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Dan "The Sac" Plesac on Darren Oliver = WIN
No, no, no. Not on him, sicko. I mean, Dan Plesac talking about Darren Oliver and his new job equals WIN (how's my hip internet lingo? pretty good? is this thing on?).
Dear readers galore already know that if I'm in front of a television, I'm in front of the MLB Network. And after news broke of journeyman southpaw Darren Oliver signing with the Texas Rangers, the Network crew went to work on the analysis.
Most of the guys were scratching their heads at this move but nobody quite summed it up as adroitly as "The Sac":
"Darren Oliver… I like this move… is he a great starting pitcher? No. Is he a great reliever? No. But I like what they're doing…"
Thank you, Dan Plesac.
You… are… AWEsome. Like, y'know, you're full of some awe.
And I ain't kiddin'.
Which just proves my longstanding point that you can take the Darren Oliver out of the Texas Rangers, but ya can't take the Texas Ranger out of Darren Oliver.
And that is on the internets so it is fact. Therefore, don't hate me. 'Cuz I'm right.
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Love the internet lingo! I couldn't have summed up the Oliver move better myself. Attaboy, Plesac.
I guess I have my Rangerdom blinders on and/or I'm too old to understand the latest Intertubes lingo…are you making fun of Plesac, Oliver, the Rangers, or a subset of the three? Most of us down here in the Land of Misfit Toys like the deal.
Don't really have anything to add to your post, haha. But I updated my blog!
AL — Sac is the man. Always has been, always will be!
Jonestein — The reason they didn't like it was because the Rangers appear to be going backwards in their pitching staff for 2010 compared to 2009. The Sac saw it differently, in that it was adding an innings eater who is admittedly way past his prime. That's what I drew from it anyway.
Joe — Jesus Christ. You're alive. I thought you were dead. The Boss has told me to go easy on ya, so I will. Welcome back (just keep one eye open. LOL.)
I think the Rangers are just reloading up for a season of whooping some Halo booty.
Seriously, even with an ownership shift, Nolan Ryan has the pitching staff gearing up for another solid run at it all.
I am starting to see a shift of power in the AL West, or is that just Robin Ventura finally getting up off the turf.
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I think the Rangers are just reloading up for a season of whooping some Halo booty.
Seriously, even with an ownership shift, Nolan Ryan has the pitching staff gearing up for another solid run at it all.
I am starting to see a shift of power in the AL West, or is that just Robin Ventura finally getting up off the turf.
Rays Renegade
For a guy who was ready to retire in the spring of 2006, this is a looooooooong farewell tour for Oliver; it's going on four years!!!!
RR — Hard for me to question Nolan Ryan, but is Darren Oliver the answer? Really. I don't believe it.
Prince — I'm just amazed he's kept his ERA under 3.00 as of late. Much to do with the team he was pitching for, but still.
I thought Darren Oliver's arm would have fallen off by now. A medical miracle.
Jane — I think we all share that thought. Maybe he's got a case of Satchel Paige-itis.
Darren Oliver's got a longer shelf life than oleo (whoa, dated reference). As for Pleasac's analysis, I guess it takes a lefty reliever to know one. Pleasac's just sticking up for his southpaw sibling. And speaking of lefties with rubber arms, check out Jesse Orosco. Wasn't he qualified for Social Security while he was pitching those last few seasons with the Padres? Sure felt that way.


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The Englishman Jackman and his Scots wife, Jessie, seemed to be friends as well as neighbors to J.P. and his wife Mary.
This relationship continued right up until May, 1854, when J.P. notes in his diary:
A sadness swept over me, like I had lost a friend. I wondered if J.P. too felt this sadness, hidden behind "sowed carrots and beets." -- but I will never know. About a month later, on June 28th, 1854, a letter came from Jackman, but there was no indication that J.P. ever responded, which was quite surprising as he always noted receipt and posts of letters --- and was very quick to respond to letters received.
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The daughter of the late Harry and Mabel Whitaker Covart, she was born in Glen Spey, NY on November 13, 1911.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Narrowsburg. She was a member of Tusten Senior Citizens Club for over 20 years, and volunteered for the office of aging meals-on-wheels program. She was the former secretary of the Tusten Republican Club.
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Thompson, a transfer from Vernon College, batted .353 in the leadoff position and registered the sixth-highest on-base percentage in school history (.468). She led the team in runs scored with 46 and became the second person in the program's history to steal 30 bases in a season.
Quinones, a second-team All-South choice last year when she hit .337, batted .359 with a team-leading 35 RBIs in 2008. She also hit 17 doubles, tying for the second-most in a season in school history.
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Hershkowitz repeated her second-team selection from a year ago, batting .376 with eight doubles, four homers, 30 RBIs and 13 stolen bases.
Mayo Otis was a first-team choice in 2007 after hitting .439. This season, she finished at .376 with 12 doubles, four triples, one homer and 33 RBIs, with 17 multiple-hit outings.
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Can the proposed new Sullivan County Jail be built for less than $75 or $80 million? According to Lawrence Goldberg, president of Goldberg Group Architects, the answer is "yes."
Goldberg gave a presentation to the Sullivan County Legislature and other interested parties at the government center on January 14 and said his firm could bring in a new facility, which would comply with state requirements for a range of between $40 and $50 million. The figure, however, did not include, "fees, fixtures and expenses," which Goldberg said would add cost, but the figure was clearly less that the figure put forward by LaBella Associates several years ago, which approached $80 million.
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Honda showed off a new global car Monday at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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If convicted of the first degree felony offense, Thomas Richard Ragsdale Jr. could be sentenced to 99 years or life in prison and fined $10,000.
The indictment alleges that Ragsdale threatened a Beeville man with a knife during an incident on July 13, 2012, as he was committing an act of theft.
District Judge Janna Whatley set bond on the suspect at $500,000.
Others indicted on Jan. 10 included:
•Robert Paul Aguilar, also known as Robert Paul Ybarra, also known as Pablo Ybarra, in a two-count indictment on charges of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, between four and 200 grams, with intent to deliver and possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, between four and 200 grams, with intent to deliver.
Both charges are first degree felonies.
A Bee County Sheriff's Office investigator alleged that Aguilar, 33, had the drugs on March 24, 2012.
Bond on that indictment was $10,000.
•Aguilar also named in a separate indictment on a charge of assault, family violence.
That charge is a third degree felony, punishable by a 10-year prison sentence and a $10,000 fine.
According to a Beeville Police Department investigator, the defendant choked a woman during an incident on May 15, 2012.
Bond on that charge was $3,000.
•Aguilar also was named in another third degree felony indictment on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm.
According to a BPD officer, Aguilar had a firearm in his possession on Dec. 18, 2011. That was before the fifth anniversary of his release from confinement on a conviction of the felony offense of delivery of a controlled substance that was handed down on April 8, 2008.
Bond on that charge was $10,000.
•Pablo Enrique Uribe on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, with intent to deliver.
The charge is a second degree felony.
If convicted, Uribe could be sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $10,000.
Sheriff's investigators alleged that the defendant had the drug on May 24, 2012.
Bond was $4,000.
•Victor Robledo in a two-count indictment on charges of failure to register as a sex offender.
Each count is a third degree felony.
According to a BCSO investigator, Robledo was to have reported that he had intended to reside in another location for seven days or more on or about Aug. 3, 2012.
He was required to register as a sex offender after being convicted on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender in San Patricio County on March 30, 2012.
Bond was $50,000.
•Garardo Yzaguirre on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, between one and four grams.
The offense is a third degree felony.
A BPD officer alleged that the defendant had the drug on April 6, 2012.
Bond was $4,000.
•James Shreve was named in three separate indictments on charges of theft, enhanced to a state jail felony.
If convicted on any of the three charges listed, Shreve could be sentenced to spend two years in a state jail facility and pay a $10,000 fine.
BPD officers alleged that Shreve stole tools, entertainment equipment, pumps and other items from a local man on three different occasions.
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(Bluefield)—The Blue Chicory Players will present "The Treasure Box," April 15-17 in the Hebert Gallery, Harris-Jefferson Student Center, at Bluefield State College. The production is a collection of children's poetry that highlights language play and the use of the imagination. Performances will be presented on April 15 & 16 at 10 a.m., with evening performances (7:30 p.m.) on April 16 & 17. There is no admission charge, with donations to the Blue Chicory Players welcomed.
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I saw tea in the health food store called Mother's Milk. It claims to be good for lactation and increasing milk supply. Is anyone familiar with this product? Have you tried it? Is it safe? And, does it increase milk supply?
I have been drinking the tea for about 1 week and I have noticed an increase, not a huge one but some is better than none. I would say that I noticed an increase of about 2 ounces in my morning pumping session and about an ounce or so in my afternoon pumping. Hope this helps!
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I started drinking the mother's milk tea as soon as I was able to drink something after my c-section. My milk came in on day 4. I still drink the tea every now and then. I am expecting #2 in September, and I will for sure take the mother's milk tea with me to the hospital.
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I got a free sample of the tea from the LLL meeting I attended a few wks ago. I then went out and bought some because I do like the taste of it with a bit of honey. So far I don't have any supply issues but I've been having a cup a day to keep me away from the desserts.


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The Haywood Tourism Development Authority asked the five-man band to serve as official promoters of Haywood County.
ŌĆ£What better ambassadors can we have?ŌĆØ said Lynn Collins, executive director of the Haywood County TDA.
The high-profile bluegrass band, hailing from Haywood, dovetails perfectly with the countyŌĆÖs new tourism promotion message: Homegrown in Haywood. The marketing campaign positions Haywood as a bastion of authentic Appalachia, be it music, handmade items, food, culture or even craft beer.
Although all the details have not been worked out, the bandŌĆÖs new duties could include bringing tourism materials on the road, such as T-shirts or maybe koozies with the TDA logo on them, or being featured in promotional videos.
ŌĆ£It is a work in progress,ŌĆØ Collins said.
Darren Nicholson, mandolin player for Balsam Range, said he expects the job to be easy since the band already makes a point to mention Haywood County at all its shows and invite people to visit.
ŌĆ£It is our honor and pleasure,ŌĆØ Nicholson said. ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs just beautiful, and the people are great. There are no better people than in Western North Carolina.ŌĆØ
The band will not be paid to carry the torch of HaywoodŌĆÖs tourism message.
Balsam Range has had numerous nominations at the International Bluegrass Music Awards and finally won the IBMA ŌĆ£Song of the YearŌĆØ in 2011.
Separately, each musician has a list of noted achievements as well. Banjoist Marc Pruett has won a Grammy Award; bassist/dobroist Tim Surrett is in the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame; guitarist Caleb Smith won PowerGrass Music Awards ŌĆ£Male Vocalist of the Year;ŌĆØ Nicholson performed at the Grand Ole Opry; and fiddler Buddy Melton has jammed with the legendary Doc Watson.
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners even proclaimed Aug. 10 ŌĆ£Balsam Range Day.ŌĆØ
And although the band members reside in different towns in Haywood County, they donŌĆÖt differentiate; they lay claim to the whole of the county.
ŌĆ£We are really proud of the county,ŌĆØ Nicholson said. ŌĆ£Everybody in this county, from the very first show we did, got behind us and supported us.ŌĆØ
Balsam RangeŌĆÖs summer is already jam packed with concerts to continue promoting their most recent album ŌĆ£Papertown,ŌĆØ named after Canton.


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Tens of millions of adults spend all their free time in fictional worlds that are full of more tedious work and assholes than most real-life jobs. Combining Internet anonymity with people who have absurd amounts of free time, massive multiplayer online role-playing Gamers (MMORPG) are a better guarantee of asshole-ry than a digestive system, and yield uglier results. But there are some spectacular douche bags who have put more work into screwing with strangers than should be humanly possible.
Note: We think of online gaming as a kind of douche-nozzle arms race -- as soon as we get used to whatever hyper-offensive racism alchemy the 13-year-olds on XBox Live have dreamed up ("What do you mean when you say I'm 'so Asian I'm Mexican'?"), they invent some new way to dash our dreams of a safe and accepting internet, like by calling SWAT teams on people who beat them at Call of Duty. Yup, that's where we are as a species. And before you act all outraged, remember that we tried to warn you. -Cracked
7The EVE Super-Heist
EVE Online's universe consists of 350,000 active subscribers piloting customizable space craft around 7,500 solar systems. Putting that many people in space with lasers might sound like an open horizon to awesome, but the players who hang out there created a fully functional free market economy that ends up feeling more like space accountancy. The ad may look like this ...
... but it doesn't tell you that you have to pay for those lasers. To do that, a lot of game play involves your screen looking more like this ...
As with the real-world economy, making a profit in the world of EVE Online is easier if you form corporations. While many spend years working together for mutual gain, others behave a lot like corporations do in the real world. Or at least how they would if they operated in a universe where murder is legal.
For instance, the Guiding Hand Social Club assassinates people for profit and steals their stuff for bonuses. In one instance, they were hired to destroy "Mirial," the CEO of Ubiqua Seraph corporation. While many EVE Online players literally grind rocks for hours to make a profit, the GHSC use the assignment to show everyone what Ocean's Eleven would have been like if it took place in the Star Wars universe. No one has had so much more fun than everyone else playing a game since Michael Jackson suggested Junior Twister.
First, they got jobs with the target corporation and worked their way up the ranks. The primary assassin became second in command of the entire firm because the background checks for imaginary space pilots aren't very good.
Then, after a year of real-time play, they struck harder than Keyser Soze in that one flashback scene where he's played by Fabio. They killed Mirial, emptied the corp's accounts and hangars, stole everything that wasn't bolted down and blew up everything that was, then killed Mirial again because EVE is specifically programmed to let you kill people twice. The first time gives you all the XP and valuable wreckage, but allows the murdered player to escape in a pod. The second does nothing but shout, "Screw You!" with murder (which is admittedly the best way to do that).
Mirial was in a Navy Apocalypse at the time, which is basically EVE Online's equivalent of the Death Star.
And really, anyone who manages to get killed in one of those deserves it at least twice.
They scooped up the virtually vacuum-frozen corpse for delivery to a client who had paid the equivalent of 500 real dollars for the hit. Which pales next to the $16,500 (again, real-world money) worth of items destroyed or stolen in the raid. Also, holy shit, people are paying to assassinate hated video game characters now.
Everyone who doesn't use Akuma is already saving up.
6The Corrupted Blood Plague (World of Warcraft)
In 2005, Blizzard added a new boss with a hit-point draining spell that effected anyone standing directly next to him. Since stepping to the boss meant you were probably about to die anyway, they saw no harm in making the spell contagious. The only explanation is that Blizzard had never been on the Internet, and therefore had no clue that basic humanity transforms from "Don't share this poop-filled video with anyone because it's horrible" to "THIS IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC I MUST SHARE IT WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE!" Players soon worked out how to teleport the plague out of the dungeon and into the real (fake) world. An MMORPG pandemic was born.
One that resulted in more unconvincing skeletons than Jason and the Argonauts.
The hit-points it took away were enough to instantly-kill low level players, so high-level players immediately started teleporting around the map as much as possible. Because if there's one thing World of Warcraft players hate more than people who don't play, it's people who do play but not as much as them. The Breakfast Hen has more respect for its young than online gaming culture, and it's an imaginary bird which lays eggs directly onto a frying pan.
The plague killed new players, old players; it even infected non-player characters who couldn't get sick but acted as carriers -- so talking to an innkeeper about killing 10 wolves could infect and kill you. But after your 20th "Lo, noble warrior, kill exactly 10 pests for me like an OCD Orkin man," that was probably a relief.
"Nah, I think I'll just lay down and accept my fate, thanks.
It was also revealing: In a game where people can be heroic knights or masterful mages, many leaped at the chance to become Terrorist Tyhpoid Mary. A small Taliban like force of plague-carriers actively fought Blizzard while hiding in the mountains, breaking quarantines and even incubating the plague through server-purges by infecting their own virtual pets then re-infecting themselves. They forced Blizzard into hard server resets, nuking and reinstalling their entire world. It was douchebaggery on measurable scientific and national security scales: Real-life scientists and bioterrorism experts now study it as a case example. Presumably before drinking themselves into unconsciousness when they realize they're protecting a species that commits bio-terror in order to destroy worlds they hang out in for fun.
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Students in the Pine Tree High School UIL Academic Team returned to Longview this week from the Austin State competition with accolades and awards. The Calculator team won the First Place 4A award for state. Members of the team are Amanda Wallin, Beth Jones, Davin Siu, and Lindsey Sutton. Amanda Wallin placed 1st as an …
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I haven't tried anything other then cereal. I had read that giving fruit as a first could cause babies to reject veggies later on as the fruit is sweeter. What do you do wait until the bananas are brown and mash them up and offer them like you would cereal? I probably shouldn't have started him but for some reason I had this overwhelming guilt. I knew I had enough milk to get by but not enough to keep him gaining on track or so I think.....but gave into cereal. I may try bananas then as I have some of those too just have to wait for them to ripen.
At what point then is a good time to start them? He doesn't really ask for more nursing during the day as he is happy with playing. I usually just feed him every 2-3 hours depending on what we are doing. He is a small eater as he only takes 3-4 oz if he gets xbm if I am not home and at his size should be drinking more. Someone really needs to write a step by step book on this subject.


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I was told that drinking dark beer can actually icrease your supply?? Is that so?, and if so what about the alchol??? Isn't it bad for baby????
I was told that drinking dark beer can actually icrease your supply?? Is that so?, and if so what about the alchol??? Isn't it bad for baby????
I have heard that in small amounts (like one beer a day) the alcohol won't be bad. I have heard that about dark beer, and am curious too
Mom to Gage 12/28/06
Wife to Trinity 6/21/03 my best friend
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There was a thread about this recently. It's the hops and the yeast that are good, but alcohol can inhibit supply. So do you think a non- alcoholic dark beer would work? Supply issue couldn't be as easy 2 resolve as "drink a beer"!! could it?
I had one lc say if i drink 1 beer i have to pump and dump for 24 hours. i had a doc tell me that a 4 oz glass of wine was ok every now and then... I think they have to tell us nononono cuz there is always someone that it will hurt worse than others and someone that takes it too far. pumping and keeping supply is so hard anyway, i just don't want to take any chances.
I'm going to speak to my LLC and see what she says. Will keep you posted!!!
"Although drinking beer was once recommended to help a mother relax and stimulate her milk supply, two studies found that after mothers consumed alcoholic or non-alcoholic beer, the babies whose mothers received the alcoholic beer nursed more frequently but consumed less milk than the babies whose mothers consumed the non-alcoholic beer." (Mennella and Beauchamp 1993; Carlson 1985).
The Breastfeeding Answer Book. Page 598. La Leche League International. 3rd revised edition.
I believe that beer will offer no boost to your milk supply, and in fact requires more work for your baby with less gain.
However it does state that an occasional drink will do no harm. The peak transfer period into milk is 30 to 60 minutes after consumption. 60 to 90 minutes if taken with food. It also passes out of your system and milk quickly. A 120 pound woman eliminates a single serving of beer/wine in around 2-3 hours. I don't believe any pumping and dumping is necessary. Nurse first have a drink, then wait. Pretty simple.
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Thank you carpentergirl for clearing that up for me. I also spoke to my local LLC and she also said any alcohol is a definate no-no!!!
glad I found this thread, I heard about this recently but was like what about the alcohol!??!?!?!?! I think if I have supply issues I'll just stick to good ole fenugreek sure did the trick for me
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Dorothy M. ConnerJuly 13,2013Dorothy M. Conner
BENNINGTON Dorothy M. Conner, 77, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Centers for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington.
Born in Berkeley County, W.Va., Sept. 28, 1935, she was the daughter of James Elmer Orr and Dora Belle Edwards.
She attended Handley High School in Winchester, Va.
In Winchester, she was employed at Rubbermaid Commercial Products for 15 years and spent a number of years as volunteer dispatcher and First Aid instructor for the Winchester Rescue Squad. She was a Red Cross blood donor since 1964.
She was a member of Old First Church of Bennington, an avid reader and enjoyed gardening, sewing and crocheting. She was known as a creative cook and baker and especially, for her desserts.
Survivors include two children, Anthony Conner of Bennington and Cynthia Rudy of Williamsburg, Va.; three grandchildren; a sister, Mary Jane Hess of Martinsburg, W.Va.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by three siblings, Howard, Herbert and Evelyn.
The service to celebrate her life will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 20, at Old First Church of Bennington.
Memorial contributions may be made to Second Chance Animal Shelter, Harvest House Soup Kitchen or Old First Church of Bennington, in care of Mahar and Son Funeral Home, 628 Main St., Bennington, VT 05201.
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Twelve McNair Scholars completed an intensive month-long Summer Research Internship at Concord University in June 2011. They attended several seminars on graduate admissions and the research process, began conducting faculty-supervised research in their major, and visited prospective graduate schools in 5 states (NC, OH, TN, VA, and WV). Two other Scholars conducted research at off-campus sites, one in China and the other in Colorado. Over the next academic year, each Scholar is expected to complete and present his/her research in a professional venue such as the University of Maryland at Baltimore County McNair Research Conference or Concord University's Undergraduate Research Day. In return, the McNair Program offers Scholars an opportunity to earn academic credit through Concord University for their research and a stipend of up to $2800.
The McNair Scholars Program is a sister TRIO Program to Student Support Services. It provides academically talented college students from disadvantaged backgrounds with access to training and resources designed to make the transition into graduate or professional school smooth and successful. Each Fall, Concord's McNair Program recruits sophomores and juniors (with at least a 2.80 cumulative GPA) from within as well as from Bluefield State College and West Virginia State University. If you would like more information on the McNair Scholars Program, please contact the McNair Office at (304) 384-6019 or email@example.com. Applications are currently being accepted for the 2011-12 academic year. All majors are welcome!


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Final Fantasy XIII-2 ReviewBy Scott Nichols - Posted Jan 28, 2012
For Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square Enix set out to correct the issues fans had with the first game, and they have succeeded across the board. With improvements to combat, exploration, and storytelling, it feels like this is the game that XIII should have been.
The Pros
- Engaging story and characters
- Witness how actions change events through time travel
- Significantly improved battle system
- Side quests and puzzles add welcomed variety
The Cons
- Character customization is lacking
- Side plots occasionally vanish without a trace
- QTEs remove agency from some battles
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It seems like everyone who played Final Fantasy XIII, even those who truly liked it, had at least one bone to pick. Complaints were like snowflakes, unique in shape and consistency. Some disliked the changes it introduced to combat while others maligned its linearity, and some simply found the characters too melodramatic to relate with. As someone who falls into all of the above categories, I approached the review of Final Fantasy XIII-2 with no small degree of trepidation, but also with an open mind. After countless hours on Gran Pulse and Cocoon, Final Fantasy XIII-2 has made me fall in love with the JRPG all over again.


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Kay was born June 19, 1936, the 8th child of nine to Glenn and Irene North. She passed away on Nov. 18 2013. Kay married Clarence Welch April 9, 1955, later they were sealed in the Provo Temple. Her family will be an eternal family and be with her again. Together they had 4 children, 12 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Kay served in various church positions and loved the Lord. She spent many years in the Boy Scout program and was awarded the Silver Beaver Award. Her last years were spent working at the Senior Citizen Center helping with meals. She truly loved those she associated with.
She is survived by four children: David Alan (Teri), Linda Kay (George) Muir, Carla Rae (Phil) North, Richard C.; two brothers: Darrell (Barbara) North, Glenn (Elda Rae) North; three sisters: Erva Roberts, Glendall (Leo) Spiers, Luann Singleton; 12 grand- and 21 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Clarence; both parents; grandsons: Michael, Daniel; sisters: Gladys, Evelyn and Dora.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 22, at 11 a.m., in the Heber LDS 6th Ward, 325 East 500 North, Heber City.
A viewing will be held on Thursday evening at the LDS Chapel from 6 p.m.-8 p.m., and Friday from 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., prior to the service. Interment will be in the Heber City Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinhoopes.com. Mom we will miss you greatly but will see you again.


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James Will
Class Year:1949
Wall of Witness Award Winner 2011
The Reverend Dr. James Will '49 has focused his ecumenical witness on peace and justice issues in the United States and around the world. He's taken on leadership roles in his local community, in denominational organizations, in the National Council of Churches, World Council of Churches and Christian Peace Conference. During his career, he has served as a youth director, pastor, professor of religion at North Central, professor of philosophical theology at Evangelical Theological Seminary and professor of Systematic Theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, where he was also director of the Peace and Justice Center.
Jim has been a visiting professor/lecturer at nine universities or colleges worldwide including Israel, Poland and Zimbabwe. His writings include 40 articles published in various journals and four books: "Must Walls Divide?," "The Moral Rejection of Nuclear Deterrence," "A Christology of Peace" and "The Universal God: Justice, Love and Peace in the Global Village."
After graduating with high honors from North Central College with majors in psychology and sociology, Jim studied theology at Evangelical Theological Seminary (now Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary). In 1951 he was named Seminarian Preacher of the Year in a national contest sponsored by the "The Christian Century" and the "Chicago Sunday Evening Club." He earned a Ph.D. in philosophy of religion and ethics from Columbia University in 1962.
Jim and his wife Hannah reside in Arlington Heights, IL.
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June 12, 2012
DOE ordered Cooper Power Systems, LLC to abide by the Compromise Agreement, which waived the civil penalty after finding Cooper had inadvertently distributed in commerce in the U.S. three models (total of five units) of distribution transformers. Cooper agrees to abide by the terms of a Notice of Noncompliance Determination to be issued pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 429.114. The Order adopted a Compromise Agreement, which reflected settlement terms between DOE and Cooper.


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SXSW 2010 Interactive Festival: Opening Remarks: Privacy & Publicity
Danah Boyd explains in this presentation what privacy is and why it is important in all aspects, but specifically in social networking.
One of the world's foremost authorities on social networks, Boyd works at Microsoft Research New England and also serves as a Fellow at the Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Boyd recently completed her PhD in the School of Information at the University of California-Berkeley.


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Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 Mill Valley Public LibraryConference Room - New Location!7 PM (doors open at 6:45)InDesign II | April 8th, 7:00pm This class will build upon the fundamentals taught in the InDesign Level I class, with a focus on working with more complex documents. We'll create a multi-page document, and take a more in-depth look at paragraph, character and object styles. We'll cover more advanced typographic issues including text flow, text wraps, drop caps and layout issues. Finally, we'll look at ways to export final documents as PDF for print and viewing onscreen. This class is geared towards students who already have a basic knowledge of InDesign and the Mac OS (or who have already taken InDesign Level I).
Instructor: Elaine GruenkeElaine Gruenke has worked as a professional graphic designer for over fifteen years. She has a special passion for Photoshop as well as all of the Adobe Creative Cloud applications. Her experience includes working on fine art for the Venice Biennale using Photoshop, as well as working as a project manager and lesson designer for Adobe Press' Photoshop and After Effects Classroom in a Book books for the CS6 and CC versions. She has an M.A. in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design, and is the owner of Smartwork Design.
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A coworker asked me a few days ago, "Do you think Memorial Day is too commercialized?"
I balked, because I'd never considered it. I could only stammer, "Not really, do you?"
She said yes, noting the emphasis on sales, cookouts and Facebook posts that missed the point.
I agreed with her premise — that we're proving George Carlin was onto something when he said America morphed itself into "a coast-to-coast shopping mall." I'm convinced we don't have sales and campfire cookouts and "my patriotism is bigger than yours" Facebook posts on Arbor Day primarily because most Americans have no clue when Arbor Day is.
But I never thought Memorial Day was commercialized before that conversation, because I'd never looked forward to those sales, and I leave those other activities to people more closely connected to a fallen soldier. Maybe my self-absorption blinded me to what my coworker presented as clear evidence.
Even in communities with a heavy military presence such as ours, it's easy to forget. I can't even imagine how many times I've paid no mind to the war memorial at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. It's easy to walk to the library or the county courthouse, and think nothing of those slabs of stone, or the 173 names of local people killed in military action written on them. Likewise, it's easy to drive along Third Street in Portales or Llano Estacado Boulevard in Clovis and not think of the names of those veterans killed in action, buried throughout the hallowed grounds along those streets.
A common sight is easy to forget, but perhaps the mind also blocks them out to avoid emotional overload.
I don't look at those names at the library and think, "There are 173 stories there." I think of the 173 lives that preceded their decision to serve. Were they drafted? Did they volunteer? Did they join to pay for college, or was military service their definition of a formal education?
I think of the 173 lives that didn't continue, and the countless ones that never started. Would the single ones have instead married? What of the families they never got to create? Would any of them have been inventors, or teachers, or doctors, or the next president?
I think of the countless friends and family they left behind. How had a parent's life changed the first time they referred to a son or daughter in the past tense? How was a childhood changed when it was revealed that Dad wasn't coming home? I think of all that, and I know it was worth my work day Monday to tell a small fraction of those stories.
We'll never tell every story. But we should never stop trying, and we should be vigilant in telling the right ones. My coworker did a great job reminding me of that. What follows might offend some people, but it needs to be said.
It's fine to be proud of a veteran on any given day of the year, but I've seen too many people claim Memorial Day as their own because they know a living, breathing veteran. "Celebrating Memorial Day, in praise of my active-duty husband," or something like it, made its way to far too many Facebook walls. That's not what Memorial Day is about. Please save that post for Veterans Day, or one of the other 363 days.
Monday was a day for the people who don't get to make that Facebook post, because their lives ended on the battlefield. Monday was a day for the friends and family they left behind to reflect on service above self. Monday was a day to give respect pay tribute to those families who have paid the ultimate price, and to take comfort if your family has not joined those ranks.
That doesn't mean the people who posted that type of status are bad people. Maybe they momentarily attached too much of themselves to the topic at hand, just like I did a few days ago. Nor does it mean you should feel guilty for going to a cookout or a sale at the mall, or for having an opinion different from mine.
Just remember the fallen soldier who fought for our rights to do those things, and keep the credit there. For at least one day.


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The Obama administration has announced it may have to turn to military personnel, mainly reservists with relevant civilian skills, to fill hundreds of posts that had been intended for civilian experts.
The Obama strategy for Afghanistan announced last month included a dramatic increase in "nation-building" efforts that would include, as President Obama put it, agricultural specialists and educators, engineers and lawyers. Unfortunately, the administration is having trouble recruiting civilians to fill those posts, even though they are slated to work in areas where active combat is not under way.
As Richard Holbrooke, the administration's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan put it, "there has been widespread, legitimate concern that AID (Agency for International Development) and other civilian agencies would not be able to put enough people there fast enough. Michelle Flournoy, undersecretary of defense for policy, confirmed April 28 in a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies that "we're going to be playing a game of catch-up."
The attraction for the administration of turning to the military is that in most cases civilian government employees cannot be ordered to accept an overseas assignment in a war zone, but military personnel can be. The idea is to find reservists with civilian "skill sets," as Flournoy put it, in small-business management, veterinary medicine, legal affairs, public sanitation, and air traffic control to beef up the Afghan government. The reservists would be expected to wear civilian clothes and research is under way to see if they can be required to serve longer than the several months that reservists typically serve.
This rather desperate move should cause some second thought about whether the Obama plan for Afghanistan is workable or practical. The idea of beefing up the government in a country where an insurgency is under way may look good on paper, but is always more difficult on the ground, especially in a country like Afghanistan that may have little desire to see a Western-style government complete with bureaucracies for every conceivable function built in their country.
As we see it, the strategic interest of the United States in Afghanistan is not that it have a government that meets U.N. specifications, but that it not be used, as it was before 9/11, as a staging ground for international terrorist attacks, especially attacks on the U.S. Given that the Taliban in Afghanistan is mostly an indigenous organization, as distinguished from al-Qaida, which has international ambitions — and by all reports is located in Pakistan these days — this should not require decades of nation-building and military action. All it would take is notification that if we see any evidence of al-Qaida bases we will blow them to smithereens, and perhaps give the Afghan government five minutes notice.
Any decent person must hope the Taliban does not achieve governmental power again in Afghanistan. But our core interest is preventing al-Qaida from operating there. If that can be achieved without nation-building — indeed, if nation-building, which looks to many Afghans like occupation, might make achieving that goal more difficult — it is time to reconsider the U.S. commitment to nation-building.


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MTI president John Matthews said if Madison's board of education approves it as well, it would be the only teachers union in the state to secure a contract through the next school year.
The contract provides a 0.75 percent raise for all five units of MTI membership, including teachers, educational assistants, and clerical and technical staff, to name a few.
Pending board of education approval, the new terms would run from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015.
"We actually were attempting to get contracts through 2018," Matthews explained, "and the school board didn't see it our way on that particular issue."
Matthews pointed to Act 10, specifically the state's attempt to appeal a judge's decision ruling parts of the law unconstitutional, as the reason for the earlier bargaining.
"We were trying to be sure that folks we represent have the employment security and economic security, the working conditions that we have agreed on with this district, and developed over the last 50 years," Matthews said.
Madison Board of Education president Ed Hughes said the process usually begins later in the year, but with the current ruling still in place, the board decided to continue on with negotiations.
"We are operating under that particular order, and it doesn't apply statewide, so our situation is a little different from other school districts," Hughes said.
Hughes said the decision to come to the table sooner than usual was a sign of increased cooperation between the district and its staff.
"As long as that collaboration takes place, you know, whether it takes place under the framework of a collective bargaining agreement or a handbook I really think is secondary," Hughes explained. "The key point is that we're working together well here, and we want to see that continue."
Both leaders said even if Act 10 is reinstated in its entirety, this bargaining is not a lost cause.
"I don't think it's at all meaningless or an exercise in futility for us to undertake the negotiations now because I think, as I said, it really does establish a sense of stability," Hughes said.
Hughes mentioned the board plans to vote on the contracts at a meeting Monday. He said he saw no reason why they would not be ratified as approved by MTI.
District superintendent Jennifer Cheatham released a joint statement with Matthews Wednesday night, saying in part:
"We decided to enter negotiations not just to protect the status quo, but to create an environment that helps carry out positive change. Working together we have come to an agreement that continues to provide employees with the stability they need to focus on the day-to-day work of teaching and providing a quality learning environment."


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She was born April 19, 1929 in Karnes County to Dolores Soto Sr. and Francisca Guerra Soto. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Runge.
Survivors include her daughter Maria Yolanda Garza of Runge; brothers Dolores (Noemi) Soto Jr. of San Antonio, Librado (Lydia) Soto of Victoria, Edward (Elizabeth) Soto of Karnes City, and Nicolas Soto Sr. of Beeville, Texas; grandchildren Donna Caballero and Jerry Garza; 4 great grandchildren and numerous other nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents; first husband Pedro Solis Jr.; second husband Guadalupe Rivas; infant daughter Rosita Solis; brothers Trino Soto Sr., and Felix Soto; nephew Nicolas Soto Jr.; and son-in-law Gilbert Garza.
Visitation began at 5 p.m., Thursday, May 9 at Rhodes Chapel in Runge.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at 2 p.m., Friday, May 10 at St. Anthony Catholic Church.
Interment followed in the Runge Latin Cemetery.
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Prairie Grass Productions produces Cornerstone Prison Ministry video
November 11, 2013
"I'm probably freer inside the walls than I ever was outside," said an inmate of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls about his life in prison. It is a sentiment that several inmates shared with Dordt College's video production company Prairie Grass Productions (PGP). The group produced a video told from the perspective of the inmates who are part of Cornerstone Prison Ministries, a Christian Reformed Church within the prison.
Produced for the Classis Iakota bi-annual meeting held in October, the video is called Cornerstone Prison Church—A Christian Reformed Church inside the SD State Pen. The team was only allowed eight hours to shoot. Twelve digital media students worked with the video's director and Dordt College Professor Mark Volkers, assisting with everything from lighting to framing shots, setting up audio, and more.
"This is just another example of the excellent opportunities Dordt provides for its students," said Dordt College Senior Caleb Vugteveen of Chilliwack, British Columbia. "As I near the end of my college career, I think I finally understand what Professor Volkers has been teaching me all along—that the film industry is a mission field and Christian filmmakers are missionaries."
Volkers takes Dordt College digital media production students to unique locations throughout the year, sometimes to local ministries, and often to slums in countries like India, Kenya, the Philippines, and more. "Having the opportunity to take students on real-world assignments like this one is so valuable," said Volkers. "Classroom projects are important and necessary, but being on site is where some of the best learning takes place."
Dordt College also has a Prison Ministries Club. Four or five times a semester, Dordt students worship and fellowship with the inmates at the South Dakota Penitentiary. Club Leader Joel Kranenburg says that being part of the worship service is mutually beneficial. He's chosen to be part of the ministry "because I recognize its importance for God, for the inmates, and for my own personal growth. I'm passionate about this ministry and chose to lead because I want to encourage more students to participate in this experience."
The inmates confess that the work of Cornerstone and all those who help with the ministry play a vital role. "I didn't think there was any coming back," said an inmate. "But you can come back because the redemptive power of Jesus is without limit. As long as you're still breathing, Jesus can work a miracle."
Prairie Grass Productions is an award-winning company with several prestigious awards including Davey, Telly, Ava, Webby, and Marcom awards. To learn more about Prairie Grass Productions and the digital media productions program at Dordt College, visit www.dordt.edu/media.
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Nine differences between "us and them," nine straw men burning
I'll start this post by admitting right up front: I blatantly stole the idea for the title of this post from Mark Crislip's most excellently infamous post Nine questions, nine answers. Why? Because I really liked that post and felt like it. Also, there seems to be something about the number nine among anti-vaccine zealots: Nine "questions." Nine circles of hell.
Nine straw men.
I'm referring to an amazing post that appeared on the anti-vaccine crank blog Age of Autism over the weekend by contributing editor Julie Obradovic entitled The Difference Between You and Me. In this post, Julie describes not one difference, but nine differences, that she perceives between herself (and, apparently, by generalization other parents who have become believers in the myth that vaccines cause autism) and people like SBM contributors and (I hope) the vast majority of our readers, who support science-based medicine, understanding that correlation does not necessarily equal causation and that, most importantly, science not only does not support the belief that vaccines cause autism but provides us with copious evidence that there almost certainly no link between the two. Actually, there are more than nine differences, as Ms. Obradovic packs multiple apparently related differences around each of her nine "differences" and then complains that Alison Singer and, apparently by generalization the rest of us who support SBM and oppose the anti-vaccine movement, misrepresent the reasons why she and her merry band of anti-vaccine activists reject the science that has failed spectacularly to validate their deeply held belief that vaccines cause autism and all sorts of other health consequences. Her post ends up being a collection of straw men constructed to Burning Man size, each of which she then applies a flamethrower of burning nonsense to with self-righteous gusto.
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Race: Kroger 250
Date: April 6, 2013
Location: Martinsville Speedway
Richard Childress Racing's Camping World Truck Series History ... In 276 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts, RCR has earned 27 wins, 102 top-five finishes, 170 top-10 finishes and 37 pole awards RCR also earned the inaugural series championship in 1995 with Mike Skinner, and again with Austin Dillon in 2011. The organization has an average starting position of 9.6 and an average finishing position of 10.3.
RCR at Martinsville Speedway ... Richard Childress Racing has 17 previous Camping World Truck Series starts at the half-mile race track. In those 17 appearances, the Welcome, N.C.-based organization boasts three wins; Mike Skinner in 1996, Jay Sauter in 1998 and Kevin Harvick in March 2012. Accompanying those wins are two pole awards, eight top-five 10 top-10 finishes with a 99.3 percent (3,838 of 3,867) completion of the laps contested and 710 laps led. RCR holds a 12.6 average starting position coupled with a 9.5 average finishing position.
Points Racin' ... With one Camping World Truck Series race completed so far in 2013, Dillon is fourth in the driver championship point standings, trailing the leader by seven markers, while Brendan Gaughan is 28th in the standings, 32 points outside the top spot. The No. 3 team is fifth in the owner championship point standings and the No. 62 team is in the 29th position.
Social Media ...To keep up-to-date with the latest news and information and to view exclusive content, visit RCR's Twitter page - @RCRracing, RCR's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team Twitter pages - @RCR3TDillon and @RCR62BGaughan. RCR's Camping World Truck Series driver Twitter pages - @tydillon and @Brendan62.
Catch the Action ... Flag-to-flag coverage of the Kroger 250 is scheduled to be televised live on Saturday, April 6 beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on SPEED and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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This Week's Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet at Martinsville Speedway ... Ty Dillon will pilot chassis No. 021 from the Richard Childress Racing stable in Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250. Dillon drove this Chevrolet on three different occasions in 2012, collecting a runner-up finish in the spring race at Martinsville Speedway.
Martinsville Nuggets ... This weekend's Kroger 250 marks Dillon's third Camping World Truck Series appearance at the half-mile facility. Dillon holds a fourth-place average starting position coupled with a 15th-place average finishing position. He has completed 98.7 percent (444 of 450) of the contested laps and earned one top-five finish.
Make a Difference ... With the help of Drive4COPD, Dillon and his older brother Austin are taking part in NASCAR's Race to Green campaign, a fully-integrated and massive national tree planting initiative designed to engage the NASCAR industry and excite fans. The month-long initiative focuses heavily on sustainability programs that NASCAR, the industry and a wide range of partners have in place to help reduce the sport's carbon footprint. COPD is helping to reduce the sport's footprint by donating five trees for each lap the Dillon brothers lead during the month of April.
Takin' a Break ... Since the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, the Camping World Truck Series has had five weeks off from racing. During that time, Dillon raced the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March and earned an 11th-place finish. He has also run dirt races with Team Dillon Racing throughout the southeast. He also joined his brother, Austin and grandfather, Richard Childress on a hunting trip to Argentina.
Welcome Home ... Tracy Ramsey, the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops hauler driver, hails from Fredericksburg, Va., a town 217 miles from the Martinsville, Va., short track. Ramsey, an 11-year veteran of RCR, came to the No. 3 team from Jeff Burton's No. 31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team where he worked as the tire specialist.
Race Rewind: Daytona ... Dillon and the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops team started the 100-lap affair at Daytona International Speedway from the fifth position and quickly jumped into the lead by lap seven. The RCR team led for the next 56 laps around the superspeedway, before relinquishing the lead to pit for fuel. Working in the draft, Dillon was on his way back to the front when a late-race incident ended the event under caution, relegating the Bass Pro Shops team to a sixth-place finish.
How does it feel to race in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, then take a month off from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series?
"Even though we've had a month off from racing in the Truck Series, I spent a lot of that down time dirt racing with Team Dillon Racing and testing the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet. It helps keeping your driving skills sharp by turning some laps on dirt. I also had the opportunity to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the No. 33 WESCO Chevrolet. It definitely helps being able to race something and keeping your mindset on racing."
This weekend marks your third appearance at Martinsville Speedway, what are your thoughts heading into the event?
"We've had some fast trucks the last few times we've gone to Martinsville (Speedway). I'm looking forward to seeing what this weekend has to bring. We had a good run going last fall, but we got caught up in an incident and didn't get the finish the team deserved."
Brendan Gaughan
No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Silverado
Event Preview Fact Sheet
This Week's South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet at Martinsville Speedway ... Brendan Gaughan will pilot Chassis No.033 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stable in the Kroger 250. In seasons past, this Chevrolet was utilized by the No. 22 team and was most recently driven to a third-place finish during the October event at Martinsville Speedway.
Taking on the Paperclip ... This weekend, Gaughan will make his 13th-career Camping World Truck Series appearance at the half-mile facility. Throughout the years, the Las Vegas native has collected four top-10 finishes, has a 25.5 average starting position, 14.3 average finishing position, completed 99.9 percent (2,704 of 2,706) laps contested and has been credited with seven laps led. Gaughan's best start of fourth came in 2003, while he earned his best finish of sixth in 2006.
South Point Hotel & Casino ... Opened in December of 2005, the South Point resort was the first megaresort located south of McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip. The facility consists of a 25 story hotel tower and 90,000 square feet convention center located on a 60 acre site along Las Vegas Boulevard in Enterprise, Nevada. South Point Hotel offers a total of 2,163 rooms and 160,000 sq. ft. meeting and convention space; the largest of any hotel in Las Vegas that is not on the Strip. For more information, visitwww.southpointcasino.com or call 1-866-796-7111.
Enjoying Some Down Time ... The Camping World Truck Series took a five week break since the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. Gaughan used his off time wisely logging laps during multiple test sessions, spending time with family and was scheduled to participate in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway until rain canceled qualifying, resulting in the No. 21 team missing the event.
Race Rewind: Daytona International Speedway ... Gaughan and the No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet team were relegated to a 29th-place finish following a mid-race, multi-truck accident during the Camping World Truck Series season opener at Daytona.
Explain your love/hate relationship with Martinsville Speedway.
"We've always raced well there (Martinsville Speedway), but qualifying just kills us and I have to get better at it. I love Martinsville, the staff and the people in the community are great, but I have tried every way possible to get a good lap in at that track and haven't figured it out yet. I have decided that I am going to be one with Martinsville and make it part of my DNA this weekend. I am determined to get better at the track, and part of it is making up my mind that we are going to do well there."