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In Texas, football is a second language. Throw church in the mix and 'other tongues' translates to 'teams not named the Dallas Cowboys.' Sports fans all over the metroplex remember the three Super Bowls the Dallas Cowboys won in the 90's that solidified the team's legacy as "America's Team". Who could forget that? No true Cowboys fan ever will...until the team earns its sixth Lombardi trophy. A very integral part of those championship years is former offensive lineman Nate Newton. In addition to hearing from the world champion, the night will feature male choruses from all over the DFW metroplex.
Pastor Andrew Jackson, Jr. of the West Irving COGIC is a Dallas Cowboys and Nate Newton fan as well. The two met at the 2006 Orange Bowl and have kept in touch since meeting. Like most Cowboys fans of the 90's, Pastor Jackson can easily recall Newton's days of dominance on the offensive line. You can imagine the sheer joy of meeting such a football giant. In an interview memphisport.com, Jackson says of Newton's playing days: "...he was one of the best (lineman) in the NFL."
Pastor Jackson's Mother's Day message included a little help from NBA MVP Kevin Durant
Miles away from Valley Ranch Newton and two decades away from the glory days of the 90's, Newton is a new man. Much slimmer and healthier, he's living the best days of his life. and much more to the West Irving COGIC on Friday evening as part of this year's Men's Conference. This year's theme is: "A Man After God's Own Heart". Newton is a man who can speak on the subject, becoming a new man after his highly profiled arrests and jail time. Newton will speaks as part of the first half of this year's conference. The second half kicks off on Saturday morning at 8 am, the day's events include a financial literacy clinic.
"Nate has a testimony of restoration, which is a great example of how Christ can restore you even after we falter in life," Jackson said. "With so many of our youth going through challenges in life with peer pressure, Nate's testimony can serve as a reminder to young people to stay focused on their goals and don't get distracted by the temptations of the devil." -Pastor Andrew Jackson, West Irving COGIC
You are invited to attend both days of this amazing men's conference. The church is located at: 4011 Conflans Road, Irving TX 75061. Pastor Jackson has invited men from everywhere to come and be a part of this conference. Friday night's service begins at 7pm and Saturday's portion of the conference begins at 8am.
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Aug. 31, 2008
Whew! Here we go again. After about a six and a half hour bus ride, we arrived in Birmingham. The ride was not as bad as it could have been considering it took us almost that much time to reach the New Orleans Airport during Katrina.
We filled three buses and gathered up as many DVD's as we could for what we assumed to be a long ride. The defense's bus DVD player was not working so I can only imagine how long that ride felt. Actually, I can because it forced a linebacker who is strapped for cash to buy an iPod as soon as we arrived. As for the offensive bus, we filled up our time with such classics as Harold and Kumar, Grandma's Boy, Heavyweights (the Tyler Rice story), and Talladega Nights. Overall it was actually pretty fun and a lot of us got a good laugh and didn't have to focus much on the impending storm, nor the trip itself.
When we arrived at the Marriott in Birmingham, everyone was pretty stiff and ready to get off the buses. The staff did a fantastic job of getting that moving fast and the rooms looked good while providing us a nice flat screen HDTV. The hotel was also very accommodating with space for us, and allows us all separate meeting rooms, an equipment room, and a training room. The guys couldn't be happier facilities wise and, although we haven't been to Samford yet, we found out today that they have recently upgraded their football complex, so that should be a treat.
Because of the evacuation and because of the bye-week, we have had a good amount of free time and some time to have fun. In fact, last night several of us got together in the pool for a relay race in lieu of the recent Beijing Olympics, which hopefully makes it to the video that is to be posted online.
A few of us also finagled a car to go to the mall today and believe me when I say it looked like a clown mobile. We fit five players in a small Nissan and were basically laughed off of the Birmingham road system for two reasons: One reason being, with over 1200 pounds in the car and the amount of hills in town, we were literally crawling around being passed by everything including mini vans and station wagons. The second reason was that you could imagine the size of the occupants in this car and it was so unbelievable that we all fit in it, a random lady and her husband walked around the car as we were getting in, laughing uncontrollably.
I hope that I have given you guys a view of what is going on here and I also hope that you guys can catch a glimpse on the video that should be released on the internet with this blog. I will keep you informed of what is going on as things progress and thank you all for your support.


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The G20 Asia Forum is an initiative of the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research, launched in the lead-up to the Seoul G20 meeting in November 2010. It draws on the existing links in EABER between research institutes and think-tanks in East and South Asia to bring together the latest research, analysis and comment on the G20.
Author: Claude Barfield, American Enterprise Institute
The most significant development during the G20 summit in Mexico occurred on the sidelines and was largely buried in media reports: the decision to invite Canada and Mexico to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP).
Adding Mexico and Canada to the current nine-member TPP will result — if negotiations are successful — in a free trade area covering some 658 million people and about US$20.5 trillion in economic activity. Read the rest of this entry »
Author: Marie-Alice McLean-Dreyfus, ANU
The recent meeting of G20 leaders in Los Cabos, Mexico, achieved little with regard to food security.
With an ever-increasing number of malnourished people worldwide, this latest meeting of G20 leaders provided an opportunity to take an innovative approach to resolving food-security issues, but this opportunity was lost Read the rest of this entry »
Author: Maria Monica Wihardja, Bank Indonesia
Indonesia's participation in the G20 Summit in Los Cabos was focused, strategic and effective. Despite these positives, criticism of Indonesia's approach is not unwarranted.
Indonesia's approach was focused because it concentrated on three major issues: its 'middle-way' approach to balancing austerity and job creation, financial inclusion and infrastructure investment. Read the rest of this entry »
Authors: Alan S. Alexandroff, University of Toronto, and Yves Tiberghien, UBC
G20 Summits often capture the headlines for the wrong reasons: a currency war declaration at the Seoul Summit in 2010; a euro crisis at Cannes in 2011 and again at Los Cabos in June.
While these clashes are important, they hide the real changes taking place in the global governance system. Read the rest of this entry »
Author: Scott French, Macquarie University
The recent G20 summit held in Los Cabos, Mexico, focused on the plight of developing economies. The agenda included several items of interest for developing nations, including financial inclusion and microfinance.
Better microfinance mechanisms will contribute to the reduction of global poverty and assist developing nations in sustaining their economies without foreign aid. Read the rest of this entry »
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A series of massive policy failures are to be blamed for the crisis of confidence in the West that now threatens the global economy.
At the same time, policy failure is being compounded by the failure of global financial markets, with interest rates turning negative in real terms and huge gaps in infrastructure becoming increasingly evident — both in emerging economic giants and in the US.
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The World Bank recently published a valuable research paper (World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5940 by Justin Yifu Lin and Doerte Doemeland) which presents the evidence needed to justify a globally coordinated initiative in carefully selected infrastructure investment.
A G20 initiative in 2012 could make this happen. Read the rest of this entry »
Author: Andrew Elek, ANU
The 2008 global financial crisis catalysed a long-overdue transformation in the oversight of global affairs, bringing large emerging Asian economies to the G20 table.
A transition in the role of Asian countries at the G20 — from cautious and sometimes defensive to visionary and exemplary — was expected to unfold slowly, possibly taking a decade or more. Read the rest of this entry »


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At the beginning of the semester when my students and I are co-constructing our classroom agreements, I tell my students the way I see it is that teachers are people first and teachers second. I'm a person who happens to teach. Then we discuss how we can demonstrate respect for me as a person and for me as a teacher. Students don't find it too difficult to explain what it means to respect me as a person, but they find it more difficult to explain what it means to respect my role as a teacher.
When I say that I want my students to respect my role as their teacher, what I mean is I want my students
- to respect the subject I teach even if it might not be one of the compulsory subjects;
- to appreciate the value of education and the fact that the right to attend school is universal and free in Canada (paid by taxes) for all students to the end of grade 12; and
- to be grateful for my professional and personal efforts as a teacher on my students behalf.
Friedman, I. (2006). Classroom management and teacher stress and burnout. In C. M. Everston & C. S. Weinstein (Eds.), Handbook of classroom management (pp. 925-944) New York: Routledge
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Hello Ms. Hartjes. I am currently a graduate student studying to become a secondary mathematics teacher. I just wanted to comment on how much I enjoyed your post, and I really appreciate your idea that teachers are people first, and teachers second. I am currently student teaching and my mentor teacher told me a story about how her first year of teaching was absolutely horrible because she followed the advice of several of her colleagues who told her that there should be no relationships made between her and her students. They made it clear that there was a dividing line between a teacher and the students. It wasn't until my mentor teacher decided to disregard their "words of wisdom" when things finally started to run smoothly in the classroom.
I also really enjoyed how you would work with your students to construct classroom agreements. I helped teach at a middle school over the summer where they constructed a school-wide agreement. It began with each class sending representatives to agree on what norms they felt were the most important, and ended with each grade sending representatives to come to an agreement on the four norms they felt were the most important. An example of one of these norms was "Treat others with respect". I found that this was a really powerful way for students to take ownership and responsibility over their own behavior. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts!
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Orgasms are good for your health! They can lower a woman's risk of heart disease, stroke, breast cancer and even depression. So have sex and get happy!
Sex counts as a workout! During 30 minutes of active sex, you burn about 200 calories. And you can even have an orgasm while working out.
Even though straight women reported only being aroused by men, researchers at the Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, found that most women in a study became aroused by every sexual stimulus they saw — including nude male and female bodies, heterosexual and homosexual sex and even animal sex.
More: The G-spot is a myth but these 5 pleasure zones are no joke
When aroused, people are not as likely to think things are disgusting, according to a study published in the online journal PLOS ONE.
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The University of Pittsburgh announced that Dixon, along with six other highly-regarded college basketball coaches, will participate in a panel discussion on leadership in front of approximately 400 servicemen who work at the Pentagon.
ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas will serve as the moderator of the panel discussion. The program is part of the NBA Cares Hoops for Troops "Commitment to Service" program which is a partnership of the NBA, USA Basketball, and the U.S. Dept. of Defense.
The discussion will include topics on motivating teams to achieve a common goal, tutoring young adults, recruiting and retaining talent, and how to integrate a diverse group of people.
Dixon will be joined by head coaches Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Kevin Ollie (Connecticut men) and Geno Auriemma (Connecticut women), Tom Izzo (Michigan State), Tubby Smith (Texas Tech), and Jay Wright (Villanova).
Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff will discuss leadership and other issues with the group of coaches prior to the panel discussion. Dempsey advises the President and the Secretary of Defense.
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Dixon has served on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Board of Directors and also on the NCAA Ethics Coalition for the last six years. He has been named the National Coach of the Year four times.
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But it appears that Facebook is clearly violating state and federal law – and its own policies – by using its rich social graph to promote alcohol advertising, on the Facebook pages of minors.
The fact that this is happening shouldn't be a surprise to Facebook. They not only have known about it since 2007 when they launched ads – this is exactly what social graph based advertising was supposed to do. Here's what Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said in 2007 when Facebook launched Ads
Facebook Ads represent a completely new way of advertising online. For the last hundred years media has been pushed out to people, but now marketers are going to be a part of the conversation. And they're going to do this by using the social graph in the same way our users do … Social actions are powerful because they act as trusted referrals and reinforce the fact that people influence people. It's no longer just about messages that are broadcasted out by companies, but increasingly about information that is shared between friends. So we set out to use these social actions to build a new kind of ad system.
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A shackled Bobbie Jo Spikes, 39, told a courtroom Tuesday she was no longer employed by the city of Parker. Mayor Tonya Barrow says she notified Governor Rick Scott of Spikes arrest Monday. The former commissioner was arrested after an alleged drug deal involving a confidential informant. Bay County Sheriff's investigators say they found methamphetamine, bath salts, hydrocodone, and drug paraphernalia in her purse and car.
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My algebraic geometry is more of a disconnected set of ideas; however I need to understand well the Zariski tangent space. My commutative algebra though is decent. Towards this end, I don't find Hartshorne helpful, neither Eisenbud or Shokurov-Danilov as their presentation is dense. What I am looking for is a comprehensive treatment in terms of classical varieties, not in terms of schemes. Any recommendations?
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Have you looked at Shafarevich, Varieties in Projective Space (chapter 2 I think)? He starts out by calculating with polynomials what a tangent space should look like, and then derives from there the abstract definition.


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According to the National Driver Training Institute, 4,000 vehicle-train collisions kill 500 people each year. While many accidents happen because drivers fail to take appropriate precautions when crossing railroad tracks, railroad companies play a key role in preventing accidents.
Railroads rely on specialized service providers to monitor and maintain clear sightlines, mostly by judiciously applying herbicides. "It would be cost-prohibitive to manage by mowing or weed-whacking," says Dan Mixson, a railway site expert for DuPont Land Management. "The railroads negotiate contracts with applicators, usually at a set fee per crossing per year."
One such applicator is RWC Inc., which operates in 35 states from the East Coast to just west of the Mississippi River and serves clients including AMTRAK, CN, and Ohio Central Railroad. "Requirements vary somewhat by state, but the general standard is to clear 500 feet on either side of the crossing, preferably for the full width of the right-of-way," says company president Joe Hage. "Generally, we inspect each crossing a couple of times a year, and do an application either pre- or early-post-emergence, before growth gets to one or two feet tall. Then we'll go back and, if we need to, do a follow-up application for weed escapes."
Herbicide type depends on the region and targeted weeds. When possible, encourage low-growing grasses and ground cover to prevent erosion and choke out taller plants.
A selective herbicide can take out a broad spectrum of weeds without eliminating ground cover. Mixson recommends DuPont:
If a site has a variety of tall-growing species, a combination of products sometimes works best. As with any herbicide application, follow the manufacturer's recommended procedures and precautions.
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College Hockey:Rust-Free Saints Cruise By Irish
TROY, N.Y. — The St. Lawrence Saints scored three times in the first period and three times in the third to put away the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round of the 50th Rensselaer/HSBC Holiday Hockey Tournament.
Even though the Saints had not played in 19 days while the Irish had played 10 days ago, the Saints seemed to have more life than the Irish.
"We had pretty good energy as soon as we got back from the holiday," said Saints coach Joe Marsh. "It was a pretty fast paced game and physically in the first, and it got a little squirrelly in the third, but we'll work on that. But it was a real good win."
"That game is pretty indicative of our entire season," said Irish coach Dave Poulin. "We have not played well as a group other than a few such isolated incidents that you could actually point to them. We played well in Omaha for two games, but other than that it's hard to find. We've literally played well in a handful of games this year.
"We're not getting it from every single part. Our special teams have been poor, our penalty kill had been good until tonight — there's nothing to do but work through it."
The Saints got out to a 1-0 lead on the power play 7:37 into the game.
Mike Gellard had an open net as the Saints played tic-tac-toe. Erik Anderson took the puck, made a quick pass to Russ Bartlett in the slot, and quickly shuffled it to Gellard and the puck was in the net past Jeremiah Kimento.
The Irish would tie it up a minute and a half later as a bouncing puck was tucked under Jeremy Symington by Ryan Dolder.
But the Saints scored quickly to retake the lead, as Rich Peverley found Ziga Petac streaking off the bench to nail one past Kimento; then the Saints would make it 3-1 as Peverley scored.
The game stayed that way until the third, when just 42 seconds in, Anderson beat Kimento between the legs on a right-wing rush on the power play. Next, Charlie Daniels found a loose puck in the slot, and clanged the post and crossbar before the puck went into the net for the 5-1 lead just 46 seconds later.
The Irish then came to life to put two on the board. Jay Kopischke snapped one that trickled past Symington, and then Paul Harris took a shot from the blue line that managed to evade Symington to bring the score to 5-3.
But the Saints would put it away with 3:15 left as Bartlett crashed the net and poked home a loose puck to kill the Irish rally.
"The frustrating thing is that we've seen that time and time again," said Poulin of his team's third period. "We decide to play for 14 or 15 minutes — we're the best team on the ice. What happens for the rest of the time is unacceptable. The same team that played the first 15 minutes of the third should play the rest of the game."
"We need that desperately, our third and fourth line; we need to spread out our scoring attack," said Marsh of the contributions of Daniels, Peverley and Petac. "It feels good to get six goals … we've been struggling offensively. We played hard defensively, but most importantly we got a win. In that third period we never felt very good until we got that sixth one."
The Saints (4-7-3) will play Northeastern in the championship game, while the Irish (4-13-3) play host Rensselaer in the consolation.
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College Hockey:Congrats to Mike Cavanaugh and Jocko Connolly
Congratulations to Boston College associate coach Mike Cavanaugh and legendary Boston Herald sportswriter John "Jocko" Connolly for the awards recently bestowed on them by the American Hockey Coaches Association.
Jim and I hold Mike and Jocko in the highest regard. Their knowledge and passion for the sport are matched only by what great guys they are. Their awards are richly deserved and we couldn't feel any happier for them.
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Aug. 20, 2011
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SEATTLE - A young bride in a flowing wedding dress and her groom in a tuxedo with what appeared to be a purple tie walked the entire length of the sideline following the Huskies' scrimmage Saturday.
The newlyweds approached Steve Sarkisian and asked the surprised coach to pose with them for post-wedding pictures. The coach obliged. The three of them, with one decidedly underdressed, smiled at the block purple "W" on Husky Stadium's 50-yard line.
"Passionate fan," Sarkisian deadpanned a few minutes later.
The groom was actually a former Husky linebacker Mike McEvoy (2001-04).
The fact that was the most remarkable moment of this full-on scrimmage day makes Sarkisian, new quarterback Keith Price and the rest of the Huskies glad they still have two weeks before their opening game against Eastern Washington.
"We've still got a long way to go," Price said after the offense sputtered.
There were formation errors, false-start and holding penalties - one of which called back a 20-yard touchdown catch by Austin Seferian-Jenkins -- plus dropped passes and general sloppiness in the 90-minute scrimmage.
"I thought offensively, maybe a little `anxious' is the best word," Sarkisian said, back in coach mode minutes after the wedding pictures. "Guys who hadn't been dropping balls all of a sudden decided today to drop far too many balls for our standards. Procedural things ... a couple of holding penalties, which we haven't had all camp.
"I know we are better than that."
Yet there was more proof of a rising program. Sarkisian was pleased the second teams looked almost as good as the first on Saturday.
"We've recruited well enough that now there shouldn't be much disparity between the ones and twos," the coach said.
The starters were without star running back Chris Polk, who had arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday and may miss the Sept. 3 opener.
"Chris was out today, hopefully we get him back soon. We just need to minimize the mistakes, all the penalties, and just play more fundamentally sound," Price said.
Freshman wide receiver Kasen Williams and classmate Seferian-Jenkins, the new, huge tight end, have been wondrous this preseason and will be integral parts of the offense this fall. But they are obviously still learning.
"I've just got to make sure everything is right. I have to make sure they are set before I start my cadence," Price said. "I put that on me.
"They are still thinking a lot, trying to find out formations and the play."
Seferian-Jenkins agrees.
"I made a few mental mistakes," he said. "I just have to keep getting better every day. I'm never going to be comfortable with where I'm at. I just want to keep getting better so I can eliminate those mistakes."
Price was, by very unofficial count, 9 of 14 passing. At least three of his throws were dropped. Sophomore Jesse Callier had seven carries for 26 yards and steady production on the first-team offense's only sustained drive. That ended with Price scrambling then diving across the goal line for a touchdown. Coaches discourage quarterbacks from such plays in scrimmages, since the defense is not allowed to hit them.
"I'm just a competitor. I'm not supposed to do that, but I just needed to get in the end zone," Price said, with his characteristic, beaming smile. "We needed to score, just to end on a right note."
Backup Nick Montana continued his improved August, completing 13 of 25 throws by unofficial count. That included a tipped, 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Evan Hudson.
"I feel like I know the offense pretty well now," said Montana, a redshirt freshman. "There are still a few things here and there, but all in all I feel a lot more comfortable."
Sarkisian liked his defense's physicality, and how it reacted to the second-team offense sustaining long drives on it.
"It's good they had to play through that, to get in football shape," the third-year coach said. "That will be our goal as we move into next week, to get used to playing extended periods of time and utilizing our substitutions and our depth."
Garret Gilliland and Princeton Fuimaono rotated at first-team weak-side linebacker. Nate Fellner, last season's starter, and Justin Glenn rotated as the first-team free safety.
Junior Anthony Gobern was again the first-team cornerback while Quinton Richardson again watched from the sideline without a walking boot over his high ankle sprain. Sarkisian was particularly pleased with the tackling of cornerback Greg Ducre, who is battling Gobern to fill in for Richardson. Coaches have wanted to see Ducre tackle better.
Sarkisian was pleased with the special-teams. Erik Folk boomed kickoffs deep. Kevin Smith ran behind well-formed walls on kickoff returns. And Williams looked comfortable returning punts.
Both punting candidates, seniors Kiel Rasp and Will Mahan, continued to boom the ball and make the call on that job a difficult one.
Overall, Sarkisian said he wished the team wasn't down three injured starters who are potential All-Pac-12 players - defensive tackle Alameda Ta'amu sat out to protect a fractured bone in his hand. But the coach said he was pleased with the progress through two weeks of camp.
In a way, Price wished his tenure as Washington's quarterback was coming tomorrow. In another, he's glad it's not.
"Oh, man, I'm really anxious. I can't wait," he said of the opener, smiling again. "(But) two weeks is a lot of time. ... We'll get a lot of things cleaned up."
"Definitely," Sarkisian added, "we have plenty of room to grow from this. And we will."
QUICK HITS: Sophomore Sean Parker continues to look good as the new strong safety. He raced to the sideline to tip away a third-down pass early in the scrimmage, one night after he made another interception in team drills. ... Seferian-Jenkins feels this month has taught him mental toughness of pushing through fatigue and the grind of big-time college football. "You've got to earn every single thing every single day here," said the kid who was at Gig Harbor High School's prom at the beginning of the summer. "You have to get better at something every day." ... no practice Sunday, but the Huskies will host their annual Picture Day at Husky Stadium, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ... the next practice is Monday at 3:15.


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UCLA junior Tiffany Joh will be the only amateur playing in a 141-player field of professionals at the Safeway Classic, Aug. 24-26 at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore.
A two-time All-American, Joh has enjoyed a busy summer, winning a tournament in Columbia and advancing to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Women's Amateur.
Former Bruin All-American Charlotte Mayorkas and 1999 letterwinner Giulia Sergas also will be competing.
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Whatsup is a database combines information from the U.S. Space Track catalog and the UCS Satellite Database and presents it visually in Google Earth. It allows the user to easily display the location of individual objects or sets of objects—both active satellites and debris—around the Earth.
I would like to thank the Joint Space Operations Center and the Union of Concern Scientists for allowing me to use their data.
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If Marvel's The Avengers are 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes', then The Expendables are Earth's -- and Hollywood's -- mightiest action heroes -- and they're on Vanity Fair.
Throughout the 1980s (and early 1990s), Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Bruce Willis became the action hero trinity thanks to the Rocky, Conan, Rambo, The Terminator, and Die Hard films.
In that era, where shows like The A-Team ruled the airwaves, to be an action hero like Sly, Arnie, and Bruce, you must have qualities like muscles, knives, guns, attitude, humor, and heart -- a Lethal Weapon like Mel Gibson's Martin Riggs if you plan on saving the world from the forces of evil and injustice.
Sly reassembles Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and Arnie to lock and reload for The Expendables 3, where Barney Ross and his team of old-generation mercenaries joins forces with the next generation to take on Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), an arms dealer seeking revenge against the Expendables, the outfit that he co-founded with Ross.
Joining Stallone are Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Glen Powell, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz, Kelsey Grammer, and Harrison Ford, who replace Willis on a 'short notice' due Bruce wanting more money; Sly tweeted Bruce as 'greedy' and 'lazy'. Bruce was in the first two Expendables as Mr. Church, the shadowy covert operator who hired Ross and his team for only two reasons: as long as the job's real and the money's real.
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Got to thank Chris from GForce Software for spotting this one. The Track Kodama from French producer 20Syl is taken from his just released 5-track EP Motifs (guessing thats probably not named after the Yamaha workstation).
Directed by Matheiu le Dude (awesome name), its a typically creative piece featuring many hands making light work of the performance of the track. Pride of place is the Prophet 600 SixTrack, Teenage Engineering OP-1 and MPC 200XL, plus Novation Launchpad and several other bits an pieces.
We have no idea whether these are actually the instruments used in the track, but lets just imagine they are and the performance is actually live..
Is it not a Prophet 6 track insteed of prophet 600?
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Tuition Hikes: Still Ugly, But Less So This Year
Colleges are still becoming outrageously expensive — just less slowly for now. Private school tuition and fees will increase 4.3% in the 2009-2010 academic year, according to a survey released Monday by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, a group of private, non-profit institutions. That's lower than the 6% trend we've seen over the last few years, and the smallest increase since the 1972-1973 academic year, NAICU says.
But it'll still top the Consumer Price Index increase of 3.8%.
Schools have made a concerted effort to keep costs in check this year as students and families cope with tough times. Many parents have lost jobs, 529 college savings accounts have lost value and states are cutting aid. Some universities have frozen tuition; others are hiking it, but by a (relatively) small amount.
The average increase in school-based aid budgets for the upcoming academic year is 9%, according to the survey of 350 schools, and many institutions are providing more generous terms, such as replacing loans with grants or raising the income cap for students deemed "needy."
These moves are all well and good, but many schools derive crucial revenue from tuition, and they won't cap costs indefinitely. When schools decide students can handle a price bump again, there's a legitimate fear in higher ed circles that schools will enact tuition increases of 10% or more, as some public universities have threatened this year. Let's just hope financial aid packages increase in kind.


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'It's easy to say that these are the best iPhones Apple has ever made, but that's true every year.'
'Every part of the iPhone 6s is brand new, other than its timeless good-looks.'
'If you're still on an older Android phone or iPhone 5S, this is a great upgrade.'
'It is the best bet for almost anyone.'
'It is hard to believe that a $250 phone can look so good.'
'The OnePlus X is possibly the nicest looking phone to have come from the Chinese start-up so far. '
'You need an invitation to buy one.'
'The OnePlus X is a great phone that offers terrific value for money – it will meet most smartphone users needs. '
'The Redmi Note 3 is a thoughtfully targeted device with a premium metal build, flagship-grade specs, and an iconic MIUI launcher. '
'The screen is bright and with realistic colours and great viewing angles, making the Note 3 an ideal mobile device on which to enjoy video.'
'The interface is fluid with barely any noticeable stutter when multitasking.'
'Great all-metal build'
'The Oppo F1 is a neat phone, particularly if you're after something that'll keep you away from pricey contracts. '
'Sleek design and sturdy build.'
'Built-in memory is rather small.'
Premium finish without the premium price
'The Samsung Galaxy J5 is a fine budget smartphone. '
'TouchWiz interface still feels relatively smooth and responsive, and apps don't take an age to open either.'
'This display is pretty incredible for the price, despite its resolution.'
'This could be the best value phone you'll see this year. '
'Previous P-series phones have been good-looking, but the P8 takes Huawei's definition of premium to the next level.'
'Spend some time with the P8, though, and the iPhone comparisons give way to genuine appreciation—it might be a copycat.'
'The phone looks gorgeous and its design is as refined as it gets no matter what angle you look at it. '
'Specs bordering on dated.'
'Also included with the Asus ZenFone Max is a 1A/5V charger that is horribly inadequate for a phone with a battery of this size.'
'Dated SoC.'
'Now, coming to some of the basic functions, the call quality is good. '
'polished overall experience'
'It's easily the most impressive phone available under $300, and it doesn't force you to make the compromises that are commonly required by cheap phones. '
'Mesmerizing IPS-based display'
'While the software and audio hardware are great, the Idol 3 is not a smartphone you'll pick for its visual design. '
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The VJTI Alumni Association is an organization FOR the VJTIans, OF the VJTIans and BY the VJTIans ,an organization which endeavours to connect all the VJTIans with their alma mattes.
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Buying for the fashion lover that seemingly has it all? You know the kind: the regular Moda Operandi type of shopper who snaps up all the hot-of-the-runway fashion, accessories, and beauty products. Don't stress, just think outside the box with one of these fantastic holiday finds.
Chanel Prestige Cat Eye Shades
Chanel (available at Sunglass Hut), $550
For the epitome of Chanel sunglass chic-ness, look no further than these new cat eye shades, which come accented with the brand's classic chain and leather detailing.
Banana Republic Limited Edition Clos du Bois
Clos du Bois x Banana Republic, $18.99
Clos du Bois' most popular wines were given a holiday makeover by Banana Republic creative director Simon Kneen. Kneen hand-sketched labels to embellish Clos du Bois' North Coast Chardonnay and North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon bottles for two limited edition bottles.
Georgetown Cupcakes Holiday Dozen
Georgetown Cupcake, $29
Springles? Crumbs? Magnolia? Been there done that. For the true cupcake connoisseur, it's one of Georgetown Cupcake's holiday dozen all the way (as in the Georgetown Cupcake from the hit TLC show). Take the gift one step further with a bottle of Cupcake Vineyard Wine ($13.99).
Institute of Culinary Education Cooking Class
Institute of Culinary Education, prices vary
Whether you're into vegetarian, Thai, BBQ, Vietnamese, or some other form of cooking, the Institute of Culinary Education offers countless recreational cooking classes to choose from.
Knit Sunglasses
Magda Sayeg Sunglasses, $125
For its annual artist series, Sunglass Hut teamed with knit graffiti pioneer Magda Sayeg to create 100 one-of-a-kind frames. Each pair is signed by the artist and comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Proenza Schouler Key Ring
Proenza Schouler, $135
It seems like nearly everyone has a PS1 at this point, but how many people have this Proenza Schouler Key Ring?
Hayden-Harnett Bespoke Silk Scarf
Hayden-Harnett's, $110 and up
Get personal and have any image printed on one of Hayden-Harnett's silk scarves.
Nespresso Holiday Variation Grands Crus
Nespresso., $6.60 for 10
Fashion and coffee go hand in hand, but for something other than run-of-the-mill hazelnut, Nespresso has come out with limited edition vanilla, cherry, and dark chocolate flavor capsules. To elevate the gift, pair it with the brand's Pixie Espresso Maker, which is so small it could fit on a work desk
TY KU Soju Kit
TYKU's Soju Gift Set, $27.99
Forget your run-of-the-mill bottle of Champagne, come holiday party season, bring TYKU's Soju Gift Set for a truly memorable gift. Included is a bottle of Soju (a fashionable 1/3 the calories of vodka), and a citrus squeezer to mix in fruit for cocktails.
J Brand x Christopher Kane
J Brand x Christopher Kane, $290 and up
Infuse the holidays with a bright pop via a piece from the new J Brand x Christopher Kane collection.


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Liz and Dave Findlay, owners of Albion Fit & Albion Apparel
New Year's resolutions have us scrambling for the gym, but there's no need to neglect your fashion sense while you shed the holiday ham. Local business Albion Fit specializes in flattering fitness wear and swimsuits for fitness gurus and newbies alike.
Owners Liz and Dave Findlay have a background in sewing and fabrics, and Albion is how the couple combines their expertise with their love of fitness. After delivering twins and trying to lose baby weight, Liz was discouraged by the lack of flattering fitness wear on the market. Now, Albion's goal is to create fitness wear that looks good and feels comfortable while reaching your fitness goals.
Albion also understands that one style does not fit all. "We offer a pretty wide variety of stuff," Liz says. "You can get a fitted top with ruching or a hoodie that is loose in all the right places."
The Findlays are careful to recycle and reuse every material possible. Liz explains, "Instead of creating waste from a fabric marker, we make it into a headband or use it as a panel on our next shirt."
Albion also strives to be active in the community, hosting events and designing uniforms for local tennis teams. "We had a hoodie that was a pullover and the East High School team asked for a full-zip version. It's now called the East Hoodie," Liz says.
The company's custom designs will be featured at the Phoenix and Big Cottonwood marathons this year.
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Brian Dulik
The Gazette
BEREA — Jason Campbell entered the season as the Browns' backup quarterback, but was passed over for the starting job when Brandon Weeden was injured.
Three weeks after being snubbed in favor of third-stringer Brian Hoyer, Campbell broke his silence on the subject Friday following practice.
"When I didn't get to start against Minnesota, did it sting a little bit? Yeah, it stung a little bit," the eight-year veteran said. "As a competitor, you're disappointed. But then all of a sudden, you find out it's not about you. It's about the team, and they're trying to find out what they have going forward.
"I've been in this game long enough to understand there comes a time when you have to shift roles."
Campbell will be back in his former role Sunday — backing up Weeden — as Cleveland hosts the Detroit Lions at FirstEnergy Stadium.
It will be Weeden's third start of the season, but his first since Sept. 15 at Baltimore. The Browns went 3-0 with Hoyer in the lineup before he suffered a major knee injury on Oct. 3 against Buffalo.
Campbell absorbed an additional indignity in the Bills game by being made inactive for the first time this season by coach Rob Chudzinski.
"It's tough for any competitor, but I understand, and this is not my first time going through adversity," said Campbell, who owns six seasons of starting experience with the Redskins and Raiders. "If I was (pouting), then I'd be doing the team a disjustice.
"Helping these younger guys is part of my role. I want them to know that whatever happens, you've got to try and make the best of it. Understand that at the end of the day, you've got to make it feel like it's the same game you grew up loving as a kid."
Campbell's lone regular season action came against the Ravens after Weeden exited with a sprained right thumb. He completed 1-of-4 passes for six yards in a 14-6 loss, but looked even shakier than those fourth-quarter numbers.
That performance prompted Chudzinski and offensive coordinator Norv Turner to go with the unproven Hoyer seven days later against the Vikings. Campbell calmly made it clear that he did not agree with their thought process.
"Whether a person agrees with a decision or doesn't agree with a decision, the decision is made and you move forward and you don't hang onto it," said Campbell, who has 14,688 passing yards in 78 NFL games. "That's helped me in the past, it's helped me now, and I think it's helped Brandon over the last week after he heard all the boos for the first time (at home against Buffalo).
"You knew it was going to be tough for him because Brian is from Cleveland and everyone is rooting for him, but I tried to tell Brandon, 'Hey, just control the things you can control and don't let it be stressful.' That's all any of us can do because playing quarterback is stressful enough in this league."
Injury update
|Browns defensive end Billy Winn (quadriceps) has been declared out for the Lions game, while outside linebackers Quentin Groves (left high ankle sprain) and Jabaal Sheard (left knee sprain) are questionable.Groves, who has been sidelined since Sept. 15 at Baltimore, said he will be a game-time decision against Detroit."I feel pretty good and I have felt pretty good this week, but at the same time, it's not Sunday," Groves explained. "We'll see if I'm sore tomorrow morning when I get out of bed, then make a final decision when we get to the stadium on Sunday morning."
Sheard and Groves have been limited in practice all week, but spent extra time going over the game plan with defensive coordinator Ray Horton.
If both can play, Cleveland will resume its four-man rotation on the outside with Paul Kruger, Barkevious Mingo, Sheard and Groves. Rookies Paul Hazel and Eric Martin have been filling in for the injured duo.
"Not to disrespect Hazel and Martin because they've been doing a good job, but coaches want their best guys on the field," Groves said. "I've been in (Horton's) system for two years and Jabaal is a starter, so it will help the team if we get back in there."
Sheard was hurt in the third quarter at Minnesota on Sept. 22, which ended his 35-game playing streak one week later. The third-year pro is wearing a knee brace and also said his status will be determined just before game time.
"I'd like to pick up right I left off," Sheard said. "That's why I'm rushing to get back fast."
Fullback Chris Ogbonnaya (concussion), defensive end Desmond Bryant (illness), tackle Joe Thomas (elbow) and defensive end John Hughes (knee) are all probable.
"I feel fine, healthy, and ready to get back to what I'm doing," said Ogbonnaya, who was injured when he fell awkwardly to the grass against the Bills. "I'm just lucky the symptoms went away quickly, and the doctors took good care of me." …
Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson (broken left forearm), tight end Tony Scheffler (concussion) and running back Theo Riddick (concussion) are out, while tackle Jason Fox (knee) is doubtful.
Wide receiver Calvin Johnson (knee) was limited in practice and is questionable. "Megatron" did not play last week in Detroit's 22-9 loss at Green Bay.
Listed as probable are safety Louis Delmas (knee), cornerback Chris Houston (hamstring), linebacker Ashlee Palmer (ankle) and safety Glover Quin (ankle).
Under the knife
|Chudzinski revealed that Hoyer will undergo season-ending reconstructive surgery on his right knee on Oct. 18.Though the North Olmsted native suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament against Buffalo, he remains on Cleveland's 53-man active roster. Weeden and Campbell are the only healthy quarterbacks on the team."There isn't a necessity to be in a hurry, so we're still looking at the options that are out there," Chudzinski said, adding that Hoyer could be medically cleared in time for the spring OTA sessions.
l Until the Browns add a signalcaller, tight end MarQueis Gray will serve as their third quarterback. The 6-foot-4, 250-pounder played the position at the University of Minnesota, as well as wide receiver and running back.
"The more you can do, the longer you can stay in the NFL," said Gray, an undrafted rookie. "The Browns signed me as a tight end, but I've been doing everything since I got here. I've lined up at fullback, wide receiver, tight end, quarterback, played special teams, you name it.
"But that is a very big positive, knowing the coaches are fine with me being No. 3 for now."
During his four-year career with the Golden Gophers, Gray amassed 2,053 passing yards, rushed for 1,731 more and caught 60 passes for 766 yards. He scored 32 total touchdowns.
A fine mess
|Browns left guard John Greco was fined $7,875 by the NFL for committing a violent facemask penalty against Buffalo.Cleveland safety Tashaun Gipson was not docked any pay for hitting Bills quarterback E.J. Manuel on the right knee — spraining his lateral collateral ligament — and celebrating over his prone body.Two Buffalo players were also fined, but linebacker Kiko Alonzo was not for his helmet-to-helmet blow on Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer on the play that he was injured on.
Bills safety Aaron Williams lost $21,000 for striking Cleveland wide receiver Davone Bess on the helmet, while running back Fred Jackson was fined $7,875 for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Extra points
|Tom McCarthy and Heath Evans will call the Browns/Lions game on Fox (WJW-TV 8 locally), which is only airing the game in Ohio, Michigan, and South Bend, Ind. It is the network's lowest profile game in Week 6.l Detroit and Cleveland have only played three times since the Browns returned to the NFL in 1999. The Lions hold a 2-1 lead in the new era series, making them 14-4 all-time against Cleveland.l The Browns' 37-24 win over the Bills on "Thursday Night Football" earned a 30.3 rating and 47 share in Greater Cleveland, including viewership on NFL Network and WKYC-TV 3. The same game drew a 29.4 rating and 46 share in Buffalo.
l Offshore bookmaker Bovada has dropped the Browns' odds of winning the AFC title to 33:1, making them the eighth-most likely team to reach the Super Bowl from the conference.
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ASPIRING GADGET FLOGGER Microsoft claims that preorder supplies of the 32GB version of the Surface tablet have sold out at its US online store.
The Surface tablet won't be released for another week but Microsoft said it has already sold out of its latest piece of hardware. The company claims it sold out of the entry-level models of the Surface Tablet in under 24 hours.
The quick sales come with projections from financial firm Morgan Stanley, which sees the new tablets price tag keeping it competitive with Apple's Ipad.
Yesterday Microsoft began taking preorders for its Surface Tablets. Now, less than a day later, the company said it has run out of its preorder stock for one of the tablets models. The low-end $499 model that doesn't include the much hyped keyboard-cover is now on backorder on Microsoft's US website.
The other two tablet models are still available, however, and will run consumers upwards of $599. Microsoft's quick sale looks to only be affecting US customers. A check of the Microsoft store's UK website shows all three models in stock at time of writing.
Microsoft's news comes as analysts begin calculating expected sales figures for the upcoming tablets.
A recent Morgan Stanley note to investors, uncovered by Barrons, estimated that Microsoft could sell as many as three million Surface tablets by year's end. The note written by Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Holt said that the tablet's price point makes it competitive with Apple's Ipad.
Microsoft will need to flog a lot of tablets if it wants to dethrone Apple's reign over the market. According to a recent study by research firm IDC, the Ipad controls 68 per cent of the tablet market. Apple reportedly sold over 17 million Ipad tablets during the second quarter of 2012. µ
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These truffles are made by the famed Knipschildt chocolatier lover in Connecticut. I've had limited experience with their work, as I've only sampled a few bites at the Chocolate Show in New York last year. From what I recall I liked the flavor of the chocolate so I feel very optimistic, heck, extremely excited to give these a taste.
The packaging is extremely attractive. A nice, handmade paper orange box securely closed with a wooden peg. The label is removable and nicely designed. I'm already brainstorming as to what I can reuse this box for.
Opening it up, you're greeted with a little army of the truffles. Forty of them to be exact, all lined up in rows waiting to be consumed. They're cute to look at as they're large and topped off with a pumpkin seed. They smell sweet and roasted with a hint of nutmeg.
The chocolate shell was thick, but didn't crack and made it easy to bite into. It's a nice milk chocolate with good strong cocoa flavors. The ganache is very rich and the texture reminds me of very smooth fresh frosting, minus the sugar grain and greasiness. The flavor is more like pumpkin than pumpkin pie, as it comes across as more bitter and roasted tasting than sweet. Strong notes of nutmeg and clove mask any cinnamon that may be lurking in there, and it makes the flavor much more dark and mysterious.
I reviewed the Godiva pumpkin truffles last week and I prefer those to these. Not only flavor wise are they sweeter and more like a dessert, but the price is a little easier to handle. I paid $40 for this box at Dean and Deluca's (yes, I know, I was kinda asking for it shopping there).
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My MacBook ran Portal just fine. It's a MacBook mid 2010 model with an nVidia 320M. Will it run Portal2 well?
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My brother played through Portal 2 on his Late 2008 aluminium 13" MacBook. The specs for that machine are almost exactly the same as yours, except that you have a GeForce 320M instead of the previous model 9400M. Judging by his experience, while you probably won't be able to crank the graphics up to the max, it should certainly be playable.
According to the system requirements this is what you'll need:
Your system might be able to handle it, but the graphics will be your biggest cutback, and even then your game play might be slow and choppy (you didn't answer what your processor speed is).
Edit: With the processor speed you mentioned, you should be able to play it. But like I said, your graphics will take the biggest hit.
I have the same MacBook as yours, I don't know why people are guessing that it won't be able to run Portal 2 properly.
I have played about 60% of the game, with all settings turned up to high, except FSAA (which is set to none). In fact on many of the levels, I can even play pretty smoothly with the anti aliasing turned on, at 4x.
I should mention that I have 8GB RAM. Rest everything is stock (2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, nVidia 320M, stock 5400rpm hdd etc). Running OS X 10.6.7.
I played Portal 2 on my Mac mini (2010), which is a Core 2 Duo 2.4 gHz and the same video card as you (GeForce 320m). Leaving the settings at their defaults (basically set to Low, with a few at medium), I was able to play the game with no issues. The early scenes don't look good graphically, but once you get into the test chambers you don't notice the graphics at all.
I have a 2009 MacBook, which has a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (a step below the 320M, IIRC) with 256MB of shared memory. Yeah, you do have to min out the graphics options, but the game still looks pretty darn good and, more importantly, the framerate is smooth - much smoother than Civ V is even after I min that game's settings out, surprisingly. Whether my Mac is running Portal 2 "well" is relative, but it runs well enough for me - and the game as a whole is certainly fun enough - that I'm currently on my second play-through.


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Pac-12 Diving Championships
Feb. 27-March 1
Federal Way, Wash. • King County Aquatic Center
On the Web • GoStanford.com • Pac-12.com
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The Schedule
• Feb. 27 – 3-meter prelim/quarterfinal (6 dives), 3-meter championship (6 dives)
• Feb. 28 – 1-meter prelim/quarterfinal (6 dives), 1-meter championship (6 dives)
• March 1 – Platform prelim/quarterfinal (6 dives), platform championship (6 dives)
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• Stanford's trek to regain the top spot on the Pac-12 Conference Championships podium begins this week with the diving portion of the event. The Cardinal claimed 31 consecutive Pac-12 titles from 1982-2012 before falling last season to (then) two-time defending national champion Cal.
• Kristian Ipsen will be the diver to beat, as the defending 1- and 3-meter champion will be challenged by fellow Olympian Riley McCormick. McCormick of Arizona State also competed in the 2012 Olympics as a member of Team Canada, finishing 11th overall in the platform finals.
• Joining Ipsen at the meet will be Bradley Christensen, Noah Garcia and Connor Kuremsky. Garcia and Kuremsky have significant experience at the league competition, as Christensen will be making his championship debut.
• Ipsen was named both the 2012 Pac-12 Diving Newcomer of the Year and 2013 Pac-12 Championships Diver of the Meet.
• At the 2013 league showdown, Ipsen won the 3-meter and was joined on the podium by fourth-place Kuremsky. Ipsen was second in the platform and first in the 1-meter, an event that saw Kuremsky take third.
• Following the 2013 Pac-12 Championships, Stanford stayed hot and secured an unprecedented four divers into the NCAA Championships to wrap up the NCAA Zone Diving Championships.
• "This was our greatest meet in over 35 years … Four men qualifying for the NCAAs is unbelievable," head diving coach Rick Schavone said after the NCAA Zone Championships.
The Dose From Dr. Dive …
• Head diving coach Rick Schavone previews the Pac-12 Championships …
"We'll see some good competition. This will be our first real test, and will provide a good indication as to if we are as good as we think we are. Our expectations of having a good met are quite high."
Stanford at the Pac-12 Championships
• The Cardinal diving crew over the years has played an integral role in the program's success at the annual Pac-12 meet.
• Six divers have combined to earn nine 1-meter crowns, beginning with Bill Main's three wins in 1968, 1970 and 1971. Dwight Dumais won the event in 2007 and 2009.
• Main also won two of Stanford's eight 3-meter titles, doing so in 1968 and 1971.
• Three Cardinal have placed first in the platform, including Matt Frawley (1988), Mike Burton (1989) and David Johns (1995).
What's On Tap?
• The Cardinal looks to send a healthy contingent of divers to Colorado Springs, Colo., for the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships (March 13-15).


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By Gregg Bell
UW Director of Writing
SAN DIEGO - I don't know if Jake Locker will have his best game to end his Huskies career, as the Holiday Bowl president has predicted to me he would.
But if Thursday night's game here against heavily favored Nebraska goes the way the first 29 days of December has for Washington's refreshingly real captain and senior quarterback, the Dawgs are primed for an upset.
Heck, Locker's month has been better than Santa's. And more eventful.
Dec. 4: Locker finishes three gritty, must-win games of relentless running and passing with a touchdown throw to Jermaine Kearse with 44 seconds left at Washington State to win the Apple Cup. The three consecutive victories to end the regular season send UW to its first bowl game since 2002. And Locker does it all with a broken rib.
The dream he had while bypassing the first round of the NFL draft last spring comes true, he is in tears afterward in the locker room in Pullman.
Dec. 5: Locker learns he and the Huskies are going to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, which just happens to be where Locker spends a lot of down time. The parents of his girlfriend, former UW softball player Lauren Greer, live there. That is notable because ...
Mid-December: During a few days off from practice and school, Locker travels to San Diego to ask Brian Greer, Lauren's dad, if he could marry his daughter.
Because this was an issue with my wife a dozen-plus years ago, I asked Locker if he indeed asked his soon-to-be father-in-law for permission. Or did he tell him?
"Oh, I asked," he said following practice at the University of San Diego on Sunday. "I made sure I asked. I put myself in that situation, and that's how I thought I'd respect a guy, who did that."
I mean, c'mon, who thinks like that anymore - especially at 22?
Dec. 17: Locker finishes the last exam week at UW. All of his academic work is now complete. He took only a few credit hours this fall. He could have graduated last spring but returned as a fifth-year senior to get Washington to a bowl game.
Dec. 18: He takes Lauren to Palisade's, the fancy restaurant on the north end of Elliott Bay that has sweeping views of Seattle's skyline. At the peak of his life - newly graduating, on his way to his first bowl game and now being projected among the top 15 picks again in April's NFL draft -the object of an entire state's admiration proposes to Greer.
"Couldn't be happier. She's the kind of girl I always wanted to be with, so I'm really happy," Jake says.
"I'd been thinking about it for a while. It just worked out I was able to get down and talk to her parents during the time we had off and was able to get the ring and make it work for that Saturday. So it was great.''
By the way, she said yes - as if there was any doubt. Guys like this don't grow on trees.
"I was hoping she would, because I didn't know what I was going to do if she didn't," Locker said, laughing. "My sister was going to get a real nice Christmas present, I guess."
He and Lauren met at UW 2½ years ago.
"Obviously, going to the same school, we ran into each other in the training room and stuff but nothing more than that," he said. "But (we) got introduced by a couple of mutual friends and started spending time together. And now we are here."
He said there's no date yet for wedding. Then he showed he's already learning the one-word secret to being a good - that is, long-lasting -- husband: Yield.
"I'll let her kind of figure that out and go from there," he said.
Dec. 26: A day after Christmas dinner with his team inside the luxurious Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel on San Diego Bay, Locker leads another spirited and sharp practice. His workouts here and the game-planning ones last week in Seattle suggest he's going to dramatically improve on the 4-for-20 passing game he had against Nebraska in a loss in September, the day most of the country wrote off Locker.
Then again, most of the country doesn't know the real Jake Locker. They don't realize if he was consumed by stats, by only himself, he'd be in the NFL by now.
After practice, Locker doesn't just go with the Huskies on their trip to the San Diego Zoo on this chilly Sunday. He goes Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on the place. The owner of a chocolate Labrador named Ten -- his jersey number -- smiles like a young kid while visiting Alaskan wolves. He snaps dozens of pictures on his digital camera through the fence that separates him from the wolves.
He howls, and is thrilled when one wolf imitates him. He asks the trainer how long it took her to train the normally wild animal. He and a few teammates tell her he'd love to have one as a pet.
"Oh, bad idea," she tells them, explaining that the wolf would take everything he owns and hide it.
Minutes later at the Caribbean flamingos exhibit, Locker is asking zoo personnel what their most unexpectedly ornery animal was (Chinchillas, by the way). He laughs with a handler who is having her hair chewed on by a flamingo and tells her, "She's grooming you." He asks the birds' ages. He excitedly asks me to make sure he gets copies of the pictures people are taking, while he and Chris Polk, Jermaine Kearse and Senio Kelemete feed the pink birds water and dog food out of red plastic cups.
Dec. 27: Locker is having a blast at Sea World. He, Kearse and other Huskies are in the front row, middle section, dead-red inside the splash zone at Shamu Stadium minutes after the team gets to the park. Locker joins almost all the front-row players in buying black plastic ponchos to prepare for the soaking.
He stands to take pictures as the killer whales splash. He pumps his fist as they jump. When Shamu slides across the front stage a few feet to his right, Locker's mouth drops in wonder. When the whale swings his back fin to wave to the crowd, the quarterback yells "Whoo!"
He's so delighted, he looks like he should be featured on Sea World's next TV ad. Hours later, he leads the Huskies through another crisp workout at USD.
He's loved everything about this bowl week. Everywhere I've seen him around San Diego, he's either had on his gold helmet or his blue-and-white Holiday Bowl cap each Husky received upon arrival last weekend.
That, and a smile.
"He's a good kid," coach Steve Sarkisian said here Wednesday - for the umpteenth time. "He's a great young man.
"Jake's really trying to be that lead guy of really embracing this experience."
Embracing it? He's got a choke hold on it that I'm guessing will last until, oh, about 10:30 Thursday night.
Maybe that's why I keep thinking about the Twitter message Eric Graves, the Holiday Bowl president I met at the Apple Cup when he was scouting the Huskies, sent me a few weeks ago: "Locker will rise to the occasion at the Holiday Bowl and have his best game ever to end his college career."
He just might.
"It's awesome. It's a great experience. It's been a lot of fun," Locker said. "And it's all a buildup to the best part of the trip: When you get to go out and play in the game.''
Locker knows he must be more aggressive running this time, as he has the last couple of games while the rib has healed, to challenge Nebraska's physical, swarming defense. He knows he can't force the throws in coverage as he did against the Cornhuskers in Husky Stadium in September. His wide receivers can't get manhandled at the line by Nebraska's brash defensive backs again.
But Locker also knows this is a different Huskies team than the one that lost 56-21 in Week 3. Its offensive line finally has some continuity and success. Polk has emerged as a dominant, 1,000-yard rusher to take the burden off Locker to carry the offense by himself. Nebraska just can't focus on stopping the quarterback any more.
"We just across the board didn't play as well as we needed to on offense," Locker said of round one versus the `Huskers. "We know it's a great defense and we know what we are going to get out of them this time around, and it's up to us to go out and compete a little bit harder and make things happen.''
Something tells me Locker is going to make things happen in this Holiday Bowl. Something tells me Jake Locker's best month ever has one more thrill left in it. "It's awesome. It's a great way to end a career, and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to do it in this fashion with this football team," Locker said. "It will be a memorable one.
"It's an exciting time, a great month for me. I'm hoping to end it the right way."
About Gregg Bell
Gregg Bell is an award-winning sports writer who joined the University of Washington's staff in September 2010 as the Director of Writing. Previously, Bell served as the senior national sports writer in Seattle for The Associated Press. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He received a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley in 2000.
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