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So four days later Paolo and Matthew and five of their workers got on horses and motorcycles and dragged four wagons of grapes up the hill to the factory. They watched as the five PM whistle sounded and the smokestacks stopped smoking. Factory employees streamed out the big steel doors. They stared at the wagons of grapes like they were wagons full of rubies - treasure from another world, untouchable. Matthew reached into one of the pallets and grabbed a handful, tossed these to one of the curious lookers. "Why are you here?" someone asked. "Making wine," Paolo said.
When the way had cleared they went into the factory. The owner was there in his suit and waistcoat, leaning against a control panel. "That's it?" he said, surprised. "That's it," Paolo said. "This is Matthew, my brother." "H-h-h-hello," Matthew said.
They used the freight elevator to lift the wagons to the top floor, above the machinery. The motorcycles were left down below, some of the workers took the horses outside, lit up cigarettes. Paolo and Matthew led each of the wagons out of the elevator and to a gap in the grille catwalk. The factory space was filled with giant steel turbines, carbonised axels, and a thousand toothed gears, some small, some behemoth, frozen in place. "Can you hear me?" Paolo called down to the floor. "Yep!" answered the factory owner. "Can I start?" Paolo glanced at his brother. His brother's mouth flashed a smile, for a just a second, before he concealed it. "Yes you ca--" Paolo shouted, but before he had finished a great noise started up and the turbines began to whirr and the axels began to twist and the thousand gears began to turn, crunching.
Together, Matthew and Paolo lifted the end of one wagon. Two workers lifted another. Grapes poured off the edges and into the grinding machinery. Fruit smashed between metal teeth. And juice was pouring out, down, to collecting troughs on the brick floor. From their vantage-points, Matthew and Paolo could not see the grape juice. They could scarcely hear each other in the clanging hall. Paolo looked at Matthew, and nodded, and Matthew looked at Paolo, and licked his lips, and shouted, through the din, "It's benign."
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Restore your Breathing Problems Naturally
The Center for Integrative Psychotherapy
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
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Are you short on breath after eating? Is it okay if you mouth breath? Are you one of those people suffering from a breathing problem with no end in sight? The Center for Integrative Psychotherapy is offering a free lecture/event on Restore your Breathing Problems Naturally on Feb/5th 7-8:30pm. You are invited to learn how to restore healthy breathing naturally by yourself!
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
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It's a day after election and no matter what are the results, we are all breathing with a sigh of relief that it's all over. Speaking about breathing, did you know that when you hold your breath for too long, your body becomes hungry for air, sending a message to the lungs to inhale larger amounts of air to compensate for the air deprivation? When we find ourselves constantly holding our breath for too long, many times a day, everyday, for long periods of time, we might be under a lot of stress. Then, the lungs will try to bring in as much air as it can via inhalation, mainly from the mouth and not from the nose, way much more of what the lungs are capable to process. The more air is inhaled, the less the body is receiving it, and a new habit of OVER BREATHING is formed. Before too long, If it is not being changed soon back to normal, this new habit becomes the fertile ground to the formation of all kinds of breathing difficulties, stemming from too little breathe reaching the entire body.

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To UAS MBA alumni Karl Heinz and MPA alumni Rob Steedle.
Heinz was recently named one of the Top Forty Under 40 by the Alaska Journal of Commerce. Heinz serves as vice president and Haines branch manager of First National Bank Alaska. Steedle was recently appointed to the position of Deputy City Manager for the City and Borough of Juneau after previous position holder Kim Keifer was hired as City Manager.


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October 14th, 2009 by sabrina
Masaya is the Nicaraguan Goddess of volcanoes. She lives in the Underworld with Mictanteot, the God of the Underworld, and receives the souls of evil people when they die. Masaya is depicted as an old crone with black skin, drooping breasts, and white wispy hair, similar to the gases that rise from the volcano in Nicaragua that is named for her. The Chorotega people used to sacrifice virgins by throwing them into the volcano, hoping that the Goddess would provide divine oracles in return for the sacrifice. Masaya's name means "burning mountain."
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Midwest League notebook
Rogers flashing power since joining Hot Rods in early July
By Curt Rallo / Special to MLB.com | August 5, 2010 6:00 AM ET
Batting leadoff, Rogers homered twice in his Hot Rods debut July 5 and has been producing ever since. In 20 Class A games, he has 11 extra-base hits -- seven homers, two triples and two doubles -- to go along with 18 runs scored, 16 RBIs, six steals and a .252 average.
"I've always been at the top of my team in home runs, but recently I've really started hitting for more power," said Rogers. "I think as you advance in baseball, the level of focus goes through the roof. I concentrate a lot more than I did in high school or college."
Rogers, who had six homers in 52 Appalachian League games last season and one longball in nine GCL contests, said he hasn't made any adjustments to account for his upswing in power numbers.
"I've pretty much had the same swing since college," said Rogers, a seventh-round pick of the Rays in 2009 out of Panola Junior College (Texas). "I've made a few tweaks, but not much. I try not to do too much. If you stay within yourself, good things can happen."
Rogers said he doesn't have a home run hitter's approach.
"I'm 165 pounds," he said. "I'm not going to swing for the fences. I think being a student of the game and concentrating, I understand the pitches I can handle and the pitches I can't handle, and I swing in tune with my body.
"I don't think about hitting home runs. I think about my other at-bats, or if have an 0-fer game, I think back to where I felt good and focus on that. I look for the positive. You can't get too up or too down in baseball."
Away from the diamond, Rogers works as a prosthetic technician tn the offseason, primarily building artificial legs.
"I needed a job my junior year in high school and I started working with prosthetics," he said. "I really enjoy it. It helps me not take things for granted. It's wonderful to see the smile on somebody's face when they are able to walk."
Holding pattern: Tyler Skaggs is a pitcher for the Cedar Rapids Kernels, but then again, he isn't. Skaggs, the "player to be named later" in last month's Dan Haren trade, is supposed to stay in the Midwest League and report to Arizona's South Bend affiliate, but he has been snagged by Major League Baseball rules. Skaggs is not allowed to join the D-backs until he has been in pro ball for one year, and since he didn't sign his contract until Aug. 7, 2009, he can't yet reported to the Silver Hawks. As a result, he hasn't been able to get into a game for nearly two weeks.
More trade winds: Right-hander Brett Wallach was involved in the deal that sent Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot from the Cubs to the Dodgers. Wallach, who was 6-0 with a 3.72 ERA and 92 strikeouts for the Great Lakes Loons, was assigned to the Peoria Chiefs, the Cubs' affiliate in the Midwest League. In his first start for Peoria, Wallach took the loss. The Chiefs committed five errors in his debut.
The real thing: Earlier this year, West Michigan hosted Brandon Inge Bobblehead Night, handing out souvenirs that depicted Inge making a diving catch. Now the Tigers' star is showing up at the Whitecaps' Fifth Third Ballpark in person as part of a rehab assignment. Inge, who suffered a broken bone in his left hand July 19 when was plunked by Sam Feldman of the Texas Rangers, went 2-for-5 for West Michigan on Tuesday. Inge played for West Michigan in 1999 and hit .244 with nine homers and 46 RBIs. He also rehabbed with the Whitecaps in 2001 after suffering a dislocated left shoulder during his rookie season with the Tigers.
Finally!: Dayton ended an 11-game losing streak Monday when Didi Gregorius snapped a 1-1 tie with a two-out RBI single in the top of the eighth inning to help the Dragons knock off the Whitecaps, 2-1. Doug Salinas struck out five batters over two perfect innings to earn the save.
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The engineering profession has labelled federal government reforms to increase participation in higher education "a disaster" for industries that are suffering a shortage of engineers and billions of dollars in related cost blowouts.
A report to be released by the Australian National Engineering Taskforce today says the implementation of a student demand driven system – whereby universities will be fully funded to enrol as many eligible students as they like from 2012 – is unlikely to alleviate the engineering skills crisis.
This is because there is an under-supply of candidates coming through secondary schools. Universities will therefore simply enrol more students into other courses.
The taskforce – which comprises APESMA, Engineers Australia, the Australian Council of Engineering Deans, the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and Consult Australia – is pressing for "interventions into the education system and graduate supply", including investment in senior secondary participation in the sciences and mathematics.
It also says policymakers should examine the use of funding agreements, or compacts, which are being negotiated with individual universities to motivate institutions to raise the work-readiness of graduates.
"This problem has become so entrenched over 20 years we've got to use a bit of dynamite to blast – to focus – minds on just how serious and what a cost the problem is," Chris Walton, chief executive of APESMA (the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia) said.
"This is the frog in the increasingly boiling water . . . and the thing that we know will be a disaster is just leaving it to a [student] demand model."
Mr Walton said industry was quick to "jump on the migration lever" as the solution, but given that there was a significant shortage of engineers globally this was not a serious medium-term solution.
The report highlights that the skills shortage is estimated to cost projects valued over $1 billion 20 per cent, or $200 million, in blowouts and will lead to $2.7 billion of road construction and maintenance work forgone between 2012-14.
Demand for rail engineers and civil engineers already outstrips demand by 40 per cent – and that is before skills needs increase as new projects come on line.
"In 2010, the skills shortages in engineering have been highlighted as a key constraint on a resources-led economic recovery," the report says.
The report highlights attrition rates of 40 per cent in engineering courses, a mismatch between courses and skills demand, and insufficient industry internships and on-the-job training. It notes that incentives may be required to encourage students to enrol in relevant courses and says a greater role for internships would potentially better support a student demand driven system.
According to Engineers Australia there is currently a shortage of 20,000 engineers. It estimates that 70,000 engineers will have retired between 2006-11, while just 6000 graduates enter the workforce a year.
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While engineering students are required to undertake some form of industry experience during their degree, Mr Taylor said there were few paid cadetships since the public service had down-skilled and moved to contract out much of its work.
He said paid cadetships could incentivise students to undertake engineering degrees, which were more costly and provided fewer opportunities for part-time casual work than other shorter and less onerous degrees.
"There has been an increase in the annual [engineering] enrolments at university for the last few years but being a four-year course we're still to see the results come through the pipeline in terms of graduates," he said.
According to the Australian Council of Engineering Deans, domestic engineering enrolments have grown 10 per cent a year for the past five years.
By 2009, the latest official figures available, engineering students represented 7.5 per cent of all commencing bachelor degree students, up from 6.2 per cent in 2005.
However, the number of students entering degrees in law, business and society was about 10 times that, deans council president John Beynon said. He said engineering faculties were bullish about 2011 enrolments and were not nervous about the move to a demand driven system given the continued growth in enrolments.
Professor Beynon, dean of the faculty of engineering at Swinburne University of Technology, said universities were working to improve the retention of engineering students and providing pathways into engineering degrees through foundation programs. But the under-supply of engineering graduates was a cultural issue, with school students preferring other subjects, he said.
"That is why many universities are looking at ways to provide foundation programs so students can spend a year before their bachelor program converting, picking up that lost mathematics or physics; whatever they need to put them on that track," he said.
While the council believes there is room for industry to offer more student internships, it says faculties need to be more flexible in releasing students at times other than over the summer break.
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Travel Guide Europe France Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Avignon
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Avignon is a city in the Vaucluse department, located in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southeastern France. The city itself has around 90,000 inhabitants, though the total metropolitan area is more than three times as big regarding the number of inhabitants.
For more information, also see the official Tourist website of Avignon.
Avignon has a typical Mediterranean climate though with slightly bigger temperature differences between summer and winter and rain is possible during all months. Summers last from June to September when average daytime temperatures are between 28 and 31 degrees Celsius and nights are around 14-16 degrees. Winters are from December to February when it's between 9 and 12 degrees during the day, with chilly nights of just 1-3 degrees Celsius on average. Occasional frost and even snow are not unheard of, but usually won't last long.
Precipitation is highest during autumn (October-November) and also in May. Summers, but also winters are relatively dry.
Avignon-Caumont Airport (8 km from the city) has a few services. Flybe flies to Southampton and seasonal to Exeter. Jet2.com flies to Edinburgh and Leeds.
For a much wider choice, the airport near Marseille is a good alternative.
The French Railways provides TGV (highspeed) trains to and from a number of places including Paris (just over 2,5 hours!). They all arrive/leave at the Gare Avignon TGV 4 kilometres southwest of Avignon in the suburb of Courtine. From Gare Avignon Centre the TGV to Paris arrives/leaves as well. Also from here, Transports Express Régionaux provides regional services. These include trains to Arles (20 minutes) and Nimes (30 minutes).
During July and August, there are direct services from London (6 hours) and Ashford (5 hours) by the Eurostar train.
Avignon is just east of the A9 (towards Montpellier and west of the A7 (towards Marseille highways.
There are bus connections with Aix-en-Provence (1 hour), Arles (1,5 hours), Marseille (35 minutes) and Nimes (40 minutes), among other regional services. Long distance services are with Linebus and Eurolines.
Avignon has a wide range of restaurants, including several with Michelin stars:
|ACOTEL Confort**
|Avenue de st-Tronquet ZAC st-Tronquet, Le Pontet
|Auberge Bagatelle
|25 allées Antoine Pinay Ile de la Barthelasse
|Court'Inn Aqua
|321 route des remouleurs
|Court'Inn Suites
|32 route des rémouleurs Courtine
|Hotel Danieli
|17 Rue de la République
|Hotel Mistral Avignon
|1 Boulevard de Metz
|Les Jardins de la Livree
|4 Rue Camp de Bataille Villeneuve lez avignon
|Regina Hotel
|6, rue de la République 84000
|Maison de Martin GuestHouse
|16 route de Castillon
|Hotel Central Avignon
|31-33 Rue De La Republique
|130, avenue Pierre De Coubertin
|Hotel Kyriad Avignon - Centre commercial Cap Sud
|35 Allée des Fenaisons
|Auberge de Tavel
|Voie Romaine
|Hotel Alizea
|38 Cours Jean Jaures
|Hotel Le Magnan
|63 Rue du Portail Magnanen
|Hotel Mignon
|12 rue Joseph Vernet
|YMCA Avignon
|7 Bis Chemin De La Justice B.P. 112 Villeneuve-lez-Avignon
|La Baraillerie
|13 rue Baraillerie
|La Bastide Rose
|99 Chemin des Croupieres - Le Thor
|Adonis Avignon Sud
|2 Rue Marie de Médicis
|Pop' Hostel
|17 rue de la République
|Hotel Le Paradou
|137 Allée de la Chartreuse Montfavet
|Hotel Moderne Remoulins
|8, Avenue Geoffroy Perret Remoulins
France is one of the best connected countries in the world, with data speed for upload/download ranked among the top 5 in the world. Most hotels and hostels would have in-house facilities to provide free internet access. Many major cities also have initiatives put in place to provide free wi-fi connection in public spaces. Alternatively there are internet cafés available in most cities/towns at a reasonable rate. Some private businesses, such as local cafés (or even the Starbuck's chain), may also provide wi-fi connectivity - keep an eye out for the signs by the shop windows/doors. Also look for the @ symbol prominently displayed, which indicates internet availability. However, with most homes now wired for the internet, cyber cafés are increasingly hard to find, especially outside the major cities.
See also: International Telephone Calls
To dial an international number from France, the IDD is 00, followed by the country code that you wish to dial, the area code and the phone number.
To call France from abroad, start with the international direct dialing (IDD) code from the country you're in, followed by French country code 33, the area code (drop the first zero in front of the area code), and the phone number. French telephone numbers are rarely given without the area code. The telephone number, including the area code, is made up of 10 digits. They are written in a set of 5 pairs of digits (i.e. 01 xx xx xx xx xx).
In France, the area code designations are: 01 - Paris Area ("Région Ile-de-France"), 02 - northwest, 03 - northeast, 04 - southeast, 05 - southwest, 06 - mobile phone providers. From 2010 onwards, 07 will also be assigned to mobile phone providers in order to cater for the surging demands for mobile phones.
Emergency numbers are 15 (medical aid), 17 (police station) and 18 (fire/rescue). You can also use the European emergency number 112 (perhaps a better choice if you don't speak French). These calls are free and accessible from virtually any phone, including locked cellphones.
France uses the GSM standard of cellular phones (900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands) used in most of the world outside of the U.S. There are several companies (Orange, SFR, Free, Bouygues Télécom and some others MVNOs like Virgin Mobile) offering wireless service. The country is almost totally covered but you may have difficulties using your mobile phone in rural or mountainous areas. If you stay for some time, it may be advisable to buy a pre-paid cell phone card that you can use in any phone that supports the GSM standard on the 900/1800 MHz bands. Then incoming calls and SMSes are free.
La Poste in France is also referred to as the PTT (short for postes, télégraphes et téléphones). The mailboxes are painted bright yellow and often there is a slot for local city mail and another slot for "outside mail". Normally there is a queue in the post office, but most of the post offices have the self service machine installed which is quite easy to operate. Nowadays many of the tabac and even some of the souvenir shops also sell postage stamps. Normally an overseas postcard costs almost as much as sending a letter. Mails sent in France also have a zip code. The first two numbers represent the administrative department (e.g. in Paris' case that would be 75).
Post offices are generally open from 8:00am to 7:00pm Monday through Friday, and 8:00am to noon on Saturdays. Apart from the basic job of mailing letters, most of the post offices do some banking activities also and some even have photocopy machines and cyber cafes for internet access.
For international package services, you might also check options with companies like DHL, UPS or TNT, which have competitive services and prices and might be faster in most cases.
We have a comprehensive list of accommodation in Avignon searchable right here on Travellerspoint. You can use our map to quickly compare budget, mid-range or top of the range accommodation in Avignon and areas nearby.
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This is book four in The Biker Series.
Tank, the newly appointed president of the Gold Vipers, has one mission - to find the woman responsible for murdering a club member in cold blood. Female or not, he's out for vengeance and will stop at nothing to get his hands on the killer.
After Raina's two-year-old son is killed during a club war, she takes her revenge on the man she believes is responsible for his death. When she learns that the newest president of the Gold Vipers is now hell-bent on finding her, Raina makes sure that he gets exactly what he wants, and then some....
This story contains crude language, sexual situations, and violence. Is not suitable for listeners under the age of 18. Please do not buy if any of this offends you. This is a work of fiction and is not meant to be a true depiction of a motorcycle club. It was written for entertainment only.
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The third installment of Veggie Conquest took place this past weekend and it was another smashing success.
In case you missed the introductory blog post, Veggie Conquest is an amateur cooking competition similar to Top Chef… except that it's not televised. Oh yeah, and it's ENTIRELY VEGAN! The event is held monthly, and you can buy a chef ticket in order to be part of the competition or a taster ticket for an excuse to stuff your face. There are generally about six chefs participating and sixty-five tasters in attendance. One week prior all ticket holders are notified of the "secret ingredient" and course to be prepared so that menus and taste buds can be primed.
This time around it was cranberry dessert and the submissions were incredible. Though not normally a big fan of cranberries, I was surprised to find how sweet and delicious they were incorporated into such delights as "Double Cranberry Cinnamon Oatmeal Nut Bar," "Almond Crusted Chocolate Cranberry Mousse," "Cran Velvet Cake," and the inventive (and winning) "Rice Crepe with Cran-Ginger Sauce." I was not as much of a fan of the raw submission, "Cranbanapple Parfait"; the texture was too much like a runny pudding for my taste. Neither was I impressed by the "Swedish-Style Charoset," submitted more as comedic performance art than recipe contender.
Per usual, while the votes were being tallied from the tasting portion of the evening, all guests were treated to a second course of assorted dishes prepared by the event's plentiful volunteers. This time, Match Meats provided an array of products to be used in the recipes and Raw Ice Cream Company was on hand to give everyone a taste of their offerings.
Thus far, each event has been presided over by the creator of Veggie Conquest, Jessica Mahady, and emceed by the incomparable Joshua Katcher, The Discerning Brute. The friendly volunteers keep the night running smoothly, and a live DJ is on hand to set the mood with music. The judges vary but have included chefs, cookbook authors, writers, restaurant owners, etc. I was a little disappointed this time around, however, that the judges were quite harsh on the contestants. They came across as nit-picky know-it-alls and that doesn't fit with the friendly and communal veg atmosphere Veggie Conquest works so hard to achieve. Hopefully future judges will keep their criticism constructive and will be more encouraging, as has been the case at previous events.
Overall, I find the cost of the tickets to be a steal for a full evening in a beautifully decorated space featuring countless tasty goodies, great company, and door prizes. Sign up for their email notifications or follow them on Twitter so you will know as soon as the tix for the next event go on sale; they are limited in number and don't last long.
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Mine aren't great but here they are: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=31005&id=1634587804


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Parmesan Dip
Updated 1:52 am, Friday, December 28, 2012
Shelley Grieshaber, a culinary consultant who teaches at the CIA, caters private events and advises local restaurants, was featured in Tracy Hobson Lehmann's Cooks & Cocinas column after she settled into her light, efficient kitchen in a King William loft. All the recipes she shared were keepers, but none more than her Parmesan Dip. "Without a doubt, the most requested thing that I make!" she said. "I can't go anywhere without it, or I might not be allowed in the front door. It couldn't be easier to make, and it lasts in the refrigerator for weeks."
Makes 12 servings
Makes 12 servings
Food & Drink Channel
1/2 pound Parmesan cheese wedge (not pre-shredded)
1/2 pound Asiago cheese wedge (not too dry or heavily aged)
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons dried Greek oregano
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 1/2 cups good quality olive oil
Instructions: Remove any rind or dry areas from the Parmesan and Asiago. Cut the cheese into 1-inch chunks. Pulse the cheese chunks in a food processor in short bursts until it resembles pea gravel.
Place the cheese in a large bowl and add green onion, garlic, Greek oregano, black pepper, red pepper flakes and olive oil. Stir to combine well, and let sit at room temperature for at least an hour to allow flavors to bloom. Serve with toasted ciabatta bread, baguette, crackers or even toss with hot pasta for a quick meal.
Per serving: 410 calories (85.8 percent calories from fat), 39 g fat, 35 mg cholesterol, 510 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrates, 0 g dietary fiber, 12 g protein.
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SARASOTA, Fla. - One person was taken to the hospital during a 2-alarm house fire in the Central Cocoanut neighborhood Thursday night.
The fire started around 10:30pm on Central Avenue between 14th Street and 15th Street.
According to the Sarasota County Fire Department, three houses had to be evacuated. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control in a matter of minutes, but 80% of the wood frame structure was destroyed.
Family members told firefighters that the fire started from a space heater that was too close to a couch.
We are told the owner of the home, Oscar Johnson, had lived there for more than 50 years. He did receive a few burns on his hands trying to put out the fire.
He is expected to be fine and stay with family who live just a street away.


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Personal computing discussed
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As for wheels, I'm not a fan of them..
DeadOfKnight wrote:
CaptTomato wrote:DeadOfKnight wrote:
Please get a DFGT if using PC sims or check whether ports work well rather than waste money on any controller.
I don't know of anyone who moves to a wheel who isn't happy{as long as the wheel is good}, and would ever recommend going back to a controller.
The money u spend of a wheel will soon be forgotten once you realise how much fun they are....DFGT is the US should only be $99.
Todd Gack wrote:Trackmania is the most fun I've had playing a racing game - ever.
There are soooo many custom tracks and the online community is excellent.
flip-mode wrote:Todd Gack wrote:Trackmania is the most fun I've had playing a racing game - ever.
There are soooo many custom tracks and the online community is excellent.
That looks pretty darn interesting!
flip-mode wrote:Bah, too bad, because I'm leaning hard toward a steering wheel. Believe it or not, I haven't installed a single game yet that I got during the Steam holiday sale.
CaptTomato wrote:Yo guys, get real.....u want to get some or all of the Simbin Race series off Steam.
I think Race07+GTR evo is $5 on steam, and is one of the best racing games ever made.
Harolde wrote:Hi,
Among racing games i love to play Grid.
You should also try this one, I hope you would also be in love with this game.....
Skullzer wrote:[ And it's a bit outdated graphically speaking.
CaptTomato wrote:MrJP wrote:My Logitech G25 works fine with DIRT 2, GRID, and other arcade racers. T
Amazing wheel, cause my DFGT doesn't work in GRID, works poorly in Shift and is lame as in DIRT2, but is superb on PC sims and F1 2010 PC.
Jigar wrote:Try NFS shift for Sim
Madman wrote:Either way, download a demo, and you'll understand how bad all those wannabee sims are.
Madman wrote:In shift, very first (150hp'ish). Suddenly RWD cars become impossible to drive even on straights, even with gas off. .
Madman wrote:Tried everything, even setting sensitivity to 0%, any somewhat normal car will just fishtail without any chance to straighten out, ever! On straights with gas released!


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First and last Princess cruise: Sea Princess Cruise Review by RoLoHa
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First and last Princess cruise
Destination: Alaska
Embarkation: San Francisco
From the day two outbreak of norovirus which caused gulag like measures to be taken in the dining rooms and all food service areas and greatly reduced any aspect of luxury there might have been otherwise and pretty much ruined the experience. (Having your food salted for you and cream put in your coffee by a stranger since they didn't have packets in the dining rooms, to no olives or cherries being served in cocktails, no pretzels or nuts served at the bars, long lines at buffets just to name a few and believe me there are way more) I also found customer service to be pitiful 90% of the time. With only one exception I found the staff at the Purser's Desk to be lacking in knowledge about how to find or get things done on the ship and quite rude in their demeanor More and responses. I am not saying they should be able to fix or respond to everything, but, they should be able to (politely) direct you to whatever it is you need or get an answer quickly and get back to you?
Our cabin was cleaned and neat but very obviously well worn and in need of refreshing from the stained carpet, to holes in the drapes and the rust on the balcony. The mattress was ridiculously over used and had a deep curve and valley and clearly should have been replaced ten cruises ago. The room steward first added a foam pad normally used in suites which proved useless since it took the shape of the mattress underneath in just 30 seconds of use. When I continued to complain, the Deck Supervisor was called to check and he agreed the solution wasn't working but wasn't sure they could do anything else since all cabins were full and he did not know of any available spare mattresses. They did manage to get us replacement mattresses after that, but I think they had a whole lot of nerve having the original mattresses in the room to begin with.
On a cruise in a cold area, policies like giving out warm blankets on deck only two times per day for short periods of time, left the outdoor areas pretty much desolate, and not a whole lot to do indoors while at sea. The food was good but nothing memorable or exceptional in the traditional dining or buffet areas. Less
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Lentils with Garlic Sausage
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- Servings: 4
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound French garlic sausage or kielbasa, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 2 leeks, white and tender green parts only, thinly sliced
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 cups French green lentils
- 3 thyme sprigs, 1 rosemary sprig and 1 fresh bay leaf, tied in a bundle
- Salt
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 small head of escarole, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
How to make this recipe
In a large, heavy Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the garlic sausage and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until browned, 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a plate.
Add the leeks, carrot and garlic to the Dutch oven and cook over moderate heat until softened, about 7 minutes. Add the lentils, herb bundle and 5 cups of water and bring to a boil. Season with salt and simmer over low heat, until the lentils are tender, about 35 minutes. Discard the herb bundle.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°. Spread the hazelnuts in a pie plate and toast for about 12 minutes, until golden. Let cool, then transfer the nuts to a kitchen towel and rub off the skins. Coarsely chop the nuts.
In a small bowl, combine the mustard with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the escarole to the stew and cook until wilted, 6 minutes. Stir in the sausage and cook until hot. Transfer the stew to bowls and drizzle with the mustard oil. Garnish with the nuts and parsley and serve.
Suggested Pairing
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Before there were deer hunting celebrities with their own TV shows, NASA-grade clothing to block scent or entire companies devoted to whitetail management, there were men in wool shirts with old war rifles and corn cob pipes. They didn't hunt for trophies or accolades, and they didn't have sponsors. After a Great Depression and a pair of world wars, they were simply trying to fill a freezer and eat the fruit of freedom's land.
Things have obviously changed, but a passion for whitetail hunting is what still connects our generation with those of days gone by. The clothes and methods may have matured, but the love of the outdoors—and of great American whitetail hunting—has not. To celebrate that rich hunting heritage, we've teamed up with Boone and Crockett to bring you the 20 biggest typical whitetail bucks of all time.
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20. Tom Dellwo
With its wide open spaces, Montana is the quintessential portrait of the western U.S. It's also home of the No. 20 typical whitetail of all time, killed by Tom Dellwo in 1974. The buck, which was killed in Missoula County, scored a stunning 199 3/8 B&C. Like so many others on our top 20 whitetails of all time list, Dellwo was simply trying to fill his freezer when he killed this trophy whitetail.


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Texas Instruments announced the TPS92075 controller and TPS92560 lighting driver. According to TI, the TPS92075 is the industry's smallest off-line, phase-dimmable, constant-current lighting controller. The TPS92560 simplifies the retrofit of a variety of LED bulbs, including E14, GU10, A19, PAR20/30/38, MR16 and AR111. The TPS92075 controller and TPS92560 driver reduce component count and solution size while improving compatibility with legacy lighting controls.
The TPS92560 and TPS92075 are available in volume now. The TPS92075 is offered in a 10-pin PowerPad MSOP package. The TPS92560 is priced at $0.72 each in 1,000-unit quantities. The TPS92075 is offered in an 8-pin SOIC package, and a small 6-pin TSOT package. It will be available in March, and is priced at $0.75.
The TPS92075 is designed for phase-dimmable, offline AC/DC LED lamp and downlight applications. It features power factor correction above 0.9, and delivers smooth, flicker-free dimming when used with conventional wall dimmers. The TPS92560 is ideal for low-voltage AC or low-voltage DC LED lamp applications such as MR16 and AR111. It uses a proprietary input current control method, which improves compatibility with electronic transformers.
TI TPS92560 Simple LED Driver Features
- Controlled peak input current to prevent over-stressing of the electronic transformer
- Allows either step-up or step-up/down operation
- Compatible to generic electronic transformers
- Compatible to magnetic transformers and DC power supplies
- Integrated active low-side input rectifiers
- Compact and simple circuit
- >85% efficiency (12VDC input)
- Power factor > 0.9 (full load with AC input)
- Hysteretic control scheme
- Output over-voltage protection
- Over-temperature shutdown
- 10-pin mini SOIC package with exposed pad
TI TPS92075 Non-isolated, Phase Dimmable, Buck PFC LED Driver Features
- Controlled reference derived PFC
- Integrated digital phase-angle decoder
- Digital 50/60 Hz synchronization
- Phase-symmetry balancing
- Constant LED current operation
- Fast start-up
- Dimming implemented via analog reference control
- Smooth dimming transitions
- Overvoltage protection
- Feedback short-circuit protection
- Leading and trailing edge dimmer compatibility
- Low BOM cost and small PCB footprint
- Patent pending digital architecture
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Can You Imagine 'The Thing' As A Musical?
Jon Carpenter's 1982 horror film 'The Thing' is an all-time classic. It will forever be on the list of the best genre movies of all time. But would it pack the same punch if it were a musical?These two knuckleheads Jon and Al Kaplan have given us a glimpse as to what this Kurt Russell-starring sci-fi flick might look like when you add a Sinatra-esque musical number.
It's a really well done song. In fact, I thought it really was a Sinatra song…until it goes past the first line. I'm sure some of their lyrics will live on in infamy…"Don't mind me / I'm only a husky" and "Big surprise, I'm not Palmer / I'm the Thing, from another world, baby."
And the timing for this clip couldn't be better, since a prequel/remake to the film, will be in theaters this weekend. Will it be as scary as the original? Doubt it. They usually aren't. Maybe a better question is…did it need a remake/prequel? Don't think so. The classics usually don't need a "new vision". But don't take my word for it. Check out the musical clip and the trailer for the new "Thing" movie…then make up your mind.
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Anticipating Shaffer as Rickard impresses
The Tampa Bay Rays' first round selection of last month's draft, 25th overall pick Richie Shaffer, was added to the roster on Friday after signing a contract reported to be worth 1.7 million on deadline day.
Shaffer just finished his junior season at Clemson University, where he played both first and third base and was known as one of the best power options in the draft. He batted .336 and slugged .573 in 2012, totaling 10 homers and 46 RBI. The Flemington, N.J. native was also third in the ACC with a .480 on-base percentage and drew 63 walks.
Manager Jared Sandberg said to not expect to see Shaffer in the lineup for about a week.
"He's got to get his arm back in shape, get into a daily routing of throwing everyday," Sandberg said. "He's got to get his legs underneath him. He hit in the cage yesterday, he's going to hit in the cage today, and again tomorrow. He's following a running progression. We're going to get him out there when he's ready; we're going to be patient with that process."
Meanwhile, fellow Hudson Valley newcomer Joey Rickard made quite an impression in his first week. The center fielder out of Arizona has only played four games for the Renegades, but he has already totaled eight hits, three runs, two RBI and three stolen bases. He is hitting .471/.471/.647 and has already equaled his home run total from his final year at Arizona with one.
"He's put the bat on the ball, getting competitive at-bats, I really like how he plays the game," Sandberg said. "Any combination of that speed and that ability to put the ball in the gap is a good combination."
Power surge
After going nearly the entire first month of the season without a home run in Dutchess Stadium and only five on the road, the Renegades hit four in two nights at home on Friday and Saturday.
Joel Caminero hit his second dinger of the season on Friday against the Batavia Muckdogs. On Saturday, Rickard, outfielder DeShun Dixon and second basemen Tommy Coyle each recorded their first of the season off of Mahoning Valley Scrappers' pitching.
"I think it's the guys buying into the fact that they need to go up there and have a good at-bat, get a good swing, be aggressive," Sandberg said of the newfound power. "If these guys start to try and hit home runs and try to be a hitter they want to be, they are not going to be that guy. So if they can continue to try to be who they need to be and stay within themselves, be a good hitter first, good things are going to happen.
Coyle quietly emerging as top hitter
Tommy Coyle, the Renegades' every-day second baseman, has the highest batting average on the squad (excluding Rickard through four games) at .305. A 16th-round selection in the 2012 draft out of North Carolina, Coyle leads the team in games played with 24 and is second in at-bats with 95.
Coyle has shown potential at several aspects of the game, including patience at the plate, drawing 14 walks and striking out 15 times, as well as base running, with nine stolen bases while being caught only twice. In his last 10 games, the 5'7" second baseman is hitting .378/.404/.489 with a triple and a home run.
"He got off to, batting average-wise, a not so good start," Sandberg said. "He had some good at-bats and I saw what I saw and kept him in the three hole through those times, he was moving runners when he needed to. Now, here he is hitting over .300."
Eric Vander Voort is the Hudson Valley beat writer for Rays Digest. You can follow him on Twitter at @ecvandervoort.
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Men's Hoops Heads To Idaho State
Southern Utah's men's basketball team opens a four-game road stretch Thursday night when the Thunderbirds take on Idaho State in Pocatello, Idaho. Following Thursday's game the team plays at Weber State on Saturday, then is back on the road next week at Portland State and Eastern Washington.
The four-game stretch away from home matches SUU's longest of the season but is the longest true road swing as the previous four away-game string included a pair of neutral site match-ups at Nevada's World Vision Classic.
The Thunderbirds (9-12/7-5 Big Sky) are coming off a four-game homestand - also the longest of the season - and they were able to take advantage, winning all four contests. They snapped a five-game skid with a 76-63 win over Portland State on Jan. 24, and followed that by getting past Eastern Washington 69-55, then posting a 79-67 triumph over Sacramento State and a 78-67 victory against Northern Arizona last Saturday.
SUU's win over Sacramento State, coupled with a Montana State loss at Eastern Washington, pushed the Thunderbirds back into a tie for third place in the Big Sky with the Bobcats. The teams stayed even as each won on Saturday.
Idaho State (4-17/3-9 Big Sky) will be looking to snap a five-game skid of its own on Thursday night. The Bengals picked up their first road win of the season in Cedar City on Jan. 12, 54-53, but they've won just one game since, a 60-59 home victory over Sacramento State. ISU is 3-3 at home, including Big Sky wins over Sac State and Northern Colorado and conference losses to North Dakota, Weber State and Northern Arizona.
The Game: Southern Utah (9-12/7-5) at Idaho State (4-17/3-9), 7:05 p.m. Holt Arena (8,000), Pocatello, Idaho.
The Series: SUU leads the series with Idaho State 12-7 but the Bengals came out on top of the last meeting, a 54-53 win in Cedar City on Jan. 12. Prior to that meeting the two had not met since the 2004-05 season, when current Bengal Coach Bill Evans was at the helm of the SUU program. SUU is 6-5 vs. the Bengals in Pocatello, including an 82-79 win during the 2004-05 season.
TV: There will be no live television coverage of Thursday's game.
Radio: All of Southern Utah men's basketball games are broadcast live by KSUU (91.1 FM). Art Challis is in his 40th season as the Thunderbirds' basketball play-by-play voice. Dr. Challis - chair of SUU's Department of Communication - is joined on home and selected road broadcasts by former SUU standout and current SUU VP for University Relations Dean O'Driscoll.
On The Internet: Video web-streaming coverage of all of Southern Utah's home games and Big Sky road games is available on Big Sky TV, at www.bigskytv.org. Audio of all SUU games is available by logging on to the Thunderbird website at www.suutbirds.com or at www.power91radio.com.
Live Stats: Live stats of Southern Utah's home games are available on the SUU website at www.suutbirds.com. Real-time live stats of SUU's home games are available to working media, contact the athletic media relations office for access information.
Video Highlights: Video highlights of the Thunderbirds' home games is available to accredited media outlets via SUU's FTP site. For information on obtaining those highlights contact SUU Director of Athletic Media Relations Neil Gardner.
Practice Schedule: The practice schedule calls for the Thunderbirds to work out daily at 3:15 p.m. in the Centrum Arena.
Media Availability: Players and coaches will be available Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. unless travel schedules dictate otherwise. On weeks when the team is traveling on Tuesday the interviews will be held on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
Thunderbirds To Host Northridge In BracketBuster: SUU will host Cal State Northridge in the BracketBuster tournament at 7:35 p.m. on Feb. 23. The Matadors and Thunderbirds competed against each other in the American West Conference (along with current Big Sky member Sacramento State) during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.
Coming Up: The Thunderbirds remain on the road next week as they continue the season-long four-game road stretch with games at Portland State (Feb. 14) and Eastern Washington (Feb. 16). The next home contest following Saturday's match-up with NAU will be the BracketBuster game vs. Cat State Northridge on Feb. 23.
Thunderbird Club Luncheons: The Thunderbird Club's weekly no-host luncheon is held Mondays at noon at the Cedar City Crystal Inn. The public is invited to attend the luncheons where Southern Utah's in-season coaches talk about their upcoming contests and review the past week's action.
Captains: This year's captains are seniors Jackson Stevenett and Tyson Koehler.
Heuir Named BSC Player of the Week: SUU's Damon Heuir earned his second Big Sky Conference Player of the Week award on Monday following his play in the Thunderbirds' wins over Sacramento State and Northern Arizona last week. Heuir averaged 27.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in the two wins. He scored 28 points with seven rebounds, seven assists and a steal in the team's 79-67 win over Sacramento State, then scored 27 points with four rebounds, an assist and a steal two nights later against the Lumberjacks. Heuir's first BSC Player of the Week award came after he scored 30 points to lead SUU to its first road win of the season, a 90-77 victory at Northern Arizona on Jan. 5. That week he shared the honors with Weber State's Scott Bamforth.
The Coaches:
Head Coach Nick Robinson (Stanford, 2005) is 9-12 in his first season at SUU and his first season as a head coach. Coach Robinson came to Southern Utah from LSU, where he spent three seasons on the staff. Prior to his time at LSU Robinson spent a season at William Jewell College and two seasons on the staff at his alma mater, Stanford. During his time as an assistant coach, Robinson helped guide his teams to a combined record of 87-47 and four post-season appearances, including two NCAA, one NIT and one NAIA Division I national tournaments. Robinson is 0-1 versus ISU.
Robinson is assisted by Jared Barrett (Eastern Oregon, 1996), Todd Okeson (Nevada, 2005) and Drew Allen (Southern Utah, 2010).
Idaho State is coached by Bill Evans (Southern Utah '72). Coach Evans spent 14 seasons as head coach at SUU, where he compiled a record of 209-224 and won more games than any other coach in Thunderbird history. He brings an overall mark of 213-241 into Saturday's game. Coach Evans is assisted by three former SUU players, Andy Ward, who played at SUU from 1992 to 1994; Jay Collins, who played from 2001 to 2003; and graduate assistant Dave Marek, who played from 2005 to 2009. Coach Evans is 1-0 versus SUU.
Affiliations: Southern Utah is in its first season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. All of SUU's sports except gymnastics and men's golf compete in the Big Sky. Gymnastics is an affiliate member of the WAC while men's golf competes in the American Sky Conference. Idaho State is a charter member of the Big Sky.
The Schedule: The Thunderbirds have played nine non-conference games, three at home, four true road contests, and two neutral court match-ups. They have played four conference games at home and two on the road. SUU opened at #21 Gonzaga, then played three games in three days at the World Vision Classic, meeting Green Bay, Cal State Fullerton and host Nevada before opening its home schedule against Carroll College. SUU also played non-conference games at TCU, at Denver, and at home against San Diego Christian and San Diego. SUU has just one non-conference game remaining, a BracketBuster match-up at home on Feb. 23.
Last Time Out: Damon Heuir scored 27 points and Jackson Stevenett added a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Southern Utah past Northern Arizona 78-67 on Saturday. The Thunderbirds took an 11-8 lead on a Heuir 3-pointer with 15:03 to play and never trailed again, although NAU pulled close several times. Heuir scored 18 points in the first half after hitting 3-of-5 3-point attempts while Stevenett did most of his damage after halftime, scoring nine points and pulling down six rebounds after the break. Northern Arizona hit four of its first five shots in the second half to cut the deficit to 44-40 but Stevenett gave the Thunderbirds some cushion with four quick points and Heuir added another transition lay-in to extend the lead back to ten at 55-45 halfway through the period. The Lumberjacks worked to chip away at the margin in the closing minutes, but Heuir and Stevenett answered each try with a score to help the Thunderbirds secure the win. Heuir's 27 points followed his 28-point performance against Sacramento State on Thursday night. Jordan Johnson dished out a career high seven assists. Southern Utah held a 39-34 rebounding advantage in the contest and outshot the Lumberjacks 45.5 percent to 43.6 percent. The Thunderbirds also recorded seven steals, which they turned into 15 fast break points and 19 points off turnovers.
T-Birds In The National Ranks: The Thunderbirds have three players ranked in the top-100 in the NCAA through Sunday's games, and the team ranks among the top 100 in three categories as well. Jayson Cheesman ranks 39th in the nation in blocks per game with an average of 2.24, while Jackson Stevenett is 51st in free throw percentage at .854 (and 111th in points per game at 16.4) and Damon Heuir cracked the top-100 in scoring this week at 16.8 ppg. As a team the Thunderbirds are 23rd in the country with 5.3 blocks per game, 49th in rebounding margin (plus 5.0) and 73rd in free throw percentage (.724).
T-Birds In The Big Sky:
Heuir and Stevenett are 1-2 in scoring in the conference when all games are considered. Heuir averages 16.8 points per game while Stevenett checks in at 16.4 ppg. Stevenett is also second in free throw percentage at .854, seventh in rebounding with 6.15 per game, eighth in offensive rebounds per game (2.1) and 11th in defensive rebounds per game (4.1). Heuir is also fifth in 3-pointers per game (2.2) and 10th in free throw percentage (.798), while Cheesman second in blocks per game with 2.2 when all games are considered, sixth in rebounding with 6.19 rpg and seventh in defensive rebounds with 4.5 per game. Cal Hanks is seventh in blocks per game with 1.1. The team leads the conference in offensive rebounds (12.0 rpg), and is second in field goal percentage defense (.420), in blocks (5.2 per game), in rebounding margin (plus-5.0) and in defensive rebounds (26.2 drpg).
When only conference games are considered Heuir is second and Stevenett is third in the Big Sky with 18.7 and 18.4 points per game respectively. Heuir is third in 3-pointers per game (2.5) and fourth in free throw percentage (.853) while Stevenett is sixth in free throw percentage at .824. Cheesman is sixth and Stevenett is eighth in rebounding with 6.9 and 6.6 caroms per game, respectively, with Stevenett fifth in offensive rebounds (2.3 rpg) and Cheesman sixth in defensive rebounds (5.0). Cheesman is also third in blocks per game (2.0) and Hanks is seventh in blocks (1.3). Stevenett also ranks eighth in field goal percentage (.531). The team leads the league in offensive rebounds (12.6 pg), in 3-point defense (.297) and in field goal percentage defense (.382), is second in defensive rebounds (26.3 per game) and rebounding margin (plus-4.3), and is third in scoring average (70.2 ppg), scoring margin (plus-4.1 ppg) and blocked shots per game (5.5).
Moving Up The Ranks:
Jackson Stevenett has 1,072 points in his three-plus seasons as a Thunderbird. He is currently 11th on SUU's career scoring list and needs just five to tie Russell Otis (1984-86) in 10th place with 1,077. He also has 441 career rebounds, which ranks 13th all time at SUU. He passed former SUU standout Dan Beus (436, 2000-02) with his 10 against NAU and now needs nine caroms to tie Robin Haight, who had 450 from 1972-to-1976, in 12th place and 22 boards to move into the SUU career top-10, where Davor Marcelic (1988-92) is 10th with 463.
Jayson Cheesman - who went without blocking a shot for just the third time this season last Thursday against Sac State - has 47 rejections this season, which ranks fifth on SUU's single-season list and seventh on the career list. He needs one more to tie Kenyatta Clyde in fourth place and 17 to tie Matt Hodgson (2009-10) atop the single-season list. His three last week moved him past Richard Barton (1986-87, 1990-93) and Fred House (1998-2001) and into seventh on the career list. Next up on the career chart is Donnie Jackson, who rejected 55 shots from 2001 to 2003.
Cleaning The Glass:
- The Thunderbirds have won the battle of the boards 16 times this season. They were out-rebounded in their first three games then won the battle of the boards in nine straight contests before Sacramento State had a 41-38 edge on the boards in the first meeting between the two teams and Weber State held a 46-41 advantage. SUU got back on the glass vs. Idaho State, however, and has out-rebounded every subsequent opponent. The T-Birds out-boarded the Bengals 43-34, edged Montana 30-28, had a 37-33 advantage over Montana State, slipped past Portland State 33-32, finished with a 44-38 margin against Eastern Washington, came out on top in the rematch with SAC, 41-26 and out-rebounded Northern Arizona 39-34.
- SUU has reeled in 40 or more caroms 10 times this season. Last year's team had a total of four 40-rebound games.
- SUU pulled down a season-high 51 rebounds vs. San Diego Christian. The team's high mark vs. a Division I foe was 45, against Northern Colorado.
Block Party:
- SUU averages 5.3 blocks per game, which ranks second in the Big Sky. The Thunderbirds have rejected 111 shots this season, including 12 against North Dakota, SUU's highest total since the team combined for 13 rejections against Panhandle State on Dec. 14, 2010 and the highest total in the Big Sky so far this season. The Thunderbirds were in double-digits against San Diego as well, when they blocked 10 shots.
- Jayson Cheesman didn't take much time to break into the SUU record books. In his first game as a Thunderbird the junior transfer from Salt Lake Community College blocked five shots, which tied the sixth-highest single-game blocks total in SUU history.
- Cal Hanks tied Cheesman in sixth place on that single-game list when he came off the bench to block five shots against North Dakota. Hanks had three last week to give him 18 blocks on the season.
- SUU blocked seven shots vs. Northern Arizona on Saturday, giving the team five or more blocks in a game 14 times this season.
- SUU had four blocks against Eastern Washington, three by Cheesman, but the Eagles had seven, with three players swatting a pair of shots. It was just the second time this season, Green Bay was the other, that the Thunderbirds had more shots blocked than they blocked themselves.
T-Bird Notes:
- Northern Arizona is probably happy to see the last of Damon Heuir. The senior guard scored 30 points in the first match-up between SUU and NAU - the highest total in the Big Sky until NAU's Gabe Rogers poured in 35 vs. North Dakota on Jan. 26 - and he poured in another 27 last Saturday. In his two games against the Lumberjacks, Heuir hit 15-of-30 shots, 7-of-12 3-pointers and hit 20-of-24 free throws. He also averaged four rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals and blocked a shot against NAU.
- Heuir has scored in double figures in 10 straight games, with 14 or more points in each game and four 20-point-plus efforts. Jackson Stevenett has posted double-figures in 15 straight, including five during the streak of 20 or more. Until Wade Collie came off the bench to score a team-high 18 against Eastern Washington either Heuir or Stevenett had led the team in every game this year. Heuir has led the team in scoring 11 times while Stevenett has set the pace in nine contests.
- Stevenett notched his third double-double of the season vs. NAU with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
- Jordan Johnson dished out a career-best seven assists vs. NAU. It was the third time in the last six games he has posted a new career-high in dimes.
- SUU held Eastern Washington to .333 shooting (18-54), giving it back-to-back games in which it held opponents under 37 percent and making 7-of-9 in which it has held the opponent under 42 percent.
- The Thunderbirds hit 15-of-25 shots in the second half against Portland State and 18-of-30 after the break against Sacramento State. Both worked out to be 60.0 percent nights, the team's second-best second halves of the season (behind .630 vs. San Diego Christian) and their third-best halves overall (.625 in the first half at Northern Arizona) this season.
- SUU tied its season-low with 11 turnovers vs. PSU and had the fewest turnovers in the game (the Vikings had 14) for just the third time this season. Two nights later the 'Birds turned it over just 12 times while Eastern Washington also had a dozen turnovers. Against Sacramento State SUU had just 11 turnovers again, but the Hornets gave the ball up just eight times, then SUU and NAU tied with 13 turnovers apiece.
- Stevenett scored 19 points at Montana to give him exactly 1,000 for his career. He is just the 11th player in SUU history to break the 1,000 point mark and just the third to cross that threshold since Richard Barton finished his career with 1,419 points in 1993 (third on SUU's all-time list). Jeff Monaco finished his career in 2001 with 1,568 points (second) while Davis Baker finished his in 2010 with 1,205 (sixth).
- As a team Montana hit just two 3-pointers and attempted just seven, opponent season-lows for SUU. The Grizzlies also went without a blocked shot, marking the only time this season an opponent didn't reject at least one T-Bird try.
- Julian Scott, who missed five games with a foot injury, then played in the NAU, Sac State, Weber State and Idaho State games, was lost for the season with a knee injury suffered in practice January 18.
- The Thunderbirds had just four players foul out of the nine non-conference games (including two at TCU) then had 13 disqualifications in the first eight Big Sky contests, including two at both Northern Arizona and Sac State and three against Weber State and at Montana. The 'Birds have gone without a disqualification in the past three games, however.
- SUU was the first team to win its first three Big Sky Conference games in its first season of play since Boise State started out 4-0 back in 1970-71.
- Stevenett has scored a career-high 29 points twice this season, at Gonzaga and again vs. Weber State. The 29 points at Gonzaga were tied as the highest single-game point total in the Big Sky this season until Heuir scored 30 at NAU. Stevenett's 11 field goals made against the Zags is the second-highest total in the conference.
- SUU had a season-high six players score in double figures against San Diego Christian. Stevenett led the way with 15, while Damon Heuir and Wade Collie each finished with 13. Jayson Cheesman finished with 12 points and both Jaren Jeffery and Jordan Johnson had 10. For Cheesman and Johnson the totals were career-highs while Collie's 13 were a season-high. Johnson was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor while Collie was 5-of-6 and Hanks, who finished with a then-career-high seven points, was 3-for-3 from the field as SUU finished with a season-best 55.9 field goal percentage.
- SUU combined for a season-high 18 assists vs. SDCC. Freshman A.J. Hess came off the bench to lead the squad with a career-high five dimes vs. the Hawks, while Collie had four and all but two Thunderbirds who saw action dished out at least one.
Scouting Idaho State: The Bengals have played just six home games this season, five of them in conference play, with 13 road contests and a pair of neutral-court match-ups. Their match-up zone-based defense is one of the best defenses in the Big Sky, ranking second overall and third when only conference games are considered in points allowed per game, at 64.1 ppg in BSC games and 63.1 ppg overall. Three Bengals, Melvin Morgan, Chris Hansen and Tomas Sanchez, carry double-figure scoring averages. Morgan leads the team with 116. ppg while Hansen adds 11.1 and Sanchez, who is the top assist man with 3.5 per game, averages 10.1 ppg. Andre Hatchett scores at a 7.5 ppg clip and averages a team-best 4.1 rebounds per game while Sanchez pulls down 3.6 rpg. As a team ISU averages 53.6 points per game on .394 shooting (.302 threes) while allowing opponents 63.1 ppg on .448 shooting (.383 threes). The Bengals have converted 67.7 percent of their free throw opportunities and have been out-rebounded by an average of 34.5-to-27.1 boards per game.


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Community Bank & Trust is closing eight of its bank branches in Northeast Georgia, including two offices in Hall County.
The CB&T branch on Aviation Boulevard will close in November, and the branch at Walmart in Oakwood will shut down in January, said Jeff Fulp, the bank's market president.
"These are essentially consolidations to allow for us to more efficiently manage our branch network," Fulp said.
In addition to the closings, CB&T is expanding its remaining Hall County location on E.E. Butler Parkway.
"We are going to significantly expand, renovate and change pretty drastically the aesthetics of our office on E.E. Butler," he said.
The changes will include adding mortgage banking and commercial banking units and more square footage.
The outside stucco facade will be replaced with brick, Fulp said.
Early plans have been drawn up for the renovations, and the bank will stay open during the expansion, Fulp said.
The eight branch closings will affect about 40 employees. Those employees will have "first priority," to find new positions among available jobs.
"We're adding additional positions back to the remaining offices," he said.
CB&T will also close the Demorest, Clarkesville, Cleveland and Commerce branches located in Ingle's grocery stores, one in Commerce at Quality Food and one at Jefferson Bell's Food.
"It's sort of a proactive measure. Our company's very, very financially sound ... from an efficiency perspective, we can better serve our customers by enhancing our staffing levels in the remaining offices," Fulp said.
Hall County has two other CB&T branches at J&J Foods on Limestone Parkway and Kroger in North Hall.
CB&T is also beginning a site search for a branch location in Athens, Fulp added.
CB&T is owned by South Carolina Bank and Trust of Orangeburg, S.C., which acquired it in early 2010.
The bank closed 10 Northeast Georgia stores in April of that year; most of those were located inside grocery stores.
In May, former Community Bank & Trust executive Randy Jones was sentenced to 10 years in prison for bank fraud after he used friends and family members to swindle millions of dollars in kickbacks from crooked land use deals and illicit bank loans.
His crimes also helped lead to the demise of CB&T.
South Carolina Bank and Trust bought the failed bank in early 2010 and reopened it under the same name.


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