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Maranatha BivensAUSA Family Programs
Endurance. Strength. Flexibility. Tenacity.
These attributes could be used to describe so many military families that someone could assume they're issued with military orders.
It's no secret that military families are exceptional, but some, like the Flores family, step away from the pack with their extraordinary efforts.
The Flores family – 1st Sgt. Tommy, wife Laura, and kids Zanayah, 12, and Carlos, 10, – have been remarkable members of every community the Army has sent them to, and AUSA is delighted to honor them as our 2013 Volunteer Family of the Year.
Adding new meaning to families serving, too, the Floreses were selected from more than 100 nominated families to the receive the award, which highlights the volunteer service efforts of the entire family.
Stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, for more than a year, the family quickly became active in local organizations and events, including Rescue Mission and Miracle League.
Miracle League, that provides opportunities for special needs children to play baseball as part of an organized team, was an important find for the family as they looked to provide an outlet for Zanayah.
Flores and Laura serve as a team and assistant coaches, taking on the organization and leadership responsibilities in addition to their "real life positions" – Tommy as an active duty service member taking college courses, and Laura as a Family Readiness Group leader.
The league's success depends on the initiative of volunteers, and the Flores family also lends a hand in fundraising for the organization by regularly conducting fundraisers at sporting events and concerts.
Carlos joins in on the action by acting as an "angel in the outfield," helping his sister and other Miracle League players during practices and games.
The family also volunteers at Christmas Street and El Paso's Rescue Mission, that assists less fortunate members of the community by providing food, clothing, shelter, counseling, education and vocational training to help them take care of themselves and their families by learning the skills necessary to enter the work force.
Above and beyond?
We think so, but the Flores family simply sees their efforts in the community as a token of gratitude for the help and support they have felt from others over the years.
Laura said, "There have been numerous occasions where I have been in public and have had a stressful situation occur with my daughter. I have had complete strangers approach me and assist me. From a mom at Biggs park that has five children of her own, or the veteran at WALMART who uses a cane to assist in his walking."
Adding, "These strangers saw me struggling and asked if they could help me. I could not give them anything in return except to say thank you. For people to take time out of their day and ask if they can help me, that is something to praise. I will forever be thankful to them."
Take a few moments to get to know the Flores family.
Q: If you could use one word to describe your family, what would it be?
A: Carlos said, "'Special' because we are different from most families because we have a father in the military, a good hearted mother, a sister with special needs, and a brother that gets frustrated."
Tommy Flores and Laura agreed on "'determined,' " because we both strive to be the best at whatever we do, always do what's right, strive to be good leaders, role models, and never give up."
Q: What has been your favorite duty station? What did or do you like most about it?
A: Laura said, "Fort Carson, Colorado because of the teachers, resources, weather and scenery," but the guys both agree it is Fort Bliss, Texas, because of the Miracle League, close proximity to family and friends, the food, and – believe it or not – school.
Q: What or who inspires you to serve your military community?
A: "We are inspired by our daughter's disability and her resilience to continue to develop and gain acceptance, other children with disabilities, children whose parents are deployed and veterans who have given to their country.
"We want to teach our children the importance of giving back to the community and to not expect anything in return."
Q: What do you enjoy most about being a military family?
A: "The opportunity to travel to new places, realizing the world is different from what is at your door step and being able to serve our country and making my family proud of me."
Carlos said, "Meeting new people, be more confident and making new friends at new schools."
For their exceptional volunteer work, the Flores family received the 2013 Gen. of the Army Omar N. Bradley Chapter' AUSA Family Award and the 2013 Fort Bliss Outstanding Volunteer Family Award.
This year, we are proud to honor a family whose spirit of service and compassion is an inspiring presence in the military community, and whose tenacity in the face of adversity is a model of strength for Army families.
Congratulations to the Flores family.
We look forward to formally presenting you with the Volunteer Family of the Year Award at the 2013 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition.
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I am using Zimbra Open source, with Zimbra desktop.
The particular customer I am having this issue with uses varing versions of Zimbra Desktop. Nothing older than .91 though. The server is running 5.0.7_GA_244.RHEL5.
My customers have been having issues with sending and receiving 'some' mail from within the domain only.
I assumed Zimbra would add the host ID to the mydestination line in master.cf. And it isn't there.
Before I add it I wanted to check with the Zimbra Pros, to make certain there wasn't a reason that wasn't added in.
This is my first customer using Zimbra. So I've been tring to be cautious with everything. I'm very use to Redhat's, sendmail, Dovecot combo. But this customer needed calendars... and I wanted to find something that tied into LDAP for later use with samba.
Anyway, at the end there, I am tring to say again, that I REALLY like this product. I've had some complaints and issues with Zimbra Desktop on Vista, but aside from that it has been running well.

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Can anyone tell me how bright this star gets visually. The range given in VSX is 15.5p–<17.5p. I have looked in LCG and the positive observations range from 15.6–19.6. I don't want to waste my time observing something that is fainter than my limiting mag (about 153). Thanks.
Stephen [HSP]
Hi Stephen,
It usually in the mid-16's but once I saw it brighter at 15.7, but I've only followed it a couple of years. A pretty tough positive estimate even in my 20" under dark skies!
Mike LMK
Some of the historical data for V650 Ori are measures of a nearby star (from an old AAVSO chart). The current chart identifies the object correctly - as far as we know.
I've seen it a few times in the low 15's and 16th mag, but usually I make negative observations. It's one of those fields which is difficult for a visual observer for some reason. I also have some time series data obtained by Ian Miller showing V650 Ori rise from 15.65C-15.25C over the course of 30 minutes or so. This data has been analysed by Chris Lloyd and he suggests that the flickering analysis points to a possible UX UMa type object (similar to IX Vel), but that was from just one short run so a lot more work needs to be done.
There are suggestions in the literature that V650 Ori does brighten. Ian Miller made note of this in an e-mail to Chris Lloyd and myself in February of this year..."Mitteilungen uber neuentdeckte Veranderlicht Sterne' in May 1966 says that S9560 (V650 Ori) was "bright Nov 22 1963 (3 plates), sometimes faintly visible on other plates, mostly invisible, not colored" This is assuming of course that we are looking at the same object.
V650 Ori has been on the BAA Recurrent Objects Programme for some years now, and I intend to keep it on until we can establish it's true ID and hopefully it's type. It needs a higher profile for that to happen of course, and obviously far better attention from CCD observers who can carry out a more intense and accurate monitoring programme than us visual types. As a visual observer I won't be dropping it from my programme though - just in case something unexpected does happen!
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NEW DELHI: Shocked and anguished at the rape of a five-year-old girl here, President Pranab Mukherjee today called for urgent introspection to identify causes behind repeated failure of society to ensure security of women and children.
He also sought urgent steps for bringing perpetrators to immediate justice.
"I am shocked and deeply anguished at the latest incident of sexual assault and rape of a five-year-old child in Delhi. I join her family in praying for a speedy recovery and call upon concerned authorities to ensure the best possible medical attention for her," Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson Venu Rajamony quoted the President as saying.


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Production Assistant
With a skeleton crew, everyone on set wears many hats and all crew members (including the director) must take on PA duties sporadically throughout the production. With that said, it is still crucial to have a dedicated PA on set to keep things moving well. Even though everyone on set should be willing to pick up the slack when needed and act as a PA if they need to, there are times when you just don't have enough hours in the day and you really don't want to ask your Makeup Artist or DP to start moving gear, especially when you know the next shot is just around the corner and you're running out of daylight. For me personally, the most important thing to look for in a PA is a good attitude. PA's are typically still at a stage in their careers where they are learning, so on an indie set the best you can do is find someone that wants to learn, has a passion for film and brings a positive attitude to set.
Location Audio
Your location sound recordist is amongst the most important people on set. As mentioned earlier, one of the biggest mistakes indie productions make is skimping out in the sound department. It has been said time and time again that sound is 50% of your film, but I would argue that it is more. Perfect sound coupled with poor visuals will always come across as more polished and professional looking than perfect visuals with bad sound. It really comes down to the psychology of how we as people percieve the content that we are watching… But the point it that good sound is critical to the overall success of your film. And once again, you are not just looking for a sound recordist with the right gear or the right rate that will meet your budget, but you are looking for someone that fits in with your production. If you're shooting mostly guerilla style on the street for instance, you will want someone that has done this before. Someone that knows how to be discreet, hide the lavs and run the mixer out of his or her backpack. Or if you're shooting half a dozen actors together in a single scene, you want someone that can handle a scene of that complexity and has the knowledge and skill set to make it work. Ultimately,this person should care about the sound more than you do, and should do everything in their power to make it sound perfect.
Even if you are only using practical lights, some C-stands and a couple flags, a skilled Gaffer/Grip will work wonders on your production. Filling this position with someone who is quick, knowledgable and skilled, can save you a huge amount time on set. This is another one of those positions where some indie producers don't always pay enough attention to, hoping that the DP can pick up the slack… But the question is – can your DP simultaneously act as a Grip/Gaffer themselves while working the camera? Sure they can. But that is going to mean less time doing what they should be doing and more time physically setting up lights and gear themselves. And in many cases this can mean either longer days or missed shots. From a creative standpoint a talented Gaffer/Grip will help your DP get the most out of their shots by helping them to focus their ideas more clearly and effectively.
Honorable Mentions
The above positions are by no means the only five that need to be filled on a small crew. In some cases you may need more or less crew members, or you may need to sub out one for another. Two positions that are equally crucial to fill but didn't make my list are: Production Designer and Script Supervisor. A great Production Designer can work miracles and make your project look like a million bucks, even when your budget is very low. Since many indie films shoot guerilla style and use lots of exteriors, I didn't include this position in the list above, but depending on your production it may be one of the most important positions to address.
Having a talented Script Supervisor on set can also be a life saver, especially if your film takes place over the course of many days and you have a lot of continuity to keep track of – wardrobe, makeup, props, etc. Again, I didn't include this on the list as many indie productions are so scaled down that they aren't as demanding in this regard, but if you do feel that you need a Script Supervisor, do not overlook this department. In the long run they can save you tons of time by avoiding having to stop before every scene and double check your dailies to make sure everything is consistent.
There is no exact formula to creating the perfect skeleton crew, but the key is to have all of your bases covered. No matter what, you will always need assistance in the camera, audio and makeup departments, and you are certainly best off getting dedicated crew members to tackle all of these tasks. Don't forget to have a great PA (or two) on board, as they are the life blood of your project and will keep things running much more efficiently. And of course, customize your crew to suit the needs of your project. If you need a Production Designer, Script Supervisor or any additional crew for that matter (VFX Supervisor, Stunt Person, etc.), make sure you have whoever you need on set. And most importantly, whichever crew positions you fill, make sure everyone on board is equally as passionate about your project as you are.


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Kendrick Perkins' attorney says he's innocent
An attorney for Thunder center Kendrick Perkins has released a statement proclaiming his client's innocence in an misdemeanor assault charge stemming from a July altercation outside of a nightclub in Houston.
"Kendrick Perkins did nothing wrong, and I am confident that he will be exonerated," said Matt Hennessy of DeGuerin, Dickson, Hennessy & Ward. "My client takes these charges very seriously. He is a respectful and kind person and is anxious to address these charges for the sake of his family and his team. We will defend these allegations vigorously in court."
In the state of Texas, the maximum punishment for assault with bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor, is one year in county jail and a $4,000 fine.
Perkins, who is accused of punching a woman and her brother, posted a $1,000 bond Thursday morning and was not seen at the team's practice Thursday afternoon. It is unclear whether Perkins will speak to the media following the Thunder's practice Friday.


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Sonny Valentine returns to Hollyoaks
Hello 'Oaksters! We've got some exciting news for ya! Sonny Valentine is coming back to Hollyoaks. He'll be played by Aaron Fontaine (pictured above).
The last time he was saw the troublesome Sonny on our screens - between 2006 and 2007 when Devon Anderson was in the role - he was fleeing to Scotland after being arrested by his brother Calvin for shoplifting!
You'll get to see him in the New Year, when the character returns to the village - he's less of a bad boy now, his brother being shot sent him down the straight and narrow - to shake things up in the McQueen household. Cool, huh? We really are Fontaine of Knowledge (soz!) here at Hollyoaks HQ.
Anyway, Digital Spy recently caught up with Aaron and asked him some questions about the recast role. Here's what he had to say...
What was your first day on set like?
"This is my first TV job. I've done a lot of theatre before and I've also done film, but this is my first time doing TV.'
"You do get thrown in at the deep end and you have to swim. There are such great actors working on the show, so it raises your game naturally to keep up with the team."
Who are you enjoying working with?
"I'm working a lot with Gemma Merna who plays Carmel, but to be honest with you, the whole cast are really nice. When I got here, everyone was so welcoming and friendly. Everyone's friends with everyone.
"I've also been working with Jen Metcalfe (Mercedes), who's in my storyline a lot. She's a really cool girl as well."
Does Sonny want to get to know his niece Kathleen-Angel?
"Definitely. Kathleen-Angel is really the last bit of his brother [Calvin] that Sonny has got left. Every time he looks at her, all he sees is his brother that he never got to say goodbye to, so it really hurts him."
You can read Aaron's full interview with Digital Spy here.
Keep watching Hollyoaks on Channel 4, 6.30pm, Monday-Friday, to find out how Sonny Valentine will arrive back in the village.
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FACE FORWARD: Cécile Cassel is the face of the upcoming fragrance Secret de Rochas. The French actress and singer has appeared in movies such as "Heads in the Clouds" and "Sex and the City" on television. Her first album, "My Name Is," came out in September.
"We are delighted that Cécile is joining Rochas as the face of the next launch," said Antoine Delgrange, Rochas president, P&G Prestige. "Cécile has true audacity and a natural Parisian charm that capture the essence of Secret de Rochas."
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Patriots ready to get season under way
Published: Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
Last year's Central Florida Community College baseball team struck fear into the hearts of opponents with a strong offense.
Coach: Marty Smith
Last year: 36-18 overall. Tied for Mid-Florida Conference title, but lost to Santa Fe in playoff.
Returning starters: Matt Gendron (P), Dru Jones (RF), Hunter Smith (1B), Kenneth Stalls (DH), Jordan Zech (CF), Phil Piotrowski (P), Tim Luksha (P).
Key Losses: Juan Perez, Dane Derstine, Jesse Mesa, Luis Penate, Matt Seese.
Top Newcomers: Bradley Goodson (SS), Tito Mendoza (2B), Paul Karmeris (C/P), Casey Smit (3B).
Outlook: The Patriots have a good mix of veterans and newcomers and should be able to challenge for the MFC title. A strong offense paced by Jones and Hunter Smith will pay dividends, while Gendron will lead the pitching staff.
Season opener: Friday vs. St. Petersburg College, 1 p.m.
The Patriots set school records for batting average and runs scored in earning a spot in the FCCAA state tournament.
CFCC lost several key players from the core of that offense, but a good mix of veterans and newcomers should enable it to be formidable once again.
"We were pretty balanced (in freshman and sophomores)," said CFCC coach Marty Smith, who enters his 16th season at the head of the program. "We've got some key guys back."
Leading the way for the Patriots are Hunter Smith (1B/Troy signee) and Dru Jones (RF/Kent State).
Last season, Jones (.300, 7 HR, 56 RBI) and Smith (.414, 6 HR, 55 RBI) were among the statistical leaders for CFCC.
The Patriots scored in double-digits 20 times and had a 19-1 record with 18 consecutive victories in those games.
Marty Smith likes what he sees this time around as well.
"I think our top five or six hitters can be just as good as last year," the Patriots coach said.
CFCC did send seven players to the next level from last year's team, many of whom were key figures in the offensive surge.
Jesse Mesa (College of Charleston), Luis Penate (Lynn), Juan Perez (Bethune-Cookman) and Dane Derstine (Lynn) were among the key losses.
Derstine, the team's catcher, set career records for CFCC in average and total hits, but freshman Paul Karmeris stepped in and led the team in hitting in the fall and is poised for a big year.
Aside from Hunter Smith, Jones and Karmeris, CFCC will start Tito Mendoza (2B), Casey Smit (3B), Kenneth Stalls (DH), Jordan Zech (CF) and Bradley Goodson (SS).
Mendoza and Smit are incoming freshman, while Goodson is a transfer from The Citadel.
Stalls, meanwhile, had many clutch hits down the stretch and hit .352 last season, while Zech was cited by Marty Smith for being "the best defensive outfielder we've ever had here."
The starting job in left field is up for grabs, as freshmen Shae Cothran, Kyle Bright and Eric Green are battling it out with former Belleview High School standout and Daytona State transfer Nick Radomski.
On the mound, Matt Gendron (7-3 last season) returns to once again fill the role of CFCC's No. 1 starter. Gendron, a Lakeland High product, earned the Patriots' lone win at the state tournament over State College of Manatee last season.
Michael Paul, an Florida Tech transfer, should fill in nicely behind Gendron.
Meanwhile, Phil Piotrowski (6-3 last season) and Chris Labriola (1-2) are experienced returning starters.
Another pitcher to watch for CFCC is Shawn Kale, who missed last season with an injury after being part of the staff in 2008.
Key losses for CFCC's staff include Travis Debee (5-2) and Keith Diaz (4-1), but reliever Tim Luksha (5-2) returns and will help set up for Karmeris, who will fill the closer's role.
CFCC, which has advanced to the state tournament seven times and claimed five conference titles under Marty Smith, should be right in the thick of things once again for the postseason.
Santa Fe, last year's state champion and national runner-up, returns just six players from last season, but is still dangerous with the likes of former Forest standout pitcher Gary Merians and Mississippi State signee Brett Bozeman (C) on the roster.
St. Johns River was much-improved last season under former Florida assistant Ross Jones, while Daytona State should also be strong with former Belleview High standout/Florida signee Frank DeJiulio on the hill.
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South County bond guy's deals: $349M
Chula Vista The financier at the center of the South County corruption scandal spent two decades in the municipal finance industry before he was accused of plying public officials with dinners, sporting events and cigars to win approval of bond contracts.
Gary Allen Cabello, 54, pleaded not guilty earlier this month to multiple charges of bribery, improper gift-giving and conspiracy. He and 14 other defendants are to appear Wednesday in Superior Court in Chula Vista as part of a widening pay-to-play probe by District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis.
In all, the companies Cabello worked for won contracts to participate in underwriting $348.7 million in bonds issued by the Sweetwater Union High School District and Southwestern Community College District.
His firms and the others that worked to structure and sell the bonds earned up to $3.1 million on the three deals, minus payments they were required to make to financial advisers, lawyers, and others involved in the deals.
Cabello's attorney, Heather Boxeth, said her client is just as innocent today as he has been during his 20 years of work in a heavily-regulated industry. She noted that Cabello was indicted through testimony by individuals who were given plea deals after an initial round of charges in the investigation and who could not be cross-examined during secret grand jury indictment proceedings.
"He has worked in this industry for 20-plus years and has never been accused of any impropriety around the state," Boxeth said. "The District Attorney's Office charged a number of board members and superintendents over a year ago and all of the sudden decided to go to a grand jury with these same people to avoid a preliminary hearing, which does allow the previously obtained criminal defense attorneys to cross examine the witnesses who have already pleaded out."
Finance in Mexico
A Los Angeles native and University of California Davis graduate, Cabello worked in the real estate industry before he sold bonds. An early '90s transaction would be the turning point, according to several reports in the industry publication The Bond Buyer that detail Cabello's past. That was when Cabello met Mexico City native Luis Ruiz-Dana, who would work with Cabello for many years before his death in 2005.
The team took on corporate finance deals inside Mexico before selling bonds in California, according to The Bond Buyer reports. Cabello and Ruiz-Dana's ability to serve the Spanish-speaking marketplace and their knowledge of Mexico made them attractive to a succession of finance firms.
In May 2004, Cabello and Ruiz-Dana were hired by Carlsbad-based Kinsell, Newcomb and De Dios. Ruiz-Dana was given the task of setting up Alta Vista Financial, which he and Cabello would both have stakes in.
Boxeth said Sweetwater and Southwestern officials chose the firm, marketed as Hispanic owned and operated, in part for its ties to the community.
"It is my understanding that both Southwestern and Sweetwater wanted a local banking person or banking company such as Alta Vista, because they had more of a local connection," Boxeth said. "It was more customer service-oriented to have a local person."
Hard on the family
Boxeth said Cabello is a churchgoing man who is dedicated to his three children, two of which are now in college and one is in high school. She said the charges Cabello faces have been hard on the family.
"He has always been involved with his kids. His 16-year-old daughter is struggling with this," Boxeth said. "His family has been pulled apart by this."
Alta Vista became fully licensed in late 2005, and would soon be doing bond deals across California. It had already handled a smaller deal with the Sweetwater Union High School District when officials there announced the district's $644 million Proposition O bond program.


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Your car breaks down on the side of the road … again. It's rush hour and it won't start. You have to have it towed and you're not happy about it. At all.
So what do you do?
You head to the local dealership in a fury, ready to replace it with something far more reliable, but also affordable. But the dealership has a few tricks up their sleeve and, according to Paul (the salesman helping you), it must be your lucky day. Amazingly, your car died at the most opportune time in history.
"Amazing deals are on the table for today only, folks, and we are in the midst of a complete liquidation," says Paul. "Prices are being slashed left and right, and you need to act fast."
"This is the sale of the century!!!"
So you bite, and before you know it you're standing in front of a shiny, new sedan covered with stickers exclaiming things like "0 PERCENT INTEREST" and "$2,500 CASH BACK."
You slide into the plastic-covered seat and breathe in that indescribable new car smell. You play with the knobs and the radio, and you notice how little squares of plastic have been methodically placed to shelter the dashboard from the germs and fingerprints of anyone who dare touch this car. The flawless upholstery is still largely untouched, never having been exposed to the rain, the sludge of winter, or your toddler's leaky sippy cup. You like it.
"Pick your payment and I'll make it work," says Paul.
And the rest is history.
The high cost of a low monthly payment
This kind of scenario happens every day of the year and all over the country. It happened to me when I was 22 years old. At the time, I had a job making something like $8 an hour but had just gotten my residential real estate license. I headed to the dealership, convinced that I needed a newer car to drive around all of the clients I would surely have. (Feel free to laugh.) Soon I was talking to a shark of a salesman — a nice guy — who used buzz words like "elegant," "sophisticated," and "successful" to describe how I could look in something new. And I bought it all hook, line, and sinker.
Even though I went to the dealership with something much more modest in mind, I pulled out of there with a brand new Mitsubishi Galant, a $24,000 loan, and a monthly payment somewhere close to $500. Even worse, I quickly found out that I was a terrible saleswoman and never sold a thing.
But I still had that payment.
Car payments: 'Til death do us part
And I'm not the only one. A recent study from Experian shows that Americans continue to spend lavishly on new cars, despite the fact that wages have mostly stagnated and the median household income continues to hover at around $51,000 per year. A few of the key findings from Experian's report:
- The average car loan for a new vehicle climbed to $27,430 in Q4 of 2013, up from $26,691 the year before.
- The average monthly payment for a new car loan rose to $471/month.
According to Experian, new car leases are also on the rise accounting for 28.4 percent of all new vehicles financed in Q4 2013 and with an average payment of $420 per month.
"Leasing continues to grow in popularity among car shoppers, especially those hoping to stay within a strict monthly budget," Melinda Zabritski, senior director of automotive credit for Experian Automotive, said in a press release. "Our analysis this quarter showed that the average monthly lease payment was $51 lower than the average loan payment, which can make a big difference to consumers trying to stretch their dollar."
But what if…
The new car industry probably loves hearing that new car loans continue to rise. But the family budget? Not so much. At nearly $500 per month, that payment is as much as some families spend on groceries or even a small mortgage.
But what if you chose to do things differently and forgo a new vehicle every five years? What if you drove something older and cheaper and paid it off? Or paid cash to begin with?
What could you do with an extra $471 per month? What would that mean to your bottom line? A few ideas:
- You could pay down debt. No matter where you are in your financial journey, freeing up an additional $471 monthly could make a world of difference.
- You could save it. Pocketing the average car payment for five years would mean adding another $28,260 to your savings.
- You could invest it. Investing $471 each month into an account earning 4 percent would yield $31.837.57 after five years. Invest that amount for ten years and you could be sitting on $70,572.85.
And that's not all. Imagine having an extra $471 each month to help your kids pay for college, or using it to beef up your dream vacation fund. You could even set it aside and use it to pay for your next car with cash. After all, whatever you're driving won't last forever.
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People blame careers for break up, or distancing them from love ones daily. The reality is that people separate themselves from people, not careers. Your spouse may appear supportive about your career, but they abhor the effect it has on them.
You can have both a career passion, and a strong marriage. It is family burden to have one or the other. Success is contingent on comprehending the signs, and responding to them positively within the wishes of your love ones. Listening to what family says, and communication forms the willingness to change, or see the writing on the wall:
- Your family hates your long hours and work life more than your job duties. I thought for a while that husbands are solely guilty of this, but over time, both spouses contend for understanding from each other. Listening is the best tool ever to discern what your spouse wants.
- Your spouse may hate what your career does to you. Listen for symptoms that your spouse says about you, even as a joke or in passing: cranky, despondent, tired, disengaged, off into his or her own world, and emotional. These are symptoms, not the root of what your spouse is saying.
- It is evident that job perks are more attractive that the job. Perks are acceptable when time and salary positively benefit everyone, but when it compromises and separates the family, it is a problem. If you are holding on to a career because of a perk, it's time to find a new one.
- When work is an issue that sacrifices family time. There is a time that work will need to be put to the side. Your bottom line intention is to feed your family. Unfortunately, undisciplined intentions interfere with family time, and family cohesion.
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Israel's Rights to Annexation Versus the 'Imaginary State of Palestine.'
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Matthew Hausman, talented brother of Rabbi Jonathan Hausman, has published a definitive article on the Israpundit website on why Israel has the legal right to annex what the world refers to as the West Bank of Jordan, Judea and Samaria: "History, Demographics, and Law Favor Israel's Annexation of Judea and Samaria, Not a Two-State Solution."
His article comes at a critical time given the looming UN General Assembly deliberations in September over a possible unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State brought by the Fatah, with international support of the newly renamed Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the EU, with tacit condoning by the Obama White House. A White House that has recently photo shopped Israel's claim to its ancestral capitol of Jerusalem by scrubbing the reference from a picture of Vice President Biden and Israel's President Shimon Peres from its website. Hausman's article is useful in disputing the arguments of proponents of the unilateral Palestinian State.
Moreover, Hausman's presentation is bolstered by legal considerations that the proposed Palestinian State does not meet the international legal standards for definition of a state, articulated in a recent Foreign Policy article by former AIPAC official, Steven Rosen, "The Palestinians' Imaginary State". Effectively, as both Hausman and Rosen argue, the Jewish State of Israel and its claims to the disputed territories of Judea and Samaria are a reality, while those of Fatah to East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza are 'imaginary".
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Parent and Community Engagement
DPS believes that having actively engaged parents is critical to improving student achievement.
Detroit Public Schools, through a performance-driven partnership with Detroit Parent Network, also operates four parent resource centers that are comfortable spaces for parents and guardians to meet. The centers, which are geographically placed across the city, provide training and resources to parents of DPS students, helping them be involved in their children's education. This Title I initiative was developed with input from parents and guardians, community leaders and the Detroit Parent Network.
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DPS Parent Leaders Seminar "Building Strong Parent Capacity"
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Our four parent resource centers are comfortable community gathering spaces equipped with multiple computers, phones, sofas, small libraries, play areas for children, check-out academic tool kits and more.
We offer expert-led workshops, child care, GED support, job training, support groups, MEAP assistance, book clubs, sessions on Title I programs, college information, coffee talks on parent engagement and other offerings.
The centers are designed to involve, connect and empower parents to help children reach academic success and serve as a hub for training and resources. Light refreshments are provided at each center.
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DPS takes its Parent University on the road to bring more classes to parents
Registration begins today, January 26, 2015 for second semester of classes.
Detroit Public Schools is taking its nine-month-old Parent University on the road to bring even more classes to the district's parents and guardians.
The new "Parent University on the Go" courses include Frozen-themed STEM activities for parents to do with their children, capitalizing on the popularity of the Disney hit movie, as well as Spelling Bee-themed literacy courses to improve students' vocabulary, reading and writing. The coursework will allow parents and guardians to earn credits toward their "Parent Leader" certification.
All classes, which are free and open to any parent/guardian with a child in Detroit Public Schools, will be taught by educational experts in DPS.
Additional classes will be offered in the district's eight parent resource centers, including courses on developing customer service skills, parenting with the experts, health and much more. A total of 54 free classes are being offered in February and March.
Registration is occurring now at the district's eight Parent Resource Centers for classes that begin February 9.
The DPS Parent University, which kicked off in Spring 2014, offers a semester of coursework for parents and guardians in four subject areas:
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- Track 2: Life Skills: Maximizing your potential
- Track 3: Parenting: Effectively raising children
- Track 4: Professional Development: Gaining skills to advance your career
To graduate with a "Parent Leader" certificate, participants must complete 10 classes over the course of the year.
New this winter, parents were able to take "Accelerated Courses" in which multiple courses were offered on select days. Participants had the opportunity to partake in interactive activities that engaged parents and children in learning together.
Parent University is one strand of DPS' multi-faceted Parent and Community Engagement program, which is geared toward helping the district increase parent involvement. Programs include training camps that focus on parenting, fun and engaging workshops and much more.
Through a performance-driven partnership with Detroit Parent Network, DPS operates eight parent resource centers that are comfortable spaces for parents and guardians to meet. The centers, which are geographically placed across the city, provide training and resources to parents of DPS students, helping them to be more involved in their children's education.
Providing parenting skills and increasing parent involvement are major elements of Detroit Public Schools' five-year Strategic Plan. Through the Strategic Plan, the district launched the first phase of another nationally modeled program: Home-School Teacher Visitations. The visitations add to ongoing robust parenting programs throughout DPS, including workshops at Parent Resource Centers.
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Are your children safe while online? Michigan families, especially minors, are becoming inundated with advertisements from alcohol, tobacco, pornography and gambling marketers through different internet and cell phone inboxes. Thankfully, the State of Michigan offers a free program to stop adult advertisements from reaching e-mails, mobile phones (text messaging ads) and instant messenger IDs. The Michigan Child Protection Registry is a free do-not-contact service for Michigan's families and schools and can be located at www.protectmichild.com.
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Frederick Weyerhaeuser having emigrated from Germany in 1852, first worked in Erie, Penn. where he met and married Elizabeth Bladel. The young couple moved to Rock Island, Ill. where Frederick worked in a sawmill, eventually becoming foreman and saving his money. When the financial panic came in 1857, he was able to buy the mill in partnership with his brother-in-law. He later acquired interest in several other mills, attributing his success to his "will to work."
In the 1860s, he began buying tracts of land in Wisconsin, Minnesota and later, in the 1890s Idaho, Washington and Oregon. In 1891, the family moved to St. Paul, Minn. where Frederick was a friend and neighbor of James J. Hill, the president of the great Northern Railway. Hill owned millions of acres of land given to the railroad in return for constructing the transcontinental rail line from Lake Superior to Puget Sound in Seattle. From 1900 to 1903, Frederick and his partners bought land from Hill and others and thus was born the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company.
At first the company sold standing timber to other sawmill owners but later acquired and built its own sawmills and manufactured and sold finished lumber. Frederick, not one to seek publicity, was termed the "timber king" by the New York Times in 1913. When he died in 1914, he owned more forestland than any other person in the world.
Frederick had seven children who survived him, one of whom, John Phillip, succeeded him as president of the company. Demand for lumber greatly increased during this period with the military needing lumber for barracks, ships and planes during World War I. There was such a demand that the U.S. government actually had soldiers working as lumberjacks in Weyerhaeuser forests. Later, John Phillip's two sons ran the business, John Phillip, Jr. in the Seattle-Tacoma area and Frederick King "F. K." Weyerhaeuser in the St. Paul area. F.K and his daughter Lynn Weyerhaeuser Day were instrumental in founding the Forest Historical Society in St. Paul.
The Art Complex Museum of Duxbury was founded by Carl A. Weyerhaeuser at the urging of his wife Edith (Greenleaf) who was the co-founder. Carl was the great grandson of founder Frederick. The family story goes that Carl was offered an expensive Packard by his father Charles A. when he graduated from Harvard. He instead chose a Dodge and a Rembrandt print. This was the beginning of his collection of art and books. The library in the museum houses over 4,000 books based on Carl's collection.
In addition to the exhibits, the museum provides art classes, education and concerts, and allows other non-profit organizations to hold functions in the buildings. The main building is a beautiful structure with large laminated curved wooden beams designed to simulate the waves of Duxbury beach. It stands on former John Alden land where the fifth generation Judah built his home. The museum houses American paintings, prints, Shaker furniture and Asian art.
Carl and Edith had five children, four of whom still live in Massachusetts and actively support the charitable works of the museum. For a town the size of Duxbury to have an art museum of this stature is fortunate indeed.
The 1637, a "hi-way" was laid out to enable the settlers of these "shore lots" to travel by land to Plymouth and also as a route to the first and second meeting houses. The roadway ran from Hall's Corner, by the houses of the early settlers, up to Millbrook. It was halfway between what are now Tremont and Washington Streets. The layout lists the owners as the road crosses each property: John Washburn, William Palmer, Peter Brown, Henry Samson (not listed in the layout), Henry Howland, Experience Mitchell, John Alden, Philip Delano and Edward Bumpas.
All this information was helpful in locating the land grants. On the Alden property, the roadway passes east of the original location of the first Alden House along the Wright Dike at the millpond and through the school complex near the Performing Arts Center building, and the library, crossing what is now Alden Street and Railroad Avenue to St. George Street, and then up to where Duxbury's only traffic light is at Tremont Street, or just north of there, where Ford's store was.
The "Hi-way" (nothing more than a cart path) is relatively easy to find from the school complex south past the Wright Dike, to the Duxbury Yacht Club golf course driveway, then beyond the DYC parking lot almost to Surplus Street. From the intersection of Surplus and South Station Streets, the way becomes somewhat of a mystery.
Other than the Alden Houses, there are several date-boarded houses on the Alden grant. Judah Alden's house (1790) on the corner of Alden and Tremont streets is currently part of the Art Complex Museum property. The Thomas Southworth (pronounced Suthard) house (1701) currently owned by Clarence "Chuck" Walker and his wife, Marie, is at 1161 Tremont St. Thomas Southworth was married to Sarah Alden, daughter of Jonathan Alden and granddaughter of John and Priscilla Alden. This farm comprised some 20 acres and includes all or most of the Farmer property on Alden Street. The Philip Delano house (1716), located at 37 Bow (as in bow and arrow) St. is one of the older houses in town. There is some question about the grant that it sits on. Although John Alden was granted this property, there are some who say it was granted to Philip Delano. It is possible that John Alden did not utilize the property and it was later granted to Mr. Delano; this was not an uncommon occurrence.
Street names on this grant include Alden Street, for the obvious Alden connection; Railroad Avenue, because it was close and parallel to the railroad line and station; and St. George Street, which was renamed after Georgianna Wright's son George who was killed at age 21 in a fall in an elevator shaft in Boston. The street had previously been called Harmony Street. St. George Street is most likely why the Duxbury sports teams are the "Dragons," because according to ancient legend St. George slew the dragon.


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DeKALB, Ill. - Northern Illinois Athletics is inviting all area golfers and Huskie fans to support your favorite NIU team by participating in the inaugural "NIU Coaches' Classic" golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 12 at Kishwaukee Country Club.
The event will bring together supporters of all 17 Huskie programs and serve as Northern Illinois' primary all-sports golf tournament fundraiser each year. Golfers are able to "play" for a certain program with all proceeds from that player or foursome benefitting that NIU sport. There is also an "all sports" option
The event begins at 11:30 a.m. with registration and lunch at Kishwaukee Country Club. The golf action gets underway at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start and prizes will be awarded on several different holes throughout the course. Following the round, golfers will gather for post-tournament food, beverages and awards, and will have the chance to bid on great experiences and unique autographed items.
To register yourself or a foursome, or to become a sponsor, download the form at the top of the page and follow the instructions. For more information, contact the NIU Athletics External Office at 815-753-1923.
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There may be hope for me after I keel over at the top of the Scratchup climb on the Nyack Ride in full cardiac arrest.
You're a Cougar, aren't you? That alone could put me into cardiac arrest.
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Two large poultry producers who supply Steggles branded chickens - Baiada Poultry and Bartter Enterprises - were found to have made false, misleading and deceptive claims on their packaging and advertisement by claiming their chickens were free to roam in barns when this was not the case, the federal court ruled.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched the legal action in September, 2011 after the peak industry body, The Australian Chicken Meat Federation (ACMF), claimed on its website that chickens produced in Australia were "free to roam" or able to "roam freely" in large barns.The ACMF, which was also found to have engaged in false, misleading and deceptive conduct, has so far declined to comment on the ruling.Statistics from Steggles, which contested the action, indicated between 17 and 19 chickens were stocked together per square metre, giving each chicken access to an area less than the size of an A4 sheet of paper.Justice Richard Tracey found that at times in their growth cycle the chickens could not move more than a metre or so without having their further movement obstructed by a barrier of clustered birds. Tracey disagreed with the companies' reality of "free to roam", saying the ordinary and natural meaning of the phrase "free to roam" was "the largely uninhibited ability of the chickens to move around at will in an aimless manner".The companies all risk fines of $1.1 million per penalty.
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Huskies Finish the Fall Semester with a Cumulative 3.14 Mark
NIU earned its most ever women's soccer Academic All-MAC selections.
Marisa Knott scored her first goal of the season for NIU
ROSEMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL:Four-time letter winner and team captain during senior year...Team MVP in 2012 and 2013...All-Conference in 2012 and 2013...All-Area in 2012...Named Metro Player of the Week by the Star Tribune on September 3, 2013.
CLUB/ODP:Played for Minnesota Thunder Academy and St. Croix Academy...Minnesota Youth Soccer Association Champion in 2011 and 2012...Midwest Regional League Champion in 2011 and 2012...Regional II Champion in 2012...Part of Disney Showcase in 2012 and 2013...Part of Dallas and San Diego showcases in 2013.
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:Daughter to Sandra and Jon...Jon Knott is a former football and track athlete who attended the Hamline University...Intends to major in Psychology...Made honor roll each year from 2010 to 2013...Volunteer with Feed My Starving Children, Dakota United Adaptive Sports, and Rosemount Area Athletics Soccer Clinics...Enjoys hanging out with friends, shopping, watching movies, and doing anything adventurous...Most admires Mia Hamm because "of what she has accomplished in athletics, and also because she stresses the importance of teamwork."
COACH ROSS ON KNOTT: "Marisa is a left-footed player who possesses a great deal of speed and quickness. Her skill set as a wide player will help our team stretch defenses and find gaps in the middle, while also having success on the flanks."CAREER HIGHS:Goals: 1 (twice, last 9/6/15)Asissts: 1 (3x, last 9/13/15)Shots: 2 (4x, last 9/13/15)


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Oklahoma football: Reliving the Sugar Bowl
Sorry for the delay in a Sugar Bowl blog. Rose at 6 a.m. Friday, hopped in a taxi from downtown New Orleans to the airport, stood in line 55 minutes to check luggage, got to my gate with five minutes to spare, flew to Dallas, went to the Cotton Bowl hotel, got online for a video chat, grabbed some lunch, laid down for what I hoped was a nap but turned out not to be, caught a bus for JerryWorld and covered the Cotton Bowl.
So Friday was a long day. I jotted down some Sugar Bowl thoughts throughout the day, which actually worked well. A game that good deserves as much contemplation as you can give it.
Here's what I saw and heard.
* Trevor Knight came into the game with the passing reputation of someone like, I don't know, Danny Bradley. J.C. Watts. Somebody like that. Then against Alabama, he looked like Aaron Rodgers.
From the beginning, Knight was firing the ball with confidence, throwing into tight spaces, looking anything but scared.
Knight's best aerial game had been at Kansas State — 14 of 20 passing, 171 yards, one TD, one interception. Knight's second-best game is hard to pinpoint. I guess I'd go with Iowa State — eight of 14 passing, 61 yards, no TDs, no interceptions.
Then he throws like this: 32 of 44, 348 yards, four TDs, one interception, one sack.
"He showed the whole country what we've been watching for two years in our practices and our scrimmages," Bob Stoops said. "The game has started to slow down for him, where he's really starting to feel comfortable in what he can do. He's got a very live arm with great legs."
Said Knight, "The more snaps you get, the more comfortable you feel. The more completions you get, the more comfortable you feel. And it's all about just getting in that rhythm, hitting a few shots early, set the rhythm, the tone for the game. The more snaps you get, the more comfortable you are. Moving forward from that, you know, going into next year and everything, that's what we're going to ride on."
* Josh Heupel devised a fabulous gameplan and called a great game. It was his finest moment as offensive coordinator. Bama was kept constantly off balance. Hard to blame the Tide, who had no way of knowing they needed to prepare for Aaron Rodgers.
"Throughout the bowl preparation, we had the plan of going fast, putting in a few new wrinkles with the huddles there," Knight said. "I felt when we came out from the very beginning it was working for us, and we kept going with it. It easily could not have worked and go back to our old stuff, but I felt like our plan was great. Hats off to coach Heupel and coach Stoops for developing that plan, and then hats off to our guys for executing that plan. Things were just clicking tonight, and hats off to the seniors. What a way to go out for them. It's really something special."
Among the additions for OU was an increased uptempo. Looked like the old days for the Sooners. "We knew they didn't see it, they hadn't seen a lot of tempo teams," Stoops said. "And the ones that did gave them trouble. So we felt that would play into a positive way for us. So we knew in the first half we weren't worried about clock. We wanted to move the football. We didn't punt the first half, and the second half really we didn't even think about slowing down until the last five, six minutes, is when we started, 'all right, we're two scores ahead, let's do what we can to use the clock.'"
* OU's offense was fantastic. And I liked the last drive best. A drive that ended with a punt. The Sooners, protecting a 38-31 lead, ate up 51/2 minutes, giving Bama the ball with just 56 seconds left.
OU ran 11 plays — Alabama ran 10 in the entire fourth quarter — and converted two third downs.
After Brennan Clay gained just one yard on first down, Knight threw four straight passes.
Think about that. In crunch time, trying to milk the clock, four straight passes by a redshirt freshman quarterback who until hitting New Orleans had shown no great propensity to pass.
Three underrated plays in this game:
1. On 3rd-and-9 from the OU 13-yard line in that drive, Knight dumped a screen pass to Clay. Clay made one guy miss, then was hit about the 20-yard line; he twisted and lunged to the 23. First down. It was Clay's last drive as a Sooner. He's had bigger games. He hasn't had finer hours.
2. On 2nd-and-10 from the OU 23 came Heupel's best call of the night, a middle screen to Roy Finch. First time all game the Sooners had dumped the ball in the middle. Finch scampered 15 yards, and that's when the realization sunk in that OU was going to win this game.
3. On the next play, Clay took a shotgun option handoff and bounced outside for 12 yards to midfield. That one cut Bama to the quick.
"Really proud of our guys who came off the 10-yard line and get all the way to the other 40 or 45, moving the ball and eating the clock," Stoops said. "They use all their timeouts. We put together I don't know how many first downs in a row. That was big."
* The officiating was OK. The unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Shepard after his second-quarter touchdown was ridiculous. There was no throat slash. But give the ACC crew credit. With the game on the line, a back judge threw a tough, but correct, flag on Bama's Jarrick Williams, who clearly was holding Shepard on a slant route.
* That was an NFL-level pass rush, from Eric Striker (three sacks) and Geneo Grissom (two). Seven OU sacks in all. And I counted two or three AJ McCarron throwaways, trying to get away from coverage. Plus three McCarron scrambles.
"Our pressure was exception," Stoops said. "We were on the quarterback all game. Mike (Stoops) and defensive coaches, with our blitzes, were really timed up well and executed well. Got to them and forced them into some bad plays."
The first sign that McCarron might not have his way with the Sooners came in the first quarter, score tied 7-7. Third-and-goal at the OU five-yard line. Mike Stoops ordered a blitz, McCarron had to unload the ball and chose a fade in the corner to DeAndrew White. Mama Kass Everett covered White well, the ball fell incomplete and Bama settled for a field goal.
"Oklahoma did a good job of mixing things up," McCarron said. "Showing us some things we hadn't seen."
The OU pass rush was so effective, by game's end, the blitz wasn't even needed. On Bama's last possession, OU didn't blitz — but Striker reached McCarron anyway, forced a fumble and Grissom picked it up and ran it in for a touchdown.
"I did feel they would have to have to throw the ball to have a chance," Stoops said. "And I love the way we were rushing. We already had I don't know how many sacks. I felt and I know Mike felt we didn't necessarily have to blitz them to get to them. And, sure enough, we're not blitzing on that, Eric comes off the corner and strips him on the very first play. "
* It didn't hurt OU, but the Sooners did the SEC no favor by creating a monster. Bama freshman Derrick Henry almost was untackleable in the fourth quarter. Henry finished with 100 yards on eight carries, including a 43-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and a 61-yard TD play off a short pass in the fourth.
"Derrick had a really good bowl practice," said Saban. "We decided that he was our second-best back (behind Yeldon) going into this game, and we were going to give him an opportunity based on his performance in practice and the confidence that he had gained throughout the course of the season … I think he has a bright future."
If you ask me, the Tide's best chance at victory with 56 seconds left, taking over at its 18-yard line, would have been getting the ball to Henry. Instead, Alabama went conventional, with McCarron dropbacks, and OU made him pay.
* For all the talk about the SEC homefield advantage in the Superdome — and it is indeed prevalent — the Sooners have now made seven Sugar Bowl appearances. That's the most of any non-SEC school.
* OU's offense stagnated with four straight punts in the third quarter. But did you realize that Bama punted on four of its first five possessions of the second half? Bama's only touchdown came on Henry's run, which came on a play in which Eric Striker jumped from one side of the line to the other, right before the snap, then got an earful from the Brothers Stoops when he got to the sideline.
But that was big-time defense. Alabama had just six second-half first downs. Both TDs were just big plays by Henry in which the Sooners didn't tackle well.
Come to think of it, that's really how Bama hurt OU most in the first half, too. Missed tackles. There was no out-of-position in this game. The Sooner defense was mentally prepared.
* Saban: "I was really proud of the way our players played in the second half. We could have, being down 14, especially with the turnover right before the half and the missed field goal — when I walked in the locker room, I thought maybe these guys weren't going to go out and do what they needed to do in the second half, but I thought they responded really well, went out and played one play at a time, got several stops on defense, got back in the game, scored a touchdown, put a good drive together and had some other opportunities and never took advantage of them. You've gotta give Oklahoma some credit for that."
* Counting the final-minute squib kick that OU recovered, the Sooners had five takeaways. And committed only one turnover.
"Coach Stoops told us before the start of the game that turnovers would be huge," Grissom said. "Without turnovers it would be harder to win the game. We were able to get those turnovers, and luckily the ball popped out right in front of me both times."
* The OU defensive mentality proved to be a winner. But it came at a cost. Lots of points and yardage allowed. Alabama's 516 total yards were the fifth-highest in Sugar Bowl history; its 7.94 yards per play was the fourth-highest in Sugar Bowl history.
But the constant pressure created negative plays for Bama and positive energy for OU.
"We probably gained enough yards," said Alabama coach Nick Saban, "but we had four turnovers that led to 28 points, and one turnover in the red zone, and one missed field goal in the first half, and those things probably were a big difference."
* Knight's four touchdown passes tied the Sugar Bowl record, held by Florida State's Chris Weinke (1999 season) and Illinois' Kurt Kittner (2001). Knight became the third quarterback to throw three first-half TD passes in a Sugar Bowl, joining Florida's Tim Tebow (2009 season) and Georgia Tech's Pepper Rodgers (1953).
* Stoops is fired up about the criticism of his defensive line early in the season.
"I remember, Geneo, in two-a-days, right, remember me calling the group up, and I said all I've heard for half the year is we don't have any D-linemen?" Stoops said. "I said I count 10 of you right here. I guess we do have a D-line, huh?"
Said Grissom, "We have a lot of talent on our D-line, a lot of guys that can make plays. It's a matter of time before we were all able to get in a groove and execute."
* Heck, let's just list the other plays that sailed under the radar but should not be forgotten.
1. First OU snap. Double-tight end formation. Knight fired an eight-yard curl to Lacoltan Bester. That play set up two things. The establishment that Knight would throw into tight coverage, and that Bester would be a playmaker.
Bester had 21 catches all season. He had six for 105 yards in the Sugar Bowl, including two monster plays that you haven't forgotten: A) 45-yard TD pass in the first quarter in which Bester ran an out pattern, sidestepped Bama DB Landon Collins and pranced to the end zone, scoring with an athletic move at the goal line. B) A 34-yard completion on 3rd-and-15 from the Bama 43, early in the fourth quarter, setting up OU's final TD.
2. Knight's eight-yard TD pass to Jalen Saunders late first quarter. That gave OU a 14-10 lead. It was 3rd-and-5, and Bama star Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was all over Saunders. But Knight fired the ball on a beam, Saunders speared it and stretched the ball across the goal. Big-time play.
3. Derrick Woods. Early second quarter, OU faced 3rd-and-12 from its 43. Shepard got banged up and had to come out of the game. The seldom-used Woods replaced him. Knight fired a rope at Woods, but too high. Woods went way up to get it, was hit and held on as he tumbled to the Superdome turf. Twenty-yard gain, setting up Michael Hunnicutt's field goal that tied the game 17-17.
4. Hunnicutt's field goal. It came from 47 yards out. The guy is very reliable, but Stoops rarely asks Hunnicutt to kick one that long. Hunnicutt came through.
5. Zack Sanchez's knockdown of a McCarron deep ball. Sanchez, picked on much of the game, already had given up a 63-yard bomb to White, in one-on-one coverage. This time, McCarron smelled a 52-yarder and threw it on target for Amari Cooper. But Sanchez leaped and tipped the ball at the last second. At that point, McCarron had completed six of eight passes for 207 yards, in only 19 minutes. The rest of the game, McCarron completed 13 of 22 for 180 yards, in 41 minutes.
6. T.J. Yeldon's fumble. Yeldon banged for a first down on 3rd-and-1 from the OU 11-yard line, but he lost the ball. Dominique Alexander was credited with causing the fumble, though some thought Yeldon's own man knocked it free. Either way, the ball fell, lay on the ground for a second with no one noticing and finally Grissom picked it up and went 26 yards with the return. Not only stopped a likely Alabama touchdown, reversed field position a little.
7. Bob Stoops' reconsideration. Late second quarter, OU faced 4th-and-1 at the Bama 43. Stoops sent out the punt team. But he let the clock wind down, then called timeout and sent the offense back on the field. The Sooners came out in a fullhouse backfield, but shifted two of the backs to slotbacks and then ran Clay up the middle. He fought for two yards. On the next play, Saunders ran a double move — out and up — and Knight hit him with a gorgeous pass right at the pylon. The touchdown gave OU the lead for good.
8. All-out blitz. With Bama facing 2nd-and-10 from the OU 48, Mike Stoops ordered an all-out blitz. Heavy safety blitz, from the wide side of the field. McCarron immediately went to his checkdown pass — a slant to Cooper — but instead, Sanchez was there. The Sooners gambled correctly that McCarron couldn't throw deep with such a blitz, so Sanchez keyed on the slant and was in perfect position. His 43-yard interception return went all the way to the Bama 13-yard line. Shepard scored on a reverse on the next play.
"Another redshirt freshman out there competing," Stoops said of Sanchez. "You have to have a short memory in the secondary if you're going to play the whole game. And he had his opportunity. He jumped it and had a great return with it. So you play out there long enough over an 80-play game, in the secondary, you're going to have some plays on you. So you just gotta fight back and make yours on some third down, fourth downs, or come up with a pick here or there and a key deflection, and they did that."
9. Missed field goal. Alabama drove into OU territory and set up for Cade Foster's 32-yard field goal. But Foster missed wide right; he had missed three in the Auburn game, counting one blocked. All the momentum stayed with the Sooners. Foster went into the Auburn game having made 11 of 12 field goals.
10. Sanchez's open-field tackle. In a punt-dominated fourth quarter, Alabama still threatened. It had cut OU's lead to 31-24 and produced three quick first downs. But on 2nd-and-7 from the OU 35, McCarron tossed a quick pass to Cooper, who had given the Sooners trouble in the open field all game. Sanchez knifed in, Cooper sidestepped him and Sanchez reached out an arm to trip Cooper, who fell for no gain. On the next play, blitzing free safety Gabe Lynn caused McCarron to throw away the ball, he was called for intentional grounding and Bama had to punt.
11. Jordan Wade's sack. Bama again had great field position, taking over on its 46 with 1:26 left in the third quarter. But on 2nd-and-10, nose guard Jordan Wade sacked McCarron, then the Sooners played great coverage, allowing Grissom to get a third-down sack. The Alabama levy had officially broken.
12. Knight's perfect pass. The 34-yard completion to Bester came on a 3rd-and-15 play from the Bama 43. Bester just ran a go route, running right past cornerback Eddie Jackson and signaling Knight to throw it deep. Jackson closed fast, so Bester didn't have many steps on Jackson, but Knight dropped in the pass perfectly. Bester caught it in stride just before he went out of bounds at the 9-yard line. Two plays later, Knight threw the nine-yard TD pass to Shepard to give the Sooners a two-touchdown lead.
"That was a key moment," Stoops said. "Trevor threw two great passes, in particular the one that's third and forever and he hits with Colton, gets behind everybody and he runs it down. So Trevor put it where he had a chance to go run it down, and he did. He had enough air under it to give him that opportunity."
13. Alabama's mea culpa. Taking over at its 31 with eight minutes left, down 38-24, the Tide ran the following five plays — Yeldon run, Yeldon run, Yeldon run, Yeldon run, swing pass to Henry for a 61-yard TD. No more McCarron dropbacks. No more allowing the OU blitz to pin back its ears. The Tide was willing to chew up precious clock, even with a 14-point deficit, to prevent McCarron from be a target of the Mike Stoops blitz.
* Focus is always a concern for a team that sought a better bowl landing than it received. Alabama had its sights set on the Big Bowl. Instead, it settled for New Orleans. But Saban didn't express displeasure with his team's preparation.
"Well, we practiced well," Saban said. "I can't blame it on that. I thought our team late in the season from the LSU game on maybe didn't have the focus we needed to have. We didn't pay attention to detail, didn't do little things right, didn't practice well. I think that eventually caught up with us in the Auburn game.
"But I actually thought that the players responded in practice pretty well for this game. And we put over 500 yards of offense up. Somebody had to do something right. I don't think that we played as well on defense as we're capable of or should have or, you know, we really had a lot of guys that were hurt in the secondary that couldn't practice all the time, and I think those are some of the areas that showed up not so good tonight in terms of some of the big plays that they made and some of the third downs that we didn't make.
"But as a team we didn't play well enough to win, and Oklahoma really outplayed us. And I really can't blame it on the lack of focus. I just don't think that our players realized sometimes that they won so much that they realize sometimes what it really takes to win every game and that you can never take anything for granted, and that everyone that plays us has something to prove. And they have to change the way they think, and that's difficult to do."
And while Stoops agreed that it was easy to get his team up for Alabama, he said, "I don't ever remember being disappointed in our guys and their focus in a bowl game or how they prepared. I've never had that feeling."
* Stoops keeps wanting to say that OU was undeterred when it was 6-2 and struggling. Keeps saying that the Sooners didn't need any kind of energy surge from a victory like this.
"Maybe the outside world will make that of it," Stoops said. "We never were in a position where the outside world tried to portray us however many weeks ago. That wasn't us. So this isn't going to change us. These guys and us in the locker room, you see them nodding their head, we know who we are. These guys held it together. No one flinched. Everybody kept improving."
Sorry, don't buy it. That was you, against Baylor, and the first half against Iowa State. Teams don't show up in the Cotton Bowl stadium and try to beat Texas by doing absolutely nothing, then show up in the Sugar Bowl game and go all-out to beat Alabama, then say we were all the same. No. This team is different now than it was.
Sure, everyone kept improving. Sure, injuries played a part. But the Sooners underwent some kind of transition, definitely mental and maybe physical, sometime in November.
"From time to time, in different years, the more inexperience you have, the more injuries you have, you're going to have some ups and downs," Stoops said. "You're not going to go through undefeated every time. I thought these guys, our assistant coaches, managed the injuries, the inexperience early in the year, the injuries throughout the year, in a really positive way. When you're playing without six starters, that makes a difference. I don't care what anyone says. And I can say it now when you're on the positive side of it. You can't bring it up when you're not. But it's not easy when you're losing some key players like we have."
Finally, Stoops admitted much of what we're all saying. Speaking of the ramifications of beating Bama, he said, "With the young team we have and building on, it is going to be big and make a huge difference.
"We played how we expected to play, to be quite honest. And, again, you've heard me start off by I've got the absolute utmost respect for Alabama. But we have a lot of confidence in what we do, too. And so with as many young players as we have and inexperience we came into the season to start with and the guys we have coming back to the recruiting class we've got coming in, we've got a chance to really start, to continue to be special, and that's what we're going to keep trying to do.
"It was exciting .. I can't deny that, to come out and play against a great team like that and play the way we did."
* Great offensive line showing. Knight was sacked just once. He was flushed from the pocket repeatedly, but that didn't lead to disaster. The running game wasn't spectacular but was effective. Tailbacks Clay and Keith Ford combined for 20 carries and 59 yards. Add in Jalen Saunders and Shepard options and reverses, and it's 24 carries for 77 yards. Not great. But effective at times.
And it couldn't have happened without all the offensive linemen switching positions and holding up well. Darryl Williams from right tackle to left tackle, Bronson Irwin from left guard to right tackle, juco transfer Dionte Garrett in at left guard.
"It's been a challenge, but we lost the whole left side of our line, the left guard and left tackle," Stoops said. "So at practice, all you see guys doing, it's like musical chairs. Bronson goes to guard, someone comes in for him, he goes to tackle. They just move around every series in practice. And Coach (Bill) Bedenbaugh did an incredible job keeping those guys together. We're incredibly thin here by the end of the year. But those guys, again, like always, didn't flinch, kept battling and competed to the end and did a great job. They protected Trevor."
* Bob Stoops on Mike Stoops: "Mike has brought, obviously when you watch us, great tenacity on defense in the way we play and compete. And I feel the sky's the limit because nine of those guys are back next year. And we're going to be better. But he brings great detail, attention to detail in meetings and brings an attitude in the way we want to compete and makes the players happy. You hear him at practice. But I think it makes a difference in their demeanor and the way they compete."