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Grand Island dared North Platte to beat them from beyond the arc and that's what the Lady Dawgs did on Friday by burying six three-pointers in a low-scoring game to win 47-35.
Grand Island (3-12) led 13-6 at the end of the first quarter with Sarah Splattstoesser scoring the last seven of the quarter.
In the beginning of the second, the Islanders stretched the lead to 16-6 with Kayla Lindell scoring on a putback and McKenzie Fyfe making a free throw.
But Madalynn Doughty made threes on consecutive possessions for the Lady Bulldogs (5-8) and that was when the game started to turn.
Following the two threes by Doughty, Ashten Hernandez scored on a putback and then Kaitlynn Harvey tied it at 16 with a pair of made free throws with 2:40 left in the first half.
Nearly a minute later, Harvey made a jumper just inside the arc and then Sally Hengen hit a three with just under a minute left to close the 15-point run.
Libby Norvell got a basket to bring GI to within 21-18 at halftime.
"That was a huge boost," Woodhead said of his team's run in the second quarter. "We were just fighting back."
Both teams battled in the third quarter but with six seconds left in the quarter, Hengen made a three from the left corner to give North Platte a 33-27 lead heading into the fourth.
In the fourth, Grand Island came within 35-31. But Hernandez scored four straight with a couple of free throws and a layup with two and a half minutes left to stretch the lead once again.
From there, the Bulldogs continued upon a good performance from the free throw line to put the game away.
"I would like to think our defense had something to do with GI not shooting the ball very well," said Woodhead. "We were able to secure the rebound (after most of their misses)."
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PHILADELPHIA -- Ryan Howard is the highest-paid position player in baseball this year, but Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said on Wednesday that Howard's salary will have little impact on future lineup cards.
Sandberg drove home that point soundly on Thursday, as he benched Howard in favor of Darin Ruf for a second consecutive game, but this time against Giants right-hander Tim Hudson. That is noteworthy because Howard has faced Hudson more than any other pitcher in his career, hitting .328 (22-for-67) with seven home runs, 17 RBIs and a 1.112 OPS against him.
"The way I see things," Sandberg said before their 2-1 victory over the Giants, "I basically wanted to give Ruf two days in a row, just to get his feet wet, see him against a right-handed pitcher, then go from there. But in all likelihood, at least after today, it will be a scenario of ... I'd be considering a platoon system at first base."
The p-word has been uttered: platoon.
Sandberg and Howard held a closed-door meeting in the manager's office for at least 10-15 minutes about three hours before the game. Howard was unavailable to comment afterward. He made a beeline to the back of the Phillies' clubhouse upon leaving Sandberg's office. He returned to his locker to grab his cell phone before going outside to make a call. The clubhouse closed almost immediately after he returned.
Howard had no interest in commenting about his situation after the game.
"Talk to him," he said after the game, referring to Sandberg. "Bye. Talk to the manager."
Asked if Howard was receptive to his talk, Sandberg said, "He wants to play and he wants to be in the lineup, and that's totally understandable. So as we go forward and there are some options on some days, then I'll look at those options."
It does not take a genius to see the 2006 National League Most Valuable Player is not happy.
If Sandberg follows through and platoons Howard and Ruf it would make Howard, who signed a $125 million contract in April 2010, a part-time player with $60 million owed to him after this season. What that means for Howard's future remains to be seen. Sources said the Phillies have kicked around multiple scenarios regarding Howard's future, including the possibility of releasing him in the offseason.
It would seem to be an awkward situation for Ruf, who is trying to prove himself as a regular big league player. But Ruf said he will not let the spotlight bother him as he is asked to take an iconic player's place in the lineup.
"Ryan is a great player," Ruf said. "He's going to be counted on to help this team win in the last two months, hopefully. If we can share a role in making that happen, or he becomes the player that he once was and that we know he can be, and if it's my opportunity, I'll just look forward to proving I can be that guy, too."
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. was unavailable to comment on Howard's situation and future with the organization.
"Ryan wants to be in there," Sandberg said. "I totally expect that, so we'll go forward and make up lineups."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. Austin Laymance is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @jalaymance. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Give yourself plenty of time
Two weeks before a convention is probably not the best time for a novice to decide to build an elaborate costume. Try to give yourself enough time to build the outfit and take into account there may be hiccups and snags along the way.
Pick a character you love
If you pick a character you really love you will be more apt to want to finish it and put more care an effort into the build.
Do your research
Check out websites and YouTube for tips and tutorials because the cosplay community is a helpful one. Sites like Cosplay.com can be a great resource.
Use lightweight materials
Remember you will be wearing this for several hours and possibly for more than one day. If building armor, instead of using tin or other actual metals, recreate the look by using lightweight craft of EVA foam. With the right tools it can look just as good.
Have fun with it!
Remember, cosplay is all about having fun and enjoying your character. There are a wide variety of costumes at conventions from elaborate builds made my dedicated, professional cosplayers to store-bought outfits and plenty of costumes in between so enjoy yourself and show off your handywork.
Beatriz E. Valenzuela
This year my husband and I decided we were going to take all three of our kids to Stan Lee's Comikaze, and since it landed on the weekend after Halloween, I decided this was my chance to build some costumes they could trick-or-treat in and show off at the convention.
I've been making my children's Halloween costumes for the last three years. In the past, I've built Suki The Kyoshi Warrior, Earl of Lemongrab, Black Cherry Fanta, The Hulk and GIR costumes for them. But this year was my most challenging build with my youngest, Noah, deciding he wanted to be Cyborg from Teen Titans.
Now I really like Cyborg, but he's a Cyborg. A half-human, half-machine with a red scanning eye and sonic arm cannon.
After watching the entire first season of "Heroes of Cosplay" — a television show on the SyFy network that follows a handful of cosplayers — and checking out Chloe Dykstra's online show "Just Cos," I enlisted the help of fellow Halloween and comics fan, Jennifer Yarbrough, to take on the challenge of building Cyborg.
After talking it over with her, her son decided he also wanted to be Cyborg.
I bought two packs of EVA foam, the same stuff that interlocking workout mats are made out of, two box cutters and lots of hot glue sticks and headed over to Jen's house.
We cut, glued, measured and eye-balled it for about five hours the first day and managed to create the chest-piece for both boys. We also managed to walk away with numerous welts on our bodies from dripping hot glue and sore fingers from all the foam cutting.
And we knew we were going to need another full day of building in order to get the costumes done by Oct. 26, the day my children's school was having their Fall Festival.
As we worked, we still had to create costumes for our other children.
Jen has a baby girl and luckily she was able to just about finish her daughter's Viking costume before we started work on the dual Cyborgs. I, on the other hand, still had to finish my daughter's Raven costume, my niece's Rainbow Dash (a My Little Pony) costume and add the finishing touches on my oldest's Sora costume. Sora is the main character in the popular "Kingdom Hearts" video game.
Part 2 of the build went a lot faster. Jen and I finished the arm canon, which we were able to make light up with the use of a 99 cent flashlight.
Done, except for some painting, we let the boys put on the costumes and the smiles across their faces said it all.
Jen and her family accompanied us to the Fall Festival. We received a lot of compliments on all of the costumes we created.
At the end of the day, my son walked away with first place in the school's costume contest as well as grabbing the Most Original prize.
All three of my children are excited to go to Comikaze and show off their costumes. And as soon as the convention is over, it will be time to start planning for the next one. Long Beach Comic and Horror Convention perhaps?
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What it's about: During a tight election, New York City's mayor (Crowe) hires an ex-cop turned private eye (Wahlberg) to investigate his wife (Zeta-Jones) for infidelity. Once he completes his assignment, Wahlberg discovers the corrupt mayor has set him up.
Verdict: Although set in present-day New York, this is a throwback to the classic hard-boiled detective stories of Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett. The look of the film is competent, and the performances are strong. Unfortunately, director Allen Hughes (making his first feature without his brother Albert) and writer Brian Tucker just take the detective genre's clichés and put them in modern dress. A complicated plot is expected, but the script has enough double crosses and hidden motives to push it past riveting to absurd.


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Malaysia's state-backed Petronas – which received regulatory nod from the Canadian government to buy Progress Energy Resources Corp Dec. 7 – is aiming to create "thousands" of jobs in the Canadian natural gas industry, as it pours billions of investment dollars into developing its newly-acquired assets.
In a published statement on its website, Petronas disclosed Monday that its growth plans in the Canadian gas industry will include three major investment components: the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility – Pacific Northwest LNG – on Lelu Island in the District of Port Edward, near Prince Rupert; the continued upstream development of natural gas production in the Montney region of northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta; and the eventual installation of a natural gas transmission pipeline – to be built by a third-party pipeline company – to move natural gas from the production fields to the LNG export facility.
"These components will create thousands of well-paid jobs during construction of the facility and pipeline, as well as permanent, ongoing operating jobs throughout our LNG business, from the Montney region to the West Coast," Petronas' President and CEO Tan Sri Dato' Shamsul Azhar Abbas said in a statement.
The partners recently announced that the Pacific Northwest LNG is moving into the pre front end engineering design (pre-FEED) phase. Petronas is looking to estimate construction timelines, costs and labor force requirements during the pre-FEED phase. The company forecasted that the construction phase would result in up to 3,500 direct jobs, while the long-term operations of the facility would result in 200 to 300 direct jobs.
Petronas expects to take a final investment decision for the project in 2014; with the first LNG cargoes slated for exports in 2018.
As part of its long-term strategy in the natural gas industry, Malaysia is looking to position itself as the world's premier long-term supplier of LNG cargoes and ramp up its presence in the Japanese market.
Natural gas suppliers – both from the traditional exporting regions of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, and new export-oriented LNG developments such as those based in Australia – have been eying the Japanese pie with increasing interest this year, as the country's LNG import requirements are poised to balloon in the medium-term.
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Tokyo Electric Power – Japan's largest power utility by capacity – reported Tuesday a rise in its consumption of LNG in November, as compared to a year earlier. The company said that its LNG consumption last month was 1.9 million metric tonnes, as compared to 1.7 million metric tonnes a year ago.
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By Jay McCall, networking and managed services editor, Business Solutions magazine
By partnering with local colleges and universities, this MSP (managed services provider) is attracting low-cost IT talent, which is playing an important role in its 85% projected revenue growth.
Nate and Kelly Freeman, president and CEO, respectively, of MSP Network People, have been in the business of protecting their customers' networks for more than 16 years. The MSP focuses primarily on the SMB market, which is in dire need of help from solutions providers. According to Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report, cyber criminals are finding that SMBs tend to have fewer network security measures in place than their larger counterparts. Additionally and unfortunately, SMBs often have limited IT resources and budgets to handle and prevent security threats. By creating an end-to-end network security solution tailored to these problems facing the SMB market and employing college interns to help offset is support costs, Network People is in a position to help its cash-strapped SMB customers while achieving 85% revenue growth this year.
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Nate and Kelly Freeman spent the better part of the past two years developing a bundled security offering for SMBs that protects customers against internal as well as external attacks and offsets SMBs' staffing challenges with RMM (remote monitoring and management) services and help desk support. The culmination of this effort resulted in an offering the Freemans call "the Red N," which is a proprietary solution that comprises a combination of firewall; intrusion prevention and detection appliances; antivirus, antispam, and antispyware software; and services in a single dashboard, which Network People sells for $10 per endpoint per month and help desk support starting at $39 per hour. (I know, cheap, right? We'll get to that in a minute.) The Red N managed security, which just came out of beta testing and became an official offering as of April of this year, is already proving to be a huge success with the MSP's existing customer base (i.e. its beta testers). In fact, more than half of Network People's current client base has already transitioned to this managed services model for protecting their businesses.
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One of the main differentiators with this MSP's offering — and a primary driving factor behind its projected 85% revenue growth this year — is the way it's able to keep its support costs low, yet still be profitable. Like so many IT service providers, finding and hiring IT talent is one of the most challenging aspects of the business. Rather than taking the approach many VARs take, which is to try and poach IT talent from competitors (at a premium rate), Network People turned to higher education for help. Based in the Tampa, FL, area, the MSP is within 30 miles of a couple of colleges that offer various IT programs, such as St. Petersburg College and Pinellas Technical Institute. "After attending an Ingram VTN (VentureTech Network) event a few years ago, we learned that these local colleges have a business need to produce employable graduates, and their IT students need real-world experience before they graduate to get goodpaying jobs in their fields," says Kelly Freeman.
Shortly after the partner event, Kelly led the effort to reach out to the local colleges and to create an internship program at Network People, which the MSP calls its College Tech Program. Each college put Kelly in touch with its internship coordinator, and in a very short period, the Freemans were starting to interview students enrolled in various IT programs to find potential candidates who would be a fit for their business. Nate admits there are a lot of choices he and his wife had to consider, and it took nearly two and a half years to get the program working smoothly. "One of the things we had to consider was whether we would offer paid or unpaid internships," he says. "There are lots of students out there who will accept unpaid internships just to be able to add the job experience to their resume, but we realized early on that if a person's not paid for their work, they rarely take ownership of their job duties." The MSP also had to take into consideration that college students think in much shorter terms than a typical employee. For example, three to four months is a long time to them. "They're geared to think in terms of semesters, not in terms of a five-year plan," he says. "We needed to focus the program on what the interns would get out of the next three months." The first step was to pay a college student a stipend at the end of their probation, a 90-day period that includes two full days of orientation training, followed by three months of closely supervised hands-on training with Network People's engineering team. "One of the hardest parts about creating the College Tech Program was figuring out the right kind of training as well as the right length of training," recalls Nate. Before putting a formal training program in place, some interns were put in front of customers without having the right customer service skills. "Without proper, formalized training, interns were killing their credibility with clients before they even had a chance to resolve any IT issues," says Nate.
Once an intern makes it through the probationary period, Network People bumps up their pay to minimum wage. From that point on, interns are evaluated every 90 days and can receive promotions based on passing certification exams, performing well in front of customers, and demonstrating adherence to the MSP's corporate values. "In a short period, interns can double their hourly rate, plus they can earn bonuses such as paid business travel and certification expense reimbursements," says Nate.
Another process the MSP honed over the past couple of years was its interviewing. With the input of their five senior IT engineers, the Freemans developed a multiple-choice test with 50 questions to assess each candidate's IT knowledge. "The test isn't designed to weed out candidates, but rather to help us know where to focus our training efforts," says Nate. The MSP has found there's one question that best determines whether a candidate is going to work out or not. "At some point in the interview, we ask each candidate, 'Do you love technology?' In some fields you can become a decent employee without loving what you do, but when it comes to IT, you have to love computers to be successful."
One additional piece of advice Nate offers, "Don't make the mistake of having a junior technician train your interns," he says. "It's your top IT talent that they need to be around in order to develop the knack for identifying and troubleshooting problems." When Nate and his team find an intern with a good work ethic who also has the inherent ability to solve technical problems, he realizes there's a good chance the intern could become a future full-time employee at Network People. To date, 12 interns have come through Network People's facility and 3 have stayed on to become full-time employees (25% of his workforce). "A lot of times an intern will start out looking at their work at our company as just a stepping-stone toward meeting a graduation requirement," says Nate. "But, after they start working and get around experienced IT workers who like what they do and are good at what they do, the intern's perspective starts to change, and eventually they approach us about wanting to come on board with us full time after they graduate." There are also instances where Nate has to confront an intern, who time after time just doesn't seem to ever catch on to how to troubleshoot IT problems. "I've told a few people that I didn't think IT was the right career path for them," he says.
Network People's current and future interns will play a key role in the MSP being able to support its Red N offering with low-cost, level-1 help desk support. "More than 80% of all help desk calls can be handled by a level-1 tech," says Nate. Some examples of typical support calls Network People's interns can field include:
"We've been up front with our customers that we're working with college students to handle the support, and we've found that business owners are very accepting of the fact that young people are knowledgeable about computers and capable of helping them in these matters. They also understand that there are instances where a level-1 tech isn't able to handle an IT issue and the problem needs to be handled by a more qualified technician and at a higher hourly rate. "The bottom line is that the cost of outsourcing their IT security and help desk support to us ends up being about a third of the cost it would be if they tried to manage everything themselves."
After experiencing success with the internship program, Nate and Kelly decided to take it to another level. In 2011, Network People expanded its office space, which the Freemans envision will enable them to eventually take on as many as 30 interns at one time as the business grows. "One of our partners, St. Petersburg College, has been so happy with the success of the program, that they've asked us to share our business model with other departments at the school," he says.
Working with interns does require the MSP to have a flexibility it wouldn't otherwise need, however. For example, interns sometimes need to work special hours to accommodate their class schedules. "We also know to expect the occasional absence from work to finish a report or special project," says Nate. "We have no problems offering those perks." With growing customer interest in its new network security offering and the potential to take its business to a whole new level, who wouldn't be willing to have to make a few concessions?


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Weekly Spotlight: LSU's rebuilt defense to experience first real test at Georgia
It's not often a team can lose eight defensive players to the NFL and still be considered a dark horse contender to win the SEC. But not every team is LSU, where coach Les Miles has become known for his ability to reload with young talent. The sixth-ranked Tigers are coming off an impressive 35-21 win over Auburn in Week 4, and their revamped defense is about to be tested against a Georgia attack that is averaging more than 40 points a game.
LSU has been forced to grow up fast after losing players like Barkevious Mingo, Eric Reid, Kevin Minter, Bennie Logan and Sam Montgomery to the NFL, and although the Tigers aren't young on paper, many players have had to learn on the job. Junior defensive end Jordan Allen is a perfect example. After missing virtually all of the 2012 season while recovering from a knee injury, he made his first career start against TCU on Aug. 31 and already has two sacks. Defensive tackle Ego Ferguson, who has 2.5 tackles for loss, was one of the unit's more experienced players, having seen action in 13 games last year, but even he came into the 2013 campaign without a start to his name.
"There's a group of young guys trying to prove themselves worthy of their predecessors," Bulldogs tight end Arthur Lynch said of LSU. "And there's also some guys who have been in the program for a couple years who finally have a chance to prove themselves worthy of being [there]. There's so much talent that they have there, but they've also been able to avoid that starstruck mentality."
STAPLES: Where do LSU and Georgia fall in the latest Power Rankings?
The danger in playing so many inexperienced players, of course, is uncertainty. How will the players react if they fall behind early? How will they perform against a strong offensive front? How will they deal to with injuries to a unit that already lacks veterans?
"I think our players are as talented as we've ever had," Miles said in his weekly press conference. "I think there's a maturity that needs to take place so that they can play with their cleats headed north and south, ready to take a tackle, show the style of confidence, if you will, that other defenses that have played in this uniform have shown. I think that that's coming. I see it in last week, better in certain spots. Certainly that's got to continue."
This LSU defense isn't the same as the 2012 crew. It's a new batch of Tigers, and it has the potential and athleticism to be dominant. Saturday's contest, against No. 9 Georgia and its dangerous offense, should show a lot.
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It seemed borderline insane when SEC coaches voted Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray to the league's preseason first team over reigning Heisman winner Johnny Manziel. But Murray has played some of the best football of his career in Georgia's first three games.
The senior (346 passing yards per game, seven touchdowns, two interceptions) is completing a staggering 72 percent of his throws and averaging nearly 13 yards per attempt. While he may not have the prototypical NFL skill set that scouts apparently see in LSU's Zach Mettenberger, Murray has done more than enough to show he's the engine driving the Bulldogs' offense.
"His ability and persistence to work at a high level so diligently over the span of four years has helped him minimize his mistakes to almost zero," Lynch said. "Obviously every quarterback will have mistakes, and no one is perfect, but he's really been able to up his game in that sense. He doesn't turn the ball over and almost always makes the right read when given the proper time. … The confidence level we have in him -- and he has in us -- is more than you can ask for."
Watts Dantzler is a Real American
You know what they say: Tweeting about tornadoes and waving American flags always pays off.
Georgia's junior guard was recently named to the SI Twitter 100. He was definitely deserving of the honor.
The intersection of work and family
The story of Mettenberger's mother, Tammy, working in the Bulldogs' football office and being given the week off has seemingly been everywhere. For those who aren't up to date, however, let's recap a bit.
Mettenberger originally signed with Georgia out of Oconee County (Ga.) High before electing to transfer to LSU. Tammy is an administrative assistant with the Bulldogs, and coach Mark Richt told her to take the week off so she wouldn't have a conflict of interest as her son prepares to take on her employer.
"Tammy works with the other coaches and all that type of thing," Richt said during the SEC teleconference on Wednesday. "The big thing was you can imagine how awkward it'd be all week for her, and we thought it'd be a good idea to do that. I told her to just enjoy it and do some things you don't normally do this time of year, come back on Monday and we'll get back to work."
A week off in-season is precious gold, the likes of which many people working in and around football will never see.
What exactly is a stiff dew?
Okay, so maybe there is no way Miles will ever admit to it having rained during the Tigers' victory over Auburn last Saturday.
"Les is playing to the LSU fans who like to claim it never rains in Tiger Stadium," The Times-Picayune writer Jim Kleinpeter said. "Take if from me, it rains there a lot. It's Les' sense of humor, which is dry, that makes him do that. He's ever conscious of what the fans want. His word choices can be interesting."
It rained on Saturday, and it rained hard. But Miles' commitment to the bit, even into this week, is amusing.
Breakout performers
• LSU RB Terrence Magee: While Jeremy Hill (350 rushing yards, six touchdowns) has taken over as the starter and performed well since serving a suspension for punching a man from behind this spring, most elite teams have a capable second-string back. First-year Tigers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, who comes from an NFL background, understands that concept as well as anybody.
Enter Magee, a converted receiver, who already has 219 rushing yards and three scores. He hasn't been used much in the receiving game yet, but he could be dangerous on underneath routes and swing passes.
• Georgia FB Quayvon Hicks: Given everything LSU's defense will throw at the Bulldogs, pass protection and extra blocking will be critical to sustaining drives. Hicks, a 6-foot-2, 257-pound sophomore, already has 128 total yards and a score, and he might be called upon to make a big play if Murray's other options are taken away.
Physicality will be a calling card of the matchup between the Tigers and the Dawgs. In games like this, powerful fullbacks -- both Hicks and LSU's J.C. Copeland qualify -- could play major roles.
Opposing viewpoints
• Jim Kleinpeter, The Times-Picayune: "LSU has yet to play a really stout, polished offense. The Tigers will get that this weekend and they aren't necessarily ready to handle it. We'll see. This team has some tackling issues. It will have to improve its linebacker play significantly to win the SEC. The defense is built to be lighter and faster. It will struggle with Todd Gurley this weekend and with Alabama down the road."
• Jeremy Attaway, Dawg Sports: "Aaron Murray is experienced, mature and hardworking. There were some games early in his career (the 2010 Florida game comes to mind) in which he looked like a deer in the headlights. But as a fifth-year senior that's no longer the case. He still doesn't throw the ball away as often as he should, and he still occasionally presses, forcing a throw he shouldn't or taking a sack because he's trying to do too much. But week in and week out, Murray is about as prepared and focused as any other quarterback you'll see."
The extra point
As has been the case with a number of high-profile SEC tilts this year, this game has the makings of a shootout. With an improved LSU offense and a balanced Georgia attack, both teams could score into the 30s by game's end.


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United announce signing of Juan Mata
Manchester United have announced they have signed Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata for a fee of 37.1 million pounds.
• Darke: United making the right move
• Payne: The chosen Juan
• Marcotti: Unpacking the deal
• Lythell: Mourinho puts stamp on squad
The 25-year-old has moved to Old Trafford giving Chelsea, who signed him from Valencia in 2011 for 23 million pounds, a profit of around 14 million pounds.
Mata passed his medical -- having been linked with a move last week -- and could make his United debut against Cardiff at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
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Mata told MUTV: "I am thrilled to be joining United. I have enjoyed some very happy years at Chelsea but the time has come for a new challenge. United is the perfect place for me and I am excited at the chance I have to be part of the next phase in the club's history.
"Chelsea is a top club and I have many friends there but you cannot turn down the chance to join Manchester United. I look forward to helping the manager and the team be successful in the coming years.
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"Today is a very happy day for me, I'm very proud to be here. It's amazing knowing that a club like United is interested in me.
"It's a massive club. I thought 'wow' when I heard of the interest. I know this is a big money deal, I'm confident that everything is going to be ok, I will try my best, and I think everything is going to be right because the squad is very good, the manager is very good, the fans are unbelievable so we have everything to succeed.
"To be honest (the transfer) is a bit surprising but I have to say that I'm really grateful to Chelsea, the owner, to people working at the club and the fans, they voted me the best player of the last two seasons, and I will always be grateful to them. The last six months were difficult for me, I didn't play as much as I wanted to, I understand that football is a team sport so I respected that situation but now with this position, the chance to come to United was a great moment for me to carry on with my career and to enjoy another massive club.
"David De Gea was texting me the last 5/6 days, 'when are you coming, when are you landing, are you coming by helicopter or bike'!' At the end I am here, I am very happy to be here with him, because he is a very good friend, he is an amazing goalkeeper and top guy and he was important for me arriving here.
"Obviously a player like me, who tries to score, assist, tries to be a creative player, it will be amazing for me to play with these kind of players, Rooney, RVP, Adnan, Valencia, Chicharito, Welbeck, all of them, they are amazing, they are top level, so I will try to do the best for the team.
"My best position, first of all playing! Playing, because it's what I love, to play, and to smell the turf. But after I think I can play in the three positions behind the striker, I've managed to play on the left when I arrived at Chelsea, this season I play on the right, last season which probably the best season of my career I played behind the striker but it doesn't matter as long as I play and the manager wants me to play
"I would like to win the Premier League here, it's a very special trophy for every player who plays in this country and it would be amazing, and I think at this club you can achieve it because this club is used to winning leagues and I will try my best. Obviously I'm still young and I've been lucky to win some trophies but I want to win lots more.
"I'm looking forward to playing my first game, to score, and to be happy, to score is the best feeling you can have in this sport so I hope to score soon."
Manager David Moyes added: "Juan is one of the finest playmakers in the game today and it's a real pleasure to have secured his signature. He's been instrumental in Chelsea's recent success, with a notable 28 assists and 32 goals in his last two Premier League seasons.
"I have been impressed with the excitement he has shown to be part of the new Manchester United. I know our fans have admired Juan for some time now – he has always played well against us – and I know they will be delighted to see him in the red of United, starting on Tuesday."
The club moved for the World Cup winner earlier this week, while Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has also sold winger Kevin De Bruyne and signed midfielder Nemanja Matic in this transfer window.
Mata scored 20 goals for Chelsea last season but has only made 11 league starts in the current campaign and has not featured since the 3-0 win over Southampton on New Year's Day. He has scored 33 goals in 133 games for Chelsea in all competitions.
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text: Into the Garden: Mastering the care of azaleas By Sara Busse April 14, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Seeing all of those beautiful azaleas along the golf course at The Masters over Easter weekend made me take a closer look at the flowering shrubs in my yard. We planted many azaleas when we first started gardening, and we're down to two survivors -- one hot pink and one white.The Azalea Society of America calls the popular shrub "the royalty of the garden." They are in the genus Rhododendron, which makes them popular here in West Virginia. The best-known azalea reference book is "Azaleas" by Fred Galle, published by Timber Press.The Society lists the most common causes of death of an azalea as improper planting, root problems due to poor drainage or too much watering, overfertilizing or bark split due to colder weather or bigger temperature swings than the plant could withstand. Bloom is affected by many factors, including heredity -- some varieties bloom more than others.According to the blog from Bob's Market in Mason County, azaleas can be a bit tricky to grow."I know I have received my fair share of azalea-related questions during my years here at Bob's," market technologist John Morgan wrote recently. "This week I turned to the United States National Arboretum website where they have a definitive guide to all things azalea."Here's the information from www.usna.usda.gov about this beloved flowering plant:"If you plant azaleas in late spring, it is very important to give them some extra water while they are growing new roots. Never let the soil completely dry out; it's best to keep the soil evenly moist. Too much water or poorly drained soil might be another explanation of sudden azalea death."Azaleas have very fine, fibrous roots that are easily damaged by waterlogging, even for short periods of time. Before you plant your azalea, dig a hole and fill it with water. If the water has not drained out of the hole within one hour, the soil is poorly drained and you must correct the drainage problem before planting. Install a perforated pipe or drain tile in the garden, making sure that the outlet is lower than the bottom of the planting hole, or build raised beds."Plant your azalea in early spring or early fall. If your soil is loose, well drained, and has lots of organic matter, planting will be easy. If drainage is poor, you'll need to correct the drainage problem or plant in raised beds. You can work in some well-rotted leaf mold or compost if the soil is short of organic matter. "Don't worry about preparing the soil deeply since azalea roots are shallow and most are found in the top foot of soil. Instead, loosen the soil in a broad area around the planting site. If a soil test reveals that your soil is strongly alkaline, work in enough iron sulfate or ammonium sulfate to drop the pH to 4.5 to 5.5; your state's soil testing lab can give you guidance on how much of these materials are needed to acidify your soil."Water the pot thoroughly before planting and tease the soil away from the roots on the outside of the pot. Don't worry about injuring the roots; it's more important to remove a significant amount of the potting soil than it is to keep every root intact. Plant the azalea slightly higher than the surrounding soil since it will probably settle after planting. Finally, water the whole area thoroughly and apply a thin layer of shredded leaves, pine needles or pine bark to keep the soil cool and moist. Water your newly planted azalea weekly if the weather is dry, at least for the first year."Prune azaleas just after they have finished flowering. Remove individual branches back to the spot where they join a larger branch. New flower buds for next spring's bloom are set by midsummer, and any pruning after mid-June could result in diminished flower production next year. Avoid shearing azaleas since it results in a proliferation of unhealthy, twiggy growth."Check azaleas for wilting or dead branches in late summer that may be the result of fungal cankers. These branches should be pruned back to clean white wood that is not infected while the weather is dry to prevent the spread of diseases. Old azaleas that have grown too large for their space in your garden can be brought down in size by cutting the large branches back severely. New growth will spring from the stubs that are left."What to do nowIn the upcoming weeks in the garden, there are lots of tasks that can be done. While Mother's Day typically has been the gold standard as to when to plant delicate perennials, this mild winter/early spring means you may be safe from frost earlier that that first Sunday in May. 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Or make fans buy Colts tickets so the games aren't blacked out.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Go to the bottom of the page (similar threads) and see the trade proposal thread I made a while back....interesting.
George/Green on the wing is going to be cheesy as hell. Alley ooping all day!! Gone are the days when we're the slowest, least athletic, team in the game.
I'm gonna have to put Danny at the 4
Here's what I really don't get about this whole thing: The sales pitch to the fan base after they drafted Plumlee was that he was a backup to Roy. Now they trade for Mahinmi to do the same thing. Explain.
Well... I'm sold.
I picked a bad day to quit smoking
Re-sign Fes just so they can do a duet.
So there was no pick involved, not even a 2nd? Dahntay was not even that bad, he played good D and occasionally hit shots, he also had a expiring contract, him and DC. It would not be bad if Ian was even decent, I think this thought of "being physical" is going too much to the Pacers head. I really am not comfortable with what management is doing, also they gave him a 4 year deal, I wonder how much is guaranteed?
Why so SERIOUS
Yeah, I'm sure they put no thought into this at all. Come on guys!
We traded a guy that hardly saw the floor, and when he did, he was crucified on this board for how horrible he was, along with a player that would be gone next year anyway. In return, we got a young athletic big to be Roy's backup, cap space to sign Gerald Green and might grab DJ for Tyler.
Mahinmi > Tyler
Green > DJones
Looks good to me!!
Forget that, dude only made 2.9 mil, played good minutes, and has an expiring contract, Pacers blew this one, it is that simple.
Why so SERIOUS
I'm intrigued by Mahimi, and I LOVE the fact that our bench got bigger and finally added some sort of shotblocking capacity. It doesn't hurt that he apparently is athletic aswell. Truth be told I don't know him all that well. 4mln a year for a backup C/PF is something I can certainly live with if he brings what I hope he brings. I can't help but wonder how in the hell we didn't get something like a 2nd rounder out of this deal though. Not that Darren was an all-star, but I would have thought his trade value for an UFA would have been a bit higher.
Adding Green is ok I guess. Adds another guy who can actually score the ball together with DJ for our bench, which was another one of out weakpoints during the postseason, but will also help us a lot during the regular season.
Regarding DJ... he's on my fantasy team, but I remember him missing a decent amount of games this year. Is health/longevity something to be a little worried about? I like that we added a scoring PG who can actually distribute decently aswell and who will come off the bench for us and thus can give the opposing bench some real trouble. He might in some cases actually replace Hill in the starting line up. Dude like DC is pretty small though, so putting him on big PG's is a no-no. Hope his contract isn't awfull...
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One of the Twitter folks I follow pointed out that Mahinmi's per 36 stats are really good.
Someone Tweeted back that Mahinmi would foul out in 20 minutes.
Kill me now...
Did the Pacers just trade a young, starting PG who led team in playoff PER for the right to pay a back-up center $16M? Looks like I will have more fun rooting for the twolves next season
Last thing I am just wondering how the phone call went...
Dallas: "hey we will give you Ian Mahinmi for Dahntay Jones"
Indy: "Perfect, if you want you can have Darren Collison as well"
Dallas: "(Smiling trying not to breakout in laughter) I guess that will work"
Why so SERIOUS
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Geva to Present the World Premiere of Mat Smart's TINKER TO EVERS TO CHANCE, 5/15-6/1
Geva Theatre Center's 2014 Fielding Studio Series concludes with the world premiere of Tinker to Evers to Chance by Mat Smart and directed by Sean Daniels. The production begins performances on May 15 and runs in the Fielding Nextstage through June 1.
Play ball! Lauren makes a rare trip home to Chicago to take her ailing mother to the biggest Cubs game of the year, Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS. But her mother has disappeared, leaving behind her caretaker and the fresh manuscript of a play about Cubs great Johnny Evers. A story about second chances and the redeeming power of baseball.
Mat Smart is a Core Writer at the Playwrights' Center, where he was a McKnight Advancement Grant and two-time Jerome Fellowship recipient. Samuel J. and K. premiered at Williamstown Theatre Festival starring Justin Long and Owiso Odera (subsequent productions include Steppenwolf and Passage Theatre). Other plays include: The Steadfast (Slant Theatre Project), The Hopper Collection (Magic Theatre and Huntington Theatre Company), The 13th of Paris (City Theatre, Seattle Public Theatre, Horizon Theatre, Public Theatre of Maine, Warehouse Theatre and LiveWire in Chicago) and The Bebop Heard in Okinawa (O'Neill Playwrights' Conference). He has been commissioned by South Coast Rep and Huntington and is a co-founder of Slant Theatre Project in NYC. He received his M.F.A. at UCSD. An avid baseball fan and traveler, Mat has been to 28 of the current MLB stadiums, all 50 states and 6 continents - including a recent stint working as a janitor at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. He is currently a member of the Dorothy Strelsin New American Writer's Group at Primary Stages and this summer, he will be in The Working Farm, the inaugural writer's group at SPACE on Ryder Farm. He lives in Brooklyn.
This production in the Fielding Nextstage will be the first full production of the play and Geva's fourth world premiere of the 2013-2014 season. Geva hosted a reading of Tinker to Evers to Chance during the 2012-2013 Season and playwright Mat Smart spent time in Rochester earlier this season as part of Geva's Festival of New Theatre, introducing Geva's audiences to his work, and in turn, getting to know Geva's audiences.
The title of the play is taken from a 1910 poem, "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" by Franklin Pierce Adams and is from the point of view of a Giants fan seeing the Cubs infield complete a double play. This poem made Tinker, Evers and Chance perhaps the most famous double-play combo in history. Ogden Nash's 1949 poem, "Line-Up for Yesterday," mentions the famous trio and in Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye, detective Philip Marlowe goes through his mail, opens it, and tosses it into the trash remarking, "Tinker to Evers to Chance."
Making their Geva Theatre Center debuts are James Craven as RJ and Emily Kitchens as Lauren. Mr. Craven has performed at Milwaukee Rep, Indiana Rep, Kansas City Rep, Arizona Theater Company, Cleveland Playhouse, ACT- San Francisco, LATC, Alley Theater as well as many other venues, in all ten of August Wilson's Decade Cycle plays. He appeared on Broadway in Gospel at Colonus. He is the 2005 recipient of the Spencer-Cherashore Artistic Fellowship Grant, a 2008 recipient of the McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship Grant and the 2011 Lunt-Fountaine/Ten Chimneys Fellowship. He is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University. Ms. Kitchens' regional credits include The Tall Girls at Alliance Theatre; Grace, or the Art of Climbing at Denver Center New Play Summit; Three Sisters adapted by Sarah Ruhl at Yale Repertory Theatre and Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Clybourne Park and A Christmas Carol at American Conservatory Theater; Lady Windermere's Fan, The Tempest, John Steinbeck's The Pastures of Heaven and Much Ado About Nothing at California Shakespeare Theater; Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Ms. Kitchens received her B.F.A. from the University of Evansville and her M.F.A. from A.C.T.
Tinker to Evers to Chance is directed by Sean Daniels. The creative team includes Apollo Mark Weaver (Scenic Design), Amanda Doherty (Costume Design), Emily Stork (Lighting Design) and Stowe Nelson (Sound Design).
Tinker to Evers to Chance begins on May 15 and runs in the Fielding Nextstage through June 1.
The 2014 Fielding Studio Series is supported in part by the Gouvernet Arts Fund at The Community Foundation.


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|Trad, 1 pitch, 120'
|YDS: 5.8 French: 5b Ewbanks: 16 UIAA: VI- ZA: 15 British: HVS 4c [details]
|Bob Kamps with Mark and Beverly Powell 1965
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By Bob Archbold
Aug 15, 2002
|This route was first climbed August 5, 1965 by Bob Kamps with Mark and Beverly Powell. This is a great climb in the mornings of a really hot day since it will stay cool for sometime. This is also one of the few Needles routes that will form a line of climbers waiting to do it.
By david Schneider
Jun 16, 2003
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
I don___t doubt that for you seasoned trad climbers, this climb is like a walk in the park. However, I___m not and it was not. :-) However, there were no surprises on this route when scoping it out from the bottom. It looks to be a pretty serious climb and it is. It's on you for most of the climb with one good rest spot and a few other ok spots. You may be inclined to user your large cams on the bottom, but save them for the top half where the crack widens. There are bomber nut placements on the lower half.I had to kind of plan ahead at the top for using my one and only #4 Camalot, the last piece.Nice climb though, I___m glad I did it!
John Page's guide rates this climb as a 5.8, that seems to be a more accurate rating.
By david Schneider
Jun 16, 2003
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Sorry about all the separate posts, but one more thought. When throwing your rope from the top, try to toss it to the west. If you don't, you'll end up with a jumbled mess on top of the huge block just to the east of the climb. On the advise of a local, when pulling the rope you should stand as far west and against Vertigo as you can get so you can clear the block. I didn't do the toss right, but the pull went just fine.
By Theo Barker
From: Loveland, CO
Aug 28, 2003
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|We thought this was a classic crack! I ended up taking my #4 & #5 Camalots with me and placed them 3/4 of the way up. Weren't necessary, but I had them and they were quicker than placing something else there. Really appreciated the "Throw West young man" advice. We had to use two ropes to rap. We had two 60m ropes (10.5mm & 8.5mm). I'd say it's a classic solid 5.7 crack.
By Theo Barker
From: Loveland, CO
Aug 30, 2003
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|Just a note about the picture showing Sylvan Lake and the front side of this rock. The route and rap anchors are actually on the other side of the rock that is pointed to in the photo. HTH.
By Eric Krantz
From: Black Hills
May 9, 2004
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Great climb!! I used nuts, small and medium hexes and some tricams, which seemed to work well, though would've been nice to have some large cams. This one is fun, fun and just fun, with great belay stance at the top.
By Gary Schmidt
From: Boulder, CO
Jul 4, 2007
|A great line but for most people will probably feel more like 5.8 than 5.7. It is also long and fairly sustained. A true trad classic.
By Tara Reddinger-Adams
Jul 12, 2007
|I should read the description in the guide book before leaving the ground. Don't jam it the whoel way up unless you want to make it harder than necessary. MY SO lead it with ease, I seconded it with pain and grunting. When I got to the top he asked why all the grunting, I said I was havving some trouble jamming in the wider sections. He said, "Oh, you use the face for holds, not the crack." Oops, I'll know better next time.
By randy baum
From: Minneapolis, MN
Jul 15, 2008
|What's the name and grade of the bolted climb to the right of Classic Crack? The climb's about 7 bolts long with a gear placement or two up higher. I think the grade around 10a/b.
By Brian K
From: Rapid City, SD
Jul 16, 2008
|I think it's called "Two Year Plan." My friend said it was 10d. Good route.
By Joe M
From: Beckley, wv
Sep 2, 2008
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Definitely my favorite route in the whole Needles area so far and probably in the top 3 for the entire Black Hills!!! This is a MUST do for anyone who like trad. You can pretty much sew it up the entire way and shouldnt need anything bigger than a #3 camalot. I used hand jams most of the way up and had no prblems with it. Cant wait to do it again!
By Loyd Wofford III
Sep 1, 2010
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|Lead this beauty on my first ever trip to the needles area one could only wish all trad was this good!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Joel Leusink
From: Hull, IA
May 29, 2012
|Climbed this route twice now. great fun and a great route to practice your Trad leading skills. The second time I used one 70 meter rope and just barely made it to the ground. This saved me from having to haul a second rope up a one pitch climb.
By Wilson On The Drums
From: Woodbury, MN
Sep 27, 2012
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|standard rack from small-ish .3/.4 up to 3, one set of nuts, and 8-10 draws is plenty. no need for anything bigger than a 4. bring a sling or 2, there's a couple bomber horns to sling up top. awesome, comfy belay ledge too. this route is so great!
By RustyLane
From: Minneapolis
Jun 23, 2014
|Great climb, I first climbed to add to my list of classic climbs to guide back when I guided full time. I highly recommend, solid pro and solid placements all the way to the top, when it backs off climb like a classic Black Hills climb and run it out!
By Seth Hogan
From: Frisco, Co
Jul 10, 2015
rating: 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
|Solid route, all 'round. Good gear, couple of spicy 5.8 moves and just stellar movement. Best pitch I've done in South Dakota, period.
By Ryan Emery
From: Black Hills, SD
Mar 16, 2016
|A very nice route! There are some nice jams! If you are feeling shaky on this I would recommend saving your wider gear for the top! Great view of Sylvan, carry your camera up with ya!


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The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms with center Cedric Paquette on a three-year, entry-level contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Paquette also signed an AHL ATO for the remainder of the season.
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The students of the Mendocino Community College Horticulture Department have outdone themselves once again, says Kim Lyly, agricultural technician.
?The college's annual Spring Plant Sale, held Friday and Saturday is one of the social and horticultural events of the year, attracting more than 2,000 gardeners who come to view the gardens, avail themselves of the advice of college staff and purchase the thousands of vegetables, annuals, perennials and trees ready for planting.
?"We've nearly doubled the number of vegetables for the sale," says Lyly, who oversees the event that has delighted local gardeners for over 30 years.
?Proceeds from the sale help to fund the college's horticultural program. Everything from seeds to equipment repair as well as student labor is funded by the sale.
?This year, students have grown 24 different varieties of tomatoes. "We have more tomatoes than we've ever had," Lyly notes. New varieties include a Hungarian Heart - an Oxheart variety that is prized for its lack of seeds. "We're selling a Crimson Cushion, which is an heirloom slicer, and the Peace Vine, a cherry tomato," says Lyly. Students brought back the striped Green Zebra tomato and are selling a Rose heirloom, which is pink in color. This year, Early Girl tomatoes will be available in one-gallon containers, for those wishing to get a head start on the growing season.
?A wealth of other vegetables are being offered, including dozens of varieties of sweet and hot peppers, summer and winter squash and several types of basil. Four different varieties of eggplant have been grown, along with "S" shaped Striped Armenian Cucumbers and Lemon Cucumbers. For Pumpkinfest enthusiasts, the students propagated Dill's Atlantic Giant Pumpkin starts, which will produce pumpkins in excess of 300 pounds.
?Watermelons, cantaloupes, birdhouse gourds, stevia and Blue, Red and Yukon Gold potatoes are available.
?New this year is the Egyptian Walking Onion, notes Lyly. "The onions form little bulbs on their tops which you can eat as a green onion, or you can let them form another onion," she explains. "We got a little carried away with our lettuce this year. We grew seven different varieties," she continues.
?The greenhouses are bursting with scent, color and variety. Hops, scented geraniums, Foxgloves, Rhododendrons and a variety of hardy palms are on hand, and as always, salvias, lavenders, native California plants including deer grass, coffee berry, Arroyo willow and an assortment of manzanitas have been grown. ?
?Horticulture students have been engrossed in a new project this year. Four groups of students have teamed up to replant older garden beds that were ready for a facelift. "There are five students in each group. They are working together to create the garden design, select the plants, install the hardscape, the paths, mulch and weed," says Lyly. The project gives students the opportunity to participate in real-time landscaping and garden installation, leaving a legacy that thousands of people will appreciate in years to come. "I thought we'd shut off the water," notes a sopping wet student, who got a thorough drenching when he accidentally removed a valve from an active water line. Soaked from head to toe, the waterlogged student helps pump out the irrigation hole, now looking more like a mudbath. "That's what you call hands-on learning," laughs another student. "I didn't know I'd need swim trunks for this class!" laughs the first.
?"We couldn't put the sale on without our student workers," says Lyly. The department employs five students each semester. "They receive training in everything involved with maintaining our three-acre property - irrigation, seeding, pruning, propagation and maintenance," she continues.
?The Ag Department is self-supporting, and the money raised from the plant sale pays for everything from repairs to the greenhouse to the purchase of the seeds and soil for the plant sale. "This year we'll be using some of our funds to improve our new pond. "We'll be adding a pump and installing an all-native garden around the pond," says Lyly.
?Take some time to walk in the gardens and view many of the available plants in a landscape setting. Perennials including rock rose, numerous salvias, penstemon and chocolate flower will be sold. Berry lovers can stock up on currants, gooseberries, raspberries and blueberries, and a variety of table and wine grapes are for sale.
?For the first time, a list of vegetables and perennials available at the sale will be on line at http://www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/6153/plant_sale.html. Though the college will very likely run out of vegetables, many plants will still be on hand following the sale, and Lyly encourages shoppers who missed the sale to stop by the Ag Department Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., starting next week.
?Parking is limited, as are wagons to haul purchases back to the car, but this year there will be a staffer with an electric cart on campus to help shuttle shoppers and plants to their vehicles. In addition to the plant sale, the Ceramics and Art Club will be selling their creations. The Associated Student Body will be selling cold beverages, and on Saturday, the Ukiah High School and Mendocino College Welding Departments will be displaying, selling and creating welded garden art. Additionally, glass-blown garden art will be for sale and there will be glass blowing demonstrations as well as sustainable living displays.
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Hi Lisa,
Didi you ask Dr. Fung about zoloft? I take it every day and also cholestyramine. I know how miserable it is to itch and scratch like that. I couldn't even stand to have clothes on and it was worse at night. I know itching was due to bilirubin issues but maybe it will work for hives as well.


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Professor Beier has studied neutrino interactions and properties for the past thirty years. He has been involved in experimental work on neutrinos at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Kamiokande II experiment, and the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Current work seeks
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Topic: Update on my dad.
My dad hasgone an incredible 7 years this August post diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma (klatskin tumour). He is doing relatively well. He is a bit jaundiced right now and has some ascites in his abdomen. His liver function is not bad. His albumin levels are a bit low. He had internal stents for 6 1/2 years but now has an external drain. He has lost quite a bit of weight. He is at home with us where his wife, me (his son), my wife and my 2 little children look after him. Not sure what the future holds but we remain positive.
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Genus: Bison
Species: bison
This animal's true name is the American bison, but most people call them buffalo. They are the largest terrestrial animal in North America.
Bison once dominated the grassland and prairie ecosystems of the United States. When the first explorers came to the Great Plains, it is estimated that at least 30 million bison roamed the land. By 1900, a little over 1,000 bison could be found with only a handful of wild bison left in Yellowstone National Park. What happened to the bison?
Even with speeds of over 30 miles an hour, bison could not outrun hunters. Some bison were killed for food, but often they were killed in large numbers just for fun. In addition, starting after the Civil War, bison were exterminated to make way for farmland as people settled the Great Plains.
The 1900's brought a change of fortune to the bison. Conservationists, ranchers and land owners began to see the importance of the bison to the American west ecosystem and indigenous cultures. They were bred, protected on federal lands and brought back from the brink.
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The dominant bulls (male bison) choose a female and defend her against other males through fighting. The males might butt heads or use their horns. Once the female agrees to mate, the pair mates several times.
The cows (female bison) are pregnant throughout the fall, winter and early spring. The calves are born in mid-spring to increase the likelihood of surviving the next winter. Most cows only have one offspring. Each calf weighs about 50 pounds and has reddish fur. Within an hour after birth the calf stands and, soon after, begins to walk.
The cows will care for their young for about a year - however, the calves learn to be independent pretty quickly. By the middle of their first winter, juvenile bison are feeding independently and have the typical brown fur of the adults. It will be 2-3 years for the females, and upwards of 6 years for the males, until they can breed themselves.
Bison exhibit some odd behaviors throughout the year. They roll around in dirt, create depressions (wallows) in soil with their immense weight and take dust-baths. Bison even rub their horns on trees!
Winter can be very hard on bison. The cold and lack of food can take its toll, especially if the bison is sick, injured, young or old. Very young bison have the highest risk of dying over the winter. Despite their immense size, bison still have to worry about predators. Buffalo calves can easily become the prey of a wolf pack or grizzly bear.
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Is your hair styled at all in that picture or product free? The reason I ask is because unstyled I'm 2C but it doesn't take much hold these days (now that my hair is well conditioned) to tighten my curls to 3A.
That's what mine looks like without product. When I use product it is so much curlier!
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I agree. Between 2A and 2B. More 2B I think. But yeah I think you could be much curlier


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New York -- J.C. Penney Co. has hired Brandon Tonniges, a former Abercrombie & Fitch Co. executive, as director of visual merchandising, Bloomberg reported.
Tonniges was a VP in Abercrombie's "brand senses" division, described on the chain's website as the "creative force" behind its store experience, according to the report.
Tonniges will report to a VP under Michael Fisher, who was named SVP visual presentation in March.


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3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt – Saturday, March 23, 2013
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Come on out for the 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt and many more fun activities at Parkwood Cinema!! For admission, all you need is to provide one non-perishable food item per person or a $1.00 donation per person. All proceeds will go to the Catholic Charities Food Shelf.
Activities for the day will include…
Games/Face Painting: 9:00 AM
Easter Egg Hunt: 10:00 AM
Prizes Awarded: 10:30 AM
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