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While no training can be a substitute for actual lessons learned in the field, smart dog handlers recognize that off-season workout sessions are a necessity for those who want to keep their retrievers sharp and in top condition. Summer allows that opportunity.
Whether you have a pup or an experienced duck dog, the months leading up to the opening day of waterfowl season provide time to hone your retriever's skills. Time spent training not only reinforces the bond between the handler and dog but can also make all the difference in the world in determining how the retriever performs in the marsh.
A longtime handler said it best: "Everybody likes to have a well-behaved, trained dog in the duck blind. But nobody likes to be around a dog that's out of control and doesn't know what it's doing. Dogs like that can ruin a hunt."
Dog owners must be willing to put in the necessary time to develop their retriever's skills. We are not talking hours a day. Short training sessions are fine. Just be consistent, be patient, and make sure the dog understands what you are asking him to do.
Obedience should be job one. But, in addition, there are a number of exercises that can be used to develop retrieving skills your dog will use during hunting season. Some of the drills shown here are geared toward experienced dogs. Others are more basic. You will have to decide which best fits your retriever. Make sure your dog does not get overheated on hot summer days, but by all means have some fun with your retriever during the off-season. The payoff for your efforts will come during the waterfowl season.
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Gwlad can exclusively reveal that the Welsh camp has been BLASTED by a split around Warren Gatland's tactics for the team. One player in particular has been very vocal about the move the ball wide, then go blind, then go blind, then go blind, then go blind, then go blind, then go blind, then kick the ball aimlessly up the field and/or give away a penalty so-called game plan.
The player, who wishes to remain anonymous, poured his heart out to the Top Ten Welsh Rugby Website 1998 Winner. "It's really frustrating in this system. As a wing, you don't really get much chance to shine. All I want to do is jink around and score a try by placing the ball down in an unconventional way?" Complained the 34 year old Welsh squad member. "When I think back to when I was growing up in Amman Valley, the boys used to see me playing in the park and they'd go 'Shane, one day you'll be playing scrum half for Wales, you just see.' That made me so proud. And then when I made my debut against France and actually did play for Wales, it was my parents' turn to feel pride. It was certainly a highlight for the Williams family that night. Even beating my first appearances for the Swansea Ospreys and Neath. Now though, the excitement is a little lost." complained the 5 foot 7, twice Grand Slam winning British Lion.


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Stocks to Watch: Heinz, Constellation Brands, Whole Foods
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Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Thursday's session are H.J. Heinz (HNZ) Constellation Brands (STZ) and Whole Foods Market (WFM).
Heinz agreed to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA, BRKB) and 3G Capital for more than $23 billion. Under the terms of the deal, which has been unanimously approved by Heinz's board, shareholders will receive $72.50 in cash for each share, a 20% premium to Wednesday's close. Shares of Heinz, which has been trading at all-time highs, were up 20% at $72.56 premarket.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD, ABI.BT) and Constellation Brands agreed Thursday on revised terms for the Grupo ModeloB (GMODELO.MX) transaction. Anheuser-Busch agreed to give up key U.S. assets and beer licenses of Grupo Modelo worth $4.75 billion to fend off U.S. antitrust regulators and push through its $20.1 billion takeover of the Mexican brewer. Constellation Brands shares jumped 31% to $41.65 premarket, while Anheuser-Busch rose 5.5% to $93.12.
Whole Foods Market's fiscal first-quarter profit rose 24% as the supermarket chain's same-store sales continued to rise and margins grew. But shares dropped 6.6% premarket, to $90.50, as the company projected weaker sales and margins for the rest of 2013.
CenturyLink (CTL) announced a shift in its capital allocation that slashes its dividend and brings pressure on its debt ratings because of a higher risk of default. Shares of CenturyLink, the third-largest landline provider in the U.S., tumbled 17% to $34.48 premarket as firms that evaluate debt raised concerns that the company may spend more money on buybacks than it saves from cutting its dividend.
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Mondelez International (MDLZ) reported its second straight disappointing earnings report since spinning off its North American grocery business as fourth-quarter sales rose less than the company had forecast because it lowered coffee prices in Europe to keep up with the competition. Shares slipped 2.7% to $27 premarket.
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Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) swung to a fourth-quarter profit on higher revenue and lower impairment costs, although average prices of oil and natural gas declined. Shares slid 4.5% to $121 premarket as profit missed analysts' expectations and the company unveiled a stock offering.
Skechers USA (SKX) swung to a fourth-quarter profit as the company reported a broad jump in sales, with particular strength in women's shoes. Class A shares rose 9.6% in premarket trading to $21.45 as the results soared above Street expectations.
Weight Watchers International (WTW) fourth-quarter earnings fell 8.9% amid higher costs as revenue growth in the weight-management services company's online business was partly offset by declines in its North American and international meetings businesses. Shares fell 16% to $45.50 in premarket trading as the company projected 2013 well below expectations.
Zillow (Z) fourth-quarter earnings slipped 40% as the real-estate information provider logged an increase in expenses, masking revenue growth. Shares were up 8.6% to $42.30 premarket as results were better than expected.
Rosetta Genomics (ROSG) said it has received two key U.S. patent allowances. Shares of the microRNA-based diagnostic products maker rose 13% to $5.38 premarket.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped 44% as one-time tax benefits helped offset continued drag from weaker sales in Europe. The company's management continued to warn that economic weakness and uncertainty surrounding government spending could hurt its future performance.
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Will Sutton named Sporting News All-American
Arizona State's Will Sutton has been named a first team All-American by Sporting News.
This honor comes a fews day after Sutton earned the same recognition from CBSSports.com and Athlon Sports. CBS Sports also named Sutton its Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday a week after conference coaches named him the Pac-12 Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year.
The junior defensive tackle ended a dominant season with 58 total tackes, 20 of which were for a loss, and 10.5 sacks. His 1.82 tackles for loss per game were good for first in the conference and fifth in the nation, while his 0.95 sacks per game ranked third in the Pac-12 and 12th in the nation.
The Sporting News is one of five All-America teams officially recognized by the NCAA in determining their consensus All-Americans.
The other four are the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the American Football Coaches Association, which is the only one who has released its selected team. Sutton was also among its list of honorees.
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PIEDMONT -- Walking, trotting, running were 1,864 participants, the most ever, in Piedmont's 11th annual Turkey Trot held Thanksgiving Day through the city's picturesque streets.
"They were all happy to be there, all smiles," said organizer Marilyn Weber. "The race really draws in families. What a wonderful outing on Thanksgiving Day. It echoes what the holiday is all about. You are thankful for your family and your health, to come out and enjoy a fast walk or run."
The fun three-mile run and walk raises funds for the Piedmont High cross-country and track teams. Weber said estimates of how much money was raised for the effort were not yet available, as some vendor's bills had yet to be paid.
Grandpas to toddlers gave it their all in the officially timed race, burning off some calories to make room for the Thanksgiving feast to follow.
Crosby Freeman, 28, of San Francisco placed first overall with a time of 15:28. Oakland's Torrey Olson, 25, came in a fraction later with 15:41.
Linn Schulte-Sasse, 35, of Piedmont, took first for the women with 19:13, followed closely by Hadley Mickel, 34, of Orinda, who paced at 19:22. Top winners received turkeys, gift certificates to a running store and other prizes; others received blue ribbons.
School board trustee Rick Raushenbush, 53, clocked a respectable 28:17 in the men's 50-59 category. Mayor John Chiang, 63, who runs every year, came in fifth with 24:21 in the men's 60-69 group. Taking first place in that group was Len Goldman, 68, of Oakland, with 20:22.
Chris Downey, 90, of San Francisco, was the oldest runner, proving it's never too late to work those legs, logging in at 33:26. Oakland's Gaylord Burke, 70, placed first in the 70 and over age group with 27:32.
The men's and women's 40-49 age group had the most runners, with 180 and 219, respectively.
Trip Morris, 43, from Charlotte, N.C., lived up to his name as traveling the furthest; he logged in a time of 24:01. The winner in that men's 40-49 category was William Newby, 41, of Oakland, with 16:42. Steve Zirkelbach, 42, of Piedmont, followed close behind with 17:25.
John Losito, 51 of Berkeley, placed first with 19:11 in the men's 50-59 category. Justin Banks of Atascadero, 32, placed first in the men's 30-39 group with a speedy 17:04.
Karsten Kaufmann, 18, no city listed, took the first in the men's 14-19 category with 16:13, while Sam Kane, 19, of San Leandro nipped at his heels with a 16:24.
Three toddlers showed their mettle. Little 2-year-old Benny Shepherd of Berkeley ran the course in 27:38. Graham Sanger of Oakland and Tadhg Bertain of Alameda could be future track stars. The 3-year-olds were clocked at 49:40 and 52:17, respectively.
Griffin Castillo, 11, of Oakland, took first in this men's 13 and under group with 19:01.
Margaret Pillsbury, 86, of Oakland, was the oldest female runner with a time of 1:14:59. Else Schopp, 77, of Brentwood, took first in the female 70 and up group with 37:48.
Janine McAuliffe, 61 of Piedmont, won for the 60-69 age group with 27:33.
Mary Smiley, 50 of San Francisco, tied with Cynthia Long, 58 of Piedmont, in the women's 50-59 race, both with 24:15 for the three-mile course.
Sarah Lavender Smith, 43, of Piedmont, took first place in the women's 40-49 group, with 19:39. Tracy MacHie, 43, of Piedmont, came in a close second with 19:49.
Erin Hong, 11, of Piedmont, came in first with 21:51 in the 2-13 age group, followed by Skyler Liu, 13, of Piedmont, with 22:43. Three 3-year-olds -- Elsa Wallway of Oakland, Leighton Mand of Piedmont and Dakota Marble of Oakland -- clocked at 55:13, 1:00:57 and 1:05:18, respectively.
Shayna Stein, 18, of Dublin took first in the 14-19 age group with 21:16, while Taylor Smiley, 23, no city listed, took first in the 20-29 group with 19:27.


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Mourners at Wednesday's invitation-only wake for family and friends left flowers at the Robert Spearing Funeral Home in Park Ridge.
The 51-year-old star of "The Sopranos" grew up in nearby Westwood. He died last week in Italy.
Nurse Robin Caprio wasn't allowed in to the private viewing and stood outside with a photo of herself and Gandolfini taken when his show filmed a scene in Paterson.
Broadway theaters dimmed their marquee lights in memory of Gandolfini, who earned a Tony Award nomination in 2009 for his role in "God of Carnage.
Men holding umbrellas bring a baby carrier into Robert Spearing Funeral Home for a private viewing for actor James Gandolfini, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in Park Ridge, N.J. Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano in the HBO show "The Sopranos", died while vacationing in Italy last week. ((AP Photo/Julio Cortez))
Gandolfini's funeral will be held Thursday at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City.


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Prayers for Atheists
Special guests: Sage Francis and Alias
doors at 9. Show at 9:30
I really hope this guy Dave doesn't sway too many people away from our show with this convincing argument that he left on my myspace page:
"Saige what the hell man your playin in maine here and you got these prejudice bands(Jared Paul) against using maarijuana or alcohol but there idiots just cause they cant use it responsibly don't mean they gotta be prejudice against someone who does use it responsibly it dont get in the way of everyone. I never thought id say this but F U Saige for bringing them round my state. Now I cant go to your show and im pissed cause you put on a good show thanks a lot for bringing your prejudice friends around or if your just makin money off em i don't know. Next time come solo I got a group o cats that wanna see saige do dances but not with prejudice people around. Signed a long time fan"
Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:17 am
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This is excellent!
Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:55 pm
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Holy shit, is this real!? I might actually be out there for this.
Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:32 pm
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another great show to be missed. ugh.
great lineup & sounds like a great venue.
Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:07 pm
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I like doing shows with B.
It means I get to watch his set, many times.
Wu tang, again an' again, SUN.
Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:51 pm
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Holler if you need an extra pair of hands on the promo tip.
I am friends+ casual with so many of the fam in the non-net sense that I can't NOT rep.
Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:57 am
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btw--the venue is great. They treat artists very well in my experience, and you won't likely catch Hep-c from the couches in the green room.
Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:06 am
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I play across the street that night @ The White Heart. Ultra failz0r
Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:57 am
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I'll have to go to this
Space is typically 18+ right?
Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:03 am
Dj Mayonnaise
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Bicycle wrote:
I'll have to go to this
Space is typically 18+ right?
It's an "art gallery" so they can have 18+ and booze etc
Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:48 am
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Posts: 157
Location: outside Providence
Licensing is slightly complex in this state. It has a laundry-list of requirements to have 18+ or all-ages gigs, and so most venues choose to only accommodate 21+ events.
Big Condiment, you still have "no cover" on your side, and I'm sure plenty of the initiated will bounce back and forth as is the norm for Space events.
loves--see you all soon-ish
-damn this 3am typing!
Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:54 am
Jared Paul
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Brzo! good to see ya in Prov mang- Portland soon!
Mon May 04, 2009 3:17 pm
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You are going to play in Maine a week after I'm there, I am a sad clown. My mom lives in a woodsy area and there isn't much to do, this would have made the week. I guess I'm going to have to wait till Rock The Bells. I hope vacationland treats you well!!
Tue May 05, 2009 2:43 pm
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and it's only 8 bucks, lucky bastids.
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- May 8:
- Pleasant Hill's dome movie theater demolished this morning
- Apr 25:
- Hicks: Losing CineArts 'Dome' theater is a painful blow
- Apr 23:
- Attorney for 'dome' movie theater supporters asks Pleasant Hill to halt demolition
- Apr 21:
- Dome supporters share their memories and future hopes for the iconic theater
- On doomsday for dome theater, some still trying to rewrite script
- Apr 19:
- Pleasant Hill's 'dome' movie theater screens fade to black Sunday
Some issues are guaranteed to get the public's knickers in a bunch -- gun control, medical marijuana, immigration reform -- but the ones that generate the greatest emotional investment sometimes come out of left field.
So it was at Monday night's Pleasant Hill City Council meeting, where about 150 residents filled the seats, lined the walls and poured out their hearts in sharing their appreciation for a 46-year-old building with a convex roof that stood nearly vacant most of the time.
These were the organizers and supporters of a group dedicated to saving the Pleasant Hill dome -- former home of the CineArts theater -- which was demolished Wednesday to accommodate a new Dick's Sporting Goods store.
To be blunt, the dome had seen better days. Ticket buyers did not line up around the block. The parking lot was never packed. Property owner SyWest Development said the theater's screens played to an average 7 percent of seating capacity, which is bad even for an Adam Sandler movie.
But hard reality paled alongside a community's attachment to a special place, especially one that dated to 1967 when it was a state-of-the-art showplace for blockbuster films. There was no escaping the passion, nostalgia and well-intended overstatement of those who joined together for the dome's last stand.
Group ringleader Martha Ross variously described it as a "cultural jewel," "rare treasure" and "unique landmark venue." Others called it a local icon, historic resource and Pleasant Hill's identity (Here's hoping that some day the city will be known for something more than a movie theater.)
Several people said the only reason they visited the Crossroads Shopping Center was to see movies at the dome. One woman said if it were demolished, she would quit patronizing Pleasant Hill stores and give her tax dollars to neighboring communities. Most surprising was the testimony of a resident who credited the theater for her and her husband remaining in Pleasant Hill.
"When we thought about moving to the mountains or other places," she said, "we thought about how much we would miss going to the dome to see independent films."
Heartfelt sentiment sometimes gives birth to exaggeration.
Theatergoers talked about having their first date or first kiss at the movie house. They talked about relishing in seeing "Star Wars" and "Jaws" on the huge screen. They relived memories, shared emotions and gushed community pride over its unique design.
One woman, overwrought at the dome's impending disappearance, warned council members that "once it's destroyed, like the Twin Towers, you don't see it anymore." Impassioned as she was, another analogy might have been better.
Dome lovers grasped for any compromise. Perhaps the city could turn it into a cultural arts center. How about a music hall? Theatrical stage? Host of film festivals? A tiny obstacle to the proposals was that SyWest owns the property.
"It's important for a community to preserve its precious treasures," one speaker insisted. "I hope this council will consider this, and it will never be said that Dick's Sporting Goods came in and caused the council to be thought of as schmucks."
In the end, nostalgia and emotion came up one vote short. By a 3-2 margin, the council voted to be schmucks.
But no one can say the dome didn't get a heckuva farewell.
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After reading an offering at Fairball from Mike 'Doc' Lantiere, assistant UIC at East Region, I decided to post, to hopefully allay my confusion. He was opining about batting average of an umpire as a potential criteria for "umpire ability", but that is not the source of my consternation.
From Doc: "In conclusion, remember that if any part of the ball passes through the majority of the strike zone, we have a strike."
Wait. Huh? It's the "passes through the majority of the strikezone" part that has me flummoxed. The ball clips the zone IMO, it's a strike. I certainly may process one that is fully in the zone or one that just clips the zone, but 55% v 45% for example? I'm not judging majority of the plate there, my apes brain just ain't that good. Am I misunderstanding the intent of the comment?
From Doc: "It is not necessary that the whole ball be over the white of the plate. The black of the plate is merely decoration, but if any part of the ball over the black is touching the white, we have a strike."
Yep, agree. Doesn't this 2nd statement conflict with the 1st?
I've met Doc at ER clinics. Very knowledgeable guy. A dentist by trade, I believe. Doc, are you reading this?
Time wounds all heels.....
I noticed that this afternoon also. It's like the words, "the majority of" shouldn't be in there. I assumed it was an editing mistake. As most of us hopefully know any part of ball crossing any part of the strike zone is a strike.
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!
If you're a decent umpire, you've tossed out the book definition of a strike long ago. You need to know your audience, and what they consider a strike. We're not calling the same zone in a LL minors game, as we do in a Senior one, although the book defines them the same. A belt high ball a little inside might be a strike if the batter is crowding it. Strike one in the third, may not be strike three to end a game, etc. It takes experience, and some good teachers along the way, to know this stuff.
Doc is making generalities to the masses. There's stuff you just don't put in print, as an authority, that you just have to learn in the field.
I agree with Kyle:
Forget about the book definition of the strike zone. When read the definition there is not an addendum after if saying something along the lines of
However, if you are 9yrs. old the strike zone is this or if you are 15 the strike zone is this etc. etc.
The book definition is simply a reference point.
The best definition IMO is this:
The strike zone is that which is accepted in the leagues we service.
You cannot expect a 10 yr. old kid to have the same control as a college player.
Pete Booth
My OP had nothing to do with the book "definition of the strike zone". (How did it so quickly get off on that tangent? Usually that doesn't happen on this board until "later" replies)
While I agree with most of what Kyle and Pete state, neither of their responses to my OP address the "majority of the strike zone" statement, of which I took issue.
Time wounds all heels.....
I don't know where Doc was going with the majority statement, but it is incorrect. If the ball hits the zone, it's a strike, it doesn't mattter the level or how you are calling it, if it hits it, it's a strike.
Michael S. Taylor
In fact, FWIW-----
Doc's "majority" comment runs contrary to LL's comment on page 9---"Make The Right Call"---wherein it states:
"Think strikes!" Borderline pitches should be called strikes. This encourages the offensive team to become more aggressive while at bat and provides for a more exciting game."
While Doc's "majority" comment is conceptually correct as being a strike---it doesn't recognize a pitch that crosses any part of the "minority" plate as bring a strike.
And if I may add----the black of the plate is not a "decoration"-----it has a (safety) purpose----home plate being "fixed" in place, the black is/was beveled to minimize the chance of a sliding runner suffering an injury.
Happy Thanksgiving To All ----
The LL RIM, The RIght Call, and the LL rulebook are all solid foundations to start with. What they don't teach is real world stuff, and rarely delve into 90' issues. Sure, it's cool to tell rookies to think strikes, and that's a great mindset to start out with. But if you're calling the lower part of the ball nicking the upper part of the armpit, in any game outside of a 9u regular season game, expect to get properly yelled at. Try that in a Senior league game (15-16's), and prepare to duck and cover.
Doc is speaking to the LL masses. That's cool, I get that.
Beak, back on point, You're correct in pointing out that Doc's statements conflict with themselves. It's just that we say both of them as questionable.
I don't call the armpits at any age. It is not a strike and shouldn't be called.
Michael S. Taylor
"If the ball hits the zone, it's a strike, it doesn't mattter the level or how you are calling it, if it hits it, it's a strike."
"I don't call the armpits at any age. It is not a strike and shouldn't be called."
Alright, Miguel, which is it? 'Cause WP says the armpits are in the zone.
From what I see from a lot of responses are "Making up their own rules" and using age difference to justify this. The rules are there for a reason and we do not have the authority to change them just because there might be some heat coming from participants. If you are consistant the heat will deminish. TM
Strike one in the third, may not be strike three to end a game,
Except for the above, I don't disagree with what you said.
With the possible exception of an out of control game, we DO owe it to the players (and coaches) to be consistant.
Even at a young level, I want the coach to be able to tell his players, "That's been a strike all day" and teach them to recognize it and learn from it.
You are correct that LL says that is a strike but I will not call it, even at 9/10.
Michael S. Taylor
Mr. Moderator(s):
Would you kindly remove the 800 lines of web addresses pasted here by test202, or kindly explain thier worth?
Time wounds all heels.....
Michael S. Taylor
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Local opportunities for volunteering at the Wood County Genealogical Society are also available. They include being available to help researchers on certain days and times or by phone call as needed at our society's genealogy research center at the Quitman library, performing research center library's tasks including re-shelving books to getting new books ready for use in the library and related tasks of library maintenance or working on lookup requests, society jobs such as record keeping and organization, and research projects extracting records and making them available for use, and others.
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1) Monodevelop, the default code editor, hates javascript. No, really. It's not even classified as a bug.
2) 2D interface elements are a b*tch to create.
(Primary reason? They use screen coordinates from the bottom left, on a scale of 0 to 1…and using pixel offsets. Secondary reason? You can't get an accurate view of what will be rendered at your target resolution, as the camera's aperture width/hight ratio is set to whatever viewable area your window has, not the target resolution's! There is no way to preview the screen at the target resolution without compiling a full build!).
3) All Function Names are in Leading Caps All the Time. Why?
(javascript DOM:
Mathf.max() Unity javascript:
Mathf.Max() for no explainable reason; I spent a half hour trying to figure out why the function
onTriggerEnter() wasn't calling)
4) No way to directly access a script attached to an object. You have to call a function in order to get to it. (No, really.
someObject.GetComponent(ScriptName) oh, and
this is "this script" not "this object," you want the object the script is attached to?
(Bonus points: of what type object does
someObject.GetComponent(ScriptName) return?)
5) No
Array.IndexOf() function. Secondarily,
Array.Remove(obj) does not appear to work, nor does not appear in the Unity3D scripting reference, but DOES appear in Monodevelop's code hinting. WTF?
6) Monodevelop is a piece of shit. It can't code-hint properly half the time (it knows what
GameObject is, but not
gameObject but it does know what type of object
gameObject is! Not to mention half the time not being able to code hint my own variables. I have yet to figure out what the trigger conditions are).
(Yes, I realize that Monodevelop is actually a 3rd party program, but it comes with Unity's installer and is automatically set as the default code editor)
7) Script defined public variables don't update when you change the code file! That is, if you have an object already spawned (by hand) and it has public variables, those variables will not update when you change the script: the unity interface for accessing those variables has precedence!
(I realize why, due to the need to define some of them in the interface, and saving the file would break that definition, but it's a real pain when it's an int! If it wasn't changed in the interface, when it changes in the script, it should update, automatically.)
8) Asset creation. F*ck 3D modeling. I was terrible at it in college and now I get to do more of it.
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The Senators continued their improbable run towards a still distant playoff spot tonight in New York (9 wins out of their last 10) and with their hard fought 2-1 victory, the numbers are starting to give more than just the die-hards a sliver of hope.
Here's the new math:
The Senators are now at 74 points and have jumped over the Leafs for 11th spot in the East.
More importantly, they are now just 7 points back of the Habs for the final playoff spot with both teams having 10 games left in the season.
As we pointed out in yesterday's article, Saturday night couldn't have gone any better for Ottawa with Montreal, Florida and Buffalo, the 3 teams standing in the Senators way, all losing their games.
Ottawa still has to play their next 5 games on the road but thankfully have until Wednesday to get prepared for the Hurricanes in what will be another pivotal game (obviously).
Of the 3 teams Ottawa has to leapfrog, they only get to play Florida once and Montreal once, so that makes it all the harder to control their own destiny.
Montreal has a favourable schedule coming up with 6 of their next 10 at home and a few mediocre opponents such as Atlanta, Tampa Bay and the Islanders. They also go up against Buffalo next Saturday which ensures a setback in points for Ottawa.
Florida will split their last 10 games at home and on the road but face a tougher opposition in Philadelphia (twice), Pittsburgh and Washington.
Buffalo will split their last 10 as well but they also have to go through the likes of Detroit, New Jersey, Washington and Boston.
It's still bleak, but a little brighter than even yesterday.
Regardless, it at least makes the last 10 games worth watching and that's an improvement any way you look at it.
Larry Brooks of the NY Post has an interesting proposition regarding the annual draft lottery:
There should be only one boundary applied to the lottery and it's the one between making the playoffs and not making the playoffs. Every team that misses the playoffs should have a chance to get the first-overall pick in the draft under a variation of the formula that was applied to the 2005 post-lockout, 30-team lottery.
The NHL and NHLPA should amend the CBA and immediately to move to a 14-team lottery that would be weighted on two factors: 1) the number of consecutive years out of the playoffs; and, 2) the number of previous first-overall picks within a three- to five-year period.
Not only would such a system eliminate any questions of propriety down the stretch, it would create great anticipation and interest in the lottery.
Your favorite team misses the playoffs by a point, but still has a shot at the first-overall pick? You're watching the lottery.
Here's a great quote from referee Rob Schick (who just retired a few weeks ago) concerning players respect for referees in the 80's and the way they policed themselves on the ice:
"I remember when Brian Sutter was captain in St. Louis, he'd come up to me and say, 'Rob, did you get a look at that play?' Maybe a guy had been speared and back in the one-referee game, you only got small looks at everything," said Shick.
"I'd say something like, 'Sorry Brian, I didn't get a good look at that thing.' He'd say, 'No problem.' Then, the next shift the guy you thought might have done something was probably laying on the ice.
"They seemed to take care of things on their own."
I'm pretty sure that Jarkko Ruutu is the first Ottawa Senator to have his name chanted in an opposition arena with the suffix "sucks" attached at the end like he did tonight in New York. I know that Alfie gets booed in Toronto but I'm not sure those fans are intelligent or organized enough to get a syncopated chant going.
I'm assuming the "Ruutu Sucks" chant is from his days with the Pens when he would go up against the Rangers 8 times a year and 4 times at the Garden. Now that Rangers fans will only get to see Ruutu twice a year, they better make it count. For his part, Ruutu seemed to enjoy the attention and was rocking his head back and forth and pumping his fist a little.
He had a little harder time getting Sean Avery's attention late in the first. In a scrum, Ruutu was talking right into Avery's ear but the shit-disturbing Ranger didn't even take a glimpse. He was too busy re-acquainting himself with another former Atlantic division rival, Chris Campoli.......
Speaking of the Garden, the current version has been open since 1968 yet they still haven't found a way to light a hockey game properly. Perhaps it looks fine inside the arena, but on television, it's the darkest and murkiest arena in the league. Not only are the corners of the ice dark, but the whole section behind the net on both ends are seemingly in a shadow. Just watching the regular nightly highlights, I could tell for years that the game was at MSG before even seeing a blue uniform. It's sort of like watching the game through a haze of cigarette smoke. What gives?.......
How anonymous is Ryan Shannon (who scored the game winning goal)? The site where I check out the boxscores doesn't even have a picture of him. They gave him the first star but they had to use the Senators logo in place of his pic. That won't be a problem next year when everyone better be aware of the late-blooming offensive threat.


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Tesla Motors is on the verge of winning its fight to sell its electric cars directly to the public in New Jersey.
The Palo Alto automaker has been fighting dealers and their lobbyists in multiple states over its efforts to sell electric cars through company-owned stores rather than through traditional dealer franchises.
Some dealers see the model as a threat to their business, especially if major automakers seek to sell directly to consumers.
The New Jersey Assembly voted 77 to 0 on Monday to allow Tesla to sell its electric cars at up to four showrooms as long as it also operates at least one service center. The legislation, which still must be approved by the state's Senate, strikes a compromise in clearing the way for Tesla but effectively prohibiting other automakers from direct sales.
The law would limit direct sales to makers of zero-emission vehicles, such as electric or fuel-cell cars, that were licensed by the State Motor Vehicle Commission before Jan. 14.
Some states allow automakers to open their own outlets if they don't already have existing franchises for their brand. But others, including Texas, Arizona and New Jersey, prohibit direct sales. Ironically, Texas is competing against California and other states for the location of a giant Tesla battery factory even as it prohibits Tesla from selling cars within its borders.
Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, has advocated for direct sales because he believes company-owned stores will do a better job than traditional car dealerships selling new technology vehicles such as electric cars. Car dealers, he has argued, focus on vehicles with gasoline engines -- which make up more than 99 percent of their sales -- and won't take the time to educate consumers about electric cars.
At the urging of dealers, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission forced Tesla to close two stores this year, reversing a previous decision that allowed the electric car company to sell directly to consumers. Tesla converted the showrooms in Paramus and Short Hills to information centers, but is expected to resume sales at both sites if the legislation is approved.
Wedbush Securities analyst Craig Irwin called the legislation a good resolution to Tesla's fight with dealers in New Jersey and will pave the way for the company to open up two additional stores there. He said there will be "strong support" for the bill in New Jersey's Senate and that Gov. Chris Christie is expected to sign the legislation.
Irwin believes that Tesla's stock will climb to $275. Tesla's shares closed Tuesday up $7.06, or 3.1 percent, at $231.67 on news of the New Jersey legislation and a separate announcement that the automaker will deliver its Model X electric sport utility vehicle next year.
Development of Tesla's second model had suffered through some delays as the company worked through the design of the vehicle's distinct gull-wing doors and other features.
The Model X will give Tesla a much-needed second model while it continues to develop a less expensive, smaller electric car that it expects to help ramp up its sales to hundreds of thousands of vehicles annually, Irwin said.
Tesla currently sells only the Model S, an electric sports sedan that starts at about $71,000 and climbs above $100,000 depending on options and features. The Model X is expected to sell in the same price range as the Model S.
The New Jersey legislation comes as National Automobile Dealers Association is rolling out a new publicity initiative touting the benefits of the franchised dealership sales model.
"Franchised new-car dealers provide the best, most efficient and most cost-effective way to sell and distribute new cars in America, and we're proud of our businesses and business model," said Peter Welch, president of the trade group.
The association issued a report Tuesday by auto industry consultant Maryann Keller that defended dealers.
"The franchised dealer network benefits consumers and manufacturers alike by providing fierce price competition among dealers and an extremely efficient distribution network that is acutely sensitive to local markets," Keller said.


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Moderation is key with Halloween candy
Published: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:36 p.m.
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Trick-or-treaters will be hitting the streets tonight prepared to bring home a candy haul.
How many blocks would it take to walk off those Halloween treats?
2.5 blocks
- Smarties Candy, Roll — 25 calories.
- Hershey Kisses — 26 calories.
- Medium-Sized Tootsie Roll — 23 calories.
3-4 blocks
- Pop Rocks — 34 calories.
- Starburst, Fun size (2 pieces per stick) — 40 calories.
5-6 blocks
- Nestle's Crunch Bars Fun size (10 g) — 50 calories.
- Wonka Nerds — small box (13 g) — 50 calories.
- Twix, Snack size (10 g) — 50 calories.
- Tootsie Pops — 60 calories.
- Sour Patch Kids (8 pieces) — 60 calories.
8 blocks
- Snickers Bars, Fun size (17 g) — 80 calories.
- M&Ms, plain, Fun size (18 g) — 88 calories.
- Skittles Original Fruit, Fun size (20 g) — 80 calories.
- Butterfinger Bar, Fun size (18 g each) — 85 calories.
9-10 blocks
- M&Ms, peanut, Fun size (18 g) — 93 calories.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Snack size (21 g) — 100 calories.
Source: Terrebonne General Medical Center
But in the wake of the obesity epidemic, more parents have to think about how that Halloween hoard will affect their children's health.
Childhood obesity is a big problem in Louisiana. About 189,000 of Louisiana's 531,000 children ages 10-17 years, or about 35.6 percent, are considered overweight or obese, according to the Childhood Obesity Action Network. The state ranks 46th in overall prevalence.
And just how many blocks will you have to walk to work off one piece of candy?
A single Hershey's Kiss will set you back about 26 calories and 2.5 neighborhood blocks, according to health officials. But a snack-size Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, at 100 calories, will have you walking the entire neighborhood. It takes nine to 10 blocks to walk off one peanut butter cup.
If you're going to be handing out treats this year, doctors suggest you think about giving out non-food treats such as stickers, toys, temporary tattoos, bubbles, small games or colored pencils.
If you prefer to give out candy, choose bite-sized ones and hand out dark chocolate, which has antioxidants, or hard candy, which takes longer to eat, said Dr. William Gillespie, a pediatrician and chief medical officer at EmblemHealth.
Overloading on candy isn't just bad for a kid's health. It might also be bad for mom and dad's sanity as the late-night sugar rush sets in.
That doesn't mean kids can't enjoy the candy they collect on Halloween, but it is important to do so in moderation, said Jamie Luke, a Morrison Health Care dietician at Terrebonne General Medical Center.
Luke suggested parents make sure to feed their kids a healthy, filling dinner before they head out trick-or-treating. That will keep their bellies full so they don't want to eat every piece of candy they get.
And as hard as it might be, Luke recommends keeping a careful eye on the amount of candy kids consume.
"You'll want to limit them to three to four pieces of the snack-sized candy," Luke said.
When your kids bring their haul home at the end of the night, make sure you have a strategy for dealing with the massive hoard of candy.
Gillespie suggests allowing your children to pick out a few of their favorite treats to have right after trick-or-treating. Then keep the rest of the candy out of sight and only allow them to have a few pieces when they ask for it.
Gillespie also suggested trading a toy or extra allowance for your children's candy. If they're young enough, tell them the "Candy Fairy" will subsitute a toy for the candy if they leave it out for her.
Letting caregivers like grandparents and babysitters know the rules on candy will prevent kids from getting mixed messages.
Luke suggested another compromise: agreeing to fill one small bowl of candy from which the kids can have one or two pieces each evening as a snack.
And parents aren't off the hook either: Gillespie said you should set a good example for your kids by consuming Halloween candy in moderation.
You can throw the rest away or bring it to work and feed your coworkers, Luke said. You can also freeze chocolate candy and thaw it out in manageable amounts to snack on through the rest of the year.
It's hard to recommend one candy over another, Luke said. All are pretty much pure sugar, which is bad for you no matter what the calorie count.
"Halloween is a hard one for dieticians," Luke said. "All we can say is to enjoy yourself in moderation."
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Josh Perkins was a spectator last Sunday night....
How refreshing to see a young athlete who knows what is most important.....education! I sometimes shake my head when local kids go to some small college just to participate in sports with little regard to what that college has to offer academically.
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Monday, Jan. 7 • 6 p.m. CT
American Bank Center (8,100) • Corpus Christi, Texas
The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team returns to the American Bank Center Monday to host Stephen F. Austin in the Southland conference home opener. The Islanders and Ladyjacks are both looking for their first conference victory. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is coming off a 65-46 road loss to Sam Houston State in the first conference game of the season.
Monday's game will mark just the second Monday contest this season and the 14th meeting between the two teams. The Ladyjacks hold the all-time 11-2 series advantage. Last season, Stephen F. Austin swept the series, 69-57, in Nacogdoches and 72-60 in Corpus Christi.
Head Coach Royce Chadwick is in his first year as the Islanders' Head Coach. Chadwick, who spent the previous 11 years at the helm of the Marshall University program, has 562 wins on his collegiate coaching resume. Chadwick is looking for his first SLC victory since winning the SLC title with SFA in 2001.
Stephen F. Austin enters Monday's game with a 5-8 record, including a 0-2 record in Southland play. The Ladyjacks are coming off a 74-57 home loss to McNeese State and a 65-50 home loss to Lamar on Thursday.
•Jessica Jammer led the team for the third straight game with 12 points at Sam Houston State on Jan. 4. Prior to that, she tallied 14 points at TCU.
•The Islanders and Ladyjacks will meet for the 14th time in program history. SFA has swept the last two meetings. The Islanders' only two victories against SFA came in 2005 at home, 75-62, and in 2004 at home in overtime, 72-69.
•Alisa Roberts and Ashley Darley each chipped in seven points at Sam Houston State. Brandi Huff grabbed a team-high six rebounds and Janae Blount added six points and three assists.
•The Islanders' bench outscored the Bearkats' bench 18-10 and scored half of their points in the paint.
•The Islanders also committed fewer turnovers than the Bearkats.
•Texas A&M - Corpus Christi's first victory of the season came before the holiday break on Dec. 18 vs. Cornell, 52-49. The team snapped a 10-game losing streak dating back to the last season and marked Coach Chadwick's first victory at the helm.
•Coach Chadwick is familiar with Stephen F. Austin, having coached the Ladyjacks for seven seasons (1994-2001). He tallied a 153-44 record and earned seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances and won six of seven regular-season SLC titles and SLC Tournament titles. Chadwick was named the Southland Coach of the Year in 1997.
•Blount leads the team with 10.3 points per game, which ranks 15th in the Southland Conference.
•The Islanders are 4-2 in Southland Conference home openers.
•Coach Chadwick has used four different starting lineups this season. At Sam Houston State, he used the starting lineup of Ashanti Plummer, Alisa Roberts, Jessica Jammer, Verne'qua Taylor and Taryn Gregory for the second time this season.
The Ladyjacks and Islanders will meet for the 14th time in program history. Stephen F. Austin has the 11-2 advantage in series history.
Last season, the Ladyjacks topped the Islanders 69-57 in Nacogdoches. The Islanders saw a 14-point first half lead evaporate, as the Ladyjacks fought their way back in the second half to seal a 69-57 victory at William R. Johnson Coliseum. Alisa Roberts led the Islanders with 17 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 from behind the charity stripe and three from behind the arc. Verne'qua Taylor scored 10 points and tallied six rebounds and eight assists. Taylor scored 10 of the Islanders 22 second half points and Roberts tallied seven of them. In the second meeting, the Islanders led by four at the half and three Islanders tallied double-figure scoring efforts, but Stephen F. Austin's second half outburst topped the Islanders 72-60 at the Dugan Wellness Center. Roberts powered the Islanders' offense with 15 points and Imani Dunn registered a career-high 10 points. The Islanders shot 44 percent from the field to the Ladyjacks 41.7 but SFA came up big on the glass tallying 40 boards to the Islanders 29.
The Ladyjacks have dropped six of its last seven games, including four on the road. SFA is coming off two home conference losses to McNeese State and Lamar. The Ladyjacks have victories against La.-Monroe, Prairie View A&M, Northwood, CSU Bakersfield and Tulsa.
SFA is averaging 62.8 points per game behind Porsha Roberts' 12.3 points per game and Antionette Carter's 8.9 points per game. Roberts leads the boards with 7.5 rebounds per game.
The Islanders were picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll after finishing with a 5-11 conference record last season.
Jessica Jammer has powered the Islanders' offense in the last three games. She is second in scoring with 7.8 per game and has registered four double-figure scoring games this season. She leads the team with 5.6 rebounds per game, which is good for a tie for 17th in the SLC.
Freshman guard Janae Blount is leading the Islanders with 10.3 points per game in a team-high 27.2 minutes per game. She is 15th in the SLC in scoring, 13th in three-point field goal percentage and is tied for 10th in steals. She has scored in double figures in seven of the 12 games this season and has made starts in seven of the 12. The Washington, D.C. native scored a career-high 21 points vs. Auburn and tied her career-high four three-pointers.
Ashley Darley has made starts in eight of the 11 Islanders' games. She is third on the team with 7.2 points per game in 17.5 minutes per game. She has also chipped in 19 steals, which is good for 12th place in the SLC.
Darling recorded a season-high 17 points at UTPA and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds vs. Auburn. She also scored 12 points in both games against Colorado and Auburn in the Omni Hotels Classic. She netted a game-high 14 points vs. UTPA and chipped in four of the Islanders' season-high 18 steals.
Right behind Darley is Alisa Roberts who is who is fourth on the team with 6.7 points per game. The senior tallied a season-high 16 points vs. Texas State.
Last season's Southland Conference assist leader Verne'qua Taylor brought back her old ways vs. Texas State with a season-best eight assists. She followed that performance with six assists vs. Cornell. Taryn Gregory has dished out 21 assists and has started in 11 of the Islanders' 12 games this season. Marquesha Anderson-Sparks leads the team at the charity stripe with a .857 percentage (18-of-21).
Royce Chadwick is the fourth coach in Islanders' history to make his debut on the sidelines. He holds 562 wins on his collegiate coaching resume and seven NCAA Tournament bids. Chadwick is familiar with the Southland Conference after coaching stints at Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston State. Chadwick was named the Southland Coach of the Year in 1997. He has 28 years of experience coaching women's college basketball and four career wins in the NCAA Tournament.
Roxanne White joins Chadwick on the sidelines as the Islanders' Associate Head Coach. White served on Chadwick's staffs at Marshall and Stephen F. Austin. White was Marshall's recruiting coordinator for all 11 years she was at the school and was the associate head coach for 10 of those seasons. The Stephen F. Austin alumna was an assistant for Chadwick for five years at SFA and also spent a year with Texas A&M.
Darren Brunson also made his Islanders' coaching debut this season as the Islanders Assistant Coach. Brunson comes to the Island University after spending the past two years as the associate head coach and team's recruiting coordinator at Texas Southern. Geoff Grawn is in his 11th season on the Islanders' staff as an assistant coach.
The Islanders will continue Southland play on Thursday, Jan. 10, when they travel to McNeese State to take on the two-time defending conference tournament champion. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. and will be televised on Southland TV.


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NEW ORLEANS -- Jack and Jackie Harbaugh regaled the Super Bowl media Wednesday with story after story about their sons, who'll be dueling coaches Sunday when Jim's 49ers take on John's Baltimore Ravens.
The Harbaugh parents sat in leather chairs and their 45-minute session could have doubled as a talk show or fireside chat (if only there was a fireplace nearby).
Their opening line was an obvious choice: "Who's got it better than us? Nooooo-body!!!" That's not only been the family's catchphrase but it's been the 49ers' postgame victory shout in Jim Harbaugh's two seasons as coach.
The family storyline goes deeper than the brothers' matchup. Jack Harbaugh made sure to apprise reporters of one more angle: Jim Harbaugh's son Jay works on the Ravens' coaching staff with video and weight-room tasks.
"You've got a father-son component Sunday as well," Jack Harbaugh said about Jay, who just finished serving as an undergrad assistant at Oregon State.
Aside from touching family anecdotes, Jack Harbaugh shared some insight into the 49ers' 2011 drafting of quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Reflecting back to that 2011 draft, the elder Harbaugh was concerned that the 49ers didn't select a quarterback in the first round, when they instead wisely took linebacker Aldon Smith.
Jim Harbaugh was driving in his car on the way home after that opening draft night when he called his father, who said: "Then in the second round, surely you'll draft a quarterback?"
That question was greeted with dead silence, Jack recalled, until his son vowed him to secrecy and clued him in on the 49ers' plan to move up and pick Kaepernick. Jack Harbaugh recalled Jim telling him: "Do I not only think he's the best quarterback in the draft? I think he's the best football player in the draft." Kaepernick will be making only his 10th career start when the 49ers face the Ravens in the Super Bowl. The Harbaugh parents will be in attendance but said they don't know whose tickets they'll use, where they'll sit or what their postgame plans are.
The Harbaugh brothers have briefly chatted with their parents this week, but "not about football or strategy," Jack said, and no family dinners or meetings are planned, Jackie said. Both brothers have pleaded for their parents to enjoy the experience and they said they're trying their best.
While reminiscing about how Jim took him to the home of Willie Mays -- Jack's baseball idol -- last fall to watch the Giants' playoff game against the Reds, Jack at one point stopped his story to ask: "Am I talking too much." Jackie predicted that it will be a "cleanly played game" Sunday, and Jack expects another football-purist battle like the teams' encounter on Thanksgiving Night 2011. After the game, Jackie said: "All our thoughts will be with the one that comes up a little short." Once the Jack and Jackie Show finished entertaining the standing-room-only crowd of about 150 media, Jack stepped off the podium and said: "Our goal was to come and not lay an egg." His sons, meanwhile, have loftier goals Sunday.


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Post 77 back against the wall after Hickory sweep
Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 10:21 p.m.
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EAST FLAT ROCK — Henderson County Post 77 coach Ray Gill was befuddled when the second game of a doubleheader against Hickory ended on Wednesday night.
His team was coming off a fantastic win over Cherryville on Tuesday night, and his hopes were high as Hickory rolled into East Flat Rock.
"Coming into tonight, I was a little excited about our chances," he said.
Those hopes, however, were dashed as Hickory won both contests 11-1. The only runs scored in either game for Post 77 were solo homers by Zack Oberlies.
The issue, Gill said, was simple. All year long he's been preaching the three foundational baseball principles – pitching, hitting and defense.
"We didn't have either one in either game," he said.
And now Post 77's back is against the wall.
The two losses put Henderson County in a perilous situation. After the Cherryville win, the playoff picture looked less muddled. At least one win on Wednesday night would've put them squarely in the hunt, Gill said.
Now Post 77 is looking at must-win games this weekend, Gill said. Henderson County travels to Rutherford County on Friday night and Asheville (at Erwin High) on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
Gill is anxious to see how his team will respond.
"We have to get back on the road on Friday and see what happens," he said.
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Pioneer Pipe plans Wood Co. industrial park site
January 8, 2014
WILLIAMSTOWN — A Marietta company is planning a fabrication site at the Wood County Airport Industrial Park....
Let's hope this reduces traffic on Rt by Par Mar. They need their own lane coming in and going out to their road. I often cringe when someone pulls out of there. They seem to do it without as much caution as usual.
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Two new reports focus on STEM workers in Texas
Two new reports paint a somewhat different picture of graduates in science, technology, engineering and math fields in Texas.
One report looked at the top metro areas based on three factors and the other ranked states based on their share of college graduates employed in a STEM job in 2012.
A U.S. Census Bureau report released today ranks Texas No. 14 among all states and Washington, D.C., for the share of college graduates employed age 25 to 64 with a bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM job in 2012. (See chart at right.)
Texas had 13.1 percent of its 3 million graduates held a STEM job. Maryland was No. 1 (18.8 percent) followed by Washington (18.3 percent) and Virginia (16.5 percent).
Earlier this week, personal finance website NerdWallet determined that three Texas metropolitan areas, including Dallas-Plano-Irving, were among the top places for STEM graduates. The San Jose, Calif., area was No. 1.
The Houston area was No. 4, Austin was No. 6 and Dallas-Plano-Irving was No. 11. (See chart below.) NerdWallet based its ranking on the average annual STEM wage, median gross rent and the availability of STEM jobs in 75 U.S. metro areas.
Nationally, the Census report found that 74 percent of people with a bachelor's degree in a STEM field did not work in a STEM job. People who majored in engineering, computer, math and statistics accounted for the largest share (about half) of STEM workers. Science majors had fewest, led by social science (7 percent).
Women are underrepresented in STEM, especially in engineering (14 percent) and computer (26 percent) jobs across the country. Their representation is higher in other STEM areas: social scientists (63 percent), life scientists (47 percent) and mathematicians and statisticians (45 percent).
Still, the reports show that STEM studies pay. Nationally, the average annual wage for a STEM job is $79,395 — nearly 71 percent higher than the average annual wage across all jobs in all industries, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Census report found that engineering was the major with the highest post-graduate pay ($92,900), while visual and performing arts had the lowest ($50,700).
NerdWallet noted that some U.S. cities have become magnets for STEM graduates for different reasons. For example, Austin, San Francisco and San Jose are technology hubs with large employers like Cisco, Dell and Google. In Houston, STEM workers earn a high average income of $94,766, but have a relatively low cost of living.


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Cardinals safety loses fingertip vs. Saints
Published: Monday, September 23, 2013 at 11:00 p.m.
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BRADENTON, Fla. — Arizona Cardinals safety Rashad Johnson lost more than a football game in New Orleans.
The tip of the middle finger on his left hand departed there, too.
Johnson displayed the reduced digit to reporters when the team gathered in Florida, where it will practice in preparation for next Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.
Johnson removed his glove after a tackle and found the top of his finger was still in the glove, which was drenched in blood. Now the index finger and middle finger are about the same length.
Johnson joked that the finger "probably wouldn't have been used for anything good anyway." Doctors shaved down the damaged finger and Johnson says he might be able to play next Sunday.
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Saturday, Nov. 2 • 1 p.m. • Dugan Wellness Center • Corpus Christi, Texas
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball team will continue its Southland Conference homestand on Saturday, Nov. 2, when it host McNeese State in the Dugan Wellness Center at 1 p.m. The Islanders topped the Cowgirls 3-0 in the first meeting in Lake Charles, La., and will come into the contest with a 16-10 record including a school-best 10-4 record in the Southland Conference.
The Islanders are coming off a 3-0 sweep over Nicholls Thursday night. Ivy Baresh powered the offense with her 14th double-double of the season with 12 kills and 13 digs while three other Islanders finished in double figures in kills. Shaquinn Parker, Brianna Brink and Haley Satterwhite Day all posted 10 kills apiece. The Islanders' defense also put together a solid performance with 54 digs. Along with Baresh's 13 digs, Shayla Maldonado added 13 and Hailey King collected 10.
Logen Bourque had another impressive match against the Colonels with 38 assists to go along with three blocks, five kills and four digs. The senior continues to be an offensive spark for the Islanders' offense and is currently ranked 20th in the nation in assists with 11.29 per set, which is good for second place in the conference. She is the first Islander to reach 4,000 assists in a career with 4,279. Bourque has tallied 50 or more assists in seven matches this season. The Houston native is fourth in the Islanders' record book in career digs with 1,037 and currently has sole possession of fourth place with 73 career service aces.
As a team, the Islanders are ranked 26th in the nation in digs with 16.66 per set, which is good for second place in the conference. The Islanders are ranked 31st in assists with 13.09 per set, which is also good for second place in the conference. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi sits in third place in the conference in kills with 13.76. Baresh leads the Islanders with 3.49 kills per set, which is good for sixth place in the conference. The sophomore ranks 13th in digs with 3.64 and 11th in service aces. Ashley Phelps is right behind Baresh on the team with 3.13 kills per set while Brink is averaging 3.04 kills per set (11th SLC).
Defensively, King and Maldonado have powered the team. King is averaging 3.69 digs per set (11th SLC) with 317 digs on the year and Maldonado is averaging 4.47 digs per set in conference play, which ranks eighth in conference matches only.
McNeese State enters Saturday's match with a 14-13 record including a 6-7 record in conference play. The Cowgirls are coming off a 3-1 loss to Houston Baptist on Thursday. Prior to that, McNeese State won two straight against Alcorn State and Nicholls. Malina Sanchez leads the Cowgirls with 3.80 kills per set while Vanessa Bentley runs the offense with 9.07 assists per set. Kara Rockey (2.83 digs per set), Sanchez (2.65 digs per set) and Kaylen Wolfe (2.64 digs per set) lead the Cowgirls' defense.
Saturday's match will mark the 10th meeting between the two schools with the Cowgirls holding the slight 5-4 series advantage. In the first meeting, Baresh led the Islanders to a 3-0 win (25-14, 25-21, 25-20) with 12 kills on .333 hitting and Brink slammed down 11 kills on .450 hitting. Bourque propelled the Islanders' offense with 35 assists and the Islanders' defense came up big with Bourque, King and Megan Olivarez all finishing with eight digs apiece.
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The Islanders will be back in action Saturday, Nov. 9, when they host Houston Baptist at the Dugan Wellness Center. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
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Next month, Top Quality Hearing Aid Center in Redwood celebrates its 25th anniversary.However, owner Gene Swede has been helping clients to hear better longer than that."I've been doing this for 28 years," he said last week. "The first three years I lived in Mankato, and Redwood Falls was part of the area I took care of. When I opened this business, I already had many clients here."Swede was one of the first hearing health care providers in the state to become certified through the Minnesota Department of Health.In part because the population is aging, demand for Swede's services has continued to increase."The average age of the first-time hearing aid user is dropping," said Swede. "I've been getting 45 to 50 year old clients coming in left and right. I have hearing aid users in their 20s, and quite a few over 100 years old."The majority of Swede's time is spent performing hearing tests, and focusing on fitting, adjusting, and maintaining hearing aids."I refer patients to doctors for medical conditions," he said.Although he has clients as far away as St. Cloud and Mankato, Swede estimates most of his clients are within a 50 mile range."I schedule monthly visits in the surrounding communities," he said.Swede said there are three things most clients focus on when considering whether to get a hearing aid:• Price:"I have the lowest available on top of the line products because I don't have a sales force -- I'm an independent office," Swede said."Overhead in Redwood Falls is lower, and I guarantee to beat anyone's legitimate written price by 15 percent."• Product:"There are only six major manufacturers of hearing aids left, worldwide," Swede said."Of those, only one is American-owned and operated: Starkey Labs, in the Twin Cities. I get the majority of my products from them."• Person:"Hearing aids must be regularly maintained by a professional," said Swede. "I have the only full-time office in Redwood Falls, and I personally clean, check, and reprogram for free for the lifetime of the hearing aids."When Swede started, all hearing aids were analog, with accompanying disadvantages."The analog models had a lot of problems with feedback and whistling," he said. "Now we have programmable digital models with a wide variety of adjustment options, such as background noise filters, and anti-feedback circuitry."Another improvement comes from the fact so many sounds today are being broadcast electronically rather than going through the airwaves."The newer hearing aids are starting to access the sound source directly," Swede said."Today, sounds from televisions and cell phones can be transmitted directly into the hearing aid. In churches that have speaker systems, (clients) can access the sound system directly."Another big improvement: hearing aids today are far more comfortable."Hearing aids have become so small and discreet, you have no idea how many people are wearing them today," Swede said.
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