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Death sentence for PSU football? Not so fast
College football success at the big-time level often is measured in terms of national championships or conference titles or BCS bowl appearances. This season Penn State will have none of these things.
Yet its 8-4 record (6-2 in the Big Ten) has been marked as a superior achievement or even a miracle by many, including and especially those who believed the exact opposite might occur.
"I remember sitting there last August talking about this," ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit recalled. "Looking at them on paper, I was saying, 'How many wins? Three? Four?' That was kind of the majority of people looking at what they were facing. I'm the first one to happily say I was wrong."
It was, in fact, a vast, overwhelming majority of college football insiders and outsiders, observers and participants whose predictions for Penn State football ranged from dire to apocalyptic after NCAA president Mark Emmert announced oppressive sanctions in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.
It's hard to fault anyone for expecting the worst. The penalties included a $60 million fine, forfeiture of all wins since 1998, a four-year ban from bowl games (including a two-year ban from the BCS playoff starting in 2014) and a reduction of maximum scholarships allowed per year from 25 to 15 over the next four years.
The Big Ten also banned Penn State from its conference championship game for four years and took away $13 million in bowl revenues during that time.
Not since Southern Methodist became the first and only Division I (now FBS) football program terminated by the so-called "death penalty" in 1987 had such severe penalties been dispensed. In fact, some asserted the death penalty was preferable to the Penn State sanctions' long-term effects.
Headlines such as "Penn State recruiting impact will be immediate and lasting" and "NCAA sanctions deal lethal blow to Penn State" were typical. Fans, commentators, pundits and recruiting gurus weighed in from far and wide.
"The best case for recovery is seven or eight years," Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell said.
"Penn State football will not recover for a decade," said Vanderbilt sports economist John Vrooman.
Even Fox analyst Jimmy Johnson, who coached the Miami Hurricanes before heading to the NFL, tweeted that Penn State will be "no better than (Division II) for many years."
The sanctions, said former Missouri Valley Conference and Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe, were "more devastating than the death penalty."
A small minority believed that Penn State could survive despite the monumental challenges. Acknowledging "the program is gonna take a hit," CBS recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said it could maintain a balance by using the available scholarships wisely on quality players.
But that kind of talk was drowned out by the conventional wisdom expressed by so many others, including Herbstreit, who said on ESPN, "You're talking about a minimum of 10 years until Penn State's probably fighting to get above .500 and trying to compete and trying to be a team their fans can be excited about."
Such sentiment intensified over the following weeks after several key players, including running back Silas Redd, took advantage of the amnesty offered by the NCAA and transferred immediately without losing eligibility. It seemed pretty hopeless.
But that was then. This week, Johnson said in an e-mail, "The coaching staff at Penn State has done a tremendous job this year, not only coaching but staying positive under adverse conditions. They are to be commended."
So what happened?
It was a weak Big Ten, but mainly coach Bill O'Brien, the unexpected successor to Joe Paterno, grabbed the rudder and steadied his listing program. The departures hurt, but all except one of the 18 recruits from the 2012 class remained. One of them, Brian Gaia, a defensive lineman from Maryland, said, "The score is 6-0, and we have not lost the game," according to his father, Tim Gaia.
Meanwhile, linebacker Michael Mauti and other seniors screamed their commitment, then backed it up. O'Brien and his staff did some significant coaching, even surmounting an 0-2 start that momentarily appeared to confirm the dire predictions. O'Brien ended up as Big Ten Coach of the Year. In any other season, it would have been Ohio State's Urban Meyer, another first-year coach saddled by sanctions (although not nearly to the extent of Penn State's), who led the Buckeyes to a 12-0 record.
"Penn State's 8-4 makes Urban Legend's 12-0 seem like chump change," said Vrooman, invoking Meyer's nickname.
"I'm surprised," Farrell said. "I think Bill O'Brien did a great job keeping as many players as he did. At the time the sanctions came down, I thought there would be mass defections. But they just came together for the most part. I think half the coaching job he did was keeping the roster together."
The future might look brighter than before, but Farrell cautioned of tough times ahead when scholarships are cut, and that the conference should improve next season. But he added that the manner in which Penn State bounced back from 0-2, combined with dealing with the sanctions, "tells me that (O'Brien) might be special, and maybe the predictions I and others made about Penn State not coming back for a decade, maybe you have to rethink them."
Herbstreit describes what confronted O'Brien as "unprecedented," extending even beyond the Sandusky scandal.
"Just filling the shoes of Joe Paterno," Herbstreit said. "I remember when he was hired and some of the famous Penn State alums going, 'Who?' Just being an outsider was difficult enough. Then dealing with all the other stuff. Then he's got players leaving, and he somehow wins eight games. That's just truly remarkable."
Beebe, a partner in a Dallas risk management firm, in July called the sanctions the "most horrendous situation" to hit a college program. Last week he said what happened this season "was a testament to the coaches and the young men. They did what you want to teach, that for anybody who goes through adversity, it's an opportunity to turn it into something positive. I think that's the greatest lesson you can get out of sports, if it's done right."
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A STALLHOLDER has returned to Blackburn Market.
There are few traders who can boast such a strong market heritage as Sally Halliday of Sam Seafood.
Sally's grandparents, Harry and Alice Bolton sold shellfish on the original outside market in Blackburn during the 1950s.
Her father, Les Halliday, worked for Harry in his crab production factory in Southport and married Sally's mum Margo and they took over the stall.
In 1965, the family moved from the outdoor market to the newthree-day indoor market and Sally remembers helping on the stall from the age of four.
She said: "I remember a little silver scoop that we used for the winkles which we sold for sixpence a bag."
Around 15 years ago Sally developed her popular ready to cook fish pies and battered fish products.
Sally didn't feel able to commit to the new six-day Blackburn Market when it first opened, but with support around her she's now built up customers on Darwen's three-day market and in Blackburn where she's usually on the stall herself on Wednesdays and Saturdays and alternate Fridays. She added: "It's been absolutely brilliant coming back and seeing all the old customers again. Everyone has been so welcoming. I just wish my dad was well enough to come down to the market and meet everyone again.
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Paget's disease is most common in people older than 50, and the risk of getting it increases with age. Most people who have it are able to lead normal lives.
The cause of Paget's disease is not clear. But it may be related to:
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Hills Waste has won a fight to load recyclable materials onto lorries outside its building in Calne after this was vetoed by Wiltshire councillors last December.
At the company's site at the Porte Marsh Industrial Estate around 100 tonnes of cardboard and plastic bottles are sorted every week.
It applied to remove a planning condition stipulating lorries must be loaded inside, arguing loading lorries inside the building was becoming dangerous for workers.
When this application was turned down, Hills appealed to the Government's planning inspectorate and this appeal has been upheld.
The factory is close to Guthrie Close and St Dunstan's Primary School, and Wiltshire councillors raised concerns over noise.
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Food you throw out does more than hurt you financially, a report from the United Nations claims it also contributes to the third highest source of greenhouse gas emissions.
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization report measures the environmental impact of food waste. According to the report released Wednesday, 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted each year. The waste essentially erases almost one-third of the land, water and other resources used to produce global food supplies.
The report, Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural Resources, considered the consequences of food waste on the climate, water and land use, and biodiversity. The wasted food equates to 3.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, an emissions total ranking behind only the total emissions of the United States and China.
According to Reuters, a majority of food wasted in the industrial world is from consumers throwing away food they don't eat. Most of the food waste in developing countries is a result of inefficient farming and a lack of proper storage facilities.
"All of us – farmers and fishers; food processors and supermarkets; local and national governments; individual consumers – must make changes at every link of the human food chain to prevent food wastage from happening in the first place, and re-use or recycle it when we can't," said the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) José Graziano da Silva.
According to the report, high-income regions were responsible for about 67 percent of all meat waste.
Recognizing the impact of wasting resources, the focus turns to finding a solution. If the total amount of food wasted can be reduced from 30 percent, the challenge of feeding a growing world population becomes even more attainable.
According to a release, the FAO has published a comprehensive 'tool-kit' with recommendations on how food loss and waste can be reduced at every stage of the food chain. The tool-kit gives examples of projects around the world that show how national and local governments, farmers, businesses, and individual consumers can take steps to tackle the problem.
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It is counterintuitive but sometimes a logjam is just what you need to get things done. On my way to Liverpool Street station last night, for example, I couldn't cross a busy road for ages – until the traffic went into gridlock.
Might the same principle apply to the UK government's ablity to cut the UK deficit in the not unlikely event of a hung parliament?
If, after the general election expected in May, no party has enough MPs to form a government, we could end up with a coalition of ministers forced to sit and reflect on each other in a cross-party traffic jam. Traditional opponents, under pressure to interact constructively, might just conceive the best of all possible plans to cut the deficit.
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HOUSTON - If you need help with legal issues, Saturday is your lucky day.
The People's Law School is being held at the University of Houston from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Volunteer judges, lawyers and law professors will teach people about family law, wills, bankruptcy, landlord/tenant issues, credit and debt collection, starting a business, how to work with attorneys, how to file claims in small claims court and more.
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In the ad, I suggest a few items to help you put together a holiday look. These aren't the exact items I picked, BUT they are the basis of the look: choosing a bold top, sequin pencil skirt, jewelry that shines, envelope clutch, and an elegant shoe! I think…more than anything…I'm super proud to be representing the plus size Latinas out there! We love fashion just as much as the next woman! And this is a look any woman of any size can pull off!
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Steven Alan Home Store Opens in New York
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As longtime fans of Steven Alan's, we were thrilled to hear about the opening of his new home goods shop in New York's TriBeCa neighborhood. A veritable treasure trove, the Steven Alan Home Shop offers a variety of housewares, gardening tools, rugs, textiles, and ceramics. The designer teamed up with some of his (and our!) favorite vendors, like Fort Standard and Garza Marfa, to stock the shop with a diverse and eclectic mix of items. Steven Alan will also be debuting his first capsule furniture collection with designer Jason Pickens, featuring made-to-order sofas in customized fabrics. Seriously exciting stuff! Read on for a sneak peek at the new space.
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DETECTIVES have released CCTV stills of a man wanted in connection with an alleged hate crime at a convenience store in Birkenhead.
On the night of Friday, November 29 last year a man entered the Best Price store on Grange Road West.
Whilst inside he made derogatory remarks about the ethnicity of the staff, and stole a bottle of wine, before leaving the premises.
Although uninjured the staff have been left very shaken following the incident. Detectives believe the man pictured may be able to help them with their enquiries and would urge him or anyone who recognises him to contact the police.
Det Cons Tony Jones said: "We are dedicated to stamping out racist and any other type of hate crime on Merseyside.
"This kind of behaviour is clearly unacceptable and we aim to take positive action to put offenders before the courts.
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Environmental and LGBT groups will gather Wednesday morning outside the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, during Irving-based ExxonMobil Corp.'s annual shareholders meeting.
For the LGBT groups, the issue is inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the company's nondiscrimination policy. Mobil included LGBT employees in its nondiscrimination policy and offered domestic partner benefits. But when the two companies merged in the late 1990s, those protections and benefits were rescinded.


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PARENTS in North Swindon are being urged to face up to the reality of a lack of secondary school places in the coming years.
It is expected that by 2016 more than 200 families will have to send their children to a school outside of the area due to the increasing population. By 2018 this could have risen to as much 900.
Kevin Gray, 47, the Chair of Governors at Isambard School, is asking parents to look at whether they want their children to go to school close to home and if so help him take action.
He is looking to set up another free school in the area, entirely separate from Isambard, ready to open for 2016 but will not be able to do so without support from locals.
He said: "If this is to get off the ground then we need 300 signatures from parents saying they will send their children to a free school if it is opened.
"The signature would not be a legal obligation to then send their child to that school but it is something we can take to the government.
"You can have the perfect site and a great curriculum with teaching staff but if you don't have the 300 signatures then the government will not even look at the bid."
If the school is to open in time for September 2016 then the signatures need to be collected by May.
One of the fundamental motivations for Kevin looking to form a new school is the affect the shortage of places will have on his family.
"I have an eight-year-old child and we currently live one mile from Isambard but as it stands he will probably not be able to go there," said Kevin.
"Hundreds of families are facing the prospect of having to send their child to a school much further away.
"Obviously, there will be a portion for whom it is easier to go elsewhere or have siblings there but this will still leave a large number disappointed."
Kevin has been speaking at public meetings and even organised his own meetings but so far, he has not received a huge amount of support.
Another meeting is being held on Tuesday night in which Kevin is hoping to put together a team who can help collect the signatures.
"So far there has been a degree of apathy but when I have spoken with people directly then they understand there is a big problem," he said.
"It is important that we turn that support into signatures. It is a public meeting but I am hoping to be able to coordinate those who have previously said they want to help gather support for the school."
The meeting will take place at 7pm at the Haydon Wick Parish Council Offices. For more information on the free school bid visit www.northswindon11to19.org.


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According to a familiar cliché, a picture is worth a thousand words. Your favorite celebrities—including rappers—are doing less and less press, but uckily their thumbs and smartphones still work. Instagram has provided a way for them to document their lives and/or thoroughly embarrass themselves for our collective enjoyment. The beauty of it all is that you don't even need to join Instagram, as most rappers are perfectly fine leaving their feeds open for public viewing. And if you'd rather avoid the IG life altogether, we've filtered through the top rapper's pictures and videos and consolidated all the week's events into one convenient feed.
This week, Kanye West and his fiancée are on the cover of a magazine, Meek Mill remembers a fallen friend and Drake drinks Guinness in Ireland. Check the rest of the week's top Instagram posts below.
Erykah Badu Joins Rick Ross At Fader Fort During SXSW
For two artists who are seemingly on opposite sides of the spectrum, "Ricky Rozay" and "Fat Bella Bella" have an interesting rapport. The pair collaborated on Ross' "Maybach Music III" (with Badu providing the hook and a bridge), with Ross returning the favor by remixing Badu's "Window Seat." They resumed their chemistry in Austin last Sunday as Badu joined Ross for a cameo on the aforementioned "Maybach Music III." For those who didn't feel like braving the Austin heat and crowds, the ever-present Def Jam cameras captured the moment for immortalization on Instagram. You can also catch a video of the performance here.
Meek Mill Remembers The Late Lil Snupe
One of 2013's most tragic stories—Hip Hop or otherwise—was the murder of 18-year-old rapper and Meek Mill protégé Lil Snupe. On June 26, 2013, 36-year-old Tony Holden turned himself in to Louisiana Police after being accused of shooting Snupe almost a week prior. Meek often pays tribute to his teenage signee, but Sunday's post indicated the two men will continued to be linked, as Meek Mill posted a picture of them together during happier times. Meek captioned the picture, "#realhitta4life," and over 84,000 people seemed to agree.
Game Preps His Sons For A Their Play Dates
No shots, but technically one of Game's initial forays with fame came via the dating game show Change of Heart. In a display of how history has a way of repeating itself, Game's offspring are apparently hitting the dating scene early (sans television cameras and a live studio audience). Sunday, Game posted an Instagram flick of his sons Harlem and Justice getting ready for play dates with their crushes—two young ladies respectively named Amanda and Laila. Game more or less summed up the situation with the hashtag in his caption: "#LikeFatherLikeSons."
Kanye West And Kim Kardashian Cover Vogue Magazine
Kanye West's fiancée Kim Kardashian was stuck in a stupor when she tweeted, "This is such a dream come true!!! Thank you @VogueMagazine for this cover! O M GGGGGG!!! I can't even breath!" Rightfully so, she just saw her face on the cover of Vogue magazine's April 2014 issue. Kanye kept it much more chill, tweeting, "#TRILL Thank you @voguemagazine." It's not every day that a rapper and his first lady land on the cover of a highly coveted "fashion bible," especially headlined with a hashtag (#WORLDSMOSTALKEDABOUTCOUPLE). On another note, the Vogue cover behind-the-scenes footage sort of looked like an alternative video for "Bound 2." Perhaps we were getting trolled all along.
French Montana Joins Jennifer Lopez On American Idol
The Bronx represents on the stage of American Idol for a performance of Jennifer Lopez's "I Luh Ya Papi," featuring French Montana. French, who's head somehow stayed afloat in the sea of gold chains hanging around his neck, hit the stage in a crispy black tee and managed to snap an Instagram with the American Idol judge and singer, after the performance. Keep doing your thing, French. 15 million viewers ain't every hurt nobody.
Drake Celebrates St. Patrick's Day In Ireland
Drake is smart. He wears green on St. Patrick's Day so he won't get pinched. He was also in Dublin, Ireland on St. Patrick's Day and probably thought it was too fun of an idea to pass up going to a bar in the city while wearing a green tourist-like t-shirt and a green-and-white bandana around his head. It's also safe to assume that he scheduled his world tour so that he could be in Ireland for the Irish holiday. That's one off Drake's bucket list. According to the Irish Independent, the rapper drank pints of Guinness with his friends. If you're wondering if they celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Canada, yes, yes they do.
YG Shuts Down Fairfax In Los Angeles
Before the West Coast emcee signed autographs for almost 1,000 fans, YG led his loyal troop down Fairfax Avenue, the streetwear capital of Los Angeles. His My Krazy Life in-store event took place at the Diamond Supply store and Nicky Diamonds, the owner of the brand, took a video of the rapper leading the pack down the busy street. In our review of YG's My Krazy Life, DX called the project, "a solid major label debut." His fans seem to agree.
Kanye West And Andre 3000 For Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday is a special day/event of the week, in which anyone can share a dated picture along with its accompanying story. In honor of reminiscing-on-a-picture day, Def Jam shared of snapshot of College Dropout Kanye West posing with Andre 3000. The picture is simple with West wearing his then staple polo (collar popped) and Jesus piece around this neck and Andre throwing up the peace sign while wearing a straw hat on his head. That's a lot of talent captured through a lens, even though, the world may not have known it at the time the picture was shot.
Freddie Gibbs Poses With NFL Quarterback Terrelle Pryor
Freddie Gibbs takes a break from basking in the glory of his critically-acclaimed album, Piñata, and catches up with Terrelle Pryor, quarterback for the Oakland Raiders and former starting quarterback of the Ohio State Buckeyes. For those of you who don't know, Gibbs is a huge sports fan, even naming his album ESGN, a play on the sports network, ESPN. Back to Piñata, his latest album with Madlib which is already being dubbed a top contender for album of the year. HipHopDX rated the album 4.5, read our reasons here.
Akon Checks In With 50 Cent & Jack Thriller
If you're wondering why you haven't heard too much new music from Akon, it's because he's busy keeping the lights on. Literally. In February 2014, the Senegalese American singer announced his "Akon Lighting Africa" initiative. With the help of Give1Project and ADS Global Corporation SA, Akon hopes to bring electricity to one million households by the end of 2014. Lately his IG feed has featured him alongside the likes of Gabonese President, Ali Bongo. But during his latest visit stateside, Akon took time to spread the gospel of "Akon Lighting Africa" with 50 Cent and Jack Thriller for ThisIs50.
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I've noticed that a number of our decade pages have blurbs at the top that are completely uncited and, in some cases, almost duplicate the "events" sections found at the bottom.
I'm not convinced that the duplication is necessary, nor do I like the fact that a lot of these "facts" are simply based on real world information with no specific references to a Trek episode or film.
I would propose that we
- eliminate the intro bits completely, allowing the pages to begin with the list of years,
- cite the information in the introductions, and remove any duplication with the events section below, or
- remove the events section entirely, and merge it into the introduction, fully and properly cited.
Thoughts? -- sulfur (talk) 13:55, January 23, 2013 (UTC)
- I like the third option for reasons of tidying up as well as it is necessary as various events cannot be tied to specific years, and then followed by the list of years..--Sennim (talk) 14:13, January 23, 2013 (UTC)
1950s, 1960s, 1970s, etc. Just choose any of them that has a blurb on the top too. -- sulfur (talk) 13:06, January 26, 2013 (UTC)
- I think the problem is the wide variance in available information between different decades. The format we have now works gloriously for pages like 2370s, but I suspect the low quality of those other pages comes from trying to emulate such examples even though there isn't actually enough material to pull it off well. I think pretty much everyone can stand behind your second proposal, but I think the trouble with the both the first and the third proposal is that while it would improve the bad pages, the good pages would lose something.
- Of the two, I'd think the first option would be better then the third though, as with the third you'll turn some decently ordered pages in nebulous cloud of random factoids on some pages. What about this:
- Lose everything that's real word, uncitable or otherwise doesn't belong. Also move everything that can be tied to a specific year to that year, unless maybe if its an era-defining event.
- Keep the intro bit (if possible, decades of which we know very little already don't have them), but slim it down to one or two citable sentences introducing the era in terms of the one or two things that define it. For example, for the 1960s just mention that it saw the space race and the brush wars. Or heck, I'm pretty ok with 1980s provided that the intro gets cited (for the record that's Future's End and Voyage Home), that "I hate you" is removed as too trivial, and that transparant alluminium is removed, being a minor event and in any case tie-able to a single year.
- Move everything else to the events section.
- Just a thought, I've restarted writing this post five times now and I may be overthinking things at this point :-D -- Capricorn (talk) 15:50, January 26, 2013 (UTC)


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HOUSTON - In response to the horrific elementary school shooting in Connecticut last week, President Obama announced Wednesday the formation of a new gun control task force aimed at re-instituting a sales ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
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While the fear of stricter gun laws has prompted the boom in business in the short-term, the proposed ban could mean the end of West Fork Armory as Scalfani knows it.
"As manufacturers, it's going to hurt," Scalfani said. "For now, all we can do is plan and prepare as best we can."
And that seems to be the same approach gun buyers are taking.
"We've noticed a very high increase in the want and need for the AR-15 rifles," Scalfani said. "People are concerned they will be banned and they won't be able to get access anymore to buy them."
Scalfani said that the waiting list to get an AR-15 is now up to two or three weeks.
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In Play: Today's Good Word is normally used in its figurative sense: "As soon as she moved, Maud Lynn Dresser threw herself into the maelstrom of parties, soirees, theater, and the balls that comprised high society in New Monia." The media are often the cause of such maelstroms: "The O. J. Simpson trial was held amidst a media maelstrom." However, the literal meaning survives: "Creighton Shippet's boat capsized in a maelstrom at sea."
Word History: This word is the descriptive name of a famous whirlpool off the west coast of Norway. In Middle Dutch it was spelled identically with the English maelstrom; in Modern Dutch it is maalstroom. The name was used by Dutch cartographers, including Mercator on his maps from 1595. This word originally meant "grinding-stream", from malen "to grind" + strom "stream", a name no doubt inspired by the whirlpool's spinning like a mill. The first of these two words is related to English mill, the greatest of all grinders, and the product of a mill, meal. Strom, of course, is cousin to English stream. (Today we have to thank Miriam Webster for suggesting today's Good if stormy Word. The name "Creighton Shippet" is due Dee Smith.)


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A COLLECTION of World, European and National champions descended on Watermark near South Cerney recently for the Barefoot Jump Jam.
And the experts proved that it really is possible to walk on water!
The area has a great tradition for barefoot water skiing since former world record holder in the 1990s, Richard Mainwairing, lives in Fairford.
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So I have finally joined the blogging world and on a day when there is some pretty cool news from Adobe to talk about!
It was a coincidence honestly :-). I'll introduce myself properly soon and I'll be posting regularly with a particular focus on what's going on in the UK, but for now here is the news…
Adobe to Release PDF for Industry Standardization
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Undergraduate Students may pursue the following degrees:
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The School of Theology and Religious Studies offers civil, ecclesiastical, and pastoral degrees. Detailed information on each degree can be found on our Graduate Programs page.
Ecclesiastical Degrees: S.T.B., S.T.L, S.T.D. - The School of Theology and Religious Studies is an ecclesiastical faculty. In virtue of its accreditation by the Holy See, programs leading to certain degrees in theology are recognized as having canonical effects. Follow the link above for more details on ecclesiastical degrees.
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- Upload your Cardinal Card I.D. photo online.
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Transfer Credits
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Honoree: Molly Stockley, Director of Marketing, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
After working in broadcast journalism and media for 18 years, Molly Stockley decided to change careers and accepted the position of director of marketing at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA). Stockley's motivation to enter the health care industry was sparked after a close friend passed away from an aggressive form of cancer. This friend had struggled through the treatment process, and Stockley believed switching careers would be an opportunity to make a difference and honor the memory of her dear friend.
Since her career change, Stockley has made a large impact in raising cancer awareness. In October 2008, she co-founded the Kristi Cares Melanoma Foundation, a nonprofit organization that seeks to educate Arizonans about the dangers of skin cancer. As a member of Leadership West's Class XVI, Stockley worked with her team to develop the Learn Don't Burn project, which outfits facilities with sunscreen dispensers and information about sun safety. The project has since taken off and has been introduced in 20 Valley locations. Leadership West President Landis Elliot called the project "the most impactful Leadership West project in history." Stockley went on to win Leadership West's 2010 Project of the Year.
Finalist: MIHS Center Against Family Violence, Maricopa Integrated Health System
Since 2001, the Maricopa Integrated Health System's Center Against Family Violence has provided the only hospital-based domestic violence program in Arizona. It also is among the few in the country to offer orders of protection on-site to qualifying patients. The center's mission is to provide an outlet for victims of domestic violence and to potentially stop the cycle of abuse they face.
The center provides safety planning to its patients, helps to make arrangements for secure shelter, invites patients to attend a weekly support group and offers safety education. In addition, the center also makes a difference indirectly by offering training to medical students and residents.
Finalist: Jean Revard, Director, Food/Environmental Services, Paradise Valley Hospital
Jean Revard has an insatiable appetite for service. As director of food and environmental services at Paradise Valley Hospital, Revard is responsible for overseeing a staff of 37 in the various operations of food preparation at the hospital and managing the team that maintains all patient rooms and hospital areas.
With 25 years of experience, Revard has eclipsed the requirements of her position by engaging in multiple programs at the hospital. Working with the hospital's Health for Life Initiative, Revard teamed up with cardiac rehab personnel, nurses, dietitians, and the hospital's chef and kitchen manager to arrange a number of cooking demonstrations for people with diabetes and heart-related medical conditions.


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Kochi, Sep 16 (IANS) A team from Agency France Development (AFD) will hold crucial talks with officials of Kochi Metro Rail Limited Tuesday to finalise part-funding for the state's Rs.5,180 crore Kochi Metro project, a top state government official said.
The mega project will run a length of 25 km, from Alwaye to Petta in the commercial capital of the state.
A three-member team of AFD officials is expected to finalise the funding which initially was put at Rs.1,000 crore.
According to the official, AFD is likely to consider raising the amount to Rs.1,400 crore, with an interest of just two percent.
"An AFD team was here a few months back. This is their second visit, and they are here to finalise the discussion as their director board meeting is scheduled for November. This matter will come up then. If things go as scheduled, the loan will be available early next year," the state government officer, who did not wish to be identified, said.
AFD is the main implementing agency for France's official development assistance to developing countries.
Work on Kochi Metro commenced in June this year. The entire project is being managed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, with its principal advisor, 81-year-old E. Sreedharan, overseeing every aspect of the work.
Sreedharan has said that the first train would run on this track 1,095 days from the day work started.
KMRL is also talking to other funding agencies for raising much-needed funding.


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KEYSTONE (AP) -- Work has resumed at a gold exploration drilling site in western South Dakota where a leak occurred last week.
The site was shut down when bentonite leaked into Battle Creek near Keystone. Bentonite is a claylike material used as a drilling lubricant. The media reports that state officials do not expect any environmental damage.
Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia, is exploring for gold in the area.


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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Angry Birds are getting their taste of space.
The creator of the Angry Bird franchise is helping to bring an interactive attraction to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.
The Angry Birds Space Encounter attraction hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday morning.
The attraction, which takes up almost 4,500 square feet at the visitor complex, features an appearance by astronaut Don Pettit, as well as the usual Angry Birds characters.
There are six interactive stations that bring Angry Birds space to life, as visitors can slingshot egg-steroids and take on the Red Planet Lazer Challenge.
The idea for the attraction originated from another kind of bird that runs social media. A tweet sent from NASA to the Angry Birds developer, Rovio Entertainment, said, "Hey @RovioMobile, our computers are a bit better than they were in '69. We might be able to help you launch birds if you find pigs in space," and spurred a conversation between the two.
"Kids will love interacting with their favorite Angry Birds Space characters, while parents will appreciate that their children are enjoying the learning experience," said Bill Moore, chief operating officer of the KSC Visitor Complex.
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Strike zoone is non existant.
marshall working on walking in the run.
Is it "next season" yet?
heh. fitting.
Is it "next season" yet?
Wow an easy out that Valdez completely whiffs on. Reds lose 2-1.
That was unbelievable. That's unreal.
Phillips makes that play
That was the most awful error I've ever seen anyone make. As routine as it gets.
We all know Valdez is a horrible ballplayer. That's been shown time and time again and it's still mind-boggling the Reds couldn't upgrade that spot.
But does anyone else worry about Marshall pitching the eighth inning of a one-run game under playoff pressure? The guy just inspires no confidence.
When your OPS is under .450, you have to make that play.
I would hope WV isn't occupying a roster spot next year.
He is not a very good baseball player.
And why exactly is Valdez still on the roster?
Broxton or Hoover should've been pitching though. They could have gotten a K.
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We can hardly believe it's been 10 years since we created Bejeweled®. In the past decade, we've watched it grow from a little Web
game to the world's most popular
puzzle game series — played by over
500 million people worldwide!
In a tiny (and way-too-dirty!) apartment on the outskirts of Seattle, the three founders tinker and re-tinker with the game design. They don't have much money to produce it, and they're working with the equipment they have on hand. Their funding, really, is whatever pizza and cola they can charge to a credit card.
A few extra-large pepperonis later, they had a working version of the game, then-called "Diamond Mine." When it came time to test the game, they turned to the most trusworthy source they knew: mom.
"If my mom likes it, who normally doesn't like games, there must be something there. She may not know good game design, but she knows what she likes." -Jason Kapalka
The game debuts on Web portals everywhere! At the same time, because "Diamond Mine" sounds too much like another title, the game name gets changed to Bejeweled!
It's cold outside, and the dot-coms are even colder. The dot-com bubble has burst, and that spells trouble for PopCap and Bejeweled. John, Brian and Jason decide it's time to try selling the rights to the game.
Try before you buy... it's the big idea that saved PopCap. Everybody else in the game world thought they were crazy, but it seemed like the right idea — make a bigger, downloadable version of hte web game. If people try it and like it, they can buy it! A win-win for customers.
Bejeweled wins Puzzle Game of the Year from Computer Gaming World — the team never thought they'd win any awards — but it was great — and all their success gave them the chance to keep on going, to make other fun games!
Bejeweled inducted into the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame. It's the only puzzle to game since Tetris to earn the honor!
Bejeweled 2 launches. It's a bigger, more engaging, visually stunning version of the original game. The colorful vortexes, planetary vistas, and cool special effects are the things the team could only dream about when they made the first
PopCap gets started on a new version of Bejeweled. The plan? Like always, just make it fun. But it can't be merely another sequel. It needs to be something really good, something so innovative that it could make a great game even greater.
Bejeweled 2 goes multilingual. Parlez vous français? Se habla español? Bejeweled can do it all— in over six different languages! Plus, it's now becoming a hit on iPod, Xbox, and PlayStation 2!
Since mom helped make Bejeweled a hit, PopCap thinks up a great way to say thanks. On Mother's Day, moms get Bejeweled for free! The giveaway is so popular (moms aren't the only Bejeweled fans!), it almost overloads our Web site!
Nearly four years in the making, Bejeweled Twist finally arrives. It's a spectacular new spin on the biggest hit in casual games history. Sure, it took a long time to make... but at PopCap, we always we our time making a game as fun as possible.
Bejeweled makes some new friends. It starts the year as one of the top-selling games for the Apple® iPhone, and then, PopCap releases Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook. The exhilarating one-minute game quickly gains over 10 million players on Facebook, and becomes one of the most popular versions of Bejeweled ever!
Bejeweled turns 10! We cap off
a year of celebration with the release of our biggest and brightest Bejeweled ever — Bejeweled 3.


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NEIL Taylor's Steeple Ashton side sit on top of the Division Two table and they are looking for an immediate return to Division One, having dropped out of the top flight at the end of last season.
Ashton's first outing of the New Year could have been a little easier; the leaders have a tricky away game at third-placed Bratton, who they have already beaten 3-2 this term.
With a win vital for both sides, this is expected to be another nail biter with the winners getting the upper hand in the promotion race.
Broughton Gifford may have finished 2012 bottom of the table, but they also saw out the year by picking up their first win of the season.
The villagers go head-to-head with Calne Eagles as they bid for back-to-back victories for the first time since early 2011 and with Eagles in freefall after six straight defeats, John Forester's Broughton side have a great chance to avenge their 3-2 reverse from the opening day.
Trowbridge Wanderers Reserves kicked off their campaign with a 3-2 win away at Worton & Cheverell so when the two sides meet again this Saturday, Matt Rusling's hosts will be hoping that they can pick up another three points to keep the in hunt for a top two finish.
Worton's last two outing saw them take points from both The Lamb and Bratton so if they could pick up where they left off, then they may leave Lambrok Road with something to show for their efforts.
Relegation threatened Heytesbury are on the road away at Westbury Town and having already suffered a 4-3 defeat at the hands of their hosts, who are unbeaten in four, things don't look good for the visitors to Bratton.
But write them off at your peril as their last trip away from Heytesbury Park ended in victory.
The home side are expected to win, but like the first meeting, it may take the odd goal to find a winner.


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/* command output to declare the x,y value and 1 side length of a square through user interaction( Has user input intergers) */
int x_value = cwin.get_int("What is the x_value of the top left of the square?");
int y_value = cwin.get_int("What is the y_value of the top left of the square?");
int side_length = cwin.get_int("Input the length for one side of the square:");
/* Data type for the 4 corners of the square */
Point e;
Point f;
Point g;
Point i;
/* Lines to create square(connects lines using points of square from information user inputs) */
Line t(e,i);
Line n(e,f);
Line t1(f,g);
Line n1(i,g);
/* command to connect lines to form square */
cwin << h << v << h1 << v1;
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int shift_left = cwin.get_int("How many units would you like to move the square to the left?");
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Mariners' road woes continue in loss to Astros
HOUSTON -- A rugged stretch on the road for the Mariners concluded Wednesday with a 10-3 loss to the Astros as Joe Saunders' woes away from Safeco Field continued.
Saunders has yet to allow an earned run in 13 1/3 innings in his new home park in Seattle, but he has now dropped three straight road games with a 12.51 ERA. The veteran left-hander gave up eight runs on 11 hits in this one -- including two home runs and five doubles -- before being lifted with no out in the sixth.
"It was just a bad day; that's all I can really say," Saunders said. "Turn the page on it. Get 'em next time. Forget it easily. That's it. Bad days happen."
Saunders, who signed a one-year, $6.5 million contract as a free agent in February, fell to 1-3 with a 6.33 ERA in five starts. In his three road games, he has allowed 27 hits and 19 runs with nine walks and five strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings.
The road was not kind for any of the Mariners this past week as they went 1-5 on their Texas trip, dropping two of three in Houston after being swept by the Rangers in Arlington. They were outscored 37-15 in the six games.
Manager Eric Wedge pulled his team together in the clubhouse afterward to discuss the situation, emerging red-faced several minutes later.
"I had a few things I wanted to relay to them," Wedge said, "but I'll keep that to us."
What the third-year skipper was willing to share was a belief that this group was better than it had shown in the first four weeks. Wedge made one move Wednesday in benching shortstop Brendan Ryan in favor of Robert Andino, but he said he did not think more changes were necessary.
"I think we've got the players in the locker room there to be a good team," Wedge said. "It's been a bad road trip, and we're not off to the start we'd like; that's for sure. But we've got the players in there to be a good team, and that's what bothers me more than anything.
"What we have to do is peck away and get this thing turned around and start to move in the right direction. We do that and get on a roll and everything will be all right. And I'm confident we will."
Seattle heads home carrying an 8-15 record and has yet to win a series this season. The Astros (7-14) have now won two series against their new American League West rivals, their only series wins of the year.
The Astros jumped on Saunders from the get-go with five hits -- including two doubles and a home run -- in the first three innings. But Saunders minimized the initial damage with two double-play grounders and a runner caught stealing by backup catcher Kelly Shoppach.
Astros left fielder Chris Carter clubbed a soaring home run leading off the second to give Houston a 1-0 lead, but Saunders danced around most of his troubles until the fourth, when shortstop Ronny Cedeno finally made him pay with a three-run blast to left field.
Houston ripped three more doubles in the next two innings before Wedge gave Saunders the hook when a two-run single by Matt Dominguez made it 7-1. Blake Beavan could not stem the tide, as he surrendered a three-run homer by Brandon Laird before finally closing out the five-run sixth.
"Joe struggled today," Wedge said. "He was up a little bit and didn't quite have the command that he normally does."
Highlights for the Mariners were minimal, though Justin Smoak hit his first home run of the year in the top of the ninth off reliever Paul Clemens, and Andino laced an RBI single to cut the final margin to 10-3.
Seattle's lone run off starter Lucas Harrell came in the sixth, when Kendrys Morales grounded into a double play that scored Endy Chavez from third.
Chavez, filling the center-field vacancy created by injuries to Franklin Gutierrez and Michael Saunders, went 2-for-5 and is hitting .263.
Third baseman Kyle Seager extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a sixth-inning single, and Dustin Ackley continued his recent uptick with a 3-for-4 afternoon that extended his hit streak to five games. Ackley is 12-for-30 in his past eight games, raising his average from .114 to .230.
"It helps when you throw a few hits out there and start to build some confidence," Ackley said. "Then you start being a little more aggressive and getting pitches to hit. Things have been working out lately."
Ackley acknowledged it was difficult to enjoy personal success when the team was struggling, though he expressed confidence that things could turn around just as quickly for the group.
"We're kind of banged up a little bit," he said. "We've still got [Michael] Saunders coming back, and he'll be a big help. [Michael] Morse is playing with a broken finger. When you've got important guys in your lineup like that, it's tough and puts more pressure on other guys to do things, and that kind of snowballs into trying to do too much or trying to get the big hit instead of just getting on base. And I think that's where we're at right now."
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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