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The Amazing Mystery Showby Gertrude Chandler Warner Robert Papp
The Boxcar Children have been chosen to be on an exciting new show! A camera crew is following the Aldens around the city of Philadelphia as they compete with another team in a search for clues. But the search isn't easy, and someone is trying to give them the wrong directions! Who is trying to ruin the game?
The Amusement Park Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles Tang
The Boxcar children visit their cousins who live near an amusement park. When they go for a day of fun they find a mystery that can lead them to a dangerous situation.
The Animal Shelter Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles Tang
The Aldens offer to take care of the animals from the recently closed Greenfield Animal Shelter. They have another mystery in their hands when they discover that most of the animals belong to an old woman who is missing.
The Animal Shelter Mystery (Boxcar Children #22)by Gertrude Chandler Warner
From the back of the book: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now that they have a home with their grandfather, they've turned their old boxcar into a home for stray animals! When the Greenfield Animal Shelter is forced to close, the Boxcar Children offer to care for the abandoned animals. But then they discover that many belong to an old woman who appears to be missing. Where is she? And who are the strange men living in her house? Before they know it, the children have another mystery to solve.
The Basketball Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles Tang
The Boxcar children have to find out who stole the trophy of the coach--and basketball star--of their community basketball league.
The Basketball Mystery (Boxcar Children #68)by Gertrude Chandler Warner
From the back of the book: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they are playing in a community basketball league. The Aldens are thrilled that Buzz and Tipper Nettleton, Greenfield's most famous basketball stars, are coaching their teams. But some of the other coaches don't seem so happy to see the Nettletons. Then Tipper's Most Valuable Player trophy is missing, and Buzz's practice schedules get mixed up. Is somebody trying to foul up the community league? It looks like it's time for the Aldens to solve another mystery'
Benny Uncovers a Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner David Cunningham
Benny figures out some puzzling events in a department store.
Benny Uncovers a Mystery (Boxcar Children #19)by Gertrude Chandler Warner
When a valuable vase disappears, the manager suspects the boxcar children, but who is sending the salespeople mysterious notes?
Bicycle Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner David Cunningham
Many complications follow when a dog attaches himself to the Aldens on a bicycle trip.
Bicycle Mystery (Boxcar Children #15)by Gertrude Chandler Warner
From the back of the book: Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are going on a bicycle trip. On the first night of their journey, the Boxcar Children get caught in a rainstorm. They find shelter in an old abandoned house-and a mystery finds them! ********** From inside the book: About This Alden Mystery Whenever the Aldens-Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny-start a trip, they expect some sort of adventure or mystery. It all began when they ran away from an orphanage and made a home for themselves in an old boxcar. Of course the best part of that adventure was finding Grandfather Alden. When the bicycle trip was first planned, Benny hoped it would mean another adventure. But he didn't dream that on a rainy morning in an empty old farmhouse a mystery would find him. That's the way it happened, and the Aldens found themselves in the middle of a puzzle before they knew it.
The Black Pearl Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles Tang
The Aldens investigate the incidents happening around their cousin's pineapple plantation in Hawaii.
The Black Pearl Mystery (Boxcar Children #64)by Gertrude Chandler Warner
In Hawaii, the Aldens and cousin Soo Lee notice people are silent when the black pearl story is told.
The Black Widow Spider Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner
Someone is building a large, fancy house down the street from the Aldens'--a house shielded by a tall stone wall. The only way to approach the house is through an iron gate decorated with huge black widow spiders! Benny is certain the new neighbors must be hiding something . . . but what could it be? The Boxcar Children are determined to investigate.?
Blue Bay Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner Dirk Gringhuis
The Aldens find a castaway on a South Sea island. How did he get there and who is he?
Blue Bay Mystery (Boxcar Children #6)by Gertrude Chandler Warner
From the back of the book: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are taking a vacation in the South Seas on an uninhabited island. But is the island really uninhabited? The Boxcar Children soon suspect someone else is there too - someone who may not want them around!
Blue Bay Mystery & Snowbound Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner Mike Dubisch Rob M. Worley Mark Bloodworth
Blue Bay Mystery Henry, Jesse, Violet, and Benny Alden are in for an extra-special surprise! They are going on a trip on a huge cargo ship to a deserted South Seas island. While fishing and exploring the island, the children discover clues that it isn't deserted after all! Join the Boxcar Children in their graphic novel adventure to uncover their hidden neighbor at Blue Bay. Snowbound Mystery Henry, Jesse, Violet, and Benny Alden are on a vacation in the woods--but suddenly a snowstorm hits! While they're trapped in their cabin and waiting to be rescued from the deep snow, they discover a strange hidden message written in code. Join the Boxcar Children in their graphic novel adventure as they learn the secret behind the message!
The Boardwalk Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Aldens are visiting the New Jersey shore and enjoying the beach and the boardwalk attractions. A family friend has just bought an amusement pier, and the children are excited to help out. But there are rumors that the rides aren't safe, and someone has stolen a zombie from the haunted house! Can the Boxcar Children find out what's behind all the trouble?
The Box That Watch Foundby Gertrude Chandler Warner Robert Papp
One day in the park, the Alden's dog, Watch, comes across a mysterious box with a note inside. "Congratulations!" the note says. "You've found it!" The box is part of a game called Geocaching. Soon, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are searching all over town for hidden boxes and making friends with other kids in the geocaching club. But is one of the club members a thief?
The Box That Watch Found (Boxcar Children #113)by Gertrude Chandler Warner
One day in the park, the Aldens' dog, Watch, comes across a mysterious box with a note inside. "Congratulations!" the note says. "You've found it!" The box is part of a fun new treasure-hunting game, and soon Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are looking all over town for cleverly hidden boxes. But they're not the only ones on the trail for clues! When several of the treasure boxes go missing, the game is ruined for everyone. Who would steal the boxes--and why?
The Boxcar Childrenby Mike Dubisch Shannon Eric Denton Gertrude Chandler Warner
Henry, Jesse, Violet, and Benny Alden are brothers and sisters--and they're orphans. The only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. One night, during a storm, the children find an old red boxcar that keeps them warm and safe. They decide to make it their home. This is just the beginning of their graphic novel adventures as the Boxcar Children!<P><P> Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.
The Boxcar Childrenby Gertrude Chandler Warner L. Kate Deal
The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.
The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children #1)by Gertrude Chandler Warner
One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them and where they had come from. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are a family of brothers and sisters-and they're orphans, too. The only way they can stay together is to try and make it on their own. But where will they live? One night, during a storm, the children find an old red boxcar that keeps them warm and safe. The children decide to make it their home-and become The Boxcar Children!
The Boxcar Children Ghost-Hunting Specialby Gertrude Chandler Warner
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The Boxcar Children Guide to Adventureby The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children have long been known for being creative and resourceful. This hardcover book is filled with fun how-to guides for everyday adventures. It includes tips and tricks for mystery solving (how to make invisible ink and create secret codes), travel (how to pack a suitcase; how to take great snapshots), and enjoying the great outdoors. Each of the four Boxcar Children has his or her own section--practical advice from Jessie, a "roughing it" guide from Henry, crafts and art projects from Violet, and recipes from Benny! A great gift for Boxcar fans.
The Boxcar Children Halloween Specialby Gertrude Chandler Warner Hodges Soileau Charles Tang
The Mystery of the Singing Ghost Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and are excited because their cousins are moving to Greenfield. The Boxcar Children decide to fix up the house that cousins Joe and Alice have bought. There's just one problem. It seems to be haunted--by a ghost that sings! Is someone trying to keep Joe and Alice from moving in? The Mystery of the Mummy's Curse Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they're about to meet a mysterious mummy! The Greenfield Museum is holding a special exhibit all about ancient Egypt, and the main attraction is a 4,000-year-old mummy. The Aldens are helping the museum curator set up the exhibit and learning all about life in ancient Egypt. But ever since the mummy arrived, nothing's gone right for the museum or its workers. The longer the Aldens are around the mummy, the more things go wrong. As the children search for the cause of all the bad luck, everything points back to the spooky sarcophagus. Has the museum been struck by the curse of an ancient mummy? The Aldens are about to find out, whether they're ready or not! The Mystery at Skeleton Point When Grandfather's friend bought Skeleton Point, she invited the Alden children to help her fix it up. But this empty mansion is even spookier than it looks. The man who used to live there studied bones--and the house is filled with skeletons! Then the mansion's valuable statues begin to disappear. Could the Skeleton Point ghost be causing mischief?
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TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The management of adult spinal deformity (ASD) and selection of optimal fusion levels is incompletely defined, according to a review article published in the April issue of The Spine Journal.
Benjamin Blondel, M.D., from New York University in New York City, and colleagues conducted a comprehensive literature review to update current knowledge pertaining to the optimal fusion levels in the surgical treatment of ASD.
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MCKEE - Police have identified the other drivers involved in a fatal Thursday car crash as the 23-year-old victim's relatives prepared for her Monday funeral, scheduled less than a week before her wedding.
A Freedom Township officer said Dennis Butler Jr. of Altoona was the injured driver of a 1994 Ford pickup truck that apparently collided with Victoria Brooke Lingenfelter's Pontiac Grand Am on a rain-soaked stretch of Route 36.
Butler was hospitalized and since released, police said, while his passenger's condition is unknown. A third driver, John Querry of Martinsburg, was reportedly uninjured.
Lingenfelter was making a return trip from an Altoona seamstress's home, where she and her sister had picked up the wedding dress and a bridesmaid's dress for her wedding next Saturday.
"I was lucky to be the last person to get to tell her I love her," her older sister, Jessica, said Saturday.
She and Victoria said their goodbyes at 7:05 p.m. Ten minutes later, police said, the Duncansville woman suffered fatal injuries in the three-vehicle crash.
Relatives were left to plan a funeral in place of a wedding - Lingenfelter will be buried in her wedding dress, her sister said.
"Mom and Dad have never seen her in it," Jessica Lingenfelter said.
Friends, relatives and other mourners quickly flooded a Facebook page belonging to Lingenfelter's fiance, Rodger Knisely of Roaring Spring, with condolences.
Knisely was mourning with Lingenfelter's loved ones in Duncansville on Saturday, her sister said.
"He's in our family now," she said. "They were very, very, very much in love."
The couple already had an East Freedom-area house prepared for their married life.
"They were ready to move in the day after the wedding," she said.
The St. Francis University nurse-practitioner student and Bishop Guilfoyle graduate was an avid hunter and horse rider, her sister said. Lingenfelter had hoped to go bowhunting the morning of her wedding - a plan relatives scuttled when they reminded her of a scheduled hair appointment.
And she'll be buried, her sister said, in the cowboy boots she'd planned to wear at her wedding ceremony.
"She was just a little country girl," Jessica Lingenfelter said. "She was the light of the party."
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Jon Krakauer Talks Chris McCandless and Pat Tillman
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 09.18.09 | 1:35 PM ET
In this Daily Beast interview, the "Into the Wild" author talks about his new book on the NFL star-turned-soldier, and what Tillman and McCandless had in common:
They were both uncommonly idealistic. They were both pretty hardass in their ideals and sticking to them. But they chose such different paths—McCandless dropped out of society, while Tillman was all about living in this world and doing your duty. They were both very similar and very different.
Krakauer also explains why "Into the Wild" is his favorite of his four books. (Via The Book Bench)
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The first time I saw "Into the Wild," I loved it. After watching the movie, I thought of Pat Tillman, who I went to High School with. I wanted my husband (who writes tributes on wrestlers and covers mixed martial arts) and brother to see it. My brother watched it and it became a good discussion topic (he lives with a religious family who hated it). My husband never found the time to watch it. Shortly after this, my husband told me that a mixed martial arts fighter, who I really liked, Evan Tanner, had passed away alone in the dessert. My heart sank. Nobody ever really did a tribute to his life and I always felt he deserved one. Perhaps Mr. Jon Krakauer might be the author to do so. Chris, Pat and Evan were all young, very intellegent, deep souls.


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The founding fathers of our country believed that the role of government should be strictly limited to providing for the common defense and to protect individuals in their personal pursuit of happiness. On the other side of the intellectual divide are modern secular progressives who believe it is now the proper role of government to optimize happiness for the greatest number of people.
Is it enough for government to attempt to provide for equality of opportunity to all citizens, or should it mandate an equality of outcomes? One can make the argument that even if all schoolchildren have access to equally good schools, the "cultural enrichment" provided by affluent parents (who read to their children daily and offer music lessons and other advantages compared to the children of the working class) provides their children with greater chances of social and economic success. And if that is the case, is there a policy imperative here?
It seems impossible to achieve perfectly equal opportunity, or to ensure equality of economic outcomes for citizens within an atmosphere of individual freedom. But what are the acceptable outcomes for equal opportunity? As of 2009, the top 1% of earners in our economy has a 17% share of all income,but they also pay a 38% of income taxes. This income share has roughly doubled in the past 30 years. Is this result a priori wrong in an egalitarian society? Is it remotely possible they deserve this wealth?
Few Americans today oppose the existence of social safety nets such as Medicaid, welfare programs, unemployment insurance and food stamps. But how much is enough? And when do the self destructive actions of individuals exercising their right to personal liberty and transient happiness cause us to withdraw some of that support? Most would say that drug addicts should be treated and rehabilitated rather than coddled with additional benefits. "Sin taxes" on tobacco and alcohol are readily accepted as a socially good way to discourage their use. Should we also have taxes on sugar containing soft drinks or junky fast food to discourage their consumption?
How about increased health insurance rates for smokers? Wal-Mart, the nation's largest employer, recently announced surcharges of as much as $2000/year for it's workers who smoke, arguing that such employees consume as much as 25% more in healthcare costs. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obama-care) guaranteed issue and partial community rating will require insurers to offer the same premium to all applicants of the same age and geographical location without regard to most pre-existing conditions (excluding tobacco use). Ultimately, where do we draw the line? Do Americans want more such mandates, and if so, are they willing to pay for them?


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While the national economy is slowing down, it still seems to be growing, not shrinking. And growth is likely to pick up in the second half of 2001, according to the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
"Clearly, the economy has slowed down," Dr. Anthony M. Santomero told reporters yesterday.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group completed talks Saturday on a deal to end four decades of fighting that has killed tens of thousands of people and helped foster Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia.
The accord between Filipino negotiators and the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front calls for Muslim self-rule in parts of the southern Philippines in exchange for the deactivation of the rebel force. Military presence in the proposed autonomous region would be restricted.
Much now will depend on how the accord is enforced, in particular whether the 11,000-strong rebel forces are able to maintain security in areas that would come under their control. At least four other smaller Muslim rebel groups are still fighting Manila's rule in the southern Mindanao region, and could act as spoilers.
Officials from both sides announced the conclusion of talks in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, which has brokered the years-long negotiations. The accord and three other pacts signed in 2013 make up a final peace agreement that is to be signed in the Philippine capital, Manila, possibly in February, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said.
"This will give the just and lasting peace that our brothers in Mindanao are seeking." said Lacierda, referring to the volatile southern region and homeland of minority Muslims in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation.
Chief government negotiator Miriam Ferrer said that concluding the talks "marks the beginning of the bigger challenge ahead, which is the ... implementation."
Saturday's accord has been the most significant progress made over 13 years of negotiations to tame a tenacious insurgency that has left more than 120,000 people dead and derailed development in Muslim-populated southern regions.


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I thought it was a good fight, thrilling for sure. More so if you going for the under dog for some.
Molina had Kirklands number tonight and the only thing that messed it up was...
1. his corner man coming in once the bell rang and "forgeting" you can only be saved by the bell in the "last round".
2. it's "always" up to the ref to make the "final" decision. So the ref could have just allowed the fight to continue but instead, he made a rookie mistake by asking someone what he should do in a situation like this. Which is really up to him to make the final decision.
Molina was on his way to win the fight. Hoping there is a rematch. But we will have to wait and see.
Anyone who says the fight was borring is someone that was just there to watch Kirkland get a ko and nothing less. Molina fought his fight and made it a good fight and won the fight.
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How many more lies will emerge from the murky depths of this port-deal fiasco?
The spinmeister in chief gave the Arab country advice on how to allay concerns about its pending takeover of major U.S. ports. (Clinton did this at the same time his wife was railing against the deal—just in case anyone mistakenly assumes that the N.Y. senator takes all her cues from the ex-prez.)
The terrorist organization wrote that it had infiltrated the United Arab Emirates government four years ago, and that the emirates were "well aware" of the infiltration. This is the country that is angling to take over control of major U.S. ports. (Hat tip: Think Progress and Scripps Howard, which broke the news.)
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Wanna know why 64% of people disapprove of this deal? Consider how much time and energy Bush & Co. have spent scaring the American public with "what if" scenarios about Arab threats (see: Saddam).
Note to the Arizona senator: it's not saying much to claim that a country is "freer than China." As ThinkProgress reckons it, only about seven countries in the world are less free than China.
The country seeking control over six U.S. ports donated nearly four times the total of all other countries combined. The State Department denies there's a connection between the gift and the pending port deal.
Regarding the UAE port deal: The people running this country are perfectly willing to outsource American jobs, wages, and health and safety standards for the sake of free trade. Why would it surprise us that national security is ditto?
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With both Republicans and Democrats attacking the White House over its proposed port deal with the United Arab Emirates, it's worth noting that many people feel that the issue of port ownership is either irrelevant to national security (in the New York Times), symptomatic of xenophobic rage (Andrew Sullivan) or just plain opportunistic politics (Think Progress).
The secretary of defense claims he didn't know about the pending sale of six major U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates company, even though, as ThinkProgress points out, he sat on a board that approved the sale.
Meanwhile, the president vows to veto any blockage of the sale, setting up a showdown with Republicans and Democrats.
Confused about the issue? The Moderate Voice has a good primer.
With a company owned by the United Arab Emirates set to take control over six U.S. ports, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is urging the White House to reconsider approval of a sale.
It was news to us at Truthdig that a foreign power could even do such a thing in the first place.
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The sugar glider is an exotic small pet. Many people acquire one because they're so cute—for the right person, the adorable, big-eyed sugar glider makes an excellent pet.
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The Virginia Tech basketball Class of 2011 remains undefeated. With Norcom's two district wins this week, the Greyhounds are now 17-0. Dorian Finney-Smith streaked to 32 points against the Granby Comets on Friday. Norcom is now ranked #5 in the ESPN Rise Fab 50 Poll. They are #13 in the USA Today Super 25 Rankings. For some reason, they are ranked behind Findlay Prep, whom they beat a few weeks ago. The Greyhounds are #7 in the Rivals rankings.
Hargrave's post-grad team, featuring the three amigos — Robert Brown, Marquis Rankin, and C.J. Barksdale — recently won a game at the Basketball Hall of Fame and have since improved to 15-0. Barksdale tends to put up the biggest scoring numbers (he had 42 earlier this season) and lead the team in rebounding, while Brown shows what a sharp-shooter he can be. Rankin is looking like an assist machine and should battle Garland for the back-up point guard spot next year.
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The page linked above will keep you up to date on all published stats related to Virginia Tech's four signees for 2011 – C.J. Barksdale, Robert Brown, Marquis Rankin, and Dorian Finney-Smith. The first three all play for Hargrave's undefeated post-grad team, so their games include stats for all three players. Finney-Smith plays for the defending VA AAA champion Norcom Greyhounds. They are off to a 2-0 start and play in the National HS Hoops Festival on Saturday night in Hyattsville, MD (Dematha HS).
The best game so far goes to Barksdale – he had 42 points and 13 rebounds against roanoke college on November 16th.
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The Hokies will need to haul in some huge recruiting classes the next two years to keep the program's momentum going. Tech has signed two recruits, Jarell Eddie and Tyrone Garland, for next year. But the 2011 Class will be even more important as the Hokies' top five scorers this year are all juniors.
Tech has already picked up verbal commitments from two 2011 prospects, C.J. Barksdale of Danville, VA and Robert Brown of Clermont, FL. Robert's Head Coach, Mike Clutter, was kind enough to give us the skinny on Tech's future shooting guard. I was surprised to learn that Coach Clutter coached in Virginia for 20 years in Louisa County, Albemarle County, and Osbourn HS in Manassas. He also has a very good relationship with the VT coaching staff.
Q: What were Robert's stats this season?
Coach Clutter: He finished the year averaging 21.0 ppg, 4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, shot 46% from the field, and 70% from the foul line. He recently scored his 1000th point at East Ridge and now ranks 4th on the schools career list with 1159 points.
Q: What honors has he picked up?
Coach Clutter: Robert is our team's MVP for the 3rd straight year and was for the second time selected 6 A Coaches District Player of the Year. He has been All-County for 3 years and will most likely be Player of the Year this year.
Q: How did East Ridge do this season?
Coach Clutter: We finished 16-7 and tied for 4th in our district which is called the District of Dome. We had 5 out of our 9 teams ranked in the top 10 in the state for most of the season. We finished ranked 12th in the state in the top division in Florida, 6 A
Q: On offense, is Robert more of a slasher or a three-point shooter?
Coach Clutter: Robert is very quick with a great move to the basket. He can slash to the basket and dunk it in your face. He had a great 3-point shooting effort last year but got a lot more pressure this year and his 3-point shooting percentage fell down some.
Q: How is Robert's mid-range game/runners?
Coach Clutter: He has developed a great runner this year and it continues to get better.
Q: How are Robert's ballhandling skills? Can he run the point or is he strickly a 2-guard?
Coach Clutter: Good ball handler and does run the point and even plays the 3 sometimes.
Q: How is Robert's defense on the ball (as I'm sure you know Coach Greenberg really preaches defense)?
Coach Clutter: He is a good defender on the ball, when he wants to and runs the floor filling the lanes very well.
Q: How are his intangibles (leadership, work ethic, etc)?
Coach Clutter: He is a leader by example and loves to have the ball in his hands.
Q: What area(s) does Robert need to improve on the most to be ready to play in the ACC in 2 years?
Coach Clutter: He will need to get stronger and become a better rebounder.
Q: Any other information you'd like to add?
Coach Clutter: He is running track right now and has won 3 straight high jumps with his best being 6'4'', not too bad for someone who never did it before. He will be a great player when he gets to Tech.
Thanks again to Coach Clutter for giving us some great insight on one of the keystones of the future of Hokie basketball!
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We've added a 2011 Recruiting Class Page which includes links to C.J. Barksdale's page and Robert Brown's page. The page can be found on the top navigation bar under Recruiting > 2011 Recruiting Class. The personal pages have data about each player, including their stats to date where available. For instance, did you know:
Also, as was mentioned by many publications including this one, C.J.'s #28 ranking in the Scout.com Class of 2011 would be the highest ranking for any VT recruit under Seth Greenberg and would be the highest since Dell Curry by all accounts (1982 McDonald's All-American). Here is a look at the Top 100 ranked recruits VT has gotten under Seth, according to Scout.com and Rivals.com:
Keep in mind these rankings are very fluid and C.J.'s and Jarell's rankings could change a lot, one way or the other, between now and when he arrives at VT.
Here is a link to my ACC Recruiting Breakdown article (2006-10) that I wrote back in early November. Obviously this is pre-Barksdale, who will help VT once 2011 guys are included in this data. But other schools have picked up big time recruits, too, such as Harrison Barnes (#1 in the nation) inking with unc for 2010. You have to think the new practice facility is already paying dividends since two of the top five on the list above (Barksdale and Eddie) are future recruits that knew the facility would be done by their arrival. Plus, both Robert Brown and Tyrone Garland are fringe Top 150 guys (Brown is #104 on Rivals) that could sneak into the Top 100 with big years.
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11/19 - Hokies 73, liberty 63
11/22 - appalachian state 65, Hokies 63
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11/26 - Hokies 78, miami ohio 63
11/30 - Hokies 83, morgan state 63
12/03 - penn state 61, Hokies 58
12/07 - radford 68, Hokies 66
12/14 - Hokies 65, alabama a&m 55
12/20 - Hokies 64, the citadel 61
12/22 - Hokies 87, vmi 74
12/27 - Hokies 87, presbyterian 65
12/30 - west virginia 82, Hokies 51
01/03 - syracuse 68, Hokies 66
01/06 - louisville 78, Hokies 63
01/18 - unc 68, Hokies 53
01/22 - notre dame 85, Hokies 60
01/25 - uva 50, Hokies 47
01/27 - Hokies 70, pittsburgh 67
01/31 - wake forest 73, Hokies 70
02/03 - syracuse 72, Hokies 70
02/07 - fsu 73, Hokies 65
02/09 - Hokies 65, georgia tech 63
02/14 - clemson 64, Hokies 54
02/18 - miami 72, Hokies 46
02/21 - nc state 69, Hokies 53
02/25 - duke 91, Hokies 86 (OT)
02/28 - uva 69, Hokies 57
03/02 - boston college 66, Hokies 59
03/07 - miami 82, Hokies 61
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03/10 - Hokies 81, wake forest 80
03/11 - miami 59, Hokies 49
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Paul cant help anyone's plane fly any better than the pilot of the aircraft itself. I for one am tired of hearing about Paul Naton. Fly your planes anyway that YOU, feel comfortable with flying them; Modded, Un-modded, just go fly and enjoy!
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Radian as fpv platform
I do not like the prop in videos so re configured the Radian to a mid engine style. Has 1 hour duration with power on. Only test flown without the camera. Draws 40 amps at full power and even with a 5800 3s battery cruises at 4.4 amps but will climb near vertically. Still thermals well but is muuuuch faster in glide. Wind is no problem. It is as ugly as sin . The fuse was a throw away that a buddy gave me and is more worn than an old shoe, dings, scratches tape every where and all together second hand. Having said that it flies very well. Next week end will install the KK stabiliser and video gear and re post. Hope you like ir, Richard
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Any airplane still needs lift to fly and the designer provided about 3 degrees of decalage to do so. Just about the best Lift to Drag ratio. If the incidence of both wings and stab are the same (zero decalage) then the wings have an angle of attack as a result of some up trim of the elevator.
Many, if not most, of the Paul's faithfull seem to be very religious people. Is this not what "faith" is all about ?
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Thank you over and over for your brilliant post. You have made my day. Not only is the execution brilliant, but the timing of your post is perfect, right in the middle of some anti-mod sentiment. The pictures say it all...
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Me flying my Radian off the side of one of the highest mountains in Pa, with about 5 feet of landing area.
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I know I am new to this forum but I feel that I may be able to add something to the discussion on LD or the relationship between the angle of the main plane and the tail plane. It is true that there has to be a positive angle of incidence between the MP and the TP's camber lines(defined at 1). The pattern fliers have this established rule that the symmetrical main plane and its counterpart, the symmetrical tailplane need to be at an angle of between 1/2 degree and 1 degree wrt the horizontal to ensure a lifting moment on the aircraft. The critical word is SYMMETRICAL as it is the average camber line that defines the angle of attack of the foil and this is at 0deg to the horizontal with a symmetrical foil. If one applies a device such as the DuBro incidence meter to the foil the TRUE average chord line is a straight line from LE toTE with this symmetrical foil.
Let us now consider a non symetrical air foil. The average camber line 1 is the 1/2 the distance between the top surface and the bottom surface. If one plots this wrt the x/y axis you arrive at a curved camber line compared to the symmetrical airfoils straight line. To find the effective angle of this line a series of tangents to the curve at even spacing on the x axis can be drawn and the angle of each line cf the horizontal measured. These angles are then averaged and the result is the "angle of attack " of the foil.
For a deeply cambered foil it can be shown that the angle of the incidence meter and the calculated angle are vastly different. This difference, using the incidence meter tends to the negative wrt to calculated data. That is an incidence meter measured angle may be zero but the effective computed angle is actually positive wrt the horizontal.(One has to account for the leading edge entry point, but this may be moot)
In the case of the Radian with its undecambered non symmetrical airfoil this is most assuredly the case and the true LD will be positive, even when the meter is indicating 0 degrees/0 degrees between the under cambered main plane and the symmetrical tail plane
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just got my spinners for the rad from bp hobbies, as suggested by radioact on post 13486/p900:
' Cularis and Easy Glider Pro Spinners 55mm
Just got email that these are now back in stock at
the plane looks great! amazing how a small difference in lenght and shape can change the looks of a plane.
thank you, great guy!
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credit where it's due
recently i ordered some stuff from heads up r/c. 1 of the items was 2 sets of 11/6 prop blades, that came with the wrong size hole, so i contacted them about it. no claim to refund, just to let them know so they could correct the ad.
then i got a message telling me that they have refunded me with the price of them.
what a difference from other suppliers.
i wish all would do the same.
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Speaking of credit where it is due, you deserve some yourself. After 5 days of steady snow, it finally quit and the sun came out this afternoon. I have been looking forward to trying out your rubber-band trick and it worked. Thank you for that simple and elegant solution. It was the first flight of the winter season and all is well.
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lolBaby if you time travel back far enough you can avoid that work because the dust won't be there. You're too pretty to be working that hard.
Totally wickedly badassedry hilarity!!! Definitely fabulous!
Good morning, ducklings. Let's improve upon the disagreeable weekends that many of us had with a fabulous week, shall we? New post in 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .
Gay Panda has magic underpants.
Many corners advise me not to weigh myself, but to judge the changing composition of my body by how my clothes feel. However, had I done so by this particular pair of undies, I would have concluded that I'd lost no weight at all and quit primal. I don't understand how something fit fine at 217 pounds of panda and continues to fit fine at 188.6. They were not tight at the high weight, nor are they saggy at the low weight, and I suddenly consider that some magicians are actually just regular people who possess a magical object that gives them power.
Of course it would turn out that my magical object is a pair of skivvies. I think that Valhalla just gets bored and messes with me to kill its cosmic time. Not a wand, not an oil lamp, not a crystal ball or amulet, but blue Jockey underpants made of 100% durable cotton. I am glad to provide you with amusement, Valhalla, but that's not even original. There already exists a young adult series about a foursome of girls who share a pair of magical jeans that fits all of them. But in divine gutter humor, Gay Panda has been granted underpants that fit the panda form at every size.
I am rather oblivious to how my body changes. My bigger jeans were falling off before I noticed that they had started to sag. I have no idea how people notice when they have put on five pounds or lose it; as observant as I am in some areas, there has been no carryover to this one. My hips seem a little smaller. However, the tape measure shows that they are actually much smaller. My waist seems a bit more pinched; my thighs appear to be the same Doric columns of the Parthenon as always. But the tape measure shows that they are not.
Lady Friend says that my cheeks have definition now, and I'm amazed to see that this is true. But I didn't notice it much on my own. I should have taken pictures when I began primal, but I could not bear photographic evidence of my size. I flee cameras, for that reason and because Mother Panda told me at 15 that I smiled wrong, and sent me to practice new smiles in the bathroom. I have never felt more foolish than I did while standing at the mirror practicing new smiles. When I exited, she demanded to see my improvements. I displayed them obediently, and she shook her head in disappointment.
Since then, whenever someone lifts a camera, my first thought is that I'm going to smile wrong. So I dodge cameras, and there are many pictures of half of my face, or my back. I worried when my author shot was taken that I would look like an idiot, and people would pick up my book in the store, see the picture, and think, this can't be any good, the author doesn't even smile right! But Mother Panda issued many odd dictums, and I was also decried as a Communist for washing whites with colors. (What does it matter when they're not new? Nothing stained!) Years later, I still mix everything into the washer like a defiant Gay Commie Panda.
Do other people lack the ability to see their bodies this way? Or is it just Gay Panda? I know that I have changed a lot, even if I don't really see it. My bigger jeans had to be replaced with smaller ones. Some of my shirts hang off me in '80s fashion, which I find neither appealing nor stylish. Yet those magic underpants continue to fit as fine as they did before, and I wonder what weight it's going to take before they admit defeat. But maybe they are primal underpants just shrinking with me, and one day I'll be 166 pounds of panda and still wearing them.
Now THAT is customer loyalty.
I haven't even read the post yet, but anything that starts out with magic underpants is amazing.
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I have no comments on the magical pants I do however completely sympathise with the incorrect smiling.I too was criticised at the same delicate age..amazingly not by my Mother but by an older college boy.Ever since this experience 98% of photos with me in it are with a rather dour look on my face.Damn those who ruined us for photographs..damn them!!!!!
For those of you who poo-poo psychology as a pseudo-science, I present the results of a proven and respected branch of science in their astrology thread:
33% Fire Signs: Aries and Leo, but not Sagittarius. I can't wait to tell Lady Friend, a Sagittarius and not on the Myers-Briggs list above, that I am confident she is not a furry. However, a friend did my astrological chart, and my Saturn is in Leo.
33% Air Signs: Gemini and Libra, but not Aquarius. Feeling more doubtful about myself now, as I am on the cusp of one of these represented signs, I take solace in the fact that INTJ did not appear in the Myers-Briggs thread. So I must not be a furry. Right? But then again, I have four planets in this particular air sign. FOUR.
17% Earth Sign: Only Taurus. But one of my planets is in Taurus, too. Jupiter? I stare at the legend on my chart as I type this, wondering why I took AP Biology in high school when AP Astrology would have taught me so much more about myself. I am growing ever more concerned.
17% Water Sign: Only Scorpio. Dammit! My Mars is in Scorpio! Am I so deeply in the closet that I do not know that I am a furry?
Astrology has been around since the third millennium BCE. And although Freud is credited with the invention of psychology, its origins truly lie in Aristotle's pondering of the human mind. Aristotle was born in 384 BC, making psychology a lot younger and less proven than astrology. After doing some fancy mathematical calculations on my iPhone, I realize that the probability of my latent furry-ism relies more on astrology than psychology. My Myers-Briggs type accounts for only 4%, my astrological chart for 96%.
Dear sweet Valhalla. I'm a furry.


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Members of America's military services are being shown spontaneous respect these days. It hasn't always been that way.
Today, however, soldiers have told me that if they're in uniform in a mall, in an airport or just walking down the street, people will look at them, smile and whisper, "Thanks." They get handshakes, hugs, salutes. The loudest applause at every college football game is reserved for the "veteran of the week" being introduced to fans in the stands. At holiday parades all around Mississippi, locals who have taken up arms to protect the nation get cheers almost as loud as those for Santa Claus.
America is sharply divided on whether the two wars launched in the aftermath of the air attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were righteous. Americans today are not at all divided on our admiration of those who volunteered to serve in those wars and in defense of the nation, generally.
Sadly, this trend has not been lost on the predator class, the scum who scheme to scam us.
It's one thing to rob a bank, a liquor store or grab a little old lady's purse and run, but it takes a special level of evil to put on a coat and tie, rent a post office box and become a "charity" soliciting donations and knowing that most of the money will be pocketed.
For many years now, Mississippi secretaries of state have published annual lists of registered charities. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has continued that practice. Unlike the early days when the "charity list" was a thick, paperbound book that might have been available in the nearest library, this year's list is online and searchable. http://www.sos.ms.gov.
Type in the name. Get the report card on that charity. There is simply no reason for any Mississippian to be scammed anymore.
1. If the name of a charity seeking a gift is not in the database, the charity is operating outside of state law and should not be given a penny.
2. If the name of a charity seeking a gift is in the database, there will be a percentage chart showing how much the charity reported receiving, how much was allocated to works and how much was allocated to overhead. It's far from full disclosure. It's far from perfect, but the Better Business Bureau advises that worthwhile organizations will spend at least 65 percent of revenue on program activities.
"Veteran" and "military" are hot terms for charities to include in their names. Indeed, at least 100 groups on the list contain the word "veteran."
"Cancer" is also common. "Children." "Homeless." These words get our attention, but how do we tell which ones are "fake" and which ones are "for real?"
Take the Maryland-based Veterans Support Foundation for example. Not picking on them, but their last report shows $2.7 million collected, from which $1.2 million was paid out in fundraising expenses and $830,000 went to administration. That left less than a quarter of every donated dollar spent on "program activities," meaning the activities donors had every reason to believe their gifts were sustaining.
The Center for American Homeless Veterans, according to its report, collected almost $400,000 and spent less than $100,000 on program activities.
All charities have expenses; all charities have overhead. But make no mistake – charity is big business in America and the outliers thrive only because Americans aren't paying enough attention when they respond to solicitations.
Sometimes people say, "Well, this kind of thing ought to be illegal." The Supreme Court has answered that question many times. The justices have said that in a free nation anybody is free to ask anybody else for money.
What the court didn't say – but what is implicit – is that this freedom creates a duty for donors to be smarter. Government is big enough without having to regulate how charities, including churches, spend donations.
It's a great country and it's a great time of year. It's wonderful to be blessed with heartstrings that can be tugged. It's a horrible thing to see generous people targeted as prey.
We do, however, have a tool to check these things out. And, by the way, if we focus on helping our families and neighbors, we can know for sure that what we can share will be wisely used.
Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at Box 1, University, MS 38677, or email email@example.com.


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Alice Lenna Smith, 94, of Fayetteville
Alice Lenna Smith, 94, of Fayetteville passed away January 12, 2011.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by two husbands Louis Henry Williams and James L. Smith.
Survivors include daughter & son in law Martha & Morris Watsky; granddaughter and husband Lisa & Christopher Ramig; great-grandchild William Fitzgerald; sister Imogene Caudill; and also several loving nieces & nephews.
A graveside service will be 3:00 PM (central time) Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Oxford Memorial Gardens, Oxford, AL. The family will receive friends Sunday 2:00 to 3:00 PM (central time) at Miller Funeral Home, Oxford, AL, 256-831-4611.
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It's the theory that those at the top of the industry in these interweb days - Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, the septuagenarian Stones - make all sorts of money. (They do, you can look it up). They sell $100 concert tickets; they sell singles, they even sell whole albums on CD.
Then there's lots and lots of folks playing hard, playing music for the people - the free music, the small festivals, the musicians that play all over the world - that you always mean to go see downtown and forget about because it's hot-cold-rainy-flooded out, and they get bupkis.
Penny dust per YouTube hit.
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The band ALO, from Saratoga, Calif, performs at Some Kind of Jam 8, which was held April 26 through 28 in Schuylkill Haven.
Beer money - and if the working musicians are paid in anything, it's lots and lots of beer, which has not yet been made to power motor vehicles.
The working musicians are the Long Tail, a low, long line on a graph that shows compensation in cash and that theory resonates with a complaint heard a lot around here from lots of folks who are starting to realize they're not listening to what the kids are listening to: "Everyone sold out, man."
Selling out is a topic that needs thousands of words to address properly: Does it happen when the band prints its first T-shirt? When they make a song for the soundtrack of a Michael Bay movie?
Wherever you draw the line, there's this nostalgic idea floating around that says there was some point when the money became too big a deal, when the music business stopped being about discovering the beautiful and the good and became all about the cash grab.
Whenever you're feeling like putting on some tie-dyed tinted glasses and reminiscing about the Good Times, it's helpful to remember it has always been about the money for business operators. The reason so many absurd projects were greenlit in the '70s was that studio executives had no idea what the kids were on or up to, so anyone who walked into an office with some talent and some funky clothes got cash thrown their way.
But the rich times rarely last and the Moneymakers figured that the promotion of product still made more money than music (or art, or philosophy, or dance pick your "humanity") and so the music became product promotion, and funding stuff that didn't sell didn't make any sense.
While all the time the real doers: they keep on playing, making, living, loving.
The pop music business is screwed up. It's old and creaky.
What that doesn't mean is that the music isn't getting made. It's just a bit more hidden.
You have to go places like the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds on the last weekend of April and hear musicians who play everywhere in the world fill up a little valley with sound, from four stages, for hours and hours on end.
Jibberjazz Productions' eighth Some Kind of Jam festival brought together a whole bunch of bands for three days, and the fun thing about the independent festival circuit which thrives in Pennsylvania is that you can't know all the players going in.
Turkuaz was one group that made people want to hear them more with their Friday night set. Out of Brooklyn, they bring a 10-piece jumpsuited High Energy attack to make their original tunes and selected covers like "Trampled Underfoot" by Led Zep and "Feelin' Alright" into Apocalyptic Power Funk.
Then there was gray-haired, raspy-voiced Johnny Dowd singing country songs, and playing with a keyboardist and a drummer who were grinding out heavy, rolling lines. They're abstract and yet rootsy enough to be loved in Europe. Seed, from Connecticut, played long, intricate, Miles Davis-esque grooves on sax, keys, guitar, bass and drums.
And Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO), a veteran California group, jammed out in typically laid back West Coats fashion on original pop songs - "Shapeshifter" has a fantastic takeaway lyric - and other tunes, like "My Favorite Things."
That's not a tenth of the good music that went on, in one weekend. And those weekends happen every weekend, in many places, especially from now through the summer months.


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UFC 136 from Houston is in the books and it lived up to all the hype heading into Saturday night.
It is usually hard for an event with such hype surrounding it to live up to the expectations and leave fans fully satisfied with the $44.95 they spent to order it. But it seems to be one of the rare events that has people buzzing long into the next week.
What made this event so entertaining was the unexpected. There were several questions fight fans had coming into this event. How was Chael going to look? Could Florian get over the hump? Was Guillard the next big thing at lightweight? How would the Edgar-Maynad trilogy end? Would Anthony Pettis bounce back? Some of these questions were answered as expected and some were not. There were plenty of surprises on this card in the octagon, but what has people talking the most may be the action outside the cage.
What follows is a list of the five biggest surprises coming out of UFC 136.


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6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
3/4 teaspoon paprika
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1 12oz. jar home style chicken gravy
2 tablespoons fat free half and half or milk
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Spray large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat over medium/high heat until hot. Sprinkle chicken with seasoned salt, paprika and garlic-pepper blend; add to skillet. Cook 4 to 6 minutes or until browned on both sides. In medium bowl, combine gravy, half and half and Worcestershire sauce; mix well. Pour gravy mixture over chicken. Cover; simmer over medium/low heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until chicken is fork tender and juices run clear.
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