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really nice concept and is great for people that have not done much video editing but, I still prefer rotoscaping a lightsaber in with blender 3d.
i tried to do this but when i imported the video it came up as one thing, how do i get all the individual frames? have i done something stupid or is my computer just wierd?
Good instructable, but the background music was really annoying because you could barely hear you.
Idk what you mean. Can I? Yes, I know how to work with the newer version of gimp. Can you do the same thing in a newer version? Yes, the newer gimp and the older gimp hasn't changed much. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but I wasn't sure what you where saying.
dude how did u do that did u use lsmaker or gimp2 and how did u it i want to learn how to do that
dude how did u do that did u use lsmaker or gimp2 and how did u it i want to learn how to do that
I think I posted how to do that on here, but if not I do have a video on metacafe on how to do that, using gimp. My channel name is "iambubba".
Sorry, no. I really only mess with free programs. If I'm not mistaken there is a free professional light saber and video editing program out there, but I'm not sure of the name.
yes this program is awsome. I would also try Poser. The name sucks but it's really great. Oh yeah Poser is not a lightsaber greater It is a 3-D character creater. Or CGI (Computer Graphic Imagry) I do have a problem though I want to make a hilt. My verry own hilt. I am kindda starting my next film and I would like to know?
Thanks :) I'll have to check out Poser. Are you wanting to build a hilt or making one in Poser? The only places I could think of that might show you is instructables, youtube, wonderhowto, or metacafe. If Poser is free, I'll try to play around with it and see what I can come up with.
does anyone know a software that is FREE where you don't have to do it frame by frame?
Sorry, but no. Light Saber Maker is free, a lot easier to use for making light sabers, and makes light sabers look more professional than WMM. It knocks using Gimp out, but you still have to go frame by frame. I'd still suggest trying that.
I thought so too lol. I think you are the third person who has noticed it. Thanks for watching :D
thanks! I've improved, I think I will make a video of all of my tests and start with the bad ones and go to the good ones. After watching your metacafe videos, I was able to shoot a lone of myself. My classmates at school thought it was awesome, but my teacher got mad lol.
sorry for triple posting, but can you upload two images in gimp? I can't find out how, and I need two layers,each with one image. I can't find if you can cop/paste in image onto a layer, so it would be great if you could help. thanks!
There are a few ways to do it. You can make a paint brush of one thing out of one picture and paint it into the other (strongly suggest for the light saber), you can cut out a person of things using the paths tool and paste it back, you can erase the back ground of one picture and paste it over the other pic, the list goes on. The best advice I can give is to go to youtube and watch a lot of videos. Like I said, there are many different ways in doing certain things in gimp. By watching more then one tutorial you can find the way that will work the best for what you are wanting to do. I hope this helps
On my metacafe channel I showed how to do a gun shot effect. I never thought about trying to pull off a super power effect before. Good idea. Make the tutorial and send me a link. I'll be sure to watch it.
Anyone who uses WMM can be impressed by this. WMM is so basic, yet you've shown many different high-end effects and transitions that can be pulled off using it. I've seen a few of your other tutorials..really surprising and impressive stuff on them too (all things considered). Thanks for showing us this stuff!
Thanks for your comment. The best part about this tutorial, you can make the light sabers look as good as you want. Yeah, it might take more time, but all in all it would be worth it.
The effect takes a long time to pull off, but I think the work is worth the final result. Thanks for your comment
I had to stop the vid frame by frame to see the message. Now the subliminal message has control over me. Can't... stop.... from rating.......fiiivve stars! ARRRGHH!!!
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Streetwise campaign: 2 in 5 thefts occur between 10pm and 4am between Friday and Sunday
Major personal safety campaign targeting 18 to 39 year-olds
An Garda Síochána advises people to #mindyourstuff
Two-thirds of all thefts and robberies involve mobile phones being stolen, according to new figures from An Garda Síochána.
They also show that two in five phone thefts take place on a road, street or footpath, while one in five occur in a licensed premise.
The statistics from the Garda Síochána Analysis Service (GSAS) have been released today as part of a major new personal safety campaign which runs throughout March. The 'Streetwise' campaign is targeting 18 to 39 year-olds with a message to mind their personal property and possessions, and to plan their nights out.
The public awareness campaign will include advertising on digital media, outdoor advertising and in-pub advertising. On social media, An Garda Síochána is advising people to #mindyourstuff.
There will also be increased patrolling at night in locations identified as having high levels of robberies from the person and assaults.
The GSAS found:
• 3 in 4 victims of phone theft are aged between 18 and 39
• 2 in 5 thefts occur between 10pm and 4am between Friday and Sunday
• There were 5,703 phone thefts in 2016, down 14% on 2015
• 498 phones were reported stolen last March, compared to 641 in 2015
• €2.5m worth of mobile phones were stolen in 2016
Sergeant Kelvin Courtney of the National Crime Prevention Unit said: "Last year €2.5million worth of mobile phones were stolen. In three out of four thefts where a mobile phone was stolen the victim was aged between 18 and 39. This campaign is a reminder to people to be streetwise when out in public as 40% of all thefts and robberies took place on a street, road or footpath with a further 20% taking place in a licensed premises or restaurant-type location.
"We want people to enjoy their nights out and the best way to do that is to have a plan.
"Think about how you are getting to and from a location. Let someone know where you are going and when you'll be back. Avoid walking alone and in dark locations. Never engage with drunk or aggressive people, use your brain not your fist. Finally be streetwise, take care of your property, particularly mobile phones and purses or wallets. Mind yourselves, mind your stuff and have a plan."
The 'Streetwise' campaign aims to build on previous successful crime prevention campaigns by An Garda Síochána to further reduce thefts, robberies and assaults through crime prevention, law enforcement, education and awareness.
A similar crime prevention campaign highlighting mobile phone security last March saw a marked reduction in the number of handsets stolen from the previous year. There was a 22% reduction in the number of incidents of theft or robbery, where a mobile phone was stolen, reported in March 2016 (498) compared to March 2015 (641).
Images of the public awareness campaign posters are available on the right.


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Who would have thought that the Islanders would have the Flyers number in Philly this year?
After one of the best goaltending performances in the NHL this year, the Islanders found a way to sneak out a shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday in Philly. Evgeni Nabokov made a season high 45 saves for the Islanders as they'd go on to beat the Flyers 1-0 in the shootout. Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored for the Islanders while Danny Briere and Wayne Simmonds were stopped by Nabokov.
This was a tough one for the Isles who were outplayed almost the entire game. Without their #1 defenseman Travis Hamonic and playing without the injured Dylan Reese for a period, Nabokov was peppered all game and didn't seem to have much help. Poor defense and a few giveaways by Mark Streit didn't help the cause either. By the end of overtime, the Islanders offense which seems to have stagnated once again, only managed 18 shots on Bryzgalov. Simply put, it was almost like a practice session for the Flyers. It's understandable that the defense was weak due to injuries, but there is absolutely no excuse for getting shut out for the 10th time this year.
There is simply not much to describe Nabokov right now. He's started 25 games and has a cool GAA of 2.23 and a save percentage of .923. Trading him would be a miserable, terrible mistake by Snow as the team just got back to .500.
One positive note that was released before the game was that Frans Nielsen has decided to remain with the Islanders for 4 more years, signing a 4 year, 11M contract with a cap hit of 2.75m. As with Okposo, Tavares and Grabner, the deal is backloaded.
It's still shocking to see the Islanders won this game, but you take it and run with it. The offense needs to be better against Montreal on Thursday at the Coliseum. Game time is 7 PM and will be on MSG+2.
Feb 8, 2012
Recap: New York Islanders 1, Philadelphia Flyers 0 (F/SO)
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Listening to narrative text offers students a chance to go beyond decoding and word meaning. Listening as the teacher reads a story gives gives students an opportunity to appreciate, draw significance and meaning as well as informal practice using story elements. Listening to read-a-louds gives the teacher the opportunity to model "close" reading skills as well as model thinking.
This is a College- and Career-Ready Standards showcase lesson plan.
Standard(s): [SS2010] LWT1 (1) 6: Compare ways individuals and groups in the local community and state lived in the past to how they live today. (Alabama)
Title: Funny Sequence
After a discussion and work on sequence, students will apply this knowledge to sequencing comic strips through group work.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (3) 17: Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison; cause and effect; first, second, third in a sequence). [RI.3.8]
Title: Fact or Fiction: Learning About Worms Using Diary of a Worm
Students often believe that fiction writers make everything up, seldom realizing how research worms its way into entertaining writing. In this lesson, students read Diary of a Worm to find out how fact merges with fiction.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (2) 32: Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences. [SL.2.4]
Title: Teaching About Story Structure Using Fairy Tales
From '' once upon a time'' to '' happily ever after,'' students learn to recognize story structure in fairy tales and create a logical sequence of events when writing original stories.
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Title: Catching the Bug for Reading Through Interactive Read-Alouds
Students learn about story structure, new vocabulary, and a variety of reading strategies by participating in an interactive read-aloud of Miss Bindergarten Stays Home From Kindergarten by Joseph Slate.
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Frogs often appear as the main character in fiction stories, but what do students really know about frogs? Students find out in this lesson in which they research real-life frogs.
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In this lesson, students use both fiction and nonfiction texts, the Internet, and a K-W-L chart to learn about how animals survive the winter.
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[ELA2015] (2) 24: Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. [W.2.3]Digital Tool Description: The Storykit app allows users to create stories using their own pictures, words and text.
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It's pretty much a certified good guy card.
I once had a cop who could not have been over 25 lecture me on how the DW CBOB I was carrying cocked and locked was dangerous. He insisted on taking possession of it and but had no idea of how to unload it. I had to get out of the car drop the mag, thumb the safety off and clear the gun.
IMHO that is simply not true. I have been pulled over maybe 6 times in 10+ years of having a CHP. Some officers do not give it a second thought. Some however have a huge chip on their shoulders. This cop had no clue but because he wore a badge he assumed that he i was right.
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A government has the obligation to lessen the economic gap between its rich and poor citizens
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The Rich Poor Gap Threatens Political Equality
THB that A GOVERNMENT HAS THE OBLIGATION TO LESSEN THE ECONOMIC GAP BETWEEN ITS RICH AND POOR CITIZENS.Let the definition of poor and rich be define conceptually.The poor according to the UN nations studies is as the below facts.
Poverty in the United States
The official poverty measure is published by the United States Census Bureau and shows that:
In 2010, 46.9 million people were in poverty, up from 37.3 million in 2007 -- the fourth consecutive annual increase in the number of people in poverty . This is the largest number in the 52 years for which poverty rates have been published
The 2010 poverty rate was 15.1 percent, up from 12.5 percent in 1997. This is the highest poverty rate since 1993, but 7.3 percentage points lower than the poverty rate in 1959, the first year for poverty estimates.
The 2010 poverty rate for Hispanics was 26.6 percent, for Blacks 27.4 percent.
In 2010, the poverty rate increased for children under age 18 from 20.7 percent to 22.0 percent.
20.5 million Americans live in extreme poverty. This means their family's cash income is less than half of the poverty line, or about $10,000 a year for a family of four
49.9 million people or 16.3 percent of the American people, do not have medical insurance
In 2011 the Census Bureau published a supplemental poverty measure for the first time (US Census Bureau 2011b). This new measure addresses seven concerns that have been raised about the official poverty measure, including the fact that the offical poverty measure does not reflect the effects of key government policies that alter the disposable income of families and thus their poverty status, such as the SNAP/food stamp program.
Taking these adjustments into account, the supplemental poverty measure showed a 3 million increase in the number of poor people in 2010, compared to the official poverty rate. Who is poor shows some striking changes. The percentage of children in poverty is 27.7 percent of the total population in poverty with the supplemental measure and 36.1 with the official measure; while people over 65 are 12.7 percent of the total population in poverty in the supplemental measure and 7.6 percent in the official measure
The supplemental poverty measure does measure poverty more accurately, and it is gratifiying to see that programs to reduce poverty and hunger among children have had an impact.
.See when there are a gap in between rich and poor , automatically they poor will need to shut their mouth.As the modern country their poverty should be in control like the development country such as Malaysia and Singapore where almost every sectors in those country is in top 5th ranking in 3rd world region specifically Asian plate.So the goverment need to use their authority not campaigning but restoring their poor need. For llight example we can use rich people such as Oprah Winfrey to help the need so that the poor see that, " Oh its okay now the communities is helping us "
The Rich Poor Gap Silences the Political Voice of the Poor
Research has also demonstrated a connection between economic inequality and political voice. The political process is far more responsive to the claims of the privileged, and the privileged are far better organized and engaged in the political process than are less affluent citizens. Recent studies show that government officials are far more likely to support the policy preferences of the wealthy than those of the poor. In short, there is considerable evidence to suggest that there is a growing divide between those who have wealth and political influence and those who do not.
Yasmin Dawood, THE NEW INEQUALITY: CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY AND THE PROBLEM OF WEALTH, Maryland Law Review: 2007. Lexis-Nexis Databases.
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence
This Republic had its beginning, and grew to its present strength, under the protection of certain inalienable political rights—among them the right of free speech, free press, free worship, trial by jury, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. They were our rights to life and liberty. As our Nation has grown in size and stature, however—as our industrial economy expanded—these political rights proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness. We have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. "Necessitous men are not free men." People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. State of the Union Message to Congress, 11 Jan 1944. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=16518#axzz1uxaxGgw4
The gap between the rich and the poor will lead to the downfall of the political system
According to these philosophers, [ . . . Madison, Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Rousseau] extensive inequalities in wealth and power would lead to self-centered and factional behavior on the part of the upper classes, who, in an effort to protect themselves from the envy of the lower classes, would subvert the law and public office to their own ends. The disempowered majority, meanwhile, would lose their loyalty to the community and act selfishly to gain what they could. Factional conflict would not only engulf governmental functions, but also the entire citizenry. Relations between wealthy and poor citizens would become increasingly marked by polarization and violence, leading to rapid cyclings between demagogic popular politics, uprisings, anarchy, and autocratic control. Ordinary citizens would mistrust the political system so severely that they would cease to voluntarily support the primary structures of governance or to make any commitments to the common welfare.
Yasmin Dawood, The New Inequality: Constitutional Democracy And The Problem Of Wealth, Maryland Law Review: 2007. Lexis-Nexis Databases.
Studies show that with a larger gap, there are more social problems
It is not surprising, then, that during the last bubble (from 2002 to 2006) the top 1 percent of Americans - paid mainly from the Wall Street casino - received two-thirds of the gain in national income, while the bottom 90 percent - mainly dependent on Main Street's shrinking economy - got only 12 percent. This growing wealth gap is not the market's fault. It's the decaying fruit of bad economic policy. Why concern ourselves with economic inequality, though? Speaking generally, Wilkinson and Pickett, in their recent book The Spirit Level, show that, globally, income inequality corresponds strongly with a range of societal ills. By creating an index of these societal problems, such as crime rates, and measuring them against income inequality, the authors find that nations with higher income inequality have the greatest prevalence of these social ills.
Raymond H. Brescia. The Cost of Inequality: Social Distance, Predatory Conduct, and the Financial Crisis. New York University Annual Survey of American Law: 2011.
The topic has a universal understanding that is not US centered
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"The Lincoln Douglas resolution identifies a value dilemma. Therefore, resolutional requirements for the LD debater are very different. The major difference is that the value resolution must be upheld as a whole. Values are considered universal. Therefore, the affirmative is not allowed to focus only on one specific example of the value. Jeffery Wiese and Stan Lewis. LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE: VALUES IN CONFLICT, Perfection Learning, 2000.
2) The resolution does specify a country of focus. The framing committee has been writing topics since the Reagan Administration, and if they wanted it to be focused in the United States, they would have added those words to the topic.
3) The framing committee has used a US centered topic before - for the national tournament in 1981, the national tournament in 1985, twice in 1985, twice in 1988, twice in 1989, three times in 1990, once in 1991, twice in 1992, once in 1995, once in 1996, twice in 1997, three times in 1998 if you count the tern "Native American", and twice in 1999 - and the list goes on - this is an example of a topic that does not contain a US focus because obviously they know when the use the term and when they don't.
4) The topic clearly states "A government". As long as the affirmative does use examples of anarchy, mob rule, or commercial relationships it is well within the guise of the topic to discus a government's example.
5) The topic reaffirms the universality of the topic by including the term "its citizens". Not once but twice now, when the framing committee had a chance to make this a US focused topic they chose otherwise.
6) According to the standard rules of grammar within the English language "its" is a pronoun that refers back to the antecedent, "government" thus illustrating that the framing committee could not have made a mistake in their interpretation because this grammatical structure is only used when offering a vague reference to a simple concept.
7) The use of "government" and "its" create a logical method to calculate the rich-poor gap. The rich poor gap can be calculated between countries or a group of citizens from a country to a group of citizens in another country, but it is used in a very specific way in the economic community.
8) According to the rules established for judging by the National Forensic League in the April 1993 ROSTRUM under the heading, "A decision should be based on:" it states, "Debating the resolution in its entirety. Neither the affirmative nor the negative is to debate his or her position from the standpoint of isolated examples. Source, "Judging Rules for Lincoln Douglas Debate from the Conference on Lincoln Douglas Debate Chairman: Frank Sferra; Recorder: Pqam Cady; Rostrum, April 1993.
9) If you, as the judge follow the established rules for judging this event and I don't argue examples outside of the United States, you should vote me down - the rules are simple.
10) If my opponent fails to argue out of the scope of the United States, you should vote him down because the rule for judging also applies to the negative also. If he doesn't mention another country in his negative case, you might want to consider that as grounds for a loss.
So . . . if your opponent wants to make that argument start with one and run through them. If he can't argue them all then the round should technically go to you. Don't preempt the argument, let it come and then cram it down his throat.
Economic inequality caused the great depression
But what relationship, if any, does economic inequality have with financial crises? In his seminal work on the Great Depression, Galbraith pointed to the severe income inequality in the United States - what he called the "bad distribution of income" - as one of the five "weaknesses" in the economy that "had an especially intimate bearing on the ensuing disaster. In 1929 the rich were indubitably rich. The figures are not entirely satisfactory, but it seems certain that the 5 per cent of the population with the highest incomes in that year received approximately one third of all personal income. The proportion of personal income received in the form of interest, dividends, and rent - the income, broadly speaking, of the well-to-do - was about twice as great as in the years following the Second World War.
Raymond H. Brescia. The Cost of Inequality: Social Distance, Predatory Conduct, and the Financial Crisis. New York University Annual Survey of American Law: 2011.
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ISLAMABAD: US general David Petraeus on Monday visited Pakistan and held talks with its army chief on ways to bolster regional security, the US embassy said in a statement.
"Gen. David H. Petraeus, Commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, visited Pakistan today to meet with Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff," the embassy said.
"They discussed topics of mutual interest and ways to improve regional security," it said in a statement.
This is Petraeus' sixth visit to Pakistan as the NATO ISAF commander, it said.
"He has long-established relationships with General Kayani and the Pakistani military from his time as the U.S. Central Command commander," the statement said, adding that his last visit to Pakistan was January 31, 2011.
On Saturday Kayani said his forces had inflicted deep wounds on the Islamist rebellion after the United States had criticised the country's efforts to quell Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents holed-up in its tribal belt.
"The terrorists' backbone has been broken and God willing we will soon prevail," Kayani said in a speech at a passing-out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy in northwestern garrison town of Abbottabad.
The White House this month criticised Pakistan's efforts to defeat the Taliban in its border regions with Afghanistan, in a report immediately rejected by Islamabad.
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, subsequently accused Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency of having ties with the Afghan Taliban in the northwestern tribal belt.


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LAS VEGAS - A South Florida man busted out of the World's richest poker tournament in history.
Jason Mercier, from Davie, was just one of 20 players remaining when he went heads up against famed player Antonio Esfandfiari in Las Vegas on Monday night.
Mercier, 25, pushed in all of his $10 million plus chips and Esfandfiari called.
Mercier turned over two kings and Esfandfiari turned over two aces.
The aces held up against the kings and Mercier was busted.
He finished out of the money.
48 players paid $1 million to enter the World Series of Poker's "Big One for Big Drop" tournament.
There are only 8 left. The last man standing will win $18,346,673.
Mercier, who is from Davie, was ESPN's top-ranked player in the World as of June 2011.
He has earned nearly $8 million playing poker.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, who is from Hollywood, was knocked out of the event on day one.
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Is the Market Portfolio Efficient? A New Test to Revisit the Roll (1977) versus Levy and Roll (2010) Controversy
Levy and Roll (Review of Financial Studies, 2010) have recently revived the debate related to the market portfolio's efficiency suggesting that it may be mean-variance efficient after all. This paper develops an alternative test of portfolio mean-variance efficiency based on the realistic assumption that all assets are risky. The test is based on the vertical distance of a portfolio from the efficient frontier. Monte Carlo simulations show that our test outperforms the previous mean-variance efficiency tests for large samples since it produces smaller size distortions for comparable power. Our empirical application to the US equity market highlights that the market portfolio is not mean-variance efficient, and so invalidates the zerobeta CAPM.
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Roll-N Saloon's Red Hots: These shots are a unique tradition in Houston, I'm told. They taste like the hot-and-sweet candies of the same name. The bartender said she liked to make her red hots with lots of Tabasco. I took a sip and looked a little distressed. "You're supposed to chug it!" she said insistently. So I knocked back the whole thing. "Now give me a beer," I rasped. "Quick."
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Morgan Pressel and Lexi Thompson chatted quite a bit in their round together Thursday at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Though they grew up in neighboring cities in South Florida, it marked the first time they've ever played together, in a tournament round, practice round or any kind of round.
What did they talk about?
"She just keeps breaking my records," Pressel said. "I give her a hard time about that."
Thompson, of Coral Springs, shot an even-par 72 in the first round, Pressel a 73.
Pressel, 23, of Boca Raton, became the youngest qualifier to play in a U.S. Women's Open at 13. Thompson, 17 now, was 12 when she broke the mark.
Pressel was 18 when she became the youngest winner of a major championship at the Kraft Nabisco . Thompson became the youngest winner of any LPGA event at 16.
"I wouldn't be surprised if she broke my major record as well," Pressel said. "I don't know if she'll do it this week, but she has a year and a half or so to do that yet."
Pressel was 18 years, 10 months and 9 days old when she won the Kraft Nabisco. Thompson is 17 years, 1 month and 19 days old.
"She hits it a long way," Pressel said. "I was impressed with her ball striking. She makes such great contact with every shot. She just swings at it. She's not afraid where it's going to end up, and I miss that. I miss that youthful naivete. It was fun to see and fun to watch."
Thompson didn't know Pressel all that well until Pressel asked her to play in her 'Morgan and Friends' charity event this past winter.
'We got to know each other better, and we became pretty good friends,' she said.


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Meet two neighbours linked by history, a dramatic coastline and some of France's gastronomic champions.
Meet two neighbours linked by history, a dramatic coastline and some of France's gastronomic champions.
Finistère: Best for
wild coastline
A soft wind is stirring through the heather on the Pointe du Van, carrying with it a chorus of ocean sounds – cackling seabirds, rolling waves and booming surf. Overhead, gulls and gannets ride the thermals or roost in noisy colonies on the cliff faces. Along the coast path, walkers stroll through thickets of gorse, stopping occasionally to raise their binoculars skywards or peer gingerly over the cliff edge into the foaming waves 90m below.
Reaching out into the open Atlantic, this rocky finger of Finistère (literally, "the end of the land") is as far west as you can go in mainland France. Battered by swells and gales, its coastline traces a zig-zag contour along France's western edge. The coast is stark and wild, a place of fissured cliffs, lonely headlands and hidden reefs. It's also infamous as a ships' graveyard: hundreds of vessels have foundered here, from tiny fishing boats to oil tankers, and the area now has more lighthouses per mile of coastline than anywhere in Europe.
For Thomas Joncour, a surfing instructor born in the fishing village of Penmarc'h, it's the frisson of wildness that sets Finistère's coast apart. "Bretons are an ocean people,'" he explains, "and our coastline is precious to us. Even though we know the sea can be dangerous, unpredictable, even cruel, we respect it and understand it. It has claimed many lives, but it's part of who we are." As he talks, he watches white-capped waves wash in past the Pointe de la Torche, breaking onto an arc of amber sand and marram-spiked dunes that disappears north towards the shimmering horizon.
Unsurprisingly given its treacherous history, Finistère's coast is alive with myths and legends. On All Souls' Day, the spirits of drowned sailors and suicidal lovers are said to gather on the sandy cove known as the Baie des Trépassés, while the mythical drowned city of Ys is believed to lie beneath the waves off the nearby Pointe du Raz. On still evenings, some say that you can hear the tolling of its church bells carried in on the ocean breeze.
These days, Finistère is better known for its fauna than its folklore. The cliffs are home to some of France's biggest seabird colonies and to endangered species such as the chough and the guillemot, both of which can often be seen gliding around the bird reserve of Cap Sizun. In summer, the headlands light up with pink thrift and plum-coloured heather, attracting rare moths and butterflies. Sometimes, dolphins and seals can be spotted around the more isolated headlands, such as the Pointe du Millier and the Pointe de Brézellec. Thomas never tires of Finistère's coastline. "I've followed waves all over the world, but there's nowhere like this," he smiles. "No matter how far I travel, I'm always drawn back home. The coast has a spirit of its own."
Where to eat
The Bistrot de la Cale in Douarnenez, 20 miles east along the coast, serves no-nonsense seafood such as fresh langoustines and grilled sardines in a rustic setting near the harbour (00 33 2989 23705; closed Mon and Jan–Feb; mains from £11).
Where to stay
Housed in a former presbytery just behind the old port of Tréboul, Hotel Ty Mad blends old and new: rough beams and rustic wood meet modern art and contemporary sculptures. There's a peaceful bamboo garden and hammam pool, and dinner is served in the light, elegant conservatory (closed mid-Nov–mid-Mar; from £70).
Carnac: Best for ancient history
"Welcome to one of the ancient world's greatest construction projects!" announces local guide Véronique Martin, as she tramps out across the grass. It's a foggy day, and a grey veil still hangs over the land. Pines rustle gently in the breeze and droplets of dew sparkle on the fields, reflecting watery sunlight filtering through the clouds.
It's then that the first of the Carnac stones materialises from the mist: a waypost in the steely gloom that seems to point into our own long-forgotten past. France has plenty of prehistoric sites, but Carnac is in a league of its own. Sprawling out across the duneland of southern Brittany, the site is on a stupefying scale. It's been compared with Stonehenge, the Parthenon and the Pyramids in architectural ambition, but despite the efforts of archaeologists and academics, its purpose remains a mystery.
The main alignments consist of more than 3,000 granite menhirs, arranged in rows between 3300 BC and 1500 BC. Each of the blocks was carved at a local quarry and transported for miles, even though the lightest weighs in excess of three tonnes. The menhirs cover 40 hectares and stretch for four miles, making Carnac the largest prehistoric monument anywhere on Earth.
"There are many things we do know about Carnac," explains Véronique, running her hand across one of the massive blocks, its surface fuzzed in yellow lichen, its contours rutted by centuries of rainfall. "We know where the builders quarried their stones. We have ideas about how they transported them, and some of the techniques they might have used to erect them. But the one thing we can't answer is the most important question of all – and that, of course, is why."
Theories about the monument's function are as numerous as the stones themselves. Some believe the alignments commemorate important warriors or tribal chieftains. Others think they mark out an astronomical clock or celestial calendar. One outlandish theory even maintains that they may have been a kind of seismic detector, used to predict earthquakes. The current consensus is that the stones served a religious purpose, probably related to the summer and winter solstices, and possibly involving ritual sacrifice – but the truth is, no-one knows.
"Carnac is one of the great riddles of the ancient world," continues Véronique. "In many ways, we are so close to the people who built it, but in other ways they seem very distant to us. We know almost nothing for certain about their language, customs or spiritual beliefs – and we probably never will. It's that mystery that makes this place so fascinating." She turns and disappears into the ranks of stones, a ghostly figure swallowed up in a wall of silver fog.
Where to eat
The Bistrot du Marin, at the port in La Trinité-sur- Mer, three miles east of Carnac, serves Breton cuisine such as cotriade (fish stew) and mussels in cider (00 33 29755 7323; menus from £15).
Where to stay
There's a distinct scent of the seaside at this Lodge Kerisper in La Trinité-sur-Mer. Bedrooms feel like ships' cabins, with blonde wood, porthole windows and blue-andwhite colour schemes. Downstairs, there's a lounge bar with deep leather sofas and coffee-table books to browse (from £85).
Mont St-Michel: Best for walks
Haze rises off the sands as Patrick Desgué treks out into the great bay of Mont St-Michel. As always, he walks barefoot. He has worked as a guide here for years, but takes no chances.
"The conditions in the bay can change in hours," he explains. "What can be a safe place to walk one day can be treacherous the next. But if you respect it, it's safe to explore – as long as you travel with a guide!"
Patrick spots a new patch of quicksand. He stamps on it, conjuring up a pool of viscous sand that bubbles around his feet, drawing them inexorably downwards.
This vast plain of sandbanks and shifting channels is notorious for its fast-rising tides. The difference between high and low tides can be 15m, and the waters are said to be swifter than a galloping horse.
Centuries of landscaping have upset the bay's geography, causing tidal silting and seasonal flooding. An enormous project is under way to restore the bay's tidal rhythms and protect this precious marine habitat. As we cross to the rocky Île de Tombelaine, Patrick points out the coiled casts of lugworms, a grey mullet darting through a channel and a cormorant fishing off a craggy outcrop. Light glints off hidden pools, and in every direction, the flat sands glimmer like polished brass.
This is the secret side of Mont St-Michel, an island topped by an 11th-century abbey built by Benedictine monks, and linked to the mainland by a narrow causeway. Yet it is only when it is seen from the sands that you experience it as its builders intended. Here the island rediscovers the spiritual aspect that drew pilgrims. It appears as an otherworldly refuge cut off, geographically and metaphorically, from the concerns of the everyday world. "The builders of Mont St-Michel believed this was a holy site," muses Patrick. "I'm not a spiritual man, but there is something magical about this place."
Where to eat
It is worth the 35-mile trip to Cancale to sample local specialities: oysters and mussels. By the port, Le Surcouf serves enormous seafood platters (00 33 29989 6175; closed Dec & Jan; menus from £15).
Where to stay
Run by celebrity chef Olivier Roellinger, this lavish château-hotel and Michelin-starred restaurant could have fallen straight from the pages of an F Scott Fitzgerald novel. Château Richeux exudes 1920s elegance, with plush rooms, glittering chandeliers and fire-lit lounges, all overlooking gardens and the bay of Mont St-Michel (closed Jan & Feb; from £190).
Camembert: Best for cheese
It's barely 11am, but for Nadia and François Durand, the day's work is already half-done. Cows have been milked, curds separated, moulds turned and cheeses salted. Now all that remains is to package up 600 freshlymade camemberts in their traditional garb of wax paper and wood, ready to be sent out to the nation's top restaurants, delis and fromageries. Such is life for the last cheese-maker left in Camembert – but Nadia Durand wouldn't have it any other way.
"People have been making cheese here for the last 300 years," she explains as she sets to work on the mountain of cheeses stacked around her. "We're just pleased to carry on that tradition. Most camembert is made in big cooperative factories these days. We're the only producer left that still makes ours by hand in the old-fashioned way. That's something to be proud about!" she giggles. Outside, the throaty call of a rooster rings out across the farmyard, and a venerable tractor grumbles noisily by.
If there were a royal court of cheese, camembert would unquestionably be queen. It dates back to the French Revolution, when a local farm-girl, Marie Harel, was supposedly given the recipe by an abbot from Brie on the run from a Revolutionary mob. It's now by far France's most popular cheese, with an annual output of around 15,000 tonnes, a third of which qualifies for the most prestigious label: AOC Camembert de Normandie.
"Of course, there are many rules we have to follow – the grass our cattle eat, how the milk is produced, the number of times each cheese needs to be turned," Nadia smiles, a little ruefully. "It's very complicated, but it's important to protect traditions – we are in France, after all!"
Dressed in protective boots and a fabric snood, she demonstrates some of the key stages of production: the shaping room, where the freshly separated curds are set in plastic rounds and turned by hand; the drying rooms, where a natural mould (Penicillium camemberti) forms a white rind on the cheese; and finally the boxing room, where the finished cheeses are packaged in wooden cartons produced to the same design for the last 122 years.
Later, we drive through the dairy meadows. Green fields and gentle hills unfurl, broken up by thickets, oak copses and timbered farmhouses. In the distance, the spire of Camembert's village church pokes above the hedgerows, and a herd of black-and-white Norman cows munch steadily through the daisies and dandelions.
Where to eat
The choice is limited around Camembert, so it's worth taking a trip into Falaise, 17 miles to the west, to dine at La Fine Fourchette. It's a thoroughly Gallic affair, right down to the razor-sharp tablecloths and rich French dishes (closed 15 Feb-2 Mar; menus from £15).
Where to stay
Lost in wooded countryside to the southeast of Falaise, the Pavillon de Gouffern was originally a hunting lodge, but it's since been converted into a smart country hotel. The best rooms are in the main manor and overlook the rolling grounds. Others are in a converted stable block nearby (closed Nov & Dec; from £120).
Route du Cidre: Best for cider and calvados
Apples are everywhere in Normandy. Orchards carpet the roadsides and fields. Pollarded trees fill every back garden. Rosy fruits gleam on market stalls. Yet most of the crop isn't destined for the fruit bowl: it'll be smashed, sliced, mashed, pulped and squeezed to make Normandy's most celebrated alcoholic exports – cider and calvados, the region's fiery apple brandy.
Normandy's cool temperatures and clay soils are tailor-made for apple trees. The region has been known for its orchards since Roman times, but Benedictine monks were the first to experiment with fermenting the fruit to produce an alcoholic brew, kickstarting an industry that now employs thousands of people and has earned the region numerous AOCs (appellations d'origine contrôlée).
Few names command more respect than that of Pierre Huet, one of the most prestigious producers on the Route du Cidre, a signposted trail that meanders for 25 miles through the rural Pays d'Auge, passing between swaying cornfields, sleepy meadows and poppy fields.
At their half-timbered manor house in Cambremer, the Huets have been producing cider and calvados for five generations. "For me, it's not a passion, it's an obsession," says Cyril Marchand- Huet, ducking into one of the manor's dimly lit cellars. "Every year is different: the climate, the crop, the soil and the sunshine all affect the apples' taste. That's where the art of the cider maker comes in."
He strides off into the depths of the cellar, past rows of oak casks that disappear into the murky darkness. Pipettes on the outsides of the barrels show how the colour of calvados changes over time, from honey-yellow to a rich, chocolatey brown. Vintages are mixed together once a year to create the perfect blend, before being boiled down to a crystal-clear liquid in one of the manor's antique copper stills. Some of the calvados is mixed with apple juice to create pommeau, a popular aperitif, while the rest of the apple crop is used for making cider.
Cyril stops and pulls a cork out of one of the casks. The musty air suddenly fills with fruity scents: sweet apples, aged wood and citrus tangs, blended with a heady undertone of 80 proof alcohol. "Ahhhh!" sighs Cyril, breathing in the aromas. "Now that's the real smell of Normandy." He heads out into the estate's orchards, where the putter of a lawnmower mingles with the drone of bees at work amongst the wildflowers. "I love this time of year," he says, casting an experienced eye over the rows of neatly trimmed trees. Above Cyril, bathed in buttery spring sunshine, the first of the year's apples are beginning to bud. "Every year is a different adventure, and we never know what the new season will bring. But like all the best things in life, half the fun is in the anticipation."
Where to eat
Expect hearty country cooking at Le Saint Melaine in Pont l'Evêque (00 33 23164 0164; closed Nov and some weekday evenings; menus from £12).
Where to stay
Parisian Patrick Kuchly left the capital and a career in banking to open Closerie des Millets near the village of Blangy-le-Château, in the heart of the Pays d'Auge, to guests. It has been renovated with impeccable taste: the rooms make a feature of the house's rustic beams, wonky walls and brickwork, but the décor is all monochrome tones and minimal clutter while retaining that elegant château style. Evening meals are available on request (from £105).
The article 'The perfect trip: Brittany and Normandy' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet Traveller.


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DENVER (CBS4) – Publicly-owned companies in Colorado are deciding to hold on to their cash, and that's putting a drag on hiring.
CBS4's partners at the Denver Business Journal reported Colorado companies socked away nearly $29 billion last year — a 63 percent jump from 2008. It's money that, among other things, could be used for hiring new workers.
Read more on the website of CBS4 partner the Denver Business Journal.
Mark Harden from the Denver Business Journal also stopped by CBS4 studios to talk about the report. Watch his interview in the video below.


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Can the Nascent Rally be Trusted?
The second day of a rally attempt for the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 Tuesday had its share of positive qualities. For starters, volume on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq came in higher than Monday, giving the rally some credibility. The "risk-on" trade was clearly in effect as several growth names bounced back after recent weakness.
Don't be too quick to say the selling is over, because it's still very early in the rally attempt. Another sign of strength (later this week or beyond) would be a sign that the market trend might be ready to turn upward again. From here, it would be good to see indices follow-through with conviction with a percentage gain of least 1.5 percent in higher volume. Follow-through days like this are best seen on the fourth day or later of a rally attempt.
The Nasdaq recently undercut its 50-day moving average, but it reclaimed the line Tuesday. It doesn't mean its trend has changed, but it was a positive technical development. The Dow and S&P 500, meanwhile, bounced off their 50-day lines this week: a positive sign so far for the bulls.
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) bulls surely were encouraged by its price action Tuesday as shares rallied 2.4 percent to $649.79 in higher volume. The stock isn't out of the woods yet, though. When a growth stock falls below its 50-day moving average, a former support level like this can often turn into resistance. Apple's 50-day line is currently at $661. Tuesday, Apple scheduled a press event for Oct. 23 where the company is widely expected to unveil a smaller version of the iPad tablet. Earnings are due two days later on Oct. 25. Quarterly profit is seen rising 26 percent from a year ago to $8.89 a share with sales up 29 percent to $36.3 billion. Apple has missed the consensus earnings estimate in two of the past four reported quarters.
While recent price action in tech leaders like Apple and Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) has been a bit unsettling (Amazon is also trading underneath its 50-day line) plenty of other growth names with leadership potential continue to hold up just fine. It's a positive sign because if the market were really in trouble here, there would be many more damaged stock charts out there.
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), for example, is working on a handle area in a bullish cup-with-handle base. Shares closed Tuesday at $155.46, just underneath a swing point (buying area) of $161.90. With the market still in a downtrend, it remains to be seen if a technical breakout is in store for CRM, but if indices follow through with conviction in coming days, buyers could come into CRM quickly.
Meanwhile, several other growth names (including many in the Ultimate Growth Stocks model portfolio) continue to show solid supporting action with limited sell signals. Michael Kors (Nasdaq: KORS) is a good example. Its weekly chart shows the stock firming up nicely at its 10-week moving average, flirting with a technical breakout.
Unfortunately, earnings from Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) late Tuesday didn't do anything to instill confidence that concerns about third-quarter tech earnings are overblown. Both stocks traded lower in pre-market trading Wednesday with IBM taking the hardest hit.
Big Blue matched the consensus estimate with profit of $3.62 a share, up 10 percent from a year ago. But sales growth disappointed, falling five percent from a year ago to $24.7 billion, $1 billion below the consensus estimate. In early pre-market trading Wednesday, shares slumped 3.9 percent to $202.75. Its 50-day simple moving average -- a key support level -- is at $203.
It's really all about earnings this point. There will be good news and bad news in coming days but as long as the S&P 500's recent low of 1,425 holds, the rally will remain intact. The Nasdaq needs to hold above its recent low of 3,037. The bottom line is that there are too many healthy stocks charts out there in the universe of growth stocks followed to get too down on this market. The bull case still holds water.
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All of the controversy in the media lately makes it really easy to forget about what's most important in life. While the majority of Americans are at home getting ready for the holiday season, we still have men and women in our armed services around the world keeping us safe back home.
While it may be their choice and honor to serve this great nation, their absence doesn't make it any easier on them or their loved ones back home. That's what makes their return all the more special when they step back on American soil. Not just for their mothers and fathers, wives and husbands, or sons and daughters… It's also true for their loyal pets!
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In the video below you'll see just how happy their dogs are when our servicemen come back home. Nothing like man's best friend to brighten everyone's day. Thank you to all of our brave heroes for continuing to protect The United States Of America and it's people!


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Joss Stone: Soul Styling at Versace Mansion with EV, Midas & Dynacord.
November 28, 2005
"DBS ended up providing equipment for the whole show as a result of the Midas Heritage console's rider-friendly reputation," DBS owner Harold Cummings reported. "We were contacted by Bill Keister of Illinois Concert Sound, who supplies production hardware for all of Joss Stone's eastern seaboard shows, under contract by Booking Entertainment of New York City. They needed a Heritage 3000 for Davie Kirkwood, Joss's FOH engineer. Davie has worked with the Stones and with Stevie Wonder; he can choose whatever console he wants, and for him Midas preamps and EQs are a must-have. As it turned out, their Miami vendor's H3K consoles were tied up on gigs, and we got the call.
"Originally, DBS was only hired to provide the Heritage console, which was fine," Cummings continued. "However, due to logistical complications, within a week of the concert we ended up being contracted for lighting, staging and sound - the whole package. The only gear that wasn't ours was the backline, mics and monitor console. I also spec'd the venue - the garden at the Casa. The stage was originally going to be 32'x24', extending onto a plexiglass surface over the main pool in the garden. For safety reasons, this ended up getting shrunk to 21'x16', and there was some anxiety that there wouldn't be enough footprint space for proper mains and monitors.
"They couldn't believe how much clear sound, SPL and coverage was coming from such a compact setup."
"This wasn't a problem," Cummings continued. "We used the opportunity to introduce the organizers to the Dynacord Cobra system, which never fails to impress us with its power for the pound ratio, and its plug n' play ease of use. Unlike Midas, Dynacord is still a relatively new brand here in the US, and they were hesitant at first. However, when we fired the Cobra up, all reservations were laid to rest. Everyone was blown away. Seriously, every new show I do with the Cobra is like doing a demo that you know is going to sell the customer tenfold. They couldn't believe how much clear sound, SPL and coverage was coming from such a compact setup. We got the all-clear on the Cobra, added our trusty EV QRx monitors and fills to the list, and the whole show sounded fantastic - for the artists, crew and 800 guests."
Cummings added: "Our QRx boxes also raised a few eyebrows. Brian Hendry, Joss Stone's monitor engineer loved them. It's standard practice to run biamped boxes at this level of performance, and Brian couldn't believe it when I told him my QRxs were running full-range. He was amazed at how flat they sounded. I was simply happy to be cutting back on amp weight without compromising on sound quality! Joss herself commented on how intelligible things were on stage - she could hear the whole show clear as a bell from the QRx sidefills alone. It may have been short notice, but once again our Dynacord, EV and Midas combo delivered the goods with minimum hassle.
"As a result of this show, DBS is now the exclusive sound contractor for all of Illinois Concert Sound's Florida productions. Obviously, a serious sound company needs to have a big Midas console on board. In terms of line arrays, it's hard to beat the Cobra for flexibility. Nothing I've seen is so adaptable across such a wide range of venue sizes and scenarios. And nothing is so quick to set up and tear down. With both these products in our arsenal, we're set to continue delivering an ideal combination of rider-friendliness and expectation-exceeding performance."
Electro-Voice (EV), is a professional audio brand of Telex Communications, Inc., a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of sophisticated audio, wireless, multimedia, aircraft, broadcast and communications equipment for commercial, professional and industrial customers. Telex Communications markets its products in more than 80 countries under the brands EV, Telex, RTS, Dynacord, Midas, Klark Teknik and others.
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One of the nation's youngest defenses sees a chance to do some growing up.
Cincinnati's sophomore-dominated defense has only two interceptions this season, by far the fewest in the Big East. The Bearcats (3-3, 1-0) currently start eight sophomores and three juniors on the youngest defense for any BCS school.
The interception will be a focus on Friday against South Florida (3-3, 0-2), which is one of the nation's worst at throwing the ball away. B.J. Daniels has thrown 10 interceptions, more than double the second-highest total in the league.
Cincinnati linebacker Maalik Bomar - one of those eight sophomores - says Daniels looks frustrated in South Florida's new offense. The Bulls have turned Daniels into more of a pocket passer this season, and it's been a tough transition. South Florida's offense hasn't scored a touchdown in its two Big East games.
"He doesn't seem to have great care of ball protection or anything," Bomar said. "From watching his previous games, you can see that he's a little frustrated right now, and we need to take advantage of that."
First-year coach Skip Holtz has tried to turn Daniels into more of a passing quarterback in his sophomore season. As a redshirt freshman last year, Daniels was inclined to take off and run. He started 10 games and played in three others, threw for 1,983 yards and 14 touchdowns, and ran for a team-high 772 yards and nine touchdowns.
Daniels is the only experienced quarterback on the roster, so Holtz is sticking with him even though he's struggling. Daniels has thrown five interceptions in the last two games - losses to Syracuse and West Virginia - and picked up only three yards on the ground.
He's no longer a dual-threat quarterback.
"I want B.J. to play within the system until the system breaks down," Holtz said. "Everybody's quick to say, 'Why don't you change quarterbacks?' Well, if I had two junior quarterbacks, I would.
"We don't have the depth that I would like to have to create the competition as some of the positions to get some of the points across or hold players more accountable."
It shows. Holtz has used different formations and approaches to try to get something going, but nothing has worked consistently.
Asked what type of offense South Florida is running, Bomar said, "It's hard to say right now. They're kind of all over the place. I don't think they know exactly what kind of scheme they want to run yet."
Cincinnati doesn't have much depth, either. But the Bearcats have enough playmakers on offense to offset the inexperience on defense and make them a threat for a third straight Big East championship. The Bearcats won at Louisville 35-27 last Friday even though receiver D.J. Woods left in the third quarter after hitting his head on the ground after a touchdown catch and coming up woozy.
Zach Collaros threw a career-high five touchdown passes against Louisville, three of them to Armon Binns, the Bearcats' only experienced receiver who left in the game in the second half. Isaiah Pead ran for 100 yards for the third straight game after returning from a knee injury.
The defense and special teams are the main concern. Injuries have forced coach Butch Jones to rely more heavily on younger players who are still learning.
"We're a young football team," Jones said, "and each week we grow up."
A point of emphasis - besides getting interceptions - is covering kicks. South Florida leads the Big East in punt returns, running two of them back for touchdowns, and has returned a kickoff for a score. No other team in the league has done both.
Louisville had several impressive returns that gave the Cardinals good field position.
"We still need to take another step, especially in the special teams area," Jones said. "I was not pleased at all with our special teams play. I think that's a byproduct of depth right now. It's been a revolving door on our kickoff team. We have seven walk-ons playing on special teams."


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The 2012 Macleay Valley Relay for Life has raised more than $62,000, an increase of $4000 from last year's relay.
About 340 participants walked laps of the Kempsey Showground arena over 24 hours from 2pm on Saturday afternoon.
Fiona Foulkes from the Cancer Council Mid North Coast said the Macleay Valley was a special community.
"It was a fantastic effort from everyone who took part," she said.
"The games and the bands that played went down well.
"The Miss Relay competition where some of the men dress up in women's clothes was very popular, raising over $1000 alone.
"And apart from a slight sprinkle on Saturday night the weather was perfect if a bit cold."
One of the unexpected highlights of the event was the performance by Delma Buczko of her original song 'We light a candle' before the lap of remembrance on Saturday evening.


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SOUTH COLTON -- The Friends of Hepburn Library of Colton recently purchased and donated 65 books for the Higley Trails Lodge at Higley Flow State Park.
The friends commissioned Fred Peryer to create a bookshelf from local cherry wood to display the books. Each book contains a custom designed "Friends of Hepburn Library of Colton" bookplate.
Books include trail guides, camping cook books, resource books, nature story books and camping related adult and children's non-fiction books. Books do must stay in the lodge.


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Thread: Opinions Welcome - Need HELP!
August 1st, 2013 11:23 AM #1Junior Member
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Opinions Welcome - Need HELP!
We are having a baby in the first week of October so we are finally getting serious about baby names. We have an 11 year old son, Skyler. Gender of this baby is unknown so we are picking both boy and girl names. We like unique, rare names but nothing too crazy or made up.
We started out with Bentley (boy) and Briella or Brinley (girl).
Then we started hearing those names more so we wanted something a bit different (and I had heard people criticize Bentley on occasion). We then were set on Boston (boy) and Mila (girl - pronounced Mee-Luh).
Now my husband is having second thoughts on Boston, questioning if it is too different. I am having second thoughts on Mila, questioning if people will have a hard time pronouncing it.
So, we have gone back to our original names and added to the list with these names:
Girl: Amaya, Oakley (although a friend has named her daughter this), Audrina, Braylynn, Livia, Everly, Melina, Sophia, McKenna, Finley, Kiana, Kyra
Boy: Hudson, Beckett, Beckham, Paxton, Crosby, Maddox
Any opinions on ALL of these names would be appreciated and if you have your own unique, rare name to add, I would love to hear it! By the way, we are not set on a "B" name - it just so happened that a lot of the names we liked, started with a "B".
Thanks in advance!
August 1st, 2013 11:42 AM #3Senior Member
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Bentley (boy) and Briella or Brinley (girl).
Bentley - a car, trendy
Briella - i believe a feminization of a soap, again sounds like an overused trendy name not just ONCE, BUT TWICE - Bri + Ella
Brinley - same as Briella minus the soap
Boston - because of recent events it would seem like a bombing tribute/honor name. maybe if that hadnt of happened, but that city has just been thrust into the spotlight too recently.
- try looking at the town for inspiration like Revere instead, after the patriot and smithie Paul
Mila's pronunciation should be ok because of Mila Kunis. if you are worried just change it to Meela
Amaya - sounds like you are trying too hard to find an 'exotic' name and added an A because Maya has been 'done'
Oakley - friends kid + sunglasses brand
Audrina - Patridge i believe, reality star, Audrey has WAY more charm and weight to it, a case where frilling it up does not make a name better
Braylynn - TRENDY EXTRA Y AND A LYNN NAME? TOO MUCH
Livia - go with the obvious Olivia and use this as a nickname, otherwise it just sounds like one, ps popular so alternative is Lavinia
Everly - TRENDY
Melina - just ANOTHER short, fake sounding -lina name, theres too many out there that none of them sound special anymore
Sophia - popular
McKenna - not bad, seems that the Mc names are girls are 'out' though, they WERE trendy and then they crashed, they had their 15 minutes and they got WAY overused
Finley - TRENDY
Kiana - trying too hard to find a different K name, no 'weight' or history to this name, feels empty
Kyra - Keira? if so spell it that way
Hudson - popular/trendy but seems classic
Beckett - ok, people are looking to this to replace the Beckhams and Bentleys, not uber popular yet, but on trend alert
Beckham - soccer player and posh spice, trendy
Paxton - half a Jolie-Pitt child
Crosby - middle name maybe, not the best first
Maddox - Jolie-Pitt child
Summary: Olivia, Hudson, Beckett
Suggestions: Revere, Audrey (maybe even Aubrey), Lavinia
August 1st, 2013 12:09 PM #5
Just wanted to chime in and say that Livia is a perfectly legitimate full name used in Ancient Rome, so ignore what orphanedhanyou said about it. I think it's the nicest one on your list, besides Mila, which I don't think will have many pronunciation problems.
I do agree that Hudson and Beckett are your most solid, least trendy boys' names, though. Both better options than Boston, and they go well with Skyler.g w e n
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August 1st, 2013 12:22 PM #7Senior Member
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Mila is a great name, becoming sufficiently common, so most people will know how to pronounce it. I love Amaya and Brielle is nice (without the 'a', kind of frilly with the 'a'). Overall, you have good taste and should trust your instincts. Although, Bentley does have a strong association w/the car. How about Cabot? or Boyer. I love Paxton because it can be shortened to Pax, meaning Peace. Ariston is another ancient Greek name you might like for a boy.
August 1st, 2013 12:46 PM #9