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Nov. 29, 2013
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The No. 21/18 Michigan State women's basketball team opens the month of December by hosting IPFW on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. The Spartans (5-1), who are riding a five-game winning streak, are led offensively by freshman Tori Jankoska's 15.2 points off the bench. Jankoska posted her first career double-double on Tuesday at Temple.
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The Mastodons enter the weekend with a 3-4 record but have won their last three games. IPFW is averaging 76.1 points per game, led by 21.1 points from Amanda Hyde. Hyde scored 41 points in IPFW's last game on Tuesday at SIU-Edwardsville. Hyde, who also leads the team with 3.1 assists, has been the the free throw line 69 times already this season, boasting an 85.5-percentage. As a team, the Mastodons are shooting 46.3% from the field, 33.1% from the 3-point line (6.4 per game) and 73.5% from the foul line, but are -3.6 in rebound margin.
Michigan State leads the all-time series against IPFW, 3-0. The two schools have met each of the last three seasons, all in East Lansing.
Both Kiana Johnson and Becca Mills are averaging double-figure points in the two previous meetings with the Mastodons. Mills has posted a line of 11.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 25.5 minutes, while Johnson has averaged 10.5 points, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals in 30.5 minutes. Annalise Pickrel is averaging 8.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in 18.0 minutes vs. IPFW.
LAST MEETING (MSU 64, IPFW 36 - Dec. 16, 2012 - Jenison Field House)
Recap | Box Score - As part of the Game of Change Weekend, the Spartans returned to Jenison Field House for the first time since March 11, 1989.
- Annalise Pickrel led MSU in scoring for the first time in her career, posting 15 points and seven rebounds, while Becca Mills added 13 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes. Courtney Schiffauer posted her second consecutive double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Kiana Johnson dished out a game-high six assists and grabbed three steals off the bench.
- The Spartans dominated the first half, taking a 40-11 lead into intermission. The Mastodons held it close, 8-4 with 13:58 to go in the first, but Michigan State responded with 19-straight points as part of a 28-2 run.
- The 11 first half points allowed were the fewest in the first half and the third fewest in any half since the 1974-75 season.
- The MSU defense held IPFW to 28.3% shooting from the field, including 18.8% (3-for-16) from behind the arc. MSU forced 22 turnovers and held a 25-2 advantage in points off turnovers. The Spartans outrebounded the Mastodons 47-30, including 21 offensive boards.
- The Spartans held IPFW's leading scorer Amanda Hyde (20.3 points per game), to nine points, all in the second half, on 2-of-12 shooting.
QUICK HITTERS FROM TUESDAY (No. 21/18 MICHIGAN STATE 74, TEMPLE 70)
- The Spartans trailed for a good portion of the game, including by nine points early in the second half, but picked up their first road win.
- Tori Jankoska had her first career double-double with team-highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds, while also adding a season-high four assists. Jankoska became the third different Spartan to post a double-double this season.
- Jankoska went 10-for-12 from the free throw line, her 10 makes were the most by a Spartan since Feb. 6, 2011.
- Annalise Pickrel added 18 points, while Becca Mills had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Kiana Johnson had 10 points and six assists.
- It is the first time since 2005 that Michigan State has scored at least 70 points in five-straight games.
- MSU went 29-for-36 (80.6%) from the free throw line. The makes are the most since MSU made 30 against Rutgers on Jan. 7, 2006.
- Michigan State ended the month of November at 5-1. Under Coach Merchant, the Spartans are 37-8 in the month.
- Michigan State held a 42-30 margin in rebounding.
- The Spartans improved to 4-0 all-time against Temple.
Early on in the 2013-14 season, the Spartans have been extremely efficient offensively and are looking like one of the best offensive teams during Coach Merchant's tenure at Michigan State. Currently, MSU leads the Big Ten in assists (17.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.16), while also second in field goal percentage (48.8%), and third in points (82.5) and 3-pointers (6.5).
Currently, Michigan State has scored at least 70 points in five-straight games for the first time in since 2005. To begin this stretch, the Spartans scored 80 or more points in four-straight games for the first time in program history.
The Spartans totaled 198 points in the back-to-back games against Canisius (102) and No. 23/21 Dayton (96). The total was the most points in consecutive games in MSU history (The previous high was 190 in the first two games of the 1990-91 season.) The Spartans' 102 points vs. Canisius was the eighth most in school history and marked just the 12th 100-point game all-time.
Also in the Canisius game, MSU shot 63.3% from the field (the highest field goal pct. since shooting 64.9% vs. Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 13, 2009), made 12 3-pointers (tying for the third-most in a MSU single-game) and scored 61 first half points (setting a record for the most points in any half in Breslin Center history and was the most points in a half by MSU since also scoring 61 in the second half vs. North Carolina A&T on Nov. 12, 2011).
As a team, Michigan State is second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage at 48.8%, while individually, three Spartans are among the top-15 in the conference. Branndais Agee leads the way in fifth at 58.1%, while Annalise Pickrel is 11th (53.4%) and Aerial Powers is 14th (51.9%).
Michigan State has already shot at least 50% from the field three times in the first six games. All of last season, MSU shot over 50% on only five occasions.
The Spartans just completed a perfect 4-0 homestand last weekend. Michigan State's offensive numbers at home so far this season have been impressive. In the four home games, the Spartans are averaging 89.8 points, while shooting 52.2% from the field and 41.8% from 3-point, where they made 8.3 per game. MSU dished out 18.8 assists to just 14.0 turnovers.
Offensively Michigan State has been extremely in the second half this season. In the final stanza, the Spartans are averaging 42.7 points while shooting 54.0% from the field, compared to 36.8 points and 43.2% shooting in the first half. They have shot over 50% in five of the six games, including over 60% on two occasions.
Individually, Becca Mills has seen the biggest differential between first half and second half numbers. Mills is averaging 7.2 points and shooting 57.1% in the second half, compared to 3.8 points and 34.6% shooting in the first 20 minutes.
In the overtime win over No. 23/21 Dayton, three Spartans posted at over 20 points - Tori Jankoska (24), Aerial Powers (24) and Annalise Pickrel (21). It was the first time since Feb. 8, 1998 that three MSU players reached 20 points in the same game.
Last Saturday, Becca Mills became the fourth Spartan to score at least 20 points in a game. MSU and Ohio State are the only two teams in the Big Ten to have four different 20-point scorers this season.
Patience and progression have been two common words to describe Klarissa Bell's playing career at Michigan State. Growing up in East Lansing and being named Michigan's Miss Basketball as a high school senior, she came to MSU with high expectations. However, through her first 48 games as a Spartan, she struggled to find a role and a spot on the floor. Bell averaged just 2.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 10.2 minutes during that time. However, Merchant inserted her into the starting lineup on Jan. 29, 2012 vs. Penn State and she has started every game since.
As a starter, Bell has helped Michigan State to a 38-13 record, while averaging 9.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 33.9 minutes.
Each season, Bell has seen progression in her stat lines, including averaging career highs of 10.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.6 blocks as a junior. Her points and rebounds led the team, while her blocks were second, and her assists and steals were third. Because of a shortened bench, Bell was relied upon to play extended minutes, ranking fourth on the MSU single-season list in minutes (1,196) and sixth in minutes per game (35.2). Her play earned her third-team All-Big Ten honors, and placed her on the coaches' preseason All-Big Ten team.
This season, Bell is fifth on the team with 10.2 points, but is second in and assists (3.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2), both top-15 in the Big Ten. She has been efficient from the field, shooting 50.0% from the field, 37.5% from the 3-point line and 81.8% from the foul line; all of which would be career highs. The Spartans' success last season was weighed heavily based upon Bell's play. In Michigan State's 25 wins, she averaged 12.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and shot 45.1% from the field, while in the nine losses, she scored only 6.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and shot just 29.5%.
Senior Annalise Pickrel made a huge breakthrough last year in her junior season. After averaging 3.3 and 2.5 points in her first two seasons, Pickrel increased her scoring output to 9.3 points per game, which tied for third on the team. Her +6.8 point increase ranked third in the Big Ten last season.
Pickrel has begun her senior season on a high note, building off her success last season. Through six games, she leads the team with 7.2 rebounds and 1.0 blocks, in addition to averaging 14.2 points (second on the team) and 2.8 assists (third on the team) in 30.3 minutes. Pickrel is shooting 53.4% from the field, 37.5% from the 3-point line (6-for-16) and 85.0% (17-for-20) from the free throw line. Among Big Ten players, Pickrel is 11th in field goal percentage and free throw percentage, 14th in rebounds and blocks, and 15th in points.
In the season opener at No. 6 Notre Dame, Pickrel posted her first career double-double (11 points and 12 rebounds), while also setting career highs with 12 rebounds and five assists, both team highs. With her stat line, Pickrel became the first Spartan since Kalisha Keane on Dec. 8, 2007 vs. Indiana State to tally at least 10 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a game.
Her greatest asset last season was her production from the 3-point line. Leading the team in both categories, Pickrel ranked ninth in the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage (36.7%) and 3-point field goals made per game (1.8) last season. Pickrel made a career-high 65 3-pointers, which is the seventh most in a Spartan single season. Entering that year, she was just 19-for-63 (30.2%) from the 3-point arc in her first two seasons at MSU.
Pickrel is currently 12th in Spartan history with 90 3-point field goals made, while ranking sixth with a career 35.2% 3-point field goal percentage.
Junior Kiana Johnson has orchestrated the Spartan offense through her first three seasons in green and white. Johnson has led MSU in assists in each of her first two seasons, and ranks sixth on the Spartan career list with 4.1 assists per game. She has been equally careful with the ball, posting a career assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.87 (256:137), which is second in the MSU record books. So far in 2013-14, Johnson is fifth in the Big Ten and leads the team with 4.8 assists per game, and leads the conference with a 4.14 assist-to-turnover ratio. Over her last three games, she has 19 assists and only two turnovers.
An honorable mention All-Big Ten choice last season, Johnson has also been effective scoring the ball, averaging 9.3 points as a sophomore, tying for third on the team. She led MSU in free throw percentage (81.6%) and was second in 3-point field goal percentage (33.0%). Defensively, Johnson led MSU with 1.9 steals last season, and currently is seventh on the MSU career steals list at 1.8.
Early in the 2013-14 season, junior Becca Mills is going to be asked to fill a lot of minutes in the post due to some early season injuries. Head coach Suzy Merchant has praised Mills' offseason work ethic and early season effort. In her first two seasons, Mills has totaled 552 points (8.2 points per game), so she is accustomed to shouldering the expectations.
Mills has opened the 2013-14 season with back-to-back double-figure scoring games, but struggled against Dayton and Detroit, before coming alive on Saturday vs. Rice. Mills tied her career high with 20 points, going 8-for-14 from the field. Over the last two games, Mills is averaging 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds. For the season, she is third on the team with 11.0 points and second with 6.3 rebounds, which is 19th in the Big Ten, in 28.0 minutes.
Freshman Tori Jankoska has made a quick impression on the 2013-14 Spartan season. Despite coming off the bench, the 5-8 guard leads Michigan State in scoring with 15.2 points per game, which is also 11th in the Big Ten. Jankoska has been a tremendous threat from behind the arc, ranking fourth in the Big Ten in 3-pointers per game (2.2), while shooting 38.2%. Jankoska was the first Spartan freshman ever to begin her MSU career with four-straight double-figure scoring games.
On Tuesday at Temple, Jankoska gathered her first career double-double with team-highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds, a season high. She also went 10-for-12 from the free throw line, the most free throws made by a Spartan since Feb. 6, 2011 (Brittney Thomas vs. Purdue).
Against Dayton, Jankoska and redshirt freshman Aerial Powers each scored 24 points. It was the most points scored by a Spartan freshman since Kalisha Keane scored 24 points in the WNIT Championship game vs. Marquette on April 5, 2008.
Jankoska came to Michigan State with a laundry list of high school accolades, highlighted by being named a PARADE High School All-American, Michigan's Miss Basketball and Michigan's Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year. She shattered Freeland's career scoring record, totaling 2,333 points, while averaging 24.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.6 steals in her career. As a senior, she averaged 30.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 4.8 steals.
Redshirt freshmen Branndais Agee and Aerial Powers return from season-ending injuries. Agee, a high school All-American, played in only five games last season, averaging 2.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in 13.2 minutes, before tearing her right ACL. Powers, who was a top-100 recruit and a two-time Michigan AP Class B Player of the Year, missed the entire season after tearing the Achilles tendon in her left ankle during preseason practice.
Both players are expected to be major contributors this season, but Powers has been the first to make an immediate impact. Recently named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, she is fourth on the team with 10.8 points, while also avergaing a balanced line of 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and a team-best 2.3 steals in just 21.7 minutes. Powers is also 14th in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (51.9%), in addition to ranking eighth in steals.
Agee has been up-and-down so far this season. Against Detroit, she became the first Spartan freshman to post a double-double since Lykendra Johnson at Indiana on Feb. 12, 2009. Agee led MSU with 17 points and 11 rebounds, both career highs, in a career-high 23 minutes. For the season, Agee is averaging 7.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in only 13.3 minutes. She leads the team and is fifth in the Big Ten with a 58.1% field goal percentage.
In head coach Suzy Merchant's tenure, when two numbers on the scoreboard were achieved it typically has been a sign of a MSU win. When the Spartans have scored at least 70 points, their record is 62-4 (93.9%), including winning their last 44 games, while when they hold opponents to 60 points or less, their record is 112-10 (91.8%).
The Spartans have been extremely effective closing out games over the last couple years, winning 85 of their last 86 games (98.8%) when leading with five minutes left, including winning 36 games in a row. In Coach Merchant's tenure, Michigan State is 127-5 (96.2%) when holding a lead with five minutes left.
In Coach Merchant's first six-plus seasons at MSU, the Spartans have gone 145-63 (69.7%). Her winning percentage is the 10th-best all-time among Big Ten coaches, and second among active conference coaches. Entering the year, her 140 wins were the fourth-most by a Big Ten coach in their first six seasons. During her span, the 145 wins are second among Big Ten schools, trailing only Ohio State (154). Merchant has won at least 20 games in nine-straight seasons, not including the shortened 2006-07 season due to her maternity leave. In her career, she has 10 20-win seasons.
In conference games, she is 69-33 (67.6%), ranking her 12th all-time in career winning percentage in Big Ten games and second among active coaches. During her Spartan career, her 69 conference wins are second to only Ohio State (71).
Last season was Suzy Merchant's sixth trip to the NCAA Tournament, posting a 5-6 record. She has guided the Spartans to the last five tournaments, advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2009 and the second round in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Merchant ties Joanne P. McCallie for the most NCAA appearances as a MSU head coach (five). Over the last five NCAA Tournaments, her five wins are second among Big Ten schools (Purdue has six). Merchant also took Eastern Michigan to the tournament in 2004.
The 2013-14 basketball season is the Spartans' 25th inside the Breslin Center. MSU has an all-time record of 254-84 (.751) at Breslin and have been even more dominant of late in its cozy confines, having won 48 of its last 54 games (.889).
The Spartans ended their home schedule last season ranked 10th in the nation and second in the Big Ten with 6,352 fans per game. It marked the ninth-straight season that the Spartans have been among the nation's top-15 in attendance, and the third consecutive year their have been in the top-10.
Michigan State is 5-1 all-time on Dec. 1.
Suzy Merchant RADIO SHOW
The Suzy Merchant Radio Show will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The show, typically held on Wednesdays if no conflicts, is held 12-1 p.m. at Reno's East on Abbott Road. It can be heard locally on WVFN 730AM or at SpartanSportsNetwork.com. This season shows will be Dec. 3 (Tues.), Dec 11, Jan. 2 (Thurs.), Jan. 8, Jan. 15, Jan. 22, Jan. 29, Feb. 4 (Tues.), Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 4 (Tues.).


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Industrial steam turbine for an output range of up to 250 MW
The SST-800 is a single casing steam turbine with center steam admission and reverse steam flow inner casing, designed for a direct coupled generator or mechanical drive. Power output with dual casing solution is up to 250 MW.
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When you win your first 13 games of the season, finish 15-1 and don't go to the Super Bowl, there is only one goal the following season.
Get to the Super Bowl.
That's the task head coach Mike McCarthy, MVP Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers face in the 2012 season.
Whatever they do in the regular season really doesn't matter, winning the NFC North is the first step, but there are higher hurdles to clear.
After their quest for a second straight Super Bowl ended with a playoff loss to the Giants last year, the Packers cannot be satisfied with anything less than a trip to New Orleans in February, and we're not talking about Mardi Gras.
Green Bay faces what should be a tough NFC North where the Bears should be much better with the return of quarterback Jay Cutler and running back Matt Forte, and the Lions look to build upon last year's postseason appearance.
As for Minnesota, well, Chicago and Detroit should be pretty good.
Here's a look at how the NFC North breaks down this season.
Last Year: 15-1.
Head Coach: Mike McCarthy.
Offensive Coordinator: Tom Clements.
Defensive Coordinator: Dom Capers.
What's New: General manager Ted Thompson may have been possessed by aliens this offseason. The usually conservative Thompson, signed a handful of free agents, most notably center Jeff Saturday (Indy) and running back Cedric Benson (Cincinnati) and traded up in the draft on three separate occasions.
See you Later: Some long-time Packers are elsewhere. Center Scott Wells (St. Louis) and quarterback Matt Flynn (Seattle) left as free agents. Tackle Chad Clifton (back/knee) and safety Nick Collins (neck) were released with injuries and running back Ryan Grant is still looking for work.
If Things Go Right: Rodgers and the offense continue to put up prolific numbers, the defense with the addition of three high draft picks and some second-year players who look to make the jump improves and the Pack is back in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years.
If Things Go Wrong: The defense, which ranked last in the league a year ago, doesn't get any better and even another MVP season from Rodgers won't be enough.
Look Out: Second-year return man and wide receiver Randall Cobb is ready to have a breakout season.
Tell Me Why: The team chose Benson over Grant?
Last Year: 3-13.
Head Coach: Leslie Frazier.
Offensive Coordinator: Bill Musgrave.
Defensive Coordinator: Alan Williams.
What's New: The Vikes, in total rebuild mode, added just one starter through free agency, right guard Geoff Schwartz (Carolina).
See You Later: Again, going with a youth movement, the team said good-bye to seven veterans, including tight ends Visanthe Shiancoe and Jim Klesinsasser, and linebacker E.J. Henderson.
If Things Go Right: Running back Adrian Peterson (torn ACL) comes back healthy and returns to his pre-injury form. Second-year quarterback Christian Ponder develops, and the Vikings, by the end of the season, can play spoiler.
If Things Go Wrong: Peterson isn't right, which means there is way too much on Ponder and we're looking at 3-13, at best, again.
Look Out: Rookie safety Harrison Smith, out of Notre Dame, will get a chance to start and may be the playmaker the defense needs.
Tell Me Why: Frazier is still the head coach after last year's McNabb debacle?
Last Year: 8-8.
Head Coach: Lovie Smith.
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Tice.
Defensive Coordinator: Rod Marinelli.
What's New: Once again the Bears didn't go into hibernation. They added 10 new faces to the roster through free agency or trade. The biggest catch was wide receiver Brandon Marshall (Miami), who will be reunited with Cutler. Running back Michael Bush (Oakland) could help, too.
See You Later: The Bears really didn't lose anyone of any consequence.
If Things Go Right: Chicago picks up where it was last year, at 7-3, before first Cutler and then Forte went down for the season. With a schedule that includes just two playoff teams from last year through the first eight games of the season, another quick start is possible.
If Things Go Wrong: Cutler, even if healthy, will make the big mistake at the worst possible time and cost the Bears a big win. The defense, while still above average, is getting a bit old.
Look Out: Marshall should put up big numbers for you fantasy-type people out there.
Tell Me Why: The team didn't hire Giants director of scouting Marc Ross to be its general manager?
Last Year: 10-6.
Head Coach: Jim Schwartz.
Offensive Coordinator: Scott Linehan.
Defensive Coordinator: Gunther Cunningham.
What's New: After enjoying its best season and first trip to the playoffs since before the Matt Millen Error, the Lions basically stood pat and just added through the draft.
See You Later: The only notable loss was cornerback Eric Wright, who signed with Tampa Bay.
If Things Go Right: The Lions continue to improve on both sides of the ball and challenge the Packers for NFC North supremacy.
If Things Go Wrong: The undisciplined nature of the team, starting with the head coach, causes Detroit to lose some games it should win, and the Lions struggle to make it back to the postseason.
Look Out: Second-year wide receiver Titus Young may be ready to have a big year playing opposite Calvin Johnson.
Tell Me Why: The team didn't do more to improve a weak secondary?
Green Bay 12-4
Chicago 10-6
Detroit 9-7
Minnesota 4-12
QB– Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
RB– Adrian Peterson, Minnesota
WR– Calvin Johnson, Detroit
TE– Jermichael Finley, Green Bay
OL– Bryan Bulaga, Green Bay
DE– Jared Allen, Minnesota
DT– B.J. Raji, Green Bay
LB– Clay Matthews, Green Bay
CB— Antoine Winfield, Minnesota
S– Charles Woodson, Green Bay
Coach– Mike McCarthy, Green Bay
Contact Mark Eckel at email@example.com. Thursday: AFC North


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"Going to the White House was a great honor until you showed up!"
Don Bauder 7:15 p.m., Sept. 23
When Michael Crain Grandys, 29, was arrested on Loker Avenue in Carlsbad he had a bindle of meth on him, according to Sheriff's deputy Mike Hanks. Officers then checked the man's car and found a baggie of meth in the center console which weighed out to 3.19 grams, according to testimony today, April 29, 2013.
The same day that Michael Crain Grandys was arrested in Carlsbad, on April 8, an agent with ATF, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, then went to search his Escondido home.
ATF agent Bryan Miller said it appeared that Grandys was living in the garage of a residence at 1272 Conway Drive. The agent said a tool chest in the garage "was being used as a dresser," and he found drugs in the tool-chest-dresser. Agent Miller said he confiscated .301 grams of cocaine and .271 grams of meth from Grandys' living area.
A prosecutor alleges that Grandys has a prior strike conviction for robbery, this case is dated in early 2001; Michael Crain Grandys was 17 years old then, and that case may have originated in the juvenile court system.
Now 29, Grandys has three active misdemeanor cases, those charges include possession of drug paraphernalia and under the influence. Grandys also has a felony conviction for stolen vehicle, out of the downtown San Diego courthouse, and he was out on probation at the time of his most recent arrest, according to records.
Judge Harry Elias ordered the defendant held on new felony charges for possession of methamphetamine and cocaine. Michael Crain Grandys is next due in San Diego's North County Superior Courthouse on May 28, 2013.


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AP Pro32 ballot from Gosselin
Ballot and comments from AP Pro 32 panel voter Rick Gosselin of Dallas Morning News:
Week 11
RICK GOSSELIN (Dallas Morning News)
1. Houston Texans -- Arian Foster has scored a touchdown in all nine of the Texans' games and is their MVP candidate in an 8-1 season. He has 12 touchdowns in all, 10 rushing and two receiving.
2. Atlanta Falcons -- The Falcons may have lost their bid for perfection, but not their grasp on the NFC South. The 8-1 Falcons still have a three-game lead over Tampa Bay and a four-game lead on the Saints.
3. Chicago Bears -- The Bears have already intercepted 19 passes this season and forced 30 turnovers. Chicago leads the league in both categories.
4. San Francisco 49ers -- The 49ers have allowed the fewest points in the NFL (127) and the fewest yards in the NFC.
5. Baltimore Ravens -- The Ravens are an AFC-best 5-0 at home this season and have now won 15 consecutive games there. Three of Baltimore's next four games are on the road, though.
6. Green Bay Packers -- The Packers are coming off their bye and frankly, the arm of Aaron Rodgers needed the week off. He has thrown at least 30 passes in all nine of Green Bay's games thus far.
7. New England Patriots -- Only five quarterbacks have thrown more passes this season than the 358 of Tom Brady -- but none have thrown fewer interceptions (three).
8. Denver Broncos -- The Broncos have the best balance in the league this season, ranking third in the NFL in offense and sixth in defense. A player like Peyton Manning makes both sides of the ball better.
9. Pittsburgh Steelers -- This was the worst weekend of the NFL season for quarterbacks with four of them knocked from games with injuries: Ben Roethlisberger of the Steelers, Jay Cutler of the Bears, Alex Smith of the 49ers and Michael Vick of the Eagles.
10. New York Giants -- Eli Manning has gone three games without throwing a touchdown pass for the slumping Giants. He has passed for fewer than 200 yards in two of them. He appears to have a tired arm.
11. Indianapolis Colts -- In the six games since Indy's bye, rookie quarterback Andrew Luck has rushed for as many touchdowns (five) as he has thrown.
12. Seattle Seahawks -- Thankfully, this is the final weekend of NFL byes. The Seahawks, Giants, Titans and Vikings all have Week 11 off.
13. Minnesota Vikings -- Adrian Peterson has scored five touchdowns in the last four weeks and averaged 157.3 yards per game during that stretch.
14. New Orleans Saints -- Drew Brees topped 300 yards passing in five of the first six games this season. But he has been under 300 in each of his last three starts.
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Josh Freeman has steered the Bucs to four wins in their last five games to rekindle playoff hopes with a 5-4 record. He has thrown 13 TD passes against just one interception during that stretch.
16. Dallas Cowboys -- The Cowboys played six of their first nine games on the road in their 4-5 start. This weekend they begin a three-game homestand and all three are win-able -- 2-7 Cleveland, 3-6 Washington and 3-6 Philadelphia.
17. Cincinnati Bengals -- Geno Atkins leads all NFL defensive tackles with seven sacks this season. He led all tackles in 2011 as well with 7½.
18. Detroit Lions -- The Lions play two home games in a span of five days -- the Packers on Sunday and Texans on Thanksgiving.
19. San Diego Chargers -- Phillip Rivers has thrown nine interceptions and lost three fumbles in the Chargers' five losses this season.
20. Arizona Cardinals -- The Cardinals have scored the fewest points in the NFC this season. But a top 10 defense has kept them on the periphery of playoff contention at 4-5.
21. Tennessee Titans -- The Titans are the only NFL team that has allowed 300 points this season. Chicago put 50 on them, Detroit 40 and five other teams have scored in the 30s.
22. Miami Dolphins -- The Dolphins are the only team in the AFC that has scored more touchdowns on the ground (11) than through the air (six).
23. St. Louis Rams -- Steven Jackson has rushed for a disappointing 504 yards this season, averaging a paltry 3.7 yards per carry for the 3-5-1 Rams.
24. New York Jets -- The Jets are 0-2 against the NFC this season and now head to St. Louis. They are one of the few AFC teams struggling against the other conference in 2012. The NFC holds a 25-16 edge in the series.
25. Philadelphia Eagles -- The Eagles are knee deep in the longest losing streak of the Andy Reid era (five games). Rookie quarterback (Nick Foles) will make his first NFL start for Philly this week.
26. Washington Redskins -- Robert Griffin III leads all NFL quarterbacks with 526 yards rushing, six touchdowns and six fumbles.
27. Buffalo Bills -- The Bills hired Dave Wannstedt to fix the defense and signed free-agent DE Mario Williams to fix the pass rush. But Buffalo has slid from 26th in the NFL in defense in 2011 to 31st this season.
28. Oakland Raiders -- Raiders QB Carson Palmer has thrown an interception in five consecutive games for the fading Raiders.
29. Carolina Panthers -- The Panthers are the only team in the NFC that has scored more touchdowns on the ground (nine) than through the air (eight).
30. Cleveland Browns -- The Browns, Cardinals, Packers and Redskins all return from byes this week. Cleveland is 7-11 in games following bye weeks.
31. Kansas City Chiefs -- Matt Cassel is the only quarterback in the NFL that has thrown an interception in every game he has started.
32. Jacksonville Jaguars -- The Jaguars have lost six games in a row, including the last three without defending NFL rushing champion Maurice Jones-Drew because of an injury.
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SUISUN CITY -- Police are investigating a homicide in a residential neighborhood in Suisun City on Saturday morning.
At about 11 a.m. Saturday police received a report that a person had been shot on Terry Lane, about a block from Heritage Park, police said.
Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim died of his injuries, police said.
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Hi I am just wondering if you could give me a little advice on where I should head next. I am 39yr old female with a small 3-4mm kinda firm but not hard round lump under floor of mouth under mucosa deep behind the bottom teeth. Been to the doctors who said it clincial feels like a cyst not cancer. He sent me to a specialist who thought it was a little unusual to have a lump there, but was 90% sure it was not cancer by the way it feels. I asked for it to be biopsied, but was told its to small. I went for a 2nd opinion by another specialist who said it was a salivary gland stone, but my doctor did not agree due to it not being that hard. My doctor who is quite certain by the way it feels said it is in the salivary duct (sublingual) and it is very small 3-4mm and totally movable and has not gotten any bigger in the last 6weeks said to wait and watch it before jumping in to having it removed. He still thinks its a cyst. My question is what should I do? I am at a loss. I am worried about it being a cancer even though its most likely not. But I heard it is rare to have a cyst in this spot. Please help as I am really worried. Regards.
Any lump of bump like this should be evaluated by an Otolaryngologist. It may be a stone in the duct or many other things. Seeing an ENT will be a great start.
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SGS to Attend Projects and Infrastructure International 2011 in Brussels, Belgium
Press release from: SGS Industrial Services
Projects and Infrastructure International 2011 is a leading conference aiming to provide a meeting place for key players and a one-stop shop for the latest news on structuring finance for energy and infrastructure projects. The three-day event presents a perfect opportunity for SGS to showcase its wide range of services for the Project Finance and Infrastructure sector, including Project Finance, Risk Management and Collateral Management Services.
Furthermore, on June 30, 2011, the second day of the main conference, dedicated to Financing Global Energy and Infrastructure, Jale Cairney, Vice President Risk Management at SGS, will give a presentation titled 'Risk Management on Mega Projects'. The presentation is scheduled for 10:15 and will focus on quantifying project performance and strategies for managing cost and revenue risk in mega infrastructure projects.
In addition, on June 30, 2011, Len Beale, Vice President Infrastructure and Building at SGS, will chair the PPP and Transport Finance Forum, dedicated to Greenfield Projects, scheduled from 11:15 to 13:15. The entire sector on Greenfield Projects will include the following topics: structuring multi-source finance for greenfield airports, examining the current environment for port profitability and financing, high speed rail projects as well as assessing recent experience of structuring road deals.
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Industrial Services is one of the major Business Lines of the SGS Group, a global service provider for technical verification, inspection, testing and conformity assessment. SGS Industrial Services ensures that the customer's installations, material, equipment, facilities and projects meet all quality and performance requirements, whether they are regulatory, voluntary or customer based. Industrial Services has decades' worth of experience and some remarkable references in serving key industries, such as Construction, Industrial Manufacturing & Trade, Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry, Power Generation and Transmission, Banks and Financial Institutions as well as Renewable Energy.
With its worldwide industry expertise, SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, provides a fully comprehensive program of Project Finance Services from Risk Management and Project Management to Due Diligence and Technical Reviews, designed to meet the specific requirements of its clients.
SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 64,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,250 offices and laboratories around the world.
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Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 2016/06/30 - Alstom has been awarded a contract by Chengdu Metro Corp. Ltd to supply the traction systems for 288 metro cars due to circulate on Line 3, the citys new metro line - Alstom.com. FR0010220475; ALO
The line is being built in three phases, with a first phase to open in August 2016. The contract, worth around 40 million, is for phases 2 and 3 of the line, expected to start its trial run in 2018.
When complete, Line 3 will be 50 km long and include 37 stations, connecting the suburbs of Chengdu to the centre of the city.
Through its Chinese joint venture SATEE (Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd), Alstom is supplying its metro traction system OptONIX, specifically designed and developed for the Chinese market. OptONIX is Alstom's high performance, high reliability traction system specifically developed to improve operational performance and reduce life cycle cost.
Alstom was also in charge of supplying the traction systems for the 144 metro cars that will circulate on the first phase of Line 3. The traction systems for all three phases are being manufactured by SATEE in China and Alstom in France and Belgium, with components supplied by Tarbes and software supplied by Charleroi.
We are pleased to be awarded a new contract by the city of Chengdu to participate in the extension of its metro network, which will significantly shorten the commuting time of its passengers through a transport solution that is reliable, efficient and environmentally friendly. With the objective of developing greener transport solutions, the city of Chengdu can rely on Alstoms urban mobility solutions, and its proximity to China through its valuable local JV SATEE, to achieve this aim, said Ling Fang, Managing Director of China & East Asia, Alstom.
Alstom has supplied traction solutions for 750 metro cars on the Chengdu metro lines, and for 3,400 metro cars of 18 metro lines in 8 cities in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Qingdao and Hong Kong.
Alstom and SATEE have been supplying traction for metro cars in China for more than 15 years.
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Bradford Council has renewed demands for Silsden Town Council to return £25,000 after failing to deliver the project it was meant for.
The authority wants to claw back money supposed to have been used for a police and community contact point in the town.
Silsden Town Council received the cash as part of proceeds generated by the sale of the town's police station in 2005. The intention was to transform the former Silsden Library in Wesley Place into a permanent police and community contact point. But the project faltered through lack of volunteers and potential refurbishment costs, and the money has since lain unused.
Steve Hartley, the council's interim strategic director for environment and sport, said: "As the town council does not have any immediate plans to provide the contact point, Bradford Council has asked for the money back so it can progress the project."
But town council chairman, Coun-cillor Chris Atkinson, said the council had not yet asked for the money back and the matter would likely go before a meeting tonight. He added: "Why do they want it back to start with? It is for the people of Silsden."
The town council was given a 30-day deadline last June to draft a plan to spend the money on a community project or run the risk of forfeiting it.


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David Blaska wrote:lukpac, that is a complete falsehood.
Except it isn't. Prior to the details coming out recently, the only information was that he was being investigated because he was accused of sexual assault.
David Blaska wrote:lukpac, that is a complete falsehood.
lukpac wrote:David Blaska wrote:lukpac, that is a complete falsehood.
Except it isn't. Prior to the details coming out recently, the only information was that he was being investigated because he was accused of sexual assault.
David Blaska wrote:Mr. Fancy Dancer
A defense attorney, she maintained, would point to Berg's intoxication and her acceptance of a ride home from Solomon when another co-worker offered her a ride. The defense would point to the "consensual" back rub, the consensual kissing and the county employee who saw them being equally affectionate with each other. The defense also would stress that Berg invited Solomon to spend the night.
"And, while it is not a legal requirement that sexual assault victims resist their attackers or specifically shout out the word 'no' before a crime occurs, Ms. Berg's acknowledged lack of any response to Solomon when she awoke to his conduct is a case weakness," Rusch wrote.
But she also made it clear that she believed Berg's allegations.
snoqueen wrote:But I agree -- this has disintegrated into sheer nonsense in spite of several attempts to get it back on (Jason's) track.
Quoting Ald. Tim Bruer wrote:"It's ironic that many of the progressives on the council and in the community who are fast to be calling for state officials to resign for inappropriate behavior have not come forth and applied the same principles to Ald. Solomon," referring to calls for conservative state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser to step down amid allegations that he put liberal colleague Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in a chokehold in June. "In fact, they have subtly rallied around Ald. Solomon."
snoqueen wrote:this is important because someone's reputation and career are on the line.
Jason Joyce wrote:Where do our conservative acquaintances stand on the issue of ethics rules and consequences for city alders? And how would those rules be applied here? There have been no convictions or criminal charges, after all.
Jason Joyce wrote:Ask me if I care.
Jason Joyce wrote:There are no conservatives currently on the city council ... so if anyone is handling the situation, it's the "PROGS." In fact, they have names: Shiva Bidar-Sielaff and Laren Cnare.
Radboy "Thank god he used his fingers" wrote:Thank you, Joyce, for getting us back on track."
Jason Joyce wrote:Why respond to Meade and Blaska at all? Do you think they're really interested in your answers?
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SpringI just bought this & have worn it only a few times but I like it. It has white floral notes with a heavier base. It reminds me of Spring whenever I wear it. My only little complaint is that on it's own, it seems to fade quicker than I would like it to. But when I layer it with the body lotion that seems to help it's lasting power. Glad I bought this. — 5 years, 7 months agoFeline44mom | 212 reviews
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DJI E600 Quadcopter Tuned Propulsion System
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This is the DJI Innovations E600 Quadcopter Tuned Propulsion System. The DJI E series tuned propulsion system provides an all in one solution for the multi-rotor industry. It delivers greater aerodynamic efficiency and a higher thrust-to-weight ratio, while increasing reliability, stability and agility that is compatible with a variety of multi-rotor platforms.
- APPLICATION: 450, 550, 650 & 700 Quadcopters.
- PROPELLER: With the state of the art aerodynamic efficiency and nearly half of the inertia product of the normal 12x3.8″ prop, the 12x4.2″ delivers an outstanding flight experience. The rotors are carefully balanced dynamically, you will never be bothered by vibration from your airborne rolling shutter camera. The low inertial design enables your flight controller to use a much higher gain value to achieve a higher stability and maneuverability all at once.
- 3508 MOTOR: From magnets to steel, from copper wire to bearing DJI uses only the best materials to make the best products. Improved mass production techniques, along with scientific quality control systems, lowers costs and ensures that the products are more accessible to users. DJI's self-tightening prop mechanism dramatically reduces any chance of a loosening rotor or mistakenly installed rotors. Tool-free mounting and dismounting makes storage and transportation much easier.
- 20A ESC: This ESC along with highly efficient and quick response algorithms, combine to provide drastic optimization of both motor and rotor parameters, all come together to enhance this propulsion system to utilize an agile thrust which gives the aircraft extra maneuverability and stability in wind and during descending. Also feature an electromagnetic compatibility design with a coaxial-cable, which work together to provide a calm electromagnetic environment for the airborne sensors. Furthermore the 20A ESC together with DJI 3508 motor brings 6S high voltage power system to middle-sized multi-rotors, enable them a much higher electrical efficiency and extended durability
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- Recommended load: 600 g/axis
- Maximum Thrust: 1600 g/axis
- Working Temperature: -5°C ~ 40°C Quad or hexa
- Recommended Battery: 6S
- Current: 20A OPTO
- Signal Frequency: 30Hz~450Hz
- Voltage: 14.8~25.2V
- Battery: 4S~6S LiPo
- Motor
- Stator Size: 35x8mm
- KV: 415 rpm/V
- Weight: 90g
- Propeller
- Diameter: 33x11cm
- Thread Pitch: 12x4.2 inch
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As much as old-timers and basketball purists gripe about the lost art of the mid-range jumper or the simple bounce pass, nobody complains about the evolution of the dunk. Why would they? Everybody loves the dunk, and it's no coincidence that most of the game's last four decades have been defined by men who excelled above the rim: e.g. Julius Erving, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
Thanks to the worldwide reach of the Internet and increasing stages for dunkers to perform, ranking the 25 best dunkers on the planet was bigger than just the NBA; college, high school, playground circus acts and overseas stars infiltrated the discussion. With such a large and diverse pool, rankings were based on a non-scientific combination of in-game, dunk contests, posterizations, level of competition, style, power, and simple aesthetic preference. With that, here are Nos. 25 through 21…
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25. J.R. SMITH (Denver Nuggets)
Probable cause: Two-time NBA dunk contest participant popularized the behind-the-back cram during the '05 competition. Pulled off a 360 alley-oop in a game.
Reasonable doubt: Known more as a shot-jacker than a dunker. His contest cameos have been largely forgettable, as J.R. seems to put more thought into his tattoos than his dunks.
Physical evidence:
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24. JOSH SELBY (University of Kansas)
Probable cause: Won the 2010 McDonald's All-American dunk contest. Arguably the most athletic Kansas recruit since Lester Earl or DeShawn Stevenson.
Reasonable doubt: Just a freshman in college, Selby is young and hasn't built up much of a dunking resume.
Physical evidence:
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23. TRAVIS LESLIE (University of Georgia)
Probable cause: Just take a witness statement from DeMarcus Cousins. Or the South Carolina Gamecocks, who saw Leslie make two SportsCenter "Top 10 Plays" against them in one game last season.
Reasonable doubt: Only recently hit the scene as an elite dunker.
Physical evidence:
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22. TYRUS THOMAS (Charlotte Bobcats)
Probable cause: Stromile Swift 2.0 is a pure power dunker who feeds on lobs and putbacks. Though he's been a backup more than a full-time starter in the NBA, still manages to make the Top 10 Dunks of the Year lists annually.
Reasonable doubt: Tyrus made it clear he doesn't give a damn about the dunk contest, and his '07 showing was appropriately lackluster.
Physical evidence:
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21. DWYANE WADE (Miami Heat)
Probable cause: Serves up more facials than Byron Long. Wade's hit list includes everybody from Josh Smith and Kevin Garnett to Anderson Varejao and Yi Jianlian. He's an international posterizer who doesn't discriminate based on size.
Reasonable doubt: Not much of a contest-type dunker, Wade's repertoire isn't very diverse. A couple years back he was good for a backwards alley-oop here and there, but now it's mostly one-hand bangers more notable for their statement than their style.
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Bedrooms 1
Bathrooms 1
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- Swimming pool
- Four poster bed
- Off road parking
- Sauna
- Smoke-free
- Garden / Patio
- Cot available
- Highchair available
- Pub/shop < 1 mile
- Broadband / WiFi
The property
A delightful first floor apartment located in a large stone-built converted barn in the tiny village of Litton, just six miles from Kettlewell.
One of eight holiday apartments on site, this cosy Litton self-catering apartment has delightful accommodation throughout and provides the perfect base for exploring this beautiful area.
This apartment in Littondale features an open-plan living area with original crook beams, a well-equipped kitchen and sitting area, a romantic bedroom with a four poster bed and a bathroom with spa bath.
Guests can enjoy shared use of the fabulous on-site facilities, which include a heated indoor swimming pool and a relaxing sauna, whilst the grounds are ideal for sitting out, enjoying the sunshine or partaking in a little evening tipple.
There are many superb walks to enjoy, from easy rambles to the more adventurous tracks over the fells.
The Three Peaks, Pen-y-ghent or Whernside may tempt the more experienced walker, while those seeking something a little less ambitious may amble along the delightful banks of the River Skirfare.
There are also charming woodland paths to wander along, hiding a multitude of wildlife, including foxes, deer and falcons.
An ideal Litton apartment for a fabulous romantic break in the beautiful Dales countryside.
All first floor. One four-poster king-size double bedroom. Bathroom with spa bath, shower over, basin and WC. Open plan living area with fitted kitchen, dining area and sitting area.
- Oil central heating
- Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, TV with FreeSat, DVD, WiFi, shared selection of books and DVDs
- Fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- Cot and highchair on request
- Ample off road parking
- Shared use of indoor heated swimming pool and sauna
- Shared use of grounds with play area, meadow and BBQ area
- Sorry, no pets and no smoking
- Shop 6 miles, pub 10 mins walk.
About the location
Kettlewell 6 miles; Skipton 14 miles.
Nestling in the beautiful valley of the River Skirfare in Littondale, the lovely village of Litton makes the perfect place from which to explore the wonderful scenery and pretty villages of this magnificent Dale. Much of the area is National Trust owned - an indication of the beauty of its classic countryside, with dry-stone walls and barns, important flower-rich hay meadows and valley side woodland. Undoubtedly, this is one of the best walking and mountain biking areas in the Dales, with The Dales Way passing close by. Nearby Kettlewell, lying on the banks of the River Wharfe is a real delight with traditional stone-built cottages, two excellent pubs, a Post Office, speciality shops and a hotel. No surprise that the hit movie Calendar Girls was filmed here and in other locations throughout the area. An excellent base for enjoying the famous Dales, historic market towns, caves and waterfalls of this magical area.
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CHICAGO (AP) — With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, President Barack Obama has spent a small fortune in recent months to build and maintain a campaign operation that is larger, more diverse and more focused on November's general election than any of his opponents' organizations.
Republican contenders like Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have surely been watching their expenses during their primary elections: millions here for ad spending, millions there for travel, rallies and consulting fees.
But Obama, who faces no serious challenger for the Democratic nomination, has sunk his cash into an expansive brick-and-mortar operation with offices in nearly every state. His campaign has spent more than $135 million on operations through February, according to an Associated Press analysis of Federal Election Commission records. That's about $3 million more than all his Republican challengers combined.
Republicans bristle over reports that Obama's paid staff exceeds 500, many of whom work in the campaign's Chicago headquarters.
"I think the campaign is single-handedly trying to lower the unemployment rate by hiring field staff," Romney political director Rich Beeson said. "When they point to the fact about how many people they've got hired and how many offices they've got, they're just trying to distract people from the reality of (how) they're going to have a heck of a time finding people to get out and vote for him."
Campaign filings list more than 330 paid staffers in Chicago and 200 more spread across the country — payroll costs that exceed $6.3 million during the last two months alone.
"We're building the largest grass-roots campaign in history," campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said. "You can see it here, but it's really happening in the states."
The numbers also suggest signs of stress.
Obama's team has spent more than $7 million since January on fundraising-related expenses like postage, printing and telemarketing, in some cases to contact the same kind of low-dollar donors who supported Obama four years ago. The campaign also spent millions more on expenses like online advertising and consulting, which in some cases can be tied to fundraising.
With offices in nearly every state, the campaign also faces rising overhead. Through the first two months of the year, Obama spent approximately $1.1 million on computer equipment, $435,000 in rent and utilities, $305,000 on telephones, and $19,000 on office supplies, federal filings show.
The core of Obama's operation is packed into the sixth floor of Chicago's Prudential building, where 300 staffers sit side by side at long rows of tables, working from laptops and cellphones. Colorful college pennants hang from the ceiling and often represent key swing states: the University of North Carolina, Ohio State and the University of Michigan. Need a designer T-shirt or bumper sticker? A room managed by two staffers houses a swelling collection of campaign memorabilia for sale.
Obama's operation had $84.7 million in cash on hand by Feb. 29. But the Romney campaign — which is hardly hurting for cash after raising about $74.8 million — says it's not impressed.
Romney's Boston-based campaign is a fraction of the size of Obama's, although its organization dwarfs its Republican competitors. With around 100 paid staffers, Romney has spent more than $180,000 in rent and utilities since early January in at least 16 states, records show, from Massachusetts to Utah. Santorum, whose national headquarters was technically a post office box until this month, spent just $19,000 since the beginning of the year on rent-related expenses.
Romney's ability to compete against Obama's growing organization has become a selling point on the trail.
"As Republican primary voters in Illinois, we have an opportunity to look at the field of candidates, and look at them and say, 'Who can go toe-to-toe not just with Barack Obama, but the Chicago machine that is his operation?'" Rep. Aaron Schock, a top Romney supporter in Illinois, said recently
Obama's massive campaign is part of what drives supporters to give money to "super" political action committees popping up this election cycle. Major super PACs like American Crossroads, which supports Republicans, and Restore Our Future, which supports Romney, have tens of millions of dollars apiece to help, thanks to federal court rulings that have stripped campaign-finance rules to allow unlimited — and, at times, effectively anonymous — donations from billionaires, corporations and labor unions.
"As a general rule, the big institutional money goes inordinately to incumbents regardless of party, while outside money plays the role of balancing out the party in power or stopping a specific initiative," Crossroads spokesman Jonathan Collegio said. Republican-leaning super PACs have spent more than $50 million on TV ads this election; Crossroads is largely waiting to spend its money until the general election.
Whatever the case, the Democrats' current financial advantage is something Obama's campaign isn't taking for granted. Obama changed course last month in his criticism of super PACs and began encouraging big-money supporters to give to Priorities USA Action, a group working in his favor.
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Obama 'Friend': End of Israel 'Within Reach' By Aaron Klein January 30, 2009 In Obama's Hyde Park, It's All In the Family By Andrew C. McCarthy & Claudia Rosett November 3, 2008 Rashid Khalidi Is another Barack Obama Scary Friend By Mark Whittington October 28, 2008 The L.A. Times Suppresses Obama's Khalidi Bash Tape By Andrew C. McCarthy October 27, 2008 Barack Obama's Anti-Israel Alliances By Rachel Neuwirth October 24, 2008 Why Won't Obama Talk about Columbia? By Andrew C. McCarthy October 7, 2008 Characters Count By Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. October 7, 2008 Obama Hijacked Phrase from Pro-Palestinian Friend? By Aaron Klein May 18, 2008
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Established in 1995, the Arab American Action Network (AAAN) "seeks to empower Chicago-area Arab immigrants and Arab Americans through the combined strategies of community organizing, advocacy, education and social services, leadership development, and forging productive relationships with other communities … [and] to be an active agent for positive social change." Its founders were Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi (the former Director of the PLO press agency and onetime moderator of the PLO Advisory Committee) and his wife, Mona Khalidi. Headquartered in the heart of Chicago's large Palestinian community, AAAN views the United States as a nation wherein Arab citizens are routinely maltreated. To remedy this perceived societal injustice, the organization aims "to challenge government policies that violate the civil, political and human rights of the Arab American and Arab immigrant community." Among these policies are "detentions, deportations and other attacks on immigrants that result from Homeland Security [measures]." AAAN has worked closely with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, which seeks to: (a) promote open borders immigration policies; (b) give illegal aliens who attend Illinois high schools (dubbed "undocumented students" by AAAN) "the opportunity to pursue higher education"; (c) press the state for increased funding for immigrant services, such as English Language, Outreach and Interpretation, and Civics programs; and (d) "support other beneficial immigrant rights legislation." In December 2005, AAAN and numerous other Arab lobby groups composed a letter to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, characterizing a North Carolina/New Mexico joint initiative to deny driver's licenses to illegal immigrants as a "bigoted attack on Arabs and Muslims." At issue, said the letter, was "an inflammatory and misleading billboard campaign … which contains extremely negative images of Arabs and Arab cultural symbols with the message, 'Don't License Terrorists.' The billboards unfairly conflate the question of immigration and national security and cast a shadow of suspicion on Arabs and Muslims, unfairly equating them with terrorism and encouraging an environment that can lead to prejudice and hate crimes. In doing so, the ads utilize false stereotypes and racist rhetoric to promote an anti-immigrant agenda." AAAN is "committed to speaking out" against what it calls the pervasive "biased reporting, media stereotypes, and the criminalization of Arabs and Muslims." Its staff and Board have developed a Speakers' Bureau of experts on these issues from throughout the Chicago area, speakers who have made many presentations to audiences at schools, universities, churches, community centers, and corporations. Moreover, they facilitate workshops and "provide training to agencies on the provision of culturally appropriate human services to our community." In early 2005, AAAN co-sponsored an art exhibit titled "The Subject of Palestine." Held at DePaul University and featuring the works of ten Palestinian artists, the exhibit's central theme was "the compelling and continuing tragedy of Palestinian life ... under [Israeli] occupation ... home demolition ... statelessness ... bereavement ... martyrdom, and ... the heroic struggle for life, for safety, and for freedom." AAAN's hostile view of the Jewish state is further manifest in the organization's reference to Israel's creation in 1948 as Al Nakba ("The Catastrophe"). In collaboration with the American Friends Service Committee, AAAN recently initiated a project titled "Al Nakba: 1948 As Experienced by Chicago Palestinians." This venture solicits photographs, letters, and verbal accounts of local Palestinians' recollections about their sufferings immediately before, during, and after Israel's establishment. Among the current luminaries of AAAN's staff are: (a) Vice President Ali Abunimah, who maintains the website ElectroicIntifada.com and is a Board member of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center; and (b) Executive Director Hatem Abudayyeh, who has condemned "the Israeli government and its military killing machine." AAAN actively collaborates with scores of leftist organizations nationwide. Among these are the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, the American Friends Service Committee, Amnesty International, the Arab American Institute, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the 8th Day Justice Center, MADRE, the Mosque Foundation, the National Lawyers Guild, Service Employees International Union, and Voices in the Wilderness. AAAN has received donations from the Fry Foundation, the Polk Brothers Foundation, the Tides Foundation, and the Woods Fund of Chicago.
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BLUE BELL, Pa., Feb. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation UIS, -1.81% said today that it will present at the Raymond James Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Monday, March 3 in Orlando, Florida. Ed Coleman, Unisys chairman and chief executive officer, and Janet Haugen, Unisys chief financial officer, will jointly present at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
Unisys will provide access to a live webcast of the presentation on the Unisys Investor Web site at www.unisys.com/investor. A replay of the Webcast will be available on the Unisys Investor Web site shortly after the live event.
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About the Program
Completion of the program at Southwestern is the first stage of the dual degree program.
The student then applies for admission to an ABET accredited engineering school which usually requires a GPA of 3.0. In the case of Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., students with the above-noted GPA and a recommendation from the liaison office (Southwestern's Physics Department) are normally admitted. In addition, Washington University offers a Dual Degree Engineering Affiliation Scholarship, to be awarded by the Southwestern University liaison office. To be eligible for the scholarship, which covers half of the tuition cost at Washington University, a student must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and meet the dual degree admission requirements. Students in the dual degree program at Washington University constitute about 20 percent of the undergraduate engineering students and receive their degrees upon satisfactory completion of a two-year program in St. Louis.
Also, specific credit transfers have been arranged with Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., and with Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. It should be noted that the average time to complete an engineering degree at public institutions for students who enter as freshmen is now five years. As both the engineering schools and Southwestern make curricular adjustments frequently, students interested in the dual degree program should consult regularly with the Pre-Engineering advisor about progress or changes in affiliation agreements.
Engineering students must satisfy the basic requirements of the Bachelor of Arts degree, including all Area One and Two requirements, but excluding the 47 semester hours in the major discipline, for a total of 92 semester hours at Southwestern.
The Southwestern degree is a BA with a major in Physical Science. The requirements for the major are to be considered satisfied by the science and mathematics courses outlined here, together with course work completed at the engineering school, for completion of the engineering degree at the second institution.


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Ginger Vaughn
Reporter / Ph.D. student, 33 (American)
Noda needs to rebuild confidence in Japan's political system quickly so he can focus on domestic urgent needs such as: post-disaster measures, new energy policies, financial reconstruction and tax reform, and reviving foreign policy.
Minako Watanabe
Fashion pattern designer (Japanese)
He must learn to work with all the political parties rather than focussing his energy on purely winning elections and gaining power, like his predecessors. I have high hopes for him.
Hiroshi Mochizuki
IT, 31 (Japanese)
Complicated political ideas need to be shown more clearly through popular media. Until now we've only see these idea in short bursts on TV news, etc. His new approach should be to use the Internet to speak to people.
George Pulham
Engineer, 54 (English)
Caroline Pulham
Recruitment consultant, 57 (English)
He needs clear leadership and to be decisive in Japan and on the world stage. Since (Junichiro) Koizumi people abroad haven't been aware of Japan PMs' names due to the constant changing.
Shinji Ono
Student, 18 (Japanese)
I think he should listen to the Japanese people and generate more of a connection between politicians and the people. The Japanese need to feel more in touch with their politicians than before.
Sarah Everitt Furuya
FEW (For Empowering Women in Japan)
president, 40 (English)
He should avoid making lofty promises he cant keep and later be ousted for. Perhaps he should make some kind of commitment to stay for three years and carry out these ideas.
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Do any of you ladies gain weight after a longer run? Yesterday I ran 10 miles (long for me), then went on a 3 hour hike...then walked around downtown. My legs are toast. But when I stepped on the scale this morning, my weight went up 5 POUNDS since yesterday-- no joke. I know I probably ate a bit more than I should have, but 5 pounds? My angles are visibly swollen, and so are my fingers...I'm hoping some of it is water retention.
Anyway, I've actually been trying to drop some weight for my upcoming wedding and I can't express how frustrating something like this is.
Anyone experience this? Thanks.


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Clean and sober in Arizona
By Jack Magruder
"I'd go out and I'd drink," said Hannahan, 22. "I'd end up blacking out. Next thing I know, I'd wind up somewhere I wouldn't want to be. I wouldn't know how I got there, or what drugs I took while I was there. It led to many visits to jail. Many visits to detox. I'm just thankful I didn't kill anyone or kill myself."
Hannahan, a third baseman, is in his first season in the Arizona Fall League after signing for a $470,000 bonus after the Tigers drafted him in the third round in 2001, fresh off being the Big Ten Conference player of the year at Minnesota.
He hit a combined .256-9-62 while splitting time between high Class A Lakeland and Double-A Erie, a promising step in a career that was careening out of control even as he was hammering Big Ten pitching his first two years for the Golden Gophers.
"I had my first drink in eighth grade. The moment that I touched it, I loved it," said Hannahan, a local hero who grew up in St. Paul and stayed in the Twin Cities for college.
"I just kept doing it. It opened up to other drugs and became a huge problem. I didn't realize it was a problem, because all my friends were doing it. Being in the middle of 60,000 students on campus, it surrounds you. That's what you do. You're in college. You party. And that's what I did.
"I just took it to the next level. Everyone would stop drinking at one o'clock when the bars would close. I'd drink until four or five every night and try to go out and play baseball. It didn't work."
Despite the extra-curriculars, Hannahan's numbers were impressive his first two seasons at Minnesota. He hit .360-4-30 as a freshman and .327-8-43 as a sophomore. But he believes he had much more to give.
"I could have done much better, definitely. Seeing two, three balls when you are at the plate for five innings doesn't help," he said. He said he often was still recovering from the night before, when he might have had 15 beers, for the first five innings of games.
Hannahan's metamorphosis to clean and sober began the summer before his junior season, after he passed out on a woman's lawn and she called the police, presuming him dead.
Hannahan was placed in an ambulance and was headed for another trip to detox before he came to and convinced paramedics to take him home, where he finally admitted to his mother--and to himself--that he needed to change. He entered an inpatient treatment facility that afternoon.
"Finally I got the help I needed. It turned my life around," said Hannahan, who had an RBI groundout in his first AFL game with Mesa.
"As it turned out, I was an inch away from getting kicked off my team in college. My whole career it was a problem. It led up to many, many rock bottoms. It got to the point where I was sick of having my family my worry about me.
"The bigger part was just me, how my life was going. I didn't want to go down that road where it was going. There was nothing but negative things happening to me. I didn't like how my life was. I had to stop, and I got the help I needed.
"If I wouldn't have done that, I wouldn't be here. I probably wouldn't even have finished college ball. If I hadn't have gotten sober, I would have been done with baseball, to be honest with you."
As it is, Hannahan broke out in 2001, hitting .372-15-63 with 16 stolen bases. He not only led the conference in homers, RBIs and runs (65), but also became a leader and a respected teammate.
After spending a few weeks after the draft with short-season Oneonta, Hannahan continued his offensive prowess by batting .318-1-27 in 46 games at Class A West Michigan, a notorious pitcher's park. He hit 15 doubles and drove in 35 in 235 at-bats between the two stops.
Hannahan's numbers were not what he wanted in 2002, but he did get a chance to play Double-A in his second pro season, a leap not many make.
"I thought it was kind of a down year," he said, "but it was a learning experience, being my first full season. I got a taste of 140 games.
"Overall, it was all right. The whole season really wore on me. I had to get used to it. Double-A is a big step up from A ball. The pitchers were much better, and everyone in the field can play. Anything with a little air under it in the outfield is getting caught."
But while some of his hits were caught this season, Hannahan played solid defense at third base at both Lakeland and Erie, his 21 errors notwithstanding.
"That's what kept me going through the year--when my hitting wasn't there, my defense was still there. That kept me normal," Hannahan said.
The new normal. The abstinent normal. The one that makes him a candidate at third base in the Tigers' youth movement.
Peoria third baseman Mark Teixeira (Rangers) homered from both sides of the plate on Opening Day Oct. 1, leading the Javelinas to a 9-4 victory over defending champion Phoenix. Teixeira, who had five hits, hit a solo homer batting righthanded in the fifth and a three-run homer from the left side in the sixth for a 7-1 lead. He also had three singles, his last one an infield hit.
Maryvale righthander Cheyenne Janke (Cardinals), a late roster addition to the league, struck out four in two scoreless innings to get a victory in relief Oct. 2. Janke replaced 1999 sandwich pick Nick Stocks, shut down after making 11 starts over the summer.
The league, which had a franchise in Tucson for the first two seasons, plans to play three leagues games in Tucson during the general managers' meetings there Nov. 10-14. Maryvale and Scottsdale will play Nov. 11, Grand Canyon and Mesa will play Nov. 12, and Phoenix and Peoria will play Nov. 12. All three games will be played at Frank Sancet Field at the University of Arizona.
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Police station vetting process extended as Steamboat Springs City Council reaffirms new facility is a priority
September 17, 2013
Steamboat Springs — The Steamboat Springs City Council on Tuesday night officially ruled out Rita Valentine Park as a potential site for a police station and gave city staff a couple of months to vet some alternative locations.
The city now has until December to come back to council with other options for the station.
The new timeline allows for the two new council members who are sworn in after the November election to have a say in the project.
"This is a very large project for our city. We don't see projects of this size very often," City Manager Deb Hinsvark said before the council voted unanimously to table the park idea at the city's request. "We are learning as we go, and we are fortunate we have the consultants we need to evaluate sites. I would say we made some mistakes, and we've learned some lessons in this process."
Some council members said the process has been a "rocky road" at times.
After it had another discussion about how much of a need a new police station is, the council then voted, 4-2, to continue embarking on the project.
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Council President Bart Kounovsky noted the body voted unanimously in May that the station was a need.
He was joined by members Walter Magill, Kenny Reisman and Scott Myller in saying the city should push on.
"If you take a walk through that (current police) building, it's clear as day what the need is," Reisman said.
That sentiment was shared by a majority of the 50 or so people who toured the police station in the spring and noted how cramped and inefficient it was.
But not all council members see the project as urgent or pressing.
Cari Hermacinski and Sonja Macys wanted to pause the process.
"We should take a breath and think about this money we're spending and figure out if the community is asking us to spend it," Hermacinski said. "In our last budget hearing in October, a new police station wasn't on the six-year (capital improvement program). It was on the secondary parked projects list."
Although Rita Valentine Park never will become a police station, there was some early talk Tuesday night from some council members of having Steamboat's Parks and Recreation Commission revisit a conceptual plan for Rita Valentine that was tabled in 2009 after some blowback from neighbors.
"I think we overreacted," council member Walter Magill said about the tabling of the plans that included such ideas for the park as a disc golf course and a dog park. "It's still a park that's misunderstood by the community."
He said the current master planning process for Emerald Mountain Park is revealing a number of parks and recreation needs the community has that could be satisfied at Rita Valentine.
Things like a disc golf course or dog park cannot be realized at Emerald Mountain because of its designation as open space.
But Magill said he thinks Rita Valentine could potentially take those on.
"I think we should do other things in that park," he said.
The plan could be discussed at a Parks and Recreation Commission 2014 goal-setting meeting scheduled for next month.
The City Council's next meeting is a full-day budget hearing Oct. 1 in Centennial Hall.
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The Australian dollar is trading lower today after a slump in the iron ore price amid worries over a lack of demand from China.
At 7.04pm (GMT) the Aussie dollar was trading at US72.16 down from US72.58 at yesterdays close.
After reaching a 7 year low of US$45 in July, Australia's biggest export had been on the recovery trail, rebounding to US$59 in September.
Since then it has been on a downward spiral, as worries over China surface reaching a level of US$52 yesterday, and heading extremely close to the psychological US$50 number.
At US$50 a tonne, the big players are still profitable but it is difficult for the smaller ones with many predicting that if Iron ore falls much further a lot of them will go out of business.
The Australian dollar ran into stiff resistance at the US73c mark yesterday and after today's fall found strong support at the US72c level as bargain hunters stepped in.
The big test for the Aussie dollar tonight will be the release of the National Australia Bank's business conditions survey, which may see the Australian dollar break down through the US72c mark towards the next support level of US71.90c if the news disappoints.


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Description & Operation
The 4.0L 6-cylinder engine is equipped with a Crankcase Ventilation (CCV) system. The system consists of a fixed orifice fitting of a calibrated size. This fitting is pressed into a rubber grommet located on the top/rear of cylinder head (valve) cover, a pair of breather tubes (lines) to connect the system components, the air cleaner housing, and an air inlet fitting.
The CCV system performs the same function as a conventional PCV system, but does not use a vacuum controlled PCV valve. The fixed orifice fitting meters the amount of crankcase vapors drawn out of the engine. When the engine is operating, fresh air enters the engine and mixes with crankcase vapors. Engine vacuum draws the vapor/air mixture through the fixed orifice and into the intake manifold. The vapors are then consumed during engine combustion.
Removal & Installation
- Pull fixed orifice fitting from valve cover grommet.
- Separate fitting from CCV breather tube.
To Install:
- Connect fitting to CCV breather tube.
- Return fixed orifice fitting to valve cover grommet.
- Pull fixed orifice fitting from valve cover and leave tube attached.
- Start engine and bring to idle speed.
- If fitting is not plugged, a hissing noise will be heard as air passes through fitting orifice. Also, a strong vacuum should be felt with a finger placed at fitting inlet.
- If vacuum is not present, remove fitting orifice fitting from tube. Start engine. If vacuum can now be felt, replace fixed orifice fitting. Do not attempt to clean plastic fitting.
- If vacuum is still not felt at hose, check line/hose for kinks or for obstruction. If necessary, clean out intake manifold fitting at intake manifold. Do this by turning a 1/4-inch drill (by hand) through the fitting to dislodge any solid particles. Blow out the fitting with shop air. If necessary, use a smaller drill to avoid removing any metal from the fitting.
- Return fixed orifice fitting to valve cover and leave tube attached.
- Disconnect air inlet fitting and its attached hose at front of valve cover. Start engine and bring to idle speed. Hold a piece of stiff paper (such as a parts tag) loosely over the rubber grommet (opening) of the disconnected air inlet fitting.
- The paper should be drawn against the rubber grommet with noticeable force. This will be after allowing approximately one minute for crankcase pressure to reduce.
- If vacuum is not present, check breather hoses/tubes/lines for obstructions or restrictions.
- After Testing, reconnect all system hoses/tubes/lines.


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The mighty Eighth U.S. Army Air Force will again take to the
skies over German-occupied Europe for three more historical-based
missions, to battle the Luftwaffe and attack key wartime industries
in1943. And if last year was any indication, the Germans are
in for a tough time because the raids are getting bigger. Our
squadron flew in record numbers again last year.
The B-17 event is noted as being one of the strangest
events at WBC for several reasons.
FIRST, the atmosphere is one of camaraderie and friendship,
as opposed to being downright cut throat. One main reason for
that is that each player is up against the game system instead
of being up against each other. This creates a spirit of survival
of the missions, somewhat similar to what happened in real life.
Fliers play the game in pairs, with the flier across from you
rolling the German attack dice (fighter attacks and flak). Sometimes
the person across from you can become rather enthusiastic about
damaging your plane and shooting you down, so the game does have
quite a bit of competitiveness, especially if you have shot your
comrade down first. But overall, B-17 fosters a spirit
of brotherhood of fun.
SECOND, the missions are tied to actual historical missions
complete with mission scenario handouts. 2011 will be our 20th
year of tournament competition, with 56 WW2 missions behind us.
Three more will be simulated this year, and we are now into
October 1943. Thursday 2011 will be Black Thursday, and if you
know your WW2 history, I should not have to say anything more
than that to let you know one place we will be bombing this year.
THIRD, we have had a trend of rising attendance over the years,
which is strange for a game that has been out of print for well
over a dozen years. After years of having a steady 30 to 35
players, we are now consistently hitting the high 40s and 50s,
and exploded with an all time high of 66 participants in 2010.
We must be doing something right, or at least, doing something
interesting and entertaining. [I should add that the GM, assistant
GMs, with the exception of Keith, and players are known to provide
off color humor that would make the Amish blush or maybe poke
us with a pitchfork.]
FOURTH, players who participate in all three missions will
be eligible for many consolation prizes, booby prizes and (thanks
to assistant GM Mike Lam) medals for various achievements or
misfortunes, like, number of POWs, best gunners and bombardiers,
and other things like crashing while saving most of your crew.
FIFTH, our notorious Friday night after action meeting at
the Officer's Club features an optional prize table conducted
by the participants. Bring a book, game or other WWII related
item to donate, and get one back at the B-17 After Action Briefing's
Prize Table on Friday night. This has become very popular. The
after action meeting features a review of what happened on Thursday,
acknowledgment of returning veterans and new players, a bit of
history and the prize table, where no one goes away empty-handed.
The evening concludes for the night owls with a movie or show
related to B-17. The GM has a complete collection of the Twelve
O'clock High TV episodes, and sometimes we show one of those,
or a historical film or documentary.
In all cases, the WBC B-17 tournament is all about having
FUN. It is a unique event, while stressing the history behind
the game system to keep things in proper perspective. Along
the way, the players have a great time and keep coming back for
more, year after year. If you have never experienced our event,
we welcome you to join. Newcomers are always welcome. We have
about a dozen new players each year. Try to find a copy of the
game if you can (on Ebay, at the WBC auction or elsewhere), but
we do have a few extra games to loan out on Tournament Day if
you can't get a copy before August.
No matter what games you choose to play at WBC: 1) have FUN,
2) be civil and sportsmanlike, 3) take home great memories, and
4) come back again next year. And, of course, try to bring a
few more friends with you to keep WBC going strong for years
to come.


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Flying Lotus gets his glitch on in a new song called "About that time // A glitch is a glitch," a song that he created for the Cartoon Network show Adventure Time. It gets totally 8 bit chiptune in its sound, almost like a video game soundtrack. Also check out the recent Flying Lotus SXSW performance on our SXSW Video Channel, along with other performances. It features FlyLo's new layer 3 stage set up.
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