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May 29, 1942 – March 4, 2013
James C. Donahue's courage and sense of daring would take him to the Vietnam War as a member of the Green Berets and when the war was over, back again twice on top-secret missions in search of missing prisoners of war.
He was a recipient of the second highest honor the Army can bestow on a soldier, the Silver Star, and three Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart and two Air Medals.
Mr. Donahue died Monday in his home in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., after a two-year "courageous battle with cancer," according to his son, Michael. He was 70.
As a civilian devoted to improving the image of Vietnam Veterans, he organized an annual 100-mile run through Death Valley that began with a 3,000-foot parachute jump into the wasteland. Each day participants ran for 15 miles until the race was completed.
The purpose of the race was to prove that veterans from the unpopular war could finish what they set out to do. First started in 1983, the race continued for 13 years.
After completing his studies at the University at Buffalo, which included a master's degree in social sciences, he was hired in the early 1970s to head the City of Buffalo's Absentee Control Unit. In that role, he uncovered no-show jobs and corruption.
He later advanced to a post with the U.S. Labor Department as the assistant state director for veterans employment in Buffalo. He retired in December 2002 and moved to Florida.
"My dad had been shot in the head twice. He was surrounded by Viet Cong and dressed his own wounds and continued fighting the enemy until he passed out and was medevaced," Michael Donahue said.
Because of those head wounds, he suffered severe headaches, especially during severe winters in Buffalo, which, the son said, "necessitated his move to Florida."
As a boy, Mr. Donahue often spent his afternoons at the Butler-Mitchell Boys Club on the West Side, honing his athletic abilities in the boxing ring, on the basketball court and playing tennis. After graduating in 1960 from Grover Cleveland High School, he joined the Marine Corps at 17 and ended up at Guantanamo Bay during the fiercely tense Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
After completing his hitch with the Marines, Mr. Donahue enlisted in the Army and volunteered for Special Forces, serving with the 6th and 7th Special Forces Groups at Fort Bragg, N.C., and with the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam.
In 1987, he wrote a book, "No Greater Love," which was later retitled "Blackjack 34," and won praise from the Freedom Foundation, which awarded it the George Washington Honor Medal. His war experiences also provided him material for two other books, "Mobile Guerilla Force," and "Blackjack 33."
He was selected by AMVETS as the Outstanding Civil Servant in the nation in 1983 and received the "Silver Helmet Award."
In 1976, he was honored as one of seven Vietnam War veterans in the country who made "truly significant contributions to their communities since returning from the war." The award was bestowed by No Greater Love organization.
Mr. Donahue also served in the New York National Guard, where he attained the rank of major.
He was credited with coming up with the idea of building a version of "The Wall," the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., on Buffalo's waterfront and once the project gained support, he stepped aside, loved ones said.
In addition to his wife, Sandi, and son, Mr. Donahue is survived by a daughter, Sarah Hanson; a brother, Mark; and a half brother, John.
A celebration of life is planned Saturday in The Chapel at Crosspoint, Amherst. Details are still being arranged.
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Is Mobile like Computing in the 1990′s
Some words were exchanged on the internet this weekend about whether Android and iOS market share and whether Android is analogous to Microsoft in the personal computing revolution of the '90′s(ish). I tend to think not, but first to clarify a few things:
Points were made & points were missed as Fred Wilson posted a follow up to an earlier post where he recommended devs program for Android as it will be the dominant share & he supported this with Comscore numbers that showed iOS stagnant in the marketplace, interpreted by Business Insider as being "dead in the water" based on the same info. John Gruber posted at Daring Fireball and Marco Arment posted at Marco.org that, generally speaking, the iOS platform is larger than the iPhone as the iPod touch and the iPad weren't represented in the numbers and that the iOS platform is more profitable to developers to boot.
Without having read through hundreds of responses to posts such as these, I think that there are a few things to clarify on this subject. Each of the above are right in their own way.
- Fred Wilson has stated before that he is looking predominately at always-on, always-connected and always-with-you devices. iPod touches & iPads are not 100% in all three of these categories, so he sees them as not relevant for a business that is using mobile to target customers in a time-sensitive, geographically relevant way. The key here is that mobile is an extension of a larger business opportunity but is really only relevant when it leverages all the power of the mobile network as well as the device.
- From the other side of things, Gruber and Arment are looking at the platforms from the perspective of small or independent developers who are looking to profit directly from an app they have developed or a service that supports the app. At this point not only does the more expansive interpretation of iOS devices become important, but so does the relatively frictionless iOS store experience both from the perspective of the consumer and the dev.
Moving beyond that, is Android like Windows in the 90′s? It has been argued that it benefits from a wider range of hardware & carriers leading to a similar commoditization that happened with computers in the early to mid-90′s. iOS is said to be on the high end of the spectrum in terms of hardware price, services (due to more constrained availability through carrier contracts) and even app pricing. So Apple is doomed to play a minority role at best or, at worst, slide into irrelevance and wither away.
I don't believe that things will play out in the same way as the adoption of computing did two decades ago and here are a few reasons why:
- People bought computers and then figured out what to do with them. People are clearer about what they want from a smartphone than they were when they bought their first computers. Email, address books, social networks, internet search, news, weather, reference all have prior expectations for the next generation of smartphone adopters & platforms must live up to or exceed that baseline. None of these existed in any real form when people were buying computers in the early '90s and most still didn't have the kinks worked out at the end of that decade.
- Early personal computers did not really replace anything except possibly a typewriter. Note that I didn't even touch on music, photos and video, the handling of which have their own expectations as defined by other devices, whether owned by the smartphone shopper or by a close friend/relative. Purchasers of smartphones may be replacing standalone devices—iPod, camera, video camera—as well as their 'feature phone' and will judge devices on a wide set of parameters as a result.
- Compatibility is not the issue it once was. It used to matter if a disk from one computer would be readable when inserted into another, be it a friend's or on your desk at work/home. Files are generally cross-platform compatible and physical networking and exchange of files is the exception rather than the rule. This breaks a huge tie to any specific brand or platform. Note, though, that there is a huge iTunes ecosystem that perpetuates loyalty to that platform and those roots grow deeper and stronger with each passing year and million devices sold.
- Computing had little or no ecosystem. I almost didn't include this as it seems to live with bullet one above, but I think it's important enough to stand alone. Even if people knew what they wanted the computer for (like keep track of recipes or do their bookkeeping & taxes) there was not a solid ecosystem to support it. Modern ecosystems assure compatibility and standardisation, afford broad exposure and consumer ratings & reviews as well as a payment system and direct revenue stream for developers. Some will say that Microsoft ruled because of a stronger or more diverse ecosystem but I feel that it was mostly a perceived benefit rather than a real one and certainly pales in comparison to the expectations of today. Mobile hardware may or may not be judged on the viability of its ecosystem, but the standards have definitely changed since the '90s.
This is obviously a deep vein to mine & I look forward to exploring it with consumers. Overall I tend to side more with Gruber & Arment insofar as the short term money for independents is much more likely to come from iOS and the overall mobile computing experience will continue to be shaped by non-phone devices in addition to those sold by carriers. While I definitely understand the Android as most penetrated smartPHONE platform, I disagree that this is analogous to the PC wars of the 1990′s and think that it is an erroneous reason to choose a platform as a basis for development.

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S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis will speak at Sun City Carolina Lakes at 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, as part of his Safe, Smart & Secure financial forums around the state this week.
Loftis' ongoing financial-literacy tour focuses on fraudprevention techniques.
Loftis said in a press release the forums are designed to inform the public about ways to protect themselves against financial fraud and identity theft.
Is a potential county smoking ordinance an infringement on personal rights? For at least a few county residents, that answer was yes at Lancaster County Council's Monday, Sept. 10, meeting.
About an hour before council voted to approve second reading of an ordinance to prohibit smoking in enclosed public places, several people voiced concerns the ordinance amounts to government intrusion.
Controlling dangerous and mismanaged animals was a main focal point of Lancaster City Council's Tuesday, July 24, meeting.
City Administrator Helen Sowell said the city has received an increased number of animal complaints in recent months and has met with officials to revisit related ordinances and practices.
Back in 1992, the city eliminated its Humane Control Department and opted to mirror Lancaster County's existing ordinance and rely on the county's enforcement of animal control.
Reece Murphy
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – A unique golf cart built by an Indian Land company lived up to its reputation for speed with a mind-blowing, record-setting run Saturday, July 7.
The Spirit of Lancaster County, South Carolina, also known as Tee Time, successfully completed a 98.06-mph, 7.4826-second eighth-of-a-mile (660 feet) run at the Mooresville, N.C., Dragway – fast enough to set a solid bar for the Guinness Book of World Records' Fastest Electric Golf Cart.
The county's planning department has found a new director, albeit temporarily.
Penelope Karagounis, one of two planning employees left at the department, will serve as interim director. The move came only days after former county planning director Chris Karres was fired by county officials.
Karres' last day on the job was June 22.
After two years of debate and a multitude of ordinances, prospective businesses received the green light this week to apply for commercial property rezonings in the Panhandle.
Lancaster County Council voted 3-2 at its meeting Monday, June 25, to remove a rezoning moratorium in Indian Land.
Councilmen Larry McCullough and Jack Estridge dissented, while Councilwomen Kathy Sistare and Charlene McGriff were not present.
KERSHAW – Employee pay raises and a minor tax hike are part of the town of Kershaw's budget for 2012-13.
Town Council unanimously passed final reading of the $3.31 million budget at a special meeting Thursday, June 14.
The new fiscal year begins July 1.
Kershaw town residents will face a property tax millage rate of 72.1 mills – a 3.1 percent increase from the existing 69.9 rate. That equates to an increase of $1.70 in the yearly taxes on a $100,000 owner-occupied home.
More financial support for Hope on the Hill and the Olde Presbyterian Church has been built into the city of Lancaster's 2012-13 budget.
The inclusion came during a discussion of the budget at City Council's meeting Tuesday, June 12.
Councilwoman Sara Eddins began the talks by listing some of her concerns with the initial draft of the budget. City support for Hope on the Hill and the historic church highlighted Eddin's budget punch list.
The city of Lancaster's district lines could look different next year.
Wayne Gilbert of the S.C. Budget and Control Board spoke at City Council's meeting Tuesday, June 12, about redistricting and the options available to the city.
Gilbert, who works in the Budget and Control Board's office of research and statistics, shared data that's based on 2010 Census numbers.
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Monster Jam takes over Citrus Bowl this weekend
Crowd of 60,000 expected to pack stadium
The Florida Citrus Bowl is expected to be packed Saturday night -- all for Monster Jam.
Monster Jam is a show filled with speed, noise, high-flying stunts and monster trucks.
"When you come to Monster Jam, you won't see the same thing again and again," said driver Ryan Anderson.
A crowd of 60,000 fans are expected to fill the Citrus Bowl, and that means big business for central Florida.
"The fan following down here is second to none. People love to smell the engine and hear the power of it," said driver Bari Mussawir.
Gravedigger is considered the mother of all monster trucks. It has a huge fan base, and its driver is Anderson's father, a monster truck legend, Dennis Anderson.
"I don't want to follow in his footsteps," said Anderson. "I want to have my own following."
Racing and driving the big trucks is the family's life and passion.
"When you get into a place with 60,000 people screaming and going crazy because of what you are doing, you can't even explain it," said Ryan Anderson.
This is Mussawir's first show in Orlando, his hometown for the past nine years. He has been hooked on monster trucks since he was 6.
"You're a kid and you see these trucks with the huge tires and you're in awe," said Mussawir. "Then you see it jump 30 feet in the air and think, 'Oh, my gosh, what are they going to do next?'"
Monster Jam is loud, so anyone planning on going should bring earplugs.
Tickets start at $15 but will increase to $20 Saturday.
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The area of skin on either side of the nutsack, in between the balls and the thigh and not quite far back enough to be the taint.
Go ahead and rub my groint.
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The sound a person makes when they accidentally inhaled an item.
Oh this packet of potato chips tastes so good i'm going to eat it from the bag with my face... *GROINT!* OH JESUS!!!
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The sound one makes while somehow through some mysterious error snorts something up ones nose accidentaly.
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6 Habits of Highly Annoying Public Speakers
Watching public speaking -- at a corporate seminar, a presentation, a high school assembly -- is more often than not a miserable experience. Part of the problem is that a lot of what's being presented is bullshit, which already doesn't bode well, but lots of speakers make it even worse by trying to glaze the bullshit with decorative cake frosting and sprinkles, so to speak. They'll dress up a five-minute talk on the most obvious and meaningless statements about sexual harassment with annoying gimmicks and tricks to the point where everyone leaves the seminar determined to sexually harass somebody, just out of spite.
Here's a couple of their worst habits:
Blaming the Audience for a Lack of Enthusiasm
I think a lot of us have run into a guy like this at some time in our lives. Now what can we see here, other than that stock photo minorities are apparently very vindictive people?
Well, the most annoying thing, beyond being nagged to do something you don't really want to do, is that the speaker is basically blaming you, the audience, for not being enthusiastic about something as stupid as his initial greeting, or maybe a catchphrase he wants you to repeat later, or maybe some opinion you're supposed to get excited about.
Well, that's his job. He's supposed to get you excited by making the subject matter exciting, not by guilting you into pretending to be excited. Does the pizza delivery guy have the balls to lecture you about not paying him for the pizza when he hasn't brought you any pizza? Does he tell you that good customers pay money? Does he act disappointed in how little you care about the pizza he didn't bring?
It's even slimier when a speaker equates lack of volume with the audience not caring deeply enough about the subject -- especially when the subject is some morally good cause. "That's it? That's all I get when I talk about building houses for the poor?" or "Come on, don't you care about Darfur a little more than that?" You could be giving a thousand dollars a month and passing out flyers all over your campus, but apparently because you don't yell loudly enough at a speech, you don't REALLY care.
Sometimes the speaker means well and naturally shouts about anything he cares about, and is just mistakenly projecting his extroverted personality onto everyone else, but sometimes the speaker is deliberately hoping to redirect well-intentioned audience guilt about a good cause toward cheers for himself. In which case maybe those vindictive minorities above aren't too far off.
Forced Acrostics and Other Useless Mnemonics
An acrostic is that piece of shit I made above. It's different from an acronym, I guess, in the sense that saying the whole thing in order doesn't have to make sense, and you can have sentences. Every motivational book or speaker has to have one, and the famous ones are "good" in the sense that they're easy to understand and you can remember what they stand for.
Unfortunately, that means that every high school speaker and bush league pastor thinks that using them is the key to success.
As you can see, when you have to force your points to begin with the letters of whatever cutesy word you come up with, like "SMART" above, you'll end up with convoluted phrases like I've got, or you'll be digging in a thesaurus and coming up with obscure, hard-to-remember synonyms for the word you really wanted. It completely defeats the purpose of the acrostic in making your points easy to remember.
Another variant on the same thing is "the 4 E's" or something similar, where you make every point begin with the same letter. This really forces the thesaurus usage.
In this case, it would probably be easier to just make people memorize those three sentences than to make them try to remember the weird, barely used word you came up with, and then figure out what that word was supposed to mean.
Seriously, if you can't think of a clever, compact way to make people remember your points, just pass out a goddamned outline. The printing press has been around for over 600 years, maybe make some use of it.
Forced Audience Participation
All that said, I want you to memorize the acronym for Forced Audience Participation (FAP) because it's very apt. FAP is basically a speaker getting his rocks off by having the audience do things that he can fool himself into believing are a sign of how interested they are in his fascinating speech.
For example, there's a kind of bad habit going around where the audience has a printed outline of the speech, and at certain points, the speaker asks them to stop and circle a key word. Sometimes this makes sense, I guess, if you're introducing a new term like the 180 degree rule, or if the word is central to all the points you're making. ("Quentin Tarantino goes in a lot of exciting directions in his films but it all comes back to his foot fetish. I want you to circle 'foot fetish.' We're going to come back to that a lot.")
"Just like Tarantino does."
Of course, all this depends on a grasp of what words are vital and recurring in your speech, and you know what? Most people with that skill know how to emphasize those words without making people circle them on a piece of paper. So most of the people using this trick have no idea what words would be appropriate to circle. I have seen speakers tell me to circle words like "the" and "and" in a desperate last-ditch effort to feel like the audience is listening to something they are saying.
And it's very self-gratifying when you give an order and everyone obediently scritch-scratches with their pencils. It's easy to fool yourself into thinking, "Well, that particular 'and' I asked them to circle must have been a very important 'and' indeed." But if that's not enough, you might make them repeat key words or phrases out loud, which is annoying in the same sense as forcing a louder "good morning" out of people is annoying.
But if you still can't get an erection after making people dutifully circle and repeat things, you can make them really pretend they're into it by dragging volunteers up to the front of the room and having them participate in stupid skits. You can give them goofy props, to make it funny. Just don't give them anything sharp.


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It was a successful regular season but a disappointing playoffs.
Making the playoffs while devastated by injuries=epic success.
Losing terribly in the playoffs while healthy and full of talent=disappointment.
I dunno
I thought they had a mediocre season considering they played like studs after the Olympics and just squeaked into the 5 hole seed
Thought they had momentum and in stride entering playoffs
Just wasnt enough left in the tank ..
Gunna be a down year or two once in a while , it just happens


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Hoard's Dairyman article: We may switch from huthces to calf barn
We may switch from hutches to calf barn
by Dr. Sheila McGuirk and Ken Nordlund
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin
I have a small herd with 70 cows and 50 to 70 head of young stock. The most calves I ever have on milk are 12.
Currently, I am raising them in hutches on a 60- by 60-foot gravel pad. In summer, I put a shade cloth up to help keep them cool. I have been thinking about doing something different . . . a little less labor intensive to be specific. The shade cloth is extremely challenging and becoming too much work to put up each spring.
I am thinking about putting up a small calf barn, but I am not sure where to look for the designs. I thought maybe you had seen a lot of different structures and could tell me what works best.
I have always heard that calf hutches are the best way to raise calves, but I've reached a point where I would like to change what I am doing. I would like to keep it small, simple, and accessible for a skid loader. I still would raise calves in separate pens, and I want to make sure the building would be as comfortable as possible throughout the year. I have some ideas of my own but thought I would see if I could get some input from someone who has seen different buildings.~MARYLAND
Calf hutches have many positive aspects, but they require excellent management for best calf health, and the seasonal challenges of extreme heat or cold often trigger the desire to look for other housing options. As you move forward with plans for a calf barn, think about keeping some hutches. Being able to completely empty, clean, disinfect, and rest your new calf barn once each year gives you a significant opportunity to improve calf health and performance by lowering the population of resident organisms in the building.
We don't know of a single-style calf barn that works for everyone, so we have chosen to answer your question by providing a list of our priorities for the calf barn. We'll keep in mind your goals of having a barn that is small and simple, has individual pens, is skid-loader accessible, and provides year-round comfort for calves and workers.
• With a maximum of 12 calves on milk at any one time, consider a one-row, naturally ventilated barn.
• It is very likely that a supplemental, positive-pressure ventilation system will be needed to bring outside air directly into individual calf pens to reduce exposure to aerosolized bacteria and viruses in the pen environment. You can find specific recommendations by clicking on "Recommendations for naturally ventilated calf barns" at this website: http://svmweb.vetmed.wisc.edu/dms/fapm/fapmtools/calves.htm.
• Have 10 percent more calf pens than the number of calves at maximum occupancy. In your case, you will need 13 or 14 individual calf pens.
• Individual pens should be 28 square feet, such as 4 by 7 feet, or larger.
• Put solid panels between calf pens that have extensions on the front of the pen to prevent calf-to- calf contact.
• Keep the front and back of individual pens as open as possible.
• For the floor surface, consider deep gravel or concrete. A gravel base of 10 to 15 inches with tile at the bottom allows fluids to drain quickly down and out of the barn. You can remove a thin layer of the pea gravel and replace it when the pens are cleaned after each use. One of the primary benefits of the gravel base is that a similar dry bed can be achieved with about half the quantity of straw compared to a concrete floor. We don't recommend sand as a base as opposed to gravel. Straw seems to get mixed with the sand, creating an unsatisfactory surface.
Concrete floors are necessary if you are considering in-floor heat. The concrete floor should slope away from the feeding area of the calf pen to a gutter behind the rear of the pen.
• For temperatures lower than 55°, make sure calves are bedded in straw that has enough depth and loft to completely cover the legs when the calf is lying down. You can consider other bedding types when barn temperature is within the thermoneutral zone (55 to 75°). In general, the finer the bedding, the more likely that the bedding retains manure and urine and, therefore, the faster bacteria counts build up in the bedding.
• Have alley widths that provide access to the skid loader in front (feeding access) and in back (waste removal) of the pens. Dump all refused feed (liquid and solid) and water into a container on the skid loader and remove them from the calf barn.
We hope that this list of priorities is helpful as you plan your new calf barn.


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"Fair Food" lecture provides a roadmap to healthy food
Dr. Oran Hesterman, a national leader in sustainable agriculture and food systems, will discuss his book "FAIR FOOD: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All," on Monday, March 18, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This presentation is free and open to the public.
"Fair Food" is a guide to changing not only what we eat, but how food is grown, packaged, delivered, and sold. Hesterman's menu for change offers the audience questions to ask at farmers' markets, tools for starting buy-fresh/buy-local campaigns, advice for forming buyer's clubs that purchase food directly from farmers and fishermen, and guidance about which legislation to support at the local, state, and federal levels.
Hesterman served as program director for Food Systems at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for more than fifteen years, and he has made significant contributions to the funding of healthy food and farming through his leadership of the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders group.
This presentation is part of the Penn State Berks Arts and Lecture series. For more information, contact the Office of Campus Life at 610-396-6076.


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Cheapskate Ricketts Holding Cubs Back
Jake Peavy's not a Cub yet and now it appears Ricketts is keeping the Cubs from signing Orlando Hudson.
It's amazing that a player of this caliber remains unsigned, but lining
up are the Cubs, White Sox, and Dodgers. A few Cubs organizational
people really want Hudson, but the impending transfer of ownership from
the Chicago Tribune to Tom Ricketts may hinder GM Jim Hendry's ability to do anything until it's complete.
Just kidding about the headline of course, but I do hope no one took the Cubs aren't going to be affected by the Tribune's bankruptcy case to heart. The article also includes some quotes from Rich Hill.
In other news, it seems I was off about Henry Blanco being displeased about his playing time, that is if you are to believe Carrie Muskat.
Blanco was the perfect teammate. He was a terrific mentor to Geovany
Soto, who gave the veteran much of the credit for his success after he
won the 2008 National League Rookie of the Year Award. Blanco also
didn't complain about his limited playing time. One reason for the
switch is because Bako gives the Cubs another left-handed bat. The
team's other backup-catcher option is Koyie Hill, a switch-hitter, who
is back after suffering a horrific hand injury.
A good time to point out this nugget that Cubnut uncovered.
Paul Bako's lifetime batting line against RHP: 2015 PA's, .240 / .317 / .321 / 638 OPS
Henry Blanco's lifetime batting line against RHP: 1708 PA's, .222 / .281 / .352 / 633 OPS
Off topic but
TCR's favorite aging grunge rocker is back at his dogged support of the Cubs, this time at Cubs Fantasy Camp 2009.
The second video is noticeably better, as EdVed sings with fellow old, drunk white guys. Highlights include "Yellow Cub-marine", Eddie getting groped, and a "Fuck the White Sox" for good measure.
P.S. Sorry if this is 3/44.
P.P.S. 1st!
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Perhaps this has already been posted. IF so, my apologies.
Its still too funny not to post again.
Re: Cheapskate Ricketts Holding Cubs Back
Repost, but always damn funny. "Corey Patterson, that fucking guy"
Re: Cheapskate Ricketts Holding Cubs Back
I personally don't think Hudson is worth 8-10 mil per year...if we are going to spend money on anybody it should be to get Peavy. Theriot/Font are good young cheap options. Please don't get Hudson go get Peavy! Marshall, Hart, Cashner, Castillo (we are eating their contract there is no need to add Vitters). Do it...ask Peavy to change his option year to a mutual offer to guarantee him to come to a championship caliber team!
Re: Union to Blame for List
anybody pick up on the fact that Orza probably didn't work at the testing facility?
Re: Cheapskate Ricketts Holding Cubs Back
just curious, anyone know when they seized the evidence from this testing facility?
Not specific day but the original SI piece says April 04
The seizure took place in April 2004 as part of the government's investigation into 10 major league players linked to the BALCO scandal
Re: Cheapskate Ricketts Holding Cubs Back
Yahoo write up on the cubs off season moves. Nothing earth shattering here but just their take on it. They make it sound like MacPhail robbed Hendry on the Hill/Pie moves
Re: Cheapskate Ricketts Holding Cubs Back
I stumbled across a funny comment in that regard from Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun:
Is it just me, or has it gotten to the point where Cubs general manager
Jim Hendry has told Andy MacPhail to just take whatever he needs and
leave the key under the mat?
Re: Cheapskate Ricketts Holding Cubs Back
I usually avoid reading the "Comments" section of any post, its usually filled with morons and people who just like to argue. Except at TCR and Deadspin. Deadspin has some humorous, topical comments in there that make me laugh at least twice a day.
Re: Pirates fans take exception to my post
We went 14-4 against them last year! What the hell else do we have to do to earn bragging rights? It's damn near impossible to do better than that against a division rival.
Plus, they're bad, but they're not Nationals bad.
Re: Pirates fans take exception to my post
Complaining because 9 of the 15 games will be at Wrigley. They could play all 15 games at PNC (lovely park by the way) and I'd still be willing to put money on the Cubs winning 10 of them.
Also Rob, you're new found love for the F word has apparently given TCR a bit of a "wild child" reputation around the blog parts.
Re: Pirates fans take exception to my post
Did they forget to talk about the other half of the games that generally involved the Cubs scoring double digit number of runs. I remember back to back games of putting up 13 runs on the Pirates.
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"(child link caution, foul language at the site)"
Best part of the whole post.
But really, if you can't make fun of the Pirates, who in the Central Division can you make fun of?
I wonder if visitors unfamiliar with TCR miss some of the irony in the voice of most of the posts, too.
Re: Pirates fans take exception to my post
it's whiny...but hell, picking on even a misguided PIT fan is like beating up a guy who's already been beat down.
props to any pitt fan left who's got passion. they've received one hell of a nice ballpark and very little since the past many years.
Re: Pirates fans take exception to my post
Child link caution?
That kind of caveat lector bullshit is lame.
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"That kind of caveat lector bullshit is lame."
Is he a relative of Hannibal Lector? Otherwise, I think you were looking for the term caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). Sorry for nitpicking -- I liked the your use of the term but just wanted to get it right. :)
Re: Pirates fans take exception to my post
Well, nope, Ryno was right. Caveat lector -- "let the reader beware". Which is fitting, of course, since it was about reading an article.
Sorry for nitpicking but I wanted you to get it right. :)
Re: Pirates fans take exception to my post
That's what I get for not really knowing my latin. Thanks for the correction. I'll go away now....
Re: Pirates fans take exception to my post
"But last time I looked the Pirates either won or lost by two runs or less in half the games played last year and one of the other games Matt Morris held them to four earned runs in seven innings."
I know this is kind of late but I find this hysterical. Haha seriously I'm chuckling still 5 minutes after reading it. Who measures games based on losing by 2 runs or less? I would say a win by 3 runs is just barely considered a close game, and anything beyond that becomes an easy win.
Also he uses how "lowly" the Pirates WERE. What the hell does he think has changed since last year? Did you go back in time and not let your best young players go?
So he is essentially saying "I don't know why they are talking so much shit, we only got our asses kicked in half the games. We kept a few close and even won a couple! Look for the Bucs to only lose two games to the Cubs by more than 9 runs this year. This franchise is really starting to turn around."
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I know who USED to use this criteria as a measurement of success: Jack Brickhouse, in the halcyon days of the mid - late '70s when the Cubs regularly had their lunches handed to them.
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curry would is striking the hell outta people on MLB Network, btw...fun stuff.
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I was at the bar the night Eddie did karoake. It was surreal...
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Curt Schilling always full of opinions:
"I'd be all for the 104 positives being named, and the game moving on if that is at all possible," former Boston ace Curt Schilling wrote on his blog Sunday.
"In my opinion, if you don't do that, then the other 600-700 players are going to be guilty by association, forever," he wrote. "It appears that not only was it 104, but three of the greatest of our, or any, generation appear to be on top of this list."
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Record of the year...
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actually if Nick Cave's Dig Lazurus, Dig!!! didn't win then it's all academic to begin with.
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Has anyone tried out 2k's new MLB Front Office? Just wondering how it plays and other things before I purchase.
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LOU PINIELLA has a life coach.
Pitchers and catchers to report Friday; first workout Saturday
from Carrie Muskat's article today (http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2...)
This may finally be Piniella's team. Only seven players remain from the 2007 Opening Day roster -- Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly, Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee, Ryan Theriot and Alfonso Soriano
And of those seven, Lou had a hand in either signing or extending the contracts of five. Number six is former Cubs prospect Ryan Theriot who was handpicked for the starting SS job by Piniella. Which leaves only Derrek Lee who got a new five year contract while Dusty Baker was manager as the odd man on the team.
Given the recent emphasis on getting more left handed and the fact that right handed starting first basemen are the exception while lefties are the rule, I'm guessing DLee would be gone as well if it weren't for that no-trade contract he has.
Re: DLee
Do we know Dunn would be terrible at 1B? Yes, he's terrible in the outfield, but Teixeira or DLee would be too. I don't know Dunn's 1B stats (and don't have time to look them up), but I think there's a chance he'd be considerably better than in the OF.
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Lee has also played 165.4 innings for every error he's committed.
Dunn has played 59.4 innings for every error at first. That's 2.78 times as many errors per inning as Lee has committed.
Dunn could get better with more playing time though.
But we're not even looking at Lee's range or ability to react to hard drives down the line and in the hole or over his head.
In the last 5 years, Dunn's OPS+ numbers have been: 146, 141, 114, 136, 129.
Lee's have been: 117, 174, 113, 131, and 110.
That means in 2005 Lee was a far better hitter than Dunn, in 2006 and and 2007 Dunn was just barely better, but in 2008 and 2004 Dunn was 19 and 29 points better, respectively.
Dunn's younger by 4 years, but according to those OPS numbers, it's hard to say that either one is on the decline just yet. They're both big guys, but Dunn is bigger and heavier. Could that mean Lee will age better?
I'll take my chances with Lee for now. He's probably not going to hit 40 homeruns any time soon, but besides that, Dunn has only a slight advantage in OBP and comes up short in everything else.
Aurilia Off The Board
According to Ken Rosenthal at Fox Sports, Aurilia back to the Giants. Whew!
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I'll go away now...
Asta-hay la Ista-vay, Aby-bay.
Oops, pig latin. Sorry.
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"Oops, pig latin. Sorry."
Spanish pig latin, no less. This is getting really silly. Start spring training, already!
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Meh, I messed that up. Mets are in.
Cards and Giants can still tie though.
Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.


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IOWA CITY, Iowa - Longtime fans who flipped on Penn State's game Saturday night probably did a double-take.
We all did.
Were it not for those unmistakable white uniforms - and even those are different with the names on the jerseys - the Nittany Lions would not have been recognized as they pummeled Iowa, 38-14, before 70,585 shocked and subdued fans at Kinnick Stadium.
This clearly is not our dad's Nittany Lion football team but with respect to even our dad's Nittany Lion football team, Bill O'Brien's brand of football is not only unique to Penn State but to the Big Ten as well.
"It's as well as they've played this year, I thought," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. "They had it going tonight."
No one can argue that, and fortunately for the Big Ten, the Lions are ineligible for the conference title game, because this much is clear: They're the best team in the league right now.
Ohio State, fortunate to survive Purdue in a game effort after the Buckeyes lost starting quarterback Braxton Miller, will have something to say about it Saturday in the Ineligible Bowl at Beaver Stadium, but no other team has been nearly as dominant as the Lions.
"We have a very, very difficult challenge ahead with one of the best teams in the country," O'Brien said. "We'll go back to the drawing board."
They'll do so hearing a buzz that has engulfed Penn State and the college football world.
"I think the guys have gotten better each week," O'Brien said.
Known throughout the Joe Paterno era as a program built around defense, special teams and conservative offense, O'Brien has brought a wildly-entertaining style of an up-tempo pace filled with chance-taking innovation while the defense has been aggressive and opportunistic.
The combination has far exceeded expectations, particularly after the 0-2 start in which even the most diehard of Penn State fans were staring hard at a long four years through the NCAA sanctions.
While most in the media predicted a Nittany Lion victory here, almost no one could foresee a blowout, in a hostile night atmosphere, against Ferentz, a 10-year nemesis.
Least of all Ferentz, who said afterward, "I thought we'd have a tight ballgame."
But even with turning the ball over on downs at the Iowa 30 early in the game and later fumbling in the end zone early in the third quarter, Penn State was never threatened.
"I know when I look at the films, I'll say we can play better," O'Brien said.
Penn State has been fortunate for many years to enjoy one of the most passionate followings in sports. And yet, almost as many as the six-figure crowds that regularly filled Beaver Stadium have taken their turn calling the Nittany Lion Hotline show over the years to plead with Paterno to throw to the tight end.
That's no longer an issue as Kyle Carter is an emerging star and the position caught eight passes in the first half alone and 11 for the game.
The frantic pace O'Brien has brought has also worn down and kept defenses on their heels during the Lions' five-game winning streak and 3-0 start to conference play. Penn State ran 99 offensive plays against Northwestern two weeks ago and rung up another 50 in the first half and 90 for the game Saturday.
And the way this staff has developed Matt McGloin, the Big Ten's best passer, has been nothing short of remarkable. Consider: McGloin's touchdown-interception ratio on the season is now 14-2 while he climbs up the career passing charts despite being a part-time starter for the previous two years.
"Though seven games," O'Brien said, "I don't think you can say enough about Matt. I'm proud of him."
The same can be said about the entire team - OK, the special teams still have some work to do - and from the way the Lions bounced up the Kinnick Stadium tunnel, wearing ear-to-ear grins, it's clear this is a program, despite the sanctions, feeling good about itself.
And one that has bought into O'Brien and his largely new coaching staff.
"I believe when you play football at Penn State, you have a helluva lot to play for - a thousand lettermen, a tradition and a student body," O'Brien said. "I believe we have a lot to play for and a lot to coach for."
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MySpace has banned 90,000 sexual predators from its social networking web site, and has turned the names over to two different attorneys general offices, company officials recently announced.
The total number of 90,000 is twice as many as MySpace officials believed it had removed in 2008, with North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal leading the charge.
"Almost 100,000 convicted sex offenders mixing with children on MySpace -- shown by our subpoena -- is absolutely appalling and totally unacceptable," Blumenthal said in a statement issued to the press. "For every one of them, there may be hundreds of others using false names and ages."
MySpace competitor Facebook, which is the No. 1 social networking web site in the world, have a combined 280 million users -- and the U.S. government wants both sites to do a better job of protecting children and teenagers from sexual predators.
Last year, both companies agreed to work with lawmakers to create security standards to help protect young people from online predators, after parents and politicians said the sites weren't doing enough.
"We've been working productively with Attorney General Blumenthal's office for more than three years on these issues," Facebook chief privacy officer Chris Kelly said in a published statement. "They recently let us know that they are planning to send an updated subpoena."
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on October 29, 2012 - 7:26 AM
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Bank fees for checking accounts, overdrafts and ATMs continue to go up year after year, but there are still plenty of ways to avoid them.
Average monthly fees for maintaining a checking account, the average charge for using an ATM and the average overdraft fee all rose in the first half of 2012, after a slight dip in the latter part of last year, according to MoneyRates.com.
Minimum balances also rose, and only 45 percent of banks still offer free checking accounts without minimum balance requirements, according to MoneyRates and Bankrate.com.
"Consumers need to be on the alert," said Richard Barrington, senior financial analyst for MoneyRates.com. "This is the most comprehensive rising fee trend we've seen in one of our checking account surveys, which means it is likely to affect more people than ever."
Consumers can still get around those annoying fees if they understand the complex rules of their accounts – such as using only their own bank's ATMs – and bank accordingly. That includes monitoring their account to see what may be happening.
"This doesn't just matter when you are shopping for a checking account," Barrington said. "You need to watch for new fees popping up in your existing accounts."
So what should consumers do?
• Know the basic terms of your account, including the minimum balance required. Monitor your account and stay above that minimum to avoid monthly fees. If you can't, find a different account or bank.
• Stick to your own bank's ATM machines as much as possible. If you have to use another bank's ATM, such as when you're traveling, find the cheapest alternative. Be aware of how much your own bank may charge you, and look for the warning on the other bank's ATM about how much that bank will charge you. And plan your ATM trips to minimize the number of times you have to go.
• Keep track of the timing of your deposits and withdrawals. Make sure you always have enough in your account to cover checks and electronic transactions.
• Opt-out of your bank's overdraft or "bounce" protection program if it just offers to cover any overdraft but charges you a high fee or series of fees. Instead, find out if your bank allows you to link your checking account to a savings account, credit card or line of credit. Usually, the transfer fee is significantly less and you just have to repay the "loan" and any interest.
• If you're still not happy, shop around and compare the options. Consider a small community bank or a credit union.
However, the banks certainly don't make it easy. Consumers have to wade through disclosure documents and account agreements that average 69 pages in length and can reach 150 pages, with dozens of fees and confusing terms buried in the fine print, according to a recent report by Pew Charitable Trust. Pew also criticized banks for not providing consumers with a clear summary of important fee information or giving them a clear picture of overdraft options.
"Consumers should be able to comparison shop," said Cora Hume, project manager for Pew's Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project. "Right now, it's difficult to do because of the length of the disclosures."
Banks also restrict consumers' options for handling disputes. And if consumers want to switch to a different bank or to a credit union – as nearly one-fifth of all consumers with checking accounts considered earlier this year – they might be deterred by a combination of bank policies and the headache of transferring automatic payments, according to Consumers Union.
A study early this year by J.D. Power & Associates found that about 10 percent of customers changed banks in the past year, up from 8.7 percent in 2011 and 7.7 percent in 2010. The biggest reason cited was fees.
"Unfair bank practices and rising fees are prompting more and more consumers to consider voting with their feet and taking their money to another bank or credit union," said Suzanne Martindale, staff attorney at Consumers Union. "But many consumers don't follow through because moving your money takes a lot of time and money, and some bank policies make it harder than it should be."
Originally intended as deterrents for bad behavior and mistakes, bank fees have become a massive source of revenue for financial institutions, which have come to rely on the steady stream of income as a counterweight to more fickle income from interest on loans.
Banks are even quick to tout to Wall Street how much of their revenue comes from "noninterest income," which includes not only deposit service charges and penalties, but also fees and commissions for selling insurance, annuities, stocks, bonds, money management and other products. The higher the fee revenue, the better a bank's revenues look to investors. Last year, banks reaped $29.5 billion in overdraft fees alone, according to research firm Moebs Services.
Banks say the fees are necessary to cover their own costs of providing the services, such as servicing a checking account or maintaining a vast network of ATM machines. A report by Javelin Strategy & Research said maintaining an account costs a bank as much as $400 a year.
But bank fees also are among the biggest annoyances and irritants for consumers, who feel nickel-and-dimed whenever they try to do anything with their own money. And critics often question just how high the fees really need to be.
What's not in doubt is the growth of fees. Inded, Pew found that banks on average levy 26 additional fees on top of the 12 most common charges, with fees ranging from 10 cents to $125.
According to MoneyRates' semi-annual Bank Fee Survey, only 35 percent of checking accounts have no monthly service fee, down from over 38 percent last year.
Only 34 percent of traditional banks offered accounts with no monthly fee, while more than two-thirds of online banks did so. And among traditional banks, 46 percent of smaller banks, with less than $5 billion in deposits, offered free accounts, versus 21 percent of big banks with more than $25 bilion in deposits.
Bankrate's own survey found that 72 percent of the nation's 50 largest credit unions offered free checking, although that's down from 76 percent last year.
The average minimum balance to avoid a monthly fee at banks soared by more than $850, with noninterest accounts requiring $585 and interest checking requiring a whopping $5,587, the two rival surveys said. At the largest credit unions, the minimums ranged from $100 to $750.
Bankrate found that 30 percent of credit unions and 29 percent of banks don't charge ATM fees if a customer uses another institution's ATM. But they will charge a non-customer for using their machines. Credit unions commonly charge $2 and average $2.08, while banks commonly charge $3 but average $2.40.
And overdraft fees jumped for the second straight quarter, to an average of $29.83, MoneyRates said. Specifically, credit unions charge an average of $26.65 for the first overdraft, while banks charge $30.83 on average, according to Bankrate, which said the most common bank overdraft fee is $35.
Meanwhile, Consumer Federation of America surveyed the 14 largest banks in May, examining their overdraft fees and practices. The median fee was $35, but two banks charge $37.
Several banks charge tiered fees based on the number of overdrafts in the past 12 months or the size of the overdraft. And banks have instituted complex new rules governing when the fee kicks in, how many fees they can charge and over how many days. Total fees can reach $370 in one day at one large bank. Consumer advocates even accuse the banks of reordering checks and withdrawals to maximize fees.
New federal regulations now prohibit banks from covering consumers' overdrafts and charging a fee unless the consumers have specifically "opted in" to permit the practice, particularly at an ATM or a store's checkout counter. But the rules are confusing to people, and many banks aggressively sought to solicit such permission.
And more fees are likely coming, as banks start charging for things that have been free in the past – such as paper statements – or come up with new products and services that they convince consumers to pay for.
•90 Percent of checking accounts in New York that have monthly fees.
•$12 Median monthly fee for accounts without free checking.
•$5,000 Median minimum balance needed to waive a monthly fee.
•49 Median number of pages in bank account disclosure documents.
•$35 Median overdraft penalty fee.
Source: Pew Charitable Trust
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on December 19, 2012 - 10:10 PM
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More than 100 red bows were affixed to 6-foot-tall tree Wednesday in the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library, allowing local family members to commemorate the lives of their loved ones cut short by homicide.
Those remembered included 46 people murdered in Buffalo this year, victims of homicides in Buffalo from previous years, and the 27 victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that occurred Friday in Newtown, Conn.
"The reason I keep doing it is because I think that it's important for people who have endured the loss of a friend or family member to know that they're not alone, and that there are other people who care about their loss," said Karla Thomas, who organized the ninth annual gathering.
"I believe that with the Newtown tragedy, so many people who have endured losses this year, the whole nation, everybody is devastated by that," Thomas said.
She also mentioned the higher number of homicides in Buffalo compared with last year.
Erie County Legislature Chairman Betty Jean Grant placed a bow on the tree in honor of her husband's niece, Shatina Grant, who was 15 when she was found murdered July 11, 2008, on Koons Avenue.
"They didn't find [out] who did it. It's been four years, and it's still a cold case right now," Grant said.
"I can sympathize with those mothers in Newtown, Connecticut," she added. "To lose a child … who is supposed to outlive you, it's just so heartbreaking."
Patricia Bozeman, a retired auto plant worker, honored four family members who were victims of homicide, including her mother, sister and brother.
"I will soon be 64 years old," she said. "I'm the first one in my family to get anywhere near 40 [years old]. My mother was killed in 1960. They found her body in a house in Detroit, Michigan. We were living in Alabama, and to this day we don't know where she's buried, because we were kids at the time. "Then my sister was killed in 1977. My first cousin shot her. In 1980, my brother's girlfriend shot him in the stomach and killed him. In 1981, my brother and another guy were gambling and [the guy] shot and killed him, and burned up his body," she said.
"I just thank God that I am able to stand and carry on."
Retired Buffalo Public School teacher Eva Doyle paid homage to a former student of hers who was murdered by a boyfriend.
"Thank you, Miss Thomas, for doing this for our community, because it means so much to the families and to the community, in general," said Doyle. "As a former kindergarten teacher and Head Start teacher, my heart really ached because those [young victims] were just babies.
"I remember when I was a kindergarten teacher, I would have to hold in my arms some of the children when they came to school at the beginning of the year because they didn't want to leave their parents. … Oh, I could not imagine the horror that occurred on that day in Connecticut when those babies were killed."
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If there was a soundtrack for your life, what would it be?
Tina Hadden's would probably be "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult. Disregard the meaning of not fearing inevitable death; just focus on the title.
Hadden, the regulatory chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District, spends time getting cursed out by some people, threatened by others and even convincing a staff member that she's not intimidating.
The first female engineer of the Charleston District commands authority by nature. She speaks the loudest in the room and has the credentials to be respected. She and her staff can walk onto your property and tell you what you can and cannot do with it.
Justifiably so, that doesn't always sit well with people.
"I never make anyone happy," Hadden said. "No one ever says, 'Thank you for being here.'"
About five years ago, an ex-district colonel asked her to write an article about what it means to be a regulator. "Why would so many people love a job that requires you to be hated by half the population and tolerated by the other half, and never loved by anyone?" Hadden read from her response.
"You have to be an expert on everything from wetlands to navigation to cultural resources to air quality to aesthetics to contaminated sediments to endangered species, etc., etc., etc. It's not an easy job, and it's very stressful."
But, the reaper – er, Hadden – loves it. She calls her relationship with the stacks of binders filled with evolving regulations "sick."
"I will sit there and read volumes and volumes of regulations," Hadden said. She's fascinated by science, laws and the daily struggles to protect both the interests of developers and the environment.
Regulators within the Army Corps of Engineers walk the tightrope of protecting our nation's waters while providing fair and balanced permit decisions. Building a house? You need a permit. Expanding your business? Get a permit.
Regulators visit prospective sites of individuals or businesses who submit an application. The regulator reviews the site, conducting a jurisdictional determination to figure out if a wetland is affected. Rarely do applications get denied, Hadden said. Instead, they're often modified to minimize wetland detriment, while still providing a viable solution for the application's original purpose.
"I always tell people who come to work for me: 'If you have a desire to be liked, don't take this job,'" Hadden said. "It's something that's needed for our nation, but the general public is not happy that we're going to work on their personal property and tell them, 'No you can't do that.'"
Hadden added that people have pulled guns on regulators, and a man working on a bulldozer once tried to run over a regulator.
Why should you care about wetlands? The Lowcountry's unofficial mascot, the oyster, probably wouldn't be able to visit every neighborhood's annual roast every weekend like it does now.
And, residentially, if a neighbor fills in a wetland that you share, your home becomes a prime target for flooding.
Hadden said the latter example is usually enough for people to recognize the regulatory program's importance. Hadden has been working in regulatory in the Charleston district since graduating from the University of South Carolina about 30 years ago.
She was the first female engineer of the district. Army Corps employees begin their employment by visiting other offices within their respective district's coverage area. Hadden's final stop along the South Carolina trail was in regulatory.
"I immediately loved it. The typical engineer is introverted and I'm not. I'm a major people person," she said. "I really like dealing with people."
Even people that curse at her?
"I still like dealing with people," she maintained, laughing. "I would much rather do that than work on my computer."
The average person burns about 50 calories just sitting in a chair. Hadden's number is probably five times that amount. Her self-prescribed Type A personality includes plenty of hand movements, crossing and uncrossing her legs and waving her arms.
Lt. Col. Ed Chamberlayne laughed when he heard Hadden's name. "She's dynamic," he said, smiling.
Glenn Jeffries, chief of corporate communications, said, "You'll know why the colonel laughed so much after you meet her."
Hadden's stress reliever after she clocks out for the day isn't a punching bag or a pillow to muffle screams of frustration.
No, she knits.
The woman who people yell at from 9-5 is known around the office for her knitting skills. Chamberlayne's right – dynamic, for sure.
But, what's not out of context from Hadden's natural demeanor was how she got started with the hobby popular among women twice her age in rocking chairs. A co-worker was persistent that she try knitting, even after Hadden repeatedly turned her down.
Another co-worker overheard the two's converation and said, "Tina doesn't have the patience."
"That was it. I left work that day and bought yarn and needles," she said. "Then, I became addicted."
Hadden even has a group of friends referred to as "knitsibs" who meet weekly to knit together. She's made shawls, sweaters, hats, blankets, gloves and socks.
That's one terrifying reaper.
At about 2 p.m. every weekday, most work environments hit a lull. Five o'clock seems centuries away.
But, at the Charleston district, a brisk walk through the halls defied that. By the elevator, one woman hugged another in an apparent reunion. Jeffries enthusiastically navigated the Corps' website seeking clarifications of regulatory vocabulary and sipping ginger ale. Chamberlayne poked his head in her office, jokingly reading a newspaper article as if for the first time in front of the writer.
And, Hadden was Hadden. No lulls. Ever.
"This is my motto: I may have the right to remain silent, but I don't have the ability," she said.
She's always been as boisterous, too. Perhaps it's because she's a Gamecock cornered by Tigers.
It's like Thanksgiving with the Corps – a family-like atmosphere. Turn on the football game and fetch some stretchy pants.
Hadden has a literal family feel to the workplace. As a wide-eyed 22-year-old in her first full-time job, she met her husband. It wasn't on a blind date or anything romantic that might come to mind.
When Hadden rolled back in her chair, and the gentleman behind her rolled back in his chair, they smacked chair backs into each other. The Romeo responsible for invading the two feet of clearance between the two and providing startling jolts to Hadden's back was Jimmy Hadden.
They got married and now have a daughter named Cameron.
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LISBON - Columbiana County commissioners are seeking another round of state funding that will result in the repair of 15 more residential septic systems.
Commissioners voted last week to the give county Health Commissioner Wes Vins authorization to apply for $154,000 in grant money through the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund to repair failing residential septic systems.
Vins said they anticipate being able to repair up to 15 septic systems in 2013 with the money, which will be used to cover 85 percent of the cost, with the property owner required to pay the rest. Households at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level (currently $46,100 in wages for a family of four) are eligible to apply.
He said the health department will work from a list of known malfunctioning septic systems and ask those property owners if they are interested in applying, which would make sense for them to do so rather than risk being cited.
"We're not solving the problem if we prosecute anyone, but this process helps solve the problem," Vins said.
The program was first begun in 2009, when commissioners received $236,000 in federal stimulus money to repair failing septic systems. The money was used by the health department to repair 31 systems. Last year, the county applied for and received $160,000 through the state to repair another 17 septic systems, all but two of which are completed.
The health department contracts with local septic installers to make the repairs.
The county is expected to be only one of 18 applicants to receive state funding for next year, "so we're very pleased with that," Vins said.
As in the past, the Community Action Agency will determine income eligibility of applicants, a service it provides to the health department for free.
"Not only does this benefit the resident but all of those residents who live downstream or downwind," Vins said of the program.
Vins said those with malfunctioning septic systems and who qualify may want to apply because the state is again considering changing the rules for new and replacement septic systems, which could drive up costs significantly. A similar plan about five years ago was scaled back because of opposition from state and local officials, and Vins said they are lobbying against any draconian changes again this time.


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Airing on Dateline NBC Wednesday, Jane Pauley talks with Stone Phillips about her public and private life and her diagnosis with bipolar disorder.
Dr. Ken Duckworth, NAMI medical director, has been a consultant to the production team of Dateline NBC and has assisted them with their research in understanding bipolar disorder. He has also given advice to ensure accurate information and messaging has been achieved.
Jane Pauley is one of the most recognizable newswomen in America today and has been with NBC for over 27 years. She was also a correspondent on NBC's Today Show for 13 years. Her many awards include Broadcaster of the Year from the International Radio and Television Society (1986) and multiple Emmy Awards. She is married to "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau.
Pauley's autobiographical book, "Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue", now available in bookstores, covers her three weeks in the hospital for treatment for bipolar disorder as well as her three decades in television.
Her talk show, The Jane Pauley Show, premiered on Monday, August 30.
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Dr. Robert Zemsky joined the Friends of Lesley to discuss "Higher Education Reform."
The second gathering of Lesley University's Leadership Council welcomed acclaimed higher education analyst Robert Zemsky, founding director of the University of Pennsylvania's Institute of Research on Higher Education.
The Lesley University Leadership Council is a group of influential alumni and public-spirited leaders in the Greater Boston area and beyond that assist the university in defining its strategic direction and fulfilling its mission. Following group sessions, Lesley University President Joseph B. Moore discussed college affordability, particularly among the middle class, as among the major issues facing regional private universities like Lesley.
"Ours is the sector that, more than any, must address the affordability issue. The only way to compete is to reconsider the resources our students have to spend – in both time and money – to learn and earn credits to earn a degree," said Moore. "It is this sector that will develop the most interesting and robust three-year degree options, the vertical integration of undergraduate and graduate programs; and the inclusion of internships in every program and major that links theory and practice."
In introducing Zemsky, Moore described the University of Pennsylvania Professor's research and writing as unique in that he "has studied educational reform movements and understands the difference between the vacuous political language of reform and actual change."
In his talk, Zemsky began with comparing higher education to health care, in that it is a third-party payer system, with the federal government paying $113 billion through Pell grants and Stafford loans. He asked the group to consider that college was "affordable" – as evidenced by people still attending college despite the costs. But, he said, "it has become obscenely expensive."
"We really ought to focus on the expensiveness of education, rather than the affordability, though the two are obviously related," Zemsky said. "What does matter is that our costs have gone up – we ought to be talking about operating costs not prices."
Zemsky's long tenure at the University of Pennsylvania has included positions as the university's chief planning officer, and he served for twenty years as the founding director of the university's Institute for Research on Higher Education, one of the country's major public policy centers specializing in educational research and analysis. In his research, Professor Zemsky pioneered the use of market analyses for higher education.
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The Norwegian Atlantic Current in the Lofoten basin inferred from hydrological and tracer data (129I) and its interaction with the Norwegian Coastal Current
(American Geophysical Union, 2004-01-14)
From three hydrological sections taken across the Lofoten Basin in May 2000, we estimated geostrophic transports of 7.2 Sv (Sverdrup = 106 m³ s-¹) for the Norwegian Atlantic Current (NAC) and its division between northern ...
Interannual controls on Weddell Sea surface water fCO2 during the autumn–winter transition phase
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The fugacity of carbon dioxide (fCO2) of the surface waters of the Weddell Sea along the prime meridian has been described for the austral autumn in 1996 and 1998. For individual years, fCO2 has a strong linear relationship ...
Evaluation of ocean carbon cycle models with data-based metrics
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New radiocarbon and chlorofluorocarbon-11 data from the World Ocean Circulation Experiment are used to assess a suite of 19 ocean carbon cycle models. We use the distributions and inventories of these tracers as quantitative ...
On the dynamics of two efficient malaria vectors of the Afrotropical region: Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis
(The University of Bergen, 2013-08-19)
Weather and climate are only some of the factors influencing the dynamics of malaria. With the ongoing debate on the consequences of climate change, there is a need for models which are designed to address these questions. ...
Monitoring the Norwegian Atlantic slope current using a single moored current meter
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Monitoring the Atlantic inflow (AI) of warm and saline water into the Nordic Seas (Norwegian, Greenland and Iceland Seas) is of great importance becauce of its impact on climate and ecology in Northern Europe and Arctic. ...
Norwegian farmers' diaries used for quality control and calibration of early instrumental observations, and for temperature reconstructions
(The University of Bergen, 2008-06-10)
The sensitivity of the present day Atlantic meriodinal overturning circulation to freshwater forcing
(American Geophysical Union, 2003-09-09)
Mounting evidence indicates that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) was strongly reduced during cold climate episodes in the past, possible due to freshwater influx from glacial melting. It is also ...
Mixing of the Storfjorden overflow (Svalbard Archipelago) inferred from denstity overturns
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Observations were made of the dense overflow from Storfjorden from a survey conducted at closely spaced stations in August 2002. The field data set consists of conventional conductivity-temperature-depth profiles and ...
On the Nordic Seas' role in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
(The University of Bergen, 2007-06-27)
In the present climate, the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation (THC) plays a fundamental role in the global transport of heat at high latitudes. The response of the North Atlantic Ocean-Nordic Seas THC to surface ...
Reconstruction of former glacier equilibrium-line altitudes based on proglacial sites: an evaluation of approaches and selection of sites
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Various approaches are used to record variations in glacier activity and equilibrium-line altitudes (ELAs) based on proglacial sites (lacustrine and terrestrial). These approaches are based on a conceptual model of ...


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quote: That's why you have the right to bear arms, you know.
quote: Banning guns probably won't work in a country such as the U.S.A, but here if you ask most Australian's they're actually very happy with the decision.
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"She finally decided, 'f––– it. I'm going to do what I want to do and I don't care what people think," a friend of Perry tells PEOPLE. "Her hair is an outward statement of her freedom."
The source says that Perry, 29, feels that her relationships with Russell Brand and John Mayer have been toxic.
"Katy will not let romance derail her life right now," says the source, who adds that Perry has not responded to recent texts and calls from Mayer.
"She is happy being single. I don't see her getting into another relationship for a very long time. Why would she? She has a fantastic career, a ton of friends and is generally happy with things. She thinks that a relationship will complicate things right now."
Instead of looking for love, Perry is busy focusing on her career – and spending long days getting ready for a world tour that begins on May 8.
"She's looking for something showstopping [for her tour]," says the friend. "Something that will grab the attention of everyone. She can't focus on that if she's dating someone. Right now, she needs to have a one-track mind, and it can't be about a boyfriend."
"Katy has always been a romantic," continues the source, "but she knows that it doesn't all have to happen immediately. She doesn't need to have the prince on the white horse now. She'll wait, and take care of herself in the meantime."
And part of that waiting may include more fashion statements.
"She's so thrilled about the hair," says the friend. "She loves how it came out. This is the time in her life where she can do whatever she wants. Today, it's green hair. Tomorrow, it may be purple. No one is going to tell her 'No.' "


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The Stetson women's tennis team (3-3) dropped their second consecutive match on Monday afternoon, losing to Pennsylvania (6-2) by a score of 6-1 at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center.
In doubles, Penn took the first two matches to secure the point and gain a 1-0 lead. The duo of freshman Andrea Crespo and senior Sara Lazarevic were defeated by Sol Eskenazi and Sony Latycheva by a score of 8-1. Junior Diana Bukajeva and senior Jen Miller lost their match to Stephanie Do and Alex Ion by a score of 8-2 to give the Quakers the point.
Freshman Eveline Lepinay and junior Lindsey Cable were leading their doubles match 4-1 against Jules Rodin and Jaime Yapp-Shing before the match was stopped due to Penn winning the first two.
In singles, Penn was able to take five out of the six matches on the day. At the number two singles position, Crespo lost her match, falling to Do by a score of 6-1, 6-2. Cable then dropped her match, falling to Latycheva 7-5, 6-0. The Quakers then secured the victory when Eskenazi defeated Lazarevic 6-1, 6-3.
Miller got Stetson on the board with her 6-2, 6-1 victory over Ion at number five singles. At number six singles, Lepinay was defeated by Katherine Jania, 6-4, 6-4. The final match of the day went to a third set tiebreak, with Yapp-Shing defeating senior Clarke Tatje 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (11).
Stetson heads on the road this week, taking a Spring Break trip to California for a pair of matches. The Hatters play Cal State Fullerton on March 7 at 5:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. PT) and Cal State Northridge at 4:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. PT).
Match Notes: Stetson plays one more Ivy League opponent this season (Harvard 3/19) ... Stetson last lost consecutive non-conference matches in 2009.


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Crash also won for Original Screenplay and Film Editing.
Meanwhile, Brokeback Mountain, which went into the night with a leading eight nominations, won for Best Director for Ang Lee, Adapted Screenplay and Original Score.
In his acceptance speech, Lee thanked Annie Proulx, who wrote the short story that the movie was based on, and said he made the film for his father, who passed away shortly before Lee starting filming Brokeback.
Reese Witherspoon and Philip Seymour Hoffman, who both went into the show highly favored, won for Best Actress and Best Actor respectively. They each played real-life people in their films; singer-songwriter June Carter Cash in Walk the Line and author Truman Capote in the biopic Capote.
Witherspoon thanked costar Joaquin Phoenix who "put his heart and soul into the performance" playing Johnny Cash and also thanked "my wonderful husband (Ryan Phillippe) and two children – who should be going to bed."
During his speech, Hoffman said, "I'm overwhelmed. I'm really overwhelmed." He then encouraged people to congratulate his mother, who accompanied him to the show. "She brought up four kids alone and she deserves congratulations for that."
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"All right, so I'm not winning Director," joked Clooney, who was also nominated in the director and screenplay categories for Good Night, and Good Luck. He is the first person in Oscar history to get a nod for acting in one movie and directing another.
Upon accepting his award, Clooney said that "Oscar winner" now will always be attached to his name, along with "Sexiest Man Alive 1997."
First-time Oscar winner Weisz thanked her "luminous acting partner" Ralph Fiennes, as well as writer John le Carre, who wrote the "unflinching and angry" story about "people willing to risk their own lives to fight injustice."
Crowd favorite March of the Penguins won for Documentary, and its French filmmakers all carried fake stuffed penguins onstage to accept the award.
Before any awards were handed out, Hollywood's biggest night kicked off with a homage to past Oscar hosts, including Billy Crystal, Chris Rock, David Letterman, Whoopi Goldberg, and Steve Martin who all made brief appearances – and each declined invitations to host this year.
The actual host, Jon Stewart (who woke up in a dream sequence next to Halle Berry – and then Clooney) began the evening by poking fun at his own big-screen career – most notably his role as "the fourth male lead in Death to Smoochy." He also joked that singer Bjork, who once famously wore a swan dress to the awards show, couldn't make it because "she was trying on her Oscar dress and Dick Cheney shot her."
In the technical categories, King Kong took home Oscars for Visual Effects and Sound Mixing as well as Sound Editing, an award presented by Alias star Jennifer Garner, who tripped on her way to the podium then joked, "I do my own stunts."
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Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, was named the best Animated Feature, while Six Shooter won in the Short Film (Live Action) category.
In the music category, Hustle & Flow's "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," won for Original Song. The enthusiastic, and nearly unintelligible, acceptance speech by members of Three 6 Mafia was one of the highlights of the show.
Legendary director Robert Altman, who has been nominated for seven Oscars but has never won one, was presented with an honorary Oscar by veteran actresses Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin, who star in his upcoming Prairie Home Companion.
Altman compared making films to building a sandcastle at the beach. You build it, then "watch the tide come in and the ocean just takes it away, but that sandcastle lives in your mind."


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For summer 2012 we are, for the first time, offering over night Student Orientation programs to all students who have been accepted to Philander Smith College.
New Student Orientation Sessions (Students must attend both days of the session)
**Session 4 Orientation (July 27-28) is mandatory for Transfer and Non-traditional students.
It is MANDATORY for all students, including residential, non-residential, transfer and non-traditional students to attend one of these sessions. Please register for your dates at www.philandersmithadmissions.com or call the Admissions Office at 501-370-5221. We recommend that you register early. If you have any questions about these dates, please feel free to contact the Office of Admissions.
Accommodations during orientation will be available on campus for the student and up to 2 family members for a fee of $50.00 per person. This fee includes two lunches and one continental breakfast. You will need to bring your own bed linens (extra long, twin-size beds), towels and toiletries. Due to limited space, we recommend you register early.
Students MUST have final official transcripts and shot records submitted to the Office of Recruitment & Admissions by August 1, 2012 or they will not be able to move into the dorms or attend classes. We also strongly encourage students to have their FAFSA completed by this date.
Anyone who has less than 19 in any category on the ACT or less than 470 in SAT CR or less than 500 in SAT MATH MUST take the COMPASS Test. You may take this test on one of the New Student Orientation Days or take it remotely. The deadline to take the test remotely or by any other means is August 1, 2012! Please contact Mrs. Carla Wood in the Academic Success Center at 501-515-1158 or 501-975-8551 for more information.
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Ashley Ridge football coach Kenny Walker is pleased with what his team is showing him this summer.
The Swamp Fox skill players have remained busy with passing activities such as a weekly tri-team 7-on-7 league with Summerville and James Island and last weekend's Air it Out tournament at Fort Dorchester.
"We have been working two groups so we are getting a lot of players reps," Walker said. "I'd say this summer our skill guys are a little ahead of where our guys were last summer. I like their work ethic and athleticism."
Rising sophomore Stephen Duncan has lined up at quarterback with the Swamp Fox Cardinal Team most of the summer and shows promise.
"Stephen is making reads a lot quicker now than he was earlier and doing a good job," Walker said.
Rising juniors David Turner and Chandler Avenel are also getting a lot of reps at QB for the Swamp Fox Gray Team.
"They both backed up Jacob Thompson last season," Walker said. "It's good for us to get to see all three of those guys in a competitive environment early on."
Several receivers returning to the team seem to be poised for a good year. Walker says rising senior Donavon Thompson is leading the way for the group so far but that rising junior DeShaun Santiago gives his team a quality deep threat. Rising junior Matt Linton stands to see more action than he did last year and rising senior Sean White will likely lineup both as a receiver and running back this year.
Brad Thomas, formerly of West Ashley High School, has joined the Ashley Ridge staff this summer and will serve as the team's defensive coordinator. That change has brought a change in the team's defensive base so players are making adjustments.
"It seems like our defense is a step behind on everything but I think that is a good change for us," Walker said. "We are probably more athletic on that side of the ball than we have been at times so we just have to keep working on fundamentals and technique. We have some guys who lack experience but not talent."
All-region safety Kendall Felder returns for his senior season and Walker says he is providing good leadership for the secondary. Other players getting a lot of reps as defensive backs include Trequan Jenkins, Jamal King-Smalls, Chris Jones and Morrise Martin.
Rising junior Tyquan Tucker has emerged as a leader for the team's linebackers. Stephan Gilliam, Daman Smalls, Tyler Moore and Dylan Mariucci also bring varsity experience to the linebacker position and newcomer Abraham Kemmerlin is also taking a lot of reps at that position.
"This is the time of year that we need to get our schemes and timing down and I think we are making progress with those things," Walker said.
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quote: Samsung will probably be the next big kid on the block here in the US
quote: It's hard to be a carrier when you don't offer the phone such a large percentage of people are after
quote: I'm not sure if THAT is sarcasm. The iPhone 5 trumps ANY Samsung model in sales.
quote: It isn't about being a fan of a company or whatever, its just reality
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