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Jimmie Joe Pollard, age 84, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2012, in Ardmore, Okla. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2012, at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.
Jimmie was born April 24, 1928, in Gene Autry, Oklahoma, to William Almer Pollard and Cecil (Ballard) Pollard.
Jimmie married Freda Terry on September 3, in Maud, Texas. Jimmie attended Dickson High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. He worked for the City of Ardmore as a street supervisor for 20 years and then for 15 years as a heavy equipment operator at the landfill until he retired. He enjoyed spending his leisure time fishing and horseback riding.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Freda; a son, Rodney Joe Pollard; three brothers; and four sisters.
Jimmie is survived by his daughter, Sherri Pollard of Ardmore, Okla.; granddaughter, Serena Cravatt of the home; a grandson, Shawn Pollard of Oklahoma City, Okla,; and his brother, Gerald Pollard of Texas.
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Police in Belize say they have no plans to travel to the United States to interview Silicon Valley software guru John McAfee, who roamed the streets of Miami on Thursday surrounded by reporters.
Although McAfee remains "a person of interest" in the shooting death of his American neighbor, Gregory Viant Faull, 52, no charges are pending against him.
"At this time, there's no indication that we will be going there to speak with him," Belize police spokesman Raphael Martinez told this newspaper Thursday. "The investigation continues with Mr. Faull's death."
McAfee was flown Wednesday night from a Guatemala detention facility to Miami. On Thursday, he told reporters surrounding him on Ocean Boulevard that he's pining for his two Belizean girlfriends, ages 17 and 20, and that he wants to bring them to the U.S. He said he begged the State Department to expedite their visas.
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He was wired money by a friend and was given a wad of $5 bills by a stranger but is essentially broke, he said.
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Back in Belize, McAfee said, he left behind 15 properties and $20 million in assets.
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"It's still his property," Martinez said. "He has not been incriminated, as far as we can tell."
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And because McAfee has readily admitted to writing under fictitious names and telling false stories -- including faking a medical emergency that temporarily got him out of his Guatemalan detention facility last week -- Martinez said police are particularly unwilling to arrange a phone interview.
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In Miami, McAfee told The Associated Press that U.S. authorities have made no effort to question him, either.
"Why would they want to question me, about what?" McAfee said from the steps of his South Beach hotel.
After he arrived in Miami, McAfee told the AP that a dozen custom agents and police officers drove him around until he asked to be dropped at a taxi stand.
McAfee, 67, first gained fame after developing his popular namesake anti-virus software in Santa Clara. Last month, his name surfaced again when he went on the run with his 20-year-old girlfriend, Samantha Vanegas, after Faull's body was discovered Nov. 11 in Faull's home, two doors down from McAfee's beachfront compound.
McAfee has acknowledged that he did not like his neighbor but has repeatedly denied any involvement in Faull's killing.
After slipping into neighboring Guatemala, where he was detained by Interpol, McAfee blogged from his detention facility that he could not return to Belize because his life was in danger. McAfee claimed he had failed to pay a bribe and had embarrassed authorities by exposing widespread government and police corruption.
But even McAfee acknowledges that he is not always truthful.
He told ABC News in Miami that he played the "crazy card" and faked an illness in his Guatemala detention facility to buy time for a judge to hear his case and stay his deportation to Belize.
"It was a deception, but who did it hurt?" McAfee said. "I look pretty healthy, don't I?"
He said all of the media attention saved him.
"What's a better story, millionaire mad man on the run," he said. "As long as you are reporting, it is hard to whack somebody that the world is watching."
At one point Thursday, McAfee turned to the television cameras surrounding him and spoke directly to viewers.
"You people at home, seriously what are you doing?" he asked. "You're living your lives through other people, through me."
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This is my first post at active.com. I'm running my third 10k on dec1 - (8 days from now). I ran my first 10k last dec and clocked 62 mins. This time I'm aiming under 50 and was confident too 3 weeks ago. But just as i was completing my peak week I was down with posterior shint splints and could not run for the last 8 days. Today I did an easy run for 20 mins, just to take stock and looks like I've recovered well. There was dull ache during the initial 2 mins but was fine after warming up.
As per schedule I was supposed to taper in the coming week leading up to race. However Now I'm thinking that I should do a 60 mins long run tomorrow and an easy run on monday and intervals on hills (8 x 3 mins up fast and run back down slow) and then then taper from wednesday (45 mins comfortable on wed, Rest thursday, Rest Friday - 15 mins easy on satruday - Sun race.)
This should help me to recover the fitness lost during last 8 days and put me back at least in shape that I was in before the shin splints and also give me some decent time for tapering.
What do you think of the approach ? Would is work or Should I just avoid any serious runs till the race.
Appreciate any inputs. Thank you.
For your target goal of 50 minutes for a 10K I see absolutely zero benefit to any intervals or speed drills; doubly so as those kind of workouts can reaggravate the shin splints. My advice would be lots of slow miles through Thursday, followed by a couple of short(ish) easy runs to keep loose; nothing more, nothing less.
FWIW, Thursday I'm going to be running my first 10K in the last 14 years and only my seconds one in the last 23 years, and I too am shooting for a sub 50, and am even hoping for more like 45 minutes (although that may be hoping for too much). Unlike you, I haven't done anything which could even remotely be considered a speed drill, interval, ladder, or anything else save an occasional 5K race; what I have done is to pile on the miles. Why? Because when I was younger I used to mix it up with lots of shorter runs and maybe a long one sprinkled in here or there, and I would invariably get injured; injuries which ran the spectrum, including shin splints.
As for speed drills, once you've built a base of a thousand miles or more in less than a year AND start knocking on the door to the elite category for your age group, then speed drills may well be worth your time and effort, and with the large base, your chances of injury will be fairly low.
I know this may not be what you want to hear, but after running off and on for over 40 years, it is the best advice I can give.
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I wouldn't bother with anything long, or do any interval/hills. As shipo said, there's no benefit. Maybe the best thing would be to continue resting it until Thursday or Friday. Also look into KT Tape (or equivalent - http://www.kttape.com/instructions/posterior-shin-splints/) If you're going to run, I would suggest doing a couple relatively short, fast-paced runs, say 3 or at most 4 miles at something approaching tempo pace. This is pretty much what you should be doing anyway, and it will test your shin to see if you are really recovered. IF YOU'RE NOT HEALED, skip the race or do it strictly as a slow training or fun run. You can always go after 50 minutes the next time.
All of which begs the question of what you've been doing that encourages you to try to cut 12-plus minutes off your 10K time.
Either way, good luck!
Hi Anton
Couple of points to consider if i've understood things correctly -
'detraining' i.e loss of fitness ...it does NOT happen in days!
Research shows basically you lose it roughly in inverse to the time it took to build it.
If you'be been training and building fitness say for months, it takes many weeks to months to lose it.
How long before you start to lose it? alot of variables but assuming you were training pretty hard upto that point,
you won't start to lose it for at least 10 days or so. Why? because you take about 8-14days to absorb the training
you did, and gain from it.
The body works on a 'dose' - 'response' basis ...you 'dose' the body with training, which actually breaks you down and makes you 'less fit' momentarily.
Then the body responds in recovery to make you adapt to the last 'dose' .
So, if you rested 8 days, you infact GAINED fitness, not lost it! ...this is mistake most recreational athelete's make, pushing to too hard all the time because
they worry they'll lose fitness if they take time off, infact, they never gain much often because their bodies don't get chance to respond (recover) ( this is more true of higher intensity work, endurance work can be done more contiously though it takes maybe longer to see benefits).
Also note, there is zero point in training hard within 10 days of a race (if you want best performance) because your body wont' have time to respond to that training, all it can do is tear you down, risk injury, and lower performance.
I note you also mention hill intervals, that is a high risk training method for anybody, because it produces higher forces and unusual mechanics ..often leads to achillees, calf and shin splint issues, it has its place but i'd avoid that for now.
I would recommend FARTLEK training a couple times in 8 days before this race. If I want to maintain but not add a 'big dose', then do a fartlek run where you go through all your paces, something like this - > run 2 miles at your 'long run pace', speed up to 'tempo pace' for another mile, back off to long run pace for 1/2 mile, then back to tempo for 1/2 mile ( now completed 4 miles), then do last 1 mile randomly varying paces, some fast, some at almost sprint, then back off to a 'jog' ( basically intervals)...just like test driving a new car but NEVER getting to point of real fatigue ....your just testing your gears. 5 miles total.
Your aim week before race is to 'keep what you have', i'd do one of these 3 days before, then rest, day before maybe 2 mile at long run pace and throw in some 3-5 short strides at end, say 50m at 90% of your max speed...help to keep tension in muscle's necessary for fast racing.
best of luck
Thank you Marc,
I did an easy 40 min run today with some brisk runs inbetween but never pushed much. Will take it easy tomorrow and tuesday and then do a similar fartlek on wednesday. Will stop it there and an easy jog on saturday.
Chipo / Len, I get your point. Not gonna try anything hard in the last week. Just gonna take it easy and not worry. Thank you very much.
I've been in the same situation before and for the benefit of other runners I'd have to say you shouldn't run at all until fully recovered. I had to skip a race 30 days out with shin splints. What is the point of doing a race if you're not 100% and risking injury on top of it? As markcdavid mentioned rest is always good and most people underestimate the value of it and the impact of overtraining.
I rested, changed what I was doing wrong (did you figure out what caused the shin splints? Most probably hills, does the race even have hills? Should be avoided), retrained and ran my fastest 10K ever.
And for anyone recovering from shin splints I recommend compression socks both while running and during recovery- they work wonders.
Good points Greenbelt9
I second that, if you in anyway feel the injury, don't race or at least don't push through it ....there is always another race and this will be just a learning experience.
Same goes for illiness, last year I trained hard for 6 months, then race day I was sick as dog in bed with fever, but my kids/wife had planned to see my big race.
I dragged myself around the course, and patted myself on back for it ...but, the rest of my entire race season was shot, I never recovered fully......so, its just not worth it!
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(WOMENSENEWS)--I see a big power gap in these elections, and it's not between Democrats and Republicans.
It's between the huge effort that politicians are making to capture the hearts of American moms and our own lukewarm sense of how much we can expect from all this courtship.
We're wanted. There are plenty of signs of that. But what do we want in return? And how do we ask for and demand that?
Ever since pollsters uncovered the "gender gap" a few decades ago, politicians have bent over backward to appeal to women, and moms, it seems, in particular. They've sliced us up and diced us up into every conceivable demographic to get our votes: recently, it's been soccer moms, security moms, Wal-Mart moms, single moms.
This year, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are duking it out over married moms, a critical swing bloc of voters, according to news reports. (Single moms tend to favor Democrats and Obama--the proud son of a single mother--is working hard to get them to the polls in November.)
Married moms are kid-makers and, it turns out, kingmakers too. Who knew?
Our politicians, that's who. They're making all the usual political moves to get our votes. They hold babies, post campaign photographs of their stain-free families and blow air kisses to their mothers in the stands during their televised speeches. In the case of Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, some even get teary-eyed.
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They all sure do love moms. That was on full display at the recent conventions.
Romney told the audience that his wife's job as a stay-at-home mother of five boys was harder than his job as a corporate executive, and a lot more important.
First lady Michelle Obama called herself the "Mom-in-Chief" and told us that her daughters were the "heart of my heart" and the "center of my world."
And Romney's wife, Ann, went virtually mom-crazy.
"It's the moms of this nation -- single, married, widowed -- who really hold this country together," she beamed, adding: "You know it's true, don't you? You're the ones who always have to do a little more . . . You are the best of America . . . You are the hope of America. There would not be an America without you. Tonight, we salute you and sing your praises."
This was all very nice for the nation's 85 million mothers, but what did any of it actually mean for us?
Obama put some real legislation behind motherhood when he expanded workers' rights to sue in cases of pay discrimination, an issue that deeply affects mothers, and particularly single mothers. His expanded access to health care insurance, including prenatal care, will be a boon to mothers too.
But there's so much more to do.
Imagine if workers could take paid time off to care for our newborns, our sick children or our elderly parents. This country just might see its lousy national statistics on infant and maternal health improve.
What if we could enroll our kids in subsidized, high-quality early childhood education programs? The nation's children would be more likely to graduate from high school, own homes and have longer marriages, and parents would face far lower child-care bills--money that could be saved or used to stimulate the economy.
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What if part-time work offered benefits and rising seniority so parents--of either sex--could feel more secure about going part-time for a while? Moms and dads would be less trapped between the rock and the hard place confronting most modern families: full-time paid work with little time to meet family needs or full-time parenthood without enough resources to meet financial responsibilities.
Imagine if pregnant women and mothers didn't face employment discrimination? They'd earn more equitable salaries and rise up the career ladder faster. They could use the extra money to keep their families afloat and their power to make the workplace more family friendly.
I could go on, but you get the picture.
A more mom- and dad-friendly world is not a pipedream; it actually exists in many other countries.
But too few women in the United States seem to realize that we have the power to make that vision real here too. But we can. We are a swing vote. We have special political powers. We are supermoms--we just don't realize it yet.
The National Partnership for Women and Families, the National Women's Law Center the National Organization for Women and many other groups have been advocating to improve the lives of women, and mothers, for years. And there are a growing number of mothers' rights groups, such as MomsRising, Mothers and More and the National Association of Mothers Centers, that are advocating for mothers.
If women with children want to see improvements that have a direct impact on their lives, we have to join these professional advocates and come together in a much bigger way.
Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the congressional Democrats, the first female speaker of the House of Representatives and a proud mother and grandmother--likes to say: "Know thy power."
She is right.
If we understand our power, we can and will get the changes we need to stop stressing and start living according to the same standards enjoyed by the rest of the modern, industrialized world.
Allison Stevens is a writer in Washington, D.C.
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Gifford ranks first in Vermont for energy efficiency among hospitals
Already the most energy efficient hospital in the state, Gifford Medical Center is striving to become the first hospital in Vermont to earn a national "Energy Star" rating by the end of 2014.
The Energy Star label is a program by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that benchmarks energy use. For hospitals that means looking at energy use per square foot and then taking into account factors such as number of hospital beds, number of employees and climates. Hospitals are then ranked nationwide.
No Vermont hospital has achieved the 75th percentile ranking required for the Energy Star rating. Gifford is currently at 65 percent and as such, the most energy efficient hospital in Vermont.
The Randolph medical center would have to reduce its energy usage by 6 percent to reach the 75th percentile. Despite Gifford's record of energy efficiency, Tim Perrin at Efficiency Vermont and Gifford's Director of Facilities Tyson Moulton say further reduction is attainable.
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Other projects planned include replacing a large kitchen stove hood with one that runs on demand using heat sensors rather than running more constantly. In addition to electricity savings, the hood would remove less air that has already been heated or cooled. Heating and ventilation systems in parts of the building are also being rebalanced to run more efficiently.
The projects, noted Moulton, are part of an ongoing energy efficiency plan at the hospital and relatively small in scale because of work that has already taken place.
"We have a history of energy efficiency," Moulton said.
Moulton gives a couple of examples. A project in the 1980s focused on recapturing some exhaust heat from the medical center's inpatient unit to reclaim energy. The building's pumping system has been simplified to replace many smaller pumps added over time with fewer larger pumps, and domestic hot water and chilled water for coolant systems have also been converted to demand-based systems.
Moulton credits former facilities head Theron Manning with the decades-long work that has led to Gifford's top energy efficiency rating.
The ranking, however, does not include buildings outside of the main medical center, namely older homes that have been converted into office space surrounding the medical center and Gifford's eight outlying community health centers.
The benchmarking of Vermont hospitals is by Efficiency Vermont, which has been reaching out to medical centers to reduce energy usage. Efficiency Vermont helped Gifford audit and identify lower cost ways to reduce energy consumption last year when the medical center and other large Vermont employers participated in a voluntary "Energy Leadership Challenge."
Gifford is also part of the national Healthier Hospitals Initiative. Vermont is the first state in the nation to have all hospitals join the initiative, which includes energy reduction.
Efficiency Vermont, Vermont hospitals and the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems worked collaboratively on the Healthier Hospitals Initiative.
"We have been very impressed with the work that Gifford has done to manage energy usage and promote sustainability," Richard Donnelly of Efficiency Vermont said in announcing that all Vermont hospitals had signed on to the initiative.
"Energy efficiency is always part of projects," Moulton said. "When we replace fixtures and equipment, we look at what we can do to be energy efficient."
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The Baldwin Woodville softball team posted a 28-1 record this year en route to winning the Division 2 state title, their only loss coming at the hands of a Division 1 team. In this week's Gordy's Athlete of the Week, SportScene13 recognizes their pitching sensation, Abby Klopp.
Abby Klopp/Blackhawks pitcher: "That was probably the biggest, the best feeling in the world for me. As a sophomore, I just thought it was amazing being able to take this journey with a whole bunch of great girls."
A feeling that will stay for quite some time for pitcher, Abby Klopp, who lead a shut-out victory over Monroe in the 2012 Division 2 state softball finals, claiming Baldwin Woodville's first state softball title. All this just one year after the Blackhawks had made their first appearance in Madison and walked away with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in the finals.
Klopp: "Last year I was a little nervous, I guess, but this year I had more confidence. The game before really helped out knowing that we could come this far so that's probably what helped out the best."
Rick Coltrain/Blackhawks Coach: "I was just talking to somebody this weekend and they said something about she had 22 strikeouts and 1 walk and I'm sure, knowing Abby the way I do, she's probably upset about that one walk and she's going to fix that problem."
The second year starter totaled 281 strikeouts in this season alone. But her 2 RBI's in the state championship, well they proved her confidence goes with her beyond the mound.
Klopp: "And the people in front of me, who got hits I guess, gave me confidence too because knowing that we could hit the pitcher really helped out."
Coltrain: "Abby leads by example. She's the last one to leave the ball park every night. Hitting wise she concentrates a lot on hitting also, and she throws pitches every day."
A girl who started out playing catcher at the age of 10 because the 12 year old team she wanted to play on needed her there, Abby is now a striking force to be reckoned with and she's not done yet.
Coltrain: "It's nice for us to have that confidence on the mound out there, taking care of the middle. She does a good job of throwing strikes and keeping us in the game. And when you have a dominating pitcher, it's a lot of fun for coaching."
Klopp: "I'm just really focused on next year, hoping we can make it back to state again. We only lose two girls and they were amazing but we still have a whole bright future in front of us still I think."


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By dcbl, 22 November 2012 - 05:30 PM
We are down to 2 weeks left in the regular season and the bowl games. My record is a pathetic 38-39-1. DOWN $490 with Christmas coming up and a wife that wants to buy our 4 kids EVERYTHING.
Truth is, this is the most fun week of the year. I had been doing pretty good until 3 weeks ago and 2 bad weeks - WHAM! last week's 8-5 record helped to get the train back on the tracks.
So, on to rivalry week and some of the most fun games of the year!
God's Conference:
Vanderbilt - 11.5
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Georgia - 14
Tennessee - 13
Alabama - 32.5
Mississippi State
Mississippi - 1.5
Texas AM - 22
Florida State - 7.5
South Carolina
Clemson - 4
National Games:
Ohio State - 4
Texas Tech
Baylor - 3
Stanford - 2
Oregon - 7
Oregon State
Notre Dame - 5.5
Southern Cal
We start with the Bayou Bengals vs the Razorbacks. John L Smith THINKS he's still auditioning for a job. That's OK, earlier in the year he wasn't quite sure whether or not he was coaching in Alabama... Tigers put this one to bed early.
The Commodores are hoping to move up in the conference bowl selection pecking order. the Demon Deacons are fighting for bowl eligibility. The game is in North Carolina and Wake has a halfway decent team. Vandy wins, but the Deacons keep this one interesting and close.
Nobody thought that Mark Richt would have Georgia back in the BCS title discussion after the pounding his Dawgs took in Columbia SC, but here they are. More than a few experts have Georgia on "upset alert" against a Yellow Jacket squad that has improved dramatically since the beginning of the year. Those experts must not be paying attention. Dawgs hunker down in preparation for the SECCG.
Jeff Schultz of the AJC is calling this week's UT vs UK game the "Help Wanted Bowl". It was nice for Joker to get carried off the field last week since the Vols will record their first conference win.
What do people on the plains have to be thankful for this year? Believe it or not, a NCAA investigation that may well save the school millions in buyout money! Oh yeah, there's a football game this weekend for the War Tiggers. Tide covers whether they are thinking about Georgia or not.
The Egg bowl is probably the most interesting match-up in the SEC this week. The Bulldogs have had a pretty good year and the Rebels have been everybody's "surprise team". Ole Miss has been playing better lately and has looked more impressive against top notch competition, so I look for Colonel Reb to become bowl eligible this week.
Speaking of bowl eligibility... Mizzou was supposed to compete this year, maybe even be the 2nd or 3rd best team in the SEC East and aTm was sure to struggle and regret their move. It didn't quite work out that way. Twenty two is a lot of points, but Aggie is auditioning for a Sugar Bowl invite and is one of the county's hottest teams.
Did I say that the Egg Bowl was this week's most interesting game? What was I thinking? Despite looking very beatable and stagnant on offense, the Florida gators are still in the discussion for the BCS title! Seminoles likely win, but I expect this game to be very close and down to the wire. Gators cover and could pull off the upset.
After the Gamecocks took UGA to school, everyone had them penciled in as a force to be reckoned with. Then they imploded. Injuries to key players and a few losses, especially a beat down like they got in the Swamp, can change a team's dynamic. Steve Spurrier WILL be the winningest coach in SC history, but he'll have to wait for a bowl game as the Tigers stop a 3 year losing streak with a strong victory.
Why add the MI vs OSU game? Two reasons, outside of Dixieland, this is considered the biggest rivalry game of them all AND there is a remote possibility that the Buckeyes could get the AP share of a split National Championship. For that to happen, Notre Dame would have to lose this weekend and whomever plays the SEC champion in Miami would have to win. Doesn't matter. Wolverines win, but take the gift points.
Why add the Texas Tech vs Baylor game? Two reasons, I feel all warm and fuzzy about the Bears right now AND there is a remote possibility that Tommy Tubberville could be at the helm of a major SEC school next year. For that to happen is not all that hard to envision... Thank you Bears, enjoy your beatdown after a big win as the Red Raiders ride into the sunset and take the free 3 points.
Stanford vs UCLA is a big game, but some folks are asking if the Bruins even WANT to win. The reward for a win? A date with Donald Duck in the PAC 12 championship. Lose and get a rematch of this week. UCLA started off as favorite but the money has come in strong on the Cardinal. Both teams are coming off emotional wins. Stanford needs it more and I expect them to win.
Donald has to be pretty let down right about now. That's not a good place to be when you are stepping into rivalry week against a very strong and very motivated in state school and going to their house. The Ducks can still win the PAC 12 and COULD still play for it all. Expect Donald to win, but Beavers keep it close.
Last game - Notre Dame vs USC. The Trojans have laid a major egg this year and the Irish have found the old magic! Redshirt freshman quarterback Max Wittek has GUARANTEED a win against the Irish. Nice to be confident, but he eats his words and probably feels this game for a week as Notre Dame sets the stage for a highly rated BCS championship game.
A recap of this week's investment advice:
Wake Forest + 11.5
Georgia - 14
Tennessee - 13
Alabama - 32.5
Mississippi - 1.5
Texas AM - 22
Florida + 7.5
Clemson - 4
Michigan + 4
Texas Tech + 3
Stanford - 2
Oregon State + 7
Notre Dame - 5.5
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You know, I think you've picked against Vandy 4 weeks in a row now.
StallingsBaldSpot, on 22 November 2012 - 05:38 PM, said:
You know, I think you've picked against Vandy 4 weeks in a row now.
So, you don't want my kids to have Christmas?
J/K - I'm picking them to win, just don't think they'll cover.
And I did not expect UT or Mizzou to shit the bed like they did.
AND - Vandy is WAY better than they looked early after a loss to NW - win that game and y'all all but have the Gator Bowl locked down...
dcbl, on 22 November 2012 - 05:42 PM, said:
So, you don't want my kids to have Christmas?
J/K - I'm picking them to win, just don't think they'll cover.
And I did not expect UT or Mizzou to shit the bed like they did.
AND - Vandy is WAY better than they looked early after a loss to NW - win that game and y'all all but have the Gator Bowl locked down...
Lol I'm just stating that VU has covered 4 straight weeks I believe.
StallingsBaldSpot, on 22 November 2012 - 06:25 PM, said:
Lol I'm just stating that VU has covered 4 straight weeks I believe.
I wrote vandy off after they got curb stomped by us and lost to NW - a mistake on my part
but I respect Wake & THINK they will fight hard to get a bowl. I think Vandy wins, but i expect it to be close
Clemson beats SC? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.


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2.2-4 Defendant's Option to Testify
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The defendant has not testified in this case. An accused person has the option to testify or not to testify at the trial. (He/she) is under no obligation to testify. (He/she) has a constitutional right not to testify. You must draw no unfavorable inferences from the defendant's choice not to testify.
General Statutes § 54-84 (b) provides that "[u]nless the accused requests otherwise, the court shall instruct the jury that they may draw no unfavorable inferences from the accused's failure to testify." Section 54-84 (b) reversed prior Connecticut case law that held that a defendant who did not testify at trial was not entitled to have the jury instructed that his or her choice not to testify should not be considered against him or her. See State v. Nemeth, 182 Conn. 403, 409-10 (1980); State v. Miller, 34 Conn. App. 250, 255-61, cert. denied, 230 Conn. 902 (1994). The statute imposes a definite duty upon the court, without a request from the defendant, to instruct the jury that it must not draw any unfavorable inferences from the defendant's constitutional privilege of silence. State v. Hicks, 97 Conn. App. 266, 271, cert. denied, 280 Conn. 930 (2006). The omission of a "no adverse inference" instruction is plain error and due to its constitutional magnitude can never be subject to harmless error analysis. State v. Ruocco, 151 Conn. App. 732, 743-44, cert. granted, 314 Conn. 923 (2014).
Although the instruction need not recite the statutory language verbatim, it must accurately convey the substantive meaning. See State v. Yurch, 229 Conn. 516, 322 (1994), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 965, 115 S.Ct. 430, 130 L.Ed.2d 343 (1994) (improper to use the word "unreasonable" instead of "unfavorable"); State v. Vega, 36 Conn. App. 41, 48 (1994) (the use of "unfair" rather than "unfavorable" was reversible error).
In State v. Casanova, 255 Conn. 581, 600 (2001), the Supreme Court held that it was not improper to use the "arguably negative" statutory phrase "failure to testify," because "the charge as a whole . . . was neutral in substance," in that it contained the neutral phrases "option to testify," "no obligation to testify," and "constitutional right not to testify." It also held that the trial court was not required by § 54-84 (b) to use the defendant's requested language. While this case establishes that a reference to a defendant's "failure" to testify does not constitute a constitutional or statutory violation, the cautious approach is to use consistently neutral language.
A defendant does not have "a
constitutional right to be canvassed personally" as to his or her waiver of this
instruction; counsel for the defendant, acting on the defendant's behalf, may
request that the court omit the instruction from its charge. State v.
Stewart, 64 Conn. App. 340, 351, cert. denied, 258 Conn. 909 (2001).
"Although the right not to testify is personal to the accused, the decision as
to whether a court should include an instruction, pursuant to § 54-84 (b),
regarding an accused's decision not to testify is a matter of trial strategy."
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Feb. 18 -- A decision on whether National Hockey League players will participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, could come within the next six months, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said today.
Both Bettman and Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players' Association, said in a news conference at the Sochi Games that no decision on 2018 will be made during the current Olympics in Russia.
"I hope it could be done in six months," Bettman told reporters. "Frankly, if we're going to continue to participate, having as long a runway as possible would be an advantage. But as much as we'd like to, you're dealing with a guesstimate on the timetable."
NHL players have participated in the last five Winter Games, making hockey one of the most high-profile sports at the Olympics. There are 148 NHL players in Sochi, including 10 each from the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings.
Having NHL players perform in the Olympics forces the league to shut down in the middle of its season and exposes highly paid athletes to the risk of injury outside NHL games, leading some team owners to oppose continuing the practice.
On the other hand, it gives the NHL a dose of midseason publicity and many players are passionate about performing for their home nation at the Olympics.
"None of this moves forward at all, if it moves forward, if the players don't want to play," Bettman said. "If the players ever said we're not interested, we're not going to ever force them to go."
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Fehr said the players' union will go through a review after Sochi and poll its members about their interest in playing at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
"When my process begins with the players, it will take as long as it takes," Fehr said. "They may say by the time we get to our meetings in July they know enough, it may be done in November."
One of the factors in making the decision is whether NHL players will participate in other global events.
"The fact of the matter is whatever we decide to do, the NHL and the NHLPA will be able to talk about other international initiatives, including bringing back the World Cup," Bettman said. "We see international competition on the horizon, it's just a matter of what the format will be."
Rene Fasel, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, joined Bettman and Fehr at the news conference and said NHL players enjoy being at the Olympics.
"There is nothing like an Olympic gold medal in the life of an athlete," he said. "The gold medal, you cannot replace that."
Bettman quickly interjected: "Except maybe winning a Stanley Cup."


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CUPERTINO -- Apple (AAPL) abdicated its throne of most valuable company in the United States to Exxon Mobil for all of one day, as the tech giant's stock rebounded Monday to take the title back from the largest American oil company.
The Cupertino company's stock rebounded Monday, however, gaining 2.3 percent to close at $449.83, giving it a market cap -- the total value of all shares in a company -- of $422.4 billion. Exxon dropped 0.7 percent on the day to close at $91.11, giving it a market cap of $415.4 billion.
Apple stock was punished after it announced earnings Wednesday afternoon for the final three months of 2012, when holiday shoppers put $54.5 billion in Apple's coffers for profits of more than $13 billion, both records for the company.
After declines of 12.4 percent Thursday -- he worst one-day decline for Apple since 2008 -- and 2.4 percent Friday, Apple was passed by Exxon in market capitalization, ending a run at the top that stretched for a full calendar year.
Apple and Exxon jockeyed for the top spot through the last half of 2011, but Apple's record-breaking holiday quarter to end the year pushed the company to the top in January 2012, and it went on to break Microsoft's record for highest market cap of all time, without adjusting for inflation. At its peak price, Apple sold for $705.07 on the day of the iPhone 5's launch, Sept. 21.
Analysts are torn on Apple: The company continues to produce massive profits and revenues but has not introduced a revolutionary new product to drive further growth since the iPad in 2010, instead just updating and changing options for its two massive revenue generators, the iPhone and the iPad.
Apple "is still a terrific company with a great balance sheet, a great product line, tremendous innovation," Christopher Giordano, principal owner of Los Gatos-based Giordano Wealth Management Group, said last week.
"Apple has great prospects for the future, but I do believe the optimism about Apple was overdone," Michael Yoshikami, founder of Walnut Creek-based Destination Wealth Management, countered. "It rallied more than it should have, a rally based on the hysteria over the company."
Staff writer George Avalos contributed to this report. Contact Jeremy C. Owens at 408-920-5876; follow him at Twitter.com/mercbizbreak.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis teams will return to action Tuesday, Feb. 18 in Lafayette, La. when they face the Ragin' Cajuns at the Cajun Courts. The Islanders men's team is on a seven-match winning streak and has tied the best start in school history with an 8-3 record that dates back to 2007. The women's team (4-2) earned one of their biggest wins ever defeating nationally ranked SMU on the road in Dallas last week.
"This is a team we have tremendous respect for," Director of Tennis Steve Moore said. "They do an incredibly good job at home as far as fans. It's a tough environment to play at, but at the same time I love it, because that is what college tennis needs, a loud, spirited crowd. This is what we try so hard to do in Corpus Christi.
"This will be good for our players as it makes them mentally tougher and all boats rise for college tennis with fan attendance like we will see tomorrow. It is good for our sport and good for college tennis. We train our team consistently on controlling the things we can control, and fans are not one of the things you can control, so I expect a mentally focused effort from our teams."
The Islanders have a tremendous history of thrilling matches against ULL. Last season, the Islanders women's team earned one of its toughest wins of the season with a 6-1 victory over the Ragin' Cajuns at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. After numerous delays due to the weather, the Islanders picked up the win to stay undefeated on the season. After the Islanders clinched the doubles point, returners Maider Martin, Sandra Burges, Stefania Nicolae and Celia Rodriguez all claimed singles wins. Prior to that, the Islanders clinched a come-from-behind victory over ULL, 4-1, in Lafayette, La. with the final four singles matches going into a third set.
Freshman Judit Vives leads the Islanders in singles play with a perfect 4-0 record in the No. 6 slot. Fellow freshman Kerry Galhos has also been outstanding in the No. 5 spot with a 4-1 record. Rodriguez leads the returners with a 5-1 record, including a 5-0 record in the No. 4 position. The sophomore clinched the match for the Islanders, 7-5, in the third set to lift the team to a 4-3 victory over SMU last week.
On the men's side, the Islanders and Ragin' Cajuns met up twice last season with the Islanders taking both matches at home. In the first meeting, the two teams faced each other in the semifinals of the 47th Annual HEB Tournament of Champions at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. The Islanders earned a gritty 4-2 win in a match that featured three singles matches reach a third set. Returners Peter Nagy, Matt Westmoreland and Ricardo Mayagoitia each secured singles victories. In the second meeting in Corpus Christi, the Islanders roared from behind to score the final four-team points to win 5-2 over ULL. Nagy, Westmoreland, Mayagoitia and Javier Pujol all recorded singles wins.
The match between the Ragin' Cajuns and the Islanders in Lafayette in 2010 was one of the longest matches in Islanders' history going seven hours because of a rain delay. The thrilling match came down to the tiebreaker in No. 1 doubles with James Langford and Dmitry Novikov squeezing out the 9-7 win to lift the Islanders to a 4-3 victory.
Nagy is powering the men's team with an 8-1 record in No. 1 singles while Guillaume Rauseo is 8-2 in singles play, including a 7-1 record at No. 3 singles. Both Nagy and Rauseo are on a seven-match winning streak. In doubles play, the freshman-senior duo of Westmoreland and Paul Cook come into Tuesday's match with a 4-0 record in the No. 2 spot. As a team the Islanders are 35-18 in singles play and 11-4 in doubles action this season.
The Ragin' Cajuns' men's team is 6-2 on the year with wins over Incarnate Word, UTPA, Lamar, Jackson State, UT Arlington and Xavier. Both of the losses have come against ranked opponents, No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 6 Baylor.
The women's team comes into Tuesday's match with a 3-3 record after wins over Jackson State, Southern and Xavier. The Ragin' Cajuns are coming off a 4-2 loss to Arkansas State. Prior to that, the team fell to UTSA and Texas State.
"Louisiana-Lafayette men's and women's teams are teams we truly respect for how they always battle hard and we are looking for a great battle tomorrow," Moore added.
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (IslandersTennis) and follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersTennis).


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Schools canceled for Thursday, Feb. 13
Published: Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 5:11 p.m.
Shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday, school officials announced that Henderson County Schools will be closed Thursday, Feb. 13.
It will be an annual leave day for staff.
This will be the second day this week that Henderson County has canceled school due to winter weather. On Monday, the school system released students early.
Transylvania County Schools and Polk County Schools will also be closed Thursday due to the weather.
Due to missed days, Transylvania County Schools will now be in session on Monday, Feb.17 and Monday, April 21.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the region until 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Hi, I just got a Samsung Smart TV and I am using PMS to stream to the "Allshare Play" app on my TV. The server computer is connected to a gigabit switch with a cat 6 cable and my TV is connected by a cat 6 cable to a N-router. (The router is connected to the gigabit switch via a cat 6 cable as-well).
The problem is, whenever I stream any file be it 1920x1080 or just an average 720x576, The video plays pretty well and then when it passes around 30 minutes, it just keeps pausing and playing until it reaches a point where the TV says that it has a connection error with the PMS.
FYI. I don't think transcoding is the problem because this happens with every type of file format, even the ones that don't need transcoding.
Also, the log doesn't say much...
INFO 2013-02-12 18:41:44.879 [StartPlaying Event] renderer: 192.168.xxx, file: xxxxx
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MORAGA -- Nearly a week after issuing an apology and withdrawing legal document language stating a former student may have shared some responsibility for the sexual abuse she suffered from former teachers, school board trustees made a sweeping public apology to that student and others sexually abused in the 1990s.
Board trustees also said the district will mediate claims against the district filed by those former students.
"No child is to blame for his or her own abuse. Sexual abuse is not the fault of any victim and certainly not the fault of a child victim," school board Vice President Charles MacNulty read from a statement at a meeting Tuesday. "We are truly sorry that our filing obscured this important truth and we are deeply sorry for the pain it caused victims of sexual abuse."
Three former students, including 30-year-old Cal assistant swim coach Kristen Cunnane, have filed claims against the district. Cunnane sued the district and three former administrators and says her abuse by two intermediate school teachers in the 1990s was caused by failures to report suspected abuse to authorities. The other two claims filed by victims known as "Jane Doe" also say mandated reporting failures led to their continued abuse.
MacNulty said the district's insurance company will participate in the mediation. He also offered emotional apologies for a portion of the district's legal defense, which had included the words "carelessness" and "negligence" on the part of the victims.
"In our initial response to one lawsuit, we made a terrible mistake by including a defense that was entirely inappropriate," he said.
Earlier, Cunnane's brother-in-law Ryan Cunnane reprimanded district leaders, saying he took offense at Superintendent Bruce Burns' earlier public support of the defense language. And he called on the board to investigate how former teachers Julie Correa -- now serving time for abusing Cunnane -- and Dan Witters were able to "hide in the open."
"I ask you to take this head on and do not run from your responsibility. Embrace this challenge. Launch an investigation. Find out what happened and learn from it," Ryan Cunnane said.
Witters killed himself amid allegations of sexually abusing students.
In May, the school district told parents an internal probe into the 1990s abuse had been completed. Residents have repeatedly called for an independent investigation.
Trustees also voted Tuesday to streamline language in the district's child abuse prevention policy, requiring all members of a mandated reporting team to individually report potential child abuse to authorities.
That decision also came nearly a week after board president Dexter Louie's sudden resignation. Louie had pushed for wording to require all mandated reporters file a report, having had concerns that a section of the California Penal Code on which much of the district policy is based states that a single report may be made by a selected member of a mandated reporting team.
Louie argued such language could create a perceived loophole in that there is no way of knowing whether a designated reporter actually filed a report. He has since contacted state lawmakers, including Sen. Mark DeSaulnier and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, to look at fixing the problem.
"I hope the penal code will be amended to eliminate what I believe is a very serious weakness in the law, allowing one person to report for two or more mandated reporters," Louie wrote in an email Monday. Trustees also discussed filling the vacancy left by Louie, who was re-elected Nov. 6 and resigned one day later. The school board must either order an election or make an appointment within 60 days of the resignation, according to the state's education code.


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Christine McVie has rejoined Fleetwood Mac, according to Rolling Stone.
Drummer Mick Fleetwood reportedly told the audience Saturday at Uncle Willie K's BBQ Blues Fest in Maui, "This is the worst kept secret there is, but Christine McVie will be rejoining Fleetwood Mac."
According to Fleetwood Mac News, he made the announcement after Willie and Fleetwood played an acoustic version of McVie's "Rumours" track "Songbird." The band has yet to release the news formally.
Last year, McVie performed with the band for the first time in 15 years during two shows of the group's European tour. At the time, singer Stevie Nicks shrugged off the possibility of McVie's return. "I would say there's no more a chance of that happening than an asteroid hitting the earth," she said. "She is done."
McVie later told The Guardian, "If they were to ask me I would probably be very delighted ... but it hasn't happened so we'll have to wait and see." About the performance, she said "It was amazing, like I'd never left. I climbed back on there again and there they were, the same old faces on stage."
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- San Jose stowaway: Teen speaks about flight to Hawaii, mom
- Jun 3:
- San Jose stowaway: Pilot on tape talks of teen in the landing gear
- May 5:
- With return to California, San Jose police looking to interview stowaway teen about airport breach
- May 3:
- Teen who stowed away on Hawaiian Airlines flight is now in custody of Santa Clara County social services
- Official: Boy who stowed away on jet leaves Hawaii
- Apr 30:
- San Jose airport fences passed inspection three weeks before teen's breach
- Herhold: The messy moral of the stowaway story
- Apr 28:
- Hawaiian Airlines stowaway's mom in Ethiopian refugee camp cries for son
- Apr 27:
- Santa Clara: Teen stowaway 'a good kid who I love dearly,' father says
- Apr 25:
- Stowaway: For advocates, survival tale shines light on national 'runaway crisis'
- Apr 23:
- Stowaway: Father of 15-year-old Santa Clara boy 'thanked God' he is safe
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- Santa Clara High student who stowed away on flight to Maui reportedly eyed African destination
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- Santa Clara teen stowaway's survival in jet's wheelwell was literally death-defying
- Santa Clara teen stowaway's feat highlights airport security concerns
- Mercury News editorial: San Jose airport stowaway does us all a favor
SAN JOSE -- The director of San Jose's airport on Tuesday called the unusual security breach involving a teen stowaway who sneaked onto the airfield a "very serious" incident that could spark changes in how the airport protects its passengers.
But Aviation Director Kim Aguirre couldn't say in her first comments about the episode who was responsible for guarding the aircraft and monitoring the security cameras that had captured images of the boy slipping onto the airfield -- a breach that went unnoticed until he emerged from the plane after it landed in Hawaii.
Aguirre said she doesn't yet know specifically what the airport can do to ensure no one else illegally accesses the airfield again and strongly defended the airport's security record in the face of nationwide scrutiny. Even in a post-9/11 world, in which passengers must endure frustrating security lines while the airport deploys a vast network of security cameras and 3,000 employees responsible for security, the teenager's journey was proof there are holes.
"I wish that every system was fool proof, but it's just not," said Aguirre, who returned to San Jose on Tuesday after a planned family trip to Portland. "We're going to take a look at this incident and figure out what we can do different, better -- learn from it."
Aguirre and aviation experts cautioned against any knee-jerk reactions to completely overhaul how airports locally and nationwide secure their perimeters in the wake of the media frenzy over the boy, who somehow survived in a wheel well on a 5½-hour flight from San Jose to Hawaii on Sunday. The details that have emerged in the case of the unidentified boy, who has not been charged, show how he somehow slipped through what is already a vast network of technology and manpower.
First, he scaled a six-foot fence topped with barbed wire on the north end of the airport. And despite an extensive airport-wide camera system and regular police and employee patrols that cover the area, he picked a spot where cameras didn't pick him up, and he wasn't seen by workers, the airport said.
Once on the airfield, security cameras captured an image that appeared to be the boy, airport officials said, but apparently no one monitoring the closed-circuit video system saw it. Still, all employees on the airfield, who go through training to receive access badges, must by federal rules "challenge" any person they see without a badge in the area, or else they're subject to a fine. It's unclear whether the workers didn't see the boy or didn't say anything.
Finally, the boy hopped onto a Hawaiian Airlines flight's wheel well even though the airline says its maintenance crews are supposed to do early checks of the aircraft, including the wheel well. Later, however, when the pilot and other crew members were checking the plane before takeoff, they did not check the wheel well because its doors are mostly closed, and the area is not visible, the airline said. The airport wouldn't say if its cameras captured the teen's climb into the wheel well, saying it was sensitive security information. San Jose in 2010 unveiled a $1.3 billion modernization at the airport, though the boy apparently slipped through an older part of the airport.
"You've got enough layers in the system -- it's just a case where it seemed the system didn't work," said Jeff Price, an aviation security author and professor at Metropolitan State University in Denver.
Richard Bloom, the director of terrorism, intelligence and security studies at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Arizona, agreed, saying perimeter security breaches are still rare.
"This doesn't mean we should radically change how we do aviation security," he said. It's just that "with all these different layers of security, none of them is 100 percent accurate. Each has its own vulnerabilities."
In San Jose's case, while much of its detailed protection plan is private for security reasons, its overall system meets the Transportation Security Administration's guidelines and features protections similar to those in place at San Francisco International Airport. Officials at Oakland's airport declined to provide any information on their security.
Aguirre said the airport will wait for the TSA's investigation before deciding what security upgrades will be made, if any. Even 2½ days after the incident, she said there was no obvious security gap -- "no hole in the fence," for instance -- that needed immediate fixing.
One possible factor was that while it's still not clear exactly when the teenager hopped the fence, it happened in the wee hours during the airport's curfew, when the frequency of flights is greatly reduced. Fewer security and civilian employees are at the airport during those hours, though Aguirre said they patrol the area and monitor security cameras 24 hours a day and rejected any notion that the airport is more vulnerable during off-peak times.
She and other airport officials emphasized that they could not remember this sort of breach ever happening before and that overall, the airport has an exceptional safety record.
"The key point is we are doing everything in our power to prevent any kind of security breaches," Aguirre said. "As we continue to grow and learn from these types of events, we'll make improvements if and when necessary."
Contact Mike Rosenberg at 408-920-5705. Follow him at Twitter.com/RosenbergMerc.


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Colby Langford's quest for third straight state title ends
Published: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 8:18 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 8:18 p.m.
North Henderson senior wrestler Colby Langford was prepared to go after his third straight individual wrestling state title next weekend, but it all came to an end Friday.
Langford missed making weight by just one-tenth of a pound prior to the 2-A West Regional tournament at West Lincoln High School, thus disqualifying him from the tournament. With a record of 47-1, Langford was the top seed in the 120-pound weight class.
Only the top four finishers from the regional tournaments earn spots in next weekend's state championships in Greensboro.
His younger brother, Mitchel, did make weight and won his bout in the 106-pound class to advance. The second round and semifinal matches will be in the morning, followed by the championship finals in each weight class in the evening.
Mitchel Langford, a sophomore, is now 46-0 and is the defending state and regional champion at 106.
Two other Knights also won their first-round bouts Friday night: senior Zach Houston at 138 and sophomore Clifford Braly at 113. Polk County senior Juan Vera, the top seed at 113, also won his first-round bout.
Results from the 3-A regional at North Gaston, where East Henderson and West Henderson wrestlers were competing, were unavailable at press time.
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SARG27044 wrote:Thats your opinion, the rest of us may disagree...The Donator wrote:Steady 26542 wrote:GDL17921 wrote:the pro katanas are way better for hyzer flipping, I thought the stars were quite a bit beefier.
I agree. The Star Kat I have is ok but again, I just wasn't consistent with it. Every once in a while I would get a drive that would be 50' or so longer but one time it would flip a bit and the next time it would hyzer out. I just never knew where it was going to end up. I suppose that means I suck.
I had the same problem with the star katanas...it would flip out half the time, other times it would blade-hyzer...and it was definately the arrow, not the archer.
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Asthma symptoms can range from very mild to severe. Some children with asthma have only occasional or episodic, and some with seasonal symptoms. Others have a more chronic form of the disease and experience symptoms weekly or daily. Some children have "asthma attacks," in which symptoms seem to develop suddenly.
In most cases, you and your child can learn to recognize signs and symptoms, and take precautions to decrease the severity of an asthma episode. It is important to recognize and treat even mild symptoms. This can help decrease the amount of inflammation and reduce the risk of a more serious episode.
Many times you receive clues that an asthma episode may be developing — before breathing difficulty begins. These clues are called early warning signs. Listed below are common early warning signs. These early warning signs are often unique for each person. Keep track of these signs for a few weeks. It is also helpful to look back on past episodes and see if your child had any of these early warning signs.
Common early warning signs include:
Asthma symptoms indicate that an asthma episode is occurring. Changes have taken place in the airways and airflow is obstructed. Individuals with asthma experience some or all of these during an asthma episode. Action should be taken to treat these symptoms before they become worse.
Asthma symptoms include:
Severe asthma symptoms can be a life threatening emergency.
Severe asthma symptoms include:
If any of these symptoms occur, seek emergency treatment immediately. Have an action plan for getting emergency care quickly in the event of severe asthma symptoms.
In addition to watching for asthma symptoms, a peak flow meter can help you monitor your child's asthma. A peak flow meter can be especially useful if a child has moderate to severe asthma or has difficulty identifying asthma symptoms. A peak flow meter is a small, easy-to-use instrument that measures the peak expiratory flow — how fast you blow out air after a maximum inhalation. It reveals how well your child's lungs are working. Young children, often by age 5 or 6, can learn to use a peak flow meter and produce reliable, consistent results.
It is important to know that peak flow numbers are effort dependent. This means your child needs to put forth a good effort to have reliable, consistent results. Your doctor may have your child demonstrate peak flow meter technique each visit to make sure it is done correctly.
It is very important to understand that you should seek medical attention (doctor's office or emergency room) when your child is not responding to treatment at home.
A daily (or regular) record of peak flow numbers can provide you with a valuable early warning sign. Sometimes peak flow numbers will decrease hours, or even a day or two, before other asthma symptoms become evident. When you monitor peak flow numbers on a daily (or regular) basis, you can identify this drop and take steps to prevent an asthma episode. The peak flow numbers, along with watching for asthma symptoms can be used to make decisions about asthma treatment.
The highest number your child can blow regularly is the "personal best." This is determined by recording peak flow numbers daily for two to three weeks when the asthma is under good control. Talk with your child's doctor about determining your child's "personal best."
Once you know your child's personal best, it may be helpful for you and your doctor to establish zones. Zones will cue you about how well your child is breathing and actions you should take. The zone system can be compared to the colors of a traffic light.
This indicates good lung function. Follow the routine treatment plan for maintaining asthma control.
Your child may need more aggressive medical management for asthma. This may include a temporary increase in quick-relief medication and inhaled steroid medications, an oral steroid burst or other medications as prescribed by your child's doctor.
Your child needs immediate treatment with quick-relief medication. Notify your child's doctor or go to the emergency room if peak flow numbers don't return and stay in the yellow or green zone.
Your doctor can help determine what your child's "personal best" is and what steps you should take when the peak flow numbers are in the green, yellow or red zones.
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Three varietals of orange combined with floral and fruity notes from orange peel, cardamom, jasmine and apricot lightly caffeinated with Green Coffee Extract, served over ice.
|Calories 90
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|Saturated Fat 0g
|Trans Fat 0g
|Cholesterol 0mg
|Sodium 20mg
|Total Carbohydrate 23g
|Dietary Fiber 0g
|Sugars 20g
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|Caffeine 4555mg**
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Lexi Thompson has officially been granted her 2012 LPGA Tour Card.
After Lexi's historic win at the Navistar LPGA Classic, she had to petition to earn her 2012 LPGA Tour card due to her age. While we believed she should be granted the card right away, she still needed to go through the proper requirements and submit her petition for the LPGA to decide. They decided and she's in.
Lexi became the youngest professional golfer to win an LPGA event after she won by 5 strokes at the Navistar LPGA Classic. Following her win, COBRA PUMA GOLF launched the #LetLexiPlay campaign to rally support for her dream to be a member of the LPGA Tour. On Friday, September 30th Mike Whan (LPGA Commissioner) helped make that dream come true by waiving the age requirement for Lexi.
Lexi outdrove the field at the Navistar LPGA Classic and we're excited to see what heat she brings next year to the LPGA Tour.
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On Saturday, April 27, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced MoDOT crews had re-opened U.S. 61 at Alexandria, Mo., in Clark County at the Iowa state line. The highway had been closed for more than one week due to flooding.
Crews have cleaned up the area and repaired the damage to the shoulders and road.
All updated flood and road work closures are available 24/7 on the traveler information map at modot.org.
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Chris Pierre Combe and Brittany Stuart Combe of Edmond announce the birth of a son, Jackson Pierre Combe.
He was born Oct. 15, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Edmond. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 ½ inches long.
He is the grandson of Steve and Betty Combe of Shawnee and Roger and Jan Stuart of Edmond.
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An evening to benefit the HelpingHearts fund is scheduled Saturday, Feb. 9, at Quality Inn in Hannibal. A social time with a cash bar will begin at 6 p.m. Dinner will start at 6:30 p.m.
All proceeds benefit the HelpingHearts Fund which is used to assist patients in their quest for healing after a heart event.
Tickets are $50 per person or $300 for a table of eight. RSVP is required. Call the Hannibal Regional Hospital Foundation at (573) 629-3577 for reservations.
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SANTA CLARA — One look at the 49ers upcoming schedule convinced linebacker Patrick Willis why no Super Bowl runner-up since 1972 has returned the to win the Lombardi Trophy the following season.
"When the schedule got released, I was like, 'Wow, this is one heck of a schedule,' " Willis said Wednesday as all 49ers reported to training camp. "When you get to a Super Bowl, win or lose, that next year's schedule is no joke."
The 49ers open the regular season Sept. 8 against the Green Bay Packers, a matchup the 49ers won both to start last regular season and their playoff run to Super Bowl XLVII.
Five of their other opponents are coming off playoff appearances: the Seahawks (at Seattle on Sept. 15, at Candlestick on Dec. 8), the Colts (home, Sept. 22), the Texans (home, Oct. 6), the Redskins (away, Nov. 25) and the Falcons (home, Dec. 23).
"This is a demanding schedule. At the same time, we don't like it easy," Willis said. "When you have a tough schedule and you can win it, no one can take it away from you and say they had an easy schedule."
The 49ers' strength of schedule is tied for seventh toughest in the league, as their opponents carried a combined .520 winning percentage last season. The 49ers were at the other end of the spectrum a year ago, when they tied for the seventh-easiest schedule (.488).
"We've got to win our division because it'll be tougher than it was last year," cornerback Carlos Rogers said.
Added running back Frank Gore: "We have one of the best divisions in football and we like it like that. We like it tough. We know to get back (to the Super Bowl), we've got to do better this year."
According to Gore and Willis, all 49ers passed Wednesday's conditioning tests. The team's first full-squad practice is Thursday, but they can't be in pads until Saturday.