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There's nothing quite so welcome after a long, bleak winter as small crocuses pushing up through the newly thawed earth, bright yellow daffodils defying late frosts, or proud tulips bursting forth throwing living rainbows across the sleeping landscape. And all of these delightful harbingers of spring (plus many more) can reward any gardener who plants those remarkable storehouses of beauty: flowering bulbs.
These thick, modified stems or roots (the group actually comprises corms, tubers, tuberous roots, and rhizomes as well as true bulbs) allow their plants to be food self-sufficient while the feeder roots have time to develop. Therefore, even no-luck gardeners who try growing bulbs can to produce a beautiful flower crop at least for one season. However, if you take the time to cultivate bulbs with care, you'll be delighted at the wonderful ease with which you can make your yard continue to burst forth in ever-multiplying blooms, year after year.
Folks who want bulbs that can be planted with little work (and anticipated with little worry) should begin by growing hardy types, which can survive cold winters in the ground. This category includes some of our most beautiful flowers: narcissus (the family name for hundreds of daffodils and jonquils), tulip, crocus, allium, anemone, camassia, lily of the valley, grape hyacinth, snowdrop, iris, snowflake, a large number of lilies ...and many less-well-known blooms.
Hall-hardy bulbs—hyacinth, amaryllis, canna, cyclamen, and gladiolus, for example—will need to be covered with layers of mulch (the depth will depend upon the harshness of the winter) if they're to survive outdoors in a cold climate. And the tender (but very beautiful) types such as kaffir lily, cooperia, sparaxis, and heavily scented freesia may have to be taken up each year. (In mild climates, most bulbs can be treated as hardy or half-hardy ...as can even especially tender varieties in areas without frosts.)
Whatever flowers you choose, buy the plumpest and firmest bulbs you can find, and purchase them as soon as possible after they become available. Then open the boxes and bags immediately and put the plantables in a dry place where air can circulate among them freely. Should there be a delay in getting your purchases in the ground, it's wise to spread them on (labeled) trays or paper. By doing so, you can usually prevent the formation of premature shoots and roots that might be injured when the bulbs are planted.
In fact, careful handling should always be the rule when dealing with these sleeping beauties, because a small plant embryo already exists inside each true bulb, and any cuts and bruises can invite infection and disease.
Aside from a gentle hand, most bulbs demand little more than a sunny exposure and fairly rich soil with good texture and drainage (they'll usually thrive in well-prepared raised beds). It's best, however, to check out each variety's particular preferences by referring to a good plant encyclopedia or garden book. Hardy Bulbs by Louise Beebe Wilder (Peter Smith Publishing, $7.50) has, for example, been a classic source of information and inspiration for bulb growers since 1936.
Although flowering bulbs aren't heavy feeders, you should keep in mind—when preparing the soil—that phosphorus encourages bloom development, potassium builds strong stems and roots, and nitrogen stimulates foliage growth. Thus, if you add too much of the last nutrient, you may well end up with an abundance of luxuriant leaves but very small blossoms (or none at all). Note, too, that horse manure will burn the herbaceous perennials, but very old and rotted cow manure can be spread as an autumn mulch or applied lightly—and scratched in with a rake —in the early spring. Most bulb gardeners, however, prefer to feed their charges with bone meal, which gives up its nourishing properties slowly and therefore closely matches the needs of the growing plant. Peat moss, leaf mold, and other organic materials will also help porous soil retain moisture, while builder's sand can be used to loosen up earth that contains too much clay.
The creation of striking floral patterns with bulbs is—if you give the matter a little forethought—easy, fun, and rewarding. It can be done in three basic ways: by massing the plants in formal beds and borders; by clustering them in small groups to add spots of color here and there in your yard; or by naturalizing the blooms, an artful planting method that makes it appear as if Mother Nature had wind-strewn the flowers with a generous hand (or dropped some, by mistake, in unexpected locations).
[1] When preparing a bed of flowers that you expect will all grow to approximately the same height, first remove a layer of soil down to the depth required for the plant in question (as a general rule, this is three times the bulb's diameter at its widest point, but dig a bit deeper in sandy soil and a little shallower in clay-heavy earth). Add bone meal, at a ratio of five pounds per 100 square feet, in the bottom of the bed (in subsequent years, simply apply this fertilizer to the soil's surface and cultivate it in; place your bulbs in the pattern in which you wish them to grow and bloom; and cover them with firmly (but gently) tamped topsoil. (If you have trouble with rodents, such as tulip-loving gophers, you might want to line your bed with galvanized hardware cloth.) Spacing, as it turns out, is mostly a matter of taste, since—although the bulbs shouldn't actually touch—they don't mind being crowded as long as there's enough nourishment in the soil to support them.
[2] If you'd prefer to produce clusters of color rather than entire beds, dig small planting areas or even a number of closely spaced individual holes. But before you cover the bulbs with earth, be certain you haven't left any loose soil or air pockets below them. You can take care of this potential problem—and assure good drainage—by putting a handful of sand in each hole. Should you plant in a rock garden, which is an environment favored by many small bulbs, be sure the soil pockets are deep enough to accommodate the mature roots.
[3] To naturalize your flowers, you must forget boundaries and borders. Instead, throw your future blossoms out by the mixed handful, then dig them in—using the technique described above—where they fall. Don't crowd the bulbs too much, however, since you'll want some room for them to multiply. Let a few trail away in drifts and patches from the main planting area.
With any of these methods, water the newly tucked-in bulbs thoroughly to stimulate root growth and settle the soil. In cold climates, you should also remember to protect half-hardy and tender varieties with layers of mulch. (During the summer, the mulch will help retain moisture, keep down weeds that compete for nutrients, and prevent mud from splattering on the plants.) Once the shoots appear, water them deeply whenever the surface soil is dry. It's best, however, that this chore be done in the morning and never when the sun is hot. When the plants bloom, water more frequently, but less so as the foliage begins to fade.
If you want cut flowers, harvest them just before the buds begin to open up. The exceptions to this rule are flowers on spikes, such as gladioluses—which should be cut after the first two buds unfurl —and late tulips (including the Darwin varieties), which need extra time to reach their full size and shouldn't be taken indoors until they've been open for several days. (In order to produce long-lasting flower arrangements, place the blooms in a vase of cold water, and put it in a dark place for about ten hours. Then, every time you make your daily water change, snip off a small piece from the bottom of each blossom's stem.)
Should you prefer to let the flowers live out their lives in the yard, it's still best to remove them, along with their stems, as they begin to fade ...thereby directing the plants' energy toward producing more vigorous bulbs rather than seeds. In the process, however, cut off as little foliage as possible, since it's from these leaves that the bulbs receive the nutrients that will insure the following year's blooms. In fact, though it may look untidy to do so, you must allow the leaves to die back naturally until they turn yellow ...which is your clue that the food-storage process has been completed.
During the yellowing stage, you can spruce up the garden if you bind the fading plant tops together with rubber bands ...braid the leaves ...or—better yet —camouflage the foliage with some annuals and perennials such as viola, ageratum, English daisy, primrose, or a flowering ground cover. Then, when the leaves are finally cut away, the bulbs will appreciate a light mulch of sand and leaf mold.
One factor that endears this group of plants to many cost-conscious folks is the manner in which they multiply. Once true bulbs have reached their maximum size, they produce two or more baby bulblets (which are called offsets) that can be broken off and replanted. Corms that have bloomed disappear, but leave behind one or two new corms when they do. And you can divide tubers, tuberous roots, and rhizomes by simply cutting them into smaller pieces (as you would seed potatoes), each of which must include an eye or part of the stem base in order to form a new plant.
Though the time required for these different reproduction processes will vary among plant types, most bulbs—simply by flowering less—will let you know when it's time to dig them up, divide them, and set them out again in fresh soil (If you want your formal bed—particularly one composed of tulips—to stay neat and uniform, you may have to replant it each year. Place the old bulbs, which often produce flowers of various heights that would destroy the symmetry of your planned plantings, in other places about the yard.) The "lifting" process is easiest to do when the yellowed leaves show you where to dig ...and, because you wont want to damage the bulbs, use a garden fork rather than a spade or trowel.
If you choose to store your lifted bulbs for planting during the following fall, they must first be "cured." To accomplish this, tie the foliage of several bulbs together and hang them from a rafter, or arrange them in a single layer in ventilated trays out of the sun. Then, when they're dry enough for a gentle rubbing to remove adhering soil and old skins, pull or cut off the tops ...dispose of any diseased bulbs ...separate the offsets from the "mother" bulbs ...label each variety and color to avoid future confusion ...put them in a cool, dry, dark, well-ventilated place ...and you'll be all set to grow even more abundant and glorious blossoms in future season.
you plant your outdoor bulbs, be sure to reserve a few ...which you can
then use to provide indoor winter cheer by employing a technique called
"forcing.". (Narcissus, crocus, hyacinth, freesia, tulip, snowdrop,
lily of the valley, begonia, and oxalis are all good for this purpose.)
The housebound blooms can be grown in water, fiber, or soil, but—because
water, or such mediums as sphagnum moss and coconut fiber, lack the
nutrients that will enable the bulb to bloom the following season—it's probably best to put them in real earth.
this purpose, choose a clay pot with a drainage hole and soak it in
water. Then fill the container with potting soil to within half an inch
of the top, and—unless you're growing large varieties—plant a few bulbs
close together, but not quite touching. (Large bulbs should be set alone
in the pot and level with—or even slightly above—the soil's surface,
while smaller ones can be planted a little deeper.) Label the container
and water the soil thoroughly.
put the pot in a cool, dark place that's not subject to freezing
temperatures, and keep the growing medium slightly moist. Eight to
twelve weeks later, gently tap out dirt and bulbs to check for root
development, which should be visible at the bottom or edge of the soil
mass. (Some colorless top shoots may also be showing at this time.) When
the roots appear to be strong, gradually expose the tender plants to
full sunlight ...but proceed slowly at this point! If they're brought
directly into a bright, heated environment, their leaves may grow so
rapidly that no blooms occur, a condition which is called "coming
Keep the soil evenly moist.
Feed your winter beauties with periodic doses of plant food. As the
leaves fade, reduce the amount of water provided and withhold any
fertilizer. Once the foliage has completely yellowed, the bulbs may be
turned out of the pots to be dried, stored away, and planted outdoors
the following fall.
If you start the
forcing process in late September or October and pot additional bulbs
every two weeks or so, you can have fragrant, long-lasting blooms
indoors all winter long.
Prices vary greatly, so it pays to shop around, or—next season—to take advantage of early summer sales on bulbs that will be shipped to you the following fall. Almost all major garden supply outfits—such as Burpee and George W. Park—carry good selections, but here are some businesses that specialize in the sleeping beauties:
Messelaar Bulb Co., Inc.
Van Bourgondien Brothers
de Jager & Sons, Inc.
With proper selection, it's possible to have bulbs flowering in your garden from early spring until well into the summer. Once you've allowed for variations in climate and other local conditions, the chart will help you plan your garden for this fall's planting.
Snowdrops Flowering time: March 10-20 Height (in): 3-4 Planting Depth (in): 2 Spacing (in): 3Crocus Flowering time: March 15-April 15 Height (in): 5 Planting Depth (in): 2-3 Spacing (in): 3-4Chionodoxa Flowering time: March 25-April 10 Height (in): 6 Planting Depth (in): 2 Spacing (in): 3Tulipa Species Flowering time: April 1-30 Height (in): 5-12 Planting Depth (in): 4-5 Spacing (in): 5Scilla Siberica Flowering time: April 10-25 Height (in): 4-5 Planting Depth (in): 2-3 Spacing (in): 3Grape Hyacinths Flowering time: April 10-25 Height (in): 6 Planting Depth (in): 2-3 Spacing (in): 3-4Daffodils and Narcissi Flowering time: April 10-25 Height (in): 12-18 Planting Depth (in): 6 Spacing (in): 6Tulip, Fosteriana Flowering time: April 10-25 Height (in): 15 Planting Depth (in): 5-6 Spacing (in): 6Hyacinths Flowering time: April 15-30 Height (in): 10 Planting Depth (in): 6 Spacing (in): 6Tulip, Early Flowering time: April 15-30 Height (in): 18 Planting Depth (in): 5-6 Spacing (in): 6Tulip, Mendel Flowering time: April 25-May 10 Height (in): 24 Planting Depth (in): 5-6 Spacing (in): 6Tulip, Triumph Flowering time: April 25-May 10 Height (in): 24 Planting Depth (in): 5-6 Spacing (in): 6Tulip, Double Peony Flowering time: April 25-May 10 Height (in): 18 Planting Depth (in): 5-6 Spacing (in): 6Tulip, Darwin Hybrid Flowering time: April 25-May 10 Height (in): 20-24 Planting Depth (in): 5-6 Spacing (in): 6Tulip, Lily, Flowering Flowering time: April 25-May 10 Height (in): 20-22 Planting Depth (in): 5-6 Spacing (in): 6Tulip, Darwin Flowering time: May 5-20 Height (in): 26-32 Planting Depth (in): 5-6 Spacing (in): 6Tulip, Cottage Flowering time: May 5-20 Height (in): 26-32 Planting Depth (in): 5-6 Spacing (in): 6Tulip, Parrot Flowering time: May 5-20 Height (in): 15-24 Planting Depth (in): 5-6 Spacing (in): 6Scilla Campanulata Flowering time: May 15-30 Height (in): 8-12 Planting Depth (in): 3 Spacing (in): 4Iris, Dutch Flowering time: June Height (in): 18-24 Planting Depth (in): 3 Spacing (in): 4Anemones and Ranunculus Flowering time: May-July Height (in): 8-18 Planting Depth (in): 2 Spacing (in): 3Allium Flowering time: May-July Height (in): 8-26 Planting Depth (in): 2 Spacing (in): 3
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I watched President Barack Obama's State of the Union and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's Republican response, and thought the president gave an excellent presentation (because I agreed with him) of his plan for the next four years.
Sen. Rubio was done a grave disservice by those responsible for his presentation by not controlling the temperature of the room. It made him look nervous and ill-at-ease, and took away from his delivery, which was well-done. He has the experience and has made enough speeches that he would not have been ill-at-ease over this one.
I disagree with the message and feel he was making more of a campaign speech for 2016 than a true rebuttal. His handlers and staff goofed on this one. He is a better speaker than was portrayed that night.
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Lloyd Benjamin Hendershot, 96, formerly of Summit Street died Saturday (Dec. 8, 2012) at Marietta Convalescent Center.
He was born on Nov. 18, 1916, in Lower Salem, the son of the late Benjamin and Dora Pabst Hendershot. On March 4, 1944, he married Ada Beatrice Wallenfelsz and she preceded him in death on Oct. 17, 2001.
He was a army veteran of World War II and was retired from Remington Rand-Sperry Univac-Kardex in Marietta.
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He is survived by two grandchildren, Mark Hendershot and Jill Hittle (Travis), both of Zanesville. He is also survived by his daughter-in-law, Ruth Ann Hendershot of Zanesville; three great-grandsons, Hunter and Hudson Hendershot and Gage Hittle; two sisters, Marilyn Hendershot of Marietta and Olive Moore of Celina, Ohio; and one brother, Dale Hendershot of Marietta.
He was preceded in death by one son, Douglas Hendershot; and two brothers, Delmar and Clyde Hendershot.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday (Dec. 11) at Hadley Funeral Home Reno Chapel with the Rev Linda Steelman officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday (Dec. 11) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Military services will held at the graveside.
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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Statement of Mark David Bateman: Electronic Edition, by Mark David BatemanTable of Contents
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I, MARK DAVID BATEMAN of Davenport Lyons of 1 Old Burlington Street, London W1S 3NL will say as follows:-
1. I am an Associate in Davenport Lyons, Solicitors for Penguin Books Limited ('Penguin') which was the First Defendant in this action. I have had conduct of this matter at Davenport Lyons under the supervision of my principal, Kevin Bays since the Claimant issued and served his Writ against Penguin and others in September 1996. The contents of this witness statement are derived from matters within my own knowledge save where appears otherwise from the context.
2.The Claimant has applied for permission to appeal against the judgment of Gray J (bitting without a jury) delivered on 11 April 2000. Gray J refused permission to appeal. In August 2000, the Claimant served a skeleton argument, setting out detailed grounds of appeal. The Defendants responded with submissions in September 2000, to which the Claimant replied in October 2000. Sedley LJ refused permission to appeal on those grounds, having given the papers detailed consideration, on 18 December 2000.
3.The Claimant now renews his application for permission to appeal at an oral hearing. He has also applied for permission to adduce new evidence at the hearing of his application for permission to appeal and, should permission be granted the appeal itself. The Claimant first intimated to Penguin that he intended to apply to adduce new evidence at a hearing in the Court of Appeal on 17th January 2001. The Court set a time-table with respect to any new evidence and on 1st March 2001., the Claimant served the witness statements of Germar Scheerer, more commonly known as Germar Rudolf ('Rudolf') and Zoe Polanska-Palmer.
4.For new evidence to be introduced at the appeal stage, the Claimant must fulfil the requirements set down in Ladd -v- Marshall [1954] 1 WLR 1489 at 1491. There are three requirements: (1) it must be shown that the evidence could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence for use at the trial; (2) that the evidence must be such that, if given, it would probably have an important influence on the result of the case although it need not be decisive; and (3) that the evidence must be such as is presumably to be believed, or in other words, it must be apparently credible, although it need not be incontrovertible.
5.Penguin submits that, so far as Rudolf's witness statement is concerned, the Claimant cannot fulfil the first requirement of the Ladd -v- Marshall test. The evidence was available and could have been adduced by him at trial. This statement concentrates on this point, although the other two requirements are dealt with briefly at paragraph 96. So far as Polanska-Palmer is concerned, Penguin submits that her evidence would have had no conceivable impact on the outcome of the case. I return to her witness statement at paragraph 97.
6.So far as it is necessary to do so, Penguin will seek to rely at the hearing of the Claimant's application for permission to adduce new evidence upon the witness statements served on 27th April 2001 on behalf of Professor Lipstadt, who was the Second Defendant in this action. Those witness statements are from Professor Robert Jan van Pelt (who gave evidence at trial), Dr Richard Green and James Libson. I have sought to avoid repealing matters set out in those statements, except where it is necessary to do so
7.There are 4 exhibits to this statement which are now produced and shown to me marked "MDB 1", "MDB 2", "MD 3" and "MDB 4". "MDB 1" contains a chronology of Rudolf's contact with Irving and supporting documents. "MDB 2" contains correspondence with the Claimant's Solicitors about the evidence the Claimant seeks to adduce and, in particular, about the sources for the Rudolf witness statement. "MDB 3" contains three documents downloaded from the Internet: the 'critique of the Judgment of Mr Justice Gray'; the 'critique of the van Pelt report Jan-Feb 2000)'; and the 'critique of the van Pelt report Jan-Apri1 2000)'. "MDB 4" contains copies of other documents refereed to in this statement, mainly source material for the Rudolf witness statement.
8.This witness statement intends to show the following:
- (i) That the application to introduce Rudolf's witness statement is fatally flawed in that the Claimant does not even assert (still less prove) that the evidence could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence for use at trial. There is nothing in the Claimant's Application Notice, the Claimant's (or Rudolf's) witness statement or in his counsel's skeleton argument to suggest that this requirement is or could be fulfilled.
- (ii)That the evidence contained in the witness statements of Rudolf and of Zoe Polanska-Palmer was available for use at the trial.
- (iii)That Rudolf has not made clear in his witness statement that vast parts of it are reproductions of earlier works, both by himself and of others. Many of the footnotes tend to mislead the reader as to the date(s) upon which source material was first available.
- (iv)That Rudolf was asked to prepare his report at a very early stage (no later than 20th April 2000) but that despite this the first we were told of the introduction of new evidence was on the 17th January, 2001.
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Wednesday, April 17 • 4 p.m./6 p.m. CST
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, Texas
The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team will take a break from conference action on Wednesday, April 17 when they travel to San Antonio to take on UTSA in a doubleheader at Roadrunner Field. It will mark the second and third time the Islanders have faced the Roadrunners this season and will be the last non-conference games of the season for Texas A&M - Corpus Christi. The Islanders are looking to bounce back from a 9-4 loss to the Roadrunners on March 13 at Chapman Field. The Islanders and Roadrunners will meet for the 44th time in history in the first of two games on Wednesday.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is coming a 1-2 record over the weekend after winning one of three games vs. Sam Houston State in conference action. The Islanders dropped the first game before rallying back to win the second game on Saturday. The Bearkats then captured the series on Sunday with an 8-5 victory in eight innings. The Islanders are 2-14 on the road this season and will face the Roadrunners for the 18th time in program history in San Antonio.
UTSA will also wrap its non-conference schedule on Wednesday. The Roadrunners have dropped seven of its last eight games, with all seven coming in in WAC play.
The Islanders will head into the weekend with an 8-31 record while the Roadrunners hold a 20-19 record.
•The Islanders are young with just one senior and 14 on the roster. The squad returns three starters and 11 letterwinners from a team that finished with an 18-23 overall record (11-9 SLC) a year ago.
•Mickayla Cochran has been consistent as the Islanders' leadoff batter. She is powering the Islanders' bats with a .286 batting average and 36 hits. She also has a team-high four home runs and a team-high 22 runs to go along with five doubles on the year.
•Senior Meagan McKinney is right behind Cochran with a .284 batting average. She is second on the team with 31 hits and leads the team with 19 RBI.
• The Islanders tied a game-high six RBI in the second game against Sam Houston State and matched a game-high 24 putouts in the third game against the Bearkats.
•Valerie Perez and Mickayla Cochran both tallied home runs over the weekend. Perez lifted the Islanders to a 6-5 victory over the Bearkats in game two after she cranked a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh.
•Cassie Carroll is on a four-game hitting streak while Cochran, Lindsey Lyles and Laura Phillips are all on a two-game hitting streak.
•Junior Constance Brandenburg leads the Islanders in the circle with a 4.70 ERA. Her 107.1 innings and 44 strikeouts pitched this season have surpassed her recorded innings pitched and strikeouts in her first two seasons. She recorded 54.1 innings and 31 strikeouts her first two years.
•Head Coach Stephanie Hughes is in her second year with the Islanders and will face UTSA, a team she spent eight seasons with including seven as an assistant. She spent the 2011 season as the interim head coach of the Roadrunners.
•Wednesday's first game will mark the 44th meeting between the two teams in program history. The Roadrunners hold the 26-17 all-time series record.
UTSA heads into Wednesday's game with a 20-19 record including a 5-7 record in the Western Athletic Conference. The Roadrunners are 8-5 at home this season and will return to Roadrunner Field after a six-game road swing. UTSA has dropped seven of its last eight games. The Islanders dropped a 9-4 loss to the former Southland foe on March 13 at Chapman Field. The Islanders outhit UTSA 9-6 but a seven-run second inning by the Roadrunners helped lift the visitors to victory.
Siera Sproul leads UTSA with a .356 batting average and a team-high five home runs while Darian Blake is second on the team with a .352 batting average. Haylee Staton (9-8) leads the Roadrunners with 128 innings pitched, while posting a 2.73 ERA and a team-high 80 strikeouts. Alyssa Vordenbaum (8-8) is second with 51 strikeouts in 94.2 innings, while posting a 2.74 ERA.
Pitching coach and seven-year NPF veteran Sarah Pauly has a young group of pitchers this season after losing standout pitchers Greta Cecchetti, Jordan Trujillo and Vianca Pesina. Cecchetti was second in the Southland Conference last season with a 0.58 ERA and second in strikeouts with 82.
Junior Constance Brandenburg (5-12) has been the Islanders go to pitcher in the circle this season with a 4.70 ERA in 107.1 innings. Brandenburg has tallied 44 strikeouts in a team-high 26 appearances (4th in SLC). The junior recorded a career-high nine strikeouts in a complete game strikeout, while allowing just one walk and four hits over Kansas.
Leadoff hitter Mickayla Cochran has been consistent for the Islanders this season. The sophomore leads the team with a .286 batting average in all 39 starts. She has a team-high 36 hits and has recorded five doubles to go along with a team-high four home runs. Cochran also has a team-high 22 runs and has posted 48 putouts in center field. Cochran went 3-for-4 with three hits and two RBI in a 6-4 victory over Northern Colorado in the Miken Classic in Waco, Texas. She opened the CenturyLink Classic going 2-for-3 in back-to-back games against North Texas and Purdue. Cochran went 2-for-4 in the conference opener vs. HBU. She recorded her fourth career homer in the Islanders victory over Sam Houston State.
Cassie Carroll stepped up for the Islanders over the weekend. The sophomore recorded three hits over the weekend while tallying 10 assists at third base. She is on a four-game hitting streak while Mickayla Cochran, Lindsey Lyles and Laura Phillips are all on a two-game hitting streak.
Senior Meagan McKinney leads by example on the field. The co-captain is second on the team with a .284 batting average and leads the team with 272 putouts at first base, which is good for third in the conference. Her 129 putouts in conference play ranks first along with her 137 chances in conference play. She is second on the team with 31 hits and leads the team with 19 RBI.
Co-captain junior Valerie Perez has been the vocal leader for the team this season along with McKinney. Perez has tallied 24 hits and a team-high six doubles this season in 35 games. She has also recorded 61 putouts at shortstop this season. The Islanders have won eight games when Perez has been in the starting lineup and 0-6 when the junior hasn't started or been in the game.
On Saturday against Sam Houston State, the junior stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh with one out and cranked a two-run walk-off homer to lift the Islanders to a 6-5 victory. The win snapped a five-game losing skid and led the Islanders to its third conference victory of the season.
Sophomore Hayley Galloway has battled back from off-season surgery to record a .274 batting average. She has made starts in 37 of the Islanders 38 games and has a team-high eight sacrifice hits. Galloway has 29 hits and 67 putouts between second base and shortstop this season.
Michelle Sorenson has 102 putouts behind home plate this season and has caught a conference-high 15 stolen bases. She posted a .358 batting average while appearing in 43 of 51 games during the 2010-11 season at McLennan CC.
Head Coach Stephanie Hughes will face UTSA, a school she spent eight seasons with including seven as an assistant. She spent the 2011 season as the interim head coach of the Roadrunners. During Hughes' time as an assistant with UTSA, she helped the Roadrunners to three Southland Conference regular-season championships, including two tournament titles and two NCAA regional appearances. As the interim head coach she led the team to a 28-27 record, improving UTSA's win total by five games from the year before.
The Islanders will travel to Nacogdoches, Texas, for its final road trip of the season. The Islanders will face Stephen F. Austin in a three-game series starting on Saturday, April 20. The Islanders will face the Ladyjacks in a doubleheader on Saturday before wrapping the series on Sunday, April 21. The Islanders will then return home to Chapman Field for his final two conference series.


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Bridget is a Media Communication and Technology grad from East Stroudsburg University. She finished her education with a program in Film and Television at the Savannah College of Art & Design. Bridget loves television and movies, and is always annoying her friends when watching TV because she frequently asks "How did they do that?" or making predictions on whether a TV show will live past its first season. In order to avoid this habit, she now keeps this blog.
Well folks, I've been absent on my blog duties as of late. As a treat, I'm going to get back into the groove by checking out the newest trailers for the hottest properties coming to the big screen this year. Check it out:
Kick-Ass was a graphic novel written by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr. that was adapted for film by writers Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn in 2010. This comedy action flick with an unapologetic R rating starred comic loving high schooler Dave Lizewski (played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson) who decided, for no reason and with no training or powers, to become a costumed crimefighter. He's joined by other kooky characters such as the extremely violent young Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) and Big Daddy (Nicholas Cage).
A new Kick-Ass 2 trailer has surfaced, featuring Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit Girl. This trailer is really worth mentioning because for one, if this popped up on your TV, you'd probably not immediately recognize it as a trailer for Kick-Ass. The beginning of it is staged like a coming-of-age drama, as Chloë's character is being told that high school is a chance for a fresh start. Cutesy music in the background faced with typical shots of high schooler-dom (the typical crowded lawn in front of a high-school, the walk down the hall, etc) reinforce the idea that this is just another family friendly movie. Then you see her at a dance or cheerleading tryout as she coaches her way through the process. She imagines a group of four ninjas about to attack, and then her dream opens up to reveal Hit Girl in all her glory, with a sly smile. The trailer ends with actiony shots of body-crunching fighting and a team up with the other main characters (and some newbies). It's certainly enough to get one excited for the film.
There are a few other trailers out that highlight the other main characters or detail more of the plot as well. Christopher Mintz-Plasse returns as the villain in this one.
Kick-Ass 2 is projected for release on August 16, 2013.
The Wolverine
Wow. Talk about keeping things under wraps. First they release a teaser trailer that is literally only 6 seconds long, now today they've finally released an actual trailer. The International Trailer is 2 minutes and 28 seconds of awesome. Showing Logan aka Wolverine being located by a mysterious woman. The trailer shows a flash of Famke Janssen as Jean Grey from one of the X-Men films, so it does appear to follow the events of the X-Men movies rather than being another prequel (like Wolverine Origins).
The plot promises to fill a tall order. Logan is set to test his mortal and emotional limits while on a soul-searching (they say "life-changing" on IMDB, but let's face it, it sounds like Batman Begins, doesn't it?) in Japan while he faces a new, terrible nemesis. But the only thing that really detracts with the movie is the tagline "in 3D." Let's face it, slapping 3D on a movie doesn't mean it's any good.
The Wolverine is coming to theaters in July of 2013.
Man of Steel
Last but certainly not least is another comic book-origined blockbuster film. This one is a complete reboot of the Superman franchise, starting from Clark Kent's humble beginnings on the Kansas farm. Though the reboot idea had me on edge when it was first announced, this trailer reinstates my faith in the project. The trailer is stunning. The locales ranch from the family farm to the city of Metropolis to the arctic plains for the Fortress and beyond. The villain has already been announced to be Zod, the evil general from Superman's home planet of Krypton. You may remember Terrence Stamp portraying the character in the 1980 film Superman II. I just hope the story is amazing. Maybe this is what will finally kickstart the Superman franchise back into movie theaters. You can watch the trailer here.
Man of Steel will be released in June of 2013.
What films are you looking forward to this summer? Sound off in the comments below!


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No Consequences was my shit. That got a lot of play on my radio show. And, no joke, I still think about that Ice Ice Baby line from time to time. Shit's true.
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I followed J-Zone since his first college project lp music tu madre or whatever, by 2005 he was damn near my favourite rapper...songs like Baldy Locks , Disco Ho and so forth were killing me...such a shame he never got the recognition and in most ways more importantly the monetary return so he could keep doing what he was doing...
thanks alot Strangefamous, this is the third thing i've had to order from you guys in as many months.......
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Def wanna cop this. Holy shit it comes with a cd? That's awesome. I love memoirs and music bios and I like J-Zone. Sounds like a solid buy.
Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:14 pm
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Yeah, the CD isn't connected with the book in any way. J-Zone just sent us a bunch of his older albums to include with the book.
Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:21 pm
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that's still awesome. I just ordered. Looking forward to it.
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Looking forward to this, I've always been down with J-Zone's material. Used to love the podcasts he did with Chief Chinchilla and put out for free - the least I can do is buy the book.
Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:42 am
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he seriously is one of the personas in hip hop i really wish got more shine. talented producer. witty punchlines in his raps. put together albums well. sucks he didn't get his just due like he should've.
Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:49 pm
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Great writer and dollar bin producer. I will be buying this book and I'm glad he found another outlet because I think hes an interesting guy as well.
Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:12 am
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just scooped this. i haven't heard anything from j-zone since the days of kazaa. looking forward to the cd as well.
Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:18 pm
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I just finished this book. I might want to go back and read it. It's amazing to me how many parallels in my life there are to his own as far as childhood, discovering hiphop, and "coming up in the game" is concerned. That's especially strange considering how different our environment was. I have a feeling that a lot of hiphop heads in their 30's will relate to most of these stories or get a huge kick out of them. I hope that younger people read it and get a better understanding of how things actually went down behind the scenes; post golden era, pre-internet.
There are parts of the book where i laughed out loud while sitting in a public place. Other parts had me cringing. Some parts I just wanted to yell out, "Nooooo...noooo don't do that!!!" haha
Anyway, yeah, it's a good read. Anyone who is familiar with J Zone knows that he has a close relationship with his grandmother, Evil E. I just came across this interview with them together and it's too cute/funny to not share. Love it:
Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:17 pm
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Finished this the other day and enjoyed it quite a bit. Loved his honesty. I want more Rap Tales. Wanted to thank yall because this is where I read about it/ordered it. Also that video Sage poasted is priceless.
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it's my birthday so i thought i'd get 'round to ordering this.. fingers crossed it gets here before christmas! either way, i'm looking forward to it.
Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:35 pm
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English Bob,
Word 'em up. Also, I'm going to look into the check out page verbiage you alerted us of. Thanks!
Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:56 pm
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Why do I have to have $25 to my name when this comes out? You're really making me want to get it.
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Great book, I love his writing style and the brutal honesty he presented was entertaining.
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On Friday, July 29, from 9am-3pm, organizations from all over are hosting a festival celebrating this historic event. It will take place at the base of the Mount Washington Auto Road. (Click to view Google Map) There will be music, hands-on activities, storytelling, and more!
This article in the Nashua Telegraph tells more about the history of the Act, its relevance today, and details about the festival.
2011 is the centennial anniversary of the Weeks Act, named for New Hampshire native John Wingate Weeks. This act established the Eastern National Forests, of which we have a stunning local example: the White Mountain National Forest.
The July 29th festival is presented by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire, the Center for Rural Partnerships at Plymouth State University, the New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED), the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF), the Weeks State Park Association, and the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF).
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SANTA CRUZ -- A Sunnyvale man was arrested at his home Thursday after he sent text messages to teenage girls so that they would send him provocative photos, Santa Cruz County authorities said.
Scott Angelo, 29, currently out on bail, faces charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, possessing obscene material and annoying or molesting children under age 18, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office.
On Wednesday, investigators learned that Angelo had used an elaborate texting scam to get a teenage girl to send him suggestive photos, said Deputy Ryan Kennedy.
In the scam, Kennedy said, Angelo pretended to be a relative, telling the unidentified teen that he had recently changed his number. Angelo then told the girl that his "co-worker's daughter" had a swimsuit line and asked the teen if she would like to model for the company.
Angelo then gave the girl another number for the fictitious company representative -- who in truth was still Angelo -- and when the teen called, Angelo disguised his voice and instructed her to send provocative photos to him, Kennedy added.
Kennedy said authorities learned that Angelo had allegedly done the same thing to four other unidentified people in Santa Cruz County as well as to one person in Indiana and another in Maryland.
"We have to remind everyone out there: Please don't respond to electronic requests for anything that should remain private," Kennedy said. "There are just too many scams out there to take advantage of people, and some of these guys are really sophisticated."
When Angelo was arrested Thursday, police found more than 50 pictures Angelo had acquired from his victims in Santa Cruz County.
"It's a tough thing; sometimes the kids don't even realize they have been victimized right away," Kennedy said.
Kennedy said the sheriff's office believes there are other victims in Santa Cruz County. So deputies are asking anyone with information regarding the case to contact detective April Skalland at 831-454-7622.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Stephen F. Austin scored two early goals and rode the momentum to a 5-0 win over the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's soccer team on Friday at the Dr. Jack A. Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium.
SFA has clinched a share of the Southland Conference title with the win, as it improved to 10-1 in the league with the victory. The Ladyjacks can garner the outright title with either an Oral Roberts loss tonight or by way of a victory at Incarnate Word on Sunday.
"I thought we battled really hard, especially in the midfield, but we had a couple of unfortunate turnovers and our back line uncharacteristically didn't keep its shape," head coach Shanna Caldwell said. "When we are playing a team as talented and well-coached as SFA we can't make those kind of mistakes and win.
"We got a great effort from some of the people off our bench – in particular Kennah [Leal], Becca [Chance], Hannah [Joseph] and Naomi [Morales], and I was proud of what they gave us. And [Audrey] Baldwin was as solid as she always is – both in net and up top. I think we are going to put this game behind us on Sunday and send her out the way a senior leader should end her career."
Baldwin made four saves in the loss, while Morales came off the bench in the second half and made the first two saves of her career. Lacey Lee and Morgan Glick shared the shutout for SFA, with Glick earning the win and Lee making two saves.
The Islanders (2-15-0, 1-10-0) stemmed the tide of some early SFA pressure, with Baldwin turning aside a pair of Chelsea Raymond opportunities, but the Ladyjacks' leading scorer struck with her ninth goal of the season in the ninth minute. Zuri Prince sent a long throw in down the right side to a sprinting Raymond, and the junior beat Baldwin for a 1-0 lead at 8:45.
Less than four minutes later, the visitors doubled their lead. Prince started the play, sending a header off the crossbar. The rebound came out to the top of the box, and Brenda Salazar jumped on it, lofting a shot over the prone and outstretched Baldwin and into the back of the net to put the Ladyjacks up 2-0 at 12:32.
The Islanders settled in at that point, evening play over the next 30 minutes. But Stephen F. Austin was able to add a third tally just before halftime. Amanda Doyle sent a nice through ball up the middle to a sprinting Amanda Fox. Fox came in on Baldwin and sent a shot low to the left for a 3-0 lead at 43:33.
SFA added two more goals in the second half, with Dallas Brown converting off a set piece in the 60th and Rachel Owens scoring in the 74th to result in the final score. Brown finished off a play that was served by Melissa Gaudet and deflected by Megan Wasiak to Brown, who put it in from point-blank range. Owens' score was lofted high above the outstretched arm of Morales on a shot from 30 yards.
The Islanders will return to Dugan Stadium on Sunday for Audrey Baldwin Day, as the team celebrates the final game for its lone senior. Baldwin will be recognized prior to the game, which kicks off at 1 p.m.
For all the latest on Islanders Soccer, be sure to follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersSoccer) and like the team's official Facebook page (Islanders Soccer).


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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- One by one, registration forms are being processed, and last-minute voters like Alice Williams and her husband are completing paperwork for the first time.
"He really wanted to come," Williams said. "He said it is very important for him to vote."
The first thing to keep in mind is that the deadline to register to vote is Tuesday.
"By close of business tomorrow," confirmed Board of Elections Director Lynn Bailey. "Or at least get it postmarked by tomorrow."
The second thing to remember is that early voting begins in Georgia on Monday, Oct. 15.
"There is plenty of time to early vote," Bailey said. "There is plenty of time to still get a ballot through the mail."
Your third tip to remember is if you don't have the required photo identification, you can head to the Board of Elections office on Greene Street to take a photo.
"Once you fill out the paperwork," Bailey said. "We're going to give you your ID card right there on the spot. The ID card that we give out in the Board of Elections office is for voting purposes only."
Bailey says voters should also expect to see some unfamiliar names on their ballot due to the new redistricting maps.
"The commission districts are different," Bailey said. "The school board districts are different. Your district numbers are different but your polling place remains the same."
Early voting starts in one week. If you don't have a photo ID, you can stop by the BOE. Expect new names on the ballot, but polling places will stay the same.
South Carolina's registration deadline was this past weekend. You will need a photo ID when you sign up. Your voter registration card will let you know where you can cast your vote.


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Today: Google (GOOG) announces that it will add a new class of stock to continue gaining investors while not ceding control. Also: Google earnings surpass projections, and Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) best day on Wall Street in three years leads stocks higher.
Google to split stock, create non-voting class of shares
Google plans to change its stock structure to ensure future investment while keeping control in the hands of its founders, CEO Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
Page announced that the company would execute a one-time stock split and dividend with a new class of stock that will not have voting power in the company. If approved by shareholders, Google will have three classes of stock -- one held only by Page, Brin and other important decision-makers; another currently held by investors; and a future "Class C" stock that will have no voting power.
"It's effectively a two-for-one stock split -- something many of our investors have long asked us for. These non-voting shares will be available for corporate uses, like equity-based employee compensation, that might otherwise dilute our governance structure," Page wrote in a letter explaining the change.
In layman's terms, the stock structure change will double the shares existing stockholders have, while likely halving the cost of Google stock. Current shareholders of Google will retain their voting power in the company while gaining shares, but future investors -- including employees who receive stock as part of their pay -- will not have a say in the company's future.
"This is a good thing for existing shareholders. It's giving them more shares and its giving them an opportunity to buy more shares in the company at a lower price. This may be a little bit more of a raw deal for new shareholders because you omit that voting aspect," Brian Sozzi, editor of the "Decoding the Wall Street Journal" newsletter, said in a telephone interview in which he attempted to break down the change into plain English.
For Page and Brin, the move brings in more investors, allowing them to "grow their retail base. A lot of institutional investors own Google, but they want to get more people like my mom and dad, who use Google but don't own their stock," Sozzi said.
However, those new investors will not be able to control Google's direction.
"My mom uses Google, but who is she to vote on how Google should be allocating their expenses? She has no idea. (Page and Brin) want to keep that power with the people who do," Sozzi said.
Gartner analyst Whit Andrew agreed with the move.
"One of the values of Google is that Larry and Sergey know best. What this allows them to do is expand their stock base while maintaining control ... The Street is certainly very happy with Larry and Sergey and this is the time for them to say: 'We're glad you are happy with us and we'll try to get money back to you and trust us,'" he told Reuters.
The people who do have voting power will decide if the stock split will be approved at Google's annual shareholder meeting June 21, and "We expect it to pass," the company's chief legal officer, David Drummond, said in the letter.
Oh yeah, Google announced earnings, too
The stock split announcement followed on the heels of Google's first-quarter earnings report, which beat most Wall Street projections.
In the first three months of 2012, Google brought in $10.65 billion, $8.14 billion when subtracting ad commissions. Profits totalled $2.89 billion, up from $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2011, with a per-share earnings of $10.08 excluding one-time expenses. Revenues matched projections by analysts polled by Bloomberg, while profits far exceeded expectations of $9.64 per share.
"Google had another great quarter with revenues up 24 percent year on year," Page said in a statement. "We also saw tremendous momentum from the big bets we've made in products like Android, Chrome and YouTube."
"The viability of Google is still very, very strong," ThinkEquity analyst Ron Josey told Bloomberg. "There's still a lot of room for growth across its multiple businesses."
Google stock bounced 2.4 percent in regular trading Thursday to close at $651.01, then jumped as much as 1.7 percent in after-hours trading. Enthusiasm waned, however, and after-hours gains were closer to 0.5 percent at 3:45 p.m. Pacific time.
Hewlett-Packard takes Wall Street higher
Hewlett-Packard's most successful day on Wall Street in more than three years helped stocks push higher for a second consecutive day Thursday, as a rebound from a week-long malaise continued.
All three major stock indexes increased at least 1.3 percent, with the Dow Jones industrial average leading the way with a 1.4 percent gain that left it just 13 points shy of the 13,000 plateau that it fell below in the recent decline.
HP was the biggest gainer out of the 30 components of the Dow, as the Palo Alto tech giant gained 7.2 percent to close at $25.10, it's largest gain on a percentage basis since March of 2009.
The stock was helped by Wednesday's reports that PC shipments increased worldwide in the first quarter, with Gartner reporting that HP's shipments grew by 6.6 percent from the first quarter of 2011, increasing the company's world-leading market share in the sector from 16.9 percent to 17.2 percent.
With the Nasdaq gaining 1.3 percent and the Standard & Poor's 500 gaining slightly less than 1.4 percent for its biggest two-day gain of the year, the bear market many predicted seems to have shifted once again.
"I think the fear was overdone," Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James, told the Associated Press. "This is the manic nature of the stock market. The sentiment seems to shift back and forth day by day. Either the economy is booming or it's completely falling apart."
Silicon Valley tech stocks
Up: LinkedIn, Hewlett-Packard, Zynga, Netflix (NFLX), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Jive, Yelp, Google, Nvidia, Intel (INTC), SunPower (SPWRA), Oracle (ORCL), eBay (EBAY), Symantec, Adobe
Down: Apple
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Up 39.09, or 1.3 percent, to 3,055.55
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 181.19, or 1.41 percent, to 12,986.58
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Up 18.86, or 1.38 percent, to 1,387.57
Check in weekday afternoons for the 60-Second Business Break, a summary of news from Mercury News staff writers, the Associated Press, Bloomberg News and other wire services. Contact Jeremy C. Owens at 408-920-5876; follow him at Twitter.com/mercbizbreak.


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By BookRenter Business Development Associate, Elizabeth Schwandt
Elizabeth has a BA in International Studies and Environmental Science and a minor in French from Miami University of Ohio where she graduated in 2010. Elizabeth recently moved from Chicago and currently lives in San Mateo, CA. She enjoys the Bar Method, spinning, speaking French and reading.
This blog post is the first in a series of posts about post-grad life. Check back here soon for part 2.
After graduating from college, I moved home for 8 months. It wasn't the most ideal situation, especially after having lived 2,500 miles from home on my own for 4 years. However, as long as you get along with your parents and they give you a little bit of privacy, it's not a bad deal. You get free shelter, free food, access to your old family car, and time to reconnect with family pets. All in all, it's a pretty sweet deal! So the question is, why not move home after graduation?
My first month living back at home after college graduation was, to be honest, a bit depressing. Not only was I sad that my college days were over, but my friends no longer lived close by. I could no longer stop by a friend's house on my way home from class, nor could I bump into a friend in the pizza line at the dining hall. It took me a month to comprehend that my college years were over. I also realized that I could be excited for my post-grad years. As much as I miss college, I believe that it was time to move on and discover something new. So, don't let the graduation blues get the best of you – you are still young and have an exciting life ahead of you!
After living with my parents, I eventually moved to Chicago, an exciting and wonderful city. I moved in with my college roommate, and loved being close (geographically) to my college friends again. Although I missed the perks of living at home, I was enjoying my time with college friends while exploring a new place.
Here are some tips to avoid the graduation blues:
- Get a job: even if it isn't a job you see yourself doing forever, it is important to get out of the house, do something and meet new people
- Plan a trip to visit your college friends: just for a day or two, it is something to look forward to!
- Attend alumni events: you can join your college's alumni groups via Facebook and LinkedIn and bond about your college years!
- Don't be afraid to venture to a new city, and discover a new place!


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I've got two PS3's running on my network (wireless). Everything is running great. I just have one question:
I assumed when I run PMS that I would see two separate icons but I only see one. When I look in the trace I can see that it picks up both units so there are no worries (and playing both units at the same time proves they work).
Just curious why PMS would not distinguish the two in the GUI. Anybody know? Can it be done? Should I care?


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NYPD Detective Jeremy Fisk—introduced in Law & Order creator Dick Wolf's New York Times bestselling debut The Intercept—must stop an assassin in the pay of a shadowy cartel in The Execution, a tense thriller that superbly blends suspense, politics, intrigue and high-flying action in the tradition of Vince Flynn, David Baldacci, and Robert Crais.
Ten days after the Mexican presidential election, twenty-three bodies are discovered beheaded on the United States border, each marked with a carving of a Hummingbird. Detective Cecilia Garza of the Mexican intelligence agency recognizes it: it is the signature of an assassin called Chuparosa. Garza has been pursuing the killer for years, yet knows little about him, except that he's heading to New York—with the rest of the world.
It's United Nations Week in Manhattan and Jeremy Fisk can't let grief over a devastating loss keep him from safeguarding his city. Complicating matters is the startling news of a mass murder in nearby Rockaway—and the arrival of a disturbingly beautiful and assertive Mexican cop.
To have a chance at finding Chuparosa, these uneasy allies must learn to work together and fast. As they soon discover, there's more to this threat than meets the eye—and that justice is not always blind.
NYPD Detective Jeremy Fisk hunts an assassin working for a shadowy cartel in this action-charged second installment of Dick Wolf's New York Times bestselling series—a masterful thriller that blends politics, intrigue, and twisting suspense
A number of bodies are discovered on the United States' border with Mexico, each carved with a bizarre symbol: a hummingbird. Detective Cecilia Garza—dubbed the Ice Queen among her colleagues at the Mexican intelligence agency because she's famous for never showing an ounce of weakness—arrives at the scene and recognizes the image immediately; it is the calling card of a killer called Chuparosa, a man both feared and celebrated for his cunning and brutality. Known to be incorruptible in a seemingly lawless land, Detective Garza has pursued this killer for years, yet knows little about him, except that he's merciless and heading to New York City—along with the rest of the world.
It's United Nations Week in Manhattan and Jeremy Fisk—an integral member of the NYPD's Intelligence Division, an antiterror unit modeled on the CIA—can't let his grief over a devastating loss keep him from his duty to safeguard the city and the world's most powerful leaders. Complicating matters is the startling news of a mass murder on the beach in nearby Rockaway—and the arrival of a beautiful and assertive Mexican detective determined to do things her way.
To have a chance at finding and stopping Chuparosa, these uneasy allies must meld their opposing investigative styles. They soon discover that there's much more to this threat than meets the eye—and Fisk will have to learn the hard way that justice is not always blind.
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"[A] gripping adventure . . . Wolf has moved from strength to strength, from his early success as the creator of TV's Law & Order to his more recent incarnation as novelist. Not to be missed!" — BookPage.com
"A page-turning novel that reads like a compelling episode of the best television has to offer. And like his stories from Law & Order, the novel feels like it could be ripped from the headlines." — Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"[Wolf] is now putting his stamp in the political thriller genre challenging the likes of Brad Thor and David Baldacci . . . a master storyteller and it shows perfectly in The Execution. — Suspense Magazine
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Shots fired into Moore home; sheriff's deputies investigating
Published: Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 5:02 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 5:02 p.m.
Detectives are investigating a number of shots fired into a Moore residence early Sunday.
An Old Farm Road resident told deputies that sometime between 2:35 a.m. and 2:41 a.m., someone fired shots into her home while she was sleeping, an incident report states.
Deputies found several bullet holes in the home and shattered glass from a few windows inside and several bullet holes in multiple walls, the report states. Deputies found several shell casings in the roadway in front of the home that appeared to be from a rifle.
Anyone with information on the incident should call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.
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The Boonville Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting and open house at State Fair Community College in Boonville on Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 5-7 p.m.
The ribbon cutting will take place at 5:30 p.m.
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by Jason Kay - May 10, 2008 10:09 AM UTC
The debate over who was the better Penguin, or even the best in the world, used to be one-sided. But that's not the case anymore.
As recently as a few months back, the notion was preposterous: nobody in his right mind would take Evgeni Malkin over Sidney Crosby. But after 'The Kid' succumbed to an ankle sprain and endured a lengthy recovery, and Malkin emerged as a Hart Trophy finalist, the concept has nudged its way to "not as whacky as we first thought" on the credibility meter.
by Jason Kay - April 26, 2008 6:03 PM UTC
Colorado can't find an answer for Detroit's depth... Budaj should be No. 1 in Game 3... and the whistles go away in the third period.
At what point does secondary scoring become primary? That's the question we asked ourselves as "second-liners" Johan Franzen (three goals) and Valtteri Filppula (one) helped propel the Detroit Red Wings to an easy 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche Saturday afternoon.
by Jason Kay - April 14, 2008 11:14 PM UTC
Things are swell for the Pens in their series and others... Arnott finally arrives... and a hat-tip for Alfie.
The stars are aligning perfectly for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their secondary players are, too. The Pens weathered a remarkable return to action by Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson to put the Sens on their playoff deathbed, winning Game 3 by a 4-1 score.
by Jason Kay - April 14, 2008 10:48 AM UTC
What to do about Sean Avery and his in-Martin-Brodeur's-face antics?
Our knee-jerk reactions to Sean Avery's ludicrous impression of Martin Brodeur's windshield wipers were: a) you can't do that b) should be an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty c) man, you can't do that! The problem is, up until Monday afternoon when the league sent out a new directive, you could.
by Jason Kay - April 10, 2008 9:37 AM UTC
Ottawa flops while Theodore shines and other thoughts on the Game 1s from the Sens-Pens and Wild-Avs series.
The buzz from Ottawa-Pittsburgh, Game 1. If you're a fan of the Senators, the harbingers were ominous. • You got Sidney Crosby on an average night – for Sidney – and couldn't take advantage.
by Jason Kay - April 5, 2008 10:34 AM UTC
For the Leafs and their long-time captain to part ways now would be an unfit ending to their story... and some head-scratching stats.
It can't end like this, can it? It shouldn't. If Mats Sundin is the man of integrity we believe he is, and the Maple Leafs are sincere in their publicly expressed desire to bring him back, the 37-year-old will return to the "center of the hockey universe" for a swan song season, a chance to say a proper good-bye and give a fan base starved for gratification something to feel tingly about.
by Jason Kay - March 29, 2008 10:46 AM UTC
To prevent the travesty that is "tanking" the end of the season, make non-playoff teams earn the No. 1 draft position... and fighting in major junior hockey isn't necessary.
The NHL's draft drawing system isn't severely broken, but rewarding futility with the privilege of selecting the best prize available has always gnawed at me.
by Jason Kay - March 22, 2008 10:46 AM UTC
The NHL is often accused of giving preferential treatment to teams and players on each side of the 49th parallel.
Like parents of siblings with a spirited rivalry, the NHL is often challenged when it comes to meeting the needs of its Canadian and American children.
by Jason Kay - March 15, 2008 11:17 AM UTC
Controversy could brew over NHL's next outdoor game... no fear of tears... last-minute penalties... and the messed up points system.
Welcome to the adopt-a-pet blog, a handful of small treasures in need of a good home: • The only problem I have with an outdoor NHL game at Yankee Stadium next year is any backlash the game may incur from baseball zealots whose feelings are being bruised by the notion shinny may close the shrine.
by Jason Kay - March 9, 2008 12:04 PM UTC
He doesn't tend to get a lot of buzz when it comes to the Vezina, but the Ducks goalie looks good when you break down the stats.
About a month ago, we closed our Goalie Issue in which we anointed Vancouver's Roberto Luongo the No. 1 stopper in the game this season in a ranking of the NHL's Top 30.
by Jason Kay - March 1, 2008 11:27 AM UTC
Less NTCs would mean more deals, and that's a good thing... thoughts on Sundin... is Pittsburgh the new T.B.?... and other deadline postulations.
Some post-trade deadline ruminations, now that the ice chips have settled: • No-trade clauses shouldn't be banned in the next collective bargaining agreement, but they should be made available to a far smaller group.
by Jason Kay - February 23, 2008 11:54 AM UTC
If the league hopes to produces more offense, they certainly have a funny way of showing it... and the over-the-glass rule isn't OK.
The recently completed GMs meetings in Florida produced a mixed message when it comes to offense in the NHL: do they want more or less of it? Of all the concepts the execs examined, the two generating the most buzz were smaller goalie gear and one-minute penalties in OT.


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LB Christian Miller of Spring Valley Saturday committed to Florida while in Gainesville for a junior day. First reported by JC Shurburtt of 247sports.com and confirmed by his father, Corey Miller, Miller chose the Gators over Georgia, Alabama and Florida State. USC and Clemson had also offered Miller but had not shown strong interest otherwise. "It's (a) perfect fit for him," said Miller's father. One of the major lures to Florida for Miller was new defensive line coach and recruiter Brad Lawing, the former USC assistant who coached the elder Miller at USC. Last season Miller had 121 tackles with 21 tackles for loss and 14 sacks.Tweet
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Wednesday October 13, 2010
Williston Elko is a team full of play makers. From the quarterback, to some wide receivers and most notably in the backfield. It's also where we find this week's Operation Football Live/Augusta Chronicle player of the week in junior back Kendric Salley.
This past week against HKT, Salley was the machine he's been the past two years. 260 yards rushing and an amazing six touchdowns. Now it's not like he touches the ball a lot. Matter of fact, he only had 13 carries for the Blue Devils this past week. It's just when he touches it, he runs a long, long ways.
"Well he's such a big play maker" said coach Dwayne Garrick "I think he's averaging well over 10 yards a carry, a lot of times when he touches it, it's 30, 40, 50 yards so he's scoring a lot of points. He's one of the best running backs I've ever coached, true running backs. He runs with his pad level down with great vision. He's actually a better zone back and we don't run a whole lot of zone."
"Well I just worked a lot harder in the summer to improve my game." added Kendric Salley "It makes it a lot easier, and it's good that we have a lot of play makers on this team."
Now here's a few more numbers to show you how dominant he can be. On the season, Salley has 21 touchdowns and 1200 plus yards rushing, well on his way to a 2000 yard season. He nearly did that a year ago as well. Even coach Dwayne Garrick knows he'll play a large roll in their showdown game Friday night when they take on 2nd ranked Calhoun County.


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Hamilton County's prosecutor says a man has been indicted in connection with several sexual assaults.
Tony Pippin, 39, is accused of four sexual assaults in 2012. He was indicted Monday on 21 charges ranging from rape to pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor.
Two of the incidents occurred in Delhi Township when women who spent part of the evening at the Knotty Pine bar were attacked when they arrived home.
One woman fought off her attacker, while the other was raped in the yard of her home.
Authorities have previously released sketches of the suspected rapists, and have noted that what was visible to the victims is similar in both cases.
Pippin was arrested by Colerain Township police on Dec. 16 on a felony charge of possessing a weapon and aggravated assault.
Prosecutor Joe Deters called Pippin "a piece of human garbage ... he deserves to rot in prison for the rest of his life."
Deters said Pippin also sexually assaulted a drugged 15-year-old girl and recorded it on his cell phone.
Deters said the Knotty Pine connection, as well as a description of a car that followed some of the women, helped lead authorities to Pippin.
Investigators think there could be more victims.
"He was doing this a lot in a very short period of time and it would not be surprising if there were other victims in our community out there," Deters said.
"We had a victim that called us immediately after she saw it on the news, informing us that she had been followed, also. She gave us a vehicle description," Chief Jim Howarth, Colerain Township Police Department said.
A GPS device installed on his Jeep Cherokee and tracking by several police departments over a series of weekends helped lead to his indictment, Deters said.
Deters said the December arrest came at a Colerain Twp. bar after Pippin assaulted a couple who accused him of being the Delhi rapist.
"The altercation occurred because these people thought he was the Delhi rapist and told him to get out of the bar," Deters said.
Deters said that previously, Pippin voluntarily gave officials a DNA sample as part of an effort to be a confidential informant for RENU, the Regional Narcotics Unit. That DNA matched DNA collected at one of the crime scenes, Deters said.
"I didn't say he was smart," Deters said. "If it weren't for stupidity, we'd catch a lot less people."
Pippin has served time in Texas. If convicted on all 21 counts in Ohio, he could serve the rest of his life in prison.


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America is my country
Published: Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 9:53 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 9:53 p.m.
On Jan. 5, Mr. Wayne Thibodeaux wrote a letter to the editor with a headline of "Secessionists be warned."
His racist letter implies that white people are against Mr. Obama because he is black.
Well, Wayne, we don't care if the president of the U.S.A. is white, black, red, or yellow, and this holds true for our Congress.
However, since this man has been in office, he has put our country in trillions of extra debt that we cannot pay.
He also has raised our taxes and will continue to do so and will ruin medical care under his Obamacare, which I bet you have never read or can understand.
Mr. Obama fancies himself as the new Lincoln, but why doesn't he use this famous quote, written by Presbyterian minister William J.H. Boetcker but sometimes attributed to Lincoln:
"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
"You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
"You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
"You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.
"You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
"You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
"You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
"You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
"You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they will not do for themselves."
That, Mr. Thibodeaux, is what we all as Christians should preach — not racial discord.
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A network node is an endpoint or redistribution connection point for data transmissions on a communications network that can process or forward transmissions to other nodes.
Frequency hopping is one of two basic modulation techniques used in spread spectrum signal transmission.
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