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The Zoo's two adult giant pandas arrived on December 6, 2000. Ever since the National Zoo received Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling from China in 1972 as part of President Nixon's historic visit, scientists here have been leaders in the field of giant panda biology and conservation. The Zoo is continuing that leadership through research involving the new pandas and research in China that will help save giant pandas in the wild. Furthermore, giant pandas can inspire visitors to care for wildlife and threatened ecosystems around the world. They are ambassadors for conservation.
Mei Xiang (may SHONG), the female, means "beautiful fragrance" in Chinese. Tian Tian (t-YEN t-YEN), the male, means "more and more." Their male cub, born on July 9, 2005, was named Tai Shan (tie SHON) by a public vote. His name means "peaceful mountain." He left the Zoo for China on February 4, 2010. Mei Xiang gave birth to another cub on August 23, 2013.more
Mei Xiang was born on July 22, 1998, and Tian Tian was born on August 27, 1997. Mei Xiang weighs about 233 pounds, and Tian Tian weighs about 264 pounds. Adult female pandas usually reach 220 pounds, and adult males 250 pounds.
Their first offspring, Tai Shan, weighed 184 pounds in February 2010. He left the Zoo for China on February 4, 2010. Their second surviving cub weighed 4.8 ounces at her first neonatal health check on August 25, 2013.
Giant pandas are adapted to living in high-altitude forests in the mountains of central China, and so they can easily deal with the wintry weather of Washington. However, the heat and humidity of the summers here are more difficult for them. Therefore, the Zoo has installed air-conditioned grottos and misting sprays in their renovated outdoor enclosure so the pandas can stay outside all summer long, if they choose to.
The National Zoo is a world leader at breeding endangered species. Our giant pandas are part of a breeding program that carefully matches potential giant panda parents in order to keep the population genetically healthy well into the future. On July 9, 2005, Mei Xiang gave birth to a cub. On October 17, when he was 100 days old, he was named Tai Shan by a vote open to the public. More than 200,000 votes were cast. He left the Zoo for China on February 4, 2010.
On September 16, 2012, Mei Xiang gave birth to a second cub, who died six days later on September 23, 2012 as a result of liver and lung damage.
On August 23, 2013, Mei Xiang gave birth to a female cub. On August 24, 2013, Mei Xiang gave birth to a stillborn cub.
Any baby born to Mei Xiang and Tian Tian belongs to China, and the Zoo will send the offspring to China at about age four so that it can become part of the breeding population there.
In December 2009, the Zoo announced that Tai Shan would be sent to China in early 2010, per the Zoo's agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association. He left the Zoo for China on February 4, 2010.
In the wild, giant pandas eat bamboo almost exclusively. Here at the Zoo, they are fed bamboo as well as highly nutritious biscuits and carrots and apples. They are each being fed more than 50 pounds of bamboo a day—about ten times more food than an average person consumes. They need all that bamboo because bamboo, which is a grass, contains very few nutrients.
Most of the bamboo the pandas eat is grown on a farm in southern Maryland.
Thanks for offering, but we don't accept bamboo donations. You can support the Zoo's panda conservation efforts by donating online. Donate now.
No. Like any bear, giant pandas are very strong and potentially dangerous, so staff never go in an enclosure with them.
Mei Xiang and Tian Tian belong to China and came to the Zoo in 2000 for ten years as part of a research, conservation and breeding program. On January 20, 2011, a new agreement was signed (effective through December 5, 2015), stipulating that the Zoo will conduct research in the areas of breeding and cub behavior. The first two years of the agreement include a cooperative study involving reproductive experts from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, China, and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; they will oversee the breeding of Mei Xiang and Tian Tian.
Giant pandas are an endangered species. They are difficult to census in the wild, but scientists believe there are about 1,600 remaining in the wild. These individuals live in scattered populations in central China, mostly in Sichuan Province, but also in Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces. Giant pandas specialize in eating bamboo, and so if the temperate bamboo forests in the mountains of central China continue to be cut down, there will be no room for giant pandas in the wild. This is why it is so crucial to support conservation research in China, and why we need to have a population of giant pandas in zoos as an insurance policy against extinction.
The giant panda is a member of the bear family, which scientists call the Ursidae. Among the bears, it is most closely related to the spectacled bear of South America. Scientists no longer believe that giant pandas are more like raccoons than bears. Also, giant pandas are not marsupials (pouched mammals).
The red panda, sometimes called the lesser panda, is a raccoon-sized mammal that lives in the same kind of habitat as giant pandas but over a larger area in Asia. Its fur is reddish and it eats bamboo. Scientists aren't sure what the red pandas' nearest relatives are. Some say raccoons and other species in the family Procyonidae; others say bears in the family Ursidae.
Panda gestation length ranges from three to five months, or 90 to 160 days, with an average pregnancy lasting 135 days. This wide variation in gestation occurs because the fertilized panda egg usually floats free in the mother's uterus before it implants and begins developing. Once the embryo is attached to the uterine wall, its development continues until a panda is born; newborn pandas are blind, very small and without almost any fur. A newborn panda is about three to five ounces. In American black bears, the actual period of time the embryo is developing after implantation is about eight weeks. Pandas' actual development time is probably similar. Much of a panda's physical development occurs after birth.
Pandas vocalize extensively in social interactions. They "chirp" during mating and "honk" in distress. A "bleat" (a twittering goat sound) is a friendly contact call. A "chomp" (a rapid opening and closing of the mouth so the teeth audibly meet) is a mild defensive threat. A "bark" is used to scare an enemy. A squeal indicates submission or pain.
Our website has plenty of information about visiting the Zoo, including hours, parking, transportation, driving instructions, and more. Admission to the Zoo is FREE.
If you can't see our pandas in person, the easiest thing to do is click on the panda web cams. You can see live, streaming video of Mei Xiang and Tian Tian 24 hours a day. But we also hope people from out of town can visit Washington, D.C., and stop by sometime!
For tour groups, please contact Guest Services at 202.633.4480. For school groups and information about education programs, please call 202.633.4455.
Many people volunteer at the Zoo. For complete information, including whom to contact, read about volunteering with FONZ and the Zoo.
You will find all the information you need for your report on pandas on the Internet. Start with Giant Panda Facts then surf around the other giant panda pages on our website.
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Investigators are trying to figure out why Elizabeth Smart wasn't able to escape during the nine months she was held captive.
Search teams ventured within yards of where she was temporarily held captive, and though she says she could hear people calling her name, she never responded to the calls.
Local psychologists say Smart may have suffered from Stockholm Syndrome. It's a coping mechanism that causes a person to bond with her kidnapper. Stockholm Syndrome is the same phenomenon that causes battered women to return to their abusers.
The victim may feel sorry for her captor or even develop loving feelings for that person.
Psychologists say whether or not Smart suffers from Stockholm Syndrome, it is likely she will suffer from some form of Post Traumatic Stress, and it may take several months for Smart and her family to cope with the kidnapping.
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Jennifer Lopez and Rosie Perez aren't very close.
Perez had plenty of non-flattering things to say about Lopez in her new book, "Handbook for an Unpredictable Life," which comes out Feb. 25.
According to the New York Post, the two Puerto Rican actresses met in 1991 in New York at a casting call for the sketch-comedy show "In Living Color," where Perez, now 49, was a choreographer.
Perez wrote she noticed Lopez was a beautiful girl with a "big ass."
Show host and creator Keenan Ivory Wayans reportedly said Lopez was "chubby and corny" and didn't want to hire her.
Perez convinced Wayans Lopez would work out -- if she cut her hair and dropped 20 pounds.
Perez said Lopez quickly started acting like a diva. "All of the girls were coming into my office complaining how she was manipulating wardrobe, makeup, and me, all to her advantage," Perez wrote.
The Post reported Lopez, now 44, shrugged it off, saying the other girls were just "jealous."
Perez wrote that Lopez dropped her "sweet-girl act" and "went off" on Perez like "some ghetto (expletive), screaming and pounding her chest!"
"You pick on me, me and only me, every (expletive) day! Every (expletive) day! I work my (expletive) off, deliver and you keep pushing me aside, treating me like (expletive)! I know I'm good! I'm better than any of these girls, and you know it," Lopez supposedly yelled.
Lopez left the show after two years, but allegedly didn't lose her animosity toward Perez, whom said she made "disparaging comments" about her after hitting it big in Hollywood.
"I was blindsided," Perez wrote. "I'd thought we were cool. I called her up. She wouldn't pick up. Frustrated, I left her an irate message on her answering machine. Instead of calling me back and hashing it out like friends do, she went on a major talk show and reiterated my lashing."
It doesn't sound like they were friends. Ever.
Months later, Perez wrote the two bumped into each other at a club.
"Jennifer came over to me, smiling, saying hello as if nothing had happened. I should've let it go, played it off, too. Instead, I killed her with my biting tongue," Perez wrote, without elaborating.
The two have a new beef with each other over the film rights to the story of Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina on the Supreme Court, according to the National Enquirer.
"We ladies of color all know how hard it is for us in the entertainment business," Perez wrote in the book. "This kind of (expletive) hurts us all and those that follow in our footsteps."
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Given his early-season knack for pulling the Fort Lewis College men�s basketball team from the brink of defeat, it seemed like it had been awhile since Nick Tomsick had buried a clutch 3 for the Skyhawks.
The wait is over.
Tomsick�s 3 with 0.6 seconds left put the Fort Lewis men past Black Hills State, as the Skyhawks escaped Spearfish, S.D., with a 65-63 victory Saturday to stay within a game of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference lead.
Tanner Adler�s two free throws with 6 seconds left catapaulted the Yellow Jackets back in front 63-62 as the teams traded the lead for most of the second half.
After a timeout, Tomsick buried a triple from the right wing, marking the third time this year he�s hit a 3-pointer late that either won the game or forced overtime in a game Fort Lewis (9-1, 6-1 RMAC) eventually won.
�We�re making it too much of a habit, but we�ll take it,� FLC head coach Bob Hofman said.
Alex Herrera posted a double-double for the Skyhawks, scoring a team-high 17 points and pulling in 10 rebounds. Tomsick was the only other Skyhawk in double figures, tallying 16 points.
�Alex is becoming a real force,� Hofman said. �We need to figure out ways to get him the ball and move around him.�
Adler led all scorers with 26 points for the Yellow Jackets (3-9, 2-6 RMAC).
Black Hills State used some hot shooting from 3-point range late in the first half to pull ahead 35-29 at halftime. The Skyhawks, however, answered early in the second half, using a 12-3 run to go up 43-42 following a technical foul on Hofman, who was coaching against Black Hills head coach Bradd Schafer, a former player of Hofman�s at Western State.
�He�s doing just a super job,� Hofman said. �They�re going to be a really good team in this league.�
The teams would swap the lead several times from there, with Fort Lewis often pulling ahead by four or five points before the Yellow Jackets battled back.
�I thought they pretty much outplayed us most of the game. ... It�s basketball. There�s no rhyme or reason,� Hofman said. �I�ll tell you, they played really well (Saturday night).�
The Skyhawks return home to face New Mexico Highlands and Western New Mexico starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Whalen Gymnasium.


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The YMCHS is asking families whose ancestors settled in one of the twenty-one townships of Yellow Medicine County between 1870 and 1920 to submit either family photos or wedding photos of their ancestors for our wall of history we have here in the museum. We are especially looking for photos of settlers for the following townships: Florida, Fortier, Norman, Hammer, Wergeland, Oshkosh, Omro, Burton, Swede Prairie, Tyro, Friendship, Normania, Sandnes, Lisbon, Hazel Run, Stony Run, and Sioux Agency Townships. We already have an abundance of photos for settlers of Minnesota Falls, Wood Lake, Posen, and Echo Townships. However, we will still take photos of families from these townships and will keep them in our archives to be put on our wall at a later date. To submit a photo bring the original to the Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and I will make a copy of it or you can mail the original or a copied reproduction to YMCHS at PO Box 145, Granite Falls, MN 56241. Questions call 320-564-4479.
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Established public carriers—trains, buses, and commercial airlines—are the safest and most comfortable way for groups to travel. Chartered buses usually are the most economical transportation for groups of 20 or more. It may be necessary for small groups to travel in private automobiles; however, the use of chartered equipment from established rail, bus, and airline companies is strongly recommended. The advantages are many. These companies have excellent safety records because of their periodic inspections and approved health and safety procedures.
References: Cub Scout Leader Book, Scoutmaster Handbook, Troop Committee Guidebook, Exploring Reference Book, and Tours and Expeditions
It is essential that adequate, safe, and responsible transportation be used for all Scouting activities. Because most accidents occur within a short distance from home, safety precautions are necessary, even on short trips.
General guidelines are as follows:
Don't drive drowsy. Stop for rest and stretch breaks as needed. Fatigue is a major cause of highway accident fatalities.
Reference: Tours and Expeditions, No. 33737
Trucks are designed and constructed to transport materials and equipment,
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of or towed behind a pickup truck. Trailers must never be used for carrying passengers. Tour permits will not be issued for any
trip that involves carrying youth in a truck except in the cab. This
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and meet all requirements for buses.
Use caution in towing trailers or campers, as a vehicle's performance, steering, and braking abilities will be altered. Consider these safety tips:
A driver of a bus or any vehicle designed to carry more than 15 persons (including driver) is required to have a commercial driver's license. Possession of a license, however, does not mean that a person is capable of driving a bus safely. It is essential that unit leaders and volunteers be thoroughly familiar with the bus they will be driving, including knowing the location of emergency exits and fire extinguishers and how to operate them. A driver must be prepared to handle and brake a full bus, which weighs significantly more than an empty bus. Other safety tips are:
The safety rules for automobiles apply to bus travel, with the exception of seat belts. In special cases, chartered buses may travel more than nine hours a day. On certain occasions, night travel by public carrier bus is appropriate—it should be considered permissible when conditions are such that rest and sleep for passengers are possible with a reasonable degree of comfort. However, night travel on buses should not be planned for two successive nights.
Observe these safety guidelines for train travel:
References: Tours and Expeditions, No. 33737, and Scoutmaster Handbook, No. 33009
In national parks and some other areas of the country, special boat and canoe regulations are in force, and special boat permits are required for cruising or recreation. Follow these safety precautions:
Primary references: Tours and Expeditions, No. 33737
Air travel is subject to the following rules:
If a unit plans a trip within 500 miles of the home base, it is important that the unit obtain a local tour permit. A national tour permit is required for trips in excess of 500 miles from home or outside the continental United States. (See samples of both in the appendix.)
Tour permits have become recognized by national parks, military institutions, and other organizations as proof that a unit activity has been well planned and organized and is under capable and qualified leadership. These organizations may require the tour permit for entry.
Most short, in-town den trips of a few hours do not require a tour permit; however, it is recommended that dens obtain permission slips from parents.
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Watching a c-section through a viewing window or having a front row seat to patient care before surgery is not how most young adults spend a typical summer day. That is exactly how eleven students spent two July days.
High school juniors, seniors and college students were invited to experience Lake Regional Hospital through a two-day camp to learn more about a career in the medical field.
For soon-to-be high school senior Madison Pendergraft of Lebanon High School, going into the medical field is a given, but which particular area is still up in the air. That is why she wanted to be a part of this hands-on camp experience.
Pendergraft watched the delivery of a baby through a c-section and even gave a baby his first bath.
"We got to watch them first hand," Pendergraft said. "It is not just reading. We got to actually see how they do it."
She also shadowed other departments during her time at the hospital. This was her second camp experience at Lake Regional. She attended the middle school camp a few years ago.
For 24-year-old Cary Lonon of Eldon, spending time at Lake Regional will help her decide which department she would like to work in when she becomes a registered nurse.
"I really enjoy taking care of people," Lonon said of why she chose nursing as a career path.
The State Fair Community College student spent time in the pharmacy and other various Lake Regional departments.
"This is just helping me figure out where in the hospital I want to work," Lonon said. "This whole thing has been a really need experience."
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June 08, 2011
DOE Offers Conditional Loan Guarantee to Solar Project in Nevada
DOE announced its offer on June 2 of a conditional commitment for a $45.6 million loan guarantee to support a 20-megawatt AC photovoltaic (PV) solar generating facility. The project, sponsored by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Inc., is being supported by DOE with funding from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It will be developed approximately 25 miles northeast of Las Vegas, and the project's sponsor estimates it will create 250 jobs at peak construction.
The Fotowatio PV solar generating facility will include more than 90,000 polycrystalline silicon modules attached to single-axis horizontal tracker technology that will capture more energy than fixed-tilt PV systems. The project, which will be the second-largest photovoltaic generation facility in Nevada, is expected to avoid over 31,000 tons of carbon pollution annually. The facility is also expected to produce approximately 55,000 megawatt hours annually, enough to power over 4,700 homes. Power from the project will be sold to Nevada Power Company. See the DOE press release and DOE's Loan Programs Office website.


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In this week's From the Ground Up we go down the road to Grimes County to visit with a woman who decided to return to her agricultural roots.
Her family's family has been in the ranching business for over 100 years.
"Had a career prior to this in sales and marketing, that was my heavy background, and last year made the decision that this was the path that I wanted to follow, and what I felt passionate about."
The decision Kelley Sullivan is talking about put her on her family's ranch in Grimes County.
"When I was a child I spent a great deal of time with my Nana and Pawpaw, to the point that my Pawpaw always had me dressed as a little cowgirl, and of course I had my first pony when I was, you know before I could walk and so it's always appealed to me and it's a very important part of our family heritage."
Kelley enrolled in TCU's Ranch Management Program.
"I will tell you I was very skeptical of my ability going into the TCU program because I didn't come from the heavy production, daily production background. What I felt I was probably going to bring to the program or to at least my classmates was the fact that I'd been involved in business before and understood those concepts alone."
The idea behind the program is to put a pencil to every management decision you make.
"You look at the soil type and what forage it will produce. You look at how many animal units it will run, any outside influences, you know what I call wildlife, things of that nature, but you break every little element down and at the end of the day run budgets on every possible scenario that you can imagine to evaluate your return on investment and your return on equity."
There's no doubt in Kelley's mind she made the right decision.
"I get to work with my father every day. How lucky am I?"
I'm Kailey Carey, looking at Brazos Valley agriculture, From The Ground Up.


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In 1931, Dr. Frederick McKay concluded his 30-year investigation into why some children in Colorado had brown stained teeth but very little tooth decay. He discovered that water supplies with high levels of fluoride – a water-born mineral found in rocks and soil – caused the discoloration of tooth enamel and prevented tooth decay. [1] However exciting that moment of eureka must have been for Dr. McKay, it's doubtful he ever imagined that adding fluoride to drinking water would eventually be named "one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century" by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
During National Public Health Week, Delta Dental encourages community leaders to support the fluoridation of their local water systems. Dr. McKay's discovery was a boon for preventive health. It's one of the easiest, most reliable ways to bolster the oral health of an entire community. Research studies have demonstrated how fluoride helps strengthen tooth enamel and remineralize teeth that have already been damaged by the early effects of tooth decay.
Although most community water supplies had naturally-occurring fluoride in their water, it was usually at too low a level to help prevent tooth decay, and sometimes at such a high level that it would damage the tooth surface and cause staining and pitting. It took scientists almost two decades after McKay's discovery to determine the right balance between decay prevention and tooth staining. In 1945, Grand Rapids, Mich., became the first U.S. city to add fluoride to their water supply to prevent tooth decay in the population. The results were so dramatic – a sixty percent drop in tooth decay rates in the children – that other communities began adopting the practice. Today, almost 75 percent of the U.S. population using public water systems – nearly 200 million people – has access to fluoridated water.
Fluoride has not been without its detractors, however, as some people object to any additives to drinking water even when the effects are beneficial. Others proclaim that fluoride has harmful effects, although a large body of scientific studies over the years has not supported those concerns. It is widely known that fluoride can protect teeth across an entire lifetime. The brown staining noticed by McKay – now called severe fluorosis – only occurs when the teeth are developing below the gumline during early childhood. That is why early researchers looked for the proper balance of fluoride to put in water that would both help prevent tooth decay and eliminate risk for severe fluorosis among children.
With the economy struggling, many communities are unable or unwilling to fund community water fluoridation projects. In response, several Delta Dental member companies have helped provide funding for community fluoridation projects. It's an important dental initiative that Delta Dental is proud to support in the interest of improving public oral health.
To see a video for additional information on this important public health subject, please click here.
[1]The Story of Fluoridation by the NIDCR. http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/oralhealth/topics/fluoride/thestoryoffluoridation.htm. Accessed February 2012.


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GDL17921 wrote:MacRae is history. The Parks Board is on a real nature preserve kick now, and apparently there is some real significant nature preserves all throughout MacRae park including some projects yet to be completed that a disc golf course would be intrusive to, so ultimatley we got shot down.
I wanted to take a minute to thank those that have put a lot of time into putting together a design, dealing with biologists, neighborhood associations, park planners, park board members, etc.
Shane Stewart put in countless hours with Eddie McCulley in putting together an initial design and has been the main contact for the club with regards to the powers that be. Also would like to thank Corey Philips for working on integrating Shane's design with some different ideas, providing some excellent maps, working with the biologist on the areas we thought we would be able to use. Make sure and thank Shane and Corey for all the work that they did on this project.
There was some good news that came out of this though. The Parks board feels bad that they took so long to get us a ruling, and has expressed that they are more than willing to help and work with us on another project in the near future!
We have a couple options we'll be investigating per their suggestions. Ewing east (other side of Indianola), Ewing west, (woods on the other side of holes 11 and 12), and some city land that is down by Franklin Soccer Complex.
We have some new faces on the DSM club board, and over these next few winter months we'll be setting some new goals for the club and investigating the possibilities of these. Stay tuned!


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SAN JOSE -- The biggest drama Sunday at the Central Coast Section football playoff seeding meeting unfolded minutes before the brackets were filled in.
Archbishop Riordan claimed the 14th and final at-large spot after winning a coin flip against Santa Teresa.
Beyond that, it was business as expected.
Bellarmine College Prep, the defending Open Division champ, is the top seed and will begin defense of its title Friday night against No. 8 seed Terra Nova.
No. 2 seed Oak Grove, the Open Division's only undefeated team, will play at home Friday against seventh-seeded Archbishop Mitty.
No. 3 seed Palma, which has won seven in a row since losing to Seaside on Sept. 21, will play Friday at the Salinas Sports Complex against St. Ignatius. The Wildcats, seeded sixth, will travel 108 miles from their San Francisco campus for the game.
Fourth-seeded Palo Alto, the Open Division runner-up last season, will play host to No. 5 seed Serra on Friday. The Vikings have won six straight since opening league play with a loss to Milpitas. Serra is coming off a stunning 24-0 loss at home to St. Francis on Saturday.
Palo Alto coach Earl Hansen says he expects to see a hungry West Catholic Athletic League opponent Friday.
"I'm sure they will be; I'm sure they'll want part of our public school," Hansen said.
Unlike last season, when Bellarmine cruised to the Open title, the division doesn't have an overwhelming favorite.
"I think it is wide open," Mitty coach Matt Haniger said.
The No. 1 seeds in the other brackets are Milpitas (Division I), St. Francis (Division II), Monterey (Division III) and Seaside (Division IV).
Champions of the section's four "A" leagues (BVAL Mount Hamilton, SCVAL De Anza, PAL Bay and MBL Gabilan) and its one "A+" league (West Catholic Athletic League) automatically made the Open Division.
The final three spots in the eight-team Open bracket went to the remaining teams with the most power points from the "A" and "A+" leagues -- in this case, Serra, St. Ignatius and Mitty.
After the Open Division was done, enrollment (largest to smallest) was used to complete the remaining four divisions.
Riordan, after its coin-flip victory, was seeded seventh in Division III and will travel to Morgan Hill to play No. 2 seed Sobrato on Saturday at Live Oak High.
Santa Teresa (5-5) and Riordan (3-7) each finished with 20.5 power points, forcing the section to use its tiebreaking procedures to break the deadlock.
Because the teams did not play each other this season and did not have a common opponent, the coin flip was used to settle the issue.
Santa Teresa coach Nick Alfano picked green. The coin came up red.
For Riordan, it marked the team's first victory since it defeated Mission of San Francisco on Sept. 15.
For Santa Teresa, it meant Alfano had to break the bad news to his players. The coach had hoped to practice Monday. Instead, his players will hand in their gear Tuesday.
"It hurts a lot," Alfano said.
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The Warriors let go Mark Jackson and his entire coaching staff after the season, but the team showed interest in retaining Brian Scalabrine for a position on new coach Steve Kerr's staff, Scalabrine told a Boston radio station Tuesday.
Scalabrine, whose differences with Jackson led to his reassignment to the D-League Santa Cruz Warriors in March, told 98.5 The Sports Hub there was no shortage of coaching jobs available to him as he returned to Comcast SportsNet New England to broadcast Boston Celtics games in order to spend more time with his wife and three children.
"At the end of the day, when they hired Coach Kerr, the ownership offered me a chance to interview, and at that point, I realized they really wanted me to stay within the organization and be a coach at whatever position, whether it was a bench coach or player development," Scalabrine said in his first statements to the media since his reassignment. "And I just felt like at the time, it probably wasn't the best move."
While Scalabrine thanked Jackson for the opportunity and said he enjoyed his time with the Warriors, the 36-year-old former NBA player referred to his one season of being an assistant as his "fiasco with coaching" and indicated that he knew three months into the job that it wasn't the right one for him.
"Mark gave me a great opportunity to be on the bench, and then when I got there, I think to win in this league you have to drive and push, and I feel like the players will respond to that," Scalabrine said. "And I think that was the biggest thing about this disappointment in our staff as a staff, right? We could have done more, and we didn't, and I think he kind of sensed that.
"At the end of the day, to say it was a difference of philosophy, a difference of opinion, I mean, that's really what it was. And I'm so used to seeing like a Doc Rivers and a Tom Thibodeau (his former coaches), and it kind of threw me for like kind of a loop and a surprise that it was not as hard-pressing as I thought it was going to be."
Jackson had cited philosophical differences when he removed Scalabrine from the bench midseason and after his firing said the former NBA championship-winning player showed him "disrespect." Scalabrine said he decided on taking a "less stressful" job in broadcasting Celtics road games that offers a better quality of life after going to Santa Cruz as an NBA Development League player development coach.
"You're back to like the basics, right, where man, it'd be so great to make it to NBA again, and it brought some perspective to my life," Scalabrine said of his time in Santa Cruz. "I really enjoyed being around them, coaching them. I didn't enjoy the travel. It literally was the worst compared to what I'm used to, but I think it was a good thing for me to go through. It really helped solidify my decision."
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I just wanted to see how many times I could get "Charlie Sheen" into a sentence.
Brooke Mueller is off to rehab again, leaving her kids with Denise Richards. Sources close to the ... family ... told TMZ Mueller asked Richards to watch the children while she tries rehab for what TMZ said is the 19th time.
Wow. Even if she can't quit, no one can say she's a quitter.
Sheen himself supposedly can't care for the kids because of his busy schedule filming "Anger Management." It's certainly not because of the continuous flow of cocaine and hookers in and out of his house.
Sources told TMZ that Richards will care for Bob and Max for "an indefinite period of time," and that Sheen is happy all his kids are together. This isn't the first time Richards has stepped up to the plate, as she also stepped in for Mueller the last time she went to rehab.
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Schools may get $8 million for tornado repairs
Bill to help damaged Tuscaloosa-area schools clears state House, still must pass Senate
Published: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 11:44 p.m.
A $30 million bond issue passed Tuesday by the Alabama House of Representatives includes $8 million for Tuscaloosa-area elementary schools damaged in the April 27, 2011, tornado.
The bond issue, which aims to rebuild schools damaged in Alabama in the past two years, allocates $3 million for Alberta Elementary, $2.5 million for Holt Elementary and $2.5 million for University Place Elementary.
"April 27 is a day that will never be forgotten in Tuscaloosa or in the state of Alabama," said state Rep. Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa, in a news release. "This funding will go a long way in supporting repair efforts at our local schools most affected by the tornadoes."
Tuscaloosa City Schools spokeswoman Lesley Bruinton said if the bill passes, the money would be used to defray some of the $44.3 million total in construction costs for University Place Elementary and Alberta Elementary — now named the Alberta School of Performing Arts — that's already been approved by the school board.
Dan Butler, interim superintendent of the Tuscaloosa County School System, said that
because Holt Elementary has been repaired since January, he hopes to use the money to either
reimburse the system or pay for needed gym and storage renovations at the school.
"The total cost of renovations and repairs to Holt Elementary outside of transportation was $2,908,551," Butler said. "FEMA gave us $68,124 for repairs, insurance gave us $976,076. The remainder of whatever's left from that is what we had to pay.
"The most immediate need that we know of is we're out the difference."
Butler said the system also spent $233,825 transporting students from Holt to Lloyd Wood Middle School in Northport — Holt Elementary's temporary location after the storm — for the 283 days it took to get Holt Elementary repaired. He said FEMA reimbursed them $14,046 of that amount, but there's still $219,779 that they had to pay for.
He said the bond money would go a long way in helping Holt and the system get back to being financially on track.
Rep. Napoleon Bracy, D-Mobile, who was focused on rebuilding Murphy High School in Mobile after it was struck by a tornado last year, sponsored the bill. The release stated that during a debate on the House floor, Bracy said he wanted the bill to be inclusive and help meet the unmet needs of every school in the state that had tornado damage.
"I applaud Rep. Bracy for his inclusion of Tuscaloosa in this important relief effort," said Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa. "Our schools are a vital part of our community and we must do everything we can to ensure they're in tip-top shape."
The bill authorizing the bond issue now goes to the state Senate for a vote.
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Why is the company name in the apps title?
The last blog entry from the company was 19 June 2008 stating a 1.0.1 update soon
Its 01 April 2009 - 10 months later. The version is still at 1.0.
I played with the beta and was in the air vs. Pixelmator. In the end, I went with Pixelmator due to the active company. I cant seem to give $80 to an inactive company.
I don't have Leopard, so I can't evaluate this app. But I'm curious why there ain't more people using this.
I think the interface looks very appealing in that it looks well layed out and everything seems to be housed in one window.
What's the impression of those Leopard users who've tried this? How does it compare to DrawIt, Acorn, Pixelmator, et. al.?


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A Cincinnati man has pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in the death of his 3-year-old son.
On Friday, Christopher Dangerfield, 50, pleaded guilty to the charge related to the 2010 death of Tyrese Short.
Dangerfield will be sentenced on April 15.
On Dec. 28, 2010, District 4 police officers responded to the 900 block of Chapel Street on a report of a child not breathing.
When officers arrived, they performed CPR on the child until relieved by fire department paramedics. Paramedics transported the child to Children's Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Dangerfield's adult son, Loinell Dangerfield, is already serving life in prison for killing his girlfriend's 3-month-old baby.


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Valhalla cruises into Lions tourney semis
Valhalla 11, Torrey Pines 0
Needing a victory to advance to Thursday's semifinals of the 63rd annual Lions Baseball Tournament, Valhalla High turned the ball over to left-hander Mitch Coombs.
The junior got the Norsemen the win they needed, but he also tossed a complete-game two-hitter as well. And not needing to use the bullpen will pay dividends Thursday.
The 11-0 victory over host Torrey Pines, in a game shortened to five innings by the 10-run mercy rule, moves Valhalla into the Premier Division semifinals against Grossmont High at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Grossmont College. The championship game follows at 3:30.
With their sixth consecutive win, the Norsemen advanced to defend last year's Premier Division title. Because of Coombs, Valhalla (7-4) will have a few more innings for its pitchers to use.
Coombs allowed an infield single in the fourth inning by Chad Thurston and a single to center in the fifth by pinch-hitter Tom Baronner while walking just one and striking out four.
"Ground outs are my friend," said Coombs, who improved to 2-1. "I want more of them. With my defense, why wouldn't I want more ground balls?"
The Valhalla bats continued their torrid hitting, lashing out eight hits and taking advantage of three walks, three hit batters and six errors by Torrey Pines (5-6).
With four runs in the first inning, Valhalla set the tone. By the end of the second inning, it was 10-0.
That's hardly the same team that opened the season with a lackluster 1-4 start, including losses to Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Buena Vista and Poway with late rallies.
"We knew we were a good team," Coombs said. "It was just a matter of when would it start clicking.
"No one said anything. We all just kind of got tired of losing. We texted each other during that start. Everyone was freaking out. But our confidence is way up there now."
Connor Hopkins, the ninth hitter in the Valhalla lineup, was 2-for-2 with a two-run single. Ramsey Romano, the all-section quarterback on the football team and leadoff hitter, was 2-for-4.
"Our motto all year has been to play seven innings and we were only playing about five innings early on," Valhalla coach Mike Wilson said. "We'd play really well for five innings or so, but that's not good enough."
Then without warning, the Norsemen's offense picked up.
"Sometimes, there is nothing that gets a team going," added Coombs. "That's just baseball."
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Wednesday, Feb. 22 • 7 p.m. CST
Convocation Center (4,080) • San Antonio, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team remains on the road Wednesday when they travel to San Antonio to take on UTSA. The Islanders are looking to snap a three-game losing streak and snap a string of four road losses. The Islanders sit at 8-17 overall and 1-5 on the road in conference play.
In the Islanders last contest, junior Jessica Jammer tallied her ninth double-figure scoring game with 13 points but the Lamar Lady Cardinals clinched their fifth straight game, 63-49, Saturday afternoon to hand the Islanders their eighth conference loss.
The Islanders sit at 4-8 in the conference and will face UTSA for the second time this season. UTSA garnered a 58-38 victory over the Islanders at the American Bank Center in first round action.
The Roadrunners come into the game on a seven-game losing streak and have lost eight of their last nine. UTSA holds a 7-18 overall record and are 3-9 in the conference, with wins over the Islanders, Texas State and Stephen F. Austin.
Saturday's game will mark the 16th meeting between the two schools, with the Roadrunners holding a 9-6 advantage.
• The Islanders are looking to snap a three-game losing streak including a string of four straight road losses.
• Myeisha Myles has tallied 13 double-figure scoring games this season and four double-doubles to lead the Islanders in scoring with 10.7 points per game.
• Verne'qua Taylor has tallied six or more assists in 10 games this season and six of those she has eight or more assists. She leads the conference with 4.9 assists a game.
• The Islanders are forcing their opponents to 16.8 turnovers per game.
• The Islanders are leading the conference with 28.6 defensive rebounds a game.
• Head Coach Robert Robinson has used eight different starting lineups this season.
Jessica Jammer collected her second back-to-back 13-point scoring game to lead the Islanders, but Lamar powered its way to a 63-49 victory to seal the team's fifth consecutive victory Saturday afternoon at the Montagne Center.
The Islanders were paced by Jammer's 13 points and five rebounds and junior Verne'qua Taylor collected eight points and five assists while tallying three steals. Senior Myeisha Myles powered the glass with a game-high eight rebounds while chipping in five points. The Islanders' bench scored 32 points, behind Jammer's 13, and Trish Amboree added seven points, while junior Damequia Montgomery chipped in six points and seven rebounds.
UTSA heads into Saturday's game with a 7-18 overall record, 3-9 in conference play and sits at 6-8 on their home court. The Roadrunners are looking to snap a string of seven straight losses.
UTSA has victories against the Islanders, Texas State and Stephen F. Austin in conference action. On the season, UTSA averages 55.8 points, shoots .343 from the floor (469-of-1368), .287 percent (90-of-380) from three-point range and .658 (366-of-556) from the line.
Individually, the Roadrunners are led by Kamra King with 9.9 points per game. Judy Jones is second on the team with 9.5 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game. Mannasha Bell leads the Roadrunners on the boards with 7.8.
Saturday's game will mark the 16th meeting between the two schools with the Roadrunners claiming the 9-6 advantage.
The last time the two met up this season was on Jan. 11 in the Islanders conference home opener at the American Bank Center. The Roadrunners claimed a 58-38 victory. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi took the early lead, but saw it quickly evaporate as the UTSA Roadrunners notched their first Southland Conference win of the season.
Brandi Huff led the Islanders with eight points and Myeisha Myles pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds. Imani Dunn and Damequia Montgomery added five points each.
The Islanders are leading the conference with 28.6 defensive rebounds a game and are fifth in offensive rebounds with 14.6.
Myeisha Myles is leading the team on the glass with 7.3 rebounds per game, which is good for ninth place in the conference. Myles has 4.3 defensive rebounds (12th, SLC) and 3.0 offensive rebounds (T-7th, SLC).
The Islanders are 6-3 when they outrebound their opponent and 2-14 when their opponent has more rebounds.
Verne'qua Taylor has tallied six or more assists in 10 games this season and six of those she had eight or more assists. The junior dished out a season-best 10 assists against Northwestern State to move into first place on the all-time assist leader as a junior with 110 assists. Taylor passed Kirbria Lewis who set the record with 107 during the 2005-06 season. The all-time Islanders record of assists in a season is 179 set by Mandie Vinck during the 2002-03 season.
Coach Robinson has used eight different lineups this season. Myeisha Myles and Verne'qua Taylor are the only two Islanders to have started all 25 games. Nine of the 12 players have made their way into the starting lineup. The most times one set lineup has been used is seven games.
This season the Islanders seem to perform better when at least three players have scored double-digit points rather than two. The Islanders are 6-4 when at least three players have scored and 1-7 when at least two have posted double-digit scoring efforts.
The Islanders were powered by four players in double-figure scoring against Northwestern State. Myles paced the Islanders with a career-high 27 points, junior Verne'qua Taylor scored 15 points, while junior Alisa Roberts had a career-night with a career-high 21 points. Sophomore Brandi Huff also chipped in double-figure scoring efforts with 10 points.
Myles leads the Islanders with 13 double-figure scoring games, Taylor has nine while Jammer has nine. Myles also has four double-doubles while Vega-Vega has three. Taylor tallied a double-double against Northwestern State with 15 points and 10 assists.
Jessica Jammer has played a pivotal role for the Islanders this season. On the season, Jammer has posted nine double-digit scoring games, with the most recent coming against Lamar when she tallied 13 points. She has also been a factor down the stretch. The junior hit a clutch three-pointer with 32 seconds left to seal the Islanders victory against Jackson State on Dec. 16. Against Indiana, she tallied nine points, five rebounds and one block in 20 minutes.
Jammer tallied 13 points against Texas State, including the Islanders only three-pointer of the game.
The junior is 10th in the conference with 0.8 blocked shots. On Wednesday against Texas State the junior tied a career high four blocks. Jammer is second on the team with an average of 8.1 points per game (T-28th, SLC) and is third on the team with an average of 21.8 minutes per game. She is second on the team with 37 assists.
The Islanders will return home to host Stephen F. Austin at the Dugan Wellness Center on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m.


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UPDATE: Man arrested in stabbing at Venice Denny's
Published: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 10:06 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 1:38 p.m.
VENICE - A Venice man was arrested and charged in a stabbing incident at a Denny's early Sunday, which left two men critically injured, says the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Kyle N. DeSantis was also a suspect arrested in this incident. DeSantis was not arrested or charged in this incident. The brief also incorrectly spelled DiCapua's name.
Ronald M. DiCapua, 31, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Another man, Kyle N. DeSantis, 27, was held for questioning and listed as being in custody, but was not charged in the incident.
Deputies say they arrested DiCapua after breaking up an altercation shortly before 4 a.m. outside the Denny's in the 1700 block of South Tamiami Trail in Venice. Most of the fight was caught on a bystander's cellphone camera.
DiCapua was reportedly exiting the restaurant as two men, 23-year-old Michael Fox and 25-year-old Andrew Vaugman, were entering. Deputies say DiCapua and Vaugman exchanged words, possibly bumping into each other, leading to a fight outside the Denny's.
DiCapua stabbed Vaugman twice in the abdomen and once in the chest, deputies say. DiCapua allegedly then turned to Fox and stabbed him twice in the lower back.
Paramedics airlifted Vaugman and Fox, who were in critical condition, to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton. Both men are expected to live.
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- A bar to his military medal was awarded in July of the following year after he had been promoted to sergeant.
- Further awards of the same decoration were shown by a bar on the ribbon of the cross or medal.
- That means thousands of boaters who rely on these multiple-use ports face the bleak prospect of shoaling channels and dangerous bars at river mouths.
- Many of the rivers had bars at their mouths and navigation was hazardous: over the years a number of ships were lost as a result.
- Trout in particular spawn in the fall and can be found in deep water at this time. You can find them on bars, shoals, rocks and fingers.
- The barrulet is the heraldic diminutive of the bar, and is generally one fourth the width of the bar.
- It may be noted that a bar is never shown alone; there are always two or more.
- He'll help with your bags, crack jokes, invite you to eat breakfast on his porch and - if things get busy - let you serve drinks at the bar.
- Her joy turned to dismay as he walked round to the other side of the bar, served her drink, took her money and then served the next customer.
- She insisted that she had agreed to come to St Lucia to serve drinks behind a bar, nothing else.
- Away from hotel bars, hotel rooms and suburban shopping centres, the England squad are a well-behaved bunch and as such have made no lasting enemies on the pitch.
- The hotel will feature meeting rooms, a restaurant and lounge, hotel bar, function rooms and a leisure centre.
- The rest of the hotel comprises a main bar, lounge, dining room, function room and main kitchen.
- Your new alcohol policy would allow bars to open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- There's a busy nightlife in the area, with many bars and clubs open into the early hours.
- Over the last ten years Belfast has undergone some major cosmetic surgery and new pubs and bars have opened while existing ones have expanded.
- In clothes stores, sandwich bars, gyms and coffee shops we face a constant barrage of background music - music we notice but rarely listen to.
- The space can be subdivided for use as a convenience store and coffee shop or a sandwich bar.
- Our city needs thriving locals far more than it needs another video shop or burger bar.
- The trust's acquisition of the buildings would not be a bar to such moves, as the organisation frequently has tenants in its buildings.
- It was the first time the church's most senior cleric had said that the sexuality of ministers should not act as a bar to their appointment.
- He also insisted his privileged background would not act as a bar to winning over new Conservative supporters in Scotland.
- The plaintiff was advised of the statutory bar to his claim by letter in October 2001, but proceeded anyway.
- But that is a practical problem which cannot constitute a legal bar on a claim.
- In that sense, section 10 constituted only a procedural bar to his claim.
- He magically evoked the Alpine mystery of the score's opening bars.
- Only the bass line and six bars of melody had survived, possibly from the slow movement of a Trio Sonata.
- When the last bars of the music had died away, he shouted, 'Sing that again!'
- His handling of the funds when they did arrive gave rise to vigorous debate at the bar.
- The lawyers sit at the bar table facing the magistrate and the defendant sits with his or her lawyer.
- In an unprecedented move Magistrate Nicholas got up from the bench and sat at the bar table with the witness and the accused.
- If agreed, a member is ordered by the House to go to the bar of the House of Lords.
- At the other end of the chamber is the bar, at which the members of the Commons attend to hear the speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament.
- An inscription on the wall towards the west end shows the position of the Bar of the old House, by which the Lobby was marked off from the Chamber itself.
- He was a Junior Counsel in 1968, Senior Counsel in 1982, and was called to the English Bar in 1981.
- He didn't like the law and was never called to the Bar.
- The same year he would be called to the bar and later established a small practice in Montreal.
- The Bar Council provides representation and services for the Bar, and guidance on issues of professional practice.
- The senior judges in England and Wales are drawn almost exclusively from the Bar.
- He was admitted to the Bar of Western Australia at the Supreme Court in Perth on November 2.
verb (bars, barring, barred)[with object]
- The rest of you will remain here, bar the doors and windows, and afterwards stay well away from the windows.
- We quickly shut and barred the two doors and the window, and dispatched the three hornets that followed us in.
- The doors had been barred shut, then pried open, allowing us to slip inside.
- The 1986 World Cup hero was barred from leaving Argentina after family members blocked his early efforts to return to Cuba.
- Another measure to limit consumption was a return to the 'carless' days of the late 1970s when one day a week a vehicle owner was barred from using his or her car.
- He spoke out after two frail and elderly patients were left alone and distressed waiting hours for ambulances to take them home after their wives were barred from travelling with them.
- So it can come as a shock to discover that some of these activities can be barred to them as the years slip by.
- There is now hardly any sphere of activity legally barred to women and, in this sense, every male bastion has been stormed.
- He does not smoke, drink or take drugs, so those recourses would have been barred to him.
- These issues are barred from consideration by this Court.
- In 1984 Congress undercut the exclusionary rule which barred evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
- Nothing is barred from consideration as long as it does not obtrude into the lives of others.
- If I were wrong in my conclusion that on the principal claims Mr Shaker had no cause of action, the proceedings would still be barred on the basis that the damages were purely reflective of the company's loss.
- For one thing, if she waits, her claim might end up being barred by the statute of limitations.
- In any event, any new claim by the company would be barred by limitation as it is well over six years since the events giving rise to any claim.
- The backs and wings of females are finely barred with light and dark brown.
- Its back is speckled with light markings, and its tail is barred with black.
- The upperparts are brown with a black patch streaked with white, and the tail is barred with black.
prepositionchiefly British
- He has started every league game bar one.
- 'Well that would be nice,' he replies, enigmatic bar the faint hint of a smile.
- Here, on just four walls, is as good a cross-section of post-war figurative art as you are ever likely to see in any gallery bar the Tate.
bar none
- With no exceptions: the greatest living American poet bar noneMore example sentences
- He was the greatest player I ever played with, in any position, bar none.
- At the moment he's the team's most consistent performer, bar none.
- He said it was the best album he's ever heard in his life bar none.
be called (or go) to the Bar
- British Be admitted as a barrister.Example sentences
- In 1876 he became a barrister when he was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple.
- He was called to the Bar in 1974 and is a recognized authority in Civil Litigation and Appellate Advocacy.
- He studied law and was called to the Bar in 1774, becoming a judge of the high court in Calcutta in 1783.
be called within the Bar
- British Be appointed a Queen's Counsel.Example sentences
- His business gradually increased, and having received a patent of precedence, he was on the 2nd of November 1872 called within the bar as a queen's counsel.
- In the year 1586, he applied to the lord treasurer to be called within the bar.
behind bars
- In prison: he had already spent four months behind bars on remandMore example sentences
- He speaks about his life of crime, his wasted years behind bars and his hopes for the future.
- If you speak out, you can provide the evidence that the police need to put criminals behind bars.
- It should not be the rule of the thumb that any offender has to end up behind bars, whether in a police cell or prison.
lower (or raise or lift) the bar
- Lower (or raise) the standards which need to be met in order to qualify for something: the restaurant raised the bar for contemporary Scottish cuisine in the capitalMore example sentences
- Ivan Fischer is the person, once a relationship is cultivated, to raise the bar.
- However, with your latest project, you really are raising the bar.
- Linkin Park have raised the bar high for hook laden pop metal.
not have a bar of
- Australian /NZ informal Not tolerate (someone or something) any longer: the referee's not having a bar of itMore example sentences
- It did not say that, and we will not have a bar of the notion of people rumoured to have criminal backgrounds being treated as criminals.
- I'm not having a bar of these trash cultures.
- The tribunal was not having a bar of it.
set the bar
- Fix the standards which need to be met in order to qualify for something: the school sets the bar high and the students rise to meet itMore example sentences
- I may be setting the bar a bit too high in the case of this columnist.
- We didn't set the bar at perfection.
- The company has set the bar even higher in the industry's efforts to address the issue of diversity.
Middle English: from Old French barre (noun), barrer (verb), of unknown origin.
There are few more functional words than bar. It gives us bars of soap and chocolate, bars serving drinks, bars that we can put criminals behind, and in Britain members of the Bar who can help put them there. The word entered English from French in the early Middle Ages, but beyond that its history is unknown. Its earliest use was for fastening a gate or door. People used it for various kinds of barrier (Late Middle English), a related word. In a court a bar marked off the area around the judge's seat, where prisoners were brought to be charged, hence prisoner at the bar. At the Inns of Court, where lawyers were trained in England, a bar separated students from those qualified, and a student was 'called to the bar' to become a fully fledged barrister (Late Middle English). From this the Bar came to mean the whole body of barristers, or the barrister's profession, as early as the 16th century. At this time a bar was also a barrier or counter from which drink was served.
From barring doors and barring a person's way, it took a small step for bar to mean 'to prohibit', as in no holds barred (mid 20th century), and 'except': bar none (early 18th century) means 'without exception'.
Words that rhyme with baraargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, galah, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, khimar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, nam pla, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, pietà, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah
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- Nevertheless, to the diver, it still affords a fascinating glimpse of another world - a world so incredibly shallow that it is difficult to surface without at least a hundred bars.
- In both cars, an electric pump compresses air into the tank at a pressure of 300 bars.
- Seals were water-tight even at pressures of several bars, but did not interrupt water flow in the xylem.
Early 20th century: from Greek baros 'weight'.
There are few more functional words than bar. It gives us bars of soap and chocolate, bars serving drinks, bars that we can put criminals behind, and in Britain members of the Bar who can help put them there. The word entered English from French in the early Middle Ages, but beyond that its history is unknown. Its earliest use was for fastening a gate or door. People used it for various kinds of barrier (Late Middle English), a related word. In a court a bar marked off the area around the judge's seat, where prisoners were brought to be charged, hence prisoner at the bar. At the Inns of Court, where lawyers were trained in England, a bar separated students from those qualified, and a student was 'called to the bar' to become a fully fledged barrister (Late Middle English). From this the Bar came to mean the whole body of barristers, or the barrister's profession, as early as the 16th century. At this time a bar was also a barrier or counter from which drink was served.
From barring doors and barring a person's way, it took a small step for bar to mean 'to prohibit', as in no holds barred (mid 20th century), and 'except': bar none (early 18th century) means 'without exception'.
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I just signed up for my first triathlon and its a mini sprint at the end of aug. When should i really get serious about training. I workout 4 to 5 times a week and double up on two areas each time already along with strength training. My other questions is would it be worth buying a trisuit and is this something that you also run in?
Any advice would be very helpful, i'm not even sure where to start with all my questions about triathlons.
I guess it wouldn't be advisable to get the wet suit for your first tri. Unless you know that you will be into tri for a long time
to come.. You can just rent it from your friendly tri shop..
Can't give much advice for your training since I'm also new to this sport also. Most important have fun and enjoy the process.
Sundown Ultra 100km 25.06.11
Northface 100 Duo 15.10.11
Ironman Taiwan 70.3 05.11.11
First off, welcome to the sport! Sometimes the hard part is signing up and it looks like you've alrady done that part.
Training for a sprint tri does not need to be all-consuming like training for an Ironman. If you're already working out 4-5 times per week I think you're well on your way to your first tri and it shouldn't take you long to get trained. I'm not sure what your workouts look like right now, or what kind of shape you're in right now so it makes this question a bit difficult to answer. Most couch to sprint training plans are about 12-14 weeks, so I would plan to start seriously training in the first part of June, but if you started earlier I don' think it would hurt. Just be wary of burning yourself out. I would suggest your goal for training surround finishing all three diciplines.
If you're looking for a training plan, there are some great online resources like beginnertriathlete.com have some great beginner training plans that won't kill either you or your social life.
Regarding trisuits vs anything else, this is a common question and the answer is about personal preference. I think you're asking about the acutal race clothing and not a wetsuit, is that correct? I compete in a two-piece suit, with separate top and bottom, as opposed to the "trisuit" with the combined shorts and top. I had a previous post abot this same thing not long ago so I here's a paraphrase: Regarding wardrobe: My thoughts are more focused on whatever works for you. Wear your favorites! During your training phase most people accumulate a few pairs of shorts and tops. My suggesstion is to wear whatever you're most comfortable in. Quality triathlon shorts and tops are designed to get wet and to dry quickly so they don't make you uncomfortable during a race. The chamois in tri shorts tends to be thinner than your regular bike shorts to facilitate drying and to allow you to run in them without feeling like you have a diaper on. If you don't have any stuff made by a reputable company, I'm sure the local bike shop can help set you up. I've always been warned that most tri-specific clothing is not designed to be used in a pool REGULARLY as the chlorine can ruin a tri top or shorts pretty quickly. I caution you to only use them in the pool before race day sparingly, but enough that you're going to be comfortable with them before race day. I refer to triathlon rule #1: Nothing new on race day. Quality stuff does not have to be the most expensive but consider that it's your butt in those shorts and you don't want to be in that nasty place where you wonder how the shorts that cost $15-$20 extra would feel. I am willing to bet there will be people at your race in all kinds of gear including two-pieces, just bottoms, and the whole trisuit.
Also, see this conversation thread: http://community.active.com/message/951881#951881 I hope it answers many of your questions. If not, feel free to post more!
I hope this helps!
welcome to the sport. starting would depend on your training plan defintiely check out the beginnertriathlete.com plan, trinewbies.com and trifuel.com all good generic plans you cn tweak as necessary.
I like trisuits and you can run in them but for a sprint you might be able to get away w/ swimsuit if you don't mind biking init. you can a jogging bra for botht the trisuit and bthing suit for added support if necessary
check around for local tri/cycling/running clubs to give you pointers/motivate you
good luck and have fun
goals for 2011:
break 19minutes for 5k
break 2:42 for olympic triathlon probably Anthracite olympic
break 3:16 for marathon ( a long shot but it's fun putting yourself out there)
Thanks for the reply! I really feel like an idiot asking , but do people do the swim in the tri top and tri bottom or do they change into that after the swim? I will check out the web sites for training. I just did a indoor tri at my gym, it was a 20 min swim, 20 min bike and a 20 min, run. I took the class that they offered for training for 6 wks before the race. the biking was hard for me, i didnt want to be too tired for the run so I went too slow I think. since i work out so much already this was not hard. I run 3 miles everyday until a couple of weeks ago and I changed things up a little, to running at an incline on the treadmill at 2.5 for 10 mins and then running on the track for 10 min. all along with my strength training. Three time a weeks I will bike and run or bike and swim. The swimming and running come easy for me, its the biking that is my challenge I feel.
I'm really nervous about what to wear,
yep most races don't have a changing tent and have strict no nudity policies (boo!) so doing the whole thing in the same trisuit/bathsuit usually works try out your race out fit in practice before the raceday to work out the kinks
biking is hard for me too! it's tough to judge the effort too hard and you end up blowing up on the run too easy and you lose time for me I play it conservative on the bike and run down people later
you can do this! have fun
goals for 2011:
break 19minutes for 5k
break 2:42 for olympic triathlon probably Anthracite olympic
break 3:16 for marathon ( a long shot but it's fun putting yourself out there)
Just like Joe said: You can do this!
It sounds like you're well on your way with the training. Consider also, that you will be spending more time on the bike than either swimming or running. If biking is already your weak part, try focusing a bit more on the biking. When you are cycling, improvment comes very quickly at first, so I am sure you're going to do fine.
Yeah, it's a difficult balance trying to find out how much effort to put out there on the bike and still be able to run. It looks like you're already doubling-up your workouts well and spreading the work evenly. Try spending a bit more time on the bike and then toss in a run immediately following the ride. These "brick" workouts are unique to triathlon. In training they will open your eyes up to the effort you need to put into it. Here's some forwarning: Bricks are difficult. When you get off the bike and start running, if it's done correctly, your legs will feel like anvils. It will seem like you're pulling a refrigerator behind you. This has to do with the cadence and turnover differences between cycling and running, and the exertion and timing of how you fire your muscles cycling vs running. If you know it's coming it's easier to prepare for and it's not going to surprise you.
Plan to wear the same clothes in the swim as on the bike and run. Is this a pool swim or an open water swim? Also, just like Joe said, take some time before the event and practice with your tri clothes on. Rule #1 of triathlon is to try nothing new on race day. This includes clothing, nutrition products, hydration, socks, bikes, swimsuit. . . everything. I usually have two pairs of goggles, one with mirrored lenses that help when I'm swimmiing directly into the sun, and another just tinted. I make sure I spray them with anti-fog before race day, and I assure you I've tested both pair out before race day. I would hate to have a bad experience because my goggles are leaking or fogged up.
Now is a great time to shop for tri shorts and tops. Definitely try the LBS and they should be able to help you out.
Good luck and let us know how it goes!
Happy Friday,
I hope your training is going well. :-)
Clothing is important -- you want your training and race-day outfit to fit well, stay in place, be comfortable, do extra things like storing nutrition, and you want it to add to your confidence level on race day vs. be a distraction.
You're in great position to have a strong race in August. Make sure your workout time has purpose, specificity and intensity. It's really easy to go to the gym and workout in no-man's land & not get the most you could be out of your workout. Make sense?
And as questions come up, shout them out here.
Have a great weekend,
Sara Cox Landolt
I get so excited about new people coming into this sport! It has done so much for me. You are going to do great! The big thing I learned on my first triathlon was that I had no reason to sweat all the small stuff. You're going to learn so much on that first race...the point is just getting it under your belt. A sprint goes by so fast, just have fun, wear something comfortable and you WILL finish.
When it comes to training, definitely don't re-invent the wheel, use a training program from the resources mentioned above beyond that talk to as many other athletes as you can. You will learn a ton just by interacting and riding/running/or swimming with others.
Good Luck! You got this!
84 pounds lost and counting.
Jimmy, I just checked out your blog, great job, very inspireing! Looking to do the same!
First and foremost...Welcome to the world of triathlons! You will quickly learn, that the people that train and race in this sport are some of the best people you will ever meet. I have the great privilege to call all them friends and many very dear friends.
Just remember, that in your journey in this sport, you will never and should never stop asking questions and that no question is a bad one.
It sounds like you started on the right path. Read as much as you can and experiment with everything. You will quickly learn what works well for YOU! I try and take a little of what I have learned from all my friends here and locally and formulate my goals, training programs and races.
Again, welcome friend. Train hard and train safe....if you believe...you can achieve.
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Last night, models strut their stuff for Edwing D'Angelo's casting call as a practice run for tonight's Fashion for Autism event at the Capital City Club. Read more.
Lessons served on court (The Daily Journal)
Brian and Marisa Wachhorst were heartbroken when they learned their 10-year-old son, Riley, was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome — an autism spectrum disorder — five years ago. It was only natural. After all, the one thing parents want most is for their kids to grow up with a "normal" childhood. Read more.
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$2.2bn: Agilent acquires Dako
21.05.2012 - Agilent has paid US$2.2bn for diagnostics specialist Dako in the largest acquisition in its history.
Glostrup/Santa Clara-based - It is the next billion dollar deal in the field of molecular diagnostics: Agilent Technologies Inc. will acquire Danish cancer diagnostic and tools company Dako A/S for US-$2.2bn in cash.
The acquisition would increase its presence in the life sciences and diagnostic markets, and complement its molecular analysis portfolio of fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) assays. Agilent added that, because more than 90% of Dako's business is reagents and services, the deal will reduce volatility and grow Agilent's recurring revenues to 30% from 25% of total revenue.
Agilent had net revenues of US-$6.6 bn in 2011. The deal is expected to close within 60 days. Credit Suisse advised Agilent. Tissue-based diagnostics firm Dako provides antibodies, reagents, instruments, and software to the clinical pathology market worldwide, and also collaborates with the pharma industry on the development of companion diagnostics. The firm reported annual revenues of some US $240m in 2010 and employs over 1,000 people worldwide. Dako has several companion diagnostic deals with biotech and pharma companies, including one with Roche's Genentech Inc. to market HercepTest as a patient selection aid for HER2-positive breast cancer drug Herceptin trastuzumab.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-02/22bn-agilent-acquires-dako.html