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FAIRFAX, Va. – The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority is one step closer to deciding which projects will get funding in July from the state's newly passed transportation package.
The group developed a list of 16 roadway projects and 26 transit projects that could get money immediately.
"We believe it is imperative that we get as many projects underway this year as possible," says Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton.
"The people have to see visually the improvement. People are willing to pay the necessary price if they see the benefits of it."
Among the projects being considered are several improvements along Virginia Route 28 in Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
"If you were looking for a poster child for a regional project that has great interest for Herndon, for Fairfax County, for Loudoun County, Route 28 is it," says Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova.
"A lot of improvements on Route 28 need to be done. It's very important for Loudoun residents commuting into Fairfax County every day," says Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair Scott York.
Five separate Route 28 projects are on the short list, including widening projects from Prince William County to U.S. 29, McLearen Road to the Dulles Toll Road, and the Dulles Toll Road to U.S. 50 and Sterling Boulevard.
In Prince William County, officials are hoping the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority will allocate money for a project to U.S. 1 from Featherstone Road to Mary's Way.
"The best opportunity for job creating in Northern Virginia is that corridor between Fort Belvoir and Quantico. The biggest thing holding it back is the lack of a properly designed infrastructure along Route 1 to make it possible," says NVTA Chairman and Prince William Supervisor Martin Nohe.
"My family moved back to Woodbridge because my father was re-stationed at Fort Belvoir in 1974. Back then it took 12 minutes to get from our house to the front gate. Right now, I don't think you could get out of the neighborhood in 12 minutes," Nohe says.
There also is hope that some money can be allocated to Virginia Railway Express.
"We can put hundreds of millions of dollars into road construction, but that only makes sense if we also find ways to take people out of their cars. If all we do is dump more cars on the road, then we haven't achieved anything," says Nohe.
"This would give us the ability to purchase some newer (rail) cars. The larger cars would immediately expand capacity on VRE. We also have projects to lengthen the platforms so passengers can more easily access the trains. Even planning money to eventually expand VRE to Haymarket and Gainesville, although that will take many years," says Bulova.
Arlington Board member Chris Zimmerman hopes some money could go to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
"I don't think there's anything that would have a bigger impact than going to all eight-car trains on Metro. The demand is there and it's something we hope to get to very soon," says Zimmerman.
Metro has made all eight-car trains in rush hour and easing congestion at choke points like the Rosslyn tunnel priorities in its Momentum strategic plan, hoping to achieve those goals over the next decade.
Connaughton also points out that new funding will make Phase 2 of the Dulles Rail project move forward smoothly. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority gave preliminary approval to Capital Rail Constructors, which includes local firm Clark Construction Group.
"We think the lower bid, along with the pending TIFIA loan, and the $300 million from the transportation bill, will have a positive impact on the project and the drivers on the Dulles Toll Road," says Connaughton.
Loudoun County Chair Scott York also said he was pleased with the announcement of Phase 2, telling WTOP that Clark Construction has a good reputation and that he's confident it'll complete the project on time and on budget.
Meanwhile the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority will spend the next two months culling down the list of road and transit projects, then holding public hearings in June to get feedback.
The next Northern Virginia Transportation Authority meeting is May 23.
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Depends on what the buyout is on the third year. Getting excessive tho.
No problems with the Pagan deal at all, especially given what Upton got.
Depends on what the buyout is on the third year. Getting excessive tho.
No problems with the Pagan deal at all, especially given what Upton got.
agreed on Pagan although it sounds like it would just be a straight up 3 year deal
Bobby Evans (VP) said the Giants are preferring a two year deal with an option, so, hope it goes that way. Don't really want to see a 40 year old Scutaro out there, though, he could be an expensive bench bat in the final year in a worst case.
Red Sox sign Shane Victorino for 3 years 38M
Scutaro re-signs. Cards offered more annual salary, Giants caved and gave third year.
3 years, $20 million. Cards offered 2 years, $16+.
Well, PackfanMatt_12's 2012 predicted WS of Angels vs. Giants may happen in 2013. I'm going to be mad if the Giants don't win. Their decision not to sigh Hamilton better not slap them in the face. I've been yearning for a back-to-back for 2 years, 1 month.
Re: Angels-Hamilton
1.) Hamilton in LA=horrible mess
2.) 5 year contract=HORRIBLE idea and length
LA=massive media market. All the attention, focus and scrutiny will be on him. Also LA is one of the biggest drug capitals in the US
Neither Dallas nor Los Angeles are on here.
All the attention won't be on Hamilton. They have Weaver and Pujols who are bigger stars. Or at least Pujols.
Well the Giants better sign a good RF. I didn't like Pence that much, but if they resign him and he plays well then I'll be ok.
Also, doesn't it look like my prediction for the A's offseason is coming true, when they let McCarthy go? (He was expensive, but still). They're losing key players from last year, as expected. Only with McCarthy it was via letting him walk, as opposed to a trade.
This is what I said:
Pence is already signed - it's just an arbitration situation where they go to an arbitrator to decide his deal for the upcoming season if they can't do it themselves or work out a long term deal.


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Chonburi, Thailand (Sports Network) - A missed 3-foot putt by a 17-year-old
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May I suggest someone create a note on the Wiki about migrating from 1 to 2 that you need to save your account specific configurations!
I foolishly thought that the information in the account setup pages would be preserved only to find out it isn't and I have to recreate all my accounts.
I'd have been happy if "it" provided a line by line "Here's what you configured it as before." text file for me to then use.


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Anyone have pictures of D14 bucks, I'd sure like to see them.
Bigshot, nice pics and thanks for sharing, I need to go with you so I can have a good pic to post! I havn't taken one up there in a few years now, I passed on a couple because I wanted something better than a forky. I get my meat bucks from D-16, I think they taste better from down there.
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I have a great butcher that makes hotdogs and stuffs them with cheese and Jalapeno located in Claremont, CA. Send me a PM, if anyone wants his info.
Pm replied. I get alot of jerky and sausage made from my meat. Thats what we seem to eat the most.
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I bought a grinder with the sausage attachment and for the last two yrs. have tried making different types of sausages. You just gave me another recipe ! I'm no good at feeding the sausage as it's getting stuffed. I always break it or whatever. The girlfriend is good at it though. Go figure ???


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acronym for Cock Breath, which is when an individuals breath has the lingering smell of cock. Usually more pronouced after sucking the life out of a cock in the morning or after a long day or exercising, when the nut cheese (smegma) and other smells of the cock are most pungent.
Cirso Styers & Niyla Forrest had major cases of CB after blowing Xander's skinny penis. In fact you could still see traces of cum smeared on Niyla's thin lips & Circo's dick sucking lips
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Cock-block: an act that someone else does that ruins your chance at getting some punani.
"Hey Tyrone, you just CB'ed me bitch! Now I ain't gettin' no pussy tonight!"
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cock block
Melanie kept calling and put a major c.b. on Jerome
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Term used to describe the hardened state of your penis. Only used when an erection lasts longer than 19 hours. C.B.S stands for, as you know, Chronic Boner Syndrome
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short for cock-block. often times a drunk, clueless girl/guy who prevents a friend from getting it in.
That chick is such a cb, I never get laid when she is around.
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a c-b is a cummy burp... occurs after oral sex... the bigger the burp, the bigger the load.
he hasn't had any for months, she's going to let out one hell of a c-b.
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One who cock blocks another from being able to engage with a woman in any social manner. Mostly referred to as a CB. Also refers to guys who are with good looking woman but shouldn't be. Guys who try to attract the attention of the woman you are speaking to.
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A song Buddy Holly never got the chance to record and his biggest hits are to feature on a new country music tribute album to the bespectacled rock 'n' roller.
Merle Haggard, T. Graham Brown and Jimmy Fortune are among the stars who have covered Holly for new album "The Buddy Holly Country Tribute: Remember Me," which will be released on what would have been the singer's 78th birthday next month.
But one track will stand out – Scott Wiseman's "Remember Me" was a song Holly's death in a 1959 plane crash prevented him from recording.
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The first season revolves around her, it would be strange for me to play it if she is not there at my side needing my protection.
I would give season 2 a shot, but without the drama and emotional toll caring for and protecting Clem it wont be nearly as good as S1, especially without Lee and Clem.
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With all the talk of Mike Montgomery pushing his player Allen Crabbe yesterday, I always wonder why CFH didnt catch any flack for given Chris Allen a shove last year when he (CA) was just chucking up shots.
Dont get me wrong I was glad he didnt catch any real heat but with all the touchy feely you cant do that in this world. Just wondered what everyone took of this?
I'm not trying to be difficult, it comes naturally....
I didn't see whatever happened yesterday.
But I didn't think Fred's push was really a push. We only made a big deal about it because Fred doesn't usually do anything like that.
Because Chris Allen didnt act like a ****** when it happened. Crabbe was ready to fight after the fact, Allen kept his cool.
When comparing both of the pushes, Fred's was more like a tickle in the stomach and Montgomery's was an actual push. And Allen didn't have to walk away from the bench and pout for a few minutes.
When Prepared, Fear No One.
CFH took a bit of heat on here if I remember right. Or at least several people were saying it was going to explode into something worse.
I kinda think some of these guys need it once in a while (though it is out of line for a coach to get TO PHYSICAL) , but I think your right (which I hadnt even thought of) its not the pushers reaction, its the guy that needed to check his head out of his *** (the player). CA prob realized he was being an idiot.
Yes it is a big deal for Fred to do that, seems he has all the players respect. Kinda what made me worried last Wed at Tx when CFH had to wipe the sweat off his brow; knew we where in trouble then.
For reference...
I don't have a problem with either... But Fred's shove was a bit more controlled, and the reaction from Chris was next to non-existent.
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Maybe it was what the coach said during and after the shove that got him so upset
It's because our staff and recruits are perfect.
The players reactions was definitely the big difference. Cal's coach sure seemed to push him in a more physical way but I think it kind of looks like he held up quite a bit. In my opinion, things like that shouldn't be taken too serious as it's just to get the player fired up and not to inflict harm. The player should understand the coach isn't out to get him. Though in the heat of the moment it's understandable.
Now if that contacted moved up to say, the head. This would've been a lot different IMO.
Edit for addition: Also, I think on ESPN I heard that the player responded with like 14 pts in the second half, 10 of them in the final few minutes.
I trust fred.
The Official Paul Rhode's Salt Truck Driver.
I'm not saying Montgomery was right or wrong but I was hearing about the push on the radio all day and after seeing it for the first time I didn't think it was as big of a deal as they made it out to be.
I didn't see anything wrong with either one of them.
"There are five real good recruits in the state. We got three of them. One couldnt get into school, and the other went to (the University of) Iowa...which is about the same thing." - Coach Johnny Orr
Not that big of deal. I think talking heads need to fill airtime so they over analyze stuff like this. Everyone is always looking for something to complain/worry about.
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Lots on the line for Dumanis in South Bay
When indictments were handed down this week in a widening public corruption probe in South County, there was far more at stake in the courtroom than the eventual outcome of the hearing — which was to delay entering pleas until Jan. 30.
The stakes in the case could not be higher, for District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and the community affected by the prosecution.
For Dumanis and the DA's public integrity unit, the case represents an opportunity to regain credibility by taking on 15 defendants in an area that's the political stronghold of Chula Vista Councilman Steve Castaneda — whose unsuccessful prosecution in 2008 was an embarrassing misstep for the office.
For South County, convictions would reinforce long-held stereotypes that the region is more corrupt than other parts of San Diego, a paradigm that stakeholders have been trying to right for decades.
Five current elected officials, one school superintendent, three former elected officials, a former school and college district superintendent and four other figures were indicted in the corruption probe, which sweeps across three school districts.
They are charged with taking meals, sporting events, play tickets and other gifts in exchange for multimillion dollar construction contracts using bond funds approved by voters — the same voters who re-elected two of the defendants two months ago, even as the scandal brewed.
Some people in the community welcome any efforts to root out corruption, while others question the DA's motives and prosecutorial selections.
Castaneda first
The District Attorney's Public Integrity Unit started in 2007 with an emphasis on holding elected officials accountable for criminal behavior. Castaneda's prosecution stemming from allegations that he used his office for personal gain involving his own housing was the unit's first prominent case.
Attorney Marc Carlos represented the councilman, and now represents Pearl Quiñones, one of four Sweetwater Union High School District board members facing charges.
Carlos said that he believed the Castaneda case was a huge drain on public resources. He believes the latest sprawling prosecution will prove to be an even bigger drain on the department and its $154 million annual budget.
"If Steve's case cost $1 million, just imagine how much it will cost the county for prosecuting 15 defendants charged with 232 counts," Carlos said. "The trial could drag out for months, and the ultimate losers are going to be the taxpayers, because they foot the bill."
Since 2007, only one case lodged by the unit against an elected official has resulted in criminal punishment. Former Encinitas Councilman Dan Dalager was fined $1,000 in 2011 after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor conflict of interest charge stemming from accepting deeply discounted appliances from a store owner, then voting in the owner's favor in a dispute with the city. His case was prosecuted after the transaction was exposed by The Watchdog.
A lot is riding on the outcome of the latest cases, also sparked by initial reports from The Watchdog about the relationships between contractors and officials in South County.
"If the juries decide these turn out to be more of cases of ethical lapses rather than criminal behavior, the DA's reputation, particularly in light of the Castaneda case, will take a hit," said Carl Luna, a political-science professor at Mesa College. "Convincing future grand juries to move forward in similar cases may prove to be more problematic."
Making a successful prosecution even more difficult is the fact that bribery cases — such as the one Dumanis has assembled against several of the officials — are difficult to prove, said David Steinberg, a professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
"Unless you have a situation where someone literally is giving money to an elected official and on the envelope it says, 'In exchange for this, you vote for this,' these cases are not easy," Steinberg said. "From the evidence I've heard and read about, there doesn't appear to be a smoking gun like that."


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Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) - Karl Alzner broke open the dam and Brooks
Laich and Troy Brouwer followed him through.
The Washington Capitals, after going nearly the length of two games without a
goal, got three in a five-minute flurry in the third period Saturday to beat
the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2.
Brouwer scored the winner on a power play with 5:13 remaining. Earlier, Alzner
scored 9:45 into the third period to end a goalless drought of 115 minutes and
45 seconds, and Laich tied the game at 2-2 just 32 seconds later.
The rally gave goaltender Jaroslav Halak a win in his Capitals debut.
"Whenever we're not winning games and scoring goals we're feeling it and are
upset about it," said Karl Alzner. "We came out flying. It was some good
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then moved to Washington at the trade deadline, made 31 saves, including 10 in
the third period to help Washington snap a three-game losing streak.
Brandon McMillan and Radim Vrbata scored for the Coyotes, who had won two in a
row since a four-game losing streak. They have now dropped five in a row on
the road (0-3-2).
Mike Smith made 30 saves, but allowed three goals on 14 shots in the third
The Capitals were shut out 3-0 in Boston on Thursday and hadn't found the net
since Laich's goal with six minutes left in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the
Alzner ended the scoreless streak with an odd goal. He flipped the puck on net
from inside the blue line near the left boards and got some help from Phoenix
defenseman Keith Yandle, who screened his own goaltender.
Laich was in front of the crease to jam in Jason Chimera's pass from behind
the end line on the low left side, tying the game at 2-2 just 32 second later.
After Coyotes forward David Moss went off for tripping later, Brouwer was all
alone for a rebound into a wide-open net after Smith had turned aside Nicklas
Backstrom's long shot. Backstrom picked up his 51st assist of the season.
Earlier, McMillan gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead with 62 seconds left in the
first period when he got behind the Washington defense as the Capitals made a
line change and beat Halak through the legs.
McMillan thought he had a goal earlier in the first period after he jammed
away at the puck behind Halak's skates, getting it over the line. But the
whistle blew and the no-goal was upheld upon review.
Vrbata made it 2-0 with a power-play goal 3:20 into the second period, tipping
the puck over the line after it got behind Halak.
The Capitals said Saturday they have signed Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov
to an entry-level contract, plucking their 2010 first-round draft pick from
the Kontinental Hockey League. They also recalled forward Casey Wellman from
Hershey of the AHL ... The Capitals remain home to play Pittsburgh on Monday
... The Coyotes started a four-game road trip that continues Monday at Tampa
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ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - A man accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl pleaded guilty Wednesday, January 30.
Charles Smith, 27, pleaded guilty to attempted forcible rape, first-degree robbery, kidnapping, and three counts of armed criminal action.
Court documents state Smith grabbed a 15-year-old girl from behind as she walked to her bus stop just before 6 a.m. on February 6, 2012 in the 200 block of Koeln.
Authorities say Smith used a box-cutter to force her into the back seat of his car.
Smith drove to the intersection of Minnesota and Mott and demanded money from her before climbing into the back seat of the car and pulling off her shoes and pants.
The girl started to fight the man, and was able to get away after biting him. She suffered a scratch below her eye, a cut inside her mouth, a bruise on her thigh, and a chunk of her hair was pulled out.
Her cell phone, backpack, and clothing were taken by Smith.
The victim was able to flag down a driver on S. Broadway while wearing only a pullover, underwear, and one sock.
The driver drove the girl to her home where she called police.
Authorities were able to track the phone using her carrier's tracking system to the 8000 block of Van Buren.
When officers arrived at the location of the cell phone they found a car that matched the description the victim gave him. Authorities went into the building, a business, and determined Smith had driven the car and just clocked in at work.
The victim later identified Smith as the attacker.
Police were able to track down surveillance footage in which Smith's car was seen stopped at dumpsters in the area. In one dumpster the victim's pants and a sock were found. In a second dumpster her backpack and shoes were found. Her belt and the box cutter were found inside Smith's car.
Headphones the victim was wearing during the attack were found with Smith when the victim identified him.
An analysis also revealed the victim's DNA under one of Smith's fingernails and on the area the victim bit him.
Smith is scheduled to be sentenced April 25. He faces up to life in prison plus 10 years.


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Those moons are Huge. Which isn't necessarily bad, but it will have pretty serious consequences.
First, the disclaimer: i am not an astrophysicist. But the multiple big moons topic has fascinated me for some time and I've done a bit of research.
First you want to make sure they're all outside the roche limit for the planet. The wikipedia article
for roche limit has a formula.
Then you'll want to check for or create resonances. Check out the galilean moons (first four of jupiter); they actually have a resonance that keeps them stable. most resonances make a system unstable though. While checking this out figure out the orbital periods
Once you have distances and periods, you can start worrying about tides, which are going to really mess with your surface. you'll have very large tides because of your moons's sizes, and they'll compete and join up in crazy ways because there's five of them. if they ever all end up together, it'll probably pop volcanoes.
To make a really long story short, multiple moons is an insanely complex scenario. You may just want to do some handwaving and make it up Or if you like the challenge you may want to grab celestia and model the thing!
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Take - Away Breakfast In A Muffin
Sweet fresh peaches, rich Cheddar cheese and the delightful flavor of a long standing favorite from Boar's Head, bakes into a mini breakfast on the road.You can prep this recipe the night before and bake it next morning while everyone is getting dressed for work or school. If you need time for the muffins to cool down, bake in cupcake liners and pack them to take to school or the office.
- Preheat the oven to 400° F. Prepare a 12 cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking oil spray or use paper muffin liners.
- Cube the peaches. Combine the peaches and lemon juice in a small bowl. Stir to mix; set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt; mix thoroughly.
- Beat the egg, oil and milk together in a small bowl. Add to the dry ingredients and stir just until the flour is moistened. Fold in the peaches, ham and 1 cup of cheese.
- Divide the batter among the muffin cups; each will be about 2/3 full. Sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese over the top.
- Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a tooth pick poked through the center of a muffin comes out clean. Remove the muffins from the pan immediately to avoid sticking and place on a cooling rack.


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The Office of University Communications and Marketing serves as the manager and keeper of the UWG brand, safeguarding the visual identity of the university, ensuring that all design of electronic and print marketing and advertising materials properly comply with the "Go West" vision and managing the overall mass media plan. As UWG continues to grow and expand, marketing is a critical component for success. UCM ensures that UWG reaches deserving students, attracts top faculty and staff, and garners positive attention across the higher education realm. The office also provides practical learning experience for interns, student assistants and graduate assistants.
UCM's goal is to truly express the "Go West" culture in all forms of advertising, communications and promotional work. At UWG, there are so many great stories to tell of meaningful research, scholarly achievement, creative expression and service to humanity, and UCM works to provide the proper spotlight that the university deserves.
The UCM Office provides a variety of services to UWG that are divided into two branches, Creative Services and Communication Services.


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While he waits for his album to drop, Pusha T says he's unafraid. His upcoming album, My Name is My Name, is on the way but Pusha is making it clear that he's ready for more feuds with emcees to battle on wax. In a recent interview with DJ Whoo Kid, Pusha explained that he's "ready for anything and anybody" and assured fans that he won't "shy away from anything," including Drake.
When asked specifically about Drake, Pusha responded without fear.
"At the end of the day, I'm ready for anything and anybody. This is music to me. It's something I'm good at. It's something I'm very good at," he explained. "I don't shy away from anything. I'm not into it like that. And I keep it tasteful. And I keep it Hip Hop. I keep it Rap. That's it. I ain't trippin'. I'm not even here to discredit what they've achieved or their skills. Drake is good."
He also took a shot at Consequence, rehashing a line he said earlier in the year.
"If a man bought your teeth, you can never speak ill of that man," he said, quoting his tweet about Consequence's recent disgruntled statements towards Kanye West. "Confucius said it and I agree with that one belief. I don't care what nobody say. Ain't nobody ever bought my teeth."
He also said a fellow G.O.O.D. Music artist, Common, is not scared of a battle on wax, either.
"Common don't care. Y'all don't even realize," he shared. "I ain't even gon' sit here and expose Common, man. That man crazy, man. That's my homeboy. Common's my man."
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Hollywood Meets DC
By JACKIE WILLIS
April 29, 2013
A slew of celebrities showed up in Washington DC to strike a pose at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday night, April 27, and per usual, the starlets showed up in style. From on-screen politicians Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus to red-carpet vixens Sofia Vergara and Katy Perry, here are 10 must-see styles from the political event.
' More Sad Details Revealed About Robin Williams' Final Resting Place'(Fox News)
' WOW: 'Dating Naked' Is In Big Trouble'(Fox News)
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Chamber hosts record crowd at April luncheon
The Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a record turnout of more than 60 people at its monthly member luncheon last Thursday, April 25, at Pine Lake Country Club.
New Chamber members were also in abundance at this month's luncheon, a total of eight: AFLAC, Asea-Advancing Health and Athletics, Blair Road United Methodist, Car- riker Carpets, CORE Technology, Cottage Yarn, 5/3 Bank, and Carl M. Ellington Funeral Services.
Andrea Buschur, financial professional with Prudential, was the featured speaker at this month's luncheon, on the topic of "Reviewing Your Social Security Options."
Buschur presented different strategies and options for making the most of social security after retirement.
Buschur informed the crowd that several problems have befallen social security in recent years, including less money being put toward social security, and changing demograph- ics in America that put extra stress on the social security system.


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|CCCS leads effort to increase gender balance in state workforce
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
|Wednesday, 15 July 2009 13:48
Colorado Community College System (CCCS) has launched a federally funded five-year effort intended to ultimately increase the gender balance of occupations in Colorado that are currently dominated by one sex or the other.The initiative is being 100 percent federally funded with $60,000 annually from the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.
"Despite the current unemployment level, Colorado is facing a chronic shortage of skilled workers for critical workforce needs," explains CCCS Associate Vice President and Provost Dr. Geri Anderson. "These jobs can be filled, in part, with men and women who have not traditionally entered a career due to gender stereotypes."
The effort involves increasing the number of women in Career and Technical Education programs dominated by men and conversely doing the same for those programs in which females make up most of the enrollment.
"For example," illustrates Anderson, "More women are needed in science, technology, engineering and mathematics related fields and more men are needed in child education, paralegal and occupations assisting doctors and dentists."
As another example, the National Center for Educational Statistics cites that women only earn 25 percent of all Information Technology degrees and certificates in the United States.
Why is CCCS involved in this effort? Anderson explains, "CCCS is charged by the State of Colorado with supporting and coordinating all aspects of career and technical education (CTE) delivered by public secondary (e.g., high schools) and postsecondary entities." She adds, "It's our job to assure quality programming, efficient delivery, development and establishment of optimal statewide policy and the appropriate regulation and administration of CTE funds."
Additionally, as the agency that first receives all of Colorado's federal "Perkins" Career and Technical Education funding, CCCS is charged by the U.S. government with undertaking efforts to decrease the disproportionate enrollment of any gender in the state's CTE programs.
The effort involves helping 19 higher education institutions execute voluntary Community Action Plans. The institutions include: Arapahoe Community College, Colorado Northwestern Community College, Community College of Aurora, Community College of Denver, Front Range Community College, Lamar Community College, Morgan Community College, Northeastern Junior College, Otero Junior College, Pikes Peak Community College, Pueblo Community College (including its Southwest Colorado Community College division), Red Rocks Community College, Trinidad State Junior College, Aims Community College, Colorado Mountain College, Western Colorado Community College, Pickens Technical College, Emily Griffith Opportunity School and Delta-Montrose Technical College.
In September, CCCS will award mini-grants in amounts up to $20,000 to institutions who formulate feasible plans for increasing the balance in their gender-disproportionate CTE programs.
According to CCCS Perkins Director Lorrie Toni, "This effort to expand Colorado's pipeline of skilled workers aims to help all Career and Technical Education providers in our state to learn how to assist individuals with finding a viable career that fits them personally as well as meets current workforce demands."
She adds, "Our goal is that from 2009-2014, the current trend of non-traditional gender participation decreasing in programs dominated by a particular sex will be reversed and then from then on out continuously improve."
Toni states the CCCS Workplace Balance Project has five strategic objectives. They include:
1. Working with teachers, faculty, counselors, students and parents to formulate a plan to communicate opportunities;
2. Creating a "Celebration of Excellence" approach that involves seeding new activities around workplace gender balance and recognizing documented success;
3. Facilitating the creation of support systems for students who cross gender barriers;
4. Engaging employers, employer groups and other stakeholders to adapt their workplace culture so that it does not repel individuals of a non-traditional gender; and
5. Keeping score and measuring progress via leading indicators (e.g., career counseling, contacts with non-traditional students and community outreach) and lagging indicators (e.g., retention, completion and employment of those who pursue programs dominated by the opposite sex).
Educators or employers wishing more information about the project may contact Toni at 303-595-1565.


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text: Mystery box: The curious case of cargo container 307703 Magazine Features 24 November 11 by Andrew Curry This article was taken from the December 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online.Enzo Montagna pulled his Fiat into Voltri Terminal Europa, a sprawling port on the western edge of Genoa, flashed his ID at the guard and parked in a small lot near the low-slung customs office.In Italy, all cargo containers carrying scrap metal get checked by hand for radiation, before they're allowed off the docks. At Voltri, this job falls to Montagna, a 49-year-old independent consultant certified by the Italian government. By the time he arrived, longshoremen had gathered eleven six-metre-long, 2.5-metre-wide containers, relying on manifests to determine which ones needed to be scanned. The boxes were lined up near the terminal's entrance.Montagna grabbed his radiation monitor -- a Ludlum Model 3 about the size of a toaster. He plugged in a sensor wand and set the device down 18 metres away from the containers. The Model 3 emits a beep every time it detects a radioactive particle; Montagna turned it on, and the meter's needle swung past the maximum reading of 500,000 counts per minute. Instead of its usual staccato chirps, the machine was whining continuously and frantically. That didn't worry Montagna; the port's humid air sometimes corroded the connections. He turned the detector off, replaced the cable between the wand and the box with a spare, and turned the device back on. It started wailing again. Montagna was being bathed in radiation.One of the containers in front of him held a lethal secret, but was that secret merely a slow-motion radioactive industrial accident, or a bomb -- one that could destroy the 24 kilometre waterfront? Montagna ran to his car to get a less sensitive detector. He didn't think about protection; at those levels, he would have needed lead armour 12cm thick to stand within a metre of the source for long.Montagna took the new gauge and walked up to the sealed boxes, circling each one in turn. Halfway down the second row, a red six-metre-long box with "TGHU 307703 0 22G1" emblazoned in white jerked the dials. As he passed a few feet from the box's left side, Montagna was absorbing radiation equivalent to six chest X-rays per minute. He summoned the safety officer and asked for a stacker, a sort of crane on wheels that can clean-and-jerk a 50-tonne box like a child's toy. Jumping in the cab next to the driver, he pointed to box TGHU 307703 0 22G1. "Move it," he said.There are millions of containers just like TGHU 307703 0 22G1. The only thing that distinguished it from the steel boxes stacked in any port -- besides radiation a million times above normal background levels -- was the painted-on identification number. That mix of ubiquity and interchangeability makes the shipping container one of the most radical developments in global commerce since world war two. The first dedicated container ship was built in 1956, and it transformed the cargo business. "In the old days, a whole bunch of guys would stand on the dock, waiting to load cargo onto wooden pallets," says Jim Rice, a supply-chain expert at MIT. "Containers standardised everything. It's like putting Lego blocks together, as opposed to moulding things from clay every time."Unloading a precontainer "breakbulk" cargo ship could take a week. Today, a crew of six Genoese longshoremen can move almost two dozen containers per hour using a crane, a stacker and a few semi trucks; a ship with 3,000 boxes aboard can be turned around in 48 hours. In 2010, the world's container ports processed the equivalent of 560 million six-metre containers. If you set aside bulk commodities such as crude oil and grain, that's more than 90 per cent of the planet's maritime cargo. By driving the cost of shipping down and the speed of international commerce up, containers helped make manufacturing global.But those millions of identical containers are mysteries. Stevedores used to lay hands on each piece of cargo that went into a ship. Today, a container may be loaded thousands of kilometres from the port. Once the doors are closed and sealed, "no one knows what's inside," says Philip Spayd, a supply-chain security consultant who has worked for the US federal government. "We know what's represented on their documents," but those are easily faked, he says. "The only people who really know what's inside are the ones who were there when the container was packed." Containerised cargo is used to smuggle every form of contraband, from narcotics and guns to counterfeit purses, and people.Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, security experts and politicians see containers as a major risk. Top of the list is the possibility that they could hold a nuclear weapon, in pieces or whole. But nuclear bombs are complicated, and the key components aren't exactly commonplace. In security circles, nukes are what's known as a "high-consequence, low-probability" threat. But that's not true of a radiological dispersion device, also known as a dirty bomb. A payload of radioactive material -- from a hospital's teletherapy machine or instrument steriliser, for example -- sits on a pile of conventional explosives. When the bomb detonates, it blows a cloud of radioactive dust into the air. The wind does the rest: under the right conditions, just 20 milligrams of cesium-137 -- roughly the amount found in devices that hospitals use to calibrate their radiation-therapy equipment -- could contaminate 40 city blocks.Compared to a nuclear explosion, a dirty bomb would be a hiccup in terms of destructive force. The real problem would be panic. A light sprinkle of radioactive dust might cause only a minor increase in cancer rates, but it would definitely result in a major national freak-out. Set off at a busy port, a dirty bomb would cause a chain reaction of closures and inspections that could bring the country's economy to a crawl within weeks. "The idea that dirty bombs could cause major destruction is bullshit. What they could do is cause billions in economic damage," says James Acton, an analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.In the US, officials have beefed up security at ports since 9/11, and, according to the Department of Homeland Security, 99 per cent of incoming cargo is now scanned for radiation once it hits US soil. But hawks want to go further. In 2007, Congress passed a bill requiring that every container coming into the US -- some 66,000 a day -- be scanned before entering the country. The Department of Homeland Security was given until 2012 to implement the order, but together with the shipping industry, DHS has pushed back. Instead, it promises something called "100 per cent screening". Before goods set sail for the US, Customs and Border Protection gathers information provided by shippers, including the manufacturer's name and address, the contents, and the destination. Computer algorithms flag anomalies or containers coming from ports with security issues, and if that port has a US Customs officer, those containers get scanned before they're loaded onto US-bound ships.So after ten years and more than $1 billion (£640m) spent on scanners, radiation detectors and intelligence, most US ports are still scanning containers onshore, after unloading. Unfortunately, the detectors are easily foiled. Lots of harmless things are slightly radioactive -- cat litter, ceramic tiles, even bananas. So most detectors are set to ignore low radiation levels. Basic shielding would be enough to mask all but the strongest sources. "The radiation portals that were deployed in the aftermath of 9/11 are essentially fine, except for three problems: they won't find a nuclear bomb, they won't find highly enriched uranium and they won't find a shielded dirty bomb," says Stephen Flynn, a terrorism expert and president of the Center for National Policy. "Other than that, they're great pieces of equipment." The fact is that thoroughly scanning every container would slow things down considerably, and that would cut against the very value of containerised shipping. "What's very important for this agency is to make sure cargo gets in and out as smoothly as possible," says Dan Baldwin, executive director for Cargo and Conveyance Security at US Customs. Read page 2 1234 Read on one page Latest on wired.co.uk


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Hatley Park, located in Victoria, British Columbia, is one of Canada's National Historical sites.
Aside from the stunning Edwardian estate, this historic site features hundreds of heritage trees, including 250-year-old Douglas firs. The park boasts over 600 acres of forest, which can be explored from the many hiking and biking trails.
The most popular gardens are the Rose, Japanese and Formal Italian, which are open to the public.
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Did you know that every instant, gravity waves from outer space are stretching and squeezing you - and everyone and everything else in the universe? Learning more about this mysterious radiation will help us to probe the structure and origins of the universe, explains Anita Barnes.
In the early days of the UK National Lottery, it was quite common to see newspaper articles that looked back on what numbers had recently been drawn, and attempted to identify certain numbers as "due" or "hot". Few such articles appear now, and John Haigh thinks that perhaps the publicity surrounding the lottery has enhanced the nation's numeracy.
It isn't often that a mathematical equation makes the national press, far less popular radio, or most astonishingly of all, is the subject of a debate in the UK parliament. However, as Chris Budd and Chris Sangwin tell us, in 2003 the good old quadratic equation, which we all learned about in school, reached these dizzy pinnacles of fame.
Most magazines have endless articles and correspondence about relationships and you will be pleased to hear that Plus is now no different. Why?
A biologist has developed a blood test for detecting a certain minor abnormality in infants. Obviously if you have blood samples from 100 children, you could find out which children are affected by running 100 separate tests. But mathematicians are never satisfied by the obvious answer. Keith Ball uses information theory to explain how to cut down the number of tests significantly, by pooling samples of blood.


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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have made the NCAA Tournament an impressive 31 times in their history. Even though they have not won a National Championship in those 31 appearances, the Fighting Irish did win two Pre-Tournament Helms National Championships in 1927 and 1936. Notre Dame's lone Final Four appearance came in 1978. After years of playing in the Big East, Notre Dame joined the Atlantic Coast Conference for the start of the 2013 season. Over the years, the Fighting Irish have had 10 All-Americans with many players moving on to the NBA after their college playing days were over. Score with TicketCity - the place to go for Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball tickets.
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The Fighting Irish have made the NCAA Tournament an impressive 31 times, advancing to the Final Four once in 1978. The 31 appearances are good for 9th all-time in college basketball history. Notre Dame won two Pre-Tournament Helms National Championships, but they are still searching for their first conference tournament title.
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A black South Carolina man says a restaurant in North Charleston refused to seat his party of 25 family and friends and asked the group to leave after a white customer complained of feeling threatened, according to reports.
The man, Michael Brown, also known as Mike London, could not be reached but his Facebook post in which he gave details of this experience indicates the group waited two hours to be seated at the Wild Wing Cafe before a manager approached and later refused to seat the group.
A manager at the restaurant referred USA TODAY to a spokeswoman, who could not be reached Monday evening but who did tell another news organization that she had a "really good conversation" with Brown. Brown says the group was offered an apology and a free meal, but he is not satisfied with that.
Michael Brown's Facebook post has attracted the attention of news media in this country and overseas and the post had been shared about 3,000 times as of Monday evening.
Brown and his group arrived at the Wild Wing Cafe to celebrate his cousin's last day in Charleston, according to the Daily Mail. The group waited "patiently" before being told a white customer was "threatened by us," Brown wrote in his Facebook post.
Wrote Brown on Thursday on Facebook, "The manager looked me dead in the face and said she was refusing us service because she had a right to and simply she felt like it."
Brown told WCSC TV in Charleston that the shift manager told the group there was a "situation."
"She said, 'There's a situation where one of our customers feels threatened by your party, so she asked us not to seat you in our (sic) section,' which totally alarmed all of us because we're sitting there peaceably for two hours," Brown told the news organization. "Obviously, if we were causing any conflict, we would have been ejected out of the place hours before."
At that point, Brown said, someone in his group began to videotape the conversation. The manager became upset and refused to seat the group, Brown told WCSC.
"I said, 'So, you're telling me I have to leave?' She said, 'I have a right to deny you service.' I said, 'So you're asking me to leave because you're upset because he was recording you, after we've waited for two hours, and after you've already pretty much discriminated on us?' And she answered, 'Yes.' "
Debra Stokes, chief marketing officer for Wild Wing Cafe, told WCSC that she had a "really good conversation" with Brown about the incident.
"He and many of his family and friends were there about a month ago, and they are regular customers of ours," she said. "They were having a going-away party and they just didn't receive the experience that they have come to know and love."
Brown said the restaurant's apology and offer of free meals are not good enough.
"This is not a situation where you can just give us a free meal and everything is OK," he told the news organization. "It goes deeper than that."


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Four Husker wrestlers earned spots on the NWCA All-Academic Team, announced by the National Wrestling Coaches Association on Wednesday.
Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning announced the signing of Luke Weber to the wrestling team on Monday.
Two of NU's redshirts from last season and an incoming freshman each placed at the United World Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals on Friday and Saturday.
Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning earned Terry McCann Freestyle Coach-of-the-Year honors, announced by USA Wrestling on Sunday.
Jordan Burroughs (Freestyle - 74 kg) won both of his matches in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday to advance to the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this summer.
If you're looking for a link between Nebraska's two AAU Sullivan Award finalists, you don't have to dig deep to find what elevated Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler Jordan Burroughs and Husker freshman
NCAA Finalist TJ Dudley (184) took home a pair of awards at the Nebraska wrestling banquet on Friday, April 1.
The Nebraska wrestling team produced three All-Americans, including NCAA finalist TJ Dudley (184), en route to an eighth-place team finish in the NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.
All-American Austin Wilson earned his fourth Academic All-Big Ten award to lead nine Husker wrestlers who garnered a spot on the list, released by the conference on Wednesday.
Two-time All-American TJ Dudley fell to top-seeded Gabe Dean of Cornell, 5-3, in the 184-pound NCAA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
Eric Montoya (133) and Austin Wilson (165) each won their medal-round matches during Session V of the NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
All-American TJ Dudley (184) advanced to the NCAA Finals with his 12-4 major decision over Missouri's Willie Miklus during Session IV of the NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.


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Something a little different today. I decided to check out some of the comments over at YouTube and one really doesn't have to look to hard to find idiocy at its finest. The comment today comes from some clown calling himself patioperson. Get ready, wear headgear…oh and you better strap yourself down lest you fly off this spinning planet.
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For our second installment of "Scenes from the City," we documented the citywide New Year's fitness resolution craze. Check out SF shaping up after the holidays, shedding those pounds and enjoying the outdoors. Here are photos from some of the city's favorite workout spots: Crissy Field, Golden Gate Park, Bad Joe's Body Shop, Planet Granite, and fit Bernal fit.
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Project '51 For $15K Gets A Used DrivetrainWritten by on October 1, 2011 Part 5: The '51 Chevy goes through plenty of swapping
It's a great feeling to bolt a fresh engine and trans into your project car. Well, we suppose it is since we're happy to see a used small-block sitting in the front of our '51 for $15,000 project. It's not fresh by any means, but when we traded the shell of a '74 Duster for a used small-block and Turbo 350 trans, the thought of this project wasn't even on our wish list. We're not really even sure why we bought a non-running '74 Duster in the first place. Could be it was rust-free and was only $250, but when we lost our storage, it was traded for a small-block that was easy to stash under a rack of parts.
Fast forward five or six years and lo and behold, we have a project that needs a driveline. We're sure we're going to catch a bit of heat over the budget numbers for this engine but it was traded for a car we paid $250 for years ago. We were told it ran, but who knows, you may get the last laugh before this is all over. Before plunking the 350 in the '51, we thought it would be good to reseal a few gaskets and take a look inside.
It isn't a high-performance engine; in fact it has two-bolt mains. Casting numbers put it as a passenger block from the early '70s with a set of 1.94-inch intake and 1.50-inch exhaust valve heads to match. But it had been rebuilt at some point and wasn't oozing with grime. In fact, the lifter galley showed no signs of buildup of any sort and everything looked well maintained. (And did you happen to catch the chrome oil pan?) We didn't even see fit to replace the timing chain and gear, though we probably should have. We knew the trans worked as it was used in a friend's car for a while. It shifted fair but was a notorious leaker. We hate leaks and felt it best to have a shop take a look at it and replace all the seals. For $125 we received a trans with a clean bill of health, along with simply being clean.
When we first started this project, there was little doubt that this old engine was going to be called into duty. So when we were ordering the frontend kit from Chassis Engineering (CE), they fit the crossmember with the lower engine mounts to accept a small-block Chevy. This option, along with the upper mounts, was an additional $86 and well worth the price.
The CE engine mount kit is supplied with nicely machined and assembled engine brackets, isolators, and hardware. When we guided the engine and trans assembly into position, the mounts lined right up. At the aft, we were really pleased to see the TH350 come to rest right at the Walton Fabrication crossmember.
With the driveline in place, we're tipping our budget scale at just over $6,500. Remember, this includes the car as well, so we're still feeling pretty good about coming in under our $15,000 goal. We were able to cheap out on the driveline (cross our fingers) and the car won't see paint for years. The goal is to build a fun, smooth driving, reliable family cruiser. We're not counting our savings yet as we still have some big ticket items coming up and a lot of little things that are sure to add up: tires, glass, interior, radiator, wiring, lighting, etc. … the list goes on. But we're still having fun.
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|Engineered Components Master cylinder brake bracket
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Before bolting on the TH350 we got a fresh set of Moroso flexplate retainers. New flexplate bolts are something we do nearly every time we install an engine.When we ordered the crossmember from Chassis Engineering, we knew an SBC was in our future and they welded the mounts in place. These are the engine side of the mount and the hardware. The cost was $86.Like the rest of the system, the CE engine mounts went together right in place. The bushings and rings aligned well and included Nylok nuts for a secure mount.Before sliding the engine in place, the CE instructions did note that the factory seams on the firewall were going to require a little trimming. We were lucky to borrow a foam engine to position on the mounts to see just where we'd have to trim.Rather than lop off the entire seam, we opted to give it a bit more of a rounded clearance. The engine fit nicely in place with plenty of room to spare. Most people would take the time to strip these supports clear off and finish the firewall smooth and clean, but we're not at that level on this project.The mounts were bolted to the engine prior, thinking it would be easier to line up one bolthole rather than three.With the front sheetmetal and radiator support off the car, it was easy to lower the engine and trans into place. With some careful negotiating of the cherry picker, the engine mounts aligned with the doughnuts and sleeves nicely and the hardware was secured.
The view from underneath shows how nice the engine and chassis came together with the centering ring, rubber isolators, and mounts.While all of this was happening from the front, lest we forget the new transmission crossmember from Walton Fabrication. The equally used TH350 came to rest at exactly the right location. We installed a new trans mount from Energy Suspension and put it all together.The adjustable trans mount of the Walton crossmember allows for several different transmissions to be used; now to find a driveshaft.The small-block looks right at home between the 'rails of the '51. There seems to be plenty of room for exhaust manifolds as well as the distributor, but that's getting ahead of ourselves. Also note our Chevrolet script valve covers and an Edelbrock C4B intake (swap meet, $60). The list of small, time-consuming details is long but we're pretty happy with our progress to date.


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PINE GROVE - Perhaps it would be wrong to tab Jacob Highley as a tough mudder.
Truth is, the Tyler Consolidated running back enjoys running in all types of conditions.
It just so happened to be that Friday night found Highley and the Silver Knights slogging through the mud at Valley.
Highley handled those conditions like he has every other this season, rushing for 116 yards and three touchdowns as Tyler Consolidated (5-4) kept its playoff hopes alive with a 33-14 victory against Valley on Friday night.
"I don't think it really makes a difference to him," Tyler Consolidated coach Ryan Walton said. "He's going to do what he has to do. You know you're going to get everything he has every time he comes out here. He ran the ball well."
You will get no argument from Valley coach Shane Highley, who is a distant relative.
"He's just a hard runner," Coach Highley said of the younger Highley. "When he had to make plays, he made them. I thought for the most part we did a pretty good job of corralling him but he came through with runs when they needed it."
The Knights actually did a lot of what they wanted to do early, namely making the Lumberjacks (3-6) pay for mistakes.
It started off the bat with a little trickery, when Tyler began the game with an onside kick.
Three plays later quarterback Jordan Baker found the end zone from 10 yards out.
"That was something our assistant coaches spotted, and they said that it would work," Walton said. "It was kind of a spur of the moment thing. You really don't want to start the game giving up good field position to (the opponent). We tried that a couple times early in the season and it didn't work. But our kids went out and executed it and we came up with it. We wanted to grab the momentum early."
That did the trick.
After a Swen Scheidemantel interception (one of three on the night against the Lumberjacks) , Highley gave Tyler a 14-0 lead with a 12-yard touchdown run.
Although the Lumberjacks were sputtering early on offense, the defense came through late in the first quarter when Thomas West returned an interception 42 yard to make it 14-6.
The Lumberjacks were not done.
On the kickoff the ball was nearly kicked straight up in the air. Tyler tried to fall on the muffed kick but Valley came up with the loose ball and looked to be in business.
Tyler's defense held, however, and Highley again took advantage, scoring from 24 yards out, leaping a defender at about the five-yard line, to make it 20-6 at the half.
"You take away a couple of mistakes in the first half and it's 6-6 at the half and it is a different game," coach Highley said. "We had some opportunities there, we just didn't take advantage. I thought our kids fought hard. Tyler has a good team."
One potentially capable of making a playoff run. It was the Knights' fifth win in a row after an 0-4 start and the Knights own a win over No. 12 Ritchie County, which beat Williamstown Friday night.
"We're starting to see some of our younger kids get some experience under their belts and it is showing in how we play," Walton said. "We told the kids our playoff run started a few weeks ago, when we got off to a tough start. We told them every week if they want to keep playing, they have to keep winning. They've done that to this point."
The Knight have a short week, playing Bishop Donahue Thursday in Moundsville in what could be a win-and-advance game for both teams.
Highley was on the sideline replacing long-time Valley coach Tom West, who took a scheduled trip to Ireland this week and said he was going to resign next month.
"I enjoyed it," Highley said. "You have to learn quick. The kids went out and had fun and they played hard for me and I really appreciate that."


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County commissioners at their Nov. 13 meeting didn't approve the exact agreement that the city council did previously.
The city approved an abatement which spans 10 years, but includes four years of 100 percent tax abatement.
For 2017 and 2018, the abatement drops to 80 percent. In 2019 and 2020, the abatement becomes 50 percent, and in 2021, it drops to 30 percent. By 2022, it is only 10 percent.
Commissioner Carlos Salazar reminded his fellow commissioners that they are not obligated to follow the agreement reached by the city.
"This is not set in concrete," he said.
Salazar said that the court back in 2008 had approved a general abatement policy that was similar to the one proposed to the court.
"There are minor differences in the overall money that is going to be saved," Salazar said. "The county would gain a little more if we went with the policy figures we adopted in 2008."
County Judge David Silva reminded commissioners, "Another way of looking at it is we are getting very little from that property right now." Silva said the county will still receive taxes money for the value of the property under the agreement — just not for the value of the building.
According to the county's policy, the abatement is 100 percent for the first five years on the new building. At year six, the amount drops to 75 percent, and by year seven, the amount becomes 50 percent.
By year eight, the amount dips to 35 percent, and by year nine, it becomes 15 percent. At year 10, it becomes 10 percent.
Greg Chumchal, general manager at Ranch Hand, said that construction of the 82,000-square-foot building is already underway.
"It is a manufacturing facility," he said. "We would like to hire another 50 people here in Beeville.
"Beeville has been very good to us.
"The labor force has been very good to us.
"We plan to make our home in Beeville."
Commissioner Dennis DeWitt added, "What I see in this proposal is a $4.7 million investment not counting the price of the land."
Chumchal continued, "I would like to be up and running in March or April of this year."
The building, he said, would likely be completed by February. "By the time you get people and equipment in it, it will be March or April before we are up and running."
About five months ago, Ranch Hand hosted a job fair at the Beeville Community Center seeking applicants for its proposed expansion.
About 150 people applied for the positions.
Chumchal said, "We are looking at hiring around 50 people.
"Honestly, that is a little conservative. It will probably be more like 60 by the time it is all said and done.
"We currently have 27."
Commissioners had previously discussed the abatement during an October meeting.
Their concern at that time was that no one from Ranch Hand had come to them directly to discuss the issue.
"They usually come before the taxing entity and make their case," Salazar said during the Oct. 22 meeting. "This business has not come before us. We need to table this."
The other concern was that they were the only business to have requested an abatement despite several large companies, most oil related, coming into the county recently.
Jason Collins is the editor at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 121, or at email@example.com.


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State legislators are trying to encourage college students to finish their undergraduate degrees faster before the end of the year.
One of the changes would allow students who finish their degrees early to use their left over bright futures scholarships to pay for grad school. The plan would free up enrollment space for more students and keep the best and brightest in the state.
The higher educating coordinating council plans to give the proposal to lawmakers in time for the beginning of the legislative session in January.
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Data editing took place at a number of stages throughout the processing (see Other processing), including: a) Office editing and coding b) During data entry c) Structure checking and completeness d) Secondary editing e) Structural checking of SPSS data files Detailed documentation of the editing of data can be found in the data processing guidelines found in the global MICS manual http://www.childinfo.org/mics/mics3/manual.php
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Data were processed in clusters, with each cluster being processed as a complete unit through each stage of data processing. Each cluster goes through the following steps: 1) Questionnaire reception 2) Office editing and coding 3) Data entry 4) Structure and completeness checking 5) Verification entry 6) Comparison of verification data 7) Back up of raw data 8) Secondary editing 9) Edited data back up After all clusters are processed, all data is concatenated together and then the following steps are completed for all data files: 10) Export to SPSS in 5 files (hh - household, hl - household members, wm - women, ch - children under 5 bh - birth history) 11) Recoding of variables needed for analysis 12) Adding of sample weights 13) Calculation of wealth quintiles and merging into data 14) Structural checking of SPSS files 15) Data quality tabulations 16) Production of analysis tabulations Details of each of these steps can be found in the data processing documentation, data editing guidelines, data processing programs in CSPro and SPSS, and tabulation guidelines. Data entry was conducted by 12 data entry operators in tow shifts, supervised by 2 data entry supervisors, using a total of 7 computers (6 data entry computers plus one supervisors computer). All data entry was conducted at the GenCenStat head office using manual data entry. For data entry, CSPro version 2.6.007 was used with a highly structured data entry program, using system controlled approach, that controlled entry of each variable. All range checks and skips were controlled by the program and operators could not override these. A limited set of consistency checks were also included inthe data entry program. In addition, the calculation of anthropometric Z-scores was also included in the data entry programs for use during analysis. Open-ended responses ("Other" answers) were not entered or coded, except in rare circumstances where the response matched an existing code in the questionnaire. Structure and completeness checking ensured that all questionnaires for the cluster had been entered, were structurally sound, and that women's and children's questionnaires existed for each eligible woman and child. 100% verification of all variables was performed using independent verification, i.e. double entry of data, with separate comparison of data followed by modification of one or both datasets to correct keying errors by original operators who first keyed the files. After completion of all processing in CSPro, all individual cluster files were backed up before concatenating data together using the CSPro file concatenate utility. For tabulation and analysis SPSS versions 10.0 and 14.0 were used. Version 10.0 was originally used for all tabulation programs, except for child mortality. Later version 14.0 was used for child mortality, data quality tabulations and other analysis activities. After transferring all files to SPSS, certain variables were recoded for use as background characteristics in the tabulation of the data, including grouping age, education, geographic areas as needed for analysis. In the process of recoding ages and dates some random imputation of dates (within calculated constraints) was performed to handle missing or "don't know" ages or dates. Additionally, a wealth (asset) index of household members was calculated using principal components analysis, based on household assets, and both the score and quintiles were included in the datasets for use in tabulations.
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