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One of the largest sheets of falling water in the world, with a width of 1 708metres and height of 108metres. Feverishly known as THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS, Victoria Falls is the adventure capital of Africa with variable animals, activities and fantastic weather. Activities on offer include bungee jumping, white water rafting, horse safaris, tiger fishing, game viewing and elephant rides.Victoria Falls waterfall is on the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa. One can view the Falls mostly from the Zimbabwean side. There are plenty of tourist attractions for the visitor especially on the Zambezi River such as white water rafting and helicopter flips over the falls.
Named after a local Nhanzwa chief, Hwange National Park is the largest park in Zimbabwe occupying roughly 14 650 square kilometres in the northwest corner of the country to the south of and not far from the Mighty Victoria Falls. It is usually possible between May and October, to enter the Park by any designated access road and to drive to any of the camps. During the wet season though, advice should be sought as to the best routes. At the visitor reception at each camp, advice on the many game viewing drives of the 480 kilometres of the Park's road may also be obtained. Hwange boasts a tremendous selection of wildlife with over 100species of mammals and nearly 400 bird species recorded. The elephants of Hwange are world famous and the Park's elephant population is one of the largest in the world. The Park has three distinctive Camps and administrative offices at Robins, Sinamatella and the major one at Main Camp. The Park has accommodation facilities including self catering lodges, cottages and chalets, a camping and caravan site, restaurant and grocery store. Lodges in Hwange National Park are units with one or two bedrooms, bathroom, fully equipped kitchen and verandah. Cottages have a centrally located thatched, open dining area with refrigerators available for communal use. Cooking facilities are communal, with electric hot plates provided. Normally no cutlery or crockery is provided. Chalets are units with one or two bedrooms and a verandah.l Cooking facilities are available on wood or charcoal braais. Electric refrigerator and sink are provided in each unit. Ablution and toilet facilities are provided in a communal block.
Gonarezhou National Park is situated in the south eastern lowveld of Zimbabwe and covers more than 5 000 square kilometres. " Gonarezhou" means "Place of many Elephants". The Park includes more than 500 bird species, 34 frog species, 49 fish species, 147 mammal species and at least 116 reptile species. The Chilojo Cliffs are one of the most prominent and enduring natural features of the Gonarezhou National Park. They are magnificent Cretaceous coarse sandstone cliffs that are a result of seasons of erosion. The cliffs are two-fold, with the lower and upper almost vertical sections separated from each other by a sloping terrace up to 1640 feet wide. This terrace is scored by gullies which cut through the lower cliff to the Runde River bed, giving access to the water for elephants and other animals.
The Matobo National Park forms the core of the Matobo or Matopos Hills, an area of granite kopjes and wooded valleys commencing some 35 kilometres south of Bulawayo along the Kezi/Maphisa road. Matobo covers an area of 43 200 hectares. The magnificent, rugged terrain of the park is a hikers paradise and the diversity of the vegetation supports a wide range of wildlife such as giraffe, zebra, sable, impala and predators such as leopard , cheetah, wildcat and others. One of the many highlights for many visitors is the sighting of one or more of the endangered rhino. Matobo National Park possesses one of the highest concentrations of white and black rhinoceros in the world and therefore provides the perfect opportunity to view and photograph these rare creatures. Within the park are numerous sites which were once occupied by the San hunter-gatherers. The paintings at Nswatugi Cave are perhaps some of the finest in Zimbabwe and contain beautiful renditions of giraffe, eland and kudu.


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We have another Moderncat fave today for the holiday give-a-thon! It's a large Wave perch from Urban Pet Haus! This ultra mod kitty hangout is not only beautiful, but the curved surface and thick felt pad make it a kitty magnet. Someone is always hanging out on ours. I have mine hanging right by the dining room table so the kitties can join us for a meal — without adding cat fur to the main course.
The winner of this giveaway is going to get a large Wave perch, plus a second large Wave will be sent to the winner's designated charity. Wave perches are perfect for kitty rooms at sanctuaries! To enter, please leave a comment on this post and don't forget to mention your charity. The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve along with all the other give-a-thon winners.

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A Midsummer Night's Picnic will be presented by Shakespeare in Delaware Park to benefit the Neil E. Garvey Foundation for the Arts from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2 at the top of Shakespeare Hill, Delaware Park. The event includes food and drink followed by a performance of "Measure for Measure." Tickets are $30 for adults ($40 day of event) and $15 for children ages 10 and under. To make reservations, call 856-4433.
Encore Experience will hold auditions for "A Christmas Chaos" for children ages 7 and up from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Christ United Methodist Church (350 Saratoga Road, Amherst). For more information, call 406-8942 or visit www.encoreexperience.com.
Auditions for "The Drawer Boy" will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 5, 6 and 7 in the Carol Mongerson Theater (37 N. Buffalo St., Springville). Two males, age in 50s, and one male, age in 20s, are sought. For more information, call 592-9038 or visit www.springvillearts.com.
The Amherst Players are seeking actors for the September production of "Little Women." Four girls between ages 10 and 17, two women, ages early- to mid-30s, one woman in her 50s and four men between ages 15 and 50, are sought for various roles. For more information, call Kathleen after 6 p.m. at 885-3179.
The Buffalo State College Philharmonia orchestra will hold auditions for new community members at 6 p.m. Aug. 26 and 28 in Rockwell Hall R-106 on the campus (1300 Elmwood Ave.). One short solo piece of no more than three minutes should be prepared. Auditioners should choose one printable orchestral excerpt from the 2013 Audition Excerpt list at www.buffalostate.edu/ensembles/bsc-philharmonia/audition-information. To schedule an appointment, email Ellen Barnum at email@example.com.
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2013 Word of the Year: Selfie
(NEWSER) – What do the first daughters, Pope Francis, and countless celebs have in common? They all made headlines with selfies in 2013, making it easy for Oxford Dictionaries to choose its annual word of the year. "Selfie" was a rare unanimous decision for the organization, it reports on its blog. The word was actually featured as far back as June 2012 on the dictionaries' site, but this year, "it seems like everyone who is anyone has posted a selfie somewhere on the Internet." Some selfie facts:
- "Selfie" has been around since at least 2002, the blog notes. That's when an Australian student wrote online about falling over while drunk at a 21st birthday party, accompanying his post with a photo of a damaged pair of lips, the Telegraph reports (it has the photo). "Sorry about the focus, it was a selfie," his post read.
- Though the word has existed for more than a decade, "it has only entered really common use in the past year or so," the blog points out. In fact, usage has increased 17,000% within the year, Time reports.


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Japan-based LED firm Nichia has announced the release of a new surface mount LED device (SMD) for outdoor full color display applications. Under Nichia part number "NSSM032," this product provides for a new class of LED screen image quality and waterproof capability.
The product is waterproof and silicone potted, according to the firm. The product is fit for outdoor displays in arenas, advertisement billboards, and retail displays due to its ability to operate in all weather conditions, indicated Nichia.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.


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LISTEN: Ke$ha enlists will.i.am for new single 'Crazy Kids'
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Ke$ha has enlisted Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am for a verse on her new single "Crazy Kids."
"Crazy Kids" will be the third single off Kesha's Warrior album, following "Die Young" and "C'Mon."
Tuesday is a big day for both artists. Will.i.am will be dropping his new solo album as Ke$sha's documentary series, "My Crazy Beautiful Life," makes its premiere on MTV.
"Crazy Kids" is slated to hit radio next Monday. Will.i.am's brief verse comes towards the end of the track, which keeps Ke$ha's whistles and whispering to her "Animals" from the original album version in tact.
Ke$ha has also released cover art for the single, which shows her in what some are calling a more polished and cleaned-up look.


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This 21-floor mixed-use residential project is designed to re-imagine the typically horizontal condition of New Orleans' dense French Quarter blocks as a vertical condition. The program includes 250 apartments above three ground level retail spaces and a 500-car garage. As a means to recreate the social interaction found in the courtyards of the city's historic quarter, the design consolidates all tenant amenities at the ninth floor in order to condense their programmatic force. At this raised "courtyard" level, shuttle elevators transfer from garage to tower to promote opportunities for residents to cross paths with one another in a shared, communal space as opposed to the typical, introverted experiences found in most high-rise residential developments.
For more details and images of 930 Poydras Residential Tower, visit ARCHITECT's Project Gallery.
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AWS Flow Framework Recipes
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) helps developers automatically coordinate work in applications for better scalability and performance. To execute work scalably and with low latency, developers typically spawn multiple processes that can execute across multiple machines. They must then write custom code to distribute work, manage execution state, define how the application reacts to failed or delayed processes, and manage work streams that can complete at different times. This custom work-coordination code adds complexity for developers who want to focus on implementing what an application does, not how the application's work gets done. To help developers automate work coordination in their applications, SWF provides a programming model for developers to express work coordination business logic, as well as a service to manage the coordination of work itself.
To adopt SWF, a developer needs to add "decider" code to a new or existing application that defines work coordination logic by specifying work sequencing, timing, and failure conditions. The developer also implements "activities", which are application components that execute each step of the work. The decider and activities form a "workflow." Once you have the decider and activities in place, the SWF service coordinates the work on behalf of the application. You can use any programming language to develop against the SWF API. We also provide a Java client, AWS Flow Framework, which provides built-in support for things like retry logic for failed or delayed work.
The recipes in this download show a set of commonly used programming patterns that you can use in your application's decider logic to tell SWF how to coordinate your application's work. The recipes are implemented in Java and use the AWS Flow Framework. Each recipe consists of a workflow implementation that demonstrates how to address a common use case, such as how to execute multiple tasks concurrently and merge the results. The recipes are accompanied by JUnit tests that run the workflows. The download also includes a PDF file with installation and setup instructions and detailed documentation for each recipe. The download includes the following recipes:
Repeatedly Execute an Activity
- ForLoopInlineRecipeWorkflowImpl shows how to use a for loop to repeatedly execute an activity a specified number of times.
- ConditionalLoopActivitiesImpl shows how to use a recursive asynchronous method to repeatedly execute an activity a specified number of times.
- DoWhileWorkflowImpl shows how to use a recursive asynchronous method to repeatedly executean activity while a condition is satisfied.
Execute Multiple Activities Concurrently
- RunMultipleActivitiesConcurrentlyWorkflowImpl shows how to run a fixed number of activities concurrently and merge the results.
- JoinBranchesWorkflowImpl shows how to run a dynamically determined number of activities concurrently and merge the results.
- PickFirstBranchWorkflowImpl shows how to execute multiple activities concurrently and use the result from the first activity to complete.
Execute Workflow Logic Conditionally
- ExclusiveChoiceWorkflowImpl shows how to execute one of several activities based on a condition.
- MultiChoiceWorkflowImpl shows how to execute multiple activities from a larger group, based on a condition.
Complete an Activity Task Manually
- humanActivity shows how to implement an activity that is manually completed by a person.
Handle Exceptions Thrown by Asynchronous Code
- CleanupResourceWorkflowImpl shows how to use TryCatchFinally to handle exceptions thrown by asynchronous code such as activities and clean up resources.
- HandleErrorWorkflowImpl shows how to handle exceptions thrown by asynchronous code by invoking other asynchronous code.
Retry Failed Asynchronous Code
- RetryActivityRecipeWorkflowImpl shows how to retry an activity by simply retrying the activity until it either completes or the retry attempts reach a specified limit.
- ExponentialRetryAnnotationActivities shows how to annotate an activity so that the framework retries it automatically by using an exponential retry strategy, which waits for an increasingly long period between each retry, and stops at a specified point.
- DecoratorRetryWorkflowImpl shows how to implement exponential retry by using the RetryDecorator class, which allows you to specify the retry policy at run time and change it as needed.
- AsyncExecutorRetryWorkflowImpl shows how to implement exponential retry by using the AsyncRetryingExecutor class, which allows you to specify the retry policy at run time. In addition, you use the AsyncRunnable abstraction to implement a run method, which AsyncRetryingExecutor calls to execute the activity for each retry attempt.
- CustomLogicRetryWorkflowImpl shows how to implement a custom retry strategy.
Signal a Workflow
- WaitForSignalWorkflowImpl shows how a workflow can wait a specified time for a signal before proceeding.
For more details about how to use Amazon SWF and the AWS Flow Framework, see:
What is AWS Flow Framework (Java)?
Amazon Simple Workflow Service
About this Library
- Based on the 2012-01-25 SWF API version
- Requires the AWS SDK for Java
- Version: 1.0
- Release date: 11/14/2012
Before you begin
Installation and set up instructions are in the PDF file that is included with the download package.


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Q&A: Lights, Camera, Action At Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
By Barry Janoff
September 24, 2012: The plan to build a sports and entertainment arena in Brooklyn was brought to public attention in 2004 by Bruce Ratner, real estate developer and then majority owner of the NBA's Nets. Since then, Forest City Ratner Enterprises has been at the forefront of a 22-acre Atlantic Yards project that is scheduled to include Barclays Center, housing, shops and recreational areas.
The $3.5 billion plan has had it shares of highs and lows.
In 2007, Barclays agreed to a $400 million, 20-year naming rights deal, which was later renegotiated to $200 million with other incentives added in.
In 2009, in the midst of faltering economic and real estate challenges, Russian multi-billionaire businessman Mikhail Prokhorov acquired majority interest in the team and nearly 50% interest in the arena from Ratner.
This week, after more than 100 lawsuits and changes in financial, design and environmental strategies, the arena arrives with a bevy of founding partners and sponsors whose presence will be felt throughout the venue.
Barclays Center officially opens September 28 with a series of concerts from Jay-Z (who is a minority investor in the Brooklyn Nets franchise). Basketball comes October 15 when the Nets host the Washington Wizards in an exhibition game, followed by the first official NBA season home opener with the Nets hosting the New York Knicks on November 1.
Other scheduled events include Barbra Streisand, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Green Day, Lady Gaga, college basketball and hockey, tennis, boxing, gymnastics and an exhibition game with the NHL's New York Islanders.
Among the branded sections and activations are the TicketMaster concourse, the MetroPCS upper pavilion and fan photo booth, a Honda auto display and interactive destination, an area of virtual sports games including hoops and jump rope from Brooklyn Hospital Center and the Cushman & Wakefield Theater; and retail stores including the Nets Shop by adidas, Starbucks and Rocawear (which, like the arena's 40/40 Club, is part of the domain overseen by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter).
Founding partners in addition to MetroPCS, TicketMaster, Cushman & Wakefield and Honda include American Express, Calvin Klein, EmblemHealth, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Geico and Stolichnaya. (An 11th founding partner will be named this week.)
Other sponsors include Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Haier America, HighPoint Solutions, New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, Red Bull, Sony, Tyco and Willis.
NYSportsJournalism spoke with Brett Yormark, CEO of Nets Basketball and president and CEO of Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment, courtside at Barclays Center about the long and winding road to 620 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
NYSportsJournalism.com: It has been eight years from vision to reality. How important is this for your marketing partners?
Brett Yormark: Very important, especially working with them to elevate our brand and their [respective] brands to the highest level. Our goal in the building is to tastefully reinforce the presence of each of our partners. To get all of our messages and their messages out, but to maintain a clean look. We have accomplished that. And we haven't compromised revenues.
NYSJ: In addition to the founding partners and naming rights partner Barclays, there are a number of other companies that will be represented throughout the arena. Is there room for more?
BY: There will be one more founding partner announced [before Barclays Center opens Sept. 28], but then we will take a breather. Let me put it this way: We are still aggressively marketing and selling. But we want to open the building with our strong roster of partners, pause for a moment and then move ahead.
NYSJ: Are there companies coming to you that want to be part of Barclays Center?
BY: Yes. We have companies approaching us all the time. That want to be involved. With Barclays Center now opening, and not just a vision that is years or months away, the interest has become even stronger. There is a lot of interest in sponsorship, tickets, suites. For the partners and companies already aligned with us, this is the moment they have been waiting for.
"We are still aggressively marketing and selling. But we want to open the building with our strong roster of partners, pause for a moment and then move ahead."
NYSJ: Each of the founding partners has their own distinct look and message. What was the challenge in getting them all to work together?
BY: It wasn't a challenge in the negative sense. The challenge was to raise all of their goals, as well as the goals of the Nets and Barclays, to the highest level. We are thrilled that we have such great brands as Calvin Klein, Foxwoods, Geico and Honda — [the latter two of which] recently came on board. They were all willing to work with us to see that our vision and their vision not only came together, but made for a strong partnership. It was never a matter of one partner trying to upstage another. It was always a situation where they each knew how important being involved with this project would be to their strategy and how effective it will be in getting their brand messages to fans and consumers.
NYSJ: How do you feel standing here next to the court and looking at the arena, especially knowing all of the blood, sweat and tears that it took to get to this point?
BY: Honestly, it feels very comfortable. It feels as if you are going into your living room. Which was our goal in working with SHoP Architects and AECOM. We didn't want people to feel as if they were going into an arena. We want everyone who comes in here to be treated special, which speaks to our alignment with Disney (the Disney Institute, which was brought in to train employees with regard to customer service). We want everyone who comes in here to feel like a celebrity.
NYSJ: Courtside branding is very noticeable, with seat back signage from Calvin Klein, Haier, Red Bull and Barclays, and the basketball stanchions with branding from Spalding and Barclays. Are you concerned that this will be a distraction?
BY: Not at all. Our goal was always to have our partners represented in the most efficient way possible, but not to the extent that it would take away from the look and feel of the arena. What you see now is for our basketball setup. It changes depending on the event. Obviously, you will see Barclays Center branding that is permanent, and there is permanent Metro PCS branding on seats in the upper bowl. But I don't believe that anyone can say that the presence of our partners distracts from the look of the building. And, in fact, our goal all along was to incorporate [branding, signage and marketing activation] messages seamlessly into the building and to have it enhance and support our vision.
NYSJ: Brooklyn itself is well represented in Barclays Center, from concessions to locally based marketing partners. How integral was that?
BY: We knew right from the start the importance of the Brooklyn brand. The best of the best of Brooklyn will be here. From a marketer's point of view, the key to Brooklyn is the diversification. We always felt that it was our goal, and in turn the goal of our partners, to be able to target the various ethnic groups that help to make the borough what it is.
NYSJ: With Honda now a founding partner, do you envision a moment such as the 2011 NBA All-Star Game in which NBA partner Kia drove a car onto the Staples Center court and Blake Griffin jumped over the hood to win the slam dunk event?
BY: Honda will have a strong presence in the building [including] an auto display and interactive features for fans. Honda and other partners will be involved in a lot of activation throughout the building and during games and events. But I don't think we will have them drive a car on our brand new herringbone floor. [Laughs.] Not on our herringbone parquet!
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Giving credit where it's due: Part Deux
I'll be there. You should be there, too.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog item where I talked about a couple of guys I forgot to mention in an interview with Linux Pro regarding the Lindependence 2008 project a few years ago.
Like butter, I am on a roll in the forgetfulness department because I also failed to mention another very important person that made Lindependence 2008 a success, and he should have been part of that blog.
That would be Frank Turner.
After a very successful career in business management, Frank retired from being a captain of industry — at least in Santa Cruz County — and put his efforts into promoting Linux and Free/Open Source Software. His efforts currently revolve around Web design, as well as developing a program where folks can easily make Web pages with little, or no, experience.
A few years ago, Frank helped with getting Lindependence 2008 off the ground and did the great signage for the event — taking the ad "Linux on Everything" and blowing it up so it could be seen on Highway 9 to guide people to the event.
Sorry, Frank, for forgetting to include you in this highly esteemed group of folks who make FOSS work here in Santa Cruz, as well as in the wider world. Thanks, too, for all you do.
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation. He is also one of the founders of the Lindependence Project.)


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'The Sabres and New York Rangers will wear special New York jerseys for their game Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. The jerseys will be autographed and then auctioned off on Internet site edeal.com. All proceeds will go to the Twin Towers Fund, a charity established by New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to assist families of uniformed workers and other government employees affected by the disaster.'
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The New School
Cave Canem at The New School Presents: r. erica doyle, Bertram, Bianca Spriggs and Marcus Wicker
Cave Canem, the premier venue for African-American poetry, presents an ongoing series of readings and discussions with their authors.
Moderated by Cave Canem.
Sponsored by The School of Writing at The New School and Cave Canem Foundation.
Lang Café, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, ground floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street)
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From a previous post, I have taken Ralph's suggestion of creating 2 columns for the main area of my new site. Left column holds the logo and the nav and the right column holds the slider and the content.
I have placed the slider at the top of the right column but the nav below it is all the way at the bottom of the page below the text. I also need about 10 to 20 px at the top as a margin. I am not sure what went wrong. I have tried placing an overflow: hidden, but that didn't work. I do have a set height and width. I don't now if that is messing things up. I am using images from a client's site for my slider just to test it.
The site is up at http://foxdencreations.com/new_site/index.html.
It should look similar to the prototype below.
Your list elements inside .slides are floated so you need to contain them within .slides.
/* or use your preferred float containing technique*/
The slide navigation should now slide up underneath the slides although you may have to move it into exact position as required.
padding:20px 0 50px;
margin:0 auto;
.flex-control-nav {
margin: 105px 0 0;
Why is the header an empty div?
You could simply have made space with padding unless of course you are putting some content into that fixed height header later on.
The height on the left column is a bad move and you very rarely would put height on columns like that as you never know how high the right column is going to be and it will vary from browser to browsers and user text preference sizes etc. To make the columns equal simply wrap a div around both left and right floated columns (remember to contain the floats) and then repeat the left background on this new container and it will always match the height of the columns. In fact you need to amalgamate your [right column image and the [URL="http://foxdencreations.com/new_site/images/nav_bg.jpg"]left column image](http://foxdencreations.com/new_site/images/content_bg.png) into one single repeatable image and then repeat it on that new container so that it paints both columns at the same time.
Your right column image is 2177px high and weights in at a massive 1957k!! That's more than the total of most small sites whole code. That image should be optimised down to about 20k - 30k. It doesn't need to be 2177px tall as you can make it repeat at a much smaller height and then optimise it down as low as possible.
Thank you for your response, Paul. I will add padding to the header as I want there to be space between the top of the page and where the left and right columns start.
The reason I went for a fixed height on both columns was I wanted the backgrounds to match up as in the Fireworks prototype instead of staggered as I am experiencing when content is added.
I will work with your suggestions and see if I can make this more user-friendly. First drafts are almost always rough and you have to work through the problems to get the best possible results.
OK I am struggling with the background for the nav and content. The content area is transparent and has a 1px border so png has to be used. The nav area has to be matched exactly so there isn't a noticeable difference in the graphic. I tried "slicing" the top middle and bottom. The top comes in at 24.9 kb, the middle comes in at 772 kb and the bottom comes in at 19.5 kb. The middle seems to be the problem or maybe all three. The pattern is different on the striped nav area and must match exactly with the footer divider. Any ideas what I can do here? I will upload the images that I am using so maybe others can play around and see what they can do.
Sorry I've been away today but I'll try and have a look at this tomorrow (unless someone else wants to jump in).
772k is still far to unreasonable a size to use so you will need to re-think this through a little and compromises will need to be made. The stock answer is that although you can draw it in photoshop it doesn't means its viable on the web.:) The web needs to work with fluid mediums and avoid trying to match fixed height images to content so more subtle approaches need to be made to make a more robust layout.
Not all things are possible but with a few compromises you should be able to get close but will involve reducing and slicing the images carefully and indeed repeating the same image over some nested elements to get the effect you want. I;ll try and fins some time tomorrow to give a better answer
I'm diddling with the images a bit. I think I can come up with something that will work without requiring gargantuan images. Will let you know.
The demo page shows the content area longer than the left menu. What should the page look like if there is not enough content to reach that length? Is the brown content box supposed to always end at the bottom of the menu or lower? or not?
The image with the greatest byte-size (85K) is currently the Shutterstock image with the green columns. Interestingly, it is probably the least visible. Would you consider making a repeatable image out of a shorter slice (or compressing the image vertically) instead of using the entire full-sized image?
Hi ronpat - I don't use the entire image. I had compressed it to the left to get narrower columns. It has to match the bottom divider on the left so it looks seamless. Hope that helps.
Also left and right columns should be same height as far as backgrounds are concerned.
Let me rephrase my question... which behavior do you wish?
A. The content area background is only as tall as the contents.
B. The content area background is always at least as tall as the menu list.
C. In either A or B, the content area will extend if taller than the menu list. The green background is always properly matched left and right.
Hi ronpat.
From your choices above, I am leaning towards C. Some of my pages will have more content (images of jewelry I have made in the past as examples of what I can do for custom orders). The order form on the special request page will be the "shortest" content area. Now how do I achieve that with the background images? Do I make a background image that includes both menu background and content background or are they going to be separate? Thanks for your help with this. BTW, the slider will only be on the home page.
:lol: I should NEVER write poll questionnaires :nono:
A, B, and C above are descriptions.
A and B are the choices and describe the way the bottom of the content area behaves when the content is shorter than the menu.
C simply shows that both A and B will extend longer than the menu if needed, and that the bottom of the green image beneath the content is matched to the green image beneath the menu using either method A or method B.
You can have it either way, A or B. With both, you get C. However the code and images for A and B are different, so that is why the question... the choice is between A and B.
Sorry I misunderstood. Then B is my choice.
Here's my version of your objective (as I understand it). I started from scratch so the code is all new as are some of the images.
(1) *** To see how blocks are laid out, enable the "TEST Outlines" in CSS. ***
(2) The brown content background area is always as long as the main menu or longer; never shorter.
(3) You can change the number of items in the left column menu and the design will adapt.
(4) The 1px border appears at the top and right edges only.
(5) Probably reduced almost 300 KB of image size; but the total is still ~1500 KB. The .png menu sprites are ~650 KB.
(6) You will have to reposition the slider dots.
(7) This version has been tested with IE8+, Opera, FF & Chrome.
All files are in this folder:
Please let me know after you have downloaded it, and especially if you find any problems.
(This can be run on your PC before loading anything on the server.)
Hope it is useful,Cheers
Thank you so much, ronpat. This is incredible. My CSS skills have improved over the years of being on this site but still greatly lacking compared to yours. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for adding the comments as well so I can see what is happening in each section and learn from my mistakes.
cgacfox, I have no idea whether or not there were "mistakes" in your code. I am simply not comfortable floating so many things left, so I chose a different strategy. The leftcolumn and rightcolumn are the only two objects that are floated... left floats left, right floats right. The logo is the only object that is positioned[absolute]. Everything else goes with the flow... even the slider.
If you need help tweaking any of the content dimensions, feel free to ask. (I don't think I commented them very well.)
It was fun. Glad it works the way you want!
Take care.
Good work Ron - looks much better now
You could still optimise some of those images down. For example the menu item down the side only needs the one main background and then just add the different text images which could all be contained in one sprite. Then instead of having 10 images of 65k you would have one image of 32k (or a jpg of abut 11k with only a slight loss of quality) and then a sprite for the text and hover effect which would run in at under 30k. That would change that left menu from 650k down to about 30k - 60k in total. You would of course need the psd to grab the separate text images.
For the 260k slider image you could slice it into three which will give you 45k for the top and 45 for the bottom and then the middle could be a jpg of about 20k saving about 160k again. There may be a slight mismatch between jpg and png so it would be a matter of trying and seeing what it looks like.
The 2 above methods would reduce 1000k down to about 150k which is far more manageable on the web. Of course there may some compromise in quality but speed must be the first concern as users have been shown time and time again to click away from sites that don't load quickly.
Thanks, Paul. I will look into doing as you suggested.
Thanks for examining my code. Your admonition about the size of the images inspired me to give them another look.
First, let me say that I intentionally did not try to modify the .pngs because Mr. fox had not responded to several suggestions to do so. The transparency in the menu sprites did not lend them to becoming .jpgs and likewise the transparency in the slider background... so I left them alone... didn't explore other options.
Now to my revisit.
A new strategy...! The menu images have been reduced from 10 individual .pngs to 2, menupad.png and menusprites.png. The byte count went down from approx 650 KB to 102 KB (and of course the image count went down by 8). The advantage here is that the images remain .pngs and keep their transparency! This design is indistinguishable from the original. The new sprites are applied by adding a pair of span tags within each menu anchor.
The other image that I revisited is the slider_bg.png. 261 KB seemed excessive, but I couldn't turn it into a .jpg without sacrificing its transparency. Today I made a screen capture with the slider turned off and saved it as a medium quality jpg, slider_bg.jpg. Because it is a screen capture, it retains the appearance of transparency and reduces the byte size to 35 KB. Only under magnification is the .jpg artifact noticable. The size reduction is very significant and was easy enough to accomplish.
The image related byte count is now ~343 KB + the slide show at ~377 KB = ~720 KB. Still hefty, but much better than the previous 1500 KB and SO much better than the full blown Wordpress' bloat.
images: slider_bg.jpg, menupad.png, menusprites.png
To add slide_bg.jpg and save 226 KB, drop the new image into your images directory and change the suffix from .png to .jpg in your CSS (CSS shown below). Easy.
To replace the menu sprites, drop the 2 new images into your images directory and replace the all of the menu code:
/* -------------------------------------------- *\\
Main Menu
\\* -------------------------------------------- */
.menu {
.menu li {
.menu li a {
font:0/0 a; /*use the next 3 lines instead of text-indent: -9999px*/
.menu li a span {
.menu li.home a span {
background-position:0 0;
.menu li.home a:hover span {
background-position:106px 0px;
.menu li.about a span {
background-position:0 50px;
.menu li.about a:hover span {
background-position:106px 50px;
.menu li.necklaces a span {
background-position:0 100px;
.menu li.necklaces a:hover span {
background-position:106px 100px;
.menu li.bracelets a span {
background-position:0 150px;
.menu li.bracelets a:hover span {
background-position:106px 150px;
.menu li.earrings a span {
background-position:0 200px;
.menu li.earrings a:hover span {
background-position:106px 200px;
.menu li.lanyards a span {
background-position:0 250px;
.menu li.lanyards a:hover span {
background-position:106px 250px;
.menu li.bookmarks a span {
background-position:0 300px;
.menu li.bookmarks a:hover span {
background-position:106px 300px;
.menu li.request a span {
background-position:0 350px;
.menu li.request a:hover span {
background-position:106px 350px;
.menu li.available a span {
background-position:0 400px;
.menu li.available a:hover span {
background-position:106px 400px;
.menu li.testimonials a span {
background-position:0 450px;
.menu li.testimonials a:hover span {
background-position:106px 450px;
/* -------------------------------------------- *\\
\\* -------------------------------------------- */
.flexslider {
/* outline:1px solid white; /* TEST Outline (compare outline to border) */
background:url(../images/slider_bg.jpg) no-repeat 50% 0;
margin:0 auto;
Add  tags to the menu items:

Home

About Me

Necklaces

Bracelets

Earrings

Lanyards

Bookmarks

By Special Request

Available Now

Testimonials

The complete demo can be found here:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2prcojgkcp8rid0/qZ7e_MzmZ3
After testing successfully, delete the unused menu images. I suggest keeping the slider_bg.png. Should you reposition the slider on the page, you may need to make another .jpg and will need the .png to do so.
Tested in FF, Chrome, Opera, IE8, IE10
Thanks ronpat. That is actually Ms. Fox! I have accidently left off a page in the menu that needs to be added under lanyards. It will be eyeglass Chains. How easily can I add that menu item?


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StenoTim's dry-as-a-bone Tamalog!
Posted 21 August 2012 - 10:50 PM ( #1 )
Well, today my first adult Tama, Violetchi (1st generation), turned 4. To be honest, I kind of miss my Hoshitchi; still, Violetchi's not too shabby!
She's very self-sufficient, and today she only beeped three times for attention. When I pushed the B button, she just came up to the screen to say hello as if I had pushed the C button. She does that a lot! Since she's already potty trained and bathes herself, there's not much to do to keep her happy. Hopefully she'll be more engaging when my pack of collectible figures arrives this week. At least I can get her into some trouble then, and maybe play enough games to afford that 50,000 G remodel.
Also, she's nearly ready for marriage. For some reason, I'm hoping she can make a match with Gozarutchi, although I'm not exactly sure how the match-making system works.
As a side not, I'm excited for the Music Star! I'm hoping it requires a bit more attention, since the Tama-Go seems just a tiny bit too independent for me.
Hopefully they'll keep me entertained between assignments this semester!
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Last Post16 Sep 2012
Posted 22 August 2012 - 06:01 PM ( #2 )
I just caught her brushing her teeth for the first time--not sure how I missed that the past 5 days. Super cute!
Tomorrow could be the big day when she makes her love-match. They grow up so fast...
Posted 23 August 2012 - 12:33 PM ( #3 )
Her first suitor, Kuchipatchi, just didn't seem right for her, so she had to respectfully refuse his offer of marriage. He's cute, but I think she had her eyes on...
...Wooltchi! These two lovebirds are now happily married and looking forward to their first little egg. I even treated them to a remodel, although the most expensive decoration still eludes me. The most hilarious part is that now when Violetchi goes to the park, shopping, or to play a game, Wooltchi just stares at her with his mouth wide open as she leaves, as if to say, "You're...leaving me!?"
Congrats to Wooltchi and Violetchi!
Edited by StenoTim, 23 August 2012 - 12:34 PM.
Posted 24 August 2012 - 04:04 PM ( #4 )
Who doesn't get excited when a new Tamagotchi arrives? I got the bundle pack from Amazon since they're so cheap now. The DVD looks interesting, and the figures aren't too shabby.
I pulled out the tab and fired her up right away! Already, I can tell that this version will require a lot more care, which I'm looking forward to. I enjoy the music gimmick and the other features, such as sending the Tama to school. My first hatch was a male Petitchi! I named him Abraxis (not to be confused with Abraxas), and of course, he quickly evolved. I'm now caring for a Kuchitamatchi, which definitely has a classic Tamagotchi look to him. He's learning the piano and enjoys playing with his robot, which was delivered to him by his preschool teacher. Let his music training begin!
Here's a photo of my kitten Abraxas keeping an eye on him:
There's not much to report on my Tama-Go; Violetchi and Wooltchi are still doing fine, enjoying married life. Can't wait for that first egg!
Posted 25 August 2012 - 08:12 PM ( #5 )
Music Star: Abraxis has evolved into a Kikitchi! He finally met his bandmates, and together, they formed the Poopers. They're doing their best in school, now that I figured out how to play the games after their lessons. Here he is practicing of his own volition, which I'm glad to say he does a lot, now:
I'm wondering how long it will be before Violetchi and Wooltchi move on, leaving their hatchling in my care? Not that I'm in any rush to see them go, but I'm very interested in the time-frame of the Tama-Go in this regard.
'Til next time!
Posted 28 August 2012 - 09:01 PM ( #6 )
I know they'll be just fine on their future adventures; one day, their daughter will be able to join them with a mate of her own. In fact, she quickly evolved into a Hoshitchi, then a Shelltchi--just like her mom!
Music Star: Abraxis is a Kikitchi, no more. Yesterday, he transformed into none other than--Mametchi! The Poopers are now comprised of Abraxis, Violetchi, and Tosakatchi; with hard work, their first performance was a Pro Debut! Their stark ranking is now 4th. Here's a shot of the band leader, himself:
How long can they keep up such star power? Will stress overcome Abraxis and cause The Poopers to choke on stage? I'll keep you posted!
Posted 16 September 2012 - 06:29 PM ( #7 )
Now that school has started, I have time to maintain only one Tamagotchi, so I have chosen to base my log on my new iD L to be able to keep it updated without feeling daunted! It was on sale, new, at Jason's eBay shop for less than forty dollars! I'll keep it brief and bare-bones (of course).
On my first day, after the first hatch, I was greeted by a Momoirotchi! Definitely a cute baby Tama. She soon evolved into a Paletchi, one of the more odd-looking characters, but still cute. Today, I witnessed the evolution of my new teen: Painaputchi. I also bought new interiors for the living room and kitchen. Why not?
Edited by StenoTim, 16 September 2012 - 06:30 PM.


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Study links 'short sleep' to Type 2 diabetes
Getting fewer than seven hours of sleep a night puts people at risk for Type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health.
The study is the first to examine the role that measures of insulin sensitivity and acute insulin response – important diabetes risk factors – have on the sleep-diabetes relationship. Insulin, a hormone, is responsible for moving sugar from the bloodstream into the body's cells. Insulin resistance becomes a risk factor for diabetes because the body's cells have a diminished capacity to respond to insulin.
Even when the researchers adjusted for insulin-related factors – in addition to obesity and family history of diabetes which are well-known risk factors for diabetes -- short sleep was found to be an independent predictor for Type 2 diabetes.
The Arnold School study found that insulin sensitivity and acute insulin response do not appear to impact short sleep and diabetes risk, said Dr. Angela Liese, Arnold School researcher and associate professor in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics.
"Whites and Hispanics who get short sleep were found to have a greater risk for developing Type 2 diabetes than African Americans," said Liese. "Some studies have suggested that short sleep is not a risk factor for diabetes. This study shows that it does."
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
College Football Recap - September 25, 2012
Here's a brief look at the highlights of week four of the college football season, a week which tested many top 25 teams, giving them an opportunity to learn from this week and adjust for next week. The rankings used in this recap are the preseason AP Rankings from prior to the games.
#1 Alabama 40, Florida Atlantic 7: Even the No. 1 team in the country has room for improvement as the Crimson Tide was not able to get a third straight shutout this week, but AJ McCarron's three TD passes and Eddie Lacy's 106 yards rushing were more than enough to take down Florida Atlantic.
#3 Oregon 49, #22 Arizona 0: The Ducks dominated on both sides of the ball in a matchup of two of the fastest offenses in the Pac-12. Oregon's offense was good, but the Duck's defense was great as they shutout the Wildcats, the first shutout in conference play for Oregon since 2003.
#5 Georgia 48, Vanderbilt 3: Georgia QB Aaron Murray proved once again that he is an elite quarterback, putting together his most complete outing of the season, throwing for 250 yards and two TDs and raising the Bulldogs to another level.
#17 TCU 27, Virginia 7: TCU had this game in control from the start with the exception of a fourth quarter TD for the Cavaliers. Horned Frogs WR Brandon Carter had a spectacular day with five catches for 127 yards including a one-handed catch resulting in a touchdown.
#2 LSU 12, Auburn 10: In a game that came down to defense, LSU came out on top, shutting out Auburn in the second half, behind a great performance from Sam Montgomery (3.5 tackles for loss). LSU Coach Les Miles said "a tremendous lesson" can be learned from this close call.
#4 Florida St 49, #10 Clemson 37: FSU had an explosive second half, which ultimately put the Seminoles on top of the Tigers for good in an hard fought offensive battle in which the two teams combined for 1,093 yards.
#8 West Virginia 31, Maryland 21: West Virginia WR Tavon Austin had a remarkable game with three TD receptions to help the Mountaineers pull away from their regional rivals.
#20 Louisville 28, Florida Int 21: Miami native Teddy Bridgewater threw for two TDs and ran for another to secure a win over Florida International for his homecoming as Louisville improves to 4-0 on the season.
#23 Miss St 30, South Alabama 10: Despite a sluggish outing, Mississippi State was able to beat South Alabama handedly, giving the Bulldogs their first 4-0 start since 1999.
#24 Boise State 7, BYU 6: The Broncos held off a late rally to beat the Cougars 7-6 in a game dominated by defense as the Boise State defense forced five turnovers and held BYU scoreless until the final minutes of play when the Cougars scored a TD, but failed on an attempted two-point conversion.
#14 Florida 38, Kentucky 0: The story remains the same as the previous four years as Florida beat Kentucky once again in grand fashion, extending the nation's longest winning streak in a current series between two teams.
#7 South Carolina 31, Missouri 10: South Carolina QB Connor Shaw was almost flawless, completing 20 straight passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns as the Gamecocks gave a rude welcome to Missouri in its first SEC road game.
#13 USC 27, California 9: USC RB Silas Redd rushed for 158 yards and a TD in a game that showcased the Trojan's running game as they recovered from last week's loss to Stanford.
Oregon St 27, #19 UCLA 20: While all eyes were focused on UCLA QB Brett Hundley, Oregon State's QB Sean Mannion (career-high 379 passing yards and two touchdowns) and RB Storm Woods (96 rushing yards and a TD) stole the show as they pulled off the upset against the Bruins.
#11 Notre Dame 13, #18 Michigan 6: Manti Te'o had two interceptions to lead a solid Notre Dame team effort which held Michigan scoreless until the fourth quarter and forced six turnovers, including four by star quarterback Denard Robinson.
#15 Kansas St 24, #6 Oklahoma 19: After being beaten by 41 points last season, Kansas State gained revenge and crushed the Sooners' hopes crushed for an undefeated season. Wildcat QB Collin Klein had 228 yards of total offense and ran for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.
#16 Ohio State 29, UAB 15: Braxton Miller had another good outing, rushing for two touchdowns to carry the Buckeyes to victory over a determined UAB squad.
#25 Nebraska 73, Idaho St 7: After being knocked out of the top 25 after a loss to UCLA two weeks ago, the Cornhuskers appeared to be back on track as they dismantled Idaho State with a strong performance by Nebraska RB Rex Burkhead who ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
# 21 Michigan St 23, E Michigan 7: Although the Spartans got off to a slow start, they turned to RB Le'Veon Bell who rushed for a career-high 253 yards and a touchdown with 36 carries, the sixth-best rushing performance in school history.
College football fans, be sure to "like" the official Allstate Sugar Bowl Facebook page (linked above) and vote each week for the Manning Award Player of the Week. The top quarterback performances from each week will be posted giving you the chance to vote for that you think was the best effort each week of the college football season.
Manning Award Stars of the Week
While 25 quarterbacks are on the Manning Award Watch List, additional players may be added later in the season and every quarterback in the country remains eligible for the honor. Here's a look at the best performances of the second week of the football season:Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech15-of-22, 284 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTCameron leads the Bulldogs to a quick start, then tosses a pair of third-quarter touchdowns as Louisiana Tech blows out Big Ten foe Illinois, 52-24, on the road.Nick Florence, Baylor26-of-39, 351 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTFlorence, who also rushes for 55 yards, tosses a career-high four touchdowns, and leads a pair of fourth-quarter scoring drives as the Bears come from behind to defeat a dangerous UL-Monroe team, 47-42, for their ninth straight victory.Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion55-of-79, 730 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTHeinicke sets a Division I record for passing yards to rally the Monarchs from a 20-point deficit, capping the day with a late 11-play drive to set up the game-winning field goal in a 64-61 win over New Hampshire.Sean Mannion, Oregon State24-of-35, 379 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INTMannion's career-high 379 yards lift the Beavers to a 27-20 victory over No. 19 UCLA, their second straight win over a ranked opponent.EJ Manuel, Florida State27-of-35, 380 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTManuel, who also rushes for 102 yards, rallies the Seminoles to 28 straight second-half points en route to a 49-37 victory over 10th-ranked ACC-foe Clemson.Gary Nova, Rutgers25-of-35, 397 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTNova throws for a career-best 397 yards as Rutgers upends Arkansas on the road to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2006.Connor Shaw, South Carolina20-of-21, 249 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTComing off an injury, Shaw picks apart Missouri through the air and also adds 41 rushing yards in a 31-10 Gamecock win.Brett Smith, Wyoming23-of-35, 365 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTSmith's fifth touchdown of the day is a 25-yard game-winner in overtime which sets his career-high for passing yards as the Cowboys pick up their first win of the year, 40-37 over Idaho.
Top Upcoming Games
#25 Baylor at #9 West Virginia (11 a.m., FX): The Mountaineers make their Big 12 debut at home with the tough challenge of red-hot Baylor, which has a nine-game winning streak.
Arkansas at Texas A&M (11:21 a.m., SEC Network): The former Southwest Conferences rivals who have met regularly in the recent Southwest Classic, now meet for the first time as Southeastern Conference rivals, with the Razorbacks in desperate need of a win and the Aggies ready to get on the board in the SEC.
Tennessee at #5 Georgia (2:30 p.m., CBS): The Bulldogs and quarterback Aaron Murray have rolled into the Top Five in the nation, but Tennessee brings its own QB star in Tyler Bray for a crucial SEC East showdown.
#14 Ohio State at #20 Michigan State (2:30 p.m., ABC): The two top-ranked Big Ten teams have attracted the attention of ESPN's GameDay; Michigan State has its eyes on the Rose Bowl while Ohio State, which is not eligible for postseason play, looks to play spoiler.
#12 Texas at Oklahoma State (6:50 p.m., Fox): Oklahoma State lost many key players from last year's Fiesta Bowl squad, but they still boast a high-powered offense which will give Texas' return to prominence a challenge in Stillwater.
Wisconsin at #22 Nebraska (7 p.m., ABC): Considered a national title contender in the preseason, the Badgers have struggled, but they can get back on track with the Big Ten schedule opening against Nebraska, which is emerging as one of the favorites in the league behind strong play from quarterback Taylor Martinez.
#18 Oregon State at Arizona (9 p.m., Pac-12 Network): Oregon State has stopped a pair of nationally-ranked teams already this year with its ironclad run defense, but Arizona brings a high-power air attack under new coach Rich Rodriguez.
Bowl Predictions
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Brock Anderson stood on the Syracuse sideline, wearing a letterman's jacket instead of shoulder pads, propped up on crutches, and watching the Jordan Beetdiggers celebrate a state championship.
For the senior quarterback and the rest of his Titan teammates, a dream year ended in a nightmarish 58-2 loss Friday.
"It was a good season," he said. "It just sucks it had to end like it did."
Even with Anderson out after suffering an Achilles tendon injury the week before in a semifinal matchup with Bingham, the Titans came into Friday's game at Rice-Eccles Stadium confident their defense could slow the top-ranked Beetdiggers.
But a defense that wreaked havoc on opposing offenses all season was severely overmatched by a Jordan line that cleared big holes for running backs and gave sophomore quarterback Austin Kafentzis plenty of time to dismantle the Titans' secondary. Kafentzis torched Syracuse for 237 yards in the air and six total touchdowns.
When the first half ended, a Titan team that allowed just 70 points during a 9-0 regular season had given up 51 to the Beetdiggers.
"We just came out flat, and they came out strong," Syracuse junior defensive back Kavika Fonua said. "We just couldn't get it started in any way."
Syracuse coach Russ Jones said he thought his squad had "jitters" playing a Jordan squad he called "the best team we've faced all year."
"It put us on our heels, and our kids just didn't get off and running and get in a good flow," he said.
On the other side of the ball, the Beetdiggers punished a replacement quarterback tandem of Kole Tracy and Spencer Johnson, sacking the duo seven times. The Titans recorded just four first downs all night and broke into Jordan territory only twice. In the end, the Titans netted minus-5 yards rushing.
Injuries hurt Syracuse, but they weren't the deciding factor.
"You can't have any excuses," Fonua said. "You can't lose by that much."
"Our kids just couldn't get into the flow of it," Jones said. "It had a lot to do with their defense being so tough."
A running clock helped slow the Beetdigger onslaught in the second half.
And with time winding down, Fonua capitalized on a Jordan fumble in the Beetdiggers' end zone, coming up with a safety and his team's only two points of the night.
"At least we didn't get skunked," he said.