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The Gunners go into the fixture-heavy Christmas period five points clear of Liverpool, but the French midfielder has warned against complacency after Sunday's draw with EvertonMathieu Flamini has called on his Arsenal team-mates to keep their focus over the busy festive period in a bid to preserve their place at the top of the Premier League table.
The Gunners are five points clear following Sunday's 1-1 draw with Everton, though face a challenging set of fixtures with trips to Napoli and Manchester City before they host Chelsea.
With Arsene Wenger's men tackling nine games over the next four weeks, Flamini knows that this period could determine the destination of the title and is keen for Arsenal to retain their consistency.
|Arsenal are 2/1 with BetVictor to win the Premier League
"Now it is important just to focus on game after game, because we have another big match away to Napoli, and then play at Manchester City, so everything goes very quick in the championship, especially when you have so many games.
"It is going to be a busy period for us and we just have to focus.
"What would be good for us will be three victories, but we know it is not going to be easy because we will be playing three big teams with a lot of quality.
"This busy period is also going to be important for the players, that we can recover as soon as possible because we play already on Wednesday, but it will be interesting to see what happens after these three
"These are all big games, the ones you want to play in, and everyone is excited to be playing in them. It will be an interesting period for everyone and hopefully a good one for us."


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Fillets are what most New Englanders want. No bones, no tail, and above all, no head. It's a cultural thing, and my friend Neilly says it's too bad. He's from Jamaica, and Jamaicans use the whole fish—not just because it's wasteful not to—but also because the bones and the heads are where the flavor's at.
The recipe he makes most often here is brown stew fish. The flavors are similar to brown stew chicken—there's ketchup and Scotch Bonnets—but instead of poultry, the meat in the dish is fish heads. They're cut in half and the blood is cleaned out, and what you're left with is the meaty cheeks and the jaw and the bones and the eyeballs. He says it's edible, every bit.
I tasted a batch he made the other day with bluefish. He also makes it with striper and redfish, and I was excited about the idea of a stew that uses the parts of the fish most people toss in the compost. I wasn't disappointed. It's delicious. The bluefish heads give the stew a richness that you don't get from fillets, and the cheek meat melts in your mouth.
We made the stew last night at home. My parents were here, and they were very curious as to what I was doing with a bag full of fish heads. We fried them up and stewed them down with peppers and onions and a sweet, tangy sauce, then served it all over rice. I haven't worked up the courage yet to try an eyeball, but I'll keep you posted.
Neilly didn't have a written recipe, so I asked him about quantities ingredient by ingredient. This is very close to the original. If they cut their own fish, most fishmongers will give you bluefish trimmings for free.
3 bluefish heads, cut in half lengthwise and cleaned
1/2 cup flour
salt and pepper
olive oil
1 sweet pepper (red or yellow), thinly sliced
1 Scotch Bonnet pepper, minced
1 onion, thinly sliced
3 scallions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons red or white vinegar
3-4 sprigs thyme
3/4 cup ketchup
3/4 cup coconut milk
4 cups water
Dredge the bluefish heads in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Fry the heads in a skillet greased with olive oil over medium heat, flipping after about 3 minutes. Set the cooked heads aside.
Warm up another glug of olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the peppers, onion, and scallion and sauté for about 10 minutes, or until they start to get soft. Add the soy sauce, vinegar, thyme, ketchup, and coconut milk and stir well.
Add the fish heads and the water. The water should just cover the heads, so you may need more or less depending on the size of your fish. Simmer the stew for at least 15 minutes before serving, and up to several hours. It's excellent over rice.

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UKIP aims to capitalise on insecurity over immigration and jobs to steal votes from Labour and it could prove an effective tactic.
18:41, UK, Monday 12 May 2014
Sophy Ridge
Senior Political Correspondent
Barking and Dagenham is not a typical UKIP target.
It couldn't be further away from the leafy Tory countryside or the crumbling seaside towns where Nigel Farage looks most at home.
However, if UKIP want to top the polls at the European elections they will need to steal votes from Labour in areas like Barking.
According to a Sky News YouGov poll, UKIP has leapt ahead of Labour, with the Tories in third place and the Lib Dems lagging well behind.
I have spent the day in Barking to find out why voters here are attracted to the purple party.
Immigration is a big concern. In 2009 the BNP came second to Labour in the European elections with nearly 7,000 votes. Inevitably, some of their support will go to UKIP this time around.
Many feel their community is changing rapidly, others are worries about jobs and houses going to EU migrants.
Another strong sentiment was a desire to send a message to politicians in Westminster.
Mr Farage was seen as someone who tells it like it is, someone who is not part of the establishment (despite being a privately educated MEP.)
There were many others, however, who were against UKIP - believing they were stirring up racial tensions or that Britain would be better off staying in the EU.
For a long time, politicians in Westminster have been able to write UKIP off as a splinter group for disaffected Tories.
If they start eating into Labour's vote in places like Barking and Dagenham, it won't just be the Conservatives who can't afford to ignore them.
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Weird to say. Ummph.
Jan 28th
lol, steve!!!
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June 1st
Thunder, its a mature adiunce cartoon. It swears.
March 5th
@julien benghi i dont think any1 cares about the fish
Dec 27th
my parets dont let me watch this
Dec 27th
American Dad Rocks!
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Dec 14th
i LOVE this show!!!! how did they make roger???????? lol and hayley??????? :D
Dec 2nd
good morning usaaaaaaaa i got a feeling that it's gana be a wonderful day
Nov 23rd
OMG thats my fave TV show
Oct 30th
heh American dad, Family guy are so funny heh LOL.
Oct 23rd
Oh my GOD that is so good I love that show.
Oct 12th
Sep 30th
the dad guy needs a bigger chin :P
Sep 1st
has anybody ever noiced how roger tries to gt with every guy he meets espeisially jeff its sosoo obvious hes gay!
August 24th
hailey looks the best she looks like on tv
August 24th
stan: good mornin usa ive got the feeling that its genna b a wonderfull day the sun in the sky's got a ssmile on its face and its shining a salute to the amarican race oh boy its swell to say roger: good mornin usa
August 24th
I know Roger's seriously MESSED up,they forgot someone....oh yeah,Klaus!
August 13th
lol roger....
August 11th
It's really good but Francine's hair should be longer and she should be thinner! Stan should be more buff and Hayley needs to be thinner and paler!
August 10th
LOL Hailey is really good~
August 5th
rogers body looks backwards
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July 12th
good morning usa... ive got a feeling that its gonna be a wonderful day.. the sun and the sky are wide awake, and hes shing a solute (or however u spell it) to the amarican race.(musical break) oh boy its swell to say... good morning usa!
July 8th
Me gusta.
July 8th
Well, that's mature of you to say.
July 6th
ethan your gay balls gross
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Love This Show!
July 4th
downmayaisher thats very rude you should be nice and keep rude critisizum to yourself p.s its awesome and i love that show
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@downmayaisher And we're supposed to give a sh#t?
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I hate it
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I love this show!
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steve's chin looks like balls
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Red Flag Magazine Issue No. 8 | ANIMALS
Article on Italian web site PromiseLand.it about Sharon Gannon receiving Vegan OK Award and promoting Viver lo Yoga, the Italian translation of Yoga and Vegetarianism.
An interview with Sharon Gannon & David Life — the "High Priests of Vegan Yoga Chic."
Time Magazine presents a 10-page article covering the rising interest in yoga in 2001, beginning with the popularity of yoga amongst stars such as Jivamukti practitioner Christie Turlington. The article goes on to explore yoga's apparent ability to heal disease and physical discomfort, citing studies by Dr. Dean Ornish, amongst others.
The June 2002 Yoga Journal featured a photo of Sharon & David on the cover and a single-page feature on page 75 of the magazine.
Articles in the media featuring Jivamukti Yoga and our co-founders Sharon Gannon & David Life
The book Yoga Assists by David Life and Sharon Gannon, provides teachers and students alike, with illustrations, drawings, and outline of postures accompanied by instructional formulas...
Yoga Journal Russia interviews Dechen Thurman during his visit to Moscow in December 2012 to do series of master classes at
An article by Heeki Park in Korean about the 2013 Jivamukti Yoga Tribe Gathering. Featuring photos by Derek Goodwin.
Origin Magazine #10 features Jivamukti in two places.
A wonderful interview, made in Milan by Marilaura Giovagnini for Io Donna (website).


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Andrew "Zig" Leipzig, "Careful Drivers are Survivors"
The Long Island Fringe Festival at the Tilles Center, scheduled for September 24th through 26th, is two years old, and like any two year old you had better keep your eye on it because it is likely to do the unexpected. Bands, dance, poetry, theater, cinema, sculpture, painting and other art-forms will sequentially and simultaneously inhabit the Tilles Mainstage, Atrium, Hillwood Cinema and environs to surprise and entertain you for three solid days. If the entire extravaganza would leave you exhausted you can choose a piece of the action to please you , but if your endurance and motivation are superhuman, then $90 buys you admission to everything for the duration. Check in at the Tilles Box Office, by phone at TILLESCHARGE 516-299-3100 and online at www.tillescenter.com and www.ticketmaster.com
The number of activities is considerable, perhaps even daunting, so here is a listing to help prepare you.
Deb Kasamakis, "Night & Day," acrylic on birch; two-sided painting
Megan Sirianni-Brand, "Where Ocean Meets Sky and Land."
Friday, 5 -7 pm, in the Atrium:
The Art of ZIG and
The Sounds of DJ PETE E G
The Science of Fringematics - Introduction
Friday, in the Concert Hall:
7-7:30 pm, The Suck it Easy Band
7:45-8:15 pm, CWP Dance Faculty
8:20-8:50 pm, Poets with Passion
9-9:30 pm, Circle of Dance
Darlene Cunnup, "Seagulls." Photograph
The Science of Fringematics - Intermediate
Saturday, in the Concert Hall
7-7:30 pm, Coolfish
7:45-8:15 pm, CWP Dance Faculty
8:20-8:50 pm, Sistas on Fire
9-9:30 pm, Dance Visions
Dawn Giunta, "Expressions I." acrylic, 24" x 36"
The Science of Fringematics - Advanced
Sunday, in the Concert Hall
7-7:30 pm, Doublespeak
7:45-8:15 pm, CWP Dance Faculty
8:20-8:50 pm, Jessica Semins
9-9:30 pm, JLOC Collective
Vivian Pollack, "Farm stand." silk painting, 29" X 29"
12-12:45 pm, Little Theatre, The Letter by Greg Cioffi
1-1:45 pm, Hillwood Cinema, Jessica Semins
2-2:45 pm, Hillwood Recital Hall, Dance Visions
3-3:45 pm, Little Theatre, Dan Capalbo
4-4:45 pm, Hillwood Cinema, Double Speak
5-5:45 pm, Hillwood Recital Hall, Romeo and Juliet
12-3 pm & 3-6 pm, Humanities Room 119, Select Films of the 13th Long Island
International Film Expo
Ellen Hallie Schiff, "Blue Number 6." o/c, 48" X 72
12-12:45 pm, Little Theatre, Sista's on Fire
1-1:45 pm, Hillwood Cinema, Coolfish
2-2:45 pm, Hillwood Recital Hall, JLOC Collective
3-3:45 pm, Little Theatre, Jay Jii
4-4:45 pm, Hillwood Cinema, Suck It Easy Band
5-5:45 pm, Hillwood Recital Hall, Romeo and Juliet
12-3 pm & 3-6 pm, Humanities Room 119, Select Films of the 13th Long Island Int'l Film Expo
For more information, contact Debra Ann Kasimakis, Producer, or 516-931-6849.
The above artwork will be exhibited at the Festival, which will include work by Margaret Azzoni, Alli Berman, Diane Bares, Megan Sirianni-Brand, Darlene Cunnup, Scott Evers, Bob Goida, Dawn Giunta, Debra Ann Kasimakis - Sculpture, Laurette Kovary - Sculpture, Eric Hurnyak, Andrew Leipzig, Vivien Ollack, Ellen Hallie Shiff, Mike Stanko, Cal Thompson and Tiffany Norstedt.


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Top 5 Must-Have Pizzas In San FranciscoSome gourmet pizzerias in San Francisco feature some of the most celebrated chefs in the Bay Area, including a world champion pizza maker.
5 Best Meatballs In San FranciscoHere are five places in San Francisco that are taking meatballs to the top of their game.
Eye On The Bay: Chef's Night OffEver wonder where top chefs like to eat out when they have a day off? Hosts Thuy Vu and Liam Mayclem join some of the Bay Area's most notable chefs as they head out to their favorite spots for unwinding and dining.
Best Pizza In San FranciscoEveryone loves pizza. Pies in San Francisco are creative. Let's take a look at some of the City's prime spots for premium pizza pies.


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Roger Ebert
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Roger Ebert is attending his 35th consecutive conference and does not know what he would do without it: "Here I have learned nearly everything I know, and contributed even more than that."
Ebert is the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times, syndicated to some 200 other papers. He also is co-host of the television show Ebert & Roeper and teaches in the University of Chicago fine arts program. He has honorary doctorates from the University of Colorado and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
His book The Great Movies contains essays on 100 classic films. His other books include annual editions of Roger Eberts Movie Yearbook, I Hated Hated HATED This Movie, Roger Ebert's Book of Film and The Perfect London Walk. His annual CWA shot-by-shot film analysis, dubbed Cinema Interruptus by the late Howard Higman, inspired the commentary tracks for the DVDs of Dark City, Casablanca and Citizen Kane (which won Variety's Video Premiere Award as the best DVD commentary of the year). His commentary on Ozu's masterpiece Floating Weeds will be on the Criterion DVD of the film, set for release this spring, and the Criterion Collection informs him that everyone who gave an address at the Interruptus last year will get a free copy.
Eberts web site was voted Best Movie Review Website by the Online Film Critics Society. He has been responsible for luring Bill Nack, Andy Ihnatko and Pepper Schwartz to the CWA, and would appreciate it if you could strew palms before them as they walk about the campus and proffer them sweetmeats, honeyed balm and the like.


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The Situation
Lao PDR is primarily a source but also a transit and destination country for human trafficking. Many Lao victims are recruited by local persons who have cross-border experience but not connected to any organized crime syndicates.1
Lao men, women, and children are trafficked for sexual and labor exploitation in Thailand. Many of the trafficking victims were from the lowlands. Men are trafficked for forced labor in factories and the fishing industries.2 A small number of Lao women are trafficked for forced marriages with Chinese men. While there are no reliable estimates on the number of Lao who are trafficked, the Thai authorities estimate that at least 180,000 undocumented Lao worked in Thailand.3 World Vision Laos reported that 44 percent of parents do not know where their children are. Of children who returned home, half reported their experience was terrible, and 40 percent reported being locked up, and 13% report they were raped.14
Laos is a transit country for victims trafficked from Burma and Vietnam to Thailand.5
Laos is a destination country for women who are trafficked from Vietnam and the People's Republic of China for sexual exploitation.6 In Lao PDR commercial sexual exploitation usually takes place in nightclubs or small beer-shops.7
Internal Trafficking
Laos has internal trafficking of women and girls from rural to urban areas for sexual exploitation.8 Internal trafficking of minority women and girls has increased in the northern part of Laos.9
There are many causes of human trafficking in Laos. Many argue that the economic differences in the Sub-Mekong region encourage people to migrate to relatively wealthier neighboring countries like Thailand.10 An ILO supported study by the Lao Government found that nearly 7 percent of households in three border provinces had family members working in Thailand. With more than half of the population under the age of 20, young Lao migrate to fill unskilled jobs and become vulnerable to trafficking.11 World Vision argues that the rural to urban migration increases the urban poor and population at risk of trafficking.12
The Lao Government
The Lao Government was placed in Tier 2 in the 2007 U.S. Department of State's Trafficking in Persons Report for not fully complying with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act's minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but making significant efforts to do so. There are reports of local government officials who are complicit in trafficking.13
The 2004 Law on Women, the Law on the Protection of Children, and other provisions of the Lao criminal code criminalizes most forms of trafficking for labor and sexual exploitation. Penalties are commensurate with those for rape. In late 2006, the Lao government drafted the National Plan of Action to Combat Human Trafficking.14
In 2006, the Lao Government reported 27 trafficking investigations, 15 arrests, and 12 prosecutions, and three convictions with sentences averaging six years in prison. There have been no reported prosecutions of government officials complicit in trafficking.15
The Lao Government has two small transit centers for returning victims and collaborates with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for the victims' return and reintegration. The Lao Women's Union and also runs a shelter which provides legal, medical, and counseling services; they assisted 17 trafficking victims in 2006. The Lao government does not adequately identify all its trafficking victims. Some trafficking victims have been incarcerated in immigration detention facilities. In 2006, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MLSW) assisted 259 trafficking victims.16
The Lao government has an array of prevention efforts through print, radio, and media television. The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MLSW), with funding from NGOs, produced a drama program and billboards on trafficking in Lao, Hmong, and Khu languages. The Law Women's Union also raised awareness of trafficking among government officials and women and girls in several provinces.17
International Cooperation
The Lao Government has many regional agreements for anti-trafficking, including the Regional Commitment and Action Plan of the East Asia and Pacific Region against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Asia Pacific Consultation, Manila Process, Bali Ministerial Meetings on Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling, and the Bangkok Declaration on Irregular Migration, Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Migration with Thailand.18 In August 2006, the Government hosted a meeting of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking and also held its first national workshop on anti-trafficking.19
The U.S. Department of State recommends that the Lao government should pass and enact comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation, eliminate the practice of fining returning trafficking victims, increase efforts to combat internal trafficking, and make greater efforts to prosecute and convict public officials who profit from or are involved in trafficking.20
1 2006 US Department of State Human Rights Report
2 2007 US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report
3 2006 US Department of State Human Rights Report
4 World Vision Laos PDR: Human Trafficking
5 2006 US Department of State Human Rights Report
6 2006 US Department of State Human Rights Report
7 UNIAP: Lao PDR Overview
8 2007 US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report
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11 ILO-IPEC: Lao PDR, The Situation
12 World Vision Laos PDR: Human Trafficking
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14 2007 US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report
15 2007 US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report
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18 UNIAP: Lao PDR Overview
19 2006 US Department of State Human Rights Report
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Gonon, P (2009). The Internationalization of Vocational Education Reform-Concepts: A Rhetorical Perspective. In: Heikkinen, A; Kraus, K. Reworking Vocational Education : Policies, Practices and Concepts. Bern: 978-3-03911-603-4, 63-76.
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The Editors: Anja Heikkinen is a professor of lifelong learning and education at the University of Tampere, Finland. Her research interests include: the relationship between education, work and politics; the history and philosophy of vocational education; the impact of culture and gender on vocational education; and cross-cultural collaboration and practice.
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Vice President for Student Affairs
Dr. Milga Morales has been dean of students since 1998 and was named vice president in 2010. She holds a B.A. and an M.S. in education from Brooklyn College, and a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Yeshiva University.
The vice president for student affairs is responsible for much of the cocurricular life of the college, including athletics, health programs, and veterans counseling. The following areas report to the vice president for student affairs:
- Center for Student Disability Services
- Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility
- Governance, Orientation and Leadership Development
- Health Clinic
- Health Programs/Immunization Requirements Office
- Judicial Affairs
- Personal Counseling
- Recreation, Intramural and Intercollegiate Athletics
- Residential Life and Housing Referral
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By Dan Bernath
Who knows what drives prohibitionists to block sensible marijuana policy reform with such fervor?
If you're reading this, then you've got your own theories. Maybe it's culture war residue from paranoid Nixonians who believed aversion to war was marijuana's most dangerous side effect. Maybe it's the net effect of 70 years of wild-eyed, race-tinged anti-marijuana propaganda. Maybe it's all those drug warriors who depend on the marijuana war for their livelihoods.
It doesn't really matter, because the solution is the same: marijuana policy reform, ultimately at the federal level.
April 20 is as good a day as any to step back and assess our progress so far.
The most egregious element of the federal government's war on marijuana users – criminalizing seriously ill patients who rely on marijuana as part of the treatment regimen they developed with their doctors – is crumbling fast.
Through public education, popular state ballot initiatives shepherded by tireless advocates, and partnerships between advocacy groups and compassionate, sensible lawmakers at every level, nearly a quarter of this nation's states now protect a patient's right to medical marijuana.
More states are adopting medical marijuana laws every year as evidence of the drug's safety and efficacy grows. Just last month, New Mexico became the 12th state to establish medical marijuana laws, and similar legislation is getting serious consideration in Minnesota and Illinois as well.
As a result, pressure on federal legislators to reconcile cruel, outdated roadblocks to patients' access to medical marijuana builds.
Prohibitionists' willingness to sacrifice the sickest and most vulnerable among us simply to gain an advantage in their war against marijuana users only reveals the cynicism that impedes the rational, civil policy discussion marijuana reform deserves.
Opponents of marijuana policy reform, when making the ridiculous claim that marijuana is far more dangerous today than in the past, are fond of saying, "This is not your father's marijuana."
Well, these are not your father's marijuana reformers. Advocates for sensible, effective marijuana policy are pragmatic, organized, dynamic, and energetic. They include medical professionals, public policy experts, economists, politicians, civil rights and privacy advocates, taxpayer watchdogs, clergy members, liberals, conservatives, and anyone else concerned about the ever-growing reach of the federal government into the private lives of responsible Americans.
And their ranks are growing. For many, such as former U.S. Congressman Bob Barr, the turning point will come over concern about the federal government's increasing encroachment into the affairs of private citizens and local governments. Once a strong opponent of medical marijuana, Barr recently signed on as a lobbyist for the Marijuana Policy Project to work with his former colleagues to protect states' right to determine their own policies on medical marijuana.
Marijuana reform is inevitable as long as we stay informed and stay active. Activists can't do it alone. We need you.
Dan Bernath is the Marijuana Policy Project's assistant director of communications, www.mpp.org. Email him at email@example.com.


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Author's note: First of a two-part series, this column was first published by the Clarion on Sept. 3, 2004.
A common mistake hereabouts is to freeze more fish than you're able to use or give away.
Your family may have started out liking it, but now they say they're "tired of fish." Pressed for details, they say the fish tastes "fishy." When you continue to feed them fish, your kids leave home years earlier than expected, a mixed blessing.
With early-run king salmon and razor clams pretty much out of the picture for the coming season, let's take measure of what's left.
Below are some ideas designed to spark ideas for things you can do in the coming months. This isn't about "how to," but about trying something that might be new and different. As for the how-to, you'll find no end of it in books, videos, magazines and the Internet. While you're at it, pick the brains of friends and acquaintances.
Bouillabaisse, a fancy French word for fish soup, just might be the most delicious thing you'll ever wrap a lip around.
Author's note: This column first appeared in the Clarion on Sept. 23, 1993. It has been edited slightly for brevity. — LP
One advantage of living outside a city is that you can hunt and shoot in your own backyard, right?
Sometimes, yes. Other times, maybe. Often, you shouldn't.
Most of us who live "in the country" do so for one good reason: We can afford to own more land, which — we hope — will give us more peace, quiet and privacy than we'd get in the city.
Not many years ago, if you wanted razor clams, you simply drove to the beach. Clams were plentiful, the digging was easy, and getting a limit of 60 was a cinch. No more. When I went last summer, I found only one small clam. On the way home, I had to buy a package of frozen clams so I could make chowder.
According to WebMD, in 2014, new studies found that sitting for long hours is linked to worse mental health, a higher risk of death from heart disease and other causes, and a higher risk of being disabled. And yet, Americans seem to be sitting more than ever before.
A couple of weeks ago, I had a dream about fishing. Upon awakening, I was smiling and feeling good, unlike my usual early-morning feeling. I stayed in bed for a while, trying to recall what happened in that dream. I could remember fishing with friends, catching a big fish and having fun, but details were fuzzy.
Author's note: A loyal reader recently noted that it has been two years since I bamboozled readers into learning about fish by slipping a little cold biology into a hot romance novel. Spurred to action by this tremendous upsurge in interest, I hereby present yet another torrid chapter in the lives of the voluptuous fishing guide, Jenna, and the rugged river ranger, Rod. — LP
For years, I railed against subsistence fishing in the Kenai. I dreaded that it would mean gill nets in the river. I feared that it would be a federally enforced source of bitter divisiveness among local residents.
Author's note: This column first appeared in the Clarion on May 23, 2003.
For years, most anglers fished for halibut in Southcentral waters with the same bait and technique: a chunk of herring on either a "c" hook or a "j" hook, fished on the bottom. Some still do. But many have learned that other baits and methods can be far more productive and a whole lot more fun.
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Two of the most unusual and iconic structures in North America are actually adjacent to one another, on the Seattle Center grounds, just north of downtown Seattle.
The Space Needle was opened in 1962 for the Seattle World's Fair held that year. Following the inspiration of artist Edward E. Carlson, Architect John Grahm actually completed the design a mere 18 months before opening day. Following the Century 21 theme of the fair, Grahm created a flying saucer atop a 500 foot tower (or perhaps landing pad). Nearly fifty years later the structure still appears futuristic.
The Experience Music Project was designed by Frank Gehry, and completed in 2000. Inspired by the shapes and colors of the electric guitar, Gehry created an amorphous exterior shell covered by 21,000 metal shingles, each a unique shape and size.
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NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository Collection: BVAAP Vol.16(1) [June 2008] http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/2768 The Collection's search engine Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search Influence of different holding solutions on post-harvest behaviour of cut-flowers of Chrysanthemum http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3108 Title: Influence of different holding solutions on post-harvest behaviour of cut-flowers of Chrysanthemum

Authors: Gupta, V N; Banerji, B K

Abstract: Post-harvest manangement of cut-flowers is one of the important aspects of floriculture industry. Work is on progress to develop crop specific protocol of holding solutions to increase the vase life. Present article reports how different holding solutions affect the post-harvest quality of cut-flowers and what a grower can do to optimize their postharvest performance of cut-flowers. Eleven varieties of Chrysanthemum, developed by NBRI, Lucknow for cutflowers were selected for the present experiment and cut sprays were collected from field grown plants at uniform size and colour show stage. Sprays were kept in different holding solutions. Sucrose (2%) + AgN0₃ (25ppm) + citric acid (75ppm) and sucrose (2%) + 8HQC (500ppm) are recommended best holding solution for bud opening and increased vase life in Chrysanthemum.

Page(s): 68-73 Influence of auxins in regeneration of roots in the stem cuttings of multi-bracted Bougainvillea under intermittent mist http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3107 Title: Influence of auxins in regeneration of roots in the stem cuttings of multi-bracted Bougainvillea under intermittent mist

Authors: Gupta, V N; Banerji, B K; Datta, S K

Abstract: The semi-hardwood cuttings (15 cm length) were selected from healthy vigorous middle shoots of Bougainvillea cvs Los Banos Variegata and Cherry Blossom and treated with indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) solutions each at 0, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 ppm by quick dip (10 sec.) method. The cuttings were planted in 15 cm earthen pots filled with sterilized coarse sand and kept under intermittent mist in glass roofed chamber for rooting in randomized block design with three replications. IBA at 4000 ppm induced maximum rooting (45.0%) and survival. (77.80%) in cv Los Banos Variegata and 75.0% rooting and 86.70% survival was recorded in cv Cherry Blossom. This concentration was also very helpful in producing greater number of roots and longer root length per rooted cutting than treatments with NAA in both the cultivars.

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Authors: Singh, M K; Singh, Sukhjinder; Ram, Raja

Abstract: Lilium which belongs to the family Liliaceae is the most important bulbous cut-flower crop. Among the different types of lily it was observed that there is the maximum demand for Asiatic hybrid lily cut flowers in the domestic flower market. In our country its cultivated area has increased in the last decade. Data of cost of cultivation of cut-flower crops are required for growers before they start the commercial cultivation of the flower crop. The paper aims to analyse the economic viability of Asiatic hybrid lily cultivation under 500m2 area. Every year, data were analysed and it was observed that there is the return of net income in the first and third year to the tune of Rs. 21513 and Rs. 265663, respectively by the sale of its flowers.

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Authors: Dubey, P C; Sikarwar, R L S; Khanna, K K; Saxena, R N; Tiwari, Arjun P

Abstract: The plants have been used by men since ancient times for their various requirements such as food, medicine, fodder, fibre, gum, timber, fuel, agricultural equipments and for other economic activities. The human population has increased rapidly during the last 50 years and the necessities of men have also increased in the same ratio. Consequently, due to the indiscriminate cutting of forests, destruction of habitats and over exploitation of valuable plant species from the natural habitats, they are reduced to a critical stage. An extensive survey has been carried out in the forest area of Vindhyan region to find out the status of threatened plants as per the IUCN guidelines. The present work is described in this paper.

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Derby, CT
From the North
Take 91 through Hartford then take Exit 17 for Wilbur Cross Parkway
(which becomes the Merritt Parkway soon thereafter). This is also Route 15 South.
Continue south on Rt 15 to Exit 58 Route 34 West/Derby. Continue on Route 34 West
approximately 5 miles. Route 34 West will turn left at a stoplight (landmarks: Tailgators
Restaurant, Catholic Church) and wind through town of Derby. Route 34 takes you
up a slight hill, down a hill and through a stoplight. Boat house is about 1 mile
outside of town on left hand side of Route 34, a few hundred meters upstream
of a large dam.
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Route 8 North to the Route 34 Exit 15. Get on Route 34 WEST (don't go
towards New Haven!) by taking a left at the light, and going under Route 8.
Stay on Royute 34 W through the city of Derby, the Gilder Boathouse is
about 1 mile outside of town on left hand side of Route 34, a few hundred
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Drawing diagrams with CSS. Yes, CSS!
By tdw on Apr 12, 2005
Whilst searching for some enlightenment on UML state diagrams, I came across a rather clever use of CSS to draw a diagram.
I never would have thought that you could use CSS to draw a diagram, never mind a clear, professional looking one, but this guy managed it with aplomb.
The author claims that his only other option was to use MSPaint, but I think he probably had too much time on his hands really


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Did the Heat offer Beasley for No. 2? (Updated!)
In the wake of the NBA Draft, you start to hear rumors about what teams supposedly were attempting to do. Such after-the-fact stuff generally has little shelf life, either because the speculation is inaccurate or, by that point, meaningless.
And yet, it was not easy to simply dismiss a report in Saturday's Memphis Commercial Appeal that said the Heat, on draft night, offered Michael Beasley for the No. 2 overall selection. We generally tend to believe reports connected, even if somewhat obtusely, to Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace (pictured below), the former Heat personnel executive.
But, just to make sure, we took time to get the opposing view. And here's the latest: The Heat on Saturday said it was the Grizzlies that contacted it and tried to trade the No. 2 pick for Michael Beasley, not the other way around. A Heat spokesman confirmed that it was the Grizzlies who made the overtures.
In addition, that same report in the Commercial Appeal said that the Heat offered starting point guard Mario Chalmers for the No. 27 pick. Again, a Heat spokesman quickly corrected that it was Memphis that attempted to peddle No. 27 pick for Chalmers.
That part of the corrected equation makes plenty of sense. Chalmers, according to numerous insiders, has been the star of the Heat's offseason workouts.
Still, what we know now is that the Grizzlies have interest in Beasley, that there, indeed, is a market for the forward. What we've always known is the pervading sense that Heat President Pat Riley has never been totally comfortable with Beasley, seemingly cornered into selecting him at No. 2 in 2008. Recall, in advance of that selection last June, all the posturing when it came to O.J. Mayo and even Brook Lopez. And, make no mistake, the choice would have been Derrick Rose if the point guard had not gone at No. 1 to the Bulls.
The fallout? Apparently Riley can have No. 2 pick Hasheem Thabeet for Beasley. Riley, in a conversation a week ago, did stress how he was, is and will remain a center guy. Remember, Riley's first rebuilding project with the Heat came behind the shot blocking and rebounding of Alonzo Mourning.
Beasley for Thabeet? Nah, wouldn't do it. Somehow, it's nice to have players who also can score the ball.
And so goes another day of NBA rumors and surprisingly swift Heat reaction.
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Along with the fall season comes a nip in the air and all of a sudden it seems like it's everything pumpkin spice. From breads to lattes, pumpkin spice becomes the season's most popular flavor and for good reason. The warm, spicy fragrance and bold taste reminds us that the holidays are fast approaching. But have you seen the price tags for those fall favorites? Fortunately, you can make your own pumpkin spiced lattes for a lot less at home.
Start with a homemade pumpkin spice blend
Basically, to make any beverage taste like pumpkin, you just need to add a particular blend of spices – namely, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. Recipes vary in the amounts of these spices so feel free to experiment. Here is one popular combination:
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
Mix spices and store in a small glass jar or recycled spice container.
Making a killer pumpkin spiced latte
The leaves are starting to change colors and that means that pumpkin spiced lattes will be all the rage in the marketplace. But you can save a lot of money by making your own fancy fall lattes. Here's how:
- ¼ cup canned pumpkin
- 3 cups milk
- Pumpkin spice blend to taste
- 1 ounce brewed espresso or instant espresso to taste
- Sugar to taste
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped cream (optional)
- Heat milk and pumpkin together in small saucepan almost to the boiling point. Stir constantly.
- Add sugar, spices, and espresso.
- To make milk frothy, carefully transfer hot liquid to a blender; add vanilla; pulse until foamy.
- Pour into cups and top with whipped cream.
There's nothing like the taste of fall. But you can break the bank buying beverages at coffee houses. Use this fantastic recipe to make your own pumpkin spiced lattes.


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PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State offense exploded with big second-half run that turned a tie game with 10 minutes remaining into a 108-88 victory over visiting University of Oregon at Beasley Coliseum Sunday.
The Cougars outscored the Ducks (13-14, 4-12 Pac-12) 48-24 over the final 10:18 to post the most points since beating Southern Utah 109-79 Jan. 13, 1997. Four players scored in double figures for Washington State who improved to 15-13 overall and 9-7 in conference play, the most conference wins since the 1994-95 team went 9-9 in the Pac-10.
Junior guard Tia Presley recorded her third 32-point game in the last four games and sophomore guard Lia Galdeira added 27 points to go along with her five assists. Sophomore forward Mariah Cooks added a seaso-high 13 points and junior center Shalie Dheensaw finished with 12 points. Sophomore guard Dawnyelle Awa dished out a career-high eight assists for the Cougars who scored 26 points off of 21 Oregon turnovers.
WSU shot over 66 percent in the second half and held the Ducks to 33 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes.
The Cougars were off and running in the opening minutes as Galdeira scored seven straight points in the first three minutes. Midway through the half, Cooks provided a spark off the bench, hitting a jumper from stiraght way and a five-point WSU lead.
Oregon answered with a 10-1 run to build a four-point lead, 26-22 at the 9:06 mark. Romberg knocked down a three and Presley followed with layup before the Cougars later strung together seven straight points as Cooks scored on a baseline drive and fastbreak layup as she was fouled. Cooks made the free throw and Presley finished off the streak with another runner.
Washington State took a 44-43 lead into the break following another drive and free throw from Cooks with under a minute to go. Presley and Cooks led WSU with 10 points apiece while the Ducks hit seven 3-pointers in the opening 20 minutes.
The Cougars opened the half with a three by Presley but the Ducks slowly built a five-point lead a couple minutes later.
Washington State eventually knotted things up at 64 with10:18 remaining before exploding for a 10-0 run over a 1:12 stretch and never looked back. Awa tied the game and started the run with layup, Romberg then scored after Galdeira dished a nice entry pass to Romberg who finished on the right side. Presley converted to free throws and followed with a driving runner in the lane before sophomore guard Alexas Williamson capped the run by stealing the inbounds pass and dropping in a high-arcing floater for a 72-64 lead at the 9:06 mark.
Oregon later cut the lead to seven but the Cougars with another layin from Presley and a jumper by Cooks pushed the lead back up to double-digits with under seven minutes remaining. Washington State slowly pulled away as Galdeira added two more threes before putting the Cougars over the century mark on two free throws with 2:33 remaining.
WSU will close out the regular season next weekend with a trip the Bay Area to face the University of California Thursday and Stanford University Saturday. Both games will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
Presley recorded her 12th 20-point game and fourth 30-point game this season…Galdeira recorded her ninth 20-point game and matched a career high with four 3-pointers…Cooks scored a season high 13 points and Awa matched career high with six rebounds…WSU's 15 wins are the most since the 1995-96 team won 17...Prior to the game, WSU recognized senior student-mangaer Randyn Stutesman and seniorgs Hana Potter, Brandi Thomas and Sage Romberg...Potter finished with two points, four rebounds and a block...Thomas had four points and two assists...Romberg tallied seven points, six rebounds and a block.


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Anyone who is not in a coma or on life support knows that being alive is no easy task. So, at any given moment, the urge to kvetch, bitch, complain, or whine to anyone who's close enough to still love you when you're done, is a real possibility for those of us who were born with the kvetching gene.
Kvetching or complaining is an art that needs to be cultivated in order to be appreciated. No one really likes a complainer, but if done in the right way, you can dump a load off your mind and your victims will be none the wiser. Accept the fact that kvetching can be fetching and bitch to your heart's content.
When life is coming at you in full force and you feel as if you are about to explode, lighten your load by finding humor in all that seems grim. Details of your horrific experience should be embellished with graphic exaggerations, hand gestures, and sarcasm as you attempt to entertain and lessen your own pain by unburdening your psyche to friends, family members, and even strangers on a bus.
You will be seen as amusing and entertaining as you let out your hostilities and frustrations without being perceived as a whiney, pathetic mal content who never has any good luck. You may even find that you are purposely putting yourself in uncomfortable situations just to get a good story out of it – just make sure that the uncomfortable situation isn't potentially fatal, as this will prevent you from sharing.
The traffic jam is not a particularly amusing subject, but friends reminded me of how creativve and even humorous sitting in stagnatinng traffic on the Ventura Freeway could be as the story was relayed of how they got out of their stopped car and walked across five lanes of non-moving traffic to get a McDonald's hamburger only to find upon their return that everyone's vehicle were in the same spot.
Exercise can be fun and enjoyable and at the same time vigorous and torturous, causing you to moan, groan, and want to complain to just about anyone who happens to catch your eye. But, instead of the usual whining about how grueling your workout was, create a dialogue announcing how much fun the class was despite the fact that you expect to be crawling to the bathroom tomorrow and will probably need to be using crutches for a few days. After you've hobbled to your car and are crying your eyeballs out while driving home to your loving family who will be lying on the couch expecting you to be chipper while serving them dinner, limp into your home with a strange half smile on your face and say, "hi everyone – as you can see, exercise has completely incapacitated me, so you guys are on your own tonight – bonn appetite!"
Let's say that it's unbearably hot outside and your air conditioning at work has been broken for a week. Instead of the usual bitching, moaning, whining, and groaning, you could announce that you're probably going to come to work in your bathing suit tomorrow or worse case scenario, you could say, "I just might have to put on my birthday suit and if that doesn't get the air conditioner repaired pronto, we'll all just have to roast in hell."
I can say from personal experience that there is nothing funny about someone cutting you off on a highway and so the road rager in you will surely want to get even and teach this irresponsible maniac a lesson. So, back in the day when I had a little more testosterone than I do now, I was dutifully speeding by no more than five miles per hour on my way to work, when out of nowhere this insane driver cut me off. Well, this had to be dealt with immediately or I would not have been able to function for the rest of the day. So, naturally I accelerated into vigilante mode as I swerved into the next lane and then cut in front of the lunatic driver, while simulaneously thrusting my third finger into the air as I recited a litany of obscenities.
To Kvetch or Not to Kvetch - What Kind of Question is That!
Anyone who is not in a coma or on life support knows that being alive is no easy task. So, at any given moment, the urge to kvetch, bitch, complain, or whine to anyone who's close enough to still love you when you're done, is a real possibility for those of us who were born with the kvetching gene.


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Staff Attorney - USA Cycling
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USA Cycling's staff attorney will perform both legal and business related tasks and assist insupporting USA Cycling's organizational strategies. The staff attorney will interact with USA Cycling's outside counsel and will be responsible for monitoring the company's litigation, and will also be directly involved in business transactions and in negotiating contracts.
Essential Duties
1. Work in conjunction with USA Cycling Staff and its Board of Directors to ensureconsistent application and interpretation of USA Cycling by-laws, rules & regulations, and the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act.
2. Manage collection and disclosure of conflict of interest disclosure other policy forms.
3. Draft and/or review all contracts and agreements before being submitted to CFO/COO for review and execution by USA Cycling.
4. Ensure the organization conducts its business in compliance with all laws and regulations.
5. Provide legal advice to USA Cycling management on business matters in a wide range of topics.
6. Structure and manage the organizations internal legal and regulation functions.
7. Manage risk of organization including securing insurance policies, analyzing the insurance policies in detail and analyzing claims to keep costs down.
8. Manage insurance relationships and answer questions on insurance. Respond to claim examiners.
9. Manage litigation including managing outside legal firms, responding to information requests and handling depositions
10. Manage charitable organization filings, sales tax filings, VAT tax refund filings, unclaimed property filings, and other regulatory filings.
11. Help management revise and develop internal policies and procedures including privacy policies and crisis management plan.
12. Work on special projects as requested
• Experience in legal matters and reviewing contracts
• Excellent written and verbal skills a must; with the highest level to detail.
• Knowledge of USA cycling, its programs and partner organizations
• Skill in problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Experience working with corporate governance and boards of directors a plus
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to supervise others
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to set work priorities, manage own time, monitor progress, meet deadlines and deal with stress effectively.
• Detail oriented with ability to proofread forms and documentation.
• Ability to travel as needed.
Law Degree
Licensed to practice law in Colorado
3 or more years of experience practicing law. Experience in reviewing contracts is required. Experience in employment law and in managing litigation is preferred.
Equipment Utilized
General office equipment including computer, copier/printer, calculator, fax, telephone, scanner and related equipment.
Software Utilized
Microsoft Office Suite.
This is a full-time salaried exempt position located in our corporate office in Colorado Springs. Compensation is $60-70k depending on experience. USA Cycling provides excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, 403b, paid vacation, and holidays. Position will remain open until filled.
Please send resume with cover letter and references to:
Debbie Hendrix, HR Director USA Cycling


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College Hockey:Minnesota-Duluth wants right mind-set to defend national title
A year ago, the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs were still two months removed from moving into their sparkling new home and the idea of a national championship was but a dream.
Fast forward 12 months and there is a decidedly different atmosphere surrounding UMD hockey. While Amsoil Arena's fresh paint fumes may have faded, the facility regarded as one of college hockey's best now houses a team befitting of its grandeur: the defending national champion Bulldogs.
Senior forward Kyle Schmidt's overtime goal to beat Michigan in the 2011 national championship game gave UMD its first title in men's hockey and capped off a Cinderella season for the Bulldogs.
Although only two teams (Minnesota in 2002-03 and Denver in 2004-05) have accomplished the back-to-back title feat in the last 40 years, college hockey fans are a demanding lot and inevitably hunger for an encore after savoring success.
Minnesota-Duluth coach Scott Sandelin acknowledged that expectations are certainly higher but emphasized the importance of keeping his players in the right mind-set for dealing with the success.
"We asked our players over the summer to keep the right attitude and work extremely hard because it's going to be even tougher like it is every year no matter if you win or you don't," he said. "I think our guys had a good summer and came back in good shape."
Not that there aren't question marks. The Bulldogs suffered some key losses over the offseason to graduation and the NHL. Gone are senior forwards Justin Fontaine and his 58 points (22-36–58) and Schmidt (11-11–22) while junior forward — and leading goal scorer — Mike Connolly (28-26–54) signed a contract with the San Jose Sharks just days after the title celebration.
"It's difficult when you lose the scoring that we did," said Sandelin. "We've got to look to some guys to step up, and there's still some question marks as to who those people are going to be."
That's not to say the cupboard is bare. Senior forwards Jack Connolly (18-41–59) and Travis Oleksuk (14-19–33) return, as does sophomore J.T. Brown (16-21–37), the Frozen Four most outstanding player. But Sandelin is looking for increased output from players like Mike Seidel, Dan DeLisle and Max Tardy to provide some supplemental scoring.
Although somewhat expected, perhaps the biggest blow was the loss of freshman defenseman Justin Faulk (8-25–33), who signed a contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and, incidentally, made Carolina's opening-night roster. His departure combined with fellow defenseman Mike Montgomery's graduation has left a huge hole to be filled on UMD's blue line.
"I think we've got a good group that, hopefully, can defend well and move the puck up the rink," said Sandelin. "Maybe we don't have quite the offensive production that maybe we had with a Faulk or a Montgomery so it's going to take some time but I certainly like the group that we have.
"We don't really have that [power play] quarterback like we did," said Sandelin. "But we've got eight guys back there that are led by Brady Lamb, a senior, and Wade Bergman, who have played a lot of minutes for us."
Barring something unforeseen, the Bulldogs should be set in goal with sophomore Aaron Crandall backing up senior Kenny Reiter. The pair shared duties to begin the season but Reiter (16-7-5, 2.30 goals against average, .914 save percentage) emerged as the starter as the second half progressed and backstopped UMD's championship run.
The fact remains, however, that the Bulldogs of today are vastly different from their championship predecessors, but that doesn't mean they cannot be as competitive depending on who decides to seize their opportunity.
"We need some guys to grow a little bit," said Sandelin. "We've got some freshmen that are going to get playing time and we certainly need to see where they're going to be at through the early part of the year and see how quickly they adjust."
About the Bulldogs
2010-11 overall record: 26-10-6
2010-11 WCHA record: 15-8-5 (fourth)
2011-12 predicted finish (coaches poll): Fifth
Key losses: D Justin Faulk, F Mike Connolly, F Justin Fontaine
Players to watch: F Jack Connolly, F J.T. Brown, F Travis Oleksuk, D Brady Lamb, G Kenny Reiter
Impact rookie: D Chris Casto
Why the Bulldogs will finish higher than the coaches poll: Reiter carries his playoff momentum into and throughout the regular season while a power-play quarterback emerges.
Why the Bulldogs will finish lower than the coaches poll: Inability to find supplemental scorers and a significant drop in special teams production, particularly the power play.
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The pop star is still not issuing any statement regarding the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge after being tagged by Broadway star and fellow "The Voice of the Philippines" coach Lea Salonga on Wed., Aug. 21, 2014. Based on a posted article of ABS-CBN News this morning, Aug. 22, everyone who accepted the challenge is advised to publish the video within 24 hours.
Aside from the pop star, Sarah Geronimo, Lea Salonga also dared former leading man Aga Muhlach, Glee star Darren Criss, Black Eyed Peas member Apl De Ap and Filipino rock star Bamboo Manalac, but like what some observers say, these artists are still not responding to the challenge. Are they willing to take the challenge? Some observers are suspecting that the pop princess and certified box office queen will not accept the challenge because of her busy schedule, but they confirmed that she will donate directly to the ALS Foundation.
And speaking of her busy schedule, Sarah will be at Alabang Town Center this coming Aug. 30. The report was confirmed and tweeted by AshTeamOfficial this evening (Manila time). So, if you are a fan or just an observer, you are all invited to watch her live performance in one of the biggest malls in the country.
But aside from her scheduled performance at Alabang Town Center in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, she will also be having a mini concert at AVON National Sales Convention to be held tomorrow, Aug. 23 at the Big Dome with Mark Bautista and Ronnie Liang. Obviously, she is not allowed to rest, but the good thing is; Sarah Geronimo is enjoying her stay in the industry despite the trials and intrigues that continue to run after her.
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March 9, 2014
By: Matt Burkholder
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - The No. 24 Fresno State baseball team picked up two wins on Sunday against Air Force at Falcon Field to win the its second conference series of the season. The 'Dogs (11-4, 5-1 MW) topped the Falcons (4-9, 1-5 MW) 7-5 to complete the second game of Saturday's doubleheader that was suspended and earned the series win with a 10-8 victory in the finale.
Saturday's game that was suspended due to darkness resumed in the top of the seventh Sunday morning with the Bulldogs leading 6-5. Fresno State allowed just one hit in three innings and tacked on one run in the ninth to secure the win.
Derick Velazquez worked all three innings to complete the game. After a shaky start in the seventh, surrendering a hit by pitch and single, Velazquez retired seven batters in row, beginning with a strike out to close the seventh before he worked through two perfect innings in the eighth and ninth.
Freshman Jimmy Lambert, who started game two on Saturday, picked up his first career win as Velazquez earned his first career save.
After a 30 minute intermission, game three got underway pairing reigning Mountain West Pitcher of the Week, sophomore Tim Borst, against freshman Griffin Jax. The Bulldog sophomore allowed five earned runs on eight hits in 6.1 innings of work, but was lifted by some of the most powerful offense the Bulldogs have produced to date.
Fresno State scattered a season-high 17 hits to produce its 10 runs, matching its season-high, in the 10-8 victory over Air Force in the Sunday finale.
Both sophomore Kevin Viers (3-for-5) and junior Jordan Luplow (3-for-6) were one play away from recording cycles while junior Chris Mariscal went 4-for-5 from the dish. Mariscal connected on his first four at bats before being retired on his fifth.
Despite not manufacturing a run, Luplow set the tone for the game in the first as he registered the 'Dogs first triple of the season. Luplow would cash in on his next at bat though, against two outs, the junior right fielder cleared the bases with a double to plate the game's second and third runs.
Ryan Dobson, who went 2-for-5, plated Austin Guibor with an RBI single to score the game's first run. Guibor went 2-for-3, scoring two runs in his second career start.
Viers added two more in the fourth with a long ball he blasted over the towering right field wall, bringing home Trent Woodward who walked on the previous at bat.
Air Force plated three in the home half of the fourth to bring them within one, but that is as close as they would get. Fresno State scored six runs over the middle innings and opened up a 10-4 lead after the top of the sixth.
The Falcons would not go away without a fight, rallying for two runs in the sixth and two more in the eighth.
Jake Shull earned his fourth save of the season while Borst earned his first win of 2014.
Fresno State returns to Beiden Field Tuesday to host Penn State for a pair of games as the Nittany Lions are out west for a spring break trip. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
"Catch the Wave" - 2014 Fresno State baseball season tickets are now on sale and can be ordered online at gobulldogs.com or over the phone at 559-278-DOGS (3647). The official home of the Fresno State Bulldogs is 940 AM ESPN Radio.
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earnings period provides a mixed picture.
This week we look at what the upcoming presidential election may mean
for markets in 2016.
"Sell in May and go away" is probably the most widely cited cliché in stock
market history.
Value stocks have staged a comeback versus growth after a long losing streak.
Stocks have had quite a nice run. Since the February 11, 2016 lows the S&P 500
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After disappointing investors last year, emerging market earnings forecasts
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First quarter earnings results will not be very exciting, but the earnings
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The NCAA Men's College Basketball Final Four is set. In that spirit, we share our own Final Four for the stock market this year: China, earnings, the Federal Reserve (Fed), and oil.
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The bull market turns seven. During that seven-year period,
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MOSCOW, Idaho – Three University of Idaho men's basketball players were honored this week on the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Western Athletic Conference teams.
The college basketball site selected senior center Kyle Barone as a First Team selection and put junior Stephen Madison and sophomore Connor Hill on the Fourth Team.
Barone is Idaho's active career leader in nearly every statistical category, namely points (917), rebounds (578), assists (93) and blocks (86). He was a Second-Team All-WAC selection last season after averaging career-highs in points (12.9), rebounds (8.0) and blocked shots (1.5) while shooting 54.8 percent from the field.
Madison was the WAC's most improved scorer last season as a sophomore when he averaged 12.1 points and 5.5 rebounds – an 8.4 points-per-game improvement over his freshman scoring average. He shot 46.0 percent from the floor and 37.9 percent from 3-point range last season.
Hill burst on the scene last year as a true freshman. He set Idaho freshman records in 3-point field goals made (47) and attempted (122), as well as percentage (.385) last season. He was seventh in the WAC in overall 3-point percentage last year, but his .413 average during conference play ranked fifth in the league.
Idaho men's basketball made its preseason debut last Friday with the Black vs. Gold Scrimmage, and the team is in action again on Tuesday, Oct. 23, when the Vandals trek to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, for an intrasquad scrimmage at North Idaho College's Christianson Gym. The event starts with a team warm-up and introductions at 6:15 p.m. (PT), while the scrimmage begins at 6:30 p.m. Players will be available afterward to sign autographs.
The Vandal men face a real opponent for the first time on Saturday, when Seattle Pacific comes to town for an exhibition game at 7 p.m. in Memorial Gym.
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May 7, 2011
RUSTON, La. - The Fresno State baseball rallied for two runs in the top of the seventh inning, but came up two runs short and lost to Louisiana Tech, 8-6. The Dogs are 31-10 on the season and 11-6 in Western Athletic Conference play.
The Bulldogs out hit Louisiana Tech 12-8 in the first game of the doubleheader. Dusty Robinson hit a team-high three hits after going 3-for-4 at the plate. Senior Jordan Ribera went 2-for-4 with a game-high three RBIs and freshman Aaron Judge also had a multi-hit game after hitting 2-for-3.
Junior Josh Poytress struck out the side in the first inning to begin his sixth start of the 2011 season. The lefty struck out six batters bringing his season total to 47 strikeouts.
In the second inning, the Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead after designated hitter Kenny Wise hit a solo homer to right field. The junior has three home runs on the season and 15 in his career.
Second baseman Pat Hutcheson recorded his first career home run in the top of the third inning. The solo shot to right field increased the Dogs lead 2-0 over Louisiana Tech.
Senior Danny Muno continued the third inning with a single to right field and advanced to third base on a double from junior Dusty Robinson. Ribera hit a run-scoring single to right field extending the Bulldogs lead 3-0.
Louisiana Tech took the lead in the bottom of the third inning after scoring five runs on five hits. Fresno State trailed 5-3 heading into the top of the fourth inning.
Judge led off the fourth inning with a walk after working a full count. Catcher Austin Wynns hit a stand up double to left field and Judge moved to third base on the play. Hutcheson reached base with the second Bulldog walk of the inning and loaded the bases for Muno. The third baseman hit a sacrifice fly to center field bringing home Judge and the Dogs trail, 5-4.
La Tech scored an insurance run without a hit in the fourth inning and the Dogs trail 6-4.
Poytress threw five and two-thirds inning on Saturday afternoon. He gave up five runs and hurled three scoreless innings. Poytress is 5-1 on the mound and has an ERA of 2.88.
A two-run home run from Mark Threlkeld increased La Tech's lead 8-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Ribera answered with a two-run home run to right field in the top of the seventh inning and the Dogs trailed 8-6. Ribera has five home runs on the season and seven RBIs in the series.
Louisiana Tech holds on to win its first game of the series, 8-6.
"We Are Your Team!" The Bulldogs conclude the WAC series against Louisiana Tech on Sunday, May 8 at 11 a.m. PT. The Dogs return to Beiden Field on May 12-15 hosting New Mexico State in their final WAC series of the season. For more information and tickets call 278-DOGS or log on to gobulldogs.com.
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By John McGregor / 2013-03-10 18:19:19
Elche 0 Mirandes 1
The minnows of Mirandes, fourth-from-bottom strugglers from Burgos way cannot have held much hope of getting anything prior to this game. Mighty Elche have only dropped two home points all season, all the other 13 home games were won, which combined with the Illicitanos' excellent away results have meant Elche are deservedly top by 12 points.
But hey, this is football, and anyone who knows anything about the game knows every dog will have his day – sometime. On a grey, overcast Saturday evening at Elche's huge Martinez Valero stadium Mirandes certainly had theirs, scoring in the 44th minute with their only real shot of the game, completely against the run of play all the way through.
Elche were at full strength, roared on by a huge crowd of 22,653, including six from Mirandes with the lofty upper tiers now open, as though preparing for La Liga already – it's too early! Only two minutes had gone, when following Angel's shot pushed wide for a corner Pelegrin blasted his volley over following an inswinging Suarez corner.
Rivera skied a long shot over, with the home side totally in command. Both Fidel on the left, and Xumetra on the right were finding space, but neither were crossing effectively in the visitor's crowded defence. Albacar's inswinging corner bounced off the bar and Etxeita slotted his low shot just wide. After a few niggly fouls from each side Elche captain Generelo was the first in the book on the half hour for a blatant trip straight in front of the referee: hmm…
Just as everyone was settling for a goalless first half a long ball from on the right halfway line was chipped into the Elche area. The normally reliable Etxeita slipped and made a mess of it, and let in his marker De Cerlo who couldn't believe his luck. Poor old heroic Herrera in the usually Fort Knox-like Elche goal had no chance as the Mirandes striker's low shot cannoned off the post for an unbelievable goal, and 0 – 1 it stayed at half-time.
In the crazy second half Angel himself had four chances he would normally put away, but it wouldn't go in. To pep things up first Xumetra was subbed for Carles Gil, than Fidel for Aaron. With time running out big Berry Powel came on for Rivera, instantly beginning to win high balls to nod down for quicksilver Angel and Coro, but it was all too late - he should have been on at half time.
Anyone who reads this column knows I have a very poor opinion of Generelo, and ten minutes from time, just to prove me right, he did it exactly again - his worst feature, a late, lazy foul right under the ref's nose - second yellow, off he went.
Good, now he won't be available for three games. Elche are much better off without him; he's a liability with little class, and Elche have better midfielders, Mantecon for a start.
At the frustrating end the loyal Elche crowd gave their ten men a standing ovation, they had given their all – except Generelo, who had torn off his shirt and immediately disappeared down the tunnel. So let's hope a lesson's been learned, and Elche can put it behind them on a ' you can't win 'em all' basis and get on with it next week away to Numancia.
By a strange quirk of fate going-like-a-train second-placed Almeria also lost at home, 2 – 3 – you just couldn't make it up, could you?
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INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers guard Delonte West apparently had a change of heart between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.
A day after saying he felt great and was ready to focus on basketball, West failed to show up for the team's morning and evening practices at Cleveland Clinic Courts.
"Delonte is in Cleveland," general manager Danny Ferry said Tuesday night in an e-mail. "He is attending to a personal matter."
Ferry declined further comment.
It's not known when West — he was arrested in Maryland on weapons charges less than two weeks ago and missed almost two weeks of camp last year while being treated for bipolar disorder — might return to practice.
"Delonte is not here," coach Mike Brown said after the morning workout. "I've got 19 other guys that I have to get ready for the season. Whoever is here, I have to coach."
West's absence was unexcused and came one day after he said walking into the team's training facility was like "a breath of fresh air."
The 26-year-old was arrested less than two weeks ago in Maryland, his offseason home, after police found him carrying a shotgun, which was in a guitar case strapped on his back, and two loaded handguns. West was driving a three-wheeled motorcycle and, according to reports, was pulled over when he veered in front of a police officer.
West will face weapons charges at a Nov. 20 court date in Maryland. If convicted, he could face jail time. In addition, the Washington, D.C., native will almost certainly be suspended by the NBA, probably for at least five games.
A year ago, with the Cavaliers' permission, West left the team for almost two weeks in training camp to get treatment for a mood disorder and bouts of depression, which have plagued him since childhood.
On Monday, the 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard said he was taking his medications and was in a solid frame of mind, but something apparently changed sometime before Cleveland's first practice.
"This is part of life. This is part of the season," Brown said. "On a personal note, you always hope anybody you know is doing well. It's no different for me with him, but I have to continue to look forward and coach this team and not allow us to get sidetracked."
Nicknamed "Red," West is extremely popular among his teammates for his crazy dance antics and singing routines, but Brown was not pleased with the veteran's decision to skip practice.
"Whether it's Delonte or somebody else, if they miss practice and it's an unexcused absence, then it will be handled internally," the coach said.
Despite missing three preseason games last year, West returned and beat out Wally Szczerbiak and Sasha Pavlovic — neither is still with the team — for the starting shooting guard spot. West went on to help the Cavaliers win an NBA-best 66 games in the regular season.
In the playoffs, the versatile West was arguably Cleveland's second-best player after LeBron James and led the team in minutes played.
With the Cavaliers having signed 6-6 Anthony Parker in free agency, West was going to have a battle on his hands for the starting shooting guard spot under the best of circumstances.
His pending court date, possible suspension and latest disappearing act only increase the chances of Parker taking over in the starting lineup, but that's something Brown isn't thinking about right now.
"We have to have a bunker mentality," the coach said. "The reality of it is — and I'm not just talking about Delonte — with the addition of (Shaquille O'Neal) and the other people we have, there are going to be a lot more distractions.
"We're human, and sometimes things are going to slip through the cracks, but we have to try as best we can to maintain that bunker mentality by not allowing outside influences to take us off course."
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Read Matthew 10:1-20
OK post modern world, here is how you remember the 12 disciples. Do it 2 by 2. There is no acronym to memorize. We just remember these men the way that Matthew's gospel lists them.
Peter and Andrew.
James and John.
Phillip and Bartholomew.
Thomas and Matthew.
James and Thaddeus.
Simon and Judas.
Matthew provides some extra descriptors. The first two sets of two are brothers. Besides being brothers, James and John have a father worth mentioning by name—Zebedee. Elsewhere in the gospels, they are known as the Sons of Thunder.
Of course, Judas is noted as the one who betrayed Jesus.
As you can see, the gospels don't always abide by the rules of historical writing. This section gives us insight into the future infamy that would mark Judas for all history.
A bit more subtlety, this section also talks about the 12 first as disciples and then as apostles. An apostle is one who is sent.
We think about the sending of the apostles after Jesus ascended into heaven and the Holy Spirit came upon these few men who followed Jesus, but there was an earlier sending.
Perhaps, it was OJT for apostles, but Jesus sent the 12 to the lost sheep of Israel. After the resurrection, these same men would set out with great purpose being commissioned to take the gospel to the world. OK, there was one substitution. Matthias would take the place of Judas.
For now, they would just work among the Jews. This mission was not to the gentiles or even the Samaritans. It was to those who were expecting the Messiah and who regarded themselves as sons of Abraham.
The message was that the Kingdom of Heaven has come near.
They were empowered to accompany this message with signs and miracles.
· Healing
· Raising the dead
· Cleansing lepers
· Cast out demons
This was no minor league exercise. The only thing these men were to equip themselves with was the authority that Jesus gave them.
· No gold or silver or anything worth trading
· No overnight bag
· Not even a walking stick
This is the prescribed load for an apostle.
As a Marine officer, I sometimes needed to cross deck to another ship while at sea. This often involved a short helicopter ride. I didn't pack a bag, but everyone knew to put a razor and a toothbrush in your cargo pocket in case the sea state changed and you couldn't get home that night.
In my tour with the United Nations, I would often volunteer for the air patrol. Again, I had my toothbrush and razor in my cargo pocket. I also had some water. It was the desert after all. And there were occasions when we took off from the dirt strip next to my headquarters and when we came back we couldn't see the headquarters much less the airstrip due to huge dust storms. We landed where we could see the ground.
These disciples would become apostles in this exercise and they were sent equipped only with the authority of God. Jesus didn't even tell them to take their toothbrush and razor. When you set out with the authority of God, you might call that thoroughly equipped, toothbrush or not.
Where they were welcomed, they would stay. Where they were not welcome, they distanced themselves from those who rejected them. God will not be mocked and there will be a judgment day. These apostles were not to convince or cajole or even negotiate their billeting.
They would be welcomed or they would not. God would settle the lodging bills in his time.
But this was no watered down sending. This was not a case of taking batting practice with 70 mph fast balls that you could lay into. Jesus told them that they would be like sheep going into the middle of a wolf pack.
He told them they were on a mission from God into a world that didn't love God very much. At best, the folks they would meet played the religious game of do's and don'ts and ritualistic fasting and sacrifices.
So Jesus tells them to be shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
The buzzword of the 1980's was to keep your SA up. Always be aware of what is going on around you. Keep your situational awareness up.
Know what's going on around you but stay out of the stuff that will get you in trouble.
Stick to the mission.
But if you do get ambushed, don't worry. You will know what to say. God's own Spirit will give you the words.
God's Holy Spirit would be present with these men who were sent.
How do you go from being a disciple to an apostle?
· You follow Jesus—that is—you are his disciple.
· You are sent into the world on a mission from God.
· You are commissioned with God's authority.
· You are accompanied by the Holy Spirit
It is just that simple and it is just that amazing. These 12 men had become apostles. One would never become a part of taking the gospel to the world; but even Judas had a taste of what it was to take a message from God to his own people.
That was the model for the first apostles. It still applies. Today, we might differentiate a little and call most of the people who are commissioned, sent, and accompanied by the Spirit missionaries.
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