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Imagine covered wagons pulled by plodding oxen, dusty trails and arched stone bridges. In your mind's eye, picture the weary travelers, the men, women and children walking the 1,000 miles beside the wagon as they headed west…to the unknown.
The National Road, also known as the Cumberland Trail, was the first federally funded road in the country. Beginning in Cumberland, Md., the road was completed to Vandalia by 1836.
The financial panic of 1837 would stop construction at Illinois' 90th mile – at Vandalia.
This week's Mystery Banks Photo: These two brothers, pictured in 1949, both served in the military and later both became doctors.
15 Years Ago
1997 – A fire that apparently started in the kitchen area destroyed the home of the David Smith family in Vandalia.
The Leader-Union placed third in the annual advertising and marketing contest sponsored by the Illinois Press Association.
Sandra Leidner won six of nine precincts to become the first woman elected mayor of Vandalia.
Betty Anne and Duane Luallen of Vandalia were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary .
On Sept. 15, 1995, with my sons, Aaron and Ethan, I accompanied the late Agnes Grubaugh on a cemetery hunt. We were looking for the burial ground of Agnes' ancestors, John and Mary Seagraves Depew, who settled in Fayette County around 1821.
This week's Mystery Banks Photo: This young lady, pictured when she was a student nurse, graduated from St. John's Hospital School of Nursing and is celebrating her 40th year as a registered nurse.
1997 – The Vandalia City Council was closer to hiring the first city administrator for the town. The field of 43 applicants was narrowed to four finalists, and they were interviewed by aldermen.
The Deb Keeling family was chosen as the first partner family for a Fayette County Habitat for Humanity house.
Rebecca and Jack Hill of Ramsey were celebrating their 40th anniversary.
The Harner family came to Fayette County by covered wagon from Rockingham County, Va., in 1860.
This week's Mystery Banks Photo: This young lady, who was 18 at the time this photo was taken, will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of her graduation from Vandalia High School this year.
1997 – Wanda Walton retired from First Bank in Vandalia after working there 44 years.
A reorganization of the Vandalia School District's central office was approved. The reorganization included the reassignment of Jeff Endres, the district's business manager for 13 years, to a teaching position.
The city of Vandalia was still working to get rid of the odor spreading from the city's sewage treatment plant.
The Vandalia Main Street Executive Board began the work necessary to get a program manager hired.
In May 1923, The Ramsey News-Journal newspaper reported that seven hooded Knights of the Ku Klux Klan entered the Christian Church at Herrick and presented the pastor with $50 for the church building fund.
It was generally believed they were members of the Ramsey Klan, although it had been reported that there was a goodly number of the Klan in and around Herrick.
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Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1980 NFC Champions
Scored 384 points (24.0/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 222 points (13.9/g), 1st.
Differential of 162 points (10.1/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.6-3.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total 9.7, Offense: 2.9, Defense: 6.8, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dick Vermeil
Defensive Coordinator: Marion Campbell
Training Camp: West Chester University (West Chester, Pennsylvania)
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The Brooklyn Nets made another headline-grabbing move before taking the floor in Hollywood on Sunday night.
Under the bright lights of Los Angeles, the Nets signed free agent center Jason Collins to a 10-day contract. Collins became the first openly gay athlete in the four major professional sports to sign a contract. After inking the deal in the afternoon, Collins took the floor against the Lakers.
The Nets won a 108-102 decision against the struggling Lakers, courtesy of Deron Williams' first 30-point game of the season. Paul Pierce added 25 points while Collins grabbed two rebounds in 10:37.
While Collins' journey certainly makes for a feel good story, his basketball skills at age 35 will come into question. He does not boast any of the qualities that make for a successful center in this league. Collins does not run the floor well, cannot shoot at a high clip, and displays little athleticism or offensive acumen.
While Collins provides inspiration to millions, he will likely offer few solutions to the Nets' interior woes. The Lakers bigs still had their way with the Nets in the paint. Pau Gasol went for 22 points and 11 rebounds, Jordan Hill notched 11 points and eight rebounds, and Chris Kaman tallied eight points and four rebounds. The three players combined to shoot 17-for-28 (60.7 percent).
Fans and pundits will dissect Collins' game in order to find all the positives he brings to the team, but the Nets always preach championship. Maybe Collins can galvanize a locker room or play a few sparing minutes, but he cannot impact the game like other free agents or players already on the Nets' roster. Current free agents like Glen Davis and Ivan Johnson bring more to the table at this point in their respective careers. Those aforementioned players would not help much, either.
"The decision to sign Jason was a basketball decision," King said.
Historically, Collins has never averaged overwhelming numbers. General manager Billy King pointed to purely basketball, but the hard evidence does not point to an impactful contributor.
Collins posted the following numbers throughout the previous four seasons:
2010: 2.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 49 games
2011: 1.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 30 games
2012: 1.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 32 games
2013: 0.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, six games
Collins' lengthy stay on the unemployment line pointed more to a lack of production than his sexual orientation. At least publicly, most professional athletes rightly favor the ability for anyone to play the games at the highest level, regardless of race, sexuality, creed, and so forth. The former Net never displayed an abundance of talent when he last played with the organization 10 years ago in East Rutherford, though. He certainly hustles and sets hard screens, but most fans and analysts wanted Reggie Evans jettisoned out of town for virtually the same skillset.
Mason Plumlee, a spry albeit green rookie, notched four points and five rebounds by his lonesome in the first quarter against the Lakers. And Plumlee can run the floor, play above the rim, and consistently rebound. If neither player can catapult the Nets to championship glory, shouldn't they operate with the younger and more productive player?
Whether intended or not, the Nets put themselves back in the public conscience. This time, they generated positive reviews. If Collins can help the Nets win, then suit him up and put him in the game, coach. Despite the feel-good story, that scenario appears contrary to all the available evidence.


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Pedro Figueiredo took top individual honors at the Western Collegiate today, beating out Max Homa and Michael Kim of UC Berkeley by shooting 68 (-2) on the final day of the tourney to finish at a stellar 204 (-6).
Unfortunately for the no. 5 ranked UCLA Men's Golf Team, the top-ranked Golden Bears staged a frantic comeback and captured the team title despite starting the day seven strokes back. The Bruins recorded the third-best score of the final round, shooting 362 (+12) at Pasatiempo Golf Course to finish at 1064 (+14), but the Bears were untouchable, going 340 (-10) as a team to finish at 1051 (+1).
The bittersweet finish for the Bruins featured some outstanding personal performances, as UCLA finished with four players in the individual top-10 and six in the top-20. Along with Figueiredo taking top honors, UCLA saw senior Pontus Widegren finish tied for 4th as he shot a 74 (+4) on the final day to finish at 209 (-1). Sophomore Manav Shah notched a 74 (+4) on the final day as well, finishing at 215 (+5) to slide into a tie four 18th overall. Junior Anton Arboleda followed closely behind, with his 72 (+2) on Sunday leaving him at 216 (+6) for the competition and in a four-way tie for 20th. Freshman Jonathan Garrick shot a 74 (+4) to finish at 220 (+10) for the tourney, tied for 33rd. Sophomore Matt Pinizzotto rounded things out for UCLA, shooting 81 (+11) to finish the weekend at 233 (+23).
It was a strong competition for the Bruin individuals as well, as freshman Lorens Chan also finished tied for 4th with Widegren at 209 (-1) after shooting 72 (+2) on Sunday. Sophomore Jay Hwang also shined, shooting 71 (+1) on the final day to finish tied for 10th overall at 211 (+1).
Pac-12 teams, as expected, would dominate the tournament. After the 1-2 finish of California and UCLA, #3 Washington came in third, shooting 351 (+1) in the final round to finish at 1079 (+29) and edge out #7 Stanford, who ended their weekend in fourth at 1081 (+31). #11 Southern California would finish sixth, behind San Diego State, and hosts San Jose State finished seventh.


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From 1996 through 1999, HIGH TIMES also published HEMP TIMES, a sister publication that promoted the hemp industry. This interview appeared in the Fall 1998 issue.
by Marta Zmoira
Dr. Andrew Weil is shirtless. He's wearing shorts, industrial-strength sunglasses and a ball cap with the word "relax" embroidered on the front to protect his head from the scorching Arizona sun. He points me in the direction of his office. With a curriculum vitae that stretches six pages long, Dr. Weil is probably one of the busiest men on Earth. He's a world traveler; author of several books including Natural Health, Spontaneous Healing and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health. He appears frequently on talk shows and as a guest lecturer; and teaches medical students the virtues of integrative and alternative medicines.
You have been spreading the same messages about alternative medicine for decades. How did you become interested in the field?
My interest goes way back to childhood. I have had a lifelong interest in plants, and that eventually led me to a botany major at Harvard. As far back as I can remember I have always been interested in the mind in relation to things like hypnosis, mind-body attractions. In college I began looking into alternative medicine before medical school; when I got out of med school and was finishing my internship, I was just real clear that I would not be practicing that kind of medicine. So I began traveling around the world and looking at other healing practices. I studied medicinal, psychoactive, nutritional plants, and all sorts of other uses for plants and foods.
This was a long period of 11 years when I made my living as a writer and did a lot of traveling. In 1973, I settled in Arizona. At that time I wasn't practicing alternative medicine, but people began showing up at my doorstep, so I gradually found myself going into practice.
Has the climate around what you have been saying changed?
There's a night-and-day difference. When I was first doing this it felt really lonely. There weren't many other people doing it. I was putting information out there and there wasn't much reinforcement. It's just been astonishing what happened.
Do you feel almost vindicated?
[Laughs] Totally, but I always knew I was right. And I wasn't out to really convince other people – I just wanted to put information out, and if anyone wanted to use it, that was fine.
Attitudes towards alternative medicine have definitely changed now, but do you think that there's an over-correction in our society? Are there practices and methods that you would not endorse?
Absolutely. I'm very discriminating about what I include in my world and what I don't. I think there's a lot of nonsense out there in the world of alternative medicine, and the real challenge now is to sort out what's useful and what is not. I try to teach more doctors to do that as well.
What is the state of Western medicine right now?
It's gotten really good at dealing with crises and emergencies of all sorts, but the expense is sinking it – the economics of the system just aren't working. The corporatization of medicine in the form of managed care is just really alienating both patients and doctors. It's in real crisis right now. The economics of it aren't working and its day-to-day practice is very difficult for both patients and doctors. It's definitely ripe for change.
What is the Program in Integrative Medicine?
Yes, the Program for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona is really the first of its kind in the country. We train doctors in a different way. We have very broad aims; we're really out to try to change medical education and medical practice. And one way of doing it is by training doctor-leaders who are going to be able to go out to other medical schools and set these programs up. Another is developing educational programs for doctors in practices in different specialty areas, to bring them up to speed about what they should know in areas they're not now trained in. Another is doing the research that's lacking.
It's a big effort, and it's great to be in a medical school that's open to it and supportive of it. The program has been up and running for over a year now, and the first group of physicians has completed their first year of training and have a year left. Our second group has just come on, our research project has just started, and the clinic has been running for a year.
Can you actually obtain observable, measurable results in your experimentation with this integrative medical practices?
One of our big pushes is for what is called outcomes research, trying to document the improvement and cost-efficacy of methods we are using compared to the standard medical interventions. We're setting up now to gather that kind of data. We also do basic laboratory and clinical research as well.
So the Institute has had a full year now. At this point, has it actually changed the climate in the medical profession?
Absolutely, it has certainly changed the climate in the med school here. And we have begun to see a responsiveness of other leading medical schools that want to partner with us. It seems like it's really sparking a change.
Do you see any specific areas in alternative medicine that need to be explored?
I think there is so much to do. In general, I am most interested in reconnecting people with nature, as well as science with nature and medicine with nature. I'm very interested in the area of natural products, particularly in medicine. I'm interested in the drugs we use, nutrition, and also in the education of kids and encouraging kids to have a healthy lifestyle.
I'm actually about to start working on a book on aging. I am curious about finding out what practical information helps the aging process – teaching people how to age well.
Does spirituality come into play with any of the practices you have discussed?
Spirituality is important in my own life. I think humans are spiritual beings as well as physical bodies and emotional beings. All of that has to be taken into account in looking into what makes people healthy and what makes them sick. Everybody talks about bringing spirituality to medicine. It sounds very nice but when it comes down to the concrete, what does it mean? What do you do? Do you pray for patients? Do you have a Native American medicine man come in and dance around the bed? I think that needs looking at. Maybe the methods I use in my own practices are somewhat different today, but I am as much interested in higher consciousness as I always was. To me, spirituality means there's more to life than the physical. There is a non-physical essence, and at some level, we're all connected. There are different practices we can do, like breathing exercises, meditation, being in nature. Some of the things I have suggested in my book: being around flowers, paying attention to how other people make you feel and spending more time in their company, being in the presence of art and beauty. All of those are techniques that actually nourish our spirit or our spiritual energy. There's very little attention paid to it, so we're trying to encourage our doctors to think about that.
What reactions do you get from patients when you say to them, "You need meditation or visualization?"
I try to tailor my recommendations to the individuals. I try to determine an individual's belief system and present them with suggestions that are compatible. I find that people are very accepting of this today. I'm careful of who I tell that they need to meditate; I know who I can tell and who I can't. We use a lot of techniques like visualization in our clinic, and they are very widely accepted. People really enjoy doing them, and I think they help enormously.
The art of healing is something you have written and talked about extensively. How, then, does one heal?
I believe that healing comes from within. n some way it's the most important thing that I teach. Our Integrative Medicine program is not really just about brining alternative methods into the mainstream – it's about reorienting the philosophy of medicine. A big shift is for both doctors and patients to realize that the source of healing is inside you. It's something you are born with, and treatment just facilitates healing, activates it or removes obstacles. You are not putting anything into a person that is not already there.
Can the healing of the self be connected to the healing of the planet?
Absolutely. We teach a lot about environmental causes of illness on all levels. One is the environment in which you see a patient. We have made an effort to change the examining rooms in which we see patients, to make them more user-friendly. I think there are all sorts of ways in which environment impacts on health. One of the responsibilities of the medical profession is to pay attention to and deal with those environmental issues that really impact on people's health in a big way – and treat them as a reality. If the medical profession really got its act together in that area, it could be a very powerful force for moving the planet in a better direction. That's a big area that we're trying to wake people up about.
Do you see similarity between the way the medical profession has treated alternative medicine and the political situation involving the hemp plant?
I do see a connection, a lot of it having to do with fear and ignorance – not understanding the true nature of something, being afraid of it and trying to exclude it. Hemp has been around for a very long time, and it's one of the plants most closely associated with human beings. Some plants remain relatively independent from us and some plants get very involved with us. Hemp is a plant that a long time ago made a decision to throw its lot in with human beings. It is so involved with human beings that it's very hard to determine its wild ancestry, because we can't really find examples of hemp plants that have never been affected by humans. The genetics of hemp are very influenced by human breeding and selection. It's a plant that has served us in many different ways, and those uses are now being rediscovered in our culture.
I don't think there are such things as good plants and bad plants, or good drugs and bad drugs. That's something that I have always taught. I think there are good and bad uses of things, and by excluding hemp from our world, we've lost out on a wonderful fiber and on a very nutritive food and oil, and a medicine as well. I see a lot of parallels there. In the same way with a lot of alternative-medicine ideas, doctors have tried to make them go away because they don't understand these things and have been afraid of them.
How important are Omega-3 fatty acids in our diets?
I have done a lot of work on Omega-3 fatty acids, and I think they are very important. There are many reasons why I believe that high intake of Omega-3 fatty acids throughout life protects us from cancer, heart disease, and maybe from Alzheimer's disease as well. This is one of the big deficiencies in the modern diet. In most American diets, the Omega-3s are very insufficient. The two classes of essential fatty acids are the Omega-6s and the Omega-3s. The Omega-6 fatty acids are mostly the common vegetable oils.
There has been an enormous reversal of the ratio of the Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids in the human diet in modern times – mostly as a result of the way we raise animals for food, and the availability of processed vegetable oils.
In ancient times when people were more hunter-gatherers, because of the game they ate, their fat had a much higher content of Omega-3 fatty acids; the animals ate wild grasses that produced them. Now, as we raise animals in feed lots with grains, their fat contains the unsaturated fats and Omega-6 fatty acids. And in addition, the cooking fats people use now are mostly vegetable oils. In ancient times, in the Paleolithic diet, the ratio of Omega-3 to Omega-6 might have been something like one to one. Now it can be nearly twenty to one in favor of Omega-6 to Omega-3.
What is it about the composition of Omega-3s that is so positive?
They have an unusual structure that is used by the body in particular ways. For instance, cell membranes in the central nervous system are mostly composed of one of the Omega-3 fatty acids. If that is deficient in the diet, it may lead to weakened structure of the central nervous system that will leave us susceptible to degenerative diseases later in life. That's just one example of a way in which these fatty acids are used.
The Omega-3 fatty acids can be acquired from eating fish like salmon, mackerel and sardines. What do you recommend for people who don't eat fish?
I recommend flax sees rather than flax oil. Most flax oil you see on the market doesn't taste very good because it's already oxygenated somewhat, whereas the flax seeds are naturally protected by the seed coat and are much cheaper. I also recommend hemp, but the problem up to now has been that hemp has not been as readily available to people, whereas you can get flax from any health-food store. Actually, I think hemp is superior to flax, given its chemical composition. Hemp seeds are delicious and I recommend them to people. I like them dry-toasted in a skillet, then put a little olive oil and tamari and other spices in and eat them as a snack.
How have your views changed since your days traveling the world and experimenting?
I think my views are the same. It's been a continual evolution of ideas If I look back on the work that I did 25-30 years ago, it seems to me it's all in the same line. Even the early work I did with drugs I see as the foundation for my present work with healing. The main point of The Natural Mind, which I wrote in 1972, was that highs come from within and the drugs people take to experience them just act as releases or triggers of experiences that are already in the nervous system.The main thing that I now teach about healing is that it's something innate and within, and that external treatments trigger or release healing. In a way, I see that as a generalization of something I observed when I was in research with drugs.
How do you manage your time?
That's hard to answer, because it's changed in various periods. This past year and a half I've been on the road a lot and I'm just about to stop. I want to begin limiting my travels and speaking engagements – partly because I want to work on writing this book and my focus is on teaching here. I like living out here where I do. When I'm home I have a pretty good daily routine, which includes time for walks, meditation, working in my garden, playing with my dogs, and writing. A few days a week, I'm teaching: I'm either at the medical school supervising a clinic or teaching integrative medicine with a little of everything, a bit of teaching on botanical medicine, mind-body medicine, and nutritional medicine. One day a week the doctors come out to the house for instruction. I do go out of town here and there to give talks.
What would you recommend as a general practice for people as busy, or almost as busy, as you?
To find methods that are time-efficient. For instance, I teach many breathing exercises that are very good relaxation methods that don't take any time or equipment. I am also a big believer in walking; its a good thing to try to incorporate it into your daily routine. It's also good to be conscious about your diet and make some efforts in that direction.


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Just when a liberal judge hands more fascism to the left. We know this all started long ago and we know that these are continuing steps to the overt fascist control of our country by elitist Marxists, not Free-Market Capitalists. See the Tytler article Is America in her Death Throes or Readying for a New Revolution? – Have Faith By the way, if you want to save this country, don't even consider Chris Christie or Paul Ryan as a presidential candidate it's time to get real America, it's time to focus and create he opportunity for Truth to be heard. How? By speaking it and not shrinking back from the PC liars -PBN
Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed details of electronic surveillance by American and British spy services, warned of the dangers posed by a loss of privacy in a message broadcast to Britain on Christmas Day.
In a two-minute video recorded in Moscow, where Snowden has been granted temporary asylum, he spoke of concerns over surveillance and appeared to draw comparison with the dystopian tale "1984" which described a fictional state which operates widespread surveillance of its citizens.
"Great Britain's George Orwell warned us of the danger of this kind of information. The types of collection in the book – microphones and video cameras, TVs that watch us are nothing compared to what we have available today." "We have sensors in our pockets that track us everywhere we go. Think about what this means for the privacy of the average person," he said.
"A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all," said Snowden. "They'll never know what it means to have a private moment to themselves, an unrecorded, unanalysed thought. And that's a problem because privacy matters, privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be."
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For the first time, colored concrete safety barriers are ensuring safety on German roads–and enhancing their visual appeal, too.
Designed by GSBS Architects of Salt Lake City and the Denver office of Stanley Consultants, the urban renewal project transformed a deserted lot with abandoned housing into downtown gathering place.
Portable culvert formwork keeps restoration on track.
Agencies coordinate the simultaneous demolition of one asset — a bridge — while a 118-year-old sewer pipe is rehabilitated 40 feet underground.
Replacing rebar with polymer is expected to double the service life of short- and medium-span concrete decks.
A utility chooses sliplining over cast-in-place concrete to meet an aggressive timeline.
Multiconfiguration trench shoring protects workers while they install cured-in-place pipe.
The votes are in: Most Innovative Products of the year!
Anaheim Hills-based Bomel Construction completes 1,500-space parking structure for city of Irvine several weeks ahead of schedule.
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Drew Brees assumed he would watch Tom Brady match his consecutive game streak with a touchdown pass this Sunday in Gillette Stadium. The New Orleans Saints' quarterback also figured he'd watch Brady pass him for the all-time NFL record while Brees relaxed at home during the Saints' open date next week.
The NFL must have figured the same thing as the league scheduled Brees and the Saints to travel to New England to take on the Patriots on Sunday, just as Brady would have been on the verge of matching Brees' record.
But the Cincinnati Bengals ruined everything by not allowing Brady to throw a touchdown pass last week in their 13-6 victory that drop New England to 4-1. So all of the intrigue of Sunday's game featuring two of the game's elite quarterbacks has lost its luster.
Yeah, right.
It's only the fourth time Brees and Brady will share a field together outside of a preseason game or a Pro Bowl in their NFL career. It's also the first time the two will share a field together since Brees earned a Super Bowl ring.
Brees said he prepares the same every week, regardless of the opposing team's passer. He also couldn't help but admit that, "This game is just as important as any other game, but there is definitely a little bit extra when you are playing against a guy of his caliber."
Like his teams' 0-fer record against the Bears last week wasn't lost on him, Brees' record vs. Brady likely isn't lost on him, either. He's has never lost to the Patriots; 2-0 with the Chargers, 1-0 with the Saints.
Brees' last outing against Brady and the Patriots in 2009 verified something "extra" for him and the Saints. Brees went 18-of-23 for 371 yards with five touchdowns, no interceptions and a perfect 158.3 passer rating as the Saints won 38-17. Conversely, Brady only threw for 237 yards, no touchdowns with two interceptions.
Brady probably hasn't forgotten the way that Week 12 game turned out either, by the way former Saints and current Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich described him.
"Tom is just a Hall of Fame guy that is just so competitive," Ninkovich said. "It's crazy how competitive the guy is. Every day he is out here trying to get everyone better."
Neither Saints coach Sean Payton nor Patriots coach Bill Belichick would deem Sunday's game a "Brees vs. Brady matchup," which is understandable. To say both coaches hold the utmost respect for the opposing quarterback would be one of the bigger understatements in football.
"The success that Tom has had there is well documented, noted and through his time and Bill's time there has been a lot of different pieces, no different than you would say to some degree, Drew has seen different players come and go," Payton said. "They are different in a lot of ways and yet they are competitive and guys that know how to win."
Belichick echoed Payton's assessment of how Brees and Brady share some qualities while varying in others.
"Both quarterbacks have had great careers; very productive, won a lot of games," Belichick said. "They both do a lot of things well -- complete a lot of passes for a lot of yards, for a lot of touchdowns and not too many turnovers and sacks and bad plays in there. So, quick decisions, accurate passing and all that, I think there are a lot of similarities like that.
"I think they each have their own playing styles that are also different but both very effective, both smart guys that see the field well, make quick decisions and manage the game well, find the right matchups, get the ball to their productive players and let them do a lot of the work and stay out of bad plays. That's probably a pretty common thread with both of them over their careers."
Saints rookie safety Kenny Vaccaro said he's watched Brady play as long as he's watched football once he "got off of Disney and Nickelodeon." And as a fan of football, the Brees-Brady matchup is special.
"He's (Brady) one of those quarterbacks when you ask your girlfriend who doesn't watch football at all," Vaccaro said, "they know Tom Brady's name and Drew Brees and Peyton Manning, they're two of those iconic figures.
"You can ask someone who doesn't watch football, they know what type of players they are."
Former Patriots and current Saints tight end Benjamin Watson said Brees and Brady possess multiple layers to their personalities on and off the field, aiding to their success.
"They're both very approachable, very humble guys," Watson said. "You can sit down and have a conversation with them. You can have them over at your house for dinner. That's something you can respect from guys who are so accomplished.
"At the quarterback position, they obviously have great control of the game. They both can check the offenses out of bad situations. They can get you to a different play. There's a lot on the plate for both quarterbacks and they can both handle it very well. Both obviously throw the ball amazingly and are very accurate."
Vaccaro said it's an honor to face Brady because he can gauge how far he's come in his short time span as an NFL player.
Vaccaro then added: "I'm a rook, so he's definitely gunning for me."
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As all true fans of the band Emery know, the group will marking its 10th anniversary as a band with a few high profile Southern California shows, including two at Anaheim's Chain Reaction and one at the Whiskey A Go Go. Obviously, there's been a flurry of welcome Emery activity of late. But one still has to wonder why? Why now?
As Emery's Matt Carter explains it, the timing just made sense.
"Most bands break up long before they make it ten years," Carter notes, "so we just kind of look at it and we say, 'Well, we still have a really awesome fan base where people really care about what we do and what we say.' So we said, 'Let's take what God has given u --s as far as fans and abilities and talents and opinions and perspectives -- and let's use it.' So, here we go. Round two. Let's ramp it up!"
There's also a noticeable DIY spirit in what Emery's doing for its diamond anniversary.
"We're taking over and doing everything ourselves," Carter explains, "just like when we started 10 years ago." The group also has a brand new studio album, "You Were Never Alone," out on its own label, Bad Christian Music.
These local shows will feature Classic Crime, This Wild Life and Peace Mercutio as touring mates. Emery's set, which will be performed by the act's original lineup – including original drummer, Devin Shelton, will also include a live Q&A, a little storytelling and an overall memorable night. Furthermore, the group will be playing its debut album, "The Weak's End," in its entirety. And for those that want to make the evening especially memorable, there are also special VIP tickets being sold.
This tour is all about looking forward, not back. "We're trying to take it up," he enthuses. "We're not trying to take it down and retire. We've got a lot of stuff left to do."


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"Today is about helping other families in need," said the participants of a recent Passing on the Gift Ceremony in Honduras.
Farmers in the Ormoc area of the Philippines are rebuilding for the second time in two years but say they are hopeful after typhoon Hagupit.
Imagine having to go to the bathroom out in the open. To many of us, this scenario sounds like a nightmare. However, for the millions of people living in Asia with no toilets, this is their reality.
Jean Pierre Venette belongs to Heifer's Rural Entrepreneurs for Agricultural Cooperation in Haiti program, or REACH. She and 39 other women work together to promote better crop and animal production while becoming thriving farmers and businesswomen.
For six weeks in September and October, local entrepreneurs in Appalachia participated in Ascent Business Network's Birds Eye Business Planning Course. The course's curriculum was co-developed by Heifer International.
After realizing that he didn't have enough food to feed his family, Yang Qilu turned to Heifer, where he and his wife learned how to raise chickens and, in turn, their income.
Following deployments in Haiti and Iraq, veteran and first-generation farmer Cory Bryk, hung up his combat boots and picked up a plow.
One year after Super Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines, Heifer families have made amazing strides in the rebuilding and recovery effort.
Filiberto Lopez and Josefina Alvarez are part of a project that has given them the resources to plant and harvest their own produce and feed their family health meals. They have learned the importance of sustainable community agriculture in their community.
Before Heifer, the farmers in the Bamendjinda community of Cameroon were stuck in a cycle of poverty. Thanks to Heifer and the farmer's hard work, they have now become agents of change in their community.


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College Hockey:Seniors Star in Spartan Victory
Sprague and Sucharski Tally in Final Regular Season Home Game
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Seniors Jay Sprague and Nick Sucharski scored for the Spartans and classmate Bobby Jarosz finished the night in net as Michigan State beat Bowling Green, 5-2, ensuring a finish no lower than third place in the final CCHA standings for MSU.
The Spartans went up 3-0 after the first and never slowed down. Falcon goaltenders Nick Eno and Andrew Hammond combined for 36 saves as Michigan State outshot Bowling Green 39-20 in the match.
"I thought in the first period that that's as well as we've played in a long time," said MSU head coach Rick Comley. "We had really good jump. Then Bowling Green settled down and I thought played better in the second."
Bowling Green head coach Dennis Williams said that he was disappointed in the Falcons' effort.
"I thought we didn't come out with a lot of jump," said Williams. "In the third period, our discipline wasn't there.
"We came out hard in the second. When you spot a team like Michigan State with three goals, it's pretty hard to come back — when you spot anybody in college hockey, especially a team like that."
The Spartans goals came from Sprague, Zach Josepher and Brett Perlini in the first. Sprague capitalized on a Falcon turnover to score unassisted at 5:51, Josepher one-timed the puck in from the far side of the left circle and Perlini scored in the slot on the power play at 17:42. Perlini's marker ended Eno's night.
"We needed to shake something up," said Williams. "I think Andrew played well in net for us as well. I didn't want to keep him in there and them get four or five. I wanted to get him out and get a fresh start, get Andrew in there and give some life to our guys."
The change seemed to help; the Falcons scored their first goal at 2:58 in the second and kept the shots more even in the stanza. Josh Boyd scored on a two-on-one breakaway and the single second-period Spartan goal came from Daultan Leveille at 9:25 with lots of traffic around the BG net.
Nick Sucharski's shorthanded goal at 1:49 in the third made it 5-1 — a single break-in that beat Hammond five-hole — and Marc Rodriguez' third goal of the season made it a 5-2 game at 9:56.
Shortly after Rodriguez' goal, Jarosz came in for Palmisano to the delight of the crowd, which had chanted, "We want Bobby!" throughout much of the third period. Jarosz had more than just the fans advocating for him.
"Palmy [Palmisano] was after me from about the five-minute mark of the third period," said Comley. "There was a delayed penalty or something, and he came over and said, 'Are you going to put Bobby in at the ten-minute mark.' I said, 'Palmy, just play.' He came back and did it again."
For his last regular season home play as a Spartan, Jarosz stopped all five shots he faced in the final 10 minutes of the game. Palmisano finished with 13 saves on 15 shots.
The teams meet again Saturday in Bowling Green, and in there is more on the line than would appear to be obvious for both teams, said the coaches. The Spartans (19-11-5 overall, 14-8-2 in the CCHA) need wins to keep themselves in NCAA tournament contention, while the Falcons (5-23-2, 4-18-5 CCHA) want to end the regular season on a high note.
"We want to make sure we catapult ourselves and put some life right back into us, because we have no clue where we're going [in the playoffs]," said Williams.
"Tomorrow night's a big night with our senior night and hopefully everyone comes together — including our seniors, freshmen, sophomores and juniors — and put in a much better effort than tonight."
The puck drops in the BGSU Ice Arena at 7:05 p.m.
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The bride-to-be is the daughter of Diane and Nicholas Antonucci, who have made the announcement. The future bridegroom is the son of Camille and Joseph Vadala.
Miss Antonucci is a graduate of the Michael J. Petrides High School, Sunnyside. She earned a bachelor of arts degree, cum laude, and a master of science degree, both in childhood education, grades 1 to 6, from the College of Staten Island, where she was named to the dean's list. She is a substitute teacher with the city Department of Education on Staten Island.
Mr. Vadala is an alumnus of Tottenville High School and is a longshoreman with the New York Container Terminal in Mariners Harbor.
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If you're not exactly a morning person, this tee says it all! The Don't Talk To Me Tee ($68) from Juicy Couture will warn all of those happy go lucky morning peeps. And if you have a late night rendezvous with a new guy that just happens to stick around the morning after.... the fact that you're not a morning person will be pretty clear.
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Here's a way to add some art to your kitchen without dealing with any nails or frames. The Summer Scene Tea Towels ($10 each) can be thrown over the oven handle or on a hook where they'll emit some serious beachy vacation vibes. The vintage-inspired, washed-out color palette of the images will bring some warmth to your kitchen, even if you live nowhere near the ocean.
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SIGNS imposing a controversial speed limit in Rossendale have been vandalised.
A number of signs in Broadway, Helmshore, have been sprayed with silver paint, causing confusion for motorists.
The signs were put up in October and November last year, close to Haslingden High School, after the limit was rolled out throughout all residential and school areas across Lancashire.
After continued calls from residents and councillors to scrap the restriction, a review of the limit on the stretch was carried out by Lancashire County Council.
But councillors decided that the number of nearby schools and the large numbers of pedestrians and cyclists meant there was a good case for the 20mph speed limit.
Tim Ashton, cabinet member for highways and transport, said that despite opposition to the the speed limit, it was here to stay.
He said: "I understand that a couple of the signs have now been vandalised with spray paint.
"The police consider this to be criminal damage and will take action against the culprits accordingly.
"We will clean up the signs and will continue to work with the police and the community to fully establish the 'Twenty's Plenty' message.
"I have visited this road and met Councillors Darryl Smith and Peter Evans, and after a long discussion we have reviewed the 20mph limit in the Broadway area, as promised.
"The decision is that the speed limit will remain and that we will review it again in a year's time."
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: "We are treating this as criminal activity and anybody with any information should report it to police on 101."


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Wabatong Trip July 13-20
Spent last week on Wabatongushi, had 20 guys including 8 lil guys below 10 fishing out of Loch Island, Camp Lochalsh and Otter Island. The mayflies were still emerging and schools of fry and bait fish were everywhere. We managed to catch a lot of walleye fishing below the bait fish and emerging mayflies. Overall numbers were off the hook but most were small walleyes 14 inches and under. By most I mean between 50 to 100 small fish a day between our boats. The medium walleyes were mid lake in the bait fish schools, these fish were 16-21 inches and were spitting bait as we netted them. We managed just a handful of this class fish per day untill the final 2 days of the trip when it seemed like every fish was 16-18 inches, and a few 20-22 inchers mixed in. The largest fish 22 to 29.5 were caught mixed in off wind swept points. We released a 29.5, 29.0 and a 28 incher back to spawn another day. The lake has a lot of pike in the general population. We release all pike including a 37.5 incher caught by one of the guys casting off the dock at Otter Island behind the big cabin.
Mainly fished the south end of the lake but did ride through the narrows and got into a school of Walleyes chasing bait on thursday and filled 4 limits in 2 hours. The fishery seems real healthy with plenty of small fish, and a decent amount of mid sized with trophys as well. Looking forward to September to chase a 30 plus incher.
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Really enjoy reading this report. Thanks for taking the time to share. Best.
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Thanks for the report. I will be heading up to Wabatong for the first time in the middle of August (erringtons wilderness island). This will be our groups second trip this year. The first was on Lady Evelyn the first week of June. Really looking forward to Wabatong. We will be taking the train in out of hawk junction. My first 2 trips up to Canada was just below Wabatong on Dog Lake. I hope that the fishing on Wabatong is better than it is on Dog. Had a tough go at it on Dog but still fun. I'll post a report when we return. I welcome any advice on where anyone thinks the walleye and pike might be during this time of year. , what types of bait to use, etc..
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Hasain Alshakarti is an acknowledged security expert and computer industry speaker. He has spoken at TechEd North America, TechEd Europe,
and TechDays, as well as other events and conferences across the world. Besides being a very popular instructor for the last 16 years, Hasain
is specially focusing on Security Assessment, Network Security and PKI, and helping customers understand and implement security measures.
Hasain has a background as a developer and works closely with developers to help them understand security demands and realize them in applications
and systems without losing functionality and usability. He is a member of the TrueSec Security Team and a recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable
Professional (MVP) Award in Enterprise Security.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hasain.alshakarti
Twitter: twitter.com/Alshakarti
Blog: secadmins.com
Paula Januszkiewicz is the IT Security Auditor and Penetration Tester, Enterprise Security MVP and trainer (MCT) and Microsoft Security
Trusted Advisor. She is also a top speaker at many well-known conferences including TechEd North America, TechEd Europe, TechEd Middle
East, RSA, TechDays, CyberCrime, etc., and is often rated as number-one speaker. Paula is engaged as a keynote speaker for security related
events and she writes articles on Windows Security. She drives her own company CQURE, working on security related issues and projects. Paula
has conducted hundreds of IT security audits and penetration tests, including those for governmental organizations. Her distinct specialization
is definitely on Microsoft security solutions in which she holds multiple Microsoft certifications, besides being familiar with and possessing
certifications in other related technologies. Paula is passionate about sharing her knowledge with others. In private, she enjoys researching
new technologies, which she converts to authored trainings. She wrote a book about Threat Management Gateway 2010, and is working on her next book.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/paula.januszkiewicz
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/paulajanuszkiewicz
Website: cqure.us
Marcus Murray is the Cyber Security Manager at Truesec. Marcus Murray is the leader of the Truesec Security Team, an independent, elite team of security consultants operating all over the world. Besides designing secure infrastructure and implementing security into various applications, his team performs incident response, security assessments and penetration testing for a variety of clients, including banks, military organizations, and other large corporations. He is frequently engaged as keynote speaker for security events and his focus is often security threats, vulnerabilities, and awareness, and how to implement countermeasures that work in the real world. Marcus was the number-one rated speaker at TechEd North America 2012, 2010, 2008, 2007, and TechEd IT Forum Europe 2007. He has also been rewarded for number-one session in various categories at ITForum Europe 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Brian A. Randell is a Partner with MCW Technologies LLC. For more than 20 years he has been building software solutions. He educates teams on Microsoft technologies via
writing and training—both in-person and on demand. He's also a consultant for companies small and large, worldwide, including Fortune 100 companies like Microsoft. Brian is a
passionate software craftsman who still enjoys coding as he helps teams to improve their processes from idea to shipping to production management and monitoring. In addition,
he's become obsessed over the last few years with natural user interfaces and how to create compelling user experiences regardless of platform. In early 2010, he toured the
world prepping Microsoft employees and Microsoft partners for the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 launch. In 2012, he and his team built some of the first training content and
demos for Microsoft using Visual Studio 2012, Team Foundation Server 2012, and Windows 8. For the 2013 release, he continued building new ALM content for use worldwide by
Microsoft. He's currently a Visual Studio ALM MVP and co-author of "Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2013" from Wrox Publishing. When not working,
Brian enjoys spending time with his wife and two children who enjoy making him look bad on the Xbox One (with and without Kinect).
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David Tesar started out his tenure at Microsoft in July 2002 as Support Escalation Engineer for networking and directory services in Texas before moving to a role as a Premier Field Engineer in WA. Since 2007, he has worked as a Technical Evangelist for the worldwide Technical Evangelism and Development (TED) team based in Redmond, WA. David works closely with Microsoft product teams to "share the good news" of IT Pro relevant software through creation of technical content, speaking at various Microsoft and industry-sponsored events, shooting hundreds of video interviews, leading the weekly Edge Show with monthly episodes on Windows Azure, and working on projects directly with customers. Areas of focus as an evangelist have included various Microsoft Forefront security products, Windows Internet Explorer, Azure, Microsoft Office 365, Windows Intune, Windows Server, and and the Microsoft System Center family of products. DevOps is the primary focus inside of David's current role working with customers and internal development teams creating various applications primarily built on Azure.
In his current role, Morgan Webb focuses on evangelizing about the Cloud OS, as well as on each of the individual components within. This is delivered via IT Camps within the MEA region and at the various technical conferences Microsoft holds around the world. As an extension, he also has a passion around Developer Operations (DevOps) and breaking down the barrier between developers and IT professionals. Through all these activities, Morgan also strives to assist IT professionals to engage correctly with their Business, and for their Business to understand their technical requirements.
Mickey Gousset spends his days as a senior technical developer and trainer for Infront Consulting Group. In his free time, Mickey has co-authored "Professional Team Foundation Server" (Wrox 2007) and "Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010" (Wrox 2010) and frequents the speaker circuit singing the praises of Team System, all the while running the community website Team System Rocks! Mickey is one of the original Team System MVPs and has held the award since 2005.
In his current role, Morgan Webb focuses on evangelizing about the Cloud OS, as well as on each of the individual components within. This is delivered via IT
Camps within the MEA region and at the various technical conferences Microsoft holds around the world. As an extension, he also has a passion around Developer
Operations (DevOps) and breaking down the barrier between developers and IT professionals.
Through all these activities, Morgan also strives to assist IT professionals to engage correctly with their Business, and for their Business to understand their technical requirements.
Kurt Bittner is a leading expert on Agile and iterative software development approaches, including application life-cycle management (ALM). He focuses on the
organizational and cultural shifts necessary to extract broader business value from software development processes.
Kurt comes to Forrester from the consulting firm Ivar Jacobson International, where he was CTO—Americas, and worked for more than five years guiding Fortune 100 companies in their Agile transformation journeys. In prior roles, he played a leadership role in IBM's Jazz Platform strategy, led requirements tool strategy and development for Rational Software, and led the early development of the Rational Unified Process. As a consultant, he has helped many hundreds of organizations improve the results achieved by their development teams. An accomplished public speaker, Kurt has presented at many conferences, and is the author of three books, including The Economics of Iterative Software Development, as well as numerous papers and articles.
Brady Gaster is a Program Manager on the Windows Azure SDK team at Microsoft. He specializes in working with Microsoft .NET developers to provide a better understanding of what's possible when web applications and APIs are built on top of the Windows Azure Web Sites platform. A veteran of .NET development with over 15 years of .NET consulting and training, Brady's focus has been on empowering developers with creative solutions using ASP.NET, Web API, JavaScript, and the Windows Azure Web Sites and Service Bus platforms. Most recently, he has been helping the web development audience learn how to use the groundbreaking real-time framework known as SignalR. For fun, Brady likes to tinker with microcontrollers like the Netduino and .NET Gadgeteer to experiment with how physical and cloud computing can be paired up to facilitate the Internet of Things using Windows Azure.
Michael Niehaus is a senior product marketing manager at Microsoft, responsible for helping enterprise IT pros with Windows deployment, Windows RT, and Windows manageability needs. Prior to joining the Windows Commercial team, Michael was a longtime program manager and developer for the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, having joined Microsoft in 2004 after spending 14 years working in enterprise IT.
Mikael Nyström is a Microsoft MVP and Senior Executive Consultant at TrueSec, with an extremely broad field of competence. He has worked with all kinds of infrastructure tasks in all kinds of environments. He is working deep within products such as System Center Operations Manager, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Active Directory, and Hyper-V. Mikael is a very popular instructor and is often used by Microsoft for partner trainings as well as to speak at major conferences such as TechEd and MMS. Lately, Mikael has been deeply engaged in the development of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 as member of the TAP team.
Bradley Bartz is a Principle Program Manager in the Windows Azure Group. His current role is as the lead program manager on the Windows Azure Pack. He specializes in bringing Windows Azure technologies to enterprise and hosted clouds on premise for building private and hybrid solutions built on Windows Server and System Center. During his 16 years with Microsoft he's been a Developer Lead, Development Manager as well as a Group Program Manager. He has contributed to numerous releases of Visual Studio and its web development capabilities. He has brought his years of developer tooling experience to the cloud, focusing on bridging the needs of public and private cloud deployments.
Michael Leworthy is a senior member of the Windows Server and Management product marketing team, playing a key role in shaping the transformation of the industry while working on product and marketing opportunities in a large and high-growth business. Leading core product marketing efforts for System Center, he collaborates across teams and functions to drive business impact through marketing. He has held various positions at Microsoft for over 11 years including product and program management, functional marketing, and field sales. He has also held other positions in high tech and consulting firms throughout his career both in the USA and Australia.
Andrew Zeller is a Technical Program Manager focusing on Service Delivery and Automation with Windows Server, System Center, and the Windows Azure Pack.
John Craddock has designed and implemented computing systems ranging from high-speed industrial controllers through to distributed IT systems with a focus on Identity, security and high-availability. A key player in many IT projects for industry leaders including Microsoft, the UK Government and multi-nationals that require optimized IT systems. Developed technical training courses that have been published worldwide, co-authored a highly successful book on Microsoft Active Directory Internals, presents regularly at major international conferences including, TechEd, IT Forum and European summits. John can be engaged as a consultant or booked for speaking engagements through XTSeminars. www.xtseminars.co.uk
Johan Arwidmark is the Chief Technical Architect with Knowledge Factory. He is a consultant, author, and all-around geek specializing in Systems Management and Enterprise Windows Deployment Solutions.
In addition to his consulting role, Johan present trainings and speaks at several conferences each year, including MMS and TechEd around the world. He is also actively involved in communities like deploymentresearch.com and myitforum.com, and he has been awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for eight years.
Johan is known for an energetic and humorous style, tackling complex concepts using simple "Real World" scenarios and lots of live demos. His areas of expertise include: Enterprise Windows Deployment Tools and Solutions, ConfigMgr, MDT, WinPE, USMT, and WDS.
Kent Agerlund works as a consultant; author, trainer and event speaker specializing in System Center Solutions at Coretech. Kent frequently speaks at conferences like TechEd, MMS and is the main author of Mastering Configuration Manager 2012 training and the books "Mastering Configuration Manager 2012" and "System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Mastering the Fundamentals." He is also actively involved in communities like TechNet forums, local user groups, and is awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for his work with Microsoft Enterprise Client Management. On stage Kent is known for mixing "Real World" scenarios into his presentation with lots of demos.
Alistair Speirs is a Senior Operations Program Manager responsible for Office 365 deployment, adoption, and readiness, worldwide. Originally from Australia, He has been working in the Office team in Redmond, Washington since 2011. Alistair is currently focused on the Office 365 onboarding and deployment experience, to help IT professionals unlock the capabilities of Office 365 faster and demonstrate strategic value from their IT investments.
Jeff Medford is a Technical Product Manager responsible for Office 365 deployment worldwide. Jeff is focused on IT professionals having great first experiences with Office 365 and helping them drive strategic scenarios within their businesses through deployment and use of the service.
Jaime Rodriguez is a Principal Technical Evangelist at Microsoft. Throughout his 15 years at Microsoft, he has focused on helping strategic Microsoft partners and customers with emerging technologies such as .NET, Silverlight, and Windows Phone leveraging both C#/XAML and HTML/CSS. Recently, his focus has been on helping developers with web, iOS, and Android skills to bring their existing apps and games to the Windows Store. Follow Jaime on Twitter @jaimerodriguez or via his blog at http://jaimerodriguez.com.
James Montemagno is a Developer Evangelist at Xamarin. He has been a .NET developer for over a decade working in a wide range of industries including game development, printer software, and web services. Prior to becoming a Developer Evangelist, James was a professional mobile developer on the Xamarin platform for over two years, with several published apps on iOS, Android, and Windows. In his spare, time he is most likely cycling around Seattle or guzzling gallons of coffee at a local coffee shop. He can be found on Twitter @JamesMontemagno and blogs code regularly on his personal blog www.MotzCod.es
A long-time trainer and top-notch consultant, over the past 15 years Dino has been the author of many popular books for Microsoft Press that helped the professional growth of thousands of .NET and Web developers. Latest books are "Microsoft .NET: Architecting Applications for the Enterprise" (MS Press, 2014, 2Ed) and "Programming ASP.NET MVC" (MS Press, 2014, 3Ed) in addition to the fairly unique "Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise" (MS Press, 2012) . Technical evangelist for JetBrains, Dino loves teaching architecture and mobile classes and in his spare time runs a fast-growing firm that specializes in web-based and mobile solutions for sport events across Europe. Follow Dino on Twitter (@despos) and Facebook and check out his blog at software2cents.wordpress.com.


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Protasiewicz Group Research Facilities
Lab & Student Space
Our newly rennovated research labs are housed in 416 Millis Science Center (which is part of the larger newly dedicated (2001) Agnar Pytte Science Center). Our research space includes 8 six-foot wide variable flow rate hoods, most of which contain high vacuum lines for manipulation of air- and water- sensitive materials. In this lab space is a room that was designed for housing inert atmosphere dryboxes. We have two dryboxes, as described below). Our group oversees the Departmental X-ray facility housed in the newly rennovated lab in 230 Millis. All the equipment needed for modern synthesis of materials can be found in our labs.
Since the major rennovation, our lab contains separate areas (418 Millis) for students desks (above is pictured Bob and Xufang-the wall of Mountain Dew is Rhett Smith's creation). Our area in Millis also contains space for cumputers, printers, scanners, and even a conference area.
Major Equipment
- Bruker SMART APEX II CCD Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer (230 Millis)
- Using this major equipment we can visualize the molecular structure of crystalline compounds. For more details on this and all equipment available see the site for Case Place for Molecular Cyber Crystallography
- MBruan Inert Atmospheres Dryboxes (416 Millis)
- In addition to the above major equipment, our group uses many other techniques. In particular, we often use EPR and multi-nuclear NMR spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, Fluoresence spectroscopy, spectroelectrochemistry, and cyclic voltammetry.


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Conversational Spanish classes will be offered at Jacksonville College
Beginning Spanish Conversation I will be offered as a continuing education course at Jacksonville College from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings, Feb. 9-March 9. The course is designed for individuals who have had little or no previous Spanish instruction and who are interested in learning basic Spanish conversation skills for ministry, business and for personal interests. The total cost of the course is $95 (textbook included). Students must register and pay for the course by 4:45 p.m. on Jan. 28.
The class is limited to the first 35 individuals who register. For more information, contact Dr. David Heflin at (903) 586-2518, dheflin@jacksonvillecollege. edu; or visit the JBC home page at www.jacksonville-college. edu. The information and application for these courses can be found on the lower right side and can be printed out. Beginning Spanish Conversation II will be offered as a continuing education course Tuesday evenings, March 23- April 20.


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Earlier today, video game publisher Namco Bandai Games America released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming free-to-play PlayStation 3 game, "Soulcalibur: Lost Swords".
In case you may not remember her, Hilde is the sword and polearm wielding fighter who first appeared in "Soul Calibur IV". After her father, the King of Wolfkrone, went mad, it fell to Hilde to lead her people, while also attempting to destroy Soul Edge. With the war won, and her homeland restored, Hilde will once again join the fray in "Soulcalibur: Lost Swords". You can see the screenshots of Hilde in action, in the slideshow on the left.
Gamers can look for the free-to-play "Soulcalibur: Lost Swords" to be available exclusively on the PlayStation 3, via the PlayStation Store, this spring. To learn more about the "Soulcalibur" series of games and the many characters that fill out the franchise's roster, you can visit the series' official site.
If you would like to purchase other Namco Bandai Games America titles locally, here are the listings for some of the game stores in the Las Cruces and Albuquerque areas.
Game Stop Paseo Del Norte
9311 Coors Blvd Nw
Ste 01-3
Albuquerque, NM 87114
(505) 890-3033
Game Stop Coronado Center
6600 Menaul Blvd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 830-4212
Game Stop Las Cruces
1455 Hickory Dr
Ste 4
Las Cruces, NM 88005
(575) 647-8809
Game Stop Mesilla Valley Mall
700 S. Telshor Blvd
Space 1492
Las Cruces, NM 88011
(575) 522-0008