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Create this easy Pablo costume with a pair of one-piece pajamas and a baseball cap. Clever use of simple sewing accessories and glue do the rest.
Catch the Backyardigans on Nick Jr.
For the tummy, cut a very large oval out of yellow fleece. Glue it right over the zipper onto the pajamas. Let dry. Once it is dry, use your scissors to cut down along the zipper, then glue the yellow fleece along the edges of the slipper.
Cut the blue t-shirt vertically, up its center. Then cut the open "flaps" into a curved vest shape. Turn over the t-shirt and cut an inverted V-shape at the center back to create "tails." Hang the pajamas on a hanger, slip the vest over the top, and then use your scissors to trim the vest until it's the shape you like. Once you are satisfied with the vest shape, you can press it with spray starch to make it stiffer. This step is optional.
Cut a large bow tie shape from the card stock. Snip two small holes in the center of the card stock bow tie and slip a length (about 8 inches) of sewing elastic through to create a stretchy tie. Then use the card stock bow tie shape as a template to cut the same shape from the blue felt. Glue the blue felt to the card stock (the side that does NOT have the elastic ends coming out) and let dry. Set aside.
Cut the visor off a baseball cap. Continue to trim the base of the hat until it's a suitable size for a beanie. From the airplane kit, remove the propeller. Use the ends of the scissors to poke a small hole in the top of the beanie. Slip the propeller through. To keep it elevated and secure, wrap its base with floral wire until it stands up on its own. From the felt, cut triangles in red, blue, and yellow and glue them at intervals to the beanie. Let dry.
Cut a large diamond shape from the yellow card stock. Fold it crosswise in half, then crease it again just below that fold. Glue it to the center of the plate. 9. On white paper, draw two large eyes with the black marker. Cut them out and glue them to the plate.

 10. With a craft knife, cut holes in the eyes and a small breathing hole in the nose area.

 11. Before punching holes in the plate to create the mask, hold it up to your child's face. The holes for the elastic need to go barely above your child's ear level. Mark this, then punch a hole on each side of the mask. Slip a piece of stretchy elastic at both sides and tie at the back of the child's head.
Dress your child in the pajamas, stuffing the belly and rear as much as possible before adding the vest, beanie, and mask. Slip the mittens over the hands.
Make this mobile and swing into spring!
Sail away on this boatload of family crafty fun!
Bubble-filled Backyardigans buds for squeaky clean bathtime fun
Love's in full bloom with this Backyardigans craft
Surround your Valentine with a circle of hearts!
Goody! Goody! Some cool Backyardigans party favors
Take Tasha trick-or-treating!
Your little Uniqua fan will feel pretty in pink in this costume.
Awesome antlers announce that Tyrone is making the rounds this Halloween!
Good old-fashioned fun--indoors or out!
Orange ya gonna put Tyrone the moose together?
Pablo's looking eggscellent.
Uniqua's a good egg and a fun do-together craft.
Adorn your table with this easy, eye-popping Backyardigans craft
Arctic-worthy warmth inspired by Pablo
Wrap up your little penguins in something warm and friendly after bathtime.
Your little kangaroos will hop into this warm and cute bath towel.
Get hoppin' with the Backyardigans at your next play date.
Wrap up your little hippos in something warm, friendly, and smooth after bathtime.
Proudly display those family photos in this homemade magnetic clay frame.
Calm nighttime fears with a friendly face!
Welcome to a Knight at the Theater
Little puppets for little hands
Masters of Disguise? Or Goody Bags?
Dad will get a charge out of this holiday gift!
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Here's the perfect accessory for your at-home PAW Patrol adventures!
Here's the perfect accessory for your at-home PAW Patrol adventures!
Here's the perfect accessory for your at-home PAW Patrol adventures!
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Print to get geared up for the biggest gynmastics event of the year!
Make matching tees and a card to show Dad he's umirrific!


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I can now not acces my blog, I can't get to the dashboard or anything else. I don't know what to do, I can get in there.
I was installing the greetbox plugin and it didn't work. So I went into the editor to take a look and now everything is gone. You gotta help me out !
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Le Morte D'Arthur
by Sir Thomas Malory
Le Morte D'Arthur Revenge (or Vengeance) Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Page.Line) [from Malory, Thomas. Le Morte D'Arthur. Stephen H. A. Shepherd, ed. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2004. Print.]
Quote #1
But Kynge Pellynore bare the wyte of the dethe of Kynge Lott, wherefore Sir Gawain revenged the deth of hys fadir the tenthe yere aftir he was made knyght, and slew Kynge Pellynore hys owne hondis. (51.24-27)
Even in this moment, when Pellynore's death is still far in the future, our narrator still brings it up. Regardless of whether or not he's some sort of psychic, our narrator's mention of this tells us that this is a pretty important part of the story. This particular blood feud is as much a part of the Round Table's fall as Gwenyvere's affair with Launcelot, so the narrator drops hints, even this early in the story.
Quote #2
"Alas!" seyde the knyght, "I am slayne undir youre conduyte with a knyght called Garlonde. Therefore take my horse, that is bettir than youres, and ryde to the damesell and folow the queste that I was in as she woll lede you – and revenge my deth whan ye may." (53.16-20)
By promising safe conduct to this knight, Balyn was, in effect, vowing to lay his body on the line for him. Since he has failed to do that, he now really owes it to the guy to risk his life in a battle for vengeance with the knight's killer. And he barely even knows the guy.
Quote #3
And on the morne they founde letters of golde wretyn, how that Sir Gawain shall revenge his fadirs deth on Kynge Pellynore. (54.5-8)
Well this is odd. Balyn has just erected a tomb for yet another knight killed by this Garlonde fellow. But instead of the inscription telling that story, the tomb predicts the future – Gawain's revenge on Pellynore. It's a moment of foreshadowing, so that when Gawain does take his revenge, we're forced to look back on other moments of vengeance in the story.


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Are young Black men doing the work of the Ku Klux Klan?
by Phillip Jackson This is not an article to demonize young Black men. This is an article to help stop the carnage in Black communities across America, to begin the process of rebuilding these communities and to re-engineer the lives of young Black men. Many young Black men feel angry and are desperate because Black communities and America have failed them. While some of this hopelessness is understandable because of their extreme negative circumstances, it does not give any young Black man the right to hurt others.


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Google Tries to Make Encryption Hip
Is encryption the new black?
Google on Tuesday touted its use of encryption on email messages, which turns the messages into garble that can only be read with a key. Google began encrypting email by default in 2010.
Tuesday, it highlighted for users that encryption only protects messages if both parties use it. And it called out other email providers – including Comcast and France's Orange – for not using encryption.
On one day last month, for instance, fewer than 1% of Gmail messages sent to Comcast.net email addresses remained encrypted and none of the messages sent to France's Orange service were scrambled, Google said.
Fewer than half of the messages sent to and from Microsoft's Hotmail servers were encrypted. In a December blog post, Microsoft said it is working with other email providers to make sure messages remain encrypted.
Microsoft, Comcast and Orange could not immediately be reached for comment.
In the year since former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden released previously confidential documents showing the extent of the NSA's electronic monitoring, many companies have offered apps and gadgets promising to keep the NSA out of your inbox — likely an overstated marketing claim.
Yet there's little evidence yet that consumers are flocking to the technology.
Still, Christopher Soghoian, a technologist at the American Civil Liberties Union, says Google's step Tuesday could help drag other tech companies forward.
"Google's naming. We can shame," Soghoian said. "And we will."
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New York Post Front Page Photo of Train Victim Stirs Up Twitter
Today's New York Post front page shows the image of a man just moments away from being fatally struck by a subway train at a Midtown station on Monday. The image of the victim, Ki-Suck Han, quickly stirred up a debate online about whether or not the photo should have been published.
A representative for the New York Post didn't respond to a request for a comment. The Post, like the Wall Street Journal, is owned by News Corp.
Prompted by the New York City news blog Gothamist, an article on Poynter raised a related dilemma–if it was wrong to publish the photo (something that journalists are debating) is it wrong to re-publish it as well? (Speakeasy isn't going to show you the original image.)
Our fellow blog Metropolis reports that, according to an official with knowledge of the matter, a suspect wanted for allegedly pushing the man to his death has been taken into custody by police.
Here's a sampling of what notable people were tweeting about the New York Post front page. For more go to Metropolis.
+1 RT @grossman Wondering how employees of the @nypost who had nothing to do with the Pg 1 layout are feeling abt their place of biz today
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) December 4, 2012
Did the @nypost go too far? RT @newsbreaker: WATCH: Outrage over New Post Cover showing a man as he's about to die: on.ora.tv/TH8DdV
— Larry King(@kingsthings) December 4, 2012
City Room: Should The New York Post's Subway Photo Have Been Published? nyti.ms/SJWSUP
— NYT Metro Desk(@NYTMetro) December 4, 2012
The NY Post cover today crosses the line, IMHO. A pic of a man pushed onto a subway track right before he is struck and killed. Grim.
— Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) December 4, 2012
And in her tweet, CNN's Soledad O'Brien offered the comment "I think it's terribly disturbing–imagine if that were your father or brother."


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Grandma always had biscuits and molasses and I became very hungry when I went there.
They didn't have a lot of money, but they always had company who enjoyed eating with them. Grandma always set a good table. No matter how many came, there was plenty for all.
Grandpa drove a team of horses and they went to town in a hack, which was kind of like a buggy with no top. I went with them many times.
Before they started out for the long trip, Grandma would run out and grab three or four old fat hens and tie their feet and put them in a sack. Along with her bucket of cream, she took them to the produce store and sold them for coffee, sugar and whatever else she needed.
They kept their milk, butter and cream in a spring near the house. The water kept it all nice and cool. They also had a big garden.
The kinfolk from Kansas City used to come when they got their vacations, and whole families stayed at Grandma's. They had a small log house, but somehow she managed. I don't know where they all slept, but everybody was happy and loved one another. I will always remember going to their house.
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PAX 2010 - CITY OF HEROES: GOING ROGUE And Beyond!
A boisterous crowd of City of Heroes fans filled one of the smaller panel rooms last Saturday at the Penny Arcade Expo 2010 in Seattle, Washington to talk about the recent release of City of Heroes: Going Rogue and to give a preview of what's to be expected as the game evolves. Moderated by Community Guru Eric Cleaver, the representatives from Paragon Studios included Producers Eric Johnson and Nate Birkholz, Lead Designer Melissa "Warwitch" Bianco and Lead Systems Designer Matt "Positron" Miller.
The last big announcement was that the closed beta for Issue 20, inducing a test for end game content will start the week of September 6, and will be under the strictest security. No release date for Issue 20 was announced.
Cleaver finished by announcing that older, original game heroes will be able to enter the new areas with Issue 19, and then the floor was then opened to questions.
Q: A graphical update to the old zones to match the look of the new ones?
A: A plan is in place to refit the old bulidings, and there is a mission map update coming.
Q: Cross-faction team ups?
A: No confirmation at this time.
Q: Holiday events with the opposing factions teaming up?
A: Yes
Q: Open up the Supergroup feature to all?
A: It's on the developer's radar.
Q: Attack Longbow in Paragon City?
A: No
Q: Will all new classes be available for the Blue and Red sides?
A: No
Q: Change characters without logging out of the server?
A: A conflict with the coders has delayed implementation, but it is on the wish list
Q: Attack storyline characters?
A: In the Incarnate End Game
Q: Casual path to Incarnate level?
A: Yes, it will take longer, but it will have its own rewards and system to encourage casual group play.
Q: Independent finger movements?
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Q: Save client visual settings to individual system rather than to the server?
A: Birkholz: That's a good idea (he then types it into his smart phone)
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Q: Will the old War Walls finally come down
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Q: More Aracnos missions in Paragon City?
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Q: Auto-Team finder like in WoW?
A: Try using the global servers, but we'll look into it.
Q: Have you ever visiting other NCsoft offices?
A: Been to Carbine and ArenaNet, the former inspired the Going Rogue concept.
Q: Dirty Fighting power pool?
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Q: Time Travel Missions?
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Swedish Gov't To Treat Somaliland As Self-Governing Entity
Swedish Gov't Decides To Allocate Development Aid to Somaliland Proportionally With Somalia
By Eidarus Sheikh Adam
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 16, 2007 (SL. Times) – The Swedish government issued a statement on March 15, 2007 stating that it would treat Somaliland as a self-governing area.
The most significant issue in the government's decision is how the Swedish government sees the situation in Somaliland.
The Swedish government stated that "Somaliland which takes politically a unique position shall be treated for the first time as a self-governing area".
The statement comes following the Swedish government deciding on 15 February 2007 the guidelines for Swedish development co-operation to Somalia (ref.no UD 2007/5267/AF). In which it would allocate 20 million USD for the year 2007. The amount will be increased if the conditions regarding development of building regional and local administrations.
The guidelines also stipulated that aid to Somalia shall include the whole of Somalia with consideration being given to the regional variations which exists when it comes to need, security and the possibility of implementation of the programmes.
Moreover, about the situation in Puntland the governments said ' Puntland should be treated as part of the Transitional Federal Charter and Transitional Federal Institutions'.
This is a new policy of the Swedish government and has for the first time clearly taken a new position towards Somalia and Somaliland.
Sweden and Italy are together responsible to arrange an international donor conference for Somalia.
The timetable for the conference, which takes place in Rome, depends on the developments in Somalia.
In other related news item, Dahir Rayaale Kahin, president of Somaliland returned to Hargeisa from Ghana last Monday after taking part in Ghana's 50th anniversary celebrations in Accra. During the visit the president along with the ministers of foreign affairs and Minister of planning pressed the issue of Somaliland among African heads of state and other officials.
Notable, among them included South African president Thabo Mbeki, Ugandan president Yuweri Kaguta Museveni, Botswana's president Festus Gontebanye Mogae and Tanzanian Vice president Dr. Ali Mohammed Shein.
Source: Somaliland Times
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She's baaaack.
Kathy Weppner, aka "Kathy from Williamsville" of WBEN Radio fame, will assume an even bullier pulpit in the months ahead as the Republican candidate for Congress against Democratic incumbent Brian Higgins of Buffalo.
According to a reliable source, the homemaker, who hosted her own conservative talk show until last year, will make her political debut at an official announcement of her candidacy on Friday.
"I think Kathy will have a great debate with Higgins," the source said. "You won't find a more polar opposite on national issues."
Indeed, Weppner emerged as a tea party darling when the movement took hold a few years ago, riding that wave all through her radio days. She regularly invited conservatives to her Saturday afternoon gig, gained a loyal following and developed name identification along the way.
It all makes sense for the GOP – as sensible as it can be in an overwhelmingly Democratic district where the ultra-popular Higgins has so far proven indestructible. Higgins earned his rep on local issues like waterfront development, while a recent survey in Business First even ranked him the area's most influential figure.
As a result, don't expect Weppner to tread anywhere near the incumbent on local issues. But watch for a pit bull role on national stuff, linking Higgins to President Obama and his signature Obamacare program.
"Obamacare will be what this will be all about," the source said.
Ditto for social issues. The source said State Sen. Tim Kennedy's recent revelation that he has "evolved" from a pro-life to a pro-choice position – similar to Higgins' change a few years ago – may have riled up Weppner enough to nudge her into the political arena.
All of this underscores that the GOP had nobody from its "A list" to challenge Higgins – hence the candidacy of someone with little private-sector experience. Still, she has eyed politics for a while, interviewing in 2011 for Chris Lee's congressional vacancy, a spot eventually won by Assemblywoman Jane Corwin in her unsuccessful effort against Democrat Kathy Hochul.
Weppner also often spoke at tea party rallies and appeared with Rep. Rand Paul in East Aurora during a 2012 visit by the Republican presidential hopeful.
Still, the new candidate fails to veer far from the path of previous Higgins opponents Len Roberto and Mike Madigan. Both carried the tea party banner in the past two elections, with only Roberto gaining noticeable traction in a district with many more Republicans than the reapportioned Higgins stronghold of today.
The local hope for Weppner is to attract at least some national money from tea party allies. And they not only hope – but know – their new candidate will make lots of noise along the way.
• Gov. Andrew Cuomo did not rule out calling a special election for 11 vacancies in the State Legislature this year while in Buffalo last week, but appears wary of the expense.
As a result, the scramble to succeed Dennis Gabryszak in the Assembly proceeds on a low-key level, but with two new developments: Lancaster's Donna Stempniak, who had been considered a major player, said she will not run. And Republican sources say the party is looking more and more toward Cheektowaga Councilwoman Angela Wozniak as its candidate.
• If one thing remains clear in the potential Republican candidacy of Donald Trump against Cuomo this year, it's that a simultaneous campaign against state GOP Chairman Ed Cox is also under way. Trump makes it a point wherever he goes to lambaste the chairman's record and ask if he has ever won anything.
Now Trump supporter Carl Paladino is joining in with a letter to Cox urging him to support the Manhattan billionaire.
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Imperial Tea Court at the Ferry Building is an elegant, traditional Chinese teahouse that sells and serves some of the world's finest hand-picked Chinese tea under the proprietorship of teamaster, author, and tea consultant Roy Fong and his wife Grace. The shop entrance features a signature moon gate and dragon sofa made from reclaimed wood imported from China. Visitors can purchase bulk tea at the stunning black granite counter (imported from China) - or pause for tea and snacks, comfortably seated at one of six rosewood tables. Several special tea services are offered. With prior reservations, advanced tea classes can also be arranged.
Table service is offered for snacks, and light meals, including organic dim sum – for example, three types of buns: Niman Ranch pork buns, red bean paste buns, and vegetarian buns made with mustard greens and shitaki. There are also dumplings filled with Niman Ranch pork or sustainably raised shrimp. The shop is also renowned as an exclusive source for rare and beautiful traditional Chinese teaware, with many items handmade by master artisans.
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But obesity affects not only health but also economic outcomes: overweight people have less success in the job market and make less money over the course of their careers than slimmer people. The problem is particularly acute for overweight women, because they are significantly less likely to complete college.
We arrived at this conclusion after examining data from a project that tracks more than 10,000 people who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957. From career entry to retirement, overweight men experienced no barriers to getting hired and promoted. But heavier women worked in jobs that had lower earnings and social status and required less education than their thinner female peers.
At first glance this difference might appear to reflect bias on the part of employers, and male supervisors in particular. After all, studies find that employers tend to view overweight workers as less capable, less hard-working and lacking in self-control.
But the real reason was that overweight women were less likely to earn college degrees — regardless of their ability, professional goals or socioeconomic status. In other words, it didn't matter how talented or ambitious they were, or how well they had done in high school. Nor did it matter whether their parents were rich or poor, well educated or high school dropouts.
Our study, published last year in the journal Social Forces, was the first to show that decreased education was the key mechanism that reduced the career achievement of overweight women — an impact that persisted even among those who lost weight later in life. We found no similar gap in educational attainment for overweight men.
Why doesn't body size affect men's attainment as much as women's? One explanation is that overweight girls are more stigmatized and isolated in high school compared with overweight boys. Other studies have shown that body size is one of the primary ways Americans judge female — but not male — attractiveness. We also know that the social stigma associated with obesity is strongest during adolescence. So perhaps teachers and peers judge overweight girls more harshly. In addition, evidence suggests that, relative to overweight girls, overweight boys are more active in extracurricular activities, like sports, which may lead to stronger friendships and social ties. (Of course our study followed a particular group from career entry to retirement, and more study is needed to determine whether overweight girls finishing high school today face the same barriers, though these social factors suggest they do.)
That overweight women continue to trail men — including overweight men — in educational attainment in America is remarkable, given that women in general are outpacing men in college completion and in earning advanced degrees.
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CHENNAI: The Pride Group of Hotels has chalked out a Rs 800-crore expansion plan till 2015, by which time it expects to have 30 running hotels. While it plans to raise Rs 200 crore through an IPO in 2010, the balance would be a mix of internal accruals, private equity and debt.
"We have tied up Rs 55 crore (10%) as private equity and Rs 250 crore will come through internal accruals. We will raise the rest through debt," Pride Hotels chairman SP Jain told reporters on Tuesday. The group currently operates five five-star hotels, two resorts and three business hotels across the country. It has just launched properties in Puducherry, Jaipur and Ranipet — the leather cluster near Chennai — and has work-in-progress at one resort each in Goa and Alibaug.


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One of the great advantages of using a free license for a work is that you can re-use a growing body of free-licensed source material to help you do it. But it can seem a little daunting to find the material that you both want and can legally use. Here's a little bit of my strategy, a few tips, and some sources, including Jamendo, which I found to be the most useful for finding music. I also touch upon some useful free software tools for listening and sorting tracks.


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A Two-Door SUV? Range Rover Evoque To Debut In Paris
Land Rover is showing the first pictures of the Range Rover Evoque, a melding of sports car and sport-utility vehicle it plans to unveil Sept. 30 at the Paris Motor Show. The new model is essentially a production version of the company's LRX concept vehicle that has been making the auto-show rounds car that has been making the rounds for the last two years.
Land Rover says the Evoque is meant to boost its world-wide market share in part by establishing a new sub-segment within the premium compact SUV category. As a smaller, sportier, more fuel-efficient vehicle than others in the company's lineup, it is expected to attract shoppers who would not have considered buying a Range Rover in the past.
But does a two-door SUV make sense?
Well, perhaps it does if you spend most of your time alone or with one friend in the car. Indeed, the Evoque, along with other two-door vehicles like the Cadillac CTS coupe, Infiniti G and Audi A5, marks a return of the "personal car" that hit its stride in the 1970s when having a sporty, two-door vehicle meant you marched to your own drummer. Besides, decades ago when SUVs were aimed mainly at outdoorsmen, many models like the Ford Bronco, Chevrolet Blazer and International Scout came with two doors.
And if the Evoque looks strangely like a blast from the past, that's because it is. Or at least some of its design cues are, such as its high, sloping beltline and dramatically chopped and tapered roof. The overall look of a severely angular body riding on huge wheels is popular in the car business these days, but no one does it quite like Gerry McGovern, Land Rover's design director.
McGovern was penning similar shapes when he ran the design department for Ford's Lincoln division a decade ago. Most of his efforts were lost on conservative Lincoln. The LRX gives one the feeling that McGovern is finally getting to stretch out a bit. The Evoque goes on sale about a year from now, starting at $45,000.


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On November 7, 1805, Captain William Clark wrote, "Ocian in view! O! the joy." After more than a year on the trail west, the Corps of Discovery had reached its destination. Or so they thought. Actually on that day when he thought they saw the "ocian" Clark and the men traveling with him were actually at the Columbia River estuary. It would take another two weeks of traveling to actually arrive at the Pacific Ocean.
But the place they landed became known as Cape Disappointment. This "end" of the journey, was neither what they expected, nor what they wanted as they prepared to settle in for the winter. It was exposed to the ocean weather and there was a lack of game needed for sustenance. Besides captains William Clark and Meriwether Lewis, they had Toussaint Charbonneau, a French Canadian fur trader, his Shoshone wife, Sacagawea and their infant son, Jean Baptiste; Clark's slave, York, and the men of the expedition. In deciding to leave Cape Disappointment the entire company of 31 adults had a vote, including Sacajawea and York. All agreed then needed a better location that would be more sheltered and have greater opportunities to kill game for food during the winter.
They scouted for and identified a location on the south side of the Columbia River. Their chosen spot was two miles up the present-day Lewis and Clark River. It had a freshwater spring and was more sheltered from harsh weather than Cape Disappointment, but not too far distant from the coast where they would establish a salt works. They started construction of the log post on December 9, and moved in on Christmas Day, calling their new quarters Fort Clatsop for the local Indians. It was the first American military post constructed west of the Missouri River.
Clark described Fort Clatsop as 50-feet square with parallel cabins. There was space for the Charbonneau family, a cabin that had three rooms for enlisted men's quarters, and quarters in another cabin for the captains. The structures also included an orderly room, and a storeroom. The two parallel cabins faced each other, with a small parade ground between them and tall gates at both ends.
Today if you visit Fort Clatsop National Historic Site near Astoria, Oregon, you will find what is believed to be an exact replica of the structure. But actually this is a replica of a replica since the earlier recreation burned during a fire in 2005. The site is still populated at times by living historians who replicate the men who were here during that winter of 1805-1806. It was during one of those reenactments that a spark from a fire started in the log structure destroying it.
The three months Lewis and Clark's expedition spent at Fort Clatsop was critical to the mission. Clark drew maps of the country they had traversed and both captains recorded some of the most important scientific and ethnographic information they had collected. They all rested and prepared for the long journey home, which they would begin in the early spring.
I was at Fort Clatsop a couple of months ago on a rainy day that must have been much like most of the days the Corps of Discovery spent there. (According to company journals, it rained on all but 12 of the 106 days they Corp of Discovery was at Fort Clatsop.) The small visitor center has information about the journey, and the time Lewis, Clark and their expedition were in the region.
At the center you can also see a life-size bronze sculpture, "Arrival," by Stanley Wanlass, which shows Lewis with arms spread, a Clatsop Indian showing Clark a flounder, Clark with a quill pen sketching the fish, and Clark's dog Seaman looking on. While the center is interesting, what I enjoyed most about the visit was the opportunity to walk the trail down through the big Pacific trees that were dripping with rain. It was quiet, and because the day was so wet not many other visitors were outside and hiking.
For the Corps of Discovery winter at Fort Clatsop meant constant hunting and gathering. They turned hides into moccasins and coverings to replace items that were worn out. They made salt at their camp near the ocean and traded with the local Clatsop and Chinook people. They departed from Fort Clatsop on March 23, 1806, starting their long journey home.
Upon their departure, they left the structure to the Clatsop leader Caboway. By their accounts they were not too reluctant to leave behind the wet weather, fleas, and illness they had endured while at Fort Clatsop as they set out to travel 4,000 miles back to home. ❖


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Large Wind Power Plants Planned for Nebraska, West Virginia
Although the fate of the production tax credit remains in doubt, wind plant developers are pushing ahead with plans to develop large wind facilities in Nebraska and West Virginia.
In Nebraska, the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) intends to install a 30-megawatt wind facility in Kimball County, located near the Colorado and Wyoming borders. MEAN received approval to build the wind plant from the Nebraska Power Review Board in late December. See the MEAN press release.
In West Virginia, a 65-megawatt wind facility is being developed in Tucker County, near the western border of Maryland. Backbone Mountain Windpower LLC plans to complete the project by December 2002. The company announced in late December its signing of a 20-year agreement for Exelon Power Team to purchase the power from the wind plant. See the Exelon press release.
The Backbone Mountain Wind Project may be dwarfed by a wind facility planned just east of there, in Grant County, West Virginia. US Wind Force, LLC plans to build a wind plant with a capacity of 150 to 250 megawatts over a 20-square-mile area near the town of Mt. Storm. The West Virginia Public Service Commission is currently considering a permit for the project. See the US Wind Force Web site.
While some choose to build, others choose to buy: American Electric Power bought the 160-megawatt Indian Mesa Wind Power Project from Enron Wind Corporation in late December. See the Enron Wind press release.
Enron Wind, by the way, has thus far been unaffected by the financial problems of its parent company, Enron Corporation, which has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. Enron Wind is not listed in the Chapter 11 filings, although Enron has announced its intentions to sell its "non-core" businesses. See the Enron Web site.


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Turkey_Slapper Turkey_Slapper Jun 1, 2008 15:53 Flag
Sepp Blatter is Stupid Man
First this fatty wombat wants to make English football boring with his stupid 6+5 rule, and now he has claimed the 2018 world cup should be in Europe and not Australia. He asked Australia to re-think its bid for the world cup.
Is this man not stupid? he wants to implement 6+5 rule because FIFA has a respoonsibilty to develop the game in each nation, So denying Australia its bid dosent it consider as NOT equally developing the game?
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yeah i think he does,while your at it give that french idiot platini one aswell he puts his big french garlic sniffing hooter in where it's not wanted.
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Blatter will get the Turkey treatement, while Platini stupid fool, I shall whack him with a didgeridoo


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Dear Fans
I would like to inform you that I feel a lot better. I am extremely glad to be walking again normally and even jogging gently after having been on crutches for two weeks.
At first I was really concerned about being fit again for Shanghai. After making some promising progress these last days I am happy to say that I am a lot more positive about my participation at the Masters Cup. I will be hitting balls again these coming days –which is great news since I haven't been able to play tennis for almost a month now!
What I can say today is that I will definitely be travelling to Shanghai. I'll just enjoy the time there as a spectator in case my injury should still be bothering me then. But in the meantime I will most certainly do all I can to get back into shape to defend my title in Shanghai. The tournament is, after all, one of my most important goals this year and the perfect event to finish a great season.
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Shanghai, please Roger you must to take care.
the first , are you, shanghai can wait, please master the 2006 year is your´s , you don´t must to disregard
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Hi to All - Roger has great fans!!!
What wonderful fans you have! As badly as they're dying to see you play again, they want you to stay healthy and take care for yourself first! Amen. It's more important to be healthy and fit in the future than rish everything for one week .
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A former parts manager for Heritage Cycles in Oskaloosa County, Fla., has been charged with first degree grand larceny of more than $100,000.
James Quentin Paulsen, 31, was arrested Nov. 8, according to WMBB Panama City.
Investigators say Paulsen ordered "Super Tuners" for Harley-Davidson motorcycles, diverted them from the store inventory and hid them in a stockroom. Later he would remove the parts, valued at $459.95 apiece, without entering them into stock or paying for them.
Paulsen allegedly sold the Super Tuners on eBay for an average of $265.99 each.
Investigators estimate the total value of the theft from Heritage Cycles at $532,162.15, involving more than 1,100 stolen parts.
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Dr. Samuel T. Orton and Anna Gillingham introduced the concept of multi-sensory education in the 1930s to help tutor individuals with dyslexia, but this method has been found to benefit all learners. The Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE) updated and customized the Orton-Gillingham concept for teachers. This face-to-face, hands-on technique works with any current reading program and can be an additional tool to incorporate into literacy instruction for general and special needs students. In IMSE training sessions, participants will learn: the 3-part drill (visual, auditory, kinesthetic), syllabication patterns for decoding and encoding, guidelines for weekly lesson plans, assessment, reciprocal teaching method, fluency, and multi-sensory techniques for sight words. They will learn how to incorporate into daily lessons the five essential reading program components: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, and fluency and comprehension strategies. Teachers will secure an understanding of the revised Orton-Gillingham based methodology, assessment and higher level skills, and the tools to implement this program into existing curriculum. This course is geared toward Early Childhood educators (pre-K -3), Elementary educators (grades 2-5) and Special Education teachers (K-8) but anyone is welcome to attend. Requirements: Students must bring a red and green crayon, 3x3 post-it notes and 5 different colored highlighters to class, all other materials will be provided. This course is State Board approved for 30 State Continuing Clock Hours for educators. Lunch and breaks not included in CEU total.
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We've seen KIST's Marhu robot tooling around here before, but now they're showing off the latest models, the Mahru-Z (with some help from Mahru-M), in some super useful scenarios. Mahru-Z and M have been successfully demonstrating their service abilities by carrying cups of tea, and retrieving toast from toasters and delivering it as well. The Z-version bot is a bit shorter than previous iterations, and also sports different, more dextrous arms. He stands about 4 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 122 pounds. Both bots are networked and use 3D object recognition in their task completion. Overall, the improvements to the Mahru bots are iterative, but it sure is great to hear that one day we'll have someone to bring our breakfast to us in bed. Video is after the break.
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Mitsubishi Zips Past The Scrap Heap
Smart marketing, new models, and cost cuts could avert a financial meltdown
Free gas -- that's one way to fill up a showroom. And that's just the come-on Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has been using in the U.S. since late September. Buy a Mitsubishi, get free gas for a year. "It has energized the entire dealer organization," says Dave Schembri, an executive vice-president at Mitsubishi Motors' U.S. subsidiary in Cypress, Calif.
Gas Comes Standard (the name of the Mitsubishi promotion) is one of the latest signs of life at a carmaker long left for dead. Although much smaller than General Motors Corp. (GM ) or Ford Motor Corp. (F ), Japan's Mitsubishi, with annual sales of $18.5 billion, can match those big companies disaster for disaster. Sales in the U.S. and Japan, its two key markets, plummeted 30% in 2004 and the company posted a $4.7 billion loss for the year ended in March. That was more than its earnings for the past 15 years combined. Zero hit models meant zero profits. A meltdown seemed imminent as Mitsubishi burned through cash reserves and partner DaimlerChrysler (DCX ) cut off fresh funds and reduced its stake from 37% to 12.9%.
By the time Osamu Masuko, a 30-year veteran of trading house Mitsubishi Corp., took over as president of Mitsubishi Motors in January, many pundits were preparing its obituary. But the carmaker may be slowly edging back from the brink. "We know what measures we need to take to improve the company," says Masuko.
The auto maker has moved quickly to rebuild under its new management. In May, it rolled out the 3.8-liter, $20,000 Eclipse sports coupe, a muscle car with a sleek, arching shape and V6 engine that has generated much-needed buzz. August sales in the U.S. rose 2.1% on the year -- the biggest jump in two years. Back in Japan, sales leaped 23.5% in August after Mitsubishi began offering free inspections covering 3.4 million cars earlier this year. That was designed to address fears growing out of a scandal involving recall cover-ups that dates back to 2000. All this has helped the company's share price shoot up 146% this year -- most of that in the past six weeks.
Despite all the good news, Mitsubishi is expected to post a half-year loss of $637 million in November, much better than the enormous loss of a year before but still pretty scary. Yet Masuko pledges to return to the black in the second half and limit the full year loss to $560 million on a sharp recovery in sales. Not only is the Eclipse hot, Masuko points out, but sales are expected to be strong for other new models such as a new midsize SUV called the Outlander. That 2.4-liter vehicle goes on sale Oct. 17 in Japan and is due out in late 2006 in the U.S. The company also plans to slash costs 15% by early 2007 and has already trimmed 6,500 jobs over the past year.
Mitsubishi has some breathing room to refocus thanks to a $2.6 billion lifeline thrown to the company in January by other members of the Mitsubishi keiretsujunkyard. With that backing, Masuko has set the stage for repositioning Mitsubishi toward performance-oriented sedans, midsize SUVs, and trucks like the $19,180 Raider pickup, launched in September in the U.S. That six-seater, the only imported pickup in its class with an optional V8 engine, marks Mitsubishi's return to midsize trucks after a 10-year absence.
Masuko predicts Mitsubishi will be making a profit by the end of next year. But can it compete in the long term with rivals such as Honda Motor and Toyota Motor Corp. (TM )? "Mitsubishi has a lot of work to do to keep up with those [two]," says George Brue, general sales manager at Rick Case Mitsubishi in Roswell, Ga. But free gas should help.
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Stanislaus County Clerk and Registrar of Voters Lee Lundrigan, is urging local residents to make sure they will be able to vote for the Presidential Primary candidate of their choosing come June 7.
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A new special event application process is coming just in time, as Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities Director Allison Van Guilder said that the City has seen a spike in organizations wanting to hold events in Turlock.
The Turlock City Council and the Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission planned Tuesday to receive an update from the Sports Management Group on the progress of the Sports and Recreation Facilities Prioritization and Feasibility Study, but because of low attendance from the PARC, the update was given to PARC Chair Brent Bohlender and present community members.
The Turlock City Council approved a bevy of grants for several special events that have the potential to draw in visitors to Turlock, but left out two that are alcohol-themed and promised an alternative funding option for the annual fireworks show.
U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) was honored this week by the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) with their 2016 Leadership in Public Service Award. Rep. Denham accepted the award during a ceremony on Wednesday, April 20 at the 12thAnnual CHLI Gala.
Many household hazardous products, such as oven cleaners, paint removers, pesticides, solvents and drain cleaners contain chemicals that are potentially harmful to both people and the environment. Improper disposal of HHW includes pouring them down the drain, on the ground, into storm drain or sewer systems, or in some cases placing them in the trash.
The Board of the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance officially disbanded on Monday, with two new entities taking its place, one as a private enterprise and the other as a public entity.
Organizations hoping to hold an event on City of Turlock property may soon have to pay a fee for the first time ever as the Turlock City Council will consider on Tuesday adopting new Special Event Application and Permit Fees.
If local students were surprised to be sharing their City bus ride to school Monday morning with Mayor Gary Soiseth, they didn't show it. To the handful of Turlock High, Dutcher Middle School and Crowell Elementary students riding the Bus Line Service of Turlock's A-line it was just another morning on the bus . To the Mayor, however, it was an eye-opening experience of the benefits and issues with Turlock's current transit system.
The Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife committee passed Assembly Bill 2551 on Tuesday, authored by Assembly members James Gallagher (R- Plumas Lake), Kristin Olsen (R- Riverbank), and Rudy Salas (D- Bakersfield).
The City's current water schedule allows residents with an odd address to water on Wednesday and Sunday. Residents with an even address may water on Tuesday and Saturday. Watering is prohibited between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays and between noon and midnight on the weekends.
The Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission considered funding requests from organizations wishing to receive funds from the 2016-2017 Community Events and Activities Grant for their events scheduled throughout the next year. Each organization gave a five minute presentation at the PARC meeting Wednesday, highlighting statistics including how their event did last year, revenue produced and out-of-town visitors the event generated.
The City of Turlock is one step closer to securing an alternative source of drinking water after the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority awarded a $2 million contract on Wednesday to West Yost Associates to develop the Regional Surface Water Supply Project.
The City of Turlock is moving forward with plans to improve bus service in town, with electronic fare boxes the next step in making riding the bus that much easier for local citizens.
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The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors will consider a 2016-17 Recommended Final Budget that sees increases in both expenditures and revenue for the year.
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FEB 26, 2013 - Just Jared
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Anne Hathaway steps out for the first time since her 2013 Oscars win on Tuesday (February 26) in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 30-year-old actress, who grabbed brunch with a friend that afternoon, took home the prize for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Les Miserables at the award ceremony this past Sunday. During a [...]
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Marcus Troy
Last year, Marcus Troy embarked on a digital collaborative project with Nike Sportswear to bring us The Mavericks Project.
The Mavericks Project was about telling stories and sharing stories from athletes and people from all around the world. The response was incredible and people from all over shared their most intimate stories on the Maverick Project microsite as well as the iTunes app.
The project resonated in people's hearts and minds worldwide, sparking wide conversation about being a Maverick and discovering one's Maverick spirit.
The stories and project were picked up by The Huffington Post, The Examiner and countless other news outlets who found the concept and idea to be brilliant.
One of the main incentives for sharing your story for the project was the opportunity to create a Bespoke shoe with Marcus Troy at 21 Mercer Street in NYC.
The popular Bespoke customization experience is like none other. The chance to design your own Air Force One with a team of Nike professionals is simply mind-blowing.
As part of the Marcus Troy Experience, two winners were picked from the countless Maverick Project stories to partake in this moment.
Carlos Sanchez and Timothy Rodrigues were the two winners of this initiative. These two individuals were brought down to New York City to work with Marcus Troy on some Bespokes.
The following is a behind-the-scenes look at the process.
Filmed and Edited: Marlon " Digital Storyteller" McLean of McLean Films twitter.com/mcleanfilms
Creative Director: Shane Stirling twitter.com/simplystirling
Music: A-Game "OH MY"
Executive Producer: MITH MEDIA
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LONDON, ENGLAND (KKCO) But several hundred people not in favor of the economic impact and corporate aspect of the olympics marched near London's Olympic Park Saturday. The protesters wanted to send a message that Britain is not entirely united in their support of the games. Protesters marched past the Bow Quarter Residential Block, where the army, in a highly controversial move, deployed surface-to-air missiles on the roof as part of olympic security measures. Demonstrators also criticize what they described as the corporate nature of the olympic games.
Protest organizer Julian Cheyne said the goal of the demonstration was to draw attention to what he said were unkept promises made by the 'corporate olympics.' The protest attracted various groups ranging from demonstrators against the 2014 winter games in Russia, to anti-war campaigners who feel that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair should face a war crimes trial due to Britain's role in Iraq.
"We are demonstrating against what we call the corporate olympics. So, our intention is to draw attention to the issue, the failures to keep promises, because the olympics makes all sorts of claims that are basically untrue," says protest organizer Julian Cheyne.


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Welcome to a new model of integrated medical care, where patient convenience and quality care meet. Our medical pavilion on the south side of Indianapolis combines four practices into one convenient location.
Our physicians specialize in family practice, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology to deliver a patient-centered medical home that highlights access to care, whole-person orientation, and coordination of care. Lab and X-ray services are also offered on-site. It's one-stop care for the entire family.
Our family medicine providers focus on the patient-physician relationship. Our patient-centered model of care is designed to help patients better navigate care and focus on prevention. Learn more about PCMH >>
All physicians at the Community Health Pavilion will work closely together and consult on each other's patients if needed, since they are all in the same practice, part of Community Physician Network. In addition, patients will benefit from an electronic medical record which can be accessed by all physicians in the practice who are caring for that patient. That means patients won't need to bring in their medical records or share medical information repeatedly with several physicians in the practice whom they might be seeing.
A new service available for patients at the health pavilion is the use of a nurse care manager, who can offer personalized assistance with medical issues. The nurse care manager will work with patients who have chronic illnesses, such as asthma or obesity.
"For example, if the parents of a pediatric patient are having trouble understanding how to use the inhaler or how to take medication, the nurse care manager is there to help," said Mary Valdez, an executive director for Community Physician Network. "The nurse can take the clinical diagnosis given by the doctor and put it in a way that the patient understands. It's an educational role and a service we'll provide at no cost to the patient."
The pavilion also offers a patient "navigator." This person assists patients through all aspects of their care, setting up appointments and even assisting with insurance matters. The unique model of care actually improves quality of care, according to Valdez. "Everyone has so many demands on their time between family and work. This model helps patients stay compliant with their health care and ensures that they are receiving the services they need."


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December 6, 2014 from 10am to 5pm – Berkeley City College The past decade of zine fests in San Francisco and Berkeley have been pathetic. Often giving precedence to overpriced art school farts on paper (as opposed to reasonably priced farts on paper). THEY… Organized by EBABZ Crew | Type: zine, fest
December 20, 2014 from 12pm to 6pm – Xpace Cultural Centre "Held at the Xpace Cultural Centre on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20th, from 12-6 pm, this year's theme is CHRISTMAS COCONUTS + CLUB MED. We are not limited to selling zines: comics, small press, prints, t-sh… Organized by Xpace | Type: zine, and, maker, fair
February 12, 2015 at 6pm to February 15, 2015 at 7pm – Sticky Institute The Festival of the Photocopier 2015 is a four day zine festival held in Melbourne, Australia that is coordinated by Sticky Institute. The festival features zine readings, zine launches, zine discus… Organized by Sticky Institute | Type: zine, festival, readings, launches, discussions
March 7, 2015 from 12pm to 5pm – Barnard College NYC's 3rd feminist zine fest focusing on showcasing the work of feminist zinesters! Admission is FREE, the venue is handicap accessible, and the event will be from 12pm-6pm on Saturday March 7, 2015!… Organized by Sari of Hoax | Type: zine, fest
March 24, 2015 from 6:30pm to 9pm – 2278 Telegraph ave., Oakland, CA 94612 Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:30pm – 9pm Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland http://rpscollective.org/ Come by RPS for a zine community event. We'll have live performance, zine readings, and homebrewed be… Organized by Wendy Baker & Andrew Cole | Type: zine, community, building
April 12, 2015 from 11am to 5pm – Museum of Latin American Art 1st Annual Long Beach Zine Fest! Happening April 12th! Applications open 1 more week! lbzinefest.com Organized by LBZF Organizers | Type: zine, fest
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Flagstaff Fire Haze
Category: Nature
Photo and caption by Stuart Pohl
A new wildfire erupts in Colorado during the most destructive wildfire season in state history. Taken from the incident command center in South Boulder, the winds pushed the smoke northbound. Thanks to firefighter efforts, the blaze was 90% contained within a week without destroying any structures, unlike the massive Waldo and High Park Fires nearby.
Location: Boulder, Colorado
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Kansas point guard Naadir Tharpe, who started 30 games during last year's Big 12 title run, will not be returning to the Kansas University men's basketball program according to head coach Bill Self.
The announcement was made on Thursday afternoon.
Tharpe said in a press release sent out by the Universities Athletics Center that "due to extenuating circumstances within my personal life, I will no longer be attending the University of Kansas."
Tharpe's daughter was born during his freshman season. The University says he held down all three roles of student, athlete and father since then.
The 5-foot-11 guard averaged 8.5 points and 5.0 assists while helping the Jayhawks to a 25-10 record as a junior last season. They lost to Stanford in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
Tharpe was suspended for last season's opener after playing in an unauthorized summer league game. He also was seen in a lewd photograph that circulated on social media that prompted coach Bill Self to say he was "extremely disappointed."