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Knowledge Is Power (Or, How To Feed Your Gauge Addiction)
"My name is Jim and I'm a gauge-o-holic!" Now you're supposed to answer back cheerfully, "Hi, Jim," and wonder why a fella would want to add nine monitoring instruments to a truck that already has factory instruments to cover the basics. Knowledge, of course! Factory gauges seldom give you a numbered reading, are heavily dampened, and notoriously inaccurate.
Mounting nine gauges in a truck usually involves a forearm-sized wiring bundle and serious mounting challenges. Well, the mounting challenges are still there, but Isspro's new Performax system cures the wiring part and adds a lot of useful capability to boot. Isspro currently has 37 gauges available for this system, with more coming.
Isspro is a name long known and revered in the diesel performance realm, but recently tapped Four Wheeler to test the waters in a new area by installing their Performax system on a gas-powered truck. Some of their gauge line is definitely diesel-oriented, but many are universal and some of the diesel stuff is useful to a gassers. For a Four Wheeler tech writer, some of these more unusual instruments will prove useful for product testing down the road, as they could be for any home gearhead with "tinkeritis."
The Skinny On Performax
The heart of Performax is the ESP, or Electronic Signal Processor, a computer that takes inputs from up to 17 different sending units and runs them though a single wire that can be daisy-chained to up to 17 gauges. Each gauge has a chip that accepts only the coded signal it's programmed to read. The other two wires are a ground and the lighting wire.
You don't have to have 17 gauges, either. If you have room for only a few, you can install all the sensors but swap the gauges in or out to monitor what you think is important for the job at the time. Diff temp, for example, isn't all that important unless you are towing, but a vacuum gauge is more important for monitoring fuel economy day-to-day. When you tow, you simply swap the vacuum gauge out for the rear axle temp.
The gauges themselves are super accurate stepper-motor types, with each step equaling one-tenth of one degree. They snap into the hole rather than using clips on the back, making them easy to move around. Plus, these instruments are LED illuminated, so they will stay lit virtually forever without onerous bulb changing. Isspro's factory is in Portland, Oregon, and they also offer custom gauge faces. For an extra charge, they can put just about any color, graphic, or even a photo onto the gauge face.
Installing and Testing Performax
We installed the Performax system and nine gauges into our long-suffering '05 F-150 HD testbed that does double duty as a farm truck. The fact that a magazine writer can do this unaided is proof of how easy a job it was. We chose to install the following instruments: oil pressure, coolant temp, trans fluid temp, rear axle oil temp, fuel pressure, volts, exhaust temp, exhaust backpressure, and air temp. The first six on the list probably make sense to you. Exhaust temperature is vital to diesel owners, but is seldom seen on gassers. We'll use it for some custom EFI tuning. The backpressure gauge will help us test exhaust systems, and air temp will help us measure the incoming engine air for testing CAI systems. That sensor will also be a "rover," and may be temporarily moved to other locations.
Mounting nine instruments was a challenge. We wanted to hide the depth of our "gauge-o-holism" by doing a clean installation. We found a few mounting products specific to the 2004-08 F-150s, but nowhere near enough to mount nine gauges in a super-clean way. We adapted and found some good generic compromises.
1. Here are eight of the nine gauges we installed, the ESP wiring, and the ESP. Each gauge kit includes a sensor, a wiring harness to the ESP and, as needed, sensor adapters. They are standard 21/16-inch-diameter (52mm) instruments.
2. Perhaps the hardest part of our job was drilling the exhaust manifold for the exhaust temp thermocouple and backpressure fitting. We removed the plastic inner fender to gain access to the manifold on the driver's side. Using a letter "R" bit, we drilled the holes with a greased bit to catch as many chips as possible.
We drilled through the last part with the engine running to blow out what chips the grease didn't catch. This is a "measure twice, cut once" type of job.


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Competitive club SCRABBLE play in Canada and the United States is administered by NASPA and its Club Committee.
Types of Clubs
There are two types of club listings available.
- NASPA-sanctioned Clubs:
- We maintain a club roster listing the NASPA-sanctioned clubs that meet across North America and their meeting times.
- Casual Clubs:
- The Casual Club listing may be found at the National SCRABBLE Association Casual Clubs web page. Club directors who choose that option as their only listing will not be listed on the NASPA club listing. If you choose that option you will find a form on that page to fill out to list your club.
Changing of Club Information
Please send changes of club location, address, email, website or anything shown on your club listing to Alan Stern at email@example.com.
Registering a Club
- Directors who recruit 10 members and send them at one time will receive initial club sanctioning FREE. This offer is not retroactive and must be submitted at the same time. This special offer will be good until the end of 2009. If a club has already been sanctioned, the offer does not apply and will not extend the renewal date.
For NASPA-sanctioned clubs there is an annual club sanctioning fee of $30 which may be paid in one of the following manners:
- by check (drawn on a U.S. bank) or money order, payable to NASPA, along with club listing application, sent to:
- some Steering Committee members are willing to accept cash payments in person to forward on to NASPA
In order to maintain registration, clubs must meet the following criteria:
- Club sanctioning must be renewed each year by paying the sanctioning fee.
- The club director must be a sanctioned director, having taken and passed the director test.
- Club directors' NASPA membership status must be current and in good standing.
As stated above, the initial club sanctioning fees will be valid until the end of 2010.
Registration Benefits
- Listing of clubs on the NASPA website
- Future website features for club directors only
- Exclusivity: Unless all club directors concerned have agreed, only one sanctioned club will be permitted to meet on any given day of the week within a 50-mile radius. The $30 fee entitles the director to this exclusivity on one day of the week of his or her choosing. If a director wants a club to meet on more than one day of the week, the director may pay additional $30 fees to obtain this same exclusivity, or not pay additional fees and not receive exclusivity.
- Marketing/recruitment assistance: Marketing Committee member Samantha Southard is developing a program to assist club directors locate and recruit new club members. Please contact her if you would like to participate.
Registered Clubs
Clubs will be listed when their annual $30 sanctioning fees are paid. The initial sanctioning fee will be valid until the end of 2010. Thereafter, ongoing club sanctions will begin on January 1 and end on December 31.
Club web sites may be listed as long as they do not contain inappropriate material or links to inappropriate material as periodically reviewed by the Club Committee.
Unless otherwise requested, only the first director listed in the response to the NASPA request for club information will be listed.

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Adding colorful decorative pieces to the room is an easy way to change up the decor style or make the space especially chic. Dana Gibson offers items that will lighten, brighten and ultimately, transform the home. Dana's influences are varied and this translates to a chic versatility; her pieces are designed to mix discretely with antiques or stand as works of art.


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Oftentimes, just by being you, you're sweeping your guy off his feet - whether you're newlyweds or a well-settled duo. Now, grab a tissue because these real guy quotes will warm your heart. By Holly Corbett, REDBOOK.
1 year
"I keep falling in love with my wife's excitement at the world at large. She gets excited for every new experience together, every new trip together, and every new activity. And this pure joy and excitement makes me love her even more as I can't believe the enthusiasm she has for spending out lives together." - Kevin B., 36
"The first year of marriage is hard because you're just learning how to live with each other and juggle day-to-day stuff like bills and chores with romance. The way to my heart is when she makes me feel desired and appreciated, like when she makes my favorite meal because I had a hard day at work. Also, when she dresses up for me instead of wearing her sweatpants all weekend, that really helps, too." - Bryan D., 32
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"Kristin is more of an action person than a words person, and she gets to my heart by showing me on a daily basis that I have someone by my side who always considers my feelings. It could be something as simple as coming home from shopping for our baby boy with a new long-sleeve shirt for me because she noticed that I didn't have anything warm to wear. And it's the big stuff, too: I had a fairly major surgery this year and when I was coming to, all I wanted was to see her. I asked for her so many times that the nurse allowed her in the recovery room. Why? I knew when I saw her I was going to be okay because she is where my comfort and safety lie." - Jay F., 37
5 years
"There are a number of things Savannah does and says (often) to make me keep falling for her. Now that we have twin babies, just watching her care for them - from breastfeeding, to making homemade baby food, to laughing with them - makes me swoon. And she knows me, so whether it's helping me remember things (my glasses for the movies), ordering my favorite delivery dish without asking, or calling me out on my B.S., I know she's got my back. It's getting better every day." - Sam E, 39
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"The way to my heart after five years of marriage? Blow jobs! I used to get them all the time when we first got married, and now with a two-year-old son and both of us working all the time, blow jobs don't happen as often. But when they do, I feel that loving feeling all over again like it was in the beginning." - Tom P., 39
"I find that it's the small things that melt my heart. An unrequested embrace when you don't expect it, an 'I love you' out of the blue, even just a holding of your hand. These are the type of things that remind me of why I love this woman so much." - Daniel G., 49
10 years
"My wife, Jen, and I have known each other for more than a decade, and she still gets to my heart. Like in the midst of an argument or disagreement (whether I am wrong or right), I can recognize I am being ridiculous or she recognizes the same in herself. We laugh or just share a look that confirms the suspicion or obvious fact. But the argument continues. In the end, there is always an apology, a ceasefire, and we follow it up with together time on the couch after the kids are asleep. All is right again, and there is no other place I want to be. Also, in a group setting, we can have a conversation just through glances. Occasionally, we screw it up like the telephone game, but most times it's apparent." - Gavin P., 34
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"It touches my heart how she puts everybody first. She takes care of everybody. I also like her smile at the end of a hard day." - Michael S., 34
"One way my wife, Barrie, sweeps me off my feet is by just how much she makes me laugh. She does over-the-top imitations of me (e.g. extreme overreactions when my political candidate loses, or feigning sharing my insane excitement when I get a photo pass to shoot a Slash concert). The caricatures are both funny, but they also give me a perspective of how I can come across - healthy feedback we all could use more of! And what's wonderful is that as time goes on, we are constantly adding shared experiences and inside jokes - so more and bigger laughing attacks keep coming." - Ilya M., 43
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The nomination period for the 2014 Hoosier Mountain Bike Association, a Chapter of the International Mountain Bike Association(HMBA-IMBA) Board of Directors will open on Monday, January 13th., and will close at noon on January 21st. On January 21st, HMBA will hold a board meeting, with those nominated, to determine the 2014 HMBA Board of Director's slate that will be ratified at the HMBA Annual Meeting (February 8th). HMBA-IMBA is made up of a team of mountain biking enthusiasts who work together to plan and administer a variety of activities that support the club's mission and goals. General expectations of members:--regular attendance at monthly board meetings and any special meetings as required--regular participation in club activities including club rides, trail work and special events--acting in accordance with the club's bylaws, policies and procedures--serving as an ambassador for the club with the mountain biking community, service providers, land owners, sponsors and other community partners--Provide a leadership role for an HMBA function or Committee--ability to work as team member in the accomplishment of program activities and goalsThe HMBA-IMBA Bi-law's allow for 3 to 15 Board members. The executive positions are as follows:President– guides the board and committees in planning and accomplishing Club projects and activities, represents the Club at community events and speaking engagements, ensures that Club activities are in accordance with HMBA bylaws and policies, performs various administrative duties to accomplish Club objectives.Vice President- assists the president and the board in conducting Club programs and activities, performs the duties of the President in the absence of or at the request of the President, oversees and assists with special projects and events.Treasurer - develops an annual budget, monitors expenditures and deposits, provides regular financial reports to the board, pays bills, makes deposits, and otherwise manages the budget.Secretary- keeps an accurate record of all meetings of the Board of Directors, maintains the official records of the Club, ensures that calendars, social media outlets, newsletters and other information resources for the membership are kept up to date, oversees administration and functioning of the Club website.Members At-Large – current club members in good standing are eligible for nomination as an at-large board member. Each at-large member takes responsibility for one of the club's programs or primary functions. General descriptions for desired committees are (other opportunity's available):Mountain Bike Patrol (AMBP) Program Director– coordinates a team of volunteers who patrol some of the area's most popular trails and offer mechanical assistance and basic medical services as needed. The Program Director schedules patrols, tracks volunteer hours, and ensures that all patrollers obtain and maintain required first aid and other certifications.Women's Mountain Biking Program Director – works with a team of volunteers to plan and organize skills development rides for women. Volunteers assist with marketing the program, coordinating with program sponsors, organizing and leading rides. The Program Director develops the ride calendar, provides direction and guidance for volunteer ride leaders, collects and maintains waivers, documents volunteer hours, and performs other administrative duties as required to administer the program. Kid Mountain Biking Program Director– works with a team of volunteers to plan and organize skills development rides for youth on approximately a monthly basis. Volunteers assist with transportation and set up of equipment, preparing youth for the rides and serving as ride leaders. The Program Director coordinates with various local youth organizations to schedule rides, recruits volunteers, tracks volunteer hours, develops and monitors program budget, maintains program inventory, collects and maintains waivers.Trails Program Coordinator – plans and hosts quarterly Trail Steward meetings, maintains ongoing contact with land owners, assists Trail Stewards as needed, prepares and monitors program budget, maintains tool inventory, collects and maintains waivers, oversees trail work projects and ensures that activities are consistent with IMBA guidelines and land owner agreements.Club Ride Coordinator– works with teams of volunteers to plan and host regular club rides. Schedules rides, confirms location availability with land owner, arranges for food, beverage and other supplies and recruits ride leaders for the event. Maintains inventory of club ride supplies. Administers program budget.Special Events Coordinator– works with teams of volunteers to plan and organize events that benefit the club. Duties include coordinating with sponsors, land owners, service providers, permits and completing other administrative requirements. Grants Administrator–works with teams of volunteers to research and apply for grants and to administer funds received. Responsibilities include developing grant requests, administering grant funds, overseeing grant-funded projects, and preparing reports.Membership Coordinator– Serves as membership liaison, assists with recruiting and coordination of volunteers for events and programs, assists with providing various notices to membership via membership management software, maintains membership supplies, applications, etc.Communications Coordinator– Responsible for updating website, Facebook, Meetup, and other social media outlets regarding upcoming events, volunteer calls and other club news and announcements. Prepares and distributes monthly club newsletter.Advisory Board Members– current club members in good standing are eligible for nomination as an Advisory board member. Advisory Board Members are Board members who may not have the time to take and active role in managing HMBA-IMBA's programs, but who can provide Business, Political, Financial, etc… Support and Advice to the HMBA-IMBA Board.If you, or someone you know would be a good candidate for an HMBA Board Position, please nominate them (self-nominations are welcome). Individuals nominated will be contacted to confirm interest and invited to the HMBA Board Meeting on January 21st, where the 2014 HMBA-IMBA Board slate will be determined.Nominate candidates by sending the following information:Name:Email:Phone:Information on the candidate's qualifications:Send nominations to Paul Arlinghaus through email or by HMBA Forum's Personal MessageEmail:
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For Immediate Release 12-17-2013Contact: Andy WilliamsonIMBA Great Lakes Region DirectorThe International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association (HMBA), an IMBA chapter based in Indianapolis, have jointly hired a full-time professional advocate in the role of IMBA's Associate Regional Director and the executive director of HMBA. Tammy Mebane will work closely with Andy Williamson, IMBA Great Lakes Region Director, helping him serve the more than 20 IMBA chapters in his territory of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and the lower peninsula of Michigan.A growing number of region-based staff positions indicates IMBA's focus on enhancing its grassroots network of chapters. IMBA and HMBA will share the costs of this position, which will allow HMBA to solidify and strengthen its already impressive track record of trail work in Indiana, and its vision for the future."HMBA has been building world-class trails in Indiana for the past decade as an all-volunteer organization," said Paul Arlinghaus, HMBA's president. "HMBA is adding staff to help support our volunteers and members as we try to keep up with the increasing demand for single track trails and mountain bike programs. We are excited about Tammy taking this position and see it as important step for our organization."Mebane has significant professional experience in grant writing, public relations, fundraising and conservation. She was most recently the Outdoor Programs and Outreach Market Coordinator at REI and, prior to that, served as Stewardship Director for the Sacramento Valley Conservancy.About the Hoosier Mountain Bike AssociationFounded in 2000, the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association (HMBA) has contributed $1.9 million toward the construction and maintenance of 77 miles of purpose-built trails in Indiana State Parks and Forests. HMBA has built and currently maintains 125 miles of trail. Thanks largely to the group's efforts, the trail system at Brown County State Park near Nashville, Ind., with 25 miles of trails ranging from easy to extremely difficult, was named an IMBA Epic in 2011.
When soil freezes all the moisture turns to ice crystals between the particles of the soil and in clay or loam soil they are tightly packed together. As the moisture freezes the crystals expand and tear the clay apart shattering it, then as it thaws the soil become more porous and allows more moisture in. This is repeated with every successive thaw.In Indiana we can get as many as 100 freeze thaw cycles in a season.So, please be very careful when trying to ride the trails in the winter. The best time to ride is when the trail is frozen solid. On days when the temperature goes below freezing at night, the worst thing we can do is wait for the sun to come out and warm up the trail before riding. The trails can be very soft even if it hasn't rained recently. Even if the temperature stays below freezing South facing trails can defrost in sunlight and turn to mush.If you are leaving ruts in the trail where you have ridden please leave the trail. The ruts will allow even more water to remain on the trail and make it even worse. If people see you riding they will want to ride too, so very soon the trail reaches a point of meltdown.
As HMBA is an all volunteer organization, we are always trying to find ways to best use our volunteer's time. When it comes to web related content, we've realized that our HMBA Forum and HMBA Facebook page is getting most of the web traffic, and has most of the useful content for riders. For the time being, we will be concentrating most of our efforts on keeping these areas up to date and relevant
We are also in the process of finding a better Content Management System that will make our very limited number of web editors jobs a bit easier.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
We are proud to announce that the Brown County State Park mountain bike trail system has been named as a 2011 recipient of the IMBA Epic trail designation. This is huge news, as it puts Brown County in some very exclusive company. Over the last ten years, IMBA has only given the Epic trail designation to 57 different trail systems around the world. In addition to Brown County, this year's Epic class includes trail systems in Wales (UK), Yukon (CAN), North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
The IMBA Epic program singles out the premier trails and rides around the country as selected by IMBA staff who consult closely with club leaders to find out which trails are having the biggest influence on riders, as well as land managers and decision makers. These rides are the models that shape IMBA's concept of what is possible for trail recreation on public lands.The IMBA Epic trail designation comes after 8 years of very hard work by the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association. Brown County's other accolades include being named one of the top 33 trails in North America in Bike magazine's March, 2009 issue. Congratulations are due to the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association, its members and volunteers that have helped to create the preeminent mountain biking destination in the Midwest, and one of the best trails systems in the world.While it is appropriate to pause and enjoy the accolades, there is much more work to be done. The vision for Brown County State Park's mountain bike trail system is only half complete. Trail designers and leaders of the HMBA envision a trail system that will ultimately be much larger and more varied. Almost 25 miles of planned trails are still unconstructed. If you'd like to see them built sooner, please consider joining the HMBA or giving to the HMBA Trail Fund.


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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - The Central Michigan track and field teams head to Allendale, Mich., this Saturday to compete in the Grand Valley State University Quad. The meet will be held in the Kelly Family Sports Building.
Field events will start at 1 p.m., with running events following at 2 p.m.
The GVSU Quad is a scored meet, and the Chippewas will be putting together their first full squad of the season, on both the men's and women's sides.
"We've been looking forward to [being a full squad]. They are working on their chemistry with each other and feeding off of each other energy-wise," director of track and field, Willie Randolph said, "It's going to be a great meet, something the athletes really need to have as a dress rehearsal before our conference meet."
The Chippewas will be competing against Eastern Michigan, GVSU, and Hillsdale College. Admission is $7 per spectator.
Coming off of a good weekend, the Chippewas are looking to improve in the distance events.
"Our main thing is trying to get our distance runners to achieve major automatic qualifying times for the Mid-American Conference Championships, so they can be in the right heats."
On Friday, distance runners senior Maddie Ribant, sophomore Ethan Lievense, and sophomore Kyle Stacks will be competing at the Indiana Relays at the University of Indiana before heading to the GVSU Quad to compete with the team.
"Success is something you can grow from, but it was yesterday. We are trying to work toward the future, and always moving forward. What we took from our successes is that we are achieving great things, but we want to make sure we are supporting each other also."


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WESTERN SAN JUANS – The controversy over EAGLE-Net's 4,600-mile broadband stimulus project spun like a whirling dervish from Colorado to the halls of Washington this week, when critics, including Colorado U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, testified Wednesday at a congressional hearing highlighting problematic broadband expansion projects funded by federal stimulus dollars.
This came on the heels of a hearing Tuesday at the state capitol in Denver, at which lawmakers on the legislative audit committee chided EAGLE-Net officials for the project's alleged lack of transparency and demanded that EAGLE-Net submit a financial audit to the state by the end of March.
The ambitious three-year EAGLE-Net project, now in its final year, has been touted as a "fiber-optic freeway" with the potential to dramatically improve rural broadband service to many communities on the Western Slope and across the state. Funded by a $100.6 million federal stimulus grant awarded in 2010, the Broomfield-based telecommunications consortium is contracted to connect 170 communities and more than 200 "anchor institutions" throughout the state with a 1 gigabit fiber-optic or microwave Internet connection.
Critics of the EAGLE-Net Alliance (which stands for Educational Access Gateway Learning Environment Network) complain that the consortium is laying in fiber in areas where it already exists, and thus directly competing with "small mom and pop" carriers that have already invested millions to service small communities on the eastern plains. Telecom behemoths including CenturyLink have also criticized the endeavor.
Recent stories in the Denver Post, The New York Times and on National Public Radio, and an investigative piece on Denver's 9News, have echoed this storyline, giving Gardner a podium from which to broadcast his allegations.
"I wonder why EAGLE-Net spent all this time duplicating services on eastern plains where it's easy to build instead of focusing on harder to reach areas like Silverton or Ouray?" Gardner asked NPR reporter Grace Hood in a story that aired on the news program All Things Considered Wednesday, Feb. 13.
In fact, many communities on the Western Slope, including Ouray, Ridgway, Montrose and Delta, have already been serviced by EAGLE-Net and now have fiber installed right to the doorsteps of their schools and anchor institutions.
Silverton is among the few communities in the region that have not yet been serviced; The town was slated to be hooked up in the third year of the project implementation,now on hold due to a work stoppage order stemming from the project's funding suspension in December, when it was found to be in violation of certain environmental requirements.
But critics who argue that EAGLE-Net is irresponsibly laying redundant fiber appear to be either missing the point or deliberately skewing their message, say EAGLE-Net officials, who readily acknowledge that redundancy is a central part of their mission to serve government and nonprofit groups with a public access "middle-mile" network (a sort of fiberoptic freeway) that "last mile providers" may then tap into, passing the bandwidth on to customers and thus connecting disparate local networks with the national Internet backbone. The public access component is intended to ensure that monopolies that currently exist cannot be perpetuated, especially in hard-to-reach communities. Once the network is complete, multiple Internet Service Providers may lease bandwidth to provide competing service plans for individuals and communities statewide.
Another component of the project is to create a dedicated fiber intranet network connecting all Colorado public schools to enhance distance learning opportunities and collaborative teaching, among other things. This network would co-exist with and compliment the broadband connectivity that many schools already enjoy.
A coalition of conservative Colorado lawmakers including Gardner and fellow Reps. Mike Coffman, Scott Tipton and Doug Lamborn, started making noise about EAGLE-Net last fall, terming it "government-provided socialized broadband" and drafting a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration demanding the agency freeze payments from EAGLE-Net's broadband stimulus grant.
"U.S. taxpayers are being forced to subsidize a federal initiative whose most substantial accomplishment ultimately could be to put Colorado's rural telecommunications industry out of business," their letter stated.
In December, EAGLE-Net endured a fresh batch of bad publicity after the NTIA ordered a suspension of the project on Dec. 6, after learning that EAGLE-Net may be building infrastructure on some routes not included in its initial environmental impact study. The federal agency asked EAGLENet to clarify and resolve the issue last fall. When EAGLE-Net's response was deemed insufficient, NTIA ordered all work to come to a halt until it comes back into compliance.
The problem compliance areas are isolated to Pagosa Springs and Montrose, according to EAGLE-Net local official Pat Swonger, the result of "subtle route changes" made in the field as crews worked to dig trenches, place conduit and string fiber last summer.
But NTIA viewed the modifications as partially implemented new network designs for which EAGLE-Net failed to receive advance approval.
The changes sent the project into a tailspin of noncompliance with multiple entities, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA-Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Federal Communications Commission.
EAGLE-Net officials are working to satisfy the feds' requests for information, and say the suspension is merely a "temporary postponement" that should be resolved in another month.
So far, EAGLE-Net has reached about half of its target institutions and communities statewide, and spent about two-thirds of its money (some of which is committed toward upcoming work in year three), Swonger said.


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Scotland Yard said that 40 Syria-related arrests were made in the first three months of this year, up from 25 in the whole of last year A national campaign to stop would-be terrorists travelling to Syria will be launched today, following a dramatic rise in the number of people being arrested after going to the war-torn state.
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The Ukraine crisis simmered Wednesday, if not with actual fighting, then with fighting words from the key outside players in the conflict: the United States and Russia, whose foreign minister accused Washington of "running the show" in Kiev.
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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says that from next week he will start carrying out a court order to help the elderly four hours per week as part of his punishment for a tax fraud conviction.
Dutch fighter jets intercept Russian bombers
Dutch fighter jets scrambled Wednesday to intercept a pair of Russian military aircraft that entered its airspace, a fairly routine action that comes amid heightened tensions between Russia and NATO, a Dutch official said.
Ukraine crisis goes on; U.S. troops in Poland
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German, French ministers visit Moldova, Georgia
The French and German foreign ministers are making a joint visit to Moldova and Georgia, former Soviet republics that have breakaway regions with Russian-speaking populations, as tensions simmer over Russia's intentions in Ukraine.
Emirates Says Another Family Targeted in London
Several armed men targeted a family from the United Arab Emirates by forcing their way into the family's London apartment weeks after a similar attack in the British capital, state media in the Gulf nation reported Wednesday.
Primark seeks to crack US market
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Former Iron Curtain still barrier for deer
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Ukraine calls for more anti-terror measures
Ukraine's acting President called on law enforcement agencies to renew anti-terror measures across the country, citing the discovery of two tortured bodies near the city of Slaviansk.
Foreign Minister Baird in Prague stresses Canada's support for NATO's eastern members
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, left, shakes hand with his Czech Republic's counterpart Lubomir Zaoralek, right, after their joint press conference in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, April 22, 2014.
Jurors Hear Cleric's Praise For September 11 Attacks
In a video of radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri shown to jurors at his trial on Monday, he did not hesitate when a television interviewer asked him about the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States that killed nearly 3,000 people.
Wage Cuts Make Spain's Recovery A Long, Painful Path
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Biden in Ukraine as Russia accuses Kiev of breaking deal
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And despite an increase of nearly 100,000 small businesses over the period, "the number of these loans dropped by 344,000 over the 2007 to 2012 period," according to the study. (Many such loans go to small businesses.)So what's happening here? Ms. Wiersch and Prof. Shane have some theories on the credit squeeze. Among them:
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Grand Theft Auto 5 has shipped 32.5 million units LTD - Take-Two Q3
Grand Theft Auto 5 has shipped 32 million units life to take, Take-Two Interactive revealed in its FY2014 third quarter financial report.7
GTA Online class action lawsuit dismissed
A class action lawsuit brought against Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive over Grand Theft Auto 5 has been dismissed.1
Grand Theft Auto 5 PC pre-orders start Friday, according to Norwegian retailer - rumor
Grand Theft Auto 5 PC rumors have resurfaced today, with Norwiegian retailer Elkjøp – known outside the region as Elgiganten – stating it will start accepting pre-orders for the title come Friday.12
GTA Online: 10 new Rockstar verified jobs now available during Freemode sessions
Rockstar has announced the GTA Online Creator Weekend selections along with five more community-created jobs will be joining the ranks of Rockstar Verified content.7
GTA 5 PC listed on Amazon France & Germany
Grand Theft Auto 5 PC rumours are hotting up, as Amazon's French and German stores have listed the game for release.6
GTA Online Xbox 360 livestream: nobody moves, nobody gets hurt
VG247 will be running around robbing banks all whacked off Scooby Snacks from 5pm GMT. Get involved or get out the way.1
GTA 5 PC: more evidence of anticipated port found in bug log
Grand Theft Auto 5 has never been announced for PC, but yet more evidence has turned up suggesting a port is on the way.15
UK game chart: FIFA 14 holds firm at the top
FIFA 14 has retained its position at op of the UK gaming charts, while the rest of the pack remains largely static since last year.5
UK game charts: FIFA 14 takes final top spot of 2013
FIFA 14 has emerged as 2013′s last UK chart winner, nudging Call of Duty: Ghosts off the top spot. Full chart inside.2
GTA Online Christmas festivities bring snow to Los Santos, seasonal masks & more
Grand Theft Auto Online publisher Rockstar is getting into the Christmas spirit with a slew of festive goodies for you to enjoy while you murder each other.4
Xbox Live sale discounts GTA 5, Diablo 3 & more, savings inside
Microsoft has posted details of its second seasonal sale, this time chopping currency off GTA 5, Diablo 3, and even offering the first episode of TellTale's Wolf Among Us for free.3
GTA Online update adds Capture mode tomorrow
GTA Online's anticipated Capture mode arrives as part of a hefty update Rockstar's multiplayer effort tomorrow.4
GTA 5: body bag sleeping bag, iFruit phone case & more hit Rockstar's shop
Grand Theft Auto 5 developer Rockstar North is getting into the Christmas spirit by err, giving you the chance to buy your mate a sleeping bag designed like a Los Santos coroner's body bag. There's also an iFruit phone case and much more.0
GTA Online's Deathmatch and Race Creators beta update is now available
GTA Online's free Deathmatch and Race Creators beta update is now available for PS3 and Xbox 360.3
GTA Online glitch gives players access to North Yankton - video
Grand Theft Auto Online players have figured out how to access the town of North Yantkon, first seen in GTA 5′s story prologue.1
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GTA Online's content creator beta will go live today, Rockstar has confirmed, and the studio has offered some further insight into the event types you can make, among other things.2
GTA 5 to receive "substantial" story DLC in 2014
Grand Theft Auto 5 will spawn first major single-player additions sometime next year.14
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Grand Theft Auto Online's content creator tool isn't out yet, but one YouTuber has gained access to the tool and has captured it in this video.0
GTA 5 sparks legal action from Lindsay Lohan - rumour
Lindsay Lohan is said to have called her legal eagles in over the alleged unauthorised use of her likeness in Grand Theft Auto 5.7
GTA Online sale discounts guns and gear by up to 50%
Grand Theft Auto Online has launched an in-game sale on digital wares such as rifles, clothing and accessories. It starts today.0
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GTA Online's Deathmatch and Race Creators beta update is now available
GTA Online glitch gives players access to North Yankton – video
GTA Online content creator is same tool-suite used by devs, Rockstar offers more details
GTA 5 to receive "substantial" story DLC in 2014
GTA Online content creator tool leaked in video, watch here
GTA 5 sparks legal action from Lindsay Lohan – rumour
GTA Online sale discounts guns and gear by up to 50%
GTA 5 DLC rumours: leaked audio files discuss casinos, new races & more
GTA Online beach party event detailed, playlist and bonuses live today
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GTA 5 PS3 premium theme & avatars available now, Xbox 360 wallpaper on sale
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GTA Online: Beach Bum Pack lands in early November, Content Creator planned for fall
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For patients with aggressive bladder cancer, the best treatment remains the removal of the entire bladder and nearby lymph nodes, a procedure called radical cystectomy and lymphadenectomy. The procedure is complex, and often involves long post-surgery hospital stays and recovery time.
To help patients maintain urinary function, surgeons may have one or two options. The first, a neobladder, is the creation of a bladder substitute from a portion of the patient's small bowel. Another option, an ileal conduit, diverts urine directly out of the body to an external collection vessel.
Surgeons at The Methodist Hospital in Houston and a few other institutions around the country are looking at how robots may be used to make the surgery less invasive and less traumatic, which could translate into faster recovery times and better outcomes.
Alvin C. Goh, M.D., a urologic surgeon at The Methodist Hospital and Director of the Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Programs at The Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Education (MITIE), was part of a group that recently developed a neobladder reconstruction technique that is performed entirely inside the body and without large incisions -- with robotic assistance.
Goh recently presented data from a study of 24 patients eligible for this novel robotic reconstruction at the European Association of Urology special meeting on robotic surgery in London late last month. The methods described in the presentation were developed by Goh and his former colleagues at the University of Southern California and will be published in the November issue of European Urology.
Three month follow-up data were analyzed for 8 patients who received a neobladder and 7 patients who underwent an ileal conduit diversion.
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It has been a bit crazy for me and my family lately and we did not plan on camping this weekend but...we did. Dropping our youngest off at college Friday morning and seeing all the campers heading out made us want to go. We were making the 5 hour round trip to drop and then back to have my 2nd Chemo treatment and we started calling around and found an open site at Crown Point. We made it there by 7 pm and were set up in an hour cooking dinner by 8. This was our very first trip just the 2 of us in 24 years. The campground is just nice, real nice. Clean, quiet, friendly is what we kept saying. Our site was great, somewhat of a corner pull through which worked out great. We were able to relax and just enjoy being outside together doing what we like to do. The dog was along so she loved it as well. We took walks, sat under the awning with our coffee, cooked, played some cards and it was great. We really like this place. There are seasonals here - they are neat and friendly and the golf carts go slow and are not an issue. We are already planning a return trip probably for next year. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
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We decided to do Crownpoint for a quick getaway as we only live 45 mins from the place. It is in a very country location not near any larger city, so don't plan on going out to dinner anywhere close. When we checked in, we heard the check in employee tell our friends who were also checking in: "We are very strict on our pool rules." She was right, they are strict. You cannot use the slide located in the pond without a life preserver. My kids have gone to water parks on bigger slides and not needed life preservers; second, as an adult who swims well, I'm not wearing a life preserver. The pool was super clean, and the deck and chairs very nice! However, they advertise it is heated, but it was not heated when we went in July. Therefore, it was COLD, but the air temps were in the 80's and full sun, so I found it refreshing. My husband and kids found it too cold. The campground's sites are kind of close together, but we were there with friends, so we didn't mind. This campground is mostly seasonals, so there are a limited amount of sites for weekenders. Overall, we had a very good quick weekend getaway and the place is very clean, so we would go again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
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August 2012
Very clean campground, nice sites, very clean bathrooms too. There is a small pond, w/ 2 slides, small laundry, game room, clean newer playground. We enjoyed campging here, my only negative is A LOT of rules and STRICTLY enforced. When we asked if our dog could swim in the pond, we were told yes, but only if he had a leash on, which unfortunate for us I guess is too dangerous for the animal. Our boys were yelled at for not having a life vest on at the slide in the pond, which I understand being spoke too, but not clearly yelled at, and it is posted swim at your own risk. All in all, it is a very nice campground, I just have a problem with the strict rules and being yelled at and not just spoken too. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
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July 2011
This was a very enjoyable campground. We had a good site, some are better than others. Seasonals mixed throughout with some golf carts that were well controlled. Fishing pond was fun and they had a DJ over the weekend. Will most likely return at some point. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
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July 2010
Clean, nicely landscaped campground with a friendly staff. Nice heated pool, pond swimming with two slides, catch and release fishing. Lots of attractions 30-60 minutes away. A nice family campground, we will return. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
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July 2009
This is a great small campground. At least it feels small. We have camped here many times and have loved it each and every time. They have some planned activities; catch and release fishing; a pond and swimming pool to swim in with 2 slides for all ages (one is near the waters edge for the younger kids). I have never seen this place look bad; it is very well taken care of and even the fulltime campers are very nice and clean. The only thing that I wish they would have is a small laundry. Other than that it's the best place We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
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August 2007
We have camped here several times, but this weekend was the first time in the last 4 years. The new owners have made many positive improvements. There are more three way sites, and all the electric has been upgraded. Some sites have cable, and I'm sure that will be expanded in the future. Campground was close to full, but very quiet. Landscaping has also been upgraded. Still some improvement needed but they are headed in the right direction. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
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This campground has been a great place for the past 20 years, but that is all gone now that the new owners have bought it. The campers have always volunteered their time to organize activities for the kids of all ages and never asked for a dime. The campers even put together a block party together every year with 160 seasonals repaying for the parties. That shows unity in a campground. 160 people participated in bringing food, decorating, or just pitching in where ever they could. These parties bring weekend campers in every year just for the parties, not because the campground offers anything on Labor day weekend. The only cost to ther camp was the DJ. The campers even pay for the electricity they use for the DJ (sad). The campers raised money to buy a large TV and DVD player for the teenagers to watch at night in the rec hall. Unfortunately the owner only lets the kids use the TV when he says and only allows PG movies. How many 17 year old kids want to always watch PG movies at 10pm on a Friday night? I have watched about 15 to 20 seasonals with 10 to 20 years in this camp leave last week. There are at least another 10 of us that will be doing the same next season! No matter how many times the new owners tell us the old owners ran an unmanaged campground and that the Town and Campground Assoc. hated them, we don't buy it. Previous owners: we wish you were still here with us. You helped us to make this place our second homes. Looks like these people are going to fold within the next three years, or they are driving us out to make it a bird sanctuary. If you are looking for a seasonal camp don't look here, rates have gone up $500 in the last two seasons, and another $200 next year, which makes it comparable to other camps who offer more. I guess these rate increases are to compensate for the 26 plus empty seasonal sites. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
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Our Joseph Thompson recently caught up with Georgia point guard prospect Devin Mitchell as part of his ongoing series of Q&As with potential future SEC hoopsters.
Joseph Thompson: Who is interested in you?
Devin Mitchell: Miami, Ga Tech, Alabama, Stanford,, LaSalle, Florida and UCF
JT: Do you have any offers?
DM: I have offers from UGA, Boston University, College of Charleston, Mercer, Georgia State, Tennessee Tech, Kennesaw State, UAB, and Ole Miss
JT: What teams did you grow up watching?
DM: I grew up watching a lot of Chicago Bulls tapes from the 90′s. My dad was a big fan of the Bulls and Micheal Jordan, so I always watched him. As far as the pros. I watched Kobe and Allen Iverson growing up as well. As far as college teams, I watched Illinois in the 2004-2005 season when they had Deron Williams and Luther Head. They are my favorite team of all time!
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DM: I would compare my game to a bigger version of Jason Terry and Brad Beal.
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DM: My first thing that look for in a school is the coaching staff. I like to play for guys that I'm comfortable with because I play my best basketball when I'm comfortable; so coaching staff is always first. Second would have to be location.
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DM: When I was growing up I always dreamed of playing for Michigan. I guess that would be like a dream school but besides that, not really.
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DM: I'm really not a fan of any team because I watch so much basketball. I like everybody. I'm more of a fan of how teams play, and how they play as teams.
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JT: Have you visited any schools?
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JT: You had a great summer. What are your goals for the upcoming season?
DM: My personal goal is to take Collins Hill to the state playoffs this year and make a run while there. We haven't been in the last 3 years and it would be special for our seniors on the team to play in a State Playoff game before they head out and our fans deserve it!


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LINCOLN — For the first time since his freshman year, Taylor Martinez didn't start a Nebraska football game.
He was totally defenseless. That is, after the game.
"He was awkward for a little bit, because he's never really had a headset on," said senior quarterback Ron Kellogg, Martinez's roommate. "He didn't even know how to turn it on in the beginning.
"It was awesome being able to come to the sideline and talk football with him. He's the number one stat leader in Nebraska history, so it was kind of surreal. Plus he's my roommate, so I get to tease him about it later.
"I'll give him some tips on how to work the headset next time."
There won't be a next time. NU offensive coordinator Tim Beck says he expects Martinez back at practice this week, though he wasn't sure what day.
The prognosis for Martinez's turf toe? A quick recovery.
The Kid looked that good on Saturday.
Tommy Armstrong burst onto the main stage Saturday. He led the Huskers to touchdowns on the first two drives. He played in six possessions and five of them resulted in touchdowns.
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He was in total command. He looked smooth. He threw a terrific deep ball with touch. He had perfect timing on the option.
On a clear blue day in Nebraska, Armstrong made it easy to look at the horizon and dream. The future looks bright, as bright and bold as this mid-September afternoon.
The present?
Oh, you know what's coming next.
"Don't play that card," Beck said without hesitation after Saturday's 59-20 victory over South Dakota State.
That would be the quarterback controversy card. It's going to sit there, on the perch of this season, from this moment forward. Some fans are going to play that card.
Don't go there. There is no controversy. This is Martinez's position, his team, his job. Period. Paragraph.
He's the fourth-year starter, and not one turf toe or 10 of Armstrong's nimble toes will change that.
Yes, Armstrong looked good. He looked better than you would expect a redshirt freshman to look in this environment. He looks, well, special.
Yes, you see that bye week coming. Yes, you see how Armstrong's arm brings the deep ball into the offense, how his option ability puts that wrinkle into the scheme.
But Beck throws up the caution flag, as he should. He points out that "Taylor was set up for failure" compared with Armstrong and Kellogg, because the coordinator had pared down the number of plays in the game plan.
"We wanted to take a step back and take a deep breath," said Beck, after admitting he'd tried to do too much the first three games. "We wanted simplification, give them a few plays to work on. Let them see the defense and go play."
The other grain of salt here is South Dakota State's defense, which had allowed an average of 412 yards to Butler, Southeastern Louisiana and North Dakota.
That's not exactly going against the Big Ten defenses that Martinez has taken on and beaten, a couple of them with fourth-quarter rallies on the road.
Taylor's the man. The kid's not bad, either.
Columnist Tom Shatel sounds off on the NU-SDSU game.
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Columnist Tom Shatel sounds off on the NU-SDSU game.
"I think Taylor will be fine. He's our quarterback," Beck said. "It's good to know we have a couple of other guys who can come in and run the offense. I felt like we knew that in the spring. But this was the first real test, in a close game, with both teams trading touchdowns and the pressure to go out there and score."
Exactly. The state of Nebraska's defense put the heat on the quarterbacks to produce. When South Dakota State is answering every touchdown, and the nation is peeking in at a major upset, you'd better believe that's pressure.
"I knew (Armstrong) could handle it," Beck said. "He played in one of the top conferences in Texas high school football. He's used to playing in big games."
Armstrong was so good early that you wondered why Beck didn't stick with him. Beck said the plan was predetermined to go with Kellogg in the third series and then see how the game was going.
Kellogg's first series lasted two plays, until Ameer Abdullah was hit and fumbled to SDSU. But Kellogg came back out for another series and led NU to a third touchdown. The senior would later come in and throw a touchdown pass to make it 35-17.
"The touchdown felt great, as you could see in my celebration," Kellogg said. "I really didn't know what to do, so I just shook a little bit."
Armstrong shook things up, in a good way. The place needed good vibes early. The Kid provided them.
"My whole objective is pretty much to compete to be the number one guy," Armstrong said. "They (coaches) told me one day Taylor might go down and I might have to play one game; your number can be called at any time, so that has to be the mindset."
Boy, was he ready. But he had lots of help. The offensive line kept the quarterbacks clean, the run game clicked, everything clicked. There were 645 yards, the most for a Bo Pelini team, and that was without Martinez. There's some irony there.
Don't get used to it. Martinez is expected back for Illinois in two weeks. Nebraska is 3-1 with eight conference games remaining. Martinez has been through the league wars. This defense has questions. The offense has answers. Taylor is its unquestioned leader.
But it will be interesting now to watch Martinez. Will he play cleaner? Will he be motivated by the image of what Armstrong did here? This could be a positive.
Martinez is a motivated guy, a senior on his last tour. That's your motivation. But he's never really had a quarterback push him. Since he was a freshman and Zac Lee a senior, Martinez has never really had a threat to replace him if he struggled or had one of those games.
Does he now?
"I'm not going to speculate," Beck said.
It will be hard for others to resist. A quarterback at Nebraska named Tommy. This one has a twitter account, too, though there was a single tweet from "Thank you to all who told me good game."
The future looks bright. On Saturday, the present felt a little better, too.
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Mike Shanahan Tuesday Afternoon Press Conference
Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan came into the team's press room shortly after 3 PM today, briefly commented on how there was no heat in the room and then settled down behind the lectern to take questions.
On team's offensive struggles last night
"A lot of three-and-outs… Had to settle for field goals".
"Couldn't get a whole lot done [in the second half]."
Shanny said penalties in the second half hurt and going 0-6 on third downs was critical.
Blamed the dead ball timeout with 41 seconds left in first half on a lineman who was unsure of the play.
On why Fred Davis didn't play much
Shanny refused to go into why Davis played so little or comment on whether or not Davis missed meetings. Despite repeated questions, Shanahan refused to go into detail, but did say: "One thing we want is people that are accountable".
On injuries to Bowen, Reed & Young
DE Stephen Bowen missed last night's game due to a knee injury suffered against Philadelphia. The news is bad and Shanny says Bowen is going to have surgery "after Thanksgiving." It's a "possible microfracture surgery" and he will be out for the season and a possible six months recovery. "It's a blow to your football team…It's the next guy up. … Stephen means a lot to the football team."
Jordan Reed felt much better today. Shanahan seemed encouraged by Reed's progress recovering from a concussion suffered against the Eagles.
Darrel Young suffered a hamstring injury in practice, but Shanny said "DY was working out on the treadmill, which is a good sign."
On trouble on the offensive line
Shanahan acknowledged the offensive line had protection problems last night and said of All Pro LT Trent Williams: "Trent had a tough game, didn't have one of his better games yesterday." It "wasn't one of our better games [on the offensive line]." However, Shanahan gave a lot of credit to the 49ers defense and Aldon Smith, in particular, who repeatedly got the better of Williams.
On the development of Robert Griffin
Shanahan defended Griffin, saying the team will be patient with him and that he is showing constant improvement.
"The drop back passing game takes time, it doesn't happen overnight."
On refusing to bench RG3: "The growth of a quarterback is a maturation process. You need those repetitions… He hasn't had a lot of these repetitions in college… It's a growing period… Hall of Fame quarterbacks have had much tougher years than we've had so far… You just have to be patient."
Shanny shrugged off the need to play well on national TV: "We need to play well to play well" not to impress a national audience.
Declined to go into what the team needs to do to improve for next season, saying during the season he prefers to focus on the next opponent, the New York Giants.
On the state of the team, Shanahan said "I don't need to go through any stats." Skins need "a little more depth."
"I think the players are smart enough to understand that if you are 3-8 everybody's playing for their jobs."
Says teams quit when "players stop playing hard." Says he has not seen that on this team.
On playing younger guys like OG Adam Gettis: "We're not going to experiment with guys." Says players need to look good against the first team defense in order to break into the starting lineup and get more playing time.
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Beautiful gardens with interesting, varied exhibits – As a visitor, I went to the Gardens every other visit. As a resident, I probably will go at least twice a year. So far I've attended the Orchid Exhibit and Cake Exhibit; I'm returning next month to just enjoy the outdoors.
There are concerts held here as well. The Japanese Gardens are peaceful and strolling through is not only good for your body but for your mind as well. This place is simply beautiful and wonderful for both families and the single person or couple. Can't recommend it enough.
Get garden inspiration, then shop. – The Scene
What could be a better setting for a gardening store than this one? You can spend a morning or afternoon wandering the Missouri Botanical Garden grounds for inspiration, then satisfy your need to get started on your own garden with a visit to the Garden Gate gift shop
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It has a wonderful selection of potted orchids, especially after its annual orchid show in the early spring. You can also find succulents, bonsai and a variety of flowering plants. (And don't miss the annual plant sale, held in the Garden's parking lot. Call for dates.) The resource section of the shop is filled with books about plants, gardening and birds. You can also shop for bird feeders, birdbaths, fountains, pots and hand tools, plus jewelry, candles, lotions, tableware and more.
kindjuan – I've been to the gardens at least twice a year (in the summer) for the last 5 to 6 years. I enjoy it thoroughly every time I visit. Thank you.
bot gards – The Botanical Gardens aren't free. There is a small fee to pay at the entrance, unless you're a member. It's a beautiful place in the springtime and at Christmastime.
A romantic picnic spot – Absolutely beautiful! Take your sweetie and pack a picnic basket for a romantic, tranquil day amongst all the beauty the gardens have to offer!
Beautiful Gardens. – The Missouri Botanical Gardens are beautiful. They have many different gardens for the different seasons.
Great Place – I used to live in the St. Louis area and this was always one of my favorite places to go. It is just beautiful there. The Japanese gardens are wonderful and the scented garden is my favorite place. If you live in St. Louis and have never been go if you are visting I think that this should be on your list of places to go.
Beautiful in all Seasons – The Missouri Botanical Garden is on my "must-visit" list of things to do in St. Louis every time I go there. There are large, showy beds of peonies, tulips, pansies, roses, iris, and lilies when these flowers are in season. There are many fountains, there is a large Japanese garden section which is particularly beautiful in the winter. There is a building and associated garden plots devoted to the home gardener, and of course, a gift shop from which can be purchased specimens of many plants. The Missouri Botanical Garden is an enduring attraction for me because it is always changing and there is always something new to see.
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