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I don't think we'll see four No. 1 seeds make the Final Four this year like we did last year, but I don't see any reason why the top teams won't make their presence felt in the first two weekends of the Big Dance. So I'm going with Duke, Oklahoma, Michigan State and Connecticut. Three No. 2's and a No. 1.
Who are your Final Four picks?
What??? no East Tennessee St.!!!!
these are my 4--
i've been really impressed with how battle-tested syracuse has been. and memphis, imho, is the most underrated team in the bracket.
Midwest - Louisville
Despite being in probably the most loaded region of them all I think Louisville goes on to the final four lead by Terrence Williams. It wont be easy but they are my overall No. 1 team this year. I have them bringing home the national championship. Wake could give them some trouble as their guards can handle the pressure Louisville will bring but I think Wake is done despite having one of the most talented teams. They peaked to soon this year unfortunately and Im not sure theyll revive themselves in time to get past a tough Midwest region. Michigan State is another team to watch out for as Raymar Morgan gets better and better after his struggle with mono. They should get by Kansas but will need to really step it up to continue on.
West - Connecticut
I battled between Memphis and Connecticut on this one but decided Memphis is too vulnerable to make it to the final four. I think theyll do well in the beginning since they are a good team with great defense, but what they lack is ball control. They have freshman, Tyreke Evans, controlling everything which is a lot of pressure for one person let alone a freshman. I have them getting by the first couple rounds but their guard depth is no match to Connecticuts. Anything short of the final four will be a complete disappointment for the Huskies. They are a great team with the best shot-blocking and half-court defense around. They will need to start connecting on more threes though. Another team to look out for is Purdue, who if healthy and hot on the outside, will surprise a lot of people.
East Duke
The east came down to Duke, Villanova and Pittsburgh for me. Villanova has guards galore which makes a big difference come tournament time. I think Reynolds should lead them far and they seem to be peaking at the right time making them a very dangerous team. Pittsburgh should be rocking as long as Blair stays out of foul trouble. I decided on Duke advancing to the final four though. Gerald Henderson is on fire right now and they are playing good ball minus losing to BC which is a game I saw in person that they let get away from them. They are just such a good team I have a hard time not picturing them in the final four.
South Syracuse
I cant stand UNC so the thought of them advancing to the final four is not an option for me. Also, dont see Ty Lawson being where UNC needs him if he does come back from jamming his big toe and without him they have to change their whole offense. Oklahoma is a team to seriously watch out for this year. Blake Griffin is the best player in college basketball right now and could easily find himself leading his team to not only the final four but a national championship. Oklahoma might get my vote with money on the line but I want Syracuse to win out the region. Im loving them right now. Talk about a team with heart. Jonny Flynn, if he has his legs back, should continue to lead his team into the final four. They have the talent and will but I hope they have the stamina to endure more tough games along the way.
You guys are nuts. I'm picking Stephen F. Austin to beat Syracuse in the first round. You heard it hear first.
My predictions: Louisville, Connecticut, UNC and...Villanova.
Pittsburgh doesn't have the Final Four mojo. It's going to be a Big East party in Detroit with UConn pulling off the shocker as Thabeet dominates Harangody to secure the national championships.
Even though i'm a huge KU fan I do not believe that KU will make it to the final four. But I do believe that Memphis, Louisville, Pittsburgh, and North Carolina will be in the Final Four this year.
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2012 Discraft North Iowa Tour
River City Disco
Mason City, IA
Saturday, June 23rd
Men (3 Flights - Open, Advanced, Intermediate) - $20
Women (1 Flight - Open) - $10
*Women always have the option to play with the Men for $20
Ace Fund (Optional) - $2
*Currently there is $270 in the Ace Fund.
*Ace Fund will carry forward to Northwood, IA (7/21) if no Aces.
*Multiple Aces will split the Ace Fund equally.
*Max of $200 per Ace will be paid out, any remaining Ace fund will carry forward.
EDGE CTP (Optional) - $3
*All money collected is donated to the EDGE program, which dedicated to teaching Kids about our great sport.
*Winner will receive a Fade Gear Disc Golf Bag and Disc.
*Help us reach our goal of $100 at each of our Events.
*So far we have raised $285 total for the year.
Player Registration - 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Player Meeting - 9:45 a.m.
1st Round Tee - 10:00 a.m.
Hour Lunch Break after 1st Round
2nd Round Tee (Estimate) - 1:00 p.m.
Quick Break after 2nd Round to Flight the Men before the Final Round
3rd Round Tee (Estimate) - 3:00 p.m.
Awards Cermony (Estimate) - 4:45 p.m.
Other Info:
3 Rounds of 12 Holes
Trophy for the Winner of each Flight
There will be a Discraft CTP each Round (Winners get a SuperColor Buzz)
There will be a Men and Women WAK PAK CTP all day long
There will be a Tour CTP all day long for only Tour Members (except previous winners)
The $3 EDGE CTP will be out there all day long also
DNIT Fundraiser Discs for Sale (ESP Buzz for $16 each, Pro-D Challenger, Focus, and Magnet for $8 each)
Reminder - No Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs, Dogs/Pets allowed and must keep shirts on during the Rounds
We already have 79 Tour Members for 2012! So we are out of Bag Tags, those stopped at #75. But we will continue to accept memberships if you have not gotten yours already.
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Taper Trouble
Benn Steil's essay in the July/August issue of Foreign Affairs looks at the international consequences of U.S. monetary policy action. He argues that developing-nation governments are coming to see the need for engineering current-account surpluses and large dollar-reserve stockpiles as a means of insulating themselves against Fed-induced capital-flow whiplash. As this amounts to "currency manipulation" in the eyes of U.S. policymakers, trade tensions are apt to grow.
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October 13, 2006
Tonight, Lucy Craft Laney High School plays host to their first real home game.
Finally, they have a true home field advantage.
Lucy Laney High School has been without a stadium for more than 40 years, but tonight they have one to call their own.
It's a sold-out crowd as the Wildcats play for the first time in their brand new multi-million dollar stadium.
"We were the only ones who didn't have a stadium," said Laney grad Marcus Hurst, class of 2001. "This here is a big blast for Laney."
The new stadium seats over 9000 and took about three years to build.
Perhaps no one is more pumped than school superintendent Dr. Charles Larke. One of his goals before retirement was finishing this field.
"This is very, very special to me," he said.
It's special to lots of folks. Tickets sold like hotcakes.
It's definitely special for former Laney football players who remember having to travel for every game.
"We played over at Walker Field. Rocks," laughed Laney alum Charles Lowry. "You had to throw rocks at the field to play football."
This game is a sign that good things come to those who wait...even if it that wait is 40 years long.


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During the holidays, adults are often inclined to overlook or even encourage a bit of alcohol consumption by those under the legal drinking age. And that makes this a perfect time for Sullivan County to pass a law reminding adults that even what they might consider a minor form of lawbreaking can have consequences.
The new county law passed last week by the Legislature will not affect ceremonial glasses of wine or a familial New Year's Eve toast. But the older cousins around the dining room table need to take note. Telling the younger relatives that they are welcome to drop in to that keg party at the apartment will not be treated quite so kindly. Under the new "social host" law passed by the county, anyone over the age of 18 will face fines and perhaps jail time for providing alcohol to minors.
Penalties start at the violation level with a $500 fine plus community service. Subsequent convictions could raise the fees to $1,000 and include jail time as well as a record for being guilty of a misdemeanor.
Enforcement can be a problem with laws concerning social behavior, and this is no exception. The fines and penalties will most likely affect those who get caught when police show up to handle noise or other complaints. So it might take a few publicized arrests for word to get around that what seemed like a bit of fun and a right of passage can carry consequences.
That's a message that will take time to sink in with those parents who thought that the kids were going to drink anyway, so it was better to let them drink at home. That was never the best approach, and now it's going to be more costly as well.
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Vote for American Idiot in the Broadway.com Audience Awards: HERE. Voting ends Sunday!
Vote for American Idiot in the Broadway.com Audience Awards: HERE. Voting ends Sunday!
The cast of Glee is currently on the road for a mini-tour (with five shows at Radio City later this month), but when stars Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley had a night off they decided to do what their Glee character's love most…see a Broadway show! On May 18 the crew headed to the St. James Theatre to check out the Tony-nominated Green Day rock opera American Idiot and visit some old friends. Michele's former Spring Awakening co-star John Gallagher Jr. leads the Idiot cast, which also includes her sweetheart, Theo Stockman. Take a look!
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City, Country: Caracas, Venezuela
Show Date: October 8th, 2010
ON-SALE: May 21st, 2010
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Call Center / POS: Hard Rock Café (Sambil), Diverxity (Sambil), Esperanto (CC el Recreo, Paseo Las Mercedes, Millenium Hall and San Ignacio).
Porto Alegre, Brazil
City, Country: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Show Date: October 13th, 2010
ON-SALE: July16th, 2010
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The New Balance 574 Backpack Men's Casual Shoes are a smart, updated spin on a classic style.
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Made from reinforced nylon?just like your favorite backpack from back in the day?these shoes bring a spring-in-your-step, anything?s-possible, back-to-school feeling to the original NB 574.
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Saturday, 09/01/2012
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
Soundcheck: Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress, Uncle Pen
Set 1: AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, BDTNLBackwards Down the Number Line > Tweezer -> Fluffhead > RosesRoses Are Free > Funky Bitch > MomaThe Moma Dance > CircusWhen the Circus Comes, ThemeTheme From the Bottom > GolgiGolgi Apparatus, STFTFPStealing Time From the Faulty Plan
Set 2: Golden Age > CaspianPrince Caspian > Light, Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman > WedgeThe Wedge, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning > Mike'sMike's Song > No Quarter > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove
Encore: Sleeping Monkey > TweepriseTweezer Reprise
· Mercy, Mercy, Mercy tease in Light
Noteworthy Jams: Golden Age (highly recommended), Prince Caspian (highly recommended), Light (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 6.04
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. Antelope opened a show for the first time since January 26, 1990 (1,265 shows). Light included repeated Mercy Mercy Mercy (Joe Zawinul) teases by Page. Fish returned for the encore with a banana, causing Trey to fill time by remarking that Fish almost passed out from rocking so hard during the second set. Therefore, he was handed a banana backstage to revive him. Trey asked the crowd to picture Fish in his dress with a banana, before performing Sleeping Monkey. The soundcheck's Long Cool Woman contained Telegram Sam (T. Rex) quotes.
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2 Billy Breathes
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Is Your Diet Making You Fat?
The surprising mistakes that are costing you big time in your efforts to slim down
Nothing is more frustrating than sticking diligently to a diet and seeing no results -- or, maybe even worse, seeing awesome results only to plateau a few weeks later. But it can be hard to pinpoint what, exactly, is going wrong. So we chatted with Vandana Sheth, registered dietitian nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, author of the New York Times best seller S.A.S.S! Yourself Slim: Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds and Lose Inches, to give us the skinny on the surprising mistakes people make on popular diets -- see if one of these sneaky saboteurs is messing with your weight loss goals.
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Klipsch XR8i HYBRID High clarity Headphone
"KLIPSCH'S XR8i <<Samson Z55 Review Index TBA>> INTRODUCTION Klipsch is a company that really doesn't need an introduction. From its beginnings in the..." --thatonenoob
Klipsch X20i Earbuds with Mic and Playlist Control for iPod/iPhone/iPad-Silver/Black
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With the Klipsch Image X1 Premium Earbud Headphones, a good seal minimizes outside noise also known as noise isolation and allows you to enjoy your music at lower, safer volumes. Extremely affordable, high-performance Klipsch Image X1 Premium Earbud Headphones go above and beyond what you'd expect from the stock earbuds that come with your MP3 player or music phone.
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Panola College - Athletic Hall of Fame
The Panola College Athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 2002 to honor persons who have made outstanding contributions to the individual sports and/or to Panola College Athletics. This recognition perpetuates the memory of those former athletes and coaches who have brought distinction, honor, and excellence to the College.
Hall of Fame Inductees
Wendell Swan Mary Ann Ottwell
William J. "Bill" Defee Rosie Walker Kellum
1949 and 1950 Football Teams Gregory Procell
James "Jim" Gray Peggy Pope Stapleton
Aroid Neal
Baseball Deborah Kay Thomas
Bill Griffin Elvin "Buddy" Lowery
Doug Ault Mildred Hodge Griffith
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Rudy Jaramillo
Ronnie Dwayne Gideon
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Definition of almond in English:
1The oval edible nut-like seed (kernel) of the almond tree, growing in a woody shell, widely used as food.
Example sentences
- Crunchy goodies such as peanuts, almonds and sunflower seeds are packed with amino acids.
- Well, I will be talking about the wonder of nuts, and actually four nuts in particular - the chestnut, almond, walnut and pecan.
- Hazelnuts, both in the dough and praline, can be substituted with other nuts such as almonds, walnuts or pecans.
2 (also almond tree) The tree that produces almonds, related to the peach and plum. Native to western Asia, it is widely cultivated in warm climates.
- Prunus dulcis or P. amygdalus, family Rosaceae.
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- The nut borne by the beautiful almond tree, Prunus amygdalus, is delicately flavoured and highly versatile, has been cultivated since prehistoric times, and is the most important nut in commerce.
- The two-storey white stucco lodge with yellow trim and shaded by a beautiful almond tree is situated a good bonefish cast from the warm waters of the Middle Bight, situated on the east coast of Andros island.
- Whether sipping rum in its bars, eating rotis on its waterfront or sitting under the big almond tree known as the 'Houses of Parliament' in Port Elizabeth, the hamlet-size main town, you feel part of the performance, not the audience.
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Email and IM
You've got mail! In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to the mysterious workings of email and IM. You'll find out about the program your computer uses to read, write, and receive mail, and the simple definitions of complicated-sounding terms like SMTP and POP. You'll learn where the addresses of computers are stored on the Internet, and see how YOUR computer goes about contacting your friends' computers. Also, you'll discover the differences between email and instant messaging, and how your IM client knows who's online and available to chat! Finally, you'll get a few important safety tips for all online communication. Now you're ready to send!
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The pressure for a more centralized approach has intensified after the European Commission proposed revisions to the existing EU legislation on medical devices, with the aim of putting more emphasis on patient safety. The Commission suggested that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) take a wider and more active responsibility for the scientific assessment of some in vitro diagnostic devices such as the companion diagnostic tests (CDTs). European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE) has cautiously welcomed the Commission's proposal that EMA should participate in the assessment of clinical evidence on the scientific validity of companion diagnostics."The proposed involvement of EMA in the assessment of companion diagnostics could prove beneficial, provided that the regulatory obligations and research efforts to provide clinical evidence are not duplicated," says Titta Rosvall-Puplett, executive director of EBE.
Members of the European Parliament and some NGOs want the Commission to be much tougher with devices outside the diagnostics category by proposing the introduction of premarketing authorization (PMA) of high-risk or Class III products. This relatively large group of medical devices would then have to undertake an approval procedure similar to that applied to pharmaceuticals. Some EU member states, such as France, have hinted that they might support the idea of PMA for these devices. Inevitably, EMA is seen by PMA supporters as the appropriate body to carry out premarketing approval based on data from pharmaceutical-style preclinical and clinical trials.
"A premarketing authorization system for high-risk devices, such as that run by FDA in the US, is needed in Europe because the safety challenges for these products is similar to those for medicines, and in some cases, the hazards could be even more severe," says Monique Goyens, director general of the European Consumer Organization (BEUC). "You can stop taking a medicine if something goes wrong, but with a deficient medical device, the patient may require surgery," she continues. "EMA has the right infrastructure and experience to do the premarketing assessment work."
The medical devices sector, led by its main trade association Eucomed, has recognized that the legislation needs to be overhauled after a number of scandals. The biggest of these scandals came to light three years ago after a leading French devices manufacturer, Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), used industrial rather than medical grade silicone for making breast implants. The industry supports the Commission's proposed introduction of higher safety and quality standards among the Notified Bodies. It also backs more stringent requirements for clinical evidence to demonstrate the efficacy of higher-grade devices.
However, the medical devices sector is unhappy about the Commission's move to set up a central body of member state representatives—the Medical Device Co-ordinating Group (MDCG)—to conduct an additional "scrutiny" procedure on risky devices. It is even more concerned about any initiative to bring in PMA, especially if it is operated by EMA.
"What we want is a device-specific, effective, and predictable approval system that guarantees the highest safety for patients without necessary delays, (and which is) specifically important for the highest risk class of devices," Serge Bernasconi, Eucomed's chief executive, told a European Parliament workshop on the revised legislation in February 2013. He claimed that a centralized approval system would not work for patients and the industry. He cited research conducted last year by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) showing that devices have been approved and made available to patients in Europe at least three years before the same devices were approved in the US.


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The Danny Bastos Collective plays a free show at Alma's Only Bar tonight. Promising "a high-energy mix of originals and covers with Brazilian and African influences," the group blends original rock music with world and jazz music, said percussionist/vocalist John Bunting. The group recently released its latest album, "Living The Dream," which will be available for purchase tonight. "This is our first time in Alma, so spread the word; come on out and support the show," said Bunting, who also plays with the Denver band, Frogs Gone Fishin'.
The Motherloaded Tavern brings the four-piece band, Funky Johnson, to the stage Saturday night to coincide with the Oktoberfest fun in Breckenridge. The group features a female vocalist and covers rhythm & blues and Motown tunes from Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and more. The "great funk dance music" starts around 9:30 p.m. and there's no cover.
Registration is now open for the expanded KidsPlay program with the Backstage Theatre in Breckenridge. Section one (grades K-2) will rehearse and put on "Nemo Tails," an adventure with Nemo and friends under the sea, instructed by Genevieve Price at Upper Blue Elementary on Mondays, Sept. 24 to Dec. 3 from 3:15-4 p.m.; register by Sept. 23. Section two (grades 3-5) will put on "Ella Enchanted," replete with ogres, giants and gnomes. Workshops are at Upper Blue Elementary from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursdays Sept. 27-Dec. 13; register by Sept. 26. Section three (grades 6-8) will put on "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," with workshops taking place at Summit Middle School on Mondays from 2:30-4 p.m., Sept. 24 to Dec. 10; register by Sept. 23. All workshops cost $125 and culminate in a public performance. Space is limited. Info/register: www.backstagetheatre.org or (970) 453-0199.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- A teacher concerned about her school's safety. A union leader having trouble overcoming members' fear of losing their guns. People weary of death on the streets.
Hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., heard testimony from both sides of the gun debate, Bay Area residents got their chance to sound off at a forum attended by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic gun violence task force chairman Rep. Mike Thompson and vice chairwoman Rep. Jackie Speier.
Thompson, D-Napa, noted that he had three similar forums in his own district in the past month, and his task force next week will deliver its recommendations to Pelosi, D-San Francisco.
"I'm not interested in giving up my guns, and I wouldn't ask any law-abiding, responsible citizens to give up their guns," Thompson said.
But, he added, he knows as a father and grandfather that communities must be made safer from the threat of gun violence. "Everybody needs to be at the table, and everything needs to be on the table," he said.
Pelosi said Congress must act swiftly and decisively on President Obama's call to action to rein in gun violence. "We have to measure up, and we cannot accept anything less than success," she said.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and police Chief Greg Suhr were also on hand to hear from about 60 community, church and school leaders who gathered at the Omega Boys Club in the city's Dogpatch area, not far from the violence-plagued Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhood.
Suzanne Flecker, a teacher at Aragon High School in San Mateo, asked what can be done to fortify schools against armed intruders. She said she feels her classroom's huge windows leave her and her students too vulnerable.
Suhr said schools must find a balance between limiting access for intruders and allowing access for law enforcement. Pelosi said schools should be able to strike the right balance without having students and teachers retreat into "steel igloos."
Sam Ruiz, executive director of Mission Neighborhood Centers, asked what can be done to help California with its backlog of almost 20,000 people who are known to have firearms despite having become legally prohibited because of a criminal record or mental illness.
Thompson responded that it's a great but underfunded system that wouldn't work in states that don't require registration of handguns and assault weapons, as California does.
Speier, D-San Mateo, said it would take about $60 million in additional funding to add state workers to erase the backlog.
Mark Leach, president of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 617 in San Mateo, said it's hard for his membership to have a rational discussion about gun violence when so many members fear losing their legally owned guns.
Thompson reiterated that nobody wants to take their guns, but with their rights comes responsibilities to abide by laws that protect everyone.
In California, as Democratic lawmakers have introduced a slew of new gun control bills -- from regulating and taxing ammunition sales to considering a seizure of registered assault weapons -- Assembly Republicans introduced a solution of their own Wednesday: beefing up school security by secretly arming teachers, administrators and janitors.
AB202 by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Hesperia, would establish a "California School Marshal Plan" that would let school districts spend money to train school employees as armed guards. Under Donnelly's plan, the employees would be exempted from having their concealed weapons permits made public under the state's open-records law.
"The teachers and administrators at Sandy Hook showed incredible bravery, laying their lives down for their students," Donnelly said in a news release. "We must honor their sacrifice by ensuring that our teachers are not left defenseless again."
Earlier last year, Donnelly pleaded no contest to carrying a loaded firearm in public without a concealed weapons permit and possessing a gun in an airport, after security screeners found a loaded semi-automatic handgun in his carry-on luggage as he tried to board a plane at Ontario International Airport. He was sentenced to three years of probation and fined $2,215.
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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SANTA CLARA -- On the day Stevie Johnson reported for college football duty, the Kentucky equipment manager offered him a choice of uniforms with an array of traditional wide receiver numbers: 80, 82, 83 or 86.
"Then he said, 'Oh, yeah, and we've got No. 13,' " Johnson recalled.
Something about the way the equipment man said it sounded dismissive, as if no one would want that number anyway. Johnson took No. 13 on the spot.
The kid who once navigated the treacherous streets of Bayview-Hunters Point, who didn't play high school football till he was a junior, who was lightly recruited out of Chabot Junior College felt a kinship with a jersey from the reject pile.
"I felt like it was a number that people thought was irrelevant," Johnson says now. "And I wanted to make a name for that 13."
Now, with three 1,000-yard receiving seasons on his NFL résumé, Johnson will bring his number back to San Francisco. The 49ers traded for the six-year veteran earlier this month in hopes that the Buffalo Bills wideout could boost a passing attack that finished 30th out of 32 teams a year ago.
Johnson, too, is coming off a quiet year, managing only 52 catches for 597 yards, his lowest totals as a full-time starter. The drop-off was enough for people to doubt him again, which is fine with Johnson.
His No. 13 jersey is only the start of his symbolism.
Underneath the uniform is a body covered with tattoos. There are scenes from his neighborhood, words that resonate and names of family members. There's one with his mother's name, "Rhonda," next to a flame because he says that's where he got his fire from.
One tattoo, just beneath his left rib cage, depicts a misfit kid leaning against a brick wall, holding a football. The kid has weird, alien-like features. That kid is Johnson.
He had himself inked that way because he felt like an outcast -- alienated -- growing up as the super-focused, upright boy in a neighborhood awash in gangs, drugs and crime.
"When you're in it, you don't realize that you're in a bad neighborhood. I didn't notice until I got out of it. I would tell people I was from Bayview-Hunters Point. They were like, 'Oh, man! It's bad over there,' " Johnson said.
'Weirdo' in pads
This is not a story about a kid from the mean streets who grew up mean. Johnson is a goofball. He once joked to the Buffalo News that if strangers walked into the Bills' locker room, they'd have no trouble spotting the free spirit from San Francisco: "Football player, football player, football player ... weirdo."
In conversation, he is breezy and light. And friends delight in telling their favorite Johnson story. Sarah McLaughlin, who taught Johnson world history at Rodriguez High in Fairfield, recalled how the kid showed up for his senior prom with an LED panel attached to his tuxedo coat so he could display his nickname -- "Stevie Styles" -- in bright lights.
Johnson's prom date that night, Britney, thought it was pretty cool: They've been married since 2006. She's another reason Johnson wears No. 13.
"I call her 'B.' And you take a 1 and a 3 and slide them together. That's a B," he explained. "And now I'm representing my family."
He has messages on the back of his hands. The left features the words "Have Fun." That's the Stevie Styles side. His right is inscribed with "Handle Biz." That's the Stevie Johnson side. That's the side that worked his way out of Hunters Point.
It was his stepfather, Andre "Herm" Lewis, who taught him how to handle his business. Lewis, a onetime convict, turned his life around to become a community activist and accomplished rap producer.
Herm and Rhonda kept their son out of trouble by keeping him in games. When asked how he avoided the pitfalls of his neighborhood, Johnson said: "I stayed active in sports. My father made sure I stayed out of trouble in Hunters Point. He kept me around the older guys -- my coaches -- who kept on top of us and made sure we stayed right, made sure we were doing our schoolwork."
Bayview-Hunters Point, especially in the 1990s, was a dangerous landscape of gangs, drugs and a sky-high homicide rate.
Herm Lewis' success in the music industry allowed him to move Stevie to Fairfield, where the kid enrolled in fledgling Rodriguez High.
Johnson's biggest obstacle there was making the varsity football team. Because there wasn't one.
Leading a program
Rodriguez High, born in 2001, didn't field a varsity football team until two years later, when Johnson was a junior. When it did, the Mustangs were the high school equivalent of an expansion team, and Johnson carried the load. He played quarterback on offense and on defense jumped around from linebacker to safety and defensive end.
"They didn't have that many athletes there. That's why he ended up playing all of the positions -- he was by far one of the best athletes in the school during that time," recalled LeVon Haynes, who coached at nearby Vanden High. "As a QB, he was decent. He just didn't have much of a supporting cast. He wound up being kind of a running back."
One position Johnson didn't play is the one that got him to the NFL. He made that conversion later, and only on a whim. While attending a Nike Football Camp at Stanford, coaches assigned him to run drills with the defensive backs.
Johnson took one look at what was going on and swallowed hard.
"I get up there seeing all these wide receivers running really fast and I thought, 'Oh, I know I can't guard them,' " Johnson recalled.
"I know I can catch the ball, so I just jumped over into the receiver line and was catching passes. That's how I started becoming a receiver. ... It completely changed my life."
Haynes coached Johnson at receiver in an East-West All-Star Game and saw "the way he attacks the football. The way he goes up and gets it. ... He's just got that tenacity that says I'm going to catch balls no matter where they're thrown."
Chabot College coach Danny Calcagno saw it, too. Johnson went on to become a key part of the Gladiators offense in 2004-05. Then, as now, the 6-foot-2, 207-pound receiver lacked breakaway speed. But he made up for it with his knack for beating defenders at the line of scrimmage.
"The two things I remember most about Stevie: No one could jam him. One team put two guys on him and still could not press him,' " Calcagno said. "Secondly, he was never in the trainers' room. No taping. No icing. Played every snap in practice and games."
Still, not many Division I colleges saw Johnson's skills. One of the few who did was Ron Caragher, the current San Jose State coach who was then an assistant coach at Kentucky in charge of scouting Northern California junior colleges.
Johnson had only a handful of catches as a junior, but Caragher, at Calcagno's urging, watched a few game tapes anyway. "Even on those few catches you could still see all the characteristics of a good receiver," said Caragher. "Separation from man-to-man coverage. Good route running where he would really stick his foot in the ground and create an attractive window for quarterbacks. And the biggest thing was that he always caught the ball at the highest point."
Kentucky rolled the dice. And handed him jersey No. 13.
In 2007, his second season with the Wildcats, Johnson caught 61 passes for 1,052 yards and 13 touchdowns.
'Styles' gets spotlight
A seventh-round draft pick by Buffalo, Johnson went on to record at least 75 catches and 1,000 yards each season from 2010-12. He also let Stevie Styles loose on more than one occasion. He once drew a $10,000 fine for imitating a minuteman firing a rifle and falling to the ground after a fourth-quarter touchdown against the New England Patriots.
He once took to Twitter to question God after dropping a crucial pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers. "I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!! AND IS THIS HOW YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! ILL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX THO ..."
Now that he's home, back to where his journey began, Johnson seems at peace. His mother, Rhonda, would have loved his new gig. The lifelong 49ers fan died in her sleep at age 48 last December.
"I know she's smiling and looking down on us as a team and as a unit," Johnson said. "With her, it was Niners over everything. Even when I was with Buffalo, she was always going for the 49ers but cheering for me."
Johnson, meanwhile, can't wait to throw on his familiar uniform when the 49ers meet for offseason workouts next Tuesday. He's really done a number with it.
"I started calling it the 'Unlucky 13' because don't need luck when you're working hard," Johnson said. "That's what I did to get to this point. And I don't want to stop. I want to keep going."
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Location: Rangeland Resources Research
Project Number: 3018-21610-001-14
Start Date: Feb 01, 2014
End Date: Sep 30, 2015
The experimental design at the Kiowa National Grassland is completely randomized, with 7 treatments replicated 5 times. Treatments, first implemented in 1997, are composed of a combination of dormant (April)- and growing (July)-season fires and fire return intervals of 3, 6, and 9 years over 18 years and unburned. The experimental design at the Pawnee National Grassland-Central Plains Experimental Range is also completely randomized with 5 treatments replicated 4 times. Treatments, first implemented in 2006, are composed of a combination of dormant (fall) and growing-season (spring) fires and fire return intervals of 1 and 3 years and unburned controls. We will be able to draw solid inferences about the effects of seasonality and frequency of prescribed fire by resampling these 2 studies with proven experimental designs that include solid replication. We will also be able to extend the application of these existing datasets by using both studies in context of a south-north gradient. The opportunity to resample these 2 studies with already existing experimental designs with substantial replications and acquired data from prior prescribed burns permits the drawing of solid inferences about the effects of seasonality and frequency of prescribed fire along a south-north gradient in the shortgrass steppe rather than from a single study site. Including both of these sites broadens the applicability of our findings to the entire rangeland ecosystem, and will therefore be of greater utility to the Forest Service regarding land management on their National Grasslands in shortgrass steppe.


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POSITION: Defenseman
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Lahti, FIN
DRAFTED: CGY: 1996-89 overall
|Signed as a free agent by HIFK Helsinki (Finland), January 31, 2005. Traded to Buffalo by Calgary for Buffalo's 3rd round pick (John Armstrong) in 2006 NHL Draft, August 25, 2005. Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, July 1, 2010. Officially announced his retirement, August 29, 2013.
|2011-12: Appeared in his 11th NHL season, his second with Anaheim…collected 0-13=13 points with 46 PIM in 74 games…ranked second on the club in blocked shots (153) and shorthanded TOI (231:09), fourth in hits (134) and sixth in TOI/G (18:54)…missed five games with an upper body injury, including Apr. 1-3 and Mar. 18-21…earned his 200th career NHL assist, Mar. 3 @ LA…appeared in his 800th career contest, Mar. 2 vs. CGY…was scratched with an illness, Jan. 22 vs. COL…appeared in his 100th game as a Duck, Nov. 30 vs. MTL…made his season debut on Oct. 14 vs. SJ after missing Anaheim's season-opening games in Helsinki and Stockholm, along with the entire preseason recovering from offseason shoulder surgery…following the 2011-12 season, underwent successful surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his left knee on Apr. 16…the surgery was performed by Dr. Orr Limpisvasti.
CAREER: Signed a three-year contract with Anaheim through 2012-13, July 1, 2010…2010-11: Appeared in his 10th NHL season, his first with Anaheim…appeared in all six CQF games vs. NSH, going scoreless with two PIM…played 78 regular season games, scoring 3-22=25 points with a career-high +32 rating…also matched his career high in assists…ranked tied for second in the NHL in plus/minus (+32) and his +28 at Honda Center led the league…his 178 blocked shots on the season ranked sixth in the NHL…finished third among Anaheim blueliners in scoring and second in avg. TOI (22:10)…began the season with 23 consecutive games without a minus…only Glen Wesley in 2007-08 had more games (30) to start the season without a minus since the 2000-01 season…set a career high with a +4 rating, Mar. 9 vs. NYR…collected an assist in his 700th NHL game, Jan. 7 vs. CBJ…scored his 200th career NHL point, Oct. 17 vs. PHX…scored a goal in his Anaheim debut, Oct. 15 vs. ATL…missed the first four games of the season with an episode of acute double vision that also kept him out of training camp…following the season, underwent successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, May 2…the surgery was performed by Dr. Orr Limpisvasti…2009-10: Appeared in his ninth NHL season, his fifth with Buffalo…played in all six of Buffalo's CQF matches vs. BOS, collecting one assist in Game 6 at TD Garden…played a career-high 35:37 TOI in Game 4 of the CQF, Apr. 21 @ BOS…appeared in 67 games during the regular season, leading the club in hits (126), ranking second in blocked shots (98) and third in plus/minus and shots (77)…strung together a career-high four-game point streak (1-3=4), Feb. 13-Mar. 5…appeared in his 600th career NHL contest, Nov. 25 @ WSH…missed 11 games due to a groin injury, Oct. 24-Nov. 18…missed the first three games of the season with a hand injury sustained during the preseason, Oct. 3-10…2008-09: In his eighth NHL season, scored 3-20=23 points in 80 games…led the Sabres with 166 blocked shots and 165 hits…2007-08: Was one of four Sabres to appear in all 82 regular season games, collecting 4-22=26 points with 74 PIM…it was the first time in his career that he appeared in all 82 games…his 22 assists matched a career high…among team leaders, ranked first in blocked shots (146), second in hits (159) and third in TOI (21:39)…appeared in his 500th career NHL game, Mar. 8 @ CAR…set a career high for points in a game (0-4=4), Feb. 27 vs. NSH…had a career-tying three-game assist streak (0-3=3), Feb. 20-23… 2006-07: In his sixth NHL season, advanced to the ECF with Buffalo…in 16 contests, scored 2-2=4 points with 14 PIM…scored a goal in Game 1 of the ECF, May 10 vs. OTT…scored his first goal in Game 2 of the CQF, Apr. 14 vs. NYI…in the regular season, scored 2-17=19 points with 55 PIM and a career-tying +10 rating…led the Sabres with 167 blocked shots…appeared in his 400th NHL game, Jan. 13 vs. TB…recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 5 vs. PIT…2005-06: In his fifth NHL season and his first with Buffalo, appeared in 18 postseason contests, advancing to the ECF with Buffalo…collected 1-4=5 points with 18 PIM…scored his first career playoff goal in Game 5 of the ECF, May 28 @ CAR…scored 1-16=17 points with 82 PIM in 67 regular season games…earned his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 17 vs. WSH…appeared in his 300th career NHL contest, Nov. 11 vs. TOR…was acquired by Buffalo from Calgary in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Aug. 25…2004-05: Appeared in eight regular season contests with HIFK Helsinki of the Finnish Elite League, scoring 1-2=3 points…2003-04: Appeared in his fourth NHL season with Calgary…made his NHL playoff debut with the Flames, collecting one assist with two PIM…in the regular season, scored 4-16=20 points with 30 PIM and a +6 rating in 67 games…missed the final 10 contests of the regular season due to injury…2002-03: In his third NHL season, appeared in a then-career high 81 contests, earning 6-20=26 points…recorded a career-high 33:16 TOI, Apr. 3 vs. SJ…scored his second PPG of the season in his 200th career NHL game, Feb. 17 @ STL…2001-02: In his second NHL season with Calgary, scored a career-high 6-22=28 points with 52 PIM in 79 games…appeared in his 100th NHL game, Dec. 31 vs. EDM…scored a career-high two goals (2-0=2), Dec. 19 @ PHX…2000-01: Made his NHL debut with Calgary, scoring 3-16=19 points in 62 contests…scored his first career NHL goal (Turek), Mar. 3 vs. STL…notched his first NHL point (assist), Oct. 14 @ NYI…made his NHL debut in Calgary's season opener, Oct. 5 vs. DET...Miscellaneous: Has won two Olympic medals with his native Finland at the Olympic Winter Games in both Vancouver in 2010 (bronze) and Turin in 2006 (silver)…appeared in six contests with Team Finland at the 2010 Games in Vancouver, going scoreless with two PIM and a +1 rating…in 14 career Olympic contests, has scored 1-0=1 point with 12 PIM…has also appeared for Team Finland at the IIHF World Championship (1998, 1999) and the World Cup (2004)…prior to joining the NHL in 2000-01, played four seasons in the Finnish Elite League, earning 13-37=50 points with 185 PIM in 185 games.
PERSONAL: Toni and his wife, Heta, have two daughters: Amanda and Ellen…the family resides in Espoo, Finland in the offseason…has one older brother…lists NHL Hall-of-Famer and fellow Finn Jari Kurri as his favorite player to watch growing up…started playing hockey at the age of nine…his favorite TV show to watch is "The Office"…is a big fan of heavy metal music…lists some of his favorite metal bands as Mastodon, Slayer, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, and Parkway Drive.


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Capital Journal Daybreak: Obama Recalibrates U.S. Foreign Policy | Sen. Cochran Plays Offense | Democrats Talk Up Health Law
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OBAMA DETAILS AFGHANISTAN PLANS: President Barack Obama will deliver a major address at West Point today aimed at recalibrating American foreign policy and fighting back against criticism that U.S. power has waned under his leadership. His speech will push for substituting the use of American military might with other types of U.S. power, like diplomacy and economic pressure, and it will kick-start the White House's effort to define the president's foreign and national security policy.
His address follows his announcement Tuesday that the U.S. will keep a robust force in Afghanistan next year but then withdraw it by the end of 2016—a move intended to promise a war-weary public an end to the 13-year-old conflict, while showing anxious allies that America isn't abandoning them. Mr. Obama is also close to approving military training program for the armed Syrian opposition, responding to criticism that the U.S. hasn't done enough to help the country's moderate rebels. Adam Entous and Carol E. Lee report.
–Rebecca Ballhaus
President Obama is coming under renewed pressure from businesses and the diplomatic community to make bigger shifts toward Cuba, particularly on the trade and diplomatic front. Although administration officials familiar with Cuba policy say the room to maneuver is limited, it's clear that the political calculus surrounding the island isn't what it used to be. Read Neil King Jr's full post in Washington Wire.
HALL LOSES RUNOFF: Republican Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest member of Congress, lost his runoff election in Texas Tuesday night, becoming the first incumbent to lose this election cycle. Mr. Hall was defeated by former U.S. attorney John Ratcliffe, who won with 53% of the vote. Elsewhere in Texas, Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst was defeated by radio host Dan Patrick, further demonstrating the tea party's power in the state. Nathan Koppel reports.
CORRECTION: In the runoff election in Texas Tuesday, radio host Dan Patrick soundly defeated Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, demonstrating the tea party's power in the state. A previous version of this post said Mr. Dewhurst won.
COCHRAN PLAYS OFFENSE: Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is facing his first competitive race in 30 years—but his supporters are breathing easier, as the 76-year-old Republican continues to powerfully counter a challenge from tea-party candidate Chris McDaniel. A win for Mr. Cochran in the June 3 primary would cast a heavy blow to the tea party nationally, since political analysts see him as the movement's last chance to unseat a Senate incumbent this year. Janet Hook reports.
DEMOCRATS TALK UP HEALTH LAW: Democratic candidates are employing a campaign tactic that would have amounted to political suicide just a few months ago: bragging about the health-care law. In at least half a dozen competitive Senate and gubernatorial races, Democrats and their allies are airing TV ads that directly support the law, highlighting its most popular benefits and attacking Republicans for trying to repeal them. Laura Meckler reports.
ALSO IN THE NEWS: President Obama is close to authorizing a mission led by the U.S. military to train moderate Syrian rebels to fight the regime and al Qaeda-linked groups … Insurers are changing how they pay for cancer care in an effort to blunt soaring costs and push for standardized treatment guidelines … The Supreme Court has rejected Florida's IQ standard for the death penalty, providing intellectually disabled defendants greater protection from execution … A social media campaign in the wake of the mass stabbing and shooting in California has sparked a debate about the targeting of women.
–Compiled by Rebecca Ballhaus
President Obama will give a speech at West Point's commencement exercises today addressing his foreign-policy agenda. Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Seib gives his predictions on what the president will tell the nation.
--Obama's Diplomatic Message: President Obama will deliver a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point aimed at recalibrating American foreign policy and fighting back against criticism that U.S. power has waned under his leadership, 10 a.m. EDT.
–VA Scandal: The House Veterans' Affairs committee will hear testimony from Veterans Affairs' officials related to allegations of false recordkeeping and long wait times for appointments at the agency's health-care facilities.
Michael Crowley of Time explains why President Obama is leaving almost 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after combat operations were to close at the end of this year. Among the reasons: "Americans are much more able to conduct counterterrorism operations than the Afghan security forces," and residual U.S. troops will still be able to conduct drone missions into Pakistan's "notorious" tribal areas next door.
Bloomberg View's Margaret Carlson nominates Jim Webb, former senator and Navy secretary, to take on the thankless task of trying to improve the Veterans Administration.
Though both Israelis and Palestinians tried to use Pope Francis' recent trip to Israel to score propaganda points in their long struggle, The Atlantic's Emma Green writes that the trip actually wasn't about them bur rather about promoting the interests of the dwindling and sometimes persecuted population of Christians in the Holy Land.
The victory by Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party in India is just as momentous as it seemed at first blush, writes Hendrik Hertzberg of The New Yorker: "It portends huge changes in economic and social-welfare policy. It threatens India's secularist traditions and imperils its non-Hindu minorities, especially the country's Muslims, who are as numerous (about a hundred and seventy-five million) as Pakistan's."
In the WSJ's Think Tank, Drew Altman says the proper lesson of the problems in launching Obamacare and in running the VA medical system isn't that government can't function well or that the president should work around officials in charge of such operations, but rather the those officials should be empowered to find the right talent and cut through red tape and then be held accountable.
The three highest-paid CEOs made a total of $188 million, more than the combined pay of the 50 CEOs at the bottom of the same list, according to The Wall Street Journal's annual compensation survey.
@GrahamBlog: President Obama is repeating some of the same mistakes he made in Iraq. #Afghanistan
@GrahamBlog: Announcing that all US forces will be out after 2016 emboldens the enemy. #Afghanistan
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Portland Pipe Line gives up permit it would need for tar sands oil
Portland Pipe Line Corp. has surrendered a permit it would have needed to reverse the flow of its 236-mile underground pipeline and bring in so-called tar sands oil from Canada to South Portland's waterfront.
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This book explores the prayers found in the New Testament epistles. Based upon the premise that we do not know how to pray as we ought, I wanted to find out how the Apostles prayed. They were, after all, taught to pray by Jesus.
Language: English
Written in: 2007
Published: 2010-07-07
Word count: 22,287 words (≈ about 1 hour)
License: Attribution No Derivatives (cc by-nd)
Tags: McKenzie, bible, Baptist, prayer
Marvin McKenzie was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and converted to Christianity at age eighteen. He has devoted his nearly thirty years in the ministry to planting and pastoring churches in Oregon and Washington, and to educating the next generation of Baptist preachers.
Marvin and Anita have two sons. Both are involved in the ministry in Washington State.


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Amid some concerns from residents, the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is moving forward with a study to determine if three of the district's reservoirs can withstand the sale of water for use in fracking wells.
In the hydraulic fracturing process, commonly called fracking, water is injected into the ground along with a combination of sand and chemicals to shatter the rock formation and release natural gas.
The MWCD board currently has an agreement with Gulfport Energy Company for the sale of 11 million gallons of water from Clendening Lake.
Under the agreement, the conservancy district is reimbursed $9 per 1,000 gallons from Gulfport Energy for a total of $99,000, said Darrin Lautenschleger, public affairs officer with the MWCD. That money is placed in the general fund for operation of the district.
"(The agreement) is capped at 11 million gallons and that represents less than one percent of the water from Clendening Lake," Lautenschleger said. "The district has been approached, had about a dozen inquiries, and that's the only agreement that's been proposed to the board of directors and been approved."
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is set to conduct a study of three lakes in the district - Clendening, Atwood and Leesville - to determine if they are capable of withstanding the sale of water for the fracking industry, Lautenschleger said.
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There is a short term agreement between Gulfport Energy Company and the MWCD board in place for 11 million gallons of water from Clendening Lake. The agreement was reached in April.
The MWCD has received requests from oil companies expressing interest in drawing water from six Ohio reservoirs - Clendening, Leesville, Tappan, Atwood, Piedmont and Seneca lakes.
A study by the United States Geological Survey is being performed to determine if three lakes - Atwood, Clendening and Leesville - are capable of withstanding withdrawals for fracking.
Source: Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Residents in northern counties such as Tuscarawas have expressed concern over the sale of water, and its potential impact on recreation at the reservoirs.
The MWCD covers more than 8,000 square miles, or about 20 percent of Ohio, from just above Canton to Marietta and drains into the Muskingum River. Overall, the MWCD spans five counties and portions of 22 others and includes a system of 16 reservoirs.
"We share their concerns, and that's a primary reason we're having the research done with the USGS," Lautenschleger said. "We want to determine what capacity is there and how to best then evaluate the requests for any sale of water into the future."
Washington County Commissioner Steve Weber shared some of the concerns expressed by residents, including the amount of water needed for a well.
Drilling companies have approached the conservancy district because each fracking well requires roughly 5 to 6 million gallons of water.
"That's a lot of water. It takes a while to drain that back in," Weber explained.
Weber said his primary concern was where the water would come from locally, as the bodies of water in the area do not have sufficient flow to meet the needs of a single well.
The Little Muskingum River and Duck Creek, both part of the watershed, would nearly run dry if 5 to 6 million gallons were pulled from them at once, Weber said.
With the water potentially coming from reservoirs instead of local rivers and creeks, Weber said he's not as concerned about the possible sale of water by the district.
"If that's the way they're going, it probably won't be a problem," Weber said.
Noble County Commissioner Bob Nau said he's in favor of the district selling water to the drilling companies as it will serve as a boost to the economy.
"I've been to multiple well sites and I know what they're doing," Nau said. "I feel like there's enough water to go around."
By state law, conservancy districts have the authority to sell water.
Sale of water already takes place in the district as there are three long-term agreements in place.
One is with the village of Cadiz to provide municipal water from Tappan Lake while the other two are for the operation of the Atwood Lake Resort and with the city of Cambridge to use Seneca Lake as a backup municipal water supply, Lautenschleger said.
All told, the MWCD has received requests involving six reservoirs from companies seeking to use the water in the drilling of fracking wells, including Seneca Lake which is located in Noble and Guernsey counties.
Information from the USGS is expected later this year, and no precise time frame is available on when agreements could be reached for the sale of additional water by the conservancy district, Lautenschleger said.
Each case will be examined individually with public input before a decision is made on the sale of water, he continued.
"This will be a public process, a transparent process," Lautenschleger said. "We've been listening to the public as well as listening to the concerns of the industry."


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In Plan D, Sherri Shepherd, Emmy Award winner and cohost of The View, presents her easy-to-follow program for losing weight, managing sugar sensitivity, and getting moving—all to help you feel and look your best.
For years, Sherri Shepherd was told that she was pre-diabetic. And for years, she ignored her doctor's advice to lose weight and get healthy before she developed full blown diabetes. When she finally got the big-D diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, the same disease that took her mother's life, Sherri vowed that she'd change her ways so that her son wouldn't be left alone, without a mother, as she had been.
With the help of her doctor, she created this program, lost more than 40 pounds, and she looks great and has more energy than she did in her twenties. Sherri's diabetes is under control, and she was happy to show her stuff, wowing the world on Dancing with the Stars.
With tools to help you live a long and healthy life, Plan D is a smart and supportive plan designed to help you lose weight safely, make exercise a real, and fun, part of your life, and control your sugar sensitivity. And through it all, Sherri Shepherd is there, like a trusted friend, offering advice, encouragement, and of course a healthy dose of humor.
"Diabetes could have killed me. Instead, it saved my life."
—Sherri Shepherd
The day that actress, comedian, and cohost of The View Sherri Shepherd was diagnosed with the Big D—type 2 diabetes—she didn't see it coming. But she should have. Sherri had spent years battling excess weight, ignoring the warning that she was prediabetic, avoiding doctors, and denying some very clear signs that a diabetes diagnosis was imminent. Even watching the disease take her mother's life at the age of forty-one didn't sound the alarm for Sherri. But when D Day came, she had a diagnosis in hand and a child of her own. Sherri knew she needed to take a cold, hard look at the way she was living and make a choice: she could completely overhaul her life and reevaluate her relationship to food and exercise, or continue on a path that could leave her son growing up without his mother. The choice was easy. Putting the choice into action was a little more difficult.
If you're one of the 100 million Americans diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes each year, or one of the 130 million people who are overweight and at risk but don't know where to start, Plan D can provide life- changing results. Here, Sherri Shepherd breaks down the basics of the science of diabetes, explains how reversing your insulin resistance (the cause of type 2 diabetes) is the key, and offers support, humor, and the action plan you need to get results. With this medically supported plan, Sherri was able to lose forty pounds and keep it off. Through three key simple but effective strategies centered on diet, exercise, and taking control of the emotions that lead to poor food choices, Sherri offers readers a way to lose weight and control diabetes without feeling deprived, or chained to a strict, lifeless way of living. Plan D is flexible, sensible, and straight-forward, and it works wherever you are on the spectrum—whether you're struggling to lose weight, are in the danger zone of prediabetes and looking to turn things around, or have already been diagnosed with diabetes.
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Definition of character in English:
1The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual: running away was not in keeping with her character
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- It was not about you, your character, your mental stability, or the quality of your essay.
- Tutors could tailor their instructions to the individual characters and capabilities of students, as well as providing moral guidance.
- How a crime impacts on a family member depends on specific circumstances, on different individuals' personalities and characters.
1.1The distinctive nature of something: gas lamps give the area its character
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- Residents were notified of the scheme late last week and claim it will completely change the character of the area.
- Hopefully your personality will fit well with the character and nature of your team.
- Obviously the court must recognise and pay regard to the character and nature of the business in question.
1.2The quality of being individual, typically in an interesting or unusual way: the island is full of character
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- Full of character, romance and charm, these suites are extremely comfortable and make the perfect weekend hideaway.
- It's full of character and charm, spilling down a hill and looking over treetops.
- Many bed and breakfasts have individual charm and character, often in the spirit of the locale.
1.3Strength and originality in a person's nature: she had character as well as beauty
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- People are going to be amazed at her strength of character and her intellect.
- Many apparently well-balanced people have no strength of character.
- Let's pray my husband has the same courage and strength of character.
integrity, honor, moral strength, moral fiber, rectitude, uprightness;
1.4A person's good reputation: to what do I owe this attack on my character?
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- He has lost his business, his reputation, his good character, his savings and his career.
- I am deeply disappointed to see him sullying his good name with this attack on my character and my work.
- The right is spending time and effort attacking the character of a man responsible for the nation's security.
reputation, name, good name, standing, stature, position, status
1.5 dated A written statement of someone's good qualities; a recommendation.
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- Around 70 more residents wrote individual testimonials and character references.
- Time and again she finds a resonance between her own experiences and Annie's, who, dismissed without a character, is forced into prostitution.
- She dismissed her on the spot, with the full amount of her wages, indeed, but with the conscientious conviction that she could not give her a character for honesty.
2A person in a novel, play, or movie.
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- The characters in both the novel and film are very two-dimensional topped off by a smug happy ending which feels empty.
- The main characters of this film were all people who actually existed in history.
- Male novelists are often accused of writing unconvincing female characters, but this novel has to create a strong protagonist in Tara Mullray.
2.1A part played by an actor.
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- The actors transformed into their characters.
- The rules also state the actors take their characters seriously enough and forgo the ironic winks that provide a safety net for their ego, but can pop the bubble of the plot.
- Nonetheless, all actors portray their characters so well that they don't fail to evoke hilarious laughter and empathy overall.
2.2 [with adjective] A person seen in terms of a particular aspect of character: he was a larger-than-life character shady characters
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- He's a fairly aggressive and tenacious character in business terms.
- Nick is convinced that his story is true, despite earlier doubts and perceptions of Jay as a rather shady character.
- He walked into the debriefing room and was greeted by General Li, a suspicious and shady character.
person, man, woman, soul, creature, individual, customer
2.3 informal An interesting or amusing individual: he's a real character
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- Jim has written to tell us about a particular teacher and family friend who sounds a real character.
- The bartenders are different; some of them real characters.
- There are no real characters in many sports anymore.
eccentric, oddity, madcap, crank, individualist, nonconformist, rare bird, free spirit
informal oddball
3A printed or written letter or symbol.
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- The abolition of the use of Chinese characters from all public printing and writing helped achieve nationwide literacy at a remarkable speed.
- For a premium, they will also be placed on top of the list and printed in bold red characters for prominence.
- The camera closes in on a book printed in Chinese characters held open under a moving scanning beam.
3.1 Computing A symbol representing a letter or number.
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- To keep your URL as simple as possible, try to exclude characters such as question marks and ampersands.
- Our articles often need to use symbols for keystrokes when discussing specific tasks and other special characters.
- He couldn't access his e-mail because the wrong characters kept appearing in the password field.
4chiefly Biology A characteristic, especially one that assists in the identification of a species.
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- The duck feather did not contain diagnostic characters for species identification.
- These species share many morphological characters and may be considered a grade of evolution.
- As in most other Mediterranean orchids, vegetative characters are similar across species and do not distinguish them.
verb[with object] archaic
1.1Describe; characterize: you have well charactered him
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- You charactered him very well.
in (or out of) character
- In keeping (or not in keeping) with someone's usual pattern of behavior.Example sentences
- The judge said she could have gone to prison if anybody had been hurt but her job was of value to the community and her behaviour had been out of character.
- This isn't the most flattering anecdote, but the behaviour is in character.
- He claims to be mercenary, yet often acts out of character, especially in the third act.
- Example sentences
- A characterful and combative politician, a powerful intellect, and a strong advocate and judge, his breadth of achievement was remarkable.
- It would be a characterful old property in a beautiful spot, a civilised yet affordable hideaway (not snobbishly exclusive) where guests would feel relaxed but well looked after.
- Its winemakers are rediscovering almost forgotten indigenous varieties from Portugal's natural larder that include some of the most characterful grape varieties in the world.
characterfully adverb
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- Speaking in Spanish, he occasionally interrupts the translator in characterfully imperfect English.
- The Guildhall Strings are excellent and play characterfully and with a consummate grasp of the spirit of the pieces.
- The bedrooms, all en suite, are characterfully decorated and provide accommodation for individuals, friends and families.
- Example sentences
- But more and more countryside is being taken over by housing and protesters fear Winchester could become another characterless suburban sprawl if the Barton Farm development goes ahead.
- I've never been a fan of the out-of-town shopping experience, with its huge, characterless soulless warehouses and dodgy trading ethics.
- They are formless, characterless, and uninteresting.
Middle English: from Old French caractere, via Latin from Greek kharaktēr 'a stamping tool'. From the early sense 'distinctive mark' arose 'token, feature, or trait' (early 16th century), and from this 'a description, especially of a person's qualities', giving rise to 'distinguishing qualities'.
This goes back to Greek kharaktēr 'a stamping tool'. The first English sense was of a distinguishing mark made on something. By the early 16th century we find 'feature, or trait' from which the modern senses have evolved.
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One of just two Torah scrolls ever to be written by women from beginning to end will spend the next couple of months in Palo Alto.
Created by Julie Seltzer while in residence at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, the "As It Is Written: Project 304,805" Torah scroll is on loan to Congregation Etz Chayim through March 4.
Rabbi Ari Mark Cartun said the museum invited congregations to apply for a chance to host the Torah scroll. The Torah scroll has also made stops at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living in Danville and Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco.
"My job is to make Judaism exciting as well as understandable. I figured that this is one way to make people pay attention to something that has become very familiar," Cartun said.
The notion of women writing a Torah scroll is unusual in Judaism, even though more and more of them are becoming rabbis and cantors, according to Ellen Bob, Congregation Etz Chayim's executive director. The Torah scroll, which contains the Five Books of Moses, is the most holy and important object in Judaism.
The task, which takes considerable training to master, has been performed by men for the past 3,000 years, Cartun added.
"Our congregation is 100 percent egalitarian, but there are certain things you just don't find," he said. "Even if you wanted to, you couldn't get a Torah that was written by a woman because there weren't any."
That changed with the Women's Torah Project. In 2003, the Kadima Reconstructionist Jewish Community of Seattle underwrote the training for two of the first woman scribes, or soferets. Eventually, six soferets on three continents, including Seltzer, produced the first Torah scroll written completely by women.
Seltzer started work on "As It Is Written: Project 304,805" in October 2009. Over the course of 18 months, she filled 62 sheets with 248 columns, 10,416 lines and 304,805 letters.
The Torah scroll will see regular use during services at Etz Chayim, Cartun said.
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¿^^NEWSPAPERPGrti.E^ALISHJ'END D'OR IELLE? ANDjKQpTENA1¿rRIBES Volume 7 Number 3 FULL MOON OF THE CAMAS June 1, 1977 The Transmission Line Corridor — " Its more than an exchange of land for a few beads ! " St. Ignatius: There was a very poor turn out for the May 18 Reservation-Wide district meeting in Mission The Tribal Council had called the meeting to inform the public about Montana Power Company's request to conduct ground survey work for the two 500 KV line corridor through the reservation. Approximately 50 people attended the meeting. The Tribal Council invited three Bonneville Power AdministrationEm-ployees to present information about high power electrical lines and their effects, good and bad, on the environment and human population. Norm Gilchrist, Spokane Area Manager for B.P.A. , told the audience that Bonneville Power, in the Northwest, has the largest power transmission operation in the free world today, (over 12,500 miles of transmission lines,) and that the operation is relatively accident free. He said that most of the accidents related to high voltage lines occur on farms or ranches during the irrigation season. Farmers and ranchers who are not properly instructed in the use of irrigation pipes around high voltage areas, or that do not adhere to the safety precautions, are the ones most likely to have an accident, which usually results in electrocusion. Inaddition to the irrigation problems, Gilchrist said that operators of farm machinery equiped with C.B. radios must have their whip attenas tied down, otherwise they also are inviting accidents. He said the B.P.A. worries about the C.B.antennas the most, because of the increased usage in the last few years. Accompanying Gilchrist were Jim Raye, from B.P.A.'s Portland Headquarters, and Ron Rhodewahl of the Kalispell office. The three answered questions from the audience and then turned the meeting back to the Council for general discussion on the Montana Power issue. Most of the people in attendance voic ed their opposition to any type of negotiation with Montana Power on the transmission line request. Several people said to settle the Kerr Dam situation first then maybe later discuss this new request. (Kerr Dam, which is now under lease to Montana Power, will be up for license renewell in 1980 The tribe has been in negotiation with Montana Power for a new lease for several years, however no satisfactory solutions have resulted from the meetings. The tribe last year filed for the license in 1980 from the Federal Pow- er Commission, as has Montana Power. No decision has been made on the license.) Prior meetings with Montana Power on the transmission line right-of-way had produced several verbal proposed, both monetary and land exchanges. One monetary proposal, the amount of which was not disclosed, was to set up an educational trust fund from which scholarships would be awarded to tribal students for higher education. Another verbal proposal was to exchange land owned by the M.P.C. in the Rattlesnake area, located near Missoula however this would involve a three party exchange between the tribe, Montana Power and the Forest Service in order to obtain one block of land adjacent to the reservation boundary. None of the proposals have been submitted to the tribe in writing, and the Council is now waiting for a written proposal, which was to be received this week. The written proposal will be presented to the members at local District Meetings, according to several Councilmen, and the final decision will be put to a Tribal Referendum Vote. Opponents of the transmission line right-of-way, are pessimistic about a Referedum Vote. They say that dangling a "Monetary Carrot" in front of some members will insure a yes vote to grant the right-of-way they say "The issue is much greater than an exchange of some land for a few "beads" ! It will be very interesting to see how many of the members feel this way.
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text: King Richard �The Lion heart� is dead and England suffered greatly in the wake of the crusade. The throne sat vacant, and all of England waited with anticipation for the next King of England to rise. The lands were in turmoil and times were hard. Yet none suffered so greatly as the shire of Nottingham. Their saviour, �Robin Hood� and his most loyal friends have long since died, which left the people of Nottinghamshire to fend for themselves against harsh and cruel Lords. The Sheriffs death was still talked about among the poor folk, the last thing that Robin Hood gave them, their freedom from persecution against the harsh man that ruled Nottingham. Yet hope remained!Deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest a secret hid, a secret that bought the people hope once again. Robin Hood may be dead, but his legacy lived on. It was rumored that there remained a few, outlawed and banished, that dwelled within the boughs and strove to keep the legend of Robin Hood alive. Biding their time, preparing for that final battle to free Nottinghamshire once and for all! Only time would tell if �Robin Hood� and everything he stood for lived on in the new generation! But now, two years on, times were changing. The scent of succession grew strong upon the wind. Rumors were abound that a legitimate heir to the throne had been found. Somewhere in the holy lands a son of the late King Richard dwelled unknown and unknowing of the fate that awaits him. Youth sheltered him from the harsh realities of the world, as a dedicated group of men put every effort into making the boy obscure. But the secret became public and excitement thrummed through the country. Excitement and anger! For there were still those that benefitted greatly from the throne lying empty! Those that had pledged allegiance to the throne of England and its rightful ruler fought bravely against those willing to sacrifice the boy. And those that fought to keep a King on the throne were also those that had fought to keep Nottingham safe. Their Quest was an important one, one that saw the rise of not only Nottingham, but the entire country, and so they abandoned the internal wars that forever waged within the cities and towns of England, leaving them once more open and vulnerable to the harsh justice of the rich and powerful. Towns became ravaged with greed, the poor suffered greatly, and even those nobles with gentle dispositions felt the need to flee for their own safety. However, two years have passed since and those that sought to place the boy upon the throne, to save England, now returned with no head to wear the crown. Was their quest all for naught? Did they sacrifice their home, friends and family on a fool�s errand? Or is the secret of who the Boy King is still at large?


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Michael Tilson Thomas and San Francisco Symphony MTT's 20th season with the orchestra begins Sept. 3 with a gala concert at Davies Symphony Hall. Bonnie Raitt will sing songs associated with her late father, Broadway singer John Raitt. Pianist Yuja Wang will be the soloist for Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." (Tickets: $165 to $295, with dinner packages starting at $395.) After that, a remarkable season commences, this time with a special emphasis on American composers, matching Mason Bates' mad-bubbling "Alternative Energy" with Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 (Sept. 10-13); Henry Brant's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Ice Field" (featuring Cameron Carpenter on the mighty Ruffatti pipe organ) with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 (Sept. 18 to 21); and (this one's my favorite) Lukas Foss' " then the rocks on the mountain began to shout" and Charles Ives' "Three Places in New England" with Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Sept. 25 to 28). $15 to $158 per subscription concert; 415-864-6000,www.sfsymphony.org.
San Francisco Opera The 2014-15 season at War Memorial Opera House opens with Bellini's "Norma" (Sept. 5 to 30), with the great soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role of the love-struck Druid high priestess. Another marvelous soprano, Patricia Racette, stars in "Susannah" (Sept.
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South Bay highlights Opera San Jose begins a new era under the leadership of general manager Larry Hancock, who spent three decades as right-hand man to Irene Dalis, the company's recently retired founder. The season opens Sept. 6 at the California Theatre with Verdi's "Rigoletto" (through Sept. 21). The production introduces a crop of Opera San Jose's new resident singers while bringing back some fine familiar artists, including mezzo-soprano Lisa Chavez, baritone Daniel Cilli and bass Silas Elash. $51 to $121, 408-437-4450, www.operasj.org.
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