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The Wildcats shot 84 percent in the second half and dominated Colorado in every facet as it won 88-61 at Colorado.
Nick Johnson scored the first bucket and Dustin Thomas made a free-throw. T.J. McConnell made a three and Kaleb Tarczewski had a three-point play. After two free-throws by Xavier Talton, Johnson and McConnell made consecutive baskets before another by Johnson put Arizona up 14-3 with 14:39 left in the half.
Jordin Mayes found Elliott Pitts for a three before Wesley Gordon made two free-throws. Rondae Jefferson proceeded to hit a jumper to put Arizona up 19-5. Nick Johnson made a shot and Tarczewski went to the line and made one of two. Jaron Hopkins responded with a three and Josh Scott made two free-throws to cut the Arizona lead to 22-10 with 7:58 remaining.
Gordon got a dunk, but Eli Stalzer came back and scored. After a basket by Tarczewski, Stalker made two free-throws, Scott made two, and Xavier Johnson added one. A layup by Scott forced a timeout by Arizona with the Buffs only trailing 26-21 with just under five minutes left in the first half.
Hollis-Jefferson and McConnell made consecutive shots, but Scott made one of his own. Nick Johnson got to the line out of a timeout, but only made one. Booker proceeded to make a jumper at the buzzer and Arizona went into the half up 31-25.
Scott hit the first basket of the half, but Tarczewski and Talton then traded before Nick Johnson hit a jumper to keep the lead at 35-29. Booker got a layup, but Gordon came back and scored. Thomas then made a layup on Gordon, as Gordon proceeded to make a three from the corner and get a layup to put Arizona up 42-33 with 16:30 left.
Scott made two free-throws before Tarczewski made one. After a shot by Booker, Nick Johnson made a three. Xavier Johnson made two free-throws and York made a three-pointer. Nick and Xavier Johnson exchanged hoops before a dunk by Aaron Gordon put Arizona up 53-41 with 11:54 remaining.
After two free-throws by McConnell, Gordon and Johnson scored. Booker hit a jumper, but Pitts made a three and a dunk by Tarczewski forced a timeout with Arizona up 64-43. Booker made two free-throws, but Gordon came back with a three-point play. After a bucket by Wesley Gordon, Aaron Gordon made a three.
Tarczewski and Thomas exchanged baskets, as a layup by Gordon had Arizona controlling the Buffs 76-49 with just under four minutes left in regulation.
Scott made two free-throws and Aaron Gordon made a basket before two more from Scott. After a free-throw from York, Jordin Mayes made a jumper. Soon after, Jacob Hazzard would add five more points as everything went right for Arizona.

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It appears that the market has finally taken an interest in the extreme amount of leverage in the financial system today. Housing and leveraged buyouts are in for a rough go.
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pmlljl,Polar bears like fresh food. He said that his lunch would be either my arm or fresh ITIC shares (not the musty ones we'd been sleeping under).
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Judge New Plan Based on Merits
Neither Wheeling City Council nor the municipal Planning Commission had any responsible choice in action they took regarding a request for clearance to develop a 95-acre tract of land just off Bethany Pike.
Now the same partnership may be considering another plan. It needs to be handled in much the same way as the initial proposal.
Earlier this year, local resident Kevin Coyne and his partner, Doug Grayson, asked the Planning Commission to approve a change in the zoning designation for land they own in the Woodsdale neighborhood, on a hillside off Bethany Pike. Coyne and Grayson said their company, GC&P Development, needed the land to be given a commercial zoning designation in order to proceed with a business venture there.
But Coyne and Grayson said they could not provide details of the plan, because that might jeopardize its success.
Dozens of people attended the Planning Commission meeting to oppose the proposal. Commission members said that without knowing more about what was planned, they could not recommend City Council approve the zoning change.
This week, Council took action in effect upholding the Planning Commission decision. But during the meeting, Vice Mayor Gene Fahey said he had been notified by letter that GC&P Development had withdrawn its request.
Instead of the initial plan, the company may seek approval for a residential development on the 95 acres, Fahey noted.
While that might be preferable to the original proposal for commercial development, it still needs to be scrutinized carefully by city officials.
Ninety-five acres is a large tract of land for any sort of development, after all. And, as is the case with any proposal, large or small, both positive and negative effects need to be weighed.
That said, municipal officials' duty is to serve the people of Wheeling, and progress benefits everyone in the community directly or indirectly – if it does not adversely affect those already living here. That will be the bottom line in considering any new plan for development.


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The three of us have something in common.
No, it isn't a Trek - or even cycling. I don't think our new President rides bikes. The old one did - W, that is. Mountain biking around the ranch in Crawford. Look, whatever your politics, anyone who rides can't be all bad. W feels the same pain in his quads as we do.
No, like Barack, Lance loves his BlackBerry. Me too. The photo by Elizabeth Kreutz was taken recently at the Team Astana training camp in Tenerife - one of the largest islands in the Canary Islands. (Check out the photo's at Kreutz's website - she's an amazing photographer.)
This blog has seen a mention or two aboiut my 'Berry. I've gone through four different models with my latest being the Storm. I cannot understand how I lived without a BlackBerry - how anyone lives without one. President O tells the Secret Service they'd have to pry the thing from his hands he's so addicted. And Lance taking his Bold on a training ride - to stay in touch and to take a pic of himself with the lads. Maybe use the GPS to find his way back? Nah. Lance is so into his 'Berry that he Twitters from it. Yoiu can read his Twitters by clicking here.
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Oprah may have made him famous, but I like to think I discovered him first. My mate Steve Wheen runs around London – and other places he travels to – filling in potholes with tiny themed gardens. How rad is that?
So Steve, what's your day job? I work as a freelance creative.
Where are you from? I was born in Canberra and spent time in Hong Kong, Bathurst and Rockhampton before moving to the UK.
Where do you live now? I moved to London almost 8 years ago (how time flies!)
Why did you come to the UK? I headed to London for a two year break, with a visa card and working holiday visa in hand. I was planning on using it as a base to explore Europe.
What to you miss most about Australia? Where do I start? Backyards, gardening, space, sunshine, my family, the stars, fresh air, mindless chat with strangers, wide roads, sunsets, knowing everyone. Promite. Apart from my mum, I miss Promite the most.
How often do you get back? I get back once a year these days. I didn't go back for the first 4 years I was away and that was hard.
What are your plans for Australia Day this year? This year, I'll head to the usual for a few pints with the few Aussies that are still left in London (And hopefully you Kate!).
To view more of Steve's work visit The Pothole Gardener.
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Freshman Haylie McCleney's two-run triple snapped a 4-4 tie and sent the Crimson Tide to a series-opening, 6-4 victory over the Gamecocks.
Sophomore Leslie Jury picked up the win, her eighth of the season, in relief of junior ace Jackie Traina. She entered in the fifth inning, escaped a jam and kept the Gamecocks scoreless the rest of the way.
Down 2-0 in the fourth inning, Alabama (24-3, 2-2 SEC) used solo home runs from Kaila Hunt, Danielle Richard and Leona Lafaele to take the lead. Hunt, who led Alabama with three hits, drove in Kayla Braud with an RBI single in the fifth inning to extend the Crimson Tide's lead.
South Carolina rallied in the bottom half of the inning with two more runs off Traina, who was pulled after 4 2/3 innings. She allowed five hits, walked four and struck out four in her first no-decision of the season.
Alabama and South Carolina return to the field 11 a.m. Saturday. CSS will carry the game.
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OCU Law Professor Leads Istanbul Negotiation Workshop
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University Law Professor Phyllis Bernard recently returned from Istanbul, Turkey where she led a workshop at the international conference "Rethinking Negotiation Training."
Bernard is working on a project, titled "Next Generation," that seeks to make the standard models for teaching international negotiation more relevant to cross-cultural needs. The project involves about 70 scholars, practitioners, trainers and government officials from multiple disciplines throughout the world.
Bernard said business negotiations are changing rapidly, mainly because of increasing globalization.
"You have to deal with other cultures now if you want to make money," Bernard noted.
As part of the conference, Bernard introduced differences in approach and tone consistent with a Muslim culture.
"People have values that shape their behavior," she said. "In a Muslim culture you approach business negotiations as relationships built on friendship and trust. The meeting starts with, 'May I get you some tea?' It's very subtle and it may take hours, but it's the formalities and rituals that matter. It's a business model built on integrity, not just profit."
Bernard received enthusiastic feedback on her workshop from participants including an Israeli hostage negotiator and an intelligence officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Bernard said she enjoys working with such a diverse group of people.
"This has been one of the most moving experiences of my life," she said.
In conjunction with the project, Bernard has published an article in the Harvard Negotiation Journal and a chapter in the book Rethinking Negotiation Teaching: Innovations for Context and Culture.
Bernard currently is working on additional articles, one with Turkish international banker R. Murge Duygun tentatively titled "Beyond the Economic Hit Man," one with OCU Religion Professor Dann May on "Teaching Teachers about Islamic Business Values" and one with Former Ecuador President and Harvard Law Fellow Jamil Mahuad and May titled "From Tourist to Traveler: Using Music to Enhance Cross-cultural Negotiation Training."


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Born: July 17, 1804, Setauket, Long Island, New York
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Shepard Alonzo Mount was the brother of William Sidney Mount, the acclaimed American genre scene painter. Shepard Mount began his career as a carriage painter in New Haven, Connecticut, before attending the National Academy of Design in New York to refine his techniques. After school, the two Mount brothers entered into a portrait painting business together but soon split. Shepherd departed to become an itinerant portrait painter, an occupation for which he became well known. He traveled widely, completing portrait commissions as he went, finding more success traveling to his clients than asking them to come to him. He also painted still life and landscape scenes along the way.
Between 1829 and 1860, Shepard exhibited over one hundred works at the National Academy of Design, but less is known about this Mount brother because he did not leave diaries and letters behind like his more famous brother, William. However, Shepard did write poetry throughout his life, which offers some insight to his traumatic family life and introspective personality. After his death in 1868, his work was all but forgotten until Albert D. Smith, director of the Heckscher Museum in Huntington, Long Island, put together a one-man show of his work in 1945.


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The Pentagon Won't Count How Many Homogays Are Fighting Terrorists. What A Terrible Idea
Even after Obama-Gates-Mullen certify the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, and the law dies sixty days later, the Pentagon won't start counting how many homosexuals are joining the ranks, nor will it try to figure out how many of you are already enlisted. While the military can still legally discriminate against gay servicemembers, sexuality will, officially, be considered "a personal and private matter." Which means even any attempt to start a tally on straights and gays will be forbidden. (The only exception? "[W]hen it is an essential part of an otherwise appropriate investigation or other official action," according to Clifford L. Stanley, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, who's handling the post-repeal process.) Why such a big deal? Because this is the one time the military won't be collecting such "personal and private" details; it already counts which troops subscribe to which religious beliefs, whether they're married, and what percentage has a penis between his legs. So should we be glad the Pentagon wants to stay out of our personal matters? Nope.
Not when it means the Defense Department will, on purpose, collect zero data about how many servicemembers it is denying same-sex partner benefits to. And housing allowances. And travel assistance. Those are the very fundamental figures we need to be able to make the case that the military's policies still discriminate against a vast number of brave Americans.
Instead of adding a checkbox to personnel forms, or conducting an anonymous questionnaire, the Pentagon wants to be completely blind to sexual orientation. Which on the face of it, is a good thing — because sexuality, like race and sex, shouldn't be a factor in personnel matters like promotions. Unlike race and sex, sexuality is something harder to track without asking the right questions. And without those questions, we'll have no idea if, say, the Marines appear to be purposefully keeping gay and lesbian servicemembers from high-ranking jobs. If the data were collected, a simple glance at an Excel spreadsheet would tell wonders.
All this, from a government agency that spent more than $4 million asking servicemembers (and their families) whether they'd be able to live knowing their comrades are gays. Yet not a penny will be spent to learn, in the weeks and months and years after DADT dies, if gay and lesbian troops are doing okay.
while i'm not in favor of DADT, i question the materiality of disclosing one way or another. sexual orientation is part of one's character, but too many gays fall into the trap of allowing it to define it. i'm gay, therefore . . .
i know a few gay marines, including one who's career and has been in the corps for nearly two decades. he said when he first enlisted at the time of gulf war I, he was still figuring things out. he felt compelled to bring beard dates to official events, but after a time he realized that everyone had 'done the math'. he loves his job, is a real patriot, and doesn't think his sexual orientation has impacted his career at all.
the other marines i know say basically the same thing. one suggested that as many as 1/5 of marines are gay. i wouldn't be surprised if that proved to be the case.
Well, the truth is, regardless if they did report, which they SHOULD do, most LGB troops said they aren't coming out and don't feel any extra incentive in coming out b/c of DADT repeal. So, even asking these questions is sort of a waste for that reason alone, not because of the idea behind it, but because most either are straight, or will lie and say straight.
I remember well the day I checked the "not homosexual" box — that was 1968. It was with trepidation then and I'm quite sure that I'd have some of the same misgivings today if I had to choose from a list of sexual preferences. Even though I am an out and proud homosexual American, I wouldn't want to categorize myself beyond SEX, RACE, MARITAL STATUS and perhaps RELIGION. When marriage is open to all, I would be pleased to check "MARRIED" so I and my spouse would receive the appropriate benefits. But until then I would want to be known as a loyal, hard-working man.
And, as a former Marine, I second the suggestion that, as with most bastions of masculinity, there is an abundance of manly attraction going on.
As I've written in other threads, this is a HUGE issue that is NOT diminished by the variables about how many would still lie or not have accepted or figured out they're gay.
For over two centuries, at least since March 14th, 1778, when, upon the approval of Gen. George Washington, Lt. Frederick Enslin was literally drummed out of the Revolutionary Army for "attempting to commit sodomy," our military has abused gays. And we don't have to go back that far, or even the "queer stockades" and military hospitalization during WWII or to the Reagan years when almost the same number were kicked out during his eight years in office as there were during SIXTEEN years of DADT to get that simply sitting on our asses and trusting that they're suddenly going to change even after "repeal" is actually implemented is ridiculous.
We need only look at the results of the 2004 Palm Center study about how the military failed to obey the "Don't Harass" part of "Don't Ask, Tell, Pursue, Harass."
"The military has created a two-class system with gay and lesbian service members in the second class. For example, the Pentagon's ban on racial harassment includes a broader mandate against race discrimination. And, the ban on race discrimination is reinforced by several provisions, which include the Department of Defense (DoD) Human Goals Charter 1 and the DoD Equal Opportunity Directive. 'These provisions do not treat racial harassment and race discrimination separately; rather, racial harassment is considered a form of prohibited race discrimination', wrote [the study's author]. The military's ban on harassment of gay and lesbian officers, however, is not 'codified'…."
But, now, the OFFICIAL recommendation of the Pentagon Working Group report is that, emphasis theirs:
"We do NOT recommend that sexual orientation be placed alongside race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, as a class eligible for various diversity programs, tracking initiatives, and complaint resolution processes under the Military Equal Opportunity Program."
And they justify that using language that unequivocally parrots what they must have heard from the SEVEN different antigay groups they incomprehensibly and indefensibly met with:
"doing so could produce a sense…that gay men and lesbians are being elevated to a special status as a "protected class" and will receive special treatment."
Did Truman meet with members of the KKK when considering his military racial integration order?
They disingenuously insist that, emphasis mine:
"Complaints regarding discrimination, harassment, or abuse based on sexual orientation can be dealt with THROUGH EXISTING MECHANISMS—primarily the CHAIN OF COMMAND—available for complaints not involving race, color, sex, religion, or national origin."
SLDN said in response to that Palm Center report: "There is no available avenue for service members who would typically report discrimination [based on sexual orientation] through an equal opportunity office. … In reality when a service member does report it through the chain of command it is rarely taken seriously. There's no consequence for commanders who ignore anti-gay harassment. The environment has created second-class citizenship for gay and lesbian service members and it permeates all military."
Note, again, the Report recommends against even TRACKING—not just how many gays are in the military but keeping numbers on patterns of any kind of discrimination including harassment. Without measurement of how MUCH of a problem there is, WHY should we imagine them to take seriously FIXING it?
We mustn't make the mistake that Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara did in response to a 1963 report on treatment of blacks WITHIN the military, YEARS after integration itself was mostly enforced, that he commissioned under the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces:
"I was naive enough in those days to think that all I had to do was show my people that a problem existed, tell them to work on it, and that they would then attack the problem. It turned out of course that not a goddamn thing happened."
The passage of the bill making repeal possible was historic progress—but it only happened because of proactive pressure from OUTSIDE of government—and still took at least a year longer than necessary because, contrary to his own promises, "the Obama team" surrendered TOTAL control of the subject to the Pentagon. It was a huge mistake that the Community allowed them to get away with that—needlessly costing the careers of hundreds of gay service members, tens of thousands more STILL serving in silence and fear.
WHY isn't SLDN and other groups demanding that gays be included along with blacks and women and, yes, Wiccans, in protections under the Military Equal Opportunity program? Without that, a kind of gay version of the infamous "Jim Crow Army" is certain to happen.
Michael, are you aware that Baron von Steuben, who came to America to assist the revolution, was gay? Von Steuben's Prussian training transformed the Continental Army from seasonal rag-tag militia into a disciplined fighting force capable of fighting and beating British Regulars. It has been suggested that the young von Steuben was one of Frederick the Great's lovers (also gay).
But I still question the materiality of disclosing sexual orientation on the application. As the late Barry Goldwater said when DADT first surfaced back in 1993 "the only thing that matters is if they can shoot straight!"


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Ruth Tarvydas' fashion business had just $200 cash in the bank and may have been trading while insolvent when it collapsed last month.
The revelations came in a creditors report by administrator Kim Wallman and published on the HLB Mann Judd (Insolvency WA) website yesterday. The report painted a grim picture of the size of the task facing Tarvydas, who hopes to recapitalise her business, RTI (WA) Pty Ltd. According to the report Tarvydas' financier ANZ is owed $800,000, trade creditors $200,000 and her King Street landlord $426,000. Tarvydas' records showed $1.2 million in unpaid wages to herself, although Mr Wallman said he had "yet to form a view in relation to this amount".
Mr Wallman wrote in the report he believed Tarvydas "may have traded while insolvent because at the time transactions were entered, there may have been reasonable grounds to believe the company may not have been able to pay its debts as and when they fell due".
"Given rental and taxation liabilities have been in arrears for some time, I will need to investigate whether the company has incurred credit where there were reasonable grounds to believe the company could not meet its obligations as and when they became due," he said. "Having said this, the director may have valid defences to insolvent trading actions."
Tarvydas told _WestBusiness _ that before the company's collapse she was still hopeful it could trade its way out of difficulty and secure an investment lifeline.
"At that stage there was a lot of interest in investment," she said.
Mr Wallman has asked for a second creditors meeting to be delayed to give him more time to go through the books and review a deed of company arrangement proposed by Tarvydas.
Few details of the proposed DOCA were contained in the report but Tarvydas said she hoped to sell an interest in an intellectual property asset, which was being considered by an unnamed third party.
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This article is part of our Rising Stars Portfolio series.
I was shocked to see Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A ) (NYSE: BRK-B ) pop up on my trash-can-diving screen last week. Before plopping the Un Portfolio's cash into Warren Buffett's conglomerate I decided to get a quick rundown of the Berkshire story from Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst Jason Moser (TMFJMo) -- who not so coincidentally owns shares himself and for his Rising Star portfolio.
Bryan Hinmon: Jason, Berkshire is trading just off of its 52-week low. Why?
Jason Moser: I think there are a number of reasons. Berkshire can be seen as more or less a proxy for the economy in general given its vast reach, so I believe that general economic malaise is partly to blame. There are also concerns over succession issues and what that will look like post-Buffett. Certainly the recently dubbed "Sokolgate" brought that even more into play.
It's also worth noting that the recent natural disasters in Japan, New Zealand, and Australia have added $1.7 billion (yep, with a b) to aggregate provisions for losses in insurance operations so far this year. Given that these are estimates and still substantially unpaid ... well we all know how much Mr. Market likes uncertainty (hint: he doesn't). What this all adds up to I believe is a genuine opportunity to buy into a first-class operation at an excellent price and Berkshire's instilled discipline in underwriting and investing that will bring the shares back in time.
Hinmon: So we could just be seeing a confluence of events weighing on shares -- sort of like death by a thousand paper cuts. What gets Berkshire out of this funk?
Moser: Frankly, Berkshire is built to survive such funks. Its businesses complement one another, and when one struggles several others can pick up the load.
Hinmon: What did you purchase when you bought Berkshire Hathaway for your Rising Star Portfolio?
Moser: Discipline and great businesses.
Berkshire has been built to more or less take advantage of opportunities as they come up -- which is typically when others are freaking out. Doing this takes discipline and a culture that embraces the long term. Owning Berkshire and its great group of managers gets me opportunistic investments during turbulent times.
I also get the consistency that comes from a stable of great businesses. As I phrased it in my buy article:
Berkshire is more than just a company. Its combination of insurance operations, wholly owned businesses, and publicly traded investments gives us a formidable collection of reliable income generators and quality holdings, which should continue to create value for shareholders for years to come.
Buffett and his team historically look only for exceptional businesses at exceptional prices and the stock has absolutely pummeled the market since 1965; this is no accident. While it may not be realistic to expect better than 20% compound annual returns going forward, given the brainpower and the balance sheet behind it all, I do think it's realistic to expect the market-beating returns to continue for many years to come.
Hinmon: What is something that troubles you about your investment that others may not have on their radar?
Moser: Well it's tough for me to believe that there is something I know that you don't, especially when it comes to Berkshire. But when I think about Berkshire Hathaway, I think about what its greatest threats and opportunities may be. And one thing that I think falls into both categories here is technology. Buffett has more or less stayed away from technology because he considers it just too far outside his circle of competence. Today though it is quite obvious that technology plays a bigger part in our lives than ever before, and I don't expect this to change ... ever. If Berkshire Hathaway continues to pass on technology investments going forward, it could end up putting the company in a precarious position; one where it could be extremely tough to play catch-up.
Hinmon: Jason, you know I like unknown and unloved companies. Berkshire isn't getting much love right now, but is there a similar investment in your sights right now that might be flying below most peoples' radars?
Moser: White Mountains Insurance Group (NYSE: WTM ) is trading below book value and has reasonably diverse insurance operations. The company's four segments (OneBeacon (NYSE: OB ) , White Mountains Re, Esurance, and White Mountains Advisors) are reminiscent of Berkshire's insurance businesses, but White Mountains invests its investment portfolio differently. The company keeps its investments predominantly in fixed income, which takes out a little of the juice but eliminates some of the "genius risk" that Berkshire has with regard to Buffett eventually stepping down.
Hinmon: Very interesting.
Berkshire Hathaway's remarkable long-term performance and current beaten-down share price warrant serious attention. It's pretty clear that you see ample reward in exchange for the risks you pointed out, and I'm hard-pressed to argue, given that Berkshire is trading at a 33% discount to its 10-year average price-to-book ratio. Thanks for sharing your insights.
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Video recordings from the 222nd AAS meeting in Indianapolis, 2-6 June 2013, are now online. Among the available videos are some plenary sessions (i.e., invited talks and prize lectures); oral, special, and meeting-in-a-meeting sessions; town halls; Laboratory Astrophysics Division sessions; and press conferences.
Not all sessions were recorded, so if you don't find a particular talk or session in the list of available videos, it means it wasn't recorded.
Except for the press conferences, which are also available elsewhere, meeting videos are available only to AAS members for the first six months after the meeting. You'll need to sign in to this website using your AAS username and password to view the videos during this period. After that, the videos will be available publicly.
The AAS asks that you contribute to our 2013 Summer Campaign. Support one or more of the many projects that help define the Society and maintain our efforts to enhance and share humanity's scientific understanding of the universe. Your donation will be used to promote astronomy and related sciences by advancing student achievement, acknowledging extraordinary service, and celebrating outstanding research.
We especially seek contributions to the Rodger Doxsey Travel Prize, which provides graduate students or postdocs within one year of receiving or receipt of their PhD a monetary prize to enable the oral presentation of their dissertation research at a winter meeting of the AAS. As always, we also welcome unrestricted contributions, which we use for areas of greatest need.
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The AAS Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) is pleased to announce its 2013 prize winners.
Gerard P. Kuiper Prize for outstanding contributions to the field of planetary science: Dr. Joseph Veverka has made outstanding contributions to the field of planetary science during a career that now spans five decades. He has to his credit a lifetime of outstanding contributions, that, in sum, represent a monumental increase in our understanding of planets and, in particular, small bodies -- the moons, asteroids, and cometary nuclei in our planetary system. As a planetary scientist, he has defined the field of quantitative study of small bodies in the solar system for a generation (a generation populated by his students and many associates). Dr. Veverka is Professor Emeritus at Cornell University and the former James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences and Professor of Astronomy. He was the Deputy Team leader of the Galileo Imaging Science Team, and the Principal Science Investigator in the NEAR mission exploration of the asteroids Mathilde and Eros. He was also a member of the Voyager and Cassini imaging teams and led the exploration of comet nuclei on the Deep Impact and Stardust-NExT missions to Comet 9P/Tempel 1 and the EPOXI mission to Comet 103P/Hartley 2.
Harold C. Urey Prize for outstanding achievement in planetary research by a young scientist: Dr. Anders Johansen's pioneering work on planetesimal accretion and more recently on giant planet core formation has provoked paradigm shifts in a field which for years had been plagued by long-standing problems. By filling not one but two major gaps in one of the most difficult areas of solar system studies, Dr. Johansen's findings represent one of the most significant contributions to the field. Dr. Johansen, currently Associate Senior Lecturer at the University of Lund in Sweden, obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from Copenhagen University. He finished his Ph.D. in 2007 at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Leiden Observatory. Dr. Johansen obtained his docent degree from Lund University in 2013.
Harold Masursky Award for outstanding service to planetary science and exploration: Dr. Ron Greeley was involved in nearly every major space probe mission flown in the solar system since the Apollo missions to the Moon, including the Galileo mission to Jupiter, Magellan mission to Venus, Voyager 2 mission to Uranus and Neptune, and shuttle imaging radar studies of Earth. Passionate about Mars exploration, He was involved with several missions to the Red Planet, including Mariners 6, 7, and 9, Viking, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Global Surveyor, and the Mars Exploration Rovers. He was a co-investigator for the High Resolution Stereo Camera on the European Mars Express mission. Dr. Greeley was a Regents Professor of Planetary Geology at Arizona State University until his death on Oct. 27, 2011. He received his Ph.D. in geology in 1966 from the University of Missouri at Rolla. Through service in the U.S. Army, he was assigned to NASA's Ames Research Center in 1967, where he trained astronauts and helped prepare for the Apollo missions to the Moon. After his military service ended, he remained at NASA Ames to conduct research in planetary geology. Dr. Greeley joined the faculty at Arizona State University in 1977 with a joint professorship in the Department of Geology and the Center for Meteorite Studies.
Carl Sagan Medal for outstanding communication by an active planetary scientist to the general public: Dr. Don Yeomans has been, for more than two decades, the "go to" person for reporters seeking a planetary scientist to illuminate the scientific middle ground between the sublime and the ridiculous. The inevitability of collisions between asteroids and the Earth is a topic that naturally engages public interest. Dr. Yeomans capitalized on his roles as manager of the NASA Near Earth Object Program Office at JPL and a co-investigator on the Deep Impact mission to build a lengthy resume of media appearances, outreach events, and popular press contributions. His calm demeanor and scientific rigor have helped to dampen doomsday hysteria and sound the all-clear on more serious potential risks (e.g., Apophis) when improved observations warrant. Dr. Yeomans received his Ph.D. from University of Maryland and worked as a contractor for the Goddard Space Flight Center before moving to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1976. He is a prolific author with more than 160 professional publications and numerous writings in the popular press. He has authored five books, most recently his 2012 work, NEOs: Finding Them Before They Find Us. In recognition of the importance of Dr. Yeomans's role, he was recently named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world by TIME magazine.
Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award to recognize and stimulate distinguished popular writing on planetary sciences: Richard A. Kerr is a journalist who has spent his entire professional career covering Earth and planetary science news for Science magazine. Mr. Kerr studied oceanography at the College of Wooster. Following two deployments in the navy during the Vietnam War, he pursued a Ph.D. in oceanography at the University of Rhode Island. He has received numerous awards for his outstanding contributions to science journalism. A testament to his unflagging effort to promote planetary sciences though Science is the 2012 article titled "Peering Inside the Moon to Read Its Earliest History." The article focuses on the violent impact history of our Moon as observed by the GRAIL mission. For this engaging and stimulating article, the Division for Planetary Sciences is pleased to present the 2013 Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award to Richard A. Kerr.
The 2013 DPS prizes will be presented at the 45th annual DPS meeting in Denver, Colorado, 6-11 October 2013.
The deadline for submitting observing proposals to the National Solar Observatory (NSO) for the fourth quarter of 2013 is 15 August 2013.
Information is available from the NSO Telescope Allocation Committee at P.O. Box 62, Sunspot, NM 88349, for Sacramento Peak (SP) facilities (firstname.lastname@example.com) or P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, AZ 85726, for Kitt Peak (KP) facilities (email@example.com). Instructions for proposers may be found at http://www.nso.edu/observe/. A web-based observing-request form is at http://www.nso.edu/obsreq. Users' Manuals are available at http://nsosp.nso.edu/dst/ for the SP facilities and http://nsokp.nso.edu/mp for the KP facilities. An observing-run evaluation form for the SP facilities can be obtained at ftp://ftp.nso.edu/observing_templates/evaluation.form.txt.
Please note that the NSO will conduct cycle 2 of the DST service mode operations at the DST/Sacramento Peak in preparation for ATST operations. Cycle 2 will take place during the month of October, leaving only the first and last month of the quarter available for regular scheduling. Further information and forms for requesting observing time during the experiment can be found at http://www.nso.edu/node/145 and http://nsosp.nso.edu/dst/smex. Deadline for service mode proposals is the same as for regular observing time, namely, 15 August 2013.
Proposers are reminded that each quarter is typically oversubscribed, and it is to the proposer's advantage to provide all information requested to the greatest possible extent no later than the official deadline. Observing time at national observatories is provided as support to the astronomical community by the National Science Foundation.
The Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) at Caltech announces the availability of six-month graduate-student fellowships, typically taking place during January-July, with some flexibility on the starting and ending dates. The program is designed to allow students from other institutions to visit IPAC-Caltech and perform astronomical research in close association with an IPAC scientist. Applicants would normally be expected to have completed preliminary course work in their graduate program and be available to do research during the period of the award. Funding from IPAC will be provided for a 6-month period via monthly stipends, plus relocation expenses.
For more information please contact the program coordinator, Dr. Rafael Millan-Gabet.
The call for 2014 applications is now open, and the deadline is 1 October 2013.
Please follow the application instructions on the IPAC Program Description page.
The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) in Western Australia invites shared-risk observing proposals for the 2014A semester (1 January 2014 through 30 June 2014). The MWA is a low-frequency radio telescope operating between 80 and 300 MHz. It consists of 128 phased-array dipole antenna tiles providing 31 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth, 20° to 30° field of view, and up to arcminute angular resolution. The MWA is operated by an international collaboration, including partners from Australia, India, New Zealand, and the United States. We expect to schedule approximately 1,000 hours during the 2014A period, of which up to 350 hours will be available as open access and a further 200 hours as Director's Discretionary Time. We are pleased to invite proposals from all communities.
The deadline for proposals for the 2014A semester is 15 October 2013. The announcement of opportunity and call for proposals can be found on the MWA page, along with additional information about the telescope. Questions regarding this call for proposals can be directed to the MWA Project Scientist, Judd Bowman, at email@example.com.
It's no secret that since my second or third year of graduate school, I have not seen myself following in the footsteps of my research advisors. Looking back, this seemed like THE crisis of my life, but it was in fact the beginning of a (somewhat meandering) journey toward my next step in science policy. I've spent the last three years, first unintentionally and later fully consciously, working to distill how I'd reached this point as a researcher and what I wanted for my future career. And today, I have happily found myself the next John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow at the American Astronomical Society.
At about that point about three years ago, I began to explore potential career paths, having the benefit of a highly supportive advisor (if self-admittedly not knowledgeable about non-academic careers). I tried to figure out what I loved and did not love about my academic research. I like: discussing science with anyone and everyone, thinking critically and working creatively on complex issues, and forming interesting relationships with a diverse group of people. I did not like: hunching behind a computer for most of the day, the thought of multiple relocations based on the whims of the academic job market, and the constant pressure to find funding and publish papers. This list is much more distilled now than it was then, but that has come through the exploration I've done.
I started by getting more heavily involved in teaching and writing. I taught for and got involved in the organization of a local group of grads and undergrads working to improve community support mechanisms and the curriculum for Berkeley's undergraduate physics cohort: The Berkeley Compass Project. I also wrote and edited for a local, graduate-student-run popular science publication. These activities, in addition to the joy and resume-boosting experiences I derived from them, helped me further identify what I might want to pursue with my Ph.D. in hand. I came away feeling a passion and aptitude for effective science education and communication, and a strong desire to engage in something where I personally felt a more direct social impact.
When it finally came time to apply for jobs, I knew science policy would involve a lot of what I wanted to do. As a policy advocate, one of my key duties will be to form strong working relationships with policymakers and scientists. I will get to talk to the former about the policies they are considering, and the latter about the science goals they are pursuing; what I did on my lunch hour (or three) as a graduate student will be a big part of what I am paid to do. I will grapple with the complex issues around how money is allocated for the ambitious scientific goals we have set out for the coming decade of highly constrained budgets. For many people I know, this may sound terribly boring, or futile, or unfulfilling, perspectives I can certainly understand but don't share.
I weighed a number of other options. I (unsuccessfully) applied for science journalism jobs on the radio and in print, and for a few months thought I had landed a job working on science educational program development for K-12 students (a long, different story). After all this exploration, I am really excited about the opportunity the Bahcall Fellowship represents. I am excited to take a meaningful job that engages my continuing, strong love of science, but that also leverages the skills and other interests I have. I am ok with the idea that I may not live the rest of my life cutting along the bleeding edge of scientific discovery, and excited that I'll still get to see that edge and have a hand in ensuring some of the necessary tools are available to keep it sharp.
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SKILLMAN — Hunterdon Central High's Christian Berardo scored an impressive victory in the 100-yard butterfly during Saturday's Skyland Conference Championships at Montgomery High.
Berardo took first place in 51.98 seconds, nudging out Jackson Crewe of Ridge (52.57). Berardo's time was just one-tenth of a second off the HCHS record in the event set last year by Nolan Schneider.
"Before I even went on the block I was focused on 52 or lower," said Berardo. "I started off the first lap nice and relaxed and went out easy. Then I went hard on the second lap and absolutely all-out for the final 50. My only disappointment was in finding out I was just a tenth of a second off the school record."
Hunterdon Central also scored a first-place finish in the girls 200 freestyle relay as the team of Holly Christensen, Jessica Ambrose, Ana White and Kirstin Peterson put together a winning time of 1:40.07 to edge the Pingry School (1:40.08).
Hunterdon Central's relay team appeared to finish second to Hillsborough but was awarded the victory when it was ruled a Hillsborough swimmer started early.
North Hunterdon sophomore Robert Spichiger earned a second-place finish in the boys 200 freestyle. He finished in 1:46.61, just behind Jason Tan of Bridgewater-Raritan. Tan had a time of 1:46.29 to claim the championship Spichiger won a year ago.
"I'm very happy with my performance," said Spichiger. "I wasn't seeded in the fastest heat. I was top-seeded in the second heat so I didn't get to see how others were doing in the first heat. I'm disappointed because it was so close but I'm a sophomore and I've got plenty of time to do this."
Spichiger also was fourth in the 200 individual medley in 2:00.55 while Brad Zdroik of Hillsborough was the winner in 1:53.88.
"I was a little tired for that race," said Spichiger. "It's an important time of the year as far as training goes and I was swimming back-to-back races Saturday. So I'm not quite primed yet but I will be by the time of the Meet of Champions in March."
North Hunterdon junior Maddie Hynoski did well in the girls competition, earning two individual medals.
She was third in the 50 free in 25.35, breaking her own school record, while Kayla Purcell of Watchung Hills won in 24.40, followed by Kara Lydzinski of Montgomery (24.49).
Hynoski just missed a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly as she took second in 1:01.41 with Montgomery's Katie King touching her out at1:01.18.
"In my past experiences, I've tended to go out too fast," said Hynoski. "So I tried a different strategy here of going out a little bit slower on the first 50 and saving my energy for the finish. At this point in the season and in the middle of training I was very happy with my performance."
The NHHS girls performed some re-writes to the school record books Saturday. Along with Hynoski's new mark in the 50 free, two other school records were set. The 200 medley relay team of Carmen Kuo, Claire Lee, Hynoski and Emily Murphy broke their own record with a 1:58.06 and in the 200 free relay, the same group had a 1:44.7 which just missed qualifying for the State Meet of Champions (1:44.16).
"I'm just ecstatic about the relay performances," said Hynoski. "I never thought the medley record would go down like this. We have two freshmen (Kuo, Murphy) on the relay team and I'm just so proud of the effort they're giving to our team."
North Hunterdon Head Coach Lauren Handel was thrilled with the efforts of Hynoski and her teammates.
"The girls dropped seconds off some of their times, and there were even a few school records broken," said Handel. "It was incredibly exciting and all the girls were very happy with their performances."
Handel pointed out Lee placed eighth in the 200 IM with a 2:18.79, just missing that school record by a half-second. Murphy finished sixth in the 50 free, Kuo broke a minute in the 100 free for the first time and Danielle Koubek had another personal best for the season with a 1:02.78.
Senior Mason Spichiger took 11 seconds off her time in the 500 with a 6:12.05 and Emily Bardecker took three seconds off her personal best with a 6:25.05.
Voorhees' Chris O'Sullivan finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:02.79. The host school's Zack Warner set a meet record in the event at 55.25. O'Sullivan was also part of the VHS 200 free relay team that finished seventh.
The Pingry School's Jamie Finnegan, a Flemington resident, took the second leg of the Big Blue's 200 medley relay triumph and also finished fourth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:00.54.
Winners/Area Leaders
200-yard medley relay - 1. Pingry 1:38.7; 6. Hunterdon Central (Chandler Amato, Christian Berardo, Ross Welsh, Chris Jameson) 1:45.41
200 freestyle - 1. Jason Tan, Bridgewater 1:46.29; 2. Rob Spichiger, North Hunterdon 1:46.61; 7. Ross Welsh, Hunterdon Central 1:50.73
200 individual medley - 1. Brad Zdroik, Hillsborough 1:53.88; 4. Rob Spichiger, North Hunterdon 2:00.55; 9. Chandler Amato, Hunterdon Central 2:09
50 freestyle - 1. Sebastian Lutz, Pingry 21.12, meet record (former record 21.13, James Ross, Pingry, 2012)
100 butterfly - 1. Christian Berardo, Hunterdon Central 51.98
100 freestyle - 1. Taylor Cruz, Franklin 48.44
500 freestyle - 1. Aaron Schlemovitz, Ridge 4:48.16
200 freestyle relay - 1. Hillsborough 1:27.84, meet record (former record 1:28.03, Pingry, 2011); 6. Hunterdon Central (Ross Welsh, Jon Babula, Chandler Amato, Christian Berardo) 1:35.12; 7. Voorhees (Ryan Reep, Tom Koester, Chris O'Sullivan, Jan Risse) 1:38.41
100 backstroke - 1. Jackson Crewe, Ridge 54.24; 10. Karcs Szabo, Hunterdon Central 1:00.71
100 breaststroke - 1. Zack Warner, Montgomery 55.25, meet record (former record 56.55, Nic Fink, Pingry, 2010); 6. Chris O'Sullivan, Voorhees 1:02.79
400 freestyle relay - 1. Hillsborough 3:15.86; 5. Hunterdon Central (Ross Welsh, Karcs Szabo, Chandler Amato, Christian Berardo) 3:28.69
200-yard medley relay - 1. Hillsborough 1:50.48; 2. Hunterdon Central (Julia Herman, Jessica Ambrose Kirstin Peterson, Holly Christensen) 1:51.33; 8. North Hunterdon (Carmen Kuo, Claire Lee, Maddie Hynoski, Emily Murphy) 1:58.06
200 freestyle - 1. Kara Lydzinski, Montgomery 1:55.10, meet record (former record 1:55.22, Jackie Parker, Hillsborough, 2012)
200 individual medley - 1. Brianna Thompson, Ridge 2:13.8; 8. Claire Lee, North Hunterdon 2:18.79
50 freestyle - 1. Kayla Purcell, Watchung Hills 24.4; 3. Maddie Hynoski, North Hunterdon 25.35; 6. Emily Murphy, North Hunterdon 26.13; 10. Kelly Moran, Delaware Valley 26.51
100 butterfly - 1. Katie King, Montgomery 1:01.18; 2. Maddie Hynoski, North Hunterdon 1:01.41; 4. Kelly Moran, Delaware Valley 1:02.36
100 freestyle - 1. Ingrid Shu, Pingry 51.95; 4. Megan Dodge, Hunterdon Central 56.61
500 freestyle - 1. Tatiana Prendella, Bernards 5:04.94
200 freestyle relay - 1. Hunterdon Central (Holly Christensen, Jessica Ambrose, Ana White, Kirstin Peterson) 1:40.07; 5. North Hunterdon (Maddie Hynoski, Carmen Kuo, Claire Lee, Emily Murphy) 1:44.7
100 backstroke - 1. Julia Day, Mount St. Mary Academy (Watchung) 58.37, meet record (former record 58.55, Lindsay Temple, Hillsborough, 2011); 10. Claire Lee, North Hunterdon 1:02.98
100 breaststroke - 1. Michelle D'Allegro, Montgomery 1:07.4; 9. Emily Murphy, North Hunterdon 1:16.51
400 freestyle relay - 1. Hillslborough 3:35.6; 4. Hunterdon Central (Holly Christensen, Maria Russo, Jessica Ambrose, Ana White) 3:39.45; 10. North Hunterdon (Danielle Donahue, Danielle Koubek, Jessica Teipel, Mason Spichiger) 4:13.98


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CLEVELAND, Ohio – You can help send a veteran on a free tour of the war memorials in Washington, D.C., by attending the second annual benefit sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Funeral Directors Association, Inc.
"CFDA for the USA" will be held June 27, starting at 6 p.m., at the Church of St. Mary of the Assumption Social Hall, 15519 Holmes Avenue, in Cleveland.
Tickets are $75 per individual, which covers one main board number, a family-style dinner and two cocktails. The $125 couples ticket includes one main board number, dinner for two and four cocktails.
A reverse raffle, Chinese auction and side boards will be featured.
The event benefits Honor Flight Cleveland, an organization that covers all of the expenses of veterans flying to Washington including air fare, disposable camera, meals and bus transportation. Each veteran is escorted by a volunteer guardian for assistance as needed.
Dress is casual and tickets are being sold through presale only. For details contact Tina Girod at (440) 728-0003, or Sutton Girod at (216) 210-5096 for tickets and information.


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Independent developer JoshOClock has just released an updated version of 'Burn The City' for the Android™. In this physics-based action puzzler, currently ranking #27 in the Casual Games category, and #158 in paid games overall, you play the role an adorable creature born to an empty nest because the evil humans have kidnapped your family, and obviously, revenge must be taken! Similar in style, and combining the best of games such as Angry Birds™ and Worms™, this awesome action puzzler has previously been released on PC through Kongregate, and also exists for the iOS.
On your mission to destroy all mankind you must overcome more than 70 levels, and thankfully at your aid you have your fireball attack, and by eating different colored YUMs that are gathered by destroying crates throughout the levels, you obtain 3 special attacks: the first is TNT, which turns the standard fireball into a green explosive shot! The second is "Sniper", which gives better accuracy across far distances, and finally the third special attack is "nuke" (YES!), which unleashes a nuclear blast (Sweet Motherload)
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Random optical-pulse polarization switching along an active optical medium in the configuration with spatially disordered occupation numbers of its lower energy sublevel pair is described using the idealized integrable Maxwell–Bloch model. Analytical results describing the light polarization-switching statistics for the single self-induced transparency pulse are compared with statistics obtained from direct Monte Carlo numerical simulations.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Lost in the flurry of 33 runs and 45 hits accumulated during the Indians' offensive bender from Sunday through Tuesday was three quality starts by a rotation that ended April with a 5.09 ERA.
Corey Kluber started it Sunday night in the second game of a doubleheader against Kansas City. In his first start of the year, Kluber allowed two runs on seven hits in seven innings. He struck out six and didn't walk a batter in 97 pitches.
Ubaldo Jimenez followed Monday night against the Royals with seven scoreless innings for his first victory over the season. He struck out four, walked two and combined on a three-hitter with Nick Hagadone and Cody Allen.
Tuesday night, Zach McAllister allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings against the Phillies. He struck out four and walked one. The Indians won those games by scores of 10-3, 9-0 and 14-2, which would ease the stress on any starter. Still, it was the first time this year the rotation has produced three straight victories.
"I think Kluber started that," said pitching coach Mickey Callaway. "To go seven innings in his first start of the year, that set the tone for a lot of other guys ... especially guys who had been here and hadn't gone seven innings yet.
"There's a pride factor in guys in the rotation and wanting to live up to what other guys are doing."
Jimenez and McAllister went seven innings for the first time following Kluber's victory.
Testing, testing: Brett Myers, who opened the season in the rotation but is on the disabled list with inflammation and a strained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, will be re-examined this weekend to see if he can start a throwing program.
"They want me to rest for a few more days," Myers said Wednesday afternoon. "I felt it in spring training, but I thought the soreness would get out of there, but it never did.
"It just kept getting worse. I never felt it on the days I pitched. It's not like I was in pain when I was pitching, but the next couple of days after that weren't good for me. So it was affecting my throwing program."
Swisher update: Cleanup hitter Nick Swisher didn't play for the second straight game to rest his sore left shoulder. Swisher, counting Thursday's off day, will have three days' rest going into Friday's series opener against the Twins.
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ALLEGAN, MI — Otsego coach Josh Holmes said last year's loss to Plainwell in the district semifinals left the Bulldogs "devastated."
Otsego junior Seth Dugan said the failure added some "fire to the stomach and fuel to the tank."
However the overtime defeat to its bitter rival impacted the members of the Otsego boys basketball, the Bulldogs made sure there wouldn't be a repeat performance in its district final game Friday night.
Propelled by Dugan and a tenacious defensive effort, Otsego jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first and a 20-4 lead early in the second quarter en route to a dominating 56-33 victory over Plainwell to capture a Class B district title.
"We didn't want to start like we did last year," Dugan said. "We came out slow and let them believe.
"We wanted to come out and run the floor well and get in transition. We shared the ball and that's the best we've played as a team this year. We just wanted to get that back for the hometown."
From the moment Dugan won the tip, Otsego's intensity overwhelmed Plainwell.
The Bulldogs spread the floor on offense and waited for the open man to break free. Otsego's defenders crowded Plainwell's shooters and forced outside shots, which were ultimately cleaned up by the Bulldogs once they bounced off the rim.
Plainwell's frustration was apparent, as the Trojans didn't scored until 1:44 remained in the first quarter.
"The stage and the fast start collectively combined really spelled our demise really quick," Plainwell coach Dan Klein said. "I don't think at any point we resembled us.
"The moment just got too big for us. There's a reason they were 18-2 and there's a reason we're an 8-win ball club."
Leading 14-4 at the end of the first, Otsego went on a 10-2 run, grabbing a 24-6 lead midway through the second quarter. Despite the large lead, Otsego's defensive pressure remained high and the Bulldogs limited Plainwell to 13 points in the first half.
With a 34-13 lead at halftime, Otsego would've won by one had the Bulldogs not scored the entire second half.
"We had already played them twice this year and we knew what was coming," Dugan said. "We knew what they wanted to do and we executed very well."
Once Otsego grabbed a 21-point lead with 1:45 left in the second quarter Plainwell never cut its deficit to less than 20 points.
Otsego's defense limited Plainwell's sharp shooters to two 3-pointers on the night.
"Our defensive effort was awesome," Holmes said. "I think that's the best defensive effort we've had all year."
The loss ends Plainwell's season at 8-14. While the Trojans lose Cody Howrigon and Carter Yaw, who scored nine and five points, respectively, Klein said he's excited about the direction of the program
"You know we're going to get things started," he said. "EJ has all the physical attributes and if he's not the elite shooter in the conference -- I put Atwater as high as anybody -- but the kid can flat out stroke it.
"He's hungry to learn the rest of the game. He's a gym rat and Hogan Yaw is too."
Finch led Plainwell with 11 points with seven coming in the second half.
Otsego's trio of Dugan, AJ Atwater and Chris Pearl scored 12, 11 and 10 points respectively to lead the Bulldogs. Michael Williams added seven points.
Otsego improves to 20-2 on the season and advances to the regional stage of the tournament.
The Bulldogs will take on Battle Creek Harper Creek (16-6) in a regional semifinal game at 6 p.m. Monday, March 10 at Coloma High School.
"We've talked a lot about one game at a time, but I like to look forward and see what's going on and motivate them," Holmes said. "We want a shot at the best in Grand Rapids."
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What to do with your expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage can be simple or complicated. For most landowners, that decision depends on their individual land use desires. Many have waited for years to be able to build a fence around those acres and graze it with cattle. Others cannot wait to till the land again or to re-enroll it in another CRP contract.
Any one of these decisions can be correct if it matches your individual land use desires. Each landowner must investigate the options and make his/her own land use decisions that fit the operation.
Both the general CRP and the Continuous CRP (CCRP) are voluntary programs for agricultural landowners. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the program while the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides technical support to participants. In order to make an informed decision on your expiring acres, you need to know where to go for information. Both agencies, FSA and NRCS, are co-located at the local USDA Service Center. FSA handles administrative questions relating to payments, contract, and sign-up information.
NRCS will provide information relating to technical questions, such as cover type, management/maintenance practices, and cover establishment.
The total CRP and CCRP acres in the nation will be lowered due to Congressional mandates of the 2008 Farm Bill. As of August 2009, national FSA records show approximately 33,796,489 acres enrolled in the two programs. Of this amount, 3,099,333 acres are in Kansas. The majority of CRP acres in Kansas (2,989,890 acres) were enrolled through general CRP. The CCRP acres in Kansas are rising while the general acres are declining at a steady pace. Approximately 363,949 acres enrolled in general CRP in Kansas were eligible to expire on September 30, 2009.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages all landowners, local and absentee, with acres expiring soon in either CRP or CCRP to contact your local NRCS or conservation district office located at your local county USDA Service Center and to discuss options and/or alternatives for the expiring acres.
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Ida Eleanor Douglas
DOUGLAS, Ida Eleanor. On Feb.19, 2014, Heaven received another angel. Ida Eleanor Douglas, 85, of Weirton, passed away in the Valley Hospice Care Center North, Steubenville, OH.
Born June 2, 1928, in Weirton, WV, Ida was a daughter of the late Heino and Hulda Saxburg Haro.
She was also preceded in death by her brother, Alan Haro; and her sister, Lila Woodcock.
After graduating from Weir High School in 1946, Ida worked with Dr. Flood prior to her employment with the Tin Mill Department of Weirton Steel. For 22 years, Ida served as secretary/bookkeeper for the former Baird Auto Electric, Compton Auto Parts, Owens Auto Electric and the Ohio Valley Auto Center in Weirton. Ida finished her career as a part time employee of Mary H. Weir Library.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she formerly served as recording secretary, treasurer and enjoyed singing with the choir. She was also a former member of the Weirton Business and Professional Women.
Ida enjoyed music, playing the piano; reading, embroidery, and most recently word find puzzles and playing BINGO. But most of all, her true loves in life were her children.
She will always be remembered for her favorite sayings "Fine and Dandy" and "Right On." We are sure if you asked her now her reply would be "More than fine and Dandy." Forever always.
Ida is survived by her sons, William and Connie Douglas and Robert Douglas all of Weirton; daughter, Karen (Jim) Morrocco of Mingo Junction, OH; grandchildren, Jimmy and Georgie Douglas and niece Charlene Lutz of Melbourne, FL.
Visitation will be held 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton, WV, where funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday. Rev. Michael L. Heckathorn will officiate.
Interment will follow in Fort Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville, OH.
Memorial contributions may be made in Ida's memory, to her church, Trinity Lutheran Church, 3432 West Street, Weirton, WV 26062
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DOUGLAS, Ida Eleanor, 85, of Weirton, WV, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Arrangements are pending at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton.


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The West Deptford High School Class of 1977 will host its 35th year reunion on Nov. 23 at RiverWinds Restaurant in Thorofare from 7 to 11 p.m. The cost will be $50 per person which includes a dinner buffet. Cash bar. For more information call (856) 384-8440.
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Camden High School, Class of 1967
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HOLYOKE -- Cesar A. Lopez, the Ward 4 School Committee member, told Mayor Alex B. Morse Wednesday (Aug. 27) he will resign the seat effective Sept. 1 because he is moving to Chicopee.
The Republican and MassLive.com reported Aug. 6 Lopez had bought 14 Baril Lane, in Chicopee, as of July 28.
The city charter states that an elected office is considered vacant if the person elected to that office ceases to be a city resident, according to an Aug. 1 opinion that city staff attorney Sara J. Carroll provided to Morse.
Morse, chairman of the School Committee, said he will call a joint meeting of the City Council and School Committee possibly in early October for a vote to fill the Ward 4 school board seat.
The vote will be advertised to alert interested candidates to apply for the seat, said Devin M. Sheehan, School Committee vice chairman.
The following was Lopez' statement to Morse:
"Good morning Mayor Morse,
With sadness, I hereby submit my resignation for the position of Ward-4 in the School Committee as of 1 September, 2014. As of this date, I will be a permanent resident of the City of Chicopee and per City Charter I must resign my position. Please extend my best wishes to the rest of the committee and the great staff of the Holyoke Public Schools. Best Regards,
Cesar A. Lopez"
Other changes could be happening on the School Committee. Erin Brunelle, Ward 7 School Committee member, said earlier this month she was close to buying a house in Ward 4. She was scheduled to close on that house in late September. She said she expected to continue living in the Ward 7 house at least until Thanksgiving and then move into the house in Ward 4.
At that point, Brunelle had said, options included resigning as Ward 7 representative and possibly seeking the Ward 4 seat, though it was unclear if the mayor and other officials would keep the seat vacant that long.
When a vacancy occurs on the School Committee, the city charter states that the mayor will call a meeting of the City Council and School Committee and the vacancy will be filled by majority vote of those two bodies.
The School Committee has 10 members: one from each of the seven wards, two at large and the mayor as chairman. Each School Committee member is paid $5,000 a year.