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July 13, 2006
Baseball's Adkins Named Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League Hitter Of The Week, Selected To All-Star Game With Dozier
July 06, 2006
Baseball Names Martin Volunteer Assistant Coach
June 28, 2006
Baseball Announces its Sixth Signee of the Late Period
June 13, 2006
Best and Maddox Named To Pro-Line/NCBWA All-American Team
June 12, 2006
Best and Maddox Named To ABCA All-South Region Team
June 12, 2006
Four Baseball Players Sign Contracts And Will Report This Week
June 08, 2006
Baseball's Adkins, Dozier and Ewing Named Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American
June 08, 2006
Maddox, Butler Named Conference USA Scholar Athletes Of The Year
June 07, 2006
Baseball vs Jacksonville St NCAA Regional
June 07, 2006
Baseball vs Jacksonville St NCAA Regional
June 07, 2006
Baseball vs Troy NCAA Regional
June 07, 2006
Two More Golden Eagles selected In Major League Baseball Draft
June 06, 2006
Three Golden Eagles Taken on First Day of Major League Draft
June 05, 2006
Baseball's Dozier, Johnson Named To Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team
June 04, 2006
Baseball's Ninth Inning Rally Comes Up Short, Season Comes To A Close With a 6-5 Loss To Troy
June 03, 2006
Baseball To Play Troy At 2:30 p.m., Sunday
June 03, 2006
Baseball Uses Three Solo Home Runs And Strong Performance From Russum To Stay Alive In Tuscaloosa Regional, Eliminates Jacksonville State, 6-2
June 02, 2006
Baseball Falls To Troy In Lengthy Game Marred By Rain, 10-8
June 01, 2006
Alumni Association To Host Eagle Landing In Tuscaloosa On Saturday
May 31, 2006
Brian Dozier Named Southern Miss Student Athlete Of The Week
May 31, 2006
Tickets Still Available For Baseball Regional
May 31, 2006
Tuscaloosa Regional One Of Familiarity For Southern Miss Baseball
May 30, 2006
Baseball's Maddox Named First-Team Academic All-American
May 30, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
May 29, 2006
Baseball Heading To NCAA Regional For Fourth Straight Year, Earns No. 3 Seed In Tuscaloosa, Will Play No. 2 Seed Troy At 2:30 p.m., On Friday
May 26, 2006
Southern Miss-Memphis Quotes
May 26, 2006
Southern Miss' C-USA Tournament Run Ends Against Memphis, 8-5
May 25, 2006
Rice-Southern Miss Quotes
May 25, 2006
Southern Miss Falls To Rice, 5-1; Faces Tournament Rematch With Memphis
May 24, 2006
Southern Miss Downs Memphis, 6-2, In Opening Round of Conference USA Tournament
May 24, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
May 23, 2006
Baseball vs UCF 5-20-06
May 23, 2006
Baseball Places Eight On All-Conference USA Teams
May 22, 2006
All Baseball Games At Conference USA Tournament Will Have Free Live Video Streaming
May 20, 2006
Southern Miss Travels To Houston For 2006 Conference USA Touranment
May 20, 2006
Southern Miss Sweeps UCF With 18-3 Victory In Final Home Series At The "Pete"
May 19, 2006
Baseball Wins Big In Game Two Over UCF, 9-0
May 18, 2006
Hartel's Single In 10th Inning Gives Southern Miss 4-3 Victory Over UCF in Game One of Weekend Series
May 17, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
May 16, 2006
Marc Maddox Named Southern Miss Student Athlete Of The Week
May 16, 2006
Southern Miss Faces UCF In Final Home Series Of The 2006 Season
May 16, 2006
Baseball vs Tulane 5-13-06
May 15, 2006
Johnson Named Finalist For Boo Ferris Trophy
May 14, 2006
Tulane Uses Third-Straight One-Run Game To Sweep Series, 5-4
May 13, 2006
Tulane Edges Southern Miss for Second-Straight Game, 10-9
May 12, 2006
Maddox and Sutton Named to ESPN The Magazine All-District Baseball Teams
May 12, 2006
Tulane Edges Southern Miss, 2-1, In Game One of Conference USA Weekend Series
May 10, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
May 10, 2006
Southern Miss and Tulane Set To Battle In C-USA Baseball Rivalry Series In New Orleans, La.
May 09, 2006
Baseball vs ECU 5-7-06
May 08, 2006
Baseball Ranked No. 22 by Collegiate Baseball
May 07, 2006
Southern Miss Sweeps East Carolina With 10-1 Victory In Sunday's Series Finale
May 06, 2006
Southern Miss Records Second Straight Comeback Victory Against East Carolina In Game Two, 8-5
May 05, 2006
Baseball vs Mississippi State 4-26-06
May 05, 2006
Baseball Completes Come From Behind Victory, Wins 11-10 Thriller In 11 Innings
May 05, 2006
Baseball vs Mississippi State 4-25-06
May 04, 2006
Baseball Hosts East Carolina At "The Pete" For C-USA Weekend Series.
May 03, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
May 01, 2006
Baseball Announces Game Time Changes
May 01, 2006
Toddric Johnson Named Southern Miss Student Athlete Of The Week
May 01, 2006
Baseball Ranked No. 29 by Collegiate Baseball
May 01, 2006
Johnson and Russum Honored by Conference USA As Players of the Week
April 30, 2006
Russum Throws One-Hit Shutout In Southern Miss' 5-0 Victory Over Marshall In Series Finale
April 29, 2006
Southern Miss Evens Series With 19-4 Victory Over Marshall In Game Two
April 29, 2006
Marshall Downs Southern Miss, 6-3, In Game One of Conference USA Weekend Series
April 28, 2006
Marshall Downs Southern Miss, 6-3, In Game One of Conference USA Weekend Series
April 27, 2006
Golden Eagles Take On The Thundering Herd In C-USA Baseball Action This Weekend
April 27, 2006
Best Named To Howser Trophy Watch List
April 26, 2006
Southern Miss Downs Mississippi State, 6-3, To Sweep Intrastate Series
April 26, 2006
Decision For Wednesday's Southern Miss - Mississippi State Game Will Be Made At Game Time
April 25, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
April 25, 2006
Southern Miss Claims Game One Of Intrastate Rivalry Series Against Mississippi State, 13-6
April 25, 2006
Decision For Tuesday's Southern Miss - Mississippi State Game Will Be Made At Game Time
April 24, 2006
Tickets Remain for Southern Miss - Mississippi State Baseball Series
April 24, 2006
Southern Miss Hosts Intrastate Rival Mississippi State For Two-Game Midweek Series
April 23, 2006
Southern Miss Falls To Rice, 5-3, In Final Game Of Series
April 22, 2006
Rice Wins Series With 5-1 Victory in Game Two
April 21, 2006
Southern Miss Announces Two More Baseball Signees
April 21, 2006
Rice Downs Southern Miss, 12-3, in Game One of Conference USA Weekend Series
April 20, 2006
Southern Miss Takes On C-USA Leading Rice In Weekend Series
April 20, 2006
Best Named To Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List
April 19, 2006
Southern Miss Wins In-State Game Against Alcorn State, 14-1
April 19, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
April 18, 2006
Baseball vs Houston 4-14-06
April 18, 2006
Baseball vs Houston 4-15-06
April 18, 2006
Baseball Hosts Alcorn State For In-State Midweek Contest
April 18, 2006
Baseball vs Houston 4-16-06
April 16, 2006
Southern Miss Out-Powers Houston In 14-7 Slugfest
April 15, 2006
Houston Takes Game Two, 13-5, Against Southern MissBra
April 14, 2006
Houston Defeats Southern Miss, 24-7, In Game One Of Weekend Series
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs Ole Miss 4-4-06
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs Ill State 04-04-06
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs UAB 3-26-06
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs Memphis 4-2-06
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs Birmingham Southern 2-26-06
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs MS Valley 2-21-06
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs Ill State 04-05-06
April 13, 2006
Baseball Announces First Signee of Spring Signing Period
April 13, 2006
Baseball Hosts Houston In Key Conference USA Weekend Series
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs Nicholls State 2-15-06
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs Memphis 4-1-06
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs Troy 3-19-06
April 13, 2006
Baseball vs Troy 3-18-06
April 12, 2006
Softball And Baseball Letterwinners Appreciation Day Announced
April 11, 2006
Southern Miss Downs Southeastern Louisiana, 12-2, In Seven Innings
April 11, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
April 10, 2006
Baseball Hosts Southeastern Louisiana For Midweek Contest
April 08, 2006
Baseball Wins Both Ends of Friday Doubleheader Over Dallas Baptist
April 08, 2006
Baseball Falls, 5-4, To Dallas Baptist In Final Game Of Weekend Series
April 05, 2006
Southern Miss Baseball Travels For Non-Conference Weekend Series At Dallas Baptist
April 04, 2006
Southern Miss Downs Ole Miss, 13-6, In Midweek Contest
April 03, 2006
Baseball's Maddox Named National Strength And Conditioning All-American
April 03, 2006
Golden Eagle Athletes Earn National Strength And Conditioning All-American Status
April 03, 2006
Baseball Squares Off Against Ole Miss In Midweek Battle In Pearl
April 02, 2006
Memphis Earns Series Win With 15-6 Victory In Game Three
April 01, 2006
Southern Miss Holds On For 8-7 Victory Over Memphis In Game Two
March 31, 2006
Memphis Takes Game One Of Weekend Series, 5-4, Against Southern Miss
March 30, 2006
Southern Miss Baseball Hosts Memphis In Conference USA Weekend Series
March 30, 2006
Time For Ole Miss - Southern Miss Baseball Game On April 4 Changed to 7:05 p.m.
March 28, 2006
ISP Announces Radio Affiliate List For Conference USA And SEC Games
March 28, 2006
Intrastate Rival Ole Miss Scores Two Runs In The Eighth Inning To Win Seesaw Battle, 9-8, Against Southern Miss
March 27, 2006
Baseball Travels To Oxford For Midweek Match-up Against Intrastate Rival Ole Miss
March 27, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
March 27, 2006
Free Webcast of Southern Miss - Ole Miss Baseball Game
March 27, 2006
Russum Named Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Week
March 27, 2006
The Southern Miss baseball team is ranked No. 20 in the nation by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
March 26, 2006
Southern Miss Uses 12-1 Victory To Sweep Blazers In Conference USA Season-Opening Series
March 25, 2006
Southern Miss Uses Four-Run Seventh Inning To Take 7-4 Come-From-Behind Win Over Blazers In Game Two of Conference USA Weekend Series
March 24, 2006
Massey Pitches Golden Eagles To 8-2 Win Over UAB In Conference USA Opener
March 23, 2006
Baseball Opens C-USA Play With Weekend Series At UAB
March 22, 2006
Baseball's Cashion To Sit Out For 2006 Season
March 22, 2006
Louisiana-Monroe Uses Two Run Eighth Inning To Down Southern Miss, 2-1
March 22, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
March 21, 2006
Baseball To Play Midweek Contests With South Alabama At Home On Tuesday and Travels To Louisiana-Monroe On Wednesday
March 21, 2006
Dozier's Triples Leads Southern Miss To 7-4 Victory Over Rival South Alabama
March 21, 2006
Best Named National Co-Pitcher of the Week By NCBWA
March 20, 2006
Best Named Conference USA Pitcher of the Week
March 20, 2006
Baseball Ranked As High As No. 22 in Latest Polls
March 19, 2006
Golden Eagle Baseball Records Second Sweep Of The Season With 6-1 Victory Over Troy In Series Finale
March 18, 2006
Baseball Wins In Extra Winnings, 3-2
March 17, 2006
Southern Miss Downs Troy In Game One, 5-1
March 16, 2006
Southern Miss Hosts Troy At The Pete For Weekend Series
March 15, 2006
The Crimson Tide Holds The Golden Eagles To Seven Hits In 13-3 Victory
March 14, 2006
Marc Maddox Named Southern Miss Student Athlete of the Week
March 14, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
March 14, 2006
Baseball Ranked As High As No. 20 in Latest Polls
March 14, 2006
Baseball Travels To Tuscaloosa, Ala., for A Midweek Battle With Rival Alabama
March 13, 2006
Baseball's Maddox Named One Of Louisville Slugger's National Players Of The Week
March 13, 2006
Golden Eagle Hotline To Feature Head Baseball Coach Corky Palmer
March 13, 2006
Saturday's Baseball Game Time Changed
March 13, 2006
Baseball's Maddox Named Co-Conference USA Hitter Of The Week
March 12, 2006
Southern Miss Scores Season-High 21 Runs in Victory Over Buffalo in Game Two
March 12, 2006
Southern Miss Earns Series Sweep With 14-2 Victory Over Buffalo
March 11, 2006
Southern Miss Scores Season-High 21 Runs in Victory Over Buffalo in Game Two
March 10, 2006
Golden Eagles Win Game One, 13-3, Over Buffalo
March 09, 2006
Baseball Hosts Buffalo In Weekend Series
March 08, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
March 08, 2006
Louisiana Tech Downs Southern Miss, 12-7
March 07, 2006
Maddox' Two Solo Dingers Headline The Golden Eagle Offense In Its 18-5 Victory Over Louisiana-Monroe
March 06, 2006
Baseball Ranked As High As No. 24 in Latest Polls
March 06, 2006
Baseball Hosts Louisiana-Monroe on Tuesday and Louisiana Tech in Jackson on Wednesday in Midweek Contests
March 05, 2006
Season-High Seven Home Runs Launch Southern Miss to 15-3 Victory Over Illinois State
March 04, 2006
Southern Miss Uses Three-Run Eighth Inning To Defeat Illinois State, 4-3, In Game Two
March 03, 2006
Southern Miss Baseball to play Louisiana Tech in Jackson
March 03, 2006
Illinois State Defeats Southern Miss, 4-2, in Game One of Weekend Series
March 03, 2006
Broadcast Schedule For Saturday's Games
March 02, 2006
Baseball Hosts Illinois State in a Weekend Series at "The Pete"
March 02, 2006
Getting To Know Your Golden Eagles Begins Spring Interviews
March 01, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
March 01, 2006
Dozier's Ninth-Inning Triple Leads Southern Miss To Victory
February 27, 2006
Baseball Ranked As High As No. 28 in Latest Polls
February 27, 2006
Baseball Travels to Hammond, La. for Midweek Contest Against Southeastern Louisiana
February 26, 2006
Southern Miss Battles Back From a 5-0 Deficit to Defeat Birmingham Southern, 6-5, To Win the Series in Game Three
February 26, 2006
Southern Miss Defeats Birmingham Southern In Seven Innings, 13-3, In First Game of Sunday's Doubleheader
February 25, 2006
Second Game of Baseball Weekend Series With Birmingham Southern Postponed; Double-Header Set For Sunday, Feb. 26 at noon
February 24, 2006
Game Notes
February 24, 2006
Birmingham Southern Downs Southern Miss, 8-4, in Series Opener
February 23, 2006
Southern Miss - Ole Miss Tickets At Trustmark Park Available To Golden Eagle Fans First
February 23, 2006
Baseball Hosts Birmingham Southern In Weekend Series
February 21, 2006
Southern Miss Defeats Mississippi Valley State, 11-3
February 21, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
February 20, 2006
Baseball Hosts Mississippi Valley State in Midweek Contest
February 19, 2006
South Alabama Defeats Southern Miss, 6-3, In The Final Game of the Coca-Cola Classic
February 18, 2006
Southern Miss Downs Stetson, 6-1, in Second Game of Coca-Cola Classic
February 17, 2006
Southern Miss Edges No. 25 Wichita State, 6-5
February 16, 2006
Southern Miss ISP Sports Announce Radio Schedule For Hattiesburg
February 16, 2006
Gross Joins Southern Miss Athletic Training Staff
February 16, 2006
Baseball Travels to Mobile, Ala. for the Coca-Cola Classic
February 15, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
February 15, 2006
Southern Miss Starts The Season 1-0 with 5-2 victory over Nicholls State
February 14, 2006
2006 Southern Miss Baseball Media Guide
February 14, 2006
Golden Eagles Look To Challenge for Conference USA Championship, Fourth-Straight NCAA Tournament Appearance and Maybe More ...
February 13, 2006
Baseball Hosts Nicholls State on Wednesday in the 2006 Season Opener
February 11, 2006
Baseball Ranked Preseason No. 25 by Street & Smith's Baseball
February 07, 2006
Baseball Ranked As High As No. 30 in Latest Polls
February 07, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
February 06, 2006
Baseball Media Day Quotes From Coach Corky Palmer and Selected Players
February 02, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
February 02, 2006
Best Named To NCBWA Stopper Of The Year Watch List
February 02, 2006
Baseball Picked Third In SEBaseball.com's Preseason Poll, Maddox, Sutton, Best Named All-Conference, Best Tabbed Pitcher Of The Year
January 29, 2006
SouthernMiss.com to host weekly diaries, blogs and questionnaires of student-athletes during the 2006 spring season
January 28, 2006
Blogging the Plate with Kevin Coker
January 23, 2006
Golden Eagles Baseball Opens 2006 Season With Two-Hour Practice
January 20, 2006
Baseball's Best Named To The 2006 Clemens Watch List
January 19, 2006
Baseball Team Opens Practice On Monday
January 18, 2006
Conference USA Baseball Coaches Select Southern Miss Third
January 17, 2006
Baseball Preseason Ranked No. 30 by NCBWA
January 17, 2006
Clark Enrolls at Southern Miss for Spring Semester
January 03, 2006
Best, Maddox Named Preseason All-American
December 29, 2005
Best Named Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American
December 29, 2005
Baseball Ranked 19th In Preseason Poll
December 24, 2005
Baseball Preseason Ranked No. 30 By Collegiate Baseball
December 15, 2005
Baseball's Maddox Named To Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
December 14, 2005
Ticket Office Announces Baseball Season Ticket Renewals Are In Mail
December 13, 2005
Best Named First Team Preseason All-American By The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Of America
November 18, 2005
Baseball Announces Two More Signees In Early Signing Period
November 17, 2005
Baseball Announces Third Signee of the Early Signing Period
November 12, 2005
Baseball Attendance Ranks In Top 20 Nationally
November 11, 2005
Baseball Releases 2006 Schedule
November 10, 2005
Baseball Announces Two Signees In Early Signing Period
November 09, 2005
Baseball Announces First Signee of Early Signing Period
October 31, 2005
Black Team Downs Gold Team, 6-4, In Annual Baseball Game
October 22, 2005
Baseball Black-Gold Game Slated For Sunday, Oct. 30
September 28, 2005
Fall Baseball Begins on Monday
September 08, 2005
Palmer's Golf Tournament Cancelled
August 23, 2005
Johnston Named To Valley League All-League Team
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I wrote up a review of Let Up Prey over in the review section. Follow the link to check it out.
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Movie Review – Satanic
Got a new review in the review section for the movie Satanic. Going to post the trailer here, but follow the link to read the review itself.
Women in Horror 2016 – Day 5 – Alice
Milla Jovovich had been around for quite a few years before she took the title Alice in the Resident Evil movie series. Her portrayal of the character easily lifts her to the status of an iconic horror heroine, and also a perfect candidate for Women in Horror month.
Women in Horror 2016 – Day 4 – Kirsty Cotton
It is unlikely that anyone reading this page is unfamiliar with the role Ashley Laurence played in Hellraiser. You would be hard pressed to find a female who transformed more over the course of a cinematic journey than Kirsty Cotton.
Women in Horror 2016 – Day 3 – Nancy Thompson
Heather Langenkemp played the survivor girl role in the original Nightmare on Elm Street. Her ingenuity and creativity let her go toe to toe with Freddy Krueger, both in the dream world and in the waking world.
Women in Horror 2016 – Day 2 – The Shining Twins
Probably the most iconic twins ever to be seen in a horror movie, yet they had less than 2 minutes screen time in the movie. The Grady Twins. For day 2 of Women in Horror month, I wanted to take a minute to talk about these 2 iconic characters.
News – Women in Horror Month 2016
There are some things that spring instantly to mind when we think of horror. Friday the 13th (both the movies and the date.) Halloween (again, both the movies and the date.) Stephen King (although for me Clive Barker comes first.) Zombies. Vampires. This list could easily go on for many paragraphs, because once you start thinking about all the things in horror, your mind branches off tangentially in other directions. Too often though, when we think of horror we don't think of women. In movies they have often been the eye candy or damsel in distress. Women in Horror Month challenges us to open our eyes and see that 50% of the population has more to contribute than that.
A friend of mine, Tiffany Shepis-Tretta, had a role in a short "commercial" recently. There is a group of filmmakers (Twisted Twins Productions) that have submitted blood drive PSA commercials every year for the last 6 years. And had their efforts rejected every time. So this year they decided to intentionally create ones that would be rejected by embracing their chosen genre of horror in ways that would never be accepted by the mainstream. The result is a fun and interesting compilation video. Not exactly safe for work, but I leave that for you to decide. (P.S. Tiffany is in the segment right around the 13 minute mark.)
News – Passing of an icon
Sad news today. Don Coscarelli announced the news that Angus Scrimm passed away last night. He was best known for his role as the Tall Man in the Phantasm series, but he did have other movies he acted in as well. He had a cameo appearance in the Full Moon film series SubSpecies. Along with unforgettable roles in movies such as John Dies at the End, Wishmaster and I Sell the Dead. He will be missed.
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Honorable Mentions: Games that didn't quite make the "Top 15," but still rank as some of the absolute all-time best in the vast library of shooters.
Even though it's not Modern Warfare, Black Ops represents a solid take on Cold War-era combat. That means while you won't have the nifty new gizmos and weapons of the current age, Black Ops ably compensates with a diverse armory of its own with crossbows, ballistic knives, and even oddies like the tomahawk. As a plus for experienced vets, nearly each part of your favorite guns are customizable -- you can switch up attachments like the gun sight, suppressor, or the magazine -- as is your personal avatar's appearance. It's all tied into the CODPoints currency system, meaning that instead of unlocking gear, you can pick and choose what you earn in combat. Plus, the varied multiplayer modes include everything from single-shot guns to 'place your bets' deathmatches to zombie infestations.
A great shooter with motion controls? While it might not be common, Dead Space: Extraction proves it's not impossible. Retaining the creepy horror vibe of the Dead Space series, Extraction trades in your ability to free roam a facility for an on-rails experience. But that doesn't mean the storytelling is any less superb... or the alien dismemberment any less gory. As a side-story supplement to the Dead Space series and as a standalone shooter, Extraction is a great, mature game, whether you play it on Wii or in HD on your PS3.
This expansive sequel to the original GRAW improves leaps and bounds with a refined single player game, more cooperative multiplayer options, improved AI, an exceptional plot, and incredible visuals for the time frame it released into. GRAW2, as a third-person tactical shooter, boasts a robust campaign, perfect for flying solo, and a co-op multiplayer experience that will have you coming back again and again, proof that the money you'll spend on Advance Warfighter 2 is as well spent as any other game on this list.
Even though the newer video game in Guerilla Games' gritty sci-fi franchise, Killzone 3, is also available, it doesn't quite reach the same highs as 2009's Killzone 2. Salvaging the best bits from the PS2 original -- mainly Killzone's inspired universe and storyline -- Killzone 2 builds upon the strengths of the original by leveraging the power of the PlayStation 3 to deliver a much more technically sound experience. On top of its much smoother visuals and gameplay, Killzone 2 is packed to the gills with memorable moments, including a mission where you get to vaporize Helghast aggressors while commandeering a powerful mech. And once you complete Killzone 2's rad campaign, its class-based multiplayer is a lot of fun, too.
Modern Warfare 2 is the action-packed sequel to 2007's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Modern Warfare 2 picks up after the events of Modern Warfare, with "Soap" MacTavish leading British SAS operatives against Russian Ultranationalists in a conflict that eventually spreads throughout the world. MW2 gets a noticeable graphical bump over its predecessor but its the tighter controls and improved multiplayer modes that really help push this series into franchise level.
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Christine Drake struggled with mental illness all her life, finally getting off public assistance when she took a job as a barista at a Seattle Starbucks in September 2001. With support from her supervisors, including extra training and time to practice making new drinks, Drake, 34, got good reviews and felt confident about her duties, though she suffers from bipolar disorder, major depression and borderline personality and attention deficit disorders.
The accommodations ended when a new manager took over in August 2003. Instead of bending the rules for Drake, the manager allegedly berated her in front of customers,
decreased her hours and finally, in May 2004, fired her, saying, "You're not Starbucks material."
Drake took her case to the EEOC, which in September filed suit against Starbucks Coffee Co. in federal court in Seattle, alleging violations of the ADA. In its response, Starbucks argues Drake is not a qualified person with a disability and denies it discriminated against or fired her based on the alleged disability.
The Starbucks case is a high- visibility example of a growing problem for employers: complying with ADA and FMLA rules protecting employees with psychiatric disorders, while sorting out claims that are merely a cover for poor performance.
"As the stigma of mental illness diminishes in society, employees may find less reason to conceal such illnesses on the job," says Jonathan Hafen, partner in Parr, Waddoups, Brown, Gee & Loveless. "In fact, some may try to exploit coverage under the ADA as a way to change their jobs or work environments."
Questionable Absences
Navigating between the obligation to provide reasonable accommodation or unpaid leave to help employees deal with mental illness and protecting the company's legitimate business interests can be tricky business. People with psychiatric problems frequently have performance and attendance issues. They also may have problems getting along with supervisors or co-workers.
But each case must be evaluated on its merits. Sometimes a leave for treatment or a reasonable accommodation can result in a productive employee, as the EEOC claims Drake could have been in its case against Starbucks.
"All Ms. Drake needed was a modest accommodation so that she could continue to work to her fullest potential," says Joan Ehrlich, director of the EEOC's San Francisco district office. "Employers must remember that disability does not mean inability."
Unfortunately for employers, determining whether an employee has a legitimate disability that qualifies for legal protection under the ADA or the FMLA is not simple. Each of the federal laws sets a different test for qualification, and many state disability laws have their own standards.
The FMLA sets a relatively low bar. Because most mental illness qualifies as a "chronic health condition" meriting unpaid FMLA leave, employees usually can get a doctor to certify their need for time off. Often they are certified for intermittent leave, which can be especially burdensome for the employer.
"People will arrive in the middle of the day and say stress is triggering their disorder and they need to see a doctor," says Bryant McFall, shareholder in Ogletree Deakins. "If the employee is taking a few hours here and a few hours there, there can be constant coming and going."
An employer that doubts an employee qualifies for a leave can challenge the medical certification by getting second or third opinions from a doctor of its choosing. But once the employer grants an intermittent leave, he or she can't challenge the medical certification.
"If you later wonder if absence every Friday afternoon is really related to depression, you are between a rock and a hard place," says Susan Fentin, partner in Skoler, Abbott & Presser.
Close Calls
The ADA sets a higher standard than the FMLA, requiring employers to accommodate employees only if the mental impairment "substantially limits a major life activity."
"Whether a person has a disability is often a close call," says Jonathan Segal, partner in WolfBlock. "If someone has major depression but it does not affect a major life activity, he is not disabled. But if you conclude the individual is not disabled and you are wrong, you lose."
In fact, most ADA suits revolve around whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity, not whether an individual actually has an impairment.
"This area continues to be controversial," Hafen says. "There is a fair amount of disagreement in the courts over what constitutes a major life activity and whether there needs be a strong connection between the limitation, the life activity and the workplace."
The courts have helped employers by distinguishing between mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, major depression, schizophrenia and alcoholism, which qualify as a disability, and personality or behavioral problems, such as not getting along with co-workers or supervisors, poor concentration or poor judgment, which do not qualify.
But tricky areas remain, such as the ADA provision that protects a person "regarded as" disabled.
"A manager would never say a person seems like he has cancer," Segal says. "But he might say, 'he's nuts,' or 'she's crazy' or 'he's paranoid.' We use clinical labels very casually. An employee can say, 'If you thought I had a problem, you should have accommodated me.' Or if you take action against him, he can claim it is because of the condition you thought he had."
Taking Action
On the other hand, employers often err on the side of caution in dealing with emotionally unstable employees who can't do the job, ignoring the fact that the law only covers employees who are capable of performing the "essential functions" of the position.
"Many employers are scared to do anything," says Kara Shea, partner in Miller & Martin.
"They assume the employee is protected. But if you document their issues and are able to prove they can't do the job despite the accommodation, then they lose protection."
While employment attorneys preach treating and documenting all employees' performance problems consistently, they acknowledge that employers face complicated issues with employees who can do the job, but are difficult to work with.
"With psychiatric disabilities, it is often difficult to measure performance problems," Segal says. "Someone may be able to achieve the outcome, but may create issues along the way.
Segal says that because the issues involving the legal rights of mentally ill employees are so complex, he counsels employers to first consider the accommodation the employee is requesting. If it is reasonable and not disruptive to the business, providing the accommodation--whether or not it is legally required--may be the best path.
"This whole area is gray, and that's why I suggest you take the legalisms out," Segal says. "If it's reasonable, do it."


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Pioneer offers a variety of fun activities for students. Some of these actitivies include:
After School Art Class
Art for Kids School is pleased to offer after school art classes at
Pioneer. Classes take place on Tuesdays from 3:15 - 4:15 pm (ages 5-8)
and 4:30 - 5:30 pm (ages 9-12). The emphasis in this multimedia, fine
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Homework Club is available for 3rd - 5th graders on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:02 - 4:00 pm. If you are interested in having your student attend, please sign up in the Pioneer office.
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The Pioneer PTA supports our annual school play through Apple Tree Productions. Students in grades 3-5 are invited to audition for the school play. Everyone gets a part, and students grow and learn about theater in the process. This year's production is Alice in Wonderland.
- There is an informational parent meeting on Tuesday, January 14 at 7:00 pm in the Pioneer library.
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Band is offered for fifth grade students during the lunch recess period. There is no cost to participate but instrument rental fees may be necessary. Scholarships are available; please inquire in the school office. There will be a Beginning Band Night at WMS on Monday, Sept. 16 at 5:30 pm.
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Orchestra is offered for fourth and fifth graders during the lunch recess period. Rental fees for instruments may apply. Scholarship are available; please inquire in the school office. There will be Orchestra Parent Meetings at OHS on Wednesday, Sept. 11 and Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7:00 pm.
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Student Council is a school service opportunity for students in fourth and fifth grades at Pioneer. The Student Council helps put on assemblies and run a variety of programs and projects. Students must submit an application to join the Student Council. Applications are available in the Pioneer office. Leadership is chosen through an interview process with Mr. Weeks.
Student Council activities include Morning Announcements, Get Up and Get Moving, Assemblies, Food Drive, Fall Carnival, Movie Nights, Spirit Week, Sustainability, Clean Up Crew and more!
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Hi all
Costa Rica was touted as the coolest spot for families for a while; with wildlife, beaches and weather being the big draws. It was relatively safe - little crime and decent healthcare (although dengue outbreaks are increasing). However, this past year has seen many governments change their advisories for Costa Rica - from safe to 'high degree of caution" based on violence towards tourists.
My question is twofold: are people noticing these things "on the ground" so to speak? I would think for governments to change their advisories it would have to be more than an isolated incident. Is it mainly in one or two regions (or cities)? Is CR still a safe place for people with young children to travel?
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Governmental advisories are almost always hype and serve to protect bureaucrats' reputations moreso than travelers' safety.
Like any country, you will be safe in Costa Rica so long as you use good sense, and you can find trouble if you look for it.
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We go every year and have always felt safe everywhere that we've gone. I would worry more about petty theft than violent crime. We don't wear pricy jewelry or flash iPhones, etc. around, and we use the safe in our room, don't leave things in the car unattended, etc. We've never seen an ounce of violence anywhere that we've gone. The Carib. side has a reputation for being a little rougher than other areas of the country, and San Jose as well. We've stayed in some isolated areas that didn't even have locks on the doors, but I wouldn't do that in the city.
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There have been many reports of violent crime in downtown Sam Jose and on the Caribbean coast. There has also been the occasional murder or home invasion of expats and tourists on the Pacific Coast and elsewhere in the country.
So in this case it is not really hype, but rather making travelers aware. Of course the odds are still in favor for any one traveler to have a trouble free vacation.
Just don't leave anything of value in your car, or bring your valuables to the beach. Ask your hotel host about other safety precautions such as taking taxis after dark.
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We brought our children with us to Costa Rica last March, and are doing it again this year. We never felt unsafe. But, like Volcanogirl, we don't bring laptops and fancy cameras out and about with us, I don't wear jewelry, and we never stay out late at night (who would, with kids along?). My husband and I spent a few days on the Caribbean side this past summer, and we're bringing our kids there this next trip. We'll be cautious, but not paranoid.
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Friends of ours did rent a house, and it was broken into and all their fancy cameras, iPhones, etc. were stolen. We always stay somewhere that has a security guard, not that I've really looked for that, but it's just always worked out that the places where we stay have them. I like hotels/lodges over individual accommodations for that reason, just feels a little safer to me. Like janie, we don't really walk around late at night, just go out for dinner and then head back.
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Crime has increased in Costa Rica in recent years. I don't think anyone can or should deny that, and it would be irresponsible for the State Department or their counterparts in other countries not to mention it. There was a disturbing crime wave in Puerto Viejo earlier this year that caused the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica to take the rare step of issuing its own travel message cautioning anyone traveling to the area. The problem seems to have subsided.
As everyone says here, you can take steps to minimize your risk. I would still go. In the grand scheme of things, Costa Rica is one of the safer countries in Central America to visit. But Central America's lowest crime rate belongs to -- get ready for it -- Nicaragua.
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That's a shame about your friends volcanogirl. I stayed at a nice lodging that was not a hotel (Shelter from the Storm) and only found out about the problem of thefts and invasions of private homes after I returned home. Unfortunately many lodging operators are not going to be upfront about recent crimes in the vicinity, they don't want to lose your booking. I think the policy of staying in a place that had security (someone else on site 24/7) is a good one.
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Before I met the E-Mealz team I'd never written about food.
I'd never talked about recipes.
I'd never tweeted about ingredients.
I thought saffron was something you made sweaters out of. Like cashmere.
I'm not a food blogger.
So then why was 2011 such a fun year for me with E-Mealz?
Because E-Mealz is bigger than just food. It's about family.
I have two daughters. McRae is six and L.E. is eight. The crazy thing is that yesterday, they were toddlers. I promise, yesterday I was teaching them how to walk and today, they're riding bikes without training wheels. Tomorrow? They'll be in college.
Is that a slight exaggeration? Of course, but as a parent, that's exactly how it all feels. And exactly why I love E-Mealz. As life gets busy and hectic, E-Mealz offers our family something really critical:
Fast meals and slow dinners.
The meals are easy to put together. The shopping is easy. The preparation is easy. The meal is fast to the table, but and this is the key, the dinner is slow. The conversation with my wife and my kids is not quick. The time we spend together is not abrupt. We have dinner as a family. We enjoy slow dinners and I'm convinced that's one of the best ways to slow life down.
I still really don't know what saffron is. I would chop my fingers off if I tried to do that cool cucumber-cutting trick I see people on TV do. Sometimes I accidentally eat the garnish on my plate. But that's OK.
What I learned from E-Mealz in 2011 was bigger than food.
I learned a new way to make sure I didn't miss my family.
And that matters a lot more to me than saffron.
Jon Acuff's blog challenges thinking people with brilliant wit and a side-hug. Last year, Jon launched his 90-Day Challenge to "Bring Dinner Back" to his family table with the help of E-Mealz and challenged his readers to rally around the dinner table at the same time. This year Jon and Jenny Acuff are inspiring us with this blog series they call the Dinner with Dad Project.


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Hi Gizmodo,
Generally, I think you're pretty awesome. Yeah, you post like six billion articles a day so my Google reader has told me personally that he hates you, but your tech articles are interesting and informative, and come on, you did that awesome thing with the giant cheeto and the expensive keyboard. That was totally awesome.
But come on dudes, a Fleshlight review?
Isn't that a little more the territory of that naughty sister/brother you keep out of site called Fleshbot? Mainly, it makes me think about you sticking your junk into a Fleshlight. I really, really, really don't need the image of a pale, skinny, Gizmodo staffer vigourously thrusting away against what you describe as an "ottoman with a fake vagina on the side." Gross dude. Gross.
On the plus side, I really admire you getting your company to (persumably) buy you a Fleshlight. I mean, hell, I've been using a trash can as a seat for like six months. Fleshlight, shiiiiiiit.
Secretely though, this is the review we've been waiting for. The internet is awesome and all, but have you read the reviews on the Fleshlight website? Its creepy man.
…better than your wife? Man, either I should never get married or you got problems dude.
Cool story bro.
So to all you dudes out there who are reading this, and who are curious, check out this review. Just don't let your significant other know that they're about to be replaced.


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CHICAGO – Bentley Prince Street Inc., a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of award-winning commercial broadloom and carpet tile products, is honored to be only one of three industrial facilities in California selected to participate in the Department of Energy's Superior Energy Performance Certification program.
The announcement was made at this year's Greenbuild, where the company presented "The Truth About EPDs," and feature milestones from its Mission Zero® journey.
Bentley Prince Street is working toward fulfilling its Mission Zero promise to eliminate any negative impact it has on the environment by the year 2020. In keeping with this promise and in response to an increase in greenwashing within the flooring industry, the Bentley Prince Street department of sustainability developed a presentation called "The Truth About EPDs" to help educate consumers and businesses on the importance of third-party certification for products.
"It's a tremendous honor to have been selected by the Department of Energy to participate in this program because it means they recognize that we are walking the talk," says Anthony Minite, president of Bentley Prince Street. "Our sustainability department and our associates deserve much credit for caring so much about our environmental impact, recognizing what we can do better and educating the entire company so that we can be more efficient. It's truly a company-wide commitment."
The intent of the Superior Energy Performance program is to provide industrial facilities with a road map for continual improvement in energy efficiency while maintaining competitiveness. The strategic goals of the program are to promote a culture of continuous improvements in energy efficiency and verify improvements through energy management practices. By participating in this demonstration project, Bentley Prince Street continues to lead the industry in transparency and accountability through third-party certifications.
"Educating oneself about even the basics of environmental claims and standards requires a lot of time and effort so we are happy to be able to provide a beginner education based on our own experiences for over a decade. We are always working to improve our efforts and are honored to be working with the Department of Energy on behalf of California," says Kim Matsoukas, sustainability manager for Bentley Prince Street.
Since 1994, Bentley Prince Street has achieved significant milestones along the journey, including:
1996: Finalize Ecometrics format; Begin measuring water, energy, waste and material use; and, Create first GHG inventory using the WRI protocol.
1999: Installed a 100 kw solar array on-site (at the time, it's the largest privately owned array in the country).
2005: Develop Scan™ and UPC™ use tail out yarns; Certify all of its products as Environmentally Preferable using SCS; and Certify to ISO 9001 and 14001.
2006: Create High PerformancePC™, making standard broadloom products containing an average of 10 percent recycled content.
2007: Become the first carpet manufacturer to certify its manufacturing facility to LEED®-EB.
2009: Become the first North American carpet manufacturer to have an Environmental Product Declaration for broadloom carpet
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Central's Davis makes leap into D-I prospect
Lincoln Davis knows his reputation is as an athletic guard whose 42-inch vertical leap is an anomaly in a basketball town known more for producing shooters than dunkers.
"It's just cool to see people's reaction to it," Davis said. "They're not expecting it. Now, that's what everybody knows me for."
Nonetheless, the Central Catholic senior spent the summer working on his weaknesses. Determined to develop into a Division I prospect, Davis concentrated on rounding out his repertoire.
"For the past couple of years, I've just been known as an athlete," Davis said. "That's what really puts me over the top. A lot of people can dribble and shoot. My athleticism puts me over the top as a guard. I had to work on my shot, my ball handling and my leadership. That's increased my game."
Central Catholic coach Chuck Crummie said Davis' ability to score different ways stands out. He is averaging 20.2 points a game for the Vikings, and is only the fourth player in school history to score 1,000 points.
"He's been a very good 3-point shooter for us," Crummie said. "His sophomore and junior year, that really wasn't his forte but he's worked hard on it. He's a tough guy to guard because he can put it on the floor and go to the rim but if you back off him, he can pull back and shoot it."
Colleges took notice after Davis displayed his talents against nationally prominent programs, dropping 21 points at Gonzaga College and 28 on Quality Education Academy at the Pitt National Showcase at Shaler. Davis has scholarship offers from Fairfield -- his favorite at the moment -- Hofstra and St. Francis (Pa.), and talked with Boston University, College of Charleston, Rider and Quinnipiac.
"I think he's the kind of guy that can go in and play right away at that level, quite honestly," Crummie said. "The biggest thing is his potential. He's going to get better and better. He can do it all: score, rebound, assist."


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Have you seen this happen on an actual site? Would be nice to have a real world sample to reproduce the issue with.
As far as I can tell, the problems described in that article happen when the 100% width item has margins/borders/padding, but the editor doesn't use that on its wrapping span, so it should not get wider than the containing field-wrapper div.
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Patch in #1 fixed CK Editor for me using the seven theme. Thanks
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Saw a problem caused by this happen with the Bartik theme. The right edge of the editor got cut off by a div.
With the patch the editor stays within the div as it's supposed to. It can still be resized so the other div will obscure it, but it no longer happens on page load. The resizing problem is unrelated.
Committed this to all the main branches, -dev snapshots will be updated within 12 hours and this will be part of the next releases.
Thanks for the patch, Anders!
It got delayed far longer than needed and I'm sorry for that.


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STANFORD, Calif. -- Drew Terrell returned a punt 75 yards for a score and caught a 19-yard touchdown pass, Ed Reynolds took one of his two interceptions for another touchdown and No. 25 Stanford rebounded from a disappointing debut to roll past Duke 50-13 on Saturday night.
Josh Nunes completed 16 of 30 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns, showing more flair in his second start since No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck left for the NFL. The redshirt junior overcame his first interception to move the Cardinal (2-0) offense with a strong and steady hand that never surfaced in a 20-17 win over San Jose State last week.
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With his booming voice echoing outside, defensive tackle and part-time singer Terrence Stephens huddled his Stanford teammates in the locker room and gave the program's postgame tradition a twist.
Instead of just counting the Cardinal's points in unison -- a chant he led later anyway -- Stephens called out, "Who's next?"
"Trojans!" teammates replied.
"Whose house!" he yelled.
"Our house!" they responded.
Say this for Stanford players: they know when they need to play better.
Drew Terrell returned a punt 75 yards for a score and caught a 19-yard touchdown pass, Ed Reynolds took one of his two interceptions for another touchdown and No. 25 Stanford rebounded from a disappointing debut to roll past Duke 50-13 on Saturday night.
Next up: a home date against second-ranked Southern California in a rematch of last season's triple-overtime thriller the Cardinal (2-0) won. And while Stanford coach David Shaw called his team's effort "a lot better" than it was in a 20-17 win over San Jose State last week, he also recognized the obvious truth that will simmer around this Silicon Valley campus the next six days.
"The game that we played tonight," Shaw said, "still wouldn't be good enough to beat USC."
From one week to the next, the strides Stanford made still overwhelmed Duke in all phases.
Josh Nunes completed 16 of 30 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns, showing more flair in his second start since No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck left for the NFL. The redshirt junior overcame his first interception to move the Cardinal offense with a strong and steady hand that never surfaced in the opener.
Jordan Richards also picked off a pass by Duke's Sean Renfree to highlight a dominant defensive effort in a final tuneup before Matt Barkley, Robert Woods and Co. stroll into Stanford Stadium.
The Cardinal held the Blue Devils (1-1) to 27 yards rushing, forced three turnovers and leaned on its defensive and special teams on a night mohawk-wearing middle linebacker Shayne Skov returned. Skov, who served a one-game suspension last week for a DUI arrest on campus, had four tackles and one pass breakup in his first start since tearing ligaments in his left knee in the third game at Arizona last season.
The one downside: only 92 yards rushing for a program that prides itself on power performances.
"It's all hands on deck, honestly," Skov said. "We have to have the best week of practice we've had so far. We have to make sure we're a little sharper than we were this week. It's going to take everything we got."
Such a blowout against Duke seemed unlikely leading into this matchup of historically strong academic universities.
Stanford slipped four spots in the AP poll following that too-close-for-comfort win last week. Duke also routed Florida International 46-26, beating a Football Bowl Subdivision team in its opener for the first time since 2002.
Both programs reverted to last season's form in a hurry.
After the defense forced a three-and-out on the opening possession, Terrell split two defenders and juked the punter before running untouched down the sideline to give Stanford a 7-0 lead. The Cardinal had not returned a punt for a score since Richard Sherman's 48-yarder against San Jose State on Sept. 19, 2009.
Officials whistled Tony Foster for pass interference against tight end Levine Toilolo on third-and-7. That set up Stepfan Taylor's 13-yard touchdown run on the next play to extend Stanford's lead to 20-0 early in the second quarter.
Taylor finished with 69 yards rushing on 14 carries.
"When you get behind a good team like that," Duke coach David Cutcliffe said, "it can blow up on you and that's exactly what happened."
Stanford stuffed Duke repeatedly and constantly gave Nunes and the offense shorter fields. In the best chance the Blue Devils had to reach the end zone in the first half, the Cardinal pressured wildcat quarterback Brandon Connette into an incomplete pass on fourth-and-2 from Stanford's 14-yard line.
The defensive dominance didn't always translate into scores.
Nunes threw incomplete to tight end Zach Ertz on third down and Stanford settled for a 35-yard field goal by Jordan Williamson. Another incomplete pass to Ertz led to a 32-yard field goal, and Toilolo landed out of bounds in the back of the end zone before Williamson kicked a 22-yarder.
Ross Cockrell also stepped in front of a pass by Nunes and juggled the ball into his chest as he fell on his back for an interception. Nunes, who had only thrown two passes for Stanford before this season, had never tossed an interception.
"A heck of a lot better," Nunes said about the team's performance. "We had points on special teams, defense and we were able to put some points up on offense.
Any chance Duke had for a second-half surge ended fast.
A surprise onside kick failed and the Cardinal cruised down field. Nunes lofted a 19-yard pass in the corner of the end zone that Terrell wrestled away from Foster for another touchdown.
Henry Anderson tipped Renfree's pass on the next possession, and Richards corralled the ball for an interception at Duke's 7. That led to a 3-yard touchdown toss to Toilolo that put Stanford ahead 37-3 and sent an already sparse crowd -- announced at 44,016 -- heading home to rest for USC's visit.
Reynolds added to the highlights when he stepped in front of Renke's pass and ran 71 yards for a score. Reynolds, who intercepted David Fales' final pass last week to seal Stanford's win, also picked off backup Anthony Boone in the fourth quarter.
The last Stanford player with two interceptions in a game was Delano Howell in 2009 against Washington.
Renfree completed 28 of 40 passes for 200 yards and the two interceptions. Boone relieved Renfree with 4:08 remaining in the third quarter, and the rest turned into a formality Duke knows all too well.
The last time the Blue Devils beat a ranked team on the road was in 1971, coincidentally a 9-3 victory over Rose Bowl-bound Stanford on Oct. 2, 1971.
"Our team didn't show up," Duke wide receiver Jamison Crowder said. "Stanford did show up."


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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – The United Nations cultural agency on Friday listed the Palestinian village of Battir as a World Heritage site in danger, raising hopes among residents that this will protect their community against Israel's West Bank separation barrier.
Battir, located just south of Jerusalem in the West Bank, is known for its ancient farming terraces and an irrigation system from Roman times.
In listing Battir, UNESCO said it faces "irreversible damage," citing "the start of construction of a separation wall that may isolate farmers from fields they have cultivated for centuries."
Israel began building a separation barrier in the West Bank more than a decade ago, saying it is meant to keep out Palestinian militants. The Palestinians say the barrier has turned out to be a land grab because it slices off almost 10 percent of the West Bank.
The route of the barrier in the Battir area is being argued before Israel's Supreme Court.
The lawyer representing village residents, Ghiath Nasser, said he hopes the UNESCO recognition will help sway the judges to rule in favor of them.
Friends of the Earth Middle East, an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian group that joined the appeal to the high court against the barrier, said Israel needs to find another solution in this part of the West Bank.


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New York City The National Retail Federation retail trade group spent $740,000 in the first quarter lobbying federal officials on a variety of issues, from apparel tariffs to consumer product safety.
That was much more than the $440,000 it spent in 2009's first quarter and the $460,000 it spent in fourth quarter 2009.
Among the highest profile issues the group watched was the Credit CARD act, meant to give credit-card users more information and limit policies that consumer rights groups consider abusive.
The trade group, whose members include J.C. Penney, Best Buy Co. and Macy's, also lobbied the federal government on legislation involving the safety of imported seafood, health care and immigration, according to a report filed April 20 with the House clerk's office.
The bulk of the law -- which focuses on "credit card accountability, responsibility and disclosure" -- took effect in February.
During January through March, the trade group lobbied Congress; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; the office of the U.S. Trade Representative; the Departments of Commerce; Transportation; Homeland Security; Treasury and State; the U.S. International Trade Commission; and other agencies, according to the report.


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Riddiford Street: Medical Comedy Drama Thingy...
Riddiford Street: Medical Comedy Drama Thingy....
One of Wellington's newest Troupes, PlayShop, brings you Medical Soap Opera at its best..and most raw. A cast of 16 will rotate through the 5 night season to unfurl tales of romance, betrayal, friendships...and health care.
Each night is a new episode building on the last. The audience gets the power to chose the major event of each show creating unknowns within the storylines. With characters, context and set evolving through out the season...why not come more than once?
This show is recommended for audiences 14 plus. Some adult content of course. Oh and this show is for fun people. Don't come if you are boring.
Director Daniel Pengelly is a current Masters in Directing student and is exploring the work of Mike Leigh in this piece of theatre. The cast and crew are all current or graduated students of Toi Whakaari or Vic Theatre department. So they are bringing it! Consider it brought.
Group: PlayShop
Show: Riddiford Street
Genre: Comedy Theatre
Director: Daniel Pengelly
Production Manager: Hannah Shirer
Cast: Jono Price, Sam Phillips, Will Robertson, James Cain, Jed Davies, George Fenn, Brynley Stent, Isobel Mebus, Jimmy O'Donovan, Oliver Devlin, Callum Devlin, Patrick Carroll, Hannah McDougall, Tom Clarke, Calvin Peterson, Nathaniel Herz-Edinger, Jonathan Power & Hamish Parkinson.
Venue: BATS
Dates: Tuesday 26th January- Saturday 2 March
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $18 full, $14 concession, $12 Fringe Addict
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location and contact
Historic Macon's offices are located in the Sidney Lanier Cottage.
Physical address: 935 High Street, Macon, GA 31201
Mailing address: PO Box 13358, Macon, GA 31208
Phone Number: 478-742-5084 • Fax Number: 478-742-1831
Historic Macon has a team of staffers with diverse backgrounds and a passion for preservation.
Ethiel Garlington, Executive Director
Prior to joining Historic Macon, Ethiel Garlington served as the Director of Preservation Field Services for Knox Heritage since 2008. During his tenure at Knox Heritage, Garlington founded the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance (ETPA) and provided preservation and economic
development services to the Alliance's sixteen county region. Among his most prominent accomplishments, Garlington structured a partnership among the Department of Energy, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Tennessee Historical Commission and local officials to enable private developers to invest $4.5 million to save endangered properties from the Manhattan Project to be reused as an assisted living facility.
Garlington holds an undergraduate degree from Presbyterian College and a Master's degree in historic preservation from the University of Georgia. He is also a certified Real Estate Development Finance Professional and a certified Travel Marketing Professional. He and his wife, Michelle, live in Beall's Hill with their son Conway.
Email: email@example.com
Responsibilities: Advocacy for endangered places • Preservation planning • Neighborhood revitalization • Economic development and financing • Grants and major gifts
Staff contact for Board of Trustees
Trish Whitley, Director of Development
Trish Barfield Whitley grew up in Macon, attended Bibb Co. public schools, and graduated from Auburn University. Trish has strong ties to the Macon business and non-profit community alike. In fact, years ago Trish served as Macon Heritage Foundation's Membership and Special Events Coordinator. Trish also served as the Public Relations and Downtown Welcome Center
Manager for the Macon CVB where she promoted Macon's numerous historic sites and attractions, including the Sidney Lanier Cottage. Prior to joining the Historic Macon staff, Trish worked with her husband, Brian, at their disaster restoration & cleaning company, EnviroClean Services.
Outside of the office, Trish enjoys spending time with Brian and their two boys, Sam and Brice. She and her husband are owners of Piedmont Brewery and Kitchen in downtown Macon.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Responsibilities: Membership information • Preservation Partnerships • Planned giving • Grant writing • Foundation support
Staff contact for Membership Committee
Sabrinna cox, Preservation Designer
Sabrinna lived in Bluffton, South Carolina for 14 years before moving to Macon to become the Preservation Designer at HMF. During her time in South Carolina, she made a living as a Set Designer and Props Master for the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Part-time she worked as a faux finisher working on a number of projects, most notably the lobby of Melrose Inn on Daufuskie Island.
Recently she returned to school earning a MFA in Historic Preservation at Savannah College of Art and Design. Since graduating she has worked with Lominack Kolman Smith Architects, Celebrate Bluffton, and the Bluffton Historical Preservation Society as well as assisting with rehabilitation projects in and around Savannah. In her free time, Sabrinna continues to design scenery and museum exhibits for organizations in South Carolina.
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Responsibilities: Primary contact for construction • Designs rehabilitation plans for historic buildings • Manages purchase process for home buyers • Coordinates all fixtures and finishes and acts as liaison to contractors
Staff Contact for Preservation Committee
latachia clay, business and office manager
Latachia Clay was born in Charleston, SC, but spent most of her childhood traveling throughout the US and abroad before pursuing her Associates degree in Political Science at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. After graduating from ABAC, she completed her first Double Bachelor's degree in History and Political Science at Iowa Wesleyan College and the University of Iowa. She earned her second Double Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Business Management from Kaplan Univeristy and then later her MSA at Walden University.
Before joining the HMF family, she worked for Atria Senior Living in Louisville, Kentucky, Colonial Oil in Savannah, Georgia, and Ricoh USA and Birch Communications in Macon.
As much as she loves learning, her favorite time is spent enjoying and educating her daughter, who started her educational foundation here in Macon at Tattnall Square Academy.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Responsibilities: Accounts receivable and payable • General administration • Record keeping
Staff Contact for Executive and Finance Committee
michael phillips, preservation carpenter
Michael Phillips grew up in Macon attending Bibb County schools before moving to Atlanta. There, he started his apprenticeship in carpentry with Moon Brothers Architects & Craftsmen, Inc. Family ties to Macon brought him back home where he continued to hone his sills as a master carpenter in both historic restoration and high end new construction all over Middle Georgia.
His passion for architectural history and well known expertise in his field led to his joining Historic Macon Foundation in 2015.
In addition to his career, Michael spends time with his wife Donna and their two children, Adam and Noel. He is an avid outdoorsman who loves fishing, hiking, and exploring and preserving our natural resources in Georgia whenever possible.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Responsibilities: General contractor for Mill Hill projects • Provides professional carpentry skills to Historic Macon projects
Kim Campbell, Director of Preservation field services
Kim Campbell grew up just south of Hawkinsville, Georgia before studying for her B.A. in history at Mercer University. While at Mercer, Kim pursued interests in film, literature, and historical archaeology, though her research focused on romantic pirate tales in the antebellum south. After graduating from Mercer, Kim attended the University of South Carolina, receiving her M.A. in public history concentrating in historic preservation and her museum management certificate in 2014. Her most recent research focused on the curative architecture of the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum. Kim previously interned and worked with the City of Columbia's Planning and Development Services Department, the National Park Service, and Historic Columbia Foundation.
Although Kim is a lover of literature and reading, her favorite way to experience history is in person. She and her dog, Doc, love to take walks, hikes, or runs through historic sites and neighborhoods.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Responsibilities: Manages tax credit applications • Plans and executes education events • Creates rehabilitation plans • Completes and updates National Register listings • Staff contact for Friends of Rose Hill Cemetery
Staff contact for Cottage and Education Committee
emily hopkins, director of engagement
Emily Hopkins hails from Pendleton, South Carolina, a small town nestled at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Coming from a long line of Tigers, Emily attended Clemson University where she graduated with a bachelor's in history and an emphasis in public history in 2012. While attending Clemson, Emily coordinated an Appalachian music education program at the Oconee Heritage Center, gave tours of antebellum house museums, and worked in Clemson's special collections.
Prior to joining the staff at Historic Macon, Emily attended the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Upstate New York where she completed her master's in museum studies. While at CGP, Emily collected numerous oral histories and made them accessible through public programs and digital media. Additionally, she gained more community engagement experience during her internships at Hyde Hall, Hanford Mills Museum, and the American Association for State and Local History.
In her free time, Emily enjoys cheering on the Clemson Tigers, listening to live music, and volunteering with the Macon Beer Festival and Macon Beer Company.
Email: email@example.com
Responsibilities: Press contact • Plans and executes all fundraising events including Design • Wine • Dine and Flea Market • Executes friendraising events • Manages all print and digital media • Coordinates all marketing and PR efforts
Staff contact for Events Committee
lauren mauldin, director of neighborhood revitalization
Lauren Mauldin is a Tifton, GA native who has been fascinated with historic buildings and history since she was a little girl. She followed this passion for history to the University of Georgia where Lauren focused her research on the historic built environment of Athens, Georgia and earned both a B.A. in History and a B.A.J. in Advertising. Lauren holds a M.A. in Conservation Studies (Historic Buildings) from the University of York in England. While at York, Lauren's research introduced a new approach to historical study through conservation biography, which facilitated further understanding to inform future preservation decisions of Fairfax House, a Georgian town house. In 2015, Lauren received the Outstanding Contribution Award from the York Conservation Alumni Association for her leadership contributions to the organization. Lauren currently sits on the Board of Directors for Presonomics, and is a past Committee Member of The Traditional Paint Forum.
When Lauren isn't traveling or stopping suddenly to take an Instagram photo, she can be found with a cup of tea practicing calligraphy.
Email: email@example.com
Responsibilities: Manages and markets the facade improvement and energy efficiency loan portfolio • Processes loan fund applications • Point of contact for Mercer Down Payment Assistance, available properties, and Neighborhood Incubator
Staff contact for Loan Committee
bernard turner, cottage coordinator
Bernard was born in Boca Raton, Florida. His dad was a landscape architect and owned a tropical plant nursery where he worked for many years until they sold the family business. Bernard also had an uncle who owned an orchid nursery. His family's businesses allowed Bernard to grow up around beautiful greenhouses, leading to his hobby of gardening.
Bernard first came to Macon while attending Mercer University in 1974. He later went on to attend Miami Christian College in 1986-1987 and spent most of his adult life in Florida where he was Client Services Supervisor for 10 years at AmeriPath, a dermatopathology laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Bernard moved to Macon and served as Quality Supervisor at Biomat USA, a blood plasma donation center, before joining the Historic Macon team in 2011.
Email: email@example.com
Responsibilities: Coordinates and staffs rentals of the Sidney Lanier Cottage • Serves as the lead docent of the Sidney Lanier Cottage • Point of contact for event rentals of the Sidney Lanier Cottage


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A Great Experience on the Norwegian Dawn: Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review by jshape
Overall Member Rating
A Great Experience on the Norwegian Dawn
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Tampa
After both couples having been on a very expensive and port intensive Oceania cruise of Europe last fall, we opted to try a less expensive winter getaway on NCL. All things (air, hotels, shore excursions, drinks, wine, etc.) considered, the cost of the Oceania cruise ended up being about $1,000 a couple per day as compared to the NCL cost of $450 a couple per day. The additional cost on Oceania was not worth it in our opinions.
We had taken NCL out of New More Orleans a few years back with our kids and grandchildren and were totally satisfied with the experience. Since my Dad lives in Tampa and we wanted to visit him for a while, leaving out of Tampa was a big plus. We and our friends were looking for nothing more than a relaxing respite from a seemingly endless northern winter. As the price was so much less than other cruises we had taken, we had few - and actually low - expectations of what our cruise would be.
We booked the cruise through Costco as our travel agent and received a $50 credit and prepaid gratuities. We also booked our airline flights directly through the airlines -- I was able to use some credit card points to lower the cost. We did not book any transfers through NCL -- it was much less expensive to take a taxi directly to the port. We also did not take any NCL excursions.
BOARDING (10 out of 10)
Boarding in Tampa was very organized and took no time -- it was maybe the best boarding experience we have had. We arrived at about 11:15 AM and were on the ship having lunch by noon. Bags were delivered to our rooms by about 4:00 with no problems at all.
SERVICE (9 out of 10)
Service on the Dawn was very good -- maybe not great -- but a lot better than we expected. Drink waiters were plentiful by the pool, the cabin staff did their jobs well and the dining staff was also very good. No complaints and everyone we encountered was very friendly. Most of the service crew had been with NCL for many years. I cannot fault the service we experienced in any way at all. Thanks NCL!
THE SHIP ITSELF (7out of 10)
I liked the Dawn quite a bit but there were some things that were annoying. First off, the pool area is too small and the areas around the pool that are covered have no ventilation. The glass walls on deck 12 did not have windows and very often on hot days it was uncomfortably warm in the shade. We are all big fans of outdoor dining areas -- all of Oceania and Azamara have fantail dining areas that were the highlight of our cruises. The fantail of the Dawn was given over to the Kids Club. Smoking is allowed in many places -- more than I would have expected. And there were a lot of smokers. Oh well......
On Board Activities and Entertainment
There were three at sea days so there was lots of time to partake in shipboard activities that were plentiful. The on-board shopping was OK according to my wife -- but she bought nothing.
I thought that the casino was well laid out and that the slots and games offered were very good.
The pool deck and the decks above the pool deck had lots of loungers and we never had a problem finding a spot to sit, to lounge or to lie in the sun.
We never used the spa or any of its features so I cannot comment on that.
The song, dance and stage entertainment were a lot better than we expected. The band that played around the pool was great -- but maybe a bit too loud for some (not me). The song choices seemed to appropriate for a Caribbean cruise,
OUR STATEROOM (8 out of 10)
We and our friends had adjacent balcony staterooms on deck nine. On Oceania and Azamara, we were allowed to open the side doors on the balcony making a wonderful place for us to have cocktails or to merely relax. NCL flatly refused to let us do that. Oh well, instead we had to smash four people on to one balcony.
Our stateroom was not spacious, but well laid out and comfortably furnished. The bathroom was great! I'm 6'2" and had no problems with the shower stall or the commode area. We both though that the bath was the best one we have ever had on any cruise. Towels were plentiful, large and were usually soft -- although some of the towels had seen better days.
Our stateroom attendant was great although he did miss one day for some reason. Other than that, never was our stateroom not clean and made up when we returned from any meal.
OVERALL DINING (7 out of 10
The Venetian Dining Room (7 out of 10)
The decor and atmosphere of the Venetian dining room was very much to our liking. We ate all of our dinners there except when dining in the specialty restaurants. We also ate there a lot for breakfast. The food served was OK -- a couple of times my entree was either overcooked or tough. But, the food was much better than we expected. And a couple of times, the entrees were really good.
Aqua (0 out of 10)
The decor was too bright and glitzy and had no appeal to any of us. We never ate there.
The Garden Cafe (5 out of 10)
We are not buffet people and never ate there....I take it back, I did grab a pretty good Cuban Panini and a tuna croissant one day for lunch from the Garden Cafe.
Poolside (9 out of 10)
Really good burgers, hot dogs and Mexican food one day. There were two cooking areas on sea days -- one on Deck 13 and the main one on Deck 12.
Blue Lagoon (9 out of 10)
This was a great spot for breakfast. The menu is not as extensive as the Venetian but it's quick, has great views and was located immediately below our staterooms. And, it was very easy to get coffee to go each morning rather than making your own.
La Cucina (7 out of 10)
The atmosphere was very nice and our meal here was pretty good. It was worth the upcharge.
Le Bistro (7 out of 10)
We liked the atmosphere of le Bistro as well and meal was really good and worth the upcharge. My wife raved about the vegetarian entree the Vegetarian Napoleon -- said it was one of the best meals she ever had.
Cagney's (9 out of 10)
Probably the best meal of the cruise, at least for me. The filet was great as were the oysters Rockafeller. I could have eaten more of both but was quite full. Should have had the six oz. filet instead of the 10 oz. We had really good service. Worth the upcharge in my opinion.
On the first day of the cruise, we opted to buy wine from the special selections being offered. Together, we bought 14 bottles for about $32 or so a bottle. These were delivered to our stateroom in time for dinner and we could bring them to the table as we pleased with no additional corkage costs. This was just a fantastic way to deal with dining and wine.
SHORE EXCURSIONS (?? out of 10)
We took no NCL sponsored shore excursions. With four of us it was very easy, and less expensive, to arrange for our own shore excursions in the ports we were visiting. We had arranged in advance for private tours of Roatan and activities in Cozumel. We had all done cave tubing in Belize before so our activities there consisted of a late tender into the port, a bit of shopping, a couple of frozen cocktails and back to the ship. In Costa Maya we just hung out at the Tropicante Tex Mex cafe on the beach -- thanks Steve for your hospitality.
The TV stations offered were OK but the only news was Fox -- it would have been nice to have CNN too. Announcements were always very hard to hear -- especially if you were in your stateroom. Gio, the cruise director, spoke English that was heavily accented and a bit hard to understand over the PA system - but he did a very good job.
The cruise passengers all seemed to be having a very good time. The average age was probably about 50 or maybe a little less than that. Not a lot of kids that we ever saw and the ones that we did see were always well behaved.
DEBARKATION (10 out of 10)
Worked like a charm. We were off the ship, with our account cleared and getting on the shuttle to the airport ($7 per person) within 30 minutes of our leaving. We chose to take our luggage with us rather than having it gathered the night before.
OVERALL (9 out of 10)
We came on the Dawn with low expectations and left feeling that this cruise was actually better than our $1,000 a day Oceania cruise the previous fall. Sure the Dawn was a bit older (and tired in places), the staff not overly (and annoyingly) attentive to your every whim and the food not gourmet - but better than most average chain restaurants. But, the drinks were well made and not ridiculously priced; our staterooms small but adequate; the beds comfortable and the balconies having the best view in the world!
We had a really good time and will likely look at NCL again if their ships go where we want to go.
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Published 03/29/13
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We haven't seen much of Team Eddy lately. The last time they came down, I had a feeding tube in my nose and was a little worried that my days were numbered, so I texted my sister "Can you come visit me tomorrow?" and she dropped everything, loaded up her children and husband and came to my house to do laundry.
We've seen them a few times since them with a few visits to Spokane, but their last weekend trip got cancelled at the last minute and Amy and Kevin's work schedule has been ridiculous to schedule around. Amy's now working a 6 day a week rotation in the ICU and has little time for her old-bon-bon-eating ways while Kevin is coaching and chasing their four children constantly. Still, I needed me some sister time, so I called Amy last week and we had a two minute phone conversation in between putting our children to bed. She texted me about an hour later and said she and Kevin were bringing the whole fam down the following Saturday. Whoo hoo!
But, we were so glad to see them and can't wait to see them again at Thanksgiving.


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2010 Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urban Grand Cru
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Dakota Fanning Spills on Kristen Stewart Kiss!
Forget about Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's on-screen and off-screen makeouts. We're all about K-Stew and another hot New Moon star—Dakota Fanning!
The ladies will share a steamy kiss in the upcoming Joan Jett biopic The Runaways that they filmed over the summer.
Fanning confirmed to Access Hollywood on Monday night that, "Yes, it happens in The Runaways."
And was it passionate?
"Yeah. We're playing Joan Jett and Cherie Curie and they're best friends in the film and became really close in real life. And that's something that went down back in the '70s."
And the 15-year-old actress said it was a piece of cake.
"We were so into the scene and into the script and the characters."
Little Dakota Fanning is all grown up!
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Reluctant readers are not necessarily the same as struggling readers. Although their reading abilities may range widely, these young people simply have trouble connecting with books independently.
The power of choice
Find a Book is designed to be useful for teachers, parents and, particularly, students. The idea is simple—let readers browse freely in their areas of interest, within their Lexile® range. Reluctant readers will feel more confident and interested if they know that the books they are browsing are ones that they can read. It takes one kind of uncertainty out of the process for them.
Help your reluctant readers to understand the developmental-level and Lexile-range sliders on Find a Book. They can see books intended for young people at any level they choose. Some skilled but reluctant readers respond well to books intended for older children, so they might move the developmental-level slider up. Other readers who are below grade level in their ability can find books at low readability levels that are still age appropriate, so they might move the Lexile-range sliders down.
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418/33 by Herbert Niebling
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70 rounds, 8 pattern repeats per round.
This is the 8-sided component of a multi-piece set. In Burda E418, the pattern is matched with a square (418/31) and a hexagon (418/32).
In Burda Folge 2, the pattern is matched with a different hexagon. It is pattern 305/11A. The hexagon is 305/11B.
Burda 418/33 calls for 10g of Coats Mez Glanzhakelgarn 100 and Nr 1,25 needles, or 20g of Coats Glanzhakelgarn 30 with Nr 1,75 or Nr 2 needles. The size is given as 45cm in diameter.
Burda 305/11A calls for 40g of MEZ-Glanzhakelgarn Nr 40 and a Nr 2 needle, for a finished diameter of 45.5 cm.
This pattern is attributed to H. Niebling in Burda E418. The pattern in Folge 2 is uncredited.


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Variety, dance, comedy? Yep, a Palm Springs favorite is back. Read »
Over 70 private airplanes are set to roll through city streets. Read »
The visitors bureau rounded up some great places to see with little dough. Read »
Singer Chris Luna will pay homage at a legendary Palm Springs abode. Read »
Have you seen the Forever Marilyn sculpture yet? This could be your time. Read »
The box office opens at one of the desert's sparkliest shows. Read »
If you're a heat lover, there's a sweet summer deal afoot. Read »
A pool, the sun, and a cool room for a hundred bucks. Anyone up for a road trip? Read »
The impressively sized artwork, complete with iconic blowing skirt, debuts in Palm Springs. Read »
June? In Palm Springs? Put us under a mister, with a plate of something yummy, and we're in heaven. Read »
Hotel deals around the Golden State that don't nab all your gold.
Giant drive-through donuts? We got your giant drive-through donuts right here.
Attractions, eateries and secret spots that we won't tell the tourists about.
Unique hotels, ethnic festivals -- yes, there are reasons to drive north.
Pools and glow-in-the-dark margaritas and dice and nice suites. Oh yeah. You're going.
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WOOLWORTHS shareholders are trying to call an extraordinary general meeting to push the company to introduce a $1 maximum bet limit on its 12,000 poker machines.
A group of 210 shareholders, backed by activist group GetUp, filed a request with company directors yesterday, with a special resolution to amend the company's constitution. Just 100 shareholders are needed to call such a meeting and Woolworths has 21 days to respond.
The proposed change would ban Woolworths from operating pokies with maximum bets above $1. The changes would apply from 2016, so the company could reconfigure the majority of machines with the natural attrition of replacing old machines. In Victoria, pokies have a $5 maximum bet limit.
The group said economists estimated Woolworths collected more than $130 million from problem gamblers in the 2010-2011 financial year. ''We are taking this measure because we are opposed to the company we own taking sizeable amounts of money from problem gamblers.'' The group argued that ''the family-friendly Woolworths brand'' would be trashed by its involvement in the industry.
A Woolworths spokeswoman said as a responsible operator of gaming, with only 6 per cent of Australia's pokies, it believed a common sense approach was the most appropriate means of debating the topic.
''As such, the annual general meeting, which is just a few months away, is the appropriate forum and would avoid the unnecessary and considerable cost to our 432,000 shareholders for staging an extraordinary general meeting,'' she said.
GetUp admits its campaign is unlikely to succeed, but wants to get institutional shareholders talking about pokies and problem gambling.