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Do you remember how your mom would tell you every year on Halloween that too much candy at once would make you sick? That you should save some for later, space it out over a few days? But that you were so excited to have all that candy that you scarfed it all down, and then paid for it later?
While a good deal of social networking might be in its infancy, we have to assume that eventually, a lot of these tools and tactics will become mainstream– if you can't claim that already. As the late majorities and laggards start to come around, it' won't be long before Facebook and Twitter are as ubiquitous as e-mail. Niche-specific social networks have begun popping up like Whack-a-Moles. Will all this lead to a social meltdown? Will we really be able to keep track of all of our friends, followers, feeds and networks? Will we NEED a separate network for every conceivable aspect of our lives? Will too much make us sick to our stomachs?
I'm currently a member of two Ning networks: PROpenMic and my industry-specific network. (I'm sure many of you know this, but Ning is a platform for building a Facebook-like social network for a specific group of people.) As Ning and similar platforms become more widespread and more people become comfortable with social networking, I can only imagine that the number of groups creating their own social network will rise dramatically. Remember how it used to be so hard to build a web site and so not may people/organizations had one?
I can envision a point where my university alumni association, church, town, dentist's office, neighborhood, family and even my pets all have separate social networks. It's already underway- my family is getting into Geni, my alumni association has integrated lots of social networking features into its Web site. Dave Fleet just noted that he's seen an uptick in Ning networks and inspired the title for this post:
The more diffuse my involvement in social networking, the less engaged I am. I used to spend a lot of time on Facebook. Then I discovered Twitter. I'm a member of Geni, GoodReads, TripAdvisor– and about a dozen other sites. The more I join, the less I seem to interact. My interest in one network gives way to another. I'm not so sure that it's a matter of having the time to participate as having the attention span. Even services like FriendFeed that consolidate my activity into one place make it only slightly easier to handle. And often I'm connecting and interacting with the same people across all these different networks.
So what does the future look like? As we join more social networks, will we actually socialize less? Will people join everything but participate in nothing? What good is a network if none of the members actively participate?
People have been postulating for a while now that "social networking fatigue" will force more interoperability between networks. Will one network, like Facebook, dominate and roll-up all other, smaller networks under its umbrella? I don't think people will want to manage dozens of profiles and interactions at dozens of Web sites.
As we counsel clients and businesses on social media and introduce them to the possibilities, I think it's important to emphasize that just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD (see: shoulder pads, Furbies, and the Pontiac Aztek). Social networking strategies need to reflect a business goals and provide value to an organization's stakeholders. Just because it's easy to create a specific social network for your customers/employees/members doesn't mean that it's the best tool or method for engaging that audience. Look at what's already out there and what tools the audience is already using. Are most of them active on Facebook? Maybe a fan page is a better alternative to a separate social network. Maybe all you need to do is jazz up your existing Web site with some interactive features that don't require a login or profile.
In all our excitement about new tools and opportunities that social media presents, we have to remember that eating all the candy at once is going to make everyone sick. Mom was right – you've got to pace yourself!
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GREENVILLE, SC -- The third-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs overcame a seven-point halftime deficit and outscored the top-billed/11th-ranked Railsplitters, 48-25, in the second half to capture a 69-53 victory to claim the 2013 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Championship on Sunday afternoon in Greenville, South Carolina. The loss to the Bulldogs is the first for Lincoln Memorial University (24-5) this season, as they defeated Wingate (21-8) in the two regular-season matchups. It also snaps an eight-game winning streak for the Railsplitters dating back to February 13th. For the Bulldogs, they earn their second-consecutive tournament title and clinch an automatic berth to the 2013 NCAA Southeast Regional Tournament.
The No. 11 Railsplitters await their seed for the southeast regional tournament, which is set to be announced during a live selection show via the NCAA at 10:30 p.m. eastern time which can be viewed here. Lincoln Memorial was ranked first in the most recent southeast region poll, just ahead of Peach Belt Conference tournament champion USC Aiken. The number one team in the region earns the distinction of hosting the three rounds of regional play on their home turf.
The Bulldogs held early sway in the contest, as Ethan Kincaid tallied eight points through the first media timeout to give Wingate a 10-8 advantage at the 12:55 mark. Jeff Parker came out of that timeout by grabbing an offensive rebound and putting in a layup to extend the Bulldog advantage to 12-8, which stood through the second media timeout with 11:35 left to play in the first.
Coming out of the break, the Railsplitters picked up two quick baskets from Dustin Craig and Chance Jones to knot the game at 12-12. Following that run, the Bulldogs used a pair of free throws by Odell Turner and a layup by Ryan Daye, which answered a tough lay in by Chance Jones, to take a 16-14 advantage with 7:55 left to play in the half.
Over the next 4:17, the Railsplitters implemented a 6-2 run, paced with two buckets from Vincent Bailey to take a 20-18 lead by the third media timeout with 3:38 remaining in the opening half. The Railsplitters continued to rally over the final three and a half minute stretch, as they closed the first period on an 8-3 run, capped with a three-pointer by Cam Carden as time expired to go into the break holding a 28-21 advantage.
The Railsplitters put on the clamps defensively in the opening frame, as they limited the Bulldogs to only a 22% effort (7-32) from the field in that period and held Wingate without a field goal over the final 5:42. The Railsplitters also forced the 'Dogs into six turnovers in the first 20 minutes and posted five blocked shots to claim sway of the ballgame. Nearly all of the scoring in that stanza came from the combo of Vincent Bailey and Chance Jones, as the pair combined for 16 points with Bailey pouring in 10 to front the 28-21 halftime advantage for the Railsplitters.
Coming out of the locker room, the Railsplitters used a three-point play by Vincent Bailey to push their lead to 31-21, however, the Bulldogs used a three-point play and a three-pointer by Paidrick Matilus, along with two-consecutive transition buckets to close the gap to 33-31 with 16:52 left to play. Both teams traded three-point and two-point buckets before the Bulldogs used a breakaway layup by Ethan Kincaid and a dunk by Deion Turman to knot the game at 38-38 with 14:21 to play.
Over the next six minutes, the momentum flipped in Wingate's favor, as they rolled out a 12-4 run, capped with a pair of free throws by Paidrick Matilus at the 8:28 mark to assume a 50-42 advantage. The Railsplitters stopped the bleeding briefly with a two-pointer by Lorenza Ross, however, the Bulldogs answered with a three-pointer by Ryan Daye and a free throw by Turman with 6:36 to play to extend the lead to 54-44.
The Railsplitters fought back with a 6-0 run, paced by Lorenza Ross' three-pointer to cut the deficit to 54-50 at the 4:57 mark. However, that would be the Railsplitters' last gasp, as Wingate answered with a 9-0 run of their own over the next three minutes to extend the lead to 63-50, the largest lead for either team, on a drive and dunk by Odell Turner with 1:35 left in regulation. That lead would be too much to overcome for the Railsplitters, as they were limited to only three points over the final 1:35 with two field goals over the final 5:49 en route to a 69-53 loss in Greenville, South Carolina.
Lincoln Memorial struggled to find their rhythm offensively in the second half of play, as they were limited to only nine field goals on 31% shooting over the final 20 minutes of action in which they were outscored 48-25 by the Bulldogs. LMU did, however, edge Wingate in shooting percentage, notching a 40% effort to only a 34.8% mark for the Bulldogs. The Railsplitters' offensive efforts were headlined by Vincent Bailey, as the junior forward tallied 15 points and 12 rebounds in only 28 minutes of work. Chance Jones chimed in with 13 points, four rebounds and two assists, while Lorenza Ross netted 10 points and three rebounds.
Vincent Bailey and Chance Jones were both awarded All-Tournament honors for their efforts in the 2013 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament.
In uncharacteristic fashion, the Railsplitters were bested on the glass, as the Bulldogs compiled a 47-36 rebounding advantage with 20 offensive boards in the contest, which accounted for an eye-popping 29-8 disparity on second chance points for the Bulldogs. Deion Turman fueled that dominant rebounding performance for the Bulldogs with a game-high 15 rebounds to go along with 12 second-half points. SAC Tournament Most Valuable Player Paidrick Matilus led the Bulldogs in scoring, along with Ryan Daye, with 14 points, while Ethan Kincaid added 10 points and eight rebounds. Odell Turner was also strong in the championship game with seven points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes of work.

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Scott Munson, 12, has extreme sensory needs. At school, he is on a sensory diet in which he is stimulated every half-hour. Scott, who has autism, has found a new place to fill those sensory needs in downtown Antioch at Special Haven's multisensory room.
"Most kids like to go to the park or go to Disneyland. Scott likes to go to this room," said his mother, Michelle, of Brentwood. "His body craves it. This is a great place where he can go and be a kid."
The Munson family -- which also includes Scott's father, Lee, and sister, Mia, 9 -- were featured in a recent documentary short. UC Berkeley students and independent filmmakers Melanie DeAnda and Cecilia Wong recently showed the film, "Making Sense," at a small, private festival.
Meanwhile, the nonprofit Special Haven, where Michelle Munson is a board member, recently received a grant for up to $15,000 to expand and finish the multisensory room. The grant comes from the Hidden Angels Foundation, which will also assist with design and construction of the expansion.
Special Haven hopes to raise the additional $4,500 necessary to complete the project in 2013 through donations and events such as a spring beer fest and fall golf tournament.
It's big news for what the documentary makers claim is one of only two publicly available multisensory rooms in the U.S.
Special Haven board member Christine Schwab said the expansion will take the multisensory room to the next level. Currently, the space features elements such as a bubble tube and a black tent on which children can write with glowing ink.
That next level might include elements such as a waterbed that vibrates in syncopation with music or a wall with touchable elements.
"Now, it's really cool," she said. "But it's going to be spectacular."
The therapy room began as a dream of Julie "Jude" Byrne, owner of Intuitive Healing Center, a downtown Antioch spa and homeopathic treatment center. Byrne is English and the mother of two special needs children who had access to multisensory rooms in Europe, where they are common.
She was surprised to find so few publicly available when she moved to the United States, so she set out to create one of her own. With the help of her board and several fundraisers, Special Haven opened its free, by-appointment room this summer in a room of the Healing Center.
The room is of personal benefit for Schwab, whose son Matthew Jr., 10, has autism. Matthew loves the room, as do the children she cares for in her business, a day care for children with special needs. Schwab makes use of the space often.
"It's a therapy, but it's also a learning experience, and it's also super fun," she said.
There's more to it than personal satisfaction, however.
Schwab said the room benefits many types of children and adults with special needs, whom recent research has proved often experience the world differently, needing both more sensory input and less than a typical person.
The Special Haven room is relatively small, but "it's something that fills this need," she said. "There's a lot going on in that room."
Perhaps most pleasing to the families who use it is the ability to affect the environment. For example, a board with push buttons allows visitors to change the colors in the bubble tube and the whole room. For some people, this is one of the few opportunities available to be in control of their experience.
"It gives them a sense of well-being," Schwab said. "If you go there and see what's going on in their faces, it's amazing."
Munson wholeheartedly agreed. "That's why this room is so important to us," she said. It offers Scott "a little bit of peace for himself, and all his sensory needs are met."
She, too, believes the room represents something more than a place for her family. For Munson, the downtown location offers every family a chance for interaction and understanding.
"We want our special kids to be included. We want them to have their place" she said. "We want the public to know who they are."
For more information on donating to Special Haven or about using the multisensory room, go to www.specialhaven.org/ or www.facebook.com/SpecialHaven.


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Man Shot Saturday at Lakeland Farmers Market
Published: Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 7:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 7:27 p.m.
LAKELAND | The 79-year-old owner of a coin and gun booth was shot in the stomach early Saturday at the Lakeland Farmers Market at 2701 Swindell Road, deputies said.
Two men stopped at the booth around 7:45 a.m. and said they wanted to buy a gun, but the man refused to sell it, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The two left but said they would return.
Minutes later, six men came up to the booth and one, who who was armed with a hammer smashed a glass case where handguns were displayed, deputies said. Another man, armed with a handgun, shot the owner.
The group of men were last seen in the northwest corner of the market, cutting across a field.
The 79-year-old underwent surgery at Lakeland Regional Medical Center and is expected to recover, deputies said. The Polk County Sheriff's Office would not release the victim's name Saturday evening.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Polk County Sheriff's Office at 863-307-5051 or 863-298-6200.
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VOLUME 16, NUMBER 1_THE MONTH OF THE BITTER ROOT _MAY 12 and 19, 1987 Indian pride was alive and well this month in Dixon, St. Ignatius Modern practice says Native American Day is held each year on the last Friday of September. For all practical purposes, though, it appears to have come early this year, at least in Dixon and St. Ignatius. The St. Ignatius Indian Education Committee hosted a lively, iy2-hour-long pow wow last Wednesday that was attended by elementary students and any junior- and senior-high students who wished to participate by dancing. 0* , -1 A few miles down the road, the students at Two Eagle River School at the old Dixon Agency spent the same day learning to raise (and take down, as it happens) tepees on day two of the annual Elders Week observance: In near-perfect 67° weather, a number of tradition-minded elders and others spent all morning instructing students about how to correctly put up three tepees on the football field. The plan had been to have one tepee raised by a team of experienced raisers as the students watched and took mental notes. Then, the younger people were to form teams and race to set up two other tepees. As it happened, though, one observance of a raising does not a raiser make. It's harder than it sounds. Still, one team made up of several girls and a boy were able to get their canvas house up after two tries and with minimal aid from the adults. They should have won the race, too, except that they forgot to open the "earflaps" until the other team, made up mostly of boys, near the end of its adult-aided third attempt, announced that it had won instead. As the second team pounded its last stake, the first team was still securing its tepee's second earflap. The tepee-raising was part of several days' activity that included hunting trips, a canoe race, Native American games, video showings, and a pow wow over the weekend (more coverage next issue). The mini pow wow up in St. Ignatius was one of a number of JOM-funded activities held throughout the scholastic year. Businessman Doug Allard acted as emcee, explaining the 'whats' and 'wherefores' of pow wows and Indian dancing to the assembled first-through sixth-graders, many of whom were dressed in interesting imitations of Indian outfits. Highlights of the afternoon were Bob Woodcock's solo fancy-dance exhibition, an honor dance for faculty and education committee members, and a boys-versus-girls dance contest. On this last feature, while many of the boys showed a lot of spirit in their (Concludes on the next page) Upward Bound has 15-plus jobs available The Upward Bound program, being administered this year by Salish Kootenai College, needs 15-plus people to fill a variety of job positions this year. The work ranges from cooking to bus-van drivers to various kinds of teaching and culture-presenting. The list of openings is on this issue's job announcement page. Please note: The closing date to apply is this Friday, May 22.
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Update Regarding Unauthorized Server Access – June 13, 2014
UNCW's Information Technology Systems team has concluded its investigation of recent unauthorized access to a UNCW applications server, which made it possible to access a database containing names, addresses and social security numbers of individuals associated with UNCW. UNCW does not believe that the unauthorized access constitutes a breach of personally identifiable information (information hacked for the purpose of misuse). Nonetheless, the university is providing this notification consistent with North Carolina's Identity Theft Protection Act, so that those who may be affected can be mindful of possible changes to or inquiries regarding their personal information and accounts.
Although the university's investigation has indicated a wider scope of potentially accessible information than discovered during the first phase of the investigation, the university has no evidence that the personal data or social security numbers were actually found and accessed, and no indication that fraud has been committed utilizing the information. There have been no confirmed instances of misuse associated with this data. Furthermore, our investigation has ruled out the existence of any credit card information on the server.
UNCW is recommending that anyone who has shared personal information with the university utilize standard best practices of information protection as included under "How to Protect Yourself," below.
Who May Be Affected?
UNCW's ITS team initially discovered that the groups possibly affected by this data incident included individuals employed at UNCW as of March 2014, which may have included part-time and temporary employees, graduate students, and adjunct instructors; and individuals who took a foreign language placement test at UNCW between 2002 and 2006. The university immediately activated the notification process to reach those individuals via email, or via U.S. Mail when an email address wasn't available.
Although there is no evidence that the personal data or the associated social security numbers were accessed by the perpetrator of this attack, or that fraud has been committed utilizing the exposed information, it is possible that the attacked server included information from any individuals who have shared personal data with the university. Given the frequency of data security incidents in the digital age, there are more tools available than ever before for protecting one's personal information. If you have shared personal data with the university, and are concerned about its security, UNCW recommends that you follow the common protocols for monitoring and protecting one's information, as outlined under How To Protect Yourself, below.
Steps Taken By UNCW to Secure Information
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As you are the only one legally authorized to review your financial statements and monitor your credit reports, you are in the most effective position to ensure the security of your personal information and protect your identity. UNCW strongly recommends that you take the following five steps, which are entirely free of charge, to safeguard your information, identity and accounts:
Step 1: Check Your Financial Accounts
Review all credit card, bank and/or debit card statements. If you see any activity you did not authorize, contact the bank or company that services the account immediately to report the fraud. You should also request a new credit or debit card with a different number and immediately change any PINs or passwords for the account.
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Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you may request your credit report, which will be sent to you free of charge: https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action
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Request a fraud alert from one of the credit bureaus. This informs banks and other creditors to take extra steps to verify your identity before issuing credit in your name. A fraud alert is free and will last 90 days unless you request an extended seven-year fraud alert and provide a police report. By notifying one of the bureaus, the other two credit bureaus are automatically notified.
To request a fraud alert, you may contact any one of the three major credit bureaus:
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CUPERTINO -- Despite criticism that Apple's (AAPL) new iPhone 5C is too pricey, CEO Tim Cook insisted in an interview published Thursday that the company never intended to make a "low-cost phone" and that "we're not in the junk business."
Investors and some Wall Street analysts had faulted the Cupertino technology powerhouse for setting the iPhone 5C's price too high. Although they had hoped it would go for $300 to $350, making it competitive against some other popular smartphones, Apple announced the price would be $550 without a wireless service contract, about $100 less than the company's top-tier iPhone 5S. Both the iPhone 5S and the 5C go on sale Friday.
Some critics were especially upset because they had thought the 5C could be a big seller in China. But because Chinese wireless carriers don't tend to subsidize phone prices to lure customers as they do in this country, the iPhone 5C is widely expected to be far too expensive for the average Chinese consumer.
In his interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Cook dismissed such grousing.
"We never had an objective to sell a low-cost phone," he said. "Our primary objective is to sell a great phone and provide a great experience, and we figured out a way to do it at a lower cost."
Cook noted that in the mobile-device business "there's always a large junk part of the market," but added, "we're not in the junk business."
"There's a segment of the market that really wants a product that does a lot for them, and I want to compete like crazy for those customers," he said. "I'm not going to lose sleep over that other market, because it's just not who we are. Fortunately, both of these markets are so big, and there's so many people that care and want a great experience from their phone or their tablet, that Apple can have a really good business."
Cook acknowledged that he hasn't been pleased to see Apple's stock occasionally slide, in part over concerns about the iPhone 5C's price, but said, "I don't slit my wrists when it goes down."
Andy Hargreaves, an analyst with Pacific Crest Securities, said it makes sense for Apple to offer the phone at a slightly lower cost than the iPhone 5S because many consumers don't need all of the 5S's features. But "I never expected a cheap phone" from Apple, he added, because that's not the company's business approach.
Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry also saw nothing wrong with the phone's price, adding that his discussions with consumers and others suggest it will be a success.
"There is a very strong interest in 5C," he said, particularly among children and young adults.
However, tech analyst Rob Enderle offered a different view.
"It is really hard not to see it as a cheap phone," which could tarnish Apple's image, he said. "Given most buyers of Apple products have a heavy status aspect to their decision, the 5C doesn't really make a great deal of sense. They likely would have been better off moving up-market with a larger screen device than down-market with a cheaper one. We'll see how this plays out."
During his interview, Cook also took a few shots at smartphones featuring Google's (GOOG) Android operating system.
Because Android phone users can't always update to the latest operating system, unlike users of Apple's devices, some Android customers are still using "an operating system that's 3 or 4 years old," he said. "I can't imagine it." He added that the difference in customer satisfaction between Apple and Android devices "is huge."
Google officials didn't immediately respond to Cook's comments.
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One of the largest annual food drives in the U.S. starts this Saturday. Known as Scouting for Food, the event involves local Scout groups, and this year Cub Scout Troop 70 is going to be out during the day going door to door hanging up food drive bags.
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A couple weeks ago as I was listening to local radio station KTTR, �the top of the hour arrived and that meant a news update from ABC Radio News. �I was surprised at one story, a youth sports league in North Texas, �made an astonishing announcement to its member families…that beginning next season, only teams that win will get trophies. �In other words, no more trophies for all the players on all of the teams, only the winning teams and their members will be awarded trophies. �( �Here is a link about the League's decision.) �Wow! �I thought to myself. �I wonder how the parents are taking this news? �I also thought, good for the sports league to enact this. �The costs of trophies for one and all must be large, and what meaning does a trophy for participation have compared to a trophy for winning the championship? �Where has American society gone that kids get trophies or certificates for participation? �
I decided to try and find out when this great push to boost kids and their self-esteems began. �I googled my question and all I found were unending lists of how to boost �one's child, teen, or �baby's self-esteem. �No information appeared that was �critical of the movement, no material �questioning it. �I can only surmise that the rise of parents wanting their kids to have super self-esteems stems from how my generation of parents were raised. �I was born in 1965, grew up in the 1970′s and early 1980′s. �My parents were from the baby boomers generation. �This may come off as biased, but I have great parents and they certainly didn't go out of their way to boost my "self-esteem". �They taught me right from wrong, raised me to grasp a strong christian faith for my own self, and they taught me how to work, to have a strong work ethic. � I do think some parents the same age as I, and younger parents in today's America, grew up with parents caught up in pursuing their own happiness at the expense of their families surviving and thriving. �No fault divorce �began in California in 1969 and had skyrocketed by �the 1980s. �Families torn apart by divorce in those decades yielded children that decided that when they were parents, they would �make sure that �their own children would not know such emotional pain, �and hence the almighty efforts in boosting kids' self-esteems, the mantra of "You can do anything no matter what!", and possibly the mentality of buying children tons of material goods flowed from this push of boosting self, too. �
Currently, in my 5th grade son's Language Arts curriculum, he is reading the book, �Farmer Boy. �The book is about the author's future husband, Almanzo, and a year in his life, from ages 9-10, working with his family on their Mansfield, New York area farm. �In reading this book, my son �has gotten a glimpse of how hard-working this family was. �Sure, there were times for fun such as sledding, going to the town's 4th of July Celebration and the County Fair, but work and hard work was the order of the day. � From the author's writing, her future husband's father was a very successful, and well-to-do farmer. � His wife, the future mother-in-law of the author, was a whirlwind of activity. �There is not much evidence of Almanzo's parents boosting their 4 kids' self-esteems, but there is a lot of evidence of these parents teaching their kids �how to work, to do a job right, imparting moral lessons and attending church on a weekly basis, �how to make and preserve foods, how to make cloth and sew �clothes for one's future family and how to successfully grow crops, harvest them, sell them to buyers from NYC, and how to successfully raise livestock and horses, for sale and for farm work. �Several times in the book, the parents do praise their kids' hard work, but there isn't lavish praise. �Gifts aren't bought unless it's Christmas or a birthday. �The mantra of children must be seen and not heard was iron-clad, especially at mealtimes or when company was visiting in the parlor. ( America has really dropped that mantra, as evidenced by the behaviors of some �kids in today's restaurants! ) �
I re-looked at the news article about the Texas Youth Sports League-Keller Youth Association-to read some parents reactions to this decision. �A few parents had the opinion that all still need to be rewarded trophies to keep the kids wanting to come back and play for the next season. �That opinion was the minority view as the majority of the parents were welcoming of this decision. �I too, welcome it. �When kids get out in the "real world" of working, do all employees get pay raises or recognition? �No! �Only the hard-working employees reap the benefits of their labors. �I think the children of today would do better if we, the parents wanting them to never have pain in their lives, to never have to face hardships in their childhoods, would realistically step back from that utopian intent, and go back to the basics of parenting kids. �Yes, provide food, clothing, shelter, love, but also impart to them a strong work ethic, manners, guide them to a faith in God, and hopefully the next generations can be individuals who won't whine if they don't have the latest gadget or don't get that trophy at the company picnic.
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Christmas tree sales off to early start
Published: Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 12:03 a.m.
Some people didn't wait long to get a Christmas tree.
Surprisingly, this is the first year DuBois Nursery & Trailers in Houma has been busy selling Christmas trees before Thanksgiving, said Beanie DuBois, who co-owns the business with her husband Richard.
"Normally, the weekend after Thanksgiving is our busy time. This year, we got our trees on the 16th. We've been busy ever since we've off loaded," DuBois said.
The company began as a plant nursery and evolved over time. Though it is no longer a nursery, it continues to sell Christmas trees.
"We get our trees from Lake City, Michigan. We've been dealing with that grower for 20 years now," DuBois said.
DuBois and her husband also support local growers. They have a few Leyland Cypress trees on site that were grown in Schriever near the old Shaffer Plantation.
Dubois Nursery also sells Blue Spruce, Scotch Pine, Balsam Fir and Grand Fir.
"We put a stand on them if they choose. We have green ones. We offer flocked, color flocked and tipped flocked," DuBois said.
DuBois also sells another kind of tree, something quit unusual and very popular.
"It's literally a dead tree that we flock from last year," she said.
"We take them home and hang them upside down. We try to keep the birds out and try to keep them from getting broken. They are usually gone before Thanksgiving because we have such a limited supply," she said.
Hanging the trees upside down helps them retain their shape so when the next holiday season comes around, the trees are not distorted or falling to pieces.
DuBois said some other popular Christmas trees they have been selling are purple ones and much larger and taller trees than in the past. Their 9- to 10-footers, 10- to 12-footers and 12- to 14-footers are already scarce.
"There are so many new subdivisions going up, and people have taller ceilings now. They just want big, pretty trees," she said.
For the past two years, the couple has been supplying the local Harley Davidson dealership with a Christmas tree.
"It was a 12- to 14-footer. We flocked it black for Harley Davidson. It's in their showroom. You can't even imagine. It's beautiful," DuBois said.
For Saints fans, the company is known for flocking trees black and spraying the branch tips yellow. It also sprays yellow tips on purple trees for LSU fans.
"We probably sell 80 percent of our trees flocked," she said.
Flocked Christmas trees are very safe for the environment. The flock is made up of wood pulp and is fire retardant and biodegradable. Flock also acts like a glue, holding the needles together better. As a result, a tree sheds less and doesn't require being watered like green and flock-tipped Christmas trees.
Plain Christmas trees start at $24.95 and go up to about $160, depending on the size. Flocked trees range from $45 to $250, DuBois said.
She said their prices have pretty much stayed the same over the past three years. Some trees have gone up by $5, and some of bigger trees have gone up by about $10. This is a result of shipping costs.
Green Acres Nursery and Christmas Store in Thibodaux, owned by Dennis Bayhi, is another company that has seen a good bit of traffic before Thanksgiving.
"We are more known for our Christmas store than anything else. We've been selling for about a month now. They've been buying since before Halloween," Bayhi said.
Green Acres mainly sells Fraser firs because of their quality. They shed less than other Christmas trees such as a Douglas Fir and are considered attractive.
"We get them from North Carolina. We receive them about 24 to 36 hours after we order. They cut them in the field, load them up and get them on the road. The trees are extremely fresh. We have 300 trees and keep them all under a cloth area," Bayhi said.
Bayhi said the business sells just as many wreaths, garlands, door pieces and other decorations as it does trees.
"For the last five years, your lime green has been popular (for decorations)," he said. "This year your burlap is very popular. Customers are going for a more natural look of garlands too — the ones that don't have all the glitter. The burlap ribbon is very popular."
Bayhi said he finds elves are more popular this season too.
"It used to be the Santa Claus and angels, and now elves are more popular than Santa Claus," he said.
Another good seller that Bayhi knows he can rely on is the nativity set. Green Acres has been open since 1974, and no matter the time of year, nativity sets are always popular.
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FLOSS Friday: SkyDrive
With ECU converting all student e-mail accounts to Outlook Live, they have access to a very nice feature of all "standard" Microsoft Live accounts, 25 gigabytes of free storage. If you are not a student, you can sign up for a free Live account and also get the 25G. You can connect to all users, including ECU students. If you have a Rocketmail, MSN, or Xbox Live account, you already have an account suitable for using with the Live tools, including SkyDrive.
One of the problems with using SkyDrive compared to, say, DropBox, is that there's only a web interface to up/download files. There's no appliction that makes the space look like a drive on your computer. However, if you have a Windows machine, you can take advantage of a tip from Paul Thurrott to mount your SkyDrive. If you prefer a less hacky solution, you can try Gladinet Cloud Desktop or SDExplorer.
Because I include a screen shot if I can, here's a portion of my browser window showing some SkyDrive folders:
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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons' dramatic victory finally complete, Tony Gonzalez dropped to the Georgia Dome turf and cried.
"Just like a baby," the 16-year NFL veteran out of Cal said. "I was that emotional."
Who could blame him?
If Matt Bryant's 49-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining had missed, Gonzalez's career might have been over. He has insisted that he is "95 percent sure" that this is his final season despite making the Pro Bowl again.
Now the NFL's career leader for tight ends in catches (1,242), receiving yards (14,268) and touchdown receptions (103) is one victory away from the Super Bowl.
Before Sunday, Gonzalez had never won a playoff game. With 254 regular-season games under his belt, Gonzalez had experienced more frustration than any other active NFL player. He was 0-3 with the Kansas City Chiefs and 0-2 after joining the Falcons.
With the Falcons trailing by a point with 31 seconds to play, despite having led Seattle 27-7, it looked as if Gonzalez might go out in the most painful way possible.
Instead, his tears would be tears of joy.
After Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan connected with Harry Douglas for 22 yards, Gonzalez got open deep over the middle for a 19-yard gain to the Seattle 31-yard line.
"It was the most important catch of my career and probably the easiest," Gonzalez said. "I turned around, and the ball was right there. Matt put it right on my chest."
"Tony is Mr. Reliable," Ryan said. "He's so consistent. He did a great job with the route and created separation to give me a good window to throw it."
Gonzalez had made five previous catches, including a touchdown grab in the first quarter. But it looked as if it all might have been for naught when the Seahawks staged their fourth-quarter rally.
"I thought, 'Here we go again,' " Gonzalez said. "I was afraid I wasn't meant to win a playoff game."
But Gonzalez and his teammates had one final gasp, and the result was another late victory.
"I wish we didn't have to do it like that, but I'll certainly take it and be very, very thankful," Gonzalez said.
"What a roller-coaster of emotions. I'm spent right now."
But Gonzalez and the Falcons will be able to keep playing. That was the goal for both.
"I really wanted to win this football game," he said. "I wasn't ready to have this all end."
With his grab, Gonzalez made sure it didn't.
"I can't tell you how happy I am for Tony Gonzalez personally," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "He just did what he's done his entire career. He's a big reason that we've had the success that we've had on our football team. He's a special football player."


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There have been no reported human cases of West Nile virus in Michigan, but more dead birds carrying the virus have been found in the state.
A crow found recently in Charlevoix County marked the first detection of the disease in the northwestern Lower Peninsula.
A dead crow in Berrien County tested positive for the virus last week, the first in that county.
The virus has been detected in dead crows throughout the Detroit area.
West Nile is transmitted from infected birds to humans by mosquitoes. It has been detected in birds in 24 Michigan counties.
Those counties are: Bay, Berrien, Branch, Charlevoix, Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ingham, Kent, Lapeer, Lenawee, Macomb, Midland, Muskegon, Oakland, Oscoda, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Clair, Saint Joseph, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw, and Wayne.
The virus has been found in 34 states, and five people in Louisiana have died from it.
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Polk County launches community alert system
Published: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 5:03 p.m.
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A new community alert system implemented by the Polk County Sheriff's Office will allow authorities to communicate critical information to the public via text message and e-mail.
Since Friday, the sheriff's office has been using the Nixle Community Information Service, which allows officers to create and send important messages, including school warnings and alerts, weather advisories and traffic warnings to subscribed residents. Officials could also request public assistance regarding wanted individuals and criminal investigations.
"With the evolution of technology, this newly implemented system will allow us here at the sheriff's office to communicate and keep the citizens of Polk County more current and up-to-date on events, criminal activities and other warnings and advisories that will keep citizens informed and aware." said Det./Sgt. Randall R. Hodge in a written statement.
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Reggie wrote: Less than 10% of oil used in America comes from Middle Eastern countries.
I think Lif brings something interesting to the table. I've heard it before, and I don't want to believe it, but I'll be damned if I discount it. Bush is the perfect patsy, though, he uses that Gerald Ford shtick to the fullest. You know Gerald Ford, the guy who fell down a lot and talked like he had Down's Syndrome. He was also on the Warren Commission to examine the JFK assasination, he is still a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Rockefeller-funded Bidlgerger Commission. Also, don't forget the lovable moron is fluent in eight languages and Spied on the FBI, for the CIA, for an unknown number of years. The goofball is also a 33rd degree Freemason, for what that's worth (not much.)
I can pretty much guarantee that the Anthrax scare was domestically engineered.
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SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Men's Tennis team opened the defense of its fifth-straight Southland Conference Title with a convincing 5-1 win over New Orleans on a neutral court
The Islanders (10-7, 1-0 Southland) earned the win with the two teams playing only singles, taking the 5-1 decision over UNO (8-7, 4-1 Southland) to keep the Privateers from clinching the Southland Conference Championship.
In singles action, Peter Nagy and Gergo Weidinger staked their team to an early lead, with Nagy sweeping the first set 6-0 before his opponent retired while down 1-0 in the second for a 6-0, 1-0, ret. finish to No. 1 singles.
Weidinger was not far behind, as the senior quickly made it 2-0 by earning a 6-1, 6-0 final at No. 2 singles.
"I felt like we played a very focused and tough match today," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "UNO has a very talented team, so we needed to be extremely focused. I thought that Peter and Gergo really helped set the tone by starting off with great energy and focus."
Matt Westmoreland picked up a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3, and Ricardo Mayagoitia helped the Islanders cause with a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 win at the No. 4 position. Guillaume Rauseo rounded out the scoring on the Islanders side, winning 6-4, 6-1 at No. 6 singles to get the Islanders to five points.
Javier Pujol lost a tough 7-6, 6-4 final at No. 5 singles to make it a 5-1 final.
"This was our first conference match, we know how important that is," said Moore. "I thought the guys did a good job of controlling the things they can control and playing each point separately and with intensity. We have a lot to improve on and a lot of hard work to do, but I'm proud of the way they competed today."
Next up for the Islanders will be an Easter Sunday match against Oral Roberts. The two teams will play at the Seay Tennis Center in Dallas in the second Southland match of the season for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.
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Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs New Orleans
03/27/13 at San Antonio, Texas
#59 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 5, New Orleans 1
Singles competition:
1. #96 Peter Nagy (AMCC) def. Ricardo Campos (UNO) 6-0, 1-0, retired
2. Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) def. Rui Silva (UNO) 6-1, 6-0
3. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) def. Guillermo Aylon (UNO) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
4. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Abdelrahman Zaki (UNO) 6-0, 5-7, 6-2
5. Hossam Meligy (UNO) def. Javier Pujol (AMCC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
6. Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. David Malmgren (UNO) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition:
1. Ricardo Campos/Hossam Meligy (UNO) vs. Peter Nagy/Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) unfinished
2. Abdelrahman Zaki/Rui Silva (UNO) vs. Ricardo Mayagoitia/Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) unfinished
3. David Malmgren/Guillermo Aylon (UNO) vs. Guillaume Rauseo/Andrew Maingot (AMCC) unfinished
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Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 10-7, 1-0 Southland; National ranking #59
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WASHINGTON (October 10, 2012)--Houston Baptist University and East Texas Baptist University are the latest to file suit to block the federal health care law's contraceptive coverage mandate.
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of the two schools, and says there are now 33 separate lawsuits challenging the birth control mandate.
At a congressional hearing in February, East Texas Baptist University President Samuel Oliver declared his school's religious objection to offering insurance for emergency contraceptives.
"Our faith and the most recent science tell us that these drugs cause abortions," he said.
The schools said they each face fines of more than $10 million a year if they don't comply.
A federal court in Washington, meanwhile, has set a hearing next Tuesday on Tyndale House Publishers' request for an injunction blocking enforcement of the mandate.
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strongbow wrote:Made some good progress!!! Not completely out of the woods yet, but was able to get things to work better. Now the only issue I have is any MKV files with a DTS audio stream in it, stutters after a bit. However, AVISYNTH/MENCODER WORK!!
Hopefully, what I learned can help someone. Here is what I did:
1)Downloaded K-lite Mega Codec. Installed it.
2)Downloaded AVISYNTH 2.57. Installed it.
3)Downloaded VSFILTER. Copied into AVISYNTH PLUGIN folder.
4) Followed the instructions in the following thread - viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7894
Now all files work and I get no "The Data is Corrupted" errors when using AVISYNTH/MENCODER. My only issue now is that I do get some stuttering only with files that have DTS stream in them. AC3 seems to work ok. When I hit PAUSE, right as it begins to stutter, hold the video in PAUSE for 5-10 seconds, hit PLAY the STUTTER goes away. I have a feeling it could be my LAN bandwith. I am going to upgrade to GIGABIT this week to see if it changes anything.
MY setup in case it matters is the following:
Panasonic 58VT25
Integra DTC-9.8 receiver
PS3 connected via HDMI directly to TV and via Optical to Integra
Server- HP Media Smart Server EX475 (Upgraded RAM 2gb, Upgrade Athlon Processer (SINGLE CORE))
My hope is the stuttering can be cured by playing with the options in PS3 Media Server or is cured by the GIGABIT LAN upgrade. If not, I fear it could mean a server Processor upgrade to an X2 Dual Core.
Thanks for all the information here! Very helpfu!
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- Mar 22:
- San Jose: Former SiPort engineer found sane in triple murder
- Mar 9:
- Santa Clara: Fired SiPort engineer found guilty of first degree murder in slaying of three bosses
- Feb 22:
- Prosecutor undermines former SiPort engineer's insanity claim
- Feb 21:
- Santa Clara engineer claims that he fired gun by accident in SiPort workplace killing
- Feb 19:
- Workplace murder trial: Engineer tells of killing three SiPort bosses
The Silicon Valley engineer who gunned down three of his bosses after being fired from a tech startup was not the least bit insane when he committed the carnage four years ago, a renowned forensic psychologist testified Wednesday.
"There's no evidence that supports he had a psychotic episode,'' prosecution expert Kris Mohandie said.
Instead, Jing Hua Wu, now 51, started concocting an "evolving story'' two years ago to support his claim that he is not guilty by reason of insanity for killing his supervisors at Siport in Santa Clara, Mohandie said. Shortly after the shooting, Wu told a different story to Santa Clara detectives, never mentioning a word about what he now contends -- that an instant before the gun went off, he had a flashback of being mistreated during the Cultural Revolution in China. Wu also testified he blacked out and cannot remember any details about the November 2008 incident before finding himself driving his SUV out of the parking lot.
"It's retrospective embellishment,'' the veteran psychologist told the jury.
Mohandie's testimony came as Wu's five-week murder trial winds down, and could prove pivotal. Closing arguments are set for the end of this week or early next week. After the verdict, the trial would then move on to a second "sanity'' phase with the same jury.
If Wu is convicted of shooting his immediate supervisor, Brian Pugh, office manager Marilyn Lewis and CEO Sid Agrawal, he faces the possibility of life in prison without parole.
But if the jury determines he was insane, Wu would be sent to a state mental hospital until doctors determine he has regained his sanity or can be treated as an outpatient.
To win an insanity plea, Wu and his legal team, led by San Francisco attorney Tony Serra, must prove the engineer either didn't know what he was doing or didn't know it was wrong.
Prosecutors contend Wu's real motive was revenge and say he planned the shootings, including buying 100 bullets after he was fired and returning to the company that afternoon to carry out a vendetta. Wu has said he planned to commit suicide, not shoot anyone in the office where he and his bosses gathered. But in an email, Pugh documented threats Wu had made after a confrontation earlier that day.
Under questioning Wednesday morning by Deputy District Attorney Angela Bernhard, Mohandie said Wu exhibits features of four personality disorders, which led him to overreact to being let go.
Among them are aspects of narcissism, including a grandiose sense of self-importance, lack of empathy for others and a sense of entitlement, the psychologist said. Mohandie noted that after being fired, Wu phoned his wife and told her, "They can't do this to me."
Wu also exhibits paranoid traits and has extreme difficulty adjusting to change.
"What we're talking about here is a rigid, unbending personality who has to have things his way, controlling,'' Mohandie said.
Two doctors -- Mohandie and a court-appointed doctor -- contend that Wu was not insane. Two others -- including a defense expert and another appointed by the court -- say he was.
Mohandie spent more than eight hours interviewing Wu and giving him psychological tests in jail. He also reviewed a mountain of evidence, including Wu's videotaped interrogation by police.
Ultimately, Mohandie's credentials also may prove persuasive. He is a private consultant whose specialties include threat assessment for private companies concerned about workplace violence. He worked for the Los Angeles Police Department for 14 years counseling officers and advising them during hostage-crisis situations.
Despite his background in law enforcement, Mohandie has been hired by the defense about a third of the time, and he stressed his independence. Of the 100 court cases he's reviewed, he's done 20 assessments of defendants who have claimed they were not guilty by reason of insanity. He found four of those defendants were insane, even though he had been hired in three of those cases by prosecutors who hoped he'd reach the opposite conclusion.
Mohandie said he gave Wu a 567-question test called the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. The expert's analysis revealed that Wu was "grossly exaggerating'' the symptoms of being psychologically disturbed.
"I have sat with a lot of really psychotic people,'' he said. "If Mr. Wu was as psychotic as (the test) would have him appear, he would have been floridly psychotic with me.''
Is he psychotic, Bernhard asked at one point.
Mohandie replied, "Absolutely not."
Contact Tracey Kaplan at 408-278-3482. Follow her at Twitter.com/tkaplanreport.


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Brazil, a nation born to play.
This jacket was created for fans of excellence, fans of creativity, fans of Brazil.
Full-zip jacket with zippered side pockets. Nike logo and Brazil badge.
Apoya a Brasil con esta chaqueta de cierre completo que viene con bolsillos laterales con cierre, logotipo de Nike y parche nacional. Algodón/poliéster.


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POSITION: Goaltender
CATCHES: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Regina, SK, CAN
DRAFTED: MIN: 2002-38 overall
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (1)
Suffered a torn ACL and MCL in right knee in preseason game at STL (9/24) and missed entire season.
Has appeared in 83 NHL games for Minnesota going 28-39-4 with a 2.66 GAA, .915 SV% and four shutouts...Made his NHL debut vs. STL (4/4/06) and became the first goaltender in NHL history to appear in a shootout in his first game.
Suffered a torn ACL and MCL in right knee in preseason game at STL (9/24) and missed entire season.
Appeared in second-most games and claimed second most wins in his career…Was 5-0-0 with a 2.03 GAA and a .935 SV% in six starts at Xcel Energy Center…Started career-high seven straight games (3/11-3/21) posting a 3.30 GAA and a .908 SV%… Made 43 saves and tallied assist in 3-2 win at BUF (3/12)…Stopped all 29 shots faced in 1-0 win at COL (1/28)…Made 26 saves in 5-2 win vs. DET (1/27) for first win in a home start since 1/13/08 vs. PHX…Stopped 36 shots in 1-0 loss at STL (1/14)… Stopped all 13 shots faced in relief and 7 of 8 shootout attempts in 6-5 SO win vs. CHI (1/9)…Made 20 saves and stopped both shootout attempts to earn first win of season at COL (11/28)…Missed three games with lower body injury (10/28-10/31), missed three games with hip injury (2/6-2/12), missed final seven games of season with hip injury/labrum tear.
Owned a miniscule 1.14 GAA and .952 SV% in eight relief appearances…Stopped 25 shots in first start in 21 games, at CBJ (4/11), earning 6-3 win…Made 14 of 19 appearances on the road…Made career-high 44 saves in 2-1 win at CHI (2/22)…Made 42 saves in 1-0 loss at NSH (12/6)…Earned first win of season making 25 saves at NSH (11/29)…Missed one game with lower body injury (11/18).
Established new team rookie record for wins (11) and tied his own club record for shutouts by a rookie (1)...Harding made 37 saves in first start of season for his third career shutout at ANA (10/14)...According to Elias Sports Bureau, Harding became the first goalie with three shutouts in his first eight NHL starts since Ed Chadwick in 1956...Made 34 saves in 3-1 win at STL (10/20)...Won back-to-back road games blocking 28 shots in 5-2 win at ANA (12/14) and made 35 saves in 2-1 win at LA (12/15)...Made 30 saves, including 16 in third period, for third straight win vs. NSH (12/18)...Won career-high fourth straight start making 32 saves vs. NYR (12/20)...Stopped 26 shots, allowing only 5-on-3 goal, for third straight win, 4-1, over PHX (1/13)...Made 11 saves in third period in NHL playoff debut in Game 4 at COL (4/15).
Established new Wild records for SV% by a rookie (.960) and tied his own record for shutouts by a rookie (1)...Stopped all 30 shots faced in 5-0 win at EDM (3/1) in his first start of season...Made 35 saves in 5-1 win at BUF (3/9) in his second start of season... Stopped 32-of-33 shots in 4-1 win vs. LA (3/24).
Made his first three NHL appearances, posting a 2-1-0 record with a 2.59 GAA and a .904 SV%...Made his NHL debut vs. STL (4/4) and became the first goaltender in NHL history to appear in a shootout in his first game...Stopped 22 of 26 shots and held the Blues to one shootout goal to earn his first career win...Claimed a 2-0 shutout victory in his second career appearance, stopping all 27 shots faced vs. CHI (4/11)...Ranked tied for first in the AHL in SV% (.922), fourth in wins (29) and 13th in GAA (2.68) in his second AHL season...Was 24-5-0 with a 2.57 GAA in his last 29 AHL starts...Named to Canadian All-Star Team for 2006 AHL All-Star Classic...Made franchise-best 56 saves, including a team record 26 in second period of 4-2 win vs. TOR (1/10)...Stopped 36 shots and picked up a career-best two assists in tying career-high with sixth straight victory in a 5-3 win vs. SA (1/5)...Missed 13 games due to a lower-body injury.
Ranked fifth in the AHL in GAA (2.01) and posted four shutouts.
Split the season with Regina and Brandon and ranked second in the WHL in shutouts (seven) and sixth in SV%.
Posted an 18-24-13 record and three shutouts in 57 games with Regina in 2002-03 in being named WHL Most Valuable Player and Goaltender of the Year...Ranked tied for second in league with a .914 SV% and eighth in the WHL with a 2.75 GAA...Named WHL Player of the Month in December and was named WHL Player of the Week twice.
Appeared in 42 games with Regina and finished with a club-record 2.39 GAA...Finished tied for first in the WHL in shutouts (4), second in GAA (2.39) and winning percentage (.670) and fourth in wins (27).
Was a member of silver medal-winning Team Canada at the 2004 World Junior Championship...Made 11 saves in 10-0 victory over Ukraine in lone appearance for Team Canada at 2004 World Junior Championship.
Selected by Minnesota in the second round (38th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Joshua Joel Harding is single and resides in Regina, Sask. during the offseason with his dog, Austin…Nickname is "Hards"…Hobbies include collecting autographs, golfing, playing tennis and spending time with friends…First job was as a courtesy driver…His cousin, Kelly Chase, played parts of 11 seasons in the NHL…Would most like to meet President Barack Obama…Lists the fans as his favorite part about Minnesota…Would like to be a baseball or basketball player if not playing hockey…Listens to rap and country music before games…Special talents include playing NHL 11 for PlayStation 3…Includes steak, lobster and potatoes as his favorite meal…Enjoys watching "The Office" and "Entourage"…Lists Shawshank Redemption as his favorite movie…Favorite non-hockey sport is football…Lists tsn.ca as his favorite website…Active in Breast Cancer Awareness and the Starkey Hearing Foundation.


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Community Briefs: June 26
Published: Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 5:18 p.m.
Mills River Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. today at Town Hall.
The Smoky Mountain LME/MCO executive committee will meet at 1 p.m., performance and quality committee and finance committee will meet at 3 p.m., and board of directors will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at Biltmore DoubleTree Hotel, 115 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. Info: www.smokymountaincenter.com/partners.asp?section= directors.
A fundraiser for the Newman family will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 15 Apple Blossom Lane, Hendersonville. Baked goods, hot dog plates and raffle tickets will be for sale. Proceeds benefit Jason Newman's heart surgery and travel expenses. Info: 551-9619.
The Lost Playwrights will meet from 2-4 p.m. Saturday in Kaplan Auditorium of the Henderson County Library, 301 North Washington St., Hendersonville. All persons who are interested in any aspect of theater or creative writing are encouraged to attend.
The Morgan reunion will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Catheys Creek Baptist Church off Highway 64 between Brevard and Rosman. Descendants of Squire and Sarah Morgan are invited to attend. A short program will be presented. Officers will be elected for next year. For lunch, bring covered dishes. Info: 606-6897.
A Red Cross blood drive sponsored by the Greater Fletcher Lion's Club will be held from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday at the Fletcher Fire Department, 49 E. Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher. Info: 606-5036 or 279-8242.
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- A driver learns from the past to lead the future
- A driver builds up his own trucking business
- Father and son share a love of life on the road, even if it makes visits rare
- This driver always makes time to mentor the next generation — whether at home or on the road
- This driver helps rookie truckers learn the ropes
- Home-schooling in a truck means the country is a classroom
- This driver sees the world through Google Glass
- A career trucker brings his tales of the road to people in hospice
- How driver Paul Sedlak finds motivation to reach his fitness goals
- I Love Trucking: More than a job, driving is a way of life
Down to the Wire
Except for physical damage that can wreck a rig in an instant, corrosion is the primary destroyer of trucks and trailers. Nowhere is this more apparent than in a truck's electrical system. Progress has been dramatic in the past decade, but many truckers still find, as the TMC of American Trucking Associations reported in the 1990s and early 2000s, lighting and electrical problems are the greatest contributors to maintenance costs, in both dollars and numbers of incidents.
Why do lighting and wiring have such a significant effect? Because most problems stem from corrosion, and corrosion is an electrical phenomenon.
The mechanism of corrosion is very similar to the workings of a storage battery. When dissimilar metals are together in an electrolyte fluid that conducts electricity, the metals react chemically and become transformed. Metals containing iron react to form iron oxide, a compound of iron and oxygen from the air. Salt spray is the electrolyte. Many are used for snow and ice control. Copper wiring reacts to form various compounds, but a sure sign of corrosion is the green powder that becomes part of the wire.
While many trucking operations still experience a great number of wiring problems, especially in trailers, those that specify sealed wiring harnesses, light-emitting diode (LED) safety lamps and modular plugs seem to have overcome the problems. They report virtually no wiring and electrical problems.
Sealed harnesses encase multiple wires in protective, insulating covers, with connections between modules that keep moisture from pins. With only solid pins exposed and dielectric grease protecting the pins, sealed harnesses are the most effective way to keep water and chemicals from the wire. I believe sealed harnesses are worth the added cost. But not every owner can afford to re-wire trucks.
Make good connections
Most owner-operators have trailers with discrete wiring (individual wires that run from a battery, a terminal or switch to the point of use, or to a chassis ground). With discrete wiring, sealing connections is critical. Corrosive spray can enter exposed wire ends and, over time, wick through the strands for 20 feet or more.
The green powder that we see as corrosion in wires is not a coating. It was wire, but the corroded portion no longer conducts. When doing electrical testing, use a continuity tester on metal terminals only, never through insulation. Moisture will enter the pinprick and wick through the wire. The resulting corrosion can turn 12-gauge wire into the equivalent of 18- or even 22-gauge. In one week or less, a wire can become useless. Narrowing the copper increases electrical resistance, causing localized heating that can soften common insulation. Any rubbing can then wipe away the insulation, causing short circuits and even starting fires.
Replacement wiring prices vary widely by wire gauge, amount and type of insulation. If I didn't know about differences, I would buy the cheapest. But the differences are important. Common automotive primary wire, Type GPT, uses vinyl insulation, good to about 175 degrees F. If the internal temperature of the wiring gets any hotter, the insulation will soften and melt. Truck, trailer and body builders use more expensive SXL or XLP wires. They remain stable beyond 250 degrees, providing a greater safety margin.
There are differences in overall diameter, too. Fourteen-gauge SXL wire, for example, has a 20 percent greater overall diameter, including the insulation, than the same gauge common wire. Wire should fit connectors as tightly as possible for a good seal, so insulation diameter is important. Connectors fit the largest diameter. Smaller wire can leave openings that let salt spray enter the connector.
Sealing and protecting
When working on wiring, always seal connections so corrosive spray is kept out. Use the same grade wiring that manufacturers use. The type should be identified on the wire. If not, bring a sample to the parts store so you can match gauge, type and diameter. To get the best possible seal against salt-carrying moisture and other chemicals in the air, place heat shrink tubing over one wire to be joined.
Use connectors that can be heat-sealed. Crimp them with ratcheting tools that have one die set for the wire and another for the insulation. If possible, solder exposed wire strands after crimping. The best connectors have adhesive sealant inside the insulation. Use a hair dryer or heat gun to melt the sealant and get it to flow around the wires.
After sealing the connectors, slide the tubing over the splice and use the heat gun to mold it around the connector and wire. Whenever possible, use lamps with sockets rather than wire pigtails. Use dielectric grease in sockets to prevent corrosion and keep out moisture.
When laying out wire, allow about a foot extra so the wire is not pulling on plugs or connectors. Place downward-facing drip loops in the wiring so spray will run from connections, not into them. If routing through holes, use grommets or conduit to protect the wire.
Don't pressure-wash the undersides of tractors and trailers to remove corrosive salts. Pressure forces chemicals deeper into crevices. Gently flood and brush around wiring to remove salts.
If you take care of your wiring, you will eliminate a major cost in maintaining trucks and trailers, and will help them provide many years of trouble-free service.
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'Nashville,' Season 1, Episode 5, 'Move It on Over': TV Recap
This episode finally brings it back to the music and tonight, there's a lot of it and it's really good. Juliette and Deacon are in the studio, recording. Even though she's gotten twenty good takes, she wants to keep recording because she doesn't want to go home. Deacon tries to help Juliette, because he has experience with addiction, but she says she doesn't need any help. She's just counting the days until her mother is gone though Deacon is skeptical about the viability of her avoidance plan.
The label has made a peace offering to Rayna—a greatest hits album—but she doesn't want to make one of those until she's 70. There's also a bit of a wrinkle in the commercial she's shooting. Deacon's not happy with the lyric change she has made to one of their songs and is trying to hold things up with lawyers.
Peggy is frantic as she meets with Teddy. She wants them to go to the Feds. Apparently, they "borrowed" $2 million, which is a wealthy way of saying they embezzled from the bank. Even Teddy's secrets are boring.
At the label, Gunnar is sweet-talking Hailey who doesn't want to get in the middle of the writing partners. Gunnar assures Hailey he and Scarlett aren't involved but she knows better. She wants to keep things uncomplicated. Gunnar and Scarlett also learn they're going to be performing for an artist who needs some new songs and are buoyed by this news.
When Juliette gets home, the house is way too quiet. She finds her mother and some guy passed out, the bedroom full of evidence of sleazy debauchery. Later, Juliette's bodyguard wisely suggests that perhaps she isn't the best person to help her mother.
It's politics as usual in the mayoral debate. Teddy says he's going to bring prosperity back to Nashville while Coleman says Teddy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and that he's just like his father. Teddy gets a bit riled up, but is mostly robotic and uncharismatic.
Avery offers to play guitar with Scarlett and Gunnar when they showcase their music and she's so overwhelmed by his "generosity" they start making out. We know this isn't going to end well.
Rayna shows up at Deacon's and asks him to compromise with her but he stands his ground. He doesn't want their songs sold to the highest bidder.
Sticking his hand right in the lion's mouth, Teddy goes to Lamar and confesses his sins. Lamar promises to make Peggy feel safe so long as Teddy keeps his head in the campaign.
It's intervention time for Jolene, Juliette's mama. Deacon steps up to the plate and gets Jolene to go to rehab. Jolene is a mess at the rehab facility. As she gets out of the car, a bottle of pills falls to the ground. She tells Juliette she cannot go and slaps her daughter in the face. Something about crossing that line does something to Jolene. Crying, she walks into the facility.
As they sing, Gunnar and Scarlett stare into each other's eyes that way they do, giving a very convincing performance of a couple in love. Everyone listening really appreciates the music. Avery, playing second guitar, cannot pass up an opportunity to be an asshole and creates an impromptu guitar solo. When Gunnar confronts him, Avery says, "No one told me not to be myself while you and Scarlett were making eyes at each other." When Avery emerges, he sees Scarlett, who has overheard the argument, and goes on about his business, continuing to remind us he is the worst boyfriend ever.
When Gunnar and Scarlett run into each other again, picking up their paychecks at The Bluebird, Scarlett reaffirms that she's with Gunnar who reaffirms that he's with Hailey which only reaffirms for those of us watching that the songwriting team is about two episodes away from a torrid affair. Not much later, Gunnar says, "I disagree," says to Hailey and sets her straight on the nature of their relationship, wants things between them to get complicated. This is what we call a love square.
Rayna is trying to write a song, alone, when Teddy comes home in the middle of the night. He asks Rayna what happened between her and Deacon and she can't quite explain it but she does tell Teddy she didn't sleep with Deacon. This does little to comfort Teddy, particularly when Rayna sidesteps Teddy's next question—did you want to sleep with him?
The struggles of sobriety come front and center when Deacon and Coleman meet. Deacon admits he's been holding on to Jolene's bottle of seven pills and hands it over to Coleman before walking out of the diner, his (very handsome) face lined with tension.
In the back of a limousine, Lamar meets with Peggy and assures her that if she keeps her mouth shut, he'll make all her problems go away. It is not a stretch to imagine him twirling the ends of his invisible moustache.
Juliette is trying to put distance between herself and her mother problems, frantically packing her things as she tells her assistant to get her out of the two-year lease she just signed. She moves into a new home, ultra sleek and modern.
At the Bluebird, Deacon plays a new song. In an interlude, an audience member asks for Rayna, says he likes it better when she sings. Deacon says, wryly, "Most people do." In the parking lot after, the drunk guy tries to apologize. Deacon calmly sets his guitar down and they get to rumbling.
Finally standing up for herself (sort of), Scarlett confronts Avery and tells him she chooses him, every time, and he needs to start believing her. Avery just wants them to go back to the way they were, and Scarlett realizes he wants them to go back to her standing behind the scenes while he basks in the spotlight.
A phone call wakes Rayna—Deacon needing to be bailed out. She declines the call and lies when Teddy asks who called. Juliette ends up bailing him out because that's what friends do.
Teddy continues making a deal with the devil and it doesn't bode well for Coleman.
Things are going well for Rayna at the studio. Her manager loves her new song and at an AA meeting, Deacon calls someone and gives permission for Rayna to use their song in a commercial. Perhaps both of them are trying to let each other go.
As the episode ends, Teddy meets with Peggy who is relieved because the auditors have packed up and left. In the shadows, though, someone is taking pictures of and the small affections Teddy and Peggy share. You know what they say about the inverse proportion of pictures to words. One way or another, Teddy's going to be in trouble and from the looks of it, he's not the only one.


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Trey, Mike and The Duo (G.R.A.B.),
Saturday, 07/08/2006
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY
Set 1: Jam -> Drifting, Something for Rockets, Hap-Nappy > Goodbye Head, Trouble, Plasma, Spin, Susskind Hotel, Sweet Dreams Melinda, Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey[1] -> Get Back > Mr. Completely -> Dragonfly > Who Are You?[2]
[1] Trey on megaphone.
[2] Mike on acoustic guitar.
Notes: Benevento/Russo Duo opened, Phil Lesh & Friends closed. "Uncle Albert" featured Trey on megaphone. "Who Are You?" featured Mike on acoustic guitar.
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Marco Benevento, Joe Russo


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The St. Xavier Aqua Bombers dominated the pool yet again Saturday, as they swam their way to the school's fifth straight Ohio boys Division I swimming championship.
St. Xavier reached the podium 14 times to earn a total of 270 points at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. Upper Arlington finished second with 187.5 points.
Jack Hendricks led those Aqua Bombers who made it to the award podium. The senior won the 500-yard freestyle (4:27.69). Hendricks then teamed up with Cam Young, Mitchell Frey and Grant Johnson to win the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:23.74).
This year's team title is St. Xavier's 34th overall, the most all-time in any sport in OHSAA history.


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Pop songs that seek to gain mass appeal are most often required to trade in cerebral sesquipedality for catchiness. But why can't we have both?
That's the question extraneous lyricist Dave Werner has been asking for the past three years.
In the 2012 edition of his annual thesaurus-assisted revamp of the year's most popular pop songs, Werner adjusts the intelligence quotient of Carly Rae Jepsen, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, and Psy, among others.
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The Auxiliary of Robinson Memorial Hospital is a legal
entity that works in cooperation with the hospital to provide additional
patient services. The mission of The Auxiliary of Robinson Memorial Hospital is
to render service to the hospital and its patients; to promote the health and
welfare of the community; and to provide funds through special projects for
additional patient services in accordance with hospital priorities.
The Auxiliary of Robinson Memorial Hospital is a large group of people whose sole purpose is to benefit others. This organization provides diverse opportunities for all who join. Members form lasting relationships, take on leadership responsibilities, help plan events and participate in fundraising that makes a difference in our community.