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1. Dee Milliner's, C.J. Mosley's interceptions: The game at Cowboys Stadium vs. another college football power school was comical in some sense.
No. 8 Michigan came into the game against the No. 2 Tide prepared to show the defending national champs that Michigan was back. It didn't take long for the Wolverines to go back into hibernation.
Alabama raced to a 31-0 lead in the second quarter before Nick Saban began to hold back in the eventual 41-14 win.
Dee Milliner made a key interception and returned it 35 yards to set up a touchdown, and C.J. Mosley picked one off and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown to make the score 31-0.
Mosley's touchdown was the third interception return for a score in his career tying Antonio Langham's (1990-93) school record.
2. Christion Jones' 99-yard kickoff return for touchdown against Ole Miss: Alabama hadn't been used to trailing very much, and when the Tide fell behind 7-6, it only took 15 seconds to jump back on top because of Christion Jones' 99-yard kickoff return.
The return, which tied for the eighth-longest kickoff return in Alabama history, was the first for a touchdown by Alabama since a 91-yard return by Trent Richardson against Duke in 2010.
When Alabama trailed 7-6, it was the first time the Tide had faced a deficit in regulation since last season's Tennessee game on Oct. 22, 2011.
3. Yeldon's lightning striking run in Missouri monsoon: The town of Columbia, Mo., was excited to be able to host the top-ranked Tide, but it didn't last long.
Alabama bolted out to a 27-0 lead with freshman running back T.J. Yeldon tip-toeing down the sideline for a 15-yard touchdown with 8:40 remaining in the second quarter.
At that point, lightning forced an evacuation of the stadium, and after a delay of 38 minutes, only about 15,000 of the original crowd of 71,004 decided to return.
After the delay, the steam was taken out of the Crimson Tide with some less than stellar play, but the damage was done on the way to a 42-10 win. Yeldon with 144 yards and Eddie Lacy with 177 rushing yards both set, which at the time were, career highs.
"I felt going into the game, as I was watching film last week, that they are one of the best teams I've ever seen since I've been coaching," Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. "Time will tell as it goes on, but they're a team that doesn't really have any weaknesses."
4. Cooper's touchdown reception on old Rocky Top: Alabama led 23-10 at halftime and were in control, but didn't put the game out of reach until the third quarter, when Amari Cooper showed again that he is a freshman with amazing ability.
Cooper, who opened the scoring for the Tide with a 23-yard reception from AJ McCarron, connected again with a 42-yard reception where he simply just ran past the Tennessee defender.
Cooper caught seven passes for 162 yards and his best play of the game never made it into the record books. On a third-and-14 at Tennessee's 30, he caught a short pass from McCarron, slipped a Vols defender who was grasping air, and zipped down the sideline for a score.
The play was called back for an illegal formation.
Cooper was well on his way to leading the Tide in receiving. Only three freshmen in the last 40 years prior to Cooper have led Alabama in receiving in a season: Ozzie Newsome (1974), David Palmer (1993) and Julio Jones (2008). Not a bad group for Cooper to be hanging out with.
5. Yeldon's dance to the end zone: Things were not looking good for the top-ranked Tide in Death Valley on Nov. 3.
LSU had just taken a 17-14 lead, and Alabama took over on its own 28 with 1:34 remaining.
A loss in Baton Rouge would have derailed any hopes the Tide had of making it to the SEC Championship Game or a return trip to the BCS title game.
But McCarron, who had played poorly most of the game, engineered the game-winning drive that ended with Yeldon scoring on a 28-yard touchdown on a screen pass with only 51 seconds remaining.
The crowd at Tiger Stadium became deathly silent.
"I'm really proud of that last drive," Tide coach Nick Saban said after the game. "It's something I'll never forget."
6. Texas A&M's Johnny Football teaches Tide a lesson: Not a pleasant memory for Alabama fans, but a critical one to the season nonetheless.
Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel, who would later go on to win the Heisman Trophy, ran and passed his way around the Crimson Tide's top-ranked defense for a 29-24 upset win.
One of Manziel's highlight reel plays was when he bobbled the snap, ran in a circle and then was able to right himself by throwing a 10-yard touchdown to Ryan Swope for a 14-0 lead. The Aggies pushed the lead to 21-0 before Alabama scored two touchdowns in the second quarter.
"He's magnificent," Alabama's Damion Square said. "He's great, and he's going to continue to be great."
Alabama wasn't out of BCS title game consideration for long thanks to upset losses suffered by Kansas State and Oregon.
7. Tide opens 42-0 halftime lead on Auburn: Two years ago, Alabama led Auburn 24-0 at home before suffering a gut-wrenching 28-27 loss.
There was no threat of that happening this time.
Alabama opened a 42-0 halftime lead, and Saban allowed his starters to post one more third quarter touchdown before calling off the dogs in a game where the Tide could've easily won 100-0.
"We didn't take our foot off the gas," Lacy said. "We kept going and going."
The setback completed the process of Auburn coach Gene Chizik losing his job. He was fired the next day. For Alabama, it secured the SEC West crown and set up a national BCS "semifinal" game against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.
"This was a great team victory," Saban said. "Everyone contributed. We asked for everyone to play their best game. When you make a commitment to something, it comes from the heart, and I really thought our players did that."
8. Lacy's big second-half runs: Alabama knew it was in for a dogfight with Georgia in the SEC title game with Lacy beginning to take charge in the third quarter.
Lacy, a junior who was probably at the healthiest he had been all season, broke off consecutive runs of 32, 14 and 15 yards with Georgia leading 21-18 that turned the momentum back in the Tide's favor.
Lacy, the game's MVP, rushed for 181 yards on 20 carries while Yeldon grounded out 153 yards on 25 carries. Alabama rushed for 350 yards on 51 attempts in the game.
"Behind Mark (Ingram) and Trent (Richardson), you can't do nothing but learn from them," Lacy said. "They played on this stage, and they played on the next stage as well, so I've been watching them make plays, and that's one thing you can do to get momentum on your side."
But heading into the year, did he ever think that would result in an SEC title game MVP Trophy?
"That's a thought that never crossed my mind," Lacy said.
9. Cooper's glorious touchdown reception: Alabama trailed Georgia 28-25 in the final minutes of the SEC Championship Game when the Tide began setting up the game-winner to Cooper.
Yeldon ran for three yards against an eight-man front, McCarron hit Michael Williams for two yards and then Yeldon ran for five yards to earn the first down. Then, Saban decided to go deep.
"I said, 'Let's try to take the clock and the game and make a first down or two and then take one deep," Saban said. "They kept playing the same thing trying to stop the run ? then we took the shot, and AJ made a great throw and Coop made a great catch."
McCarron connected with Cooper from 45 yards out to give Alabama a 32-28 lead. Cooper caught seven passes for 127 yards on the day.
"Coop, he's supposed to have a post, and I saw him going on a straight 'Go' route," McCarron said. "I launched it out there, and he went and made a play."
10. Mosley's tipped pass in final seconds against Georgia: Milliner thought he got his hands under the ball to cradle a game-winning interception against the Bulldogs. The only problem was the replay officials didn't agree.
With new life, Georgia began to drive down the field for its own potential game-winning score.
"I was definitely celebrating," Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart said after Milliner's play. "Scary ? that's what it was. That's a life lesson. It ain't over."
Georgia marched to Alabama's 8-yard line.
Smart said he wasn't sure what defense to call in the situation but made a call he knew worked well in practice against Alabama's offense in two-minute situations.
It worked against Georgia too.
Rushing linebacker Mosley deflected the ball that was headed toward the back of the end zone, and Georgia's Chris Conley caught it on the 5-yard line instead and the clock ran out.
"We said we would do it if we had the situation, and it played out perfectly," Smart said. "Probably a good thing the guy caught it. Otherwise, they get another snap. It cost them the game."


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NEW restrictions for motorists will be in place next week while work to widen the A453 continues.
Improvements between Clifton and the M1 are due to finish next summer. The Highways Agency says a restriction will be in place in the urban section of the road from Monday until Friday.
Traffic lights will operate between Mill Hill and Green Lane for duct crossing works.
In the rural section, there will be traffic lights south of West Leake.
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Bars, Bands and Bikes is back again this summer with three events to raise moneyfor Pelotonia and cancer research. The first will be from 6 to 9 p.m. June 27 at the Red Oak Pub, 250 Goosepond Road, Newark.
The public can join Pelotonia riders to hear music performed by Granville High School graduate and recording artist Kevin Daniel. A minimum $15 donation includes two drink tickets, music and the ability to direct at least $10 to a particular Pelotonia rider to help the rider reach his or her fundraising commitment.
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computer won't recognize printer being online
I have a Dell laptop with Windows 7 64bit operating system and an HP Officejet 6500 wirelless printer. My computer shows the printer being offline, even though it's online and working, but my computer doesn't seem to recognize that. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and updated the printer software, I have reinstalled the printer on the computer - it worked for one day! Now back to square one. I have newly set up the printer (wireless set up) and it all seems to be working right, except the communication between my computer and the printer - any help?
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I hope you aer doing well and sorry to learn tha you are having this issue;
Let's make sure that the printer have the latest firmware GO HERE.
Does you printer have an static IP Address?
Set one if it does not. let's set a static IP address for the printer:
- Print a Network Configuration Page from the front of the printer. Note the printer's IP address.
- Type that IP address into a browser to reveal the printer's internal settings.
- Choose the Networking tab, then Wireless along the left side, then the IPv4 tab.
- On this screen you want to set a Manual IP. The IP address outside the range that the router automatically uses to lease the Addresses (called the DHCP range). To know your DHCP range consult with your router manual or in the case that the router is provided by the ISP Internet Service Provider you need to talk to them to find it.
- Use 255.255.255.0 for the subnet (unless you know it is different, if so, use that)
- Enter your router's IP (on the Network Config Page) for the gateway.
- Use Google public DNS Servers which are 188.8.131.52 for the first DNS and 18.104.22.168 for the second.
- Click 'Apply'.
Use this tool GO HERE (I am not certain that the tool works with your printer but is worth a try) and update the thread (post again) if the tool find any errors that you cannot fix.
Hope this helps and do not hesitate to post again in case that this does not help. I will do my best to assist you.
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Re: computer won't recognize printer being online
I believe all you need to do is just reload the driver. Since it's been almost a year I'd go to the manufacturer's web site and check for latest drivers. There's very likely a more current driver than what your printer software CD has on it.
Then do a manual load of the printer (go to printers, click the "add a printer", when it comes to the driver page say "have disk", and then your C drive where you just loaded your new driver to will be the location of the driver).
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Re: computer won't recognize printer being online
I have a HP Photosmart 5510 wireless and my computer tells me the printer is offline, which it isn't. I have turned both off and restarted everything but I still get the same message. Anyone has the same problem?
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Hi gdodd
I understand the computer isn't recognizing the printer.
I would power cycle the router and try printing again.
I have included a document for issues for not maintaining a wireless connection. It would be a good idea to setup a static ip also. Solution two: Assign the printer a static IP address
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Hi, I have the same problem, and when I try to put the printer's IP address into a browser nothing happens - the page cannot be displayed/ problem loading page. The printer is HP 6830 (bought 2 days ago) and the wireless signal is strong; the computer's connection is working fine; the printer-computer connection is working sporadically, but mostly it's saying the printer is offline Any help much appreciated. I think I need to set a static IP address for the printer, but I can't follow the instructions for doing so. Cheers and thanks, John
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None of the attached computers to the network can identify the printer when connected wirelessly. The router shows it is connected but none of the computers can find it on the network. If I connected it wired(which I don't want to connected it that way across the room) it works fine and all computers can find it. But wireless only the router identifies it is there.
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On Tuesday, December 10, 2013, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) along with 4 other agencies passed the Volcker Rule, while a 5th agency has stated it will also pass the rule, but behind closed doors. The Volcker Rule is a huge win for President Obama in regards to financial reform, fundamentally changing the way banks on Wall Street operate and severely limit the relationship between commercial and investment banks.
More specifically, the new law separates investment banking, private equity and proprietary trading (hedge fund) sections of financial institutions from their consumer lending arms.
Glass-Steagall was passed after the Great Depression, as part of the U.S. Banking Act of 1933. The aim of the bill was to prevent banks from using customer's money to make hedges on possible future banking losses. It was around this time that the FDIC was also created to ensure that any money placed in a bank up to a certain limit would always be there.
During the Great Depression, and prior to the FDIC, there was a rush on the banks of customers pulling their money in fear that the bank would not be there tomorrow. This caused the Depression to become even worse than it may have been, and it is why many of our parents and grandparents still keep money "under their bed" and away from banks. The inherent distrust that was created was so severe that no amount of regulations could change that.
Despite that, Glass-Steagall eventually did its job. It instilled enough confidence that money being placed in the bank would be used for reinvestments in the community in the forms of loans and, when it was needed, it would be there.
Unfortunately, over the years, the divide between commercial and investment banks was dissolved. During the Reagan Administration, many of the provisions of Glass-Steagall were weakened or repealed. By the time President Clinton was in office, Glass-Steagall was only a ghost of what it once was. In 1999, Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX), Senator Jim Leach (R-IA) and Representative Thomas Bliley, Jr. (R-VA) successfully put a bill together that put the death knell in the law and lobbied a repeal effort.
Since that time, it has been an uphill fight to replace Glass-Steagall with something that had the footing the law once had. With Wall Street and corporate interests more influential than ever, doing so was no easy task. The turning point came at the end of the Bush Presidency and the beginning of the Obama Presidency.
After the financial crisis in America, President Obama was looking to put in place rules and regulations that would prevent the banks from destroying our economy again. Despite all odds, in 2010, President Obama successfully passed through Congress the Dodd-Frank reforms. One provision of the law was called the Volcker Rule. On Tuesday, the Volcker Rule was successfully approved.
U.S. banks will no longer be able to make big trading bets with their own money after regulators on Tuesday finalized the Volcker rule and shut down what was a hugely profitable business for Wall Street before the credit crisis.
After struggling for more than two years to craft the complex rule, five regulatory agencies signed off on the nearly 900-page reform that included new tough sections narrowing carve-outs for legitimate trades.
The rule is expected to eat into revenues at large investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, even if many have already wound down some of their trading desks in anticipation of the rule's release, and may spark legal challenges.
The Volcker Rule is looking to reform a very complex system, and thus is not a black and white rule change. A very well written summary of the Rule can be found here. In short, what the Volcker Rule does is set limits between commercial and investment banks, much like happened after the passage of Glass-Steagall. It also severely limits the amount of hedging allowed by a bank to offset their own financial shortcomings.
Paul Volcker, who was the Federal Reserve Chairman under President Carter and Reagan, was named Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board by President Obama from February 2009 to January 2011.
Needless to say, Mr. Volcker's Rule is not very popular with Wall Street. It is expected the implementation will be delayed through law suits, however, it will only be delaying the inevitable. Much needed reform is coming to Wall Street that is aimed at protecting the consumers. Republicans and banks a like will try to tell us how bad it is for the public, but one need look no further than the 2012 J.P. Morgan's "London Whale" scandal, which could have been prevented had the Volcker Rule been in place.
The Volcker Rule is a 21st century Glass-Steagall. No single piece of legislation or rule change will bring back what once was. With Wall Street and corporate interests controlling Washington today, that is simply an impossibility. However, the Volcker Rule will go a long way towards helping President Obama bring back the protections that consumers need.
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The days of delivering coffee by horse and carriage may seem distant but the core of the coffee-making process remains the same, says Jay Torke, COO of Torke Coffee Roasting Co.
Elwood Torke started the company in Sheboygan in 1941 with the help of his father, Adolf. Before founding the company, Elwood worked for Borden's in Chicago and was offered the national sales manager job in New York. However, his wife objected to living so far away from her family in Wisconsin. Elwood then began considering his opportunities outside his employer.
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Kyle Isom, 26, of 2405 Nye St., West Monroe, was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on driving while intoxicated (third offense) and open container.
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Johannesburg - A forensic report reveals that Julius Malema used the Ratanang Family Trust account as his personal piggy bank, splurging almost R380 000 on designer clothes and R11 500 at the five-star Twelve Apostles hotel.
Some R5.7 million was deposited into the trust's bank account through 166 cheques, and Malema was apparently the sole signatory.
The money trail left by the cheques reveals the lavish lifestyle of a man who appeared to have acquired an expensive taste for only the best and finest things in life.
Almost a quarter of a million was transferred into his personal accounts.
The report, by audit firm PwC, reveals that the former ANC Youth League leader spent R291 000 on clothes at an Italian boutique store and more than R31 000 on Louis Vuitton designer clothes, allegedly with money from the consulting firm On-Point Engineers, which is at the centre of corruption investigations by various state agencies, including the police and the taxman.
A company, which won a tender adjudicated by On-Point staffers, allegedly paid more than R382 000 towards Malema's Mercedes-Benz Viano minibus, says the report.
This week the report was used by the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) to obtain an order on a R4m farm in Limpopo owned by Gwama Properties – a company owned by Malema's On-Point business partner Lesiba Gwangwa. The order prevents Gwangwa from selling the property pending the finalisation of the asset forfeiture case.
On-Point won a contentious R52m contract – which is at the core of the criminal investigations – to run the Limpopo Roads and Transport Department's project management unit.
The forensic report reveals how money was allegedly funnelled from On-Point to the Ratanang trust – established to benefit Malema's son.
Malema is Ratanang's trustee, but he is accused of using the trust as his cash cow.
The report, which is dated November 23, 2012, was complied by auditor Trevor White at the behest of the National Treasury, but was shared with the Anti-Corruption Task Team – which consists of the Hawks, AFU, Special Investigating Unit and National Prosecuting Authority.
The forensic audit offers the first detailed glimpse of a complicated matrix of payments, allegedly designed to conceal large-scale corruption.
Both men are facing criminal charges, including racketeering and money laundering.
Malema's criminal case has been postponed to April.
The report makes a similar finding to that of Public Protector Thuli Madonsela – that On-Point had "memorandums of understanding" or "back-to-back" agreements with service providers who won roads contracts.
It was through such an agreement that Gwangwa allegedly arranged for a supplier to pay R382 659 towards the R829 000 purchase price of a Mercedes-Benz Viano "that was used exclusively by Mr Malema".
In addition to a copy of the deposit slip, White says he interviewed a former staff member of Guilder Investments, the holding company which owns On-Point, who has personal knowledge of the agreements and payments.
Bank records also played a key role in tracking the payments.
White says that while the agreement for the Ratanang trust to own 50 percent of Guilder Investments was never finalised, Malema allegedly received "dividends".
Between October 2010 and November last year, the Ratanang account allegedly received R1.3m from On-Point in 13 payments of R100 000 each.
In addition to the R1.3m, a further R6.35m was deposited into the trust account between January 29, 2009, and November 3 this year, the report says.
White wrote: "R5.7m of the money deposited into the Ratanang Family Trust bank account was paid out by way of 166 cheques. I have been provided with copies of 160 of these cheques, which all appear to have been signed by the sole signatory on the account, being Mr Malema."
He said 159 of the cheques were "made out to cash and mostly for round amounts like R5 000, R25 000, R50 000, R100 000 and R200 000 and were not crossed".
White added: "This is a very unusual practice especially when one takes into account the fact that his is the bank account of a trust and not Mr Malema's personal accounts."
The bank statements also detail transfers made to several high-end boutique stores between April 2009 and February 2010, totalling more than R116 000. The stores included Guess, Armani, Dunhill and Louis Vuitton.
However, the Vigano Boutique store received more than double what was spent at other stores, according to White's analysis of seven trust cheques. Malema wrote R40 000 and R50 000 cheques to Vigano in one day.
The Sandton City website identifies the store as an "elegant high-class male boutique… This shop caters for the ever so stylish man for those with an exquisite taste for style, quality and elegance."
In a February 2011 lifestyle interview with The Sunday Times, Malema was quoted as saying: "I buy my suits and most of my clothes there (Vigano). It's owned by a friend of mine called Zweli. I go there because Zweli is responsive. For example, if I'm told at the last minute that I have to go to an event tomorrow, I can call him and he will bring me stuff. And he's got my sizes."
Between May 2009 and November last year, R226 000 was also transferred to Malema's personal account from the trust account.
White says that in his opinion, "the Ratanang Family Trust was set up by Malema to be used as a conduit through which he could channel money, received in many instances from persons/enterprises which are doing work from government entities in Limpopo, with the hope of disguising or concealing the source of these funds and ultimately using the money for his personal benefit." He also says Malema was not a beneficiary of the trust, and as a trustee Malema has not complied with his responsibilities and duties. "Malema has for his own benefit abused his position of trust in which he was placed," the report reads.
Malema and Gwangwa were not available for comment.
A woman who answered Malema's phone and identified herself as his sister said Malema left his phone at home. She refused to provide an alternative number.
Gwangwa's lawyer, Mpoyana Ledwaba, said he was not aware of the latest order against his client.
Sunday Independent
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Rx Bandits' Proggier New Prescription
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Any pop music aficionado over the age of 25 knows that all names bearing any esoteric relevance to a band's sound were used up by 1989, so judging a band by its moniker is a terribly antiquated measuring stick. But Sexytime Explosion (the name is an Ali G reference), a group of Long Beach lifers, have been known to induce a palpable overstimulation with their thick and rhythmic rock/punk/kool-thing amalgamation. We'll stop short of calling the demented circus keys of "Yesterday/Tomorrow" orgasmic in their push, spin and pull through the first moments of the album, but the ensuing racket certainly gets our rocks off. Some quick intros aside, this debut album stampedes along, herded into form by the imaginative rhythm section of Travis Laws and Chris Clawson.
Always happy to chat about the bass lines running through Rudimentary Peni or Subhumans music, Laws plays his four strings with the same kind of melodic abandon that made those indignant British punk bands so fun. Drummer Clawson has surprising finesse for a guy who can match pace and volume with the rest of this band. Guitarist Veronica Cruz bends her Flying V guitar through wild waves of mutilation, and if you are getting all these references you'll agree it's not too far a stretch to think of singer Jackie Ojeda as our little version of Karen O. And a few drunkards in the drunken Long Beach scene have been heard to mention such things that cause us to wonder whether she might be the object of desire in the fantasies that lead up to their, uh, alone-time explosions. This town is full of perverts—and good music.
Sexytime Explosion play their record-release party with Blow Up Blow, The Matachine and The Soft Hands at Alex's Bar, 2913 E. Anaheim St. (entrance around the back), Long Beach, (562) 434-8292. Fri., 9 p.m. $5. 21+.
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Did as StevieG and went to my local Ford dealer and got myself a brand new facia, since one of my goals is to easily revert back to a standard focus in case I one day want to sell it. I also got my Lilliput and went right ahead and took it apart. I want to do everything on the project myself and did the following.
- Dremeled out the front frame on the frontpanel of the lilliput.
- Sanded the space for the ford HU slightly for the lilliput frame to fit (just a few mm is needed)
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The Chinooks ralled from an early four-run deficit to down the Woodchucks 7-4 in Northwoods League South Division matchup at Kapco Park.
The loss was the second straight for the Woodchucks (3-6), who complete the two-game series with the division leaders today. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
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The validity of a rheumatoid arthritis medical records-based index of severity compared with the DAS28
1 Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1620 Tremont Street, Suite 3030, Boston, MA 02120, USA
2 Boston VA Medical Center, 150 South Huntignton Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, USA
3 Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115 USA
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006, 8:R57 doi:10.1186/ar1921
See related commentary by Landewe & van der Heijde in this issue http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/3/107Published: 14 March 2006
The objective of this work was to assess the convergent validity of a previously developed rheumatoid arthritis medical records-based index of severity (RARBIS) by comparing it with the 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28). This study was conducted in subjects within the Brigham and Women's Hospital Rheumatoid Arthritis Sequential Study (BRASS). We selected 100 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from the BRASS with DAS28 scores equally distributed in four quartiles. The medical records were reviewed to calculate the RARBIS, which includes indicators from the following categories: prior surgical history, radiologic and laboratory findings, clinical and functional status, and extra-articular manifestations. The Spearman correlation between the RARBIS and the DAS28 was assessed in the total study population and in relevant subgroups. We re-weighted on subscales and recalculated the RARBIS score. This was performed based on findings of correlations between the DAS28 and subscales; and also the result from a multiple linear regression with the DAS28 (as a dependent variable) and five subscales (as independent variables). The mean RARBIS was 4.36 (range 0–11). Among the total study cohort, the RARBIS was moderately correlated with the DAS28 (r = 0.41, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.23–0.56). In subgroup analyses, including age, gender, rheumatoid factor status, and disease duration, we found no statistically significant differences in the correlations. After re-weighting, the correlation between the RARBIS and the DAS28 was somewhat improved (r = 0.48, 95% CI 0.31–0.62). In conclusion, the RARBIS correlated moderately well with the DAS28 in this population. The RARBIS has both face and convergent validity for patients with RA and relevant subgroups and may have application for medical records studies in patients with RA.


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Portugal — Multipessoal Q3 revenues up by 51% compared to previous quarter
23 November 2009
Staffing agency Grupo Multipessoal, which is owned by Grupo Espirito Santo, announces a 51% growth in revenues in Q3 2009 compared to the previous quarter, mainly due to the strong growth in temporary employment.
Revenues were 37 million Euro and EBIT was up by 20% compared to the previous quarter. Temporary employment was the strongest growth sector and represents 90% of the company's turnover.
Multipessoal President, Alfonso Batista, said "temporary employment allows companies to 'externalise' non-core activities and allows them to concentrate on what they are good at. This gives companies the flexibility to easily adapt to changes in the marketplace and to control the fixed cost base."


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UTi Worldwide Inc. is an international company that concern with non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions. UTi is providing air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services.
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by Melissa Brunner
Looking at the pictures and video coming out of Harveyville, I can't imagine what I'd do if that was my home - my life - littering the streets and lawns.
Emergency management crews will now add up the damage in hopes the situation will qualify for federal disaster aid. It seems too often in these cases, though, we hear it does not. Oh, the low-interest Small Business Administration loans are one thing, but actual aid payments don't always come. What we commonly hear is that there were not enough individual properties damaged or the total did reach a great enough dollar amount. Remember Reading, Kansas last May? It did not qualify for FEMA's Individual Assistance Program - money given to people for uninsured losses, repairs and temporary housing - because the damage was short of the required threshold.
It seems to me that the reasoning presents a bias against small towns and rural communities. It doesn't matter to me if a tornado hits 6 homes, 60 homes or 6,000 - the home is still gone, the homeowner still left with just as devastating a loss. I understand the need for some regulations to govern assistance programs, but there must be a way to find a compromise so that the federal tax dollars all of us pay aren't reserved only for big cities.
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112's Daron Jones Determined for 'Reinvention' on 2nd AlbumTue, Mar 20, 2012 News, R&B NewsComments
"With this album, I'm really taking the 90s R&B sound that is familiar to me and my fans, and that they've grown to love over the years and that they've been asking me for," stated Daron.
He added: "I'm taking that sound and I'm reinventing it by doing a new and improved version of it, so that's really what the album is going to be like which is the 90s sound blended by the music that I'm inspired [by] now."
Jones also plans to separate himself from the pack of singers with a laser focus on emphasizing his vocals skills, "I really put a major focus on just crazy vocals like the rifts, runs, high notes and lush harmonies."
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Learn what two legendary guides, Fred McClintock and Steve Hacker, have to say about spawning smallies.
Bassmaster Magazine readers submit their lunkers for publication in the May 2010 issue.
Tips from Bobby Gentry on the care and cleaning of your baits and hooks to make them last.
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On July 9, 1955, David Lee Hayes, his wife, Ruth, and their 6-year-old son were spending the day on Dale Hollow Lake on the Tennessee-Kentucky border.
David Hayes was stripped of his crown for catching the largest smallmouth. It took 10 years to correct but all's well in the end.
In this article, you can read how the Float-N-Fly technique has been carefully refined through years of testing, resulting in an excellent presentation devised for catching cold water bass.
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Philo's pressure discombobulated third-seed Steubenville on Tuesday.
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The Big Red (20-3), which finished with 25 turnovers, fell behind 20-5 with 2:47 left in the first quarter. They never were closer than nine points the rest of the game. ...


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After 31 years of making really excellent music the band R.E.M. has called it quits.
A statement on their website said:
"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening." R.E.M.
Later on front man Michael Stipe said:
"A wise man once said–'the skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.' We built something extraordinary together. We did this thing. And now we're going to walk away from it.
"I hope our fans realize this wasn't an easy decision; but all things must end, and we wanted to do it right, to do it our way.
"We have to thank all the people who helped us be R.E.M. for these 31 years; our deepest gratitude to those who allowed us to do this. It's been amazing."
All good things do come to an end and 31 years is a pretty good run. Thanks guys.
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With 2012 being the Chinese Year of the Dragon, and with the momentous growth of Asia, and China in particular, as a luxury wristwatch market, it should be no surprise that many brands have created timepieces aimed squarely at Chinese consumers this year. Dragons and other Chinese motifs and styles were a recurring theme at both the SIHH and Baselworld watch fairs, and Blancpain may have come up with the most distinctive model yet for Chinese (and Chinaphile) collectors: the Traditional Chinese Calendar, new from the brand's Villeret collection.
Like other calendar watches, this one has a date function and a moon-phase indicator based on the Gregorian calendar: a central, serpentine pointer of blued steel points to the date on a chapter ring with gold appliqué numerals. The moon phase is displayed in a subdial at 6 o'clock. However, the watch's other calendar functions, represented by subdials at 12, 3 and 9 o'clock and an aperture at 12 o'clock, are all keyed to the millenia-old, traditional Chinese calendar, which differs from our modern one in several significant ways. (Click on photos for wallpaper images.)
The Gregorian calendar is a "solar" calendar, which uses the solar day as the base unit of measuring time. The Chinese calendar is "lunisolar," a solar calendar that uses the lunar cycle, which comprises precisely 29.53059 solar days, as its base unit. A year made up of 12 lunar months would be 354.36707 days in length, about 11 days too short in comparison with our familiar solar year of 365.242374 days. This means that an entire leap month of either 29 or 30 days is sometimes necessary to preserve the calendar's symmetry with the cycle of the seasons. In essence, a year with a leap month (13 lunar months) is longer than a traditional solar year and a year without one (12 lunar months) is shorter. This is why the date of the Chinese New Year varies from year to year.
The traditional Chinese calendar also incorporates cosmic and mythological elements like the 12 signs of the zodiac, represented by 12 animals; the five elements; and the so-called 10 celestial stems (also called the heavenly stems; the 12 Zodiac animals correspond to the 12 "earthly branches"; each year is named by a combination of stem and branch.) Also, each day is divided into 12, rather than 24 units (also corresponding with the 12 zodiac animals), meaning that one Chinese hour is equivalent to two of ours.
All of these elements are recorded and displayed on the grand feu enamel dial of Blancpain's watch. The subdial at 12 o'clock indicates the double-hours and their symbols, while the window above it shows the zodiac sign of the current year. The subdial at 3 o'clock, with a yin-yang symbol at its center, depicts the symbols for the five elements and the celestial stems, and the one at 9 o'clock indicates the traditional Chinese month, date, and leap month.
The "brain" at the heart of this complex calendar is Blancpain's automatic Caliber 3638, made up of 434 parts, including 39 jewels. The movement has a seven-day power reserve and is adorned with a white gold rotor, set with a Madagascar ruby and a dragon engraving to commemorate the year 2012. The 45-mm case is made of platinum and has a crown with a cabochon-cut ruby and five integrated under-lug correctors to adjust the calendar functions. The hour and minute hands are elegantly shaped to look like hollowed leaves.
The watch is a limited edition of 20 pieces, each priced at $83,600. There is also a non-limited version in a rose gold case for $63,200.
Technical characteristics:
Movement: Blancpain Caliber 3638, automatic; diameter = 32 mm; thickness = 8.3 mm; 434 components; 39 jewels; 168-hour (seven days) power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes, date indication, moon-phase display, traditional Chinese calendar functions include double-hour indication, signs of the zodiac, date and month of the Chinese calendar, indicators for the five elements, celestial stems and leap months
Case: platinum or rose gold; diameter = 45 mm; thickness = 15 mm; sapphire crystal front and back; water-resistant to 30 meters; on Mississippi alligator strap
Dial and hands: white grand feu enamel dial with chapter ring of gold appliques; hollowed-leaf-shaped hour and minute hands; blued steel serpentine Gregorian date pointer
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It was one last opportunity the team watched slip away in a season full of such instances. But instead of looking at Saturday's loss, the team was thinking back to games throughout the season when it gave away points and a win. ...


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Converting new music to high quality
Converting new music to high quality
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I have alot of new music that I want to convert to high quality. I have some music that is on MP3 LAME 320kbps and is in joint stereo. The music is on the most updated LAME version. The rest of my music is on MP3 Fraunhofer 320kbps and is also in JS. My questions are: What codec should I use to convert my new music? How many kbps? or should I use WMA lossless or MP3 Helix? add use CBR, VBR, or JS when converting?
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The highest quality and most versatile format you can use for your future music is lossless. FLAC, Apple Lossless, WMA Lossless -- you decide; it doesn't matter. "Lossless" means the file can be decoded to a bit-perfect copy of the source. Any lossless format can be converted to any other lossless format with zero quality loss, e.g. FLAC to WMAL. Lossless can also be converted to any lossy format (MP3, AAC, WMA, etc.) whenever needed for transfer to a limited capacity device such as an MP3 player or phone. If your new music is on CD, then both Exact Audio Copy and dbPowerAmp are good choices to do your lossless ripping and encoding. Windows Media Player and iTunes can also be used if that is what you are used to using.
Leave your existing files alone; there is nothing you can do to improve their quality. I wouldn't sweat it too much; lossy compression at 320kbps is for most listeners -- on most music samples -- indistinguishable from the original source.
You're new to the forum (welcome), so search a bit and you'll find there are many discussions on this topic.
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Riki DeLamar, a veteran paramedic with National EMS, has been presented with the prestigious Emergency Medical Service Public Safety Award for the State of Georgia by the Georgia Chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
DeLamar, who has worked full-time in emergency services since 1988, has served in various roles and positions with National EMS including paramedic, captain, and commander. For the past decade, DeLamar has served as the director of Continuous Quality Improvement, where she has developed various tools to streamline the company's quality assessment processes to improve the outcome of the patients transported by ambulance.
She has also served as a mentor to dozens of EMS personnel and has been actively involved in teaching local residents in emergency care, should a disaster occur.
DeLamar, described as being an outstanding leader with the National EMS team, according to a press release from National EMS, was also commended for being an educator in CPR and several advanced life support courses taught not only to EMS staff, but also to nursing personnel and medical staff with the hospitals. DeLamar is also an active volunteer in her community and her church.
Benny Atkins, CEO with National EMS, describes DeLamar as a soft-spoken person with an amazing heart.
"She is always professional and exemplifies the quality and commitment that National EMS has for our communities," said Atkins in a press release.
DeLamar, who was nominated by the VFW Post 5290 in Conyers, was recognized during ceremonies recently in Macon, as the EMS worker consistently demonstrating outstanding performance of his or her duties.
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Wax knife blade with an old candle. Cut from sheets of STYROFOAM brand foam three squares in each of the following sizes: 9", 8", 3". Cut two 5" squares. Stack and glue foam squares together, creating "packages". Sand rough edges with a scrap of foam.
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Vineland's Alex Reyes (11) is congratulated by Stephanie Alvarez (center) after Reyes scored a goal during a 3-0 win over Buena on Monday. / Staff photo/Cody Glenn
Buena's Nicole Gaboda corrals a loose ball during a 3-0 loss to Vineland on Monday. / Staff photo/Cody Glenn
Vineland's Melanie Milam (left) fires a shot while defended by Buena's Meghan Winkler during the game. / Staff photo/Cody Glenn
Vineland's Payton Lagerholm (left) and Buena's Aysiah Cintron race to get a head on the ball during the Fighting Clan's 3-0 win on Monday. / Staff photo/Cody Glenn
BUENA — On paper, the game might not have meant much, but with the playoffs looming next week, the Vineland and Buena Regional high school girls soccer teams saw it as an important opportunity to get in shape and work on weaknesses.
If the game was any indication, the Fighting Clan is more prepared for the postseason, having cruised to a 3-0 win over the Chiefs.
Sophomore defender Payton Lagerholm found the back of the net on a long-distance shot to open the scoring for Vineland (7-6-1), and senior forward Sam Palau made it a 2-0 game in the second half. Senior midfielder Alex Reyes had a goal and assisted on Palaus tally.
It was a nice, tidy win for a Vineland team that is likely looking at a 10th seed in the NJSIAA Group IV South playoffs and a matchup with Millville. The Fighting Clan were a 16 and 15 seed in the last two seasons, respectively, and lost to powerhouse Lenape in the first round both years. The most recent power point totals project the Vineland/Millville matchup, but official pairings have not been released yet.
Today was to determine how we were going to do this (and next) week, Reyes said. Definitely feels good that we have a win, and it especially feels good that were in the playoffs and were not (a) 15th or 16th (seed). It definitely gives (us) a little confidence booster to do good and win.
Vineland will finish its week with games against Hammonton and Oakcrest.
Its going to determine how were going to do in the playoffs, because Hammonton and Oakcrest are two of the best teams, Lagerholm said. Its going to be a hard week for us.
And theres work to be done if Vineland wants to improve and beat Millville, who won the two regular season matches with their cross-county rival, both times by a 1-0 score.
We need to work on communication and just connecting passes, because we play kick ball too much, Lagerholm said. We need to work on settling and playing it on the ground, not putting it in the air.
Vineland also used the game against Buena to experiment with a flat four on the defensive line. And while the midfield rarely let the ball into the Fighting Clan defensive zone, the experiment was still viewed as a success.
We didnt let any breakdowns happen, Lagerholm said.
Defensively, Buena had a tall task, especially considering one of the Chiefs top defenders was playing in net. Jenn Cimino was filling in for the injured Lynn Brown, who hurt her left knee during practice on Friday and will miss the remainder of the year.
For Cimino, who is likely going to be in net for the Chiefs playoff game next week, the game was about getting comfortable in goal. She played admirably too, making 18 saves and doing well to not allow any rebounds. For the whole team, Vineland provided a stiff test for an offense that has struggled to score this year.
We definitely tried to score a lot more, especially since were down a player, Cimino said. Thats always been our biggest weakness this season. But were just looking at our next game to improve, work hard and do our best.
Buena (3-13-1) is likely going to travel to face one of the top few seeds in Group II South when the playoffs begin next week.


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AlexstraszaAlexstraszaBecause she's the Aspect of Live and my live will get better when I can play Hearthstone with her as my "Hearth"in my deck ! =)
I so want that epic mount. :D
Ragnaros the Firelord , oh the endless wipes on Ragnaros HC and finally getting firelord, definetly makes this my favorite
Who wouldn't love an Angry Chicken attacking them?Good luck every one on winning this awesome mount
Sunfury Protectordon't know why just feel it for this card
Just a public service announcement- THIS IS NOT THE CONTEST THREAD, and linking cards in this thread isn't entering the contest. We can't move posts from one thread to another, nor would it be fair to everyone else for us to enter people in the contest on their behalf when they are not taking the correct steps to enter, so unless people post in the correct thread they're going to miss out on the chance to win the mount.
This game looks like fun, but what I'm really stoked about is Hex TCG. This is an Trading Card-MMO Hybrid Game that looks absolutely amazing. Beta comes out this summer and they've already raised over 1.5mil in a kickstarter. I pledged and got Free Drafts for life!
Harrison JonesHarrison Jones really brings back the old times :D The description is also very fitting.
Jeez, even with a public service announcement, people still don't pay attention....
Can't hardly wait to see if i get in. :)
The Black KnightThe Black Knight is my favorite by a landslide, i just love Monthy Python.Good memories.
I'm so confused how people don't get this is the wrong thread to post cards in.
My card power will be INFERNO! I love my Summon Infernal and will be 6 times better .Warlock RULES!
My Most Liked Card Is Hogger He Is So Orignal And I've Liked Him Since Vanilla
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Curl. Comb. Tease. Add some hairspray. Apply makeup. Find the perfect outfit.
It's a process, 17-year-old Megan McCormick said. It's a time to bond with best friends, take some photos and prepare for Big Ball.
"It probably takes just as long (to get ready)," Megan, a junior at Bedford High School, said, "but you don't want to look this crazy for Prom."
One night every October junior and senior Bedford High School girls are pitted against each other in a game that only they seem to fully understand. They gather on the football field at Bedford Community Stadium and align themselves in a checkerboard pattern – seniors, juniors, seniors, juniors. Then, they pass an oversized exercise ball to their classmates and try to keep it from being stolen from the opposing team.
"A lot of schools in the area play powder-puff," Bedford senior Jamie Geiger, 17, said. "This is our version of powder-puff."
While the Big Ball game itself is a sight, the girls' outfits are just as interesting. No one is really sure why or when the tradition of dressing up for the game began or why it continues now – "Maybe because it's close to Halloween?" junior Emily Mueller, 17, wondered – but they know what is expected.
"You want to look as crazy as you can," Megan said. "We all meet in the cafeteria (before the game) and the first time you see everyone, you can tell who is the craziest."
Many get their closest friends together for a party of sorts before the game.
Megan, Emily and fellow junior Grace Maraugha, and others, headed to Grace's house after school to munch on pizza and get ready together. They piled into a bathroom, sprayed their hair with red and black hair dye and helped each other paint their faces.
Across town, Jamie and seniors Nichole Freiheig, Natalya DiCiacca and Sarah Jeffrey met at the dance studio Jamie's family owns. They filed in front of the studio's long mirror and coordinated their costumes to match as best they could, making sure everyone in their group wore white shorts and had a crown painted around their eye.
"There is planning that goes into it, but it's also a lot of spur of the moment ideas," Nichole, 17, said. "We were almost done when we thought it would be a good idea to put a red kiss mark on each other's cheek, too."
Underclassmen sometimes help their older classmates get ready for the game.
"I got excited (for Big Ball) back in junior high," Emily said. "I used to go over to an older family friends' house and watch them get ready. I would watch them and think 'Oh that's so cool. I can't wait to do that when I'm older.'"
Junior or senior, win or lose, the girls stressed the importance of participating in Big Ball, and other homecoming activities, during high school.
"You only get to do it twice," Megan said. "I want to look back and say I did everything that I could."


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Hospital to turn off pregnant woman's life support
A judge on Friday ordered a US hospital in Texas to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman whose family had argued that she would not want to be kept in that condition.PT0M0S 620 349
A US judge has ordered a Texas hospital to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman.
The judge issued the ruling in the case of Marlise Munoz, who was being kept alive in a hospital in Fort Worth against her family's wishes.
The judge gave the hospital until late Monday afternoon to remove life support.
Battling against the hospital: Erick Munoz, in front of a family portrait with his wife and son. Photo: AP
The case has raised questions about end-of-life care and whether a pregnant woman who is considered legally and medically dead should be kept on life support for the sake of a foetus.
It also has caught the attention of both sides of the abortion debate, with anti-abortion groups arguing Munoz's foetus deserves a chance to be born.
Munoz was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious on November 26, possibly due to a blood clot.
Lynne Machado, whose daughter, Marlise Munoz, has been brain dead and on life support for more than a month, with family photos in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo: New York Times
Erick Munoz says he and his wife are paramedics who were clear about not wanting life support in this type of situation.
His lawyer argued that keeping the woman alive would set a dangerous precedent for similar cases in the future.
John Peter Smith Hospital maintained it had to protect the life of the unborn child.
Hospital officials said they were bound by a state law prohibiting withdrawal of treatment from a pregnant patient.
Several experts have said the hospital was misapplying the law.
Earlier this week, Erick Munoz's lawyers said the foetus, now believed to be at about 22 weeks' gestation, is "distinctly abnormal".
The lawyers said they based that statement on medical records they received from the hospital.
The local district attorney's office, which is representing the hospital in the lawsuit, said the hospital was expected to issue a statement later on Friday in response to the ruling.


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Happy Fall! For our family, this seasonal change always marks a time to get back into a routine; to reorient ourselves with a schedule following a handful of delightful weeks called Summer! This year, Summer was a little atypical as our son, Connor (13 years old), ran off to Kenya for five weeks to join his grandparents on the mission field. Although it wasn't Connor's first journey to the beautiful continent of Africa, this trip was slightly different from the last. You see, this time around Connor didn't want to come home. Why? Because home in the Fall is full of routine, and Connor fell in love with the adventure of how each day on the mission field can be so different from the last. For all you fellow parents out there, yes, Connor did end up occupying his scheduled seat assignments on the British Airways flights home and he has successfully reoriented himself with the routine of 8th grade, homework and after-school activities. However, if we could pass along just one thing our family learned from Connor's Summer it's this - we pray that as you and your family enter Fall, you can enjoy both the routine that it brings yet also embrace the moments of adventure that come along too. Happy Fall!
- Tyler & Kris Gibbs '91
Please join with us in enjoying the following updates from two of our Westmont '91 Classmates: Sonja Hansen and Christy (Naftzger) Mroz.
Sonja Hansen '91
Greeting to all of you from Illinois. If you had told me 20 years ago that in 2010 I would be happily living in the Midwest, married with kids, I would have laughed at you. Life has been quite a journey thus far. I live here with my husband and 2 sons, and work as a family physician in a clinic for the poor and uninsured.
Life has been an interesting mix of joys and sorrows. My biggest sorrows so far both occurred in 2004. We were devastated by the deaths of my mother and sister-in-law, as well as struggling to manage complications of a high-risk pregnancy and raise a toddler. I was overwhelmed most of the time and felt very far from God. I was stuck in my grief and missed Mom & sister Joan constantly.
God came to me, showing Himself through the kindness of family members, friends, and neighbors. I realized He was there, right beside me, offering comfort. I reached out to Him and asked for help. He has been very compassionate and has helped me heal and move through the stages of grief.
Maybe you are sad, grieving, or suffering. You are weary from crying and feel overwhelmed. You are so full of sorrow that you feel far from God. Cry out to Him and ask Him for help. He will hear your cry and give you comfort. He can be your Refuge and your Strength. He will hold your hand, and you will not go through this alone.
Perhaps you feel like you are a stranger with God for a different reason. You have drifted and wandered away because you are distracted by life's worries. You are busy and overwhelmed with the details of daily living. He doesn't feel close or important to you anymore. Remember how much you used to love God and how He gave you Peace? Ask for forgiveness and come back to Him. He loves you. He will give you rest and restore your soul. Commit your way to Him, and He will help you navigate through the details.
I hope you all are well. Peace be with you.
- Sonja E. Hansen, M.D.
Christy (Naftzger) Mroz'91
I'm in disbelief that 2011 will be our twenty year reunion! God has been so faithful and good in my life. Immediately after graduation I transitioned a Westmont internship into full-time work in sales for IBM in Santa Barbara. After marrying Greg Mroz, a Santa Barbara native, our sales careers took us on moves to Boulder, Colorado; Austin, Texas; and Orange County. We have been settled now in Solvang, California for the last eleven years raising our two children Branson, 15 and Reagan 13. I have had the joys of being a wife, mother, tennis instructor and a classroom teacher. My husband enjoys his work with Garage Envy designing "dream garages" for clients throughout Southern California. I have enjoyed being able to stay active in Young Life and be close enough to attend Westmont basketball games and stay close with Freshman Page Dorm RA, Kenon Neal and Lisa Murray (Peiffer) '91 who are still my dearest friends. I am thrilled to see my father, Wally Naftzger, work with Westmont's Capital Campaign; in my home town of Dallas, Texas where the event will be held there for Bright Hope for Tomorrow this November 8th. Looking forward to a BIG Homecoming 2011.
- Christy (Naftzger) Mroz '91
Homecoming 2010 is October 1 & 2
All paths lead to Westmont for Homecoming Weekend. The schedule and registration details are online at westmont.edu/homecoming2010.
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Voskuyl Library has been transformed!
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Must be very frustrating to be HRC first they tell you you have to add wait to your bike then they tell you you will have all new tires that screw your bike and when your rider is catching Lorenzo the guy lifts up his finger asking for the race to stop (btw the only rider to have done so) they red flag the race right away and saves the day for Lorenzo and Yamaha. Congrats to Lorenzo and Yamaha I'm not sure what they've done but Dorna decided they would keep the 2012 title. Fked up championship!


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Morehead State University's Board of Regents approved a midyear pay supplement of $750 for each full-time faculty and staff member employed prior to July 1.
"I want to take this opportunity to thank each member of the faculty and staff for their hard work and commitment to Morehead State University," said President Wayne D. Andrews. "Their efforts, both individually and collectively, have enabled the University to move forward during a time of severe economic challenges. In identifying and implementing multiple cost-saving initiatives, the faculty and staff have enabled the University to operate more effectively and efficiently. As a result, we have been able to generate an institutional fund balance to support a one-time $750 mid-year pay supplement.
I am hopeful that it will assist many families with end-of-the-year expenditures and rising utility costs during the upcoming winter months. All midyear pay supplement checks will be printed and distributed through departmental supervisors during the week of December 13-17."
The amount will be subject to tax and retirement deductions and its for full-time faculty and staff member employed prior to July 1, in an authorized position funded in the University's unrestricted operating budget and serving in a non-probationary performance status.