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CBS News experienced an embarrassing moment Monday as their ace investigative reporter, Sharyl Attkisson, resigned from the network. She had been best known for her exhaustive research on the Obama administration including Solyndra, Benghazi, and Operation Fast and Furious.
The Emmy Award-winning journalist had grown tired of CBS's news bias and her demotion to less air time, Politico reported.
It came as no surprise to the CBS brass that had negotiated with Attkisson for over a year to terminate her contract. Politico, quoting unnamed sources, said Attkisson was having problems with "corporate partners."
One source told Politico, "It's no secret that Sharyl has been unhappy about CBS' lack of interest in investigative reporting, especially when it comes to stories about the Obama administration."
Attkisson, known as "Pit Bull" by her producers, won five Emmy Awards and was noted for her fiery stories on Fast and Furious as well as Republican fundraising, according to Politico.
She also wrote a book titled "Stonewalled: One Reporter's Fight for Truth in Obama's Washington."
While Attkisson publicly praised the resignation as "amicable," CBS wasn't so forthcoming, according to Politico. As they put it, "CBS News veteran Sharyl Attkisson is leaving the news division to pursue other endeavors. We appreciate her many contributions and we wish her well," said a stoic Sonya McNair, senior vice president for communications for CBS News.
Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham praised Attkisson saying, "She is actually doing what journalists are supposed to do. That's not easy in Washington, D.C., where we have a president with whom the majority of reporters agree with politically."
CBS, NBC and ABC have all been heavily criticized for what many perceive as news biased towards the liberal spectrum of politics.
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Jonathan Swan is a Fairfax Media reporter based in the Canberra bureau, Parliament House.
Officials' cab fares cost $60k a day
Fergus Hunter, Jonathan Swan Federal bureaucrats are spending more than $62,000 a day on taxis, with costs escalating over the past few months.
Fears of US-style health system by stealth
Jonathan Swan and Fergus Hunter An Abbott government push to allow private health insurers to cover GP visits would create a US-style two-tier health system and drive up doctors' fees, experts have warned.
PM too busy for meetings
Jonathan Swan, Mark Kenny Tony Abbott has defended not holding talks with economic leaders in Washington and New York this week amid claims he deliberately snubbed them.
You will pay more: Medicare changes will create US-style system
Jonathan Swan, Fergus Hunter An Abbott government push to allow private health insurers to cover GP visits would create a US-style two-tier health system and drive up doctors' fees, experts warn.
Tony Abbott defends United States meetings schedule
Jonathan Swan and Mark Kenny Tony Abbott has defended not holding talks with key economic leaders in Washington and New York this week amid claims he has deliberately snubbed them after initially checking their availability.
Australia Post to axe 900 jobs
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Two of the most popular games on the Game Boy are Pokémon and Super Mario Land. It stands to reason that the mod and hacker communities would get behind these two giants to create some big changes. And yes, there are plenty. There is plenty of random garbage that is. Let's sift through the wreckage and look at the best nine.
Mario Land Hacks: There are three noteworthy hacks to discuss and two of which link back to Pokémon. First, there's Optimus Prime, which changes Mario into the titular hero from Transformers. Music stays the same, as it does with all three hacks actually, but there are other sprite differences. Mushrooms are replaced with the All Spark and enemies resemble some form of mutated Decepticons. The great thing about this hack is driving around Optimus in his truck form and platforming through obstacles. It's as weird as it sounds, but it's probably worth more time than the new movie.
As for the aforementioned Pokémon hacks, one stars Ash while the other stars Pikachu. Again, music is the same, and there are sprite differences to the enemies and power-ups, but it all ultimately plays the same. They may not allude to much, but they are fun diversions nonetheless. Pokémon spin-offs have had a wide arrangement of different genres, but no side-scrolling platformers. What's up with that?
Pokémon Hacks: As for Pokémon, well it got the sprite treatment as well. Hacks like Bomberman, Meowth, and Sonic replace the Pokémon trainer with everything else remaining the same. Oak's adventure is virtually the same except the rival is replaced with Giovanni so there are also some minor text differences as well but its still Pokémon.
The funniest hack among all of these is the Vietnamese version of Pokémon Crystal. The text was translated into Vietnamese then redone back into English making the text a garbage dump of hilarity. Is it racist, or just funny? Hard to say, but it won't disappoint regardless.
Head on over to the accompanying YouTube Channel, ReActionExaminer, for a quick look at these hacks plus tons of other great videos.


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Visit your school or school district web site and locate the link school lunch account access. Find the link to online payments which will take you to MealTime Online.
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Step 1: Create a MealTime Online profile. Click on the "Create new profile" link and enter a Username and Password that you will use to login to MealTime Online. The Username and Password must be at least 6 characters. For example, Username: jsmith Password: pty845.
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she sings to me
like the sad sparrow in
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dusking the day
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Head Coach Kerri Blaylock
March 14, 2014
|vs. Northern Iowa (11-6, 0-0 MVC)
|March 15-16, 2014
|Saturday, March 15
Game 1: 12 p.m.
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The fifth-seeded Salukis opened the tournament with a 7-1 win over No. 8 Wichita State before falling to No. 4 Northern Iowa 6-4 later in the day in the quarterfinals.
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Saluki softball is set to open the Missouri Valley Conference season at home against Northern Iowa this Saturday and Sunday at Charlotte West Stadium.
The Salukis will take on Northern Iowa to open its conference season at home this Saturday and Sunday at Charlotte West Stadium. This will be the first set of home games for Southern in 2014 after starting the first 20 games on the road (1-3 away, 9-7 neutral). SIU holds an all-time advantage of 69-28 over the Panthers, but the current streak belongs to UNI after they swept the season series in 2013.
Southern came away with a huge 5-4 win over Central Florida on March 11, against one of the most dominant pitching staffs in the country. Senior Taylor Orsburn helped SIU with a two-run homer, but the remainder of Southern's scoring came off of UCF mistakes. Starting pitcher Shaye Harre took the victory in the circle to improve to 3-2 in her freshman campaign. Harre threw six scoreless innings against the Knights before UCF started a rally. With the winning run on second, though, junior Katie Bertelsen shut the door for her second save of the year and the ninth of her career. Entering the game, UCF's pitching held opponents to 1.8 runs per game and a .199 batting average.
The Panthers come into Carbondale at 11-6 overall, the product of a balanced attack on offense and stellar starting pitching from Jamie Fisher. Fisher, who stands at 6-4, has thrown seven complete games with two shutouts and the fourth-highest ERA in the MVC of pitchers with at least 13 appearances at 2.62. Fisher also has the second-best opponent batting average (2.26), the fourth-most strikeouts (54) and the third-most strikeouts per game (6.16) in the Valley. The Panthers are no slouches on offense, either, with a .278 team batting average led by Rikki Alcaraz (.333/.608/.417), Julia Hunter (.322/.559/.385) and Kristin Lock (.289/.622/.319), who have each played in at least 15 of UNI's 17 games.
SIU's offense has been off the charts in the last two weeks, which saw Southern go 5-4 in nine games of competition. In those last nine games, SIU is hitting .311, slugging .469, and getting on base at a clip of .415. In that same time frame, SIU has seven of its nine home runs, 17 of its 33 doubles and 45 of its 85 RBIs in 2014. Southern's offense was paced by .400 hitters in Taylor Orsburn and Kalyn Harker. Seniors Allie VadeBoncouer (.696) and Jayna Spivey (.567) posted high slugging percentages, as did freshman Shaye Harre (.667). Combined, the trio hit 11 doubles, four home runs and knocked in 28 RBIs.
Freshman Shaye Harre has not wasted any time in getting acclimated to collegiate softball. The native of nearby Nashville, Ill., has started all 20 of SIU's games and is 3-2 in 11 appearances and four starts as a pitcher -- including her last start, a win over UCF. She currently has one complete game shutout (Providence, W, 8-0), only 13 shutouts off the all-time lead at SIU held by her cousin Amy Harre. At the plate, she is currently hitting .276 with a team-leading 20 RBIs, five doubles, a triple and two home runs. Harre ranks second in the MVC in total RBIs and RBIs per game (1.00).
Senior catcher Allie VadeBoncouer has been no stranger to the art of hitting during her time at SIU, but her start to the 2014 season has been a special one. The senior native of Kankakee, Ill., has hit safely in seven of her last 11 games and reached base safely in 14 of her 17 games played. She currently ranks third on Southern's roster with a .318 batting average, is tied for the lead with a .500 slugging percentage and leads all Salukis with a .500 on-base percentage. Her on-base percentage also ranks second in the MVC, helped greatly by her 10 walks and the six times she's been hit by a pitch in 2014.
Senior Jayna Spivey has not slowed down in her senior year at SIU, cementing her role as Southern's most consistent hitter. She currently stands at fifth on the team with a .290 batting average and leads SIU in doubles with seven -- three of which came just this past weekend. She now has 28 career doubles, which is good for 10th all-time at SIU. She also ranks fourth all-time in home runs (30), and tied for fourth in RBIs (124).
The Saluki sophomores have avoided the dreaded sophomore slump with hot bats at the plate thus far in 2014. Sophomore Kelsey Gonzalez ranks second on the team with a .327 batting average. Three of SIU's nine home runs in 2014 can be attributed to Saluki sophomores Caylee Cook (two) and Taylor Harris (one).
Senior second baseman Jayna Spivey has been named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, the organization Thursday. Spivey is a 2013 Capital One Academic All-District selection and First-Team Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete who holds a 3.761 cumulative GPA in biological sciences. The Rosiclare, Ill. recorded 44 RBI's in 2013 to lead the Missouri Valley Conference, which ties as the sixth-best season in SIU history. She also led SIU with 12 multi-RBI games and ranked second in the MVC with 11 home runs, which is tied for seventh in school history.
SIU returns 14 letterwinners, including seven position starters and two pitchers from the 2013 squad that went 25-27.
Southern Illinois welcomed four freshmen to the 2014 roster in Shaye Harre (P/Nashville, Ill.), Merri Anne Patterson (OF/Lynville, Tenn.), Jessa Thomas (C/Johnston City, Ill.) and Brook Womack (INF, Chattanooga, Tenn.).
SIU's game on April 10, 2013 at UT Martin marked SIU head coach Kerri Blaylock's 750th game as a head coach, all of which were at SIU. Blaylock also picked up her 500th career coaching win on March 21, 2013 with SIU's doubleheader sweep of Saint Louis. In her 15th season, the Saluki skipper sits at 525-265 overall. She is the second SIU coach and the eighth MVC coach to reach the 500-win milestone. Her career .665 winning percentage is the highest among the MVC's 500-win coaches.
Spivey is looking work her way up the SIU record book for home runs in her final seaon. The senior's 11 home runs last season ranked second in the MVC and seventh in school history for a single season. She is up to 29 home runs for her career, which ranks fourth in SIU history.
SIU set a new program record for grand slams in a season in 2013 with six through the end of the regular season. SIU's previous record of five grand slams came in 2010. Preseason All-Conference selection Meredith Wilson recorded two of SIU's grand slams last season.
Southern led the MVC in drawing free bases last season with a combined 259 free bases via walks and hit-by-pitches. The Salukis ranked second behind Illinois State for the MVC's lead in bases on balls with 201, and the Salukis' 58 free bases on hit by pitches was the league leader by 19.
The official Twitter of Saluki softball is SIU_Softball. This account features team news as well as live in-game updates. Fans can also follow Saluki Athletics @SIUSalukis for news on all SIU sports.
SIUSalukis.com is the official website for SIU Athletics. It is the best source for up-to-date information on the Saluki softball team. Rosters, box scores, cumulative statistics, pre-game notes and other materials are available on the site. You will need Adobe Acrobat to read PDF files.
Coverage for every Saluki softball game is available online though Saluki All-Access at www.SIUSalukis.com/allaccess. A live audio stream will be available for every game and live video will be available for all home games. Saluki All-Access also has on-demand content for all 18 Saluki sports.


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Cheap, last-minute gifts don't
have to look chintzy or rushed. If you forgot someone special, postponed someone
not-so-special or just couldn't think of anything, it's not too late to get a
great gift. You just have to use a little thought and these ideas.
The key to any good gift is that it appears to be
handpicked for the receiver. So using what you know about this person, you can
get inexpensive gifts and mold them into perfect presents.
are some easy-to-get gift ideas, their costs, where to get them and how to make
them special.
A gift of money, while useful, may be seen as inappropriate, offensive or thoughtless
depending on the giver-receiver relationship. Don't try to hand out cash unless
you are tipping your doorman or baby sitter. However, there are ways to give money
indirectly and appropriately. Certificates of deposit and savings bonds coupled
with a note can be both thoughtful and helpful.
and savings
bonds can be purchased at bank branches or online and come in many different
denominations. These gifts have the advantage of eventually being worth more than
you spent on them.
To personalize this gift, think of something
the receiver really wants. Write a personal note saying, "I know how much
you want to go to the Galapagos Islands" or "the University of Texas"
and then, "Here is something to help you get started."
tokens can be added to make these gifts even more thoughtful -- like a turtle
key chain for the Galapagos Islands or a burnt orange and white bookmark for the
student who dreams of graduating from UT.
gifts Another way to give money is to make a charitable donation in
the receiver's name. Warning: It has to be a charity that they'd be interested
in. You might be an avid bird watcher and think a donation to save the northern
spotted owl is a great gift, but the logger you give it to will not.
all causes and interests have Web sites for related charities. Animal lovers might
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to the local observatory. Family members affected by cancer would appreciate donations
to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or the American Cancer Society. Get online
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A less-creative approach
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TUCSON--No. 3-ranked Arizona plays host to its Worth Wildcat Invitational softball tournament Friday through Sunday at Hillenbrand Stadium. The round-robin action features UA, North Carolina State, Pacific, Texas Tech, Tennessee Tech and Missouri.
Game 1 - 9 a.m. Friday - NC State 6, Pacific 4
Pinch-hitter Miranda Ervin smacked a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth to lift North Carolina State, 6-4, to victory over Pacific in Game 1 of the Worth Wildcat Invitational softball tournament Friday morning.
Ironically, it followed a pinch-hit homer by Lindsey Garehime that had given UOP a 4-2 lead in the top of the frame.
Pacific left fielder Brittany Hyams drew a bases-loaded walk off Megan Dalthorp in the top of the fourth to drive in the Tigers' first run. Kristin Allen led off with a double, Lauren Weyman hit a bunt single and with two out, Crystal Presson drew a walk to put three aboard.
N.C. State (5-3) got four hits in the sixth, including RBi singles by Jennifer Chamberlin and Jennifer Patterson. UOP pitcher Chelsea Engle had been sailing along with two-hit pitching until that point.
The Tigers (2-3) tied the game in the top of the seventh with one-out hits by Gina Carbonatto, Casey Goldsand and Jennifer Curtier, and an RBI single by Kristin Allen.
Game 2 - Friday - Pacific 7, Texas Tech 0
Alyce Jorgensen led the way for Pacific (3-3) in a, 7-0, win over Texas Tech (2-5) in the second game of the Worth Wildcat Invitational on Friday.
Pacific's bats came to life in the bottom of the third, when the Tigers used two walks and a pair of base hits to score the game's first two runs. With two out and one on, Jennifer Curtier singled to load the bases. Freshman right fielder Lauren Weyman came through for the Tigers with a two-run single to left, giving UOP a, 2-0, lead.
UOP extended its lead to 3-0 next frame, when the Tigers took advantage of two Texas Tech errors to score an unearned run.
The Tigers cemented their lead in the fifth on a three-run homer off the bat of Lizzie Hagen, making it a 6-0 affair.
Game 3 - Friday - Tennessee Tech 5, Texas Tech 2
Tennessee Tech (2-1) defeated Texas Tech (2-5), 5-2, in the third game of the Worth Wildcat Invitational. Tennessee Tech jumped out to a, 3-0, lead in the first inning and never looked back.
Game 4 - 5 p.m. Friday - Arizona 5, Tennessee Tech 1
Please see front page for game story
Game 5 -- 7 p.m. Friday - Missouri at Arizona (see front page)
Game 6 - XX p.m. Friday - N.C. State vs. Missouri


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Following one of its most successful seasons in program history, the UMass women's lacrosse team placed four players on the IWLCA All-Northeast Region First and Second Teams as announced by the organization on Wednesday night.
Jackie Lyons and Ali Houlis were both named to the first team and are now eligible to be named to the IWLCA All-American Teams which will be announced Monday, May 30.
Katie Ferris and Katie Florence were both named to the all-region second team.
Lyons was also named Wednesday to the WomensLax.com All-America Team.


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Like many of you I grew up flying in a bifurcated world of air temperature. On the ground we used Fahrenheit but as soon as we lifted off air temperature considerations were in Centigrade. Or Celsius some called it.
Actually, I'm not so sure it was that clean cut of a situation when I learned to fly 45 years ago. As I remember the winds and temperature aloft forecasts were reported in degrees C. But I also remember a lot of conversion from C to F going on in ground school and when making flight plans.
The rest of the world had been on the Centigrade scale for hundreds of years. There was a concerted effort in the U.S. to move entirely to the decimal system when I was in school during the 50s and 60s. We were told the decimal system made more sense, was easier to use, and the U.S. couldn't hold out against the world.
Highway signs began to appear in both statue miles and kilometers. The same for speed limits. Even domestic cars grew a second scale on the speedometer to show kilometers per hour. The transition from the English system of weights and measurements to the international decimal system was a certainty many people believed.
But the change didn't happen. Even the English have largely converted to the international decimal system, but in the U.S. we haven't. That says something about the U.S. psyche but I'm not sure what. In any case, that's beyond our concern as pilots.
Aviation in the U.S. did finally make the transition to the international system for air temperature. We haven't gone to meters for distance and altitude, or hectopascals for altimeter seeting, but we did change to C for air temperature. I think the reason is that using degrees C for air temp is just so simple and easy in flying that why would anyone continue to resist.
In aviation we care most about two air temperatures—freezing and ISA, the international standard atmosphere. We care about freezing because that's the temperature were water in the air can become ice. We care about ISA because all airplane performance is measured against that standard.
On the C scale 0 is the temperature where water freezes. Ok, all of you with access to Google can save your emails. I know that the C scale was modified years ago to match with Kelvin and water freezes and ice melts at about .01 degrees C above zero. Since I don't have a thermometer that good I'm sticking with zero as the temperature for ice.
ISA air temperature at sea level is 15 degrees C. An easy number to remember. Any air temperature above ISA robs engines and airfoils of performance, while temperature below ISA adds to potential power output and lift. We need to know if we are above or below standard when planning any takeoff to know how the airplane will perform.
Another great benefit of using degree C for flying is that the standard lapse rate—the rate at which air cools with altitude–is 2 degrees per thousand feet. On the F scale the lapse rate is 3 point something degrees which is really hard to work in your head compared to working with 2.
The standard lapse rate is essential to know because if the air temperature is above standard at your altitude your airplane loses performance while it gains if the temp is colder. You can always look up ISA for your altitude in the POH, but it's so easy to multiply your altitude by 2, adjust for the sea level standard of 15, and know ISA for your altitude. For example, at 5,000 feet the standard air has cooled 10 degrees. Subtract 10 from the sea level of 15 and you know ISA is 5 degrees C for 5,000 feet. Look at the air temp gauge and you know if your conditions are above or below ISA.
That calculation works up to 36,000 feet where ISA stops cooling with altitude and remains at -56.5 degrees C. If you are ever able to fly above 75,000 feet the air—what little is left of it—starts to warm up with altitude.
U.S. airplane manufacturers were the first to make the switch to all-C temperatures in performance charts. When we listened to ATIS the airport temperature was still being reported in degrees F until about 15 years ago, but the charts in the book used C for larger airplanes first, and then most GA airplanes by the 1970s and 80s. It was just an easier and more logical system to use.
Finally, in the mid 90s the FAA converted to the METAR international standard for airport weather observation reporting. In the old sequence report observations of ceiling and visibility came first, and surface temperature was listed in degrees F. The METAR moved the wind into first place and changed surface temperature and dew point to degrees C. Gone was the need to convert F to C to use the charts to calculate takeoff performance.
It took some time but I made the total transformation from F to C when flying years ago. The only temperature conversion I now work is after I listen to the ATIS for arrival. I still haven't made the complete switch to C for my personal comfort so when I hear the ATIS report of airport surface temp in C I glance at the dual scale on the air temp gauge to know if I will be hot, cold or just right when I open the airplane door after landing.


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|15 Patrick Pinkney
East Carolina's starting quarterback who has played an integral role in the Pirates' combined 17 victories and pair of bowl appearances in back-to-back seasons, while also leading Pirates to a Conference USA title in 2008 ... Was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA on Jan. 23, 2009 (missed entire 2005 season due to a shoulder injury and subsequent multiple surgical procedures) ... Projected to open final season as the projected starter for the second-straight year after teaming with Rob Kass to give ECU one of the strongest rotating quarterbacking systems in the nation during the 2007 campaign ... A charismatic, personable, exciting, energetic and multi-dimensional signal-caller who finally reaped the benefits of a long climb up the offensive depth chart after completing an exhausting comeback from the aforementioned shoulder surgeries ... Enjoyed an injury-free spring in '07 and responded with a strong performance that vaulted him into the spotlight ... Has maintained his trademark elusiveness ability while arm strength has appeared to surpass where it was prior to the injury ... In addition to quickness and an accurate throwing arm, his poise and maturity are matched by few, even among seasoned leaders ... Hit 13-of-22 passes for a game-high 166 yards during the first spring scrimmage (4/4) ... Was 17-of-24 for 173 yards and a TD during second contest (4/8) ... Connected with Darryl Freeney (23 yards) on the scoring toss ... Passed for a contest-best 229 yards (19- of-26) with a pair of scoring tosses during the Purple-Gold Game (4/18)...Found Michael Bowman with nine- and 59-yard TD strikes ... Also rushed for 10 yards, two coming on a touchdown plunge to open the second half and break a 10-10 deadlock ... Will enter the 2009 campaign standing fifth in the ECU career record books with 4,033 passing yards and sixth in completions with 344 ... In 27 overall games and 18 starts, has delivered 24 touchdown throws while suffering just 11 interceptions in 563 total attempts ... In addition, has rushed for 356 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 169 carries during his Pirate career, which spans back to the fall of 2004 but didn't include any varsity competition until three years later ... A national selection to the Consensus Draft Service's 2009 All-Underappreciated Team ...Earned a bachelor's degree in health fitness in December, 2008.
2008: Opened 13 of 14 games and completed 223-of-363 passes for 2,675 yards and 13 touchdowns, which included a season-high 296-yard effort against Kentucky in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... Established a new school single-game completion percentage standard with a 19-of-23 (82.6 percent) performance against No. 17 Virginia Tech before turning in a 22-of-28 (78.6) effort a week later against No. 8 West Virginia - both accomplishments resulting in ECU victories ... Selected as the C-USA Offensive Player-of-the-Week for play against the Hokies and picked up AT&T All-America Player-of-the-Week and Rivals.com Player-of-the-Week accolades for accomplishments vs. the Mountaineers ... In addition, earned an ESPN GameDay Final helmet sticker for performance against West Virginia while his 13-yard TD pass to Alex Taylor with 0:47 remaining in the second quarter (extended ECU's lead to 17-3 at halftime) was nominated as the Pontiac Game Changing Play-of-the-Week ... Had eight-game starting streak snapped against UCF before regaining top spot against Marshall ... Passed for 200 or more yards on eight occasions, including four in a row (211/Virginia Tech, 236/West Virginia, 260/Tulane, 210/N.C. State) to begin season, increasing career total to 10 ... Added other four 200-plus yard outings in last six contests (287/Marshall, 222/UAB, 228/UTEP, 296/Kentucky) ... Accounted for a passing touchdown in 11 games, including six straight to open the season ... Booked two scoring passes in a contest twice (Tulane, UTEP) ... In addition to the season-high 296-yard aerial effort, also turned in a personal-long completion of 80 yards (TD to Darryl Freeney) against Wildcats during bowl action ... Rushed for 50 yards on 90 carries with a long of 14 (Tulane) ... Contributed only ground touchdown in season opener vs. Virginia Tech - a three-yard run late in the third period ... Top rushing effort of year was a 38-yard, nine-carry performance vs. N.C. State at Carter-Finley Stadium ... Also picked up 24 yards on 11 attempts vs. Hokies ... Connected on first eight passing attempts vs. West Virginia (6-of-6 for 62 yards in first quarter) ... Other long completion of note was a 51-yard TD throw to Norman Whitley vs. Tulane ... Enjoyed a stretch of 11 consecutive completions against Green Wave (0:18 mark of second quarter to 2:51 mark of third quarter) after opening the game 2-of-6 ... Guided ECU on a game-winning drive that ended with a 24-yard TD pass to Jamar Bryant with 1:41 remaining (completed 3-of-4 passes for 64 yards and rushed four times for 21 yards during march) ... Bounced back from Memphis and UCF contests (combined 118 yards on 9-of-21 passing) with a 287-yard outing vs. Marshall (season-bests in completions/26 and attempts/37) ... Suffered a total of seven interceptions, a season-high two coming at Southern Miss ... Completed 19-of-25 passes for 222 yards vs. UAB, connecting on the first four of the game for 60 yards ... Followed with a 17-of-23, 228-yard afternoon against UTEP ... Connected with Freeney (32-yarder) and Brandon Simmons (seven) on scoring strikes vs. Miners while leading East Carolina to season-bests in rushing yards (231), total yards (475) and points (53) ... Guided Pirates to scores on all eight offensive possessions while under center (5 TD, 3 FG) against UTEP ... Found Kevin Gidrey on a 13-yard touchdown throw to open ECU's scoring vs. Tulsa in the C-USA Championship Game before finishing with 122 yards (10-of-24) ... Completed first four pass attempts for 62 yards during Pirates' first drive against Golden Hurricane ... Finished season with an 18-of-36 effort vs. Kentucky at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
2007: Part of a duo-quarterback system who started five of 13 games played (North Carolina, Southern Miss, West Virginia, Houston and Boise State) ... Completed 60.5 percent of his passes (121-for-200) for 1,358 yards with 11 TDs and four interceptions ... Accounted for at least two TDs in the air in four games (3/North Carolina, 2/Southern Miss, 2/UAB, 2/Memphis) ... Ranked sixth in Conference USA in passing efficiency (131.7) ... Ran for 306 yards (3.9 ypc) with one score, ranking second on the team ... Had career-best effort in first-ever collegiate start against in-state rival North Carolina, passing for 406 yards (31-of-41) and three scores to earn C-USA Offensive Player-of-the-Week and College Sports Report Player-of-the-Week honors ... Also received an ESPN Gameday Final helmet sticker for play against the Tar Heels ... Made long-awaited college debut at Virginia Tech, coming off the bench to relieve starter Brett Clay with a 14-of-25, team-high 115-yard passing performance ... Also ran for an additional 48 yards on nine carries against Hokies ... Turned in only other 200-plus-yard of season against Southern Miss (203) after completing 20-of-33 tosses ... Did not reach triple digit passing totals again until producing the milestone in four of the last five games ... Shook off a five-game (West Virginia/7-of-14 for 43, Houston/5-of-14 for 46, UCF/3-of-4 for 9, UTEP/0-of-1 and N.C. State /0-of-2) struggles by bouncing back to complete six-of-seven passes for 159 and two TDs against UAB on Oct. 27 ... Added 105 air yards (8-of-16) and a career-high rushing 94 yards on eight carries at Memphis... Scored on a personal-long 45-yard run in the first quarter ... Connected on 13-of-21 passes for 109 yards a week later vs. Marshall before experiencing limited action in regular season finale against Tulane (2-of-3, 45 yards) ... Earned fifth start of season against Boise State in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl and completed 12-of-19 passes for 118 yards and a score ... Found Chris Johnson on an 18-yard touchdown strike midway through the second quarter that pushed the Pirates' lead to 24-7.
2006: Member of scout team while completing his rehabilitation assignments.
2005: Did not participate during fall season (surgery, rehabilitation) ... Was cleared to participate in spring drills but was not allowed to partake in any contact work before re-injuring shoulder prior to preseason camp.
2004: Spent most of the season on the Pirates' redshirt roster, nursing a sore shoulder ... Was activated by previous coaching staff to play in the Pirates' JV contest against Hargraves Military Academy Oct. 12 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium ... Completed 10-of-22 passes for 127 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead ECU to a 19-7 win ... Tossed scoring passes to Bryson Bowling (14 yards) and Steven Rogers (19 yards).
High School: Threw for 1,680 yards and 12 TDs as a senior team captain at Pine Forest High School ... Completed 122-of-137 passes while rushing for 1,172 yards and 17 scores on 202 carries for coach Dean Saffos ... A four-year starter who led squad to the third round of the state playoffs during senior season ... Earned all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Chosen to all-state squad and was selected to play in the East-West All-Star game after senior campaign ... Played key role for a Trojan program that produced a four-year record of 30-14 ... Named freshman-of-the-year after outstanding rookie year (led team to 8-3 mark) ... Rated as the 31st-best prospect in North Carolina by SuperPrep Magazine ... Timed at 4.6 in the 40 during prep time trials ... Also earned four varsity letters each in basketball and baseball ... In the classroom, earned selection to Honor Roll and was chosen as Pine Forest's "Most Outstanding Senior."
Personal: Full name is Patrick Brian Pinkney ... Born April 15, 1986 at Fayetteville, N.C. ... Is pursuing a second undergraduate degree as a child development and family relations major this fall ... Son of former ECU defensive back Reggie Pinkney (1974-76), a first-team All-Southern Conference performer who was a sixth-round draft choice by the Detroit Lions in 1977 ... Half-brother of former Wake Forest All-America linebacker Aaron Curry, who was a first-round draft selection (fourth overall pick) by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2009 NFL Draft ... An ECU Athletic Director's Honor Roll performer in the classroom.


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Guest Author - Peggy Maddox
Directors: Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan
Writers: Vikas Swarup (novel); Simon Beaufoy (screenplay)
Slumdog Millionaire, with its narrative tied to a TV game show, was not at all what I expected.
The film has proved popular with American audiences because it follows typical American story-telling themes:
true love conquers all
poor boy makes good (i.e., gets rich)
bad man redeems himself with heroic sacrifice
The overall story, however, is not so beautiful. Although the Indian economy is one of the fastest growing in the world, huge numbers of its people exist in the most abject poverty. Muslims and Hindus take turns killing one another, and, according to this film, the police employ the most brutal tactics, even on children.
Slumdog features three characters who begin the story as children and grow to young adulthood.
Jamal and Salim are brothers whose mother insists they go to school, but while they are still children, their mother is killed in a religious attack. Salim is the elder of the two and feels responsible for Jamal. They survive by stealing, begging, and picking through mountains of garbage. During a terrible thunderstorm as they huddle in a small shelter, the girl Latika begs silently to be admitted. Salim forbids Jamal to invite her in, but Jamal does so anyway. During their short school attendance, Salim and Jamal have heard about The Three Musketeers and that is how the three children come to think of themselves.
Each of the three characters is played by three actors:
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar - Youngest Jamal
Tanay Chheda - Middle Jamal
Dev Patel - Oldest Jamal
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail - Youngest Salim
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala - Middle Salim
Madhur Mittal - Oldest Salim
Rubiana Ali - Youngest Latika
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar - Middle Latika
Freida Pinto - Oldest Latika
Throughout their adventures, Salim is the practical leader, Jamal is the romantic follower, and Latika is a commodity because she is female. At first they subsist by picking through garbage, but then are "rescued" by a man who runs an orphanage. He turns out to be an exploiter of children. He trains them to be beggars and thieves. Some he mutilates in order to render them more pitiable. One boy, who has learned to sing beautifully, is blinded. Salim, who has become the exploiter's star pupil, is told to bring Jamal to be blinded as well. Salim has become hardened, but not so hardened that he would permit his brother to be blinded. The three children flee. The boys succeed in escaping, but Latika is recaptured.
Slumdog Millionaire provides telling criticisms of two subjects that American films rarely criticize:
the mindlessness of the celebrity mystique
the conviction that the "American way" is best for all countries, and that all that's necessary to make other countries similar to the United States is to shower money on them.
The myth of celebrity is deconstructed by an incident that occurs before the boys are orphaned. A famous movie star is about to make a landing in a field near some outhouses. Jamal wants more than anything to obtain the star's autograph, but Salim locks him in the outhouse where he is having a "shy" bowel movement. The only way that Jamal can get to the movie star is by leaping into the lake of excrement beneath the outhouse, which he does. The movie star, whose celebrity depends upon the adulation of the great unwashed public, endures the stench of his fan and signs the proferred piece of paper without any show of disgust.
The second revealing allegory is played out after the boys have escaped and are living on their own. Jamal takes an American couple to see the "real" India. They park their car in a rough neighborhood and while they are exploring, the car is stripped. When the police come, they beat Jamal and the Americans are horrified. The boy tells them that they are seeing the "real" India. The American man pulls a one-hundred dollar bill out of his wallet, saying that they'll show him the "real" America. Jamal gives the money to the boy who was blinded. The irony is that the only person who benefits from the American's money is the criminal who controls the beggar.
Slumdog Millionaire is an intriguing, beautiful, and thought-provoking film that combines a serious cultural message with entertainment. The musical finale on the train platform may seem to have nothing to do with the story, but it expresses the delight welling in the heart of the solemn Jamal who has found happiness after moving dolefully through the film.


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Bischoff-Ferrari, H A; Orav, E J; Dawson-Hughes, B (2008). Additive benefit of higher testosterone levels and vitamin D plus calcium supplementation in regard to fall risk reduction among older men and women. Osteoporosis International, 19(9):1307-1314.
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Higher physiologic testosterone levels among community dwelling older men and women may protect against falls, and this benefit may be further increased among those taking additional vitamin D plus calcium. INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to investigate sex hormone levels and fall risk in older men and women. METHODS: One hundred and ninety-nine men and 246 women age 65+ living at home were followed for 3 years after baseline assessment of sex hormones. Analyses controlled for several covariates, including baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D, sex hormone binding globulin, and vitamin D plus calcium treatment (vitD+cal). RESULTS: Compared to the lowest quartile, men and women in the highest quartile of total testosterone had a decreased odds of falling (men: OR = 0.22; 95% CI [0.07,0.72]/ women: OR = 0.34; 95% CI [0.14,0.83]); if those individuals also took vitD+cal, the fall reduction was enhanced (men: OR = 0.16; 95% CI [0.03,0.90] / women: OR = 0.15; 95% CI [0.04,0.57]). Similarly, women in the top quartile of dihydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) had a lower risk of falling (OR = 0.39; 95% CI [0.16,0.93]). Other sex hormones and SHBG did not predict falling in men or women. CONCLUSIONS: Higher testosterone levels in both genders and higher DHEA-S levels in women predicted a more than 60% lower risk of falling. With vitD+cal, the anti-fall benefit of higher physiologic testosterone levels is enhanced from 78% to 84% among men and from 66% to 85% among women.
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29 comments:
- Delightful Dahlia said...
Wow, that is simply stunning! And functional to boot.
- July 7, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Faithful Praise said...
oh I want to read...badly...but it won't connect...is her site down?
- July 7, 2010 at 9:41 AM
- ...just beachy in the burbs said...
I absolutely adore and WANT this in our home!!!
- July 7, 2010 at 9:41 AM
- The Brick Cottage said...
So beautiful--I quickly right clicked and saved all of these pictures. Now I must go check out the rest of her house! Thanks for providing me (and everyone else) with a constant source of inspiration! I can't tell you how much of my computer is filled with pictures from your blog!
- July 7, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- Ines said...
Thank you for that inspriation-I´ll take a look- lots of children and pets and loving furnitures? That´s something for me :-)
I love that entrance- really fresh. Mine is also blue!
Hugs, Ines
- July 7, 2010 at 9:59 AM
- Stunning said...
What a fabulous entry. Her children have the most wonderful names...
I love her organizational system!
- July 7, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Blueprint Bliss said...
Love Seleta's blog... and this part of her house is so great!
- July 7, 2010 at 10:06 AM
- simply seleta said...
Wow, thanks for such kind words, Erin! This post gave me the biggest smile. I love how your pics are so big over here.
- July 7, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Morning T said...
I adore Seleta, her blog, and her incredible home!
- July 7, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Patricia Torres said...
This is absolutely stunning... Awesome design as well.. I am off to check her blog now.. Thanks!
- July 7, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- Ludmila {creamylife.com} said...
love this! Seleta is a very inspiring person and I always enjoy reading her blog. xoxo
- July 7, 2010 at 10:48 AM
- Michele said...
Eu adorei um charme total!
- July 7, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Kathysue said...
I adore Seleta as a person, she is an amazing Mother and just so doggone adorable with an amazing family. I love that her family and God are so important to her. She has incredible style. Actually her blog was one of the first ones I ever followed when venturing into blogland 2 years ago. She is a must read, for sure. Thanks for sharing her talent on your blog,Kathysue
- July 7, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- Kate said...
Simply amazing! I had to reference it in a post on my blog - I just love it so much!
- July 7, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- tinajo said...
Thanks for the tip, I´ll check her blog out! :-)
- July 7, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Lovely Scribbles said...
LOVE it! I just sent an email to my husband with this link and said, "I want one!!" :)
- July 7, 2010 at 2:28 PM
- Laura Trevey said...
Love the organization!!
- July 7, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- The Misty Journey said...
absolutely lovely!!!
- July 7, 2010 at 4:35 PM
- Cristin said...
love BM Wyth Blue... I have those file folders too!
- July 7, 2010 at 6:11 PM
- MzMannerz said...
Thanks for the tip! I love finding great new blogs.
- July 7, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- Marcus Design said...
Very beautiful, I especially love the character that the heavy distressing adds! I must hop over to her blog asap!!
- July 7, 2010 at 7:51 PM
- Rachel said...
Seleta's blog is filled with so many things! I love what she has done in the foyer revamp - it looks amazing!
- July 7, 2010 at 9:47 PM
- mustang said...
Simply Seleta was the very first blog I stumbled upon - LOVE her!
And of course, she also loves our favorite colors.
- July 7, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Melissa said...
love seleta! she is one of my favorite blogs =)
- July 7, 2010 at 10:13 PM
- Hello Lover... said...
I adore Seleta and her blog and her beautiful family! Love her home!
- July 8, 2010 at 2:56 AM
- Chic Coles said...
I am green with envy (or maybe a little turquoise) for that first image of the "nook" bed. I have always wanted a space like that!
- July 8, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- ana said...
I love this photos!!!!
- July 8, 2010 at 5:18 PM
- sunny said...
beautiful! I was captivated from the very first photo.
- July 14, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- Shugro said...
Wythe Blue! That makes me so happy! Last year, I became obsessed with the Draper foyer/staircase on Mad Men and reached out to the Production Designer (thru a friend), kindly begging him to tell me the color! Turns out it was Wythe Blue! I'm happy to see it in "real life" without studio lighting. It's an amazing color!
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MORE jobs are affected than first thought by the proposed £600,000 restructure at Barnsley College - with 88 posts likely to go and 28 staff at risk of redundancy.
College management met with the University and Colleges Union and Unison on Monday and notice was issued to unions triggering 30 days formal consultation.
UCU joint branch secretary Lee Short, a course leader for art and design at the college, which employs 800, said the figures were revealed in official documents sent to unions this week.
Last week he warned the dispute could end in strike action and that teaching staff could end up taking pay cuts of up to £12,000 a year.
** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated June 20 **
Yet still Barnsley College advertises 20 vacancies. What a class act!
My Father always told me ' Get a job in Education and you will have a job for life'......That was until Colin Booth got hold of the reins.
Every year there is the threat of getting 'the white envelope'. We are coerced into contracts that are simply ridiculous and very very unfair.
We work above and beyond and what do we get as a thank you? A massive paycut for many years service. I thought the longer you worked the higher up the scale you went? No such luck. Some of us are getting thrown back to the bottom to crawl back up a ladder we have already earned. It is like Snakes and Ladders.
People may ask 'why stay here?'. Well the answer to that is that we love our job, and the students we teach. They always put a smile on our face. I love who I work/worked with. I have invested a lot of time and soul into this job and every year, round about May time I feel sick. They might as well write a yearly restructure into the new contacts.....The staff here need defending, not attacked like on the previous story....
Its always sad to see redundancies being made of course it is, but it is worse when you see where they are coming from... The heart of the teaching staff. Over the course of the last five years i would be inclined to want to know what has happenned to the senior managements renumeration, the cost to the college and whether freezes have been imposed. The college has an inordinate amount of senior managers, a collection of people that grows in number and salary year on year. Whilst cuts are made to the rest of the body of staff. The problem is they have some very good managers in there and they dont want to loose them, so they guild their salaries and create new job titles for them. To the point where the college now has: a principal, vice principals, deputy principlas, drirectors, assistant principles, heads of department, all on salaries £30k for a student cohort of around 4000 it is ludicrous..... And financially unviable how ever you do the maths you cannot make appointed funding stretch that far and cover a teaching staff as well. They need to be made accountable for this and answers need to be given.... Yhe governors in my opinion need to be asking questions and doing what they are enbenched to do; govern, lead and advise, but most of all take action, after all we put them in place because of their experiance no?


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Panthers leading scorer Versteeg out with broken nose; Kuli to try
My gut feeling was half right. After seeing Panthers leading scorer Kris Versteeg at practice yesterday in street clothes, sporting an obvious broken nose and a stiff neck, I felt that it was far more than a, "maintenance," day off as coy coach Kevin Dineen put it. Dineen confirmed that Versteeg's nose is fractured and he's also been experiencing headaches since the cheap shot delivered by Hurricanes defenseman Derek Joslin in Tuesday's 3-1 win.
He was replaced on the top line by Evgenii Dadonov, which Dineen said was an exciting opportunity for the young Russian to take advantage of playing alongside Stephen Weiss and Tomas Fleischmann. Versteeg, who has 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points in 24 games, will see how he feels tomorrow at a 1 p.m. practice in San Jose. Dineen is still seething about Joslin – who scored a goal tonight – didn't get penalized or disciplined by the NHL.
"The player in question was challenged a number of times. [Joslin] showed no interest, so it was sure nice to walk out of there with two points," Dinnen said.
However, my gut was wrong regarding forward Mikael Samuelsson, who participated in pre-game skate but remained on injured reserve. That's why Brackens was called up. I also didn't buy Dineen's categorization of defenseman Dmitry Kulikov's playing status tonight as, "doubtful." Kulikov, who sustained a deep gash on his leg, just above the boot, surprisingly took part in pre-game skate and was expected to give it a go. The trainers assured Kulikov and Dineen that they would be able to keep the wound clean to guard against infection.
"He's a tough kid," Dineen said. "He's shown us numerous times that his will to play is large."
Kearns, 30, was thrilled to play in just his third NHL game, all this season, and reunited with his San Antonio linemate Mark Cullen, 33, who played his first NHL game in five years on Tuesday, as well as Tim Kennedy.
"It gives us hope when you do go back down there that if you play well they'll call guys up who are playing well regardless of age, draft picks and all that stuff. It's nice to see and makes it more competitive as well."


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KAILUA KONA, Hawaii -- The 19th-ranked University of Oregon women's golf team closed the fall season on a high note Tuesday, placing fifth at the inaugural Pac-12 Preview. Oregon carded a final round 296 (+4) to finish with a 54-hole tally of 881 (+5). The tournament was held at the famously exclusive Nanea Golf Club, marking the first time Nanea opened its doors for a non-member tournament.
Led by junior Cassy Isagawa's third place showing, three Ducks placed in the top 21 of the individual leaderboard and Oregon carded rounds of 282 (-10), 303 (+11) and 296 (+4). Oregon's 10-under par opening round set the program record for low team round vs. par. The Ducks placed in the top six of all five fall tournaments this season, finishing with a win-loss record of 50-17.
No. 2 USC became the first winner of the Pac-12 Preview, edging top-ranked UCLA by a single stroke. UCLA's Bronte Law earned individual medalist honors. All four teams to finish above Oregon are ranked in the top six, while Oregon defeated three opponents ranked in the top 39 by Golfstat (No. 10 Stanford, No. 13 Arizona and No. 39 Colorado).
"The team is very pleased with their performance today," said head coach Ria Scott. "The course was demanding and the scores showed it. It is exciting to see the team continue to grow and learn."
Isagawa – a native of Wailuku, Hawaii – recorded her 12th career top five individual finish, placing third in the 60-player field. She carded a 54-hole score of 213 (-6), her second-best tournament score of the season. She shot an even par 73 in today's final round. After a span of three bogeys in four holes early on, Isagawa made birdie, eagle, par and birdie to get back on track. She played the back nine at 3-under (33). She opened with a 6-under 67 – the second best round in program history – and an even par 73 on Monday. Isagawa had 14 birdies at Nanea, ranking second-best in the field.
The two-time All-Pac-12 selection closes the fall season with a 72.8 stroke average through 15 rounds. She played seven rounds at or below par and recorded three top 10 individual finishes.
Freshman Cathleen Santoso placed 17th individually, capping a remarkably consistent rookie fall season with five straight top 20 individual finishes. After carding an even par 73 in today's final round, the Australia native finished with a three-round mark of 219 and finished even par on the tournament. She opened with a career low round of 69 (-4) followed by a 77 (+4) Monday. Santoso played seven rounds at or below par in the fall with a cumulative round average of 73.5.
Sophomore Eugene product Caroline Inglis placed 21st individually with a three-round tally of 222 (+3). She broke par for the first time at Nanea today, carding a 1-under 72. She made five birdies, including a streak of three-straight, and nine pars. She carded rounds of 74 (+1) and 76 (+3) Monday. Playing in every event, Inglis finished the fall season with a 73.4 round average.
Junior Cali Hipp and freshman Marcella Pranovia each tied for 45th with three-round scores of 232 (+13).
Pranovia's two final rounds at Nanea each counted towards the team score. She carded a final round 78 (+5) today after playing her final 11 holes at 2-under to rebound from a rocky start. Pranovia carded two rounds of 77 (+4) on Monday. Pranovia competed in Oregon's top five lineup in the past three events.
Hipp, a native of Caldwell, Idaho, shot an 82 (+9) in today's final round. She opened with a 1-under par 72 followed by a 78 (+5) on Monday. Hipp competed in Oregon's top five lineup in the past two tournaments.
The Ducks finished with one of its best fall seasons in the Scott era, placing fifth at the 15-team Mary Fossum Invitational, runner-up at the 16-team Dick McGuire Invitational, fourth at the 13-team Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, sixth at the 16-team Stanford Intercollegiate and finally fifth at the 12-team Pac-12 Preview. The Ducks improved from the upper-30s to No. 19 in the Golfstat rankings.
"We are very pleased with our fall season," said Scott. "This team continues to come together both on and off the course, and we couldn't be more excited for the spring season."
Oregon opens the spring season Feb. 15-16 at the Peg Barnard Collegiate hosted at the Stanford Golf Course.
Team Leaderboard
3. #5 Washington, 282-286-301 – 869 (-7)
4. #6 Arizona State, 288-294-292 – 874 (-2)
5. #19 Oregon, 282-303-296 – 881 (+5)
6. #10 Stanford, 292-289-302 – 883 (+7)
7. #13 Arizona, 287-293-304 – 884 (+8)
8. #27 California, 292-298-312 – 902 (+26)
T9. Oregon State, 294-312-316 – 922 (+46)
T9. Washington State, 306-303-313 – 922 (+46)
11. #39 Colorado, 306-300-317 – 923 (+47)
12. Hawaii, 312-302-319 – 933 (+57)
No. 19 OREGON|
T3. Cassy Isagawa, 67-73-73 – 213 (-6)
17. Cathleen Santoso, 69-77-73 – 219 (E)
21. Caroline Inglis, 74-76-72 – 222 (+3)
T45. Cali Hipp, 72-78-82 – 232 (+13)
T45. Marcella Pranovia, 77-77-78 – 232 (+13).


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Whenever I create a square shape at 100% zoom, I get perfectly sharp edges. However, once I zoom in at any amount, drawing a perfect square (without anti-aliasing) is very difficult. Is there a way I can turn this off?
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Firstly you set the shape mode to "fill pixels", you can't turn AA off with shape layers:
Secondly you need to uncheck the "Anti-alias" checkbox (this only appears after you do the first step)
Here I am zoomed in to 800%. The rectangle on the right was drawn with AA on, the rectangle on the left was drawn with AA off.
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Spider veins, commonly found on the face and legs, are caused by the dilation of a small group of blood vessels near the skin's surface. They often look like red or purple sunbursts or web patterns and are more common in women.
Varicose veins are caused by swollen or enlarged blood vessels. The blood vessels have enlarged due to a weakening in the vein's wall or valves. Located deeper in the skin than spider veins, they may appear raised and often are blue.
Varicose veins can be serious because they may be associated with the development of one or more of the following conditions:
Approximately 27 percent of American women and men have some form of varicose condition. Although the exact causes for varicose and spider veins are unknown, pregnancy, heredity, and hormonal changes seem to be contributing factors.
Specific treatment for spider and varicose veins will be determined by your physician based on:
Treatment may include:
Possible complications associated with the treatment of spider or varicose veins may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Women and men of any age may be candidates for sclerotherapy, but most are 30 to 60 years in age. Spider veins are more common in women. Men do have spider veins, but often do not consider them to be a cosmetic problem because the veins are usually concealed by hair growth on the leg.
Pregnant or breastfeeding women should postpone sclerotherapy treatment, as spider veins that occur during pregnancy usually disappear on their own. Further, it is not known how sclerosing solutions may affect breast milk.
Although each procedure varies, generally, vein removal surgeries follow this process:
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