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By C.J. Bowles
From 1999 to 2002, John Anderson was the only Washington player to put a football through the uprights in a UW game. The Florida native did so exactly 100 times, second-most in UW history to Husky Hall of Famer Jeff Jaeger, including six of the 12 longest field goals in UW history.
Talk about big shoes to fill.
As it turns out, however, when looking to the future of the kicking position, all the Huskies had to do was look to their past.
As the 2002 season wound down, a little-known walk-on from North Thurston High School earned the chance to participate in kickoff drills. It was the first time Evan Knudson - half-brother of former Husky punter Channing Wyles - caught the eye of the Huskies' coaches.
"At the time it seemed cool that he would let me get involved that much," Knudson says of Anderson, who allowed him to take some of Anderson's reps with the kickoff team. "Before that I was just a scrub walk-on kicker, but when I started doing kickoffs, people began to notice that there was more than one kicker on the team."
It wasn't the last time Knudson -- whose wavy blond locks look more like they belong on a beach than a football field -- was noticed. Despite having to compete with a freshman scholarship kicker in 2003, Knudson won the Huskies' starting job, ultimately knocking in 10 of his 17 attempts on the year.
Were it not for his blood ties to Husky football, however, Knudson may have taken his kicking talents in another direction.
A soccer goalkeeper in high school, Knudson had dreams of starring between the pipes at a Pac-10 school. Unfortunately for him -- but fortunately for Washington -- no Pac-10 schools offered the senior a scholarship, his only offer coming from Northwestern University in Illinois. Ultimately, though, family ties proved too strong to break.
"I wouldn't have played football if it wasn't for Channing's recommendation," Knudson says. "It wasn't even that big of an option for me. I'd definitely be playing soccer right now."
Wyles insists that he placed no pressure on his sibling.
"I told him that it needed to be his decision and that if that is what he wanted, he should do it," Wyles explained. "I didn't want him to do it based on what I tell him. You never want to force somebody to do it because then they won't be successful."
Wyles joined the Huskies as a walk-on kicker in 1986, before ultimately switching to punter and spending three seasons as the team's full-time player at the position. That story sounds similar to Knudson, who began this season first on the depth chart for the third consecutive year, after spending two seasons behind Anderson.
"He's faced a lot more adversity," says Wyles, who was granted a scholarship in 1988 after his first full season of punting. "You have to be proud of the kid because he's had to fight for his position every year, and he has always won. That says a lot about his character. It will definitely help him in the long run because when life gets tough, you have to stay confident in your ability."
Similar to how Knudson benefited from Anderson, Wyles learned the collegiate kicking ropes from Jaeger. The two remain friends, and Jaeger has worked with Knudson to hone his skills.
"He's been mature since the first time I met him," Jaeger says of Knudson. "He's really serious about what he does and the way he handles himself is really impressive. That goes to his mom and dad; they're good folks. He's an example of what they have done for him."
Knudson has excelled off the field as well. The psychology major boasts a 3.46 grade-point average, and will earn his degree following fall quarter. He has also found success socially, a fact evidenced by the group of friends and fraternity brothers who cheer his name at every home game.
"I love the social aspect of college," explains Knudson with a smile that he is seldom without. "I want to stay here forever. Everybody says college is the best time of their life, and they say it for a reason. I make the most of my time, for sure. Maybe I get a little less sleep, but I don't like to spend time alone. I'm a social guy."
With potentially just 10 games remaining in Knudson's tenure at UW, he now finds himself now in the role of mentor. Despite still not having a scholarship himself, and still having to compete for his job, Knudson has taken it upon himself this fall to tutor scholarship freshman and fellow North Thurston alum Ryan Perkins.
"That's the kind of guy that Evan is," Wyles says. "He wasn't the man for sure this year, but he was still helping Ryan any way he could."
Knudson says he plans to keep in touch with Perkins next year, just as Anderson did with him.
"Maybe the kicker before him did that same thing," he says. "I tried to take the same approach, giving him lots of opportunities and showing him the way. I understand that he will be fighting next year to be the next guy, so I've put an effort into continuing the tradition."
Just like any good family member would do.


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There Are Things That You Should Know About Medicare Supplement Plan F
Medicare supplement Plan F is the best supplement that can be purchased, bar none. The Medicare supplement plans are purchased from individual health insurance companies, and they all have the same benefits, but vary in price from company to company. They are labeled by letter, such as A, B, C, D, F, G, K, L, M, and N.
Medicare Plan F is the most comprehensive plan in terms of coverage. In essence, it pays nearly everything that Medicare doesn't pay. You could say that it works along side of Medicare in that regard. To understand how Medicare pays, Part A pays for hospital costs, and Part B pays the doctor costs. Without a Medicare supplement policy, a beneficiary could pay some hefty copays with an upfront deductible and large daily copays per day if you are in the hospital, and a 20% copay to doctors and surgeons with no limit. As you can well imagine, this could get very expensive, and the Medicare supplement policy fills the holes.
Medicare is available to anyone who is age 65 or older, who is eligible for Medicare. People are eligible to sign up and enroll for a Medicare Supplement, or a Medigap, policy 3 months prior to the month they turn 65 and the three months after the person turns age 65. The person is able to qualify regardless of his or her health history. In other words, there is no health condition that will disqualify a person for this period, and prohibit that person from getting coverage. This means if you have any condition this is the best time to get your Medicare supplement quotes, and the agents we trust most of medicare supplement quotes is CompareMedicareSupplements.net. Once the person has coverage, he or she should not drop it, as they would have to qualify medically in the future, unless there are certain circumstance that would qualify as an exception.
The Plan F Medicare supplement plan covers a person with any doctor or hospital in the United States that accepts Medicare, which gives a person a wide range of choice of doctors. This can be a life and death situation, when it comes to the choosing of specialists who practice outside of a person's hometown. If a person lives in Jacksonville, Illinois, for example, and he had a serious heart condition, he could go to the Cleveland Clinic, which world famous for its expertise with heart problems.
Benefits Of Medigap Insurance
Various private companies sell Medigap insurance; this particular plan covers some costs that original Medicare does not cover. Common examples would be coinsurance, deductibles, and co-payments. Some policies offered by Medigap also cover services that normal Medicare avoids, such as medical care benefits that are offered beyond the U.S. Medicare will pay for a specific amount of the coverage if a client has Original Medicare and decides to purchase a Medigap plan. After this point, the Medigap insurance will pay a share of the policy.
Medicare Advantage Plans and Medigap plans are not the same. Medicare Advantage Plans help clients get benefits from Medicare various ways, but Medigap provides supplements for standard Medicare benefits.
There are important things clients should understand before attempting to purchase Medigap. To get Medigap, Part A or Part B Medicare is required. Applying for Medigap is possible if you already have a Medicare Advantage Plan; before your Medigap policy starts, however, you must cancel the Medicare Advantage Plan. Paying a private insurance company each month is possible; the payments can cover the Medigap policy and the Part B plan that is paid to Medicare. If you want to get Medigap coverage for many people, each individual will need coverage; several policies must be purchased because Medigap just covers one individual. Finding a provider is not tough; many insurance companies will offer Medigap; search for companies that are licensed within your state. When clients buy Medigap; they get a guarantee; most standardized policies are renewable. If clients have health issues, they can still renew. Some coverage polices are different depending on the year the policy was sold. Policies offered years ago covered prescription drugs; policies sold after 2006, however, does not cover prescription drugs. Clients that need prescription drug coverage must consider Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Part D). A Medicare Medical Savings Account Plan is not allowed if you want a Medigap policy; it is illegal.
Dropping a Medigap policy is not a big issue, but dropping the policy must be done at the proper time. For example, if someone wants another policy with different options, a Medicare Advantage Plan may be the better option if the issue involves gaining a policy that offers prescription drug coverage. Clients may have to pay a penalty for late enrollment for the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan based on many reasons. There will be a penalty if clients drop the whole Medigap coverage, if they had drug coverage issues, or if it has been two months before their new Medicare policy started.
People Over 50 Enjoying The Benefits Of Life Insurance
When someone reaches an age over 50, it is normal to start looking for life insurance companies so that they can sign up for a good policy. With the cost of living always being on the rise, it is easy to see why so many are trying to make sure that they have the right amount of coverage in place. High inflation along with high unemployment and poor savings is making it so that the over 50 population is taking quite a big hit.
The older generation often feels as though they need to make sure that they are able to relieve the burden of all expenses relating to a funeral from all of their loved ones. The best way to do so is by having a good life insurance policy in place that will cover expenses and lighten the load by loved ones who are already grieving. There could also be debts that need to be paid after an untimely death that can be taken care of with a life insurance policy payment.
Many of the major benefits from having a life insurance for people over 50 include:
- Relief from financial burden on all of your loved ones upon your passing. Once they receive the benefits of your life insurance policy, they will be able to pay for expenses and even put money towards future costs.
- The premium of a life insurance policy is guaranteed and fixed. This makes it so that your budget can easily be planned without leading to added problems in the future.
- Members have the ability to receive life insurance coverage without having to qualify, which would normally be based upon a health condition. This is always a great benefit for anyone who may not feel comfortable answering questions that are health related.
- Family members are often offered financial investment advice so that they are able to make decent decisions when it comes to their future.
If you fall into any of these reasons then talk to a local insurance agent or a national website that specializes in life insurance for people over 50. You will not regret helping your family.
As a Diabetic, Can I Get Life Insurance?
The best way to save on a life insurance policy is through consistently managing your diabetes. If you can provide solid evidence that your A1C hemoglobin levels are stable and healthy, and you can prove that your blood sugar tends to stay level, then you may not end up in a substandard or high-risk pool. If you make solid efforts to improve your overall health though diet and exercise, then your premiums could end up being quite reasonable.
If you have only recently developed diabetes, then you may still have a chance at being assigned to a low-risk pool. This is because you will have a better chance of being able to manage your diabetes long-term as opposed to someone who has been diabetic for a long time. This also applies to senior citizens who have been diagnosed with late-onset diabetes.
The most important thing to remember is that you should meet with a doctor or physician regularly in order to provide proof that you are in good health despite your diagnosis of diabetes.
Even if you opt for a plan that does not require a medical exam, you will have to disclose any and all medical conditions you have. This includes your diabetes. If it is discovered that you have not informed the insurance company about your diabetes or you have given them misinformation about how you manage your illness, then your coverage could be cancelled.
Whether you have Type I or Type II diabetes, you know that you have to take extra steps to safeguard your health. You spend money on insulin supplies and on proper healthcare in order to manage your condition. You should also consider how you can take of your loved ones and dependents if you become incapacitated and pass away from diabetes-related complications. Don't let your fear of paying high premiums keep you from applying for the life insurance coverage you need. Start doing research on different life insurance policies today.
Is Life Insurance Worth It?
Most people wonder if they truly need life insurance. After all, they have plenty of bills already. Why add an intangible product that a person may never use to the mix?
The short answer to this question is that life insurance can save families from financial hardship. If an insured person passes away, they leave their family without an income stream that they have grown accustomed to. Without this income, a family may be unable to afford essentials such as rent and food.
Not to mention, funerals are very expensive. Families without a life insurance policy to reply on may have to scrape together several thousand dollars for the funeral. This may result in other bills being paid late or being neglected altogether. In the worst case scenario, a family with a mortgage may lose their home. This could have been avoided by making small life insurance payments every month.
Now that consumers know why life insurance is so important, they can start shopping around for a suitable policy. Buyers should be aware that there are two policies on offer. These are called "term life" and "whole life". For most people we recommend term life insurance because it is so affordable. Get quotes for the cheapest term life insurance at GoldsmithInsurance.com.
Consumers can decide how much coverage they need based on their household income. The more coverage that is purchased, the more the insurance policy will cost. As whole life policies can be used before the insured dies, they are more expensive.
Other issues that effect pricing include the age of the insured and their health condition. Older people and those with illnesses should expect to pay more as they are more likely to use their insurance than their younger friends.
Anyone who is interested in life insurance should speak to an insurance agent. The agent will help consumers find the right policy for their financial and personal needs.
Obtaining Life Insurance For SBA Loans
Obtaining Life Insurance For SBA Loans. Most small businesses are not aware that the Small Business Association requires that they have Life Insurance for themselves as a contingent for receiving a loan from them. For some businesses owners, they cannot understand why they must have Life Insurance and they wonder how this could affect their family if the die. This article will explain the ends and outs of why the Small Business Association requires that the signer of the loan have Life Insurance. We will also discuss the implications of having Life Insurance to cover your Debts.
The SBA Needs Assurance
The Small Business Association needs assurance that your loan will be paid back in case of your death. Why do they need to know this? The Small Business Association needs to know this because they write thousands of loans and they have thousands of business that need help just like you. If you loan is defaulted on, then they can not help some other small business that is in need. So for anyone with a certain risk they require that that person acquire life insurance for SBA loans to make sure they can make more loans in the future.
How Does This Life Insurance Interplay With My Family?
A common question that Small Business Association loan seekers worry about, is how this Life Insurance affects their family. It is suggested that a loan seeker has life insurance policies that go towards his family and that cannot be touched by credits. It is also suggested that they also have life insurance for their loans, creditors and business. It is smart not to commingle the two so that your family will always be provided for.
This is quite basic and it only seems difficult on paper. Applying and qualifying for Life Insurance is a straightforward process that you can do right on this website. If you have any questions, concerns or if you just want to chat give us a call.
Three tips for buying life insurance
When you go shopping for life insurance, remember that it is something special you are doing for loved ones who will remain alive on earth once you have passed away. The policy will give them the financial means to take care of any existing obligations you had plus cover medical expenses and funeral costs at the time of your death. Below are three top tips to think about when you are looking to buy life insurance so that your loved ones are taken care of when they probably need it the most.
1. When you choose a life insurance policy, make sure that you choose the right amount of coverage that is going to cover your existing expenses and any financial obligations that you might leave behind once you pass away. Several online websites offer special calculators that help you figure out how much coverage is enough for you.
2. It is important to know that there are several different types of life insurance coverage that are different according to the various stages in our lives. Always take the right amount of time to research what your options are so that you find the right policy that gives you and your family just what you need. Some examples of this are "term life" insurance policies and "whole life" insurance policies. Learn the differences and which is best for you. You can find plenty of life insurance quotes online to compare the options.
3. When you find a life insurance policy that fits your needs, you should understand that your current and past health condition has a great impact on your ability to actually qualify for certain policies. Always do your best to stay as healthy as possible so you get the best rates and an approval for insurance. In many cases, a medical exam will be required before you are approved.
As you can tell, there are several things to think before you find the policy that is right for you. Always make sure you pay special attention when choosing the amount of coverage for your insurance policy, think about the type of policy you need and maintain the best health possible. By doing these things, you will find that you get better a better rate, and your family will have the proper financial resources in the event of your death.


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Transport inevitably throws you into close proximity with your fellow human beings, and in these circumstances good manners are of paramount importance.
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Animals are a wonderful addition to the family, but do not make good gifts and this is a good time to adopt a pet.
It is advisable to first have a family discussion as to what type of animal would suit the family. A busy household might find a cat, bird or fish easier to fit into their schedule. Those who have someone home most of the day could consider a dog.
Then a trip to the area shelters like the Wisconsin Humane Society or Milwaukee Domestic Animal Control Commission. There are many animals to see and interact with so the family can get an idea of the animal they want in their family. These shelters have areas where the family can visit with the animals in seclusion.
It is never a good idea to surprise someone with a pet for a Valentine's Day gift. An animal is a living being with habits and personalities that might conflict with the person receiving the them. Living with an animals is a big responsibility that can last more than a decade.
The cost is another consideration, there is food, supplies and maintenance expenditures, which includes the regular and unexpected veterinary bills that must fit into the owner's budget. Time is also a major factor, while fish and reptiles require the least amount of time dogs can take up to several hours a day. Training, activities and quality play time must be considered especially in a dog's life.
Yes, Milwaukeeans can adopt a pet for Valentine's Day but do not give an animal as a gift.


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This country was founded by Americans on American soil. This country was founded by men who revered George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and this country was founded as a Christian nation. There's just one problem. This country was not the United States of America. It was the Confederate States of America.
And I ain't just a'whistling Dixie.
As a writer who specializes in subjects of interest to atheists, I often come across claims, usually from the Religious Right, that the United States was founded as a Christian nation. I've addressed and refuted these claims often. You can find some of these essays in the suggested reading list below this article. Today though, I'm taking a different tack. I'm trying to find out what a Christian nation in America would look like. It turns out I didn't have to look far. The Confederacy is a good example.
There are actually a lot of similarities between how the US and Confederate governments treated religion. Both presidents issued proclamations declaring days of thanksgiving (in fact, Confederate President Jefferson Davis beat Lincoln to the punch by establishing a day for it a year earlier than the US did). Both sides also proclaimed days of fasting, humiliation and prayer as well; but the real difference between them was in their constitutions. The Confederate Constitution recognized God. The US Constitution didn't.
Take a look at the preambles to both:
USA: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
CSA: We, the people of the Confederate States, each state acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a permanent federal government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity—invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God—do ordain and establish this constitution for the Confederate States of America.
These preambles make it quite clear where both governments derive their authority. There's no mention of God in the preamble or anywhere else in the US Constitution. Authority is derived solely from the will of the people. Not so for the Confederacy. Their people felt the need for invoking divine providence before putting pen to paper... and exalted it in their founding document. In fact, the Confederate government further recognized it in their national motto, Deo Vindice ("With God as our defender").
What more could a "Christian Nation" supporter ask for? It was certainly celebrated by the Southern clergy of the day. Historian John Fea says they were "absolutely giddy" over the insertion of the Almighty into the Confederate Constitution, calling it "a truly Christian patriot's prayer" and deriding the "perilous atheism" of the U.S. Constitution. From this, Fea writes, "it was not much of a leap for Southern clergy and politicians to affirm that the citizens of the Confederacy were the new chosen people of God."
Perhaps today's Religious Right have just been mistaken about which American country was founded as a Christian nation and transfer their affections to something more like the Confederacy. I've heard a lot about things like "states rights" and "nullification" from both groups. Maybe they could get together on the slavery issue too. After all, they can find plenty of support for it in the Bible as well.


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According to www.sochi2014.com, team Canada won two gold medals in cross country skiing on Sunday on the closing day of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.
Brian McKeever of Calgary, Alberta won a gold medal in the men's 10km cross country skiing event for the visually impaired and Chris Klebl of Canmore, Alberta won a gold medal in the men's 10km sit skiing event.
The gold medal for McKeever was completely expected because he won the gold medal in the men's 10km at the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Turin and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
McKeever also won in dominating fashion. His time of 23:18.1 was exactly seven seconds faster than silver medalist Stanislav Chokhlaev of Russia. Thomas Clarion of France won the bronze medal with a time of 24:14.9.
However, the gold medal for Klebl was not expected. According to CBC Sports, Klebl's win was a complete surprise because the favourite was Russian Roman Petushkov. Maksym Yarovi of Ukraine won the silver medal with a time of 31:06.05, compared to Klebl's time of 30:52.0. Grigory Murygin of Russia won the bronze medal with a time of 31:18.2.
Team Canada finished with 16 medals--seven gold medals, two silver medals and seven bronze medals. They were fourth in the medal standings behind Russia, Ukraine and the United States.


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The so called "Pop-Tart" school gun bill cleared its first hurdle in the Florida legislature this week, reports USA Today on Thursday.
The bill is aimed at easing serious penalties and school suspensions for children who simulate a gun with harmless objects – specifically Pop-Tarts eaten into the shape of a gun, or guns shaped out of toys like Legos.
The bill, cleared by a state House panel Wednesday, would prohibit school districts from suspending students for "brandishing a partially consumed pastry or other food item" bitten into a gun shape or "possessing a toy firearm or weapon made of plastic snap-together building blocks." The bill also would prevent children from getting into serious trouble for mimicking a gun with their fingers.
Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, Fla., sponsored the bill and said the proposed law is designed to bar "overreactions" under zero-tolerance policies regarding weapons in school.
Baxley coined the phrase "Pop-Tart bill" after an actual case involving the breakfast toaster treat. In May of last year, a boy chewed the pastry into the shape of a pistol, earning him a suspension from school (and a lifetime membership from the NRA).
"This is addressing a zero-tolerance policy that often will not allow people to use common sense because their hands are tied," commented Florida elementary school teacher Castor Dentel.
Florida's current law requires school districts to create "zero-tolerance policies" for actions that pose "a serious threat to school safety. At the same time, the zero-tolerance policies are "not intended to be rigorously applied to petty acts."
Update: In June of 2014, this bill was signed into law.
Per the Huffington Post: "Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed a bill that prohibits schools from disciplining students who play with simulated weapons, The Miami Herald reported. Lawmakers approved the so-called 'Pop-Tart' bill after an 8-year-old Maryland boy earned a suspension for biting a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun last year."
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General: A walk-on the Arizona program who comes with solid high school credentials as a perimeter player... Earned BCI All-America honors in 1998 and was a Jim Thorpe All-Star in 2000... Will provide the Wildcats with another capable body to go up against in practice... Father, Richard, was a Wildcat baseball player in 1971-72 before attending the UA medical school.
High School: Prepped at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Okla... Played for head coach Danny Limes... As a senior, averaged 18.5 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals per game... Team finished 20-4 his senior year and compiled a record 68-16 record during his four years as a varsity letterman... All-Oklahoma his junior and senior seasons... All-city his final three seasons and All-Metro Lakes Region honree twice... Team was 22-4 and advanced to the state semifinal his junior year... Strong student, as well... Named to the Academic All-State team and was the Oklahoma Academic Scholar-Athlete in 2000... Was named the Army Academic Athlete in 2000 and won the Boys' State Award, too.
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Neighborhood crime watch service Nixle.com is now being used in the Lehigh Valley, PA area. What is Nixle.com? As stated on their website http://www.nixle.com is "a Community Information Service providing one source for access to credible real-time community information". To break that down, it allows every day people access to neighborhood activity. If a crime is committed in your area, a text message or email will be sent to those who are registered with the Nixle service.
Remember the old days when Grandfather would sit and listen to the police scanner? He would know when police cars were dispatched and he knew exactly what was going on? Well, you too can be on the pulse of police information simply by registering on the Nixle.com website.
There are four types of Nixle messages:
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January 2009 was the last time Mosley showed us more than a glimpse of the old "Sugar."
There was a certain odd symmetry to the way things ended for Shane Mosley and Winky Wright this week.
Both announced their retirement from boxing at the age of 40 on the same day. Both had recently lost one-sided bouts to far younger men, beaten as much by the calendar as the young men in front of them. Both had, at one time, been joined in that odd way two fighters become entwined when they challenge each other twice and one proves to be superior.
Yet what is oddest of all about their career arc is that Mosley will be rightly remembered as the better fighter and the more popular one yet it was Wright who twice defeated him when they were still in their prime or close to it. That is boxing for you, a sport where one man can simply be the endless nemesis of the other while never quite as good when facing different opponents or trying to please a crowd.
Last month Mosley lost every round to a 21-year-old champion who was the same age as his son. Apparently, that loss to Saul Alvarez made Mosley think when other defeats had not and he decided he'd had enough.
The winner of five world titles in three weight classes, Mosley was never better than when he was a lightweight. He had blinding speed at 135 pounds and withering power. Some compared him to Roberto Duran, although that always seemed like a reach because Duran may well have been the greatest lightweight in boxing history.
Yet even if he was not Duran, Mosley was special at that weight and still good enough to become a world champion later at both welterweight and junior middleweight. His mistake was that after first defeating Oscar De La Hoya by split decision in 2000 he thought that beating "the Man'' made him "the Man.'' As many fighters learn the hard way it did not.
Instead of accepting a big-money rematch he defended the welterweight title three times before running into a familiar nemesis, Vernon Forrest. Forrest had denied Mosley a spot on the Olympic team in 1992 and now 10 years later defeated him easily again, dropping him twice and badly cutting him with an accidental butt.
Instead of regrouping, he invoked an immediate rematch clause only to lose again but a year later he upset De La Hoya a second time in a decidedly controversial decision to win a junior middleweight title. Instead of accepting $8 million for an immediate rematch he listened to ill-informed advisor Judd Burstein and challenged the larger and exceedingly complicated Wright to a unification fight.
Wright had long ago been dubbed "The International Man of Misery'' by boxing publicist Fred Sternburg because for years he toiled in obscurity, fighting and winning around the world as a defensive master displeasing to American audiences but revered in Europe, where the taste for fisticuffs is more refined.
For five years, 1993-1998, Wright fought in eight different countries but seldom in the U.S. even after becoming a world champion. Mosley gave him a shot at something more and he took it, defeating him handily in their first fight and then winning a majority decision when Mosley repeated his mistake with Forrest and insisted upon an immediate rematch eight months later.
Wright (51-6-1, 25 KO) would never please American crowds but he was like fighting the matrix. His defensive prowess was well deserved and his offense came off that defense and did enough damage to twice win him the junior middleweight titles and send Felix Trinidad back into retirement by pitching a shutout against him.
Mosley (46-8-1, 39 KO) was, to be fair, both the superior fighter and the more pleasing one but he could not solve Wright and it seemed his career went into decline after that, especially after losing to Miguel Cotto three years later for the welterweight title. But like many of the best fighters, Mosley had one great night in him and it came on Jan. 24, 2009.
That night he destroyed the myth of Antonio Margarito when first his trainer Nazeem Richardson caught Margarito trying to wear loaded hand wraps, an act that would cause him a year's suspension and a lifetime of shame. Mosley then beat him half to death for nine lopsided rounds before the fight was stopped with Margarito's face unrecognizable from what it had been when the evening began.
That victory turned out to be a mirage. Shane Mosley never won again, finishing his career 0-3-1 over the next three years. He lost in lopsided fashion to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao (no shame in that at his age), fought a desultory draw with Sergio Mora in between and then lost for the final time to Alvarez last month.
That last defeat to a kid half his age finally convinced Mosley of the obvious. Like many formerly great fighters he could still see the openings but they closed before he could react. He could still see the punches coming but he could no longer block them before they landed.
No shame in that. It is how it goes in boxing for everyone but the few who leave in time. The only shame actual of Mosley's likely Hall of Fame career came after the second De La Hoya fight when it came to light he'd used performance enhancing drugs the "clear'' and the "cream'' under the direction of disgraced former San Francisco-area supplement distributor Victor Conte and his own strength and conditioning coach, Darryl Hudson.
To this day Mosley insists he was duped and unknowing, although Conte and Hudson have argued otherwise. Regardless of the truth of Mosley's position, De La Hoya accepted him into his company as a partner for a time and they remain respectful after having been rivals dating back to their childhood days as amateur sensations around Los Angeles.
Mosley was never quite De La Hoya even though he beat him twice but he was one of the finest fighters of his time. Wright was never quite Mosley although he beat him twice and was certainly one of the best junior middleweights in the world for nearly a decade.
Such are the vagaries of boxing, a sport where as Mick Jagger might sing, 'You can't always get what you want but if you try some times, well, you just might find, you get what you need.''
If Mosley and Wright needed to make names for themselves in the difficult world of prize fighting they succeeded. Final defeat does not diminish their accomplishments even though Mosley was 0-3-1 in his final years and Wright lost his final three fights over a five year period in which he retired for three years before coming back to be beaten last weekend by up-and-coming prospect Peter "Kid Chocolate'' Quillin (26-0) in a fight in which he lost nearly every round.
Waiting for him in his locker room at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. after it was over was his old friend and foil, Shane Mosley. They were together one last time, friends and aging warriors upon whom boxing had turned its back as it always does.
Mosley now says he will train his young son and try to build his own promotional company in California. Wright intends to play golf and watch his money wisely with the help of long-time friend, Jim Wilkes, a successful Florida attorney who directed much of his career.
Two great boxers had come to the end of their time inside the ring the way nearly every prize fighter does. They had been defeated by time but raise their hands up one last time for all they achieved because when they were young and strong and fast they made a mark that will be remembered.
I don't know why the story about Mosley refusing a third match with DLH (for big money) and instead going in against Wright still persists. He was never offered the fight with DLH (who, not only was worried about losing again but was cross at losing a fight many felt he won). DLH, his reps at the time and even Mosley have said several times he was never offered the fight. What I seem to recall was him talking hypothetically about a rematch in an interview on some credibility-deficient website ("you heard it here first") and those guys ran with it. DLH rarely offers immediate rematches anyway.
But for a sec, Mosley and Wright will stay retired. They ain't got the cojones to walk away and stay away like the "Marvelous One." And ya' kno' dat, babbbeeee!
"The older the bull, the stronger the horn." I know that maxim for OLDIES GOLDIES with big egos. Muthasuckas are going to watch some pugilists of the nowadays bulljoke era of New Jack, Straight Whack, and Toilet Stool, and Old Sugar Shane and Winky will sing like two birds to the world: "I'm bringing back Old School."
"These young guns lack most of the sweet science's whup-a$$ tools. They look like a bunch of fools. They are stinkin' da game up like their arses have all just come outta cesspools."
Beside old B-Hop[py] will still be around kicking young a$$. So will Holy, if he doesn't get thrown in da can. And Winky and Shane will get hyped up and wanna join the Senior Circuit Party Tour. Hehehehe! Holla!
mosley beat cheato because his wife jin sent him divorce papers during camp. mosley got with a new piece right after so he got comfy again.
Shane Mosley got me to TSS. Most of my close friends had given up on boxing. The night Shane beat Margarito I had no one to call and say "did you see that?!?" I fired up the computer, did a search on Mosley-Margarito and ended up here. I read alot that night. What a great place, full of boxing loving nuts just like me. Dusted off an old nickname from my late 80's basketball days and the Roast was reborn. Thanks for getting me here Shane, without that stunning win I might not have ever found TSS.
sounds like good memories Roast, and after 2 years or so,.. I still don't know what your moniker means,.. Don't tell me, like a good story,.. leave some parts to the readers imagination.
I was impressed with Winky's last showing, someone here commented on how solid Wink looked, (not great, or impressive, but fairly decent). 40 years old and 5 years off, he performed way better than I expected, He came into the fight thinking he could win. Having found out the truth about himself he chose to quit rather than ride out his career taking second billing.
It's time to celebrate when great boxers know when to quit.
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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Vampire Alternative.
by Jo Keroes
Enough with the vampires. Consider instead a novel filled with just the right combination of fear and fantasy, heroism and heartbreak, all rendered in lively and lucid prose. The setting is Howland, where darkness falls so oppressively that there are no stars, no moon. Ever. The novel is Darkwood, by M.E. Breen. Among its pleasures are Annie, the gutsy thirteen year old hero who can see in the dark and is brave enough to attack a king; a family betrayal; a prophecy; the reappearance of a beloved sibling long lost; and a group of mysterious beasts, the kinderstalk, who, so Annie has been told, have snatched and swallowed the host of village children who have mysteriously vanished. (In reality, those children have been abducted by evil miners who have put them to work chiseling precious stones out of rock.) When Annie figures out that she herself is about to be sold to the miners, she sets out alone for the forest. You can see we're in fairy tale country here, but it's a sophisticated landscape Breen creates, complete with a pleasure forest – a vivid green lawn banked by wild roses and raspberry bushes - and a wonderfully comic pair of twin sisters, one enormous, the other miniscule, who dwell in a tiny cottage filled with spiders and offer Annie refuge and kindness, as her journey evolves into a serious quest and confrontation with the dark side.
I've tended in this space to review books for either young children or adults. But there's a vast audience of teenage readers whose tastes are wide and various and who deserve, not to say yearn for, strong narratives well told. At once a coming of age novel and hero's quest narrative, Darkwood rewards and tantalizes its readers with an ending filled with just enough foreboding to demand a sequel.


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This morning I was saying that I'd call for parcells to step down if the phins struggled.
Today he stepped down.
I can't help but wonder if this had anything to do with cost cutting on the team.
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A couple of weeks ago I made the pilgrimage to Alden. Fortunately, my flights fell between the march of winter storms. In many places in the world the shoe business, and the way shoes are made, has changed. Leather (or synthetic material) is cut, sewn, lasted, bottomed, and the last is removed. Very little has changed in Alden's corner of Middleborough since 1884. Alden makes Goodyear Welted Footwear, which is complicated, but worth it.
A true Goodyear welt is superior because it allows a piece of footwear to be resoled many times. This is largely because the shoe upper is attached to a welt (a thin strip of durable leather), which is attached to a midsole, which is then attached to an outsole. This makes lots of sense, considering a well-made, well-maintained, leather upper will always outlive it's outsole.
This isn't the only thing that makes Alden special. At their factory in Massachusetts things move at the "right" speed. Shoes are lasted and left on the last for several days and everything is meticulously finished – from polishing backstays to clipping extra threads. The process of making these shoes happens at a pace which allows for the manufacture of some of the finest quality production footwear in the world.
A special thank you to Mr. Tarlow and the team at Alden for taking our leather from flat on the table to world class.


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For millions, the Galapagos represent nature at its most unspoiled, an place famed for its rare flora and fauna. But the Galapagos is home to nearly 50,000 humans. Add invasive species, floods of tourists, and unresolved conflicts between Ecuadorian laws and local concerns: It's easy to see why the Galapagos were recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger list.
Each chapter in this provocative, perceptive book focuses on a specific person or group either exploiting or protecting the Galapagos' natural resourcesfrom modern-day pirates who poach endangered marine species to the environmental activists who patrol protected waters to catch them red-handed. The book explores the inevitable clash in values between these individuals and their activities.
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Men's Basketball wins KCAC Regular Season Championship with win over Friends
The Sterling College men's basketball team had already earned a piece of the pie last Saturday, with a win over Friends last night they get it all to themselves. Sterling beat Friends University last night,71-67, and won the KCAC Championship outright.
Sterling, who held a two game lead over Saint Mary and Ottawa, just needed to win one more game and that is what they did. But, it did not come easy. Friends did its best to deny Sterling its championship by hitting 15 of 30 shots from the field in the first half, including 6 of 14 from behind the arc, building a 40-36 lead at halftime. But in the second half, Sterling limited the Falcons to 8 of 23 from the field and just 2 of 12 from 3-point range. Friends hit two 3-pointers in the first 3 minutes and 33 seconds to build a 50-45 lead with 15:39 remaining. Jonathan Woods finally helped Sterling grab a 55-54 lead on two free throws with 7:43 remaining and kept the lead the rest of the way. Friends got within two, 69-67, on a three-point play by Brandon Graber with 17.8 seconds left. The victory ended with a free throw by freshman, Trent Stutzman, and another by Mac Stephenson and two steals.
Seniors Jonathan Woods and Mac Stephenson led the Warriors in scoring with eighteen and sixteen points a piece. Woods also led both teams in rebounds with fifteen.
Sterling, who picked up their first twenty win season in school history, will receive the KCAC's automatic birth to the 2009-09 NAIA Div. II Men's National Tournament ,held in Point Lookout, MO March 11-17, 2009. The Warriors will also be the #1 seed in next week's KCAC Tournament.
A full bracket for the upcoming tournament will be released on Sunday, by the KCAC.
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Although James Madison won the presidency, his party lost seats in the 1808 election cycle. Jefferson's embargo left the economy in taters, but his Democratic-Republican Party proved too strong to topple from power. Two years later, the economy improved and the Federalist Party's march to oblivion renewed. In 1810, President Madison's faction won seats in both houses of congress strengthening their majority.
The congress repealed the Embargo Act in 1809. They passed Macon's Bill Number 2 in 1810 to encourage neutrality on the high seas. England and France both attacked American shipping leading Jefferson to launch the failed embargo. Macon's Bill lifted all embargoes for three months and promised to make the status permanent if Britain or France agreed to recognize American rights. The British ignored the Americans. On the other hand, France agreed to comply and the U.S. lifted the act on Napoleon. The embargo on Britain remained. Eventually, this led to a second war with England.
The repeal of the Embargo Act alleviated many fears and improved the economy. Macon's Bill hoped to end the problems with Europe and bring peace. As a result, people that voted for the Federalists in 1808 returned to Madison in 1810. The Democrats gained a seat in the U.S. Senate. They captured Timothy Pickering's old seat when the senator opposed the annexation of West Florida. In 1812, Pickering won election to the House of Representatives. That same year, Louisiana entered the Union and elected two Democratic senators. By the time Madison ran for re-election, his party held a 30-6 edge in the upper chamber.
While the Democrats held a 5-1 edge in the Senate, they returned to the super majority in the House of Representatives. The majority party gained 14 seats on the strength of the economy and party organization. The Federalists lost four seats in New Hampshire, three in New York, two in Massachusetts and Vermont, and one each in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. When Louisiana entered the Union, the Democrats gained one additional seat for a 14 seat pickup. By 1812, the Madisonians held a 71 seat advantage in the House of Representatives.
The new congress met for the first time in November 1811. The house elected Henry Clay as the new speaker. Clay had been elected for the first time in 1810. This marked the only time a representative was elected Speaker of the House on his first day. Clay went on to serve in congress and dominate American politics for the next four decades. He earned the moniker "the Great Compromiser" for his ability to work deals and keep the North and South at peace.
The Democrats wiped away Federalist gains in 1808. They wisely scrapped Jefferson's embargo to revive the economy. The improvement returned Madison's party to the super majority in both houses of congress. Meanwhile, the Federalists stood on the precipice. The new states carved out of the Louisiana Purchase would not doubt go to the majority party. The Federalist Party needed a miracle to maintain its very existence let alone relevance.


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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Everything is big in Texas, including the stakes in this weekend's Mississippi State (31-19, 7-14 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (37-13, 8-12 SEC) softball series at the Aggie Softball Complex in College Station. The two SEC West squads are two of four teams battling for the final two spots in next week's SEC Tournament, hosted by the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
First pitch in the series is Friday night at 7 p.m., with the second game starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday. The Aggies will host their Senior Day in the series finale at 2 p.m. Sunday. Live HD video streaming of all three games this weekend will be available to HailStateTV subscribers (via a shared production from Texas A&M). Of course, free live audio streaming will be provided through HSTV as usual, featuring MSU play-by-play caller Anthony Craven.
The series is tied all-time, 3-3, with Mississippi State winning the last contest by a score of 7-3 in Starkville on March 6, 2011. In College Station, the Aggies own a 2-0 lead in the series. This weekend marks the first time the two schools will play each other as member institutions of the Southeastern Conference.
Mississippi State is tied with South Carolina and Auburn for the 10th and final spot in the SEC Tournament. Texas A&M enters the final weekend with a 1.5 game lead on all three squads. The Bulldogs must finish one game better than the Tigers and Gamecocks, since both teams own the tiebreaker over the Maroon and White.
Thanks to the 20th-toughest strength of schedule in the country, Mississippi State is ranked 30th in the latest RPI. Texas A&M is currently slotted 17th. With four games left in the regular season, MSU has secured a regular-season overall record of above .500, giving MSU its first back-to-back seasons above .500 since 2007-08. The Bulldogs are three wins away from surpassing last year's win total of 33 (33-24).
A big reason for this year's success has been the pitching staff. After pitching five shutouts in 57 games total in 2012, the MSU pitchers have doubled last year's total with 10 so far in 2013. On 11 other occasions, opponents have scored just one run (10-1). The ability to shut down opposing offenses has been critical since nearly half (23-of-50) of MSU's games this season have been decided by two runs or less. State is 11-8 in one-run games and 2-2 in two-run games.
Offensively, the Bulldogs are led by senior outfielder Jessica Cooley, who in her last 10 games is hitting .435 with a .606 on-base percentage and a 1.217 slugging percentage. The powerful righty has tallied 11 RBIs, eight runs, eight walks, five homers and three stolen bases during that stretch. Cooley is part of a Bully Bomber squad which is the most balanced offense statistically in school history, owning the single-season school records for home runs per game (0.94), walks per game (3.70) and stolen bases per game (2.20), the latter of which ranks third nationally.
For live in-game updates of the Texas trip, follow the program on Twitter at @MStateSB. For pictures, like the team on Facebook at Facebook.com/MStateSB and visit the team's Instagram account at MStateSB. For pregame and postgame video, check out MSU's official YouTube channel at YouTube.com/HailState.


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Subaru announced last week that its all-new 2015 Outback would start at $25,745, a price that puts it just about $100 above the starting price of the outgoing model.
That's a tiny increase for an all-new model, but Subaru says it's hoping that the new Outback will increase its sales.
That's not to say that Outback sales have been bad -- not at all. It has lost some sales recently to Subaru's own Forester, which was new last year. Forester sales are up over 50% so far this year, while the (outgoing) Outback's are up a little over 4%.
But for much of its life, the Outback has been Subaru's best-seller in the U.S. -- and the U.S. is Subaru's most important market, accounting for about half of its global sales last year.
Subaru is the automotive division of Japan's Fuji Heavy Industry (NASDAQOTH:FUJHY). It's a much smaller company than Japanese rivals Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Honda (NYSE:HMC), with a much more limited model range. But the company updates and refreshes that model range exceptionally well, and its endearing, long-lived products have earned it fierce customer loyalty.
Subaru's careful approach to updating its products has worked out very well for Fuji Heavy and for its shareholders. The stock isn't well-known in the U.S., but maybe it should be: Over the last two years it has risen more than 250%.
Subaru revealed the new Outback at a big event at the New York International Auto Show in April. We were there, and we got a close-up look at the new Outback and spoke to some of the people responsible for it.
We also captured much of the presentation on video to share with you. In the segment below, the second of three parts, you'll see Fuji Heavy CEO Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, who -- in a sign of the importance of the Outback to Subaru -- came all the way from Japan for the unveiling. Speaking carefully in English, Yoshinaga lays out the numbers to explain why the U.S. market is so important to Subaru, what has made Subaru successful here, and how Subaru will continue to invest to build on its success in the U.S.
You can see part one of this series here. Check back Tuesday evening for part three.
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Holocaust artworks intuitively must fulfill at least two criteria: artistic (lest they be merely historical documents) and historical (lest they distort the Holocaust or become merely artworks). The Sense of Semblance locates this problematic within philosophical aesthetics, as a version ofthe conflict between aesthetic autonomy and heteronomy, and argues that Adorno's dialectic of aesthetic semblance describes the normative demand that artworks maintain a dynamic tension between the two.The Sense of Semblance aims to move beyond familiar debates surrounding postmodernism by demonstrating the usefulness of contemporary theories of meaning and understanding, including those from the analytic tradition. Pickford shows how the causal theory of names, the philosophy of tacit knowledge,analytic philosophy of quotation, Sartre's theory of the imaginary, the epistemology of testimony, and Walter Benjamin's dialectical image can help explicate how individual artworks fulfill artistic and historical desiderata.In close readings of Celan's poetry, Holocaust memorials in Berlin, the quotational artist Heimrad Backer, Claude Lanzmann's film Shoah, and Art Spiegelman's graphic novel Maus, Pickford offers interpretations that, in their precision, specificity, and clarity, inaugurate a dialogue betweencontemporary analytic philosophy and contemporary art.
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|The Aesthetics of Historical Quotation: On Heimrad Bäcker's "System nachschrift"
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|The Aesthetic-Historical Imaginary: On Shoah and Maus
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Alan Logan, a longtime league bowler who was one of the sport's most colorful and likeable players, died Thursday.
Logan, 52, had been suffering from cancer for the past couple of years.
"He was just a wonderful, wonderful person," said Mike Rice, who bowled with Logan at now-defunct AMF Rocket Lanes in Chatsworth and AMF Woodlake Lanes in Woodland Hills.
"He's going to be missed greatly by a lot of people."
Logan, who lived in Canoga Park, was credited with initiating a new term in bowling's lexicon with his blazing fastballs up the middle of the lane.
The term "smashmouth bowling" was based on Logan's bullets that rattled the pins and sent them flying in all directions.
"He threw the ball as hard as anyone in the world," noted longtime bowler Tom Martino. "He had so much power that every pin became a 'messenger' and he'd avoid splits that way."
Logan often talked about throwing a hook but said he was content with shaking up the pins. "I'm not sure if it's the right coaching method," said Logan of his gun-slinging ways, "but it's just my personal technique."
Logan was married almost exactly three months ago. His short announcement on Facebook said, "Lu Lu and I got married 11/12/13."
Lulu is Lillian Matson, who was Logan's life partner and longtime bowling teammate.
Logan worked in the maintenance department at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena and was receiving treatment there.
He averaged 129 at Rocket Lanes in 2005 and built his average to 155 during league play at Woodlake Lanes.
Logan, who had a sharp wit, rolled a career-high 242 in May 2012 despite bowling with a pain in his back.
"I helped the granddaughter plant the garden," he said that day, "and came down with a sore back. And my 15-pound ball was too heavy, so I used a nine-pound house ball. There's no crying in bowling."
And he added: "You just have to adjust, adjust, adjust."
Logan was one of the most popular players on the lanes, Martino said.
"He was very well-liked by everyone," Martino said. "No one ever said a bad thing about him. He always was one to congratulate the other team when they did well."
Logan was an enthusiastic bowler who celebrated his strikes with an ear-piercing clap. "It's my personal excitement," he said. "I wear my excitement on my sleeve."
Added veteran bowler Carol Tucker: "To me, he had the most loving and kindest spirit of any man I've ever known. He was sincerely nice to every person he came in contact with. You don't meet people like him often. I was lucky to have known him."


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Arthur's World Neighborhood: Bibliography for Kids
Support young learners as they expand their cultural awareness with this list of children's literature on countries from around the globe. Including both fictional and non-fictional texts. This resource will help students across the...
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What Is Culture?
Explore the complexity of culture with this rich and comprehensive lesson plan, which will prompt your learners to think critically and respectfully discuss our current definitions of culture, and how those definitions might evolve.
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Culture Connect: Experience the Culture of the World
Approach multiculturalism with this rich series of activities that will introduce your learners to the concept of culture by closely examining the behaviors, practices, and art of three distinct peoples—the Highland Maya of Guatemala,...
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Twice Upon a Time: Multi-Cultural Cinderella
Engage your learners in a cross-cultural study by having them read, compare, and contrast various Cinderella stories from different cultures around the world. From this exercise, they will learn that plot element can seem different, but...
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Comparative Religion Investigation: What Happens When We Die?
Different cultures and religions explain death and the afterlife in different ways. Upper graders explore and research how the major religions explain death differently. They explore and discuss their own beliefs and how personal...
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Cultural Connections: The Tapestry of Life
Young scholars use a variety of media to explore culture as the accumulation of beliefs, learned patterns of behavior, institutions, and values. They examine how to identify, compare, and appreciate the traits of various regions and...
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Pre-Columbian Cultures in the Americas
Native American studies is fun, educational, and highly motivating. Fifth graders will gain a deeper understanding of the six major pre-Columbian culture areas on the North American continent. They will choose one group and conduct...
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Gender Roles in Jewish and Muslim Cultures
Gender roles and religious practices can be a very interesting and complex subject to teach. Luckily, you have found an excellent resource that includes links, vocabulary, and a great set of activities. Learners will discuss cultural...
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Ozark Folk Culture and Geography in the Mountain View, Arkansas Area
Upper grade through early high schoolers develop an understanding of Ozark culture, and the geography of the Ozark Plateau. They study place, location, human environmental impacts, and movement. This interesting plan incorporates muic,...
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Ko'ko'hasenestotse "The Art of Clicking Things Together"
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8th English Language Arts
Esperanza Rising - Anticipation Guide
Learn about Mexican culture while simultaneously strengthening reading, writing and computer skills. In order to get the most out of Esperanza Rising, pupils should have prior knowledge of Mexican culture. Therefore, there are links to a...
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Environment, Technology, and Culture of the Chumash People
Middle schoolers develop an understanding of the interrelatedness of technology, culture, and environment as illustrated by the Chumash culture. They research the tribe and complete a table for the Chumash people describing their...
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Advanced Art – Cultural Place-setting Still life
Upper graders view a series of films that depict rituals or celebrations as they occur in different cultural settings. They conduct a cultural investigation about one culture, brainstorm and research objects that have cultural or...
11th - Higher Ed Visual & Performing Arts
The Art and Culture of the Afro-American
Your high schoolers will examine the community in which they live and discuss with the class. Using the Internet, they identify the importance of African-American art and how it relates to the African-American culture. Individually, they...
9th - 12th Visual & Performing Arts
Looking at different cultures and how music from differing cultures changes movements, meaning and mood
Each of the three dance lessons included here will get your class moving. The first lesson allows learners to explore how music and movement differ in meaning depending on cultural context. Lesson two gives them an opportunity to create...
7th - 9th Visual & Performing Arts
The Geography of Folk Tales
Bring your traditional lesson on folk tales to the next level by combining it with a review of the five themes of geography! Pupils practice analyzing a story from a foreign country, apply their knowledge of the five themes, draw a map...
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Got Lactase? The Co-Evolution of Genes and Culture
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The Grand Rapids Weather Examiner presents the first in a series from the National Weather Service (NWS) on Flood Safety. The week of March 16-22 is National Flood Safety Awareness Week. High water and flooding will impact West Michigan and this a great time to learn about the hazard and what you can do to save your property and even your life. The series begins with a review of the historic flooding of 2013 and the potential for floods in 2014.
The flooding of 2013 was one for the record books for many locations in West Michigan. The flooding reached its peak in April which was the wettest April on record with 11.10 inches, beating out the previous April record of 8.29 inches set in 1909. This is also the third wettest month ever recorded for the city. Here's a list of the wettest months:
1. 13.22" June 1892
2. 11.85" September 1986
3. 11.10" April 2013
The rain caused significant flooding across much of Lower Michigan. Read more about the flooding and see photos at the following links:
Grand River flood as seen by NASA satellites
Photos from my flight on 14 April
Flight photos from 21 April
Monthly report of river and flood conditions
While the flooding forecast for 2014 is not expected to reach the levels experienced in 2013, the high water content of the snowpack will likely cause significant rises on area rivers. Click this link to read the spring flood outlook issued on March 10, 2014.
This week a few of the safety topics will include, understanding flood terminology, the importance of NOT driving across flooded roads, the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS), and the National Flood Insurance Program.
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Cincinnati Children's is a verified Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and is recognized as an expert in the evaluation and treatment of children who have experienced severe and life-threatening injuries.
Trauma is a public health problem and its management and care require a multidisciplinary team. As the leader of this team, Trauma Services provides important oversight of the care of injured children. Trauma Services at Cincinnati Children's features several centers and programs when caring for injured children, including:
Trauma Clinic is designed to provide follow-up care to traumatically injured children. Ideally, patients being referred to the Trauma Clinic have been evaluated either in the emergency department or by their primary care physician. The clinic is staffed by nurse practitioners who specialize in the care of the injured child, and treat children injured in a variety of ways, including falls, sports and motor vehicle collisions. Your child will be evaluated to assess ongoing recovery from her injury. All concerns, including pain, wound care, suture / staple removal, return to school / activities and emotional recovery will be addressed. Based upon your child's needs, it may be necessary to refer him to another specialty service such as sports medicine or pediatric rehabilitation to ensure his safe return to full activities.
Traumatically injured children may also require input from specialty medical services within Cincinnati Children's such as:
The Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS), a professional organization for providers interested in improving outcomes for injured children, announced that Dr. Richard A. Falcone, Director of Trauma Services at Cincinnati Children's, has been appointed President of its Executive Board.
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Badja Djola Movies and Career Information
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Badja Medu Djola was an American actor. D'jola appeared in 47 films and TV shows during his career. His best role was as Leon Isaac Kennedy's cellmate in the movie Penitentiary. D'jola played the bad guy character "Half Dead." He showed exceptional acting talent in the movie, which led to more roles. He also had a supporting role in Wes Craven's 1988 movie The Serpent and the Rainbow. Mr. D'jola's other film and TV credits include Mississippi Burning, A Rage in Harlem, The Lonely Guy, The Last Boy Scout, NYPD Blue, Rosewood, The Hurricane, Night Shift, The Waterdance, ER, The X Files, Millennium and Roc. He also had a role in The Players Club starring Ice Cube. Badja D'jola died of a heart attack at age 56. Interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.
- Badja Djola Movies before 2015
- Back in the Day (2004) 2004
- Deterrence 2000
- Hurricane 1999
- Rosewood 1997
- Heaven's Prisoners 1996
- Last Boy Scout 1991
- Rage in Harlem 1991
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PULLMAN, Wash. - The Washington State women's soccer program will host a dinner to celebrate its 20th Anniversary season, Friday, Sept. 25.
The event will be held at Banyan's Restaurant at the Palouse Ridge Country Club and will begin at 7 p.m. The cost is $30 per individual or $50 per couple and includes dinner, silent and live auction, guest speakers, and an opportunity to celebrate Cougar soccer with current and former coaches and student-athletes.
The evening's festivities will follow a 3 p.m. match at Lower Soccer Field between the Cougars and Weber State.
The Cougar soccer program begin in 1989 under head coach Lisa Fraser. WSU posted a 10-6-1 mark during its inaugural season. Fraser's teams posted a winning record in each of her five seasons on the Palouse, including a school-record 14 victories in 1990.
Lisa Gozley succeeded Fraser as the Cougar mentor in 1994 and her first season she guided WSU to its first postseason appearance. The Cougars finished 12-7-1 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round. The following season, Gozley and the Cougars took part in their first Pac-10 Conference season and in 1996 posted their first winning record (4-2-1) in road matches.
In 1998, Dan Tobias took over as head coach. In his third season, WSU was 13-7-0, recorded its first winning record in Pac-10 matches (5-4-0) and was selected to the NCAA Tournament. Two years later, Tobias led the Cougars to an 11-7-2 mark, including a school-best 5-2-2 in Pac-10 matches, and another NCAA Tournament before resigning from his position.
In 2003, current Cougar Head Coach Matt Potter began his trek toward a school-record 55 wins (entering 2009). He has led WSU to five-straight winning seasons and a .500 or better record in the Pac-10 each of the last four years. In 2008, Potter's squad posted double-figure victories for the third time in the last four seasons and made it back to the NCAA Tournament.


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Corsair managed to set a new world record this week in memory clock speeds.
Using a single 1GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 module (in other words, not dual channel), Corsair were able to hit a staggering 2462MHz DDR. As far as the test system goes, an Intel E8400 processor was used along with an ASUS P5E3 Premium motherboard, which is based on Intel's new X48 Express chipset.
The result was validated and uploaded to CPU-Z Validation Database and you can check that out right here.
So, what surprises do we have left for Computex now? It's usually in Taipei that we see current memory technologies pushed to their absolute limits. Maybe we see 2600MHz or 2500MHz at the show but with current memory dividers in the BIOS, it may be hard to reach that high.


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A kit was developed to fit out an Apollo command module with a total of five crew couches. In the event a Skylab crew developed trouble with its Apollo CSM return craft, a rescue CSM would be prepared and launched to rendezvous with the station. It would dock with the spare second side docking port of the Skylab docking module.
During Skylab 3, one of the thruster quads of the Apollo service module developed leaks. When the same problem developed with a second quad, the possibility existed that the spacecraft would not be maneuverable. Preparation work began to fit out a rescue CSM, and astronauts Vance Brand and Don Lind began preparations to rescue astronauts Bean, Garriott, and Lousma aboard the station. However the problem was localized, workarounds were developed, and the first space rescue mission was not necessary. The Skylab 3 crew returned successfully in their own Apollo CSM at the end of their 59 day mission.
Crew Size: 5. Habitable Volume: 6.17 m3.
Gross mass: 16,800 kg (37,000 lb).
Span: 3.90 m (12.70 ft).


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23 rescued after ferry hits Hythe pier in Hampshire
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There were no serious injuries, with three peope sustaining minor injuries
Unsettled weather looks set to continue across parts of the UK
Mike Hancock was suspended from the party this week following leak of unpublished report into his conduct
Naked rambling is not for wimps. Since 2003, when he first walked from Land's End to John o' Groats, in only his walking boots, rucksack and an occasional hat, Stephen Gough, has exhibited a remarkably stubborn determination to be himself. If it's not the unforgiving freezing winds, it's the unforgiving local police force, between them conspiring to force Gough to do the one thing he will not: put some clothes on.
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The Food Standards Agency has issued a warning after a man died as a result of drinking pear juice laced with cocaine.
Huddled against the cold and with heads bowed, a small congregation remembered the Clapham rail crash exactly 25 years after it claimed 35 lives.
An 80-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of his elderly wife.
Police allegedly had missiles thrown at them when they tried to stop the illegal music event near the Downton Abbey set
The Wessex League Division One's crest has been deemed too similar to Tottenham's
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Truth, Lies, and O-Rings
ISBN13:by McDonald, Allan J.
Univ Pr of Florida
What they didnrs"t want you to know "We all watched in shock and disbelief whenChallengerwas lost. Probably no one felt more disappointment and regret than Allan McDonald, who had warned us not to launch that day. His story tells of loss, grief, and the eventual rebuilding and recovery."--Robert "Hoot" Gibson, former Space Shuttle pilot and commander "A major contribution to a difficult episode in the history of human spaceflight."--Roger D. Launius, Division of Space History, Smithsonian Institution "McDonald tells the heartbreaking tale of how he saw his words of warning ignored, and the fateful consequences of that decision."--Donald C. Elder III, Eastern New Mexico University On a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space ShuttleChallenger,despite warnings against doing so by many individuals, including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction ofChallengeron live television moments after launch remains an indelible image in the nationrs"s collective memory. InTruth, Lies, and O-Rings,McDonald, a skilled engineer and executive, relives the tragedy from where he stood at Launch Control Center. As he fought to draw attention to the real reasons behind the disaster, he was the only one targeted for retribution by both NASA and his employer, Morton Thiokol, Inc., makers of the shuttlers"s solid rocket boosters. In this whistle-blowing yet rigorous and fair-minded book, McDonald, with the assistance of internationally distinguished aerospace historian James R. Hansen, addressesallof the factors that led to the accident, some of which were never included in NASArs"s Failure Team report submitted to the Presidential Commission. Truth, Lies, and O-Ringsis the first look at theChallengertragedy and its aftermath from someone who was on the inside, recognized the potential disaster, and tried to prevent it. It also addresses the early warnings of very severe debris issues from the first two post-Challengerflights, which ultimately resulted in the loss ofColumbiasome fifteen years later.
Author Biography
Allan J. McDonald retired as vice president and technical director for advanced technology programs at ATK Thiokol Propulsion in 2001. He was the director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project at the time of the Challenger accident and, later, vice president of engineering for space operations during the redesign and requalification of the solid rocket motors. James R. Hansen is professor of history and director of the Honors College at Auburn University. He is the author of First Man, an award-winning biography of Neil Armstrong which spent three weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Table of Contents
|Foreword: The Place of the McDonald Memoir in Challenger History
|p. xi
|p. xv
|p. 1
|Red Flags
|When It Rains It Pours
|p. 9
|Tests and "No Tests"
|p. 23
|Dire Warning
|p. 39
|A Total O-Ring Failure
|p. 49
|An Impotent Task Force
|p. 63
|"In the Interest of Avoiding Pain"
|p. 73
|The Teleconference
|p. 91
|The Caucus
|p. 107
|"Obviously, a Major Malfunction"
|p. 117
|"Don't Blame Yourself"
|p. 125
|"When Is the Space Shuttle Going Up, Daddy?"
|p. 132
|Search for the Truth
|Shocking the Presidential Commission
|p. 157
|p. 164
|"God, That Took a Lot of Guts"
|p. 174
|A Leper in the Limelight
|p. 189
|Walking Out
|p. 197
|"The Extremes of Allowable Engineering"
|p. 211
|Changing Hats and Minds
|p. 224
|Rationalization and Innuendo
|p. 243
|31 Degrees?
|p. 263
|Houston, You Have a Problem
|p. 274
|Finger Pointing
|p. 285
|The Apocalypse Letter
|p. 303
|"Trouble with Your Logic"
|p. 313
|The Monkey Changes Backs
|p. 323
|Commissioners and Congressmen
|The Green Bell Theory
|p. 343
|p. 356
|Commodore Locke Assailed in Washington
|p. 369
|The Buck Stops Here?
|p. 382
|No Consensus
|The Bell Tolls for Thee
|p. 403
|Redesign and Resurrection
|p. 422
|Biosjoly's $2 Billion Lawsuit
|p. 439
|No Mountain Too High
|p. 451
|The Peacekeeper Explosion
|p. 464
|Witness for the Defense...and Prosecution
|p. 473
|Confirming the Silver Bullet
|p. 483
|Flight of the Phoenix
|p. 509
|p. 522
|p. 543
|p. 552
|p. 569
|Big Sky Values: A Biography of Allan J. McDonald
|p. 573
|List of Abbreviations
|p. 585
|Bibliographical Essay
|p. 587
|Further Reading
|p. 615
|p. 617
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Going the Distance Movie Reviews
Going the Distance
Release Date: Sep 03, 2010
Rating: (R)
User reviews on Going the Distance
Very good movie! Not even predictable. Chick flick, buy I think guys would enjoy it too. Would seen it again at the cheap seats, because of all the good movies coming out! Ruthie
Another in a long line of raunchy rom-coms, Going The Distance (winner for most boring title of the year) tries hard to be several movies at the same time. It's very of-this-time, focusing on two people in dying industries. It wants to be a cute romance. It wants to dirty. Maybe it would have been good if it had just picked one of those and gone with it.
The Mac Guy plays Garrett, an A&R guy at a record label. He starts a fling with Drew Barrymore's Erin, a newspaper intern whose hot geekiness only seems to exist in the movies. When she returns to the west coast, she and Garrett decide to keep their relationship going long distance. This sets up a lot of unfunny "jokes" about phone sex and text messaging, and very little wondering as to whether these two are going to make it, because: a) it's a movie, and b) the characters, like the actors that portray them, are likeable but incredibly boring.
Like a lot of other romantic comedies these days, this movie feels it necessary to throw in lots of raunchy humor and a gang of supporting characters much more interesting than the ones we're supposed to be rooting for. It all feels like it was put together by committee. It almost makes you wish the movie industry were a dying industry, as long as it would stop them from making movies as bland as this.
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The Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed a new Draft Strategic Growth Policy for the National Wildlife Refuge System. FWS announced the plan and a request for public comments on Thursday, Jan. 30. View the request at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-01-30/html/2014-01849.htm.
The public can comment until March 3.
The guidance will set policy for expanding existing refuges and starting new ones, as well as conserving wildlife. It will discuss coping with threats such as climate change and invasive species. The policy will explain on the national and local level how to set priorities and work with other federal, state and local agencies.
FWS explains that the policy "prioritizes acquisitions within existing refuge boundaries, expanding
existing refuges, and establishing new refuges. As well, the draft policy focuses protection measures on priority conservation features to ensure our limited resources make the greatest contribution to the conservation of species in a strategic, cost-effective, and transparent manner. This policy ensures strategic growth of the system and reflects our vision towards managing for functional landscapes, enhancing our scientific rigor, improving our effectiveness, and involving our partners and the American people."
Send comments to Sarena Selbo, Division of Natural Resources & Conservation Planning, National Wildlife Refuge System, FWS, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Room 600A, Arlington, VA 22203, email@example.com.