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Everything Old Is New Again
Those words, spoken so hauntingly by the Twin Peaks Giant (click the link!), have been echoing through my mind recently. Several seemingly unique events that have taken place this week that in fact have precedent in the not-too-distant past. Let's take a look:
A rather amusing story came out of Toledo today, involving the almost-but-not-quite theft of one of the bronze statues located behind the Fifth Third Field scoreboard. Here are the statues in question, photographed during my trip to Toledo this past June.
But, as the Toledo Blade reports, on Sunday night the girl in pigtails on the far left was reported stolen:
Mud Hens employee Ken Westenkirchner called the police and filed a theft report. The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, which manages the city's public art, prepared for a media blitz to publicize the heist and bring the perpetrators to justice….
What Mud Hens officials and the arts commission did not know, however, was that the little girl in pigtails was safely stowed in a police property room. In the early morning hours of Saturday, two Toledo police officers discovered the statue about 20 yards from its original location. They booked it into a property room for safekeeping, according to their report…..
Apparently, nobody bothered to tell the Mud Hens or the art commission.
Later in the article, Toledo police speculate why the statue was removed in the first place.
Detective Tonya Rider said the bolts that anchored the statue to the sidewalk had been damaged. "I don't know if it was a prank, if it got too heavy to carry," she said. "I don't know what the circumstances were. Maybe it was a case of buyer's remorse."
This saga comes on the heels of the near-tragedy that befell the Greensboro Grasshoppers last month, when the statue of iconic dog mascot Miss Babe Ruth went missing. Here's a picture of the statue, in happier times.
Three days after the theft, Greensboro police caught the culprit and returned the statue (damaged paws and all) to NewBridge Bank Park. Seeking to make lemonade out of this thoroughly sour situation, the team then auctioned off the returned statue on eBay. The winning bid was $1025, with the proceeds donated to the Greensboro Police Department's Canine Unit.
Moving on the inanimate to that which is imbued with life, it is also worth noting that this has been a fertile week for player performances of the National Anthem. A YouTube of Charlotte catcher Adam Ricks playing the anthem on his guitar was featured in Tuesday's post, and yesterday Altoona pitcher Phil Irwin belted it out at at Blair County Ballpark. Check it out on the team's Facebook page.
A more random and unexpected instance of history repeating itself can be found in State College, which recently had its second comical base-stealing managerial ejection in as many years. It would be near impossible to top the original, when Spikes manager Gary Robinson autographed first base and awarded it to a young fan.
Fast forward nearly one year later — to yesterday. This time the ejected manager was Leo Gomez of the visiting Aberdeen IronBirds, who uprooted third base and walked across the diamond with it before unceremoniously tossing it aside. Spikes first baseman Alex Dickerson then played groundskeeper, jovially returning the base to its intended location. Check it out HERE.
Finally, there's Jerry "The King" Lawler, a wrestling icon who has become a regular on the Minor League Baseball appearance circuit. When he last appeared on this blog he was knocking out a cauliflower, but his current adversary seems to be anyone with the gall to steal a crown from a perpetually smiling fast food mascot. This one comes courtesy of the Frederick Keys:
Thank goodness for conveniently placed concourse folding chairs. I don't know what Jerry would do without them.
Up Close and Purr-sonal in State College
"Bark in the Park" nights — in which fans are invited to bring their dogs to the stadium — have long been a promotional staple in Minor League Baseball. The State College Spikes are one of many teams to have staged such an endeavor, with next month's version expected to draw over 400 canines.
This success led the team to ask themselves a truly daring, and seemingly absurd, question: "What if we did 'Bark in the Park', but for cats?"
What resulted was "Purr in the Park," an evening-long celebration of felines.
Given their innate anti-social tendencies and general aloofness, the Spikes knew going in that "Purr in the Park" was not going to reach the proportions of its barking counterpart. The final cat attendance total was a modest, but still respectable, 12.The cats were granted entry so long as they were on a leash or in a carrier, and were welcome throughout the concourse as well as the right field seating area.
Cats were the focal point of the in-game entertainment, of course. The scoreboard graphics all had a feline theme:
Another apropos "Simpsons" character would have been the "Crazy Cat Lady," who surely would have enjoyed the team's meow-centric version of the "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."
The night also included the "Nine Lives Challenge", in which two hearty combatants participated in challenges such as the "Warm Milk Chug" and the "Kitty Litter Dig." I particularly enjoyed watching the "Warm Milk Chug," as the loser in the contest is escorted off the field by a sympathetic gorilla.
But as the Spikes pointed out in their press release, not even "Purr in the Park" could keep canines out of the ballpark: Not only are the Batavia MuckDOGS the Spikes' opponent on the field, but fans can feast on $1 hot dogs all game long as part of Dollar Dog Monday.
But the Spikes weren't about to let the Muckdogs steal the spotlight — not on this night! The Spikes scored two in the seventh and three in the eighth before Justin Bencsko homered in the ninth, propelling the home team to a thrilling 7-6 victory.
It was victory by a whisker; anything less would have been cat-astrophic.
Go West, Young(ish) Blogger
The title of today's post is more than just a belabored play on an already mangled and misattributed quotation. It is also my way of telling you that I'm on the cusp of 2011's first road trip!
Motivated by wanderlust and an unbeatable rental car deal, I'll be checking out the new-for-2011 Tucson Padres before moving on to a quartet of California League teams. The itinerary:
May 11-12: Tucson Padres
May 13: Writing/Travel Day (although who knows? Maybe I'll be able to get to a ballpark by nightfall).
May 15: High Desert Mavericks
May 16: Inland Empire 66ers
May 17: Lake Elsinore Storm
I'm psyched to be making my first California sojourn as a so-called professional, and to once again get behind the wheel of a car after yet another prolonged stint of NYC public transit emasculation. Now comes the part of the post where I earnestly implore YOU to please get in touch with suggestions as to who to talk to, where to visit, what foods to try, etc. I of course have some ideas of what to write about, but as usual much is to be determined. Your feedback is much appreciated.
In particular, let me know if you have any interesting California League stories/memories. It seems like surreal things happen out there on a regular basis.
And driving a car again will no doubt lead to profound sticker shock at the pumps, something I mercifully don't have to deal with on a daily basis here in NYC. But two teams are doing their part to ease the burden: the State College Spikes and Charlotte Stone Crabs. From the former:
From May 9th through May 20th, the Spikes will provide fans a chance to save at the pump when they take advantage of any one of seven ticket offerings. Highlighting the "Spikes Fuel Perks" ticket promotion, any fan that purchases new season tickets will earn a $100 gas card per seat bought!
Throughout the Stone Crabs season, fans will have the opportunity to purchase two reserved seats to any Stone Crabs game, along with two hot dogs, and two sodas for only $26. In addition to the ticket package, fans will receive a complimentary $5 gas card from RaceTrac convenience stores, while supplies last.
In completely unrelated news, I received the following email yesterday from Lowell Spinners groundskeeper Jeff Paolino:
I am reaching out to you to see if there is any way to find out if there are any other Military members who are currently Active or Reserve other than myself working in Minor League Baseball? Reason being, I would like to get a group initiative together throughout MILB as representatives of both baseball and the Military.
This seems like a worthwhile endeavor, but I was unable to assist. So if you fit the above criteria (or know someone who does) then contact Jeff at firstname.lastname@example.com And spread the word!
And, finally, congratulations to Pawtucket Red Sox announcer Dan Hoard — the new radio voice of the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals.
Enjoy your weekend! For the next two days, it'll be all we've got!
Riding the Emotional Rollercoaster
Okay, it's the season now. I have the same feeling as when I returned my favorite Pixar film to the video store: I can't keep Up!
But I'm going to try my best, disregarding any adverse consequences to mental, physical, and spiritual health. I mean, who needs those things anyway?
Mrs. Violet Smith serves as an appropriate counterbalance to this sort of fatalistic sentiment. Last night, she celebrated her 109th birthday by throwing out a first pitch for the Great Lakes Loons.
According to my records, this is the first centenarian first pitch in Minor League Baseball since the Round Rock Express welcomed 102-year-old Chris Nocera in April of 2009.
And while we're on the topic of Golden Girls, it is well-worth pointing out that the Bowie Baysox are staging a Tribute to Betty White on April 16 (complete with Florence Dusty's Muffin Eating Contest in honor of her recent appearance on Saturday Night Live).
The Baysox players are in complete and total support of this promotion, especially Betty White "spitting image" Xavier Avery.
Another team that is truly on top of its game when it comes to videos are the State College Spikes, who have just released a truly excellent preview of their 2011 promotions. This is the very definition of taking pride in your product — if you're not excited then who else is going to be?
The Spikes have also recently produced one of the funniest mascot videos I've ever seen ("You have not done one push-up yet!").
Another humorous video of recent vintage comes courtesy of the Inland Empire 66ers, who are proud to able to "Teach Fans How To Snuggie." Or, more accurately, "Teaching Them How To Fleece Blanket With Sleeves." Click HERE to check it out on Facebook.
I keep delaying a quite-substantial food post that I've been planning, but in honor of the weekend here's a pic of the Lake Elsinore Storm's new "Filthy McNasty."
The team explains that This unbelievably big burger, which could feed four comfortably, is a two-pound burger stuffed with two hot dogs, bacon and cheese. It is then smothered in chili and topped with crispy onion straws.
But for now, the Storm have more pressing matters to attend to. Just hitting the wires is news regarding their upcoming "Sheen-Co De Mayo" night. According to the Associated Press, The promotion upset the Inland Empire Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Its president, Joe Olague, tells the Riverside Press-Enterprise it diminishes a significant day in Hispanic history.
The news never stops, I tell you. Never.
So you might as well get in touch with more. I don't plan on living until 109 anyway.
This Was No April Fools. This Was For Real.
"News" of dubious validity has been making the rounds today, not a surprise given that it is the first day of April. But what I am about to present to you is gloriously, hilariously real:
On July 11, the State College Spikes will be holding the first-ever "Purr In the Park" promotion.
"Purr in the Park" is, of course, a new twist on the canine-friendly "Bark in the Park" promotions that have spread like wildfire throughout the Minors. But dogs are generally obedient and social creatures. Cats, on the other hand…not so much. How this all turns out of course remains to be seen, but Spikes GM Jason Dambach seems confident that it'll go off without a hitch. Or, more accurately, with one. He writes that all cats will need to be "leashed or in a portable carrier" and that there will be "cat-related promotions throughout the night" as well as tributes to the likes of Morris, Garfield, Heathcliff, and the black cat from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ("Salem!", as I was just reminded via email).
I'm hoping that Will Feral will also be moved to make an appearance. Regardless, I will make it my duty to follow this phenomenal feline story as it evolves.
— But for now, a personal anecdote: I've had some friends from Sweden staying with me this week, and this morning they shared a popular April Fool's mantra from their country. It goes "April April Din Dumma Sill, Jag Kan Lura Dig Vart Jag Vill."
This translates to "April April You Stupid Herring. I Can Fool You Whenever I Want."
Less than five minutes after learning this hilarious couplet, the following bit of news appeared out of Memphis:
This morning a 7'2″ pitcher from Sweden, Sloof Lirpa, signed a season-long contract with the Memphis Redbirds.
The 24-year-old pitched four perfect games while playing in the Sverige Baseball League, leading the league in strikeouts, innings pitched and maintaining an ERA under 1.00 all of last year.
Loek Van Mil was unavailable for comment.
Another team guilty of a suspiciously-timed announcement are the suddenly ubiquitous Akron Aeros, who unveiled the news that "Homer the Polka-Dotted Pigeon" will be their new mascot:
This one might actually be true, as the Aeros had fans vote on the bird's name throughout the week via an online fan poll. And this is an industry that has created Rally Pickles, Anthropomorphic Biscuits, and a DeerBanana, so is a polka-dot pigeon really that much of a stretch?
Minor League Baseball: Making stupid herrings of us all.
Video Voluminosity
It's early Friday afternoon as I type this, a time in which my readership is likely to be particularly wary of too many words. Who wants to be burdened with the onerous task of reading when the weekend is so near?
So let's go to the videos! I've come across quite a few over the past several days, and would love nothing more than to share them with you, the world-weary word-wary reader:
The State College Spikes have been innovators in the field of mystery-themed promotions, making GM Jason Dambach's total lack of deductive reasoning skills all the more surprising.
I love videos like that: set-up, punchline, and done in under a minute. Or done in under 30 seconds, in the case of the Tennessee Smokies. This one features a guy who really knows how to make an impression.
And the brevity continues, this time courtesy of the Charleston RiverDogs. Yesterday, the team released their own version of "Cannibal, the Movie". This one is not for the faint of heart:
The mascot angst continues in Omaha, where Stormy the would-be Storm Chaser has suffered yet another indignity.
Similar feelings of rejection have recently been felt by Wilmington's Rocky the Blue Moose, who has had difficulty updating his look:
I'll close things out with what is only a somewhat gratuitous video. The Baseball Project's excellent second album was released last week, and I highly recommend picking it up. The combination of accomplished rock n roll chops and literate, passionate baseball writing is truly something to behold. Here's the band playing on Letterman around the time their first album was released:
The Mysteries of the Minors
Last year the State College Spikes staged their inaugural "Mystery at the Ballpark", one of the most inventive (and absurd) promotions of the year. The team produced a series of short videos that aired on the videoboard throughout the evening, each one providing a clue in the mystery of "Who Stole Ike's Hat?" (Ike being the Spikes mascot).
On July 28, the Spikes staged yet another "Mystery at the Ballpark." GM Jason Dambach writes that "this year's mystery involved the Nittany Bank Nookie Monster, who is trying to find out who stole his milk and cookies (each night at the end of the seventh inning we have a Nookie Monster Milk and Cookies special for $1). The videos played throughout our game, and fans who successfully followed the clues and solved the mystery got to turn in their guess to win tickets to a future game."
To whet your appetite for this stirring saga of dairy product and dessert thievery, I now present parts one, two, and three of 2010's "Mystery at the Ballpark":
A Shocking Discovery
False Alarm
Rough Interrogation Techniques
There's no going back now! Watch the rest of this gripping saga HERE.
But State College isn't the only locale in which trouble has been a brewin'. In Sacramento, River Cats mascot Dinger (aka "Sam Spayed") is hot on the trail of his arch-nemesis Mascot Von Mascot.
Read all about it in "The Dinger Mysteries", the finest noir-infused literary vignettes in Minor League Baseball:
Much is at stake here, as Mascot Von Mascot has stolen the magical Rally Pants regularly worn by reliever Brad Kilby.
Here are Kilby and the pants, in happier times:
Tin Caps broadcaster (and expert blogger) Dan "Elementary, My Dear" Watson reports that during July 24th's ballgame, Burlington Bees outfielder Hilton Richardson was mysteriously replaced in the bottom of the fifth inning.
The reason became clear two innings later, when axe-wielding firemen walked onto the field and into the Bees dugout. Their mission? To rescue Richardson, who had gotten trapped in the bathroom. The rescue operation resulted in significant damage to the offending door:
From "The Watson Files":
When they finally got the door open, Richardson was standing there, done for the night, propped against the sink, arms folded, soaked in sweat (it was humid and the heat index was about 102 at game time), thoroughly disgusted with life.
And that's the story of how the bathroom at Parkview Field is a home-field advantage.
Thanksto Watson for sharing this anecdote, as it ends a three-year lull in the always-entertaining sub-genre of "Minor League Player Gets Locked in Bathroom" (lest we forget, Matt Elliot's 2007 restroom entrapment was featured in the New York Times).
The final mystery that I'll mention this afternoon involves this very blog post, as my humorous closing sentence has gone missing.
On the Road: A Walking Sundae Matinee in State College
After a long night of cross dressing and speed dating, it was very difficult for me to get out of bed on Tuesday morning. But a blaring bedside radio eventually aroused me from my slumber, the "open phone" portion of a local talk show. An elderly female caller was informing listeners of a wayward rooster who lived independently on the streets of Williamsport, celebrating the bird's ability to survive sans welfare or any other untoward government handouts.
I very much enjoyed this idiosyncratic late-morning discourse, the vitality of which propelled me out of bed, into the shower, and out the doors of Williamsport's historic (and recommended) Genetti Hotel. My next destination awaited: Medlar Field at Lumbrano Park, home of the State College Spikes (from now on I'm going to call the ballpark MF@LP, for brevity's sake and also because it looks cool).
Fortunately State College is only an hour away, and I arrived just in time for Tuesday's anomalous noon start. The facility is on the Penn State campus, and owned by the University. In addition to the Spikes, it also hosts the PSU baseball team.
From the outside:
Parked just outside the stadium, down the third base line, was a fire truck.
I was hoping the fire truck was there as a precautionary measure, anticipating conflagrations that might be caused by a preponderance of blazing hot coeds. This was not the case, however, as the truck was in fact providing a cooling mist for the many youngsters who had gathered to enjoy the "Super Splash Day" promotion.
My close proximity to these future safeties was not conducive to the present safety of my non-waterproof camera, so I wandered past to other parts of this sprawling facility.
The best name in Minor League Baseball? (it's pronounced "N-Go-Pay"):
MF@LP is located in the shadow of massive Beaver Stadium:
Emphasizing the Big 10/New York-Penn League synergy:
Not too many Minor League ballparks feature outfield seating, especially at this level, but MF@LP isn't just any ballpark. Here's a view from the top, taken with Mount Nittany at my back and a song in my heart:
A Spike is an adolescent deer, one whom should not be taken lightly:
But if one tires of fearing the deer, he or she can go shoot a few at the arcade (Big Buck Hunter, far right)
The arcade also featured a pinball machine! Long live pinball!
I eventually retreated to the press box, in order to sample a pair of MF@LP's finest concession items in air-conditioned splendor (thanks to Spikes gm Jason Dambach for procuring these delicacies).
The Deep-Fried PB&J, topped with powdered sugar:
This innovation is known as a "Walking Sundae." A bag of mini-Oreos is crushed, opened sideways, and topped with vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, rainbow sprinkles, and two cherries:
Both of the above items can be found at "Coaly's Cones and Treats", a concession area named in honor of PSU's donkey mascot:
I walked off my double dessert as the game was winding down, witnessing a ninth-inning flare-up between Spikes skipper Gary Robinson and both umpires:
Ike the Mascot turns his back on such shenanigans:
But neither Robinson's theatrics or Ike's all-business demeanor could inspire the Spikes to victory, as they fell to Vermont by a score of 3-1.
At this point, all that was left to do was to deposit my garbage in the proper receptacles. At MF@LP, conscientious refuse-tossing is a breeze. The environmentally-friendly facility was the first professional ballpark to earn a LEED certification, and recycling opportunities abound.
Unfortunately there wasn't a hole marked "jokes", because those are my favorite things to recycle. I'd tell you the one about the blind doe, except I have no eye deer what the punchline is.


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Hooe Primary School Closed - academy converter Feb. 28, 2013
phone: 01752 *** ***
headteacher: Mr Jake Daykin Bsc Hons Pgce
school holidays: via Plymouth council
Primary — Community School
- 113313
- Education phase
- Primary
- Establishment type
- Community School
- Establishment #
- 2691
- Close date
- Feb. 28, 2013
- Reason closed
- Academy Converter
- OSGB coordinates
- Easting: 249836, Northing: 52472
- GPS coordinates
- Latitude: 50.353, Longitude: -4.1122
- Accepting pupils
- 5—11 years old
- Ofsted last inspection
- July 9, 2008
- Region › Const. › Ward
- South West › South West Devon › Plymstock Radford
- Area
- Urban > 10k - less sparse
- Investor in People
- Committed IiP Status
Schools nearby
- Hooe Primary Academy PL99RG (207 pupils)
- 0.6 miles Oreston Community Primary School PL97JY
- 0.6 miles Oreston Community Academy PL97JY (314 pupils)
- 1.2 mile Pomphlett Primary School PL97ES (199 pupils)
- 1.2 mile Plymstock School PL99AZ
- 1.2 mile Plymstock School PL99AZ (1571 pupils)
- 1.3 mile Prince Rock Primary School PL49JF (283 pupils)
- 1.3 mile Goosewell Primary School PL99HD (625 pupils)
- 1.3 mile Prince Rock Junior School PL49JF
- 1.3 mile Prince Rock Infant School PL49JF
- 1.3 mile Goosewell Infant School PL99HD
- 1.3 mile Goosewell Junior School PL99HD
- 1.3 mile Tamar Education Trust PL40NN
- 1.3 mile Tamar Education Trust C.O. Pws PL40NN
- 1.5 mile Coombe Dean School PL98ES
- 1.5 mile Coombe Dean School PL98ES (1030 pupils)
- 1.6 mile Martin's Gate Pupil Referral Unit PL40AT
- 1.6 mile Salisbury Road Junior School PL48QZ
- 1.6 mile Salisbury Road Infants' School PL48QZ
- 1.6 mile Dunstone Community Primary School PL98TQ (181 pupils)
- 1.6 mile Holy Cross Catholic Primary School PL49BE (220 pupils)
- 1.6 mile Salisbury Road Primary School PL48QZ (454 pupils)
- 1.6 mile A.C.E - Alternative Complementary Education PL40AT (154 pupils)
- 1.6 mile Holy Cross Catholic Primary School PL49BE
Inspection Report
|Unique Reference Number
|Local Authority
|Plymouth [113313]
|Inspection number
|Inspection dates
|9-10 July 2008
|Reporting inspector
|Laurie Lewin
This inspection of the school was carried out under section 5 of the Education Act 2005.
|Type of school
|School category
|Age range of pupils
|Gender of pupils
|Number on roll (school)
|Appropriate authority
|The governing body
|Date of previous school inspection
|1 July 2004
|School address
|Hooe Road
|Hooe, Plymstock
|Plymouth PL9 9RG
|Telephone number
|01752 402042
|Fax number
|01752 481628
|Barbara Smith
|Jake Daykin
The inspection was carried out by three Additional Inspectors.
Description of the school
This is a slightly larger than average size school. Nearly all pupils are White British, with a small number coming from a mixture of other cultural backgrounds. The socio-economic background of the pupils varies, but is broadly average overall. The proportion of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is similar to that found in most other schools nationally. However, this proportion has been increasing in recent times.
|Grade 1
|Grade 2
|Grade 3
|Grade 4
Overall effectiveness of the school
Grade: 2
This is a good school in which pupils achieve well. It has some outstanding features. Very effective leadership by the headteacher, ably supported by the deputy headteacher and senior leadership team, has enabled the school to make good progress since its last inspection. Staff are very enthusiastic and strongly committed to finding all possible ways of continually refining and improving their work. They work very well together as a team. Their involvement in areas such as action research and initial teacher training does much to enhance their teaching and leadership skills. Children get off to a really good start in the Foundation Stage due to the outstanding provision. They make good and sometimes excellent progress so that from a low starting point they reach average standards by the time they start Year 1. Across the rest of the school, good and sometimes excellent teaching results in all pupils, including those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities making good progress. By the end of Year 6, standards are above average in English and science and well above average in mathematics. Excellent leadership by the subject coordinator has resulted in particularly good improvement in mathematics standards. Although standards in writing are above average, it remains the weaker strand of work. Staff rightly recognise that pupils' spelling is not as good as it could be and that this sometimes inhibits pupils' confidence to write fluently. Pupils' information and communication technology (ICT) skills are outstanding. By Year 6, they are involved in a range of exciting and sophisticated work, for example designing and producing high quality cartoon sequences, podcasts, blogs and multimedia presentations. Teachers and teaching assistants establish excellent relationships with the pupils so that pupils become confident and motivated learners. Teaching assistants do an excellent job of supporting the teachers and pupils. The high quality curriculum incorporates a wide range of interesting activities and opportunities to extend pupils' English, mathematics and ICT skills in all subjects. It gives a very strong boost to pupils' personal development so that pupils acquire an excellent understanding of how to stay safe and become fit and healthy. Pupils enjoy all aspects of school life and their attendance is excellent. The excellent work of the school council and wide ranging participation in charity fund raising are examples of pupils' high level of involvement in contributing to the immediate and wider community. They are very well prepared to progress in the future. The excellent pastoral care by staff results in pupils showing outstanding personal development. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary and they show an enthusiastic approach to school life. In the main, good and sometimes very good academic support and guidance strongly underpin pupils' good achievement. However, although there are good examples of teachers setting clear individualised targets to aid pupils' progress in writing, in some classes pupils are not clear about the targets set to help them improve in this area of their work. Good leadership and management ensure that the staff and governors have a clear understanding of what works well and where improvement is needed. The school's clear plans for the future alongside its good track record of recent improvement show that there is a strong capacity for it to continue improving in the future.
Effectiveness of the Foundation Stage
Grade: 1
The attainment of children starting school varies from year to year, but is usually below the expected levels and is well below the expected levels in communication, language and literature, in personal, social and emotional development and in physical development. Parents and children are given excellent support prior to and during the phase when children start school in the Foundation Stage class. As a result, all individuals settle very quickly and thoroughly enjoy all of the activities provided for them. Staff work together as a strong team ensuring that all individuals are fully supported and encouraged. They are particularly good at interacting with the children to promote and encourage good quality speaking and listening. The teacher plans exciting activities to ensure that all children gain a strong sense of fun in learning. For example, children responded very well to a session in which they had the chance to look at and discuss how they would make a spacecraft. The enthusiasm generated meant that they were able to sustain their concentration for a long period of time. Excellent leadership and management ensure that a clear focus is kept on accelerating progress in areas where children show particular weaknesses when they start school. Excellent teaching ensures that while children make good progress and acquire a very wide range of understanding in most areas of learning, their progress in their emotional development, writing, knowledge and understanding of the world and physical development is outstanding.
What the school should do to improve further
- Improve writing by:
- putting greater emphasis on developing pupils' spelling skills
- ensuring that in all classes pupils have a clear understanding of the targets set for them in this area.
Achievement and standards
Grade: 2
Pupils progress well across the school and reach above average standards by the time they leave. The school's results over recent years show some fluctuations. However, analysis of the school's comprehensive performance data shows that any fluctuations or dips in standards correlate closely to fluctuations in the proportions of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in different year groups. The school is highly alert to any such changes in test results and takes good quality action to boost achievement where necessary. For example, as a result of the school's upgrade in mathematics resources to aid learning, and the very effective work by teachers to develop clear mathematics targets for pupils, standards are now well above average and pupils make outstanding progress in this subject. Staff are now keen to adopt a similar approach in working to improve pupils' writing, where, although above average, standards are weaker than in other subjects. Staff have righty isolated weaknesses in pupils' spelling as an area that is preventing pupils from writing as confidently and fluently as possible.
Personal development and well-being
Grade: 1
Pupils' personal development, including their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, is outstanding. The school has placed a high priority on improving pupils' behaviour over the last few years. As a result, pupils in all classes show excellent behaviour and become thoughtful, reflective and mature individuals by the time they reach Year 6. Activities, such as acting as peer mentors, helping younger pupils in the playground and efficiently carrying out a range of responsibilities they are given, help pupils develop very high quality social skills. The excellent involvement in areas such as the work of the school council and charity fund raising provides top quality involvement in contributing to the immediate and wider community. The school does much to enrich pupils' knowledge of everyday working life, and alongside the good academic skills they acquire, this means that all individuals are fully prepared to ensure they progress well in the future. Pupils spoken to showed much faith in and appreciation of the staff who work with them. They have no qualms about seeking help from adults if the need arises. Pupils are very happy to be in school, which goes a long way towards explaining their excellent attendance record.
Quality of provision
Teaching and learning
Grade: 2
Excellent teaching in the Foundation Stage ensures that all children gain a fully confident approach to learning when they start school. Through the really good relationships that staff build with pupils, the confidence and enthusiasm acquired in the Foundation Stage are sustained throughout the school. Teachers' planning for lessons is thorough. Activities are planned that match pupils' interests as closely as possible and, in most lessons seen, as well as working hard, pupils gained much enjoyment from the activities provided. In the main, teachers are also very good at providing a range of activities that ensure that pupils of all ability levels are successfully challenged by the work they do. Very occasionally, whole-class teaching sessions are too long and do not cater for the needs of different groups of pupils in a sustained way – at these times the pace of learning slows. Teachers make excellent use of resources for learning, such as the interactive whiteboards to help present ideas in a colourful, clear and interesting way.
Curriculum and other activities
Grade: 1
The school works hard to ensure that the curriculum is adapted as far as possible to suit the needs of the pupils at the same time as providing a broad and interesting coverage for all subject areas. Teachers make excellent use of ICT to enhance pupils' learning. A wide range of trips and visitors coming into school enrich pupils' learning further. Personal, social and health education programmes are carefully interwoven with the overall curriculum planning. This provides a very strong boost to pupils' personal development. From the Foundation Stage upwards, staff do an excellent job of enabling pupils to gain a really broad range of skills, knowledge and understanding beyond the confines of the prescribed curriculum. The school makes excellent use of its links with outside experts and partner organisations to enhance pupils' learning in a wide range of activities both during the school day and as part of its extra-curricular activities programme.
Care, guidance and support
Grade: 2
'The school has a really friendly atmosphere' '… the school creates an atmosphere in which all pupils can reach their full potential' '…the school is really good at encouraging children to gain a clear understanding of living in a healthy way.' These are just a few of the many comments received showing that parents believe their children are very well looked after. They are right. Staff know the pupils very well and cater sensitively for the needs of all individuals. Teachers and teaching assistants work very well together to ensure that high quality relationships flourish throughout the school and that all individuals are fully encouraged to do their best. The school is vigilant in ensuring that all procedures to ensure pupils' safety are fully in place. The school has done some very good work in establishing robust procedures for tracking pupils' progress and using the information to provide good quality support and guidance. However, there remains some inconsistency in the quality of targets set to help individuals improve their writing. In some classes pupils are unclear about what their targets are and what they have to do to improve their writing.
Leadership and management
Grade: 2
Good leadership and management ensure that this is a school that has a clear vision for its educational direction. Staff and governors are fully involved in the processes of evaluating performance and devising action plans for future development. There is a very good working atmosphere along with strong enthusiasm and commitment amongst staff for the school to move from strength to strength. Action plans are well focused on the right kind of initiatives to continue the process of improving standards, and recent strategies, such as those for mathematics, are clearly very successful in driving change and improvement. Governors carry out their roles well. They are well informed, actively involved and carefully monitor performance alongside the staff. The headteacher rightly identifies that the current staffing structure does not provide as much clarity as it could do to ensure a fully balanced and efficient delegation of roles and responsibilities for staff.
Annex A
Inspection judgements
|Key to judgements: grade 1 is outstanding, grade 2 good, grade 3 satisfactory, and grade 4 inadequate
|School Overall
|Overall effectiveness
|How effective, efficient and inclusive is the provision of education, integrated care and any extended services in meeting the needs of learners?
|Effective steps have been taken to promote improvement since the last inspection
|How well does the school work in partnership with others to promote learners' well-being?
|The effectiveness of the Foundation Stage
|The capacity to make any necessary improvements
|Achievement and standards
|How well do learners achieve?
|The standards1 reached by learners
|How well learners make progress, taking account of any significant variations between groups of learners
|How well learners with learning difficulties and disabilities make progress
|1 Grade 1 - Exceptionally and consistently high; Grade 2 - Generally above average with none significantly below average; Grade 3 - Broadly average to below average; Grade 4 - Exceptionally low.
|Personal development and well-being
|How good is the overall personal development and well-being of the learners?
|The extent of learners' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
|The extent to which learners adopt healthy lifestyles
|The extent to which learners adopt safe practices
|How well learners enjoy their education
|The attendance of learners
|The behaviour of learners
|The extent to which learners make a positive contribution to the community
|How well learners develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
|The quality of provision
|How effective are teaching and learning in meeting the full range of the learners' needs?
|How well do the curriculum and other activities meet the range of needs and interests of learners?
|How well are learners cared for, guided and supported?
|Leadership and management
|How effective are leadership and management in raising achievement and supporting all learners?
|How effectively leaders and managers at all levels set clear direction leading to improvement and promote high quality of care and education
|How effectively leaders and managers use challenging targets to raise standards
|The effectiveness of the school's self-evaluation
|How well equality of opportunity is promoted and discrimination tackled so that all learners achieve as well as they can
|How effectively and efficiently resources, including staff, are deployed to achieve value for money
|The extent to which governors and other supervisory boards discharge their responsibilities
|Do procedures for safeguarding learners meet current government requirements?
|Does this school require special measures?
|Does this school require a notice to improve?
Annex B
Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection
- 11 July 2008 Dear Children Inspection of Hooe Primary School, Plymstock PL9 9RG It was good fun coming to see you! Thank you for making us so welcome, talking to us and helping us during the school's inspection. You will be pleased to know that the school is doing a good job. Here are some of the most important parts of the report that I thought you might like to know about.
- You work well in lessons and your achievement as you move through the school is good. This helps you to reach above average standards and do very well in maths.
- Your personal development is excellent. Your behaviour is outstanding and you learn to become confident and well mannered as you progress through the school.
- You have an excellent curriculum and your teachers work hard to make it as interesting as possible for you.
- You told us that your teachers and teaching assistants are doing a good job and we agree with you.
- The excellent provision in the Foundation Stage helps the children there to get off to a great start in school.
- The school has top quality provision to make sure you really do understand how to keep safe and healthy.
- Your headteacher does a tremendous job in helping everyone work together to make the school as good as it is and to make sure it keeps on improving. To improve further, I have asked staff to help you improve your writing by:
- putting more emphasis on developing your spelling skills
- ensuring that in all classes you have a clear understanding about the targets set to help you improve your writing. I am sure you will all want to keep working very hard in the areas mentioned here to keep your school improving. Thank you again for being so helpful and friendly when we came to see you. Yours sincerely Laurie Lewin Lead inspector
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Website: ofsted.gov.uk
Any complaints about the inspection or the report should be made following the procedures set out in the guidance 'Complaints about school inspections', which is available from Ofsted's website: ofsted.gov.uk.


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A tongue-twlstlng northern local authority has been rech listened, and glvpn a more euphonious name.
Woothakata Shire In future will be known as Mareeba Shire.
But the Local-Government Minister (Mr. Power)> said last night that dif ficulty of pronunciation was not the only reason for the change. The orig inal Woothakata shlrc, comprising portions o! the present area, had been jrcatly increased by, the inclusion of Barron. Walsh, and Chillagoe shires.
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Isolated showers and storms have developed in the Hills of western South Dakota. These will gradually drift east through the afternoon and evening. A lot of these will die off as the evening and night goes on, but a couple may hold together to move into central South Dakota by sunrise. The chance for rain late tonight in central South Dakota is only at twenty percent.
Eastern South Dakota will continue with mostly clear to partly cloudy skies this afternoon and evening. Temperatures will remain in the seventies through the evening with light winds.
Aside from the scattered light rain in western and central South Dakota tonight, skies will be partly cloudy and dry in eastern KELOLAND. Lows will fall to the low and middle fifties by sunrise.
Friday will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy and warmer. Highs will be in the seventies to low eighties. Winds will be a little stronger with speeds of fifteen to twenty-five miles per hour in central and western South Dakota. Ten to twenty miles per hour will be likely in eastern KELOLAND.
Memorial Weekend will feature scattered showers and storms. Highs will remain in the seventies and eighties through Memorial Day. The best bet to get wet is Sunday with widespread rain possible. Rain amounts of a quarter to three-quarters of an inch will be likely by Monday night.


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CLOSING DATE: May 9, 2014 - 1:00 p.m. CST
SALARY: Commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits
POSITION TITLE: Accounting Assistant
DEPARTMENT: Texas Access to Justice Foundation
This position performs a variety of technical and clerical accounting functions under the direction of the Senior Financial Accountant for the Texas Access to Justice Foundation. The work involves preparing, entering, and balancing financial information required to maintain the Foundation's accounts receivable and payable transactions and records.
- Maintains computer database for the IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts) program including its accounts, banks, law firms, and attorneys.
- Researches problems with banks, law firms, and attorneys concerning discrepancies on bank reports and compliance statements and suggests corrective action.
- Manages accounts payable and receivables; including processing payments in a timely manner and preparing other related reports.
- Inputs and verifies data from bank reports, compliance reports, and ledgers.
- Assists with bank research as required for annual financial audit and outside reviews.
- Compiles statistical, financial, and other information for reports; maintaining required confidentiality.
- Review, analyze, and monitor detailed financial data and interest rates.
- Drafts correspondence to banks, law firms, and attorneys.
- Provides general assistance with overall office operations.
- Performs other responsibilities as required.
Two years' experience in an environment that requires basic knowledge of accounting principles and performing accurate numerical detail work. College degree preferred. Ability to effectively communicate both orally and written. Working knowledge of banking procedures is preferred. Ability to problem solve and complete multiple tasks in a timely and independent manner. Ability to organize workload and set priorities. Working knowledge of personal computers, including experience with Microsoft Excel. Ability to work accurately with numbers and knowledge of automated accounting systems. Ability to work under pressure during busy work cycles and meet deadline schedules. Must be well-organized, a self-starter, and detail oriented.


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January 16, 2014
Mission: Valentine Love Hunt
by Candice
If you liked this LOVE HUNT, you are going to love this post!
Introducing… Mission: Valentine
This idea will leave your spouse's mind and heart racing toward romance!
A big thank you to Tasha of Whimsicle Design Studio for creating a darling set of scavenger clues to accompany this date. (Her brilliant design will leave you feeling like the two of you are staring in your own version of Mission Impossible!) Hubby must complete each "love mission" before opening up the clue cards.
Click HERE to access the MISSION: VALENTINE free printables!
For this creative post, you will need:
- Mission: Valentine printable cards and tasks
- 5 envelopes
- 1 file folder
- glue or tape adhesive
- scissors
- whipped cream
- any additional embellishments (I used Washi tape for an extra pop of color!)
Step 1: Download, print, and cut out each printable element.
Step 2: Then, craft up a bit of suspense by filling out stats on your "secret agent."
Step 3: Place the invitation to play the game in a manila file folder decorated with Tasha's fun "Confidential" signs.
Step 4: Then, attach Task #1 to the outside of an envelope and place Clue #1 on the inside for your sweetheart to open. Your sweetheart must successfully complete this mission challenge BEFORE the first clue can be revealed! Tape this ensemble to the bathroom mirror.
Step 5: Repeat this process for the remaining task/clue cards and place in the appropriate places! Here's a cheat sheet:
- Clue #1 leads your hubby to the oven in the kitchen.
- Clue #2 directs him to his computer.
- Clue #3 points your love to his favorite chair.
- Clue #4 leads him to the kitchen… where you have to put the whipped cream to good use as mentioned in the task card!
Finally, Clue #5 leads him to your bedroom. We will leave the rest to your imagination… wink! To get your romantic ideas flowing, you might think about having a pillow fight, playing one of these games, or offering him a sensual massage.
This game is perfect as an early Valentine's Day present or anytime of the year!
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Okay, I LOVE this. I've always been a little obsessed with secret agents since Spy Kids came out when I was a kid. Plus I'm all about scavenger hunts, so especially since there are already-designed clues, I'm going to take advantage.
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It says free printables, but I don't see the option anywhere, where did you print yours?
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A long standing doctrine of Christian orthodoxy states that the lost will be tortured in flaming fire for eternity in hell. This idea is so firmly embedded in Christianity's collective psyche that it is take as a "given" and to even question it seems absurd, even heretical. However, a survey of the errors, which have found a place in the church over the millennia would reveal many strange and astonishing things. We should not be surprised to discover one or two more.
There are three basic positions regarding the fate of the lost: 1) The traditional idea that God torments the lost for eternity in the lake of fire; 2) the lost are annihilated at death without giving further account for their sins (Adolph Hitler is punished the same as a used-car salesman that cheated grandma); 3) the lost are punished proportionately for their sins, then suffer annihilation (this is the middle view, and the one I subscribe to). Since the second position has nothing to recommend it, we will confine discussion to the first and third.
The first thing that should make us question the idea of eternal conscious torment of the lost is its incongruity with a just and merciful God. Principles of divine (Biblical) justice require that punishment be commiserate with the crime. Burning men to death with fire has always been reserved for the most heinous offenses. And even here, its horror is mitigated by the fact that the condemned does not suffer forever, but is mercifully released from his agonies by death. The idea that God consigns men (some would include babies!) to eternal conscious torment in fire must immediately strike us as shocking and unjust. Certainly if a human tribunal did this we would protest vehemently. Why are we prepared to believe this of God? Infinite punishment for finite sins is not the teaching of the Bible.
Second, the notion of eternal conscious torment in hell assumes at bottom the unconditional immortality of the soul or spirit; men suffer eternally because the soul is immortal and cannot be destroyed. But the idea of unconditional immortality of the soul is of pagan, not Judea-Christian, origin.
The Greeks and Romans believed in reincarnation; they believed that "souls" are eternal and after a period in purgatory, during which the memory of all previous identity and existence is purged, the soul is released to wander in Elysium's fields until reborn to earthly life with a new identity. Greeks and Romans also believed that the sins of some were so great, that their memory and guilt could never be purged, but were tormented in Tartarus forever. (See Book VI of Virgil's epic poem "Aeneid" for an account of Greco-Roman notions of Hades and the afterlife).
There is no direct teaching comparable to this in the Bible; nowhere do we encounter any direct statement or teaching that the spirit of man possesses unconditional immortality. The spirit of man survives physical death, yes; but that does not make it immortal. Immortality is received as a result of salvation (II Tim. 1:10; cf. II Cor. 5:4). Immortality is not an inherent property of the human creature, but belongs exclusively to God (I Tim. 6:16; cf. 1:17).
The better view, therefore, is that the lost receive the just recompense for their sins, and then suffer annihilation. That there are different levels of punishment in the next life, see Luke 12:47, 48. Regarding annihilation of the soul, we have Jesus' own word: "Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell (Gehenna)" (Matt. 10:28; cf. II Thess. 1:9). The term "destroy" is from the Greek "apollumi," and signifies "to destroy fully; destroy, die, lose, mar, perish." The teaching of the passage is that although man can kill the body, God can and does kill (destroys) the souls of the lost in Hell. This completely refutes the notion of eternal conscious torment.
The wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23); not eternal conscious torment.


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I'm not much of a runner.
Although I really, really try to be.
And I really want to be.
But I have old lady legs that ache when I run.
Something is always hurting.
And, let's be honest, my legs have a lot of weight to carry.
But I LOVE to run 5Ks.
Maybe it's because I love to race.
Maybe it's because I like to waste money.
Who knows.
This year has been super awesome because lots of my friends are running them too.
Normally we just talk about doing them, but never sign up.
Also, my sister has discovered a love for running.
And Alex has decided she likes to run them too.
Which I LOVE, but dang, why aren't kids cheaper to sign up??
This past weekend, we did the Stars and Stripes 5K.
Memphis in July is no joke.
But it ended up being not that hot.
Kate and FH weren't running so Kate made us some signs.
Alex was so nervous!
This was her first "real" 5K.
Her previous 5K had basically nobody running and
this 5K had about 1,200 people running....
so yeah, it was a bit different.
We ran together the whole time.
At first, I was worried about my time.
I wanted to have a good time.
And then, I realized that we weren't in the greatest part of town.
And that running with her was worth much more than a good time.
She did great.
We had to walk several times.
And a few times, I honestly thought she might quit.
Her legs hurt, her stomach hurt. She couldn't breathe.
But I cheered for her the whole way.
And tried my hand at motivational speaking.
And just when she said she couldn't go any longer,
I looked over and there was a guy running with one leg.
And I told her if he could do it, she could.
When we could finally see the finish line, I told her we had to finish strong.
So we ran, or really jogged.
We even ran holding hands at one point.
Right at the end, she looked over at me, grinned a real big sneaky grin,
and took off sprinting.
Of course, I was trapped behind 2 old ladies and had to dodge them.
She beat me by 4 seconds...that little stinker, I couldn't believe it.
But I also couldn't have been more proud.
My time wasn't great.
I hated not going as hard as I could.
But I got to hang out with my daughter.
And bond over a love for racing.
I wouldn't have had it any other way.
But next time, I'm leaving her before she can beat me. :)
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SILVER CITY >> Cobre High won the war Tuesday night in the first of two wrestling duals between themselves and rivals Silver High. But, the Fighting Colts definitely won the battle.
The Indians escaped Silver City, with a 44-24 victory, but the win was an ugly one. Silver won six of the nine head-to-head matches, and the Colts gave away five forfeits for a total of 30 points, which helped Cobre pick up the victory.
"I think we showed up, and wrestled very well," Silver head coach Luis Alvarado said. "I am very proud of the kids, and the way we wrestled. Now, we are working on getting healthy and getting our lineup filled. We hope to keep getting better so that by the time district and state roll around we are ready."
Cobre head coach Chris Rottman was disappointed with the performance of his team, and as he stated last week, when Cobre and Silver wrestle, you can throw everything out the window because it's a rivalry match.
"We came here and we weren't ready to wrestle," Rottman said. "There were several matches that we should've won. Silver came out ready, and we weren't."
The Colts got going at 106 pounds when Ramon Rodriguez defeated Jose Luis Delgado by a score of 2-0. Rodriguez utilized a reversal in the second period and then rode Delgado out in the third to pick up the win and give Silver an early 3-0 lead.
Cobre tied the match at 3-all at 113 pounds. Isiah Sifuentes earned an 8-2 win over Armando Galindo. Sifuentes led, 2-0, after the first period, and then took a 6-2 advantage into the final period.
At 120 pounds, Silver's Cesar Sierra added six points to the Colts' total by pinning Daniel Soliz in the first period. That gave Silver a 9-3 lead.
But, the Indians would tie the match again, at 9-all, after Robert Rodriguez pinned Estefan Vasquez in the second period.
The upset of the night came at 132 pounds. Silver's Vince Vega defeated Ivan Rodriguez, 8-4, to give the Colts a 12-9 lead. Vega took a 5-2 lead after the first period on a peterson roll. He then led, 6-2, because of too many cautions by Rodriguez after the second period. Both wrestlers scored reversals in the third, and Vega hung on for the win.
After the match, Silver was deducted a team point, and led, 11-9.
At 138 pounds, Tavin Arredondo kept the wins coming for the Colts, as he beat Anthony Moreno, 12-6. That gave Silver another three points and a 14-9 lead.
Cobre's Brent Horsely took a forfeit at 145 pounds and the six points gave the Indians a 15-14 advantage.
At 152 pounds, Silver's Ethan Lucero defeated Dylan Rottman, 17-9. The victory added four points to the Colts, and they held an 18-15 lead.
Cobre's Gabriel Pedraza turned the tied at 160 pounds by earning a third-period pin over Cruz Tafoya. He was up, 7-5, at the time of the pin, and the victory added six points to Cobre's tally, giving them a 21-18 lead.
Cobre wouldn't look back the rest of the night, as Michael Pena and Chico Perez received forfeits at 171 and 189 pounds, respectively. Those 12 points put the Indians' lead, at 32-18, after a point was deducted from Cobre for unsportsmanlike conduct.
The final wrestling match of the night came at 195 pounds. Silver's Carlos Vega pinned Angel Guerrero in the second period to put the score, at 32-24.
Cobre's T.J. Ortiz received a forfeit at 220 pounds, and Andy Gomez got a forfeit at heavyweight to make the final score, 44-24.
"I didn't have to tell our boys anything to get them ready for this dual," Alvarado said. "We have some upper classmen that have been through it, and they did a good job of helping me get this team ready to wrestle. That's one thing when you wrestle Cobre, you have to be ready, and I think we were."
Silver will head to the Round Valley Tournament in Springerville, Ariz., on Friday and Saturday.
"We are going to go back to practice and review the film and talk about it," Rottman said. "We made way too many mistakes, and our effort wasn't there. We will work on that, and be ready for our next tournament."
Cobre was supposed to wrestle at Moriarity on Saturday, but they took the event off and will be back in action Thursday, Jan. 16, where they travel to face Deming in a dual.


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The fact that you think I should have said "no homo" after saying "The blatant homophobia in the hip-hop culture disgusts me" is exactly...
The blatant homophobia in the hip-hop culture disgusts me.
You are definely a homo , I mean you waited how long ?
a month after i dropped a diss that i worked on for like 2 hours and talk shit hahahah...
^Exactly what I was thinking.
This is ill...classic DZK track. I'm definitely feelin it.
Ah I miss the good old days when DZ would release a new song every couple days.
They are all just thug ass crack dealers that do nothing to help anyone in society. McGriff is a piece of shit, and whether he rots in jail for the...
T.I is actually pretty good hes far from garbage..
Ehh...he's not TERRIBLE, as in not as bad as Jim Jones, Young Jeezy, or Dem Franchize...
This song and both of these artists are fucking horrible, learn to appreciate good music.
Who the fuck is Dreddy Kruger?
Yeah Legacy Of Blood was definitely their best since Violent By Design.
I'll believe it when I hear it.
Why do you think that song is by Jedi Mind Tricks?
You must have never heard Jedi Mind Tricks in your life if you think that song is by them.
- I believe this thread should be renamed the "I like to listen to myself talk" thread
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DZ...where the fuck you been man? I feel like you don't post as regularly as you used to...
We used to have new DZK tracks up here like every...
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Who the fuck would run away from a "gangsta" who performs in leather pants.
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From that point forward, Oak Hill never went long without hosting something important. The first U.S. Open showed up in 1956, where Dr. Cary Middlecoff won his second Open. He finished at 281, and watched as Hogan, Julius Boros and Ted Kroll each blew chances to match his score.
For Hogan, it was particularly cruel, since he was chasing a record fifth Open, a year after Jack Fleck stunned him in a playoff at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Perhaps the greatest ballstriker the game has ever seen, Ben's putter let him down, as a short miss for par on 17 cost him defeat by a shot.
When the Open returned in 1968, something quite different - and someone quite different - stole the show. Lee Trevino, the one-time hustler from Texas, trailed Bert Yancey going to the final round, but kept hitting fairways and greens as Yancey collapsed and Jack Nicklaus could not hole any putts to catch up.
In shooting 275, Trevino put all four of his rounds in the 60s, the first player ever to do so in the Open, and launched a Hall of Fame career that would include five more majors. Just as important, his talkative personality and humor endeared him to golf fans well beyond the course.
Nicklaus, denied in '68, got payback in the first PGA Championship contested at Oak Hill in 1980. Fresh off his U.S. Open win at Baltusrol, Nicklaus this time made just about everything and, on the weekend, blew away a field that mostly had disliked the design changes made to the venue.
By the time Nicklaus waltzed home, he had set a new Oak Hill scoring mark of 274, six under par, that no one has matched, beating Andy Bean by seven shots, the largest PGA margin until Rory McIlroy's eight-shot romp in 2012. It also tied Nicklaus with the pride of Rochester, Walter Hagen, as they both had won the Wanamaker Trophy five times.
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|PMID: 20952384 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Although generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by NADPH oxidases (Nox) is thought to be important for signal transduction in nonphagocytic cells, little is known of the role ROS plays in chondrogenesis. We therefore examined the possible contribution of ROS generation to chondrogenesis using both ATDC5 cells and primary chondrocytes derived from mouse embryos. The intracellular level of ROS was increased during the differentiation process, which was then blocked by treatment with the ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine. Expression of Nox1 and Nox2 was increased upon differentiation of ATDC5 cells and primary mouse chondrocytes, whereas that of Nox4, which was relatively high initially, was decreased gradually during chondrogenesis. In developing limb, Nox1 and Nox2 were highly expressed in prehypertrophic and hypertrophic chondrocytes. However, Nox4 was highly expressed in proliferating chondrocytes and prehypertrophic chondrocytes. Depletion of Nox2 or Nox4 expression by RNA interference blocked both ROS generation and differentiation of ATDC5 cells, whereas depletion of Nox1 had no such effect. We also found that ATDC5 cells depleted of Nox2 or Nox4 underwent apoptosis. Further, inhibition of Akt phosphorylation along with subsequent activation of ERK was observed in the cells. Finally, depletion of Nox2 or Nox4 inhibited the accumulation of proteoglycan in primary chondrocytes. Taken together, our data suggest that ROS generated by Nox2 or Nox4 are essential for survival and differentiation in the early stage of chondrogenesis.
|Ki Soon Kim; Hae Woong Choi; Hee Eun Yoon; Ick Young Kim
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|Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-10-15
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|Title: The Journal of biological chemistry Volume: 285 ISSN: 1083-351X ISO Abbreviation: J. Biol. Chem. Publication Date: 2010 Dec
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|Created Date: 2010-12-14 Completed Date: 2011-01-11 Revised Date: 2013-07-03
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|Nlm Unique ID: 2985121R Medline TA: J Biol Chem Country: United States
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|Languages: eng Pagination: 40294-302 Citation Subset: IM
|Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea.
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|MeSH Terms
Apoptosis / drug effects
Cell Differentiation / physiology*
Cell Line
Cell Proliferation / drug effects
Cell Survival / drug effects
Chondrocytes / cytology, enzymology*
Chondrogenesis / drug effects, physiology*
Embryo, Mammalian / cytology, enzymology*
Enzyme Activation / drug effects
Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / metabolism
Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
Hindlimb / embryology, enzymology
Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism*
NADPH Oxidase / metabolism*
Proteoglycans / biosynthesis
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*
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|0/Free Radical Scavengers; 0/Membrane Glycoproteins; 0/Proteoglycans; 0/Reactive Oxygen Species; 616-91-1/Acetylcysteine; EC 1.6.-/Nox4 protein, mouse; EC 22.214.171.124/Cybb protein, mouse; EC 126.96.36.199/NADPH Oxidase; EC 18.104.22.168/Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
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December 1, 2015
A Northwest Florida man is in jail for downloading child pornography on his computer.
34-year-old Sean Bussell of Panama City Beach is faces six counts of possession of the sexual performance of a child.
Authorities say he became the target of an investigation after it was discovered someone at his home was using the computer to download child porn.
Investigators seized his computer and say they found numerous videos of children engaged in sexual activity with adults.
Bussell was later released on a $10,000 bond.
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There are three major storylines when it comes to the Winter Meetings and that's what will be dominating the airwaves. It's going to be all about free agency and possible trades Monday through Wednesday, then Thursday sees the Rule 5 draft take center stage.
That's not all that will happen, however. Below is a list of the major storylines of the meetings.
The MLBPA wants owners to hold off on voting in any specific proposals for expanding the playoffs. Both sides seem to agree it is inevitable the playoffs will be expanded, but logistics such as timing, length of series and playoff bonuses need to be hashed out.
With one year remaining on the labor agreement, expanded playoffs probably won't happen until 2012, but there will be plenty of chatter around the topic as the MLBPA's executive board is currently meeting in Orlando, a week in advance of the meetings. That's not a coincidence, especially as Selig's own 14-man committee will be discussing adding two wild-card teams to the mix on Dec. 7, when they meet in Orlando. Other topics that could be touched on include expanding video replay (don't bet on it) and turning the amateur draft into a worldwide one with a slotting system.
No, it probably won't be Cliff Lee, although there will be plenty of developments in that arena during the Winter Meetings.
However, it's likely that a top free-agent name does come off the board, whether Carl Crawford, Jayson Werth or Carl Pavano.
With agents and GMs all in one place amid a haze of frenetic energy, things tend to accelerate faster toward getting things done and there is always a few significant free-agent pieces to come off the board.
Of the three major free-agents left in Lee, Werth and Crawford, it's the Ray that figures to be the closest to signing. Lee is in no hurry and it's not known if there are even any bids in hand. Werth, for his part, says that negotiations haven't accelerated and figures haven't been exchanged, although that was days ago which is an entire millennia in baseball happenings.
However, Crawford has already been pitched heavily by the Angels, and the Red Sox met with him in Houston. Sounds like things are heating up. He could very well grab the lead story on many newspapers' sports sections next week.
Every time a new free agent signs, the trade market gets clearer. For example, when the Dodgers signed Juan Uribe, that caused the Giants to strike for Miguel Tejada and essentially take themselves out of the Jason Bartlett sweepstakes. The Dodgers then sent Ryan Theriot to the Cardinals as a result of signing Uribe, which put the Cardinals in a position to decline Bartlett's services as well if they so choose.
Teams are starting to plug up gaps, which should accelerate the wheeling and dealing so GMs aren't frozen out of a player or a deal falls apart thanks to a resolution in free agency.
Zack Greinke
Greinke is going to be the popular name on the trade market, but he's not going anywhere until Cliff Lee comes off the board, and perhaps not even then. Remember, the Royals righty is two years from free agency and has a high price tag. Kansas City is holding out hope it can eventually convince Greinke to re-sign once he sees the talent around him improving.
There will be plenty of smoke surrounding Greinke, but don't be surprised if nothing comes of it.
On Thursday, the Rule 5 draft will cap the meetings and everyone will hit the airport in the afternoon. The draft will have plenty of machinations as there always seems to be a gem per year that emerges as Josh Hamilton, Dan Uggla and Joakim Soria can attest to. There was no such gem in 2009, so perhaps 2010 will fix that remedy.
There were 17 selections in the first round of the '09 Rule 5 draft in the major-league phase and 19 in 2008. That means one can comfortably assume at least half of the major-league teams will be participating in the draft. There is also a Triple- and Double-A phase, although the latter is rarely taken advantage of by teams.
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Just wondering how many have made the choice to shoot a crossbow instead of a compound by virtue of there own choice and not because you had too? If so do you still get the same thrill of the kill and enjoyment you got when you hunted with a vertical compound bow?
I am thinking about making the switch but am just wondering if I will still feel the same thrill I do when I can draw and take an animal at close range with my compound. One of the reasons I am thinking of switching is the type of terrain I have at my property. I don't have a lot of large trees that I would consider stable enough to support a treestand, so a lot of my hunting is done on the ground and I think the crossbow would work to my advantage in this situation. Also my son who is 10yrs. old can now legally hunt with one in the state our property is in. My funds right now won't allow me to keep my bow and also purchase the crossbow so I would need to sell my compound in order to finance the purchase. I have mixed feelings right now about giving up my compound mainly because it is all I have used for over 30yrs.
Just looking for some feedback.
Thanks, FF
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Pennsylvania Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, a long time supporter of the Walk the Walk, returned to Chambersburg on Friday as the keynote speaker for the 13th annual event that increases awareness about mental illness.
Wetzel said that when he was Franklin County warden he never missed the walk.
"I've spent two-and-a-quarter years in Harrisburg," Wetzel said. "It feels like two decades. There are very few in Harrisburg who walk the walk."
Nearly 200 people braved a cool, blustery day for the walk and speeches on Memorial Square. Wetzel encouraged them to get involved with designing the system that delivers services to the mentally ill.
"The squeaky wheel gets the oil," he said. "You have to be the squeaky wheel. People who make policy have to understand from your perspective." Franklin County has gained flexibility in distributing human service dollars in the community through the state's block grant program.
The current times give people an opportunity to look at what works in the system, Wetzel said. Their voices are important in restructuring the system. "What do you want the system to look like?" he said. "You've not made it until you reach back and pull someone with you."
It is possible to overcome mental illness in the right circumstances, and society must provide those circumstances, he said.
"We've got to get to the point where we don't treat it differently" than having the flu, he said. "They blame you, like you signed up for it."
Wetzel started a visitation program at the local jail in 2005 when he found that mentally ill inmates did not get visitors. He and Kenneth Wuertenberg, CEO of the local Mental Health Association, developed a program of peer specialists who regularly visit mentally ill inmates.
Wetzel said he has started a similar program at the state prisons and is pleased with the results so far.
"I have the biggest mental health system in the state" with 10,000 mentally ill inmates, he told a reporter.
Keeping and treating mentally ill people in the community, instead of jails and prisons, is the key to holding down the cost of corrections, he said. "It's cheaper to spend the money up front."
Wuertenberg told the crowd that about one in every four people will suffer from mental illness during his or her lifetime.
"If you look at a group picture of Franklin County, you couldn't pick out the 37,000 who have mental illness," he said.
He shared his own story about grappling with "having a break with reality" in his mid-20s. He alienated his family and lost his home.
"I found that having a purpose in my life was the most significant thing I could do for my own wellness," he said. "This job is part of my journey and penance. I have not quite forgiven myself for the lack of sainthood. I am a regular guy. I'm no role model. I am somebody. I walk my own path to wellness."
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Bunnell, FL (WJXT) - A Florida man is accused of riding his horse drunk though town, an act that drew a crowd and ultimately landed the man in jail.
In this traffic cam video, 29-year-old Charles Cowart can be seen rounding the corner and heading up the street on his horse The Wiley Coyote. Cowart blows through a stop sign and keeps on going.
"We tried to stop him and talk with him to get off the horse, he took off at a gallop, through most of the areas in the city," said Lt. Randy Burke, Bunnell Police Department.
Cowart and Wiley's wild ride started at 10 a.m. Monday and lasted more than five hours.
"It was a large crowd of people who were beginning to follow him around and he'd almost run over several people with the horse as well as in and out in front of cars so he started to develop quite a crowd and quite a stir in town," Burke said.
Police said people would give him stuff along the way. For instance, at one point his headphones stopped working so somebody gave him ear buds so he could listen to his iPod while he was on horseback.
But Cowart would not listen to police. He and Wiley continued to race away from officers, who had to stop traffic and even a train for them.
"He was kinda starting to go in and out of consciousness from where he was under the influence, so being on the railroad tracks we had to stop the southbound train so we did not have a conflict or have him or the horse injured," Burke said.
Well, Wiley's just fine.
"The horse is absolutely ok. He's no tireder than a cowboy would be after he got off a day's ride in the cow-woods," said Chuck Cowart, Charles' dad.
Chuck Cowart caught up to the mayhem near the railroad tracks and pulled his son off the horse. Charles got away again and ran into a swampy woodland area, but was chased out by K-9 units.
"That's my son, and he's mentally depressed, and the family's behind him and we've got him where we can help him," said Chuck Cowart. "I appreciate all the help that I've had getting him where I got him."


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I'm sorry if this is getting annoying - but I figured I'd give it a shot.
I've got a Replica, Koho Home Red, Niedermayer jersey that i'm looking to get rid of. It is nicely embroidered with a nameplate, alternate's "A", and a 2003 Stanley Cup Patch. The tag reads "XL." The jersey is in mint condition as I've only worn it maybe 3 or 4 times.
I have pictures available but I don't want to take up bandwith so just ask and I'll send them to you.
I'm not really trying to make a profit, just reimburse myself. I would like to get somewhere around $150-175 but I don't mind negotiating.
If anyone is interested just PM me. Thanks for reading, guys!
PS> I wouldn't rule out a trade either
Yet Another Nieds Jersey for Sale
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Posted 25 October 2005 - 11:14 PM
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This is my 2012 Playoff signature.
Posted 26 October 2005 - 05:37 PM
Put it up on eBay.
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"The Stanley Cup has fallen from the Stars. The new millennium has its first Stanley Cup Champion, and it's the New Jersey Devils." Mike Miller calling the Devils winning the Stanley Cup.
"It goes to the captain and then there are handoffs during a skate around the ice" Mike Emrick as Scott Stevens is being presented the Stanley Cup.
Posted 27 October 2005 - 03:02 PM
All intentions to do so - just figured I'd offer it up here first where I know it will actually go to a Devils fan
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Aqib Talib and Cory Boyd Reportedly Fight at Rookie Symposium
The NFL rookie symposium is an excellent event. All the youngsters are schooled by the vets on many topics including staying out of trouble, handling the media, watching finances, and maximizing opportunities in the league. It's quite a helpful program from what I understand, with a lot of good information to offer. The only problem…Read More