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Sarah Toeaina: The Seattle Times Female High School Athlete of the Year
Sarah Toeaina became the first athlete to earn 12 varsity letters at Kentwood High School. Capping an outstanding prep career, Toeaina is The Seattle Times Female High School Athlete of the Year.
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Santucci enjoyed another stellar year in soccer (all-state midfielder), basketball (All-Metro) and tennis (postseason qualifier in doubles), raising her total varsity letters to 10. Athletic director Ed Paulter calls her "the most impressive athlete I have been associated with in my 30 years at Prep." Will play basketball at Yale.
Maddy Kristjanson, Mountlake Terrace
Only the second female to earn 12 varsity letters since the school opened in 1960, Kristjanson was a key player again in soccer (All-WesCo 3A defender), basketball (second-team selection) and softball (Star Times all-area), helping all three squads reach post-season play. Signed with Seattle U for softball.
KC Moulden, Enumclaw
Just a junior, Moulden continued to show her versatility, and took it to a new level. She not only won a second state championship at 235 pounds in wrestling, but also was crowned state champ in the shot put (class 3A) after placing second last season.
Mikayla Pivec, Lynnwood
The sophomore sensation made her presence felt in all three of her sports. starting with a top-30 finish at the 4A state cross-country meet. Pivec then helped the Royals take a best-ever third place in basketball, earning all-tournament honors, and capped her year by placing seventh or better at state in three track and field events.
Lyndsay Leatherman, Arlington
The UW track and field signee saved her best for last, throwing career bests to sweep 4A state titles in the discus (142-0) and javelin (146-4) and also placed second in the shot put. Leatherman was also an All-WesCo selection in basketball, leading the Eagles back to the state tournament, where they placed second in 2013.
Tia Thomas, Federal Way
Three different individual sports, three state medals – that adds up to an impressive year for this junior athlete. Thomas placed fourth in diving in the 4A finals, then finished seventh on floor exercise in gymnastics and closed out the campaign by tying for seventh in the pole vault.
Sandy Ringer
What did I do today to better my skills?
It's a question Sarah Toeaina routinely asks. As a reminder, she has the query stuck to a mirror she sees every morning. And there are other motivational messages dotting the home.
"Around my house, in my room, on my bathroom mirror, I have sticky notes or pieces of paper of all the goals I want to achieve through the week, month and year," Toeaina said. "I just like to see progress and always get better."
Toeaina became the first athlete to earn 12 varsity letters at Kentwood High School. As a senior, Toeaina was integral in the Conquerors' run to state in volleyball and basketball and she also medaled in two events at the 4A state track and field meet.
Capping an outstanding prep career, Toeaina is The Seattle Times Female High School Athlete of the Year.
Coaches rave about her and athletic director Jo Anne Daughtry considers Toeaina the best multi-sport female athlete she's seen in her 31 years at the school. The compliments encompass far more than her athleticism.
"She is one of the most humble, dedicated, team-first athletes I have ever met," Doughtry said.
Even on her 18th birthday earlier this week, Toeaina made sure she got in a morning workout designed to help her succeed in basketball – her first love – at the University of Hawaii, where her parents were both athletes. She is eager to see the progress she can make while finally focusing on just one sport and admits her ultimate goal is to play professional basketball.
Her potential in basketball and volleyball stood out her freshman year, when she started in both sports. She helped the Conquerors reach the state-championship game in volleyball as a sophomore, and the five-set loss to Olympia stuck with her.
"That definitely made me push harder every year after that for every sport," Toeaina said.
She turned out for track at the urging of older sister Alyx, now a thrower at Washington. It was at the district meet her freshman year where Sarah demonstrated her character.
She already had qualified for state in four events and was running in the last race of the 300 hurdles for seeding purposes only. She remembers an extra burst of adrenaline when she got the early lead over a girl favored to win the state title. But her approach to the third hurdle was off. She hit it and feel awkwardly, badly spraining an ankle.
In her mind, Toeaina heard her father yell, "Get up and finish the race!" She did just that, refusing help and hopping her way to the finish, gingerly stepping over the remaining hurdles as fans clapped and cheered.
"Her attitude and courage left a mark on everyone who saw that race. I know I will never forget it," coach Stephen Roche said, adding she is "everything you hope your daughter would grow up to be."
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Healthy pregnant or breastfeeding women need to consume between 300 to 500 additional calories per day in order to meet their energy needs, as well as support the healthy growth of their baby.
During pregnancy or while breastfeeding your baby, it is important to eat a variety of healthy foods. The essential nutrients listed below are needed to help you and your baby thrive. They're found in fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans, dairy products, and lean meats.
Calcium helps build strong bones and teeth, and plays an important role in the healthy functioning of the circulatory, muscular, and nervous systems. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should get 1,000 mg of calcium a day. Healthy sources of calcium include low-fat dairy products, calcium-fortified orange juice and cereals, and spinach.
Eating carbohydrates helps provide energy to support the growth and development of a baby and, after delivery, breastfeeding. The best sources of carbohydrates are whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, which also are good sources of fiber.
Fiber is a nutrient that can help ease the constipation commonly associated with pregnancy. Whole grains (like whole-wheat bread, whole-grain cereals, and brown rice) and fruits, vegetables, and legumes (beans, split peas, and lentils) are good sources of fiber.
Folic acid helps the healthy development of a baby's brain and spinal cord. It's also needed to make red blood cells and white blood cells. Women who get 400 micrograms (0.4 milligrams) of folic acid daily prior to conception and during early pregnancy can reduce the risk that their baby will be born with a neural tube defect (a birth defect involving incomplete development of the brain and spinal cord). Good sources of folic acid include fortified cereals, leafy green vegetables, citrus fruits, beans, and nuts.
Healthy fats (unsaturated fats) are used to fuel a baby's growth and development. They are especially important for the development of the brain and nervous system. Healthy fats are found in olive oil, peanut oil, canola oil, avocados, and salmon. While fat is necessary in any healthy diet, it's important to limit fat intake to 30% or less of your daily calorie intake.
Iodine helps the body's thyroid gland make hormones that help with growth and brain development. Not getting enough iodine during pregnancy can put a baby at risk for thyroid problems, cognitive delays, and (in severe cases) mental retardation. It is recommended that pregnant or lactating women use iodized salt in their cooking and eat foods high in iodine, like seafood and dairy products. They also should take a daily prenatal vitamin that includes 150 micrograms of iodide (a source of iodine that's easily absorbed by the body). If your prenatal vitamin doesn't have enough, talk to your doctor about taking an additional supplement.
Eating a diet rich in iron and taking a daily iron supplement while pregnant or breastfeeding helps prevent iron-deficiency anemia. Women who don't get enough iron may feel tired and are more susceptible to infections. Good dietary sources of iron include lean meats, fortified cereals, legumes (beans, split peas, and lentils), and leafy green vegetables.
Protein helps build a baby's muscles, bones, and other tissues, especially in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. The recommended protein intake during the second half of pregnancy and while breastfeeding is 71 grams daily. Healthy sources of protein include lean meat, poultry, fish, beans, peanut butter, eggs, and tofu.
Vitamin A helps develop a baby's heart, eyes, and immune system. Prenatal vitamins should not contain more than 1,500 micrograms (5,000 IU) of vitamin A and pregnant women should not take vitamin A supplements. Both too little and too much vitamin A can harm a developing fetus. Good sources of vitamin A include milk, orange fruits and vegetables (such as cantaloupe, carrots, and sweet potatoes), and dark leafy greens.
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Vitamin B12 plays an important role in the formation of a baby's red blood cells, as well as brain development and function. Vitamin B12 is only found in animal products like meat and eggs, so it's important to speak with your doctor about taking a B12 supplement during your pregnancy and while breastfeeding if you're vegetarian or vegan and don't plan to eat animal products. Good sources of vitamin B12 include lean meats, poultry, and fish, and fat-free and low-fat milk.
Vitamin C plays an important role in tissue growth and repair, and in bone and tooth development. Vitamin C also helps the body absorb iron. Good sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits, broccoli, tomatoes, and fortified fruit juices.
Vitamin D aids in the body's absorption of calcium for healthy bones and teeth. Good sources of vitamin D include fortified low-fat or fat-free milk, fortified orange juice, egg yolks, and salmon.
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Kenji Bunch, an acclaimed composer and violist who recently returned to his Portland roots after 22 years of study and success in New York City, will take the artistic helm of FearNoMusic in May. Bunch's appointment is celebrated in To Brooklyn and Back, a retrospective of the chamber music of Bunch, at 8 p.m. on April 18 at the Alberta Rose Theatre. Details and tickets at Alberta Rose.
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Energy harvesting tipping point for wireless sensor applications
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An important consideration in the development of an energy harvesting sensor node is to ensure that there is always enough energy available to power the system, as shown in Figure 2.
This energy harvesting system uses a solar cell array to harvest energy. A solar cell unit, such as a Sanyo AM-1815, delivers approximately 40 µA when a 200 Lx light level is available. It is reasonable to expect this level of light in an office with a window but no direct sunlight on the cell. The 40 µA of current that the array generates is fed into a power management circuit and trickle-charged into a TFB. When selecting power management chips, it is necessary to pay attention to the leakage current characteristics, which are normally only a few microamperes. However, with only 40 µA coming into the TFB, this tiny amount of leakage must be understood and accounted for. A thin-film battery, such as the Infinite Power Solutions MEC101-7SES, provides a 0.7 mAh capacity, which is a reasonable amount of energy for a wireless sensor node system. At a 200 Lx level of light, this TFB charges up fully in around 17.5 hours.
This combination of solar cell, power management and storage technologies provides an adequate level of energy for a wireless sensor node. The next important decision in the design process is the selection of a low-power MCU and wireless transceiver combination that can operate effectively from a limited energy source. A wireless MCU with extremely low power consumption and high-performance radio characteristics is an ideal choice. The Silicon Labs Si1012 wireless MCU, for instance, uses a programmable sub-GHz ISM radio in a single-chip configuration with an ultra-low-power MCU. This device, which also includes an on-chip temperature sensor, is essentially a wireless sensor node on a chip.
With the hardware configured as shown in Figure 2, the control problem to be considered is how to operate the wireless sensor node at a duty ratio that does not deplete the TFB capacity that is itself being trickle-charged by the solar cell. Using the low-power design techniques discussed earlier, it is possible to reduce the average current of the wireless sensor node to around 51 µA (including power management leakage) while transmitting sensor data every second for three minutes. That is low enough to allow the system to operate and stay fully charged in minimal lighting conditions.
If the light input is reduced to 0 Lx, the wireless sensor node continues to operate and transmit for 64 hours before the TFB capacity is exhausted (assuming the three-minute transmit period is repeated every 20 minutes). A simple spreadsheet detailing expected input energy (i.e. how much light is available) versus output energy (how often the node is required to transmit) is the only tool that a designer needs to optimize the system. If more than adequate light is expected, this energy can be used to increase the range of the transmitter. This type of system allows a range up to 300 feet, depending on the exact conditions.
Many different types of energy harvesting sources can be used to power a wireless sensor node instead of using a solar cell (or even in combination with solar energy). If a wireless sensor node is placed in a location without ready access to a light source, the node can be powered by thermal, vibration (piezoelectric) or radio wave energy harvesting sources. The power management, storage and wireless sensor node circuits are essentially the same as those used in the solar cell example. Regardless of the harvested energy source, the system design principles are the same: a limited source of energy is captured and stored in a TFB and then used to power an ultra-low-power wireless sensor node.
The ability to power wireless sensor nodes from harvested energy sources allows embedded designers to offer systems with significantly reduced cost of ownership for the end-user as well as benefits to the environment. The cost of replacing batteries housed in out-of-the-way sensor node locations can be quite significant. These wireless sensor nodes, for example, can be embedded in structures, such as buildings or bridges, or even buried underground. The three key enabling technologies needed to create self-sustaining wireless sensor nodes are readily available today: cost-effective energy harvester devices, small and efficient energy storage devices and single-chip ultra-low-power wireless MCUs. Wireless sensor nodes powered by harvested energy sources will soon become commercially viable and commonplace technologies used in our homes, offices, factories and infrastructure.
About the Author
Ross Bannatyne serves as an MCU marketing manager for Silicon Laboratories' Embedded Mixed-Signal division. Prior to joining Silicon Laboratories, Mr. Bannatyne spent 12 years at Motorola where he served in systems engineering and marketing positions. Most recently, he served as channel market segment manager for Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector (now Freescale Semiconductor) where he managed the Americas region 8- and 16-bit microcontroller business. Mr. Bannatyne is the author of numerous technical articles as well as two textbooks: Using Microprocessors and Microcomputers (Prentice-Hall) and Electronic Control Systems (SAE). Mr. Bannatyne holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with honors from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.


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Ac scan needed for nanoscale device testing
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Huge transistor counts, rising on-chip clock rates, the relentlessly escalating levels of integration in systems-on-chip, and the new types of defects seen in deep-submicron and nanometer processes are forcing IC design and test engineers to reevaluate traditional approaches to test.
Huge transistor counts, rising on-chip clock rates, the relentlessly escalating levels of integration in systems-on-chip, and the new types of defects seen in deep-submicron and nanometer processes are forcing IC design and test engineers to reevaluate traditional approaches to test. Can designers afford to develop functional vectors for 20+ million-gate SoCs that combine multiple functional blocks in processes that integrate anywhere from 90k to 150k gates per square millimeter?
In an increasing number of cases, the answer is no. The development cycle is too short, the task of generating and measuring vectors too complicated, the chip clock rates too high and the test equipment too slow or too costly to execute functional patterns as needed. Most important, the types of defects are changing. In today's nanometer-scale processes, speed-related defects begin to dominate failures. Delay is now the predominant failure mode. Traditional debug approaches cannot detect subtle delays or isolate them correctly.Timing advantage
Ac scan can be used to accomplish many of those goals. This meth-odology uses scan-based techniques to conduct an at-speed sample cycle for the purpose of verifying timing compliance. The scan shift is performed exactly the same as with dc stuck-at scan; in fact, the scan architecture can be the same. Unlike stuck-at dc scan, however, ac scan conducts sample/capture with the correct timing relationship between a state/next-state vector pair. It can be used to verify frequency compliance, pin specification compliance and manufacturing-induced delay defect content.
Ac scan offers a number of key advantages over traditional functional test approaches. It reduces clocking requirements, eases timing diagnostics and simplifies binning. The vectors generated in ac scan are more efficient than those used in functional test, resulting in a fewer number of them and shorter test times. Moreover, those vectors, automatically generated by automatic test pattern generation (ATPG), are highly portable, a key advantage in any design using embedded intellectual-property blocks.
In addition, since ac path scan vectors are generated against critical paths, they provide a more deterministic result and target more subtle timing. Finally, by eliminating the need for highly precise signal timing and edge placement, complex sequencing capability and high-frequency data rates, ac scan reduces the functionality requirements for automatic test equipment and, ultimately, its cost.
Those advantages don't come free, of course. Ac scan requires that design-for-test (DFT) be inserted on-chip. The strategy implies a silicon cost and also requires that designers rigidly adhere to design rules for test. Finally, it assumes that designers will integrate into their development schedule the time it takes to add DFT and ATPG. While that effort is offset by the saving of time traditionally spent in the post-design phase, this up-front investment in time and cost is not trivial.
By leveraging DFT and ATPG, ac scan can offer a more work- and schedule-efficient test strategy with a more deterministic result. In the process, it can help design teams meet their time-to-market goals and production teams meet their time-to-yield and time-to-volume targets.
Alfred L. Crouch is chief scientist at Inovys Corp. (Pleasanton, Calif.).


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Jerry Seinfeld is back with a weekly show. Every week, America's best-loved comedian picks up a friend in his car, they drive around chatting while being filmed by Go-Pro dashboard cameras. Sounds like a hit TV show, right? Well, it is, except that you can't see it on television. Seinfeld's Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee is made exclusively for the internet.
Here's the promo for the new show:
Britain's Independent newspaper reports that "Seinfeld's decision to forgo television — in favour of Crackle.com, a Sony-owned site — comes at a watershed moment for television's relationship with the internet."
Seinfeld's decision seems to come at a tipping point for internet television. For the last decade, the internet has been the place where unknown talents have burst onto the scene and secured themselves places on network television shows. That was the path to fame and fortune. Now it seems reversed. Bona fide Hollywood stars are increasingly making content strictly for the web. The same article cites a few major examples:
Tom Hanks launched his new project — a dystopian science-fiction animation called Electric City that he created and voices — via Yahoo!. And the veteran TV anchor Larry King announced he was coming out of retirement to launch a weekly chat-show. Netflix is venturing into TV production, with shows such as Lilyhammer and Arrested Development, while Will Ferrell these days seems to spend most of his time online in Funny or Die sketches.
The internet and television have been linked together from a hardware point of view for many years. Internet-enabled televisions are increasingly seen as a standard, social media can make or break a new show, and online communities spring up and organise themselves around major television shows.
But the rise of new viewing formats, like tablets and smart phones, has impacted heavily on viewing habits and is forcing a change in mindset from content producers. This is further reflected in increasing adspend for the internet, and where the advertising dollars go, you can be sure that the stars and their programs are not far behind.
Mexican billionaire, Carlos Slim, one of the richest men in the world, has thrown his considerable weight behind exclusive internet content. He is financing Ora.TV, an internet based TV network that "will have a slate of shows of varying lengths and will stream them via the internet to computers, phones and television sets in the United States, Latin America and elsewhere, bypassing traditional television distribution systems", according to the New York Times. Ora.TV is where Larry King will be debuting his new show. Slim has said that digital television is 'primed for exponential growth.'
But it's not just the economics of the business model that are attracting talent. Established stars feel they are able to take more risks online, they can try out material that would never be allowed on a network show, and they don't have to play the long, political game that is required for a major television release. Shows can be more spontaneous, looser and a lot edgier.
In many ways, this feels like a golden age for internet television. The infrastructure is all there, but it's yet to be dominated by any major corporate players. The talent is ready and available and willing to push the format with risky content. In a few years time, we may be looking back at this as a time that passed all too quickly.


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Generally, opening nights tend to be a great time. This one is no exception for our acting company. The mood backstage is nervous, of course, but warm and elevated. After having been stuck amid the picayune details of technical rehearsal, it is liberating to reconnect to the reason we are here. We are sharing Matthew Shepard's story with an audience eager to hear it.
Generally, opening night audiences tend to feel pretty great too. They're happy to be the lucky first few. Knowing it is opening night seems to put audiences in a celebratory and forgiving mood. This is even more the case for our first audience because Emerson College has had the brilliant idea of inviting anyone in the Boston area who has ever been involved in a production of our play to come as its guest. So the 1,800-seat house is packed, in good part with young people who have a deep personal connection with the plays, the characters, and our company. You couldn't ask for a better house, even though, as Jeremy Bobb points out, they will all know when we screw up our lines. We are greeted with entrance applause and ushered out with a standing ovation, and the attention during the show is rapt.
It's a fantastic first night and a great reminder that the work we are doing is important and continues to have tremendous meaning for many around the country, and particularly for the younger generation. The fist weekend of performances alternating between The Laramie Project and 10 Years Later is naturally a little bumpy — we have had no previews — but by the last shows we are getting our stride as a company and audiences seem to be loving both shows. There are standing ovations every night.
Our touring schedule gives me a little time off, so my friend Rob and I take the ferry to P-town for three days. These are my first days off in weeks and just what I need. We stay in a top floor apartment at the Skiff, overlooking the bay. The weather, which was supposed to be rainy all three days, is very fine. It's warm enough to swim a little, lie around in the sun, walk around in town. Best of all, even though it's the off-season, we are surrounded by queer people.
Rob tells me he loves P-town for its architecture, the breakwater, the mud flats, the beaches, the dunes, and the remarkable spiral it makes reaching out into the sea. He also says he loves it because it is "friendly to gay people." I think that's why many of us love P-town. It's why we love Fire Island, South Beach, the Castro, and Chelsea. I am reminded once again of our material from our plays.
In 10 Years Later gay Laramie resident Jonas Slonaker says, "I am completely out now ... Everybody knows that Bill is my boyfriend. But I am in a safe pocket, and the safe pocket is the university. I work in student affairs and that's a totally safe place to be. Now, if I worked in ag ... agriculture, it would be different ... But finding our safe pockets is what we do as gay people, not just here in Laramie, but wherever we live."
He's right. As far as we may have come in our efforts to be safe in this world, we still so often find ourselves gathering together in our "safe pockets." Even the most outspoken of us sometimes just need a break from the grinding covert homophobia and heterocentricity that surrounds us.
When I arrive back in Boston for the second weekend of shows, word is out that Fred Phelps is planning to protest the performances. Fred Phelps is the minister of the Westboro Baptist Church. He protested outside Matt Shepard's funeral with signs that read "God Hates Fags." He is also a character in our play. The protesters never show at our performance, although their bus is spotted. Perhaps they don't descend from their bus because of the 2,000 anti-Fred Phelps demonstrators dressed in white and sporting rainbow ribbons who have taken to the streets in response to his visit. Many of them attend our show, which makes the second weekend's performances almost as much of a lovefest as the first. Thanks to Fred for making it all happen.
At the same time that Emerson students are taking to the streets to protest Phelps's threatened appearance, they are reeling from the news of Tyler Clementi's suicide. It's a rather schizophrenic experience coming back from Provincetown to be met by beautiful students marching for love and tolerance and by news of Fred Phelps's hatemongering and Tyler Clementi's antigay bullying–induced death.
I am reeling along with the students. I have just returned from "safe pocket" of P-town. And I have gotten the sense based on the Emerson students who are attending the play that our colleges are becoming at least "safer pockets." Now this news about Tyler, a student at a "liberal" college like Rutgers, has sent the whole edifice tumbling down again, and I am listening once again to our plays with fresh ears. I wish that The Laramie Project were simply a historical piece at this point. Unfortunately, it is becoming clear all over again that the play and its sequel, 10 Years Later, are not simply historical idea pieces today. As terrifying as it seems, they may be even more pertinent now than they were 10 years ago.
Next we head to Penn State. Another college. I am now more curious than ever what its response to the play will be.


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Everything is lining up for the Ravens to put the whooping on the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, extending their AFC North winning streak to thirteen games.
Big Ben will be on the sideline, as his "soft tossing" was not enough to prepare him for the Ravens rematch. Lamaar Woodley is out and ironically he has been on the wrong end of things since he hexed Ray Rice for walking off Heinz Field with one of the Steelers prized yellow rags on his head. Joe Flacco's best friend Dennis Pitta, ala Tony Romo and Jason Witten, is back. The Ravens are at home where they have been nearly unbeatable. To top it off, Baltimore will be wearing their Black uniforms, which they are undefeated in under John Harbaugh.
Can't lose, right?
Wrong. The Ravens went into Heinz Field with a conservative offensive game plan that could have been their undoing if the Steelers had a healthy quarterback. The offense primarily ran on first down out of packed in formations. Matt Birk and Jah Reid had trouble holding up in both phases of blocking and the Steelers were able snuff out early runs and force Flacco into low percentage 3rd-and-longs. The Steelers are hoping that the Ravens come in with the same plan as last time because it will mean they have a chance to win a grind-it-out type game.
I don't believe that this is the best way to attack the Steelers. The Ravens need to spread them out, and they have the personnel to do it.
The November 18th matchup between these teams proved that the Baltimore Ravens offensive line was not good enough to straight up beat the front of the Steelers. It is time for Cam Cameron to acknowledge that and move forward with a different offensive approach.
The Ravens need to create a numbers advantage in the box by using three and four wide sets. Flacco needs to be able to utilize Ray Rice and Torrey Smith in the short passing game. This will alleviate the pressure on the offensive line and get the ball in the hands of the Ravens best playmakers. Mixing in draws, traps, and zone runs out of the shotgun will help keep Pittsburgh on their toes and ensure that the Ravens do not become one dimensional.
Flacco has proven that he can move the ball against the Steelers. If Baltimore can open up the offense and get a lead on Pittsburgh then the game will be over. Charlie Batch isn't leading a comeback at M & T Bank Stadium.


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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 | 2 a.m.
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To the casual observer, the district attorney's office appeared to have an airtight murder case against longtime political activist and consultant Michael Chambliss.
Prosecutors, after all, had a videotape of Chambliss stabbing to death a Nigerian-born boxer in the backroom of a convenience store in November 2005.
But the start of the trial was repeatedly postponed, in part to allow the two sides time to work out a plea bargain. Last week Chambliss, 55, was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of voluntarily manslaughter, for which he may have to serve only two years behind bars.
Did Chambliss get a sweetheart deal because of his political connections? He used to hold a lucrative airport concession, contract and was a campaign consultant to former County Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson Gates and a city co-worker of Wendell Williams, a longtime assemblyman.
District Attorney David Roger says the plea bargain actually was the result of a simple conclusion among prosecutors: The case wasn't airtight at all.
"It's not every day we have a murder case on video," Roger says. "In this case we had a video that really cut both ways."
In other words, the video could have also played into the defense's hands.
The video shows that the boxer, 26-year-old Vincent Ekeoba Moses, was the aggressor in the altercation in close quarters that led to his death, Roger said. It shows Moses arguing with his girlfriend and then slapping her in the head. Chambliss then intervened, stabbing Moses several times.
Chambliss' lawyers might have been able to make their case to a jury, Rogers says.
"A jury might have believed that Chambliss was acting in defense of others and that could have led to an acquittal," the district attorney says.
The defense was also prepared to call Freddie Roach, a former professional boxer and now trainer, to the witness stand to testify about how a boxer's hands could be viewed as deadly weapons, Roger adds.
So the plea bargain is "a fair deal to both sides," Roger says.
The maximum prison time District Judge David Barker could give Chambliss at his Aug. 10 sentencing would be 20 years.
Moses' family still has a wrongful death suit pending against Chambliss.
Curbing the violence on the border from Mexican drug cartels has become a priority of the Obama administration.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which recently shifted about 100 agents to the border, is playing a big role in that effort.
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SADDLED with fouls, Kevin Ferrer still found a way to score in the game's crucial moments as University of Santo Tomas turned back the De La Salle University with a barrage of triples, 77-61, yesterday in the 78th University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Ferrer top-scored for the Growling Tigers with 17 points, including a key triple in the final five minutes to trigger a huge rally, which helped the Growling Tigers post their fifth win in six games and gain a share of the lead with Far Eastern University.
His triple, one of 11 which UST connected, came after he committed his third foul midway in the second period, sparking a 12-2 run.
Kareem Abdul added five points during that UST counterattack that saw the Growling Tigers erase a 14-point, 16-30, deficit to inch to within two at the end of the second period.
"Depensa pa rin namin ito. Naka-execute kami. Nag-follow na lang ang offense," said UST coach Bong de la Cruz.
La Salle, with Jeron Teng shooting 13, and Joshua Torralba adding 12, dropped to a 3-3 slate in a tie for third with National University.
Janus Suarez hit two of four triples in the last 6:08 of third, while Bonleon and Louie Vigil added two more as UST went on to grab the upperhand, 45-38.
"]Yun ang hinintay ko sa team, kailangan tumama ang mga tira nila. This game, tumama ang tira nila sa three-points," added de la Cruz.
Another trey from Vigil with 2:21 remaining kept the UST in front by 10, 52-42, while another from Marvin Lee with 1:05 left stretched it to 13, 57-44.
Ed Daquioag, who had 11 points, drained another three-point bomb with 15.6 ticks left in the third as UST entered the fourth with a 60-46, lead.
Ferrer hit another one of his three treys at the start of the fourth, and UST's lead ballooned to 17, 63-46.
He and Vigil fired two more triples in the remaining 6:31, as UST took a 19-point edge, 70-51, in the last 6:17.
Earlier, the Ateneo Blue Eagles crushed the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons, 56-43, to improve to 4-2.
Von Pessumal and Kiefer Ravena scored 11 points apiece for the Blue Eagles.
"Unlike in our last game, we did not allow them to score 11 points in the first two quarters this time," said Blue Eagles coach Bo Perasol.
The win was Ateneo's 12th straight win over UP since 2009.
The Maroons, meanwhile, took their fourth straight defeat against only two wins to remain at the bottom of the standings.


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HEY guys first post on the site, Have a jeep problem!!!!
I have a 2002 jeep grand cherokee laredo 4 wheel drive inline 6
I had the tranny rebuilt recently and it run great. However i am experiencing a problem with the cherokke that has been ocurring for a lilttle while now....The car will drive fine and everything however when i turn my car off and i go to turn the car on it will not turn on....the car will not even crank....its as if when i turn it its compltely dead....
1. its not battery, changed it a year ago. and all the lights and everything work great. plus had it tested it great.
2. have not tested the starter. the car does make a clickin noise though right before it supposed to crank.
3. I just changed the TPS sensor aka throttle something sensor which was bad.
4. When i do get the car to start after it does this it starts fine and strong. not weak at all...so this leads me to beleive its nothing with starter or spark plugs......
5.today it wouldnt start after i drove to gas station....i sat their for a while andd tried to turn it on but nothing then i decided to turn the key all the way before th ecrank would start, changed gears and put it in reverse and then popped it back in park....started the car and boom cranked fine...
anybody help?
Get a mod to move it into the wj section. Or move it yourself.
#5 I had the dame non starting problem on my wj. Except when that happened I stuck it in neutral to neutral start it.
I'd suspect the starter over the switch KyleSekora is talking about because the started wouldn't even click if that switch was bad, would it?
Yeah youre right. There would be nothing. My bad. Starter looks more like a suspect now.
Kinda sounds like the Neutral Safety Switch could be giving problems. Often when they begin to fail, you can jog them back by moving the shifter.
Also, check your battery cable connections, and the starter connections. I have seen a lot of intermittent problems come down to a simple loose wire.
Good luck.
When the Neutral Safety Switch goes bad it won't even turn over though I thought. If the security system is activated it would just crank though.
guys when i move it to neutral one time it worked.....hasnt dont it since.....no codes are coming up either so i cant pinpoint it....i dont think its the starter...when it starts up it starts so strong, idk if that means anything....i may just test my starter tommorrow at autozone....
Starter solenoid is going bad. It is not actuating the starter motor back to engage the fly wheel so the starter dose nothing. The starter motor is fine and that's why it starts good when it dose work.
Replace the starter solenoid and that will fix your problem. Some starters you will need to replace the whole starter as the solenoid is not removable from the starter. I am not sure if your solenoid can be removed or not. Check with the auto parts store and see if they can get just the solenoid. If they can it can be changed, If they can not, then you must replace the whole starter.
Good luck.
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TRENTON, N.J. -- Governor James E. McGreevey submitted his letter of resignation yesterday, ending a tenure doomed by a shocking summertime disclosure that he had engaged in a gay, extramarital affair.
The letter, signed by McGreevey, was filed with Secretary of State Regina Thomas. It says, "Dear Madam Secretary, I resign effective 11:59 p.m. on Monday, November 15, 2004."
Aides said McGreevey's last day in office was expected to be quiet, spent with family away from Trenton. He is not expected to conduct state business.
On Sunday, state Senate President Richard J. Codey took the oath of office as acting governor in a private ceremony at his home. He takes over after McGreevey has officially left the job at midnight.
"I'm looking forward to governing and bringing back calm, peace, and a sense of harmony to the state of New Jersey," Codey, 57, a Democrat, said after his brief ceremony.
The transfer of power caps a transition period that began with McGreevey's announcement in August that he is gay and would resign this month with 14 months left in his term.
On Friday, a pair of moving trucks carted the governor's belongings away from the State House. McGreevey is reportedly moving to an apartment in Rahway while his wife moves to a home in Springfield, where she plans to live with the couple's 2-year-old daughter.
Because New Jersey is one of eight states without the position of lieutenant governor, Codey will wield the clout of both governor and Senate leader for a time, filling the governor's term that ends in January 2006.
Codey said last week that he has not ruled out a run next year for a full term as governor, although US Senator Jon S. Corzine, a popular politician with vast financial resources, is expected to pursue the Democratic nomination. Codey plans to make ethics reform a top priority. Ending the practice of awarding government contracts in exchange for campaign contributions has topped lawmakers' agendas over the past few months.
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DePauw Advances to Tampa Bay Shootout Title Game with Win over Camels
December 29, 2012
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Tampa, Fla.- The DePauw men's basketball squad stepped on Fenlon Court on the Tampa Preparatory School campus tonight to take on Connecticut College in the opening game of the 2012 Tampa Bay Shootout and easily defeated the Camels, 79-45.
DePauw (6-4) moves to tomorrow's 3 p.m. Shootout championship game against LaGrange (7-1) after the Panthers defeated Westminster, Pa. (4-6), 101-79, in this evening's second game. Connecticut College (4-6) and Westminster play in Sunday's 1 p.m. consolation game. The Tigers are aiming for their fourth consecutive Shootout title after securing their seventh berth in the title game.
The Tigers followed up a 57.9% shooting performance in their last game (vs. Kalamazoo, 12/19/2012) with another solid showing from the floor, shooting 53.4%. That marks the first time since the 2008-09 season that DePauw has shot better than 50 percent in consecutive games.
DePauw jumped Connecticut College from the opening tip, taking a 19-4 lead with just over 10 minutes to play in the first half thanks to seven-consecutive points from senior Kevin Sullivan.
From there the Tigers began to punish the Camels in the paint using spectacular passing from their post players to cutting guards and tremendous 'back-to-the-basket' play from their forwards, Camron Burns, Tommy Fernitz and Mark Johnson. In the first half, DePauw tallied 26 points in the paint, while Connecticut College only scored six.
As the first half wound down, DePauw kept the pressure on Connecticut College, capping a 9-0 run at the end of the half with a three-quarter court three-pointer from freshman guard Bradley Fey to send the Tigers into the half with a 46-19 lead.
DePauw continued its stellar play into the second half, using a variety of defensive sets to hold Connecticut College's leading scorer, Matt Vadas, to only eight points on the night on 3-12 shooting from the field. Coming into Saturday's play, Vadas averaged over 21 points per game, shooting 44.2%. Furthermore, the Tigers were able to hold Vadas to his lowest point total and only single-digit scoring effort of the season.
Due to the Camels' halftime adjustments, the Tigers modified their offense and found the weak points in Connecticut College's defense. In the second stanza, DePauw outscored the Camels 33-26 en route to a 79-45 victory.
"I thought our guys really came out with some great energy to start the game," DePauw head coach Bill Fenlon said. "That fueled us at both ends of the court."
The 45 points scored by Connecticut College is their lowest offensive output since scoring 44 points in a 52-44 loss to Springfield College on December 13, 2011.
For the game DePauw shot 53.4% from the field, their fourth 50-percent shooting effort already this season while holding the Camels to their lowest shooting percentage from the floor, 29.1%, all season.
DePauw had three players score in double-figures, led by seniors Barry Flynn and Sullivan with 11 and Johnson with an even 10. Overall, 11 Tigers notched at least two points in the contest, while 16 total DePauw players received minutes.
With his 11-point performance in today's game, Flynn went over the 500-point plateau, now standing at 510 career points. Flynn did not play basketball his freshman year after transferring from Ball State where he played football.
In the evening's second game, Denzel Robinson paced LaGrange with 23 points, while Patrick Dugger dropped in 21 and a game-high 13 rebounds. Westminster's Doug Smith led five double-figure scorers on his team with 19. The Panthers shot 54.2 percent from the floor and held a 47-39 edge on the boards.
For more information on the DePauw men's basketball program, follow DePauw on Twitter (@DePauwAthletics / @DePauw_MBB) or like them on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DePauwAthletics).


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I would get on Palma,BR and F-Class site's and see what's current and how they loading. I shot Br and results from the 1987 Super Shoot which is the big one there was winning groups low .2 and high .1's and small group shot was 081". this year they had I think 3/4 groups winning that were in the .1's rest were in the .2's so not much has changed.
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Back in November, I decided I wanted to track the time I spent on various genealogy projects. One reason for this was to be able to better plan my monthly to-do lists (I have a tendency to overbook myself). I knew I wanted a web-based system (preferably one that was free). There are several available, […]
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Births John Garrett was born in 1739 in Kennet, Pennsylvania (my 5th great-grandfather). Marriages William Garrett and Ann Kirke were married in 1668 (currently believed to be my 7th great-grandparents).
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Births Tamer Debord was born in 1729 in Rappahannock County, Virginia. Deaths John Wilfong Whitener, Jr. died in 1876 in Morgan County, Indiana. Martha (Debord) Hill died in 1885 in Mountaintown, Georgia. William Henry Langston died in 1920 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. William LaFayette Roberts died in in 1954 in Whitfield County, Georgia. James Buford Roberts […]
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I don't blame them for not knowing but now they do. Gross!
I'd probably throw up as soon as I found out, then faint .
Wonder how many times this has happened, all around the world but, the people involved never connected the dots.
It's disheartening to think about. That's why it's so important for kids to know who their fathers are. Can you imagine how many black women have unknowingly dating their brothers or cousins without knowing?? This fatherless generation especially in the black community needs to stop!! It's definitely an open door for unfortunate situations like this.


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WASHINGTON {AP} The Mormon Church published records Monday from the post-Civil War Freedman's Bank for newly freed slaves, making ancestral records available for as many as 12 million black Americans.
The records have been available for years through the National Archives but not in organized form. The church, formally the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spent 11 years, with help from volunteer Utah state inmates, extracting and linking the 480,000 names.
The result is a searchable database on compact disc which includes information such as family names, birth locations and names of former slave owners.
"These records can provide clues for an estimated 8 to 10 million African-American descendants living today who might want to research their family histories," said Elder L. Lionel Kendrick, a church official.
The church began the project when an employee discovered the existence of the original microfilm records. At that time, no one had undertaken the long process of extracting the documents into one database.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, said, "For too long, African-American history was embodied in untruth. We were not given an opportunity for truth."
The Freedman's Savings and Trust Company was established through a congressional charter in 1865 to help former slaves with their new financial responsibilities. With 37 branch offices in 17 states, deposits totaled more than $57 million before the bank collapsed in 1874 because of mismanagement and fraud.
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"It was very difficult to skate the program because I'm still not healthy. After the third minute I couldn't breathe. I was gulping for air, like a fish out of water."
"But this is the final preparation before the Olympic Games. After the third minute, I couldn't breathe. I was gulping for air, like a fish out of water."
"I was on intravenous fluids for three days, and thanks to the doctor who got me back on my feet. There was a doubt whether I could come. It was a bit hard to skate, to breathe. I'm still coughing badly."
"I'm very happy. I achieved a new personal best and I did it in the Olympic Games. This is very important to me. Everything was clean."
"It's a lot of pressure right now, guys, come on. Nothing happened. I just skated today perfect and did my job."
"The fight starts right now. Yeah, I have 10 points more than everybody and I'm happy with the result, of course. But I should perform the same like I did tonight in the free program. If I do my best, I can win first place."
"I have 10 points more than anybody. Of course, I'm happy with the result but I hope I can perform that way again in the free program."


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Hello,

I am happy to announce the availability of a little tool that I wrote while I was doing some Haskell profiling. It converts GHC's heap-profiles into HTML, and renders them nicely using the flot library. Its functionality is similar to `hp2ps`. I wrote it because I find the HTML output easier to work with and, also, because it can cope with partial profiles, so one can refresh the profile while the program is running. The tool is a very short Haskell program, so it should be quite easy to modify and improve (and there is a lot that can be improved in it! :-).

You can use the tool like this:

 hp2html my_profile.hp

This will generate a self-contained HTML file called `my_profile.html`. I am attaching some screen-shots so that you can get an idea of what it looks like.

In the generated HTML, hovering over data points shows their labels in the top-right corner. You can zoom into a region by selecting it. To go back to the zoomed-out view, double-click anywhere on the picture. Note that, by default, the tool does not stack data points on top-of each other like `hp2ps`. This makes it easier to see the individual values for the different entries, but it makes it harder to see the total amount for the program. To get the stacked view, use the radio button in the top left corner.

`hp2html` is available on Hackage:

 http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hp2html-0.1

If you are interesting in improving the tool (please do!), the source repo is here:

 git clone git://github.com/yav/hp2html.git

I hope that you find it useful,

-Iavor


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gotta try that some time. i have a balcony too, i should draw a target on the ground.
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I have listened to it directly before going to bed.
It lulls me into sleep.
Album Rating: 4.0i cant really sleep to music i get too excited and start turning over rapidly in my bed i gota turn it off lol
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I recently viewed an episode of Gangland on The History Channel. This particular show, which documents the rise of the younger members of the Imperial Klan of America (or KKK), really roused my anger. I thought, "How could people be so ignorant and foolish?" Can't they just accept that the United States has always been an ethnically, religiously, and ideologically diverse country?


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Bob McManaman of the Arizona Republic writes that the Diamondbacks' Edwin Jackson no-hit the Rays despite walking eight.
Tyler Kepner of the New York Times writes that there no hits but plenty of pitches in Jackson's gem.
Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune writes that the Cubs suspended Carlos Zambrano after he directs a tirade at his teammates.
The Tribune's Phil Rogers writes that Cubs general manager Jim Hendry must make Zambrano disappear from the roster.
George A. King III of the New York Post writes that Alex Rodriguez's home run was the difference in the Yankees' win over the Dodgers and former manager Joe Torre.
The Post's Mike Vaccaro writes that the Yankees are bigger than one great manager.
John Harper of the New York Daily News writes that Torre and the Yankees' hierarchy are showing no signs of repairing their rift.
Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times writes that Charlie Haeger was designated for assignment and his Dodgers' career may be over.
Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Daily News writes that the Phillies didn't go far for a road win as Roy Halladay shut down the Blue Jays.
David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that Braves closer Billy Wagner got his 400thsave.
Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe writes that Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon doesn't give blown saves a second thought.


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Cornell sweetens upstate New York's dairy future
By Sarah Thompson |
When the Cornell dairy plant was demolished last year to make way for a new, improved Stocking Hall facility, Akron, N.Y.-based ice cream company Perry's was the immediate choice to supply the Cornell campus with the frosty treat.
The Perry family connection to Cornell goes back generations, when Marlo Perry '35 took knowledge acquired in his dairy science classes back to the family dairy to help his father, Morton, expand the ice cream business he had started in 1932.
The business began as a milk delivery service in 1918. Since then, the family's entrepreneurial spirit has taken the company into 13 different businesses in its 95 years. Today it produces private label brands for Wegmans Food Markets, Olean Wholesale (Shurfine) and Winn-Dixie. It is an international Fortune 500 company owned by the fourth generation of Perrys. Brian Perry is executive vice president and vice chairman, his brother-in-law Bob Denning serves as president and CEO, and his sister Gayle Perry Denning is director of sustainability. The trio are not only focused on expanding the core ice cream brand outside New York but also on building the private label business and diversifying.
In 2007, Perry's invested more than $9 million in new equipment, production lines and a frozen warehouse. This plant expansion allowed the company to distribute products to stores for other ice cream and frozen food makers, as well as for Tastykake and Utz.
"We had to take a leap of faith and take advantage of opportunities. You're always looking for ways to leverage your overhead. Once you do one or two new businesses, you get over the fear of trying it," says Brian Perry.
Marlo was the first Perry to turn to Cornell for its dairy expertise. Since then, Perry's has relied on Cornell to provide its employees with regular training and certification in dairy foods processing, high-temperature, short-time (HTST) pasteurization, sanitation and food safety. Perry's also is supporting Cornell's development of a food processing technology degree program in partnership with Genesee Community College to further develop the New York dairy workforce.
"My grandfather's Cornell education and the connections he made there were instrumental at that time in helping a relatively new product, and business, succeed. If you put all the pieces together, we continue to work with Cornell a lot today," Brian Perry says.
Supplying the campus with ice cream, and consulting with Cornell dairy plant manager Jason Huck on plant design and processes, also has been a touching experience for Perry: "It will be kind of bittersweet when the new plant opens. But I see an ongoing relationship here and I can't wait for the ribbon-cutting."
Renovated dairy plant on track
According to Huck, the first phase of the $105 million renovation of Stocking Hall will be complete by late spring, with dairy plant personnel expected to move back into Stocking Hall around May 20; ice cream will begin to be produced in the new dairy plant sometime in June. Cornell Ice Cream won't be served, though, until the Dairy Bar's grand opening event, set for the beginning of the fall 2013 semester, Huck says, which will give the new facility the chance to build up its inventory.
The Cornell Dairy Plant therefore will continue to partner with Perry's Ice Cream throughout the summer, Huck says, to supply premium New York state ice cream to the Dairy Bar scoop shop.
Perry is already planning for the upcoming transition. He'd like to help bring allergen production scheduling to Cornell's food safety curriculum, and views Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) as a strategic partner in helping Perry's position food manufacturing as a viable career for young, potential employees in the region.
"It's been an honor for Cornell to collaborate with Perry's over the past 80 years. More recently, Perry's input into redesigning the Stocking Hall dairy plant has been indispensable," says Kathryn J. Boor, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. "These new facilities will directly benefit Perry's and our other dairy industry partners. And in turn, these companies allow CALS to extend its reach further and do more to bolster New York's recent dairy boom and its successful expansion."
Sarah Thompson is a freelance writer based in Trumansburg, N.Y.


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took treasure island and added weiss to the cover. first i printed out the face and colored it for the different layers. then, i drew our the different layers and cut them out of 2mm foam and superglued it all together
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August 2005
Release Date: August 24, 2005
ASU to Welcome Class of 2009 with Extended Hours, Multiple Activities
With classes scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, Angelo State University will offer extended hours leading up to the start of the fall semester and will sponsor a variety of weekend activities to put new students at ease as they begin their ASU careers next week.
The Office of Admissions, Registrar's Office, Financial Aid Office, Residence Life Office, Bursar's Office, ASU OneCard Office and Center for Academic Excellence will stay open late on Friday, Aug. 26, and Saturday, Aug. 27. Friday hours will be 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday hours will be 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The University Police Department will man a booth 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday across from the ASU Bookstore in the Houston Harte University Center so students can pick up their fall/spring parking permits. Students planning on purchasing permits through cash transactions, however, should do so at the University Police Station at 1905 S. Johnson instead of at the booth.
ASU residence halls will be a beehive of activity beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, when they open up for occupancy. Residence halls will be bursting at the seams as students move in, assisted by their parents and friends.
In addition to handling the business details of starting back to school, students will also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities, including the traditional new-student welcome program Fish Splash and numerous athletic contests, beginning Thursday and continuing for a week.
The Office of Admissions will be administering the Residual ACT and the THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment) exams on Saturday morning for students who may need them for fall admission to the university. Registration costs $50 for each test and must be completed by 5 p.m. Friday. Check-in for the tests begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday in the Hardeman Building, Room 206 for the Residual ACT and Room 210 for the THEA exam. Individuals should contact the Admissions Office at 942-2185 for more information.
Fish Splash is scheduled 4-10 p.m. Saturday at the ASU Pavilion. A variety of carnival games and inflatable recreation will be available for student participation during those hours. An outdoor cookout is scheduled 5-6:30 p.m. followed by the Fish Splash Pep Rally at 6:30 p.m. A live band will play from 8:30-10 p.m., also at the Pavilion.
Fish Splash activities for students will continue at 2 p.m. on Sunday with Playfair in the Center for Human Performance. Then at 3:30 p.m. activities will move to the West Mall for a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening the campus's new disc golf course.
At 6 p.m. Sunday the various campus religious centers on the ASU perimeter will hold open houses for students.
ASU's intercollegiate athletic schedule for the new academic year will begin Thursday, Aug. 25, with the Angelo State University Volleyball Tournament, marking the debut of new head volleyball coach Ruth Lawanson. The Rambelles will play four games over a three-day period, starting with a 7 p.m. Thursday contest against Texas A&M-Commerce. On Friday the volleyball squad will play at 2 p.m. against Mesa State and at 7 p.m. against University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. The tournament will conclude at 7 p.m. Saturday against Colorado State-Pueblo. All games will be in the Junell Center/Stephens Arena.
The Rambelle soccer team will begin its new season with an opening game at 4 p.m. Friday against St. Edward's University. At 3 p.m. Sunday the team will face St. Mary's University. Both games will be on the Varsity Soccer Field.
The Ram football team under the direction of new head coach Dale Carr will play two games in the first week of school. The Carr era in ASU football will debut in Gunnison, Colo., with a 2 p.m. Saturday game against Western Colorado University.
The Rams will have a quick turnaround as they return to San Angelo to prepare for the home opener on Thursday, Sept. 1, against Southern Nazarene. The 7 p.m. game in San Angelo Stadium will be ASU's first home game ever on a Thursday night. To build spirit for that Thursday first, the ASU Athletic Department is coordinating a RamFest on the southwest parking lot of San Angelo Stadium from 5-6:30 p.m. prior to the game. Food and refreshments will be available.
This year all ASU football fans will be behind the Rams literally as new seating arrangements are being implemented that will move the ASU bench as well as the student section, band, cheerleaders and pep squad from the east to the west side of the stadium. The new seating scheme is one of the many changes fans will notice at the football games, including a new full-color program that will be available for purchase for $1.
All football games will be broadcast on KIXY-FM 94.7 this year.