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Even though ALC occupies a small campus, we offer a large variety of activities in which our students may participate. Whatever your passion – be it athletics, the performing arts, community service, student government, spirituality, intellectual pursuits, or creative expression – we have something for you.
Many of our departments have created clubs and honor societies, most of which have a keen interest in carrying out some kind of community service. If you have a specific interest, check out the College's departments and programs to find out more about what is available to you.
A number of our clubs, organizations, and activities are student-generated, so there is always the possibility that something new will come along in which you can focus your free time and energy. Here we have compiled a list of the aspects of student life that you will most often encounter at ALC. If you happen not to find one of your passions or interests represented in our list, make a note of it and bring that idea with you to campus. We'd love to hear it!
For more information, contact:
David Hatfield, Director of Intramurals and Student Activities
Phone: (606) 368-6012
E-mail: email@example.com
Resident Advisors
There are two Head R.A.s and three Assistant Head R.A.s and 27 R.A.s serving as student staff members in the dorms. These students spend a week each fall in an intensive training program and continue weekly seminars throughout the school year. They are in good academic and social standing which facilitate their role as student leaders. They are responsible for monitoring student behavior, and, when serving assigned weekend duties, planning activities for students remaining on campus.
Student Government Association
Eleven students serve as officers of the Student Government Association. The SGA is a representative body which presents the views and suggestions of students to aid in motivating educational development of the students. The SGA also reviews curriculum, student activities, and College policies, rules, and regulations, and makes recommendations to the College administration. The president of the student body is elected each spring to serve the following year. The duties of the president of the student body include working with the student government to plan social events and college forums, conferring with the administrative staff as a representative of the student body, cooperating with the Student Services Office in programs sponsored by staff and students, and organizing new approaches toward the enhancement of student life.
Student Activities Board
A Student Activities Board is chosen each year to assist the Director of Student Activities. The student members elect a Chairman of the Board who will then lead the other members in such duties as: decorating, checking IDs at dances, planning special events, etc. The members of the Board will ask for suggestions from the student body, and these suggestions will be brought to the attention of the Board.
Phi Beta Lambda
Phi Beta Lambda is the college version of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). It is a national organization that better prepares students for careers in business and business-related fields. Regardless of career field choice, business affects every area of employment. Thus, this organization is open to all Alice Lloyd College students regardless of their major or discipline.
The purpose of the Omega Alpha Tau Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda is to provide additional opportunities for college students to develop skills in the area of administration and to promote a sense of civic and personal responsibility. The specific goals are to develop competent, aggressive business leadership; to strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work; to create more interest and understanding of American business enterprise; to develop character; to prepare for useful citizenship and foster patriotism; to encourage scholarship; and to promote school loyalty.
Voices of Appalachia
Members of the College's choir, Voices of Appalachia, are selected each year by the choir director. The choir is composed of a variable number of students with a faculty director and an accompanist. The choir tours each spring, traveling to communities throughout the United States, and presents a concert for the campus each Christmas and in April. Student members rehearse two days each week throughout the school year.
On their tours, choir members quickly discover that audiences share their love of the Appalachian Mountains. Conveyed are the deep feelings that mountain people have of their beautiful green-forested mountains, their families, their joys and sorrows.The tours are an invaluable educational experience. Students grow personally from living and working together as a group. They benefit from a sense of accomplishment and a joy in sharing with newfound friends.
Although few choir members have had formal musical training, critics frequently comment on the beautiful harmonies, fresh approach and strong enthusiasm. The unique style of the "Voices" is indigenous to the mountains and dates back to pre-Elizabethan times, as do many of their songs.
Acoustic Instrument Ensemble
Richard Bowers, the current director of the Voices of Appalachia, noticed that many of his choir members were interested in playing traditional mountain instruments. To facilitate and encourage that interest, Bowers began the Acoustic Instrument Ensemble. The ensemble, which is a stand-alone group that travels and performs with the choir, grew from featuring only the banjo to now include the acoustic guitar, upbright bass, mandolin, and fiddle.
The group also represents Alice Lloyd College in one or two shows a month, independent of the choir.
Baptist Collegiate Ministries
ALC has an active Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) chapter that is open to all denominations. BCM is a Cooperative Program of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Activities include weekly prayer sessions, dorm Bible studies, discipleship training, various mission projects, participation in creative ministry and musical ensemble ministry teams, as well as several state and national events. BCM is also a resource in providing campus wide social events. The BCM has regularly organized date auctions, movie nights, "pancake nights," concerts, and more. The BCM Campus Minister is available to mentor students in their spiritual development.
All members and interested students can also keep up with the BCM on Facebook.
Sola Gratia
Meaning "By Grace Alone," Sola Gratia is a student worship group and outreach college ministry focused on grace-filled relationships with God, family, faculty, and fellow students. During the semester, Sola Gratia meets every Sunday night at 9 PM in Miss Irma's Café. The group conducts Bible studies every week in which they utilize a video teaching series. In August, just prior to the beginning of the fall semester, Sola Gratia organizes an on-campus Bible conference for returning students.
Sola Gratia plans many student events throughout each semester. They sponsor viewing parties for the Super Bowl and NCAA Championship games, as well as various other gatherings to promote fun and fellowship for not only its members, but for anyone who would like to attend.
Sola Gratia is associated with the Neon Reformed Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
Keep up with Sola Gratia news and events on Facebook and Twitter!
The ALC radio station, WWJD-FM, is an educational non-commercial radio station owned and operated by the College. It is assigned a frequency of 91.7 MHz and an effective radiated power of 7.3 kilowatts and licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Its studios are located in the historic Eagle's Nest on the campus of Alice Lloyd College.
WWJD-FM features inspirational programming 24 hours every day as a public service to the community surrounding Pippa Passes, including the towns of Campton, Harlan, Hazard, Hindman, Pikeville, Prestonsburg, Salyersville, and Whitesburg.
A radio station manager is responsible for the operation of the station, including its management and public relations. The manager supervises students who are part of the Student Work Program as they perform various tasks in the station's operation. The station broadcasts home games for the Eagles and Lady Eagles basketball teams, Eagles Baseball, and Lady Eagles Softball, as well as provides various radio shows and seasonal musical programming. Call (606) 368-6131 for further information about WWJD-FM.
CAC Tech
* CAC = Campbell Arts Center
This group specializes in the sound, projection, and lighting for various campus events. Along with recording the Voices of Appalachia on CD, these students, under the guidance of choir director Richard Bowers, set up and organize crews responsible for all of the behind-the-scenes, technical work for the Alice Lloyd College spring play, concerts, talent shows, Caney Convocation Series events, special programs for The June Buchanan School, dances, and many other activities in the Estelle Campbell Center for the Arts, the Ralph Edwards Auditorium, Cushing Hall, and elsewhere on-campus. The group also sets up hospitality rooms for campus guests and aids the Arts & Entertainment Club with showing movies during the semester.
The group has the capacity to book its own events, and for a fee, they will travel to nearby off-campus locations to help with the technical aspects of production.
Better Gaming Guild
The goal of this club is to provide gaming as an extracurricular "club" activity and to promote a positive interest in the various types of games that many ALC students already play on a regular basis.
Circle K Club
Circle K is a collegiate-level service organization. Circle K provides students with the opportunity to participate in organized volunteer activities by providing services to needy individuals, families, agencies, and communities. Circle K exists to meet the personal needs of the individual student through the qualities of leadership, the rewards of service, and a unique spirit of friendship. Circle K's potential lies in its ability to positively influence those in our society who are facing ultimate personal decisions and those who will one day create the vision of mankind for generations to come. Circle K embodies those qualities necessary to shape the future realized in the colleges and universities of today. Membership in the Alice Lloyd College Circle K Club is open to all ALC students who are officially enrolled for at least part-time status in the College. Benefits of membership in the Circle K Club include service to community, fellowship with others with a service orientation, and the opportunity to develop leadership skills.
The Circle K Club involves college students in campus and community service while developing skills in leadership and citizenship. The club is sponsored by the Knott County Kiwanis Club.
Allied Health Club
The Allied Health Club is mainly a vehicle of information and a way of keeping in touch with others of similar interests in the health-oriented professions such as medicine, physical therapy, dentistry, pharmacy, medical technology, nursing, and other careers. Members learn about various health professions through speakers and field trips and are made aware of workshops, summer opportunities, entrance exams, procedures, and deadlines.
Dances are occasionally held on campus throughout the semester for students. The most popular of these events is ALC's annual Spring Formal, which is held at Jenny Wiley State Park. Students must present their identification cards at all dances. All guests should be pre-registered with the Student Services Office before noon on the day of the dance. All guests and their student hosts are responsible for abiding by ALC's rules. There is no charge for dances.
The Law Society
This is an academic society consisting of pre-law students and a faculty advisor who seeks to keep its members informed on current issues in legal professions. The Law Society was established to support students contemplating a career in law or in paralegal services. However, the society is open to all students who feel that they can benefit from participation. Meetings are conducted on a monthly basis.
Lions Club
Chartered in 2003, the Alice Lloyd Lions Club is part of a growing number of college Lions Clubs around the world. As a part of Lions Club International (the largest service organization in the world) college Lions Clubs seek to serve their fellow college students and communities through humanitarian efforts such as visual impairments, hearing impairments and other humanitarian endeavors.
Math/Science Education Club
The Math/Science Education Club is for students in middle school and secondary mathematics and/or science education. The primary purpose of this club is to offer information related to mathematics and science teaching that will assist students in preparation for their careers.
Photography Club
The ALC Photography Club meets regularly to discuss the materials, techniques and history of film and digital photography. At the meetings, participants take part in critiques of submitted works. In addition to regular meetings, students have the opportunity to participate in field trips to near-by locations of photographic interest.
The Billie and Curtis Owens Literary Society
The Billie and Curtis Owens Literary Society is an organization open to all students with an interest in creative writing and literature. Students may meet to discuss the works of established authors and to share their own writing. Funding is available for participants to travel to poetry and fiction readings as well as to other cultural events. Funding is also available to bring visiting authors to campus for workshops and readings. An eclectic approach to an appreciation of the literary arts will be encouraged. An annual writing competition in fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction is also sponsored by this society. Monetary prizes are awarded at the annual Honors Day celebration.
The Eagle Theatre Club
ALC Eagle Theatre provides students with exciting opportunities to enrich their communication and public relations skills. Along with classes in Acting and Introduction to Theatre, each fall and spring Eagle Theatre presents a major production for which students may receive class credit. The plays allow students to participate in the collaborative and creative processes of educational theatre. All aspects of theatre are emphasized to provide students with the opportunity to experience the production process firsthand. Areas of emphasis include performance, costume, make-up, sound, set, and lighting design; scenic and properties construction; stage management; marketing and promotion; and educational outreach. Students audition for positions/roles each semester and are selected by the Director/Faculty Advisor. Through production studies, students learn to draw on their unique intellectual, emotional, and physical abilities to fashion performances that communicate to a wide range of audiences.
ALC students elevate creative problem solving to the level of art through the use of unconventional materials and inventive approaches.
Eagle Theatre has ties to various theatre organizations such as: the Kentucky Theatre Association, the Southeastern Theatre Conference, and the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival, providing students the opportunity to watch and support other educational and professional theatre programs.
Eagle Theatre is now offering an opportunity for students to act and work in a small touring production. The ALC Alfred and Shirley Wampler Caudill Players will present short plays to groups on campus as well as at schools and organizations in the counties surrounding ALC. The Caudill Players are part of the Student Work Program. See the director of the theatre program for more information.
Arts & Entertainment Club
This club seeks to cultivate students' appreciation for the arts and to conduct activities aimed at bringing good fun and entertainment to campus. Participants show films every other Thursday at 8 PM in the Campbell Arts Center (CAC). Occasionally, club members will travel to see plays and other events of interest.
Impact Club
The Impact Club involves college students in campus and community service while developing skills in leadership and citizenship. The club sponsors toy and food drives, programs for needy children and the elderly, and other community projects.
Infusion Club
This club has had a membership of ten to fifteen students of diverse racial and cultural heritage. The students work to provide learning opportunities for cultural diversity.
The purpose of the Alice Lloyd College Intramural Sports Program is to provide students, faculty, and staff with the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of activities to meet the recreational and competitive needs of Alice Lloyd College.
Various intramural activities are offered each year. Sign-ups are posted throughout each semester for each event. The Director of Intramural Activities publishes a handbook of information, regulations, and schedules.
The KEA-SP (Kentucky Education Association – Student Program) is a professional organization for education majors. It is affiliated with the Kentucky Education Association and the National Education Association. Its purpose is to foster development, commitment and service in the profession of education. It is required that all Teacher Education Program (TEP) students be KEA-SP members. KEA-SP membership is also required in order to complete field observation hours in Education 200.
Community Service Volunteers
The purpose of this organization is to provide technical assistance for students regarding volunteerism, community service and service learning, and to develop, support and promote volunteerism and its rewards for students. The organization's coordinator is responsible for contacting community agencies to arrange for student placement, assessing the student's experience, and evaluating with the student and agency any problems encountered.
Environmental & Outdoors Club
The Alice Lloyd College Environmental & Outdoors Club is a unique club on the ALC campus as it is both a student organization and a community organization. Started in 2006, the goals of the club are to foster environmental awareness on campus and in the ALC community. Projects include recycling, reclamation activities in various regional locations, campus and community clean-up, natural campus plantings and the restoration of the banks of Caney Creek as it flows through campus. Recently, club members have worked closely with Green Forests Work (GFW) and the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI).
The Caney Crazies
"The Caney Crazies" is the name given to the student cheering section at all home basketball games. Students often paint their bodies in ALC's school colors and/or wear outrageous outfits. Modeled on the name of Duke University's famous Cameron Crazies, the Caney Crazies take their name from Caney Creek, which flows through the Alice Lloyd campus.
ALC Crochet Group
The ALC Crochet Group meets on Thursday nights from 7 PM until 8:30 PM during the semester and welcomes folks of all ages and skill levels, including those who have no experience with crochet and would like to learn. Meetings are held in the June Buchanan Alumni Center, Room 250. In this group, you will:
- Learn to knit or crochet
- Help teach others to knit or crochet
- Share projects you're working on
- Share tips, techniques, and patterns
- Just hang out with like-minded folks who love working with yarn
If you have kitting needles or crochet hooks, bring them along with you. These items are not required, though. This group is very informal and flexible, so drop in whenever you can!
For more information, contact Charlene Bentley or Donna Bishop. Note: Donna Bishop is the founder of Holy Needles.
The Hiking and Camping Club
This is also an open-ended group that meets to plan outings in various locations. Many of the students enjoy hiking to "High Rocks," a beautiful overlook just above the ALC campus.
Honor Societies
Alice Lloyd Scholastic Society
The ALC Scholastic Society was founded to honor high scholastic achievement during the first two years of college.
Alpha Chi National Honor Society (AX)
Alpha Chi is a national honor society. The Alice Lloyd College Chapter of Alpha Chi is known as the Kentucky Eta Chapter. The purpose of Alpha Chi, Kentucky Eta Chapter is to stimulate and recognize scholarship, sound character and service to the mountains; to foster the purpose for which Alice Lloyd College was founded; to stimulate ambition for intellectual achievement; and to encourage a desire to serve Alice Lloyd College and the mountain people.
This campus-wide honor society affords proper recognition locally and nationally for qualified juniors and seniors who meet its high standards. Both active and honorary membership may be awarded by members of the society.
Special Emphasis Weeks
Special emphasis weeks are sponsored by the appropriate department and include guest lectures, film presentations, radio and television programs and exhibits.
Student Publications
The Campus Voice
The Campus Voice is a weekly student newsletter that publicizes campus events, news items which impact the student body, sports events, student birthdays, and weekly cafeteria menus. Copies are distributed to students, faculty, and staff via e-mail and are published online. Click here to access the latest edition of The Campus Voice.
The Talon
A student staff is responsible for the publication of ALC's yearbook, The Talon. ALC students are able to apply each year for membership on the staff. Staff members are responsible for taking photographs, doing layouts and copy sheets, selling ads, etc.
Intercollegiate Athletics
Alice Lloyd College is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). The conference includes teams from Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.
Student-athletes at Alice Lloyd College must be in compliance with all College and NAIA guidelines for eligibility. Student-athletes must pass a minimum of 24 hours of coursework during their last two terms of attendance, and must demonstrate progression toward a degree in accordance to College and NAIA regulations.
Currently, an entering freshman must be in compliance with at least two of the three following academic standards to be eligible during the first-year of college: a minimum 18 ACT composite; a minimum 2.0 GPA; and a top 50 percentile ranking in their graduating class.
Student-athletes must also be in good social standing with the College in order to participate in intercollegiate athletics. Student-athletes are expected to sign an agreement to comply with Alice Lloyd College's policy on alcohol and drug usage.
Men's Varsity Basketball
Membership in the NAIA and KIAC provides eligibility for post-season tournaments and promotes inter-conference competition. Non-conference teams are also included in the schedule. Junior varsity competition is scheduled with junior varsity teams and junior college teams in the area.
Women's Varsity Basketball
Membership in the NAIA and KIAC provides eligibility for post-season tournaments and promotes inter-conference competition. Non-conference teams are also included in the schedule.
The baseball team plays an active conference and non-conference schedule. A spring trip south is usually included in the schedule. Junior varsity competition is scheduled with other junior varsity and junior college teams.
Softball (Women's)
Competition is scheduled among member KIAC teams and other non-conference opponents in the spring each year.
Cross Country (Men's and Women's)
The cross country teams participate in both conference and non-conference meets during the fall semester.
In recent years, Alice Lloyd has added programs for Women's Volleyball, Men's Golf, and Men's and Women's Tennis. Cheerleading and Dance are also available for those interested in cheering or dancing non-competitively for the men's and women's basketball teams. The College also has programs for intramurals and collegiate fishing.
For more on Alice Lloyd Athletics, please visit our Athletics pages.


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SANTA CLARA -- Rather than answer questions about the 49ers' simmering quarterback debate Tuesday afternoon, coach Jim Harbaugh was undergoing a follow-up evaluation for an irregular heartbeat.
Harbaugh's late afternoon news conference was canceled, and no further details were given regarding Harbaugh's health. The second-year NFL coach experienced a rapid heartbeat last Wednesday, prompting him to seek medical treatment for a condition that also arose 13 years earlier.
Harbaugh's young quarterback did address the quarterback issue earlier Tuesday. A day after decidedly winning his starting debut, Colin Kaepernick stated he wants to keep playing and wants no part of a 49ers quarterback controversy with sidelined starter Alex Smith.
"I don't want there to be a controversy," Kaepernick said in an ESPN Radio interview. "I just want to do whatever's best for this team, whatever is going to help us win games."
Smith's medical condition is also pertinent to the 49ers' quarterback discussion. Monday, Smith failed to receive medical clearance from a Nov. 11 concussion, and if post-concussion symptoms persist, Kaepernick assuredly will start Sunday's visit to the New Orleans Saints.
If Smith is cleared to play and reclaims his starting job, don't expect Kaepernick to be flashing the smile he wore throughout Monday's breakout start, when he passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns in a 32-7 win over the Chicago Bears.
"Obviously I'd be disappointed. I want to play," Kaepernick said on ESPN Radio. "But at the same time, that's their decision. If they think that's best for the team, that's what we're going to go with."
Harbaugh, in his postgame news conference, wouldn't commit to either quarterback for the 49ers' next game. He said he tends to ride the "hot hand" and insisted that Smith and Kaepernick both qualify.
Kaepernick, in an interview with NFL Network, reiterated his desire to remain the starter and stated: "That's going to be coach's decision. I'm not going to be in his ear about any of that."
Steve Young, perhaps the foremost expert on quarterback controversies, worked Monday's game as an ESPN analyst and said Tuesday on "SportsCenter" that Smith should be the 49ers' unquestioned starter.
"It's got to be Alex Smith," Young said. "He's got the body of work. This is a team that can go to the Super Bowl.
" ... I understand the excitement for Colin, and it's well deserved after yesterday," Young continued. "I know that feeling. It happened to me. But when it comes down to crunchtime, is this the time to play with that? Jim Harbaugh's got to make the challenge. But for my money, you've got to have Alex Smith be the quarterback."
Young suggested that Kaepernick be kept nipping at Smith's heels to create further competition between the two.
"But you've got to declare Alex Smith the starter," Young added, "or else you're going to create all kinds of things you don't want that are going to take your team away from the Super Bowl."
Smith, an eighth-year veteran, started the previous 28 games for the 49ers, including last season's playoff run to the NFC Championship game.
John York, the 49ers co-owner, told CSN Bay Area he was surprised Smith wasn't cleared to play Monday night after practicing last week. "But when I was told that he had symptoms and he was not going to be able to play, that's the protocol, I accept it," said York, who chairs the NFL Owners Committee on Health and Safety.
Although Harbaugh usually conducts noon news conferences at the 49ers facility the day after home games, a conference call was scheduled Monday night considering the late work shift. The media was notified five minutes before the call that Harbaugh would be unable to participate.
Harbaugh is next scheduled to address the media Wednesday at noon, two hours before practice.
Harbaugh showed no ill effects of his heart condition Monday, either through his actions, speech or body language. He said Friday that doctors placed no limitations on him other than to alter his diet and cut down on caffeine.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.
Sunday's game
49ers (7-2-1) at New Orleans (5-5), 1:25 p.m. FOX


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At the Summit High girls' volleyball invitational Saturday, the Tigers emerged champions of the two four-team pools.
Set to duke it out against Middle Park for the final game of the day, which began at 9 a.m. with a match against Vail Mountain School (a two-set win, 25-19, 25-21), Summit's girls started slow but picked up the pace in the end of the match for the win. Final games of the tournament were best of five sets while earlier games were won by best of three sets.
The Tigers lost the first two sets, 25-20 both times, and were down in the third set until something clicked for the tired team and they came back for a three-set win streak, 25-18, 25-23 and 15-12.
"The seniors really pulled through on being consistent and being leaders" throughout the tournament, head coach Liz Hughes-Waddick said, adding that particularly in the final match, the seniors' leadership shone.
"They've taught the girls how to come back when they're down," Hughes-Waddick said of the seniors. "It wasn't an easy win. They were tired. It was just awesome."
Hughes-Waddick went so far as to call the entire day - which lasted nearly 12 hours for the Summit girls - "awesome."
In the final game against Middle Park, newcomer to the team and freshman Madison Anderson stepped up her game in the third match to help the team land the win. Senior Brett Huntley performed in the setter position with 49 set assists while Anderson, Madi Webster and Kates Raymond stood out as kill leaders with 14, 18 and 13 kills respectively. Webster's kill-to-error ratio was low, with just four errors on her 18 kills. On defense, senior Anna Zangari tallied 15 digs while Raymond put in 16 and freshman Lexi Zangari totaled 18 digs on the match. That's out of the team's 72 digs and 66 kills against Middle Park.
Earlier in the day, Summit dominated Vail Mountain School before meeting league competition Eagle Valley, to whom the Lady Tigers lost twice before in four sets. This time, the match went to the full three sets, but Summit pulled out a win in the second and third set, winning 25-20 and 15-6 after losing the first, 25-19.
Summit went on to beat Wheat Ridge in two sets, 25-21 and 15-7 to finish first in its pool with six wins and one loss.
The Tigers ran the court with Huntley setting, causing Wheat Ridge to suffer forced errors in addition to the opponent's own unforced errors. The first set went point-for-point until Summit was given its winning point when Wheat Ridge was called for being in the net.
In the second set, Summit struggled at the start, but quickly left Wheat Ridge scrambling around the court. Eventually, the Tigers had rallied to 14-7, landing the final point for the win.
League teams Glenwood (second seed, five wins and three losses) and Battle Mountain (third seed, three wins, four losses) finished behind Middle Park in the opposing pool.
"We're seeing confidence we haven't seen before," Hughes-Waddick said of her team. She highlighted the team's wins in the third set, more than doubling the opponent's score to close out the games.
"These girls have figured out how to play that last game," the coach said. "We have girls digging and girls swinging. ... They're all doing things that earlier in the year, they were making mistakes on."
The Tiger offense tempo is up and the team is successfully fooling blockers, which is something it's been working on.
The team's efficiency is also improving. The Tigers had 41 hitting errors in earlier games against Eagle Valley, versus four attack errors in Saturday's game.
"Eagle Valley played the same game ... We just chose to run them hard and not make errors, which paid off," Hughes-Waddick said.
Summit volleyball is on a winning streak following a rough start to the season. Saturday's wins follow a victory over well-ranked Palisade on Oct. 18. With the tournament wins, the team has bumped up to 11-13 on the season.
Today, Summit takes on league team Glenwood Springs, to whom they lost on the road on Oct. 13 in four sets.
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An unusual dump site created on Terrebonne Parish property just feet from the Courtyard by Marriott in Houma has sparked concerns.
Parish officials decided to use the site at 142 Library Drive as a temporary spot to store trash collected from this week's Mardi Gras parades.
The mound, which is nearly the height of the 6-foot-high netting surrounding it, was created to save time between trips to the landfill, said Parish Waste Management Manager Clay Naquin.
"It takes work crews over an hour to get to the transfer station in Grand Caillou," Naquin said. "I sent a truck over there last week and they loaded up containers and it was clean. Now, there's another pile there and we'll have it cleaned by sometime today."
He said the Public Work's Department is in charge of clearing the area, but he's not sure why that spot was chosen.
Public Works Operation Manager Perry Blanchard also questioned why that area is being used but said the parish plans to choose a less conspicuous place next year.
"It was a decision that was made last Saturday," Blanchard said. "Unfortunately this was the place chosen, and I think they put up a perimeter to section it off. I thought they were supposed to be picking it right up, but in the next day or two it will be cleared up.
"I understand some people may be concerned, but the reason for this was to shorten the distance for the street sweepers so that they could get back on the route to continue cleaning," he added.
Blanchard said the debris pile is strictly material collected from the street sweeper. A large waste bin also has been placed at the site so the pile can be easily hauled off when ready. After the parades, crews focused mainly on removing barricades and other debris from parade routes, which may be the cause for delay in removing the pile, he said.
"This is only what is collected in the street sweeper. This isn't what's being picked up by the inmate crews. That's being collected, put in bags and being brought straight to the landfill," he said.
The pile isn't filled with disgusting items, he said.
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When I first got into flying drones I had to start off with a mini quadcopter so I could get some experience before flying the bigger and more expensive models. I never did give up the mini drones though because I could fly them indoors and that was always a lot of fun. Over time I started buying more and more mini quadcopters and eventually I wanted to get the world's smallest quadcopter ever so I started looking and I found the Estes 4606 Proto X Nano. This drone is so small that I'm pretty sure the only place you could find one smaller is in a military base somewhere that was built by some extremely smart drone scientist. Not sure if those even exist but enough small talk and let's get right to the review of this awesome machine.
World's Smallest Quadcopter Review
When I say the world's smallest I definitely mean it, the Estes Proto X Nano has a size of 1.8 x 1.8 inches which is so tiny you might even lose track of it if you aren't fully paying attention. The second I laid eyes on this quadcopter I had to test it out so I let the LiPo battery charge for 40 minutes then went for a test flight. The very first thought that came to my head was that I wasn't going to be able to tell which way is the front of the drone. Luckily the front and back rotors and body are lit up by blue and red LED lights which not only makes it easier to guide but cooler to fly at night as well.
Another big worry with such a small drone is that it might break easily if it happen to crash into something such as the ground. You don't have to worry though because the Proto X Nano comes with an extra 4 rotor blades just in case of those situations. The world's smallest quadcopters can even be flown directly out of the box because it is an RTF model which stands for ready to fly. You have to make sure to fully charge your battery before you go on your first flight though so your battery will have a long lifespan. To fully charge this quadcopters you will need to charge it for around 40 minutes and you can expect around 4-6 minutes of flight time.
Overall I would have to say the world's smallest quadcopters is a whole lot of fun to fly around and something your whole family can enjoy. The quadcopters reviews for the Estes Proto X Nano are mostly very good but a few people do mention about the controls being a little stiff at first. With a little bit of flying around these will eventually loosen up to make the whole experience even better. I'm sure you will enjoy the Proto X Nano just as I did and always make sure to leave your own review so other people can see what you think about this wonderful drone.
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The federal government has opened criminal investigations into approximately 50 executives and directors of U.S. banks that have collapsed during the financial crisis.
Deputy Inspector General Fred Gibson said Wednesday the inspector general's office at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has been probing the role of the executives in bank failures around the country.
The criminal investigations are separate from civil lawsuits approved by the FDIC's board against some 80 bank executives, employees and directors. The FDIC is seeking to recoup about $2 billion in bank losses that the regulator says were the result of negligence or misconduct by executives or directors.
The FDIC has shut down or seized 311 banks since January 2008 at a cost of around $77 billion. The criminal probes were reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal.
Bank executives could face prison terms if convicted of criminal charges. But the burden of proof is higher than in civil cases and usually involves showing deliberate intent to commit fraud or other violations.
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Most of the individuals targeted in the civil actions also haven't been named. FDIC attorneys have been in settlement talks with the executives.
One exception came in July when the FDIC sued four former executives of failed IndyMac Bank. The regulator is seeking $300 million in damages against the four former officials of the bank's Homebuilder Division: Scott Van Dellen, Richard Koon, Kenneth Shellem and William Rothman. The collapse of California-based IndyMac in July 2008 was one of the biggest bank failures in U.S. history. It cost the deposit insurance fund an estimated $12.7 billion.
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The Broken Egg will host a birthday party in honor of Lexi Brown to benefit Lexi's Paw Pals, a new program at Nate's Honor Animal Rescue.
The charity will receive 10 percent of all sales from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today at the restaurants, 6115 Exchange Way, Lakewood Ranch, and 4031 Clark Road, Sarasota.
The fundraiser is in memory of Lexi, a 10-year-old Parrish girl who was killed in January while on a trip with her father. The Gene Witt Elementary student loved animals and volunteered for the animal rescue organization.
"My little girl Lexi was given an amazing gift of unconditional love and compassion for everyone & everything; I miss her so much," her mother, Nikki Lowe, said in a prepared statement. "Lexi would be so proud of Nate's Honor Animal Rescue for giving other children a way to nurture their passion for animals and The Broken Egg for their gracious support of Lexi's Paw Pals, as well as our family."
Lexi's Paw Pals is designed to allow children to work with dogs and cats at the shelter. For more information, visit www.nateshonoranimalrescue.org.
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I would like to also take the time to announce the formation of a much needed powerlifting federation which will be known from this day forward as the WPFNIABDLPC (don't concern yourself with what each of the letters stands for). This fed has been a long time coming and will seek to combine all that is holy and good in the world of powerlifting. Features will include:
- approximately 200 divisions to accomodate things such as age, profession, gear type, RAAAAAAW, sex, sexual orientation (there has never been a truly open fed by this definition) as well as clique (Elite, WSB, BIG, etc)
- We will be drug testing but only those who want to test. As well as those who want to give the sample to claim drug free but not actually test it so we will never know and that way no one is banned or held accountable. Also, and this is very important, we will test and give awards for the MOST drugs found in your system (no one has the guts to do that yet).
- We will give out prize money but not require entry fees if you have ever had a "big" total.
- You will squat as low as you want to squat and be given time on the mic after your third attempt based on how low you went. For instance quarter squats only get 5 seconds to talk about how strong they are and ATG squats get 30 seconds to talk about how they could have done more but went lower so the lower weight actually means they are stronger. There will be a formula used in relation to parallel that gives a multiplier greater than 1 for every inch below parallel and less than 1 for every inch above parallel. So 1100lbs 6 inches above parallel will work out to roughly 700lbs at parallel and 800lbs 3 inches below parallel will work out to roughly 1100lbs. This levels the squat field while letting you decide how deep to go.
- Benches will use a formula similar to the parallel formula for touch and go or paused benches. Details of this formula are still being worked out. STAY TUNED!!
- Deads will not have to be locked out fully if you don't want to and you get the option of doing reps for an accumulated DL total. Also you can pick the bar up and if it slips, just call "Mulligan" and you will get 1 extra try per attempt just to be fair.
At this time I would like to announce that we will ALSO be at the FitExpo in Los Angeles with the WPO and USPF and pretty much anyone else who is interested in holding a competition at the same time.
Be aware of the 7 day weigh in requirement though and plan your week accordingly. There is also a floating formula for how early you weigh in. The closer to lifting you weigh in the more credit you get for lifting in your actual weight class. But if you choose to weigh in a full week before you can either show up and get on the scale at an emaciated weight so you can then bulk up 30 - 35lbs or if you want you can call your weight in and we will take your word for it.
I hope that this little glimpse into the newest and greatest federation possibly in the history of the world has you as excited about the world of powerlifting as I am! I know you all agree this is exactly what we needed.
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Lennon is in main squad with Defoe and Walker whereas Caualker, Rose, Smith and Townsend are in the u21s. Congrats to all, hope they all get a chance to shine.
Well done LTS,I'd like to echo those sentiments.I can't see Lennon getting a game, what with A.O.C, Wal 'seno' kott, Johnson and Young all in the squad, but you never know! I'll have fingers crossed for him.I was hoping against hope that Caulker might make the first team, maybe its a little early, but IMO he's an England CB in the making. COYS!
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Lemongrass Ice Cream with Pineapple Compote
Ice Cream
- 2 stalks of lemongrass
- 1 400 ml can coconut milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp corn starch or arrowroot powder
- 1 cup soy milk
- pinch of salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Pineapple Compote
- 1 pineapple
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- juice of 1 lime
Ice Cream
1. Trim lemon grass stalks and slice lengthwise down the centre. Bruise the stalks by bashing them with a rolling pin, then cut into whatever size will fit into your saucepan. Add coconut milk, sugar, and salt and place over medium heat. Bring it to just bubbling, then reduce heat and let simmer for about 15 mins, or until lemongrass is wilted and translucent.
2. Strain coconut mixture through a fine sieve to remove lemongrass. If needed, add more coconut milk or soy milk to make 3 cups. Return to saucepan over medium heat.
3. Whisk cornstarch or arrowroot powder into the 1 cup of soy milk to dissolve, then whisk into coconut milk mixture. Bring to just bubbling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
4. Let mixture fully cool in the fridge before making it into ice cream as per the instructions for your machine.
Pineapple Compote
1. Trim and core the pineapple and cut into 1/2" chunks.
2. Heat a large frying pan over medium high heat. Add margarine and when melted, add pineapple. Cook for about 15 mins, stirring regularly, or until the pineapple begins to lightly brown. (The pineapple will release its juice, that will cook down, and then the pineapple will start to brown up.)
3. Add sugar and lime juice to the pan and cook/stir for 1 min, making sure the pineapple is nicely glazed. Serve warm with the ice cream.
8 comments:
- Chantel said...
This sounds delicious!
- April 30, 2012 at 4:12 PM
- Shannon said...
This sounds so terrific! I love lemongrass. Especially if you add a bit of ginger.
- May 1, 2012 at 5:15 PM
- VeganLinda said...
Can't wait to make this!
- May 2, 2012 at 11:40 PM
- Allie said...
I wish I had an ice cream machine, this sounds really delicious.
- May 3, 2012 at 12:18 AM
- veganamericanprincess said...
Thai inspired vegan food is amazing!!! Check out this fabulous cookbook by May Kaidee called "Thai Vegetarian and Vegan Cookbook" which can be ordered through May Kaidee's website. She is an excellent Thai chef and restauranteur in Thailand.
Also, please check out my new website http://veganamericanprincess.com
- May 11, 2012 at 9:34 AM
- Margaret said...
My family will love these Onion Bhajias!! I also wanted to lick the screen as I'm on day 22 of my 30-40 juice cleanse. Always looking for inspiration for meals to fix my family. Thank you!!
- May 16, 2012 at 2:59 AM
- Nicole Dao said...
I truly believe that lemongrass makes everything taste better! Great recipe. I'll have to try it sometime soon.
- May 16, 2012 at 10:20 AM
- Neeli said...
ok i'm going to the store to buy ingredients for this. thanks for sharing!
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5:30pm at the site for the new course in Cedar Falls. We will meet up in the big parking lot on the south side of Big Woods Lake. Take Main St. North over the river and guide to the left, then follow the signs to big woods. I will try to have course maps available by then. We will discuss work days, the installation of the new course and Hickory prep. Plus Spring and Summer League. SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!
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Blackville, SC--Early in the year, Blackville Hilda was left for dead. Four big losses and the last thing they were thinking about was the playoffs. But things started to click and the ball started rolling and now they're hosting a playoff game after winning six straight. One reason for the success is our Operation Football Live player of the week.
It's senior Roderick Kearse of the Fighting Hawks who had a monster game against perennial power Calhoun County. 29 carries, 278 yards and four scores.It's the second time he's gone over the 200 yard barrier and he's the first to share the spotlight.
"I wouldn't have done it without my team" said Roderick Kearse "Everybody put together the effort, everybody was playing their game so we all just came out hard and started from the beginning, from the get go."
"I think a lot of times, the type of back he is, the more he gets his hands on the ball, the stronger he gets." said coach David Berry "He runs the ball well , he's got good speed, and he's playing both sides of the ball so he has to depend on those guys up front quite often."
With their win, Blackville Hilda now will host a first round game Friday night and for his efforts, we honor Roderick Kearse as our Operation Football Live player of the week.


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In an effort to protect gun rights, 11 members of the West Virginia House of Delegates are sponsoring an ill-conceived and illogical bill that would do little for gun owners but take rights away fro......
First and for most I thought the news was to be unbiased but the artical right to know is about pro gun control. I would like to know what would be accomplised by making it public information as to who has a conceled carry permit.It would make the person with a conceled carry permit appear as though he is on the same level as a sex offender or criminal From past experience with the news media I would not trust them to not publish the list of conceled carriers. Look what happened in New York from the published list, of conceled gun carriers, Criminals had a rode map to break into homes and steel peoples guns. I would hope our representives has the courage to pass this bill to help protect citizens privacy. I was also curious as to why no editors name was shown for this artical. Ron Sinclair
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Another waste of time and money. Any and all public data should be just that, public information. Trash this bill and end this type of thinking by politicals who think they are doing good by hiding from the public, information that should be public. What next? Action by the government until it is law without public discussion, or closed door meetings?
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Several years before the NY incident the same thing happened in Florida. In both cases homes that were published were targeted by thieves and guns stolen. The editorial says they "would hope" that other media outlets wouldn't publish this info but it's already been proven that they will. WV needs this law.
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"For instance, it is in the public's interest to know how many concealed carry permit holders are in a city, a county or the state." In no way would this proposed law preclude the gathering or obtaining of overall statistics... The Editor/author of this propaganda has not done their homework!
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"We believe it is always wrong to remove public information from the public." Again the author makes an assumption this is/should be public information... There is a record of individuals medical records... should this also be made public? This is "private" information that by being made public could endanger and allow the targeting of individual citizens. Again the author is spreading distortions and assertions not based on facts!
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Why don't we instead post the names of those that do not have a permit or guns? Either way you are inviting a criminal element to that persons home either to steal guns, or knowing that that person is unarmed and therefore an easy target. The bottom line is that we are free to keep and bear arms as outlined in both the US and WV constitutions. There is no need to share with the world who chooses to exercise this right and who does not. This is no more public information than your medical records. Please stop drinking the mainstream media kool aid and use some common sense.
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I have an idea. The news paper says that it should be made public so we all know how much support they have for gun rights. Thats right it only needs to be a number. not the addresses and names. Just start a numbering system and shread all documentation of the cert. Just a thought. The CIA does it why not us.
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I guess the author wants me to trust the media and others with this info!!That is fine but trust goes both ways,so how bout we just trust everybody and no concealed carry permit is required.God gave me the right to protect myself and i wont allow anybody to take or infringe on it!!!!
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Arrest order issued for former wrestler Ric Flair
Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 9:44 p.m.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A judge has issued an arrest order for former professional wrestling champion Ric Flair for not paying his estranged wife more than $32,000 in spousal support.
The Charlotte Observer reports (http://bit.ly/1ar1pnv) that Flair, whose real name is Richard Morgan Fliehr, was ordered to pay $4,000 a month to Jacqueline Beems, who filed for a legal separation last summer. Court documents say Flair didn't pay $32,352.51 following two court orders.
Documents say the arrest order was issued on July 3, but Flair can avoid jail if he pays what he owes.
Beems was charged Tuesday with making a harassing phone call. She's accused of making a series of calls to Flair's girlfriend.
Beems was released on a $500 unsecured bond, and her attorney calls the charges "unfounded and outlandish."
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Meghana took to her micro-blogging page to write about her love for the author. "He's my al tim fav author... his writtin is so deep an intense.. an his way of blending facts wid fiction is just brilliant! Dan browns inferno 2 hit de stands on may 14th! I just cant wait 2 get my hands on de book.. !!" she tweeted."
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The Humax HD-FOX T2
Here are three things you might not know about this box:
- Did you know that this Freeview HD (PVR ready – add a USB hard disk and record) receiver is coming up to its 3rd Birthday?
- You can get this box from Humax Direct for £65 ('grade A' with 1 year warranty)? (Or for £105 brand new with 2 years warranty?)
- You can stream all (SD and HD) recordings from your HDR-FOX T2 PVR (or any other media servers) onto this box?
Yes, this is amazing! and in this post I will be taking you from unboxing and setting this box up for recording, streaming and using its TV Portal!
Three years old next February
Well, this little gem of a box was released in February 2009 as the BBC started broadcasting Freeview HD on some UK terrestial transmitters. Now there are many manufacturers with Freeview HD receivers and at cheaper prices, but none can beat this box for features and picture quality.
£65 from Humax Direct
You can get a 'graded' HD-FOX T2 from Humax Direct for just £65 now. A graded box is a returned box that's tested, checked and readied for re-sale, but Humax Direct will put a 1 year warranty on it. (There's £6 for delivery, but you can choose which day for it to get delivered.)
My HD-FOX T2, itself, came in perfect condition – the only sign that it was a graded box was the containing box – it was a bit battered.
Unboxing the HD-FOX T2
As you would expect all the items you need is in the package. A quick start guide and user manual, remote and batteries, HDMI and SCART leads, as well as the HD receiver. The receiver is the same small and compact size as the other Humax HD receiver – mainly the FOXSAT-HD. It has an internal power supply, and looks exactly like the picture!
One thing to notice straight away is the LEDs on the front – they are very bright!
Setting Up
After connecting the right cable to the right connections, e.g. HDMI to HDMI, or SCART to SCART, on the TV, and connect your aerial to the aerial in – you are ready to power up the box. The graded box should have been sold to you set with a factory reset start up. So when you power up the box connected to the TV you should be start the installation screen. Follow this through, from choosing language and screen options to channel tuning.
Weak Signals
The setup takes you through an auto channel tune. If you live in an area with multiple transmitters, you are better off cancelling this auto process, and perform a manual channel tune. I live in such an area, and went through the autotune to my confusion, I got really bad reception on the channels discovered and thought the box was faulty! A call to Humax Support, sorted this out, and I got an email of instructions to manual tune.
You can always check transmitter via digital uk website: http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/. On the right – enter postcode and house number and tick 'I am in the aerial installation trade'. This should give you a list of transmitters for your locale. Then you can look up the channels to use to manual tune.
I had to use channel 57 in my manual tune to get the HD channels. Once manual tuning was done, all my channels were 75%+ power and 100% quality and there were no drop outs due to weak signals.
Attaching a USB Hard Drive
The HD-FOX T2 was able to record to an attached USB drive since the v1.01.12 firmware update (see updates here). My box came with version 16 of its firmware and could record on to a USB drive if it was the right size and formated to EXT3.
Attach any USB drive and you are able to read and playback supported media files, but attach the right size and formatted drive you are able to set timers or make an instant recording of the channel you are watching.
Initially, I attached a 4GB USB stick, but that did not work (although it attempted to assign it as a recording disk after formatting, it refused to record on to it.) The mystery was revealled when I attached a bigger drive to the USB port and proceeded to format it and set it up as the recording HDD.
To record, the HD-FOX T2 needs a disk big enough to reserve 20GB of it for recording/buffering purposes. So an external USB HDD that is double that – say at least 40GB should work. I attached an 80GB HDD in place of my 4GB USB stick and it formats and records just fine.
Test the newly formatted and assigned HDD by performing an instant record – press the record button.
After a minute or so you can go into Media, and see the recording appearing there:
Half a HDR-FOX T2
Now with an attached USB drive to the HD-FOX T2, you've got yourself a single tuner Humax PVR! It has all the recording and tricks as the HDR, but with a single tuner, it will have some dual tuner facilities missing.
So now you can go to the EPG and schedules some timers – manual or series linked reservations:
If there's a clash of recording timers, because the HD has only one tuner, then reserving timers the box will inform you so. If you start a manual recording, this will always override any timers and if you have have clash the scheduled timer will fail. You will notice this in the Media listing:
Media Streaming Client
Before I go on to watching recordings from another device on the HD-FOX T2, I want to mention that the box can playback external media files such as AVI, VOB, and some MKV containers via an attached USB drive. So if you have such video files lying around on a USB drive, you can connect it up and play them directly. The HD has only one USB port, but you can attach a USB hub and connect a number of USB drives to it and it will see them all.
In the coming months, I will make a list of compatible media files that the HD-FOX T2 can play, but in the meantime, I suspect that those formats that can be played by the HDR-FOX T2 (as detailed here) can also be handled by the HD.
DLNA Client and Media Servers
The HD-FOX T2 is a DLNA Client, which means that if you have other devices on the network are DLNA servers, then the HD will be able to access the media that is served out.
Windows 7 can be set up as a media server that the HD can see. I have a NAS (a D-Link DNS-320) that is a UPnP server. Most importantly, I have the Humax HDR-FOX T2, which is a DLNA server.
I can now, instead of accessing a USB device, access the network (attaching a network lead and attaching it to my home network switch, or using Humax's own wireless dongle) and playback the files served out by the three media servers.
Windows 7 serving Music. (You need to using the Media button to change to see Music mdeia.)
My NAS device serving Video.
Using the HDR-FOX T2 DLNA Server with the HD
To be able to see the the files served by the HDR, you need to upgrade your HD box with the latest firmware – v1.02.20. My box came with v1.02.16, so at first I could not see any content on the HDR. But after the update, I was able to see all content including HD recordings.


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The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is a voluntary conservation program that encourages producers to address resource concerns in a comprehensive manner by:
CSP is available on Tribal and private agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest land in all 50 States and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands Areas. The program provides equitable access to all producers, regardless of operation size, crops produced, or geographic location. The Secretary of Agriculture has delegated the authority for CSP to the NRCS Chief.
Through CSP, NRCS will provide financial and technical assistance to eligible producers to conserve and enhance soil, water, air, and related natural resources on their land. Eligible lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved pastureland, rangeland, nonindustrial private forest lands, agricultural land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, and other private agricultural land (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used for the production of livestock) on which resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed. Participation in the program is voluntary.
CSP encourages land stewards to improve their conservation performance by installing and adopting additional activities, and improving, maintaining, and managing existing activities on agricultural land and nonindustrial private forest land. The NRCS will make CSP available nationwide on a continuous application basis.
The State Conservationist, in consultation with the State Technical Committee and local work groups, will focus program impacts on natural resources that are of specific concern for a State, or the specific geographic areas within a State. Applications will be evaluated relative to other applications addressing similar priority resource concerns to facilitate a competitive ranking process among applicants within a State who face similar resource challenges.
The entire operation must be enrolled and must include all eligible land operated substantially separate that will be under the applicant's control for the term of the proposed contract.
CSP offers participants two possible types of payments:
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Actuality on Benefits and Changes of CSP
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You can play a large role in determining whether or not CSP is right for you. Here's how:
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The CMT evaluates existing and proposed new activities to calculate conservation performance points which will be used for ranking and payment purposes.
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