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Nov. 17, 2013
|(RV) SMU (3-0) vs. Mississippi Valley State (0-4)
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The Mustangs are going for their fourth straight win of the season Tuesday at home against Mississippi Valley State at 7 p.m. With a win over the Devilettes (0-4) SMU would be off to its best start since winning the first five games of the 2009-10 season. Keena Mays is averaging 20.7 points per game, and Destynee Hives-McCray is scoring 10.0 with 9.7 rebounds per game.
SMU used a strong second half to hold off a hot-shooting Eastern Washington squad, 75-70, in the Mustangs' first road contest of the 2013-14 season in Cheney, Wash., on Saturday afternoon. Senior guard Keena Mays tallied 15 points with eight assists and eight rebounds to help lead SMU to the win. After trailing much of the first half, Mays gave SMU a 46-45 lead with a layup at the 15:05 mark of the second half, and SMU would not trail the rest of the game, extending their lead to as much as eight points with just over eight minutes left in the contest
SMU received votes in the 2013-14 USA TODAY Sports Coaches' Poll for the second straight week. The Mustangs earned votes in the preseason poll after finishing the 2012-13 season with a 21-10 record. The Mustangs went 12-4 in Conference USA, winning the regular season in their final year in the league. SMU received votes in four straight polls last season.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE: The Devilettes are 0-4 this season after a 93-70 loss at Illinois, the second time Mississippi Valley has given up at least 90 points in a game. A'Shanti Weathers leads the team with 11.0 points per game, scoring 20 against Northern Illinois on Nov. 12, Mississippi Valley State's third game in four days to start the season. Olivia Kennedy scored 18 against Illinois. The Devilettes have scored 60 points twice in the first four games, but all four opponents have scored at least 79, with Toledo scoring 95 in a 95-48 win.
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two schools. SMU improved to 13-2 all-time against SWAC opponents after beating Grambling State 87-65 in the season opener.
The Ladyjacks are 1-2 after getting their first win of the season against Georgia State in their final game of the Preseason WNIT. SFA will play at Arizona on Nov. 20 before hosting the Mustangs on Nov. 23. Porsha Roberts leads the team with 22.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
Series History: The Mustangs are just 6-10 all-time against Stephen F. Austin, but SMU has won four of the last five, including two of the last three on the road.
Last Meeting: Keena Mays scored 33 points in her first game at SMU, leading the Mustangs to a 71-62 win at home against SFA. Akil Simpson also had 13 points and nine rebounds in the win.
SMU returns four starters from last year's squad, who accounted for 63 percent of the team's offense in 2012-13. Keena Mays (18.5 ppg, 3.8 apg), Akil Simpson (10.5 ppg, 8.2 rpg), Destynee Hives-McCray (8.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and Korina Baker (5.7 ppg, 3.6 apg) all return, along with three other contributors off the bench - Gabrielle Wilkins (6.2 ppg), Mallory Singleton (3.2 ppg, three starts) and Krystal Johnson (25 games played). Both Mays and Simpson earned all-conference honors last season, with Mays taking both Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards.
Keena Mays has scored at least 20 points 11 times in 25 games at SMU, including the first two games this season. The senior scored 22 in the opener, and finished with 25 against TCU. After nearly recording the first triple-double in SMU history with 15 points, eight assists and eight rebounds at EWU, Mays is averaging 20.7 points per game. She is shooting 36.4 percent from 3-point range, and leads the team with 19 assists. She was named to the American Athletic Conference Preaseason All-Conference team after being named Conference USA Player of the Year as a junior.
Keena Mays became the first women's basketball player to earn American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors after scoring a league-high 22 points on opening weekend, eclisping 20 in a game for the 10th time at SMU. She made eight of 11 free throws, and shot 40 percent on 3-point attempts.
Five different Mustangs have scored at least 10 points in a game this season, with Mays (22, 25, 15) and Simpson (15, 11, 16) reaching double figures in all three games. Gabrielle Wilkins (15, 11) and freshman Kiara Perry (12, 14) have scored at least 10 twice, and Destynee Hives-McCray scored 16 in the season opener.
All nine players scored against Grambling State, the most in a game since 10 Mustangs scored at Tulane on Feb. 3, 2011, including Gabrielle Wilkins, who scored a career-high 15 points in the opener. Seven of nine players scored against TCU, and eight Mustangs tallied points at Eastern Washington.
Akil Simpson is one of two Mustangs with at least 10 points in each of the first three games. The senior scored 15 points with nine rebounds against Grambling State, and had 11 points before fouling out against TCU. She had a season-high 16 points with seven boards at EWU, and leads the team and is in the top 15 in the conference, shooting 54.8 percent from the field.
Korina Baker, a native of Valleyford, Wash., which is approximately 30 miles from Cheney, Wash., scored nine points with four assists and four rebounds at Eastern Washington. The senior went 3-for-5 from 3-point range, and also had a steal in the win. Baker started all 31 games last season, her first campaign as a Mustang after transferring from North Idaho College, and ranked seventh in the conference with 3.5 assists per game.
Destynee Hives-McCray appeared in all 31 games last season, making 24 starts. She finished the season second on the team in rebounding with 6.3 per game and had a team-high seven double-doubles. Hives-McCray put together a career-best scoring performance against Southern Miss on Jan. 17, scoring 22 points to go along with 10 boards. She recorded the first double-double of the season with 16 points and 15 rebounds in the opening win, and had 10 rebounds with five points against TCU. The junior is averaging 10.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game this season.
Kiara Perry is the lone freshman on the roster this season. She has started all three games, and nearly had her first double-double with 12 points and eight rebounds against TCU. In her first road game, Perry scored 14, going 8-for-10 at the free throw line, and had nine rebounds. In high school, she was named MVP at the Texas state championship tournament after leading Duncanville to its second straight state title and a 70-game winning streak spanning two seasons.
SMU enters the new American Athletic Conference this season. Members of the conference, which consists of former BIG EAST and Conference USA members, includes Connecticut, Louisville, Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Rutgers, Temple, UCF and USF. Connecticut beat Louisville to win the 2013 NCAA championship, and the Bulls advanced to the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The 2014 American Women's Basketball Championship will be hosted at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., March 7-10.
The $47 million renovation and expansion of Moody Coliseum, which opened in December 1956, will be completed in December, and the Mustangs will host all conference games on campus. The renovated Moody Coliseum will provide many new and improved features, including a renovated main entry lobby, expanded concourses with raised ceilings, club seats, loge boxes, private suites, group suites, new event space, offices, team locker rooms and meeting space. SMU will play its first basketball games with a men's and women's doubleheader on Jan. 4. The women will play USF at 3:30 in ESPN3.
For the first time in program history, SMU women's basketball fans will have the opportunity to watch all 29 regular-season games live this season. The Mustangs will have two games on ESPNU this season, Dec. 29 at Louisville, and again when SMU hosts the Cardinals on Jan. 19 in the newly-renovated Moody Coliseum. ESPN will broadcast two games live on its digital channel, ESPN3, including the first game of the season in Moody Coliseum, a Jan. 4 matchup against USF. The Memphis game on Feb. 22 in the FedEx Forum will also be on ESPN3. SportsNet New York will carry both games against Connecticut. SMU will also play seven games on the American Digital Network, and the other eight home games will air on PonyUp TV.
Head coach Rhonda Rompola and associate head coach Lisa Dark have been together on the sidelines since Rompola took over the reins of the program 23 seasons ago. Assistant coach Deneen Parker is in her 19th season with the Mustangs. The SMU staff has the second longest active tenure of any staff at one school. Danny Hughes is in his fifth year with the program.
Rhonda Rompola has led the Mustangs to the NCAA Tournament seven times and the WNIT five times in 22 seasons. The Mustangs have captured two conference tournament championships, winning the Western Athletic Conference tournament in 1999 and the C-USA tournament in 2008, and three regular season titles under her leadership. She has coached three All-Americans, three Conference Players of the Year, two Conference Defensive Players of the Year and 34 All-Conference selections. Rompola has also earned six Coach of the Year honors during her career.


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News: MCB Hawaii hosts NFL Play 60 event
Story by Lance Cpl. Vanessa American Horse
The NFL Play 60 Community Blitz was hosted at Pop Warner Field here Jan. 27. The goal of the challenge is to help achieve an active and healthy generation, by encouraging kids to play for 60 minutes every day in order to tackle childhood obesity, according to Tiffany Robertson, NFL Play 60 representative.
Families lined up early to be one of the 150 children included for the event.
"We knew their would be a lot of people here," said Marine spouse Jennifer O'Brien. "My kids are so excited, but I'm jealous. I wish I could participate."
Parents watched their children run a series of drills from the grand stands. The children were separated by age group and rotated through stations with different activities at each one.
NFL players Stephen Jackson, St. Louis Rams, John Denney, Miami Dolphins, Devin McCourty, New England Patriots and Javon "The Freak" Kearse, Tennessee Titans, worked with volunteers to run drills.
"I love participating in this event because the kids have so much fun. I have fun, too. The kids wear me out but it feels great to be able to give back to military families," Jackson said.
Passing, blocking, push-up and agility courses were just some of the events. An air-horn blew, signaling time to rotate to the next station and the groups huddled up to yell "Play 60!"
"I'm having a great time with my friends," said Longview, Texas native Janay B. Brown, 12. "It's really cool to see the players and do something different on base."
Meanwhile in the stands, cheerleaders signed autographs for spectators and parents cheered for their children.
New Orleans Saints "Gumbo" and Indianapolis Colts mascot "Blue" joined in on the action by playing with the children. The children attempted to tackle them but were unsuccessful.
"[The mascots] are so big," said participant and Dallas Cowboys fan Reyko M. Everett, 8. "I think we should just tackle the cheerleaders."
Afterwards, players posed for photos and signed autographs on the free T-shirts given to participants.
"This is the first year that the NFL has brought this particular event here and it proved to be an entertaining opportunity to share the value of health and fitness with our young family members," said Deborah Bookatz, marketing director, Marine Corps Community Services. "We hope the NFL will return for a similar event in 2012."
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I don't like crunches. They hurt my neck. No matter how hard I focus on keeping my eyes up and my chin off my chest, I still feel my neck is getting more of a workout than my abs.
That's why crunches don't appear often in my (or my clients') workouts. I don't ignore the core however. It is the foundation of our body and functional movement. I just choose to train it other ways.
There are plenty of non-crunch techniques to help you develop your core. If you have low back issues or simply don't want a pain in the neck, try one of these ways to build a strong and stable core.
1. Planks: I love ab holds and high planks, but they can get boring after awhile. Once a client can maintain an ab hold for 60 seconds, I move on to more challenging plank variations. To take your plank to the next level, try one of these.
- Stability ball plank: Place your forearms on a stability ball and toes on the ground. Hold for up to 90 seconds.
- Plank slides: I love Valslides for core work! Place one Valslide under each hand while in high plank position. Alternating pushing arms forward and back, about 6 inches away from your body, for 12 reps per side.
- Body Saw: Take your plank to a new level by keeping your forearms on the ground but place your feet in suspension trainers that are hanging about 10 – 12 inches from the ground. Move forward and back for 10-15 repetitions.
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Invicta's I Force possesses great intensity! The round silver-tone stainless steel case shows a discrete, concealed function pusher on the right side of the case above the push/pull crown.
The round dial shows in black on the black option and silver-tone on the brown option. Rectangular index markers display at all odd hour positions as Arabic numerals show in the even positions. The hands are filled with luminous Tritnite, as a date subdial appears near 3:00 and a day subdial shows near 9:00. A Swiss Parts ISA 9231/1890 Quartz movement fuels this piece.
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It's true that quartz movements are amongst the most common movements in timepieces today. However, this is true for a reason. Quartz, or silicone dioxide as it is known in scientific circles, has been used in timepieces since the 1970s. When placed under electrical current quartz can operate at a very high frequency.
Powered by a battery and microchips, quartz movements are the most accurate movements available on the market today. Not only are quartz movements dependable, they are incredibly affordable!
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Analog-Digital Display (ana-digi): Watch that shows the time by means of hour and minute hands (analog display) as well as by numbers (digital display).
Arabic Numerals: Popular counterpart to Roman numerals consisting of 1,2,3, etc; Became popular during the 18th century and typically allow for more space on the dial for complications.
ATM: Commonly used measurement in water resistance; Stands for "atmospheres" or the amount of pressure a watch can withstand before leaking; One atmosphere is equal to 10 meters of water pressure.
Automatic Movement: Type of movement where the mainspring is wound via the movement of one's own arm; Movement of the arm causes the rotor to rotate, which in turn winds the mainspring; Similar to mechanical movements, except winding is not manual.
Bezel: Retaining ring surrounding the case and securing the crystal; Sometimes incorporates unidirectional or ratcheting movements, as well as additional benefits such as chapter markers.
Case: Timepiece's container; Protects the movement from dust, dampness and injury; Common case shapes are round, tonneau, rectangular and square.
Chronograph: Timepiece capable of both timekeeping and stopwatch functions; Chronographs are a unique and valued complication due to their ability to measure increments of time.
Chronometer: High-precision timepiece that has been tested and is certified to meet precision standards; Chronometer watches often come with certificates indicating their certified status.
Complication: Any feature added to the timepiece that does not indicate hours, minutes or seconds. Popular complications include chronographs, tachymeters, date windows and exhibition backs.
Crown: Small, cap-like device located on the side of a case that allows the user to set time or manually wind watch.
Crystal: Transparent cover on a watch face that gives view of the dial; Sapphire and mineral are the most common crystals used today.
Date Window: Reveals the numeric day of a given month.
Deployant: Type of clasp that keeps the closing mechanism hidden, creating an uninterrupted look for your bracelet or strap.
Dial: Plate beneath the crystal showcasing the timepiece's features; Sometimes referred to as the face of a timepiece, the dial indicates hours, minutes and seconds, as well as complications such as date windows and sub-dials.
Dual Deployant: Similar to a deployant clasp, except it uses two hinges to fasten or open, as opposed to one.
Dual Time Zone: Timepiece that simultaneously gives time in two time zones.
Exhibition case: Unique complication wherein a crystal is implemented into the case back, allowing view of the timepiece's movement.
Greenwich Mean Time: Refers to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England where mean time is kept; Located at the prime meridian of the world, GMT is thought of as "the world's time".
Jewels: International term referring to the rubies, sapphires or other gemstones used as bearings in a watch movement; These bearings are set to reduce friction in a movement and help the delicate parts of the movement work smoothly and with great precision.
Mechanical Movement: Type of movement where the winding crown is used to power the movement; Needs to be manually wound after an elapsed period of time; Sometimes accompanied by a exhibition back to display its old-fashioned sensibilities.
Mineral Crystal: Technical term for glass; Standard crystal used in timepieces today.
Minute Repeater: Timepiece that sounds hours, quarters and minutes as requested.
Moon Phase: Complication on a timepiece that displays the various stages of the moon; Stages include new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter.
Mother-of-Pearl: Dial material that has been cultivated from the inside of certain shells; Provides an iridescent surface and gives timepieces a rich aesthetic.
Movement: Assembly making up the principal elements and mechanisms of a watch or clock; Includes the winding and setting mechanism, the mainspring, the train, the escapement and the regulating elements.
Perpetual Calendar: Complication that exhibits the days in a Gregorian calendar, the most common calendar used today; Automatically adjusts to months with different amounts of days in them.
Power Reserve: Time a watch will continue running based on the movement's residual winding of its mainspring; In quartz and digital watches, this can also refer to the amount of energy left in the battery.
Push Button Dual Deployant: Similar to deployant clasps, with the addition of two small hidden push buttons that spring your clasp open.
Quartz Movement: Most common type of movement used in modern timepieces; Vibrating at a high frequency and placed under an electric current, quartz movements provide accurate time without the need to wind.
Repeater: Complex watch mechanism that sounds hours, quarters or minutes, or repeats them on request; Originally designed to help the wearer to tell the time in the dark.
Retrograde: Hour, minute, second or calendar hand that moves across a scale and resets to zero at the end of its cycle.
Sapphire Crystal: High-end crystal that adds greater value to a timepiece; The only natural substance able to harm a sapphire crystal is a diamond.
Skeletonization: Cutting away unnecessary metal from the movement to allow the wearer to actually see through the movement; Any part that is not needed is carved out, leaving only the movement's skeleton.
Subdial: Smaller dials located on the main dial of a timepiece; Used to measure seconds, minutes or days.
Tachymeter: Popular complication that measures distance based on speed; Typically located along the outer rim of a dial.
Water resistant: Watches described as simply "water resistant" can handle light moisture, such as a rainstorm or splashes from a sink, but they should not be completely submerged in water for any length of time; A commonly used measurement in water resistance is ATM, which stands for "atmospheres" or the amount of pressure a watch can withstand before leaking. About Leather:
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Quite complex and innovative teeth, it turns out.
Sea urchins hide in DIY limestone holes.
They have five teeth which, like those of rats, grow throughout the animals' life.
So far so normal (the five bit is only normal if you are echinoderm, of course).
These teeth are almost entirely calcite – the same mineral that makes up much of the limestone.
However, natural Innovation One it that they are better suited to their task by a line of small harder magnesium calcite crystals running up the centre, held in place by a matrix calcite crystals.
X-ray photoelectron emission spectromicroscopy amongst other techniques has revealed Innovation Two: the crystalline elements that make up the tooth are aligned in two different interdigitated arrays.
The scientists (see below) believe that interlocking produces a notched serrated ridge that is self-sharpening: as the tooth is ground down, the crystalline layers break in such a way that the ridge always stays corrugated.
The research was a collaboration between: the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, the University of Wisconsin, the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Germany, and the Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle in France.
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When it comes to woodwork, whether interior or exterior, there are hundreds of options for finishing it using paint or stain. While stains allow the natural character and grain of the wood to show through, paints are supposed to create a smooth, uniform surface that hides the wood beneath. That is why knot-bleed is so frustrating; you spend all those hours prepping and painting your wood item, and then when the paint is dry, unsightly rings and spots appear on the surface. Here is how to paint wood properly to prevent knot-bleeds.
In order to achieve satisfactory results with your painting project, it is important to follow the correct procedure. Though some of the specifics differ, the basic steps are the same whether you are painting wood on antique furniture, outdated cabinets, exterior trim, decks, fences or picnic tables.
Step 1: Clean the surface. If the item you are painting has a previous layer of finish on it, this needs to be deglossed. This can be done by sanding or using a liquid deglosser. If you are working on exterior woodwork such as a deck or trim, pressure washing is a good way to remove contaminants. If painting cabinets, make sure there is no grease from hands or cooking.
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ORLANDO, Fla., March 8. THE NCAA championship season kicks off Wednesday with the Division II Championships (men and women) at the YMCA Aquatic and Family Center in Orlando.
The four-day affair opens with men's and women's finals in the 1,000 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 200 medley relay and three-meter diving for the men.
Cal State-Bakersfield is the defending men's champion and looking for a sixth crown in eight years and 14th overall. Truman State is after a fifth straight women's championship.
Led by Piotr Gegotek and Greg Mroz, Bakersfield is expected to be pushed on the male side by the regular challengers, including Drury and North Dakota. Gegotek is the defending champ in the 100 and 200 free events and Mroz is the defending 500 titlist.
Drury has a number of returning champions, including Jakub Jiracek, who won the 100 and 200 breast events and both individual medley events last year. Henril Weible is the defending champ in the 1,000 and 1,650 freestyles.
In the women's competition, California-San Diego's Rosanna Delurgio is expected to be the standout performer. The top breaststroker in the division, Delurgio set an NCAA record recently in the 200 distance of her specialty event.
As for the team race, Truman will be pushed by UCSD. Truman State will rely on the talents of Diana Betsworth, Sarah Dance and Christina Blose.
Drury features defending champ Natalie Cardoza in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyles. Cara Fadel is among the nation's top backstrokers.


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SAN FRANCISCO There's a pretty good infield on the Padres' disabled list.
As of Wednesday, the only starting infielder not on the DL is third baseman Chase Headley, who actually was on the disabled list on Opening Day. After giving shortstop Everth Cabrera a couple days to let his strained hamstring to calm down, the Padres officially added him to the 15-day inactive list that already includes first baseman Yonder Alonso and second baseman Jedd Gyorko.
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"We tried to give this a couple days to see how it's resolved, whether this was going ot be one of those five-to-seven-day hamstring strains, which they rarely are," said manager Bud Black. "But we wanted to give it the best opportunity to heal and see if we could save a week of Cabby playing for us.
"When everybody got together and worked our way through this, we decided it was best to put him on the DL and have him continue to get his treatment. Hopefull, in 15 days, he'll be ready to go."
To replace Cabrera on the roster, the Padres recalled rookie outfielder Jaff Decker. The Padres had been two men short in the first two games of this series at San Francisco and did not play fielder Carlos Quentin, hampered by a shoulder injury back, in the San Francisco series.
The loss of Cabrera in particular – and the nature of it – is a huge setback for the Padres. Beyond the fact that he was the only player to appear in every starting lineup for the first 69 days of the season, the switch-hitting shortstop had been the spark of a much-improved and effective offense built on speed, batting .305 and leading the major leagues with 31 stolen bases.
That he's been slowed by a hamstring injury is not surprising, given the power of Cabrera's running, but it is the sort of issue that tends not to go away quick or stay away for long. Hamstrings are tricky.
"Legs are such a big part of Cabby's game," said Black. "Whether it's legging out a hit, stealing a base, playing a premium position, stretching a single into a double, we just felt as though we couldn't risk having him come back too soon."
For the second time in three games, Cabrera's place at short has been taken by newcomer Pedro Ciriaco, who came in trade from the Boston Red Sox. He's far more of a back-of-the order hitter than Cabrera, as is Alexi Amarista, who started Tuesday's game at shortstop.
As much as Cabrera has the Padres this season with his range, powerful arm and greater consistency, both Ciriaco and Amarista struggled to get outs on some gound balls in San Francisco. Although he's been starting at second in the absence of Gyorko – who's been taking practice grounders with no ill effect to his groin strain – Logan Forsythe also will be seeing some time at short.
Even the locale of Cabrera's loss to the Padres' lineup is especially meaningful. For the second time in three years, San Francisco's Bruce Bochy is manager of the National League team in the All-Star Game, a gig he earned with another World Series championship last season. Had he been able to continue playing the way he has over the past two months, Cabrera might've been able to make a stronger first-hand impression on Bochy, who will pick some of the reserves.
"This is a really tough – meaning, really good – year for shortstops," said Bochy. "But I know (Cabrera)'s been terrific."
Indeed, Cabrera had established himself as a definite candidate for the Midsummer Classic, probably the first position player the Padres would push.


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Pregnant women have long had the difficult decision of choosing who to have with them when they give birth, whether it's their partner, mother, friends or siblings.
But an expectant mum in Bristol has thrown tradition out of the window by choosing to bring her pet Labrador along with her to watch her give birth.
The pregnant woman – who had no underlying medical conditions – asked for the family dog Barney to be with her while she was in labour.
Barney was allowed onto the maternity ward as he's a working 'therapy dog' who often visits patients in the hospital.
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"Barney is a certified Pets As Therapy dog and with his owner regularly attends to patients in hospital," said Sarah Windfeld, Head of Midwifery at St Michael's Hospital in Bristol, where Barney visited.
"His owner made the request to us for Barney to be present when she gave birth as a therapy dog, not as a pet."
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"Nurses and doctors were appalled but someone at the hospital had given the woman permission so the dog stayed with her in the labour ward," said a source.
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"They're now worried that other women will be allowed to do the same because a precedent has been set.
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Last week, Warriorsworld/ESPN basketball writer Ethan Sherwood Strauss was our guest on BASGcast. We talked a bit about Stephen Curry, and I voiced my opinion — we're all still holding our breath, waiting for ankle explosion. It's hard to enjoy the great things Curry does when you're subconsciously expecting his styrofoam ankle to pull the rug out from under us while we dare stand up and cheer (Strauss and I seem to agree on most things Curry except for the joke composition of his right ankle — Strauss prefers calling it a slinky).
Strauss built that idea out into a cohesive, entertaining post titled, "Is Stephen Curry a star yet?" I don't want to piggyback off Strauss' column idea … actually, that's a lie. I was going to write a post about Curry anyway based on the photos I took on Saturday night, when my wife and I bought actual tickets and attended a Warriors game together for the first time in three years. Then Strauss, as he often does, got me thinking. In this case, I started thinking about those comments I made during our podcast, things I didn't even think about while watching Curry torch the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
The Warriors controlled the game throughout, and the Wizards looked content to call it a night midway through the second quarter. What did they care? They beat the Lakers the night before. John Wall made a quick exit, and Curry was absolutely phenomenal.
The simplest of stats can tell the story about Curry's shooting this year, as Strauss notes. The most three-pointers attempted and the highest three-point percentage at the same time? Chris Mullin never led the league in either category.
The math is fantastic; the art is even better. Maybe it's because just about every conceivable dunk has been done in my lifetime, but the way Curry shoots is my new favorite sight in basketball. A frail little guy with rare physical grace, throwing gorgeous grenades. A couple dribbles to the right, four feet behind the three-point line, a quick flick from his right wrist with a little spin courtesy of his fingertips, impossibly high arc, beautiful. Curry wasn't shooting as often as he did at Madison Square Garden when he dropped 54, but the same net-fraying touch was there on Saturday. 6-for-10 from three, 13-for-18 otherwise. 35 points, along with 8 assists just to show off a little.
Yet Cartier Martin kept scoring and wouldn't let the Warriors cruise to an easy victory with just their reserves, so Mark Jackson had to reinsert Curry at a time when he should've been resting. Curry had already taken a decent spill early in the game, injuring his right hip in the process. I took a couple photos:
This might actually be the injury that's bothering him more now, as Marcus Thompson II reported. However, as we left the arena after the Warriors finally put the Wizards away, we weren't thinking about Curry's star power. We were thinking about his ankle again, because of this play where Curry stole the ball from Kevin Seraphin and Martin tried to carry his ex-teammate to the ground as delicately as you'd place a baby into its crib, with results that looked disastrous:
Looks bad, right?
I wasn't repeatedly shooting photos in hopes of seeing something like that. After that steal, the last thing on my mind was whether he'd get tackled softly in the open court and hobble into the locker room a couple minutes later. I just wanted to capture whatever amazing offensive maneuver he was going to pull off.
But there was good news tonight! Things appear to be different now with that right ankle — Curry has rolled it multiple times this season and has avoided a long layoff. As those ligaments stretch beyond recognition and Curry's internal pain tolerance scale shifts after two surgeries and countless sprains, each "tweak" seems less severe. Curry had only missed four games this year heading into game No. 72. And as I arrived at Oracle Arena, it was announced that he would start in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Lakers as well.
He started, and while he wasn't in a version of that "MSG Zone" like we saw on Saturday, he still ran and played as if I had simply imagined Martin's takedown. Curry abused Steve Blake. His stuck his arms out to the sides like wings after throwing a fourth quarter alley-oop to David Lee, soaring along the hardwood without a care. His shooting from the field is usually better than 37.5%, but the Warriors will take 25 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds in a 109-103 win over the Lakers anytime.
Afterward, I asked Mark Jackson about whether outside observers can stop worrying every time Curry rolls his ankle.
"He's proven. He is proven. It's not a concern to me. It's not a concern to this franchise, obviously when they stepped up to the plate and signed him long-term. And it's not a concern to Steph," Jackson said.
Curry was asked a similar question about whether coming back so quickly means his long-term ankle problems are in the rearview mirror (which also happens to be where the Lakers are these days, according to Jackson).
"This year is a new feeling," Curry said. "After the game I didn't have any worries that it would last too long because I know how it feels at the moment it happens and I've healed quickly. It's a good feeling to come back after 48 hours and be able to play."
"Just to put his health aside, he could've sat out. He could've said, 'Let me rest and I'll try to get back Wednesday,'" Jarrett Jack said. "I know he's probably icing the mess out of it right now, but that's what a leader does and an MVP candidate does."
Players like Jack who know their way around a microphone don't just throw out terms like "MVP candidate." As the Warriors make their push to what now seems like a near-certain playoff berth, the Warriors and their fans should be celebrating Curry as the team's transcendent player. With all apologies to David Lee's resourceful, fundamentally sound and intelligent offensive game, Strauss was right when he said, "This is the year Stephen Curry became a star."
Saturday night's ankle injury looked like a season-ender to fans conditioned to expect the worst, and two days later it became something manageable to the point of being forgotten. Nothing is guaranteed for any athlete, but if we're finally at the point where every Curry ankle roll doesn't equal a catastrophe, maybe we can learn to sit back and enjoy the show.


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Question: Would you kindly advise me on when and how to trim back this old bougainvillea mixed with honeysuckle? I think you can see the problems: It is so heavy we have to tie it up all the time, and the leaves are only on the surface.
Do we have to chop it all down and start over? It provides a great privacy screen, but it's out of control.
Answer: The bougainvillea is in too much shade. The growth is all at the tips and is stretching for some light.
I presume you probably like the shade. The shade limits some plants like the bougainvillea but allows for others that require shade to be underplanted. Your bougainvillea will never thrive and bloom in the shade. I would suggest taking it out completely and letting the honeysuckle grow against the wall.
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I bought some fly catchers (bags with some awful-smelling stuff) at Ace and they seem to attract them, though plenty more are still annoying us. We are in the extreme West Valley and back up to the White Tanks. Horses are nearby -- maybe five houses away (acre lots), but last summer they were not like this. Any suggestions?
A: I brought this question to the attention of Brandi Eide, our agave-collections manager. Her response:
"I assume the bulk of the flies you have are completing their life cycle on the property with horses. Likely they are breeding in animal waste and decaying organic material, completing their full life cycle in a short number of days. Without removing the material they are breeding in, the cycle will continue. Properly composted manure will not allow for flies to breed, and wet manure should be removed twice a week to break the life cycle. Additionally, wet straw is an ideal medium for breeding.
"Pesticides are likely not a viable solution for you, since they can develop resistance quickly due to their short life cycle. Sticky fly traps and the traps you've been using will aid in reducing their numbers. A professional pesticide applicator can treat surfaces the flies tend to rest on, though dealing with the source is the optimal solution."
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A: You can plant Chilopsis linearis near a creosote bush. The desert willow is native to desert washes and streambeds below 5000 feet in elevation. The only issue I can see is the watering issue. Since the Chilopsis requires more water than the creosote, it would be wise not to plant too near the creosote. I would plant it about 10 feet away.
Q: Will an ocotillo cutting produce a caudex and eventually the typical growth habit, or will it remain a "stick" (with possible branching later)? I am interested in revegetating a portion of my property in the Tucson area and wondering which method (grown from seed vs. cutting) would be best.
A: Ocotillo, or Fouquieria splendens, is one of our Sonoran Desert native plants. Cuttings can be taken that will root and can be planted to create a living barrier. The cuttings will not create the same "caudex" (the base that may be swollen that stores water) that a typical ocotillo growing naturally will. If you wish to have the natural form, I would suggest growing yours from seed.
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A reader's bougainvillea mixed with honeysuckle is ailing in its shady spot and needs more sunshine. Rather than trim it, it probably would be best to remove it and let the honeysuckle thrive.
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MIAMI (AP) -- Hurricane Omar is gaining strength as it moves northeast, a day after drenching islands in the southeastern Caribbean.
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Junior (2013-14) – Scored in two events and part of 400 free relay that scored first at Stanford in season-opening meet…seven points against USC…seven points and part of 400 free relay that took first at Idaho…won 100 free and anchored winning 200 free relay at Seattle…scored 13 individual points and was part of relays that added 54 at Hawkeye Invitational…first in 100 free against UCLA, Jan. 18…won 100 and 200 free against Oregon State…member of five relay teams at Pac-12 Championships, including school-record 200 free (1:31.64) and 200 medley (1:39.45)…swam 100 free in 50.36 at conference meet, third all-time at Washington State.
Sophomore (2012-13) – Placed second in both the 200 free and 500 free in the season-opening Seattle dual…took third in the 500 free against Arizona…in six different meets, she was part of the 400 free relay teams that took first…placed second in the 100 free against USC…in the Hawkeye Invitational, she was a part of the 200 free relay that placed fourth and the 200 medley relay that took fifth…notched a first place finish in the 100 free and a second place finish in the 200 free in the Oregon State meet…won the 100 free against CSU Bakersfield, and championed the 200 free against Utah…part of the 200 free relay that placed sixth and the 400 free relay that placed seventh at the Pac-12 Championships…earned 10th in the 200 free on Cougar all-time list with a time of 1:50.65.
Freshman (2011-12) – Placed 10th in the 200 free at Hawkeye Invitational...claimed second place in 100 free against Utah...notched first place finish in the 100 free against Seattle...scored in 200 free at Oregon State dual meet...member of the 800 free and 400 free relays that finished eighth overall, and the 400 medley relay that finished ninth at the Pac-12 Championships.
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My apologies, as this isn't really bike related but I figured people on here might know about this stuff.
Is there any place (not online, but an actual store) where I can get some really bright leds? Preferably ones that would run on 12v or normal household current. I can find them pretty easily online but I need them by tomorrow morning. I'd need blue, red, and white ones. I'm doing a research project in biology about how well plants grow under red and blue light vs white light and power consumption and all that. I know I know it's already been done but shhhh.
I thought they'd have them at an auto parts store (like those fake cop-lights people get sometimes) and they kinda do but they're not that bright. Radio shack doesn't have them online but I'm gonna go in tomorrow and ask. I can't really think of anywhere else that would have them. I know I shoulda done this earlier but... why do it earlier when I could wait until right now? Or something... right?


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Three different posts that have been suggested to me: how to construct an anti-solo, how to layer in a part that adds to the song when there's already a full stage of instruments playing, and showing how each of the five overdrives tested in the recent Community Shootout, sound in the context of a song. And, as per the usual for me, just general minimalism. That's what all my posts tend to turn into. Well, that and the band that shall not be mentioned. 😉
But those three things really do fall under the overarching theme of minimalism. As musicians, we tend to use that term loosely; and it is really more of a misnomer. Minimalism, when used in a musical context, does not necessarily mean playing a minimal amount of notes, or a minimal amount of the song, or (heaven forbid) at a minimal volume. (hehe) It simply means playing with a higher regard for the overall musical context of the song, rather than the musical context of your particular instrument. The reason we use the term minimalism, is because in order to play for the musical context of the song, for 99% of us, and for 99% of melodies and sounds that reach people……that means playing less. And for 98% of us……WAY less. And I am definitely included in that percentage!!
So I am going to break down these three categories a bit. And before I begin, let me first apologize to those of you who perhaps may be already thinking that all this is somewhat 'beneath you.' That may actually very well be true, and if so, just skip to the part that interests you. 🙂 I just thought this might be of interest or helpful to some, and in no way do I mean to be condescending with this article. Tongue-in-cheek disagreeable, yes…which is why I say things like the POD sucks, Eddie Van Halen played too much, and Hillsong United is just Death Cab and Sigur Ros thrown in a blender. None of those things are entirely or probably even halfway true, but they are the things of which wonderful Dumblesque (yep, I said it) conversations are made. And those conversations are what make us better people. That, and listening to……not gonna say it.
Overdrive Shootout Addendum
Recently, I staged a Community Shootout of five different overdrives lent to the cause by four different folks. You can see that whole post here. And a few folks said that they were curious how each of the drives sounded in a musical context, rather than just isolated. Hence, the first part of each section of this video is related to the different drive tones. They will be, in order:
–Clean (Prairiewood into Matchless HC30, both pickups)
–Creation Audio Labs Holy Fire (bridge pickup)
–Tone Monk Seed of Life (top setting, or what I call 'vintage' setting, bridge pickup)
–Analogman King of Tone (12 volts, overdrive setting, neck pickup)
–Paul Cochrane Tim (12 volts, overdrive side only, bridge pickup)
–Analogman King of Tone (12 volts, clean boost setting, both pickups, back one split coil)
–Lovepedal Eternity (bridge pickup)
–Paul Cochrane Tim (12 volts, overdrive side and boost side engaged, bridge pickup)
Each overdrive is in a separate track, recorded individually. Hearing how well or not well each one cuts through the mix is essential to minimalistic playing, as the better a sound cuts through and sits in a mix, the less hacking you have to do, and the less volume you need to have. It always amazes me that a well-tuned 5 watts can sometimes be heard more distinctly than an overgrown mesh of 40 watts. It's about a focused tone that can both cut through a mix and sit nicely in it. I used each overdrive where I thought it shone the most after hearing what they could do in the original shootout post. That's in more detail in the next section.
Layering is huge, and unfortunately, many times overlooked. In most musicians' minds, you've got chords and then you've got leads. And that's it. So, normally, you get an acoustic, an electric, a keyboard, and a bass playing chords, and then 2 electrics and a piano playing leads. Gets real muddy, real quick; not to mention the fact, that no one is really thinking about the through melody the song is naturally calling for, or the vocal melodies. Knowing how to layer properly (or at least how to layer 'well'…there really isn't a 'properly' in anything artistic) allows the song to be a holistic piece made up of many parts…rather than just, well, made up of many parts. This can be accomplished by finding within the spectrum of octaves what range is not being played, and playing there. Or by figuring out what section of the eq is not being played, and playing there with either pedals, or choice of guitar or amp. It can also be done by trying to hear if the song is calling for any certain understated counter-melody. Or a certain harmonic structure no one has gone to yet. Or if there is an effected texture that could be useful. Maybe a pad, or a spacious delay…a rhythmic trem…a synthy reverb. Or…even not playing at all if you take the time to listen and realize that things seem pretty perfect how they are.
So in this little song piece, I recorded a base layer, and then seven more on top of it. And normally, you don't usually want eight electric guitar layers. (A little Smashing Pumpkins-ish.) But I wanted to make the point that with a little thought and listening to what's going on around you, even eight electric guitars at once can be at least passable. Here's the layers and what was done with each in order to try to separate them in the sonic space, as well as allowing them to sound good together:
–Base Layer
Clean tone, middle pickup setting, so both pickups are selected. This gives it a nice clean and warm tone. One rhythmic delay in quarters at a low/medium mix, and one spacious delay at a low mix. Sets the tone of the song. A lot of times the electric does set the tone in songs that otherwise could sound exactly the same as the song you just played…and the song before that. For this one, I chose a bit of an '80's vibe with less chorus. Okay fine, I just ripped off The Cure.
–Layer 2
This layer adds a bigness underneath the base layer. Traditional chords, with a low mix spacious delay, and an overdriven sound on the bride pickup. The easiest one to find in a band setting, but sometimes…the one that no one thinks to play. And it's usually pretty important.
–Layer 3
Kind of an ambient layer. Couple delays, one being a long swell one, and swelling in on the volume pedal. This is creating a backdrop or a bed for everything else. I went a little more rock-ish in this song, and used a grainy overdrive for its harmonic spreading effect, still on the bridge pickup.
–Layer 4
More of a bass line. Light drive, neck pickup, and the most strumming of all the layers. No delay. But rhythmic strumming just on the 8th notes…nothing too much. Simplicity is the poetry…or, at least…simplicity was the only thing I could think of. 😉
–Layer 5
Starting just a bit to add a melodic element. Still on the chords, but higher parts of them, kind of a mix between rhythm and melody. Not hitting the notes very much at all. Decent low drive, no delay, and back to the bridge pickup for a cutting effect.
–Layer 6
Really going towards melody now. But not creating a new one, just working off of the home key. This layer starts the very important process of masking the chord changes. It sounds weird, but you need a strong harmonic structure……and then you need to try to mask the changes so it doesn't sound so blocky, but rather sounds like one sound coming through. Our ears are picky. We want both structure and flow. That's not to say that you can never have an entirely ambient piece or an entirely chordal piece, but this is just in general, and definitely for the purposes of the little song riff here. Dotted quarter delay, and both pickups elected, with the bridge pickup on split coil.
–Layer 7
This is the first of two anti-solo layers. High gain, bridge pickup, a little background untimed delay, single notes mixed with high two note chords. That can be a great structure for anti-solo's. They're melodic, but also follow the chords…so you can be sure not to distract. Not useful in all cases, but a very safe and good way to do a 'solo' guitar line in a lot of instances.
–Layer 8
Full anti-solo. Dotted quarter rhythmic delay, medium to high gain, bridge pickup, tracing a melody, stringing a melody between chords, and a couple one note singing stuff. Should feel like the natural actualization of the song. Should feel inevitable if you do it right. (And I don't think I've ever done it quite exactly right. hehe)
These are absolutely not the only layers to choose from. But they can be a good start. Mix and match, sure. But most importantly, trying to get what the heart and soul is behind each one of them, and then do that. And the heart and soul is to both structure and inject tasteful interest into a song for the purpose of the song reaching out and pumping people's hearts for them for maybe just a few minutes of their life.
Anti-Solo Construct
As the name 'anti-solo' suggests, it's really, really broad. Pretty much any time you choose to play something that's best for the music or song as a whole, rather than 'that riff you know' or 'look what I can do', I'd argue that it's an anti-solo. So, each layer could be constructing some type of anti-solo.
Base Layer
This layer really sets the tone for the whole song, so it could be argued that this is the layer most like a solo. It's just taking the progression of G D Am Em and using chords that have good voice leading so that it sounds like both a song and a group of structured chords at the same time. And by 'voice leading', I mean that very few notes are changing in between the chords. And the ones that do, change as little as possible. This is huge for writing parts.
Layer 2
Basic traditional chords. There's a reason everybody knows the basic chords. Not because they are easy to finger; I mean, if you were to go up to someone who didn't play guitar, they would probably be able to play the chords in the first layer easier than these traditional chords. Rather, everybody knows them because they work and they sound good. Same progression here, and resisting the urge to do more.
Layer 3
Sort of a mix of the traditional chords, with bass notes that have better voice leading. I was using swells and delay for this one, so I made sure that I used few enough notes to where it did not get muddy, but just filled in. This is one of my favorite ways to add a depth to a song rather than a riff.
Layer 4
Used the same voice leading to make sort of a bass line to give some more structure to the song. Chords would be G(no5) D/F#(no5) A/E(no3) Em(no5). So we've got one of the melodies that the chords naturally feel: G F# E E. A great way to add a dimension when everyone's expecting a solo.
Layer 5
Same chords, but jumping higher and playing very little of them. Almost more traditional in that it highlights the guitar because you're high up in the register, but still stays with the song very nicely. It will also add nicely underneath vocals, but when you want to do something a little more than chords or ambient stuff.
Layer 6
Harmonic interest. Really it's just creating some sustaining melodies off the key of G, and letting that start to mask the chord changes and add interest. Technically, it changes the chords to G D Am7sus(add9) Em7, but there isn't a lot of sense in trying to work out in chords what a sustaining melody is doing. The fact that the last harmonic is so high in the register allows this to work.
Layer 7
First anti-solo. Still staying right with the chords, just using high versions of them and creating new rhythms in the strumming. Sometimes the strumming can set things apart enough so you don't have to play new notes. With enough parts or instruments underneath you, sometimes these few notes is all the song needs.
Layer 8
Second anti-solo. First 2 measures are a melody that sounds to me as if it was always there within those chords. Anti-solo's are tough because you want to stand out in order to take the song to the next level, but you also want them to not draw so much attention that the song fades into the background. Basically, you want people to feel that soaring feeling as the song realizes what seems to be a piece of itself; as opposed to the guitar giving the song a dimension that doesn't seem to have been necessary. 'Necessary' is subjective to everyone; but by 'necessary', I mean what the song itself naturally takes you to. There are those musical lines that make you feel as if the song would be incomplete without them. Those are good. And then there are those lines where it really detracts from the overall feel and emotion of the song. Those are bad.
Then it builds into the next 4 measures, which takes you back into the chords, but really high and singing, and the changes are masked by passing notes. Then a quick noise/slide into a pedal tone anti-solo. Just using the key as the pedal tone. So a high G turns the chords into G D11 Am7 and Em. It masks the chord changes more, and for a second starts to take on its own life. Then right back into the chords so as not to take away too much, but hitting those chords harder…it's the high point of the song, so you increase in intensity, but make sure you're giving the song it's integrity. And then back to the little melody to close…so hopefully it's as if that melody was always there.
And finally, here's the video. After all that text, this is probably going to be a bit of a letdown, but…hey. hehe
(EDIT: Totally forgot to say……obviously, I was not recording those layers live in that video. I recorded each track separately, edited it, and then ran it back later while I video'd myself playing each part as it was introduced, in order to show visually the different voicings and such. Should've said that earlier; I wasn't trying to pretend to be magic…or Phil Keaggy…same difference.)
So there's the overdrives cutting through a mix, 8 layers of electric guitar, and some anti-solo construction. Obviously, this post was a little bit too in-depth for the small amount of stuff that actually went on in the song. Many times, just use your ears and you won't have to think through all this stuff. But one, I didn't know exactly how much explanation folks wanted; and two, it's not a bad thing to know what's going on when you hear and play things. In fact, for myself personally, the more I learn, it seems the less I play. Usually, when I play something really fast and technical (and my 'fast', by the way, is probably 'half speed autopilot' for most of you, hehe), it's usually because I can't come up with anything better. So…well…can't go wrong with pentatonic. 😉 So, apologies if this was incredibly boring. If it was, just point and laugh at my biting of my lower lip guitar face in the video. I even made it a point to try not to do that! haha
And lastly…I said I wasn't going to mention them, but you didn't really believe me, huh. How dare you. But…uh…you would also be right. I'm gonna let the father of anti-solo's explain in 2 minutes what just took me like, 2 hours to say:
I've posted that before, but I don't put a limit on how many times you can post gorgeousness.
Play for the good of the overall music. It's even more important in a humility aspect for those of us trying to play in worship services, but that's for another post. For now…whether you choose 37 notes or 1 note, choose it for the actualization of the song and music as a whole. Choose it to wrench people's imaginations of things they didn't know they remembered. And pour your heart into each note. Unless, of course, those notes are reverse-hand finger-tapped whilst trampling Stevie Ray Vaughn's ghost with your genius. There is no possible way to pour your heart into that. 😉 And somewhere, right now, John Mayer just played a solo that makes that last statement a complete lie. 😀


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Tablesaw Miter Jig
Are you ready for on-the-money miters? Here's the solution.
Setting up perfect miter cuts can be time-consuming. With a miter sled, you do it only once, when building the sled.
Cut the pieces for the miter sled to the dimensions shown in Drawing 1. After attaching the miter-slot guides (adjust width for your saw table), put the jig on the tablesaw and cut a kerf 7 1/2" into the base. Then follow the steps in Drawing 2, and use double-faced tape to temporarily attach the fences.
Test your setup by miter-cutting four pieces to identical length and dry-fitting them together as a frame. Check for a tight joint at all four corners. If needed, adjust the fences. Then screw them down in their final positions.
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I added a stop block (movable) on each side to get repeated cuts the same size.6/18/2012 05:38:55 AM Report Abuse
I am new to woodworking and in the process of making this. It looks like the fences are 1" thick--held by #8 X 1" FH Screws???6/16/2012 03:27:57 PM Report Abuse
2 framing squares exactly the same & both not square. Try using a engineer square off the blade.12/5/2011 11:19:24 PM Report Abuse
Third make yourself a very good and accurate 45 degree angle on a disc sander, in this case the slower the disc the better, hand turning speed is the best, always sand into the finish of the piece, to prevent chip out, and one final hint, get yourself some stain markers to match the finish of the wood, or even a black marker or your kids coloring markers and run a line on along the top of the joint on both pieces this hides bare wood sometimes visible in joint.11/11/2010 11:31:30 AM Report Abuse
In regards to picture frames and 45 angles, I would suggest, to start install a blade tensioner, round metal disk(s), this has the effect of decreasing blade "wobble", second this jig can be made to have one off the legs adjustable for minor adjustments, hinge the top end with a through bolt and the bottom, or leg closest to you with a elongated hole and a tension knob nut on top.11/11/2010 11:31:12 AM Report Abuse
The beauty of the miter jig is that the 45 degree angle does not have to be perfect, only the 90 degree.11/11/2010 11:14:16 AM Report Abuse
The basic design for this jig is excellent. I built one when the plan was first published, with a couple of modifications (moveable stops for cutting wooden 'quilt' patterns, a Plexiglas guard, and a 'safety block' for the blade). Despite having only a single miter slot on my Jet Supersaw, the cuts are incredibly accurate.11/11/2010 10:06:04 AM Report Abuse
Miter sled "not quite right" ? I like 45.000001 too, but .... Solution: Cut one miter surface on the right side of the Miter jig and the mating miter on the left side. Set the arms with a Draftsman's perfect 45 degree to establish the arms to your blade. Bones15/7/2010 07:57:48 PM Report Abuse
I am thinking of buying a Bosch 4100-09 table top saw due to space restrictions. Does anyone have an opinion about using a sled like this one on that saw? Wayne5/6/2010 02:57:08 PM Report Abuse
as of 03.25.2010, the last two pictures are labeled "3". rename the last one to 4 before saving... :)3/25/2010 10:14:37 PM Report Abuse
How about using a drafting T-square for an accurate 90-degree measurement?3/19/2010 08:36:37 AM Report Abuse
The big problem is that I have never found a square framing "square". The trick of using a punch in the corner will not correct (or even move) a steel square.3/14/2010 03:27:33 PM Report Abuse
I have some picture frames to build for the new grandbaby, and this will without doubt make the miters truer and easier to mill, thanks for making it available3/11/2010 01:42:39 PM Report Abuse
for safety add some filler stock to the backside of the fences. keeps thumbs away from the blade and reenforces the fences. I user some scrap 2x4 to make mine.1/28/2010 04:56:55 PM Report Abuse
I built one for each of my saws. Works great.12/10/2009 05:05:46 PM Report Abuse
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Utah earned 16 individual and six relay all-MWC honors.
March 4, 2008
The Mountain West Conference announced its Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving all-conference teams today. Utah landed 16 individuals on the team along with six relay teams.
To be placed on the all-conference team, an individual must place in the top six of an event for men and the top eight for women. For the relays, the all-conference team consists of the top three finishers in each race for both men and women.
Below is a list of the Ute's that earned the all-MWC honors. At the 2008 MWC Championships the Utah women finished third while the men placed sixth.
Men's All-Conference Team Garret Beaman, Utah (200 Individual Medley) Marco Ferraro, Utah (200 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle) Adam Oliver, Utah (400 Individual Medley) Spencer Peterson, Utah (200 Breaststroke) Utah 800 Freestyle Relay (Garret Beaman, Marco Ferraro, George Evans, Thomas Ekstrom)
Women's All-Conference Team Michelle Blair, Utah (100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly) Anna Braszkiewicz, Utah (3-Meter Diving) Adrienne Coburn, Utah (400 Individual Medley, 200 Breaststroke) Natalie Edge, Utah (50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle) Jennifer Fredsall, Utah (50 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly) Beth Gunderson, Utah (200 Individual Medley, 100 Backstroke) Melissa Helmers, Utah (1650 Freestyle) Shannon McQueen, Utah (100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke) Maiya Otsuka, Utah (200 Individual Medley, 400 Individual Medley) Caitlin Tidwell, Utah (100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke) Annie VanLeeuwen, Utah (50 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle) Kwan Ling Yu, Utah (Platform Diving) Utah 200 Freestyle Relay (Natalie Edge, Annie VanLeeuwen, Kristina Evans, Jennifer Fredsall) Utah 200 Medley Relay (Shannon McQueen, Caitlin Tidwell, Jennifer Fredsall, Annie VanLeeuwen) Utah 400 Freestyle Relay (Natalie Edge, Annie VanLeeuwen, Kristina Evans, Jennifer Fredsall) Utah 400 Medley Relay (Shannon McQueen, Caitlin Tidwell, Jennifer Fredsall, Natalie Edge) Utah 800 Freestyle Relay (Natalie Edge, Shannon McQueen, Annie VanLeeuwen, Kristina Evans)


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I'm trying to master Mojito. One thing I don't quite understand is: what is the best way to make use of yui3-widgets?
1) Where to define them? I suppose every view can have an own YUI() sandbox and define them there?
2) How to master data? YUI3-widgets can have their own datasource and render fascility. What is the best approach here? Let handlebars render the DOM and the widget rendered through progressive enhancement? I suppose the datasource facility must be shipped to the Model then.
3) If I'm right about (2): how to deal with a data-update? The controller does rerendering the complete mojit every time? If so, what if you have a widget that can do a partial data-update of its own?
I'm still struggling to figure out the best way. Hope you can put me in the right direction.
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In an effort to win the battle against those naysayers who continue to claim the south doesn't have any lyricists, Chamillionaire brings his Texas game to the masses with his major label debut "The Sound of Revenge." With fellow Texans Slim Thug, Mike Jones, Paul Wall and Bun B hitting the shelves first, you might think this is gonna be another album full of wood grain gripping, candy paint dripping, purple drank, glassy rims, platinum grills and being trill. You would be wrong, the former SwishaHouse emcee can step outside the box while keeping that H-Town swagger.
Andre 3000 or Scarface he ain't, but Chamillionaire does more than get the job done on the lyrical tip. Misogynistic or not, you can't front on lines like "put some lipstick on my fist, throwing you a kiss/since I seen that you a sucka, suck a gasoline dick/put it right up to your lips, lighter to the tip." It's his Scarface collabo "Rain" that appropriately sees Chamil at his best, spitting an incredible verse that caps off beautifully with; "put some henny up in ya cup, your problems will start to drown/as soon as your buzz leaves, them problems come back around." Lyrical prowess aside, Chamil has a few other things going for him. Much like 50, he has a penchant for writing great hooks that will run through your head like Ghost and Jada (see "Southern Takeover," or "Frontin'" Not to be ignored is his flow as he rides a variety of beats with ease at each turn. Just listen to him catch wreck along side Layzie Bone on "Ridin' Dirty" and roll over opponents on "Southern Takeover" Then of course there are the beats, and aside from a few question selections, the man can pick them. At the top of the heap is the Scott Storch heater "Turn It Up" that has surely busted a speaker or two.
Like pretty much every major LP that comes out these days, there are the obvious forced songs (like say "Grown and Sexy"). And like so many emcees, Chamillionaire would have been better served with more introspection (like say "Void In My Life"), rather than rapping about the same quote, unquote, usual shit. Plus he relies too much on his guests (for better or worse). Not surprisingly, the album isn't quite up to par with some of his independent work, but he isn't just making music on his own anymore. Nevertheless, a good album from one of the south's most promising artists.


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Showtime, 2 Others Pass On The Kennedys
By Mack Rawden 5 years ago comments
When A&E decided to pull the plug on its controversial Kennedys miniseries almost a week ago, the whole thing was seen as a pretty big setback for those involved but not a disaster. It would still air as planned in foreign countries and History okayed the producers to openly sell the special to another channel. Most assumed Showtime would swoop it up in an instant, seeing as how they did much the same when CBS cast off The Reagans five or six years ago, but the premium cable network has reportedly passed, leaving The Kennedys without a Camelot.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Starz and FX have also said thanks but no thanks, leading at least this author to wonder whether its actually an issue of quality or the surviving Kennedys just have more sway with television networks than anyones giving them credit for. Today, Showtime released a statement clarifying their decision, saying Although The Kennedys is well-produced, well-acted and a quality piece of work, it doesnt fit the Showtime programming brand.
Its looking more and more like American viewers are going to have to wait for a future DVD release to see why The Kennedys caused a fit issue for so many networks.
Normally, controversy leads to public interest which leads to ratings, but seeing as how I havent heard anyone outside the media discussing the miniseries, its unlikely viewers will flock to this if another channel ever rolls the dice with it.
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Student organizers at UC Davis in California called a strike Monday, capitalizing on the national spotlight from a Nov. 18 pepper-spray incident and drawing hundreds of students from their classes on the eve of finals to picket a morning meeting of the university system's regents.
DAVIS, Calif. — Over the past two months, the Occupy movement has spawned endless video footage of young protesters in tents in New York and Washington. But what may be its most galvanizing image emerged from an unlikely place: a University of California campus in California's Central Valley.
It was here, on Nov. 18, that students shot video of a campus police officer training a can of pepper spray on a row of seated protesters. The video went viral. Now this public university outside Sacramento is a focal point of the Occupy universe.
Student organizers at Davis called a strike Monday, capitalizing on the national spotlight and drawing hundreds of students from their classes on the eve of finals to picket a morning meeting of the university system's regents. Together with alumni and outside activists, they hoisted signs that read "No tuition hikes" and "Bring back the master plan," a reference to a 1960 document that made California's public universities a national model of access and affordability.
"You can tell there's a lot of outrage here," said Lauren Yamane, 30, a graduate student from Spokane, who stood among a throng of protesters outside the regents' meeting. "These students aren't usually the protesting type."
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Police and protesters have clashed elsewhere in recent weeks, most notably in Oakland, Calif., as officers cleared away camps that officials say had grown more dangerous for public health and safety.
Nine people were arrested in Maine on Monday after protesters at an encampment took down their tents and packed their camping gear after being ordered to get a permit or move their shelters.
Some of the encampments had been in use almost since the movement against economic disparity and perceived corporate greed began with Occupy Wall Street in Manhattan two months ago.
With each passing week, it seems a city moves to close a camp. Philadelphia officials imposed their own deadline for protesters to move to make way for a construction project. On Monday, however, the camp was still standing.
In Los Angeles, protesters had prepared for police action after city leaders announced last week that the camp would be cleared. Some protesters carried gas masks, and one person had even fashioned one out of duct tape and a plastic bottle. On Monday, they, too, were still encamped.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said he remains committed to a restrained approach, noting that the tent city has shrunk by about 150 tents in recent days and that police, so far, have managed to avoid aggressive confrontations with protesters.
Officers will clear the camp when they can "do it effectively and efficiently and with minimal force," he said. Time is on the department's side, he added.
Few expected many headlines out of Occupy UC Davis, an encampment of tents rising from the quad at the center of campus. But the pepper-spray incident transformed the campus into a symbol of resistance.
Now University Chancellor Linda Katehi faces critics who say she should resign. Leaders from across higher education have condemned the incident as a blatant civil-rights violation. Mark Yudof, president of the UC system, has ordered an independent investigation headed by William Bratton, a former Los Angeles police chief.
While Occupy protesters elsewhere have focused on rising disparities between rich and poor, the Davis students have two comparatively specific grievances: pepper spray and spiraling tuition.
Today's seniors pay $13,200 in annual tuition and fees, nearly twice what they paid as freshmen. Protesters contend the board plans to nearly double tuition again over the next four years. University leaders say they are working with legislators to minimize any increase.
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14.4% alc., 1,200 cases, $50. This wine is named for the apple orchards that once flourished in the Russian River Valley. Primarily Manzana Vineyard fruit, clones 114, 115 and Pommard 5 with a small amount of Sonoma Coast fruit. · Terrific nose showing off hi-pitched aromas of Bing cherries and raspberries with hints of oak-induced vanilla and spice. In the mouth, this wine has that lush cherry fruit the Russian River Valley is so noted for augmented by notes of cola and brown spices. The tannins are ripe and supple, and the smooth texture is captivating. An impressive debut that delivers a panoply of Pinot pleasure. Reviewed October 29, 2009 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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