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Jan. 13, 1998
USC Set to Host Bay Area Rivals
Trojans Play Stanford and California at Lyon Center
LOS ANGELES -- The USC women's basketball team (6-7 overall, 1-3 in the Pacific-10 Conference), under first-year head coach Chris Gobrecht, returns home after a trip to Oregon to take on familiar Northern California foes Stanford and California. The Women of Troy host the Cardinal (6-5, 3-1) on Friday (Jan. 16) at 7 p.m. and the Bears (5-8, 1-2) on Sunday (Jan. 18) at 2 p.m. Both games are at the Lyon Center. USC, which has had 4 players miss a combined 31 games and another give up the sport before the season began, hoped to be healthy by the beginning of the Pac-10 season, but a variety of ailments has kept the team banged up as it enters the third week of the conference season. Despite the problems, Gobrecht has the shorthanded Women of Troy among the league's top defensive teams in her first year back in the Pac-10.
TELEVISION -- The USC-Stanford game on Friday night will be televised live by FOX Sports West 2. Tom Kelly and Kelly Blackburn will call the action.
RANKINGS -- Stanford is No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 14 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. USC and California are not ranked.
STANFORD -- The Cardinal, under 12th-year coach Tara VanDerveer, had its 48-game Pac-10 winning streak snapped on Monday (Jan. 12), falling to Arizona, 91-90, in Tucson, on a last-second shot. It was Stanford's first loss since a Feb. 9, 1995, defeat to Oregon State. It drops Stanford to 6-5, matching its loss total for the previous 2 seasons combined. But despite the losses of Stanford staples Kate Starbird and Jamila Wideman, the Cardinal is still a major force to be reckoned with in the Pac-10. Senior forward Olympia Scott is averaging a team-high 18.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game while senior forward Vanessa Nygaard is scoring 14.9 points per game. All-American volleyballer Kristin Folkl has joined the basketball team for her third season and is averaging 16.2 points and 9.4 rebounds in her first 5 games. USC is 15-19 against Stanford since 1979 but has lost 7 in a row and 18 of the last 20. From 1981-88, USC won 13 in a row. USC Coach Chris Gobrecht fared a bit better against Stanford during her tenure at Cal State Fullerton and Washington and is 13-16 vs. Stanford since 1981-82.
CALIFORNIA -- The Golden Bears, headed by second-year coach Marianne Stanley, have lost 4 of their last 5 games, including their most recent meeting with Stanford on Oct. 9. Freshman guard Masa Radovic is scoring a team-best 11.0 points per game while senior forward Amber Lacey is averaging 10.2 points and a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game. Unlike the Women of Troy, California has maintained solid consistency in its starting lineup as Radovic, Lacey, sophomore forward Paige Bowie and junior center Jennie Leander have started all 13 of the Bears' games. Freshman guard Courtney Johnson has also started 9 times. California's struggles from the field, however, are similar to USC's. The Bears are shooting just 40.1% from the field and 15.4% from 3-point range. USC has won 9 in a row over California and is 20-8 against the Bears overall. The Women of Troy last lost to the Bears, 68-55, on Jan. 21, 1993, in Berkeley. USC last lost to California at home, 55-50, on Jan. 18, 1990. Stanley, the former USC coach, returns for the second time to the Lyon Center. She was 71-46 with the Women of Troy between 1990-93 and went to 3 NCAA Tournaments.
PROBABLE STARTERS: USC (6-7, 1-3) Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG 40 Tiffany Washington F 6-2 So. 10.7 6.5 22 Tashara Carter F 6-0 Fr. 6.0 5.0 30 Adrain Williams C 6-4 Jr. 10.5 6.2 20 Kiyoko Miller G 5-8 So. 7.3 2.1** 32 Kristin Clark G 5-7 Jr. 15.2 3.2** Stanford (6-5, 3-1) Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG 0 Olympia Scott F 6-2 Sr. 18.7 8.0 13 Vanessa Nygaard F 6-1 Sr. 14.9 6.9 44 Heather Owen C 6-4 Sr. 11.4 4.6 20 Milena Flores G 5-6 So. 10.5 6.6* 4 Melody Peterson G 5-9 So. 11.2 3.5 California (5-8, 1-2) Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG 33 Paige Bowie F 5-11 So. 9.8 3.5 42 Amber Lacey F 6-0 Sr. 10.2 7.0 50 Jennie Leander C 6-3 Jr. 9.6 6.3 3 Masa Radovic G 6-1 Fr. 11.0 2.9 10 Courtney Johnson G 5-8 Fr. 4.7 4.6 *assist average **steals average
LAST WEEK -- The Women of Troy, hampered by injuries and using only 8 players in each game, suffered a pair of tough road losses to Oregon and Oregon State in their first Pac-10 road trip of the year. They fell, 79-65, to the Ducks in Eugene on Jan. 8 and lost, 57-52, to the Beavers in Corvallis on Jan. 10. Against the Ducks, USC shot just 41.8 percent compared to Oregon's 52.7 percent. The game was tied, 27-27, with just more than 4 minutes left in the first half, but the Ducks went on a 15-6 run in the final minutes and took a 42-33 lead at the break. In the second half, USC couldn't get any closer than 7 points. Junior guard Kristin Clark and sophomore forward Tiffany Washington each had 19 points for the Women of Troy, but Oregon's Brianne Meharry had a career-high 24 points and 14 rebounds. USC looked like it might salvage a split out of the weekend, but fell victim to a late Oregon State comeback. The Women of Troy, paced by 17 points from junior center Adrain Williams and 11 points from Clark, led by as many as 14 points in the first half before taking a 30-20 lead into the break. USC, however, made only 7-of-28 shots in the second half and the Beavers whittled the lead away. The Women of Troy still led, 52-50, with less than a minute to go when Oregon State center Sissell Pierce rebounded a missed shot and scored. She was also fouled on the play and made the consequent free throw, giving the Beavers a 53-52 lead -- their first of the game -- with 51.5 seconds to play. USC had 3 possessions after, but couldn't convert on any of them.
BEEN CAUGHT STEALING -- As a team, USC is averaging 12.6 steals per game, 2.4 more per game compared to the 1996-97 average of 10.2. Kristin Clark leads the team with 3.2 steals per game and Kiyoko Miller and Adrain Williams join Clark in the Pac-10's Top 10 in that category. Overall, USC has 164 steals compared to 110 for its opposition.
TURNED OVER -- USC's turnovers are down from a year ago as it is averaging 19.1 turnovers, compared to 21.2 last season. USC is also forcing more turnovers. Opponents are averaging 25.1 this year compared to 22.7 last year. USC has had less turnovers than its opponents in 10 of its first 13 games.
IN OUR DEFENSE -- USC Coach Chris Gobrecht's defensive emphasis is already paying big dividends. USC's turnover margin (6.0) and team steals (12.6) are tops in the Pac-10 and its scoring defense (65.2) is second.
Streaking (the wrong way) -- The Women of Troy have lost 3 Pac-10 games in a row and will try to avoid losing 4 consecutive Pac-10 games in the same season for the first time ever. USC has lost 4 consecutive Pac-10 games before, the last time coming in the last 2 games of the 1995 Pac-10 schedule and the first 2 games of the 1996 conference season. USC has never lost 5 Pac-10 games in a row.
At the starting LINE -- Of USC's 11 players, 8 have started at least once. Kristin Clark is the only player who has started every game and she has started USC's last 42 games. In fact, because of injuries and other reasons, USC Coach Chris Gobrecht has been forced to use 7 different starting lineups in 13 games, although the lineup of guards Clark and Kiyoko Miller, forwards Tashara Carter and Tiffany Washington and center Adrain Williams has started 5 of the last 6 games.
FIND THE MAP HOME -- USC is 0-4 on the road so far this year, 3-2 at neutral sites and 3-6 overall when away from USC. Going back to last year, USC hasn't beat a team on its home court since downing Oregon State last year on March 1.
Mirror, mirror -- When identical twin sisters Kristin and Kim Clark took the court for the opening tip against UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 4, it marked the first time the pair started together in a Women of Troy lineup. The last time USC had twin sisters start together was April 1, 1984, when Pam and Paula McGee started together in the NCAA Championship game.
PLAQUES AND SUCH -- Adrain Williams and Tiffany Washington earned All-Tournament honors at the Boise State Christmas Classic. Kristin Clark earned both Dial Soap Classic and Pac-10/Big East Challenge All-Tournament honors.
THE WALKING WOUNDED -- The Women of Troy have been shorthanded since the preseason began, for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, USC has had to deal with the injury bug. Three projected starters -- junior forward/center Adrain Williams, junior forward Jodi Parriott and sophomore guard Erica Mashia -- were the biggest blows. Williams missed almost all of the preseason with a foot injury before getting in a few minutes in USC's final exhibition game. A projected starter, she was a reserve in USC's first 5 games, finally starting both games at the Boise State Christmas Classic (Dec. 20-21). She has started the last 8 games. Parriott had knee surgery in July, missing all of the preseason. She saw a few minutes in 2 games this season, against Rutgers (Dec. 28) and Arizona State (Jan. 2), but the knee is still bothering her and she is out indefinitely. Mashia, who missed all of last season with a hip injury, will miss the 1997-98 season as well with the same injury. Banged up but playing through the pain is starting junior guard Kristin Clark. She suffered a broken toe before USC's exhibition opener and broke her nose in practice. She is also playing with a knee sprain. Sister Kim Clark, a 2-sport athlete and a sophomore guard, didn't begin participating with the basketball team until the beginning of the regular season. One of the top women's soccer players on the West Coast, Clark didn't finish soccer season until November. Ironically, it was Kim, in her first basketball practice back, who broke Kristin's nose during a scrimmage. Despite missing the preseason, Kim started 5 of USC's first 7 games, but a back injury suffered at Boise State forced her to miss the last 6 games and will likely keep her out at least another week. She will be reevaluated next week. Fellow 2-sport athlete Antoinette Polk, a starter on the 1997 USC women's volleyball team and the 1997 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, was a reserve guard last year. She has decided, however, to give up basketball to concentrate on volleyball. Sophomore guard Kiyoko Miller had to miss the San Diego State game because of a shoulder injury suffered against Coppin State, but has been able to play since then. Freshman forward Whitney Houser bruised her back in the second half of the Oregon game and only played 8 minutes, but was able to play against Oregon State. Sophomore forward Tiffany Washington suffered an ankle sprain against Rutgers and resprained the same foot at Oregon State, but is expected to play this weekend.
CHRIS GOBRECHT -- Twenty years after graduating from USC in 1977 to embark on a coaching career, Chris Gobrecht has returned to campus to take the helm of the Women of Troy basketball program. Gobrecht, 42, who played basketball and volleyball while at USC, has been a head coach at the Division I level for 18 years, having guided programs at Cal State Fullerton (6 years), Washington (11) and Florida State (1). She was a 2-time Pacific-10 Coach of the Year (1987-88) with the Huskies and has amassed a 338-210 career mark. She reached the 300-victory plateau on Jan. 19, 1995, at the age of 39, making her one of the youngest coaches to do so in America. During her 11 years (1986-96) at Washington, she compiled a 243-89 (.732) record. Gobrecht, the winningest coach in Washington history, led the Huskies to 9 NCAA Tournament berths (including advancing to the regionals 4 times), 3 conference championships (1986-88-90) and 4 second-place league finishes. Her teams won at least 16 games each season (including getting 20 wins 8 times). Gobrecht comes to USC after spending the 1997 season at Florida State. She began the process of reconstructing a downtrodden Seminole program and finished with a 5-22 record.
NEW STAFF -- Joining Gobrecht on the new staff are first-year coaches Stacy McIntyre (Kentucky '94), Erika Lang-Montgomery (Florida '95) and Traci Nemechek (Metropolitan State College at Denver '87).
Player Updates
KRISTIN CLARK -- A feisty guard who can change the face of a game with her intense play, 1997-98 junior Kristin Clark (identical twin of USC guard Kim Clark) is in her second year as a starting guard for the Women of Troy. A solid ball-handler and outside shooter who is USC's leading scorer (15.2), Clark is equally deft at penetrating and dishing or pulling up for a 3-pointer. She is also valuable defensively as she is one of the quickest players on the team and can cause havoc in the backcourt. She currently leads the Pac-10 in steals at 3.2 per game and has had at least 2 steals in 11 of 13 games. Clark, who has scored in double figures in 11 of 13 games, earned All-Tournament honors at both the Dial Soap Classic at Lawrence, Kan. and at the Pac-10/Big East Challenge at UCLA. She scored a career-high 30 points on 12-of-19 field goals and had 6 steals against Seton Hall (12/27). She had 22 points, a career-high 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals against Arizona (1/4). At Kansas, she scored a combined 28 points and dished out 8 assists, scoring 15 against Coppin State (12/7). She scored 19 points at Oregon (1/8). She opened the USC season against Long Beach State (11/25) by scoring a game-high 15 points to go along with 6 assists and 5 steals. She had 15 points again vs. San Diego State (12/13) to go along with 6 steals. She earned 1997 All-Pac-10 honorable mention honors last year, leading USC in steals (2.6) and tying for third in the Pac-10 in that category. Clark set a USC record by making 6-of-7 3-pointers against Washington State last season.
ADRAIN WILLIAMS -- Adrain Williams, a junior center, has seen her role expand in 1997-98. The talented Williams can run the court like a guard and finish as well as anyone in the Pac-10. But she has been most valuable to the Women of Troy in the paint where her rebounding and scoring are helping take up much of the slack left by departed seniors Tina Thompson and Michelle Campbell. She spent all of the preseason recovering from a foot injury, but has started the last 8 games. She earned All-Tournament honors at the Boise State Christmas Classic. She scored a combined 32 points and had 19 rebounds, including a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds against Cal State Northridge (12/20). Williams is USC's top shot-blocker (0.9), second-leading rebounder (6.2) and the third-leading scorer (10.5). She scored 17 points and had 7 rebounds against Coppin State (12/7) in the Dial Soap Classic and had 17 points and 3 steals at Oregon State (1/10). In USC's opener against Long Beach State (11/25), Williams scored 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. She had 12 points vs. Arizona (1/4), had 10 points and 6 rebounds against Grambling State (12/6) and 10 rebounds, 2 blocks and a career-high 6 steals vs. Arizona State (1/2). As a 1996-97 sophomore, Williams started 9 games for the Women of Troy before finishing the season as a valuable reserve. She finished fifth on the team in scoring (8.1) and third in rebounding (5.6). She posted the best game of her USC career against Colorado State (12/13) with 21 points and 14 rebounds.
JODI PARRIOTT -- A versatile forward, 1997-98 junior Jodi Parriott made her season debut against Rutgers (12/29), playing 7 minutes, making 1-of-2 shots (both 3-pointers) and getting a pair of steals. She also saw action in USC's Pac-10 opener vs. Arizona State (1/2), making 2-of-2 free throws in 5 minutes. Parriott, however, who missed all of the preseason and USC's first 8 games while recovering from summer knee surgery, is still experiencing problems with the knee and is out indefinitely. After starting for most of the 1996-97 season, Parriott, who creates mismatches for defenses, was to start at either forward positions in 1997-98. USC's fourth-leading scorer in 1997, she started at small forward every game during the Pac-10 season and became a valuable contributor offensively and defensively for USC. She finished tied for third on the team with 14 3-pointers, but her 35.0% on treys (14-of-40) was good for second. Her 46.4 field goal percentage was third on the team (of those that attempted at least 100 shots) and she finished fourth in steals (1.0) and blocked shots (0.6).
TIFFANY WASHINGTON -- One of the top young rebounders in the Pac-10, 1997-98 sophomore forward Tiffany Washington has seen her role increase as a force in the paint at both the offensive and defensive ends of the court. She is USC's second-leading scorer (10.7) and leading rebounder (6.5), starting 12 of 13 games, despite nursing a sprained ankle she suffered in the Rutgers game (12/28). She reaggravated the injury at Oregon State (1/10) but is expected to play this weekend. Washington earned All-Tournament honors at the Boise State Christmas Classic, scoring a combined 37 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Against the Broncos in the tournament finale (12/21), she posted a career-high 21 points, which followed a 16-point, 9-rebound effort against Cal State Northridge (12/20). At Oregon (1/8), she scored 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Washington had her first double-double of the season against Grambling State (12/6) in the Dial Soap Classic, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. She had her second double-double against San Diego State (12/13) with 12 points and 10 rebounds. She made her first career start against Long Beach State (11/25), scoring 12 points, grabbing 9 rebounds and getting a career-high 6 steals. Washington was named a 1996-97 Pac-10 All-Freshman honorable mention selection as a forward/center last season, averaging 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 11.2 minutes per game.
KIM CLARK -- A scrappy player who brings darting quickness and aggressive play to every game, 1997-98 sophomore guard Kim Clark looked to be a good fit in Coach Chris Gobrecht's defense-oriented style of play and saw her time increase this year. But Clark, who started 5 of USC first 7 games, suffered a back injury at Boise State (12/21) that forced her to miss USC's last 6 games and will likely keep her out at least another week. She posted a career-high 16 points against Boise State (12/21) in the game in which she was injured, making 3-of-7 3-point attempts and getting 4 steals. She is averaging 8.6 points per game and has made 8-of-19 3-point attempts on the season. She scored 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting vs. San Diego State (12/13). In USC's season opener against Long Beach State (11/25), she scored 12 points and followed that by making her first career start at UC Santa Barbara (12/4). She scored 11 points and made 3-of-3 3-point attempts against Grambling State (12/6). She had a career-high 5 steals vs. Cal State Northridge (12/20). Clark (identical twin of USC guard Kristin Clark) added speed and depth to USC as a reserve in 1996-97. She came on toward the end of the season as a defensive catalyst and as a back-up ball-handler. Clark played in 17 games on the season, averaging 8.4 minutes per game. A 2-sport athlete, Clark was a third team All-American and garnered All-Pac-10 and All-West Region first-team honors as a midfielder on the USC soccer team in 1997. She was USC's leading scorer with 43 points (13 goals, 17 assists) and is considered one of the nation's top players.
KIYOKO MILLER -- A fine outside shooter and all-around player, Kiyoko Miller has seen time at both guard positions as a 1997-98 sophomore, starting in 9 of her 12 games. Against Arizona State (1/2), Miller posted career highs in points (12), field goals (6), assists (5) and minutes (38). At UC Santa Barbara (12/4), she scored 10 points and had 4 steals. She had a career-high 5 steals vs. Coppin State (12/7) and has 25 overall. At Oregon State (1/10), she had a career-high 6 rebounds and 3 steals. She had 9 points and 5 steals against Seton Hall (12/27). She missed the San Diego State game (12/13) while resting a sore shoulder injured against Coppin State. At the Boise State Christmas Classic, she scored a combined 12 points, including 8-of-8 from the foul line. In fact, Miller made 10 free throws in a row at one point this season. Miller played in every game as a 1996-97 freshman guard, starting once at Arizona (1/16), playing an average of 13.3 minutes per game as a back-up at both the point and shooting guard positions.
WHITNEY HOUSER -- Whitney Houser has been much more than a pleasant surprise as a 1997-98 freshman forward. A 6-time starter already, she is USC's fifth-leading scorer (8.3) and is averaging 4.2 rebounds per game. She is second on the team in blocked shots (5) and is also the only USC player shooting at least 50% (47-of-93). Houser played only 8 minutes at Oregon (1/8) because of a bruised back but came back against Oregon State (1/10) and scored 9 points. She posted her first career double-double with career highs in points (15) and rebounds (10) against Rutgers (12/28), making 6-of-7 shots. She opened her USC career with a flourish, scoring 14 points and grabbing 7 rebounds as a starting forward against Long Beach State (11/25). She matched that vs. Arizona (1/4), scoring 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting to go along with a pair of blocks. She scored 12 points at UC Santa Barbara (12/4). Against Coppin State (12/7), she had 14 points and also had 7 boards. Houser, who prepped at Laguna Hills (Calif.) High, is a 2-time All-Pacific Coast League (1996-1997) first team selection and a 1997 All-CIF Division II second team pick. She helped lead Laguna Hills High to the 1997 state and Southern Section Division II titles.
TASHARA CARTER -- Tashara Carter, a 1997-98 freshman, has seen time right away at the small forward position but her excellent ball-handling skills have earned her time at guard as well. A fine athlete with the ability to shoot outside, Carter, who has started 11 games, gives the Women of Troy's offense another option. She posted her first career double-double against Arizona State (1/2) with career highs in points (12) and rebounds (10 -- 8 offensive). Carter, USC's third-leading rebounder (5.0), had 11 points against Seton Hall (12/27) and had 5 steals. She scored 9 points in her USC debut against Long Beach State (11/25), adding 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Coming off the bench at UC Santa Barbara (12/4), Carter scored 9 points and had a team-high 6 rebounds. As a prep senior in 1996-97, Carter was a 1997 USA Today Honorable Mention All-American, 1996-97 Street & Smith preseason All-American honorable mention, 1997 All-CIF Southern Section Division III Player of the Year and first-team selection and the 1997 South Bay Daily Breeze Player of the Year.
SHANNON KARTZ -- The only senior for the 1997-98 Women of Troy, Shannon Kartz adds depth at the 2-guard and a lot of hustle all over the court. She has returned to the team after a year off spent concentrating on academics. Kartz started the second game of her career against Coppin State (12/7). She has played in 12 of 13 games, averaging 11.8 minutes and 1.5 points per game. She posted a career-high 8 points vs. Arizona State (1/2) on 3-of-5 shooting and 2 free throws.
ADRIA SNEED -- Adria Sneed, who transferred from Ventura (Calif.) College, has seen time at the small and power forward positions as a 1997-98 junior. She saw her most action of the season at the Pac-10/Big East Challenge in Westwood, scoring 8 points against Rutgers (12/28) and 6 against Seton Hall (12/27). She is averaging 2.6 points per game in 10 appearances, averaging 9.1 minutes per game. Sneed, a 1996-97 J.C. All-State first team selection, averaged 15.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a 1997 sophomore at Ventura (Calif.) College, leading the Pirates to their second consecutive California J.C. State Championship. A 2-time Western State Conference (1996-1997) first team selection, she also was a 1996 J.C. All-State second team pick as a freshman.
ERICA MASHIA -- Erica Mashia, a redshirt sophomore who was forced to miss the entire 1996-97 season with a hip injury, hoped to back as a starting guard in 1997-98. But Mashia, who established herself as one of the top guards in the conference as a freshman in 1995-96, will be forced to miss this year as well with the same injury.
Latest News
WALK-ON ADDED -- There is one addition to the USC roster that is not in the media guide. Walk-on Rachel Whitlow, a 5-10 sophomore guard, has been added to the team. Whitlow prepped at Hueneme High School in Oxnard, Calif., where she was a 2-time All-Channel League performer. She has appeared in 3 games, scoring 2 points in 6 minutes. She wears No. 21.
HOMESTAND -- After finishing a stretch of playing 7 of 8 games on the road, USC has opened the Pac-10 season with 5 of its first 7 conference games at home at the Lyon Center.
SCHEDULE -- USC will face 5 schools that were either ranked or received votes in the Preseason AP Top 25. They are Stanford, Arizona, Oregon, UCLA and Washington. USC is currently 0-2 against that group with a loss to the Wildcats (1/4) and the Ducks (1/8).
CONGRATULATIONS -- USC assistant coach Erika Lang was married over Thanksgiving weekend to Larry Montgomery. Her new surname is Lang-Montgomery.
NEXT YEAR -- USC and the Sports Arena will play host to the NCAA Tournament West Regional next season (1999). Games will be played on March 20 and 22.


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London Bridge Apartments Hotell Översikt
An attractively appointed apartment complex in London's famed Camberwell district, close to the Tower of London.
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That the Reconstruction Acts required communities not states to ratify a constitutional amendment did not affect their legality.
It had criticized the President's Reconstruction Acts as too hasty.
It may be argued that this was the case when the Reconstruction Acts were passed.
There is, however, a constitutional basis for the Reconstruction Acts.
In the preceding chapter the part of the army in executing the Reconstruction Acts has been set forth.
What virtues the Reconstruction Acts had besides legal regularity will be discussed later.
The constitution which it framed more than met the demands of the Reconstruction Acts.
Like Pope, he thought it his duty to depose state officers who opposed the execution of the Reconstruction Acts.
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Miami put the Heat on Boston Celtics
By Jay Webster
It's come down to this.
The NBA's Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat have become a best-of-one series, with Game 7 playing out on Saturday night in Miami.
And what a series it's been. Many people thought the aging Celtics would never get this far against the favoured Heat, especially considering how much difficulty they had putting away the underdog 76ers in the previous round.
Then Boston promptly dug a big hole for themselves by losing the first two games of the series in Miami.
But the Celtics went back home to Boston and took two-hard fought games, including a 93-91 overtime win in Game 4 to even the series.
They followed that up by stunning the basketball world with an incredible 94-90 slugfest in Miami. Suddenly, heading back to Boston for Game 6, it was the Celtics' series to lose, and all of the old questions about the Heats' ability to close out games were being asked once again.
But LeBron James was on a mission Thursday night on Boston's fabled parquet hardwood, putting the Heat on his back and putting in one of the greatest playoff displays in NBA history. King James was on fire, hitting 12 of 14 shots for 30 points in the first half alone, as the Heat led 55-42 at the half.
The fast start proved to be too much for the Celtic's tired legs, and there was no need to worry about wilting under the pressure in the game's closing moments. When the dust settled, the scoreboard read 98-79, and the Celtics had let a monumental opportunity to close Miami out slip through their fingers.
So now it's back to South Beach for the series decider on Saturday. The consensus is the Celtics are toast. The oddsmakers have the Heat as eight-point favourites. In fairness, the Celtics looked dead on their feet in Game 6, despite the opportunity to close out the series. It's understandable that they wouldn't be given much of a chance now.
The thing is, the Celtics have made a living out of proving people wrong this post-season, and if they can keep the game close, James and the Heat will still have to put their game-closing demons to bed.
The Heat should win. That's why they are favoured. I'm not sure it will be easy, though, and I might just be tempted by that juicy eight-point spread.
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FLORENCE, S.C. – For the third consecutive year, Francis Marion University psychology professor Tom Dorsel has been named a recipient of the "Outstanding Achievement Award" presented by the International Network of Golf (ING) at that organization's 2002 Media Awards.
Dorsel earned the award in the Instruction Writing category. The announcement was made at ING's 12th-annual spring conference at the Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C.
Dorsel was recognized for his instructional features covering the mental aspect of golf, which have appeared in Golf Illustrated for the past five years. Other ING award winners came from such publications as Golf Illustrated, Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, and GOLFWEEK.
Prior to joining the FMU faculty 15 years ago, Dorsel taught for 12 years at Western Carolina University. He earned degrees from the Universities of Notre Dame, Kentucky, and New Mexico, and completed a post-doctoral internship in clinical psychology at the University of California at Davis Medical Center. He is a past president of the South Carolina Psychological Association.
Dorsel was recently granted membership in the prestigious Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA). He has authored several books. He co-authored his most recent work, titled "Putting Machine."
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IBM Improves Crosswalk Safety With Kid's Smart Idea
The international technology and consulting company installed a light-up sidewalk in the Netherlands to improve the lives of pedestrians.
It's easier to have a slogan that promotes 'Building a Smarter Planet' than to actually do it. However, in an attempt to live up to their slogan, IBM turned to one of the largely untapped idea pools: children.
IBM asked kids, who tend to be more uninhibited and imaginative in a way many adults have lost, to help them come up with innovative ways to build a 'Smarter Planet.' Starting in the Netherlands, where IBM has a very limited communications budget, and that's exactly what they did.
Out of the many ideas the Dutch children had to offer, IBM–with the help of Ogilvy and Mather, picked one to implement as an experiment. The problem the child saw was that many cars do not stop at the crosswalks, so the solution was simply to make them more visible, and hopefully safer for pedestrians.
On one of the busiest streets in Rotterdam, IBM installed a crossing that lit-up when someone stepped on it to cross. This way the crossway and pedestrians would be more visible to drivers, especially at night. Plus, it appears the light had the additional effect of acting as a kind of yield sign for drivers.
The cross walk definitely got the public's attention. With a billboard about the child's idea posted in combination with the lit-up crosswalk, a clearly innovative message was conveyed about changing the way you think and 'Building a Smarter Planet.'
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#chefsunite! A bad online review has caused a storm in the culinary world after a top chef took to Twitter to slam an amateur critic.
Claude Bosi launched a foul-mouthed tirade against James Isherwood after he gave the two-star Michelin chef's Hibiscus restaurant a three-out-of-five-star review on the Trip Advisor website.
The blogger, who also uploaded the review on his blog Dining With James, described the food at the Mayfair diner as "hit and miss" and the crab as "like a crab-flavoured Findus crispy pancake".
Bosi furiously tweeted: "Nice way to gain respect with chefs...!! I think your [sic] a C*** and this its [sic] personal sorry...!!"
The highly-regarded chef went on to ask Isherwood if he had enjoyed his meal. When Isherwood replied that he had, Bosi responded: "As a man you should say something to my face when I ask. Please buy yourself a pair of balls and play with them."
The tweeters of the cooking community soon joined in the attack on the hapless blogger.
Tom Kerridge, owner of the Hand and Flowers gastropub - recently given a glowing review by Isherwood - wrote: "Now your just being a c***! #notwelcomeinanyrestaurantever! #bellend seeya dickhead' [sic]"
He followed: "Smash him in chef Bosi #chefsunite" and "Who is this guy??? What a loser!!"
Sat Bains, another two Michelin star chef with a restaurant in Nottingham, joined in: "Heard a really good saying once, and it rings true today!!!! @claudebosi @ChefTomKerridge there is a c*** amongst us.!!!"
Even the food critics got out the knives for Isherwood, with Jay Ryner tweeting that Bosi "cold have handled it better" but "lousy bloggers, who can't write for s***, wander around glad-handing big name chefs, accepting freebies and then slag em off. I'd be p****d off too."
Chef Luke Mackay did come out in support of the blogger, writing on the Guardian website that the comments by his colleagues "made him ashamed to be a chef".
He wrote: "If you demand the 'respect' of your customers you are a self-important idiot who has positioned the art of cooking up there with fighting in the trenches or treating the sick."
Isherwood did not help matters by tweeting "Chefs are not the brightest bunch", a comment he quickly retracted: "aplologies [sic].. I was being too general. No offence."
Shortly after he deleted his account on the social network, although he reemerged a few hours later to declare: "Just for the record.again. I never accepted any freebies, these were simply amuse bouches, Claude Bosi is trying to make himself look better".
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This is a somewhat more sophisticated way of serving chili con carne, one of the staples of the true Texas diet. And while they are not always mixed into the chili con carne, cooked, seasoned pinto beans are mandatory at any barbecue, be it backyard or at a restaurant. This is downhome food, made extra special by the smoky chipotle chiles and the deeply flavored, chili-laden gravy. And like all rustic foods, it goes particularly well with good-natured guests and ice-cold brews.
Chili Bean Gravy:
Before cooking the steaks, prepare the Chili Bean Gravy as directed below.
Prepare the charcoal grill or preheat the broiler for the steaks. Rub the steaks lightly with olive oil on each side. Sprinkle with salt to taste just before grilling.
Cook the steaks on a hot grill or under a very hot broiler, about 2 to 4 minutes per side, as desired. The fire should be hot and close enough to char the steaks lightly on the outside while just cooking the inside to your preferred degree of doneness.
Let the steaks rest 5 minutes before cutting. Serve topped with the steaming hot Chili Bean Gravy.
purée the tomatoes, reserving their juice, and all other ingredients except for the beans and beef broth in a blender. Add 3/4 cup of the beans and purée until smooth. (To avoid splattering, you may need to purée in 2 batches, if the ingredients are too much for the container.)
Pour the purée, the juice from the tomatoes and the beef broth into a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Simmer on low 15 to 20 minutes for the flavors to blend and for the sauce to thicken. If the mixture is grainy, purée again until smooth.
Reheat the purée with the remaining beans. Cover and simmer on low 5 minutes, or until the beans are warmed through. Keep covered until the steaks are done. If necessary, reheat before serving.
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We have a variety of serviced offices available to rent in Earlswood (Surrey). Each office space is offered at the best rates and suited to your individual needs and requirements.
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Alpha A1c - Comprising of an office on the ground floor totalling 478 sq.ft. The office is carpeted throughout and has concealed lighting, gas central heating, washroom facilities. One allocated parking space. Unit Alpha III - Comprising of one open-plan office to share with two separate offices on the first floor totalling 561 sq.ft./53 sq.m. Each office is carpeted throughout and has concealed lighting. The office suite has gas central heating, its own kitchen, and shared cloakroom facilities. One allocated parking space. Beta V Suite - Comprising of one large open-plan office with two separate offices on the first floor. The office suite is carpeted throughout with gas central heating, own kitchen, and shared toilet facilities; three allocated parking spaces.
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Sept. 23, 2009
The University of Tennessee Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is encouraging fans to donate food for the Southeastern Conference's Together We "CAN" Food Drive, which will take place through Sept. 27. The food collected will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee.
"The food drive is a great way for the entire SEC community to rally together to collect money and canned food for all of our communities," said Ginny Brown, senior Lady Vol golfer and Tennessee Student-Athlete Advisory Committee secretary.
Tennessee fans will have two chances to donate at sporting events. Fans who bring two cans to the Sept. 25 or 27 volleyball matches will receive free admission to that day's match. The match on Sept. 25 is against Arkansas at 7:00 p.m. The match on Sept. 27 is against Ole Miss at 5:00 p.m. and will be televised on ESPNU. Student-athletes will also be collecting donations and food outside of the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center on Sept. 26 before the Ohio football game.
The SEC Together We "CAN" Food drive was established in 2007 and is organized by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committees of the Southeastern Conference. Each SEC school will participate in the drive with donations from each school benefiting their local food banks. Last year, Tennessee raised more than 102,000 pounds.
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Re: nmap in vmware
- From: brad Causey <bradcausey@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:42:43 -0500
(sorry, got my lines crossed on two different emails)
One of the main things to remember is that you will see a significant
difference in network latency when using VMs vs. using hardware based
hosts. The negative impact will depend heavily on the hardware that the
host runs on and the rate(insane vs. paranoid) of scan. I have created
training courses on hacking exclusively in VM environments and I can
tell you that there is a noticeable difference in running a full host
scan in VM vs. host-based.(Especially with Nessus) The scans will work
fine, but they will most likely take a good percentage longer(upwards of
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target with a hardware based host. Be sure to keep the variables to
minimum so you can get an accurate test. Use the "-v" option and what
ever other options you might normally use. That should give you a good
idea of what kind of delays might be experienced. Other than time, nmap
works great in a VM!
offset wrote:
Looking for any negative experiences with running nmap under Fedora Core 5 under vmware
VMware host is Windows XP SP2 running VMware workstation (latest version) with Fedora Core 5
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Surely I am conflicted: The "KOR ONE" is a high-end reusable water bottle. Reusable water bottles are a great thing, as bottled water from the shelves is such a waste of resources. On the other hand, the promotional copy and hype surrounding its upcoming August launch is awfully self-laudatory, if not hyperbolic. ("The KOR ONE is not a water bottle; it's an
innovation invitation.")
On the other other hand, it does look like a well-designed bit of plastic, with a one-handed flip-top lid and an attractive, burl-free plastic case. (BPA-free!) And if a little fancy chatting and branded design is what it takes to make using a reusable water bottle hip — excuse me, hydration vessel — then I suppose I can grin and bear it.
It's gonna be $25.
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Bellingham twins find their calling - in chemistry - at WWU
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 12:58pm
The Bellingham Herald
When Anne d'Aquino stepped into her first college chemistry class as a sophomore at Western Washington University, she didn't know she'd be changing her life and that of her twin sister.
"Neither of us thought we would even end up taking a science class," said Anne, whose sister, Andrea, took the class after she did.
But the sisters ended up falling in love with chemistry: the discovery, the problem-solving and the way it could change lives.
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Busydays did not renew its membership of this scheme in 2014. Busydays stop being a member of this scheme after 7 years of membership, as we could not justify the membership charges. This scheme is excellent, but is really designed for tradespeople such as plumers, builders, web designers and garages etc. So if you are a tradesperson then I would highly recommend becoming a member.
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The below mentioned are common linking errors related to Intel MKL 8.0.
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In products for Linux* and Mac OS* it is necessary to link to the pthreads library as well by using the -lpthread option. The pthread library is native to Linux* and Intel® MKL makes use of this library to support multi-threading. Depending on what functions you call, you may have to include this at the end of your link line (link order is important) regardless of whether you plan to use more than one thread.
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Unresolved external symbols when compiling and linking CBLAS and BLAS example source code included with Intel MKL: _PrintVector, GetVectorI, PrintVectorI, _PrintVectorC, _MaxValue, _GetVectorI, _GetVectorC
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I haven't read the vacum pressure yet , will do next weekend , I have called off the dyno shop for another week so I can get cleaned up , will let you know what it is , thanks a lot for your help , the other thing is even though I have cleaned the carbs out the new needle valves let by every now and then , with a tap on the adjutment nut it stops it , my regulator is set for 6 psi , so you think I should drop it ? If so what to ? ,
I also was pumping too much fuel in , it was spitting out and blowing unburnt fuel back , so I closed the choke half way and left it for 30 mins , then just cranked with not touching the pedal and it started staright away , but it does like the choke off , I presume these blown motors like a lot of air flow ,
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It should hold 6-1/2 psi w/o overpowering the needle and seat. You might need bigger, higher flow needle and seats. What you don't want to do is lower the fuel pressure too much so the WOT pressure stays as high as possible. It's not unusual to see 6-1/2 to 7 psi under WOT conditions on an engine making boost. The
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< Wednesday >
The drive wore on and sleep started to cloud my eyes. I don't like to drive in the dark, daylight is what I'm used to. The thought of falling asleep kept nagging at me as I glanced in the mirror at my sleeping daughter.
It wasn't worth her life to get there right now.
Where to sleep? Rest area? Out here where there is no one? No way.
I have a fear of rest area sleeping, ever since that family was slaughtered at one. The image of someone killing my daughter plays through my mind.
The car won't pull over.
I'm thinking of where to go… do I know anyone here, well, first off, where am I?
I look on the GPS. Then I remember my cousin. He lives close to here I think. I pull up Facebook on the phone; I can't find his town listed.
I call my sister and ask her to call him and find out if I can crash on his couch. Lots of texting later, I have his new address and permission for use of his couch.
After 12 am, I arrive at his house. He's happy to see me but to both of us it feels weird. I update him on my mom. He likes and loves her. He asks why I was gone the weekend, what did I do in NOLA?
I ask him, "You know how I grew up, right?" Although he's younger than I am, he's been to my old house. Not when I lived there, but recently to see my mom. He has a hint. He nods.
My daughter is too scared to sleep by herself, so I make room for her on the couch. At this point, after 2 full days of travel, I couldn't care less if we slept on a couch or a floor. We are safe. We fall asleep until my arm goes numb and I make her move to the other couch.
Four hours later the alarm on the phone slices through the silent darkness. Time to leave.
And with no more than a whispered goodbye to my cousin, we head out.
Back on the road, my daughter and I chatter to each other about my cousin and the trip. We decide neither of us is hungry, we are just anxious to get to our destination, both sick of being locked up in the car. I realize I'm without coffee and figure it will have to wait, although every cell in my body says it wants some. The drives between gas stations are long here, so I give up. Gas station coffee won't make me feel more human and there isn't a Starbucks within miles (in the other direction).
The phone rings. My sister. Mom has died.
At this point, I knew I failed.
As if I were in a movie, I can hit the pause button here.
All along, I had a choice. I could have gotten ready faster, stopped less, drove faster, left sooner, and not stopped.
I think I did all that to avoid "the end". Somewhere inside maybe, I stopped myself from being there?
Harsh? Maybe.
Am I sad? No.
I have to say, when I started this trip, I didn't honestly know how much time my mother had left. Since this ordeal began, I've been mislead more times than I can count. I can't recognize the truth, I can't see past lies. It's all over the phone – except the one visit in March. I have that data to rely on.
I know people have fantasies of last minute death scenes from movies or books. I'd rush in and my mother and I would embrace and she'd tell me she loved me, and I her, and she'd say she was hanging on just for me. A light would appear from above and the sky would open welcoming her spirit like a white dove. In the background, harps would be in the arms of angels, and they'd gently stroke the strings and sing glory to God. I'd cry and you'd cry reading this and the beauty'd tragically haunt us all.
The only thing running through my head was my sister words from the day before: "Do you WANT to see her before she dies?"
Honestly, I said my goodbye to her in March. I never expected to see her alive again. I didn't even expect or think about a "death" scene like the one above until much later in my trip. *more on this to come*
As we entered the small town I felt a weight lift off my shoulders and a new heavier one take its place. This town, the people here, they know me, but they don't know me at all. They know me as some trouble making kid that lived in that trashy house down the road. They didn't know I had a few dreams of my own that didn't involve the hoardtastic house they saw on a daily basis.
As I pulled my car into the yard, I was unsure of what to expect. Family came outside to great us, the jumping dog causing my daughter to run inside. I didn't even think to stop her and when I entered, I knew I should have.
There my mom lay. Dead.
Enter chaos. Hello friend, haven't seen you in a bit. How have you been?
I could hit pause again here.
Deep in my gut, I felt the need to run home. To my home, 1000 miles away from here.
I'm going to skip forward a bit only because nothing said in that time really matters. The funeral men came to remove my mom and I felt bad that they had to enter a house the smelled of cat *stuff*. I helped move a chair so they could remove her body. He asked me if I'd like time alone with her, I told him no. He gave me a look, and I think he knew more about me than I'd first suspected.
"Your the one from XX aren't you?"
Ah, so I have a reputation already? < I so wish I could raise my eyebrow and ask this question at the same time. But me doing that is kind of comical. Where is The Rock? > Instead, I just smiled and agreed.
My sister had a panic attack when the men removed my mom's body. The "friend/old neighbor" my sister has been attached to on and off over the years was there. Maybe I'll just call her Sue for this story.
So.. Sue is comforting my sister and my sister is acting like a five year old with her questions and I feel again like I should leave. I don't belong here. I really want to add some order to the situation so I can find a place to take a shower.
I know this sounds harsh, but I came to terms with her death long ago. My sister is wailing about asking questions like, "Would you take me to shopping looking like this" and a few others. I know we all grieve differently, but really, these questions were not "right".
Me + Drama = I want the heck out. Add in a childhood bully = Me + slit wrists (ok, I know that was in bad taste, but haven't we all been there a time or two? Esp. us COH'ers)
I'm sleepy at this point and feel like ick. My mom's dead, my daughter may or may not be traumatized, I've had ZERO coffee or food and now that I've been back in the Monster House, eating may never happen again.
I do what I can to move the process along. I grab the pictures my sister has picked out for the funeral home; we are going to meet the director there at 2 pm to make arrangements.
I get the kid and agree to meet my sister and her boyfriend at her house. By this time, my kid is starving and there are ZERO places to eat in this area. We have to drive to her house in the next town and there we stop at a gas station to eat some nasty fried food.
Sue shows up at my sister's house. How she wormed an invite to the funeral home is beyond me. Maybe, I think in the back of my mind, she can take my place. She can be me during this process and I can slowly slip out the door and find the way back to my life.
During this time, my father is out wiring money to my brother so he can drive up. Can nobody function on their own in this world?
I drive my daughter and myself to the funeral home two towns over. The town I went to school in. Sue is there also. Sue likes to point out how she was ordered to be there, so I want to ask her to go ahead and leave.
I forgot to add, I dressed up to go to the funeral home. Therefore, Sue tells me she has to go home and change. I point out that I don't have clean jeans to wear, I just came back from a trip and all my clothing is dirty. Please don't feel you have to dress up.
I must add that I'm often dressed up or in heals because when I started my job at my current place of employment, I was told I had to dress up. I got used to it. And really, I look better *wink*. I'm cool with jeans and tee's though. By this point though, you could see the tension in the air, and I knew it was a contest. Fine. Have at it.
The funeral director seems to be a nice man. Well dressed in a suit, but when I sit down at the table, I can't help but wonder if that's the same suit he wore into the Monster House that morning to remove my mother's body. I wonder if he took a shower after being there, because some small part of my brain thinks, most normal people would want to.
At the funeral home, my sister did her crying thing; I just tried to get down to business. Give me facts and data and let's plan this thing. I didn't want to be emotional, I didn't want to cry or to think of my lost dreams, relive my childhood in the hoard, think of all the times I'd begged my mom to try to change, try to live. I didn't want to think of how preventable this whole saga was.
Also, this funeral was already supposed to have been planned. Months ago, over the phone, my sister said she knew everything my mother and father wanted and she would make sure it was done. She didn't need my help. She knew ev-er-y-thing. She just asked me if she got all the inheritance money.
My mom wasn't a religious person. She didn't attend church; she cursed God at every given opportunity. Some day I'll write about it.
I am religious. I am not ashamed. I love talking about religion, the Bible, and God. I love to explore it all. I love the unexplained; I love how it ties in with science and people. I love clouds too *wink*
My mom and I fought about God. Never about clouds.
Knowing all of this, I suggest a non-religious service, more a celebration of life if you would…. or just something to save money. Like the funeral my grandmother had, even though I thought it was dumb, it saved money.
My sister threw a fit. I said, "We'll do whatever you want." Really, if she wants someone to preach my mom into the Heaven she didn't believe in, fine by me.
I guess I should point out that my mom was trying to find "some" way "somewhere" near the end. This really needs to be it's own post, but I wanted to let the record reflect that she indeed did ask to be anointed, she asked for prayers, but then also asked for proof of God's existence and for a Chaplin to "give her more time".
Ok, I go with it. They are unsure of a pastor to do the service; I guess there are rules in the churches, etc… My mom wanted this woman to do it; I didn't want to ask why she couldn't do it since I wasn't impressed with her (met her in March). Maybe the rules?
I'm not sure of these rules because I don't belong to their denomination. Neither did my mom, so I silently chuckle at this. I'm probably offending everyone with my dark sense of humor, but really, this is how I roll. Sorry. This is why these thoughts were silent and not spoken.
It was pointed out to me by Sue that I didn't know my family… I wasn't from there anymore… I didn't understand how many friends everyone had… blah blah blah.
I was so "over that".
When it came time to pick out the urn (which was supposed to be done already I thought) my sister actually had a good idea. My mom had a "candle holder" which was really an urn. She loved it (as she did with everything she bought) so we'd use that. Finally, an idea that's good!
Almost 4 grand later and a plan… we leave the funeral home.
My daughter, dad, and I go up the street and pick out a guest book at a store that seems ripped from time. Roll back time 20 years and a person would feel at home. My sister and sour-faced Sue go off together, and my sister's boyfriend goes to pick up their kids.
I went back to my father's house and told him I'd help with anything he wanted. We decided to do a bit of clean up on Thursday. A knock at the door sounded and it was a man to pick up the hospital bed. My dad was getting down to business. Get the stuff back to where it belonged. I understood.
The table they'd given my mother was covered in duct tape. My poor dad tried to get it off but couldn't. The adhesive sticks well, but my sister said the nurse said she had stuff to get it off. Her bed also felt the full force of her duct tape romance.
After the equipment was taken care of, I went back to my sister's house and took the kids to the park.
Later we went through pictures and I chatted to a very understanding person online. Without her… my week would have gotten to me more than it had already. She was a rock I didn't know I needed, someone I could voice my frustrations to. My husband was working and I couldn't call him much – and this probably saved him a lot of frustration.
He doesn't like me being there.
Later as my body screamed at me to sleep, I couldn't. Not because of stress or loss, but because I had no place to sleep. My sister's kids decided they couldn't sleep in their own rooms and took the couches. I slept on the end of the couch with my feet on a kitchen chair thinking, "I want out."
I fell asleep to the sounds of buzzing mosquitoes.


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Sheryl Page may be gone, but the cupboard isn't bare; several Sandy athletes have a chance to achieve postseason success
Track is back.
Sandy's most decorated OSAA-sanctioned sport is ready for another season of excitement and fun, despite losing superstar Sheryl Page to graduation.
'Sheryl's a big loss - you don't replace Sheryl,' Sandy coach Anouxa Vixathep said. 'But I think we are deep enough to still be major contenders - not only in the conference, but in the state.'
Part of Vixathep's enthusiasm is due to the addition of some talented new freshmen. One of those freshmen - Katie Pelchar - is a particularly outstanding high jumper.
'I've seen her jump as a seventh grade and eight grader and she's already cleared 5-6 in a meet,' Vixathep said. 'We're looking for her to contribute right away.'
Vixathep is also expecting a lot from Sandy's veteran girls, namely senior Brenna Hoffman.
'Brenna - she's incredible,' Vixathep said. 'A great kid. She's stronger, more fit this year. I believe she's more focused. It's her senior season - she wants to make an impact. She wants to take down a few records with her, which I think all are legitimate goals for her.'
'She's one of the stronger girl runners I've ever seen,' Vixathep added.
Hoffman is one of three returning girls from last season's 4x400 team and stands an excellent chance of racking up big points at state.
Senior Kayla Hendershot will be another huge contributor for the Pioneers. She finished second in state in the discus last season and Vixathep believes she has a very good chance of being this season's state champion.
'She's very talented, very focused and she's a competitor,' he said. 'She thrives on the big meet situations.'
Other key members of an extremely deep girls team will be sophomores Nikki Smith, Siara Leininger and Lynsey Bender and junior Malia Ingrao.
Leininger, a member of Sandy's girls basketball team, carries over some of her roundball skills on to the track.
'She's fast and she can move and she can defend,' Vixathep said. 'That all carries through on the track for her.'
Vixathep also raves about Ingrao.
'Malia - man, what a talented girl,' he said.
Vixathep's initial plans are to get Ingrao involved in the long jump, which needed some warm bodies.
'Based on what I've seen in practice and just working with her,' he said, 'I thought she was the best candidate for that. She's got speed and she's also got really good body control and running mechanics.'
According to Vixathep, Ingrao will also be used extensively in several relay events.
On the boys' side of the equation, a host of talented athletes comprise this season's squad, among them seniors Ryan Ball, Kevin Warren, Pat Fox and Michael T. Lynch; juniors Blake Bithell, Trevor Hayward and Andrew Paugh; and sophomore Devin Connell.
Vixathep believes Warren can step out of the shadows of some past throwers and really represent the Pioneers well this season.
'Sandy's kind of known for having a 50-foot shot put,' Vixathep said, 'and I expect we'll have someone this year too - we just don't know who it is. It might be Kevin.'
Fox leads a very good group of jumpers into the 2007 campaign.
'I think our jump is one of our strong suits this year,' Vixathep said. 'We've got a pretty good group of seniors and they've been pretty good leaders throughout their time here, starting last year.'
In the realm of breakout and emerging athletes, Vixathep points to Sarah Kathrein, who may help fill the immense void left by Page's departure.
'I had her run a 4x400 a couple weeks ago at Linfield,' Vixathep said. 'I had a feeling she would be the replacement for Sheryl on that team. And she came through - she came through in fantastic fashion. She's going to be our breakthrough girl, I think.'
As far as conference competition goes, Vixathep anticipated that Gresham, David Douglas and St. Mary's would all provide formidable challenges.
And Vixathep indicated that he strives to maintain an underdog mentality, despite his team's incredible past successes.
'I like to downplay what we have,' he said. 'Just to keep them hungry. I haven't really noticed much of a slip-up from last year, either. They're not content with just winning last year. It's a new season.'


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I am new to the forum and really like the hunting dog section. As a quick intro I have 2 1/2 and 1 1/2 yr Tollers. Really enjoy upland and waterfowl. Both dogs are used as working retrievers and have participated this last summer in test events.
I can hear the lab owners 2 what? The Chessie owners =at least he didn't get a lab and the golden owners well not real bad at least they sorta look like goldens. Have heard it all at trials and great fun.
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