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October 29, 2015
Today is national cat day in the US! To mark the occasion, here's a quick introduction to the most famous cat in the history of science: Schrödinger's cat.
Schrödinger's cat. Image: Dhatfield.
One interpretation of the strange theory of quantum mechanics is that tiny particles can simultaneously exist in states that we would usually deem mutually exclusive. For example, an electron can be in two places at once, or a radioactive atom can be both decayed an non-decayed at the same time. It's only when we go to measure a system in superposition, as this strange state is called, that reality somehow "collapses" to one of the possibilities.
In 1935 the physicist Erwin Schrödinger, who made major contributions to the theory of quantum mechanics, developed a thought experiment in order to demonstrate just how counter-intuitive the idea of superposition is. We let him describe it in his own words, taken from a translation of his 1935 paper:
One can even set up quite ridiculous cases. A cat is penned up in a steel chamber, along with the following device (which must be secured against direct interference by the cat): in a Geiger counter there is a tiny bit of radioactive substance, so small, that perhaps in the course of the hour one of the atoms decays, but also, with equal probability, perhaps none; if it happens, the counter tube discharges and through a relay releases a hammer which shatters a small flask of hydrocyanic acid.
Thus, when an atom decays, poison will be released from the flask and the cat killed. And here's the main point. If it is true that, as long as we don't look, the system can evolve into a superposition state of atoms being simultaneously decayed and not decayed, then it follows that, as long as we don't look, the cat will be simultaneously dead and alive. Poor cat. Or should we say lucky cat?
You can find out more in Schrödinger's equation — what is it? and Schrödinger's equation — what does it mean?.
October 27, 2015
Barrow has written a book about maths and the arts.
John D. Barrow, mathematician, cosmologist and boss of Plus, explores maths and the arts in a public talk in Cambridge on Monday, 02 November 2015. Barrow will look at ways in which maths can shed light upon a range of questions in the arts and how problems of art and design inspire new mathematical questions. The canvas will be broadly drawn with examples from different areas of the arts, including painting, textual analysis, diamond cutting, Henry Moore's stringed figures, ballet, and even the best place to stand when viewing statues.
The talk is from 19:30 to 21:00 at Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS. It is organised by the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research. Non-members will be asked to pay a nominal entry fee of £3.00. Find out more here.
August 18, 2015
In this fascinating talk theoretical physicist Ben Allanach talks about the search for dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider, including a generous helping of information on the Higgs boson. Ben gave the talk on 19 June 2015 to an audience of school students aged 16-17 as part of a mathematics enrichment event at the University of Cambridge.
If you prefer read, the see the abridged version of this talk.
August 4, 2015
In this excellent talk the mathematician Vicky Neale gives a fascinating and easy-to-follow introduction to the prime numbers — from a thorough description of what they are, via the ancient proof that there are infinitely many, to the prime number theorem, the twin prime conjecture and more. By the end of this talk you hopefully agree with us, and Vicky, that the world would be a very boring place without primes.
Vicky gave this talk at the University of Cambridge on 19 June 2015 to an audience of Year 12 A-level Maths students (aged 16-17). It formed part of a mathematics enrichment day organised by the Millennium Mathematics Project with a special focus on encouraging creative mathematical thinking. For more on creative mathematics, visit Wild Maths.
To find out more about prime numbers, browse our articles on the subject.
July 29, 2015
Are you queueing in an airport, wondering if there is a better way to deal with the mass of humanity trying to board planes? Are you stuck at home wondering where the summer weather has gone? Would you like to see our information overloaded world in a more beautiful way? Do you think the world would be a better place if we made lovely maths, instead of war? Then you should book your place for the 2015 British Science Festival
Mathematical love!
This year the festival is in Bradford from 7-10 September. And, as well as delights in all areas of science, there is some fascinating maths to enjoy. In Advanced airports and on-time ambulances, Kevin Glazebrook and Vincent Knight will explain how number crunching improve holiday travel chaos in airports, and get you medical help in an emergency quicker. And on the subject of health, you can join in a mini-epidemic with Erin Lafferty as she reveals the medical secrets behind infection in Can maths decode infectious diseases?
Meanwhile scientist Martin Brinkworth, mathematician Simon Shepherd and artist Marcus Levine will show us the beautiful side of big data in Art and big data and explore what our innate appreciation of aesthetics in these representations can reveal. In Love and war: the mathematical way Hannah Fry will demonstrate the power of maths in understanding human behaviour in the rawest of human emotions. You can find out more about these and all the other fascinating events at the Festival website – booking is now open!
To get you in the mood, you can read more about the maths behind infectious diseases, art, love and war on Plus.
May 26, 2015
On May 23rd John Nash sadly died in a car crash, along with his wife Alicia. To the wider world Nash was famous as the main character of the book and film A beautiful mind, and to mathematicians for his important work in game theory, geometry and the theory of differential equations. Nash won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994 and was awarded the prestigious Abel Prize only this year. Here are three Plus articles that shed light on some of his work.
The Abel Prize 2015: All wrapped up — This article explores Nash's work in geometry and differential equations, which won him a share of the Abel Prize 2015.
If we all go for the blonde — A gentle introduction to some game theory, based on a scene from the film A beautiful mind.
Game theory and the Cuban missile crisis — A fascinating application of game theory, including the concept of a Nash equilibrium, to a dangerous political stand-off.
To find out more about the life and work of John Nash read his biography on the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.


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Some time back there was a very interesting article over at Role Playing Tips on The 5 Room Dungeon. The basic idea is to create a quick and interesting one shot adventure type of scenario involving a complex with just 5 rooms. To make things interesting each room has a distinctive feature:
- Entrance Guardian - The reason the dungeon hasn't been plundered before (e.g. trap, lost key, literal guardian);
- Puzzle or Role Playing Challenge - this room ought to allow access to both rooms 3 and 4;
- Red Herring - something about this room looks appealing but investigating it turns out to be a mistake;
- Climax, Big Battle or Conflict - this is where the big boss is, or where the climax of the plot leads;
- Plot Twist - a room that features something unexpected that takes the story in a new direction;
I'm paraphrasing quite a lot here and I would recommend that you read the full post in the link above if you decide to do the challenge. So the challenge just is to map a 5 room dungeon according to the above format. It doesn't have to be a "fantasy" dungeon, nor even a "dungeon" as we typically understand it. What does need to be included is the following:
- A five room complex of some sort;
- Some form of explanation of what's happening in each room (a key would be nice but a simple explanation will do).
One other thing, apparently they ran a contest over at RP Tips for writing a 5 Room Contest and if you are looking for inspiration or even just some examples you may want to check this out.
Please include the following in your entry threads:
Title each new thread December 2013 Entry - <your title>
Precede each WIP image with the tag ### Latest WIP ###.
The challenge will end on or around the first of January, and the winner will receive a golden compass, an enviable accolade here at the Guild.
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Maybe it`s a stupid question, but I`ll ask it anyway. Does it have to be an actual room? I mean can it be another thing with the same mechanics, like 5 islands or 5 planets that are somewhat conected, but you must do something to go to the next?
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Well I thought I'd wait for a while before jumping into challenges... but this one speaks to me!
Well I am curious, what you guys will come up with - I decided to pass on this one ...
This one is definitely doable for me and I do need to work on my dungeon mapping.
Ooh, I really want to enter this! I've never tried dungeon mapping and the 5 room setup with determined functions seems like a pretty good entry point. Probably won't be able to find the time this month though, so I think I'll just sit back and watch
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KLEM Local Schedule (week of October 17)
MONDAY RESULTS – October 17
(high school football)
Spencer 7 Le Mars 6, OVERTIME (freshman game)
Le Mars 14 Spencer 7 (sophomore game)
TUESDAY RESULTS - October 18
(region 1)
Lawton-Bronson beat Woodbury Central 3-0
Hinton beat Cherokee 3-0
West Lyon beat Sibley-Ocheyedan 3-0
#1-Western Christian beat Rock Valley 3-0
Missouri Valley beat Westwood 3-0
Logan-Magnolia beat West Monona 3-0
Ridge View beat Alta/Aurelia 3-0
#13-Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto beat OA-BCIG 3-0
(region 2)
Unity Christian beat Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 3-0
South O'Brien beat Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer 3-0
Manson-NW Webster beat Fort Dodge St. Edmond 3-0
Sioux Center beat Sioux Central 3-0
Clarion-Goldfield beat Eagle Grove 3-0
West Hancock beat Emmetsburg 3-1
North Sentral Kossuth/Armstrong-Ringsted beat Okoboji 3-1
#7-Sheldon beat Estherville/Lincoln Central 3-0
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – October 19
(LE MARS) -- Number-two ranked Gehlen Catholic ran their record to 29-and-1 with a three game sweep of Siouxland Christian Wednesday night in the opening round of the Class 1A Regional volleyball tournament. The scores were 25-10, 25-6, 25-12. Kenzie Kellen led the way to another Lady Jays victory with ten kills and two blocks. She was 15-of-16 serving with one ace. Amber Timmins had six kills, 29 assists and one block and was 15-of-16 serving with three aces. Steph Rohe had seven kills and was a perfect 15-of-15 serving with one ace. Katelin Langel had five kills and eight digs and was 13-of-13 serving with one ace. Becca Vonnahme had 13 digs for Gehlen. The Lady Jays host Akron-Westfield in the quarterfinals next Tuesday at 7 pm.
(region 1)
West Bend-Mallard beat Ruthven-Ayrshire 3-0
Laurens-Marathon beat Clay Central-Everly 3-1
North Iowa beat Graettinger-Terril 3-0
#13-Bishop Garrigan beat C-W-L 3-0
Central Lyon beat Harris-Lake Park 3-0
George-Little Rock beat Trinity Christian 3-0
Remsen-Union beat West Sioux 3-1
#4-Boyden-Hull beat Spalding Catholic 3-0
(region 2)
Akron-Westfield beat Remsen St. Mary's 3-0
#2-Gehlen Catholic (29-1) beat Siouxland Christian 3-0
Kingsley-Pierson beat Storm Lake St. Mary's 3-0
Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn beat Newell-Fonda 3-1
#14-Ar-We-Va beat Boyer Valley 3-0
Woodbine beat A-H-S-T 3-0
#12-River Valley beat Charter Oak-Ute 3-0
Whiting beat West Harrison 3-2
THURSDAY RESULTS – October 20
(cross country)
(HOLSTEIN) -- The Gehlen Catholic girls are headed to the 1A State cross country meet in Fort Dodge for a second straight year. The Lady Jays finished third at the 1A Regional meet in Holstein Thursday. Sioux Central claimed the team title and Sibley-Ocheyedan's Leah Seivert claimed the top individual spot in a time of 14:41.81. Gehlen's Molly Wankum finished 8th in a time of 17:05, Leah Ellensohn was 12th in 17:22, and Alli Sitzmann was 13th in 17:29. Other finishers for the Lady Jays included Alexis Madsen 21st, Kaitlin Roberts 38th and Nicole Ryan 65th. The Gehlen boys finished 11th as a team and had no one finish among the top ten to qualify for State. Matt Mayer, a State qualifier last fall, finished 14th in a time of 17:35, Jacob Begnoche was 43rd, Derek Bretey 61st, Greg Langel 79th, Jose Titoneli 112th, Austin Woerdehoff 113th and Andrew Lipp 117th. West Lyon won the boys team title at Holstein with Alex Van Ginkel of Tinity Christian taking the top individual spot in a time of 16:48.73.
(SPENCER) -- Le Mars' freshman Kenzie Theisen finished 8th in the Class 3A Regionals at Spencer Thursday and qualified for the 3A State cross country meet in Fort Dodge on October 29th with a time of 15:56.3. The Le Mars team finished fifth and didn't make the State meet field. Bishop Heelan won the meet with Bethany Dykstra of M-O-C/Floyd Valley winning the individual honors in a time of 15:25.4. For Le Mars, Meredith Rand was 21st in a time of 16:32.3, Catie Meis was 26th in 16:37, Marissa Marek finished 35th, Yashila Permeswaren 40th, Becca Clay 56th and Mickie Theisen finished 64th. The Le Mars boys finished 8th and did not qualify for the State meet. The Bulldogs' top finisher was Rodrigo Cobian in 29th place in a time of 17:57, Zach Nemmers was 35th, Eli Engebretson 52nd, Austin Sudtelgte 61st, Joe Herzberg 63rd, Drew Weiner 66th and Cody Kliever 68th. Bishop Heelan was the 3A boys champion at Spencer.
(high school football)
Sioux City East 42 Council Bluffs T-J 6
FRIDAY RESULTS – October 21
(high school football)
(DENISON) -- Brady Thies ran for two touchdowns and Derek Hall threw for a pair of scores to lead Denison-Schleswig to a 35-7 victory over Le Mars in the season finale for these two 3A district 2 rivals. The Monarchs built a 28-0 halftime lead when Tanner Peterson crossed the goal line from a yard away with fifteen seconds to play in the first half. Le Mars was plaqued by twelve penalties for 95 yards in the first half. The Monarchs scored their final touchdown midway through the third quarter to send the clock into continous mode. Le Mars avoided the shutout for a second straight week with an eleven yard run by quarterback Levi TeBrink with six seconds left in the game. TeBrink finished with 50 yards rushing and 115 yards passing on 9-of-24 with one interception. Thies ran for 197 yards on 22 carries for Denison-Schleswig. Neither team made the playoffs as Le Mars finished with a 1-and-8 record and 1-and-6 in district play. While the Monarchs finished at 5-and-4 and 3-and-4 in district play, their four-game losing streak leading up to Friday nights final game eliminated any post season hopes for the Monarchs.
(LE MARS) -- Akron-Westfield stunned top-rated Gehlen Catholic Friday night at Jim Lorenzen Field, winning 9-7 on a Taylor James 24-yard field goal with 7:29 to play. The win threw the district one race in Class A into a three-way tie for the top spot between Gehlen, Akron-Westfield and Woodbury Central. The Jays still managed to claim the top-seed on points. The Westerners scored first on a seven-yard run by Taylor James in the first quarter. Trevor Bouma, who was held to a season-low 131 yards by the Westerner defense, scored Gehlen's only touchdown late in the first half on a three-yard run with 4:16 to play before intermission. Fabio Rivera's extra point kick gave the Jays a 7-6 lead at the break. That lead stood until James winning kick. Gehlen suffered turnoveristis, losing two fumbles and an interception in the game. Gehlen finished the regular season at 8-and-1 and 4-and-1 in the district. Akron-Westfield finished at 7-and-2 with a 4-and-1 district mark. Both are headed to Wednesday's playoffs in Class A. Gehlen will host Northwood-Kensett at 7 pm Wednesday in a rematch of last year's playoff second round in which the Jays won 26-14 in Le Mars. Akron-Westfield will travel to Algona to meet Bishop Garrigan Wednesday night. Both games start at 7 p.m.
CLASS 3A – district 2
Denison-Schleswig 35 Le Mars 7
(#2)Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 41 M-O-C/Floyd Valley 6
(#5)Bishop Heelan 58 Storm Lake 22
Spencer 35 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 14
CLASS A – district 1
Akron-Westfield 9 (#1)Gehlen Catholic 7
Woodbury Central 30 Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn 22
West Sioux 51 Clay Central-Everly 8
CLASS 1A – district 1
Hinton 50 West Monona 26
(#6)Lawton-Bronson 27 Manson-NW Webster 8
IKM-Manning 20 Prairie Valley 6
Ridge View 67 Westwood 20
CLASS 1A – district 2
(#2)Emmetsburg 49 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 0
(#9)West Lyon 42 Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer 14
Sioux Central 12 South O'Brien 7
Sibley-Ocheyedan 35 Alta/Aurelia 0
CLASS 2A – district 1
(#3)Spirit Lake/Okoboji 55 Sioux Center 0
Unity Christian 19 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 14
Western Christian 47 Estherville/Lincoln Central 7
(Sheldon was idle)
CLASS 2A – district 2
(#6)Carroll Kuemper 67 Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 0
(#10)South Central Calhoun 25 East Sac County 13
OA-BCIG 27 JSPC, Jefferson 0
Cherokee 40 Missouri Valley 32
Sioux City North 60 Sioux City West 34
(#6)Ankeny 49 Council Bluffs A-L 7
EIGHT MAN – district 1
Kingsley-Pierson 20 (#6)Newell-Fonda 16
(#10)Remsen-Union 65 Spalding Catholic 14
Remsen St. Mary's 48 River Valley 42
Laurens-Marathon 61 Whiting 12
SATURDAY RESULTS – October 22
(college football)
Iowa 45 Indiana 24
Nebraska 41 Minnesota 14
Texas A&M 33 Iowa State 17
U-N-I 17 Southern Illinois 10
U-S-D 27 U-C Davis 24
Minnesota State 45 Wayne State 23
Dubuque 47 Buena Vista 17
Morningside 34 Hastings 14
Northwestern 46 Briar Cliff 27
Dordt 40 Dakota State 20
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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WUSA9) -- Monday, former Metropolitan Police Department police officer Jamell Stallings was sentenced to more than a year in jail for stealing her brother's identity, says Prince George's County State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks.
The 46-year-old Jamell Stallings was sentenced to 18 months for counterfeiting, identity fraud and theft.
According to Alsobrooks, Stallings stole the social security number of her brother, Ronald Greene. Greene agreed to go with Stallings to Navy Federal Credit Union and open an account, but without telling her borther, she added herself as the joint owner of the account, according to Alsobrooks. Stallings then took out a $5,000 loan using his name and SSN.
Stallings then generated a fraudulent W-2 that indicated Greene made $46,000 in 2006 at Brookstone Financial, even though the owner of that company said that Greene never worked for him (it was later discovered that Stallings' husband did work there). Stallings faxed the W-2 to Navy Federal from MPD District 5 in order to obtain the loan, according to Alsobrooks, and transferred $2,500 of that loan to her own account. She also spent the other $2,500 on other items.
According to Alsobrooks, Stallings also used her brother's name to take out a $13,000 car loan. She then forged the certified check that Navy Federal gave her to reflect that Greene gave her the funds. She then deposited it into her personal account. Alsobrooks says Stallings immediately took out another certified check for $13,000 from her account and used it to pay off her vehicle.
After her jail time, Stallings must complete 500 hours of community service, serve five years of supervised probation and enter a treatment program to deal with her gambling addiction, says Alsobrooks.


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KLEM Local Schedule (week of January 10)
MONDAY RESULTS - January 10
(G/B) Sergeant Bluff-Luton at Le Mars - POSTPONED
(G/B) Gehlen at Kingsley-Pierson - POSTPONED
(G) Boyden-Hull at Remsen-Union - POSTPONED
TUESDAY RESULTS - January 11
(G) Le Mars at George-Little Rock - POSTPONED
(G/B) Akron-Westfield at Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn - POSTPONED TO JANUARY 31
(G/B) West Sioux at Hinton - POSTPONED
(G/B) River Valley at Remsen-Union - POSTPONED
(G/B) Kingsley-Pierson at Lawton-Bronson
WEDNESDAY RESULTS - January 12
(G) Remsen St. Mary's 42 Gehlen Catholic (7-4) 39
(B) Gehlen Catholic (8-3) 42 Remsen St. Mary's 25
(REMSEN) -- The Remsen St. Mary's girls went on a 6-2 surge in the final 40 seconds of the game to rally from a 37-36 deficit to a 42-39 win over the Gehlen Catholic girls Wednesday night in Remsen. The win avenged two losses this season to the Lady Jays and snapped a 12-game losing streak in the series. Paige Harpenau's lone basketball with 40 seconds to play lifted the Hawks to a 38-37 lead and moments later Brielle Biezuns hit a break away layup for a three point lead. Gehlen's Amber Timmins cut the Hawks lead to 40-39 with a drive-in layup with nine seconds to play. Makenzie Ricke completed the scoring with a pair of free throws with 4.4 seconds to play for St. Mary's to secure the victory. The Hawks improve to 9-and-5 while Gehlen falls to 7-and-4. Biezuns led R-S-M with 13 points while Miranda Staab added 10. Timmins had 14 for Gehlen to lead all scorers.
The Gehlen boys improved to 8-and-3 with a 42-25 win over St. Mary's Wednesday night. The Jays scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back. Trevor Bouma had eleven points and Eric Loutsch ten for Gehlen while St. Mary's got eight from Beau Pick. The 25 points was the second fewest points given up by Gehlen this season. The Jays have now won 12-of-the-last 13 against St. Mary's in the series.
Gehlen hosts Remsen-Union Friday.
THURSDAY RESULTS - January 13
(G) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 44 Le Mars 4-6) 31
(B) Le Mars (7-2) 86 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 66
(B) Woodbury Central 75 Remsen St. Mary's 40
(G) Lawton-Bronson 69 Kingsley-Pierson 28
(B) Lawton-Bronson 67 Kingsley-Pierson 64, overtime
(LE MARS) -- Number-seven Sergeant Bluff-Luton took control of the fourth quarter to pull away from the Le Mars girls 44-31 Thursday night at Carey gym in a makeup game from Monday's postponment schedule. The Warrior led 26-24 with three minutes left in the third quarter before finishing the game on an 18-7 run to improve to 8-and-1 for the season. The Lady Bulldogs fall to 4-and-6. Emily Anderson led Le Mars with seven points.
The Le Mars boys improved to 3-and-0 since the holiday break as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter and rolled to an 86-66 romp over Sergeant Bluff-Luton Thursday. Austin Homan had a career-high 30 points for Le Mars and Jordan Eisma topped his previous best with 18. Paxton Strub added 14. The Bulldogs are now 7-and-2 for the season.
FRIDAY RESULTS - January 14
(G) Estherville/Lincoln Central 60 Le Mars (4-7/3-4) 39
(B) Le Mars (8-2/6-1) 69 Estherville/Lincoln Central 33
(G) Gehlen Catholic (8-4/5-1) 59 Remsen-Union 53
(B) Gehlen Catholic (9-3/5-1) 45 Remsen-Union 40
(G) Hinton 48 Akron-Westfield 26
(B) Akron-Westfield 67 Hinton 53
(G) Remsen St. Mary's 45 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 32
(B) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 57 Remsen St. Mary's 39
(G) OA/BCIG 85 Kingsley-Pierson 10
(B) OA/BCIG 65 Kingsley-Pierson 58
(LE MARS) -- Le Mars split their Lakes Conference doubleheader with Estherville/Lincoln Central Friday night. E-L-C won the girls game 60-39 while Le Mars took the boys game 69-33. In the girls game, The Midgettes overcame a 5-for-27 first half shooting performance to hit 61% of their second half shots and score 46 points as E-L-C rallied from a 17-14 deficit at the halftime break to beat Le Mars by 21 points. The Lakes Conference leaders went to 7-and-0 in the league with the win. Alyssa Johnson had 19 to lead all scorers. Erica Westhoff led Le Mars with ten. The Lady Bulldogs fall to 4-and-7 for the season and 3-and-4 in the Lakes Conference. In the boys game, Le Mars erupted for 28 points in the first quarter and shot 62% in the first half in building a 51-24 lead by intermission. The clock was in continous mode by midway through the third quarter as Le Mars improved to 8-and-2 for the season and 6-and-1 in the Lakes Conference. Paxton Strub led the scoring with 19 points while Austin Homan and Jordan Eisma added 18 apiece. Le Mars remains tied for the league lead with Western Christian and Emmetsburg. Le Mars closes out their homestand Monday with a makeup twinbill against Sioux City West before returning to conference play Tuesday at Storm Lake.
(LE MARS) -- The Gehlen boys earned a big War Eagle Conference win Friday night, beating Remsen-Union 45-40 at the Gehlen gym. Trevor Bouma connected for 20 points for the Jays and Kraig Alesch had 21 for the Rockets. The game was tight throughout the night with Gehlen leading 23-20 at halftime and 33-30 after three quarters. The Jays improve to 9-and-3 for the season and 5-and-1 in league play. The Rockets fall to 4-and-2 in the W-E-C. In the girls game, Gehlen broke away from an upset-minded Remsen-Union squad in the second half to win 59-53. The Rockets and Lady Jays were tied at 29-all at halftime. Amber Timmins had another big night for Gehlen, scoring 28 points. Brittany Weikel had 12 and Jen Ruba ten for R-U. The Lady Jays improve to 8-and-4 for the season and 5-and-1 in the W-E-C. Gehlen hosts Hinton Tuesday in a non-league doubleheader.
SATURDAY RESULTS - January 15
Sioux City North claimed the team title at the Le Mars Invitational Saturday with Sergeant Bluff-Luton finishing second and Sheldon/South O'Brien third. Le Mars took fifth and Hinton rounded out the ten-team field with a tenth place finish. Le Mars had no champions on Saturday but Mason Cook at 119 pounds, Quinton Vore at 135 pounds and Chris Stevenson at heavyweight took second. Cook was pinned in his championship match while Vore lost 7-5 in sudden death overtime. His opponent got a take down with one second left in regulation to tie the score at 5-all and then won it with another take down in O.T. Stevenson lost 3-2 to defending state champion Brendan TerWee of West Lyon. TerWee had pinned Stevenson in December at the Spencer Tournament. C.J. Singer and Zach Reed were third for Le Mars. Hinton got a second place finish out of Kole Vondrak at 160 pounds.
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Tayo Bailey, a former all-conference player for the Bulldogs, was hired as head women's tennis coach at Butler University in June 2012. Bailey returned to her alma mater after professional coaching stints in Chicago and Miami.
Bailey, a 2006 Butler graduate, was a three-time first team All-Horizon League standout for BU. She is one of 25 players in that conference's history to earn first team honors at least three times. Additionally, she helped Butler to three appearances in the conference tournament final.
The inner-city Chicago, Ill., native replaced former long-time coach Jason Suscha, who coached the women's program for 13 seasons.
Bailey sported a 74-46 singles record at Butler, including a 25-10 mark as a junior in 2005. She had a winning record in each of her four seasons as a college tennis player.
After her playing career, Bailey stayed around the program as Suscha's women's assistant coach for two seasons. Butler advanced to the Horizon League championship match in both seasons she was on staff. She then spent time as a tennis professional and fitness trainer at various spots in Miami and Chicago before spending the last two years as a pro at the Goldfine-Smatt International Tennis Academy in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
A volunteer member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) USTA Midwest Section Collegiate Varsity Sub-Comittee, Bailey earned her degree in biology in 2006. She also earned a master's degree from Nova Southeastern.


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Join me, April Showers each Wednesday at 9 am Pacific, 10 am Mountain, 11 am Central and Noon Eastern Time for the High Noon Crop. These crops are designed to allow you to work on your own photos and themes simply giving participants a one hour goal and a fun, new challenge each week.
On March 20th well do a Color Challenge. Create a layout using pastel colors.
Create your layout and upload it to the special High Noon Crop and Challenge Gallery. You'll be amazed what you can get done in just one hour, but there is no High Noon Sheriff timing you! Hope to see you in the chat room!
This week has been so crazy, glad I posted my page last week.
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 11:32 PM
My Gallery I scrap with Photoshop CS6.
Posted 19 March 2013 - 11:38 PM
I'll be chatting from the hospital - the wifi there was working for me today, so I'm hoping we won't have any trouble at chat time.
My Gallery I scrap with Photoshop CS6.
Posted 20 March 2013 - 07:03 AM
I hope to join you later at the chat! Meanwhile, I'd better get busy with my pastel colors....
Posted 20 March 2013 - 10:32 AM
Em and Clara I'm not sure I'll be here for the chat. Have fun!
Posted 20 March 2013 - 10:55 AM
Here's mine: Modena
Posted 20 March 2013 - 01:34 PM
My page isn't very pastel, but this is about as good as it gets with three boys. Here is My Cup Of Love Overflows. Thanks so much for the challenge, April! Sorry I couldn't join in the chat. I tried, but my Java wasn't working.
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Pinkerton saxophone player receives national honor
DERRY — Pinkerton Academy junior Adam Claussen says he was initially inspired to begin playing the saxophone in fifth grade after listening to jazz legend Charlie Parker.
Now Claussen's devotion to music has earned him a place on the prestigious All-National Honor Ensembles, the first time a student from the school has received the honor, said Chip Underhill, Pinkerton's executive director of public affairs.
The ensembles represent the top performing high school musicians in the United States and are scheduled to perform later this month in Nashville.
Claussen said the ensembles are similar to the All-State Honor Ensembles in New Hampshire. Although he prefers jazz, Claussen auditioned for the classical ensemble and submitted a video online. Students were required to submit a two-minute selection of the piece used for their all-state audition.
Claussen said he later heard he had won a spot on the national ensemble.
He has been practicing a lot more lately as he prepares to make the trip to Nashville, and he has to submit a re-auditioned recording by midnight Friday to determine seat placement. Claussen said he and a friend from Maine are competing, in a friendly way, for that seat.
"So we're not really fighting over the chair or anything," he said. "We are just kind of seeing what happens. So I'll either be top or second. It's up to the judges. So I'm just submitting three recordings of what I'm doing."
Since he is much more familiar with jazz, Claussen said he didn't know of the classical composers the recordings will be based on.
"Classical-wise, I don't have a huge pallet of inspiration," Claussen said. "I think jazz is my real passion. I want to ultimately end up doing more with jazz."
After high school, Claussen said he hopes to major in jazz studies and possibly minor in another musical area. He said he is considering a few music schools, including the Manhattan School of Music and Eastman School of Music.
"I want to do whatever will come my way — anything music-wise," he said.
Ultimately, Claussen said he would like to become a college music professor.
The All-National Honor Ensembles are scheduled to run from Sunday, Oct. 27, to Wednesday, Oct. 30.


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I know some of you have been wondering why there haven't been any updates recently and what the status of Down the Line! is at the moment.
I'm hoping to get back to my blogging ways soon but I have some non-tennis, real life things that have required my attention. Believe me, I'm missing tennis and trash-talking with all of you, too, but mama needs to make money!
In any case, I hope you're enjoying the start of the 2010 season. I'm targeting the Oz Open for a return if all goes well.
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Thanks so much, Lisa! :)
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Absolutely love it, Joy! Dreamy, magical, fairy-tale like atmosphere!
Joy, this is gorgeous and I've promoted it already, 3 times. So I wanted to show my love for it here. Beautiful!
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So very pretty!
This one is really beautiful.
Wonderful as always!
I love every corner of it! the light and the shadow nicely done
A magic atmosphere as in all your pics!! Love it 😊
Beautiful, magical!
Robin, you are such a sweetie!! :)
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Thanks so much! I appreciate it!
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Hauntingly beautiful...
This is beautiful. What a lovely looking place.
Love this!
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Thanks so very much everyone! ♥
Great light and contrast
Amazingly enough, it is the absence of colors that makes this one so gorgeous! Love the way the whites set the tone! Lovely!
Tremendous Joy! You amaze me!
Thanks so much Tony, 444 & Catherine! I appreciate you sweet comments! 444 - there is a color version, but I love this so much more just for the reason you said! :)
I keep adding to my favorite of your pictures! They're all so wonderful! i love the way they make me feel; serene and alone with my thoughts. :D
The light and mist is simply stunning!
This is beautiful!
Magic work as always Joy! Keep them coming :)
Fantastic shot, very cool .
You guys always make my day! Thanks so much! ♥
Great shot! :)
beautiful as always, Joy!
Thanks so much Elle & Guillermo. xo
Love this one Joy! Your work is so inspirational. Thank you showcasing here at Society6!
xo I appreciate your kind comment! thank you.
Just returning to comment again, Joy (I didn't think you'd mind). In a portfolio of great photographs, I think this one resonates most. Then again, I can't predict what you'll do next!
this is awesome! we sure do have some sweet woods here in ohio
Definitely can see why you also prefer this version, rather than the colored one.
Stunning work!
Thanks so much everyone. :)
Geoffrey, you are THE master - thanks for your sweet words. Coming from you - means so much! :)
Thanks Ricky!
It's a beautifull photo, and thank you very much for follow my own shots :
Thank you Francoise! :)
The tree almost looks sad, beautiful image :)
Thanks so much, Polkip - I appreciate it!
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Serene and perfect.
A meditation...
Thanks so much, Jennah & Cynthia! ;-)
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Thank you Dr. Tom!
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Gorgeous! I love all of your fog photos -- soft and beautiful.
Wow, your talents with the camera and processing are amazing!
Amazing Joy!
Thanks so much Slight Clutter, Lyle & Kurt! I'm delighted you like this! xoxo
Ghostly beautiful! love it! :)
I was thinking ghost even before I saw the title.. Beautiful shot Olivia
Thank you!
I think this is my favourite!
Thanks so much Chris for taking the time to stop by!
Thanks so much Chris for taking the time to stop by!
Enchanting and Magical feeling, what a beautiful shot!
Thanks Rich! ♥
You're like the Tree Whisperer! Beautiful work. I love the light in all your images.
Magical! I love it!
You have made my day with your sweet comments! The tree Whisperer! I like it Willinok! xo
You really do capture very lovely images!
Aww! You're so sweet! Thanks Norma!
This is awesome! Great composition and details! Nice work :)
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Your art is really interesting. Check out my latest: http://society6.com/product/butterfly...
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IUCN to support stakeholder participation in protected areas of Georgia
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A consortium led by the IUCN Programme Office for the Southern Caucasus has received a BP "Eco-Award" for the project Facilitating stakeholder participation in protected areas of
The project, which is planned to last for 18 months and to be jointly implemented with the Georgian Society of Nature Friends (Telavi) and the Mlokosevich Society (Lagodekhi), will assist participatory development of detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for Advisory Boards for Georgian protected areas by the Agency of Protected Areas at the MoE, and will support application and improvement of these ToR in three pilot areas in the Kakheti region (Tusheti, Lagodekhi and Vashlovani). Additional forms of participation such as Associations of Friends of Protected Areas and Junior Ranger Programmes will also be piloted, while local stakeholders will be trained to make the most of the newly established participation opportunities. The Eco-awards are funded by BP Georgia and administered by the Eurasia Partnership Foundation.
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Ned Yost media session: September 15
Kuntz to work with Instructional League squad
Rusty Kuntz will travel to Arizona tomorrow to mentor young outfielders and work with players on Kansas City's Instructional League team. Kuntz will return to his role as a Special Assistant to the General Manager for Player Development officially following the 2010 season. Omaha manager Mike Jirschele, who has been with the club since Friday as an additional coach, will assume first base coaching duties for the remainder of the season.
Yost wants to see players arrive in Kansas City as a polished product and with less need for development once they get here. He believes that Kuntz can help that process as Yost mentioned that Rusty is one of the best outfielder and baserunning coaches he's ever seen.
Naturals battle for Texas League crown
The NW Arkansas Naturals are facing Midland in a best-of-five series for the Texas League Championship. Game one is tonight in Springdale. Yost is pleased for the squad and believes that the core belief in winning can transition to any level. He talked about his son, Ned IV, who is currently coaching with the Helena Brewers, a Pioneer League playoff entrant. The elder Yost believes that a team should feel the same level of accomplishment in winning their minor league title as they would in winning a World Series. The goal is to be the best in that respective league.
Davies delivers
Kyle Davies is having another strong September. He's 2-0 this month and 9-1 in his last 10 September starts. Yost was asked about Davies' success and whether he can continue it, no matter what month the calendar says. Yost has seen progress since the All-Star Break, noting that the pitcher has been duplicating his mechanics since the mid-July break.


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Richland County, SC (WLTX) - Richland County deputies are investigating a shooting that left a man dead overnight.
The shooting took place Tuesday just before midnight on Hilo Street, which is off Leesburg Road.
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Local sewer rates could rise by 6 percent and local water rates will skyrocket by 22.6 percent following proposed price hikes from the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD). The higher sewer rates are needed to help pay for a federally mandated sewer upgrade that will cost $3.2 billion over 15 years, according to MSD officials. MSD says the spike in water bills is necessary because water use is declining and treatment costs are increasing.
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) has lost more flights and seats since 2005 than any other major airport across the country, which effectively cost the Cincinnati area 33,000 jobs and nearly $1 billion in annual economic activity in the same time span, according to an analysis from The Cincinnati Enquirer. The 78-percent drop in flights — far higher than the national average of 19 percent — comes even as CVG's average fares increased by 26 percent, which were also above the national average of 4 percent.
Commentary from The Business Courier: "(Mayor-elect John) Cranley doubles down on streetcar cancellation."
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As Ohio's Republican legislators move to adopt a stand-your-ground law, the research shows the controversial self-defense laws might increase homicides and racial disparities in the U.S. justice system.
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I realize there's still 1.5 months left, but it seems that most of the year's top albums have either been released or would have leaked by now. What new music tripped your trigger this year?
-Chuck Prophet "Temple Beautiful". If Tom Petty had grown up in a big city doing a lot of blow, instead of being a stoner from the swamp, it would sound like this.
Chuck Prophet - I Felt Like Jesus - YouTube
-Lucero "Women & Work". Probably the most commercially accessible offering from these guys. I love the punchy horns and bar-room rock and roll here. Some of these tracks have been picked up on ESPN's college football broadcasts.
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-Patterson Hood "Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance". Drive-By Trucker's frontman's second solo album. Quite a bit different than what you'd expect from him. Less loud guitars, more pianos and banjos. A great "fall" record.
"Better Off Without"- Patterson Hood - YouTube
-Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil "Catch the Presidents". If there was any artistic justice, these guys would be superstars. Combining bluegrass revival with power pop, they write some stupid-catchy songs that will probably get covered by some Nashville approved d-bag with a more radio friendly voice. Isn't much of these guys on Youtube, but check out "She Has Her Moments" on Spotify.
Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil - Alibis - CXCW 2012 - YouTube
-The Avett Brothers "The Carpenter". I'm guessing 105.1 plays the hell out of this, and for good reason. Insanely catchy. A perfect blend of bluegrass, piano-drenched rock and roll, and bouncy Beatle-esque harmonies. These guys are big for a reason. "I Never Knew You" is my favorite track here, but no studio versions on youtube surprisingly.
The Avett Brothers - Live And Die - YouTube
-Todd Snider "Stoner Hymns & Agnostic Fables". Classic Snider. Lyrically, exactly what you'd expect from him. Musically, he goes out in some different directions with a more lo-fi production style featuring some upright bass, electric hollow-body guitar work, and some creepy/awesome violin work from Amanda Shires (aka Mrs. Jason Isbell). His cover of Jimmy Buffett's "West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown" is stunning.
Todd Snider - West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown - YouTube
-Gaslight Anthem "Handwritten". Another step forward for these guys. Bringing in Brendan O'Brien to produce was genius. They move farther and farther from any shades of emo/punk and embrace a howling, driving hard-rock via Bruce sound. The outro of this song just makes you want to jam your fist through your steering wheel.
The Gaslight Anthem - Mulholland Drive Lyrics - YouTube
-Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires "There is a Bomb in Gilead". Charging southern rock crossed with just enough pop sheen and punk raggedness. Lee Bains III was a former member of the Dexateens, but this doesn't really sound like a Dexateens album.
LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES - "Ain't No Stranger" - YouTube
-Trampled By Turtles "Stars and Satellites". This was a great year for bluegrass inflected rock bands. I just started listening to these guys in the past couple weeks, but I ******* LOVE this album already. Just excellent stuff here.
Trampled By Turtles -- Walt Whitman - YouTube
-Jack White "Blunderbuss". Pushes himself in some new directions here and the results are great. Its still classic Jack White, but there's plenty of left turns that work very well.
Jack White - Love Interruption - YouTube
-Heartless Bastards "Arrow". Possibly my album of the year. It rocks, grooves, and restores your faith in quality music. And the singer is a chick. And she's great.
Heartless Bastards - "Skin and Bone" (Live at WFUV) - YouTube
-Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit "Live From Alabama". This is how a live album is supposed to sound. The recording is pristine, the mix of each instrument is perfect, and the band is absolutely smoking through a nice cross-section of Isbell's catalog both from his days with Drive-By Truckers and his solo career. Fantastic cover of Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane".
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit "Goddamn Lonely Love" live from WorkPlay August 17, 2012 - YouTube
-Japandroids "Celebration Rock". It is exactly what the title implies.
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In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection.
agree with the TbT and Jack White
also - Foster the People "Torches"... i've played both sides of the vinyl everyday since I've gotten it (still not sure why pumped up kicks got all the fame)
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The new Deftones album that came out on Tuesday is amazing.
And I completely agree about Lucero; everything the do is amazing.
Maybe I just haven't listened to the right albums, but I don't have many albums I even liked a whole lot, especially compared to 2011.
I did like Bloom by Beach House.
Al, if you were to recommend one Avett Brothers album to get started on, which would you pick? I really like what little I've heard of their stuff, but don't know where to go first.
Anyone else like Japandroids? I actually forgot that that was just this year.
Originally Posted by ianoconnor
Al, if you were to recommend one Avett Brothers album to get started on, which would you pick? I really like what little I've heard of their stuff, but don't know where to go first.
I and Love and You first, then The Carpenter
Originally Posted by DistrictCyclone
Anyone else like Japandroids? I actually forgot that that was just this year.
Crap. I knew I was leaving something out.
Originally Posted by ianoconnor
Al, if you were to recommend one Avett Brothers album to get started on, which would you pick? I really like what little I've heard of their stuff, but don't know where to go first.
The Carpenter is the only whole Avett Brothers album I have. I have a mix of some of their other stuff, but can't really comment further. Just started listening to them on a regular basis in the past 5 months or so.
I was just thinking about starting a thread like this.
First Aid Kit "The Lion's Roar" - Two Swedish sisters singing Americana with amazing harmonies. Seems strange but it is outstanding. Probably my album of the year.
Leonard Cohen "Old Ideas" - He's still got it.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros "Here" - Some may call it hippie music, but this is one of those albums that just gets better with every listen.
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Man On Fire [Official Video] - YouTube
Regina Spektor "What We Saw From The Cheap Seats" - She's just awesome.
Regina Spektor - "Don't Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)" Official Music Video - YouTube
David Byrne & St. Vincent "Love This Giant" - Some really creative work on this one.
The Magnetic Fields "Love at the Bottom of the Sea" - Not his best work but still great. Plus I'm going to see them tonight.
Band of Horses "Mirage Rock" - another consistently good one from these guys.
I've been meaning to check out the new Heartless Bastards but haven't got around to it. Thanks for the reminder. I love Stairs and Elevators.
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Usually I only find a couple albums each year that I get into. For some reason I have a decent number this year that I've liked.
1. Hot Chip - In Our Heads
2. Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
3. Jimmy Cliff - Rebirth
4. Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
5. Purity Ring - Shrines
6. Metric - Synthetica
7. How to Destroy Angels - An Omen
I have never heard 105.1 play The Avett Bros. I wish that there was a radio station in central Iowa that played Avett, Gaslight, Mumford, Lumineers, etc as the main programing not just every once in awhile. Oh well, thank goodness for Spotify.
As for what Avett Bros CDs to try, they have a great live album called "Live, Volume 3". It plays a lot of their popular songs. For a studio album get "I and Love and You", it is a great mix of all of the types of music they play.
"If I got mad everytime someone puked in a pool I would hate a lot of people"
Good work on the list. I've been woeful the last couple years for much new music, this could give me some starting points.
That's the most accurate description of Chuck Prophet's music I've read.
Chromatics - Kill For Love is my number 1.
I liked Japandroids quite a bit but more as a party album than anything. I need to check out the Chuck Prophet album. I saw him at the M-Shop in 2007 or so and thought he was pretty great then.
Originally Posted by DistrictCyclone
The new Deftones album that came out on Tuesday is amazing.
And I completely agree about Lucero; everything the do is amazing.
Agree on the new Deftones; it's sick. Listening to it now.
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Up Front: June 2011
Soldier on
Thirty minutes, they said. Get your combat gear and be on the airplane at Pope the Air Force base next door to Fort Bragg. Where are we going? Top secret. How long will we be gone? We dont know. What can I tell my wife? Nothing. In the mid-60s, I was an Army enlisted man, armed with a notebook, camera and a .45 pistol that I couldnt have hit my foot with, on a C-130 full of paratroopers bound for somewhere I knew nothing about.
The Dominican Republic incursion was war lite, but it was the first in a new generation of conflicts, less defined even than Korea, on a C-130 full of paratroopers, a mere prelude to Vietnam and absent the clear, unifying enemies of World War II. I didnt know why I was there, only that people were shooting at me. I was too terrified to realize it, but the implications for North Carolina of my ambivalence and that of thousands of others were profound.
In the years to come, as we plunged deeper into Vietnam, many, civilians and politicians alike, couldnt separate their scorn for the war from those who fought in it. I had no trouble. I remember the sobs of Mattie, my landladys daughter, the night the chaplain came. Her husband, a helicopter door gunner, was among the first to die. Gradually, across North Carolina, the Cold Wars grudging out-of-sight, out-of-mind attitude toward the military turned into open resentment. They drafted sons and sent back bodies.
Conscription ended in the 70s, but for the next decade and a half, the bitter taste lingered. Politicians opposed expansions at Fort Bragg, Camp Lejeune and other bases. Complaints soared about noisy jet fighters at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. GIs were ordered not to wear combat fatigues off base because it offended civilians.
The resentment was shortsighted, and the state was shooting itself in the foot with better aim than I had with my .45. When war in the Persian Gulf broke out in 1991, tens of thousands of North Carolina-based service men and women were shipped out overnight. Result: $1.2 billion in red ink in the state budget and a frantic scramble to make ends meet. Awareness of the militarys role in Tar Heel business began to grow, not just in Eastern North Carolina where the bases are, but in far-flung reaches like the 23 counties of AdvantageWest, where, by the middle 90s, more than 3,000 military-related jobs were bringing home a $100 million-plus annual payroll.
The administrations of Tar Heel governors began warming to the military in the 90s, when a wave of base closings swept the country, and terrorist attacks in 2001 ignited a public love affair with the military. But the states passion really exploded in 2005.
When I was stationed at Fort Bragg, paratroopers lived in fear of tangled lines that sent you plunging to earth with a useless, unopened canopy streaming above you. Beautiful streamer, open for me, we sang as Stephen Collins Foster cringed in his grave, blue sky above me but no canopy North Carolinas streamer came six years ago when, after a decade of threats, the Congressional Base Realignment and Closure Commission began making noises about closing scores of bases nationwide. No wonder. A few weeks ago, I was talking to people at the N.C. Department of Commerce. They told me the military now contributes close to 10% of the states economy and employs, directly or indirectly, about a half-million North Carolinians.
I thought about that one morning recently. I was walking along the street in Spring Lake where I lived as a soldier. It hasnt changed in four decades, still as poor and seamy as ever, but GIs now wear their desert-camo fatigues to town. Nobody complains.


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I'm not well versed in Wolves, are these wolf or coyote?
I'm not well versed in Wolves, are these wolf or coyote?
It's hard to tell without knowing the dimensions of the track. It looks too small to be an adult wolf. Wolves have huge feet, nearly the size of your hand. It's possible that it's an immature wolf. Were there other tracks around to indicate a pack? You don't see the young ones venture off too far by themselves. Most of the single wolves I see are older age class.
My guess; Coyote, where in Oregon?
That old horse shoe print next too gauge a size
I was thinking the same thing, if its a wolf, it's an immature wolf. Could be a large coyote or dog?
Hopefully that picture works... My phone hates me most days. But that picture is of a wolf track from around here and that's a quarter to help judge the size of it. Wolf tracks are much bigger than most people think.
Thanks Jen. This print wasn't nearly that big. Mine probably was a coyote.
Fred eichlar did a tv show you may be able to find on youtube. he hunted wolves hard for several days. And he gives some really cool pointers on what to look at when comparing other tracks to wolf tracks. You may be able to find his personal website and archive it there.
I don't think that is a wolf tract. I have a picture of a track beside a Dr Pepper can and the can don't cover completely, also a wolf is more open, more splayed like a Lynx. I will try to post the wolf track later.


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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Andrew Cashner shined on both the mound and
at the plate to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 victory over the San
Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series from Petco Park.
Cashner (1-1) held the Giants to one run on five hits while striking out five
over six strong innings in his second start of the season, and added a single
and a stolen base while scoring a key run that helped the Padres to a second
straight win following a five-game skid.
Carlos Quentin and Yonder Alonso each came through with RBI singles for San
Diego, with Huston Street stranding a pair of Giants in the ninth to close out
the contest.
San Francisco, which entered the set off back-to-back extra-inning defeats to
Arizona, was dealt a third straight narrow loss despite a solid showing from
Tim Lincecum (2-1). The two-time NL Cy Young winner yielded two runs while
fanning nine batters over seven frames in a hard-luck outcome.
Angel Pagan, Buster Posey and Brandon Belt all collected two hits for the
Giants, who went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
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By Chris Francescani and Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two New York buildings collapsed on Wednesday in an explosion believed to be caused by a gas leak, killing two people, injuring at least 22, and setting off a search for more feared trapped in the debris, officials said.
A blast that scattered debris onto nearby rooftops brought down neighboring five-story buildings with a total of 15 apartments at about 9:30 a.m. on the largely residential block at East 116th Street and Park Avenue in Upper Manhattan.
Clouds of thick smoke billowed from the rubble of the apartment buildings that sat above a ground-level church and a piano store in a largely Latino working-class neighborhood. Officials declined to give a number of people still missing.
Now: Photo of #Manhattan collapse. #FDNY has 39 units and 168 members responding. The scene is developing. pic.twitter.com/zWhTmi9Dsm
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Mayor Bill de Blasio, who rushed to the scene in East Harlem, where a cascade of twisted and burnt metal blocked the sidewalk and covered parked cars, said preliminary information showed the explosion was caused by a gas leak.
Officials at the press conference said the blast occurred 15 minutes after a resident in an adjacent building called Con Edison to complain of a gas odor.
Hundreds of firefighters were scouring the mounds of debris for survivors and trapped bodies.
#BREAKING: Sources say people missing, hurt after 2 buildings collapse in NYC http://t.co/NXOHnW92Tb (@belle_lisa) pic.twitter.com/IeoReLFjQX
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) March 12, 2014
"There are a number of missing individuals," de Blasio said. "We are expending every effort to locate each and every loved one."
Crews also scrambled to clean up the debris, which littered nearby train tracks and shut down Metro-North Railroad service, ahead of the evening commute.
Neighbors said they thought an earthquake was shaking them from their beds and breakfast tables. The explosion, which could be heard from blocks away, shattered windows around the neighborhood.
Before and after the explosion in Harlem: http://t.co/hHktu0LnmJ pic.twitter.com/6fiVO6j1KM
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"All of a sudden the whole building shook. We had no idea what was going on," said Robert Pauline, 56, a Columbia University data processor whose apartment six blocks away was rocked by the explosion.
The force of the blast blew Joseph Concepcion, 30, who lives less than a block away, at least an inch off his couch.
"I literally got lifted off my couch, the boom was so strong," Concepcion said.
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President Barack Obama was briefed on the collapse and sent his condolences to the victims' families and his support to first responders at the scene.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted by this incident," the White House said in a statement.
Crowds of residents, their faces covered with protective scarves and masks, filled the sidewalks of surrounding streets, which were blocked off with yellow police tape.
"It's a very active scene. It's a very chaotic scene," said Fire Department spokesman Michael Parrella.
UPDATES: At least 16 injured after an explosion in Upper Manhattan leveled a 5 story building http://t.co/wtchkKcxgg pic.twitter.com/nryK7E7XfL
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Fire trucks used high cranes to spray blasts of water into the rubble, as dozens of ambulances and police cruisers with flashing lights swarmed the scene.
During the morning commute, trains were stopped in nearby stations because of debris on the tracks and passengers were ordered off the Metro-North Railroad cars at the Fordham stop in the Bronx, passengers said.
Metro-North said it had been rerouting commuters to New York City subways and it was not yet clear whether normal train service would resume in time for the evening rush hour.
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May 29, 2016
A Livingston County man accused of abducting his son and taking him out of state without the approval of the boy's mother has pleaded guilty in the case.
Mark Grabowski made the plea this week to unlawful retention of a child by a parent.
The 53-year-old from Hartland Township is to be sentenced Feb. 28.
Authorities say Grabowski took his 11-year-old son to South Dakota in August without the permission of the boy's mother, Kelly Cracchiolo-Evans of St. Clair County's Casco Township.
The FBI found Grabowski and his son on Sept. 7 on a hunting ranch in Platte, S.D.
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"Whether it is cheering from their seats in the stands or making a financial gift in support of our student-athletes, Rick and Deb's contributions to our athletics department have been unwavering over the years," said Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard. "We are extremely appreciative of the McConnell family's friendship and loyal support."
For more than a quarter century, the McConnells have planned family trips around Iowa State football in the fall and basketball tournaments in the spring. In addition to their season ticket support, Richard and Deborah are members of the Cyclone Club and have supported numerous capital projects including the Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility, the Rod and Connie French Athletic Academic Center and the Iowa State University basketball practice complex.
Richard retired as president of Pioneer Hi-Bred in 2004 after a 30-year career. Today, he is nationally recognized for his leadership in plant genetics and customer service. He worked as a corn breeder, research scientist and research director prior to his term as company president. Richard also served as a DuPont vice president during his distinguished tenure.
He is a past chair of the Iowa State University Plant Sciences Institute Advisory Board and is serving a lifetime appointment to the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Additionally, he is an Emeriti Trustee of the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences at Claremont Colleges and serves on the Board of Trustees of Iowa Health Systems, the Iowa Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the Agronomic Science Foundation.
The McConnells are the parents of three Iowa State University graduates: Kevin (Laura) of Grimes, Drew (Tami) of Johnston and Jana of Ames. They also have three grandchildren, Ethan, Rafe and Dirk.
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By Victoria Cavaliere and Mark Felsenthal
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bagpipes, bells and a reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001.
More than a thousand people gathered Wednesday on a hot and hazy morning at the National September 11 Memorial plaza in Manhattan, for the annual reading of victims' names from both the 1993 and 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Bagpipes and a youth choir ushered in the start of the solemn proceedings, held around two reflecting pools that stand in the footprint of the fallen twin towers.
"To my nephew Michael Joseph Mullin, we miss you and think of you every single day," said one of the 250 people chosen to read names. "You're gone but not forgotten," another woman said of her lost cousin.
In keeping with a tradition that began last year, no public officials spoke at the New York ceremony, though former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, his successor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, and other city and state leaders were in attendance.
In a memorial service at the Pentagon, President Barack Obama called on Americans to pray for those whose lives had been lost.
"Let us have the strength to face the threats that endure, different though they may be from 12 years ago, so that as long as there are those who would strike our citizens, we will stand vigilant and defend our nation," Obama said.
The morning after a speech in which he urged Americans to support his proposal to use military force against Syria, in retribution for President Bashar al-Assad's poison gas attack on his own people, Obama also reflected on the limits of force.
"Let us have the wisdom to know that, while force is at times necessary, force alone cannot build the world we seek," Obama said.
Americans observed moments of silence at 8:46 a.m. EDT, the time American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower and with a second pause at 9:03 a.m. when United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower.
Further moments of silence were observed at 9:37 a.m., when American Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon; at 9:59 a.m. when the South Tower fell; at 10:03 a.m. when United Flight 93 hit the ground near Shanksville, Pennsylvania; and at 10:28 a.m., when the North Tower collapsed.
Nineteen hijackers died in the attacks, later claimed by Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, which led directly to the U.S. war in Afghanistan and indirectly to the invasion of Iraq.
Two skyscrapers are nearly completed on either side of the plaza, including One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at 1,776 feet, a symbolic number chosen to allude to the year of the Declaration of Independence.
At the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, the National Park Service's memorial service Wednesday included a reading of the names of the Flight 93 passengers and crew, a ringing of bells, a wreath-laying and brief remarks.
The anniversary is expected to be the last before the Sept. 11 museum opens at ground zero. That's due this spring. Changes also are coming at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville. Officials gathered there Tuesday to mark the start of construction on a visitor center.
Billy Joel was in the spotlight at the 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City after he was asked to lead a motorcycle parade to the Ground Zero site.
The Piano Man, who was born and raised in New York, rode a bike alongside the state's Governor Andrew Cuomo and reality TV star Paul Teutul, Jr., leading a convoy of firefighters to the site where the World Trade Center once stood in downtown Manhattan.
The procession rode from the Rescue 1 firehouse on West 43rd Street to Ground Zero, where thousands perished in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Joel admits he felt honored to be part of the annual ceremony at the site, telling the New York Daily News, "They invited me to be in the motorcycle ride. It's an honor. I was at ground zero a few days after 9/11 and it was the worst thing I ever saw in my life. To be asked to do this is very moving."
Celebrities including Lady Gage, Miley Cyrus, Matthew McConaughey, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ben Stiller and the Jonas Brothers joined in marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Pop star Lady Gaga, who was brought up in the Big Apple, tweeted, "12 years ago today Sept 11th. We will never forget. Still remember the smoke in the sky. Saying lots of prayers for families who lost lives."
The Jonas Brothers wrote on Twitter, "Never forget. 9/11" while Kings of Leon rocker Nathan Followill added "Remembering those who were taken too soon on this date 12 years ago. Sad day for all but stronger than ever. Never Forget."
British musicians Duran Duran posted, "Our thoughts are with every one who was affected by the tragedies of 9/11. We hope that all reading have a day filled w/ (with) peace," and music mogul Simon Cowell reached out to the victims' relatives: "My thoughts are with the families who lost someone special. They will never be forgotten."
Singer/actress Miley Cyrus threw her support behind a campaign that urges members of the public to do a good deed to mark the sad occasion, writing, "Do a good deed today in observance of 911 Day. Make your pledge at 911day.org."
A number of other stars are raising money for good causes on Wednesday by manning the phones on trading floors in both London and New York as part of the annual Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners' Charity Day.


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I was recently notified that after upgrading to 8.0.2 that the disclaimer we have setup is no longer showing up.
I previously had problems with this but would just remove the previously generated files and redo the setup.
I attempted to do that this weekend and it is still not working at all.
Anyone have an idea of where to look in the logs to find out what is going on?


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Hi All,
I have several domains which is serviced by Zimbra. My colleague have informed me that email forwarding is not working and I have checked and found the following:
1. User A can send email to User B and vice versa.
2. User A configured his zimbra account to forward a copy of the email to User B who are from different domains.
3. Using an external email account (eg. gmail), email sent to User A are received but User B did not received any forwarded email from User A.
4. Reverse the above and the same things happens.
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