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Finding The Happy Place
Thank you for calling Big Sky Resort, this is Polaris- is what you may hear if you are calling to make a reservation. In my office at Big Sky Resort Reservation's World Headquarters I have a poster of the Headwaters Ridge- an incredibly beautiful to look at and beautiful to ski terrain area on the North Side of Lone Mountain. This past fall I gazed up at my poster and began the countdown to ski season. I would ponder how long I would have to wait for the Headwaters Ridge to open, so I can start hiking to my beloved runs.
It finally happened this past Monday, December 28.
Let me start with the hike. The hike to the Headwaters, or the A to Z chutes is my favorite place to be in Big Sky. I live in Montana because I seek solitude, and that is what I am always able to find high above the Mountain Village on my way to skiing the Headwaters. After I gained the ridge and started across what sometimes feels like a knife edge boot pack, this time it seemed wider to me than I remembered at the end of last season; yet still a bootpack on a ridge in double black diamond terrain. The huge rocks I need to navigate around did not melt over the summer, and the ropes for stability that our friends on patrol provide were greatly appreciated. I decided to ski Firehole, which is the first chute off the Headwaters hike. From the top of the chute, I made my way down to the entrance. I saw some tracks that had dropped in directly from the top, and to those skiers I give multiple high fives. After I transitioned from skis-on-backpack to skis-on-feet I took a moment to appreciate the beautiful vistas of Big Sky Resort. Looking down into Stillwater Bowl, the skiers and riders schussing their way down the slopes from Lone Tree or from Six Shooter lifts appeared teeny-tiny. I thought to myself 'I think I have one of the best views of the Spanish Peaks in town', insert huge powder eating grin.
Now, back to the skiing--the snow in Firehole was amazing! I could feel a firm base underneath, yet it was carvable-pow on top. I continued to make powder turns the entire way through the descent. The lack of sun on the dark side of Lone Peak unquestionably kept the snowflakes fresh. The exit was pretty narrow, which is to be expected as it IS only December. The exit will grow as the season progresses and the snow amasses. Top to bottom, all the way through the Stillwater Bowl, I made some incredible turns, undoubtedly some of the best this season. Which is saying something; since I have made some amazing turns on the lower mountain in our last MASSIVE storm cycle. I interrogated a former Moonlight Basin patroller to find out how the other Headwater lines were skiing and was given the beta that First Fork of Three Forks is even more wonderful than Firehole, if you are willing to take a longer walk. Typical ski town answer- the powder is always deeper on the next slope over.
I love to ski and I love to ski at Big Sky Resort. But most of all I love, love, LOVE the Headwaters Ridge.
The Way I Ski It- A Christmas Miracle
It's the Monday after Christmas and I am riding the Swift Current Chair Lift with a family from Georgia. As the family scans the slopes beneath the chair they ask me why it appears no one is skiing. This sounds like a simple question, but for the same reason that I am writing a qualitative ski report is why the question remains complex- the Biggest Skiing in America is far more than numbers. The five minutes remaining in the lift ride is not enough time to explain the phenomena that is Big Sky Resort and I manage to shrug my shoulders saying "more for us".
I part ways with the Georgia family at the top of Swift Current and load the Triple Chair glancing at my watch, it is 1:20 PM. I have to meet my ski partner at 1:45 PM in the base area. My thoughts are on the Lone Peak Tram that opened yesterday. I begin to do the math in my head and determine that if I unload the Triple Chair, ski up to a tram station without a lift line at the exact time that a tram is loading, and then ski six miles with no breaks, I could possibly make it to the base area at my scheduled meeting time (every friend, parent, or spouse of a ski fanatic who has wondered, 'what was going through your mind why are you always late'... well there it is). I won't bore the reader with the details except to say... Amazing- it's a Christmas Miracle, I AM ON THE TRAM!
The tram has a bit of breathing room as half the guests have left their skis at the bottom, opting for the scenic ride. Exiting the tram, we are greeted with unobstructed mountain top views and the voice of the top tram operator announcing "Big Couloir and Liberty Bowl only, Liberty is rocky at the top".
I begin my decent behind a local who looks to have navigated the peak before, slipping and sliding past snow fences down to the wide open expanse of Liberty Bowl. The clock is ticking. My ski partner is waiting. I have never been a ski racer and if you see me skiing out on the mountain, know that in my mind, I look every bit as good as the racers at the Olympics. The snow in Liberty has been skied, yet as I look downhill toward Screaming Left Hand Turn I see not one skier. I am in first place; Lindsey Vonn eat your heart out. Liberty Bowl still has its soft forgiving qualities allowing for easy edging and large radius turns. My legs are burning when I make it down to the Middle Road. At this point I have under three minutes to keep my word as a responsible adult and arrive in the base area to meet my partner; but as I glance to my right I see what appears to be a large line at the Shedhorn Grill and boot top powder on the trails leading down to the Shedhorn Chairlift. Between the burn in my "ski racing" thighs and the mental strain of exercising self-control around powder, I push on to the base area.
As I come around the final turn I imagine the scores of people in the base area shopping, hot tubing, and eating to be my grand audience cheering for me. I throw up my hands as if to say, 'Hey, look at me, I made it! Only a few minutes late'! My legs are so tired from dropping about 4,000 vertical feet in one run that I can barely fathom to ski another run. As I look for my ski partner among the base area crowd, I realize what was so difficult to explain about Big Sky Resort. This Holiday season you might wait for a breakfast burrito or your ski partner, but you won't have to wait for your ski dreams to come true.
-Peter Owens
The Way I Ski It (TWISI)
This week has been exceptionally stellar. As in pounds of stellar flakes stacking up perfectly across all of my favorite places at Big Sky Resort. We couldn't think of a better time to bring back TWISI. What is The Way I Ski It? Well, it is essentially a qualitative ski report that was formed from the brain trust of Dax Schieffer, who has just moved on to a new adventure with Voices of Montana Tourism after an 18-year tenure with Big Sky Resort. He will be missed for sure, but we plan to ski his lines and keep him in the know through his own creation TWISI.
So back to the skiing and snow. In addition to boosting morale in our ski town, the stacking snowflakes have covered more and more terrain every day. At 60% open Big Sky has 3,461 skiable acres as of today, that's more skiing than most resorts at 100%.
Thursday's snow report said 3-5" in 24 hours and 8-10" in 48 hours, I headed out at 3:15PM to see what I could find. Turns out I found a whole lot of boot top pow in Elk Park Meadows, schussing down with my friends, thinking to myself perhaps I should slow down and enjoy this a little longer. Next we headed over to Africa for some side pow (side pow: the powder that is off on the side of the run that is usually skied-up last). Two runs, of thigh-burning delight and you wouldn't know I was there because it has kept on snowing.
See you on the slopes
The Perfect Storm
El Niño, Who? Of the 33 years of snow data collected at Big Sky Resort 10 of those years have been El Niño. 60% of these El Niño years have been above average or average snow fall. Based on last week, we are off to a great start. Powder to the People.
Old man winter has been showing us love at Big Sky Resort! Thanks to a winter storm that prompted warnings all over local news last week, Big Sky is now covered in powder! We received over 30" of snow!
But did you know there are several different types of snow? Think about the snowmen you've built, or the snowballs you've thrown. When we're lucky the snow packs well together, other times old frosty just ends up looking kind of hung-over or that snowball just doesn't have the same impact on the back of your sister's head. Nobody likes that.
The snow we received from this storm was the good stuff, it was wet powder snow, with the consistency of mash potatoes... and that's good news because wet snow is a perfect base layer. Powder alone will not support a ski pole right at the surface and skis will sink until pressure forms a support layer. Old man winter, god love him, dropped powder on Monday and Tuesday for us with a 10% snow water equivalent(SWE). This is the ideal amount of stickiness needed to create a solid foundation for powder to layer on throughout the season.
We were so excited about our massive dump of powder that we just couldn't help but to open up for just one early day to celebrate.
Late on Friday night our staff in all departments was in a frenzy getting material ready for the spontaneous announcement: that we would be opening up the next day, for only that day before our official opening date! And tired as we were, we did it, and we were pumped to be back bright and early!
Our chairlifts ran early on Saturday November 7th and the air was filled with hoots and hollers as snowboarders and skiers rallied with excitement! They formed a line at the bottom of swift current as our Ski Patrol welcomed everyone and gave them the scoop on where the best powder was at. Enthusiasm was high, skies were bluebird, and the powder was perfect. We thought to ourselves, what else could go right?
As the first riders hopped on the chairlifts, it was a spectacular sight to see them carried up our heavenly mountain headed for an exhilarating day on the slopes.
After a thrilling day on perfect pow, the day ended with smiles from ear to ear! Thanks to everyone who came up and we look forward to seeing you all back on Thanksgiving!
Turkey for a Ticket
Not only are snowflakes in the forecast... but so are turkeys! ...It's going to RAIN TURKEYS PEOPLE!
All jokes aside though, as November inches closer, Thanksgiving is on just about every American's mind this time of year, as is Christmas... as is FOOD.
We here at Big Sky Resort are SO THANKFUL to be opening for the 2015/16 winter season on this glorious November 26th day full of family, feasting and fun on the slopes but we're also thinking about the millions of people who struggle to feed themselves and their families every day.
The punch of the recession is still being felt all across the country, and in the bellies of roughly 3,000 men, women, children and seniors living right here in Gallatin County.
That's why we hope you and everyone you know will join us on Friday, December 11th as we host our 9th annual Turkey for a Ticket Food-raiser at the opening day of the Madison Base Area starting at 8:30 in the morning, this food-raiser will help the Gallatin Valley Food Bank, Madison Valley Food Bank, and the Big Sky Food Bank to provide food for families this holiday season.
So let's talk turkey... participants will get a free lift ticket valid for the day of the event in exchange for a minimum 13 pound frozen turkey or 20 cans of non-perishable food. The food banks are specifically in need of canned fruit, canned tuna, canned chili, canned tomato sauce, and canned soups.
So grab your skis or snowboard and pick up a few turkeys and consider yourself a hero, a hero we reward with free skiing! You can even wear a cape if you want! But it ends at 1pm Superman, so don't dilly dally!
Gold, Bronze, and Moonlight Pass holders... you can also be a superhero! Since you already have a pass, bring a turkey or your canned goods and we'll give you a $20 demo ski rental... regularly this is $69 bucks! Boom!
Big Sky Resort Staff, Food bank trucks, and volunteers will meet you at the Madison Base Area to unload your frozen turkey or canned food at 8:30 in exchange for one lift ticket per person per donation.
But since you're all superheroes you're probably curious how well this thing goes down... WELL, I will tell you, pretty darn well... thanks to you fine folks. Since we started doing this thing back in 2007, Turkey for a Ticket has collected close to 200,000 pounds of food for local area food banks.
(Let's all just take a moment to pat ourselves on the back... yeah; we're cool with happy dances too.)
Mark your calendars, tell your friends, send them this blog... you know the drill. It's on a Friday, so let's do this thing! We'll see you up here!
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In today's TV Picks, Comedy Central gets "Broad," "Psych" hatches another stunt, witchy women get even more powerful on "Coven" and dinner dates take unexpected turns on "Modern Family."
Let's go to the bullets:
- "The Middle" (7 p.m. on ABC, cable channel 8): Frankie (Patricia Heaton) must help carpool the kids to school, while Axl (Charlie McDermott) becomes an expert in astronomy to impress a pretty girl.
- "Arrow" (7 p.m. on The CW, cable channel 11): Laurel (Katie Cassidy) convinces Ollie (Stephen Ammel) to investigate Blood (Kevin Alejandro), who retaliates by spilling news of her drug addiction.
- "American Idol" (7 p.m. on FOX, cable channel 13): Audition rounds continue.
- "Revolution" (7 p.m. on NBC, cable channel 5): Rachel and Charlie (Elizabeth Mitchell and Tracy Spiridakos) agree to work together to help out another town.
- "Suburgatory" (7:30 p.m. on ABC, cable channel 8): Fred and Sheila (Chris Parnell and Ana Gasteyer) overcompensate when they start feeling the effects of empty-nest syndrome. Yes, they still have Lisa (Allie Grant) around, and the joke never gets old in the episode. Plus, Tessa (Jane Levy) reacts badly to Dalia's (Carly Chaikin) continuing relationship with George (Jeremy Sisto).
- "Klondike" (8 p.m. on Discovery Channel, cable channel 30): The miniseries draws to a close with Bill (Richard Madden) finding the murder and exacting revenge.
- "Modern Family" (8 p.m. on ABC): Tonight's episode revolves around three dinners: Phil and Claire's (Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen) with Haley (Sarah Hyland); Mitchell and Cam's (Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet) awkward date night; and Jay and Gloria's (Ed O'Neill and Sophia Vergara) reunion with Jay's friends Shorty and Darlene (Chazz Palminteri and Jennifer Tilly).
- "Criminal Minds" (8 p.m. on CBS, cable channel 12): Rossi (Joe Mantegna, who also directs the episode) heads to Los Angeles to search for his missing Marine buddy (Meshach Taylor).
- "Psych" (8 p.m. on USA, cable channel 25): In an unusual, perhaps unprecedented move, the show remakes a first-season episode in which Shawn (James Roday) helps investigate the death of a weatherman found dead in his one-night-stand's bed. Look for several returning faces as guest stars.
- "The Tomorrow People" (8 p.m. on The CW): Stephen (Robbie Ammel) and his pals are tested to see who's worthy of becoming an Ultra agent.
- "Super Fun Night" (8:30 p.m. on ABC): Kimmie and James (Rebel Wilson and Nate Torrence) grow much closer, making Helen-Alice and Marika (Liza Lapira and Lauren Ash) feel left out.
- "American Horror Story: Coven" (9 p.m. on FX, cable channel 43): In the penultimate episode, the young witches are feeling their oats as new powers keep cropping up, marking the end of Fiona's (Jessica Lange) reign as the Supreme.
- "Nashville" (9 p.m. on ABC): Scarlett (Claire Bowen) gets a chance to duet with Zac Brown but whines more about the pressures of fame, while Rayna and Deacon (Connie Britton and Charles Esten) begin writing together again and feel an old spark.
- "Top Chef" (9 p.m. on Bravo, cable channel 23): The Top 4 are asked to show how New Orleans has impacted their cooking.
- "Workaholics" (9 p.m. on Comedy Central, cable channel 53): The boys help plan a baby shower in the fourth-season premiere.
- "CSI" (9 p.m. on CBS): The team is shocked to see someone they know when they respond to a car accident.
- "Chicago PD" (9 p.m. on NBC): Voight (Jason Beghe) has the team investigate a house associated with major gangs in an attempt to track down some cop-killing ammo.
- "Broad City" (9:30 p.m. on Comedy Central): In this promising adaptation of a popular web series, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer play a pair of 20-something slackers trying to scratch out a living in New York City. Very much in the vein of "Workaholics," but from the female perspective. (Obviously. Duh, Chandler.)
So, what are you watching?

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Daily Star "The 58-year-old is favourite to be the first Premier League boss to be axed after the £170m takeover by Chinese businessman Guochuan Lai was rubber-stamped on Thursday. Pulis has come under fire from disgruntled supporters and following last weekend's 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth there were boos..." September 17
The Telegraph "Manchester United are raiding West Bromwich Albion for talent-spotter Steve Hopcroft in a revamp of the club's Academy system under Jose Mourinho. Hopcroft, Albion's highly-rated head of academy recruitment, is joining United's youth set-up and will be charged with the task of helping to..." September 08
Daily Mirror "Premier League chiefs are having a major clampdown on youth transfers – blocking deals involving kids as young as NINE. A new set of rules is being introduced which will demand families hand over phone records and bank account details as part of a "renewed focus" on tapping-up and illegal..." September 07
Daily Mirror "Roy Hodgson has been sounded out about making a shock return to West Bromwich Albion. It is understood the Baggies asked former England manager Hodgson whether he would be interested in going back to the Hawthorns for a second spell in charge, while making contingency plans in case current boss..." September 07
The Express "TONY PULIS is considering his future at West Brom after the club's transfer dealings left him fearing another season of struggle. The deadline day signings of Hal Robson-Kanu on a free transfer and defender Allam Nyom from Watford for £4m were suitably low-key additions after a summer in which..." September 02
Daily Mirror " Hal Robson-Kanu turned down a mega £100,000-a-week deal in China to sign for West Brom . The Wales international striker, 27, received a fabulous tax-free offer from Sven Goran Eriksson's Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG." September 02
Birmingham Mail "Ignacio Camacho has told Malaga owner Abdullah Al Thani he wants to leave, as West Bromwich Albion close in on a deal for the Spaniard. Albion have triggered the £15.35 million release clause in Camacho's contract, the clubs are now believed to be working on finer details about how the fee will..." August 30
Daily Star "Spanish radio station COPE says the deal will be completed in the next few hours. Tony Pulis' side will pay the release clause in the player's contract, which is around £15.3m. Pulis wanted to add five new players to his squad before the window shuts and Camacho could add to Everton's..." August 29
The Telegraph "Tony Pulis has agreed a club record £13 million deal for Tottenham's attacking midfielder Nacer Chadli but is facing a desperate three days to further strengthen his West Bromwich Albion squad after a lifeless stalemate against Middlesbrough. Chadli is expected to undergo a medical at Albion's..." August 29
Birmingham Mail "West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis has admitted he is hoping to make a breakthrough in the transfer market ahead of deadline day - and wants to make five more signings. Until now, the Baggies have only managed to bring in two new players in Matt Phillips and Brendan Galloway from QPR and..." August 27
Daily Star "The Baggies boss has earmarked Sporting Lisbon forward Islam Slimani as his top target. Pulis has stepped up his search after watching his side miss a host of chances in their opening two Premier League games. They now head to Northampton aiming to end the League One hosts' unbeaten run..." August 23
The Express "KEVIN MIRALLAS has urged Romelu Lukaku to deliver another boost for Everton by signing a new contract at Goodison Park. Mirallas made the plea to his fellow Belgian after seeing his introduction help transform the Toffees' fortunes at West Brom. New Everton manager Ronald Koeman announced..." August 22
Birmingham Mail "West Bromwich Albion are relying on long-term target Jeffrey Schlupp to force Leicester's hand with talks at a standstill between the two clubs. Leicester have rejected two Albion bids for the 23-year-old, the second coming in at £12 million. A source close to Schlupp claimed the Leicester..." August 20
The Sun "The Gunners have been told that even a bid of £16million for the former Manchester United defender, 28, will not be enough. The Baggies only paid an initial £6m for the Northern Irishman after he was dumped by Louis van Gaal last summer. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is desperate to get a deal..." August 18
The Guardian "Leicester City's Jeffrey Schlupp has been told he is part of the manager Claudio Ranieri's plans for this season after the club rejected two bids from West Bromwich Albion for the Ghana international. Schlupp, who made 24 appearances for Leicester last season as they won the Premier League..." August 17
Daily Mail "West Bromich Albion have made a revised £21million offer for Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani. The Portuguese club value the Algeria international at £26million and have rebuffed all offers so far with Swansea and Everton among those to have enquired recently. Slimani scored 32 goals in..." August 16
The Guardian "Tony Pulis fears West Bromwich Albion are "stagnating" and urged the club to capitalise on the opportunity presented by their recent takeover by investing in new players before the summer transfer window closes at the end of August. It was announced last week that a Chinese group led by..." August 15
Sky Sports "West Bromwich Albion are expected to complete a deal to sign Leicester City winger Jeffrey Schlupp on Monday, according to Sky sources. The 23-year-old was the subject of a £12m offer from the Baggies on Friday, although the Foxes have yet to give a formal response. Albion's latest approach..." August 14
The Sun "CRYSTAL PALACE will make a last-ditch attempt to hijack Stoke's move for Saido Berahino. Eagles boss Alan Pardew had wanted Christian Benteke but his hopes are fading because Liverpool want too much money — prompting him to move again for the former England Under-21 forward." August 14
The Guardian "West Bromwich Albion may have to break their transfer record to sign Christian Benteke from Liverpool. The club need to rebuild their strike force because Saido Berahino is expected to leave while Benteke will be allowed to move on, although Liverpool are keen on recouping much of the £32.5m they..." August 12
Birmingham Mail " West Bromwich Albion have not made a bid for Aston Villa centre-back Ciaran Clark, the Birmingham Mail understands. Albion have not even enquired about the Republic of Ireland defender." July 22
The Telegraph "Leicester City are facing another potential player exit after West Bromwich Albion made a £9million offer for Jeffrey Schlupp. Tony Pulis, the Albion head coach, has identified Schlupp as the solution in his search for a left-back and made a firm bid for the Ghana international. Leicester..." July 16
The Telegraph "Saido Berahino will reject a new contract offer at West Bromwich Albion and is determined to leave the club this month. Berahino has been offered a four-year deal, worth a potential £55,000 a week, which will make him Albion's best paid player, but it is understood he has no intention of..." July 10
Daily Mirror "Stoke have made a £16million bid for West Brom's Saido Berahino. The 22-year-old striker is set to hold talks with the Baggies next week as they have not yet responded to the offer from the Potters which was made around ten days ago. Berahino is keen to join Stoke with the Potters prepared..." July 02
Daily Mail "West Bromwich Albion have made enquiries for Atletico Madrid striker Borja Baston. The Spanish side value the 23-year-old at around £18million and he is regarded as one of the country's brightest forward prospects. Baston impressed on loan at La Liga side Eibar last season scoring 18 goals..." June 30
The Sun "A PREMIER League bidding war is brewing for West Brom's wantaway striker Saido Berahino. Stoke have been favourites to land the 22-year-old former England under-21 man after a £16million offer." June 29
Birmingham Mail "Aston Villa are considering a move for West Bromwich Albion striker Rickie Lambert as their search for a prolific marksman continues. New boss Roberto Di Matteo wants to bolster his strikeforce and reckons the 34-year-old still has what it takes to succeed. Lambert has scored just four..." June 29
Birmingham Mail "West Bromwich Albion are keeping tabs on Newcastle United's wantaway midfielder Moussa Sissoko. The Baggies will almost definitely have sent scouts to Lille last night to watch Sissoko's first start at Euro 2016 with host nation France. The 26-year-old was thrust into the shop window as..." June 21
Birmingham Mail "West Bromwich Albion are understood to have renewed their long-held interest in winger Matt Phillips with a fresh £4 million bid. The Baggies were close to tying up a deal for the QPR wide man last summer, but a fee could not be agreed. QPR wanted £8 million for the Scotland international,..." June 21
Daily Star "The ex-Reading man, 27, is now a free agent after running down his contract with the Championship outfit in order to make himself a bargain transfer this summer. And that plan, allied to his excellent early form at Euro 2016 in France, appears to be working as interest in Robson-Kanu is..." June 19
Daily Mirror "Crystal Palace have entered the battle for £15million Saido Berahino . The Eagles will hold talks this weekend with the West Brom striker's representatives. Stoke City have already made the first move for the 22-year-old, but Palace boss Alan Pardew is equally keen to sign him. " June 18
The Telegraph "Stoke have opened talks with West Bromwich Albion over a potential £15 million deal for Saido Berahino. Mark Hughes, the Stoke manager, has identified Berahino as a priority signing this summer and negotiations have started as the England under-21 international moves towards The Hawthorns..." June 16
Daily Mirror "West Brom are ready to offer Saido Berahino to West Ham in a swap for Diafra Sakho. The Hammers have rejected two bids from Sunderland for striker Sakho, because they did not meet their £15million valuation. And Sam Allardyce could be frustrated further with the player unsure about a move to..." June 15
Daily Mail "Stoke have opened talks with West Brom over a £5million move for Saido Berahino. The Baggies are ready to sell the striker this summer to prevent the prospect of losing him for nothing in 12 months time. And Potters' boss Mark Hughes has made his move for Berahino as the race for his..." June 15
The Telegraph "Tony Pulis is considering an ambitious move for West Ham striker Enner Valencia. Pulis has added Valencia, the Ecuador international, to his list of forward targets for the summer as he bids to bring in more firepower. Valencia, 25, endured a frustrating season under Slaven Bilic after..." May 20
The Sun "ALAN PARDEW plans to launch an ambitious summer raid for Saido Berahino. The West Brom striker has just one season left on his contract and will snub any attempts to extend his deal. Crystal Palace boss Pards is keen to bolster his attack after the FA Cup finalists' Premier League campaign..." May 01
Daily Mail "Sandro would welcome the chance to seal a permanent deal with West Brom but is prepared to keep his options open. The on-loan QPR midfielder is waiting to hear from the club over whether they will keep him. The Baggies have an option to make the deal permanent after they signed the Brazil..." April 30
talkSport "Middlesbrough have joined Aston Villa and West Brom in the race image: http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png for Gent star Laurent Depoitre. The striker has scored 15 goals in Belgium this season and is expected to be on the move this summer. Aston Villa and West Brom are..." April 27
Daily Mirror "West Brom are reportedly lining up a move to put Christian Benteke out of his Anfield misery by taking him to the Hawthorns in the summer. The Belgian has struggled since his £32.5million move from Aston Villa at the end of last season, and he could now return to the Midlands with the..." April 23
The Telegraph "Tony Pulis will be offered a new contract this summer after guiding West Bromwich Albion to Premier League safety, as he closes in on 1,000 games in management. Pulis is in line for an extension to his current £2 million-a-year deal and is plotting major changes as he bids to make further..." April 07
The Telegraph "Premier League players are underperforming on the pitch because of worries arising from poker games on the team coach or at hotels before matches, according to new research. Top footballers are also using online betting sites to conceal their gambling from their partners, the British..." April 07


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President Kennedy assassinated; Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes US President
Historical Context Note
- The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: Postwar and Contemporary Writing and Culture of the United States, 1945-present.
- Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Padraig Kirwan (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University ), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)


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Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey Emerge After Divorce Rumors
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Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey\'s relationship emerged as a fairy tale, but it seems like it might be turning into a nightmare. The couple hit the concrete streets of New York City, separate and silent in the wake of Nick\'s revelation to \"The Insider With Yahoo\" that they are living separately. On Tuesday night, Mariah was all smiles in a trench coat and her signature oversized shades; and on Monday, Nick was spotted leaving their New York apartment wearing a baseball cap that said, \"Saved.\" Could that mean that their marriage is saved? Or has he been saved by breaking free of their six-year marriage? Sources tell \"The Insider With Yahoo\" that Nick had enough of Mariah\'s suspicions that he was cheating on her, and also he didn\'t agree with her parenting style. Check out this video to see more about their relationship drama, and tune in to \"The Insider With Yahoo\" on TV tonight....


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Alivia Ryleigh or Aliyah Madelyn? Big sister is named Makaylah Elizabeth.
What do you think?
I like Olivia better but I know 2 people that have spelled it with a A and it doesnt look bad.
Olivia Madeline
I find the A spelling so unattractive.
"Follow your own path and let people talk." ~ Dante
I like Olivia. Alivia looks to me like a blend of Aleve and Activia -- yogurt that eases digestion AND muscle aches!
Loving my boys Nat (10/04) and Charlie (5/07)
I like Aaliyah.
Mommy to FOUR boys and one baby girl!
CL, NA, JK, MA and GM!
For those who chose Other? - what are your suggestions?
I really dislike the Alivia spelling.. I voted other. I would prefer Olivia Ryleigh/Riley or even better, Olivia Madelyn. I don't care for Aliyah. How about Amelia?
Alexandra & Catherine's Mom
I voted other. Olivia or Aaliyah.
Boy 07/07, Girl 12/10, Boy 03/05/13 VBA2C!!!!
What do you think of the spelling - Aleigha?
I honestly think you should go with more traditional spellings. Olivia Riley and Aaliyah Madeline (Madelyn)
are so much more attractive. The ones you have listed are good names, but looks like an 8th grader spelled them to be Kre8tif....KWIM?
Makaylah Elizabeth is a beautiful name....and I think Aaliyah Madeline goes best with it, but both are beautiful.


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Justin Timberlake Takes Shot at Philly Sports Fans [POLL]
Justin Timberlake may have wowed the crowd in Philly last night with his musical prowess, but he certainly didn't win over local sports fans. In fact, some would say he flat out insulted them. Do you agree?
Justin Timberlake is No Match for Elvis' Granddaughter in New Video
2013 American Music Awards Nominees Announced
The 2013 American Music Awards nominees have been announced, with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake grabbing the most nominations of the bunch!
Justin Timberlake + Jimmy Fallon Prove How Dumb We Sound Using Hashtags
Justin Timberlake and his favorite late-night partner-in-crime, Jimmy Fallon, are back with yet another funny video, and the results are #TotallyHilarious.
Justin Timberlake + Jimmy Fallon Cover Hootie and the Blowfish [VIDEO]
Justin Timberlake and his pal Jimmy Fallon returned to Camp Winnipesaukee in their latest hilarious skit for the TV host's late night talk show.
Justin Timberlake Denies Saying 'N Sync Are Better Than One Direction [POLL]
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They shut their doors on July 31st after 35 years of hosting concerts, but Justin Timberlake swung the doors open again Wednesday.
NSYNC to Reunite at MTV Video Music Awards [VIDEO]
It's the phone call the other four members of NSYNC (and fans all over the world) have waited twelve years for. When Justin Timberlake steps on the stage of the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday to accept the Video Vanguard Award, he'll reportedly call on his former boy band for moral support.
Justin Timberlake is on a Mission to 'Take Back the Night' [VIDEO]
It may have taken Justin Timberlake nearly seven years to deliver new material, but he's making up for lost time. When JT comes back he comes back big. The video for the singer's new song 'Take Back the Night', the first single from the 2 of 2 counterpart to his successful CD The 20/20 Experience, is a cinematic delight, perfectly capturing the mood of the nightlife in New York, and the city that never sleeps.
Justin Timberlake's New Song 'Take Back The Night' – Listen Now [POLL]
With his tour with Jay-Z about to launch, JT has dropped his latest single "Take Back the Night," which comes from the second volume of his album The 20/20 Experience scheduled for release on September 30 (the 11-track album will simply be called The 20/20 Experience — 2 of 2).
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Chrome 13 finally includes
navigator.registerProtocolHandler. This API allows web apps to register themselves as possible handlers for particular protocols. For example, users could select your application to handle "mailto" links.
Register a protocol scheme like:
'web+mystuff', 'http://example.com/rph?q=%s', 'My App');
The first parameter is the protocol. The second is the URL pattern of the application that should handle this scheme. The pattern should include a '%s' as a placeholder for data and it must must be on the same origin as the app attempting to register the protocol. Once the user approves access, you can use this link through your app, other sites, etc.:
Open in "My App"
Clicking that link makes a
GET request to
http://example.com/rph?q=web%2Bmystuff%3A:some%20data. Thus, you have to parse
q parameter and manually strip out data from the protocol.
It's worth noting that Firefox has had
navigator.registerProtocolHandler implemented since FF3. One difference in Chrome's implementation is around custom protocols. Those need to be prefixed with "web+", as seen in the example above. The following protocols do not need a "web+" prefix: "mailto", "mms", "nntp", "rtsp", "webcal".
More information on this API can be found on the MDN article.
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Getaway van's markings make arrest easy for Madison police
Madison police said it was easy catching two men who stole watches from a gift shop at Meriter Hospital, mostly because their white getaway van had the words "Mamma's Man" and "Lil Skee" emblazoned on the hood.
The two men, ages 46 and 49, pilfered 11 watches worth about $300 Tuesday morning. Police arrested them that day after a sergeant spotted the van parked at a fast food restaurant.


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Vegetarian Recipes from My Parisian KitchenCook from the farmer's market with inspired vegetarian recipes—many of which are gluten-free and dairy-free—with a French twist, all highlighting seasonal produce. Beloved ChocolateAndZucchini.com food blogger Clotilde Dusoulier is not a vegetarian. But she has, like many of us, chosen to eat less meat and fish, and is always looking for new ways to cook what looks best at the market. In The
Tasty Expressions and Cultural BitesThe idiosyncrasies of language can tell us a lot about a culture. In this delightful book, Clotilde Dusoulier, creator of the award-winning food blog Chocolate & Zucchini, delves into the history and meaning of fifty of the French language's most popular food-related expressions.Accompanied by beautiful watercolor illustrations by artist Mélina Josserand, Edible French explores whimsical turns of
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text: 409 FXUS63 KFSD 250331 AFDFSD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1031 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday) Issued at 307 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2016 Well advertised large upper low will lift slowly northeastward tonight and Sunday, with the center of the low tracking from northwest SD, to around Lake Winnipeg during that time frame. A subtle short wave is now discernible moving from south to north across South Dakota this afternoon and early evening, then enters North Dakota late this evening and overnight. Mass transport of deep layer moisture is evident ahead of this short wave right in our area, generally east of the James River Valley, where widespread showers and storms will be prevalent through the early evening hours. Areas of heavy rainfall will also occur, with rainfall amounts averaging roughly an inch, and localized amounts of two inches, again generally east of the James River Valley. ML CAPE is rather thin, with values close to or less than 1000 J/Kg helping to make this a very efficient rain maker. Not too concerned about severe weather at this point as the rain cooled air will likely rapidly stabilize the lower to mid levels. But would not rule out some 40 mph wind gusts and small hail up to the size of dimes. This was already relayed in the HWO product a while back. As the short wave moves northward overnight, the rainfall will rapidly wane from west to east late this afternoon and evening. Much drier air will entrain in from the west. With a strong surge of cold air advection and stout mixed layer winds, our south central SD zones around Chamberlain will be very close to a wind advisory from roughly about 09Z to 18Z Sunday. Loading up the heftier guidance values in terms of wind speeds were used, and then manually added a few knots to the speeds of those to match the mixed layer winds were used. So this is something to watch for a bit later on. The rest of the forecast area will be breezy to windy on Sunday, but wind speeds actually subside a tad in our western zones Sunday afternoon after the cold air advection and tight gradient subside. Sundays highs will be much cooler when compared to this past week, with widespread 60 to 65 in store. A lot of cold air advection and a bit of trowaling in the 295-305K layer will push stratus southward into much of our forecast area, and the moisture gets deep enough in the afternoon in our northeast zones to warrant a mention of light showers. .LONG TERM...(Sunday night through Saturday) Issued at 307 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2016 Upper trough shifts east into the Upper Mississippi Valley Sunday evening, followed by a slow transition to a dominant mid-upper level ridge over the Northern Plains by mid next week. Upper low stagnates over the Great Lakes through Tuesday night, which prevents the upper ridge from moving too far east. But it appears as though it should have enough influence that daytime temperatures will shift from a few degrees below normal Monday, to a few degrees above normal by Tuesday. Monday should be a fairly mixy day in northwest flow, and have nudged winds upward and dew points downward from the broader model consensus. The drier air mass moving in for Monday should allow for some cool nighttime lows Monday night as the surface ridge moves into the James River Valley. Cannot rule out some readings dipping into the 30s in some valley areas, but expect most locations to see lows in the lower-mid 40s. Great Lakes upper low begins to open up and slide east Wednesday, allowing the upper ridge to build eastward through the Plains/Upper Midwest Thursday, then into the western Great Lakes by Friday. This will allow the temperatures to remain above normal, with highs in the 70s anticipated through the end of the week. Models differ in how quickly the upper ridge will move far enough east to allow for southwest flow to develop into the region. ECMWF is slower, and thus remains largely dry through the end of this forecast period. GFS is faster, which results in scattered precipitation chances by Friday and Saturday as waves lift northeast across the region. Given the uncertainties at this range, left some slight chance pops in the forecast for late this upcoming week. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night) Issued at 1028 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2016 Scattered shower and isolated thunderstorms will persist for a few hours into the early morning of Sunday east of Interstate 29. Once this activity slides eastward, attention will turn to a frontal boundary surging eastward, expected to bring gusty westerly winds up to 30-40 mph Sunday. Low VFR to MVFR ceilings will also be likely beginning mid-morning Sunday and persisting through sunset. Occasional sprinkles will be possible at KHON/KFSD taf locations. && .FSD Watches/Warnings/Advisories... SD...None. MN...None. IA...None. NE...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...MJ LONG TERM...JH AVIATION...Dux


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Apple reported sales of 7.33 Million iPads, 16.23 Million iPhones and 9.8 Million iPod touch.
With 92 days in the quarter from October to December, it means that Apple activated over 362,000 iOS devices per day on average.
Although Apple doesn't break down its iPod sales by type, from the price average per iPod ($176) it's easy to extrapolate that more than half of those are iPod touch.
That's simply astonishing. Huge, huge numbers.
With a reported 90% of all iOS devices running iOS 4.x, that makes for a very strong platform for app developers to build on.
Also, they reported selling 4.134 Million Macs, making this the first quarter they sell more than 4 million macs per quarter.
Very strong results indeed. Congratulations Apple!


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The disdain transcends all sports and reaches out to every day fans – even those at dialysis centers.
The two schools have been playing regularly since the 80's. Prior to this game, they have never met in the Final Four. That makes this game the biggest game in the history of this rivalry. Make no mistakes about it, this game is important. But it's not just important for the rivalry between the two state institutions.
It's important because of the implications that this game has.
Kentucky hasn't won a national championship since 1998. Louisville hasn't won a national championship since 1986. Neither team has set the world on fire reaching the national semi-finals in recent years either. Both schools have two appearances in the new millennium.
Many people say this is John Calipari's best opportunity to win a national title. He's got the players and as a group, they have the synergy to pull off this victory. Even as well as Kentucky has recruited since the arrival of Calipari, there's no telling when things will come together this way again. So Kentucky has to look at this as a golden opportunity to grab their eighth national championship.
Calipari says he doesn't need validating as a coach. He's comfortable in his own skin and he's recruiting at a level where he should make it back to another Final Four before you know it. And the Kentucky program speaks for itself. They are arguably the top program in college basketball history. For Louisville, prior to the season, and even some during the season, there was a lot of talk that Rick Pitino had "lost a step" as a coach. Pitino used a great run in the post-season to win the Big East Tournament and reach the Final Four. Despite recent post-season disappointments, Pitino hasn't been this loose with the media in several years. The Cardinals are currently on quite a roll under Pitino.
Pitino has won his national championship – in 1996, with Kentucky. But he's also done a good job at Louisville, bringing them back from the difficult final years under Denny Crum. He's recruited well and just reaching this Final Four may have been enough to put a big boost into this program which had been good but not great in recent years.
Both programs greatly desire to defeat the other and move on to face either Ohio State or Kansas for the whole shebang, but neither team needs this championship or even this win Saturday. I will say that it will be highly beneficial to both sides to win the game.
No matter what team wins the regular season contest, the team that wins in the Final Four can say they won the most important game, to date, in the history of this series.
Not only will they have the win, but the winner can also claim to have ruined either Kentucky's dream season or Louisville's Cinderella-like run to the Final Four. And the fan base of the winner will own ultimate bragging rights.
When the game is over, one group of fans will face heart-break and a lot of lip from their neighbors in the opposite color.
What both sides have to figure out is how to handle the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat. No matter what the ultimate outcome, this writer hopes that each side can handle the hand they're dealt and come out of this contest with a little more respect for the opponent.


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In illustrator we have the ability to create these complex appearances. For example, we can take a single object but apply multiple fills and multiple effects to it to change its appearance. However, the underlying vector path doesn't change at all. Now if we think about it, when we create a regular clipping mask inside of Illustrator, that underlying vector path, that structure of the artwork, acts as the mask. However, when we actually use an opacity mask inside of Illustrator, we don't care about the structure we care about the presentation of that path.
So for example, if we do add multiple fills or multiple effects we can use that as our mask when using an opacity mask. Let's see an example of that by applying some interesting effects inside of illustrator, specifically the Scribble effect to create some interesting texture. So I want to actually create some nice kind of masks for this and I'm going to work on the file right here. It's called texture.ai. It has the morning glories image here in the background, which is embedded inside of my document, and I have just a regular plain white circle on top of it. Let's apply some effects to this circle right here.
I'm going to go to my appearance panel and I'm going to click on the fill to target it. That's because I want to apply an effect specifically to this one fill. I'm going to go over here to my Effect menu and I'll choose Stylize and then I'll choose Scribble. It's a really cool effect. It actually turns your fill of your object into one long stroke that kind of zigzags back and forth across the object. But I want to change some of the settings here, because I want to use this to generate a really interesting kind of crosshatch filter. So first of all where it says path overlap, I don't really want the path overlap on any of the actual settings itself, so I'm going to leave it set to 0 point.
But I do want there to be a variation, which means that sometimes the path extends beyond the edge and sometimes it doesn't. And the variation right now is set to 5.7. I'm going to increase that to 10 points. Next, I am going to come down to where it says Stroke Width. Right now my Stroke Width or the actual stroke that goes back and forth is set to 3 points. I'm going to change that to 1 and then go down to where it says Curviness. Now right now Curviness simply means that as it goes along the path it kind of loops and then comes back again. But I really don't want it curve at all.
I want it to be a straight zigzag, so I'm going to set my Curviness to 0 and I'll also make sure that the Variation is also set to 0. Now when it comes to spacing, I want the spacings to be much tighter. So I'll do spacing about a half a point and I'll set the variations to also be about half a point. Now let's go actually to 1 point. That way we get a little bit more variation there on the endings over here. So now I have created a very interesting type of an effect and I'll click OK. If we click on the dill over here, the little twirl-down, I can see that the scribble has now been applied just to that white fill.
Now here's the thing. Right now my scribble goes in one direction. But what I can do is I can take this entire fill right now and drag it over here to this icon to duplicate it. So now my object has two fills and they're identical. They both have a scribble assigned to them. If I click on the triangles here, I can see that each fill has its own scribble. But I want to modify just one of them. It really doesn't make a difference which one, but I'm going to choose the top one here. I'm going to click on the word scribble. I'm simply going to change the angle from 30 degrees to 130, kind of in the S direction. Click OK.
Now you can see what I've done over here. If I kind of zoom in here on the edges, I get a very interesting type of crosshatch effect. I want to be able to use this crosshatch effect as an opacity mask for the image inside of this document. So I'm going to press Command+0 to zoom out, Ctrl+0 if you are on Windows. I'm going to select both elements, and remember right now the structure of that path is really just the circle itself. It doesn't take in to account that nice little crosshatch pattern so I can't use a regular clipping mask. However, if I go to my Transparency panel, I can choose to use that as an opacity mask.
Now of I take a look at the image, the image has masked beautifully into that nice texture that I created and again I was able to do that only through the use of an opacity mask here. If I want to make changes to that somehow, I want to make more adjustments to the scribble itself, I would now first click on the mask itself, come down to my opacity mask here and make sure that my path is selected, and go ahead now and change the Scribble settings. When I'm done, I'll click back on the artwork and that's how we create this kind of an effect using the opacity mask.
- Understanding how transparency works across the Adobe applications
- Deconstructing the Transparency panel
- Adding transparency to gradients
- Understanding how overprints and knockouts work
- Using a gradient or complex appearance as an opacity mask
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- Working with complex regions
- Understanding the relationship between flattening and stacking order
- Creating and sharing flattener presets
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Usually our brothers in the UK get much better posters than we do. Not this time though. Gaze upon the Twilight-like horrors the official Let Me In quad poster has in store for you!
Check out our Let Me In review here, and look for the film in theatres on October 1st. For more dig on the ever so puzzling Let Me In website here.
Also check out their Facebook page and follow them on Twitter @letmeinthemovie.
Chloe Moretz (Hit Girl from Kick-Ass) stars as Abby, a secretive 12-year old girl, who moves next door to Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road). Owen is a social outcast who is viciously bullied at school and, in his loneliness, forms a profound bond with his new neighbor. Owen can't help noticing that Abby is like no one he has ever met before. As a string of grisly murders occupies the town, Owen has to confront the reality that this seemingly innocent girl is really a savage vampire.
Let Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller written and directed by filmmaker Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) and produced by legendary British horror brand Hammer Films, is an astonishing coming-of-age story between a young girl and an alienated young boy unlike any other you have seen. Based on the best-selling Swedish novel Lat den Ratte Komma (Let the Right One In) by John Ajvide Lindqvist and the highly acclaimed film of the same name, Let Me In takes audiences straight to the troubled heart of adolescent longing and loneliness.
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The transient behavior of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell System (PEMFCS) under an efficient Adaptive Predictive Control with Robust Filter (APCWRF) is analyzed. This control scheme is tested to evaluate its performance when sudden changes in the load occur. It is produced by the demands of the electric motor of a hybrid vehicle, powered by a PEMFC and a supercapacitor bank to fulfil Standard Driving Cycles. The objective of the proposed advanced strategy is to control the oxygen excess ratio in the cathode to improve the system efficiency and to ensure a safe operation for the PEM. Several results through a simulation environment are presented. They are useful for showing the potentiality of the APCWRF for the proposed exigent scenarios.
CitationDegliuomini, L. [et al.]. Adaptive predictive robust control for fuel cells hybrid vehicles. A: IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference. "IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference 2010". Lille: 2010, p. 1-6.
Publisher versionhttp://vppc2010.univ-lille1.fr
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[USL PRO REWIND | Week 21]The Richmond Kickers regained the lead in USL PRO at least temporarily with a 5-2 win over the Dayton Dutch Lions Saturday night. Matthew Delicate and Brian Ownby led Richmond with a pair of goals apiece and Nate Robinson added the fifth goal before a crowd of 4,014 in Richmond.
Second-place Orlando City, which trails the Kickers by three points but has a game in hand, hosts the Seattle Sounders FC Reserves on Sunday.
-- Lucky Mkosana scored all three goals to give him 10 goals in his last seven games as the Harrisburg City Islanders bounced back from a tough home loss on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory over fading VSI Tampa Bay FC on Saturday night.
-- Charlotte clinched its first playoff berth since 2009 with a 5-0 victory over Antigua Barracuda FC. Drew Yates led the Eagles with one goal and two assists, while Jorge Herrera scored twice and Stephen Okai and Paul Islas added goals. Barracuda FC is two games away from finishing the season without a point.
-- An own net by Phoenix FC forward Darren Mackie in the 11th minute gave the Charleston Battery a 1-0 win that clinched a place in the playoffs.
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A goal by Tam McManus on the final kick of the game gave the Rochester Rhinos a 1-0 win over Pittsburgh, snapping the Riverhounds' four-game winning streak.
-- The Wilmington Hammerheads left their slim playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 win over the Dayton Dutch Lions on Cody Arnoux's goal in stoppage time. The Hammerheads, who have won three games in a row, closed the gap on the Dutch Lions and Pittsburgh to four points with two games remaining.
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Saturday, August 10
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Rochester 1 Pittsburgh 0
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51 Richmond 14-1-9 48/23
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44 Harrisburg 14-9-2 54/36
42 Charleston 12-6-6 46/27
40 Charlotte 10-4-10 41/35
37 Los Angeles 10-8-7 50/36
34 Pittsburgh 9-7-7 30/25
34 Dayton 9-9-7 40/45
31 VSI Tampa Bay FC 9-11-4 36/33
30 *Wilmington 9-11-4 27/37
25 Rochester 5-9-10 20/34
22 Phoenix FC 5-13-7 25/37
0 Barracuda FC 0-24-0 10/84
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15 Dom Dwyer, Orlando City
13+3 Lucky Mkosana, Harrisburg
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10+1+2 Jorge Herrera, Charlotte
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Looking for some proof that making small changes in your diet and exercise routine can have big results on your waistline? The Today show interviewed three White House staffers who have whittled their middles by making smart choices about what they drink, and what they snack on during the day. Each of them says they were inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign.
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Leading by Example: National Park Service Employees Get Active with the PALA Challenge
Posted by Meghan Johnson, Public Health Communications Intern, National Park Service on November 4, 2011
For the National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA), helping communities lead active, outdoor lifestyles, is a top priority. This summer, RTCA employees challenged themselves to complete 30 minutes or more of physical activity each day as part of a national PALA competition.
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In September, I opened the pilot year of the Green Ribbon Schools award to recognize the highest performing green and healthy schools in the nation. High standards of nutrition, fitness, and outdoor time for both students and staff are among the qualifying criteria for the award.
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First Lady Michelle Obama shares a group hug with children at Royal Castle Child Development Center during her visit as part of her Let's Move! initiative in New Orleans, La., Nov. 1, 2011. . (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
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Last week the Let's Move Faith and Communities team hosted partners from across the country for a conference call on USDA's new nutrition education resources. It was a packed hour. This year USDA has published the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the new MyPlate food icon, and online resources including the comprehensive www.Nutrition.gov for easy access to nutrition education and programs. Curious about how the conversation went? Check out the links below.
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First Lady Michelle Obama on Making a Difference in Cities with Food Deserts
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Catholic Charities in Chicago Embraces PALA
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Among the employees of the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, there was no lack of initiative in their collective decision to accept the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) challenge. The community enthusiastically embraced the challenge, seeking to use it as a means to lead their larger community towards becoming more involved in the First Lady's Let's Move Faith & Communities initiative, and to promote healthier lifestyles.
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Sometimes it takes only a single person to mobilize a community to get moving. Inspired by the First Lady's Let's Move Faith & Communities initiative, Candy Taylor of the New Christian Food Pantry and Child Development Center rallied members of the low-income community she serves to form a walking group.
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Sometimes all it takes is a 14-year old girl with a big vision to get people across the country up and moving! Eboni Imani Joy Rowe, a member of the United Church of Christ (UCC), inspired parishioners young and old to move together during a UCC youth-sponsored spontaneous flash mob dance at their General Synod in Tampa, Florida. At the request of Barbara Baylor, UCC's Minister for Health Care Justice and leader of UCC's Let's Move programs, Eboni and her mom orchestrated a large dance event that got everyone off their feet.
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Like all members of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, I care a lot about my health. I do my best to eat right and continually set goals for myself. Sometimes it's as simple as taking a walk after dinner. Other times, it's climbing a mountain, like my journey this summer to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. I spent seven days walking up the mountain in Tanzania – all at a steep grade while carrying a backpack. It was the most physically challenging thing I have ever done...and I loved it.
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Healthy Recipes for Healthy Schools
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Earlier this week, First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed schools that met the First Lady's goal to double the number of participants in the HealthierUS School Challenge in a year to the White House to celebrate their achievement.
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Posted by Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services on October 18, 2011
Watch First Lady Michelle Obama's full remarks here. Ed. Note: Cross-posted from the USDA blog. Given that many children eat as many as two meals a day at school, it's pretty clear that schools have a vital role to play if we're going to combat the disturbing rise in childhood obesity we've seen in recent years. Just as clear is that schools participating in USDA's HealthierUS School Challenge honored at the White House this week demonstrate the kind of deep commitment needed to create and maintain a healthy school environment. These schools are leaders that set an example for schools across the country.
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Answers from First Lady Michelle Obama to Your Questions
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First Lady Michelle Obama recently sat down to record video responses to questions from you. Last week, we posted responses on how you can get involved with Let's Move! and what inspired the First Lady to start the initiative to combat childhood obesity. Check out a couple more here:
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Recently we took your questions about Let's Move!, the First Lady's initiative to end childhood obesity and posed them directly to First Lady Michelle Obama. View her responses here.
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Feb. 24-25, 2014. Hosted by Emory Law School, Atlanta, GA
Law and religion share an underlying structure built on commandments and corresponding commitments. They also share a space in the formal regulation of a person's daily life. Oftentimes they attempt to legislate in the same specific areas, and oftentimes they come to different final conclusions, or to similar conclusions, but for very different reasons. It is often said that law gives religion its structure, and religion gives law its spirit; law encourages devotion to order and organization, while religion inspires adherence to both ritual and justice. Law and religion influence each other in many different ways, but at some level they must establish formal rules for their interactions. This conference aims to explore how law, embodied in the state, manages and frames its relationship with religion, and how religions internally manage and frame their relationships with the state.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — It appears Ohio State wide receiver Evan Spencer won't be allowed to speak to reporters for quite a while.
Coach Urban Meyer said Tuesday that Spencer wouldn't address the media for "a long, long time" after saying Monday that OSU would "wipe the field" with Alabama and whoever is No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series rankings. Alabama is No. 1 and Florida State No. 2 in the BCS. Ohio State is No. 3.
It was a statement Spencer concluded with a laugh. It was clear he was half-joking. But sarcasm, humor and nuance seldom can be sensed between the lines of cold, hard print or on a monitor or screen.
Meyer was asked on the Big Ten coaches call about Spencer's words.
"I'm very disappointed. I can't stand that," Meyer said. "I think I know Evan well enough. I even talked to him briefly. He was kind of smiling when he said it. So, no I can't stand it. He's certainly not the spokesman for our team."
Spencer, a bright, engaging talker, will be off-limits to reporters — for quite a while.
"As a result, what I do is Evan won't talk to the media for a long, long time," Meyer said. "You don't do that. That's not good sportsmanship."
Spencer apologized on Twitter for his quotes. He said he was trying to make a light-hearted comment and was not speaking for the team.
Rodgers seeks pardon: Johnny Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner at Nebraska, will go before the Nebraska Board of Pardons on Thursday to ask to have his 1970 felony conviction pardoned. As a freshman, he and two friends held up a gas station, netting $90, an act he now calls "10 minutes of insanity." Rodgers pleaded guilty to felony larceny and was sentenced to two years of probation but has repeatedly denied that he had a gun during the holdup. "I have a history of 43 years now of rather decent things happening," he said.
Playoff committee: The College Football Playoff selection committee ended its first meeting by setting staggered term limits for its 13 members. The committee will set matchups for the new bowl system that starts next season. The goal is to always have experienced members of the committee.
Ex-Gamecock shooting: A sheriff said former South Carolina player Kenny Miles shot himself in the arm but told investigators it happened during a robbery and the ex-player will be charged with filing a false police report. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said there was no evidence anyone else was in the parking lot at the time Miles was shot Nov. 4.
Mariota ready: Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota insists his left knee isn't a concern and that he'll be ready to go Saturday against Utah. There were lingering questions about how much his mysterious injury contributed to the Ducks' loss at Stanford last week, and the sophomore quarterback hasn't been specific. Pressed whether he is 100 percent, he said: "That's something that I can't tell you."
Connecticut: Interim coach T.J. Weist said redshirt freshman Casey Cochran will start at quarterback Saturday at SMU, the Huskies' third starter this season.
Penn State: Linebacker Ben Kline (torn pectoral muscle) is out for the season, coach Bill O'Brien said.