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OMAHA -- Never has a strained quadriceps muscle been so important. Were it not for the inability of Pac-10 Player of the Year Tony Renda to play defense with that gimpy left leg, true freshman Derek Campbell and his bleached Mohawk wouldn't have had the chance to provide the California baseball team with just enough magic to stay alive in Omaha.
Campbell delivered two clutch hits as he and fellow freshman Kyle Porter lifted the Bears to a 7-3 win over Texas A&M in Game Seven of the College World Series, and -- surprise, surprise -- they did it while coming from behind.
"That is a quality win in the World Series, and I'm happy that our guys grinded it out, because that's kind of how we do it. We don't do it easy," said Cal head coach David Esquer. "We had to kind of catch ourselves in the middle of the ballgame. I thought we were a little too excited trying to make something happen that really wasn't there, and we didn't let the game come to us."
Had Renda been healthy enough to play the field, Campbell would likely have sat in favor of a left-handed bat.
"Sometimes, your best moves, you stumble into 'em," Esquer said. "We felt it best that Tony spend one more day DH'ing, and to his credit, I asked him quite honestly if he could give us what we needed for nine innings at second base, and he felt like he could, but I just, consulting with the trainers, he felt like, hey, let's give him a little bit more time rather than risk having to pull him sometime during the game. We're completely comfortable with Derek at second base and the defense he can play and he's just going to help our offense. We just felt like, let's go with that lineup, and let's make it work."
And work it did. Campbell went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI, adding on a stolen base, for good measure.
"I have a lot of confidence in Derek," said Renda, who went 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a walk. "He's a good ballplayer, and, for a freshman, he handles himself very well. This is a huge stage here, and he's handling it very well. I'm very happy for him, and I'm going to try to get back out there. Every day it feels better. I'll just take it day-by-day and see how it goes."
Campbell's classmate Porter baffled the Aggies for three scoreless innings, but then served up a solo homer to Texas A&M third baseman Adam Smith with two outs in the bottom of the fourth.
"We just play better when we're relaxed," said the unflappable Porter. "We always say that we want to have more fun than the other team, and I think we do that. We always just play better loose, relaxed, instead of pressing. Late in the season we started pressing a little bit, and we got in trouble. As soon as the playoffs roll around, we were relaxed and loose, and it's gotten us here."
Porter stuck his nose right back into the fray, bearing down and getting catcher Kevin Gonzalez to pop up on the infield. With some communication snafu's threatening to let the ball drop, Campbell charged in and made the play.
"It didn't affect me at all," Porter said of Smith's blast. "I had a pitch and the guy put a good swing on it and hammered the ball out of the park. But, I know that, with the offense that we have behind me, one run wasn't going to win the game."
Whether it was the good-luck-gold tops or the stylish stirrups, that old comeback mojo began to get working again, kicked off by a pep talk from Esquer, the newly-christened National Coach of the Year.
"It was both," Esquer said, as to whether he was ticked off or simply trying to inspire his troupe. "I was a little angry, because I though we were just trying too hard. Too many guys weren't staying with the plan of what got us here, and again, I thought, with two strikes, we were a little reckless with two strikes and I told them that I'll take bad contact to the middle of the diamond rather than you trying to make something good happen up against the fence. Let's act like we belong here against this guy, and the way we're going to be able to do it is to chip away at him and keep the line moving. I don't need a home run."
After vaunted elimination game ace Michael Wacha -- who came in with a 0.89 postseason ERA -- cruised through the first four innings, striking out four, walking two and allowing just one hit, the Bears turned TD Ameritrade Park into Evans Diamond, as "Go Bears!" chants began to roll through the grandstand.
Cal (38-22) scored six runs in the next two innings on six hits and two crucial Aggies errors to take a 6-1 lead, and never looked back, banging out a total of nine hits against Wacha, scoring the second-most runs the sophomore righty has allowed all season.
"We beat one heck of a team today, and one heck of a pitcher," said a smiling Esquer, who, like the rest of his team, decided to go socks-up to showcase blue and gold stirrups, which now carry a 5-2 record. "If that guy isn't going to be at the top of every draft list next year, then I'm missing something. He's a heck of a pitcher, and so that is a heck of a win for us."
After Campbell made several key stops up the middle with the leather, he came up with a two-run single in the top of the fifth to spark what would wind up being the game-changing rally that spurred the Bears to its first win in the College World Series since 1980.
Junior right fielder Chad Bunting led things off in the fifth with a hard grounder up the third base line. Smith knocked the ball down, double clutched and fired over the head of first baseman Jacob House all the way to the Cal dugout. Bunting glanced back, saw the loose ball and broke for second, sliding headfirst nearly passing the bag before his right toe caught the back edge. Safe. One on, no outs.
Sophomore center fielder Darrel Matthews stepped to the dish against Wacha, and on an 0-2 offering from the stud sophomore, lined a single into shallow center field. First and second, no outs. Enter: Campbell.
The true freshman out of Irvine (Calif.) Mater Dei, starting just his 11th game of the season took a 93-mph Wacha fastball at the knees for a called strike. The next pitch drifted back out over the plate, and Campbell rapped a fading liner into right center. Center fielder Krey Bratsen gloved it on a bounce, but once again bobbled the transfer, allowing both Bunting and Matthews to come around to score. Two hits, two errors and all of the sudden, the Bears were up 2-1, and rolling.
"I don't like to think too much," Campbell smiled. "If I think too much, it doesn't work well with me. I just keep it simple, letting the game come to me, having each pitch come to me. I'm not going to do more than I'm capable of, but in that process, success comes."
Senior Austin Booker -- who's father Rod Booker was on the last Cal team to win a CWS game 31 years ago -- bunted the first pitch he saw up the third base line, moving Campbell to third with the sacrifice.
Whereas the Bears couldn't come up with the big knock just two days prior against No. 1-overall seed Virginia in a 4-1 loss, Tuesday was a different matter, as the "Go Bears!" chants, which had fallen on deaf ears in Sunday's defeat, finally took hold.
"Eventually, we moved the runners along and came up with that big hit that we've been looking for over the last couple days," Esquer said. "It came from a lot of different places, but Derek Campbell came up with some big hits for us and Darrel Matthews, just over and over, we just pieced it together. That kind of falls in line with how we have to do it as a team. It's not one guy with a three-run homer and leading the charge. It's piece by piece, with every player playing a role."
With the noise in TD Ameritrade Park swelling, "Fight For Big C" began to play over the sound system, and the abracadabra began to crackle.
"We've been down all year," Renda said. "We've had to fight back, getting our program back, our alumni fought for us and we fought on the field every single game. We got off to a great start, won a lot of ballgames and we were down, as a program. We were down in this tournament, as well. We lose our first game and we've got to come back and we've got to win ballgames against very good teams, or else we're going home. We know the task. We know what we need to do, and we know it's going to be difficult, but we're going to take it day-by-day, throw our best guys out there and keep turning over the lineup, trying to get some wins and get to that championship series."
Renda was up next after Campbell, and with a sign on the big screen saying, "Thank You Donors," the plucky sophomore popped the first pitch he saw into shallow right field for the cannon-armed Big 12 Player of the Year Tyler Naquin, owner of seven outfield assists on the season.
"Tony comes up and hits the ball not too deep, so I'm tagging up, looking, and [the second baseman] was kind of blocking me, so I'm thinking, 'Am I going to go?'" Campbell said. "I get Tony Arnerich, our third base coach, going, 'You're going. You're going.' In the back of my head, I'll be honest, I remember in pregame, hearing that this guy's got a gun. I'm just running as fast as I can and I didn't really think twice. I just trusted my coaches."
Renda, frustrated that he didn't get a deeper drive, saw Campbell -- he of "thinking doesn't work too well for me" -- start to churn towards the plate.
"I hit it, and I popped it up, and I was praying that it was deep enough," Renda said. "I saw him take three hard steps, and when I saw him keep going, I got excited."
Naquin's throw was well up the third base line and high, and as soon as Campbell crossed home, Renda breathed a big sigh of relief. During the postgame presser, Renda looked over at Campbell after a question on the play and said, under his breath, "Thanks for that."
"I was praying that he [got the green light]," Renda said. "I thought he was going to take three steps and stop, and I was going to fail at my job. Our coaches tell us that, bottom line, you've just got to get the job done. Thank God he got the job done."
Texas A&M's hallmark this season has been the ability to run a pressure-based offense, forcing the defense to make mistakes. On Tuesday, though, it was the athletic Campbell who forced the mistake.
"We knew that we were going to have to take the game to them a little bit, that we weren't passive and if we were going to beat a good team like Texas A&M, we were going to have to take some chances, put some guys in motion and then get a big hit when necessary," Esquer said. "I think Tony [Arnerich] sensed the moment, and I trust him. I don't second-guess him."
After all, it was Arnerich who called for the game-winning squeeze bunt from Campbell to end a 15-inning marathon against Rice on March 12. The man has some credibility when it comes to taking risks.
"When he sent him, he just felt like this was a moment that we could try to put some pressure on them and make them make a play, even though that's probably their best arm in the outfield," Esquer said.
The sacrifice fly put Cal up by two, and after Porter set the Aggies down in order in the bottom of the fifth, the Bears unloaded again in the very next frame, plating three more runs to ding Wacha-- who came in with a 0.89 playoff ERA -- for the second-most runs he had given up all season behind a nine-run debacle back in April against Missouri.
Another Cal legacy -- junior shortstop Marcus Semien, son of former Bears wide receiver Damien Semien -- led off the top of the sixth by lacing a single down the left field line.
The hero of the 9-8 comeback win against Baylor -- sophomore first baseman Devon Rodriguez -- came up empty, slicing a sinking liner to left that was gloved by left fielder Brandon Wood, holding Semien at first.
Sophomore third baseman Mitch Delfino -- who has come alive over the past two games in Omaha - came up with a liner into right center at the edge of the warning track. Naquin couldn't come up with the drive cleanly, allowing Semien to score and Delfino to chug into second with a double. Bunting followed with an 0-1 flare single over short for yet another big base hit, putting the Bears up 5-1.
Throughout the park, the chorus began again: Roll on you Bears.
With Bunting running on a 1-1 pitch to Matthews, the speedy outfielder bounced a grounder to deep second, moving Bunting to second on a productive groundout. Up came Campbell yet again, and he delivered. With yet another "Go Bears!" chant pounding in his ears, the 6-foot-, 172-pound infielder cracked a line drive single up the middle, and the fight song blared. 6-1, Cal.
"I just stuck with the approach my next at-bat [after the first big hit] as well, just take it up the middle," Campbell said. "That's what we preach in practice: stay hard up the middle, low and hard."
While Campbell went 2-for-4 from the nine hole with a run, a stolen base and two RBI, Freshman All-American Porter was simply scintillating, throwing 6.0 strong innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and one walk, striking out four on 80 pitches, throwing 54 for strikes and baffling Texas A&M hitters with a low-90s fastball, a filthy slider and a fall-off-the-table change that was 16 mph slower than his heater.
"The storyline of the game was handing him the ball and letting him run with it," Esquer said. "We had tremendous confidence in Kyle. Every time we've used him the whole year is when the game's mattered most, whether it was out of the pen or starting games. We got in a position to use him against Baylor in an elimination ballgame for us, and we just have great confidence for him. That was the key for us, was him coming out here and giving us six innings of good baseball."
The only trouble Porter faced was in the bottom of the seventh, when he allowed an infield single to Bratsen and a walk to third-place hitter Matt Juengel. With junior closer Matt Flemer warming in the pen, Porter began to lose his feel of the strike zone, throwing six of his next 12 pitches out of the strike zone and surrendering two RBI singles to bring the Aggies to within three before striking out Kenny Jackson on three pitches to end the threat.
"He probably could have gotten out of that one inning unscathed, but to his credit, he got us out of that inning and set the table for Matt to come in and pitch those final innings," Esquer said. "Just an outstanding performance, and it's in a big spot and many people may be surprised that he came through that way, but I don't think anyone on the coaching staff was surprised that he was capable of doing that."
In the midst of that run, junior catcher Chadd Krist called time and scuttled out to talk to his young charge.
"Chadd told me not to get behind in the count, and just pound the zone early," Porter said. "Early in the game, I was getting ahead of the batters quickly, and in that inning, I was 1-0, 2-0 on a lot of the guys, which forced me to throw the ball in the zone and they hit it. Chadd just told me to pound the zone early, throw strikes, let the D work and we'd get out of it."
After that 25-pitch inning, the Bears picked their freshman southpaw right back up. Renda led off with a first-pitch line-drive single into left, and was sacrificed to second by All-Pac-10 catcher Krist. Semien stepped to the plate with the rain coming down and thunder booming in the distance, and lined one back up the middle and past Wacha's glove. Second baseman Andrew Collazo picked it up and fired to first to erase the sixth-round pick of the Chicago White Sox, moving Renda to third.
"We love rain," smiled Renda, recalling the lengthy lightning delay in Houston and the several rain-outs that Cal has had this season. "It rains so much in Berkeley. I think we've gotten one game rained out every series this year. We had rain in Tuscon, we had rain in Houston, we've been facing rain all year long. Delays, they don't hurt us at all. The rain delay in Houston probably helped us. We're right at home."
Up stepped Rodriguez, with yet another "Go Bears" reaching a crescendo behind Cal's first-base dugout. On a 1-2 offering from Wacha, Rodriguez lined a single up the middle for an RBI single, spelling the end for Wacha, who had already come up big earlier in the postseason with two elimination game wins. 7-3, Bears.
"I think that was the key to the whole game," Porter said. "I was a little disappointed giving up the home run, and being down, and for our offense to come in there and put up a three-spot right after, that gave me a second life out there, and a boost to keep going. Then, to put another three-spot up the next inning was the cherry on top, and I knew, at that point, that we were in control of the game."
With Porter already having turned in a Herculean effort on the hill in just his fourth collegiate start, Esquer turned to the fiery, bearded closer Matt Flemer in the seventh for the second straight game.
"Coach said that they'd go to me first out of the pen, so in the bottom of the fifth, they sent me down to the bullpen, and I was prepared," Flemer said. "Especially in elimination games, where you can't really leave anything, you've got to leave it all out there, so I went in there with the mindset of, 'Hey, I'm going to pace myself, but at the same time, I'm going to attack and get ahead early with fastballs,' which I don't think I threw that many first-pitch strikes. I just had to really pound the zone and let the defense work for me."
Flemer entered with his trademark ferocity, high-fiving his infielders as he took the mound against Collazo. After falling behind 3-1, Flemer got a fastball over for a called strike, and saw his next pitch fouled off to the right. On the sixth pitch of the at-bat, Flemer buried a pitch inside, which was foul-tipped into Krist's mitt for a strikeout.
Flemer got Naquin to ground out to second, and then allowed a second-pitch, two-out single to Bratsen before getting two quick strikes on designated hitter Matt Juengel. Juengel took issue with the second called strike by home plate umpire Jim Schaly. After a quizzical glance backwards, Schaly shot back, "Are you going to talk to me like that?"
The game of baseball's unwritten code made its first showing, as Juengel knew that, no matter where the next pitch went, it would be a called strike. He chased Flemer's high cheese away, striking out and stranding Bratsen at first.
After a 1-2-3 inning from Aggies reliever Kyle Martin in the top of the eighth, Flemer came back out in the bottom of the frame, winning an eight-pitch battle against House by inducing a groundout to short.
Smith struck out swinging, and Gonzale then delivered a hard groundball single back up the middle. Flemer dug deep against Wood -- who came into the game batting .257 -- and got the speedy outfielder to fly out to Bunting in right, who snared a drive on the dead run to put Texas A&M three outs away from elimination.
"Coach Esquer kept asking me if I needed Logan [Scott] to go down and start warming up, and I always try to get Coach to smile, because he never smiles," smirks the junior ringleader/troublemaker. "I just told him, 'Coach, I have this. I got the rest of the game. If I give up four, then we're in trouble, big-time, for the rest of the series.' I just told him I had it."
Another 1-2-3 inning by Cal hitters brought Flemer back out for the bottom of the ninth, and the 19th-round selection of the Kansas City Royals promptly got Jackson to foul out to Krist. Pinch hitter Gregg Alcazar went down swinging on three straight pitches, before Flemer surrendered another two-out single, this time to Naquin, who sent a sharp shot up the middle kicking off Semien's mitt and into center.
Voices in the grandstand returned to their old refrain: "Go Bears!"
"We love it," Renda said of the team's newfound bandwagon fans. "Hop on. Come along for the ride. It sounds great for us. The reception we've gotten here in Omaha so far has been great. We've had a lot of people behind us all year from our alumni, people who donated their own money and had no affiliation with Cal, they've been behind us all year long. They had our backs. To have some more people come behind us, we'll take it, and we'll ride it. We're excited. It's awesome. I heard some football chants, too, that I don't think any of our parents know, a couple you don't hear at ballgames at Cal. We heard them up there in the stands, which was awesome. We loved it."
Bratsen came up with the Aggies' hopes resting on his shoulders. Flemer's first pitch missed outside. On his 51st pitch of the afternoon, Flemer caught the outside corner for a called strike. His next 88-mph heater missed off the plate away, before the Petaluma, Calif., native came back with another called strike on the outside corner.
With the crowd on its feet, Mr. Playoff Beard himself hummed up and fired. Bratsen tied himself in knots, trying it seemed to hit a five-run homer, but came up empty. Flemer fist pump. Game over. Just another California comeback.
"I remember in the Regional, I told our guys that some teams look for one hero to take them the distance, and we don't need that," Esquer said. "We need 27 heroes. We need guys on the bench. We need guys on the field. We need everybody playing their role and piecing it together, because that's who we are."
Extra Bases
-- Cal's 38 wins are the most by a Bears squad since the 1988 College World Series team won 40 games with future Hall-of-Famer Jeff Kent on the roster.
-- The victory marked the fifth elimination-game win for Cal this season.
"It's that nothing-to-lose mentality that makes us work," Renda said. "Our goal all year long was to get to Omaha, and now that we've gotten to Omaha, it's to win. It's just like every team here: we want to win the tournament. We're not here just to show up. We stay loose because when we're tight, when we're pressing, we're not good. We feel like we were tight and pressing against [Virginia's] Danny Hultzen, and it showed. Our bats weren't quite there, pitching wasn't quite there and we just stayed loose today, and it showed."
Renda, a 2010 Freshman All-American, gave credit to the newest member of that fraternity in Porter for the poise shown by the El Dorado Hills (Calif.) native.
"Porter went out and gave us a great start, and we knew that he wasn't going to give up that many runs, just with the stuff that he had," Renda said. "He was keeping their hitters off-balance. They were hitting a lot of pop-ups and weak ground balls, and we knew he just had his stuff today. That's huge for us. To get that kind of a start out of a freshman is big, and we've got to stay loose. Yeah, you're facing elimination, but we've been facing elimination all year in bigger things than just a ballgame: the elimination of our program. We've faced it, we fought back, we've been doing it all year and when we got down one run, we weren't going to panic."
-- All but two of Cal's starting hitters got at least one base knock in the Bears sixth straight win against a team from the Lone Star State.
"You can't be a good coach without good players," Esquer said. "If our players didn't come out here and perform like they did today under elimination circumstances, thankfully for us, one of our rallying cries is to be as loose as possible, and that serves us well in big moments. It's been a really, really gratifying, humbling day to have both [the Coach of the Year award and the win] in one day."
-- Campbell and Renda led the charge, with each getting two hits. Renda -- after going 0-for-4 on Sunday -- went 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a walk.
-- Flemer -- who has now thrown four World Series innings with no earned runs -- went with the high-cuffed pants and stirrups for the first time this season, and couldn't decide whether it was the good-luck-gold jerseys, the leg-wear or the scruffy shag on his mug that powered the Bears' fourth come-from-behind win of the postseason.
"I don't know," Flemer smiled. "All three. I've never worn my socks high with stirrups, so this is something new. I think we just wanted to try something different. I don't think we were pleased with the way we played the other day. The hitters did a great job, Porter was a horse, and, like Coach said, Derek and Darrel got some big hits for us. We just wanted to do something new, and get rolling."
Flemer wasn't the least bit concerned with his innings or pitch count, as he spent the early part of his college career and last summer for the LaCrosse Loggers of the Northwoods League as a starter.
"I felt good," he said. "I started all last summer in the summer league, so it wasn't too bad."
-- Porter -- who later said he would be ready to go if needed on Friday after throwing just 80 pitches against the Aggies -- is now 2-0 in his only two postseason starts, both in elimination games.
"My mentality coming in was that I just wanted to go out there and give the team the best chance to win," said the ever-laconic Porter. "I just wanted to throw strikes, limit the damage and hopefully, the offense would put up enough runs to get it done. As far as the elimination games, I don't treat it any differently than any other game. I want to go out there and win, just like everyone else does, and I try to not, I guess, be caught up in the moment. I try to just not think out there, go out there and throw and it usually doesn't hit me until after."
Porter, too, was digging the stirrups.
"They'll be worn again," he smiled. "I think we're a contender, for sure. We got more games to win, and we're going to take it one step at a time, but I think we are, for sure."
-- Omaha is, of course, the home of the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, who drafted Flemer several weeks ago. This win, and the fact that his parents played such a large part in saving the program, just added another reason for him to stay and complete his degree.
"It's going to be pretty hard," Flemer said of his decision after recording his sixth save of the year. "I definitely didn't want this season to end today. I think it's great, too, that I think Dixon [Anderson] is going to get a chance to start and throw in this, because he turned down a lot of money last year to get to be in this environment and throw in a game like this. I had that in the back of my mind, throwing out there, and it's going to be fun to see."
The big, 6-foot-6 Anderson came back to Cal after being drafted in the sixth round by the Baltimore Orioles in 2010. This year, he was picked up in the ninth round by the Washington Nationals.
-- Renda wore high socks on Monday during practice, a precursor to the lower-leg stylings Cal sported on Tuesday.
"We love the yellow jerseys, love the yellows, and adding the stirrups, when you look that good, it's tough to lose," he laughed. "We're 5-2 in them, and I'm surprised we've lost two."
On Deck
Cal will have a day off on Wednesday and will practice off site, possibly back at Boys Town, where they spent Monday morning. The Bears will then face the top-seeded Cavaliers once again on Thursday at 6 PM Central Time at TD Ameritrade Park.
Virginia used six pitchers in its 7-1 loss to South Carolina on Tuesday night -- Will Roberts (who had the shortest outing of his career, giving up six runs -- three earned -- on eight hits, one walk and two strikeouts), Cody Winiarski, Kyle Crockett, Justin Thompson, Scott Silverstein and Whit Mayberry -- and will likely throw Hultzen again on Thursday. The Cavaliers' pitchers threw 99 strikes in 152 total pitches.
Of the remaining teams in the College World Series field, Cal has taken home the title the most times, winning the inaugural event in Kalamazoo, Mich., against George H.W. Bush's Yale team and taking the 1957 championship against Penn State.


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Through a child's eyes
No one sees the world like children do.
They see things invisible to everyone who has lost the inquisitive and wandering sight of a child's eye. How this way of seeing translates into photography is a thing of beauty, and the Southern Light Cameraderie (SLC) Kids and Teens Club aims to put it front and center by nurturing their students' innate creativity and ability for self-expression.
Since its launch on November of 2012, the SLC Kids and Teens Club has held photo field trips for kids and teens aged 8-15 who
have a keen interest in photography. One particular educational activity, held last summer at Fort Santiago, also aimed to increase their awareness of the country's rich history, letting the well-known historical spot's relics and monuments inspire the youthful minds of SLC students.
"No one is too young to take pictures like these. There is so much beauty around us, and if we keep our eyes open, we can also take awesome and inspiring photographs." says Keona Marie Lozada, 13, one of 12 students to participate in the activity. "I would want to send out the message that photography is not just for adults."
When asked how it feels to be among her peers, Mary Gabrielle Valbuena, also 13, says, "It feels good, knowing that you share the same passion with other young and aspiring photographers. It makes me want to hone my creative talent and also be a professional photographer someday."
"By taking pictures of our country's natural beauty, we can help improve tourism in our beloved Philippines," said Vincent Villarama, 15.
The event was mentored by members of the Southern Light Cameraderie, among them Gabriel dela Peña, Leo John Cordova, Joshua Villareal, Mark Valbuena, Neil Belen, Leah Taas, JM Salvador and Dyowi Contreras, and headed by its president, Eloise Lozada, and was participated in by 12 students.
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US warns its citizens against shooting guns at drones
"I want to take a stand against the coming surveillance society that seems to be rushing in on us," said Phillip Steel, a resident in town who drafted the ordinance and submitted it for approval by the town board.
Officials in the town admit they have never seen a drone plane on the Eastern Plains, but they want to make a statement that they think using unmanned surveillance planes to spy on people in the United States is wrong. They say the ordinance is mostly symbolic. They also recognize it's against federal law to destroy federal property.
The FAA for its part said a drone "hit by gunfire could crash, causing damage to persons or property on the ground, or it could collide with other objects in the air. Shooting at an unmanned aircraft could result in criminal or civil liability, just as would firing at a manned airplane."
Under the proposed ordinance, Deer Trail would grant hunting permits to shoot drones. The permits would cost $25 each. The town would also encourage drone hunting by awarding $100 to anyone who presents a valid hunting license and identifiable pieces of a drone that has been shot down.
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VERONA -- Vernon-Verona-Sherrill's state-ranked baseball team improved to 6-0 with a 21-5 win against Westmoreland. Both teams entered Friday's non-league affair unbeaten in their respective leagues, but the Red Devils were never threatened after scoring eight runs in the second inning.
Jamie Cielinski was 4-for-6 with three RBIs, Collin Laguzza was 3-for-4 with three runs and RBIs, Tyler Mautner was 2-for-4 with three runs and RBIs and Steve Davis was 2-for-3 with two runs scored to lead coach Chad Hodkinson's Red Devils on offense.
Jesse Whitmeyer pitched one-hit ball for four innings to get the win, fanning seven while walking three in the process. He also had a hit with two RBIs.
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Ben Rolewicz (L), Travis Rogers (5), Brandon Jones (5), Kyle O'Kane (6) and Ryan Murphy; Jesse Whitmeyer (W), Travis Eaton (5), Steve Davis (7) and Collin Laguzza.
2B - Jamie Cielinski (V), Tyler Mautner (V) 2, Rogers (W), Donahue (W), Schaller (W).
Records - Westmoreland 3-0, 6-2; VVS 2-0, 6-0.


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As time dwindled and Florida State's opportunity closed rapidly, Michael Snaer heaved a shot from the same spot on the wing that made him famous against Duke a month ago.
This time, there was no magic.
With conference standings and national rankings making this FSU's biggest home game in two decades, hopes of a statement victory halted as Snaer's last-ditch attempt fell well short with 46 seconds to play. Instead, Duke would fight its way out of a raucous environment with a 74-66 win at the Donald L. Tucker Center on Thursday night.
"We feel honored to have won that game," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "(Florida State) played hard to put themselves in a position to win, but we made a couple of plays and we won."
Snaer's miss was symbolic; it was the FSU misfires and a host of hot Duke shooting that carried the night. The Blue Devils netted 13 of 28 three-point attempts and led the contest for more than 38 minutes. The Seminoles (19-7, 10-3 ACC) clawed to within three points on three separate occasions in the final 8:30, but Duke (25-4, 11-2 ACC), a battle-tested bunch that is 7-0 on the road in the ACC this season, always had answers to stave off the charge.
"I thought we fought back several times, we were always digging and trying to get over that hill, and whenever they had an opportunity to get a good look from the perimeter they made us pay, and that's what great teams will do," FSU coach Leonard Hamilton said. "That's a team playing to its strength."
Having little trouble penetrating into the lane and kicking out passes against Florida State's defense, the action created open looks for Blue Devil shooters all night. First, it was guard Andre Dawkins, who hit five three-pointers in the first half en route to 18 points by halftime. Dawkins would lead Duke with 22 points. The Blue Devils would net six more three's in the second half including a pair of long-distance daggers that pushed three-point leads into safer six-point cushions down the stretch.
"They got a few bounces, got it out to shooters and made some big-time shots," said Snaer, who led the team with 18 points on 8-of-18 shooting. "That's not our defense at all."
When FSU's Bernard James completed a three-point play to cut it to 61-58 with 4:17 to play, Duke's Seth Curry answered right back with one of those three's 19 seconds later. The Seminoles would never get within a possession again.
"They are one of the best three-point shooting teams in the country and they have kids who are tremendously skilled getting into the lane," Hamilton said. "We allowed them to do what they do best, knock down three's, and it was very difficult for us to get over the hump."
Florida State, which held its only lead of the game at 13-12, trailed by as many as 13 in the second half. FSU couldn't find its stroke, shooting just 39.7 percent from the field and 4 of 15 from behind the arc.
For the Seminoles, it will also prove difficult climbing back into the ACC regular-season race. With the loss, FSU loses the driver's seat for top seed in the ACC Tournament, falling a game behind the Blue Devils and UNC in the conference standings. Not only will the Seminoles likely need a 3-0 end to league play - at Miami, at UVA and Clemson - but will also need both Duke and Carolina to tack on losses somewhere.
A statement victory on a national stage slipped through Florida State's fingers on Thursday night, Hamilton wasn't letting the result change his approach.
"I think it's one game, we lost one game, and we have three more to go." Hamilton said. "I don't think anyone expected us to be here in the first place. So I think we're moving our program forward, we're making progress, we got beat by an outstanding basketball team.


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Lamar Vs Tech..Not!
Now that former Tech coach Pat Knight is the head coach at Lamar, the question that came to mind was, will Knight schedule the Red Raiders? According to a story in the Avalanche Journal probably not. Knight said "That'd be too much attention on me, playing my old team. It would be a distraction and wouldn't be fair to the teams."
The Red Raiders have played Lamar three of the past four seasons.
But why not play Tech. Imagine the buzz it would create. I'm almost sure ESPN would be there. The crowd would show up and think of the dollars at the gate. Just sayin.
One thing we can count on this year, Tech coach Gillispie facing his old team, the Aggies, when they come calling. Not only that, the Lady Raiders, with team they have coming back, will looking forward to knocking off the National champs, Texas A&M when they roll into Lubbock.
I got a feeling the United Spirit Arena will be a rockin place this basketall season. BE THERE!


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UPDATE: Rescuers find body of Mt. Hood snowboarder
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — A dozen rescuers armed with chain saws and other tools chipped away at tons of ice and snow today to the recover the body of a 25-year-old snowboarder killed when an ice tunnel collapsed on Oregon's Mount Hood.
The snowboarder, Collin Backowski, of Colorado, was traveling with five companions when the collapse hit Saturday afternoon. The others tried to dig him out but could not break through the ice and snow, which an official described as being as thick as concrete.
Rescuers quickly responded but halted efforts about 11 p.m. Saturday, then resumed early this morning.
Hood River Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Tiffany Peterson said that after removing tons of debris by hand, searchers found Backowski where he had been buried by 8 to 10 feet of snow and ice.
None of the searchers or other snowboarders was injured, Peterson said.
The ice tunnel was on the White River Glacier, which begins about 6,000 feet up the south side of the mountain.


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Hard to tell exactly, but I know for sure I need a few times less while lightrooming them.
Long enough to clean up anything that I could not do in LR.
The funny thing is that the stitching portion typically only represents a few % of the total time spent on these top images.Cheers,Bernard


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The St. Cloud Children's Home was established to foster and promote services for children and families to enhance their growth and development. In addition to abuse and neglect, many of the youth residing at the home face dependency issues and other stressors that result in self-destructive behavior and acts of violence.
The St. Cloud Children's Home offers a place for children to stay and receive treatment for problems in their lives, and learn to relate to others in a positive and meaningful way. The St. Cloud office volunteered to clean the children's cottages, landscape the surroundings, stain the playground equipment to protect from the harsh weather conditions, and much more.
The St. Cloud Children's Home awarded the LexisNexis Risk Solutions office with the Distinguished Community Service Award for their ongoing support.


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The reported biological activities of PEDF make this protein one of significant interest for basic and clinical research. PEDF is a protein that acts in neuronal differentiation and survival in cells derived from the retina and the central nervous system (CNS). It inhibits angiogenesis, and its expression is downregulated over the replicative lifespan of mammals. Its importance in the development, maintenance, and function of the retina and CNS is evident in animal models for inherited and light-induced retinal degeneration, as well as for degeneration of spinal cord motor neurons. Analyses of the structure of the protein indicate that PEDF is a member of the serpin (serine protease inhibitors) superfamily. The factor is found extracellularly as an aqueous-soluble monomeric glycoprotein of about 50,000 molecular weight. However, no inhibitory activity against proteases has been demonstrated, and its biological activities have been shown to be independent of its protease inhibition potential. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of action of PEDF, we have explored the interactions of PEDF with components of its natural microenvironment. PEDF is associated with extracellular matrixes and cell surfaces. Interactions with three different types of molecules have been discovered: glycosaminoglycans of extracellular matrixes, collagens (the most abundant group of proteins in the human body), and receptors on the surface of neuronal cells. Analyses of the binding sites for glycosaminoglycans, collagens and receptors showed that they are three distinct and nonoverlapping regions of the primary and folded structure of PEDF. While binding to cell-surface receptors may have a more direct impact on the mechanisms of action, the interactions with extracellular matrixes may play a role in surface localization of the activities of PEDF.


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The Santa Clara Valley Athletic League postseason tournament proved exciting in its first day of action. Palo Alto edged host Wilcox-Santa Clara 6-5, while Los Altos clipped visiting Mountain View 5-4.
The Vikings (14-12) had good relief work by Isaac Kasevich and Chris Smith to best the Chargers, the No. 2 seed in the De Anza Division. Kasevich pitched 3 2/3 innings in relief of starter Brian Kannappan to record the win. Smith worked the final 2/3 inning to pick up the save.
Paly trailed 3-0 in the third when it struck for five runs. After a Wilcox error, freshman Ethan Stern singled. Daniel Tachna-Fram then singled in a run. Bowen Gerould beat out a bunt for a single. Phil Lewis singled for another run. A walk to Jack Cleasby forced in a run, then Owen Plambeck singled for another run. A sac fly by Austin Kron finalized the scoring for the inning.
The Chargers tied the score 5-5, but the Vikings pushed what proved to be the winning run across in the sixth inning. Gerould beat out an infield single. Paly coach Erick Raich started Gerould in motion as Lewis blooped one down the left field line. The ball took a funny bounce away from the fielder, allowing Gerould to score.
The teams play at Paly on Thursday at 4 p.m.
The Eagles (13-14) had good relief work from lefty James Oleson, who went 2 1/3 innings to get the win in the bottom portion of the De Anza tourney. Thomas Kelleher pitched the seventh inning to record the save.
Duke Myers provided the Eagles with some punch in the first inning, belting a two-run homer. Daniel Pefley went 2-for-3 for Los Altos, doubling in a run in the second inning.
Dwight Washington had two doubles for the Spartans (11-16), adding two RBIs.
The teams play at Mountain View on Thursday as the best-of-three series continues.
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It's Arbor Day. Remember Arbor Day when you were a kid? I bet you had to memorize that poem…Like most songs and poems once known in their entirety, I can only remember the first two lines of Kilmer's grade school favorite. So, I looked it up:
by Joyce Kilmer
(For Mrs. Henry Mills Alden)
Dale Hobson, our resident poet, who considers this one of the lesser efforts in the English language, does point out that it's the only poem/poet recognized on the New Jersey Turnpike with its own rest stop, named for Kilmer. Speaking of Dale, it's the last day of National Poetry Month and Dale has been writing a poem a day throughout April. If you haven't checked out the month-long poetry blog, slide over there…Dale has written some wonderful verse:
Tree-planting is the best Arbor Day activity. My husband planted half a dozen apple trees yesterday which he started from seed. I tend to forget that trees come from seeds, after decades of buying saplings.
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Strong winds that toppled over heavy goods vehicles in the Western Cape were expected to continue on Saturday, the SA Weather Services said.
Warnings of gail force winds were issued for Friday and were expected to continue into Saturday.
Western Cape traffic chief Kenny Africa said the four trucks were toppled over by the strong winds on Friday.
"These were big trucks and they were fully loaded too...it was really strong winds," he said.
Africa said the toll road between Paarl and Worcester was still closed off as officials were still trying to remove the trucks.
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SANTA CRUZ -- Santa Cruz residents are joining a national initiative to pack 9.8 million shoeboxes with Christmas gifts for needy children around the world. From Monday to Nov. 25, Operation Christmas Child will partner with churches and ministries around the world to put together and distribute the boxes.
Presents range from toys and baseball hats to school supplies.
Donors are also allowed to add a personal note, including a photo of their families and a name and address so the children can write back. A $7 additional donation goes toward shipping costs.
The organization expects Santa Cruz and Santa Clara County residents to drop off 29,000 boxes to the nine donation centers. Hundreds of volunteers from the area will be sorting and sending the boxes to Christian schools, churches, orphanages and other non-governmental organizations. This year, West Coast donations will go to the Philippines, Mongolia, Panama, Madagascar, the Ukraine, Nepal and Indonesia. In total, Operation Christmas Child delivers shoeboxes to 100 countries.
"It's wonderful to see these children, who don't celebrate birthdays or get Christmas presents, be handed boxes that only cost $25 or $30. Their eyes are huge knowing someone will do that for them," area coordinator Terry Johnson said.
Since the program began in 1993, poor children have received more than 103 million shoeboxes of Christmas goodies from Samaritan's Purse, the missionary organization that runs the present program. For busy givers without time to purchase and pack, the Operation Christmas Child website provides an option to "build a box" online. For $30, gift givers can pick toys and other items, targeted to a child of a specific gender and age range. Volunteers will put together the shoeboxes.
Samaritan's Purse is a missionary organization that engages in relief work around the world. Operation Christmas Child's goals are to provide needy children with Christmas gifts and to serve as a "powerful way to introduce children to God's greatest gift, salvation through Jesus Christ," according to the group's website.
Operation Christmas Child features a signup on its website for those who wish to pray together through the donation week.
Follow Sentinel Reporter Cat Ferguson at Twitter.com/biocuriosity
What: Donation of shoeboxes full of gifts
Where: Santa Cruz Bible Church, 440 Fredrick St., Santa Cruz and Corralitos Community Church, 26 Browns Valley Road, Watsonville
When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday Nov. 18 to Nov. 22, 9:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 23, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 24, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 25
INFORMATION: Call 800-567-8580 or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ


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Jennifer Lawrence really stood out in a London crowd over the weekend -- with a little help of boyfriend Nicholas Hoult.
During a Diamond Jubilee event along the Thames, the British actor, 22, gave his girlfriend of a year and a half a lift, letting her sit on his shoulders for a better look at the Queen's procession.
The head-over-heels pair first met on the set of X-Men: First Class in 2010, and began quietly dating in January 2011. "I fumbled all of my lines [on X-Men] because as he was talking, it [was] like, 'He's so pretty!'" Lawrence has joked about harboring a crush on her onetime costar.
Now that the actress has some free time (following her whirlwind Hunger Games promotion schedule), the duo is committed to making the most of every moment together.
"She loves their quiet nights in," a pal tells Us Weekly of the couple, who is currently vacationing in Europe together. "She's happier than ever with him."


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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in San Antonio with free breakfast and indoor pool
Popular property highlights
Situated near the airport, this hotel is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Baptist University of the Americas and within 9 mi (15 km) of San Antonio Missions National Park and Port San Antonio. Guenther House and Wilford Hall Medical Center are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Hotel Features
Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and a 24-hour business center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a meeting room, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
Room Amenities
All 75 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and LCD TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include coffee makers, free local calls, and hair dryers.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Breakfast
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
- Guestroom size
Best Western Plus Palo Alto Inn & Suites
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Best Western Plus Palo Alto Inn & Suites features an indoor pool and a fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Best Western Plus Palo Alto Inn & Suites is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 75
- Number of floors - 4
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Fitness facilities
- Laundry facilities
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Free WiFi
- Indoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Free WiFi
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A complimentary breakfast is offered.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
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Hi SelArom,
You're very easy to support:
Step 1: Read SelArom's post.Step 2: Wait for SelArom's to solve his own problem.
:) I'm glad you got this working.
This is new to me and I haven't yet created a custom RSS provider for Sitefinity. You mention the documentation was written for pluggable modules. Aside from making your changes in "App_Code", were there other differences?
Thanks for reporting back to the forums. If you can think of any other tips for Sitefinity users following in your footsteps, please share!
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Hello Ladies,
I thought I might as well post being that I stalk this site several times a day. For over a month and a half I have been consumed with this site. I even check updated posts from work; terrible I know. I think it's great that everyone is sharing their stories. As for me, I am 43 and a mother of three (22, 21 & 15) no more babies for me. I am about 5'7 and I weigh about 170. I plan on loosing about 15 pounds by my surgery date. I work out three times a week and I watch what I eat. Although I go to the gym, I DO NOT have an athletics body, lol. More like Sponge Bob, ha! I have had a tummy tuck over 10 years ago, now that I look at it, this TT is a hot mess. Actually it's been a mess for years, but I learned to live with it because I'm the only one who sees it (oh & my honey). I'm just ready for a new look period.
I will be going to Dr P on May 22. I am somewhat nervous but not really. I have seen some of his work and I am quite impressed. I emailed Nadia a few times and she was pretty informative. I live about 40 minutes from San Diego and 1 1/2 hour from TJ. I was there two months ago checking out a doctor with my sister in law. We both got "so-called" consultations. We were in office no more than 10 minutes. He didn't have an assistant, I think we called him on his cell phone. It was actually kind of weird. He just looked us and said yes I can do that and sent us on our way. My sister in law went and did her labs but I decided to investigate him further. Something just didnt seem right. Long story short, I google the doctors name, email address and telephone number and I couldn't find not one review. I needed to at least see some reviews from others. Anyway this is how I stumbled upon this site. I'm happy that I found you guys:) I'm even more happy that I'm not the only 43 year old woman considering this procedure. C Gray I see you girl, lol. I will be getting Lipo to my back, arms, lower and upper tummy, flanks and maybe my inner thighs. Initially I wasn't interested in a BBL, but now I am. I have never had a big butt and I surely don't want one now. But I do want something nice and cute and of course round. I just want something normal looking with a small waist. I will post pictures as soon as I figure out how. Thanks for letting me read all of blogs. My journey begins today;-)
Hello Ladies, I thought I might as well post...
Hello Ladies,
So for some reason I'm thinking of switching...
I spoke with Elizabeth, Dra Duran's assistant......
Hello Ladies, Today I is my official 30 day...
Today I is my official 30 day COUNTDOWN. I am overly excited?. My flight is booked and I've received confirmation from JM Spa. I am waiting on my Passport, per their website I should receive it around 4/28/13. I fly out on May 23rd at 6:30am and will arrive in DR at 7pm. I have yet to pack, but have the majority of my supplies…….I think. Here is what I have so far, if you don't see something on the list that I need, please let me know.
Vitamedica Kit
Arnica Gel
Lipo Foam
Vitamin C
Vitamin B-12
Iron Pills
Gauze pads
Hydrocodone/Vicodin (prefer not to take, makes me sick to my stomach)
Tylenol w/codeine
Tramadol (prefer not to take, makes me sick to my stomach)
100% Shea Butter
Benadryl Itching Cream
Benadryl Tablets
Dial Anti-Bacterial Soap (I hate dial soap, ugh)
Hand Sanitizer
Tide Liquid Individual Packs
Wife Beaters (I sleep in them, so I have tons of old ones to take)
Of course I have my daily hygiene supplies that will be coming along with me(tooth paste, toothbrush, lotion, deodorant, Caress, ie)
I will also be taking maxi dresses, sweats and lots of t-shirts.
Things I have yet to get:
Pads (any special kind??? w/wings or no wings???)
Sterile Gauze Tape
P Funnel (not sure about this)
Boppy Pillow
Until next time, Ciao!
7 days until my Beautiful Transformation #Yily
30 minutes and I'll be on my way....
Waiting Patiently
I will also say I have the best roommate, we immediately gelled. She is such a sweet lady and I'm happy that we are rooming together.
Well that's it for now, I will update later if I'm up to it.
Sending up prayers for my roommate and others having surgery today.


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Multi lib with current LFS?
Hi, I have a perfectly working dev version of LFS, would it be possible to follow CLFS's instructions to make it both 32 and 64 bit or am I dreaming?
You want to "upgrade" your current LFS by using (some of) the CLFS instructions? That is not possible (or: Yes, you are dreaming ;) )
You can use LFS as host to build a CLFS system from scratch, but I don't think that was your question.
Hope this clears things up.
Thanks druuna, would it be possible to make a new system by following CLFS but use updated sources? (CLFS is seriously falling behind)
I don't have any experience with CLFS, never had the need for it.
But I would be careful with replacing packages with newer versions. I have tried that with LFS and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't (other ways of building, different patches [if any] and dependencies that could break. to name a few issues).
If you are patient and don't mind starting from scratch a few times if things do go wrong I would say: Go for it!
I guess it also depends on what you want to do with the end-product. If this is only an exercise and you don't plan on using CLFS on a daily base, I would give it a go. If you are planning to fully use it I would not.
One other tip: If you have little or no experience with building a (C)LFS system I would suggest staying with the book and its mentioned packages. First get a feel how things are done before you deviate in any way (most common problems are caused by not following the book).
Hope this helps.
A workaround would be to make a 32 bit LFS system on another partition just for your games
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General manager of Gainesville Regional Utilities Bob Hunzinger stood before a gathering of local residents Sunday evening and fielded questions and concerns all related to a single topic: The high cost of electricity.
Clarification: A review conducted by Gainesville Regional Utilities identified 350 residential customers whose monthly utility bills averaged $500 or greater over the past 12 months. It was unclear in an earlier version of this article that the utility looked at monthly averages.
General manager of Gainesville Regional Utilities Bob Hunzinger stood before a gathering of local residents Sunday evening and fielded questions and concerns all related to a single topic: the high cost of electricity.
Speaking to the local NAACP chapter at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Hunzinger also discussed the biomass plant and the expected changes in utility rates over the next three years.
Hunzinger said residential rates are projected to rise for the average user, who consumes around 1,000 kilowatts a month. The rate, which is expected to take effect Oct. 1, will bring the cost from $128 per month to $141.
Rates are expected to continue to rise $8 in the second year. In the third year, rates could stabilize with a possible increase of $1 to $2.
"Those are dependent on a number of things: the price of coal, the price of gas, things like that, that are not in our control," Hunzinger said.
Hunzinger also updated NAACP members on the status of the possible sale of the biomass plant by the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center.
GREC representatives sent a letter on Aug. 23 to the city and GRU, which expressed their intent to sell the biomass plant to a third party, Hunzinger said. Under the current contract with GREC, the city and GRU were allotted a 60-day period to consider making an offer to purchase the facility; the period would end Oct. 22.
Recently developments have accelerated this transaction, however.
GREC sent an email Saturday night indicating their offer still stands and have offered to pay GRU's and the city's legal expenses which were incurred in a recent arbitration and mediation process, a total of about $1.5 million. GREC also advanced the deadline for the decision to be made to Sept. 23, Hunzinger said.
"It's really up to the City Commission if they want to make an offer to purchase the plant or not," Hunzinger said.
He said GRU is configuring the numbers, but he believes a substantial amount of money could be saved.
"If the plant could be purchased at a price that GREC would accept (and) that's beneficial to the utility, there could be significant savings versus the cost of that contract over the life of the contract," he said.
"Gainesville has owned its own utilities since before I was born," District 1 County Commissioner Yvonne Hinson-Rawls told the audience. "I don't know about you, but I don't want to see a large conglomerate come in here and take over GREC with the possibility of becoming a large monster in Gainesville."
Hinson-Rawls said the acquisition of the plant could allow the city to return savings to customers.
Attendees were invited to have their questions addressed by a team of GRU employees and spokespeople. Concerns included the high utility bills of inefficient rental properties, information about public education of rate changes and means of assistance for low-income renters.
GRU community relations director Nona Jones addressed the question of high utility bills with a series of statistics on the number of homes racking up larger-than-average amounts.
Out of around 76,000 customers, only 350 homes were found to have average monthly utility bills above $500, Jones said.
Of those, only 29 homes were 1,500 square feet or less. Several of those homes were group homes with a large number of individuals residing within them; one home in particular contained 15 to 20 adults and three children, Jones said.
"It's very unusual that we have a customer with a utility bill like that unless they actually were past due and maybe had two bills that they had to pay for one reason or another," she said.


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I was kind of wondering if overconditioning was the culprit... I've noticed that when I tend to use richer conditioners/styling products, my hair and my curl pattern seem to suffer a bit.
I have done the gelatin PT before and I liked the results a lot. My main issue with that was actually just finding a schedule to do PT's; unfortunately I'm not very consistent with them and I can kind of tell. I blame school.
The GVP K-Pac has an identical ingredients list to the Joico as it's a dupe for it. The thing with the Organix shampoo and w/s 'cone buildup is I just used that shampoo for the first time in months the other day, so the w/s 'cones have not been a staple in my hair routine.
So, do you think I should do another sulfate wash before trying to clear out polyquats & mineral oil from my products? I'm loathe to do it because I just did it... last week I think? And also, do you think that strictly cowashing could be causing over-moisturizing issues?
Edit; I'm thinking it definitely is a buildup issue. My previous stylers (KCCC and Garnier Pure Clean Gel) were both polyquat free and I had far less issues with frizz. Any other recs for polyquat-free stylers?


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Pendleton resident Gary Burgess Sr. has chosen Martin Luther King Day this month to make his official announcement that he'll be a candidate this year to become next South Carolina State Superintendent of Education. Burgess serves on the Anderson County Board of Education and holds the board office of secretary. He intends to be a candidate for the Republican Party nomination for the statewide post, which becomes available this year on the announcement that Mick Zais won't seek a second term. Burgess's candidacy announcement will come 11 o'clock Monday morning, January 20 at the New Light Community Center, highway 187, Anderson.


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The Mediterranean Diet continues to receive accolades in the media, especially for its heart-health attributes, but is it warranted? According to a study published in January's Nutrition Reviews it is, linking the Mediterranean dietary patterns – with a focus on vegetables, fruit, fish, and soy – with a decreased risk of breast cancer. And, the researchers found that increasing the amount of lean proteins, fruits, and vegetables in your diet can help prevent many other chronic diseases, as well.
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Try changing the code in the garage door opening transmitter. Maybe somebody has the same code as you have.
I have a problem with my garage door opening and closing at all hours of the day by itself.
It does this about once every three or four days.
Got any ideas?
I have an older Craftsman model.
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Try changing the code in the garage door opening transmitter. Maybe somebody has the same code as you have.
If your garage door opener is working when it is not suppose to be working there are several things that could be wrong.
If it is older than 15 years, get a new one, especially if it does not have the photo eyes for safety.
We will assume you have a newer operator.
First erase all memory codes from the motor unit and reprogramm all remotes including the keypad.
Next, determine wether or not the remotes are defective. A defective remote with a bad battery or weak battery will sometimes emit false signals to open or close the door. You can do this by removing the batteries from the remotes and see if the activity continues.
then check the wiring to the wall button and photo eyes. If any wires that lead to the wall button terminals on the back of the motor unit are bare and crossing each other the unit will activate upon touching of bare wires.
Then remove the wall button from the wiring and determine if it is bad, if it is the door will operate fine while the wallbutton is disconnected. Otherwise it is probably good.
Lastly replace the reciever/logic board in the unit. They do go bad and will go bad if struck by lightning.
If this does not help, replace the unit with a new one. prefferably a Liftmaster.
I almost forgot. If you live near a military base, some of their signals may be causing the problem in which case you would have to replace the reciever board, with one of a different frequency.
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text: Boys sectional tourneys heat up this week By Rick Ryan February 24, 2013 Story Share Chip Ellis SC's Neal Brown takes the ball inside as Riverside's Tim Womack winds up for a block attempt. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When it comes to tournament seeding, it's never too late to politick.South Charleston coach Vic Herbert, whose team finished up the regular season at 20-2 following wins over Greenbrier East and Wheeling Park last week, still hopes to convince other Class AAA coaches around the state that his team is as good as advertised.Perhaps better.The Black Eagles dropped to third in last week's state rankings, but would love to be regarded as one of the top two teams in the state as boys sectionals take place this week.SC faces today's Ripley (7-15) at Capital (9-14) winner on Wednesday in AAA Region 3 Section 1, which it hopes to use as a springboard to get the regionals.Once teams get in the regionals, they are seeded for possible state tournament spots, and that's where Herbert would like to see the Black Eagles get a boost.He realizes that the top two seeds in the Class AAA state tournament field get a day's rest if they win their quarterfinals on Wednesday. Triple-A seeds three through six at the Civic Center that week face the potential grind of playing three straight days if they want to make the finals."We told our kids [against Greenbrier East on senior night] that we were playing for our seniors first and seeding second,'' Herbert said. "Because if you get a 1 or 2 seed and you're lucky enough to get to the state tournament, you play Wednesday and get Thursday off if you win. If you get 3 or 4, you might have to play Thursday, Friday, Saturday. To me, it's important to play Wednesday and have a day off.''To do that, SC will most likely have to win its section and region and do so in impressive fashion. Otherwise, if Martinsburg (No. 1 in the AAA rankings) and Woodrow Wilson (No. 2) both qualify for the state tournament, too, they could wind up ahead of SC in the tournament field seeded by competing coaches.Making that feat all the more difficult will be the power-packed status of Region 3, which features four ranked teams - SC, Woodrow, No. 6 Greenbrier East and No. 8 George Washington, as well as 17-5 Princeton. No other region houses as many ranked teams. The other Region 3 Section 1 game on Wednesday finds Riverside (8-14) at streaking GW (18-4), which has won eight straight. Wednesday's winners meet Friday on the home court of the higher seed to earn the right for preferential placement in next week's regionals.GW coach Rick Greene doesn't think there are any slam-dunk outcomes in his sectional."It's going to be a tough game for us,'' he said of playing Riverside. "We only got them by three points the first time [60-57]. If you look at the talent end of it, I'm sure they can regroup."Capital's the same way. They've got enough players and Carrington [Morris] can still dominate a game. If you catch them on the right night . . .''The Kanawha Valley's other AAA teams will compete in the Region 4 Section 1 event, which begins today with St. Albans (4-18) visiting Point Pleasant (12-10). The winner of that game visits Hurricane (17-5), the top seed in the sectional, on Wednesday, while Winfield (14-8) hosts Nitro (10-12). The Wednesday survivors tangle Friday.nnPoca (16-6), the area's lone ranked AA squad, limps into the sectionals having lost four of its last five games.Dots coach Allen Osborne isn't discouraged, however, because those losses (to Nitro, Herbert Hoover, Scott and Charleston Catholic) came by a total of just eight points and two were buzzer-beating setbacks."We played well enough to win all four of those games, to be honest with you,'' Osborne said. "We'd have liked to have won them, but we were in some situations that get you ready for the state tournament. The only thing that would have been better is if we had won them. We've had some tough losses, but we've had some good situations that get us ready for the tournament.''All three Kanawha Valley AA teams compete in Region 4 Section 1 beginning tonight at 7 when Sissonville (8-14) hosts Clay County (11-11), a team the Indians split with during the regular season. On Tuesday, the Sissonville-Clay winner visits Poca and Herbert Hoover (13-9) hosts Nicholas County (11-10), a team it lost to twice in the regular season. The finals are Friday.Hoover hopes to have 6-foot-6 senior Cody Morris, its top scorer, back in the lineup after he missed his team's last game with an ankle injury.nnA pair of ranked 19-3 teams take part in Class A Region 4 Section 2, which begins today in Buffalo with Hannan (4-18) playing St. Joseph (2-19).Top-seeded Charleston Catholic takes on the winner of that game on Wednesday, the same night No. 2 seed Buffalo hosts Wahama (10-12). The finals are Friday at a neutral site to be determined.Catholic coach Bill McClanahan likes the way his team bounced back after a recent demoralizing 61-38 loss to No. 1-ranked Tug Valley with a 38-37 home win over Poca to close the regular season."Let's face facts,'' McClanahan said. "Coach Osborne is a fantastic coach. His reputation statewide is unbelievable, so his teams are going to play physical and they're going to be fundamental. Playing a team like this so close to the tournament only gets you ready for the tournament."We know Tucker County and Tug Valley and Magnolia play similar to this, so this pays dividends no matter what the score finished up. This gets us ready for next week and the next two weeks. This was huge for us.''Reach Rick Ryan at 304-348-5175 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 WVU pulls away from Kansas for 56-34 win 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 'Heroin(e)' spotlights women helping combat Huntington's drug crisis 4 Getting deep on WVU's penchant for getting deep 5 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 Senior Morrison providing Poca with more than points Previous Story WVU plagued by missed opportunities Next Story


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You're arguably the hardest hitter in Pinellas County. How are you able to generate so much force and power with your kills?
Honestly, I don't know. I guess it's just conditioning from the weight room. We do a lot of conditioning and weight lifting. And we work on getting in the right position. I'm getting stronger. I could only work on upper body when I hurt my knee. A lot of it is technique and also having someone who can give you good sets. Luckily, we have a great setter (senior Kayla Turner).
You committed to USF three days after you had knee surgery last year (Oct. 12). Did that injury play any role in deciding to commit?
No, I've always wanted to go to USF, and when I hurt my knee, quite a few colleges backed down and wanted to see me play again. USF was still coming after me strong. I really wanted to stay in Florida. Now a lot of those schools that backed off have come back to me. Two of the USF coaches (head coach Claire Lessinger and assistant coach Michelle Collier) tore their ACLs and they knew that a player can come back even stronger after it's been repaired. It was nice to have someone there to support me, to help walk me through the rehab and help me stay focused on my conditioning.
Is the knee 100 percent or does it still bother you at times?
I feel pain a little bit. We had a huge tournament this past weekend, and playing so many matches it festered up a little bit. It's getting better. I'd say it's pretty much 100 percent now. That's what the doctor said the last time he checked it out. That was my last visit. He said I didn't need to see him again, that it was looking great.
Last season, Northside held a 2-0 lead in the region final but lost to Tampa Prep in five games. Was it tough watching your team lose like that from the bench, knowing you might have been the difference in the match?
Yeah, it was really tough, but my team's strong. They did good. It was really hard to watch. They could have pulled it out. I honestly don't even know what happened. But we'll get them this year. Last season's over; we can't fix that.
Does this year's team have the talent to match or even surpass what last year's team did?
Our team's very close. We're a big family. We lost a big player in Callie Hasko, but I think we're just as good as last year if not better. We've all gotten better through club. We trained and worked all summer. We all became closer. Our team chemistry has gotten a lot better. We're always together. Pregame stuff, warmups, whatever, we always have fun with each other.
Northside Christian senior and USF commitment Kayla Walton missed most of the 2008 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament, medial meniscus and lateral meniscus in her left knee during a regular-season win over Indian Rocks Christian on Sept. 22. Despite Walton's injury, the Mustangs advanced to the region final before losing to Tampa Prep in five games. Now, with a healthy Walton, Northside looks to go a step beyond and make the state final four for just the second time in school history. The St. Petersburg Times caught up with Walton as the Bay Conference champion and 2A-11 top-seeded Mustangs prepare for their district tournament opener Tuesday against the Shorecrest-Admiral Farragut winner.
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Schedule: Tuesday — Sarasota (5) at North Port (4), 7; St. Petersburg (6) at Sarasota Riverview (3), 7; Wednesday — 5-4 winner at Palm Harbor U. (1), 7; 6-3 winner at Countryside (2), 7; Friday — final, 7 (highest seed hosts)
class 5A-11 at Seminole
Schedule: Tuesday — Tarpon Springs (4) vs. Dunedin (5), 7; Wednesday — Seminole (2) vs. Clearwater (3), 6; 4-5 winner vs. East Lake (1), 8; Friday — final, 6
class 5A-12 at Pinellas Park
Schedule: Tuesday — Pinellas Park (4) vs. Gibbs (5), 7; Wednesday — Largo (2) vs. Boca Ciega (3), 6:30; 4-5 winner vs. Northeast (1), 7:45; Friday — final, 7
class 4A-10 at Bayshore (Bradenton)
Schedule: Tuesday — Lakewood Ranch (5) at Osceola (4), 7; Palmetto (6) at Lakewood (3), 7; Dixie Hollins (7) at Bayshore (2), 7; Wednesday — 4-5 winner at Braden River (1), 7; 3-6 winner vs. 2-7 winner, 7 (highest seed hosts); Thursday — final, 7
Class 3A-10 at St. Petersburg Cath.
Schedule: Tuesday — St. Petersburg Catholic (5) vs. Academy of the Holy Names (4), 7; Wednesday — Clearwater Central Catholic (3) vs. Tampa Catholic (2), 5:30; 4-5 winner vs. Berkeley Prep (1), 7:30; Thursday — final, 7
class 2A-10 at Indian Rocks Christian
Schedule: Tuesday — Bishop McLaughlin (4) vs. Tampa Prep (1), 6; Calvary Christian (3) vs. Indian Rocks Christian (2), 7:30; Thursday — final, 7
class 2A-11 at Out-of-Door Academy
Schedule: Monday — Shorecrest (4) vs. Admiral Farragut (5), 7; Tuesday — St. Stephen's (2) vs. Out-of-Door (3), 6; 4-5 winner vs. Northside Christian (1), 7:30; Thursday — final, 7
class A-9 at Keswick Christian
Schedule: Monday — Academy at the Lakes (5) vs. Lakeside Christian (4) at Canterbury, 5; Berean Academy (6) vs. Keswick Christian (3) at Cambridge, 5; Tampa Bay Christian (8) vs. Canterbury (1) at Canterbury, 6:30; Carrollwood Day School (7) vs. Cambridge (2) at Cambridge, 6:30; Tuesday — 2-7 winner vs. 3-6 winner, 5; 1-8 winner vs. 4-5 winner, 7; Thursday — final, 7


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