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Skylar the Surrogate Tractor
Michelle's Note: Sorry for the lack of posts. Last week was week #1 for our CSA. The first weeks are always the hardest as we organize what we need to pick, wash, weigh and package and figure out how we are going to get it all to of our members.
If you have ever read a Mother Earth News magazine you'll know that the cliché thing for people to do when they move to the country is to buy a tractor. Oh, and get a horse. It's just what you do. Most newly arrived country folk don't really know what they need a tractor for, but they buy one anyway. It must be true because the magazine is full of ads for small tractors. They are ubiquitous.
When people ask me if I have any regrets about moving to the country and/or living off the grid, I tell them that I regret not buying a tractor! We had a bit of money left over when we sold our city home and bought our country property, so I could have bought a tractor then. I just didn't know what I was going to do with it, and Michelle and I have always tried to be logical about spending money so it didn't make any sense to buy a tractor. Besides I love the work, so who needs one?
If we had bought a tractor I think I would probably be about 25 pounds heavier. I also think my back and joints would be in way better shape, so it's kind of a trade off. I went the "all you can eat pie" route and did all of the heavy work manually. And it's a tough regret to have. Although I'll never regret the pies, so I'm happy. The other day Michelle made me a raspberry pie (using our raspberries from the freezer) and it was on the dining room table, under a glass dome. I made the comment that nothing brings me more joy than seeing a pie sitting on our table. Michelle said "It's the simple things," and I hope she was referring to the little pleasures that bring us happiness as opposed to the little world I seem to live in.
Last fall I got a load of horse manure dumped in the garden and this spring I had to move it. I've been working away at it but it turns out that 10 cubic yards is a lot of manure! Recently there was a reporter here from the local paper interviewing me as the local Green Party candidate. When she wanted to take a photo I said, "Well I spend most of my day shoveling manure right now so we could use that for the photo" but we decided the optics for a politician to make such a statement weren't too great.
Recently in a moment of exhaustion and panic I told Michelle I was going to have to cash in the last of my retirement fund and buy a tractor. And yes, that's how small the fund is! She was onside. It's a big step and we looked at the pros and cons but we started to research a "compact" small tractor.
I often panic in times like these and Michelle just waits for common sense to prevail. We periodically borrow our neighbor Ken and Alyce's tractor and they are most gracious to lend it to us, so we don't want to overstep the boundaries of good neighborliness. When I look at how much stuff I'd use a tractor for, I have to be logical about how much we'd be investing in it and how much time it would spend sitting idle.
About this time we got a response from an ad that we had placed in the local paper looking for a student to help out on the farm. There had been very little response to the ad, part of the challenge being that distances are so great in the country the economics of driving a teenager to a low paying job doesn't work out. But Skylar called and wanted to give it shot so he arrived one Sunday morning. We cleared some brush then set about the manure pile. He filled the wheelbarrows and I hauled them through the muddy soil and spread it. We went at it pretty hard and kept up a good pace. We would stop periodically and do something less strenuous then we'd get back to it. And Skylar just kept plugging along. Skylar had become my tractor stand in!
He plays football so I was happy to push him. I just kept reminding him of how hard weight room work is when you're training for a physical sport.
Minimum wage in Ontario is $10.30/hour for students. So we pay Skylar about $50 plus lunch for 5 hours of hard work and he seems happy and we are very happy. No fossil fuels were burned while we worked and muscle mass was built up. I was happy I could keep up with a 16-year-old for 5 hours of slogging. And the next day I had the opportunity to get 3 trailer loads full of manure from our neighbours Ken and Alyce, and so I spent a second day in the horsesh*t throwing department. The next day I decided to spend the day doing lighter work in the garden and writing some blog posts. I'm not saying I was tired, I'm just saying you can only convert so much pie energy into physical effort.
At one point as I worked away I became really aware of the birds. They are very chatty at this time of year and there were so many different calls. And there was a lovely breeze blowing through greening up after the longest most brutal winter, EVER! And all was right with the world. That pathetic excuse for a retirement plan remains untouched, and basically useless, but it just doesn't seem to matter. My public school friend Teddy King who died prematurely doesn't get to spend another day outside in weather like this. My buddy Brian who put his head down on his desk at work and died of an aneurysm isn't working up a sweat and soaking up the sun on a glorious day like this. Nope, if this is how I have to spend my days until I keel over in the potato patch, I'm pretty okay with that. I just hope that if that is the way I go, I won't have just spread fresh manure on it, or it won't be pretty for Michelle to have to drag me out of it. Hopefully we'll have a tractor by then and she can use the hydraulic bucket (which apparently I'll just have kicked!)
Skylar has come back to work for one day most weekends and he continues to help me to tackle the big, heavy jobs that never seem to end around here. No doubt you'll be hearing more about Skylar as I write about all of the tasks that have been keeping me busy!
(These photos of Cam spreading manure were taken at the end of April. Things are MUCH greener now!)
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Just reflecting on hearing things in the quietness of the countryside…..Last weekend I could hear the rustling of a whirlwind (like a mini tornado but very small) moving across the corn paddock of our neighbour's place. I live up on a slope 100m from the road, then another 100m to the corn crop with a river in between. Not that it is much of a river. In the 11 years I have lived here I have only seen the water from our house twice when it was in flood and spreading across the river flats opposite. Any other time you have to stand on the bank and peer down into it to see water. In fact last summer it went dry and stayed like that for 7 months until just a few weeks ago when all of a sudden it started flowing again….without rain. Maybe the rain is coming one day.
Then this morning I could hear foxes (feral) calling out in the corn paddock, maybe chasing rabbits or hares.
Hi Cam And Michelle. It is hard work having to move that much material. I took delivery of 16 cubic metres of chook manure and 14 cubic metres of wood chips to use around my garden and it is all uphill to place it there. So I use my garden ride on mower with a small garden trailer. It holds about 3 wheel barrows equivalent. That is good to save the muscles and energy both which I don't have just to be able to eat fresh home grown fruit and vegies all year round.
When I was a student and 20 years old my work job paid $10 for a ten hour day ($1 per hour) and I supplied my own lunch and would cycle up to 10 kilometres each way before and after just to get the work.
Isn't it great to be able to listen to the birds and animals when you don't have any other noises around. We have plenty here and I can even tell the change of the season when the different birds arrive or leave. Sometimes it is odd to hear the odd one out when obviously something beyond our understanding has happened. That bird should have long moved on before the next variety arrives and so on. This past autumn we also saw several of our spring flowering trees throwing up flowers so the seasons are out of whack at times. Nature knows though.
Hope you can find the tractor you need.
I am partial to the John Deere model M, I enjoyed it the most of my Dad's tractors , but I would suggest a 420 would probably be better because it comes with a 3 Point hitch.
The 2 Cylinder JD's are economical, rugged and simple to maintain and with a bit of luck will not cost a lot.
Right not you are spending $10 hr on labour. Flat out you will spend maybe that much on fuel (possibly less – there may be some substitutes for fuel for farms ) but you would get a lot more work done, it would be avail when you needed it and you could recoup the capital by selling it for most like the same price when you no longer need it.
Save your body, it will not last forever.
I have a garden tractor that I wouldn't trade for the world. It has moved 2000 lb rocks and probably more, plowed the driveway snow and cut an acre of weeds too often. Ours cost about $4000 and has a 13 hp engine. I just wish I had have bought the Princess Auto power excavator as well. Sure would have saved a lot of hand and back work. Right now I have to screen about 20 tandem loads of topsoil so I'm building a powered screener. The tractor will move it and place it with the trailer. A couple of years ago we hired a boy for the summer to clear 3 acres of rocks and stones by hand after I harrowed it. Best money my back ever spent. I think I need some of that pie power now.
Hi Cam & Michelle
Would love you to research small tractors and then pass your research along to us through this blog. I have been researching and I am presently torn between a Kubota or a Kiota. However I am stil not sure and felt it is a lot of money to pay and then maybe not be happy down the road with my decision. Sooo I respect your opinion on all things country and would love any feedback you are willing to share.
I feel your pain. I got 10 cubic yards (i.e., 13.5 tons) of gravel delivered and have been moving to various locations on the property, for various projects, by lawn tractor and 10 cu ft dump cart… all the while shovelling it.
Young muscle power is great! I occasionally "buy" some of that myself and always wonder why I didn't do it sooner.
Retirement money isn't all it's cracked up to be unless you are making a significant amount of interest, etc. on it. Mine goes up and down and when it goes down I always wonder if perhaps I shouldn't have used some of it. So this is what I do. I have a threshold amount that I try to keep in that account. When the investments make over that amount I take it out and buy something that will add to my life. For instance, last fall the amount went up $5,000 over and I took that out to buy building materials to replace a rotting deck on our home that had been in need since we bought it. Our Realtor says it probably added about $10,000 in value to the house. Even if it hadn't the deck was a death trap and needed replacing before we can sell this house. The retirement fund lost some value shortly after that as it so often does at that time of year but the value of the deck didn't. Love that kind of investment. It has subsequently gone up again.
Look for your tractor Cam. It is an investment in your health. You can probably find a good used one from one of those gentlemen farmers that don't use it.
The quiet in which the sounds of nature can be heard is one of the things I most value about rural living. We do not have a tv and rarely listen to radio. We are readers and that seems to fit with listening. I can tell when the Bobcat is around or the snake by the different vocalizations made by the ground squirrels. Animals do talk, we just need to relearn how to listen to them.
Hooray for Skylar! Having recently retired from a desk job, I've had to ration my time in the yard to rebuild muscle and cardio. In the far-off mist of time, I do remember being 16 and invincible. Antoinette has been making rhubarb-strawberry pies. And she uses her Nana's recipe for the crust! So I will try your pie-power formula in lieu of not being 16 and invincible 🙂


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Family Planning Services
These rules define eligibility criteria for family planning services, describe the services to be provided, and the responsibilities SOSCF has to provide these services.
Stat. Auth.: HB 2004
Stats. Implemented: ORS 435.205 - 435.235
Hist.: SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95
The following persons or families are eligible to receive family planning services:
(1) Families who request family planning information.
(2) Children who are in the legal custody and care of the State Office for Services to Children and Families.
(3) Minor children who are 15 years of age and older who request family planning information.
Stat. Auth.: HB 2004
Stats. Implemented: ORS 435.205 - 435.235
Hist.: SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95
Family Planning Services
Family planning services provided by the State Office for Services to Children and Families include:
(1) Referrals to appropriate family planning resource for consultation and treatment; or
(2) Counseling and information regarding avoiding unwanted pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, maintaining the desired family size and the spacing of children.
Stat. Auth.: HB 2004
Stats. Implemented: ORS 435.205 - 435.235
Hist.: SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95
Service Responsibility
The State Office for Services to Children and Families will be responsible to:
(1) Explore the need for and interest in family planning services of children who are in the legal custody of the State Office for Services to Children and Families and provide appropriate family planning information or referral.
(2) Provide family planning information or a referral to an appropriate family planning resource to minors 15 years of age and older who request family planning information.
Stat. Auth.: HB 2004
Stats. Implemented: ORS 435.205 - 435.235
Hist.: SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95
Child sexual offenders characteristically begin their offending behaviors in early adolescence or younger. The sooner intervention can occur in this cycle, the better the offender can be taught to control his/her deviant actions. Because the treatment methods may be of an intrusive nature, these guidelines are set forth to help determine the appropriate type of treatment. This policy applies only to those who have been adjudicated for sex offenses.
Stat. Auth.: HB 2004
Stats. Implemented: HB 2004
Hist.: SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95
(1) "A.T.S.A." means Association for the Treatment of Sex Abusers.
(2) "Aversion Therapy" means behavioral therapy procedure which pairs a noxious smell with deviant sexual stimuli.
(3) "Behavioral Therapy" means therapy that attempts to decrease deviant sexual arousal and gives the offender tools for self-control.
(4) "Boredom Tapes" means homework assignments designed to reduce deviant arousal by satiation.
(5) "Cognitive Therapy" means therapy which attempts to alter the manner in which clients think about life and change their cognitive distortions.
(6) "Covert Positive Reinforcement" means therapy which attempts to pair the chain of events leading to a sexual assault with a self-initiated interruption scene followed by a reward scene.
(7) "Covert Sensitization" means therapy that attempts to reduce deviant arousal by instantly pairing pre-assault behaviors with highly aversive fantasies.
(8) "Deviant Sexual Fantasies" means fantasizing and becoming sexually aroused to children or violent themes.
(9) "Plethysmograph" means a device for measuring the sexual response pattern of a male or female client. It is called a penile plethysmograph for males and photoplethysmograph for females.
(10) "Polygraph" means an instrument that simultaneously records changes in such physiological processes as heartbeat, blood pressure, and respiration, and is often used as a lie detector.
(11) "Risk" means the potential for reoffending and for resisting or failing in treatment.
Stat. Auth.: HB 2004
Stats. Implemented: HB 2004
Hist.: SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95
Eligibility for Services
Children under the age of 18 years, in the care, custody, and control of the State Office for Services to Children and Families, who have been adjudicated for sex offenses.
Stat. Auth.: HB 2004
Stats. Implemented: HB 2004
Hist.: SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95
(1) Preliminary Assessment. Assessment for treatment planning of juveniles with sexually aggressive behaviors should proceed only after adjudication has occurred:
(a) The goals of sexual offender specific treatment are:
(A) To stop sexually offending behavior;
(B) To protect members of society from further sexual victimization;
(C) To prevent other aggressive or abusive behaviors which the offender may manifest; and
(D) To promote healthy sexual development.
(b) When juveniles have sexually assaulted family members within their own home, it is strongly recommended that the offending juvenile be placed outside the home in the least restrictive environment that allows for community safety, or where the assessment indicates. Offenders should not be placed in homes where other children may be endangered. They should be in settings where their behavior can be adequately monitored and controlled;
(c) For the purposes of treatment of sexually aggressive juveniles, it is essential to first evaluate and thoroughly assess each individual and determine the extent of the offending behavior. An assessment must include the following areas:
(A) Victim statements;
(B) History (family, educational, medical, psychosocial and psychosexual);
(C) Progression of sexually aggressive behavior development over time;
(D) Dynamics/process of victim selection;
(E) Intensity of sexual arousal prior to, during, and after offense;
(F) Use of force, violence, weapons;
(G) Spectrum of injury to victim, i.e., violation of trust, fear, physical injury;
(H) Sadism;
(I) Disassociative process;
(J) Fantasies: deviant or appropriate;
(K) Ritualistic/obsessive behaviors;
(L) History of assaultive behaviors;
(M) Chronic/situational factors;
(N) Sociopathy;
(O) Personality disorders; affective disorders;
(P) Attention deficit;
(Q) Post traumatic stress behaviors;
(R) Behavioral warning signs; identifiable triggers;
(S) Thinking errors;
(T) Locus of control, i.e. internal or external;
(U) Ability to accept responsibility;
(V) Denial or minimization;
(W) Victim empathy, capacity for empathetic thought;
(X) Family's denial, minimization, response;
(Y) Substance abuse; juvenile sex offender and family;
(Z) History of sexual victimization, physical, or psychological abuse;
(AA) Family dysfunction; family strengths;
(BB) Parental separation/loss;
(CC) Masturbatory patterns;
(DD) Impulse control;
(EE) Paraphilias;
(FF) Mental status/retardation/developmental disability;
(GG) Organicity/neuropsychological factors;
(HH) Number of victims.
(2) Assigning Risk Level. After an assessment has been completed, a determination should be made as to the risk level presented by the juvenile.
(a) Risk is defined as the potential for reoffending and for resisting or failing in treatment. Use Attachment 2, "Risk Assessment Profile," when determining the juvenile's risk level.
(b) The determination of risk for each adolescent offender should be a multidisciplinary decision involving the offender therapist, caseworker, SOSCF supervisor, juvenile department counselor and victim therapist.
(c) If the juvenile presents low risk according to the "Risk Assessment Profile," treatment should proceed focusing on cognitive restructuring.
(d) For juveniles who exhibit moderate to high risk according to the "Risk Assessment Profile," assessment of deviant arousal patterns may be conducted using the penile plethysmograph for males and the photoplethysmograph for females. In addition, the juvenile should receive a disclosure polygraph examination. These tools should be used in addition to assessment criteria listed in this rule to determine the treatment plan of choice. Under no circumstances should the results of these measurements be used in the courtroom setting or for any other reason except evaluation and monitoring of treatment. The plethysmograph should not be administered to prepubescent children.
(A) Use of the polygraph and plethysmograph should be made only with signed, informed consent of the offender and his/her parents/guardians using CF form 993, "Consent for Physiological Assessment of Sexual Interests." This informed consent is to be used regardless of whether a court order requiring its usage exists or not.
(B) The polygraph and plethysmograph exam should be administered only by persons licensed or certified by their respective disciplines. The plethysmograph should be administered in a laboratory setting and in accordance with the "Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers' Guidelines for Use of the Penile Plethysmograph."
Stat. Auth.: HB 2004
Stats. Implemented: HB 2004
Hist.: SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95
(1) Treatment in specialized offense-specific peer groups is the treatment of choice, and must address aggressive and exploitive behaviors. The family should be a key part of the treatment planning. The treatment is to be geared toward the chronological and developmental needs of the offender. Treatment issues to be addressed for all risk categories include the following:
(a) Substance abuse intervention;
(b) Sex education;
(c) Educational assessment for remedial or special education referrals;
(d) Social skills training;
(e) Assertiveness training;
(f) Anger management;
(g) Victimization issues - (sexual, physical, and emotional) their own and their victims;
(h) Family therapy;
(i) Cognitive restructuring;
(j) Values clarification;
(k) Stress management;
(l) Cycle recognition/self-intervention;
(m) Relaxation/biofeedback.
(2) In addition to the above, if the offender in the medium to high risk category demonstrates assaultive, compulsive, or repetitive acts of sexual offending, then behavioral therapy can be introduced. Also, behavioral therapy can be introduced after cognitive methods have failed.
(3) The decision to utilize aversion therapy should be discussed with the juvenile offender and his/her parent or guardian after other therapies have failed, and if, according to polygraph and plethysmograph examinations, the arousal patterns have not altered. The rationale for this choice should be documented in the case record. The SOSCF director or designee must then provide written consent to proceed. Should the parent/guardian or client refuse to sign, a review hearing should be requested to determine the course of action.
(4) Ongoing polygraph and plethysmograph testing should accompany behavioral therapy on a periodic basis to assess treatment progress. In order to graduate from treatment, the client must successfully "pass" a polygraph test which determines that they are not now offending, have disclosed all of their victims and offenses, and are exercising steps to successfully intervene in their offending cycle. Furthermore, they must also demonstrate reduction in deviant arousal patterns.
(5) Relapse prevention is an essential component to the juvenile's treatment plan. Whether he/she is placed in or out of the home, the primary parental figures, parole officer, or other significant figure in the juvenile's life should know and understand his/her assault cycle so as to support the offender in learning to intervene in his/her own cycle.
Stat. Auth.: HB 2004
Stats. Implemented: HB 2004
Hist.: SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95
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ScheduleRelease and Schedule PDFCINCINNATI - The 31-game 2011-12 University of Cincinnati men's basketball schedule, announced Wednesday, features 18 regular season home dates, 15 games against NCAA Tournament-qualifying teams from last year and 13 contests on national television. Head Coach Mick Cronin's sixth Bearcats squad opens the regular season against Alabama State, Nov. 13 at Fifth Third Arena, starting a non-conference slate that is highlighted by a trip to Georgia (Dec. 2) for the BIG EAST-SEC Challenge; the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout at Xavier (Dec. 10); and a battle with Oklahoma (Dec. 29) in downtown Cincinnati at US Bank Arena. (The contest against the Sooners is considered a neutral site game and tickets will be sold seperately from the season ticket package.)The Bearcats open the always challenging BIG EAST Conference schedule playing their first eight games against teams that advanced to the 2011 NCAA Tournament, beginning with a visit to 2011 BIG EAST Regular-Season Champion Pittsburgh on New Year's Day. Other games of note during the first month of conference play, include UC's league home opener against Notre Dame (Jan. 4), a road trip to battle defending national champion Connecticut (Jan. 18) and a home contest with Syracuse (Jan. 23) on ESPN's Big Monday. Along with Notre Dame and Syracuse, other BIG EAST home opponents include St. John's (Jan. 7), Villanova (Jan. 14), DePaul (Feb. 4), Providence (Feb. 15), Seton Hall (Feb. 18), Louisville (Feb. 23) and Marquette (Feb. 29). "This is as excited as I have been about the season since I have been a head coach," Cronin said. "As usual, the schedule is challenging, especially in BIG EAST play, and we need to build on what we accomplished as a team last season. We have a very good group of core guys returning and a special group of new kids coming in that will help us right away. I believe that with great leadership from our upper classmen, we can have a special season and we cannot wait to get started." UC returns eight letterwinners and its tofrom 2010-11 in Yancy Gates (Cincinnati, Ohio/Withrow), Dion Dixon (Chicago, Ill./Crane Technical Prep), Sean Kilpatrick (White Plains, N.Y./Notre Dame Prep) and Cashmere Wright (Savannah, Ga./Urban Christian Academy) and welcomes a recruiting class tabbed among the Top 25 in the nation. The Bearcats finished last season with a 26-9 mark, tied for sixth in the BIG EAST standings and qualified for their first NCAA Tournament since 2004-05, advancing to the third round before losing to eventual national champion Connecticut. UC is the only NCAA Division I school in the country to increase its win total in each of the last five seasons and has been ranked as high as No. 8 in the nation in some 2011-12 preseason polls. Some game times will be announced at a later date. TICKET INFORMATION: Bearcats men's basketball season tickets are the best way to see some of the best college basketball action in the country in your backyard, all year long. Call today to put your name on the preferred men's basketball season ticket list and receive access to season tickets as soon as they become available. For more information, please call 1-877-CATS-TIX to speak with our Fan Development team today. SCHEDULE NOTES: -The Bearcats will play nine of their 10 non-conference games in the state of Ohio, including eight contests in the Queen City. -Along with non-conference road games at Georgia and Xavier, the Bearcats also travel to Dayton, to take on Wright State (Dec. 14). It marks Cincinnati's first trip to Wright State in series history. -Cincinnati plays a home-and-home series with three BIG EAST opponents: St. John's, Villanova and Marquette. Each team made last year's NCAA Tournament. -UC tunes up for the regular season with a pair of exhibition games against McGill University (Nov. 1) and Northern Kentucky (Nov. 8) at Fifth Third Arena.


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DICKINSON, N.D. - The Dakota State University baseball team continued their action in their final Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) Baseball Postseason Tournament at the Southside Municipal Park. The Trojans faced Minot State in the loser's out game on Thursday morning. Minot State eliminated DSU from postseason action as the Beavers recorded a 12-2 victory in eight innings.
Dakota State finished their regular season at 3-37 overall record. Minot State, 2-1 in the tournament, raised their record to 15-22. The Beavers will play the winner of Valley City State-Dickinson State game in another loser's out game tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. (CT)/7 p.m. (MT).
Jaret Chatwood, Kory Houston and Scott Peters each recorded an RBI single with two outs in the opening inning to give Minot State a 3-0 lead.
Seth Doxey hit an RBI single to score Chance Hargrove in the top fourth frame for DSU's first run of the game. Kyle Braun added an RBI single to score Doxey as the Trojans trimmed their deficit to 3-2.
The Beavers answered back with two runs scored in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jordan Gilmour hit a 2-RBI double to extend Beavers' lead to 5-2.
Minot State put together a six-run sixth inning to expand their lead to 11-2.
Levi Kerns hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning as MSU ended the game by mercy run rule with two outs.
Braun was 3-for-4 behind the plate with three singles and an RBI for Dakota State. Chaz Palmer added two singles. Bruan and Palmer each recorded one stole base. Doxey had a single and an RBI. Max Garza and Craig Hertz each had a single.
For Minot State, Houston had a home run, a single and recorded four RBIs. Gilmour added a double, a single and three RBIs. Mitch Olson added two hits.
The Beavers had 14 hits in the game compared to the Trojans' nine.
DSU left 10 runners on base. MSU had seven runners left on base.
Tom Bailey (1-10) recorded the loss for the Trojans. He tossed three innings and allowed three runs on four hits. Brandon Womack worked two innings in relief and gave up three runs on four hits. Connor Hargrove pitched in the sixth inning and allowed five runs on four hits. Beau Behrend worked the final 1 2/3 innings. He gave up one run on two hits.
Paul Thompson (2-3) pitched six innings in victory for the Beavers. He allowed two runs on six hits. Thompson recorded 11 strikeouts. Brody Pinkerton and Shane Seddon each worked one inning in relief.
Both teams will be making transitions this fall. Dakota State will be making a transition to Association of Independent Institutions next season. Minot State makes their move to NCAA Division II.
Updated DAC Baseball Postseason Tournament Schedule:
May 4, 2011
Game 1: #5 seed Minot State 19, #4 seed Valley City State 9 (8 innings)
Game 2: #3 seed Jamestown 12, #6 seed Dakota State 2 (8 innings)
Game 3: #1 seed Minot State 15, #5 seed Minot State 10
Game 4: #3 seed Jamestown 13, #2 seed Dickinson State 2 (8 innings)
May 5, 2011
Game 5 (Loser's Out): #5 seed Minot State 12, #6 seed Dakota State 2 (8 innings) - Dakota State eliminated
Game 6 (Loser's Out): #2 seed Dickinson State 15, #4 seed Valley City State 0 (7 innings) - Valley City State eliminated
Game 7 (Semifinals): #1 seed Mayville State 3, #3 seed Jamestown 2
Game 8 (Loser's Out): #5 seed Minot State 9, #2 seed Dickinson State 4 - Dickinson State eliminated
May 6, 2011
Game 9 (Loser's Out): #3 seed Jamestown 5, #5 seed Minot State 2 - Minot State eliminated
Game 10 (Championship Game): #1 seed Mayville State vs. #3 seed Jamestown - 5 p.m. (CT)/4 p.m. (MT)
May 7, 2011
Game 11 (Championship Game - if necessary if Game 7 winner suffers first loss in Game 10): Game 10 winner vs. Game 10 loser - 2 p.m. (CT)/1 p.m. (MT)
Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director


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April 26, 2014
The 12th Annual Supercuts SoccerFest tournament is back on the UMass campus for 2014. This 6v6 soccer tournament is organized by students in the Mark H. McCormack Sport Management Department at UMass.
April 26, 2014
8:00 am-5:00 pm
South Athletic Fields, Behind McGuirk Stadium
The Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies will host its tenth annual symposium on historical European martial arts.
April 26, 2014
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Senior Design Project demos can be seen in the Engineering Student Center in Marcus Hall and Circuits and Code in Marcus Hall, Room 5.
April 26, 2014
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Marcus Hall, Engin Student Center
Do you like SELF magazine? Do you want to get a fun workout this weekend? Do like to get free stuff? If so, come to SELF Workout on the Quad.
April 26, 2014
11:00 am-3:00 pm
Northeast Residential Area, Quad
An annual performance showcase produced and directed by Frederick Omega Pye, in his seventh year as Assistant Band Director/Visual Coordinator for the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band.
April 26, 2014
2:00 pm
Curry Hicks Cage
Joys of a Child's Spirit.
April 26, 2014
4:00 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church
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April 26, 2014
7:00 pm
Campus Center
The exhibition traces the development of American landscape design by analyzing a group of landscapes that were chosen for their significance, state of preservation, and chronological and geographical distribution.
February 4—May 10, 2014
Learning Commons in W.E.B. Du Bois Library
Nominate a UMass Amherst faculty member who has demonstrated academic quality and leadership to be the next Spotlight Scholar.
February 18—May 9, 2014
Register for Summer Session 2014. Course offerings include: World Politics, History of Baseball in America, Culture Through film, Exploring the Universe, Gender Sexuality, Literature & Culture, Human Nature and many more...
March 17—July 10, 2014
Fractured: The Modern Nude explores the nuances of the fragmented body in modern photography and drawings from the collection of University Museum of Contemporary Art.
March 27—May 2, 2014, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
March 29—May 4, 2014, Sun/Mon/Sat 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
University Museum of Contemporary Art
This exhibition includes a new series of large-scale watercolors, measuring as large as 100" x 60, as well as ceramic and glass sculptures.
March 27—May 2, 2014, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
March 29—May 4, 2014, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
University Museum of Contemporary Art
Choreographers, dancers and musicians collaborate for senior thesis projects.


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Bone cancer survival rates can widely differ and is dependent on many variables that a universal figure that applies to all cases is simply not available. Each cancer case is unique so statistical data on bone cancer survival rate should not be seen as a definite determinant of surviving a specific cancer. How is a bone cancer survival rate determined? The number one basis for this is the staging of the primary cancer. Cancer stages in bone cancer are determined by the size of the tumor, its spread to the lymph nodes, and its metastatic status. Early cancer stages like stage 1 and stage 2 bone cancer are deemed highly treatable with many interventions available to patients. This is the same with the case of other cancers where early detection and diagnosis is the key to a better survival rate of bone cancer.
Metastasized Bone Cancer Survival Rates
The survival rate for bone cancer is much lower when it is in its metastatic stage. This is usually identified with late stage 4 cancer which means that the cancer is spreading all over the body. At this level, the cancer is harder to contain and can often imply that the proper management of the disease is the remaining sensible course of action. This includes giving relief to the symptoms of the cancer such as pain and the repair of damaged bones due to the onslaught of the cancer.
Primary and Secondary Bone Cancer Survival Rates
The survival rate between a primary and secondary bone cancer differs a lot. To better understand this it is important for you to realize the nature of both cancers. Primary bone cancer is caused by mutated bone cells. The cancer in this case started within the structure of the bone itself. Secondary cancers in the bone on the other hand are those cancers that came from the other organs in the body such as the lung that eventually spread to the bones via the lymphatic system or through the blood stream. Cancer only spreads on its very last stages. A breast cancer metastasis to the bone has only a 15% survival rate. A primary bone cancer like in the case of chondrosarcoma has a relative 5 year survival rate of 80%, a very good rate compared to the rate of the metastasized breast cancer. The metastatic bone cancer survival rate is innately much lower because the cancer is aggressively spreading all over the body.
In the case of bone marrow cancer, the outlook can be more positive. Multiple myeloma or leukemia (general classifications of bone marrow cancer) is highly treatable and some types of these cancers are not as aggressive (some are even asymptomatic). Bone marrow cancer survival rate is very positive that some kids diagnosed with leukemia live long and productive lives with many of them reaching adulthood.
Prostate cancer metastasis to bone on the other hand has poorer prognosis than bone marrow cancer. Prostate cancer patients are expected to survive only a year after the disease's spread to the bones is detected. Prostate bone cancer metastasis is a last stage prostate cancer that often spreads to the lungs and the bones. Treatment options for a spreading prostate cancer is very limited resulting to a 12-month median survival rate.
So to sum it up, 1- The survival rate of the bone cancer will depend on the actual extent of the cancer spread and on the responsiveness of the patient to medication and treatment. 2- The higher the patient's bone cancer stage is, the lower the life expectancy for the patient it becomes.
Stage I: The cancer is localized
Stage II: It has spread to nearby regions
Stage III: It has metastasized to various parts of the body
Stage IV: The disease is out of control; it is present all over the body.
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house guest will not leave...has already stayed longer than the 2 weeks we agreed upon...no money of any kind has been exchanged ...get her out please
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Since they are not a tenant (not paying rent or utilities) they will be considered to be a "licensee"; that is someone who entered and remained on the premises with permission. Now that such permission has been revoked the lawful way to remove them from the premises is to serve them with a notice to vacate the premises. If they fails to leave at the end of that time you will have to go through the requisite procedures for eviction in your state. Once the court enters an order for the tenant to vacate the property it will be enforced by the sheriff, using physical force if necessary.
Be sure to follow all of the correct eviction procedures. If you fail to comply with them you could find yourself on the receiving end of a lawsuit for unlawful eviction. And don;t use any "self-help" such as removing their belongings or changing the locks; both criminal and civil penalties may be incurred if you do.
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Water pipe noises
After I run any water in my house or flush any of the three toilets my water pipes make a wailing noise. Any suggestions? Is this a easy fix or do I need to call a plumber? Also I can not tell where it is coming from I have search for hours!! Any help will do.. Thanks in advance
first turn off the toilets and then check? toilets can make alot of noise when the age, or warter conditions.
then gheck the hose bibs. are they on? if there is a vacum breaker installed and the hose is on but not in use when the pressure in the line changes, it will make noise
Loose pipes can cause noise; saddle pipe clips will solve the problem of rattling pipes.
A "wailing noise" could be caused by a faulty toilet tank water inlet valve.
Check each, one at a a time, until you find the one causing the noise, and then replace it with a Fluidmaster 400A float-cup type valve.
They cost less than $10 bucks, and are very easy to install. Just follow the illustrated directions that come with them.
Good luck!
If it's in all fixtures of the house no matter what is running, check for high water pressure, if too high, 80psi+ this will make them scream, you could need a pressure reducer valve installed or you have one that went bad and will need replaced.
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FOOD DRIVE: The Love Basket, a nonprofit, all volunteer emergency food assistance program for Indiana County, is holding a midyear church food drive to restock their shelves.
Area churches and individuals are invited to participate during the weekend of July 26 and 27 by collecting nonperishable food items or monetary donations.
Items may then be delivered between noon and 3 p.m. July 27 to the Love Basket Warehouse in the Robertshaw Building on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus. Alternate arrangements can be made as necessary.
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Bing Maps Geocode Dataflow API: The Geocode Dataflow API is a component of the Bing Spatial Data Services. The API is used to geocode and reverse-geocode large sets of spatial data. Additional functionality includes creating a job to geocode and reverse-geocode the data, upload data and get the status of a geocode job. The API uses RESTful calls and responses are formatted in XML, JSON, TXT and CSV.
Geo3DModelService API: The Geo3DModelService API, available via SOAP or REST protocols, is a program for generating cross-sectional models of subterranean conditions using geologic data. Users can create models of vertical or horizontal cross-sections with an accompanying key to make the generated map's meaning explicit.Make The Change API: The service provides access to Canadian community data by mapping postal coded to electoral district identifier, which is the key to mapping districts, or "ridings," and giving access to demographic data. Initially limited to data about federal parliamentary districts in Canada, plans include access to value-added local data to support effective activism in elections.EyeEm API: EyeEm is a photo-sharing and discovery app that allows users to connect through their photos. EyeEm categorizes photos by subject and location, and take the data from a user's own photos to recommend albums of similar photos of friends and like-minded people.
GSMA OneAPI Location API: The GSMA is an association of mobile operators worldwide. Representing more than 800 mobile operators in more than 220 countries, the GSMA supports the standardizing, deployment and promotion of the GSM mobile telephone system. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo.
The GSMA OneAPI is a set of APIs that expose network capabilities over HTTP. The OneAPI location interface allows a Web application to query the location of one or more mobile devices that are connected to a mobile operator network. It uses both REST and SOAP protocola with responses in XML and JSON.
Locaid API: Locaid is the world's largest location-enabling mobile transaction platform. Locaid specializes in location-enabled business applications, services and systems and integrating location feeds into back office systems and databases.
The Locaid API allows developers to integrate location services for uses such as validating legitimate credit card purchases and detecting fraud, automating timesheets for offsite employees, alerting workers to day jobs or tracking assets. The API uses SOAP protocol and responses are formatted in XML.
OpenHazards GetEarthquakeProbability API: The service gathers data from multiple sensor networks and public reports to generate forecasts of earthquake and seismic hazards. It does not aim to predict specific events but rather to generate probabilistic forecasts of risk based on event probability and likely damage, should those events occur. Its goal is to aid in preparation for natural catastrophes that can be anticipated.
API methods support submission of a location for which to generate a forecast along with a radius around that point, a timeframe, and a magnitude threshold. The service returns a forecast of the hazard that an earthquake above the stated threshold will occur within the radius around the stated location within the timeframe specified.
OpenPaths API: OpenPaths is an application that allows users to manage their personal location information. Users can track where they have been, visualize their locations, and share their data on the OpenPaths website.
The OpenPaths API allows developers to access and integrate the functionality and data of OpenPaths with other applications and to create new applications. API methods include posting and retrieving user data.
Pulsepoint API: The service creates a registry of people trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) who are willing to assist victims of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) near their locations. Members of the registry create entries indicating their willingness to respond and provide contact information. The service accepts notification from a participating agency of a cardiac emergency and contacts registry members near the location.
API methods support creation and tracking of incidents, including notifying agency, time, location, and type of incident. Methods also support designation of medical status of the victim and call status from the responding agency.
SideBuy API: Sidebuy is a daily deal and coupons aggregator that collects all deals from group buying websites and local stores and categorizes them.
Sidebuy API allows you to use Sidebuy's databases in order to display local deals, online deals, travel deals and coupons in your application or website. Deals can be filtered using their categories, prices, savings, locations, keywords and more.
The API uses REST protocol and responses are formatted in XML and JSON. This API is not branded and there is no daily limit for API calls.
Tax Data Service API: The service provides sales and use tax rates by location within the United States and Canada. A list of taxing jurisdictions with authority in a location may also be generated.
World Bank Climate API: The World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal offers information, reports, and data about climate and climate change.
The World Bank Climate API allows developers to access and integrate the data from the Climate Change Knowledge Portal with other applications and to create new applications. Some example API methods include searching and returning climate data points, such as average temperatures and rainfalls and changes in averages and by countries.
API methods accept submission of a five-digit U.S. ZIP code or an abbreviation specifying a Canadian province, then return current sales and use tax rates. If the submitted ZIP code or province matches multiple city/county combinations, multiple sets of data cover each of the taxing jurisdictions.


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Personal epistemology and teacher education : an emerging field of research
Brownlee, Joanne M., Schraw, Gregory, & Berthelsen, Donna C. (2011) Personal epistemology and teacher education : an emerging field of research. In Brownlee, Joanne M., Schraw, Gregory, & Berthelsen, Donna C. (Eds.) Personal Epistemology and Teacher Education. Routledge, New York and London, pp. 3-24.
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Waikiki Stabbing sends a 53-year-old man to the Hospital
A 53-year-old man was taken to a hospital in serious condition after an apparent stabbing in Waikiki overnight. Emergency Medical Services report the incident occured on Kalakaua Avenue near Kapiolani Park. The man had multiple stab wounds. No other injuries were reported.


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Leyton Orient today launched their fightback against West Ham's move to the Olympic Stadium by announcing they will give away 1,500 season tickets to teenagers and students.
Last month West Ham were awarded a 99-year lease as sole tenants of the Stratford venue, despite Orient's fears the move could wreck their club as they would lose fans to the Hammers.
Orient want to ground share with the Premier League club and, during the long-running battle, have also considered leaving their Brisbane Road ground, which is less than a mile from the Olympic Stadium. Harlow, Romford and Barking have all been suggested as new homes for the League One club.
However, Orient have now declared that if they lose a judicial review into the stadium decision — ending any hopes of a ground share — they will stay at Brisbane Road but would use their ground-breaking scheme to try and strengthen their fanbase in the wake of the Hammers' threat.
Orient chairman and owner Barry Hearn said: "I'm proud to announce this initiative that I hope will be the dawning of a new era for this club. Leyton Orient have been and always will be a real community club who continue to fight our corner despite being the underdog when you look at our neighbours and the threats we face. We will continue to fight the decision to deny us the opportunity to move to the Olympic Stadium but we will fight it in our own backyard and will not be squeezed out.
"A free season ticket provides someone the chance to not only come down and stand up for their local club but also to most importantly watch some exciting football and develop a lifelong affiliation with the club.
"We have had a good season this year and the foundations are in place to build on that for next season and really give it a good go.
"Nothing beats the magic of live football with your mates when you are a teenager and I want as many people as possible to have that opportunity."
Under the scheme, which is being sponsored by Hearn's Matchroom Sport company, the 1,500 season tickets will be available to young people aged between 14 and 18 and full-time students aged between 18 and 21 with a valid NUS card on August 3.
Those eligible will be able to apply from tomorrow through the website standupfortheorient.com. The tickets will be situated in the East Stand at Brisbane Road.
The Football Supporters' Federation today praised Orient for the scheme. A spokesman said: "Young fans are the lifeblood of the game and there are worries that they are being priced out of football.
"Anything that can make the game more affordable for this age group has to be commended. Clubs who invest in their future will be rewarded with a loyal fanbase that stretches into future generations."
West Ham will move into their new home for the start of the 2016-17 season once the capacity of the ground has been reduced from 80,000 to 60,000 and other works have been done. The cost of adapting the stadium from an athletics to a football venue is between £150million and £190m.
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Introduced in 1995, MiniDV was the format used for the first DV camcorder and is now the most popular choice. A MiniDV cassette holds 60 to 90 minutes of footage and provides a much sharper image than an analog camcorder. If you want a DV format with widespread support, a MiniDV camcorder is the one for you. MiniDV camcorders are also well-suited to PC video editing programs, although they will need a FireWire connection to input video into the computer.
Hitachi developed the world's first DVD-RAM camcorder, which records MPEG-2 video on small DVD-RAM discs. MPEG-2 is the same format used for DVD video viewed on your home DVD player. Video recorded on DVD-RAM discs can then be transferred to a PC for editing.
PC users without a FireWire connection will appreciate the USB connectivity of the Hitachi camcorders as you can download MPEG-2 video into your PC through your existing 1.1 USB port, albeit at a slower rate than FireWire.
The latest camcorders also record to DVD-R discs, allowing you to play a suitably prepared disc on most home DVD players. However, before committing to this technology check that your equipment recognises DVD-R media.
MicroMV, another DV development by Sony, is the smallest DV cassette on the market, recording MPEG-2 video direct to tape. The Bluetooth-enabled Sony MicroMV camcorder offers a range of networking and mobile web features that, when connected to other Bluetooth devices such as phones, PDAs and computers, allow you to transfer video over a wireless connection and even surf the web on your camcorder. If you like sharing your videos online and want the latest high-tech gadgets, MicroMV is made for you.
Four contenders
Hitachi DZMV238E
Price: $2599
Rating: ****
Format: DVD-RAM/DVD-R
Web site: www.hitachi.com.au
Although it uses MPEG-2, the same video format as the Sony MicroMV camcorder, the Hitachi DZMV238E camcorder records onto eight-centimetre DVD discs. The camcorder features USB1.1 PC connectivity, an AV input/output, 12x optical zoom and a 2.5-inch LCD screen. You can choose DVD-RAM discs if you want to move your video onto a PC for editing or DVD-R discs if you'd prefer to watch your video on your home DVD player. The ability to edit your video in-camera using a DVD-RAM disc is a powerful feature. The fact that you can move to any part of the DVD disc instantly to preview your video is also handy.
Canon MV530i
Price: $1599
Rating: ****
Format: MiniDV
Web site: www.canon.com.au
An honest performer with a few features to please the camcorder enthusiast. An 18x optical zoom helps keep you in the action, while the 2.5-inch screen is bright and clear. The 8MB SD (Secure Digital) card records still images at a quality of 576x768 pixel resolution in fine mode, allowing you to print out a reasonable 10x15cm colour print. The MV530i includes a FireWire connection for DV transfer to a PC and USB (1.1) connectivity for the transfer of web-quality video (MPEG-4) from the SD card.
Panasonic NV-MX350A
Price: $4729
Rating: ***�
Format: MiniDV
Web site: www.panasonic.com.au
Well-suited to the semi-professional camcorder user, with high-end features such as a 3CCD chip for stronger image performance, an optical image stabiliser for steady shooting under most conditions and a 12x optical zoom. The 1.8 megapixel still image feature allows you to print images captured on the removable SD card at 12.5x17.5cm. Internet buffs can also capture MPEG-4 video, ready to use on your website, or stream video live from the camcorder through the USB connection on your PC.
Sony DCRIP220
Price: $4299
Rating: ***�
Format: MicroMV
Web site: www.sony.com.au
The MicroMV tape used with this Sony model is 70 per cent smaller than a MiniDV tape and provides up to 60 minutes of high-quality MPEG-2 compressed DV footage. Looking more like a digital still camera, the IP 220 captures video ready to use in a DVD project or to send out over the web using the MPEG-1 option. The touch screen provides you with an impressive array of controls and features, including wireless communication with other Bluetooth devices, while the two-megapixel still capabilities of the IP220 allow you to capture still images on a Memory Stick that can be printed at up to 12.5x17.5cm.
The verdict
Although the four contenders are very different in design, they have two important factors in common: they all capture digital video and are targeted at specific sections of the market. The Canon is the best performer based on build quality and features for your dollar, while the Hitachi deserves credit for supporting the inevitable move in digital video towards disc-based cameras.
Camcorder makers are now beginning to provide MPEG-4 or MPEG-1 capabilities on DV camcorders. These formats are perfect for live streaming, where you connect your camcorder to the PC through either a USB or FireWire connection and send live video over the net for web surfers to view. However, you relinquish quality and fast download speeds for the ability to show your video to the world.
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"Research suggests that students who were tutored remained in college longer than those who were not tutored. Perhaps tutors encourage students to persist in their education by serving as mentors..." (from "Does Tutoring Help? A Look at the Literature" by Martha Maxwell in Review of Research in Developmental Education, 7(4), 1990)
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PartyPoker Signs Multi-Year Sponsorship Deal with 76ers, Devils
The Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils are the first US pro sports teams to sign an agreement with an online poker company, announcing a multi-year deal with PartyPoker today.
Confirmed by both 76ers/Devils CEO Scott O'Neil and bwin.party CEO Norbert Teufelberger with a news conference planned for Thursday, Bloomberg reports PartyPoker will become the official online gaming partner of the Sixers, Devils and the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The agreement includes "social media and digital asset creation," Bloomberg says, along with traditional in-arena advertising and television spots.
"We have this moment in time," O'Neil said, "that allows a company like ours, which is unique, which frames New Jersey, a pretty incredible opportunity."
"These are two of the most iconic names in American hockey and basketball," Teufelberger said in a statement, "with huge and loyal fanbases throughout New Jersey and the surrounding metropolitan areas."
Agreements with gaming companies are common in Europe with iconic football clubs Manchester United and Real Madrid among the many teams to enter official sponsorship deals.
Professional US sports teams in the traditional 'Big Four' major sports - baseball, football, basketball and hockey - have yet to incorporate commercial advertising or corporate logos onto team uniforms but most experts feel it's only a matter of time before it happens.
Onsite advertising at arenas and stadiums around the US has continually expanded to include more and more marketing pushes from fan giveaway nights to the selling of the naming rights of the stadiums themselves to the highest bidders.
According to estimates New Jersey's online gambling market is expected to generate $435 million in revenue this year - a massive 83% of total revenues in the US.
Dream Seat Series Offers Courtside, Box Seats to Home Games
A very appealing addition to the partnership is the forthcoming Dream Seat Series where players can win regular, courtside and VIP box seats to 76er and Devils home games.
New depositors automatically get an entry to the Series while regulars can geat Dream Seat tickets playing daily freerolls and $1 qualifiers or by depositing again.
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March 27, 2013
PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS - The University of Tennessee women's tennis team will begin their spring break trip early this week when they face Prairie View A&M University Wednesday night beginning at 4 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. ET.
The match is a last minute addition for the 23rd ranked Lady Vols who flew to Texas earlier today for their match with No. 3 Texas A&M Friday night.
No live scoring link is available currently, however, check back with the website and follow Lady Vol Tennis on Twitter for updates as the match progresses.


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I checked the Major League Soccer (MLS) website on Saturday to see the fixtures for the weekend (because I'm a soccer nut) and noticed that they were announcing a new website redesign. I found it kind of funny that they were announcing this with the website I was on being the exact same. I soon discovered that they had their site redesign on another URL entirely… which isn't the best way of doing things.
In any case, I thought I'd run down some of the best practices for a website redesign and see where the new MLSSoccer.com website stood in my opinion. After going through some of the bigger issues and evaluating the new website, I would like to give a yellow card for the MLS's effort for their website redesign:
Here's why the new MLS website deserves a yellow card for their site redesign:
- Announcing a website redesign on their old URL that tells users to go to a new URL. I wouldn't approach a website redesign this way. I'm also hoping that in due time, the MLS web team makes the switch to the new MLSSoccer.com domain permanent by assigning 301 redirects from old URLs to their corresponding new URLs.
- Their old website has some "official" branding (such as, on the top, the "official site of Major League Soccer"). I don't see anything like that on the redesign.
- I'm seeing some weird 301 redirect issues. If I type in "mlsnet.com" in my browser bar, I go to the old site. If I type in "www.mlsnet.com" in my browser bar, I go to the new site. Very odd and can be confusing to site visitors.
- The new site's custom 404 error page is a bit lacking (please click this link so we can get this URL in their top content report for Google Analytics). Ideally, especially with a site redesign situation, you would want to have a mini-sitemap here for users to be able to quickly get to their wanted destination.
If I were in the MLS web team's shoes (err, cleats), I would have made the switch from the old MLSnet.com website to the MLSSoccer.com one with 301 redirects from the old URLs to the new before the first Matchday in the regular season. That being said, the MLS web team did a good job with the new website with how SEO-friendly it is: there are lots of text headlines, a MUCH cleaner URL structure and more. In fact, I like it a lot better than the old website. But they could be doing a much better job on the website redesign launch than what they've done now.
And lastly, my one sentence of actual footy analysis:
Great action in the first weekend, some fun games (and goals) to watch, tough for the expansion Philly team to go into Seattle for their first game and even more so with the red card and MLS players need to work a bit on their first touch.


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9. Keystone, Colorado
Back to claim the number nine spot again, Keystone's still killing it with its celebrated A51 terrain park-which has its own lift and five different zones of ability levels-a 400-foot-long Zaugg-cut Superpipe, nice hikeables out in North and South Bowl (or get a five-dollar cat ride instead!), and premium high-altitude snow. Plus, the resort's only a few miles away from the towns of Silverthorne and Dillon, so it's definitely got cheap sleeping and eating nearby.


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Come along and see the remains of some of the amazing beasts that lived at West Runton millions of years ago. Good explorers may be lucky enough to find a fossil to take home. Please arrive 15mins early to sign up. Meet at West Runton Beach Cafe. Please note; there is a charge for the car park.
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Online Journal Inauguration
Dear Reader:
I am pleased to present the inaugural issue of Instructional Practice in Higher Education: an Online Journal. The Online Journal is intended to address the apparent absence of opportunities for faculty and staff of career education postsecondary institutions to share the product of their scholarship with each other and with the broader higher education community.
For some, the Online Journal may serve as a catalyst to change the way that you think about scholarship. Historically, scholarship was reserved for professors in traditional universities whose primary role was to advance knowledge in their field of study, to publish, and to elevate the reputation of their institution through research. The Online Journal challenges us all to embrace a broader view of scholarship. We still want to increase knowledge and further reputation through publication. However, with reflection upon instructional practice, engagement with the literature, and writing about personal insights, faculty in the career education sector will now be able to demonstrate this emerging and broadening view of scholarship through a juried publication of their own.
Again, the concept of scholarship has evolved from an elitist activity undertaken by a select few to include practitioners who share their expertise and experience with students in our classrooms. I challenge you to redefine your perception of scholarship even further by suggesting that scholarship is a competency which we need to encourage in our students. Employment in today's global marketplace requires the ability to entertain and analyze a number of diverse perspectives, to connect these ideas with practice, and to generate new and innovative approaches to problem-solving. In short, our graduates, too, must be prepared to demonstrate scholarship.
I urge you to read and reflect on the articles in this inaugural edition of Instructional Practice in Higher Education: an Online Journal. In all of them, the authors share good ideas and practices, ones that you can review and use, if you wish. This is what the Online Journal is all about. In one article, Catherine Fuller suggests that teachers who "evolve and thrive in our changing educational world" are those individuals who embrace opportunity, reflect upon their practice, and continue to adapt and improve." The Online Journal, like each of us, will adapt and evolve over time.
The Journal represents the joint efforts of Career Education Corporation (CEC) and the Imagine America Foundation, an organization that supports and promotes the benefits of career colleges. But the Journal is not about Imagine America or CEC. Rather it is about sharing best practices across our sector; it is about taking another step to ensure that our ideas and successes are promoted in order to give our students the best education we can. I encourage each of you to reflect upon your experiences within and outside of the classroom, to share your insights with your colleagues and to employ Instructional Practice in Higher Education: an Online Journal as a vehicle through which to demonstrate your scholarship.
Gary E. McCullough, President and CEO
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I want one now.. I have money now.. where the heck do we get one??????
Seriously, I ordered one (first woot shirt ever) but it ended up being the wrong size, and by the time I came around again, it was gone forever. I've even been looking on ebay and teetrade, but no luck... so sad.
Please reprint.
That is all.
I'm living my own Plan B now, and I don't have this shirt... Please, please, please reprint!! I'll give you my money, Woot, why won't you take it?
almost a year and a half later and i still want this shirt
Another vote for a reprint. Even at $20+, I would definitely get it! At least start some kind of setup where people can join a queue and submit cc information and when it gets to a certain amount, you reprint. That would be so great! Happy 4th!
Reprint reprint reprint!
I wear mine so much it's starting to get holes. I'm going to need a replacement.
Please reprint!!!
I wish I could buy this shirt!
Unfortunately for my shirt.woot purchases, including my FAVORITE shirt, Plan B, I've lost 60 pounds in the past 6 months!
I wish there was a reprint of this shirt so I could get several in an appropriate size
Or, if anyone is willing to trade my 2XL for a L, it would be otterific.
I lost my shirt a year and a half ago. I've been trying to find it ever since. If it got reprinted, I would definitely buy it.
And then, and only then, would I find my first shirt. <_<
this was actually the second woot shirt I bought, and 5 years later I'm still wearing it! and today I finally got a job wearing it because the guy hiring people liked the shirt! how awesome. Thanks woot for the shirt! Hope some day you'll bring a reprint of it for other people because it is a really cool shirt.
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Tuberville Announces July Fantasy Football Camp
May 3, 2013
CINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati football head coach Tommy Tuberville announced plans for his inaugural Fantasy Football Camp from July 26-28 on UC's campus.
All men (21 and older) are invited to experience what it takes to be a Division I college football player.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the ultimate Bearcats fan. See what it takes to be a part of the Bearcats team!
Some of the activities include: social outings with Coach Tuberville and his staff, facility tours, on-field drill work with coaches, meetings with coordinators and position coaches and question and answer sessions.
Each participant will receive a personalized authentic jersey, work out shorts, travel suit, polo shirt, travel bag, personalized locker plate, highlight video and picture with Coach Tuberville.
The cost is $2,000, which includes meals, refreshments and hotel accommodations for two nights (double occupancy).
Space is limited to the first 35 participants so get your registration information in now.
For more information or to register, visit GoBEARCATS.com or contact Katie Pavel in the UCATS office at 513-556-9763.


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Paige said it has no problem with Off-White's stripe mark at the moment, but that's not enough for the young brand.
The brand beat back an attempt by two term loan lenders to impede a debt restructuring they didn't agree to.
The luxury powerhouse got a multimillion-dollar judgment against Amazon stores offering knock-off goods.
The fast-fashion chain is not waiting around for a trademark lawsuit to take Gucci to court.
The retailer said it's not tied closely enough to subsidiary Free People for the music festival to accuse both of trademark infringement.
The major activewear brands continue to battle it out in courts – with mixed success – while Kering became ensared in a controversy over where its sunglasses are made.
The luxury titan was being investigated by Belgian prosecutors for his citizenship application dating back to 2012, which he has since withdrawn.
The luxury fashion house won the first round in a new fight against counterfeiters worth more than $60 million.
With a promise not to sue, the denim brand said Off-White's trademark suit is pointless and should be dismissed.
The web domains are suspected of selling goods under the name of I.T without authorization.
Selima Optique told a court the luxury powerhouse is operating a "bait-and-switch scheme," which Kering flatly denied.
The issues of intellectual property, sponsorship — and copyright — were at the forefront this week.
The warring athleticwear companies could be approaching settlement talks in ongoing patent litigation.
If approved, the settlement will end years of litigation over the scheduling practice.
The issue of fakes continues to plague leading platforms like Alibaba and Amazon, while Adidas and Puma aren't doing too well in court.


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Cuisine: Pizza
Location: Perth CBD, food court @ Brookfield Place
I have a more recent food review of Crust at the Victoria Park store here.
After my first visit to Brookfield Place where I tried Viet Hoa, I was keen to try Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar's offerings. We had morning tea at work so I was a bit full, but was feeling quite hungry after 1pm and with a meeting pending, I decided to make a quick trip across the Terrace and grab some pizza. Obviously the place must be popular, as I entered the food court at around 1:30pm, there was very little pizza left in the display cabinet. The lunch time crowd had gone and with it, most of the pizza. I had a look at the different pizza offerings and was intrigued by a Peking Duck variety. The attendants told me that the price also includes a choice between a Caesar or Greek salad, or, garlic bread. I chose the Peking Duck variety and waited for that to be heated in the warming oven and opted for the Greek salad.
After making a trip back to the office, I was presented with a very large slice of pizza which was well covered with toppings. A big piece of buk choy covered one side of the pizza with plenty of thinly sliced pieces of tender Peking duck. The duck carried plenty of flavour and the sticky sweet Asian style sauce was a treat. It really brought the other ingredients together upon the crisp, thin pizza base. Buk choy on a pizza? Didn't think it could work so well. An interesting pizza creation that works. I really enjoyed the pizza and was then on to the salad. The salad seemed pre-prepared and packed in a largish plastic contained. While the salad was quite tasty, the dressing wasn't amply mixed so some parts of the salad were a little dry. Maybe I should have given it a good shake but I thought walking along the Terrace back to the office would have had the same effect. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the salad and loved the bits of feta and the delicious olives. I just wish there was more of the dressing which was lovely.
Crust Food Review Summary
Verdict: For $9.90 I got a largish slice of pizza with a decent serve of Greek salad. I really loved the generous layering of toppings, the delicious flavour of the tender Peking Duck and that sticky sweet Asian style sauce. The crispy thin base was tasty and the Greek salad was tasty but needed a bit more dressing. For a quick lunch that delivers on taste without breaking the bank, I recommend a trip to Crust. I wonder what other interesting pizza varieties they have? Might have to head there again.
Price: Bargain
Taste: Delicious
Value: Excellent
Recommendation: Recommend
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Can't afford the silver ones? Get these cheap, yet stylish alternatives!!
keep this crystal flower around forever.Added 6 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
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A cement made cottage scent house. A cute decoration for the room while you light up your favorite scent. Watch the scented smoke coming out of the chimney and indulge yourself in the creativity of this young designer! Each pie... A cement made cottage scent house. A cute decoration for the room while you light up your favorite scent. Watch the scented smoke coming out of the chimney and indulge yourself in the creativity of this young designer! Each piece is individually hand made by Nobuhiro Sato.Tags: home, gifts, incense, house, scents, decorations, smokes, accessories, funnyAdded 8 Years Ago from Mollaspace
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Riddle me this
No, this is not the giraffe riddle. Which someone told me I got wrong, then I called bullsh** because I got it RIGHT according to this article.
But here's a pic of Handel with a giraffe for you anyway, just because.
I have another riddle for you.
A husband and wife reside in a home with a small dog, 5 1/2 pounds in size.
On Sunday, the wife makes a 13x9 inch yellow marble cake with chocolate frosting while the husband is at work. She eats a piece 2x2 in size.
In the fridge are FOUR full gallons of milk. In addition to the cake, the wife has ONE 8 oz glass of milk.
The wife goes to bed. The husband returns home after she is asleep.
On Monday, the wife leaves for work at 3am. When she returns home from work at 1pm, there is ONE corner piece of cake 3x3 in size left and TWO gallons of milk are missing.
Both the dog and the husband deny they had anything to do with it.
Post your answer here. If you're wrong, you have to post one of these photos of Princess up on your Facebook page or in your office cubicle for ONE day.


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I think the nearest you are going to get to an answer, because of the obvious, is this.
The reason is a setting called client isolation.
And that is where I will leave it.
So, I was sitting in starbucks and realized that I couldn't see any other hosts on the lan, no ping replies from anything. So I turned on another laptop so I could test things out on it, without touching anyone else's computer.
I tried different types of hping configurations and nmap scans against my other computer and nothing seemed to get any sort of response. The only way I could see the other computer was firing up kismet and looking at the clients.
Does anyone have any idea on how to get around this and what they are doing to keep hosts from seeing each other? I just want to know how it's all set up.
I have no intention to do anything illegal, I'm just curious.
I think the nearest you are going to get to an answer, because of the obvious, is this.
The reason is a setting called client isolation.
And that is where I will leave it.
Yeah, thanks for the link.
I wonder if there's any way around it.
I just flashed my router with DD-wrt, which has that feature on it, so I may be able to fool around with it a bit.
A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
It is entirely possible to accomplish that which you wish here. However, I do not believe that programs currently available have the capability to do it easily.
I have produced a Flash Video of very recent work in this area which details success in the direct communication between one station and another without association or authentication with the Wireless Access Point. The video is currently being peer reviewed by colleagues in the USA and the UK. It utilises a program which I wrote named 'Canopy' using python and this is being extended and tested.
I am also writing a paper to disclose this work which will be available for review shortly.
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thats awesome. i was just getting ready to read up on how to do that. if i read correctly you mean your program can connect to another laptop through mac address? and without using ad-hoc? awesome work.
yes it's A ****ING AWESOME job and
From an other Koder , MUCH Respect to You...
Watch your back, your packetz will belong to me soon... xD
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Flower Color White, Pink Common Name Daffodil Botanical Name Large Cupped Narcissus Pink Charm Light Requirements Partial shade / Full sun Bloom Time Early to Mid Spring Estimated Mature Height 18-24" tall Optimal planting spread 3-6" wide Planting Season Autumn Planting Depth 6-8 Inches deep Soil Moisture Average
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DetailsLarge cupped Narcissus has the same size flowers as the Trumpet Narcissus. Only the size of the cup is smaller than a segment of the perianth but never smaller than one third. Large-cupped Narcissus has one flower per stem. This group contains a large numbers of cultivars. The rich colors and the beautiful flowers make springtime to any garden! Large Cupped Narcissues have an height of 18-24 Inches. Bulb Size: Topsize 15/17 cm.
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Narcissus Pink Charm
Did you know that the Narcissus is the flower of March? Plant Narcissus bulbs in the fall (between September and the end of November) to have plenty of Narcissus flowers in the Spring. Other names for Narcissus include daffodil or jonquil. Narcissus is the more botanical, latin term for the flower. Narcissus bulbs also naturally repel squirrels and other rodents and are a good choice if you have had a problem with small creatures trying to take a bite out of your flower bulbs in the past!
How to Grow Narcissus Bulbs:
1. In the Fall, choose a spot that is mostly sunny for the majority of the day or has only light shade. Also make sure that the location has fairly good drainage and does not tend to get waterlogged.
2. Planting narcissus bulbs is fairly simple. Bulbs look much like a small onion, sometimes with a spike or point on one side and sometimes wiry roots growing out of the other side. Plant with the spike pointing up.
3. Follow the rule of thumb when planting bulbs and give the bulbs at least 2 times their height of soil above them. Narcissus like a deep planting in light soil. Dig a 6-7 inch hole, drop the bulb into it and cover with soil.
4. Regarding the spacing between bulbs, if planting in beds, leave approx 5-6 inches between each bulb. If you are planting in containers, you can cluster them a little closer together.
5. After planting, water well so that the soil above the bulbs settles.
6. Narcissus bulbs will flower in the spring. After the flowers die back in late spring or early summer, let the plant enjoy a drier, warmer rest period. After leaves die back, stop watering so that the bulb can rest.
7. In cooler zones, you can leave narcissus bulbs in the ground over winter so that they can receive their required period of winter cooling in order to flower the following Spring.
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Spinach Noodle Casserole RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
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We enjoyed a similar casserole at a friend's house many years ago. She didn't have a recipe but told me the basic ingredients. I eventually came up with my own version and have shared the recipe many times since. It goes great with ham but also is filling by itself. —Doris Tschorn, Levittown, New York
Recommended: 25 Foolproof Ground Beef Casserole Recipes
- 4 cups uncooked egg noodles
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Paprika, optional
- Cook noodles according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Arrange half of the noodles in an ungreased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish; layer half of the spinach and half of the Swiss cheese. Spread with half of the white sauce. Repeat layers. Layer with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Sprinkle with paprika if desired.
- Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 20 minutes longer. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting. Yield: 12-14 servings.
Originally published as Spinach Noodle Casserole in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p76
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