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Cons: Patchy cold spots, Not versatile
Best Uses: Light and fast backpacking and mountaineering
Our testers loved the Sea to Summit Spark Sp II sleeping bag when they wanted to save weight and space in their packs. It was awarded a Top Pick Award for light and fast backpacking and climbing trips. We found it to be an appropriate summer bag for middle elevation mountain terrain. We didn't think twice about carrying it for trips where we wanted to move fast and carry less weight. For a specialty sleeping bag, the price tag is fair, but don't count on this bag doing it all. The window of time for which it will be comfortable is limited. If you're going to spend more time carrying your sleeping bag than sleeping in it, consider a super light bag like this one. This bag is available from major online retailers, unlike the ultra-light sleeping bags featured in our Ultralight Sleeping Bag Review. For more well-rounded three-season sleeping bags, take a look at our complete Backpacking Sleeping Bag Review for better options.
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The Sea to Summit Spark Sp II is a surprisingly warm 1 pound sleeping bag. It's a great choice for backpackers and climbers looking to save weight and pack space for specific mountain objectives.
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The Spark Sp II was much warmer than we expected it to be. It is shockingly light for a traditional mummy style sleeping bag. It feels like a cloud in your hands, and the white color makes that feeling even more convincing. You can literally see through the nearly translucent exterior fabric, and it is obvious that the down is of high quality as you feel the bag and look at the healthy down clusters inside. By looking through the exterior, you can also see why it sometimes feels like it has patchy cold spots. Down needs to be shifted around inside the baffles to maximize the distribution of the insulation. There is proportionally more down near the core of the body, just where you need it most to stay the warmest.
The Sea to Summit Spark Sp II weighs an incredible 18 oz. in a size long. It accomplishes this by featuring a slim fit, lightweight fabrics inside and out, a ⅓ length zipper, and 850+ fill down. There really isn't anything else to this bag. It is overall very simple in design, and weight and space are the primary considerations for anything that is part of this bag. The only bags featured in our Backpacking Sleeping Bag Review that compare weight-wise are the Mountain Hardwear Mountain Speed 32 and the Western Mountaineering Highlite. You can also explore our Ultralight Sleeping Bag Review for non-traditional sleeping bags that are more in the league weight-wise with the Spark.
Soft materials and soft, high loft down make the Spark a reasonably comfortable bag. It features a slim fit that allows little room for thrashing about inside the bag. However, it fits close enough that it is easy to move with the sleeping bag.
A note on fit The size Long in the Spark Sp II fit 6'0" testers very well.
Packed Size
Sea to Summit provides a great stuff sack/compression sack with this bag. An especially small bag, it is important to be able to get the sleeping bag any smaller. All packed up, it is smaller than a football, making it really easy to squeeze into the corner of a very small pack.
The standout features of this bag are the high quality materials from which it is constructed. The shell of the bag is made from 10 denier Pertex Quantum fabric for minimal weight and bulk. 850+ fill down is the insulation of choice for lightweight sleeping bags like the Spark. Appropriate attention was paid to minimizing extra features so as to keep the weight down. Extras on this bag mean that things were taken away. The ⅓ length zipper, the slim cut, and the small diameter drawcord at the collar are all examples of this bag's minimalism.
Sleeping bags like the Spark Sp II are less versatile than general backpacking sleeping bags. Their minimalist design will not stand up to prolonged exposure in tough conditions.
Best Application
The Spark is best suited for specific mountain objectives where weight and space in your pack matters most. If going fast and light is most important to you, this bag excels as a small, light summer option.
Other approx. one pound sleeping bags like the Western Mountaineering Summerlite and the Western Mountaineering Highlite are comparable in price to this Sea to Summit option. The other contender for the lightest traditional mummy style sleeping bag in our review is the Mountain Hardwear Mtn Speed 32, which costs 100 dollars more. We consider all of these bags to be specialty sleeping bags that have a unique purpose in your backcountry gear quiver. If you are committed to lightening your pack so that you can take mountain trips to the next level, consider buying a lightweight bag like the Spark. If you are looking for a sleeping bag for versatility, look elsewhere.
The Sea to Summit Spark SpII is a super light, smartly featured, minimalist sleeping bag. It should be used for light and fast missions in the mountains where every ounce and every cubic inch matters. Well insulated for a lightweight, summer sleeping bag, the Spark is right at home in mid-elevation terrain. We recommend this bag for users who already have a three-season sleeping bag that is their all-purpose workhorse and need an ultra-light bag for specific mountain trips.
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March 12, 2014
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Accused remanded after stabbing church brother
Bjorn Burke, Staff Reporter
A woman accused of stabbing her church brother was further remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.
The accused, Simone Allen, is charged with unlawful wounding. Allen is alleged to have used a knife to stab the complainant, her church brother, who was reported to have barred her from entering the church property because of her rowdy conduct.
Allen's lawyer made a request to the sitting magistrate to have her client transferred from Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre in St Catherine, to what she deems more suitable environs for her client, at the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston.
Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey informed the legal representative that it was not within her authority to grant her such a request.
"Shakespeare say sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. Once a doctor diagnose her unfit to plead. We don't just lock her up and keep her there (Fort Augusta)," RM Pusey explained.
The magistrate ordered that Allen be remanded until April 27 pending the outstanding psychiatric evaluation.
Subsequently, Allen was seen crying as she was ushered away by officers.
"Simone, don't cry. We're gonna take care of you," RM Pusey
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A Dry WeekSeptember 2nd, 2013 at 3:49 am by Bill Steffen under Bill's Blog, Weather
Here's a pretty sunset pic. from Tom DeVette. Most of us missed out on the rain Sunday evening. Some got a passing shower. Here's storm total rainfall, until GRR NWS resets it. It'll be dry and cooler today with highs in the low 70s. The European model gives G.R. only 0.01″ of rain Sat. PM. The GFS plot has a whopping .05″. Temperatures will be comfortably cool at night and slowly warming in the day, into the low-mid 80s by the end of the week. No sign of chilly fall weather yet. Check out the major fireball (inc. video) that streaked across the SE U.S. at 2:30 AM on 8/28. It was 20 times brighter than a full moon!


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By Anthony Leek – The 2012 season is quickly approaching at the Emo Speedway and plenty of work continues at the facility throughout the month of May. Just over a week ago, we started our work on the track surface with the sheep's foot packing away for several days. Maintenance work on the grader was completed on Monday with a new tire on it, as well as being all greased up for the season. Water tanks are full and the water truck spent some time Monday night working the track in. Work continues on the new speaker system in the pits as well as other miscellaneous work.
I remember when I was much younger, hearing the sound of the grader starting up and heading to the track was the sure tale sign that the racing season was quickly approaching. I still get that sense of excitement and chills the first evening we start the machinery up. It's the best thrill you can get before watching the first race of the season.
With only a couple weeks left until practice (May 12th), volunteers are making sure the facility is in tiptop shape for the upcoming year. Some of the bigger projects of the year will be starting up soon which includes the new pit washrooms and the new frontstretch lighting. Once the lighting is done, all wiring at the facility will now be underground. Four poles currently exist and will be replaced by one pole located halfway down the track on the outside. It will improve lines of sight for the fans and clean up the area more. Project completion will be around the first week of June. Pictures will be posted on the facebook fan page as it progresses.
Another exciting event to look forward to this season is the return of WISSOTA Super Stocks! While the date won't be finalized until this weekend (it is tentative for July 14th), the class has always been exciting to watch at the Emo Speedway. With a full complement of WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, WISSOTA Modifieds, and Street Stocks on top of the special event, it will be an evening not to miss! Drivers from all over the region including Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota will be attending in what may be the last time they will be attending.
The season opener is what I look forward to the most mainly because it is my birthday weekend! The month of May has so many great things going for it, especially when it comes to racing. Tracks are opening up all over the region and I regularly attend Grand Rapids Speedway and Bemidji Speedway on Thursdays and Sundays. With Emo on Saturdays, it's three days of racing in only four days!
With a new digital camera I bought over the winter, there will be HD videos from the Emo Speedway as well as the other track I visit throughout the year. They will be posted to my youtube channel at www.youtube.com/cooleddown12 . On top of that, I am looking into doing some video interviews with local drivers.
All in all, 2012 is looking to be a great season. Whether you are a fan, sponsor, driver, volunteer, pit person, etc. there is always plenty of fun and entertainment to be had at your local short track!
Photo: 2011 WISSOTA Midwest Modified track champion Christopher Leek grades the track to continue preparations for the 2012 racing season.


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This has definitely been a memorable holiday season for Shakira and her soccer star boyfriend -- they just welcomed a baby boy ... maybe.
Proud papa Gerard Piqué announced the news on his Twitter and Facebook accounts Thursday, posting the following message:
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However, the announcement may have been a prank for Dia de los Innocentes (Day of the Holy Innocents), the Spanish equivalent of April Fool's Day, as Piqué later posted:
"It has a name! His name is Innocent! Happy Holy Innocents Day to all!"
This would be the first child for the Colombian popstar, 35, and her Spanish beau, 25, who have been together for nearly two years.
Whether or not he's been born yet, we know one thing -- that's going to be one good-looking kid!
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Teen Mom's Farrah: I'm Not Ready for a Serious Relationship
It's been a long time since Teen Mom's Farrah Abraham has been ready for romance. After her ex-boyfriend Derek Underwood died in December 2008, the 19-year-old single mom put dating on hold so she could focus on raising their daughter Sophia (now 2).
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But according to the MTV reality star, that's all about to change.
"I'm pretty positive you might see me on a date again," the single mom tells TV Guide ahead of Tuesday's season premiere. "The fun thing is I get to go on dates and meet random guys and not be so serious."
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Like so many reality stars before her, Abraham finds it difficult to meet Mr. Right now that she's on a hit TV show.
"I get emails and letters at home like, 'Find me on Facebook,' but how many of those guys are really sincere?" she wonders.
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"I feel like I have my independence right now, so I might as well take full advantage and work harder. When the right person comes, then I'll accept him into our lives, but right now I'm not trying to have a relationship," Abraham adds. "Dating is more fun than a relationship right now for me."
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Sowing seeds: Volunteers plant a garden at Golden Gate Middle School
A garden grows from many seeds. To illustrate the point, look no further than the new garden taking shape at Golden Gate Middle School.
"So many people from Naples came together to make this happen," said Golden Gate Middle School (GGMS) science teacher Kirsten Brockschmidt, taking a break to watch a group of 16 volunteers transform a patch of grass into a garden. "We really had a long stretch of good luck."
The science department had applied for, and won, a grant from Whole Foods to establish a garden. The special education department simultaneously received a grant to bring the garden experience to their students. Then, Naples Botanical Garden created a program called "Collier Greens" to increase access to gardens, and offered their help.
A team from Leadership Collier was looking for a project to give back to the community. Even Mother Nature smiled on the endeavor, as the timing in the growing season is just right to put new plants into the ground. And as anyone who has done yardwork in July knows, November is a much nicer month to put some sweat equity into your Southwest Florida landscape.
"We wanted to do something that would keep on giving," said Heather Henning, heading up the team from Leadership Collier, "not just to feed people one time. The kids will get to use this for years."
The Leadership Collier team got busy right away, assembling benches they donated to the school. "They even brought their own tools," said Brockschmidt. Volunteer Mike Williams demonstrated a high level of energy, leaping into the air to drive the blade of his shovel through the sod to start creating a garden bed.
In addition to herbs and vegetables, students at GGMS will reap a harvest of knowledge and increased understanding from the garden, said Chad Washburn, director of conservation and education for Naples Botanical Garden. While he pitched in and got his hands dirty, Washburn's primary contribution was providing the brains for the outfit, directing the volunteers' efforts.
"We have all sorts of lessons centered around school gardens," he said. "They can be used to teach math, social studies, and art, as well as science." In math class, for example, students can calculate crop yields, how many square feet of a given plant will be needed for a family's or a business' needs.
Washburn has created award-winning gardens, including one at Avalon Elementary School, and applies the lessons learned from each to the next one. Asked why the wooden planting boxes going into the ground weren't made from pressure-treated wood to resist the elements, he refrained from pointing out the ignorance inherent in the question.
"PT wood is loaded with chemicals, and they leach into the soil and are taken up into the plants," he said. "You don't want that in your food." Besides, once the wooden boxes give out, it's time to replace the soil as well, so it works out well.
The fresh-cut bamboo stakes being used to fence around the garden are being placed in upside down, so they don't take root and grow themselves – although that would be fascinating to see.
Inside the garden boxes, the volunteers planted a variety of seeds and seedlings, so there will be something to see right from the start. As the plants come up, students will see kale, lettuce, arugula, cilantro, tomatoes, cucumbers, okra, lavender, impatiens and sage, among others.
The original impetus for their grant request, said Brockschmidt, came during science classes last year at GGMS. When a teacher attempted to use a peach as an analogy for the structure of an atom, "many of the students could not name the fruit." This created the motivation in the teachers to expose the children firsthand to what agriculture is all about.
"It's important that people know how to grow food – and know how it's grown, even if they're not the ones growing it," said Natalie Batty, a science teacher at GGMS. She is married to an organic farmer, lending additional expertise to the project. "Culture revolves around food. People come together over food."
Golden Gate Middle is a Title 1 school, where more than 90 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch. "Many of the students are not exposed to things that most of us take for granted," said Brockschmidt.
Tom Murray brought his son Tommy Lee, who is 11, has epilepsy, and attends special education classes at GGMS, to participate in the installation.
"This will be great for these kids, to see and smell and touch these plants," said the senior Murray. "It really helps them to see how the world works."
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The latest dust-up came last week when Asheville Middle School allowed Kyle Martin, executive director of Time to Revive - a group that had been conducting an enormous tent revival in Pack Square Park all week - to speak to students. Shockingly, Martin veered into a little God talk, even though he says he kept his talk secular.
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This Sunday marks the 100-year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and the news is filled with appropriate tributes to the worst maritime disaster in history. Magazine and newspaper articles, blog posts, video, audio; every possible media platform has their take on the story. Some going deep for background on passengers, others recounting the event and still others are at sea right now, sailing the same course Titanic followed 100 years ago on April 15.
We have been covering the event through a series of posts in The Titanic Chronicles here and on Gadling. Let's take a look at some of the other Titanic coverage we've seen around that is a bit more unusual.
We begin with a video from the UK's CruiseDotCo who has an extensive video library on a variety of topics. Of this Titanic-related video CruiseDotCo captions: "Titanic memorial travellers dress up in period costume for cruise – A look at some of the passengers who are onboard the MS Balmoral for the 12-night cruise to commemorate the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic."
Another effort comes from the Twitter feed of TitanicRealTime hosted by another UK organization, the History Press that invites us to "Experience Titanic's epic journey with minute-by-minute tweets as if from on board the ship itself."
The History Press also has an iPhone app with a wealth of information including construction of the ship, her journey, books available on the subject and more
Then come articles from a variety of viewpoints about the Titanic disaster, what caused it, what was learned from it and the lessons we carry forward. Not everyone was or has been sentimental about the sinking. Some are critical of the ship's builder, owner and those who sailed.
One article, out just today, comes from the National Review Online. Titled Titanic Presumption, author Allen C. Guelzo, Professor of the Civil War Era, and director of the Civil War Studies Program, at Gettysburg College who writes:
"'The Titanic, name and thing, will stand for a monument and warning to human presumption."
That was the judgment of Edward Stuart Talbot, the Anglican bishop of Winchester, in the sermon he preached the Sunday after the fabled Atlantic passenger liner Titanic took nearly 1,500 lives with her as she sank after striking an iceberg in mid-ocean on April 14, 1912.
"When has such a mighty lesson against our confidence and trust in power, machinery, and money been shot through the nation?"
Talbot could not have known it, but an entire cascade of mighty lessons was about to be visited on human presumption in spades, in the form of two World Wars (Talbot would lose a son at Ypres) and the genocidal sacrifice of millions on the altars of Fascism and Communism. A mid-ocean shipping accident that cost a five-hundredth of the lives Britain lost in the 1914–18 war should seem like small potatoes indeed.
Read more at the National Review Online
Another article comes from CTV News, talking about the White Star brand, once the name of the cruise line that operated Titanic now used by Cunard Line. In White Star name sails on without Titanic, author Susan Krashinsky from the Globe and Mail pens:
Enjoy luxury cruise service, from the brand that brought you the RMS Titanic.
As marketing pitches go, it's not exactly an easy sell. But despite its associations with the most famous nautical disaster in history, the flag of White Star – the shipping company that built the doomed behemoth which sank 100 years ago – is flown proudly on one cruise line.
Cunard ocean liners still use the White Star brand, which the company acquired years ago. The name, and its logo bearing the original red pennant and white star, is a prominent part of the Cunard experience. Crew members are trained at the White Star academy and wear White Star lapel pins. Customers can order White Star luggage shipping service to porter their bags home after a trip. And White Star is the brand name of Cunard's first-class tier of service, including a personal concierge.
Read more at CTV News
Speaking of Cunard Line, we previously posted an entry in the The Titanic Chronicles series titled: Carpathia's Heroic Role where We Are Cunard blog where Peter Shanks, the President and Managing Director of Cunard Line tells the story of Cunard Line's 'little Carpathia,' the first ship to arrive at the site of Titanic's sinking. Carpathia rescued more than 700 survivors, taking them to New York in the post titled "Guided by a greater hand…"
"At Cunard we have chosen not to take part in any of the major events surrounding the 100th Anniversary," says Shanks. "On 15 April on each of our ships, we will have a remembrance service and a remembrance dinner – with a specially prepared menu that will tell the story of the little Carpathia. The Carpathia was the first ship to arrive at the site of the sinking of the Titanic and rescued more than 700 survivors, taking them safely back to New York."
The story begins…
The story of the Carpathia is a fascinating one and one for Cunard Line to be proud of. I would like to tell you the story;
Carpathia was a workhorse; she wasn't one of the glamorous express transatlantic liners built to compete for the Blue Riband and designed to resemble Versailles. Only once was she met by hordes of photographers with flashbulbs popping when she arrived in New York.
Read the rest of this interesting and timely story at We Are Cunard.
This month, the world will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of RMS Titanic, the largest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world at the time of her loss from striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic on April 14, 1912. I will be among a very lucky few who will be out in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 14‐15 over the actual site of the Titanic wreck, 100 years later, to commemorate the many people who so tragically lost their lives in the disaster.
Like so many others, I first learned of the Titanic tragedy as a child in grade school. As a teenager, my interest in the Titanic story was reawakened in 1985 when Dr. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discovered the wreck off Newfoundland.
The discovery kicked off a worldwide re-emergence of interest and scholarship surrounding Titanic that was further whipped into a frenzy following the 1997 release of the blockbuster film "Titanic
- When the Titanic sank, it dropped more than 2.5 miles to the ocean floor.
- There were only 16 lifeboats on board, instead of the 64 lifeboats that were part of the ship's original design, but later eliminated to save space.
- Each lifeboat was designed to hold 65 people, but the first lifeboats went out only partially loaded.
- To save money, shipbuilders had used cheaper rivets, which helped lead to the destruction.
- 1,517 people died on the Titanic. 705 people survived.
- When the Titanic sunk, it was on its way from Southampton, England to New York City, USA.
- A crewman spotted the iceberg that sank the Titanic, the captain turned sharply by reversing the engines, and the iceberg carved a 300-foot hole in the Titanic, below waterline.
- The bow of the ship went down first, as five compartments filled with water.
- The Titanic was 882 feet long and 92.5 feet (at its widest point).
Related articles
- The Titanic Chronicles: This Week We Remember (gadling.com)
- The Titanic Chronicles: This Week We Remember (chriscruises.net)
- 'Titanic' Back At Box Office, Enhanced For Your Tragedy-Viewing Pleasure (gadling.com)
- Cruise ship begins voyage to retrace Titanic's path (blogginghounds.wordpress.com)


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The Engineering Division also oversees capital improvement projects for the City. These projects include improvements and expansion of the existing infrastructure, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access improvements, industrial park development and redevelopment district projects. Many of these projects are conducted in-house and involve surveying, engineering design, the preparation of plans and specifications, construction management and inspection. This Division also prepares tentative maps and legal descriptions for the sale of City owned properties. For larger projects, the Division solicits, negotiates and administers contracts with professional surveyors and engineers to complete the work.
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How to Catch and Keep a Vampire: A Step-By-Step Guide to Loving the Bad and the Beautiful. [1]
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If you could ask a vampire one question about dating his/her kind, what would it be?
We'll be taking entries through January 31st, with the name of a lucky reader to be drawn from the hat on January 31st, 2010. The winner will be contacted via e-mail and will be announced here as soon as they have replied to us.
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Eto'o ends international career
Cameroon's all-time leading goal-scorer Samuel Eto'o has announced that he was ending his 17-year international football career.
Eto'o, 33, will leave international football as Africa's most decorated player, having played in four World Cups and having two African Cup of Nations titles and an Olympic gold medal and a record four African Player of the Year awards to his name, reports Xinhua.
Eto'o just moved to English Premier League club Everton on a two-year deal Tuesday after he was released by Chelsea.
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Last year, while the expected big hitters like the Apple iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy S2 got on with hitting big, there was a less likely success story taking shape. Samsung's peculiar Galaxy Note hit the scene in October with a classification-defying 5.3" display and, of all things, a stylus.
Nobody really knew what to make of the Galaxy Note. Although most reviewers agreed it was a well built device and some clever individual came up with the brilliant "phablet" ('phone' + 'tablet') designation, few could see who, if anyone, would buy the thing.
And then, somewhere along the line, ten million someones bought the thing.
Those aren't the kind of sales figures any sensible company ignores so, as expected, Samsung yesterday announced a follow up to the Note, the unambiguously titled 'Note II". The successor is every bit the powerhouse it was expected to be, packing a quad-core 1.6 GHz processor, a whopping 2 GB of RAM and up to 64 GB of storage.
Any phone or tablet would be proud to boast those kind of figures, but for me the real achievement and selling point of the Galaxy Note and Note II is in finding the perfect form factor to bring the best out of the humble stylus.
The stylus has been out of fashion for an age, perhaps because it harkens back to a time when early tablets and PDAs came with sluggish resistive touchscreens that had to be jabbed persistently to achieve a response. When capacitive screens swept the scene, the delight of interacting with smooth, responsive touchscreens using only our fingertips made many of us throw away our styluses in relief and vow never to touch them again.
But there is a place for the stylus still, and Samsung's Notes recognise that.
There are obvious situations where a stylus is a must. Artists have used specialist tablets for years and many have migrated over to mainstream capacitive tablets lately, using styluses to create artwork that would be infinitely more difficult using a 'finger-painting' technique.
And then, of course, there's the use the Notes were named for – taking notes. Millions embraced the Note and its stylus as the perfect way to scribble down quick bits and pieces of information in a way that touchscreen keyboards just aren't capable of.
I've started to use a stylus again with my tablet lately and I've found there are less obvious advantages, too. There's something that feels indefinably more workmanlike about using a stylus. Maybe it's the accuracy; or the extra distance it places between you and your page or canvas; or maybe there's just some ancient instinct that links holding a tool with having a job to do.
There's also the fact that I can chew the end of a stylus as I consider my work, a habit that causes far less discomfort than chewing the end of my fingers would.
So, I predict that the Note II will be a hit in its niche, like the Note was before it, and that the niche may again prove to be bigger than some might expect. And I hope the humble and helpful stylus will continue to repair its image and find its way back into the mainstream. Its time might just have come again…


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I wanted to share my recent CARFAX story with you all.
I was recently looking at a particular make and model of [a] car that I was interested in. Being in Fort Wayne, Indiana there is a limited market for decent pre-owned vehicles of the type I was searching for. I expanded my search to include a radius that encompassed the Chicagoland area.
When considering vehicles that are in and around a bigger city like Chicago, there are a lot of unknowns that could come to haunt you in the future. CARFAX was able to alleviate all of those concerns.
From the CARFAX report I purchased I was able to locate a vehicle that had never been in an accident and had an excellent service history. To take it a step further I was able to tell from the CARFAX report where the vehicle had been serviced since purchased. I used this information to call up the service department of the dealership listed and "interview" the service attendant as to the condition and history of the vehicle.
With all of this information I was able to make a smart decision to purchase the vehicle that would suit my desires and needs.
I will always use the CARFAX report when looking at or guiding friends in the purchase of a pre-owned vehicle.
Thank you so much CARFAX!!!
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Leave the plastic boots and corsets at home and forget tacky, store bought Halloween costumes this year. We get it, you just added "sexy" in front of your favorite animal or occupation or weekend hobby. Clever. How about showing a little class, as well as fashion sense, this time? This Halloween is Fash-o-ween. Many of today's fashion industry icons are larger than life characters, instantly recognizable thanks to their unique personal style. So why not imitate your favorite fashion mogul and maybe pick up a few new pieces to add to your wardrobe after, you know, tricking or treating?
Oh Anna. Anna, Anna. How one person takes a look and makes it work for decades, I do not know. Leave it to the editor of Vogue to find a style that transcends time and trend. The bobbed haircut, large glasses and working-girl dress is instantly recognizable all by themselves. Add a large fur coat and some classic pumps and you're ready for the front for and Alexander Wang.
You'd be hard pressed to find a photo of Karl Lagerfeld wearing much color. Or without a custom, high collared white shit. Because of this signature look, Mr. Lagerfeld is another perfect Halloween copycat option. It's the perfect get-up for the fashion-conscious male, or the boyfriend being reluctantly dragged to a couples party. Best thing here is most of the pieces the majority of men already own; black tuxedo jacket and pants, white collared shirt (sorry, Karl's are made special for him), dress shoes. Grab some silver chains and giant pendants and not even Coco could spot the difference.
If you'd rather glam up than be a slutty cat for Halloween, grab some self tanner and dress up as Donatella Versace. Her look is so synonymous with her brand that even her model's look like her. Choose a bright colored dress (an homage to both Donatella's personal style and Versace's) and drip yourself in diamonds. If you don't want to bleach the life out of your hair, there's always wigs. Just stay out of the tanning bed. Get the look without the damage.
Now if you really want to have fun and get noticed, while still showing your fashion sense, get colorful and dress as Betsey Johnson. Pairing fun, bright fabrics and prints is quintessential Betsey, and who doesn't want to look like they're always down for a good time? You can wear heels or flats, just make sure they're bold. Throw on a tulle skirt and weave in a few dozen braids into your hair at the roots. Feel free to cartwheel down the runway, er, sidewalk.
If you're going out with a group this halloween, insist on going as the crew from America's Next Top Model. You would, of course, be Tyra, since you're the undisputed leader of the pack. You can really pick any hair style of hers to imitate, or find your favorite look in wig form (since that IS what Tyra does, after all). Your hot guy friend with the strangely large pecs can be Jay, just get a nice pair of dark wash jeans and an tight gothic t-shirt. And unless he already has silver hair, which, you know, totally happens in nature, grab a can of sprayable hair color and make his head sparkle. Now Andre Leon Tally is a double whammy. He can run along side Anna Wintour for a Vogue couples costume, or be part of the ANTM crew. Long, black coat or poncho required, as well as a large fur hat, and a fun accessory like a cane. Make that a bejeweled cane. If your group is bigger than three, dress another guy friend up in heels and he can go as Miss Jay, or starve a few of your girlfriends for a few days and they can be your Top Model hopefuls. You can let them have some candy, but only if they nail their underwater evening gown shoot for sponsor Nokia.


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Schilling having a sale, not going bankrupt
"We're not leaving," says Erick Schilling. And for a lot of Schilling Jewelers' clients and other Islanders as well, that may come as a surprise.
Many people saw the full-page newspaper ads announcing a major "Bank Forced Foreclosure Sale" the past couple of weeks and assumed it was a going-out-business sale. The word "foreclosure" has become a painful part of the Island's and the nation's economic vocabulary, with thousands of Americans losing their homes or businesses.
For the Schillings, now in their 19th year in business here, the story is very different. Owner Erick Schilling told us what happened.
"All the bank did was call my bank notes. I went into default because they (M&I Bank) called my lines of credit due in September. They started on me in August, saying they weren't going to give me an extension. I thought it was for no apparent reason, but now I assume it had to do with the sale of the bank.
"I hadn't done anything wrong, I was doing what I was supposed to be doing, even as tough as the economy is. I was still executing the financial plan.
"I'm selling off my inventory, which I had bought and paid for, to create cash flow to buy down the mortgage and go to a different bank and refinance.
"The current bank allowed me time to operate. They just pushed me into a different column on the books so to speak.
"We'll get our refinancing taken care of, hopefully this month, January. We're hoping to be working with Regions Bank. They seem to be extremely cooperative, but in this environment, you just never know. I'm exceeding financial qualifications."
Erick is a third generation in the jewelry business that his grandfather founded.
"In grade school, I'd walk four blocks to the jewelry store after school and they'd watch me in the afternoons. I'd push the alarm buttons, so they sat me down and put me to work to keep me out of trouble.
"We had a side door and a front door and I'll never forget, there were police coming in both doors with their hands on their guns. That's when I knew I screwed up.
"I started doing the charm bracelets back in the early '60s when they were really popular." Step by step, Erik learned the business. "I had 12 years jewelry experience before I moved to Marco from my hometown, Cedar Falls, Iowa."
He feels fortunate to be in the jewelry business these days and not in the restaurant arena. Did he mean that food spoils but diamonds don't?
"Yes, but I didn't build a museum. In this environment down here, businesses need to reinvent themselves about every three years or at least have a public event of some type to keep the public awareness up. This is turning out to be a blessing in disguise, because this market is so tough, so transient. With home foreclosures, people leaving and others coming, there's a lot of exchanging going on.
As for the big sale at Schillings, it runs through Saturday.
Schilling Jewelers is located at 1845 San Marco Rd. Phone: 642-3001. Website: www.schillingjewelers.com.


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Volleyball Sweeps Weekend Play at Rockland CC Tri-Match
The FIT Tigers were on a neutral court for two games, playing Suffolk and Queensborough on the floor of Rockland CC. The Tigers played their first match against Suffolk CC, outlasting the Sharks 3-2 (25-20, 25-17, 19-25, 27-29, 15-9). The marathon match proved to be the game that decided the first place spot in the region, as both teams entered undefeated. The Tigers then took care of Queensborough 3-0 (25-16, 29-27, 25-13) to improve to 17-2 on the season.
Against the Sharks, Megan Houff led the way with 29.5 points, recording 19 kills, 7.5 blocks and 9 digs. Rachel Carey followed with a 16.5 point effort on 14 kills and recorded a team high 25 digs. Sarah Weise had 11.5 points and Breana Dolan added 10.5. Lauren Curley had all 54 assists the team recorded in the match.
As a team, the Tigers recorded 21 team blocks and an attack percentage of .305. The team went into the game knowing it would be a tough match: "Coach always tells us to start strong and finish strong. We managed to get the first two games but eased up a little. It came down to the last set and everyone had to dig in and give everything, and we came together as a team and got the win," said Rachel Carey.
The team's second match of the day was easier, as Queensborough fell in straight sets 25-16, 29-27, 25-13. Houff was dominating again, recording 11 kills and 3 blocks. Sarah Grochowski had 15 digs to lead to team and Dominique Volker stepped up with 2 kills and 2 service aces.
"The girls played a great match after coming off a long, intensive match earlier," said Coach Thomas. "They won the first set but the long match from earlier came back and it finally hit the girls in the second set. Not wanting another long match, the Tigers dug in and found the strength to power through the second set and then easily through the third. They worked extremely hard this afternoon."


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Misoprostol Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Warnings
Misoprostol is also known as: Cytotec
Misoprostol Pregnancy Warnings
Misoprostol has been assigned to pregnancy category X by the FDA. Animal studies have failed to reveal evidence of fetotoxicity and teratogenicity. In studies of women undergoing elective first trimester abortion, the administration of misoprostol 400 mcg for two doses caused increased uterine contractions and bleeding in 41% of cases, and partial or complete expulsion of uterine contents in 11% of cases. In addition, frontotemporal congenital malformations in infants born of women who took misoprostol in an attempt to abort pregnancy have been reported. The use of misoprostol during pregnancy is considered contraindicated unless being used as single dose therapy following mifepristone administration for termination of early pregnancy.
Five cases of a congenital malformation, described as an "asymmetrical defect of the cranium and overlying scalp, with exposed dura mater through which the cerebrum can be seen", have been reported. The infants were all delivered of women who took 400 to 600 mcg misoprostol in the first trimester in an attempt to abort the pregnancy. A more recent evaluation of 29 pregnant women who also unsuccessfully used misoprostol in the first trimester in an attempt to abort pregnancy, failed to reveal evidence of teratogenicity. However, the use of misoprostol endangers pregnancy due to its ability to induce uterine contractions, uterine bleeding, and expulsion of uterine contents. Whether or not misoprostol is a human teratogen remains controversial. The Latin American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations reports an increased frequency of the following malformations in infants exposed to misoprostol in utero: arthrogryposis, hydrocephalus, holoprosencephaly, transverse limb defects, ring-shaped constrictions of the extremities, and exstrophy of the bladder.
Misoprostol Breastfeeding Warnings
Misoprostol is rapidly metabolized in the mother to misoprostol acid which is biologically active and is excreted in human breast milk. There are no published reports of adverse effects of misoprostol in breast-feeding infants of mothers taking misoprostol. The manufacturer recommends that caution should be exercised when misoprostol is administered to a nursing woman.
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Feel good about what you are eating for lunch! Power Lunch does more than just serve up good food. We employ clients receiving services at the YWCA, providing job training and work skills, giving them the tools they need to succeed and start a path to financial self-sufficiency. So when you're picking up the phone to place your next lunch order, consider your local lunch provider that is transforming lives one lunch at a time.
Phone orders are still available at 817-546-5546.
Hours: M – F 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Delivery: M – F 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Please call to inquire on scheduling and capacity for catering services. We are dedicated to providing the best product and highest-quality service for your special event.
What is Power Lunch?
YWCA Power Lunch is a lunch delivery service in Downtown Fort Worth. We specialize in catering lunch meetings for businesses. YWCA Power Lunch offers:
- Delicious, high-quality sandwiches and salads with chips & your choice of desserts(house made ingredients)
- On-time, free delivery with no minimum orders; gratuity is included!
- The option to customize your sandwich and/or salad
What does the YWCA do?
The YWCA Fort Worth & Tarrant County transforms the lives of women, children and their families from poverty to independence through housing stability, affordable high quality child care and financial empowerment services.
How is YWCA Power Lunch connected to the YWCA?
YWCA Power Lunch is a social enterprise for the YWCA. YWCA Power Lunch creates employment opportunities for low-income women facing poverty or homelessness; all proceeds from YWCA Power Lunch are used to support the YWCA's services.
What is a social enterprise?
A social enterprise is a business that provides earned income for a nonprofit organization.


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YIELD: 4 bowls
Ingredients4 Chicken breasts
2 bell pepper
1 small onion
soy sauce
terriyaki sauce
ginger root
PreparationChop chicken breast into small pieces.
Cut onion into fine pieces.
Cut bell peppers into small sqare pieces.
Chop pieces of ginger about
4 tbspns of ginger.
Place chopped onions and bell peppers into a heated cooking pan.
add garlic and ginger.
place pieces of chicken breasts into pan.
let all four cook together.
Add 1/3 cup or less of soy sauce and the same amount of terriyaki sauce.
add 2 tbspns of sugar.
cook altogether stirring until chicken is fully cooked.
one chopped chicken breast per person
Serve with white rice.


text: Cassidian, an EADS company, is a worldwide leader in global security solutions and systems, with a major facility at Coedkernew, between Cardiff and Newport. The company serves civil and military customers around the globe: air systems (aircraft and unmanned aerial systems), land, naval and joint systems, intelligence and surveillance, cyber security, secure communications, test systems, missiles, services and support solutions. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2010, the Group – comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of E45.8 billion and employed a workforce of more than 121,000.


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Birmingham--There's been a lot of bad economic news lately, with turmoil in the banking and housing sectors and wild fluctuations on Wall Street. Like many local business people HealthSouth President and CEO Jay Grinney has been watching the markets closely, with an eye to his company's future and his own compensation. HealthSouth managed to rebuild after a multi-billion dollar accounting fraud scandal nearly sunk the company. Grinney tells WBHM's Tanya Ott that this "near death experience" holds lessons for other businesses in the current economy.
Grinney speaks tonight at a Chamber of Commerce event called "Night of the Living Dead".
~Tanya Ott, October 21, 2008.


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- Written by MiddleEasy @MiddleEasy
Ultra-Rare Exclusive interview with Lee Murray, directly from his Moroccan prison
Lee Murray allegedly pulled off the largest bank heist in history, racking in an astronomical $83,000,000. I'm not going to tell you the story of Lee Murray. If you're not familiar with this man, then someone should snatch your MMA fanboy card and ignite it with a cigarette lighter. Try Googling 'Lee Murray' to get up-to-date, and scold yourself after you're done.
Most people are going to believe this interview is too incredible to be real. Trust me, I never thought it would happen until it actually happened. A few weeks ago, someone saw our 'Free Lee Murray' shirt and decided to contact us through 'WorldOverEasy.com'. That same person told me that he could get us in contact with Lee and he would be eager to do an interview. Guffaw isn't even the word. I didn't even respond, until that same person contacted us a few days later with proof that he was in contact with Lee Murray. Still skeptical, I drummed up a lengthy list of questions and submitted them for Lee Murray to answer. I never thought I would get them back, days passed, and then the same person contacted me to inform me that it would just be better that I interview Lee Murray directly from his Moroccan prison cell. The person went on to tell me that Lee Murray (by some incredible and unknown means) is in possession of a cellphone and that he couldn't answer the phone, but he could text back. Still stunned as to how the guy could smuggle a cellphone into a Moroccan prison, I sought some proof to make sure I wasn't part of some elaborate troll job. The proof arrived, and needless to say, it was legit.
I conducted the entire interview via text on January 20th at 3:03pm PST, and six hours later, the interview ended.
Everything below is directly from a Moroccan prison, from the hands of Lee Murray. I've only corrected small typos, added punctuation and blacked-out the name of the person that put us in contact. This is an highly improbable and very expensive interview (midway, I called my phone provider to switch to an 'international package' in order to save money on each text). Big thanks to Nathan Fox for the illustration, originally commissioned by ESPN magazine. You can check his site out here.
Check out our ultra-rare exclusive interview with Lee Murray, directly from his Moroccan prison -- only at MiddleEasy.com.
Update: For everyone that doubts this interview, I just received a text from Lee Murray (yes, from a Moroccan prison) and he wanted me to publish his address on this interview. So here it is:
Lee Brahim Lamrani-Murray
Ecrou 46908
Prison Locale de Sale
Sale, Morocco


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UT Tyler Psychology and Counseling
Sequence of Program
The courses which should be taken first are comprised of basic general, clinical and counseling courses that provide, in conjunction with the undergraduate prerequisite courses, the basis and foundation for the later applied courses. These courses for clinical, clinical mental health counseling and school psychology students include:
- PSYC 5312 Counseling Theories
- PSYC 5308 Advanced Psychopathology
- PSYC 5328 Issues and Professional Ethics
- PSYC 5340 Advanced Psychological Statistics and Design
- PSYC 5384 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Depending on their degree plan, students may take:
- PSYC 5320 Advanced Study in Human Growth and Development
- PSYC 5345 Group Processes
- PSYC 5350 Clinical Neuropsychology
- PSYC 5354 Psychopharmacology
- PSYC 5366 Assessment of Mental Ability I
- or other courses approved by their advisor
The applied courses are more specialized clinical applications and should be taken after the basic courses are taken. A degree plan with the specific courses must be completed before the student completes 12 semester hours of graduate work.. Students in clinical andcounseling psychology must earn a "B" or better in the following courses prior to enrollment in PSYC 5396/97 Supervised Practicum:
- PSYC 5392 Applied Counseling Practice
- PSYC 5393 Applied Therapy
Dismissal from Program
The department may dismiss students from their degree programs for violations of the ethical and professional standards of the American Psychological Association or the American School Counselors Association.
P&C Graduate Student Code of Conduct
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On September 10th, 1993, the world was introduced to "The X-Files" and a pair of alien-chasing FBI agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. For nine conspiracy-filled TV seasons (and two feature films) they fought to uncover The Truth about the existence of extra-terrestrials, along the way becoming iconic characters in pop culture.
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of "The X-Files," we present an update on some of its major players.


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Discover a place that CNN ranked as a top ten world destination for 2012.
To receive phone calls from an inmate you must first set up an inmate telephone account. This process could take up to 24 hours. Click on the link below:
Corporate Address: DSI-ITI, LLC
Customer Support Information:
P.O. Box 2868
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Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm (EST)
Closed on major holidays.
Billing questions call: (888) 949-3303
Stop unwanted inmate calls: (407) 836-3117
In person:
Orange County Corrections
3723 Vision Blvd. 4th Floor
Orlando, FL. 32839
Note: U.S. mail is not received at street address shown above.
To contact us via the U.S. Postal Service, mail your letter to:
Orange County Corrections Department
P.O. Box 4970
Orlando, Fl 32802-4970
All e-mail sent to this address becomes part of Orange County public record. Comments received by our e-mail subsystem can be read by anyone who requests that privilege. In compliance with "Government in the Sunshine" laws, Orange County Government must make available, at request, any and all information not deemed a threat to the security of law enforcement agencies and personnel.


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Fundraising, FT Employee
Cardinal Newman Society (Manassas, VA)
The Membership Program Manager is a key member of The Cardinal Newman Society's Development team and is expected to contribute substantially to the improvement and success of the Society's donor acquisition, recognition, cultivation, solicitation, and recordkeeping activities. The Membership Program Manager is responsible for The Cardinal Newman Society's direct mail and donor communications programs, oversees direct mail vendors (including lists, print, mail, caging and fulfillment), manages the Society's integrated database, and manages product orders and inventories.
The Membership Program Manager is supervised by the President, reports regularly to the Executive Vice President, and coordinates activities with other members of the Society's Development and Communications staff. This is a full-time position from The Cardinal Newman Society's offices in Manassas, Virginia.
Specific areas of responsibility include but are not limited to:
• Designs, implements and manages all Membership Program activities including direct mail and donor communications (print and online), oversight of direct mail vendors (including lists, print, mail, caging, and fulfillment), fulfillment of product orders, database management, and inventory product management.
• Manages all strategies and activities for donor acquisition, recognition, cultivation, solicitation, and recordkeeping.
• Develops and implements a comprehensive Membership Program Plan and Calendar appropriate to the size and resources of the organization, in coordination with the Society's leadership and Development staff, and with the approval of the President.
• Meets or exceeds income projections in the Membership Program Plan.
• Monitors and evaluates the performance of the Membership Program and reports data regularly to the President.
• Ensures consistency of messaging across all Membership Program activities to advance and clearly articulate the mission and vision of The Cardinal Newman Society.
• Adheres to the highest ethical standards of fundraising and employment; listens and strive to attend to donors' interests and needs as appropriate to The Cardinal Newman Society's needs and mission; shows a positive and engaging demeanor when communicating with donors.
Development Office Infrastructure & Processes
• Creates office systems to support all Membership Program projects and operations.
• Manages donor and gift record-keeping, processing, and acknowledgment.
• Manages pledge reminder and acknowledgement programs.
Staff Relations
• Reports all significant Membership Program activities and progress to the President, and provides regular reports as requested.
• Cultivates, identifies, and reports potential major donors to the President and appropriate Development staff, and provides any available materials and information needed to visit, cultivate, and solicit major donors.
• Recruits, interviews, and selects well-qualified Membership Program staff in consultation with the President, as resources allow.
• Supervises, trains, and motivates Membership Program staff to ensure productivity and employee satisfaction.
• Recruits, selects, trains, and supervises volunteers for special Membership Program projects and events.
• Works closely with the Executive Vice President and Communications staff to coordinate membership and public relations activities with Development priorities.
Qualifications for this position include:
• Dedication to the mission and ideals of The Cardinal Newman Society, including the "Commitment to Fidelity and Excellence".
• A practicing and faithful Catholic who is familiar with Catholic tradition, teachings, and education.
• Five or more years professional fundraising or related experience, preferably in Catholic and/or higher education environment.
• Proven experience in designing and managing membership program activities and managing a member database.
• Experience with developing and maintaining productive working relationships with donors and co-workers.
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Confidence turned to concern for apprentice Tom Sadler in the minutes before he rode favourite Vain Queen in Saturday's Trevor Clarke Handicap at Flemington.
But he need not have worried as the talented filly powered to a third win from as many starts.
Sadler said Vain Queen ($2.90) might have been a "little over the top" in her final start of the campaign as she wasn't showing him the right signs on the way out for the 1200m race.
"She started to run back into the fences and I had a bit of a panic attack," Sadler said.
"I came here thinking she was a pretty good thing and the worst thing is to be running into fences and doing bad things on the way to the gates.
"But once she got into the gates and once she jumped out she was her normal self and towed me into the race."
Despite wanting to hang in when she sprinted clear in the middle of the track from the 300m, Vain Queen added to previous wins at Ballarat and Flemington with a 1-1/2-length margin over La Tikka Rosa ($15) with the same gap to Our Celladoor ($6.50) third.
Trainer John Sadler missed Saturday's meeting due to illness but his son Tom said he believed Vain Queen would be more suited to races around a turn next season rather than racing down the straight.
"I know how green she can be down here and I don't know if we want to be paying too many visits down the straight again, but she survived and keeps improving," he said.


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Shaughnessy, a Shreveport-Byrd product who plans to attend medical school, will play his final home game Saturday afternoon at 3 as the Demons (4-5) host third-ranked Sam Houston State (7-2) in a Southland TV contest at Turpin Stadium. Shaughnessy ranks 14th among FCS kickers in field goals per game (1.33) and is tied for 65th in scoring (6.8 points per game).
The District 6 team includes top student-athletes representing Division I football programs from Louisiana to the Canadian border, encompassing Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. South Dakota State had a remarkable seven selections on the 24-man roster, which included players from Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota.
Shaughnessy was one of four state players elected by vote of sports information personnel in the district. Joining him were Louisiana Tech offensive lineman Stephen Warner (senior, 3.41 GPA in civil engineering), running back Ray Holley (graduate student, 3.5 in counseling), and Louisiana-Lafayette offensive lineman Andre Huval (junior, 3.52 in business).
Shaughnessy and Lamar punter Kollin Kahler represented the Southland Conference in earning Academic All-District honors. Kahler was chosen for the District 7 team.
The other seven kickers to advance to the Academic All-America ballot were Fordham's Patrick Murray (3.6 in finance), Monmouth's Eric Spillane (3.8 in criminal justice), Sam Eberwein of Campbell (4.0 as a graduate student in pharmacy and pursuing an MBA), Florida State's Dustin Hopkins (3.7 as a graduate student in international affairs), Jeremiah Detmer of Toledo (3.6 in education), Texas Tech's Kramer Fyfe (3.7 in mechanical engineering), and John Bonano of Arizona (3.9 in physiology). Three of the eight on the ballot will earn Academic All-America honors announced in a few weeks.
Northwestern had two Academic All-Americans last year, senior tight end Justin Aldredge (first team) and senior linebacker Yaser Elqutub (second team). NSU has had 15 Academic All-America awards won by student-athletes since 1986.
The Demon kicker has made 12 of 15 field goals this season, and 26 of his last 31 dating back to the start of last season, including a school-record 12 consecutive ending 2011 when he won first-team All-Southland Conference recognition along with Academic All-Southland honors for the second consecutive year.
Shaughnessy has been very reliable from distance. He's made 12 of his last 14 from 40 yards and beyond, going 14-22 in his career, including 7 of 9 this year.
This season, Shaughnessy has kicked three of the four longest of his career this season, going 47, 47 and 46 yards.
He was the Southland Special Teams player of the week two weeks ago.
when he knocked through a pair of 42-yard field goals in the fourth quarter to bring NSU from behind for a 27-26 homecoming victory over Nicholls State.
In a summer internship at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Shaughnessy did cancer research through the Louisiana Biomedical Research Network. He presented findings to a panel including medical school faculty from LSU and Tulane.
Shaughnessy has also taken a mission trip for Haitian earthquake relief.
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Liam Hendriks struck with food poisoning; Swarzak will start Sunday
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The Minnesota Twins announced Saturday that Hendriks will miss his scheduled start Sunday due to food poisoning. Anthony Swarzak will take the ball instead.
Hendriks claimed a spot in the starting rotation while Jason Marquis was away from the team for two weeks tending to his 7-year-old daughter. With the uncertain status of Scott Baker's elbow, it appears that Hendriks is in the rotation to stay if he pitches well.
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Vrabel's game
posted at 10/11/2009 3:49 PM EDTBeen flicking back and forth between the sox and the Dallas/KC game, I ahve been paying close attention to Vrabel and he looks unbelievably slow. I don't think he's been in on one play. Belichik was right. On a dour note the Sox have just coughed up the lead in the 9th.
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He was slow last year. Some people wouldn't admit it, but it is time to hang'em up.


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Ether Gallery
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Ether Gallery has been created to showcase artwork and sculpture. We believe that these artists and sculptors create work that is uplifting and amazing. We love pieces that make us ponder and lift our spirits; pieces that are mesmerising and hypnotic.
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Moffatt, Tom
Wednesday, 12 May 1999
Seanad Éireann Debate
Adjournment Matters. - Autism Services.
I thank the Senators for raising this matter and giving me the opportunity to outline the position concerning this issue on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Cowen. ...
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