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A couple of weeks ago I was setting up my camera and tripod in the parking area of the Lower Trail near Canoe Creek in preparation for a short walk to take some wildflower photographs and other scenery along that section of the trail.
Those plans were interrupted when I noticed a raccoon emerge from the woods just a few yards from where I was standing. Usually, having some form of wildlife at such close range with a camera at the ready would be a welcome photo op, but as most experienced outdoor folks know, seeing a raccoon in the daytime should immediately raise a red flag.
Raccoons, of course, are almost exclusively nocturnal creatures, so one that is moving about during daylight hours is likely to be sick or injured. And because raccoons are a species most often infected with rabies in Pennsylvania, a high degree of caution is always in order with any encounter with one of these animals.
I quickly observed that something was indeed wrong with this coon, and I could even hear it whimpering softly as it hobbled closer. When it finally noticed me, the animal stopped for a few seconds, allowing me to snap a few photos before it circled well away from me and disappeared into some high weeds on the opposite side for the trail. As my camera zoomed into focus, however, I saw in the viewfinder the reason for its distress - a face full of porcupine quills. A closer look at some of the photos revealed the raccoon had numerous quills embedded around its nose, mouth and both eyes.
Raccoons are intelligent and agile animals, so at first I was somewhat surprised to see one of them had the bad judgment to tangle with a porcupine. But this particular raccoon also appeared to be a young one, which undoubtedly accounted for such gullibility. Unfortunately, those dreadful spikes it now carried as punishment for that indiscretion probably assured it wouldn't grow too much older. Porcupine quills are a simple but effective defense mechanism. Besides being needle sharp, individual quills are tipped with minute barbs, making them extremely difficult to pull out once they are embedded into the hide and flesh of a would-be attacker. In all likelihood, that young raccoon has been doomed to a lingering death from a combination of infection and starvation.
Such a gruesome fate is not a happy thought, nor one I offer up nonchalantly. No one likes to see any animal suffer needlessly, but in nature, such situations occur constantly. That is the natural order of things. And anyone who truly loves and appreciates the wonder and beauty of nature also understands that nature can appear to be utterly cruel and ruthless when carrying out that natural order. I've also found it much easier to understand and appreciate the workings of nature by not trying to attach human emotions and behavior to what happens in the natural world. Animals are not people with fur on them, in spite of all the drivel we are subjected to from the cartoon machine at Disney, the animal-rights crowd, know-nothing Hollywood phonies and so many other assorted whiners who should get a little farther from the sidewalk once in a while before they spend any more time telling real folks what is happening in the real world.
Although most of us would find it difficult not to feel some compassion for the injured raccoon, to be completely objective about the situation, it's also worth considering the perspective of the other player in this mini-drama. I have no particular fondness for porcupines, and generally regard them as destructive pests when they damage outbuildings or desirable trees with their heavy-duty gnawing. Two friends of mine who have lost valuable hunting dogs to porcupine encounters absolutely despise these prickly rodents.
Porcupines are anything but aggressive. They are nearsighted and quite slow moving. When threatened, a porcupine usually tries to shuffle away from the intruder, but any animal big enough to do it harm could literally run circles around it. When cornered, a porky displays its quill-studded backside, almost daring its antagonist to attack. Despite common folklore, porcupines cannot shoot their quills, so getting impaled by them is usually a self-inflicted injury.
I doubt that young raccoon intended to attack the porcupine. Maybe it was the first porcupine it had encountered and was merely curious. In any case, the coon got too close and paid a terrible price for it. But that is indeed the way of things in the wild, and nature plays no favorites.


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2014: Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team... Posted a 5-5 overall record in dual matches as well as tournament play…Earned a #5 seed win against Warner when paired with Kara Young…Advanced to the Silver Bracket with Madison Tormey in the Fiesta on Siesta Team Cup Tournament…Went 3-2 overall in the Fiesta Team Cup tournament and Fiesta Fun Tournament with victories over Florida Gulf Coast, South Florida and South Carolina.
2013: Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team ... Went 1-1 in the regular season, with a victory over Louisiana-Monroe ... Paired with Evann Dickerson to go 5-1 at the Fiesta on Siesta Key, advancing to the Gold Division round of 16.
2012: Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team...Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team ... 12-11 record on the season, tying for fourth on the team in wins...went 4-0 in dual match play at the A-Sun Championships with Katie DiGirolamo to earn All-Tournament honors and lead the Hatters to second place...9-5 record on the year when paired with DiGirolamo...two wins with Taylor Kennedy...one win with Claudia Kalin.
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Sammuelsson is the most realistic candidate, especially considering his string of non-critical injuries that still managed to keep him out the lineup.


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Hello everyone! I'm trying to find some dance videos from four continents in the year of 2011, but I've not had any luck so far. I'm specifically looking for the lower placing teams as well as the top teams. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hello everyone! I'm trying to find some dance videos from four continents in the year of 2011, but I've not had any luck so far. I'm specifically looking for the lower placing teams as well as the top teams. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm pretty sure this isn't the one of the ones you're looking for, but it is what I could find of (relatively) obscure teams.
Crone & Poirier FD
Last edited by dorispulaski; 05-04-2013 at 03:47 AM.
I hope this won't cause the video to be taken down.
Last edited by dorispulaski; 05-04-2013 at 03:46 AM.
I once found a user that posted entire competitions, but I was wary of revealing it publically in case something happened. But, my fellow members were having difficulty finding some of the videos from the NHK trophy, so I told them. And next thing I knew, the account had been terminated due to multiple copyright claims.
And that was the end of me posting YouTube links to videos from competitions.
Doris once said (during the GP Final) that the videos posted by LaRiserva should be safe.
This is a development I was not expecting. So, I think we will have to be extra cautious in future.
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Yes, that is a surprise.
It is also quite humbling to me, as a dance fan, that they haven't blocked the dance.
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For those who don't know, La Riserva is actually an Italian forum, not just a single user on youtube. They used to own many channels, all dedicated to different things (tv shows etc), but eventually a lot of them were taken down due to copyright claims. So now they upload everything directly on the forum.
With skating, the only trouble they've had with copyright was because of SBS. I distinctly remember their channels with Worlds 2010 and 2011, that received at first claims from SBS blocking Yuna's videos and subsequently, it was as if the ISU woke up and started blocking some of the others (but not all). After Worlds 2011, no problems at all up until Worlds 2013... and now the same thing happened.
So, SBS must be the reason. Rai wouldn't move a finger to block skating videos, to be honest... too much trouble
There aren't a lot of videos from that competition, yes... rachael flatt's beautiful FS is gone, and so are both of Akiko's programs, I tried to find them many times!
It's tricky. I can certainly understand why people want to protect their property.
A rising tide floats all boats. When people watch figure skating videos on You Tube, that benefits everyone in the sport, including copyright holders like the ISU and, in the United States, Ice Network.
It's free advertising!
The ISU need to make the connect that people are not watching and so they should at least make broadcasting free on it video channel website. By blocking videos, it's only helping to make this sport more irrelevant to people.
Icenetwork has the 4011 Four Continents available-they cover every skater in the competition. Unfortunately, many events are geoblocked outside the US.
Ive actually visited the LaRiserva forum a few times since I first came across their YouTube channels. But, I found it very hard to find the things I was looking for. Maybe its just me, but I thought the website was very badly designed to me it was just a mess.
Thank you Golden Skate for having a good layout!
Figure skating is not as popular as it used to be, and a lot of people on here (in various threads) have been putting the blame on there being less coverage on TV.
Its fine for those who live in countries that get good coverage of the skating on TV, but being able to watch on the internet is invaluable for those of us that are getting little or no coverage on the TV.
Personally, I would prefer to watch all the skating on the TV rather than on the computer. The quality of picture is so much better on a TV, and you are able to record it to watch later. On the computer:
- the picture quality isnt as good
- you cant record to watch later (you have to rely on people posting videos to YouTube, and hoping they dont get removed)
- you have buffering (the scourge of watching anything on the internet!)
So, I feel that it is important that the ISU does continue to do deals with TV channels to keep skating on the TV. However, I also feel that people who do not have access to the TV channels in question should be able to watch the skating.
You know how it is at the moment all the competitions are broadcast on the ISU website, but they are geo-blocked in countries where there is coverage on the TV.
Well, my suggestion is this. When they are writing out the contracts with the TV companies, perhaps the ISU should have a clause whereby coverage on the ISU website is geo-blocked during the competition BUT, once the competition is finished, people can go to the ISU website to watch the whole competition on a delayed basis.
For me, that would be the best of both worlds. And everybody would win:
- the TV companies would have exclusive LIVE coverage
- people who do not have access to these channels would still be able to watch the competitions in full (albeit not LIVE)
- more people would be watching the competitions, so the sponsors would be getting their message out to more people
- figure skating would become more popular, as more people would be able to watch it
But, like with most sports and businesses, the powers-that-be dont seem to have the foresight to realise that.
Here you go:
Sometimes, you just need to be more vague in what you search for.
BTW the layout is confusing for me too, and I speak the language but they offer such a great service, so...


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RANSON - An area veteran who joined the Air Force in 1980 originally intended to spend four years in the service, but he's been involved with the military since his enlistment.
Mark A. Davis enlisted on May 27, 1980, because there were limited job opportunities at the time.
"It was very hard to get a job in the late '70s, early '80s," Davis said. "I got a couple jobs here and there but nothing where they kept you, and I was basically tired of getting laid off."
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USAF Airman First Class Mark A. Davis is currently a member of the Veterans Combined Honor Guard.
Awards, plaques and achievements are all shown above at Davis' home in Ranson.
After considering several branches of the military, Davis went with the Air Force.
"The Air Force seemed like the best because I lived in New York at the time and figured after my four years were up I could go to work at an airport like Newark or LaGuardia or Kennedy," Davis said. "But when I was about to get out, the airports were laying off themselves, so I ended up staying in and having children."
Davis was stationed at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, N.Y., where he worked as a crew chief for a B-52.
"I was in charge of all the maintenance coordination on the aircraft, making sure it was ready to fly and that it was safe to fly," Davis said.
One of the most tense, memorable moments of Davis's time at Griffiss was during the Able Archer 83 military exercise that was meant to simulate a war with the U.S.S.R.
"It was pretty tense during and after that," Davis said. "Nobody really wanted to talk while we were on duty because we were so tense."
It was at Griffiss where, in 1983, Davis helped extinguish a fire in his B-52. Davis, along with other members of his crew, received the Airman's Medal for putting out the fire.
The Airman's Medal is one of the highest awards members of the Air Force can receive during peacetime.
"It was given to me by Verne Orr, who at the time was the secretary of the Air Force," Davis said. "He presented us with the heroism medals, he came from D.C. to do that."
Davis had to undergo an extensive recovery process following the fire.
"I was in recovery for at least two years," he said. "I was 120-something pounds, down from 200 pounds after everything had occurred. Pretty much took me and had me knocking on death's door."
Smoke inhalation from the fire also gave Davis esophageal cancer, which is cancer that forms in the tissues lining the esophagus.
"It went in and changed all the tissues and everything to a cancer state, and they (doctors) had to remove half my insides," Davis said. "It's gone now, but I have medical conditions from it that cause me not to be able to work. Pretty much I'm alright but I'm not alright, it's one of those deals that I survive, from day to day."
Davis remained in the Air Force until he was medically retired on Sept. 21, 1993. However, Davis still finds ways to serve the country and community.
"I do the local military funerals in the area, I'm the assistant commander," Davis said. "We fold the flag and do the 21 guns. We get dressed when the funeral home calls, it's an all volunteer thing, and no matter when it is, where it is, we show up and we give the veterans their last military rites, which they deserve prior to being put in the ground."
Davis has been involved with Martinsburg's Veterans Combined Honor Guard since 2002.
"If anybody asks, we usually do the funeral, and we've done quite a bit of them," Davis said. "I'll continue to do them until the day I'm put in the ground."
Daniel Zimmerman, one of Davis's friends, is sometimes astounded by how much Davis does to volunteer and help others.
"Knowing him and all the things he's been through, with the fire and the cancer and everything, to go through all that and to come out and still be serving, I think that's pretty incredible," Zimmerman said. "He does a lot of things for people, he just constantly gives."
Even with everything he's been through with the military, Davis cannot imagine not being involved.
"I've never been able to give up my uniform," he said. "I've never been able to get the military out of my system."
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Several lightning strikes hit the northeast area of Central Oregon on Sunday, igniting a handful of fires crews have responded to, officials said Monday,
One incident is under investigation and estimated at 200 acres. Aerial detection flights will be flown Monday, looking for any other fires that have not been located, the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center in Portland.
The weather for the next couple of days is expected to be mostly cloudy and cooler, warming up again on Thursday. Friday will bring another possibility of precipitation to Central Oregon, officials said.
Crews were working Monday on Incident 813 (McDonald Ferry), located on the John Day River near Old Oregon Trail on BLM land, which was estimated at 200 acres late Sunday night.
The Whiskey Springs Fire on the Ochoco National Forest was at 60 acres and continues to smolder in heavy dead and downed fuels from the old Hash Rock Fire. It is located a mile east of Whiskey Springs on FS Road 27 and was started by lightning on Sept. 5.
There are numerous fire-killed snags in the area, making it unsafe for firefighters to engage directly. The fire is expected to continue to smoke and occasionally flare up until the area receives rain or snow.
Crews have identified containment opportunities outside of the old fire area and are taking steps to ensure the fire remains confined to that area. 'Fire Activity Ahead' signs are posted along the 27 road as travelers approach the fire. While the 27 road remains open to the public, drivers are urged to use caution while traveling through the area.
The Sam Davis Fire on the Ochoco National Forest has burned 272 acres and is located a mile east of Toggle Meadows, south of FS Road 12, and was started by lightning on Sept,. 7.
Given the time of year and favorable weather conditions, crews are using existing roads for containment opportunities and using drip torches and burn out operations to secure established containment lines. The strategy is allowing the fire to consume accumulations of hazardous fuels and minimizes risk to firefighters.
When completed, the final perimeter is expected to be about 350 acres. While no formal closure is in place, the public is encouraged to avoid the fire area.
Meanwhile, Forest Service fuels specialists are beginning to use prescribed fire to burn about 2,600 acres on the Ochoco National Forest over the next two weeks.
The 'Zane' burning project is located about 15 miles south of Mitchell, Oregon, and two miles east of Big Summit Prairie. The goal of fire specialists is to reduce hazardous fuels and introduce fire back into the ponderosa pine ecosystem by burning between 500 and 800 acres.
Ignition was expected begin today, September 16th, and is expected to continue up to 5 days, from today through Friday, September 20th. No smoke impacts are expected on major highways, although FS Road 30 may be impacted with smoke and fire traffic.
The 'Gray Prairie' burning project is located about 12 miles northeast of Post and six miles south of Big Summit Prairie. Fire specialists intend to reduce the risk of high severity fire by reducing surface and ladder fuels on about 1,850 acres.
Once begun, ignition operations are expected to last up to five days, tentatively occurring from Sept. 21-26. No major smoke impacts are expected on highways; however, smoke may settle into the Highway 380 corridor in the evenings. FS Road 4230 will be affected with smoke and fire traffic.
If smoke drifts onto roads, motorists should slow down, turn on headlights and proceed with care. Once ignited, projects are patrolled by firefighters until they pose no further risk of escape.
Fuels specialists will follow policies outlined in the Oregon Department of Forestry smoke management plan, which governs prescribed fires, and attempts to minimize impacts to visibility and public health. For more information, visit the Ochoco/Deschutes website at www.fs.usda.gov/centraloregon
Here's a news release Monday from the Oregon Department of Forestry about a successful summer for initial-attack crews preventing more major wildfires on state-protected lands:
The Central Oregon District of the Oregon Department of Forestry has experienced several large wildfires this summer. But a little-known and perhaps more important story is the number of wildfires that could have burned thousands of acres more but did not because of aggressive initial attack by the district's firefighters and cooperating agencies that stopped their spread.
The Central Oregon District is huge. It spans 10 Oregon counties from Hood River to Burns and La Pine to Long Creek. The district's 35 permanent employees and 75 seasonal firefighters have fire protection responsibility for 2.2 million acres of forest and range lands.
The big fires that have made the news: Box Springs northeast of Prineville in early July, Grouse Mountain near John Day in early August, and the Government Flats Complex southwest of The Dalles later that same month together burned close to 24,000 acres, destroyed four homes, and cost tens of millions of dollars to contain.
But the Central Oregon District has a goal to not make the news. To accomplish this, they strive each fire season to meet an ODF statewide performance measure of suppressing at least 97 percent of detected wildfires in its jurisdiction at 10 acres or less. Communities; infrastructure, such as transmission lines; and economic concerns, such as industrial timber lands and grazing lands are high priorities for protection from fire damage. Aggressive initial attack to extinguish fires at the smallest possible size relies on having quick-mobilizing resources such as helicopters and ground-based firefighting.
The 2013 fire season started earlier than usual in Central Oregon. An early snow melt and warm temperatures in the spring quickly dried out dead plant growth remaining from 2012 and reduced the moisture content of live shrubs. The Burgess Road Fire near La Pine in early May was a clear signal that forests were ready to burn. The fire, caused by a wind storm that toppled power lines, was particularly challenging because most of the district's seasonal firefighters had not yet reported for summer work.
Prineville Assistant Unit Forester Ben Duda believes the long-standing coordination between ODF and the La Pine Rural Fire Department, federal partners, and private contractors, along with quick access to inmate fire crews, was critical for ODF to successfully stop the fire that was threatening timber and nearby homes.
"Our mutual aid can't be beat," said Duda. "Our approach to wildfires is shared by our federal and local partner agencies, and that is that everyone should be concerned about every fire."
This philosophy has resulted in a "closest-forces" strategy used throughout the district. Whenever a new fire is reported, regardless of its jurisdiction, aggressive initial attack with appropriate firefighting resources takes place seamlessly between the state, federal and local fire agencies. Whoever can get there first is dispatched to the fire.
Daily coordination of an ever-changing pool of available initial-attack resources takes place primarily through the Central Oregon and John Day Interagency Dispatch Centers in which ODF is a partner agency.
Duda recalled the Mustang Fire near Sisters as another great example of the closest-forces strategy at work.
That lightning-caused fire was reported by the Hinkle Butte Lookout at 4:30 p.m. on July 31. Initial attack started immediately, led by the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District and quickly joined by ground and aerial resources from ODF and the U.S. Forest Service.
The threat to nearby homes triggered evacuation alerts. By 6 p.m. the fire was already five acres but by 7 p.m. fire crews had stopped its growth at 10 acres. "A potentially much larger, more damaging fire was avoided," said Duda.
Duda also noted that some of the engines responding to the Mustang Fire were made available through Oregon Special Purpose Authorization "fire severity" funds. The Oregon Legislature authorized these funds specifically for extra ODF firefighting resources during extreme fire conditions that exceed the capacity of normally budgeted agency resources.
One other important piece of the Mustang Fire story is that while ODF initial attack resources were committed to the Mustang Fire, U.S. Forest Service firefighters were dispatched to suppress two other lightning fire starts on ODF jurisdiction. "We would have done the same for them," said Duda.
In The Dalles Unit of the Central Oregon District, Unit Forester David Jacobs has also endured a long fire season. With late spring temperatures reaching the 90s, his unit firefighters were already responding to fire reports, many of which were human-caused.
Extreme fire conditions persisted through the summer. Adding to the complexity of Jacob's job were the large fires burning elsewhere in the state to which some of his most experienced employees were dispatched to serve in management positions.
"Planning for initial attack is a daily exercise," said Jacobs. "We look at the weather forecast, fuel moistures, available personnel and resources, and then make decisions on how best to prepare for any fires the day brings."
Jacobs is thankful for access to single-engine air tankers and additional fire engines funded through the Legislature's Wildfire Protection Act (WPA). "When lightning storms are in the forecast we have the ability to pre-position engine crews and the tankers for immediate initial attack on new fires," said Jacobs.
Jacobs cites the Walston Fire as one of his unit's success stories. Although the lightning fire burning in brush and grass west of Dufur grew to 330 acres, it could have been thousands of acres, given the winds and quick-burning fuels.
The rain that accompanied the lightning helped, but Jacobs also points out the important role played by local landowners and ranchers who responded to the fire. Two private dozers and eight ranch pumpers joined a pre-positioned Wildfire Protection Act engine and other ODF resources in fighting the fire.
"Having the WPA engine available and access to the landowners and their firefighting resources were critical in catching the Walston Fire," said Jacobs.
In the District's John Day Unit, Unit Forestry Rob Pentzer had a real trial by fire this summer. An already experienced fire manager from Idaho, Penzter admits he was still challenged when on August 7, just three weeks into his new Oregon job, his unit was confronted with two lightning fires starting in quick succession and both threatening homes on the outskirts of the city of John Day itself.
"The Marysville Fire was in the jurisdiction of the John Day Rural Fire Department," said Pentzer. "But we immediately joined them in the initial attack because of the direct threat to dozens of homes and other structures and also the threat of the fire spreading on to land ODF is responsible for protecting." No homes were lost, but with initial attack resources stretched to the limit, the nearby Grouse Mountain Fire escaped early attempts at containment and became the District's largest fire to date.
Once an incident management team arrived to contain the Grouse Mountain Fire, its resources were available to assist the unit in initial attack on new starts. That happened on August 15 when the team participated with ODF in responding to the lightning-caused Eddington Gulch Fire located northwest of Mt. Vernon.
Two fire crews, two engines, a rappelling fire crew, two dozers, three helicopters, single-engine air tankers, and a heavy air tanker were all engaged in initial attack on the fire burning in grass, juniper, and sage. That blaze was contained at 25 acres.
As of September 6, the Central Oregon District reports it has been successful in controlling 87.5 percent of the wildfires on ODF-protected lands at 10 acres or less.
That percentage should increase as fall approaches and the potential for any more large fires diminishes.
"My goal is to keep all the fires in the Central Oregon District under our 10-acre statewide performance standard," said Central Oregon District Forester, George Ponte. "The reality is this fire season has seen extreme fire conditions and our initial attack resources cannot be everywhere all of the time. But I am proud of our fire managers, their crews, our contractors, and our cooperators for the work they do that results in most wildfires successfully contained with minimal resource damage."


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August 19, 2013
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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
April 26, 2013
More than 300 students will smile as they walk on stage May 11 at Saint Vincent College's 167th annual commencement ceremony to receive their diplomas. But no one will have a bigger smile than Christie Cyktor, a senior biochemistry major from West Newton, who actually won't walk at all. Cyktor, who has been physically challenged with Arthrogryposis, a condition which has severely weakened her joints and muscles since she was born, has smiled through that affliction all of her young life and just about any other challenge fate has thrown at her during the past four years. An electric wheelchair is her shining carriage that zips her quickly around campus. On graduation day, she will ride it up to the elevated stage via a specially constructed ramp accompanied no doubt by the enthusiastic cheers and applause of her family and friends. Very close to her family, she said her hope is that her success will be seen as a tribute to her late parents. "My older sister, Kari, my brother, Josh, my twin sister, Jennifer, and my brother-in-law, Anthony, will all be there to share the day with me," she said. Her mother, Lori, died with cancer just two weeks before her sophomore year and her father, Jeff, died of a heart attack a year later. Inspired by the loss of her mother, Cyktor started a chapter of Colleges Against Cancer on the Saint Vincent campus to raise funds to fight cancer. "I like to think that I got her fighting spirit and I try to carry that on all the time," Cyktor said. "My roommate, Caitlin Sawyer, and I started the group to do a Relay for Life on campus," she explained. "The students really enjoy it and it has been very successful in raising much needed funds for research. We have raised nearly $40,000 to date. It's definitely gone very well. I am sad to let it go but happy that it will continue in future years." She is anxious to graduate so she can begin preparing for her next challenge – pursuing graduate study toward a master's degree in forensic science at West Virginia University. She celebrated her acceptance to the competitive program when she received a letter of acceptance on April 17. "I have been interested in a career in forensic science since I was in high school," she related. "I decided to study biochemistry at Saint Vincent because I think it is fascinating to analyze hair, blood and DNA to provide evidence to solve crimes." Cyktor's high school chemistry teacher, Dana Newlin, a 2000 graduate of Saint Vincent College, encouraged her to consider studying at the Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computing at Saint Vincent. When she visited campus, she met Dr. Bruce Bethke and Dr. Matthew Fisher and sat in on a couple of chemistry classes including one taught by Dr. Jason Vohs. When the class was over, she asked for directions back to the admission office. "He personally walked me back and talked about my interest in chemistry. I immediately felt comfortable and knew that I could count on everyone to work with me. Other students have been very helpful and supportive. It has worked out very well," she said. As a biochemistry major, Cyktor spent most of her time at classes and laboratories in the Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion. "Even though construction was underway during the past several years, I didn't let a little mud, muck or rock slow me down. Saint Vincent has been great about making sure that I have a normal college experience." Her biggest challenge was designing and implementing the senior research project which Saint Vincent requires of all science majors. With funding provided by an A.J. Palumbo Student Research Grant, Cyktor titled her project, "The Inhibitory Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide and Peroxidase on Urine Analysis for Morphine," and worked under the supervision of Dr. Caryl Fish, associate professor of chemistry. "I extracted morphine from poppy seeds and I did a mock drug test on it. In the drug testing field, there are a lot of problems with people adding something to their urine to mask whatever they had taken. I tried to simulate that by designing a buffer system that would override the masking agent." "Dr. Fish, my research supervisor, and Dr. Fisher, my academic advisor, were really great," Cyktor said. "But senior research is very much on your own. I welcomed the challenge. I figured if I'm going to be in a job I'm going to have to learn how to do these things by myself. I ended up doing everything myself. I'm excited that my senior research was for the most part successful but I'm most excited that I proved to myself and everyone else that I could do it myself. It is a great, great experience, definitely gave you hands-on experience and you have to think for yourself." Cyktor spoke highly of Saint Vincent College president Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B. "I knew Br. Norman before he was president," she added. "My friends and I have maintained a close friendship with him. I go to his office and have coffee sometimes. That's really great." "I was a little anxious about Christie's ability to navigate campus because we were just getting started with construction at the Dupré Science Pavilion and I knew she wanted to major in biochemistry," Br. Norman recalled. "So, I suggested she come to campus and visit each of her class locations. There were no problems whatsoever. She and her chair are amazing. During the past four years, she has had many personal challenges but I have been impressed with her always-positive spirit. She has contributed to campus through her service project. Christie has had a fine presence here. We wish her well in her future graduate study. Everyone will miss her!" Sandy Quinlivan, associate dean of studies, has been another close ally. "Mrs. Quinlivan has been my buddy for four years," Cyktor said. "She helps me do whatever I need. I can email her about anything. Bob Baum, director of student affairs, has also been great about providing accessible housing, transportation, just about anything I need. I have been able to participate in the cotillion, bus trips, even a trip to New Orleans for the national chemistry conference." "How can you have a bad day when you are around Christie?" Quinlivan asked. "She always has a smile on her face and a positive attitude. I know that she is a young woman with unlimited potential."
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A changing-title course in contemporary human resource management. Prerequisite:
Directed Studies
A tutorial-based course used only for student-initiated proposals for
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Human Resource Management
Gives an overview of the field including international human resource
management. Focuses on developing HRM strategies and policy choices, outcomes,
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reward systems. Prerequisite: MGMT 305.
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Prerequisite: MGMT 305 or MGMT 433.
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12 Things to Watch in Sunday's Colts-Bengals Game
The Bengals are trying hang on for their first division title since 2009, and their third since 1990.
When last we met, the Colts were on the verge of public humiliation at the talons of the Arizona Cardinals. They did bounce back the next week against Tennessee, but now find themselves into a fight to the death with the Cincinnati Bengals. It's not actually a fight to the death, or really a fight of any kind, but it sounds dramatic, so we'll go with it. Anyway, here's what to watch for…
1. Watch for the vast majority of the marbles. It's silly to say that any game is for all the marbles in the regular season, but the Colts and Bengals are duking it out for control of the third seed in the AFC and a chance for more. Both teams have been inconsistent this year and posted some great wins and bad losses. The one who wins will be seen as a primary contender in the AFC (seriously) and the one that loses will have a long, hard road to the Super Bowl that will probably involve a road trip to Denver.
2. Watch the clone. Andy Dalton has become Flacco 2.0. He has spurts of fantastic play, but then looks like a complete fraud other weeks. To wit, Dalton has four games this year with a passer rating over 95. He also has four games with a passer rating under 65. When he's good, the Bengals are 3-1. When he's bad, they are 1-3. The only actual advantage the Colts have in this game is at the quarterback position. While that is the most important advantage you can have in football, Dalton can mitigate it by being "Good Andy". He's the Flacco-iest Flacco in Flaccoville.
3. Watch for The Defense. By "The Defense" I mean Robert Mathis. Mathis is about the only thing the Colts have going for them defensively. Even their good performance against the Titans was largely a mirage thanks to some terrible throws by Ryan Fitzpatrick. Mathis has more than half the Indy sacks on the season. All the other Indy pass rushers and linemen combined have just 9.5 sacks. If you wanted to make a list of all the Colts playing well on defense it would be comprised of Mathis and Cory Redding. Jean-Francois was playing well enough, but now he's hurt. So there's that.
4. Watch for the strangest Colt of all. Donald Brown's career is weird. In five seasons, he's started just 16 games despite a career average of 4.3 yards per carry. He hasn't been below 3.9 yards per carry in any season since his rookie year. Even going back to last year, fans fell in love with Vick Ballard, even though Brown was putting the same rushing numbers, but better receiving numbers. He's never been a great blocker, but ProFootballFocus numbers show he's basically identical to Ballard and Richardson in pass blocking efficiency. How many first round backs ever averaged over four yards a tote but started fewer than 20 games in five year? The answer is just four in the last 30 years. Jonathan Stewart of the Panthers is in the same boat, but you have to go back to the early '90s to find another back who was highly drafted, effective but just couldn't crack the starting lineup.
5. Watch Da'Rick. Fine. You are going to anyway so go ahead. Fans are all fired up about Da'Rick Rodgers getting playing time. My express opinion is this: if he was any good at all, he would still be on the Bills right now. I've been told that he looked great in Tennessee before behavior issues moved him along. I've heard he was a "second-round talent(!!)". I don't get excited about undrafted wideouts. Since 1980, only 15 undrafted wideouts have gone on to 1,000 yard receiving seasons. I will grant you that nine of those guys started after 2004. I get that Heyward-Bey is terrible, but to me, that should cause depression, not excitement over Rodgers. I hope I'm wrong, but I think it's far more likely that Rodgers is actually worse than DHB than an improvement. I'm much more interested in seeing LaVon Brazill get regular snaps.
6. Watch the road warriors. Tickets for this game sold out early in the week, so pay attention to how many Colts fans show up. Southern Indiana is solid Colts country, thanks in part to just how bad the Bengals have been for the better part of the last 30 years. If there was ever a road game that didn't feel like a road game, this would be the one. If not for the recent slide by the Colts, there would probably be even more fans. I personally considered heading down for the game as recently as a few weeks ago, but decided I was unwilling to spend any more money on this team this year. Other than, you know, shelling out $1,000 for my playoff ticket order. Ugh.
7. Watch the shift. The Bengals best lineman is Andrew Whitworth. Early in the Chargers' game, he moved from left tackle to guard and proceeded to dominate as the Bengals rammed the ball down San Diego's throat. Cincy has excellent tackles overall and can play three deep at the position. Against a Colts team that can't stop the run or rush the passer, they can afford to keep Whitworth inside if they choose. Or, they could move back outside if Mathis is causing too many issues. That kind of flexibility and depth is astounding.
8. Watch the wall. Michael Johnson is fairly awesome for the Bengals, especially against the run. He only has three sacks on the year, but he's an absolutely force in closing down the run game. The Bengals are very good all along the defensive front, and they have the ability drastically limit opposing runners. Donald Brown and Richardson will be banging their heads against these guys all afternoon. It's going to be incumbent upon Anthony Castonzo to win his matchup against a good run stopper if Indy hopes to get anything on the ground. And you KNOW Indy hopes to get gains on the ground!
9. Watch for the memories. Remember that classic Colts-Bengals game of the 2011 preseason? It was almost the only game Indy won all year. Oh and you know the Colts are still smarting from the 27-10 whipping the Thunder Cats put on them this past August. I know I'll never forget how Z.Robinson threw incomplete to V.Hazelton (defended by M.Harvey) with just 1:55 to play back in 2011. That sealed a huge preseason win for the Colts. Nothing compares to the immortal combination of Brandstater to White, though. Electric, baby. Absolutely. Electric.
10. Watch for the T-Shirt. It's coming.
Oh yes. It is. Imagine a number 12 on the back with Colts Authority on the nameplate. Just. In. Time. For. Christmas. Details coming soon. That reminds me to watch for Stanley Havili out of the backfield. He has an 83% catch rate and a DVOA of 8.9%. I only mention it because Trent Richardson's receiving DVOA is almost the worst in football at -26.1%. Anyway, watch for the T-shirts. They are coming soon. UPDATE: THEY ARE OUT!!!!
11. Watch the coming storm. I'm not talking about the snow and wind, though that will be interesting. No, I'm referring to the rumors that Pep Hamilton is in trouble. I'm not in love with everything Pep is doing with the offense, but to hold him accountable for the weird philosophy of his superiors is unfair. The Colts built the wrong kind of team and offense. We've been hammering that for months. Now it's not working because injuries and its natural limitations are showing and Pep is to blame? Did Pep take Bjoren Werner in the first round instead of a wideout? Did Pep sign DHB? If Indy doesn't right the ship offensively, Hamilton will take the fall, but the real blame should go up the chain.
12. Watch for the malaise. With this Colts team it's coming down to what they do well. Right now, the answer is nothing. I don't have a bad gut feeling about this game, but I just can't justify taking Indy. They can win, but for the life of me I can't imagine what they'll do well enough to do so. Bengals 28 Colts 17.


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A two-vehicle collision in Coalton sent two people to the hospital on Christmas Day.
Coalton Fire Department Chief Ernie George said a pickup truck hit an all-terrain vehicle on Broadway Avenue, in front of Coalton Elementary School, Tuesday afternoon.
Officials from the Randolph County Sheriff's Department, West Virginia State Police, Coalton Fire Department, Junior Fire Department and Randolph County EMS responded to the scene, George said.
The wreck ejected the driver of the ATV, George said.
When George arrived on the scene, the driver of the truck had crawled out of his vehicle after it rolled, broke a telephone pole and smashed a split-level fence, he said.
Following the accident, the driver of the pickup truck was airlifted to a Morgantown hospital, George said, and the driver of the ATV was transported by ambulance to Davis Memorial Hospital.
No further information about the identities of the drivers was available as of presstime Wednesday. The West Virginia Sheriff's Department is investigating the wreck and are expected to release an official report later this week.


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The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence (Paperback)
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A Horse-Crazy Girl's Separation Vacation
MOST PEOPLE will tell you they spent their adolescence feeling certain that they belonged somewhere else. In my case it's possible that my parents agreed with me. I grew up in London, the child of urbane, educated artists. I spent my childhood surrounded by paintings and music, fed the creative spirit by osmosis.
But what I wanted was horses: small hairy ones, glossy dancing ones, mud, sweat and leather. My passion was indiscriminate and all-consuming. The fact that I lived in a terraced house in the inner-city neighborhood of Hackney was a flimsy obstacle to my true path. When I turned 7, I was allowed weekly rides at a London stable, a development that only fed my hunger. From that point on, every grass verge was potential turf, every park bench a possible jump. I convinced my father to buy me grooming brushes, which, horseless, I sniffed with an addict's rapture. For my 10th birthday I persuaded my mother to fill my bedroom with hay. To her credit, she did.
My parents separated when I was 12. At some point during that strange summer of hushed conversations that stopped as soon as I entered the room, the prospect was raised that I might like to stay at a horse farm in Cornwall, on England's southwest coast. A hand-drawn leaflet promised a centuries-old farmhouse, a kids' bunkhouse, top-class riding lessons and whole days, not just hours, in the saddle.
After a six-hour drive, I arrived mute with nerves and anticipation. I didn't notice that unlike the spotless, nationally renowned stables where I had trained, this appeared to be a series of ramshackle old barns, among which loose ponies and the odd chicken strayed. I didn't care that the couple who ran it bickered like two cats trapped in a sack. I saw Mitch, and it was love.
Mitch was a small, flea-bitten, gray pony. He was described by his owners as "sharp": liable to jettison those unable to anticipate his meaner tricks. Perhaps I was just small and mean myself. Or perhaps I was so besotted that I simply chose to ignore his bad points.
Either way, a photograph from that time shows a skinny, solemn child atop her charge with the same ease with which one claims one's place on the living-room sofa.
Our relationship was swift and intense. Mitch and I rode out all day, every day; sometimes with the group—an instructor, two blasé Swedish teenagers and other horse-mad children—but we were also allowed to disappear on horseback around the sun-baked farm's several hundred acres of streams, meadows, stony paths and wilderness. For an only child from the city, supervised and scrutinized, it was unheard-of freedom.
'A group gallop along the edge of a field led to a fall, and when I stood up my thumb didn't.'
It was on my third day there that I had my first accident. An impromptu group gallop along the edge of a field led to a fall, and when I stood up my thumb didn't. The tumble was followed by a sense of panic that this would end my trip. And sure enough, a call to my mother from the hospital ended with the words: "She'll have to come home."
I simply refused. I had found my spiritual home and no broken digit was going to cut short my time there. After several frantic calls, my parents reluctantly agreed that I could stay, and even continue to ride. "Just go slowly," they warned. "No jumping or galloping."
Two days later Mitch and I were jumping straw bales, without any reins or stirrups, when I fell off and hit my head so hard I knocked myself out. I opened my eyes in a sunlit field to a sea of concerned faces. I had no idea who they were, or who I was. I still remember how oddly peaceful it was.
"My ears are pierced!" I announced, finally. Even my subconscious knew this was big news; the previous day, I had sneaked out with the others and got it done, against my father's express wishes.
The doctor came. I spent the afternoon in the bunkhouse, realizing, as my memory returned, that I would be in trouble when my parents heard about my ears. I wasn't worried about what they'd say about my riding. They were resigned to that. My father promptly sent a lengthy, considered letter wondering whether the ear piercing was a reaction to the separation. (It wasn't. I just really, really wanted pierced ears.)
They let me stay. The days stretched and blurred blissfully. I developed an appetite, wolfed bacon and eggs for breakfast, packed sandwiches for lunch on horseback. Occasionally we would park the horses outside a country pub and eat in the garden. I made friends, and sneaked out at every spare moment to tell Mitch I loved him.
I'm not sure it was reciprocated. On day seven, he scarred me for life. We had gone as a group to the beach, riding bareback into the surf. The horses pawed the water and swam with a strange, pop-legged underwater gait. Riders who fell off simply grabbed a tail and hauled themselves back aboard.
It was heaven. But at some point Mitch tired of it all. He bolted out of the water and, with forensic precision, scraped me off against a tree. My swimsuit offered scant protection. When I caught him and climbed back aboard, I couldn't see the wounds across my back, but I saw my fellow riders' faces.
"You need to go to the hospital," came the now-familiar cry. But I only had two days of riding left. I refused. I ignored my salt-stinging back and carried on.
It was the first of many visits to the farm. I eventually outgrew Mitch, but I never outgrew horses. Thirty years on, I live on my own farm with my own mismatched herd. There is hardly a time when I ride my skittish thoroughbred that I don't wonder whether horses are a form of insanity. I think my parents would concur.
The scars strafing my back are still impressive. The first time my husband saw them, I had to convince him they were the result of the fleeting whim of a small, gray pony.
I bear them with pride. To this day, I've never had a better holiday.
—Ms. Moyes is the author of nine novels, most recently, "Me Before You."


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Build Your Own Terrarium in One-Day Workshop
Sharon, Pa.—Create your own small ecosystem with little work or upkeep at Penn State Shenango's one-day terrarium workshop on Saturday, January 26, from 9 to 11:00 a.m. in Great Hall of Sharon Hall on Vine Avenue in downtown Sharon, PA.
You don't have to have a green thumb to build, maintain and enjoy a bit of the outdoors with your new terrarium. The plants will sustain themselves with minimal care and may be placed in any indirectly lit space in your home or office for a calming indoor natural world.
Terrariums come in all shapes and sizes depending on your glassware. There are a multitude of ideas and possibilities for terrarium themes, such as desert terrariums planted with succulents in sandy soil, or forest style terrariums planted with ferns and mosses with branches scattered about.
If you are interested in learning more about the vast possibilities of creating terrariums and making one of your own, the two-hour workshop is $30, which includes all terrarium materials.
All proceeds from this workshop will benefit the Penn State Shenango Earth Fest, to be held on April 13, 2013. To register, go to www.shenango.psu.edu under "Announcements" and click Terrarium Registration Form. Class size is limited to 15 people.
Alternative prints of this publication are available. To request a copy, please contact Liz Izenas at 724-983-2906 or via email at email@example.com. Thank you.


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Eating out one girl of each race.
John ate out Keisha, Hot Legs, Sandy, Ling Ling, and Maria - John is tasting the rainbow.
بواسطة 'Bow Taster أكتوبر/تشرين الأوّل 28, 2010
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Filling up a vagina with skittles and eating them out
Skittles are 2 for 1 at Wawa. Looks like I'll be tasting the rainbow all week!
بواسطة J. Grizz مايو/أيار 3, 2011
When 7 men of different colors ejaculate into one's mouth.
Achmed, LeShaun, Jose, Ching-Ming, Eric, and Chief Running-Horse all came into Vanessa's mouth. She really enjoyed tasting the rainbow.
بواسطة A Mexican Midget نوفمبر/تشرين الثّاني 8, 2011
The first time a person (usually a woman) engages in an extremely homosexual act (usually carpet munching).
Dude, did you hear about Emily?
Yeah man, I heard she and Sha-Nay-Nay got drunk at that party and tried tasting the rainbow.
Yeah man, I heard she and Sha-Nay-Nay got drunk at that party and tried tasting the rainbow.
بواسطة B_Dizzle إبريل/نَيْسان 11, 2006
When a "straight" dude sucks a gay's weasel.
Yo man, my boy meek peaced out early last night, he was busy tasting the rainbow.
بواسطة Von Meek يناير/كانون الثّاني 23, 2009
When a one person sleeps with an asian, black, white, and hispanic in one night
that guy walked in the room with four girls with different races he must be Tasting the Rainbow
بواسطة aslan49 سبتمبر/أيلول 9, 2010


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Country and Western Alliance 2009?
A certain wag who worked on this newspaper some years back used to have great fun at the expense of aspirants for jobs and promotions that appeared "on the board". His favourite witticism was to tell one or other of the hopefuls: "Your name is being linked to the job – people are saying 'Joe Bloggs hasn't a chance of getting that one'." Oh the cruelty of it! But it was very funny and the victim usually laughed as well.
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MARTINSBURG - Even if you know the story of "The Frog Prince," Joe Santoro, owner and puppeteer for Wonderment Puppet Theater, says he has an unusual and energetic take on the classic fairytale.
The story of "The Frog Prince" is about a spoiled princess, Princess Gwendolyn, who does not listen to her father and has a rather nasty attitude. While playing with a golden ball that she stole from her father's treasury, she accidentally throws the ball down a well in the garden.
At that point a frog - well actually a prince that has been turned into a frog by an wicked wizard-jumps out of the well and greets Princess Gwendolyn with a "Helloooooo, baby!" The princess asks the frog to retrieve her ball that fell down the well, and the frog replies yes, but only if she lets him eat from her table, sleep at the foot of her bed and give him a BIG kiss. The princess is not happy about the frog's proposition, but goes along in order to get the ball back.
Santoro says there is a lot of movement on stage. He believes in order to keep the plot moving, there should be less dialogue and more action. With a sly grin and a twinkle in his eye, Santoro says to "expect the unexpected" with his production.
Through a lot of multitasking, he uses lights and sound to add drama to the show while simultaneously manipulating the puppets. The audience will see a chase scene put to the music of 'The Cancan,' says Santoro.
Santoro, who teaches art at Hedgesville Elementary School, uses his artistic talent to make all of his own puppets and scenes. He uses vivid color and glitter to draw the audiences' eyes to various puppets and scenes. They are made from many different mediums, but Santoro says he uses mostly foam, yarn, glitter and hot glue - lots of hot glue. They are one-of-a-kind originals that can't be seen anywhere else.
There are many different types of puppets ranging from the marionette style puppet - the one with strings - to large body puppets that are usually seen during the celebration of Carnival. Santoro says he prefers to use stick puppets. While they can't pick something up like a hand puppet can, they are more fun and easier to manipulate because he can easily turn them in 360-degree directions.
Santoro says puppetry has been around for centuries, but gained most of its notoriety through political satire in England. He says puppetry is an art form that has been lost.
"There are only 41 puppet theaters in the United States and this is one," Santoro says, "and this is the only one in West Virginia."
Santoro adds that puppetry is a wonderful and intimate form of expression. He says it isn't just for children - it's for adults, too. "Puppets are for everybody," he says.


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Team One must keep the peace when a broken, volatile man goes to dangerous extremes to set things right with his ex-wife and his estranged daughter.
A gunpoint abduction at a doctor's office puts Team One on a collision course with a desperate felon as his bleeding son's life rests in Sam's hands.
Team One is on the trail of the notorious Business Card Bandit only to discover the shocking truth about the robber's identity.
A mysterious video puts the Team on a collision course with a dangerous ring of truck thieves and a gifted computer hacker's audacious plan to save the girl he loves.
On the trail of a serial killer, Team One must convince a haunted, frightened man to reveal his darkest secret to save the life of an innocent woman.
Team One confronts a man desperate to keep the promise he made to his deaf nephew… by protecting the only place the boy has ever felt safe.
Parker must stop a remorseful Criminal Intelligence Agent from risking everything to save the life of her young confidential informant.
Team One must stop a man cursed with a perfect memory from unleashing a deadly weapon on the city streets.
An armoured car robbery pits Team One against an elite group of ex-soldiers who will stop at nothing to create a new life for themselves.
A vigilante cop's quest for justice puts the lives of both Parker and Ed's sons in danger.
A tragic shooting on a city ferry forces Ed to confront his deepest fears – and threatens to tear Team One apart.
In part one of the series finale, Team One faces it's most chilling adversary yet: a brilliant serial bomber who takes an entire city hostage.
In the dramatic conclusion to the series, the members of Team One put their lives on the line to save the city from a nightmare of radioactive bombs and a damaged, sadistic adversary.
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Google is adding forum topics as deep links for some search results. These can occur for your traditional message boards or even answers sites.
Google says that the deep links will occur for sites that appear to have a large number of discussions on a given topic.
Check out this search for "laptop fan noise" and notice the forum deep links under the Yahoo! Answers result:
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Greeley police have determined that a man who showed up at north Colorado Medical Center on Thursday with a gunshot wound accidentally shot himself.
Sgt. Susan West, spokeswoman for Greeley police, said Raymond Garcia, 31, suffered a gunshot wound on Thursday and originally told police he was struggling with another person for the gun went it went off. West said Garcia gave police a false name, and officers ultimately discovered he has several active warrants.
West said after interviewing witnesses, officers determined Garcia accidentally shot himself during a dispute with his girlfriend at an apartment in the 1100 block of 13th Avenue.
According to Weld County records, there are three active warrants for Garcia's arrest, one for possession of a Schedule II substance and another for violating a protection order.
Garcia underwent surgery and is expected to recover. West said Garcia will be arrested when he is released from the hospital.


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The promotion to the Southern premiership was decided on Saturday via the play off between Bath LC the winners of the West Division 1 and Croydon LC East Winners. Bath came out winners 10 to 9 in a game that ebbed and flowed. Full report on Bath's web site
www.bathlacrosse.com the game was watched by Mike Carey, mentioned in an earlier blog, Mike gets the staples removed and the skin stitched up this week, and he is hoping to get to the Annapolis Lacrosse camp in the summer for some light training. Croydon now have the right to challenge the 9th placed team in the premiership (Hillcroft LC) for the right to replace them.
The pictures are from the playoff game