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Cougar Classic Results in PDF Format
The Eastern Washington University women's tennis team opened its 2008-09 season over the weekend at the Cougar Classic in Pullman, Wash.
The highlight of the weekend came on the doubles side, when Marie Demerath and Kelsey Knight advanced to the semifinals in the No. 1 doubles bracket. The duo defeated Jenna Tanzer and Anna Gullickson of Portland in the first round and Washington State's Bianca Selaru and Marina Nicolas in the quarterfinals, both by 8-5 scores.
The Eagle duo then finally met its match when Boise State's Bianca Jochimsen and Laura Baum outlasted the two by an 8-4 score.
Also winning first-round contests over the weekend were Judy Liening (No. 3 singles), Caitlin Bampton (No. 4 singles) and Amanda Mankovits and Bampton (No. 1 doubles).
Heather Handwerk and Anabel Sanchez also saw action in the tournament.
The team returns to action this weekend at the GU/EWU Classic, which will be played from Friday-Sunday (Sept. 26-28) in Cheney, Wash.


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I'm working on updating my WordPress Genesis site and would love feedback on how to make it more visually pleasing and marketable. I'd love to know what you think of the font, background color and any suggestions you may have for widgets and plugins that would make the site more engaging.
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When you have sex with a woman on her period, she bleeds all over your dick and when you jizz it creates a strawberry sauce appearance.
The blood and jizz combines to make an utterly distasteful substance A.K.A. Strawberry Shortcake
автор: Derek D. Lee 30 мая 2008
little bitch who doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut
that girl is such a strawberry short cake I HATE her
автор: Sweet_lips 3 апреля 2015
You fuck a hairy count ginger on the rag, then frost her cunt with cum. Could also be called a Red Velvet.
I gave that ginger girl a strawberry short cake. :-)
автор: J.M.K. 3 марта 2015
The act of placing whipped cream on a vagina while menstrating, and then eating said vagina out.
"My girlfriend was horny but she was on her period; that's ok, I ended up giving her a Strawberry Shortcake."
автор: B-Wright 6 октября 2012
a small red dick that looks pink like a strawberry and the balls are usually in the shape of a heart.
jim has a strawberry Short cake and gets made fun of by even gingers
автор: klater 20 сентября 2011
when your "doing" a chick {or guy in some cases} from behind then pull out spit on her or his back to make them think you cummed then when they turn around punch them in the nose and cum in there face
hey my dude i gave her ass the worst straw berry short cake ever ya digg.
автор: fortuneboy14 15 марта 2009
When a girl masturbates while she has her period and her cum is mixed with blood... Gross!
Damn, I heard she gave herself a strawberry shortcake last night!
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REGINA -- According to Sportsnet's Arash Madani, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have added Canadian tailback Jerome Messam to their practice roster.
The news comes three weeks after Messam was released by the Alouettes following their first pre-season game agains the Tiger-Cats.
The Toronto native was acquired by the Als in a trade with the Eskimos prior to the 2013 season. In 13 appearances last season, Messam ran for 565 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 121 carries.
He also hauled in 31 passes for 317 yards.
In four CFL seasons, Messam has ran for 1,882 yards and 11 touchdowns, while also reeling in 71 passes for 698 yards.
The 2011 season was by far Messam's best, as he ran for a career-high 1,057 yards and six touchdowns with the Eskimos, earning Most Outstanding Canadian honours in the process.
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The Child Support Enforcement Division of the Office of the Attorney General has a difficult job -- ensuring court-ordered child support money is paid so non-custodial parents can provide for the needs of their kids.
As of July, the division was taking care of 6,433 cases involving 8,518 children. On an annual basis, it disburses about $12.1 million in child support payments.
Even using the various tools it has at its disposal -- the ability to garnish paychecks and tax refunds, suspend licenses and revoke passports, among others -- about $5 million in arrears is owed by non-custodial parents.
Services have improved in recent years. It is in much better shape in terms of staffing. The vast majority of custodial parents now have child support money directly deposited into bank accounts or debit cards, eliminating the cost of printing and mailing checks and ensuring these parents get their child support payments faster.
The biggest problem the division has is its outdated computer system, called APÅSI. It's inflexible, difficult to use and has no instruction manual. It also doesn't work well with the Internet. Investigators have to spend a lot of time answering phone calls from clients instead of tracking down custodial parents to get them the child support they are due, or finding non-custodial parents who are behind in their payments or simply not paying.
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Improving the current computer system, notably by making it work well with the Internet, will make it easier for non-custodial parents to make their payments. It will make it easier for employers of non-custodial parents to pay garnished wages. Division officials say it also will make it easier to connect to other agencies, which will help reduce the amount of undistributed collections it has on the books.
To improve the quality of child support services and ensure more custodial parents get the money they need to take care of their children, elected officials must ensure the Child Support Enforcement Division gets the money it needs to improve its computer system.


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The Little Spoons Comedy Showcase is a monthly series celebrating women storytellers and stand up comics.
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Canada's Dollar Falls From 3-Month High as U.S. Confidence Sags
Canada's dollar fell from a three-month high versus its American counterpart after consumer confidence unexpectedly dropped in the U.S., the nation's biggest trade partner.
The Canadian currency gained earlier as optimism Greece was close to a debt-swap deal with creditors improved the outlook for riskier assets. It weakened below parity after the confidence report and an unexpected decrease in the Institute for Supply-Management Chicago Inc.'s purchasing-manager index. The currency gained last week beyond a one-for-one basis with the U.S. dollar for the first time since Nov. 1.
"We've just got hit by two surprises -- U.S. consumer confidence and Chicago PMI," said Sebastien Galy, a strategist at Societe Generale SA in London. "That's putting a bit of a damper on the recovery in the Canadian dollar. The fact that we broke through parity so soon means we're seeing a natural retracement."
The currency, nicknamed the loonie for the image of the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, depreciated 0.1 percent to C$1.0026 per U.S. dollar at 5 p.m. Toronto time. Earlier it strengthened 0.5 percent and touched 99.65 Canadian cents, its strongest level since Oct. 31. The loonie gained 1.9 percent against the greenback in January, its first monthly advance since October. One Canadian dollar buys 99.74 U.S. cents.
Euro Weakens
Canada's dollar gained 0.4 percent to C$1.3118 per euro and climbed 0.7 percent to 5.8496 Norwegian kroner. It fell against New Zealand's dollar, the top performer today among its 16 most-traded peers, losing 1 percent to 82.86 Canadian cents.
Commodities and stocks reversed gains after the two U.S. reports. The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index of raw materials decreased 0.5 percent after rising as much as 0.8 percent, and crude oil for March delivery fell 0.7 percent to $98.31 a barrel in New York. Raw materials generate about half of Canada's export revenue, and crude is the nation's biggest export. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell as much as 0.5 percent after gaining 0.6 percent earlier.
The euro dropped against 13 of its 16 most-traded counterparts tracked by Bloomberg.
"We'll continue to trade off equities and the direction of the euro," said Shane Enright, executive director at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's CIBC World Markets unit in Toronto. "As long as we hold above C$1.30 per euro, there's a risk shorts get squeezed and the Canadian dollar should rally. We backed up a bit today on month-end rebalancing flows rather than anything fundamental." Shorts are bets a currency will weaken.
Bonds Gain
Canadian government bonds rose, pushing yields on the benchmark 10-year note to a five-week low. The yields fell five basis points, or 0.05 percentage point, to 1.89 percent, the least since Dec. 21. The price of the 3.25 percent securities due in June 2021 increased 43 cents to C$111.60.
The loonie erased gains after the New York-based Conference Board's index of U.S. consumer confidence dropped in January to 61.1, lower than the most pessimistic forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of economists, from a revised 64.8 reading the prior month. The ISM-Chicago's business barometer declined to 60.2 from 62.2 in December. Readings above 50 signal growth.
The Canadian currency slipped earlier from its high of the day after a report showed the nation's economy unexpectedly shrank in November for the first time in six months on maintenance shutdowns by crude-oil producers and lower natural-gas extraction.
Drop in Output
Output declined 0.1 percent to an annualized C$1.27 trillion ($1.27 trillion) after being little changed in October, Statistics Canada said in Ottawa. Economists in a Bloomberg survey forecast the economy would grow 0.2 percent.
The data dimmed the outlook for interest-rate increases. The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate at 1 percent since September 2010. The Federal Reserve's benchmark has stayed at zero to 0.25 percent since December 2008.
Morgan Stanley said it bet the U.K. pound will fall against the loonie to an initial target of C$1.4900, saying sterling may underperform amid speculation the Bank of England will increase government-bond purchases next month to spur economic growth.
"Relative U.S. economic outperformance in the first quarter and the possibility of further Fed easing will place a bid under the Canadian dollar," strategists for the New York-based firm wrote in a client note. "Moreover, near-term strength in risk appetite and commodities should support this trade."
Canada's dollar weakened 0.4 percent today to C$1.5801 to the pound.
Three-Month Gain
The loonie gained 2.5 percent over the past three months against nine developed-market counterparts monitored by Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Currency Indexes. The U.S. dollar strengthened 2.4 percent, while the euro slid 3.9 percent.
The Canadian currency rose earlier after Greece pledged a last-ditch effort to prevent the collapse of a second rescue package from creditors, aiming to complete talks this week.
Greek Premier Lucas Papademos told reporters he would try to meet German-led demands for a bigger debt writedown by investors and deeper budget cuts by his government. European Union and International Monetary Fund officials are in Athens thrashing out budget measures that would unlock the aid needed to keep the government functioning.
Talks with EU and IMF officials on a new financing package for Greece must be completed by Feb. 5, Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said today at a Parliament hearing. A private-sector debt swap, for which a public offer must be made by Feb. 13, can only proceed after a deal on the loan package is sealed, he said.


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February 22, 2012
Elegant Handmade Vanilla Extract Gift Tutorial
This is a wonderful tutorial for handmade vanilla extract from Style Me Pretty. What a fabulous idea for wedding, shower, or birthday party favors.
Check out the link here.
Have a great day!
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February 19, 2012
Sew Cute Sunday: Mini Macaroon Coin Purse Tutorial
In honor of my Tiny Princess #3 who just happens to be turning three today, I am posting about this adorable macaroon mini coin purse tutorial I found when hopping around Craft Passion! It is so cute, and I picked up some vintage metal zippers the other day, and now I know what I'm going to do with them!
Happy Birthday Tiny One! Have a great week readers.
See the full tutorial here.
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February 15, 2012
Free Butterfly Polka Dot Digital 12 x 12 Scrapbooking Paper
I put together this 12 x 12 digital scrapbook paper for you to download. I'm going to use it for a page for my girls, and I thought you might like to have it for a background. It could be re-sized as an 8 x 8 to fit into a smaller scrapbook, or even used as a background for your favorite inspirational quote. Click on the graphic above to save the full version or click here to get it off of my Flickr. This is for personal use only by the way.
Be blessed in all you do today.
February 14, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day! Free Vintage Printable Cards
Happy Valentine's Day!
Here is a freebie printable of my Vintage Valentine Card Collection. I just can't stop! I just love the 30's to the 70's. They were so cute and vibrant with adorable characters.
Thank you to all my customers who have ordered from Sweet B. Revival Etsy Shop. I am honored that you have chosen to spend your hard earned money with me. My Grand Opening Sale was a big hit with lots of wonderful shops added to the circle, repeat customer, and meeting all of my new friends on Etsy! Thank you so much, and I look forward to many more wonderful finds and sales on Etsy.
February 12, 2012
Etsy Shop Grand Opening SALE! .99 Cents Items!
In honor of my Grandad's Birthday, and Valentine's Day I am having the shop's Grand Opening Sale this Sunday through Tuesday. Come on by and see what I have on sale for just $.99 Cents!
Love ya Papa! Happy Birthday Lincoln Leo Paul! Thank you for being who you are. I am blessed to know you.
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January 27, 2012
Sassy Doily Covered Soaps Tutorial
These adorable doily covered soaps are so lovely to have in your bathroom, making guests feel warm and welcome with that little extra stylish touch. What's great about the tutorial from Kirsty at Kootoyoo.com, is that you don't have be able to crochet a stitch!
Happy Friday! Enjoy your weekend!
January 25, 2012
Cute Hot Air Balloon Craft Printable
So I am just delighted with these very cool hot air balloons I found as a printable over at Candace Todd's blog. I am going to print them and make a mobile for the wee-ones room. What will you do with them?
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It was a typical glamorous Southern California party in El Segundo Saturday, with free-flowing booze, a plethora of beautiful women and rock stars from Velvet Revolver and the Village People—and then Gene Simmons showed up.
Magic Johnson And Company To Purchase Los Angeles Dodgers For Record $2 Billion
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Updated: 3:23pm, December 1
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators enter Saturday's SEC Championship Game against Alabama as the second-biggest underdog in the game's 24-year history.
"I feel bad for the guy who was the first,'' Florida head coach Jim McElwain joked Monday.
That guy was former Arkansas coach Danny Ford, whose Razorbacks arrived in Atlanta in 1995 as a 24-point underdog to an undefeated Florida team that won 11 regular-season games by an average of 27.5 points.
The Gators won 34-3.
The No. 18-ranked Gators (10-2) are a 17-point underdog against No. 2-Alabama (11-1) coming off their 27-2 loss to Florida State.
Seems no one gives Florida a chance. The Gators say that's alright. They have been underdogs much of the season and found a way to win. They plan to show up at the Georgia Dome and try to knock off an Alabama team that has won nine consecutive games and is trying to become the first team to win back-to-back SEC titles since Tennessee (1997-98).
"The whole country has us underdogs and we are just going to prepare like we have week-in and week-out,'' fifth-year senior offensive lineman Trip Thurman said. "It doesn't bother us. I know a lot of fans and expectations outside this program thought we wouldn't be here at this point of the season.
"It's something that we take in one ear and out the other."
One of the biggest upsets in college football this season was when Arkansas, a 21.5-point favorite, lost to Toledo.
So nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
The Gators know to pull off the upset Saturday they will have to be much better than in their loss to the Seminoles and in close calls against Vanderbilt and Florida Atlantic. The Gators managed only 262 yards of total offense against the Seminoles and failed to score until a safety midway through the fourth quarter.
"You've got to pick yourself up,'' McElwain said. "You don't have time to pout. I know this: we will show up. Our guys deserve to be in there. We all woke up on Sunday and the sun came up. It's a new day. As I explained to them, what are we going to do with this day? This will be a lot of fun."
The rest of the country might be overlooking the Gators, but Alabama coach Nick Saban is not a member of that club. Saban said Monday he thinks the Gators are being underestimated by the media and fans.
"Anybody out there that thinks this is not going to be a real challenge and a real test for our team, I don't know what you're thinking,'' he said. "I don't know what you're thinking. I really don't get it."
Saban has said that before about other heavy underdogs. Regardless of what outsiders think of the matchup, the Gators are focused on competing.
"You come to Florida to play in these games,'' tight end Jake McGee said. "You come to Florida to play in the SEC Championship game. It's where you belong. It's something you really need to motivate yourself to play in this big-time setting."
As for that lopsided point spread, Vernon Hargreaves III said he "could care less about a point spread, but some guys may use it as motivation."
"We're focused on us,'' Hargreaves added. "We're focused on taking care of us and hopefully coming out with a win."
Updated: 6:28pm, November 28
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Gators will be without leading receiver Demarcus Robinson tonight against Florida State.
The team released a statement on Twitter that said Robinson "made a choice and will not play in tonight's game."
Robinson has a team-high 47 catches and is second on the team behind true freshman Antonio Callaway in receiving yards with 505. However, Robinson did not catch a pass last week and has only two receptions since a 9-catch, 106-yard game against Vanderbilt.
A junior, Robinson has started eight games and appeared in all 11 this season.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As the Gators walked off the practice field recently, I had a chat with the player on the roster who in my view is Florida's most improved player in 2015.
Mind you, this is a very unscientific study. In fact, I failed to consult even one analytics major on campus or reach out to any on the internet. Nope, I just relied on the good old-fashioned eye test every Saturday.
For those who pay close attention to the Gators, several players in the program prior to this season have shown improvement in 2015.
Senior defensive tackle Jonathan Bullard is now considered a potential No. 1-draft pick. Sophomore cornerback Jalen Tabor is a playmaker of the highest order. Safety Marcus Maye has earned well-deserved respect for his stellar play.
On offense, junior running back Kelvin Taylor is having his best season. Quarterback Will Grier appeared on the way to a solid season prior to his suspension. And young tight ends DeAndre Goolsby and C'yontai Lewis are players to watch in the future.
Still, pound for pound I'm going with junior linebacker Jarrad Davis. You always knew Davis had the talent to be a good college linebacker, but he was always stuck behind somebody on the depth chart.
The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Davis has blossomed this season in Florida's primary 4-2-5 defensive formation, teaming with senior linebacker Antonio Morrison to give the Gators good production and leadership at the position.
"I definitely feel like I've made a pretty big jump, but I know I still have a long way to go,'' Davis said. "I've got a lot of room for improvement still. I'm doing a lot of things I wasn't doing last year. I'm just becoming smarter with the game, and just more mature. I'm able to see things a lot better, play a lot faster and play a lot harder."
Davis entered this season with 47 career tackles in 21 games (two starts). He is second on the team in tackles (77) this season behind Morrison's 84. Davis has been a disruptive force for Florida's sixth-ranked defense all season.
He has 10 tackles-for-loss, which is third on the team, 3 ½ sacks and an interception. Davis rebounded from a knee injury that cost him the final three games of last season, including the matchup against Florida State in Tallahassee.
As a freshman in 2013, Davis was named Florida's Most Valuable Special Teams Player. His all-business, time-to-work approach quickly gained Davis respect in the locker room and from the former UF coaching staff.
"It's how I grew up. You are either doing real good or real bad. When you are doing real bad, you've got to know how to address it,'' Davis said. "You've got to know how to tackle the issue and get back on the right track. My mom put that into me early, my dad put that into me early. It's just how I came to college. There is no point in changing just because you interact with a lot of new people. What's got me here is exactly that attribute in my life."
Davis said his confidence grew early in the season when he made some big plays and took off from there. He also wanted to become more of a vocal leader to complement the added responsibility he attained as a starter.
"I've taken on that role,'' he said. "It's just something that has to happen. You need someone there to push the defense. Me and 'Tone [Morrison] both came off injuries and we both stepped into that role. It's good when it comes from your linebackers. It really helps your defense out."
Updated: 7:16pm, November 25
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Gators wrapped up their third practice this afternoon in preparation for Saturday's matchup against Florida State.
Florida head coach Jim McElwain told reporters to "get your pens and paper ready" earlier in the week when he went over the team's extensive injury report.
McElwain updated Florida's injury situation on Wednesday:
Probable: DT Caleb Brantley, LB Antonio Morrison, OL David Sharpe, WR Brandon Powell; Questionable: OL Cam Dillard, DT Joey Ivie, DT Thomas Holley, OL Martez Ivey, DL Jordan Sherit; Doubtful: DL Jon Bullard, DL Taven Bryan, DL Alex McCalister.
Despite Florida's longest injury report of the season, McElwain said the Gators will be ready.
"We will have 11 players take the field on Saturday versus Florida State,'' he said.
Updated: 7:52pm, November 24
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Been here, done that.
In Jake McGee's case, he can say: "Been here, done that twice."
"I'm pretty experienced with the whole Senior Day thing,'' McGee said.
The 24-year-old McGee, Florida's sixth-year senior tight end, participated in Senior Day two years ago at Virginia and again last year at Florida.
But on Saturday when No. 8-ranked Florida (10-1) hosts 14th-ranked Florida State (9-2), McGee's college career is really over. McGee has capped it with a strong comeback season after playing nine snaps a year ago before suffering a season-ending leg injury in his Florida debut.
McGee is second on the team with 34 catches and his four touchdown receptions tie freshman Antonio Callaway for the team lead. If you want proof of McGee's importance to Florida's offense, 19 of his 34 receptions have gone for either a first down or touchdown.
The biggest came in overtime in the Gators' 20-14 victory Saturday against Florida Atlantic. McGee started as a blocker on the play, rolled all the way across the field as quarter Treon Harris rolled the opposite direction, and then hauled in Harris' misdirection pass.
McGee caught it around the 10-yard line, skipped his way past two defenders and ran freely into the end zone for a 13-yard score. The touchdown proved to be the game-winner as FAU failed to score on its ensuing possession.
Besides his role as clutch receiver, McGee also took on a leadership role in Jim McElwain's first season. McGee keeps the Gators loose with his fun-loving personality. Several players call him the funniest guy on the team.
McGee doesn't plan to get emotional on Saturday.
"I'm not a big crier," he said. "I smile a lot, but hopefully I don't cry. But if I do, you guys can get on me a little bit."
McGee opted to transfer to Florida in the spring of 2014 to enroll in graduate school and play his final year of eligibility at another school. He not only will have a graduate degree by the time he is finished, but some special memories.
Virginia is 9-14 over the final two seasons. Meanwhile, McGee is closing his career with a game against Florida State, followed by the Southeastern Conference Championship Game and a bowl trip.
If the Gators can find a way to keep winning, they still have a shot at a spot in the College Football Playoff.
"This year has been a lot of good stuff,'' McGee said. "You can't take these moments for granted and you can't let them slip away. I didn't expect to get hurt. You just sort of, as things come, you've got to make the most of it, smile, and have a good time with everything."
McGee has done that and more.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Caleb Brantley has joined the group of Florida defensive linemen on the injury list today against Florida Atlantic.
A redshirt sophomore, Brantley is doubtful with an abdominal/groin injury. He has played in 10 games and started seven, recording 23 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss and three sackes.
The Gators will also be without defensive linemen Alex McCalister (foot), Jordan Sherit (hamstring) and (knee) today.
Khairi Clark is going to start for Brantley. Meanwhile, Taven Bryan, Justus Reed and Cece Jefferson are among the young UF defensive lineman expected to fill the void up front.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The NCAA on Friday denied an appeal by Gators quarterback Will Grier to have his one-year suspension reduced.
Grier was suspended last month for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance banned by the NCAA. He is eligible to return in the seventh game next season, which is an Oct. 15 home game against Missouri.
A redshirt freshman from Davidson, N.C., Grier started five consecutive games prior to his suspension. Sophomore Treon Harris has led the Gators to a 3-1 record since Grier was suspended.
Updated: 3:19pm, November 19
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jim McElwain turned his celebrated attention to detail toward his sandwich-making skills once more during his Wednesday press conference.
"Gotta do a better job of checking supplies," he said.
If there's one thing we know about McElwain from his first season as Florida's coach, it's that he values a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich perhaps more than any coach in the land.
The topic first surfaced in early October when McElwain shared an anecdote about making freshman receiver Antonio Callaway a PB&J sandwich in his office. Callaway preferred the edges trimmed, which does not go over well in the McElwain household.
He likes them the way his mom used to serve them. As McElwain made a PB&J this week, he had to use a plastic spoon instead of a knife, which is not ideal, either.
Asked Wednesday to dive deeper into his PB&J philosophy, McElwain provided insight into how something as simple as sharing a sandwich with a player has meaning.
"Here's one of the things you gotta realize, where a lot of these guys are from, they don't eat. I'm not kidding you,'' he said. "And the opportunity I have to be able to impart a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on their life, that's a good deal."
McElwain spoke of the nutrition element that a PB&J provides, but beyond the science of calories, carbs and protein, the human element is the most important equation he spreads.
"Believe it or not, there's a lot of great conversation that goes on there. It's a chance to spend some one-on-one time and quality one-on-one time, and also hopefully, see that no matter what you do, doing it to the best of your ability and not cut corners.
"There's a little symbolism in that as well. Be the best you can be. It doesn't matter what you're doing. If you making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, get it to the edges. How hard is that? Why cut the corners. Those are all lessons again that all of us can learn from."
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The ballots are starting to arrive.
OK, still a little early for that, but the college football awards season is on the horizon and more and more stories are surfacing each day on the Internet predicting the winner of this award or that award.
Who is most deserving of National Coach of the Year? USA Today asked the question this week and provided some suggestions.
Of course, anyone who lives for fall Saturdays has an opinion. If you live in Jackson, Mich., Jim Harbaugh is probably your guy. If you live in Anderson, S.C., Dabo Swinney is undoubtedly the favorite. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz is the favorite.
Here along the sidewalks of University Avenue, Florida's Jim McElwain is the man.
Florida is 9-1 and ranked eighth in the country entering Saturday's game against Florida Atlantic. McElwain has an opportunity to reach 10 wins in his first season, which would surpass former UF coaches Ray Graves (1960), Galen Hall (1985), Steve Spurrier (1990) and Urban Meyer (2005) for the most in school history for a coach in his first full season.
Spurrier, who resigned from South Carolina last month, recently said he would vote McElwain as his Coach of the Year.
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit tweeted this on Tuesday:
Jim McElwain of @GatorsFB https://t.co/y3gLmj6FH7— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 17, 2015
McElwain is certainly in the running as the Gators have surpassed preseason expectations and remain alive for a berth in the College Football Playoff.
Meanwhile, after Florida's 24-14 win over South Carolina on Saturday, McElwain was asked about Spurrier's endorsement.
"It's very humbling, number one, that someone would even put you in that category, because guys, there's a bunch of better coaches than me out there,'' he said. "But what it does to, it speaks to the organization, it speaks to those players, the coaches, all the people that have kind of figured out: the difficulty lies not in the new ideas but in escaping the old ones.
"We've got a whole organization that is moving in a new direction, we aren't sitting still. We're continuing to build and create and not just sit there and say, 'we're Florida and you're not.' That's' what I love about it. We've energized a whole organization to move forward and it starts with those players."
Updated: 11:17pm, November 16
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The UF women's basketball team was down 15 points barely a minute into the second quarter Monday night and, let's face it, everyone from the popcorn vendor to the clock operator figured it wasn't going to end well for the Gators.
No. 7-ranked Florida State was at the O'Connell Center and the Gators were serving as the most gracious hosts, turning the ball over 18 times in the first half.
But just when you figured this matchup was going to go like so many others in recent years between the heated rivals – the Gators had dropped nine of the last 12 to the Seminoles – Amanda Butler's team came on like a tidal wave to upset FSU, 82-72.
The Gators celebrated in front of an appreciative crowd when it was over, matching the seventh-largest comeback in program history.
"We beat a very, very, very good team,'' Butler said. "I'm just proud, first of all, of our effort and our preparation. We had a quick turnaround and coming off the disappointment, I thought we showed a tremendous amount of maturity."
The Gators (1-1) opened their season Friday night at Temple, losing 97-91. They practiced over the weekend in anticipation of Monday's showdown against the Seminoles, who defeated Florida by 26 points last season.
For the first 15 minutes Monday a repeat appeared in the making. However, the Gators closed to within 38-29 at halftime. The teams went toe-to-toe in the third quarter before the Gators took control in the final period.
Florida seized momentum with a 14-2 run to start the fourth as Butler went with junior Ronni Williams (team-high 21 points) and a cast of newcomers, including freshman Dyandria Anderson (nine points in second half), junior guard Simone Westbrook (14 points) and freshman Eleanna Christinaki (13 points, seven assists).
"We got a good feel for it,'' said Westbrook, whose 3-pointer early in the final period trimmed FSU's lead to 59-56. Anderson scored Florida's next nine points as the Gators surged to a 65-59 lead. "I'm glad we showed what the Gators are really about,'' added Westbrook, a transfer from Northwest Florida State College who made her O'Dome debut.
The Gators missed the postseason for the first time under Butler a season ago, finishing 13-17. Meanwhile, since FSU head coach Sue Semrau took over in Tallahassee in 1997, she has built the Seminoles into the state's premiere program.
FSU was 18-1 against Sunshine State opponents since 2012 prior to Monday's loss. It was also FSU's first loss in a season opener since 1993.
"They had something to prove,'' Semrau said. "They made it tough for us."
It didn't start that way. But it ended exactly the way Butler wanted.
"We knew it was going to be a fantastic opportunity,'' she said. "This is a significant game. This is why we love college sports because of these type rivalries. It's always a big deal when we get together."
Semrau agreed. The crowd was into it. Both teams were going at each other. It felt like a rivalry game and a perfect test for her team to open the season.
"It was exactly what we needed,'' Semrau said.
Probably not as much as the Gators, though.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Gators defeated South Carolina on Saturday for their ninth win in 10 games.
On Sunday they moved up three spots in the latest AP Top 25. The Gators are now ranked No. 8, which matches their highest position in the poll since they were No. 4 entering the 2013 Sugar Bowl against Louisville. The Gators were ranked eighth prior to their 35-28 loss at LSU last month.
Three teams ranked ahead of the Gators last week -- Baylor, Stanford and Utah -- lost on Saturday.
Florida closed the conference portion of its schedule with a 24-14 victory over the Gamecocks. Freshman running back Jordan Cronkrite scored two touchdowns -- one rushing and one receiving -- and junior running back Kelvin Taylor sealed the victory with a 1-yard touchdown run with 2:01 left in the game.
The Gators limited South Carolina to 44 yards of offense before the Gamecocks made it a game in the fourth quarter with two scores, trimming a 17-0 deficit to 17-14.
The Gators host Florida Atlantic this week before closing the regular season Nov. 28 at home against Florida State.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Have you been busy and want to catch up on the latest news related to the Gators?
We've got you covered. Here are a few fresh links from around the Internet covering a variety of UF sports:
--Steve Spurrier has a rooting interest in Saturday's Florida-South Carolina game and shared some thoughts on Gators kicker Austin Hardin's game-winning field goal against Vanderbilt via Buddy Martin of GridironNow.com.
--Resolve, toughness and luck get Gators to Atlanta writes Edward Aschoff of ESPN.com.
--For Gators men's basketball, new faces all around writes Gary Smits of the Florida Times-Union.
--Gators women's basketball hoping new assistant coaches improve recruiting writes Ethan Bauer of the Independent Florida Alligator.
--Five things you need to know for the NCAA women's soccer tournament mentions the Gators via Graham Hays of ESPNW.com.
--Gators volleyball team focused on improving careless play writes Brian Lee of the Independent Florida Alligator.
Updated: 10:30am, November 11
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Rumors circulated for days that the Gators planned to alter their uniform in some fashion for last week's homecoming game against Vanderbilt.
Those rumors turned to fact when the Gators raced out of the tunnel for the opening kickoff wearing a two-logo white helmet.
The helmet choice was a popular topic on social media for Florida fans throughout the Gators' 9-7 victory over the Commodores. The last time the Gators wore white helmets was in the 2009 SEC Championship Game.
Team captains traditionally choose Florida's uniform combination each week. The Gators have yet to wear the same combination in back-to-back games this season.
With an opportunity to clinch the program's first trip to Atlanta in six years, the Gators opted for the white headgear.
"This time it was in front of the whole team,'' senior defensive back Brian Poole said. "The whole team pretty much made the decision."
However, the decision had nothing to do with the potential return to Atlanta.
"Some of our players asked about a white helmet and of course, I looked around the building and there are pictures of white helmets everywhere, so I just thought we had them and found out we didn't,'' Florida head coach Jim McElwain said.
With the players interested in wearing them, once McElwain learned white helmets are not part of Florida's regular inventory, he set in motion a plan to order them to use during his first season.
Homecoming seemed the perfect opportunity. The helmets featured the familiar "Gators" script logo on the left side and Florida's "F" logo on the right side. A blue stripe ran from front to back, bordered by a pair of orange stripes.
"I think there is some true symbolism in those helmets,'' McElwain said. "For me, especially on a homecoming game, it was an opportunity to link the present – with the 'Gators' script on one side – and unite it with the past with the 'Block F' on the other side. That was really the driving force behind it and our guys appreciated it because some of them were recruited here thinking they were going to wear a white helmet sometimes."
"I was excited we could do something for them and in turn honor all of those who played here in the past with the different logos on the helmets."
The Gators revisited the past during homecoming weekend in more ways than wearing the alternate helmet. They had a captain's lunch on Friday afternoon that featured several former players.
McElwain enjoyed the interaction between the current and former players.
"As I speak to our guys about legacies, about what it means to wear that Florida Gator helmet and to play in The Swamp, part of the responsibility is that you are playing for all those players who have played there in the past,'' he said. "[We try] as much as we can do to link that and open our doors, because those past players are the ones who have built what is the University of Florida."
Coincidentally, McElwain has a two-game win streak when the Gators wear white helmets. He was Alabama's offensive coordinator in 2009 when the Crimson Tide defeated the white-helmeted Gators in the SEC title game.
McElwain said Florida's traditional orange helmets have significant value to the program's brand. He also understands players and fans like to mix it up once in a while.
"When you look around college football, I think there's a couple of things you see, people looking for a splash and an identity,'' he said. "Where at the University of Florida, quite honestly, the tradition of our orange helmets, when those are on TV everybody knows who it is, which makes this a special place. There are certain programs around the country who are like that. And yet, there is something exciting about just having an alternate here or there.
"That's part of what we do. But in our alternates, I'm a true believer in honoring the past and that's something we wanted to do with this."
Updated: 11:17am, November 6
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- If you watch Florida linebackers Antonio Morrison and Jarrad Davis closely on Saturdays, then it should be no surprise to hear what defensive tackle Joey Ivie says about the two.
"I see both of those guys in the ice tub every single day,'' Ivie said. "Those are definitely two guys that everybody can look at and [who] are accountable for everything they do."
For a Florida defense expected to be the team's strength in the first year under head coach Jim McElwain, if there was a major concern in spring practice, it was at linebacker.
The Gators lost starters Michael Taylor and Neiron Ball from last season, and Morrison and Davis missed spring while recovering from knee surgeries.
As the Gators prepare to face Vanderbilt on Saturday with an opportunity to clinch the SEC East, Morrison and Davis are drawing rave reviews from the coaching staff for what they mean to the Gators.
"They are the heartbeat of the defense,'' defensive line coach Chris Rumph said this week.
Rumph's comments were preceded by even higher praise from McElwain.
"Those guys are the heart and soul of this defense, and in a lot of ways are the heart and soul of this program," McElwain said. "They go about their business the way it should be done."
All it takes is a quick glance at Florida's defensive stats to see proof Morrison and Davis are thriving under the direction of associate head coach/linebackers coach Randy Shannon.
Morrison leads the Gators with 60 tackles, including seven tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks. Davis is right behind him with 55 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks and an interception in last week's victory over Georgia.
Beyond their production, Morrison and Davis offer intangibles that aren't measured on a scoresheet.
Morrison is a fiery leader who is all-business on and off the field. Davis is as physical as any player on the roster and has shown tremendous improvement this season.
Sophomore cornerback Jalen Tabor is thankful he plays defense. He has no interest in seeing the heart and soul come his way.
"Tone and JD, man those guys are crazy," Tabor said. "They just run around like I've never seen before. They really just have bad intentions when they get to the ball."
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kelvin Taylor spoke last week about having a big chip on his shoulder as the Gators prepared to face Georgia.
He should keep it there.
Taylor's season-high 125 yards in a 27-3 victory over the Bulldogs helped the Gators move within a victory of clinching their first SEC East title since 2009. The Gators can punch their ticket to Atlanta with a homecoming victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday.
The 5-foot-10, 205-pound Taylor ran with physical abandon and hit holes when they were there Saturday in Jacksonville. The offensive line, after some empty drives early in the game, began to assert itself in the second half.
Gators coach Jim McElwain said Monday the running game, which produced a season-high 258 yards, was on point after a sluggish outing at LSU two weeks earlier.
"We really challenged our guys up front and we challenged our running guys to match their footwork with the O-line in the run game,'' McElwain said. "We have not done a good job of that. We have been too fast to the hole at times, too slow to the hole at times. That's all about matching up what they do up front."
SECCountry.com took a more in-depth look at Taylor's performance by reviewing film.
Taylor arrived at UF in 2013 with a lot of hype as the state's all-time prep rushing leader and as the son of former Gators standout Fred Taylor. He now has bragging rights on dad when it comes to facing Georgia.
In three career games against the Bulldogs, Kelvin has gained 398 yards on 70 carries (5.7 yards per attempt) and four touchdowns. Fred faced Georgia four times in his college career, rushing for 218 yards on 49 carries (4.4 ypa) and one touchdown.
Taylor expected a much better performance than his 15-carry, 25-yard effort in the 35-28 loss at LSU.
"Those guys [offensive line] did a great job for me. We practiced well all week running the ball and it paid off for us in the game,'' he said. "I just made my reads and pretty much it was up to those guys. I just kept telling those guys, 'look, we've got to have a great game and just give me a little crease and after that I'll do the rest.' Those guys did that."
Taylor scored on runs of 3 and 16 yards. His 10 rushing touchdowns are the most by a Florida running back since Mike Gillislee had 10 in 2012. Taylor has eight rushing scores in conference play, the most by a UF back since his dad had nine 18 years ago.
"Every time I get close to that goal line I've got to get the ball in,'' he said. "That's one thing my dad always preached."
In the wake of Saturday's performance Taylor is now ranked 10th in the SEC in rushing with 584 yards through eight games, an average of 73 per game. Taylor has a shot at joining his dad in Florida's 1,000-yard rushing club should he maintain that average in the final four regular-season games, the SEC title game and a bowl game.
But first the Gators must knock off Vanderbilt on Saturday.
"It will definitely mean a whole lot for us to get back to Atlanta,'' Taylor said. "That's our goal. That's definitely our goal."
Updated: 10:53pm, November 1
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Gators maintained their grip on the SEC East lead Saturday with a 27-3 victory over Georgia.
They maintained their position in the polls Sunday.
Florida (7-1, 5-1) is ranked No. 11 in the AP Top 25 for the second consecutive week as it opens preparation for Vanderbilt (3-5, 1-3), which visits Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday. The Commodores lost 34-0 at Houston on Saturday.
Florida can clinch its first division title since 2009 with a victory.
Meanwhile, here is what they wrote after Florida knocked off Georgia for the second consecutive season Saturday:
--Five things we learned from Florida's big win over Georgia via Anthony Chiang of The Palm Beach Post.
--Florida wins ugly game behind productive defense writes Dave George of The Palm Beach Post.
--Jim McElwain has replaced Mark Richt as Big Dog of SEC East writes Mike Bianchi of The Orlando Sentinel.
--Jim McElwain has Gators believing, producing writes Pat Dooley of The Gainesville Sun.
--Florida seizes control of SEC East writes Andy Staples of SportsIllustrated.com.
--One win from SEC East title, Gators are learning to win games writes Matt Hayes of The Sporting News.
--Gators in midst of a potentially special season writes Tom Jones of The Tampa Bay Times.
--Florida Times-Union columnist Gene Frenette writes Georgia coach Mark Richt took a gamble and now finds himself in a dicey spot.
--Five thoughts on Florida-Georgia from Tony Barnhart of GridironNow.com.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When the Gators face Georgia this afternoon here at EverBank Field, Austin Hardin and recent walk-on addition Neil MacInnes won't be the only kickers on the sideline.
Donovan White, one of the finalists to emerge from the 216 people who signed up for Florida's recent midseason kicker tryouts, will be performing his regular job as a member of Florida's training staff.
His nickname around the team is "Water Boy."
"I'm used to running around at practice, if guys get blood on them, wiping it off and stuff like that,'' White said. "It was definitely different kicking on the practice field."
A senior at UF, White is studying to become an athletic trainer and has served as a student trainer for multiple Florida athletic programs.
Still, he is a kicker at heart.
A two-year starter at Sebring High, White once kicked a 52-yard field goal in high school and won a state title as a high jumper. He also played soccer all four years at Sebring.
White has been taking reps at practice the past two weeks with MacInnes and former Gainesville High kicker Dallas Stubbs since backup-turned-starter Jorge Powell was lost for the season due to a knee injury.
While White won't be in uniform today, he could factor into Florida's kicking plans later in the season if Hardin has issues or is injured.
"My strong point in high school when I kicked was definitely kickoffs,'' White said. "I didn't really peak until my senior year. I felt like this is cool, gives me another chance."
Updated: 9:56pm, October 28
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Michael McNeely will be at EverBank Field on Saturday.
No way the former Gators walk-on would miss this one.
But instead of pulling on his No. 31 jersey and scoring a momentum-shifting touchdown like he did in Florida's 38-20 victory over Georgia last year – instantly becoming a Florida football folk hero – McNeely has a different kind of day planned.
First, he is going to former Gators long-snapper James Smith's tailgate to celebrate Smith's 30th birthday.
Once McNeely goes inside and finds his seat, he will keep a close eye on his brother Mark McNeely.
"He plays center snare in the drumline this year,'' McNeely said Wednesday. "I never got to see him perform before. It's been really nice to watch him play."
Finally, as kickoff nears, McNeely expects to feel that familiar pull deep in his gut.
"I still expect to run down on kickoff, but of course, that's not going to happen,'' he said.
To everyone's surprise, including his, McNeely became one of the best stories in college football in 2014 thanks to a play called "Dawg."
Florida trailed Georgia 7-0 and faced a fourth-and-9 midway through the second quarter. The Gators needed a spark and had practiced "Dawg" all week.
As they lined up for a Frankie Velez field-goal attempt, it was time.
The holder on the play, McNeely took the snap, jumped up and darted toward the right sideline. He found a hole, made a couple of moves, and 21 yards later was in the end zone.
The play was arguably Florida's biggest of the season and the Gators upset the No. 9-ranked Bulldogs in a game few gave them a chance.
"I never would have expected it in a thousand years," McNeely said. "It's a huge blessing."
The next morning, McNeely showed up for his job as a cashier/bag boy at Publix. A photo of him at work went viral on social media.
The unassuming, polite-as-the-kid-next-door McNeely was suddenly a celebrity.
A year later and McNeely is back at UF in medical school. He started in August and life is much different.
For the first time in many years McNeely's fall afternoons don't include football practice. Instead, a lot of homework.
"The most studying I've ever done,'' said McNeely.
He spent the summer at home in Clearwater working, but when McNeely returned to UF to start fall classes, he retired after several years at Publix to focus on his intense classwork.
He has attended all of Florida's home games and watched the road games. He still tries to work out twice a week at The Swamp and got to meet new head coach Jim McElwain during training camp.
"I introduced myself and told him I'm a former player and going to medical school,'' he said. "When I told him that, he high-fived me. It's great to see him doing so well with the program.
"I still get to see some of the guys. It's nice to be around. It's a blessing. It's super exciting to see the guys doing so well. I'm pumped for them."
McNeely said he hasn't seen a replay this week of his touchdown but classmates have told him they have. As for the football he carried into the end zone on that sunny afternoon in Jacksonville, one of the team's trainers saw a replay of "Dawg" the week after the game and noticed some unique markings on the ball.
McNeely was so excited to score he said he never thought of keeping the ball. However, the trainer dug through Florida's supply of game balls and found it and gave it to McNeely.
The ball is now at McNeely's home in Clearwater. His playing days are over, but he'll always have the play.
Now he is just a fan. And that's fine with him.
"A completely different perspective,'' he said. "It's very weird. It's very different. Medical school is keeping me busy. So I have my hands full."
Updated: 10:57am, October 28
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gators head coach Jim McElwain is due up on the weekly SEC media teleconference in about 25 minutes.
Will have more on this week's matchup with Georgia later.
For now, a few fresh links of interest to Florida fans:
--Abby Wambach retires at appropriate time, place to cap iconic career writes Grant Wahl of SportsIllustrated.com.
--Abby Wambach's legacy: The right athlete at the right time writes Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News.
--Former Gators coach Billy Donovan ready to open his first NBA season tonight. "I haven't had any regret" Donovan told Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman.
--Palm Beach Post beat writer Anthony Chiang answers a few questions about the Gators in his mailbag report.
--Jim McElwain is the perfect fit for the Florida Gators writes Robert Judin of CampusInsiders.com.
--Georgia plays underdog role in 'elimination game' writes Greg Ostendorf of ESPN.com.
Updated: 3:36pm, October 27
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Abby Wambach is in demand.
She is also retired.
Abby Wambach announced retirement. She's scored more international goals than any other player in soccer history. pic.twitter.com/gW0nznDAid— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 27, 2015
The U.S. Women's National Team announced Tuesday afternoon that Wambach is retiring in December.
A headliner on the USWNT that won the World Cup over the summer, the former Gators soccer star is scheduled to return to her alma mater on Nov. 3 as the guest speaker at an event hosted by ACCENT Speakers Bureau.
The event is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Doors open at 7 and tickets are free and will be available at the Phillips Center box office.
UF students with a valid UF ID can pick up a maximum of two tickets per student starting at noon on Nov. 2. Two tickets per person will be made available to the general public starting at noon on the day of Wambach's speech.
Ted Spiker, chair of UF's Journalism Department, will moderate the event.
Wambach and her USWNT teammates have been extremely busy since their memorable World Cup title, visiting the White House, making appearances on TV talk shows, and for the 35-year-old Wambach, returning to the field.
She was in Orlando on Sunday as the USWNT defeated Brazil 3-1 in an exhibition game before more than 32,000 fans at the Citrus Bowl.
However, on Tuesday Wambach made official her future plans. She is calling it a career after a USWNT match on Dec. 16.
#USWNT legend @AbbyWambach announces retirement at the end of 2015. Read more: https://t.co/mhdWDKqMwg pic.twitter.com/ZGSfmyNZ2G— U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) October 27, 2015
Wambach is the all-time women's leading goal scorer in international competition and was inducted into the UF Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.
She recently headlined a panel at the espnW: Women + Sports Summit and continues to promote the game that has made her a global celebrity in the last few years.
She will continue to do so in retirement.
"I just can't wait to see what this game looks like in 15 years," Wambach said at the espnW event. "And I will make it my damn business to make sure the pay gap has been closed in the meantime."
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ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - Librarians in Anniston, Ala., said they knew someone was stealing thousands of dollars worth of books, and now they believe they know who did it: A jobless woman who likes to read.
Anniston police say 42-year-old Regina M. Smith was arrested Wednesday on a felony theft charge after officials at the local library reported that a woman was seen stealing two books.
Police said they determined Smith had taken 222 books valued at
$5,432 over the past couple of years - mainly crime novels, mysteries and vampire stories.
Investigator Kyle Price said Smith has a library card but sneaked books out and kept them rather than borrowing them legally, he said.
Court records didn't show whether Smith had an attorney. Her bond was set at $10,000.
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Quarterback Nick Crissman (6-3, 190) ended his recruitment almost three weeks ago by making a commitment to UCLA. Bruin Blitz spoke with his head coach, Dave White, today to find out what kind of quarterback UCLA fans can expect to see in Westwood in the future. As a junior, Crissman completed 63 percent of his passes for 3,094 yards and 27 scores. He helped lead Edison to the CIF Div.-1 Southern Section championship game.Before becoming a Bruin, the signal caller had offers from Boise State and Colorado. Coach White chimes in on his player. "He has a strong arm and he is accurate," White explained. "You usually only get guys that have one or the other when it comes to those two things, but he has both. I mean, he completed 65 percent of his passes last year for almost 3,100 yards. He throws a great long ball and he is a heck of a competitor. We didn't have the best offensive line last fall so he was hit a lot, but he always bounced back. He is one tough kid." ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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5'7" - ~70kgs - 5'8" RF Spitfire (Looking to replace with 5'1" TG Baked Potato and 5'8" FST Hellfire) - Gold Coast
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HZ2 is an improved on HZ. not as wide but slightly thicker added volume placed under front foot. Same bottom i believe with a standard rounded square tail slightly pulled in hip and still has the step rail, some tweaks here and there i suppose.......i liked the HZ1 so any improvements on that has to be a good thing.
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5'8 RF Vanguard 32.2L FCS R2 quad
6'0 FST Dominator 34.8L FCS PC SF4 quad + stabiliser
6'0 FST Spitfire 34.9L FCS PC R2 quad + stabiliser
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6'2 FST Hellfire 33.7L FCS PC R2 quad + stabiliser (x 2, yes 1 here, 1 there!)
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6'7 FST Hellrazor 36.5L FCS R2 thruster
I kind of like the width of my HZ, partly why it can grovel so well, which makes it a great board to take away. I'm curious what these tweaks would do. I had an odd experience with my HZ a while back after riding my V4 for 2 surfs (and getting it creased) I rode my HZ for my 3rd surf (best f****en day off work ever!) and it felt odd and unbalanced. It was pretty big (2xOH) and every time I did a bottom turn I was nearly falling off (did the first time) I was riding it as a thruster. I don't know if there was a problem or I was still thinking I was on the V4 and expecting it to turn as quickly. I since went back to riding it as a quad, that seems a little looser. Maybe the HZ2 is looser like the V4?
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RAF WELFORD - Senior Airman Justin Hendrickson loads M117s into an ISO container. He is being spotted by Staff Sgt Christopher Byron. The last M117s were removed from RAF Welford Sept. 2 by Airmen assigned to the 420th Munitions Squadron.
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RAF WELFORD - Senior Airmen Christopher Berg and Nathan Fahy guide Staff Sgt Darrin Coulombe down a narrow road with a full ISO of M117's to be loaded onto a trailer for out shipment.The last M117s were removed from RAF Welford Sept. 2 by Airmen assigned to the 420th Munitions Squadron.
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RAF WELFORD - A pallet of M117's removed from here is being loaded onto a vessel to be transported to Sweden. The last M117s were removed from RAF Welford Sept. 2 by Airmen assigned to the 420th Munitions Squadron.
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An end of an era - M117 bombs depart RAF Welford
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-- The final day has come! The last remaining M117 General Purpose Bombs at the 420th Munitions Squadron, Royal Air Force Welford were removed Sept. 2.
This journey began over a year ago with Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe soliciting for a contractor to agree to demilitarize 3,509 bombs. As RAF Welford is the command's forward operating location for bomber aircraft, it was the optimum location for storing the M117 bombs until the decision was made to demilitarize the bombs. The accomplishment of shipping the M117s for demilitarization served three-fold for the Welford storage site: disposing of outdated munitions, reducing net explosive weight as directed by command, and eliminating munitions from outside storage to meet 3rd Air Force's agreement with the United Kingdom government.
The M117 is a 750 pound general purpose bomb with an explosive weight of 403 pounds and is smaller in comparison to mark 80 series bombs. It was standard arsenal for various 1950s aircraft that have been since retired. Until recently the everlasting B-52 Stratofortress carried the M117. The M117 bombs were vital weapons dropped extensively in the Vietnam and Gulf wars. However, the bombs are no longer a component of the Department of Defense supply inventory, hence, the reason for M117 Demilitarization Project.
The M117 contract was awarded at end of 2008 to a Norway company for $2.3 million and funded by Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Force Materiel Command. On March 1, RAF Welford was charged by headquarters to stow 3,509 bombs into International Organization for Standardization containers for shipment with a deadline of March 31.
This was an enormous task that required a concise plan of action with focused logistics. This demilitarization operation served two purposes, which was to reduce the net explosive weight footprint and store the remaining munitions inventory into facilities. With this, began the M117 demilitarization project which centered on strict in transit visibility by the men and women of the 420th Munitions Squadron.
The senior noncommissioned officers of the 420th Munitions Squadron were the staple for constructing a game plan that led to the successful transportation of 3,509 M117 bombs. The game plan had to factor these bombs were exposed to inclement weather for years, causing the wooden pallets to degrade made forklift and movement operations challenging. Additionally, time-consuming efforts were required with precision cut wood to block and brace these assets for safe transport. Simultaneously while this demilitarization operation was occurring, with 50 percent manning reduction we enabled 15 million dollars facility demolition/renovation projects to stay on schedule by providing security escort to contractors that were working throughout the 806 acre munitions storage area. Nevertheless, a total of 584 triple stacks/3,509 bombs had to be banded in accordance with United States Army shipping requirements.
The munitions personnel were able thrust forward with building the blocking and bracing (a total of 20,000 board feet of lumber valued at $32,000), banded stacked pallets (32 feet of banding per triple stacked totaled 18,688 feet) and moved 74 empty ISOs while demolition/renovation contractors worked. We capitalized on the one-hour mandatory contractor breaks, by reallocating munitions personnel to stack bomb pallets, and moved the pallets to ISOs. Before executing the plan of operation, we completed a test in the first week of March 2009 loading eight triple stacks of M117 bombs (i.e., totaling 48 M117 per ISO), which took 4 hours. By the time March 23 came, 420th Munitions Squadron personnel were able to load an ISO in less than 30 minutes. During contractor work from March 1-20, which occurred in the Munitions Storage Area, munitions personnel were able to load 25 of 74 ISOs. On March 23, the contractors relocated their work outside the storage area, so crews were able to load an average of 12 ISOs per day. On a drizzling afternoon of March 26, Colonel Kimberly K. Toney witnessed the 74th ISO loaded and all munitions were stored indoors, and the M117s positioned for out shipment surpassed the headquarters' deadline five days ahead of schedule.
In the following months, all 74 ISOs were prepared and taken to the Great Oakley Port near Harwich for shipment to their demilitarization site. The port's intake capacity was limited, thus the M117 shipment had to be piecemealed a few days each week for the past four months, which brings us to September 2nd with the last four ISOs of M117 bombs departing Royal Air Force Welford for good.
This was an extraordinary operation for the men and women of the 420th Munitions Squadron. During this entire process, the Airmen found innovative ways to streamline the process and cut load time by 50 percent. Over 5,000 man-hours were expended during the loading and escorting, all the while 30,000 thousand dollars plus saved in transportation costs. Moreover, zero time and money lost with contractors working on 15 million dollars on renovation projects. As a team, we stood together, worked diligently, and conquered the task levied on us with zeal. We had zero mishap incidents throughout the M117 demilitarization project. As such the 501st Combat Support Wing Commander awarded all 52 members of the 420th Munitions Squadron the Air Force Achievement Medal for precision movement operations. The M117 General Purpose Bomb served its nations well and must end the acquisition life cycle journey to make way for precision guided munitions of the 21st Century.
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St. Thomas More kicker Gunnar Raborn is one of 15 Acadiana area performers hoping to lead the West squad to victory today at the LHSCA All-Star Game at Independence Stadium in Shreveport.
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Alaska Statewide 'Opinion Counts' Survey Results
Survey conducted 5/4/09 - 5/5/09
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Hays Research has chosen a selection of questions from a scientific survey conducted in the State of Alaska on May 4th and 5th, 2009 to release to the public. Every month Hays Research Group conducts an omnibus telephone survey called 'Opinion Counts' which enables our customers to purchase individual questions in the survey at a minimal cost. Statewide surveys are conducted monthly as well as surveys within the Municipality of Anchorage in the months leading up to the Municipal election.
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This survey was fielded on May 4th and 5th, 2009 as part of the Hays Research Group Statewide Opinion Counts Survey. 400 completed respondents were interviewed The margin of error for the data collected is +/- 4.9 % for a 400 response survey for the data analyzed in its entirety with a 95% confidence level; meaning that we can be 95% sure that if every resident of the State of Alaska with working telephone numbers who have at least one member who has voted in at least two of the last four local or state elections was actually surveyed, the results would vary by no more than 4.9% in either direction.
The survey sample used was a computer generated random list derived from a database of all households within the State of Alaska with working telephone numbers who have at least one member who has voted in at least two of the last four local or state elections. The sample frame was designed to accurately reflect the actual population percentages.
Respondents were screened to confirm they were over 18 and each household was attempted at least four times over a period of several days to account for non-response bias. Data was analyzed utilizing SPSS Quancept Software. Interviews were conducted by trained staff with on-site supervision utilizing state of the art computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). Random interviews were monitored to assure quality control measures were followed. Dialing results were analyzed daily to assure statistically accurate distribution of call disposition in order to account for "non-response" variables.
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In this survey 400 respondents across the State of Alaska were asked their opinion of Governor Sarah Palin, and Senator Lisa Murkowski.
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This survey was conducted among households with at least one member who has voted in at least 2 of the last 4 state or local elections within the State of Alaska. The survey was fielded on May 4th and 5th, 2009. 400 respondents were contacted by telephone for the survey. The margin of error for this survey is +/- 4.9% with a 95% confidence interval.
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For the past 15 years of her teaching career, Diane Dressler, a clinical assistant professor in Marquette University's College of Nursing, has often relied on low-level equipment and even pictures to teach her students about medical devices like ventilators.
This past semester, Dressler was able to teach her nursing students how to use a ventilator with an actual ventilator thanks to the Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Center for Clinical Simulation.
The 10,000-square-foot center, opened to the Marquette and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare communities this past August, mirrors an authentic health care workplace where students can immerse themselves in a medical environment while engaging in hands-on experiences with cutting edge equipment.
"When you walk into the patient rooms, it looks and feels like a real hospital ICU room," Dressler said.
The $4 million center, funded by a $1 million gift from Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and donations from university alumni and friends, features six beds in a hospital suite setting with two intensive care rooms, two surgical rooms, a pediatrics rooms and a labor and delivery unit. It also contains two health clinic examination rooms, an assisted living apartment, a clinical skills laboratory, two patient care rooms with four beds each, and four debrief classrooms.
Additional top-notch amenities include high-tech mannequins with life-like capabilities, such as bleeding and perspiring, and a communication device called staff terminals. The call system device is on the wall and has touch pads students can use to practice calling in an emergency or contact other health care providers like pharmacists.
And, thanks to a $440,000 grant funded by GE Healthcare, the center for clinical simulation has a central nursing station, patient monitors, infant incubators and ventilators – all identical to what a nursing student might come across during their clinical experiences or after they graduate and land in a health care position.
This simulated health care facility has a very lasting impact on students, Dressler said, and provides a safe practice area for students to learn from their mistakes.
"Simulation allows them to practice these things in a nonthreatening environment and really brings our students to a level where they're ready for clinical practice," Dressler said.
During the course of the fall semester, Dressler led six simulations in her critical care nursing course of 50 students. While about eight students would perform the simulations, the rest of the class stayed in the classroom to observe thanks to video equipment built into the center. Each student had the opportunity to take part in at least one simulation.
During one particular simulation, Dressler's students worked with mannequins and patient monitors to learn how to react to heart rhythm problems.
She describes a simulation as an unfolding case story.
First, the patient may appear stable and the heart rhythm may appear to be normal on the monitor. Within moments, the monitor will show changes in heart rhythm, the mannequin can vocalize feelings of dizziness and the blood pressure will appear to change.
"And the students have to pick up on that and realize that that's happening and then they have to decide what to do about it," Dressler said.
Feedback from students on their semester simulation experience was extremely positive, according to Dressler.
"They said they got a lot out of the simulation," Dressler said. "It felt real. They said they now felt that they were more competent and much more confident if this kind of situation actually happened to them when they were taking care of a patient in a hospital."
College of Nursing senior Peter Elliott Nicoloff, who will commission as a Navy nurse when he graduates in May, credits his clinical simulation experiences during his critical care courses for elevating his skills in therapeutic communication.
He now feels more comfortable talking with patients and families, he said.
Students are able to practice talking directly to mannequins during clinical simulations while instructors pose as patients, using a voice box to communicate through a mannequin to a student.
"It teaches you to talk to your patient and teach your patient in the right manner," Nicoloff said.
Throughout the center's opening semester, sophomores, junior, seniors, graduate and doctoral students benefitted from simulation experience. Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare staff also took advantage of the simulation equipment. The staff will have at least 200 hours of clinical training at the center each year.
While the simulation equipment, itself, has drawn a lot of public attention, students must still keep the patient as their focal point, said Mary Paquette, simulation technology and learning resource center director.
"We use technology to help (students) focus on the patient and what's going on with that patient," Paquette said.


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The Academic Chronic Care Collaboratives (ACCCs) implemented the Chronic Care Model (CCM) in teaching hospitals in California and throughout the U.S.
U.S. physicians receive insufficient training in evidence-based treatment for chronic illness. The Chronic Care Model (CCM) is an evidence-based strategy for chronic illness care. CCM has improved chronic illness care in community clinical settings.
This report, from a supplement to the Journal of General Internal Medicine, describes two initiatives that implemented CCM in U.S. teaching hospitals. Thirty-six teams in 22 U.S. teaching hospitals participated in the national Academic Chronic Care Collaborative (2005-2006); 15 teams in the national collaborative focused on diabetes improvement. Twenty-one additional teams from 15 teaching hospitals in California took part in the California Academic Chronic Care Collaborative (2007-2008); 15 teams in the California initiative addressed diabetes care.
The ACCCs had two goals: 1) to redesign–using CCM–training for residents who treat chronic illness; and, 2) to improve chronic illness care itself within each teaching hospital. Residency institutions completed self-evaluations at the beginning, middle and end of the ACCCs. National faculty met openly with team members to review the evaluations.
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The majority of patients treated during the ACCCs faced significant impediments to the continuity of care. These obstacles included: limited financial means; lack of transportation; and medication costs. A limitation to this study was the absence of a control group, therefore, the authors cannot definitively attribute improvements in clinical outcomes to CCM. The Chronic Care Model was developed as the result of Improving Chronic Care, a national program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation between May 1998 and December 2009.


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There are 4 basic types of infographics:
- Statistical – Numerical data and statistics compared to each other
- Timeline – Data and statistics compared to a period of time
- Process – Data and statistics compared to a workflow
- Location – Data and statistics compared to geography
Often times the type of infographic depends on the data that is available. And more often than not, an infographic is a combination of these 4 types of infographic. Here is an example of one that has all four elements built into it.
2. What parts of the infographic do we know already, and which parts will the designer determine?
The core infographic is composed of 3 parts, each of which have various pieces.
- Color coding –color used to represent data comparisons
- Graphics – imagery used to represent data comparisons
- Reference icons – used to orient the reader within the infographic
- Time frames – timelines, calendars, clocks, etc.
- Statistics – numbers used on their own or in charts and graphs.
- References – graphics used to show location, size, quantity, etc.
- Facts – realized from the data and used to support the message
- Deductions – the point of the infographic, the main message
This example shows the use of various graphics, reference icons and images to tell the viewer about the results of a survey on people's thoughts about insurance.
3. What basic graphic elements would we like to use and how?
As far as organization and layout, infographics use a number of techniques:
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- Color/design scheme
Some infographics use facts and figures accompanied by imagery only, not necessarily using the graphic elements to display the information. Others use true data visualization. Here are two examples:
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Wheatland Village will celebrate the artistic contributions of its campus residents at an exhibition of their creations 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 6. at Darrah's Framing and Decorating, 39 E. Main St.
Various painting techniques are reflected in the finished works of these artists.
Additional art forms on display will include quilting, pottery, and poetry.
The artists will be on hand to discuss their works and inspirations behind their pieces.
For more information, call 527-9600.