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Bumping and Banging at Bristol Motor Speedway Brings Michael Annett Home with 18th Place Finish
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Bristol, Tenn. (August 23, 2010) – Friday night under the lights of Bristol Motor Speedway's .533 mile bullring, Michael Annett and the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers team looked to score a repeat of their top-10 finish in last year's NASCAR Nationwide Series Food City 250. But faced with bad luck on pit road and a bite of the hard racing that Bristol's famed for, Annett and the team left Thunder Valley with an 18th place finish.
The Germain Racing driver made a 23rd place qualifying effort and raced in the top-25 until the first caution of the event was thrown on lap 55, marking the longest green flag stretch in the last 23 Nationwide Series races. Annett reported being too tight on the bottom and loose in, but one lap down, he opted to stay out on the track to get the wave around rather than coming to pit road.
Restarting 22nd, Annett maintained his position until the second yellow flag of the night waved on lap 81. Making their first visit of the night to pit road, the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers pit crew changed four tires, made track bar and air pressure adjustments and refueled. Annett restarted 18th.
Battling Bristol's high banked track, he worked his way closer to the front of the pack and was running 12th when the third caution was called on lap 116. Adjusting race strategy, crew chief Ryan Fugle opted for a two tire stop this time through allowing Annett to restart ninth on lap 123.
With track position on their side and confidence that the they were working their way towards a strong finish on Pilot Travel Center's home track, the No. 15 team looked to make their third pit stop of the night after the caution flag flew again on lap 157. In an attempt to change four tires during the stop, a pit gun broke allowing only right side tires to be changed. The broken pit gun was exchanged for a new one and Annett was ordered to reenter pit road for left side tires before the restart. The team's misfortune forced the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Camry to restart 23rd.
The next caution came out on lap 186 and Annett stayed out on the track.
Rebounding from the team's previous tough luck on pit road, he restarted 19th. Still working on gaining back track position, Annett had worked his way to 16th when he was caught in the tail end of a wreck on the front stretch bringing out the seventh caution of the night on lap 225. The Germain Racing driver made a trip to pit road as the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers pit crew changed four tires and fuel, as well as surveyed and repaired the damage to the car. Annett restarted 22nd and drove through the checkered flag in 18th.
Up next, the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers team will compete in their only race outside of the United States this season as they trek to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge. The 74 lap road course race will air live on ESPN 2 and MRN Radio at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday.
For more information on Michael Annett and Germain Racing's No. 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series team, check out www.MichaelAnnett.com and www.GermainRacing.com. Get live updates on Twitter @MichaelAnnett.
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NORTH CANTON, Ohio - St. Clairsville knew exactly what it was getting into when it made the trip to Walsh University on Sunday afternoon.
And the Red Devils wouldn't change a thing about the experience they gained. They obviously wish the outcome, a 75-56 setback at the hands of Division I power Cleveland St. Ignatius at the second annual Dunk4Diabetes Shootout.
The Devils built their schedule last spring with the intentions of challenging themselves as much as possible before the postseason with hopes of making another run deep into March.
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St. Clairsville's Dan Monteroso receives applause after being named Most Valuable Player of Sunday's game against Cleveland St. Ignatius.
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"To be honest, I was really, really pleased when I found out we were playing Ignatius," St. Clairsville coach Kim Clifford said. "We designed our schedule to play some different teams. We've played some quicker teams and this was our big, strong team. This was a great game for us if we take it and understand that you can't afford to take a possession off when you're playing at this level."
The Red Devils weren't one bit intimidated by a Wildcats squad that was big, strong, long and athletic at basically every spot on the floor.
St. C. actually led the game 19-15 in the latter portion of the first half thanks to some blistering shooting early. The Red Devils were able to handle the Ignatius pressure and it led to some open looks from beyond the arc. The Devils hit five treys in the first quarter, including a pair from senior Adam Jeffries.
"When the ball goes in, life is beautiful," Clifford said. "We shot the ball well early. I think we hit every three we shot early, but we know that's not going to be the case the entire game and then you have to shift to plan B."
However, from that point on, the Wildcats took over. Senior Derek Sloan - the 6-ffot-5 small forward, was a beast on the glass, while junior Francisco Santiago caught fire from the outside.
"We just couldn't stop them on the inside," Clifford said. "Like I told the kids, we had Riley (Carlton) guarding a 6-6 kid in the post. But, we may have to do that again at some point before the season ends. From a coaching and understanding what we need to do standpoint, this is a big win for us."
All told, the Wildcats went on a 20-0 run before senior standout Dan Monteroso scored his seventh point of the game.
St. Ignatius outscored the Red Devils, 20-10, in the second to take a 44-29 lead into the half.
"This is a loss on the scoreboard, but it's a big win for us to come up here, play in this event and be exposed to this type of competition," Clifford said.
The Wildcats iced the game away by outscoring St. C. 31-27 in the second half. The Ignatius size advantage was further proven by the fact that the Red Devils didn't collar one rebound in the third quarter and only 12 in the game.
Monteroso finished with 24 points, which allowed him to become the 45th player in Ohio history to surpass the 2,000-point barrier in his career.
Just before the end of the third quarter, Monteroso stepped to the line with 14 points and sitting on 1,999 for his career. He sank both and the large following of Red Devils' fans rose to its feet, giving him a standing ovation. Between periods, he was recognized over the public address system.
"When he went to the line, I didn't know he needed just one point," Clifford said. "I knew he had 11 at halftime, but I lost track during the course of the third. When I heard the ovation, I knew he had accomplished it and I felt really good for him. He's a special player."
For the game, Monteroso led all scorers with 24 points.
The 2,000 points capped a hectic weekend for Monteroso. On Friday, he gave Purdue a verbal commitment to continue his football career.
Jeffries complemented Monteroso in the scoring column with 11 points. Senior Riley Carlton added eight, while senior Jerrid Marhefka added seven.
Ignatius received 23 points from Santiago and 21 points and 12 boards from Sloan. Kyle Berger, who is drawing major college football interest, had 10 points.
St. Clairsville was charted for 11 turnovers, which was three more than the winners.
The Red Devils are now 11-2 and will return to Buckeye 8 action Tuesday in the friendly confines of the Devils' Den when they host Harrison Central.


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Dick Pinney's Guidelines: Big changes afoot at Meredith ice fishing derby
One of the big deals, which draws more ice anglers than any other event, is the Greater Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby, to be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10. This derby brings anglers to New Hampshire from all over the country.
For the 2013 derby, the Meredith Rotary Club will provide cash prizes instead of products such as boats, motors, pickup trucks, etc. A grand prize winning fish - white perch, yellow perch, cusk, lake trout, pickerel, black crappie or rainbow trout - can be caught in any freshwater open to the public.
So what's the big change? In the past, the grand prize and much of the prize structure for the derby was for catching pre-stocked rainbow trout that bore a special tag. These fish were tagged and stocked by Fish & Game especially for the derby. Although other species listed above were in the prize picture for the larger of their species, the big money was in the tagged rainbow trout. This evidently drew too much fishing pressure on those bodies of water where tagged fish were stocked, and opened up the chance that a tagged rainbow trout caught prior to the derby could be sneaked into the prize pool.
Fish and Game biologists Don Miller and John Viar will collect valuable data at the derby weigh-in. Also, Fish and Game's Let's Go Fishing program will present free hands-on sessions for children and their parents on the basics of ice fishing. For tickets and information, go to http://www.meredithrotary.com.
Here's a warning: Mercury levels in some of the New Hampshire freshwater fish can be substantial and have harmful effects when eaten. So we need to warn people that fish in the waters that are downwind (prevailing winds from west and northwest) from the Bow power plant.
Since scrubbers were installed in the smoke releases, the plant's mercury discharge has been reduced substantially, and for that Public Service of New Hampshire, the plant's owner, deserves some credit.
But the problem is that mercury has a lifetime that is fundamentally forever. It doesn't break down. So the huge amounts of mercury spread over these downwind waters in the past have created some of the highest concentration of mercury of of any waters not just here but in much of the country.
A fish that is the Rodney Dangerfield of many of our freshwater fish, the common chain pickerel, is often caught and discarded - not for contamination but for its bony structure that conventional filleting methods won't work on.
Although not as tasty as crappie, the common chain pickerel has wonderful mild flesh that isn't that hard to cook. For pickerel under a couple of pounds, scale and fillet in a conventional way and leave the skin on. Then slice down to the skin both both length and width, creating small cubes still attached to the skin. Fry in hot oil skin side up after dredging in flour.
For larger pickerel, you can fillet off the loins by making a cut behind the head and working your knife down the top of the fish's back and stopping at the tail. There's a line of tiny bones running down the middle of the two loins that can be easily removed. For your next fillets, make a cut across the width of each side of the fish, starting just behind the dorsal fin and filleting to the tail. We skin these fillets and they are boneless.
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If you're like me, you work a long day out of the home, departing as the sun is coming up and returning after sundown. You would think that this would impose extreme limits on your ability to take meaningful daily photographs. I beg to differ—winter is a wonderful time to push yourself creatively by pushing your camera to extremes by cranking up your ISO!
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Video: Teresa Lynn Coie Lentz's Daughter Speaks
FREDERICK, Md. (WUSA9) -- Frederick County authorities are looking for Teresa Lynn Coie Lentz who was reported missing after she didn't return home from running errands in Frederick on Wednesday. Her family spoke to reporters during a press conference on Friday afternoon.
The Frederick County Bureau of Investigation officials say Lentz' husband and children last saw her at their home on Bartonsville Road around noon. They also say Lentz last spoke to her husband around 1:30 p.m. via cell phone.
Family members told police Lentz left to run errands in Frederick and that they began to worry when she didn't respond to text messages and phone calls late that afternoon, according to authorities. Lentz's daughter started looking for her at approximately 6:30 p.m., say authorities. At approximately 9:45 p.m. Lentz' vehicle was found parked along Reels Mill Road near railroad tracks. Some of Lentz's personal items including her cell phone and vehicle keys were found inside the vehicle. Her daughter called 911 at 9:47 p.m. to report her missing.
On Friday, Lentz' daughter told reporters that the day had been normal before her disappearance. Her daughter thanks the community for their support and appealed to the community to come forward with any information. She also had a message for her mother, in case she could hear her: "We miss you terribly. We are so overwhelmed with what is happening... We want you home and safe."
About her mother she said, "She's my everything. She's my rock. For her not to be here is heartbreaking for me."
Lentz is described as a 49 year old woman with brown, shoulder length hair, and hazel eyes. Authorities say she wears glasses. She is further described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and 165 pounds.
Authorities say her car was a 2005 Blue Ford Expedition with white lettering on side and rear windows that reads "Mountaintop Electric, Residential Light, Commercial Service and Upgrades, 240-285-8795, 301-663-3067 " and has a Ravens emblem on the back.
Previous searches for Lentz have been unsuccessful but Sgt. Jennifer Bailey says police are still looking and investigating. According to Bailey, the office has received about two dozen tips. They are asking for anyone with any information, big or small, to contact them. Officers have passed out flyers to people on the road, which includes a photo of Lentz making a deposit at an ATM bank. No one is seen with her in the photo.
As for reports of blood found on a guardrail near Lentz' car, Bailey said investigators believe it is from an animal but they did collect it as evidence.
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May 29, 2016
The 59Twenty Music Festival is Saturday in downtown Meridian.
Music, food and activities will be featured at the event at Singing Brakeman Park on Front Street, next to Union Station, 1:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tickets are $25 dollars in advance and may be purchased at Harry Mayer Clothiers, Meridian Underground Music, and the EMBDC (in Union Station), or online for $27.00 and $30 at the door. There is a $10 military discount. Children 12 and under are admitted free.
This year's headliner is blues rocker Kenny Wayne Shepherd and his band. Also appearing: Rosco Bandana, Hana Lena, and The Matthew Davidson Band.
The event is sponsored by Young Professionals of Meridian and benefits Care Lodge.
"They service nine counties in the surrounding areas, and they do a lot for abuse victims," said Meredith Rea. "They do a lot to help rehabilitate abusers, and they really do a lot for these families, so we want to support them."
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I have the Diamondbacks and love them, no they dont look like a swaro but they dont cost like a swaro either...
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I got a smokin' deal on a pair of Viper HD's from Paul at Elk Nut Outdoors. They're awesome binocs and the warranty is unbeatable. I highly recommend Paul and the Vipers!
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I have the Zen Ray ED 3 in hand, so far so good. I also got infrared diffusers for my night vision, no visible light shining for anyone to see. So cool. I just looked out the back door and saw three yotes in one pasture and 8 whitetail 200 yds away in another pasture.


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This is a model from electric impedance tomography, a method of imaging the interior permittivity distribution of a body by measuring current and voltage at the surface.
This model demonstrates how the shape and placement of figures with different material properties inside a closed box can be determined with this non-invasive technique. Applying a potential difference on the boundaries of the box gives rise to a surface charge density that varies depending on the permittivity distribution inside the box.
The technique can be used in, amongst other applications, medical diagnosis. Different organs have different properties so that you can "see" the organs and their movement from the permittivity "image" that they create.


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Python is showing up everywhere. We're thinking about making it show up in the author tools as well. Members of our developerWorks team lovingly use Python for text processing, XML parsing and transformation, all kinds of system tasks. It's all over the place inside many distributions of Linux, which is the OS we favor here at developerWorks. We're finding more and more ways to use the programming language, and more and more adherents here at developerWorks.
Currently, we want some way to automate the creation of a new article or tutorial, a process that uses templates also stored in the author tools package, checks various things about the path and environment itself, provides a graphical wizard-like interface in some cases. Currently, we're using a mix of shell scripts and visual basic files to support the different platforms our authors use (OSX, Linux, and varieties of Windows), but maintaining the mix of environments is difficult and brittle. In fact, we don't really have a good OSX story for the author tools. Moreover, we have Big Plans for expanding the guidance and aids we provide to authors, and Python looks like something we all could grow into here.
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A style all his own
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- If there was a best-dressed award at the Super Six weekend in Wheeling, Luke Salmons would not win it. His chances wouldn't be hanging by a thread, either.
No, Cabell Midland's coach is more concerned with comfort than style. Which is why he wears the same thing to every game - khaki shorts and a pair of Crocs, a lightweight foam shoe.
No matter the weather, even the sub-freezing climes of last week's semifinal victory against Morgantown, there's Salmons on the sideline in his usual get-up.
Expect more of the same at noon Saturday, rain or shine at Wheeling Island Stadium when Midland meets Martinsburg for the Class AAA championship. (For the record, the forecast calls for sunny skies and 56 degrees.)
"I kind of like Crocs,'' Salmons said. "I started wearing them when I coached in Kentucky, and they're comfortable. It's gotten to the point where if I didn't wear them, people would think something's wrong with me.
"The shorts? I don't know. It's part of me. It's one thing I've always done. I always wear shorts no matter how cold it is - even practice. Sometimes you don't want your kids to be cold and act whiny. I don't want to show them I'm tough or nothing. Just that it doesn't matter, and we don't change anything.''
The spotlight's been on Cabell Midland all season long, as well as the stadium lights.
The Knights (Nights?) haven't played a single daytime game this season or last under Salmons, their second-year coach.
Martinsburg, by comparison, is playing its third game with an afternoon kickoff just in this year's playoffs alone. Of course, the two-time defending champion Bulldogs will now have appeared in the noon title game at Wheeling Island Stadium three straight years.
"It's different,'' Salmons said. "Even back in August, when people are all practicing at different times, we always try to practice in the evening about 7:30 or 8. People ask me why, and I tell them that's when we play. You always try to make it perfect.''
Salmons and his players did get in some daytime practice time recently, owing to the Thanksgiving holiday break from classes, as Midland worked out all week with either a noon or 1 p.m. start prior to its semifinal game against Morgantown.
"The kids did good,'' Salmons said of the drills held under the sun. "What we preach to them is that it doesn't matter when we play, if there's 30,000 people or 500 people in the stands. If you're training to be a winner, you'd play in a parking lot. You compete to win.
"We try to instill that in them all offseason. It doesn't matter if it's raining or snowing or what the weather's like or the crowd that's there or what time we play. A lot of that comes from the stuff we do all year - January to June to August. It's all based around winning or losing and celebrating.''
George Washington running back Ryan Switzer, last year's Kennedy Award winner as the top player in West Virginia, might not even be the best player Martinsburg's seen this season.
In their Sept. 21 game at Westminster, Md. - a 36-33 loss that snapped the Bulldogs' winning streak at 32 games, four shy of the state record - they faced quarterback Deryk Kern, who threw for 351 yards and five touchdowns.
Kern went on to set a Maryland state record with 62 TD passes this season as his team finished 12-1.
Ansted, a Class A school in Fayette County that was swallowed up in the Midland Trail consolidation in 1976, won 36 in a row from 1970-73.
Martinsburg missed its chance at one state record with that loss to Westminster, but now has an opportunity at another.
Since West Virginia instituted the Class AAA division in the fall of 1958, only one team has captured three straight football titles at that level - Charleston High from 1968-70. In the 42 years since, there have been four schools that won back-to-back crowns, but never three in a row.
Bulldogs coach Dave Walker said he hasn't talked to his players about the possibility of the accomplishment, but realizes they've heard a lot about it, most likely from fans in the Eastern Panhandle community.
"I've not heard a lot of talk about it from anybody,'' Walker said, "but who knows? I know they're aware of it. We've not talked about it at practice. Our guys come in and go to work as they have every week. Hopefully, we can continue to do that and stay focused.''
The deadline for members of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association to vote on the Kennedy Award is today. What seemed like a slam-dunk for a Switzer repeat has become a bit more interesting with the late push by Martinsburg quarterback Justin "Cookie'' Clinton.
Clinton has run for 587 yards and 12 TDs in just his first three playoff games. On the season, he's accounted for 39 touchdowns (22 rushing. 17 passing).
"Cookie's had a great year,'' Walker said. "Switzer's a great player. I don't think you can go wrong with either one of those two. Switzer's not done anything not to win.
"Brandon Barrett won it two years in a row for us [2002-03]. If you win it as a junior, and you're close statistically, you're probably a lock for it. Switzer's the best I've seen all year. Justin's a great player, but statistically he doesn't have what Ryan's got.''
Also getting into the Kennedy conversation in recent weeks has been Midland running back David Gaydosz, who ran for 317 yards against Morgantown in the semis and has 2,203 rushing yards and 27 TDs on the season.
Walker is just glad to be playing someone different for a change in the postseason.
In the first round, Martinsburg met Woodrow Wilson - its opening-round opponent last year. In the quarterfinals, it was a rematch with Eastern Panhandle neighbor Musselman. In the semifinals last week, it was a second meeting with GW in less than a year.
Had Morgantown won last week's semifinal at Midland, it would have meant yet another rematch, as the Bulldogs beat the Mohigans 56-28 on Sept. 14.
"It is [better],'' Walker said. "I think our kids are a little more focused. They understand this is not someone we're familiar with and they've got to really be focused in practice and have a good week.''
If Saturday's game comes down to a place-kick, well, it might be going on for a while. Seldom has a championship game been staged with two more accurate kickers on opposing sidelines.
Martinsburg's Tyler DeHaven is nearly perfect this season, having made 59 of 60 extra points and all four of his field goal tries (with a long of 38 yards).
Midland's Chris Molina might be even better.
He's booted all 65 of his PATs through the uprights this season and has extended his personal streak to 75 straight extra-point makes. He also had three field goals, with a long of 48 yards.
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First post. Went to Wyoming Sept. 2011. First non-guided antelope hunt ever. Three of us "Iowans" had 2 points, paid for special draw, and drew 63 after much research. Hunted first 3 days of season. mid Sept.
Do not take this wrong - we had a great time, we all got buck antelope (small to medium), learned a lot, no regrets....but just have some questions - things just did not seem to add up to expectations based on Eastmans MRS info. We are having pow-wow soon to make future plans and need some guidance.
3 basic questions. Where were all the hunters? Where were all the antelope? Were there really some big bucks there? With 500 tags as I recall and 1st day of season, we expected to work for place to camp and compete for antelope. We were the only hunters camping on public land for miles around, period. We hunted large central area with many miles of public land and no danger of straying on private. In fact, we never saw another group camping anywhere, except on private. Great, but does not make sense. All those tags have to get used, were they mostly on the 15% of unit in private land? Or do they hunt later in season? We heard exactly 4 shots opening day, saw 3 rigs drive through on a main two-track. That was it for 3 days. We loved the solitude, absolutely, but seemed oddly silent.
We were just not seeing bucks of any size, and not many numbers at all. Maybe saw 4-6 bucks per day. Arrived 2 days ahead to scout, worked hard daylight to dark, spotted, stalked, crawled - but I will tell you we had to work hard for three small to mediocre bucks and were glad to get them. We saw one large buck on private land. I will admit there were more antelope on the 15% private land, and some bigger bucks. Were the bucks on the public land, and we did not know how to hunt them? Hey, we were rookies I admit. Just seeking some insight.
Thanks much.
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I hunt down kind of around that area also and hardly ever see hunters. I didn't see anyone when I was archery hunting this last year and when I go down for rifle, I only usually see like 2 people. The post above me is right, it used to be a really good unit. It's not just that everybody and their mother hunt there though. A few winters back, we had a horrible horrible horrible winter and the antelope population really took a huge hit. How many antelope there are and where they are and all that just really depends on our winters here. The antelope units are pretty big and so I think that the reason you're not seeing any other people is partially for that reason. Everyone is spread out. I usually don't camp when I go hunt down there, I stay in a motel. So there may be others that do that also. I'm sorry that you didn't have a very good year out here.. But I guess it's better than tag soup!
EBO gave you the best info you can get on picking an area before you apply. You need to talk to the Area biologist and game warden and ask them pointed questions and not just general questions about the area. Example, are there a lot of antelope in the area is too general. Are there bucks that will score 80 inches or better, is a better question to ask. What is the opening day pressure like, what is the best parts of the area to start hunting for a big buck, What are the roads like and is it worth it to hunt the walk in areas, ect.
The game warden steered me away from the walk in areas and told me to hunt the BLM land in the south portion of my area. It saved me a lot of time walking into barren or hard to stalk ground with few animals. The biologist told me to skip the opener, anothe great piece of advice. My friends don't want to do the home work and think I'm crazy making all those long distance phone calls, but if you don't, you may get a real unpleasant surprise. Another reason I hunt mainly on my own.
While Eastmans' is a good resorce, they can't hunt in every unit and know the lastest game trends for them.
Jen, I also shoot a 257 Roberts. It'a a ruger #1 and its the best rifle I ever owned. I killed my biggest deer and made my longest shots with it.
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Anyone been in Area 63 as of late? We didn't draw in the regular draws, so my bro-in-law and I grabbed one of the leftover 63-2 tags. After talking to the biologist (prior to the leftovers going on sale), he said to expect an avg. of 13-14" as to horn length. Sounds like there's decent access too. We just wanted to go hunting and I'm not set on shooting a monster (as I'm aware that will probably not be the case), although a mid-70s would be great. Now that we have the tags, my scouting / info search will kick it up notch. Just wanted know what others have seen out there and what the "on the ground assessment" might be.
I was getting ready to pull the trigger on one of the type 2 tags in 63 myself and they went away before my eyes! I guess that is what I get for waiting. I haven't been in there since last fall but I saw a buck in the type 2 side of the unit that was a monster, he was not super tall but had lots of mass and great prongs. The other bucks I saw in there were mostly in the 13-14 inch range and there were not a lot of those but in fairness I didn't get off the main roads too much. I figured the extra tag would be fun while waiting for the season to open up the road.
So are you hunting 63 with a type 1 tag? Can you do that and pick up a type 2 tag as well? Not familliar with the limits on tags that one can have. I'd assumed just one antlered, but can you have two with a leftover permit? Yeah, the type 2 tags for 63 were gone in less than 10 minutes. After talking to the G&F folks, that about what I expected. The area may not be what it once was, but for a leftover tag, it will do just fine.
I know everybodies expectations are to get an antelope that scores close to (or over) 80". But you have to realize that the big bucks are not everywhere. I have probably shot 50 buck antelope in the 40+ years I've been hunting them and have only got a few close to this size. I have one that scores over 80". I'll admit that when I first started hunting goats, I was not very selective and did not really know what to look for. If you really are set on only shooting one of this size, you are going to have to spend lots of time in the field looking...and not just in hunting season. Spend some off season time scouting and driving the backroads with your spotting scope. One thing I try to do is expand my area everytime I hunt. I spend a little time looking around in a couple of new areas close to where I'm hunting. I also ask any Warden I see in the area about new areas.
EBO is correct in his advice. Hope this helps too.
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The Chrome platform driver updates were sent in on the last day of the Linux 4.7 kernel merge window.
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It's been quite a while since the last Gentoo LiveDVD release, but a new image has surfaced this weekend as Gentoo 20160514 and codenamed the "Choice Edition" release.
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A few days ago when delivering benchmarks of the new CPUFreq "Schedutil" governor in Linux 4.7 the P-State comparison results on this Git kernel looked particularly terrible. I've since done some P-State tests on the same system using the Linux 4.5 and 4.6 kernels that further point towards a regression having taken place.
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Coming up in a short while I have some fresh AMDGPU-PRO BETA 2 (the fresh -PRO "hybrid" driver release) for OpenGL graphics performance while here are some quick OpenCL compute metrics.
Yesterday marked the official start of the projects for this year's Google Summer of Code and the summer round of the Outreachy (formerly the Outreach Program for Women) projects.
It looks like in the past few days Crytek has made their CryENGINE game engine available via GitHub,
The recent release of QEMU 2.6 has support for allowing guests to do bursts of I/O for a configurable amount of time, whereby the I/O level exceeds the normally allowed limits.
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Which of this year's directors deserve the industry's highest honor?
No one was too surprised when French director Michel Hazanavicius and his (mostly) silent film The Artist practically swept the Academy Awards last year or when British director Tom Hooper's The King's Speech did the same the year before. This year, however, there are no "sure thing" movies, with several being heralded as "brilliant," "masterful," and "the best movie of the year" by critics...until the next great movie comes along.
Several Oscar-winning directors — including two-time Best Director winner Steven Spielberg (Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan) and Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman to win Best Director — are among this year's contenders, but they are up against stiff competition from upstart indie directors who helped to make this one of the best years for independent movies in recent memory and the genre movie directors who gave us superheroes, wizards and time travelers as compelling as the special effects that blew our minds. We won't know which directors the Academy will nominate until the middle of January, but we want to know who you, the moviegoers, think deserves the industry's highest honor.
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Dynacorn's 1970 Challenger - The E-Body Lives!Written by on February 14, 2011 Contributors: Courtesy Marc Langsam Dynacorn's Reproduction '70 Challenger Body Now Available
It was unveiled at the 2010 SEMA Show-something that devoted Mopar folks like you have dreamed about for years: A reproduction E-Body shell, ready to build into the Challenger you've always wanted.
Officially licensed by Ma Mopar, it's available from Dynacorn Classic Bodies in '70 Challenger hardtop form. "It is all 1006 universal-grade automotive steel," says Dynacorn's Jim Christina of the cold-rolled sheet steel used to make the reproduction E-Body. "In all cases in this particular shell, it's thicker than the original."
As you can see in the prototype photos, the doors and decklid are hinged and attached to the body, and the production bodies will be shipped that way. Though it may look like it just came out of the body shop at Hamtramck Assembly, these bodies have some significant differences inside them. As Christina explains, "The weld points are a lot better than the originals, because we've got welders that can reach in and weld joints that Chrysler couldn't get to before." He adds that there's no worry that you're getting an unpainted, unprimered body-in-white prone to corrode unless covered immediately. "They come with EDP (electro deposition process) M coating," says Christina of the coat that each one will wear.
We mentioned above that these are licensed by Chrysler, which means that Dynacorn had access to the original specifications and hand-drafted blueprints to tool these bodies from. "We applied for a license in mid-2009, and we got our license in January 2010," says Christina. "We were one of the first ones licensed when (the new management in Auburn Hills) started issuing licenses."
Any chance that Dynacorn, or any aftermarket company, had of using original Chrysler tooling to produce reproduction bodies ended when E-Body production ceased in the spring of 1974, at which time the original Challenger and Barracuda body tooling was scrapped.
That license doesn't limit Dynacorn to just the Challenger. "We're licensed for both the Challenger and the Barracuda," says Christina. Are any reproduction E-Body Challenger or Barracuda convertibles in the works? "Not to my knowledge, as of yet." Unfortunately, Christina says they have no plans to reproduce any other Mopar bodies like A-Body or B-Body Dodges and Plymouths.
Can you build a car that's street-legal using one of these bodies? That's up to you, as every state has different rules and requirements for "specially constructed vehicles." The SEMA Action Network has updated the database of state-by-state laws and regulations that cover these-log on to www.moparmusclemagazine.com for a link to the listing. Once you're there, you'll be able to see what your home state requires for your Dynacorn-bodied Challenger to be legally titled and registered.
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The reproduction E-Body unibody was tooled from original hand-drawn blueprints, as OEM tooling was long gone.Each Dynacorn body shell will come ready for bodywork and paint-and from this view, ready for taillights, rear valence, exhaust tips, rear bumper, and your license plate.Also included: the radiator support, something that's either corroded or crunched on too many project-ready original E-Bodies.Looking inside, here's the firewall/front floorpan connection. You'll have to cut your own hole for a floor shifter.Rocker panel (outer and inner), front and rear floorpans . . . they're all here (as opposed to those heavily-rusted bodies that aren't altogether here).Ready for your master cylinder and other original-style parts-or ready for smoothing. Here's the firewall and engine bay inside the Dynacorn Challenger body.
Dynacorn's '70 Challenger bodies are more than just a coated unibody. The doors (and decklid) are included and are hinged and hung in place.Want to tub it? With a Dynacorn body, here's your starting point-without all that interior trim (and mysteries beneath it) to remove.Look, Ma-no rust! All new quarters, trunk floors (and extensions) are all welded in place, coated, and ready for you to paint, weatherstrip, and add the spare and jack.Dyancorn's Challenger body is also ready for your factory-size rear stereo speakers-if you're going that route.If you're building your reproduction Challenger for the strip, here's where your fuel cell will go-on top of an all-new trunk floor.At the beltline, here's the left A-pillar and left door. Unseen are the door hinges, which are welded on by Dynacorn (and don't have 40-plus years worth of fatigue in 'em).Looking up from inside, here's the "T-section" where the left A-pillar, left roof rail, and windshield header connect under the roof panel.


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Will Matt Die in Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 9?
Sorry to say, but someone we know and possibly love will die in Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 9, "O Come All Ye Faithful." We're not sure if it'll be a major player or if there will be some loophole (we can hardly think of a character who hasn't died and come back to life at least once), but we'll speculate on some of the likely suspects before Thursday, December 13.
Aw, Matt (Zach Roerig). He's such a good kid, what with his job and his football and his high school shenanigans. Some may say he's boring, but he's trying to earn his keep around his supernatural friends. Give the guy a break!
He even moved in with Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen), concerned his bro might do something crazy like stab his sister. What a guy! But that's why we're worried about him.
See, Matt is barely mentioned in the synopsis, and Jeremy gets taken to the Gilbert cabin to get de-hunterized. Would Damon (Ian Somerhalder), Elena (Nina Dobrev), and Bonnie (Kat Graham) need to take such drastic measures if something dramatic hadn't happened? The kid nearly murdered his sister, and all they did was send him to his room for a timeout!
Back when Connor (Todd Williams) was the Five's rep, he had no problem stabbing April (Grace Phipps), an innocent human. Maybe Jeremy will tire of being babysat by Matt and snap his neck?
Ugh, that image is too upsetting. We can't think about it anymore. Pull through, Matty!
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Video: Let's Be Real: Jesse Jackson Jr. Reinforces Our Views
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Jesse Jackson Jr., former representative from Illinois, was charged with using campaign funds for personal items like furniture in his home and other luxury items.
Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, were implicated in the federal investigation, officials said.
Jackson released a statement on Friday, claiming he has no excuses for his conduct and he accepts full responsibility for the charges.
Sandi Jackson reached a plea deal with federal officials. She plead guilty to one charge of tax fraud, according to her attorneys.
"Today, Sandi Jackson reached an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office to plead guilty to one count of tax fraud. Ms. Jackson has accepted responsibility for her conduct, is deeply sorry for her actions, and looks forward to putting this matter behind her and her family. She is thankful for the support of her family and friends during this very difficult time," Sandi Jackson's attorneys said.
Jesse Jackson Jr. was charged with using more than $700,000 for his personal expenditures, drawing money from the campaign funds, according to federal authorities.
Jackson spent thousands on Bruce Lee memorabilia, football memorabilia, Martin Luther King Jr. memorabilia and even Michael Jackson memorabilia, according to federal documents.
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The Rifle Branch Library could be adding two new tenants later this year.
If plans are successful, the Rifle Area Chamber of Commerce and Rifle Regional Economic Development Corp. will occupy most of the currently vacant second floor of the library.
The space now is largely unfinished, and was set aside for nonprofit groups and future expansion, Chamber CEO Frank Ladd said at a Feb. 6 workshop with Rifle City Council. The move has yet to be approved by the chamber board, he added, but expected that to occur in the near future.
"I just want to assure you that we will still operate the visitor's information center" off I-70, where the chamber offices are now found, Ladd told the council.
"This will get us closer to the downtown and to City Hall, right next door," he added.
Rifle Regional Economic Development Corp. President Michael Langhorne said his board has approved the move from a rented office in the Garfield County annex building, 136 E. Third St.
"It makes sense to co-locate with the chamber as a partner, since it gets the people who promote the area for economic development and for Rifle together," Langhorne said. "Once we get together, we feel we can work together for the benefit of both and the city."
The corporation is a nonprofit entity and does not receive any local government money.
The Garfield County Regional Library District, which runs the Rifle branch and others across the county, planned to seek grants from sources such as the county Federal Mineral Lease District, to make the space usable. Library district executive director Amelia Shelley said Tuesday there is about 3,500 square feet of unfinished space on the second floor.
"I was approached by the chamber when we started building this library, but they didn't have the funds at the time," Shelley added.
About a year and a half ago, Shelley said, she obtained an estimate of $200,000 to finish the second floor and make it usable. The library board has yet to approve the plan, she added, but is aware of the potential new tenants.
"We aren't in any rush to get this done, but we do like to help small businesses and the space was set aside for nonprofits," Shelley said.


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NEW MARTINSVILLE - Seven of the players on the Magnolia girls' basketball team recently came back from Charleston after a berth in the West Virginia State Volleyball Tournament.
So Coach Dave Chapman asks the question: Why not in basketball?
Magnolia has had a rough go of it in recent seasons, mainly because of an infusion of youth and inexperience, but Chapman feels he has a team that is ready to take the next step.
''It's been a total difference in the development of their play,'' Chapman said. ''The change has been quite noticeable. We are further ahead than even I thought we'd be. We had some tough times through the years, but we stuck together.
''We expect to compete this season. We are going to play a lot harder with the year's experience. We are going to do well. I really like the energy and attitude in these girls.''
There is still plenty of youth and inexperience to go around.
Magnolia has no seniors and has one junior in swing player Mallory Chapman.
Mallory Chapman, a 5-foot-10 junior, averaged 14.5 points per game and eight rebounds in her sophomore campaign. She also developed into a strong leader.
''She has grown up a lot on the basketball court, and this is me saying this as a coach and not her dad,'' Dave Chapman said. ''You can always put the leadership tag on someone, but Mallory has really earned it.
''She has set a good example in practice and this is a role she has taken real ownership in.''
Mallory Chapman will be part of a point guard-by-committee along with sophomores Katie Blatt and Audrey Gibb.
The rest of the starting lineup will consist of post player Jasmine Litton (5-11) and Kiera Standiford.
''Blatt and Gibb have looked really good,'' Dave Chapman said. ''We have a true post player in Litton and with Standiford and (Grace) Berisford, we are looking really strong. The girls know what is expected of them and they continue to improve each day.''
Berisford is one of three incoming freshmen looking to earn minutes for the Blue Eagles.
''She is a nice-looking player and does everything you need to do to be successful at the high school level,'' Dave Chapman said. ''How quickly she adjusts will determine how much we can use her.''
The others are Anna Gibb, Audrey's sister, and Cierra Fowler.
Abby Durig is coming off knee surgery but is back ready to go and looking to work her way onto the court at point guard.
Shannon Williams saw limited varsity time last season, while fellow sophomores Krysta Henderson and Lisa Patell will round out the bench.
''I know we jumped into a tough section when we dropped down (from Class AA to A) but getting to Charleston is a goal of ours,'' Dave Chapman said. ''There are a lot of good teams and hopefully at the end of the season, we will be mentioned in the same sentence as them.
''I'm not selling our kids short. They know how to win. They got to Charleston in volleyball. Why not basketball?''
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The 34th annual Kennedy Center Honors took place in DC last night, celebrating the nation's best performers in music, film and theater. The President and First Lady attended the ceremony, along with Sarah Jessica Parker, Emily Blunt and more to celebrate Meryl Streep (obvi), singers Barbara Cook and Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Here's the red carpet.
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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Jamaal Franklin poured in a game-high 28 points
and pulled down seven rebounds on Saturday as No. 23 San Diego State earned a
78-69 win over UCLA at Honda Center in the John R. Wooden Classic.
Xavier Thames drained 5-of-6 from beyond the arc en route to 19 points and
Deshawn Stephens contributed 12 points and six boards for the Aztecs (5-1),
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state of California.
Jordan Adams netted a team-high 23 points on 7-of-13 shooting, while Shabazz
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Norman Powell donated 10 points off the bench and Larry Drew II added six
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Here is Mom Tern hanging out, baby was resting just below the boat on a mooring ball. This is the first time I have ever seen Terns resting.....
08/10/2011, Mission Bay, CA
Mission Bay is only about 5 miles north of Point Loma Lighthouse in San Diego. It is a series of sheltered coves designed for people to have fun swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, sailing (small dinghies and hobie cats) while enjoying the sun and sand. There is only one cove that sailboats of our size can safely enter due to the height of our mast. It is directly behind Pacific Beach so you end up with both a calm anchorage and access to the constant surf and surge of the Pacific. As we had no agenda we decided to wait for favourable winds before sailing on to Dana Point up the coast. Silly people that we are!!!! The wind felt disinclined to blow in the appropriate direction so we hung out for three days. As it happened, fate played a role in the extra day we decided to give the wind a chance to redeem itself. Our computer re-charging cord went on the fritz and we were able to get it replaced under warranty prior to our departure. The price you pay (somewhat steep) for enjoying Mission Bay are the airplanes that take off and land at the San Diego Airport every five minutes from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. We were anchored directly on the flight path. The wildlife was fun to watch, mother terns chasing their babies to keep them from landing, showing them how to hunt, reluctantly feeding them fish when they became too tired and landed anyway on top of the mooring balls in the anchorage. The ever present pelicans constantly flying and diving for their supper or following the fishing boats hoping to get some stinky, tasty fish morsels thrown overboard. My all time favourite, what I call the stealth bomber was the black skimmer. In Pier 32, our home base, they would fly by you at very high speeds while you walked along the dock. It was always at night and felt like a soft wind brushing by your face. The black skimmer drops down to the surface of the water, opens its beak and skims the top of the water for food. The best picture (and even then it does not do them justice) is the one I got very early in the morning at Mission Bay as they finished up their nightly hunting. I hope you enjoy the pictures.
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07/06/2011, San Diego, CA
Well here we are, plotting and planning on Three Sheets. Once we have the final name placed on the boat we will post a picture of our blue water sailing vessel. We are enjoying our time here in sunny San Diego while we sort out the systems and affect any changes we feel need to be made now. We really enjoyed our first visitors to our new home daughter Alia and boyfriend Mike from Toronto Ontario. We expect our friends Peter, Donna, Alysha and Ryan in the next week or so from Strathroy Ontario. We are going to head out to the Channel Islands which is just off the coast of LA California for 5 - 6 weeks. This will be like sailing in the North Channel back home. A good opportunity for us to figure out how we manage together on the boat while anchoring out. Hopefully we will come up with a short list of things that need to be done before we head to Mexico later in October. This blogging is new for us and I hope not too boring!!!!! I have attached a picture showing our neighbour, an egret, who hunts the shore by the boat at low tide looking for tasty morsels.
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