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Do Florida's election woes match your community's?
We made it through another election cycle with the state of Florida once again garnering some national attention about the way we handle our voting procedures.
Some of the criticism centered around incredibly long early voting lines (a lawsuit has actually been filed), an overly complicated ballot with 11 constitutional amendments and a deadline for absentee ballots that didn't allow Florida to tabulate votes as quickly as most other states. Both Oregon and Washington State have all mail-in voting systems which leaves room for debate as to how Florida can improve next time around.
This process also lends itself to comparison with our association election process which is soon to start in most condominium, cooperative and homeowners' associations around Florida. November-March is generally regarded as the height of annual meeting and election season in Florida's shared ownership communities. While Florida condominium and cooperative elections are highly regulated by statute, there is still room for dysfunction to creep in. HOAs are even more vulnerable to election problems.
Just how easy a process is your Florida association election?
- Are notices provided timely?
- Is information conveyed in an easy-to-understand manner?
- Are various communication channels used to urge people to attend the meeting and cast their own votes?
- Are arrangements made for disabled owners to easily cast their votes?
- Is an impartial election committee in place to count the votes?
- Are the ballots secured prior to the night of the meeting?
- Is all candidate information provided to the membership?
- Are the candidates listed properly on the ballot?
- Are proxies (where applicable) properly prepared and easy to read?
If we still struggle with getting our local, state and federal elections right in Florida, is it any wonder that our private residential communities continue to struggle as well when it comes to electing their representative boards? Clearly, there is room for improvement in both arenas.


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Hey guys I just picked up a new tool friday so I figured I would share seeing as how there is very little info out there about this gun. I really love my Romanian Tok and I wanted something with a real safety plus something I can find ammo for at the local shops so I bit the bullet. I purchased the gun from classic for $239.99, they shipped it free and my FFL charged me $30 for the transfer.
It is chambered in 9mm para and comes with 2 8 round mags. The frame is identical compared to the regular Tok except for a steel insert in the mag well, so it retains its nice slim profile. The slide and barrel are a bit shorter than the standard Toks making it slightly smaller overall. It fits nicely in the same 1911 holster I modified for its full-size brother. The internals are also identical aside from the guide rod. Instead of pushing it back and swinging the barrel nut off to remove the barrel/recoil spring, the guide rod has a built in pivot so you just turn it up and the rod exits towards the back of the slide, then the nut and barrel can be removed as standard. Other than that and the safety(Ill get into that more), its literally the same exact design as its original counter-part.
I know a few of the classic Toks had a slide-safety on them but Ive never found good info as to how it actually functions. With the safety engaged, the trigger does not engage the hammer and a shroud comes up around the back of the firing pin so even if the hammer would accidentally drop it cannot make contact with the pin. The safety does not lock the slide either so you can clear the chamber with it engaged. I also want to note that when the slide is locked, its LOCKED. Ive read several people complain(and I noticed too on my Romanian) that jarring the gun or putting a magazine in too hard causes the slide-lock to disengage allowing the slide to slam forward unexpectedly, which we know is potentially very dangerous. The groove is cut deep enough on the M88A that itd take a hell of a force to cause this to happen. The firearm also has a trigger lock-out if there is a round chambered but no magazine. This is simply a piece of thin steel that moves out of the way when the magazine is inserted, and its easily removed if that feature annoys you.
As far as fit/finish/function, its what I expected for a $240 gun. Even after I cleaned the hell out of it the trigger and slide felt very gritty, and you can see rough machining on the slide track and where the trigger rides. I did a little light sanding and polishing which definitely made everything smoother, but I do believe that after I put some more rounds through her it will loosen up. I personally like the grips. My hands arent wide per say but I have very long fingers and the thumb pocket is actually quite comfortable. Just practicing a little bit my hand slides into place comfortably when drawing it without having to readjust. It appears to me that any standard Tok grips would fit as well if you dont like the ones supplied.
The trigger is a little heavy(not revolver heavy but heavier than my Romanian but who knows how many rounds have been through that thing) but it breaks predictably and clean with little take-up. Ive put 225 rounds(mixed ball and hollow point ammo) through it and the very first one stove-piped. Aside from that the other 224 fed/ejected without any problem. I was making nice 3" groups at about 10 yards with a few strays going low and left but I definitely think its because I was over-compensating for the recoil. Speaking of recoil, its almost non-existent since the entire firearm is steel (save the grips) making follow up shots a piece of cake. Between my wife and I, Id say the sights are dead on if not very close. With a few leading shots I was hitting pieces of clay pigeon laying on the hillside at 45-50 yards without much hassle.
I dont want to turn this into a ammo-penetration/stopping power/carry/quality debate but with the way the safety functions IN MY PERSONAL OPINION I feel confident leaving this firearm chambered and cocked for home-defense or carrying(aside from the hammer sticking up and getting caught on clothing). One could also leave the hammer down on a chambered round with the safety engaged and aside from a 1 in 1,000,000 catastrophic failure I see no way it could drop fire in this condition.
Overall I am very happy with it so far. Sweet gun for the money and its 100% true to its heritage aside from the caliber. I read on wiki that they produced it in 40 S&W as well but since this gun was almost immediately phased out we never got to see that in the US. Nice little gun in a caliber most of us can find these days without breaking the bank.


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If I want set the guid attribute for the feed item - 7571-mysite.com I can't achieve this with the current implementation of the Zend_Feed, in this current implementation I can make only
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Bug is still here from version 1.0.x till 1.8.x, why there aren't any improvements for Zend_Feed for about a year? Another notice, It's maybe duplicate with ZF-5833.
I think there isn't any support for Zend_Feed nowadays :-(
Fixed in r19132. Enjoy proper isPermaLink attributes ;)
Nice, thank you Padric.
Just surprised it was there since Feb 2008. It was an obvious flaw with an easy fix overall. Unfortunately Zend_Feed is a bit of a mess and it's being superseded by Zend_Feed_Reader, and soon Zend_Feed_Writer.


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Wrestling Heads To Lancaster For F&M Open
The next time Princeton competes in an individual tournament will be March 8-9 at the Palestra for the EIWA Championships. The Tigers will try to grab a couple individual titles in their final tournament of the regular season Saturday when they head to Lancaster, Pa., for the 2014 Franklin & Marshall Open.
Princeton (3-1, 3-1 EIWA) sent its team to a pair of tournaments just before New Year's Eve. The majority of the starting lineup went to the 51st Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, while 11 members of the program competed at the Wilkes Open.
The team's best showing at an individual tournament came in Annapolis, where Princeton placed third in a strong field at the Navy Invitational. Princeton had six placewinners that day, including finalists Adam Krop and Abe Ayala. Both are among the group of 18 Tigers expected to compete at F&M Saturday. The tournament starts at 9 am, and you can follow results live either using the Track Wrestling link (above) or by following the Princeton Wrestling Twitter feed.
Last year, five Princeton wrestlers placed at the F&M Open, including four who would go on to start at the EIWA Championships. Current senior captain Dan Santoro and sophomore Scott Gibbons both led the way with third-place finishes.
Following the F&M Open, Princeton will shift into dual mode for the rest of January and February. That stretch will open next Friday with a road match at Hofstra.


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December 7, 2009
Hey Cougar volleyball fans!
The team is back in Pullman after the first NCAA Tournament trip in seven years. The players have to quickly get back into the swing of things after missing classes last week while in Nebraska. This is the last week of classes and finals are next week. Yikes! The semester flies by when you have a winning volleyball team :-)
As you all know by now, the Cougars fell to Northern Iowa Friday night in the NCAA First Round match. It was a close first set but the purple and gold Panthers extended their winning streak to 29-matches. But they fell the next day to Nebraska. Only two Pac-10 teams have advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 - California and Stanford (and Stanford needed a 15-13 fifth-set score to beat St. Mary's to advance).
Coach Palileo was joined by Renee Bordelon and Rachel Todorovich in the post-match interviews and all did a super job of reiterating their disappointment in losing the first round match but how great the season had been for the Cougars. The senior and the freshman players represented the team very well. And the Pac-10 Coach of the Year is always a good quote-giver.
Many of the players had family and friends at the match so they all headed out to dinner with them Friday night. There were two sets of travel plans to return to Pullman that depended on the outcome of the Friday match. Coach Lamppa departed very, very early Saturday morning from Lincoln to be with his wife Rachel who is expecting their third child. The rest of the team left Lincoln Saturday afternoon and flew out of Omaha that night. There was a stop at a PF Chang's restaurant in Omaha before the flight and this was a great meal, with superb service. The management thought we waited too long for our food (10 minutes??) so they delivered plates and plates of dessert before we headed back to the bus for the airport.
The flights home were uneventful - Omaha to Salt Lake City and then just enough time to walk to the next gate in another terminal wing, and board the plane for Spokane. Oceana's mom was at the baggage claim area with a bottle of water (decorated with red ribbons) for everyone for the bus ride to Pullman. She was so cheerful and it was great to see a real "fan" who appreciated what the WSU volleyball team had accomplished.
So the players are finishing classes and will return to weight room workouts in the Cougar Mania Strength and Conditioning Center next semester. There will be a couple of spring tournaments held here in Bohler Gym, and the team banquet will be held in April. In the meantime, here are some of the things to remember about the 2009 season:
First trip to NCAA Championship Tournament in 7 years. First winning season since 2002. Most Pac-10 wins (6) since 2002. First win over a ranked Pac-10 school since 2002 (No. 18 Arizona). Andrew Palileo named Pac-10 Coach of the Year Senior Kelly Hyder ends her 4-year career with a school-record 1,773 digs. Senior Renee Bordelon ends her 2-year career with 2,093 assists, sixth-best on WSU all-time standings. Senior Jackie Albright ends her 4-year career with 998 digs, eighth-best on the WSU career digs list. Senior Cassie Robbins ends her 4-year career with 49 solo, 299 block assists and 348 total blocks, all 10th on WSU career standings. Freshman Oceana Bush tallied 531 digs this season, second-best in WSU's single season standings.
Pretty good stuff for the Cougs.
Go Cougs!
Linda Chalich
WSU Sports Information Volleyball contact
December 4, 2009
Hey Cougar volleyball fans!
It is game day for the Cougars. The NCAA First Round match against No. 20 Northern Iowa is just hours away. I am writing from the team's scheduled 60-minute closed practice this morning (10-11 a.m.). We arrived at the NU Coliseum at 9 a.m. for Kerry Gustafson, the WSU certified athletic trainer, to get all the players ready for the practice.
Let me digress. Thursday was a good day. Most everyone was more acclimated to the Central Time Zone. After a good night's sleep and a good breakfast at the hotel, the Cougars went to study table in a hotel conference room for a few hours. They ate their delivered lunches while watching game tapes of the UNI Panthers and then it was to the Coliseum for the 90-minute open practice. A former Coug, Bree Flach, came and surprised us at practice. Bree was a freshman libero last year from Shabbona, Illinois, who had to give up her volleyball career due to very painful back problems. She already had one surgery and is scheduled for another this month. The team was happy to see her and she had a long drive to get to Lincoln. The saying, "Once a Coug, always a Coug" proves true once again.
Another visitor to practice was Coach Palileo's brother, Arthur and his family from Minneapolis. Coach P calls him his twin brother but Arthur is older. There is no mistaking they are brothers! They brought a wonderful cake for the team that said to, "Leave it all on the court" today. Good advice indeed.
We had our only not-great experience of the trip so far at dinner Thursday night. Although we are a large group we went to a spaghetti warehouse restaurant quite close to our hotel that said in advance they could accommodate us and seated us at many smaller tables. But most of our group waited for nearly 90 minutes to get food. Because there was a salad bar with the meals, the players did not starve to death in their seats and really handled the disappointing service very well.
More Cougar fans are arriving hourly. Several parents came yesterday as well as WSU Director of Athletics Jim Sterk. We are expecting a good crowd of Cougar fans here for our match today and it will be exciting to see all the Crimson when we play a purple and gold team (N. Iowa).
One last fun fact. Our team hosts are a retired couple named Les and Lila, long-time Lincoln residents and Nebraska Husker boosters. They have come to both practices and are lovely and gracious people. They chose WSU as their team to host because they hosted Coach Palileo's South Dakota State team during the 2007 first round match.
The players are whooping and hollaring during this practice. Lots of big blocks and big hits bringing out the boisterous nature of the kids. Looking forward to the match this afternoon.
Just a reminder, the WSU-Northern Iowa match can be heard on radio in Pullman (KQQQ 1150 AM) and in Spokane (ESPN The Ticket, 700AM) or online through Cougars All-Access subscription. To view Gametracker of the Cougars match or any other NCAA Tournament match, go to the interactive bracket by clicking HERE.
Go Cougs!
Linda Chalich
WSU Sports Information Volleyball contact
December 2, 2009
Hey Cougar volleyball fans!
It has been a whirlwind few days. First, ending the season with a win over Oregon State on senior night Nov. 27, was only the end of the regular season for Cougar volleyball. There was a day and a half of wondering are we in or not? Finally the team assembled down at Sella's Restaurant in Pullman for the NCAA Championship Tournament selection show at noon Sunday, Nov. 29. Which meant more waiting because those ESPN selection shows never start on time. About 20 minutes after noon, the Omaha Region bracket flashed up on the screen and there was Washington State. The players hollered and fans in attendance let out a few Whoo-hoos! Northern Iowa is the opponent and Lincoln, Nebraska the destination.
Then time started to fly! The players were all on cell phones to family and friends but soon assembled in Bohler Gym for practice that very afternoon. Assistant coach TeAna Tramel jumped on the phone to start making travel arrangements which stretched into a two-day task.
To skip to the chase, the Cougar players, coaches and administrators boarded a bus at Bohler Athletic Complex Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 11:30 a.m. to head to Spokane, fly to Las Vegas and then on to Omaha. We arrived in Omaha at 11 p.m. and drove to our hotel for the night (sidenote: we drove past the new home for the NCAA baseball College World Series which is being built just down the street from the Quest Center). After some sleep and a good breakfast, the team went by bus to Creighton University for a morning practice in the BlueJay's new volleyball/women's basketball facility (with the very formal name of the Wayne & Eileen Ryan Athletic Center and D.J. Sokol Arena). The WSU coaches know the volleyball coaching staff at Creighton and they were gracious to allow the Cougs to practice in their 3,000-seat arena.
After lunch at a Panera, some very happy vball players and crew - including the Andrew Palileo family - were treated to an afternoon at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. It was a very sunny day, although brisk with the cool temps and wind, but we scurried from one indoor exhibit to another for the afternoon. It is a wonderful zoo full of very well-done exhibits with many animals, reptiles, birds, and butterflies. There was an aquarium where you walk through clear plexiglass and have sharks and turtles swimming overhead. We also went to the IMAX 3D movie called Under the Sea. The oversized glasses were quite the fashion statement but made the movie amazing to watch. (Another sidenote: the Zoo is next door to Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, the current home of the College World Series. When the CWS moves to the new stadium, the Zoo will expand on that land.)
After busing to Lincoln and checking into the hotel downtown, the team headed for dinner and then studied for a while. Some of us rallied to a downtown restaurant and watched the Cougar-Gonzaga men's basketball game.
Thursday is a big day...some of the players will take tests in the morning proctored by Senior Associate Director of Athletics Pam Bradetich (lucky gals) and then open practice at the NU Coliseum in the afternoon. We're one step closer to the NCAA First Round match...the first one in seven years for WSU.
Good night and don't forget that you can watch the WSU-Northern Iowa match online at www.ncaa.com, and listen to the match on radio in Pullman (KQQQ 1150 AM) and in Spokane (ESPN The Ticket, 700AM) or online through Cougars All-Access subscription.
Go Cougs!
Linda Chalich
WSU Sports Information Volleyball contact
November 18, 2009
Today started out normal for us players. Some of us had early weights before morning classes, and later others helped hand out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to fellow students for the popular ASWSU PB&J Wednesday on campus. After lunch, the remainder of the team did their weights and we headed back to the locker room to quickly change and head to Bohler for practice. We wanted to hurry because last night as Coach was closing out our meeting he told us to hurry up to the gym after weights today.
However, when we walked in the net wasn't set up and the balls weren't out. There was the first moment of anxiety for some. And Coach was there before us, which almost never happens because we warm up before practice starts, and that worried us a little more. Then when everyone was in the gym he said he had a "different" kind of warm up planned...
Strike three! We knew we were in trouble.
But Coach led us out of the gym and downstairs to the Tom and Barbara Wilson Indoor Rowing Center in Bohler Gym (we learned that WSU is one of only two schools in the nation to have one!) where we met with the rowing Grad Assistant coach Crystal Culp and Intern Karl Huhta for a lesson in a different kind of teamwork.
We went through a quick lesson in technique and series of rowing drills that required us to work as one force (sound familiar?). By the end of the lesson, we knew where coach was going with this "different" warm up. If possible, we grew a little closer as we talked about how the principles of rowing were similar to individual and team responsibilities in volleyball.
Coach ended with a talk with a few housekeeping things, and then to everyone's surprise said, "Ok, see you guys tomorrow."
We couldn't believe it! Just before practice we were ALL talking about how much homework and papers and exams we had this week before break that we didn't know when we were going to take care of it all! We all felt like nerds because instead of practicing we were all going to go home and get down to some school business.
It was a great day for the team though. We learned a new sport, remembered what is so special about team sports in general, what's so important about volleyball, and got a reminder that our goals for this year are much bigger than ourselves. Thanks Pali!
Go Cougs!
Faith Hutchersonl
Junior Defensive specialist
November 12, 2009
This week's blog comes from WSU Asst. Coach TeAna Tramel, who is handling her volleyball duties and preparing for the births of her first children, twins, hopefully next month.
Hello Coug Fans,
We decided to change up the blog this week. I am going to give you an inside look of what we as coaches really do during the week of a home match! We will start with a typical Monday in the volleyball offices. I start of the day by uploading all of our scouting video for that week's opponent. All of us like watching film differently so Lamppa gets a DVD copy of the matches, Andrew likes his on a zip drive, and I get my on an external hard drive. So once I get all that done, the real work begins! Scouting!! We all watch film separately and put together our own game plans, then meet later in the week to talk about what we have seen and any adjustments we need to make...After a morning of scouting, I, of course, eat lunch!! Hey I am feeding three!! Andrew and Pali usually go workout-you know you have noticed their biceps!!...if you want to see them working out they usually go around 11:30! :-)
After lunch, we usually meet as a staff to discuss practice plans, and any housekeeping items. Okay, here is how a typical meeting for us goes: (don't tell anyone!!) Andrew will start off asking each of us if we have any housekeeping items...Kara usually starts and talks about what she needs to...after she is done, Lamppa and Pali usually give her some dating advice!! Then Andrew will ask Lamppa if he has anything...he usually doesn't...it is quiet funny...so then we usually make fun of Lamppa and get a good laugh out of that...then, finally, Pali gets to me and of course I have like ten things (because I know it makes Lamppa mad!) half the time my stuff is made up just to make Lamppa mad!! But don't tell him that...Once we get the housekeeping/dating/marriage advice done we talk about Practice. We go over what we are going to focus on and then talk about our game plan for that weekend...Then before you know it we hear the players in the gym warming up so it is time to head down to practice!
After practice, we usually meet again to talk about how practice went and what to do for the rest of the week...and more marriage/dating advice is freely offered (by Pali and Lamppa!!).
So all that is really a typical week.
The night before matches we do a meal at Pali's house! Man is his wife Wendy a great cook!! Thanks Wendy for all you do for the Cougs!! We greatly appreciate it!! Friday is finally game day! Game days are pretty hectic...we spend the morning getting ready with video, scouting, and game plans. Then the team comes in around 2 p.m. for a practice. After practice we head to our pregame meal usually at Dupus Boomers, or Banyans (Palouse Ridge Golf Course). I would go into what everyone eats and all that fun stuff, but you will have to get all that fun stuff from the players. But there is usually a lot of laughing at pregame. After pregame, we all head back to the office and relax a bit. Pali usually heads home to shower, and get ready. Lamppa watches film during his down time. I set up video equipment and all that fun stuff. Then, before you know it, the players are up here around 5:30 for their pregame talk. Those are usually funny too...may include some dancing?? But again, I can't spill all the secrets...
One thing new this year is Pali's Chalk Talks....I think it has helped to calm his nerves before matches and lets our season ticket holders and donors have access to our game plans. After the chalk talk Andrew heads to his office to change his shirt and brush his teeth (don't tell anyone I told you that!!) Next thing you know everyone is down on the court ready for the match to begin.
Go Cougs!
TeAna Tramel
Assistant Coach
November 3, 2009
Hello Cougar Volleyball Fans -
Wow! What a wild time the past two weeks have been for the Cougar volleyball team and fans. The ecstasy of defeating No. 4 Washington in Pullman Oct. 23, was followed by the agony of losing to two teams WSU defeated at the beginning of the month.
First, the Washington match was just spectacular with a great, loud crowd. Many students came too late to grab a good seat so they stood around the top of Bohler, cheering for the Cougs the whole time. It was so rewarding for this team to break the six-year drought and beat the Dawgs. If you don't think Bohler Gym makes an impression on visiting teams, you are wrong. Before the match I spoke with a former UW player who is now coaching and she remembers just how loud the crowds were at Bohler when she had to play here years ago. That kind of home court advantage is really special and we need to continue to pack the gym for the remaining matches.
The matches at Arizona were tough for the Cougs. Two teams looking for revenge after falling to WSU the opening weekend of Pac-10 action. Any other student would think going to the warm, desert state during the cool days of the Palouse fall would be enjoyable. But when you travel with a team, and the competition is the most important part of the trip, there is little time to enjoy the warm weather or sight-see. Between occasional airplane and bus traveling snafus, waiting for food to arrive for your large group in a restaurant, study table hours (usually indoors) and hostile crowds, the players have to look at their travels as business trips. Some are successful and some are not. But the team always has each other and that makes for strong bonds that get closer knit during trips.
And that makes coming home all that much better. This Friday and Saturday is Whiteout Weekend and all fans are encouraged to wear white shirts to the volleyball matches. Coach Palileo and the Cougar Volleyball program have purchased white t-shirts which will be given out at the Contest tables at the beginning of each match. PLUS, anyone who wears a white shirt can get a free Rally towel at the Contest area in Bohler. Cal averages just over 1000 fans a match but play in a large basketball facility so the fans don't have much impact on the players. Stanford averages over 2300 per match and play in a basketball facility that is similar to Bohler but much larger. Their fans have a huge impact on the opponent players.
WSU is the only Pac-10 school that has a facility dedicated to volleyball matches. WSU is ranked 24th in the national coaches poll this week (Cal is 13th and Stanford is 4th). The rest of the volleyball nation is paying attention to the WSU team, a huge turnaround from the 10-wins and 19-losses last year and a real threat to win every weekend in the Conference of Champions in 2009. Our players and coaches are encouraging all Cougar fans to wear white and come to both matches in Bohler Gym this weekend and make a statement about Cougar volleyball.
See you there!
Go Cougs!
Linda Chalich
WSU Sports Information Volleyball contact
October 21, 2009
Hello Cougar Volleyball Fans -
A special thank you to all the great fans that came to the WSU win over No. 16 USC last Friday night in Bohler! That was some heart-pumping volleyball on Marcia Saneholtz Court. The WSU band was into the action as were the Stimson SuperFans, the student body and the community members. The players and coaches really appreciated your presence and the loud cheering certainly gave the Women of Troy one more thing to worry about, in addition to being Whooped on by the Cougs! Largest crowd of the season but doesn't reach the top 15 all-time crowds at WSU. Back in the day, we packed them in.
The biggest Bohler crowd for volleyball was Oct. 6, 1995, when 4,039 fans watched WSU and here is the recap of the match that I wrote back in '95:
PULLMAN, Wash -- A first-ever volleyball sell-out crowd at Bohler Gym watched No. 4 Stanford deliver No. 7 Washington State its first defeat of the 1995 season and claim the lead in the Pacific-10 Conference standings. The game scores were: 8-15, 15-8, 12-15, 15-4, 15-7.
The 4,039 fans found standing room only for the Homecoming weekend match which eclipsed the previous record of 3,356 fans set last weekend when WSU defeated Idaho. Several hundred fans were turned away at the Bohler Gym doors as the evening match went to five games.
Washington State is now 13-1 overall, 5-1 in league play. Stanford moves to 11-2 overall and 7-0 in Pac-10 contests.
WSU was led by the 21 kills and 11 blocks of junior All-America candidate Sarah Silvernail (Tacoma). Keren Oigman (Israel) contributed 15 kills, Elis Arias (Mexico) tallied 10 kills and 14 digs, and Shannon Wyckoff (Brush Prairie, Wash.) had 14 kills and 27 digs.
Stanford was led by the 17 kills and 16 digs of Kristin Folkl, who just rejoined the defending national champions after a summer with the U.S. National team. Cary Wendell tallied 16 kills, 16 digs and 43 assists for the Cardinal. Other Stanford players in double-figures were Eileen Murfee with 13 kills, 11 digs and six blocks, and Marnie Triefenbach with 10 kills. Barb Ifejika had five blocks.
"We started playing too controlled and too tight (in the fourth game)," WSU coach Cindy Fredrick said. "We didn't let things just flow and be aggressive the way we were in game three. You take a solid player like Cary Wendell and when things get tight, she just takes over and she did that in games four and five. We are ready to play again. We feel we shouldn't have lost this match, the players are disappointed they lost, but I told them `we didn't fall, we just stumbled so let's get back up and get going again.'"
This was the first time in 19 matches against Stanford that WSU had won two games. It was also the first five-game match for the Cougars this season.
The 1995 WSU volleyball team went on to a 22-7 record, tied for second place in the Pac-10, and ended the season with a loss in the second round of the NCAA Championship Tournament to Oral Roberts' team of behemoth Brazilians (nearly all only played on season at ORU...hmmmmm). Sarah Silvernail went on to earn second-team All-America honors that season.
Back to the special home facility, Bohler Gym. Once the remodeling was done and the Bohler Addition with built onto the older part of the building (1998 and 1999 volleyball seasons were played on a sport court in Beasley Coliseum), seating for volleyball was reduced to a fire marshal-approved 3000. But because it is a facility dedicated to volleyball, it is unique in the Pac-10 and larger than most all campus, volleyball only facilities in the NCAA DI.
Since Coach Palileo came to the Palouse, volleyball attendance has increased 15% in 2008 and so far this season attendance is 10% above last year. Cougars have six matches left at home this season and Meagan Ganzer said it best last Friday night after the USC match, "The crowd is an extension of our team family that makes it so much fun to play in Bohler Gym." Brittany Tillman agreed, "The crowd definitely helped us win. The crowd, the band, Butch T. Cougar. It was great!"
Plan to be there Friday night to take on No. 4 Dawgs and to participate in the Attacking Breast Cancer Pink Campaign.
Go Cougs!
Linda Chalich
WSU Sports Information Volleyball contact
October 10, 2009
This week we hear from the WSU freshmen: Oceana Bush, Rachel Todorovich, Liz Haskey, and Conley Kipp.
It all started on the day of the 8th of October. It was a cold day at the Pullman airport where we all arrived successfully on time, avoiding our favorite; shuttles. Kerri (Gustafson, athletic trainer) had her masks ready to give us on the plane to wear if anyone boarding had a suspicious cough. TeAna gave us our final farewell with goodie bags full of stickers and candies. After our long flight to Lewiston, we were off to Seattle. Tangerine Wiggs was beside herself being in her hometown, loving the fresh air of the Seattle airport. Mmmm. Boarding the flight to San Francisco, not only did the Cougar volleyball team arrive, but so did the 36 Canadian high school football players. We're lucky we still smelled like girls. Renee avoided this great experience by flying with Coach coming in on Friday because she came down with the flu (no worries, not swine!). Driving around, we found Red Robin. You can't beat bottomless lemonades and monstrous burgers. The day ended with our meeting with Lamppa that was scheduled for 10, but happened at his arrival at 11 pm. The complimentary tea kept us occupied during the wait.
Friday, the 9th, our day started with a surprise of being able to sleep in till 9 o'clock! After our quick film session, we went to the team's favorite, THE MALL! The team's focus was on buying winter clothes for our return to Pullman's below freezing temperatures. The exception was Rachel who lost her debit card and resided in Macy's makeup sections getting a free pre-game makeover to help better her day. It worked! Cassie is still ecstatic about her new red Christmas dress that she bought, complete with a belt. Game time was quickly approaching, yet there was still time between walk through and the game for Jackie, Cassie, Tilly, Meagan, Hyder, and Faith to compose a pre-game rap to the tune of Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake. It was a pump-up session. Unfortunately, the game ended in 4 with Stanford on top. L In-n-Out burger was our "pick-me-up."
Our last day concluded with an optional breakfast or sleeping in! The majority of us chose to sleep. We were able to rally together to make our luncheon to BJ's at noon. Giving us the greatest surprise ever, Palileo was quite generous in ordering us 2 Pizookies! Greatest things ever. Time flew by and the Cal game was soon over. As we write this, we are at the San Francisco airport waiting for our 10 o'clock flight into Spokane, where we will drive home on a bus that will end up in Pullman at about 2 a.m. We are all so excited.
Go Cougs!
September 28, 2009
Our weekend started with a quick drive to Pullman airport where 2 of our cars got pulled over by the lovely Pullman police department. Rachael got out of her ticket by almost crying and shaking nervously until he let her drive away scot-free. Everyone made it to the flight on time and we landed in Seattle with no problems but with a long stop in Lewiston.
Our layover in Seattle was full of a long study session and airport food, Tillmans favorite. We got to the Eugene airport and went to our hotel for a quick clean up then headed to Outback Steakhouse for some good food.
At the restaurant Coach wanted to learn more about our freshmen so we played a game called "two truths and a lie." Conley proved to be good at lying about eating frog legs where Oceana failed miserably at even producing a believable lie.
Friday was game day vs. OSU...we woke up for some good breakfast, a little studying and some film. Soon after we boarded the bus for the mall...where some spent lots of money and others did not. We split up to eat so we could all pick our favorites throughout the mall.
It was a long bus ride to Corvallis which led us to Lamppa rapping during and a quick win against OSU in three.
Saturday was our day off so we got to sleep in until 9. After breakfast we boarded the bus for a supposed 45-minute ride that turned into an hour and a half. We got off in Florence, on the Oregon coast, where we walked the main street shops and farmer's market. TeAna once again hit up the baby stores while Tang bargain shopped at an antique store. We had awesome homemade burgers for lunch and watched some of Oregon's football team dominate on a screen so huge it was like we were on the sideline.
Next on the agenda was to see the "beach," which no one actually did because of the sandstorm. We took one picture in which no one smiled or looked at the camera and immediately ran to the bus. We relaxed for the rest of the day at our hotel and awaited our Sunday game.
U of O proved to be our biggest challenge of our season so far. We came out playing tough and confident and won the first game, but came up short losing in four at Mac court. We traveled home with our heads held high over the split weekend. We are ready for the Arizonas this weekend and planning to improve our PAC-10 standing with master Yoda leading us.
Kelly Hyder, senior tri-captain
September 17, 2009
So our closeout preseason game against Gonzaga started with our bus ride from Pullman. We watched film with our headphones in and scouting binders out (and eyes closed for some of the trip). Once we got to the Kennel we dressed for practice and were all surprised when Conley came out in Gonzaga-blue vans for practice because she forgot to pack her shoes.
Pre-game practice was uneventful, but as always, not to Pali's standard. We left the gym with a slightly sour taste in our mouth but hoped to drown it out with the taste of Oceana's dad's bbq ribs. Tangerine, being the team vegetarian/pickiest eater, likes her salmon crispy and had to wait an extra twenty minutes for it to be `just right.' Waiting this extra time made her extra hungry... and desperate. Coincidently there were nuts in the middle of the dinner table, but little did she know they were there for decoration purposes only. Grabbing one, she ate a four-year-old walnut. We all got a good laugh out of that one.
Once we had eaten to our hearts content (big props to Oceana's parents!), the music was turned up louder and certain (you know who you are) teammates/dancers on the team couldn't help but bust a move to the song "Tootsie Roll." This escalated into a personal Britney Spears performance when Tangerine sang the beginning "oohhh ooohhhs" of "Oops I Did it Again" while Renee performed the choreography, which she seriously claimed was taught to America on SNL. We shared lots of laughs at this pre-game dinner and all of our team's newcomers got to see a more fun side of Cougar Volleyball.
In Coach's pre-game talk he said that he wanted us to continue and feed-off of the fun we had at dinner. So, right after announcing that we had the 5th ranked setter in the NATION on our team he made her do the Britney Spears dance one more time, which must have worked because we dominated the first game 25-10!
Jackie Albright, senior tri-captain
The following are blog entries written by the Cougar Volleyball Coaching Staff - Andrew Palileo, Brian Lamppa and TeAna Tramel - while on the trip to Utah where the Cougs went 4-0.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Hey fans we are on our way to Utah for the Utah Valley tournament and a stop at Weber State on Labor Day. We will have an opportunity to play four good teams this weekend in Utah, Missouri, Utah Valley U, and Weber State. The players seem ready and excited to face this challenge.
After a quick bite to eat at Honey Baked Ham (for those that have not had the opportunity to eat there you should try it, it's pretty good) we headed to practice on the game court. Having made the move to Division I only 7 years ago, Utah Valley is an awesome campus and has some great facilities. Practice went ok. I thought we could have had a little more intensity and be more efficient in what we were doing. While waiting for our bus after practice the players decided to take some pictures proposing a new fashion statement. You know I think some look good with these outfits and others don't look out of place at all. For dinner we went to the Old Spaghetti Factory where we had plenty to eat and desert came with it.
After dinner we did some video scouting of Missouri and going over our game plan for success. It was a long travel day so it's time to go to bed!!!
Friday, September 4 The day begins with players doing homework and eating breakfast before heading to our serve and pass time (the girls call it practice) for an hour and then head to MiMi's Café for our pregame meal. The Missouri match started strong and finished strong - what a great way to start the tournament. After a quick bite from Jason's Deli we scouted the other two opponents and rested well this evening.
Saturday, September 5
After celebrating all night from the win over Missouri we were ready to play against the 17th ranked team in the country, the University of Utah. The match was an offensive showdown with Utah hitting .357 and WSU .478 with the Cougars winning in straight sets. We celebrated at Chili's as the players enjoyed the company of their southern accent waiter. After a relaxing afternoon we prepared for our match against Utah Valley. Another sweep and a tournament championship with Renee receiving MVP and Rachel, Oceana and Tilly receiving all-tournament awards. Went to CPK (California Pizza Kitchen - we do eat a lot), returned to enjoy the hot tub. Tomorrow is our day off and we plan on enjoying it to the fullest.
Sunday, September 6
From Assistant Coach TeAna Tramel
Sunday was by far my favorite day! We shipped Palileo and Lamppa off at about 6:45 a.m. to go enjoy some R & R at the local golf course. After we got rid of them, the players got to sleep in and do a few hours of study tables. After the intense study session it was times for the girls to take their credit cards (or their parents) and head to Park City for a shopping spree! Of course we had to stop off on the way and eat a quick lunch. You can't shop on an empty stomach. During the drive to Park City, the girls mapped out their stops...which of course included Lucky, Polo, Nike, Coach, and Columbia just to name a few. After a nice four-hour shopping spree it was show and tell time. Tangerine by far bought the most, she swears she didn't spend very much but her arms were full of bags. Tilly raided the Nike store. Alex stuck to her $20.00 "Mindi" limit. Jackie was nice and bought for not only herself but for a special someone. Rachel had to get winter sweaters so she loaded up! Cassie, of course bought a jacket, which is a staple in her wardrobe. Oceana and Kimika found great deals at Columbia. Faith had the worst experience and had her sunglasses stolen Conley, being from California doesn't have any winter clothes, so Faith talked her into getting a scarf! Ganzer bought some essentials because she forgot to pack some. Ali (McCoy, student equipment manager) and Kara both got some Khaki's because as a coach you always need Khaki's! Kerry (Gustafson, athletic trainer) got some new white linen pants for the LA games, so she could fit into the SoCal style. I am not going to say what I bought!! But let's just say it was a lot of pink and blue, and thanks to Faith, I was able to pack it all. After our spending spree, we headed to another palyers' choice: Olive Garden!! We enjoyed some soup, salad, and lots, okay tons of bread sticks! Oh yeah, and pasta too. That was basically the players' day off from Palileo and Lamppa and volleyball too.
Monday, September 7
Monday was the final day of our Utah voyage. The morning began with a fairly nice continental breakfast that included "meat" which made Cassie very happy since the previous hotel just had the essential carb collection. After breakfast we heading off the Weber State to have a brief practice and then back to the hotel to check out and head to TEXAS ROADHOUSE for our pre-game dinner. It was a definite hit with the players considering they had cinnamon butter for the piping hot dinner rolls and the extra benefit of throwing peanut shells on the floor. After rolling out of the Roadhouse we went back to Weber State to prepare for our match. After a slow start, and a bumpy middle we finished off beating the Wildcats 3-0 and tacking on anther "W" to our 6-0 record. Overall a very successful trip.
September 2, 2009
Hello Cougar Volleyball Fans!
WOW - look at us! 3 great wins, zero losses, hitting in the .300s and taking care of business. What fun the Nike Cougar Invitational tournament was. If you missed it in person and you were in Pullman, shame on you! Free admission and good volleyball - great tunes from the WSU BAND (they did their summer homework!) and some funny chants from both the band and the Stimson Superfans...but I hope this new Stimson gang brings back some of the great old acts from previous years.
If you weren't in town, I hope you could follow the action on the internet through GameTracker - the first year WSU has had GameTracker for home matches...so exciting.
Now the team heads down to Utah to take on some tough teams at the Utah Valley University La Quinta Inn & Suites Invite in Orem. Missouri, No. 17 Utah and Utah Valley - three undefeated teams and all should present a good pre-Pac-10 competition for our Cougs. PLUS, a Labor Day match at Weber State in Ogden. I can't wait to hear Steve Grubbs, our radio announcer, calling all the action on KQQQ-1150AM here in the Palouse area or online, via Cougars All Access (subscription) at wsucougars.com. Steve was at every match during the tournament and will have a lot of insight into the matches this weekend.
The team (and especially Coach Palileo) are thrilled to be flying to Salt Lake City from Lewiston instead of Spokane this week. Lewiston is only 45 minutes south instead of the 90-minute drive north. Coach says they are only flying out of Pullman and Lewiston this season - a much more enjoyable travel plan for the Cougs.
Hopefully the next few blogs will be from the 2009 Cougar captains - Jackie Albright, Renee Bordelon and Kelly Hyder.
Go Cougs!
Linda Chalich
WSU Sports Information Volleyball contact
August 28, 2009
Hello Cougar Volleyball Fans!
The blog is back...sorry for the delay but the start of school is like that: a series of good intentions followed by looking for a place to park and tell new students how to distinguish between Bohler, Physical Education Building and Smith Gyms.
The Cougar team is back with an AGENDA for 2009! Winning the final three out of final four Pac-10 matches to end the 2008 season gave all the players (and coaches) and reason to live. They had a very productive spring and the new players came to campus during the summer for the senior-led team practices in Bohler Gym and on the sand courts at the Student Rec Center.
Official practices began Aug. 10 and Coach Palileo could see the difference from a year ago and boy, was he happy. A taller and more athletic team is taking the floor this year. Faster action at the net and souped up defense too. The team was treated to 2 hot and sunny days at Lake Coeur d'Alene last week, the hometown of senior setter Renee Bordelon and close to the hometown of new operations coordinator Kara Kiefer. Renee and Kara's families provided boats so that the players could have some fun in-between practices. While the bathing beauties took to the water, a little birdie told me a couple of the coaches (who deny ever owning Speedos) took to the golf course. Nevertheless, a good time was had by all.
News of Note for 2009 (read carefully, there may be a test later):
* The players have long-sleeved uniforms this year - it was a coach and team choice. If you recall, some of our long-time season ticket holders (Nancy, Robin, Norma) had resorted to wearing gloves and wool hats during some of our "cool" matches in Bohler Gym. Well gang, a lot of the large basketball arenas where the team plays in the Pac-10 are similarly "conditioned" so no worries about the players overheating.
** The blue Nike ball is back - official ball of the NCAA Tournament - where the Cougs aspire to be soon - so we will use the blue ball again this year.
*** Kara Kiefer, operations coordinator, joined the team Aug. 10 after a playing career at North Idaho College and Tennessee State. Kara takes the place of Kristina (Tina) Martin who is now playing professionally in Finland.
**** Assistant coach TeAna Tramel is NOT FAT - but she is pregnant with TWINS! which is very obvious when you see her. So exciting for T and her husband Matt Tramel who is working as the operations coordinator for Cougar Baseball this year. Associate head coach Brian Lamppa and his wife Rachel are also expecting - the third child and second daughter. Coach Lamppa - if one of the girls is a lefty Coach Palileo may offer her an early scholarship.
**** Team tri-captains this year are seniors Jackie Albright, Renee Bordelon and Kelly Hyder. Among the many duties are selecting what to wear to practice...just for the record, Coach Pali does not care for crimson spandex shorts with crimson tops. Noted here Coach!
***** Yes, freshman Conley Kipp is 6-foot, 4 inches tall, and freshman Liz Haskey is 5-foot, 2 inches tall. Don't mess with either of them.
That's it for now. Nike Cougar Invitational begins Friday, Aug. 28 and ADMISSION IS FREE! So be sure and come to Bohler Gym and support the COUGS!
Linda Chalich
WSU Sports Information Volleyball contact
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Arizona State Career:
2004 Outdoor: Qualified for the regional meet in both the 1,500m and 5,000m runs...placed ninth at the Pac-10 Championships in the 1,500m run before taking 13th in the regional race...placed 13th at the conference meet in the 5,000m run...ran the 1,500m seven times, placing in the Top 10 six times with a runner-up finish at the Double Dual... 2004 Indoor: Competed in one race on the indoor season, finishing sixth at the Washington Last Chance meet in the 3,000m run with a NCAA provisional mark of 8:03.18...his time is the second-fastest all-time at ASU...teamed with three teammates to finish third at the Double Dual in the distance medley relay...their time is the third-best in school history... 2003 XC: Ran in five races for the Sun Devils with two Top 5 finishes (fifth at Dave Murray Invite and fourth at ASU Invite)...third on the team at the conference meet with 26th-place finish...second on the team at the regional meet (30th overall)... 2003 Outdoor: Ran the fastest 3,000m of the year on the team (8:25.54) to place third at the ASU Invitational...won the 1,500m at the Baldy Castillo Invitational (3:53.66)...placed 14th in the 5,000m at the Pac-10 Championships and 16th at the NCAA West Region Championships... 2003 Indoor: Led the team with the fastest 3,000m time of the year (8:15.75) and ranked second on the squad in the mile run (4:12.52)...only 3,000m run of the season was a first-place finish at the Pac-10 Invitational and is the third-fastest time in school history...placed second in the mile at the Boise State Invitational... 2002 XC: Ran in two races with his best finish coming in the ASU Invitational...placed 24th at the home meet before placing 55th at the Pac-10 Championships... 2002 Track: Redshirted... 2001 XC: Redshirted.
High School: A 2001 graduate of Mountain Ridge High School (Glendale, Ariz.)...lettered four years in track and cross country...won 2001 state championship in the 1600m...also won 2000 state championship in the 3200m...was the anchor leg for 2001 state champion 4x800m relay team which won the race by more than six seconds and clocked the third-best time in Arizona prep history (7:52.55)...14-time Northwest Region champion...placed third in state cross country meet as a junior...set school records in the 800m (1:54), 1600m (4:15), 3200m (9:12) and 4x800m (7:52.55).
Personal: Undecided major...parents are Roger and Deborah Cahill...brother Austin...born May 3, 1983...full name is Roger Louis Cahill.
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Orlando native Chris Johnson definitely isn't afraid to use twitter to speak his mind. The Tennessee Titans running back ripped "fake Titans" fans on his twitter account for criticizing his decision to holdout for a more lucrative contract.
"Can these fake Titan fans STFU on my timeline I don't have a regular job so don't compare me to you and I can care less if uthink I'm greedy"
Chris Johnson later clarified his tweet by saying
Luv the real fans
If you was a real fan my tweet would not bother you it only make the fake fans upset
My titan fans taking it all wrong I'm talking to the ones writing me racist Comments. I'm not call the Titan fans fake at all.
Generally, I think it's not the best idea to respond to critics who become disrespectful. It's OK to have an opinion and disagree, but you're not obligated to knock someone back who's hit you below the belt.
I actually understand and agree with Chris Johnson's perspective here, but a professional athlete is at a huge disadvantage in winning the public's opinion. Most people can't respect the financial warfare with between teams and athletes behind closed doors because we have a tendency to agree with things that we can sympathize with or relate to. Obviously, athletes work in environments that fall outside of the norm and most people aren't trying to give compassion to a millionaire – even if that person is fighting a fair fight.
So what do you think sports fans? Should Chris Johnson have responded or kept quiet?


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Pentax Optio RS1500 Digital Camera Features
It's not easy coming up with a unique selling point for a budget camera, but Pentax has done it with the RS1500 Pentax Camera Charger interchangeable front panel designs. There are 13 included in the box, including a snakeskin effect, a kitsch vintage camera design and various abstract patterns. There's also a pack of five pre-cut, ready-to-print sheets of paper, and even a web browser-based app for creating your own designs. We found it surprisingly sophisticated but various bugs meant we didn't manage to get our design printed.
These designs sit behind a plastic sheet, held in place by the orange rubber lens ring – there's a black one included too. Overall, the camera still looks like a budget model but it has a fun charm. The 3in screen is welcome, although it's no more detailed than 2.7in screens used elsewhere and its colors looked slightly drab.
The silver-on-white button labels were hard to see in some light, and the power button's red dot makes it look like a video record button.
The video function is actually located among the scene presets. Its 720p resolution is welcome but clips are limited to 10 minutes. Autofocus and optical zoom are fixed for the duration of clips, with the camera instead resorting to an ugly digital zoom function. Wide-angle clips suffered from heavy barrel distortion and soundtracks were marred by a fizz of digital interference Pentax Battery Charger. Despite all these flaws, it's still an improvement on other cameras' VGA-resolution videos.
Barrel distortion appeared to afflict photos too, but we were relieved to see that the saved JPEGs had been straightened using digital processing. Details looked sharp, but this relied heavily on digital processing too, giving an odd-looking halo to high-contrast lines and exaggerating noise at slow ISO speeds. A combination of digital sharpening and noise reduction gave higher-ISO shots a slightly syrupy appearance when viewed up close.
The camera's sensitivity settings span a native range of ISO 100-1600, while further options equivalent to ISO's 3200 and 6400 are provided for when the standard options won't suffice. Sadly the camera's metering pattern cannot be adjusted from its default multi-segment option, although the capability of a 3.2fps burst mode at full resolution is a nice surprise.
Not all budget compacts have caught up to offer with HD video yet, but the RS1500 Pentax Optio Charger provides 720p recording at a maximum 30fps. While this isn't complemented with an HDMI port, this is unlikely to be a deal breaker for most. Instead, the model relies on a sole micro USB port for transferring images and videos. The model also runs on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, rather than on AA cells common to budget compacts, which helps to keep its profile slim next to similarly priced models.
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Are you interested in becoming part of a special group of people dedicated to helping others? We are thankful for the hundreds of St. Francis volunteers who share a commitment to being good help to those in need. Their boundless spirit and dedication is evident in their service at ST. FRANCIS downtown and ST. FRANCIS eastside.
St. Francis volunteers are people who want to explore new learning experiences and have a desire to serve others. Our volunteers range from students and teenagers investigating career options, to parents who have a few hours to spare to retired men and women who want to keep busy and remain active.
St. Francis Volunteers are helpful in these areas: Registration, Rise and Shine Service, Emergency Department, Gift Shop, Information Desk, Patient Floors, Patient Relations, Outpatient Surgery and LifeWise.
- Be able to maintain a minimum of four hours of service per month.
- Complete Volunteer application
- Interview with the Volunteer Services Coordinator. Your interests and abilities, as well as the times you are available to work, will be considered before a volunteer placement is made.
- Attend health system orientation.
- Complete a health assessment, including lab work and a minor physical, at St. Francis WorkWell.
- Meet requirements to work in a health care facility.
- Check of personal background.
- For teen program, must be 15 years old by June 1 to participate.
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In the upper right corner of this image, green stars indicate new tract homes that were not being billed for sewer service. In the lower left corner, blue stars indicate older tract homes that were not being billed. Photos: City of Fontana
In this image, pink circles within a parcel represent an address point that is being billed in the sewer utility billing system (the sewer connection point is represented with a red dot along the curb). A blue square in a parcel indicates the billing system does not have a record of the address point and the connection (noted with a blue star) should be investigated to verify proper billing. The green circles represent manholes.
Keep your eye on the big picture. That's the advice Fontana, Calif., GIS Administrator Joseph Field offers for GIS application development and data management.
"You need to consider how" even a small project can impact the whole enterprise," he says.
The city invested in GIS in 2002 to manage its largest and most valuable asset—the sewer system—and since then, the Public Works Department has deployed GIS-based applications to better manage infrastructure and satisfy federal requirements. To facilitate data sharing citywide, all assets, address points, and parcels are given a unique identification number in the city's geodatabase. This makes it easier for one city department to integrate another's data into a GIS application or project for the city of 190,000.
"I can manage my own data in the yard and not worry about what anyone else is doing," explains Rogelio Matta, senior administrative analyst for public works. "But when we want to link sewer billing data to our sewer lateral line data, the capability is there because we have connectivity through a parcel I.D."
To do this, all city departments ensure key data components are verified and entered correctly in GIS. For example, being able to track pavement conditions is more important to public works than having accurate address data. But public works collects address data in the field so, for instance, the police department can use public works' street center-line data in its dispatching system.
"The idea is to make sure you think about the whole picture, because the data you're using will eventually be useful to another part of the organization," Field says.
Public works uses GIS to view maps and maintenance history of the sewer network, determine pipes that need to be repaired or replaced, and assess the progress of work orders. Employees click on a section of pipe to see video and photos of the inside of 375 miles of main lines.
More importantly for Matta, if he wants to verify the sewer connections and confirm that the city is collecting sewer service charges for each connection, he links the lateral connections in his department's sewer system geodatabase with the Management Services Department's utility billing database.
City staff recently built the utility billing database using the unique I.D. for each address and parcel. Since the sewer system geodatabase associates lateral connections to the same unique parcel I.D. numbers, the two databases are linked with the unique I.D. of the parcels serving as the common thread. For parcels with multiple addresses and sewer connections, the unique I.D.s of the address point are used. The city uses ESRI's ArcSDE technology to store data, ArcGIS Desktop to analyze the data, and ArcGIS Server to deliver applications online.
"We're taking two separate systems that have no reason to be linked, and linking them to make some determinations," says Matta. "We're identifying residents who are connected to the sewer line but for some reason aren't being billed. Because of the integration of the geodatabase with the sewer billing system, we can verify that we are in fact collecting the appropriate rate for a home—something we were unable to do before."
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With her sophomore effort Chamber Music Society on the way, check out the preview for Esperanza Spalding's album and see why Barack says, "I love listening to Esperanza, she is wonderful."
The innovative album that combines jazz, folk, and world music with the enduring foundations of classical music will hit shelves August 17th via Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group. Chamber Music Society features the legendary Milton Nascimento, pianist Leo Genovese, and vocalist Gretchen Parlato, among others.
"It's clear Esperanza's definitely got game – and has no hang-ups about showing it." —Vibe Magazine
"Whether exploding into vocalese or making her bass solo sound like a horn, she's a spark plug who dances as she grooves through a funked-up and rocked-out repertoire." — Billboard "Faces to Watch"
"Esperanza has got a lot: accomplished jazz improvisation, funk, scat singing, Brazilian vernacular rhythm and vocals in English, Portuguese and Spanish. At its center is a female bassist, singer and bandleader, one whose talent is beyond question." — New York Times


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|Soccer picked seventh in preseason poll
DENVER - The Western Athletic Conference announced its preseason all-WAC selections and coaches poll for women's soccer on Thursday and Idaho's women were tabbed for seventh.
Idaho, which returns eight starters and 17 letterwinners from last year's team that went 9-10 overall and posted the NCAA's second-best win improvement, earned 28 points in the poll.
Vandal forward Chelsea Small was selected to the Preseason All-WAC team. Small set an Idaho freshman record with 20 points (8g, 4a) and earned first-team all-WAC and WAC Freshman of the Year honors in 2009.
Utah State was picked to win the league, followed by Boise State, San Jose State and Nevada. Fresno State, Hawai'i, Idaho and New Mexico State were separated by a total of nine points for the fifth through eighth places. Louisiana Tech was picked ninth.
Idaho plays its first game on August 14 at home against Washington State in an exhibition. The team's first regular-season game will be at UC Irvine on August 20.


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St. Anton im Montafon (650 m) is a peaceful and family-friendly resort, lying at the entrance to Montafon Valley. All the facilities you could wish for in an active winter holiday are available in a radius of 2-6 km.
Golm ski area is just 5 minutes away by free ski bus. The ski regions of Hochjoch, Silvretta Nova and Gargellen can be reached quickly and comfortably by public transport services. Cross-country ski tracks to Schruns are also open depending on snow conditions. This little village forms the "Three Magical Villages" together with Bartholomäberg and Silbertal.
The Montafon Alpine valley is 39 km long, its 11 villages, which offer 18,000 guest beds, lies at altitudes of between 600 m. and 1,450 m., surrounded by mountains as high as 3,312 m. (Piz Buin).
Winter transforms this Alpine valley into a fabulous ski arena. 62 cable-cars and chairlifts, 222 km of sign-posted and tended pistes, ski touring on Silvretta's white glaciers, 100 km of cross-country skiing tracks, 290 km of winter footpaths (partly illuminated) and snow-shoe hiking trails, sports and natural toboggan runs (some floodlit), 10 ski schools, 8 ski kindergartens, a covered artificial ice rink, 2 tennis halls and plenty of après ski make for a memorable and active winter holiday. Montafon's ski pass is an all-in-one ticket for all the valley's cable-cars and ski-lifts, the Bludenz - Schruns railway route and the valley's post busses.
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Hi all..
For all that has built a WL/KH.....here's a question for you. And I hope that the question makes sense.
Using a set of KH cams, the rear exaust cam shafts don't have the oil pump driving dogs.
WL rear exaust cam has the tits that drive the oil pump.
What bushing did you guys use to be able to use the KH cams, in a WL cam cover? Because the ID of the bushing is larger on the WL.
As is, with the straight (no driving tits) for the oil pump.
My engine has a modified oil supply system similiar to Dr Dicks frankenstein, Woodys and modified like Jim Casey's book.
I have looked at what manuals that I have and can't seem to find a part number to something that would work.
Or do I have to custom make one? OR would it be just better to replace the cam shaft with one from a WL and grind off the driving ears??


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A visit to several Oregon cranberry farms inspired my unusual fruit-flavored white fudge. I make it for family and friends at holidays and for special occasions. I was thrilled when the recipe earned first place at our county fair.
- 1 teaspoon plus 1/2 cup butter, divided
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 package (10 to 12 ounces) vanilla or white chips
- 1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
- Line an 8-in. square pan with foil and butter the foil with 1 teaspoon butter; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, bring the sugar, sour cream and remaining butter to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage), about 15 minutes.
- Remove from the heat. Stir in the chips, marshmallow creme and vanilla until smooth. Fold in walnuts and cranberries. Pour into prepared pan. Let stand at room temperature until cool.
- Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Discard foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 3 pounds.
Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.
Originally published as Cranberry Walnut White Fudge in Country Woman September/October 2002, p29
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Reviewed Dec. 5, 2013
"I made it exactly as described and it's delicious! Amazing, even. I do hope it sets a bit more overnight, as it's just a tad loose."
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"I've made this the last 3 yrs, although it is really rich, it gets excellent compliments. It also is moist, great for sending to troops overseas."
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2011
"I regret wasting all the ingredients it took to try this recipe. I tossed the whole thing in the trash. I followed instructions even used candy thermometer, but didn't set up. Something is seriously wrong with this recipe. I took a chance on this recipe and lost."
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2011
"Made this last Christmas using our local Black Walnuts. Guests raved over it. Doing it again this year."
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2011
"minus the Walnuts, this is the best white fudge Ive ever had!!"


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The funny pose of this little girl is a knowing wink to the actress Marilyn Monroe in the film The Seven Year Itch, directed by Billy Wilder. The white dress (like Marilyn wore in the film) contribute to the recreation of the scene. The sculptor has perfectly depicted the strength of the wind on the dress, the body and the hair of this girl. The precision in the modeling lets us see every gesture of her body and every crease in her dress. She also wears a very elegant hat crowned with Lladró flowers.
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Ex-offenders to Beautify Wilmington's Public Safety Building
Posted on 05/06/2013 5:10 pm
A joint press release from the City of Wilmington Department of Police and the Delaware Center for Horticulture
A very special spruce-up of the landscaping around Wilmington's Public Safety building happens Tuesday May 7 at 10 a.m. That is when members of the Delaware Center for Horticulture staff, volunteers, and ex-offenders who have completed or are in landscaping training in TheDCH's Return to Work program, step up to fill 39 large containers with foliage and flowering plants at William T. McLaughlin Public Safety Building on North Walnut Street in preparation for the May 11 arrival of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia.
The royal couple's visit commemorates the 375th anniversary of the founding of the New Sweden Colony, which later became the City of Wilmington.
The planting project, jointly conceptualized by the City of Wilmington Chief of Police Christine Dunning and The DCH Executive Director Pamela Sapko, beautifully illustrates the good that can come for everyone when the public sector and non-profit organizations work together, said Sapko.
"For men and women transitioning out of Delaware's penal system, Return to Work provides valuable job skills and work experience – often cited by advocates, social workers, government officials and ex-offenders themselves as one of the most crucial but also the weakest link to successfully re-integrating into society," said Sapko. "It is a moment of institutional pride to see these men and women whom TheDCH staff has come to know and respect as colleagues and friends using their horticulture skills to enhance an important Wilmington facility."
Chief Christine Dunning agreed:
"Reentry programs are a critical step in the criminal justice system. By providing ex-offenders with job skills and work opportunities we can reduce recidivism and encourage successful reentry into society."
TheDCH Return to Work program got its start with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus funding in 2009. Four years later, it continues through the generous support of numerous public and private partnerships. For more about Return to Work, read The Scoop newsletter story, or watch this Delaware First story.
For more about the Wilmington Police Department, click here. For more about the royal festivities, visit the New Sweden Alliance website.


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The winningest coach in Sun Devil women's basketball history and No. 3 in the Pac-12 in most career wins (302), Charli Turner Thorne is at the helm of an Arizona State program that has made it to the postseason 13 of the last 14 years, including a school record five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2005-09). ASU's eight NCAA Tournament appearances under Turner Thorne are five more than what ASU had in the 15 years prior to her arrival in Tempe.
Will enter the 2013-14 season, Turner Thorne's 17th at ASU, needing 11 wins to move into the No. 2 spot on the Pac-12's career wins list.
Earned her 300th win as ASU's head coach following the Sun Devils' come-from-behind 60-53 win at USC on Jan. 25, 2013. Turner Thorne joined current Stanford coach Tara Vanderveer and former Washington/USC head coch Chris Gobrecht as the only other coaches to earn at least 300 wins while coaching in the Pac-12.
In 2011 led ASU to its sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in seven years and a third-place finish in the Pac-10, ASU's ninth top-3 conference finish in 11 seasons.
In 2009 guided the Sun Devils to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. ASU's final 26-9 record in 2008-09 included a school record 15-game winning streak.
Is one of three coaches (former Washington head coach Chris Gobrecht and current Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer) in Pac-12 history (since the 1986-87 season) to have led their respective schools to five (or more) consecutive 20-win seasons.
In 2006-07 guided the Sun Devils to a school record 31 wins, including a school record 16 Pac-10 wins, and led them to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. ASU concluded the 2006-07 season ranked No. 8 in the final USA Today/ESPN coaches poll and No. 10 in the final Associated Press poll, their highest FINAL rankings in each of the respective polls in school history.
In 2005-06 led ASU to a 25-7 record. During the second half of that season led ASU on a (then) school record 10-game winning streak after leading the Sun Devils to a school record-tying nine-game winning streak earlier in the season (also led ASU to its first Top 10 ranking in 22 years).
In 2004-05 directed ASU to a 24-10 overall record and its first NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance in 22 years.
Led her 2001-02 team to a 25-9 record, which at the time had tied the single-season school record for most wins.
Guided ASU to a share of the Pac-10 title in 2001 and the inaugural Pac-10 Tournament title in 2002, the first league championships in school history.
Started her head coaching career at Northern Arizona where she spent three seasons (40-40 record from 1992/93 - 1995/96) and led NAU to consecutive winning seasons in 1994-95 and 1995-96, the first coach in school history to accomplish that feat.
As a player, lettered four years at Stanford where she played under Tara VanDerveer.
During the summer of 2009 Turner Thorne served as the head coach of the USA Women's World University Games Team which went undefeated (7-0) and captured the gold medal at the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. It was Turner Thorne's second time working with USA Basketball. In the summer of 2007 Turner Thorne served as an assistant coach on USA Basketball's U21 World Championship Team which won the gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in Moscow, Russia.
Graduated from Stanford in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and later earned her master's degree in education from Washington in 1990.
She and her husband, Will, have three sons - Conor (14), Liam (12) and Quinn (9).
Record at ASU: 302-197 (16 seasons)
Career Record: 342-237 (19 seasons)


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While on the 'SBK Live' show last Friday, Angel scooped me about McRaney's Tavern, the show's sponsor and one of my favorite bars in Orlando, going non-smoking. It was later confirmed by Jennifer Harton, who bartends there. She said that owners Mike McRaney and Gerard Mitchell recently made the announcement.
Supposedly the bar was getting flack for being too smokey, so I checked out some user review sites and only saw a couple of complaints but mainly praise for the bar. Plus the customer base, everytime I'm there, seems to be majority smokers so I know it's not coming from them. In fact, I think the smokey pub atmosphere adds to the McRaney's experience. I'm going to miss it.
What I will miss most is probably going there as much because I know it will deter some of my friends from making it their first choice even though they love the staff and beer selection, a lot of what we do there is sit in the back, to watch a game or debate with one another while smoking and drinking. Smokers are planters, they will stay all night if you let them sit in their seat and smoke their cigarettes, if you ask them to keep going outside they'll eventually find some place else to go. The outside patio at McRaney's is nice, but again we like to watch the game or play darts or pool inside more often.
I'm not saying I'm not going to McRaney's anymore. I had my wedding reception there, I love the place. And I'm hoping it replaces some of the smokers that do go away with non-smokers so it doesn't effect business. But my friends and I probably won't be going as much.


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ZF-4062: Decouple upload process from validation process in Zend_Form_Element_File
(This issue report is written based on revision 11044 of the standard trunk. For background information, please see this discussion on the ZF-MVC mailing list.)
Zend_Form provides validation and filtering to help developers ensure that user-contributed data is acceptable prior to using it in an application. Developers can use Zend_Form::isValid($values) to determine if the data is usable; if it's not, they can then avoid making changes on the server that shouldn't have been made.
As a consequence of this use, the validation and filtering processes in Zend_Form should never make any changes on the server themselves. Calling isValid() on the form object or any of its children should simply analyze the value and return the result. It is then up to the developer what to do with the value.
Zend_Form_Element_File, however, does make a change on the server during the validation process: if the form element successfully validates, its file is moved to its assigned permanent destination on the server. (More accurately, I think this file-moving process happens in the validation process of Zend_File_Transfer, which is used internally by Zend_Form_Element_File.)
This becomes a problem in forms that handle both file uploads and other kinds of data. Consider, for instance, a form with two elements: a text element called "title" and a file element called "file." The controller is set up such that, when the form is valid, the "title" and the filename of the submitted "file" get stored in a database table, while the "file" itself is stored somewhere in the filesystem.
Given the current behavior of Zend_Form_Element_File...if the "title" element is not valid but the "file" element is, the file gets stored in the filesystem, but the title and filename do not get stored in the database. Ideally, the file shouldn't be stored either, as it's not properly associated with the rest of its data.
Again, please see this discussion on ZF-MVC for more background information on this issue; Mr. Weier-O'Phinney mentioned a few potential difficulties there that would need to be considered in any solution to this problem.
Just for clarification:
Zend_File_Transfer moved the file when the receive() method is called. The file will not be moved when isValid() is called.
My intention for a good solution would be to just validate the file upload when processing isValid(). Only when the whole form is valid, the receive() method should be called and performed.
We will look over this after the release of 1.6.0
Implemented with r11391
Changing issues in preparation for the 1.7.0 release.
"Only when the whole form is valid, the receive() method should be called and performed." zf 1.11.5 don't do that... so I will open a bug.


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I am looking for a concealed carry holster for my XDs. I want an inside the waist band holster. Something flexible, like leather, or cordura, but that will also securely retain the pistol until I want to draw it.
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Venus Williams and her eccentric styled tennis outfits are giving fans another entertaining reason to watch the Australian Open in 2011.
Just when you thought tennis fashionista had outdone herself with the Venus Williams French Open outfit or the Venus Williams short dress had out, along comes the yellow dress.
Venus Williams said the dress was inspired by the concept of Alice in Wonderland.
"Yeah, don't laugh," Venus Williams told media members covering the tournament. "But it's kind of about a surprise, because when Alice goes down the hole, the rabbit hole, she finds all these things that are so surprising."
She defeated Australian Sandra Zahlavova 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-4 to advance past the second round in the Australian Open. Venus Williams, seeded No. 4, will face No. 30 seed Andrea Petkovic at 7:00 p.m. Friday.
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If you missed the 2013 Nike Coach of the Year Football Clinics or you want to refresh yourself on the material, then check out these four videos below from 2x State Championship coach, Carl Johnson, and J.T. Curtis, who has accumulated over 500 wins throughout his high school coaching career! See what you can learn to incorporate into practice or the next game.
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