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CULPEPER, Va. (WUSA) -- An eyewitness to a fatal police shooting in Culpeper, Virginia is contradicting the State Police version of the story.
Kris Buchele says he saw a Culpeper Town Police officer shoot 54-year-old Patricia Cook to death in the Epiphany Catholic School parking lot at around 10 a.m. Thursday, February 9.
Buchele is a carpenter who was working on the house next door. He says he heard loud arguing outside and looked through a window where he had a clear view of the school parking lot. Cook was in her Jeep Wrangler .
State police say Cook rolled up the window, catching the officer's arm inside, and then dragged him.
Buchele says it didn't happen that way. He describes an encounter which looked and sounded like the officer shooting a person a point blank range, not because he feared for his life, but because the woman did not obey his order to stop rolling up the window.
"He was right next to the vehicle. He had one hand on the door handle and one hand on his weapon. And she was rolling the window up. And they were exiting out of the parkng lot.
The window was half way up he said 'stop or I'll shoot.' I really didn't think he was going to do it. But she got the window all the way up and that's when he shot. And then she took a left out of the parking lot here and he stepped out in the street and fired five more times," said Buchele.
Buchele says the officer was not dragged and that he shot her before she drove away. He says he didn't have his arm caught because the officer's left hand was on the door handle and right hand was holding a weapon. Also, he says he distinctly saw her roll up the window all the way before the officer shot out the glass and killed her.
"I'm angry, frustrated, sad, and fighting back tears right now, " said Gary Cook, Pat's husband of eight years. He doesn't understand why a police officer would shoot his unarmed wife multiple times.
"Personally I think it may be an overreaction, maybe excessive force, but I can only surmise that," Cook said.
Cook says he doesn't know why his wife was in the parking lot of the Epiphany Catholic School. Their couple's pastor at Culpeper United Methodist Church thinks she may have been there searching for work with children because she loved her volunteer role teaching Sunday school at their church.
Gary Cook is filled with questions along with grief over his wife's killing. He is contacting an attorney to pursue possible legal action.
No charges have been filed. The Virginia State Police are investigating with the assistance of Culpeper Police and the Culpeper Sheriff's Department.
Virginia State Police say that the police officer had his arm caught in her driver's side window, and was dragged alongside the vehicle as she drove away.
According to Virginia State Police, at approximately 10 a.m. Thursday, Culpeper Police got a call about a suspicious women sitting in a Jeep Wrangler in a church parking lot in the 300 block of North East Street. The officer started talking to Patricia A. Cook, 54, of Culpeper. State police say that for some reason, while the officer was trying to get her identification, Cook "suddenly closed her driver's side window trapping the officer's arm and started driving away dragging the officer alongside."
Police say the officer repeatedly asked her to stop but the car kept going. Then shots were fired, and the Jeep wrecked in the 200 block of North East Street.
Cook was shot by the officer and died at the scene.
Her remains have been transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Manassas for examination and autopsy, police said.
"The Culpeper Town Police and Culpeper County Sheriff's Office are assisting State Police with the ongoing investigation," police said.
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|Health department giving away free 72-hour kit
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Northeast Colorado Health Department has a gift that could save your life, and it's giving it away for free this holiday season.
On Dec. 5 NCHD will begin taking entries for someone to win a free 72-hour emergency preparedness kit. The kit, which is valued at over $200, includes items that will help get a family of four through an emergency or disaster for a minimum of 72 hours, including personal hygiene items, medical supplies, miscellaneous tools and safety items, as well as food and water.
The grand prize winner's name will be drawn on Monday, Jan. 5, along with 15 other winners that will receive a smaller, individual kit.
"We're hoping this drawing gets people thinking about the importance of 72-hour kits and maybe give them some ideas of how to put together their own," said Mike Burnett, NCHD's regional training coordinator.
The promotion will run in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security's Resolve to be Ready campaign, which is intended to remind Americans the New Year is a perfect time to make a resolution to be ready for all types of emergencies, from natural disasters to terrorist attacks.
"The federal government has stressed their position that individual readiness is a civic responsibility," said Burnett. "They have encouraged people across the nation to take steps that will greatly improve their ability to survive and recover from all types of emergencies, including making a kit.
"The idea is that every family should be prepared to sustain themselves for up to three days after an emergency without assistance. In doing so, those families are helping to free up resources to those that are unable to help themselves."
According to Burnett, the entry forms contain three general questions about individual preparedness and in order for the entry to be valid, those questions need to be answered.
"We're trying to capture a general idea of how prepared the people in our health district are, according to the county they live in," said Burnett. "We're hoping this data will be able to tell us where we may need to target more education, or how far along some of our residents are in their planning efforts."
Burnett said while the items in the kit will be displayed at NCHD's Sterling office, entry boxes will be kept at all of NCHD's locations listed below:
—Logan County: 700 Columbine St., Sterling;
—Morgan County: 228 W. Railroad Ave., Fort Morgan;
—Phillips County: 127 E. Denver, Suite C, Holyoke;
—Sedgwick County: 118 W. 3rd, Julesburg;
—Washington County: 150 Ash, Akron;
—Yuma County: 529 N. Albany St., Suite 1120, Yuma.
In addition, entry forms can also be downloaded from NCHD's website at www.nchd.org and mailed to 700 Columbine St. Sterling, CO 80751, attention Deanna Herbert. Limit one entry per household, NCHD employees and their immediate families are excluded from entering.
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Join us as we celebate The 1st Annual Night of "Love & Power" at The Avalon in Hollywood, CA on August 15, 2012. Love & Power is an evening to celebrate women in Arts/Entertainment, a night for women by women. Our honorees include: Mia Michaels, Toni Basil, Shawnette Heard, Stacy Walker, and Lisa Lindholm. For the first time ever The Beatfreaks, The Waackers, Stylz Play, and The Lady Boogaloos will all perform on the same stage at the same time. With additional surprise performers. The proceeds are going to The A21 Campaign, an organization that helps rescue and restore victims of human trafficking.
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Diabetes is a potentially devastating disease with no known cure. The pancreas of a person who has type 1 diabetes does not produce insulin. The failure to strike the right balance between food and insulin intake can lead to extreme physiological reactions—from crying jags to loss of consciousness. The long-term effects of uncontrolled blood glucose imbalances can be even more devastating.
Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring
Today, people with type 1 diabetes use needles to prick their fingers multiple times throughout the day, every day, including meal times, for blood samples that allow them to monitor and maintain healthy glucose levels, which is critical to reducing the impact diabetes has on the patient's health. The never-ending, daily blood draws are not only unpleasant for the person with diabetes, but they also provide limited information.
Desney Tan, senior researcher at Microsoft Research, and Andy Lingley, PhD candidate at the University of Washington, working on the functional contact lens
Researchers from the University of Washington (UW) and Microsoft Research Connections are working together to develop a non-invasive, technological solution that promises to improve both the health and overall quality of life for people with diabetes: a contact lens that monitors blood glucose levels. This innovative solution represents a trend in technology, the natural user interface (NUI).
The contact lens NUI would replace the blood tests and provide real-time feedback regarding fluctuations in glucose and insulin levels to the wearer, allowing the user to react quickly—for example, by increasing insulin intake or eating a piece of candy to raise their blood sugar level.
Babak Parviz, a researcher at UW, and Desney Tan, a senior researcher at Microsoft Research, are developing the "functional lens" thatwould be worn daily, just like regular contact lenses. But in addition to (or instead of ) correcting vision, the lens would monitor the wearer's glucose level through their tears.
"...this contact lens, in principle, can give us information about what's happening inside the body without actually going into the body or collecting a blood sample."
— Babak Parviz, researcher, University of Washington
"What is inside the blood, to a degree, appears on the surface of the eye," Parviz explained. "So there is a reflection of the body chemistry directly on the surface of the eye. If you have a contact lens that can sample that surface, analyze it, and maybe send out the information through a radio, this contact lens, in principle, can give us information about what's happening inside the body without actually going into the body or collecting a blood sample."
Development of the Functional Lens
Parviz's lab has built a variety of contact lenses with small radios and antennas built in, enabling them to send and receive information through radio frequency radiation. The team also has been able to place a glucose sensor on the contact lens and demonstrate that it can detect glucose at levels that are found in the tear film. The goal is to pull these elements together to develop a contact lens that constantly monitors the blood glucose level and records information that can be accessed by the patient's doctor.
Babak Parviz, researcher, University of Washington The lens is the result of a large collaboration involving many disciplines. "There are quite a few people who work on building these contact lenses," Parviz said. "We have a number of electrical engineers that build miniaturized devices, design and build sensors, and build radios or interface circuitry. We work with material scientists who think about issues related with the contact lens material. And we directly work with ophthalmologists to make sure that these devices are safe and medically relevant."
Instant Feedback within the Wearer's View
"The project allows us to remove some of the barriers to the imagination. It allows us to imagine a world in which the virtual and the real are truly fused, without some of the technology barriers that exist in the way."
— Desney Tan, a senior researcher at Microsoft Research
The team envisions a way to automatically display important information—including abnormal glucose or insulin alerts—in the lens wearer's view. It could alert the wearer when their glucose levels indicate that they should stop eating, or remind them when it's time to eat a snack. This real-time feedback would empower the user to react quickly, before their health or safety is compromised. The visuals would be dormant the rest of the time, adhering to the NUI ideal of unobtrusive technology.
"The functional contact lens provides us with the ability to have displays that we don't have to pull out and look at, and that require we take our attention away from the real world," Tan notes. "They aren't socially quite as intrusive as wearing the goggles that are sort of the state of the art in the field right now."
Working on the functional lens has inspired Tan to dream beyond just healthcare applications. "The project allows us to remove some of the barriers to the imagination," he said. "It allows us to imagine a world in which the virtual and the real are truly fused, without some of the technology barriers that exist in the way. Imagine being able to overlay digital images in the real world seamlessly at any given time. It's a pretty amazing set of capabilities we could provide to the user."
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Branch in Otay Ranch Town Center draws shoppers; stores get some book browsers
CHULA VISTA Six years ago, residents in eastern Chula Vista saw their long-cherished hopes for a local library slip into the black hole of a deep economic recession.
Books had already been purchased, and shovels were ready to dig into the dirt for the Rancho del Rey library, when the bottom fell out of the economy — and with it the plans for the library.
Five years later, the city's economy and financial situation hadn't improved enough to revisit the original plans, but something bordering on the miraculous happened: The library was allowed to set up shop in the Otay Ranch Town Center food pavilion for a mere $1 per year. The opening of the Otay Ranch Town Center location in April 2012 capped off five years of attempts to serve the growing Eastlake population. It also marked the beginning of what in one year has become arguably one of the most prominent and successful partnerships between a public agency and a private organization in San Diego's South Bay.
"We knew that the partnership with the library would be a good one in many ways," said Tina Medina, senior marketing manager for Otay Ranch Town Center. "We didn't expect the amount of popularity. We didn't know that this many people would be using the library on a regular basis."
The Friends of the Chula Vista Public Library Foundation was also there for many of the trials and errors, and pitched in $50,000 to get the new mall-based branch off the ground.
A year later, Chula Vista Library and Recreation Director Betty Waznis says, the unusual arrangement seems to be working for the library, the mall and the patrons. The library gets visitors who might not have gone out of their way to a library, but stopped in because it was near their shopping. The mall gets more foot traffic from patrons who do go out of their way for the library, it is able to fill what was previously a vacant commercial space, and the library's love for programs is a boon for the program-oriented mall. And residents win because it's efficient. They can get their shopping, their farmers market buying and their literature fix all in one place.
"The public love our branch, because it gives them a chance to combine multiple trips into one," Waznis explained.
Medina agreed.
"It's always nice to see the patrons in the library with shopping bags, because I think that really speaks to the success of the partnership," she said.
The branch has had more than 112,000 visitors and circulated more than 135,000 books and other items in its first year. Perhaps more telling, though, are the numbers for the overall system. Attendance to new programs is up more than 40 percent, new cards are up 21 percent and the system's total circulation is up 9 percent.
"It's been very striking," Waznis said. "Otay has kind of revitalized our whole service."
Of course, that's the short version of the story. Waznis says that even coming up with the idea, and then getting the mall and its parent company to agree, were accomplishments in themselves. The idea of renting retail space was "pretty far out there," she acknowledged, and the idea of renting retail space for practically nothing was even more far-fetched.
"It was such a panicky feeling to think about the east side of our city without a library," she said.
After all, she said, a library is about more than books. It's about community, wholesome togetherness, education, imagination, and it's an opportunity for children to get one of their earliest lessons in personal responsibility.


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The map will be of a world/planet with many continents.
The main continent will have mountains in the east and lots of water in the north.
Approximately 6-8 nations will be on each continent.
The total number of contenints should not exceed five.
I am looking for a map of this style except with more light colors(a few yellows, and loght blues, maybe cyan).
Quality & Size:
Professional/semi-professional map will be greatly appreciated.
Map will be posted on the Internet.
Map should be approximately 3000X2000-5000X6500 pixels and at least 100 ppi.
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Needs to be done by the end of this year.
I would like reproduction rights to the map.
The artist will retain copyright of the map.
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|Emergency loans available for drought
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
In accordance with 7 CFR 759.5(a), Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack designated 30 Colorado counties as a primary natural disaster area due to a recent drought.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties have suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of D2 (Drought-Severe) for eight or more consecutive weeks or D3 (Drought-Extreme) or D4 (Drought-Exceptional).
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October 1942. F.W. Hunter, Army test pilot, at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Long Beach, Calif. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
October 1935. Coal miners' houses in Omar, West Virginia. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration.
Summer 1938. "Street Scene in Circleville, Ohio. Because of its non-industrial surroundings, retains much of old-time flavor." Reflected in the glass we can see Ben Shahn snapping this picture with his Leica pointed sideways. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration.
February 1912. The Boss taking liberties. "G'wan, I hain't married." The girl steady. Maggioni Canning Company. Port Royal, South Carolina. View full size. Uncharacteristically frisky photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.
February 1912. Port Royal, South Carolina. "Bertha, one of the six-year old shuckers at Maggioni Canning Company. Began work at 4 a.m." View full size. Photograph (glass negative) and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.
May 1942. "Here's our mission." A combat crew receives final instructions just before taking off in a mighty YB-17 bomber from the bombardment squadron base at Langley Field, Virginia, nation's oldest air base. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.


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I like it. Very Evocative!
This map was designed from the start to be an exercise in replicating the old maps I used to see in elementary school but with my own personal satellite style. So, for this map I knew exactly what I wanted the final image to look like so the process of creation was over and now it was time to get out the hammer and nails and start building in Photoshop.
The first thing I did was to try to think differently. So with that in mind I went ahead and made my map the way I always do (so much for thinking differently, eh?) but instead changed the color of the ocean and put a layer of soft white onto the land. At this point my land looked good but the water was too bright and I wanted something more grayed-out so I added a medium gray layer at 50% opacity and viola, it was easy. I then added some darker gray as shading around the edges of the map to darken them up a bit and added one more layer of soft white to the whole image. To this point the whole process had taken me about an hour.
Now came the detail work that, I think, really gives anything a bit of charm and style but takes a long time to do. I put in a grid for latitude and longitude and because I love those old compass lines I put some of those in as well. Next I put in the rivers which are basically lightning bolts (I have a thing for lightning bolts). Next I put some lakes on top with a really easy Photoshop trick (use a 100-pixel pencil and under brush dynamics give it a cloud texture). For the cities I wanted something that looked like it was from some kind of fantasy painting so I got some pics off of the interwebs and applied some artsy filters. Roads came next and where they intersect I put down smaller icons for towns and villages and other stuff. Labeling things can always be a chore but I just make stuff up and then make it sound like some particular foreign language, for this map I went with French. Finally, the finish graphics this part is always the hardest for me since I never really studied graphic design; I drew superheroes, cartoons, and cars. The most important part of any work of art is knowing when to stop. I love detailing things and putting in things that others might never notice but if they do I feel as if I have given them a small present. After cutting down on the number the fonts used I was ready to call this one done 1 hour of fun playing in the sandbox and 15 hours of hammering and sawing. I hope you all like it.
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I like it. Very Evocative!
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I think I commented before how much I like this... but I will say so again.
Plus... it looks like you made Featured Map!
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Pimping my worldmap here. Still WIP... long way to go, but I'm pretty proud of what I've done so far...
There is a whole bunch of niceness in this map. Congrats on achieving it and getting a feature from it. Well played indeed
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That's a lovely map - and quite a change from your normal style. Good work.
My one comment would be that the borders seem a little pixelated. They could do with a touch of blurring to help blend them into the map. Repped (of course for something so pretty!)
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I really like the soft colors of this map. It just flows. well done!
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Just a list of names in college basketball that I've heard, thought were cool, and wanted to share.
Maverick Ahanmisi- Minnesota
Scoop Jardine- Syracuse
Mookie Jones-Syracuse
Fab Melo- Syracuse
Jordair Jet- St. Louis
Jimmer Fredette- BYU
Got any others?
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje is still my favorite of all time.
This is very important:
2014-15 KenPom AdjO (rating)
116.3 (11)
2015-16 KenPom AdjO (rating
120.7 (3)
I always loved Duaney Duaney from Wisconsin
How many of those names are their given names versus nicknames? The Jimmer's given name is James Taft Fredette - which is not so cool. I think the list should be limited to given names, or else you could come up with a "great nicknames" list.
I prefer the past.
Longar Longar
R.I.P "Gibbons" 4/3/2012
R.I.P RollsRoyce 4/12/2012
Isn't there a Bak Bak at Cal?
Originally Posted by johnnydugouts
MM and gesell are pretty much a wash. is niang a better player than woodbury? of course, but that doesnt mean its a good matchup for him, especially with a much more athletic defensive player backing up woodbury.
Originally Posted by GTO
Georges doesn't talk trash. He makes promises and then delivers on those promises.
Originally Posted by Hoiball92
Jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams
Fav of all time---former Virginia b-ballers Majestic and Scientific Mapp
Originally Posted by GMackey32
Isn't there a Bak Bak at Cal?
Bak Bak Bak Bak Bak Bak Bak Bak Bak Bak Bak Bak
Former Providence guard: God Shammgod
Phi Slama Jamma from Houston in early-mid 80s
Are you a member?
Peter Jurkin- Indiana
(I guess he's class of 2012 but that still counts )
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - UCLA
Stanley Asumnu - Tennessee
Pops Mensah-Bonsu - GW
Dipo Popoola - Northeastern
Chief Kickingstallionsims - Stetson
Willie Dingle - Rider
B-Jay Walker - Oakland
Parfait Bitee - Rhode Island
Collegehoopsnet.com - Best Names in College Basketball
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
God's Gift Achiuwa - Yahoo! Sports
Not in college yet. But is a pretty cool name.
bubu palo
Originally Posted by JP4CY
Former Providence guard: God Shammgod
First name I thought of, too--good call.
Also, this is an excellent thread!
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) -
OUTLOOK: Davidson advanced to the 2012 NCAA Tournament after winning the
Southern Conference Tournament, and the Wildcats are certainly primed for a
repeat in 2012-13. Coach Bob McKillop returns a dozen lettermen and all five
starters from the 2011-12 squad that won 25 games and went 16-2 in conference.
UNC Greensboro, the reigning North Division champs, also has a strong shot at
winning the league. The Spartans, who were ousted in the tourney semifinals,
return four starters and 10 lettermen. Don't count out the Western Carolina
Catamounts, who are sure to come back hungry after narrowly falling to
Davidson in double-overtime of the SoCon title tilt.
Elsewhere, Elon and Georgia Southern both have talented squads but must become
more consistent. The league welcomes a couple of new coaches, as Bennie
Seltzer takes over at Samford, while Doug Wojcik takes the reins at College of
Charleston. Wofford and Appalachian State are loaded with underclassmen, yet
both are still capable of making some noise in the standings. Furman,
Chattanooga and The Citadel all have more questions than answers entering the
CONFERENCE CHAMPION: Davidson
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH: 1. Davidson, 2. UNC Greensboro, 3. Western
Carolina, 4. Elon, 5. Georgia Southern, 6. College of Charleston, 7. Wofford,
8. Appalachian State, 9. Samford, 10. Furman, 11. Chattanooga, 12. The Citadel
DAVIDSON: No SoCon team's prospects are as bright as the Wildcats, who return
all five starters from last year's 25-win team that captured the conference
championship and nearly upset Louisville in the second round of the NCAA
Tournament. In fact, Davidson returns its top eight scorers and rebounders.
Whatever coach McKillop's formula for success, it's tough to argue against it,
as he has won at least 25 games in four of his last six seasons at the helm.
The backcourt is loaded, with Nik Cochran (10.9 ppg, 3.6 apg), JP Kuhlman
(10.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg) and Chris Czerapowicz (10.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg) all back in the
fold. Czerapowicz underwent offseason surgery to treat a chronic hip condition
that has plagued him throughout his collegiate career. Down low, the 'Cats
will once again lean on forwards De'Mon Brooks (15.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg) and Jake
Cohen (14.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg).
UNC GREENSBORO: Former Spartans assistant Wes Miller took over the head
coaching duties last December when Mike Dement resigned following a 2-8 start.
All Miller did was resurrect the Spartans to the North Division title and was
tabbed the SoCon Coach of the Year. What will Miller do for an encore? With
four starters back in the fold, he hopes UNCG can get off to a much better
start. Junior swingman Trevis Simpson returns after leading the conference in
scoring with 18.3 ppg, the first UNCG player in history to accomplish that
feat. Simpson will once again have a strong supporting cast, featuring senior
guard Derrell Armstrong (12.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg). Junior sharpshooter Drew Parker
(4.8 ppg, 2.6 apg), who started 26 games and knocked down 40-of-84 3-pointers,
spent the offseason trying to sharpen his all-around game. The frontcourt will
lean on a couple of newcomers in redshirt senior Kelvin McNeil and freshman
Kayel Locke (6-5, 240). McNeil, who stands at 6-8, is a transfer from Delaware
who averaged 5.0 points and 5.0 rebounds a year ago, while Locke was a blue
chip prospect out of Maryland.
WESTERN CAROLINA: The Catamounts will be hard-pressed to replace Harouna
Mutombo, last season's leading scorer, and top 3-point threat Keaton Cole,
both of whom were lost to graduation. This year's roster will not feature a
single senior, but that won't discourage eighth-year head coach Larry Hunter,
who was very pleased with his team's offseason work. Hunter is also counting
on the valuable experiences his squad gained last season, which included a
late push all the way to the SoCon tourney championship, a game the Catamounts
narrowly lost to Davidson in double-overtime. The starting backcourt of
juniors Trey Sumler (13.5 ppg, 4.1 apg) and Brandon Boggs (10.0 ppg) returns.
Down low, Tawaski King (7.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg) saw his production improve as the
season progressed, finishing with averages of 8.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and
52.8 percent shooting from the floor in conference play. He'll need to pick up
right where he left off for the Catamounts to accomplish their goals, as will
fellow forward Preston Ross, who started 16 games last year as a sophomore.
ELON: Entering coach Matt Matheny's fourth season, the Phoenix is no longer
in rebuilding mode, but ready to contend. The team returns four starters after
finishing in second place (15-16, 9-9) in the SoCon North. Last season's
underclassmen-laden squad was streaky, often winning or losing several games
in a row. For Elon to challenge for the North this time around, the team can
ill-afford to go through stretches like the one last winter that saw the
Phoenix lose seven of eight. Jack Isenbarger (14.5 ppg), Sebastian Koch (8.9
ppg, 5.3 rpg) and Austin Hamilton (9.2 ppg) headline the guard rotation,
although Hamilton is still on the mend from a wrist injury he suffered over
the summer. Starting forwards Lucas Troutman (12.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg) and Ryley
Beaumont (7.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg) return to the frontcourt, and Matheny believes the
6-10 Troutman can really be a dominant force in the conference.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN: The Eagles tied for second place in the South Division last
year, finishing with a 12-6 league mark after struggling in non-conference
play. Three starters return from that squad, and coach Charlton Young is
hopeful his team can build on its late-season momentum. Young's first order of
business is cleaning up the sloppy play, as Georgia Southern averaged 15
turnovers per game and as a result, struggled to score with any consistency.
It all starts with Eric Ferguson, a consensus First-Team All-SoCon forward who
led the team in scoring (15.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.2 rpg) last year as a
sophomore. Assuming Ferguson continues along his current path, it's quite
possible he'll enter next year's NBA Draft. However, there are some holes in
the rest of the lineup. Starters Willie Powers and Ben Drayton were lost to
graduation, and junior Jelani Hewitt (10.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg) is academically
ineligible for the fall semester. Hewitt's situation is a real blow, as he was
the team's most potent three-point threat a year ago (57-of-144) and also
averaged 1.26 steals. Junior Tre Bussey (5.4 ppg) will log significant minutes
at the point, while transfer C.J. Reed, a former MEAC player of the year at
Bethune-Cookman, will also provide a spark.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON: The Cougars return four starters from the 2011-12 squad
that won 19 games. Coach Bobby Cremins decided to retire and was replaced by
Doug Wojcik. Wojcik was fired from his post at Tulsa at the end of last season
despite becoming the Golden Hurricane's all-time winningest head coach. He
inherits a Cougars squad that has plenty of experience, and talent. Senior
all-conference guard Andrew Lawrence (13.0 ppg, 5.5 apg) spent the summer
playing on Great Britain's Olympic basketball team, an invaluable experience.
Anthony Stitt, who averaged 9.7 ppg last year as a freshman, joins Lawrence in
the backcourt, while 6-5 junior Nori Johnson returns to the wing after
averaging 6.0 ppg in just under 18 minutes. Replacing leading scorer Antoine
Wiggins in the frontcourt won't be easy, but Wojcik has some capable players
to help fill the void. Starting forwards Adjehi Baru (7.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and
Trent Wiedeman (12.1 ppg, 8.7 rpg) are back, and both will step into more
prominent roles. Baru started all but one game and was named to the SoCon All-
Freshman team, while Wiedeman, a 6-8 junior, is healthy after undergoing
offseason ankle surgery.
WOFFORD: Coming off back-to-back SoCon titles, Wofford won 19 games last
season and went 12-6 in conference, finishing tied for second in the South
Division. The Terriers held the opposition to averages of 63.2 ppg and 34.7
percent shooting from the floor, and that strong defensive presence will
remain a principle for the 2012-13 squad. The team must replace top scorers
Brad Loesing (14.9 ppg) and Kevin Giltner (14.8 ppg), although there are some
weapons in the fold. One of those weapons is Karl Cochran, who averaged 11.1
points and 4.7 rebounds last year as a freshman and will now be the focal
point. Lee Skinner (6.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg) was another freshman who got plenty of
valuable playing time, and he'll now be the primary option in the frontcourt.
But if coach Mike Young wants to expand his rotation, that means he'll need to
count on a few youngsters to log some minutes as well. Of the incoming
freshmen, point guard Bryan Harris, who initially committed to Duquesne, and
wiry 6-7 forward Justin Gordon appear to have the most promise.
APPALACHIAN STATE: Jason Capel enters his third year as head coach at
Appalachian State, bringing some much-needed stability after the program
recently went through three coaches in three years. Still, Capel will have a
young squad this season, and he'll need to replace Isaac Butts and Andre
Williamson in the paint. That won't be an easy task for a team that finished
13-18 last season and went 7-11 in conference. Then again, Capel hopes to
instill some consistency in his players, after last year's team failed to win
more than two games in a row at any point. Guards Mike Neal (8.3 ppg) and Tab
Hamilton (8.0 ppg) gained some valuable experience as freshmen last year,
coming on strong as the season progressed, and they will now become primary
options. Speedy freshmen Chris Burgess and Frank Eaves add some depth in the
back court. Down low, seniors Jamaal Trice (9.1 ppg) and Nathan Healy (6.2
ppg) return, but both players will need to step up their games if the
Mountaineers hope to break the .500 mark. Junior big man Brian Okam and
sophomore Jay Canty, a transfer from Xavier, also figure into the forward
SAMFORD: Taking over the clipboard at Samford is Bennie Seltzer, a former
assistant under Tom Crean at Marquette and Indiana. Seltzer inherits a team
that returns three starters after posting an 11-19 record last season and
finishing 8-10 in the SoCon. Tyler Hood (11.1 ppg), a 6-6 forward, is the top
returning scorer, while Raijon Kelly (9.4 ppg) and Will Cook (8.0 ppg, 5.3
rpg) were also integral parts of the offense. Hood and Kelly are only
sophomores, and Cook is a junior. In fact, the 2012-13 roster does not include
a single senior. Although Seltzer doesn't have a particularly veteran-laden
team to work with, the Bulldogs are largely battle-tested. He'll need to find
out early which of his bench players -- comprised mostly of sophomores and
juniors -- are ready to step up. Incoming freshmen Clide Geffrard, Russel
Wilson and Jaylen Beckham could also see the floor.
FURMAN: In 2011-12, the Paladins had to replace a lot of impact players from
the previous season, and it showed in the win-loss column as the team
struggled to a 15-16 record. Of course, injuries further depleted coach Jeff
Jackson's lineup on a weekly basis. The backcourt looks to be a strength with
the return of starters Jordan Loyd (6.0 ppg), Bobby Austin (7.5 ppg) and
Charlie Reddick (10.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg). Reddick and Loyd battled through injuries
for much of the season and are now back to full health. On the flip side, last
year's trend of mounting injuries opened the door for forwards Colin Reddick
(4.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg) and Bryant Irwin (7.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg) to gain some valuable
experience, and coach Jackson will count on both players to fill bigger roles
this time around. But the real reason for Jackson's optimism is a solid
recruiting class featuring four players who could make an immediate impact.
Point guard Stephen Croone and shooter Larry Wideman will see some time in the
backcourt, while Kendrec Ferrara (6-9, 225) and Kevin Chuisseu (6-8, 230)
provide depth down low.
CHATTANOOGA: The Mocs lost four starters from last season's team that finished
11-21 overall and 5-13 in conference. Despite having a veteran squad, the Mocs
frequently lost close games and tumbled down the stretch, dropping 11 of their
final 13 games. This season, coach John Shulman will lean on a roster loaded
with underclassmen, although the frontcourt returns senior Drazen Zlovaric
(10.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and junior Z Mason (5.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg). Zlovaric is the top
returning scorer and rebounder, while Mason is back to full health after being
limited by a dislocated kneecap late in the season. Jared Bryant, a 6-7
sophomore forward, averaged 3.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in just over 10
minutes per game, and he figures to log more minutes this season. In the
backcourt, the team was dealt a blow when senior point guard Dontay Hampton
tore his ACL over the summer. True freshman Farad Cobb, a highly-rated
recruit, steps right into a starting role at the point. Guard Ronrico White,
who averaged 5.0 ppg last year as a freshman, will also see plenty of floor
THE CITADEL: Fans of the Bulldogs didn't have a whole lot to cheer about last
season, as the team won only six games and went 3-15 in SoCon play. The
offense struggled mightily from game to game, shooting just 43.7 percent from
the floor as a team and averaging only 64.2 ppg. Fortunately for coach Chuck
Driesell, his top player returns in 6-8 senior center Mike Groselle. Groselle
was a steadying force in the paint last season, as he was the only player in
the league to rank in the top three in scoring (third, 16.6 ppg), rebounding
(first, 9.8 rpg) and field goal percentage (third, .591). However, if Groselle
has to carry the load by himself once again, The Citadel is likely looking at
another losing season. Driesell is counting on point guard Marshall Harris
III, who averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 assists in 11 starts last season, to
handle an expanded role. Sharpshooter Lawrence Miller, also a sophomore,
returns after averaging 6.2 ppg and knocking down 50-of-120 3-pointers (.417).
And 6-7, 250-pound sophomore forward C.J. Bray (4.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg) is also in
line for an increased role.
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest will play home and away games with Duke, North Carolina, NC State and Clemson next season as the ACC revealed the Demon Deacons' men's basketball conference opponents for 2013-14 today.
The Deacons will host Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Clemson, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Florida State, Georgia Tech and Boston College in 2013-14. They will travel to Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Clemson, Miami, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Maryland.
Wake Forest will play twice in the regular season against all three of its Big Four rivals, Duke, North Carolina and NC State, for the first time since the ACC expansion of 2004.
Next season will mark the entrance of Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the conference. The Demon Deacons will travel to face the Panthers in the first-ever game between the two schools.
North Carolina Tar Heels
CHAPEL HILL - The University of North Carolina will play home-and-home men's basketball series next year with ACC newcomer Notre Dame and Wake Forest in addition to primary partners Duke and NC State, the ACC released on Tuesday.
The 2013-14 men's basketball season will be the second in which ACC teams play 18 conference games and the first in which Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse will be members of the ACC.
Each of the 15 ACC schools will play four opponents twice and 10 opponents one time.
The Tar Heels will play host to Boston College, Clemson, Maryland, Miami and Pittsburgh and travel to Florida State, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
The ACC will release dates and times of the conference games and non-ACC games later in the summer.
Duke Blue Devils
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke, in conjunction with the Atlantic Coast Conference, announced its conference opponents for the 2013-14 basketball season. Game dates, times and television designation will be announced by the league office at a later date.
The Blue Devils, coming off a 30-6 season overall and an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance, will have home-and-home matchups with its regular partners North Carolina and Wake Forest as well as Georgia Tech and ACC newcomer Syracuse.
Duke will welcome Florida State, Maryland, N.C. State, Virginia and Virginia Tech into Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils went 16-0 at home a year ago for the program's 17th undefeated season at the historic venue.
The road schedule includes trips to Boston College, Clemson and Miami along with inaugural stops at Pittsburgh and Notre Dame.
N.C. State Wolfpack
Raleigh, N.C. - NC State's 2013-14 ACC men's basketball opponents were announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
The ACC will have an 18-game regular season once again. The opponents were broken down as two permanent home/away partners, two repeats, five home only and five away only. New conference members Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse will begin play in 2013-14.
North Carolina and Wake Forest continue to be the Pack's primary men's basketball partners. The Pack will also face Miami and Pittsburgh both home and away.
Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, and Virginia will all visit PNC Arena in 2013-14. The Pack will travel to Clemson, Duke, Notre Dame, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech.
Syracuse Orange
Syracuse's first season of play in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is starting to take shape. The conference office announced the men's basketball game locations for 2013-14.
The Orange itinerary is broken down into the following contests:
Syracuse will play home-and-home dates with its two ACC "partners" -- Boston College and Pittsburgh.
The Orange have home-and-home series with Miami and Duke.
SU's five other league home games feature Georgia Tech, Clemson, North Carolina, North Carolina State and Notre Dame.
The remaining road-contest portion of the slate has Syracuse traveling to Florida State, Wake Forest, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Marlyand.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Home dates against Duke and North Carolina highlight the University of Notre Dame men's basketball team's inaugural season of Atlantic Coast Conference play. The conference has announced the opponent pairings for the 2013-14 league campaign.
Notre Dame will face each of the other 14 ACC member schools at least once during the 18-game conference schedule. Along with home-and-away dates with its "partner schools" Boston College and Georgia Tech, Notre Dame will meet both North Carolina and Virginia twice during the season.
The Fighting Irish also will play host to Clemson, Duke, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech.
Pittsburgh Panthers
GREENSBORO, N.C.-Pitt's inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference will feature home games against both Duke and Syracuse as the league announced its opponents and game sites for the 2013-14 University of Pittsburgh men's basketball season on Tuesday.
Pitt will open Atlantic Coast Conference play next year with an 18-game regular season schedule and will face each of the possible 14 opponents at least once. Additionally, Pitt will face four of those schools on two occasions: Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina State and Syracuse.
Pitt will play nine home games and nine away contests during league regular season competition. Home opponents at the Petersen Events Center will include Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Syracuse. Pitt will host Duke for the first time since January 26, 1980.
The Panthers' 2013-14 road opponents are Clemson, Boston College, Maryland, Miami, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame and Syracuse.
Boston College Eagles
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College will face Syracuse, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech twice next season as the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the 2014 conference opponents for each team.
In addition to hosting the four teams listed above, the Eagles will also welcome Florida State, Clemson, Duke, Maryland and Pittsburgh to Conte Forum.
BC will be on the road to take on Miami, North Carolina, Wake Forest, NC State and Virginia as well as the aforementioned Syracuse, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech Hokies
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the ACC opponents and game sites for the Virginia Tech men's basketball team for the 2013-14 season on Tuesday afternoon.
The Hokies will play an 18-game regular season schedule and will face each of the possible 14 opponents at least once. Tech will face four of those schools both home and away. Virginia and Miami will be full-time partners with the Hokies and Tech will also play home and home with Maryland and Boston College in the 2013-14 season.
Virginia Tech will play nine home games and nine away contests during ACC regular season competition. Home opponents in Cassell Coliseum will include Clemson, North Carolina, Wake Forest, North Carolina State, and Syracuse, along with Miami, Virginia, Maryland and Boston College.
The road opponents for the Hokies in the 2013-14 season are Florida State, Georgia Tech, Duke, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame, along with Miami, Virginia, Maryland and Boston College. The entire Virginia Tech 2013-14 men's basketball schedule will be released at a later date.
Florida State Seminoles
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- Florida State's ACC basketball schedule will include home games against North Carolina, Syracuse and Notre Dame and its road schedule will see games at Duke, NC State and Pittsburgh as the ACC announced opponents and sites for the 2013-14 conference schedule.
The Seminoles will play nine games at home in the Donald L. Tucker Center against North Carolina, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami, Virginia and Virginia Tech. The Seminoles will travel to play at Duke, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Clemson, Maryland, Miami, NC State, Virginia and Wake Forest.
Clemson Tigers
CLEMSON, SC - Clemson learned of its conference opponents and game sites for the 2013-14 men's basketball season on Tuesday.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced that Clemson will play home-and-home series with Florida State, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest.
The Tigers will play home games only against Duke, Maryland, Miami, NC State and Virginia. Clemson will play road games only versus Boston College, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Virginia Tech.
The 2013-14 season will be the first with Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse as members of the ACC. Clemson will play all three former Big East teams on the road - one of only two ACC teams charged with that scenario. Clemson has never played road games in its history against any of the three teams.
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Hey, does anyone know what happened to several of the guys from Eastman's Magazine, going to the Western Hunter
Magazine?? Did they get run out of the country, or depart on good terms to start new careers??
I have read both magazines for a few years now, but since Western Hunter has some former Eastman guys on board,
there are some things in Western Hunter, that are very Eastman like..
Any thoughts??


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More than 20 million Americans will unwrap a new mobile device this holiday season, but most smartphone users admit they don't know how to protect themselves from mobile security threats. With mobile cyber attacks increasing every year (threats increased 367% in 2011), it's important that consumers stay protected against growing risks such as viruses, malicious apps, and mobile device theft.
To assist the more than 120 million American smartphone owners, today the FCC launched the Smartphone Security Checker, an online tool to arm consumers with security steps customized by mobile operating system. The tool is the result of a public-private partnership between government experts, smartphone developers, and private IT and security companies. Partners include DHS, NCSA, FTC, CTIA, Lookout, BlackBerry, Chertoff Group, Sophos, McAfee, Symantec, and others. The smartphone Security Checker is available at www.fcc.gov/smartphone-security.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said, "With less than half of smartphone owners using passwords to protect their devices, this new tool will be of particular value to millions of Americans. The holiday gift-giving season is a perfect time to remind consumers to take simple steps, like setting a password, to protect themselves from mobile security threats."
To use the tool, a consumer first selects their mobile-OS (Apple iOS, Android, BlackBerry, or Windows) and then follows 10 customized steps and tips to help protect their device. The Smartphone Security Checker features best practices on how to set pins and passwords, where to find security apps, how to enable remote locating and data wiping, and how to backup and secure your data in case your device is lost or stolen. There is also information on how to safely use public Wi-Fi networks and what steps to take if your phone is stolen (hint: report it stolen by calling your mobile carrier and by notifying the police).
As the processing power and amount of sensitive data stored on smartphones increases, it's important for consumers to treat mobile devices with the same precautions as computers. The FCC, working with government and the private sector, is committed to furthering the message of the national cybersecurity awareness campaign across all computing platforms. When we go online, we must all: Stop. Think. Connect.


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San Diego State (8-3, 6-1 Mountain West) ran its winning streak to six as it reached eight victories for the third consecutive season.
Muema, who scored on runs of 20 and 15 yards, rushed for 81 yards on 15 carries as the Aztecs gained 178 yards on the ground. Walter Kazee added 106 yards on 23 rushes.
Air Force (5-5, 4-2) could not overcome three turnovers by quarterback Connor Dietz that led to three San Diego State touchdowns.
Beed's 52-yard TD came after he picked up a loose ball when Dietz had the ball slip out of his hand as he brought it back to pass. The score put the Aztecs up 21-3 early in the third quarter.
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Maintenance Support and Utilities Management personnel at NNSA's Y-12 National Security Complex have taken steps to make sure old utility poles aren't sent to the landfill. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division and Y-12 staff collaborated to deliver utility poles to Lone Mountain State Forest's parking lots.
Mike Disney, Y-12 Power Operations section manager, said, "It's good that we can help other agencies, save tax dollars, and help save the environment all at the same time. Opportunities like this don't happen very often."
After the old utility poles were inspected and approved for off-site use, six forestry service employees brought five lumber trucks on site in October 2011. Y-12's line crew cut the 90-foot poles into smaller sections and helped load the trucks. The lumber trucks eventually hauled away more than 100 poles.
Cables pass through holes in waist-high sections of the poles, creating a border and confining vehicles and horse trailers to designated parking areas. In the near future, forestry personnel will use some of the poles as structure posts for a much-needed pavilion that will provide cover for Morgan and Roane County wildland firefighting equipment. Other sections of the poles will be used to block motorized vehicles from using the horse trails.
Additional uses for the old poles have been found. The U.S. Department of Energy is using some of the old poles at its secure transportation courier training facility in Oak Ridge. Some of the poles have been used to build a façade for a bunker on a live firing range. Additional poles have been stockpiled, and a combat conditioning course will be built as soon as funding is provided.
Pantex volunteers recently made lunch for 350 honor roll students as part of the plant's ongoing efforts to support academic achievement in area youth, particularly in areas such as science and math. This is the second year in a row Pantex has cooked lunch for the A and A-B honor roll students from Sam Houston Middle School in Amarillo.
Thanks to Sandia technology, radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater have been removed at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power.Sandia developed a technology that uses crystalline silico-titanate, or CST, as a molecular sieve that can separate highly volatile elements from radioactive wastewater.The CSTs were developed in the early 1990s response to a need for materials to remove radioactive contaminants from wastewater. During that time, researchers found that a certain class of synthetic zeolite is more effective in capturing some radioactive elements, like cesium, than other technologies.To read more about the technology click here.
About the image:Crystalline silico-titanate, or CST, is an inorganic molecular sieve that can capture and separate highly volatile elements from radioactive wastewater.
Members of the B&W Pantex Explosives Technology Division celebrated a significant safety milestone Thursday with a cookout to commemorate working three million man hours without a lost time injury.Managers from the division grilled up lunch for approximately 150 workers to mark the achievement, which is made even more significant by the nature of the work done by Explosives Technology employees.According to David Cole, acting division manager, safety is the absolute priority for Pantex and it is something they talk about every day."Explosives operations are a high-consequence area," he said. "If you have a mistake, the consequences can be very grave. We have to make sure we never forget that and never become complacent."Explosives Technology staff have worked diligently to make sure everyone works safely, said Monty Cates, manager of the Materials and Analytical Services Department. At daily standup meetings, safety is always the first topic, and every month, department safety meetings are held. Explosives Technology staff also participate in the many safety programs that operate plant wide.B&W Pantex Acting Deputy General Manager Rod Johnson said the fact the Explosives Technology Division was able to achieve such a milestone is testament to the dedication of the staff. "Safety, security and quality are the basis of all of our activities at Pantex," he said. The hard work of the members of the division led to Pantex being named the High Explosives Center of Excellence for High Explosives Manufacturing by the Department of Energy.
Some 345 tons of steel came tumbling down yesterday as a world record was set at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), when a 1,527-foot steel tower used in above-ground nuclear experiments in the 1960s was demolished.The BREN (Bare Reactor Experiment -- Nevada) Tower was the tallest structure of its kind ever to be brought down. The tower was taller than the Empire State Building (1,454 feet, to the top of lightening rod) and taller than the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas (1,148 feet). The tower was brought down due to safety concerns for personnel working nearby and risk to aircraft flying in the area. Contributing factors included lack of use, maintenance issues, and an uneconomical cost of more than $1 million that would have been required return the tower to a usable state.DEMCO, Inc. of West Seneca, N.Y., partnered with Controlled Demolition, Inc. of Phoenix, Md., to bring down the tower. Because the tower was so tall, highly controlled demolition techniques were employed. Explosives were used to remove a small section of one leg of the tower at ground level and sever the tensioned guy wires and the anchor/stanchions on the opposite side.See video here.
John Mitsunaga from NNSA's Los Alamos Site Office (LASO) has been named as a New Mexico Federal Employee of the Year by the New Mexico Federal Executive Board. His award is listed in the Professional, Administrative and Technical category.Mitsunaga, a physical security specialist for LASO, also has a federal role in the lab's Emergency Operations Center where he ensures the security and protection of sensitive assets on lab property.Additional accomplishments for which Mitsunaga was recognized include oversight for technical security requirements for a sizable construction project that will provide state of the art security protection for the lab's plutonium facility. He was also instrumental in obtaining funding to modernize protective force training facilities necessary to enable them to protect special nuclear material. The funding included construction of indoor and outdoor shooting ranges, a tactical training facility and a fitness track.
NNSA has approved a special tooling system designed to improve the processing time of the B83. The tools were created by NNSA's Pantex Plant and announced last fall. See press release here.
The tooling system for the B83 program is now part of NNSA's Seamless Safety for the 21st Century (SS-21) process. The SS-21 process fully integrates the weapon system with the facility, tooling, operating procedures and personnel involved in the dismantlement program to form a safe, efficient and effective operating environment. The SS-21 process has been incorporated into all current Pantex weapon programs.
Approval for the special tooling system took a few months longer than originally expected because of the rigorous approval process. Final tools were delivered and the Hazard Analysis Report was published and approved by Pantex Site Office. In addition, the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study was conducted with no pre-start findings.
The goal of the project was to streamline the B83 disassembly and inspection and dismantlement processes. The new tooling process is designed to have multi–purpose functions, which includes the ability to support future B83 assembly operations.
The tooling system supports a safe, secure and effective strategic deterrent and is being used to support stockpile surveillance and dismantlement work. The new tooling system will be used to support the upcoming concurrent retrofit of the Gas Transfer System and Neutron Generators (ALT 353/753 respectively), scheduled for first production to occur in July 2014.
The B83 program team includes members from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Pantex Plant and Sandia National Laboratories.
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U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu last year got an overview of the B83 tooling system from Steve Erhart, NNSA Production Office Manager.
Anton Tran, from NNSA's Office of Nuclear Weapon Surety and Quality, has received this year's General Charles A. Horner Award from the Air War College. Tran received the honor for his paper, titled "An American Vital Interest: Preserving the Nuclear Enterprise Supplier Base." The paper studies the impact of an eroding supplier base on the nuclear security enterprise's ability to adequately sustain the nuclear weapon stockpile, upon which the United States national security strategy and defense posture rely. The paper identifies current supplier base challenges, evaluates case studies from other industries, explores and examines potential solutions and offers recommendations.
The General Charles A. Horner Award is presented by the Air Force Counterproliferation Center each year to an Air War College student for the best study of an issue of most immediate and important utility to the US counterproliferation program.
Following his graduation from Air War College on May 28, 2012, Tran will return to Albuquerque, N.M., and be reassigned to NNSA's Office of Nuclear Weapon Stockpile.
Employees, family and friends of the Y-12 National Security Complex fanned out across the region recently to help nonprofit agencies in a variety of ways – painting, landscaping, building and repairing, stocking food and school supplies, and much more.
With more than 1,100 participants – including employees, their family members and other volunteers recruited by Y-12 employees – working some 60 projects, this year marks the largest turnout in the ten years of the program.
The work took place primarily over the weekend, with some projects scheduled on other dates, and all of the projects benefit local individuals and organizations due to the generosity and dedication of the volunteers.
Projects this year included making quilts for NHC Health Care, loading boxes of food at the Valley View Mobile Pantry and at Second Harvest, painting rooms at the Scarboro Learning Center, building a sidewalk at Lenoir City's North Middle School, and washing dogs for the Shelter Animals Rescue Group.
Pantex honored employees for their military service May 16 with a flag ceremony and luncheon. The annual Armed Forces Day Celebration included the unveiling of the Wall of Heroes, which depicts Pantexans actively serving or who have served in Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Noble Eagle.
There are approximately 900 veterans among the Pantex workforce. Recognized at the event was Pantex Senior Project Manager and U.S. Navy Seabee Capt. David Will, who is just three weeks back from his nine-month deployment in Afghanistan – his third tour of duty in six years.
"I believe we are blessed to have the jobs we have and to do the work we do here at Pantex – to serve our country. It's a blessing to serve," said Steve Erhart, NNSA Production Office Manager. "But blessing requires sacrifice….someone, somewhere always sacrifices something so that blessings can occur. It's selflessness instead of selfishness. Our nation's service men and women all sacrifice their freedom to ensure ours. Their willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom is at the heart of the blessings we all enjoy."
The Pantex Fire Department Honor Guard conducted the flag-raising ceremony, and the event featured speakers from both the Pantex Site Office and B&W Pantex, including guest speaker retired Navy Capt. and Supply Chain Management Division Manager Mike Tryon.
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Amelie Mauresmo announced her retirement from professional tennis at a press conference in Issy-Les-Moulineaux today.
The Frenchie former No.1 admitted she had found it difficult to stay motivated as of late, particularly during preparation for this year's U.S. Open:
I don't want to train anymore. I had to make a decision, which became evident in the last few months and weeks. When you grow older, it's more difficult to stay at the top. It's a bit sad, but this is the right decision. I was lucky enough to have an exceptional career and to experience very strong feelings on the court.
It became very hard in build-up to the US Open. If I were able to enter the court, play and shine, of course I could continue, but to achieve this you need to put in such hard work. And I'm not capable of that. I dreamt of this career, I dreamt of winning a Grand Slam title. I lifted trophies in every city in the world and I lived 10 magical and unbelievable years.In 2004 Amelie became the first Frenchie, man or woman, to grab the top spot in the rankings and held that spot for a total of 39 weeks. Her most successful year, though, came in 2006 when she defeated Justine Henin to win both the Oz Open + Wimbledon titles.
Buh-bye Amelie. Your game, personality and humor will be sorely missed on the WTA tour. If not for JuJu's returnament we'd be left with too many brainless bashers in the ranks. In other words, I wouldn't mind a returnament from you even though I know it's probably not going to happen. Boo.
And, on a side note, I know you didn't like discussing your sexuality publicly but I have to say I commend you for being an out lady baller on the tour. It wasn't the easiest coming out process during your infamous run to the Oz Open final in 1999, but you never let the controversy hold you back or allow others to define your career.
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Two-Lane Tours - West Coast and East Coast - Americruise Tour 2007Written by on November 30, 2006 Contributors: Kevin Lee, Tim Bernsau West Coast and East Coast Tour
West Coast Tour: Two-Lane Trippin' to Lincoln
What could be better than a week of cruising America's great two-lane highways in your favorite hot rod for a trip back in time when life was not so hurried and mega-lane highways were not the preferred route of travel? The only thing better would be a great event to attend at the end of that week. For the rodders who participated in the West Coast Americruise Tour and the following weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska, that week had more fun packed into it than they could ever have imagined
The return of the Americruise was welcomed by both veterans of the event as well as new attendants wondering want the buzz was all about. The West Coast leg of the tour, sponsored by the transmission experts at TCI Automotive, began at Westech, and after touring their facility and getting a full dose of California hospitality, the group set off on the journey across America. Along the way, the group, led by Kevin and myself in a '32 Ford roadster graciously loaned to us by Roy Brizio, stuck to two-lane roads as much as possible and all involved enjoyed the slice of Americana not seen from the fast-paced "super highways."
Visits were made at shops and businesses like Streamline Hot Rod Parts and Pinkee's Rod Shop, as well as plenty of local eating establishments, giving a very comfortable and un-corporate feel to the tour.
Plans are already being made to make next year's event bigger and better, so make your own plans to be a part of it all because you wouldn't want to be left out, would you?
East Coast Tour: Following the Sun on America's Back Roads
Americruise is back. The road trip Rod & Custom invented in 1993 had a phenomenal return this past summer after a year away. The fun started with one group of hot rodders leaving from the West Coast and another group leaving from the East Coast, both bound for Lincoln, Nebraska, right in the middle.
I decided to indulge my Eastern roots by cruising with the East Coast Tour, led and sponsored by Air Ride Technologies (thanks, Peggy!). Brent Van Dervort at Fatman Fabrications filled us with barbecue on the night before our departure. In the five days that followed, we covered more than 1,300 miles through eight states, with approximately 30 high-mileage, hard-driven hot rods and customs.
We avoided the interstate highways as much as possible. By keeping to the ambling, two-lane state routes, we managed to enjoy the ride-and see a lot more America-along the way.
We took our time, stopping at Air Ride Technologies in Jasper, Indiana; Jerry Bickel Race Cars in Moscow Mills, Missouri; Linville Caverns in Marion, North Carolina; the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri; and at rural gas stations, small-town restaurants, cruising spots, and (a few times) auto parts stores all across the Eastern half of the United States. We made friends with people we'd never met before, traveled to places we'd never been, and saw things we'd never seen. And you know what it felt like? Being home.
We're doing it again next year. Keep checking the magazine and the Web site for info on Americruise 2007-and sign up to be part of the fun.
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Who wouldn't be smiling rolling down the road in a beautiful '32 roadster? Making our trip very enjoyable and equally memorable was the '32 Ford roadster Roy Brizio graciously loaned to the R&C staff. Lack of a top and triple-degree weather didn't even put a dent in the fun we had on this trip.The only mechanical failure encountered by the West Coast group was an expired fuel pump. An electric pump was quickly swapped in to bypass the wounded mechanical pump, enabling Steve to get the '55 to Pinkee's Rod Shop where they had a new pump waiting.Streamline Hot Rod Parts in Denver, CO, was one of many interesting stops along the way. Known for an extremely well-stocked supply of original early parts, as well as a huge selection of new products, their showroom is an adult's candy store.Assembled decades ago by forward-thinking preservationist Harold Warp, Pioneer Village is an unbelievable collection of Americana, chronicling many of the major advancements made in this country over the last 200 years. The history of American transportation is a large part of the museum, and extremely rare cars like this six-cylinder 1906 Ford Model N racer tell the tale to visitors.Pinkee's shop owner and operator Eric Peratt gave Kevin a guided tour of the projects in the works, including an up-close look at the amazing custom work on this Caddy convertible.
The youngest member of the East Coast Tour was 9-year-old Derrick Adleman, on the road with his grandfather, Tommy Winkel, whose '35 Ford ton-and-a-half was a stake bed cement hauler before he bought it for $500 10 years ago. He added the longbed plus a 350/350 drivetrain. These guys drove from Wisconsin to Charlotte before heading to Lincoln.On the first full day of the tour, we stopped to visit Linville Caverns in eastern North Carolina. These caverns go on for miles and have only been partially explored. It was a cool tourist stop and a great break from the summer heat-but not for the claustrophobic.Jim Hiatt and Jim Walker have been friends their whole lives and have traveled around the country together many times, including a few Americruise trips. This year, it was in Jim Hiatt's flamed '40 Chevy. The chopped sedan rides on a Morrison frame.The interstates are faster, but the two-lane U.S. highways and state routes take you through some of America's great small towns. When we stopped to eat in Carrollton, MO, we drew the attention of local citizens as well as the town newspaper. No wonder, when you pull into town with Will Ander's rodded '50 Seagrave fire truck. A Jasper 454 replaces the stock V-12.Most race shops are kept closed up tighter than Fort Knox, but we had full access to Jerry Bickel Race Cars and got to spend all afternoon exploring every corner of the expansive shop. Donnie Cross explained that it takes approximately five weeks to build a race car like this one.They say "getting there is half the fun." We say it's 90-percent of the fun, and figuring out where to go next is the other 10 percent. This year is the 50th anniversary of the day Ken and Jean Wells bought this '36 Ford Club Cabriolet (Jean actually paid for it). It's been through "many experimentations, improvements, and failures" over the years, including dozens of family vacations.What do famous NASCAR drivers do in their free time? Ted Musgrave cruises the back roads of America. In addition to his yellow '56 Thunderbird, which he's been restoring and driving for six years, Ted owns practically every imaginable model of '58 Ford and several other cars. This was his first long-distance cruise.The other '40 Chevy sedan on our tour was this mostly stock version, Americruised by Bruce Estes and his granddaughter, Katie Trippet, who came from Oregon to ride with us to Lincoln. After buying the car in 2005, Bruce added a bored Chevy six-cylinder. He said the car has been done "all week."


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The annual Groundhog Day Lions Pancake Feed raised nearly $4,700 for three area families recently. Thrivent Lutheran will provide an additional $500 toward medical expenses for Steve Jaques, Roger Silvrants and Jim Styskal. (Above): Tom Schroder and Loyal Thompson serve pancakes, eggs, and sausage to Duane and Roberta Russell who were among 300 people who attended the event on Monday, Feb. 4. (Right) Olga Dunn, 15-month-old Victor and four-year-old Haley enjoy the supper held at the Perkins County Fairgrounds. (Photos by Jan Rahn)


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Mad Men Waiting to Close the Deal on a Fifth Season
Why hasn't "Mad Men" been picked up for another season? Matthew Wiener, the show's creator, isn't sure. All he could say at the star-studded finale screening was that it has something to do with money. Translation: Hey AMC -- pay up! You've got a blockbuster on your hands. This is one deal you want to close.


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168 gr barnes ttsx thats what I load in my 300 rum an thats what I'll be shooting next month on my third elk hunting trip havent got to see what this bullet does on elk but it rocks deer
Well I just picked up my elk gun and now need some bullet advice. If I had needed to use my .270, I was going to use 150 gr nosler partition or an all copper bullet. Now that I have a 300 WSM, should I go with the same bullets in the 180 gr variety or is there a better choice. What do you guys use and what do you thinks the best choice for a 300? Thanks.
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168 gr barnes ttsx thats what I load in my 300 rum an thats what I'll be shooting next month on my third elk hunting trip havent got to see what this bullet does on elk but it rocks deer
Roger that KY. Good luck on your hunt! Let me know how the bullet does if you're successful.
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Wow. I'm glass shopping as we speak. Leaning towards a Meopta Meopro 4-12x50.
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180 grain Accubonds. Havent let me down.
Nosler Partition is never a bad choice in my experience.
Thanks bob. That's what I'm leaning towards.
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+1 on the accubond. The performance in my experience mimics the partition closely, but with the added BC advantage. If I was working up loads I'd try the new long range accubond if anyone has them in stock. I just picked up a custom 270 I had made as a mountain rifle and plan to try the 150's ASAP, see if I can find a load for my upcoming elk hunt. Extra ballistic coefficient and sectional density never hurt.
The partition sometimes penetrates better because it sheds more of the front of the bullet. Every accubond I've recovered looks like it came out of an add for what a bullet should do. They might not penetrate as much at times though because the mushroom stays intact and therefore has more frontal area to shove through an animal. Most of the time the partitions I've seen stay together also though and performance is similar. I have shot a lot more accubonds than partitions, and most of both have exited so my sample size isn't huge. I sure have no complaints with either.
Lots of new bullets on the market today....getting them a different story!
Its really hard for me to appreciate the work that the bullet mfgrs do in developing new stuff. I have been shooting Nosler Partition bullets for many, many years. I have worked hard to develop loads that shoot less than moa for this bullet. The 180 grainers in my .300 Wby are absolute tack drivers and the performance in expansion in game animals would be hard to beat. I probably have enough bullets in my inventory to last me the rest of my life. Same goes for 30-06, 25-06 and my other big game rifles.(just got a .375 H & H in a Ruger #1 so thats a different story). I'll stick to what works for me and my huntig needs.
If Colorado, Wyoming and any other of the western states I hunt in ever ban lead bullets like California, then all bets are off!
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Video: 2 dead after home explosion in Indianapolis
Indianapolis-- Law enforcement officials confirmed that they are pursuing a criminal homicide investigation in connection with the Nov. 10 Richmond Hill explosion.
According to the Indy Star News, Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry, Homeland Security Chief Gary Coons and officials from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police, Indianapolis Fire Department and Department of Code Enforcement were at a meeting, Monday night held at Southport Presbyterian Church, and addressed Richmond Hill residents and the media.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for anyone providing information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case.
Officials are looking for any information regarding a white van that was seen in the area the afternoon of the blast.
The announcement comes just over a week after the deadly blast, damaging 86 homes. Five were completely destroyed and 10 sustained major damage.
Two people were killed in the blast: Dion and Jennifer Longworth, a couple in their mid-30s who lived in a home adjacent to the epicenter of the explosion.
Under Indiana law, a murder charge could be filed in connection with the death of the Longworths if investigators find the explosion was the result of arson.
Much of the focus of the investigation has been on Monserrate Shirley, 47, the owner of the house at 8349 Fieldfare Way where the blast originated.
A week after the explosion, no cause for the blast has been officially determined. Natural gas was likely involved, investigators say, but the disaster site also has been inspected by bomb and explosives experts.
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March 25, 2013
Decatur County, GA- A man investigators say was caught in the act of tending to marijuana plants is now facing more charges.
48-year-old Phillip Byrd is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, manufacture of marijuana, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Investigator Redell Walton with the Decatur County Sheriff's Office said including seedlings, they were able to confiscate more than 1,200 marijuana plants.
Byrd remains behind bars at the Decatur County Jail.
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Decatur County, GA- Investigators with the Decatur County Sheriff's Office arrested 48-year-old Phillip Byrd Friday afternoon.
Investigators say a tip from a caller led them to Byrd's house along Kemp Road.
That's where they found Byrd tending to more than one hundred marijuana seedlings and plants in a wooded area behind his house.
Byrd was charged with manufacturing marijuana, but officials say more charges are pending.
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Which Celebs Lost the Most Likeability From 2012-2013? Pity These Stars
At least Gwyneth Paltrow didn't top this list! Goop was dubbed the most hated celeb, and then the most beautiful woman in the world, but she's nowhere to be found on the list shared by Business Insider, based on the results of E-Poll Market Research's 1,100 surveys showing which stars lost the most likeability from last year to 2013.
Who are people falling out of love with?
Here are 15 stars on BI's list:
1. Ryan Lochte
2. Atticus Shaffer
3. Hope Solo
4. Nicki Minaj
5. Andy Samberg
6. Jenni "J-Woww" Farley
7. Brad Pitt
8. Regina King
9. Andrew Zimmern
10. Josh Radnor
11. Will.i.am
12. Kristin Chenoweth
13. Russell Brand
14. Simon Baker
15. Wiz Khalifa
It's kind of a random list, especially since there are no Kardashians, Justin Bieber, Amanda Bynes, Kristen Stewart or anyone else who stood out in a not-so-wonderful way in the past year. But there must be a method to the madness. Which celebs have fallen in your estimation from last year to now?
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