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Iowa State Spring Football Preview
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State starts spring practice this week to officially begin the 2014 season. Iowa State's spring game will be held April 12.
The Cyclones return 11 starters on offense and six starters on defense. Head coach Paul Rhoads broke down each position in this spring football preview.
This is a position with zero attrition. Iowa State returns every scholarship quarterback on its roster from 2014, including Sam B. Richardson (6-2, 223, Jr.#, Winter Park, Fla.) and Grant Rohach (6-1, 224, So.#, Moorpark, Calif.), who split starts last year. Redshirt freshmen Joel Lanning (6-2, 236, Fr.#, Ankeny, Iowa) and Trevor Hodge (6-0, 198, Fr.#, Perris, Calif.) will also get their chance to showcase their skills in spring drills.
Richardson was the No. 1 QB in spring practice and fall camp of 2013 after starting the final two games of the 2012 campaign. Richardson, who started the first eight games last year, began strong, throwing for over 240 yards in the first four contests. Injuries, however, plagued Richardson's performance all season. With Richardson banged up, the Cyclones opted to ride the arm of Rohach for the final four games.
Rohach started slow, but was impressive in the final two games of the year, throwing for over 300 yards vs. Kansas and West Virginia, both Cyclone victories. He became the only Cyclone rookie QB in school history to record a pair of 300-yard passing games. He set career highs in completions (25), passing yards (331) and TDs vs. West Virginia, earning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors and aiding ISU to its largest come-from-behind victory (24 points) in school history.
Rhoads On The Quarterbacks
"A phrase I threw out there on National Signing Day was, 'You let the competition begin.' I really feel that way and I'm excited about our competition at QB. There's no position that needs competition like the QB position. If you're going to get the best play, you got to have people compete and this position is going to get that opportunity. They're going to be under new eyes in Todd Sturdy as he moves from wide receivers coach to a position he has coached for a long time. He will not have the burden of coordinator to go along with the position, so he really gets to focus on the development physically and mentally with these kids. Grant Rohach and Sam Richardson both have proven starts and both have won in the league. That experience is important to them. I think they're going to be not only another year smarter, but going to become even more intelligent as we install this offensive system. I think both Joel Lanning and Trevor Hodge have the tools to throw their names into the ring, so to speak. The biggest transition going from a freshman to a redshirt freshman is you're no longer running plays off of cards, which scout team players do. They know exactly what it is they're supposed to do, they're told where to throw it and they really don't have any decisions to make. That's the biggest transition you'll see those two having to go through this spring. I don't know if it's a four-man race, but all four players will have an opportunity to show their stuff this spring."
Tight Ends
Another position with outstanding weapons returning, including second-team All-Big 12 pick E.J. Bibbs (6-3, 261, Sr., Chicago, Ill.). A junior college transfer, Bibbs had a breakout 2013 campaign and Rhoads feels he could compete for All-America honors in 2014.
Bibbs was second on the team in catches (39) and receiving yards (462) and was the only Cyclone to catch multiple passes in all 12 games. Bibbs' 39 grabs was the second-best total by a Cyclone tight end in school history and it ranked 13th nationally among FBS tight ends in 2013.
Bibbs will have help from Ben Boesen (6-6, 238, Jr.#, Des Moines, Iowa). Boesen was injured throughout most of the 2013 campaign, playing in eight games and catching two passes. Boesen will certainly be an important part of ISU's offense in 2014.
Also look for Alex Leslie (6-5, 244, Fr.#, New Braunfels, Texas), who is coming off a redshirt as a rookie, and Quan West (6-4, 238, So.#, Willis, Texas), who moved to tight end from wide receiver in the middle of the 2013 season, to see snaps at tight end in 2014.
Rhoads On The Tight Ends
"We feel very excited about our tight end position and E.J. Bibbs specifically. There's no doubt in my mind that he is an All-American candidate at the position and he's a future NFL player. Going into his second off-season in spring ball will be invaluable to his development and progression physically. Learning the nuances of a new offense will be critical to his progress as a TE also. We believe that the depth at the position is good. Ben Boesen gives us a quality player that's extremely accountable. Alex Leslie comes off a redshirt season and has shown the ability to catch anything in his direction. This off-season will be important in his toughness both in a physical and mental standpoint. Quan West is growing as we anticipated from the recruiting process. He gives us another big, athletic body."
Running Backs
Iowa State lost seniors Shontrelle Johnson, James White and Jeff Woody at the running back position, but with the return of Aaron Wimberly (5-9, 174, Sr., Snellville, Ga.) and DeVondrick Nealy (5-10, 190, Jr.#, Monticello, Fla.), there is experience and talent coming back.
Wimberly led the Cyclones in rushing in 2013 (567 yards) despite missing two games and playing with a number of injuries. When healthy, Wimberly is a serious threat out of the backfield whether running or catching. He caught 18 passes for 211 yards and posted back-to-back 100-yard rushing games vs. Tulsa (137) and Texas (117).
Nealy carried the ball 41 times for 158 yards in his first season of significant playing time. He led the Cyclones in rushing vs. Kansas State (53 yards) and became the first Cyclone since 1963 to score a touchdown in three different ways (KOR, Rec., Rush). He returned a kickoff 98 yards for a TD vs. TCU, the second-longest KO return in ISU history.
Other running backs in ISU's arsenal are Rob Standard (5-10, 213, Jr.#, St. Louis, Mo.) and Tyler Brown (5-10, 179, Fr.#, Lakeland, Fla.).
Rhoads On The Running Backs
"You work hard to develop durability at all positions but possibly it's most important at the running back position because they take the biggest amount of hits, unprotected hits. We're trying to get Aaron Wimberly bigger and stronger to be able to do that. For a guy that is 175 pounds, he runs like he's 225 pounds. He does not back away from contact. He'll drop a shoulder and he's very explosive when he delivers those blows. We got to get him at a point where he can handle that. DeVondrick Nealy really finished 2013 strong, not just as a returner, but also in the backfield as a runner and as a pass catcher. It will be exciting for him to get his assignments down and mature in that regard, but these are two very dangerous backs and both capable of being productive at the Big 12 level. Rob Standard returns and gives us that bigger body in the backfield that we always have to have. Tyler Brown, quite honestly, hits top speed faster of the four, and that's a mouthful knowing how fast Aaron Wimberly is. It will be an exciting group to watch this spring."
Wide Receivers
Locked and loaded. It's the appropriate term to describe the Cyclone receiving corps in 2014. Of the 144 receptions by Cyclone receivers in 2013, ISU returns wideouts with 105 of those catches.
The only losses the Cyclones suffer at receiver are Justin Coleman and Albert Gary.
The leader of the pack is Quenton Bundrage (6-2, 191, Jr.#, Palmetto, Fla.). Bundrage emerged as ISU's big-play receiver in 2013, leading the team in catches (48), receiving yards (676) and TDs (9). His nine TD grabs tied the single-season school record and ranked third in the Big 12.
Bundrage, who had three multi-TD catch games, showed the ability to break off the big play with three 60+-yard scoring plays, including a 97-yard TD catch vs. Texas, the longest pass play in ISU history.
Don't forget about Jarvis West (5-7, 177, Sr.#, St. Petersburg, Fla.), Tad Ecby (6-0, 203, Jr.#, Houston, Texas) and Dondre Daley (6-1, 191, So.#, Tarpon Springs, Fla.). All three started last season and produced outstanding moments.
West was having his best season as a Cyclone until suffering a knee injury vs. Oklahoma State. He caught 15 passes for 105 yards and returned ISU's first non-onside kickoff return for a TD since 1994 against Texas Tech. Ecby was third on the team in receptions (22) and receiving yards (233) and Daley caught 13 passes for 127 yards.
P.J. Harris (6-1, 160, So.#, Groveland, Fla.), who caught seven passes last year, and D'Vario Montgomery (6-5, 200, So.#, Winter Park, Fla.) will also look to contribute at the wideout spot in 2014. Montgomery sat out last season after transferring from USF. He was ranked in Rivals' national top-150 in the class of 2012.
Rhoads also likes Bryan Ajumobi (6-1, 204, Fr.#, Grand Prairie, Texas), Brandon Harris (6-0, 178, Fr.#, Cedar Hill, Texas) and Damein Lawry (5-10, 169, So.#, Dallas, Texas).
Rhoads On The Wide Receivers
"We've got a lot of talent. It's probably our deepest and most talented position. We certainly can go beyond the two-deep in guys we think we can put on the field and win with. And I think you're going to see that. I don't think you're going to see just three and four guys playing, but more like six or more guys playing."
"The senior that will lead the unit is Jarvis West. We probably felt Jarvis' injury as much as anybody's last season. When we lost him we really lost a weapon, both as a receiver and special teams performer. Jarvis comes back for his senior year and right now is at full strength. He can do a lot of things with the ball in his hands. Quenton Bundrage will probably be the most talked about, and deservedly so. He had a productive sophomore campaign with a number of touchdowns and a lot of plays that were left out there. That's what we got to get Q to focus on is making every catch. He makes the tough catch, but we need him to make all the simple catches as well, and sometimes that involves a little more concentration which he is very capable of. All these guys we want to become better blockers at the same time they're pass catchers. I think the recognition that Quenton will get will be well deserved and we all welcome that burden that comes with that."
"Dondre Daley, P.J. Harris and Tad Ecby are all guys that got minutes in and got plays in a year ago. That's invaluable when it comes to their growth. That freshman year sometimes is a real eye-opener and I think it was for P.J. and Dondre. Tad is maybe the most physical and strongest of the WR corps and that's important. He's a big play threat who's very good with the ball in his hands."
"Bryan Ajumobi comes off his true freshman year and he's pushing 225 pounds and that presence physically is hard to defend as a defensive back whether it is corner or safety. Brandon Harris is a guy who brings size to the position as well. As we started last season, we were considering bringing in a junior college WR. We got that and more when D'Vario Montgomery decided to transfer. We got him here in the fall and he has three years of eligibility remaining, so he was a big pickup for us. Another guy we will look at is Damein Lawry."
Offensive Line
The bad news. There wasn't a position that suffered more injuries than the Iowa State offensive line in 2013. A total of 10 different offensive lineman started a game in the trenches last year with six missing a game because of an injury. These consequences made Iowa State experiment with nine different offensive line combinations in 12 games.
The good news. Iowa State's young offensive line gained valuable experience in 2013 and return virtually every player at the position. Of the 60 starts made by ISU offensive linemen in 2013, the Cyclones return eight players who combined to make 56 of those starts. The Cyclones lead the Big 12 with 86 career starts on the offensive line returning.
The 2014 line will no doubt be anchored by seniors Tom Farniok (6-4, 300, Sr.#, Sioux Falls, S.D.) and Jacob Gannon (6-7, 301, Sr.#, Iowa City, Iowa). Farniok, a two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 selection, enters his fourth season as ISU's starting center. With a team-high 35 career starts returning, his leadership will be invaluable.
Gannon, who started eight games in 2013 before an injury sidelined him, has started at least one game in each of the last three seasons. Rhoads is looking for great things out of the tackle in 2014.
Four other linemen return who started over half of the games last season in guard Jamison Lalk (6-6, 303, Jr.#, Council Bluffs, Iowa), guard Oni Omoile (6-3, 297, Jr.#, Coppell, Texas), guard Daniel Burton (6-5, 320, So.#, Oklahoma City, Okla.) and tackle Brock Dagel (6-8, 303, Jr.#, Cherokee, Iowa).
Center Ben Loth (6-6, 327, Sr.#, Chatsworth, Calif.) and tackle Jacob Dunning (6-5, 287, So.#, Leander, Texas) are back after receiving starts a year ago as well.
Rhoads is also anxious to see how his redshirt freshmen linemen respond in their first season of competition in players like Shawn Curtis (6-5, 288, Fr.#, Orlando, Fla.), Ryan Glenn (6-4, 305 Fr.#, Waukee, Iowa) and Jake Campos (6-7, 279, Fr.#, West Des Moines, Iowa).
Rhoads On The Offensive Line
"There was good that came out of the 2013 season from an experience standpoint for our offensive line. We knew we were going to be young on the offensive side in general and certainly on the line specifically. Having the injuries that we had on the line last year really tore at our football team. However, it did give us a chance to play even more guys there who gained experience that will benefit us in 2014."
"The line is anchored by a couple of seniors in Tom Farniok and Jacob Gannon, who are really good solid blocks to the foundation of the group. These guys have played a lot of snaps, understand the Big 12 and its rigors and will be mature in the classroom as we install new pieces of the offense under a new coordinator and a new offensive line coach. Then you add to that the return of guys like Brock Dagel, a redshirt junior, sophomore Daniel Burton, who in the seventh game of the 2013 season was our only starter on the OL that had started all seven games, and Jamison Lalk, who has played both center and guard. There is a lot of experience returning."
"Oni Omoile, who got a number of reps and starts because of injury last year, is another guy we are excited about. He's probably our most athletic, quickest and explosive offensive lineman even though he's just under 300 pounds. Jacob Dunning probably headlines the backups, as he goes into his third year and gives us great depth at the tackle position. It was late in the year when I really thought that Jacob had really started to mature both physically and mentally in a position that really needs it to be successful. You got a couple guys coming off freshman redshirts in two local products, Jake Campos and Ryan Glenn, both mentally strong and physically tough and capable kids who I think will compete immediately to get themselves in the two deep. Shawn Curtis will go into his second spring practice and he continues to do a nice job of developing with coach (Yancy) McKnight and his staff in the weight room."
Defensive Tackles
With two starters on the interior defensive line sitting out of spring drills in Rodney Coe (6-3, 301, Sr., Fulton, Mo.) and David Irving (6-7, 281, Sr., San Jacinto, Calif.), a slew of young Cyclones will get reps this spring.
Both Coe and Irving are nursing shoulder injuries, leaving a hole in the middle for spring practice. Coe started the last four games of 2013 and had 4.5 of his 5.0 tackles for loss in the last five games. Irving started eight games in 2013, registering 4.5 tackles for loss and four pass break ups.
Devlyn Cousin (6-1, 295, So.#, St. Marys, Ga.), Pierre Aka (6-4, 285, So.#, Indianapolis, Ind.), Vernell Trent (6-3, 287, Fr.#, Jacksonville, Fla.) and Robby Garcia (6-3, 277, Fr.#, Tampa, Fla.) will all get the chance to prove their skills on the interior defensive line this spring.
Cousin is the most experienced of the group, playing in seven games in 2013. Late in the year Cousin was inserted into the rotation on the interior line, registering six tackles.
Aka was injured last year and did not play in a game. He is healthy now. Both Trent and Garcia are coming off their redshirt seasons.
Rhoads On The Defensive Tackles
"It's going to be scary going into spring practice with only Devlyn Cousin, a redshirt sophomore, as our most veteran interior defensive lineman able to play. Rodney Coe and David Irving, two veteran starters, will be out recovering from post-season shoulder surgeries. We expect a full rehab by the summer and no issues come August. In the meantime, Cousin and Pierre Aka will start at those tackle positions. Pierre is coming off a shoulder surgery of his own that took place in the middle of last season. His rehab has been successful and he's been cleared to participate in spring drills. They'll be backed up by true freshmen Vernell Trent and Robby Garcia, two guys very capable of being contributors for us this fall."
Defensive Ends
On the outside, the undisputed leader is senior Cory Morrissey (6-4, 260, Sr., Ames, Iowa). An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection in 2013, Morrissey started 11 of 12 games at defensive end, leading all Cyclone down linemen with 52 tackles. He was also second on the team in tackles for loss at 6.5.
Mitchell Meyers (6-4, 262, So.#, The Woodlands, Texas) also returns on the outside. Meyers played in all 12 games a year ago, tallying 14 tackles.
Also watch for J.D. Waggoner (6-2, 247, Fr.#, Dallas, Texas) and Gabe Luna (6-1, 255, Jr., Garden City, Kan.) this spring. Waggoner is coming off a redshirt and Luna is a mid-year enrollee from Butler C.C. (Kansas).
Defensive scout team player of the year in 2013 Justin Madison (6-2, 212, Fr.#, Tampa, Fla.) will sit out of spring drills because of an ACL injury.
Rhoads On The Defensive Ends
"The defensive end position will be one or two positions that will be very thin for us this spring. We're not going to be able to survive with injuries. We're going to have to be smart in how we practice and getting our guys through."
"Cory Morrissey leads the group and maybe leads the defense quite honestly. He's a definite captain potential for our football team. Nobody plays the game harder on our roster than Cory does. That's not to say he doesn't have talent to go along with it. He might not be the fastest or the quickest guy, but he more than makes up for that with his intelligence and his effort. He's a guy, when the season is done, could be an All-Big 12 player. He's really added to his physical size at over 260 pounds. He will give us production and leadership, both very important attributes."
"Mitchell Meyers comes off a freshman year where he got his feet wet. I think he got better and better as every week went by. There were times where he played inside on substitution packages and he could hold his own in there. We might be the biggest we've been on the defensive end position since we've been here. Although it's not a must, it is important to be able to battle some of these monstrosities at tackle that we face in our league. There's a phrase that coaches will use, 'A guy's gotta pull a trigger.' I think at times Mitchell was tentative as a redshirt freshman and I think as he goes into his sophomore year, he'll get to a point where he's pulling that trigger on a regular basis and playing faster and more physical."
"J.D. Waggoner will be like Mitchell was a year ago coming off his redshirt year, and quite honestly, could get forced into competition because of the thinness of this group. J.D. was a very productive high school player on a very talented team. We look forward to him showing that talent this spring. Then we've already added Gabe Luna, one of several junior college players that will join our program. Gabe is here this spring and has already bulked up 10 pounds since he's arrived. Sometimes that's just as easy as eating three square meals a day, not to mention the work that's gone on in the weight room. Gabe is really a lot like Cory Morrissey. He's very serious about his training and about the game and brings the blue-collar mentality that we love. He has better feet than I anticipated him having when we recruited him. So we are excited about Gabe's addition."
Iowa State must replace the services of first-team All-Big 12 linebacker Jeremiah George at the MIKE linebacker spot. George is one of four Cyclone linebackers to earn first-team all-Big 12 honors in the five-year Paul Rhoads era.
Rhoads does, however, return a pair of starters in seniors Jared Brackens (6-1, 215, Sr., Mesquite, Texas) and Jevohn Miller (6-1, 243, Sr., Brooklyn, Iowa). Luke Knott (6-0, 218, So.#, Lee's Summit, Mo.), who started five games as a freshman in 2013, will not participate in spring drills while recovering from hip surgery. Knott recorded 45 tackles in six games.
Brackens, with 12 starts, has the most returning starts of any other defensive player for the Cyclones. Brackens started every game at the SAM/Nickel slot in 2013, ranking third on the team in tackles with 61. He also had 4.5 tackles for loss.
Miller, meanwhile, has the most career games played of any returning Cyclone defender with 37. Miller settled in as the starting WILL linebacker after Knott went down with his hip injury in 2013, racking up 39 of his 44 tackles on the season in the final six games, averaging 6.5 tpg in that span.
Players vying to take over George's spot at MIKE linebacker are Kane Seeley (6-1, 240, So.#, Perry, Iowa), Alton Meeks (6-2, 249, Fr.#, Orlando, Fla.) and Jordan Harris (5-11, 241, Jr., Clarksdale, Miss.).
Seeley saw action in 11 games in 2013 and Meeks is coming off his redshirt season. Harris was a huge pickup for Rhoads as a mid-year enrollee. Harris was a second-team NJCAA All-American at Copiah-Lincoln CC after leading the nation in tackles (13.8 tpg).
Darius White (6-0, 233, So.#, Palmetto, Fla.) and Justin Webster (6-0, 222, Fr.#, Houston, Texas) will be backups to Brackens at the SAM/Nickel spot.
Levi Peters (5-10, 217, So.#, Gilmore City, Iowa) and Brian Mills (5-10, 227, Fr.#, Clermont, Fla.) are backups to Miller at the WILL spot.
Rhoads On The Linebackers
"We find ourselves for the second year in a row replacing a first team All-Big 12 linebacker in Jeremiah George. Jeremiah will be missed for a number of reasons. We've got some guys returning with playing experience and Jared Brackens is one of those guys. Jared will once again play our SAM/Nickel linebacker spot. It's nice to have that athleticism out there, especially in this league with so many spread offenses and three and four wide-out systems. Jared, with a year under his belt, should be able to find himself more comfortable inside when we're facing two-back systems."
"Kane Seeley, Alton Meeks and newcomer Jordan Harris will provide great competition for Jeremiah's vacated MIKE linebacker position. Kane will be going into his second spring and he has really learned a lot in the past year being behind Jeremiah. He is starting to understand what Coach (Wally) Burnham is talking about and that's quite honestly the normal progression at that position. Alton Meeks goes into his second spring after graduating early last year. Jordan Harris brings a physical tenacity that we certainly desire at the position."
"Jevohn Miller is already a senior and that is scary how fast his career has flown by. He gives us experience at the WILL spot. Levi Peters, who has really surfaced as a special team's player in our program, also continues to grow at linebacker and Brian Mills comes off his redshirt season to enter into the depth chart and the mix at WILL."
"Darius White and Justin Webster are also guys that will compete at the SAM position and play on the edge. We're anxious to get Justin in pads. He missed a lot of practice time with a broken hand in the fall. Darius really is a pure linebacker. He's another guy that we're anxious to see after another year under his belt."
Defensive Backs
Finding replacements in the secondary for multiple-year starters Jacques Washington, Deon Broomfield and Jansen Watson will be the No. 1 priority.
Iowa State does have back the services of cornerbacks Nigel Tribune (5-10, 183, So., Jacksonville, Fla.) and Sam E. Richardson (5-7, 189, Jr.#, League City, Texas), who both registered over six starts last year. Tribune is the only true freshman to play for the Cyclones in the last two seasons. He totaled 30 tackles and six pass breakups in seven starts.
Richardson had 53 tackles and seven pass breakups in six starts.
Kenneth Lynn (5-10, 166, Jr.#., Dallas, Texas) is also back at one of the cornerback spots. Lynn played in seven games and started in the season-finale vs. West Virginia. Matthew Thomas (5-10, 168, Sr.#, Lancaster, Texas) will also have the opportunity to see action at cornerback.
Broomfield rarely came out of games at strong safety last year. Rhoads has T.J. Mutcherson (5-11, 203, So.#, Tampa, Fla.) and Devron Moore (5-11, 190, Jr., Carthage, Mo.) pegged as suitors to fill in for the spot left vacant by Broomfield.
Mutcherson lettered in his redshirt freshman season, seeing time on special teams. Moore is a junior college transfer who began school in the second semester. Moore was a highly sought after JUCO safety after a stellar career at NE Oklahoma A&M JC where he picked off 10 passes.
Rhoads has Kamari Cotton-Moya (6-0, 190, Fr.#, Bakersfield, Calif.), Darian Cotton (5-11, 201, Jr.#, Mount Pleasant, Iowa) and Kamari Syrie (5-9, 203, Fr.#, Hurst, Texas) fighting for Washington's former spot at free safety.
Cotton-Moya and Syrie are coming off their redshirt seasons, while Cotton lettered last year on special teams.
Rhoads On The Defensive Backs
"Cornerback is another position to go along with the defensive front that is thin with four scholarship players as we go into spring practice. We're helped by the fact that three of them have played a good amount of Big 12 football. The group is probably led by Nigel Tribune, who is coming off his true freshman year, and then Sam Richardson and Ken Lynn will be right there competing. Matt Thomas is also there heading into his senior year. These are four guys that obviously can play the position and all run. They will be anxious to be tutored by a new secondary coach and compete. As an old defensive back coach myself, I've never been opposed to playing three and four guys in the position and keeping guys fresh to keep people out of our end zone. I think all four of these young men will approach the job with that mentality."
"The safety position is going to see new starters certainly with Washington and Broomfield graduating, two guys that have meant a lot to our program and had a lot of starts. T.J. Mutcherson and Darian Cotton will lead the way as we go into spring drills, two guys that have been here awhile and will finally get their opportunity. Both these guys are good with the ball in the air, meaning they have excellent ball skills and bring good physical toughness to the position. Kamari Cotton-Moya comes off a true freshman year in where he suffered an achilles tendon injury and we're hoping to have him back and healthy for the entire length of spring practice. He's a guy that I felt back in training camp in August would have probably played as a true freshman if he'd not gotten hurt, so we're excited to have him back in pads. Devron Moore is the third junior college player that joins us this spring and will be available. He brings both ball skills and a physical play from NE Oklahoma Community College. Drake Ferch is a local young man from West Marshall High School and Kamari Syrie are two other guys that will add to the depth of the safety position and give us some great competition there as well."
Four-year All-Big 12 punter Kirby Van Der Kamp is gone and so is his career 42.4 ypp average, the 21st-best career average in NCAA history. Van Der Kamp will likely be punting on Sundays and Holden Kramer (6-2, 183, Fr.#, West Des Moines, Iowa) will handle punting duties for the Cyclones in the spring.
Kramer is a walk-on who sat out last season as a redshirt.
Spencer Thornton (6-1, 251, Sr.#, Marion, Iowa) will begin his third season as ISU's long snapper.
The situation at kicker was solidified by the outstanding freshman season from Cole Netten (6-1, 213, So.#, Ankeny, Iowa) in 2013. Netten was 13-of-18 on field goals and 33-of-34 on PATs in his rookie season. He was successful on 13-of-14 field goal tries of 41 yards or shorter.
Rhoads On The Special Teams
"Cole Netten really emerged in the middle of the season and took hold of our place kicking position. He got more and more accurate and confident as the year went. I'm really pleased with his growth and at the prospect of him being a four-year starter. Cole will also look to take on the kickoff duties as well with Edwin Arceo's graduation. Spencer Thornton is back for his third year as a starter as a long-snapper. It's a position of great value to the team that is often over looked. Holden Kramer comes off a freshman campaign and will handle punting duties this spring. He will be challenged by incoming freshman Colin Downing this fall."


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Gotta admit, I never realized Pollard could make that much here at ISU. He's doing a good job, glad he's here....but that's a lot of jack.
Worth every penny.
Keepers of the Faith -- The Unknown
He is worth every penny and we need to keep him here.
When Prepared, Fear No One.
Let's make it an even million.
This is very important:
2014-15 KenPom AdjO (rating)
116.3 (11)
2015-16 KenPom AdjO (rating
120.7 (3)
Originally Posted by Tre4ISU
Let's make it an even million.
Just talked to Pollard - He agrees
I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.
e-mail leath
"Day after day, situation after situation you do things the right way. If you do things the right way, in life, you are going to be successful. I'm not just your football coach; I'm not just here to win games. I could not be prouder of who we are and who we are becoming, together. You do things right in the classroom, off and on the field; that's whats's makes us Cyclones and that's what our culture's all about."
-Paul Rhoads
Originally Posted by kilgore_trout
Yes you probably are
wow. deserves it though, we may be in the Big East without him.
Some of the best money spent. Maybe except SEZ bowled in
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you."
-Satchel Paige
Then again, if you actually read the article you see it's due to a 1 time bonus of $400,000 and his base is only $500,000, less than TCU's AD.
I'm happy for JP, but concerned about the inflated value in general of sports salaries, particularly at the collegiate level.
Pollard deserves a lot of credit for the exciting things happening at isu athletically, perhaps about 900,000 of credit!
yeah, only because of a big 1 time bonus is he getting this much for his 8 years here.
I LIEK CHOCOLATE MILK - The Partisan Bat
Originally Posted by ChrisMWilliams
Hmmm...I'm not a huge "weiner"
Originally Posted by Angie
"Yeah, Chris' weiner is a way bigger get than mine."
His base pay of 500k is a tad low. He deserves the 400k bonus.
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Currently QCAD doesn`t have an option in the circle tool set to draw a circle (C) tangent to two other circles (snapshot A), the following tip may help as a workaround if you need to do this.
1.Draw two given circles A and B of radii 50 and 40.
2.Set up a new layer - circle construction.
* Note - third circle ' C ' to be drawn is of radius 30.
3.On layer ' circle construction'
First construction circle with a radius of 80 (combined radii of circles A - 50 + C - 30).
Second construction circle with a radius of 70 (combined radii of circles B - 40 + C - 30).
4.Draw circle C (radius 30) using the intersection of the construction circles as the center!
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Town clerk candidates promise service and integrity
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The clerk has been described as a conduit or bridge between the town and the people. Would you agree with that, and how do you hope to strengthen that relationship?
Nasrin Ahmad: The clerk is also the custodian of all of the documents, and I think that is very important. All of the legal documents are and should be safe guarded. I should also be out there and accessible so people can come and talk to me and tell me what they require. I am here to fulfill their needs. If I can make things just a little bit easier for people, I am doing the right thing.
Jasmine Garcia-Vieux: The best way to do that is to build and nurture relationships in the community through constant communication. If the town can spend thousands of dollars on mailers in relation to the next car show, why can't we spend that money on mailers for meetings that relate to issues that affect residents' everyday lives? There are issues presented to the town board that affect various communities, and a lot of residents don't know that they can come to meetings and speak about them. We need to reach out to the public and let them know what's happening, and one way of doing that is via email instead of spending thousands of dollars on paper.
How would your career experience help you in the clerk's role?
Nasrin Ahmad: When you're driving a car, you're just a driver. But when you are a mechanic and you know how it runs, do you know how much more you will enjoy driving it? That's the way I look at it. I know all of the nuts and bolts. I started as a filing clerk and worked my way up, so I know all parts of the office. The town clerk's office has been my second home for 15 years.
Jasmine Garcia-Vieux: As both practicing attorney and managing associate, and a mother of three young children, I have been successful with managing competing priorities. I think that definitely qualifies me for this role. I am also not a career politician, and therefore I have no agenda, aside from serving the public.
What do you think will be the biggest challenge facing the next town clerk?
Nasrin Ahmad: I never saw this as a challenge. I have always enjoyed working in the Town Clerk's office. I was very confident because I know this office. I was very excited to be a part of the team. Kate Murray was also the town clerk, and I can go to her for advice. I'm just very excited to work and meet people. Before, I did not meet the residents of the Town of Hempstead. Before, I was behind the desk, and now I can go in front of the desk.
Jasmine Garcia-Vieux: I think biggest challenge will be actually getting out and accomplishing one of the goals I've set for myself, which is nurturing relationships. I don't necessarily think that has happened to date. I think it would be interesting to see how the public receives an official who is one of them. Elected officials need to be innovative in the ways they conduct themselves. We need to be more involved in the communities we serve, and that involves getting out there and speaking with your constituents to find ways that we can better serve them.
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Nasrin Ahmad is NOT ethically qualified to be in public office. See video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xMVJ7Qb5_M
That is just one instance, she has treated many residents unfairly, especially at the April 9,2013 redistricting hearing
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It is obvious that Jasmine Garcia Vieux is the most qualified candidate.
She is an attorney with management experience. She obviously has a plan in mind once she's in office.
She has my vote!
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I have one Palm device connected to my computer running XP Pro. I would like my wife's computer (XP Home) to see the same Palm Desktop file so that she can make changes to it and update it with things I need to know.
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As truckload capacity continues to tighten, spot market rates continue to rise.
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The Avondale report stated that its index continued to show steady improvement on a three-month average basis, coming in at a 253 percent increase in May, which was down slightly from April's 260 percent gain. Despite the significant increases, Broughton noted that the year-over-year strength is somewhat exaggerated by the severe weakness in last year's index.
"The result suggests that in the spot market, the ratio of the number of loads available versus the number of trucks available has improved so dramatically that contract market pricing has to move up materially."
TransCore reported that its North American Freight Index saw a 3.2 percent decline in May from April, following 25 and 44 percent month-to-month gains in April and March, according to published reports. Even thought May was down sequentially, TransCore said load volume in May reached its highest level for the month in ten years.
"Spot prices have moved up dramatically, and I expect that by the end of the third quarter if will show up in data from publicly traded carriers," said FTR Associates Partner Noel Perry. "And it takes time for price changes to mature [which impacts pricing]. If you sign a contract in December, prices won't change until the next December."
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Future Forecast – What's Beyond for the Baltimore Ravens?
NEW ORLEANS, La.–Win or lose, the Baltimore Ravens will return Feb. 4 from a trip to New Orleans and gear up for next season. After totaling 72 regular season wins since 2006, mostly with legendary inside linebacker Ray Lewis as their leader, Baltimore has been one of the National Football League's (NFL) steadiest teams.
But following the Super Bowl, the Ravens will enter next season with a host of questions. Topics such as Joe Flacco's contract status, the impact of Lewis' retirement, aging stars and a likely Super Bowl hangover should be circling the team bus as it pulls away from the Superdome. So what's next for the Ravens? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley debate.
Riley: You can't act like a decline isn't in order because it definitely is. This offseason will probably be the first crossroad that the franchise has faced in quite some time. With Lewis' retirement and Flacco's contract dangling in the air, the team could totally shift philosophies if Flacco re-signs for big dollars. But with several other factors still nipping at the team's coattails, they're going to be hard-pressed to duplicate this championship appearance next season and beyond. A lot of balls bounced in Baltimore's favor just to make it to New Orleans this year, I can't see that happening again.
Green: Well, thankfully you're not a psychic, Riley. This franchise is in excellent hands with general manager Ozzie Newsome pulling the strings. He knows how to set the table and keep an appetizing meal that serves the fans. Newsome's a brilliant GM and I expect him to make the right calls this offseason that'll keep the Ravens rolling for a while. Lewis' retirement will hurt but there's a lot of pride and talent on this team. The cupboard isn't bare by any stretch. This team has a lot more years of winning in the near future.
Riley: The Ravens have talent but that Super Bowl hangover, whether win or lose, is a tough one. Removing a leader like Lewis, a guy who could probably direct them out of any funk, is critical as they head into next season. How many Super Bowl losers have we seen not even make the playoffs over the last few years? The New York Giants won it all last year and couldn't even sniff the postseason this year. There's going to be some sense of complacency circling this team after their first Super Bowl appearance in over a decade. And asking a team to deal with that, plus possible deflections of star players and aging players is a lot to ask.
Green: At the end of the day the Ravens still have the most talent in their division. And at the end of the day winning the division is all every team prepares for. That's the first step to a successful campaign so even with Lewis stepping down, the Ravens remain the most talented team in the AFC (American Football Conference) North. Flacco will get his deal and the offense will roll again with Ray Rice in the backfield. The defense no longer has to be a lights-out unit and they'll still play with pride with Lewis retired because many of the players he's mentored still remain, like linebacker Terrell Suggs and defensive tackle Haloti Ngata. This is Flacco's team now and after this season he'll either be a Super Bowl-winning quarterback or just a Super Bowl quarterback. In my opinion, Baltimore's only on the way up as Flacco enters his prime.
Riley: Maybe I'm underestimating Flacco but even he will have some fog to navigate through should he enter next season with a Super Bowl ring and a fat new contract. Hangovers are real and I'm not talking about the college ones. You have some teams in the NFL that hit their peak before they fall back into the pack. After competing and plugging away for so long to finally reach the big game, it's going to be hard for the Ravens to approach next season and battle through considering the many factors that will linger into the season.
Green: When Ravens head coach John Harbaugh first took over in 2008, he looked us reporters in the eyes and told us he would turn this team into a championship dynasty. The look in his eyes made you believe him. His players see that same look and they believe, too. That's why I'm not worried about this team being motivated to keep the wins rolling in. This is a tough group. They're hard-working and resilient. Newsome knows how to insert the right pieces to keep this team in the running and Harbaugh is a hell of a coach. The Ravens have the front office and brass to stay running for a while. Even with all of those "surrounding factors."
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I have a peculiar problem that only came about recently, though there were no recent changes made to Zimbra (current version 6.0.5)
Inside the admin console, for our COS (we use the default), the preference "Display a warning when users try to navigate away from ZCS" is enabled for the users as well as the administrators.
This did work in the past though now no one gets prompted with the log off warning. When I go to the Server Statistics / Sessions tab, I see several admin sessions (as well as a few duplicate user sessions), but they never seem to disappear. Myself and one other person have access to the admin console, so it is not as though users are getting in and mucking around with things.
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Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Raul Ibanez smashed a three-run home run and
the Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics, 6-3, in the opener of a
three-game series.
Kendrys Morales, Justin Smoak and Michael Morse contributed with an RBI apiece
for the Mariners, who have won eight of their last 11 games.
Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakauma (4-1) had nine strikeouts and allowed two
runs on nine hits over seven frames. Tom Wilhelmsen pitched a flawless ninth
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Jed Lowrie drove in two runs and Derek Norris had a home run for the
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all-terrain vehicle competition will be honored Jan. 18, 2014, at the Aladdin Shrine
Center in Columbus, Ohio.
"One feature that makes AMA-sanctioned competition stand out is the
diversity of our disciplines," said AMA Vice President of Operations Jeff
Massey. "From the woods to the ice to near-vertical assents to tracks
on a range of surfaces, AMA racers compete everywhere. And that variety is on
display for all to see at the annual AMA Championship Banquet."
The event honors the top three national championship finishers in disciplines
ranging from land-speed racing to motocross to woods racing and everything in
between. The banquet includes dinner, door prizes, refreshments and a bike
Class champions will receive medals and No. 1 plates at the banquet, while
second- and third-place finishers will also receive awards. The winners of
special annual awards, such as the AMA Grand Championship Athlete of the Year
and the AMA National Championship Athlete of the Year awards, will be announced
as well.
"The annual championship banquet is also when we highlight the good works
of our best and hardest-working clubs and promoters," Massey said.
"We will recognize AMA organizers from competition and recreational road
and off-road events, as well as those who excelled in media coverage and as
ambassadors of the sport."
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - It might already be too late for the suddenly
hot Washington Wizards. Bradley Beal had 20 points and six rebounds in the
Wizards' 90-84 win over the Toronto Raptors. The Wizards, who began the year
0-12, have won seven of their last nine games and 14-of-22 overall. Washington
improved to 18-37 on the campaign. John Wall added 10 points, seven assists
and five rebounds in the win. DeMar DeRozan netted 25 points to lead
Toronto, which had won six of their last seven tilts coming in. Rudy Gay was
just 1-of-11 from the floor, turned the ball over five times and netted seven
points in defeat.
Final Score: Atlanta 114, Detroit 103
Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Al Horford had 23 points and 22 rebounds
to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 114-103 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday.
Horford shot 10-of-13 from the field for the Hawks, who have won three
straight games. Josh Smith also scored 23 points and Jeff Teague recorded a
double-double as well with 20 points and 12 assists. Rodney Stuckey and
Jonas Jerebko scored 22 and 21 points, respectively, for the Pistons, who
have lost three in a row. Greg Monroe registered 15 points, eight rebounds
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I pronounce it the French way as uselesskitty described. I like this name. I also like the Spanish Emilio.19 year old name lover with impeccable taste (◡‿◡✿)
May 6th, 2013 09:52 AM #12
I like Emil and considered it for my top ten. I think of the children's author Emil Kaestner.
Emil - Eh-meel. I wouldn't know what to do with the extra -e and would assume it's silent sort of like in Theodor/e.
If the extra letter is neither here not there for you I'd consider nixing it - in many languages that have genders assigned to words it will be pronounced and could give Emil a very feminine sound. (I can only speak with certainty about German but by adding the e it sounds oddly feminine).proud of our little Lorelei (may 2016)
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Robinson "Rob" McIlvaine, 87, retired career diplomat, editor and conservationist, died June 24, 2001, at his home in Washington, DC.
A specialist in African affairs, McIlvaine served as Consul General in the Congo and ambassador to Dahomey (now Benin), Guinea, and Kenya. He had previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Lisbon, Director of the Inter-Departmental Seminar, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, and Chairman of the U.S. Section of the Caribbean Commission.
A recent wildlife survey in the Laikipia District of central Kenya in February 2001 provided an opportunity to test a Zebra Simulation Model developed by The Mpala Research Centre. This predictive model can estimate the total number of zebras present in a given area. The prediction for this year, according to the model, was 23,726. Compared to the actual number of zebras found through traditional survey techniques in February was 26,095. This is a difference of 9% and represents an accurate substitute for more costly sampling methods.
Statement by the International Gorilla Conservation Program, a joint initiative of the African Wildlife Foundation, Fauna and Flora International and World Wide Fund for Nature.
If you ask wildlife managers working in national parks in Botswana, Kenya and Tanzania where they studied, many will give you the same answer: The College of African Wildlife Management in Mweka, Tanzania.
Situated in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro (Mweka is one of the towns that allow access to climb the mountain), the college is a respected regional training school that AWF helped establish almost 40 years ago. Mweka College trains mid-career protected-area and wildlife professionals from all over the continent.
During the last year, AWF doubled its number of Conservation Service Centers (CSCs). The two original CSCs are in Nairobi and Arusha. In 2000, a third center opened in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and a fourth in White River, South Africa.
AWF hired Isidore Gwashure, formerly a top executive in southern Africa's ecotourism industry, to direct the CSC program. Now based at AWF's Office of African Operations in Nairobi, he has concluded agreements with two major southern African tourism companies and is negotiating additional contracts.


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Iron is a mineral that is found in every living cell. Iron exists in two forms—heme and nonheme. Heme iron is part of the hemoglobin and myoglobin molecules in animal tissues. About 40% of the iron in meat is in the heme form. Nonheme iron comes from animal tissues other than hemoglobin and myoglobin and from plant tissues. It is found in meats, eggs, milk, vegetables, grains, and other plant foods. The body absorbs heme iron much more efficiently than nonheme iron. Much of the iron in our diet comes from foods, such as breads and cereals that are fortified with this mineral. Worldwide, iron deficiency anemia is the most common form of malnutrition.
Iron's functions include:
Iron needs are greatest during times of rapid growth—childhood, adolescence, and pregnancy. Also, women have higher requirements than men, to replace the iron that is lost with monthly menstruation.
Groups of people who are susceptible to being iron deficient are:
There are no symptoms of iron deficiency unless you become anemic. If not corrected, iron deficiency can progress to anemia. Symptoms of
Iron-deficiency anemia is usually treated by increasing iron intake through dietary sources and iron supplementation.
At high levels, iron is toxic. And since the body has no effective means of excreting excess iron, it is possible, although not very common, for iron to accumulate. Iron pills and supplements containing iron that are designed for adults
can cause poisoning in children.
Symptoms of iron toxicity include:
People with the genetic disease hemochromatosis absorb excessive amounts of iron. This leads to a buildup of iron in the bloodstream and in certain organs, including the liver, muscles, pancreas, and heart. Signs and symptoms of disease usually do not appear until midlife. People of Northern European descent and men are at higher risk. Without treatment, high levels of iron can damage these organs. Treatment involves eating a diet low in iron and donating blood regularly.
Some research has suggested that excess levels of iron in the body may lead to an increased risk for heart disease or cancer. These effects may be due to how the body metabolizes iron, as opposed to how much iron is in the diet. However, the research in these areas is still inconclusive.
The amount of iron your body absorbs varies depending on several factors. For example, your body will absorb more iron from foods when your iron stores are low and will absorb less when stores are sufficient.
In addition, certain dietary factors affect absorption:
Note: Consuming heme iron and/or
vitamin C
with nonheme can help compensate for these decreases.
To increase your intake and absorption of dietary iron, try the following:
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vegetarian Resource Group
Health Canada
Food and Nutrition
Dietitians of Canada
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommendations to prevent and control iron deficiency in the United States.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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The American Dietetic Association's Complete Nutrition Guide. Chronimed Publishing; 1998.
Dietary supplement fact sheet: iron. Office of Dietary Supplements website. Available at: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/iron.asp. Accessed August 1, 2012.
Pennington J.
Bowes & Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used. 17th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1998.
Wardlaw G, Insel P.
Perspectives in Nutrition. 2nd ed. Mosby Year Book, Inc.; 1993.
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Evening School of Erlang - Pasadena
Erlang Solutions
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 6:30 PM - Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 8:30 PM (PST)
Who's Going
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Event Details
What is it?
The Evening School of Erlang is a series of Erlang classes designed to bring together developers interested in programming in Erlang and companies who are looking to recruit bright Erlang developers all across the U.S.
How does it work?
The Evening School of Erlang is starting on the 19th of February and consists of two- hour evening classes which are conducted twice a week (every Tuesday and Thursday) over a four week period from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Some classes might run till 9pm. The classes will be held on the following dates in February: 19, 21, 26, 28, March 5, 7, 12, 14. The classes include exercises which allow participants to put the theory into practice and these are automatically tested and assessed using the Erlang e-learning feedback tool.
At the end of the four weeks, participants will be able to take the Erlang Foundation certification exam at no additional cost. This will validate to future employers their knowledge of the Erlang language.
The Teacher: Donnie Pinkston
Donnie Pinkston is a lecturer in the Computing and Mathematical Sciences department at the California Institute of Technology. He has been teaching at Caltech for the last 8 years, covering a wide range of topics in his classes, including programming languages, operating systems and databases. Before Caltech, Donnie worked at Microsoft and a number of start-up companies working on a wide range of software projects. He continues to consult in his spare time to keep his skills sharp and to keep up to date on the latest technologies.
The Pasadena Evening School of Erlang is sponsored by:
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888 E Walnut St
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 6:30 PM - Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 8:30 PM (PST)
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The Erlang Factories and Erlang Factory Lites, run or co-organised by Erlang Solutions, are a way of bringing together the growing community that are using Erlang in many and varied ways, in order to showcase the language and its application to today's growing distributed environments. The erlang-factory.com website is also being used to aggregate slides and videos from other Erlang conferences which are not organised by us. In this way we are enabling knowledge flow within the Erlang community and the promotion of the Erlang language outside of it.
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ASAN celebrates its 25 years
16 March 2009 | News story
The Senegalese Association of the Friends of Nature (ASAN) celebrated its 25th birthday on December 20th and 21st, 2008 at Mbao, in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. This birthday which devotes the maturity of the organization, was the occasion to pay a vibrating tribute to the President of ASAN, Mr. Alioune Diagne Mbor, for his fight in favour of the protection of nature.
The headquarters of the Friends of Nature bears from now on the name of Alioune Diagne Mbor. This event, highlighted by the presence of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Senegal, brought together several partners of ASAN in the fight for the preservation of the environment. Mr. Jean-Marc Garreau, Mr. Aliou Faye and Mr. Racine Kane, accompanied by the whole team of IUCN Senegal took part in the event to express the support of PACO to this important Senegalese member. email@example.com / email@example.com


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Yea, so what? Times change all the time. Just because you don't want it doesn't mean we remain in the past. And frankly, Pac 12 has alums and fans all over the country that do want the channel.
Of course. But in what numbers? Not the number of alums, but those who really want to watch their FB or soccer or BB team?
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In just five months, the Jack Case Center at NNSA's Y-12 National Security Complex has not only achieved compliance with a national building standard for energy sustainability, but has also accomplished a 21.4 percent reduction in energy consumption.
This reduction makes the 400,000 square foot facility Y-12's first building to meet High Performance and Sustainable Building (HBSB) compliance, which is intended to create more efficient and environmentally friendly work areas. Under Presidential Executive Order, buildings associated with federal operations that are greater than 5,000 square feet in size will be HPSB compliant. Y-12's New Hope Center is also in compliance, but had already met the requirements through LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Certification.
Dino Herrera, Deputy Associate Deputy Administrator for Infrastructure and Construction says, "As the stewards of federal facilities, we strive to achieve substantial energy savings and avoid costs with improved efficiency. This effort has had a positive impact for both Y-12 and NNSA, and the Jack Case Center will account for 29 percent of NNSA's progress towards this year's HPSB goals."
The Jack Case Center was built with many energy-efficient measures already in place. Motion-activated bathroom fixtures have helped promote water conservation in check. Lighting fixtures utilize highly efficient fluorescent lamps, exterior walls are insulated, and all exterior windows are double-paned, insulated, and made low-emissivity glass.
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In its 15th year of participation, Kansas City Plant provided more than 50 volunteers to the annual Blue River Rescue effort. Each year KCP joins hundreds of community volunteers of all ages to help pick up trash and plant trees during the largest one day stream clean-up in Missouri.
The annual Blue River Rescue event successfully cleaned up approximately 100 tons of trash along its banks.
The effort calls on community volunteers to be environmental stewards of a 22-mile stretch of land that surrounds the waterway which flows near the Kansas City Plant.
The National Ignition Campaign (NIC) team recently conducted the first "convergent ablator" experiment using an X-ray streak camera to measure the velocity of the capsule implosion. The ablator is the plastic material surrounding the fuel in a NIF capsule that blows off (ablates) when heated by the X-rays inside the hohlraum. This causes a rocket-like implosion that compresses and heats the fuel to the conditions required for fusion.
Convergent ablator experiments measure changes in the capsule at various stages of the implosion. A thin metal foil called a backlighter is placed behind the hohlraum to generate X-rays that illuminate the capsule during the implosion, much like a strobe light.
In the March 24 experiment, 181 NIF beams heated the depleted uranium hohlraum with 1.475 megajoules of ultraviolet light, while eight beams heated the x-ray backlighter target located on the opposite side of the streak camera.The backlighter pulse illuminated the imploding capsule, and the ablator edges cast a sharp shadow on the detector.
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The first continuous streak camera record of a NIF implosion, captured by the diagnostic instrument manipulator insertable streak camera. The broad bright region extending the length of the record is the x-ray backlighter. The dark line in the center is the shadow of a fiducial (reference) wire over the hohlraum diagnostic window. The slanted lines are the shadows cast by the ablator as it implodes. The image shows the ablator moving inward and then exploding after stagnating near the center of the capsule. The bright x-ray self-emission at "bang time," the peak of the implosion, can be seen at the center.
Dr. Njema Frazier, a physicist in NNSA's Defense Programs, has been selected as a Nifty Fifty speaker as part of the USA Science & Engineering Festival. Dr. Frazier will be speaking on "The Physics of Roller Coasters" to students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Washington, D.C., on April 12.
NNSA is among more than 100 science and engineering institutions and organizations across the nation who has teamed up with the program to send top researchers as speakers to middle and high schools throughout the Washington, D.C, region, helping to inspire students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The Nifty Fifty are an integral part of the festival's mission to actively involve leading researchers from science and engineering institutions and organizations. Speakers were carefully chosen by festival organizers from hundreds of applicants for their differing fields, talents, divergent backgrounds and ages. Their names were submitted by more than 500 of the festival's leading partner organizations and then were culled down to the top 100.
Nifty Fifty speakers were also selected for their ability to convey the importance of science to young audiences and to the non-science public. Speakers will fan out in March and April to schools across the greater Washington, D.C., region.
The Nifty Fifty scientists and engineers include high technology entrepreneurs and financiers, policy makers, actors, journalists, educators, researchers, explorers, storm chasers, video game developers, alien hunters, astronauts and brain surgeons.
For more information on the USA Science & Engineering Festival see the Festival website.
When he hopped into the firetruck for his last run Monday, Pantex firefighter Bill Hickman was ready to turn over his title to a slightly younger person.
Hickman, who at 78 was thought to be the nation's oldest firefighter, marked his retirement Monday with one last drive under the flashing lights of a firetruck to a ceremony at the Plant to commemorate his 48 years at Pantex.
"I wholeheartedly salute Bill for his years of service at Pantex," said Pantex Fire Department Chief Mike Brock. "It's impressive to me to see how well he has taken care of himself and remained a valued member of this department. It's always hard when you see someone with that kind of experience walk out the door."
The International Association of Firefighters does not track the ages of all of its members, so the organization cannot say with absolute certainty that Hickman is the oldest active (non-volunteer) firefighter in the country. However, IAFF officials say they are unaware of an older active firefighter, so they presume that Hickman is the longest serving.
Hickman came to work at Pantex on March 30, 1964, as a boilermaker and welder. He joined the fire department in 1970 and has spent more than 30 years as a motor pump operator. He said he still wakes up every morning and does stretches and calisthenics, which allows him to complete the grueling firefighter combat challenge in well under the required seven minutes.
"48 years is a long time," Hickman said. "For the most part, it's been a very enjoyable ride. I'm glad for the time I spent at Pantex. But at 78 years old; it's time."
B&W Pantex metal worker Charles Thomas runs a water jet machine cutting out pieces for a 3-D Tyrannosaurus Rex puzzle. The metal shop employees completed the puzzles to present at Tuesday's 30th annual Step UP to Success program, where middle school students from across Amarillo, Texas, come to learn about various career options. Thomas presented a program on pursuing a career in the skilled trades, using the puzzles to show what is possible in the hands of a skilled craftsman. Other Pantexans made presentations about careers in emergency services and engineering.
B&W Y-12 presented a check this week for $25,000 to the Boy Scouts of America, Great Smoky Mountain Council, to go toward the Great Smoky Mountain Council Capital Campaign, which supports capital development projects at Camp Buck Toms and Camp Pellissippi.At left, Joey Andrews, Pellissippi district executive and Larry Brown, Scout executive, accept the contribution from Bill Klemm, B&W Y-12 deputy general manager and senior vice president of Operations, and Paul Wasilko, deputy manager, Uranium Processing Facility Programs and also BSA Pellissippi district chairman.This money is in addition to a $5,000 B&W Y-12 corporate contribution (and individual employee contributions of $4,100) made in February, bringing B&W Y-12's total contribution for this year to $34,100.
NNSA is working with a small group of interested companies to further develop their approaches in support of potential reuse opportunities for the Bannister Federal Complex in south Kansas City.In October 2011, the NNSA issued a Notice of Availability for the transfer, sale, or lease of its property at the Bannister Federal Complex. As a result, the NNSA received a substantial response from various companies, which included redevelopment plans that extended beyond the bounds of the NNSA property to include the GSA property. The current proposals include plans for the entire Complex, including NNSA's portion and the portion owned by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).NNSA, with GSA as a cooperating agency, is currently working on a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) study, which is analyzing multiple disposition plans related to the Bannister Federal Complex. Under NEPA, the study will consider the impact of each proposed federal action on the quality of the human environment.Consistent with the NEPA process, NNSA will work with the small group of companies to further develop their approaches in support of potential reuse opportunities. This approach allows conceptual design and feasibility studies to be performed while not limiting the choice of reasonable alternatives available to the agency.
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS), in partnership with the Society of Women Engineering and The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, recently extended invitations to middle schools throughout the greater Aiken-Augusta area to select young women to participate in this year's "Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day."Each participating school selected and sent to this event three female students who have shown an interest in a career involving engineering. The event is part of a greater effort designed to help area students take small steps toward easing the shortage of workers skilled in engineering disciplines. During the day-long event, the participants also had an opportunity to interact with women currently working in various fields of science, technology and engineering. In addition, each received a special gift for attending.The primary goals of these outreach programs are to enhance interest in science, mathematics, engineering and technology and to support improvements in education in the Central Savannah River Area by using the unique resources available at the Site.The DOE Savannah River Operations Office provides a variety of science and literacy outreach programs at the Savannah River Site by funding and coordinating the efforts of several organizations.
Glenn York, cyber security specialist at the Los Alamos Site Office (LASO), has been named a fellow in the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and recognized as a distinguished leader in the information security community.York serves on the cyber security team for LASO's Safeguards and Security office. Prior to joining LASO, he worked as a senior IT security engineer and team lead contractor at LASO. As a contractor, he led a team of three guiding an effort of 150 people in revising IT security policies and accrediting 67 unique systems in less than a year.The ISSA, of which York has been a member since 2003, is the community of choice for international cyber security professionals dedicated to advancing individual growth, managing technology risk and protecting critical information and infrastructure. ISSA has more than 10,000 members in 150 chapters worldwide.York has worked tirelessly over the years to raise quality and quantity of Information Security college courses, as well as promote participation in professional organizations.York founded and serves as president of the Northern New Mexico Chapter of the ISSA. He is currently leading the planning effort for the Information Technology Security Summit New Mexico, scheduled for May 3, 2012, at Santa Fe Community College. The one-day conference will offer IT and information assurance professionals and entrepreneurs from all industries the opportunity to learn about the latest computer security trends, to network with peers, and to share remediation strategies.


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The year is 2079. The earth has been at war with an alien force for over a decade. Spencer Olham is a lauded government scientist whose latest work promises to save the planet. But suddenly he is accused of being an alien spy, and becomes the subject of a nationwide manhunt. Olham is faced with a two-tiered dilemma--can he prove his identity to the secret police in time to help mankind? Can he ultimately prove his identity to himself?