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Mercy Medical Center Celebrates "Mercy Day"
(Sioux City) -- Mercy Medical Center of Sioux City is celebrating "Mercy Day" today, and Jim Wharton, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development says it is a day to honor Mercy's founder, Sister Catherine McAuley, and to perform services of "mercy". Wharton says it is a big day for the people of the Sioux City hospital .
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The hospital held a dedication ceremony this morning to officially bless and dedicate the new patient courtyard area.
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The hospital official says nearly all of Mercy's employees get behind the effort and show their support for Mercy Day.
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Fourth "Cash Mob" Scheduled For Thursday
(Le Mars) -- Thursday, will be the fourth and final "Cash Mob" as sponsored by the Le Mars Chamber of Commerce. For the last cash mob, participants are asked to gather in front of the Chamber offices at 12:00 noon. Mary Reynolds of the Chamber office says for the final "cash mob" a food establishment located outside the downtown area will be selected.
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Reynolds says the "cash mob" consists of a mob of people visiting one particular business and agreeing to spend at least $20 at that business.
Those businesses that were selected for the first three cash mobs were the Rust Western Shed, Cork-It, and Fareway. Reynolds says the cash mob was a new promotion idea for the community. She says overall, the campaign proved to be successful. She reminds shoppers to start with Le Mars first.
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Reynolds isn't certain whether the Chamber will host a "cash mob" campaign for next summer, but she is getting ready for the holiday campaign.
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Heroin Dealer Given 16 Years
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A 31-year-old Chicago man has been given more than 16 years in a federal prison for conspiring to sell heroin within 1,000 feet of a school in Cedar Rapids.
Walter Dixon was sentenced last week to 194 months in prison and eight years of supervised release after he leaves custody.
Prosecutors say that at his sentencing, Dixon acknowledged that the heroin he distributed caused the death of one person in June last year and nearly killed another of his customers a month later.
Prosecutors also say Dixon had sold heroin near Polk Elementary School and Coe College in Cedar Rapids.
Campaigns For Judge Retention / Removal Started Today
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The campaigns for and against Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins launched competing bus tours at the state Capitol.
Social conservatives seeking to oust Wiggins in a November retention vote were led Monday morning by former candidate for governor Bob Vander Platts and former Republican presidential
candidate Rick Santorum. They gathered in front of the Capitol by two buses with "No Wiggins" logos.
Once that event ended, another backed by the Iowa State Bar began.
Speakers included Republican Gov. Terry Branstad's niece, Christine Branstad, an attorney. They called for retaining Wiggins, who angered social conservatives when he joined in a unanimous 2009
ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in Iowa.
Wiggins supporters say Vander Plaats claims his effort is a grassroots movement, but it's funded by out-of-state groups opposed to gay marriage.
Iowa Inmate Dies
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a 53-year-old inmate assigned to the Iowa Medical & Classification Center in Coralville has died while in the prison hospice program.
The Iowa Corrections Department says Paul Blakey Jr. died Monday of melanoma.
Blakey had been serving a maximum of five years after being convicted in Scott County for violating the law regarding registration by sex offenders. He'd been sentenced on March 4 last year.
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Resolved disk of Ceres
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Posted 15 January 2013 - 09:29 AM
Interesting. Nice challange.
Thanks for the report.
Posted 15 January 2013 - 09:31 AM
You can find an observation of mine here http://alpo-j.asahik...09/o090302z.htm This is a computerised compilation from my notes and sketches.
Back in 2010 March got something similar with Vesta: some nights getting a definite disk and others where it was virtually stellar - possibly variously catching it end-on/broadside-on. Will have to seek out my notes/sketches and do something similar as with Ceres.
You can see my 'scope etc here: http://alpo-j.asahik...12/c121213z.htm and some hi-res Jupiter sats. here: http://alpo-j.asahik...13/j130104z.htm
you will need to scroll to bottom with this one!
Posted 15 January 2013 - 09:38 AM
Posted 15 January 2013 - 10:34 AM
A few days ago, I had posted precisely the same in our German forum here
I had observed Ceres and Vesta a week ago. Disk diameter of Ceres was .77" and .49 for Vesta according to JPL Horizon.
I observed with my 22" Dob under good seeing (hardly any blurring, only rapid image motion). The disk of Ceres was easily visible with my scope and also with the C9 of a friend who actually told me to try to resolve the disk.
Vesta as well looked very different than nearby stars. The diffraction patterns of stars had more fringes, while those of Vesta were more like a small bumping disk.
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Posted 15 January 2013 - 02:12 PM
I would think that the C9 would be at the very limit or incapable of distinguishing Vesta from a star.
Very likely! Vesta was with my 22". And with Vesta, the difference as compared with nearby stars was not the size of the spot but rather the noticeably reduced significance of diffraction effects.
I still have no clearcut explanation where this quite obvious difference in the diffraction pattern comes from for Vesta. I would therefore not say that we really resolved the disk of Vesta, it's just the diffraction patterns that were very different.
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Posted 15 January 2013 - 03:53 PM
My thinking on resolving a disc used to be that if it was the size of the aperture Dawes limit than it was resolved. I believe that was unrealistic now however and a little more angle is needed to call it resolved. Norme smith had the value on it - something like 1.17 x the Dawes limit or some such. I forget the exact number but it seemed more accurate.
Posted 15 January 2013 - 04:29 PM
Back in 1996 October I observed 4197 1982 TA during its very close approach. It was a night of very good seeing and it passed several similarly bright stars in its rapid motion. Though not seeing a bona fide disk, at no time could I see it truly matching the Airy disks of those stars; and even started to wonder about the presence of a coma!! I recall it had a fine golden hue.
Posted 15 January 2013 - 09:24 PM
First we have several reports of detail being seen on Ganymede; then cloud bands observed on Uranus; and now, Ceres resolved as a disk.
There's a fearless new breed of amateur planetary observer that is really pushing the boundaries. You guys are on the edge.
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 02:19 AM
Pete, 138/200 ~ .69 (corrected to about 0.66" arc with a 0.2D CO.) So, Ceres is about half the Airy disc diameter and will be a slightly larger (~8%) PSF than a star. So, if you can see that tiny difference, then maybe it will appear non stellar. That's pretty tight, though, but technically it will be an extended object in an 8".
In the 10" you mentioned, half the Airy disc is 0.54" arc, so that's nearly 80% of the actual disc size with a significant PSF. It's possible, I think, to start to see something in a 10". Same thing happens with Io at 1.2" arc in 150mm obstructed CAT (1.68" arc diameter.) Io is nearly 75% the Airy disc diameter and /should/ be non stellar, disc-like in appearance. But no actual disc. In a 6", Ceres is so close to stellar PSF in size as to be very difficult if not impossible.
I don't fully understand how the image behaves as it transits from a point source to enlarged PSF to extended object. I believe as the actual radius is a fraction of the Airy disc (image) radius, the PSF merely expands until the disc size equals (100%) the Airy disc size. At this point and beyond, the actual disc and the image size are the same as in the 18" scope (comprised of point source Airy discs including any diffraction affects.)
I forgot to mention, it seems the 18" actually comes close to resolving the actual disc at 138/457 ~ 0.3" arc (0.3 * 2 ~ 0.6" arc diameter.) With CO diffraction effects, it might just resolve it. So, it seems the difference in smaller apertures is a non stellar appearance while an 18" seems capable of true resolution (even if it is so small as to appear non stellar, too.) Interestingly, as 1/4 Airy disc for an 18" scope is well smaller than the 0.7" arc angular size of Ceres, then it's collection of 0.15" arc "point sources" might actually resolve some surface detail given sufficient contrast and very good seeing. (That's what happens for a 6" scope's 0.42" arc "point sources" scattered over Ganymede or Io.)
But, those are the numbers. So many other things will affect success, including the math being correct.
Posted 16 January 2013 - 02:57 AM
First we have several reports of detail being seen on Ganymede; then cloud bands observed on Uranus; and now, Ceres resolved as a disk.
There's a fearless new breed of amateur planetary observer that is really pushing the boundaries.
What? All of this was already done visually decades ago. Oh yes, by professionals, you say. Yes, but many of todays amateur has equipment equal to or better than what most professional visual astronomers ever had access to in those days.
And THAT is really exciting!
Clear skies!
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 12:55 PM
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Bart Declercq imaged the disk of Vesta with a 12" about 3 years ago. You can search the archives for that in the imaging forum. At first I was sceptical but then became a believer.
Posted 16 January 2013 - 04:34 PM
Also I recall the color of Ceres was unlike a star, being somewhat like a miniature Mars. Later I ran across a reference, now misplaced, that reported a B-V magnitude measure which contradicted the color I saw.
If it's any consolation, the book "The Planets" by Giles Sparrow has, on page 132, four photos of Ceres in natural color made by the HST; and it does indeed look like a miniature Mars.
Posted 16 January 2013 - 06:31 PM
Bravo on the challenging imaging. Clearly there is a marked difference in the star image versus the asteroids. I'd hunk exposure time or gain is important in keeping the same sensitive ties so the apparent sizes are more reflective of whats had independent of image swelling etc . This is great stuff Mr. Phillips!!!!!
And Im seriously glad you got your collimation issues addressed.
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mscapeFest is back: a two day conference for mediascape, pervasive, locative and interactive media enthusiasts, practitioners and facilitators.
Taking into consideration the growth of the community and feedback from last year, we decided to focus a little bit more on the interconnectedness of people by offering lots of discussion and networking time.
The keynote this year was Matthijs Leendertse who works as a research consultant for TNO Information and Communication Technology (http://www.tno.nl/) where he studies and advises on ICT-enabled innovation in education and media. In addition, he is scientific lecturer at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (http://www.eur.nl/english/) on media trends, strategies and policy.
A bit of history of mscapeFest: http://www.pmstudio.co.uk/project/mscapefest-2-day-annual-conference
mscapeFest is in its fourth year and is taking place in The Netherlands (Tilburg) this year. mscapeFest09 is sponsored by Fontys University of Applied Sciences, SurfNET and Kennisnet as well as the Pervasive Media Studio and Calvium. How to get to Fontys.
Apart from the keynote we offered 6 slots of 15 minutes (incl. Q&A) for presented papers. See last year's programme for the types of things that were presented then. This year we had a varied range of speakers, with talks ranging from mediascape experiences to engaging the public with mobile media and the future of pervasive media devices. Scroll down to download the presentations.
Download the more detailed printed programme in PDF here.
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Registration + coffee
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Opening and future of mscape by Phil Stenton
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Introduction to mscapes lecture by Tom Melamed
Network time + chance to go out and try a local mscape. Wifi available in Fontys.
Brainstorm session on Context based applications for the iPhone - what would you make?
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Following the learner
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Serious gaming "the Roman mystery"
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Jackie Calderwood
Moving Image: creating conversations across place and community
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Anneris Tiete
Vue: researching mscape devices in the distant future
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Tom Toebes
Using mediascapes as a didactic learning tool
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20 minute Break
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René van Engelenburg
Public engagement outside the museum using mobile media
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Ben Clayton
mscape 2.6 release & the Calvium platform.
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Quick explanation of the next 1.5 hours
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2) Large scale community authoring: Jo Reid
3) Which hardware to use for you mediascapes: Ben Clayton
4) How can we achieve cooperation between experts of different disciplines?: Peter Krijnen
- "Education is changing. Formerly, a school's education used to last pupilsa lifetime, but today life-long learning is a key issue. Pupils are being educated to work and live in the society of the future. This society requires innovating and creative behaviour instead of standard skills and the reproduction of facts. Today knowledge is not the goal; it is a tool." Extract from 'The World as a Learning Environment'.
- The document, 'ICT Knowledge Base', refers to five categories with ICT subjects in which a junior teacher in secondary education must be proficient.
Please mail Vanessa Bellaar Spruijt on firstname.lastname@example.com or Roel Martens on firstname.lastname@example.com
About Kennisnet and SURFnet
The Kennisnet foundation is a public ict support organization in the Netherlands. Kennisnet encourages and supports the use of ICT in the daily curriculum of primary education, secondary education and vocational training. Our principle is: offer schools and educational institutions the right support to realize innovation in education with ICT. The mission of Kennisnet is 'Learning to innovate with ict'.
SURFnet is the National Research & Education Network (NREN) organisation in The Netherlands. SURFnet develops and provides innovative services for education and research in the field of network infrastructure, authentication and authorisation and on-line multimedia collaboration services. Every day SURFnet provides access to these services to over one million users in higher education and research.
SURFnet is part of SURF, the collaborative organisation for higher education institutions and research institutes which are together working on breakthrough innovations in ICT.
For more than 20 year SURFnet has been one of the world's leading research network operators. More information can be found at: http://www.surfnet.nl/en/Pages/default.aspx
SURFnet is participating in 2 projects concerning Mobile Learning:
Last but not least, location based learning with GPS technology and augmented reality are also fields of interest for SURFnet. Read also the article about our own SURFnet Layar in computable magazine: (http://www.computable.nl/artikel/ict_topics/netwerken/3078292/1276932/surfnet-toont-hotspot-op-mobieltje.html)
Following the Learner
Learning is shifting from being a separate activity at a fixed time and place (such as in a school) to a superfluous process that can take place during other activities as well. This requires that learning becomes context aware, and can 'go where the learner goes'. Mobile technologies can help to achieve this and can greatly benefit education. In his presentation, Matthijs Leendertse will discuss how mobile technologies can improve current learning practices, and enable new ways of learning. Rather than focusing solely on the possibilities offered by new technology, Matthijs will address the educational uses of mobile technology, its effects on learners and how the educational system can facilitate the adoption of successful applications.
Matthijs Leendertse works as a research consultant for TNO Information and Communication Technology (http://www.tno.nl/) where he studies and advises on ICT-enabled innovation in education and media. In addition, he is scientific lecturer at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (http://www.eur.nl/english/) on media trends, strategies and policy.


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Lots of mass, great buck!
Hunted area 69 opening day after scouting the area for 3 days prior to the season opener. Killed this antelope at 10:00am on September 15th with a 311 yard shot. Got rained on the entire trip but the landscape looked green and the deer and antelope looked really good. Gonna save up preference points and go for a mukle deer in 3 years.
Lots of mass, great buck!
I recognize that spot! Congrats!
Congrats! That's a great lookin buck.
I like him. Good job
How many did you see and pass on? Looks like a real heavy buck. Thanks for posting some pic's !
Nice buck! Congrats!
Congrats, that's a good massive buck. I like that area.
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Before complaining further to our Campus Zimbra support, could someone tell me whether I should be able to accept an invitation in iCal and have it propagate back to the server and inform the proposer that I have accepted? Is that working for others?
One of the problems I am having in iCal on 10.5.8 is that although the invitation comes through, and I can accept, the person who sends the invitation is never notified that I have accepted. Since I have two different accounts (with different user names) I tested this as follows:
1. In the AJAX client, and separately in Zimbra Desktop I created invitations from my primary account to invite my secondary account to a meeting.
2. I went to iCal and could see the proposal in the primary account where it is colored and has the ? next to the person. I could also see the invitation in the secondary account where it is colorless.
3. I clicked on the invitation, and then clicked the accept button. When I did this the invitation became colored and showed accepted.
4. I looked at the primary account in iCal and that is still showing the ? next to the person even after multiple forced refreshes.
5. I went back to the primary account in the AJAX client and Zimbra Desktop and both are still showing that they are waiting for a response from my secondary account.
It seems to me that it would be pretty strange if I could not accept invitations in iCal and have them propagate back to the proposer because there would be no put offering the service, so was hoping someone could suggest what the problem might be. Is this a problem with Zimbra/iCal as a whole, or something that is happening on our campus?
Another problem, possibly related to this, is that in iCal on 10.6 Preview I cannot even create appointments using my primary account because those menu items are grayed out. I can, however create them in every other account I have.
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Video: Have you been towed illegally?
Silver Spring, Md. (WUSA9) A WUSA9 hidden camera investigation has stopped an illegal towing operation at one of Montgomery County's most popular shopping centers.
"Oh, my God," exclaimed one victim in shop as she realized she'd been towed. "My van, my voyager."
For updates on this story, or if you've been towed here, contact Investigative Reporter Russ Ptacek at WUSA9, on Twitter or Facebook.
Our cameras recorded G&G tow trucks hooking up cars so quickly at Downtown Silver Spring Center, the cars' owners, a few feet away in a storefront restaurant, had no idea what happened until their cars were already on the hook.
"I've been coming back and forth putting money in putting money in the whole time," said one victim as she pled with the driver to release her car. "I didn't know there was an hour limit."
Montgomery County Police and Consumer Affairs officers helped WUSA9 get the woman's car released and forced the towing operation shut down.
The undercover investigation identified more than 50 victims over a three month period on a private road along the intersection of Georgia Ave and Colesville Rd that is part of Downtown Silver Spring Center.
Hidden camera video shows one tow truck driver monitoring marking tires of cars parked at the shopping center's privately owned parking meters and another who returns two hours later to tow.
All three victims who spoke with WUSA9 were from out of state, as were half of the victims identified by county records of tows at the location.
Brie Jackson, who has South Carolina tags, blew the whistle on the towing by notifying WUSA9 on Facebook.
"Please help prevent others from being improperly towed and losing money," Jackson wrote. "Dozens of drivers were improperly towed while G&G towing made thousands of dollars."
G&G towing did not respond to calls for comment and threatened to file trespassing charges against us when we went to their Rockville tow lot for answers.
Montgomery County Consumer Affairs Director Eric Friedman says towing victims are due refunds ruling the towing was illegal, predatory, and aggressive.
"The signs must state all parking restrictions," Friedman said. "These generic signs do not state that you will be towed if the meter is expired. "
Although he says there is no law specifically covering private parking meters on private property, there are plenty of laws requiring much bigger, clearer signs.
Friedman said the towing operation failed the most basic of towing requirements because signs, which were across the street from where victims we spoke with were parked, were markedly smaller than the required size of 24 by 30 inches.
Another issue that confused consumers was that the meters would accept several hours worth of coins and record them on the meter clock, while the tow company was enforcing the one hour limit.
Downtown Silver Spring officials immediately suspended towing when contacted by WUSA9, and say drivers were given a grace period.
Officials deny towing any cars that still had time on the clock.
The shopping center has agreed to make refunds to victims.
To get a refund, you can contact Montgomery County Consumer Affairs and let us know here at the station.
In addition to suspending towing and offering refunds, Downtown Silver Spring is working with consumer affairs officials to improve signage and has added new larger signs and labeling at each meter.


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Leon, Mexico (Sports Network) - Alex Prugh was 2-under par through nine holes
of his third round Saturday and was one stroke clear of the field midway
through the third round of the suspended Mexico Championship.
Prugh, who led when the second round was completed earlier Saturday, stands at
11-under par for the tournament.
Whee Kim was 5-under after 15 holes and had climbed into second place at
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Tim Wilkinson, Ariel Canete and Michael Putnam are three strokes off the lead
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Royals seek nominations for military veteran tribute
The Kansas City Royals are inviting fans to nominate veterans for the honor of sitting in the club's Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat during the annual Armed Forces Day celebration presented by the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. The military-themed tribute is set for Saturday, August 6 prior to the Detroit Tigers-Royals game at 6:10 p.m.
Since 2007, the club has paid tribute to the lasting impact O'Neil had on the game of baseball and the Kansas City area by filling "Buck's seat" with a member of the community who embodies his vibrant spirit. In conjunction with the Armed Forces Day celebration, the Royals are calling on fans to submit nominations for deserving veterans by visiting www.royals.com/buckseat. A panel from the National World War I Museum will then select one lucky veteran as the honoree for Armed Forces Day.
The honoree, along with four guests, will enjoy the game from "Buck's seat" behind home plate of Kauffman Stadium. In addition, the veteran will be recognized during the Royals pregame ceremony and FOX Sports Kansas City telecast that evening.
The Royals invite fans throughout the Midwest to participate in the nomination process. Nominations should include a description in 100 words or less of why the nominee should be honored as well as relevant contact information. All nominations are due by Friday, July 22 at noon. The winner will be selected the following week.
Nomination forms are available online at www.royals.com/buckseat. Completed nominations may be submitted online or mailed to: Kansas City Royals, Attn: Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat, One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO 64129. For more information, fans may call (816) 921-8000.
In addition to saluting a worthy veteran in the Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat, Armed Forces Day will also include a special video presentation, first pitch, speaker and more to honor our armed forces.


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Go Cyclones!
"Gameday", does this mean someone can still start an actual "game" thread?
I see the game is scheduled for mediacom 22 but it's also listed in the mediacom fox sports channels. Is OU bringing tv crew into Ames tonight?
Originally Posted by BoxsterCy
Dude, you are Gameday Rulzzz and could probably post about anything.
John said last night during the call in show they were using the cyclone.tv feed but with their own broadcasters.
So is this also the O-fishul game thread , or will someone start another one? Or do you normally even have one? I'm new here, planning on watching the game, and thought I might weigh in from time to time if their is any participation.
This will likely be the game thread.
Nice crowd! I've seen a few OU games on TV this year, and it's not even close. That Ellenberg would say they have a similar crowd is false.
It's at the 16 min mark, and I have seen enough. Women are excruciating to watch play sports.
Rather sloppy. But clones doing enough to grab 6 point lead. Pops appears to be hitting tonight. I watched them live at both Tech and BU and was rather dissapointed in her production. Good to see her back on track.
Some ugly bball right now....
Cyclone fans with Direct TV can watch this game on CH 679.
We need to fight through these flat screens for the 3's on the wing. They're really pinning us in the lane. Talk ladies!
OU hanging around. If Ellenberg gets in gear for them it can sure turn different. That girl can really have some flashy moments. Keep her in check and you've got the game. (usually!)
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Cyclone fans with Direct TV can watch this game on CH 679.
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It was October 2011 when Judi Zanetti, then a School Board member, had nearly lost faith in her true love: education.
She had spent eight of 13 years as a kindergarten teacher at Wyomina Park Elementary until 2004, when she was first elected to the School Board.
But after seven years on the board, her enthusiasm had waned. Every time she pulled up to the school district's headquarters for a regular meeting, her stomach hurt.
Most every meeting had become bitterly contentious, often spurred by false accusations thrown at the administration by former board member Jackie Porter, Zanetti recalled.
"I didn't like the confrontation, and I don't like fighting," Zanetti said. "With that kind of animosity, you can accomplish little on the board."
Zanetti described the problems on the board with an often-used quote from current School Board Chairman Bobby James.
"He would say, 'Only fools fight when the house is burning down,' " Zanetti, now 46, said. "That's how I felt — the house was burning down."
It was late 2011 when a call from then-Superintendent of Schools Jim Yancey helped refocus her dedication to education.
Yancey said he needed help finding a new executive director of the Public Education Foundation of Marion County. Yancey said Carole Savage had stepped down from the position to become executive director at Marion County's PACE Center for Girls.
"Before then, I really didn't think about that job, but as soon as he told me I blurted out, 'I want the job,' " Zanetti said. "I had already announced that I was running again (in 2012) for School Board, but I knew I needed to get off the board."
After the dust had cleared, and numerous candidates were interviewed, Yancey announced that he had hired Zanetti.
Zanetti announced she would not seek a third board term. But since she still had nearly a year left to serve, she couldn't legally take over the foundation.
So Yancey appointed Julie Shealy, the district's executive director of school development and evaluation, to serve one year. Zanetti could volunteer at the agency until November 2012, when her School Board term ended.
Today, 13 months after she officially took charge, Zanetti is happier than ever running the nonprofit fundraising arm of the school district.
The foundation operates the Take Stock in Children scholarship program, Golden Apple teachers' awards ceremony, and many other education-related programs in the community.
She still operates the Tools 4 Teaching, which she helped create during her time on the board; and Coats 4 Kids, which she implemented since taking on her new job.
The foundation finds business partners for schools and funds Grants for Great Ideas, which distributes $60,000 annually to fund special teacher projects.
Recently, Zanetti won a state award for her dedication to education. Zanetti said it was an honor, considering how low her enthusiasm for education had gotten just two years ago.
Zanetti was named the 2013 Margie Davidson "Leading Light" recipient recently in Tampa. The award is given to one person annually by the Sunshine State School Public Relations Association.
Each year the public relations group honors one person who provides outstanding support to public education. The award was first issued in 2002.
Zanetti was recognized for her role in launching "Tools 4 Teaching," which is a teacher supply store housed at the foundation office. The store was the brainchild of Zanetti and Osceola Middle teacher David Steffey.
During the 2012-2013 school year, teachers logged more than 2,600 visits to the Tools 4 Teaching store. In all, the store handed out $121,040 in donated supplies.
Since opening four years ago, Tools 4 Teaching has had 11,505 shopping visits from teachers and handed out $400,000 worth of free supplies.
Besides her role at the foundation, Zanetti also spends time in the classroom mentoring students, said district spokesman Kevin Christian, who nominated Zanetti for the award.
Christian said she demonstrates "patience, perseverance and passion to improve her community and the classrooms of teaching colleagues."
Christian said she now "has the potential to impact every child in the classroom, not just in her own" room if she had gone back teaching in the classroom.
The teachers' store was recently selected as an affiliate of the Kids in Need Foundation, a national network that has given away $400 million in school supplies since 1995.
Fifteen-year School Board veteran Ron Crawford said though he and Zanetti didn't always see eye to eye while on the board, Zanetti has found her niche.
"It (the Public Education Foundation) has turned out to be an organization with a new lease on life," Crawford said. "Judi is doing a fabulous job. It is the happiest I have ever seen her."
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According to alakhbar English, the so-called Revolutionary Military Council, having declared an independent Islamic state in Syria's largest city Aleppo, has banned women from driving. They have also made prayer compulsory, as well as creating a Saudi-like vice-and-virtue police to enforce these and other Islamic precepts.
Syrian women, who fly planes, join the army and serve as judges, and many secular opposition activists are appalled by this development. In contrast, Sunni rebels welcome it, arguing "it is part-and-parcel of the freedom revolution, which means that the conservative Muslim majority has the right to impose its views on society, as long as it is the majority" and "Syrian society will find it difficult at first, as was the case with our Saudi brothers a century ago, but they will eventually discover that their purpose is to apply Islam and justice."
Could someone please remind to me exactly why the Obama administration has been supporting – with arms, training and other aid – this misogynous "freedom revolution"? When the Taliban treat Afghan women this way, it's used to justify the continuing US occupation of Afghanistan.
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Whew, at least they aren't socialists or anarchists.
This is about what you can expect in any civil war/insurrection situation. Everyone is going to reach for control. Some people are going to do more than write strongly worded essays. It's not right, but that's how the world works.


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During a recent snow storm, members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) were outdoors brushing off snow from cars parked in campus parking lots. These good deeds were done without fanfare but some students were caught in the act.
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When I was a child I loved finding things…a jar of my grandmother's old buttons, a cigar box filled with boy scout badges and river stones, a flouncy party dress pushed to the back of my mother's closet - circa 1955. With every relic I discovered, there came a story. Real or imagined, the tales that surrounded each object were magic, making the 'thing' more immediate, something more than it was before I'd found it.
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Based on the remarkable true story, Secretariat chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner. Housewife and mother Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) agrees to take over her ailing fathers Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenerywith the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich)manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and what may be the greatest racehorse of all time.
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Libraries see light after years of cuts
Report says states slashed public library funding
When Louisiana eliminated state aid to public libraries in 2012, Mary Bennett Lindsey had one thought: "How are we ever going to keep those computers going?"
Lindsey is director of the rural Audubon Regional Library _ three small branch libraries and a 10-year-old bookmobile that serve 30,000 residents of two parishes about an hour's drive north of Baton Rouge. The cut in state aid meant Audubon Regional lost $50,000, or 10 percent, of its annual budget.
"I went down to the legislature and said we needed the money put back," Lindsey said. At the budget hearing, though, all she heard were other stories of desperate need for state funds.
"We were competing with autistic children, with residential care for adults who couldn't take care of themselves _ all good causes, all heart-breaking stories," she said. Audubon would have to make do without state money for its 19 public Internet access computers, three children's computers, 10 staff computers as well as 20 loaner laptops.
Buffeted by financial and cultural pressures, public libraries around the country are struggling to remain relevant and connect with patrons in the high-cost digital age. States, never a deep pocket for public libraries, have cut or even zeroed out aid, forcing libraries to rely more heavily on local funds.
Overall, states slashed funding to public libraries 37.6 percent from fiscal 2001 to 2010, from $1.28 billion to $799.4 million, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reported in a survey for fiscal 2010 which was released in January. The institute is the primary source of federal funds to libraries and museums.
Meanwhile, local revenue dedicated to libraries grew 23.5 percent over the 10 years, from $7.76 billion in 2001 to $9.59 billion in 2010.
States provide only about 7.5 percent of operating revenue for public libraries; local governments shoulder 85 percent. Gifts, fines, fees and grants contribute about 7 percent and the federal government just 0.5 percent, according to the institute.
States that fail to support their public libraries risk losing federal Library Services and Technology Act grants, which are part of the 0.5 percent federal contribution. The grants total $154.8 million in fiscal 2014. Designed to supplement, not replace, state library funding, the grants require a 34 percent state match. States can receive waivers from the requirement if they show that libraries were not singled out for budget cuts. Illinois, Louisiana and Texas received waivers last year. Nebraska applied for a waiver and was denied, reducing its grant funds.
Michigan was denied a waiver and did not appeal.
Besides Louisiana, 11 states provide no direct aid to public libraries, an American Library Association survey found. They are California, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
In Seattle, voters agreed in August 2012 to a seven-year, $123 million local real estate excise tax in order to reopen branches and restore services of the Seattle Public Library that had been drastically curtailed during the recession.
Since the levy went into effect last year, all library locations are open on Sundays, more than 800 Internet-connected computers have been replaced, and 50,000 new e-books and e-audio files purchased.
"We've been fortunate to have a city that appreciates what we do," said Seattle city librarian Marcellus Turner.
"We've had the opportunity to bring in new staff and conduct marketing studies to find out what our community needs," he said. The next project is drawing Seattle's large population of 20-somethings to the library.
In contrast, funding for almost all public libraries in Kentucky is on hold as tea party activists challenge library local taxing authority in court. The lawsuits contend that jurisdictions improperly raised taxes for decades because they did not seek voter approval of tax changes.
Brandon Voelker, lawyer for the plaintiffs, said, "It's not about the library. We're all in agreement libraries are good." But he said, "The government needs to ask for permission to raise taxes."
The tea party-backed lawsuit won in circuit court and awaits a ruling by the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
If the lawsuit succeeds, 99 library systems in the state could lose about $62 million a year, said Lisa Rice, director of the Warren County Public Library and chair of the Kentucky Public Library Association's advocacy committee.
"Up to 78 percent of the libraries' funding would be lost, and (the lawsuit) also opens the possibility of tax refunds," said Rice. Library supporters had hoped the legislature would solve the problem, but it adjourned without acting.
Studies by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that Americans appreciate and support their public libraries.
"The vast majority of Americans use the library at some point in their lives, and over half of those 16 and older did so in the last year," said Kathryn Zickuhr, Pew research associate. More patrons are visiting their libraries online, but 48 percent visited a library building last year, indicating that people value the physical space, even if they engage in digital activities once they get there, she said. (Stateline is funded by Pew.)
One key to libraries' success is offering the public the "expensive and scarce resource," Zickuhr said. While books once were expensive and scarce, people now seek a broader range of services such as laser cutters, 3-D printers and even recording studios.
"You meet a need in your community that no one else is meeting," said Kendall Wiggin, state librarian of Connecticut, and president-elect of the chief library officers group. "When I was younger, it was framed art work. We loaned a lot of paintings."
These days, libraries are meeting community needs with technology. The Westport Public Library in Connecticut invites sixth through ninth graders to "hang out and geek out" at the library on "Maker Mondays." Each session features a different hands-on activity, such as stop-motion animation or making a Doodle Bot drawing robot.
In Tennessee, the Chattanooga Public Library became "a lab for the freelance job market," said Corrine Hill, the library's executive director. She said the library's broadband access gives people the opportunity to take an idea "from discovery to traction."
Hill said one father used a 3-D library printer to create a robotic device that allows his quadriplegic child to eat without assistance.
Librarians help toddlers get ready to learn in school and seniors to apply for Social Security. If you need a checkup in Pima County, Arizona, the library has a full-time county health nurse. The homeless go for help to the San Francisco Public Library, which hired its first social worker five years ago. About three dozen libraries have started garden seed libraries; others loan power tools.
"In the old days, we bought that set of World Book encyclopedias because people couldn't afford it," said Gina Millsap, chief executive officer of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. The library even loans cake pans.
Struggling with budget cuts in 2009 and 2010, Topeka & Shawnee cut its annual budget for books, films, music and other content by 50 percent _ from $2 million to $1 million _ and cut staff 6 percent. The library, which has no branches, kept the content budget at $1 million. When the financial picture brightened, it expanded services, including deliveries to work sites, retirement centers and nursing homes in its 550-mile service area.
The Topeka library loans digital cameras and teaches classes in video production. A 3-D printer recently arrived for the digital media lab. The library checks out exercise kits as well as adaptive devices, such as magnifiers for those with macular degeneration, so that people can try before they buy.
There are signs the slowly improving economy is helping libraries' budgets. Revenue from all sources to the nation's 8,956 public libraries ticked up slightly, from $11.3 billion in 2010 to $11.4 billion in 2011.
"There continue to be reductions in hours and flat budgets _ but perhaps the constant budget cuts are leveling off for public libraries," said the library association's report on its 2013-2014 survey of Chiefs of State Library Agencies.
When they were surveyed last December and January, most state librarians believed their states' direct aid to public libraries would remain the same or that it was too soon to say. Eleven chiefs expected their states to increase library funds by more than 10 percent. They were Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico and Oregon.
In Louisiana, the good news at Audubon Regional is that the economy has improved, thanks to oil and gas production, and local tax revenues are up. The library's current budget is just above $500,000, slightly higher than before the state cut off funds.
Six days a week, residents sit at library computers to fill out online applications for jobs, Social Security and other benefits. They use the free Wi-Fi _ a big draw in a rural area with spotty Internet access _ and check out DVDs, the latest books and laptops.
"Once we get people into the libraries, they say, 'Oh, wow!' " Lindsey said.
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"A Charlie Brown Christmas" has topped a new U.S. poll to find the greatest holiday TV episode of all time.
The cartoon classic, which first appeared on U.S. TV screens in the mid-1960s has been ranked No. 1.
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It beat out Boris Karloff's turn as the Grinch in the animated "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," 1986's "Cheers" Christmas special and Seinfeld's "Festivus" episode in TV Guide's new survey.
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A Modern Parable.
A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (Ford Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.
The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.
Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 7 people steering and 2 people rowing.
Feeling a deeper study was in order; American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion.
They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 2 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.
They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 2 people rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program,' with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rowers. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses. The pension program was trimmed to 'equal the competition' and some of the resultant savings were channeled into morale boosting programs and teamwork posters.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the American management laid-off one rower, halted development of a new canoe, sold all the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses.
The next year, try as he might, the lone designated rower was unable to even finish the race (having no paddles,) so he was laid off for unacceptable performance, all canoe equipment was sold and the next year's racing team was out-sourced to India .
Sadly, the End.
Here's something else to think about: Ford has spent the last thirty years moving all its factories out of the US, claiming they can't make money paying American wages.
TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years building more than a dozen plants inside the US. The last quarter's results:
TOYOTA makes 4 billion in profits while Ford racked up 9 billion in losses.
Ford folks are still scratching their heads, and collecting bonuses... and now wants the Government to 'bail them out'.
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Funny, sad and true. And why does this remind me of the big consulting firm I went to work for for two years and was disgusted at the pointless meetings and top heavy management crap?
What gets me is NorthAmerican vehicle manufacturers have the knowhow to build and emissions free vehicle and didnt do it beause of the huge oil and gas industry here.
What gets me is NorthAmerican vehicle manufacturers have the knowhow to build and emissions free vehicle and didnt do it beause of the huge oil and gas industry here.
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Sounds like the civil service here in ON. Downsized the indians & kept all the chiefs. In order to get any work done they now engage consultants many of which do not know the subject matter.
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When the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's Project Los Altos opens in November, the Los Altos History Museum plans to curate an exhibition that offers local contemporary artists the opportunity to simultaneously display their work.
The History Museum and the Los Altos Art Commission issued a call for artists from Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View to participate in "Los Altos Moving Art Forward," slated Nov. 2 through March 23. Artists must apply. Committee members will cull submissions to select artwork for display. A jury will award ribbons and choose a best-of-show winner.
Jane Reed, History Museum board president and chairwoman of the Exhibit Committee, noted that the idea emerged in response to local artists wondering how they could get involved in the SFMOMA project. Although the History Museum routinely hosts exhibitions spotlighting local history, the opportunity to include artists appealed to the museum and the Arts Commission – whose members will help coordinate the show.
"We have no art museum in the city," Reed said. "This is our contribution to the community's focus on arts."
The application deadline is Sept. 23.
For applications and more information, call Grace Perry at 948-9427, ext. 14.


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Possible Kidnapping in Cherokee County
(Cherokee) -- Cherokee County Sheriff's Department is looking for a white utility or cargo van possibily associated with a kidnapping. Sheriff Dave Scott says in a news release a concerned citizen contacted the sheriff's office after seeing a young child in the back of the van with his hands tied and banging on the window. Two male subjects were seen driving the van. The van was last seen heading north on Highway 59 from the 59 and 3 intersection. The Iowa State Patrol has aircraft currently in the air assisting with the search. At this time, Cherokee County does not have any reports of a missing child. If you happen to see a suspicious white cargo van, you are asked to call the Cherokee Sheriff's office or dial 9-1-1.
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In an effort to provide NPCA members with a pool of candidates who possess these core characteristics, the association has embraced a public/private partnership with the U.S. Army Reserve (AR). The intent is to benefit men and women who have selflessly given of themselves in defense of our country, while strengthening the precast concrete industry workforce and promoting member understanding of the value of citizen soldiers.
In April, a delegation of NPCA representatives traveled to Fort Belvoir, Va., for the signing of a partnership agreement between the association and the AR. Attending the signing on behalf of NPCA were Chairman of the Board Mimi Rainero Coles, President Ty Gable, and John Lendrum, president of Norwalk Concrete Industries and Army Reserve Ambassador to Ohio.
At the signing, Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith, director, Human Capital Core Enterprise, Office of the Chief Army Reserve, thanked NPCA for its commitment to AR Soldiers. She also spoke to a personal connection with precast concrete and the role it played in the safety of soldiers during her service in Afghanistan.
"The Army Reserve's partnership with the National Precast Concrete Association helps our soldiers to optimize their value to the American workforce when supported by employers that truly recognize and embrace their leadership and technical skills," said Smith. "This partnership helps the employee strike a productive balance between their military and civilian careers."
The signing of the partnership agreement came on the heels of a very successful exhibit by the AR at The Precast Show 2013 in Indianapolis, where a representative spoke with attendees about the benefits of hiring soldiers and answered questions. The AR will also have a booth at The Precast Show 2014 in Houston.
When it comes to employment in the private sector, AR soldiers bring a unique set of credentials. Through their military experience, they offer employers a blend of leadership and technical skills thanks to training that can't be replicated anywhere else.
The AR's Employer Partnership Office (EPO) works actively to ensure that returning soldiers and veterans find gainful employment, and that those at home are able to maintain their careers while they serve. It is critical to the AR's success and value.
In December 2011, the Hero2Hired (H2H) program was launched as a comprehensive employment program for reservists. The mission is to "simplify the job search while reducing the number of unemployed Reserve Component Service members."
In order to connect employers with reservists, the website, H2H.jobs, was launched to simplify the process. After entering some basic information about your company, NPCA members can easily post open positions that will be seen by potential applicants across the country. In addition to posting job openings, companies can search for candidates and invite them to apply and participate in hiring events – all free of charge.
On the Hero2Hired website, NPCA members can create an online presence using employer marketing tools, send digital invitations to potential candidates, get automatic notifications of applications, and find candidates using a powerful search function. In addition, the EPO will provide support to NPCA members and opportunities for members to participate in hiring events. The EPO will also provide information to AR Soldiers about NPCA employment opportunities and provide access to EPO Strategic Subject Matter Experts.
"Soldiers are trained to be problem solvers and think through a situation under stress, then execute once a decision is made," he said. "They have basic first aid, safety and human resources training, and often military-trained special skills that translate directly to the job. They are technologically savvy, normally multitask well and are not afraid to ask about what they are not familiar with."
As a business owner, Lendrum has to make some time concessions for employees to attend training or deployment, but has found it to be manageable and not much different than normal vacation schedules. There are protections built in for employers whose employees are facing multiple assignments in a short period of time, and service-related medical needs are also not borne by private insurance plans. In addition, there are some areas where tax incentives and grants for hiring soldiers may be available.
"One way NPCA members can help promote national defense and our security is through full-time employment of Army Reserve soldiers and family members," he said. "It's not just big military areas but small, local communities that can benefit from this partnership."
At NPCA-member company Western Precast in El Paso, Texas, secretary-treasurer Leo Feuerstein found out just how well a veteran of the armed forces could thrive and grow in a precast plant. Richard Alvarado is a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq. During his five years in the military, he spent time training with some of the most elite forces in the Army including the 82nd Airborne's 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the Army Rangers. Looking to fill time between the end of his Army career and what he hoped would be the start of a career in law enforcement, Alvarado stopped by Feuerstein's plant simply because he happened to be passing by one day.
"I knew nothing of precast when I first arrived, but the mentality that I carried lends itself perfectly to a new career," Alvarado said. "I'll take anything on with a smile, and I'll take my lumps from my mistakes, learn from them and move on. I started as dispatch, but I wanted to learn everything I could – sales, shipping, production, drafting, estimating, quality control. So I soaked in everything I could as quickly as possible.
"Success in my opinion requires the same need to avoid complacency both in the military and in a precast plant."
From an owner's perspective, Feuerstein found in Alvarado a strict adherence to a high moral code of conduct and a strong commitment to following through on every project.
"It appears to me that the military experience Richard obtained strengthened his desire to succeed and be a true leader," Feuerstein said. "This type of experience is training and value almost impossible to receive in ordinary civilian life. I would always recommend that you do your due diligence in hiring, but if you have the chance to hire an individual that has served our country with pride and honor, why wouldn't you?"
Kirk Stelsel is NPCA's director of Communication.
This article originally appeared in Precast Inc., July/August, 2013, published by the National Precast Concrete Association. For an archive of similar articles and other precast concrete industry news, please visit http://precast.org/publications.
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text: By LaDonna SwedbergSports Writer The Wallace and Medicine Valley game lived up to all the hype with the two teams battling down to the final buzzer. It proved to be a game of ups and downs with momentum changes and both teams leaving it all on the field. The Wildcats got the first break when the Raiders fumbled the ball on the return of the opening kickoff. Wallace took possession of the ball on Medicine Valley's 38-yard line and after getting one first down, they were facing a fourth and three at the 23-yard line. John Marquardt hit Andrew Gardner in the middle of the field for a touch down and the first score of the game. The two-point conversion was unsuccessful so the Wallace had the early 6 - 0 lead. The Raiders were quick to respond. Following a good kickoff return, they started their drive on the Wallace 19-yard line. A pass play put them down to the seven yard line but they didn't score until they were facing a fourth and two. Medicine Valley was unable to complete their two-point conversion as well so the scoreboard read 6 - 6 with 6:23 remaining in the first quarter. Wallace looked as if they would come right back with a score after Landon Swedberg returned the kickoff 58 yards to the Raider 18-yard line. The Wildcats made it down to the five yard line where they stalled and turned it over on downs. The Raiders were able to get a first down out to their 14-yardline but a bad snap over the quarterback's head and the quick Wallace defense gave the Wildcats two points as a result of the safety. Wallace got the ball back with great field position following a very short free kick by Medicine Valley. The Wildcats took advantage of the short field and scored on the second play when Swedberg went around the outside of the defenders and ran for a 20 yard touch down. Andrew Gardner was able to tack on the extra two points to give the Wildcats a 16 - 6 lead. The defenses took over on the next two possessions and each team was forced to punt as the game had progressed into the second quarter. The Raiders were the first to strike. Following the Wallace punt, they successfully completed a pass play for a touchdown and added the two-point conversion to cut the Wallace lead to 16 - 14. The Wildcats came charging right back. Marquardt once again found Gardner for a successful 40 yard pass play down to the MV eight-yard line. The Wallace fans had to wait until the Wildcats had a fourth and goal before they could see six points added to the scoreboard. Marquardt found Swedberg in the end zone for the touchdown. The PAT was unsuccessful so with 5:37 remaining the half, Wallace had a 22 - 14 lead. The next three possessions belonged to the defenses. The Raiders were forced to punt after a three-and-out and then Wallace fumbled the ball away on their attempt on offense. The Wildcat defense again stopped MV but this time Bi Gatobu got back to block the punt. Nearly every Wildcat attempted to recover the ball but it was Andrew Gardner that finally got on top the ball in the end zone for the score. Swedberg was able to cross the goal line for the extra two points and a 30 - 14 lead. Wallace was really looking to go in at halftime with the momentum but the Raiders had other ideas. A long pass on their first play had MV in the red zone. The Wildcat defense kept them out the endzone four consecutive plays but with only 23 seconds on the clock, the Raiders were able to complete a pass for the touchdown. The two-point conversion was unsuccessful so the halftime score was 30 - 20. The Wildcat offense was the first on the field in the second half but they didn't get off to a good start. Medicine Valley came up with an interception and three plays later they turned it into six points. The Raiders tacked on the two-point conversion and the Wildcats held on to a slim 30 - 28 lead. Wallace knew what they needed to do and they went right to work to get the job done. They started the drive on their 36-yard line and after good runs from Marquardt and Josh May, Swedberg went the final 27 yards for the Wildcat touch down. The PAT was unsuccessful so with 6:23 left in the third quarter Wallace increased their lead to 36 - 28. The Raiders would not go away. Once again they responded to the Wildcats score. With 2:57 remaining in the third quarter, they again pulled the score within two points of the Wallace by scoring a touchdown but coming up short on the PAT. Wallace was moving down the field as the quarter was coming to an end but with less than a minute on the clock they fumbled the ball and MV recovered at their own 37-yard line. The Raiders took advantage of the turnover and moved the ball down the field to put six more points on the board and take their first lead of the game. With 10:32 left to play in the game, Wallace was now trailing 36-42. Medicine Valley had taken the momentum and quieted the Wallace sidelines and, on the Wildcats next possession, the Raiders came up with another interception. The Big Blue may have been down, but they were not out, their defense stepped up big and stopped the Raiders on a fourth down when they were at the four-yard line, knocking at the door to put the game away. Wallace pretty much had the length of the field to go for to tie the game but they were up to the challenge. It looked like they were in trouble with a third and 21 at their own 10-yard line but Tanner Clough made an amazing catch near mid-field to keep the drive alive. Little by little, the Cats moved the ball and ate time off the clock. It came down to a fourth and goal on the two-yard line with less than 30 seconds on the clock. Swedberg took the hand off in the back field and charged up the middle but fell short of the goal line. The Raiders took over on downs and only needed to run one play to end the game. The Wildcats put up quite a battle and statistically they had better numbers than the Raiders, they were just one yard short of the most import stat; the score. Landon Swedberg was the leading rusher for the Wildcats with 109 yards on 25 carries and two touchdowns. Andrew Gardner had four receptions for 93 yards and one touchdown. John Marquardt was 8 for 22 passing for 133 yards and two touchdowns. The defensive leaders for Wallace were Jeff Harms with four solo tackles and 21 assisted tackles, Landon Swedberg had seven solo and 10 assisted and John Marquardt had three solo and eight assisted stops. The loss was a heartbreaker for the Wildcats but they are looking to learn from the game so that they can be a better team and more prepared for playoffs. Wallace does not play this week due to the fact that they played a week zero game and this is their off week. They will play in the first round of play off on Thursday, Oct. 31.