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What illness are you looking to treat with the aspirin?
Waht looks like to me is the leg/back pain
Has your vet discussed better / safer options?
no right now he told me that looking at the video i supplied him to look at he doesn't see that there is anything that bad...but she is clearly unconfortable at night...she can't get comfortable...so i thought if i give her some asprin it might help....she is seeing the vet on friday because i insisted on a visit....she only seems to be uncomfortable at night when she is trying to sleep
so that is why i made the video
I am going to list some thoughts for you to consider.
Regarding pain management in dogs, common options to consider include:1) NSAIDS (like ibuprofen - BUT SAFE FOR DOGS!)- Rimadyl (LINK HERE)- Deramaxx (LINK HERE)2) Tramadol (an opiod like morphine used in dogs) - LINK HEREUnfortunately these are prescription only, made only for dogs - but the reason they are used is that they are not only safe, but much more effective than over the counter options, as they are formulated to affect the pain pathway in dogs, but have a much lesser affect on the body's other areas, the stomach, kidneys, and liver for example.There are a few reasons we do not use human pain medications in dogs:1) They are not as effective in controlling pain.2) They have more side effects in dogs - including stomach upset, stomach ulceration, and even organ issues such as kidney or liver. Aleve for example can cause kidney failure in dogs even at very low doses. They are extremely sensitive to many human drugs.3) They interact with veterinary drugs - meaning if you give aspirin for example, and then see your veterinarian tomorrow - if they want to prescribe a pain medication, they wont be able to prescribe a dog NSAID for a week or more for safety reasons. The reason is that steroids or the Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) listed above - when used together, cause not only stomach upset - but the risk is an ulcer or even perforation in the stomach or beginning of the small intestine!With that said, while most veterinarians do not like the use of human over the counter pain medications such as Tylenol (acetaminophen) or human ibuprofen, although some have good experience with aspirin (LINK HERE)A typical aspirin dose is 5 to 10 mg per pound (10 to 20 mg/kg) twice daily for dogs. However, it is important to note that aspirin should never be given if already on NSAIDS as above, or steroids such as prednisone.When using NSAIDS or aspirin, often Pepcid A/C (famotidine) LINK HERE is used as well to reduce the risk of stomach upset.The typical dose administered is 0.25 to 0.5 mg per pound (0.5 to 1.0 mg/kg) every 12 to 24 hoursI hope this information is helpful!If you have any follow-up questions - please do not hesitate to ask!Otherwise - please remember to click ACCEPT. If we have exited the chat session, you may click a "Happy Face" followed by "Submit".Find me any time if needed: http://www.justanswer.com/veterinary/expert-criticalcarevetYou can always request me through my profile, bookmark my page for future help, or beginning your question with "For CriticalCareVet"
So is the asprin i am currently giving her bad for her....they said it had to be given to her bec she is taking tht lysodren
Yes - it can have side effects as listed above.
so do you think i should stop the asprin all together this week?
I would speak to your veterinarian about this for certain as there are much safer long term pain medications to consider.
so do you disagree that they told me she had to have the asprin due to taking the lysodren...?
If they are worried about clotting - that is much different than why you are asking your question.
I asked above why you are giving aspirin - and you indicated it was for pain.
yes...that is waht they said
Again - I asked above why you are giving aspirin - and you indicated it was for pain.
That is significantly different than its use for thrombosis.
yes......but since she developed this leg pain i though she needed something stronger....or a higher dose of asprin
That would not be the best.
And why the information above was listed.
ok...i will jsut have to wait for friday
I would speak to your vet about Tramadol
Which can be used with the other medications, even aspirin.
ok ...i thought i could jsut get her through theis week with a little more asprin to kill the pain...
Not the best/safest for sure
ok....then i will just have to wait until my visit
Yes - that would be the safest.
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Your horoscope from August 7 to 13, 2014
This could be a wild, perhaps life-altering, fate-filled weekend. Sunday delivers the second of three super moons in a row. Of the three, this one will come closest to Earth, making for spectacular viewing. Super moons can bring higher tides. They may prompt geophysical stress, weather extremes, and flooding in coastal areas. Sunday's super moon is in Aquarius, a sign that correlates with electromagnetic energy fields, the atmosphere, radiation levels, quakes, and eruptions. One way or another, we'll feel the buzz; sparks will fly.
Before we get to Sunday, there's Friday. The sun and Mercury conjoin and both trine Uranus. This is an excellent day to get yourself where you'd like to be. Communicate, negotiate, buy, trade, sell, connect, socialize. It can be a newsmaking day. While Mercury's square to Saturn on Friday night, the sun's square to Saturn on Saturday morning, and the super moon's square to Saturn on Sunday morning can diminish the intensity or add stress, pressure, or effort, overall synchronicity and opportunity are at peak. Someone may have a message or gift to deliver.
Sunday's super moon could be one of unusual twists of fate. Saturn's influence can be one of building pressure followed by sudden release or unleashing. Both the sun and Mercury in trine with Uranus for this super moon allow for a new solution, avenue, release, or breakthrough. Monday/ Tuesday's stars are smooth rolling. Venus enters Leo on Wednesday.
March 20 - April 19
Thursday and Friday are excellent days for a heart-to-heart, a spontaneous get-together, or to try your luck with someone or something. Your creativity, intuition, and special brand of genius are firing on all cylinders. Watch for news, for someone to impress you, for divine synchronicity. Sunday's super full moon could kick-start something exceptional.
April 19 - May 20
You should feel you're covering good ground on Thursday/Friday. Aim to get it locked in or wrapped up. Look to Sunday's fresh-and-new super full moon to bust up the concrete and provide you with a divinely timed opportunity, likely one that has eluded you so far. What's lost or missing can be found or recouped.
May 20 - June 21
You may feel under added pressure as the super full moon energizes, but it's amazing what you can accomplish when push comes to shove. Mercury/sun trine Uranus keeps you especially quick-witted and at the top of your game. An exciting weekend lies ahead. Sparks can fly! Luck and love prospects are greatly boosted.
June 21 - July 22
A mix of confidence, creative thinking, and realism is the winning ticket. Mercury/sun provides you with the right touch and timing, especially on Friday. Don't hesitate to pitch it, jump into it, or put your heart on your sleeve. Sunday's super moon brings an unexpected opening, advantage, or bargain, or a much-needed release. Someone could surprise you, or vice versa.
July 22 - August 22
Thursday/Friday offers you a great head start on the weekend—or on another. Rely on sun/Mercury and Uranus to keep you a step ahead of the game, no matter what Sunday's super full moon tosses at you. Out with the in crowd, feeling the heat or friction with another, or flying solo, it's a bust-it-wide-open, anything-goes, destiny-delivers weekend.
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Potentials of all kinds are on percolate through the super-full-moon weekend and into mid next week. Friday, Monday, and Tuesday are your best days to try your luck, say yes, or take on someone or something different from your usual pick. Sunday can let you off the hook or hit you with something out of the blue.
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Mercury/sun, Uranus, and Sunday's auspicious super moon are gearing up to set off the fireworks. Perhaps you already have something up your sleeve, or someone special on your radar. If not, scout around, put yourself into circulation, and see what happens. Thursday/Friday can get the ball rolling on an exceptionally eventful few days. Never say never—you could surprise yourself.
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The stars are a mixed bag, but with Mars in your corner, you'll come through the tricky bits with flying colours. Before and after the weekend, your stars are on a fluid and optimized track. Saturday/Sunday the pressure is on, but that's when your dynamic genius gets to pull rabbits out of the hat. Nothing gets the better of you.
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This is a great weekend to blow off major steam and/or go all out. Thursday/Friday could deliver great news, a win, a windfall, or a stroke of amazing luck. Sunday's breakout super moon sets you up for an exciting social or party weekend. Expect to be surprised, impressed, or completely blown away. Next Wednesday/Thursday can also get a good fire lit.
December 21 - January 19
Thursday/Friday, take control, call the shots, aim to impress. Make money, make love; gift the family or indulge yourself. Sunday's super full moon can change everything in a flash. It's ideal for a fresh start or for tackling something outside the box. On the other hand, you can be easily triggered or especially impulsive, rebellious, or reactionary.
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Over the next week, you'll witness destiny in the making. It can be a make-it-or-break-it time for your career, your relationship, a project, a contract, or a goal. Sunday's super moon could rock your world in some unexpected way. If you were born around February 7, you could be the chosen one. Friday could be "the day".
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Stay open for "anything goes". Things can have an unusual or serendipitous way of working out. The next few days can see you gain better-than-average results, especially so on Thursday/Friday and Monday/Tuesday. Sunday's super full moon can open a door you didn't see before. Watch for an insight, a revelation, a timely meeting, an introduction, or an opportunity.


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The Satanic Temple is planning its first major rally, which will be held in support of Florida Gov. Rick Scott later this month for -- which might sound ironic -- signing a bill that allows for the possibility of prayer in public schools.
The religion's founder Neil Bricke, who is based in New York, is expected to speak at the rally. The group also hopes to open a temple in New York in the next few months.
It may be telling that the Satanic temple will be located in New York and the group's first rally, scheduled for Jan. 25, will be held in Florida.
"New York is a pretty good place for Satanism. Florida is too," said Satanic Temple spokesman Lucien Greaves
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David Hill, owner of Southern Hill Farms near Clermont, Fla., likes to joke about his questionable sanity when it comes to inviting hundreds of public visitors to his commercial blueberry operation during the busiest time of the year – harvest.
In all seriousness, he and other family members say that starting a U-pick operation makes sense economically and for the long-term sustainability of their farm.
Not only will the U-pick allow the Hills to receive a reasonable return for their fruit at the end of the season when prices typically decline, but it also will provide interaction with consumers.
"It's amazing when we say we're growing blueberries – people are just excited with the thought of the farm," says Lisa Hill, David's wife. "There was a time when farming wasn't so in vogue. Now people are starting to appreciate where their food comes from and where their fruits and vegetables come from."
Michael Hill, Lisa and David's son, says he also sees the U-pick as an investment in the next generation.
"Educating the kids, more than anything," he says. "We're educating our next generation about where our food comes from because I think our generation has no clue."
Starting small
As they say in real estate, it's all about "location, location, location." The proximity of a farm to an urban area and ease of access should be top of mind before starting a U-pick, says Sean McCoy, a University of Florida regional Extension agent specializing in rural agri-business development and based in Live Oak.
"One of the most important considerations is being located close to that consumer base, because if it's hard to get to the farm, it's hard to get the consumer there," he says.
For Southern Hill Farms, location isn't a problem. The farm is situated off two major tollways and within eye sight of Disney World, making it readily accessible to residents of Orlando and nearby cities.
The Hills eased into the U-pick, having invited out friends the past few years to pick fruit at the end of the season.
They also talked to other growers in the area who had opened up to consumers to glean knowledge.
The Hills are starting off small, offering just the U-pick experience as well as blueberry muffins, blueberry preserves, bottled water and t-shirts Saturdays and Sundays during the approximately six-week-long blueberry season. Visitors can choose among 11 different varieties and pick all they want for $4 per pound. Sampling is free.
For those not wanting to pick their own berries, the Hills sell prepicked fruit for $1 per pound more.
Those prices are a good deal for both visitors and the farm, Michael says.
"The main thing is we don't have to pay $1 per pound to the harvesting crews, and we don't have to pay $1 (per pound) for packing and sales commission. So the ($4) is really a good price for us, and it's a good price for the consumer."
Plus picking your own blueberries creates priceless experiences and memories, he says.
"You have a real sense of pride if you make a pie to give to somebody else," Michael says.
Depending on how this season goes, the Hills say they may expand to offer other activities next season.
In preparation for this season, they planted grass on vacant land to create a parking lot. They also built a shade "barn" adjacent to it where visitors can rest out of the sun.
In addition, the farm increased its liability insurance to cover the public visitors – something that McCoy says is important to protect the family farming business.
The Hills have split the chores, with David, Michael and his younger brother Kyle, continuing with the commercial production side. Lisa and daughter-in-law Brooke Hill oversee the U-pick and accompanying promotions.
During the weekend, the entire family helps greet visitors.
Having family members or employees who are outgoing and know marketing can help with a U-pick's success, McCoy says.
"If you're not a people person or can't find a people person to represent your farm, then this is probably not a market sector for your farm to get into," he says.
Another consideration, McCoy says, is what type of impact having hundreds of visitors wandering around will have on your production.
"If you have 200-300 people out over the weekend, that could cause a little damage to your fields," he says.
As part of personal introductions, one of the Hills gives a brief history of the farm. He or she then asks visitors to walk down the row middles and not cut between bushes to protect the plants and irrigation systems.
Inexpensive marketing options
Brooke, who used to be a marketer for an Orlando-area hospital, taps into social media for much of the operation's free or low-cost marketing.
Southern Hill Farms has its own website, Facebook page, blog and Twitter account as well as a weekly seasonal e-newsletter to keep potential visitors up to date on the latest happenings.
Even before blueberry season had arrived, Facebook fans were asking when picking season would begin.
"I really feel good about where we started," Brooke says. "With social media, like anything else, it takes time to get a following. Once people come out here, hopefully it will grow at even a quicker rate than it has."
Just before opening weekend in early-April, Brooke boosted a Facebook post for only a few dollars. Boosting a post is a form of informal advertising on Facebook.
Not only did it go to the farms' 500-plus Facebook fans, but it also went to all of their friends. Within 24 hours, more than 22,000 people had seen the post, Michael says.
Brooke also listed the operation on several free Internet U-pick directories, such www.pickyourown.org or one hosted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Opening weekend drew more than 1,000 visitors, exceeding the Hills' expectations, and they sold out of large-sized t-shirts.
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Can "jus ad bellum" override "jus in bello"? Reaffirming the separation of the two bodies of law
31-12-2008 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 872, by Jasmine Moussa
The theoretical separation of "jus ad bellum" and "jus in bello" provides important protection during armed conflict. It guarantees that "jus in bello" will apply regardless of the cause of a conflict. However, this distinction has been challenged by the view that in some cases, a situation of self-defence may be so extreme, and the threat to the survival of the State so great, that violations of "jus in bello" may be warranted. The situation is compounded by the confusion of the principles of necessity and proportionality under "jus ad bellum" and "jus in bello" in both academic writing as well as the jurisprudence of international courts. The dangers of blurring the distinction will be elucidated by examining how "jus ad bellum" considerations have affected the application of "jus in bello" in armed conflicts between States and non-State actors.
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Rep. Will Bond, D-Jacksonville, filed Monday for re-election in Dist. 56.
The lawmaker said his top priority would be trying to make sure that senior citizens can live in their homes as long as possible.
I want to incentivize by providing in-home services, he said. Its cheaper to live at home, and everybody wants to live out their lives in dignity at home, not in a skilled nursing home.
Bond, who will be term limited at the end of the next term if hes reelected, lost his bid to be speaker of the House earlier this year to Rep. Benny Petrus, D-Stuttgart.
Bond said he also wants to make sure that the transitional housing funds for the state Correction Department are used to help ensure that inmates are ready before being put back into society. We need to work on the recidivism rate, said Bond.
Finally, he said hed like to see the state working aggressively to help small businesses offer health care to workers.
We talk a lot about business, but not small business, he said. Thats the engine that drives the nation and Arkansas.
He said a relatively high percentage of Arkansas businesses employing more than 100 provide health care, but a low percentage of smaller businesses do.
Thats a big issue, said Bond. I hope we can focus on that.
In other state offices, no one has filed in Senate Dists. 28 and 29 for seats held by Democrats Bobby Glover of Carlisle and John Paul Capps of Searcy, or in House Dist. 48, held by Susan Schulte, R-Cabot.
House Dist. 15 Rep. Lenville Evans, DLonoke, and Dist. 43 Rep. Jeff Wood, D-Sherwood, both filed March 21.
Ricky Thomas, R-Judsonia, filed March 21 for the House Dist. 49 seat held by Rep. Mark Pate, D-Bald Knob.
Lonoke County Prosecutor Lona McCastlain has announced her intention to run for a fourth term, but unlike her opponent Tim Blair, she had not made the trip to Little Rock to file.
Blair, a Democrat filed March 21. McCastlain, a Republican, said Tuesday afternoon that the April 4 deadline is still days away so she still has time.
Im pretty busy here, she said. I will file before the deadline, but work is work.
Prosecutors and circuit judges dont file at the county clerks office like city and county candidates do. They file with the secretary of state.
McCastlain is in her eighth year in office. In 1998, she defeated Barbara Elmore, who had been a deputy prosecutor, by one vote. Two years later, she defeated Elmore again by a wider margin.
When state law changed prosecutors terms in office from two years to four, McCastlain ran unopposed for her third term.
The state is divided into 23 judicial districts. Most are made up of more than one county, but Lonoke, the 23rd Judicial District, stands alone.
In the 17th Judicial District, made up of White and Prairie counties, Prosecutor Chris Raff, a Democrat, filed March 24. No other candidate has announced for that office. In the 6th Judicial District, made up of Pulaski and Perry counties, Prosecutor Larry Jegley filed March 25.
Circuit judges were elected for four-year terms until four years ago, when the terms were changed to six years. Now most circuit judges across the state have two years left before they have to run again to keep their jobs. Attorney General Mike Beebe of Searcy, a Democrat, filed for governor Tuesday. He will oppose Republican Asa Hutchinson of Fort Smith.
Republican Tom Formicola of Little Rock filed Monday to run for the 2nd District congressional seat, setting up a GOP primary race for the seat held by Democratic Rep. Vic Snyder, who filed last week.
Formicola, a health care executive, joins Republican Andy May-berry of Hensley in the May 23 primary. Mayberry filed last week.


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Atlas O Trainman RSD4/5
Review and Photos by George Brown
June/July '06 Issue of O Gauge Railroading
The RSD4/5 is
the first diesel locomotive in the new, lower-priced Trainman
line from Atlas O. Sized at a full 1:48 scale, the RSD runs on
either 3-rail with O31 minimum curves or on 2-rail. To reduce
price and also make for a stronger overall product, many details
are cast or molded into their respective component rather than
being the separate but occasionally fragile details that
distinguish Atlas O Master Line diesels. Details cast into metal
components do not seem to have the depth of relief that I enjoy
seeing on current-production Master Line diesels; but even with
most details molded or cast-in, the Trainman RSD is definitely
not a stripped-down, plain-Jane locomotive.
With the stage
now set, let's take a close look at the Trainman RSD4/5.
the Trainman RSD follows the conventional architecture used by
several manufacturers for contemporary O gauge diesels, with
some notable exceptions. A plastic shell assembly rides on a
stamped steel frame rather than on the die-cast frame of Atlas
Master Line diesels. This shell includes a separately molded cab
that straddles a one-piece hood with molded walkways. Cab
windows are clear plastic, and walkway handrails are wire with
pressed metal stanchions. Molded-in details on this assembly
consist of door handles and hinges, vents, radiator grills,
rivets, and nonslip walkway pattern. These details are crisp and
visible, even with the Cotton Belt "Black Widow" livery on our
evaluation RSD.
On top of the
long hood, a see-through etched-metal fan grill covers the
realistic three-bladed fan. Separate wire grab irons adorn both
hoods, with a single horn mounted in front of the cab — yes, the
Trainman RSD is wired to run long hood forward. After removal of
the four screws holding it in place, the shell assembly comes
off the frame with no fuss or muss, and it goes back on just as
easily. Without a doubt, the RSD is the easiest Atlas O engine
I've disassembled, ever!
Under the
frame, the two-piece die-cast speaker housing adds necessary
weight for traction and also represents the RSD's fuel tank,
battery box, and air reservoir. A can motor with a flywheel
mounts on each of the die-cast trucks and drives all three
wheelsets via the same all-metal gear train that drives Master
Line diesels. Die-cast side frames follow the RSD prototype with
drop-center equalizers, friction bearing journal boxes, and
brake cylinders with air lines. Flanged wheels are at each end
of the trucks with a blind wheelset at the center. Between low
gearing and four traction tries on each truck, the Trainman RSD
is a heavy hauler, especially considering the engine's average
weight (see the RSD's performance numbers).
On each 3-rail
pilot, Atlas O's unique but cosmetic draft gear box encases the
company's own coil-actuated tinplate coupler with a removable
plastic air hose/isolation valve mounted on one side. This hose
has to come off for adequate coupler swing on O31 curves, but
it's an easy off-and-back-on, too. Multiple unit lines are cast
into the pilots on both 3-rail and 2-rail versions. Of course,
2-rail RSDs have scale automatic couplers.
Last, but
certainly not least, is the flawless Atlas O finish and precise
decoration and lettering, but with one surprise. The black truck
side frames have a pristine gloss finish, unlike the satin paint
on the rest of the engine. As Jim Weaver of Atlas O explained,
this gloss black is a chemical coating and not paint, but since
it is only available in black, colored trucks are painted.
Those of us who
have to employ something like a Mini Maglite to see nearly
invisible stamped or raised ID labels for the electronics
control switches, which are usually located under the engine
frame and are also frequently obscured by a truck, labels on the
RSD are large, easy-to-read white letters — very thoughtful!
The only
digression I could find from the Black Widow scheme of
full-scale Cotton Belt RSDs is the model's black handrails
rather than the prototype's yellow, which is a trivial
compromise to Trainman's lower cost. As a side note, only the
SP-owned Cotton Belt had yellow handrails on their Black Widow
road switchers. Handrails were predominantly black with silver
trim on Black Widow road switchers owned by the SP and the
SP-owned Texas and New Orleans.
Trainman 3-rail
engines are available with either a conventional electronic
reverse unit licensed from Williams with horn and bell sounds or
Lionel's TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC) with RailSounds
version 4.0. TMCC-equipped RSDs use a Lionel motherboard and DC
motor driver (DCDR) as well as the three Lionel circuit boards
used in every TMCC locomotive: the R2LC command receiver plus
the RailSounds power supply and amplifier. Installing an
owner-supplied 9-volt alkaline battery for RailSounds backup
requires taking the shell off the frame, but that's easy, as I
mentioned earlier.
Both TMCC and
conventional-only versions of the RSD have constant brightness,
directional lighting that uses golden white LEDs, which I like,
rather than brilliant blue-white lights, which I don't. Lighted
number boards get their illumination from the LEDs reflecting
inside the shell.
Because of the
cost premium for speed control, it is not available in Trainman
engines. But as I'll get into in a few lines, I didn't miss
speed control with our evaluation RSD. A smoke generator also
fell to cost reduction, but for O gauge railroaders, including
me, who shut off their smoke units anyway, I didn't miss that
Out of box, the
RSD ran well, and after a couple of hours of break-in plus
setting its TMCC stall voltage, it was a superb runner. At scale
speeds of over 10 scale miles per hour with track power of 14 to
18 volts, the RSD maintained whatever speed I set with only
minor slowdown as it ran through O42 or tighter curves. Even
switching cars worked well with good response to changes at the
CAB-1 throttle. Although I enjoy running engines at a
self-regulating crawl or other speed, I have to question if
maybe the complexity, cost, and sometimes quirky behavior of
speed control electronics are necessary, especially with the
smooth-running Trainman RSD4/5 on a flat layout like mine.
Our RSD
negotiated O31 curves and Lionel O22 turnouts with the agility
of a much smaller engine, even with its scale-length and
long-wheelbase three-axle trucks. The only glitch was the
engine's center-rail pick-up rollers, which happen to be spaced
the same as the distance between the insulated frogs on my two
point-to-point O22s. The RSD's large flywheels carried it across
the insulators with no more than a headlight blink resulting
from the momentary dead spot. Since I had installed the
RailSounds backup battery for running the RSD in
transformer-controlled conventional operation, RailSounds stayed
up during the momentary power interruptions.
A broken wire
from the center-rail pick-up roller sent the RSD into the CCRR's
backshop, where a few minutes with soldering tools took care of
the situation. The wire broke off its terminal after the engine
ran only a few passes through my O31 reverse loops, although it
had already run well for over an hour on my wide-curve main
line. So to relieve any strain on the other pick-up wires when
the trucks pivot to their left or right limits, I also
repositioned those wires on their respective mounting screws.
Jim Weaver sent a second RSD, finished in a handsome and
flawless Santa Fe blue and yellow, that ran without any problems
on my O31 curves and reverse loops.
RailSounds in
the RSD reproduces the distinctive throb of the ALCO 244 prime
mover, with a single-tone horn for accompaniment. These sounds
are the same repertoire that ran in the Atlas RS1, reviewed in
Run 200 (OGR April 2004).
At the End of the Day
With its
inaugural Trainman RSD4/5, Atlas has succeeded admirably in its
response to customer and dealer requests for products with lower
cost, robust details, and scale size trains that run well on
traditional O31 layouts. Suggested retail prices are attractive,
and the discounted prices available from some dealers make the
Trainman RSD even more attention grabbing. At these prices,
anyone for double-heading a pair of RSDs?
Prototype Notes: Cotton
Belt RSD5
ALCO's postwar
1600 hp RSD4 or RSD5 six-axle road switchers were nearly the
same engines as the four-axle RS3 and six-axle RSC3. Uneven
spacing of the RSD's double-equalized trimount truck visually
identified it as ALCO's three-motor "C" truck for heavy duty
service, such as climbing mountainous grades. Evenly spaced
axles of the RSC3 indicated the two-motor A-1-A truck, intended
for normal service on light roadbed.
Atlas O
Trainman RSD4/5 models prototype ALCOs equipped with C trucks
and an air-cooled turbocharger, as indicated by the exhaust
stack placed lengthwise on the long hood. The stack for engines
using the later and less problem-prone water-cooled turbocharger
sat crosswise on the hood. Our evaluation RSD represented one of
three RSD5s that served the Southern Pacific-owned St. Louis
Southwestern Railroad, the Cotton Belt Route, from 1953 to 1969.
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edit Gerard Way (Singer)
FairyGarland 09:10, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
|A big mug o' reviewin' strength tea? Why, that must mean this article
is being reviewed by:
UU - natter
(While you're welcome to review it as well, you might like to consider helping someone else instead).
(Also, if the review hasn't been finished within 24 hours of this tag appearing, feel free to remove it or clout UU athwart the ear'ole).
Tell you what, I've not done a review in about a week, I'll have a quick look at this. --SirU.U.Esq. VFH | GUN | Natter | Uh oh | Pee 20:43, Apr 21
|Hmm, let's see... Humour... Well, I guess the lines about the Noble Gas and the Silver Nitrate are OK, if a bit predictable. The problem you have here is the article you've linked to My Chemical Romance, which has pretty much done the romancing chemicals bit already, and done it very well. If you want to go down that route, you'll have to have some real aces up your sleeve. Instead, the article just descends into more sex stuff - rape, buttsecks, a tiny bit of emo bashing for good measure (although not as much as I was worried there'd be) and that's about it. I'll be blunt: this needs work.
|There isn't really a consistent one. You start with the romancing chemicals thing which, as I mentioned above, has already been done well, and then kind of lose any thread you had. Concept is key to a good article - get the idea first, make sure you can think of more than one joke for it, and then start writing. You'll know if you have a good concept, because articles blessed with these tend to write themselves, to the point where you find it harder to stop. A couple of suggestions:
Emo bands and fans complain of being misunderstood a lot, so maybe explain in the article how Gerard is very misunderstood - the songs aren't all simple teen angst by numbers, they're either a deep socio-political commentary on the essential dichotomies at the heart of the human condition, or they're all really about how great life is, and how important it is to fit in and make your parents proud. That's just off the top of my head, and there are probably better ideas, but hopefully it gives you an idea of a decent central concept to start with. Or perhaps you could produce a cartoon take on emo bashing that's too over the top, and very obviously ill-informed, and full of knowing winks to the reader that this is a send-up of emo bashing. That would require some really good writing to pull off, but there's plenty of material out there to draw inspiration from.
|Prose and formatting:
|Meh, spelling's OK, grammar's passable, formatting is competent, but it's quite short, and there are a few too many red links in there.
|Again, meh. They're relevant, and captioned appropriately enough. But they don't really add much to the article, and the third is a combination of emo bashing and gay rape joke that's pretty standard and feels old.
|Averaged. It's so unfair!
|Final Score:
|OK, that's not a great score, is it? I really hope you don't think I'm having a go - I'm not, I'm being honest with you and trying to give some helpful advice and constructive criticism. From your contribs so far I can see you've done quite a lot of work on band articles, and you seem to want to go about things the right way, so please think carefully about this:
Read HTBFANJS carefully. Some people are put off by the name, but we're not implying you're stupid, it's a collection of handy comedy writing tips that the best writers on this site still use regularly. You may find it helps. Also, take a minute to look over this: HowTo:Write A Funny Band Article - it's an amusing look at the problems faced by people trying to write a good band article (we don't see many of them). Good things to avoid: long lists such as discographies, buttsecks or rape jokes (not completely, they can work if used right, but don't overdo it), anything that feels too ranty.
I hope this gives you something to think about, and doesn't discourage you. Writing is one of these things that you get better at the more you do it and the more you take advice on board. And if you don't agree with anything I've written here, remember: this is only my opinion, others are available. and good luck!
|--SirU.U.Esq. VFH | GUN | Natter | Uh oh | Pee 21:13, Apr 21


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Flippin' Birds Finish Third At MRGC Championships
By SUU Strategic Communication
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LOGAN, Utah - The No. 19 Flippin' Birds competed at the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference Championships on Saturday night, and finished in third place at the meet with a 196.075.
No. 11 Boise State claimed the title with a 197.050, followed by the meet host No. 23 Utah State who scored a 196.100.
"We were not landing our landings crisply, and right now I think that's the difference between Boise State and us," SUU head coach Scotty Bauman said. "They have mastered that, and we're still trying to find those. Every now and again our team hits them, and then every now and again we don't. And this was that night where we just didn't' do it, except on floor where I thought our landings were beautiful."
The Flippin' Birds started the night on vault, where they were led by senior Virginia Brownsell who scored a 9.800. Autumn Jorgensen, Madison McBride and Tyly Bozzuto all scored a 9.750 for the T-Birds on the event.
Freshman Becky Rozsa was SUU's driving force on bars, scoring a 9.850. That mark tied her career high. Memory Shettles wasn't too far behind with a 9.825, and neither was Kirsten Yee who hit a 9.800.
Stacie Webb stayed hot on beam, scoring a 9.900 on Saturday night. She tied for the top spot at the meet on beam, claiming a Co-Conference Champion title. Karen Gonzalez scored a career-high 9.800 and Jorgensen matched with a 9.800 of her own.
The Thunderbirds came alive when they moved to floor. Madyson Blake-Howard, Webb and Jorgensen all scored a 9.900 to push the Thunderbirds to a team score of 49.375 on the event. All three of them earned the title of Co-Conference Champion. Bozzuto hit a 9.850 and Gonzalez scored a 9.825.
"No matter what warmups or anything is like, they can go out and do a great job on floor," Bauman said about his floor unit. "They're clean, they're crisp and they have great energy. It's a great floor team to watch."
Webb said the floor exercise was the highlight of the night.
"It's so much fun, especially knowing that when you see the first 9.900 score come up and you know the next four girls are going to do that to," she said.
The Thunderbirds will now wait to hear which NCAA Regional site they will be competing at. The NCAA Gymnastics Selection Show will take place on Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. (MDT).
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Crocodile Dundee (noon), The Castle (2pm) and They're a Weird Mob (4pm) are all screening in the Arc Cinema, plus episodes of the first season of Skippy will play in the Theatrette from noon to 5pm.
There will also be a sausage sizzle and the triple J Hottest 100 streaming in the courtyard. Then at 6.30pm, the Canberra premiere of the NFSA's digital restoration of Starstruck (1982) is screening, with a special Q&A with director Gillian Armstrong.
You can get an all-day pass, which will give you access to all of the screenings for $20, or individual tickets are available. Tickets at nfsa.gov.au.
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Billy Blanks Jr. used to peer out of the window of his room at the 777 Motor Inn to make sure no one was looking, then fast-walk with his wife, Sharon, through the outdoor common area and into the parking structure of the trendy Sherman Oaks Galleria.
When the couple emerged from the other side, they acted as though they'd just come from one of the Acuras or Range Rovers parked in those spaces, and not from a budget motel.
After they walked into the 24 Hour Fitness, they laughed and shook their hips as they led a high-energy aerobics class. No one had any idea the Blankses were living on the edge, and just steps away from being homeless.
Fast-forward a year, and the couple is living with their 6-year-old adopted son, Elijah, in an apartment in Woodland Hills. They also teach the popular "Dance With Me" workouts at various 24 Hour Fitness locations. They have two "Dance With Me" DVDs in stores, with a deal for four more.
Asked during a recent interview how he and Sharon made it through those tough times, Billy looked at his wife and said simply, "It was love."
"I'd go back and look at it all and through all of it, it's been constant that I love her and she loves me. We have this connection. Even when we were staying in the hotel, we knew we'd be able to move out."
If his name sounds familiar, it's because the 32-year-old San Fernando Valley resident is the son of Tae Bo creator Billy Blanks, whose combination of tae kwon do and boxing kicked off a 1990s fitness craze.
The younger Blanks has the same passion as his father for helping others get fit, but his method is drastically different. While Tae Bo is based on a regimented combination of martial arts and boxing, the younger Blanks' calorie-burning routines incorporate dance moves and fun.
"I'm most proud of the DVDs, because most fitness DVDs are pretty much the same with different people," Blanks said. "I thought, `We ought to do what we do.' We used some real people, a stay-at-home mom and a married couple. They captured the fun of the workout."
Although the ultimate goal is fitness, Blanks said, the difference between "Dance With Me" and Tae Bo has strained the relationship with his father.
"I wouldn't say we're estranged, I'd say distant," said Blanks, who attended Reseda High but graduated from the Hollywood High Performing Arts Center.
Efforts to reach Billy Blanks through his production companies were unsuccessful.
The elder Blanks divorced Billy Jr.'s mom after 33 years of marriage - their son says he learned of the split on TMZ.com - then married his Japanese interpreter and moved to Japan.
Although father and son haven't seen each other for three years, and only recently began e-mailing one another, Blanks has a deep respect for his father.
"The good part of having the name is that it's a respected name in fitness," he said. "I got that from him. What else I got from him is determination.
"I may not have any money or the sort of stuff he has. He came from a big family with nine sisters, and he struggled. I watched him do what he wanted to do and fight to get it.
"Sometimes, it's been hurtful and harmful. You have the last name, and people expect different things from you. They think you're rich and you have a free ride and never have I chose that. I chose a different path."
Married for seven years, Billy Jr. and Sharon are quite a duo. Their students have even dubbed them the Sonny and Cher of the workout room.
They had one spot on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2007, which garnered the attention of DVD producers and gave the couple their big break.
Despite the national attention, the Blankses remain humble. They thank their students at the beginning of each "Dance With Me" class, and Sharon starts with breathing exercises and these encouraging words: "Dance like it's Friday night!" before launching into the musical cardio workout, in which participants can burn 760 calories in an hour.
During every class, the Blankses gather everyone in a big circle for one song, and Billy motions for one or two people - he seeks out those who avoid his gaze - to join him for a move or two.
"Oh my God, the Blankses have completely changed my life," said Traci Lambert of Tarzana, a 41-year-old mother of 19-month-old twins, who has been taking the class since August.
"I'm a happier person, a happier mom and a happier wife. A bunch of moms are in the class, and we became friends and we walk out and feel happy," she said. "It is one hour I know I'm going to have fun."
Lambert started a Facebook page called, "Mommies Love Dance With Me" and her new gym friends have girls' nights out.
"Dance With Me is my drug of choice," Lambert said. "I'm an addict. I would follow them anywhere they go."
Jennifer Kenworthy, a 29-year-old mother of one, has lost 40 pounds since taking the class and hopes the "Dance With Me" sessions will help control her diabetes.
She does what she calls a three-peat on Thursdays - taking Dance With Me in the morning in West Hills, followed by the Blankses' evening classes in Sherman Oaks and then Northridge.
"They make me love to work out," Kenworthy said. "And I hate to work out."
The loyalty of their following was demonstrated recently when Billy, Sharon and their intern Eric Shjoi were stuck in traffic and arrived 30 minutes late for their class in Sherman Oaks after Billy and Sharon got out of the car and ran to the gym.
"Nobody had left," Billy said. "Everyone stayed."
The help they extend to their followers is to be unflaggingly perky, bubbly and inspirational - an attitude they adopted even when they didn't have a place to call home.
"We've been through hard times," Sharon said. "I feel so grateful because in the worst time, we had some light at the end of the tunnel. I feel grateful all the time, but that doesn't mean I want to go through it again.
"I can walk into a room, and I can spot a hungry person. What Billy and I want is to be that person's relief."
Added Blanks Jr., through tears: "Someone can say, 'Oh, I'm fine, but we've learned. It can bring me to tears."
He is emotional when discussing his father, too. Their relationship is far from perfect, but Blanks is like most any other child, seeking approval from a parent.
"I hope he's proud," he said. "I don't need that, but I would love to have that answer. That's the question everyone asks me.
"I can look and say that I'm proud of what he's done. Every person wants to be accepted by their parents and to hear that they're proud of what you're doing."


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Workout of the Day: Saturday, 8.17.13
Hey, everyone! We're at CrossFit Generation competing today – come join us if you can!
Below, Marcy Rose jerking off the blocks in the Oly area. If you are part of the Hybrid program and have not yet signed up for the hookgrip Classic all I'm going to say is that you are going to WISH you had. Sign up here before the 5th of September to get the discount! We are giving out some great prizes, the event itself is going to be the BEST meet we have ever run at CFCC, and even if you're NOT competing, you should definitely save the date to come watch some Nationally ranked lifters DO THEIR THING.
MOVEMENT PREP: Foam Roll as needed, 5 minutes. Lax ball the feet and calves for 2 minutes on each side. Single Leg Squat Hold, 1 minute per side. Practice the Knee Tuck and Knees to Elbow – today these MUST be done with a full "child's grip" around the bar. Spend 1 minute practicing single unders, Spend 5 minutes working on double unders.
ACTIVATION: Yoke Walk, spend some time with this skill and practice keeping the feet and hips as straight as possible. Load the yoke up only where form allows.
"Paul" – this is a hero WOD.
5 Rounds for time of:
50 Double Unders
35 Knees to Elbows
Walking Overhead (2 pood in each hand, 1.5 pood in each hand), 60 ft (across the gym and back).
*There is a MANDATORY 15 minute cap on this workout. Also, the below is a recommended scale for anyone not able to complete this workout as rx'd:
5 Rounds for time of:
15 Double Unders (or 50 Singles)
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Speculation has already surfaced that the President might jet back to Copenhagen if a deal is within reach a week later.
The important thing for Copenhagen is that decisions are taken now for investments that will yield benefits later.
We have seen the future of international politics and it is Copenhagen.
In 2012, Scandinavian Airlines inaugurated two daily, direct routes: from Beijing and Shanghai to Copenhagen.
At Copenhagen, where they called at the court, they created quite a sensation.
Copenhagen, the capital, is the financial centre of the kingdom.
Here, as in Copenhagen, I noticed boys of ten to twelve years of age among the drummers, and in the bands of the military.
There was an advocate, or Sagfrer, a German, and some bagmen from Copenhagen.
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Smooth Moves: Arellano, Ortiz have provided key plays for Wildcats after coach moved them last year
By BOBBY "BUTCH" BURNEY | News-Telegram Sports Editor
Feb. 28, 2008 - It was last season that SSHS soccer coach Andy Holt made two key moves that have been instrumental to the Wildcats' success the last two years.
Holt moved Mario Arellano from midfielder to goal keeper before the season, and then early into the 2007 schedule, Holt inserted newcomer Omar Ortiz into the starting line-up.
Both moves have worked out well.
Ortiz has probably come even farther than Arellano in becoming a starter. He didn't even play soccer until his junior year, but his insatiable work ethic helped him become a quick learner.
When Ortiz isn't playing soccer, he's helping his mother, Lorena Ortiz, who is a farm hand, or teaching his 11-year-old brother, Fernando, about the game.
"My mother works at a farm, feeding cows," Ortiz said. "On the weekends, I help to give her a day off. I feed calves for her so she can rest.
"I just love to work hard so I can get what I want."
That mindset is what makes Ortiz so special, Holt said.
"Omar is one of those jewels you find in the rough," the coach explained. "He decided his junior year to come out, and starting running those gassers and trimming down and became an athlete. Halfway through the year last year, he came in and never lost his spot. I knew he had potential, and once he got in, he never gave it up."
Ortiz said he never played soccer growing up, preferring basketball instead. But, he had Holt as a P.E. teacher as a freshman and started liking kick ball.
"I've never played soccer before in my life. I just started playing three years ago. All my friends said it was interesting," Ortiz explained. "I didn't have no skills or nothing. I just worked hard, and that's the reason I can play at a little bit higher level.
"Coach Holt has taught me everything, and I'm learning more from him every day."
Ortiz was an Honorable Mention All-District defender last year. This year as a midfielder, he has contributed six goals and three assists.
Arellano's journey to a starting position was a little more direct.
Arellano, a Second Team All-District keeper last year as a junior, was a midfielder before Holt decided that he was better suited for a keeper after seeing him play around in goal during practice.
The proof Holt was right was best exemplified last year during the Pleasant Grove game when Arellano made 11 saves, including stopping a penalty kick from Austin McCown, the district's Offensive Player of the Year. That kept a scoreless tie in tact, and allowed the Wildcats to win in a shootout.
The two points they earned for the shootout victory ended up being the difference between the Wildcats making the playoffs and finishing fourth in district.
"When you think back, we won that game, and if he doesn't stop that PK, we may not have gotten in the playoffs," Holt said. "He's been definitely instrumental in our success last year and this year.
"He has really developed as a goal keeper. He really played well for us last year, and has picked it up from there. He made some great plays for us and definitely won some games."
Arellano accepted the position change gladly.
"I like the change, and I like being the keeper," said Arellano. "You're a leader because you tell the defenders what's going on. They listen to you because you see everything and their backs are turned."
He was selected by the team members as a captain, an honor Holt said he rightly deserves. In fact, Arellano is being looked at by several colleges including East Texas Baptist and Lon Morris.
"Mario's a great kid to be around," the coach said. "He's one of those kids who love to have on your team.
"I told him that if he was going to play, keeper would be his position, and he was all for it. He was willing to do what it took to help the team and get on the field."
Arellano, the son of Rosa Arellano, said he usually lets his instincts take over when a shot comes his way in goal. He has registered six shutouts in 18 games this season.
"Sometimes when they're really close, you have to react," he explained. "Most of the time, you try to watch the ball and dive for it."
In the case of both Arellano and Ortiz, they dove right into their positions, and the Wildcats have prospered because of it.
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Keyshia Cole is slowly making her way back to music and love.
The 32-year-old singer stopped by The Breakfast Club Wednesday morning and dished about her estranged relationship with hubby Daniel "Boobie" Gibson, her new take on relationships, and what celebrity couples she admires.
"Whoever the guy is that I'm going to end up with forever, I want him to be my best friend," said the Grammy winner. "Like Bey and Jay, I see him like that's his homie at the end of the day. Tip and Tiny, that's his homie. Whatever they're going through, they're friends and I think that ultimately matters and that's really what I pray for and what I want now."
Cole also revealed that cheating played a role in the demise of her marriage, sharing that Gibson admitted to cheating on her three times during the course of the relationship.
"[After the third time] it had to stop," shared Cole. "It's like, 'Okay, you're not learning and I don't think you want to.'"
Despite Gibson's infidelity Cole said she wishes him the best. "Recently I told him I hope you really find that woman and you be good to her." The two have a 4-year-old son together named Daniel Gibson Jr.
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Another in Proper's excellent series of introductions to the early work of jazz legends - this time the alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, the man whose music the critic Gary Giddins once likened to the sound of someone "thinking out loud".
Konitz's spare, cool playing wasn't always in fashion with fans who preferred Charlie Parker's intensity and fire, but his long career has confirmed him to be a dedicated improviser with unique insights. These tracks cover Konitz's work from his emergence in the late 1940s, via his own 1951 sextet (with Miles Davis taking a walk-on), though some Stan Kenton big-band material and on to 1953 gigs in Hollywood with Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan.
There's a noticeable lack of any tracks featuring pianist Lennie Tristano, whose influence was so essential to Konitz's minimally inflected, long-lined approach. But the strengthening of Konitz's sound through the Kenton experience, his offhand romanticism and his systematic rejection of cliches are all plain to hear in these tracks.


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Drake to Shoot Video at Small Town Drugstore, Town Very Excited...
In what is undoubtedly the biggest thing to happen to Binbrook, Ontario since the opening of the Tim Horton's last March, the world's second-most-famous Canadian, Drake, will be filming a video at the town's Shoppers Drug Mart later on this evening.
Located just outside of Hamilton – Canada's answer to Cleveland – Binbrook has a population of roughly 3,000. Via Hamilton Spectator:
Store owner Brendan Enyinniah confirmed that his store was closing an hour early Thursday to allow a film crew into the store at 9 p.m. The booking for the video shoot was made through the head office of Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto, he said.
Apparently other local business are looking forward to a projected boom as a result of the filming.
Hamilton singer Ginger St. James, who hosts a Sunday night open microphone at The Bin, told The Spectator the film crew had made inquiries about eating at the popular restaurant and pub, which is located near the Shoppers Drug Mart near the intersection of Hwy. 56 and Binbrook Rd.
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Jamaican drug mules face tighter security
Drugs smugglers making their way from Jamaica to Britain are to face tighter security under a new agreement, the BBC has learned.
The Home Office minister responsible for drugs and serious crime, Bob Ainsworth, says equipment to detect cocaine should be in place by the summer.
He also confirmed that plans were being considered to post Jamaican police officers at British airports to assist the operation.
The anti-smuggling measures have been prompted by concerns that increasing amounts of cocaine are coming to the UK from Jamaica.
Earlier this year, reports suggested that one in 10 passengers flying to London from the Jamaican capital, Kingston, was carrying drugs.
The proliferation of the trade has contributed to a series of violent crimes and shootings in Britain, as gangs fight over the spoils.
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The Home Office is also considering a request from the Jamaicans to send a team of their detectives to British airports.
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> I use a USB keyboard on my machine. Currently 1.3b1 will boot with
> my USB keyboard attached or unattached. Unfortunately I am unable
> to use the keyboard once booted. The numlock turns on and off, but
> that is about as much as it does work.
> With 1.3b2 my machine will not boot at all, and gets stuck at the
> beginning directly after the BIOS, and says "Keyboard: NO" and just
> hangs there.
Hmm, it's supposed to boot anyway but use the serial console (you
obviously won't see anything on VGA then).
Looks like the automatic keyboard detection feature in FreeBSD that
one user proposed and that is enabled in 1.3b2 doesn't work very well
- I'll remove it in 1.3b3.
I'll also put kbdmux into the kernel config, which should hopefully
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|Wildcats lose to Texas High
|Joseph Elerson | News-Telegram Sports Writer
Jan. 26, 2005 - TEXARKANA - The Wildcats find themselves in a must-win situation Friday night against the North Lamar Panthers after falling to Texas High on Tuesday.
"North Lamar is totally different than any of the teams that we have played so far this season and if we can get our shots to fall and play with the intensity that we have been playing with, we can get the win on Friday," coach Steve Glover said. "We need some good things to happen, and we need to believe that we can get that win Friday night."
Down by 13 at the half against Texas High (47-34), the Tigers outscored Sulphur Springs 42-17 in the second half for a 90-62 victory at the Tiger Center.
"Texas High is always a long road trip and they always play pretty well in their own gym," Glover said. "They just shot really well last night and ran their offense really well. We fought hard and played hard, but they just outshot us and outran us up and down the floor last night."
SSHS (7-16 overall, 0-4 in District 12-4A) will play four of their final six district games at Wildcat Gymnasium.
"Starting Friday night, we will have four of six district games at home to finish out the season and we would love to be in the playoff hunt, but it is going to be really tough right now because there is a team right now at 4-0 and two teams at 3-1 and one of them will be 4-1, so we are going to be three games out with five to play," the coach said.
Wildcat senior Rolaundo Wright, coming off an injured ankle against Greenville Friday night, picked up his third double-double in district play with a game-high 21 points on nine-of-14 shooting and 11 rebounds, and senior Tremayne Jones pitched in 14 points and five rebounds against Texas High.
"Rolaundo is one of our leaders and the guys look to him on the inside because they know he can score and he is a ferocious rebounder," Glover said. "He is trying to provide that for us every night, and Tremayne has been in double figures for two games now."
Sulphur Springs was behind 25-15 after the first quarter as Texas High's Justin Williams put 10 points at the intermission. He finished with 15 points.
Glover said coming out for the third quarter with the Wildcats down by 13, he felt the team had a good chance to come back, but then on the opening possession T-High's Leon Harris nailed a 3-pointer with a defender in his face for a 50-34 lead.
During the first half of the district season, the Wildcats will have played three of five contests on the road, and Glover said that has been a disadvantage for the team.
"We have played four district games so far and three of them have been on the road," Glover said. "The biggest thing is we need to keep working and we need to get a district win somewhere. We have struggled the last three or four weeks now, and we have have been in a lot of games during that stretch."
Senior guard Ryan Allison was the only other Wildcat in double-figures with 11 points on five-of-nine shooting. He also had five rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Texas High had 18 points from Harris, while Daniel Glover and Ryan Mallett, back for his first game of the year after surgery, scored 11 points apiece, and Steven Tucker pitched in 10 points.
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Palo College names new school president
Published 1:46 pm, Monday, October 1, 2012
R. Michael Flores, a veteran of 19 years in higher education, was recently named Palo Alto College's sixth president by the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees.
Flores, 42, was selected from among 28 applicants in a nationwide search.
"Dr. Flores has proven his leadership capabilities and commitment to student success, the primary assets we were seeking," said Alamo Colleges Chancellor Dr. Bruce Leslie.
"He also knows San Antonio well," Leslie added, "and is committed to expanding college access to our Southside communities."
Flores is the first PAC president to come from within the ranks of Palo Alto College. He replaces Dr. Ana M. "Cha" Guzmán, who retired on Aug. 31 and became president of Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico.
"I am honored by the opportunity to serve as Palo Alto College President," Flores said.
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Flores received his doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
He also holds an M.A. in political science from Illinois State University and a B.A. in political science from the University of Texas at San Antonio.