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Old Palm GC & ISM Announce Partnership
Old Palm Golf Club and International Sports Management (ISM) have partnered to create a North American home for European golfers Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke, and South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel.
The players will hone their games on Old Palm's 7,400-yard, Raymond Floyd-designed golf course and the club's 33-acre practice facility.
Schwartzel, Oosthuizen and Westwood have purchased homes at Old Palm, each citing its exclusivity, neighborhoods, builders and the sense of community among residents and members. Clarke is a member and frequently visits Old Palm when his schedule permits.
"With its world-class golf amenities, club and convenient location, Old Palm is ideal for our North American headquarters," said Chubby Chandler, founder of ISM. "Being the premier private club community in the Palm Beaches, Old Palm offers our leading European-based pro golfers and their families a magnificent lifestyle. The players simply couldn't ask for a more spectacular place to play or sharpen their game."
"We are excited to welcome Lee, Louis, Charl and Darren to Old Palm," noted Timothy Bright, senior vice president with Clarion Partners, the owner/operator of Old Palm Golf Club. "This group has collected three major championships, 80 wins worldwide, and could literally live anywhere in the world. ISM selecting Old Palm as its North American home is a tremendous honor."
Schwartzel, 2011 Masters' champion, was the first to move to Old Palm the same year he won the green jacket. He and his wife Rosalind are building a home in the Custom Estates neighborhood, an area with home sites that average one acre.
"Living at Old Palm has been a wonderful experience and not just because of its exceptional golf facilities," says Schwartzel. "Old Palm makes for a relaxing lifestyle, so I can play my best when traveling throughout the United States for PGA Tour events. It allows for privacy when we want it, and when we're in the Club the members have welcomed us like old friends".
2010 British Open champion, Oosthuizen, recently purchased a home in the Golf Estates and resides at Old Palm when playing in PGA Tour events. "Old Palm is a haven for relaxation and enjoyment for me when I am in the United States," says Oosthuizen. "The world-class amenities, exclusivity and a sense of community provide a sense of comfort and home between Tour events."
Westwood, currently ranked No. 4 in the world, recently purchased his Old Palm home as a year-round base. "Old Palm is an ideal living situation for me and my family, and the convenient location and weather are optimal for my PGA Tour schedule," said the Englishman. "The phenomenal practice facilities coupled with the outstanding amenities and atmosphere make Old Palm the perfect home for us in the States."
The Golf Studio at Old Palm has earned a reputation as one of the best game-improvement facilities in the U.S. It includes a double-ended range, V-1 and Trackman equipped hitting bay, short-game area and three regulation practice holes - a par-3, -4 and -5 - where golfers can replicate every shot and angle they encounter on the regulation course.
Old Palm's front nine is routed through savannahs and wetlands, while the back nine is winds through palm and pine trees. Square tee boxes give the course a classic feel, and large landing areas and elevated greens emphasize approach-shot skills.
For more information about Old Palm, visit www.oldpalmgolfclub.com.
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LEONI TOWNSHIP This is in response to the Sept. 16 letter, "True believers in God cannot back Democrats."
I always find it funny when people such as the author talk as they do, for they tend to be the most "patriotic" of all Americans. Yet no one ever stops to call them out, or to expose them for what they truly are the most contradictory of all people perambulating about our country. People like the author hold ideals such as "liberty" and "freedom" close to their hearts, yet they never come to realize that everything they stand for is in direct opposition to the aforementioned ideals.
What people of this sort do not see is that they no longer believe in the idea of America and the principles on which America was founded. Like it or not, America was founded on the principle of separation of church and state. When this ideal is repudiated by those who see it as unfit or not within their so-called moral boundary, you have now created a theocracy: a place where religious persecution can rear its ugly head yet again. And if I am not mistaken, was not our country partly founded by those escaping religious persecution?
Here is a quote that I wish all those religious/conservative hard-liners would take heed of when it comes to issues of this sort. Oscar Wilde once stated, "Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live as one wishes to live."
We do not need personally held beliefs dictating to others through political action how the public is supposed to live and who to vote for.
And I do believe in God, in case anyone is wondering.
Daniel Morris

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Hi i just purchased some Burton moto boots size 9.5. Will they fit in a medium sized triad binding? My friend got p1 bindings and said that size 9 motos are tight in medium. On the Burton website it says large is only for shoe size 10+ but im 15 and can still grow.
So what im asking is, whether my 9.5 Burton motos will fit in a Large Burton triad binding?
i had some Large burton freestyle bindings and wear size 9 boots. the bindings were a little too big, but after some adjusting they worked ok.
I say if you can hit your local store and try them both and see which one fits better for you. If you don't have a store close by, I would suggest to get the large model since your feet might grow more.
^^^ Either that or contact Burton. They are a large company so I'm not sure how quick they are to respond. Measuring the footprint of the boot might be helpful if you contact them.
When I bought my Ride bindings my boots were on the cusp of L vs. XL. They told me if I had a larger footprint 10.5 I might want the XL, unless I like to be really tight in the binding. Since I was buying a Ride boot in size 10 I knew I wouldn't really have a problem. Bindings are pretty flexible for sizing. I expanded mine to be as big as it could get and my original boots fit fine.
Get a L/XL binding and you should be able to adjust it to the smallest size and when you grow just resize your bindings again to a bigger size.
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ELECTION 2012: Anticipation grows for today's runoff elections in Taylor County
Election day is today -- yes, Tuesday, July 31.
There are two runoff races in Taylor County drawing much attention and don't forget about the runoffs in the race for U.S. Senate.
"You have to go back years to see this kind of excitement," said Paul Fabrizio, a political science professor at McMurry University. "Judging that more than 6,000 people did early voting, that's very good for the middle of the summer."
The Republican runoff for Taylor County Sheriff surely helped attract many of those voters.
Incumbent Les Bruce faces one of his own deputies -- challenger Ricky Bishop. There is no Democrat in the general election.
Also on the ballot is the race for Precinct 1, Place 1 Justice of the Peace between Lydia Long, a professor of criminal justice at McMurry, and Mike McAuliffe.
They two are running fora spot being vacated by Judge Bryan Smith.
"The candidates have made this race interesting -- and that's to their credit. All of a sudden there are signs out, they're spending cash, going around trying to get a vote," Fabrizio said.
Voters will also be deciding the Republican and Democratic nominee for a U.S. Senate seat.
The Democrats in the runoff are former Texas State Rep. Paul Sadler and retired educator Grady Yarbrough.
"The Democratic one is, I don't want to say meaningless, but the State of Texas hasn't elected a Democrat statewide in a dozen years, longer than that really," said Fabrizio.
The Republican race, between Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz is grabbing more attention.
"Yes, there has been a slew of negative ads, but David Dewhurst has made no attempt to hide that he is part of the Republican establishment in the state. Ted Cruz comes along and says, 'Yeah , if you want the establishment go with Dewhurst, but if you want someone who is going to change things, then the person you want is Ted Cruz," said Fabrizio.
Early voting ended Friday with 6,878 ballots cast in Taylor County.
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Bobby April has devoted his career to coaching special teams. So when the Eagles' special-teams coordinator oversees a group that has struggled throughout the season, and by his own admission has cost the team victories, it's difficult for him to digest.
April does not believe this has been the toughest season of his career, but it has not been an especially good one.
"We could have won a lot of games that we lost if we were really dynamic, and we're not," April said of his unit. "That's frustrating, and that's my goal to get it. I also know that I'm here to try and solve problems. I like to try and solve them before they happen. That's the real genius of coaching."


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Distinguished Young Women of Baldwin County 2013
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Feb 21, 2012
Stamens Out & About
This past January saw the first meeting of ConvergeSF, which hosts events to explore the intersection of design, art and technology here in San Francisco. Stamen's resident mathematician, Rachel - (how cool is that?) - presented along with Doug Winnie from Lynda.com.
After many years of working in Flash, Stamen has been steadily moving towards a HTML5/JavaScript toolset for mapping and visualization. In her talk, Rachel outlined some examples of best work sans Flash, explaining how JavaScript is more effective than Flash in a lot of ways, but still catching up in others. Here are the slides from her talk.
And while slides are a good record of the main points of any talk, I wanted to hear more directly from Rachel, so I asked her a few questions to follow up...
George: What do you think is the main reason people have moved away from Flash over the past few years?
Rachel: I think that there's a couple of different reasons: Apple stopped supporting it, which became a huge push away from Flash and into JS. Talking with other people who used to work in Flash, it was almost as if Flash was becoming a bit of a dead end. It wasn't being actively improved or developed - it was more or less static on all platforms. Javascript is just much more flexible.
G: What's your favourite Stamen HTML5/JS project?
R: My favourite pet project is the European Music Awards [Twitter Tracker].
G: Is that because you got to meet The Hoff?
R: Yes.
[The EMA site] is the nicest thing that I've made here at Stamen so far. One of the major hurdles that we've had is getting the motion to work as well as it did in Flash. I think that the EMA site was great in terms of creating constant ambient motion that was interesting and fluid. The animations are short enough to be interesting, and long enough to hold a narrative... The new Esquire project at http://migration.stamen.com/ is great too - it's so fast, so responsive.
G: Stamen has been using a variety of JS libraries like d3.js and paper.js on projects here, but I understand you've been doing a bit of research around new potential tools we could be using. What have you discovered?
R: I guess the main thing that everyone's talking about and trying to figure out how to use would be WebGL and specifically three.js. I am a bit of a WebGL curmudgeon, though, because it doesn't work and crashes all the time. The success rate is too low for me to be excited. It's a different way of thinking about objects, primarily built out for game rendering and environments. You build an object then color and shade it, then look at it. This isn't necessarily what I'm interested in on the web. Alien masks, shading, light sources...? Make a scene then move the camera around?
I'm more excited about building things that people can play with, interact with and change. Seems like you can simulate that with WebGL, but that's not what it's best at.
Sencha is another JS library that offers UI and animations and recognizes different touch events. Then you can write JS to respond to that. Finger is not longer just mouse pointer, but we can start poking at gesture support. Fun to think about websites as mobile native applications...
G: Thanks, Rachel! Holy crap, there are some braniacs around here!! Is it OK if I call you a brainiac?
R: Yes.
There are a few other things Stamen is, or has been, out and about doing:
- On January 23, Mike & Eric gave a presentation at Code for America about Data Visualization as part of the Big Data for the Public Good seminar series. You can watch videos of those presentations on Greenplum.
- Mike & Shawn have been teaching a Visualizing and Mapping Data course at the Grey Area Foundation for the Arts. This round of classes is about to finish up, but there's talk of another run if there's interest.
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Navigating Networks: Relationships and Belonging in a Connecting World
Fifth Annual American Cultures Conference, March 23-25, 2006
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Extended Deadline for Paper/Panel Proposals: December 9, 2005
Today, the term "networks" commonly encompasses connections through location, language, social groups, ethnicity, symbols, and economy – just to name a few. Benedict Anderson conceives of networks as "imagined communities," while New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman sees the world as "flattened" by contemporary networks such as fiber optics and outsourcing. The American Cultures Conference at The College of William and Mary invites submissions from graduate students on any aspect related to "networks": from times pre-colonial to cyberpunk, from topics literary and political to economic and social, and from identities individual to collective. We welcome contributions from all disciplines within humanities and social sciences.
Please send both curriculum vita and 100-150 word abstract, including title, in an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject heading "abstract."
Conference Fee: $15
The American Cultures Conference is presented by the American Studies, History, and Anthropology programs at The College of William and Mary. Please visit the conference website at www.wm.edu/amst/acconf for further information.
For the past four years the American Cultures Conference has fulfilled a purpose echoed in this year's conference theme: Navigating Networks: Relationships and Belonging in a Connecting World. Organized by and for graduate students, the Conference has successfully brought together new scholars and new ideas in a forum that transcends traditional boundaries. For two days on the nation's second oldest college campus, graduate students share their research that is to become the future of interdisciplinary projects in the humanities. And for the first time, the American Cultures Conference is welcoming graduate students from other universities to participate, too. The conference's organizers aim not only to extend the horizon of research done on the above theme, but also to build lasting relationships among scholars here and elsewhere.


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Lordship, Experience, and Interpretation
There is a danger of forming any doctrine from our experience. Many say, "When I was young I accepted Christ as my personal Saviour and that experience had some influence on my life for a time, but I did not really live an active Christian life for years. Later I was taught that Christ must be my Lord and that the problem with my defeated life was because I had not submitted to Christ as my Lord when I trusted Him as my Saviour. So I did just that–submitted to Christ as my Lord. Since that experience I have been living the Christian life on a different plain."
We have heard this kind of a testimony in many forms. It has been described in many different ways. Whatever it is called, or however it is described, it affirms a second conversion or a step of consecration. Some may describe it as being filled with the Spirit. Some call it the "deeper life," "higher life" or "victorious life." The Bible knows nothing about these terms.
Whatever it is called, this teaching draws a deep, wide and distinct line between those who have been "consecrated" (having attained the so-called higher life) and other Christians. There is nothing new about this teaching. It is well known. The Roman Catholic writers often maintain that the church is divided into three classes: sinners, penitents and saints. The non-lordship teachers tell us there are three classes of people: the unconverted, converted and the partakers of the "higher life" of complete consecration. They also make distinctions between "natural men," "carnal Christians" and "spiritual Christians" (I will deal with this later). But whether this teaching be old or new, Roman Catholic or Protestant, it is utterly impossible to find it in the scriptures.
The Word of God speaks of two, and only two, great divisions of mankind. It distinguishes between those who are spiritually alive and those who are dead in sin–the believer and the unbeliever, the converted and the unconverted, the travellers in the narrow way and the travellers in the broad way, the wise and the foolish, the children of God and the children of the devil. Within each of these two great classes there are, doubtless, various measures of sin and of grace; but it is only the difference between the higher and lower end of an inclined plane. Between these two great classes there is an enormous gulf. They are as distinct as life and death, light and darkness, heaven and hell. But of a division into three classes the Word of God says nothing at all! I question the wisdom of making new-fangled divisions which the Bible has not made, and I thoroughly abhor any notion of a second conversion.
That there is a vast difference between one degree of grace and another, that spiritual life admits of growth, and that believers should be continually urged on every account to grow in grace, all this I fully concede. But the theory of a sudden, mysterious transition of a believer into a state of blessedness and entire consecration at one mighty bound, I cannot receive. It appears to me to be a man-made invention and I do not find a single plain text to prove it in Scripture.
Gradual growth in grace, growth in knowledge, growth in faith, growth in love, growth in holiness, growth in humility, growth in spiritual-mindedness — all this I see clearly taught and urged in Scripture, and clearly exemplified in the lives of many of God's saints. But sudden, instantaneous leaps from conversion to consecration I fail to see in the Bible. I doubt, indeed, whether we have any warrant for saying that a man can possibly be converted without being consecrated to God! More consecrated he doubtless can be, and will be as his grace increases. But if he was not consecrated to God in the very day that he was converted and born again, I do not know what conversion means.
Are not men in danger of undervaluing and underrating the immense blessedness of conversion? Are they not, when they urge believers on to the "higher life" as a second conversion, underrating the length, breadth, depth and height of that great first change which Scripture calls the new birth, the new creation, the spiritual resurrection?
I have sometimes thought, while reading the strong language used by many about "consecration," that those who use it must have a singularly low and inadequate view of "conversion," if indeed they know anything about conversion at all. In short, I have almost suspected that when they were consecrated, they were in reality converted for the first time! I decline to tell any converted man that he needs a second conversion, and that he may some day pass by one enormous step into a state of entire consecration. I cannot see any warrant for such teaching in Scripture. The tendency of this doctrine is thoroughly mischievous, depressing the humble-minded and meek, puffing up the shallow, the ignorant, and the self-conceited, to a most dangerous extent. (I am indebted to Bishop J.C. Ryle for much of the material in the last five paragraphs).
Most, if not all, of the non-lordship teaching includes this two-stage theory of the Christian life.
There are several possible interpretations of these second step, crisis experiences. On the one hand it is possible that the person was never truly saved in the first place. On the other hand, it is possible that such a person did not have biblical assurance when he "accepted Christ as his personal Saviour" (language which is foreign to the New Testament and which means different things to different people).
The point I wish to make is this: we must interpret our experience by the Bible and not interpret the Bible by our experience. Likewise, we must never invent some doctrine from our experience. I keep waiting for someone to come up with the following description of this so-called second experience of grace: "I made Christ my personal Prophet," or "I made Christ my personal King, and that is when I started living the real Christian life."
Misinterpretation of experience often results in confusing testimonies. I have heard many testimonies which evidently described real and genuine experiences. The interpretations of those experiences, however, were woefully unbiblical. Most of the second-work-of-grace testimonies come under this error of misinterpreting one's experience. Many times the testifier does not interpret his first experience biblically, and, consequently, fails to interpret the so-called second experience biblically as well.
Most Christians have many deep experiences subsequent to conversion, but the wise ones neither give their experiences some name nor form a doctrine on the basis of them. Lack of wisdom at this point is very dangerous and has caused no small amount of harm and confusion.
It is true that the difference between non-lordship teachers and Lordship teachers is not semantics. It is equally true, however, that, in many instances, it is the interpretation of experiences that is faulty. This is especially true where the second experience conveys the idea of two-level Christianity — the have's and the have nots. The truth of the matter is that there are as many levels of Christianity as there are Christians. The Bible recognizes these differences as degrees of sanctification.
One caution that I wish to urge is applicable to both non-lordship and Lordship teachers. Both should be very slow to question different experiences. Rather, with the Bible in hand, each should seek to correct the erroneous interpretation of what may well be a genuine experience. It is therefore very important in both speaking and writing to distinguish clearly between experience and the interpretation of the experience. In some cases both may be erroneous and unbiblical, but in many cases it is the interpretation that is unbiblical when the experience may be genuine.
The Lordship controversy is just one of many "two-step salvation" errors. There are not just two steps. There are many, many steps. A better way to express it is "many degrees of sanctification." Submitting to Christ's Lordship is not a one-time experience. Rather, it is a life-long experience. No Christian can claim to be fully yielded in this world, otherwise he or she would be sinless.
This two-step salvation, or second conversion, error has done great damage and caused many divisions in the Christian church. It has produced a generation of antinomian, self-deceived church members and has done great harm to true conversion and true religion.
Many Christians can point to times of fresh commitment, to fresh surrender, to stronger and joyous assurance. They can also point to some backsliding in heart, periods of coldness and indifference. Some have lost their assurance (not their salvation–if they ever had it). Many of us can relate times of crisis, some of which knock us backward and some of which move us forward. But there is never a time in the true Christian's life when Christ is not his Lord.
There is another area that both Lordship teachers and non-lordship teachers need to be very cautious in judging. Specifically, we must all remember that many true Christians have a far better experience with God than their understanding of divine truth about God.
Let me illustrate this by a personal story. I was preaching at a retreat in Harvey Cedars, New Jersey. My topic was Christ our Prophet, Christ our Priest and Christ our King. A young lady about eighteen years old came to speak to me at the end of the service. She told me that her father was a missionary and that he never told her that she must trust Christ as Prophet, Priest and King. She had come to Christ for forgiveness and salvation several years before, but she did not consciously trust Him as Prophet or King. I asked her about her experience. "Did you desire to be taught the will of Christ?" She answered, "Yes." "Did you desire for Him to reign over you and protect you from your enemies and His?" Again, she answered that she had. After talking with her a few minutes it was apparent that she was a devout Christian. And this is what I told her: "I believe from what you tell me that you have every reason to believe that your experience with Christ is real and genuine and that tonight your understanding caught up with your experience."
We all know Christians who give every evidence of being born again, yet they know nothing about the theological term "regeneration." Their experience is better than their understanding. John says in his little epistle, "He that has the Son has life." When we have Christ we have Him in all of His offices–all of His person and all of His saving work–though one may not ever fully understand it.
It is important to make a distinction between: (1) a person who claims to be saved and lives like a saved person, yet does not fully understand the implications of Christ's Lordship, and (2) those who reject the will of Christ, who have no desire or intention to follow Jesus, who quarrel with any submission to Christ and His authority as Teacher and King, who refuse to bow to His claims, and yet who, all the while, claim to be saved and satisfied. This is antinomianism.
There should be no argument that in the first example the person has bowed to the Lordship of Christ, whether he understands it or not. But the second example is entirely different, and this person has no reason to believe he is a Christian at all. Notice I said, "no reason to believe" (assurance). That is as far as we can go in judging the matter. We cannot look into the Lamb's Book of Life. We cannot have Christ in halves or in parts.
I am sorry that the phrase, "trust Christ as your personal Saviour," has crept into the Christian church in the last 100 years and has become common in present-day evangelism. It did not come from the New Testament, the apostles, the respected church fathers or the reformers. It is not found in the Westminster standards or in the Old Baptist Confessions. You will not find it among the great preachers of the past–men such as Bunyan, Spurgeon, Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, etc.
It is obvious that this terminology and idea which it conveys have contributed to the Lordship controversy. I personally do not like it nor do I use it. It is true that, if we have Christ, then He is our personal Saviour, our personal Prophet, our personal Priest, our personal King. He is all of that together or none of it at all.
Many times those who testify of this second experience refer to their first experience as "before I made Christ Lord." There is not a line in the Bible that will support such language or such a doctrinal concept.
I cringe at the thought of any "supposed convert" of the non-lordship teaching saying, "I am saved but Jesus is not my Lord;" or "I am saved but I have not submitted to Christ's Lordship" or, "I am saved but I have no desire to be taught of Christ." This kind of thinking is preposterous and totally foreign to Bible salvation. It is essentially different from the case of a new convert who does not realize all the implications of the Lordship of Christ in every area of his life. There is a clear teaching in the Bible of growing in grace, and it is a lifetime process.
Yes, our gospel is a gospel of belief. It is also a gospel of obedience. Obedience is one of the tests that John makes clear in his first epistle that believers might KNOW that they have eternal life.
"Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in Him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him" (1 John 2:3-5).
Paul, also knows of the relationship between true believing and evangelical obedience.
"And to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who DO NOT OBEY THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power" (2 Thess. 1:7-9).
We see it taught in Hebrews 5:8,9: "Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him." Yes, it is also a gospel of obedience.
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Jesus' statement is very concise and succinct: "If you love Me keep My commandments" (John 14:15).
This is not works-salvation but works as a result of true believing, as a result of regeneration. "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new" (2 Cor. 5:17).
This passage does not say that only some are new creatures, or that it would be nice if they were new creatures. Neither does it say that this new creation is optional or reserved only for those who make Christ Lord of their lives. To be in Christ is to be a new creature. It is to have Christ as Saviour and Lord.


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Food and dining: We ate every evening in the Crimson Dining Room. The first thing we noticed was far fewer large tables seating 8 to 10 guests. Instead, there were lots of 2 seat and 4 seat tables, with many 4 seat tables assigned to a single couple. This met our preference, but if you prefer the variety of dining with a table full of new friends, be sure and request assignment to a large table when you book. Otherwise, you can request a change from the Mait're De at 3:00 PM on departure day. The food in the main dining rooms was good, and in some cases, great. I noticed a significant improvement in the quality of the beef products. The last 2 or 3 cruises left a LOT to be desired in this department, so they must have changed suppliers. Our waiters were personable and attentive. Service was paced by the galley's ability to fill orders, but the delay was not objectionable and we were never in a rush to finish dinner and make it to a show or after dinner activity.
Lido Dining: This ship services twice as many passengers as a Spirit Class ship, and the Lido dining area is OVER twice as big. Some of the tables are a bit close together, but we consistently found a place to sit much quicker than on any other Carnival ship we have been on - and we have sailed on every class of ship in the fleet. If the first buffet line you come to is too long, move on to the next one. With 6 lines to chose from, one or more will always have a short que. For breakfast, they have improved the omelet lines, so what looks like a long line for omelets tends to move quickly.
The Mongolian Grill is a great experience, but it is a SLOW process, so a long line equates to a long wait. We never tried the Pasta bar but many said it was great. If you don't want to take the stairs, the aft elevator goes to deck 11 and the pasta bar is right there. The drink station is hidden on the forward starboard side of the room, so you kind of have to look for it rather than running back down the stairs.
Peave: Drink stations. Seriously. Ice machine, cup stack, drink machine? This is a design flaw straight from the shipyard and has been carried forward from past ships.. Not only are guests constantly fumbling over each other to grab a cup, backtrack to get some ice, then push forward past the cups to get a drink, but add a service worker trying to resupply ice, cups or drink concentrate and you have the perfect storm.
The grills were good a cooking "just in time", versus serving piles of dried out burgers that were cooked in advance. This is a training issue and all the food workers on this ship have been trained well and have good leadership. The efficiency award goes to the guy running the deli. What always looked like a long line moved quickly.
Vegas shows in the main lounge: The performers were talented, harmonized well, and since it had been 51 weeks, since our last cruise, every production was new to us (even a Beatles tribute gets old after the third time). Even when arriving just before showtime, we were able to find acceptable seats every time.
Comedy Club: The lounge on the back of the ship is used for comedy shows. Both the PG and R rated shows are popular and the lounge is large enough to accommodate a big crowd. They start the week with two comedians who do four shows, two nights in a row. Then they swap in two new entertainers for two more nights of shows.
Serenity Deck: Good concept, but the usual population of chair hogs made it necessary to get there early or toss abandoned I-Pods, sandals and towels overboard in order to have a seat. This was of minimal impact since there were plenty of outdoor spaces elsewhere on the Lanai Deck (5), Lido, Panorama, Spa, Sun and Sky decks, all having plenty of lounge chairs set out both in the sun and the shade.
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The Port: Processing through Port Canaveral was quick and efficient. We arrived at 10:30 AM and there was already a crowd that had been processed and was waiting for clearance to board, which came a little before 11 AM. We are Platinum (as were 1200 other guests) so we were in Group 1 to board and I was 1st in line for the Mongolian Grill! Boarding this early in the day really made the first day on the ship feel like a full day aboard. Out processing through customs was equally efficient. The que from gathering luggage to passing through customs is short and there is no advantage to getting a luggage porter to bypass the crowds. In fact, you don't encounter any porters until after you pass through customs. Of course, it always pays to pack light enough to do the self assist disembark rather than waiting to be called by section.
Parking: I used Park n' Cruise, which is a lot 2 miles West of the port. Transport *TO* the port was prompt, however we waited a good 20 minutes for pickup on the return. They had up park so close together (gravel lot) that it was difficult to get out of the car. The unacceptable rub was being charged 8 days parking for a 7 day cruise. I didn't notice the overcharge until I was on the ship. On return I was told they charge for the Saturday I left AND the Saturday I returned. There are plenty of area hotels with Park and Cruise packages that include parking and transportation in the room rate, so I won't subject myself to any more "redneck accounting" practices on my next visit.
Next visit: Yes, I will return, probably within the next 6 to 8 weeks, so overall, I obviously enjoyed the ship. All in all, it accommodated all 4000 plus passengers well and offered good food and good entertainment that were both readily accessible. In fact, I hope you enjoy your cruise on the Dream as much as I enjoyed mine.


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Author Affiliations: Movement Disorders Center, Division of Neurology (Drs de Bie, Strafella, and Lang), PET Imaging Centre, Center of Addiction Mental Health (Dr Strafella), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Dr de Bie); and Montreal Neurological Institute, Brain Imaging Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec (Mr Ko). Dr Gladstone is in private practice in Willowdale, Ontario.
Manganese intoxication may lead to a levodopa-resistant, akinetic-rigid syndrome. A new form of presumed manganese poisoning has been reported in drug-addicted persons from Russia, Ukraine, and Estonia who have intravenously injected self-prepared methcathinone hydrochloride (Ephedrone).
A 36-year-old man from Azerbaijan with hepatitis C and only modest hepatic synthetic dysfunction developed rapid-onset, levodopa-resistant parkinsonism with profound hypophonia.
Ephedronic encephalopathy outside the region of the former Soviet Union may become a more widespread public health problem as a result of global travel and the easy availability of the recipe for synthesis of methcathinone on the Internet.
Manganese intoxication may lead to a levodopa-resistant, akinetic-rigid syndrome with particular signs of pronounced dysarthria and impaired posture reflexes.1 In affected patients, T1-weighted magnetic resonance images of the brain can show symmetric hyperintense signals in the basal ganglia, especially the globus pallidus and region of the substantia nigra in the midbrain.1- 3 A new form of presumed manganese poisoning has been reported in drug-addicted persons from Russia, Ukraine, and Estonia who have intravenously injected self-prepared methcathinone hydrochloride (Ephedrone),4,5 which is synthesized from pseudoephedrine hydrochloride using potassium permanganate as a potent oxidant. Instructions on the synthesis of methcathinone and how to obtain the ingredients, including potassium permanganate, are readily available on the Internet.6 Neurologists outside of eastern bloc countries should be aware of this consequence of drug abuse.
In April 2005, a right-handed, 36-year-old man from Azerbaijan noticed a decrease in libido. Shortly thereafter, he experienced excessive sleepiness and slowness of movements. The symptoms were rapidly progressive in the first few months and seemed to stabilize thereafter. He was difficult to understand because of his soft speech and pallilalia. He had no drooling but choked occasionally. Walking was difficult, though he did not report balance problems. He experienced jerky movements of his legs during the night. His handwriting became slower, smaller, and difficult to read. Fine motor movements including buttoning and using cutlery were impaired. Except for nocturia twice a night, he reported no urinary problems. He had no gastrointestinal tract symptoms.
In 2004, the patient had started to intravenously inject himself once or twice daily with a methcathinone solution prepared by combining 12 tablets containing 60 mg of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (Sudafed; Pfizer Canada Inc, Markham, Ontario) with 0.3 g of potassium permanganate. When first seen, he did not admit this drug abuse to his physicians.
His medical history included hepatitis C virus infection acquired while self-injecting methcathinone in Russia in the early 1990s. He received interferon alfa monotherapy in Israel in 1998.
At physical examination, the patient was alert and well oriented. He had a pronounced masked facies and extreme hypophonia resulting in his speech being largely unintelligible. Cognitive assessment was limited by communication difficulties; the components of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)7 that could be tested revealed no overt deficits. He had some slowing and mild restriction in the range of vertical saccadic eye movements, horizontal saccades were somewhat slowed, and vertical optokinetic nystagmus was impaired. There was moderate bilateral limb bradykinesia. Tone in the limbs was normal, but there was mild axial rigidity. He walked with short strides with a slightly wide base, and his arms were held abducted from the sides. Turning was difficult and postural reflexes were impaired, with falling on the pull test. Neurologic examination findings revealed no other abnormalities. Findings at general examination were unremarkable. The patient had one spider nevus on his chest and injection stigmata, particularly on the left arm, although when asked about these at the initial examination, his wife immediately indicated that they were the consequence of a previous operation.
Pramipexole dihydrochloride at doses of up to 0.75 mg/d had no effect on the parkinsonism but eliminated the jerky movements of his legs at night. This drug therapy was discontinued because of excessive daytime sleepiness and its stimulating a craving for sweets. Trials of selegiline hydrochloride and levodopa-carbidopa at doses up to 600/150 mg/d were ineffective.
Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed striking symmetric increased signal in the globus pallidus, substantia nigra, dentate nucleus, and pontine tegmentum on T1-weighted images (Figure) with little correlation on T2-weighted images (not shown), which demonstrated only modest hyperintensity in the region of the posterior limb of the internal capsule. There was no evidence of edema. Laboratory tests showed normal concentrations of blood albumin, alkaline phosphatase, γ-glutamyl transferase, total bilirubin, ceruloplasmin, serum copper, and 24-hour urine copper. Prothrombin time was 51.8 seconds (reference range, 33-43 seconds); aspartate aminotransferase level, 67 U/L (reference range, 10-40 U/L); and alanine aminotransferase level, 114 U/L (reference range, 2-60 U/L). Blood manganese concentration was 49 μg/L (897 nmol/L) (reference range, 4-16 μg/L [78-289 nmol/L]), and urine manganese concentration, 2804.3 nmol/24 h. A second blood manganese concentration 5 months after the first determination was 102 μg/L (1860 nmol/L) while the patient was still self-injecting methcathinone but before he admitted this to us. Tests for hepatitis A and B yielded negative results. Hepatitis C RNA was 405 000 IU/L, and a percutaneous liver biopsy specimen showed chronic active hepatitis with fibrosis. 6-[18F]-Fluorodopa positron emission tomography performed as previously described8 showed a mild reduction in fluorodopa uptake (Ki) limited to the posterior putamen (Table).
A and B, T1-weighted magnetic resonance images of the brain show a symmetric, abnormally increased signal in the globus pallidus and substantia nigra. Similar but less striking changes are evident in the region of the dentate nucleus and pontine tegmentum. A indicates anterior; P, posterior; R, right; and L, left.
Although during the course of investigations we informed the patient that we believed his symptoms were caused by elevated manganese levels, he did not inform us of his drug abuse. He continued the injections of methcathinone until his wife revealed this several months later. Referral to a rehabilitation clinic was declined. After the initial discovery of elevated manganese levels, the patient underwent treatment by a naturopathic physician that included 10 sessions during 4 months using intravenous calcium disodium–EDTA at a dose of 3 g per treatment. This had no appreciable effect on his symptoms.
The designer drug methcathinone is also known as Cat, Jeff, Mulka, and Ephedrone.6 It was used as an antidepressant in the former Soviet Union and is very addictive. Methcathinone can be produced from pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) with potassium permanganate added to produce an oxidant reaction.6 Cases of ephedronic encephalopathy have been reported from Russia, Ukraine, and Estonia.4,5 To our knowledge, this is the first case occurring outside this region. Global travel and easy access to the Internet, where the recipe for the synthesis of methcathinone is readily available, make it possible that this disorder will become a more widespread public health problem.
Patients manifest clinical features typical of other causes of manganism, most notably a levodopa-resistant form of parkinsonism, particularly with myoclonus, speech dysfunction, postural instability and gait disorder (including the "cock walk"), hypersomnolence, and bradyphrenia.4,5 Our patient also demonstrated oculomotor dysfunction, in particular, vertical gaze slowing and limitation that have been noted in other disorders in which the globus pallidus is predominantly affected.9 Magnetic resonance images typically demonstrate the hyperintensities seen on T1-weighted images in our patient.4 To date, the prognosis of the syndrome is uncertain. Some patients have had mild to modest improvement during long-term follow-up, either spontaneously or after chelation therapy with EDTA.4 In contrast, as well described in patients with prolonged exposure to high levels of manganese in the workplace (eg, manganese ore miners and alloy plant workers), some have experienced clear progression of neurologic symptoms with time despite cessation of the exposure.10
The role of hepatic dysfunction in causing this patient's neurologic disorder is unclear. Cirrhosis is well known to be associated with increased signal intensity in the basal ganglia on T1-weighted images, presumably related to elevated blood manganese levels, and this is a proposed mechanism for the pathogenesis of acquired hepatolenticular degeneration.2 Recently, Schaumburg et al11 described a highly exposed worker who developed symptoms and signs of early manganism only after the onset of moderate hepatic dysfunction caused by hepatitis C infection. This case illustrates that even asymptomatic hepatic disease can be a risk factor in persons with substantial exposure to manganese. However, the route and quantity of exposure differ considerably between our patient and this case; our patient had relatively intact hepatic synthetic function, and hepatic dysfunction does not seem to have been a predisposing factor in other patients with ephedronic encephalopathy.4,5 Our patient abused intravenous methcathinone apparently prepared in the same manner in the early 1990s without neurologic consequences, presumably before development of his current level of hepatitis C–related hepatic dysfunction. The number of persons who have repeatedly abused methcathinone far exceeds the number with this neurologic syndrome. The underlying factors that contribute to the eventual development of this disorder, including variability in the preparation of the drug and the amount of manganese remaining in the solution, the presence of other contaminants, the potential direct toxic effect of methcathinone, or the presence of predisposing systemic illnesses such as hepatic dysfunction, remain to be evaluated.
6-[18F]-Fluorodopa positron emission tomography revealed only a minor reduction in presynaptic uptake limited to the posterior putamen, which suggests that the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system was relatively spared by the pathogenic process. This finding is comparable to results reported in most patients with a toxic reaction to industrial manganese12,13 and in monkeys receiving toxic doses of manganese intravenously,14 but it contrasts with the profound symmetric reduction in caudate and putamen reported in one patient with cirrhosis and parkinsonism partially responsive to levodopa.15 If this latter experience is confirmed in larger numbers of patients, it suggests that the pathogenesis of parkinsonism complicating cirrhosis may be more complex than simply manganese overload.16- 18
Correspondence: Anthony E. Lang, MD, Movement Disorders Center, Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8.
Accepted for Publication: December 22, 2006.
Author Contributions: Study concept and design: Lang. Acquisition of data: de Bie, Gladstone, Strafella, Ko, and Lang. Analysis and interpretation of data: de Bie, Strafella, and Lang. Drafting of the manuscript: de Bie, Strafella, and Lang. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: de Bie, Gladstone, Ko, and Lang. Administrative, technical, and material support: de Bie, Gladstone, Ko, and Lang. Study supervision: Strafella and Lang.
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The two newest public university campuses in Arizona -- Northern Arizona University's campus in Prescott Valley [3], which is in its second year of operation, and Arizona State University's Lake Havasu campus [4], slated to open in fall 2012 -- will be testing grounds for some fairly innovative concepts.
Tuition at both is significantly lower than at the universities' main campuses. Administrators have pledged to try alternative delivery methods designed to cut down on costs. Both institutions have partnered with local community colleges to teach some classes. And both hope to offer accelerated degree programs.
But the most innovative feature might be one that students never see: how the universities are funded. Unlike other public campuses, neither is receiving direct funding from the state, and both received significant indirect investment from municipal governments and local residents. Whereas the main campuses fund about a quarter of their operations through state appropriations, a percentage that has decreased significantly since 2008, the branch campuses will try to be self-sufficient, operating mostly on tuition revenue, with only some administrative expenses being shared with the main campuses.


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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) gave a pleasant surprise to its enthusiasts and car fanatics when it announced at the Geneva Motor Show that it would soon enter the car infotainment space. While that's great news for automakers, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is surely feeling challenged. This is an encouraging piece of news for Apple investors who have been a bit concerned over the tech titan's future products. Let's check out what this behold for the company, and its existing and future rivals in the space.
Tech touches Auto
Apple would be collaborating with the automakers to integrate its connected technology within the car. Now this is not for entertainment alone, but for safety as well. Smartphones have become such an essential part of an individual life that keeping it away for a while has become virtually impossible. While that's amazing for smartphone makers who earn a lot, it certainly not good at several occasions, say when you're driving. The phone calls, messages and other attractions distract you which add to the driving risk.
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Apple is working on offering the CarPlay: a solution that would make driver's interaction with his smartphone almost seamless, and minimize the risk of disturbance while driving. Once the solution is integrated in the car dashboard, it would integrate with the iPhone.
Using the in-built human machine interface, or the HMI control, a button on the steering wheel, a touchscreen or SIRI, one would be able to control the phone and have access to making or receiving calls, texting, playing music, navigating, and other similar activities.
Keen on exploring this area
Recently, the Cupertino giant bagged two patents. One of it is the broader telematics systems, and the other one would allow the user use the smartphone as an eCall/911 unit linked to the vehicle's Airbag sensors and GPS.
A threat for others
Apple has huge plans to explore this area and make it big. Now this poses threat to many conventional vendors that provide infotainment and telematics solution to auto giants such as General Motors (NYSE:GM) , Ford (NYSE:F), Volkswagen (VLKAY), and other players. Typically these suppliers take long time. Most carmakers also have to put in billions in their R&D to develop apps that takes six to twelve month. With the CarPlay, automakers would have a ready solution of a tech colossal as Apple. The only task left on the part of the carmakers would be to design a button, screen, and few useful HMI solutions to aid integration.
Apple's not the only players working to get some space in the connected cars space. Google's got the head start here. So one shouldn't be surprised to see the two getting back to war again for a bigger space on the car dashboard.
Last word
Apple's move into the car space it quite a wise one. The tech giant has lately been criticized for its current product line, and the inability to come out with a fresh product altogether. Its foray into the car infotainment would help the company overcome temporary slowdown and find another business line that would generate further revenue for the company. It's only a matter of time to ascertain where the CarPlay would stand among all other infotainment offerings.


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Before a passionate and diverse group of opponents that included doctors, lawyers and youngsters with baseball caps turned backwards, the Covington City Council Tuesday night killed a controversial ordinance that would have limited skateboarding in the city. The council voted 5-2 to withdraw the ordinance that had galvanized the local skateboarding community when it was introduced last month.
The council action came after several dozen skateboarders and their supporters rallied in front of Del Porto Restaurant in downtown Covington and marched several blocks to the council chambers to argue against the proposed skateboarding restrictions. The council heard from about a dozen speakers during a public hearing on the ordinance, all speaking against it.
"Passing this ordinance would be an embarrassment to the community," said Buddy Spell, a local lawyer who added that the ordinance raises Constitutional questions. "I would hate to be known as the city that banned skateboarding."
As written, the proposed ordinance would have essentially prohibited skateboarding on public property in the city's downtown historic district. The proposal also would have made it unlawful to ride a skateboard "on any sidewalk within the city of Covington" or to ride a skateboard in "an unsafe or dangerous manner as to put himself/herself or others in danger of serious bodily injury or death."
Skateboarding would also have been prohibited on private property unless the property owner gave permission. And, the hobby would have been banned in parking garages and at the Covington Trailhead.
Council President Lee Alexius, the sponsor of the ordinance, said he drafted the document at the request of Mayor Mike Cooper. But the mayor said his intention was to ban skateboarding only in the St. Tammany Parish Courthouse parking garage and at the Covington Trailhead and hoped the ordinance could be amended to everyone's satisfaction.
City officials said they have received complaints from area businesses about skateboarders congregating in front of their property. And in one case, a young child was knocked to the ground by a skateboarder.
Alexius said he did a lot of research before drafting the ordinance and indicated Tuesday night he would be open to amending it. He said some parts of the ordinance dealing with the safety of both skateboarders and the general public - including prohibiting people from being pulled by cars while on skateboards - should be considered.
"I'm the villain here because I was asked to write an ordinance," Alexius told the audience. "I have no objection to amending it or changing it in some way to make it more palatable."
But Councilman Larry Rolling instead offered a motion to withdraw the ordinance, essentially removing any aspect of the proposed law from consideration. Alexius and Councilman Sam O'Keefe were on the short end of the council's 5-2 vote on Rolling's motion.
When the ordinance was introduced at the council's March 18 meeting, several skateboard enthusiasts appeared to speak out against it. But as per council rules, ordinances that are on the agenda for introduction are not discussed, and must lay over for one month before they are subject to a public hearing and a vote of the council.
The skateboarders vowed to return for the public hearing, and they did so in force Tuesday night, many carrying their boards into the council chambers. Several speakers noted that in a time when childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions, the city s should not discourage outdoor activities such as skateboarding.
Others pointed out that skateboarders should not be characterized as hooligans or troublemakers, noting that many use the rolling boards as a form of transportation.
"The ordinance is a little misguided and too broad," said Dr. Jay Saux, an oncologist at St. Tammany Parish Hospital who often skateboards to work.
"I've talked to a lot of people about this and they all think this is the most ridiculous thing," said Margaret Early, who said her 16-year-old son is an avid skateboarder. She said the young skateboarders gathered at the meeting are good kids.
Ryan Foret, a father of two who used to work at a skateboard shop in the French Quarter, said passing the ordinance could make younger riders rebellious and cause more problems for the city.
And, Annie Spell questioned why the ordinance targets only skateboarders.
"Please don't discriminate against us because we choose to ride on four wheels without gas," she said.
The skateboard enthusiasts let out a cheer after the council's vote. Several city officials commended the skateboarders - particularly the younger ones who were unfamiliar with the legislative process - for getting involved.
After the vote, Patrick Brooks, owner of Brooks Bike Shop in Covington and one of the leaders of the opposition, said he believes the skating community's participation made a difference in the outcome.
"I think they (the council) made the right decision," Brooks said. "Without this community input, I think the ordinance would have gone through. I'm glad we came together on it."


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I love them both but can't decide.
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Interesting question. I have them both projected as borderline WR1/high-end WR2 with the following stats:
White: 149 TGTS/85 REC (57% catch rate)/1,088 (12.8 ypr)/8 TDs = 156.8 fp/199.3 ppr (.5)
Welker: 144 TGTS/104 REC (72% catch rate)/1,166 (11.2 ypr)/7 TDs = 158.6 fp/210.6 ppr (.5)
I don't see a clear winner. I see both marginally regressing, White due to Atlanta now having a legit counterpart with whom he'll have to share and Welker due to there being another talented mouth to feed in Brandon Lloyd, who apparently will have a decent-sized role in the game plan. Looking over those numbers, I have to admit I see a greater probability of White exceeding his projection (it would only take a return to his '10 65% catch rate, plus a TD here or there) than Welker continuing his sudden career resurgence as a vertical threat (last year he posted a 15.9 ypr versus his normal 11-12 ypr range; that feels anomalous). This is very close, but I don't think there's a wrong answer. Good luck!
This is a tough pick. I would go with White personally. He has much more room for improvement, while Welker will definitely regress from last year. Brady has several new weapons this year and I don't think Welker is a part of the Patriot's plan long term. They may start using Hernandez or one of their many other receivers more in Welker's role. Meanwhile, White will draw less coverage than he did last year and Matt Ryan has improved every season.
Either way you can't go wrong though. They're both pretty safe in PPR.
I faced this choice and managed to snag both guys. I chose Welker at 29 and White at 32, but I knew I was going to be going WR/WR and I already had Fitzgerald (which I regret picking because I thought Jimmy Graham would slide to me, but I digress).


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By Nora Flaherty • Aug 29, 2014
PORTLAND, Maine — Researchers from around the world will present their findings on sea lice next week in Portland at the International Sea Lice Conference at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. The conference will focus on sustainable solutions to the sea lice problem around the world.
In recent years sea lice have become a major problem for farmed fish in eastern Maine. The lice fasten themselves to caged fish and negatively affect their health and their appearance. Fish farmers have found some ways to kill sea lice using pesticides, but critics say those methods are harmful to the marine environment — particularly to lobsters.
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Also, many people work far too much on pushing (bench) and not enough on pull (rows).
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"Countdown 2 Kickoff" Set for Ball State Students
The Ball State Student Government Association proudly announces "Countdown 2 Kickoff," the official football pregame party beginning at 5 p.m., Thurs., Aug. 29, at Scheumann Stadium.
Collaborating with Ball State Athletics, University Program Board, Residence Hall Association, Black Student Association, Ball State Dining and WCRD Radio, the Student Government Association will be welcoming students through Gate 5 onto East Field two hours before kickoff.
"We think this is a great opportunity to bring together key organizations on campus to celebrate our football team's proud traditions and get excited for its future successes," says Ball State student body president Malachi Randolph.
Campus organizations will be offering a variety of activities ranging from tug-o-war to corn hole to inflatable games to competitive contests and free giveaways. WCRD will be broadcasting on location, as well as, providing music during the entirety of the event. Ball State Dining will be providing full dinners to students with meal plans who pre-register on the SGA website (www.bsu.edu/sga) by Aug. 25.
The event will be offered before each of the first five home games this season, but will not be available at the Nov. 29 contest. Though each week will boast different activities, Ball State Athletics thinks C2K will be a great way to drive student interest in the sports programs at the university.
"There is no disputing the atmosphere at Scheumann Stadium is greatly enhanced with increased attendance by Ball State students," says Ball State director of intercollegiate athletics Bill Scholl. "Student attendance impacts the student-athlete experience, improves the sense of school spirit on our campus and can affect the outcome of the game. As an athletics department, we are happy to partner with SGA and all other student organizations on this student-run initiative. We believe it will help improve the student experience at our football games this year."
The Cardinals open the 2013 season by hosting Illinois State at 7 p.m., Aug. 29. The theme for the game is "white out," and all fans are encouraged to wear white. Students dressed in white will be able to participate in a student tunnel on the field as the team runs out at the start of the game.
Questions regarding "Countdown 2 Kickoff" can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com. Participants are also encouraged to interact with Ball State SGA on social media using the hashtag #C2K. Follow Ball State athletics on Twitter @bsuathletics.


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