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Regarding linear processes or wizards that include a clearly communicated number of steps such as Step 1 of 3, Step 2 of 3, etc.. My client is a large and well-known financial company. I am coming on to a project where we are designing standards for design patterns for a system. I came across a pattern where someone designed a linear flow (for making a payment for example) when Step 3 is actually the confirmation screen saying "Thanks, payment has been made" There is nothing left for the user to do but close the dialog.
I've been working as an interaction designer for less than a year (student, interning) and have struggled with finding a good tool to use for creating product flows. Programs like Fireworks and Flash Catalyst are great for making clickable prototypes. And programs like Visio are decent for creating flowcharts showing the overall organization of an application. But the two remain largely separated.
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Fall dance classes for all announced
SHEPHERDSTOWN - Goose Route Arts Collaborative's fall dance and movement classes for children beginning the first week of September. All classes take place at the Shepherdstown Train Station and are taught by Kitty Clark.
"Mini Movers," for ages 3-5, meets 5 to 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Sept. 5 to Oct. 24 (Session I) and from Nov. 7 to Dec. 19 (Session II). Boys and girls explore moving through space, become other creatures, and challenges themselves to try other things, all with a variety of music to stimulate imaginations. The cost is $42 for Session I if registered by today; $50 if registered after today. Session II is $31.50 if registered by Oct. 30; $37.50 if registered after Oct. 30.
"Meant to Move," for ages 5-8, meets from 4:15 to 5 p.m. every Wednesday, Nov. 7 to Dec. 19. This class for boys and girls introduces fundamental dance technique while encouraging kids to discover new ways of moving and to invent their own dances. The cost is $48 if registered by Oct. 30; $54 if registered after Oct. 30.
To register, go to www.gooseroute.org/classes, where you can pay online or download a registration form and mail a check. For more information, call 301-693-5303 or visit www.gooseroute.org.
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MARTINSBURG - The Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival is now accepting applications for its Tiny Miss Apple Seed and Tiny Mr. Apple Seed competitions. Participants should be between 1 week and 36 months of age. Application deadline is Sept. 30.
For more information or an application, visit www.MSAHF.com or call Ursula McBee at 304-754-8426.
Children's choir to begin preparations
BERKELEY SPRINGS - The Community Choir, Inc. has announced that the Sleepy Creek Children's Choir will begin preparations for their 2012 Fall Concert season in September.
The Sleepy Creek Children's Choirs, under the direction of Denise Cline and Margi Griffiths begin their seventh Fall Season with registration and first rehearsal at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 4 for the Youth Chorale and at 4 p.m. Sept. 6 for the Primary and Intermediate choirs at the Berkeley Springs Presbyterian Church on Mercer Street.
The SCCC offers three choirs: the Primary Choir for ages 5 to 8, the Intermediate Choir ages 9 to 12 and the Youth Chorale for singers ages 13 to 18+. The Primary and Intermediate Choirs rehearse every Thursday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Springs Presbyterian Church. Rehearsals for the Youth Chorale will be held every Tuesday from 4:45-6:15 p.m. at the Berkeley Springs Presbyterian Church. The age requirement must be met by the registration date in September for each level choir.
All three choirs will perform as part of The Community Choir's "Festival of the Seasons: Simple Gifts" concert to be presented at 3 p.m. Nov. 25 at Berkeley Springs High School. In addition the SCCC Youth Chorale will perform with the Living Springs Chorale in community concerts in December.
For more information about the Sleepy Creek Children's Choir, call Denise Cline at 304-258-7792.
Wonderment Puppet Theater sets schedule
MARTINSBURG - Wonderment Puppet Theater, 412 W. King St., will present "The Frog Prince," at noon and 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6 to Oct. 28. Admission is $4.50 for those 2 and older. Upcoming shows include:
Nov. 17 to Dec. 30: "The Nutty Nutcracker;"
Jan. 19 to March 3, 2013: "Puss-n-Boots."
For more information, visit www.wondermentpuppets.com.
Nature walk set for kids aged 6 to 9
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Potomac Valley Audubon Society will offer a children's nature walk along the C&O Canal in the Shepherdstown area on Sept. 8. The walk will be for children ages 6 to 9. It will teach them how to look for early signs of fall, such as changing leaves and the arrival of new birds in the area.
The walk will last from 9 a.m. to noon. It will start in the large C&O Canal parking lot on Canal Road, three-tenths of a mile south of the Shepherdstown/Sharpsburg bridge. Cost is $5 per child.
Enrollment will be strictly limited to ensure that all children receive personal attention, and pre-registration is required.
To register or for more information, visit www.potomacaudubon.org or call Ellen Murphy at 304-676-8739 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
This event is part of a new program, called "Outdoor Explore!," that is intended to give youngsters a better understanding and appreciation of the natural world in a safe, supervised way. Its activities include hiking, exploration of different local habitats, plant and animal identification, and other natural science activities.
Jan Hummer, an experienced natural science educator, is leading each program session.
Actors Studio fall camp scheduled
FREDERICK, Md. - Started in 2003 as an extension of Way Off Broadway's wildly popular Children's Theatre Summer Camp program, the Actors' Studio picks up where the summer camp leaves off, offering workshops and classes during the spring and fall.
During each spring and fall session, students focus on and learn all of the aspects of theater through vocal music, acting exercises, and basic choreography, as well as scene studies and performance techniques. They do this as the class rehearses for a mini-production that is performed at the end of the session.
This year's fall session will begin on Sept. 11 and meet once a week for eight weeks, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Registration is done on a first-come first serve basis and costs $250 per student. The fall session of the Actors' Studio is for student 9 to 15-years-old and will be taught by Bill Kiska, Way Off Broadway's executive producer, and Jordan B. Stocksdale, the theatre's creative director. Registration may be done in person at the theater or by calling 301-662-6600.
Students in the fall workshop will be working on "Commercial Break!," a new one act play in which television commercials come to life on the stage. More and more, it seems as if commercials are everywhere! So what happens if all of the sudden commercials began to appear outside of the television set? The students will not only be performing, but will be writing their own original songs and commercial jingles for the show.
For additional information about Way Off Broadway, including its classes and camps or its Mainstage and Children's Theatre Seasons, visit www.wayoffbroadway.com.
carnival on tap
GERRARDSTOWN -Mountain Ridge Intermediate School will be havng a "School to Community Anti-Bullying" kickoff carnival from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 22.
For more information, call 304-279-4533 or 304-229-6791.
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With Barack Obama visiting the Oval Office yesterday for the first time and President Bush slowly transferring what power he has to the incoming leader, it makes me think about our own succession planning in PR. A lot of PR executives talk about this and are even mandated to come up with a plan. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, there's no public election for PR executives to lead a PR firm or a communications department. So your succession plan is your organization's best vote on who can hit the ground running and impact growth. A long-time general manager of a PR firm told me recently that his succession plan was "definitely in the works." A head of a PR dept at a mid-sized company told me her successor is in the hands of HR. In other words, she hadn't really thought much about it. These two examples are of what not to do. If you are in any kind of management position, it's time to start thinking about who can take over when you leave, whether your departure is voluntary or involuntary. A manager of mine nearly 15 years ago called it the "beer truck test" — if you got hit by a beer truck, who could handle your job from Day 1? Over the years, I've been a bit disturbed by her choice of trucks though we were a bunch of young journalists and we could relate to the alcohol analogy. So, if you haven't already, start thinking about who you're grooming to step into your shoes, and who might be re-organizing the furniture in your office one day — whether you're office is square or oval.
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While MMA fans are getting excited for the triumphant return of BJ Penn, another fighter has begun his walk into the sunset. Kenny Florian announced his retirement from MMA recently, and although "KenFlo" didn't hold a UFC title during his tenure, there's no doubt that he will be remembered as one of the great competitors in the sport.
Florian's UFC run began with a stint on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter at 185 pounds and ended with a UFC Featherweight title shot. That sentence in itself should tell you the kind of career Florian had.
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Officers are seeking the public's help finding two men in connection with a shooting that left two people injured in Oklahoma City on Friday evening.
Oklahoma City police said gunshots were heard shortly before 9:45 p.m. in the yard of a home at Southwest 41st Street and Santa Fe Avenue.
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Tractors, implements and engines used in generations gone by were on display at the Arenac County Fairgrounds during the Sunrise Side Antique Tractor Club's tractor show. more
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STANDISH — Tractor games and demonstrations will be conducted during the Sunrise Side Antique Tractor Club's tractor show at the Arenac County Fairgrounds June 24-26. more
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ARENAC COUNTY — Residents and guests of Arenac County can attend free concerts featuring a variety of musical acts in Standish and Au Gres starting June 23. more
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WHITNEY TWP. — The owner of a Whitney Township house involved in a fire June 20 was transported form the scene via ambulance with a minor burn, according to Au Gres-Sims-Whitney Fire Chief Kurt Humerickhouse. more
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The life and sacrifice of Sgt. Justin Wisniewski, a Standish native killed while serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq in 2007, was honored during an annual golf outing at the Pine River Golf Course in Standish June 18. more
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I had an offset. How can I tell if they took the whole refund? This is the message on WMR:
Your tax refund is scheduled to be issued on February 13, 2013. If you do not receive the refund by February 18, 2013, please contact us again. We are unable to take any action until then.
Does that mean I am going to get part of my refund? I called the offset line and it does not tell me how much has been applied or if all of it has been applied. How will I know?
Here is some more information for a help packet for student loan offsets.
this packet will help you put together a request for review for financial hardship. I just sent mine out yesterday and I will update on it when I know more.
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@stressed out: you can file a financial hardship request with the department of education.
Form is here: https://myeddebt.ed.gov/
After that, get the loans consolidated together under an income based repayment plan. You can also defer for economic hardship if you can prove it (if on food stamps or other assistance, you qualify)
I know it's scary to call them but they really aren't that bad. They try to work with you. I'm dealing with an offset myself and they told about the form to get my refund back. They said it takes a few weeks after they receive it.
Hope this helps.
@stressed out: hey, I know a bunch of people have replied, I just wanna offer my support. I've been there too. I only have two kids but I owe about 20k to the department of education and after I missed too many payments they came after me hard- even wage garnishment- and we were paycheck to paycheck before that! It was terrifying but I just did the footwork and now I'm back in good standing and am slowly chipping away at the loan. Call them. Have a notebook and pen handy cause there's a lot to do. I had to mail in previous tax returns, pay checks, proof of rent/utilities/car payments, ect. Sign repayment and rehab contracts, the whole shebang. But once all was said and done I didn't have to worry about wage garnishment or refund offsets and my money can go back to taking care of my babies. Good luck! You can do this!
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I had an offset. wheres my refund said my refund was sent jan 30th. the next day i checked again and wheres my refund said they were taking my all of my refund but $289. my refund was supposed to be $6,766. The state took the remaining $289. my offset was child support which i am current on. also i checked on the student loan i owe and the amount owed for that was only $2,000. What do i do can I appeal this? Also when i checked on my student loan i owe there were all these extra charges from the IRS. they charged me for collecting the debt owed and all these other absurd charges ive never heard of! Can they do that? Ive been trying to contact the IRS about this but can never get anywhere?
I am wondering if anyone know after a refund is offset for childsupport how long does it take for it to be applied to the childsupport case ?
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I had an offset of 2280 but my refund was more than that. When I called it told me that my offset was applied to my delinquent account but I still have another check when should I get that
I have a cycle date 20150402 with codes 570,896,768 and 766 ,does this mean i was approved and will receive a refund?
My direct deposit is scheduled for today, and it is not in my bank account. I have always recieved my refund on date given. Here is what WMR says (please let me know what you think)
Your refund has been reduced to pay a past due IRS tax obligation.
The balance of your refund, $5,381.61, is scheduled to be sent to your bank by February 4, 2015. If your refund is not credited to your account by February 9, 2015, check with your bank to find out if it has been received.
Please wait until February 9, 2015 before you contact us again as we are unable to take any further action until then.
An offset was applied to my refund for 3 years straight. They do take all of your tax return and will continue to take it until what you owe is paid in full unless the amount you're expecting is more than your offset. If this is the case, good luck getting the remaining balance. Last year was my final payoff and I have yet to see the $350 I had coming. If you check with the "Where's My Refund" site, even though it may say when you're getting the refund, below the status paragraph you might see – "Please read the following information related to your tax situation: Tax Topic 203"- if so, your refund has been offset for the debt.
Did you ever get an update or a refund?
I have an offset coming but when I looked at my transcripts, it says the entire amount will be refunded. No mention of an offset. Any chances I'm actually getting a refund?
So here's my question… I have an offset , but when I check WMR it never told me I had one?? All my taxes have been taken and that's ok , but why wasn't I informed until I seen the teas 499 tax refund on my bank statement online
Can you post what yours says?
you cant set up a payment plan, i did that last month and he gave me a 90 plan…but now they say they arnt allowed to cut a check if you owe them anything….. i got the debt from last year and they took exactly what i owed and gnna send the rest
Thanks for all the responses. I checked again, it doesn't say any amount. I guess they took the whole thing. Oh well. I don't understand why it just didn't say it was taking all of it. Why would it say my refund would be issued on 2/13 if there was no refund to issue???
Well for me, my debt was paid last year. I don't know why they took this money out of my refund. I have a record of it being paid, but I don't know where I put it at the moment. Do you guys think I can get a record from my payroll department? Also, if I truly do have an offset, shouldn't I have received some kind of letter and shouldn't my debt be reflected on the offset hotline? It never was and still isn't. It's saying NO DEBTS.
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How long have you guys had this debt before they decided to take it out of your refunds? I wonder if we can call them and get some kind of payment plan going.
I received a DD date today of 2/13 and it says I may have an offset but it does not say how much. It still shows my full refund amount being deposited. Does that mean they did not take anything?
@mrscallahan I am sorry that happened to you. Thanks for the Offset Hotline phone # 1-800-304-3107. I called and it didn't say I had an offset but I wonder if maybe my husband does. Of course it said that could update daily so I have a another phone number to call and check daily.
BTW. . .I never got a letter and the offset line has NEVER said I had any debts. I'm really irritated. Has this ever happened to anyone else?
I'm so angry right now. I FINALLY got a ddd of 2/13 this morning (filed 1/29; accepted 1/29), however when I checked WMR, my refund was reduced due to an offset. I had an offset last year that took my entire refund, and I still owed $200ish afterwards which the IRS quickly garnished my wages for (the full amount). I DON'T OWE THEM ANY MORE MONEY! What is wrong with these bafoons?
What do I do? HELP!
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Do they always take the whole amount you owe?
I also had an offset. They FINALLY approved my taxes this morning. Gave me a dd of 2/13. It did however at the bottom state how much I was getting dd. The offset was taken out. Didn't it give you an amount for your deposit? If it gave you less… then they took it off the top.
It should be okay mine said the same thing I had an offset and my date was Feb 7. I recieved my refund on that date minus the money that I owed to the offset. Hope that helps.


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If i am correct, i do believe that if the Wings win in Hab land tonight and the Caps, Leafs and Devils all lose in
regulation have booked a place in the post season.? Only one im iffy on is the Devils, is it head to head on tied
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Biden to celebrate Independence Day in Philly
Friday, July 4, 2014
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden will celebrate Independence Day in the nation's birthplace.
Biden plans to take part in the "Celebration of Freedom" ceremony at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
The annual Fourth of July event includes music, speeches and a reading of excerpts from the Declaration of Independence.
Organizers say Friday's ceremony will also recognize the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision ending school segregation.


text: One of the premier tourist destinations in New Zealand is Queenstown, found on the South Island in the west. From here one has stunning views of the surrounding mountains and is just minutes from Lake Wakatipu – a landmark which will doubtless be familiar to fans of The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films as it featured in prominent scenes. Hire a car in Queenstown and the stage is set for the scenic drive of a lifetime. Take in these immortal backdrops and enjoy the range of activities available in the many mountains in the Queenstown-Lakes District.


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Mackenzie and Twila Sellars are the unfortunate daughters of Patrick Sellars, the latter better known to the Four Oaks community as the town drunk. The man's constant inebriation has left the girls, respectively twenty-one and eight, to shoulder a life of poverty, neglect, and physical and emotional abuse with only their kind neighbor, Sophia Lucasta, lending an occasional helping hand and attentive ear.
After several years of having to serve as "stay-at-home sister", Mackenzie attempts to turn things around with her new waitressing job. Her gentle demeanor and strong work ethic win the respect of her co-workers and community, but also unwittingly manages to capture the interest of her manager, Ryan Patterson.
When Ryan pursues a romantic relationship, Mackenzie staves him off, reminding him of their employer/employee relationship. But the truth is, it is her deep shame and mortification of her family's condition that keeps her so guarded and reserved. Will Mackenzie learn to take a chance, have faith in herself and others, and learn to love?
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EU Water Initiative Africa Working Group
The EU Water Initiative (EUWI) is an international political initiative, launched at the World Summit for Sustainable Development in 2002 to "mobilise and coordinate all available EU resources (human and financial) to achieve water-related Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) in partner countries".
The Africa Working Group (AWG) is one of the regional components of EUWI, and is responsible for implementing the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership on Water Affairs and Sanitation.
Like the EUWI as such, the AWG is not a financing institution but aims at reinforcing the political commitment and accountability of European Commission (EC) and European Union (EU) Member States for harmonised support in the areas of water supply and sanitation and IWRM, in line with African interests and demand. Furthermore, the AWG can support African partners on request in enabling partner countries to develop and implement policies, strategies and priorities.
The AWG has a diverse members base, encompassing the country representatives of the Technical Advisory Committee of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW-TAC), the AMCOW secretariat, EU member states, the EC, African and European civil society, financing institutions, knowledge institutions and the private sector, and organisations active in the fields of policy dialogue and national policy framework development, accountability and transparency, and donor harmonisation.
The AWG is co-chaired by the AMCOW-TAC president and an annually rotating EU member state, while an "extended troika" consisting of EU member states, AMCOW TAC vice presidents, AMCOW secretariat, and representatives of the EC and civil society functions as the strategic management body.
Day-to-day work of the AWG is enhanced through a support team hosted by UNDP and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).


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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Dick Cheney yesterday canceled the Navy's troubled A-12 stealth attack plane program, saying the contractors had gone far beyond expected costs trying to develop the aircraft and the government would not bail them out.
The surprise move to kill the $57 billion program for 620 planes marked the biggest weapons cancellation in Pentagon history, defense officials believe.
The action also represents a major blow to the nation's two biggest defense contractors, McDonnell Douglas Corp. and General Dynamics Corp., which had been working jointly on the plane. The two companies said they would lay off up to 9,000 workers in three cities as a result of the cancellation.


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Infiniti's blessed its G37 Coupe and Sedan with a few mild tweaks for 2010 — and as a result, pricing for the range is slightly tweaked as well.
2010 G37 sedans receive a slightly modified front fascia, which includes an updated grille, new headlamps, and lowered fog lamp positions. Gauges now sport white backgrounds, while the center console receives a new aluminum finish.
An entry-level G37 four-door will now sticker for $34,115, including $865 for destination, the same price as a base 2009 G37 sedan. Pricing for the G37S (which sports a 6-speed manual transmission) and Journey models increases by $750 to $35,315 and $37,865, respectively, while the all-wheel-drive G37x jumps $300 to $36,915.
The two-door G37 sees fewer changes for 2010, but does receive similar interior enhancements. The base G37 coupe starts at $36,915, approximately $150 more than last year's model. The Journey coupe model starts at $38,365 (an $850 increase), while the G37x coupe stickers at $40,015 (a $450 jump). For 2010, the G37S receives all the content previously offered in the Premium Package (i.e. moon roof, Bose audio system, Bluetooth connectivity) as standard equipment. As such, its price jumps $3400 to $41,265.
2010 Infiniti Sedan and Coupe models are now available at dealerships nationwide.


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Steelers Threaten Lawsuit Against City for Addition of Seats
Steelers Say City is NOT Living Up to Their End of Deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers want to add 10,000 seats at the sound end of Heinz Field as well as a new animated scoreboard so those people can see it. Sounds great.
However, the city is having some issues coming up with the money that they apparently under contract to do.
Read more about this story from various sources – and make sure to leave a comment!
Steelers Threatening Lawsuit Over Stadium Seats « CBS Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Steelers have filed notice they'll sue the city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority over stalled plans to add 3000 seats to the team's 11-year-old stadium., Heinz Field.
Steelers poised to sue stadium authority over deal to add seats …
By Jeremy Boren Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 4:38 p.m.. Updated 9 hours ago. The Pittsburgh Steelers moved to sue the city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority in a spat over how to pay for a planned 3,000-seat expansion the …
Steelers to sue stadium authority in dispute over 3000 new seats …
A plan to add 3000 more seats to Heinz Field has been thrown for a loss because of a dispute over who is responsible for paying what share of the.


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Apache Project Releases PDF Tools
When I think about the Apache Software Foundation, I usually think of the flagship project and serving Web pages, but there's a lot more going on over at the ASF besides the ubiquitous HTTP Server. Case in point, the project recently released PDFBox 1.0, a Java library for working with PDF documents.
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April 5, 1999
"This is a topic that touches every resident of District 1," said Fimia, whose district includes Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, and Bothell.
At each meeting, Fimia will present books, videos, and magazine subscriptions highlighting livable community topics to the cities and local high schools, community colleges, and libraries. She will also discuss current District 1 issues with residents.
The town hall meetings will be held at 7 p.m. at the following locations: Thursday, April 15 at the Northshore Utility District offices, 6830 NE 185th St., Kenmore; Tuesday, May 4 at Ricketts Auditorium, 18315 Bothell Way NE, Bothell; Thursday, May 6 at Lake Forest Park City Hall, 17711 Ballinger Way NE.
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Report: Raiders Have Evans Ahead Of Watkins
There is a report from Pro Football Talk suggesting that the Oakland Raiders might grab Texas A&M's Mike Evans ahead of Clemson's Sammy Watkins at the wideout position.
The question, the report says is whether both guys are on the board at No. 5.


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Department of Critical & Cultural Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Friday November 21, 2008
Keynote speaker: Prof. Meaghan Morris, Lingnan University
As disciplines heavily invested in making sense of the contemporary world, media and cultural studies are constantly engaging with new examples, new technologies, new political contexts and even new theoretical paradigms. The progressive political ethos of many working in this field makes many of us sympathetic to pedagogical innovations that promise to shake up existing practices, hierarchies and conventions.
However, the new offers threats as well as opportunities to our disciplines. This colloquium will consider how we should teach media & cultural studies in a changing world of environmental crisis, globalization, continuing demands for social justice and rapidly changing communications technologies and practices. At the same time it will address the politics of "new pedagogies" in institutions preoccupied by audit & instrumental progressivism.
* How do we avoid being drawn into the hyperbolic claims of newness we use in our own learning grant applications – and continue to acknowledge the role of collaboration in developing innovative curricula?
* How can we use educational technologies without falling prey to utopianism or technological determinism?
* Can the "soft" money of learning and teaching initiatives and pilots be used to compensate for the long-term under-funding of Australian higher education?
* How do we recognise and reward excellence in teaching practices that are not new?
* How do we connect our educational innovations to our interest in social justice?
Closing date for abstracts: October 6, 2008


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Like a lot of other users I am having trouble connecting my Psion Revo to a
Dell Desktop, running XP Home SP2. I had bought a USB-RS232 interface lead
from Expansys, as part of a bundle with a Revo docking station. (It contains
a"prolific" chip).
I've looked through various forums for clues as to why it will not work.
I've installed Psiwin 2.3.3, tired various drivers etc. I've tried baud
rate, COM port setting to no avail.
I have managed to get the two machines to communicate after a fashion by
running hyperterminal on the PC and the
"Hermes" terminal emulator on the Psion. Characters can be passed to a fro
like this.
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from the Psion, just by enabling the link on the Psion. COnverseley, I can
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Finally i found a small program called PsiLog link (Southern Cross
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communications to the Psion almost immediately.
The outcom of this would seem to me to proove that the USB/RS232 convertor
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Students from Peck School were honored in the Easing Hunger Category at the NJ Youth Service Awards.The Fourth Grade at Peck School devised the "Partner with Peck" project to raise hunger awareness in their local community and to support the Interfaith Food Pantry. Through handwritten letters and personal visits, the students asked local businesses to host food donation boxes on-site. They were able to collect 390lbs. of food in 2 weeks!!
Fourth Graders from Peck School receive Jefferson Youth Service Award
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- 10 guestrooms
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Graber '10 Article on Gender-Neutral Legal Education Shows BC Law Defies Trend
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Newton, MA--While a third-year student, Lauren Graber '10 was puzzled by the perceived gender performance gap at national law schools. According to repeated studies, male law students consistently outperform females with similar credentials, but that hadn't been her experience as a student at BC. She wondered whether the students at Boston College Law School followed the national trend, or if something else might be going on.
In an article that was recently published in the Boston College Journal of Law and Social Justice, Graber's extensive research shows a surprising result: unlike many other schools, women at BC Law perform as well or better than their male counterparts.
Graber conducted an empirical study with the help of various administrators and analyzed the performance of men v. women. "I was thrilled to find that women at BC perform just as well as their male classmates on nearly every important metric," she says. Graber believes that BC Law's collegial and collaborative atmosphere may have something to do with the findings, although she can't be sure. And while she was gratified by the results and thinks women "are well served by BC Law," her article also proposes some changes that can be implemented by BC and other law schools around the country to help level the playing field.
A former Law Student Association president, Graber clerked for Judge William G. Young of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts following graduation, and then joined the law firm Ropes and Gray.


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Jackson's past, present and future all had a place in the Greater Jackson Chamber of Commerce's 100th annual meeting Thursday evening in the Potter Center at Jackson Community College.
The program began with a slide show on Jackson's last 100 years.
Chamber Chairman Paul Buchholz said 2008 was President Mindy Bradish's first full year with the organization and she surpassed expectations. The chamber also gained 100 new members in 2008, bringing the total to 715.
Scott Fleming, president and CEO of The Enterprise Group of Jackson, said his organization brought 13 prospects here in 2008 and they have the potential to create hundreds of jobs and make hundreds of millions of dollars worth of investments.
Salah Huwais, executive director of Jackson Citizens for Economic Growth, discussed his group's efforts to get a SmartZone and draw young professionals to the area.
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Every year over the holiday season, The Patriot-News presents 12 Days of Caring, highlighting a dozen charities that provide needed services in our community. Each of the organizations depends on donations to help underwrite its operations. Today's story about the Jump Street program is the 10th in the series.
Every Thursday morning, the multipurpose room at the Jump Street office on Cameron Street in Harrisburg is transformed.
For a couple of hours it becomes an art studio, where budding painters rub elbows under the watchful eyes of their instructors. Then a few minutes later, the art supplies disappear and the area becomes a dance studio, pulsing to the beats of James Brown.
In the moments in between the art students and dancers gather together.
They swap recipes, church news and talk about their grandchildren.
Yes, grandchildren.
Most of the artists and dancers are over 65. Together the weekly programs are known as Thrive, a part of the nonprofit Jump Street.
Over the last several months, the Jump Street offices have become a haven for them, a place where they can go, relax and chat with friends.
Every Thursday morning Waenetta Morton stops at her sister's house on her way to Cameron Street. Together, Morton and Jane Gaither spend the morning painting, then dancing with their Zumba exercise instructor.
"I love it," Morton said. "It's great to get together with a group of gals and spend time together."
Pauline Douglas is part of another group of ladies who usually skip the Zumba in favor of getting an early lunch together. But they come each week from Steelton to paint or make crafts.
"I wouldn't miss it," she said.
Douglas and her friends have been coming to Jump Street since the program began in April, after the Steelton Senior Center was forced to move. The closure was the spark that led Jump Street to move forward with its Thrive program, said executive director Robert Welsh.
The non-profit provides the space and the art supplies for the seniors, who at most pay $1 to attend the dance classes. Art classes are provided for free.
Jump Street is a 30-year-old arts program in Harrisburg. Today it provides a number of services, including support for other non-profits through grants an office space.
It also interacts directly with artists, connecting them with community service opportunities and assisting with arts-based workforce development through internships for high school students and other programs.
Thrive grew out of those initiatives — Jump Street was connecting area artists to senior centers when it found out the Steelton center could close.
So, the three person staff cobbled together a plan, found some funding through a partnership with Highmark Blue Shield and in April began offering the art and Zumba classes to seniors from Dauphin and Cumberland counties.
It's been a hit, said Christine Glover, who runs the Thrive program.
"We see the same core group of people each week, most of them wouldn't miss it," she said.
Glover is currently working on several grant proposals, to try and keep the program going. In the meantime, the art program lives on donations of art supplies and funding from here and there.
"Every little bit helps," she said.
At the Zumba class, Maude Penn dances with the rest of her classmates.
"I'm 74 and this group is very important to me," she said. "I love dancing and I love people."
At Thrive, she said, she gets the best of both.
How to help
- Contributions to Thrive can be made to payable to Jump Street, 100 N. Cameron St., Suite 108, Harrisburg, Pa. 17101. On the check, indicate the contribution is for Thrive.
- Jump Street can be reached at 717-238-1887 or email email@example.com
- On the Web at www.jumpstreet.org


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Nobody seems to know what the Raptors front office is up to, and that's about the same number of people who agree on what they should do. Five Raptors Republic writers offer their takes on five burning questions about the Raptor's offseason agenda and the team's direction moving forward.


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Message from Jan & Brian
Gear West
We started Gear West 20 years ago because of our passion for cross country skiing. Since then, through that same passion and the support of our loyal customers we have grown into one of Minnesota's premier independently owned specialty sports businesses. Our 15000 square foot main store, Gear West Cross Country Ski and Run, offers the largest selection of cross country skis and equipment in the United States as well as running shoes, apparel, and accessories from more than thirty manufacturers. Our second location, Gear West Adrenaline, carries active casual clothing, alpine and snowboarding equipment, soccer and lacrosse gear, and skateboards. We previously carried triathlon equipment and bicycles, but this proved to be so successful that it broke off to become its own business. Each of these departments was born from our passion for sport and for ensuring the highest quality service we can possibly provide to all who walk in our doors.
Our employees are constantly learning about the latest developments in our sports and testing new equipment. This testing occurs both on the snow (or road, or field...) and using more analytical methods to ensure that they are the most knowledgable and best resources available for you to tap into. We pride ourselves on giving you the best fit humanly possible for your body, style, and ambitions, and the kind of service that's so good you tell your friends about it. After all, we've built our success on word of mouth, and we believe that it is by far the best form of advertising.
There is one more thing we hold as a core value: community. Gear West exists and continues to grow only due to the phenomenal support and patronage of several comparatively small communities. We feel it is our responsibility to give back to these communities by supporting and helping promote several local teams, clubs, fundraisers, and events, including the American Birkebeiner Foundation, the Loppet Foundation, the Mora Vasaloppet, the Get in Gear 10k, XC United, and more.
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Kahler's Oasis Caravan Park is situated on the south side of Warwick on the New England Highway (Wallace Street). They offer a variety of accommodation from Budget Cabins to Two Bedroom Holiday Units. Drive through Powered Sites and Camp Sites are also available for caravans, campers and motorhomes.
They are only a short drive to Morgan Park, Rose City Shopping Centre and the Warwick Golf Course, and walking distance to the Warwick Showgrounds and licensed restaurant.
Kahler's Oasis is a great place to relax and unwind and has ample room for guests to enjoy the spacious surroundings and country hospitality.
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You may find you thrive on routine today, even if you have avoided forming habits in the past for fear of becoming regimented in your behavior. The fact that you know what you need to do and when you should do it can help you structure your day so as to ensure that you can attend to all of your many objectives. While it is likely that you have a lot on your plate, you may have more leisure time at your disposal that you might otherwise have suspected. If you make the most of your time today, you will seldom feel rushed or overwhelmed by the responsibilities that are yours to address.
A well thought out routine can be a boon to us whether we are shouldering a great deal of responsibility or simply coping with our usual workload. The rigors of modern life add to the richness of existence while also demanding a great deal of our attention and energy. When our lives are structured, the tasks we are responsible for are laid out before us each day so that we need never waste precious moments wondering what we should tackle next. We seldom overlook any of our myriad obligations because we have prepared ourselves to tackle them in advance. Though the unexpected can never be entirely avoided, the strength and fluidity of our routines will allow us to cope with that which comes as a surprise. The discipline you exhibit today will help you create a methodology that helps you to maximize your waking hours.
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My old lightweight electric mower (through no fault of its own) was incapacitated. So for the first time, I found myself standing behind a 21st century high-end gas mower, with all the bells and whistles.
It had an oversized 5.5-horsepower engine, an extra-wide cutting deck, and a powerful self-propelled mechanism with "cruise control" transmission that promised to drive the mower at a brisk 4 miles per hour (that's almost twice as fast as many folks walk).
Once I'd spent an hour finding the gas can, another 30 minutes driving to get gas and 30 minutes more figuring out how to operate the Easy Electric Start, the mower immediately began dragging me around the yard.
A few aggravating hours later, I'd made several important discoveries:
1. Because the mower's self-propelled action was so powerful, I had little or no control when cornering around trees or shrubs. Without meaning to, I nearly mowed down a cherished crinum lily, and sliced and diced the trunks of a half dozen trees or shrubs.
2. Because the oversized engine and the extra drive system added so much extra weight, the mower was very hard to push unless the self-propelled action was engaged. So I had no choice but to slice and dice my way around obstacles.
3. Because it sped along so quickly, it seemed to do a poor job of cutting thicker patches of grass.
4. The excess weight made it more difficult to back up, reposition the mower, work around ditches or hills, or even haul it in and out of the shed.
5. My lawn was scalped.
The last one took me awhile to figure out. Like many modern gas mowers, this one prevented me from raising the cutting height to more than 3.25 inches -- a quarter inch too low for cutting St. Augustine. But the mower seemed to have cut even deeper into the sod, exposing the pale green portions of the leaf that are rarely exposed to sun.
Part of the problem seemed to be the extra-wide cutting deck. The wider the cutting path, the more likely it is that the mower will bottom out on uneven surfaces.
But the bigger problem, I finally realized, was the weight.
My electric mower was so light, it virtually floated over the grass blades. That extra cushion kept the wheels of the mower from dropping off into the many divots in my yard. And when I set my electric mower to cut at 3.5 inches, it was actually leaving about 4 inches of blade as it rode lightly over the crowns of the plant.
The cut was just as clean, the lawn was just as neat, but the blades were longer. Because longer grass blades are healthier grass blades, that extra half-inch of leaf can make a huge difference in how well St. Augustine sod survives the summer.
But the weight of the 5.5. horsepower gas mower didn't allow any such cushion. It sank into the grass like a bulldozer, and the self-propelled wheels bit at bare dirt. In effect, I was cutting my lawn almost an inch shorter than usual, even though the wheels were theoretically set only a quarter-inch lower.
I finally knew enough to know why I had been so unsympathetic to the mowing problems described by my readers: I had been spoiled by years of using nothing but old-fashioned, lightweight, simple and inexpensive gasoline or electric rotary mowers. I had no idea that so many of you were spending 500 to 700 dollars on monster mowers that virtually ensured you would devastate your lawn and surrounding garden.
So I am now prepared to give you good advice on the ultimate mower: Find a lightweight, easy-rolling mower with only enough power (3 to 3.5 horses, if it's a gasoline model) to mow the grass. Find one that allows easy and quick adjustment of the wheels up to at least 3.5 inches, and preferably 4 or more inches. And don't spend more than $300 dollars or you'll just be buying trouble.
Your lawn will actually be easier to mow without the self-propelled attachments. My electric mower is as easy to push around the lawn as a baby carriage without the baby. You won't need a self-propelled lawnmower unless you buy one with an engine heavy enough to drive a self-propelled lawnmower.
The electric lawnmower
This is the dawning of the age of the electric mower. Each year, more and more models are displacing the gasoline mowers at hardware stores. But there's nothing really new about them.
Granddaddy Lumpkin had one way back in the 1960s, and it did a fine job of cutting his prized zoysia. The ones available now are just more powerful, perhaps more reliable, and lighter.
I always thought Granddaddy Lumpkin's electric mower was a little eccentric, and I thought I'd never give up on my gas mower -- until I got an electric myself, and now I'll never go back.
It's extremely light and easy to push. It starts invariably and instantly. It cuts well. It's inexpensive. It's not silent, but it's quieter than most gas mowers. There are no fumes, no smoke. It never needs a tune-up. You never have to start your Saturday mornings looking for the gas can and driving to the service station to get another gallon of gas.
There are a few disadvantages. The cutting deck is usually narrower than most gas models (though that means it cuts more evenly). You'll need to learn how to handle a long cord (which is almost, but not quite, as annoying as running out of gas and keeping a gas engine tuned). You'll need a cord that's big enough to handle a lawnmower. If your wife ignores you and uses a bad cord with a short in it, it will burn up your lawnmower. And if you're more than 100 feet from an outside outlet, you won't be able to use a standard electric.
Yes, they do make cordless, battery-powered electric lawnmowers. But these are unusually heavy, they don't have much power, and they may not hold a charge long enough for you to mow the entire yard.
If you can handle the cord, the electric mower is hard to beat.
The gasoline rotary mower
This is the mower that transformed the modern yard, and the basic cutting technique works so well, the working end of the machine didn't change much for 50 years.
A rotary mower (gas or electric) cuts warm season grasses so efficiently primarily because it creates a vacuum, which draws the blades up tall so that they can be whacked off evenly. Sharpen your blade regularly (at least once a season) and it'll be hard to find a better cut.
What has changed, as noted elsewhere, are the gee-gaws they now attach to a perfectly good mower. Self-propelled lawn mowers actually make it harder to mow well.
The advantages of the gasoline over the electric rotary mower: The gas offers more range and more power -- important if you have a really large area to mow. The disadvantages are the many hassles associated with gasoline and gasoline engines. You'll need to become a minor mechanic to keep a gasoline engine running smoothly for more than a couple of seasons (electric mowers essentially require no maintenance).
But the writing is on the wall for inexpensive gasoline mowers, which now have to meet stringent emission standards and thus are more expensive to build. Within 5 years, my bet is that all gasoline mowers will be expensive, high-end models, with way too much weight and too many harmful "conveniences."
The non-motorized push reel mower
Can you mow with a non-motorized push mower?
Yes, and you could trim your lawn with a butter knife, blindfolded. I know all the reasons you think you want to get an old-fashioned push reel mower -- it's green, it's gasless, it seems so simple. I'm as susceptible to the arguments as anyone.
But no push mower I've ever seen is prepared for Southern lawns. All were originally designed to mow the low, soft, cool-season grasses common up north, the grasses that don't grow in Southern summers.
Most commonly available push mowers cannot be set high enough to mow St. Augustine grass, and many cannot even be set high enough for Centipede.
I know of only two models that can be set high enough to mow Southern lawns. The Scott's Classic 20-inch, at the very highest setting, is just barely high enough for St. Augustine. The Easton Naturcut, just introduced this year, can be set at 3.75 inches, which is good, if it weren't for all the other problems.
Reel mower blades just seem to have a hard time slicing through the dense-bladed Southern warm-season grasses. I once made the mistake of trying to cut zoysia with a push mower, and I might as well have been mowing steel wire. Bermuda grass is even tougher.
St. Augustine and Centipede are a little softer, but still too lush and too long to trim with a slowly rotating cylinder, so most grass blades simply bend down in front of the cutting edge, rather than being snipped off. The wheel path inevitably presses down the glass blades before the cutting edge can get to them, so even if you overlap rows, you end up with a uncut Mohawk between the trimmed rows.
There's a very simple reason conventional motorized rotary mowers do a much better job of cutting without bending the grass. The higher rotating speed of motorized rotary mowers literally creates a vacuum, sucking the grass up toward the cutting area, so it's much easier to make flimsy grass blades stand at attention while they're getting trimmed.
There's another, more complicated, reason: The cutting efficiency of the push reel mower is highly dependent on matching the rotating speed of the cylinder with the height of the grass. In short, determining how fast you should push the reel mower would require a supercomputer, and no calculation allows you to cut St. Augustine grass efficiently.
There are other problems: Any grass that is the least bit moist will utterly resist all attempts at mowing with a reel mower. Within the past month or so, there weren't three days dry enough to mow with a reel mower.
Weeds, twigs, tree leaves, the usual and unavoidable debris of any Gulf Coast yard -- all can bring a reel mower to a sudden stop. This can get pretty annoying, the third or fourth time you have to disengage your elbows from your shoulder.
If, knowing all this, you still want a push reel mower, then borrow the old rusty one from your great granddad. It won't work any better than the new ones, but it least it will look quaint.
The riding lawnmower
There must be reasons why a person with a suburban lot needs a riding lawnmower the size of an SUV. But it's got nothing to do with caring for the lawn.
The companies selling these behemoths advertise horsepower, speed, wheel size, gigantic cutting decks. What they don't promote is the quality and height of the cut. I reckon they figure that anybody who wants to mow their lawn with a tractor really doesn't care that much about what they're cutting.
And it shows. Lawns cut with ride-on mowers inevitably suffer from scalping, and the shrubs and trees in the lawn look like they've been in a demolition derby. The more horsepower, the more speed, and the broader the cutting deck, the greater the damage. There's no way to design a mini-bushhog that will delicately dance around fragile tree trunks and cut a lawn evenly.
Large cutting decks work fine in a horse pasture, where it doesn't really matter if you scalp much of the grass or bulldoze young trees. They are not designed to care for fine lawns or yards with uneven surfaces or any obstacles. In a home yard, you'll have to do the finish work with a smaller lawnmower (even if you have one of those "zero-clearance" tractors).
And though folks rarely talk about it, the sheer weight of these machines can damage lawns. Some of the biggest weigh nearly as much as a car. Put a portly tractor driver on a big Snapper or John Deere, and you could easily be driving three-quarters of a ton over your yard. Even when the lawn is dry, that kind of weight contributes to serious soil compaction. When the soil is wet (as it so often is on the Gulf Coast), you'll be doing permanent damage to your yard.


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hat do you think about this tat on my shoulder area?
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i love the design, its meaning is "keep the evil out". My best friend was going to get it, but passed away 3 years ago. I came across his profile last night and thought it was an awesome design, with some of my own personal meaning behind it as well...If an artist wanted to do some different with it, i would def consider it
It has quite a bit of the late 90's and early 00's "tribal" feel to it.
Would you do the bold black or have them soften it up with colors?
What is the significance of it to you? Looking at that design, how does it make you feel and what do you think it means?
i would def consider other colors if need be...
my tip to you, is do your research. talk to tattoo artists, to get an idea on who is a top notch artist in your area. beware talking to random tattooed people as they have a tendency to recommend their artist only, I know I do, as I get deals from my guy to send folks his way. But a good artist will talk to you about what you want to say with your piece. Know what you want, but be open to ideas.
by the by, your reasoning to get it is sound in my book.
ty Dallas for the tips
Any success with getting that tat?


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Toronto's Born Ruffians feature Luke LaLonde (vocals/guitar), Mitch DeRosier (bass/vocals), and Steve Hamelin (drums). Formed in 2002, the indie rock trio creates a jaunty mix of shifty guitar riffs and hyper-chic vocals for a Pixies-esque shredded kind of sweetness. An appearance at the annual Pop Montreal festival and U.S. tour dates with Hot Chip and Shy Child coincided with the release of Born Ruffians' self-titled debut EP for Warp Records in October 2006. The band's first full-length, Red Yellow & Blue, arrived in spring 2008. They returned with 2010's Say It, which the band recorded in two weeks with producer Rusty Santos. In 2013, Born Ruffians delivered their fourth studio album, Birthmarks, featuring the single "Needle."


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Texas A&M quarterback Kenny Hill did about as well as one could do in the program's first game since Johnny Manziel was under center.
In fact, Kenny Hill did better than expected. He was sensational. He was the driving force behind the Aggies' 52-28 shellacking of South Carolina.
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He was, as many of the country typed on their keyboards between 7 and 9 p.m ET, "Kenny Football."
Even Johnny Manziel, who didn't get to watch the game because the Browns were playing the Bears in their preseason finale, had high praise for the sophomore gunslinger.
KENNY FOOTBALL!!! #GigEm
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) August 29, 2014
Here' the problem. Kenny Hill is not "Kenny Football." He is not Kenny Manziel. he is not Johnny Manziel.
Hill: I don't really like "Kenny Football." [crowd burst in laughter]
— Gabe Bock (@GabeBock) August 29, 2014
He is Kenny Hill.
While he showed flashes of elusiveness like Manziel, he didn't have that same "schoolyard" style of play. When Hill scrambled, he always had his eyes downfield on a receiver, ready to throw. He was more deliberate, less reckless.
But let's for a second say he had an identical game to any of Manziel's from the past two seasons. Do we really have to call him "Kenny Football"? The kid needs his own nickname.
How about Kenny "King of the" Hill or Kenny "The Thrill" Hill.
Or how about this: Let's wait to give him a tag.
He played far too well on Thursday to have a generic nickname.
UPDATE: Fox Sports' Jill Arrington has the scoop:
"@JManziel2: KENNY FOOTBALL!!! #GigEm" Sorry, Johnny- Kenny told me Postgame he prefers "King of the Hill" !
— Jill Arrington (@JillArrington) August 29, 2014


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All-Delco quarterback Ryan Corkery will further his playing career under the tutelage of Delco native Bill Zwaan and West Chester University.
Corkery had a phenomenal three-year stretch at Garnet Valley. In fact, the success
he attained over the last three years is unparalleled compared to other quarterbacks county.
Not many quarterbacks are a perfect fit for the system in which they run. Corkery, however, was the right guy to engineer coach Mike Ricci's complex triple-option offense.
In 2011, Corkery led the Jaguars to a Central League title and deep into the District One Class AAAA playoffs. He earned All-Delco honors as a junior, posting some eye-popping numbers. He passed for 1,407 yards and 14 touchdowns and nearly rushed for 1,000 yards.
Corkery started 2012 slow — perhap a result of recovering from major knee surgery — but bounced back to have a very solid senior campaign that was on par with his junior campaign.