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Book your room at Powder Ridge Cabins
Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly slopeside fun with downhill skiing
Located in the mountains, this Big Sky cabin offers ski-in/ski-out access within 3 mi (5 km) of Big Sky Resort, Moonlight Basin Ski Area, and Lone Peak. Big Sky Town Center and Big Sky Golf Course are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Property Features
Ski into Powder Ridge Cabins, where you can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge and take a dip in a spa tub.
Room Amenities
All cabins are individually decorated and feature private yards, balconies, and hair dryers. Kitchens come with refrigerators and stovetops, and guests will also find upscale touches like private spa tubs and fireplaces.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Powder Ridge Cabins50 Big Sky Resort Road Big Sky MT 59716
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Have fun with onsite winter activities, including downhill skiing and snowboarding. Relax in the spa tub after a day on the slopes or enjoy the use of a health club. For a free ride to the slopes, hop on the mountain cabin's complimentary ski shuttle. Conveniences like ski storage and ski passes allow you to spend less time with logistics and more time on the slopes. At the end of the day, order après-ski drinks at the cabin's bar.
Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Powder Ridge Cabins is a smoke-free property.
- Ski passes available
- Ski-in/ski-out access
- Spa tub
- Concierge services
- Health club
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 1
- Number of floors - 7
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare
- Ski storage
- Bar/lounge
- Smoke-free property
- Free ski shuttle
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Free area shuttle
- Free self parking
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Separate living room
- Kitchen
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Separate dining area
- Washer/dryer
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Private spa tub
- Fireplace
- Balcony
- Separate sitting area
- Access via exterior corridors
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Kitchen
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Washer/dryer
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Separate dining area
- Dishwasher
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- Satellite TV service
- Separate living room
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Yard
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the cabin include ski-in/ski-out access, a health club, and a spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Snowmobiling nearby
- Ski lessons available nearby
- Ski equipment rental shops nearby
- Mountain biking on site
- Downhill skiing on site
- Snowboarding on site
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 5 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per day
Hotel Name
- Powder Ridge Big Sky
- Powder Ridge Cabins
- Powder Ridge Cabins Big Sky
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We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's tennis team will close out the 2011 regular season on Tuesday with a pair of matches on the road against St. Mary's in San Antonio. The matches were originally scheduled for earlier in the season but were postponed due to weather.
The Islanders come into the matches with a record of 10-5 on the season. They finished Southland Conference play with a 7-4 mark, the highest win total in school history. St. Mary's is 4-13 on the year coming into Tuesday.
Last time in action, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi won a pair of Southland Conference matches against Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston State this past weekend at the Corpus Christi Country Club.
For St. Mary's, the Rattlers lost 5-2 against Texas - Pan American on Saturday in Edinburg.
After the Islanders complete the regular season, they will take part in the Southland Conference Tennis Tournament on April 29-30 in San Antonio on the campus of UTSA.

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SAN JOSE -- The rain fell as gently as springtime blossoms, and the blossoms fell like rain.
Beneath it all, in a pocket park in the shade of the Shark Tank, the names of the dead practically shimmered with a milky glow. With white letters etched into black granite, each seemed a ghostly petal floating on a dark and endless sea of sorrow.
Forty years after the last Americans finally came home from the jungles of Southeast Asia -- and midway through Saturday's ceremony unveiling the San Jose Vietnam War Memorial -- the names of the 142 "sons of San Jose" who died in the war were read aloud.
Shoemaker and Triplett. Vasquez, Rodriguez and Wright.
George and Patrick, Gilbert and Craig.
Up on the wall, the name of each fallen hometown boy was bookmarked with the day he was born and the day he died. And each young man is from now on nestled within the curvilinear embrace of this 13-foot-long repository of remembrance.
"Young lives barely lived," speaker Michael Salas, of San Jose, told the crowd of family and friends of those honored, veterans and elected leaders. "Young loves barely loved."
A Vietnam vet himself and one of the volunteers behind the five-year fundraising campaign to honor his fellow soldiers, sailors and Marines, Salas began to cry as he spoke, just before the buglers prepared to play Taps. So did many in the crowd, clustered together in a colorful blur of military uniforms, memorial T-shirts and hand-held flags.
"My uncle Tony is up there," said Karen Nastor Paulson, gesturing toward the monument. A social-services worker for the county, she'd come to the ceremony with her brother, also named Tony after the Army paratrooper who, like many of those on the wall, had graduated from San Jose High School in 1965. She and her brother said they were there to represent members of a sprawling and once-close-knit family that essentially had been torn apart by their uncle's death four decades earlier.
"We got to know Uncle Tony through memories of dad and my grandmother as we were growing up," she said. "I remember her telling me what a great kid Tony was, like how he'd come home from school and see her cutting the lawn and he'd immediately drop his books and take over for her."
But Tony Nastor's death "traumatized and disrupted our entire family," she said, describing how divorce and health issues conspired to push the family apart in different directions, never to really return. "So it's very emotional for me to be here today. Because even though I'd never met him, I've seen what his death did to our family."
Four decades later, the loss for many on hand Saturday was still as real as it ever was.
"I feel a close tie to these veterans because I've seen them bleed," said Army Sgt. Mike Frangadakis, who as a medical technician in Vietnam in the late 1960s did duty as a litter carrier and ambulance driver. The war also took his best friend growing up in San Jose, a kid named Steve Ohara.
"Steve's on the wall," said Frangadakis, a real-estate broker in Los Gatos who still serves as a recruiter for the California State Military Reserve, part of the National Guard. "We were best friends starting in sixth grade. And then, after he was killed, I was the pallbearer at his funeral, which took place the week I was leaving for Vietnam."
The unveiling of the monument on West Santa Clara Street, which was paid for entirely by private donations, resonated on multiple levels for members of the audience.
For many Vietnamese-Americans who had to flee their homeland and now call San Jose home, the wall is a tribute to the men who died trying to keep them free. For others, this very public recognition by San Jose of its Vietnam vets helped fill a sort of moral vacuum created when soldiers returned from Southeast Asia to angry anti-war demonstrations and outright violence by activists, some of whom transferred their opposition to the war to a hatred for their fellow citizens who had fought it.
"When I came home, I was attacked by 20 protesters three blocks from where I'm standing right now," Frangadakis said. "The vets coming home today from Iraq and Afghanistan are thankfully being treated with respect -- and honored for their service to their country. Today's ceremony is a reflection of that, even if that honor is coming 40 years later than it should have."
Contact Patrick May at 408-920-5689 or follow him at Twitter.com/patmaymerc
Here are the 142 San Jose residents who died in Vietnam and whose names appear on the new San Jose Vietnam War Memorial:
Ronald Lee Aleshire
Jimmie Marron Alvarez
Warren Lester Anderson
Joseph Antognini III
Alonso Aragon Jr.
Stephen Anthony Balters Jr.
Jeffrey Thomas Beardsley
Robert Eugene Beaumont
Leslie Allen Bellrichard
Thomas Howard Bergren
Raymond Bernal Jr.
Thomas George Brocker
Kermit Edward Burkey
Michael Edward Burns
Gary William Butler
Charles Byrd
George J. Carrillo Jr.
Timothy Michael Carroll
Jackie Charles Carter
Manuel Angel Castillo
Gerald Cervantes
Armando Chapa Jr.
Roberto Cobarrubias
James Miles Combs
Christopher Corwin Cook
William Donald Cook Jr.
Richard James Coston
Jimmy Douglas Curry
Kenneth Alan Dahl
David Michael Davison
Thomas Joe Dawson Jr.
Louis Scott Di Bari
Wolf-Dieter Dietz
Juan Leon Guerrere Duenas
Richard Monroe Dyke
Joseph Escamilla
Jaime Esquivel
Gerald Francis Filippi
Edwardo Flores
Richard Allan Forbes
William Holt Fowler III
Bruce Gary Friel
Richard Garza Jr.
Kenneth Gilbert Gellerman
Robert Gonzales
Michael John Grecu
Scott Craig Griswold
Dallas George Grundy
Phillip O. Guillen
Ernest Lemas Gutierrez
Robert Ralph Hammer
John Lewis Harley
Dean Allen Harris
Robert Earl Harris
Michael Maxwell Hatzell
Dan David Hayes
Glenn Elden Heflin
James Reeve Heimbold
Leroy Hensley
Robert Francis Hinkston
Melvin Douglas Holcomb
Fred Lee Hottinger
Howard Eugene Hurst
John William Irving Jr.
Robert Allen Jans
Robert Stevens Jernberg
Larry Michael Jordan
Theodore C Kappmeyer
Daniel Duane Keyes
Michael George Kindred
Loyd Eugene Kinsworthy
John Michael Koenig
Walter Koeppe Jr.
Russell Walter Krill
Jeffery David Kuersten
Marion Dominic La Rosa
Joseph Ledesma
John Edward Lopez Jr.
Chester George Lyons
Cesar Jabonillo Mamon
William A. Mansergh Jr.
Ernesto Martinez
Robert Susumu Masuda
John Albert McGehee
William David McGivern
Richard Harold McGuire
David Phillip Medina
Rudolph Melendez
Joseph Louis Mendoza
Michael Mereno
Robert Gail Miller
Angelo Raymond Morales
Carlos Garcia Munoz
Tony Valdez Nastor
Kenneth Lawrence Neal
Steve Masao Ohara
Jack Coleman Owens
William Allen Palenske
Richard Michael Patrick
Raymond Allan Petersen
Donald Ray Phipps
John Richard Poso
Timothy Cole Proudfoot
Miguel Angel Puentes
Alex Leon Quiroga
John Arthur Ramirez
Lynn Murray Randall
Rudolph Sotelo Renteria
Duane Lawrence Richard
Jose Anto Rivera-Bermudez
William S. Robertson III
Floyd Irwin Robinson
Joe Ignacio Rodriguez
Gilbert Ruiz
David Frank Santa-Cruz
Gilbert Serrano
Samuel Arthur Sharp Jr.
David Howard Shoemaker
Rosendo Flores Silbas
Charles Lenet Smith
James Douglas Smith
John Calvin Smith
Matthew Edward Smith
Eusebio Solis
Kenneth Lyle Spitzer
Daniel Edwin Strobbe
Jon Tasch
Kenneth Carl Titsworth
Grady Thomas Triplett
Richard Lee Trisler
Homer Urrabazo
Patrick John Vasquez
Jose Louis Vieras
Donald James Wade
George Allen Waldron
Thomas James Walker
Craig Leslie Walton
Larry Ellis Williams
Donald Ray Williamson
Dennis Harold Wright
Murray John Wyman
Augusto Maria Xavier


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Last week, the Blue Ribbon Citizens Committee on Missouri's Transportation Needs presented its final report to a committee in the Missouri House of Representatives. On this committee is Brookfield IDA Director Becky Cleveland, who provided a copy of the report to the LCL.
The report, compiled over the course of seven meetings in 2012, detailed how the Missouri Department of Transportation is funded, and how it should be funded in the future. While the committee made no solid recommendations about MoDoT's funding, they instead presented options to the Legislature.
According to the report, there was a total of 818 citizens attending these meetings, where 208 separate individuals testified before the 22-person committee. After these seven statewide meetings over the course of a year, six themes became a common part of their discussions:
1. The existing system must be maintained
2. Safety must continue to be a priority.
3. Missouri's transportation needs are multi-modal.
4. Missouri does not have the financial resources to strategically expand the transportation system.
5. A healthy and improved transportation system is critical to the state's future economic growth.
6. MoDoT is well regarded by the state's citizens.
Looking at these six themes, the committee recommended five solutions to the Legislature:
1. The State of Missouri needs to invest an additional $600 million to $1 billion annually in transportation.
2. MoDoT cannot cut its way to meeting the needs of the future.
3. Meeting these needs will require a combination of solutions.
4. Missouri should adopt a solution that is fair, accountable and transparent.
5. Any new revenue should be directed to transportation.
The report's conclusion goes even further than this, as far as a recommendation, and reads as follows:
"The committee recommends that our elected state officials in the Executive Branch, as well as in the House and Senate, take ownership in the incredible investment this state currently has and must make in its infrastructure. And we encourage them to work together for the future of Missouri."
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Gamification = -10#/3mo
By Erikanollwebb-Oracle on Oct 25, 2013
One of the purposes of gamification of anything is to see if you can modify the behavior of the user. In the enterprise, that might mean getting sales people to enter more information into a CRM system, encouraging employees to update their HR records, motivating people to participate in forums and discussions, or process invoices more quickly. Wikipedia defines behavior modification as "the traditional term for the use of empirically demonstrated behavior change techniques to increase or decrease the frequency of behaviors, such as altering an individual's behaviors and reactions to stimuli through positive and negative reinforcement of adaptive behavior and/or the reduction of behavior through its extinction, punishment and/or satiation." Gamification is just a way to modify someone's behavior using game mechanics. And the magic question is always whether it works.
So I thought I would present my own little experiment from the last few months. This spring, I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy 4. It's a pretty sweet phone in many ways, but one of the little extras I discovered was a built in app called S Health. S Health is an app that you can use to track calories, weight, exercise and it has a built in pedometer. I looked at it when I got the phone, but assumed you had to turn it on to use it so I didn't look at it much. But sometime in July, I realized that in fact, it just ran in the background and was quietly tracking my steps, with a goal of 10,000 per day. 10,000 steps per day is this magic number recommended by the Surgeon General and the American Heart Association. Dr. Oz pushes it as the goal for daily exercise. It's about 5 miles of walking.
I'm generally not the kind of person who always has my phone with me. I leave it in my purse and pull it out when I need it. But then I realized that meant I wasn't getting a good measure of my steps. I decided to do a little experiment, and carry it with me as much as possible for a week. That's when I discovered the gamification that changed my life over the last 3 months. When I hit 10,000 steps, the app jingled out a little "success!" tune and I got a badge. I was hooked.
I started carrying my phone. I started making sure I had shoes I could walk in with me. I started walking at lunch time, because I realized how often I sat at my desk for 8-10 hours every day without moving. I started pestering my husband to walk with me after work because I hadn't hit my 10,000 yet, leading him at one point to say "I'm not as much a slave to that badge as you are!" I started looking at parking lots differently. Can't get a space up close? No worries, just that many steps toward my 10,000. I even tried to see if there was a second power user level at 15,000 or 20,000 (*sadly, no). If I was close at the end of the day, I have done laps around my house until I got my badge. I have walked around the block one more time to get my badge. I have mentally chastised myself when I forgot to put my phone in my pocket because I don't know how many steps I got. The badge below I got when my boss and I were in New York City and we walked around the block of our hotel just to watch the badge pop up.
There are a bunch of tools out on the market now that have similar ideas for helping you to track your exercise, make it social. There are apps (my favorite is still Zombies, Run!). You could buy a FitBit or UP by Jawbone. Interactive fitness makes the Expresso stationary bike with built in video games. All designed to help you be more aware of your activity and keep you
engaged and motivated. And the idea is to help you change your
behavior. I know someone who would spend extra time and work hard on the Expresso because he had built up strategies for how to kill the most dragons while he was riding to get more points. When the machine broke down, he didn't ride a different bike because it just wasn't that interesting.
But for me, just the simple jingle and badge have been all I needed. I admit, I still giggle gleefully when I hear the tune sing out from my pocket. After a few weeks, I noticed I had dropped a few pounds. Not a lot, just 2-3. But then I was really hooked. I started making a point both to eat a little less and hit 10,000 steps as much as I could. I bemoaned that during the floods in Boulder, I wasn't hitting my 10,000 steps. And now, a few months later, I'm almost 10 lbs lighter.
All for 1 badge a day.
So yes, simple gamification can increase motivation and engagement. And that can lead to changes in behavior. Now the job is to apply that to the enterprise space in a meaningful and engaging way.


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Synology DiskStation DS212j: Budget-friendly 2-bay NAS Server for Small Office and Home Use
Synology DiskStation DS212j is designed to provide a solution of file storage and sharing with data protection for your home environment with low power consumption, quiet operation and reliability. Running on DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, it delivers ease of use and a variety of features.
- 24/7 Power-Saving Download Server
- DLNA Certified Media Server
- Effortless Backup
- Anywhere Access
- Power-saving with only 17.6 Watts in Operation
- Running on Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM)
Multimedia Center at Home
DS212j brings innovative and enjoyable multimedia entertainment to your home. Enjoy sound and sensation while enriching your life with personal online albums and blog services. Your social life just gets better.The iPad, iPhone and Android App, DS audio, allows DiskStation users to stream music stored on DiskStation with their mobile devices wherever Internet access is available.
Media Server allows you to stream multimedia files with an UPnP Digital Media Adapter (DMA) to a stereo system or a TV-set. Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft XBox 360 are also supported.
iTunes Server is an easy way to share music with other iTunes clients over the network. You can use iTunes as a multimedia player to browse and play music stored on your Synology DiskStation.
Your 24x7 Download Server
Download Station functions as a 24x7 BT, FTP, HTTP, eMule, and NZB download center without a PC. The eMule & BT search engine allows search-n-download capability without installing additional desktop applications. RSS feed feature will bring the latest updates directly to you. You can subscribe to multiple RSS feeds that list the information of all your favorite downloads, and your download experience is entirely automated.
Back Up Your Precious Data
Desktop backup provides Windows PC users with the Synology Data Replicator for backing up desktop data to their DiskStation, while Mac OS X users can use Apple Time Machine to back up their critical data to DiskStation. Server backup includes several alternatives: Local Backup and Network Backup. You can back up data in shared folders or sub-folders and choose between incremental backup options or other flexible scheduling choices. All can be easily configured with a step-by-step wizard to make it simple to create an automated backup solution.
Build Your Personal Cloud
With Synology DS212j, you can centralize all the data and files and share with your family members within local network. If you find this way of managing files particularly useful and interesting, you can have your own personal cloud so the sharing coverage can be extended to the Internet.
The EZ-Internet wizard guides you through all the steps necessary to establish remote Internet access to your Synology DS212j. You will be allowed to remotely access your DS212j anywhere within minutes, and it is just that easy.
Access Files from Anywhere Manage your files on your Synology DS212j with File Browser which provides easy file navigation on your DiskStation, allowing you to copy, move, delete, rename, upload, or download files without boundaries. If you are always on the move, Synology provides a handy app, DS file for iPhone, iPad and Android users. Anything stored on Synology DS212j can now be accessed remotely using DS file via the Internet.
Share your Memories to Friends
Photo Station simplifies photo, video, and blog sharing to the public. Features such as theme personalization, blog, and user privilege settings make Photo Station your state-of-the-art lifestyle sharing center on the Internet. Photo Station syncs the album automatically to Facebook, so it is now even more closely intertwined with your social life.
Energy Efficient Design
Synology DS212j is designed with energy efficiency in mind. Not only does it provide a 92x92 mm fan and the better airflow to keep the system running cool 24/7, its noise dampening design makes it really quiet compared to PC counterparts. Synology DS212j consumes only 17.6 watts in operation, and its unique Scheduled Power On/Off feature lowers the power consumption to minimum.
All Synology products are produced with RoHS compliant parts and packed with recyclable packing materials. Synology acknowledges the responsibility as a global citizen to continually work to reduce the environmental impact of every product produced.
- Product Description
- Synology Disk Station DS212J - NAS server - 0 GB
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity
- Max Supported Capacity
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty
- 2 (max)
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 10 cm x 22.5 cm x 16.5 cm
- Weight
- 0.94 kg
- Processor
- 1.2 GHz
- Storage Controller
- RAID - Gigabit Ethernet - SATA 3Gb/s - RAID 0, 1, JBOD
- Networking
- Network adapter - integrated - 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
- Power
- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 2 years warranty
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity
- Max Supported Capacity
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty
- 2 (max)
- Width
- 10 cm
- Depth
- 22.5 cm
- Height
- 16.5 cm
- Weight
- 0.94 kg
- Built-in Devices
- Led panel
Processor / Memory
- Processors Installed
- 1.2 GHz
- RAM Installed
Storage Controller
- Type
- RAID - internal
- Bus Type
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Interface Type
- SATA 3Gb/s
- Data Transfer Rate
- 1 GBps
- Max Storage Devices Qty
- 2
- RAID Level
Hard Drive
- Type
- HDD - 2.5" / 3.5" shared
- Type
- Network adapter - integrated
- Data Link Protocol
- 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
- Network / Transport Protocol
- TCP/IP, PPPoE, SMTP, FTP, POP3, IMAP, DDNS
- Remote Management Protocol
- SNMP, Telnet, HTTP, SSH
- Network Services Compatibility
- Microsoft CIFS, Network File System (NFS), FTP, Apple File Protocol (AFP), Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)
- Features
- Firewall protection, print server, IPv6 support, IP address filtering, MySQL server, web server, backup server, download client, file sharing, Access Control List (ACL) support, Advanced Data Streaming (ADS), iTunes server, Samba support, FTP server, SMS alert, BitTorrent Client, e-mail server, UPnP Media Server, bandwidth control, surveillance station, DLNA Media Server, eMule client, e-mail notification
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays
- 2 (total) / 2 (free) x internal - 2.5" / 3.5"
- Interfaces
- 2 x USB 2.0 - Type A , 1 x Ethernet 1000Base-T - RJ-45
- Cables Included
- 2 x network cable - 2 m
- Features
- Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
- Compliant Standards
- FCC Class B certified, RoHS, BSMI Class B
- TAA Compliant
- Yes
- Power Device
- X external power adapter
- Voltage Required
- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- Power Consumption Operational
- 17.6 Watt
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included
- Drivers & Utilities
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support
- 2 years warranty
- Service & Support Details
- Limited warranty - 2 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- Max Operating Temperature
- Humidity Range Operating
- 5 - 95%
- Sound Emission
- 18.3 dBA
The following resources are available for the Synology DiskStation DS212j 2-Bay NAS Server
Customer reviews
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fantastic piece of kit
Reviewed by Wolfgang. Review Posted 06/01/2012
Easy to fit the HDD's, and begin to setup. The supplied OS failed to setup the initial partition (hence the 4) but a quick download of the latest OS from the Synology website and we were up and running.
don't know how I survived without this.
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
DS212j 2-Bay NAS Server
Reviewed by Paritar. Review Posted 12/12/2011
DS212j 2-Bay NAS Server
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
Ideal for Home Use
Reviewed by Paul R. Review Posted 14/11/2012
This unit really is the best small NAS server currently on the market. The options developed by Synology to access the data stored on the device work very well on both my Android phone and tablet and the backup utility is easy to set up and works well. There are so many options available that it will take several weeks to explore them all fully. I definitely recommend printing out the (156 page) user guide. It is essential reading to get the most from the device and really should be provided in printed format. Looking forward to setting up attcahed printers, experimenting with web server, buying an IP camera to use the NAS as a security system.....the list is almost endless. Just buy one, you won't regret it.
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
Superb NAS and media server
Reviewed by Dave G. Review Posted 08/04/2012
I've used this with 2 x Western Digital 2TB Green drives, primarily as a media server running Logitech Media Server and the Logitech Squeezebox Touch device. A breeze to set up and configure, far better than a poor experience I hay with Netgear ReadyNAS. Highly recommended, and service from BT has been without issues.
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
lovely product
Reviewed by Grant. Review Posted 21/10/2012
This is a great product. Delightfully simple to set up. The homescreen and available apps for pc and smartphones make sharing and viewing your data and media easy but this NAS does a lot more besides that. Haven't tried all the features yet but looking forward to accessing files when away from home and the Symform application is perfect if you want total data backup security; don't think any other NAS has Symform integrated like this!
My only slight niggle is the time it takes to 'convert' photos. If you want to view photos via the Synology apps etc, the system will automatically create various thumbnail copies of each image in different sizes. This is to speed up subsequent image viewing on your different devices with varying screen sizes i.e. don't then need to download the full 5mb image when viewed on smartphone. If like me you instantly drop 25000 jpegs on there it literally takes weeks to deal with these and often needs reset along the way... hence the 4 stars
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
The opinions expressed in this reviews section are those of our customers and not of BT Shop. Nothing contained herein amends BT Shop's terms and conditions.


text: For your information. Regarding the shipping of helicopter kits and quads. We open all kits to inspect them for any missing or broken items. We may also ship the box inside out to save on weight however some kits do not allow for this do to insufficient packaging from the manufacturer. Mainly on Blade products that have the Styrofoam in box are the ones we may ship inside out to do the fact that the Styrofoam is plenty enough to prevent any damage to the product. Other kits like Goblin, Align will be shipped in 2 boxes as the original box does not provide enough protection.


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Officials with the Breckenridge Police Department confirmed detectives are investigating the death of a 13-month-old boy, who was apparently the victim of an accidental drowning.
The child, Kevin Trejo, died at Summit Medical Center Wednesday night, according to a statement from the Summit County Coroner.
Authorities say it is common for law enforcement to follow up when someone dies unexpectedly, regardless of age.
"We typically investigate the facts surrounding most deaths, with the exception of someone who may have been terminally ill," police spokeswoman Kim Stremel stated in an email.
An autopsy will be performed on the child.
Authorities would not release any additional information about the investigation.
This story will be updated if more information becomes available.


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Ethan Hawke hates the Oscars.
Hawke, who was nominated for best supporting actor at the 2002 ceremony for "Training Day" and also received an adapted screenplay nomination at the 2005 ceremony for "Before Sunset," blasted the Academy Awards in an interview with Gotham Magazine.
"People want to turn everything in this country into a competition," Hawke said. "It's so asinine ... if you look at how many forgettable, stupid movies have won Oscars and how many mediocre performers have Oscars above their fireplace. Making a priority of chasing these fake carrots and money and dubious accolades, I think it's really destructive."
Destructive? What, like drone attacks?
According to the Huffington Post, Hawke's comments, including the remark about "fake carrots," are similar to ones Joaquin Phoenix made last year.
"I think it's bull(expletive)" Phoenix said about the Oscars, in an interview with Interview magazine. "I think it's total, utter bull(expletive), and I don't want to be a part of it. I don't believe in it. It's a carrot, but it's the worst-tasting carrot I've ever tasted in my whole life. I don't want this carrot. It's totally subjective. Pitting people against each other ... It's the stupidest thing in the whole world."
Is it stupider than kicking puppies? I bet he wouldn't say it's stupider than kicking puppies.
By the way, Phoenix is nominated at the Oscars 2013 ceremony for his role in "The Master."
Anthony Hopkins is another actor who has slammed the Academy Awards. "People go out of their way to flatter the nominating body and I think it's kind of disgusting," Hopkins told the Huffington Post. "That's always been against my nature."
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The rearrangement and reorganization of shelving, equipment, and research materials which was begun in October was finished in November just before Thanksgiving week with the labeling of collection areas on the shelves.
The project was completed by WCGS member volunteers, members of the Quitman Public Library staff, and City of Quitman employees who helped with come of the heavy lifting and moving.
The research table was moved out in front of the genealogy center to create more room for extra shelving inside. Also, the microfilm scanner and printer were moved inside and located by the computer and other equipment.
This opened up the room for easier foot traffic flow and air circulation.
The Wood County collection is now on the front shelf in the middle of the center and is the first resources visitors to the center see. Newsletters were moved to the back shelves and labeled for easy access by researchers.
The chairs at the research table were temporarily replaced, and plans are to look into finding new seating for the table in the near future.
Also, a scanner has been added to the room and is attached to the computer. Users may scan documents or pages from books for personal use and then print them out using the copier/printer attached to the computer.
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With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is urging farmers and ranchers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of farming in America. USDA has already received more than 2 million completed Census forms.
"Our nation needs your help to ensure that decisions about U.S. agriculture accurately represent you, your communities, and your industry," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
The Census of Agriculture, conducted only once every five years, is the only source of consistent and comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county in the nation. It looks at farms, value of land, market value of agricultural production, farm practices, expenditures, and other factors that affect the way farmers and ranchers do business. The information is used by agribusinesses, town planners, local governments, and policy makers, as well as farmers, ranchers, growers and others to shape farm programs, boost rural services and grow the future of farming.
The 2012 Census will provide a complete picture of agriculture that will be used to shape the future of agriculture, rural America, and the lives of those USDA serves for years to come. The deadline to respond to the Census of Agriculture is only a few weeks away on May 31. USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) may contact producers by phone or in person to collect Census information since time is running out.
Farmers and ranchers can also return their forms by mail or online by visiting a secure website, www.agcensus.usda.gov. Federal law requires a response from everyone who receives the Census form and requires NASS to keep all individual information confidential.
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Hoping for a safe hiding place, she returns to the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston, but the calm doesn't last long.
On a class field trip to Boston Harbor, the girls are abducted and forced into the hold of the Bloodhound, a ship bound for the slave markets on the Barbary Coast where they will be put up on the auction block and sold into Arab harems.
Jacky wouldn't dream of going down without a fight, but the delicate Lawson peabody girls are in over their heads. Although Jacky will use anything in her arsenal to help her well-heeled classmates, she isn't so certain they will find the strength and courage needed to survive. But if she can convince them to trade petticoats and propriety for her daring escape plan, the girls just might become their own rescuers.
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"Loved it! Loved them all."
I've been a member of Audible for three years now and this is only the second time I have purchased books over and above my 2 credits a month. My credits went to the second and third books in the Jacky Faber series, Curse of the Blue Tattoo and Under the Jolly Roger, and when finished those mid month, I immediately purchased the fourth, the Belly of the Bloodhound.
Since I couldn't stop listening to how the Lawson Peabody girls were planning to escape the Bloodhound, sadly I finished it four whole days before new credits enter my account to continue my adventures with Jackie Faber. No worries, the fifth book, Mississippi Jack is downloading as I write and Ill have credits for book six.
Why am I telling this...to warn my mates that these tales will capture you and nothing short of good keel hauling will stop you from listening.
"Great story for older readers"
This is yet another fantastic book in the "Bloody Jack" series. The second I finished #3, I rushed in to get this one. Be warned though: there is quite a bit more sexual content in this book than in the others. The girls are to be sold as sex slaves, and one is judged as "a fine specimen to warm a sultan's bed." While no sexual activity actually takes place it is mentioned in the book frequently.
As usual the narration of this book is out of this world and makes the adventures of "Bloody Jack" so much more exciting than just reading it. I think everyone should hear this series instead of read it!
"A different kind of adventure"
Katherine Kellgren totally is Jacky. Her narration makes the series!
I can't help comparing it to the other books in the series. The events, which I won't give away, seem harder to believe than in previous books, even those where Jacky commands a ship. They also might be more disturbing to young readers as the threat to Jacky and her friends is more graphic than in other books.
Interactions between Jacky and Clarissa show the development of their friend/enemy status. Clarissa gets to steal the show a couple of times.
Never underestimate the power of girls!
You need to read or listen to the series in order to really appreciate it and you have to hear it by Katherine Kellgren. Print would be a poor substitute!
"Still Excellent, If Dark"
Not the jaguar of L.A. Meyer's series but certainly a top notch breed of it's own. An interesting twist I never expected, a wonderful refocus on the evolution not just of Jackie but of her classmates. I can't wait for the next book! Kellgren as always a treat of a narrator. (Could there be a more perfect lady for this role?)
I am a fiber artist and teacher. I love moderate action, plot twists, diverse characters and much romance.
"Go Girls Of the Lawson Peabody!"
This is one of my favorite books in the Bloody Jack series, as it showcases the power of the girls of the Lawson Peabody as a group. I think that is a great lesson for all the young readers/listeners of the book. One reviewer said it was boring meeting all the girls and characters at the beginning, but one of the things I love about this series is that it is about people--not just about Jacky--and each of their individual gifts and challenges. All of the characters are important and the plots could not go forward without the contribution of each.
"Another good one!"
Katherine Kellgren nails it again; however, I found that I wanted the girls to take over the bloody Bloodhound and be done with it. It was a good story, but it did drag on a bit. Cannot be missed though!!!!!
I practically sobbed near the end of the story. Jacky Faber is one special girl!!!!
Avid reader and listener, of both fiction on non-fiction. I especially love history, adventure, and creative, clever and unusual characters!
"Perhaps my favorite of the series so far . . ."
This installment of the Bloody Jack series is one of the most creative I have read. The girls of the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls are thrust into a situation where they must rely solely on their wits and each other. New alliances are formed, previously unknown skills are mastered, and more is leaned about Jacky's life on the streets of London as an orphan. Warning #1: You will laugh out loud many times throughout this book. Warning #2: You will probably cry, too. Warning #3: If you love to hate Clarissa Worthington Howe, look out!
"Bravo ..."
I would recommend this book to almost anyone! Great story, great characters and plot and an amazing narration!
Kethy simply performs all characters well. Very believable and makes it extremely easy to follow any conversation.
My wife and I enjoyed this book as much as the rest of the family! This book is great for both boys and girls, and the whole series has been great at demonstrating good and bad and consequences of making decisions. Irregardless of how well intentioned the decisions were.
Although extremely fun and entertaining, there is considerable value in the messages it sends too:
(1) Consider your options carefully using your critical thinking skills before making a decision. Then be willing to accept the consequences if things do not work out as desired or expected. This idea alone is refreshing. Jackie has never shied away from chastisement and has always stood behind and tried to help those around her, especially anyone in need. She often gives everyone the benefit of the doubt.
(2) It also nicely demonstrates that although issues are sometimes different, Jackie is able to not only succeed but to successfully stand-out in performing her duties and working alongside boys and men. Especially given the time-frame in which the stories take place, women had very few legal rights and very specific, albeit limited expectations. Still she rises up and demonstrates her abilities and willingness to overcome all obstacles. Lessons such as these are good for everyone of all ages and sexes.
"Just gets better"
Yes - We have kids and while it works for them we also thoroughly enjoy it.
The narrator is terrific and the story is highly entertaining.
"Couldn't stop listening!"
I got the first book in the Bloody Jack series for my son, so he would have something to occupy his time on long car trips. After about a half an hour of listening to that delightful book, I myself was hooked. I must say that In the Belly of the Bloodhound might just be the best in the series. I found myself actually laughing out loud, and crying for the girls in their journey, not to mention I loved it so well, I could not fall asleep until it was finished. Going on three o'clock in the morning now, and I can sleep satisfied. This is most certianly worth the listen.
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Homemade Cookies
Every family has traditions. In Laura Verage's household, it was all about making home-made cookies. From when she was very young on, she and her Mom were in the kitchen baking the best tasting cookies. Many of the cookie recipes she uses today are from those early years. "I've been making cookies for over 45 years. Many requests later from family and friends made it clear I was ready to go global with my scrumptious cookie gifts."
All of Laura's cookies are made from scratch with only the freshest ingredients and plenty of them. Living in the Dairy State gives her an advantage, with nearby local producers of quality ingredients. One by one, each cookie is baked with tender loving care.
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Crime Report
Henderson County Sheriff
The Henderson County Sheriff's Department responded to 364 calls Tuesday. Deputies served three warrants and provided eight assists to other agencies.
Hendersonville Police
The Hendersonville Police Department reported 105 calls Tuesday. Officers made three arrests, investigated two accidents and provided three assists to other agencies.
The following crimes and incidents were reported Tuesday, according to law enforcement records: Henderson County Sher-iff's Department
◆ Breaking and entering, East Cabinwood Drive, 10:04 p.m.
◆ Overdose, East Walker Street, 10:30 p.m.
◆ Armed robbery, Asheville Highway, 4:59 a.m.
◆ Drug problem, Health Nut Lane, 10:55 a.m.
◆ Animal bite, Staghorn Court, 1:43 p.m.
◆ Assist other agency, North Grove Street, 2:55 p.m.
◆ Child abuse, Hillbilly Lane, 1:16 p.m.
Hendersonville Police Department
◆ Security check, Main Street, 4 a.m.
◆ Security check, East Seventh Avenue, 4:05 a.m.
◆ Accident, Highway 64 East, 10:30 a.m.
◆ Larceny, Thompson Street, 10:32 a.m.
◆ Larceny, North Main Street, 11:38 a.m.
◆ Larceny, Highway 64 East, 1:07 p.m.
◆ Fraud, Seventh Avenue East, 2:46 p.m.
◆ Fraud, Ashley Hill Lane, 2:58 p.m.
◆ Accident, Randall Circle, 2:59 p.m.
◆ Fraud, Greenville Highway, 2:59 p.m.
◆ Larceny, Somerset Drive, 5:14 p.m.
◆ Accident, Sixth Avenue West, 5:47 p.m.
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"Music is above and beyond all words." – Robert Ingersoll
The Department of Music offers students comprehensive training in performance, music theory, music education, music therapy, and music history and literature.
Music students enter regional and national competitions, and go on to prestigious graduate programs and/or successful careers in performance, education, scholarship, and industry.
Non-majors are also highly involved in the department, taking classes and lessons, participating in ensembles, and performing on recitals.
If you are considering a career in music or want music to be a significant part of your life, the Music faculty will help you expand your understanding of musical style and structure, improve your musicianship, and set the groundwork for an evolving, mature, and lifelong interaction with music as a form of profound aesthetic expression.


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2009-10: Played in 12 games and averaged 2.8 minutes per game…had a season-high seven minutes against Central Arkansas (1/9) where she also scored a season-high four points…had one rebound each against TCU (1/2) and Central Arkansas (1/9)…averaged 0.7 points, 0.2 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.2 steals per game.
2008-09: Played in 24 games during her first year with the Islanders, starting one game against McNeese State (2/21)…averaged 2.3 points and 0.9 rebounds per game…shot 85% from the free throw line… reached a career-high of eight points at home against Sam Houston State (1/31)…pulled in a career-high of three rebounds in four different games this season, the last coming in the Southland tournament game against UT Arlington (3/10)…averaged 0.5 assists per game…dished out a personal best three assists on the road against Lamar (4/4).
Prior to A&M - Corpus Christi: Played for Ricky Rhodes at McLennan Junior College...started as a freshman...averaged 5.0 points and 1.2 rebounds per game...was a 70 percent free throw shooter...averaged 2.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game...had a season high of 19 points.
In High School: Played at Katy Taylor High School for head coach Hoyt Woodle...averaged 13 points, 5.0 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game...named All-District as a senior...played AAU basketball for the Northwest Express.
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We'll shed some light on how to put recyclable jars to good use!
Nothing says "Gong Hay Fat Choy" more than these hand-made money envelopes!
Wear your heart on your CD sleeve this Valentine's Day!
Let sweet holiday wishes bloom with these simple, customized cookie boxes.
It's easy to stay warm when Mr. Sun is overhead
Pick, print, tape -- PRESTO! Enchanting lanterns to put on display!
Face those winter winds with a cheery smile from Kai-lan!
Turn your preschooler into Kai-lan's koala pal, Tolee!
Your kids will roar with delight once you transform them into this friendly tiger!
For the cutest costume at a party, come as Tolee!
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A handy case with a friendly face!
It's perfect for your kids' Pop!
Make a super special card for Mom!
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All aboard the Kai-lan Express! Next stop, fun and creativity for you and your child.
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MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN -- Snowboard star Shaun White woke up Friday morning feeling the aches and pains of a radical crash from the previous day.
It didn't take long to decide to withdraw from the first of two Olympic selection events in the halfpipe. He later called it a smart move.
White, who clinched a spot in Sochi in the new slopestyle event, alternated between the hot tub and ice baths to get rid of that Shaun of the Dead feeling.
"I could barely move," he said. "My muscles were all locked up."
The morning off did wonders, as White came out smoking in the afternoon qualifier to post the two highest scores while debuting a gravity-defying trick that puts him on the verge of qualifying for Sochi in two events.
And yes, White, 29, plans to win two gold medals in Russia next month.
America's veritable snowboard stars showcased their skills Friday, as Kelly Clark won both women's qualifiers to underscore she also is the clear-cut favorite in Sochi.
But White highlighted a day in which Americans recorded such high scores it took something almost perfect to steal a victory. The Tahoe-based snowboarder pulled out the surprise move -- a cap double flip 1440.
He scored 97 points out of 100 on the first run and 98.6 points on the second run.
"The Double McTwist is one of the hardest tricks in the sport, and this just tops that," he said. "It's one of the hardest tricks I've ever done."
White wanted to try it in a contest before using it in Sochi.
It didn't seem possible after he crashed on the slopestyle course Thursday. He won the second qualifier in slopestyle after the accident. After hearing about the crash, his family in Southern California drove to Mammoth to make sure he was OK.
White showed them all is fine after his spectacular performance put him in a three-way tie with Taylor Gold and Mammoth's Greg Bretz for first in the halfpipe standings. Truckee's Danny Davis moved into Olympic contention by winning the morning qualifier. Davis, whose father, Mike, grew up in Campbell, needs a podium finish Sunday in the final selection event.
But he wasn't stressing over it.
"I just need to snowboard," he said. "I've got the X-Games and other events. The Olympics is just one event."
Clark, the 2002 Olympic champion, won her third and fourth consecutive women's events, while Mammoth-based Chloe Kim, 13, was the runner-up both times.
Kim missed the age limit for the Olympics by a long shot although she would have clinched a berth Friday. But the Torrance teen is fine with the minimum age eligibility -- 15 by Dec. 31, 2013. She said going to Sochi would add too much pressure.
"I'm not disappointed about anything, " Kim said. "I'm not ready."
Clark, 29, certainly is ready for another Olympic medal. Although she already qualified for Sochi, the Mammoth boarder wants to test herself.
"For me, everything is practice," Clark said. "The best practice for big competitions is doing big competitions. Pushing myself, pushing my level, doing very technical runs now and getting myself ready for Russia."
Teenager Arielle Gold is close to joining Clark on the powerful U.S. team. After that, it gets muddled. South Lake Tahoe's Hannah Teter, the 2006 Olympic champion, took third twice Friday to suddenly become a top contender.
Other contenders are Gretchen Bleiler, Kaitlyn Farrington and South Lake Tahoe's Elena Hight.
Snowboard officials will grant three automatic berths based on five selection events and make one discretionary pick Sunday for the men's and women's teams.
Devin Logan won a freeskiing slopestyle qualifier in Park City, Utah, to clinch a spot on the Olympic team and also will try to advance in the halfpipe this weekend. The Vermont skier won the fourth of five selection events by barely edging two Canadians, including Kaya Turski of Mammoth.
Bobby Brown also qualified in the new men's freeskiing slopestyle event after finishing second to Alex Schlopy.
Utah's Ted Ligety won the 20th alpine World Cup race of his career with a super combined victory in Wengen, Switzerland. It was Ligety's first World Cup victory in a discipline other than giant slalom.
Noelle Pikus-Pace of Utah got her sixth World Cup medal of the season by taking silver in a women's skeleton race in Igls, Austria.
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Rain soaks Riverfront Roar
Storms limit activities at annual event
July 13, 2013
MARIETTA — Despite an unexpected rain and wind, dozens of people — mostly clustered under tents — gathered to listen to live music Friday evening between the Lafayette Hotel and the muddy Ohio River....
"Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life son..."
'Dean Wermer'
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I was in downtown Marietta today to visit the Marietta Winery and I could count the number of people at the river roar festivities on one hand..they should have cancelled everything.
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Wow!! Not good.
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SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team dropped a 52-40 decision to former Southland opponent UTSA Friday night at the Convocation Center. The Islanders trimmed the lead to seven with 12 minutes to play but was unable to stop the bench play of the Roadrunners.
Freshman Janae Blount led the Islanders (0-3) in double figures for the third straight game. She added 10 points including 4-of-6 from the charity stripe. Alisa Roberts added nine points and Jessica Jammer chipped in eight points, four rebounds and two steals. The Islanders went 16-of-25 from the line compared to the Roadrunners 5-of-11 shooting. UTSA edged the Islanders 34-33 on the glass.
The Roadrunners (3-0) were paced by Simone Young's 13 points and Lyndi Thorman's eight points. UTSA shot 40.4 percent to the Islanders' 27.3 percent and received 29 points from their bench.
Jessica Jammer opened the game with a bucket and the Islanders led for the first three minutes before the Roadrunners got on board with a trey. Blount hit a jumper before the Roadrunners went on an 11-2 run to take a 14-6 lead with 10:40 left in the first half. Jammer stopped the run with a layup on the left side and Plummer hit one of two free throws to pull the Islanders within five with 8:37 to play in the first half.
UTSA extended the lead to 17 on a 12-0 run with 5:15 to play before the Islanders answered with a 10-0 run to cap the first half. During the run Marquesha Anderson-Sparks added two free throws and Blount and Jammer each chipped in jumpers. Verne'qua Taylor followed with a free throw before Jammer tallied her eighth point on a fast-break layup and Blount ended the half with one of two free throws to pull within seven.
The Roadrunners took a 26-19 lead into the locker room on 44 percent shooting from the field. Jammer paced the Islanders with eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and Blount added five. UTSA hit 4-of-7 three pointers in the first half and scored 15 of their 26 points in the paint.
UTSA opened the second half on a 6-0 run to extend the lead to 13 with 13:34 left. Ashanti Plummer stopped the run with a jumper from the left wing and jumpstarted a 6-0 run to trim the lead to seven with 12 minutes to play. UTSA responded by putting together an 11-2 run to push the lead to 43-27 with 6:53 to play. Blount followed with a free throw but the Roadrunners hit a layup inside to extend the lead back to 17.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi scored six points at the charity stripe over the next three minutes but UTSA pushed the lead to 17 after a trey by Young with 2:35 to play. Roberts hit back-to-back jumpers and added a free throw to end the game.
The Islanders will return home to take on Big Ten opponent Indiana on Monday, Nov. 19, at the American Bank Center. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.
For the latest on Islanders Women's Basketball, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Womens Basketball), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersWBB) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.


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There were 86 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, there were 1,427 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
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Auto-theft arrest: Police stopped a vehicle for driving with its headlights off at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday near North Grant Street and East Miner Avenue. Officers checked the vehicle's license plate number and determined that the vehicle was stolen. The driver, 33-year-old George Casillas, was arrested on suspicion of auto theft. The passenger, 19-year-old Julian Azevedo, was arrested on a warrant alleging parole violation.
Robbery: A man was walking about 2:45 p.m. Monday near Jamestown Street and Kentfield Road when he was approached by a man who brandished a knife and demanded money. The robber went through the victim's pockets, took his property and departed in an unknown direction. The robber was described as a black man about 30 years old standing 6 feet 1 and weighing 180 pounds with a black tank top and dark shorts.
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The Stockton Fire Department responded to 90 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday, including five vehicle accidents and 71 medical calls.
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"We have been so happy with the care and quality of care my father has received by hospice," Laird's son, Larry said. "The aides are exceptional, the nurses are outstanding!"
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STOCKTON - Residents are reminded to place Christmas trees next to their waste and recycling carts for collection on regularly scheduled pickup days for three weeks after Christmas.
The cities of Manteca, Tracy and Lathrop also will accept trees curbside on collection days.
In Lodi, Boy Scouts will pick up trees to be recycled next Saturday. Place trees at the curb by 6 a.m. Donations accepted. Trees also can be placed into green waste containers or dropped off at the North County Recycling Center & Sanitary Landfill through Jan. 18.
Calaveras County residents can dispose of their Christmas trees free of charge at the following times and locations:
� 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily at Rock Creek Solid Waste Facility, 12021 Hunt Road, near Milton
� 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday through Monday, Wilseyville Transfer Station, end of Blizzard Mine Road, Wilseyville
� 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday through Monday, Red Hill Transfer Station, 4314 Red Hill Road, Vallecito
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� 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, SEI Solid Waste Inc.,1149 Dunbar Road, Arnold.
� 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday through Monday to Jan. 14 at Gambi Disposal, 968 Church Hill Road, San Andreas
Solid-waste officials ask that all tinsel, ornaments and decorations be removed before sending a tree to be recycled.
Those Calaveras County residents who have regular curbside trash collection from Calaveras Disposal or SEI Solid Waste can put their trees at the curb with their regular green waste recycling.
County solid-waste officials remind residents that wrapping paper and Christmas cards can be placed with mixed recyclables. Do not recycle foil, tissue or musical cards.
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The McPherson High School JV volleyball team won the Great Bend tournament Saturday, winning five games, including three back-to-back.
McPherson defeated Newton 2-0 (25-23, 25-11), Hays 2-1 (25-19, 12-25, 15-9) Great Bend 2-1 (22-25, 25-17, 15-9), Scott City 2-0 (25-16, 25-12) and Dodge City 2-1 (23-25, 25-19, 15-11).
The win was especially impressive, as the Pups are without libero Addie Simon, who is out with a knee injury.
"So this past week in practice, we have had to work new people into defensive positions," MHS coach Diane Marshall said. "Taylor Metz, Taylor Neufeldt and Chelsey Kerr have all stepped up their defense and joined Ashtyn Schieferecke on the back row."
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Tommy Tuberville laughed and shook his head Friday night as he remembered the early days of his time as Auburn's head football coach. It was a night for remembering and laughing and celebrating.
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Thursday's letters: Permitting and training
Published: Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 6:51 p.m.
As a newcomer to South Carolina from a liberal mid-Atlantic community, I am both surprised and appalled by the proposed open-carry gun legislation — not because it brings guns out into the open but because it fails to include a requirement for special permitting and for training in the use of firearms. Surely those requirements are at least as necessary if a weapon is visible as they are if it is concealed; perhaps more so.
My own feeling is that if a person feels so threatened as to "need" a weapon, he should be made to carry it in full view. If it is meant as a deterrent, surely a visible weapon is more effective than a hidden one. Only if it is meant for offensive use is there reason to conceal it. On no account should it be an automatic or "assault" weapon. That sort of artillery belongs in the active military and nowhere else.
Analogy: A farmer owns a shotgun to keep the crows out of his corn. He props it on his front porch, clearly visible, and no one proposes to take it away from him. Why? Because he has a legitimate use for it, knows how to fire and maintain it, and on that basis has secured from state government a permit to have it. Wouldn't the community be better off with more farmers and fewer vigilantes?
Nancy Morgan Ambler
We need to speak out
I began my day on March 21 reading the paper and came across an article that almost made me sick. The article discussed a Senate panel's approval of open-carry gun legislation. Sen. Shane Martin said, "People are here begging for their God-given constitutional rights." He was referring to gun legislation currently being discussed in South Carolina.
I have been taught all of my life that God is love. Jesus taught that we are to love God and love our neighbors as we love ourselves. With these teachings as a guide, it is blasphemous to me to even put God's name in an article concerning the "God-given constitutional rights" regarding guns!
I ended that same day on a much more positive note. I attended a presentation open to the public and given by Curt McPhail concerning what is happening on Spartanburg's Northside. The Northside Development Corp. is working diligently to revitalize a part of Spartanburg that has been home to neighbors who have less financially than some of us. Jesus speaks of our responsibility to these neighbors.
I went from there to the Chapman Cultural Center and enjoyed a performance by Ballet Spartanburg. I saw young people who are using their amazing "God-given" talents to make our world a better place.
Are there others like myself who are "begging" for a world where we live as one and reach out in love and compassion to our neighbors? I know I could not be the only one who does not want the governing body of our state to be so concerned about guns that we miss the far more important needs and concerns of our world today! Please speak out so that our voices can be heard.
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Rockslide zone being repaired on US 129 in Smokies
Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 10:36 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 10:36 a.m.
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State transportation officials will reduce a section of U.S. 129 to a single lane while crews stabilize a rock wall where a slide occurred last year.
The Smoky Mountains highway, known as "The Dragon" to motorcyclists who like to ride its curvy length, will have lane closures at mile marker 9.5.
The Daily Times (http://bit.ly/11TvtYR ) reported the Tennessee Department of Transportation will begin the lane closures Thursday night with temporary traffic signals. A contractor will scale loose rock and haul it away, then install mesh netting to help contain any rocks that fall in the future.
The $685,000 project is expected to be completed by Aug. 31.
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March 31, 2010 -- The FDA has approved a new and potentially less painful treatment option for varicose veins.
Yesterday, the FDA approved Asclera (polidocanol) for the treatment of small varicose veins.
Asclera is part of a class of drugs known as sclerosants that are injected into the affected veins and work by damaging the cell lining of blood vessels. The damaged blood vessels eventually close and are replaced by healthy tissue.
The drug's manufacturer says Asclera also includes an anesthetic agent, which may make it less painful to use.
Researchers say up to 50% of women are affected by varicose veins. The abnormally swollen or twisted veins are often red or blue and look like red or blue tree branches or spider webs close to the surface of the skin.
"Varicose veins are a common condition," Norman Stockbridge, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products at the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, says in a news release. "Asclera is indicated for the treatment of small types of varicose veins when the aim of treatment is to improve appearance."
Varicose veins normally occur in the legs but may form in other parts of the body. Women are much more likely than men to develop varicose veins. Other factors that increase the risk of developing varicose veins include older age, pregnancy, obesity, and standing for prolonged periods of time.
Asclera has been approved to treat spider veins (small varicose veins less than 1 millimeter in diameter) and reticular veins (varicose veins that are 1 to 3 millimeters in diameter).
In its approval of Asclera, the FDA noted that common adverse reactions to the drug include leakage and collection of blood from damaged blood vessels at the injection site (known in medical terms as a hematoma), bruising, irritation, discoloration, and pain at the injection site.
Asclera is distributed by BioForm Medical Inc. of Franksville, Wis., and manufactured by Chemische Fabrik Kreussler & Co. of Wiesbaden, Germany. The drug has been available in Europe for more than 40 years under the name Aethoxysklerol.


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Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is among an array of rock personalities to guest on Swedish DJ Avicii's new album.
According to a Rolling Stone interview released last summer, Avicii (real name Tim Bergling) had been working with Coldplay's Chris Martin, Jon Bon Jovi and Incubus' Michael Einziger. The album was in early stages of development so there was only speculation about whether these guests would appear on the final product.
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Max Gover remembers hanging out with David Marion back when they were in middle school.
"He was a funny guy. He was really athletic," Gover said. "I remember he was almost dunking when he was in like 7th or 8th grade."
Gover knew Benjamin French too.
"Real quiet kid," he said. "He was a star athlete in high school, too."
But now, both Marion and French are facing murder charges after the March double homicide of their former Lansing Catholic classmate Darren Brown--- and St. John's man Owen Goodenow.
Sot - that's why this is so messed up cause all 4 of them were great guys, grew up in great homes /
Sot -- just shocked cause i dont think anyone expected it..sometimes we'd sit around like who could this be...But never ever had those 2 people crossed my mind.
French and Kevin Jasonowicz played on the offensive line together at Lansing Catholic for three years.
"He was always a laid back guy, you know, quiet," said Jasonowicz, "but he was a good friend overall."
The Michigan State Police Major Case Unit led the investigation that named Marion and French as suspects.
"Sometimes it's just good, hard, tedious, painstaking police work," said Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III. "That's what occured in this case."
The Goodenow and Brown families say they're relieved to know these individuals are no longer walking the streets. But they say their lives will never be the same without their boys.
Both Marion and French are due back in court September 28th.


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MENLO PARK -- Facebook's better-than-expected financial performance drew a standing ovation from investors Tuesday, as the social network's stock price surged on indications that it's starting to build a mobile advertising business.
Despite reporting a loss for the quarter that ended in September, Facebook said Tuesday that its advertising revenue grew at a faster rate than it did in the previous three months ending in June. That was welcome news for wary investors after the company reported slowing growth earlier in the year.
Facebook said about $150 million, or 14 percent of its advertising revenue, came from ads shown on smartphones and tablets, which was also viewed as an improvement for a company that made no money from mobile users a year ago. Facebook's stock rose more than 12 percent in late trading Tuesday after CEO Mark Zuckerberg reported earnings for the company's second full quarter since going public in May.
"They're essentially growing from nothing, so it's a very good start," said R.W. Baird financial analyst Colin Sebastian, referring to Facebook's mobile ad business. "It's early days. There needs to be a lot more progress, but this is a positive sign."
Zuckerberg made the most of those numbers during a conference call with analysts, in which he insisted repeatedly that critics have mistakenly viewed the growing popularity of mobile devices as a vulnerability for Facebook, rather than an opportunity.
The rising number of people who surf the Web with smartphones and tablets, rather than desktop computers, has proved vexing for online companies including Facebook, Google (GOOG) and Yahoo (YHOO), which are all scrambling to develop new types of ads to show on the smaller screens of mobile gadgets.
While Facebook recently announced it had achieved a milestone of more than 1 billion active users, analysts have noted that 600 million of those users now view the social network on mobile screens -- where the company only recently began selling ads.
Zuckerberg, however, cited statistics that indicate mobile users visit the network more frequently than desktop users and also show higher "engagement," as measured by their rate of posting messages or clicking on "like" to recommend things to their friends.
"We can reach more users" on mobile devices, he said. "Those users visit Facebook more often, and we can make more money."
Facebook reported overall revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter that ended in September, up 32 percent from a year ago. The company had a net loss of $59 million but said its net income excluding adjustments for tax provisions was $311 million. That amounted to earnings of 12 cents a share, excluding one-time charges.
Wall Street analysts were expecting Facebook to report earnings of 11 cents a share, excluding one-time expenses, on revenue of $1.23 billion, according to Thomson Reuters.
Perhaps more significantly, analysts noted that Facebook's revenue from advertising rose 36 percent from a year ago, to $1.09 billion, compared with a 28 percent increase in the previous quarter. "I think that caused a little sigh of relief," Sebastian said.
Facebook also makes money from online purchases and fees paid by developers who sell apps and other goods on the site. The picture there was less positive. While revenue from that category increased 13 percent from a year ago, to $176 million, Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman acknowledged that figure was down 9 percent from the previous quarter.
That was largely because of a decline in payments from Zynga, the San Francisco game developer that created several popular apps for Facebook's platform. Zynga's most recent games have been less successful, however, as Facebook has made it easier for competing developers to reach users on its site.
Payments from Zynga were down 20 percent in the last quarter, Zuckerberg told analysts, although he said that was partly offset by a 40 percent increase in payments from other game developers.
Facebook has announced a flurry of new revenue initiatives in recent weeks, including a program that lets users buy gifts for friends and services that help advertisers target consumers on Facebook and on other websites.
Despite those efforts, Facebook's stock has wallowed for months at barely half the $38 share price that the company set for its much-hyped initial public offering last May. The stock closed Friday at $19.50, but gained more than $2.50 in late trading after the earnings report.
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