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quote: And thank god we ARE divided. That means there's at least ~40% of us who aren't complete morons.


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Freshman Cha Cha Williams shares her college experiences so far both on and off the court as well as how much it means to her to be a Hatter…
Being a freshman at Stetson is one of the most wonderful, yet challenging experiences of my life. I say that for two reasons. One is that I have never been away from my parents and family for more than a week and it's been about a month and a half so that's kind of hard to get used to. The second thing is that it is a big adjustment going from high school to college on the court and in the classroom. I am adjusting pretty well to college with the encouragement of my family and the help of my teammates and coaches. I love being here, but I do kind of miss home. I love being here and learning new things.
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Preliminary South Side school budget shows 11-percent tax hike
February 5, 2013
The South Williamsport Area School Board adopted a preliminary budget on Monday night for the 2013-14 fiscal year that will require, if no changes are made, an 11.28-percent tax increase....
Is this another one of those hyped up deals where they say an 11% increase and then pass a 4 or 5% increase? They think people will be so relieved that they aren't getting hit with the 11%, that they will take 4 or 5% and not complain!
We've seen this type of ploy so many times by school districts, people should start catching on pretty soon.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I will consider but really do like the format............
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I do not know many public teachers who make more than state police....
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Zippie...don't pay your taxes and see what happens. LocalGuy is right!!
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Couldn't taxpayers go on strike?
Couldn't taxpayers put their payments into and escrow account with stipulations that it is not to be used for about 50 years?
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The libs will get upset if you bring teacher pay into the argument. Even though with benefits the average teacher makes almost double the national average for private sector pay.
Those pooooor, pooooor teachers(violin music playing)
But nothing will happen except government unions will prosper and taxpayers will keep taking it in the shorts....
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The SD looks at the taxpayers as an endless supply of money. When they want more, who do they hit up? US! There has got to be a point where the SD starts looking within to make the cuts and tighten their belts. We all have to make concessions in life, why can't they? Why do I pay taxes to a school when I do not have children in that school? I reference the Police salary as they deal with the kids who were not taught properly either at home or in school and turn into adults with nice long records. Makes no sense why teachers make so much and the people that deal with criminals make way less!
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Some info on SWASD I found. In 2011, the average teacher salary in SWASD was $56,468/yr, while the cost of the benefits teachers receive was $16,800 per employee, for a total annual average teacher compensation of $72,269. The District employing 102 teachers and administrators, with the highest salary being $105,500. Pa ranked in the top 10 states in average teacher salaries. When adjusted for cost of living Pa ranked 4th in the nation for teacher compensation.
Why can't the SD cut starting salaries to help reduce budget? Freeze current salaries for a few years with no raises. Teachers work 180 days and get paid for a full year! How about making sports a pay to play deal? Require them to cover health benefits. That will help cut some budget.
The average salary of a Police Officer in the area is $35k.It is high time that the SD stop relying on the working man to fund their over inflated salaries. Teachers get paid too much and work too little. Taxpayers cant keep paying!
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Hitting us with taxes will not change until the fed and state stop offering premium plans and pensions for life to new employees. The costs are astronomical, and a huge tax burden. I can say even at $26/hr. and having decent insurance, 20% of my take home goes to my out of pocket medical costs for testing, and that is on top of what I pay for a premium. It is the #1 cause of bankruptcy and dropping those previously with good credit to poor credit. It is nonsense the money that hospitals and pharma companies made when things were good. Sadly they are still trying to operate on that kind of budget.
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"Health insurance costs will increase 10 percent for the 2013-14 year."
Well golly gee whiz; I wonder what is the cause of this?
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OLEAN - St. Bona-what?
Youssou Ndoye never heard of the place until assistant basketball coach Steve Curran first made contact in 2010. Curran told him it was in New York, so naturally Ndoye imagined living in the general vicinity of tall buildings, crowded streets and bright lights in the jungle known as New York City.
That's what he learned from television.
Americans hear Senegal and think Africa. Many hear Africa and imagine lions chasing zebras through tall grass and rare snakes slithering through the rain forest. Or we think of poverty-stricken children with bloated stomachs, living in small huts with no running water, no electricity, no education and no future. We think of a jungle.
That's what we learned from television.
Ndoye's home and his current home are vastly different lands, indeed, but for reasons opposite of what people from both countries would expect. Olean is a sleepy town stuffed into the rolling hills and wildlife of the southern tier, some 350 miles from the Big Apple. Ndoye was born and raised in Darkar, the bustling capital city of 1 million.
"It's not like you walk around and see lions," he said with a laugh. "That's what [Americans] see on TV, so they think that's what it is."
Ndoye connected two continents with a mission, if not his Pterodactyl-like wingspan, to build a better life and give back to his community. In 15 months, he became a cult hero in the town jewel known as the Reilly Center, where he flashed his wide smile and mugged for pictures after an easy win last week over The Citadel.
As likable as he is lanky, the 7-foot sophomore with the 7-2 wingspan is greeted with "Youuuuu" every time he checks into a game or makes a significant play. He will get the biggest test of his brief career this afternoon when the Bonnies visit N.C. State in Raleigh. Another lesson awaits him in another strange environment along Tobacco Road.
The gentle giant is a hoops beginner, a project more than a prodigy who knew little about the sport five years ago.
It's difficult to fathom him living in a prep school dorm in northern Maine, near the Canadian border, a scared and lonely teenager who often cried himself to sleep and begged his mother to let him come home. His fears were natural, his life unlike most others. He was too young and too green to comprehend his own potential.
After all, he must have been the only high school student in Maine, or anywhere, described as a 6-foot-10, 16-year-old African soccer player who spoke French and Wolof, but not English, and viewed basketball as the vehicle to education rather than a pastime.
"It was culture shock for me," he said. "I didn't understand English. None. Zero. It was really hard to talk to people. You don't know anybody. It was really hard for me. I was the only black person. You don't know what they're talking about. I was like, 'Are they talking about me? Do they want me around?'
"It was crazy. You go to Walmart, and everybody is looking at you. I'm like, 'Are they trying to kill me or what?' I didn't know if I wanted to do this. You sit in your room and cry. I didn't think I belonged here. But once you get used to it, you love it."
His name is pronounced Yoo-soo EN-doy, and he's able to look back and laugh now that the hard part is over. He's 21 years old, the son of a mother banker and a father secretary, a friendly, fun-loving college student who dared to venture. The sophomore is a reserve at Bona, and his career is prepared for takeoff.
"He's a nice guy," teammate and close friend Jordan Gathers said. "He works hard, loves the game of basketball and takes school seriously. He's like any other kid. Just because he's 7 feet doesn't make him different."
Oh, but he is very different, indeed.
Ndoye's favorite sport was soccer, a fact that still rings true. His mother was a basketball player, but she didn't push him into the sport. She pulled him away from soccer after growing tired of him playing after school and ruining his clothes. Once he felt the euphoria of his first dunk, he bid farewell to soccer and Senegal and hello to America.
He spent two years at Lee Academy, a private prep school outside Lincoln, Maine, where he was led by Sports for Education and Economic Development in Senegal. The SEEDS program was founded by former NBA scout Amadou Gallo Fall with the hope of developing players and connecting them with U.S. colleges. Bona had a connection at the school, and thought he could compete in the Atlantic 10.
"The education was first," he said. "I didn't come here and say, 'I want to get to the NBA.' [Earning a degree] is still my first goal. Without an education, you can't go anywhere. I'm not taking that for granted. I really want to help my family and the people at home any way I can. You never want to forget where you come from."
For now, he's trying to figure out where he's going.
By the time they reach the collegiate level, most big men are more equipped from the waist up more than the waist down. They've spent thousands of hours working on their shooting, know how to block shots and can process the game. Their careers often end because they lack quickness required in the NBA.
Ndoye was the opposite - there's that word again - when he arrived. He's waiting for his hands and his head to catch up to his feet. His soccer background gave him above-average footwork, but he wasn't accustomed to having a ball in his hands. Simply, he was a gawky 7-footer with potential. Now, he's trying to maximize his possibilities.
"He's only been playing a couple of years," Bona coach Mark Schmidt said. "Every day, you look at him like, 'whoa.' He's got a motor. You don't have to motivate him. He's always in the gym. He can really run. When he's doing that, he's into the game. He has a bright future. He really does."
Ndoye came off the bench and had a career-high 13 points, including seven of eight free throws, in the win over Cleveland State. He had 10 points and five rebounds in 15 minutes against The Citadel. Ndoye has developed a nice, soft hook shot with each hand around the basket. His size and agility make him tough inside.
The next step will be expanding his offensive game to the 10- to 12-foot range. He needs work on finer points such as rolling the right way after setting screens, understanding angles when positioning himself on the boards and making sure he's in the right spots on defense. It will come with experience.
If it does, when it does, look out.
The NBA, like most things in his life, is within his reach.
Ndoye didn't need to look far for evidence that professional ball was a reasonable goal. Canadian Andrew Nicholson was raw when he first arrived, but he became a terrific player and NBA draft pick. He's with the Orlando Magic. Nicholson guided Ndoye through his freshman season. They're in contact via phone and texts a few times a week.
"Now, I'm starting to understand how good I can get," he said. "I want to be as good as I can be. I want to play basketball after college. I need to be confident when I get on the floor. I need to be more comfortable."
The big man with the big smile and bigger dreams already has given back to the people from home, by the way. SEEDS product Jean Yves Toupane followed him from Dakar to Maine, from Maine to Olean. The 6-7 freshman swingman has played in the past two games and unveiled his smooth shooting stroke against The Citadel.
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|How the Membrane Protein AmtB Transports Ammonia
Membrane proteins provide molecular-sized entry and exit portals for the various substances that pass into and out of cells. While life scientists have solved the structures of protein channels for ions, uncharged solutes, and even water, up to now they have only been able to guess at the precise mechanisms by which gases (such as NH3, CO2, O2, NO, N2O, etc.) cross biological membranes. But, with the first high-resolution structure of a bacterial ammonia transporter (AmtB), determined by a team in the Stroud group from the University of California, San Francisco, it is now known that this family of transporters conducts ammonia by stripping off the proton from the ammonium (NH4+) cation and conducting the uncharged NH3 "gas."
Progress in determining structures of membrane proteins of all kinds has been slowed by the difficulty of obtaining sufficiently robust crystals that diffract to high resolution. A common strategy is to grow crystals of proteins from multiple organisms in which the protein is known to have evolved from a common ancestor (orthologs) and select the one that gives the best diffraction data. The UCSF researchers cloned multiple orthologs of the integral membrane protein AmtB belonging to the Amt/MEP/Rh superfamily.
To define any preferred sites for ammonia or methyl ammonia (CH3NH2) and to clarify the mechanism for transport or conductance of these molecules, crystals were grown in the absence of any ammonium derivative and in the presence of ammonium sulfate or methyl ammonium sulfate.
Diffraction data from crystals of AmtB from the bacterium Escherichia coli were collected at ALS Beamline 8.3.1 with a CCD area detector. Phases were calculated from multiple-wavelength anomalous dispersion (MAD) data from a selenomethionine (SeMet)-substituted protein. After data processing (solvent flattening and phase extension to 2.0 Å), the model was refined to 1.35 Å, the highest-resolution structure of any membrane protein to date.
Overall, the structure shows that AmtB is a trimer, with each monomer containing a channel conducting ammonia. The monomer protein chain includes two structurally similar motifs of opposite polarity. Each motif spans the cell membrane between the periplasm (region between the cell wall and the membrane) and the cytoplasm (cell interior) five times.
Comparison of the structures with and without ammonia and with methyl ammonia enabled the team to identify a wider vestibule site at the periplasmic side of the membrane that recruits NH4+ and a narrower 20-Å-long hydrophobic channel midway through the membrane that lowers the dissociation constant of NH4+, thereby forming NH3, which is then stabilized by interactions with two conserved histidine side chains inside the channel. In a second vestibule at the cytoplasmic end of the channel, the NH3 returns to equilibrium as NH4+. An ammonia conduction assay was devised using stopped-flow kinetics and, together with the structural result, proved that it is only neutral NH3 that is conducted by the channel. This is the first time that the structure and mechanism of a "gas channel" has been determined.
Conductance of uncharged NH3, versus the NH4+ ion, solves several biological problems. Transport of only uncharged NH3 assures selectivity against all ions. NH4+ or any other ion would be unstable in the center of the hydrophobic bilayer, while NH3 is not. Passage of uncharged NH3 would not result in a net change of protons across the membrane nor would it change the membrane potential, thus neither energy any negative counter ion to balance the charge is needed to accumulate ammonia.
The structure of AmtB and the mechanism of gas transport are common to other members of the superfamily in eukaryotic cells. For example, related Rh proteins in humans are thought to be critical players in systemic pH regulation in the kidney, in amino acid biosynthesis, and in the central nervous system.
Research conducted by S. Khademi, J. O'Connell III, J. Remis, Y. Robles-Colmenares, L.J.W. Miercke, and R.M. Stroud (University of California, San Francisco).
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Publication about this research: S. Khademi, J. O'Connell III, J. Remis, Y. Robles-Colmenares, L.J. Miercke, and R.M. Stroud, "Mechanism of ammonia transport by Amt/MEP/Rh: Structure of AmtB at 1.35 Å," Science 305, 1587 (2004).


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE - While maintenance of your vehicle is a year-round responsibility, the change of seasons is a critical time to be sure you are up to date on your maintenance and take care of a few winter specific items.
Freezing temperatures, salt and sand on the roads and snowy/slushy conditions are just a few of the hazards you encounter each day you get behind the wheel. The last thing you need spoiling your holiday plans is an unnecessary roadside breakdown.
Starting a vehicle on a zero degree morning takes some major voltage from your battery. If you are experiencing any sluggishness or your battery is more than five years old, replace it with a new one. If you're questioning how much life is left in your battery, a battery test is available at your local maintenance and repair.
When purchasing a battery, you usually get what you pay for. If you go cheap, you may regret it at the most inconvenient time. A reliable shop will steer you in the right direction, and although they may charge for installation, this will include cleaning all your cable connections and the assurance that it is installed correctly. They will also dispose of the old battery in an environmental friendly way.
Be sure your Antifreeze (coolant) is full and the right mixture. Too much water will cause it to freeze, and your car will overheat. An auto repair shop can test the mixture for you and if needed perform a flush and refill with the right mixture.
It doesn't matter how well your vehicle is running if you don't have solid contact with the road. Old Man Winter's bag of tricks is full of slippery road conditions, from piles of slush to feet of snow on roadways and along shoulders. Add to that a hill like Northwoods Boulevard, Glenshire Drive or just your own driveway, and you've got problems if your tires are not up to par.
The legal limit for tire tread when chain controls are up is 6/32 of an inch. In my opinion, anything less than 8/32 (1/4") should be replaced before you become intimate with a ditch, or worse, another vehicle. Stretching your tire usage is just not worth it.
There are several good local tire shops that sell tires specific for our region and weather. Most will even rotate your tires and fix flats at no charge for their customers.
Wiper Blades
Are you one of those who are constantly rolling down your window to flick your wipers? Time for new blades. It takes a good wiper blade to keep you seeing clearly. Winter blades will cost you more but are worth the extra investment when that 18-wheeler passes you and sprays Interstate 80 sand and muck onto your windshield.
Have your maintenance/repair shop install the blades to be sure they are fitted and mounted correctly. Nothing is worse than seeing your new wiper blade fly down the road in your review mirror.
Washer Fluid
Always be sure your washer fluid reservoir is topped off with a freeze-protected washer fluid. It's not hard to go through half of the reservoir on one trip over the summit. Never use water. It could freeze and may even damage or break the plastic washer pump, which could leave you without washers and be an expensive fix. If you put water in the reservoir this summer, purge the system thoroughly and refill with freeze protected washer fluid.
A visual inspection by a qualified maintenance/repair shop of your belts, hoses, fluid levels and brake system could save your life. Hanging out on the side of the road in winter is four times as likely to cause an accident as in summer. That's not something you want to be involved with so take the time to have these items inspected and replaced if needed.
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quote: What is a qualified Made in USA claim?A qualified Made in USA claim describes the extent, amount or type of a product's domestic content or processing; it indicates that the product isn't entirely of domestic origin.Example: "60% U.S. content." "Made in USA of U.S. and imported parts." "Couch assembled in USA from Italian Leather and Mexican Frame."When is a qualified Made in USA claim appropriate?A qualified Made in USA claim is appropriate for products that include U.S. content or processing but don't meet the criteria for making an unqualified Made in USA claim. Because even qualified claims may imply more domestic content than exists, manufacturers or marketers must exercise care when making these claims. That is, avoid qualified claims unless the product has a significant amount of U.S. content or U.S. processing. A qualified Made in USA claim, like an unqualified claim, must be truthful and substantiated.Example: An exercise treadmill is assembled in the U.S. The assembly represents significant work and constitutes a "substantial transformation" (a term used by the U.S. Customs Service). All of the treadmill's major parts, including the motor, frame, and electronic display, are imported. A few of its incidental parts, such as the handle bar covers, the plastic on/off power key, and the treadmill mat, are manufactured in the U.S. Together, these parts account for approximately three percent of the total cost of all the parts. Because the value of the U.S.-made parts is negligible compared to the value of all the parts, a claim on the treadmill that it is "Made in USA of U.S. and Imported Parts" is deceptive. A claim like "Made in U.S. from Imported Parts" or "Assembled in U.S.A." would not be deceptive.


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Dave Waggoner 1955-2009
Dave Waggoner, a mountaineering warrior and the inventor of Alien cams, died of cancer on October 7, at age 53, in his home in Laramie, Wyoming.
Dave was my brother and he dedicated his life to climbing. His miniaturized flexible-stem cams changed the nature of climbing protection. Seeing the limits of existing gear during the 1980s, Dave was determined to create something better. Working late nights in our garage, we started making the original units later dubbed "Aliens." At that time he had no money, was sleeping on the floor of his shop with his big black labrador and often worked until midnight. Dave's unique invention was awarded two U.S. patents.
Dave was talented, as tenacious about climbing as he was about inventing. The day after he got out of the Navy he was excited to join us for a route on East Animas in Durango. My buddy Greg and I, who had been climbing every day, both gave the crux a try and fell. Despite not having climbed for three years, Dave tied in, got to the crux, and went right up it!
One of our favorite traditions was climbing Castleton Tower the day after Halloween when everyone else was nursing hangovers. We also liked climbing the Watch Crystal (5.10d) in the middle of winter when everyone else in Durango thought it was too cold. Shiprock, the intimidating and remote sandstone formation in New Mexico, was always an exciting spring expedition. My trust in Dave was complete -- enough to take my five-year-old daughter, Summer, with us down the upper Dolores at high water.
Dave loved adventure and his work. He also cared dearly for the planet and helped set up the Wyoming Wilderness Coalition. Dave was self-taught -- he never took a math class, never had any formal training, yet year after year crafted and improved his beloved Alien cams. He cared for climbers everywhere and those who used his gear. He will be deeply missed by his father, brothers, family and many others around the world.
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Abducted Hannah Anderson made her first public appearance Thursday, attending a fundraiser for her and her family near San Diego, Calif., only days after her her dramatic rescue last weekend.
While Hannah, wearing yellow sunglasses, did not stop and speak to the press, her father, Brett Anderson, told reporters outside the fundraiser gathering place, the Boll Weevil restaurant in Lakeside, Calif. did.
"This is a small community that we are a part of, and the community came together putting on this great fundraiser for Hannah and hopefully for her future and healing," he said, reports CNN.
Brett Anderson also thanked local residents, family and friends, the media and law authorities, as well as the horseback riders whose sighting and phone tip to authorities led to DiMaggio and Hannah's being found.
"It was a chance encounter, but it did save my daughter's life," he said.
As for his daughter's current condition, Brett Anderson said, "She's just happy to be here."
He added, "Hannah sends her love. … She's doing good day by day, and we'll keep moving forward from here."
After an intense six-day manhunt that stretched from San Diego, Calif., to the Idaho wilderness, Hannah Anderson was found safe on Saturday after allegedly being abducted by James Lee DiMaggio.
Killed by an FBI tactical agent during Saturday's rescue of Hannah, DiMaggio is suspected of killing Hannah's mother, 44-year-old Christina Anderson, and 8-year-old brother, Ethan Anderson, whose charred remains were found in the ashes of the burned-down family home.
It was said Hannah did not learn of the tragic fate of her mother and brother until after her rescue.
CNN also reports that earlier this week Hannah shared some details of her ordeal on the social-media site ask.fm, saying that she did not wish to go with the man she knew as "Uncle Jim" and, once she was traveling with him, feared for her life if she had tried to runaway.
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Dear Paw, I'll be home soon. Don't warn mom.
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paws is another word for your hands.
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The past tense of "pee" meaning to urinate, piddle, whiz, or piss. Similar to the past tense of "see" being "saw", and "peed" being an improper way to change to the past tense.
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Austin Pritcher will pack his bag for the bus trip to Columbia, making sure his baseball spikes and glove are at the ready.
But unless something very unusual happens, Pritcher — The Citadel's best pitcher and one of its best players — will not get in the game tonight against No. 11 South Carolina.
Nor did Pritcher, a senior from James Island, appear when 5,838 fans packed Riley Park on March 19 to see the Gamecocks defeat The Citadel, 9-5, on March 19, a Tuesday night.
It's the quandary of the Friday night starter for a mid-major baseball team. Pritcher, 3-2 with a 3.14 earned run average this season, has earned the most important job on the Bulldogs' pitching staff — working the Friday night game to lead off the three-game weekend series that make up the Southern Conference schedule.
And yet for the mid-week games that draw the most fans, and that Citadel faithful would most love to win — against power-league teams such as two-time national champ South Carolina — weekend starters such as Pritcher are unavailable.
"I would not say it's frustrating," Pritcher said. "But I'd be lying if I didn't say I'd love to go out there for one or two innings against a team like South Carolina."
Of course, teams such as USC also save their top starters for weekend play. But in theory, the Gamecocks' mid-week starters — tonight, they will go with sophomore right-hander Joel Seddon (1-0, 5.11 ERA) — should all be at least Pritcher's equal.
And a win in this game means much more for a team like The Citadel than for USC.
Still, veteran Citadel coach Fred Jordan has never juggled his rotation to throw a No. 1 guy in the mid-week, and can't imagine a scenario where he would.
"We are going to pitch our best guys on the weekend," he said.
Why? Conference games are even more crucial in a mid-major league like the SoCon, which can't always expect the three postseason bids it got last year.
College of Charleston coach Monte Lee firmly believes his 2012 team would not have received an at-large bid had it not tied for the SoCon regular season title. That means he could not risk even one league game in an effort to win a mid-week contest.
"You've got to win the league or finish in the top two," Lee said. "So we put all our marbles into the weekend. If you pitch a No. 1 guy in the mid-week and go 2-3-4 on the weekend, you put yourself in jeopardy of not winning the league."
Some coaches, such as Lee, will let one of their weekend starters get in his "bullpen work" of 15 or 30 pitches during a mid-week game. But Jordan doesn't even like to do that.
"I like to throw my bullpen away from the game spotlight," the Bulldogs' Pritcher said. "In a game, I can't work on all my pitches. I want to win, so I'm going to go with what's working."
Sometimes a rainout will give a weekend starter a chance to pitch mid-week, as it did when Charleston's Nathan Helvey got to start against USC on March 26. But even then, Helvey was limited to 46 pitches.
"We had to keep him limited," Lee said, "because we needed him on the weekend."
Lee got the rare chance to throw his weekend starters against a power club last year, when the Cougars played a three-game series at Clemson. Charleston lost the first game by one run and won the third, 4-2, behind the pitching of Matt Pegler, this year's Friday night starter.
At The Citadel, the mid-week games are sort of a rite of passage for freshmen. Pritcher and recent standouts like Matt Talley, Asher Wojciechowski and Matt Crim all pitched mid-week games as knobs before graduating to the weekend rotation. Freshman Austin Livingston (2-0, 6.48 ERA) is the likely starter tonight.
"It's a huge challenge for a freshman," Pritcher said. "You go from playing in your local town to pitching in front of 5,000 people against some of the best players in the country. That's where you learn what kind of competitor you are."
And if Pritcher and his fellow weekend starters do their jobs well enough, he will get his shot at a team like USC — in the NCAA regionals.


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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Bishop England center Ben Carico stepped to the line, with no time left on the clock, his team tied on the road, and sank a free throw to lift the Bishops past the Academic Magnet Raptors 60-59 Tuesday in North Charleston.
Bishop England (4-3, 1-0) held at least a 10-point lead throughout most of the game but Academic Magnet (2-3, 0-1) came storming back in the fourth quarter to score 22 points and tie the game in the final minute.
Academic Magnet just wouldnt quit, Bishop England head coach Bryan Grevey said. Our kids might have let up a little bit in the fourth quarter but credit Academic Magnet, they just kept fighting.
Ben has proven that hes capable of knocking down free throws so we felt pretty comfortable with at the line with two shots to win the game.
Bishop England guard B.J. Grevey heated up early with eight-point first quarter that carried the Bishops to a 21-15 lead by the end of the opening frame. Grevey finished with 21 points leading all scorers. Ivan Fields added eight, and Taylor Howell and Dillon Corbett both turned in six.
Raptors star guard Tyree Moore scored 12 points but struggled with foul trouble, relegating him to the bench for most of the fourth quarter. Peter Hogan and Ben Sewell picked up the slack, combining for 30 points to lead Academic Magnets second-half charge.
We knew it was going to be a very hard-played second half, Coach Grevey said. It was very nice to see our kids rebound from the losses to Wando. Those games really helped us. That style of physical play showed our kids what they have to do to compete in that type of game. They took what they learned and didnt make the same mistakes.
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Well I think everyone is in agreement that the Wings have exceeded expectations. They have really played well when it comes to do or die games.
The rookies seem to have really grown in the past few weeks. Going up against the President's Trophy winners will be a heck of a challenge.
Hard to say the Wings will lose, but I think it'll be another hard fought series. Wings in 7
Game 1: Wednesday, Red Wings at Blackhawks, 8 p.m. on NBCSN, CBC
Game 2: Saturday, Red Wings at Blackhawks, 1 p.m. on NBC, CBC
Game 3: Monday, Blackhawks at Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. on NBCSN, CBC
Game 4: May 23, Blackhawks at Red Wings, 8 p.m. on NBCSN, CBC
*Game 5: May 25, Red Wings at Blackhawks, TBD on CBC
*Game 6: May 27, Blackhawks at Red Wings, TBD on CBC
*Game 7: May 29, Red Wings at Blackhawks, TBD on CBC
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(verb): To tip something, usually a container, over, thus spilling its contents.
I can't believe you tumped your soda on to my new carpet!
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Alabama word used as a combination of the words "tip" and "dump".
We was just paddlin' in the boat when allasudden it tumped over.
by mackimus May 02, 2007
To tip over, almost always with the word 'over'. Usually describes the action of a swingset.
Watch out! If you swing too high, the swingset will tump over.
by Dween October 29, 2003
The sound of a firm or erect penis smacking against enormous breasts. Usually occurs playfully during a pause in oral sex.
"I heard Julie getting tumped by Dylan the other night" Chris.
"Yah, she must've stopped for a second" Kyle.
"Yah, she must've stopped for a second" Kyle.
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beat, attack, to hit
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1. To knock over, especially a container. Most often accompanied by the word "over".
2. The noise of tumping something over.
2. The noise of tumping something over.
1. "Careful not to tump it over."
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2. "I heard a loud tump, so I think someone must've kicked the vase."
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Courtney was asleep so I gave her The Giant Tiger.
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Most of my grilling happens with vegetables because nearly any veggie can be transformed into smoky deliciousness with a simple turn on the grate. Think mushrooms, eggplant, bell peppers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, asparagus, and even broccoli. But to get the summer really going, I need a good, hearty burger I can sink my teeth into.
A couple of years back, I posted a great-on-the-grill vegan veggie burger recipe that so many of you love and have tried: my Bean and Oats Burger. That healthy patty has amazing texture and holds well on a grill and it is pretty much my go-to burger recipe. But this week, trying to think of an even better-for-you burger, if possible, I dreamed up and then made this startlingly flavorful, utterly healthy Quinoa and Bean Veggie Burger. With kale and carrots and all other sorts of veggie goodness rolled into it. And all of it flavored with some smoking-hot garam masala.
- 1 cup dry red kidney beans (rajma)
- 1 cup quinoa
- ¼ cup chickpea flour, also known as besan or garbanzo bean flour
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 1 large carrot, grated
- 1 cup packed kale leaves, minced
- 4 leaves of sage, minced. (Sage adds a great smokiness, but you can also use coriander leaves here.)
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced or grated
- 1 tbsp tamari, or you can use regular soy sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper or paprika (use cayenne for more heat)
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp vegetable oil like olive or canola, and an oil spray to cook the burgers
- To cook the quinoa, rinse under cold water and then place in a saucepan with 2 cups of water and garam masala. Add salt to taste. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and let the quinoa cook until it has absorbed most of the water. Place a tight-fitting lid on the saucepan and continue to cook on low heat for 15 minutes. Turn off heat and set aside.
- To cook the beans, it is always better to soak them overnight but you can get away with no soaking if you have a pressure cooker. If you do, just follow your manufacturer's instructions to get beans that are squishable but not falling apart. Otherwise, place the soaked beans in a large saucepan, cover with at least an inch of water, bring to a boil, lower the heat to medium-low and cook for about an hour until tender.
- Heat 1 tsp of oil in a large saucepan.
- Add the carrot, onion, kale, sage, and garlic. Add the tamari, mustard, coriander and cumin powders and the cayenne. Saute on medium-high heat about 5-8 minutes or until the mixture is dry and doesn't taste raw anymore. Stir in the tomato paste and saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the ground black pepper and cooked beans and mix well. Using a potato masher, squish some of the beans. You don't want this mixture to be too smooth– your burger will benefit from some texture.Add the chickpea flour and stir for another couple of minutes. You want the bean mixture to be quite dry and without any visible moisture, or your patties won't hold together.Add the quinoa and mix well. Check for seasoning and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Heat a griddle and spray with some oil. Moisten your hands in a water bath and form the patties. You can get about eight really big patties and 10 good-sized ones from this recipe.
- Place the patties on the skillet and cook on each side until browned.
- You can freeze these patties once they have cooled. Separate each patty with wax paper before freezing. When you are ready to grill, just throw the frozen patty on the grate and heat through.
I served these burgers piping hot, cradled in my Whole Wheat Burger Buns along with some greens, onions, avocado, and a dollop of Nayonaise (it's a vegan mayo that tastes amazingly like the real thing on the bun).


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4.Glue on the legs, ears and face. Add the eyes too!
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LACROFT-Technological and scientific progress has shaped the world as we know it today and will likely continue to do so well into to the future. Phillip Davis, a fourth grade teacher at LaCroft elementary is keenly aware of this fact and what it means for a generation of children who will inherit a tech-savvy and science-oriented world.
"Thirty years from now we're going to be living in a different world in a lot of ways and science and technology is going to have a big part in that. The U.S. is losing the science and technology race at the moment, I want to be part of fixing that", said Davis in a recent interview.
Davis was recently named a winner in a national essay contest called "Catch Me Being Curious." The contest is organized by the Discovery Channel and the Intel Corporation as an extension of their Curiosity TV series which focuses on science, technology, engineering and math.
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Mr. Davis and Mrs. Dalton helped their 4th graders compose a story about a snow man on Monday at LaCroft Elementary. Mr. Davis won a national essay contest organized by the Discovery Channel and the Intel Corporation called "Catch Me Being Curious." Davis was awarded an expenses paid trip to Phoenix to the National Fair in May. (Photo by Devin Bezeredi)
For winning the contest Davis has been awarded an expenses paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona in May. The event features some of the best and brightest students in science and math from around the world competing by presenting their independently researched projects. The event also features conferences for educators on how to inspire curiosity in the classroom. "I plan to go at it with the intent of seeing what I can bring back for my class: examples, photos, video, I may even interview some people." said an excited Davis in his classroom on Monday.
The topic of Davis's winning essay was, "What does curiosity in the classroom mean to me?" Curiosity, as it turns out, is not only the theme of his essay but a theme in his life and career as well. Davis's curiosity for living and learning has lead him as far away as Texas and Florida, but his desire to be an educator and return to the place his family has long called home lead him back to the area. "I decided that if I wanted to start being a teacher I wanted to do it here. said Davis. "As far around as my family spread, we all came back to the area."
Davis's family has a rich tradition producing educators, many of whom worked in the area. His step-father, Tom Snow, was on the East Liverpool City School board for many years and his grandmother, Pat McKinnon, was part owner of Ohio Valley Business College. Davis' mother attended LaCroft Elementary as a young girl and most of his family has graduated from East Liverpool High School. "I'm the first one in my family for many generations that did not graduate a Potter." said Davis who spent his elementary years in Allentown, Pennsylvania and graduated high school from Westford Academy in Westford, Massachusetts. He earned his Bachelors degree in elementary education from Western Governors University.
Davis's sense of curiosity is also reflected in his resume which includes jobs ranging from auto body appraiser to waiter. "I've done a lot of different things over the years, but I knew that what I ultimately wanted to do was to be a teacher ." said Davis. "When I saw new a job in the paper my curiosity got the better of me and I said, 'I wonder if I can do that?' " As a first year teacher Davis's scholarly sense of curiosity continues to serve him well, allowing him to make use of all the technological teaching tools available to him. "The curiosity for me is finding new lessons and finding new ways to teach the same material, especially technological ways; how can I use these great new tools we have in the classroom."
Davis emphasized that, although it is important to kindle his own sense of curiosity to be an effective educator what really matters is cultivating a sense of curiosity in his students. "If they're not curious I haven't done my job." said Davis. "My job is to get them to want to be more, know more, and do more than they thought they could before they came in here." One bit of information Davis is fond of using to inspire his student's sense of curiosity is telling them they could one day walk on Mars. "NASA says that this year's and last years fourth graders, if their time table works, will be the astronauts that take our Mars mission." said Davis. "I tell them there's no reason you can't be one of those astronauts."
At the end of the day what Davis is doing in the classroom sounds a lot like an old proverb : Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. "It's not my job to give them the answers, it's my job to make them want to ask the questions."said Davis, when asked to explain his teaching philosophy.
Mr. Davis's sense of curiosity has taken him many places in life. It has now landed him in his dream job and made him the winner of a national contest. However, his deepest reward comes from seeing the children he teaches learn and develop their own sense of curiosity. "To me, the best thing I could ask for is for one of my students, a few days after we finished talking about a topic, to come to me and ask a question and have some curiosity we haven't answered. That tells me that I've really done what I'm here to do."


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The machine's multi-purpose part-handling device can index to an NC tailstock for shaft turning or to a vise for holding the workpiece during multi-face operations. The machine is also equipped with an unloader for automatic part removal and an automatic bar feeder for unattended machining.
The machining center is said to achieve and maintain high accuracies through several design features, including a rigid roller cam drive for the rotating B-axis that reduces backlash and friction, the company says. Both the turning and milling spindles utilize temperature-controlled circulated oil to enhance thermal stability. In addition, the milling spindle is monitored for heat, vibration and displacement.


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a driver who takes too much space on the road.
If it were not for that road hog, he would have gotten to work on time
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A fat groupie who will have sex with musicians on their tour bus.
"I do a road hog. Well you can penetrate any place you go."
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A crummy soccer mom who hogs the left lane of any multi-lane road while she prattles on the cell phone.
Cassidy the arrogant soccer mom is this town's most egregious road hog. She will not move over into the right lane to let anyone pass.
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Maui firefighters battled a blaze that destroyed an unoccupied third story unit at the Hale Kamaole condominium Thursday night.
The fire led to the evacuation of 40 units surrounding the fire, about 80 people, according to fire and county officials. No one was injured.
Firefighters responded to a call of a structure on fire at Hale Kamaole at about 9 p.m., according to Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga. When fire units arrived on the scene, they found the third story unit fully engulfed in flames.
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The fire was 50 percent contained by 10 p.m. and totally doused by 2:40 a.m. today, he said.
The third story unit was totally destroyed with surrounding units sustaining damage, Mainaga said. A unit to the makai side sustained damage to its roof and storage closet on the balcony. Other units had smoke and water damage.
South Kihei Road at the site of the fire, near Kamaole Beach Park III, was shut down during the fire.
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Nancy Hevenor of Colorado took this photo of the Hale Kamaole at about 9:15 p.m. Thursday. She was staying at the Kamaole Sands.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, though a preliminary assessment indicated that the fire did not seem to be intentionally set, he said.
Residents were allowed to return to their units at about 2:45 a.m. The burned unit and eight other surrounding units were not allowed to be reoccupied, Mainaga said. Displaced residents were housed in other units in the complex.
Fire units from Wailea, Kihei, Wailuku and Kahului responded to the blaze with companies from Lahaina and Makawao assisting.
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an offspring that was given different genetic information for a trait from each parent. Ex. Tt, Dd, Ff (also called Heterozygous)
describes trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait (and shows its specific trait even if only one parent passed the gene to its offspring).
describes a trait that is covered over, or dominated, by another form of that trait and seems to disappear (except when both parents pass that gene to their offspring).
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a tool to predict the probability of certain traits in offspring that shows the different ways alleles can combine.
an organisms genetic makeup, expressed in uppercase and lowercase letters for dominant and recessive alleles. Ex. TT, tt, Tt, DD, Dd, dd
an outward physical appearance or behavior of an organism, expressed in words. Ex. Brown hair, green eyes, red flower, tall horse.
describes an organism with two alleles that are the same for a trait - one from mom and the other from dad are the same. Ex. TT, tt.
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Fine Silk is a fine yarn with a silky sheen. Its composition of 40% silk, 30% wool and 30% viscose gives it a wonderfully soft touch and its colour palette comprises of seven intense shades inspired by jewels and gems.
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The University at Buffalo and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will team up Thursday to host a green infrastructure forum.
The forum will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Clinical and Translational Research Center, 875 Ellicott St. The event, which will feature engineers, architects, scientists and government officials, will explore how the region can prepare for, fund and create infrastructure projects that are environmentally sound. Discussion during the forum will focus on land use, transportation, energy and housing, as well as how local communities can improve water quality, specifically as it relates to pollution caused by storm water runoff.
Among those scheduled to speak are Robert Shibley, dean of UB's School of Architecture and Planning, and Jill Spisiak Jedlicka, executive director of Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper.
The event is currently at capacity and organizers have stopped accepting registrants.


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Cheap 40 of Malt Liquor.
Ya Kno: Grab me a 40
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Ya Kno: King Cobra
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A brand of Malt Liquor produced by Anheuser-Busch particularly being in forty ounce bottles. Very inexpensive and smooth tasting.
Hey grab me one of those forties...Yeah, the King Cobra...
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An extra large turd that, once deployed, coils around the bottom of the toilet bowl with the last two inches appearing above the water line.
I clogged the toilet..the king cobra strikes again!
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A fine malt liquor to share among friend to enhance life's special moments. A subtle blend of hobo pee and repressed memory, never pair with raisin balls. Or your dad's balls. No balls.
Beth and Nicole drank their King Cobra, knowing that at that moment, the pinnacle of their whole life had been reached, and there was no greater joy than this bum swill and good friends.
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When having sex the man pulls out, cums in his own mouth, spits it in the girls eyes and then punches her in the face.
I need to brush my teeth because I just gave Shera a king cobra.
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Head of the Cobra Organization, which is based out of the Albany, NY area. It is rumored that a man known only as "The Din" currently holds the position. This man should be considered armed and dangerous at all times.
LKMB was tattooed on the King Cobra's arm.
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We are currently reviewing applications and awarding scholarships and grants for our Fall 2016 entering class and listed below are our current merit aid opportunities for Transfer students:
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Oily. juicy substance that oozes from the asshole. Mixture of shit and other materials (such as cum). Often has foul odor. Tastes like a copper penny.
She got some of her rectumsauce all over the bed sheets.
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saucey liquid coming from inside the rectum ballpark has a displeasing taste usually chincs enjoy the taste
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - On Saturday, Nov. 17, Project MANA will help hundreds of local families have a happy, healthy Thanksgiving through its annual Let's Talk Turkey Food Distribution.
With the help of dozens of social service agencies, schools and churches throughout North Lake Tahoe and Truckee, Project MANA is working to identify as many community members as possible who need assistance with providing a hearty Thanksgiving meal for their families.
In 2011, nearly 700 local families received turkeys through Project MANA's Let's Talk Turkey Food Distribution. This year, given the continued economic downturn, Project MANA expects to serve that many families, if not more.
Thanks to generous donations from the community, each community member who signs up and attends the distribution will be able to bring home a whole turkey, fresh produce and other fixings for a holiday meal.
Let's Talk Turkey Food Distributions will be held at the following three locations from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 17:
• Kings Beach: Kings Beach Elementary School at 8125 Steelhead Ave.
• Incline Village: Donald W. Reynolds Community Nonprofit Center at 948 Incline Way.
• Truckee: Community Arts Center at 10046 Church St.
To sign up yourself or someone you know to receive a turkey, contact your local schools, churches, or social service agencies. To volunteer for Let's Talk Turkey Food Distribution or to make a donation, contact Project MANA at 775-298-0008 or visit our website at www.projectmana.org. For just $25.00 you can sponsor a local family's Thanksgiving meal!
Project MANA (Making Adequate Nutrition Accessible) is a non-profit hunger relief organization that has been serving North Lake Tahoe and Truckee since 1991. Project MANA's mission is to reduce the incidence of hunger and its detrimental effects upon individuals, families, the local community and the region.
The agency strives to accomplish this by providing immediate food relief to those experiencing hunger or who are at high risk of hunger, and by working to alleviate the root causes of hunger through programs such as child and adult nutrition education, community gardens, and through collaborations with local agencies that provide access to other important resources.
For more information, please go to www.projectmana.org or call 775-298-0008.


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Term used to define eating a large quantity of food during one meal or at a fast food joint/restaurant/buffet. It may even be used for when you're at home! Originally excavated by the Straight Up Squad.
Kevin and Luis are Fatassing It Up at Jerry's by eating two large pizzas.
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Cross Country Set For #JennaStrong Fall Classic
MUNCIE, Ind. - - In its final tune-up for upcoming 2013 Mid-American Conference Championships, the Ball State cross country team travels to Wilmington College for Friday's #JennaStrong Fall Classic.
Ball State, which is a first-time participant in the 5K event, is one of over 40 teams entered in the meet which has a starting gun of 4:30 p.m.
The 2013 race marks the 21st time Wilmington has run the Fall Classic on its campus, but it will be the first time the race bears the name of fallen WC runner Jenna Parlette. Parlette collapsed while leading the Franklin Invitational August 31 and passed away three days later.
Originally only four teams were slated to compete in the Fall Classic, but the field quickly grew in tribute to Parlette. Prior the race, Wilmington College will have a couple special presentations as the Parlette family will be in attendance.
Parlette worked tirelessly in support of Epilepsy awareness. To continue her efforts everything associated with the #JennaStrong Fall Classic will be purple, which is the international color for epilepsy, including bib numbers, all awards etc.
The Cardinals enter the #JennaStrong Fall Classic well-rested, having not run in a meet since the Oct. 5 Greater Louisville Classic. At the GLC, the Cardinals placed eighth among the 17 scored teams with sophomore Danielle Dahl leading the squad with a time of 19:29.04.
Following Friday's race, the Cardinals will have two weeks to finish preparation for the 2013 MAC Championships which will be hosted by Bowling Green Nov. 2 at 11 a.m.
Ball State Cross Country Career Best 5K / 6K Times
Courtney Edon - 18:25.2 at Ball State Invite (10/5/12) / 22:49.4 at 2012 MAC Championship (10/27/12)
Katelyn DeVries - 18:29.7 at Ball State Invite (10/5/12) / 22:16 at Great Lakes Regional (11/9/12)
Jordan Timmons - 18:58.35 at Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (9/13/13) / 23:46.39 at IPFW Invite (9/7/13)
Danielle Dahl - 18:58.57 at Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (9/13/13) / 24:07.08 at IPFW Invite (9/7/13)
Caitlynn Edon - 19:02.05 at Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (9/13/13) / 24:14.5 at 2012 MAC Championship (10/27/12)
Madelyn Webster - 19:05.7 at Greater Louisville Classic (10/1/11) / 24:47.3 at Ball State Invitational (10/14/11)
Ericka Rinehart - 19:09.68 at Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (9/13/13) / 23:53.40 at IPFW Invite (9/7/13)
Becca Kropf - 21:37.19 at Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (9/13/13) / 27:25.48 at IPFW Invite (9/7/13)
Jordan Jenkins - 23:16.39 at Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (9/13/13) / 29:48.27 at IPFW Invite (9/7/13)
Ashley Schmidgall - 24:41.63 at Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (9/13/13)


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Matt Damon's wife now has his entire family and all of his friends on her side if there's ever an argument over who gets the side of the bed closest to the bathroom.
"It's nice to say your vows in front of family," Damon told the crowd gathered Thursday at Harvard University, where he was honored for his work in the arts with 2013 Harvard Arts Medal presented by actor John Lithgow.
"That's the point of taking the vows. These are people who will hold you to them. One of my vows was I gave her the side of the bed closer to the bathroom. And if I don't stick to that, I'm gonna hear about that from my mom, brother and father."
On April 13, Damon and wife Luciana renewed their wedding vows in front of 50 family and friends on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, though during Thursday night's question-and-answer session, he explained why the couple had originally married at city hall.
"We were gonna get married over Christmas [in 2005], and then somebody got wind of it, and my publicist told me these people are are all going to go down to Miami where we lived at the time," he said. "We thought our whole holiday break was going get ruined with people hanging around, with helicopters and all that stuff. So we literally ran to the city on [on Dec. 9, 2005,] and just tied the knot really quickly, just to kind of nip that whole thing in the bud."
A hectic family life raising their four daughters delayed the renewal of vows that Damon said the couple always really wanted to do.
The Boston native also said that being back in his hometown after the bombings that shook the city's iconic Boston Marathon was emotional, and added that fellow Bostonian Mark Wahlberg's quote about the bombings articulated just how many people feel.
"Particularly right now, it's good to be back in Boston," Damon said. "I went to school where the youngest bomber went to school, and was just talking about all the happy memories I had there. And my nephew goes to school there now. I think we're all still in shock. I certainly am still in shock, and I'm trying to figure out what this all means and how it could happen."
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Matt Damon: Why I Renewed My Vows
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Daytona Beach International Airport officials say more people are flying into and out of the town that calls itself home to the World's Most Famous Beach.
According to a news release, travel increased 6 percent at the airport in 2013.
"Since 2009 Delta and U.S Airways have continued to offer increased numbers of seats, larger aircraft and competitive fares with each achieving strong passenger loads with the additional capacity," Rick Karl, the airport's director, said in a prepared statement.
Karl expects the increased travel traffic to continue this year as the economy improves.
The airport is encouraging carriers to offer more service and is seeking new service options as well, according to the release.


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Down Under: Learning – One part books, one part hard work, and one part hands-on experience.
Down Under: Learning – One part books, one part hard work, and one part hands-on experience.
Earlier this month, we were introduced to Anna Gibson, a Washington State University student who is working on a dairy in Tasmania, an Australian island. She shares stories from her first week "down under." We will continue to keep you updated on Anna's adventure as the summer (her winter) progresses.
I have been in Australia for one week now. Shoestring Dairy is very different than other dairies I have toured. The first difference: this is a seasonal dairy with most of their cows in the same stage of lactation. Right now, it's the end of the milking season, so we are drying cows and producing less milk.
An enjoyable aspect of this dairy is that all the cows are on grass. The dairies I have visited in the northwest only put their heifers and dry cows on pasture. Seeing 800 cows lying in the pasture and eating grass is a sight! One part of my job is to gather the cows from the paddocks. I drive the four-wheeler to move them to the facility to be milked. I enjoy this part of the job!
This dairy has a spinning parlor, and the first couple times I milked, I fell behind and had to stop the moving floor to catch up. Personally, I think I am improving, but I know it will take some time to become proficient. I am told that I will adjust to the moving parlor. Last night, over wallaby mac and cheese, my coworker, Ryan, gave me the ins and outs of the parlor, including the best technique attaching and removing the milking unit, also known as "cupping on and off." I am thankful to be working with understanding people who are willing to answer my questions.
I have studied dairy science at Washington State University, but, while working here, I have learned a very critical lesson: Learning is not just reading about a topic, but it is actually participating in the action. This is especially true when learning in agriculture. While on the dairy, I am putting my book-learned lessons into practice. Even with the knowledge I brought with me to Tassy, I am constantly learning at Shoestring Dairy. So for all students, young and old, remember that learning is not just simply working on the farm or reading about it in a book. It's a marriage of the two, and together they produce a well-rounded, intelligent agricultural worker.
Living in Australia is also wonderful - and very different from America. Even though we all speak English, Aussie is different. Often I ask, "What do you mean?" There are some words that are easier to learn. For example, rubbish is trash and jumper is a jacket. I am having a hard time with the conversions. Before coming to Tassy, I didn't use meter for distance or litre for volume. Slowly, I have started to grasp the metric system.
Living in Tassy, I share my home with some bugs and little critters. I was well warned that in Australia there are a lot of bugs, but it still gives me a fright when a huge spider waits in my shower. Lucky for me, my roommate, Jai, is a native Tasmanian. She told me they are not poisonous, but, for safe measure, I better kill it. It is also a strange sight to look in my kitchen sink and see a few lizards just chillin' with my dishes! Even with all the little friends around the house, I love it here. The Australians have very fun personalities and a good sense of humor.
The land is amazing, and, when I look out my window, I can't even believe that I get to live here! From the old farm house I call home, Tassy is very green and is spotted with sheep and cows with the mountains in the background!
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What can you afford to pay for land rent and still be competitive?
by Amanda Smith, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
Margin management has become critical to farm success. "Keeping in mind feed market volatility, it looks like feed will be cheaper based on futures predictions for corn and soybeans," noted Virginia Ishler, with Penn State in a recent Penn State Dairy Digest. While this could bring added relief to feed costs, it does mean producers need to evaluate their true crop production costs.
While completing cash flow plans for 143 farms last winter, two questions continually cropped up for Penn State's Dairy Extension Team:
- What yield do I need to keep costs of production low enough to take advantage of the market if I want to sell corn or beans?
- What land rent can I afford before it negatively impacts the cost of production?
Focusing on producers falling into the extremes (lowest and highest yielding corn for grain) the average low yield was 116 bushels per acre. The average high yield was 190 bushels per acre. "It cost the low yielding producers $3.49 per bushel compared to $2.28 per bushel for the higher yielding crops," said Ishler.
If corn prices stay around the December futures level of $4.67, both costs of production are competitive. However, another dynamic is added if corn is grown on rented land. For producers with lower yields, land rent exceeding $200 per acre results in a price of $4.60 per bushel. With higher yields, a producer could tolerate land rent at slightly over $300 per acre.
Soybean futures are holding around $12 per bushel currently. Producers with the lowest yields averaged 33 bushels per acre compared to the high yielding group with 65 bushels per acre. "Costs for the low yielding group were $7.70 per bushel. For the high yielding group, costs were $6.06," noted Ishler.
Both costs still offer opportunities if the beans are sold. When accounting for land rent, the low yielding group could tolerate $100 per acre. If this were upped to $200 per acre, the production costs per bushel would raise to $12. The high yielding group could tolerate $400 per acre.
The bottom line this year, noted Ishler, is determining what it costs to produce homegrown feeds. This is critical especially if market prices continue to decline. Knowing what it costs to grow corn or beans enables the determination of your break-even yield and what value you can afford to pay for rented ground.
The author is an associate editor and an animal science graduate of Cornell University. Smith covers feeding, milk quality and heads up the World Dairy Expo Supplement. She grew up on a Medina, N.Y., dairy, and interned at a 1,700-cow western New York dairy, a large New York calf and heifer farm, and studied in New Zealand for one semester.
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A few weeks ago, when Rocki and Misty were leading worship in A Place To Meet Jesus, Misty said this: "We need to go back to the ruby red slippers and remember that there is no place like home." I added her quote to one of the downloads I listen to in worship and I have been mulling over the statement since she said it. I have realized how powerful her message is, and that I feel all of us who want change need to first understand that it all begins at home. This is so contrary to many voices in the world that say the way to get ahead is to leave home and go to some place far away. But I have found that God really works with what is around us. Let's look at the big picture for a few minutes… Continue reading


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Lordosis refers to the inward curve of the lumbar spine (just above the buttocks). A small degree of lordosis is normal. Too much lordotic curving is called swayback (lordosis).
Swayback; Arched back
Lordosis tends to make the buttocks appear more prominent. Children with significant lordosis will have a large space underneath the lower back when lying face up on a hard surface.
Some children have more pronounced lordosis, which most often fixes itself as the child grows. This is called benign juvenile lordosis.
Spondylolisthesis may cause lordosis.
Much less common causes in children include:
Most of the time, lordosis is not treated if the back is flexible. It is not likely to progress or cause problems.
Call your health care provider if you notice that your child has an exaggerated posture or a curve in the back. The condition should be checked by a doctor to see if there is a medical problem.
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. The child may be asked to bend forward, to the side, and to lie flat on a table so that the spine can be examined in a variety of positions. If the lordotic curve is flexible (when the child bends forward the curve reverses itself), it is generally not a concern. If the curve does not move, medical evaluation and treatment are needed.
Other tests may be needed, particularly if the curve seems "fixed" (not bendable). These may include:
Spiegel DA, Dormans JP. The spine. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 671.
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