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WHEELING - If football is a game of inches, it was maybe an inch that was the deciding factor in Wheeling Central's season-opening 7-6 victory against Harrison Central on Thursday night at Wheeling Island Stadium.
With the game being played on the banks of the Ohio, it was only fitting that the riverboat gamblers came out, and Harrison Central coach Justin Kropka tried to one-up Wheeling Central's Mike Young.
He missed by an inch. Or less.
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Wheeling Central's Parker Henry (10) tries to break a tackle of Harrison Central's Casey Runevitch (57) and Lance Smith (78).
After Nate Olmstead caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback David Miser, Kropka was left with a decision to go for the PAT kick and a tie or two and the victory. He went with the old theory of going for two on the road and the win.
The Huskies lined up in a wildcat formation, with Olmstead in shotgun formation. He took the snap and appeared to have an angle to the end zone to the right.
As he leaped toward the goal line, and a huge first-week upset of favored Wheeling Central, 5-foot-8, 145-pound junior Ben Duplaga had other ideas.
"I knew he was going to run the ball, they'd been going to him all night," Duplaga said. "I saw him leap and I just came up. I felt the ball come out and I didn't think he crossed (the goal line). I immediately looked at the referee to make sure he said he didn't make it."
Kropka wasn't so sure.
"In the heat of the moment, I'm not going to sit here and pass judgment," the coach said. "The officials had a better angle than I did, but it looked good to me. The film will tell the tale."
"They had our backs against the wall," Young said. "That says a lot for the character of these kids."
The game deserved a fitting end.
Both teams scored on what was their last real possession, and Central twice came up with big plays on fourth down to keep its lone scoring drive alive.
Parker Henry, back under center for the first time since the end of his sophomore year after missing last year with a knee injury, completed one pass on the night. It came on fourth-and-18 at midfield.
Henry connected with C.J. Burch on a 22-yard strike to keep the drive alive.
"That was a gamble, but our defense was playing tough and we would give the ball up at midfield," Young said. "Sometimes you have to take a risk."
"I guess it was a good time for the completion," Henry said.
It was the first of three big plays for Burch.
"We have a good chemistry," Burch said. "I knew I was going to catch the ball. I was just worried about the guy coming up to tackle me. I wanted to make sure I had the yardage I needed."
Later, on fourth-and-2 at the 20, Burch,who finished with 72 yards on 13 carries, went straight up the middle for 11 yards. He scored on the next play to give the Maroon Knights a 7-0 lead after Alex Calvert popped up the PAT that fell over the crossbar and provided what would be the winning points.
Wheeling Central's scoring drive was set up by a Joey John interception, the Knights' third interception of the game.
"I was just read the man and stayed in my spot where I was taught to be," John said. "We played well on defense most of the night and it just seemed like we needed to score on one of those turnovers. I was the first one who got to (Burch) after he scored."
Harrison Central mounted its own scoring drive and scored on third-and-10 after having the ball first-and-goal at the 1.
Henry finished with 55 yards on 24 carries and was 1-for-5 passing for those 22 yards to Burch.
Travis Stenson had 61 yards on 10 carries for Harrison Central. Miser completed 8 of 17 passing for 63 yards.


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Robert Walker passed away on Feb. 20, 2013 in Wilkes Barre, Pa. He was 75.
He was born on May 10, 1937 in San Pedro, Calif., to Lee and Nelle Walker and was raised in Rifle.
He is survived by his wife, Sherry Walker; brother, Larry Walker; daughter, Shawna (Dale) Walker; son, Bill (Heidi) Walker; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A celebration of his life is planned at a later date in Colorado.
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Powered by a 16-valve, DOHC VTEC 4-cylinder engine, the S2000 roadster boasts 240 horsepower -- 120 horsepower per liter and meets California's stringent low-emission vehicle (LEV) standards. Inspired by Honda's racing accomplishments from Formula One, CART and motorcycle racing, the rear wheel drive sports car accelerates from 0-60 in less than six seconds.
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A man wanted in connection with a shooting early Sunday morning in Inverness was found hiding Monday in a motel bathroom in Ocala.
Just after 1 a.m., several patrol vehicles from the Marion County Sheriff's Office and the Ocala Police Department descended on the Friendship Inn at 2829 E. Silver Springs Blvd. A woman opened the door to room 14 and allowed officers to search the room. They found Gregory Scott Holub, 29, in the bathroom and arrested him without incident, sheriff's reports state.
Holub was described as a person of interest in the shooting death of Deseray Lynn Bowles, 24. Bowles was shot just before 4 a.m. in Inverness and later was found at a restaurant where witnesses took her after the shooting, according to Citrus County Sheriff's Office reports.
It was not immediately clear how Holub, of Bradenton, knew Bowles or what led to the woman's shooting. It also was not clear how officers tracked Holub to the motel.
Holub was being held without bond late Monday at the Marion County Jail on Citrus County warrants for second degree murder and aggravated assault.
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Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Raiders have traded wide receiver Louis Murphy to the Carolina Panthers for an undisclosed conditional draft choice.
Murphy was slowed by sports hernia surgery last year, which resulted in just 15 catches for 241 yards.
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I like it. Great for a first map using the photoshop!
Here is one of the first maps for a dungeon I am working on. First time doing it in photoshop, always did these maps by hand. It was a experience to say the least. I figured I would start with the end of the dungeon and work my way to the beginning. It should not be more than 4 maps total for the whole dungeon. Just enough for 3 encounters and maybe a trap or two. Would appreciate any feedback on it.
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I like it. Great for a first map using the photoshop!
Nice work, good caverns are tough to do and these ain't bad.
My Battlemaps Gallery http://www.cartographersguild.com/al...p?albumid=3407
Thanks for all the comments.. I did finished the Map.. Here are the other 3 tiles of it.. I know the blending got a little rough at the bottom of the entrance piece.. I plan on going back and blending it a little bit better.. The other thing I want to work on is the grid, I feel it needs to be slightly heavier.. Let me know what you think..
Very nice - as you say the grid needs to be slightly heavier in some pages, but don't make it too heavy so as to dominate the map. The maps are quite lovely. I have some observations:
1) the water in the first map is really nice - it's got a real sense of depth and of light. The water in the third map does not - I think because it is deeper? I recommend you try and redo what you did in the first map (presumably blending the layer mask at the edges to a much greater extent) and also add overlay highlight to one half of the water in the third map, so as to show light dappling the surface and break up the regularity and sameness a bit.
2) The blending out of your rubble layer isn't great. Rather than blending it with the smudge or fuzzy-edged tool, you should create crisp edges on a layer lask with the crisp-edged paint tool. Draw around individual rocky fragments on the layer mask, then add some shadows to break it up.
This is pretty nice stuff! I heartily approve
Actually I think your rubble texture is really good - it will look great so long as the edge of the rubble is sharp and follows the texture lines, rather than fading out. I think it's worth spending the extra time on the rubble and on getting the water right in your 'Kobold Hideout Second' map because overall they are really super and deserve to be absolutely perfect.
Worked on the water and removed the rubble from the last tile. I felt it just did not work as well as it should. I might revisit the rubble if I find a better texture. I gave shadow and highlights to the water in the two tiles.. I also made the grid slightly heavier than the last version I had.. Let me know what you think..
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It should come as no surprise that Democrats overwhelmingly make up the crazed crowd that wants to completely disarm all law-abiding Americans and destroy the Second Amendment once and for all. They use the smokescreen of protecting �the children� to further their pathetic, unconstitutional attempt to subvert the Bill of Rights� most important amendment.
Led by the present emperor, the likes of Schumer of New York, the Left Coast�s Feinstein, the self-appointed �national mayor� Bloomberg, other assorted misfits, and a more than willing news media, the gun grabber crowd is using every devious scheme to further their goals at both the national and state level.
Little more than lip service has been paid to mental health, use of psychotropic drugs, and related issues that drive some people to perpetrate mass shootings. None of these individuals who wish to disarm law-abiding Americans ever put forth any plan to disarm gangs and other criminals (who would not abide by any of the gun control crowd�s new laws anyhow).
Feinstein says she is not a �sixth grader�. Well, she is correct. She is barely pre-K as far as her understanding of the U.S. Constitution, the Second Amendment, the Founding Fathers� reasons for including it in the Bill of Rights, or firearms. The only thing she is good at is being a worthless career politician. Oh yes, what about her �imploding bullets�? Schumer and Charlie Rangel (�millions of kids are being shot down by assault rifles!�) (among many others) are right there with her, all like a bunch of rotten peas in a pod.
Citizens should not be suckered into a knee-jerk support of these charlatans� siren song; the ultimate result would be removal of the last barricade to an accelerated loss of our remaining freedoms and final conversion of America into a police state.
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During a recent Kanye West interview, the producer-rapper-designer spoke about the instrumentals for tracks in The Notorious B.I.G.'s catalog while discussing Hip Hop's changes over the years.
"Everything goes in phases and cycles and stuff," Kanye West said during an interview with Atlanta radio station V103. "You got Run-DMC and then you started going into Rakim and then Rakim and KRS-One. That opened a little gate, a door for [A] Tribe [Called Quest] to come in. And then you had on the other side N.W.A. and then Snoop [Dogg] came through and then that opened up the door for what [Dr.] Dre was doing. Then you had Biggie come back and Biggie used to actually like the Tribe sound more, the [DJ Premier] sound. Puff was the one who was like - of course, you know the story - Puff was like 'You gotta rap on "Juicy." You gotta rap on this.' Biggie was so cold. We the geminis. I'm just like Biggie.
"Man that 'Juicy' beat, I don't like that beat man, and I don't like the beat for ['Big Poppa']," West continued. "I don't like the Dr. Dre worm noise on the chorus at all, to this day when they play it. And I don't imagine Biggie liked it that much either. But Biggie was so cold, that he could make you like anything."
Kanye West Compares Himself To Prince, Lauryn Hill and Tupac Shakur
During the interview, West also compared himself to The Notorious B.I.G. and several other artists.
"People just saw me perform for 80 percent of the show without seeing my face," West said. "They was like, 'We paid all this money to see him and he didn't show his face for 80 percent of it and we still cool with that.' That's some gemini shit right there. That's some Prince, Lauryn Hill, [Andre] 3000, 'Pac, Biggie Smalls, Miles Davis, Kanye West gemini shit. Biggie Smalls made you think that that 'Big Poppa' beat was cold. It was not a cold beat."
Kanye West Discusses Screaming In Interview With Sway Calloway
Beyond discussing the production behind The Notorious B.I.G. selections, West also spoke about his recent interview with Shade 45's Sway Calloway, an interview that has become a point of discussion due to an argument and the brief shouting that ensued during the conversation.
"It was so funny," West said. "With 'The Breakfast Club,' I'm so prepped for anything. But with Sway, it was like...I think it was more my fault to get turnt up. But I get frustrated with dumb-ass questions. How could you give me an example of how you failed at something and you gon' tell me how I'm gonna succeed at something?"
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|Kelsie Schelling family offers reward of up to $10,000 for information
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
|Wednesday, 01 May 2013 10:47
A press conference was held Monday morning, April 29 in Denver by the family of Kelsie Schelling, 22, who has been missing for close to three months.
Kelsie's brother Colby gave the opening remarks to the press, noting the family was there to share new information about Kelsie, hoping the investigation of her disappearance will yield positive results that will return her home to her family.
Kelsie and Colby's mother, Laura Saxton of Yuma, revealed why they find Kelsie to be at risk and the nature of why they need help with the investigation.
Their father, Doug Schelling of Holyoke, concluded the press conference. He stated the facts as they know them and offered details concerning a reward of up to $10,000 to the person or persons who provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects responsible for Kelsie's disappearance.
Saxton's press statement follows:
"Kelsie disappeared in Pueblo Monday, Feb. 4, when she traveled there after leaving work that day to meet her boyfriend, Donthe Lucas, at his request.
"On the morning of Feb. 4, Kelsie had a doctor's appointment in Denver where doctors' records confirm that she was eight weeks pregnant with Donthe's child.
"Cell phone records show that Kelsie sent picture messages of her ultrasound picture taken that day to family members and also to Donthe and his mother. Cell phone records also show that Donthe asked Kelsie to come to Pueblo when she got off of work that night because he needed to speak with her in person.
"We know that Kelsie made it to Pueblo and did meet up with Donthe. No one has seen or heard from her since.
"We are not satisfied with Donthe's original account of the events leading up to Kelsie's disappearance. We are informed that he has since refused to speak with the Pueblo Police Department.
"It has been nearly three months since Kelsie went missing. She has not had contact with any of her family or friends. She did not run off—she had nothing to run from, nor does she have any resources with which to live.
"She left her apartment on the morning of Feb. 4 with every intention of returning there that evening, and we know that because all of her possessions were left in her apartment.
"Her bank account has been accessed once since she went missing, and law enforcement has informed us that Donthe Lucas accessed her bank account on that occasion. We hope and pray that Kelsie is still alive and unharmed.
"We all love and miss Kelsie so much and are more deeply saddened to know that whatever happened to her that night also involved her unborn child, my first grandchild, as well. We are doing everything in our power to find our missing loved one and would expect anyone involved to do the same.
"Through our efforts to find Kelsie, we have met some amazing people in Pueblo. Perfect strangers, out of the goodness of their hearts, have searched for her and hung flyers and posters all over the city. We thank these kind people from the bottom of our hearts. But we do not feel that a thorough enough search has been conducted. Search efforts must continue until we find Kelsie.
"We now plead with all citizens of Pueblo, please reach deep into your hearts and if you have any information at all that could lead us to Kelsie, please contact the Pueblo Police Department, Pueblo Crime Stoppers or call 1-855-4-KELSIE (1-855-453-5743)."
Doug Schelling told the media in his press statement, "Our family is offering a reward of up to $10,000 to the person or persons who provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects responsible for her disappearance.
"We know that on the evening of Feb. 4, something happened to Kelsie.
"Kelsie did not talk to anyone on her phone after that Monday night, but text messages were sent until Wednesday evening from Kelsie's phone to pacify family and friends. We do not believe that it was Kelsie texting.
"We know that a person, not Kelsie, had used her credit card on Tuesday, Feb. 5 and used it in Pueblo.
"We have been informed and believe this person was driving Kelsie's 2011 black Chevy Cruz on Monday night, Tuesday and Wednesday, before it was left at St. Mary Corwin Hospital employee parking lot in Pueblo on Thursday morning at around 5 a.m. However, surveillance tapes do not show Kelsie in her vehicle after Monday night.
"We have set up a toll-free number for anyone to call that has information on her disappearance. The number is 1-855-4-KELSIE. Or to submit a tip online, you can go to HelpFindKelsie.com.
"Thank you for both your time and concern. It's clear that many people care about Kelsie."
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Video Tutorials for MinecraftersWritten by Jes S on 04/16/2012
We want to help you play a better game! We know that you may have questions or run into problems while playing Minecraft so we've created a list of videos to help you work through them.
Check out these videos explaining the simple plugins we've enabled to help you with some problems you might experience while crafting.
This tutorial shows you how to prevent all forms of grief including theft, spam, and break-ins. We've installed the Grief Prevention plugin to help. Grief Prevention stops grief before it starts automatically without any effort from administrators, and with very little effort from players.
2) iConomy
iConomy helps you create a thriving economy on the server. This plugin allows you to customize every aspect of your currency as well as control supply and demand and hold auctions among other things.
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
PHOTO OP: Gimme an 'O'!
It's not quite the "O" face he displayed in Oz but fourth-seeded Andy Murray still unleashed his pie hole during his 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 loss to Tomas Berdych, the 15th seed, in the fourth round of Roland Garros today. And although it goes down as an upset we all know who has the more proficient skills on the slippery stuff and it ain't the Brit baller.
So, didn't Mama Judy teach Muzz anything about making these kinds of faces? Fine, let me then.
Lesson #1: Your face could freeze that way.
Lesson #2: Something could fly in and get stuck. Like a tennis ball.
Lesson #3: If you've got this kind of talent, make sure you use it. Lots. Like I do.
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Jennifer DeBouver founded the foundation, which raises awareness about blood clots in small children, after losing a baby girl before childbirth, and then losing a boy, Asher, six weeks after he was born due to a congenital heart disease called Aortic Stenosis. "After he passed away, the doctor told us there weren't any foundations or much research to support blood clots in children," DeBouver says.
Since Asher passed away in October of 2012, DeBouver has partnered with Mended Little Hearts, an organization that supports families with children with congenital heart defects, and has held an annual softball game between the two organizations on Asher's birthday.
Prior to his birth, Asher had had a baseball-themed baby shower which inspired DeBouver to hold the softball game in his honor. Working with a distributor partner, DeBouver created the theme, "Lions, Giraffes, Softballs, Oh My!" and tested three different designs for the event's T-shirts on Facebook. All three designs included two little birds to represent the children DeBouver had lost. The Mended Hearts' T-shirt featured a lion, and the Asher James Foundation shirts featured a giraffe, which DeBouver has always associated with her son.
The winning design was featured on the T-shirt at the softball game (held in October at a park in Schaumburg, IL), and DeBouver said they were a big hit. The event raised hundreds of dollars for DeBouver's foundation, and, most importantly, continues to raise awareness for the cause. "If this little T-shirt can make one person aware of our foundation, I've done my job," DeBouver says.
Rewarding Sales VIPs: Dr. Steven Hunt, a trained psychologist and VP of customer research at Success Factors, says that when rewarding top reps, it's important to make a distinction. "Your top salespeople sell up to 400% more product than anyone else, and they can make or break a quarter," says Hunt. "Think of it in sports terms: LeBron James isn't just a little bit better than other basketball players, he's a whole lot better."
Hunt advises dividing salespeople into three groups before forming reward systems: Group 1 consists of those salespeople to whom monetary rewards are the main motivators, though Hunt says that money isn't the only motivating factor. "Reward them by removing distractions that slow their output," Hunt says. For example, offer to have an assistant help them with paperwork, and allow them to team with other high performers.
Group 2 reps care deeply about customer success. "You've got to watch it with Group 2," Hunt says, "because they're so customer oriented, they may decide to follow an account by leaving your company." He suggests keeping them happy by rewarding them with more leeway in developing and maintaining customer relationships and breaking up existing sales structures to allow them more customer involvement and more autonomy.
Group 3 consists of salespeople who are product motivated. Reward this group by asking for their opinions and input on products and services, advises Hunt. You can provide them with additional high-level product information to help them sell.
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Group 1 – Consider high tech incentives that make this group's life easier such as electronic planners or miniature video projectors that can be used to amplify sales demos.
Group 2 – Offer this group items branded with company logos that they can pass on to their best customers such as pen sets and desk accessories.
Group 3 – Product-related incentives, such as miniature product mockups or USB drives loaded with product info that they can pass on to customers, work for this group.
Rewarding Customer VIPs: Julie Cottineau, founder and CEO of BrandTwist, says when it comes to the psychology of rewarding your most loyal customers, you need to use rewards that will make them want to come back to you again and again. "Today's customers are interested in more than just discount points," she says. "We're dealing with millennials now. To reward them, you need to shift the focus away from transactional rewards that can be easily duplicated by your competitors and move to a reward relationship that offers both access and recognition."
One way to do this is to use social media to encourage top customers to tell the story of their relationship with you and your brand. That step alone is enough to promote good interactions with your most loyal customers. "You can deepen these relationships by offering special access rewards such as VIP treatment at a top restaurant or admission to an anticipated event," Cottineau says. "A big part of the customer reward process is acknowledgment. Rewards should tell the customer, 'I hear you, I appreciate you and I thank you.'"
Cottineau cites the following reward programs as examples: Urban Outfitters' loyal customers received reward points when they utilized an Urban Outfitters app to upload photos of their use of the store's merchandise. This program synced with users' social media networks, and customers were able to exchange points for unique rewards such as designing their own Urban Outfitters' outfit or holding their own fashion show at a local Urban Outfitters' store.
Foggy Bottom Grocery (FoBoGro) rewarded loyal customers by allowing them to invent their own sandwich and put it on the FoBoGro menu for a week. Cottineau notes that this program reached millennials by using Twitter as a key social media channel.
A Nike campaign encouraged customers to complete "Missions" such as running, skateboarding or attending a dance class. They then shared their event photos on Facebook to earn points for each completed Mission. Points could be exchanged for access to sporting events or for Nike merchandise. Cottineau says the program did a good job of integrating the product into the customer loyalty experience.
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'Todd Squad' provides sizeable intrigue at Belmont Stakes
In absence of Triple Crown, Todd Pletcher headlines pack with talented lineup
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As the days wind down to the 145th annual Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 8, a number of notable horses are dominating the training scene – with some even surprising their owners by surpassing expectations.
Trainer Todd Pletcher, for example, boasts a lineup of horses that is far from anything to sneeze at: five starters are a distinct possibility for Pletcher heading into Saturday's Grade One, one-and-a-half mile race.
Here's a look at the main show-stealers as of the last training week heading into the million-dollar-race day.
Pletcher's prized gem and overachiever thus far is Palace Malice, who, on the morning of Memorial Day, led his contingent with a five-furlong breeze in 1:00.24 after the renovation break. Palace Malice was 12th in the Kentucky Derby earlier in May but easily beat Micromanage, who managed only a 1:01.17 in comparison and was withdrawn from the race by owner Mike Repole. Micromanage will be appointed to the Easy Goer class on the Belmont Stakes undercard.
Repole said he will instead be represented by Overanalyze, who won the Arkansas Derby in April and finished with a 1:00.77 in training on Memorial Day, and perhaps Midnight Taboo and Unlimited Budget.
"Right now, I'd say Overanalyze is 100 percent if everything stays right," Repole said. "Unlimited Budget is 75 percent and Midnight Taboo is 60 percent [for Belmont]. It's a tough decision."
Pletcher's other show-stealer is Revolutionary, who placed third in the Kentucky Derby and was the Grade Two Louisiana Derby winner. Revolutionary placed 48.55 in a half mile.
Trainer Bob Baffert is in charge of Code West, who won an allowance race at Pimlico on Preakness Day.
Freedom Child, racing for the first time since Belmont's Grade Two Peter Pan earlier this month, ran five furlongs on Memorial Day in 59.87.
Incognito, owned by Darley Stable and being trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, is still in limbo for the Stakes. The male horse ran a half-mile in 50.01 on Memorial Day.
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text: By Jan RahnManaging Editor Being first time parents of the first baby of the new year is a pretty sweet deal for a young Grant couple. Ben and Tiffany Long have welcomed a 10-pound baby boy into the family and couldn't be more jubilant. Magnus Samuel Long was born on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 at 4:37 p.m., weighing in at exactly 10 pounds 1.5 ounces with a length of 22 inches. "He's definitely a blessing," said the new mom, who expressed gratitude to all of the area businesses, the hospital and staff who saw to it that the infant arrived healthy and safe with a multitude of gifts awaiting him for being the firstborn of 2013 in Perkins County. "We're so thankful we live in Perkins County with all of the wonderful people and all of the prayers [for him]," said Tiffany. With a proud grin, new daddy Ben laid claim to the tiny blue t-shirt outfitting their new baby—Ben wore it 31 1/2 years ago! The shirt, which says, "I was born at Perkins County Hospital," is obviously like brand new and was given to the young couple by grandma Kris Long who has kept it all these years, welcoming the baby to Grant along with husband John. Also delighted with their new grandson are Tiffany's parents, Rich and Mary Kline of Papillion, along with great-grandparents Joyce and the late Bill Long of Grant, the late Pauline (who passed away a week after the baby's birth) and the late Rolland Decker of Beatrice, Marjorie and the late Doc Peterson of Gretna, Bob and the late Anne Busby of Wakefield, and the late Merwyn Kline of Osceola, Mo. Baby Long was delivered by Dr. Kristi Kohl. Ben was raised in Grant and returned to the area in July 2011 to work with his brother JJ Long at Long Farms and Pioneer Seed. Tiffany joined him in Grant during October of that year. As a farmer, Ben will become much busier when spring arrives. He also serves as the newest elected member to the Grant City Council, a seat he filled at the beginning of the year. Following six weeks of maternity leave, Tiffany will return to her position as insurance agent at HomeTown Agency in Grant. Several area businesses have contributed gifts to the family. They include: $50 savings account from Adams Bank and Trust, $10 gift certificate from Adams Lumber Company, $100 gift certificate at AR Salon, $15 gift certificate from Country Supply, two lunch specials at DJs Bar and Grill, $20 gift card at Deaver Computer, $10 gift card from Frenchman Valley Co-op, $10 gift certificate from Grant NAPA, $20 gift certificate from 310 Central American Grill, $25 savings account at Valley Bank, two t-bone steaks from Grant Packing, $10 gift certificate and diapers from Grant Pharmacy, $20 gift card at Hatch's Super Foods, three-month membership at Image Total Fitness $20 gift certificate from In & Out, $10 gift certificate from The Hairworks, one item of baby apparel from Studio Designs, and a one-year subscription from The Grant Tribune-Sentinel.


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Once a dissident, always a dissident
International | Russia's Sharansky is fighting an old battle in a new land
Natan Sharansky stands barely five-foot-three. He never wears a tie, and his headware of choice is a green Israeli Army forage cap. It reminds him of the old days, when he was a refusenik in the Soviet Union fighting a constant guerrilla war against KGB apparatchiks wanting to intimidate Jews.
Now Israel's Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Sharansky is a large reminder to ordinary Israelis of two important facets of life in the Middle East. First, undemocratic regimes like the Soviet Union are not to be trusted. Second, the 700,000 Jews from the former Soviet Union who have emigrated to Israel as a result of Soviet oppression now comprise a major political force. As Palestinian and Israeli envoys head into another round of peace talks, begun last week with moderation from U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, what Mr. Sharanksy represents is central.
"It is hard to make the transition from being just a dissident to being a member of the government," he confessed with a trademark impish grin in a conversation in Jerusalem last month. "I often feel I am still a dissident, but of course, I am now the government."
Rather than joining the political ranks of either of the two major parties-Likud, the ruling party in Israel's Knesset today, or Labor, the party that had governed Israel throughout most of the country's five-decade history-he founded an entirely new party, Israel B'Aliyah. The name literally means "Israel In Immigration." An extension of his role as dissident, Mr. Sharansky intended it to give voice to the often frustrated feelings of his Soviet Jewish compatriots now in Israel. When his party won seven seats in the May 1996 national elections, Mr. Sharansky found himself a cabinet minister in the Likud-led government of Benjamin Netanyahu-part of the establishment.
His remark is more than a little disingenuous. Mr. Sharansky continues to fill the role of outsider, from the inside. One example is in Israel's relationship with China. Israel has aggressively pursued good relations with China ever since the Beijing regime decided a few years ago that it would break ranks with the Arab diplomatic boycott of Jerusalem. A major factor in those relations has been trade. Israel's advanced, relatively low-priced high-tech industries intrigue Chinese buyers. But when Mr. Sharansky a few months ago asked if he could raise Chinese human-rights issues with a visiting Chinese minister, the Israeli Foreign Ministry made it clear they wanted nothing to get in the way of trade-as-usual. Mr. Sharansky brought up human rights anyway.
Translating human-rights concepts into Israel's dealings with its neighbors is more tricky, Mr. Sharansky says. He urged Mr. Netanyahu to make any further Israeli-Arab diplomatic agreements conditional on movements toward democracy within the Arab world. "Some Israelis say that it is easier to make peace with someone who is fully in charge of a country," he says. "But how can you be sure that things will be the same in the future? I grew up in a Stalinist regime, so I know what it is like."
Mr. Sharansky argues that the only reliable diplomatic partners around the world are those who practice democracy. It's a guiding principle forged in hard personal experience. Mr. Sharansky spent nine years in prison in the Soviet Union for his aggressive role in pushing for the Jewish right to emigrate and for holding together a network of dissidents who assisted in the fall of communism.
His release in February 1986 was the culmination of years of international protest and petition. Even Mr. Sharanksy's wife, Avital, was arrested in Geneva in November 1985 while attempting to hand a protest letter to Raisa Gorbachev. When he arrived in Israel he was treated almost as a secular saint for his championship of the Jewish cause. It was then that he changed his given name from the thoroughly Russian "Anatoly" to the thoroughly Jewish and Israeli "Natan."
Mr. Sharansky could have rested comfortably on the proceeds of his book, Fear No Evil, which described his ordeal, and lectures to various Jewish groups in the United States and elsewhere. With a vigorous, outgoing personality-not to mention a brilliant chess game (he once defeated world grandmaster Gary Kasparov in a simultaneous match with several other players)-Mr. Sharansky would have been quickly bored with the life of a former famous person. He plunged into politics.
Outspoken support for democracy can lead to criticism of U.S. policy as well. He says the U.S. policy of detente, pursued in the early 1970s by U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, shied away from any public protests against Soviet behavior. "American officials would tell us that quiet diplomacy was better for us, but I never felt so. They thought the Soviet regime would go on forever and that what we must all do was to find a way to live with it. But I felt we would never be safe with a regime that tomorrow might adopt a policy different from today's, with no safeguards."
One recent foreign visitor to Israel who agrees fully with this argument is Hong Kong's pre-eminent democratic opposition activist and human-rights lawyer, Martin Lee. On a private visit to Israel last month, Mr. Lee met with Mr. Sharansky to explain how Hong Kong's new Chinese-appointed governor, Tung Chee-hwa, rolled back provisions for democratic elections established in 1995 under British rule. A surprised and concerned Mr. Sharansky said he would like to visit Hong Kong to learn for himself how democratic principles have been set back by the incoming communist-backed authorities.
Unnoticed by major media, the Sharansky-Lee conversation may turn out to be historical. Consider Mr. Sharansky, a Russian emigré speaking up for freedom and human rights in the Middle East, comparing ideals with Mr. Lee, a British-trained Chinese lawyer described as "the leader of the opposition party in China." Could Mr. Sharansky be a future prime minister of Israel and Mr. Lee a future president of China? This century has produced stranger turnarounds.


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Growing Fans in A Unique And Versatile Way! The Tall and Diverse Presence of Omar Benson Miller in his Latest Feature Film Homefront
Opening this week, the highly anticipated heart-stopping thriller Homefront, is a new movie featuring renowned actor Omar Benson Miller. Miller, best known for his stellar performances in movie such as 8 Mile and Miracle at St. Anna, is also recently known for captivating audiences in the weekly hit drama CSI Miami. Homefront, also an action flick, features Miller in this new dark and cozy hometown-style story that is filled with unexpected twists, deception, and manipulative lifestyles that breed off of the illegal drug known as meth (methamphetamine). Miller's character, Tito, is a friendly man trying to keep the peace in a small town. The screenplay for Homefront was written by veteran screen icon Sylvester Stallone and directed by Gary Felder. In a one-on-one interview, Miller shared with AFRO insights on his film.
AFRO: Let's talk about your upcoming movie Homefront, what is your character doing?
Omar Miller: That's a really good analysis of it. That's exactly what my character is trying to do. I play Tito in the film Homefront. The character is Jason Statham's only friend. And he's a guy; he's an outsider that's moved into a very exclusive, small town. Not exclusive in it's class or anything like that. Just exclusive in the sense that they don't take kindly to outsiders. So I've actually embraced him and we are doing work together on his house that he is trying to restore. And I'm just trying to keep the peace, and unfortunately I'm not successful at that, so we have an action film.
AFRO: What was it like to work with Sylvester Stallone?
Miller: Sly was really, really cool. We had a rehearsal session with the director where we ran our scenes, and improv stuff and came up with new stuff. He was very open to creativity and whatever you were gonna bring. I really, really appreciated that from him.
AFRO: Do you feel you are being typecast in Hollywood?
Miller: No, I think to be typecast you have to be complicit in that. If you look at my body of work, it's pretty diverse. I've been the good guy, I've been the bad guy. I don't feel like I'm being typecast and I've definitely made it a conscious effort to avoid that.
AFRO: You have also been a director?
Miller: I directed a film, a very small independent film about family that I made with my family. It was a lot of fun! I learned a lot about filmmaking, just the process. It helped me to appreciate the great directors that I've worked with. Just helped me appreciate the process of film making in general, even more.
AFRO: You were Private First Class Sam Train in Miracle at St. Anna? Why was that your favorite film?
Miller: Because of what I was able to do. I was able to do something so, as an actor that was very challenging. He wasn't really slow, he was really sharp and in tune, just in a common sense sort of way. So I really loved the film, I loved how it came together. I just wish more people would've seen it.
AFRO: As an actor, you have a unique appearance, you are very tall. You've played a lot of supporting roles. Are you interested in the premiere role in a cast versus a supporting role?
Miller: For me, I'm always interested in trying to figure out how … I can bring my own physicality in real life to this character, to this role. So, I always want to do that and Homefront is a great example, because they get to use my size.
AFRO: Thank you so much for the interview Omar!
Miller: Thank you Aunni!
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Thunderstorms in the area tomorrow evening through Friday afternoon
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Rises at 3:09 AM with 13:11 of moolight, then sets at 4:20 PM
Mars is at its closest to Earth in 11 years on Monday (May 30), providing a great closer to Memorial Day events.
Mars is emerging from an ice age, a finding that could shed light on the past and future climates of both Mars and Earth, researchers said.
As NASA's New Horizons probe speeds toward a possible encounter with an object beyond the orbit of Pluto, the spacecraft has made observations of another icy object located in the same outer region of the solar system.
New research suggests that an event of that magnitude would greatly endanger current plans for space travel, with astronauts standing a good chance of receiving lethal doses of radiation.
Traces of tsunamis on Mars are the newest clues yet that the Red Planet once had oceans, which could have supported life, researchers said.
An amazing new Mars image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows clouds, craters, ice caps and other features on the Red Planet.
Three and a half billion years ago, a mega asteroid slammed into Earth, triggering massive tsunamis and leaving craters bigger than many U.S. states. It was the second oldest and one of the largest impacts known to have hit the planet.
The oldest space dust yet found on Earth suggests that the ancient atmosphere of Earth had significantly more oxygen than previously thought, a new study finds.
Dec 7, 2012; 7:08 AM ET A new lab-created meat is waiting for FDA approval that is at once very different and just the same as your favorite fish dinner.


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"The Rookie", Jim Morris, to speak at Faith & Family Day on May 1
The Royals are hosting the annual Faith & Family Day at The K on Sunday, May 1. The event, hosted by KCTV5 Chief Meteorologist Katie Horner, will feature a postgame guest speaker, Jim "The Rookie" Morris, as well as appearances from select Royals executives and players. Fans may purchase tickets online at www.royals.com/faith, by calling 1-800-6ROYALS, at area Hy-Vee stores or at the Kauffman Stadium Box Office. Faith Day fans may purchase a Field Box or Field Plaza ticket for $15 or a Hy-Vee Reserved Box, Hy-Vee Infield or Hy-Vee Box ticket for only $10.
Faith & Family Day begins as the Royals host the Minnesota Twins in a 1:10 p.m. contest. Shortly after the conclusion of the game, Morris will address the crowd inside Kauffman Stadium. Seating for the speaking engagement will be general admission, and a game ticket is required for admittance.
Morris' meteoric rise from a 35-year-old high school teacher to a flame-throwing big league pitcher in three months made cinematic history with the release of Disney's "The Rookie" starring Dennis Quaid. When coaching his Texas high school baseball team in 1999, Morris made a bet with his kids: if they won a district championship, he would participate in a tryout camp with a big league team. The players came through with a district title, and Morris fulfilled his end of the deal by throwing 12 consecutive pitches at 98 miles per hour in front of Major League scouts. Three months later, Morris was striking out big league hitters for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The movie blockbuster that followed about chasing your dreams and keeping your promises won the ESPY for Sports Film of the Year and was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the five greatest baseball films ever made.
Morris has now been a public speaker for 10 years and has participated in prestigious speaking events such as The Million Dollar Round Table and numerous other speaker showcases. He is also the author of "The Rookie." Morris is living proof that you can transform yourself if you put others first and find a mentor in life. No longer living in silence, Morris is the best inspirational speaker around as he draws on his own life experiences to inspire others to become leaders and mentors in life and business.
In addition to the Faith & Family festivities, fans attending the May 1 game will also be treated to Family FunDay Sunday events that include face painters, a balloon artist and live family-friendly entertainment in the Outfield Experience prior to the game. Fans can also enjoy the All-Day Play Pass for unlimited activities in the Outfield Experience for just $10. For details, visit www.royals.com/sunday. In addition, all fans can run the bases after the game (conditions permitting) as part of the Sprint Fun Run.


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Oil changes and chain adjustments, I did change the wax a couple of times just to have something to do
What you have a kicker?? How unrefined
I think I'll follow your lead Rusty and change the rear shocks out. I hope the upswept exhaust will be here shortly, but no one seems to know when it will be available.
In the UK the recall activity is almost complete so Watsonian will shortly be able to resume accessory development. That'll give us the chance to tinker.Top of my list will be the shorter exhaust seen here fitted to the trials version;http://www.ardenmotorcycles.co.uk/new-bikes/electra-efi-trials/It does away with the cat and sounds a little fruitier but not overly loud. I don't think there are any plans to bring the upturned exhaust to the UK.Next some Hagon shocks to remove the gas resevoir.http://www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/HagShocks.htmTrying to retain the red shock shrouds if I can.I reckon that's about an hours tinkering time.
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Here is a practise piece for a collaborative project I am working on with some friends all over the world. The idea is to all create pieces of a culture using traditional craftsmanship, starting with a map (that I'll draw). I will be doing the maps all by hand with quill and ink, hopefully on parchment or hand made paper. Having never mapped with a quill before, I thought I would take the time to practise before doing anything really time consuming and meant for distribution. Although the ink I used was supposed to be waterproof, it was not, so the sealing of the paper resulted in quite a bit of smearing, so I will be getting a different type next time. I would love to hear your thoughts!
For more WIP pictures and details, look over here on my blog.
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1- 8 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice, undrained
(If you like pineapple, a 20 ounce can works too!)
1- 21 ounce can of peach or cherry pie filling
1- box of yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Pour the can of undrained pineapple on the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 pan.
Pour the pie filling on top.
Stir/cut yellow cake mix into butter, until crumbly.
Sprinkle cake mixture over fruit.
Sprinkle the nuts on top.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 45-50 minutes, until golden brown.
Serve with whip cream or ice cream.
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Born: 11/10/1889
Birth Place: London, England, GB
Death Place: Lanconia, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 05/30/1967
Born: 11/10/1889
Birth Place: London, England, GB
Death Place: Lanconia, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 05/30/1967
Born on Nov. 10, 1889 in London, England, Rains was raised by his father, Frederick, a stage and film actor, and his mother, Emily. Following in his father's footsteps, Rains took to the stage at 11 years old in a London production of "Nell of Old Drury" and was soon taken under the wing of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, who helped the young actor remove his thick Cockney accent by paying for elocution lessons. Rains later taught at RADA, where he counted John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier among his pupils. Meanwhile, he took a hiatus from acting to serve in the London Scottish Regiment of the British Army during World War I and was left nearly blinde... Continue Bio >>
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Bikes with two or three chainrings are the norm, and then there are singlespeeds, but except for kids' bikes, you see almost no stock bikes with a single chainring in front but a cassette and derailleur in the back. It seems like for a lot of people this would be a nice balance with respect to simplicity, weight, maintenance, so why are there so few?
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I suspect marketing. More is always better. If you were naive to bikes and you saw two derailleur bikes for $499: One with 9 gears (1 x 9) or one with 21 gears (3 x 9). Which do you think they will choose? In western society, more is always and without question better. The single chainring bike might have better components (due to being simpler at the same price point), but people will fixate on the number of gears.
That said, I have noticed quite a few 8 speed hub internal hub bikes on the market now. Single chain ring with essentially the same number of gears as a single chainring derailleur bike, but they can do a marketing end run around the issue of number of gears with a different sell, namely the reduced maintenance and simplicity associated with an internal hub.
Aside - I will avoid any discussion of whether or not internal hubs are simpler and lower maintenance, just that this is the common "knowledge" about internal hub bikes.
1x9 setups are more common on a mountain bike or commuter bike setup with rapidfire shifters than a drop bar setup. However, due to a lack of front derailleur they can have chain jump issues due to the effect of the rear derailleur on the chainline. This has to be compensated for, often with a chain guard on the outer side and jump stop on the inner side of the front chainring. It's also a bit weirder to have 2 STI brifters and only have one of them for shifting on a road / cross bike. Especially when brifters cost a lot of money.
Most groupsets come with all the drivetrain and shifting gear for a 2x9 or 2x10 setup. So, they install it on the bikes as a set, It would probably be cost prohibitive for manufacturers to break up the groupset and they would probably have to pay for extra parts (like a chain guard) to make it work.
There are however several bikes on the market with a single front chainring and an internally geared rear hub. These bikes don't suffer the downfalls of having to deal with chain jumps as much as bikes with derailleurs since the chainline stays consistent (and hopefully releativly straight).
There are plenty of bikes available with a single chainring. However, only certain types of bicycles come with single chainrings. People generally buy according to their needs, and products are generally offered in accordance with demand.
The two main categories of bikes that often come with a single chainring are comfort/city bikes and track/single-speed bikes. Comfort bikes such as beach cruisers often have coaster brakes, chain guards, and other features to minimize the amount of maintenance required. Track bikes were originally designed for racing at velodromes, but they have developed a broader appeal due to trendiness and low maintenance requirements.
On the other hand, road bikes and mountain bikes generally have a wide range of gears to allow a wide range of speeds. If they came with only a single chainring, they would not meet the needs of most cyclists, so they wouldn't be bought.
In short, there are plenty of bicycles with single chainrings, and they tend to be bikes that are designed to be low maintenance. Bikes designed for performance usually come with a wide range of gears.
A wide range of gears on the rear is 11 T to 34 T which lets you vary your mechanical advantage by about 310% on a bike with only a rear derailleur.
The front derailleur is (compared to the rear derailleur) a simple piece of equipment that greatly increases your ability to go fast on the flats while climbing comfortably. Adding a front crankset that goes from 24 T to 52 T lets you vary your mechanical advantage by ((52/11) / (24/34)) or 670% with both derailleurs between large-front/small-rear and small-front/large-rear.
(The actual mechanical advantage has to take into account the ratio between the pedal circle circumference and the drive-wheel circumference, but I'm dividing mechanical advantages here so that constant divides out.)
Bikes with only a front derailleur aren't made today because they don't pick up the slack in the chain, though I've heard that early model chained bikes were often ridden with slack chains.


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|Yuma shuts out Dragons
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Yuma came to town last Tuesday, Oct. 6, slapping the Dragon softball team with a 10-0 shut-out in six innings.
It was a disappointing loss for Holyoke, according to coach Ashley Clayton. "Mentally, the Dragons were not on their game, making many costly mental errors."
"The Dragons brought their bats at the beginning of the game, however they had trouble finding a hole for their hits," added Clayton.
"After making so many improvements and strides in the right direction, this game was a huge step backwards. Hopefully the girls are able to learn from their mistakes and move past this game," said Clayton.
Scoring one run in the third inning, two in the fourth, three in the fifth and four in the sixth, Yuma then held Holyoke scoreless in the bottom of the sixth to end the game early.
Macey Pierce took the loss on the mound, giving up 12 hits and 10 runs on nine walks and seven Holyoke errors. She earned five strike-outs.
Pierce led the HHS hitting stats, going two for three with a triple. Additionally, Laura Gerk was one for three and reached base on an error, Jordan Zeiler was one for two and Makenzie Ault had a sacrifice bunt.
Upcoming action
Snow and rain have upset the recent softball schedule. Holyoke's out-of-town contests at Platte Valley and Weld Central were postponed from Saturday, Oct. 10 to Wednesday, Oct. 14, weather permitting.
Again, contingent on weather conditions, the Monday, Oct. 12 game with Strasburg and Tuesday, Oct. 13 game with Burlington have been moved to Thursday afternoon, Oct. 15 at Burlington. Holyoke will play Burlington, in a varsity-only contest at 3 p.m., followed by a Holyoke-Strasburg game at approximately 5 p.m.
This Saturday, Oct. 17, the Dragons will compete in a single elimination bracket format district tournament in Burlington. The teams on the eastern side of the league will be placed into the bracket based on their records.
The top two teams out of the district will move on to the regional tournament the following Friday, Oct. 23.


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How, could I make that calendar invitations appear with the canonical address??
My calendar invitation should be email@example.com (canonical name) instead of email@example.com.
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text: November 22, 2013: Jake Gyllenhaal leaves his hotel in New York City this morning wearing a large bandage on his left hand. According to Gyllenhaal's reps, he was injured during the shooting of an intense scene on the set of 'Nightcrawler,' when his character purposefully banged his hand into a mirror, which broke and cut up his hand. He got numerous stitches at the ER and was released.


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text: BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA) -- Six skydivers, including a Marine double amputee, jumped from a plane over the Walter Reed Medical Center. The jumpers are part of team of retired military servicemen from Cincinnati. One of them was holding the largest American flag to ever make a free fall jump. All six skydivers parachuted to earth safely.


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Who do you have tomorrow Fanatics?
I am 50-50 on this one. It is a toss up IMO. When it is 50-50, I always lean towards the good guys.
31-28 Iowa State
Twitter: @ChrisMWilliams
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Iowa State 38-31! Drink that Kool-Aid!
38-17 Utah
38-27 Utah
We play hard, but the Utes are too much.
Utah 31
30 - 17 Iowa State
If I remember correctly I predicted we'd lose by 7 to Texas Tech, so we will lose by 7 to Utah .
28-24 State
Should be close, but I have a feeling it'll go down like the Iowa game last year that should have been close as well (hey they needed 2 blocked field goals to beat UNI! they can't be that good, right?)
35-3, lots of people in vegas making money on utah to cover
(obviously i hope i'm wrong)
I say 31-24 Utes.
Kansas wears Adidas.
If we played Utah last week we couldve won. That said, if the same offense shows up this week as last week, we've got a chance.
Utah 38
OSU 2011 Game Thread
Still inconsistent Utah rolls 42-17
Utah 35- ISU 7
John Walters is my hero
Utah 45 // ISU 24
Closer game than what the score might indicate. Too many quick scores for Utah.
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Utah 35- ISU 7
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Royals Game Preview: September 30 at Cleveland
Tony Abreu's RBI single in the 14th lifted KC to a 7-6 win just before the midnight hour on Saturday. The Royals look to take the series in today's 12:05 Central start. You can tune in on the Royals Radio Network (no local TV today).
Kansas City lineup: Dyson – DH, Falu – SS, Gordon – LF, Butler – 1B, Perez – C, Moustakas – 3B, Francoeur – RF, Lough – CF, Abreu – 2B and Hochevar – RHP
Cleveland lineup: Choo – RF, Kipnis – 2B, Cabrera – SS, Chisenhall – DH, Hannahan – 3B, Lillibridge – CF, Kotchman – 1B, Marson – C, Donald – LF, McAllister RHP
Kansas City Game Notes (PDF file): Game_159_at_Cleveland
Royals Trivia Fact: Stats, Inc.'s pitch count records date to 1988. The 195 pitches thrown last night by the KC bullpen are a single-game club record for that period (1988 to present).


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Like the title says, this is where you tell us about some super lucky(or funny) play that happened in Poker Night, dont post dialoge because there is a thread about that already. This is more on the plays that caught your attention.
I just recently had the heavy go all in, and I was hoping for something good so I went all in as well, only for Strong Bad to go all in and bet his dangeresque glasses. This was at the very begining as well so not all the cards where in yet(why the heavy went all in that early Ill never know) and it showed the first set of cards which gave strong bad an advantage. Followed by the next set for strong bad to win, but I didnt notice I had a Flush the entire time during all this. I won the dangeresque glasses and eliminated Strong Bad and the Heavy in one swoop without even thinking I would win.
So post any of your good plays here.


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Did you know?
• South America has a population of almost 400 million
• The world's highest commercially navigable lake—Lake Titicaca is found in South America
• Six of the 17 so-called megadiverse countries are found in South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela).
Read more
Visit the website of IUCN's office in South America (content in Spanish)


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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Johnny Oduya's go-ahead goal just over eight
minutes into the third sparked a three-goal final frame that vaulted the
Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1 of
this Western Conference semifinal series from United Center.
Patrick Sharp posted a goal and two assists, while Marcus Kruger and Marian
Hossa each scored once for the Presidents' Trophy winning Blackhawks, who have
won eight straight against the Red Wings, including all four meetings during
the regular season.
Corey Crawford stopped 20-of-21 shots for Chicago, which disposed of the
Minnesota Wild in five games in the first round.
Damien Brunner recorded the lone Detroit goal, while Jimmy Howard posted 38
saves for the seventh-seeded Red Wings, who upset the Pacific Division
champion Anaheim Ducks in seven games to advance.
The Sports Network


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- Related log if you're reporting an issue:
I just added some dkim keys and got an error message while trying to verify them:
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I fixed it by creating a symlink from /etc/amavisd.conf to /etc/amavisd/amavisd.conf
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text: Only read this a few years ago, but the name and author completely escape me. I was an "old" fantasy novel, probably from the 70s or 80s, relatively short and generally not very memorable. Plot surrounded a lazy prince being taken on a forced tour of his kingdoms by a worldly vassal-character; each section was followed a very formulaic pattern of the prince getting separated from the vassal, ending up in big trouble with the locals (chased by an entire town or being trapped in a giant-beaver dam), getting out of it through seer luck and in the process causing some form of local revolution before meeting up with the vassal again and traveling on to the next kingdom. The most memorable part was that the prince had a journal of some old adventurer with him, and would stop every so often to read a story from it. These tended to be set up as little puzzles that the merchant adventure arrives to solve, usually getting away with a bunch of gold after teaching the locals some lesson. One involved three kingdoms inheriting 17 machines from a dead inventor and being unable to divide them fairly, and in another the merchant offered to sell the townspeople either wisdom or gods. Does that ring a bell with anyone?


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hESC-Derived Motor Neurons For the Treatment of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Cervical spinal cord injuries result in a loss of upper limb function because the cells within the spinal cord that control upper limb muscles are destroyed. The goal of this research program is to create a renewable human source of these cells, to restore upper limb function in both acute and chronic spinal cord injuries. There are two primary challenges to the realization of this goal: 1) a source of these human cells in high purity, and 2) functional integration of these cells in the body after transplantation.
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can form any cell in the body, and can reproduce themselves almost indefinitely to generate large quantities of human tissue. One of the greatest challenges of hESC research is to find ways to restrict hESCs such that they generate large amounts on only one cell type in high purity such that they could be used to replace lost cells in disease or trauma. Our laboratory was the first laboratory in the world to develop a method to restrict hESCs such that they generate large amounts of only one cell type in high purity. That cell type is called an oligodendrocyte, which insulates connections in the spinal cord to allow them to conduct electricity. Transplantation of these cells was useful for treating spinal cord injuries in rats if the treatment was given one week after the injury. That treatment is being developed for use in humans.
Recent studies in our laboratory indicate that we have succeeded in restricting hESCs to generate large quantities of a different cell type in the spinal cord, that which controls upper limb muscles. We have generated large quantities of these human cells, grown them with human muscle, and demonstrated that they connect and control the human muscle. The cells also express markers that are appropriate for this cell type.
Here we propose to generate these cells in high purity from hESCs and genetically modify them so that they can be induced to grow over inhibitory environments that exist in the injured spinal cord. We will then determine whether these human cells have the ability to regenerate the injured tissue in the spinal cord, and restore lost function. All of our studies will be conducted in an FDA-compliant manner, which will speed the translation of our results to humans if we are successful. The studies outlined in this proposal represent a novel approach to treating spinal cord injury, which might work for both acute and chronic injuries.
This research plan will position California for international competitiveness in this emerging area of biotechnology, as our research strategy addresses critical scientific problems limiting the development of this sector in California and abroad. High purity cultures of hESC-derivatives enable transplantation approaches to disease, drug discovery, and predictive toxicology. This research plan will lead to the development and thorough characterization of a renewable source of human motor neurons that enables these 3 strategies as they pertain to acute spinal cord injury, chronic spinal cord injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, polio, and spinal muscular atrophy. Clinically relevant scientific advance leads to the development of biotechnology companies, creating jobs and taxation. The treatment and care of individuals with disease or trauma-induced disorders of the central nervous system represents a significant economic burden to the State of California. If successful, our research plan will form the basis of a clinical strategy to improve the function and quality of life of spinal cord injured individuals, which may lessen the cost that the State bears in terms of patient care.
We have completed the first two AIMs of our proposal on time, and on budget, and we reported on these AIMs in our previous progress report. During this reporting period we have made progress on AIMs 3, 4 and 5. In AIM 3, we transplanted hESC-derived motor neuron progenitor cells into sites of motor neuron death in adult rats. We experienced minor technical difficulties that have set us back by a few months, due to sub-optimal expression of a growth factor in muscles, which is necessary to draw motor neuron axons out to muscles. We have fixed the problem and have confirmed long term growth factor expression in muscles. We have also confirmed that our toxin model induces motor neuron death using several methods, that transplanted motor neurons survive and connect with the spinal cord, and standardized all testing protocols to determine whether transplants along with growth factor addition to muscles will benefit the behavior of the treated animals. Our final experiment is in progress. This delay will not alter the project costs.
With regards to AIM 4, we are well ahead of schedule. This AIM was to begin in Year 3, but we began the experiments in Year 2. In this AIM, we transplanted hESC-derived motor neuron progenitor cells into sites of spinal cord injury in adult rats. We have confirmed that transplanted motor neurons survive and connect with the spinal cord, that transplantation enhances the survival of the host spinal cord that otherwise would have been lost, that transplantation enhances axon branching of the host spinal cord, and that these 'nursing' effects cause behavioral improvement of locomotion. Our increased productivity has not affected the budget.
With regards to AIM 5, are on track and on budget. We have generated FDA-compliant documents for all of the studies listed above.
We are on schedule with our research plan, having made progress on the last two AIMs of the proposal according to schedule. The goal of the 4th AIM was to transplant cells to the spinal cord of rats and see if they connect to muscle in the limbs that had been engineered to express an attractant for the processes of the cells in the spinal cord. We confirmed that we can induce the muscle in the limbs to express the attractant, and have the cells in the spinal cord survive, differentiate appropriately, become connected in the spinal cord to other circuits, and extend processes. In addition, we have evidence that these treatments benefit the locomotor ability of the rats. We wrote a scientific article concerning some of this work, and it was accepted for publication in an excellent journal. The goal of the 5th AIM was to document regulatory oversight for the project, to ensure compliance with FDA policies. We have generated FDA-compliant paperwork for all of our studies to date. Thus, our progress is in line with the original proposal.
This study tested the hypothesis that high purity motor neurons (MNs) derived from human embryonic stem cells could benefit spinal cord injury. In the first AIM, we proved that MNs could extend processes to muscle and cause it's contraction, in a dish. In the second AIM, we proved that we could enhance process extension to muscle, in a dish. In the third and fourth AIMs, we proved that MNs transplanted into the diseased or injured spinal cord could integrate and benefit the function and spinal cord tissue structure of animals. In neither case did we see projection of MN processes to muscles, despite the provision of a MN process attractant in the muscles. Nonetheless, MN transplantation reduced tissue loss that normally results from injury or disease, and enhanced regeneration of the spinal cord and functional recovery of the animals.
- Cell Stem Cell (2011) Dynamic changes in the copy number of pluripotency and cell proliferation genes in human ESCs and iPSCs during reprogramming and time in culture. (PubMed: 21211785)
- Stem Cells Int (2011) Human motor neuron progenitor transplantation leads to endogenous neuronal sparing in 3 models of motor neuron loss. (PubMed: 21716648)
- PLoS One (2010) Histological and functional benefit following transplantation of motor neuron progenitors to the injured rat spinal cord. (PubMed: 20686613)
- J Neurotrauma (2010) A model of motor neuron loss: selective deficits after ricin injection. (PubMed: 20486802)


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Continuing the coverage from last week's visit to Sony Online Entertainment, here's a rundown of the upcoming Magic: The Gathering—Tactics for the PlayStation and PC.
Background: I have a hard time imagining that there are people reading this blog who have by some strange circumstance never heard of Magic: The Gathering. I mean, it's been a runaway success since 1993 and claims several million players all across the globe. However, in the odd event you have no idea what I'm referring to, it's a collectible Fantasy-themed trading-card game where two (or more) players square off against each other using spells and creatures. For more information, click here.
Sony Online has taken this extremely popular property and now transformed it into something slightly different. Magic: The Gathering—Tactics still uses the same basic premise of using cards to do battle, but now everything plays out in full 3D using a turn-based, grid-based system similar to what you might find in a standard strategy role-playing game.
The game: This might get a little nerd-intensive. Bear with me.
In Tactics, players start out by making a deck just as they would with the standard card game. The big difference is that now players have an actual avatar and combat happens in maps complete with various pieces of architecture. In the match I saw, two characters were doing battle in a swamp where fallen logs needed to be navigated around, and line of sight had to be taken into account.
That last sentence may have utterly confused Magic players, but let me explain...
Certain rules of Magic have been tweaked and interpreted in ways that make sense for a standard RPG, but have never been seen before in the card game. For example, when a Serra Angel is summoned, she must be navigated around the map and her life does not replenish at the beginning of each round. When Elvish Archers attack an enemy, they must actually be able to see what they are shooting at. Even more mindblowing? There are no Land cards in a player's deck—Mana (the game's "currency" used to play cards) is awarded to the player every turn in colors based on the ratio of their cards.
It would take a huge amount of time and effort to go into every nuance that's different between the standard game and Tactics, but let me just say that as someone who is more than familiar with the subject material, Sony's efforts to implement it in a totally different way were extremely interesting and creative. I have a feeling a lot of players are going to be quite shocked when they see how the game has been reworked from top to bottom.
Final Impressions: I haven't played Magic in years, but seeing it in this new context had me seriously considering jumping back in. Taking a card game I've spent a big chunk of my life playing and extrapolating it into a strategy RPG (one of my favorite genres) is like the old peanut butter/chocolate thing taken to an entirely new level.
Other important bits of info:
- Players will be able to buy virtual cards (for real money, of course) as either singles or packs.
- Some cards in Tactics were created especially by Sony for this game, and have never been seen before in any traditional Magic set or expansion.
- Players who want to buy or sell cards will have access to an online bazaar that functions similar to eBay. Player-to-player buying/trading will not be allowed as a way of cutting down on fraud and reducing any potential game-breaking issues.
- There will be a variety of online events take part in, offering a range of prizes and coming in several different formats.
- The game will be free to play (at least on PC) and will offer a basic set of cards and the first campaign for no cost. Additional campaigns and additional cards will (of course!) be available for purchase. At the time of this preview, campaigns were priced at $5 each. The price of cards varied, but the lowest increment was (I believe) thirty cents.
That's all the info I have on the game for now. Special thanks to @ThiefOfHearts for contributing some questions, and I'll have further impressions on the game if and when a review beta becomes available.