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1. You might be happier.
Summer Fridays is a perk. Perks make employees happy. Happy employees who like their work situation tend to stay in their jobs longer than dissatisfied or ambivalent employees. Employee retention saves time and money. It is expensive and time-consuming to search for new employees and then to train them.
2. You might be more productive.
Employees tend to be most productive after a long, refreshing weekend. Time off, long weekends, and vacation time rejuvenate workers who then return to work energetic and ready to think creatively. Therefore, employers may actually make more money by scheduling summer Fridays, because their employees accomplish more in four-and-a-half days than workers at other companies accomplish in five days.
1. You might get unwelcome phone calls and emails.
Many employers mistakenly think that it's OK to contact their employees after letting them leave work early. If your boss didn't get the memo, you might wind up getting calls and texts while you're trying to barbecue your family's dinner. It's not time off if you're still working via the telephone. You won't return to work refreshed if you're working all weekend.
2. You might feel like you have more work.
According to "Summer Fridays: 9 Pros and Cons," some employees don't like summer Fridays. If the half-day off is optional, then those who choose to stay at work may feel overburdened. These employees feel they have too much to do and not enough support.
If you do decide to argue for summer Fridays, suggest to your boss that the plan be a company-wide policy. This maximizes the benefits of a flexible schedule, without overburdening staff who opt to work the full day.
Finally, if your boss does offer summer Fridays, make sure you are productive on Friday morning. This may be difficult due to your excitement at the prospect of a long weekend, and a shorter amount of work time. If you waste Friday mornings, your boss might revoke the perk.
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Making home work
Discipline and boundaries are vital when your house becomes your place of business
Working from home
Some pluses and minuses, from authors Lisa Kanarek and Stephen Smith:
•No commute (lower fuel costs) and second car may not be necessary
•Flexible schedule to allow more time with family.
•Lower costs for business clothes.
•Deductions for business expenses and home-office space (check with your tax preparer for specifics).
•No meetings or overly talkative co-workers to take up your time.
•No one to brainstorm with.
•Distractions and interruptions at home from family, neighbors, the dog or emergencies (plumbing problems, etc.).
•No tech support.
Lisa Kanarek knows a little something about working from home, having long ago traded daily commutes and business suits to set up shop in a converted bedroom down the hall.
"I worked from home before it was cool to work from home," she says.
Kanarek, who lives in Dallas, has written five books on the subject and has a website called
workingnaked.com that offers advice and resources for those who've decided to cast away their corporate cubicles.
As the owner of HomeOfficeLife, a consulting firm that advises home-based business owners, Kanarek can offer tips to help someone get off the ground or point out pitfalls that can send them crashing.
Plus, she has personal experience.
When she made the transition to being a stay-at-home worker, she quickly had to set boundaries with friends, family and neighbors.
"My family would say, 'The guy's coming to fix the washer. Do you mind coming to my house and waiting?' Yes. Or, 'I have a UPS package coming. Can we have it delivered to your house?' OK, I'm not the mailbox. I got that all the time.
"When my sister had a new baby, 'Oh, can you baby-sit?' And it turned from one day to two days and I said, 'No, no, no, no.' I'm not the nanny. I have a business and I may work in shorts and a T-shirt, but I have a business. I can't do that.
"Something was going to happen if I didn't stop it."
The number of people in the U.S. who work from home is rising, as layoffs and a bad economy force many out of traditional jobs at the same time the evolution in technology gives them the resources to work from an extra bedroom.
Research by International Data Corp. in 2011 projected the number of home-based U.S. businesses will increase 10 percent by 2015 to about 21 million, while the number of telecommuters will rise by about 12 percent to 9.5 million.
Certainly, it's not for everybody. There's nobody to brainstorm with, no IT department to fix your computer and no one to motivate you to meet deadlines. You're on your own.
On the other hand, there's no traffic on the commute from the kitchen coffeepot to your desk, you won't waste time in meetings or listening to talkative co-workers, and you can work in your pajamas until it's happy hour.
Stephen Smith, a consultant who works from his home in New Hampshire and has written about productivity and published tips for working from home, says he's far more productive now than he ever was in an office. And with social media, a computer, a smartphone, a website, email, Skype, his own filing systems and office software, he has everything he needs.
"I've got basically all the things that you'd find in a corporate office but for the politics and the backstabbing," he says.
Some things to think about if you're making the transition to working from home:
The setup
There are two schools of thought about setting up a home office.
One is to create a dedicated space that will be the sole location for doing business. It has all the equipment — a desktop computer, backup system, Internet connection, files, printer, fax, scanner and copier — and is free of distractions.

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2 Parks near Mexican Hat, Utah
Montezuma Creek, Utah 37.61 miles NE
Monument Valley, Utah 43.11 miles NW
Mexican Hat, Utah (map) | (435) 678-2238
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Nov 2014 - $10.00
Sadly, Goosenecks is no longer free. It is now $2 entry fee and $10 to camp. The "park" is basically a scenic overlook. There are vault toilets. Closer in sites have fire rings and picnic tables. You can follow the road out further on the point and access other sites with no amenities but the road has big rocks and is rough. I gave 7 stars for the amazing view. I camped 10' from the edge on a full moon night and it was magical. However, I think $10 is a bit much as I've stayed at BLM CGs with similar amenities, and more things to do like hiking etc., and they were free. Like I said, this is a scenic overlook, there's nothing to do but look over the edge and go Wow! I guess the fee sure has thinned the herd, though, as there were only 2 other RVs. Oh, surprisingly good AT&T 3G data here. That was unexpected. - Gail K
Mar 2014 - $0.00
Rated for the views and the ambiance of a great boondocking location. Very quiet, remote. Parking 20 yards from the rim of the canyon afforded a great "from porch" view of sunsets. Bathroom cleanliness was OK; a typical park outhouse kind of toilet. Did have a Navajo teenager trying to sell handmade jewelry in the park several hours a day. Try to pick a visit period when not too windy. That could un-nerve some. A drive in your toad on the Moki-Dugway drive up to the mesa top to the North is well worth the trip but a little scary. Not for motorized campers or coaches. - OSUCowboy
Oct 2013 - $0.00
What can I say -- this is a big plot of land, with a great view of a 1500 drop canyon. The road to the park is good, until you move off to the "camping area". The road on that is the worst we've encountered. The park IS free, so you get what you pay for. We had a beautiful evening the first night, beautiful sunset, etc. The next day we explored Monument Valley area. When we got back to camp, the winds began. NEVER have we been more frightened!!!!!! IF we use the cg again, we'd park further from the edge. We've been in 85 mph winds before, but this was worse. Spent most the night worrying that we'd be blown off the edge!!!!!! As someone else said, if you have children, make sure you have them under control......the edge does NOT have railings ......it's a sheer drop. - BDShultz
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The manager was friendly and helpful at first but turned sullen later over a safety issue. He told us about Muley point which turned out to be a panoramic vista of Monument Valley and the San Juan river. He also told us about other sites (Valley of the Gods). restaurants (mostly cafe types) and groceries some 24 miles away. The park is definitely bare bones; it is all gravel with bush-type trees. It is bounded by a single wide trailer on one side, a run down trailer court in the back, and a dirt parking lot for river rafters on the other side. If you walk toward the river you may find some small oil wells and some roaming neighborhood dogs. I think it is overpriced for what you get. The manager has a dingo type dog that he lets loose in the morning and it charged at me both mornings we were there growling and snarling! The manager made excuses, minimized the incident, never apologized, and never leashed it! - mountainmanmike
Apr 2014 - $29.00
Not much more than a stopping off point for Monument Valley and Goosenecks. Good antenna TV reception. Stayed one night and that was enough to do the Valley visit and State Park, then moved on. First place on the north side of town next to a small church - park is out back of an old convenience store. - SailorGolf
Sep 2012 - $25.00
We thought this was a really weird place. Mexican Hat is a community of approximately 85 people. The fellow running the park seemed a bit off and strange. He told us right off jump that he made no money off the park, only off the beer he sold tons of to the locals. Later, we noticed several quite young teen-aged girls getting off the school bus and trekking upstairs to the living quarters above the store/office and leaving after about an hour (??) We only stayed one night here--we were too creeper out. Just a place to stop and catch some sleep if you really have to. - Rizzles LaRue


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We want to deploy BrowserPlus to our Intranet Users where there is no internet access - we would like to place the actual application as a download on the Intranet.How do we go about this? From the web site we appear to only be able to see the Installer.Many thanks,Matt Burnett
Hey Matt,That's fairly doable, however it might be a bit more involved. There are several web service calls that need to be made in order for browserplus to function.if you wanted to, it would be possible to build an all-in-one installer that packaged everything, and pointed installations to a distribution server proxy, which would have to be able to reach out and hit a couple web service apis from browserplus.If you're interested in this approach, holler and we can talk about it more, but it is a little bit more involved, obviously.For reference, here's the partially documented WSAPI that the browserplus software talks to:http://browserplus.org/docs/platform/WSAPI.htmlvery best,lloyd
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My initial disappointment about missing out on the Berlin Film Festival has certainly been helped by the repeated suggestion that almost everything showing there sucks.
But there was one film for which I had placed my selfish travel wants aside and hoped would be great anyway. The Private Lives of Pippa Lee features the first role with any real potential my beloved Winona Ryder had been given in almost a decade (sure, there was A Scanner Darkly, but she was animated and all so it doesnt 100% count, and while The Ten was fun, it certainly wasn't up to par with my Winonaspectations).
Sundance after Sundance, we've watched every single movie she makes crash, burn and fail to get distribution (The Darwin Awards, The Last Word, The Informers), or just seen films shes made fail to get seen by anyone at all (Sex and Death 101, Water Pills), and probably with good reason.
But when I heard of her casting in Pippa, alongside Julianne Moore, Maria Bello and Robin Wright Penn, among others, my heart skipped: "She's coming back! After basically wasting the entire '00s, probably because any decent film wouldn't risk insuring her crazy ass, someone was taking a chance on her, and she was going to hit it out of the ballpark and return to form!"
Sure, it looked like a small role, maybe even a cameo.. But it was something! And that cast all-but-ensured it might even screen outside a film festival!
When Pippa screened a few days back in Berlin, I immediately heard whispers it was bad, bad, bad. And I got worried. Variety's Alissa Simon's said the film features "cardboard characters and severe problems of tone [that] fatally flaw the awkward satirical relationship drama." But she didn't single out Winona, which made me think that she can't be that bad. Then came The Hollywood Reporter's review, which said the film's "frenetic, off-putting script ruins what otherwise might have been an entertaining story about a fascinating woman." However, reviewer Peter Brunette also said "the acting is top-notch." But he didn't single out Winona, which made me think that she can't be that good.
Finally, there was Screen's much kinder review. I read the review's first paragraph: "A grown-up love story that's rambling, quirky and sharp-eyed about mid-life doldrums, Rebecca Miller's cinematic adaptation of her own novel works largely because it doesn't take itself too seriously. An across-the-board solid cast backs up Robin Wright Penn's enjoyable central performance which, like much of the film, is believable without being entirely naturalistic." Excited, I started to scan for some mention of Ryder. And there, in the reviews final paragraph, was the glisten of hope: "As well as Moore's tasty cameo there's a nice turn from Winona Ryder as Pippa's fragile poet friend Sandra, a needy, pretty wreck with a tendency to burst into tears." A nice turn! I knew it!
Judge for yourself at seconds 0:05-0:06 of this promo trailer, where Ryder offers us a facial expression that plays like a portal into the deeply conflicted mind of her "fragile poet."
True, this might just be a small step, and one review that seems to go way against everyone else's current occasionally doesn't always mean the film is actually good . But I take it as a token that Ryder still has something to offer, and that the first decade of this century will soon just be viewed as a little blip on a life history destined for multiple Oscars, mental stability, and being my best friend forever.
A FEW DAYS LATER: Was I not clear enough in the tone of this entry? Do people read this and think I'm being 100% serious? This got picked up by "winonaryder.org" and got comments like this:
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Incident Date: 12/27/1972
Weapon: Shotgun
Offender: Shot and killed
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Police Officer Robert Dooley succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on December 27th, 1972, while he and Officer Robert Bradford were on a stake out searching for three subjects who were wanted in connection with several robberies and shootings of police officers.
The officers observed the three men exit a home and confronted them. When they did so shots were exchanged and Officer Bradford was killed and Officer Dooley was critically wounded.
The subjects fled the scene. Two of them were later shot and killed in two separate shootouts with police officers in Atlanta, Georgia.
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BANGALORE: Software exporter Wipro said it is investing $ 30 million for a minority stake in New Jersey headquartered big data analytics firm, Opera Solutions.
This is first time in recent history that Wipro has announced a minority investment in a technology firm as opposed to an outright acquisition. ET had reported last month that Wipro was looking at investing in smaller firms with interesting technological capabilities.


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It's "Disney Day" here on Animation Scoop. Here's my third story in a row on doings at the studio... Today Disney Feature Animation released five new images from Frozen - the first trailer is expected to be released on Tuesday.
The feature will be released on November 27th - Animation Scoop's Charles Solomon put together the "Art of" book which will be out on November 30th. For now, here are five still pictures, each one worth a thousand words - but we will let them speak for themselves.


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Photo Gallery: 2010 Original Growler
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- Published May. 30, 2010
- Updated Oct. 11, 2012 at 5:13 PM EDT
Trek/Bontrager rider Kelly Magelky of Golden, Colorado, won the Original Growler mountain bike race Sunday in Gunnison, Colorado. Magelky completed the two-lap, 64-mile race in 5:32:26. Two-time winner, Travis Brown (Trek), finished second in 5:36:49, and Jake Wells (Mafia) hung on for third in 5:38:36. Melissa Thomas won the women's race. Photo galleries below. For results, click here.
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Cal-Oregon State Postgame Notes
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#2 Cal vs. Oregon State
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Game Notes
63,995 Attendance
- Oregon State has won four straight games in Memorial Stadium.
- Cal had its 10 game home winning streak snapped today [the last team to break Cal's 10 game home wins streak was Oregon State on Oct. 15, 2005].
- The Oregon State game attendance of 63,995 marked the 22nd straight game with over 50,000 fans at Memorial Stadium - that streak includes every home game in the last four years.
- Redshirt freshman Kevin Riley earned his first career start today [filling in for an in injured Nate Longshore; Riley is from Portland, Ore.] ... Riley threw his first career touchdown pass in the second quarter to Lavelle Hawkins and rushed for his first career touchdown in the second stanza.
- Brandon Hampton forced fumble on Oregon State's first drive of the game [Zack Follett recovery] ... It was Hampton's first career forced fumble ... Cal's defense has now forced and recovered a fumble in all six games this season.
- Andrew Larson had a career-long 73-yard long punt in the second quarter - fifth-longest punt in school history ... Larson had four punts for an average of 55.8 yards per punt in today's game, breaking the all-time Cal record for highest punt average in a game [55.6 Scott Tabor vs. USC on Sept. 26, 1987].
- Robert Jordan tied a school-record with his 36th straight game with a reception in the first quarter.
- Lavelle Hawkins snared a career-long 64-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter, marking his 10th career touchdown reception ... he also had a 10-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter ... it is the first time Hawkins has scored multiple touchdowns in the same game ... he has now scored a touchdown seven times in his last nine games ... Hawkins had 192 yards receiving on nine catches in today's game - sixth-most receiving in school history ... it was his third career 100+ yard receiving game ... his nine receptions now give him 100 for his career.
- Justin Forsett became the first running back this season to tally 100 yards against the best rush defense in the nation [in fact no one had more than 91 yards rushing on the Beavers heading into this contest] ... Forsett accounted for 124 yards [all by rush] of Cal's 230 offensive yards in the first half ... Forsett has 11 100-yard rushing efforts in his career ... Forsett scored his tenth rushing touchdown of the season - it was the seventh game in a row [dating back to last season] that he has had a rushing touchdown ... Forsett now has seven career games with 150+ yards.
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Lemond Poprad or Specialized Roubaix?????
Guys, I am just getting back into cycling. I want to ride about 1-1.5 k per year, not race. I'll do a couple of charity rides. I tried both bikes in a parking lot, and can't decide. i will get around to trying to borrow or rent these bikes for a longer ride, but so far it is a wash. i would appreciate any information or opinions, realizing these are subjective.
i'm not young, and my bak hurts, specially when i try and go too aero. any other ideas or bikes??


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soos i get a call today from a company thats going to be installing rfid scanners in walmart throughout the nation... they were wondering if i wanted to work for them... rofl. Anyone know what i'ds will be used for the rfid?
i for one refuse to get treated like a cow and will therefore no longer shop at walmart.


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The Voice: Day 2 of Blind Auditions!
May 03, 2011 08:26 PM by Shayla Perry
It's the second round of Blind Auditions on NBC's hit singing competition, The Voice! Who will the coaches select to complete their teams? Find out here! PLUS, The Voice is moving to a new time starting Tuesday, May 10th! Keep reading for all the details.
This week, in the second round of Blind Auditions, the four coaches – Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green, and Christina Aguilera - will choose the final five members of their teams, who will then go on to compete against one another in the Battle phase, facing elimination.
Here's how the teams are shaping up so far:
Team Adam: Jeff Jenkins, Rebecca Loebe, Javier Colon
Team Blake: Patrick Thomas, Elenowen, Xenia
Team Cee Lo: Vicci Martinez, Kelsey Rey, Tje Austin
Team Christina: Tarralyn Ramsey, Frenchie Davis, Beverly McClellan
Who will be added next?
First up is Cherie Oakley, a background singer and songwriter from Nashville who's career highlights include a song that she wrote for the legendary Reba McEntire! Tonight, Cherie is doing something a little gutsy– she's performing "Gunpowder and Lead" by country singer Miranda Lambert…Blake Shelton's fiance!
Blake is rocking to the beat throughout the performance, but it's Christina Aguilera that ends up being the only coach that selects her, so it's Team Christina for Cherie!
Next is 19-year-old med student, Devon Barley, who's trying to convince his parents that he has a future in the industry. Singing "I'm Yours," after almost the entire song, finally, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine both turn their chairs around, with Christina Aguilera explaining that she felt he was a better match for Adam. The crowd is urging Devon to go with team Cee Lo, but after Adam Levine tells him that he thinks he would work well with him, he chooses the Maroon 5 singer.
Florida's Josh Hand, 29, takes the stage next, singing a rendition of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi." Unfortunately, no one selects Josh, making him the first contestant to be sent home this week.
A young 16-year-old Raquel Castro tries to impress the coaches with "Keep Bleeding" by Leona Lewis. Blake Shelton and Adam Levine urge Christina Aguilera to press her button, and finally she does, which makes Raquel's dreams come true, since she's a BIG fan.
Up next is 23-year-old Emily Valentine from Hollywood, California performing Pink's "Sober." Surprisingly, Blake Shelton is first push his button, followed by Cee Lo Green. Green tries to sweeten his offer by dropping the name of a close friend of his — Pink — and complimenting Emily's tattoos, which he also says he'd like to check out sometime. Blake loves the rasp in her voice, but it's Cee Lo that she ultimately chooses.
As the competition moves forward (you didn't think they were gonna let us hear everyone's song in its entirety, did you?), Cee Lo also picks up Niki Dawson, with Blake Shelton adding Sara Oromchi to his team.
Minnesota's Tim Mahoney, 39, takes to the stage next; after many years of rejection in the music biz, hoping to make a breakthrough with "Bring It On Home To Me." Adam Levine immediately turns his chair around, but looks a little disappointed when he sees Tim. Apparently, he was expecting a woman, which he was hoping to add to his team, but nonetheless thinks that he will be able to work well with him, and Blake Shelton agrees.
The next artist is 18-year-old Julia Eason singing "Mercy." Cee Lo Green is first to turn around, with Christina Aguilera instantly following him. Both of them feel that they'd be perfect for the talented singer, but it's Christina Aguilera that wins this one. Sorry Cee Lo!
Angela Wolff – an admitted Blake Shelton super fan – is next and is also attempting a Miranda Lambert song, "The House That Built Me." Will she be able to impress Shelton? Once again, Blake doesn't push his button, and neither does anyone else, but Adam assures Angela that if he had more spots available on his team, he would've chosen her.
Now it's 20-year-old Tyler Robinson, singing Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," and coming out to his father for the first time on national TV. Surprise Dad! His father may not be too pleased, but Blake Shelton is loving Tyler, and adds him to his team!
Coming close to the last spots on each coach's teams, a bold Nakia attempts Cee Lo's "Forget You." Cee Lo Green turns his chair around, followed by Blake Shelton, who's just as impressed with Nakia's ability to ignite the crowd as he is with his singing ability. It's a tough decision, but Nakia sides with Cee Lo.
But no worries, Blake Shelton manages to nab a soulful Serabee, while Adam Levine picks up Casey Desmond, and Christina Aguilera adds her first male team member, Justin Grennan.
After delivering some disappointing news to quite a few hopefuls trying to land spots on their teams, the coaches find themselves with a bit of a problem — they need more team members than there are contestants remaining in the competition!
The next artist is Dia Frampton from Utah. Will the coaches choose her for one of the coveted spots?
A terrified Dia sings "Bubbly," making Blake Shelton turn his chair around in a matter of seconds! After a little longer, Cee Lo Green also presses his button for Dia, but it's Blake that the children's book author eventually chooses as her mentor for the competition.
There are now 2 contestants remaining for the Blind Auditions, but there are 6 spots to fill.
Curtis Grimes has his sights set on making it onto country crooner Blake Shelton's team, and to show how bad he wants it, he's singing one of Blake's songs, "Hillbilly Bone." Will his bargain pay off?
Surprisingly, it's Cee Lo Green that turns his chair around for Curtis! This is going to be interesting!
Another duo, sisters Tori & Taylor Thompson, try to wow the judges next with "Stuck Like Glue." As they sing the last line of the song, Cee Lo Green presses his button just in time to add the girls to his team.
Okay, so with no one left to audition, and Adam, Christina, and Blake still needing more team members, the coaches and host Carson Daly decide that the only thing left to do is to give a few contestants a second chance to fight for one of the 4 remaining spots.
Which of the talented singers will get a shot at redemption?
Of the 8 chosen to try once more to impress the judges, Lily Elise belts out "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys, and finally, Christina Aguilera, who regretted passing up on her before, presses her button to add Lily to her team.
That brings Christina's team to 8, so Adam and Blake are the only two coaches with spots remaining.
Sonia Rao, one of Cee Lo Green's faves, sings "Chasing Pavements," but for the second time, she isn't selected. And yes, once again, Adam and Blake are both kicking themselves for not picking her.
Next, father-of-six, Jared Blake, sings "Not Ready To Make Nice" and manages to get Blake Shelton to turn his chair around!
Now, it's just down to Adam.
Casey Weston, 18, is getting her second shot and sings "Stupid Boy," trying desperately to turn Adam Levine around in his chair…and he does!
But he still needs one more team member.
Angela Wolff returns singing "Rolling in the Deep," and Adam quickly adds her to his team.
With all four teams set, the coaches and their singers must now prepare for the next phase of the competition — the Battles.
Who will make the cut?
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has finalized procedures for the upcoming referendum on the continuation of the sorghum checkoff program and is announcing the dates it will conduct the referendum.
For the program to continue, the Sorghum Promotion, Research and Information Order requires a referendum be conducted no later than three years after the start of assessments, which began July 1, 2008. The order requires a simple majority vote in the referendum for the program to continue.
USDA will conduct the referendum Feb. 1-28 at local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices for producers. Ballots may be obtained in person, by mail or facsimile at county FSA offices or via the internet at www.ams.usda.gov/sorghumpage.
Any eligible person engaged in the production or importation of sorghum from July 1, 2008 to Dec. 21, 2010 is eligible to participate. Individuals are required to provide documentation such as a sales receipt or remittance form that shows they engaged in the production or importation of sorghum.
The sorghum checkoff program, and its 13-member board, is authorized by the Commodity Promotion, Research and Information Act of 1966. The mandatory program is funded at the rate of 0.6 percent of the net market value on grain sorghum and 0.35 percent of the net market value of sorghum forage.
Sorghum checkoff is a national, coordinated, self-help marketing program designed to strengthen the position of sorghum in the marketplace, maintain and expand existing domestic and foreign markets and uses for sorghum and develop new markets and uses for sorghum.
The final procedures were published in the Nov. 18, 2010 Federal Register. The notice announcing the dates of the referendum were published in the Jan. 4 Federal Register.
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DICE has declared that all future content, including add-ons and other titles, will be halted in light of the Battlefield 4 issues.
Speaking with IGN, an Electronic Arts representative announced that "Developer DICE is not moving onto future projects or expansions until we sort out all the issues with Battlefield 4. We know we still have a ways to go with fixing the game – it is absolutely our #1 priority. The team at DICE is working non-stop to update the game."
A patch for the PlayStation 4 version of Battlefield 4 was scheduled to release earlier this week, but "additional testing" has delayed it. So instead of a patch, Premium players will be presented this week with "China Rising," the games first expansion pack. The EA representative commented, "China Rising was already in the final stages of development by the time issues began with Battlefield 4, EA decided to fulfill our promise to deliver it this week."
The representative went on to assure players, "We know many of our players are frustrated, and we feel your pain. We will not stop until this is right."
DICE was confirmed to be working on the next Mirrors Edge title along with the much anticipated Star Wars Battlefront 3, but with work being halted on both projects, players may have to wait a little longer to experience them.
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A: Agricultural lime and hydrated lime (a pure food-grade equivalent) can be purchased for about $1 a pound at City Farmer's Nursery, 4832 Home Ave., San Diego, 92105. If you go to another nursery, be careful to buy agricultural lime (calcium carbonate), not dolomite lime (calcium and magnesium carbonate). Locating a local source for copper sulfate could be difficult. I found a 1-pound package for a reasonable price at
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If your oleander dies, I do not recommend replacing it with another oleander. Consider Purple Hop Bush (Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'), California Holly (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Lemon Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus), Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana), Lemon Berry (Rhus integrifolia), or Caroline Laurel Cherry (Prunus caroliniana 'Bright and Tight'). For a list of additional plants to consider, visit
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A: You will find a larger selection of varieties to choose from if you grow vegetables from seed. If you have extra seed and don't want to keep it, consider donating it to a local school or community garden. For lists of local gardens, visit
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A lot of things about Facebook have been impressive, even by the Silicon Valley standards. Almost no other Valley company has reached so many people around the world so quickly. Few Valley companies have been considered important forces in causes as disparate as planning a party or a political uprising. Rarely has a kid in his early 20s held onto the CEO reins this long. And of course, no… Read More
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Awesome Argentina
We were picked up at the El Calafate airport and driven to Estancia El Galpon Del Glacier, a working sheep ranch with tourist accommodations. It is the best place we have stayed. My room has a separate small sitting room with views across the fields to the water.
We joined in with a tour bus of people to watch a demonstration of sheep shearing. I wasn't able to see through the crowd of people to watch the shearing, but I have seen sheep sheared before. I did find the talk about the area and its history very interesting. Then they showed us the different breeds of sheep they raise and explained the advantages and disadvantages of each breed. We also watched a demonstration of the dogs herding the sheep. Took lots of pictures
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HR & People Management Strategist and Senior Advisor. Passionate about empowering people in organizations. Received B.E. in Electrical Engineering, M.E. in Computer Science, and Ph.D. in Computational Biology from Keio University, Japan. Hogan Certified User and HBDI Certified Facilitator.
People management software provider headquartered in Japan. Responsible for global business.
Setting up Europe business to expand client base leveraging talent management platform CYDAS.com.
Teaching IT theory for business major students.
Advisory on leadership development and talent management practice of management professionals for a private equity firm in Japan.
Research on talent management practice, organization development, and behavioral analysis.
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In the KLPW broadcast game, the Union Wildcats shut out Hermann 5-0. Ashton Dehn pitched a complete game with 12 strike outs and one walk. Devon Fennessey had two hits and two runs scored as the Wildcats improved to 3-1 over-all and 2-0 in league play. Hermann drops to 1-6 and 0-2. Freshman Conner Lane had three hits for the Bearcats. Grant Ruediger suffered the loss.
Pacific beat New Haven 13-6
St. Clair downed St. James 12-4. Jake Oermann pitched a complete game for the win.
Sullivan shut out Owensville 11-0. The Eagles are now 6-2 on the season.
Borgia hit six home runs in a 17-4 win over Fatima. Tony Helfrich, Matt Jones and Noah Borgerding all homered. Justin Horace hit a grand slam and Nathaniel Hillermann hit two homers including a grand slam. Spencer Juergens was the winning pitcher. The Knights improve to 6-0.
Girls Soccer...
Union beat Washington 3-1 in the championship game of the Windsor Tournament. Bethany Coons scored two goals and Natalie Helling added a single. Coons was named the MVP. The Cats are now 6-0.
Farmington beat Pacific 8-3 in the consolation game. Pacific's Morgan Webb made the All Tournament Team
St. Clair downed St. James 1-0
DuBourg shut out Borgia 2-0
Track and Field...
St. Clair boys and girls took first in the Sullivan Meet. Jake Yerkey broke his discus record from a year ago with a distance of 155-feet-four-inches last night.
Seckman defeated Borgia in straight sets 25-21 25-16
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Many parents and children adore his books because they are often scary, because they deal with honest, sometimes troubling, emotions.
But even Mr. Sendak, I suspect, would agree that this idea can be taken too far.
Enter Dominic Deville, the Evil Birthday Clown.
Deville has been getting quite a lot of attention in the European press lately and was written about this week in the Huffngton Post. Working out of Switzerland, he rents himself out to scare the bejesus out of a child.
It works like this:
Parents pay him an agreed upon fee and in return he stalks a child for a week, sending him scary notes and text messages, making him feel like prey. Then, when the victim — er, child — least expects it, the Evil Birthday Clown will smash a cake in the little kid's face.
Happy Birthday!
"If at any point the kids get scared or their parents are concerned we stop right there," Deville told Britain's Metro. "But most kids absolutely love being scared senseless."
Deville, incidentally, said he got the idea from watching horror movies. And, when you think about it, Hollywood does not lose much money banking on the same idea.
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A Charity Foundation Basketball Game will take place on Saturday, Nov. 16, starting at 6 pm at West Muskingum High School, Zanesville, Ohio. The Lady Zeps of Shenandoah will taking on West Muskingum. Proceeds will benefit various charities. (This year's Zeps proceeds will be donated to the Mercer family who lost their home in a fire last week) Everyone is welcome.


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Photo: Srdjan StevanovicPeter Luczak (AUS)
Australia's Peter Luczak has decided to retire from professional tennis after a career spanning over a decade. The 32-year-old made the announcement at the Australian Open on Friday.
Luczak bowed out after losing in the doubles second round at Melbourne Park with Lleyton Hewitt. The two Aussies slipped to a narrow 63 76(5) defeat against the world No. 1 doubles pair, Bob and Mike Bryan.
"That's it," he said. "Yeah, that was the last one. So it's a nice way to go out, playing with a good mate and also playing [against] the best doubles [team] in the world."
Luczak reached the Top 100 in both singles and doubles. His best Grand Slam results were two third round appearances at the Australian Open, in 2003 and 2006.
"I think I'm pretty proud with what I've achieved. I wasn't a great junior growing up and, yeah, I'm happy that I was able to represent my country in Davis Cup and play in all the Grand Slams, be a Top 100 player for the small occasion that I was in there."
Luczak represented Australia in seven Davis Cup ties between 2005 and 2010, compiling a 4-6 win-loss record along the way. His standout result was a victory over Switzerland's Michael Lammer in the World Group first round in 2006, played in Geneva, which helped the Aussies win 3-2.
"Tennis is such an individual sport, so those Davis Cup weeks are great, especially being an Australian. I'm not sure how the other teams get along, but all the Aussie guys get along so well. We always get there a couple weeks early or ten days early and hang out together. They are most enjoyable."
Luczak now plans to spend more time with his wife and two children, but he is also lining up some work with Tennis Australia and as a hitting partner for Hewitt at selected tournaments.
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Looks like Levi will walk on for us.
He is going to try and play Safety according to the Fort Dodge Messenger.
Hopefully this kid works out he loves to hit!
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Wonderful. Things are really looking up.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
He has potential to be a contributor down the road, good pickup for a walkon
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LOVE all the walkons we are getting. They are quality guys with a real chance to contribute down the road.
This program is really gaining momentum!!
Definitely could be one of the next walk-on to scholarship guys.
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Los Angeles Nollywood Film Association
Saturday, August 9, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
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San Francisco, California
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The purpose of the event is to Promote African Movies/Music and to recognize the leading worldwide contributors to the African film industry that are working toward growing and developing the industry. Entertainment, Media, Non Profits, Politics, Business, Athletics, Social, and Community Service. For more info: www.lanfaa.com
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Nationals trade Morse to Seattle in 3-team deal
"If you ask me, I feel like I can hit the ball out of the Grand Canyon. The fences are not a problem for me," Morse said.
With the additions of Morse, Morales and reclamation project Jason Bay, the Mariners think they'll have a more dangerous offense.
"It certainly gives you some big pop in this lineup," Zduriencik said. "We were looking for a banger and I think in Michael we got that. ... When you can look around and say you are in position to acquire an everyday guy who can hit the ball hard and hit the ball far, it can change your game. One of the things I have seen since being here is our lack of raw power."
Jaso, a left-handed hitter, had a .394 on-base percentage last season and batted .378 with runners in scoring position. He gives the A's another option at DH and a catching complement for Norris, a right-handed hitter who batted .201 with seven homers in 60 games last year.
Cole, a 21-year-old right-hander, was among four players traded by Washington to Oakland in December 2011 for Gonzalez. Cole was 0-7 with a 7.82 ERA in eight games at Stockton of the California League and 6-3 with a 2.07 ERA at Burlington of the Midwest League, both Class A level.
Baseball America recently rated Cole as the top pitching prospect in Oakland's organization.
Treinen was 7-7 with a 4.37 ERA in 24 games at Stockton last year. The 24-year-old righty was selected by the A's in the seventh round of the 2011 draft.
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The Black Community Forum meeting
Self-Help advocate and historian Ron Bryant will lead a discussion on the re-election of President Barack Obama on Sunday, April 15, at 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at 3860 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 228, in Los Angeles. For more Information call 323-734-2891 or email email@example.com Admission is free.
First United Methodist celebrates 144 years
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ARLINGTON, Texas – Jennifer O'Neill dreamed No. 5 Kentucky's game against ninth-ranked Baylor would come down to a buzzer-beater.
She just didn't imagine it could be any one of five buzzers.
O'Neill scored a career-high 43 points, including the go-ahead basket in the fourth overtime, and Kentucky outlasted Baylor 133-130 on Friday in the highest-scoring NCAA Division I women's game in history.
"I don't feel anything right now," said O'Neill, who set a school scoring record. "I thought it was more overtimes, to be honest."
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The Wildcats (9-0) won consecutive games against top-10 teams for the first time in front of a crowd heavy with Kentucky blue at the 80,000-seat home of the NFL Dallas Cowboys and site of the men's Final Four this season.
The Bears (7-1) played the last three overtimes without standout guard Odyssey Sims, who had a career-high 47 points when she fouled out with 1:23 left in the first overtime.
The previous high for a Division I women's game was 252 points in Southern Methodist's 127-125 victory over Texas Christian, also in four overtimes, on Jan. 25, 1997.
"I don't think that they have a meter that could measure my happiness when (Sims) got out of the game," Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell said. "We just couldn't stop her."
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SPOKANE – Keani Albanez scored 17 points and Haiden Palmer added 16 for the 24th-ranked Gonzaga women in a 96-47 victory over Portland State.
Gonzaga (6-1) scored the game's first 19 points and was up 40-8 with less than six minutes left in the first half. The Zags, who have won four games in a row, led 53-13 at halftime.
Angela Misa led Portland State (2-4) with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
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ARLINGTON, Texas – Kenny Chery scored 18 points, including six in a go-ahead run, and No. 20 Baylor defeated No. 3 Kentucky 67-62.
The Wildcats (7-2) had a 50-41 lead when Julius Randle, one of three Kentucky freshmen playing in their home state, dunked with 13 minutes left.
Baylor (8-1) responded with a 15-5 run led by Chery.
Randle scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, in another top-10 men's game, No. 9 Oklahoma State beat visiting South Carolina 79-52.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Alan Williams scored 24 points as UC Santa Barbara defeated California 72-65.
UCSB (4-3) had lost all 10 of its previous games against the Golden Bears (6-3) and hadn't beaten a Pac-12 team on its home court since 2002.
In another game involving a Pac-12 men's team, Jahii Carson scored 23 points to lead Arizona State to a 78-56 victory at DePaul.
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Hurdler Enriqueta Basilio made history in these Games not by her sporting brilliance, but by something more symbolic. She became the first woman to light the Olympic cauldron. Basilio was a 20-year-old Mexican runner of great promise. She competed in the the 400m, the 4x100m relay and the 80m Hurdles, but it was her performance at the Opening Ceremony that drew her to the notice of the World.She received the flame outside the Olympic stadium from a military cadet. She then held the torch and set off through the entrance to the arena, to be greeted euphorically by the 100,000 spectators, as well as the athletes who had gathered inside for the ceremony.She ran up the long, grand staircase that took her to the top of stadium and then stood on the platform supporting the Olympic cauldron. Basilio held the torch north, east, south and west before lighting the cauldron.Since Basilio, a number of women have lit Olympic cauldrons, but it was she was blazed the first path. Her athletic achievements were not quite so memorable – she failed to get past the first heat in any of her events, and never again competed in the Olympics.
For the first time in Olympic history, the flame was transported through water by a swimmer. Mexico's Eduardo Moreno had the honour of carrying the flame for this part of the Relay
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LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. COTTON candy and lemonade vendors stroll through the stands touting their goods, and advertisers' logos line the perimeter of the pool deck.
Spectators hold up hand-painted posters, while sporting their matching team apparel. The crowd sways to the loud music as Olympic legends are projected on the big screen to welcome the throngs to the event. If you weren't paying close attention to the 50 meter, above-ground pool, constructed in the middle of the venue, it would be easy to mistake the scene for an intense Red Sox baseball game.
Entering the final evening of the Olympic Trials, the overwhelming atmosphere has been one of delight, full of twists and turns that have brought elation for some and heartbreak for others. But an interesting aspect of the 2004 trials has been its unprecedented focus on the marketing aspect- from the increased price of entering the Charter All Digital Aquatic Centre, to the multitude of advertisements.
Over the past week, these Olympic Trials in Long Beach have brought on a long-awaited change in American swimming. While many were busy cheering on their teammates, friends or heroes in the swimming pool, the sport of swimming was being morphed: the swimming venue is no longer what it used to be.
The pool itself is designed for the spectators, with not a bad seat in the house and room for 10,000. There are also VIP boxes available directly behind the blocks for those inclined to pay the right price.
Beyond the pool, in the adjacent lot, thousands of excited fans maneuver their way through sponsors' booths. Vendors announce their latest merchandise, catching the attention of multitudes of eager young swimmers, excited parents and veteran swimming officials and coaches. They also have the option of filling out surveys to win prizes and spinning casino-like wheels for the latest Olympic Trial paraphernalia, walking away with goody bags filled to the brim.
On-lookers can feel the impact of the 2004 Olympic Trials. Perhaps it's the unprecedented media buzz – the numerous articles, news stories or television commercials. But the environment certainly adds to the excitement. Imagine baseball games without the peanuts and cracker jacks. Or not being able to partake in the seventh inning stretch. Just as baseball's stadiums and vendors have changed over the years, swimming is undergoing a facelift. While Australia's Ian Thorpe throttles billboards and Japan's Kosuke Kitajima appears in magazines, America's swimmers are waging their battle to the mainstream spotlight that they deserve. With a new swim hero in Michael Phelps, and a hyped FINA World Championship meet that will take place in the Indiana Pacers' basketball stadium this fall – sensational is all that can be expected..
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LOS ANGELES On the second floor of the Playboy Mansion, beyond the seemingly endless hallway lined with photos of the famous folks who have visited the legendary party playground, is a narrow staircase that leads to a small loft.
"LOCK DOOR," signed "Hef," reads a handmade note tacked to the loft's tiny entrance.
"Excuse me if I sit?" asks Hugh Hefner, ever the gentleman as he leads a reporter into the cramped room that has only one chair. "I've got a bad hip."
Here in this modest space is where Hefner keeps a detailed record of his life that spans more than 2,500 volumes and counting - a Guinness world record for a personal scrapbook collection.
Every Saturday, the 85-year-old founder of Playboy magazine spends a few hours scrapbooking - a hobby he began in 1943 with cartoons he drew of himself and his high-school classmates.
Those doodles were "probably just a way of creating a world of my own to share with my friends," Hefner says, seated amid the archives of his life in yes, his trademark silk pajamas and bathrobe. "And in retrospect, in thinking about it, it's not a whole lot different than creating the magazine."
As the new year begins and Playboy approaches its 60th birthday, Hefner intends to continue working on the magazine, his scrapbooks and a Hollywood movie about his life. "That's alive again," he says of the biopic idea that's been bandied about for decades.
Though 2011 wasn't entirely kind to the man or the brand - Hefner's 24-year-old fiancée called off their engagement days before their June wedding and NBC's "The Playboy Club" was the first fall TV casualty, canceled after just three episodes - Hefner is optimistic about what's next, personally and professionally.
"Retirement is unthinkable to me," he says. "The future is bright and very exciting and I'm looking forward to playing a part in it."
Hef - his preferred nickname since his teens- has been a media force since he published the first issue of Playboy in 1953 and he remains the figurehead of the empire he created. Although Playboy Enterprises named Scott Flanders its chief executive in 2009, Hefner continues to serve as editor-in-chief of the magazine, choosing the cover models and centerfolds and editing the cartoons, letters and party jokes.
Even Hefner is at a loss to explain the enduring appeal of Playboy, which has spawned and outlasted so many imitators, but he speculates that it "has to do with the quality of the publication and the fact that we were saying things that were important then and now."
The current issue, which features the much-touted nude pictorial of Lindsay Lohan, includes articles about Occupy Wall Street and Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan, along with an excerpt from Elmore Leonard's latest novel and, of course, those photo spreads.
It's impossible to separate Hefner from the notion of busty young beauties and the whole clothing-optional, life's-a-party, I-work-in-pajamas thing. But such an image belies a thoughtful man who deeply values his contributions to "the social-sexual changes of my time," yet whose orderly persona seems tame compared to the celebrities of today's tabloid scene.
A longtime supporter of the First Amendment, Hefner was an early advocate of civil rights and reproductive rights, and he's championed personal liberties in print.
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FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State's Hannah Prigge was named the Verizon WAC Diver of the Week for the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5. This was her first WAC honor of the season.
Prigge, a sophomore from Rocklin, Calif. (Whitney HS), won the 3-meter diving competition during the dual meet against San Jose State Saturday. With a score of 310.65, she broke her own school record of 295.73, which she set earlier this season. Her score beat the second place finisher by more than 30 points. She added a second-place finish in the 1-meter diving competition as well.
"Hannah did fantastic on Saturday," said head diving coach Taryn Patrick. "She was very calm and consistent and her performance should definitely boost her confidence going into WAC Championships."
Up next, Prigge and the Bulldogs will prepare for the WAC Championships that will be held in San Antonio, Texas on February 22-25, 2012.
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DALLAS, Texas, November 11. EARLY Signing Day for high school seniors is November 12, and 17 year-old high school standouts, Candace and Jennifer Blackman, will be signing with Southern Methodiust University at Highland Park High School.
Having the girls commit to SMU, and keeping them close to home "is a huge thing for the District, for University Park, and for the sport of swimming in Texas," according to their coach, Chris Girard.
Candace and Jennifer wanted to make their decision early so as to focus on the 2004 US Olympic Trials. Both girls are hoping to make the 2004 USA Olympic swim team.
Candace and Jennifer have been highly decorated athletes throughout their swimming career. They are hoping to finish out their high school careers with four state championships.
Both girls are also very excited about their future as SMU Mustangs. SMU has a been a Top 10 NCAA women's swim team for years and Jennifer and Candace hope to combine their own winning ways with those of the Mustangs.