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|17 Jul 2012
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|25 Oct 2005
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|Jin-kyung Kim, Sung-Weon Kang, Chang-hee Hyoung, Jin-Bong Sung, Jung-Hwan Hwang, Duck-Gun Park
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The present invention relates to a communication apparatus using the human body as a propagation medium. More particularly, it relates to a communication apparatus for generating a base-band signal and transmitting the same by using the human body as a communication channel.
Human body communication is where a signal is transmitted by using a human body rather than by using a wire. In human body communication, the electrical signal is transmitted through the human body without using electric wires since the human body conducts electricity.
Recently, various information communication apparatuses such as a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable personal computer, a digital camera, an MP3 player, and a cellular phone have been widely used. Users use information by transmitting/receiving e-mails and downloading data through these apparatuses. However, simple data transmitting/receiving cannot be achieved by using these apparatuses since they require a physical communication line (e.g., a cable), a predetermined adaptor, or a connector in order to transmit information stored in one communication device to another communication device.
Also, when apparatuses for checking health status, for example an electrocardiograph (ECG), a non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) module, and a heart monitor transmit results to a computer or other communication apparatuses so that the results are used along with other information, a physical communication line should be used as the data are transmitted between the above-described communication apparatuses.
Particularly, when these apparatuses are connected by cables in the vicinity of the human body to perform the data communication, the cables apply a load on the human body and disturb mobility of the human.
The communication apparatuses and the apparatuses for checking health status have common functions, such as display, memory, and digital signal processing functions, as well as unique functions for converting digital information into a voice signal or communicating with the Internet or other users. Accordingly, when these functions are properly applied, they can efficiently use communication resources and perform simple and easy data communication. For this purpose, human body communication has been developed.
The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the invention and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art.
The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a communication apparatus having advantages of maintaining high speed communication performance while reducing power consumption, and using a human body as a communication channel.
An exemplary human body communication apparatus using a human body as a data transmission channel is provided according to the present invention. The human body communication apparatus includes an electrode unit, a high pass filter, a comparator, and a controller. The electrode unit is placed in direct contact with the human body for transmitting a signal in a form of a current through the human body and receives the signal from the human body, and the high pass filter eliminates noise included in the signal received through the electrode unit. In addition, the comparator compares the signal transmitted through the high pass filter and a reference voltage and generates a signal waveform, and the controller recovers the signal transmitted through the comparator.
When the communication apparatus is used for transmitting data, the controller generates a base-band signal and transmits the same to the human body such that the human body is used as a transmission channel for data communication.
According to the present invention, data can be easily communicated through a human body by using an inexpensive communication apparatus that consumes less power than when using an RF module and data leakage due to hacking can be prevented since a human body can be used as a data transmission channel.
In addition, data are transmitted using a base-band signal without using an RF module, thereby enhancing energy efficiency.
In addition, a plurality of electrodes are used such that efficient data communication can be achieved by controlling the number and size of the electrodes to be appropriate for the communication status through the human body.
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention will hereinafter be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the following detailed description, only a preferred exemplary embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, simply by way of illustration. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiment may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.
Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive, and like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. Throughout this specification and the claims which follow, unless explicitly described to the contrary, the word "comprise," and variations such as "comprises" or "comprising," should be understood to imply the inclusion of the stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements.
The word "host" as used throughout the specification represents various information communication devices that are capable of transmitting data by accessing another communication apparatuses according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Thus, various devices that have a self-operation function and data processing capability can be used as hosts.
Hereinafter, a communication apparatus and a method thereof according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in
The communication apparatus 100 in a human body communication network configured as shown in
As shown in
That is, the communication apparatus 100 is in direct contact with skin through the electrode unit 110 which flows a small amount of current into the skin to measure body fat so that information can be communicated through the human body. In addition, the communication apparatus 100 realizes the human body communication when it is coupled with the host 200 so that desired data is transmitted through the human body to another communication apparatus and the other communication apparatus receives, recovers, and transmits a signal to the coupled host.
As shown in
The case of the communication apparatus 100 receiving a signal transmitted through the human body will now be described in more detail.
Being in direct contact with the human body and transmitting/receiving a signal, the electrode unit 110 flows the current that has been transmitted from the host 200 to the communication apparatus 100 and that includes the base-base signal generated from the controller 170, to the human body 300. In addition, the electrode unit 110 receives a data signal of the base-band signal transmitted through the human body where the electrode unit 110 is attached. A part "a" of
The buffer 120 reduces consumption of the current of the communication apparatus 100 by increasing input impedance thereof.
The HPF 130 eliminates noise included in the received signal through the electrode unit 110 during a transmission process through the human body. The noise is generated due to heterogeneity of components of the human body used as a data transmission channel in the present invention, and it is added to the signal during the transmission process and is eliminated by the HPF 130. When low frequency noise and high frequency noise exist in the signal, it is efficient to eliminate the noise component excluding a signal component that includes data by using a band pass filter (BPF). However, experimental results show that the communication apparatus 100 using the human body as a propagation medium has a superior signal recovery performance when using the HPF rather than using the BPF. This will be described in more detail with reference to
According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the noise in the received signal is eliminated by using the HPF 130, but a matched filter or an integrate-and-dump filter may replace the HPF 130 in the configuration of the communication apparatus 100.
The amplifier 140 amplifies the signal transmitted through the buffer 120 and the HPF 130 for easy signal recovery in the controller 170. A part "b" of
The comparator 150 compares the noise-eliminated signal with a reference voltage and outputs the signal in the form of a binary code signal. That is, the comparator 150 determines a logic "0" or a logic "1" by comparing the received signal with the reference voltage. The comparator 150 transmits a pulse waveform signal generated as a result of the comparison between the reference voltage and the received signal to the CDR unit 160. A part "c" of
The CDR unit 160 analyzes the received data frame and performs a clock and data recovery function. For clock recovery, start time and end time of each code should be known, and such time information can be included in a preamble of the transmitted data frame. Thus, the CDR unit 160 analyzes the preamble of the data frame when receiving the data from the comparator 150, checks the start time and the end time of each code, corrects a cycle of the received data signal, and detects errors. The CDR unit 160 may include a circuit commonly used for clock and data recovery.
The controller 170 checks and corrects an error in the data signal from the CDR unit 160, and recovers the signal received through the electrode unit 110. At this time, the controller 170 may use time information extracted from the CDR unit 160. The signal recovered through the above-stated process may be transmitted to the host 200 coupled with the communication apparatus 100, or may be stored in a memory (not shown) in the communication apparatus 100. A part "d" of
According to the above-stated exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the CDR unit 160 and the controller 170 are separately provided and separately used to thereby reduce a data process load and efficiently use resources, but it is possible to configure the controller 170 to perform functions of the CDR unit 160.
The case of the communication apparatus 100 transmitting a signal will now be described.
When the communication apparatus 100 that has received a data signal from a host wants to transmit the data signal through the human body 300, the controller 170 receives the data signal from the host 200 coupled with the communication apparatus 100 and performs quantization and encoding on the signal to generate a base-band signal. At this time, the controller 170 selects an encoding method that is appropriate for a communication status and generates a signal. The generated data stream may have various types of signals such as a non-return-to-zero (NRZ) signal, a return-to-zero (RZ) signal, a Manchester signal, etc. After pulse-code modulating the data, the controller 170 applies a voltage with a level that is appropriate for the communication apparatus 100, generates the base-band signal, and transmits the base-band signal to the electrode unit 110. The electrode unit 110 receives the base-band signal and outputs the signal through the human body 100 so that data can be communicated through the human body. The signal generated through the above-stated process has a waveform shown in the part "d" of
In addition, the controller 170 may have an impedance control function for controlling input and output impedance. Through the impedance control function, stable data communication can be achieved by controlling the impedance even though the impedance of the human body 300 used as a transmission channel may have been changed when a part of the human body 300 where the communication apparatus 100 is attached has been changed or health status has been changed. In addition, the controller 170 defines a communication order and rule between the communication apparatuses 100 during the data communication process to prevent a data collision phenomenon and to increase data transmission efficiency, thereby preventing waste of communication resources.
The communication apparatus 100 does not frequency-modulate using a RF module since it is configured to convert an analog signal to a base-band signal and transmit the base-band signal, and accordingly the communication apparatus 100 has low power loss according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
A part "in" of
As shown in
When the pulse signal is processed using the BPF, a sine wave pulse is output. When the sine wave pulse is processed through the comparator 150, a pulse with a non-uniform width is output. That is, a 1 bit input signal is processed to be output signals with different pulse widths, and the output signals may be delayed compared to the input signal.
Meanwhile, when an input signal is processed by using the communication apparatus 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an output pulse waveform of the HPF looks similar to the input signal as shown in
In the communication apparatus 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the HPF 130 may be replaced with a structure configured to eliminate noise based on a feed-forward method. As shown in
Signals received through the electrode unit 110 and processed through the buffer 120 has a waveform shown in a part "7 a" of
The electrode unit 110 includes a plurality of electrodes that vary in size and shape. The respective electrodes may be divided into a signal electrode for transmitting a data signal and a ground electrode and used accordingly, and intervals between the respective electrodes of the electrode unit 110 may be variously changed and used.
The switch 180 switches the plurality of electrodes included in the electrode unit 110 in accordance with a control signal of the controller 170 so that the respective electrodes function as the ground electrode or the signal electrode.
When the communication apparatus 100 is used as a transmitter and a data signal is transmitted by setting one of the plurality of electrodes of the electrode unit 110 to be the ground electrode, an output voltage of the transmitted signal can be consistently maintained such that a higher level of power may be transmitted, thereby enhancing data transmission efficiency. On the other hand, when the communication apparatus 100 is used as a receiver, the ground electrode may interrupt receiving of the signal since the power of the received signal increases in proportion to the size of the area of the human body where the electrodes are attached. Therefore, when the communication apparatus 100 is used as the receiver, the respective electrodes of the electrode unit 110 are set to be the signal electrode for receiving a signal so as to improve receiving performance.
While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Forwards Chuck Davis of Alabama and Glen Davis of LSU got the most votes for the preseason All-SEC team while Arkansas' Ronnie Brewer was picked to win player of the year honors.
The team, selected by league media, was released Thursday at media days.
Glen Davis and Chuck Davis received 32 votes apiece for All-SEC honors while Brewer received 30.
Brewer is the only returning first-team Associated Press All-SEC pick from last season.
Point guards Rajon Rondo of Kentucky (27) and Ron Steele of Alabama (16) also made the preseason team.
Brewer received 12 votes for player of the year, followed by Glen Davis (11), Chuck Davis (6), Rondo (5) and Mario Moore of Vanderbilt (1).
The second-teamers were Florida's Corey Brewer and Al Horford, Moore, Tennessee's C.J. Watson and Alabama's Jermareo Davidson.
Curtis' change
Mississippi coach Rod Barnes is expecting a big impact from sophomore center Dwayne Curtis, who sat out last season after transferring from Auburn.
"We hope that he can get us 16, 17, 18 points a game," Barnes said. "That's going to depend a lot on his conditioning. He's talented enough.
"He's definitely a double-figure guy, no question about that. Unless he gets hurt, he's going to average double figures."
Curtis played 10 minutes a game as a freshman at Auburn but transferred after coach Cliff Ellis was fired.
New coach Jeff Lebo granted him a release to switch to another SEC school, and Curtis sat out last season under NCAA transfer rules.
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Green Pie In The Sky Promises
One of the main themes of President Obama's SOTUS speech was his ad nauseum support for "green" energy's (supposed) solutions to getting America out of buying foreign oil. If you honestly believe that "green" energies are going to fuel our country by any reliable or cost-efficient manner, you might want to go soak your head. The best thing you can do is research the subject on your own and realize the POTUS is lying straight through his teeth.
If you are one of those who think that if we stop buying foreign oil we will put all of the bad guys out of business, you might want to rethink that. China, not America, is the Middle East's favorite customer, "buying just over a tenth of the crude oil exported by Gulf states. It's also Iran's top customer, taking 23 percent of Tehran's oil."
If you are one of those who think "green" energy will create jobs in the United States, you might want to rethink that one, too. This from Capitol Commentary, on how Obama's green energy proposals will bankrupt America:
The 11 US-based wind farms that received cash grants from the US Treasury have imported 695 of the 982 wind turbines that are to be installed. Since the manufacture of turbines is by far the largest employment generator in wind energy, it is estimated to have created 4,500 jobs overseas – far in excess of the jobs created in the US from these grants. And in Spain, $30 billion has been spent using taxpayer monies on "green" jobs… those positions ended up costing $855,000.00 each.
If you are one of those who think we need to be so cool like the Europeans and take on their oh so enlightened view on saving the planet with "green" energy, you might want to check out just how that worked out for Spain. This from The Heritage Foundation:
Spain is a country President Obama says the U.S. should replicate when it comes to energy policy, saying, "they're making real investments in renewable energy." But real investments aren't necessarily good investments. Another IER-commissioned study coming out of King Juan Carlos University in Madrid by Gabriel Calzada found that, for every green job created, 2.2 jobs in other sectors have been destroyed. Furthermore, Spain's government spent $758,471 to create each green job and used $36 billion in taxpayer money to invest in wind, solar, and mini-hydro from 2000-2008. The country's unemployment rate is currently at 19.4%.
If you are one of those who think windfarms are just so "ducky" and will save our wildlife through our use of "green" energy, you might want to take a flyer into their real-world consequences:
The avian mortality problem of wind power is different from bird mortality from stationary objects. As explained by the CEED Study, p. 2-15: 'Wind farms have been documented to act as both bait and executioner — rodents taking shelter at the base of turbines multiply with the protection from raptors, while in turn their greater numbers attract more raptors to the farm.'
In one week the Sekano and Barracuda found 19 tawny vultures dead under a wind farm of 11 wind turbines in the Landmark Wheel area (Zaragoza, Spain). The Department of Environment was notified and the immediate closure of the park and a moratorium on the installation of wind farms has been requested.
There is no "green" pie in the sky. There is zero truth to Obama's assertions that "green" energy will save America from anything. There is nothing but dead birds, higher unemployment, higher energy costs, and an even more bankrupt America at the end of this rainbow.
Pass the word along and wake up the zombies!
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The best plaything around in 2015 was the hoverboard, readily available from virtually any kind of e-commerce web site and also a growing number of retailers. An estimated 400,000 hoverboards shipped out of China's electronics city of Shenzhen last October alone (link in Chinese) to satisfy an
Nowadays, they're as scarce as a Daisy The Cow Beanie Infant-- and regarding as beneficial.
The US federal government said Feb. 18 that no hoverboards meet their safety criteria, and retail titans from Amazon.com to Toys R' United States have completely quit carrying them. You can not transfer them on dozens of airline companies, or on mass transit in New york city and several various other cities. Riding them is restricted in public in Britain, on New York City streets and also sidewalks, in Disney Land parks around the world, and also on lots of university universities.
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Wings & Racing at The Bryan Storer Memorial Saturday
Posted on July 20th, 2012 by Rebecca Thompson
Head on over to the Auburndale Speedway on Saturday, July 21 at 6:00 p.m. where the Bryan Storer Memorial 115 will take place. This Super Late Model Race is guaranteed to be full of action and excitement as Saturday kicks off the first annual race.
Laps are being sold for $20, and all lap money will be put into the purse. Laps and corporate sponsorship are also available.
Practice will take place Friday from 5:00 p.m.- 10 p.m., while qualifying will be held Saturday at 6:00 p.m. In the event of rain, Saturday's race will be moved to Sunday, July 22.
Admission is only $14 for spectators at the main gate, and $30 for a Pit Pass. Admission for seniors is $12. Children ages 5-12 cost $5, while children ages 4 and under are free.
Wing Competition
Don't miss the wing-eating contest beforehand from 6:00 p.m.- 6:45 p.m. Get there early, to see this finger-lickin' showdown sponsored by Hurricane Grill & Wings.
Enjoy a night of family fun and excitement with some wings and racing this Saturday night at the Auburndale Speedway!
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Subject: [TNSCOTT] Obits From The Knoxville News Sentinel 24 Oct 2003
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:39:46 EDT
>From the Knoxville News Sentinel 24 Oct 2003
ARNWINE, RUBIN LINCOLN 'R.L.' - age 65 of Niota,
HANSARD, MABEL KIRK - age 90,
TINCH, HELEN LOUISE - age 76, of Oak Ridge,
WILLOUGHBY, CHARLES CLINTON - age 80 of LaFollette,
ARNWINE, RUBIN LINCOLN 'R.L.' - age 65 of Niota, Tennessee died Tuesday
evening at his home October 21, 2003. He grew up in the Oak Grove community and
attended Oak Grove School. He was retired from Martin-Marietta in Oak Ridge,
Tenn. after 20 years of service as a firefighter. He was a member of Oak Grove
Baptist Church, in Niota, Tenn. where he served as chairman of the trustee board,
and many other areas of the church. He was a devoted and faithful member of
Oak Grove Male Chorus. He was very active in the community and served as
president of the volunteer fireman for the Union Grove fire department. He also
served as a policeman for the Athens City police department. He is preceded in
death by his parents George and Mae(Hurst) Arnwine. Brothers, Willie, Roy and
Bobby Arnwine. Sisters, Jessie and Essie Arnwine and Elsie Moore. Survivors
include his wife of 42 years, Nellie Pauline Dethridge Arnwine. One daughter
Priscilla(Brian) Melton. Two grandchildren, Keith and Shasta Melton all of Niota,
Tenn. Five brothers, and sisters-in- law, Marshall(Dorothy) Arnwine of Athens,
Tenn., George Arnwine of Gallatin, Tenn., Billy( Jessie) Arnwine of Niota,
Tenn., Wendell(Margaret) Arnwine of Niota, Tenn., Ulys Arnwine of Niota, Tenn.
Four sisters, and brothers-in-law, Cleo Rice of Elyria, Ohio, Alice(Shedrick)
Moore of Gary, Ind., Rena Moore of Cleveland, Ohio, Ora Scruggs, of Niota, Tenn.
Sisters-in-law, Eva (Eugene) Carney of Rockwood, Tenn., and Hattie Arnwine of
Athens, Tenn. Two aunts, Clemmie McCowan of Niota, Tenn. and Rose Hurst of
Buffalo, New York. A host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and many dear friends.
Funeral services will be Saturday October 25, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Grove
Baptist Church with Rev. Donnie Hickman officiating. Interment will follow at Oak
Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at
the church. Visitation by friends will begin after 12:00 noon on Friday at
M.D. Dotson & Sons Funeral Home - Athens, Tenn.
GROOMS, BLANCHE WILSON- born March 12, 1912, was the child of Audley Rhea
("A.R.") Wilson and Edna Lewis Moore Wilson, at 407 Dawson Place, south Knoxville
died Sunday evening, October 19, 2003 at the Little Creek Sanitarium at the
age of 91. The family was well-known and active in the old Graystone
Presbyterian Church. Blanche was a charter member and Ruling Elder at Parkway
Presbyterian, Sang in choirs and was active in Women of the Church throughout her life.
In retirement, she worked with FISH of Knox County and was a Red Cross
volunteer at Parkwest Hospital. She attended old Knoxville High School, graduated
from Young High School in 1930, attended Maryville College and Draughan's
Business School, and graduated from U of Tennessee with B.A. in Education. Blanche
was married to Gordon A. Grooms of Seaman, Ohio at Graystone Presbyterian
Church, May 24, 1935. The couple met as students at Maryville College. Upon
marriage, Blanche Grooms moved to southern Ohio. In 1943 the family moved to Oak
Ridge, Tenn, where Mr. Grooms was employed by Eastman Kodak and later Union
Carbide. For several intervening years, the family lived in Florida, Moore Haven and
then Inverness, where Mr. Grooms was a high school principal and she was the
school secretary. Blanche taught in Knox County schools - Galbreath '32-'35 and
later at several others including Hardin Valley, Ball Camp, Ridgedale, Cedar
Bluff and Karns and retired in 1973. The family purchased and operated a large
farm in the HardinValley-Solway community in 1954 and remained there until
Blanche moved to Shannondale's Retirement and Assisted Living facilities. In
February, 2003, she moved to Little Creek Sanitarium on Northshore Drive. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Gordon A. Grooms, siblings ,Eugene M.
Wilson, Theron D. Wilson, Marshall A. Wilson, Catherine Wilson Kennette, Willett R.
Wilson, H. Clark Wilson, and Dr. Frank E. Wilson. Survivors: sister, Mary
Wilson Clark of Maryville; children, Gaye Grooms Greer Honeycutt and husband
Kenneth E. of Knoxville, Gary A. Grooms and wife Ann McGuire Grooms of
Gainesville, Fla., Dennis P. Grooms and wife Linda East Grooms of Harriman, and Dale A.
Grooms and wife Shari Harb Grooms of Knoxville; grandchildren, Jan Greer
Pipkin, Lisa Greer Prater, Leslie Greer Knox, Greg A. Grooms, Kathryn Grooms,
Barbara Grooms, Paula E. Grooms, and Ryan Grooms, deceased; great-grandchildren
Jessica Pipkin, Patrick Wilson Pipkin, Tyler Knox, Kerrie Knox, Mark Prater,
Rachel Prater, and Harrison Rinda Grooms. A Memorial Service to honor her life will
be held at 11 a.m. Saturday October 25, 2003 at Parkway Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Charles Book, former pastor of the church, and Rev. Jody McKewen will
officiate. The family will greet friends in the Fellowship Hall after the
service. The immediate family will have a private interment at Oak Ridge Memorial
Gardens. Friends who may wish are invited to contribute in her name to the
Parkway Presbyterian Church's Building Fund instead of sending flowers. Click
Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the family of
Blanche Wilson Grooms. www.clickfuneralhome.com
HANSARD, MABEL KIRK - age 90, went home to her heavenly Father, October 20,
2003. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph A. Hansard; parents,
James E. and Rosa Lee Lewis Kirk; brothers, Edgar and Curtis Kirk; and sister,
Georgia Kirk. She was the last surviving charter member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church of Anderson County. She was a member of the Eastern Star in
Andersonville and was Past Worthy Matron. She was invited to attend the General Grand
Chapter of OES of Milwaukee, Wis. in 1970 and sang in the Grand Choir. Survivors
include, daughter and son in law, Marleen and Don Henderson of Greensboro, NC;
son and daughter in law James R. and Nancy Hansard of Farragut; 7
grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren; sisters, Edna Foster
and Alby Fortham. She was a wonderful mother and will be sadly missed by all who
knew and loved her. Funeral service 8 p.m. Friday in Mynatt's Chapel, Rev.
Eddie Myers officiating. Family and friends will meet at Greenwood Cemetery for
graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made
to a hospice program of your choice. The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m.
Friday at Mynatt Funeral Home.
TINCH, HELEN LOUISE - age 76, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, October 22, 2003
at Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. Born October 14, 1927 in
Knox County, TN, she was the daughter of Samuel Layman Sparks and Bessie Lea
McNutt Sparks. She was a homemaker and a member of the Westside Community
Church of God in Solway. Preceded in death by her husband, Hobart Randalls Tinch,
Sr., September 18, 2003 and four brothers, Frank, Junior, John and Fritz
Sparks. Survived by: sons, Scott Allen Tinch of Oak Ridge and Rev. Randy Tinch and
wife Sharon of Knoxville; brothers, Thomas Sparks and wife Katherine of New
Port Richey, FL, I. A. Sparks and wife Joyce and Bill Sparks and wife Celia, all
of Knoxville, Jim Sparks and wife Dixie of Scottsboro, Al and Herbert Sparks
and wife Nora of Powell; grandchildren, Jessica Blair Tinch of Oak Ridge,
Angela Heatherly and husband Stan of Kissimmee, FL and Timothy Randals Tinch and
wife Margaret of Knoxville and; great grandchildren, Justin Tinch and Daulton
Jackson of Kissimmee, FL. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 24,
2003 at 8:00pm at the Westside Community Church of God with Rev. Randy Tinch
and Rev. I. A. Sparks officiating. Graveside services are Saturday at 11:00am
at Sherwood Memorial Gardens in Knoxville. The family will receive friends on
Friday from 6:00 - 8:00pm at the church. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of
the arrangements. www.weatherfordmortuary.com
WILLOUGHBY, CHARLES CLINTON - age 80 of LaFollette, passed away Thursday,
October 23, 2003 at the St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County. He was a
member of the Davis Chapel Community Baptist Church. Charles was a loving
husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and brother who enjoyed spending
time with his family and friends. He also enjoyed farming. Charles will be
sadly missed by family and friends He was a veteran of WW II. He was preceded in
death by 1st wife, Hazel Hatmaker Willoughby; daughter, Linda Sue Willoughby;
parents, William Canada and Florence Bowman Willoughby; brother, Louis G.
Willoughby; step son, Arnold D. Wilson. Mr. Willoughby is survived by wife, Jewell
Willoughby; son, Michael Willoughby, both of LaFollette; daughter, Patsy
Goins of Jacksboro; daughter and son in law, Tammy and James Taylor of Duff;
daughter in law, Edith Wilson of Jacksboro; 3 grandchildren and 6 great
grandchildren; brother, Jesse L. Willoughby of Sedalia, Mo.; sisters, China and Martha
Ann Willoughby both of LaFollette; several nieces and nephews and a host of
other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 8 p.m. Friday in the Chapel
of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Darrell Edwards and Brother Poe Bostic
officiating. Interment will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Woodlawn Cemetery with
full military honors by the Campbell County Honor Guard. The family will receive
friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday before funeral services. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to Davis Chapel Community Baptist Church Building Fund.
Martin Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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Though Xceed thrived when mortgage rules were incredibly lax, the federal government has since cracked down on amortization periods, maxing them out at 30 years for borrowers who put less than 20 per cent down. Moreover, the maximum amount that homeowners can borrow when they refinance has dropped to 85 per cent of the value of their house, down from 90 per cent.
It turns out that seven months after Xceed made its drastic announcement, management felt confident enough to start getting back in the game. After re-organizing sales and underwriting teams and putting together new insured products, management decided the firm could start offering brokered mortgages again in the fourth quarter, albeit on a "limited scale."
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The Fairfield Lions Club has donated $400 to the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department's pool and gym project. The club donated the money from the proceeds of its spring raffle. Lions Club member Dave Eastburn, left, presents the check to pool and gym task force members, from left, Jodi Kerr, Dan Breen and Tammy Dunbar.


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Three-pointers carry Craig over Sun Prairie
Craig made seven of its 10 first half three-pointers for a 32-21 halftime lead and held on for the 56-44 win in a Big Eight Conference game.
�It is kind of ironic, because coach Suter said, �No three-pointers until the ball gets inside,� and I don�t think we went inside much in that first quarter,� Craig senior Lucas Burns said.
�We start out most games shooting like that, but tonight they were going in, and everyone was making the extra pass, and we were knocking them down for once.�
Instead, it was Sun Prairie�s Jay Swanson who got upset after seeing his Cardinals (5-12, 4-9) suffer through an eight-minute scoring drought. The first-year coach slammed down his water bottle while disputing a foul call as the Craig lead grew to 32-13 after a 15-0 run with 1:16 left in the first half.
Kyke Goike and Cooper Cullen opened Craig�s second-quarter run with back-to-back three-pointers as the Cougars connected on six of their first eight three-point attempts.
Sun Prairie closed the half with an 8-0 finish, but the damage was done.
The Cougars (8-4, 12-5) finished with nine three-pointers in 20 attempts against the Sun Prairie�s 2-3 zone defense.
�I love the zone because most times you can pick it apart,� said Burns, who had four three-pointers and 23 points. �Most of our team are shooters, so we all love zones.�
Cullen added three three-pointers and 13 points, while teammate JoJo Pregont had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Craig also outrebounded Sun Prairie, 34-24.
Mike Munz had 17 points to lead Sun Prairie, which was coming off a 60-47 loss to Madison Memorial on Thursday.
The Cardinals pulled within 37-30 in the third quarter on Munz�s deep three-pointer, but Burns answered on the next possession with a deep three-pointer of his own. Goike then added a layup to close out the quarter and end the Cardinals� only threat.
�I was concerned coming off the two days we had off because of the weather,� said Suter, whose team could not practice Wednesday and Thursday because of the weather-related school closings. �But they came out ready to play. And when the ball goes in, you look pretty good.
�The thing that pleased me the most was our unselfish play. We moved the ball against that zone and got good looks and knocked them down.�
Craig (56)�Cullen, 4-2-13; Goike, 3-0-8; Pregont, 4-2-10; Burns, 8-3-23; Koeberl, 1-0-2. Totals: 20-7-56.
Sun Prairie (44)�Handel, 1-2-5; Cobb, 2-0-4; Boos, 2-0-4; Munz, 7-0-17; Walden, 1-1-3; McIlquham, 2-0-4; Enstad, 1-0-2; Wright, 0-1-1; Rhode, 1-0-2; Opps, 1-0-2. Totals: 18-4-44.
Janesville Craig 17 15 10 14�56
Sun Prairie 13 8 9 14�44
Three-point goals�Craig 9 (Cullen 3, Burns 4, Goike 2), Sun Prairie 4 (Munz 3, Handel) Free throws missed�Craig 5, Sun Prairie 3. Total fouls�Craig 11, Sun Prairie 10.
Sophomores�Sun Prairie 63, Craig 42.
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text: I am sure a lot of this has already been posted, but I don't have the time to dig... So I am hoping for some words of wisdom! I am having trouble with my car getting hot on days when there is any humidity in the air and when I have to break for stoplights. I fluched the coolant and replaced the stat (180 degrees). Took it for a cruise and it was good until I started getting up into the pipe, then it started to climb again. I do have a smaller fan but it seems to pull air pretty good. Also I drove the car in this morning and the weather was nice and cool, didn't have any trouble at all. Should I just not worry abou this? Another ??? is what's up with the no muffler from the factory on my car? I have the setup with 4 cat's and then it's straight pipe from there back! Kind of cool but some times, annoyingly loud! I would like to put a muffler on but do not know that I could afford the entire cat-back system right at the moment. I think I have finally got my TV cable where I like it. Took it down to the local backyard mechanic and he adjusted and said that he had it where it needed to be. Well, that just wasn't so, because iot sucked! It would go through all of the gears before I would even get a half a block! No good... So I moved it a little to where I thoght it should be and it seems better. Being that I am a real novice at this I am still not real sure, but I know what is real bad and what seems good anyways. By the way this is juat a poochie AOD with a Superchip and shift kit, also a supposed stall, K&N cold air intake fender mount. I have taken real good care of her and only fed it the best! (92-93 Premo and some synthetics) So if anyone has anywords of wisdom for me, I would be greatly appreciative. Oh and I did by a temp gauge, but I still don't think that is going to tell me much different!


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Captain America
| Name
| Super Move
|Steven "Steve" Rogers
|Heightened peak of human physical and mental conditioning, Expert acrobat, tactician and marksman, Master martial artist and shield fighter, Excellent field commander, Vibranium shield with hyperkinetic senses, Duralumin scale armor
| Alias
| First Appearance
|Captain America, Nomad, The Captain, Brett Hendrick, Roger Stevens, Weapon 1, Spider-King
|Captain America Comics #1
| Nemeses
| Place of Origin
|Red Skull, HYDRA, Viper, A.I.M., Wax Man, Hangman, White Death, Black Talon, Baron Zemo, Kang the Conqueror, Immortus, Dr. Faustus, Scourge of the Underworld, Flag-Smasher, Winter Soldier, Crossbones, Sin (Skadi), Ultron, Nuke, Imitator, Neo-Nazism, Armin Zola, Aleksander Lukin, M.O.D.O.K.
|Manhattan, NY
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Decades later, his body was discovered trapped in ice, preserved in a state of suspended animation! Upon his revival, Captain America joined the Avengers and once again took up the heroic battle against evil.
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Little Mix have announced that they will release their own make-up range with cosmetics brand Collection.
The range will see products that will allow fans to copy the individual styles of each band member; Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall.
Edwards, who is engaged to One Direction's Zayn Malik, said, "We are so so excited to unveil our new range to all you make-up lovers out there."
She continued, "As you know we all love dressing up and experimenting with different looks, so creating our own make-up was a dream come true. We designed the collection ourselves and we've all chosen products that reflect our personalities."
Little Mix by Collection will be available to buy from September.


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Potential watering ban approaching
WORTHINGTON —With one month until the city of Worthington's possible watering ban on non-essential usage, water levels continue to drop.
"It was down a little bit from last week, which is fairly typical," Worthington Public Utilities General Manager Scott Hain said. "When we get to this time of year, it is going down unless we get some rain showers. That's the beauty of the chart — it's showing things relative, but yeah, it got a little farther away from average from last week."
Well 26 — the one used to measure the levels — had a reading of 27 feet, 8 inches last week. That is still below the average at which the Water and Light Commission decided a Nov. 1 ban would be implemented.
"It didn't take a real nasty drop — it actually dropped eight inches this week," Hain said. "It dropped six inches last week. We're at the point in the year where were start to see drops of that magnitude from time to time."
Even though it wasn't a drastic drop, the levels are still going the wrong way to avoid a ban.
"Where we're at now, we have quite a ways to go," Hain said. "We are 3 feet, 7 inches below average as of today. Is it possible that the well could bounce back in the next five weeks? It's possible. Is it probable? Absolutely not, based on history."
If there is a positive, it's that the water level is closer to reaching that 15-year average mark — the level when a ban would not be needed — than it is to the 70 percent of the same average, the point where a ban is automatic.
"We're better than halfway between the average and the trigger point for a ban, which is 70 percent of the average," Hain said. "Another bright point is we're 4 feet, 1 inch better than we were at the same time last year."
If there isn't substantial precipitation soon, the ban will automatically be triggered on Nov. 1.
"They (commission members) felt there was some advantage to rolling into the fall with the ban on so people knew that going into the spring and fall," Hain said. "If we're still floating around in the (area between the full 15-year average and 70 percent) come Nov. 1, we'll go ahead and implement the ban, which would stay on until we get back to 100 percent of the 15-year average."
A year ago, the ban was implemented in late October.
"Typically when we get to that time of the year, there's nobody doing a lot of lawn irrigation or anything at that point in time," Hain said. "But the fact that it goes on then is stuck in people's minds. The biggest advantage then is going into the spring, they know the ban is on. They can plan accordingly that way."
While there isn't much irrigation going on that late in the year, Hain added the Nov. 1 ban will give people an opportunity for planning.
"I was getting calls as early as January last year with people wondering where we were at because of plans. One example was the city park department wondering about getting their planting started for hanging baskets downtown," Hain said. "The other things were folks talking about establishing lawns and things like that. That was a lot of discussion over the numerous meetings the commission discussed. ... We wanted to make sure we give people as much notice as possible that those non-essential uses are going to be prohibited."
The ban would be lifted — like it was June 28 this year — once the water level in Well 26 is at the 15-year average. But for that to happen, the area would need to get substantial precipitation. One of the issues in early 2013 was also the lack of moisture in the ground.
"When we did get rain, it wasn't running off and it wasn't filtering down because the soil was so dry," Hain said. "If we can get the soil moisture up and get that saturated, then the rain falls on that and that increases the run off a little bit. But more importantly, it filters through the soil and gets out of there faster and gets down to the aquifer, which is what we're shooting for."


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Table of 34 Core Disorders
Below is a table summarizing the 34 core disorders for which the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (SACHDNC) recommends newborns be screened as of November 2016.
The table is adapted from the SACHDNC Recommended Uniform Screening Panel.
|Type of disorder
|Metabolic: Organic acid
|Propionic acidemia (PROP)
|Methylmalonic acidemia (methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, MUT)
|Methylmalonic acidemia (cobalamin disorders; Cbl A, B)
|Isovaleric acidemia (IVA)
|3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency (3-MCC)
|3-Hydroxy-3-methyglutaric aciduria (HMG)
|Holocarboxylase synthase deficiency (MCD)
|ß-Ketothiolase deficiency (ßKT)
|Glutaric acidemia type I (GA1)
|Metabolic: Fatty acid oxidation
|Carnitine uptake defect/carnitine transport defect (CUD)
|Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCAD)
|Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCAD)
|Long-chain L-3 hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHAD)
|Trifunctional protein deficiency (TFP)
|Metabolic: Amino acid
|Argininosuccinic aciduria (ASA)
|Citrullinemia, type I (CIT)
|Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)
|Homocystinuria (HCY)
|Classic phenylketonuria (PKU)
|Tyrosinemia, type I (TYR I)
|Primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH)
|Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
|S,S disease (Sickle cell anemia) (Hb SS)
|S, ß-thalassemia (Hb S/ßTh)
|S,C disease (Hb S/C)
|Biotinidase deficiency (BIOT)
|Cystic fibrosis (CF)
|Classic galactosemia (GALT)
|Glycogen storage disease type II (Pompe, GSD II)
|Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I)
|X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD)
|Severe combined immunodeficiences (SCID)
|Non-laboratory tests
|Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD)
|Hearing loss (HEAR)


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Inaugural MaxPreps High School Sports Digital Media Awards
June 13, 2014 by MaxPreps, AZPreps365
Taking some inspiration from Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated, we present the 2013-14 MaxPreps High School Sports Digital Media Awards.
2013-14 MaxPreps High School Sports Digital Media Awards
Best Online High School Sports Coverage (Top 40 Media Markets)
These media outlets have combined award-winning coverage with cutting-edge digital presentation. Markets based on 2013-14 Nielsen DMA rankings.
Arizona Republic/AZCentral.com (@azcs): Thanks in large part to the incomparable Richard Obert (more on him later), readers of AZCentral.com are well-versed on the local high school sports scene.
Chicago Sun-Times (@hscubenews): Not afraid to tackle a big story (the Curie boys basketball eligibility squabble comes to mind), the Sun-Times covers Windy City high school sports exhaustively.
Dallas Morning News (@SportsDayHS): Recent coverage of the tragic murder of a Dallas basketball player — and the fallout that led to double-digit firings — has been gripping. It's a go-to media source in a hotbed for high school sports.
NJ.com (@njdotcom): NJ.com doesn't fit neatly into one media market, but through its network of affiliates (namely the Newark Star-Ledger), it provides in-depth coverage throughout much of the Garden State.
Washington Post (@washingtonpost): The Post has built a strong brand under the banner of All-Met Sports, and covers a diverse cross-section of schools across Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Others worthy of mention: Cleveland Plain Dealer, Deseret News, Indianapolis Star, Los Angeles Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, MLive.com (Michigan), Philadelphia Inquirer/Philly.com, Tampa Bay Times
Congrats to Julia Hollingsworth of Ennis (@EnnisISD), our softball player of the year: http://t.co/89ANKImnHn pic.twitter.com/ZvfEAR8x1m— SportsDayHS (@SportsDayHS) June 12, 2014
Best Online High School Sports Coverage (Outside Top 40 Media Markets)
Big-time coverage outside of big-time markets.
Honolulu Advertiser/Hawaii Prep World (@HawaiiPrepWorld): The site features an attractive, simple layout loaded with multimedia features.
The Times-Picayune (@nolanews): Though outside the top 40 media markets, New Orleans is a major league city — as is Nola.com's high school sports coverage. It's a hub for recruiting info in an area rich with football talent.
Omaha World-Herald (@OWHnews): The OWH provides statewide coverage through the NEPrepZone.com portal.
Others worthy of mention: Florida Times-Union, Fort Myers News-Press, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Best Independent Coverage of High School Sports
Specialized, spectacular coverage from sites not attached to a newspaper or major media network.
Cal-Hi Sports (@CalHiSports): The trio of Mark Tennis, Ronnie Flores and Harold Abend is legendary out West.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football (@dctf): A pioneer in high school football and recruiting coverage, the site also features Lone Star State college and pro teams.
HoopSeen (@hoopseen): Thanks to Justin Young, there are very few secrets in Georgia high school basketball.
JJHuddle (@jjhuddlenews): Eric Frantz and his team have created an institution in Ohio. The site also produces a popular football preview magazine.
Source Hoops (@SourceHoops): Thanks to an influx of international transfers and powerhouse independent programs, the Florida high school basketball scene is booming. This site is all over it.
TexasHSFootball (@texashsfootball): TexasHSFootball is a comprehensive source for Texas high school football and recruiting coverage with over 57,000 followers on Twitter.
Wisconsin Sports Network (@wissportsnet): It's not an entirely independent entity, but there may not be a more complete state-level site in America. Travis Wilson and Mark Miller do things the right way.
Others worthy of mention: PrepNation, indiHoops, D1Circuit, Blue Star Media
WIAA Spring Baseball State Tournament Preview, TV/Streaming info, schedule & more — http://t.co/9q87FomYqE— WisSports.net (@wissportsnet) June 12, 2014
Prolific Prep Writers
A look at some of the best high school sports writers in America. These guys are informative — and popular on Twitter.
Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee (@SacBee_JoeD): We might be a bit biased because he has been known to moonlight for MaxPreps in the past. But the Oregon native is a media machine. In addition to his writing duties, he co-hosts a show on Comcast SportsNet and has built up a following of over 13,000 on Twitter.
Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star (@KyleNeddenriep): Taking advantage of his location in a hoops hotbed, Neddenreip has become a must-follow for fans looking for info on local recruits. He has Nearly 14,000 followers on Twitter.
Richard Obert, Arizona Republic/AZCentral.com (@azc_obert): An industry legend, Obert is the source for high school sports in the Valley of the Sun.
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times (@latsondheimer): Nobody is embedded deeper in Southern California high school sports than Sondheimer. If something big happens in this vast coverage area, it's a good bet he breaks the story.
Langston Wertz Jr., Charlotte Observer (@langstonwertzjr): Someone who provides a steady stream of information via Twitter (over 30,000 tweets and he's a joy to follow), every high school coach and athlete in the Charlotte area knows Mr. Wertz.
Others worthy of mention: Neil Devlin (Denver Post), Mike Dyer (Cincinnati Enquirer), Andre Fernandez (Miami Herald), Angel Verdejo (Houston Chronicle), Matt Wixon (Dallas Morning News), so many more we will save the pandering. Be on the lookout in 2014-15 as we hope to make the media awards an annual tradition.
Best Use of Twitter by Team/School
Keeping fans informed one tweet at a time.
Katy (Texas) – @Katyfootball: One of the Lone Star State's most tradition-rich programs has embraced this social media era. The Tigers get it. "Breaking News: We've ALL committed to.......Katy HS and winning state in 2014 :)," read a May 30 post. The program's Twitter account has over 5,000 followers.
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) – @DeMathaCatholic: The Twitter feed provides updates on current and former Stags. And with former student-athletes representing the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference school in nearly every major professional sport, there are plenty of updates to provide — nearly 11,000 since hitting the Twittersphere in May of 2011.
Hoover (Ala.) – @HooverAthletics: The Bucs are a juggernaut in Alabama high school sports, winning over 100 team state championships since 1994. Hoover also gets it done in the social media world, cranking out an average of 300 tweets per month. It's also your home for updates on 1995 graduate and American Idol winner Taylor Hicks.
More must-follows:
Glendora (Calif.) baseball – @GlendoraBasebal
Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) football – @gcfootball
Kentlake (Kent, Wash.) football – @KentlakeFalcons
Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.) basketball – @MillerGroveHoop
Orange Lutheran (Calif.) – @WeAreOLu
Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) basketball – @PVIHoops
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) football – @STA_Football
Who's ready for SAC tomorrow? #BattleBack pic.twitter.com/M8XqfNRQcW— Katy Football (@Katyfootball) June 8, 2014
Football Recruiting Insiders
Follow these five for everything you want to know about football recruiting.
Michael Carvell, Atlanta Journal Constitution (@recruitingajc): A news-breaking machine deep in SEC territory.
Mike Farrell, Rivals (@rivalsmike): His Twitter bio says it all, "National Recruiting Director for Rivals.com and simply the Godfather of recruiting." He has over 43,000 followers.
Brandon Huffman, Scout (@BrandonHuffman): Scout's National Analyst comes strong with the West Coast scoops.
J.C. Shurburtt, 247Sports (@jcshurburtt): His 27,000 Twitter followers speak to his grasp of the football recruiting landscape.
Steve Wiltfong, 247Sports (@SWiltfong247): A scoop machine in the Upper Midwest, Wiltfong is another big reason why 247Sports has closed the gap on more established brands in a hurry.
Basketball Recruiting Insiders
Follow these five for everything you want to know about basketball recruiting.
Jeff Borzello, CBSSports.com (@jeffborzello): As an added bonus to his coverage of college basketball and recruiting, the University of Delaware product is currently banging out World Cup stories. Versatile. Talented. Well-dressed.
Eric Bossi, Rivals (@ebosshoops): Bossi is a veteran on the circuit who always delivers quality content. His entertaining Twitter feed has over 20,000 followers.
Evan Daniels, Scout (@EvanDaniels): Nobody is breaking more big basketball recruiting stories than Daniels right now. He's also a go-to guy for restaurant recommendations.
Alex Kline, Rivals/The Recruit Scoop (@TheRecruitScoop): The 20-year-old Syracuse student is a never-ending stream of recruiting information. He also runs the Mary Kline Classic, a May all-star game that has raised $86,000 for cancer research since 2011.
Jerry Meyer, 247Sports (@jerrymeyer247): A highly respected talent evaluator, Meyer's move to 247Sports in 2012 helped legitimize the site's basketball efforts.
Hottest Viral Stories/Videos
Content that moved the needle in 2013-14.
Allen High School's $60 million stadium closing: There has been a fascination with this extravagant Texas facility since it opened in the fall of 2012. Julieta Chiquillo of the Dallas Morning News detailed the design flaws that will shut it down for now.
Thon Maker mixtape: Maker, a native of Australia by way of South Sudan, is one of the most intriguing basketball prospects to come along in years. CityLeagueHoopsTV released a Maker mixtape back in February and it spread like wildfire (over 1.1 million hits on YouTube).
194 pitches in 14 innings: Our own Stephen Spiewak helped make this a national story. Much debate followed and Rochester coach Jerry Striegel later expressed regret over allowing the marathon effort.
'Wrecking Ball' trick play: Undoubtedly the trick play of the year in high school football, Spiewak was also responsible for bringing this to the masses. It's been viewed over 2 million times on YouTube.
Curie forfeits victories: O'Brien of the Sun-Times was all over this saga, an eligibility controversy swirling around arguably the best team in the state of Illinois featuring National Player of the Year candidate Cliff Alexander. When it was all said and done, Curie was forced to forfeit all of its victories from the 2013-14 season — including a victory over then-national No. 1 Montverde Academy at the Spalding Hoophall Classic.
400-pound running back: Plus-sized running back Tony Picard of White Swan (Wash.) became a national sensation after being featured by Indian Country Today Media Network and Bleacher Report.
Peter Swindell's trick kick: Another find by Spiewak, this was made to go viral. No set-up needed, short and simply incredible.
Nine-year-old girl playing varsity basketball in Florida: Jaden Newman's older brother, Julian, was one of the hottest stories on MaxPreps.com in 2012-13. Jaden stole his thunder this winter. Michael Kruse of the Tampa Bay Times wrote this piece on the Newman family back in February.
Best Innovation in High School Sports/Recruiting Coverage
We are standing tall and naming a winner in this category because it wasn't close. The introduction 247Sports.com's Crystal Ball has been a massive success. The prediction scorecard brought a breath of fresh air to the recruiting niche. Opening the door to athletes and fans to weigh in should only make things more interesting.


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Those of you who thought the $200 million claim was a tad exorbitant can take comfort the knowledge it was indeed false. Ken Levine, the creator of the BioShock franchise and co-founder of Irrational Games, took to Twitter to debunk the report:
"200 million for Infinite? Did someone send some checks to the wrong address?" wrote Levine.
Irrational Games' BioShock: Infinite is reported to have cost 2K around $200 million.
That's according to unnamed analysts speaking with the New York Times, who said that development of the shooter cost "upward of $100 million."
It's worth noting this does not include marketing costs, which supposedly adds roughly another $100 million to the game's total.
This makes BioShock: Infinite one of the most expensive videogames ever conceived. By comparison, Grand Theft Auto IV is estimated to have a budget of $100 million (again, this is minus marketing), while Gran Turismo 5 cost around $80 million.
Dreamcast cult hit Shenmue is another well-document title in regards to development costs, totalling $70 million back in 1999. At the time, it was the most expensive videogame ever made.
BioShock: Infinite hits stores on March 26. PSU.com will have our review up early next week, so stay tuned.
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TORONTO -- For a brief moment, Blaine Manning toyed with the idea of rushing home to join the Rush.
It had been many years since Manning had played lacrosse in the Edmonton area and then all of a sudden, a new pro franchise popped up. The thought, though, was in and out of Manning's head with the same speed that the two-time NLL All-Pro can release his shot.
"It was in the back of my mind how cool it would be to play with my old friends and in front of my family. But it was in my mind quick and then I snapped out of it," said Manning, a standout forward for the Toronto Rock, who host the Rush tonight.
And to be clear, the Rock had no intention of letting Manning get away.
"There was some discussion in a joking manner," said A.J. Jomha, the Rush's director of lacrosse operations. "Their response was that he was unequivocally not on the table."
Manning would have been a great fit for the Rush. Just last season, the 25-year-old made a 10-point splash against Calgary, tied the franchise record with a six-goal burst against Minnesota, racked up one nine-point night and three eight-point performances and appeared in his second NLL all-star game. But even with the Rock off to such a poor start to the 2006 season, Manning wasn't prepared to give up his situation in Toronto for a move to Edmonton.
"These have been the best four years of my life - other than the fact we're 0-4 right now," said the Sherwood Park product and 2002 NLL Rookie of the Year.
Manning has helped the Rock win three Champion's Cups in the last four years and is among the highest-paid players in the league. Off the floor, he holds a job with the bond brokerage firm Shorcan where he works on million-dollar transactions every day.
He's also become a celebrity of sorts by appearing in a TV ad, delivering the line "Blaine Manning, Esquire."
"I've never heard the end of that," laughed Manning, who is currently third in Rock scoring with five goals and nine assists. "But I did get some nice watches out of it."
Perhaps he'd be willing to share some of that bling with the many familiar faces in the Rush lineup. Manning was the best man at Darren Hillier's wedding this past summer. He's played with Kevin Howard several times, suited up with Andrew Turner for Victoria in the 2003 Mann Cup, and his first coach in novice lacrosse was Jamey Bowen.
"Jamey was a guy that I always looked up to," said Manning. "He's such an unbelievable talent. I just love watching him play."
The admiration is mutual.
"I never dreamed he'd be as good as he is. I guess you could say the pupil has outshone the teacher,"said Bowen.
"When I was coaching him, he was kind of small but he had great vision.
"I was coming out of the league two years ago and he was just becoming a star. I think some of those younger guys thought it was pretty cool to play with me. Now I'm back in the league and I think it's pretty cool to be playing against him."


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We love to give shout-outs to positive media coverage of pit bulls...and even more so when this coverage recognizes our partners and volunteers!
Click here to watch a dog-focused spot on CityTV's Breakfast Television. It starts with an interview of Jacqueline from Aqua Paws Hydrotherapy - a generous lady who loves strong breeds and donates therapy time to shelter dogs. She's a long-time volunteer with the SPCA and has also worked with HugABull foster dogs who needed hydrotherapy after injury. Jacqueline took the ultimate pittie plunge last fall when she adopted a HugABull dog of her own, after falling in love with red-nosed Stevie (pictured above) during a foster stay.
The second part of the Breakfast TV spot shows Kim, the manager of the Vancouver SPCA, giving a short demo on clicker training, using a beautiful and well-mannered pit bull as a demo dog.
HugABull supporters, rotties, pit bulls, and training advice all in one five-minute spot? This media coverage gets a thumbs-up!
Here is the full Breakfast Television link:
Friday, April 9, 2010
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Mr. KINGSTON. I thank the gentleman from Kentucky.
Mr. Speaker, I want to say that we are here tonight to keep the government open. I keep hearing that we want to shut the government down. And yet this is actually our third attempt to send something to the U.S. Senate to give them an opportunity to negotiate with us.
And why are we here talking about a continuing resolution to begin with? We're here because this year, the House Appropriations Committee, with my colleagues on the other side, has passed five separate appropriations bills. There are 12 in total. Unfortunately, during the time period that we've passed five, the Senate has passed zero. Last year, the House passed seven and the Senate passed one.
After a while, you see there's a pattern. The Senate doesn't want to work on regular order. The Senate really does prefer continuing resolutions because then they can pull stunts like the one Harry Reid is doing now.
You know, Mr. Speaker, where were they yesterday? Where were they this weekend? The Senate adjourned. Where was the President? He was playing golf. He was so concerned about the government being shut down.
Now, what is the issue with ObamaCare? The Speaker at the time, Ms. Pelosi, said we need to pass the bill so we can find out what's in it.
Now, that bill has grown to 7.5 feet in height, and we are reading what's in it. But two things we know that it does not accomplish is it does not decrease the cost of health care, and it does not increase the accessibility. Those were the two major objectives. Those were the selling points.
Health care is one-sixth of the economy. Therefore, I think it's the right thing to fight over.
This is something that affects every American. We know already that premiums have skyrocketed under ObamaCare and that they will only grow worse. We also know that many major companies and smaller companies are stopping providing insurance to their employees. Accessibility is going down as well.
So ObamaCare has been a failure. Why is it that the Democrat Party believes in it so bad? Even when it fails, they can't let go. I don't think it's a bad thing to say, hey, you know what, we were wrong. We tried to decrease the cost of health care, we tried to increase the accessibility, but we did not achieve that. Therefore, maybe Harry Reid should sit down with Speaker Boehner. Maybe the President of the United States can interrupt his negotiations with the Iranians and come and talk to the Americans, i.e., Republican Americans. I think it would be a good thing. Again, Mr. Speaker, this will be our third attempt to work with the Harry Reid Democrats to keep the government open.
But I want to say this also to my friends on the other side of the aisle who have said they want to shut down the government. Let me mention, we had 17 shutdowns since 1976. And often one might say, well, that's when you had split government.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. The gentleman is recognized for an additional 1 minute.
Mr. KINGSTON. In 1977, the government shut down three separate times--once for 8 days, a second time for 8 days, and another time for 12 days. The Democrats controlled the House, the Democrats controlled the Senate, and there was a Democrat in the White House. Indeed, over the history of the last 25 years, there have been a number of government shutdowns until the Senate, the House, and the White House sat down and negotiated. That's all we're saying tonight is, you know what, we understand we don't control government, but we are willing to negotiate.
It is time for cooler heads to prevail in the U.S. Senate. It's time for the U.S. Senate to have some adult leadership and sit down with House leadership and hammer out the differences. That's why we're here right now, while the Senate, I believe, has already gone home. I guess the President is no longer playing golf. But we are ready to negotiate.
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SAN DIEGO - In a Saturday dominated by pitching, Utah Valley University and the University of San Diego split a Pacific Coast Softball Conference doubleheader. The home standing Toreros took game one, 3-2, before the Wolverines countered with a 1-0 victory in game two. Not one of the day's four pitchers surrendered an earned run.
Looking to bounce back from a game one defeat, UVU (26-16, 8-6 PCSC) got a monster outing from starting pitcher Josi Summers. The sophomore went the distance, throwing seven scoreless innings and allowing just two hits while striking out seven. In keeping USD (20-23, 5-9 PCSC) off the board, Summers improved to 9-5 on the year.
UVU got all it needed in the top of the second inning when Jazmyne Cortinas was able to score from third on a throwing error from Torero pitcher Jenny Lahitte. Cortinas had led off the frame with a walk and worked her way to third after a Jamie North sacrifice bunt and a Kylee Brinkerhoff single. In the next at-bat, Cassie Herrera lined right back at Lahitte, but in trying to double off Brinkerhoff at first, the pitcher airmailed her target. The blunder sent Cortinas home from third for the game's only run.
The defensive mistake was the only real blemish on the day for Lahitte (8-12), who suffered the loss despite going a full seven innings and giving up just two hits.
Kelli Fox was the only other Wolverine to record a hit in the ballgame, finishing 1-for-3 in game two.
The win came on the heels of a 3-2, game one loss in which Utah Valley made four defensive miscues. Neither pitcher allowed an earned run as every tally of the series opener came after an error. UVU's Tiffany Mills (12-11) allowed just three hits but took the loss, while USD's Cassidy Coleman (11-10) grabbed the complete game win after striking out eight Wolverines.
The Toreros took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, benefitting from a fielding error on a sacrifice bunt attempt that left runners on the corners with no outs. After Dana Prelsnik, who had reached safely on the error, stole second, but Mills was able to induce groundouts from the next two USD hitters. Still, both outs became RBIs as Chloe Kaneko's grounder to shortstop brought leadoff hitter Kylie Ordos home and Lauren Tomey's roller to second base scored Prelsnik.
Trailing by a pair, the Wolverines leveled with a run in both the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth, Krystin Jachim led off with a double to left field and eventually came around to score on a USD error. A bunt single from Debra Lovell pushed Jachim to third before an inaccurate throw on the play saw the shortstop home to score. An error also allowed Jamie North to reach safely to begin the fifth, where she eventually scored on an Amanda Robinson base hit with two outs. Robinson's RBI was the only of the day for UVU.Comment on this story
With the game still tied at 2-2, USD delivered the decisive blow in the top of the sixth. Mary Grabowski came through with the big hit as her one-out triple to right center resulted in a run. Heading into third base, Dynasty Lauvai's errant relay throw allowed Grabowski to scurry home for the winning run.
UVU got the tying run on base in the seventh on a one-out single from Fox, her second hit of the game. But Coleman struck out the final two Wolverines she faced to clinch the Torero's fifth PCSC win.
Utah Valley and San Diego will conclude the series with another doubleheader Sunday. The double dip gets underway at 12 p.m. MT.
Kellen Hiser is sports information assistant at Utah Valley University. For more information on Wolverine athletics, visit WolverineGreen.com.