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My observations/ideas based on site visit September 3, 2007
1) The emergency department is unbelievable small and crowding. The check-in desk is behind a close door. For the emergency case, someone may miss it. The ED has a complicated layout. The visibility is limited by narrow hallways and many turns. There are some traffic mirrors on the corridor intersections. A simplified layout with great visibility is preferred for the ED design, not only for the staff efficiency, but also for the legibility of the built environment.
2)In the patient-centered care paradigm, a user-friendly wayfinding environment including both indoor and outdoor environment, seems legitimate. However, it is not a easy task to achieve. HKS design team proposes to use single entrance to reduce users' confusing and walking distance between different departments. For instance, a patient think he should go to ED, while he only needs to see the primary care. Whether the solution is good, we need further investigation. A simulated environment could be use to test these hypothesis proposed by the design team.
3) A large body of literature suggests the physical environment has a great impact on wayfinding, including floor plan configuration, spatial differentiation, visual accessibility, and the signage and room numbers system. I am not entirely sure whether the design team considers all these aspects. For the new layout, it seems still lack consideration of research findings. Is there any method to simplify the layout, within the other constraints, such as site, movement flows, and functions?
4) From the environment and behavior study perspective, is there any difference in spatial cognition between a child and an adult? Child may have limited spatial ability, and thus may need different environmental cues to find their way. How to meet the need of both children and adults in the design?
5) According to the design team, the hospital will move into the new site in one weekend and still remain operation. How to make staff familiar with the new environment before they move into it? The training in simulated virtual environment is a good solution. some research support subjects who received training in virtual environment have better wayfinding performance than those who visited the site. All staff members can get adequate training in virtual environment to reduce wayfinding problem and the movement disorder.
6) What is the positive environmental distraction for child? How to integrate it into design?
7) If there any possibility to model the movement of patients from a mathematic/Industrial Engineering perspective? We can verify the model in real life or virtual environment. How to optimize the spatial layout by using the model and other consideration?
0904 children's hospital lecture
THink interaction:
physical design---->care processes Technology--->culture
who are the stakeholders? administrator, healthcare professionals, child and family, donors, facility managers,
Institute of Medicine Targets: The big 6 1.safe-avoid injury 2.effective-Evidence-based,a avoid underuse and overuse 3.patient-centered 4.timely-reduce waits and delays 5.efficient-avoid waste including equipment, supplies, ideas, energy 6.equitable-does not vary in quality due to personal characteristics, eg gender, ethnicity, location, SES
what do children and their families want from health care? (foundation for accountability)
- stay healthy
- get better quickly when ill
- live a good life with chronic illness
- die comfortably and supported
Patient-centered care? (1.what the patient think, 2.what pa need to know, 3.personal preference-pros & cons of different choices), Espezel & Canam (2003) Patient-nurse interactions To customize care to the specific need and circumstances of each individual, that is, to modify, the care to respond to the person, not the person to the care. IOM, Crossing the quality Chasm p51
physical comfort, emotional comfort involvement of family and friends
staff shortage, 100,000 nurses needed average 20 Sec you will be interrupted by physicians
- how to support better systems/processes with design and technology
care processes assess, build relationships, plan, intervene, coordinate, educate, motivate, monitor, evaluate
patient and family self care- at home, school Diet, exercise, sleep, treatments, medication, symptom monitoring, see care in a timely way
child & family centered care- child & family centered environment
- important research
18 patient centered care search shields 2007 Family centered care for children in hospital Weinstein 2007, Informed patient choice Horne 2007, Can asthma be controlled by understanding the patient's perspective Butz 2007, Shared decision-making
1002_related literature
The degree of simplicity of floor plan affects wayfinding performance
Best, G. A. (1967). Direction-finding in large buildings : a summary report. Manchester: University of Manchester Industrial Design Technology.
abstract:high correlation between the lostness and number of choices in that route.(r=.93). the 'lostness' of subjects is defined by deviation from the most direct route (the shortest path).
Weisman, J. (1981). Evaluating architectural legibility: wayfinding in the built environment. Environment and Behavior, 13(2), 189-204.
abstract:A significant relationship was found between judged simplicity of Building plan configuration diagrams and reported frequency of disorientation across 10 Buildings. simplicity judgments, provided by a group of independent raters, were able to account for 56% of the variance in reported frequency of disorientation data.
O'Neill, M. J. (1991). Effects of Signage and Floor-Plan Configuration on Wayfinding Accuracy. Environment and Behavior, 23(5), 553-574.
abstract:plan configuration was found to exert a significant influence regardless of signage, because the wayfinding performance of participants with access to signage in the most complex settings remained equivalent to, or significantly poorer than, those in the simplest settings with no signage.
Haq, S., & Zimring, C. (2003). Just down the road a piece: The development of topological knowledge of building layouts. Environment and Behavior, 35(1), 132-160.
Peponis, J., Zimring, C., & Choi, Y. K. (1990). Finding the building in wayfinding. Environment and Behavior, 22(5), 555-590.
abstract:Space Syntax measures of connectivity and integration were good predictors of the use of spaces during both open and directed search.
people with Virtual Environment training performance better in wayfinding than people without VE training, even people with site visit experience.
Hunt, M. E. (1984). Environmental Learning without Being There. Environment and Behavior 16(3), 307-334.
abstract: To evaluate the simulation technique, a field experiment was conducted. The sample was divided randomly into three groups: simulation group; site visit group; and control group. A person's working knowledge was defined operationally by assessing the following: confidence in way-finding ability; the mental image of the building; and way-finding ability in the building. The evaluation demonstrated that the working knowledge provided by the simulation technique was actually more useful than that provided by actual visits to the building.
Foreman, N., Stanton-Fraser, D., Wilson, P. N., Duffy, H., & Parnell, R. (2005). Transfer of spatial knowledge to a two-level shopping mall in older people, following virtual exploration. Environment and Behavior, 37(2), 275-292.
abstract: Experimental group with in a VE training shows greater accuracy in making pointing judgments toward targets not visible from the pointing site, took shorter times to perform route tasks on foot, made better left-right directional judgments, and sketched better maps of the mall, than the control group without VE training.
difference in spatial cognition/wayfinding ability between children and adults
Siegel, A. W., & White, S. H. (1975). The Development of Spatial Representations of Large-Scale Environments. In Advances in Child Development and behavior (pp. 9-55). New York: Academic Press.
abstract: The authors concentrate their review on large-scale space, and show a strong parallel between a child's acquisition of spatial competence and an adult's acquisition of the spatial structure of a new environment. Landmarks are first noticed and remembered. The child acts in the context of these landmarks, and given landmarks and action-sequences, route formation is accomplished. Landmarks and routes are formed into clusters, but until an objective frame of reference is developed, these clusters remain uncoordinated with each other. Survey representations appear as a system of routes arising from and embedded in an objective frame of reference.
Allen, G. L. (1982). The organization of route knowledge. In R. Cohen (Ed.), New Directions in Child Development: Children's Conceptions of Spatial Relationships. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
abstract: (1) adults and children do not spontaneously select the same environmental features as reference points after viewing a route; (2) college students exhibit more accurate spatial knowledge of the route than do seven- or ten-year-old children when all subjects are tested with scenes selected by their age peers on the basis of potential landmark value; and (3) the older children, but not the younger children, reflect more accurate spatial knowledge of the route when tested with reference scenes selected by their age peers.
Jansen-Osmann, & P. Fuchs, P. (2006). Wayfinding behavior and spatial knowledge of adults and children in a virtual environment - The role of landmarks. Experimental Psychology, 53(3), 171-181.
abstract: Existence of landmarks has more influence on younger children compared to adults in their wayfinding performance.
Jansen-Osmann, P., Schmid, J., & Heil, M. (2007). Wayfinding behavior and spatial knowledge of adults and children in a virtual environment: The role of the environmental structure. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 66(1), 41-50.
abstract: In almost all measurements of wayfinding performance and spatial knowledge an overall developmental progress from younger children to adults was found. In contrast, exploration behavior did not differ between adults and children Furthermore, the environmental structure tended to influence only the wayfinding performance of younger children, but did not have any effect on the exploration behavior and the spatial knowledge of children or adults.
people navigating in virtual environment have similar spatial performance to people navigating in the equivalent real-world environment
Jansen-Osmann, P., & Wiedenbauer, G. (2004). The representation of landmarks and routes in children and adults: A study in a virtual environment. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 24(3), 347-357.
Ruddle, R. A., & Lessells, S. (2006). Three levels of metric for evaluating wayfinding. Presence-Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 15(6), 637-654.
evidence 5: stress in relation to the staff's environment
Anjali Joseph, Ph.D. and Roger Ulrich, Ph.D. (2007). Sound Control for Improved Outcomes in Healthcare Settings Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Joseph, Anjali. (2006). The role of the physical and social environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workspace. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.


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Touch 'em All: Jerry Krause on the drive for a ninth ring, catching batting practice as an intern for the Cubs and signing a one-eyed pitcher
Kauffman Stadium sees its fair share of celebrities – both sports related and a few non-sports stars – throughout the season. But you'd be a little surprised to see a guy with so much bling sitting out in the heat of an early August game against the White Sox.
Jerry Krause is a scout for the New York Mets and has been involved with baseball for most of the 47 years since he interned with the Cubs in 1961. But you probably recognize his name from his work in basketball. Krause was the mastermind behind the 1990s Chicago Bulls and their six championships. But since his retirement as General Manager of the Bulls in 2003, he's back in baseball.
Around the Horn caught up with Krause and sat down with him for a Touch 'em All interview before one of the Boston games. We figured today's off day was as good a time as any to post our interview with Krause, since he's a current Mets' scout and the Royals just finished their final series of the season in New York yesterday, plus we made our last trip to Chicago (he's worked for three of the five franchises in the Windy City) last week and tomorrow we start a three game set with Cleveland (you guessed it, he spent time with the Indians too).
Around the Horn: Everybody knew who you were for so long and now you're under the radar. So the first question is, what are you doing these days?
Jerry Krause: What am I doing? Scouting for the New York Mets. Got Major League Clubs, our farm system and whatever Omar Minaya wants me to do.
ATH: You did basketball for so long. What's your baseball connection?
JK: Oh, I started baseball long before. I started baseball actually at the same time I started basketball. I started baseball in 1961, started in the NBA in 1963. Before I took the Bulls job, I had 16 years as a full-time Major League Baseball scout and 18 as a basketball scout.
ATH: So once you got started with the Bulls, you kind of stepped back from baseball a bit?
JK: Well, I took a sabbatical. Yea, I obviously – I went to games, but I had a full-time situation for 18 years running a club.
ATH: So which one is better…
JK: I like to scout. I enjoy scouting. I scouted both sports for such a long time. I enjoyed running a club. I enjoyed building a club. That was fun. I like them both.
ATH: …actually the question was about which sport.
JK: It's easier to scout basketball than it is to scout baseball because in baseball, you're in a much different scenario. In basketball, everybody is running up and down in front of you all the time. You see offense, defense and everything that guy has to be able to do quite a bit during a game.
In baseball, you may go see a guy hit and he gets walked three or four times. Or you go see a pitcher and he may have an off day. There's less time to judge in baseball than in basketball. In basketball, you're going to see a guy all the time.
I like the challenge of both of them though, sure. That's why I do it.
ATH: I read a bio that I found on you and it doesn't give much information on your baseball career. Can you just talk about your baseball career.
JK: Was it in one of those wookie-uh, things on the net.
ATH: (slightly embarrassed) Yea.
JK: Oh geez. Some of those – I read a couple of those things. There's so much wrong about those things its unreal. Nobody with any brains could have written any of that stuff.
I saw a couple of them that had me doing things that I've never did before and some of them with things I'm not doing that I did. You couldn't get much from that.
ATH: (in defense) I just try to get a little background any way I can before an interview. (the New York Mets have Krause's picture in their media guide, but no bio)
JK: No problem. Baseball. I started with the Cubs in '61 as what would now be called an intern. I played at Bradley University.
What would now be called an intern, it was a flunkie. I did everything around the office. I ran for coffee, wound up catching batting practice, doing all kinds of stuff.
My first full-time job in baseball scouting-wise was with the Cleveland Indians in 1967. I had run the Portland club in 1966 for Cleveland. I was General Manager of the Portland club in '66 in the Pacific Coast League for Cleveland. My first full-time scouting job was in '67 with the Indians. I spent five years with Cleveland. Then Hank left and I left, Hank Peters. Then I went two years with Oakland, two years with Seattle. Then I had six years with the White Sox.
ATH: So you bounced around a lot?
JK: Not really. (editor's note: apparently five – technically four because Portland was affiliated with Cleveland – clubs in the span of 11 years is not "bouncing around a lot" to Jerry) During that time I also worked basketball. Twelve of those years I did both sports back-to-back, so I worked year round. (pondering the question again) Uh… Bounced around? Cleveland, when somebody else left, I left for personal reasons. Went to Oakland for a couple of years and was fortunate enough to win a couple of championships. Took a couple of years off that I knew I needed. Seattle started up as an expansion team, joined them. I stayed there a couple of years and then Bill Veeck asked me to come to the White Sox. It was like my father calling me home, I couldn't turn it down. So I went with Bill and was with him two years and then Jerry Reinsdorf bought the White Sox from Bill. I was with Jerry for the next four until he asked me to run the Bulls.
But during that time, I had scouted in basketball for Baltimore for five years and I was with the Bulls for four or five. And then with Phoenix, five I think, Jerry Colangelo. And then I was with the Lakers for two. When I joined Bill and I joined the White Sox, I was the head scout for the Lakers and the Midwestern Supervisor for Seattle. When I joined Bill, I gave up the basketball and stayed with him. I couldn't go back to basketball until Jerry asked me to run the club. (editor's note: if this isn't "bouncing around a lot" ATH isn't sure what would constitute bouncing around a lot to Jerry)
ATH: During your time in professional sports, both basketball and baseball, what would you say is your crowning achievement?
JK: (laughs) There's an old saying about perseverance. I think when you scout, if you scout very long, you've made mistakes. To stick around you're going to make mistakes, you're going to make positive things. You've got to persevere.
I'm proud of the individual players that I've been associated with and drafted. I'm proud of the time with the Bulls. We were able to win six world championships and took a team that was Michael (Jordan) and – at the end of Michael's rookie year – 11 other guys that we didn't want. And had to get rid of all those 11 other guys. And five years later, we were fortunate enough to win the first championship.
I've had a lot of fun through the years. To pinpoint me on individuals, certainly Earl Monroe, Jerry Sloan, Wes Unseld, guys like that, that you take personal satisfaction drafting those guys. Earl and Wes are in the Hall of Fame, Jerry should be and I think will be.
Baseball-wise, some of the deals we were able to help make, some of the guys you sign. I was able to help bring Ozzie Guillen to Chicago, was able to help bring (A.J.) Pierzynski there. Signing Eddie Farmer for what we signed him for was a lot of fun. Jackie Heidemann was another player that played in the big leagues for a while. The thing I think I've enjoyed the most is the individual players in the sense of kids, you see them as kids and in the end they become men. Some of them you have friendships with, some of them you don't. Dealing with them is much different that it used to be.
I don't think I can pinpoint one thing. I haven't worked yet. I haven't worked nine to five yet. I haven't had to do the things that the average guy does in life. It's life's toy store in a lot of ways. I've been very, very fortunate. I've worked under great people. If I could pinpoint one thing, it's probably the people I've been associated with. The Veecks, certainly Jerry and some of the great scouts I've been associated with.
ATH: So the people make the job?
JK: My wife tells a story on me. I once signed a little left-handed pitcher with one eye out of a small town in Southern Illinois. He never got past Double-A. He's given me so much satisfaction. I signed him for $500. Today he tells me, "No, you gave me $750." He's a friend after 35-40 years now. He's very successful in business. He's been really successful. He's grown up; he's done just a heck of a job. I signed him off a farm and he never got past Double-A. But he's given me great personal satisfaction.
My wife and I were sitting a few years ago at a game and he's a Bulls' season ticket holder. He drives 150 miles up and 150 miles back to see every game. He came in the room where we were sitting and eating and he left and I said "He's a great kid." She looked at me and said, "He's a 40-year old man now. He's not a kid. You still think he's 17." And I probably do.
But people like that, who you sign or have something to do with; they are special in your life. Billy Cartwright is another one. He's very special in my life. We acquired Billy in a trade. Billy's a friend, he's a special human being. They don't make people like Bill Cartwright. And many, many others like that.
ATH: How do you go about signing a one-eyed pitcher?
JK: At that time, there was one other scout that knew about him. And a friend of mine who was coaching the legion team in central Illinois, who I played with, called me. He said the Cubs were in on this guy – it was a scout who I knew very well. So I went and saw him. The other scout went and saw him. We set a date up at the house where we went in and made bids. I think he bid $250 and I bid $500.
The funny part of it was, I signed him twice. He got to High-A and I want to say Baltimore drafted him in the Minor League draft. We were about to release him. And Baltimore drafted him. They released him in spring training and I think the scout that drafted him got fired. I went to Hank Peters and said, "Hank, my boy is out there again." And "He said, go sign him Jerry, what the hell." And so I did.
But you do what you have to do. I've signed guys for $500 or $30 million a year or more than that. It's part of what you do. The thing about it is that $30 million a year guy is just as human as the guy who you signed for $500. It's good to keep that in mind. Professional sports are a people business. It's just like General Motors or any other business in the world because if you can't judge people, you'll be a lousy scout and you won't last very long. I've given motivational talks on that and I learn just as much from them as I hope they've learned from me.
ATH: How does your wife put up with you being on the road so often?
JK: That's why we've stayed married so long (jokingly). I've been home about half the time. She's raised the kids and done a heck of a job with it. We kid, we've been married 30, I've probably been home 15. But she's special. When we got married, I was making nothing and she was making nothing. We were scrapping. I don't think she ever thought that we'd be able to do what we've done in life.
Certainly I hoped I would, but who knew. I had some goals in life. I think there's a certain part of me that was driven. People who know me say I was driven. I don't know if I'm as driven now as I was then. I'm driven now in the sense that I'm still a perfectionist in scouting. I think there is a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it.
Both games, life has been good to me. I grew up in a tough neighborhood that you wouldn't want to go back into right now. If you went into the neighborhood where I grew up – spent most of my childhood – you wouldn't want to go in there at night. It's a tough neighborhood. It's in the middle of Chicago and it's a tough neighborhood. I came out of there with very little natural ability and I've been very fortunate to the people that took a liking to me.
If it ended tomorrow, I'm fine with it.
ATH: You are in a much different place in your career now than you were 10 years ago. How has that transition been?
JK: Well, it's been very easy. I don't have to deal with the media. I don't have the pressure. My health got a lot better when I quit general managing. I don't have that stress. That pounding – that only general managers can understand. I don't think you can understand it unless you do it. And when young guys get general managers positions, I don't think they understand it until one day it hits them and they're like "Oh, God."
I'm more at ease with myself than I was. I'm a grandfather now. That's a big difference. I wasn't a grandfather 10 years ago. I have two grandchildren who are the light of my life, both of them. I've had a long marriage. That woman has put up with me for over 30 years now, that's pretty good.
10 years ago, we probably won our last championship 10 years ago. The rebuilding of that club was a tough thing to do. I'm probably a little more content in life. I'm older. I'm 10 years older. I'm not the crazy kid I used to be. And when I say crazy kid, I mean I never asked anyone to do anything I never did, so I did it all myself. The guys who worked for me, hopefully learned something. I learned at the feet of the great scouts and the older people in the game. And the game – both of them, when I say "the game" – you have to treat the game with reverence. I still get a tremendous kick out of talking with the old-timers. I sit here with Art Stewart here in Kansas City, and really enjoy Art. I've know Art since I was 14-years old. I got to Pittsburgh and spent time with Chuck Tanner. You go places around the country and see old friends. That's a fun part of my life right now.
ATH: Is that part of what keeps you going? The other day for one of the White Sox-Royals games, it was 114 outside at first pitch and you were still sitting out there, working.
JK: I think the competitiveness of it probably keeps me going. I enjoy the competition. I really enjoy working with Omar Minaya and John Ricco and the Mets' staff. It's my fourth year over there. I like the people I work with, I enjoy the atmosphere. I work with some young kids over there and I enjoy being able to teach them the things which were taught to me.
The competitor in me, there's still a drive. I want to get another ring. I've got eight and I'm not satisfied with them. I want another one.
Yea, I want this one bad with the Mets because I know what Omar's gone through and what he's had to battle. I really want it for him and for our younger guys so they can understand that.
I want it for myself, selfishly, I want another one. And it isn't the ring itself. It's the fun in winning it. Every fall now, since I've been with the Mets, I've had the opportunity to advance scout – prepare for the World Series. That's fun. That really gets down to the nitty-gritty of scouting. That's where you can help a team win a championship. The good ones have that effect and you like to put yourself in a position where you're one of the good ones and you can have an effect. So that's fun. Every year you're competing to win a championship, that's important.
Somebody asked me the other day what I did and I said I was a private in Omar's army. The lady looked at me like I was nuts. I said "I'm a private in Omar Minaya's Army." I like being a private now. I enjoy it. My days of being a general are over.
ATH: As a general you can do a lot. But in your current role, you're on the front lines. If a guy tips a pitch or something like that, you can catch it and help the team in a very specific way.
JK: Well those things, I like the scouting part of it. Omar's sent me around the world. I've been to Japan and I've done projects for him. I like that idea that I can be versatile enough to help him.
I enjoy the competition. My health is better than it has been in a long time. Towards the end with the Bulls, it got rough. It got mentally and physically tough at the end because you battle your head off for 18 years. You just fight the battle and you're the face of the franchise for so long. I don't have to deal with agents. I don't have to deal with media people and you reach a certain point of your life that you don't want to deal with that stuff.
The thing that, as you've been sitting here talking to me, the thing that probably strikes me more than anything else, it's a "we thing" in this game, it's not an "I thing." People who use the word I, we try not to use it too much. You've got to keep reminding yourself sometimes. It's a "we" game. Both of them are "we" games. Both of them are team games. Sports should be a "we" thing, unless you're a golfer, or a tennis player. Competitive team sports are "we" things.

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NEW MARTINSVILLE - Winner of six of its previous seven games, including a huge victory at city-rival Linsly just 24 hours earlier, Wheeling Central ran into a Big Blue brick wall Saturday night in Wetzel County.
Mark Winters and Zach Wilhoite dominated the paint scoring 25 points apiece, and senior sharp-shooter Stephen Rogalski lit it up from the outside with five 3-pointers and 19 points as Magnolia overcame a sluggish initial few minutes to pour it on later and record an 82-66 victory against the Maroon Knights in the final game of the New Martinsville Rotary Classic at Magnolia High School.
''I am real happy about this one,'' a smiling Dave Tallman said afterward. ''It's nice to be back on the winning side and this is a huge win as far as sectional seeding and OVAC points go.''
While the Blue Eagles (10-4) were celebrating in the end, senior David Park was rolling early, helping Central to a 9-4 lead. However, Winters managed to hit four field goals in the final three minutes as Magnolia used a 15-5 spurt to take a 21-18 lead after one.
Park and Winters each scored 10 points in the first quarter, the biggest difference being the Maroon Knights senior did not hit the scoring column again until the fourth period.
The Blue Eagles continued their run early in the second pushing the count to 33-22 at one point, but Central managed to get a timeout, settled down and with freshman Chase Harler scoring 11 in the quarter, was within 40-34 at the break.
But the second half belonged to Wilhoite, who tallied 19, and Magnolia, which led 58-50 after three before closing on a 24-16 fourth-quarter run. Wilhoite scored eight in the third and 11 in the fourth, including a 7 of 8 showing at the line. Winters also capped his night with nine in the final eight minutes.
Rogalski's 19 came in the first three quarters, before he fouled out early in the third.
''Wheeling Central is a heck of a basketball team, but I am so proud of the fact that we played our smartest game of the year,'' Tallman added. ''Mark Winters was Mark Winters, Stephen Rogalski was Stephen Rogalski and Zach Wilhoite played the way we have expected him to play all season long.
''Zach is a very talented kid, and if he comes with that kind of work ethic every day he could be incredible. I think was also learned a lot about ourselves and how valuable Stephen is to us when he was injured. It is great to have him back, our starting five has such a great chemistry. But we have to continue to build our bench.''
For Central, Harler continued his impressive freshman campaign, sharing game scoring honors with Winters and Wilhoite at 25. Park added 15 for Central while Michael Pleva had 10 off the bench. Magnolia also got to showcase its own freshman a little with Preston Boswell the fourth Blue Eagle in double figures with 13.
''Their size was just too much for us,'' Stephens said. ''They contested every shot we took, which led to us not having a very good shot selection. Winters and Wilhoite hurt us on both ends, and when you try to stop them inside, Rogalski gets you from beyond the arc.
''But I will give the kids a little slack after playing at Linsly on Friday. The only thing I don't like is I told the kids coming into the season that our three most important games were against Bishop Donahue in the Undos and the two with Magnolia. We just fell flat (Saturday) and that is a little bit of a letdown.''
Tyler Consolidated 68, Weirton Madonna 65
The middle game may have been the most entertaining with Tyler Consolidated and Madonna both making runs and blowing leads before the Silver Knights pulled it off in the end.
Junior Dylan Romine dumped in a game-high 22 points, the biggest on an off-balance hoop and free throw with eight seconds remaining that provided the winning points. Madonna was able to get off a contested look at a 3-pointer at the buzzer that was off the mark.
Scott Sole tallied 13 for the winners while Darren Heintzman finished with 12. James Carnes paced the Blue Dons with 15, Tyler Ewusiak had 13 and Nick Mazur added 11. Madonna (4-9) grabbed a 40-22 edge off the glass but turned the ball over 23 times, eight more than the Knights.
Williamstown 75, Bishop Donahue 62
The biggest shocker of the afternoon came in the day's opener when the Yellowjackets (4-9) snapped a nine-game losing streak with a victory against the Bishops (10-4).
Coach Tom West's Donahue squad led 17-16 after one before things started unraveling quickly. Trailing 24-21 midway through the second, Williamstown put together an 11-0 run to go up 32-24 and was never behind again. The 'Jackets led 38-28 at the break and 57-47 after three.
Donahue could get no closer than nine in the fourth frame and trailed by as many as 16.
Josh DeBolt tallied 19 for Williamstown while Hunter Neely had 18 and Jarric Hoskins finished with 14 and Landon Travis 12. Bryce Jones and Jesse Padlow had 14 each in a losing effort. Josh Miller did provide a game-high 16 rebounds for Donahue.
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Freshman Monica Bragg went 3 of 4 from the line to make it 36-29. Another ninth-grader, Isabella Rosso, took over from there.
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I am 29, partied way too hard my first few years of college and never graduated.
Tonight I did my last assignment and had my final class after 4 years taking classes at Simpson. It consisted of 2 or 3 nights per week of classes from 5:30 to 9:30. Some weekend courses and working full time with no summers off.
I just wanted to say, I AM SO HAPPY TO BE DONE!!!!
Just braggin about something I hadn't gotten done when I should have!! I should be drinking!
Props to you for getting it done Van Wilder
Congrats, on your accomplishments.
29?? Did you start right after you graduated HS?
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I will admit, I am to blame in sometimes making mountains out of molehills.
Congrats man! Better late than never.
Hit 'em HardEvery YardISU
As somebody who went a little non-traditional as well, trust me when I say I can totally understand your relief. Best of luck to you!
Congrats, glad to see that you stuck with it.
You should celebrate the way I did after my last final- go to the bar with the professor!
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You should celebrate the way I did after my last final- go to the bar with the professor!
yeah! besides....they're probably younger than you BCforISU!
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29?? Did you start right after you graduated HS?
Yep, 3 years in and out, got a .067 my first semester at ISU, after a year at a community college and a semester at UNI, then 3 years of construction, a year at my job and 4 years later I have a degree. Not the route I would suggest, but I am done. Got the piece of paper and wouldn't change a thing, I wouldn't have the friends and wife I do had I done it the right way!
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yeah! besides....they're probably younger than you BCforISU!
Only had 1 professor younger than me the past 4 years, but some were pretty close. Good call by you though!
Congrats. Way to follow through I know lots of guys who never went back to finish.
Originally Posted by BryceC
As somebody who went a little non-traditional as well, trust me when I say I can totally understand your relief. Best of luck to you!
Thanks, it was a long haul, but you appreciate it more when you are working too, took some saturdays my first year and missed some tailgates. Never took any Saturday classes after that!
Congrats. I finish up my MBA program in 2 weeks and I walk across the stage at the iWireless Center in Moline on Mothers' Day.
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Hamilton County, FL - Hamilton County will soon be home to one of the biggest Solar Farms in the state of Florida. It will generate enough power for 70,000 homes.
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And when it's done, it will create permanent jobs too.
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The developer is HERO Solar LLC. They're hoping to contract with "Progress Energy" to light up local communities. But Managing Director Jack Levine says without some financial help from the capital, they may have to sell to major factories instead. That's because Florida has no subsidies for renewable energy on a large scale. HERO is working with the Department of Agriculture in the hope of changing that this legislative session coming this Spring.
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|Contest set to help celebrate Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23-31
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The National Family Partnership (NFP) announces the national contest for its 27th annual Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23-31.
Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. In 1988 after the murder of a DEA agent, parents, youth and teachers in communities across the country began wearing red ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the destruction caused by drugs.
This year, families can get involved by entering a contest to promote awareness in their neighborhoods and win a drug prevention grant for their schools.
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"Students will once again take Red Ribbon Week's message of prevention home to their neighborhoods with this national contest," said the NFP's Volunteer President Peggy Sapp. "By decorating their homes together with this year's Red Ribbon theme, families carry the message to their communities."
The nation's oldest and largest drug prevention campaign reaches more than 80 million people nationwide.
The DEA is co-sponsoring this year's national contest. "DEA is excited to partner with the National Family Partnership on this contest that empowers communities to come together to talk about the drug problem," said DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart. "Red Ribbon Week is also when we honor DEA Special Agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena, who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our communities safe."
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Picture yourself walking through a city where you can hear the gentle rubbing and clicking of chains and the soft mumbling of chatter and laughter. You mistakenly walk into the bicycle lane as it is your first time in this city and a tall Dutchman rings his bell, quietly yet firmly swearing under his breath to remind you that you have encroached on his space. You can hear the low tones of conversations from around the streets and the bell chimes from the Westerkerk reminding you that it is four o'clock in the afternoon. You see couples holding hands on their bicycles, two young girls cycling side-by-side on their way home from school gossiping about their fellow pupils, and a group of teenage boys gracefully hopping from their bicycles and parking near the local liquor store. You can hear doors opening and closing of the houses nearby and the vibrations of the techno music ("unz, unz unz, womp womp") of a party boat sailing further down the Prinsengracht, one of the three main canals of the city.
This is what I was fortunate enough to experience during a full year academic exchange in Amsterdam from 2010-2011, and where I became interested in theorising and studying the bicycle and its effects on urban spaces. In contrast to Los Angeles (an extreme case of auto-centric urbanity) where about three-fourths of the city's downtown space is dedicated to the automobile and freedom and freeway are almost synonymous, Amsterdam's centrum is one of the most peaceful, quiet and automobile-free urban spaces in the world. It is not the car but rather the bicycle that dominates the entire city, and for the Amsterdammer it is almost as if they are born out of the womb holding a fiets (the Dutch word for bicycle).
It is idiotic to not cycle in Amsterdam. Public transportation is more than adequate with an intricate system of buses, trains and trams, but the way in which the city is designed makes cycling the quickest and most enjoyable way to get around. It is any pro-cycling advocate's dream: bike lanes and separate traffic lights on practically every street; many pedestrian or cycling only streets; high national petrol, car, and traffic congestion taxes; a high density centre; adequate public transportation and effective multi-modal coordination. Throughout my year in the city my life depended on the bicycle: I cycled to university every morning, I cycled through the pouring rain (not with a smile, I may add), and I cycled to and from the bars and clubs with a pack of friends on the weekends—occasionally with a beer in hand. Not only was it incredibly easy to cycle, I felt as if it generally made me a happier individual. I was always carrying my own weight and travelling at a scale and pace in which I could appreciate both the chaos and beauty of Amsterdam life. No matter where I was going for the day I always arrived with adrenaline trickling into my brain.
As an American and having been raised with a sense of "nationalism" (however flawed of a term), I was repetitiously told by politicians, the media, and even indirectly by teachers about our unique sense of freedom and democracy—that we must defend and protect what no one else seems to have. I cannot help but laugh at this notion after spending a year in Amsterdam, which is by far the freest and cohesive city I have ever lived in or even been to. Amsterdam (and the Netherlands as a whole) is known globally for its freedoms in terms of its lax yet sensible social policies, and these are undeniable. But mobility and accessibility can also be incorporated into the framework of Amsterdam's freedom. A city dominated by bicycles with more-than-adequate public transportation is currently the most democratic solution for giving the largest percent of the population access to a city. This is something that most 'free' cities are lacking but are now slowly realising to be an extremely important way to foster urban cohesion.
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Despite the fact that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, also known as WIC, is among the programs impacted by the Oct. 1 federal government shutdown, the Colorado WIC office is confident that its programs, including the one at the Northeast Colorado Health Department, can be sustained through the month of October.
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2010 Hot Rod Top Speed Challenge - 241.408 MPH!Written by on August 1, 2010 Contributors: E. Don Smith The Records Took A Pounding At Maxton In The HOT ROD Top Speed Challenge(tm).
"We spent a whole ton of your money over the winter," Race Director Keith Turk told the assembled members of the East Coast Timing Association on Saturday morning. We were listening in at the drivers' meeting for the April meet, which we like to refer to as the HOT ROD Top Speed Challenge(tm). "But I think that once you're out there, you'll notice what all we've done," Keith added, referring to all the recent patching and smoothing performed on the ECTA's 68-year-old race course where cars are tested for top speed over a standing mile.
While the former WWII airbase runway just outside Maxton, North Carolina, will never be mistaken for a new-age F1 circuit-with the original concrete still loose and crumbly in a few spots, it's no pool table-the upgraded surface along with Maxton's 220-foot elevation and the weekend's absolutely perfect weather enabled some unprecedented performances. Eric Yost went 241.4086 mph in his twin-turbo '82 Firebird to win the Super Street category in the HOT ROD Challenge, recording the fastest speed ever for a four-wheeled vehicle on the Maxton Monster Mile. Meanwhile, the Waddell Bros., Frank and Larry, won the Real Street title at just over 200 mph in their Chevy-powered RX-7. These are stout speeds indeed for nominally street-driven vehicles in a standing-start mile-just the kind of achievements the HOT ROD Top Speed Challenge(tm) was designed to celebrate.
And while we don't usually cover bikes these days, we feel a need to share this: Bill Warner rode his turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa to the fastest speed ever for any vehicle at Maxton: 272.3407 mph. Waging a weekend-long speed war with fellow Suzuki racer Shane Stubbs, who went 264 mph, the fast Florida fish farmer came out on top. Only a few weeks earlier at the Texas Mile, Bill had gone 255 naked (two-wheeler lingo for running without a fairing), so the crowd knew he was capable of putting together a flyer with the full aero kit installed. The 272 run at Maxton was accomplished with a handbuilt fairing in which Bill says he has invested more than 300 hours. Unfortunately, the new aero package was shredded when, misjudging his closing speed on the record run, he hit a traffic cone marking the shutdown area. That was one dead orange cone, though. Killed instantly. Never felt a thing.
Super Street winner Eric, the 241-mph man, is a veteran of four HOT ROD Drag Weeks(tm) and was a genuine contender in Drag Week(tm) '09 until transmission problems tripped him up on the last day. At Maxton, he sneaked up on everyone. Former HOT ROD Challenge winner Mike Reichen went 237.6347 mph on Saturday with his turbo Mitsubishi, collecting the D/BFSS class record and setting a provisional top speed for the meet that looked unbeatable. But Eric was just getting his twin-turbo Firebird dialed in. Without attracting much attention, he quietly ran 233-plus late on Saturday afternoon, and in the perfect conditions at 9:30 on Sunday morning, he uncorked the 241 pass. And there's more left, Eric says, noting that on the killer run, his data-acquisition system showed that the throttle was at 100 percent for only a little more than three seconds.
The Waddell Bros. had the Real Street honors cornered, running a best of 204.0931 mph with their small-block Chevy/RX-7. Frankly, we don't know why more rodders aren't building Mazda RX-7 V-8 swaps. It's a sweet deal: Second-gen ('86 to '92) RX-7s can be bought for next to nothing, especially when their original rotary engines are expired, which is often. Meanwhile, an LS-series or small-block Chevy falls right into the hole where the electric shaver motor used to go. The car is lighter, shorter, and pushes less air than a GM F-body. So other than the fact that it's a Mazda, what's not to like about the combination? "Beats us," Larry Waddell says. "We think it works pretty good, too." This is their third Real Street title with their low-buck-ish RX-7, which still wears its factory red paint.
Of course, Maxton is not entirely about the cars competing in the HOT ROD Top Speed Challenge(tm). In truth, the ECTA has a nearly unlimited number of classes for cars and bikes. All told, 61 new records were set over the weekend-by an incredible variety of interesting machines that is unmatched anywhere, except maybe at Bonneville or the SCCA Runoffs. If you like strange and different in your motorsports, you'll love Maxton. There are very few events where you can see vintage Indian flatheads and electric motorcycles, for-real hot rods, vintage Citroëns, and classic muscle cars all in one place. And not being polished on the lawn, either, but running at full volume on a real race course. Along with the HOT ROD Top Speed Challenge(tm) in April, the ECTA holds four more events at Maxton throughout the year, in May, June, September, and October. You can find more info at Ecta-lsr.com, including competition rules and travel tips. We'll see you there.
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The Waddell Bros. took the class record in AA/GRS at 191.73220 mph, while also claiming Real Street honors in the Top Speed Challenge(tm) at 204 mph-their third HOT ROD title.Frank and Larry Waddell share driving and tuning duties on their small-block Chevy-powered '92 Mazda RX7. The engine is an old Hendrick Motorsports SB2 NASCAR piece (circa 2000) with a Zex plate nitrous setup, good for around 850 hp by their estimate.Our prayer is that somewhere in the space-time continuum there will always be a Model A lining up at the starting line. Here, Bonneville veteran Doug Kenny is about to go 193 mph in his C/Street Roadster.Coin slot: ECTA '09 points champion Ed Brace carries this signage on the airbox of his rear-engined modified roadster. Ed set the AA/BFRMR class record at 166.6863 mph this time out.Ohioans Ron Miller and Mark Radtke run a vintage Pop Dreyer Sprint Car with a real A-banger for power. Their handcrafted four-port setup employs a Winfield head, full-pressure lubrication, and a pair of Weber carbs. Doug Adler drove the archeological relic to 103.7 mph, a class record.On the left are the Waddell Bros. and crew with their '92 RX7, this year's Real Street winners; on the right, Eric Yost and his people, with their Super Street-winning '82 Firebird. In essence, Real Street permits a maximum of one four-barrel carb, while Super Street is for cars running boost and/or fuel injection.At Maxton, when you need to whittle off a few more drag horsepower, you can always break out the duct tape. This sanitary '64 Chevelle, entered by Tyler Brayton of Charlotte, North Carolina, runs a 383ci small-block.
On Bill Warner's wallet, we bet it says bad motor scooter. The Florida marine biologist went 272.3407 mph, the fastest speed ever at Maxton, on his turbocharged Suzuki 'Busa. Note the frayed fairing.Racers at Maxton don't take themselves too seriously. These guys run a vintage Indian flathead V-twin from their luxurious transporter.Former HOT ROD Top Speed Challenge(tm) winner Steve Benyo slows from a 220.7829-mph run. The ECTA requires all cars capable of 175 mph or better to use a parachute. For 2010, the shutdown area at Maxton has been widened and improved.Martin McEntire of Fayetteville, Georgia, brought this slippery-looking '73 Citroën. The 2.0L four-banger ran a best of 96 mph and change.Steve Van Blarcom throws out the rag in the Van Blarcom & Gilmore, Thacker and Shine blown '29 roadster. The Model A set class records in D/BSTR (201.4948 mph) and B/BGR (206.0449 mph).Roddy Martino of Mechanicsville, Virginia, runs this beautiful '53 Studebaker with tasteful customizing and a 354 Chrysler Hemi under the hood. Unfortunately, a blown-out soft plug put an early end to his weekend, but not before he set a class record in C/GRS at 160.7097 mph.


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On a Sunday morning at Pastor Paddy Luzige's New Life Church in Kabalagala, the congregation is made up disproportionately of children, many of them robbed of their parents by AIDS. More than 3,000 of the district's 16,000 residents are orphans, and Luzige, who with his wife Rose has adopted nine orphans, watches as group after group toddles in, the older children leading the brothers and sisters who have been left in their care. He seems to know them all by name.
It wasn't long ago when the same thing could be said almost anywhere in Africa. For people who work with AIDS in Africa, the change that occurs when drugs arrive has been almost miraculous. "When I came here in 2003, it felt like I was going back in time to the pre-protease inhibitor era," says Sue Kelly, lead project coordinator of the Baylor College of Medicine Pediatric AIDS Initiative at Mulago Hospital, the country's leading medical center. In those days, Mulago's pediatric AIDS clinic, formerly called Ward 15, operated one day a week out of a tiny, windowless room. There were four clinicians, but little they could do beyond watching children die. "Very, very few people in the entire country were on ARV [antiretroviral] treatment," says Kelly. "So it was just rooms full of very sick children here at the national public hospital. And now, we have been seeing people come back to life."


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The evening concluded with Bhavani Iyer taking a few questions from the audience on the Question and Answer Technology Watson uses. Bhavani Iyer is responsible for achieving the speed in the DeepQA technology that makes the system competitive in a live Jeopardy match. One audience member asked,"How is Watson processing the Jeopardy questions? " Bhavani explained that Watson considers internal representation of analyzed content of about the equivalent of 200 million pages when attempting to answer a clue. Bhavani explained that Watson's DeepQA processing is both CPU and memory intensive. Initially, Watson's computation took 2 hours to answer a question on a single CPU. By scaling out Watson's computation over 2,880 POWER7 processing cores and optimizing the computation and access to its data, Watson is able to answer most questions in about 3 seconds enabling the system to compete on Jeopardy. This how Watson can search his machine brain, just like a human processes a question through the brain pathways looking for an answer. Another question for Bhavani " What was the underlying framework within Watson used to scale things?" "We used Apache UIMA," said Bhavani. "This is a technology developed in IBM and used as the framework for the processing. This is Opensource and can be downloaded from www.uima.apache.org"
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Some of you may have heard that on Wednesday night, the Supercomputer known as IBM Watson defeated the two biggest "Jeopardy" winners of all time: Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. IBM Watson finished the Jeopardy competition on Wednesday night with $77,147 in winnings over Jennings' $24,000 and Rutter's $21,600. Whether you turn on the TV, open the newspaper or log-on to Twitter, you'll find news of Watson's victory. Watson is sweeping the media with headlines shouting that in the battle of man versus machine, the machine won. Well, that's not quite true. Yes, Watson is a machine, but the Supercomputer is a machine created by humans. The brains behind Watson are the researchers and IBM technologists who developed this creation. Wednesday night at the special Jeopardy screening viewing at the Landmark Theatre in Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of meeting some of the brains behind Watson. Two brilliant IBM Researchers joined a full house of IBM customers at the event. Just as fascinating as watching IBM Watson play Jeopardy, was the live question and answer session that followed the Jeopardy TV show. Rick Lawrence, Manager, Machine Learning at IBM Research and Bhavani Iyer, Software Developer, IBM Research held the interest of the capacity crowd for almost an hour after the Jeopardy show ended. The human brains behind Watson shared the fascinating back story of how Watson was built and programmed for Jeopardy success.
Pictured: IBM's Bhavani Iyer and Rick Lawrence at the Los Angeles Jeopardy viewing party for IBM Watson.
Both Rick and Bhavani were amazed by the audience's enthusiastic response to Watson's Jeopardy win. "Watson sparks the audience's imagination and everyone is fascinated by Watson whether they are technical or not," Bhavani told me after the event. "This is because Waston changes the way humans interact with computers," says Bhavani. "No more searching by one keyword for an answer, now you can just ask a question." I have a feeling, Watson will be answering a lot more questions. Think of the possibilities for enhancing decision making in scenarios like health care. The possibilities are endless.


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2 nails left in the coffin before it is slammed shut; and that's optimistic. However, this yet again banged up team does not show any indication of going on a streak; that's what you get for having a bunch of expensive 40 yr olds - injuries galore.
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Five high schools using the FSU Seminole Logo will soon have to stop. These high schools, one in Florida, three in Georgia, and one in Ohio all received letters from FSU requesting that they phase out the use of the Seminole head and Spear.
These letters and correspondence has caused quite the debate, some calling FSU "a bully."
We sat down with the head of licensing at FSU, who says they are giving the high schools time to make the changes.
Head of Trademark and Licensing Sherri Dye said they are not asking the high schools to change it now. FSU is giving the schools time to change, over a period of years. The individual schools will choose when to change. She said, "The natural lifetime of a product that needs to be replaced, that's the time we would ask them to replace it. If they have a football uniform and it's time to replace all of the uniforms that is when they would make the change."
Legally, FSU has to protect its trademark logo. Talks of FSU suing the high schools over use of the Seminole head have flooded blogs, but Dye says there has been no discussion of litigation. Four out of the five schools have submitted their phase out plans, already.
The five high schools:
1. Creekside, GA
2. Westside, GA
3. Salem, GA
4. Souteast, FL
5. Monroe Central, OH
Atlanta, GA (AP) - Two Georgia high schools will remove logos that
depict a design similar to the Seminole used by Florida State
University under terms of a settlement with the university.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Salem High School
and Memorial Middle School must stop using the Seminole head and
spear design. The Rockdale County schools must remove the logo from
football helmets, among other items.
The Rockdale County Board of Education voted Thursday to accept
the settlement, which allows the schools to keep the Seminole name
as long as it is preceded by Salem High or Memorial Middle.
School board member Darlene Hotchkiss said the eventual cost of
making the required changes could add up to more than $200,000
because it might involve changes to such things as gym floors and
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Nice whitey
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AHHHH drop tine! Nice deer
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Nice bucks. Congrats!
Those are some nice lookin bucks, that second one looks older than dirt. The third one is awesome very unique, I've only seen one dropper in 23 years of hunting. Are all those wyoming bucks ?
Congrats! very nice deer.
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Wow, those are some great looking bucks. A friend of mine here in Utah gave me some whitetail steaks. Best meat I've eaten in my life. Thanks for sharing the pics.
Thanks everyone! Yes, all these are Wyoming bucks. They were all taken within a half mile of eachother. It's funny that you say that about the second one; everyone that's seen him says he looks older than dirt. I was stoked when I saw the dropper through my spotting scope 1,200 yards away. I was even more stoked to see him through my rifle scope a few nights later at 250 yards! And trust me, the whitetail straps do not last very long in the freezer!
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Hey would love to see some elk pics if you have any ,nice job on the whitetails ,um three deer in 2 years how does that work ,just wondering
It's legal to have a general tag and also a specific whitetail only tag. The top buck was taken on a general; the other two on the whitetail only tag. Here is the buck I missed during the last general season...
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We implemented the zimbra Mobile Security Policies.
the users set their devices pin's and then decided to delete the settings for the email account.
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From an empty lot to a brand new store, work has progressed on the new building that will house Family Dollar. The building is located at the corner of West Denver and North Baxter in Holyoke. Bryn Winburn, public relations manager for Family Dollar, said the store is slated to open sometime in October.
Family Dollar is a discount retailer that carries national name brands and quality private brands. Their merchandise is first-run from the manufacturer. They do not carry over-runs or seconds. Family Dollar stores average 7,000 square feet and employ 8-10 team members, according to Winburn.
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JON STRAND is Senior Economist in the Development Research Group, Environment and Energy Team, in the World Bank. His work area is environmental and energy economics, focusing on climate-related issues. He also holds (and is currently on leave from) a chair as professor of economics at the University of Oslo. Within the fields of environmental, resource and energy economics, his main topics for research have been environmental valuation using both nonmarket and market methods, including the valuation of statistical life; natural resource extraction issues focusing on developing countries; and environmental policy design issues including environmental tax policy and climate policy. He has published widely, with about 60 published articles in international economics journals. He has served as consultant for the OECD, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank in environmental policy matters. During 2005-2008, he worked in the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF, as the Fund's environmental economist.
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Bharara should be applauded and celebrated. This isn't the first time he has dipped his toes into the waters of New York political corruption. He has proven to have no fear when it comes to politicians.
It is time for reform and transparency in New York state politics. Governor Cuomo has said, "We have zero tolerance for any violation of public integrity and public trust." The governor is right, but as evidenced by Smith's and Halloran's brazen acts, elected officials are still not afraid to partake in corruption schemes involving discretionary funding.
According to a New York Post article entitled "State Capitol Gang of Crooks," since 2007, 11 state senators have been charged with crimes. To put this in perspective, during that same period, only nine lawmakers have lost re-election bids. The charges against the elected officials range from looting government-funded health centers to domestic abuse, embezzlement, bribery, tax evasion and assault.
For years, New York politicians have promised to allocate "slush funds." These funds have often been used to promote shady dealings to fatten politicians' pockets. Whether they were given to developers who were working behind closed doors with elected officials, or handed out to fake charities and then used for either personal gain or pet projects, it has all been on the taxpayers' dime.
Smith has already stated that he will not be stepping down and is going to take this case to trial. The investigation and trial are going to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and guess who will pay the bill? The taxpayers! A double whammy from Smith.
The underlying culture of "pay to play" must be changed. New York state must step up its enforcement efforts and dedicate the right amount of funding and manpower to an enforcement watchdog agency that can properly keep tabs on corruption.
As voters, we must kick these corrupt bums out of office, either by voting them out or demanding their resignations. Stupid is as stupid does, right? If we keep electing the same crooked politicians, we can't expect different outcomes.
Al D'Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? firstname.lastname@example.com.
KeywordsAlfonse D'Amato, corruption, New York state politics, State Sen. Malcolm Smith, New York City Councilman Dan Halloran, FBI, bribery, Mayor of New York City, Deputy Queens GOP Chairman Vince Tabone, Bronx Republican Chairman Joseph Savino, Wilson Pakula, Tammany, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, Governor Cuomo, discretionary funding, slush funds, pay to play
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1952 Ford F-1 - Real-World Classic TruckingWritten by on February 3, 2011 A Tribute To Our Readers And Their Rides
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Brian Miller of Loudonville, Ohio, is the rightfully proud owner of this beautiful '52 F-1. The truck had originally been purchased brand new by Brian's uncle, John, who used it as a farm truck up until he died. After that the truck sat forgotten for around 10 years before Brian approached his aunt asking if he could have it, and she happily complied. So, Brian got his hands on the F-1 in 2002-flat tires, seized up engine, and all. It then sat in his garage for an additional two years before Brian began working on it in earnest (the complete rodstoration took approximately three years). The freshly finished pickup now sports a muscular 302-cube small-block Ford backed by an AOD. The refurbished frame is now equipped with 9-inch Ford rearend, Heidts' IFS, and front disc brakes. The body was massaged back into pristine shape as well as treated to a fresh Cobalt Blue paintjob. The F-1's cockpit got a makeover too-including fresh upholstery, air conditioning, tilt steering column, and dash full of brand-new gauges.


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2,000 for Grud
Mark Grudzielanek singled in his first two at-bats, collecting career hit No. 2,000 on the second pitch he saw in his second at-bat.
He is the 251st player in Major League history to reach 2,000 hits and the 18th active player.
He is the sixth player to reach 2,000 in a Royals' uniform, following George Brett, Hal McRae, Lee May, Amos Otis and Frank White who was the last to accomplish the feat on September 11, 1990.
According to Stats Inc., entering today, 13,098 players had recorded at least one hit in the Majors. That doesn't include Seattle's Tug Hulett who got his first big league hit tonight.
Grudzielanek has played for five different organizations, collecting 553 hits with Montreal (1995-1998), 673 hits with the Dodgers (1998-2002), 230 hits with the Cubs (2003-2004), 155 hits with St. Louis (2005), and 389 hits with Kansas City (2006-present).
Mike Aviles congratulates Grudzielanek after the end of the inning (Grud was thrown out at second on a double play).
Grud's first hit was on May 4, 1995 in the bottom of the 10th inning versus the Mets, when he doubled off lefty Mike Remlinger.
Grudzielanek went 2-for-3 against Seattle lefty Jarrod Washburn and is hitting .391 (25-for-66) against southpaws this season.
Grudzielanek's two hits give him 29 multi-hit games this season and 564 during his career.
Big congratulations go out to Grud and a big thank you to team photographer Chris Vleisides.
Around the Horn purposely did not mention Grud today to hopefully lift the jinx. We'd like to think we had a little part to play in tonight's big moment for him. (kidding) But really, Grudzielanek's first hit of the night snapped a 0-for-7.
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Im happy for Mark Grudzielanek. I have been a fan of his ever since he started playing for the St. Louis Cardinals!!