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Since 1980, the SOWF has helped ensure the children of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations personnel killed during operations or training, receive funding for college or other post-secondary schools.
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In 2014, the SOWF achieved its ninth-consecutive four-star rating for financial efficiency from Charity Navigator, the nation's leading evaluator of nonprofit organizations. Only 1% of the thousands of charities monitored by Charity Navigator have earned this distinction.
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Vail Mountain hosts Décimo, an elevated event located at 10,250 feet above sea level at The 10th. Décimo is slated for Fat Tuesday, March 4, aka tonight, featuring three-time Grammy nominee, DJ, producer and artist Paul Oakenfold.
Paul Oakenfold, recognized as the original pioneer of DJ culture and one of its most recognizable icons, will headline the evening. From the DJ booth of the world's hottest dance floors and festivals to the studio producing groundbreaking remixes or soundtracks for Hollywood blockbuster movies, Oakenfold's diversity as an artist and ability as a performer have earned him accolades from critics and fans the world over.
The event will begin at the base of Vail's Gondola One in Vail Village. From there, guests will be carried to mid-mountain in the gondola's state-of-the-art cabins, complete with heated seats and Wi-Fi access. Just steps away from the top of the gondola, The 1oth will undergo a carefully orchestrated transformation for Décimo from Vail's newest fine dining restaurant to a chic, dynamic nightspot, according to Vail.
Gondola One will open at 9 p.m. for ticketed guests over the age of 21 with proper identification and adhering to the mountain-chic dress code. For information on tickets and various VIP packages, visit www.DecimoVail.com or call 970-754-CIMO (2466).
The Décimo experience is designed by Vail Resorts in conjunction with Las Vegas-based hospitality consulting firm Macro Management Group, known for providing a variety of expertise and services to events and ventures including Chateau Nightclub and Gardens (Las Vegas), sbe Nightlife Group (Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas), PEEK Nightclub (South Lake Tahoe), The Foundation Room (Las Vegas), The CatHouse (Las Vegas), Tacos and Tequila (Las Vegas), Rhumbar (Las Vegas) and Silk Nightclub at Pechanga (Temecula, Calif.).


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The UCLA men's soccer team capped off the 2013 season by handing out the annual end of the year awards at the team banquet.
Junior Leo Stolz was awarded with both the Paul Caligiuri Team MVP and Cobi Jones Offensive MVP awards. Stolz became the sixth UCLA player all-time to be named Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2013 and was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, given out to the nation's top collegiate men's soccer player. He led the Pac-12 conference in points (30) and goals (11) and finished tied for the team lead in assists with eight. Overall, he finished the season ranked 13th nationally in points, 20th in goals scored and 25th in assists. Stolz also ended the season with four game-winning goals, another conference best, and posted three multi-goal games on the year. In addition, Stolz earned first-team All-America honors from every major national publication in 2013.
Junior keeper Earl Edwards Jr. was honored with the Brad Friedel Defensive MVP award while freshman Michael Amick received the Jorge Salcedo Rookie of the Year award. Edwards served as the team co-captain in 2013 and earned first-team All-Pac-12 and NSCAA All-West Region honors. He was also named a Soccer America second-team All-American. Edwards started all 20 matches for the Bruins, making 73 saves and logging a 1.13 GAA in 1,908 minutes. Additionally, he tallied seven shutouts on the season, which was good for second-most in the Pac-12.
Amick, a native of Sunnyvale, Calif., played in 18 matches while making 16 starts. Spending the season mostly at center back, Amick played in six of UCLA's seven shutouts, amassing a total of 1,484 minutes to lead all UCLA freshmen. Additionally, he was named the No. 12 freshman to watch in the country by Top Drawer Soccer.
The Joe Max Moore Most Improved Award went to both junior Andrew Tusaazemajja and freshman Gage Zerboni. Tusaazemajja played in 10 games last season, making two starts at forward while recording one shot in 217 minutes. Zerboni appeared in 14 matches, tying for third on the team with 10 points (4g, 2 a) while scoring two game-winning goals.
Finally, the Sigi Schmid Coaches Award went to sophomore Grady Howe, who played in all 20 matches, making 11 starts. Howe helped the Bruins earn seven shutouts on the year while recording nine shots and logging one assist. He was also stellar in the classroom, earning Capital One Academic All-District team honors and being named a first-team Pac-12 All-Academic selection.
UCLA concluded the 2013 campaign with a 12-3-5 overall record while earning the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003. The Bruins made their 31st consecutive and 41st overall NCAA Tournament berth in 2013 and finished second in the Pac-12 Conference. They also defeated four top-3 opponents this past season, including two teams that were ranked No. 1 at the time of their matchup with the Bruins. Finally, six Bruins were named to the All-Pac-12 team and seven received All-Academic honors from the conference.


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The Sportscar Vintage Racing Associatin (SVRA) announced on Monday, April 21 via press release that two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser, Jr. will race in the group's "Indy Legends Pro-Am" event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in early June. The SVRA Brickyard Invitational takes place June 6-8.
SVRA is creating a return to competition for veterans of the Indianapolis 500 with a 40-minute race of American muscle cars on the Speedway's 2.43-mile Grand Prix road course on Sunday, June 8. Unser joins Lyn St. James, Willy T. Ribbs and Mark Dismore who agreed to compete last week.
"I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to really racing again at Indy," said Unser, a two-time IndyCar champion and the winner of 34 IndyCar races including the 1992 and '94 Indianapolis 500s. "Vintage racing is emerging on a whole new level as a wonderful sport and it's the real deal when you are going up against the likes of Lyn, Willy T and Diz. I can't wait to see the fans – they're the greatest in the world."
The cars for the Pro-Am will be 1967 to 1972 vintage Corvettes, Camaros and Mustangs of "Group 6," with an engine displacement limit of 355 cubic inches. The Indianapolis 500 veterans will be paired with amateur drivers, each taking a 20-minute stint. Five minutes will be allotted for driver change.
SVRA says their "Brickyard Invitational" weekend will be "the largest gathering of race cars ever assembled for competition in America." The historic/vintage racing organization has 11 groups of cars spanning 100 years of vintage machines and all will be in action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The array of entries include examples of select pre-war machines, classic sports cars, Formula One and Le Mans prototypes as current as 2008. The 2.5-mile oval will be utilized as well with exhibition runs by a wide variety of cars including several of the crowd-favorite 1950's-vintage Indianapolis 500 "roadsters." Race fans will be allowed for the first time to take advantage of overnight camping inside the Speedway.
"It just doesn't get any better for vintage racing than to have a superstar Hall of Fame driver like Al Unser Jr. race in an SVRA race," said SVRA President and CEO Tony Parella. "I am overwhelmed by the interest of Indy race fans as well as the drivers. We will be making some additional exciting announcements soon."
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Things You May Not Know About Laptop Battery
by Tom Morris
Things You May Not Know About Laptop Battery
As usual, most manufacturers will tell you that a laptop battery can run up to 2 hours, but actually not. After a certain time, the laptop battery will be running shorter and shorter so that we need more often to charge it. Laptop battery degradation will happen overtime. However, we can try to minimize the degradation by knowing some laptop battery information.
We all know that any new laptop battery usually comes empty with the laptop. Thus, it is suggested that you charge the battery at least 4 hours non-stop on the first charging. This can help to prolong the laptop battery's lifespan. Also, it is not suggested that you use the laptop battery at all during the first charging.
Due to that laptop battery types are different, it is important to know how you should charge the battery. Nickel Cadmium laptop battery is an older type. For this kind of battery, it's suggested that you use it until empty, and then charge it to full. Lithium based battery is another type of battery. For this kind of battery, it's suggested that you use the battery until 10%-20% before you charge it to full.
After you have got to know how to charge the laptop battery, it is time to know about effective usage of laptop battery. On Windows base, it's suggested that you use the Power Schemes for Laptop to control how the laptop behaves after a period of inactivity. This can greatly reduce the drainage on the laptop battery. Also lowering the brightness of laptop LCD monitor is a good way to reduce the laptop battery usage.
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The Fast Consumer: Living for the Moment - How Speed Living Impacts on Consumer Markets
- July 2007
- 70 Pages
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- Dyson
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- Kellogg's
- McVitie
- QP Corp
The world is becoming increasingly "fast" as employers operate in a more competitive environment, more women participate in the workforce, people work longer hours and travel longer distances to work, and technology allows for instant messaging and entertainment.
A decline in the size of the average household, including an increase in the numbers of people living alone and of DINKS (double income no kids), has meant that the burden of household care has increased for many individuals.
The range of leisure opportunities has also increased dramatically, with rising disposable incomes and technological developments. This leaves less time for eating and chores.
Eating habits are changing fast, as families become more atomised and people no longer have time to prepare meals from scratch. Breakfast is often skipped altogether, lunches taken at desks and dinners in front of the TV or "on the go" between commitments.
- Birds-Eye
- Dyson
- Gerber Products
- Kellogg's
- McVitie
- QP Corp
Executive Summary
Summary 1 Fast Living Trends
Consumer Market Trends
Chart 1 Global Sales of Selected Time-Saving Appliances 2001/2006
Chart 2 Global Sales of Selected Convenience Products 2001/2006
Chart 3 Global Sales of Selected Fast Consumer Foodservice 2001/2006
Retail Developments
Chart 4 Sales Through Convenience Retail Channels 2001/2006
Summary 2 Opportunities and Challenges
Introduction: A Fast World
The Drive for Convenience
Labour Patterns
Table 1 Employed Female Population as a % Total Employed Population Country 2001-2006
Chart 5 Working Hours by Country
Changing Household Structures
Table 2 Average Age of First Time Mothers 2001-2006
Changing Eating Habits
Food Packaging Developments
Summary 3 Food Convenience Packaging Developments 2005-2006
Convenience Versus Health
The Role of Technology
Chart 6 Growth in On-line Population iIn Top 15 On-line Countries January 2006 – January 2007
Chart 7 Top 15 Countries by Internet Users 2007
Table 3 Number of Mobile Phone Users by Country 2001-2006
Fast Tourism
Table 4 Length of Trips in Selected Markets by Country 2005
Domestic Help
Table 5 Leading Markets for Expenditure on Domestic Services 2001-2006
The Environmental Cost of Convenience
Impact on Consumer Markets
Household Goods and Appliances
Table 6 Global Sales of Time-Saving Domestic Appliances 2001-2006
Table 7 Global Sales of Wipes 2001-2006
Table 8 Global Sales of Time-Saving Food 2001-2006
Consumer Foodservice
Table 9 Global Sales of Time-Saving Consumer Foodservice 2001-2006
Impact on Retail Environment
Table 10 Convenience Shopping Channels 2001-2006
One-stop Shops
Convenience Stores
Non-store Retailing
Market Snapshots
Table 11 China: Sales of Convenience-Related Products 2001/2006
Table 12 France: Sales of Convenience-Related Products 2001/2006
Table 13 Germany: Sales of Convenience-Related Products 2001/2006
Table 14 Italy: Sales of Convenience-Related Products 2001/2006
Table 15 Japan: Sales of Convenience-Related Products 2001/2006
Table 16 Time Spent on Main Activities by Gender 2005
Table 17 UK: Sales of Convenience-Related Products 2001/2006
Table 18 American Consumer Time use 2005
Table 19 USA: Sales of Convenience-Related Products 2001/2006
Future Outlook
Trends To Watch
Table 20 Forecast Global Sales of Convenience Products 2006-2011
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- Nestle
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- Pennant Foods
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- Coca-cola
- Walgreens
- Take Care Health Systems
- Google
- Hindustan Lever Limited
- SK Communications
- General Electric (GE)
- Bosch
- Kraft Foods
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Fallon, Nev.
- Population: 8,300
- County Population 26,000
- Located near Fallon Naval Air Station, home of the Navy's "Top Gun" school
Surrounded by high desert plains, it is a region full of green fields, fertile pastures and sparkling rivers and lakes. Fallon offers a warm hometown atmosphere and an economic climate where businesses can prosper.
At an elevation of 3,965 feet, slightly lower than the surrounding high desert landscape, Fallon enjoys a temperate climate. The area's main agricultural crops continue to be alfalfa and award-winning Hearts of Gold cantaloupes. Dairy cows and other livestock are also prevalent in the county.
Located near Reno and Lake Lahontan, water sports are part of the many outdoor recreational activities in the Northern Nevada area, and residents can enjoy hunting, fishing, and boating as part of the year-round recreation.
Fallon's prime location in western central Nevada also offers easy access to the Western State region, with close proximity to Idaho, California, Oregon and Utah. Thanks to the temperate climate, excellent transportation network, moderate cost of living, highly rated educational environments, and favorable tax structure, Fallon is a great place to work and play.
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By Chris Kieffer/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Former Tupelo High School choral director Calvin Ellis will address the district's school board at 10 a.m. today at the Hancock Leadership Center.
Ellis' statement essentially serves as a closing argument to the hearing appealing his termination. That hearing was held over 10 days during December, January and February. Today's address will be given in executive session because it includes student, faculty, administrator and others' names.
The school board will make a determination about whether or not Ellis will be reinstated to his job. Board attorney Otis Tims said that ruling could come within the next week.
"The board is moving as rapidly as it can, with concern for fairness," Tims said, noting that board members recently received a 2,400-page transcript from the hearing.
The board met at the school district office on Sunday to discuss the testimony from the hearing.


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John Lennon's lyrical quote "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" resonates loudly in Richard Linklater's groundbreaking film 'Boyhood.' The fact that it was shot a few days each year for 12 years is remarkable in itself. Yet the extraordinary aspect of this monumental work is that it reminds us of our childhood as we're watching him mature before our eyes on screen. 'Boyhood' never feels choppy. It flows effortlessly through different stages of his life no matter how mundane it seems. But hey, that's life. Most of the time, it is ordinary but Linklater beautifully captures these everyday moments that shape his life with subtle naturalism. 'Boyhood' is one of the best films of the year.
It's fascinating to watch. Linklater is no stranger to ambitious film projects. He made the brilliant 'Before' trilogy that showed the ups-and-downs of true romance. With 'Boyhood,' he follows the life of Mason (Ellar Coltrane) from age 7 to age 19. The fact that it is the same actor throughout the whole story is incredible. Coltrane was a smart choice for the lead role. He's not the football star of the high school or the valedictorian of his class. No, Mason is more interesting than those teenage stereotypes. At first, Mason is quiet but he emerges into an insightful and creative young adult. He has a passion for photography that gives his character richness in the way he sees the world through a lens. His teachers are a strong influence in his formative years and they encourage him to pursue his artistic side.
We observe Mason's growth through changing hairstyles and the physical changes of adolescence. We're introduced to his family. Linklater perfectly shows how family dynamics play a major role in his formative years. Mason's sister Samantha (played by Linklater's daughter Lorelei) is more of an extrovert than her brother and breaks out into a Britney Spears song to his annoyance. The kids are a product of divorced parents. Olivia (Patricia Arquette) is the matriarch. When she tells the kids, they are going to move. It really shows how they are the supporting players in the parent's lives. She wants to go back to college so she can provide them with a better way of life. The kids have no say in the matter. They are moving and that's it. It's not a selfish act. She is the one responsible for providing a stable household for them. Cars are a metaphor for change throughout the film.
We get to meet Mason Sr. (Ethan Hawke) when he picks up the kids for a fun weekend of eating junk food and watching a baseball game. Again, it's insightful how Linklater shows the parents still trying to figure out their lives while caring for their children too. Mason Sr. is a fledgling musician that still drives a GTO muscle car. At first, he comes across as a deadbeat dad but he evolves through the film. Olivia goes back to college and meets a professor (Marco Perella). They marry and on the surface it looks like the kids are finally living the suburban American dream. You just know Olivia does it for more financial stability. As the marriage deteriorates through the husband's alcohol addiction, you feel for the mom's bad choices. She divorces this jerk and moves on to another relationship that turns sour too. The whole time the kids are along for the ride. As we get to know Mason's real father, Linklater reveals to us that he isn't such a bad guy after all. When he takes Mason camping, he gives him amazing advice. When Mason goes through his first breakup, dad is there to help him mend his broken heart.
And this is another reason why Linklater achieved a masterpiece. He shows how his whole family grows up together. Mason's sister Samantha is remarkable to watch too. Her growth spurt is amazing. She matures into a beautiful young woman with the same hopes and dreams as Mason. There is a gut-wrenching scene with Mason and his mom Olivia. It's that moment when she realizes Mason is leaving the nest for college. It's a wonderful moment in the film. Arquette captures the sadness of letting go and realizing that part of her life is over but just the beginning for Mason. 'Boyhood' is more than just a coming-of-age drama, it's a mesmerizing look at the bittersweet process of growing up. Check out the official trailer http://youtu.be/Y0oX0xiwOv8.


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A very young Ray Robson
As reported yesterday, Dr. Gary Robson has penned a biography of his phenom son, grandmaster Ray Robson.
Here is a bit more information, from the Nipa Hut Press website:
Nipa Hut Press is proud to release its first book: Chess Child. The subject of the book, Ray Robson, is the youngest grandmaster to ever represent the United States. In addition to beating Bobby Fischer's record as youngest grandmaster, Ray Robson is also the youngest recipient of the prestigious Samford Chess Fellowship, the youngest member of a US team in world team competition, and the youngest player to ever qualify for the US Chess Championship. Chess Child describes the development of Ray Robson from three-year-old chess player to 14-year-old grandmaster. More than just a biography, the book tells the story of a father and his struggle to adapt to meet the changing needs of his child.
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By Glenn Garvin
The Miami Herald
An otherwise intelligent friend of mine launched a recent Facebook rant against "weapons that automatically feed bullets and can fire 100 rounds per second. I just don't get why the Average Joe needs one. Can you explain it to me?" I couldn't, I admitted. But I could explain that there is no hand-held gun in the world that fires that fast.
Even the machine guns mounted on military helicopters top out around 67 rounds a second, and any Average Civilian Joe caught with one of those would go straight to jail.
My friend, who erroneously thinks that America is awash in machine guns that can cut somebody in two with the flick of a finger, is a good example of how the debate over so-called assault weapons perfectly embodies the lament of Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis when he said that "behind every argument is someone's ignorance."
The case for banning assault weapons — the definition is cloudy, but essentially they're rifles that have the stylish accoutrements of military weapons, including collapsible stocks and flash-suppressors, but not the lethal automatic firepower — is being made with arguments that are practically fact-free, by a segment of politicians and chattering-class pundits who believe guns and the people who own them are innately repellent. Over and over again, they say things that simply aren't true; they don't bother to check the actual facts because they don't care about the actual facts.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, just to pick a random but highly publicized example, last week theatrically demanded that his legislature "stop the madness" by banning assault weapons. "It's simple," Cuomo said. "No one hunts with an assault rifle."
Leave aside some relevant facts that Cuomo simply ignored: that the rate of violent crime in America is plummeting. That the murder rate is the lowest since the presidency of John F. Kennedy. That the Second Amendment doesn't condition the right to bear arms on their use in hunting.
Cuomo's claim
Just consider Cuomo's simple factual claim: No one hunts with an assault weapon. It's totally, absolutely, ringingly false.
"I'm not sure how many people" hunt with rifles that could be called assault weapons, says Russ Chastain, a hunter who writes a popular Internet outdoors column ( http://hunting.about.com/). But he adds: "While the percentage is low, I believe it has been growing in recent years."
If the commercial instincts of the gun industry are to be trusted, the growth is fast and significant. The magazine Outdoor Life recently ran a comparative review of 14 hunting rifles that could be considered assault weapons and noted that "virtually every manufacturer is producing these guns."
Here's what assault weapons are not used for: killing human beings. Despite the enormous and understandable publicity generated by last year's massacre of Connecticut schoolchildren, it's extremely rare for assault weapons to be used in murders. Of the 12,664 people murdered in the United States in 2011, only 323 (less than 3 percent) were killed with rifles of any type, according to the FBI.
Glenn Garvin is a columnist for the Miami Herald. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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The Whitehouse has announced a mandatory psychological test to be administered to current gun owners as well as anyone purchasing a gun. It consists of two questions:
1. Do you feel a need in your life to own a semi-automatic weapon?
2. Do you feel a need in your life to own a high-capacity magazine?
If you answer YES to either question you will be contacted by the Department of Homeland Security to report to a psychiatric hospital in your area for further evaluation. All of your guns and ammunition will be confiscated pending results of the evaluation.
The anti-gun foamers do not know what a Ruger 10/22 is.
Many of us know that a Ruger 10/22 is America's most popular .22 rifle and is a semi automatic action. It is most commonly used by firing one shot at a time at game such as squirrels, crows, rabbits, rats and soup cans. The best feature of a semi-automatic rifle is having the rifle automatically cycle a new round or bullet into the chamber while the shooter continues watching his target.
To anti-gun foamers, a Ruger 10/22 is an assault rifle.


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Duquesne's 'Power and Privation' Series: Crude
Crude, a film about a real life, high stakes legal drama revealing the inside story of the infamous "Amazon Chernobyl" case, will be the sixth and final film in the Duquesne University Human Rights Film Series Power and Privation.
Dr. Kent Moors, Duquesne professor of political science and international energy expert, will speak before the screening.
Crude follows the legal battle of the plaintiffs who claim that Texaco, which merged with Chevron in 2001, spent three decades causing irreparable harm and destruction to the ecosystem and people of the region. Chevron fights the claim saying that case is a complete fabrication brought by "environmental con men" seeking to line their pockets with the company's money. The film presents this complex situation from the multiple viewpoints and brings an important story of environmental peril and human suffering into focus.
Power and Privation shows how people who have courage, ingenuity and perseverance can obtain justice, despite powerful opposition. The film series is presented by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m.
Where: Room 105 of College Hall on the Duquesne campus
Information: www.duq.edu/human-rights


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This book tells the life story of a miniature apricot poodle who charmed everyone she met, and made the world a better place by being in it. Written by the two people who owned and loved her, Abby's story tells of the people and places that welcomed her during her fourteen years on earth, culminating in the creation of unforgettable memories.
After a thirty-plus year career creating paintings and works of art, Norma Jean Anderson (known professionally as Norma Auer Adams) has turned to writing. The subjects covered by this versatile artist have included stories about her paintings, memories of a beloved pet, and postcards from her father, saved from childhood that reveal how San Francisco in 1945 saw itself through its penny postcards.
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Time for a moment of contrition: for the past few winters, I've worn Uggs. Shamelessly, in public, for all to see. And I've loved my Uggs, since I embrace comfort, but I don't think I can continue to wear them this fall. Good thing I don't have to: motorcycle boots are popular again!
This trend showed its presence last year, but now that nearly every major brand is producing a motorcycle boot of some sort (Valentino even has one with a bow on it. I'm not kidding), it's time to round them up and discuss. There are knee-high versions, stiletto versions, platform versions and every other type that you could possibly think of, but what I'm interested in right now is those that could replace Uggs for a lot of us – flat, ankle or midcalf and utilitarian.
Gucci Edie Ankle Boots: If you're not sure that you want to go whole-hog with a bold, chunky boot, then these are your best choice – think of them as motorcycle boots for someone that rides a Vespa. They still have all the charm and detail without a hyper-masculine feel, which makes them the most versatile of the bunch. Buy through Saks for $840.
Jimmy Choo Bike Leather Boots: This pair is my personal favorite – they retain all the chunky attitude of traditional motorcycle boots without a few of the hardest edges, and the wrinkled, soft-looking leather keeps them luxurious. For the price, they better be. Buy through Net-a-Porter for $1050.
Dolce & Gabbana Lug-Sole Ankle Boots: Naturally this trend borrows a great deal from early-90s grunge, and this pair references those styles more than most. The super-thick sole probably reminds everyone under 45 of a pair of shoes that they had in 1993, for better or for worse. Buy through Saks for $825.
DSquared Biker Boots: DSquared's interpretation of the motorcycle boot trend is where you look if you want a version that's very straightforward. These may not be as distinctive as what some brands are doing, but they do a good job capturing the prototypical motorcycle boot feel. You might actually be able to wear these on a bike, if you were so inclined. Buy through Luisa Via Roma for $825.
Frye Engineer Boots: Frye was doing biker boots before they were trendy and they'll be doing them long after; it would be silly not to include them in this list. This pair also presents the best value: all of the other shoes listed here are more than $800. Buy through ShopBop for $208.


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Bowling News USA - April 21, 2011 BWAA Collegiate Bowlers Of They Year Announced
COLUMBUS, Ga., April 20, 2011 - Jazreel Tan of Wichita State University and T.J. Schmidt of Roto Grip sponsored Purdue University were presented the Bowling Writers Association of America's (BWAA) Collegiate Bowlers of the Year awards at the awards reception held in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Bowling Championships in Columbus, Georgia. Both bowlers, Tan in the women's competitions and Schmidt in the men's, had dominating seasons, particularly in the year's major tournaments.
Tan captured the individual all-events titles in the Blue & Gold Classic and the Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic. She also finished fourth in the Collegiate Shoot-Out and sixth in the Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational, giving her a top-6 finish in all four of the Tier 1 tournaments in which she competed this season. She also claimed the all-events crown in the Mid-States Tournament, a Tier 2 tournament which consistently features a very strong field, giving her top-6 finishes in 5 out of 6 tournaments this season.
Schmidt captured the men's all-events crowns in the National Collegiate Team Match Games and the Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic. With a 3rd place finish in the Blue & Gold Classic, he had top-3 finishes in three of the four Tier 1 tournaments in which he competed. He also took the top individual honors in the Brickyard Classic, for top 3 finishes in 5 out of the 9 tournaments in which he competed this season.
Runners-Up for the women's award (in alphabetical order):
Jenn Boisselle University of Central Florida
Amanda Greene Lindenwood University
Maria Rodriguez University of Maryland - Eastern Shore
Kim Yioulos Pikeville College
Women's finalists receiving Honorable Mention (6th through 8th places in the BWAA voting) are:
Brandi Branka McKendree University
Heather D'Errico Robert Morris University - Illinois
Kristie Petravich University of Central Florida
Runners-Up for the men's award (in alphabetical order, five names due to a tie for 5th place in the voting):
Chris Bardol Robert Morris University - Illinois
Marcus Berndt Wichita State University
Charles Easton University of Toledo
Greg Geering California State University - Fresno
Marcelo Suartz Webber International University
Men's finalists receiving Honorable Mention (7th & 8th places in the BWAA voting) are:
Jack Castellano Briarcliffe College
Erik Gulbrandson Wichita State University
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College Hockey:Beavers are tough, Mavericks lose power, Lakers and Chargers on the rebound
What I think I learned this weekend …
1. Don't discount Bemidji
Bemidji State split at home against the league's preseason favorite, Minnesota State, winning 4-1 and falling 4-3. The Beavers had the Mavericks on the ropes in the second game, too. Goaltender Andrew Walsh was rock-solid throughout the weekend, especially in the first period of each game, and he got plenty of help from his teammates, who, not surprisingly, have bought into the program's defensive brand of hockey. Any team will have trouble going into the Sanford Center this season. That team plays too hard, especially in its own end, to get walked over. But the Beavers have a few players who can score, too. Danny Mattson has eight points, and Cory Ward has five goals.
2. Where's the offense, MSU?
Through six games, Minnesota State is averaging just 2.33 goals per game, which ranks seventh in the league, and the Mavericks' power play is clicking at just 8.8 percent. This is a surprising, almost shocking, statistic, considering the offensive firepower that was returning this season. The problem seems to be the ability to finish, as the Mavericks have had plenty of scoring chances. To come away without a goal in the first period Friday in Bemidji was so frustrating that the entire momentum of the game changed after the Beavers scored the game's first goal. The Mavericks were without Matt Leitner (back), one of the nation's most dangerous power-play men last season, and point man Josh Nelson (lower body). Also, key PP guys Eriah Hayes and Zach Lehrke are also gone. So perhaps we're seeing some unexpected growing pains. Or perhaps we're seeing a trend?
3. Ready to bounce back?
Lake Superior State came into the weekend unbeaten and ranked in the top 12. The Lakers looked the part over the first part of the first period at Wisconsin, scoring three quick goals. The Badgers came back and forced an overtime tie in that game and then pounded the Lakers 8-1 on Saturday. Meanwhile, in Huntsville, Ferris State swept Alabama-Huntsville 5-0 and 3-2. In the second game, the Chargers had leads of 1-0 and 2-1. But neither of those leads lasted long. The Bulldogs came back to tie the game in 76 seconds and 19 seconds respectively. Three minutes after FSU made it 2-2, Justin Buzzeo scored his second goal of the game for the winner — just 3:24 remained in the game. All of this makes me very curious to see how Lake Superior State and Alabama-Huntsville bounce back from two different kinds of heartbreak. The Lakers will try to get back on track when they open WCHA play at home against Alaska, while the winless Chargers go to Alaska-Anchorage, which was swept at Bowling Green over the weekend.
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Behind the curtain of Prop. 37
By Shane Cohn 10/11/2012
The VC Star recently took a shot at its readers, suggesting that they get real and admit they don't know much about Prop. 37, the initiative that requires the labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients (organisms)(GMOs).
The editorial said, "Let's get real: Only a relative handful of voters are in a position to make an informed decision on such a complicated, technical subject. For that reason and more, The Star recommends voting no on Proposition 37 in the Nov. 6 election."
One thing I've learned in this humbling profession — though Paul Moomjean might advise differently — is never to underestimate or talk down to your readers. They aren't just simple worker bees with their heads down who can be spoon-fed information without resistance. They are, in fact, an informed bunch and armed to the teeth with information they obtain elsewhere than from local daily and weekly rags.
Those in attendance at the "GMOs: Your Right to Know" forum at Ventura College on Monday, Oct. 8, know exactly what I'm talking about. More than 300 people attended, and the standing-room-only crowd in the Performing Arts Building was a righteous bunch. They whooped and hollered at every mention of labeling genetically modified foods. In the lobby, folks disseminated literature about GMOs and exchanged information about where to learn more about Prop. 37.
I asked one attendee about the possible lawsuits opponents of Prop. 37 are warning about, if it is passes. His response, "GMO risks are far, far greater than small-claims lawsuits against stores, in my opinion."
That same day, Monsanto, whose GM seeds are used for food production, was found guilty of chemical poisoning in a landmark court case in France, marking the first time a pesticide maker was found guilty of such a poisoning. And just last month, a French study undertaken by the University of Caen, which is being called the most thorough research into the health effects of GM crop foods to date, showed definitive proof linking GMO crops to tumors and organ damage.
This is, in fact, the "Right to Know" campaign. Folks want transparency because, without it, there is no accountability. Just one more line of ink on a label that tells consumers that one or more of the ingredients was genetically modified, just as is done in more than 40 countries around the world.
But that one more line of ink is what opponents of the initiative say is the Trojan Horse. The VC Star's editorial is nearly identical to the majority of editorials in major newspapers throughout the state, which urge voting against the proposition because it can lead to "shakedown lawsuits" against grocers. If passed, manufacturers and suppliers have 18 months to get their labels in order. Then the California Department of Health will routinely have to inspect stores. If there is a label violation, the product will be pulled from the shelf until it is corrected. If a customer wants to sue a mom-and-pop store owner over a $3 granola bar not being labeled, so be it. This is America. The fact that we're breathing makes us prone to spineless lawsuits at any time.
Prop. 37 is polling favorably, just over 2-1, according to the Los Angeles Times. If passed, it could mark the systematic undoing of chemical conglomerates monopolizing the food market. Monsanto, Coca-Cola, DuPont, Pepsico, Nestle and DOW Agrisciences are donating millions of dollars to defeat Prop. 37 because they fear that if people are given the right to know what they are consuming, people will buy less of these genetically modified products. A more organic, transparent marketplace will surface, and there is nothing complicated and technical about that.
Editor's note: This week's Slapshot is not an endorsement for Prop. 37. The VCReporter's endorsements will be published on Oct. 25.
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Shane, excellent article! Finally, someone has taken the initiative to learn the facts and speak the truth. I was shocked when I first read the VCStar article and my comments posted to them online will confirm this. You were spot on with every single issue. Many of us have also noticed how these 35 different newspapers are using similar templates in drafting their No endorsements. In fact, we found three that were actually identical. The most recent one is in the La Opinion. Are they copying each other or is this directly from the opposition?
Thank you so much for attending the Ventura College event, I was there too and it was incredible.
Hey, if you get a chance check out the 1600 block of Poli Street we have 19 Yes on Prop. 37 yard signs up!


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SEATTLE – Sophomore catcher Austin Rei drove in four runs, including two in the deciding sixth inning, as Washington overcame two deficits to beat Arizona, 8-7, in the first game at new Husky Ballpark Friday night.
A gathering of 1,302 fans that included numerous Husky Baseball alums from all decades were treated to a back-and-forth game that saw Washington overcome deficits of 4-0 and 7-5. The win was Washington's fourth-straight and 11th in 12 games.
Arizona (11-13, 1-3) greeted Huskies' starter Jared Fisher rudely in the first and scored four runs on six hits in a 23 minute inning before the Huskies (14-5-1, 3-1) even took their first swings.
Lead-off hitter Scott Kingery collected the first hit at the Huskies' new home with a double to left. The next batter Cody Ramer popped up to the infield, but Huskies' shortstop Erik Forgione ran into Kingery standing at second base and the ball fell harmlessly to the brand-new turf for a hit.
Kevin Newman made the Huskies pay with a single while the runners were moving to score the first run of the game. Trent Gilbert followed with a run-scoring double and Zach Gibbons made it 3-0 with an infield single to first in which Fisher forgot to cover the base.
Arizona got its final run of the inning when No. 6 hitter Riley Moore hit a sacrifice fly to center, which was also the first out of the inning.
"The first inning for us was about as ugly as it can get," said Husky coach Lindsay Meggs. "We were kind of caught up in (the hoopla) in the first, but we got through that and survived it.
"We took a deep breath and did our thing… I'll give them credit because they came off the mat and came back."
Washington stormed back in the second inning when they sent nine batters to the plate and scored five runs to take the 5-4 lead.
Brendan Berry got things going with a one-out single, Alex Schmidt followed with a hit and Trevor Mitsui walked to load the bases. Rei drove in the first two runs at the new ballpark for the Huskies with a bloop-single that kicked up black rubber pellets on the right-field line.
Erik Forgione loaded the bases back up with a single and Braden Bishop followed with a sacrifice fly to right that made the score 4-3.
Andrew Ely capped the scoring for the Huskies in the inning with a two-run triple to the right-center gap.
Arizona retook the lead in the fourth with three runs and chased Fisher from the game. After Fisher got the first out, he gave up three-consecutive singles to load the bases. Kingery walked to force in a run and tie the score. Ramer followed with a double into the gap that scored two runners.
It would have been worse but the Huskies had a beautiful relay throw from second baseman Ely that Rei caught and reached behind his contorted body to tag Kingery.
The Huskies cut the deficit to 7-6 in the fifth inning thanks to the legs of Bishop. The speedy center fielder led off with an infield single, advanced to second on a ground out, stole third and scored on a wild pitch.
An inning later, Washington scored two more runs to take the lead for good. Berry led off the inning with a double, Schmidt walked and Rei drove both of them in with a double down the left field line.
Once again, the Huskies' bullpen was outstanding. Four pitchers combined to throw five innings of shutout ball, allowing just two harmless hits and striking out six batters.
Brandon Choate (1-0) threw 2 and 1/3 innings following Fisher to earn his first career win. He did not allow a hit and struck out three.
Troy Rallings came into the game in the ninth and closed out the Wildcats for his second save.
Cody Moffett (1-1) walked the one batter he faced and took the loss for Arizona.
The win was more than just the 15th of the season, for the Huskies. According to Rei it serves as a reminder of where this program has come from.
"To the upper classmen, it means a lot more to them," said the sophomore. "They remember the old locker room, the cold walk down (to the field).
"I was fortunate enough to have the locker room here last year, but it's still unreal, and absolutely unbelievable what they were able to do. We're just making the most of every moment."
Washington and Arizona continue the series Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Huskies' junior Tyler Davis (3-1, 1.38) will face Wildcats' righty Cody Hamlin (3-1, 2.15).
Washington 8, Arizona 7
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Jared Fisher, Brandon Choate (4), Trevor Dunlap (7), Will Ballowe (8) and Austin Rei. James Farris, Cody Moffett (6), Tyler Parmenter (6) and Riley Moore. W – Choate (1-0). L – Moffett (1-1). Sv – Rallings (2). HR – none. 3B – UW, Andrew Ely. 2B – AZ, Scott Kingery, Trent Gilbert, Cody Ramer. UW, Branden Berry, Austin Rei. Time – 3:05. Attendance – 1,302.


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December 2, 2011Whee! We're getting damn close to 5000 on the DVD pre-order. Just a reminder - spare money to this project goes toward new stuff, including the low budget pilot James is writing. The poster pretty much says it all:
December 1, 2011Holy balls it's December.
I'll be talking at Caltech tomorrow, so make sure to come see me and get a book signed!
November 30, 2011Another message from Glorious Chairman James:
Superpals! We've raised enough to print the DVDs and shoot two sketches so far! You are AMAZING! If you want more COMEDY GOLD in the Spring, you only have 13 more days to help fund a new season of sketches, Hand to Mouth, and a possible lower-budget webseries in the fall! Also - WATCH ME DANCE FOR YOU!
November 29, 2011Thanks to everyone at Borderlands Books and UCDavis for coming out. Hopefully we'll meet up again next year!
November 28, 2011If you're at UCDavis, don't forget to come to my talk/q&a at Wellman at 4:00pm. I'll also be doing a signing at 7pm at Bizarro World. WOOP!
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Does anyone else feel guilty about weaning their infant off of breastmilk?
My son is four months old and I was trying really hard to breastfeed as much as possible, but now that I am back at work it is very hard to find the time to pump. Now I'm not producing enough breastmilk to satisfy my son and I feel terribly guilty. Has anyone else been through this?
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Don't feel bad. Pumping can be difficult. I was never a good pumper and if I had had to work, I doubt that I could have pumped enough for them while I was at work. You can supplement with some formula while you are gone and nurse while you are together.posted 07/19/2011 by momsangel03
don't feel guilty what you want and what's reasonable is two completely different things, sometimes it just doesn't work for us and it's no big deal... you did it this time and great for you some don't make it that long, better him gets what he needs then go without. thats what makes you a good mom breastfeeding has nothing to do with it, you have to be happy to make him happy.......I know you don't beleive me, but 5 years from now you'll look back and understand that it really didn't matterposted 07/18/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
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Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. — The chilling mix of rain, sleet and wind last week may have felt like a metaphor for the local college students scurrying across campus.
Many of them entered school in 2009 as the recession began battering Wichita. Four years later, many are finding they didn't escape its effects.
The prospects for the class of 2013 appear to be better than last year, but not much, say college officials.
Students in accounting, engineering, computer science and the health professions are seeing pretty good demand, said Jill Pletcher, director of the career services for Wichita State University.
"Beyond that, it's a very, very tight market," she said.
That jibes with the recently released Job Outlook Spring Update from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Companies in the survey, all large national employers, say they expect to hire 2.1 percent more new college grads this year than last.
Last fall, these employers said they expected the new-grad hiring to increase 13 percent. The more recent, lower figure seems in line with the subdued economic expectations of many businesses and a frustratingly slow job market.
A different survey, from consulting and outsourcing giant Accenture, reports that about 60 percent of 2013 college graduates expect that finding a job will be difficult or extremely difficult.
In the same survey, 41 percent of 2012 graduates reported that they were working in jobs that didn't require a college degree. An additional 7 percent said they were still unemployed.
Devon Hummel, a December graduate in marketing and management from Wichita State University, appreciates having a job as assistant manager at an apartment complex, but it's not what she wants in life.
She is pushing her husband to move out of Kansas to someplace warmer with more prospects in her field.
She's finding it difficult to enter the job market of a distant place. Visiting for interviews is expensive.
"I've applied for many, many jobs in Texas," she said. "At first I was setting my sights high, applying for marketing jobs, and then lowered it to just about anything to get out of state. It's a little discouraging not finding anything."
She said she regrets not being more aggressive in seeking out internships while in college. Now, she said, they may wind up just moving and looking for work after they move.
Connie Dietz wishes more people like Hummel would stop by her office, Cooperative Education and Work-Based Learning at Wichita State.
Dietz, the office's director, said finding an internship can be crucial to getting a foot in the door of a career-starting job. If nothing else, she said, it will give students a good feel for the profession and some real work experience for their resume.
In the 2011-12 school year, 871 students took internships or co-op program positions through her office or through one of the pre-professional colleges. About half will wind up being offered a job after graduation, she said.
Still that's fewer than a third of seniors in any one year, Dietz said.
"We'd love to have it higher," she said.
On one hand, Dietz said, in most majors there usually aren't enough internships available for all the students who want them. It can be pretty competitive, and students may need to agree to work out of town.
She expects the university, with its renewed economic development mission, to develop the program in years to come and hopes employers will respond.
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01:04 17th Sep, 2012
CES 2012: Microsoft's Kinect Headed To Windows This Feb
Amazon lists it for pre-order at $250.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has disclosed that the Kinect is officially headed to Windows this February. This was revealed in Ballmer's keynote speech at the ongoing 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. Released at the end of 2010, the Xbox 360's motion controller was co-opted by the open source community within no time after Adafruit put a bounty on it. On the gaming front, however, the Kinect hasn't been able to pull itself out of the casual gaming rut. The most one can expect out of the controller are superfluous implementations in mainstream X360 games and generic Wii Sports clones.
While Ballmer hasn't divulged pricing details, Amazon has already listed the Windows version at $250 (Rs 13,250 approx). Although that may be a placeholder price, I sure hope Microsoft isn't planning on selling it at a $100 premium over the console version. That would be daft, considering its target demographic - the DIY enthusiasts - has already found a way to use the console version. Finally, let's not forget the Wavi Xtion, because Prime Sense and ASUS' awkwardly-named love child is also the same thing for all intents and purposes.
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I have written a script which generates notifications like this:
notify-send -i audio-card "Transferring audio playback to speakers." \
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AUTOPSY FINDINGS: Extensive metastatic papillary serous carcinoma to thoracic and abdominal lymph nodes, multiple small intestinal, peri-biliary and splenic capsular metastases. SUMMARY:
Mixed Müllerian tumors (MMT) or carcinosarcomas comprise 2-3 % of all uterine malignancies occurring in older post-menopausal women. They are tumors in which both the epithelial and non-epithelial components are histologically malignant. They are further subdivided into homologous and heterologous types. The most common presenting symptom is post- menopausal uterine bleeding. Other symptoms include lower abdominal pain, abdominal distention, and a palpable abdominal mass are also frequent presenting complaints. Many patients have clinical evidence of extensive extrauterine disease at initial presentation.
Grossly, carcinosarcomas present as a large, soft, friable polypoid tumors, involving endometrium and myometrium, and usually fill the endometrial cavity. Many of them are so large that they protrude through the external os. The surface is often smooth and the cut surface is more fleshy, variegated, hemorrhagic and necrotic.
MMT of the endometrium extends to the endocervix in about a quarter of cases. MMT may also arise in the cervix, where it growth as a polypoid neoplasm. Cervical MMT, compared to their counterparts in the corpus, are more commonly confined to the uterus at presentation, may have a better prognosis, and frequently have a nonglandular epithelial component.
Microscopically the tumor is composed of admixture of malignant epithelium (carcinomatous) and sarcomatous stroma, with latter usually predominating. The carcinoma component can include the full range of histologic variants. An adenocarcinoma of endometrioid type and poorly differentiated (often papillary serous) endometrial carcinoma usually predominant. The epithelial component of the tumor usually shows the most capability for invasion and metastases.
The sarcomatous component can be either homologous or heterologous. The homologous sarcomatous component is usually high grade and may consist of spindle cells, round cells or giant cells. Sometimes the stromal component resembles fibrosarcoma or leiomyosarcoma. The heterologous are those that contain chondrosarcoma, osteosarcoma or rhabdomyosarcoma.
Immunohistochemical staining for cytokeratin and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) highlights the epithelial component. There is a generalized immunoreactivity for vimentin in the mesenchemal component. Occasionally mesenchymal components of MMT exhibit patchy positive staining with antibodies to cytokeratin and EMA, but this staining is less intense than is observed in the epithelial component of the tumor. Myoglobin is the most specific marker of rhabdomyoblastic differentiation but is also less sensitive. Immunoreactivity with desmin or muscle specific actin is also indicative of rhabdomyosarcoma. Foci of chondrosarcomatous differentiation are positive for S-100 protein.
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MILWAUKEE - On Tuesday, women's soccer head coach, Markus Roeders sat down with David Tukesbrey of WMUR for week eight of his season-long podcast.
Roeders spoke about the draw at UConn and how it will be good to close out the regular season home at Valley Fields beginning with St. John's and Syracuse this weekend.
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I've had questions about football terms that are used in broadcasting, and I'm going to take time to mention them in my blog.
Have one you want to ask? Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
The first question is "what is a slot receiver?"
The rules are that you must line up 7 men on the line of scrimmage (the imaginary line that goes across the field where the ball is; or which TV shows you as the blue line). And the players at either end of the line must be "eligible" (that is, can go out for a pass; basically meaning not offensive linemen).
Finally, a player who is lined up at the line of scrimmage inside of the last player would not be eligible to receive a pass.
So, the way you can make him eligible is to have him take a step behind the line; everyone behind the line of srimmage is eligible, techincally (though there are some rules about the numbers players wear and whether they are eligible; that's for another time).
Because he is behind the line, and not in the backfield, they call that "the slot" because it literally is a slot along the offensive line that is created by where he's standing.
So, in this case, you have the player at the right of the offensive line in the slot - and the "near" receiver, and the player at the top is the "wide" receiver.
There is one caveat to this: a "tight" receiver (or tight end) might lineup along the offensive line. Since they want to make him eligible, they will have the wide receiver take a step back behind the line. But, that wide receiver is not lined up in the slot, because he is all the way at the end of the line.
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FRESNO, Calif. - The 2014 NFL Draft runs Thursday through Saturday of this week and for a number of former Bulldogs, their lifelong dreams of making it in the National Football League is about to come true.
Fresno State has had 100 players selected in the NFL Draft. With another group of Bulldogs hoping to hear their names called in this May's draft, GoBulldogs.com is highlighting its former 'Dogs on their 'Road to the NFL.'
Volume 5 features wide receiver Davante Adams.
Adams, who came to Fresno State in 2011 and redshirted, went on to have a pair of monster seasons in 2012 and 2013 and declared himself eligible for the draft after his redshirt sophomore year.
Adams was a touchdown machine for the Bulldogs the last two seasons, catching at least one touchdown pass in 22 of the 26 games he played in. His 38 total touchdowns in his two playing seasons at Fresno State were five more than any other active player at the end of 2013 and he played in 10 fewer games than anyone ranked in the top 15 among active career leaders.
He ranks in a tie for 16th all-time in FBS history with his 38 career touchdown catches and his 24 TDs in 2013, which were eight more than any other player had in the nation that year, rank No. 4 all-time on the FBS single-season record list.
Adams left school also as the nation's active career leader in receptions per game (9.0) and receiving yards per game (116.5). He set a new Fresno State record with 13 100-yard receiving games, which is one of 11 school records he owns.
He was a two-time All-American at Fresno State, the winner of the 2013 Paul Warfield Award from the Touchdown Club of Columbus as the nation's best wide receiver and the 2012 Mountain West Freshman of the Year.
In his two seasons, Adams caught 233 passes for 3,030 yards and averaged 13.0 yards per catch with six touchdown receptions of over 50 yards. He had a school record nine games where he caught 10 or more passes with a high of 16 at Idaho in 2013.
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Kreia Vs Palpatine?
who would win? i prefer Kreia's character loads, but ol' prune face has got a lot going for him.
Palpatine for sure ;)
You can't even compare them really..palpatine wud pwn kreias ass
Palpatine was able to take on four Jedi and kill three of them all by himself with one saber, and Kreia had to use one saber and then three to attempt to kill one Jedi, which she failed at miserably. I think it's safe to say that Palpy would win.
Let's see, two of Star Wars' greatest philosophers and manipulators.... Tough call, but I'd go with Kreia. Her mastery and understanding of the Force is far great than Palpatine's (she make predictions that reach farther into the timeline than he ever could), and I doubt that Palpatine could have defeated the Exile at all. Why? 'Cause the Exile is the second most powerful individual in Star Wars history, right after Darth Nihilus. Force Vampires always have the edge over normal Force Users, so even Kreia couldn't stop the Exile.
Plus, Palpatine relies heavily on the Force, whereas Kreia has learned to use it minimally yet precisely. Palpatine would try and raise an army of clones to kill her, but Kreia would simply sneak in and use the Force to pinch a single artery in his brain that would cause instant death.
All in all, Kreia is the predecessor of Palpatine and easily his superior. Besides, the Jedi that Palpatine killed were so pathetic that 9 year old Anakin Skywalker could have killed them just by running them over with his podracer. :D
Think Lord of Hunger said it all :)
While Palpatine DID train the chosen one, he did it through deception, whereas Kreia trained Revan Sion and the Exile. Not a bad C.V.
What about Darth Maul and Count Dooku they were also trained personally by Palpatine.
im torn :confused:
Palpatine was a Sith from the get-go so no Jedi background to hinder his badassery, however Kreia could be called the original Sidious or Precursor to Palpatine since did what Palps did one up by being directly under the hero's nose the entire time. I don't know an awful lot about Palpatine's fighting style, I know that if you piss him off you could lose your head or get stabbed through the sternum so he is very efficient with a lightsaber and obviously force lightning, but on the other hand Kreia uses the whole affecting drain life that has like an instant kill even on Jedi masters, and her ability to wield 3-4 lightsabers with her mind. Tough to say, but I suppose when it all boils down it doesn't really matter what time frame the fight would take place in it would matter who has the most impressive skillset Kreia gets my vote.
Suppose Palpatine was inserted into the Battle of Telos IV in the Exile's place. How would he deal with it? He'd conjure a Dark Empire-style Force storm and obliterate Nihilus' ship.
The only fair way to look at this is objective facts which we know about the characters in question. We know that both of them are manipulative and careful planners, we know Palpatine was a master of Force lightning, we know both of them were adept at concealing their alignment, we know Kreia was a master of telekinetic lightsaber combat, and so on. But like Revan, Malak, the Exile, and just about every single other Jedi or Sith in the KotOR series, Kreia never did anything, in the areas of accomplishments or feats of strength in the Force, that were not or could not have been done by other Force users of other eras. What has Kreia done that Palpatine has not or could not? Nothing.
NUFF said!!
im still torn :S
I'd have to go with Kreia. She would kill Palpatine, his clone armies, his clone bodies (which I think was a mistake on the part of LucasArts), and Vader.
She would probably destroy his cronies and clones without even thinking. Then she would drain, crush, and saber him all with her mind.
Palpy would totally waste that ol' bag.
Trayus took out Vrook, ZKE, and Kavar in an instant.
As for who would win, I would say neither, because they are both old. They would simply throw out their hips, and fall over on the ground. If they were younger, they would be about the same power.
tough call, I put Palpatine. If only because we see him waste 4 jedi masters that were ready for him. kreia came into the room, and surprised the 3 masters.
This is not really relevant to anything, so I'll not keep emphasizing this.
Let's see...
Palpatine wanted to kill the Jedi.
Kreia wanted to kill the Force.
I hope that ended all of this.
I think on a battle between both of them Kreia would win.
oringinally i thought kreia, but im now thinking Palpatine, he totally kicks ass
Consider the Internet for a moment. It connects everything increasingly nowadays. It also allows for viruses and spam to be sent to people on a massive scale. Now replace the Internet with the Force, an energy field that connects all living organisms, and replace viruses with individuals who can use the Force to suck the life essence out of both Force users and non-Force users. Worse, imagine a scenario where the viruses specifically target the computers of the companies that build virus protection.
To simplify it with Internet syntax, frc vmprs ownz all n00bs!!!1! :D
Beast Trick
Breath Control
Then consider that she knows Lightsaber Telekinesis, mind wipes people on a regular basis with no effort, breaks into Atton's mind (the mind of someone who has trained specifically to keep people out of his mind) like the barriers weren't even there, and trained four very powerful and skilled Force users: Revan, the Exile, Sion, and Nihilus.
Palpatine: He can possess clones, predict events, mask his presence like Kreia, use Force Persuade on a scale equivalent to Revan, kill a bunch of Jedi who function on the lowest level of competence, and established the Galactic Empire.
Meanwhile, Palpatine has no problem with blasting someone with Force Lighting whenever he wants to. He does it to a point where he doesn't realize his apprentice is have a major change of heart. Kreia would have simply killed Luke and then detected Vader's conflict and use a mind wipe on him.
Some tidbits...
Anyone with knowledge of how to drain life energy can stand up to and resist the draining attacks of someone like Nihilus, the rarity of said knowledge is why Nihilus seemed so unstoppable. I do recall that Drain Life Energy was one of Palapatine's listed powers.
Supposition: I wonder if Vaapad could reflect Force Drain back. That would mean Mace>Nihilius. Otherwise bye-bye mace.
@ thread: I'd go with kreia b/c she was all that much closer to the original sith. Palpatine may have been a culmination of a near millenium of Bane's order/dynasty but even that was only so close to the original sith.
Since I'm not totally aware of all DI's talents vs Kreia's, I'll have to say undecided for now.
As I said my vote was for Kreia, but that crazy witch wanted to destroy the force, I think she is stronger than Palpi, but provably I would support him on battle if I where a Sith :p
From what we know about the Force, it is an energy field. This means that Force Powers are based upon a form of energy. Nihilus consumes any of that energy he comes across, so why would he not be able to consume a Force Storm?
However, I did not know that Drain Life was one of Palpatine's abilities. I'll have to check that out. Still, there is the problem of Nihilus' power magnitude and whether Palpatine could stand up to it. The Exile specifically won because she was another Wound like Nihilus (thus starving him) and she had Visas further stress Nihilus by disrupting their bond. The combination along with the fact that Nihilus was already pretty low on Jedi burgers :D was enough to defeat him, but barely. Something tells me the Galaxy was pretty dang lucky.
Obi-Wan: There is no luck, there is the Force.
Me: Shut up!
[Lord of Hunger uses Force Lightning to fry Obi-Wan.]
[Lord of Hunger has gain 100 Dark Side Points and has achieved Dark Side Mastery.]
I agree with LoH and also if you think about it Revan was technically the chosen one too. He fits the description so therefor Krea also trained the chosen one. Kreia also killed more things in actual combat, Sidious ordered people to kill his enemies and the only people you actually see him kill are the jedi masters in EP3
Palpatine could either out dual her, or just force lighting her to a crisp.
here's a thought - what if they joined forces? obviously thats impossible, but between them, with the trayus core and the death star?
Effect: This power is perhaps the single most destructive Force power ever known. the Power allows the Jedi/Sith to twist the space-time continuum to create vast storms of force. The power also allows limited control of these storms. Capable of creating annihilating vortexes, the storms can swallow whole fleets of spaceships or tear the surfaces off of worlds.
In the comic (Scene also reprinted in Sourcebook for RPG) it rends anything it touches, it consumes Palapatine and his SSD Eclipse and fleet when he loses control of his own storm.
Nihilus consumes life not death. ;)
However, I'd agree that once it was unleashed Nihilus might not survived...provided that Sidious can keep it targeted at him and not get consumed before hand.
To be honest, it doesn't even sound like an ability that fits his profile. When he wants someone dead, he just blasts them with Lightning, and when he wants someone to obey him, he uses Dominate Mind. He doesn't need to practice anything remotely close to Force Vampiricy to get what he wants. Kreia primarily used it because she gained a limited version of Nihilus' aggressive Vampiricy from loosing and regaining her connection to the Force, and secondarily for the purpose of showing people like the Jedi Masters what it means to loose the Force.
The Base Star Wars D6 RPG books stated that Palapatine possessed a vast array of Sith knowledge and powers, some unlisted as he has had decades to study and practice them. They added them as the EU pumped out stories.
The ability of Drain Life Energy actually ties into the tale he tells Anaken about Darth Plageus, who had to know how to Drain Life Energy to sustain it. So he did have access to the power. If the prevalent theory of Plageus being Sidious master holds water.
I've voted for her because of how easily she took out three Jedi Masters. Luke and Leia may have been powerful, but they were not at all at the level of any of those masters when Palpatine was beaten by them. It was not a struggle at all for her, which is why I voted for her. If Palpatine just executed those four Jedi who confronted him, then I would lean in his direction. But he used a lightsaber and Windu actually beat him with his own lightning attacks. Not that powerful to me.
Palpatine would win hands down. He was more powerful than Kreia and used the foce in a far greater variety of ways.
The three masters Kreia killed had all left the foce behind at least in part, in order to hide their presence from the Sith. They then exerted a significant amount energy to trap the Exile, forfitting their ability to defend themselves from Kreia.
Kreia used three lightsabers with her mind, but only at the heart of one of the most strongly darkside planets in the history of the galaxy! The trayus core is probably similar to (though perhaps not as powerful as) the Valley of the Jedi. It fed her powers, and expanded her abilities.
Kreia was able to hide her alignmment and use a form of force camoflauge, but Sion detected her and cut off her hand without breaking a sweat!
Palpatine clouded the force (the Shroud of the darkside) throughout the entire galaxy! More than that, he singlehandedly diminished the entire Jedi Orders ability to use the force.
Palpatine's skills in battle weren't directly tied to his abilities with the lightsaber. He used his powers to prevent the other Jedi Masters from sensing his actions. Kreia said that if you took the force away from a Jedi they would be like children, or something along those lines, that they depend on the force and if you gave them a lightsaber without it they would be useless. If you watch the Jed Masters in the movie, they are extremely awkward hardly even attempting to block Palpatines attacks. Windu and Yoda were powerful enough to break through this power, and when engaged in a duel both were more than a match for Palpatine. So any arguments about their skills with the lightsaber have little weight.
For one thing, wouldn't drain life help with the aging effect of other Dark Side abilities? Just speculating.
:D Just kidding. But seriously, using the Shroud of the Dark Side on that version of the Jedi Order is not difficult. They were already, for one, predisposed to blindness towards such a version of the Sith Order (supposedly they were constantly gearing up for another war with the long deceased Brotherhood of Darkness of Lord Kaan, just as KOTOR's Jedi were constantly addressing the defeated Sith Brotherhood of Exar Kun while the Mandalorians were ravaging the Galaxy and continued to do so as they were being crushed by Revan's Sith (who were fueled by both the might of the Infinite Empire and the teachings of Malachor and Korriban).
As for Yoda, I have a feeling that Palpatine was toying with him as well, but not quite so much.
As for the other Jedi Masters, again they were anticipating Kaan's Sith, brutal Marauders, rather than Bane's Sith, beings of shadows. They were also probably preparing for other versions like Revan's Sith, endless armies marching by the will of a single brilliant strategist or a brutal overlord, Exar Kun's Sith, apprentices backstabbing Masters, or Naga Sadow's Ancient/True Sith, superior masters of the Force who had just experience a golden age and were fueled by their Dark Lord's battle mediation. The best preparation would have been against the Assassins of the Sith Triumvirate, because at least both they and Bane's Sith waged a war of secrecy and manipulation. It's all tactics, and excuse to compare the different awesome Sith factions. :D
Lord of Hunger made some excellent points on that one. Especially on how Palps was able to defeat the Jedi so easily. The old Jedi Order stayed pretty much the same throughout its lifetime. The Sith order changed many times in order to adapt. The Jedi refused to open themselves up to new philosophy and points of view.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - The 13th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks scored a goal with just under five minutes remaining to secure a dramatic 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Alabama soccer team on Friday night.
With the win, the Gamecocks remain in second place in the Southeastern Conference with a 5-1 league mark (15 points) and improve to 12-1-1 on the season. The Crimson Tide slips to 5-8 on the year and 3-3 in the SEC (9 points).
Alabama started off strong and scored the game's first goal at the 23:46 mark against a defense that came into the contest having only allowed a league-low five goals on the year.
The Tide's goal was scored by junior Pia Rijsdijk off an assist from Molly Atherton. It was Rijsdijk's fifth goal in as many games, while Atherton collected her third assist of the season.
The lead would remain that way until the 60th minute when the Gamecocks evened things at 1-1 with a goal from Stevi Parker. South Carolina leading scorer Danielle Au would score the game-winning goal at the 85:15 mark to life the Gamecocks to their fifth-straight win.
Alabama goalkeeper Emily Rusk, who entered the game leading the SEC in saves per game (4.90), continued her stellar play with five stops on the night in the losing effort.
The Gamecocks outshot the Tide, 17-6, and had a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.
The Crimson Tide will return to action next week when it hosts a pair of SEC games at the Alabama Soccer Complex. The Tide will first welcome Texas A&M to the Alabama Soccer Complex on Friday at 7 p.m. CT. Following that contest, Alabama will host Kentucky for a 1 p.m. CT match on Sunday.
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaSoccer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found @UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.