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To Do Widget
To Do is a lightweight and fast widget to manage tasks.
To Do is a lightweight and fast widget to manage tasks. Thanks to Mac OS X Leopard it integrates with iCal and Mail. The big advantage: to manage your tasks you donât have to leave these applications open.
Required OS: 10.5
Tags: todo , productivity , dashboard , task , widget , organize
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2.0 is "snappy" and responsive, and I love the iCal and Mail integration. Mail is always open but hidden, and I don't often use iCal, so it's great to have my To Do's at my fingertips.
The only noticeable bug I've encountered is that rarely it will refuse to select anything at all, even after jumping to and from the "i" preference pane; not exactly worrying, and easily fixed with a Cmd+R, but a bug nonetheless. Great widget.
It works fantastic. It is super fast and responsive. Because it integrates with Mail, it can actually sync to dos across multiple computers if you are using an IMAP account.
works splendid
I use Anxiety for my desktop & main 'To-Do' list (adding/checking off etc.)
But because this widget (& Anxiety) syncs with ical, they are all updated together. I do like the looks of this one on my Dashboard, & prefer the look of Anxiety on my desktop. Best of both worlds I guess.
It just reads your iCal/Mail to dos. Works fine for me. I like it.
Isn't working for me
Install ok but I can't get the widget to actually work - I can't make a list!


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A hospital can be a scary place for a sick child, especially in situations like Carter's.
While out riding 4-wheelers with a friend, Clary came face-to-face with the thin line between life and death.
David was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma and was sent to the Cancer Center for immediate treatment.
For much of the time that Sydrena Osborne has been a mom, she has also been engrossed in a fight against breast cancer.
During Abby's surgery, Dr. Zorn discovered something that would change her life.

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RIM's Stock Soars as BlackBerry 10 Expectations Build
By Ben Dummett
Expectations are building for BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion ahead of the launch of its BlackBerry 10 smartphones.
RIM's stock has advanced in the last seven trading sessions and was up more
than 12% in Toronto earlier Thursday, as a growing number of analysts and
investors bet the Waterloo, Ontario company's new BB10 devices will entice
consumers and corporate buyers alike.
That could set the stage for a turnaround in RIM's fortunes, which have sagged in its battle for customers versus Apple and smartphone makers using Google Android operating system.
RIM's stock has chalked up an almost 37% gain over the past seven trading
But the heightened expectations suggest RIM's downfall could be that much more severe if the company's latest effort to remain relevant fails.
RIM is scheduled to introduce its BB10 phones in multiple countries Jan. 30, and start shipping the devices soon after. The launch date is good news because RIM could see sales from the devices sooner than expected. Many analysts' earnings estimates for RIM likely reflect a March launch date, National Bank Financial said in a note Thursday.
The bullish commentary comes after Jefferies & Co. said earlier this week its survey of telecom operators revealed "a much more positive view of BB10 than we expected."
RIM, long criticized for its ineffectual marketing efforts, has been doing a better job of creating buzz around the upcoming BB10 launch. It got the ball rolling at the end of October when Chief Executive Thorsten Heins said the company had delivered its next line of smartphones to more than 50 carriers to test for certification.
Since then, RIM executives have been giving interviews talking about the upcoming launch and demonstrating the new phone's features.
Still, there's plenty to remind investors of the headwinds RIM is facing. The BB10 launch comes after the important Christmas shopping season. And earlier
this week, the National Transportation Safety Board, a U.S. government agency, said it's looking to switch from RIM's BlackBerrrys to Apple's iPhones because BlackBerrys "have been failing both at inopportune times and at an unacceptable rate."
In response, RIM said "government organizations globally have trusted the
reliability and security of BlackBerry for over a decade. They can continue to
do so."
In the third quarter, RIM continued to lose market share, according to
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LOS ANGELES -- Joe Pavelski was back on the top line with Joe Thornton and Brent Burns on Tuesday morning as the Sharks prepared for Game 3 against the Los Angeles Kings.
And Todd McLellan wasn't about to address the issue of dropping him back into the third-line center where he switched midway through Game 2, a line change that seemed to spark San Jose to its 7-2 comeback victory.
"He's there now," the Sharks coach said, "so we'll use him there."
McLellan has been wrestling with the idea of moving Pavelski to the third line since the return of rookie Tomas Hertl, who played most of the early season on Thornton's line before being injured. That gives the Sharks even more scoring depth, but the idea of moving a 41-goal scorer off the top line makes it difficult.
Los Angeles coach Darryl Sutter even acknowledged that where Pavelski played had a bigger impact on the Kings than the return of Hertl and another injured Shark, Raffi Torres.
"They've got a lot of ammo over there and if they move it around it puts a little bit more pressure on other guys," Sutter said.
San Jose is trying to become the first Western Conference team to take a 3-0 series lead as three others all failed to accomplish that Monday night. But McLellan said the Sharks need to go back only a year to know how difficult it will be Tuesday night as the San Jose dropped the first two games of its 2013 series, then won the next two back home.
"We came back to this building tied," McLellan said. "It's hard to win on the road, especially this time of year. We're aware of that fact, we know they play well here, but it's our job to do everything we can to change that."
Sutter, however, said the Kings know it'll take more than home ice to get the win.
"You don't get wins because you change the scenery," he said.


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LOS ALTOS HILLS -- Criticized for leaving Washington amid an array of international crises, President Barack Obama told some of Silicon Valley's richest Democratic donors Wednesday that he's proud of his administration's accomplishments and needs a Democratic House majority to further rev up the economy.
"When we came into office, we were going through the worst economy since the Great Depression," but the economic record of the past five years represents "some pretty remarkable progress," the president told about 90 guests at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser at the home of real estate mogul George Marcus.
In addition, he said, millions more Americans have health care, while high school dropout rates have decreased and college enrollments have increased.
Silicon Valley represents the spirit of dynamism that typifies the American economy, he said, yet there's still a lot of anxiety as profits have accrued almost only to those at the very top. The middle class is "stuck,'' he said. "They feel like they're treading water."
"It feels as if Washington doesn't work," ignoring those in need, he said. And that's because the Republican Party is interested only in proving that government doesn't work and saying no to common-sense steps to help working families, Obama said.
"I hope that the reason you're here today is that you want to get something done. ... We have to break this cycle of gridlock and cynicism," he said, adding that both parties can and should work to advance the common good.
"I'd love nothing more than a loyal and rational opposition," Obama said. "But that's not what we have right now."
Earlier Wednesday, the president spoke at an event for the House Majority PAC, a Democratic "Super PAC" independent expenditure committee, at San Francisco's Four Seasons Hotel. The event was closed to the media.
As the president passed the collection plate Wednesday, he also had a full plate of international and domestic problems to contend with.
Abroad, tensions with Russia are sky high following the shoot-down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner last Thursday, apparently by Russian-backed Ukrainian separatist rebels. Meanwhile, Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip continued to rack up Palestinian civilian casualties.
At home, a federal appeals court ruling on Tuesday undermined a key segment of Obama's landmark health-care law, jeopardizing insurance subsidies for millions of Americans. And Obama is scheduled to meet Friday with three Central American presidents to discuss how to stem the flow of undocumented migrant children fleeing from gangs and drug cartels.
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, faulted Obama for not being in Washington while Congress debates vital bills, including ways to ease the current humanitarian crisis at the border.
"I'm not going to give him advice about how to allocate his time, but he's certainly not spending the kind of time with the people he needs to pass legislation and convince people who have a vote, who were sent here to legislate, of the virtues of whatever position he has," McConnell said.
White House officials, however, say Obama is able to do his official duties while traveling for political purposes.
"In terms of fundraising, it's a responsibility that presidents in both parties for generations have been responsible for," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. "And the president, like his predecessors, is interested in supporting members of his party who are on the ballot in 2014."
Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose, greeted the president as his Marine One helicopter landed at a Foothill College soccer field. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, were at the luncheon, as well as Democratic House candidates Michael Eggman and Amanda Renteria. Tickets for the event went for $10,000 a person, including a photo opportunity and lunch, or $32,400 a couple, including a VIP photo opportunity and lunch.
Protesters gathered near Wednesday's fundraiser to urge Obama to support "net neutrality," keeping the Internet open to all data at the same speeds and prices. Demonstrators also focused on the Gaza invasion and immigration.
"We thought that Obama was going to support us," said Elena Pacheco, a 57-year-old teacher from Mountain View, among those protesting Obama's immigration policies. "He won because of the Latino vote. And he told us he was going to take care of immigration -- 11 million undocumented people. We are still waiting for that. We have more deportation now than ever in any government."
Supporters lined the streets, too. Stella Derby, 87, of Los Altos, stood on a corner for more than half an hour, leaning on her walking stick.
"I love Obama, and I want to get a glimpse of him," she said with an excited giggle. "I want to show my support. I think he's got a tough job, and you know everybody expects him to do miracles. Sure I want him to be more liberal and do more, but look at the Congress he has."
Not everyone was so star-struck. Road closures caused by the president's visit kept Steve Ghilarducci, 58, of San Mateo, from reaching his landscaping job near the fundraising event.
"I'm not an Obama fan, but it's what he has to do," he said. "I just hope I can go to work soon. I've got my crew waiting."
The DCCC has raised about $124.7 million in this election cycle, while its Republican counterpart has raised about $101 million, according to The Associated Press. Californians standing to gain from the committee's "Frontline" program -- for incumbents facing tough re-election fights -- include Reps. Ami Bera, D-Rancho Cordova; Scott Peters, D-San Diego; Julia Brownley, D-Thousand Oaks; Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Springs; and Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara. The Cook Political Report, a renowned House race prognosticator, lists Bera, Peters and Brownley as the most vulnerable.
Obama headlined two Democratic National Committee fundraisers May 8 in Los Altos and San Jose. Last year, he was in the Bay Area for Democratic fundraisers in November, June and April.
Marine One left Foothill College at 1:17 p.m. for San Francisco International Airport, where a half-hour later Obama took off to Los Angeles. There, he was to attend another fundraiser Wednesday and then visit a community college Thursday to talk about the importance of job-driven skills training, particularly for fast-growing sectors such as health care.
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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This is one of those shows where a playback will never do it justice, as Kuroda was such a major part of what was happening here, the band and CK5 clearly playing to room, with a selection of tunes that featured dark murky themes, accented by deep blue lights.
While the first frame was no slouch, with Bag>Mound, Timber kicking things off, "in blue", and finishing off with a punishing Antelope, this show is all about set II.
When, in 2012, we talk about complete sets, this is an example of the band using song placement instead of uninterrupted music, to reach a unified theme. Again, taking into mind the expansiveness of The Palace, starting the set with Maze, was a perfect call. The frantic, dark undertones, illuminated by the spiraling blue lights, created an underworld ready to be swallowed within the anxiety of Page and Trey's electric leads. When we all crashed back to earth, the underwater tones of Theme made the Palace feel like a giant ocean that we were slowly sinking to the bottom of. Fall '95 to me is still the best year to have heard this song, it's freshness invigorating the band, especially Trey, as they continually crushed the ending. As the noise of Theme dissipated, Mule chugged forward. While at the time I was weary of Mule, specifically the Muel Duel, this version upped the ante of delirious skullduggery, twisting the minds of those in attendance with particularly evil breakdowns of sound. Before they let us off the hook, YEM was needed to take in the space of the place, with a cosmic jaunt settling us into a confused, slightly scared reluctance to follow the bliss, which ultimately was a wise decision, as the above average jam was followed by one of the most terrifying vocal jams in the history of vocal jams. No question that one left some folk running for the doors. Yet, like Phish can do, they picked exactly what we needed with a calming Strange Design, letting us know we weren't alone on the terrifying trip that had just been dropped. With a wink and a smile, a well placed Frankenstein acknowledged the scare factor, and the soon approaching Halloween show. Closed with a energetic Chalkdust, this set never felt like it stopped, and is to me, still, the quintessential "evil" Phish set.


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Just wait. I won't spoil it just in case he's lurking, but surely he'd totally never do that.
Just wait. I won't spoil it just in case he's lurking, but surely he'd totally never do that.
Surely not!
I'll never understand the fascination with Bruce. The man never competed a.k.a. never actually fought anyone and he only weighed 135lbs, obviously too scared to test his BS motto that speed could always beat size.
The main thing people should take from Bruce is his training discipline. He was good PR for martial arts but even his main martial art was mainly for show and one of the weakest of the martial art disciplines. So pretending he was some god who could fight anyone clouds his actual contributions,IMO.
That's pretty awesome Nihil. Also, somebody should tell Used that his sister is posting from his account again.
Bruce Lee had interesting ideas about general philosophy. His Tao of Jeet Kune Do is good. As far as his style being for show that kind of goes without saying. His films left a greater legacy than a few broken bones or bloody noses would have. He also brutally murdered Chuck Norris, ending the age of shit memes forever, before ascending to divinity as Hu-Buddha Wu Tang Supreme.
But yeah, the core thing to take away is what it/he represents - Discipline. Not the kind of discipline it takes to disarm aggressors with one finger because you think you'd look badass, but the kind it takes to be a better man, intellectually, no matter the situation.
I understand what you mean. I honestly didn't mean to poop on your gift, I just typed the diarrhea that fell out when I saw Bruce Lee. Dude was dedicated as fuck to training and did a lot to bring martial arts to new audiences so it's not that I don't respect him or dislike the things he did.
Pfff Usedtabe shits on any muscular dude that isn't white.
you racissss usedtabe so don't even. You're 1 for 1 in christmas pictures you've posted with no minorities in them.
That's hella-damning.
He made an alt account and attacked the mods?
Everyone should really have an alt mod-attacking account. This is the 21st century after all.
That seems fair.
For the record, he got only a warning for acting like a supreme dick to other people and was told a temp ban would be coming next time. His response indicated he either didn't believe me or didn't give a fuck, so the temp ban followed shortly afterwards.
I saw the wounds he gave you Mxy, no need to defend that monster now. He can't hurt you anymore.


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Karen graduated with a BA in Art, with a concentration in Painting, and focus in Art History, from Cleveland State University. Karen has worked at several galleries in the Cleveland area, then at the Cleveland Museum of Art in the Development Department, before starting in the Admissions Office at CIA in the Fall of 2008. Over the past several years, she has participated in local group shows, including St. Clair Superior Development Corporation's Public Art Projects and Sparx City Hop; as well as having attended numerous gallery openings and museum events, and supporting the local arts scene. Karen values the Cleveland artistic community, and helping students prepare for the admissions/portfolio prep process for admittance into the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Karen covers the following territories: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and all Ohio zip codes that begin with: 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447.expand collapse
Thomas Green, Associate Director of Admissions, works primarily with transfer students and international students. Thomas has worked in visual arts higher education for more than 20 years and has served as a juror at several arts competitions and exhibitions during this time. He is an avid photographer and a free-lance graphic designer. Thomas enjoys visiting Cleveland museums and photographing the city and Lake Erie. He has a B.A. from Ohio State University.
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Pita is an advocate and native to this region, and she has been immersed in the Cleveland art scene since childhood. She received a B.A. in Fine Arts from Hiram College, where she studied painting, photography, multimedia, and minored in Art History. She most recently came to the Institute from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland where she was working for the past five years. Pita is a lover of contemporary culture and when she is not at CIA or in her studio, you can catch her motorcycling around town, hitting all of the art openings.
Pita covers the following territories: all Ohio zip codes that begin with: 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, and 457.expand collapse
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Department Admissions
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Title Counselor
Department Admissions
Phone 216.421.7943
Alex is a native of the Cleveland area, who lives and works regionally in the Mid-Atlantic, where she graduated with a M.A. in Arts Management from George Mason University. Over the past few years, she has worked for arts organizations and galleries in both Cleveland and the Washington, D.C. metro area, and has supported artists through fundraising and arts advocacy. Alex enjoys playing tourist in D.C., where she often visits historic sites and loves the area's arts and cultural scene. When in Cleveland, she loves to visit Uptown and University Circle.
Alexandra covers the following territories: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia.
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The small historic town of Blackwater will be hosting mid-Missouri's Southfork Regulators Saturday, July 14. The group will perform reenactments at 12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Expect shootouts, bank robbery, outlaw round up, damsel in distress rescue and others reenactments. The Regulators will be in Blackwater the second Saturday of every month throughout the summer and fall season. There is no charge for these events, which will take place on Main Street.
Local antique dealers, as well as the historic Bucksnort Saloon Museum will be open and ready to entertain you. The historic Telephone Museum will also be open for free tours.
Call 660-846-2224 or 660-846-4411 – or check out the web site, www.blackwater-mo.com, for any additional information and other Blackwater activities.
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Mix master Hugh Atkin of "Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up" fame has pieced together yet another masterful mash-up, this time featuring President "MC 'Bama" rapping "U Didn't Build That" to the tune of MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This."
Inspired by Obama's infamously misconstrued statement "If you've got a business, you didn't build that," Atkin's latest quote kaleidoscope finds the president reflecting on past accomplishments, soliciting donations, and reminding voters "I did not start this fire / it was Notorious G.O.P."
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William Smith's curator insight, June 18, 12:47 PM
I am reminded of reading about Skunkworks and how that strategy successfully brought innovation to the larger organization. It takes fearless leadership to bring this "upgrade" about.
Ian Berry's curator insight, June 18, 6:15 PM
I resonate with a lot in this article particularly "When I have permission to be a human being as a leader, I don't have to be perfect which means I don't have to wear this front, which means I can connect with people more deeply. A lot of (my work) is shedding the armor." The strong hero leader is dead. Long live the emergent, role-sharing leader."


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STANFORD -- Stanford coach David Shaw on Tuesday offered a searing response to accusations by Washington coach Steve Sarkisian that the Cardinal faked injuries to slow the Huskies' no-huddle offense.
"We don't fake injuries," Shaw said. "We never have and we never will. I don't care what Sarkisian thinks he saw ... I have strict instructions from every boss on campus to run a program that's above reproach."
Shaw declined to comment when asked if he had spoken to Sarkisian about the matter but said he wasn't angry.
"Just think he crossed the line. Could see him tomorrow and say hi. But I'm going to defend what we do."
Shaw said it was "unprofessional" for Sarkisian to call out an assistant coach by name. On KJR radio following Stanford's 31-28 victory Saturday, Sarkisian said that Cardinal defensive-line coach Randy Hart, a former Huskies assistant, told the players to "sit down."
"The only assistant coach I've ever known to order players to fake injuries coaches at Washington," Shaw said, referring to defensive-line coach Tosh Lupoi, who admitted to asking a player to fake an injury during his time on Cal's staff.
Shaw also took exception to Sarkisian's saying, "I guess that's how we play here at Stanford."
"How we play here at Stanford," Shaw said, "is averaging five and a half penalties a game. We're one of the least penalized teams in the nation. How we play here at Stanford has led to three BCS bowl games in a row, a Pac-12, a Rose Bowl and an Orange Bowl championship and 100 percent graduation rate.
"We're one of the most well-respected programs in the nation. I'm not going to put that on the line just to beat Washington."
Sarkisian didn't mention Stanford players by name, but linebacker Shayne Skov and defensive end Ben Gardner -- fifth-year seniors and two of the Cardinal's best players -- left the game briefly in the second half.
Gardner injured his arm, Skov his knee. An MRI exam taken after the game revealed no structural damage, and Skov is expected to play Saturday at Utah.
"I don't understand where it's coming from," linebacker A.J. Tarpley said of Sarkisian's accusations. "(Gardner and Skov) are the last guys we'd want to take off the field."
Sarkisian was asked about Shaw's comments on the Pac-12's weekly teleconference.
"We saw what we saw, and we'll leave it at that," he said. "I think two reasonable people can disagree on something and move forward."
Montgomery returned the opening kick 99 yards for a touchdown and set a school record with 204 kickoff return yards.
Murphy had 21/2 tackles for loss and prevented a touchdown by deflecting a pass at the 7-yard line. The ball was intercepted by Tarpley.
For more on college sports, see Jon Wilner's College Hotline at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports.


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In honor of the most romantic day of the year, we are pitting our favorite TV couples of all time against each other in a 16-bracket contest. Think of it as March Madness, only Cupid style.
Best of all, you decide the winner -- the best TV couple of all time.
Who should advance in Round 4: Clair and Cliff ("The Cosby Show") vs. Maddie and David ("Moonlighting")?
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I am running PS3 Media Server 1.71.0+mencoder35004-1 on an Ubuntu 12.04.1 Server. I am trying to access media from a laptop PC running Windows 8. The server seems to be running correctly, but I am unable to see any of the media folders when accessing the server from Windows Media Player. Here is the debug log I obtained from the server:
And here is my configuration file:
As I mentioned, when I access the server from Windows media Player, it says "No files have been found on this remote library."
Thanks in advance for any help!


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Does your child's bedroom also function as a play area? Is there space to accommodate a desk, lighting, computer, and bookshelves for homework to be completed?
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Here's a fun idea for a girl's room that's fit for a princess of any age:
Softer tones of sherbet hues, such as lemon, lime, and orange are cheerfully childlike, yet easily evolve to teen funk by swapping out accessories. While the decorative footboard and castle mural are decidedly young, the dresser, pillows, lamp, rug, and footstool will work as elements for the future teen's room.
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In the other drafting triathlon thread, I asked if anyone had problems with people drafting in a non-drafting event.
I was sent this utube link from the 2007 Ironman Florida race - um - I'd say clearly drafting...
While this peloton was caught on video - anyone else have problems with wheel leeches not caught on camera at a non-drafting race? Are all of your racing compatriots honest, rule-abiding racers?
I see not too many people have followed this thread! Does that mean that we honest triathletes are few and far between? I have seen many situations to include a young man here in FL drafting a CAR in an open road triathlon! He was, of course, in the lead, but was completly disqualified after posting an insane time and average speed of 30+ mph!
Hey Neo ~ It is a relatively new thread, so maybe people haven't seen it yet. I've heard other triathletes tell of other racers drafting cars or motorcycles. This is where I question the logic of some athletes. They want to be tested against the best and tested one-on-one...but...given the opportunity to cheat to gain an advantage, they will.
Podium performance? Beating a training partner? Why not, if you don't think you'll get caught? I'm sure there are other reasons people justify cheating...
Glad to read the FL guy got DQ'd...
Honestly I figured that it was a new thread, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to throw a joke in! In all seriousness though, I watched the video you had linked on You tube. Were the riders coming out of a turn? One of the tri's I competed in had a U-turn on a two lane road. So there was a large number of people bunching due to the imperfections of the course. So I know that it would be considered drafting on the video, but would officials be forgiving due to "real world" conditions? Oh and in my U-turn tri, the people were pretty good about spacing back out and the officials were on the ball. Overall a great little race.
It did look like the riders were coming out of a turn at IM Florida. I'm not sure what the percentages are, but I would like to believe that at least half of the races are 100% clean. I also think the higher the potential return, the higher the temptation to draft (Ironman slots or ITU World Championships for Age Groupers). I think it also depends on the course layout. More hills, the less drafting. The more congested the course (narrow roads, flat courses or lots of turns) more drafting.
It's great to read your personal experiences have all been good. Give your race a plug - which one did you do?
I raced in the Jacksonville Tri Series Races. They were put on by DRC Sports. All three races were excellent and the final race was a completely sold out event. Great fun and great exoerience. Oh they were sprint distances as well.
I just saw it at my race this weekend! I watched two guys draft eachother for about 1/2 mile. This is only my second triathlon, and it really got me fired up. I wanted to ride past them and say something, then I remembered, I did this race for me, not for them. Passing them was sweet enough.
I have raced in events all over the country and have seen full out pelotons in races. I don't think you see drafting in races that are sprint or international distance in more than a few instances and most likely it is by accident or caused by passing a slower rider. (Got my first drafting penalty in 6 years of racing at the Chicago Triathlon this year, caused by narrow passing lanes and slower riders from the sprint distance causing me and another elite athlete to be too close together) I sucked it up and took the 2 minute penalty in stride and went harder for the rest of the race because of it.
I am from Chicago and Steelhead 1/2 IM and Spirit of Racine 1/2 IM have huge packs of people drafting (20 people). These 2 races in my opinion are some of the worst drafting races out there in the midwest. IM Florida is another race where groups form and they stick togther for a long period of time. Rather funny when they hear the rumbling of a motorcycle engine they are correctly spaced out. If only these people were so attentive to follow the rules as their acute ability to hear things in the distance.
I think people should monitor themselves better and know that triathlons are an individual sport. Drafting in a group is cheating and should be penalized by a time penalty or even DQ if done multiple times. Most of the same people that are in the groups drafting on the cycling portion are the ones being passed by the honest racers on the run!
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Your "rumbling motorcycle" comment reminded me of Ironman Wisconsin. I was at that race about four or five years ago - on the back of a motorcycle. I was with a friend and we were out along the course cheering people on - it was really interesting to watch how many people suddenly quit cheating when they thought we might be race officals. I could see it happen numerous times. If there is room to behave when you hear a motorcycle - then why not behave when you don't think anyone is looking?
I wondered if they went back to drafting after we went past...
Unfortunately it is just like when you pass the cop through the speed trap. Once you know you are clear and your heart rate drops after about 5 minutes, you begin on the same course or speed.
Until you see the next "cop"....
Ironman 70.3 Cancun was ridiculous. Packs and packs of riders would blow by you, most of the time with a "marshall" drafting off of them on a beat up mo-ped. It was pathetic display of cheating. This stuff is hard enough without having to try to make up the time of the cheaters. I was a little hoarse after the bike, I did my own "marshalling". Probably won't do that race again until they figure it out.
I will be the first to admit I have a heavy foot...had the experience you described just this morning on the way to the pool.
But...I wasn't racing anyone else at 5:15 am and I gained no advantage for the podium or anything else by my speeding. Those that draft are essentially causing harm to others by cheating them out of a podium position or a higher ranking in the race.
I wonder how people would act during a race if the race director announced at the beginning of the event that cameras would be running on various (undisclosed) parts of the race course. Drafting penalties would be assessed by doing a random sampling of parts of the video - kinda like the speeding trailers with no police car. The camera inside the trailer snaps a photo of the speeder and a ticket shows up in the mail. Maybe that's how we get a fair non-drafting race?
Every sport has cheaters, and I'm sure it won't change in triathlon. Although not the responsibility of the athlete to be vigilantes on the course, I know of at least a half a dozen times in Cancun where my own "policing" of race rules made a difference, at least for a little while. I guess screaming "cheater" with a nasty look on ones face is understood by all nationalities. I don't recommend it, but it felt good as they went by me at 30+.
I let a person pass me through a speed trap on the way down to Memphis in May and the cop sure enough got them for speeding and not me. (too bad it was another triathlete driving down)
I love the idea and was seriously thinking about it earlier today. I bet the results on the bike would be much more true to everyones personal abilities rather than the group. Put a little scare into the competitors that you might get caught and not even know it!
Athlete policing on course does seem to help in some situations. And...you're right in that every sport has cheaters - I just wish there weren't so many drafters in non-drafting tris...
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A new event will benefit the Eagle Valley High School cheerleaders - the Miss Eagle Valley Pageant on Sunday, Oct. 7.
"This is the first event like this in the region," said Marie Sanders, one of the pageant organizers who has a daughter on the cheer team.
The pageant has competition categories for girls in kindergarten through 12th grade. Entry fees are $30 for girls in kindergarten through eighth grade and $40 for high school girls. Applications are available at EVHS, Gypsum Town Hall, Gypsum Recreation Center and Columbine Market.
The competition is from 2 to 7 p.m. in the EVHS auditorium. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for students, and concessions will be available.
At first glance, it is a little ironic that a beauty pageant is raising money for a cheer team that is trying to prove its toughness.
"We want to change the perception of cheerleaders as pretty little things who cheer for the boys," said Wendi Ortiz, Eagle Valley's new cheer coach who started last May. "Cheerleading is very athletic and it can be dangerous."
That's why the team is hoping to buy new mats this year.
"The mats we have are old and aren't the kind we need to safely practice our stunts," Ortiz said.
The team already has new uniforms and pompoms. Signs and megaphones are on the wish list in addition to the mats.
Ortiz said the goal is to take the school's cheer team to a whole new level.
"I'm definitely more of a drill sergeant than they've had," she said. "They've already grown so much. They're acting and looking like a team, doing stunts they weren't doing before, and now they're cheering for entire games. They used to kind of disappear into the stands after half time."
Some veteran team members agreed that Ortiz expects more from them than previous coaches.
"She seems scary at times but it's for good reason," said sophomore cheerleader Paige Boone.
"She's awesome - she's helped us so much," said sophomore cheerleader Jazzmyn Patterson.
Ortiz said she was never a "girly girl" and doesn't know much about pageants.
"But I do know that how you present yourself to the world is important," she said. "The emphasis of this pageant will be to shine from within - project your inner beauty. It's about having the courage to go out in front of people and have poise and stage presence. That is also important for cheerleading."
The EVHS cheerleaders won't compete in the pageant because they will be helping with it. For all others, though, the first paragraph of the pageant rules and regulations reads:
"The first annual Miss Eagle Valley Pageant is a pageant that celebrates YOU! Kindergarten through fifth grade age divisions should wear 'Sunday best' party dresses. No makeup will be allowed at this age division. Junior Miss and Miss EV divisions (sixth through 12th grade) should wear age-appropriate formal wear. Makeup is allowed at this division but should remain age-appropriate and enhance your natural beauty."
Winners will receive trophies. The categories are Tiny Miss (kindergarten through second grade), Little Miss (third through fifth grade), Junior Miss (sixth through eighth grade) and Miss Eagle Valley.
This pageant will not include a talent competition, which is probably good news for first-timers.
"I have not competed in a pageant that does talent because it adds stress," said Annika Sandberg, an EVHS graduate and national pageant veteran who is currently a junior political-science major at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She was crowned Miss Colorado High School in 2010 and went on to national competition in Missouri that year. However, she said she is most proud of winning Miss Teen of Colorado, which was her first pageant at age 14.
Sandberg is helping with the Miss Eagle Valley Pageant.
"I'll be crowning the winners and mentoring," she said. "If any girl has a problem I'll be there to give a pep talk."
Sandberg's upfront advice to contestants?
"Be yourself," she said. "Don't try to act how you think a pageant girl should. Just have fun."
"Competing in a pageant is definitely a growth experience," Sandberg said. "I used to be shy and now I enjoy public speaking. I think every girl should have to walk across the stage in a swim suit, because then you think, if I can do that, I can do anything."
Sandberg said she started competing in pageants after a knee injury kept her from playing soccer her junior year of high school.
"I was very much a tomboy when I was younger," she said. "Pageants were a good way to get my competitiveness out. I thought it would be girly girls in cupcake dresses but they turned out to be normal and friendly."
Sandberg has made many friends and connections through her pageant experience.
"I met one of my best friends at one of my first pageants," she said. "Her last name also started with S, so we always ended up next to each other in line."
Sandberg also met a pageant coach from Houston who designs gowns and works in the modeling industry. That contact may or may not come in handy for her down the road. She has modeled before but is focusing on college for now.
Sanders' family is another pageant success story. All three of her daughters have competed in pageants since age 3 or younger. A couple years ago they moved to Gypsum from Georgia, where pageants are more widespread. The girls have all won various titles but the middle sibling has a particularly special story.
At 14, Makenzie is a freshman on the cheer squad. These days, you might not know it from talking to her - she articulated herself well in an impromptu interview - but she was diagnosed with autism at a young age. Autism is described on Dictionary.com as a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity and emotional detachment.
"She did not want to speak," Sanders said. "Pageants turned her life around. "The people in the pageants rallied around her and helped me as a parent."
Sanders remembers the first time Makenzie went on stage to answer questions by herself. She was 7.
"I was so nervous and she did great," Sanders said. "They asked her who her role model was. She said her dad and explained why."
In 2010, Makenzie and her sisters won their three respective categories in a pageant.
As a member of the cheer team, Makenzie won't compete in the Miss Eagle Valley Pageant but her sisters will.
Makenzie's advice to contestants?
"Practice your smile," she said.
Basically, the Miss Eagle Valley Pageant creates an opportunity for girls to help girls. Some might find their inner strength and beauty and others will be able to pad their landing for stunt practice.
"I hope this will become an annual thing," Sandberg said. "I absolutely plan to help the program grow in any way. I want to see it extend into a larger state pageant."
The cheerleaders like the idea.
"I think it's adorable," Boone said.
With any luck, the team will grow from a group of 14 - two freshman, seven sophomores and five juniors - to a full squad of 20.
"Last year the cheerleaders struggled with just lifting girls and now they're throwing them in the air - basic basket tosses and cradles," Ortiz said. "We're hoping to attract people with gymnastic backgrounds."
Not all pageants are the same.
"We've always done pageants that promote girls' self esteem, promoted the girl as a whole," Sanders said. "Pageants can be very serious and have community impacts. The can raise awareness about current events and social issues. They help girls be more community-minded while giving them the courage to speak up on matters that affect people."
At the same time, pageants should be regarded as a competitive sport.
"They're not for the faint of heart," she said.
Regarding the difficulty of pageant questions, Sandberg said most topics at the state level are pretty simple.
"The questions get more political at the national level," she said. "Most of the girls answer pretty well, too, which is a testament to how intelligent they really are."
It's not commonly seen around here, but boys can be cheerleaders, too. And when it comes to tossing people in the air, boys can really help, since they tend to be bigger and stronger.
"If you go to a state competition you will see several teams that are co-ed," Ortiz said. "Palisade, for example, has won the state competition several times in the past has a very successful co-ed team. In fact, many of the boys on the team also play football for Palisade. They work their cheer practices around football. We would love to have a co-ed squad and I hope one day in the near future we will have some boys try out for the team."
And like cheerleading, there are also males who compete in pageants.
"Maybe we'll start a Mr. Eagle Valley Pageant," Sanders chuckled.


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PACIFICA -- The officer-involved shooting death of a 34-year-old man Pacifica man in March was deemed justified by the San Mateo County District Attorney, ending the investigation into the case.
Errol Chang was killed March 18 in his home in the 300 block of San Pedro Avenue after Pacifica and Daly City SWAT officers responded to his family's call for help. The bipolar and schizophrenic man, who his father said "had been acting like a gorilla" in the backyard with an ax he treated like a "security blanket," was shot after he stabbed a Daly City SWAT officer who was trying to come in and subdue him.
"The homicide of Errol Chang, while tragic, was legally justifiable homicide," said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. "The use of lethal force was absolutely necessary to save the life of Officer (Mario) Busalacchi. ... The conduct of (Busalacchi and Officer Stephen Woelkers) can only be described as exemplary, and the community was well served by their actions."
Through the course of his office's investigation, Wagstaffe said he learned both Busalacchi and Woelkers "likely" fired eight shots into Chang's chest. The two Daly City SWAT officers were assisting Pacifica officers.
Chang's mother called 911 at 11:52 a.m. and said her son, who had not slept in three days, had a "little ax" in his pocket. Several Pacifica officers responded to the home, four of whom were trained in crisis intervention (CIT), Wagstaffe said.
The officers found Chang sitting and yelling atop a backyard wall and joined his father and brother in trying to calm him down. The man, who had become "unbalanced, angry, aggressive and mean," told officers he would chop their heads off and repeated paranoid assumptions that police and President Barack Obama were trying to kill him.
Chang removed the ax from his pocket and raised it over his head, prompting Pacifica officers to point their weapons at him.
Officers told investigators Chang would lower his ax each time they raised their guns, the up-and-down of weapons continuing several times on each side.
At one point, Chang fell into his brother after being Tased by two officers, but he righted himself, pulled out the prongs and ran into the house, Wagstaffe said. While the Chang family's attorney, Russell Robinson, said police missed a "golden opportunity" to de-escalate with their Tasers, Wagstaffe maintained the "less-than-lethal" weapons had "little effect on him."
Thomas Chang told officers he was afraid his son would find a .22-caliber rifle and ammunition hidden separately in the house.
Officers reached out to the man's doctor for assistance, but the physician did not respond in time to be of help, Wagstaffe said. A series of flash bangs forced Chang to the front windows where authorities could see him, and he broke a window and thrust himself through yelling, "Go ahead and shoot me in the head" and, "I'm dead already."
Photos taken by neighbors show Chang in what looked like a sign of surrender, his hands in the air with no weapon in sight. Officers told investigators they debated pulling him through the window, but they were afraid he would be seriously hurt by the protruding glass shards.
The SWAT team entered about 6:30 p.m. after deciding the impending darkness would compromise safety, Wagstaffe said. The plan was to go in through the back while Chang was in the front window, then throw in a flash bang to disorient him long enough to subdue him.
The team threw a flash bang but were unable to move a barricade of furniture and mattresses in front of the back door, Wagstaffe said. Officer Busalacchi scaled the barricade by himself as Chang emerged from the smoke and began attacking him.
Busalacchi tried to back off as he noticed a knife in Chang's right hand, but he was unable to get off the barricade. Woelkers came up behind Busalacchi and saw the knife, which had a brass-knuckle spiked handle and a large blade.
Chang brought the knife down toward Busalacchi's face, and the officer was stabbed in the arm when he put it up to block the strike, Wagstaffe said. When Chang raised the knife to strike again, both Busalacchi and Woelkers fired at his chest.
Chang fell to the ground, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Busalacchi was taken into surgery at San Francisco General Hospital, where he required a second surgery weeks later.
An autopsy revealed Chang had been shot "about" eight times, twice by Busalacchi and "likely" six by Woelkers, Wagstaffe said. Marijuana was found in the Chang's system.
Thomas Chang told investigators he believed his son was trying to commit suicide by cop.
"He knew there was a high probability they would kill him," Thomas Chang said in an April interview with this newspaper.
"There are plenty of people to blame, but ultimately it's a tragedy," Robinson said in a separate interview. "A man was shot and killed that didn't have to die that day -- a man who so desperately needed our help."
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Kathy Bates is bringing joy - not misery - to Mike & Molly.20 SNL stars you've forgottenThe Oscar winner guest-stars on Monday's episode (9/8c, CBS) as Kay, the childhood BFF of Peggy (Rondi Reed) and godmother to Mike (Billy Gardell) - or "Meatball," as she calls him. Cheery, fun-loving and very affectionate, Kay is the exact opposite of curmudgeon Peggy, which means she and Molly (Melissa McCarthy) hit it off right away, much to Peggy's dismay.Check out an exclusive sneak peek of Bates' first scene below. Mike & Molly airs Mondays at 9/8c on CBS.
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Fur Ball raises money for Humane Society
February 25, 2013
WILLIAMSTOWN — Animal lovers from around the Mid-Ohio Valley united on Saturday night to raise money for the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley in Marietta with the 10th annual Fur Ball....
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peep 1
verb[no object]
1Look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening: his door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in
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- We peeped through the window of an old-fashioned apothecary.
- Scarlet ran over to inspect as did Griffith and they peeped through to see Lane on the phone with someone.
- She locked the bullet into the barrel, peeped through the scope, aimed, and instantaneously pulled the trigger, expelling the bullet into the air.
look quickly, cast a brief look, take a secret look, spy, take a sly/stealthy look, sneak a look, peek, have a peek, glance, peer;
Scottish keek
informal take a gander, have a look-see, give someone/something a/the once-over, have a squint
British informal have a dekko, have/take a butcher's, take a shufti
New Zealand informal Jack Nohi
1.1 (peep out) Come gradually or partially into view: the sun began to peep out
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- Spring in Connecticut brings rain and daffodils and tulips begin to peep out from piles of dirty snow.
- His eyes traced over me, taking in my disheveled hair and my toes, which were peeping out from underneath my dress.
- I regarded my toes as they peeped out of the water while I floated on my back.
appear (slowly/partly), show, come into view/sight, make an appearance, put in an appearance, present oneself/itself, become visible, emerge, issue, peek, peer out, surface, loom, show one's/its face, come to light, spring up, pop up
noun[usually in singular]
1A quick or furtive look: Jonathan took a little peep at his watch
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- A quick peep at my watch told me that the time was 6.30 a.m. and across in the other bed, just visible through the mosquito nets, J.R. was still sleeping soundly.
- The bigger kids said it was haunted so it was obviously too much of a temptation for any 10 year old not to take a quick peep through the window.
- New chaps would have a quick peep over the top, just for a moment - but only if they didn't know anything.
Late 15th century: symbolic; compare with peek.
Words that rhyme with peepasleep, beep, bleep, cheap, cheep, creep, deep, heap, Jeep, keep, leap, neap, neep, reap, seep, sheep, skin-deep, sleep, steep, Streep, sweep, veep, weep
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1A feeble, high-pitched sound made by a young bird or mammal.
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- It starts off with three or four high-pitched peeps in rather quick succession; then the bird launches into a raspy, guttural shriek; and then the bird whistles a few warbling notes as a coda.
- New moms and dads everywhere respond to shrill baby peeps with excited nods and bows, carefully clearing away eggshell shards from around fragile hatchlings tucked between their feet.
- He listened to the raucous calls of the bigger birds, the peeps and chucks of the smaller birds.
1.1 [with negative] A slight sound, utterance, or complaint: not a peep out of them since shortly after eight
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- Especially since we never hear a peep of complaint about the millions of dollars of research funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
- We didn't hear another peep from them all week.
- And, I don't want to hear one peep from you about it either.
informal cheep
complaint, grumble, moan, mutter, murmur, grouse, objection, protest, protestation, outcry, demur, argument, remonstrance, remonstration, exception, grievance, cavil, quibble, word, sound
1.2A brief, high-pitched electronic sound: the phone gives three sharp peeps
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- The electronic peep of the alarm pierces my wandering dreams like a knife.
2North American informal A small sandpiper or similar wading bird: the peeps have returned to Fundy
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- In the natural world, peeps are sandpipers, pure and simple.
- For the peeps and plovers dancing in the surf, we had no time at all.
- The Semipalmated Sandpiper is a small shorebird in the group known as peeps or stints.
3 rare A group of chickens: a peep of chickens pecking and scratching around the gate
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- Clients of St Benedict's Day Centre are sharing the joys of raising a peep of chickens and will enter them in this year's show.
- Tobias the cat lived in harmony with Daisy the Border collie, Timmy the mouse, and a peep of chickens.
- A peep of chickens, recently evicted from their nests along Highway 99 by road construction, has taken residence in parking lot shrubbery.
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Make a brief, high-pitched sound: Don peeped on his whistle
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- Outside their window, an insect's timid squeak peeped sporadically into the night, like a half-rusty hinge.
- When you leap up every time he or she peeps, you're disturbing his or her sleep, the sleep folks say.
- It was hard work but I had a lot of public support with drivers peeping and the support from the firefighters has been fantastic.
Late Middle English: imitative; compare with cheep.
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LIVERMORE -- They flipped, they flew, they danced and leapt. They performed amazing acts of strength and balance.
About 180 gymnasts from around California converged in the Las Positas College gym over the weekend for the Region 1 Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships, leading up to the National Championships in Louisville, Ky., in July.
Never heard of acrobatic gymnastics? You're not alone. But coaches, athletes and parents are hoping someday it will be big enough to get a TV spot or even gain entry into the Olympics. The Sophia Cup world championship in Bulgaria in May drew just 244 athletes, but that doesn't mean people are not passionate about it.
"It doesn't matter if it's not an Olympic sport, I do it for fun," said Bryan Allen, 15, of San Jose, who competed Sunday and who took second place in the Sophia Cup with his partner, 17-year-old Brennan Atsatt of Santa Cruz.
Atsatt, like Allen, said he loves the sport as much for its athletic challenges as for the sense of community it engenders.
"The partner dynamic adds a whole new layer to gymnastics," Atsatt said. "It's less intense than artistic gymnastics where its just you competing against everyone else. I got burned out on that."
Try balancing another person -- who is doing a handstand on your hands, while your arms are extended over your head -- and then launching that person into the air to do a double back flip and hopefully land on his feet. Then complete a dance routine. That would be something resembling acrobatic gymnastics, that has roots back to the 1930s Soviet Union.
It took off in the United States in the 1970s when competitions were held at Muscle Beach in Santa Monica.
Today, the sport is scored on how well two partners, or groups of three or four throw and catch their partners, how well they can balance in dance routines and form human pyramids, and combine all of them in an artistic musical routine.
Bob Meier, the Region 1 Acrobatic Gymnastics committee chairman who also owns Aerial Tumbling and AcroGymnastics in San Jose, said he's been in the sport since 1988 and the numbers have not grown all that much.
"We want to expand the sport, and last fall we founded the Acrobatics Gymnastics Foundation to do that," Meier said. "It's just a matter of getting it out there in the public eye."
For 12-year-old Ashley Porter, of Livermore, whose Livermore team took a first-place gold medal at the Sophia Cup and who was competing over the weekend, growing the sport is not that important.
She's more interested in being thrown in the air and doing a flip or two. She estimates she practices three or four hours a day, five days a week.
"And I like my partners, they're like my big sisters," she said with a twinkle in her eye.
Her "big sisters" are Haley Douglas, 18, of Tracy, and Nicole Potepa, 17, of Danville.
Potepa, on her way to Saint Mary's College in the fall, but who will continue on her current team and hopefully to the world championships in France with them next year, is glad to compete in a sport that is not that well known.
"In high school, so many people do football or basketball or baseball, but there are so few artistic gymnasts around and even fewer acrobatic gymnastics," Potepa said. "It's not what people expect in a sport."
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Zinedine Zidane is easily one of the greatest French players of his generation. The powerful attacking midfielder was part of the team that lead France to a world championship in 1998 and is the only three-time FIFA World Player of the Year, besides the Brazilian striker Ronaldo.
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Be like les Bleus of France when they take the field by wearing this official home jersey from Nike.
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Sanders shines for Gamecocks in Outback win
Published: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 9:02 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 9:02 p.m.
When it wasn't Connor Shaw leading South Carolina's offense, Dylan Thompson filled in quite well.
In fact, Thompson finished off the Gamecocks' final drive with a 32-yard touchdown pass to Bruce Ellington with 11 seconds left as South Carolina pulled out a 33-28 win over Michigan in the 27th Outback Bowl on Tuesday at Raymond James Stadium.
Former Manatee High standout Ace Sanders was named the game's most outstanding player, accounting for three Gamecock touchdowns. He had 92 yards on a season-high nine catches, two for scores (one from each Carolina QB), and had a 63-yard punt return in the first quarter as the Gamecocks finished off their second straight 11-2 season.
The Wolverines (8-5) had taken a 28-27 lead with 3:29 left on Devin Gardner's 17-yard scoring strike to Jeremy Gallon. That was the third of four lead changes in the second half.
South Carolina got two key catches from Sanders, both from Shaw. On the second one, Shaw's foot problems resurfaced.
In came Thompson. And the sophomore was more than ready.
He got another first down at the Michigan 32 before he spiked the ball to stop the clock with 17 seconds left. On the next play Ellington, who usually returns kicks, outwitted three Wolverine defenders and eluded them into the end zone after catching the pass at the 2.
"We take pride in winning the fourth quarter," said Carolina coach Steve Spurrier. "We hadn't won one like that in a while. I haven't had to give a game ball to two quarterbacks."
Gardner had one chance from his 32, but he never got off a good pass. He finished 18-for-36 for 214 yards.
"He played pretty well," Michigan coach Brady Hoke said of his receiver-turned-quarterback. "He missed a couple of throws, but it was more mechanics."
Down 21-13, Michigan closed the gap with a 52-yard field goal by punter Matt Wile midway through the third quarter. Gardner hit Gallon from 10 yards out with 2 seconds left in the period to give the Wolverines their first lead of the game at 22-21.
Michigan got a very favorable spot after a fake punt, getting just enough for a first down at its 41. The Carolina sideline erupted at the stretch of the chains — it looked like it was short — but the controversy was short-lived.
On the next play, sophomore All-American defensive end Jadeveon Clowney laid a jarring hit on Vincent Smith.
Thompson had seen him make a hit like that in high school. Sanders said it sounded like a car crash.
"I didn't see it, but I heard it," Ellington said. "I saw the replay and he shot right through."
Smith never found the handle on the ball. Clowney recovered, and on the next play, Sanders outreached Raymon Taylor to grab a Shaw pass with 8:01 left. A try for two points missed,
"(Taylor) wasn't in a bad position . . . (Sanders) just made a good play," Hoke said.
Shaw (18 of 26 for 224 yards) and Thompson (7 of 10 for 117) combined for 341 passing yards.
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Support the Black Stars of Ghana with this official home jersey from PUMA.
The name for the kit's design is "raining black stars." The sublimated black star design was created by famed Ghanaian artist Godfried Donkor.
The impression of the falling black stars is meant to symbolize the way in which Ghana rains down on its opponents when it plays.
This jersey uses USP moisture management technology and has the official Ghana team badge embroidered over the left chest. The PUMA cat logo is embroidered throughout.
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United Bank helps MOV regional airport
February 22, 2013
PARKERSBURG — United Bank came to the rescue of the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport last week, enabling the airport to get out from under a line of credit while providing a lower interest option fo......
I agree with Whistling Dixie . . . but the EAS (Essential Air Service) is a boondoggle. Wood and Washington County leaders need to market the airport as an FBO (Fixed Base of Operation) for a major carrier. The traveling public is driving to Charleston, Columbus, Pittsburgh or Akron-Canton.
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This airport will never turn a profit until it gets a carrier that flies to hubs people need to get to. Many times I check to see about flights to get out of Wood county only to learn that if I can get out of here, I can't get back without a lot of time and changeovers. It would be nice to have the convenience of leaving from here. Instead I usually go to Charleston or Columbus. I have run into surprising numbers of people from P-burg who are at these airports for the same reasons I am. Wise-up airport authority! Stop driving your business out of town.
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Now pay off this debt. What was the $200,000 used for????
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August 31, 2016
First Step1 salmon with skin on, cut into 3 inch squares1 lemon1 small onion1 medium table carrotSecond Step1 Tbsp. unflavored gelatin1/2 cup clam juice1 1/2 cups chicken stockThird Step2/3 cup mayonnaise2 Tbsp. lemon juice1 tsp. dill1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper1/2 tsp. pepperPinch of salt
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The Board of County Commissioners, pursuant to Florida statute and county ordinance, may create a Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU) to serve a specific area of the county. The MSBU may be created for: road paving, sewer lines, street lighting, speed humps, and fire protection, etc. The rates, frequency, and duration of assessments are set forth in the ordinance creating the district. Notice of the proposed assessment will be on the Proposed Tax Notice (TRIM) sent out to the property owners sometime in August each year, indicating the rates, the time, and the place of the public hearing (normally late August). After hearing comments from the public, the Board of County Commissioners will approve/disapprove establishing or changing the MSBU.
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If the OMB department receives back the petitions by March 25th with a minimum of 60% approval (75% for speed humps) from Santa Rosa County residents, letters will be mailed out notifying all property owners of the pending MSBU.
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