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Basic Guide: Mountain Biking
Mountain biking is a great way to stay in shape, get outside and enjoy all that nature has to offer. There's nothing more relaxing than getting away from it all with a trip into the woods either solo or with a buddy to get some exercise and fresh air. With so many different kinds of trails out there, with a million different kinds of terrain, odds are you'll find a mountain bike trail nearby that suits your skill level. There are trails that are more like dirt roads in the woods, some that have a few obstacles, and more.
Mountain bikes are pretty different from road bikes, and are still evolving as new equipment is developed. Generally mountain bikes have a flat bar design, a more low-slung frame, and wheels with big (generally 2"+ in width) tires with an aggressive tread pattern to give you traction in the dirt. That's about where the generalizations end, however. Some mountain bikes come with big suspension forks, some with rigid forks. Others have a rear shock, some don't. And they also come in three different wheels sizes (26", 27.5"/650B, 29"). Beyond that are differences in brake design, how much give the fork and shocks have, the kind of drive train, etc… It's a lot to consider, and it may take you some time to find the right bike for you. Just remember, the right bike is the one that makes you feel safe, comfortable and confident on the trails, not the one that you feel will make you look cooler. To help make more sense of picking the mountain bike that's right for you, check out our article here, or stop by your local Performance Bike shop.
To help get you started for your ride on the trails, here are a few tips and tricks to help you get started.
- Your Bike: Before going for a ride check your tire pressure and brake function. To check your tires, connect a pump with a gauge to your tire. If it reads under the manufacturer spec (usually printed on the side of the tire), inflate it to the correct pressure. If you haven't ridden in more than 3 days, just go ahead and inflate it anyway. To check your brakes, squeeze both brake levers and try to push the bike forward. If the wheels turn, tighten your brakes. How you do this will depend on whether you have v-brakes or disc brakes. If you're looking at your brakes and wondering how to proceed, you can check out this article, or take the bike to your local Performance shop for a Spin Doctor tune-up. For more tips on maintaining your bike, click here.
- Helmet: Never ride without a helmet. There are many styles to choose from, but remember the most expensive may not always be the best for your needs. All helmets sold in the U.S.A. meet government safety guidelines, so shop according to your taste, needs and budget. For more information about choosing a helmet, click here.
- Eyewear: Eyewear is more essential on the trails than anywhere else, and not just because of the sun. Glasses are important to shield your eyes for stray sticks, bugs and dirt that can reduce your ability to see, or result in a trip to the ER.
- Clothing: Cycling-specific clothing, such as shorts or bib shorts and jerseys are made with technical fabrics that wick away sweat, help you stay cool, and may include pockets for storage. The shorts also include chamois pads to reduce friction and increase comfort. Baggy overshorts can help protect your legs and the lycra shorts underneath from sticks, twigs and more, as well as giving you additional storage space.
- Essential Equipment:
- Hydration Pack: No matter how far you're planning on riding, always bring a hydration pack or water bottle. This is especially true if you plan to be gone longer than an hour, if it's very hot, if you're riding on new trails, or if you're going on a group ride. You should drink about 20 oz. of fluid per hour. For more information about staying hydrated, click here.
- Food: If you'll be gone longer than an hour or riding with a group, always bring something to eat. Sugar-knock can come at unexpected times, especially for cyclists who are just getting started. Having a bar, gel or some chews ensure you'll have some extra energy in case you need it. For more information about cycling nutrition, click here.
- Repair Kit: Changing a flat can seem pretty intimidating, but it's actually one of the easiest repairs you can do on a bicycle. Not knowing how to change a flat or failing to bring the necessary tools will mean you'll either be stranded on the trail, or relying on your riding group to change your flat—a fact that they will probably not appreciate. To change a flat, you'll need a spare tube, patch kit, or sealant, tire levers and a pump or CO2 cartridge. You should also bring a multitool, to tighten any bolts that may come loose while you ride. To learn more about changing a flat, click here.
- First Aid Kit: The reality is that even if you don't crash, riding a bike through the woods means that you're pretty likely to come out with at least a few minor scratches or cuts. In your hydration pack, carry a basic first aid kit with anti-septic wipes, adhesive bandages, and some tweezers (for removing splinters and ticks). Some bug spray is also a good addition.
- Whistle, Phone, Trail Map: If you're riding on new trails, there's always the chance of getting lost. Pack a whistle, your phone and trail map to avoid getting lost, or signaling for help if you do. Some hydration packs, such as those from Osprey, have a whistle built into the sternum strap buckle.
Remembering a few simple rules of the trail can help keep you safe while riding.
- Finding Trails: To find trails in your area, there are a few online resources you can use (a simple Google search for "MTB trails" along with your area should give you some results), but the best way is to talk to other cyclists. Stop by a local Performance shop, or ask someone you know familiar with cycling. Usually, they'll be all too happy to share their knowledge.
- Trail Etiquette: Most mountain bike trails are dual use, so it's important to be courteous to hikers or other users. Don't ride in large groups, don't litter, and don't ride when it's muddy. Following these simple guidelines will ensure the trails remain as pleasant for others as they were for you. For more tips on trail etiquette and use, check out this article from IMBA.
- Night Time Riding: Most cyclists prefer to do their riding during day light hours, but if you're more of a night owl, more power to you. When riding at night, always wear brightly colored, reflective clothing, and make sure you use a powerful beam that can illuminate the trail at least 10+ feet in front of you. You need to have enough light to see where you're going, and avoid any unseen obstacles.
- Have Fun: Remember, this is supposed to be fun. Get out for a ride and enjoy yourself. Stay fit, stay healthy and just enjoy the journey. If you're riding with a group, you may feel like there are tons of rules out there, and probably occasionally feel like you've committed a faux pas but don't worry about it. Even the most fit, experienced racers were beginners at some point, and they're more understanding than they let on.


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By Jennifer Jory / Fresno State Athletics Communications
The Fresno State Women's Golf team is getting ready for their 2010-11 season. The student-athletes compete all year long for this sport and have to stay in top shape to do so.
"When we are at a tournament we can spend up to 11 hours a day at the golf course, so it is important for the girls to be physically fit," said Head Coach Angie Cates.
A normal tournament consists of the team spending the first day playing 18 holes to warm up for the competition days. The ladies then play 36 holes on the first day of competition and 18 holes on the second day.
The team works out together on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6:30 a.m. in the Bulldog weight room. E.J. Jackson is the strength and conditioning coach for the Women's Golf team and has been working with them for almost three years.
"We focus a lot on flexibility and core strength," said Jackson. "We want to try and prevent injuries while they play and work on their strength in hitting the ball."
Cates and the team take working out very seriously. Cates has her own set of rules for the early morning workouts and Jackson enforces those rules very strongly. If the ladies are late to the 6:30am workouts, they are required to spend ten minutes on the stair climber while the rest of the team is working out. If they completely miss a work out and it is unexcused, they must come in to the weight room at 5:30am the next morning and clean the gym equipment.
"EJ does a great job with the team and the girls enjoy working out," said Cates. "Staying physically fit is very important for this sport. It is also important to work on the speed muscles, balance, and core strength."
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Gourmet easy-to-prepare vegetarian dishes! A winning combination that includes 50 main dishes as well as a whole selection of soups, salads, and stunning desserts for a complete meal. This cookbook appeals to everyone, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian, whether family or guests. Completely revised, new recipes reflect the most current trends in gourmet cooking.
In this age of greater awareness about the need for more balance in our diet, Simply Vegetarian! offers meatless meals of superior taste. Easy-to-find ingredients and reasonable preparation times accommodate the schedule of the busiest of cooks. The dishes, rich in taste and texture, please even the most sophisticated palate.
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Sunday events for the #OKCFest, at the Great Lawn (Clamshell Stage across from the Devon Tower) was devoted to Hispanic artists THE ARGOTS 12:00 PM ; SYLVIA Y SU GRUPO ESCÁNDALO 12:45 PM; SALSA SHAKERS 1:45 PM; EL RETEN DE NUEVO LEON 2:45 PM; LA SONORA EXPLOSIVA 4:00 PM were free and open to the public.
OKCfest outdoor music fest began on Friday, and lasted thru Sunday. The first two days were paid events, and ticket holders enjoyed a number of acts like Dirks Bentley, Lady Antebellum and Merle Haggard and those events were also noted to be heavily attended.
Groups present Sunday were readily recognized by members of the local Hispanic community. Audience members made every effort to capture photographs with the celebrities present, which include sneaking on stage to get pictures with group members while they were singing, to lining up family members before the stage as the groups sang.
Everyone from baby to abuleta danced and danced and sang along to the songs.
One band asked a friend to come forward to the stage, and a large number of people followed her so they could balair on stage as that particular band played.
For the remainder of the afternoon, this designated expert dancer also showed anyone who wished to learn traditionaldance steps, postures, poses for pauses and hand positions for dancing moves matching any music that came by. And at one point the group also line danced to "Wobble" during a break, with equal finesse.
The heat index on Sunday was well over 100, and the lawn is as expected, open and sunny. Many people clung to trees, or sat off in peripheral shade. Some people came planning only to listen to the music and picnic or enjoy their family, other die hard fans stayed standing centrally in the sun.
Oklahoma celebritites for radio, and a Latina beauty queen ( Miss Teen Oklahoma Latina?) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=610638755672517&set=a.6106386156... announced each new group performing. Both cheerfully identified their pleasure to host, and made very welcoming comments. La Princessa spoke addressed the crowd in English and Spanish, and noted that the point of the event was "to share our Hispanic culture, with each other and Oklahoma City."
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Thomas, Michael J.
Thomas, Michael J., alto and soprano saxophones; b. Elizabethtown, KY, 14 July 1978. His parents are Larry Thomas (b. 1957 in Elizabethtown, KY) and Theresa Thomas (maiden name Durbin) (b. 1958 in Elizabethtown, KY). His sister is Melissa (b. 1981 in Elizabethtown, KY).
While other teenagers in Elizabethtown, Kentucky were listening to alternative rock and the like, Michael spent his school years mesmerized by the rhythm and blues and the soul music of the greats, such as Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Luther Vandross, and David Sanborn. As a teen, while still an amateur, he won many talent shows and performed often as a solo artist for school and community functions. At the age of 19, he was asked to join the Jive Rockets, a band that toured many larger Midwest venues. They opened for bands such as the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Big Bad Voo Doo Daddy, Sister Soleil, and Bill Haley's Original Comets. He opened the Seabreeze Jazz Festival and performs in many of the local night spots in Florida's panhandle.
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Get your popcorn and Tivo's ready because the 82nd Academy Awards will air Sunday, March 7th, 2010.
The Academy Awards, also known as the "Oscars," are "presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers" (wikipedia).
There are many actors up for an Oscar. Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Penelope Cruz, Stanley Tucci, and Mo'Nique, are all nominate.
Although the Academy Awards are a traditional awards show, filled with heart-felt acceptance speeches and special guests, most viewers just want to see the magnificent gowns and dresses.
Most female celebrities attending a prestigious awards show, such as the Academy Awards, take the classic route when choosing their gown. The gowns are usually floor length, many include trains. Classic cuts, such as the Mermaid. Many are detailed with exquisite beading, expertly sewn garments, and perfectly fitted. The classic colors are black, white and ivory; others are typically jewel tones such as purple, green and blue. If you look up, "Academy Awards Dresses," you will have a difficult time figuring out what year the dresses are from, they are all very classic and chic.
A non-celebrity, like us, will not normally wear an extravagant dress such as the ones at the Academy Awards, although there are some occasions to get dolled up. A formal wedding, charity ball, prom, benefit, or banquet are appropriate occasions to wear gowns. Keep in mind that formal dresses will be slightly more expensive than other dresses. The amount of material, quality, fabric, and limited quantity cause the price to increase.
Here are a few divine gowns that are similar in style to Academy Awards:
Just Cavalli Back Satin Silk Trim Dress
Sleeveless Mermaid Dress by Mori Lee
Alex Evenings Ombré One Shoulder Gown
Ivory Evening Gown by Faviana Couture
Enjoy the look of a Satin dress? Check out this gorgeous Alex Evenings Satin & Crepe Sheath Gown with Bolero
Looking for a replica of your favorite leading lady's Oscar gown?
When shopping for a evening/formal dress/gown, please make sure to pick out a style that will stay in fashion for years. A classically styled dress, such as the ones above, will keep you looking glamorous for years to come.


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The Arizona Wildcats score on the opening kickoff.
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End of first quater. Cats 24, Cougars 0.
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I was scrolling through some of the costumes on our site and I began to realize that the key influential factor
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When I was younger, I always got so excited after Halloween because that meant Thanksgiving and Christmas were on their way. My mother used to have decorating assignments for me to do for the house; spray the ornaments with glitter, sew the stockings, place the lights on the roof, etc. It was just always so much fun for me to do all these activities because I got to do them with my family, especially my mom. But as time went by, our traditional decorating of the house began to deteriorate. My mom started working, I began taking A.P. classes and also I got a job. First, the lights ceased to be put up, then the ornaments started to fall apart and the stockings seemed to be too much of a clutter in front of the fireplace. Even today our work ethic for our own house seems to have disappeared when it comes to the holiday spirit.
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Costume companies are getting so creative with all of the different kinds of clown masks and accessories you can buy. I think it's funny how they are coming up with alot more Scary Clown Costumes because they know some people have a huge fear of clowns. I saw this one really cool Adult Clown Costume with Glowing Eyes that looked really scary. I've also seen alot of crazy Clown Masks coming in like the Army Camo Clown Mask or the Black Twisted Clown Mask. They have other ones that came in that were more like The
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- Hotel Name in Chinese: Nanzhou Hotel Guangzhou
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Nan Zhou Hotel is a Three-Star Rated business hotel, which is located at the junction where the extension of the subway Line 2 and the Line 8 come across. It's near the exit of the inner ring road, as well as the Luoxi Bridge, Nantian Trade Market, the Chimelong Paradise, the Xiangjiang Zoo, the Crocodile Park and Zhongda Clothing Market. It's very convenient to travel around the city from the hotel. What's more, it's about 10 minutes by car to get to the Pazhou International Exhibition Center. And the No. 10 Airport Express Line will take you to the Haizhu Coach Station, which is next to the hotel.
Opened on June, 2001, it had finished its European-style luxurious decoration on February, 2009. The hotel have standard twin room, deluxe twin room, deluxe honeymoon room and business suite room. It provide breakfast, and broadband and wireless internet access, for free. The facilities of the hotel is worth mentioning: the meeting room, Shengyan Restaurant, Hong Kong Style Café, Finland Style Foot Care Center, Chess Room, large underground Parking, etc. Staying here, with our best service, you would feel at home.
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A downstream cruise on Hatch Brook and the Salmon River reminds us that wildness and natural beauty do exist outside the Blue Line.
Although you begin this eight-mile trip in Porcaville, just inside the Adirondack Park, you'll spend most of your time winding through marshes and forestland north of the park boundary. The trip ends near the hamlet of Chasm Falls.
For the first mile, Hatch Brook flows through private land. You'll pass several camps on the right bank. The stream is narrow and twisty and often clogged with alders. As you travel farther downstream, the alders become less of a nuisance.
Once you enter state land, the little stream seems quite wild. Given the tightness of the channel, however, the views are limited to the alder thickets, grassy banks, treetops, clouds, and perhaps a leaping brook trout. Look for wildlife tracks on the mudflats along the water's edge.
You encounter beaver dams at 2.2 and 3.4 miles, but you should be able to get around or over them without exiting your boat. At 3.8 miles, you pass under a wooden snowmobile bridge and shortly thereafter reach the Salmon River.
The sandy confluence of the two streams—your halfway point—is a picturesque spot for a snack and a swim. Adirondack paddlers might be struck by the flatness of the landscape here, with wild, green meadows stretching into the distance. The only prominent bump on the horizon is Owls Head Pinnacle to the north.
The Salmon is wider than Hatch Brook and without the alder gantlets of its tributary. It's also less twisty, but you will find some sharp turns—most notably the Oxbow at 5.3 miles and the Eye of the Needle at 6.2 miles, where the river's northward course is deflected by a steep hillside. Occasionally, you will be treated to views of the cliffs on Titusville Mountain to the west.
At 6.7 miles, you come to a quarter-mile straightaway at the end of which is a house on Studley Hill Road—a sign you are nearing the end of your trip. As you approach the house, the river turns right. This is known as the Big Bend. After making the turn, watch out for partially submerged boulders.
Less than a mile from the house, you'll reach the exit: a fishing-access site on the left bank. You could extend the trip three-quarters of a mile by paddling to the dam at Chasm Falls, but you've already seen the best scenery and the fishing-access site is a better takeout.
Phil Brown is editor of the Adirondack Explorer newsmagazine. You can find more than a dozen other Adirondack Paddling articles on his Examiner home page.
DIRECTIONS: From the village of Saranac Lake, drive north and west on NY 86 to NY 3 in Paul Smiths (about 12 miles). Turn right and go 17.5 miles to County 26. Turn right and go 4.1 miles to a junction. County 26 turns right here, but you want to go straight onto County 27. Continue 3.5 miles to the bridge over Hatch Brook. The put-in is on the south side of the road. For the takeout, turn around on County 27 and almost immediately take a right onto a dirt lane. Follow the lane through a pine forest 0.4 miles to its end. Turn right onto California Road (no sign) and go 2.2 miles to its end. Turn right onto Studley Hill Road (no sign) and go 2.3 miles to a fishing-access site on the right.


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Oct. 31, 2002
The game time for UCLA's November 9 road game against the Arizona Wildcats will remain at 7:00 p.m. MST (6:00 p.m. PST).
The game will be shown live in the southern California area by Fox Sports Net West 2. Check your local cable listings for the channel. FSNW2 is available on Direct TV on channel 653.


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Feb. 2, 2014
GREENVILLE, N.C. --- The East Carolina men's golf team is set to open its 2014 spring season Feb. 3-4 at the Sea Best Invitational hosted by Jacksonville University at TPC Sawgrass on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
The tournament format will include 36 holes on Monday, followed by 18 holes on Tuesday. Play will commence Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.
The field is comprised of 2013 champion Tennessee, 2013 runner-up Texas A&M, two-time tournament champion Florida along with Cal Poly, East Tennessee State, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, Liberty, North Florida, Old Dominion, Pepperdine, USC-Upstate and Winthrop.
Senior Eric Brady, sophomore Wes Conover, Al Dickens and George Kilgore will represent ECU in the first tournament of the spring along with freshman Clay Brown. The Pirates have been paired with North Florida and Winthrop for the first two rounds.
"Being the first event of the spring, we would like to get off to a good start," ECU Head Coach Press McPhaul stated. "We were able to identify areas for improvement at the end of the fall and this is our first chance to evaluate that improvement in competitive mindset and wedge play.
"TPC is a special opportunity and challenge. Weather back home required us to alter our normal preparation. We do have some guys who aren't scared to compete and I expect to see them respond to the challenge."
Last season, the ECU finished fourth overall at 36-over par. Brady, the only member of the Pirates' 2014 tournament roster to compete in the event a year ago, fired a 9-over to finish tied for 14th.
Fans can follow all the action at www.GolfStat.com for live hole-by-hole results.


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Boston Children's has launched the world's 1st program dedicated to offering hand transplants to children who qualify.
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Read the latest blog by a Boston Children's doctor, clinician or staff member.
There are many ways you can help children and their families get the care they need.
The members of the Department of Urology at Boston Children's Hospital are available to answer questions.
Established in 1979 by Alan Retik, MD, the Department of Urology continues its mission to provide the best clinical and research training experience in pediatric urology.
We offer a three-year fellowship experience for two fellows per year. The first two years are dedicated to basic science or clinical research. The third year, accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), is devoted to clinical training.
Faculty members are also involved in numerous educational programs, courses and research projects.
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Residents from Boston-area urology training programs rotate through Boston Children's. Third- and fourth-year students at Harvard Medical School, as well as students from across the U.S. and abroad, take part in the hospital's urology elective.
In addition, the department's laboratory offers a research elective to undergraduate students, medical students and residents from a variety of training programs.
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TLC's "Gypsy Sisters" is back for a third season. During the premiere that aired at 9 p.m. ET on August 21, the show quickly became a top Twitter trend as fans tweeted about the return of the popular reality series.
Season 3 features plenty of drama, but one cast member won't be among the familiar faces on "Gypsy Sisters." Kayla Williams, Annie Johnston, Mellie Stanley, Nettie Stanley, and Joann Wells are back this season, but Sheena Wells does not return to the show.
Back in February, Sheena gave a lengthy explanation on Facebook about her decision not to come back to the show. She mentioned that moving her 4 girls from Tennessee to West Virginia to film the show would not be worth it for the amount of money she was offered by Firecracker Films, the company that sells the taping to TLC.
"I did not get offered the same amount of money as the others but would be expected to film as much and I didn't think that was fair. So after a few days of thinking about it and talking it over with my family, I told Mike when he called for my decision that I'd have to decline."
Sheena Wells plans to start her music career and is in the "process of writing more songs." She also has a clothing line that is due to come out in the fall.
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Another round of four inexpensive vegetarian dishes that taste so good you would think they would be served in the most upscale restaurants in the city.
1. Mama Chuy: This hole-in-the-wall Mexican spot has some of the tastiest and least expensive Mexican food in the city. Try their vegetarian tacos: you can choose from mushroom and spinach, squash with melted Chihuahua cheese, or poblano. The best idea is to get one of each! Be sure to add some of their fresh guacamole and housemade salsa, which comes in mild, medium or spicy. Enjoy two tacos for $4.
2. Seoul Food: It may be adjacent to a gas station, but this Korean spot is not to be missed. Get their Bibimbap, with veggies, tofu, and a sunny side up egg. You can switch up quinoa for rice, and add toppings such as kimchi, avocado, and seaweed. Savory, spicy, crunchy, silky, it has a great combination of flavor and texture.
3. We, The Pizza: This cool pizzeria has about a dozen pizzas offered by the slice for just $4. The Forest Shroomin' Pie is the best, with loads of mushrooms, truffles, thyme, and two kinds of cheese. Wash it down with one of Spike Mendelsohn's housemade sodas.
4. Olive Lounge: Takoma Park's favorite Middle Eastern restaurant serves good quality, authentic food which includes salads, spinach pie, and falafel. The mezze platter gives you a great sampling of the restaurant's best, with hummus, falafel, grape leaves, tabbouleh, pita, eggplant dip, and an earthy olive dip.
Read these articles for Vegetarian Cheap Eats I, II, and III:
Budget restaurants in the DC area with fine dining quality vegetarian dishes
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Fidelity's Brown Spurns Forecasts for Higher Treasury Yields
You won't find Bob Brown jumping on the bandwagon of those who say the Treasurys market is at a turning point.
The president of asset management giant Fidelity's bond group believes that a newly aroused breed of Treasurys bears face a key risk: that U.S. economic data disappoints in the second half, prompting the Federal Reserve to launch a new bond-buying program to stimulate growth.
"Over the past few years, we had good economic data during the first quarter of a year only to be followed by disappointing data in the second half. So we have seen this movie before," said Brown in a phone interview late Wednesday afternoon.
"We believe the Fed has the tools to execute policy initiatives to keep interest rates fairly stable," added Brown, who manages $331 billion in bonds.
Bond yields shot to multi-year highs earlier this week amid the biggest selloff of the year. Optimism had grown on the U.S. economic outlook, which dashed speculation the Fed needs to embark on further stimulus. That has been a big blow to bond bulls because the Fed's active purchases of longer-dated Treasurys had anchored yields near historical lows. The turn in sentiment led some analysts to argue that a long, multi-year bull market in U.S. government bonds had finally ended.
But over the past two sessions, the bond market has rallied back. Buyers have flocked back to the safe-haven market due to disappointing economic reports out of China and Europe, as well as some signs of renewed stress in Spain and Italy's government debt markets.
In recent trade, the benchmark 10-year note was up 7/32 in price with a yield of 2.267%. The yield, which moves inversely to its price, has dropped from 2.399% set on Tuesday, the highest since late October.
"Everyone talks about an inevitable increase in yields. We agree that yields will inevitably rise but inevitable is not necessarily immediate or imminent," said Brown. He didn't provide specific yield forecasts.
While Fidelity favors corporate bonds over Treasurys, Brown said they are buying the two-year notes and 30-year bonds while selling the five-year notes, the trade reflects anticipation of eventual less accommodative monetary policy from the Fed and global event risk.
The recent rise in yields shouldn't be a concern for the Fed as yields rise from very low levels, said Brown.
"If the 10-year yield level starts to restrict economic growth or starts to have an impact on the willingness of consumers and businesses to leverage themselves, the Fed has enough tools to address their long-term goal of asset price stability and low volatility in both the stock and bond markets," he said.
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Is it possible to remove the system drive of a MacBook, install it into an USB enclosure and boot the Mac from that? Or vice versa, is it possible to install Mac OS X onto a USB drive and later move that USB drive to the internal sata connector?
Will Mac OS X notice that the drive has moved or will it just work?
(I want to make a fresh install while still having easy access to my old install)


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Full satellite symposia programme now online
The World Diabetes Congress attracts a number of high level satellite symposia with renowned speakers on relevant topics. Download the Industry & Satellite Symposia Guide for more info on schedule, session topics and speakers.
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It was a long bus ride for blowout losses for the Liberal softball and girls soccer teams yesterday. The LHS softball team lost to Ark City (16-3) 15-0 in three innings. The Lady Skins finish 6-15.
The LHS girls soccer team lost 9-0 at Rose Hill (13-1-1). Liberal finishes 5-13.
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New: ZFS Storage Appliance Videos
By Roxana Babiciu on May 26, 2014
Check out part one of a new video series for ZFS Storage Appliance. In video #1, you'll learn about the advantages built into Oracle's ZS3 Storage Appliance that come from the unique position that Oracle holds in the market. In video #2, you'll learn how best to monitor large ZS3 installations as well as the use of Enterprise Manager as a complement to dtrace analytics at the ZFS Storage Appliance device level.


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A recap of the Piña Napa Valley 2008 Howell Mountain Buckeye Vineyard Release Day
A couple weeks back we made our way up Silverado Trail to Rutherford for a visit to Piña Napa Valley. The winery was hosting a release party for its 2008 Howell Mountain Buckeye Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.
While there we were able to talk and taste with Ranndy Piña, meet winemaker Anna Monticelli, play with lovely winery dog "Yogi Bear," taste the new release, the 2007 Howell Mountain and a barrel sample of the 2009 (among others) and try the infamous Piña paella.
All in all it was a great day–the '08 Howell Mountain was super tasty and showed a lot of promise for those that are able to lay it down for a few years. The '09 was also quite intriguing as it was just getting set to leave the barrel and make its way into the bottle.
As always, our resident photographer worked hard to bring you the following photos.
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Two Crucial but Often Overlooked Rules for Creating an Inspirational Vision Statement
It is practically a given that a company should have a formal vision statement. Like any leadership tool, it is only effective if it is done right. Research over the past three decades consistently demonstrates that a vision statement can improve organizational performance as well as individual follower performance, but only if the vision contains certain characteristics. This article focuses on two often overlooked ground rules for creating a great vision statement—stating the purpose of the organization and describing the organization's unique purpose. Actual vision statements illustrate these characteristics. Read the article here in the CEO Refresher.
Study Supports Vision Statement Impact
A new study by Slack, Orife, and Anderson (2010, International Journal of Management) confirmed the impact of corporate vision statements. Over 900 employees of a high tech organization completed two surveys, once after a new corporate vision statement was developed and again a year later. Employees were more satisfied when their department's management was committed to the vision statement. This relationship still existed after a year, indicating the long-term impact of communicating and implementing an effective vision statement. http://www.internationaljournalofmanagement.co.uk/2010/2010-3.html#a3
VisionPlex® Used in Maastricht University Study
Visiontelligence partnered with Maastricht University on a study. Over 50 vision statements were rated by entrepreneurial CEOs using VisionPlex®. The findings indicated that:
We are proud to have had the chance to work with Maastricht University researchers. This study tells us that it doesn't matter what a consultant tells you about your vision statement. If the leader and employees' think the vision statement is inspirational, then you will get the impact that you are looking for.
VisonPlex® is an effective tool to measure perception gaps and offers great potential to take founders where they want to go. VisionPlex® lets entrepreneurs achieve their firm goals more efficiently and effectively.
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has anyone tried on-line tutoring
Good luck finding tutoring. I also would like to find tutoring help for my son. My sister was a teacher for 25 years. She is not in favor of the mass market tutors (Sylvan, etc) because they promise to raise the child's abilites to grade level-they test them before and after. If the child tests one grade level higher according to their tests they've fulfilled their promise to you. Your child may not actually test that way on a school or state given test. She recommends hiring one of the teachers from school. Not only do they know what is happening at your school,but the one on one environment makes it easier for a child to learn. Some of these teachers may even be willing to do this on-line for you. Unfortunately, my son sees my sister as someone to have fun with and flat out refuses to listen to her as a teacher. That is forcing me to look for a tutor!


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ADORB framework provides a light-weight IIOP compliant CORBA implementation for Objective-C. ADORB interprets the CORBA IDL definitions at run-time and dynamically creates the Objective-C method invocations for the remote operations - there are no stub or skeleton files to be generated and compiled with the CORBA application. ADORB implements a native IDL to Objective C mapping - IDL types are mapped to the specified Objective-C classes.
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March 7, 2014 Damien Duff News
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Duff's knee injury is more serious than originally hoped and he will miss the remainder of the season, according to Sky Sports.
Duff hasn't played for Fulham since losing in the FA Cup to Sheffield United. He injured the knee about three weeks ago, and may need to have surgery to help fix the situation.
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January 12, 2014
RotoWire Fantasy Analysis
Duff sent in a corner kick that was headed into the back of the net by Steve Sidwell for Fulham's only goal Saturday, as they lost to Sunderland 1-4.
Duff has now picked up assists in two straight Premier League matches and has three total on the season, all coming on corner kicks.
January 2, 2014
RotoWire Fantasy Analysis
Duff was credited with an assist after Steve Sidwell headed in his corner kick in the 32nd minute of Fulham's 2-1 victory over West Ham United on Wednesday.
Duff now has two assists on the season but has yet to score a goal and has not had many opportunities to do so this season. The Fulham striker is a low-end fantasy option.
November 30, 2013
RotoWire Fantasy Analysis
Duff is in the starting XI for Saturday's Premier League match against West Brom.
There was news late in the week that Duff would miss out but he is, in fact, getting the start. Even with that, he remains a weak fantasy option, with just one assist and no goals this season.
November 29, 2013
RotoWire Fantasy Analysis
Duff (groin) has been ruled out of Saturday's match against West Ham United, according to reports from Sky Sports.
Duff has provided very little fantasy value this season with just one assist and zero goals on two shots in six Premier League appearances.
February 22, 2013
RotoWire Fantasy Analysis
Duff has signed a one-year extension with Fulham, according to Sky Sports.
Duff has three goals and seven assists on the season, although he hasn't found the back of the net since September 22 against Wigan.
September 23, 2012
RotoWire Fantasy Analysis
Duff scored his third of the season, a goal that ended up the winner in Saturday's 2-1 triumph over Wigan.
Duff has been terrific early for Duff, and is a joy to watch. His price tag makes him attractive for your fantasy squad, and if he keeps up this pace, he could be an extreme value.
August 26, 2012
RotoWire Fantasy Analysis
Duff scored three minutes into Saturday's 3-2 loss to Manchester United.
Duff struck a little fear into the fans at Old Trafford with his second goal in as many games.


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Durant Cricket - Specialist Cricket Ground Equipment
Our aim is simple, to supply quality products direct to cricket clubs and schools at affordable prices.
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Running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and a 1 GHz Snapdragon Processor your experience with the Kyocera Rise will Rise past your expectation as you zip through the internet and apps without worry. Top features include a beautiful 3.5\" touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard, so you won\'t have to choose between touch and type. Snap pictures and videos record with your 3.2 megapixel LED flash camera. Along with Google Play, you will have all your favorite music, books, movies, apps and games in one place. And best of all you can do all this with the peace of mind that the Kyocera Rise is certified by the Independent UL Environment, stating that this phone contains environmentally preferable materials with a minimal environmental impact.
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Wetland mitigation in Lebanon County, PA built by Aqua-niche
Stream Restoration/Relocation
Aqua-niche offers expert service in stream restoration and relocation. We offer design services and expert construction and landscaping on these projects. Our construction/landscaping crew is very knowledgeable installing plantings, performing streamside seeding, and installing erosion control products such as erosion matting, and biologs.
Aqua-niche provided design consultation, and landscaped this 3000' stream relocation in York County, PA
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The importance of free flowing streams has become an important aspect of water shed conservation in recent years. Aqua-niche has provided our services on numerous dam removal projects of all sizes.
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Aqua-niche has landscaped and restored many areas of shorelines along lakes, ponds and coastal areas. This is a picture of a shoreline restoration in Monmouth County, NJ that Aqua-niche restored to stop erosion and provide habitat by installing native plantings.
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An important component of restoring habitat is providing a way for the public to view and enjoy the wildlife it supports. Aqua-niche has incorporated trails and boardwalks into many of it's projects over the years such as this one in Sussex County, NJ in the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge. You can also see a mulch walking trail running along the river that Aqua-niche also built.
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Introducing hooks in the jQuery form validation engine plugin
by Cedric Dugas on March 23, 2011
Hooks are a new feature just introduced into the engine recently. This makes it very easy to add extra behaviors on top of the current error prompts.
The hooks make the use of the jQuery custom event feature. A good example of use would be to add a mention that there is a problem at the form beginning when an error is found.
There are currently 3 hooks implemented in the engine. One that is triggered before the validation, one after each field validation, and one, finally, with the form result.
* jqv.form.validating : Triggers when the form is submitted and before it starts the validation process
* jqv.field.result(event, field, errorFound, prompText) : Triggers when a field is validated with the result.
* jqv.form.result(event, errorFound) : Trigger when a form is validated with the result
You must always bind a hook on the form you want to use. An example would be:
$("#formID").bind("jqv.form.result", function(event, errorFound) { if(errorFound) alert("There is a problem with your form"); })
Hope you guys like it!
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Just having my first look at JQuery Inline Validation. It looks really good. I can't find any documentation. Do you have any? I have written lots of code and will contribute whatever new ideas and additions I make to this project.
Hello !
I have a question.
I have seen the examples. In 'demoMultipleForms' i have seen
messages over and under the input fields.
How can I control this feature ?
Your sincerly
I just came across your validation engine and I must congratulate you.
Have you thought of form element dependencies ? If you click an option to show another form element (hidden until then) and that field becomes required.
Thank you
dependencies are not in, however, the engine do not validate hidden element, so in your case it would work (but in others it would not)
i have a question, that i need to give inline hints to the validation, but its not working with your code, if i am hinting it, its not validating but instead sending the hint on submitting the form.
pls tell me solution for it
@yaseen sorry buyt its really hard to tell the problem without seeing the actual code
k i will email u code thanxx for help in advance
Re: yaseen's question: If you put a value in a text input field to guide the user:
The validation-engine will not flag it as "empty" when tabbing over it or submitting the form. May be a custom rexex could invalidate it? For example by disallowing "–" in the name field.
Just a thought.
i use Jquery Validation engine in my code its working fine for all Submit button..
is it possible to call validations only for some specific buttons
i have 4 buttons and need to call validattion on only 2 of them…
how could i solve such issue..
please help me….
I am wondering how you make the form firing alerts only on hitting submit.
I do not want to annoy the user before he actually tries to send hings.
Thanks in advance
I just using this plugin and is awsome my congratulations, just a problem I couldn't resolve. What about reset a form?, I need reset a form if i use a comon reset the errror prompts appears and i don't know what can i do with that problem, or redirect a page with an incomplete form without error prompts appears.
thanks before hand!
Great job !
So sad, just spent hours to finally discover that jqtransform is not compatible with your plugin…
Hi Cedric!
I have extended this form validation plugin for one of my projects.
I have added a descriptive blog post about what changes I have made:
Please let me know your comments.
I'm currently using your validation for my froms, however, part of my forms is come with input user name and check user name to see if is avaliable from databse, however, do you have validation for check user name with database scripts! i tried to find that information and i could not find it.
Please let me know thanks.
It's great plugin but can not work on IE9 .
Have any idea ?
and also not work on firefox 3.6 :-/
It works in IE9, FF3.6 also! check the demo – http://www.navayan.com/register.php
pls how can i use this plugin to validate a form in a Modal box example BOXY… its giving sleepless nights…
I would like to know how to have multiple buttons of type 'submit' but if you click to skip the validation, working with asp.net and I have many buttons on a form, as 'back', 'add' (event ajax), and I wish there is something simple to make adding this exception, a brief example of code:
I saw something like on other validations
class = 'submit'
class = 'cancel submit'
There is something to do at this point?
the application is fantastic, but I need it to be perfect.
I'm from BRAZIL, don't speak English, but thanks for listening.
A brief example of code:
i want to submit a form which contain array fields
and etc….
your validation engine will still validate, but error message was not in the right position.
hi guys did anyone manage to get the error msg shown at the correct position for array objects?
sorry, the html code are not able to displayed here,
I have a multiple input with same Name (name="user[]") but different id (id="user1″, id="user2″)
when i wish to validate them, your validation engine will still validate, but error message was not in the right position.
Thank you for this great plugin.
I just uploaded my first website.I noticed that my contactform is not working perfect.
There is a malfunction with the captcha validation field. When i submit the form and if the text is wrong the error baloon dissapears.
Any idea why?
Hey Cedric nice plugin.
Got an issue though trying to use it with the jquery ui dialog boxes. I've got a registration form that dialog opens up on top of my parent page when I open it and The error messages get tagged onto the page at the very bottom of the parent page instead of being displayed in the correct place.
Any suggestions how to resolve?
Never mind my bad. Error was with the css script line. Works beautifully.
I love this plugin. It's a wonderful plugin. I am new to js and jquery but am able to use it easily.
My only problem is that I am trying to use it in jquery ui dialog. It doesn't seem to work.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thank you for sharing this information. The information was very helpful and saved a lot of my time.
Hi, i'm trying to use this plugin but i have a big problem. Everthing works fine but when i try to switch a page the "Required-Box" ist sill there. Could it be that the plugin doesn't work when you only load parts of the site?
If you don't understand: it's so: my site has 3 parts left top and middel. when you switch the middel party the other two will not load again. And here comes the probleme. the plugin does not remove.
Pls help me 😉
Great plugin. Any ideas of how to hide error messages after sometime (timeout)?
Hi I am having problems with the datepicker validation, i know you have put a blur event for the class 'datepicker' however it is still not working for me, the code i have is as follows
dateFormat: 'dd/mm/yy',
changeMonth: true,
changeYear: true
This validation is so nice and helpful but have a problem..
it doesnt work on mozila firefox 3.6..
is there any sollution ?
Hello !
I use the 'validationEngine' for a form.
It works fine.
Some fields of the form have a label like this.
name: *
Can i use the validationEngine for generating a tooltip ?
I would appreciate an information.
Your sincerly
Just a question (not related with your plugin) about your form example http://www.position-relative.net/creation/formValidator/demos/demoHooks.html
Why are you wrapping the input element of your form inside a label element?
Field Name
in place of
Field Name
Is there any reason ?
Mhh This form esacpes html tag ;p
in place of
label with for
Could you please convert the code for AJAX into JSP aspecially on the ajaxValidateFieldUser.php
Hi there.I'm beginner here^^
Can this validation use with append() method?
anyone know how to do it??
var index=1;
function get()
$("#txtfield").append("Name : ");
To all,
Just to inform you all that 'http://phptalentguru.wordpress.com' is copying our work to their blog without even giving credit or reply to the original post author.
I have written the original post with what changes I have made in Cedric's validationEngine plugin. http://amolnw.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/jquery-validationengine-extended-jquery-form-validations/ but http://phptalentguru.wordpress.com copied my entire post and published it onto his wordpress blog.
Can you please guide me the way to prevent it and make him to stop these kind of forgery? It happend with me.. sooner or later it could happen with you also…
Please write to me at firstname.lastname@example.com
I'm trying to make ajax user validation and not let them submit the form
Hi, I just started using the plugin, and wonder i need to dynamically change the validation class assignment based on the choice of a previouse select box but i cannot seem to get it to recognize the new calls on the fly ex: user chooses "contact by email" i update the email input to addClass, here is the sample code:
$("#pref_method").change(function() {
var val = $(this).val()
if (val=="Please contact me by Phone") {
} else if (val=="Please contact me by E-Mail") {
I tried as you can see calling the validation engine again thinking it might need to be updated, however the validation never fires using this tecnique, so do you have a suggestion.
Thanks for the nice plugin
Never mind, i discovered that i needed to detach and then attach after setting the validation class on the fly, works great now.
Thanks for the nice plugin.


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Game 9:? No. 21 Arizona (6-2) vs. Fresno State (5-4)
Date: ? Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007
Time: ? 1 p.m. MST
Location: ? Olson Court, McKale Center (14,545), Tucson, Ariz.
Radio: ? Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries/Ryan Hansen)
TV: FSNAZ (Dave Sitton/Bob Elliott)
Tickets:?Online?or Call (520) 621-CATS
Game data: ? No. 21 Arizona (6-2, 0-0 Pac-10) returns home for an intrasectional match-up against Fresno State (5-4, 0-0 WAC) Sunday at McKale Center ... Due to final exams, which ended Friday, the Wildcats have played just one game in the last 14 days ... Arizona is 72-48 (.600) all-time against teams that currently reside in the Western Athletic Conference.
The Rankings: ? After the win over Illinois, Arizona rose in the polls dated Dec. 10, checking in at No. 21 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll.
Arizona Head Coach Lute Olson . . . will begin his 25th season at Arizona and his 35th overall as a college head coach with a career record of 780-280 (.736) and 589-187 (.759) at Arizona upon his return from a leave of absence, which was announced on Nov. 4 ... He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 27, 2002 ... Olson became the 16th coach in basketball history to tally 1,000 career victories (covering all levels) on Dec. 11, 2004 ... Olson recorded his 775th collegiate victory on Jan. 24, 2007, and became Arizonaˇ?s career victories leader (510) on Jan. 17, 2004 ... He has the most Pac-10 wins (327) of any coach in league history ... Olson has the second-best conference winning percentage (.764/327-101) and second-most league championships won (11) in Pac-10 history (minimum three years), trailing only UCLAˇ?s John Wooden (.810/304-74/16 titles)?... During his 24-year tenure at Arizona, the Wildcats have won one national championship (1997), played in the national championship game (2001), participated in four Final Fours (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001), won 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, four Pac-10 Tournament crowns (1988, ˇ®89, ˇ®90, 2002) and been to the NCAA Tournament for 23 consecutive seasons, which is the longest active and second-longest streak in NCAA history (North Carolina, 27) ... He also led Iowa to the 1980 Final Four ... Olson has been named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year seven times (1986, ˇ®88, ˇ®89, ˇ®93, ˇ®94, ˇ®98, 2003), the Big Ten Coach of the Year twice (1979 & ˇ®81) and directed the UA program to the nationˇ?s third-best winning percentage over the past 20 years (519-142/.785) ... In his collegiate career, Olson has produced 52 NBA Draft picks, including 31 at Arizona ?C 25 alone since 1990 ... Heˇ?s led UA to 20 consecutive 20-win seasons and has 29 overall in his career, making him one of only three head coaches in NCAA history to record 29 or more 20-win seasons...Under Olson, the Cats are 344-40 (.896) in McKale Center and have won 272 of its last 296 home games ... He is assisted by Kevin Oˇ?Neill, Josh Pastner and Miles Simon.
Last Time out: ? As has almost become commonplace, Arizona found itself in a 12-0 hole four minutes into the game and used the next 36 minutes to dig itself out in a 78-72 overtime win over Illinois last Saturday.? Jordan Hill, who posted career-high totals of 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Jerryd Bayless each scored 20 to help UA pull an overtime win.? Hillˇ?s bucket with 57 seconds left gave the Cats its first lead of the game, then his put-back with eight seconds to go sent the game into overtime before Bayless scored eight points in the extra session to clinch it.
Scouting Fresno State : ? The Bulldogs enter play Sunday with a 5-4 record after an 84-71 loss to UNLV on Dec. 8.? Through nine games, Fresno State averages 72.8 points per game, shoots 42.1 percent (217-of-515), and is outrebounded by 4.4 rebounds per game.? Opponents shoot 43.6 percent from the floor and are outscored by one single point on the season.? Individually, five Bulldogs average in double figures, led by Kevin Bell, who averages 18.1 points? per game.? Hector Hernandez leads FSU with a 7.8 rebounds per game average.
The Series: ? Tonightˇ?s game is the sixth meeting of the two schools with Fresno State holding a 3-2 series advantage.? Arizona won two of the first three games in the series, which dates back to Feb. 13, 1960, but the Bulldogs captured the last two, including an 87-62 win in Tucson on Dec. 9, 1980, in the last get-together.? All-time, Arizona is 2-2 in series games played in Tucson, 0-1 in Fresno, Calif., and 0-0 in neutral-site games.? Please see page 100 in UA media guide for more series information.
That Used to Be Us: ? Arizona welcomes Western Athletic Conference member Fresno State to McKale Center for the first time since December 1980.? The two institutions share a bit of history, as Arizona was a charter member of the WAC from 1962-78, compiling a 241-184 (.567) overall and 98-98 (.500) conference record in that span.? The Wildcats won the Western Athletic Conference championship in 1975-76 with an 11-3 league mark.
A Different Look on the Sidelines: ? Prior to the Nov. 4 exhibition game, it was announced that UA head coach Lute Olson would be taking a leave of absence due to a personal matter.? It was announced on Dec. 7 that Olson would not return this season.? During this period, assistant coach Kevin Oˇ?Neill will handle the head coaching responsibilities.? Oˇ?Neill has 11 seasons of experience as an NCAA Division I head coach, where he compiled a 152-165 (.479) record while at Marquette, Tennessee and Northwestern. Oˇ?Neill spent the last seven seasons in NBA circles.? During Olsonˇ?s leave of absence all games will be credited to Oˇ?Neillˇ?s coaching record.
Player of the Week: ? Hill, a 6-foot-10 forward from Atlanta, Ga., posted 23 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks in the come-from-behind 78-72 overtime win over Illinois on Saturday.? The sophomore shot 66.7 percent from the field (8-of-12), 77.8 percent from the free throw line (7-of-9) and collected two steals.? The effort was Arizonaˇ?s first double-double of the season and was the fourth of Hillˇ?s career.? Hill scored two key buckets at the end of regulation to erase what was a 13-point, first-half deficit and aid in the victory:? one with 57 seconds to go that gave Arizona its first lead of the game and the other with eight seconds remaining that sent the contest into overtime.? On the year, Hill is averaging 12.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game, while shooting 66.1 percent from the field.? His 23 points, 14 rebounds and 41 minutes played against the Fighting Illini were all career highs.? Hill was named the Pac-10 Player of the Week for the performance, a career first.
Youˇ?d Better Be Wise: ? Guard Nic Wise had career highs in assists (8), points (11), rebounds (4), steals (3) and minutes played (35) against Illinois. Not a bad collection for a guy coming off the bench ˇ? more so when you note the single turnover he had in the game. He helped Arizona do more of the right things in the overtime period, with floor leadership that helped UA take the action to the bucket and get itself to the line for 11 made free throws in the extra frame. A couple of quick Nic moments from the game: his first assist led to the bucket that snapped the game-opening drought; his three-pointer capped UAˇ?s first comeback (trailing by 12) to tie the game at 16-all; another assist led to a Jerryd Bayless three that closed first-half scoring on a high point by cutting Illinoisˇ? lead under double digits; his blocked shot and rebound on the perimeter at the buzzer forced overtime.
Perhaps itˇ?s Winterˇ?s Chill: ?Posting a 45.5 (25-of-55) field goal percentage may not seem like much of an accomplishment, but after Arizona shot a dismal 36.0 percent (9-of-26) in the opening half against Illinois nearly anything would be an improvement.? No matter what the reason for the sluggish start, UAˇ?s field goal percentage improved dramatically in the successive periods.? Arizona shot 52.0 percent (13-of-25) in the second half and 60.0 percent (3-of-5) in overtime.
Tormented by Turnovers: ? Arizona opened the Illinois game with turnovers on its first seven possessions, then after finally getting itself on the scoreboard (trailing 12-2), the Cats settled down and finished with 10 more in the remaining 35 minutes and 41 seconds of action. Seventeen total turnovers isnˇ?t good but it pays to overcome the adversity. In the end, UAˇ?s defense helped cause (nine steals) the Illini to kick the ball away 19 times.? On the season, Arizona only has a +0.75 turnover margin.
Doubling Up: ? In the past four games Nic Wise has closed in on Jerryd Baylessˇ? team lead in assists, currently trailing by a 4.9 to 3.4 (per game) margin. Nicˇ?s dished 21 in the past four contests with more work at the point, wherein Bayless slides to the off side. Bayless had 15 assists in those games, but also has been able to ratchet up his scoring a bit (21.5 ppg in the span) while working away from the initial point of attack.
Hill Climbing: ? Forward Jordan Hill had career highs in points (23), rebounds (14) and blocked shots (3) in Chicago against Illinois, and one key reason was he also posted a career-high in minutes played, with 41 in the overtime game. His 36 minutes in regulation play would have been a career high. Not that he didnˇ?t have some difficulty with fouls; Hill played the last nine minutes or so in regulation with three fouls, and played the last two and a half minutes of overtime with four. But his ability to play under that duress was a hoped-for development entering the game. On the defensive glass, his 11 boards were nearly half of those available (Illinois had 14 offensive rebounds), and his 14 were the most for a Wildcat since Hill grabbed 14 against Oregon in the Pac-10 Tournament on March 8, 2007.
Playing from Behind: ? Courtesy of seven early turnovers, the Wildcats found themselves in an early 12-0 hole against the Illini before coming all the way to win.? Four times this season Arizona has erased a double-figure deficit (20 vs. Texas A&M, 11 vs. Virginia, 11 at Kansas) in a game, but UAˇ?s last two games have showed a bit of resiliency.? Those wins were the first time the Cats were able to do that eventually prevail.? What made the Illinois game so interesting was that Arizona initially fell behind by 12, rallied to tie the game at 16 only to fall behind by double figures again (13 with 2:10 to go in the first half.? UA remained in that hole (down 12 with 13:18 remaining) before outscoring Illinois 44-26 over the last 18 minutes including overtime.
When it Matters Most: ?? Forward Chase Budinger has six career games in which he scored under 10 points. Itˇ?s not such an ominous deal ˇ? UA is 4-2 on those contests. Three of the games involved overtime, including the victory at Illinois Dec. 8. He got five of his eight total points in the extra period in Chicago, a fortuitous moment or two in which to put points on the board.
The Lack of a Defender Helps: ? Arizona has scored 48 points while standing still the last two games ˇ? from the free throw line. Against No. 9 Texas A&M it was a 23-for-29 effort and against Illinois it was 25-for-32. A success rate of 79 percent can work, and surely did in those two hard-fought victories. The Aggies and Illini hit at a combined 53 percent rate from the line in those games. Making the extremely open looks at the basket is proving helpful, as is the in-close and attacking kind play that results in free throws. On the year, Arizona averages more than 19 points off made-FTs per game, nearly eight points more than its opponents.
On the Glass: ? Arizonaˇ?s frontline productivity has been in question since the season started, but the group has answered the call of late.? Over the last five games, Arizona has outrebounded four opponents and posts a cumulative 177-146 rebound advantage (+6.2 rpg) in that span.? To date, Arizona is 3-1 this season when outrebounding the opposition.? UA outrebounded Illinois, 37-35, last Saturday which marked just the second time this season that the Fighting Illini had been outrebounded.
Scoring 80: ? Perhaps no statistic is more telling of UA success, as the squad is 165-19 (.897) since the start of the 1997-98 season when scoring at least 80 points.? Arizona is 3-0 this season when topping the 80-point plateau.
Early Signees: ? The Arizona coaching staff signed four student-athletes to National-Letters-of-Intent during the November early signing period.? Brandon Jennings (G, 6-0, 170) from Lakewood, Calif., Oak Hill Academy; Brendon Lavender (G, 6-4, 180) from Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View High School;? Emmanuel Negedu (F, 6-7, 230) from Bloomington, Ind., Brewster Academy; Jeff Withey (C, 6-11, 240) from San Diego, Calif., Horizon High School, will join the squad next fall.? According to rivals.com, this class was ranked as the seventh-best nationally.
Up Next: ? Following todayˇ?s game, the Cats return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 19, when it travels to UNLV.? Tip-off for that contest is scheduled for 7 p.m. PST and will be televised by CSTV.


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Busoga Trust HomepThe Busoga Trust provides sustainable access to safe water, improved sanitation and comprehensive hygiene & health education to the communities in rural Uganda.
Through this work, we hope to lift some of the burden of disease from the shoulders of the rural poor, allowing them to build healthier, more prosperous communities.
We have, since 1983, constructed over two thousand water sources in Uganda and such is our commitment to the long term sustainability of these sources, that our very first well is still pumping clean, accessible water today, some 30 years on.
After air, nothing is as important to the existence of life on earth as water.
750 million people worldwide have no access to safe drinking water and a staggering 2.6 billion people worldwide lack access to basic sanitation. The situation is even worse if you factor in functionality. Having access to a tap is one thing, getting water from it is another thing entirely.
These factors combine to become the primary cause of diarrhoea. Diarrhoea kills approx. 2,100 children every day—more than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Diarrhoeal diseases account for 1 in 9 child deaths worldwide, making diarrhoea the second leading cause of death among children under the age of 5. For children with HIV, diarrhoea is even more deadly; the death rate for these children is 11 times higher than the rate for those without
In Uganda, the situation is dire. While it has many water sources, much of this water lies on the surface. Poor sanitation coverage, currently estimated at just 49%, results in the open sources being contaminated. Safe water coverage is currently estimated at 64% but it is far lower in rural areas than urban – 87% of Ugandans live in rural areas. In our experience, we know that coverage figures fail to take into account whether the sources are functional. In some cases we find true coverage to be no more than 30%. It is this very problem we are trying to combat in our ground breaking rehabilitation programme.
As well as causing tragic and unnecessary deaths, illness costs time and money. Children cannot attend school, parents cannot be as productive and the growth of communities and the country at large is held back by an easily preventable problem. It is an inescapable cycle of poverty in the poorest regions of one of the world's poorest countries.
Read more about the issues in the 2014 UN Human Development Report
The Solution
The installation of a water source is just one important step on the road to better health. Once drawn from the well water must enter a "safe water chain" that remains uncontaminated from source to mouth. Thus, in order to reduce the burden of disease we must also educate communities in the academic and practical elements of good hygiene behaviour. Our primary goal is to help put systems in place which prevent people coming into contact with the bacteria, protozoa and parasites that cause disease. There are three elements to this;
- Water: A safe water source is constructed to ensure a supply of water which is free from contamination. A protected source also removes the need to wade into water populated with worms, or mosquito habitats. This can be done in many different ways.
- Sanitation: A latrine must be constructed to contain the faeces. The community must understand the need to avoid open defecation and prevent water sources being contaminated.
- Hygiene: Hand washing facilities and hygiene education are vital to ensure that the safe water is collected, stored and consumed without risk of contamination during that process.
Here at the Busoga Trust we believe that what we do is a step towards achieving this solution. It is our goal to create an environment where the health, livelihood and general wellbeing of Ugandans can flourish allowing rural communities the right to enjoy a healthy more prosperous future.
Thanks to the continued efforts of Busoga Trust, other NGOs and local government the percentage of children under-5 dying from diarrhoeal related disease in Uganda has decreased from 18% to 8% in the last 7 years (WHO). Whilst this clearly demonstrates the impact of improved WASH programmes we must continue to push until that figure reaches 0%.


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Posted: 07/14/2014 - The results of a new study may help pinpoint some of the subtle signs of concussion in young athletes.
Posted: 07/14/2014 - The results of a new study may help pinpoint some of the subtle signs of concussion in young athletes.
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