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How impressive has the start of the season been for Brown Bears captain and defenseman Tyler Andrews?
About as unimpressive as the beginning of the campaign for Andrews last season.
Andrews, 20, was recently named the Defenseman of the Month by the North American Hockey League.
The Anchorage native earned the honor by leading his team in scoring with nine points for the month, in addition to leading all defensemen in scoring over the same time frame.
It was the best of times and the worst of times at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex for the Kenai River Brown Bears against the Minot (North Dakota) Minotauros this weekend.
The Bears won a riveting 2-1 shootout on Friday before getting blown out 6-1 on Saturday.
The Bears fall to 4-6 and into fourth place in the North American Hockey League Midwest Division. Minot moves to 4-2-1.
By JEFF HELMINIAKPeninsula Clarion
Tanner Schachle could be playing Midget hockey right now, getting ready to take the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex ice as a senior for Wasilla High School battling Soldotna and Kenai Central.
Instead, the 17-year-old is taking to that same sports complex ice and scoring clutch, game-winning goals for the Kenai River Brown Bears of the North American Hockey League.
In order to make the United States Hockey League, the top junior league in the country, a player has to be driven to succeed.
In the case of 2012 Kenai Central graduate Zack Zulkanycz, that player had to be driven to succeed in more ways than one.
Zulkanycz has made the 23-man roster for the Dubuque (Iowa) Fighting Saints, becoming the first Kenai Peninsula player to ply his trade in the USHL since Soldotna's Brandon Fisher in the 2010-11 season.
"It's surreal," said Zulkanycz, who made his Saints debut Saturday. "I still can't really believe I'm here.
With their roster cut down to 23 as of Wednesday, the Kenai River Brown Bears are set to take on the Minot (North Dakota) Minotauros today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.
In the process of getting down to 23, the Bears of the Tier II North American Hockey League have completed several transactions in the past week:
• Forward Nathan Colwell was traded to the Corpus Christi (Texas) IceRays for right-handed defenseman Jason Lem.
Colwell played 49 games for the Bears last season, notching nine goals, 12 assists and a minus-9.
The Kenai Central volleyball team has worked hard on doing things like club volleyball, quick sets and jump serves that make for competitive teams in the Northern Lights Conference.
The one area where the Kardinals needed a breakthrough was belief, and that watershed moment may have come Friday in a 25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 21-25, 15-10 victory over Wasilla.
The Kardinals move to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the league, while Wasilla falls to 1-2 and 0-2.
A punishing ground offense and a stout, opportunistic defense pushed Kenai Central to a 41-6 homecoming victory over Homer on Saturday at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.
With the victory, the Kardinals sew up a playoff spot by moving their Northern Lights Conference record to 2-0 and their overall record to 3-3. Soldotna and Kenai will play for the NLC title Saturday.
Homer falls to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the league, and sees an official end to playoff hopes.
If one was searching for two of the top prep cross-country runners in this country of some 315 million this weekend, a remote island in Alaska populated by 14,000 people would seem to be a poor place to start.
But there they will be Saturday, Kenai Central senior Allie Ostrander and Kodiak senior Levi Thomet, lacing up their running shoes at the Region III meet in Kodiak.
The host Kenai Central volleyball team got a lot of little victories Wednesday, but it was Palmer that came away with a big win.
The Moose came back from a 20-14 deficit in Game 4 to force a Game 5, then saved two match points in Game 5 for a 17-25, 25-10, 16-25, 25-23, 18-16 victory.
Palmer moves to 2-0 in the Northern Lights Conference and 2-1 overall, while the Kards drop to 0-3 in the league and 2-3 overall.
Kenai coach Tracie Beck said the match showed how far her squad has come, but also the specific ways her team needs to improve.
Not everybody can respond to all the donation requests from prep sports teams. But not everybody can put together a pro wrestling fundraiser instead.
That's exactly what Mathew Plant, who promotes the New Frontier Wrestling Alliance through his company Power Plant Productions, has done for the Kenai Central wrestling team.
Plant said he wasn't able to donate to the Kardinals, but still wanted to do something to support wrestling.
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By David Lawder and Amanda Becker
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A defiant Senator Ted Cruzrailed against a bipartisan U.S. Senate deal to lift the federaldebt limit and reopen the government on Wednesday, but said hewould not try to block or delay its passage.
Cruz, a conservative Texas Republican, said he would voteagainst the measure because it provides no relief to Americansfrom what he calls the harmful effects of "Obamacare" healthinsurance reforms. However, he said that at this point there wasnothing to gain from taking procedural measures to delay it.
Cruz has waged a weeks-long campaign to persuade Republicansto use the threat of a government shutdown and failure to liftthe federal debt limit as leverage to defund, delay, orotherwise undermine President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.
"The timing of the vote will make no difference in theoutcome, and so I don't intend to delay the timing of the vote.I intend to vote no," Cruz told reporters. "It will be a baddeal for the American people today, tomorrow or the next day."
Under Senate rules, any senator can object to pendinglegislation, a move that would require a 60-vote majority toproceed to a yes or no vote. The process requires several daysto complete, and with the U.S. Treasury set to exhaust itsborrowing capacity on Thursday, time for passage is runningshort.
In a campaign-style speech before cameras as the Senate dealwas announced, Cruz said the bipartisan plan reflected "the"traditional approach of the Washington establishment ofmaintaining the status quo and doing nothing to respond to thesuffering that Obamacare is causing to millions of Americans."
Although the health reform is aimed at providing affordable care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans, Cruz and otherRepublicans blame it for causing premiums to rise in some areasand for prompting companies to reduce hiring or to shiftemployees from full-time work to part-time work.
In the end, the only Obamacare concession in Wednesday'sSenate-negotiated deal was the inclusion of a provisionrequiring that those applying for insurance subsidies verifytheir income.
Government-run health insurance exchanges started operatingon Oct. 1, and the deal does not alter a requirement thatindividuals obtain coverage starting on Jan. 1 or pay a taxpenalty. The deal still requires passage in both the Senate andHouse of Representatives.
Lawmakers and aides from both parties on Capitol Hill havecriticized Cruz for using his fight against Obamacare, whichincluded a well-publicized 21-hour speech on the Senate floor,as a personal platform to seek the Republican presidentialnomination in 2016. The Tea Party firebrand won election to theSenate only last November.
Although Cruz has not announced his formal intention to runfor president, some political analysts say the fame he hasgained from his recent efforts has elevated him to a leadingRepublican contender, alongside House Budget Committee ChairmanPaul Ryan, the party's 2012 vice presidential candidate, andfellow conservative Senator Rand Paul.
Cruz defended his efforts to use the fiscal deadlines to tryto thwart Obamacare, saying he was doing what Americans wanted.
Despite the government shutdown, which has forced thetemporary layoff of hundreds of thousands of governmentemployees, and angst in financial markets as to whether theUnited States would default on its obligations, Cruz said theeffort was worth it as it had caused "millions upon millions ofpeople rise up" against Obamacare.
He praised House Republicans, whose demands for Obamacareconcessions - and their refusal by Democrats - forced much ofthe government to close on Oct. 1.
"We saw the House of Representatives take courageous standlistening to the American people, that everyone in officialWashington just weeks ago said would never happen. That was aremarkable victory to see the House engage in a profile incourage."
He blamed the failure to stop the health care law on SenateRepublicans who had failed to unite in the fight over the fiscaldeadlines.
"I would point out, that had Senate Republicans united, andsupported House Republicans, the outcome of this I believewould've been very, very different," he said.
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Checking in with the Conservation Cotton Initiative: Meet Francis Obwana
February 21, 2013
The Conservation Cotton Initiative in northern Uganda is helping farmers like Francis Obwana rebuild their lives after decades of violent conflict.
This content was originally posted on Edun's Inspired by Africa blog. Founded by Ali Hewson and Bono in 2005, Edun is a global fashion brand bringing about positive change through its trading relationship with Africa, and its positioning as a creative force in contemporary fashion.
Francis Obwana stands near his corn crop on his farm in northern Uganda.
Francis is a member of the Kidere producer business group, which is made up of 150 farmers as part of EDUN's Conservation Cotton Initiative farming program in Uganda. How has the program changed his life?
Francis is a father to 24 children, of which seven were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Two returned home, and five are still missing.
In 2000, Francis and his family went to live in an internally displaced persons camp (IDP camp), where they lost their ability to farm for themselves. They returned to their land in 2007, still traumatized by their experience but determined to reestablish their livelihoods.
So they began to grow corn, beans, groundnuts and cassava. In 2009, with support from the Conservation Cotton Initiative, they began producing cotton on two acres. In 2011, Francis and his family began working with TechnoServe, which helped train them in business and production skills, such as planting seeds in a straight line, spacing them correctly, and weeding their crops. TechnoServe also connected them with a local buyer, as well as supplies of inputs such as seeds and pesticides.
Before TechnoServe came along, Francis was producing 500 kilograms per acre. Today his yields are 1,200 kilograms per acre. His family continues to produce more and more food crops, enough to sell to the local market and provide food for the household. Francis uses his profits from cotton growing to pay school fees for his six children in primary school and two in secondary school. "We want to remain cotton farmers for life," Francis says.
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Here are some postgame quotes after the Dallas Stars lost 1-0 to the St. Louis Blues Monday night.
Coach Glen Gulutzan
"We got into a position to have some success. We got it into a next goal wins game and it just wasn't us that got it. I thought we battled hard.
Gulutzan on the new line combinations
"I liked the work ethic. We didn't create a whole ton, but we worked hard and, for the most part, we were fairly stingy."
Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen
"We knew it was going to be a tight game against this team. They play a lot of low scoring games. When we went to the third period we felt pretty good about our game. They kind of took it to the next level, they got the one goal and it was enough today."
Stars forward Adam Burish
"I thought we were pretty good tonight. We talked about keeping it simple, nobody trying to do too much and everybody pulling their end. I think we did that. A 0-0 game coming in is what we expected and wanted to play. We were one shot away. Give St. Louis credit. That's a good hockey team. But that is the kind of game going forward, with the injuries we have and what we're going through, that's how we have to play. I think overall we can be positive about it."
St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock
"This was one of those find a way games. Dallas came with a definitive game plan. They checked us hard. There wasn't a lot of easy ice out there. It was a gritty game by both teams. I thought we gutted it out and played a hell of a third period. "


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By Sunlen Miller
ASHBURN, VAIn a sea of burgundy and gold, thousands of fans came out to see the Redskins practice today, showing their spirit even after an off season of uncertainty.
Don Engel from Lake Bridge, Virginia literally had the uncertainty spray painted all over his shirt. Expressing a little visible frustration, Engel took a red can of spray paint and painted a large "X" on his Donovan McNabb jersey, who was traded to the Minnesota Vikings in late July.
"I have a half a closet full of jerseys every time I bought a jersey they trade the player or he gets cut, and I have to keep buying a new jersey," Engel lamented, "So this year I am going to wait. Wait and see who's who and then I'll buy a jersey."
This week was the first week of Redskins Training Camp, after a tumultuous summer caused by the NFL lockout. Fans today were relieved and happy the team is back.
"We're very happy it's over. I can't imagine having a fall and winter with football," Sarah Harmon from Fairfax Virginia, said. She came out today to witness her first training camp, "I'm just real excited to be a part of it."
Seeing the players up close and personal gave some new hope today. Cookie from Washington, DC says that the lockout really got fans, "downed out," as there was a lot of confusion when and if the teams would return to the field.
"When we had the lockout that was truly emotional for all of us football fans," Cookie from Washington DC said, "So being out here today for fans appreciation day it's little the biggest thing ever right now. Almost like a relief letting us breathe of letting us breathe because its football season again.
Today was all about the fans. The Redskins team showed their support for the fans who support them during the season. From the marching band blasting the Redskins fight song, to the Redskins cheerleaders - the event was meant to smooth hurt feelings from last season and get fans excited for the upcoming season.
"I'm here to see what these players have to go through and basically to cheer them on and root them on," Dan Pena from Washington, DC said.
And in a day where fans were appreciated, there was one thing across the board that fans really would appreciate much more than anything else: a winning season.
"Win. Just win. That's the bottom line," Matt Tutko from Front Royal, Virginia says, "Once you start winning everyone will start coming back.
"Win," Mike Preston said, "That's the easiest thing to do is win."
Just one week into their official practice season after the lockout impasse was solved, the preseason starts next week.
"Have a good season, we love you," a fan yelled as Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss as he ran onto the field for practice today.


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Paul takes over, scores 38 as Hornets sting Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The New Orleans Hornets have used their successful month to take hold of eighth place in the talented Western Conference, a key step for this improving franchise.
Chris Paul scored 38 points to lead five New Orleans starters in double figures and the Hornets beat the Golden State Warriors 123-110 on Wednesday night for their fourth win in five games.
"We know how difficult it will be, especially with our upcoming schedule," Hornets coach Jeff Bower said. "We're playing many of the same teams we're battling, so it's a situation where we've taken a step forward now with that and we want to remain there and take another step. But we're going to have to continue to improve in order to do that."
With Paul leading the way, things seem headed in the right direction.
Paul shot 14 for 19 from the field, made all nine of his free-throw tries, dished out nine assists, grabbed six rebounds and made three steals. Marcus Thornton added 18 points, David West 17 points and 12 rebounds and Emeka Okafor had 12 points and 12 boards for the Hornets, who are 11-4 in January and won three of four on this road trip.
They fell behind 11-0 against Golden State before getting back in the game.
"This was a big trip for us. We won in some tough venues," Paul said. "Everyone knows the road has been our Achilles' heel so far. "
Monta Ellis returned for Golden State after missing the past two games with a sprained right ankle and had 19 points, nine assists and six rebounds -- but also five turnovers. He had been averaging 30.7 points over his previous 16 outings.
"I don't know if it was the ankle. After a couple games off, he just looked rusty to me," coach Don Nelson said. "He made a lot of unforced turnovers."
Stephen Curry had 15 points, eight assists and five rebounds and C.J. Watson scored 17 of his season-high 23 points in the first half for the Warriors, who looked sluggish for much of the night playing the second game of a back-to-back. Many of the 16,308 fans in attendance started making for the exits midway through the fourth quarter.
Corey Maggette scored 14 a night after he was both whistled for a costly technical in the waning seconds and yelled and pointed angrily at Nelson in the Warriors' 99-96 loss at Sacramento. Maggette struggled mightily Tuesday, missing his first 15 shots before making a jumper in the fourth quarter. He shot 3 of 22 overall.
He went 5 for 13 Wednesday for Golden State, which tried to rally in the fourth quarter but was too late after falling behind by as many as 24. The Warriors lost their third straight, fourth in five and seventh in the last nine.
"We didn't knock down shots," said Ellis, who insists his ankle is much better. "Everything felt normal to me. We just had a bad night."
The Hornets made it a season sweep of Golden State after also beating the Warriors 108-102 at home on Dec. 23 for their first game with 100 or more points in more than a month.
Next up for the Warriors is at meeting with former disgruntled swingman Stephen Jackson, who returns to Oracle Arena for the first time with the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night. Jackson demanded a trade before the season and finally got his wish in November.
"I'll be looking forward to seeing him," Nelson said. "He's a good friend. We split company and it had nothing to do our friendship. I'm not surprised at all (he's doing so well). He's a heck of a basketball player."
Jackson helped the Warriors end a 13-year drought with their 2007 run to the second round of the playoffs.
Curry's father, Dell, will broadcast the game for the Bobcats.
New Orleans improved to 2-4 on the road against the Pacific Division and 9-16 away from home overall.
Game notes
Paul committed seven turnovers. ... Curry was named to the All Star Game's Rookie Challenge on Wednesday. ... The Hornets had been outrebounded in seven of their previous nine games (442-382) but held a 46-31 advantage over the Warriors. "We gave up the rebound game," Nelson said. ... Golden State signed F Anthony Tolliver to a second and final 10-day contract. He scored 11 points off the bench. ... Hornets reserve F James Posey strained his right Achilles' tendon in the second quarter and didn't return. ... All five Warriors starters scored in double figures for the first time since Nov. 17 at Cleveland.
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Wombat Walkabout
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This was such a cute book! The story incorporates counting in the same way the monkeys jumping on the bed book does. It includes vocabulary and facts about Australian culture, too.
FANTASY: The animals wear accessories and clothes like humans, and speak English.
This is a great read-aloud book because of the rhymes and it's a good way to teach kids about some stuff in Australia.
Really adorable counting book for a young child. Reminds me of another story I read as a child, but I can't put my finger on it. The artwork is sweet and I like the use of words such as "mate" and "kookaburra", really helps to place the setting of this book. It's really sweet how they were able to get their friends back.
Wombat Walkabout s about 6 wombats who go on a walkabout and are distracted by various animals. As each one stops to checkout the noise, they disappear, taken by a hungry dingo. When there only two wombats left, they notice that there are four missing. The two wombats decide to dig a hole and cover it with sticks to trick the dingo. One wombats complains to the dingo that he is lost and needs help. With a grin, the dingo agrees to help and falls into the hole, releasing the other four wombats. The wombats go on their way and have tea.
This story an Australian twist on the classic counting type of book with the monkeys jumping on the bed. Instead it features a family of wombats taking a stroll and one by one disappearing. I liked the way that it was told and how it introduces things that American students may not previously know. I am also glad that it had a happy ending instead of the family actually getting eaten like you are at first led to believe.
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Early one morning when the sun came out, Six woolly wombats went walkabout.
This whimsical counting poem follows six brave little wombats on walkabout in the Australian outback. But the wilderness is bound to bring more excitement than an innocent counting game. Soon enough, the curious wombats learn to beware the hungry dingo! Aussie native Sophie Blackall?s delicious illustrations set adorable wombats in a lush world of golden wattles, billabongs, kookaburras, and gum nuts. With marvelous wordplay and irresistible read-aloud phrases, this ingenious text is sure to become a well-worn favorite. Accompanied by a short, simple glossary of Australian terms and wildlife.
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Rhyming text follows six little wombats on walkabout and a hungry dingo following, envisioning them as his lunch until the wombats turn the tables on him.
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Oklahoma City Thunder: MVP announcement becomes mother's day for Mama Durant
Kevin Durant has never been shy about his love for his mama.
He goes to her courtside seat after games and gives her a kiss. He hugs on her. He dotes on her. And he's never minded if an arena full of people or a national television audience saw his affection.
But Tuesday afternoon, Durant gave us an even more intimate look behind the curtain at the relationship that he has with the woman everyone has come to know as Mama Durant.
There would be no KD without Mama D.
On a day that was supposed to be all about Durant and his latest but greatest piece of hardware — the NBA's granddaddy of them all, the Most Valuable Player award — the Thunder superstar somehow made the event about everyone but himself. He talked about each of his teammates individually. He thanked everyone from Clay Bennett to Sam Presti to Scott Brooks, but he also took time to recognize behind-the-scene folks like Marc St. Yves, the Thunder's director of team operations.
All the while, Durant was emotional. He cried. He sniffled. He didn't try to stop any of it.
But he nearly broke down completely several times as he talked about his mom.
"When something good happens to you," he said, "I don't know about you guys, but I tend to look back to what brought me here."
He stood at a podium inside the Thunder's old practice facility, filled Tuesday afternoon with a thousand dignitaries and fans, but he looked straight at his mom sitting on the front row. They might as well have been the only two people in the room.
"I don't think you know what you did," he said.
Wanda Pratt had her first child, Tony, when she was 18 years old. Three years later, she had Kevin.
Living in Prince George County just outside Washington, D.C., the three of them moved around a bunch. Durant recounted one of his best childhood memories on Tuesday as the day that they moved into their first apartment.
"No bed. No furniture," he said. "And we all just sat in the living room and hugged each other.
"We thought we had made it."
Stability was rare. Security was lacking. Just making it from one day to the next was a struggle.
"It felt like a box," Durant said. "It felt like there was no getting out."
Basketball became Durant's hope of escaping, but he never dreamed it would be as one of the best players on the planet. He wanted to be a rec league coach. He wanted to stay home and help the kids.
His life in basketball took a slightly different path.
And his mom was a big part of the reason why. She would wake Kevin before the sunrise and make him run a hill near their house. Then, there would be pushups. And when Kevin played, Wanda was there on the sidelines, screaming and hollering.
Still, from there to here? To NBA royalty? To basketball greatness?
Durant acknowledged that there were others besides his mom who helped. His brother. His grandmas. His dad. His friends. His coaches. But no one believed in him like his mom.
"The odds were stacked against us," Durant said, looking again at his mom. "A single parent with two boys by the time you were 21 years old. Everybody told you we weren't supposed to be here."
Durant sniffled.
"You made us believe. You kept us off the street, put clothes on our backs, food on the table. When you didn't eat, you made sure we ate. You went to sleep hungry. You sacrificed for us."
He sniffled again.
"You're the real MVP."
Then, the applause began, and they didn't stop for nearly a minute. KD joined the ovation.
Mama D sobbed, tears covering her cheeks, joy running down her face.
A little while later, after the speeches were done, the questions were answered and most of the people had gone home, she found a seat toward the back of the room. Her son sat on the stage next to his new piece of hardware, a microphone in hand, another interview under way. She shook her head ever so slightly, a can-you-believe-this look in her eyes.
The tears began again.
This mother's day came a little early.
Jenni Carlson: Jenni can be reached at 475-4125. Like her at facebook.com/JenniCarlsonOK, follow her at twitter.com/jennicarlson_ok or view her personality page at newsok.com/jennicarlson.


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This is an excellent and inspiring book for anyone interested in creating logo designs that are visually appealing, iconic, and basically the best that a logo could be.
The first part of the book goes through the importance of a logo and the elements that create an iconic design. Using examples on every page, the book is a great reference. It gives some useful advice to remember when designing a logo, for example, remember to keep it simple. Keeping a logo simple helps a design be more versatile, but most importantly, it is easier to remember.
Part 2 of the book focuses on the process of design: gathering information, things to consider, handling the client, assembling the client brief as well as raising the question of when is a good time for re-branding? Pricing design is also an insightful chapter – this is a topic I find on many design blogs, but Airey couldn't put it better.
The insight to Airey's design process in 'From Pencil to PDF' is fantastic. I have since started implementing his process and it has really helped me gather all my thoughts into one channel of focus. I'd recommend trying his method to everyone. This method includes mind mapping for ideas, and then sketching from the strong points in the mind map to putting together a logo on the computer. But it doesn't end there! Airey also points out the importance of a client seeing the proposed logo in real world context and suggests using Photoshop to demonstrate. By putting a logo on a truck, or a shopping bag, or even just a mock up website, the client sees that the logo can in fact work! You can download your free copy of this chapter here : Logo Design Love Free Chapter
Many designers say they wish there was a class in college that focuses soley on how to handle difficult clients. Nobody is really prepared for the real world. Airey gives solid professional reasoning to use with the client that thinks they (or their dog) can design. Chapter 8, "the art of the conversation" guides you along the right course to follow, who to deal with, so that hopefully you won't find yourself in a sticky situation.
The last part of the book is about keeping inspired and motivated, a few points to remember when you might find yourself a little stuck in a rut. All creative people do go through this and some of these tips will for sure get you back into your groove.
Airey also takes some of his most popular questions from his blog David Airey and answers them. Some of these include questions on online portfolio creation, what to do with pricing when it comes to friends and family, similar looking logos, rights of use, who owns what, how many concepts should be presented and many more.
All the tips given in this book will be helpful to anyone, experienced or just starting out.
I loved the whole book and was sad when I had finished reading it, it was just so insightful I wanted more! Luckily for me, Airey also runs a blog called Logo Design Love, which is full of tips, resources and the latest news on the world's top/upcoming logos.
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Thanks for the kind words, Natasha. Thanks very much.
Looks like a great book. I'm sure Airey put a lot of work into it, I wais I could get a copy
Thank you for a great review and by the way I was looking for some books and software to create a nice looking logo for my friends website. I haven't got any Ideas about how to do this but now Im sure I will buy the Logo Design Love book and lets hope I will be few steps closer to a nice logo design.
sounds like a great book. The questions you tackle are also interesting concerning pricing, and friends/family and rights of use. can't wait to start with the free chapter, thanks.
thanks for the review, sounds like a good book and insight into the design process.


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Poll: Most Harbor Bias against Blacks; Slight Majority of Americans Express Prejudice, Whether They Recognize Those Feelings or Not
Sonya Ross; Jennifer Agiesta, St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
WASHINGTON - Racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first black president, an Associated Press poll finds, as a slight majority of Americans now express prejudice toward blacks whether they recognize those feelings or not.
Those views could cost President Barack Obama votes as he tries for re-election, the survey found, though the effects are mitigated by some people's more favorable views of blacks.
Racial prejudice has increased slightly since 2008 whether those feelings were measured using questions that explicitly asked respondents about racist attitudes, or through an experimental test that measured implicit views toward race without asking questions about that topic directly.
In all, 51 percent of Americans now express explicit anti-black attitudes, compared with 48 percent in a similar 2008 survey. When measured by an implicit racial attitudes test, the number of Americans with anti-black sentiments jumped to 56 percent, up from 49 percent during the last presidential election. In both tests, the share of Americans expressing pro-black attitudes fell.
"As much as we'd hope the impact of race would decline over time ... it appears the impact of anti-black sentiment on voting is about the same as it was four years ago," said Jon Krosnick, a Stanford University professor who worked with the AP to develop the survey.
Most Americans expressed anti-Hispanic sentiments, too. In an AP survey done last year, 52 percent of non-Hispanic whites expressed anti-Hispanic attitudes. That figure rose to 57 percent in the implicit test. The survey on Hispanics had no past data for comparison.
The AP surveys were conducted with researchers from Stanford University, the University of Michigan and NORC at the University of Chicago.
Experts on race said they were not surprised by the findings.
"We have this false idea that there is uniformity in progress and that things change in one big step," said Jelani Cobb, professor of history and director of the Institute for African-American Studies at the University of Connecticut. "That is not the way history has worked. When we've seen progress, we've also seen backlash."
Obama has trod cautiously on the subject of race, but many African-Americans have talked openly about perceived antagonism toward them since Obama took office. As evidence, they point to events involving police brutality or cite bumper stickers, cartoons and protest posters that mock the president as a lion or a monkey, or lynch him in effigy.
"Part of it is growing polarization within American society," said Fredrick Harris, director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University. "The last Democrat in the White House said we had to have a national discussion about race. There's been total silence around issues of race with this president. But, as you see, whether there is silence, or an elevation of the discussion of race, you still have polarization. It will take more generations, I suspect, before we eliminate these deep feelings."
Overall, the survey found that by virtue of racial prejudice, Obama could lose 5 percentage points off his share of the popular vote in his Nov. 6 contest against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. …


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In the March PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, respondents who said that they believed religious liberty was under attack in the U.S. today were given the opportunity to explain, in their own words, what they understood this threat to be. Notably, only 6 percent mentioned the recent debate around the contraception coverage mandate. The most frequently mentioned reasons are the removal or God and religion from the public square (23%), government interference in religion (20%), and hostility toward Christians or religion (10%).
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AeroTek. Aka LSI in Delano, MN. Save yourself the time and don't deal with this staffing agency. The guy who runs this place is one piece of work. He is one arrogant brat. Stay away from Andy. You will get the run around on everything,
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I have dealt with these little college brats off and on for 20 years. They keep hiring the same type of morons over and over who like all kids this age now days have no respect and know it all.
Updated: 1/18/2016Posted: 8/31/2015
Pure garbage! They are the most disrespectful people I have ever worked with. They don't actually care about you or your strengths, they just want to shuffle you into anywhere and I have never encountered such hostile and insensitive attitudes in all my life. They insisted I take a job that I objected to that I knew would be a terrible fit, but they had to throw a wave of people at this company and needed heads. After it didn't work out, they still would call and offer interviews but proceed to retract any future job offers you receive - they just waste your time and get your hopes up for nothing!! It's not just me either. Save yourself the heartache and visit any other temp agency.
Updated: 1/18/2016Posted: 6/24/2015
If you enjoy being talked down to, degraded by someone who is only a few years out of high school and outright lied to, Aerotek in Robinson/Pittsburgh is where you want to go looking for a job. I should add the harassing phone calls when you call them out on their lies and false advertising. The manager and assistant manager alternate calling your phone all day, speaking to you as if they are well above you. Some people say that anyone who goes to headhunters are not "hiring material", sometimes company's make a mistake by letting these arrogant kids do their hiring for them, very unprofessional on both ends. I have an excellent background and had no idea the job was being posted through Aerotek, but the job posting was worth taking the chance....I thought that until talking with Aerotek. The job posting was a lie and that is 100% fact. Inflated hourly salary and the job description was very misleading, to say the least, just to get people to respond to the job. Once you go in to interview with Aerotek, of a sudden, the pay is much lower. I sent them the link to their own posting and stated that it was false advertising, seeing as they posted the job the day before and by the next day, the day of my interview, the pay got lowered by a good bit but the same posting got posted that day on another site with the same information. In my book, a lie is a lie and what Aerotek does is down right illegal.
Updated: 1/18/2016Posted: 4/30/2015
I am so relieved to see I'm not the only one who had a bad experience with Aerotek! For me, it was a phone call from one of their recruiters. He pressured me to say if I'd be happy with the salary the job was offering, and I hesitated, not wanting to discuss salary before even being interviewed in person and because the quoted salary was a lot lower than one would expect for a "technology" job. So, the guy got very unprofessional and rude, saying "well since you hesitated to answer it sounds like you wouldn't be happy with that salary" so that was the end of that! I was dumbfounded by this person's ridiculous assumption. I would have been flexible on salary as anyone is, but he lost a candidate just because I hesitated to answer an inappropriate question early on in the process!!! Ridiculous. Unprofessional. I was astounded, frankly.
- Updated: 1/18/2016Posted: 2/11/2015
very unprofessional discombobulated racists who mislead potential employees into a rat maze
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flesh peddlers. worked for them at a large company. companies like this should not exist similar to a pawn shop. only being paid a third of what your worth compared to what your transitioned permanent counterparts receive. your told that you will transition permanent with the company, until then your expected to perform at the permanent employees expectations considerably higher pay scale while receiving only a third of the benefits. no thanks I am worth more and far more valuable.
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I have seen Aerotek's name in San Diego for about 7 years. I had applied to so many jobs with them that I began to doubt they really existed. A couple of years ago I applied to one of their job postings. I got an interview but never heard back from them. A co-worker also interviewed with them the same day and he never heard back from them either. These people are out and out worthless flakes.
unaccountableUpdated: 1/18/2016Posted: 4/23/2009
i was employed with aerotek here in san antonio for about a year. luckily the company i was working for hired me as a full time employee because these people at aerotek are lousy at their jobs. i was set up with direct deposit to avoid any hassles and despite that there were numerous times i was not paid on time, which was havoc on my account since i had multiple bill payments taken directly from my account. when i contacted them about the issues it was creating for me there was no definite answer as to why this kept occuring. since i didnt want to further risk my account status and continue to have to pay outrageous overdraft fees for automatic bill pay i had set up i canceled direct deposit to receive live checks, which to no avail did not prevent my paycheck woes with aerotek. on one such occasion my check was never delivered to my office and when my supervisor contacted the account manager, whose name is OTTO in the san antonio office with aerotek, he lied and stated he delivered my check with another supervisor at the company who never received it. there is no accountability on their part for their lack of competance. I did not receive my check for that specific mishap until a full week later. they would rather lie than come clean about their inability to do their jobs effectively. in my honest opinion do not seek out aerotek for employment unless you want stress and frustration. Otto is a LITTLE arrogant man who in my opinion doesnt know his mouth from another hole in his body. you have been warned.
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Finally, he just blurted it out to my Indian Friend. Straight out. "I hear these people use paper in the toilet, not water like we do after pakhane," he intoned in deep earnest Gujaratee.
The occasion for his astute insight was a walk my Indian coworker and I were taking in Ahmedabad shopping market. The stocky man had been stuck to me like a leech for the past 15 minutes, curious about my background — and, more obliquely, of my relationship with the "an Indian woman." Nothing I said could quite shake him off. So here I was, Plato to the greatest of all philosophical dilemmas troubling his Socratic soul. I had only haltingly begun my response in vary poor Gujaratee, "Kya bakwas karte hein aap..." when he piped in, his stare fixated on the offending buttocks, "It is strange to us, but then I have seen in the zoo that animals wipe themselves on the grass as well. If they can do that, this toilet paper must also be ok." His distress would appear incongruous in a country that must boast among the filthiest public toilets in the world and a public culture that is inhumane toward its sanitary workers.
But no matter. No such reality check would deter my swaggering, potbellied, 15-minute acquaintance from exuding his superiority at his toilet deportment over his Western nemesis. Curiously, social historians tend to think of the toilet as the ultimate democratizer. After all, everyone must pull his pants down or lift her skirt to relieve themselves. Only the facilities differ."
For this toilet-phile, Gujarat descendant of the grand Indus Valley civilization, which, with Mesopotamia, boasted the world's first cesspits and sewer system, his hierarchy in the human order was measured by his particular talent at washing and fondling his buttocks after relieving himself. It did not occur to him that in vast parts of the world it could seem bizarre that Indians touch their discharge in the process of cleaning themselves. Perhaps in recognition of this oddity, Hinduism prescribes a strict regimen; right from how one holds his member to the use, or lack thereof, of the offending left hand in public protocol. Indeed, "advanced" civilizations with a penchant for the use of water after relief, such as Japan, have invented the bidet, in which a toilet
is equipped with a nozzle that discharges water scientifically positioned to affect proper cleaning
of the appropriate body parts, followed by a warm breeze for drying out.
If all this fascination with bodily relief is beginning to sound morbid, let me stop here. The point is that every culture has characteristics that may seem, quaint, even odd to outsiders. This is just one of the many issues that touches upon the culture shock many Indian immigrants experience on their first arrival in the United States. While reaction to these cultural variations often in the inanest of things may range from the hilarious to the shocking, one should be careful not to formulate judgments on the society and its people simply because they do some things differently. Lest we be like that toilet-phile in Aminabad who sings odes to his toilet etiquette while soiling his hands daily in his own excrement.
It must be remembered that most bathrooms in India have cement or tile floors and do not have rugs or mats. Bathrooms are "unclean" places in India and not a place of comfort as in the USA. This is not where you would got to read Time magazine. The floors have a drain in the corner of the room. This makes the bathrooms easily washed down. Therefore, splashing water all around is common place and not of any concern. Body fluids on the floor are the norm. Another issue regarding the bathroom is that in India, toilet paper is not used. Many Indians have no clue as to what toilet paper is or how it is used. The toilet itself is usually not to be sat on this is a very dirty thing to do. In the many male toilets I have visited there is a full time toilet cleaner, a female of the very lowest caste (outcast-untouchable). Her job is to keep the floor washed every few minutes and she will be bare footed, as an outcaste cannot ware shoes in front of a high caste person.
Often washing after toilet use is done by filling a bucket and then taking a small utensil, filling it from the bucket, wetting down the body, soaping up and then rinsing off using the utensil and the bucket of water. For most of the rural Indians, getting into a shower as such, or a bathtub is unheard of. As a matter of fact, in India, most people feel that sitting in a bath is not a very hygienic thing to do. Trying to get clean after immersing your dirty body in a tub of water does
not make sense to the average person in India. For the newly arrived Indian immigrants, our expectations are surprising to them and certainly they will need help in trying to understand what we may take for granted.
In India, cheap labor ensures that you really don't have to do anything for yourself for there's always the magical neighborhood electrician , carpenter or outcast toilet cleaner who is over in a jiffy to fix things. As a friend of mine, an American married to an Indian and settled in India, observes, "I don't do as much hands-on stuff as I used to in the west. I don't feel I'm creative in making things or learning to fix things any more. I've become more dependent, which is not necessarily a good thing."
As Indians living in America become more Americanized, the delights of personal cooks, carpenters and toilet cleaners become just happy memories, and they to have to learn to become quite handy with the tools, doing everything from painting their rooms to fixing clogged toilet bowels. Yes eventually Home Depot becomes Paradise but this is a long slow process.
From public displays, it's a quick jump to public manners. An Indian immigrant friend advised
"In India, it is very rare that the person ahead will hold the door for you while passing by. So, I have to admit it took me some time to fathom the cold looks I got each time I let go of the door after me! At the same time, there are certainly some welcome cultural differences — such as the basic dignity of a human being, which America espouses so well. America is by no means perfect in matters of race and color, but there is a core respect for the human person. You won't hear of poisoned wells set aside for low-caste people or shoot-outs because people despise the lowly work you do. The poor sweepers and toilet cleaners in India would be stunned by the exalted status of the sanitation
workers in America, who make pretty handsome salaries. But the way the serving person is looked upon is certainly a cultural difference."
Indians have offered a lot to American society besides such wonderful food the numbers tell an more amazing story. Among Asian Indians in the work force in 1998, 34 percent were employed in professional specialty occupations, compared with 13 percent of all U.S. employees. Twenty percent of foreign-born Indian professionals are physicians, 26 percent are engineers, and 12 percent are post-secondary teachers, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Immigration Studies. Asian Indians are slightly over represented among managerial and sales/technical/clerical workers, and underrepresented among service and blue-collar workers, according to the 1990 census. Only 4% of Indian immigrants live below the poverty line,
compared with 31% of Mexicans and 8% of transplants from Britain. When it comes to welfare and food stamps, Indians are the most self-sufficient in the entire immigrant pool. Less than 0 .5% use public assistance; the figure for the next most self-reliant group, Filipinos, is nearly 4%. "Indians have had greater success in a shorter amount of time than any other ethnic group in America," says Rakesh Gangwal, the Calcutta-born chief executive of U.S. Airways, the country's sixth-biggest carrier. "And we're just seeing the tip of the iceberg. I may be ceo of a big corporation, but give it another 10 years and I'll probably be lost in the shuffle."
If American's hope to maintain eadership in this fast-changing world, then we must make a conscious attempt to accept dynamism and change in our culture, to accept new ways of doing things and thinking that might prove to be more efficient. This implies that Americans, will have to set aside fears and discomforts in order to learn from other cultures. The simple fact is AMerica needs the skills the rest of the world has to offer. Tolerance and multiculturalism cannot be coerced - they do not demand that we instantly change our social life and forcefully adopt people of other cultures as close friends. Rather, multiculturalism is a state of mind that abolishes our cultural egoism and arrogance, and views other cultures with an open mind. It teaches us to accept the fact that every culture possesses both good and bad aspects, that culture must evolve to meet new demands, and that we should all be tolerant and patient enough to learn from each other.
After all not all the cultures in the world are as eager to hug and squeeze Charmin toilet tissue as
we are in America. Or to modify slightly the quote from that other great Midwestern bastion of intellectual culture Northwestern University's loosing football cheer. You can use toilet paper if you like –" that's all right that's OK" - but chances are "you will work for me" or my kids "someday".
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I enjoyed reading your page about India here! Thanx...
Paul, this post was a true reflection of Inside view from Outside ... i.e. nice to read views about India from your end, also your interest in understanding people is really something to learn
fascinating page
Interesting tips...have you really been to 119 countries? BTW Pittsburgh is not as "crowded, busy and polluted" as you might think. Joe
Nice picture & interesting reflection on "our way to do is not theirs". Thanks for visiting my Tana page. Pity I couldn't get your comment...
Paul, a very interesting page on this little piece of India! Quite an ingenious idea for an 'air conditioner' and your description of the Gujarati food was mouth-watering!
Interesting opening statement.... in Malaysia, there is a choice of paper or water or both.
Great page...very informative...I loved the yoghurt curry in Surat!
What an interesting page on cultural differences. The food catch my eye, why can't I find a good veggie place like this?
wow..what a page..what a detailed food tip..could you send me a recipe for chotpotti..sharon
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The Arkansas Department of Education will present Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Assessment #1. This assessment will focus on assessment literacy. Suggestions will be provided for designing an assessment plan focused on the CCSS for Math and ELA. Participants may submit questions for the afternoon Q and A.
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Date: January 31, 2012
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Dr. Megan Witonski and Melody Morgan from the Arkansas Department of Education give guidance on the Next Generation Assessments.
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Jennifer Brown from the Arkansas Department of Education – Special Education Unit presents the PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual, 2nd edition. This presentation provides guidance on the availability of features for the PARCC field test in Spring 2014. This presentation was recorded on December 22, 2013 during a live webinar presentation.
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An Arlington Sheriff's deputy faced a judge Tuesday, nearly a month after he was arrested in the shooting death of an Alexandria man. Police say Craig Patterson shot Julian Dawkins following a dispute in late May.
Patterson's ex-wife testified about what a great husband and father Patterson is, but the judge still refused bond and ordered him to stay behind bars.
Patterson's ex-wife said he collapsed in tears the morning after he shot and killed Dawkins. She described Patterson as a good man and wanted him released to live with her new husband and her.
"I don't believe he should ever, ever, ever be free on the streets of Alexandria again," says Shawn Sanders, a family friend.
While family and friends of the victim expressed relief Patterson will stay behind bars, his attorney's argued fervently for his release. They raised the possibility Patterson shot Dawkins in self-defense after an early morning argument in a residential neighborhood of Alexandria, citing a pocketknife found on Dawkins.
"He murdered my nephew so I don't even know why he even has the right to ask to be released," says Deneen Pratt.
But prosecutors maintained if Patterson was a responsible law enforcement officer he should have known better than to act the way he did. Dawkins' family and friends echoed this after the hearing.
"As a police officer he knew better, he knew to call for back-up or call somebody," says Diedre Powell.
Prosecutors argued after the initial altercation, Patterson walked a short distance home and returned with his sidearm. They said he would continue to pose a threat if released on bond.
"If you are a police officer and you leave and come back I am glad he didn't get bond," says Brianna Tenorio.
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Hats off to ESPN, they've been killing it so far with their build up to the 2014 World Cup.
In their latest installment of commercials they produced this little devil – a short, sweet and very effective ad with an ending we can all relate to.
The Premier League sometimes seems to deal in funny money, and it might take just that to bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic across the English Channel.
The Swedish superstar, 34, is leaving Paris Saint-Germain this summer and is reportedly being targeted by several Premier League clubs.
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With his old pal Jose Mourinho expected to take over at Manchester United, there's been a natural batch of gossip linking the pair. Goal.com has claims of extraordinary dollar signs for the trophy-collecting Ibrahimovic.
Goal's French site claims that Ibrahimovic would get close to a $12 million signing bonus to go with a huge weekly salary of approximately $363,000. Add that up, and you're talking more than $560,000 a week.
The report spreads rumors of a $400,000-per-week offer from Major League Soccer for Zlatan, and that acquisition would certainly quell the minor storm caused by China's acquisition of many big names.
We've always thought Ibrahimovic was more an Arsenal-style player, but imagine Mourinho running the Swede with Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford? Bonkers.
AMSTERDAM (AP) Ajax has signed Peter Bosz as its new coach, replacing Frank de Boer who announced earlier this month he was leaving the club after nearly six years in which he won four Dutch league titles.
Bosz, a former player and technical director at Ajax's arch rival Feyenoord, is leaving Maccabi Tel Aviv to join the Amsterdam club on a three-year contract.
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In a statement late Tuesday, Bosz says it is an honor to join Ajax. He says, "I am very ambitious and so is Ajax."
Ajax director Edwin van der Sar says that in Bosz, Ajax has hired a coach "who can make our talented squad even better."
Ajax finished second behind PSV Eindhoven in the top flight Eredivisie season that has just ended.
I remember the first time I saw the first of many life size wax replications of my body.
That is a sentence I am unlikely to ever utter, but Neymar is a different story.
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The 24-year-old Brazilian superstar was caught on camera witnessing his wax figure for the first time, and we can watch it thanks to FC Barcelona.
Look at this guy, looking at that guy. The most interesting part for me is his fascination with how well they did with his tattoos, which of course are easier to duplicate than, you know, a face:
How @neymarjr reacted when he met his #MadameTOrlando wax figure https://t.co/K3VgxrYhsI
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Seattle Sounders striker and USMNT star-in-waiting Jordan Morris struck a mature note when asked about his exclusion from Jurgen Klinsmann's 23-man roster for this summer's Copa America Centenario.
Some will have considered the youngster a lock for the roster, with Morris already boasting rarefied air as a college player to become something close to a national team regular while still in school.
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But Klinsmann opted for in-form San Jose striker Chris Wondolowski, and it has become old hat for MLS players to gripe when their name is not called by the German boss (See: Benny Feilhaber, Brad Evans and Landon Donovan).
Don't count Morris in that group. Of course the youngster doesn't have the tenure to rally against the man who gave him his shot in the first place, but that hasn't stopped others from acting entitled to a roster spot.
"[Klinsmann] told me not take it too hard and that there was a lot of competition," Morris said. "I completely respect his decision. There were a lot of good forwards playing and they're all playing really well. I wish those guys all the best. It's going to be a lot of fun to watch this summer."
Morris can still end up on the roster through injury, and it's easy to see him as the next name up should an attack-minded player take a knock. Stefan Frei told us last week that Morris is remarkably professional, and this is no exception.
The youngster did admit increased motivation from his omission, stating that "it gives you fuel to your fire to try and get back in the mix a little bit". We have a feeling he won't be out of that mix for long.


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The last time we saw the Florida State football team they were hoisting the 2010 Chick-fil-A bowl champion trophy. That was two and a half months ago. Now, the team is back on the practice field, gearing up for what should be an exciting 2011 season.
FSU head football coach Jimbo Fisher says, "We have to develop our own identity. We have to go back to the basics and what we do between now and August will determine how we do in the fall and there's going to be no shortcuts. We have to remember the reasons we made the improvement from a year ago to what we did last year."
The 'Noles have been busy filling the time between last season and the start of practice. Coach Fisher put his team through '4th Quarter Drills' to make sure his guys are in top physical condition.
Fisher adds, "This out here is just as vital as some of the ball you have to play. Our kids have done a good job with that. They're ready to play."
This spring all eyes will be on red-shirt junior quarterback E.J. Manuel who is ready to take over the offense after Christian Ponder left.
Fisher says, "It's big for him because it gets you some time in there about how the personality that he'll take and our team will take and I think it will come largely from him."
Spring practice will conclude with the annual Garnet and Gold Game on April 16.