think? Are you fans of Bo Dallas? Do you think he can be a main event level star? Or do you agree with my criticism of him? What would you do with him on the main roster?
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When word spread that Bazar Sabado and Art.i.copia holiday art markets were going the way of the dodo, a group of local artists decided to step in and fill the void.
The inaugural Mockingbird Holiday Market debuts as part of First Friday at the Blue Star Arts Complex in the former Joan Grona Gallery space.
The market's 12 founding artists include jeweler Lorena Angulo, textile designer Jane Bishop, printmaker Paula Cox, glass artist Justin Parr and potter Diana Kersey. The group is something of a mutual admiration society.
"Everything is really high quality," says Kersey, who is making limited-edition jewelry boxes for the sale. "Sometimes I'll go to a fair and I'm sitting next to somebody who is selling what we call 'art on a stick.' So it's nice to be surrounded by artists that I really admire."


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Don't Expect AT&T iPhone Tethering Until 2010
Could it be we won't see iPhone tethering on AT&T's network until 2010? 9to5mac recently posted a saying to expect tethering on the network before the end of the year. An AT&T spokesman responded with the following statement:
blockquote>Just reading again – where did anyone promise tethering by EOY? Where did you see that? We promised MMS by end of summer and ended up being a few days late for that…
More bad news for all of us waiting patiently for the official service, but it's hard to be optimistic after comments like that, isn't it? Of course, international iPhone users such as Rene have had this feature for quite some time now making a lot of us AT&T users a bit jealous.
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If AT&T's network is so overloaded, why are they trying so hard to sell these netbooks and PC's with 3G data service contracts? Even Dell just announced that they will have an option to add an AT&T data plan with 2 year contract.
I'm willing to bet that's why they don't want to allow tethering. They think it might eat into netbook contracts.
I just don't get this. I can understand their fears if they were thinking about enabling free tethering to all iPhone users- that might cause a data glut. But if they are proposing adding it as a paid service for extra money (esp. if it's like +$30), then not that many people would enroll and the network load wouldn't be that big. It's not like there aren't people running 3.0 and the benm hack or using tethering via jailbreak on their network already.
@ty & @Dyvim - BUMP - There are many ways to get tethering working that aren't that hard. I would think anyone smart enough to know what tethering is AND need to use it would be able to figure it out. Who needs AT&T
Can't imagine At&t service being any worse than it already is in new York city.. Tethering could only make things worse at this point
I'm guessing the point of the argument is that, tethering is a feature that should have been active long ago, just as we argued about MMS for 3 years. I personally wouldn't use tethering, I've got a 10mbps Internet plan for $35, my bar has free wifi and so does pretty much every other place I hang out. It's best at the bar though. And no, I usually don't go to the bar to socialize because I can't stand talking to people...I have to talk to people all day for my job, I ain't gonna do it on my recreation time too.
@Iphone4idiots-LOL! We ALL need AT&T if were not jailbroken!
@Rafael-in the US, you would think being that this is our beloved iPhone's homeland, we would get some first dubs on new feature sets, or in this case tethering, or at least with the rest of this big round world, but that's just not right. AT&T has to figure out how to make the most money in the quickest time, and to figure out how they can fix their crappy spotted 3G (and even 2G too) service. Lol it's an ironic situation in my mind.
if AT&T is going to charge even a PENNY for tethering, if it ever does roll out, I swear to my life that I will call there a dozen times in a day complaining, threatening to switch providers, telling them I'll jailbreak for the service(or just hack it) and maybe, JUST MAYBE, they'll throw in a mail in rebate that I can send in to get ehhh maybe three months tops to see if I'll actually use it a lot. Either that or they'll convince me to subscribe to their actual Internet service seeing as they're both a wireless provider, ISP, etc... I'll have to get my forum on in a couple weeks when there's another post.
Phuck AT&T!!!! Money hungry motherphuckers!!! Im soo tired of their sh!t!!! I'm going to metro pcs!
@Rafael thats exactly why we have this problem. We have so much money over here (or so they think) ATT feels like they need to relieve us of every little bit they can. I for one never use my tethering unless Im too poor to pay my home service which also goes to ATT. So I don't really care. I'm not paying ATT SHI* for this service
Looks like the recent update for iphone 3.10 disables thethering. At least it did on my iphone damn it~
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha, I'm so sick of AT&T - I'm get so excited every time I leave the USA for Australia (I work in the US for a company that has a development office in Sydney) because I know I'll finally be able to use my iPhone to my full potential. The sad thing is I use my iPhone to its full potential on a PREPAID plan I pick up at the airport for <$2/day!
I hope AT&T puts their nose the grindstone and at least gets with the 90s - I guess the new excuse mobile providers are using is "Too many customers" when just a few months ago (and still in Canada) they were using the "Not enough customers" excuse.
It was stated in other articles on this blog that unlike other countries, the US has a huge amount of territory to cover. AT&T has a larger task than many international carriers.
Understanding that, I think Apple made the mistake of having an exclusive carrier contract in the US. AT&T was greedy when pursuing the extention of that exclusive contract after knowing full well that the task of quality coverage was beyond any one carrier.
Just use blackra1n or the Dev Team's new program to Jailbreak your iPhone and get tethering for free right now.
To Rafael - it doesn't surprise me that US is that far behind in technology/networks. While developing countries get a whole new infrastructure, our old @$$ networks gets patches. Additionally, the US corporate greed is probably driving some pricing discussions on this offering. At $300/per phone + monthly plan fees = frustrated consumer (once again).
MyWi just updated last night to support 3.1, so now I have USB, Bluetooth AND WiFi tethering right now with no monthly fee. Suck it, AT&T.
Yes, and I tried editing my plist with no success. The cellular data settings never show up. 3.1.2 on 2G on ATT. HELP!!
Does anyone have a solid recommendation for tethering a 3G on 3.1.2? I don't want to JB. It's too much hassle to deal with dancing around Apple updates. I've searched for APN changer but I haven't been able to find anything that will bring the "Cellular Data Network" settings up.
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http://help.benm.at/help.php has what you want but apple broke the hack with 3.1. Yesterday They posted a update that the new hack will be out next week. So just a few days and you can tether with out Jailbreaking.


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Mariachi High (2012)
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Mariachi High presents a year in the life of the champion mariachi ensemble at Zapata High School on the Rio Grande in South Texas. As they compete and perform with musical virtuosity, these teens and the music they make will inspire, surprise, and bring you to your feet. High school never sounded so good.
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REDD, CDM Likely To Find A Place In New Climate Agreement: FigueresAuthor: Gloria Gonzalez
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The "Rulebook" is actually a collection of seven decisions that together provide guidance on how countries can harvest available data to create reliable snapshots of their forests over time and to use these snapshots to create deforestation reference levels that will be recognized by the UNFCCC.
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15 November 2013 | WARSAW | Despite the challenges in the Clean Development Mechanism and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), both mechanisms are likely to find a place in the international climate agreement expected to be reached in 2015, said UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres.
The future of REDD+ has been a major topic of discussion and debate at the international climate talks in Warsaw this week as developed and developing countries strive to reach enough common ground on issues such as reference levels and monitoring, reporting and verification to allow billions of dollars to be directed toward these projects.
In a question-and-answer session hosted by Dirk Forrister of the International Emissions Trading Association, Figueres said she is optimistic that REDD+ can serve as a mechanism in the climate agreement being negotiated. "I think there's a good chance of it being included and it's moving in that direction," she said. However, the challenge for REDD relates to funding. "That's a much more difficult question."
Figueres also sees a future for the CDM, as African countries remain interested in an agreement that will preserve and strengthen the struggling market, something that was the major topic of conversation at the Africa Carbon Forum in July. South Africa is leading the call to reform the CDM and ensure its place in a future climate agreement.
"As you heard from the Africans, I think there is a true legitimate interest in building up the CDM because there are many countries that felt left out and still feel left out and that feel more comfort with mechanism that is more broadly known, for which the rules are there," Figueres said. "It's just a more comforting space to move into."
Even moving into a broader scope for new market mechanisms, there will still be room for the CDM, both for individual projects and for Programme of Activities, she said.
"I'm the first one to admit that we're in a valley of the CDM," Figueres continued. "But I don't believe the EU is always going to be the only source of demand and my sense is that as we move into the 2015 agreement, it's going to be evident that we need different types of supply into a market that is going to have to be much larger than the market we have right now. I think it definitely has a role in the 2015 agreement. How much of it is going to be transacted before the 2015 agreement goes into force really depends on what the demand is going to be. It's much more of an issue of demand than it is of supply."
Figueres cited three exciting market developments from the past year, including her home country Costa Rica launching a domestic carbon market in September. "It's about showing yet again that no matter how small you are and how clean you are, that you can still make an effort toward reducing your emissions even more and that market mechanisms are a really good way to do that," she said.
On a much larger scale, China's launching of its pilot carbon trading programs was another key highlight, she said. It was interesting to see the country motivated by a confluence of factors, including global health and the realization that this action was necessary to maintain its competitiveness in the world, Figueres said. "All of those national agendas playing into and serving a global purpose is actually very exciting," she said.
The International Civil Aviation Organization finally finding some common ground in an effort to address emissions from the aviation sector was another critical development, she said.
"They had such a torturous time trying to figure out how, in a concept that is not under United Nations rules and principles and the framework convention for climate change, do they then account for emissions in their context," Figueres said. "They weren't able to get an agreement on that, but they were able to get an agreement on moving forward with their market mechanisms. That's also very good news and something we look forward to working with them on."
But markets are only one key, fortunately not the only mechanism to addressing the climate challenge, she said.
"I do think we have to begin to see markets as one financial instrument and not the only one," Figueres said. "It's very clear the markets will never be able to mobilize the kind of investment that we need to mobilize into mitigation. I see the market as one of the elements we are going to have to combine into a financial architecture that is going to be able to leverage mitigation."
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During April, May and June 2009, the Project Hannah (PH) prayer groups in Maputo and Nampula, Mozambique, committed to stand together in prayer against domestic violence in the country. Mozambique has seen a rise in domestic abuse, specifically sexual abuse of children. More than 500 women from 55 prayer groups interceded daily for the victims and perpetrators of abuse. The women are particularly concerned for the children, whose abuse often directly affects the whole family.
"We are worried because once they are abused, especially sexually, it is difficult for them to build their self-esteem and find a desirable position in society—such as building a family and continuing with their studies," says Esperança Boqiusso, the coordinator of PH Mozambique.
The prayer groups have also decided to work together to form stronger groups. "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken" (Ecclesiastes 4:12 NIV).
During these three months, the prayer groups have grown spiritually and have been blessed with new members. Some of the women are looking to start new groups in different areas.
In June, a group of 28 women travelled to Impapute in the Namahacha District to hold a prayer vigil. The group included representatives from different prayer groups. "It was a holy work, this trip," says Esperança. "We had to cross a river and climb a mountain. It was a blessed work because there are a lot of snakes in that area but we didn't even see one! God protected us. We could pray without interference."
Praise God for the commitment of these women! Pray that the prayer groups will continue to grow and that through the prayers of its members, people will accept Christ as their Savior and Lord.
To learn more about PH, a ministry of TWR, and its mission of awareness, prayer and programming, visit www.projecthannah.org
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The man accused of killing his girlfriend in St. Francis has pleaded not guilty. Jesse Marquis was arraigned in Aroostook County Superior Court in Caribou on Friday. He pleaded not guilty to murder. According to Tim Feeley of the Maine Attorney Generals Office, the court has given 90 days for both parties to submit motions. The next date, which is for the dispositional conference, has been set for December 18th. Marquis allegedly shot Amy Theriault in the chest and stabbed her several times on May 31st. He then went on the run for 6 days. It was one of the largest manhunts in the history of northern Maine.
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Traditional Jewish practice forbids the consumption of some types of food (certain varieties of animals, animals slaughtered by any but the accepted method, the blood of mammals or birds) and some combinations of foods (roughly, meat with milk products). It mandates kitchen practices that help maintain those restrictions. These laws, known collectively as kashrut (literally, "fitness"), are observed in varying degrees among Jewish families and individuals. For those who choose to observe some or all of the system of kashrut, it serves as a frequent reminder of their distinct identity as Jews.
Theology and Themes
Many explanations have been offered for each aspect of kashrut. The Torah suggests that the Israelites attain unique holiness through food restrictions that distinguish them from other peoples. Some later explanations are framed in behavioral categories internal to Judaism, such as inculcating kindness and preventing cruelty to animals. Others are the insights of historians and anthropologists, frequently on the basis of comparison with other religious systems. None has proved universally satisfactory, but many have served to bolster the desire of some Jews to observe these challenging restrictions.
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The Torah is the source of limitations on what foods from animal sources may be consumed and of the ban on "cooking a kid in its mother's milk." Rabbinic tradition interprets those prohibitions, filling in operative details and setting up further restrictions to provide greater assurance that the Torah's bans are not violated. Over centuries of application and interpretation, these restrictions
have been extended and refined. Modern Jewish thinkers and movements vary in the degree to which they advocate the observance of kashrut. Some have tried to blend it with such contemporary concerns as vegetarianism and environmentalism.
Kosher Food
Food from animal sources is subject to many conditions. Only certain species of mammals and birds are kosher, and then only if slaughtered in a particular fashion and found healthy upon inspection. The prohibition on consuming blood requires that meat be salted and soaked. Fish with fins and scales are kosher, and their flesh requires no such special treatment.
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Introduction to Syriac at Rutgers University
The Archdiocese of the Eastern United States is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring a new course in Syriac language at Rutgers University.
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BOSTON -- Sadie Wright-Ward (Durham, N.H.) and Brian McCloskey of the University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team were named Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year, respectively, by the New England Hockey Writers, the organization announced Tuesday. Wright-Ward was joined on the 2005-06 New England All-Star Team by teammates Melissa Bourdon (Ile Bizard, Quebec), Martine Garland (Toronto, Ontario) and Jennifer Hitchcock (LaSalle, Ontario).
The New England Hockey All-Star Team and other individual award winners will be honored at the hockey writers' annual banquet that will be held April 13 at the Prince of Pizza Restaurant (Saugus, Mass.).
McCloskey, named one of six finalists for the AHCA Coach of the Year award earlier this month, guided UNH to its first appearance in the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship in 2006 by winning the Hockey East regular season and tournament titles. The Wildcats broke the school single-season benchmark for wins by finishing with a 33-3-1 record that included 19-1-1 in Hockey East.
Under McCloskey's direction, UNH led the nation in offense (4.81 gpg), defense (1.14 gpg), scoring margin (+3.68), power play (30.9%), combined special teams (58.6%) and winning percentage (.905). The 'Cats also boasted winning streaks of 17 and 11 games as part of a 29-game unbeaten streak. McCloskey was also named Coach of the Year by Hockey East for the second consecutive year and third time in the league's four-year existence.
Wright-Ward, an AHCA All-America First Team and Hockey East Player of the Year selection as a sophomore forward, ranked fourth in the nation in points (1.65 ppg), sixth in assists (0.89 apg) and seventh in goals (0.76 gpg), as well as ninth in power-play goals (eight) and 22nd in game-winning goals (four).
Wright-Ward ranked second on the team in goals (28), assists (33), points (61), power-play goals, game-winning goals and plus/minus (+46). She led the 'Cats in faceoff wins and winning percentage, and also ranked fifth in shooting percentage. Wright-Ward's numbers rank 16th on UNH's single-season goals list, 11th in assists and 13th in points.
Bourdon, the Hockey East Goaltending Champion for the third consecutive year as a junior, led the nation in wins (28) and winning percentage (.891). She also ranked second in goals-against-average (1.18), fourth in minutes (1924:07) and 10th in save percentage (.924). She broke the school record for both consecutive shutouts (four) and consecutive shutout minutes (341:49).
Bourdon's statistics rank among some of the best single-season efforts in the program's history. Her 28 wins tied the single-season record and her 2006 numbers also ranked first in GAA, second in shutouts (10), fifth in save percentage and fifth in minutes.
Garland, an AHCA All-America First Team selection as a sophomore defenseman, is the national leader in defenseman scoring at 1.09 points per game, a number that ranks 25th overall. She is also No. 3 in the nation in assists at 0.94 per game. Garland ranked third on the team in assists (32) and fourth in points (37) to lead UNH blueliners in both statistics. She also recorded an impressive plus/minus rating of +30. Garland anchored UNH's defensive unit that recorded a school-record six consecutive shutouts and ranked fourth in the nation in penalty kill (.905).
Hitchcock, an AHCA All-America Second Team selection as a sophomore forward, finished the 2006 season ranked No. 1 in the nation in both points per game (1.78) and power-play goals (14). She also ranked among the top 10 in assists (second; 0.97 per game), goals (third; 0.81 per game), game-winning goals (10th; five) and shorthanded goals (10th; two).
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25 Things You Need to Know About the WNBA
The 17th season of the WNBA tips off Memorial Day Weekend. That's right, THE 17th SEASON. Despite the ups and downs associated with the start of any American professional sports league (see the Chicago Bears-Portsmouth Spartans NFL controversy of 1932 and Major League Baseball's Black Sox Scandal of 1919), and the additional challenge of establishing a women's sports league, the WNBA is alive and kicking and poised to reach a new level thanks to an exciting infusion of fresh talent and personalities to a league already sporting an impressive collection of bold, athletic and entertaining players.
Whether you're a hardcore fan returning for another year of a ball, a long-time skeptic open to convincing or a curious onlooker wondering what it's all about, one thing you all have in common is you're reading this. On some level, you're interested in the W. That being the case, provided for you below (in no particular order) are 25 Things You Need to Know About the WNBA.
This, in turn, could result into a chip on the rather broad, muscled shoulders of Ms. Catchings, which should send a shiver down the spine of every opponent attempting to grab a rebound, set a pick or make a lazy cross-court pass in the vicinity of the player affectionately known as simply, "Catch." If this wasn't enough, Katie Douglas has returned from the injury suffered in the Conference Finals vs. Connecticut, Briann January is still one of the best on-the-ball defenders in the league and Erlana Larkins and Shavonte Zellous are eager to bolster their bids to enter the WNBA elite. All the while, Lin Dunn, equal parts Southern charm and Hubie Brown-like defensive-scheme wizadry, is planning Indiana's defense with a quiet confidence. Don't sleep on the Indiana Fever.
What does a winner do, when faced with defeat? Moore responded by blazing a new trail in the Far East and shook the world with a truly historic, dominant season in China. Averaging 38.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.6 steals per game, Moore led the Shanxi Xing Rui Flame to the Chinese Women's League Championship over an Olympic nemesis from Australia in Liz Cambage (more on her below) and Zhejiang Far East. While competition in the Western Conference promises to be fierce in 2013, the seasoned, well-traveled Moore is surely hungry for more crown championship bling.
4. BRITTNEY GRINER: ONE OF A KINDUnless you've been living under a rock, you're familiar with Griner. The numbers are impressive -- Height: 6-8, Shoe size: 17 (men's), Wingspan: 86-inches, NCAA record 736 blocked shots, undefeated 40-0 National Championship season her junior year at Baylor, three-time First Team All-American, 18 career collegiate dunks -- but its the one-of-kind nature of Griner's size, strength, speed and athleticism that has captured the attention of every true sports fan. The women's game simply hasn't seen a player who can run the court like a guard and also employ a back-to-the-basket, spin-move, two-handed slam dunk during the regular flow of a game. It just doesn't happen. Until now. Hyperbole Alert: Griner may indeed be the women's equivalent to Wilt Chamberlain. There. I said it. Don't take my word for it, just ask LeBron.
5. ELENA DELLE DONNE: GREAT STORY, GREAT GAMEElena Delle Donne's talents have never been in doubt. A McDonald's All-American coming out of high school, Geno Auriemma and UConn came calling, landing the highly-coveted recruit. After just a few days in Connecticut, however, Delle Donne returned home to Delaware, reuniting with her older sister, Lizzie, who suffers from cerebral palsy and is also blind and deaf. Delle Donne eventually made her way back to the court at the University of Delaware and led the the Blue Hens to their first-ever NCAA tournament wins, prior to being selected as the No. 2 pick of the WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky. At 6-foot-5, Delle Donne's superior ball-handling ability, three-point range and post-up moves represent a unique challenge for WNBA defenses. She is also a gym rat, as you can see in these workouts.
6. SKYLAR DIGGINS NAILS ITSkylar Diggins got her first taste of the WNBA in a preseason game against the Atlanta Dream where she took a hard shot to the face which required several stitches to repair. The new Tulsa Shock point guard, who is as savvy in the brave world of social media (where she is approaching 400,000 Twitter followers) as she is on the basketball court, nailed the postgame narrative by promptly posting a close-up shot of her stitched lip to Instagram. This quick-thinking, effective decision making has served Diggins well on the court too, as she parlayed a stellar career at Notre Dame, where she led the Lady Irish to three straight Final Four appearances and became the only Notre Dame player to amass 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals, into being selected with the No. 3 pick of the WNBA Draft by the Tulsa Shock. Diggins, who often sports stylish nail polish and fashion-forward headbands on the court, is definitely someone to watch in 2013.
7. RETURN OF THE BAD BOYBill Laimbeer is back. After a brief hiatus, the former charter member of the Detroit Pistons Bad Boys has returned to the WNBA as the GM/Head Coach of the New York Liberty. Laimbeer, who won two NBA titles in Detroit with the Pistons as a player and three WNBA crowns as a coach with the Detroit Shock, brings his tough-minded defensive philosophy and unflinching commitment to win to the Big Apple, where he will team up with explosive back-court wizard Cappie Pondexter (more on her later) and a few of his former Shock players, including Karl Malone's daughter Cheryl Ford and prolific scorer Katie Smith.
8. ANGEL McCOUGHTRY: "TRUST ME AND BELIEVE"Angel McCoughtry has had an up-and-down few years, but two things remain constant for the mercurial Atlanta Dream gunner: her unquestioned athleticism and her unfailing confidence. McCoughtry led the Dream to consecutive WNBA Finals appearances in 2010 and 2011, but failed to reach the ultimate goal both times. In 2012, she fought her way onto the largely UConn and Tennessee dominated U.S. Women's Olympic Team and, despite averaging just 14.9 minutes per game, was arguably the most efficient player in London, leading the tournament with 20 steals and providing a raw enthusiasm and energy which sparked the United States to gold. Upon her return to Atlanta, McCoughtry finished the year as the league's leading scorer, but a controversial coaching change and failure to reach a third-straight Finals put a damper on the season. McCoughtry, however, is ready to make things right in 2013. "Trust me and believe, Angel is coming back strong," said McCoughtry. "Trust me and believe. It's coming. Real soon. I will win a WNBA Championship. I'm 26-years-old, hitting my prime, and I am ready to go. Trust me and believe. It's coming."
A flashier, more outspoken player may have garnered more headlines for these accomplishments, but Charles is the epitome of the blue-collar baller, a throwback to an earlier time. Like most old school players, Charles is also her own biggest critic, and following her Eastern Conference Finals exit to Tamika Catchings and the Fever last year, she took stock. "Seeing up close how Tamika went about her business last year, I realized what I have to do to get to the next level," said Charles. "I have to be more of a leader, be more assertive, be more vocal. The little things that don't show up in the box score. I'm going to take things personally in 2013, so I can get the Connecticut Sun to the next level."
Since landing with the Sparks, Parker has been brilliant, but in stutter steps, as after winning both the Rookie of the Year and League MVP in 2008, she missed several games in 2009 after giving birth to her daughter Lailaa, and suffered injuries in 2010 and 2011 which again limited her time on the court. Last year, in addition to helping Team USA to gold in London, Parker managed a full season and didn't disappoint, earning All-WNBA First Team honors and reaching the Western Conference Finals before falling to the Lynx. Parker then teamed up with Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird to win the EuroLeague with Russian club UMMC in early 2013, sharpening her game to the point where a majority of WNBA GMs picked her to be WNBA MVP in 2013. Healthy, settled and hitting her peak, this could be the year Candace gets her championship.
13. OPPORTUNITY KNOCKSThe Seattle Storm have a proud history in the WNBA, with All-Star point guard Sue Bird and three-time league MVP Lauren Jackson leading the franchise to two WNBA crowns and fostering a home-court advantage that is the envy of the league. This year, however, the Storm will go into the season without the services of both Bird and Jackson due to injuries, which presents a great opportunity for young players Shekinna Stricklen, last year's No. 2 pick in the Draft, and this year's No. 6 pick Tianna Hawkins, out of Maryland. Veterans Tanisha Wright and Temeka Johnson will provide some experience for the Storm, who will also feature the ageless Tina Thompson, the WNBA's all-time leading scorer and the only player in league history to play in all 16 -- and in a few days 17 -- seasons.
14. CENTER OF ATTENTIONAnyone who followed the U.S. Women's Olympic Team in London 2012 (your loss if you didn't, as you missed one of the most impressive records in team sports as the American women won an unprecedented fifth straight team gold medal) will remember Liz Cambage, who almost single-handedly derailed Team USA's historic achievement, scoring 19 points in the first half of the US-Australia tilt, before Head Coach Geno Auriemma went zone in the second half to hold off the 6-foot-8 Aussie. Shock fans will certainly be happy to see Cambage in Tulsa this season as initial reports indicated the physically imposing 21-year-old would not compete in the WNBA in 2013. After some back-and-forth, Cambage has decided that teaming up with Skylar Diggins, Candice Wiggins and Glory Johnson among others on the Shock was a good idea, and who can blame her? With that stable of talent, Tulsa could be playoff bound.
16. NO BREAK. NO PROBLEMWhile talking Lynx, we might as well finish up with the third member of the vaunted Minnesota Big Three, Lindsay Whalen, the sneaky good point guard regarded as the best passer in the league and a true pro's pro. Whalen broke a finger on her left hand in helping Team USA to gold last summer and then suffered a badly bruised wrist on the same hand against the Storm in the first round of the playoffs. No break, no problem. Whalen hit the court for the rest of the playoffs with a lot of tape and basically played mostly with one hand. And nobody was surprised.
17. L.A. STORYWhile Candace Parker is the undisputed star of the show in Los Angeles, she will be backed by the best supporting cast since Coach, Norm and Cliffy hung on every word uttered by Sam "Mayday" Malone. Last year's Rookie of the Year Nneka Ogwumike, the Stanford grad wise beyond her years and busting with athleticism, Kristi Toliver, the whirling dervish who never met a shot she didn't like, and newly-acquired former Duke Blue Devil, point guard Lindsey Harding give the Sparks plenty of star-power.
18. NEW ADMINISTRATION IN D.C.The buck stops with Mike Thibault in Washington D.C. this season, as the former Connecticut Sun Head Coach headed south down Route 95 and landed in the District where he will build on the foundation of top scorer and post-presence Crystal Langhorne. Two exciting rookie prospects, No. 4 pick Tayler Hill out of Ohio State and No. 19 pick from Belgium (yes, you read that correctly) Emma Meeseman, join other D.C. newcomers Kia Vaughn (from the Liberty) and Ivory Latta (from the Shock). This core of players could spur a new day in the nation's capitol.
19. THE SILVER AND BLACKMuch like the Storm, the San Antonio Silver Stars head into 2013 with a few key injuries resulting in increased playing time for younger players aiming to impress Head Coach Dan Hughes. Eight-year San Antonio veteran Sophia Young injured her ACL playing abroad in China during the winter and just last week point guard Becky Hammon broke her finger. Hughes will turn to speedy guard Danielle Robinson, 6-4 center Jayne Appel, third-year post presence Danielle Adams and second-year guard Shenise Johnson, in addition to newly-acquired veteran DeLisha Milton-Jones as the Silver Stars attempt another playoff run in 2013.
21. STACKED IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUNSo, we've already discussed Taurasi, perhaps the greatest women player ever, and Griner, who is 6-foot-8, runs like a gazelle and prowls the paint like an angry panther. Now, let's take a look at the rest of the scary good Mercury. DeWanna Bonner is a three-time WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year winner. Candice Dupree is a three-time WNBA All-Star with a plethora of post moves, complemented by a soft touch. Penny Taylor is regarded as one of the best international players in the league and possesses a dead-eye jumper, while point guard Sam Prahalis developed very nicely as a rookie last year while Taurasi was mostly out of the lineup. Phoenix. Is. Stacked.
22. NOT JUST THE BIG THREESure, Griner, Delle Donne and Diggins are special, but several other rookies bear watching. Kelsey Bone under the tutelage of Laimbeer in New York. Tayler Hill will be getting plenty of minutes with Thibault and the Mystics. Tianna Hawkins in a similar, potentially minutes-friendly role in Seattle. Kayla Alexander could get some burn in San Antonio, while both Layshia Clarendon (Indiana Fever) and A'dia Mathies (L.A. Sparks) may fill key roles with good teams.
23. FEELS LIKE BRAND NEWThe WNBA also introduced a new brand identity in 2013, reflecting how far the level of play has come in 16 years as stronger, more agile players have brought the game to a new level. Highlighted by a new, more modern "Logowoman" the new branding feels right as we head into 2013 at a fever pitch.
24. LET THE BATTLE BEGINAs the 2013 WNBA season tips this weekend, the battle will begin, pitting the players and teams above against each other in the quest for the championship of the best, most intensely competitive woman's sports league in the world.


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Earn this achievement through the 'surprisingly not as simple as it sounds' act of flying a kite at a hash point. This is a very hash location and weather dependent achievement - requiring clean winds and open terrain.
- Definition of 'fly' would be to get the kite off the ground long enough to gain photographic evidence - may be quite challenging if there is only one of you and your kite has two strings but we all like a challenge;
- To obtain the award, the kite should be flown within close proximity to the hash point i.e. within sight.
- You must physically reach the geohash coordinates on some point of the expedition, but the kite does not have to be at the exact point. If you cannot reach the coordinates, but the kite does, you may qualify for the Geohash by proxy achievement instead.
- There shouldn't need to be strict specifications on the definition of a kite - I think we all know what a kite is - but for completeness, a kite should be something (not necessarily a member of the quadrilateral family) attached to a piece of string of at least 10 metres in length;
- Bonus points obtainable if your kite is home-made or of the plastic bag variety - they fly well.
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Kadri is fat. There, I said it. I would now say "let's move on," but should we? Has it come to this level of frustration on behalf of the Leafs' brass that they now need to publicly humiliate the kid? Is it humiliation? After all, we're not talking about a teenager anymore. We're talking about an adult who can make his own choices, and apparently that choice is to not dedicate his body to a healthy diet and exercise regime that would compliment his million dollar paycheck. Sympathy? Does he deserve sympathy? On one hand, if you're a parent, you wouldn't want someone going public about how your kid is one of the fattest kids on the team. On the other hand, he's a "professional" athlete who was drafted high, had a ton of promise, and earned a team's cash-input to attempt to develop him.
Nazem Kadri trained with Gary Roberts and will never be invited back. He has embarassed the Roberts' camp and he's embarassed himself. But Don Cherry is a Kadri supporter.
"I have never in my life seen a kid treated like Nazem Kadri by the Leafs," said Cherry. "It started in his first training camp where he led the team in scoring but was blasted for his defensive faults. They don't blast [Nikolai] Kulemin who scored 7 goals. They give him 5 million dollars. Now Marlie coach comes out and rips Kadri in the newspaper saying he doesn't eat properly. Imagine headlines saying he's chubby and fatso. If anyone wants to get a blue print on how to destroy someone, just follow the Toronto Maple Leafs."
That right there is the bigger question. It's not whether or not the decision to talk about Kadri's shortcomings are appropriate over the last week, it's based on the public information that has been said about this prospect since he joined the organization.
Nazem Kadri needs to either take this in stride and motivate himself to be even better, or he is the victim as the latest scapegoat. Remember, the last time we talked about a Leaf being fat is Kyle Wellwood.
The Marlies are expected to make some cuts soon, but the following are the players listed on their training camp roster:
Forwards: Spencer Abbott, Will Acton, Carter Ashton, Keith Aucoin, Tyler Brenner, Sam Carrick, Joe Colborne, Andrew Crescenzi, Jerry D'Amigo, Nicolas Deschamps, Jamie Devane, Ryan Hamilton, Adam Hughesman, Nazem Kadri, Leo Komarov, Greg McKegg, Brad Ross, Kenny Ryan, Greg Scott and Mike Zigomanis
Defencemen: Jesse Blacker, Mark Fraser, Jake Gardiner, Ryan Grimshaw, Simon Gysbers, Korbinian Holzer, Mike Kostka, Paul Ranger, Corey Syvret and Dylan Yeo
Goaltenders: Andrew Engelage, Mark Owuya, Jussi Rynnas and Ben Scrivens
The Toronto Marlies have also introduced their new alternate jerseys for the upcoming season and they are a vast improvement from their ridiculous dog jerseys. The new ones are a throwback to the old Toronto Marlboros jerseys, and I say they are stylish... you know, compared to a stupid dog eating a puck.
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The drivers on Staten Island are ignorant of stop signs, red lights and right of way. The cops out here have to do more than just give parking tickets. This is a tragedy. RIP
Forget the deer. I'm more afraid of the women in SUVs who are texting, doing their makeup and totally ignoring stop signs. And if you honk them, they flip you the bird.
Congratulations to all 3 of these great guys. All well deserved. Maybe the City will one day see value in the EMS service and actually pay these fine men and women a salary above the poverty line.
Good point.. I think the article did in fact give credit to both and pointed out who did what. They both did a wonderful thing. Certainly, whoever did mouth to mouth would have had to do so. All the families are blessed this holiday !
God Bless Cook and the other person. Agree with northshr. It's a pity that there are Rauls in the world who need to find a negative in a wonderful situation. I think, from the article, that this other person was the first one mentioned. Bless him too.
...so the idea is that to be fair, we will favor one racial group over another, push them to enroll, visit their homes, provide them their OWN study groups, lower the standards for entry on a life saving job and then have the rest of us believe that it's in the interest of being FAIR????
Here's an idea to save alot of money. Just GIVE some number of them the job...forget the test that they don't pay for, the physical and allow them an abbreviated version of training so that there's no pressure.
Shame on you.
Miracles must have been in the air. In Bloomingdale Park an off-duty EMS guy was jogging when a man collapsed in front of his grandchildren. The EMS did his thing and apparently kept the grandfather alive...
that's a pretty ignorant, hateful and uncalled for thing to say considering you know none of the facts.
you need a hobby...or some sort of counseling
should everyone know when you screw up at your job too?
So... an EMT who is decorated and has saved lives gets shot, probably shatters his bone, because of some dope with a weapon and imgunagetu has all these really intelligent comments...?
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Are Volcanoes Really a Concern in the United States?
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Volleyball Adds Shreve to Recruiting Class
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University volleyball coach Jill Kramer announces the addition of Hannah Shreve of Charleston, W.Va., to the 2013 recruiting class.
Shreve, a 6-foot-3 middle blocker, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend WVU and joins Jordan Anderson (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound) in the 2013 recruiting class. Shreve is the first native from West Virginia to sign with the Mountaineers since Jennifer Hayhurst of Parkersburg, who played at WVU from 2000-03.
"We couldn't be happier to add a West Virginia native to our Mountaineer Family," coach Jill Kramer says. "Hannah has had an outstanding prep career at George Washington where her team won the 2012 State Championship. We had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Hannah over the summer, as her team attended our 1st Annual WVU Volleyball Team Camp. We learned very quickly that Hannah is very coachable, driven and a very bright young lady. She is going to be an amazing ambassador for the state of West Virginia, West Virginia University and the sport of volleyball."
A four-year letterwinner at George Washington, Shreve was named to the MSCA first team the last three years, while also named All-State First Team the last two years. This fall, Shreve led her team to a WVIAC AAA State Championship and recorded 438 kills and 158 solo blocks. Shreve finished her career with a school record 1,647 kills and 580 solo blocks. Shreve was named to the West Virginia All-Tournament team in 2011 and 2012 and garnered all-tournament honors at nine other tournaments throughout her career.
Check out the WVU volleyball Facebook and Twitter pages for photos of the signees and a more indepth insight from Coach Kramer on each player.
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By Sgt. Sara Wood, USAAmerican Forces Press Service
MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 10, 2006 A Kansas State University building in which a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff once studied was named in his honor at a ceremony here yesterday.
Retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, who served as the 15th chairman, graduated from KSU in 1965, where he was a member of the Air Force ROTC. The university renamed the Military Science Building, which houses the Air Force and Army ROTC programs, Gen. Richard B. Myers Hall.
"I had no idea that the circle of my last phase of life would be complete by naming a building after me," Myers said at the dedication ceremony. "This is an especially nice honor to be here."
Myers, a Merriam, Kan., native, holds a part-time appointment at KSU as a foundation professor of military history and leadership.
Attending the ceremony was Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, under whom Myers served as chairman. Rumsfeld praised the decision to name a building after Myers, saying it was a pleasure and privilege to work with him for so many years.
"This man is a great patriot," Rumsfeld said. "He's an outstanding officer, and he is a consummate gentleman, and that is a nice combination."
Rumsfeld noted that Myers' achievements are many, but he told one particular story that demonstrated Myers' dedication to his duty as chairman. On a rainy day in Arlington National Cemetery last year, Myers attended a remembrance ceremony for families of deceased servicemembers, Rumsfeld said. Long after the crowds had dispersed, Myers stayed behind, talking with every family member individually, he recalled.
"Here's the man who was the senior military officer in the United States of America and without question the most important military officer on the face of the Earth, and there was nothing more important in his life than standing there, visiting with each family member who wanted to talk," Rumsfeld said.
Myers said he drew much of his inspiration from his days in the ROTC program at KSU. It was in the same building now being named after him that Myers learned what he wanted to do with his life, and it was the Air Force ROTC that gave him the opportunity to participate in a flight introduction program, he noted. "All of a sudden, my life took on a new meaning," he said.
Numerous military and university leaders attended the ceremony. Myers thanked them all for attending, but paid special attention to the Air Force and Army ROTC cadets who stood at the back of the crowd.
"These are the future of our great country in many, many ways," he said. "They have dedicated their lives to public service; they have dedicated their lives to serving our country and, if called upon, to risk it all."
Rumsfeld also noted the building's significance in shaping future military leaders. The things the cadets learn here -- leadership, duty and integrity -- will be the things they retain throughout their military careers, he said.
"To the students here, you are joining a U.S. military that is the most professional, the best trained, the best equipped, the best led in our nation's history, and certainly the best on the face of the Earth," Rumsfeld said. "And that's in no small part a tribute to Dick Myers. He has helped to give you a force that is respected, it's appreciated for what it is, and let there be no doubt, it is a force for good in our world."


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2001 SEC Tournament Champions - 2000-01 REVIEW
Lady Bulldogs' season ends with NCAA Tourney second-round upset
Georgia's 2000-01 season came to an abrupt halt on Sunday when Missouri upset the Lady Dogs in the second round of the NCAA East Region in Athens. The setback snapped UGA's 24-game home winning streak overall and was just the third loss in 23 NCAA Tournament games played in Athens since 1983.
Season full of points of pride
Though the Lady Bulldogs came up short in their quest for a national championship, Georgia still enjoyed an excellent campaign during 2000-01. The Lady Bulldogs finished the season with a 27-6 record. Georgia now has won 25 or more games during six of the last seven seasons, averaging 26.3 wins a year during that span. Throughout the season, Georgia was never ranked lower than No. 7 in either the AP or USA Today/ESPN coaches polls. The Lady Dogs were ranked No. 4 in both entering the NCAA Tourney. Georgia also won the SEC Tournament title for the first time since 1986 on Kelly Miller's game-winning buzzer-beater with 0.8 seconds left in the championship game with Vanderbilt.
Lady Dogs make up ground in all-time AP women's hoops poll
The March 12 Associated Press poll, which listed Georgia at No. 4, was the final edition of the rankings for the 2000-01 season. That list will therefore count toward the tabulation of the all-time AP women's basketball poll, which is compiled by awarding annual points the same way individual voter's tallies contribute to the weekly poll (i.e. Connecticut will receive 25 points in the all-time poll for finishing No. 1 this season, No. 2 Notre Dame gets 24, No. 3 Tennessee gets 23, No. 4 Georgia gets 22, etc., etc.). Though the Lady Bulldogs remain in the No. 5 position all-time, Georgia took a large chunk out of the gap between itself and Texas (the current No. 3) and Old Dominion (the current No. 4). Neither the Longhorns nor the Monarchs were included in the year-end poll and received no points in the all-time rankings as a result. Georgia has now finished among the top-10 teams in four of the last six years. A fifth squad -- the Lady Dogs' 1999 Final Four unit -- completed the year at No. 12 The updated top-five teams in the all-time poll, as well as Georgia's finishes annually since 1983, follow.
All-Time AP Poll
Tennessee 534
Louisiana Tech 466
Texas 296
Old Dominion 291
Georgia 279
T-Mac tops 1,000 against Tigers
Junior center Tawana McDonald scored 16 points in the season finale against Missouri and topped the 1,000-point scoring mark for her career in the process. T-Mac is the 21st Lady Bulldog all-time to surpass the millennium mark. McDonald will enter her senior season this fall with 1,004 points in a Lady Bulldog uniform, 34 shy of Saudia Roundtree for the No. 20 position among UGA's career leaders.
Kelly, Coco rank among greatest
The statistics compiled by twins Coco and Kelly Miller during their collegiate careers in Athens are among the best in Lady Bulldog history. Kelly completes her career as the only Lady Bulldog ranked among Georgia's top 10 in scoring (No. 3 with 2,177 points), assists (No. 2 with 239), steals (No. 4 with 285) and rebounds (No. 10 with 711). Coco Miller finishes her career ranked No. 4 in scoring (2,131), No. 8 in assists (396) and No. 7 in steals (225) Millers are Academic All-Americas Last Thursday, Coco and Kelly Miller became the first sisters ever named Verizon/Academic All-America in basketball during the same season. Kelly was tabbed second-team, while Coco was a third-team choice. The Biology majors who plan on attending medical school sport 3.4 grade point averages.
When the Lady Bulldogs gathered to celebrate their SEC Tournament Championship and view the NCAA Selection Show with their fans on March 11, senior Tiaunna Briggans' was rightfully selected to cut the cake commemorating the SEC Title. Briggans has quietly put together a very productive campaign for the Lady Bulldogs and played her best basketball of the season in Memphis.


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Contacting Ativa Customer Service Center
Ativa is a consumer and business electronics company that sells everything from networking devices to blank CDs and DVDs. The idea is to span from home to business and back again with Ativa products you can count on. Ativa lives by three rules – easy shopping, easy setup and easy use.
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Phone Contact Numbers
There is very little contact information listed for Ativa despite the fact that the company sells tons of products. All products are sold through Office Depot so the customer service department at store level may be able to help just as much, if not more, than the Ativa customer service team.
You can contact Ativa customer service from 8 AM to 8 PM Monday to Friday. The offices are closed on major holidays.
- Customer Service: 1-877-777-4357
Mailing Address
Ativa customer service does a great job of sharing contact information, including the mailing address. There is no mention of where the address goes or if there should be an Attn: line in the address. We assume this address is actually for the main office as many customer call centers are not equipped with mail rooms.
Ativa Customer Service 6600 North Military Trail Boca Raton, FL 33496
Official Website
The URL for the official Ativa website is http://www.ativaproducts.com/. The site works a dual function – customer service and product description. We were a little let down on the product description side of the site because the descriptions are all located on the Office Depot site and many links lead to a page where no information exists. There is no warning that the customer is being taken to a third-party site; another problem.
If you're have difficulty with an Ativa product, you may find answers to common questions in the FAQs section, but again we're disappointed. Instead of listing questions and answers, each of the Ativa products is given a Word document as a FAQs page. You have to download each one on your personal computer to access information.
Customer Service Email
The praise we've been giving the Ativa customer service website ends with the customer service email topic. Email is an important means of connecting with customer service, but no address or form is listed on the site and the FAQs section is comprised of Word documents, so no email forms there.
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Considering Ativa does not care to share a ton of details relating to the customer service department, we were didn't set our hopes high when we contacted the customer care hotline. To our disbelief, we connected with a live agent in less than 30 seconds. We wanted to know the best way for customers to return products under warranty. The agent explained all products could either be returned to the online store of the retail locations.
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Thirty communities in western Massachusetts have hunger rates that are six times higher than the statewide average.
by Lydia Mills, Food Bank SNAP Outreach Coordinator
The other night, at a food pantry in Hampshire County, I helped an older gentleman with his application for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly called food stamps. Born in the late 1940s, this man was living on a fixed income that I would call a pittance. He seemed agitated and nervous, and as I explained to him what additional documents his caseworker might ask of him (including information on his pension), he burst out, "If I had a larger pension, I wouldn't be applying for food stamps!"
Sadly, this type of interaction was not new to me. Once I met an older woman who lamented her situation, saying, "I thought these were supposed to be our golden years." Many receive their Social Security checks, pay their bills, and then have next to nothing left over to put in the bank. SNAP benefits provide a necessary buffer and allow seniors to afford nutritious and easy-to-prepare food.
Seniors are among the most likely to be eligible for, but not receiving, SNAP. Myths and stigma, along with a lack of information about changes in the program, all factor into why seniors might not be in the program. Senior hunger is a serious problem that does not get the amount of attention it deserves, perhaps due to stigma and the fact that low-income seniors lack the resources or ability to make their voices heard. Feeding America reported on a study that said food-insecure seniors were 2.33 times more likely to report fair/poor health status and had higher nutritional risk than seniors with higher incomes.
At The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, we have made a point of reaching out to seniors: through ads on the Meals on Wheels menus, eligibility flyers and SNAP application assistance at Brown Bag events, and by making it known that the entire application can be done from the comfort of one's own home. We take application information over the phone, and the caseworker follows up for the interview over the phone. It's simple, it's safe and it gives seniors the ability to provide food for themselves.
One more thing: a quick public service announcement! It's terrible but true; winter is coming. Low-income seniors often find it difficult to pay their heating bills, but fortunately there is a service that can help. Fuel Assistance is available for anyone who meets the income requirements. If you have any senior neighbors, offer to help out with an application for fuel assistance. Contact Community Action! in Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties, and in Hampden County contact the New England Farm Workers' Council/Partners for Community.Comments Off
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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2010 Deeds and resources must match words as NATO formulates its strategy agreement for the future, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in Brussels today.
Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discussed the new Strategic Concept that NATO leaders will debate and adopt at the Lisbon Summit in November. The two leaders made their statements during a closed-session meeting of defense and foreign ministers.
Both secretaries praised the draft proposal submitted by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
"The secretary general's draft does a good job of capturing the complexity and uncertainty of today's security environment, and strikes the proper balance between security concerns both in and out of area," Gates said.
The new concept is the first update of NATO's long-term security strategy since 1999.
Clinton said the concept "must express the alliance's enduring commitment to protect freedom and security through collective defense, crisis management and cooperative security.
"[The concept] must demonstrate our renewed determination to meet emerging security challenges," she continued. "And it must explain to our publics how NATO will continue to deter and defend against all threats to peace, prosperity or democracy –- including terrorism, proliferation and cyber attack."
The draft concept strikes the right balance in disarmament and deterrence, NATO's relations with Russia and the need to enhance NATO's capacity for conducting civilian-military operations, the secretary of State said.
The concept will require resources to develop the capabilities needed, Gates said. "We will have to make sure —- at Lisbon —- that the words in the Strategic Concept will be matched by agreement to invest in the capabilities necessary to turn those words into reality," he said. "I therefore very much welcome the alliance's agreement to fund the critical capabilities we have identified as a matter of priority."
Two emerging threats addressed by the draft concept are the threats from ballistic missiles and cyber attacks, Gates said.
"It is vitally important that we not only talk about these new threats in Lisbon, but act to counter them by agreeing to acquire the capabilities necessary to collectively defend against them," he said.
The ballistic missile threat exists and will grow, Gates said, noting that NATO nations must agree to counter the threat.
"For the past year, ever since President Obama announced our new approach to countering the missile threat to Europe, the (NATO) alliance has worked on territorial missile defense. The studies have been done, the data are well-known and the affordability is clear," Gates said. "We can protect ourselves from ballistic missiles affordably, and over time increase protection over all parts of NATO Europe, consistent with the principle of the 'indivisibility of security.' It is time for a decision."
The alliance also needs to bolster its cybersecurity defenses, Gates said. "Our vulnerabilities are well-known, but our existing programs to remedy these weaknesses are inadequate," he said. "The new draft highlights this underappreciated new threat, though the language could be sharpened further."
Gates urged the ministers to review NATO's cybersecurity policy after Lisbon as a matter of priority. "We need to identify what more must be done to protect our vital information systems," he said. "And then we need to agree to fund the capabilities that are necessary to protect these systems."
The world is experiencing tough economic times, Gates said, but he urged NATO ministers in Brussels to be careful not to "hollow out" the alliance during restructuring efforts.
"The substantial reforms discussed by defense ministers this morning should, in time, produce savings that must be reinvested in new capabilities," he said. "This is how we will keep the alliance modern, strong, effective and relevant."
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The University of California's governing board is preparing to vote on a new student member whose nomination is being vigorously opposed by some Jewish groups.
UC Berkeley senior Sadia Saifuddin would be the first observant Muslim student to serve on the UC Board of Regents if her appointment as student regent-designate is confirmed Wednesday.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center, conservative commentator David Horowitz and others have called on the board to reject the 21-year-old Pakistani-American's appointment. They cite some of her political activities as a student government leader and a member of the Muslim Students Association at Berkeley.