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Some of the great things about Texas are the many outdoor oppurtunities. Enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities and the just plain fun things Texas has to offer. Get out and go camping, hiking, biking, climbing, kayaking, horse back riding, surfing and of course tubing is always a favorite. Use this section find the perfect campsite or recreational oppurtunity in Texas. Let's get outside.
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Whether you're commanding a motor home, pulling a fifth wheel or just want to pitch a tent you'll find a place to lay your head in this directory. Locate hundreds of RV parks, campgrounds and campsites all across Texas.
Discover outdoor recreational activities across the Lone Star. Some of the activities you will enjoy include biking trails, boating, canoeing, caving, climbing, golfing, hiking trails, kayaking, rafting, tubing and zip lines. Having fun while exploring Texas is required!
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Texas is home to National Parks, forest, wildlife refuges, grasslands lakes and seashores. Form National Parks to National Historic Sites This section provides links and photos to great places all across Texas. Enjoy hiking, biking and exploring.
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Grab your board steady your nerves and take a Texas-sized plunge. With 600 miles of Texas coastline it's not hard to find a great place to ride the waves, soak up the sun and have some great fun. Get out and explore the outdoors all across Texas.


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42 U.S. Code § 5780 - State requirements
Each State reporting under the provisions of this section and section 5779 of this title shall—
(1) ensure that no law enforcement agency within the State establishes or maintains any policy that requires the observance of any waiting period before accepting a missing child or unidentified person report;
(2) ensure that no law enforcement agency within the State establishes or maintains any policy that requires the removal of a missing person entry from its State law enforcement system or the National Crime Information Center computer database based solely on the age of the person; and [1]
(3) provide that each such report and all necessary and available information, which, with respect to each missing child report, shall include—
is entered within 2 hours of receipt into the State law enforcement system and the National Crime Information Center computer networks and made available to the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse within the State or other agency designated within the State to receive such reports; and
(4) provide that after receiving reports as provided in paragraph (2), the law enforcement agency that entered the report into the National Crime Information Center shall—
(A) no later than 60 days after the original entry of the record into the State law enforcement system and National Crime Information Center computer networks, verify and update such record with any additional information, including, where available, medical and dental records;
[1] So in original. The word "and" probably should not appear.
Source(Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXVII, § 3702,Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4967; Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 154(a),July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 611.)
Section was enacted as part of the Crime Control Act of 1990, and not as part of the Missing Children's Assistance Act which comprises this subchapter, nor as part of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.
2006—Pub. L. 109–248added par. (2), redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively, and substituted "within 2 hours of receipt" for "immediately" in concluding provisions of par. (3).
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A worker at SCDOT walks toward an overhang area where three sand trucks are ready for use in Anderson County.
David Chastain, Clemson public works, and coworker Greg Brown chop a fallen oak tree on Augusta Rd. in Clemson. Rain and strong winds moved East during the day.
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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate community editor
When an article about the consolidation of East Carbon and Sunnyside cities appeared in the Sun Advocate last week, Sunnyside Mayor Bruce Andrews was upset.
"I just felt that both views were not presented fairly," said Andrews in an interview on Thursday. "I think that both sides of the issue should be brought to light, and so far all people have seen is the side that is for consolidating the two towns."
Last weekend, flyers were distributed to residences in Sunnyside spelling out the points the opposition to the consolidation have concerning the move.
The first concern the opposition has is taxes for Sunnyside citizens may raise, while the costs for residents of East Carbon may go down a little
The opposition claims that East Carbon is interested in Sunnyside's tax base because the town has more businesses and the co-generation power plant. Consequently, East Carbon's assessed property valuation registers at $30,364,259, significantly less than Sunnyside's $53,609,384.
The current mill levy in East Carbon is .006191, higher than Sunnyside's .002203.
People opposing the proposed merger maintain that, if consolidation takes place, the Utah Tax Commission could issue a new mill levy that would cover the total indebtedness of the two communities.
Another fiscal matter concerns the opposition.
Sunnyside receives approximately $2,000 a month from the power plant for treating water that the industry owns.
East Carbon gets money based on tippage fees at the East Carbon Development Corporation landfill. The tonnage has dropped from 1,007,552 in 2001 to 360,010 in fiscal 2004. The opposition feels the decrease could impact East Carbon's ability to pay the city's debts.
East Carbon's debt is something all residents may have to live with should a consolidation take place, noted Andrews At present, Sunnyside's has $1,712,529 in long-term debt on the books, while East Carbon has $22,131,217. Utah statute precludes local residents from assuming the debt of the other city. But officials in the state attorney general's office have issued an opinion indicating that the debts could be renegotiated or combined.
Another concern raised by the opposition is that, for many years, the two towns co-existed with a "gentlemen's agreement" on the provision of public safety services, said Andrews. But the situation began to change a few years ago and the issue reached a peak when East Carbon started billing Sunnyside $4,166 per month in March 2003 for police protection.
At that time, the Sunnyside council reminded East Carbon that the city's ambulance served the entire community and faced a deficit of $47,651. The talks broke off between the two cities and, on July 1, 2003, Sunnyside formed a part-time police force.
In January of this year the councils got together and tried to work out the differences once again, and at first an agreement was made to use the ambulance deficit in at least partial settlement of the situation, so that Sunnyside could once again have 24/7 police protection. Again, the opposition says, the agreements broke down.
Much of this revolved around money the county was paying East Carbon to provide police protection to the area, with unincorporated areas included. When Sunnyside formed it's own police force it created a scenario where the county was only paying money to East Carbon, and none was going to Sunnyside. That situation was finally resolved in May of this year when the county commission got together with both city councils and made an agreement that the $25,000 they were paying East Carbon would continue and that Sunnyside would pay East Carbon $3250 per month for police protection.
The opposition contends that it seems East Carbon has not wanted anything to do with the ambulance service and that with a combined town the service may be dropped, which would leave the community with ambulance service having to come out of Price 30 minutes away.
The group is also concerned with what they see as misnomers about grants and the possibilities being reduced to apply for them by being two communities. They say the cities have applied for and received many grants, particularly in the areas of public safety. They state that there is no historical data that indicates more grants would be forthcoming if the towns were unified. In fact they say that because there will only be one town, there may be some cases where there will be fewer grants available.
Other issues that concern the group include new business in the area (they say that a combined town would have no advantages over the two separate cities for obtaining or keeping business), that duplication of service savings will be small and in fact may result in people losing their jobs in an area where jobs are scarce anyway. They also say that they feel if the two cities unite it is certain that the Sunnyside Post Office will close, even though it has been self sustaining in the past.
Another concern has to do with the representation of Sunnyside residents in a new consolidated government. They worry about all the seats being at large seats rather than a certain number being from Sunnyside itself. They ask how long it has been since a resident of Columbia, which became a part of East Carbon a few years ago, was elected to the East Carbon City Council. They ask if Sunnyside residents will receive the same consideration that they do now with their own council.
Overall opponents of the move feel that there are too many unanswered questions about what will happen, as opposed to what may happen. Proponents contend that taxes will go up regardless of what the towns do and that a combined town will save money in various ways. They also feel the town will be in a better position with not only the state in terms of money and grants, but also with the county, in terms of public service issues and in acquiring new businesses.
The decision to consolidate now lies with the people of each community when they vote on Tuesday. Each town must approve the move by a majority citizens voting for it, or the two communities will continue to function as two separate entities.


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Last night Wise dropped a ball in the stands and the umpire called it a catch. He never even asked Wise to show him the ball he just ruled it a catch even though he clearly did not catch it.
Tonight Chris Davis struck out on a pitch that was literally in the opposite batters box and was nowhere near the plate. Jim Palmer made a great point during his little rant on the issue when he stated that an umpire setting up on the inside has no idea if a pitch outside is a ball or a strike.
These are just two recent examples that have happened in the last two nights. Time after time these umpires prove that they need some technological assistance yet they MLB refuses to allow it other than on HR calls.
It's absolutely ridiculous and it's taking away from the game. The NFL is much better for having instant replay and the NBA has at least allowed replay at the end of the 1st half and the end of games. Why is the MLB so against it when it would clearly improve the game?


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It seems that everyone these days is on social media. Everyone from young children to senior citizens have Facebook accounts. Unfortunately, many social media users do not realize that there are dangers that come along with using social media. If you have social media accounts, you have to know how to protect yourself from the risks. Here are some tips you can use to make sure you stay safe when you are using social media.
Stolen Identity
One of the …
Posted : November 24, 2014
It seems that everyone these days is on social media. Everyone from young children to senior citizens have Facebook accounts. Unfortunately, many social media users do not realize that there are dangers that come along with using social media. If you have social media accounts, you have to know how to protect yourself from the risks. Here are some tips you can use to make sure you stay safe when you are using social media.
Posted : September 24, 2014
You've seen the banner ads across the screen of your computer, but did you know there are rules to designing these ads to get the most out of them? Don't scare your prospects away with heavy, poorly laid out ads. Follow these few pointers to be on your way to better design, and better responses!
Keep It Simple
Far too many designers create loud, visually jarring banner ads that instantly turn web users off of even looking at them. If …
Posted : August 19, 2014
Not so long ago, Facebook was the online place to be, but recent statistics indicate that Facebook is no longer the hub it once was, which makes it less attractive to Internet marketers. Perhaps the leading reason that Facebook is losing its appeal will surprise many: dwindling interest among teenagers. That sheer force of Internet will that made Facebook such a great success seems to be moving on. Companies invest a lot of money targeting teens on Facebook, and if …
Posted : July 15, 2014
We live in an amazing time. After all, we have access to personal computing devices that fit in the palm of our hand and slide easily into a pocket or purse. This kind of portability increases our productivity many times over, but perhaps what is most amazing about it is how it can enhance our lives beyond work. Take traveling, for instance, and how we can use apps that get so much more out of those experiences.
When we …
Posted : June 19, 2014
Pay-Per-Click, also known as paid search advertising, is not as confusing as it may seem at first glance. When a customer types a term, known as a keyword, into the search bar, they will get a listing of the relevant sites in the search engines. Sites like Google, Bing and Yahoo have their own search engines that will gather websites and place them in a listing for the searcher. For example, if you were to open Google and type in …
Posted : June 18, 2014
At Breezego, we're always looking for easy, useful social media tips to help boost your marketing efforts. That's why we've compiled a list of five social media secrets you'll wish you knew sooner.
1. You may have noticed that even though you've entered your website in the Facebook information section, it won't show up as a link on your business Facebook page until the user clicks the "about" section. For marketing purposes, that's not very beneficial or accessible. The fix …
Posted : May 7, 2014
Going viral is much more than just a buzz term. It's the Holy Grail of online marketing – it's what separates Grumpy Cat video from millions of other cat videos. Going viral represents the intersection of art, science and serendipity. To create the conditions for going viral, one must really appreciate what it is that engages and excites people.
1. Use Video
Not every media item that has gone viral is a video, but most are, and a main reason …
Posted : April 17, 2014
We've all seen it. You're searching the web for a particular product or service and suddenly a chat box appears on your screen with the offer of live help. Many times it appears just as you were thinking about a question that you'd like answered. Instant gratification!
Most business providers, whether online or brick and mortar, want to do all they can to make the most of the customer experience. It's all about providing the information the customer wants at …
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These days, everyone seems to have differing opinions about the best way to optimize their websites for search engines and customer satisfaction. However, there are some basic proverbial 'no-nos' to consider when designing and adding content to your website. Here are 10 major and, unfortunately, common website faux pas you'll want to be sure to avoid.
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Posted : March 4, 2014
Terrific pictures that illustrate your company's products and services are valuable tools to communicate how you can benefit customers and potential customers. Photos capture a reader's attention immediately. Because of this, photos are one of the most engaging types of web content you can use. Studies have shown that Facebook posts with photos generate 53 percent more likes than those without photos and blog posts with photos garner 94 percent more views.
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My email inbox is nearing capacity. What can I do?
You have several options for clearing out your email quota.
To immediately free up space, log into UM Mail using your WebID and password. Empty your Deleted Items and Sent Items folders by right clicking on the folder and selecting the Empty option. You can also delete individual items located in your Inbox by checking the desired messages and selecting delete located above. Note that you will also have to remove the deleted messages out of your Deleted Items folder to completely free up the space.
The University of Mississippi also offers Enterprise Vault to assist in managing your email quota. Visit the Vault site for more information.
What is Enterprise Vault? How can Vault help with email storage?
Symantec Enterprise Vault is a content archiving system that moves emails and their attachments to an online storage area called a vault. Vault provides you with 5GB of storage space for archived messages. Visit the Vault site for more information. To get a Vault account, email email@example.com or call 662-915-5222.
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Students are automatically assigned a University of Mississippi (UM) Gmail account.
Employees sign up for UM Gmail account at myolemiss. To sign up, log on to my.olemiss.edu with your WebID. Select the Employee tab, expand the Tools & Resources group and finally Gmail Sign-up. During the sign up process, a password reset will be required to meet Google's password requirements.
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Where can I log in to UM Gmail or other Google Apps?
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I take classes online. Will I qualify for a UM Gmail account?
Any student who has a UM WebID qualifies for a UM Gmail account.
I am graduating soon. How long will my UM Gmail account be active once I graduate?
The rules for deactivating accounts will remain the same. Students leaving the University will have at least 30 days to use their UM Gmail accounts.
I already have a personal UM Gmail account. Can I use my current account?
For everyone, we recommend that you retain your personal UM Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo Mail account for personal use. For correspondence with UM, we will store and use your UM Gmail account for students and the UM Mail (Exchange) account for faculty and staff.
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There are two techniques for connecting email clients to UM Gmail: IMAP and POP. We recommend IMAP over a SSL (secure) connection. To view the steps to set up your client, please try this Google Support FAQ. If you need further assistance, please contact the IT Helpdesk.
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Your UM Gmail password is the same as your WebID password. It will expire every 90 days.
In UM Gmail, what are the restrictions on attachments?
In UM Gmail, email attachments are limited to 25 MB. Further, executable files (e.g., file with extension of .exe) cannot be attached in an email.
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How much storage space do I have in UM Gmail?
As of October 2013, all accounts have 30 GB of shared storage for Gmail, Picasa Web Albums and other documents saved to Google Drive. Files in the Trash are included in the calculation of available disk space.
If I have questions or problems with my UM Gmail account, who should I contact?
Please contact the IT Helpdesk at 662-915-5222 or firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any questions or problems with your new account.
I am currently a graduate student. After I became a graduate/adjunct instructor, I am no longer getting Blackboard email notifications to my UM Gmail account. What happened?
UM supports two email systems. UM Gmail is the primary email service for students. UM Mail is the primary email service for faculty and staff. UM Gmail email addresses end with @go.olemiss.edu while UM Mail email addresses end with @olemiss.edu.
When a graduate student becomes an instructor, UM issues the individual a separate UM Mail account. At that point, official university communication will be directed to the individual's UM Mail account, including Blackboard notifications. At the same time, the individual will retain his/her UM Gmail account.
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Plus Blog
June 17, 2014
Congratulations to Plus contributors David Spiegelhalter and Helen Mason, who have been awarded a knighthood and OBE respectively in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours list! Joining famous faces including Dame Maggie Smith, Angelina Jolie and Daniel Day-Lewis, Helen Mason and David Spiegelhalter's honours have been awarded to recognise their outstanding work in mathematics, science and public communication.
Professor — now Sir — David Spiegelhalter is Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at the University of Cambridge, and has been knighted for "services to statistics". A medical statistician, he has played a leading role in developing simulation technologies and clinical trials on drug safety, and has supported the UK health service through many inquiries, including the public inquiry into children's heart surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary.
As the official government press release notes, and as regular readers of Plus will already know, Spiegelhalter has also 'made a significant difference to how to communicate with patients and the public about risk'. He started the brilliant project Understanding Uncertainty, writes public articles, lectures to public and school audiences and has appeared on TV and radio (ranging from being interviewed on the BBC's heavy-hitting Newsnight to appearing as a contestant in Winter Wipeout). Watch a lighthearted example of David Spiegelhalter's public understanding work below, in a video produced by the University of Cambridge, and read his articles on Plus.
Helen Mason leads the Atomic Astrophysics group in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. Helen Mason's extensive outreach and education work has included writing for Plus and setting up the Sun|Trek website for schools, as well as giving frequent talks and appearing on radio and TV.
Helen Mason's OBE has been awarded "for services to Higher Education and to Women in Science, Engineering and Technology". Learn more about her work in this video from the Royal Institution:
June 17, 2014
Today's Google doodle!
Oh Paul the psychic octopus… How we miss you and your uncannily accurate predictions of World Cup glory! And we aren't the only ones – Google is celebrating Paul in today's Google Doodle!
Paul, an English octopus then living in Germany, became world famous during the last World Cup when he picked the winner of all of Germany's seven matches, including their two defeats, and got the 2010 World Cup final correct too. Paul provided a welcome watery break between the matches, even though, as David Spiegelhalter's statistical analysis showed, he wasn't actually psychic after all.
Sadly, Paul can't help us predicting this year's World Cup – psychic or not. He died in October 2010 after living a full and happy octopus life. But you can read more about Paul's contribution to the 2010 World Cup in our article Understanding uncertainty: how psychic was Paul?.
June 13, 2014
We are the outcome of a process which took nearly 14 billion years during which atoms, stars, planets and biospheres emerged from a hot and dense big bang. The details of this process are sensitive to a few important numbers — the so-called constants of physics.
Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, discussed the key stages in this process in the lecture below, given on 17 March 2014 as a public event during the Cambridge Science Festival, and linked to a conference on the philosophy of cosmology. The talk also addressed two questions: What would our cosmos be like if the key numbers were different? And could a huge variety of other universes exist as part of physical reality, each the aftermath of a different big bang?
Physicists are hard at work on these questions. In fact, just a couple of hours before Lord Rees gave this talk, US researchers announced a result that could signal a major breakthrough in our understanding of how our Universe evolved (see this Plus article). Watch out for the references to this in the lecture — good timing!
June 13, 2014
"It's failure to prepare mentally and failure to take practicing penalties really seriously." This is Ken Bray's explanation for England's dismal performance in penalty shootouts. England are successful in only 17% of their encounters, compared to Germany's impressive 80%. Bray is an expert in the science of football, and he has studied the physics as well as the psychology of penalties and analysed the statistics. The result are three steps to ensure a perfect penalty, which he explains in this video. You can find out more about the science and maths of football in Bray's Plus articles on football.
May 16, 2014
I was lucky enough to see the beautiful Matisse exhibition at the Tate Modern in London last week. A few days later I was asked, by a TV researcher, how do you make maths interesting and understandable to people when so many people, in her experience, had hated and avoided it at school? In response I found myself telling her about the Matisse exhibiton. Not to change the subject or avoid discussing the bad reputation maths has in many people's minds, but to explain what we at Plus, along with many other maths communicators, try to do.
Now I loved maths at school. It made sense, I could express what was in my brain and how I saw the world through maths, and I found it fun. What I found a challenge was art class, I didn't feel I had any artistic ability at all. People who could accurately draw or realistically paint people (or bowls of fruit or jugs of water...) amazed me - it was like they had a magic power. And for a long time I didn't think much of modern art. For example Picasso's pictures seemed ugly and didn't look like the things they apparently depicted, and Matisse's bright art seemed simplistic.
My opinion on art, particularly modern art, has changed, thanks particularly to two fantastic exhibitions. The first was over a decade ago at a light-filled gallery in Spain that showed many of Picasso's preliminary sketches and studies leading up to the Guernica, the full work of which filled the final room of the gallery. Following the journey that Picasso took as he built towards this huge masterpiece, along with the commentary of the social and artistic context of the piece, gave me a new appreciation of the skill, effort and genius of this work. It was awesome. I began to see all his work differently.
The Matisse show at the Tate contains many of what are called the Cut-Outs. Very late in his life, after a serious illness, he initially wasn't able to paint the huge canvases he previously produced. Instead, sitting in a chair or up in bed, he began to cut out coloured paper which he would instruct assistants to pin to the walls of his room and studio, moving it a little to the left or right, a little up or down, experimenting with these coloured shapes to build collages that had enormous power. He was so taken by this new genre he had invented that even when he recovered enough to paint he preferred this new approach.
The exhibition contains video of Matisse at work, photographs of his studio and commentary that explain the personal, artistic and social context for his work. Walking through the chronologically arranged rooms it gave me a sense of his motivation for working this way, and how it changed his perspective, and the significance of this work both artistically but also its wider cultural context. The exhibition included different types of content: recordings of the artist himself (or someone speaking his words) about his motivation, clear descriptions of the works and how they were made, explanations of the significance of this work in art, and how they interpreted Matisse's world. And most importantly, of course, was seeing the works themselves, up close, smooth curves, jagged edges, bright colours, pinned together.
It was the brilliant curation of this exhibition that reminded me and inspired me about the work we do here at Plus. We want to allow anyone a chance to see some of the wonders of mathematics up close. We hope that hearing the words of researchers will give a sense of their motivations in doing their mathematics, and we aim to show the significance of this work both in mathematics, and in a wider, cultural setting. We hope to give people a glimpse into how mathematicians perceive the world and how they use mathematics to express their perception of the world. And we hope this gives our readers a new appreciation of maths, of its power and beauty, that they might not have noticed or enjoyed before.
Now I'll never be an artist. But thanks to clever and passionate curation I have over time developed an appreciation of many different types of art, that makes seeing new art less confronting and more exciting. And sometimes, when the urge arises, I might have a go at capturing something on pencil and paper or in cut-outs of coloured paper, just for my own pleasure. I hope that Plus plays a small part in helping everyone have a similar appreciation of mathematics. We might not all be mathematicians, but I hope we can all enjoy and engage with mathematical ideas, appreciate their beauty and power. And that the next time maths pops up in our lives, it's something to be excited about, rather than avoided.
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May 12, 2014
We're very excited! Over the last year or so we helped edit a book called 50: visions of mathematics and this Wednesday it will be officially launched — in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal!
The book celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) and it's the IMA's anniversary party the book will be launched at. It contains articles from our favourite popular maths authors, including Ian Stewart, Marcus du Sautoy, Simon Singh, Chris Budd and John D. Barrow. There will be a foreword by Dara Ó Briain and also fifty images showcasing the beauty and diversity of maths.
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I've done modding years ago and it's pretty expensive hobby. I still owns MKIII Supra Two tone Navy blue/Ocean Pearl that's just sitting on my driveway due to lack of time for me to take care of her.
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The accolades just keep rolling in for former Appalachian State Unviersity quarterback Armanti Edwards.
Edwards, who graduated in December of last year, was named the Southern Conference Male Athlete of the Year. He is the seventh Mountaineer to receive the Bob Waters Male Athlete of the Year Award. A consensus first-team All-America, Edwards is also the first and only player to win the Walter Payton Award in back-to-back seasons.
Edwards, who was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the National Football League draft back in April, is also the only college football player to amass 10,000 yards passing and 4,000 yards rushing in his career. And during his great career, Edwards also led ASU to two national champiohships, a final four appearance and four SoCon titles.
He set eight school records and he was ranked among the nation's top 15 in seven different statistical categories.
Senior Shanara Holliquest of Chattanooga was named the SoCon Female Athlete of the Year. She scored 1,700 points and had 890 rebounds in her great career.
She is the third Chattanooga player to win this award in four years and the sixth overall since the award began in 1990.
Edwards and Holliquest were honored as part of the Southern Conference's Honors Awards Dinner at Hilton Head Island, SC Tuesday night.
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Mary Jane Harrelson, who won a pair of national championships for ASU in the 1500-meter run in 1999 and 2001, was inducted into the Southern Conference Hall of Fame Tuesday night at the SoCon Honors Awards Dinner at Hilton Head Island.
Harrelson was a six time All-America and she was also the North Carolina Woman of the Year in 2001. Rodney "Hot Rod" Huntley, Everett Case (North Carolina State), Fred Hetzel (Davidson), Banks McFadden (Clemson) and Wallace Wade (Alabama, Duke and the Southern Conference).
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NEW YORK – Creighton men's soccer player Eric Miller signed a Generation adidas contract allowing the junior to enter the professional ranks through the 2014 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 16 in Philadelphia, Pa., Major League Soccer and adidas announced Thursday afternoon.
The contract signing by Miller wipes out his final year of eligibility at Creighton. The defender hopes to join Tyler Polak (2012) and Ross Paule (1997) as the third Bluejay to leave the program early and get selected in the MLS SuperDraft. Polak signed a Generation adidas contract prior to the 2012 SuperDraft and was selected No. 22 overall by the New England Revolution.
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"My time at Creighton was a tremendous experience, and I can't imagine a better school or program to be a part of for the last three years," said Miller. "I really want to thank all the coaches, fans - especially the Jays' Army and Kommandos - and most importantly my teammates for everything they did for me while I was in Omaha."
Miller played every minute of the 2013 season for the Jays en route to claiming National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Great Lakes All-Region Second Team honors. The Woodbury, Minn. native scored three goals this season for Creighton, increasing his career total to four. Miller scored game-winning shots against Xavier and at Butler this season, the first of his career. He also assisted on a goal at William & Mary to finish the season with seven points for the Jays. Miller was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week twice during the season and also earned a spot on the conference's weekly honor roll.
In three years at Creighton, Miller played 63 matches and amassed 12 career points with four goals and four assists. In addition to NSCAA All-Region honors in 2013, he earned CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team and Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Scholar-Athlete laurels for work off the field in 2012. That year he claimed All-MVC First Team and All-Tournament Team honors after collecting MVC All-Freshman Team honors following the 2011 campaign. Miller also started in two College Cups during his stay in Omaha.
Miller, who has spent time the last two offseasons as a member of the United States Under-20 Men's National Team, is ranked No. 8 overall in the latest 2014 MLS SuperDraft Mock Draft released by TopDrawerSoccer.com on Dec. 27 and is the third-ranked defender on the list.
Five Creighton players, including current CU assistant coach Johnny Torres, have earned first-round SuperDraft selections in school history. That quintet includes Torres (5th overall - 1998), Richard Mulrooney (3rd overall - 1999), Brian Mullan (9th overall - 2001), Ethan Finlay (10th overall - 2012) and Andrew Duran (15th overall - 2012).
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Prom season can send even the most grounded teen or parent into a tizzy. Fortunately for girls, mothers and dads at Fort Campbell, Ky., that tizzy was a good thing last Sunday.
Approximately 200 girls got the opportunity to enjoy a free shopping spree to find that special prom gown, thanks to "Operation: That's My Dress," created by the USO and made possible with the generosity of international stylist and designer Sherri Hill.
Margaret Schwab, director of development for USO of Metropolitan New York and "Operation: That's My Dress" event organizer, said after one of her fashion seasons, Hill realized she had a lot of dresses in inventory, and contacted her friend and Vice President of Programs & Services for USO Metropolitan New York Ray Kennedy to see if the USO could do anything with them. The result was Hill donating over $500,000 worth of dresses to the USO and the USO devising an event that equaled the scope of Hill's donation.
Fort Campbell, Ky., home to the third largest military population in the country which has also seen the greatest number of deployments in the Army, was chosen as the site by the USO and an agenda was created, featuring a fashion show to highlight the dresses and an expo to help girls get everything they need for the prom, including a dress, make-up tips and hair style ideas.
"We are especially excited to play a small part in helping the teens of military families stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., enjoy their high school proms," Hill wrote before the April 1 event. "The families of enlisted military stationed at this base have made many sacrifices in recent years. Deployments and casualties have been especially high. It is our hope that the fun event planned by the USO brightens the lives of the teens and their families."
Also on hand were past Miss USA and Teen USA pageant contestants from the Miss Universe Organization, the USO show troupe The Liberty Bells and dozens of volunteers to ensure that each girl found a favorite gown. Additional sponsors that made the event possible included Miss Priss, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Maybelline, Eden Day Spa & Salon, Glitz Bridal & Formal Salon and U-Haul.
The new USO Fort Campbell was a perfect backdrop for the event as families had plenty of room to peruse the impressive dress selection.
"I was excited that I'd be able to find a dress and not have to go to Nashville," said Kayce Grimes, 18. "It was a good experience for these big, name brand dresses. ... There are so many people. Everyone wants these great dresses."
The Liberty Bells and some gown shoppers take a timeout from the festivities.
"I was really excited because I was stressing about trying to find a prom dress and I was like 'I'll probably not find one here' and then I did!," said Angel McDowell, 16. "It was really cool. You'd go and pay hundreds of dollars somewhere and you get them for free? It was overwhelming."
Another prom-goer takes a few moments to chat with the Liberty Bells. The success of the event might bode well for more events like this in the future.
"The USO has never received a donation like this before and done an event geared toward teenage daughters," Schwab said. "It's a perfect fit as it coincides with the USO's [current] Military Families campaign. We would like it to happen at other bases."
Who said the primping and pampering that comes with prom only needs to happen once, as the girls got to try out different styles for their big night. For Stephanie Nicholson, a mother with two daughters, Sierra and Morgan, attending the event, it couldn't have been more appreciated.
"I didn't believe it. I was amazed," she said. "It just came, honestly, as a Godsend. My daughters are both going to prom, my husband's military and we just didn't have the money to spend on dresses. And so just the night before I found out, a friend of ours from church called us and said 'This is in the paper; take the girls.' ... I think it's amazing. I'm flabbergasted."
Success, as the perfect gown is paired with its new owner.
"The USO affords many of us an opportunity to say 'Thank you' to those who do so much for our country," Hill wrote. "We've tried to include a wide variety of looks and colors so every girl can walk away with her 'dream gown.'
The hard work and care from volunteer beauty professionals like these women from Eden Day Spa & Salon in nearby Clarksville, Tenn., made the day even more special.
USO Fort Campbell Director Kari Burgess Brown summed up the event up in one word: "Amazing. I think that the feedback on [the Fort Campbell] Facebook [page] and people stopping by today to say 'Thank you' just really speak to how big the event was for the Fort Campbell community and how much they appreciate it. It's overwhelming in an amazing way.
"I'm so honored that we were the installation that was able to do it."
Beauty pageant contests from the Miss Universe Organization and the USO have a long history of teaming together to support military families and this event adds another highlight in that relationship. Pictured to the left, an employee from Miss Priss is flanked by Miss Nebraska Teen USA Sarah Summers and Miss Texas Teen USA Madison Lee.
* Visit USO Operation: That's My Dress Shutterfly page for more images from the event.
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Though recent speculation from the likes of International Digital Times hints that the upcoming iPhone 5S may only hit the market at the end of August or in early September, some accessories makers already seem to be gearing up for it.
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A Wilkes County man is awaiting sentencing in federal court after his case was transferred from North Carolina to federal court. Emer Dean Jones, 40, of Congo Road, Wilkesboro, entered the guilty pleas in U.S. District Court in December 2012, pleading guilty to one count each of
transporting child pornography and possession of child pornography, according to the release from the U.S. attorney's office in Charlotte. Jones faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography and a maximum sentence of five to 20 years for transporting child pornography. His case was moved to federal court after Det. Nancy Graybeal of the Wilkes Sheriff's Department initially charged him with being a sex offender on a social networking site and two counts of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor in June 2012. Det. Graybeal said Jones was charged with sending pornographic materials via the Internet to a person he met through an Internet chat site that he thought was a 12-year-old female, but who was actually an undercover officer who worked for the Marion Police Department. She said the Wilkes Sheriff's Department's latest investigation of Jones resulted from a tip received from the State Bureau of Investigation's Computer Crimes Unit. The Wilkes Sheriff's Department, the Marion Police Department and the SBI Computer Crimes Unit are all members of the N.C. Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Det. Graybeal said she charged Jones with being a sexual offender on a social networking site once before. He also has a prior conviction of indecent liberties with a minor in Surry County.
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7 U.S. Code Chapter 50, Subchapter III - EMERGENCY LOANS
- § 1961. Eligibility for loans
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Pub. L. 95–334, title II, §§ 201–211,Aug. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 429–433, as amended by Pub. L. 96–220, § 1,Mar. 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 129; Pub. L. 97–98, title XVI, § 1605,Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1346; Pub. L. 98–258, title VI, § 603,Apr. 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 99–198, title XIII, § 1310(b),Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1523, which authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to insure or guarantee loans to (1) bona fide farmers and ranchers who were primarily and directly engaged in agricultural production and who were citizens of the United States and (2) farm cooperatives and private domestic corporations and partnerships that were primarily and directly engaged in agricultural production and in which a majority interest was held by members, stockholders, or partners, as applicable, who themselves were citizens of the United States and were primarily and directly engaged in agricultural production, if the applicant for such loan: (A) had the experience or training and resources necessary to assure a reasonable prospect for successful operation with the assistance of such loan; (B) needed such credit in order to maintain a viable agricultural production operation; and (C) was not able to obtain sufficient credit elsewhere due to economic stresses, such as a general tightening of agricultural credit or an unfavorable relationship between production costs and prices received for agricultural commodities; and which provided requirements as to purposes of loans, loan limits, interest rates, repayment period, loan certifications and conditions, loan security, funding, maximum amount of outstanding loans, full faith and credit of the United States, issuance of certificates of beneficial ownership, assignment of contracts of guarantee, geographical availability, the conduct of a study and report on the program, and termination of authority to make new contracts of insurance or guarantee on Sept. 30, 1982, except with respect to the economic emergency loan program operated from Dec. 22, 1983, to Sept. 30, 1984, was repealed by Pub. L. 101–624, title XVIII, § 1851,Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3837.
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Monday, May 3, 2010
A fitted Perfect Dress muslin. Finally.
There was extra fabric above my derriere, and the bodice suddenly was big again.
I took some time away from it, cut some new patterns, and went back to the dress. I took the sides in slightly under the arm, tapering to the original waistline (size 12 waistline, which fit; so under the arm is about a size 10).
But most importantly, the instructor at the sewing studio I've attended suggested that I make the 4 back skirt darts slightly wider (in light blue marker below) to add more three dimension to accomodate my more 3D than average derriere:
And it worked!
Ok, the darts really need to be pressed, but I think this is the one. The top wrinkles should even out when the lining goes in, as they did in the top photo (the yellow bodice in that photo is lined).
Sadly, I am insanely happy about this dress finally working out. I really need to get a life! I envisioned so many iterations of this dress that I was crushed at the thought of it not working. I'm also pleased that I'm learning how to fit. I finally purchased Fit For Real People, and am beginning to feel that I could attempt some of the alterations on my own.
I cut the lining of the real version of this dress, which I will hopefully be able to put together by next weekend. Stay tuned for what might be The Perfect Dress!
23 comments:
- Lisa said...
Your final muslin is looking perfect . I am looking forward to seeing the final product .
- May 3, 2010 at 6:45 AM
- Peter said...
Congratulations, Rachel! It looks great.
- May 3, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- Mz. Whitney said...
Don't be sad about being happy, silly! Fitting has always been an enormous stumbling block for me too. Now that you've figured out your basic adjustments, you'll find it so much easier to attack other patterns, or make a million versions of one perfect dress!
- May 3, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- Sassy Lassies Vintage Life said...
I am a beginner to sewing and frustrated with how long it takes to actually fit a dress. I don't have a dress form yet. It is encouraging to see others get through this process. Look forward to seeing the final product.
- May 3, 2010 at 8:21 AM
Amazing how much better it looks now! It looks as if your perseverance has paid off and you will have a go to pattern.
- May 3, 2010 at 10:00 AM
- Julie said...
The Palmer & Pletsch books and DVDs are fantastic. I can finally make sense of my fitting problems.
- May 3, 2010 at 1:01 PM
- Eugenia said...
That muslin is looking really good, in fact it's looking perfect! Congratulations - it will be worth all your hard work because the dress is going to look, and feel, wonderful.
- May 3, 2010 at 1:09 PM
- amber said...
YAY! It looks fantastic! :)
- May 3, 2010 at 1:13 PM
- Andrea said...
Your muslin is looking great. I can't wait to see the final dress. Hey, all that hard work is going to pay off big time.
- May 3, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- K.Line said...
Truly excellent work. I totally don't have your patience. Now I think I'm going to have to put darts into that sack dress I made. They're working so well for you...
- May 3, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Karin said...
It looks great! I am looking forward to seeing your dress in the actual fabric.
- May 3, 2010 at 5:30 PM
- Angela said...
Yay! It looks fantastic! Great job!
- May 3, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- Leslie V said...
You are a true sewist. I think I would have never picked up that dress again! Matter of fact I have dresses that I cut wrong and they are still in the bins waiting for me to return to them.(not) But, you have learned a lot and the dress lots great!! Looking forward to seeing the finished garment.
- May 3, 2010 at 8:33 PM
- gwensews said...
Your persistence paid off. Congratulations on not giving up!
- May 3, 2010 at 8:40 PM
- lorrwill said...
Let's hear a cheer for fitting success!
- May 3, 2010 at 9:17 PM
- Fourth Daughter said...
What a logical and technical approach to fitting problems... probably a lot quicker and more reliable than my "try it on inside out, pin it, get scratched by pins while taking it off, get irritated that it still doesn't look right" method!
- May 4, 2010 at 3:42 AM
- ~Sherry~ said...
It does look great - congratulations! It really is worth perservering.
If after pressing the skirt darts still bubble, you could contour them slightly inwards exactly where your body curves in - not everyone is a straight line here!
It is easy to stretch a curved CB seam when inserting the zip - I wonder if this is what happened on the yellow toile, as the CB waistline dips downward slightly. If so you can prevent it happening again by fusetaping the seam allowance.
Looking forward to your end result!
- May 4, 2010 at 3:48 PM
- CarlaF-in Atlanta said...
Sad? Are you kidding? You got the dress pattern altered to fit YOUR body. This calls for a celebration. Congrats and I can't wait to see your dress. I think I'm going to seek expert help for fitting also because my blouse is just not working for me. Again, Congratulations.
- May 4, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- Karin said...
Ofcourse you are happy. That last muslin is a perfect and beautiful fit! I can't wait to see all the variations you are going to make with this dress. I'm sure it's going to be wonderful!
- May 5, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- littlecottondresses said...
The whole process of fitting really, really sucks, but once you get the result you want, it feels incredibly gooooooooooood! Just make sure your body stays.exactly.the.same so you don't have to do fitting ever again :)
- May 5, 2010 at 11:21 PM
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Awesome! Finally you made it.
Congratulations and job well done.
- May 7, 2010 at 4:53 AM
- Maria said...
Thank you for posting the muslin fitting details! I know it's a bit of a drag to document this stuff, but it's so helpful for those of us who are new to sewing!
- June 5, 2010 at 9:25 PM
- ajs {of MN} said...
just found this blog, super cool! i must follow, thanks! i also love sewing but all i have time for is halloween- where me and a friend of mine spend hours making our costumes each year, LOVE the reward and satisfaction of making my own personal costume!
- June 14, 2010 at 10:36 PM