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Japan Gets Embarrassed By Shoot Boxing's S-Cup
- Published in Kickboxing
There's a belief in the fight community that when you go to Japan that you need to be prepared for anything. You could say that for any fighter going into another country where they are to fight local fighters they have their backs against the wall and fear the "hometown decision," but in Japan it always seems amplified. A part of that is the marriage of professional wrestling and professional fighting that has existed for a very long time in the world of "kakutougi."
In fact, if you were to look at Shoot Boxing's S-Cup event there was a professional wrestling bout on the card featuring New Japan Pro Wrestling Junior Heavyweight sensation Kota Ibushi against former DDT Pro Wrestling colleague Michael Nakazawa. It was originally labeled as an "exhibition match" under Shoot Boxing rules and was scheduled to be against Kazushi Sakuraba, but that fell through thanks to Metamoris 5.
That should set the tone for you.
This S-Cup was one of the few that I've seen more than the usual fans excited over, which was in part due to the card that they put together. Mosab Amrani, Pornasae, Hiroaki Suzuki, Michiko Omigawa, Hiroki Shishido and American Muay Thai fighter Kevin Ross were all a part of the tournament, while legend Andy Souwer and Shoot Boxing hero RENA were in Super Fights.
It felt like one of the bigger shows that Shoot Boxing had put on in a very, very long time and then Shoot Boxing went and put on a shameful display for all of the world to see.
The draw for American fans was muay thai standout Kevin Ross being in the tournament. Ross went into the tournament against his toughest test by the way of former Sengoku, DREAM and UFC alumnus Michihiro Omigawa. Omigawa was a champion Judoka who rose to prominence in the Japanese MMA scene and after his UFC stint gave a shot at Shoot Boxing. Much like Toby Imada in the past, his grappling skills were able to help him against seasoned kickboxers and 2014 was his second attempt at Shoot Boxing gold.
By all accounts Omigawa was winning the first round handily thanks to his throws, which score heavily under Shoot Boxing rules, but there was a clash of heads that led to a nasty cut on Omigawa's face. In the second round the cut was a major factor, leading the ref to stopping the bout. The referee awarded the fight in favor of Ross due to the stoppage, while backstage there was a different story and Shoot Boxing organizers informed Ross that the fight was being rendered a No Contest and that he would not continue on in the tournament.
The rules are a bit unclear at a time like this, where it isn't clear who was at fault, or if it was accidental. What the referee most likely saw and ruled was that the cut was due to Omigawa's own "negligence" (section 10) and ruled it in favor of Ross. Shoot Boxing might have been arguing that it was due to both men, which would make things a lot muddier. The truth of the matter is, the referee awarded Ross the win in the ring and any time the decision is reversed backstage it will be a tough sell to anyone that it was on the up-and-up.
If that wasn't frustrating enough, then there is the story of Zakaria Zouggari. Don't know who Zakaria Zouggari is? Neither did we, but we sure as hell know now. Rob Emerson of MMA fame (fame?!) was scheduled to take part, but at the last minute was unable to secure a visa, which left Shoot Boxing in a bind and called up relative unknown Zakaria Zouggari to fill in for Emerson in a reserve bout.
Zouggari defeated Shoot Boxing's resident punching bag Bovy Sor. Udomson via cut stoppage in round two and, thanks to the Kevin Ross/Omigawa shenanigans, was called upon to fight in the tournament moving forward.
That led to a fight with internationally-renowned Houcine Bennoui and for this amazing display.
Seriously. God damn.
So this unknown would move onto the finals. According to Andy Souwer after the event Zouggari literally got off of the plane, dropped his bag off in his hotel room then hopped on a bus and headed to the event without time to rest, eat or get acclimated. This was the man who went on to the finals against 2013 65kg S-Cup Champion Hiroaki Suzuki. This is where things went from bad to worse. Zouggari clearly had the fight won after three rounds, only for an extension round to be ordered. When that was too close a SECOND extension round happened where Suzuki was finally able to score a TKO over Zouggari and it looked like Shoot Boxing's hand-picked champion had won again.
It was almost like they weren't trying to hide the favoritism and that they really, really wanted Suzuki vs. Omigawa in a rematch of last year's finals.


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Inspired by Aarhus Convention, Council of Europe and APC propose a code for public participation in internet regulation
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Nov 13
Intergovernmental and civil society organisations propose a self-regulatory mechanism to foster participation, access to information and transparency in internet governance at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Rio de Janeiro on 12 November 2007.
The mechanism should ensure that all the institutions which play a role in some aspect of governing the internet commit to transparency, public participation, including participation of all stakeholders, and access to information in their activities. The proposal was announced at a best practice forum on public participation in internet governance and access to information, co-organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Council of Europe and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC).
The new proposal reflects the Council of Europe's commitment to the concept of public service value of the internet. For Internet governance to satisfy democratic needs the part to be played by users should be recognised and strengthened, said the Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio at the IGF best practice forum on "Public participation in Internet Governance: Emerging issues, good practices and proposed solutions". The forum explored how adherence to the World Summit on the Information Society principles can become common practice in institutions involved in Internet governance.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the "Aarhus Convention") was presented at the Forum as a possible prototype of such a mechanism. The Convention is designed to admit as signatories, both governments and inter-governmental institutions, as well as other types of institutions, said Hans Hansell, leader of the group for ICT and development at UNECE. "The Aarhus Convention firmly establishes access to information, transparency and participation in governance processes as a shared value, and supports institutions in implementing the convention," Mr Hansell explained.
With its simple mechanism for dealing with complaints, as well as an information clearing house, the Aarhus Convention sets a particularly valuable model for the Internet governance community because transparency, participation and access to information, and accountability are the cornerstones of good governance, commented Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director of APC. "This is a framework that can underpin other processes and even support them, without replacing any existing institutional configuration, policies or regulations," Ms Esterhuysen added.
"Like the IGF, the new agreement we are proposing can constitute a non-threatening platform for progress and positive change and can be established as a self-regulatory mechanism. Institutions which want to demonstrate their commitment to being transparent, inclusive and accountable, can become signatories," Ms Esterhuysen concluded.
APC contact
Frédéric Dubois, Information coordinator, Mobile +1 514 660 0664, email@example.com
Council of Europe contacts
Estelle Steiner, Press Officer, Mobile +33 (0)6 08 46 01 57, email@example.com
Sophie Lobey, Communications Officer, Mobile +33 (0)6 64 09 93 40, firstname.lastname@example.com
For more information on participatory processes around the environment and ICTs specifically, please visit the website of BlueLink, APC's member in Bulgaria. For even more information, please contact Milena Bokova from BlueLink: firstname.lastname@example.com

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text: ...if all ladies had been clean? Kerrigan, Baiul [no 2 footing], Bonaly, Lu [no crashing into wall], Sato [no pop], Harding [completed combo, no 2 ft. - remember her '93 SA performance!], Chouinard [no mistakes. I think she fell at Lillehamer?] -AND- 1. Butyrskaya had performed competently at '93 Worlds Prague, and thus qualified Russia 2 spots at Lillehamer [I think she probably could've been top 10 clean at Prague]- Markova and Butyrskaya were 3d and 4th at '94 Euros. Would they have made any waves here? 2. If the US had 3 spots and Kwan went as a 13 yr. old. Where would she have landed? 3. If Kiehlmann had been there instead of Witt, where could she have cleanly landed? ------------- 1. Baiul - 'The Swan' was a thing of beauty. She would've led. Judges loved her 2. Kerrigan - maybe others were stronger, but as the #1 US lady and leader after the SP in Prague, she would've placed highly clean. 3. Harding - I think she had the best tech here after seeing that '93 SA performance, but probably would've been held down somewhat due to her 'issues' of the day. 4. Sato - Strongest basics and finally had the 3z. 5.Chouinard - She had a great package of tech and artistry [when she was clean]. She placed really well at '93 Worlds in the SP 6. Lulu - was blossoming, but her spins and spirals were weaker than the aforementioned ladies 7. Bonaly - she was Euro Champ, but her basics were subpar to the aforementioned ladies. 8. Markova - She had strong jumps IIRC and was Euro bronze medalist 9. Butryrskaya or Kiehlmann - I'm not sure how 'mature' Butyrskaya's presentation was in the '93 or '94 season, but if it was nice she could've been ahead of Kiehlmann, but Kiehlmann when clean she would've maybe been favored by the judges due to a bigger resume.... 11. Szewczenko - was the only top lady without a 3z or flip in the SP, would hold her back 12. Kulovana, Czako, Kajas? Would 13 yr. old Kwan been capable of getting into the penultimate group???


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Cardiomyopathy is a disease of abnormal heart muscle. There are three main types of cardiomyopathy — dilated, hypertrophic and restrictive. Cardiomyopathy makes it harder for your heart to pump and deliver blood to the rest of your body. Cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure.
Cardiomyopathy can be treated. The type of treatment you'll receive depends on which type of cardiomyopathy you have and how serious it is. Your treatment may include medications, surgically implanted devices or, in severe cases, a heart transplant.
In the early stages, people with cardiomyopathy may not have any signs and symptoms. But as the condition advances, signs and symptoms usually appear. Cardiomyopathy signs and symptoms may include:
No matter what type of cardiomyopathy you have, signs and symptoms tend to get worse unless treated. In certain people, this worsening happens quickly, while in others, cardiomyopathy may not worsen for a long time.
See your doctor if you have one or more of the signs and symptoms associated with cardiomyopathy. Call emergency number if you experience severe difficulty breathing, fainting or chest pain that lasts for more than a few minutes.
Because the condition is sometimes hereditary, your doctor may advise that your family members be examined for cardiomyopathy.
If you think you may have cardiomyopathy or are worried about your risk because of a family history, make an appointment with your primary care doctor. He or she may refer you to a heart specialist (cardiologist).
Because appointments can be brief, and because there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to be prepared for your appointment. Here's some information to help you get ready for your appointment and what to expect from your doctor.
Your time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions will help you make the most of your time together. List your questions from most important to least important in case time runs out. For cardiomyopathy, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask additional questions that occur to you during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over any points you want to spend more time on. Your doctor may ask:
Your doctor will conduct a physical examination, take a personal and family medical history, and ask when your symptoms occur — for example, whether exercise brings on your symptoms. If your doctor thinks you have cardiomyopathy, you may need to undergo several tests to confirm the diagnosis. These tests may include:
A variety of other blood tests may be done, including those to check your kidney function and look for anemia and thyroid problems. Your iron level may be measured. Having too much may indicate an iron overload disorder called hemochromatosis. Accumulating too much iron in your heart muscle can weaken it and cause cardiomyopathy.
The overall goals of treatment for cardiomyopathy are to manage your signs and symptoms, prevent your condition from worsening, and reduce your risk of complications. Treatment varies by which major type of cardiomyopathy you have.
If you're diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, your doctor may recommend medications, surgically implanted devices or a combination of both. The medications you may be prescribed include:
Another option for some people with dilated cardiomyopathy is a special pacemaker that coordinates the contractions between the left and right ventricles (biventricular pacing). In people who may be at risk of serious arrhythmias, drug therapy or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) may be options. An ICD is a small device — about the size of a box of matches — implanted in your chest to continuously monitor your heart rhythm and deliver electrical shocks when needed to control abnormal, rapid heartbeats. The device can also work as a pacemaker.
Your doctor may recommend beta blockers to relax your heart, slow its pumping action and stabilize its rhythm. These medications include Lopressor or calcium channel blockers, such as verapamil. Medications are often the preferred treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
If medications don't work, you may need surgery or a medical device to treat your condition. Options include:
Treatment for restrictive cardiomyopathy focuses on improving symptoms. Your doctor will recommend you pay careful attention to your salt and water intake and monitor your weight daily. Your doctor may also recommend you take diuretics if sodium and water retention becomes a problem. You may be prescribed medications to lower your blood pressure and control fast or irregular heart rhythms. If the cause of your restrictive cardiomyopathy is found, treatment will also be directed at the underlying disease, such as amyloidosis.
Many of the medications that doctors prescribe for cardiomyopathy may have side effects. Be sure to discuss these possible side effects with your doctor before taking any of these drugs.
If you have severe cardiomyopathy and medications can't control your symptoms, a heart transplant may be an option. Because of the shortage of donor hearts, even people who are critically ill may have a long wait before having a heart transplant. In some cases, a mechanical heart assist device can help critically ill people as they wait for an appropriately matched donor. These devices — known as ventricular assist devices (VADs) or the more commonly used left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), which support the left ventricle — can help blood circulate through your heart for months or even years. A VAD may allow you to live outside the hospital while you wait. In some people who aren't candidates for a heart transplant, VAD therapy could be a long-term treatment option. Devices such as a total artificial heart also are available. The total artificial heart supports both the left and right ventricles for people waiting for heart transplants. New mechanical devices to support the heart continue to be developed and improved.
Your doctor may recommend adopting the following lifestyle changes to help you manage cardiomyopathy:
Coenzyme Q10 is a nutrient found in the body, and in some meats and seafood. Taking coenzyme Q10 supplements may reduce shortness of breath and the collection of excess fluid. However, the supplement hasn't been well studied in cardiomyopathy. Discuss the use of coenzyme Q10 or any supplement you're considering taking with your doctor to ensure that it won't interact with any medications you're currently taking.


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When you are driving and you spot a particularly attractive wench near a roundabout, you continue going around the roundabout ignoring any of the exits and concentrating firmly on the attractive pedestrian. The quality of the goods on show can be judged by the number of orbits completed.
You should have seen the girl standing by the roundabout this morning, she was a triple orbiter make no mistake.
I got caught orbiting last night, she knew exactly what I was doing by the 12th lap.
I got caught orbiting last night, she knew exactly what I was doing by the 12th lap.
by Clownspocket November 07, 2008
A state of mind usually reached through the use of narcotics in which a person is so far gone that they appear to be lost in space.
While the rest of us played XBOX, Steven sat silently in the corner, undoubtedly orbiting. Blunts were never his cup of tea,..
by Ms. Behavior November 21, 2011
What if I did x, y and z in order to solve this problem to make it a lot more efficient at doing this and that?
...Nah, I'm orbiting too much.
...Nah, I'm orbiting too much.
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Discussion in 'Off-topic Zone' started by Rackat, Nov 23, 2012.
JR is gone.
Shocked and saddened to hear this....RIP, JR.
Oh no! I am so sad about this. Loved his work. JR. was one of the best characters on TV.
RIP Larry.
may he rest in peace.
RIP J.R./Tony Nelson
I meet him a year ago & he was a gentleman. This is such sad news.
The Devil needed JR to run his business.
RIP Larry.
Very sad news..
For some a sign of our own mortality. Rest in peace.
And another part of my childhood dies.
Dallas when is first come on was something else to watch and JR was a obviously a huge part of that.
Sad news. RIP Larry.
He was the devil I loved.
South Fork!
Larry was the man.
R.I.P., Larry Hagman. My father used to say that J.R. was the poster boy for sexual harassment. What an iconic character he played. He established the gold standard for villains on television. He will be missed.
Noooooooooo! I am so sad to learn of this!
I read this morning he was working until just a few days ago. He really is irreplaceable on that show.
Yeah, the show will not be the same and I doubt it goes beyond the next season.
Just an example
The show will never be the same definitely but he was used sparingly on there. The focus is more on the kids really. Larry casts a massive shadow though because JR was the ultimate bad guy. He was born to play that part.
I have not read what their plans are. It had very good ratings.


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Australian football brings together a Peace Team of Israelis and Palestinians
posted at 6:30 pm on September 5, 2011 by Tina Korbe
College football officially kicked off this weekend: Die-hard fans revived rivalries, powerhouse programs trumped their token opening-weekend competitors and, in synch with the general celebratory mood, the summer heat subsided in many places into the mellow splendor of fall. It's all deliciously familiar — and puts political partisan divides in perspective. Who cares who is conservative or liberal? What really matters is what conference you count as the best (the SEC, clearly). Kidding — kinda.
But, in Australia, unlikely teammates play a different brand of the game — and, in the process, prove the power of sports to unite:
"We're the scariest team to fight against because we've got Israelis and Palestinians together," says [Israeli soldier Yonatan] Belik, who together with his 25 teammates—known collectively as the Peace Team—was in Australia to take on rivals from the U.S., Great Britain and 15 other countries in a tournament that ended August 27.
The Australian Football League, the sport's governing body known as the AFL, has recently committed to help fund programs to bring Israeli and Palestinian children together to play football, and to support the Peace Team in training so they can participate in the next scheduled cup in Australia, in 2014. …
The idea for a Peace Team drawn from Israeli and Palestinian communities came by chance. Sydney mom Tanya Oziel was pestered by her then nine-year-old son to play Australian Rules after he struggled to develop an affinity for traditional sports such as soccer or basketball. …
Early on, Ms. Oziel reached out to organizations in Israel and the Palestinian territories—the Peres Center for Peace and the Al-Quds Association for Democracy & Dialogue, respectively—to mobilize their communities. …
The scale of the challenge quickly became apparent. Several aspiring players thought they were turning up to soccer training, and left. Those that did stay[ed] huddled in their ethnic groups, eyeing each other suspiciously. Afterwards, two of the most talented Palestinian players were criticized so heavily for fraternizing with Israelis that their families barred them from attending again. …
Within days, however, a team ethic began to emerge. Complicated issues, like which national anthem should be played, were resolved, with the team deciding to write and record their own song.
That last tidbit especially struck me — they wrote and recorded their own song as a way around the anthem issue. How cool is that? No, the Peace Team doesn't solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — but it does serve as an important reminder of our shared humanity, the satisfaction we experience when we come together in pursuit of a shared goal — even, perhaps especially, when that goal is a sports championship.
FWIW, the entire WSJ article is well worth the read.
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24 Hot Storage Products Targeting Video Creation, Collaboration And Streaming
The video production and broadcast market is a huge consumer of storage, and these storage products aim to please some of IT's most discerning power users.
20 Products From The Intel Solutions Summit That Are Powering Sales For Partners
At this year's Intel Solutions Summit show in Dallas, partners showcased their coolest solutions in the IoT, data center and client compute markets.
SonicWall Sales Chief Pataky On Dell EMC, Recruiting Partners And The State Of Security
Sonicwall's Steve Pataky spoke with CRN about life as an independent company and why its relationship with Dell EMC, while complex, presents a huge opportunity for both parties.
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Golfassage is a combination of the words Golf and Massage. It is normally a chair massage on the golf course for golfers to loosen up their muscles either before, during or after a round of golf. The massage focuses on muscles in the neck and back and last no longer than 5 minutes.
The therapist helped lower the golfers score by administering a golfassage before he warmed up for the round.
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Just signed up and hope to get a few questions answered for my suburban.
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Reedis Stewart has lived in Vallejo for 23 years — the last 15 across the street from the waterfront. And she never attended a powwow.
Until Saturday.
"I heard it, so I came down here. I think it's great," Stewart said. "The music is so beautiful. I know it tells a story and I wish I knew what it was saying. It's like gospel and I love that kind of music."
Stewart was joined by a few hundred others who witnessed the dancing, drumming and music in the festival produced by Ira and Marcia Hoaglen of Sacramento in a modified version of past Vallejo powwows. The Hoaglens lured some of the vendors from their Aug. 8-10 Sacramento Powwow, plus dancers competing for cash.
"I think it's going really good," Ira Hoaglen said mid-afternoon. The weekend event finishes 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
Friday's scorching heat eased with a breeze off the water Saturday, much to Hoaglen's relief.
"The weather complied and that's so great," Hoaglen said. "Everybody seems to be having a good time."
The Hoaglens manage the only food booth at the powwow, with about 20 vendors selling arts and crafts.
Apparently, some area Native-American performers attended a huge powwow this weekend in Idaho.
Still, "it worked out for the dancers," Hoaglen said. "We have a good showing so far. Next year we hope we have more dancers. They like this area. It's a good venue and I think a lot are happy about it."
There were a few information booths mixed with the vendors, including the Sacred Sites table, where Kim Deocampo presented anti-mascot materials. The Washington Redskins were on the agenda.
"We're trying to get the word out and educate everyone," she said. "We need to let people know it's a nationwide issue and not just professional sports teams."
Seating a few feet behind the powwow MC, Deocampo said she was happy with the presentation.
"I have a good seat. It's been great," she said.
Paul Urquiaga, a Native American from Vallejo, said it was good his three foster children with Native-American roots were at the event.
"They're unfamiliar with any of their traditional ways of their family, so I'm trying to teach them," said Urquiaga, a Spanish Apache whose wife is Lakota.
Though he said the event "should be bigger," Urquiaga believed it's "good to see everybody out, good to see the community."
The highlight, he said, "is teaching the children the ways of our people and to honor the veterans, honor the elders and that our ways are still alive."
Urquiagra said Native Americans, "unlike this nation," honors their veterans.
"Native Americans have fought for every war of this nation," he said. "They fight now in Afghanistan."
The powwow, he continued, is a way "to show respect for one another."
Urquiagra did have a suggestion to improve the event, though it's likely out of the promoters' hands.
"I'd like to see free parking," he said.


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Join OVAE to Help Lead Adult Education Innovation
Are you committed to fostering innovation and quality improvement in adult education? Would you like to expand your reach nationwide? OVAE is hiring a Supervisory Education Program Specialist to lead the Innovation and Improvement Team. This position provides national leadership to help states identify innovations that improve basic and secondary education programs for adults as well as programs for adults with limited English proficiency and in other special populations. The incumbent will guide the team to support projects and initiatives, such as the improvement of instructional programs and services, workplace initiatives, demonstration projects and other innovative strategies that are being implemented and evaluated for wider basic skills instruction. Applicants must submit their application online by Feb. 9.This vacancy was created by the recent promotion of Chris Coro to deputy director of the Division of Adult Education and Literacy.
OVAE Launches Online ELL-U
OVAE has launched the English Language Learning University (ELL-U) website, a free interactive professional development network for ELL practitioners. ELL-U combines face-to-face events and online learning activities with collaborative social networking for a virtual university experience. Users working with English language learners may register at no cost for 24-hour access to self-paced online courses, study circles, and training events that use evidence-based instruction. These include opportunities for individual exploration, individual or small group reflection, and large group discussions. Forums and discussions will be moderated by ELL-U's experts and offer opportunities to collaborate with ELL professionals building a nationwide community of practice. Online office hours will be held by the following faculty members: Martha Bigelow, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota; Susan Finn Miller, teacher and teacher educator, Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13; and Kathy Harris and Steve Reder, both professors of applied linguistics, Portland State University. ELL-U will launch its full catalog of learning activities this spring. For more information, please contact email@example.com
New Report on CTE
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has just released Postsecondary and Labor Force Transitions Among Public High School Career and Technical Education Participants. This is an Issue Tables report, which provides a short narrative and a larger set of data tables. This particular report provides information on post-high school transitions to college or to the workplace for students who have concentrated coursetaking in CTE. The report is based on data drawn from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS 2002) and examines the outcomes of students in 2004, two years after graduation. This report is largely focused on occupational courses, meaning those that usually provide students with the technical knowledge and skills needed to gain employment. It also singles out those who concentrated in an occupational area—"students who earned at least 2.0 credits in any one of the 12 occupational areas [studied], and students who earned at least 3.0 credits in any one of the 12 occupational areas."
Secretary Duncan Speaks at Release of New Report by Harvard on CTE Options for Youth Employability
On Feb. 2, the Harvard Graduate School of Education's (HGSE) Pathways to Prosperity Project released a report examining the failure of U.S. education to prepare many of its young people for college and careers and describing a vision of how the United States could regain world leadership in educational attainment. According to the HGSE news release, Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century "…contends that our national strategy for education and youth development has been too narrowly focused on an academic…approach… [which] has produced only incremental gains in achievement and attainment, even as many other nations are leapfrogging the United States. In response, the report advocates development of a comprehensive pathways network to serve youth in high school and beyond …"
In response to the report, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan offered remarks including the following:
- The Pathways to Prosperity study envisions a new system of career and technical education that constitutes a radical departure from the vocational education of the past.
- I am not here today to endorse the specifics of your policy recommendations. I want instead to suggest two takeaway messages from your study and the Department's reform efforts.
- First, for far too long, CTE has been the neglected stepchild of education reform. That neglect has to stop. And second, the need to re-imagine and remake career and technical education is urgent. CTE has an enormous, if often overlooked impact on students, school systems, and our ability to prosper as a nation.
- I am admittedly impatient for reform. But patience is not called for in the face of opportunity gaps. Children get only one chance at an education. They cannot wait on reform. It is time to finish the transformation of the old vocational education system into the new CTE.
New Initiative Provides Education Opportunities to Military Families
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that as part of the Obama administration initiative to support military families, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will focus on providing educational opportunities for children of military families, especially when a parent is deployed and during times of transition between schools. The ED website provides information on scholarships and grants specifically for veterans and members of the armed forces and their families who meet the applicable eligibility criteria related to education. See:
ED press release: http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-secretary-arne-duncan-will-make-educational-opportunities-military-fam
ED's Web page for veterans: http://www.ed.gov/veterans-and-military-families


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GX's "Generation for Justice!" Intern Alumni Group Launches
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Generation for Justice Intern Alumni Network just launched. Find out what it is, why former Global Exchange interns should join, and how you can get involved.
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text: Looking into this TCU OU game ( I go to TCU) I like Maponga, hes having a bad year but hes getting decent pressure against a good offensive front. Missed that EASY pick, but i think that he's a value player for us to look at in this years draft. I think hes the 11th ranked DE in 2013 or 2014 I don't remember the blog


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Akshay Thusu named Student Leader of the Month
By John Kaulfus
Associate Dean of Students
(May 29, 2008)--Akshay Thusu recently was named UTSA Student Leader of the Month. He was nominated by Charlin Jones, assistant director for the special events center and adviser for the Honors Alliance. The award is sponsored by the UTSA Office of Student Activities.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
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Originally from India, Thusu is a junior biology major and chemistry minor with a 3.94 G.P.A. who has become an active member of the student leader community. He was co-president of Sigma Kappa Upsilon Sophomore Honor Society for the 2007-2008 academic year. He also became a member of Alpha Chi National Honor Society and the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society.
According to Jones, "Akshay's biggest role this semester has been serving as the honor code chair for the Honors Alliance. With his committee, Akshay created an online survey for the campus community to gather feedback regarding academic dishonesty at UTSA. More than 600 responses have been submitted to date, which will provide great feedback to the committee to push forward on the drafted honor code."
During the survey process, the San Antonio Express-News published a controversial story alleging students had plagiarized the drafted honor code. Through the controversy, Thusu served as the student spokesperson and was interviewed by the Express-News and broadcast media. He provided information to assert that plagiarism had not occurred and that honor code text had been provided at a student conference for use in the public domain.
"He showed great leadership and poise when dealing with this trying situation," added Jones. "I could not have asked for a better student to represent Honors Alliance or UTSA during the national media attention the article received. Akshay has been elected to serve as the Honor Code chair for the 2008-2009 academic year because of his outstanding demonstration of top-notch student leadership."
When Thusu is not busy with Honors Alliance, he gives time to the community through the student organization VOICES (Volunteer Organization Involving Community, Education and Service) and the UTSA Ambassadors. He recently received the leadership award at the Ambassadors annual awards banquet.
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- Nominations must be for actions that positively impact the UTSA community
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For 50 years, artist William T. Wiley has approached serious topics with wit and a sense of the absurd. A retrospective of his work, entitled "What's It All Mean," is currently on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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The title of the exhibition notwithstanding, if you were to look back on your career, what does it all mean?
What does it all mean? It means it's been pretty wonderful, despite what I may think when I'm in the studio struggling over a particular piece. It's pretty great to come and see this much back, this much time and these many images that I've been involved with, or they've been involved with me, or whatever.
Where did you get your start? What was the point at which you decided to become an artist?
I decided early on when I was a kid that I was going to be an artist of some kind. One of my first heroes was Fred Harmon who drew a comic book called Red Ryder and the Little Beaver. Cowboy theme. [Harmon] was an actual rancher and sometimes in the back of the comic book, there would be photos of him on the ranch or in his studio, but through the window you could see cows and horses and cowboys. When I was 10 we sold the little farm [in Indiana], I had a couple horses. Cowboys, that was an early urge, as was drawing. At 10, we sold the farm and my dad bought a house trailer and we moved out west. The change and all that came when I was in high school and I met James McGrath, a young teacher, I think it was his first teaching assignment, and he opened up the broader art world to me.
Not many artists open up a show at a major museum with a game of pinball?
Yeah, probably nobody. Actually, the man whose machine it is and whose machines he donated for the project because it wasn't just one; we did a number of them, all the same basically. He was a collector of pinball machines. Richard Lang at Electric Works Gallery said one time—he was looking at all the pinball machines—"What would it be like to have an artist design a pinball machine?" Oh, that's an interesting idea.
So Richard and I are neighbors; we live in San Geronimo. He came to me and said, "How would you like to design a pinball machine?" I said, "Sure. Why not?" And so that's where it began. This was a particular kind called North Star. So we stripped it back to the bare essentials, and I started thinking up things to put on it. I myself was not a heavy pinball player as a kid. They were in all the cafes, and I would go in a cafe and my parents, still eating, would say, "Well, here go play the pinball machine," and they'd give me a quarter or a dime or something. And so I played a few times, but I was not hoping that somehow a pinball machine would come into my life, and I'd design it.
When this occurred, it was just a great opportunity. Why not? Give it a try and see what happens. What it did make me aware of was the vast world of people who are involved in pinball machines. And there are. It's like a cult. There are people that collect them. There's a man in Oakland who has a hundred machines in a warehouse, and I've never been there, but apparently you can give him ten bucks and play all day. In fact, since I got involved in the project, there was an exposition at San Rafael's [Marin] Civic Center, which Frank Lloyd Wright designed, where it was an exposition of pinball machines. You step into this big building, and it spilled pinball machines of all varieties, all kinds going from to the very earliest up to the most recent. Tons of people in there playing. It's like discovering this whole other group that collects garbage can lids or something. It's just, my god, I didn't know this world existed. So, that's how it came into my life.
Walking through the galleries, one can pick up on many influences, Bosch, Bruegel, Duchamp, N.C. Wyeth… How do these masters inform your work?
For me as an artist at different times, these various artists have become important for one reason or another. I had a friend Holbrook Teter who worked for the Quakers and was doing a lot of social work. He went to the area around Chernobyl after the accident and came back and brought me his notes on people living in that zone that had been heavily irradiated and what their problems and concerns and worries were. And it was so devastating and at the same time moving. I wanted to do something about it. I wanted to give that information back in some way.
I tried a couple things and nothing that I did in terms of trying to illustrate some examples he gave in there satisfied me. I kind of didn't know what to do. I have a book on Bosch. I flipped it open and there was a detail of The Temptation of Saint Anthony. There was a little village burning. And it made me think of Grebeny, one of the towns he went to and I thought this is the way I'll be able to work the notes, by using Bosch. And then that went into Bruegel. It seemed that their images were more appropriate, although I changed them. Like, the burning village is a tiny detail in Bosch and I blew it up to a different size. So, those people, Duchamp, H.C. Westermann, at different times, almost like a ghost in the night, appear and you get inspiration from them.
I saw what I thought was a reference to Picasso's Guernica in that piece back there. I thought that it was just a parallel, with the village and what you were trying to say. Is that part of your thinking at all?
It's the same idea. It happens to be Chernobyl not Guernica. It's right out of the same theme, the same impulse to somehow represent some of these horrors that we have created for ourselves. One of the stories I remember in there, there was a man who said that he knew things were not so good, but he still foraged in the forest for berries and food and things like that, mushrooms. And I said, "But don't you know that all those things are heavily radiated?" He said, yes he knew that, and when he said that, he blushed. He was embarrassed about the fact that even though he knew that it was poisonous, he was still out there foraging. And, there's a piece that's not in the show called We Eat The Berries and Blush. Some of it was hard, I wasn't trying to make a direct translation, but I was trying to make an association because horror is too subtle, it's too unevident, the more macabre you get with the imagery, the more you start to lose what is really the essence of the material.
There's so much timely relevance to the paintings and other works, Chernobyl, the death of Amadou Diallo. Is there a key to understanding your messages?
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2000+ Northstar Plenum Replacement steps
First I want to say Thanks for all the help and tips from this Great Board !!!!
This is how I did this procedure...
1) Removed gas cap
2) Pop hood remove Top cover and bleed off pressure from fuel rail pressure relief valve
3) Take off top of air box and air tube closest to tb, unplug maf plug
4) Just loosen the 10mm nut that holds fuel lines down and undo lines from the black clip on top
5) Unclamp the top line on the coolant jug (a little might come out) Lay it to the side
6) In front just unhook one vacume line and unplug the plug going into coil pack
7) In back just unhook the vacume lines that are in the way (I think it was 4 or 5 of them) and unplug the plug going to that coil pack
8) Take the 4 10mm bolts out that hold the fuel rails down
9) Carefully pull up on the fuel rails evenly, they will all pop out together, pull them straight up together you'll have to wigle it around a little but you can get enuff room to work
10) Take the 10 10mm bolts out of the manifold
11) Loosen the plenum bolt (The strap clamp) there are also 3 10mm bolts that hols the plenum in. You'll see them from driver side, pretty easy to get to
12) Hold the fuel rails up out of the way and start from passanger side and lift the manifold up and out
13) Turn manifold over replace all 8 Blue gaskets (most local parts stores have these $15-$20 for a set of 8 )
14) Take off old plenum ( I used a big screwdriver and pryed up around the sides)
15) Put your $30 new plenum on (the same way the old one came off)
16) I took my shop vac and vacumed out everything so nothing would fall in engine, then just wiped it down with old shirt rag
17) Hold fuel rails back up and drop the manifold back into its home
18) Reasemble everything you just did. On the manifold bolts just start in the middle and work your way around, don't tighten till there all hand tight.
Thats pretty much it. Of course inspect everything as you go.
When i did this job all 10 of my manifold bolts were loose like all of them were just hand tight. I thought that was crazy..
The whole job took me about an hour and a half. because i have never done this before. Stealership probably can do it under an hour. Started it up and it runs perfect.
Hope this helps Thanks for Everything
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Good post - the factory torque on those manifold bolts is light: 89 in/lb., or 5.5 ft/lb.
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Just curious - can't you leave the injectors and fuel rail attached to the manifold and R and R it as an assembly? You can on a '97 - maybe 2000+ is different?
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guys, whats the part number for the plenum?
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Plenum: 12555840
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I'm halfway done my job at the moment - taking my time, and being careful not to break any plastic..
One thing I noticed - my fuel lines are stainless steel, and they're held on by a small bracket just to the right and down off the TB. The rails would not come up out of the way until I managed to get the rail bracket loose, which of course involved removing a clp around a big ol' cable next to the fuel lines, then moving the cable out of the way so I could get a deep-dish socket (13mm?) on the nut holding the rails. Once the rails were loose, I could move them up and out of the way from the other side of the car, and then lifted the manifold out completely.
The plenum was indeed cracked.
Have attached another pic of the fuel rails that I had to jimmy out of the way. Anyone with a newer NS will probably have these rails to work with.
Tomorrow after work I'll be picking up the intake manifold gasket set ( I forgot to order one when I ordered the plenum. Did remember the TB gasket though, which oddly enough cost more than the plenum did.) I'll be putting things back together and hope to finish tomorrow night or Saturday morning if the weather holds.
As others have noted, this is not a difficult job. Getting the steel fuel lines loose took me longer than I thought, because I tried to think my way through removing the manifold without doing it - but there is no way to move the front and rear fuel lines if that bracket isn't loose. And I didn't want to kink any thing...
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re: 2000+ Northstar Plenum Duct Replacement steps
2000 Seville SLS Plenum boot & intake seal replacement.
Getting 0171 & 0174 lean codes and 0101 MAF code.
Stealership wanted $560 & said it was a 4 hr job. Took me 2-1/2 going slow & $73 for parts (8) 12557497 & (1) 12555840
I have to thank all that have contributed to this thread & the regulars that help us weekend warriors all the time. I followed MRVSPITBULLS directions almost to a tee & had zero problems with this repair. And I'm a carpenter with just enough tools to get me in trouble. Working in a stone driveway & not a garage it took me total of 2 1/2 hrs. That was going slow so not to screw up this marvelous piece of engineering called the NORTHSTAR.
The only changes or deviations I made were the following:
1. I blew off the whole area with the air hose prior to any disassembly, hoping to avoid dirt getting where it shouldn't.
2. Move step #5 up to step #2.5. I fought to remove airbox & tube (I'm a carpenter) w/o removing Radiator overflow.
3. Per Jim Hare - loosening the bolt that holds the metal fuel lines near TB helps give you more movement in fuel rails.
4. I found an extra plenum bolt sleeve precariously sitting right next to an intake port when I removed the plenum. I checked to see if I had dropped it. But, I had 10 bolts & 10 sleeves in my hold cup. Sleeve must have come from the factory. Had it fallen into the port while I removed the plenum - I would have never known it & probably would have blown the head apart.
5. Per SUBMARINER409 - oil on injector "O" rings helped reassembly.
6. Not trying to make me seem like a dumby, but was I surprised to find a starter buried under all of this mess!!!!! Should I have replaced it while I was in there? I didn't. Car has 83K on it & never (touch wood) had a starter issue.
7. A good cleaning of all mating surfaces & vacuuming out of all ports before reassembly.
That's about it - pretty uneventful procedure - thank God. Runs smooth & strong again.
And thanks again for all the help this forum provides.
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Here's another heads-up: the "plenum"-to-throttlebody mounting plate has 3 nuts which are welded to the plate. You must remove the 3 long bolts which go through the throttlebody casting in order to remove the entire plenum - a while back someone in CF tried to loosen the nuts and had a hell of a time.
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Fantastic write up... Ended up having to replace mine last night and did so easily after a single glance of your breakdown. The whole process took about an hour - including all 8 upper intake seals and a vacuum line (preventative measure) and would have been done even quicker if I weren't so pedantic about cleaning all the various bits. ;-)
Two small notes from my own experience... First, I found no need to disconnect the coolant line from the tank - it just wasn't necessary. Second, with the three plenum bolts pulled back a ways through the TB, I found the manifold was much easier to lift out from the driver's side rather than the passengers'.
Nonetheless... This was most helpful
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Some manifold and plenum pictures for 2000+ reference. Click my username, open the profile. 2 albums, 6 pages of 2000+ Northstar parts - many of the entire intake system.
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Here's my take on the plenum gasket replacement. Keep in mind I don't know all the technical names for certain items, but I've tried to supply enough pics to make this easy for the common car guy doing his own repairs....my thanks to mrvspitbulls for his tutorial, which I used and modified a little for this tutorial:
1)Remove the gas cap.
2)Remove top cover and bleed off pressure from fuel rail pressure relief valve.
If needed, this is the time to spray and clean the top of the engine to keep debris from falling inside the block/intake/injector holes.
3)Loosen clamp on overflow tubing and remove hose. Loosen nuts on clamp studs, pull tubing up and fold tube/hose to front of engine.
4)Unplug MAF sensor plug. Remove clamp at the throttle body (TB) throat. 'Snap' out the air box and air tube assembly, and lay aside.
5) You should have unobstructed view of the TB.
More to come....
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6) Remove front valve cover vent hose and rear PCV valve and hose; unplug the coil packs (beware the safety clipsI broke mine).
Remove the four 10mm studs holding the fuel rails to the intake manifold (the same ones also hold the overflow tube in the front)
More to come....(this thread limits me to 15 pics per post)....
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7) OPTIONAL STEPS: I chose to remove the TB to clean it, because mine was filthy…you may not have to do this, and can skip to Step 8. But if you choose to do so, it is a good time to do it while everything is disconnected. I unplugged the orange doohickey….
…the throttle cable….
…the vacuum line….
…the top hose…
….and the electric wire cable from the TB body and bracket, to get extra work room and to avoid breaking anything important.
I removed the 3 bolts holding the TB to the engine…
You can see the welded nuts on the plenum gasket here which do not move.
I removed the long bolts, and pulled the TB away from the block.
You can clean or replace the rubber TB o-ring at this point (I just cleaned mine)
I cleaned the TB inside and out with carb spray and a rag, as well as the block mounting area.
More to come....
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8) Loosen the 13mm bolted clamp that holds fuel lines down and undo lines from the black clip on top. I accidentally broke the plastic clip (no big deal), and removed the bolt holding the fuel lines secure.
This was the hardest part of the job for me, because that bolt was directly under the taut wiring harness, and it was a pain to get the wrench in that space. It has to be loosened, though, or you wont be able to raise the fuel rails high enough to lift the intake free.
9) Be sure to unplug the vacuum line from the rear of the intake; I forgot to, and broke the nipple off after a little repair work, I fixed it, but it would have been avoidable had I thought to unplug the hose.
10) Carefully pull straight up on the fuel rails evenly, and they will all pop out together; you may have to wiggle it around a little, but you can get enough slack in the rails to work the intake out from under them.
11) Remove the ten 10mm bolts from the manifold.
You should now have loose fuel rails, and an unbolted plenum gasket and intake manifold.
These are the bolts you should have (right-to-left): 1 fuel rail clamp bolt, 3 TB bolts, 10 intake bolts, and 4 fuel rail clamp bolts.
12) Hold the fuel rails up out of the way, and starting from the passenger side, break the intake seal bonds and lift the manifold up and out from the front of the engine.
13) Now is the time to check the starter connections and that doohickey plug; also, cleaning the intake valley (with a shop vac) and the intake port seal surfaces (with a rag) is a good idea.
More to come....
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14) Turn intake manifold over, remove the 8 old seals, clean the mounting surface, and press-in all the new blue rubber gaskets; be sure to align the small tabs on the seals in their appropriate intake manifold slots.
15) Remove the old plenum by loosening the clamp, then use a screwdriver to pry the old plenum gasket off of the intake it can be really stuck tight (use carb spray).
Clean the intake throat, and inside the chamber now (if needed).
16) Heres the source of the P-codes and crappy performance a huge, 3 tear in the bottom of the old plenum gasket (which I understand is quite common in these engines), sucking in extra air.
17) Install your new plenum to the intake (it goes on the same way the old one came off); leave the clamp loose for adjustment to the TB/block during re-installation.
18) Hold fuel rails up again, and push the manifold back into its home; install the manifold bolts by starting in the middle, and working your way around and outwards. Don't tighten them snug until they are all hand-tight.
19) The rest of the re-assembly is the opposite of removal .just be sure to reconnect everything youve taken loose or removed, check and double-check all your bolts and connections.
20) Clear the PCM codes and start the engine. Your idle should be back to normal (750-800 rpm), and there should be no surging or skipping. Congratulations .youve just repaired the faulty plenum gasket on your Northstar!
Heres a shot of the parts I used for this repair: The plenum gasket and the Felpro intake seals.
And there there you have it, my shade-tree tutorial with photos....I hope this helps others with the same issues!


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WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 23, 2010 - The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) and Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) unveiled a new website ( www.buildingblocks2020.org) today designed to highlight and support efforts by nonprofit private colleges and universities to increase the number of at-risk students they enroll, and to boost the retention and graduation rates of various student populations.
The website is the central component of Blocking Blocks to 2020, a national initiative organized by NAICU and CIC to help the nation meet President Obama's call to make the United States first in college completion by 2020.
The website provides opportunities for campus professionals working on the front lines of student access, retention, and completion to learn from the experiences of other colleges, and to mine for practices and policies that fit their individual institutional missions and student populations. The website will also serve as an information resource for consumers and policymakers who are interested in what colleges are doing to not only reach out to students from diverse backgrounds, but boost their chances of earning a degree. The number and diversity of institutions and programs represented on the website will grow, as NAICU continues to gather and post material from colleges and universities.
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The Warriors might have hoped Cronulla could be a little vulnerable on Sunday, given the emotional drain of the past month with the drugs investigation across the Tasman, but all of that will go out the window if Shane Flanagan is back on deck.
The Sharks have had an extremely difficult time recently and they have also endured two brutal matches to kick off their campaign. But the possible return of Flanagan into the coach's box will give the Cronulla players a huge boost and make the Warriors' task of snapping a record 10-game losing streak that much more difficult.
Flanagan has done a fantastic job at the Sharks over the past couple of seasons and his players clearly respect him. He also seems to be able to get the best out of them.
If that wasn't bad enough, Todd Carney also seems to save his best for the Warriors and the playmaker is already close to top form.
The same can't be said for the Warriors. Fans couldn't fault the players' effort and application last weekend against the Roosters but they still haven't found any fluency.
They haven't built pressure and three dropped balls on the second tackle can be the difference between winning and losing.
I would like to see the Warriors adopt the attacking mindset they showed in the second half against the Roosters from the start of every game. When they are forced to play catch-up football, it means everyone is on the front foot and they ask questions of opposition defences.
It's what Melbourne and Manly do so well. Both teams are usually excellent at the start of each season because they know they will lose players when State of Origin rolls around and they lift their game by 20 per cent. It's an attitude the Warriors should adopt because they can't afford to be left chasing their tails so early in the season.
I struggled to understand why they were so far off the pace in their season opener against the Eels, because you would have thought they would open a campaign with gusto. The effort they showed against the Roosters is what they need every week.
Halfback Shaun Johnson showed signs he's starting to understand his role in the side and was a lot better last weekend than he was against Parramatta.
His combination with five-eighth Thomas Leuluai is still a little way off, however, and execution is not quite there. They are still trying to produce the right plays at the right time and their fluency from set pieces needs work. Leuluai will improve as he comes to grips with the style in the NRL after playing in the UK.
It doesn't help that a back-rower is filling in at hooker and the side should gel a lot better when Nathan Friend returns from injury. Elijah Taylor has done a good job and is a solid defender and Pita Godinet ignites the attack when he comes on but Friend is a proven rake and that combination among No 6, 7 and 9 is crucial.
I went into the season with high expectations of the Warriors and I still think they are capable of decent performances every week.


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Call the Hulk!
Seriously though, you could use a vice, some pliers and a metal pole to get a nice curve.
I ended up bending it over a large pan!
Wow! When I was working on metal armor a while back I tried to just bed it with my hands... I had two subtle lines where the metal was stressed. This looks great!
Good job!
Ideally, you want to "Roll" the metal over a smooth round/tubular surface. This keeps you from getting creases in the metal.


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Fundraiser: Stop in and get your raffle tickets before they are sold out. Money raised will go to fund the general operations of the family center and to support our summer programs, Terrific Tuesdays and Wonderful Wednesdays.
Raffle prizes are: Xbox 360 4GB Console, iPod Touch 32GB, Apple-iPad Mini 16GB, Kindle Fire HD-8.9" Display with 32GB Memory.
Tickets are $5 and the drawing is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 30 at the family center. Participants need not be present to win.
Hidden Jewels Thrift Store: School is out! Are you or your teen already bored with wondering what to do this summer? Come join our team of volunteers at the only non-profit thrift store in the community. Choose when and what days you would like to volunteer.
For more information, contact Brenda at 587-4292. Store hours are Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WIC: Will be here June 6.
Pine River Area Food Shelf: Is open every Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the basement of the First Lutheran Church.
The family center's Home Visiting Program has immediate openings for first-time expectant mothers who would like additional support with their pregnancy and parenting their child until age 3. Free prenatal gift bags are available to women who are expecting a baby that live in the Pine River-Backus School District.
Family Center Governing Board: The Family Council is a group of people from the Pine River-Backus area who are concerned about the welfare of children and families. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about the family center, join us at our next board meeting at 5:30 p.m. June 20.
Terrific Tuesdays: Starts June 18. Stop in at the family center to sign your child up for summertime fun.
Wonderful Wednesdays: Starts June 12. Openings are still available.
MAC/NAPS: Pick up is from 2-4 p.m. June 11.
Child & Teen Check-Up: Will be here June 27 and 28. Appointments are still open for June 28. Call Karen at 587-4292 to schedule an appointment.


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Using advanced stats to explain Paul Pierce's performance
|12.31.11 at 12:23 pm ET
Paul Pierce had a good game against the Pistons. He didn't play very much — just 23 minutes — and he didn't put up huge numbers in the box score: 12 points, four rebounds, five assists, in a game that wasn't close. The Celtics won rather easily, 96-85, against a rebuilding team that isn't very good right now, so it's not like this one will go down in the Pierce pantheon.
Still, anyone who watched could tell you that Pierce played well in a game where no one performance really stood out besides Jermaine O'Neal's 19 points.
Ray Allen and Brandon Bass each had 17 points. Rajon Rondo had five assists. Nothing really stands out but a look at the regular box score will tell you that five different players had eight or more shots and that no one had more than eleven. They had assists on 25 of their 35 shots and generally looked like the Celtics we've known over the years.
Was there a Pierce effect?
"Just having Paul, space is so different," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "It was amazing how the ball moved today again."
So, having Pierce back in the lineup helped the Celtics play like themselves. That feels right, and just as importantly that's what the players thought as well. But how much did he really affect the game? This was Kevin Garnett's take:
"The scoring overshadows the small things that he does," Garnett. "He has a very, very high basketball IQ, and he's very talkative on the court. He knows how to play. And he's willing to give the ball up on his own. When you make sacrifices like that, when you're P Pierce, it impact everybody and that gets overshadowed sometimes by the scoring."
Garnett didn't need advanced metrics or wonky stats to reach that conclusion but the numbers back him up. Or maybe it's the other way around. One of the fun things about writing about the Celtics is that they really understand why they're successful and that's what advanced stats reveal the most: Who really played well and who didn't.
The Celtics aren't into numbers like points, rebounds and assists. They rarely use them to describe each other's performances, or their own. You're often likely to get admonished just for bringing up something like how many points someone scored. They're also not into statistics like Usage Rate, Assist Percentage and Points Created because they're old school and don't need weird terms to tell them what they already know.
We don't have 15 years experience in the NBA, but we do have Hoopdata's box score and that may be the next best thing. This is what it tells us:
Pierce didn't dominate with his scoring. He took only eight shots and six of them were either long-range jumpers or 3-point shots. He drove to the basket once early in the game, which demonstrated that yes, he was back, and he hit a nifty isolation jumper that also proved that his skills were still there.
Pierce was efficient, needing only eight shots to score his 12 points. When you account for his two 3-pointers and two made free throws, Pierce's True Shooting Percentage was 68 percent, but he didn't dominate the game with his scoring.
Indeed the Celtics had five different players record True Shooting percentages over 67 percent, which showed they were not only balanced they were highly successful. Pierce was one of the main reasons. He had 39 percent of the team's assists when he was on the floor, a number that would rank with the best point guards in the league.
While the Celtics racked up 25 assists overall, 12 of them went to long-range jump shots and 3-pointers. That speaks to ball movement and is one of the team's trademarks, but what Pierce did was play facilitator. He had five assists and three of them led to shots directly at the rim. Another came within 10 feet of the basket and the last one was within 15 feet. In other words, Pierce's passing led to easy scores for his teammates.
The Celtics didn't play a perfect game. They allowed 12 offensive rebounds and 17 second-chance points. (They really did play like last year's team). But Pierce grabbed 24 percent of the defensive rebounds when he was on the floor, the second-best rate on the team behind O'Neal.
Pierce may not have been the best player on the floor, but you can make a very good argument that he was the most effective in his limited minutes. To put it another way, he had a really good game.
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Manitou Springs businesses worry flooding will scare away tourists
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. - Flashing flooding on Monday night brought back fears that there could be a repeat of the lackluster 2012 summer season.
Manitou Springs business owners said the Waldo Canyon Fire kept away many tourists.
"We saw a 20 percent decline in business," said Dave Symonds, owner of Stagecoach Inn. Symonds blames lots of national media coverage for the loss. He said his relatives thought the entire state was on fire.
"We don't want people to think we are drowning over here or on fire," said Tina Blea, manager of the Olive Tap. Blea said her business slowed about 15 percent last summer. Now, Blea said, the community is trying to cope with flooding as best they can. "All the flood preparation we've done with meetings through the chamber, the city, I think people are better prepared. I think yesterday was a good test of what we can do and what we need to be prepared for," said Blea.
Marcy Morrison, COO of the Manitou Chamber of Commerce, said so far the city seems busy as usual on Tuesday. Her office was evacuated on Monday because of the flash flood warning, but, fortunately didn't receive any damage. She said she watched the water rising rapidly in the creek.
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If you want to really toss stuff a serious distance try a .308 grenade launcher blank. They are loaded to within a grain of a bulleted round which is lots more than the accoustic type blanks. The launcher blanks use a petal crimp.
The WW-II 30'06 grenade blanks also had a bit of black powder mixed with the smokeless to insure low pressure combustion.
I built several 37mm M-98 Mauser and P-14 Enfield launchers years ago. They could toss a 37mm projo (1.5 inch diameter US standard) several hundred yards with ease. They also could throw a line, bean bag, or door knocker.
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"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
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Why Georgia Doesn't Have a Fall Turkey Season
Georgia's wild turkey population has undergone a tremendous change. In 1973, when Georgia's turkey restoration project was initiated, the estimated statewide turkey population was only 17,000 birds. Over 4,500 turkeys were trapped and relocated from 1973-1996. Today, turkeys exist in every county and the statewide population is nearly 300,000 birds. As the population exploded, many hunters developed an interest in turkey hunting. Hunters often inquire about changes to hunting seasons and When will Georgia initiate a fall hunting season? is a common question. Many factors must be considered when answering this question. These include wild turkey biology, hunter objectives, conflicting user groups, number of hunters, population trends, and hunting regulations that are compatible with the long-term good of Georgia's wild turkey resource.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - One woman's past is helping others create a better future. Karen Hobson is a 14 year fixture at Falcon Middle School. She has a unique military past that helped pave the way for thousands of women. Every Friday we wear red to honor and support our military and those who support them. Karen is our Wear Red Friday Hero. Going down the halls with Karen is a positive experience. When I walked down the halls with her, she got the new middle schoolers to smile even though some were struggling to open their lockers.
Karen used to be the in school suspension supervisor. Translated, that means she was the lady you faced when you got suspended. Karen told me that even though you may have be one of those who had to deal with her in that capacity, "I would develop students so they know that even if they got in trouble that it's not the end of the world and the next day we'll be all friendly."
Karen is now the administrative secretary at the school. She now is the right hand person for the Principal.to help manage the budget and collect school fees from students. How Karen Hobson handles her day to day role in school interacting with students and others is impressive enough, but there is another part to her story that sets her apart from most of her peers at school. Karen Hobson is part of the first class of women who graduated from West Point. She is West Point, Class of 1980. 61 other women graduated with her that year. She is proud of being an Army veteran and helping future classes of women in the military, "now as I look back many years later that I did pave the way for women to be able to attend the academy without a lot of the pressures and distractions that I had."
Falcon Middle School teacher Karen Kamla is the person who nominated Karen Hobson to be our Wear Red Friday Hero and here's why, "I think she is special because she leads by example. She leads from the middle. She doesn't need to be out in front of people."
You may know someone who is a Wear Red Friday Hero who is part of the military or supports them. Go back to our homepage, our Wear Red Friday section and nominate them.


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Congrats on the new grandson!