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He was an old Crow Indian
Rejected by all his kin,
That never fit in any world,
But now lived among white men.
He must have been near one hundred
In our scale of years on earth,
And acquired a wealth of wisdom
From the first day of his birth.
All his words would tell his visions,
And I can hear them all still—
Especially his prophecy:
The dark horse upon the hill.
The time would be of many storms,
And grim changes would occur—
There would be wars and many deaths
And the bloody, silver spur.
The chiefs would be great and many,
Yet their medicine be bad—
And on the land would be defeat—
Squaws would wither and be sad.
Yet, there would still be one more feared
To trap us with his cruel will—
The one that spoke of hope and change:
That dark horse upon the hill.
And so the once great nation falls
And becomes like all the rest—
The mighty banner now unfurled
As it sinks into the West.
Yes, that old Crow saw it all then—
Now we know the coming chill—
We hold blinded eyes open to
The dark horse upon the hill.
Copyright © Glen Enloe | Year Posted 2010
Who am I?
Am I defined by what is near in sight?
Am I defined by what I have done,
Or am I defined by what I could become?
Perhaps I'm of no use.
To him, or her, or I, nor you.
Or perhaps I'm too misunderstood to be defined,
And it is something like understanding that comes in time.
And if to the world I'm never shown,
Yet in my own light I've grown and grown,
And so I can know no happiness but my own--
The reason for my smile, to you, will forever be unknown.
I do not pray for the world to know my name.
For it and verse; the letters are the same.
And if a man should find his sorrow in what he reads,
I pray his pain my words to keep.
Should his eyes rain on my page,
Better tears than storms of rage.
And if a man should find his sorrow in what he reads.
I pray his pain my words to keep.
And if to the world you're never shown,
Yet in your own light you've grown and grown,
And so you know no happiness but your own.
Let the reason for your smile, to you, only be known.
Copyright © Kristopher Higgs | Year Posted 2013
Gathering of wood all day i go
My mind filled with memories of the past, excitment grows
So many nights around the fire
Laughing, singing, stories abound
Heat of an open fire makes the evening chill go away
The moving reflection of light against the trees looks scary at times
You can only wonder what's outside the lights glow
Peacefulness sets in now time to relax
More stories said i will always remember
As the fire and embers go dim the light goes too, night becomes dark another day ended
Copyright © Neal Churchill | Year Posted 2015
It's way back in the eighties, of the eighteenth century,
the bad man Johnny Ringo, did stalk Arizona free,
from Lukeville to Sonoro, he dealt his darkest hand,
and sought to take the silver, from outlawed Mexican band
With Curly Bill and Scott Corley, he ambushed smuggler's
band, their heavy bags of silver, sure lookin kinda grand,
gunshots smoked the many, some were kept for sport,
tortured in the hot sun, without a kindred thought
Now Ringo took to spendin, his gotten gains with glee,
and tabled games of poker, he played while he was free
but Wyatt Earp got wind of him, or so the story goes,
and shot him thru the head one day, sleepin peacefully
Now many's took the claim, for shootin Johnny thru,
but others say he took his life cos drinkin made him blue,
and if you want to see the place, they laid his body down,
he's in West Turkey Valley, on the other side of town
Copyright © Peter Lewis Holmes | Year Posted 2015
The pain I put in the ground.
For such a precious thing.
The family enjoys their meal.
They plant their leftover kernels.
And wait for me to tend to them.
An endless cycle in which happiness is born.
21 February 2013
Copyright © Smail Poems | Year Posted 2013
Your love pricks me like a rose each thorn grows but no one knows Your so full of
it as it shows so carry on now go on, go. I'm fed up with the phony and i'm
through with the tears, you couldn't pay me all your money to make up for those
years. Someone help me I feel faint how could I think he was such a saint and
worst of all I let me fall into a spiral down below. A magic called love carried
by the dove of someone I use to know.
Copyright © Sam Ruby | Year Posted 2013
They say he had three Mothers
The Earth, the Wind, and Water
And His father was the Sun
And the Moon was his daughter
He wore a gun in his belt
With clothing made from hide
As He walked, He made no sound
And never broke his stride
Folks say he was part Cherokee
Others say, part Crow
There wasn't any clarity
There was no way to know
He wore a shiny locket
On the inside of his shirt
That he took out of the pocket
Of a dead Comanche's' skirt
The feather in his hat
Made the white folk all take notice
And on his belt a sack
With an ancient Aztec Poultice
The myth, was he knew magic
Taught by spirits raised by Shamans
And because His birth was tragic
He was thought to be a Demon
As he passed through our town
The People, looked away
Afraid of being cursed
They where glad he didn't stay
The sun sank in the East
As the wind blew from the West
And he walked in a straight line
Like a man bent on a quest
He climbed up to the foothills
Where the Injuns made their graves
There he raised them from the dead
As he made them all his slaves
No one knew his purpose
For the dead upon that mound
Not at least, until that day
He came back to this town
Copyright © Jerry T Curtis | Year Posted 2014
Can you see his steel blue eyes?
measuring you up for size
Gun placed low around his hips
A cigar hangs from his lips
He moves slow and yet he's fast
Those who challenged didn't last
Coffins lined up at the door
Now the losers are no more
You are young a little brash
He seeks honor you seek cash
In the end one will remain
Men choose paths that lead to pain
Young and quick you take your chance
Sadly it's your final dance
He shoots you right between the eyes
You're dead before you realize
From his eye a tear does fall
He doesn't look quite as tall
He just turns and walks away
Another Cowboy's lost today
Shadow's Cowboy Contest
Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2013
With campfire's red embers fading
And cattle bedded down for night--
A veil of clouds is descending
And the horses don't quite seem right.
In the distance a storm's brewing
With silver flashes of pale light--
Snakes are restless with strange doing
As thunderheads come into sight.
A deep faraway rumble stirs
The air from each valley and glen--
There comes faint insect hums and whirs,
Like shadow riders on the wind.
We can hear their horses trotting,
We can smell the dark scent of death--
It stings noses like cows rotting--
It takes away our life and breath.
We do not know if end is near--
The horses whisper like a friend,
As we wait for mute skies to clear--
Like shadow riders on the wind.
Dawn lights the sky and comes nearer
As sunrise washes us from sin--
It's all an answer made clearer
Like shadow riders on the wind.
Copyright © Glen Enloe | Year Posted 2015
It slides softly in the night sky,
That pale moccasin of the moon—
It lights up a snow-bleached prairie—
Whispering summer comes too soon.
We trace the trail of coyotes—
Avoid the dark dens of the bear—
The full light of your white footprint
Lures us now to your fatal lair.
Oh, we chant into the black dome
Of all the things that used to be—
There's no more Indian summer—
Long gone are Cree and Cherokee.
Yet, still the silky stealthy tread
Brings back images bright and keen—
Of lost Native Americans
Where so few are now seldom seen.
But moons do not let us forget
All the wild blood shed on both sides—
As we trace steps of moccasins
To where the dark of the moon hides.
Yes, it walks gently in tall sky,
That faint moccasin of new moon—
So gently it illuminates
As we dance mutely to its tune.
Copyright © Glen Enloe | Year Posted 2008
A single soldier stayed
To guard against the animal
From digging up the grave
He felt awful for the Injuns
Disgusted by their plight
So from his bag he took a chalk
And upon a stone, did write
These Injuns lie beneath this land
Through no fault of their own
Their only crime, was to take stand
And defend their rightful home
Part 3
It's been 12 years since that day
Now the wind blew from the east
A strange scent in the air
Which frighten, all the beast
And with the wind came sickness
A plague upon the town
It left the people, weak and feeble
As the virus spread around
But I alone stayed well
And never once felt ill
But at the edge of town
What I saw gave me a chill
He wore feathers in his hat
And a cloak made of rawhide
But he didn't have his gun
Just a pouch tied to his side
He made his way, straight to me
As I stood there on the walk
Then using broken English
He began to talk
He said that in his sack
There contained an ancient cure
That could make the town's folk free
From all that they've endured
To be continued
Man neither angel nor beast
Strive for happiness
Become street smart
Became colorful
Offers variety of lifestyles
Delighted to alter
Thankful for almost tragedy
Saved me from the dark
Truth brightens
Eternal Son is Father Christ
Brought light to my dark world
Copyright © Jacqueline R. Mendoza | Year Posted 2013
I did not drive the roan that day,
Just saddled up my old dark bay,
To check out fences far afield
And breathe in life with all its yield.
Near border's end I came upon
A fresh, dead cow down by the pond.
I wondered why it had died here
With water and spring grass so near.
I spurred my horse and reined away
But something said that I should stay—
I creaked down from my saddle's reach
And saw the cow had died in breech.
I knew they should be buried soon,
By light of day or dark of moon.
I left them there, that calf and cow
And rode back home in thought somehow.
I had forgot that scene of death
Till summer quickly took my breath
And once again I passed that shell
Of twisted skin and faded smell.
The worms had done their work it seems
On frenzied flesh and faltered dreams.
Yet, still I stared like at a grave—
Thought how we took but seldom gave.
Then autumn came and tinted trees
With colors each low creature sees.
So on my horse I sought them out,
To answer what this life's about.
A mute Madonna—sticks of bone,
Still nestled there so all alone.
We live and die, the season's dawn,
We're all breech born before we're gone.
In winter's wind the world turns cold
As cow and calf and man grow old.
Yet, now there's no sinew or hide
To hint of life or what's inside.
Death's passion passed and so did I
To pay respects and say goodbye.
For man and beast all die as kin—
I will not ride this trail again.
Copyright © Glen Enloe | Year Posted 2005
Death rides a pale horse, it is often quoted
to resurrecting bitter memories it is devoted
But the killer of dreams is Brahma dark
and with a twist of its head, hits its mark
I've ridden the memories until I've about lost count
Sometimes I wonder which of us is actually keeping score
and I'd gladly welcome that pale mount
just to dare to dream once more
© July 2004
Copyright © Catherine Devine | Year Posted 2005
He rode in from Texas, calmly chewing a piece of straw.
Folks rumored him a Ranger, some sorta man of Law.
An expressionless face, eyes close 'n stern.
Long barreled pistol, well kept 'n tied down firm.
It was the thirtieth of October, I remember it well.
Sit back 'n relax, I'll narrate the Stranger's tale.
Beer 'n whiskey shots, made the Stranger's tongue loose.
Tugs at his scarf, revealed scars from a noose.
Said he'd come to Denver, to escape the prairie fires.
Recipients of his story, placed him amongst certain liars.
Utterances of bright lights, in a calm night watch dream.
Stampeded cattle, loud voices 'n a haunting scream.
Empty hollow eyes, like death the Stranger was cold.
The annual midnight curse, is what the Ranger told.
Awoke in the saddle, by a Dark Angel of certain death.
Calm night air stirred, vapors rise from cattle's breath.
Focus controlled visions of the chilled dark night.
Squinted images appear from his questioned sight.
At one stroke past midnight, the curse we all had seen.
The Stranger changed to a man of straw, twas now Halloween!
By Jim "Ish" Fellers
Copyright © : August 31st, 2003 ~ Sunday
Copyright © JW Fellers | Year Posted 2009
In these dark days of war and death, in these days of turmoil and change—
In these days of political correctness, it sure does seem strange,
How once we did what we wanted – it used to be an open range.
I know now how it must have felt when they strung the range with barbed wire—
An era ended on those plains; the land and men put up for hire—
A way of life and freedom gone – a hard rain that put out the fire.
And nowadays in word and rhyme, it seems poets are all fenced in—
To write of history and yesterday, just seem to be a sin—
They only want these modern ranching times and not those way back when.
We know the world has changed a lot and all our freedoms have a cost—
It seems liberties' now another word that comes each year with frost,
As mournfully we gaze on sunsets and dream back on all we've lost.
So hoist another cup of Joe and raise your drink for one last toast—
Like phantom bison and wild horses, our free ways give up the ghost
And sadly we lean back in saddles and lose the thing we love most.
In these dark days of war and death, in these days of turmoil and change—
In these days of political correctness, it sure does seem strange,
How once we did what we wanted – it used to be an open range.
Copyright © Glen Enloe | Year Posted 2006
(At Wild Bill Hickok's Grave)
Those bold Black Hills of South Dakota,
Darkly murmur of all your Badlands—
You have left now like the Lakota—
On that hillside your monument stands.
Hills pulse under Ponderosa pines—
Strong night breezes have yet much to say—
Legends linger on lips and pale shrines—
They know that Wild Bill once passed this way.
You sleep long in this last resting place,
That now overlooks sinful Deadwood—
It is here that we still see your face,
Yet ponder if you were bad or good.
They moved your petrified form it's said—
Casket opened, though some thought it wrong—
Your dark face yet perfect, though long dead—
Your fair hair still so flaxen and long.
Jane Cannary lays mute beside you—
A calamity that is no more—
As you study those cards in the blue—
Play that dead man's hand from a far shore.
Saffron leaves and stern winds shape your grave—
And your name's one that we all know still—
As you raise dark death's ante and save,
One last red ace to trump Deadwood hill.
Copyright © Glen Enloe | Year Posted 2007
But she would not even read it – she knew what lay within—
A red rage toward her country now the fire that was her friend.
Yet just a few days later on a now black Christmas Eve—
Another knock was heard from a cowboy come home on leave.
And Jim Blue Moon stood on the porch with presents in one arm,
A proof against dark forces wishing all of us great harm.
He said like Twain, news of his death was exaggerated—
And with smiles his wife helped him in, and they celebrated.
Yet in the haze of happiness and all her loving care,
Only now did Liz realize Blue's left arm was not there.
But snatching life from death's dark rider is a precious thing,
And nothing could dispel the joy their reunion would bring.
Then came the new Christmas day, which now seemed so clear and bright—
Yet Blue held back - flexed his cold metal arm in morning light.
"I wonder if it was worth it?" Blue mumbled at the sight—
But Liz nodded and said: "Yes, you did the thing that was right."
Then they slowly opened presents - three united again—
Later dad and mom came over, and each rodeo friend.
"PBR's done," dad whispered in a voice like from the grave—
"Heck no!" Blue then replied, "I just lost the arm that I wave!"
Sure enough, with prosthetic arm, Blue rode the bulls once more—
Till he volunteered to go back to that faraway shore.
Alone, Jim's wife held their child and the inner one so new—
As a full, pale Christmas moon rose and slowly turned to blue.
So cinch tight my shimmering dark sorrel
With fine hand-tooled saddle of silver inlay—
I'll pull on my calfskin chaparajos
And through that old heartpine gate I'll ride away.
I've been too long on this sagebrush prairie.
Through many a rancho gate welcome and not—
With some I stayed and herded and prospered,
While with some I gave up much more than I got.
But I've rode toward that last gate in my life
And next that rosadero I'll sit for awhile—
Until that bright entryway swings open
And I ride in meek and accepting as a child.
So cinch tight my shimmering dark sorrel
With fine hand-tooled saddle of silver inlay—
I'll pull on my calfskin chaparajos
And through that old heartpine gate I'll ride away.
Last Freedom Fighters
They fought battles to conquer and spread the good news, it became a mighty
state, ports open to all refugees, hard men building a new world for the next
generation to travel, trading their souls for possessions to conquer these foreign
Hidden agenda was not known yet, our red brothers gave us warnings of
many coming, our spirits calling to form a tribal union, speaking of the old days. A
white calf will be born, our corn will burn from the sun rays, smoke rising to the
stars, echo's from the great chief, a war painted warrior speaking truth to the last
tribe, our homes were yesterday paths, our children do not speak our language,
the old sit on broken stumps not on our women woven rugs.
Sorrow comes rushing in as the pendulum swings, dividing lands between
the waters. Broken arrows burns their hearts, the teeth of the great wolf licks its
prey, waiting in the dark den, an image of timeless tales. Unknown visitors came
upon our lands and brought with them this great destruction to our pastures,
many warriors now lay in scared burial grounds, they took our women and laid
besides them making them slaves.
Our smoke clouds bringing visions, the red fox forewarns about a massacre,
ones that carry the pocked marked faces, yellow hairs that rode broken mares.
It's now there fate to give back these grounds that belonged to us, we stand tall
knowing the fate of the last freedom fighter, they will go down to the valleys and
lay besides our own. Our eagle soars and the black bears speaks, its upon our
lands that we stood by the waters which turned into red rivers, the mountains
shake bringing down the snow, the animals hide, the dark cloud is coming by the
hands of great men, they too shall melt with the rising sun.
Copyright © susie rossnagel | Year Posted 2006
As I walk from the dark days of my life..
I leave a pass behind in my life...Days of partying
and drinking and doing drugs...And chasing women....
are gone..And being angry at the world is gone.....
I guess being a rebel comes age+wisdom...
and a time to slow down and having a family is more
important ..The days of hell raising are gone and
lighted days are here..time and memories are that's
all that is left....The dark days are gone...Man it is hard
getting old.............................
Copyright © kevin cox | Year Posted 2008
Sage, bows out in final rage
As prairie shows its age
And the seasons burn...
Gone, is the summer upon
A dark gray sky that's wan
As tumbleweeds churn.
Corn, stalks the dead frosty morn,
Cold as the day we're born
When all we did was cry.
So, the far-flung geese do know
When it's high time to go
And all things must die.
Soon, comes the dark mother moon
Amid the scream of loon
Across vast prairie.
How, we heed the call of cow,
No one knows even now--
But it just must be.
Trees, so softly do appease
And turn that final breeze
To what yet must come.
Chills, then starkly cringe the hills
As that cold first frost kills
And summer's struck dumb.
Gone, is the summer upon
A dark gray sky that's wan
As tumbleweeds churn.
Sage, bows out in final rage
As prairie shows its age
And the seasons burn...
Amidst strong foes, in real, he plays the hang
disturbing a hive to trouble the gang
one on a town to sweep
ride on sea with a jeep
placing the hand on a poisonous fang.
Copyright © Funom Makama | Year Posted 2017


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The Canadian geese did a fly over, and the last crowd of the year walked slowly out of Cheney Stadium after the final home loss. The clean-up crew began sweeping up the peanuts and Cracker Jack leavings as well as lots of those hot dogs. That was on August 27, before the season ended, because the Rainiers finished their 20th year as the Seattle Mariners' Triple A franchise with five games at Fresno (another loss.)
And what an up and down season it was. The team spent 13 of the first 30 games in first place before slipping into third for eight games and then becoming mired in fourth from May 21 to July 11 when they finally were able to see the light of third place again. At season's end they were third in the Pacific Coast League's Pacific North Division, with a record of 74-70.
Although the team came up a few games short of being in the play offs, they achieved another number they were striving for--having a winning season. In May, June and July that seemed pretty undoable. On June 11 the Rainiers were 13 games under .500, with a record of 26-39. May 13 was the last time the team saw .500 or better until July 25 when they stood at 53-53. They reached the .500 goal for the season on August 26 by defeating Iowa for their 73rd win of the summer.
Another number worth noting was sending four players to the Triple-A All Star game in Durham, North Carolina, on July 16. Those players were infielders Nick Franklin, Gabriel Noriega, Chris Taylor and relief pitcher Logan Kensing. This was the first time since 2001 that that many Rainiers went to an All Star game, and even though the Pacific Coast League's affiliates lost to the International League players 7-3, Taylor was named the game's MVP. He went 2 for 4, with two doubles.
Rainiers who reached the top 10 in various PCL statistical categories were RHP Jordan Pries, ERA (sixth at 3.69), OF Xavier Nady, stolen bases (sixth with 31), IF Ty Kelly, games played (tied for fourth with 133), Taylor, triples (tied for year as the Seattle Mariners' Triple A franchise with five games fourth with seven), and Kelly, walks (second with 83.) In addition, Tacoma was seventh as a team in both batting average (.281) and OPS (.777.) As always, the team experienced an astronomical number of transactions (159). This was due to both injuries and promotions and demotions. Midway through the season, first time Triple A manager Roy Howell said he had never experienced such a turnover managing lower level teams. "Here you've got players on the 40 man roster, free agents that have been signed and have outs in their contracts. Other players are here on rehab assignments. When people ask me what's the toughest part of managing in the PCL I say it's not the travel, it's the player movement that's crazy because you're trying to get a continuity with your ball club. But guys are baseball players," he added. "At this level they've been around a little bit. A new guy walks in and the next day it's like he's been here for a month. That's what's really nice about it." He knew many players from the Mariners' organization having previously coached with lower level Mariner teams in 2012 and 2013. Howell played professionally for 14 seasons with Texas, Toronto, and Milwaukee and was named Toronto's MVP in 1978
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A wedding will take place this week in London which has absorbed the attention of the American people. In fact, a new film, "William and Kate" is being shown to those who would like to waste a few hours of their time watching boredom. At least the London wedding is making people in England come together for a few moments and forget their problems. We believe it is time to bring back the monarchy to these shores.
One might argue we already have a monarchy of the ignorant since few nations of the world could match our candidates for the presidency. Think about it, how many nations have people with names like Mitt or Newt or Donald Duck or Sarah and Michele who have no idea where Libya is in the world? Perhaps, it is time to restore the monarchy we ousted in 1776.
A monarch would compel loud mouth ignorant idiots who yell about the birth place of their president to confront a King or Queen who would be shocked by their ignorance. It is one think for Glenn Beck to draw lines leading to no place and another for Glenn to look a Queen in the face and repeat his nightly nonsense. How about King William and Queen Kate becoming our leaders? It can't be worse than living in a land in which Donald Duck Trump is actually being considered a candidate for president!
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Due to overwhelming pressure from outside sources (mostly customers), Target recently pulled a line of greeting cards from their shelves that references Whitney Houston in a somewhat NEGATIVE way.
The card reads "The next time you think of dating the bad boy, consider Whitney Houston…that's all I'm going to say." WTF!?!? What section was this card under, The Insensitive Bitter Friend section? Target had this card on their shelves for the past 2 weeks and finally caved in and removed it.
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2012 Campbell Women's Soccer Schedule
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Regional rivalries, a pair of in-season tournaments and an 11-match Big South Conference slate highlight the 2012 Campbell University women's soccer schedule.
Nine starters return from last year's record-setting squad that finished 15-5-2 overall, 7-1-2 in conference play and advanced to the league final.
"As we look toward the 2012 season, it was very important for us to do two things with our schedule; take on some regional opponents that we have not faced in fall competition in a number of seasons and prepare our ladies for the grind of the Big South Conference," said Todd Clark, who is starting his seventh year as head coach. "As we recruit more players from within the geographic footprint of the Big South it is important that we distinguish ourselves against competition that we regularly recruit against."
The Big South women's soccer regular season schedule includes a record 11 games with the addition of Longwood for the 2012-13 academic year. Campbell will face seven schools outside league play before opening its Big South portion with 3-straight road contests.
Campbell opens its regular season with three-consecutive games at the Eakes Athletic Complex, where the Camels fashioned a 7-1-0 mark in 2011.
"We want to consistently play teams that can both punish and reward us," said Clark. "In the past our schedule has had some matches that were perhaps a little more clearly predetermined in the end result, but if we want to really be a team of impact in the region we need to be consistently tested in each contest. We could very easily win each game this season, but we could also lose them all as well! That causes our staff and players to remain sharp every night which we hope will eventually lead us to our ultimate goal of a conference championship."
East Carolina and Campbell tangle in the season opener on Fri., Aug. 17, marking the 14th meeting between the in-state rivals, but the first since 2007, Clark's second year in charge of the program.
One week later (Aug. 24), Francis Marion visits Buies Creek for a 7 p.m. kick-off. A 3-0 Camel win in 2011 – CU's third-straight shutout victory to open the year – leveled the all-time series with the Patriots at 2-2-0.
Campbell and Conference USA member Marshall square off in women's soccer action for the first time on Labor Day (Sept. 3). A year ago, the Thundering Herd finished 4-12-3, 2-7-2 in CUSA.
The Camels face host UNC Wilmington in the UNCW Hilton Garden Inn Invitational at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 7. CU and UNCW renew a rivalry that dates to 1994, but has been dormant since 2005. The Seahawks finished 2011 with a 3-16 overall mark and 1-10 record in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Campbell takes on Southern Conference member Elon on the second day (Sept. 9) of the Hilton Garden Inn Invitational. CU dropped a 1-0 decision at Elon in 2010 in the last meeting between the schools. The Phoenix fashioned an 8-8-4 record, including a 6-3-2 ledger in SoCon play, last season.
On Sept. 14, the Camels travel to the mountains to face Louisiana-Lafayette in the Western Carolina Catamount Classic. The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2011 campaign with a 6-12-2 overall mark and 2-8-1 record in the Sun Belt Conference.
The Camels then meet the host Catamounts on Sept. 16 to close out the non-conference portion of the slate. Western Carolina has won the two previous meetings between the schools, most recently a 2-1 decision in the 2010 season opener at Buies Creek. In 2011, Western compiled a 9-10-1 record, 4-7 in the SoCon.
In 2011, Campbell was unbeaten in the UMBC Classic and the Valparaiso Crusader Classic, while dropping both games against nationally-ranked foes in the Wake Forest Nike Challenge.
"Last year the tournaments were important in putting us in a hostile away environment but also playing for something across the weekend that replicates the Big South Conference tournament," said Clark. "We are looking forward to both tournaments at UNC Wilmington and Western Carolina as we respect the individual teams, players and coaches but more importantly the tournament format will prepare us for the ultimate weekend in November when it's all or nothing. These tournaments give our players the ability to test themselves against quality teams from different conferences while it challenges our staff to manage our roster across a long weekend rather than a single match."
Campbell begins Big South Conference play with a two-game swing through Virginia to meet VMI (Sept. 20) and defending league tournament champion Radford (Sept. 22).
The Camels lost only one Big South regular season game in 2011, but finished third in the league standings, just one point behind regular season co-champs Radford and Winthrop.
"For our staff and team in 2012 the sole goal within the conference is a title and NCAA berth," said Clark. "Last year was a tremendous ride having been picked sixth and ending as runner-up in both the regular season and the tournament. Because of that not only will we not surprise anyone but we also want more. The conference is as evenly matched as ever and we will need to be incredibly sharp to reach our goal but we feel it is certainly reasonable. I would like to think with 9 starters back and so many key reserves that we are a favorite. For me, as defending champions, Radford must be a favorite as would be Winthrop but I think the reality is that any of five or six other teams on any night can win in this league so consistency is key."
Four of the five games between the Camels and VMI have ended in one-goal decisions. Last season, Ashley Clark's strike in the 60th minute was the game's lone goal at Buies Creek. CU leads the all-time series 3-2, but both teams have scored only five times in as many outings.
Campbell defeated Radford 2-1 in the regular season finale last year at Buies Creek behind strikes from Procaccini and Taylor Brown. However, the Highlanders claimed a 1-0 triumph to earn the Big South's automatic berth in the NCAA College Cup last November at Charleston, S.C.
"In 2011, we were very strong at times in beating both Winthrop and Radford who eventually shared the (regular season) title but we lost points elsewhere that cost us the championship," said Clark. "We hope that lesson is learned and we can finish the job and take home the regular season title by not only finishing individual games, but also recognizing how each game is as important as the one before or after."
A third-straight road match to start league play falls on Sept. 27 at Gardner-Webb. Leppikangas' hat trick provided the margin in a 3-0 regular season win last year over the Bulldogs. Campbell then eliminated GWU 3-1 in the conference quarterfinal round as Annabelle Gibney scored twice and added an assist on Brown's goal.
The Camels return home on Sept. 30 to begin a five-match home stand against league foes with a 2:00 p.m. kick-off vs. Winthrop. Last season, CU's only blemish at the Eakes Complex was an overtime setback against Towson. The Camels reeled off five wins in as many outings against Big South competition in Buies Creek and outscoring their league foes by an 11-2 margin at home during the 2011 campaign.
Kirsty Meyer, Leppikangas, Clark and Procaccini provided the goals in a 4-1 win at Winthrop during the 2011 regular season. Gibney, Leppikangas and Clark struck in a 3-2 Camel triumph in the Big South semifinal that matched the league's top two scoring teams of 2011.
The home stand continues Oct. 4 against UNC Asheville and Oct. 6 vs. Presbyterian. CU earned a 2-1 win last season over the Bulldogs, then drew 2-2 two days later at PC. Clark and Leppikangas scored in both outings for CU.
Longwood visits the Eakes Complex for the first time as a Big South member on Oct. 11. Campbell owns a 4-2-1 edge in the all-time series, including a 3-1 triumph in the 2010 season finale at the Eakes Complex. Longwood finished the 2011 campaign with a 7-7-4 overall record and was 1-2-1 vs. Big South teams.
The home stretch concludes on Oct. 13 with a 7 p.m. kick-off against Liberty. In 2011, the Camels claimed a 2-1 triumph over the Flames at Lynchburg to run their advantage in the all-time series to 4-1-0.
Campbell plays at Coastal Carolina Oct. 18 and Charleston Southern Oct. 20 to round out the regular season road ledger. Last season, Meyer scored twice and Line Berntsen once in a 3-1 Camel win over Coastal at Buies Creek.
The Buccaneers handed Campbell its lone setback in league regular season play last season at Charleston, a 1-0 decision.
High Point comes to town Oct. 23 for the final home game of the year as five Camels – Jeannie Borda, Brown, Meyer, Cissy Nitz and Ryann Torrero – will make their last playing appearance at the Eakes Complex. The Camels and Panthers battled to a scoreless draw last year in High Point, leaving Campbell with a 4-0-1 all-time mark against their closest Big South competition.
The top eight teams in the Big South standings will advance to the league tournament, which opens on Sat. Oct. 27 with the four highest seeds hosting quarterfinal round matches.
UNC Asheville will host the Big South semifinals (Nov. 2) and championship (Nov. 4) with the winner receiving the league's automatic berth to the NCAA College Cup.
"Having been so close last year shows us we are capable, but the parity of the Big South makes it a very difficult conference to win. However, we'll do our very best," said Clark. "Ultimately our schedule is built to both challenge and prepare us for a long and difficult season, but also one that is rewarding. We know we play some great programs and we respect each and every one of them. At this point we are just ready to get pre-season started and begin competition."
A trio of first-team all-conference performers returns from the 2011 side in sophomore Ashley Clark and seniors Taylor Brown and Kirsty Meyer. Clark ranked second among Big South scoring leaders a year ago with 29 points on 11 goals and 7 assists while also adding all-freshman team honors.
Brown was a league all-tournament and all-academic team choice as she played all but 13 of 2037 minutes in the central defense during the 2011 campaign. Meyer finished 7th among conference scoring leaders with 20 points on 7 goals and 6 assists.
A two-year starter in goal, Ryann Torrero, returns for her senior season after ranking second among league leaders in goals-against average (1.02) and save percentage (.816) in 2011.
Among the losses from last year's club are seniors Pirjo Leppikangas and Annabelle Gibney. Leppikangas was a first-team all-league and all-tourney choice after she tied for third among league scoring leaders (10 goals, 8 assists, 28 points). Gibney tied for 4th with Meyer among Big South assists (6) leaders and earned a spot on the all-tournament team.
Campbell will also prepare for the regular season with an exhibition match Aug. 9 at Appalachian State.


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The guidelines used by agencies to assess and report their conformity with the requirements of the NTTAA are detailed in Office of Budget and Management (OMB) Circular A-119 ("the Circular"). The Circular establishes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as the agency responsible for coordinating conformity assessment activities, and requires NIST to report annually to OMB on the progress that federal agencies have made toward using voluntary standards.
Among other things, the NTTAA directs NIST to bring together federal agencies as well as state and local governments to achieve greater reliance on voluntary standards and decreased dependence on in-house standards. To illustrate, when government agencies discovered a need for a standard, they had, in the past, created and adopted unique, proprietary standards when voluntary consensus standards already existed that effectively addressed those needs. The result was an unnecessary government standard that created confusion and added expense for those who had to comply with it.
In order to prevent this kind of occurrence, the NTTAA requires that federal agencies adopt private sector standards, particularly those developed by Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), wherever possible in lieu of creating proprietary, non-consensus standards. NIST encourages and supports federal agencies in their efforts to comply with the Act. NIST is also charged under the NTTAA with helping federal agencies to identify potentially useful standards used in manufacturing, commerce, industry and educational institutions. Through this activity, federal as well as state and local government agencies will be able to avoid the unnecessary development of government unique standards.
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On a warm, muggy night at Converse's D.W. Rutledge Stadium, the Uvalde Coyotes ended their 2013 football season Saturday as they lost a 38-14 decision to the Victoria West Warriors. "We knew going into the game that we had our work cut out for us," said Uvalde High School head football coach Gary Griffin. "Victoria West showed why they are one of the top football teams from the Coastal Bend area this year. "Though we did not perform as well as I had hoped we would, it was not for a lack of effort. Our kids played hard from start to finish," said Griffin. "Credit goes to Victoria West. They have a really good team. And they played one of their best overall games of the season against us."
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Hosted by the American Medical Student Association
Sponsored by the Health Career Connection, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, Asian American Health Society, Cal Health Coalition, the Integrative Biology Department, and the School of Public Health
Saturday, February 20, 2010
- Free AMSA flashdrive with Pre-Medical Survival Guide and conference materials (Presentation outlines, fliers, brochures, etc.) for the first 100 people who register.
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- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Isaac Yang, Chief Resident of Neurosurgery, UCSF, Making a Difference or Making a Salary: Why Become a Medical Doctor?
- Keynote Speaker: Jeff Oxendine, MBA, MPH, Associate Dean of Public Health Practice, UC Berkeley, How to find which health career is the best for you
- Diversity in Public Health, Abby Rincon, Director of Diversity for the School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
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- Interview Skills Workshop, Kaplan
- Health Care Reform, Sara Rogers, health policy consultant to Senator Mark Leno
- Leadership In Medicine, Dr. Daniel West, Pediatric Residency Program Director, UCSF
- Why Combine Public Health and Medicine? Amanda Barbeau, AMSA Premedical Trustee, BU MPH Student
- My Path to Medical School, Daniel Pio, MBA, UCLA Medical Student
- Mock interviews, Kaplan
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Clearly, what is immaterial in the human mind can influence the physical world, or our acts of will and understanding would be without effect. If our will is free these physical effects are not wholly predictable. —http://www.leaderu.com/ftissues/ft9511/revessay.htmlA merchant in Baghdad sent his servant to the market. The servant returned, trembling and frightened. The servant told the merchant, "I was jostled in the market, turned around, and saw Death.""Death made a threatening g … [Read more...]
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Theocracy Watch II: Judicial Tyranny Edition
The forces of theocracy are on the march, and Daylight Atheism is keeping a close eye on them. First, an article from the March 3 Legal Times, Alabama Judge Declares War on U.S. Supreme Court:Sitting calmly in his impeccably neat office at Alabama's Justice Building, state Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker does not look like a man at war with the U.S. Supreme Court....Last month, Parker wrote an op-ed in The Birmingham News, attacking the high court's "blatant judicial tyranny." The case … [Read more...]
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A new essay, "Into the Clear Air", has been posted on Ebon Musings. The article details the four common stages of deconversion and offers help and guidance to people in the process of losing their religion.This is an open thread. Comments and feedback are welcome. … [Read more...]
On Free Will II: Overthrowing Dualism
For most of human history, philosophers have believed that only the possession of an immaterial soul could confer free will on human beings. (There have been exceptions: the ancient Greek Stoics, for example.) This idea has fallen somewhat out of favor, but there are many theists who still hold to it. They are willing to concede that the universe we live in is an interwoven tapestry of cause and effect, but insist that we are special somehow, that we are an exemption.If free will truly … [Read more...]
Who Are the Moral Ones?
Much mention has been made lately of a recent Pew Research Center study showing that two-thirds of American Christians condone the use of torture. When asked whether the use of torture against terrorism suspects was justified to gain important information, about 15% of white Christians in general, and about 20% of white Catholics, said that it was "often" justified. (Other ethnic groups were not polled.) About an additional 50% said that it was "sometimes" or "rarely" justified. By contrast, 41% … [Read more...]
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Over the ages, the question of whether we have free will has engaged, confronted, and puzzled philosophers probably more than any other issue, and untold numbers of papers, conferences, books and debates have been expended on tackling it. It is no surprise that so much philosophical ink has been spilled on this question, because it is in a sense the question upon which all other questions depend. If there is no free will, and thus no moral responsibility, it seems we might as well shut down the … [Read more...]
Kicking the Crutches Away
In a previous post, I defended the conclusion that atheists should, under certain circumstances, evangelize on behalf of atheism. I recently read a story that bears on this conclusion, thanks to a recent edition of the Grand Rounds medical blog carnival - a beautiful and moving post titled "The rites of passage", about a badly injured old man admitted to the emergency room who kept himself alive, seemingly by an act of pure will, until a priest could be found to administer him his last rites. … [Read more...]
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Turn on the TV, turn to the back pages of a newspaper, or peruse the best-seller lists, and you're almost certain to come across one of those angels in human form, the psychics. Every day they display their powers to the wonder of believers and the astonishment of skeptics, presciently predicting startling information such as, "The body will be found near water", or "I see the letter 'R' in connection with you."Though these incredible insights revolutionize the lives of many, it is undeniable … [Read more...]
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San Diego, March 27, 2014— Vistage Chair Judy York has recently launched a new small business group in Hagerstown, MD. The new Vistage group will meet monthly to discuss business issues, share expertise, and provide one another confidential help to achieve their goals. York is part of a community of more than 400 Vistage Chairs who lead local area groups, which total more than 21,000 members in 15 countries.
Vistage Best Practice Chair Peter Schwartz applauded her success: "Judy has proven once again that attitude trumps skill and knowledge every time. Judy has launched the first ever Vistage group in the Hagerstown area. I've never seen anyone prospect as hard as Judy. Her work ethic coupled with her past success as a CEO and former Vistage member will make her a fabulous Chair. I'm thrilled to welcome her to our Chair community."
Judy York has held many corporate positions, ranging from management consultant to Sales Training Manager, Project and Product Manager, to President and CEO. She led multi-year strategic planning and execution cycles to build corporate value and position her rapidly growing, technical professional services company for a successful exit event. Judy has a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master's of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) from Penn State University as well as a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English from Virginia Tech.
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Having lamented my husband's need to work away from us during the week, Jazzy made it his aim to keep him with us this week by getting sick.
It started with a cough and very quickly turned into a fever, his chubby cheeks and hands red and burning, and trouble breathing. I bundled him up and took him to emergency and with a temperature of 39.4 he was taken straight through after being seen by the triage nurse.
The doctor saw him and decided some panadol, home, bed and appointments with his GP every second day, starting the next day, would be appropriate. I wasn't sure where he came from that you could make such appointments at short notice! They gave him his drugs and we were left to watch some kiddie shows and await his temperature going down.
Instead, it crept up, closer and closer to 40, his red hands soon became red arms and his breathing got more raspy and fast. We stripped him and I discovered a strange red, blotchy rash on his right shoulder, which didn't blanch when pressed.
This, of course, led to some drama and panic, especially when another rash appeared under his left arm. Bloods were taken and a cannula put in as I held my boy down, crying and snotting all over his flushed little head. It was decided he would be admitted and treated for croup and Meningococcal, the latter as a precaution.
While Jasper wasn't showing symptoms of Meningococcal, the sudden flurry of activity surrounding his rash had me in a tizz. It helped that they were relatively sure it wasn't, but their tiny seed of doubt had me on edge.
Sunday night in the Emergency Department turned into Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday in the Pediatric Ward. A time of blood tests, false results (a positive for staph, from the hands of the person who took the blood), boredom, sleepless nights, stress and tears.
In the end, his croup started clearing up and he stopped needing the steroids to treat it, the rash started to disappear and all tests came back showing 'nothing overly sinister' and his bed was needed so we made our way home.
And my boy did a crazy happy dance which made my heart burst and, somehow, made the whole thing worthwhile.
He is still in recovery mode and has, ever so kindly, passed on his germs to Kahlei. I am still utterly exhausted from the whole experience and James has had a week off work we probably couldn't afford him to have. It's been a trying time. A stressful time. Eye opening.
A time to count my blessings. Of which there are many.
Linking up with Jess from Diary of a SAHM for IBot and wondering why my time in Emergency wasn't nearly as interesting or inspiring as hers.
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What a scary experience! I'm glad he's home and better.
Oh wow that sounds terrible! I hope you are all feeling better now and those nasty germs have disappeared. And as for your hospital trip not being like Jess, I go to the same hospital as her and have not had the experience she has!
Friary wishes and butterfly kisses #teamIBOT
Oh no! I do know how that feels.. how terrible for him. All those tests are NOT fun.
Love his Happy dance pic. I think i too would have done a Happy Dance. I'm glad he's on the mend. I hope kahlei is ok. xx
Love the happy dance! Glad to hear he is feeling better but not glad to hear Kahlei is not well 🙁
hope all germs rack off for good soon. <3
Oh my goodness! That would have been heart wrenching to go through! I'm so lucky that I haven't had to go through anything as serious as that with my two girls. I'm so glad to hear that he's ok. x
Good to hear he is ok, bit of a worry for you though. It is very exhausting when they are sick like that, emotionally, and being stuck in a hospital with them isn't much fun either. Hope the germs clear up and stay away 🙂
It is scary, I rushed my 2 year old to the ED Friday morning, with a rash that spread pretty quickly. In the end it seems she had an allergic reaction to mozzie bites. But it is horrible, especially when things happen so quick! 🙁
Glad to see the happy dance..:)
That must have been terrifying for you!
My youngest has been really prone to croup, and we have also ended up at the emergency room a couple of times. I'm now so prepared for it, that at first sign of that cough, I give him the predi-mix.
I hope he is still recovering well, and the rest of you are too! 🙂
Oh Becky, it's awful when life hits you with these unexpected dramas! I'm so glad it wasn't meningococal and that the hospital actually took it seriously. And so glad he is feeling better now.
That's maybe the cutest happy dance picture ever! What a gorgeous little boy! I'm so sorry he was so sick though.
My son was also treated once for Meningococcal (precautionary)and that 'maybe' was terrifying.
Not as traumatic as having to hold them down (or watch someone else hold them down) to insert cannula/take blood/insert naso-gastric tube. It all sucks.
I'm glad he's on the mend. I hope that everyone's better soon.
Jenna was the only one of mine that got croup. She was already at school so not as little as Jasper. I remember being in ED. Jenna was feverish & miserable, canula in, with the nebuliser on her face. She was desperately trying to tell me something. As I leaned right in to try and hear her raspy voice I heard, barely audibly, "I've got news"!
Oh Becky, what a scary story you have written!! Every mothers heart just went OH!! Glad he is all better now!! xx
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2014 NATO Summit to be held in Wales, September 4-5th
NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Croeso! (That's "Welcome!" in Welsh). On September 4th and 5th, 2014 Wales will welcome about 60 leaders from across the globe to the 2014 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit. The Summit will take place at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, located just twenty minutes outside the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. This will be the first NATO Summit in Wales and it will be the first time a sitting US President will visit this Celtic country.
In actual fact, the United States and Wales are bound by an astonishing number of little known historic links. Here are just a few: (see more at http://www.walesonline.co.uk/welsh-america-links):
- Legend has it that Prince Madog ab Owain Gwynedd sailed to what is now Alabama in 1170;
- Welsh-American Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence;
- There have been nine US Presidents with Welsh ancestry;
- The number of Americans with the Welsh names Williams, Evans and Jones is higher than the population of Wales (3 million);
- Iconic Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (b. 1914 in Swansea) died in New York in 1953; www.dylanthomas100.org;
- Yale University was named after Welshman Elihu Yale;
- Hillary Rodham Clinton has Welsh ancestors.
To mark this historic occasion, the Royal Mint has struck approximately 150 limited edition bronze commemorative 'coins' at its Llantrisant site in South Wales. https://www.gov.uk .
HRH The Prince of Wales will host a special event for the group with honored guests including Prime Minister David Cameron, Wales' First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb. President Obama and his fellow dignitaries can expect to enjoy a locally sourced meal prepared by award-winning Welsh Chef Stephen Terry. 'Fresh' and 'local' are two important words when talking about Welsh food. And Wales' varied landscape reflects the freshness, quality and variety of its produce. Visitor to Wales can sample Chef Terry's cuisine at The Hardwick, near Abergavenny www.thehardwick.co.uk.
A country of three million with a 30,000-year-old history, Wales is known as a magical land of epic myths, Arthurian legend and song; a land of poets, performers and original thinkers (the microphone, fuel cell, mathematical equals sign and canned beer are all Welsh innovations). Wales has proven itself a world leader across generations with accomplishments that delight visitors today:
- In 1927, the National Museum Cardiff opened and now houses an eclectic collection, including the world's second largest impressionist art collection https://www.museumwales.ac.uk;
- With the opening of The Wales Coast Path in 2012, Wales became the first country on the planet with a completely walkable perimeter - www.walescoastpath.gov.uk;
- At Mid-Wales's western edge, the Brecon Beacons National Park is one of just eight 'Dark Sky Reserves' in the world http://www.darksky.org;
- Llanwrtyd Wells has been recognized for decades as the 'capital of quirk' in Wales. Every summer the town nestled in a serene valley on the edge of the Cambrian Mountains - hosts its annual Green Events www.green-events.co.uk where international contestants show their skill at bog snorkeling, in a man vs horse marathon and many other off beat competitions.
Notes to Editors:
The 2014 NATO Wales logo includes four icons of the country's history and culture. According to Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO's Secretary General, the logo features, "strong symbols of Wales in a modern way drawing on the past; looking to the future." Icons of the logo include:
- The Castle: Wales is home to 641 castles with more castles per square mile than any other country in the world.
- The Welsh Dragon:An image of a red dragon adorns the Welsh flag. The dragon depicts the country's mystical past from the legends of King Arthur to the tales of the Mabinogion.
- A Celtic knot:Celtic heritage runs through the heart of the Welsh people. Welsh is the oldest living Celtic language in the world.
- The Newport Transporter Bridge:One of onlysix left in the world, it represents Wales' success in industry, from coal in the 1900's to aerospace and alternative energy today.
Visit Wales is the Government tourism office for Wales, a country within the United Kingdom that is 180 miles long and 70 miles across at its widest point. Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are four distinct countries that make up the United Kingdom. For more information on travel to Wales, consumers can visit www.americas.visitwales.com .
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One day after. Can allready see that I'm more contoured.
I have had 3 babies one after the other and felt I could use a little contouring. I had outer and inner thighs done and also what they call the banana roll. I went to one place where they were distant, rude, etc. Just not a good experience there. I decided to check out one more place around my hometown (Goshen, IN) and I am so glad I did.
First the pin pricks for the local numbing then the larger laser needle going in and numbing and melting the fat. They put on music for me and talked to me the whole time. They even bought me food. I only felt a little pain at the begining but nothing that was unbareable. After the procedure was over I had to stand up and get dressed, well I almost fainted. The feeling of being sick to my stomach and fainting was a worse feeling than the lipo. It's a breeze!
They gave me painkillers and I haven't had to take any. I am a bit sore but nothing bad. The holes have almost stopped leaking. I would recommend ordering Spanx offline rather than wearing what the doc gives you to wear.
I will update later with some before and after images!


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From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Geological Survey earlier this week:
On November 19, 2013, Eclipse Resources of State College, Pennsylvania, donated an extensive collection of well sample cuttings to the ODNR Division of Geological Survey. This collection of samples originally was accumulated by Oxford Oil Company of Zanesville, Ohio, which was recently acquired by Eclipse Resources.
The collection features samples from wells dating back more than fifty years. Mr. Jack Greene, from the Eclipse Zanesville office, was instrumental in helping the Survey acquire this well-organized collection. Samples from more than 2,000 wells, located predominantly in eastern Ohio, will be added to the Survey's current collection of 5,325 cutting suites, making this one of the most sizable acquisitions in the Survey's 176-year history.
Ultimately, this collection will greatly expand the Survey's capability to conduct subsurface research. Our knowledge of structural geology and stratigraphy will be enhanced, thus benefitting current and future projects that serve Ohio's need for such things as energy and mineral resources, waste fluid disposal, and environmental protection.
The new collection will be maintained at the Ohio Geological Sample Repository at Alum Creek State Park in Delaware County. Following the archival process, the cuttings will be available for research and examination by industry, academia, and the general public.
For more information about the repository and the Survey's core and sample collection, click here.
Chesapeake Energy Corp,the Oklahoma-based firm is the No. 1 driller in Ohio.
Rig Count Interactive Map by Baker Hughes, an energy services company.
Shale Sheet Fracking, a Youngstown Vindicator blog.
National Geographic's The Great Shale Rush.
The Ohio Environmental Council, a statewide eco-group based in Columbus.
Earthjustice, a national eco-group.
People's Oil and Gas Collaborative-Ohio, a grass-roots group in Northeast Ohio.
Concerned Citizens of Medina County, a grass-roots group.
No Frack Ohio, a Columbus-based grass-roots group.
Fracking: Gas Drilling's Environmental Threat by ProPublica, an online journalism site.
Pipeline, blog from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Marcellus shale drilling.
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This was clearly a very serious craving.
As much as I teased her for becoming so obsessed with banana nut muffins, I was secretly counting down the days I until I could make them. I've always loved banana-flavored things, and muffins are just about one of my absolute favorite baked treats to eat. Anything that's sweet, cakey, and without frosting is my kind of baked good, and along with simple cakes, muffins are at the top of my list. When my sister mentioned that she wanted me to make her banana nut muffins, I immediately realized that I really couldn't remember the last time I had had a banana nut muffin, and I found this upsetting. I think I was just excited about making these banana nut muffins as she was, except that I obviously made sure to play it cool and kept my excessive excitement to myself.
In retrospect, however, I could have probably shown my excitement a bit more- these muffins are really something special. I combined a recipe I saw on All Recipes with one I had seen on Food Network, and that was definitely the way to go. One recipe called for slightly chunkier bananas, and other recipe suggested simply mixing together with an electric mixer to really blend that banana flavor all throughout the muffins. Incorporating a little bit of each recipe into my banana nut muffin version is what sets these muffins apart.
Now, I'm almost always a "one-bowl-only-for-muffins" advocate, but for this recipe, I am making an exception. This recipe requires three bowls and a handheld electric mixer (don't hate me!) but I think that using these separate components is the real key to making sure these muffins come out as tasty as they are supposed to. I'll explain more about that in a moment. The fact that this recipe use a bit more equipment than in a normal muffin recipe that I would share doesn't make these any more difficult to mix together. It just takes a few extra minutes, and once you taste these muffins, you'll agree with me that those few extra minutes were worth it. First, all the dry ingredients are sifted together into a large bowl. In a small bowl, add half of the bananas, and mash them up with a fork. You want to leave them a little on the chunky side! For the third bowl that gets used, the remaining banana, sugar, egg, and brown butter (oh yes, brown butter!) get thoroughly mixed together with an electric mixer. By separating the banana in half and mashing them to different extents, we will ensure that our muffins will end up being textural and flavorful masterpieces. There will be chunks of banana scattered throughout, but because we beat some banana with the other wet ingredients, we'll have a nice banana flavor mixed evenly throughout the muffins. The wet and dry ingredients are then combined, nuts are stirred in, and the batter is poured into a muffin tin and baked. Simple enough!
I think it would be an understatement to say that my sister and I liked these muffins. I thought they were really, really fantastic. There is a great banana flavor in every bite, and the brown butter gives the muffins a nice nutty flavor that goes perfectly with the banana and other nuts in the recipe. For the nuts, you can feel free to use 2/3 of whatever your favorite nut combination is. I used 2/3 cup of walnuts and pecans because that was what I had on hand. The fact that they are some of my favorite nuts certainly helped! These banana nut muffins are the perfect banana nut muffin, and is a great option for Mother's Day Brunches. I loved that I was finally able to make these for my sister, and all I can think about now is when the next time I bake them will actually be. If you need a nutty banana muffin recipe, I can assure you that this is the one!
Banana Nut Muffins
recipe adapted from All Recipes
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large very ripe bananas
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup unsalted butter, browned and cooled slightly
2/3 cup chopped nuts (I used walnuts and pecans)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and position a rack in the middle of the oven. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
In a large bowl, combine together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a small bowl, roughly mash half of the bananas, leaving them a bit on the chunky side. In a separate bowl, combine the remaining bananas, sugar, egg, vanilla extract and brown butter. Using an electric mixer (I used a hand held one), beat the ingredients together until they are smooth and combined.
Create a well in the dry ingredients, and pour the smooth banana mixture into the well. Gently fold the banana mixture in, stopping when just combined. The batter will be thick, and it's ok if it's lumpy! Stir in the remaining chunky mashed bananas and the nuts until evenly mixed in. Divide the muffin batter among the prepared liners. Bake the muffins for 25-27 minutes, or until they have a nice dome and are golden brown on top.
Let the muffins cool slightly in the muffin tin before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
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100 Hot Air Balloons Descend On Indianola! (Bonnie's blog 7/25/13)
Staci Scheurenbrand and Drew Bracken from the National Balloon Classic joined us in the studio this morning just after the 8:30 news. The Classic gets underway tomorrow evening and runs thru August 3rd. Staci reminded everyone that the balloons go up at 6:30AM and 6:30PM, weather permitting. The morning flights are "competition flights" and it's free to come out to the balloon field to watch. There is a parade on Saturday. Night glows are both Friday evenings as well as on Wednesday and Thursday. Fireworks on both Saturday evenings. Be sure to be listening to WHO Radio each morning and evening to find out if the flights are on or whether they have been cancelled due to weather conditions. For more information, visit their website at www.nationalballoonclassic.com.
Amy Baker of the Dowtown Des Moines Farmers Market joined us this morning just after the 7:30 news. Sweet corn season is finally heere and you'll be able to get plenty of it at the Farmers Market this Saturday! For more information, go to www.desmoinesfarmersmarket.com.
Please stop by Ashton White's lemonade stand tomorrow morning, give a donation to his educational fund and receive some great Anderson Erickson Lemonade in the Icy Cold To Go bottles. Take some to the office or plan for an upcoming BBQ or party. Remember, Community State Bank will be matching the funds Ashton receives up to $1500.00! We'll be in front of Valley West Mall, west main entrance from 5-9AM. We'll see you there!
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Armstrong -A/C
Can anyone tell me if my armstrong ac have built in condenser ,compressor ?
Cant find the freon pipe line that goes outside the high rise building for the compressor big box.
The furnace have coil in it.and water drain hose that goes outside my unit
Model 51hwc242a-9b
Can't post picture but will be in future
Your unit is a Magic Pak built by Armstrong (aka Allied Air). Your unit is completely self contained. The Compressor and Coil are located in the bottom portion of your unit and should be serviceable by sliding the lower chassis out.
Thanks for that info,
In order to service it,do I have to remove gas pipe line?
The chassis won't slide because the gas pipe attached to the whole furnace,
The only thing I can see it by removing sliding door then you will see the air filter and behind it is the coil .So you said compressor is beside it ?
Where is the filler for freon ?
Where is the blower located?
Do I remove the front panel to see that blower? Or the side panel?
LOL... Have fun.
Its classified as a small appliance containing less then 5 pounds of normal operating charge. So the factory doesn't put any access fittings on it, for checking the charge.
The compressor is behind and to the right of the coil you see. Should be a small plate above teh coil, with several screws in it. You need to remove them. And to pull the molex plugs open. Then the heavey A/C chassi pulls out. Be very very carefull. they ain't light. As a matter of fact. that is 70% of the weight of the unit.
PS: Don't forget to disconnect the drain line before pulling the chassi. Or you'll damage teh drain stub of the unit.
Beenthere is absolutely right. The Magic-Pak is not for the faint of heart or ability :no:. The company I currently manage is the wholesale distributor for the Allied Air line and I have seen very capable contractors struggle with these things.
This is not like a split where you have something sitting outside and sitting inside. This is a unit that is designed with the architecture of the building, so you stand a great chance of multiple issues if not properly serviced or handled.
I am a huge proponent of DIY, but I would leave this one to the pros.
Good Luck.
I'll bet this guy could help...
Still can't see that blower from the picture .they said to able to service that blower ,must pull out the whole chassis .will this cooling box slide out and leave the heating unit intact.?,I just want to know if that's the procedure to remove it.
Why they made this thing so hard ?
How do you clean the blower if you can't see it?
Any video would help or time for pros
The chassie pulls out. they made it that hard. because architects and builders wanted a unit they could stuff in a super small tight area. So they could charge people more for the extra 3 sq ft of living space they get with those units.
So true. The Skymarks are a lot easier to work on but have only been around for 10 yrs or so. Armstrong has the same unit from 20 yrs ago. The rest went kaput Ie:Fedders.
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Technical Abstract: Testing the quality of water usually involves determining the number of fecal microorganisms by culturing in or on various microbiological media. While these tests are useful for determining the likelihood that water has been contaminated by fecal material they do not give a true indication of actual pathogenic organisms in the sample. The purpose of this study was to develop real-time PCR (RT-PCR) assays for the quantitative assessment of potentially enteropathogenic E. coli as well as total E.coli in water. Total E. coli are quantified using a TaqMan primer/probe set specific for the lacZ gene of E. coli. This assay successfully detected 47 of 47 strains of E. coli representing 13 O-serotypes and 3 wild-type strains. A commercial plasmid containing the lacZ gene of E. coli is used as a copy number standard for quantitation. Enteropathogenic strains of E. coli (EPEC) are quantified using one of two TaqMan primer/probe sets that target genes in the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) on the chromosome. The eae set targets a conserved region of eaeA which encodes intimin. This primer/probe set detected 40 of 40 EPEC and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) strains representing 10 O-serotypes but did not detect 4 non-EPEC clinical isolates (3 serotypes), wild-type strains, or Citrobacter freundii. The tir primer/probe set targets a variable region of the gene encoding the translocated intimin receptor; it detected only O157, O55, and O125 strains. For both the eae and tir assays a constructed plasmid containing small portions of the target genes is used as a copy number standard. Comparing the ratio of eaeA or tir gene copies to lacZ gene copies allows the assessment of the portion of the total population of E. coli in a water sample that are enteropathogenic. Since the population of E. coli in most water samples is too low for direct detection, the RT-PCR can be performed on DNA isolated from enrichment cultures. If all strains of E. coli are presumed to grow at similar rates in enrichments and, if a total E. coli count is done by conventional culture, this ratio can be used to quantify low levels of EPEC and EHEC strains in water.


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WMC News Brief: Beck, Army, Female Circumcision
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