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Firefighters are usually heroes for rescuing cats out of trees but the firefighters at Houston's Station 51 were the saviors to a puppy who had somehow become stuck in a tire. Associated Press was on hand to record the men struggle through various methods for removing the puppy, whose head was somehow wedged through the center of the tire.
According to the firefighters on Aug. 25, a good Samaritan dropped the puppy and tire off at the station after she had located the black lab mix next to a dumpster at her apartment. In all it took the men over an hour to try to free the puppy from its position. At first, they attempted to use lubrication to free the tiny dog's head.
"We tried to put soap on the side of its head, wet its head slide it out. It wouldn't come out.", said Senior Capt. Gregory Leonard, who led the rescue effort. In the video, the men bring out a fire house and wet down the black puppy's neck. The puppy made it evident that solution wasn't working with her squeals as they tried to wiggle the puppy loose.
The next option was not shown in the video, but the firefighters turned to their tools to cut away at the tire to free her neck. Click2Houston reports that they first tried using a saw, but the puppy was frightened by the vibrations. In the end, it was the Jaw of Life—the same tools firefighters would use to free a person from a car— that set this puppy free. Leonard notes that everyone was very careful around the puppy's neck, because he says any pressure could have killed her.
The video shows just how careful they were by showing how much work they put into cutting away at the tire. It appears they cut around the outer edge of the tire and then slowly worked their way to the center, where they pried the metal back to free the young dog's neck. In the end, the sweet girl looks traumatized but happy to be in the firefighters' care. According to Leonard, the firefighters have named the puppy Lugnut, which they found appropriate considering her situation when she was brought to them.
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The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands & Environmental Regulation took testimony on Wednesday, Feb. 26 on legislation to establish two new memorials in or near the nation's capital.
The US Department of the Interior endorsed H.R. 503, which would authorize the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial. But the department suggested an amendment. Victor Knox; associate director of park planning, facilities & lands for the National Park Service; testified that the bill should be amended to include a provision on what to do with any money raised should the time limit for building the memorial lapse. The bill would require the association to raise all funds privately.
Interior also endorsed H.R. 3802, which would extend until 2020 the authority of the Adams Memorial Commission to construct a monument to President John Adams. But it also suggested amending the bill so that any excess funds raised to into an account controlled by the National Park Foundation and clarifying what to do with money raised if the deadline comes and insufficient funds are raised..
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Eagle-Tribune reporter Christopher Smith covered the New Hampshire Boy's Lacrosse Division I Title Game featuring Bishop Guertin's Dom St. Laurent and Pinkerton's Jake Lisauskas, both of which will be competing for the Minutemen in 2014-15.
Bishop Guertin and St. Laurent earned its fifth straight title with a 10-6 win over Lisauskas and Pinkerton. Both UMass signees had a goal and assist in the contest.
Read more on the game courtesy of Smith and the Eagle-Tribune below:
BEDFORD, N.H. -- Pinkerton senior Jake Lisauskas will play lacrosse at UMass Amherst next year with Bishop Guertin senior Dom St. Laurent.
But the two certainly were not teammates yesterday.
"We played a lot in the summer (for the New Hampshire Tomahawks) so we're pretty close," Lisauskas said. "I text him occasionally but definitely not before this one."
The Division 1 title game last night at Bedford High was the "this one" Lisauskas is referencing.
Lisauskas and second-seeded Pinkerton gave their best effort, but it was St. Laurent and top-seeded Bishop Guertin prevailing yet again...
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -
The women's tennis team (5-1) earned wins over Oklahoma State (4-2) and Illinois (5-3) on Saturday to move onto the championship match of the 2012 Blue Gray National Tennis Classic, which is being held at Lagoon Park. The Crimson Tide opened the day with a 4-1 win against the Cowgirls and edged out the Illini, 4-3, in the afternoon match. The final match against No. 12 Virginia is slated to begin at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday.
"We got two good wins today," said Alabama head coach Jenny Mainz. "I am really pleased with the way we played these tough back-to-back matches. We competed well and had resiliency. I definitely think our team got better today."
In the morning match against the Cowgirls, Alabama got on top early with a 2-0 lead, thanks to wins on courts one and two. Junior Alexa Guarachi, ranked 40th in the nation, was first to finish with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 2 over Oklahoma State junior Malika Rose. Tide sophomore Mary Anne Macfarlane, the No. 15 singles player in the nation, followed Guarachi with a 6-4, 6-2 decision over Cowgirl junior C.C. Sardina. Oklahoma State would claim its only point of the match on court four as sophomore Kanyapat Narattana topped sophomore Alex Clay, 6-2, 6-3.
The Cowgirls won first sets on the remaining three courts, but Alabama came back on all three to force third sets. Tide senior Taylor Lindsey, after dropping her first set 6-4 to freshman Isabela Miro, came back to dominate in the final two sets 6-1, 6-0 on court six. Junior Antonia Foehse ended up clinching the match on court five with a 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 win over freshman Mary Jeremiah, advancing Alabama to the winning draw.
"OSU was a tough team," said Mainz. "They got on us early and put a lot of pressure on us. They won the first set on three of the courts. It was impressive. We showed a lot of maturity and a lot of poise getting back in those matches we were down in. Toni (Antonia Foehse) really turned it around and decided she was going to win that match. She started playing more convincing and made things happen. Taylor did a great job as well in that second set. Courtney may not have been able to finish her match, but I think our veteran leadership showed up today."
The afternoon match against Illinois was a battle from start to finish as the two teams split the singles matches and had to play doubles to decide the winner. Alabama would walk away with the point, as it has all year, picking up victories on courts one and two. The Tide's No. 1 doubles team of Guarachi and McLane, ranked 39th in the nation, cruised to an 8-2 win over sophomore Allison Falkin and junior Rachel White. On court two, the match was on serve until Macfarlane and Foehse separated themselves late in the set to earn an 8-5 decision over senior Marisa Lambropoulos and freshman Melissa Kopinski.
In singles, the Tide got wins on courts one, four and five. Macfarlane dominated at the No. 1 spot with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Lambropoulos, while Foehse edged out White on court four, 7-5, 6-4. Lindsey would post a 6-1, 6-4 victory on court five against senior Chelcie Abajian.
"Illinois was solid all the way through and really came after us," added Mainz. "Obviously it came down to the wire, and we were unable to finish in singles. I thought it was a really good test for our team. I think we will gain a lot from being in this pressure situation this early in the season. It came down to Alexa's match and she just couldn't pull this one out. She has been playing well all year, and I have a lot of faith in her. Today, she was a little hesitant, but I really believe she will take a lot out of that match heading into SEC season. The way she responded in doubles is what we would want to see. I told the girls it was our response that would matter. We did respond really well and came out firing in doubles. We have a lot of confidence in our doubles, and I think that showed true."
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RESULTS VS. OKLAHOMA STATE Singles 1. No. 15 Mary Anne Macfarlane (UA) def. C.C. Sardina (OSU) 6-4, 6-2 2. No. 40 Alexa Guarachi (UA) def. Malika Rose (OSU) 6-2, 6-3 3. Courtney McLane (UA) vs. Meghan Blevins (OSU) 3-6, 6-3, 2-4, unf. 4. Kanyapat Narattana (OSU) def. Alex Clay (UA) 6-2, 6-3 5. Antonia Foehse (UA) def. Mary Jeremiah (OSU) 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 6. Taylor Lindsey (UA) def. Isabela Miro (OSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 Order of Finish: 2,1,4,6,5*
RESULTS VS. ILLINOIS Doubles 1. Guarachi/McLane (UA) def. Falkin/White (ILL) 8-2 2. Macfarlane/Foehse (UA) def. Lambropoulos/Kopinski (ILL) 8-5 3. Lindsey/Ebada (UA) vs. Jamieson/Abajian (ILL) 4-6, unf. Order of Finish: 1,2
Singles 1. No. 15 Mary Anne Macfarlane (UA) def. Marisa Lambropoulos (ILL) 6-2, 6-1 2. Allison Falkin (ILL) def. No. 40 Alexa Guarachi (UA) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 3. Melissa Kopinski (ILL) def. Courtney McLane (UA) 6-1, 6-3 4. Antonia Foehse (UA) def. Rachel White (ILL) 7-5, 6-4 5. Taylor Lindsey (UA) def. Chelcie Abajian (ILL) 6-1, 6-4 6. Breanne Smutko (ILL) def. Yasmine Ebada (UA) 6-3, 6-4 Order of Finish: 1,5,3,6,4,2


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Visited the spa during a holiday weekend at it was no surprise that the spa was busy. Had a 50 min aromatherapy massage and wished I booked a longer session. Amenities are great and the staff was very friendly. This isn't the first time I've been to Silverado for a spa treatment and I know it won't be the last.


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For the first time, at either the County or Ambler, we are showing a single film on two screens: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel!
What's up with that?
First, we knew that Marigold would be a huge hit – which it is. We've had big crowds, and sellouts, so far.
Second, it comes at a time when there are few films out there that people seem to want to see. Good films, yes. But when we have some shows that only 2 or 3 people come to, that is telling us something.
Further, there aren't any big films coming until the middle of June. The Intouchables and Hysteria start on June 15. Moonrise Kingdom is available on June 29 and To Rome with Love on July 6.
So, when you add it all up, it seemed like a good time to try something different.
If you've seen Marigold, let us know if you liked it. And whether the added showtimes helped. Or whether there is a film you want to see that we haven't gotten to or pulled after a short run.
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If you're a website owner and would like to participate, the Web Moment of Silence page has a sign-up form where you can be e-mailed the code snippet. The moment of silence will take place on Friday at 9:30am EST. The webpage-based tribute will be able to be closed, unlike the SOPA protest, so that normal browsing can continue.


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Interview with Perched designers Jeff Liu and Andrew Siu
Oct 01, 2012
On view at Maai Living from September 22nd to October 21st, 2012, Perched is a group exhibition featuring unique birdhouses created by thirteen of the city's brightest design minds. Each birdhouse project re- flects the individual designer's research, aesthetics, and imagination, and furthers human interactions with wildlife in an ever-changing urban environment.
Perched is organized by Vancouver Design Bureau, a collective that brings local designers together through pop-up exhibitions. We sat down with Jeff Liu and Andrew Siu to talk about their design.
Tell me a bit about yourself.
Andrew: I graduated from Emily Carr University in 2011 from the industrial design program and previously hold a finance degree from the University of Lethbridge. I'm currently working as a freelance designer and recently joined the board of the grunt gallery.
Jeff: I received my Bachelor of Industrial Design last year from Emily Carr and I also spent a year in Sweden studying my Masters Lund University, School of Industrial Design. Currently I'm working on a few branding and product designs. You can look at my past projects online at vontedesign.com
Your Favela design is a very unique approach to what people think of a traditional birdhouse. Can you tell us a bit more about the concept and how it was developed?
Andrew: Jeff and I are interested with how wildlife adapts into urban spaces especially in a place like Vancouver where it can be common to see raccoons and skunks in Yaletown. Initially, we conceptualized houses that would match the variety of aesthetics of the differing neighbourhoods; we wanted to showcase the idea of "urbanized wildlife". However, by camouflaging our birdhouse into its environments, we felt the message became lost. We took the project in a 180 turn and made it more vibrant to create a louder statement. That's when we came across art projects concerning the favelas of Brazil, and took the same approach of using graffiti to empower the residents.
Jeff: We wanted to create a non-traditional way of securing the birdhouses since the project is intended to attach onto industrialized surfaces. Therefore, we researched glass, concrete, tile and metal surfaces, and experimented with many fasteners such as suction cups, belt clips, and Velcro. We ended up using earth magnets due to its strength and its ability to be placed in multiple configurations. Also since many urban places have metallic surfaces, the user can decide where and how to place them.
Desk - messy or neat?
Andrew: messy – mostly from takeout
Jeff: I prefer neat, but it always ends up messy
Favorite tool?
Andrew: Bandsaw
Jeff: Double-sided tape!
Helvetica or Arial?
Andrew: Helvetica – I guess I've been indoctrinated by the documentary
Jeff: Helvetica
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According to an Apr. 5 report from Fansided, CM Punk was spotted in New Orleans for the WWE's 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, one night prior to Wrestlemania 30.
Punk, 35, walked away from the WWE following this year's Royal Rumble, and he hasn't appeared at any house shows since.
Despite his three-month absence from the promotion, WWE Universe never forgot about Punk. In fact, he's more popular than ever.
WWE fans weren't sure if they were ever going to see Punk wrestle again, but now it appears he'll be taking part in Wrestlemania 30 in some way, shape or form.
The WWE is keeping tight-lipped on the matter, as they want it to be a surprise.
However, social media platforms and several media outlets are reporting that Punk will be scripted into the show along with Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Apparently, the WWE would like Punk to start feuding with Austin, in anticipation of next year's Wrestlemania.
As the story would have it, the WWE reserved two hotels in New Orleans for the talent appearing at Wrestlemania 30.
A CagesideSeats.com report states that WWE Divas champ AJ Lee was mysteriously moved from one hotel to another the night before Wrestlemania 30.
Since AJ Lee is engaged to Punk, the move led many to believe that he was in attendance for the big event in New Orleans.
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I just wrote a loong blog post....and sparkpeople had some malfunction and lost it. Grr. So, here's another attempt.
So, this week I gained weight. I know why, at least. First, I did 3 long runs throughout the week - 10 miles, 8.5 miles, and 15 miles. I know that my muscles were swollen and I had a lot of water retention.
Second, it's that time of the month. Blech. Even more water retention.
Third, I ate like a pig. This was due both to having run so much, and thus being ravenous, and also because I had to go to two events with food- the first a potluck, where I tried a bit of everything, and the second a bbq, where I stuck to only a few things but still had to estimate WW points. Also, I have to limit myself on the peanut butter. When I run alot I reaaally crave peanut butter and bananas. I have now limited myself to one banana a day, and have recently purchased PB2, which is super delicious and so much lower in points! I just had some right now, mixed in greek yogurt, and ate it as kind of a dip with a pb2 1-point cookie. Sooo yummy!
Luckily, this week I (fingers crossed) likely broke through my plateau/weight gain setback and I think I'm back to losing weight again. We'll see at this week's Monday weigh-in. Plus I got a lot of compliments this week - people have been telling me that they've really noticed my weight loss recently. I'm beginning to notice it myself - of course I also notice that I still look puffy. But I'm seeing it reducing slowly. My cheeks have always been chubby - even when I had zero fat on the rest of my body in HS as a cross country runner - so I have to remember that.
If I lose this week, I'll be on my way to reaching goal hopefully by August, which would be great! Then it will be maintenance, which, honestly, I'm dreading since that mode has NEVER worked for me before - I've NEVER YET maintained my goal weight, not for even a week. This time I'm determined to make it happen.
One last thing - even though running seems to make me gain weight, I really can't help it - I want to train for another marathon. In fact, I've already picked one out - it happens at the end of October. I've also already got two people who plan to run it with me. So, I guess I'm doing it. I will be sure to pick a training plan that mixes it up a lot, with sprints and such, and that allows me to do a lot of cross training (at least 2x a week). I am super excited to start training. I've mentioned this before, but I must say it again: I LOVE LOVE LOVE running!!!! Those of you who are runners understand - it's so addictive! There's nothing like it in the world. I wish I could run all day to my favorite music and never get tired.
Fingers crossed for this coming Monday's weigh-in! Hopefully I lose!
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Ok, we admit it. They're not pretty. In fact, they're pretty ugly. And they're the 'butt' of many a joke. In fact, just the word 'Prune' can make people laugh out loud.
But despite all that, we can't help being proud of our California prunes. We think they're even prettier than the plums which are dried to create them. And apparently we're not alone.
More and more Brits are loving them too. Sales in the UK are going up and up, partly due to celebrity fans like Rosemary Shrager, paul.a.young, Jennifer Irvine and Frances Quinn.
You see appearances are only skin deep and under that wrinkled exterior, lies a wealth of wonders. California prunes are rich and flavourful, healthy and nutritious, easy to carry around and available all year. What's not to love?
California Prunes are widely available in major supermarkets including Aldi, Holland & Barrett and Tesco's. Just look for California or USA on the pack then you know you are getting the best quality prunes.


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Retro Recipes: David Rees on Cooking With Dead Celebrities
David Rees puts recently uncovered recipes from Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, and Miles Davis to the ultimate test: his mouth.
A strange mini-phenomenon is going on: Recipes from long-dead celebrities are resurfacing for no apparent reason. There's Dean Martin's spartan burger recipe, Miles Davis's chili, and Elvis's favorite fried chicken. We wondered how the found recipes held up as actual recipes, so we gave comedian (and amateur cook) David Rees the job of making each, with the stipulation that he report back and rank the recipes against one another.
Celebrities are just like you and me: They wear sweatpants to the coffee shop; they worry about money; and they apparently love to cook!
I was asked to test three celebrity recipes. Even before we get to the food, I can vouch for these celebrities' celebrity-ness: musician Miles Davis, actor Dean Martin, and a fellow named Elvis Presley, a.k.a. the biggest celebrity who ever lived, a.k.a. the guy who Michele Bachmann thinks was born on the day he died, or something.
In terms of celebrity-ness, I'd put these three people up against any of the yahoos currently gracing the cover of Us Weekly. These were some heavy hitters back in their days. But did they know how to cook? I put their recipes to the ultimate test: MY MOUTH.
Recipe 1. Miles Davis's Chili
Cooked in: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Context: Family get-together
Miles Davis was a scary-looking trumpet player famous for turning his back to his audience because he was such a genius. The only Miles Davis album I know is called On the Corner, which an old roommate used to play constantly, and which sounded to me like elevator music in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, if Thunderdomes had elevators. (The recipe I followed was this interpretation of Miles Davis's chili concocted by Jonathan Dixon, a Culinary Institute graduate and author.)
The thing that made me nervous about this particular chili was the inclusion of beef. I've never been a fan of beef in chili. I make lots of vegetarian chili in the winter, and always add heaps and heaps of peanut butter to thicken it and give it "umami" (secret Japanese meaty mouth-feel). I also dump nutritional yeast flakes and hot sauce and sour cream and walnuts and corn chips in each bowl before serving, because I like eating a bunch of different junk all at once.
Anyway, I "manned up" and asked the butcher to cut me one-inch chunks of beef for the dish.
One thing to note is that the recipe calls for the chili to cook in the oven for three hours at 190 degrees. This was a subject of some debate in the test kitchen — was the recipe using Celsius? 190 degrees Celsius = 350 degrees Fahrenheit, which seemed to make more sense. We decided to go with 190 degrees Fahrenheit, and I'm not sure what good it did for the dish. We had trouble cutting the meat.
Definitely eat this over linguini, per the master's inclination. It's too soupy to stand on its own as chili. In his essay about cooking Miles Davis's chili, Jonathan Dixon talks about improvising and the spirit of jazz in cooking, and writes, "for a second, while I extemporized my way through the cooking, I swear Miles entered the room." This did not happen for me.
Recipe 2. Elvis Presley's fried chicken
Cooked in: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Context: Family gathering
So apparently the head chef at Google used to work with Elvis Presley's personal chef and gleaned from him Mr. Presley's favorite fried chicken recipe. (I guess the rumors about Elvis being a life-long adherent of the macrobiotic lifestyle aren't true.)
I was excited/terrified to test this recipe, because I'd never fried a chicken before. All I can say is, raw chicken looks totally disgusting, and it's even worse when you cut it open and it's all slimy with little fatty nodules and bloodstains all over. Confession: My mom took apart the bird because she "didn't have time" to teach me.
The amount of spices involved was crazy. Sixteen spices! Fortunately, my mom had all of them in her kitchen. I let the chicken soak in the buttermilk-spice concoction for two days. Then I made another batch of the spice concoction and added flour and put it all in a bag and shook the buttermilked chicken in it so it got covered in gunk, which I believe is an official cooking term.
Friends, I fried everything! I even fried the chicken's back, per my mom, who hates to see food go to waste. Then I fried all the chicken's guts, like the liver and the heart and even its "gizzards."
But then the organs started exploding in the pan! It was the most dramatic thing that has ever happened to me in a kitchen. I got oil all over my arm and all over the floor and everyone was like, "What's going on in there?" (because the exploding organs made a loud popping sound) and I was like, "I don't know, I think I screwed up!" Experiences like this are why I never cook meat in my home; I don't need animal body parts flying every which way.
We ate the fried chicken with potatoes, a leafy green vegetable I'm fond of called kale, a.k.a. Vitamin K, a.k.a. the Sweet Leaf, and a watermelon-tomato salad my dad made:
I think, frankly, there were too many spices. The chicken tasted noisy, if you know what I mean. Wouldn't it have been better just to pick, like, five spices and just focus the flavor? It reminded me of when Metallica performed a concert with a full orchestra — it's overkill. I was worried it would be too spicy for my parents, but they had no complaints. However, everybody agreed the skin wasn't crispy enough.
When I went in the kitchen to get more chicken, I heard my little brother complain about the kale. He's dead to me now.
Recipe 3. Dean Martin's burgers
Cooked in: Brooklyn
Context: Small party of literary types
This was the recipe I was most skeptical of: Dean Martin, really? The guy who was always drunk on old TV shows? Before even looking at the recipe, I joked that it was probably just hamburger meat soaked in old martinis and cooked over smoldering cigarette remains.
Turns out I wasn't too far off.
Esquire thinks the recipe — hunks of beef served alongside whiskey — is what "'effortless cool' really looks like ... No custom Pat LaFrieda meat blend needed. No brioche bun, fancy homemade condiments, or artisinal cheeses, either. Just meat. And bourbon. Genius." I had my doubts.
The recipe calls for the meal to be served on a TV tray, but I didn't have access to one, so I just served it on a plate. I know: I'm a sell-out. But I can't imagine it affected the flavor that much. Plus, it makes me sad to think about ol' Dino sitting alone in his mansion getting drunk, eating bunless hamburgers off of a TV tray, even if it does somehow make him a genius.
I have to say, this was a pretty good dish! I ate three portions. That is, I ate three hamburgers and had three glasses of chilled bourbon. I followed the meal with ginger sorbet and a fistful of Excedrin.
I went to bed feeling content and "retro." I felt like a real man! God was in His heaven and all was right with the world.
But the next morning — this morning — I woke up with a tight stabbing sensation in my stomach. Is this what it was like being in the Rat Pack? In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have bought my beef at a downscale Brooklyn supermarket, because now I'm afraid I have E. coli.
What's the point of being all manly and eating nothing but meat and booze if you're just going to wake up feeling pregnant — like a woman?
Final Ranking:
1. Miles Davis chili
2. Dean Martin hamburger (provided you only eat it once a year and are prepared to lose a full day of productivity in the aftermath)
3. Elvis Presley fried chicken
Important Update! I just received this e-mail from my mom:
"Just wanted you to know that the (Miles Davis) chili is better after the first day when the sauce has thickened and the meat had a chance to tenderize a bit However, we decided that it certainly was not worth the trouble and not better than my chili which doesn't take nearly as long nor does it destroy the kitchen!!!! [PERSONAL FAMILY ITEMS REDACTED] The (Elvis) chicken is, by far, a more interesting and novel dish. Hugs to all. It was wonderful having all of you here."
So my mom prefers the Elvis fried chicken to the Miles Davis chili. But given the state of my stomach, I can't even think about fried chicken without feeling faint.
David Rees is an artisanal pencil sharpener.


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Port blasts past Blues
Port Adelaide has demolished Carlton by 103 points at Adelaide Oval to keep themselves in contention for a top four spot.PT0M0S 620 349
Goals: Port Adelaide: R Gray 4, C Wingard 3, J Neade 3, J Westhoff 3, J Schulz 2, A Monfries, Brad Ebert, H Hartlett, M White, T Boak. Carlton: B Gibbs, C Yarran, J Waite, L Casboult, S White.
BEST Port Adelaide: Gray, Lobbe, Boak, Hartlett, Pittard, Westhoff. Carlton: Gibbs, Rowe, Casboult, Curnow, Wood, Carrazzo.
Injuries: Carlton: M Murphy (concussion).
Umpires: Justin Schmitt, Mathew Nicholls, Dean Margetts.
Official Crowd: 52,505 at Adelaide Oval.
ADELAIDE Carlton has endured some dark nights, but rarely have so many Blues done so little. Their record-losing performance against Port Adelaide before a record 52,505 fans at a frenzied and hostile Adelaide Oval was, to say the least, humiliating.
Given their one-kick losses to premiership hopefuls Fremantle and Geelong over the previous three rounds, most observers believed the Blues would raise serious doubts about Port's finals chances.
Chad Wingard and Matthew White celebrate another Port goal. Photo: Getty Images
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Instead, the Power reminded us that its best is good enough for a top-four finish – and that will come if it beats Fremantle at Patersons Stadium next Saturday afternoon. Port finished the night in fourth spot and if the Dockers suffer an unlikely loss to Brisbane Lions away on Sunday, the percentage Port gained could prove crucial.
To be dominated so much, and be held to a single goal in the opening three terms, erased much of the respect Carlton had earned of late. It was worse than its previous record loss of 89 points in 1998.
The Blues started competitively, but by the 16th-minute mark of the second term when captain Marc Murphy was taken off the field after a sickening clash with Port's Cam O'Shea, with Murphy smashing his head on the turf and being concussed, the Power led by 43 points and the result was already looking ugly. It didn't get any prettier.
Marc Murphy's injury in a collision with Cam O'Shea was one of the lowest points of a tough night for Carlton. Photo: Getty Images
Port shut Carlton's stars out of the game early, or to be precise, they were bullied and bruised like they were on the end of a one-sided playground battle. No one felt the brunt more than a frustrated Murphy. The disappointing thing was that not enough teammates were there to support him and Carlton's other smaller types.
The half-time stats, when Carlton was in serious trouble, were damning – Troy Menzel and Andrew Carrazzo had three disposals, Kade Simpson five, and in 45 minutes of play Murphy also had five.
In contrast, it was Port's relatively small dynamos who inflicted so much pain – Robbie Gray was brilliant and further enhanced his Brownlow Medal hopes, Chad Wingard produced something close to the form that bedazzled his opponents earlier in the season, and Jake Neade, currently the smallest player in the AFL at 170 centimetres, stood tall in the fray.
Port Adelaide v Carlton, Round 22
Port Adelaide thrashes Carlton by 103 points in a round 22 match at Adelaide Oval. Photo: Getty Images
The reality was, as much as Carlton raised the spirit of its disheartened fans in recent times by producing some brilliant football, finals week begins in eight days and Port was desperate for a top-four finish – and played accordingly against the 13th ranked side. It took 14minutes before Port kicked the first goal of the game, and there was this feeling that if the Blues could get some of their prime creators well into the game they could seriously challenge. Obviously, they didn't.
The Power repeatedly stormed its 50-metre zone and preyed on the Blues who struggled to cope with the pressure. To lead the inside-50s 32-14 at half-time, and the scoreboard so convincingly by 50 points despite inaccuracy with 21 scoring shots to six, was so disappointing for Carlton. With the Blues bereft of one-on-one winners – only three players had more than 10 disposals – you would expect a Michael Malthouse side to come out and show more resolve.
When the record crowd started chanting "Power" as the goals ticked over, and the home team showed no mercy, the Blues looked such a helpless and demoralised bunch. Pre-season just got tougher. The attendance was 272 higher than the previous AFL record at Adelaide Oval.


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2013-14: Ran in one meet during the outdoor season...posted an 11:16 in the 3,000 meters at the Cowpoke Open on May 3...did not compete during the indoor season.
Before Wyoming: Ran her prep career under coach Greg Schabron at Laramie High School...as a senior was a member of Laramie's state champion 4x800-meter relay team...also earned all-region honors in cross country...owns personal bests of 20:20 in cross country, 5:23 in the mile and 2:23 in the 800 meters...in the classroom was a member of the Honor Roll and National Honor Society.
Personal: The daughter of Steven and Beth Anne Kozlowski...born on Jan. 15, 1994, in Randal, Wash...has two sisters, Elly and Katy, and two brothers, Joey and Willy...majoring in elementary education at UW.
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Steele Field at Jackie Robinson Stadium celebrates its 33rd season as UCLA's home baseball facility in the spring of 2013, after having undergone significant renovations since 2006. Jackie Robinson Stadium hosted the NCAA Los Angeles Regional from 2010 to 2012 and the NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional in 2010 and 2012, drawing crowds of over 2,000 fans. Prior to 2010, UCLA had not posted postseason play since 1986.
Most recently, UCLA added a state-of-the-art video scoreboard in the winter of 2012. The new LED video display features a 15HD pixel layout and measures nearly 17 feet tall by more than 49 feet wide, making it one of the largest video scoreboards in the Pac-12.
In 2011, UCLA added 580 chairback seats to the facility, allowing Jackie Robinson Stadium to seat 1,820 fans on a regular basis. The baseball program added 290 chairback seats above each of the dugouts, replacing grass slopes which had existed since the stadium's founding in 1981.
In January 2009, Jackie Robinson Stadium welcomed a 10,500-square foot hitting complex, named the Jack and Rhodine Gifford Hitting Facility. Midway through the 2008 season, UCLA upgraded its stadium lights, making necessary improvements to meet NCAA standards for hosting an NCAA Super Regional. In January 2008, UCLA installed a state-of-the-art playing surface, a major upgrade made possible for the Steele Foundation.
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Prior to the 2007 season, UCLA installed a major-league quality net behind home plate, improving sightlines for fans and television crews. Other major improvements have included the addition of over 1,000 chairback seats with cupholders in February 2006. The stadium welcomed a new hitter's eye, draped above the center field wall, and the Bruins' scoreboard received a well-deserved face lift.
Located on the site of old Sawtelle Field, Jackie Robinson Stadium provides one of the most comfortable college baseball settings in the West. The stadium was made possible by a private gift from Hoyt Pardee (UCLA '41), a classmate of Jackie Robinson. Without Hoyt, the stadium would not be a reality.
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The main press box, located behind home plate, is flanked by two radio/television booths and provides space for media covering the Bruins. Excellent camera positions for television coverage are located atop both dugouts and on the concourse level. Controls for the professional public address system, electronic scoreboard and lighting systems are located in the main press box. The snack stand is located above the first base stands along with public restrooms.
Jackie Robinson Stadium - UCLA baseball's sixth home field - can be accessed via the San Diego Freeway (405) and Wilshire Blvd. The stadium is located on Constitution Avenue (west off Sepulveda Blvd.) and is just minutes away from the UCLA campus.
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Jackie Robinson, for whom the stadium is named, was the first African-American baseball player to compete in the major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As a student-athlete at UCLA, Robinson became the Bruins' first four-sport letterman, playing football, basketball, track, and baseball. A bronze statue of Robinson is located near the concession stand on the concourse level. The statue was dedicated on April 27, 1985, before the UCLA-Arizona State game.
Directions to Jackie Robinson Stadium
From the 405 North
Exit Wilshire Blvd. (West)
Continue straight on Wilshire, through intersection of Sepulveda Blvd.
Immediately after passing 405 North onramp (on right), veer right onto descending ramp toward Veterans Administration (VA) grounds.
Make an immediate right onto Bonsalle Ave., continuing straight through first stop sign (Eisenhower Ave.).
Continue on Bonsalle until second stop sign (Grant Ave.), and veer slight right at fork in road.
Continue straight toward Jackie Robinson Stadium, in plain sight ahead.
From the 405 South
Exit Wilshire Blvd. (West) - stay on far right when exiting offramp onto Wilshire.
Veer right onto descending ramp toward Veterans Administration (VA) grounds. Do not merge left onto Wilshire.
Make an immediate right onto Bonsalle Ave., continuing straight through first stop sign (Eisenhower Ave.).
Continue on Bonsalle until second stop sign (Grant Ave.), and veer slight right at fork in road.
Continue straight toward Jackie Robinson Stadium, in plain sight ahead.
Traffic advisory - an entrance/exit on the eastern boundary of the Veterans Administration grounds is also available at the intersection of Sepulveda Blvd. and Constitution Ave. (adjacent to 405 freeway). Due to security clearances on the VA grounds, this gate may be locked. The directions above ensure the most consistent and direct point of entrance to Jackie Robinson Stadium.
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"South Pacific" opens Oct. 17 at Sterling College
The musical "South Pacific," directed by Matthew Winning, assistant professor of theater arts, will open on Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. in Culbertson Auditorium in Spencer Hall. This family-friendly comedy, with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, will run through Oct. 19.
Tickets began selling Oct. 1 and are available at the box office Monday through Friday from 1–5 p.m. Tickets may also be reserved by calling 620-278-4279. The box office will open at 7 p.m. on performance nights, and doors will open at 7:30 p.m. All seating is reserved. Adult ticket prices are $8 in advance or $10 at the box office on performance nights. Tickets are $5 for children, students and senior citizens.
"South Pacific" was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Tales of the South Pacific," written by James A. Michener in 1947. "South Pacific" tells two love stories: the story of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Beque, and the story of Lieutenant Joe Cable and Liat, a Tonkinese girl. Through following both love stories, "South Pacific" explores the idea of racial prejudice as each character struggles with loving across cultures.
The cast of "South Pacific" includes Chloe Vierra of Lyons, Kan., as Nellie Forbush; Taylor Fair of Sterling, Kan., as Emile de Beque; Jordan Himes of Eureka, Kan., as Liat; Carlton Ryker of Wichita, Kan., as Lt. Joe Cable; Raven Taylor of Wichita, Kan., as Bloody Mary; Chelsey Moore of Wichita, Kan., as Dinah Murphey; Ryan Ehresman of Wichita, Kan., as Luther Billis; Cody Martin of Hutchinson, Kan., as Capt. Brackett; Brandon Hoesli of Salina, Kan., as Cmdr. Harbison; Taylor Stucky of Pretty Prairie, Kan., as Henry; Travis Norton of Liberal, Kan., as Stewpot; Shane Rogers of Wichita, Kan., as the professor; Cody Meins of Canon City, Colo., as Quale and McCaffrey; Josh Williams of Monticello, Ark., as the shore patrolman; Phil Taylor of Norco, Calif., as Lt. Buzz Adams and the Marine; Kyle Vierra of Lyons, Kan., as the sailor; Elijah Klein of Valley Center, Kan., as O'Brien; Abbey Pickering of Clearwater, Kan., as the lead nurse; Darsha Bechard of Wichita, Kan., Kayla Van Nover of Wichita, Kan., Brenna Swisher of Overbrook, Kan., Deni Brummer of Hutchinson, Kan., Jamie Fitzgerald of Liberal, Kan., Ashli Bell of Sterling, Kan., and Suz Melton of Smithville, Miss., as nurses, islanders and French women; and Kevin Megginson of Norco, Calif., Gary Harley of Garden City, Kan., and Marshall Carter of Ensign, Kan., as Marines, sailors, SeaBees, islanders and pilots.
Sterling College is a Christ-centered, four-year college located in Sterling, Kan., with a mission to develop creative and thoughtful leaders who understand a maturing Christian faith. For more information, visit www.sterling.edu.
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Obesity facts and fiction — can you spot the difference?
If you thought that small changes lead to big weight-loss results, snacking leads to weight gain, or having sex will burn the calories from the huge piece of pie you just ate, you may need to think again.
Obesity researchers reviewed the science behind some popular beliefs about obesity and found that many of these ideas are untrue or unproven. In their report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the authors identified seven myths, six presumptions and nine facts about obesity that are pervasive in the press and social media, as well as the scientific literature. The authors' reasoning is included below. Additional comments from Barbara Moore, PhD, CEO of Shape Up America!™ (SUA) are provided in parentheses.
The evidence does not support these seven claims:
Small sustained changes in energy intake or expenditure will produce large, long-term weight changes.
This is based on an old rule that a person needs to cut out 3500 calories to lose one pound and consume 3500 extra calories to gain one pound. But recent studies show that energy needs change as body mass changes, so if a person has lost weight, cutting out 3500 calories results in smaller changes in weight. The authors explain that the 3500-calorie rule predicts that a person who burns 100 extra calories by walking 1 mile a day will lose more than 50 pounds in 5 years; the actual weight loss is only about 10 pounds.
(SUA says: Taking small steps to reduce calories is fine, but it doesn't have the same effect over time. As you lose more weight, you need to exercise more and eat fewer calories to keep the weight off. However, making big changes or many changes all at once can be overwhelming. If that's a concern, we recommend taking one step at a time to keep you in your comfort zone and help you stay on track.)
Setting realistic goals for weight loss is important, because otherwise patients will become frustrated and lose less weight.
While this seems reasonable, several studies have shown that more ambitious goals may help some people lose more weight.
(SUA says: Many people do well with realistic goals, but some do better with more aggressive goals. When people choose a goal weight, we encourage them to think about why they selected this particular goal and if they ever weighed that as an adult.)
Large, rapid weight loss is associated with poorer long-term weight-loss outcomes, as compared with slow, gradual weight loss.
A review of weight-loss trials found that rapid weight loss using very-low-calorie diets (less than 800 calories) led to more weight loss than low-calorie diets (800-1200 calories) after 6 months, and there was no significant difference in weight loss between the very-low-calorie and the low- calorie diets in long-term studies that followed up dieters for at least a year.
(SUA says: Diets that are fewer than 800 calories are restrictive and hard to stick to over time. Studies that follow up at 2 years would be a better indication of long-term results.)
It is important to assess the stage of change or diet readiness in order to help patients who request weight-loss treatment.
Knowing the dieters' stage of change or degree of readiness doesn't predict weight loss or how well they are going to follow the program. However, this may be because people who voluntarily sign up for a weight-loss program are at least somewhat ready to make changes to lose weight.
(SUA says: We agree that people can sometimes skip a stage and, for example, go from the pre-contemplation stage (not even considering changing) directly to the active weight-loss stage (skipping over considering changing and preparing to change). The important thing is to offer support and guidance that is appropriate to the individual's current stage in the change process.)
Physical-education classes, in their current form, play an important role in reducing or preventing childhood obesity.
Physical education, as currently provided in schools, has not been shown to prevent or reduce obesity.
(SUA says: We agree. Because of budgetary constraints in many schools, gym classes are too often taught by instructors who are not trained and certified as physical education instructors. PE courses in schools are not required daily as they were 30 years ago, nor are they long enough or intense enough to make a sizable difference in rates of obesity. But there are published studies of daily after-school programs that offer vigorous activity, as well as nutrition education, and have been shown to effectively produce weight loss.)
Breast-feeding is protective against obesity.
The authors state that a World Health Organization (WHO) report that says breast-fed infants are less likely to be obese later in life was flawed and other studies with children did not find strong evidence that breast-feeding prevents obesity. However, breast feeding is encouraged because it offers health benefits for the infant and mother.
(SUA says: We agree the breastfeeding literature is very disappointing because studies rarely distinguish between EXCLUSIVE breastfeeding and the common practice of mixing breastfeeding with formula feeding and the early use of supplemental cereals and other foods.
In fact, women rarely breastfeed exclusively for 6 months, but there is evidence that this practice may be protective against childhood obesity. That does not mean the protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding can withstand weaning the infant onto inappropriate foods such as French fries, soda, hot dogs and fried chicken nuggets. Sadly, the Feeding Infants and Toddlers study has shown that this is a common occurrence in contemporary society.)
A bout of sexual activity burns 100 to 300 kcal for each participant.
A man having intense sexual activity and who weighs 154 lb would burn about 3.5 calories per minute. Since this activity lasts about 6 minutes on average, totaling 21 calories, and about 7 calories are burned just lying down watching TV, the grand total of calories burned during sex is about 14.
(SUA says: We have long argued that ANY activity counts, but we agree that if you want to burn a significant number of calories, you'll need to find a longer-lasting activity.)
These five statements have not been proven or disproven at the present time.
Regularly eating (versus skipping) breakfast is protective against obesity.
Two trials found no effect on weight.
(SUA says: For most people, eating breakfast is a good idea. The National Weight Control Registry, which tracks thousands of adults who have maintained at least a 30-pound weight loss for one year or longer, has found that over three-quarters of successful maintainers eat breakfast every day. Furthermore, in teens, national survey data show an association between skipping breakfast and obesity. But we agree that good randomized controlled studies are needed.)
Early childhood is the period in which we learn exercise and eating habits that influence our weight throughout life.
Genes may play a role in how a person's BMI progresses over time.
(SUA says: Forming healthy exercise and eating habits early on can help a child maintain these habits later on in life, but we agree more research is needed. The literature shows that exercise is important for preventing weight regain (after weight loss) and is also useful for preventing weight gain. How the willingness to exercise develops over the life course is poorly understood and may well have a genetic component.)
Eating more fruits and vegetables will result in weight loss or less weight gain, regardless of whether any other changes to one's behavior or environment are made.
Eating fruits and vegetables is healthy, but it needs to be accompanied by eating fewer calories from other foods so it doesn't lead to weight gain.
(SUA says: Fruits and vegetables are nutritious and contain fiber and water, which can help fill you up. With few exceptions, they are low in fat and calories. If these foods are part of your meals and replace higher-calorie snacks, they can help with weight control.)
Weight cycling (i.e., yo-yo dieting) is associated with increased mortality.
Some studies have linked weight cycling with increased risk of death, but this is probably related to a person's health status. Animal studies do not support this association.
(SUA says: We agree that yo-yo dieting is not proven to cause increased mortality. But it is demoralizing and that is not helpful.)
Snacking contributes to weight gain and obesity.
Evidence does not consistently show that snacking leads to weight gain or obesity.
(SUA says: It depends on the snack. High-calorie, high-fat and high-sugar snacks eaten frequently and in large amount can contribute to weight gain. Healthy snacks such as fruit, veggies, low-fat yogurt, and a handful of nuts are reasonable snacks to eat as part of a weight- loss plan.)
The built environment, in terms of sidewalk and park availability, influences the incidence or prevalence of obesity.
Studies linking the risk of obesity and the built environment (parks, roads, architecture) have been inconsistent, so no conclusions can be made.
(SUA says: Having safe places to walk and play and facilities that are clean and maintained encourage children and adults to participate in activities that can help them maintain a healthy weight.)
These nine facts are supported by evidence and can be used in forming public policy and making recommendations to help people reach a healthy weight.
- Although genetic factors play a large role, heritability is not destiny; calculations show that moderate environmental changes can promote as much weight loss as the most efficacious pharmaceutical agents available.
- Diets (i.e., reduced energy intake) very effectively reduce weight, but trying to go on a diet or recommending that someone go on a diet generally does not work well in the long-term.
- Regardless of body weight or weight loss, an increased level of exercise increases health.
- Physical activity or exercise in a sufficient dose aids in long-term weight maintenance.
- Continuation of conditions that promote weight loss promotes maintenance of lower weight.
- For overweight children, programs that involve the parents and the home setting promote greater weight loss or maintenance.
- Provision of meals and use of meal-replacement products promote greater weight loss.
- Some pharmaceutical agents can help patients achieve clinically meaningful weight loss and maintain the reduction as long as the agents continue to be used.
- In appropriate patients, bariatric surgery results in long-term weight loss and reductions in the rate of incident diabetes and mortality.


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Trading down in the NFL Draft. It's something that, in every draft cycle, gets written about in regards to every team. At some point, you are required to consider the possibility of the team you are writing about trading down. However, in recent years, after the new CBA, trading down has become easier. So, what about the Lions and the possibility of them trading down?
Obviously, I'd be glad to see it happen. The Lions are currently at the 10 spot. However, their major needs are cornerback and wide receiver. Taking a wide receiver that high isn't usually something I agree with. A lot of folks have Mike Evans plugged into that spot for Detroit. I'm not too into that. It'd be alright, I guess. Justin Gilbert, the cornerback, I'd be happier with. The thing is, the Lions need depth at wide receiver and in the secondary. So, if they could trade down, and maybe pick up an extra second-round pick, that'd be pretty top notch.
Wide receiver is deep, because there are so many of them every year and college becomes more and more pass happy. Finding receivers in the later rounds is common. This is a solid year for cornerbacks as well. Trading down in the first round, getting a cornerback like Darqueze Dennard or a wide receiver like Marqise Lee in the first round, and then taking a couple of guys in the second round, would be ideal. If they trade down late into the first round, they could perhaps pick up another selection even, and still get a burner like Brandin Cooks or a slot cornerback like Jason Verrett.
That's not what is the most pertinent, however. What matters most is how plausible this is. Can the Lions trade down. For that to happen, they need to find a trade partner, and for that to happen they need a team who wants to get up ahead of the teams drafting after Detroit. Those teams? The Tennessee Titans and the New York Giants.
Now, at this point, no quarterback worth drafting is going to be around. That's the prime position somebody would trade up for. Maybe somebody would trade up to take Evans here, but would they worry about getting ahead of the Titans? I'm not so sure. There are teams that need receivers, but they also probably realize they can sit where they are and get Lee or Cooks or Ordell Beckham Jr. So that's not likely.
Both the Titans and Giants could draft C.J. Mosley, the linebacker from Alabama. He's the clear top inside linebacker. The only problem is, would somebody trade up to take an inside linebacker? Maybe, but it isn't a terribly important position. Todd McShay's latest mock draft has the Ravens taking Mosley at 17? But would they bother trading up? That'd be a nice match for the Lions. At 17, Dennard or Lee would be a real possibility.
Detroit's best chance, however, is finding somebody who wants to get an offensive tackle. Greg Robinson and Jake Matthews will likely be gone. Then, there's Michigan's Taylor Lewan. He's the last of the top three offensive tackles. That's a position people trade up for. A lot of people want tackles. It is a commodity. The Lions could capitalize on that.
For example, the Cardinals, who don't have a lot of needs, really could use a tackle. They pick 20th. Lewan won't be there. Zach Martin might not even be there. Might they trade up? The Giants definitely need a tackle. The only problem is that the Titans may not necessarily be in the market. Would a team just try and make a trade with them instead? Then, the Lions' best hope would be that the Titans just aren't interested in trading. Then, Detroit becomes a team's best chance.
Perhaps the Lions will stay put and take Evans or Gilbert. A trade, though, definitely seems possible, and would help them accrue some depth. Cheap depth too. The kind a team with salary cap issues need.


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Background: I'm working on replacing my single DHCP server with 2 in a failover configuration. When I do a DHCP request I see the lease is created in both dhcpd.leases files on each server. However, I also use a script that add, deletes, and modifies host definitions via OMAPI. I notice when I make a modification on one server, it is not syncronized to the peer.
Question: Should changes caused by OMAPI operations be syncronzed between 2 DHCP servers in a failover configuration the way leases are? If not, should I deal with this by simply making the same changes on both servers? I don't want to do anything that might corrupt my leases file(s), etc.


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TC TO CHARLES SUMNER ; 12 June 1838; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18380612-TC-CSU-01; CL 10: 98-99
5 Cheyne Row, Chelsea / 12 June 1838—
Dear Sir,
Your card and Emerson's Letter1 lay waiting for me yesterday when I got back to my little room. I had not understood till then that it was New England friends, that it was other than "two foreign gentlemen, Germans most probably" who wanted to see me, and hear me. To hear me they were welcome; but I could see no one at that time.2 I hope you, as my friend's friend, understood it all, and excused it.
Perhaps now, as it has gone so, you will come down and see us here. We are generally at home: we are to be at home specially on Saturday evening for one date; tea is at 7 o'clock: that evening will be safer than another.3 We will expect you if we hear nothing to the contrary.
Along with your card lay cards of Mr Gannett's4 and Dr Warren's,5 both Boston men. If they are friends of yours, and will come on so unceremonious terms as these, we shall be right glad to see you all.
I had another Letter from Emerson, forwarded by you (I think) from Paris.6
Hoping to know you better soon / faithfully yours
T. Carlyle


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Sra Nang Manora Forest Park located in Nop Ling Sub-district, Muang District, Pang Nga Province, situated in Khao Toy Nang Hong Forest, covered the area of 0.29 sq.km. The Royal Forest Department declared this forest park on September 15, 1980.
It�s fairly plain included small hills situated from the ground upto Khao Toy where is the watershed area of Sra Nang Manora Waterfall. Soil type is rouge soil.
The park receive a monsoon weather influenced by southwest and northeast monsoon, it is rain almost the year. As a result, there are 2 seasons: hot season start from January to April; and rainy start from May to December.
It�s abundant Evergreen Forest. Flora found consists of Sonneratia sp., Eugenia sp., Shorea laevis, Euphobiaceae genus, MAI PRU, Saraca pierreana and Fagaceae genus. Ground plants crowded consist of Gigantocha hasskarkiana and Melocana humilis.


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Two-man Russian/American crew to provide minimal manning of space station while shuttle is grounded. Replaced EO-7 crew.
Expedition 8 crew of Mike Foale and Aleksandr Kaleri were transported to the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-3 together with the EP-5 (Cervantes) mission crewmember Pedro Duque. During the flight to the station spacecraft Commander was Aleksandr Kaleri . Soyuz TMA-3 docked with the Pirs module at 07:16 GMT on October 20. Once the EO-7 crew aboard the ISS was relieved, the roles switched, with Foale becoming the ISS Commander. After ten days in space, Duque returned to earth with the EO-7 crew of Malenchenko and Lu aboard Soyuz TMA-2, leaving the EO-8 crew aboard the station.
The flight program consisted of the following main activities:
AKA: Soyuz TMA-3; ISS-7S; Ingul.
First Launch: 2003.10.18.
Last Launch: 2004.04.30.
Duration: 194.77 days.
A few days prior to its departure from the ISS, ground controllers fired the Progress M1-11's engines for 11 minutes, boosting the Station's altitude by 3.7 km and adjusting its inclination by one one-hundredth of a degree. Progress M1-11 undocked from the Station at 11:19 GMT on 24 May 2005, clearing the way for the arrival of Progress M-49. It was thereafter commanded to a destructive re-entry over the Pacific Ocean.
After Soyuz TMA-5 docked with the ISS on October 16, the EO-9 crew handed activities over to the EO-10 crew.


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The 501 Club, (not to be confused with 331, 400 bar, Laura's 1029 bar, Seven or the far too similar sounding 508 bar) is located not un-comically between a Caribou Coffee and a Planet Beach in what appears to be a small strip-mall parking lot but is actually a heavily-trafficked corner of Washington Ave and 5th Ave S in downtown Minneapolis. The irony here is a hipster bar in a very un-hipster location, i'm sure that was not lost on the reader. The question is, does it work?
I'll save the suspense, it does. With two levels and some space to throw around, the 501 Club has two bars (one on each level) with pool tables above and a stage that can comfortably (if cozily) fit bands of up to 4 or 5 members, below. The 501 Club, sister bar to Northeast's 331 (reviewed below), runs a gamut of events and specials throughout the week. Wednesdays it's the uber-well-crafted Movie and Music Trivia, Mondays might find a game of the local favorite "bling-O" (which is basically bingo with Hip Hop music in the background). Every night of the week there is live music, many weeknights without a cover. The month of May sees Bethany Larson & The Bee's Knees every Wednesday night, a solid if sometimes plodding rock-folk 4-piece headed, ostensibly, by the oft-flamboyant-skirt-wearing Bethany Larson. And though the stage seems a little small it makes a big noise, if you're sitting close it wouldn't hurt to get some 75 cent ear plugs at the bar.
With weeknights offering half-off appetizers after 11 (and the bar food here is as high-quality as it is varied), a tagline on their website that reads "never a cover" and events like trivia, movie nights and bingo functioning essentially as opening acts for the nights musical line-up, the 501 Club offers enough to keep anyone coming back for seconds. Even if it looks like your entering a bar at the airport at first glance, it feels like a well-thought-out, professionally run establishment by nights end, with flares of the hipster and the downtown crowd scattered throughout.
Take this bar in with a pint of Goose Island on-tap, some vodka tonics and the chicken quesadilla on the appetizer list after 11, because that's exactly what I did...and it worked out pretty well.


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Potential Injuries
Bounce houses, moonwalks, and other inflatable devices have been providing fun, memorable experiences to users of all ages for years and years, and show no signs of stopping anytime soon. However, even though these devices provide fun and excitement to so many people every single day of the week, you still must remain cautious when using them, as well as enforcing rules of safety when monitoring and operating them. Bounce houses are quite fun, but they can also be dangerous if you are not properly monitoring the activities both inside and outside the device. The number of potential injuries you may accidentally encounter when owning and operating a bounce house is relatively small, but you should still know what to do if these situations should ever occur.
The most common type of injury you will have while in possession of a bounce house is an accidental collision between users while bouncing or jumping inside of your inflatable. Even if you have multiple people monitoring the inside of your bounce house, accidents can still occur without warning. If two or more users collide while bouncing, have all users evacuate the bounce house at once. If they require assistance, have adults and parents in the area help to escort the bounce house users out of the main area. Once the injured users are away from the bounce house, inspect the damage. The injured bouncers will likely not have too serious injuries; most of the time, they'll just have the wind knocked out of them. However, if the impact was able to draw blood, wash off the damaged area and apply a bandage immediately. Consider calling for an ambulance only if the pain has not subsided after a significant period of time. Make sure that you clean and sterilize the inside of the bounce house before you allow bouncing and jumping to continue that day. The injured guests may have accidentally left blood or spit on the floor of the bounce house after the accident. Periodical sanitation of a bounce house's interior is always a good idea, and can prevent germs and other outside particles from forming on the surface of your inflatable device.
Some bounce houses require crawling through the entrance in order to get to the main bounce area. Inexperienced bounce house users and those dizzy from playing inside of the bounce house can end up tripping while exiting the bounce house and injuring themselves while landing on the ground. If this occurs, apply the same sort of treatment that you would give during a collision. Help the injured person, or persons, away from the bounce house. Once there, inspect their injuries. Consider putting mats or blankets outside of the bounce entrance area if the problem persists. Other forms of tripping around a bounce house, rather than inside of one, include tripping over the stakes or sandbags anchoring the inflatable device to the ground. Offer the same treatment for these potential injuries. In addition, consider re-arranging the positions of the stakes and the blower for future use to avoid such accidents.
Inflatable water slide and water park injuries are rare in occurrence. The majority of water slides these days have guard rails on either side of the slide's slope, so falling off the side of the slope during use is an occurrence that is almost non-existent. However, accidental collisions can strike in water inflatables, as well. If users do not wait for other users to clear the bottom of the slide before going down the slope themselves, they will likely end up colliding, due to the fast rate at which people slide down the wet, slippery inflatable slide. Those who smash into each other at the bottom of the slide will likely end up with the same symptoms as the other scenarios: mildly bruised and sore, but nothing too serious. Always remember to have at least one person monitoring the inflatable device activity at all times to in some way prevent the rowdy behavior from turning unnecessarily dangerous.
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is correct in the long term.... as previously indicated, deck over the long term will be fine and is a good investment.... short term with the upcoming loss not so much... admittedly however i did not expect this short term bounce and short term at least i do not believe this will be sustained given the upcoming loss... i have positioned myself however in a win win situation.... so yes i will cheer any rise but i will not be surprised if deck dips back down to the low 50s
Why you believe it makes a difference at this point if operating margins declined(thanks to sheepskin rising 80% mostly). It has been priced in. Get a clue. Just watch the stock continue to climb.
The only problem is that the analyst seemed to think that operating margins in the high teens were good - for a company a few years ago that was at 25% for the year.
Also, the stock was upgraded to Outperform after the analyst had a Neutral rating for $20 of the rally. Why weren't they saying buy at $35?
matriz... good comments there... what i am focusing on is the upcoming loss... just do not see how this goes higher in the short term with such a huge loss forecast
Again, it's not all about sheepskin. Let's review the facts. From 2010 to 2012:
-Revenues increased by 41.3%.
-Cost of Goods Sold increased by 57%.
-Gross Profit increased by 25.7%.
-Operating/SGA Expenses increased by 75.4%.
-Operating Income decreased by 24.9%.
So really, it's more about operating expenses than sheepskin. With Deckers announcing they will be targeting new stores with operating margins about 1000 basis points lower, get used to a lower margin business. You are not going to see this company as a profit monster anytime soon.


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As the saying goes, a real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. Do you have friend who borrows money to help you instead of helping their own family? Do you have a friend who is willing to risk the security of their own family to protect you? Most people don't have such a trusted friend. If you have one, how do you treat this special friend? How do you reciprocate your friend's gestures?
How about embarrassing your friend in front of the world by doing exactly what you are not supposed to do? How about insulting your friend when he is visiting you at your own home? How about offending your friend by canceling your visits publically? How about being rude to your friend's close friends? If all these things seem impossible to you in your personal life, welcome to the one-sided relationship between the US and Israel.
Go to any country in the Middle East: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and even Turkey or Saudi Arabia, which are supposed to be US allies, anyone you talk to will tell you the US is considered an unfair, one-sided, military power. Obviously the US foreign policy in the Middle East has been very unpopular and the root of many attacks on the US, including 9/11. The sticking point, of course, is the steadfast support of America to Israel. The US is the most trusted and perhaps the only friend of Israel.
US support for Israel began during the formation of Israel after World War II and continued at all costs. Even when Israel changed its strategy from defense to aggression, the US has given unwavering support to Israel. Support for Israel is not only political support, but economic and military aid. US donation, for example, to the Jewish virtual library, has exceeded $106 billion. Even if the US was not running a budget deficit, not paying interest for its loans, and not accounting for inflation for the past 50 years, the most conservative estimate for US monetary support for Israel is $18,275 per Israeli citizen. Israel has 5.8 million citizens. The actual costs (both indirect and direct) to US taxpayers may never be known.
In a nutshell, Israel is the single largest recipient of US foreign aid. Israel receives nearly one-third of the total direct bi-lateral aid. Excluding Egypt, which receives a large share of aid as a result of agreements made with Israel at Camp David; and Columbia, which receives large amounts to fight drug trafficking, Israel receives more aid from the US than all of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa combined.
What does Israel do to such a trusted friend? – Embarrass the US
As soon as the US Presidential elections concluded and just two weeks before the new President took office on January 20, 2009, Israeli troops launched attacks on Gaza. With a lame duck President in office, the Israeli offense, in the name of destroying Hamas infrastructure, was a defiant act to destroy the Middle East peace. According to Human Rights Watch, the 3-week Israeli attack over the densely populated civilian areas of Gaza was evidence of war crimes. The war crime charges by Human Rights Watch against Israeli was an embarrassment to the US government because the white phosphorous shells repeatedly fired by Israeli forces were made in the US.
In March 2010, Vice President Joe Biden was visiting Israel with the intent to strengthen the relationship and help renew the indirect peace negotiations with Palestinian. Indirect negotiations are very hard and required US Envoy George Mitchell to literally run between two sides. These negotiations are taking place after 17 months of both sides not talking. This shows the seriousness of the US government to bring the Israeli and Palestinian people into the peace process.
What does Israel do to such a trusted friend? – Insult the US
Israel made a surprise announcement to build 1,600 homes in the ultra-religious neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, which is located in a section of Jerusalem claimed by Palestinians as part of a future state. The announcement not only derailed the peace process, but is an affront to the US, as it occurred during Vice President Biden's visit to Israel to jump start the peace process. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a long term and ardent supporter of Israel called the announcement of the settlements, during the day of Vice President Biden's visit, insulting.
In February, 2010, Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was assassinated in Dubai. Dubai authorities say they are virtually certain Israeli agents carried out the killing and have released the identities of 11 people who travelled on forged British, Irish, French and German passports to kill Mabhouh in his hotel.
What does Israel do to a trusted friend? – Offend the humanitarian values of the US
While Israel has not denied or confirmed its role, the European Union (EU) condemned the fact that those involved in Mabhouh's killing used fraudulent EU member states' passports and credit cards acquired through the theft of EU citizens' identities.
Last week, Israel attacked a flotilla traveling in international waters and carrying humanitarian supplies for Gaza citizens. Nine passengers were killed by Israeli forces. Israel claims the Israeli Defense Forces were attacked by the passengers and acted in self defense. Since the summer of 2008, five flotillas have gotten through the blockade to deliver humanitarian goods to Gaza. Monday's flotilla was the largest mission. The Israeli raid is condemned worldwide and has been met with global protests. President Obama actually spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu after the incident.
What does Israel do to a trusted friend? – Prime Minister Netanyahu cancels his meeting with the US
Interestingly, Netanyahu was set to discuss with President Obama about the U.N. conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which Israel considers, ignores the realities of the Middle East and singled out Israel in the document. The United States signed onto the document.
Sixty years of Israel's special relationship with US should not be hurt by one or two isolated incidents. But, there is a clear pattern in the collision course pursued by Israel of pulling the rug under the feet of its trusted friend. The Netanyahu Administration seems to have pushed the limits of the US-Israeli friendship possibly beyond repair.


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In 2005, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI) built Virginia's first building certified Gold under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. WSSI's site uses a fully-integrated Low Impact Development (LID) design to reduce storm water volumes and peak flow rates through detention, retention, and evapotranspiration. In contrast, a "traditional" site would utilize curb and gutter practices to remove storm water as quickly as possible with no provision for reducing the volume that is discharged. WSSI's LID design employs a myriad of small-scale Integrated Management Practices (IMP's) to closely mimic the hydrology of a forested site. WSSI's site includes a green roof, an indoor cistern (used to flush toilets), an underground outdoor cistern (used for irrigation), a rain garden, four types of pervious parking surfaces, a bioswale, and extensive native landscaping...
To help quantify the hydrologic benefits of LID, WSSI also installed an automated monitoring system to measure the amount of flow exiting each IMP. Data collected by the monitoring system can be downloaded at this site, and is free for use. The interactive map below provides links to detailed data for all LID practices that have been implemented at the WSSI office facility.
NOTE: In January 2014, the LID system was deactivated after collecting more than two years of rainfall data. Past storm event analysis dating back to 2012 can still be found on our website under the "Storm Events" page.
Click any of the subcatchment labels in the map below to access the characteristics table for that subcatchment.
Copyright 2011 Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. The Wetland Studies and Solutions logo is a registered trademark of Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved


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Sean O'Brien
Feb. 7, 2014
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois (9-15, 5-6) hosts Missouri State (16-7, 6-5) on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. at SIU Arena. Winners of three-straight games, the Salukis are in a three-way tie for fifth place in the conference with Northern Iowa and Bradley. Saluki Athletics is celebrating its All-Century team with a special presentation at halftime. The first 500 fans will receive a free rally towel.
The game will be televised on the MVC TV network and will be cleared live on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana and FOX Sports Kansas City (combined 5.9 million homes), FOX College Sports Atlantic (56 million digital homes), Comcast SportsNet Chicago (4.9 million homes), ESPN3 (outside the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri), DirecTV (Channel 671), Dish Network (Channel 418) and AT&T U-Verse (Channel 748).
|Southern Illinois
|Missouri State
Missouri State pulls away late to beat Men's Basketball, 69-63
Jarmar Gulley scored 17 points, including a key put-back off a missed free throw with two minutes remaining to lead Missouri State to a 69-63 win on Saturday.
|Southern Illinois (9-15, 5-6) vs. Missouri State (16-7, 6-5)
|Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014
|6:00 p.m. CT
|Carbondale, Ill. - SIU Arena
|Saluki Sports Network
|Video Stream
|Game Notes
|Southern Illinois
|Live Stats
|Social Media
Series versus Missouri State
The Bears have dominated the recent series, winning nine of the last 10 meetings between the schools. The lone victory during that 10-game span came on Feb. 16, 2013. In that game, senior forward Jeff Early scored 20 points and Desmar Jackson added 11 points and four assists.
Desmar Jackson eclipses 1,700 points
G Desmar Jackson (6-5, 180, Sr.) has 1,752 career points (804 at Wyoming, 948 at Southern Illinois) and has scored more points in his college career than any active player in the league. A member of the MVC Preseason Team, he is the league's second-leading scorer and ranks 27th in the nation (20.0 ppg).
Jackson 9th in nation in steals
Jackson is making his case for MVC Defensive Player of the year, leading the MVC with 2.54 steals per game, which ranks him No. 9 nationally. Three times, he has recorded six steals in a game. Bryan Mullins is the only other Saluki player to do so three times in a season (2007-08). Jackson is the career leader in steals per game (2.18) at SIU.
Anthony Beane on a hot streak
G Anthony Beane (6-2, 180, So.), the reigning MVC Player of the Week, is averaging 23.0 points in the last three games, while shooting 22-of-39 from the field, 6-of-15 from 3-point and 19-of-20 from the FT line. He has moved up to 13th in scoring in the MVC (12.4 points). Beane made the winning jumper in the overtime victory over Loyola on Feb. 1. He leads the team in 3-point shooting percentage (.381), a significant improvement over last year's .313 mark.
Bola Olaniyan a rebounding machine
Freshman Bola Olaniyan (6-7, 225, Fr.) has grabbed 42 rebounds in the last four games and has vaulted to fifth in the MVC in conference only games (7.0 rebounds). The Nigeria native leads the league in offensive rebounds in conference games (3.3 offensive rebounds). He played sparingly in the team's first 18 games, but has started the last four.
Two-year players' career-scoring at SIU
Jackson ranks third in school history in scoring among two-year players and recently passed the iconic Walt Frazier.
Player Games Pts.
1. Troy Hudson, 1996-97 55 1164
2. Freddie McSwain, 1989-90 66 1083
3. Desmar Jackson, 2013-14 55 948
4. Walt Frazier, 1965, 67 50 884
Sean O'Brien among MVC's top freshmen
F Sean O'Brien (6-6, 205, Fr.) ranks fifth in the MVC in scoring among freshmen and is the top rebounding freshman in the Valley (5.9). He has two double-doubles on the season (vs. Drake and Indiana State).
MVC Freshman Scoring Games PPG
1. Milton Doyle, Loyola 22 16.5
2. Blake Simmons, Evansville 24 9.2
3. Austin Ruder, Missouri State 23 8.7
4. Reggie Lynch, Illinois State 23 7.5
5. Sean O'Brien, SIU 24 7.4
6. Duane Gibson, Evansville 24 6.9
Jackson in elite company
Jackson is one of only nine players in the nation to average more than 20 points and shoot 49 percent or better from the field.
*SIU has won three-straight games for the first time this season.
*The last time SIU won four-straight games was when it won six-straight from Dec. 9 to Jan. 1, during the 2009-10 season.
*SIU has won three-straight MVC games for the first time since winning four-straight from Feb. 13-26, 2008.
*The 16-point road win at Drake was the largest road margin since winning at SEMO by 21 on Dec. 9, 2010.
*The Salukis are 6-2 when Anthony Beane scores 15 or more points.
*The Salukis are 7-3 when leading at halftime anad 2-11 when trailing at the break.
*Barry Hinson is 7-3 in February games at SIU
*SIU was 1-8 at the midway point of the MVC season last year, but posted a 5-4 mark in the second half. This year they were 3-6 in the first half and are 2-0 in the second half.
*SIU had a season-best in 3-point shooting at Drake, going 7-for-13


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College Hockey:Potsdam's Lee Hits Milestone In Bears' Win Over Buffalo State
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Potsdam Bears won both ends of their Western New York road trip by defeating Buffalo State, 7-4, at The Sports Arena in Buffalo.
The highlight for Potsdam was Chris Lee getting his 100th career point, and then some, with a goal and two assists giving him 102.
"He's been a great leader for us," Potsdam coach Glenn Thomaris said. "He makes the players around him a lot better. This year so far when we needed to pick up a goal, he's been able to come through for us. He is one of the premier players I think the school has had here of late. He's had a great career and there's more to come, I hope."
"Potsdam's been probably the best decision so far in terms of my hockey career," Lee said after the game. "I've learned a lot in my four years playing with a lot of great players and some great coaches. It's been a blast."
Of course, Lee wants more for the rest of his career. "I'm hoping to finish strong," he said. "I'm hoping to lead our team to the SUNYAC championship and hopefully in to the NCAAs. We haven't been there in my four years here, and it's somewhere I'd like to definitely be."
The Bears took another step closer in establishing home ice in the first round of the league playoffs with the win. They used a sharp passing game to quickly move the puck in all three zones.
"I think Buffalo State obviously had nothing to lose," Thomaris said. "They came to play hard. They were going to come at us. We had to move the puck a little quicker, or they were going to bump and grind us around and get some turnovers."
For the first two periods, however, it wasn't easy.
Potsdam took the lead early in the first period when Myles Palliser lost the puck that happened to end up on his teammate's stick anyway. Vilis Abele backhanded it from the slot through a crowd.
Buffalo State came right back to tie it up after a failed Potsdam clearing attempt. Nick DeMarco fired a shot from the right point through a screen that Ryan Venturelli didn't see.
The Bears then took a 3-1 lead on goals by Mark Stewart on a rebound and Greg Lee on a one-timer after a pass from behind the net by Rob Peters.
The Bengals quickly got one back when Mike DeMarco jumped on his own rebound and fired it over Venturelli's glove hand.
Was Thomaris worried that his team would have trouble hanging onto the lead once again? "One of the things that we know and that other teams know is that we gave up a lot of goals against Elmira in the third period a lot of goals against Utica," he conceded. "Teams know that they still have a chance no matter what the score is and until we do something about that we're going to be faced with that the rest of the way down the stretch run here."
Sure enough, the Bengals tied it up in the second period on a power play goal by Josh Magnuson on a wrister from the high slot area.
Potsdam retook the lead on their own power play goal on yet another rebound with the goalie, Sean Sheehan, out of position. This time Adam Gebrara banged it home.
And, Buffalo State came right back when Mike DeMarco scored his second after Potsdam couldn't clear the puck from in front of the net.
This goal came with 56 seconds left in the period, and like the night before, Potsdam scored the winning goal in the waning moments of the middle period. This time 22 seconds remained. Greg Lee got his second of the night on the third try from the crease area.
Unlike those games Thomaris cites, the Bears stepped it up in the third period, controlling play, and scored two insurance goals. The first by Chris Lee, after he was stopped on two clean breakaways in the second period, with a blistering shot from the right point on the power play.
Palliser got the final goal on a two-on-one, created when he intercepted a clearing pass. He walked it in, using the other Potsdam player as a decoy, firing a wrist shot up high.
"I think that we just stopped working," Buffalo State coach Jim Fowler said of the third period. "It wasn't because we were tired. We just stood around in our own zone and kind of watched the puck."
The Bears outshot the Bengals, 45-28.
Besides Mike DeMarco, another bright spot for Buffalo State was their goalie, Sean Sheehan, who played in his first home game after joining the team in the second semester.
"Sean has played well," Fowler said. "He was a little off tonight, but he made some big saves for us. We got a pretty young team and with him back there, hopefully the future looks bright."
The immediate future for the Bengals is to play at Oswego and Cortland next weekend. "Our goal hasn't changed. We're still looking for the playoffs," Fowler said. "That's going to be our goal, so I told our guys to come back Monday morning ready to work."
Buffalo State is now 1-8-0 in league play, 5-15-0 overall.
Potsdam now stands at 6-3-1 in the SUNYAC, which places them tied for second with Geneseo, and that's exactly who the Bears play on Friday followed by a trip to Brockport on Saturday. Geneseo does have a game in hand against Oswego which will be played before the matchup this Friday.
It's the type of game that Chris Lee needs to show his stuff in order to make his goal a reality.
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