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BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - Milligan's (Tenn.) Torian Sitton scored a game-high 27 points, leading the Buffaloes to an 81-56 victory over the Union College men's basketball team on Thursday evening at Robsion Arena in an Appalachian Athletic Conference affair.
With the loss, Union fell to 8-9 overall on the year, 2-4 in the AAC, while Milligan improved to 12-6, and 5-1 in the AAC with the victory.
In the first half, it was a neck and neck ballgame throughout, as things were tied up on five separate occasions. The biggest lead by either team in the first period was just five points, which the Bulldogs hit with 8:23 left (26-21) after Tarik Smith (Tempe, Ariz.) nailed a three-pointer.
To end the first half, Milligan made one of two free throws to take a 33-32 lead, and road that advantage into the locker room at intermission.
It was a different story in the second half, however, as Milligan controlled the last 20 minutes of regulation right from the start.
The Buffaloes opened the half on a 13-4 run to extend their lead out to double-digits at 46-36 with 13 minutes left. From there, they never let up, as the Bulldogs continued to struggle on the offensive end the entire period. When all was said and done, Milligan outscored Union 48-24 in the second half, on their way to a big road conference win.
Overall, Smith led all UC scorers with 22 points, while Deante Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) scored 12 points and snagged 10 rebounds to record his third double-double in four games.
Milligan was led by Sitton, who got to his 27 point total on 11-of-14 shooting from the floor. In the second half, Milligan was dominant, shooting 56 percent from the floor, compared to a 29 percent clip by the Bulldogs.
Union returns to action on Wednesday, hitting the road to take on Point (Ga.) in another AAC tilt. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

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Just like the familiar "Adopt a Highway" signs along America's roadways, those using Marietta's River Trail will now be seeing "adoption" signs there.
"Certainly we see the signs on the highway all the time. They're adopted to help maintain (areas) and keep the trash picked up," said Judy Lewis, a member of the Marietta Rowing and Cycling Club who has helped organize Friends of the River Trail.
The purpose of the Friends of the River Trail is to provide community volunteer services to clean, repair and improve the trail.
Three other community groups have also stepped forward to volunteer their assistance.
WASCO Inc./Marietta Harbor, the Mid-Ohio Valley dragon boat organization, the MOV'n Dragons, and Friends of the Museums have also adopted a section of the River Trail.
WASCO has been unofficially maintaining the trail section along Post Street from the Putnam Street bridge to the Lafayette Hotel for some time, said Roger Kalter, member of the Marietta Rowing and Cycling Club and organizer of Friends of the River Trail.
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Four area groups have adopted clean-up responsibilities for sections of the 2.2-mile River Trail in Marietta:
Marietta Rowing and Cycling Club.
WASCO Inc./Marietta Harbor.
MOV'n Dragons.
Friends of the Museums.
"We'll do it while the Harbor is open," said Ron King, WASCO's Harbor coordinator.
The Marietta Harbor's maintenance of that section of the trail will be used as a training site for WASCO clients.
"It teaches (clients) how to maintain the trail, (and) they also get to intermingle with people passing on the trail," said King.
MOV'n Dragons has agreed to be responsible for the area from the historic pavilion on the Ohio River levee to the Lafayette Hotel. Friends of the Museums will tidy up the area between the Ohio River Museum and Sacra Via Park.
The First Unitarian Universalist Church's Green Sanctuary Committee and the Washington County Juvenile Center may be future trail adopters.
"We can't just let things go until they get to a desperate situation," said Kalter, adding that tasks like asphalt repair along the trail need specific equipment and skills that volunteers would not typically have access to.
Groups that volunteer as Friends of the River Trail are responsible for putting up their own "adoption" signs. Kalter has a prototype sign, and Lewis has created a basic set of guidelines for volunteer groups.
Kalter urged community groups to get in on the volunteer action.
"We have some incredible service organizations in the community," Kalter said. "If everybody does a little, then it doesn't hurt anybody a lot."
Kalter said he would like to see a total of 15 volunteer community groups join the Friends of the River Trail in maintaining the trail.
"We have room for another 10 groups. Fifteen groups would be wonderful," he said.
Groups interested in adopting a section of the River Trail can contact Kalter at 373-1784 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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|"This is the issue of this
election: whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or
whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that a little
intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us
better than we can plan for ourselves." — Oct. 27, 1964, televised
speech for GOP presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.
"I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Breen." — When
"We have to move ahead, but we are not going to leave anyone
Where you go again." — Responding to criticism during debate
"Government is not the solution, it's the problem." —
"All of us need to be reminded that the federal government did
"Honey, I forgot to duck." — To Nancy Reagan in the
"It's just plain common sense that there be a waiting period to
"Some argue that we should encourage democratic change in
"I was pleased last year to proclaim 1983 the year of the
"I've always stated that the nearest thing to eternal life
"A (nuclear weapons) freeze now would be a very dangerous
"I urge you to beware the temptation of pride, the temptation
"I believe that communism is another sad, bizarre chapter in
"If you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union
"By 1980, we knew it was time to renew our faith; to strive
"We believed then and now: There are no limits to growth and
"We are creating a nation once again vibrant, robust, and
"The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was
"Sending the Marines to Beirut was the source of my greatest
"The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the
"A few months ago I told the American people I did not trade
"You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of
"I did not see it as trading arms for hostages because we were
"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've
"So, you can see why, to me, the story of these last eight
"If I ache, it's because we are apart and yet that can't be
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From Brazil to Haiti, the faithful staged processions that recreate the final days of Christ on Earth and held other religious events.
Residents of Antigua, Guatemala turned their town into a biblical Jerusalem complete with Roman soldiers on horseback and trumpets marking the coming of Christ. Residents prepared for months for their Holy Week celebrations, which include dozens of processions.
In the Mexican silver mining town of Taxco, dozens of men wearing hoods whipped themselves or bore heavy bundles of thorns in penitence, while church volunteers and homeless people in Sao Paulo, Brazil held a Way of the Cross procession.


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Hey Islander Fans,
Oh man, oh man it's the awesome time of year again where our cross country season starts and I get to give you all the inside scoop on what goes on with our women's team! This year is my senior year to compete as an Islander! It is bittersweet and I cannot believe how fast these four years have gone by! I have made so many great friends who are like sisters to me. A lot of exciting things are happening my senior year, and I could not be more overjoyed to share it with you all!
First off, we FINALLY got a track stadium! Thank you to Dr. Dugan and his family for allowing that to happen! Words can't express how much gratitude all of us have for you all. Secondly, my little sister Daniela Gonzalez who plays on the women's soccer team has joined me as an Islander. I am so excited to watch her grow and if you ever go to a soccer match make sure you cheer for #28 and the rest of the squad! Last but not least, this year is going to be an awesome year for our cross country team! We added some fresh new faces and they are doing good things at our early practices. I am excited for the returners like Vanessa Galindo, Jasmine Boutte, Regina Salinas, Alexandria Rossi, Samantha Hardin and Kim Ward to also grow with endurance and speed as we hopefully win a Southland Conference Championship.
This year I am trying to help my team with as much and as little as I can. I believe in them and I want to drive them as much as I can, but I have faith that they are going to put in the effort to try and make history and qualify for NATIONALS! I do have high hopes and expectations for myself but only God can allow whether that will happen or not. All I know is that I will do what I can control.
Our first meet was last Friday in Edinburg, Texas where the Islanders swept the 1-4th places in both the men's and women's races. Our team looks strong, and we are ready to step out of our comfort zone and run hard at our next meet, which is at Rice on Friday, Sept. 13! I can't express how excited I am for the Islanders this year, and I hope you all feel my excitement through this first blog of the season! Keep following my awesome teammate Jason Garcia with his blog "Putting in the Miles" to hear the men's inside scoop and mine to hear the women's inside scoop! I hope you all have a fantastic week and remember "Keep your Islander pride, and don't forget to stride!"
Yours truly,
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Hi guys,
I've got a wireless G link to my PS3 and a 3.16GHZ Core2Duo with 4 gigs of RAM. I've been fiddling with my quality settings because I can see some artifacting in the quality setting "Good for HD wifi" (i.e. the one with keyint 25).
I'd like to tune it a bit but I'm not sure what all these settings mean. I've spent some time on the internet researching them but I cant find a detailed document telling me what vqmin, vqmax, vqscale, keyint, and all of those things mean and their affect on CPU usage and network bandwidth. Essentially I want maximum quality that wont nuke my CPU (some of my experiments resulted in my CPU topping out at 100%) and wont go over my network bandwidth.
a) Can someone please provide a detailed explanation of the individual settings, or point me to proper documentation that isn't written in shorthand or assumes you're a video codec expert?
b) Also, if someone with a similar setup like mine could tell me what their custom settings were to get higher quality than the "Good for HD wifi" setting but without going over network bandwidth or nuking their CPU, that would be great!


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MENLO PARK -- In war, the saying goes, the enemy of your enemy is your friend. But in the tech industry, sometimes your enemy is also your friend.
Facebook underscored that point this week by unveiling a supercharged app for smartphones based on Android, the mobile operating system created by Facebook's arch rival, Google (GOOG). In a classic Silicon Valley twist, the new app, designed to highlight some of Facebook's best features, won't work on phones made by its close friends at Apple (AAPL).
And while it's conceivable that Google and Facebook may both see benefits from the new Android app, analysts say it's bound to intensify their competition, as the two Internet giants vie for consumers' attention and mobile advertising dollars.
To some, that competition is reminiscent of the complex relationship between Google and Apple -- two companies that have mutually profited from Apple's decision to feature Google's services on its popular iPhones and iPads, even while they're increasingly butting heads.
In an industry where "co-op-etition" is a long-standing tradition, each company knows "they have to be on each other's platforms" if they want to reach as many consumers as they can, said analyst Daniel Matte at the Canalys research firm.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that point Thursday when he explained why his company decided to build the new Home interface for Google's best-selling Android platform. Facebook has also worked closely with Apple to embed Facebook services into the newest iPhone, but the Home app goes further.
Rather than try to build a unique Facebook phone and operating system from scratch, Zuckerberg explained, "we want to build the best experience for every person on every phone."
But even though Zuckerberg went out of his way to praise the Android operating system, which powers a majority of the world's smartphones, analysts noted the irony in Facebook's effort to piggy-back on its rival's software.
Google has built a huge mobile business by letting other companies use Android, without charge, as an open-source software platform. Android's open design makes it easier for Facebook to create an interface that puts its own services, including photos and messages from the social network, on the home screen of Android phones -- to an extent that Apple might not allow on its tightly controlled operating system.
But with the Home interface, Facebook is essentially taking over the user experience on Android phones, said mobile tech analyst Jack Gold of J. Gold Associates. "To the extent that Facebook has my eyes," he said, "Google doesn't."
Internet companies like Facebook and Google provide online services to consumers for free because they can gather data on users' habits and show them targeted ads. By emphasizing its own services, said Tim Bajarin, a longtime industry watcher at Creative Strategies, Facebook gets "the opportunity to put ads in front of people, for which Google gets no cut."
He added: "Anything that takes away from Google's revenue potential is going to be something Google will cringe at."
While the new Home interface won't show ads for now, Zuckerberg said, "I'm sure at some point there will be."
That's prompted speculation that Google might seek to hinder Facebook by modifying Android or restricting its use in the future. Although Zuckerberg downplayed that possibility, he told Fortune magazine, "I'm not sure how they're going to react."
A few analysts have suggested Facebook's new interface could be an attractive addition to Android, since it's not available for devices running other operating systems. For its part, Google issued a statement that welcomed Facebook's new software while pointedly mentioning some of Google's own apps.
"It's a win for users who want a customized Facebook experience from Google Play -- the heart of the Android ecosystem -- along with their favorite Google services like Gmail, Search and Google Maps," a Google spokesman said. Google Play is the online store for Android apps.
Still, the two companies' relationship increasingly resembles Apple's competition with Google. Those two tech giants were once close partners, and Apple's decision to feature Google programs for navigation, watching videos and searching the Internet helped make the early iPhones and iPads a success.
But after Google's Android emerged as a major force in the mobile gadget world, Apple replaced Google Maps with its own navigation app. Apple also built the voice-activated Siri, which competes with Google's search engine. Google began selling music and other digital entertainment, in competition with Apple's iTunes store.
"Their relationship has fallen apart. They definitely see each other as enemies," said Jan Dawson of the Ovum research firm.
Even so, Google pays Apple a rich slice of its advertising revenue -- as much as $1 billion a year, according to an estimate by Morgan Stanley -- from Google searches conducted on iPhones and iPads.
"In this world of interconnectivity and inter-platform apps, there's no way you can turn your back on your competitor," said Bajarin.
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Hardcore Hip Hop was definitely in the Capital early February as Swollen Members and La Coka Nostra hit up Ritual Nightclub for a mid-week show. The two groups set out on a cross-Canada tour earlier this month, with this being the first time La Coka Nostra has toured all together in Canada.
The crowd was hype as Swollen Members (Mad Child, Prevail and Rob the Viking) hit the stage- these Canadian rap legends have been representing Canada since the early 1990s, always keep the audience moving. All eyes were glued to the stage as Mad Child and Prevail put the crowd in a lyrical daydream.
With the crowd still in a daze, La Coka Nostra hit the stage. Ill Bill and Slaine performed a heavy set as they played off each other's vibes, keeping the crowd spitting back their lyrics.
Probably one of the greatest parts of the show was at the end, when all members of the groups met their fans and signed some autographs. After years of touring and being in the industry, it's always nice to see artists keep in touch with their fans.
& It's always good to know that hardcore hip hop still lives in the capital!
s/o to Kapacity Entertainment
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A close friend of mine has an interesting way to take on each new year. Annually, on her birthday, she chooses a theme for the year.
No, it's not like choosing a prom theme by picking a popular song. It's hard enough to decorate a high school gym like "Against All Odds," let alone live your life that way. But I'm not ruling that out.
My friend looks inward and thinks about what she wants to achieve during the year, what is important to her at that point in her life, what qualities she wants to work on or possess.
She uses it to guide actions and choices during that year. She has had themes such as the Year of Decision and the Year of Letting Go. You get the idea.
She happens to be one of the most grounded, focused and truly good people I know, so I decided there must be something to this.
A theme for the new Linda Year. I like it. Since my birthday and the start of the new year are within days of each other, the media was full of ways to make your life better with a fresh start, a new attitude, a new resolve. So, for reference, I asked my research assistant to look into the top new year's resolutions, life themes and just for fun, songs to live by to help me find my theme.
My research assistant - we shall call him Google - is a little quirky and kind of misses the point sometimes, so I had to sift through the results a bit. I got completely sidetracked by recipes one blogger wanted to conquer this year and a collection of the year's best cute dogs photos. Put The Year of Staying Focused on the list of contenders.
Moving forward, I found collections of resolutions and instructions on how to fix my life. Who knew I could live a happier, more fulfilled life with just 10 simple steps?
The resolutions seemed either flighty and shortsighted or huge and daunting. That's the problems with resolution follow through. It's hard to break it into real, achievable pieces, so it becomes more of a Do and Don't List. While I respect the perpetual To-Do List, a To-Don't List seems a bit restrictive and oppressive. Eliminate The Year of Resolutions for the possible theme.
Some of the suggestions for determining a life theme got a little too mystical hoo-ha for my taste. I stumbled upon several sites that incorporated rainbows and hot air balloons in their graphics. There may have even been a unicorn in one of the baskets.
Since I didn't really have the time to take the full inner discovery journey to allow myself to "know yourself and grow yourself," I merely scanned the 90 Intuitive Choices For Personal Development and Answers List. Add The Year of Not Filling My Head With Junk to the list.
In sifting through all the ways others want to change, improve, stop, start and be, something became clear. We are a people who want, a population that isn't content with the status quo. We look at the people around us, the images in the media, and we want.
We all have things we need to do to move our lives forward - things we want to do to make ourselves happy, stuff we want to acquire. But in comparing ourselves to others, we can end up feeling lacking. It makes us focus on what we don't have, what we haven't achieved, what hasn't happened in our lives.
Is it possible to recognize what we want to do, where we want our lives to go, while appreciating where we are now and what we already have? While reading the lists of top resolutions, I found that I am grateful I am healthy; that I don't have to quit smoking or learn to eat healthy or start exercising. I am thankful that I have solid relationships with family and friends, that I have a good job, enough money to live on and a roof over my head.
Goals and bucket lists can guide our lives, but to stop and be thankful for what is already there seems like a healthier, more positive way to live. My theme emerged: the Year of Gratitude.
Linda Stamper Boyne, of Edwards, can be contacted through firstname.lastname@example.com


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On June 11, 2012, a group from the Friends of the Pike County Public Library (PCPL), under the direction of Trip Coordinator Joyce Clark, visited the State Capitol Building in Harrisburg.
The PCPL Friends were treated to a special tour of the Capitol and met with State Senator Lisa Baker and State Representatives Michael Peifer and Rosemary Brown.
The bus trip also included a visit to Seven Springs Resort, a tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece home "Falling Water", a river cruise in Pittsburgh and a stop at the 9-11 Memorial in Shanksville, PA.
For more information about the Friends of PCPL bus trips, call Joyce Clark at (570)296-7884.
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BRECKENRIDGE - Avalanche rescue dog Atticus had been on the job - training hard at the office and playing hard at home - for more than five years when his owner Duke Barlow noticed he seemed to be in pain.
"He would get sore after a hard day's work," said Barlow, a ski patroller at Breckenridge Ski Resort and Atti's handler.
That was in March. It took months and a visit to a specialist to get a diagnosis; Atti had damage to two of his knees and needed surgery. Together, the procedures on both legs would cost roughly $6,000.
As an avalanche rescue dog, Atticus had health insurance, but it would only cover half of his medical bills. His predicament inspired other rescue dog handlers in Summit County to put together a long-discussed program to make money available to support avalanche dogs.
"There are so many dogs in the county who do so much and there wasn't one place where people could donate to them and it would be tax deductible," said Hunter Mortensen, a member of the Summit County Rescue Group who helped create a system to set aside donations for rescue dogs. "(Atticus) lit the fire under (us) to get it finished."
Patrollers say donations frequently come in from the public for the rescue dogs, but there has never before been a specific bank account for the funds. Now, thanks to Atticus, donors can contribute money to the rescue dogs in Summit County in general, the pups at a specific resort or even a particular dog, online or by check.
The money will be used as needed, to cover medical costs, to send the dogs to training or help with other expenses.
"There are people all the time who want to help out the avalanche rescue dog program," Barlow said. "Now at least there's a way they can do it."
As for Atticus, he got the surgery he needed in late November and after months of recovery is now returning to work. He hasn't rebuilt his stamina yet, but Barlow said his speed is back where it was before his injury and the 7-year-old black lab appears to be thrilled to be back on the job.
"These dogs love to work," Barlow said. "For them it's a game. ... when he first started coming back to work he was so excited."
Ski patrollers describe the avalanche rescue dogs as an "insurance policy" against inbounds slides. Patrol teams take daily precautions, blasting loose snow, cutting up slabs and closing dangerous terrain, to prevent avalanches within the ski area, but in the event someone does get buried, the dogs are second only to a beacon in terms of life-saving tools. Many skiers and snowboarders do not use beacons inbounds.
The dogs don't get many real calls at the resort. They spend the majority of their time training and sometimes offer support on backcountry calls, particularly when the victim is without a beacon.
"He's the brains of the operation," Barlow said of Atticus. "I just kind of do what he tells me. They give themselves to this cause and it's a huge service for the community."
Breckenridge Ski Resort has two fully-certified avalanche rescue dogs, including Atti.


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Stories from the DCCA
The Thriving Student
The inward significance of art can also been seen in how DCCA affects lives. Former Curator of Education Sarah Ware has seen children blossom over the course of several classes. Along with increasing cognitive development, the programs at DCCA provide a haven for students who have special needs, have been bullied in school, or live in communities where they are unable to play outside while unattended. One young man on the autism spectrum has gone from uncertainty about taking art classes at the DCCA to not only regularly attending classes and Free Family Programs, but also helping younger students participate. His mother has repeatedly remarked on the positive changes in her son. Changes like this are significant and DCCA is gratified to have been the catalyst in many such transformations.
Support the many ways DCCA impacts our lives!
The Artist
DCCA's Former Curator of Education Sarah Ware sat down with Artist Dan Jackson and asked his thoughts on the following:
On having a DCCA studio: It is great to have other artists nearby to ask about things like grants, gallery opportunities, how to ship artwork or even a fresh pair of eyes to help me with my painting.
On DCCA programs:
• Tours: The main appeal for opening up my studio for tours is knowing I'm having an effect on students from all over. We get kids from Delaware College of Art and Design from West Chester University and all sorts of Elementary, Junior-High and High Schools in the area. School groups are fun because they are fascinated seeing first-hand how an artist creates artwork and they always have great questions.
• Art Salad Lectures: I have really enjoyed hearing other artists talk about their work and it has helped me consider what is important to discuss during my own presentations. I was asked to speak at Art Salad and it was a great experience, the questions and the conversation that followed gave me helpful feedback and some ideas for future presentations.
• Summer Camp: My son, Emmett, attended two weeks of DCCA summer camp last summer and he really enjoyed himself. It was nice to be in the same building so I could see him during the day and I especially liked carpooling to work together. My wife and I were happy to find that there was financial aid available and Emmett even got a partial scholarship to attend.
• Art on the Town: Art on the Town is one of the events that convinced me to get studio at the DCCA. I really think it's a cultural highlight of Wilmington. I visited artist studios back when I was in college and it really helped me to see artists making their way doing fine art, until then it barely seemed possible. I even made several friends that I stay in touch with till this day.
On the DCCA's community impact:
" I've found the DCCA to be an important part of the community with a more current conversation about the role of art than bigger museums with permanent collections can hope to have. You can see great shows at the DCCA that you can't see anywhere else. There is an interaction with a broader type of art audience. During Art on the Town not everyone is a patron or collector, but we get a really diverse audience that come to DCCA just looking for something different and exciting."
Check out Dan's artwork: http://www.danieljacksonart.com/index.html
The Mom
Mother of two LaShanda Wooten feels that "DCCA plays a great role within the community by offering families and children from all backgrounds the opportunity to learn various art forms, experience proper training and attend specialized classes. DCCA has inspired my daughters, whose father is an artist, to develop their craft, sharpen their skills and learn new techniques. They truly love art and the ability to express themselves! DCCA is truly a community player by offering scholarships, great hours, professional staff, and a chance for young artists to shine."
Won't you consider making a donation today so that the DCCA may continue providing educational classes, programs and scholarships for children and teens to learn about art?
More stories to come!
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THIBODAUX, La. – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball pitching staff has become known to rest of the team as "The Reapers" throughout the season, and they have backed it up throughout the series against Nicholls, allowing just two runs total in two games as the team won a 2-1 final on Saturday to earn the series win.
The final game of the Southland Conference series is set for a 1 p.m. start at Ray E. Didier Field on the Nicholls campus.
The Islanders (18-12, 5-3 Southland) got more strong performances from both starter Trevor Belicek (4-1) and relievers O'Shea Dumes and Jacob Dorris. Belicek went 5.1 innings and gave up just one run on eight hits while walking two and striking out five for the win. Dumes pitched the next 2.2 innings, allowing just two hits while striking out two batters and walking none. Dorris came on in the ninth and gave up one hit while striking out two to earn his seventh save of the year.
Offensively, the Islanders got hits from the first seven batters in the lineup, with Brad Porras and Zach Taylor leading the way with two apiece. Cody Stephens, Jordan Lee, Eric Weiss, Jonathan Gonzales and Russell Vaughan had one each. Taylor picked up the only RBI in the game for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.
As they did in the Friday night game, the Islanders struck first, getting a run in the top of the second to take an early lead. Porras led off the inning with a double down the right field line, and he was followed by a double from Taylor down the right field line to score the first run for a 1-0 lead.
The third inning started with Stephens hitting a single through the left side and he moved to second when Lee drew a walk. Weiss hit a fly out to the center fielder, and Stephens appeared to tag up and move to third while Lee advanced to second, but an appeal on the play saw the third base umpire rule that Stephens left early to turn it into a double play.
That still left Lee on second though, and the Islanders left fielder moved to third and scored on an error by the shortstop as Gonzales reached on an infield single. That run made it 2-0 and would be the eventual winning margin.
Nicholls scored a run in the bottom of the fourth and threatened for more, but the Colonels' Tyler Duplantis was thrown out at home trying to steal a run to end the inning.
The Colonels threatened again in the sixth, getting a runner on with just one out, but Dumes would come on to get out of the inning. After a single put a pair of runners on, Dumes got an infield fly and a strikeout looking to end the threat and preserve the 2-1 lead.
The Colonels got another hit in the bottom of the eighth, but Dumes once again ended the inning with a strikeout to send it to the ninth at 2-1.
Dorris came on in the final inning and got a strikeout before a pinch hitter came up with a bunt single and moved to second on a throwing error. With the tying run in scoring position, Dorris calmly struck out the next batter for the second out and got a lineout to Taylor at shortstop to end the game.
Game three will start at 1 p.m., with the Islanders looking to earn their first series sweep in Southland Conference play. Taylor Byrd will start for Nicholls, while the Islanders starter will be Matt Danton.
Live stats and audio will be available through www.GoIslanders.com, and video can be viewed by visiting www.GeauxColonels.com.
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Amazon bestseller, blog tour, book tour, Bruce Hennigan, Christian suspense, Kindle bestseller, Laura Cowan, Laura K. Cowan, speculative fiction, spiritual fiction, supernatural bestseller, supernatural novel, The Little Seer
It's the last stop of my blog tour for my new novel The Little Seer. Today and tomorrow, speculative writer Bruce Hennigan, whose work is somewhat similar to mine, is giving you an inside look at the making of this novel, as well as posting his own review of the book.
Thank you all so much for this week. The Little Seer hit #2 and #5 on Amazon's Kindle Bestseller Lists for Christian Suspense and Occult / Supernatural last week during its launch promotion, as well as hitting #158 overall in Kindle free titles, and several thousand people are now reading my work. I'm so thankful that you're giving my stories a chance. To finish off this blog tour, I'm giving away a signed copy of The Little Seer here for one fan. And because the free launch promotion was such a success, I have lowered the price of the individually packaged e-book novellas on Kindle to just 99 cents apiece (Exodus, Desert, & Midnight), and the full e-book novel is just $2.99, so this book can find as many people as possible. Or, check out the paperback. I hope you like it, and please tell a friend!
The Little Seer Blog Tour
Feb. 17-22: Laura K. Cowan, Author: Laura K. Cowan
During the blog tour, I am hosting a giveaway of a signed paperback copy of The Little Seer on my website, as well as posting up-to-date info about what is going on each day on the blog tour. The reviews were stunningly positive.
Feb. 18: Malcolm R. Campbell, Book Reviewer/Blogger: Malcolm's Round Table
Malcolm R. Campbell at Malcolm's Round Table often reviews fantasy titles as well as speculative fiction, so I guest posted over on his blog about what spiritual speculative supernatural fiction really is, and how it relates to the popular fantasy genre.
Feb. 19: Amber McCallister, Book Reviewer/Blogger: The Wonderings of One Person
"The Little Seer by Laura Cowan is a high-intensity, no holds barred, we-are-coming-to-get-you thriller that will open your eyes to more than you can ever imagine. It will make you think twice about what you think you see, and it will not easily let you go….The love and compassion that flows from the pages of this book will revitalize even the coldest and hardest of hearts…. This story touched me deeply on a very personal level…. It broke my heart that someone gathered bits and pieces of such a haunting, hurtful, and yet valuable part of my life and then artfully weaved them into such a thought-provoking journey that I felt so ashamedly naked but also overwhelmingly loved." — Amber McCallister, The Wonderings of One Person
See Amber's full review and her introduction to the book and blog tour.
Feb. 20: Erin El Mehairi, Book Reviewer/Blogger: Oh for the Hook of a Book!
Erin conducted an interview, to give you a different angle on The Little Seer, and how such a strange story came to be written at all. She asked smart questions, I gave strange answers.
Feb. 21: Bruce Hennigan, Speculative Supernatural Author, Speaker: Bruce Hennigan
"I have read the Twilight series and the Hunger Games series and this book easily approaches that level of intensity and immersion in teen angst in a GOOD way…. The dream sequences are moving and lyrical with an artistic sense of being transported to another world. I have often felt that God communicates to us in our dreams and this story really nails it. There is a particularly moving scene between Aria and Christ that I can not possibly describe. It must be read and enjoyed. Laura has captured the essence of being in the presence of God; the presence of Christ; the presence of the Spirit in a close and moving way. I read each of these passages and breathed deeply of the moving presence of God I sensed behind the words…. Wonderful, moving work." — Bruce Hennigan, speculative author and speaker
See the full book review, and Bruce's look into the making of The Little Seer.
Now through tomorrow, you can win a signed copy of The Little Seer in paperback. Follow this link to the book giveaway, and follow the instructions at the bottom of the blog post to enter for your chance to win.


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Good news for fans of The CW's "Supernatural," which will mark its 10th season this fall: The finish line is nowhere in sight.
"There's so much story left to tell," declared executive producer Jeremy carver at the TV critics press tour. "... I hate to go all military now, but there's no quit in anybody."
Co-star Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, who appeared on the panel, are apparently agree.
"I think we're all on the same page," Ackles said. "We still get excited by it and I think that it hasn't tarnished in 10 years. I remember getting the last script of Season 9, the season finale, and I got all giddy about it. I was excited to see what happens in Season 10. I think as long as there's that fulfillment, that enjoyment, that excitement, then, yeah, we will keep going -- as long as people are hanging in with us and are still entertained. We love these stories."
Added Padalecki, "I truly do deeply care about this show and about Sam Winchester. I don't want him to be broken down, beaten down into something I don't respect. And I respect this show. ... We know the show enough and our characters, if there's an end coming, we'll all see it and won't have to push it."
As for what that ending might be, Carver isn't saying.
"(Creator) Eric Kripke always had an ending in mind he hasn't yet shared with me," he said. "And I have an image ... but I always want to keep room for happy accidents as well. The show is continuing beyond any of our wildest dreams so I don't think we want to limit ourselves."
Earlier in the day, CW president Mark Pedowitz told reporters he's also still interested in a "Supernatural" spin-off, even though the Chicago-set "Bloodlines" failed to get a green light.
"'Bloodlines' did not get to where we wanted it to go creatively," he said. "But we would love to get a 'Supernatural' spin-off done. It's a great franchise and I think it has a lot of legs."
Contact Chuck Barney at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.ChuckBarney, or Twitter.com/chuckbarney


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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - The Snowmass-Wildcat Fire Protection District responded to the following 911 calls between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2.
November 26:
• Automatic fire alarm at 400 Wood Road the Crestwood Condominiums Terrace Room. It was determined the cause of this alarm was a system malfunction.
• Medical call at the Daly Lane Snowmass Ski Patrol pickup point for a person suffering from an arm injury. One person was transported to Aspen Valley Hospital.
• Automatic fire alarm at 50 Pine Lane. It was determined that construction smoke was the cause of the alarm.
• Carbon monoxide alarm at 720 Pine Crest Drive. Crews detected 1500 parts per million of carbon monoxide in mechanical room. The incident was turned over to Source Gas.
• Automatic fire alarm at 70 Commons Circle Unit #102. It was determined that a cooking error had set off a smoke detector.
November 27:
• Carbon monoxide alarm at 855 Carriage Way the Top of the Village condominiums Summit Bldg Boiler Room. It was determined that the cause of the alarm was a power outage. No carbon monoxide was found.
• Medical call at 84 Carriage Way the Gondola Plaza Pickup point for a person suffering from a possible femur fracture. One person was transported to Aspen Valley Hospital.
November 28:
• Automatic fire alarm at the Elk Camp Restaurant. It was determined that the Ansul system had been deployed and extinguished a grease fire caused by burning chickens.
November 29:
• Standby in Aspen for Aspen Ambulance
• Vehicle fire at 542 Meadow Road. Upon our arrival the fire was extinguished by a bystander.
November 30:
• Automatic fire alarm at 40 Elbert Lane the Wildwood Hotel Unit #115. It was determined that dust from a cleaning crew had activated a smoke detector.
December 1:
• Brush 71 was sent to the Fern Lake Fire near Estes Park.


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The world according to Trey Parker and Matt Stone is an outrageous place. The two smart alecks met in film school in Colorado and have been chums ever since. Though both men are now in their 40s, they make their living by mocking the adult world with the mischievous glee of fourth-graders and perhaps they always will. Here are five gems from their sick and twisted body of work.
"South Park" (1997 to present)
"Going down to South Park, gonna have myself a time." The pee-your-pants-funny antics of a gaggle of Colorado grade schoolers have kept the world chuckling, and squirming, for the past 15 years in this iconic Comedy Central sitcom. One of the rare animated series to appeal to adults as much, or maybe more, than it does to kids (who aren't allowed to watch but usually do anyway).
"The Book of Mormon" (2011)
Stone and Parker poke fun at Broadway, Mormonism and other religions in this rambunctiously raunchy Tony-winning megahit musical that instantly earned them a spot in the Broadway pantheon.
"Team America: World Police" (2004)
Stone and Parker take on the politics of war in this zany satire of U.S. foreign policy. The movie takes swipes at the concept of the U.S. trying to "police" a chaotic world and mocks the heck out of conventional action movie tropes.
"South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut" (1999)
When the boys see an R-rated movie about flatulent Canadians Terrance and Phillip, their parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada, eh? It's a critically acclaimed full-length animated movie that hinted at the duo's affinity for musical numbers.
"Cannibal! The Musical" (1993)
One of Stone and Parker's first collaborations, this is a wonderfully schlocky movie musical about the grisly life of Alfred "Alferd" Packer, a prospector who set off on an arduous journey from Utah to Colorado during the winter of 1873 that left the rest of his party dead and eaten. Parker stars in the sordid gem and Stone plays some supporting roles. Imagine the Donner Party with jazz hands.


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How to Photograph Bodies of Water Using Your Digital SLR
Get to the water you want to photograph and find a vantage point you like.
Your vantage point should offer interesting features to include — a pier, a person, tall strands of grass, a bend in the river.
Try changing your position — crouching down can make crashing waves even more dramatic.


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When you stop to admire the splendor of the Matterhorn from the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof, you begin to understand the real sense of expanse and grandeur. As a guest at the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof, you begin to understand how much a hotel can offer: noblesse and hospitality, style and joie de vivre, elegance and recreation.This is where cosmopolitan lifestyle meets the peace and quiet of the high Alps. The comfort of our traditional hotel and the fresh mountain air will enable you to regain your energy and widen your horizons.
LThe Mont Cervin Palace is situated at the very heart of this charming, automobile-free Alpine village. The hotel is distinguished, not only for its comfort, but also for its friendly and hospitable atmosphere. The Mont Cervin Palace has a restaurant with dine around option, enlarged swimming and Wellness area and Beauty Spa. The rooms are elegantly furnished, yet retain a cozy and intimate feeling. Most have a view of the Matterhorn and all come with the amenities you would expect of a 5* hotel including Satellite TV and wireless LAN.
The Sunstar Style Hotel is conveniently located in the heart of the Matterhorn village. Warm and welcoming the hotel offers a restaurant, bar, and lounge area. Guests can relax in the indoor swimming pool and sauna.Rooms are comfortable and modern. Some offer balconies and views of the Matterhorn.
Visit the lifestyle hotel created by Heinz Julen and run by his wife Evelyne, at the very heart of Zermatt. This designer jewel, the small, but beautiful BACKSTAGE Boutique HOTEL is opening on the 20th anniversary of the legendary "Vernissage" cultural centre. The hotel bears Heinz Julen's signature, and each piece of furniture has been hand-made in his Zermatt studio. The six cube lofts are for enthusiasts, while the elegant deluxe double rooms and the cozy double rooms allow for wonderful relaxation. After a hard day of sporting activity, the rooms provide a calm space in which to relax. Get your nose into a good book in the library, get to know like-minded people or study the design of our wellness landscape. If you want to chat with Zermatt locals or other guests, the z'Abund Bar, with tea and homemade cake, is just the place. In our theme-based outdoor & indoor wellness world, it's not a matter of perspiring until the hourglass shows that 15 minutes have passed; here, you bring together body, mind, art, music and nature. A different kind of spa.
The Europe Hotel & Spa is set in a central quiet location with Matterhorn views. Originally built in 1979 the main building has colorful fabrics and cozy Zermatt charm. A new addition in 2010 has a more modern feel with wood, stone, and glass interiors creating a natural atmosphere. Guests of the Europe Hotel & Spa can enjoy the gourmet restaurant, lounge area and bar and full service health spa.
The Hotel Albana Real in Zermatt welcomes you to a refined yet familiar atmosphere. The luxurious cozy rooms, expressing a touch of Art-Deco, invite you to enjoy tranquility and relaxation. Our stylish smoking lounge as well as our cozy bar boasts a superb collection of whiskies, wines, cocktails and cigars. Depending upon your mood, dine in an exotic atmosphere in one of our authentic Asian restaurants, Rua Thai or Fuji of Zermatt. To complete your stay, visit our spa and wellness area, the ideal place to unwind and revive yourself.
This eclectic but tasteful hotel is tucked away right off of the Banhofstrasse, near the train station. Each of the 83 rooms are uniquely decorated as well as the common area that has an incredible collection of artifacts, antiques, art and more from all over the world. Suites feature fireplaces and the dining room is beautifully decorated with wood carvings and stained glass. Additional cozy sitting areas with different themes surround the lobby and lounge area. The closest lift is the Gornergrat and the hotel is just a five minute walk to Sunegga.
Come in and leave your daily woes behind you. If you are looking for wellbeing, delicious food and a chance to get out in the great outdoors, then the Hotel Alpenhof is the place for you. The family run **** Superior Hotel Alpenhof is set in a sunny, quiet location in the centre of Zermatt close to the train station. The aerial cable car Sunnegga is a stone's throw away and the Gornergrat train just 5 minutes' walk. These lifts will take you into the midst of Zermatt's skiing and hiking terrain – up close to the mighty Matterhorn.
The Hotel Ambassador is a traditional yet modern hotel. Located in the center of Zermatt the hotel is the ideal place for sport enthusiasts and families. The hotel offers a restaurant and bar, indoor swimming pool, hot tub, and sauna.Rooms and apartments are spacious. The hotel offers a ski storage area.
Come inside – leave the everyday routine at the door. The Hotel Berghof Zermatt warmly welcomes you to your temporary home. Holidays in Zermatt have their own unique magic. Forget your worries and simply relax with a wellness treatment at the foot of the Matterhorn or let yourself be spoilt by our culinary delights – at the Hotel Berghof, we look after your wellbeing personally. The Regina family, Franz Lerjen-Perren and the Berghof Team


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Fireworks season comes with warnings
Average fireworks temp. can exceed 1,200 degrees
June 19, 2013
PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Fire Department wants to help residents stay safe during the holiday season....
So they just spelled it wrong. The interwebs sez it's D-A-G-O.
Fire is hot, water is wet, you can't breathe either one and if you do you're gonna die. It's just common sense.
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Urban Dictionary - "A*****bomb is just a big firecracker that explodes in the sky. At comercial displays, this firework usually has a bright tail on its way up. It explodes with a bright white flash and a shockwave that backs up its impressive sound.*****Bombs are now illegal in most or all states without a permit. Somewhat similar (though larger) to the M-80 or Cherry Bomb.*****Bombs have an explosive power high enough to destroy or heavily damage almost anything that it is detonated near."
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Cont...I would think the city could find a larger area for this than the City Park.
@PNS: Your article says, in part, ...aerial bombs (skyrockets, Roman candles), ***** bombs, M-80 salutes and firecrakers.
If you can say d a y g o in your article, why can't I ask for someone to tell me what it is? Or, it is a misspelling for 'dayglo'? Spell checking software is available, as well as grammar checking software.
Okay, okay, so I'm cranky today. Sorry. I need another coffee.
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First of all, what are ***** bombs?
Secondly, while it's important to constantly remind people of the dangers of flaming fun, there will be those who, as their fireworks are flying toward the neighbor's roof, are saying, 'Oh, don't worry Bubba, I knows what Ise-a doin'! Minutes later, the sirens from the FD are in the area. Which reminds me...
Why are residents warned of the dangers of fireworks, when the city allows parking on both sides of the street in the City Park area on the 4th of July? Traffic is unbelievably congested on every street in the area, making it impossible for any emergency vehicle to get through. When I was a kid, the city put signs on telephone poles stating "No parking on this side of street".
We often find remnants of the park's fireworks in our yard, and even on our roof! Moving is not an option.
I hate the 4th of July anyway. It's noisy, people have less respect than usual for property, and some kids/animals are terrified of the racket, Co
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Sparklystarz, on 12 August 2011 - 01:04 AM, said:
Edit: also it doesn't say anything about people below level 85 in the list of requirements to become a junkie, starting to feel this is something personal.
This isn't personal. I've added it to the rules now. It hadn't ever been an issue in the past.


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kTunes is a very undiscovered and feature filled iTunes menu bar controller. It is offered in English and Japanese. Please note, the website is entirely in Japanese so you will have to use a website translation service.
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Tags: itunes , menu , bar , controller
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Since the site is down, an alternative download can be found here http://mac.deray.org/kTunes.html
Awesome app! The English is a little off at times, but it works quite well and looks fantastic up in my menu bar.
Looks pretty cool, but no growl support = no use from me.


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doas anybody tried a Intel Atom Dualcore with PS3 Mediaserver?
Dr_Bedo wrote:Did you try to transcode 1080p video? was everything ok or was it too slow making playback?
I'm very interested on it. I'm thinking about buying one of them. Thanks.
Didn't realize TVersity could remux... anywho, this is also possible with PMS if you use TSmuxer instead of MEncoder. Note, however, that TSmuxer will not work if soft subs are present, in which case you'll need to switch back to MEncoder.kleverbear wrote:Also i've noticed with Tversity only that IF the PS3 can play back the video but not the audio, and you then proceed to transcode the video it will only do the audio, but PSMS will do both even do it does not need to.
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Vinyl siding panels that have been repainted sometimes warp or buckle.
What Causes It?
Vinyl siding warp is usually caused by painting a home's vinyl siding in a color darker than the original or by using a type of paint that is not specially formulated for vinyl.
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Vaccine vs placental malaria
04.03.2013 - Researchers from the PlacMalVac project have bagged €6m from the EU to start clinical trials of a placental malaria vaccine.
Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to malaria, due to a particular type of pathology. Their infected blood cells clump together in the placenta, leading to growth retardation and preterm delivery, which in turn cause higher infant mortality. For the first time, a EU consortium of 5 partners led by University of Copenhagen will now begin clinical trials with a vaccine that blocks that blood aggregation in placenta-associated malaria (PAM). It targets the var2CSA protein, which causes aggregation of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes by adhesion to the primary placental adherence receptor, chondroitin sulphate A (CSA), present in the placental intervillous blood spaces. Infected mice not carrying var2CSA do not show the PAM-associated effects.
"This will be the first clinical trial using the parasite antigens", said project coordinator Thor G. Theander from the University of Copenhagen. "The vaccine attempts not to eliminate the infection but to eliminate the disease. At Centre for Medical Parasitology we are all thrilled to have this opportunity. It marks an intermediate highpoint of many years of committed research."
In previous projects supported by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation, Theander's team defined a smaller region of multi-domain protein var2CSA. Overall they identified three antigenic regions within it that are crucial for blocking PAM in rats. "We managed proof of concept for the malaria vaccine and we are currently addressing manufacturability of the vaccine. The funding from EU FP7 will enable us to continue the development including upstream and downstream process development, GMP production, Phase Ia and Ib human clinical trials, as well as preparations for Phase II clinical trials."
Theander now heads the EU consortium, which includes University of Copenhagen, ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies (Denmark), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (France), Université d'Abomey-Calavi (Benin), University of Tübingen and the European Vaccine Initiative (EVI). The EVI has mobilised further €10m for the development of PAM vaccines within the projects PRIMALVAC and PAMCPH.
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What up Islanders Nation?!
I want to thank everyone for coming out to our home opener vs. Denver. It was close and fun, but we wish that we had won the game. Oh well, on to prepare for Utah State. We've had a great week of preparation and we have gotten a lot better as a team. No doubt we will be ready for the Aggies.
Speaking of big things that have come up this weekend, Twilight has been a discussion in our locker room. Personally, I think the plot is OK, but the acting sucks – from all the actors.
They should have picked a better lead actress. Emma Roberts (Julia Roberts' daughter) would have been a great Bella. She's talented and jaw dropping gorgeous. At least it would make the series a little more interesting.
Like talking werewolves, the vampires still being able to walk around during the day, that's cheating. The team has all agreed that the plot is cool but the acting isn't cool.
That made me wonder who on the team would be a vampire or a werewolf if given the option. When I asked that, right away Hameed [Ali] said, "TEAM EDWARD." It wouldn't surprise me if that cat has the Twilight board game.
Some people like Ted [Wang] and Jake [Kocher] would be vampires because they don't age – it's a good point. The biggest debate I had was with Nate [Maxey]. He kept asking questions and making comparisons to other vampires and werewolves.
Would vampires be awake during the day, like Twilight, or do they have to go to sleep or turn into a bat? Do werewolves walk on all fours or do they stand up? Are the werewolves allowed to kill the vampires?
A lot of broad thinking when it came to this discussion, but he and I both concluded if we could be the werewolf from the movie Van Helsing that's what we'd be. That was a bad mother, and he killed Dracula with ease. THE Count Dracula!!!
Nobody would mess with this dude.
It's been real!
Charlie Hurd is a junior who is sitting out this season due to NCAA transfer rules. The Houston native played two years at Division II Tarleton State before coming to the Island University.


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It's Florida. It's Hiaasen. It's Golf?
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Y.A. Crossover
New books by Isabel Gillies, Carl Hiaasen, Katherine Howe and Rick Yancey.
October 5, 2014, Sunday
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In the Running for a Young People's Literature Prize
The 10 titles on the longlist of the National Book Foundation's 2014 Award for Young People's Literature underscore the diversity of subject matter in this area of publishing.
September 15, 2014, Monday
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A Barrel of Trouble
A washed-up monkey, sex in a morgue, a severed arm at the end of a fishhook and other Carl Hiaasen capers make "Bad Monkey" his funniest novel in almost a decade.
June 18, 2013, Tuesday
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Life and Limb
Carl Hiaasen's "Bad Monkey" is another misadventure in the annals of greed and corruption in South Florida, "the Medicare-fraud capital of America."
June 16, 2013, Sunday
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June 6, 2012, Wednesday
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Carl Hiaasen: By the Book
The novelist, whose most recent book for children, "Chomp," came out this spring, keeps a doormat outside his office that says: LEAVE.
June 3, 2012, Sunday
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Preliminary figures compiled under a new state law requiring drug tests for welfare applicants show that they are less likely than other people to use drugs, not more.
September 28, 2011, Wednesday
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Mystery novels by Carl Hiaasen, Martin Walker, Peter Steiner and Lorenzo Carcaterra.
August 1, 2010, Sunday
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July 21, 2010, Wednesday
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February 15, 2009, Sunday
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Ben Affleck hosted and Kanye West was the musical guest on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live." There were some guest appearances–Affleck's wife Jennifer Garner popped up during the monologue, former "SNL" star Amy Poehler surfaced during the news to make fun of the IRS scandal, and Anderson Cooper made a cameo during a bit involving a gay wedding. But the star of the show was West, who put on a captivating performance.
Here's the IRS scandal bit:
Here's West performing "New Slaves":
Here's West again, doing "Black Skinhead":
Here's a funny fake commercial involving same-sex weddings and Xanax:
Here's another IRS skit that's not really that funny. What do you think?
And finally, goodbye Stefon. Never really got this ongoing character.


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eggplant xanadu wrote: SergOne wrote: shit here I'm paying like 2.21
What!,1.67 in Drugachussetts
SergOne wrote: shit here I'm paying like 2.21
MessiahCarey wrote: eggplant xanadu wrote: SergOne wrote: shit here I'm paying like 2.21
What!,1.67 in Drugachussetts
Never heard that one...
Taxachussets...I've heard...I even coined the term "crassachusetts"...
But never that one. Intriguing.
- Shane
merlot brougham wrote: yes it will have a worse effect.
Point 1) Iraqi people are killed daily under Saddams regime, war or not. It has been estimated that the death of 200,000 citizens alone can be attributed to him. In the long-run, this is the best decision.
merlot brougham wrote: Point 2) When Iraq is reconstructed, its economy will be based upon oil exports. A 25 billion dollar industry can easily support a small nation.
merlot brougham wrote: "C'mon man. It's all wrong, but let's not forget what's going on."
Statements like this make no sense to me and they are why most protesters today are getting laughed it. Vague, misguided, and blanketed statements that do not mean anything except, "seriously dude, you know whats up, whats really happening, he didn't really win ,all the ill shit, big brother, blood for oil, innocent blah blah blah" SAY SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY MEANS SOMETHING.
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burning the oil fields = ecological disaster.


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On October 23, Billie Joe Armstrong will be joining the stage with Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick and more to honor Joan Jett at the Little Kids Rock Benefit at Hammerstein Ballroom. Funds will go toward supporting music education in public schools.
Limited tickets are now on sale HERE with an exclusive $100 discount for Green Day fans, using promo code LKRFAN.
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A number of electric and gas utilities from several states have recently reported a telephone scam targeting their utility customers. While not yet reported in Minnesota, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission wants to alert all Minnesota customers to the scam.
Neighboring states Wisconsin and Nebraska and as many as 13 other states are all reporting similar fraud attempts.
In these attempts, an individual will call a customer of a utility company and represent that they are calling from the utility. The scammer's caller-ID is falsified so it appears that the call originates from the utility company, a practice known as "spoofing." This utility "representative" threatens that the electric or gas service to the home or business of the customer will be disconnected unless they make an immediate payment. To avoid a disconnection, the customer is told they must pay this "overdue utility bill" by means of an on-line payment service such as PayPal or a prepaid credit card. Of course, the funds are in fact directed to the scam artist's operation.
Here in Sleepy Eye, if we contact our customers by phone about a past due utility bill, we do not ask for credit card or online payment. At this time we cannot process either form of payment. This is not to say that we do not call customers about past due bills. We do, but again, we don't ask the customer for a credit card number or to make an online payment via PayPal or other online means. If you receive a suspicious call about a past due utility bill, hang up and call our billing department at 794-3731.
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Washington, D.C. -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association, the International Council of Shopping Centers and Paladino and Co., announced Tuesday a collaborative discussion among retailers and commercial shopping center developers to bridge the current landlord and tenant divide that exists around creating sustainable, energy-efficient retail stores in the United States.
Participants in the June 9 roundtable included Wal-Mart, Petco, Ann Taylor, Target, VF Corp., Best Buy, Westfield, Vornado and Kimco, among others.
The forum, held in Washington, D.C., was the first step in an initial six-month collaboration to identify adoptable industry solutions to tackle current barriers and issues around investing in sustainable and energy-efficient stores and retail centers.
The goal of the collaboration is to explore solutions to the "landlord/tenant divide" specifically for retail, in which progress toward more sustainable lease agreements is limited by market conditions and practices that make it difficult to align return with initial investment in green practices or technologies.
"It is clear that both retailers and landlords are making significant investments in environmental sustainability independently, but ultimately, we will have more success working together," said Hugh Cherne, senior manager of environmental sustainability for Best Buy Co. and chair of RILA's Energy and GHG Emissions Committee. "This meeting was a great opportunity to get the conversation started and take a look at how best to team up and work on reducing our environmental impact."


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Published: Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 11:20 p.m.
LIVINGSTON | Jaime Smith made clutch free throws and a key steal in the last 9.1 seconds to help 11th ranked Alabama-Huntsville escape with a 57-54 Gulf South Conference men's basketball victory over West Alabama on Saturday.
With the score tied at 54 and 9.1 seconds left to play, Smith made one of two free throws and then stole the UWA inbounds pass, was immediately fouled, and then iced the game away with a pair of free throws. A last-second 3-pointer for UWA fell short as time expired.
The win improved UAH to 16-3 overall and a league-leading 9-2 in the conference. West Alabama fell to 7-11 and 3-8.
The Chargers led by as many as 11 points early in the second half before UWA came roaring back. Back-to-back breakaway dunks by Joshua Millsap and Steven Samuels closed the Tigers to within 47-45 with 4:44 to play.
Samuels recorded his fourth double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Millsap collected eight rebounds.
Smith scored 18 points to lead UAH.
Jasmine Hammond and Jordan Smith combined for 45 points and Alabama-Huntsville was hot from 3-point range in a Gulf South Conference women's win over West Alabama.
The Lady Chargers snapped a four-game losing streak and improved to 9-12 overall, 6-5 in the GSC. West Alabama dropped to 9-10 and 4-7.
UAH built a 39-31 lead after making 8 of 10 3-point attempts in the first half.
West Alabama battled back from 11 points down to tie the game at 63 with 6:45 left. The Tigers couldn't take the lead down the stretch, however, missing three of four free throw attempts in the last 38 seconds. UWA shot just 65 percent from the line.
Nikkia Jordan scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Tigers. Synthea Reed had 12 points and nine rebounds.
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- State of the Union 2013: Analysis: President Obama isn't in the mood for compromise with GOP in Congress
- Marco Rubio takes quick water break in GOP response to State of the Union
- State of the Union 2013: GOP warns President Obama against tax increases, spending
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Effective State of the Union speech and response should set tone
- State of the Union 2013: Obama: Nation stronger, GOP should back his plans
- State of the Union: Obama's address framed by second-term legacy
- State of the Union squatters: Lawmakers wait hours for aisle seats
Addressing a gridlocked Congress that represents a deeply divided nation, President Barack Obama delivered a strong State of the Union address Tuesday that focused primarily on fixing the nation's ailing economy and lowering a worrisome unemployment rate.
Both are easier said than done, but we agree with that emphasis. The economy should not just dominate Obama's once-a-year speech, it must be the one area where he and Congress hammer out practical compromises.
While the speech focused on economics, Obama also formally announced his decision to bring home 34,000 of the 66,000 troops deployed in Afghanistan by this time next year.
Like any president who has just been convincingly re-elected, Obama was bold and confident laying out his vision for the next year. But several times he asked for bipartisan partnership to advance the nation. Unfortunately, we feel that could be more hope than change.
The president also implored Congress to implement comprehensive and reasonable immigration reform. He is right about the need and the political winds suggest that timing may also be right to make some progress.
Obama hammered on the familiar campaign theme of strengthening the nation's middle class through programs that would help create jobs, and he proposed spending more public money on education, manufacturing and infrastructure.
"It is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth -- a rising, thriving middle class,'' Obama said.
But he insisted that his economic proposals would not involve any increase in spending and would not make government bigger.
"Let me repeat -- nothing I'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. It's not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth," the president said.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who delivered the Republicans' formal response, also effectively took issue with the president not so much on his vision for bettering the middle class, but on how to accomplish it.
"Presidents in both parties ... have known that our free enterprise economy is the source of our middle class prosperity," Rubio said. "But President Obama? He believes it's the cause of our problems."
Obama also used the speech to eloquently lobby Congress and the nation for tougher gun laws. To that end, Obama invoked the tragic December shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. as well as a story of the young teenager who had performed at his inauguration and was later gunned down in a Chicago park.
The president also had invited former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who was nearly fatally wounded in a one-man rampage at a shopping center in Tucson.
He made powerful and effective use of the moment by telling Congress that the victims of these acts of violence at least deserved a vote. Obama is right about the need for a vote on each proposal. The debate is too important to hide behind procedural gimmicks.
In the end, it was an effective State of the Union and a thoughtful response. Now, if only we could transfer that to the everyday debate.


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WATCH: Britney Spears - 'It's Britney Witch!'
Posted October 28th, 2013 @ 11:15am by Gossip Cop
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Britney Spears has some fun in a new Halloween-themed video with BBC radio host Nick Grimshaw.
The pop star reads the famous Vincent Price portion from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video, at times attempting a British accent.
Not surprisingly, the sketch is called "It's Britney, Witch!"
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- Proposed changes include moving the box office, which is currently at the top of a steep flight of stairs, to the ground floor.
- Getting on to the platforms is a huge problem for him as he is faced with steep flights of stairs he must climb before reaching the platforms.
precipitous, sheer, abrupt, sharp, perpendicular, vertical, bluff, vertiginous, dizzy
rare declivitous, acclivitous, scarped
1.1(Of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid: the steep rise in unemployment
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- These associations started in Europe and the United States some 30 years ago at a time of rapid expansion in the road traffic industry and a steep rise in road traffic injuries.
- Big corporations, meanwhile, will get hit especially hard by the steep rise in property taxes.
- Despite steep rises in crime after the 1960s similar to Britain, countries such as America, France and Germany have all been more effective at tackling it.
sharp, sudden, precipitate, precipitous, rapid
2 informal (Of a price or demand) not reasonable; excessive: a steep membership fee
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- But banks could end up paying a steep price for such fees if any of the complex deals start to unravel - a higher risk in the middle of an economic downturn.
- Merchants could pay a steep price for stiffing shoppers.
unreasonable, excessive, overpriced, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, prohibitive;
British over the odds
2.1 dated (Of a claim or account) exaggerated or incredible: this is a rather steep statement
nounchiefly Skiing or literary
A steep mountain slope: hair-raising steeps
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- Reared on the steeps, many skiers in our area of the Rockies, including myself, stuck with AT gear.
- A lot of people break at the waist too much when they ski the steeps.
- A cross between Nordic skiing, snowboard terrain park courses and sprint racing, NordiX racing events feature everything from ugly uphill sections to banked slalom turns to steeps and jumps.
steepish adjective
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- Then the Sarenne starts with a steepish mogul field which, once conquered, boosts the confidence.
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- Snow lies in an almost limitless variety of forms on slopes of varying steepness under constantly changing weather patterns.
- The climb is brilliant and expectant, long and gentle, angled up the steepness to the edge of Bransdale.
Old English stēap 'extending to a great height', of West Germanic origin; related to steeple and stoop1.
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1Soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavour or to soften it: the chillies are steeped in olive oil [no object]: the noodles should be left to steep for 3-4 minutes
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- Originally only consisting of three seats, the new Green T House is 50,000 square feet of slightly wavy lines and designer hot water steeping designer tea leaves.
pickle, brine
1.1Soak or saturate (cloth) in water or other liquid: sheets were steeped in mercury sulphate as a disinfectant
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- Cover the mixture, steep for two hours, then strain it through muslin cloth into a suitable watering can or pump-spray bottle.
soak, saturate, immerse, submerge, wet through, drench
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2 (usually be steeped in) Surround or fill with a quality or influence: a city steeped in history
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering – University of Notre Dame, 2010
M.S., Chemical Engineering – University of Notre Dame, 2008
B.S., Chemical Engineering; Mathematics – Michigan Technological University, 2005
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The main goal of my research is to develop mechanisms for increasing student engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The two major components of this work supplement current instructional strategies in undergraduate engineering courses: electronic portfolios and serious gaming.
A portfolio has long been a staple of programs in architecture and education, but it is starting to gain traction in disciplines like engineering. In addition to being a convenient format for presenting a variety of related work, implementing portfolios in engineering courses provides opportunities for students to obtain a deeper and more serious ownership of their own abilities and knowledge. Portfolios address all three aspects of courses designed with significant learning in mind: learning goals including human interaction, application, and development of lifelong learning skills; learning activities related to experiences and reflection; and feedback in terms of self- and peer-assessment (an excellent discussion of this is given by L. Dee Fink in his book Creating Significant Learning Experiences). I am investigating the implementation of electronic portfolios inside and outside the classroom.
The term "serious game" is used to describe a game whose goals are more than pure entertainment: its main purpose is to provide an environment for training or learning. In 2007, the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's annual Horizon Report listed "Massively Multiplayer Educational Gaming" as an emerging technology available four to five years after publication, and in 2011 "Game-Based Learning" was announced as a technology to look for in the next two to three years. While the challenges of effectively implementing educational games are considerable, the technological resources are available, making this area ripe for research.
J. A. Enszer, J. A. Kuczenski, K. L. Meyers, J. B. Brockman, and M. J. McCready. "Electronic Portfolios in Academic Advising, Self-Guided Learning, and Self-Assessment." Proceedings from the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada (2011).
J. A. Enszer, Y. Lin, S. Ferson, G. F. Corliss, and M. A. Stadtherr. "Probability Bounds Analysis for Nonlinear Dynamic Process Models." AIChE J. 57: pp.404-422 (2011).
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An Anderson Township trustee is facing public indecency charges after a May incident.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said it received a complaint in June from a woman alleging Kevin O'Brien indecently exposed himself to her.
The woman told police that O'Brien performed a sex act on himself May 13 in a car outside his house after she'd given him a ride.
The complaint was subsequently investigated, and O'Brien was charged Monday with three counts of public indecency on Monday.
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be smarter than everybody else, or at least try to.
group name : IOWADG
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if anybody can think of a decent wager that doesnt employ the losers bailing on their bets, please ablige
go muthfvckin KU!