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With the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics coming up, it's impossible not to think back to our own time in the spotlight. Follow that nostalgia to O.C. Tanner Jewelers' olympic medals display in Park City this February.
We all know Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics just over a decade ago, but what you might not have realized is O.C. Tanner created the historic medals for the Games. The jeweler will be displaying the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic medals, along with athlete rings from the last decade at their Park City location, through February.
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I nodded again. "Now this section," she said, pointing to a thin, black sliver of the pie. "This is where I think you fall. These are people with a genetic mutation. My suspicion would be that you have a BRCA1 mutation. It carries a 60 to 85 percent lifetime risk of breast cancer and a 20 to 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer." She went on to say that if I did have children, there was a 50 percent chance that I would pass the mutation on. She continued, but my mind had already floated away. It was so tacky to make that pie segment black, I was thinking, so insensitive. Couldn't they make it green? Or polka-dotted? Less of a grim reaper?
I focused my anger on the chart; I couldn't absorb what the counselor was saying. Not yet. If she was guessing right, that meant I could get cancer again and again? And the next time, it could be in my ovaries? If I had children and they got sick, it would be my fault. Should I not have them? What if my mother hadn't had me?
If I did have the mutation, I finally heard Lisa say, the most effective risk-reducing options for mutation carriers were a double mastectomy and an ovariectomy, removal of one or both ovaries. That is: amputation of healthy body parts. Once again, I gazed down at my body, which suddenly seemed like an assassin, a stranger. I'm a journalist, someone who believes in the power of knowledge. But for the first time in my life, I was weary of information. I wanted to go back to the land of the well; I wanted my visa to this other, desolate country permanently revoked.
The Gene I Didn't Get
A long time later, I would find a kind of terrible beauty, a poetry in the BRCA mutations. They are ancient flaws, which some say date back to about 75 CE, around the time when the Romans sacked Jerusalem and forced the Jews into an exile that would last nearly two thousand years. There are now as many as 11 million Ashkenazim scattered throughout the world, but, since we've had a tendency to intermarry, we mostly descend from the same few thousand forbears. As devastating as the thought of having a mutation was, it was still a tangible connection to my deepest past, to a web of ancestors stretching across millennia. One of my grandparents had carried that legacy, deadly yet sacred, in its history. So had his or her grandparents. And their grandparents. And theirs. The schism in our DNA had flowed through each of them into my own mother's blood and finally into mine. Somehow, knowing they were all in me — with me — through this made me feel stronger.
I also read about a study of people with perfect pitch. That trait too may be partially genetic and, as it happens, may be disproportionately found in Ashkenazi Jews. My brother has it, as does his son. I do not. Great, I thought. They got the perfect pitch gene, while it looks like I got the cancer gene — and I might add, the fat upper arms.
Taking the Genetic Test
Why is there no exact feminine equivalent of the word emasculated? That's how I felt about the idea of prophylactically removing both of my breasts. Maybe they aren't the only source of my femininity, my sexuality, but I'm rather attached to them (as they are to me). We have a lot of history together, me and the girls: standing up to those junior high boys who called me a pirate's dream (because of my "buried treasure"); chanting the legendary bust-increasing mantra from "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." (It didn't work.) Giving pleasure. Getting pleasure.
I had chosen lumpectomy before, in part because I felt it would leave me less scarred, psychologically as well as physically, by my illness. Some women feel the opposite — mastectomy, even when clinically unnecessary, is a reassertion of control over their bodies, their destinies — but I needed to be able to look into the mirror each day and see, more or less, what I always had. I was willing to wager that the kind of breast cancer I had was the kind my body would always make: slow growing and treatable. I had no idea whether that was actually true.

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- BIOL-L101 Introduction to Biological Sciences
- BIOL-L102 Introduction to Biological Sciences 2
- BIOL-L108 Environment and Life
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- MUS-T101 Introduction to Music I
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- PHIL-P120 Ethics
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The Segerstrom Center for the Arts' 2nd annual Off Center Festival, announced today, continues last year's line-up of unusual and sometimes provocative performing artists.
Some familiar names from the 2012 festival will be at this year's event, which runs from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2. Vocalist/beatboxer/musician/comedian/improviser Reggie Watts will play at a more formal venue than last year, the Segerstrom Concert Hall. "The Car Plays," the hottest ticket at the inaugural festival, will once again appear on the Arts Plaza, possibly with additional performances. The series of short plays, which take place in parked cars, will be new. South Coast Repertory has again commissioned a "Car Plays" world premiere, as it for the 2012 festival.
"We'll be represented with up to a handful of plays that we co-commissioned, but haven't finalized the details for production yet," said South Coast Repertory spokesperson Tania Thompson.
"We loved the format of the festival last year," said Center executive vice president Judy Morr. "We didn't want to change it much in that regard."
One of this year's high-profile acts is new to the Center: The Belarus Free Theatre. Banned in its native country, this adventurous company will present "Minsk 2011," which looks at the political situation in Belarus, a place where protests are brutally suppressed and underground nightclubs are routinely raided by police.
"I was lucky enough to see this group in New York a few years back," said Center president Terry Dwyer. "They represent artistry of the most passionate kind. I know they will find an enthusiastic audience here."
2013 Off Center Festival
Reggie Watts – Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Jan. 23 at 8 p.m.
Belarus Free Theatre, "Minsk 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker" – Founders Hall. Jan. 24 – 26 at 7 p.m.
Moving Arts LA, "The Car Plays" – Arts Plaza. Jan. 25 at 5, 7:30 and 9 p.m., Jan. 26 and 27 and Feb. 1 and 2 at 3:30, 5, 7:30 and 9 p.m.
Doug Varone and Dancers, "Stripped/Dressed" – Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Jan. 25 and 26 at 8 p.m.
Indie Band: Sea Wolf – Founders Hall. Jan. 28 at 8 p.m.
Fleur Elise Noble, "2 Dimensional Life of Her" – Studio Performance Space (Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall). Jan. 30 – Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Marc Bamuthi Joseph/The Living Word Project, "Word Becomes Flesh" – Samueli Theater. Jan. 31 – Feb. 2 at 8:30 p.m.
The Off Center Lounge, a place where artists and audiences can mingle, will take over Leatherby's Cafe Rouge Jan. 23 – 26 and Jan. 30 – Feb. 2 following performances.
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To secure the coordinated support from the United Nations system, the Conference Secretary-General has included Rio+20 preparation as a standing item in the meetings of the Executive Committee of Economic and Social Affairs (ECESA) of which he is the convener, and has invited the heads of all UN system entities (including Funds, Programmes, Regional Commissions, Convention Secretariats, Specialized Agencies, International Financial Institutions, and the WTO) to attend the meetings. The UNCSD coordinating mechanism is known as ?ECESA Plus?. ECESA Plus Principals have held two internal coordinating meetings followed by two dialogues with the UNCSD Bureau (respectively on 4th November 2010 and 7 July 2011). UN entities have designated Rio+ 20 focal points to liaise with the Conference Secretariat in the day to day preparations to the Conference. The Conference Secretary-General cooperates also through a so called "Troika" by working closely with the heads of UNDP and UNEP, in their capacity as Chairs of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) and Environmental Management Group (EMG), in support of conference preparation. EC-ESA Plus members are listed alphabetically below.
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$MOOTHGETAWAY with Salt Lake City in the backdrop. Photo Courtesy of $MOOTHGETAWAY.
Salt Lake is known for many unique things. Rap isn't one of them. But even though the city is less appreciative of the genre, if you dig a little deeper, you'll find an emerging rap and hip-hop scene. Jaden Hawkins is one of the artists in that scene making a buzz.
Hawkins, who goes by $MOOTHGETAWAY as an artist, was born in Salt Lake. He moved to San Diego shortly after, but moved back home at 14 and has been here ever since. "The Salt Lake hip-hop scene has a lot of talent; the only problem is nobody likes to come together," he says. "If we all just work together instead of trying to put each other down, then we really could open a door that could bring Salt Lake some recognition."
$MOOTHGETAWAY hopes to be one of the few rap artists from Salt Lake to make a name for himself nationally. He released his most recent EP, UNLUCKY, in October. The album features songs he wrote and others he freestyled, with an emphasis on beats throughout. He says Interscope and Sony Records have both shown some interest in him.
Originally setting out to be a DJ, he realized the equipment was out of his price range. Having a strong love for bringing people new music, he decided to do it a different way. "Once I knew I couldn't afford the DJ equipment, I got a simple [audio mixing] program and it just took off from there," he says.
Now, $MOOTHGETAWAY is setting up shows locally and around the country. "I feel like there is way more opportunity elsewhere, but I also feel like Salt Lake is home and I want to do it good here," he says.
$MOOTHGETAWAY performs live. Photo courtesy of $MOOTHGETAWAY and Devin Jordan Photography.
He considers his recent EP one of his greatest accomplishments. Another is performing with local hip hop group FLESHWNDZ, who have a collective goal of bringing fans new music. "We help bring each other up," he says.
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Photography Trade Organizations Take Aim at Instagram Terms
Several professional photography trade organizations have banded together to study Instagram's Terms of Service, and today the American Society of Media Photographers issued the following press release:
Photographic Community, Led by The American Society of Media Photographers, Deems Instagram Terms Too Far-Reaching
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), joined by National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), The Digital Media Licensing Association (PACA), American Photographic Artists (APA), This Week in Photography (TWiP), Professional Photographers of America (PPA), Coordination of European Picture Agencies Stock, Press and Heritage (CEPIC), Graphic Artists Guild (GAG) and American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP), has mounted a campaign to address the far-reaching Terms of Use of the image sharing service Instagram. Since 2010, more than 16 billion images and movies have been uploaded to Instagram. The organizations believe that few of the users who share images on the site understand the rights they are giving away. ASMP has issued "The Instagram Papers," information in the form of essays and analysis about the Terms of Use in which the key issue is that users should have the 'right to terminate' their agreement with Instagram, allowing them to remove permissions for the use of their identities and content at any time.
Specifically, the Terms of Use give Instagram perpetual use of photos and video as well as the nearly unlimited right to license the images to any and all third parties. And, after granting this broad license to Instagram, users also relinquish the right to terminate the agreement. Once uploaded, they cannot remove their work and their identity from Instagram. Additionally, in the event of litigation regarding a photo or video, it is the account holder who is responsible for attorney and other fees, not Instagram.
Moreover, while Instagram's agreement includes the right to sublicense images, it specifically excludes the need to ever pay creators, regardless of the way the company may use or sell their work. The photographic community believes strongly that fair compensation for the creators of work is a vital component of a fair agreement.
According to ASMP Executive Director Eugene Mopsik, "While clearly benefiting Instagram, the rights of imaging professionals and general users stand to be infringed upon in an unprecedented way. We are concerned that not only have Instagram's Terms of Use gone beyond acceptable standards, but also that other social media providers may use these onerous terms as a template for their own agreements."
Peter Krogh, ASMP's Digital Standards & Practices Chair, said, "As online services become larger repositories of intellectual property, power has shifted away from the user and toward the company provider. Unless changes are made by Instagram, we believe the terms will have a profound and negative impact on imaging professionals, publishers and general users."
In the coming weeks and months ASMP, along with the other listed organizations, will continue to reach out to gain support in addressing these egregious terms before they become the industry standard.
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Greed and selfishness concentrates power, money, etc., while generosity distributes it. In the absence of counter trends, this tends to make the greedy more powerful than the generous, leading to a warped society. Through history, revolts and revolutions have often been the only way to correct such warping and produce more equalitarian societies.
This article gives an example of how a few very rich Americans pushing a right-wing agenda have warped our whole society:
Many people accept sound bites or slogans as truth, especially if they hear them repeated a lot, so years of propaganda have led many Americans to accept as true assumptions that are in fact bad for the majority of people. Demonizing unions, which work for the benefit of large numbers of people, is one example. Constant smearing of "big" government is another example.
A recent poll about American attitudes toward government (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/09/AR2010100903308.html) showed that many people have bought the small government line, yet they still approve of many government services and programs, apparently without noticing the cognitive dissonance.
The original Boston Tea Party just before the American Revolutionary War was part of a protest against taxation without representation. Like the original situation where American colonists were saying the English Parliament couldn't tax them, many modern people's dissatisfaction has been channeled against Washington DC. The problem now is that the Representatives and Senators, who are supposed to represent the people, rarely do so. Far too few people in Congress are true public servants acting for the good of the whole country. Far too many people in Congress are politicians, serving their own personal fortunes and the businesses, campaign contributors & lobbyists who pay to keep them in power. As a result, we get tax codes and many other laws written to favor businesses and rich people at the expense of the population in general.
The modern Tea Party is a demonstration of (deliberately) misdirected anger. Until our political system is fixed to remove the influence of money on politics, anyone elected will just become part of the same dysfunctional system. A few newly elected people might turn out to be true public servants, but the majority will turn out to be politicians. Possible solutions include public financing of all elections, real campaign finance reforms, and strict control (or elimination) of lobbying--all of which the entrenched beneficiaries of the current system have blocked for years.
A recent news item mentioned that a Nobel-Prize-winning nominee has been blocked in the Senate for months. The blocking of appointments is a symptom of the excess of politicians over public servants in Congress.
Some terms: "ethos" refers to the spirit or beliefs and aspirations of a culture or community, "moral" refers to principles of right & wrong or good & bad, "ethic" refers to a set of moral principles, "ethics" refers to moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior, and "ethical" means morally correct.
What one considers to be good for people or countries depends on one's ethics. Many people's systems of ethics come from their religions, which needn't but can produce some dangerously extreme views. Utilitarianism is a non-religious basis for ethics that many people can be reasonably comfortable with. Grossly simplified, actions producing the greatest good for the greatest number are the most ethical. This accords well with many people's inherent senses of fair play, and with equalitarian political and social systems.
I recently saw this quote on a site I visit: "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US President (1882-1945).
Definitions of good behavior are extremely dependent on culture. As an example, consider a gratuity (tip) vs. baksheesh. Baksheesh can refer to charity or tipping or bribery, but in America it is almost always assumed to mean bribery and treated as a symptom of corruption. In contrast, Americans are expected to add a tip or gratuity for restaurant and taxi and some other services. This is never assumed to be a bribe, though some customers will leave a low tip to protest bad service received. In further contrast, many other cultures include a service charge in a restaurant bill and don't expect any additional tip (see
(gratuity) for a list of several national practices). In some cultures, baksheesh is a normal and expected part of doing business, while in America it is illegal to tip or give gifts to most government officials. Unfortunately, politicians and lobbyists that get caught in bribery scandals are painfully common.
The ideal of government is to promote the public good. The ideal of capitalist business is to promote owner profit. These values are part of American culture. If these ideals were adhered to, ANY public service should be cheaper and better when performed by a government than when performed by a private business because business is supposed to push for more profit and government isn't. Unfortunately, real life isn't very close to ideal. Medical benefits for members of Congress are much better than anything available to the general public, retirement benefits of many public workers outstrip many in the private sector, some officials award themselves outrageous pay [e.g., the recent scandal in Bell, CA], etc., increasing government expenses.
Current compensation (pay) practices are an example of our culture gone astray. Privately owned companies let the owners keep as much profit as they can, but in publicly owned companies the shareholders are the owners. Executives are supposed to work for the profit of shareholders, yet most work for their own profit, often with disastrous consequences for the shareholders. Adhering to the capitalist ideal would maximize shareholder profit by holding down all salaries (including those of executives), yet many public companies are pushing general worker salaries down below living wages while giving obscene bonuses to executives.
A recent news item mentioned that firemen allowed a home to burn down because a fee had not been paid. This is an example of what the small government and privatization model can (and will) lead to.
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I have read F&SF for years, and I can recall some stories that explore political or economic issues. Of course, since they are fiction, there is no guarantee that the ideas would work in reality, but they can give readers food for thought.
L. Neil Smith has a lot of books set in an alternate history with a Libertarian version of America. I tend to view the assumptions and glossed-over problems rather skeptically, but they can be enjoyed by those so inclined.
An Enemy of the State by F. Paul Wilson, about the founding of the LaNague Federation, spends quite a bit of time on economics, including excerpts from the "Robin Hood Reader".
Subspace Explorers by E. E. "Doc" Smith includes a rule for good business behavior called the Principle of Enlightened Self-Interest (described in chapter XIII as the maximum of Capital's profit, Labor's income, and public benefit).
The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner has a vote at the end on a system to base taxes on three measurements of work: special training or uncommon talent, drawbacks of working conditions, and social indispensability. Parasitic occupations such as advertising will be much more heavily taxed than occupations like medicine or firefighting or police that benefit society. I would certainly vote for such a change.
Many laws, especially our current tax structure (exemptions, exceptions, special tax breaks, etc.), are written to benefit businesses and rich people more than the majority of our population. People & businesses spend on political campaigns & lobbying because they get tangible benefits from special treatment & loopholes as a result.
To return to the theme of taxation without representation, I suggest a tax reform to help correct part of that problem. Since so much of our government is more affected by politically directed money than by citizen votes, start taxing the money that buys representation (create taxation OF representation). Impose a 1000% or even 2000% or higher tax on all politically directed money: campaign contributions, lobbying expenses, purchases of political ads, etc. If it costs 10 or 20 times more than it does now to buy influence and benefits, some people might reconsider when it is worth it. Since our government is too often for sale, at least let the purchasers support that government by paying taxes when they do buy the government.
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A recent poll about American attitudes toward government (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/09/AR2010100903308.html) showed that many people have bought the small government line, yet they still approve of many government services and programs, apparently without noticing the cognitive dissonance.
I don't think these goals are really mutually exclusive. What many people feel is that our govt. is out of control. We want a government that doesn't use vast amounts of tax dollars to spy on its own people,
would like to see the wars ended and the military/industrial complex dismantled. Small government would also mean an end to billions of dollars thrown to connected companies like Haliburton (responsible for so many terrible abuses against our soldiers and contractors in Iraq, as well as the Deepwater Horizon blowout) and Blackwater mercenaries, not to mention the connected financial and healthcare industry insiders.
So yes, I am for smaller government. But as long as they're taking a single dollar in taxes, I want to see that dollar spent on programs that support life, not death, programs that benefit children, the elderly and generally "provide for those who have too little." The mainstream media automatically equates "big government" with social programs and is subtly contemptuous in pointing out a contradiction they have invented. There is nothing stupid about wanting a smaller government that actually works
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Born on June 30, 1922 in Engelsbrunn, Romania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Hartmann) Backhaus.
Elizabeth Schwalenberg, 90, of Middletown, DE and formerly of College Point, NY, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born on June 30, 1922 in Engelsbrunn, Romania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Hartmann) Backhaus.
Elizabeth enjoyed attending the Jean Birch MOT Senior Center in Middletown, where she loved working on ceramics. She was the proud recipient of several ribbons awarded to her for the ceramic projects she displayed at the Delaware State Fair. Although she didn't play golf, she enjoyed watching it on television. Elizabeth enjoyed gardening and especially loved spending time with her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Karl in 1981; a brother and two sisters.
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ORLANDO — Spruce Creek product Ryan Lochte finished third in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the Arena Grand Prix in the YMCA Aquatic Center on Friday.
Lochte's time was 55.42. Jacksonville's Ryan Murphy kept his slight lead going into the second 50 meters to hold on to the win in 54.92. Australia's Ryan Hurley was second in 54.95.
America's Missy Franklin won the women's 100-meter backstroke in 59.34, the fastest time in the event this year.
America's Tyler Clary (1:59.42) earned the top spot in the 200-meter butterfly.
America's Anthony Ervin (22.43) and America's Christine Magnuson (25.33) won the 50-meter freestyle.
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In honour of the deadline, I'll do a book draw on Friday for everyone who registers by the end of early bird. Yes, that counts all you super early birds, too. Hear that, BJ? :)
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I also can't believe it's the middle of September. So looking forward to the conference!
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My trusty random number generator came up with a winner in this one ages ago, but I forgot to tell you about her!
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The Idaho men's basketball team overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to take the lead on two occasions in the second half, but CSU Northridge gained the advantage down the stretch en route to a 79-69 victory on Sunday evening.
"They out-toughed us, no question about it," Idaho coach Don Verlin said. "They ended up outrebounding us by 14, and that's a margin you just can't overcome on the road. We had a number of opportunities around the rim that we just couldn't finish. I didn't think our guys paid enough attention to the details tonight."
Idaho falls to 6-7 on the season with the loss, while Northridge improves to 7-5. The Vandals will get another stab at the Matadors this season, as Northridge makes a return trip to Moscow for a Feb. 18 contest.
The Vandals trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half and nine in the second, but a 10-0 run that lasted 4:26 gave Idaho a 61-59 lead with 5:39 to play. The teams traded baskets until it was tied 65-65, but that's when Northridge used a 7-0 run to take the lead for good on the way to the 79-69 win.
Northridge got 15 points and 11 rebounds – including five offensive boards – from Stephen Maxwell, who went 6-of-9 from the field in the game.
"I didn't think we competed hard enough on him," Verlin said of containing Maxwell. "He came up with a number of big rebounds. We did a terrible job on him in the first half. We've gotten a lot better in the preseason, but the one thing we regressed in tonight was paying attention to the details and the scouting report."
Four Vandal players scored in double figures for the second consecutive game, led by 17 points from senior Stephen Madison. Madison added a team-high eight rebounds and four assists for the Vandals. Junior Connor Hill added 12 points for Idaho, Sekou Wiggs scored 11 off the bench and Glen Dean added 10 points, all in the second half. Mike Scott added nine points off the bench for the Vandals.
Idaho was dominated on the glass, being outrebounded 47-33 by the Matadors. CSUN also out-shot Idaho from the field, holding the Vandals to 39 percent shooting (25-of-64) while connecting on 44 percent (28-of-63) of their shots.
The Vandals did take care of the basketball, turning it over just five times while Northridge gave it up eight times, but the Matadors owned a 9-2 advantage in points off turnovers.
Idaho will return to action on Dec. 28 when Montana visits the Cowan Spectrum in the tail end of a home-and-home. The Grizzlies topped Idaho 69-58 in Missoula, Mont., on Dec. 11. Tip off of that game will be at 1 p.m. (PT).
"What we've got to do against Montana is do a lot better job on their three main perimeter guys," Verlin said.
The Vandals will open up Western Athletic Conference play on Jan. 2 against Kansas City before hosting Chicago State on Jan. 4.
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Rick Hilton arrived Friday night at the same Best Buy store he has shopped at since he was in ninth grade. Now, the 21-year-old is looking for deals on a computer and flat-screen television for his grandmother.
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Senior Lisa Boyce won two individual events, while four Princeton divers reached the 'A' final of the 1-meter event, to help the Tigers maintain a Day 2 lead at the 2013 Big Al Open.
Princeton holds the overall lead with 721 points, while Yale stands second with 656 points. Both schools hold a comfortable lead over the rest of the field, as Dartmouth stands third with 432 points. There are seven events remaining; Sunday prelims will begin at 10 am, while finals start at 5 pm.
Princeton got off to a strong start Saturday night, as the quartet of Boyce, Olivia Chan, Nikki Larson and Morgan Karetnick posted a win in the 200 medley relay in 1:40.17, a time that was more than four seconds faster than any team in the field.
Yale went 1-2 in the 400 IM, while sophomore Beverly Nguyen took third in 4:16.63. Freshman Kathleen Mulligan also reached the 'A' final and took sixth in 4:27.18.
Princeton bounced back strong in the 100 fly, placing four in the top five and earning a win by Boyce. She took the victory in 53.21, though her preliminary time of 52.76 currently ranks among the Top 20 nationally. Larson (54.50), Karetnick (54.62) and Chan (55.66) went 3-4-5 in the final.
Sophomore Mallory Remick placed seventh in the 200 free in 1:51.93, while junior Damaris Iriondo won the 'B' final in 1:50.73. Chan won the 100 breast in 1:02.81, while junior Emily Yu took sixth in 1:05.95.
Boyce picked up her second individual win of the night by taking the 100 back in 54.89, while sophomore Sada Stewart finished third in 55.79. Junior Shirley Wang gave the Tigers three in the Top 5 in 56.04.
The first diving final of the weekend saw Princeton put four in the top seven of the 1-meter event. Freshman Caitlin Chambers took third with 260.15 points, while sophomore Helen Zitkovsky finished fourth with 240.65 points. Sophomore Alice Eltvedt placed fifth (236.80), while freshman Lisa Li finished seventh (231.15).
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J. Roddy Walston & The Business return with their third studio album "Essential Tremors". Produced by Grammy-winning engineer Mark Neill (The Black Keys), the 11 tracks hold fast to true rock and roll, if you don't believe us see "Heavy Bells". Vinyl copies of "Essential Tremors" include a bonus 7″. One of MMR's newest signings Wildcat! Wildcat! released their 4-track self-titled EP today. Feed The Beat paired them with Passion Pit for one of the coolest shows of SXSW and made a video for it. Catch them in Toronto September 17th with MS MR at The Pheonix. Southern rock veterans Drive-By Truckers reissue of the 2000 live album "Alabama Ass Whuppin'". Recorded in clubs throughout Georgia during the 1999 Pizza Deliverance Tour, the album is coming for the first time to vinyl on a 180 gram 2LP, as well as previously hard-to-find CD.
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•Stanford leads the all-time series, 45-30-1, including a 28-14-1 mark at home, but the Ducks have won nine of the last 11 overall meetings and four of the last five on "The Farm".
•The Cardinal dealt the Ducks their only loss a season ago, 17-14 in overtime at Autzen on Nov. 17, 2012.
•No team in college football has more plays of 20+ yards (71) than Oregon, while the Ducks' defense has allowed the fewest (19) such plays.
•Oregon has won 18 straight non-neutral site away games since falling, 51-42, at Stanford on Nov. 7, 2009.
•SO QB Marcus Mariota has attempted a Pac-12 record 293 passes without an interception, including all 225 attempts this season. His last came Nov. 17, 2012 vs. Stanford (1st half).
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•SO RB Byron Marshall has rushed for 100-plus yards in all five Pac-12 games this season.
•The Ducks, who did not have a single player with 500 receiving yards last season, already have two through eight games this year in SR WR Josh Huff (703) and SO WR Bralon Addison (609).
•Oregon ranks second nationally in scoring offense (55.6), rushing offense (331.5) and total offense (632.1), and fourth in turnover margin (1.63). Defensively, the Ducks are seventh in the nation in scoring defense (16.9) and yards allowed per play (4.41), sixth in passing efficiency defense (101.79), and second in yards allowed per passing attempt (5.3).
•41 of Oregon's 59 offensive touchdown drives (69.4%) have lasted two minutes or less.
•The Ducks are 44-4 (.917) overall this decade, including a 30-2 (.938) mark in Pac-12 play.
Mark Helfrich is in his first season as Oregon's head coach after serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2009-12. During that span, he was directly involved in the success of a program that constructed a 46-7 record and appeared in four consecutive BCS bowl games, including the 2011 BCS National Championship game. Helfrich began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Ducks in 1997 and has since accumulated seven seasons as an offensive coordinator at two BCS schools and 15 years coaching quarterbacks. He was named Oregon's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on April 30, 2009 following three seasons in the same capacity at the University of Colorado (2006-08), five years as quarterbacks coach at Arizona State (2001-05) which included his final three campaigns in Tempe, Ariz., as passing game coordinator, and three seasons as quarterbacks coach at Boise State (1998-2000). Along the way, Helfrich was named National Quarterbacks Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2012 by FootballScoop, in addition to being one of three finalists as its national offensive coordinator of the year honor. Over the course of his last 13 seasons, Helfrich has played a role with offenses that have ranked among the nation's top-eight teams in scoring offense six times, the top six in rushing on four occasions, the top five in total offense four times as well as the top five in passing twice. As Oregon's OC he helped orchestrate attacks that were responsible for the top three total offense outputs in school history (2010-12) - including a school-record 7,319 yards in 2011 - as well as the only teams to account for more than 600 points in each of the last three seasons. Helfrich is the first native Oregonian to head the university's football program since John Warren in 1942.
As the Ducks continue their quest for a fifth straight BCS bowl game appearance, all eyes are on second-year starting quarterback Marcus Mariota. The redshirt sophomore from Honolulu has the challenge of following up a campaign that saw him set the Pac-12 freshman record for touchdown passes (32) and lead the conference in passing efficiency (seventh nationally) en route to Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and All-Pac-12 first team QB honors. Through the first eight games of the season, he has totalled 2,281 yards passing and 511 rushing with 29 total touchdowns (20 pass, 9 rush) and no interceptions. Mariota currently ranks fifth nationally in pass efficiency rating (178.49), third in points responsible for (21.8 per game), fourth in yards per carry (9.13) and ninth in total offense (349.0 ypg). Considered by many national outlets as a Heisman Trophy candidate, Mariota is a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award (most outstanding player) and on watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award (national quarterback award), Walter Camp Award (most outstanding player) and Manning Award (top quarterback honor, including bowl game).
Marcus Mariota continued his streak of touchdown passes in a game with one TD toss in Oregon's 42-14 win vs. UCLA on Oct. 26. The sophomore has thrown at least one touchdown pass in all 21 games of his career, totaling 52 scores through the air. Mariota, who has 20 touchdown passes this season, has thrown for two or more TDs in a game 14 times with a career-high six touchdown passes at California as a freshman. He also has thrown four or more touchdowns in a game six times. Mariota's 21-game touchdown pass streak is the fourth longest in the nation behind Fresno State's Derek Carr, Marshall's Rakeem Cato and Northern Illinois' Jordan Lynch.
Active TD Pass Streaks
Player (School) Streak Next Opponent (Date)
1. Derek Carr (Fresno State) 28 at Wyoming (Nov. 9)
2. Rakeem Cato (Marshall) 26 vs. UAB (Nov. 9)
3. Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) 22 vs. Ball State (Nov. 13)
4. Marcus Mariota (Oregon) 21 vs. Stanford (Nov. 7)
5. Teddy Bridgewater (Louisville) 20 at Connecticut (Nov. 8)
Of Oregon's 59 drives resulting in touchdowns this season, 41 (69.4 percent) have lasted two minutes or less. The Ducks' two longest TD drives of the season came in their last game (vs. UCLA Oct. 26) with their first scoring march lasting 4:00 and last eating up 4:55.
The Ducks are 17-6 against AP top 25 teams since Mark Helfrich's first year on staff as offensive coordinator in 2009, including a win over No. 16 Washington in Seattle on October 12 and a win over No. 12 UCLA on October 26 in Eugene. At home, UO is 11-2 vs. the top 25. Oregon is 4-1 in road games against ranked foes and 2-3 at neutral sites during that span.
Oregon has won 18 straight road games, which leads the country. Northern Illinois is second on the list with 13. The Ducks' last road loss occurred on Nov. 7, 2009, at Stanford (51-42) – the only conference road setback in the past four seasons.
1. Oregon 18
2. Northern Illinois 14
3. Alabama 11
4. Texas A&M 8
5. Oklahoma 7
With a standing room only crowd of 59,206 at Autzen Stadium on Oct. 26 vs. UCLA, the Ducks ran the nation's third-longest sellout streak to 94 consecutive games (cap. 54,000), dating to 1999.
With seven total touchdowns at Colorado Oct. 5, SO QB Marcus Mariota tied the Pac-12 record and set the modern day school mark for total TDs, besting the previous mark which had been accomplished six times, including Mariota's own six-touchdown effort at Cal in 2012. The second-year starter was 16-of-27 passing for 355 yards and five touchdowns against the Buffaloes. He also ran seven times for 43 yards and two scores.
Oregon has not lost a game in regulation since falling 38-35 at home vs. USC on Nov. 19, 2011. The Ducks current string of 24 games without a non-overtime defeat is the longest in the FBS.
SO WR Bralon Addison, who took over as the Ducks' primary punt returner at the end of last season, tied the Oregon and Pac-12 records for punt return touchdowns in a game, bringing back two (75 and 67 yards) in the Sept. 28 win vs. Cal. He joins Cliff Harris as the only other player in school history to duplicate that feat (vs. New Mexico in 2010), while they join USC's Mike Garrett (1965 vs. California) and UCLA's Sam Brown (1954 vs. Stanford) as co-holders of the league record. Addison's punt return total of 142 yards was the most by any Oregon player in one game since Keenon Howry's school-record 186 yards vs. Stanford in 2001. The Missouri City, Texas standout currently ranks third in the country in punt returns, averaging 19.3 yards on 12 returns.
Since then-top rusher JR RB De'Anthony Thomas was sidelined on the opening kickoff vs. Cal Sept. 28, SO RB Byron Marshall has taken over as Oregon's backfield workhorse and put up five straight 100-yard games, including career-highs of 192 yards and three touchdowns against Washington State and a career-best 23 totes (122 yards) at Colorado. In the Cal game, Marshall ran for a then career-high 130 yards and two TDs. At Washington, he ran for 106 yards and a pair of scores. Thomas returned as the starter against UCLA, but Marshall still led the team with 133 yards on a team-high 19 carries. The playing time is hardly new to Marshall, who has started six of eight games this season and amassed 879 yards and 12 TDs on a team-high 130 attempts.
Last season, Oregon did not have a single receiver amass 500 yards. Through eight games in 2013, the Texas duo of SR WR Josh Huff and SO WR Bralon Addison have each eclipsed the mark with Huff grabbing 38 balls for 703 yards and Addison with 38 catches for 609. Both players surpassed 100 yards receiving in back-to-back games at Colorado and Washington, highlighted by Addison's two games of 150-plus and four touchdowns. All eight games this season feature at least one receiving TD by Huff or Addison.
The Ducks, who had a total of six 100-yard receiving performances over the past two seasons, have posted seven through just over half of the regular season slate in 2013. SR WR Josh Huff has four, SO WR Bralon Addison has two and FR TE Johnny Mundt has one. Two players have reached the mark in the same game three times this year, giving UO 16 such single-game duos in school history.
With eight consecutive victories to start his Oregon head coaching career, Mark Helfrich passed C.W. Spears (1930 - 7 wins) for the best first-year start in school history.
Tight end Johnny Mundt made quite a debut catching passes in Oregon's win vs. Tennessee Sept. 14. With expected starter Colt Lyerla out of action, the true freshman made his first start, recorded the first five receptions of his career, including a pair of touchdowns, while amassing 121 yards. That yardage total ranks as the ninth-most in a single game by a tight end at UO and is the highest total since Ed Dickson had 148 yards on 11 catches vs. Cal in 2009. Mundt was named the John Mackey Award's national tight end of the week and is one of two freshmen on the midseason watch list. He is UO's fourth-leading receiver with 12 receptions and 216 yards and has now started five of eight games.
Oregon's most recent BCS ranking (No. 3) marks the Ducks' 30th straight appearance in the top 10 of the BCS standings.
The Ducks have scored at least 50 points in six of their eight games this season. Oregon had a school-record five-game streak to open the season before being "held to just" 45 points in a 21-point win at Washington on October 12. Oregon ranks second nationally in scoring averaging 55.6 points per game. UO became the first major program to put up at least 45 points in its first seven games of the season since Harvard in 1887.
The Oregon blur offense may generate the most buzz among college football fans and media, but the UO defense has made more game-changing plays than any other defensive unit in the country since the start of 2012. The Ducks led the nation with 40 takeaways (25 interceptions, 15 fumble recoveries) a year ago - 32 by current players - and have 23 (13 INT/10 FR) so far in 2013.
SO QB Marcus Mariota has not been intercepted in 293 pass attempts, dating to last season. That streak is a Pac-12 record, besting USC's Brad Otton, who had a streak of 216 in 1994-95. Kellen Clemens held the former UO mark of 178 in 2004. No other QB in the FBS has more than two touchdowns without a pick this season, while Mariota has tossed 20. Of the top 135 quarterbacks in passing yards, he is the only one without an interception. Mariota's last INT came at the end of the first half vs. Stanford on Nov. 17, 2012.
JR CB Dior Mathis, also a member of the UO track & field team, put that track speed on display at Virginia Sept. 7, when he intercepted a pass deep in the end zone and ran more than 100 yards before getting knocked out at the UVA 3-yard-line. Officially, the third pick of his career went in the books as a 97-yard return, tying Kenny Wheaton (vs. UW in 1994) and Kenny Bryant (at TCU in 1977) for the second-longest in school history. It was the longest non-touchdown interception return by a Duck.
Over the coming weeks, several major award lists will be pared down to semifinalists, finalists and, ultimately, winners. Four prestigious honors announced their semifinalist lists recently, with SO QB Marcus Mariota listed as one of 16 for both the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award. JR CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu made the first cut for both the Jim Thorpe Award and Chuck Bednarik Award.
An often overlooked facet of Oregon's run of success has been the continuity of its coaching staff. First-year head coach Mark Helfrich is in his fifth season on staff, but he is supported by several assistants who have served the last three UO head coaches. Running backs coach Gary Campbell is in his 31st year on the Oregon staff, which is the longest tenure of any Oregon assistant football coach in school history. In addition, offensive line coach and running game coordinator Steve Greatwood enters his 27th season at UO, linebackers coach Don Pellum is in his 21st campaign, while defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti has spent 21 full seasons at Oregon over three separate stints.
The Ducks' current roster features three players who have etched their names on a prestigious rushing list. SO QB Marcus Mariota, JR RB De'Anthony Thomas and SR WR Josh Huff own three of the longest runs in school history. Thomas' 91-yard touchdown run in the 2012 Rose Bowl Game is the second-longest at Oregon, Mariota ranks fifth with his 86-yard score at ASU - the longest rush in the Pac-12 during the 2012 season - and Huff is tied for sixth with an 85-yard TD vs. Arizona in 2010.
After 100-yard rushing performances the first two weeks of the season, SO QB Marcus Mariota became the first Oregon signal caller to accomplish the feat in back-to-back games. Mariota is third the nation in average yards per rush (9.13), while ranking 98th in average yards per game (63.88).
The 2013 Oregon Ducks return 56 letterwinners, including 16 starters - nine on offense and seven on defense - from last season. By contrast, the 2012 squad, which finished the season ranked No. 2 nationally, had 52 returning lettermen and 12 starters, including only five on offense.
With 1,263 yards on the ground through his first 21 games, SO QB Marcus Mariota is closing in on the UO career mark for rushing yards by a quarterback. Jeremiah Masoli has the record with 1,386. Like Mariota, Masoli also attended Honolulu's Saint Louis High School.
1. Jeremiah Masoli (2008-09) 1,386
2. Reggie Ogburn (1979-80) 1,358
3. Marcus Mariota (2012-) 1,263
4. Dennis Dixon (2004-07) 1,208
The Ducks have scored a program-best 645 points in each of the past two seasons, finishing second nationally in 2012 (49.6 points per game) and third in 2011 (46.1). Last year's team set the UO bar for touchdowns with 89, despite playing one less game than the 2011 team, which found the end zone 88 times. This season, Oregon's 62 TDs are the most in the nation through Oct. 26, while the Ducks and 445 points trail Baylor by just two for the national lead. UO has at least six TDs in every game this season (9-8-8-8-8-6-9-6).
ESPN College GameDay produced its weekly college football preview show from the University of Oregon on Oct. 26, marking the eighth appearance in Eugene by the immensely popular show which features host Chris Fowler along with analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack, and reporters Sam Ponder and Tom Rinaldi. The live broadcast originated from the Memorial Quad on campus. Oregon, which became the first school to host GameDay five consecutive years, has a 6-2 record when the show airs from Eugene, with defeats coming vs. No. 18 Stanford in overtime last season and against No. 6 Cal, 31-24, in 2007. In 2011, the No. 9 Ducks beat No. 18 Arizona State, 41-27. Other home wins in front of GameDay were a 52-31 victory over No. 9 Stanford in 2010 (UO was No. 4), a 47-20 Halloween upset of fourth-ranked USC in '09 (UO was No. 10), a 35-23 win vs. No. 6 Arizona State in '07 (UO was No. 4) and a 29-10 upset of No. 6 UCLA in 2000 (UO was unranked).
Four true freshmen saw action in the season-opener vs. Nicholls: OL Cameron Hunt, TE Johnny Mundt, DE Torrodney Prevot and K Matt Wogan. Joining that quartet in Week 2 was LB Tyrell Robinson and RB Thomas Tyner.
Since 2000, Oregon is 37-6 (.860) in regular season, out-of-conference games, earning notable victories against the likes of Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Michigan (x2). During that stretch, the Ducks are 4-1 against the SEC, 1-0 vs. the ACC, 5-2 vs. the Big Ten, 1-1 vs. the Big 12, 4-0 against the Mountain West, 12-2 vs. the WAC, 2-0 against Conference USA and 7-0 vs. FCS sides.
A staple of Oregon's blur offense in recent years has been "explosion plays" of 25 yards or more from scrimmage. After eight games, the Ducks have already racked up 52, with 20 resulting in touchdowns. In 2012, Oregon accumulated 46 after an incredible 69 such plays in 2011.
75 - Addison rec. at COLO (Mariota)*
71 - Mariota rush at UVA*
66 - Hardrick rush vs. UCLA
66 - Tyner rush vs. WSU*
65 - Huff rec. at WASH (Mariota)*
57 - Mariota rush vs. WSU*
57 - Mundt rec. vs. TENN (Mariota)
54 - Huff rec. vs. TENN (Mariota)*
49 - Marshall rush vs. NICH*
47 - Marshall rush vs. NICH
46 - Mariota rush vs. NICH*
46 - Huff rec. vs. NICH (Mariota)
45 - Hawkins rec. vs. TENN (Mariota)*
45 - Forde rush vs. NICH
44 - Addison rec. at COLO (Mariota)*
43 - Addison rec. at WASH (Mariota)
40 - Marshall rush vs. UCLA*
40 - Forde rush at COLO
40 - Thomas rush at UVA*
40 - Lowe rec. vs. NICH (Mariota)
39 - Huff rec. at COLO (Mariota)
38 - Addison rec. at WASH (Mariota)
38 - Addison rec. vs. TENN (Mariota)
37 - Marshall rush vs. WSU
37 - Allen rec. vs. COLO (Rodrigues)
36 - Marshall rec. vs. TENN (Mariota)
35 - Marshall rec. vs. WSU (Mariota)
35- Mariota rush at WASH
31 - Huff rush vs. UCLA (Mariota)
31 - Huff rec. at UVA (Mariota)
31 - Tyner rush at UVA*
31 - Huff rec. vs. NICH (Mariota)
30 - Marshall rush vs. WSU*
30 - Addison rec. at WASH (Mariota)
30 - Addison rec. at UVA (Mariota)*
28 - Mundt rec. vs. CAL (Mariota)
28 - Thomas rush vs. TENN*
28 - Thomas rec. vs. TENN (Mariota)
28 - Huff rec. vs. TENN (Mariota)
28 - Thomas rec. at UVA (Mariota)
28 - Rodrigues vs. NICH
27 - Huff rec. vs. NICH (Mariota)
27 - Addison rec. vs. NICH* (Mariota)
27 - Mariota rush vs. NICH
26 - Marshall rush vs. UCLA
26 - Marshall rush vs. WSU*
26 - Mundt rec. vs. WSU (Mariota)
26 - Huff rec. at WASH (Mariota)
26 - Mariota rush vs. NICH
26 - Huff rec. at COLO (Mariota)*
25 - Marshall rush vs. CAL*
25 - Huff rec. vs. CAL (Mariota)
* indicates touchdown
For the second year in a row, the Ducks are taking the field wearing the fully integrated Nike uniform system that debuted at the 2012 Rose Bowl. The uniform incorporates pinnacle performance innovation and design while providing enhanced thermoregulation and more durability with the inclusion of Nike Chain Maille Mesh - a lightweight ultra-breathable material - used in both the jersey and pant.
2013 Combinations
1-White-White (a)-White
2-Carbon (1)-White (b)-Steel
4-Black-Green (c)-Green (c)
5-Green-White (a)-Green
6-Carbon (1)-White (b)-White
(1) sunburst faded wings (aka "Sonic Boom")
(a) green numbers trimmed in silver, green wings
(b) green numbers trimmed in yellow, silver wings.
(c) Fighting Ducks apple green
Bralon Addison, So., WR
Week 5
Pac-12 Player of the Week (special teams)
Josh Huff, Sr., WR
Week 7
Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll
Marcus Mariota, So., QB
Week 7
Davey O'Brien National QB
Pac-12 Player of the Week (offense)
Week 6
Pac-12 Player of the Week (offense)
Johnny Mundt, Fr., TE
Week 3
John Mackey TE of the Week
De'Anthony Thomas, Jr., RB
Week 3
Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll
Week 2
Pac-12 Player of the Week (offense)
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Jr., CB
•Bednarik Award (defensive player, semifinalist)
•Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player)
•Jim Thorpe Award (DB, semifinalist)
Hroniss Grasu, Jr., C
•Outland Trophy (interior lineman)
•Rimington Trophy (center)
•Rotary Lombardi Award (lineman/linebacker)
Josh Huff, Sr., WR
•Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver)
Tyler Johnstone, So., OT
•Outland Trophy (interior lineman)
•Rotary Lombardi Award (lineman/linebacker)
Boseko Lokombo, Sr., LB
•Butkus Award (linebacker)
Marcus Mariota, So., QB
•Maxwell Award (player of the year, semifinalist)
•Walter Camp Award (player of the year)
•Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback, semifinalist)
•Manning Award (quarterback)
Terrance Mitchell, Jr., CB
•Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back)
•Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player)
Johnny Mundt, Fr., TE
•John Mackey Award (TE) Midseason List
De'Anthony Thomas, Jr., RB
•Walter Camp Award (player of the year)
•Maxwell Award (player of the year)
•Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player)
•Doak Walker Award (running back)


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If you were tuned in last month, you might recall how much we adore German electro-soul group Marbert Rocel. Today marks the release of their ever so scrumptious album, Small Hours.
Below, take a look a a video from a recent performance and have a good old time.
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OPEN ORCHARD REVIVAL, FIRST CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH (801 E. 900 South), Saturday, Dec. 15, 6 p.m., $10 suggested donation
The 9th & 9th Concert Series this Saturday welcomes Open Orchard Revival, the joint roots-gospel project of the Folka Dots and The Trappers. The group has been working on an album, and this show will feature some of the gospel tunes from that collection, as well as some Christmas tunes and most likely songs from each of the respective bands' repertoires. Besides great music, you'll get the satisfaction of knowing that 10 percent of the money raised at the show will go to the Christmas Box House, which works with abused and neglected children.
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, THE STATE ROOM, Saturday, Dec. 15, 9 p.m., Sold Out
Another example of this December being arguably the best December, music-wise, that Salt Lake City has seen in a spell comes courtesy of the mighty Justin Townes Earle, FINALLY arriving in Utah on his tour in support of his 2012 album, Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now. Released early this year, the album was recorded in a burst of activity over just a few days in Asheville, N.C. while Earle was still riding high on the success of his previous collecti0n from 2012, Harlem River Blues. That set earned him an Americana Music Award for "Song of the Year" for the title track, but its success was mixed with some hard times for the young troubador, who spent some time in rehab shortly after the album's release. Recording the new set with essentially the same band from Harlem River Blues, plus soon-to-be wife of Jason Isbell/fiddler Amanda Shires, Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now brings a little Memphis soul vibe to Earle's honky-tonk sound, with some of the tastiest horn parts you'll hear anywhere. Trixie Whitley opens what is sure to be one of the best shows of the year--it's just a bonus that it's happening during the holiday. Merry Christmas, everyone!


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Knowshon Rockwell Moreno (twitter: @knowshonmoreno)
Position: RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: July 16, 1987 in Belford, NJ
High School: Middletown South
College: Georgia (school history) (Moreno college stats)
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 33 (2960th overall since 1950)
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Muggy with scattered storms
Published: Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
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Muggy with scattered storms
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New Bills Filed for 2013 Session
(Guest post by Lisa Magill)
The Community Association Leadership Lobby (CALL) recently notified its members of proposed new legislation along with a preview of action expected within the next several weeks.
HB 73, Relating to Residential Properties (Rep. Moraitis): HB 73 will apply to condos, coops and HOAs. It is similar to last year's HB 319, minus the controversial "safe harbor" language. Here is link: http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0073/BillText/Filed/PDF
HB 73 (if enacted) will:
- postpone costly elevator upgrades,
- impose a deadline for election and recall challenges,
- allow two-year board terms,
- allow installation of code-compliant doors, and
- streamline mortgagee consent for amendments in coops and HOAs.
HB 43, Relating to Assistance for Persons whose Primary Residences were Damaged by Tropical Storm Debby or Hurricane Isaac (Rep. Porter): HB 43 provides homeowners with partial tax reimbursement if they couldn't occupy their homes due to Tropical Storm Debby or Hurricane Isaac. It also provides for reimbursement of the state sales tax paid on the purchase of a mobile home to replace a mobile home as a result of Tropical Storm Debby or Hurricane Isaac.
Help with Foreclosures in future bill by Rep. Passidomo: Although the bill has not yet been filed, CALL predicts that it will be filed this month. The bill will be similar to Rep. Passidomo's bill from last year (HB 213) and will give associations the right to move stalled mortgage foreclosure cases by using an expedited order to show cause procedure.
CALL is working very closely with Rep. Moraitis and Rep. Passidomo and other bill sponsors to pass positive community association legislation in 2013. Keep up-to-date with legislative issues by following the Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog or via twitter @YelineGoin_CALL.


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With all of the hype and hyperbole over the launch of the Playstation 4 and Xbox One starting to fade now that both systems have launched, it is time for us to give both of them a grade and that grade is Incomplete. Now I am not bashing on either of the systems but rather stating that consumers simply do not have enough information to properly evaluate their systems.
When the Playstation 3 launched, there were issues over the price of the unit, the lack of titles available and many cited Resistance as the only solid release exclusive for the PS 3 and waited patiently for future titles.This time out the Playstation 4 has Killzone: Shadow Fall and Knack as their main launch exclusives and offers several free to play games via the Playstation Store.While this is a good step in the right direction especially with a nice selection of third party games such as the latest offerings in the Assassins Creed and Call of Duty series. (more…)


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Stay Safe at the Lake
Summertime is boating time. Banner Lassen Medical Center wants you and your family to stay safe at the lake this summer.
Overall, it is important to prepare yourself for a day at the lake and observe common-sense precautions as well as general safety rules to keep you and your family safe while you sail, swim or enjoy yourself around the water.
Despite the best precautions, accidents can still happen. Banner Health and the National Park Service offer these tips to prevent and handle any emergency that may come up.
Common injuries that bring lake visitors to Banner Lassen Medical Center Emergency department:
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Carbon Monoxide (CO) can affect passengers in boats, whether they are at speed, anchored or idling. CO levels from boat exhaust can reach critical levels in a short time.
- You cannot see, smell, or taste CO
- Keep away from engine and generator exhaust outlets.
- Never sit, teak surf, or hang on the back deck or swim platform while the engines are running.
- Never enter areas under swim platform where exhaust
outlets are located.
- Install and maintain CO alarms inside your boat. Do not ignore any alarm.
Symptoms of CO poisoning include:
- Severe headache, dizziness, confusion, nausea, fainting.
- When the concentrations of CO is high, unconsciousness
can be the first sign of CO poisoning and this can occur without any of those symptoms
- If you suspect CO poisoning, immediately get the victim to fresh air and seek medical care.
Sources of CO poisoning:
- Inadequately ventilated canvas enclosures.
- Exhaust gas trapped in enclosed places.
- Blocked exhaust outlets.
- Another vessel's exhaust.
Dehydration: Dehydration is often the underlying cause of sickness and accidents on the lake.
- Drink eight to 10 eight-ounce glasses of water daily or more during extreme heat, low humidity or activity.
- Avoid caffeinated or alcoholic beverages.
- Protect your skin: wear sunscreen, protective clothing, and reduce activity during the hottest part of the day (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.).
- Check the color your urine. It should be a pale yellow, like the color of straw. If it is dark, drink more fluids.
If you become dehydrated:
- Stop activity, rest and get out of direct sunlight. Drink 64 oz of cool liquids (including rehydration fluids) over the next two to four hours.
- Seek medical attention if...
Dizziness, weakness, confusion, fainting, fast-beating heart or no urination for eight hours.
Lacerations Broken glass, sharp metal, clam shells, fishing hooks, sticks and other sharp plant life are easily hidden beneath the sand and water.
- Most bleeding can be stopped with direct pressure with a clean, dry cloth.
- Cleanse the wound with gentle soap and water to help reduce the chance of infection.
- You may need a tetanus shot if you have not had one in a long time.
- Seek medical attention if…
The wound keeps bleeding or pain in the wound gets worse.
You have a high temperature or signs of infection
(redness, pus, or red streaks leading from the wound).
You have numbness or swelling below the wound, or you cannot move the joint below the wound.
Wake injuries: Impacts from wakes can cause a boat passenger to be thrown into the air and land forcefully back onto the boat.
If you have been injured by a wake:
- Lie down on your back on a very firm, flat surface, and keep still until medics can reach you, or you can obtain medical attention.
- If you have any numbness, weakness, loss of control of urine or stool, radio for help immediately.