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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The public is invited to "Plants get sick too!," a presentation from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 24, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library on Penn State's University Park campus.
Frederick Gildow, department head in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, will discuss the successful efforts made by Penn State and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture scientists to save peach production in Pennsylvania from the devastating plant disease, plum pox virus.
The presentation is the last of special events scheduled for the 50th anniversary of the beginnings of the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology being celebrated with an exhibit "Healthy Plants for a Healthy World: 50 Years of Plant Pathology at Penn State," on display through Sept. 17 in The Eberly Family Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library.
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text: Ye Olde Prospector and his bride Wild Thing54 will be moving to New Mexico in August. We would like to host an event in their honor so Maine geocachers can say farewell. Their schedule is a little cramped with selling their house and packing/moving activities but they have August 8th available for a date. Does anyone have an idea of a good venue for a potluck/BBQ type of event? Please send me a pm if you have a venue suggestion. YOP has gifted our state with some really great caches and some amazing photos in the gallery on this site and it would be great if we can all get together and give him a great send off :).

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For the second straight week, rumors swirled about whether Joe Cox would be able to take the field on game day. For the second straight week, he did.
This time, however, Cox turned in a winning performance in spite of a nagging shoulder injury, helping to lead the Bulldogs to a 41-37 win over South Carolina.
"He handled it tremendously," wide receiver Tavarres King said of the controversy surrounding Cox leading up to game day. "He handled all the things coming at him, came out confidence in himself and confident in us. We put our confidence in him, and you saw what happened. He just balled out."
Reports surfaced Thursday that Cox might not be able to play Saturday, and that Logan Gray would step in as the team's quarterback. Cox admitted that he is suffering from a shoulder injury, but he said the severity was overstated.
"It's not something that's getting worse and worse and worse," Cox said. "It's been the same the whole year, and I get enough treatment on it to feel good enough to play, and it's going to be fine all year."
Cox completed 17-of-24 passes in the game for 201 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn't all highlights. His interception early in the fourth quarter was returned for a touchdown by Eric Norwood, pulling the Gamecocks to within one.
"I knew we were going to throw the ball, and it was one of those things where I could work either side. I kind of saw Norwood and was like, hmmm, but I decided to throw it anyway and he made a good play."
Beyond the interception, however, Cox was the leader Georgia needed, tailback Richard Samuel said, and the win was a nice reminder of why he's the Bulldogs' quarterback.
"He has to be the leader of the offense, so he can't let the critics get to him," Samuel said. "This win was a good one for him."
Samuel critiqued his work a week ago as "not a winning performance," but he saw some improvement this time around.
Samuel touched the ball 18 times and tallied 87 yards, scoring his first touchdown of the season.
"I would grade my performance as an improvement from last week," Samuel said, "but there's still I need to do, more I need to get done as a running back."
The 78 points scored in the game Saturday marked the highest combined total since 1970 for a Georgia-South Carolina game.
No team had topped 20 since 2003, and last week the two teams mustered just 17 total points, so the high scoring came as a big surprise to head coach Mark Richt.
"It was close, but all those points were very uncharacteristic of the game," Richt said. "I know our offensive coaches are thrilled and our defensive coaches are probably not. But everybody was thrilled to get that victory."
Richt said he doesn't usually expect much on extra-point tries. It's natural, he said, for players to assume it's a free point for the opposition.
That's not how defensive tackle DeAngelo Tyson approached South Carolina's final point-after attempt Saturday, however, and his block of Spencer Lanning's kick proved to be crucial in forcing the Gamecocks to go for a touchdown at the end of the game, rather than booting a field goal to tie.
"A lot of guys don't want to give effort," Richt said. "Extra points, they're like, 'Well, shoot, we can't get it, why should I play hard?' He decided to play hard on that play and forced the kick to be blocked."
Fans have clamored for long kickoffs by Blair Walsh for two seasons, but Richt has been hesitant to let the sophomore stretch his leg and aim for the end zone.
The plan changed a bit Saturday, however, and it met with marginal success. Walsh did boot two touchbacks, and South Carolina started four drives following kickoffs inside its 20, but Richt noted that the Gamecocks also returned one of Walsh's low liners for its best field position of the night.
"Blair's got a strong leg," Richt said, "but I do want the fans to understand this: The one kick they returned the farthest, he drove it trying to drive it in the end zone the way everybody wants, kick it as far as you can and don't worry about hangtime – he drilled it flat, and they returned it to the 50. If you drill it far enough, it's great, but if you come up short and they decide to return it, that's the result and we've got to understand that."
Rennie Curran saved the day against South Carolina for a second straight season, slapping away a Stephen Garcia pass to end the game.
But it wasn't what Curran did at the conclusion of the contest that may have had the biggest impact. It was what he said before it.
Richt said his team was down all week, admitting even he was in the dumps a bit. But Saturday, Richt said, Georgia played with more energy than he could remember in a game, and some of that could be attributed to their star linebacker.
"Rennie talked to the team before the game and promised them all he was going to play with every ounce of energy he had and with all his heart," Richt said, "and sure enough at the very end, he makes the play."
Curran finished the game with a team-high 15 tackles, tying his career best.
Branden Smith's 61-yard reverse was among the many highlights of the night, but it might not have happened if it wasn't for Cox handling his role on the play.
After handing off to Carlton Thomas, Cox had to block South Carolina's defensive end to give Smith time to get around the edge, and it was a close call, the quarterback said.
"The funniest thing was me trying to block the defensive end," Cox said. "I just said I do not want my guy to make the tackle on this. As soon as he got by me, I just kind of backed up and saw (Smith) hit the hole, and as soon as he hit it, he was gone."
While Richt said the coaching staff thought the play could be successful, offensive coordinator Mike Bobo put all the credit on Smith.
"That's Branden Smith making plays in practice," Bobo said. "We just wanted to get the ball in his hands."
Last week, Bobo said the offensive line turned in an adequate performance, but not good enough. This week, the results were much improved.
"I thought the line played well," Bobo said. "We got movement blocking and I thought we pass protected well."
Well, except for one play.
Late in the fourth quarter, Stephone Gilmore came around the left side and had a beat on Cox's blind side. He hit the quarterback hard, and Cox fumbled the football backward. Thomas managed to cover the football, however, preserving a field-goal attempt by Walsh that turned out to be the difference in the game.
"You could see it coming, but thankfully Carlton Thomas hustled and made that play," Bobo said. "It saved the football game."
Tavarres King got his first career start Saturday and turned in an admirable performance. King finished the game with three catches for 27 yards – far from an impressive output, but a crucial upgrade from a week ago when Georgia's receivers other than A.J. Green combined for just 10 yards.
"He earned that position," Richt said of King's start. "He blocked his tail off the last game, and he came to compete every play. Last week we tried to reduce it to too small of a group of playmakers, and this week we said we've got to get more guys involved, and Tavarres was one of them."
Rod Battle left the game with a knee injury, and Richt said he wouldn't know the extent until an MRI could be done Sunday. Defensive coordinator Willie Martinez said Battle's absence proved big in the game.
"We were playing Cornelius a lot, we had to bounce Marcus Washington back and forth from linebacker to D end, and we played a lot of plays in the first half," Martinez said. "We were trying to keep everything in front of us, and (Garcia) scrambled a bunch of times to make a couple different plays. We struggled to contain him."
Linebacker Nick Williams also missed the game with a hamstring injury Richt said he suffered during practice this week.
South Carolina ran 49 plays in the first half – nearly a full game's total, Martinez said – and Georgia's offense saw just 3:41 of possession during the first quarter. It was all part of an odd game in which the Gamecocks ran 30 more plays than the Bulldogs, 83 in all.
"I don't think that's every happened, period," Richt said. "But that's what happens when you turn it over, have a fake punt against you, their mode of operation to kind of pick away, and they were able to do that extremely well."
-- Freshmen receivers Marlon Brown and Rantavious Wooten saw their first action of the season.
-- Junior Kiante Tripp saw his first snaps at defensive end after moving from the offensive line during the offseason.
-- Cornelius Washington recorded his first career sack in the first half and was in on another sack by Akeem Dent.
-- Brandon Boykin's 100-yard kick return was the longest play by a Bulldog in Sanford Stadium history and set a team record for longest kick return.
-- Georgia's 252 return yards in the game was also a school record.
-- Walsh connected on his second 50-yard field goal of the season in the first half.
-- Georgia allowed a safety when a snap went over punter Drew Butler's head. It was the first safety against Georgia since 2006.
-- Georgia is now 22-5 under Richt after a loss.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Post-Game Notes: Cox Manages Shoulder Injury
For the second straight week, rumors swirled about whether Joe Cox would be able to take the field on game day. For the second straight week, he did.
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Stellar work as always, Dave.
I'm emotionally spent and still battling indigestion.
Guess we'll have to wait another week for Earth Tones to come together like Voltron.
- September 13, 2009 at 1:46 AM
- Knowshon4Heisman said...
I'll say it again about Cox, i just don't think he's dropping back far enough when he lines up under center for a pass. That almost cost the game when he threw that INT. I would think the more he backs up, the better view he'd have.
- September 13, 2009 at 6:53 AM
suprisve mvp has to be Dowtin. I saw his jersey all over the place last night.
Can you do a little digging into why our "nfl" DTs aren't making more plays? i just assumed that one of those two would get to the qb on a fairly consistent basis. yet, it seems as if so far this season, they are getting shut down. thoughts?
Last thought--Branden Smith is Champ Part Deux (sp?)...what a stud. I am stoked about the coming years with all of these young uns...Smith, Boykin, Dowtin, Charles, TK, RS, our entire o-line...love what the future holds!
- September 13, 2009 at 8:31 AM
- JasonC said...
RE: Kickoffs
1. If you take the 2 touchbacks and the big return and average them, the average starting position is the 30, which I am sure is better than we did last year with FUBAR-sideline kicking.
2. Dave, please ask Richt if he which he thought was the biggest contributor to that long return: the flat kick or the coverage not staying in it's lanes.
3. What about the times we did try to hang it high on the 10 yard line, what were the results then?
I remember a time in Richt's first season when he screwed up the Auburn game with a poor decision and he took the blame. I may not have liked the first decision, but I could stand by him for accepting responsibility. The problem that I have, and that I think many other Dogs have, is that there is very little owning up to problems by the staff. Instead, we get excuses.
- September 13, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- Stevie Buckets said...
I'm still suspicious of Cox's arm. I admire him gutting through it, and he played a good game, but something just doesn't look right. There is just no zip on his passes.
- September 13, 2009 at 2:28 PM
People who doubt Cox are idiots. He doesnt have Staffords arm, but the kid is a good QB. Other than the horrendous pick-6, he played great.
BTW Hale, Gamble got the other sack not Dent. Great work as always otherwise...
- September 13, 2009 at 3:20 PM


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Houston's Chase Budinger has averaged 30 mpg in the three games since Thursday's trade deadline. In that small sample size, Budinger has averaged .516/.850, along with 2.7 3pg/21.7 ppg/5.3 rpg. I don't need to tell you how outstanding that production is from a player owned in fewer than 25 percent of fantasy leagues. You don't need to be told. Telling doesn't need to happen. And yet. And yet … here I go anyway. The question now is, is (stutterer!) Budinger's production for real? Or fo'real, for those in a hurry. Or F'Oréal Paris, for those who want to apply it to their face. Short answer: no. Long answer: yes. Elaborate answer: Last week, former Rockets starting SF Shane Battier went walking in Memphis and backup PG/occasional starting SG Aaron Brooks went to Phoenix. Both those trades effectively left a) a gaping hole in the starting SF slot, b) a gaping hole in the backup SG slot, and c) me to write lists detailing the ways in which Budinger's minutes are going to go up. And thus, Budinger has played the two best games of his season in the last six days. This is why you should add him to your roster immediately. The reason you shouldn't add him in place of Gay or Pierce or someone, is because Rick Adleman isn't likely to pump just Budinger full of additional minutes, nor are teams likely to ignore Budinger much longer. Also, his two best games? They were against Cleveland and New Jersey (worst and 10th worst defense in the NBA respectively). So two terrible defensive teams – still acclimating themselves from roster changes brought about from the trade deadline – came into the game under-prepared to defend Budinger? Now look at what he did against New Orleans' sixth-best defense in the league last night: 8/2/1, with 3-for-8 shooting. So, yeah. Budinger won't average 29/7, with 4 threes a game through April. He just won't. Courtney Lee and Patrick Patterson will see some extra time and have their share of game highlights. Still, pick this guy up. No, his .586 average won't last – he's a career .435 shooter through 132 games. But even if he returns to his .440 form, the rest of his stats over the past three games have averaged out right along with his per36 averages. He's a 15/6/1 player who will sink a pair of threes every game and give you solid shooting from the free-throw line. Your team can use that. Every team can use that. So go use that.
Here's what else I saw in fantasy basketball over the weekend:
A.J. Price – 18/5, with four threes – all season highs. Price played 25 minutes, compared to Darren Collison's 24. He also took all of DarCo's minutes in the fourth and OT. I think this was a case of Frank Vogel sticking with the hot hand, so don't move on Price yet. But if Price continues hot-handing the rock, you might want to move quickly.
Tyler Hansbrough – 13/5 in 22 minutes. Psycho-T was thiiiis close to taking over the starting role from Josh McRoberts at the trade deadline. It didn't happen, but keep in mind during the offseason that Indiana wanted it to.
Grant Hill – Scored a season-high 34 points. Actually, it was the most points the General scored in any game in exactly six years. On 2-27-05, Hill scored 34 points against the Heat. Jrue story. Also "jrue?" The fact that because Hill spent some of his prime years (2000-2006) injured and forgotten, he's like someone who took a cat nap and can't go to sleep until three in the morning, as Hill is having his best season in five years.
Aaron Brooks – Played his first minutes with Phoenix (10), scored his first points (3), distributed his first assist (1) and should be on either your bench or your free agent pool until Nash is incapacitated and no sooner.
Nick Collison – Starting with Kendrick Perkins on the shelf for the next three weeks and played 32, mostly scrappy-but-ineffectual minutes (5/6/2). Ibaka, Collison and Cole Aldrich are your pick-ups in that order, but only Ibaka should be owned in anything shallower than a 14-team league.
Lamar Odom – Twenty-two double-doubles this season, but none in the last eight games (9/7/5 last night). This is Lamar Odom. He gives you an unbelievable 40-50 games every season. the other half, he putts around with 9/8/4-ish lines that shift him from the top 30 right back to ninth-round value. He did it in '08, '09 and this season. See you in 2011.
Antawn Jamison – Broke his left pinky finger. He might be out, he might not. It's the pinky finger you know? Also, it's Antawn Jamison, you know? Also2, it's the Cleveland Cavaliers, you know?
Wesley Johnson – He's averaging 19.5/5/3.5 in his last two. Pretty solid stats, yes. He's also averaging 40+ minutes in each of those games. Not only are those stats less impressive, they're probably won't remain that high much longer.
Rodrigue Beaubois – 5/0/1 in 15 starter's minutes. He looks messy; and moving at about 2/3 of his normal speed (which is still 1/3 faster than everyone else, but still). If you need the roster spot, drop him, but if you can afford to hang on, I never said you'd get a lot out of him this year and anything that you might get out of him will probably come in the final two weeks of the season. I said that. A couple times. Look it up.
James Johnson – Played his best game of the season last night (8/7/7, with two steals and two blocks in 37 minutes). Just so's we're clear, Johnson has played a) 16 games this season, b) no more than 23 minutes in any of this season's games when he was on the Bulls, c) as a starter. So telling you that his first three games with the Raptors were his fourth, fifth and first best games of his season is like telling you that Doc and Sneezy were two of Snow White's favorite dwarves. Doesn't make it not true.
Troy Murphy – Agreed to be bought out and promised to go East, old man. The good news is, he'll have to sign by Tuesday to be eligible for the playoffs. The bad news is, there's still no telling how he'll fit in to a team like the Celtics or Heat. Do what you gotta.
Ryan Anderson – 6/7, with two threes; the only two shots he sank in nine attempts. This ship has sailed. Give him a hug and send him on his way.
Gerald Henderson – Shot 2-for-13 in 32 minutes against the Magic. This career .430 shooter was sinking more than half his shots over the past four games. Did you not think he'd find his average sooner or later? This is going to happen from the sophomore. I'm sure he found plenty of support and encouragement waiting in the locker room, or at the very least, Matt Carroll was there to remind him that no one was paying attention.
Chris Paul – Shooting .355 in his last nine games. *gurp* I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Carl Landry – With Okafor healthy, the best he's gonna do is 15/6 with a block. Last night he gave you 13/3, with a block. S'a'ight.
Tony Parker – Played 14 minutes then left with calf contusion. Better that than a half-delusion, where you start thinking crazy thoughts – but only part of the time. The other part, you're totally fine. For those of you with weekly deadlines, plug in George Hill to be on the safe side or remove Parker to be on the safe side or ride your bike on the sidewalk to be on the safe side. Whichever is most applicable to your life.
Tiago Splitter – Out for the rest of his super disappointing season with ligament tears. Secretly, he's hoping Parker is hurt for an extended period of time so he has someone to talk to … besides Chris Quinn, I mean.
O.J. Mayo – Mayo, Tony Allen, Sam Young and Shane Battier combined for a 24/10/5 line that included six steals, but also .385 from the floor. Bucket o' Yuck.
Marcus Camby – Returned to play limited minutes. Ended with limited value (0/6/3). Hang onto him, but give him at least a couple more games to get his feet back under him. His old, old feet.
Gerald Wallace – Only shot 4-for-12 from the floor. Give him a pass. The Portland system is still new and he was playing Atlanta. He was reminded of his old home region. Marvin Williams kept taunting him, telling him that the Bobcats robbed his house an hour after he climbed the plane to Oregon. Then Wallace reminded Williams that Chris Paul was taken later in the draft than he was and asked how his career was going in comparison to the Hornets PG so far? Then Williams kinda stopped talking to everybody.
Dwyane Wade – Shot 5-for-15 from the floor, as Shawne Williams shpwned him last night.
Mike Miller – Returned from what feels like nine different head issues to score 10 points on three treys. Also known as the Mike Miller Special.
Amar'e Stoudemire – Scored 16 points in 40 minutes. I can feel a "look how far Stoudemire's scoring has fallen since Carmelo joined the Knicks" blurb coming on in about three weeks.


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Man Enters Plea Agreement in 1980 Wyo. Slayings
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Missouri man has agreed to plead guilty to three counts of murder in the 1980 shooting deaths of his ex-wife and her two children in Wyoming.
Gerald Lee Uden faces life in prison without the possibility of parole under the agreement filed Thursday in Fremont County District Court. Prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty for the 71-year-old.
A judge hasn't approved the agreement yet.
Defense lawyer Sky Phifer of Lander, Wyo., declined to comment Thursday. Attempts to reach prosecutors were unsuccessful.
Uden's wife, 74-year-old Alice Louise Uden, was recently charged with first-degree murder in a separate case.
She's accused of killing 25-year-old Ronald Holtz, who disappeared in 1974 or 1975. His remains were recently found in an abandoned mine in Laramie County, in southeast Wyoming.


text: The Fort Worth-based metalcore act Oh, Sleeper was an outgrowth of the short-lived Christian emo band Terminal, which split up shortly following the release of its only album in 2005. Three members of Terminal -- guitarist James Erwin, bassist Lucas Starr (who briefly played in a similar alternative Christian act, As Cities Burn, prior to that band's dissolution), and drummer Ryan Conley -- regrouped with a pair of local Fort Worth musicians, singer Micah Kinard and guitarist Shane Blay (formerly of Evelynn, as well as the North Carolina straight-edge act Between the Buried and Me) to form Oh, Sleeper in the spring of 2006. Oh, Sleeper's debut EP, The Armored March, was released by 1x1 Music in November of that year, and the group signed to Solid State Records for the release of their full-length debut, When I Am God, the following year. Ryan Conley left the band after the release of When I Am God, choosing to eschew the life of a musician in order join the Navy and begin a family with his longtime girlfriend. Oh, Sleeper forged ahead in his absence, enlisting Matt Davis to handle drum duties and launching sessions for their second album. Son of the Morning, a concept album about God's final battle with the devil, appeared in 2009. ~ Stewart Mason


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A couple of nights ago, there was a GTer (can't remember her name!) who was a bit fearful of some angry commenters. To her and anyone else who is apprehensive about posting because of the potential of fiery masses, check out the comments section in this article. (Even I thought it was a bit much.)
Dear Carolyn:
I have been unhappy in my marriage for a long time. So long, in fact, that it started long before it became a marriage. I always had an excuse for putting off ending the relationship. In the beginning it was, "I'll wait until after the summer"; "Okay, now I'll wait until after the holidays". . . etc., etc., etc. Never happened. Then it was, "I can't do it now, the wedding is already being planned; I can't disappoint family and friends." Eight years, two children and a major home renovation later, we are still married.
He is aware that I am not happy, but I'm sure he does not believe I would ever actually leave. Our kids are amazing — I don't regret anything because I can't imagine my life without being mom to these two children, who are 2 and 5.
We recently renovated and now live in our dream home, in which he put a lot of blood, sweat and tears.
We have done some counseling, however, I feel I am at a point where I am not interested in fixing the marriage and trying to stay together. I know I don't want to be married to him anymore but, logistically, I don't know how I would act on this.
I worry about the effect on our kids — although I can't imagine the constant tension and almost daily bitter, nasty arguments in front of them are having any positive impact. We all love our house, neighborhood, etc., and I do not want to lose it and have to move into an apartment. We are also in a great school district, where my eldest child just started kindergarten.
I work part time and don't make enough money to live on my own.
These are the things that are keeping me from taking action.
How do people do this? The logistics of going through a divorce seem like enough to make one stay in a miserable marriage.
So many years of so many decisions undermining your own well-being — and of bringing others aboard in the process. I would want to get to the bottom of that before I made any more decisions, especially as big and consequential a decision as dissolving a family.
You say "we" have tried counseling, but you don't say you have gone, solo. Please do, to figure out what drove you to keep postponing tough consequences and to build a life on excuse after excuse.
At some point you might still need to find a lawyer, a better job and a new home, but first things first: Find you.
I also urge you to find, in the meantime, a way to stop the "bitter, nasty arguments," especially in front of the kids. You may indeed be finished with your marriage, but your kids are just starting to learn from you how to handle emotions, how to solve problems, how to treat others, how to trust. Please start choosing your words with an eye toward what lesson your response is going to teach.
That might just seem like one more thing to worry about, but I'd argue that in such rough waters as yours, it serves as a basic, steady course.
Granted most of the negative comments were pretty well deserved, but damn!


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6-29-11 Camden Yards
Amy and I decided to head down to Baltimore for a couple games to see the Cardinals take on the Orioles. We checked into the hotel, and Amy rested at the hotel while I left to go to batting practice.
The first ball I got was an absolute bomb that hit at the back of the seats near the bullpens and bounced back towards the field where I caught it.
Ball #2 was hit by another Orioles batter towards the foul pole. I simply jogged over and picked it up easy.
My third ball was cheap, but it was still #3. It was a ball that was misplayed by another ballhawk and bounced into the row in front of him where I snagged it with my glove.
Ball #4 was a clean catch here:
I barely had to move. I'm not sure who hit any of the balls, but the first Orioles group was really good. I mean really good. I had snagged four balls from one group alone, but two other ballhawks had snagged five and I think six. Impressive. And they were all batted balls too.
The Orioles final group sucked, so I didn't get my fifth ball until the Cardinals came out to hit. It was tossed to me by pitcher Trever Miller, who I remember was the one pitcher who tossed up baseballs at PNC Park in recent series.
I moved over to center field when I saw a home run land in the gap in center field. I was able to glove trick it for ball #6, but not without some difficulty. It took four tries, but I was able to reel it in.
My seventh ball was a ground rule double that I caught next to a mom. I immediately handed the ball over which she gave to her child. She may have been able to make the play, but she was gloveless, so who knows.
My eighth ball was a clean catch of a Colby Rasmus HR with some competition from behind here:
No clue who hit it.
After batting practice, I went back to the hotel to explore Baltimore and go eat.
We made our way to the inner harbor,
and took a few photos. One of the bonuses of ballhawking outside of Pittsburgh is that its like a mini-vacation. I go to BP for an hour, and then I get to spend the rest of the time with the love of my life. Can't beat that!
We headed towards Barnes and Noble:
And saw the Hard Rock Cafe:
I ordered a California Club sandwich.
It was bad. I felt like I was eating a salad sandwich with chicken, there was one thin fillet. Not impressed.
While we were out, the citizens of Baltimore were extra friendly. We kept getting warm smiles every where we turned, then it dawned on me.
It was because of our baby.
We walked around a little more before heading back to our hotel. Baltimore isn't as bad as the Wire portrays. At least not the few blocks we saw.
Here are today's baseballs (only 7 pictured because 1 was given away):
Sweet spots:
Game: 8 balls (6 hit, 1 thrown, 1 device)
Season: 259 balls (107 hit, 54 thrown, 61 device, 28 found)
Games: 44 games
Average: 5.87 balls per game
Career: 1,381 balls
Attendance: 17,405


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MISS BROOKS LOVES BOOKS (AND I DON'T) by Barbara Bottner, illustrated by Michael Emberley (Knopf, 2010)
Miss Brooks tells us about something truly terrifying: Book Week!
"You each need to pick a favorite story to share with the class. I want you to wear a costume and tell us about it. Really show us why you love it!"
"I'll never love a book the way you do," I tell Miss Brooks.
"Don't be so sure," she says.
"I'd rather be dancing," Emily said.
"I wish I was playing soccer," Nicole added.
"When can I go paint?" Bitsy asked.
Anna said quietly to her friends, "Just as jellybeans come in lots of flavors, there's a book that everyone will like."
And we have met Lola in LOLA AT THE LIBRARY before in her perfect celebration of a preschool child's first visit to the library, and in this companion book LOLA LOVES STORIES by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw (Charlesbridge, 2010) Lola is finding inspiration for pretend inside the titles she selects (3 and up).
On a personal note
Links are provided for informational use. Don't forget to support your local bookseller.
More Esmé stuff at www.planetesme.com.


text: The depletion of Atlantic white cedar has sparked a number of restoration efforts to bring back this globally threatened ecosystem. The National Aquarium Conservation Team (ACT!) is partnering with the Nature Conservancy in its ongoing efforts to restore the Atlantic white cedar habitat in the Nassawango Creek Preserve in Salisbury, Maryland. Owned by the Nature Conservancy, the preserve encompasses more than 10,000 acres and is home to cypress swamps and upland forests. ACT! has held several conservation events in a 20-acre plot that once served as part of a Loblolly Pine plantation. It was cleared several years ago to make room for native freshwater wetland species. A 240-acre controlled burn of Nassawango Creek Preserve helped to prepare the ground for planting the Atlantic white cedar. This area is home to 60 species of migratory birds and a number of rare plant species. Worcester County middle school students attend to the care and growth of Atlantic white cedar on their school grounds. These students then join ACT! to plant their Atlantic white cedars at Nassawango to help restore the area to its historical habitat! Back to the Top


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Author: Norman Partridge
Artist: Jon Foster (cover) and Glenn Chadbourne (interior)
Pub. Date: 2014
Status: Forthcoming / Out of Print (Sold Out)
by Norman Partridge
Featuring cover artwork by Jon Foster and interior artwork by Glenn Chadbourne!
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One Halloween night, monsters took over our world. No one understands where they came from or why. But those who have survived in the age of 10/31 spend their days and nights in a life-and-death battle against the darkest forces imaginable — witches and werewolves, mummies and goblins, and Jacks... sentient pumpkin creatures which may be more dangerous than all the rest.
Two young men are among the survivors, living by their wits in a wilderness now occupied by The Butcher's Boys, a cult-like human tribe bent on staking out their own corner of the world. Soon enough the young men are trapped between a goblin army and the Butcher himself, a madman as dangerous as any monster that walks the night... and the only road to safety is sure to be paved with blood.
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Discraft Pro D Stratus
The Discraft Pro D Stratus is a beginner-friendly understable Fairway Driver perfect for disc golfers learning new throwing techniques. It's a very forgiving disc that will fly straight and far along with being an excellent turnover disc for players looking for a curved anhyzer line that has the power. Discraft is sporting the Stratus currently in two plastics and we don' foresee them adding it to any premium plastics. It's being made with Pro D and Elite X plastics.
Speed: 5 | Glide: 5 | Turn: -3 | Fade: 1 | PDGA Approved
An affordable plastic option for beginners starting to learn Disc Golf. It's not the most durable of plastics but actually has excellent grip so it's easy to throw. The flight paths occasionally change slightly when the disc is "broken-in" for the Stratus. It's the perfect plastic-type for any beginner player.
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Great putter, use it for a lot of long putts 👍
Can throw similar shots to the Buzzz but is a bit more over-stable. Great addition to the bag
amazing disc! great selection
I got 5 limited/special edition and it's did not disappoint. 2 very different drivers, 2 different midranges, and one putter. Exactly what I hoped it'd be like. Worth the money.
To anyone trying to figure out why they don't have there package, this is what the company told me.
Hello Adam,
Thank you for ordering with us!
Were sorry to inform you that in our order from Discraft, they shorted us a dramatic amount. Hades we got 1/10 of our order and the Malta FR 1/2. The cutoff when we ran out was on order #10286.
We felt fine allowing pre-sales due to the fact we spoke with two individuals in Discraft that gave us numbers they said we would get. Then 2-days later they changed and told us we won't have enough Hades and Luna, but never informed us on the Malta. Immediately we changed our Hades to an expected date of 5/29 along with shutting off Luna sales and was told we would get what we already sold; this was not the case.
Discraft has consistently informed us we will get our whole order, with an expected date shipping of sometime next week, 5/25-5/29. It's terribly dissapointing to see this as obviously they have the discs since there selling them on the discraft website. I can understand why you are questioning the situation and potentially mad at us.
Our team has pre-printed the labels and boxes are all set with collector bags awaiting the discs. On Friday, we had a team of 10 that was done packing within 30 minutes due to no product.
Were sorry to the late replies on emails as we have had a dramatic influx of email for obvious reasons. If this did not answer your question/concern please let us know.
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I love this disc for some straight or turnover shots, holds any line and will fly better in the wind than a putter lol
Boss Blizzard Champion
It would be Nice to get and try the disc before i rate it
I'm expecting that it will be a really good disc, but can't really say anything about it having not received it yet, from having the same disc in the z plastic i can say that the mold is one of the best i have ever used:))
Disc arrived on the next business day, thanks for the service!
Really enjoy the disc and the jawbreakers tacky feel . I play in the NW where it always rains and it's helped my approach game as well as my put game . The disc itself is awesome , holes it's lines well and I definitely might be buying another soon .
Hey guys I ordered a toy mini basket couple of weeks ago can you let me know what's up with it
Flick Z Fly Dye
Got exactly what i expected, will be a great daily thrower.
Love the discs and will be back. Easy and exactly what I needed! Keep up the awesome service!
I am a rookie but I like it a lot better than the starter putter I bought in a 3 pack.
My go to mid-range for tight shots
Love these new discs
Super straight disc, perfect for hyzer flips
I'm happy with my order from disc golf shopping, it arrived in a respectable amount of time. The meteor is a great disc! I can trust it to handle some torque , I can throw it on hyzer and have it go left, straight or I can flip it off to the right. Great feeling disc that I can depend on getting straight down the fairway on many holes. Likes to go straight
Love the discs
I love my Buzzz mid but let's face it a backhand will still hyzer out at the end. Not this bad boy! If you have a tunnel shot or you just need to shoot it through a straight gap, grab the Evidence!
I absolutely love this bag! Sturdy. It's everything I was looking for! Thank you!
I love the zone already and the Jawbreaker plastic is amazing. Highly recommend, plus these guys are great with shipping and picking your colors.
The Leopard in the DX plastic is fantastic for beginners, its nice and understable so if you give it a little hyzer it will flip up to flat, but it also has a consistent left finish. It makes sense that Innova put this disc in its starter pack.
Well worth the package deal and look forward to my next box
Great service, as always!
Was a good box. Thanks
Love this disc!
Great set of discs and stamps. Oh and did I mention the shipping was CRAZY FAST. I would buy this over and over again if I could. Love every single one. The only down side to my purchase was I didn't get a foil stamped disc. Was really hoping for one probably as most are. The Capt Dead discs are one of the coolest discs in my eyes. I still wouldn't change my decision. Thank you DISC GOLF SHOPPING for a great mystery box!!!
Will be buying this set again in the future, love all 5 discs i got in the box and wish i would have gone with the 10 disc set
Absolutly love every disc in the pack, a couple of them i have been wanting to get for awhile but never ordered yet so it worked out. Would give more stars if could
Love it
Absolutely my favorite mid-range disc one of the best out there. I love it so much it glides absolutely perfectly and has no problems flying normally on a windy day.
great set for a beginner. My daughter is very happy with it. Best way to start off with a set for somebody.
I ordered 8 discs from this website (all discraft) and they all came within 3 days. The discs came looking even better than i expected. I'm very happy with my order and will most definitely be ordering again soon. Also, if you've never thrown a nuke, i suggest you give it a shot. This disc absolutely bombs if you're a player who can consistently throw 375+. Brand new i can hyzerflip this disc to flat and easily get it 400+ without it even thinking about turning over. I can't wait to beat it in and get some hyzerflip to turnover bombs out of it. (Review is for esp plastic)
Everything came in a timely fashion. Packaged well and no damage to product! This was my first time buying from them. Already made two other purchases since!
I really like the mix of discs I received. I never used the x out putter before but I love it. Nice way to find new discs that you dont normally throw.
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I have one of these I have used for years. But I have hesitated to throw it where I really needed to for fear of loosening it. And it could not be replaced. Thanks for the rerelease.


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The one-time financial controller of a San Marcos company was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for embezzling $5.7 million from the firm and leaving it in financial ruin.
Company owner Richard Sawyer, 74, said his Proformance Apparel Group, LLC, closed for good about 10 days ago and has filed for bankruptcy.
Proformance, which specialized in textile screen printing, had at one time employed more than 90 people.
Elizabeth Ann Masters, 45, siphoned the company's money over about nine years, primarily by arranging to receive several extra paychecks each month, authorities said. The thefts started in 2003 — with her second paycheck.
She spent the money to care for her herd of about 100 horses at her Aguanga ranch in rural southwest Riverside County, Deputy District Attorney Anna Winn said.
Masters pleaded guilty last month to four felonies, including forgery and tax fraud, in exchange for a nine-year prison sentence. Under state law, she will be eligible for release in four and a half years.
Vista Superior Court Judge David Berry ordered Masters to pay $5.7 million in restitution to the company. He also ordered her to pay more than $650,000 to the Franchise Tax Board — money she owes after failing to claim her embezzled income on her tax returns.
Debbie Sawyer, Richard's wife, spoke on behalf of the couple during the sentencing. She said Masters, who had been a guest at their daughter's wedding, built a false sense of friendship with her.
"Ms. Masters didn't just steal money. She stole our hearts and our souls," Debbie Sawyer, 60, said.
She and her husband, who has cancer, drained all of their personal savings to keep the company afloat.
Masters' salary was about $50,000 a year; she eventually began to take home more than $50,000 a month, according to court documents.
Masters took home more than $134,000 in her first year on the job in 2003, records show. Within five years, her take-home pay was upward of $700,000 a year. And by 2011, she topped out at more than $1.2 million.
The company fired her in late 2011 after an internal audit uncovered the duplicity.
Prosecutor Winn said that after Masters was fired, she briefly duped people into helping her pay the upkeep on her horses, telling donors she was suffering from late-stage cancer. Investigators found no evidence that Masters ever had cancer or any other life-threatening illness.
Masters later moved to Albuquerque — where she got a job working in accounting. In 2012, she was arrested there and extradited to San Diego County to face embezzlement charges.
A lawsuit allowed the company to seize Masters' ranch, but it was worth only about $300,000, Richard Sawyer said.
Masters' embezzlement case is the second largest such case in recent North County history.
The biggest embezzlement was by Annette Yeomans, a former finance executive. She stole nearly $10 million from her employer, Quality Woodworks, a San Marcos manufacturing company, between 2002 and 2007. She spent much of the money on trips, high-stakes gambling and high-end designer items, including 400 pairs of shoes


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Okay, so I hope you like the changes I've made so far. If you are new here, take a look around. I just started filing away the recipes I've used and featured on this site in a neat page I like to call the "recipes" page. It can be found at the top of this one. I have just slightly changed the look or "theme" of the pages to be more readable. I am also going to have shorter posts, and the recipes will be after the "jump" (just click on the little " read more" link.) As previously mentioned, you'll also be able to find the recipes on the new page.
So here is today's post: peanut butter-peanut brittle and chocolate pudding
I wanted to try out (or really, use) the Silpat (a silicone non-stick mat used on cookie sheets or jelly-roll pans or any other flat surface to create a non-stick surface that is reusable and easy to clean) and the ramekins I/my mother bought me for my birthday. What better way to try these new kitchen items than to make brittle and chocolate pudding? I couldn't think of anything either. (Yet.)
Both recipes were actually quite similar in method, and both things are easy to make. Quite simply, add things to a heavy-bottomed pot, wait a bit, add some more things, stir them around, and pour them out. Almost sounds like the hokey-pokey. (Just put your right hand in, etc. You don't hear the similarities? Hmm…maybe that's just my inner child poking it's way out. Get it? POKING? Hokey-POKEy? Huh?) Anyway, if you are still interested in finding out about how to make brittle and/or chocolate pudding, just click away, and I'll see you after the jump. (Just put your whole-self in…)


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WelcomeInitiated in 1988, this project focused on the involvement of the New York School in higher education, most notably at Hunter College in New York.
Supported by grants from the Research Foundation of the City University of New York, a number of interested participants researched and interviewed former faculty members as well as others peripherally associated with the Art Department at Hunter, and/or intimately involved in the New York art world of the 1940s-1960s, and beyond.
The Art Department at Hunter College had distinguished itself by becoming directly involved with artists shortly after WWII. Edna Wells Luetz, chair of the Department during this period hired Robert Motherwell to teach, and subsequently, William S. Rubin and others recommended by Motherwell. In so doing she brought into the academy figures then in the forefront of modern art.
William Baziotes, one of the early figures in this history remarked that "he who teaches, learns twice". Much of the foundation of contemporary art as we know it was formed during this period, and many of those so closely associated with its developments were actively teaching. This part of the history of modern art is really little known.
Participants in these researches over the years have included Tracy Adler, Elizabeth K. Allen, Caroline Ash, Belinda Blum, Umberto Calabro, Paul Corio, Margaret Fiore, Jill Gannon, Matthew Garrison, Lauren Gohara, Fred Gross, George Hofmann, Tracy Myers, John Parker, Searfino Patti, Shirley Ricci, Meagan Shein, Elizabeth Simonson, Allyson Spellacy, Anya Steger, Michael Steger, and Rachel Urkowitz.
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Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchanan butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
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World Series hero Curt Schilling is considering throwing his baseball cap into the ring and running for Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy's empty seat.
The outspoken former pitcher, who led the Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles, told NECN he was leaning against, but not ruling out, a run. "I do have some interest in the possibility," Schilling wrote on his blog after the interview. "That being said to get to there, from where I am today, many, many things would have to align themselves for that to truly happen."
Schilling, believed to be a Republican, could be one of the more notable names in a special election set for Jan. 19, 2010. The seat has been held by a Kennedy for most of the last half-century. John F. Kennedy held the seat before getting elected president in 1960. He wanted little brother Ted to follow him, but Ted was just 28 at the time. So JFK got an old pal appointed to fill out his term and serve until Ted was old enough to run.
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While the Kennedys may see the seat as belonging to the family, they do not want Ted Kennedy's widow, Vicki Kennedy, to get it, according to Irishcentral.com. That web site said Ted Kennedy Jr., who spoke eloquently at his father's funeral last month, is the family's choice. Another possibility is Ted Kennedy's nephew, Joseph Kennedy, a former congressman with close ties to Venezuelan strong man Hugo Chavez.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is the only potential candidate to signal she will run for the seat.
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The U.S. Naval Academy's superintendent has decided to move ahead with a case in which a female midshipman accused football players of sexually assaulting her after she was passed out from a night of drinking, the school announced Monday.
Vice Adm. Michael Miller sent the case to Article 32 proceedings. That is the military equivalent of a preliminary hearing or grand jury investigation. The hearing determines if there's evidence to proceed to a court martial.
The case comes as a string of sexual assault cases in the military has drawn attention and criticism in Congress, the Pentagon and the White House. Many of the assault cases involve alcohol, the military has said.
Cmdr. John Schofield said in a statement that the initial Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigation into this case has been completed and reviewed.
It was unclear how many football players would be named in the case, and names had not yet been made public.
The woman said the assault took place at an off-campus house in Annapolis last year. The woman's attorney, Susan Burke, said late last month that her client woke up with bruises after a night of heavy drinking and later learned from friends and social media that three football players, whom she considered friends, were claiming to have had sex with her while she was blacked out. Burke did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Monday.
President Barack Obama talked about the sexual assault problem when he spoke at the academy's commissioning ceremony last month. The president said those who commit sexual assault threaten the trust and discipline that makes the military strong.
Other Navy football players have faced assault allegations in the past.
In 2006, Lamar Owens Jr., the team's starting quarterback, was acquitted of rape but found guilty of lesser charges. He was expelled from the school. Another one-time member of the team, Kenny Ray Morrison, was convicted in 2007 of sexually assaulting a female classmate at a Washington hotel. He was sentenced to two years in the Navy brig.


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JOB TITLE: Patient Access Representative
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WORK SCHEDULE: Days (Mon-Fri: 8:30AM - 5:00PM; with weekend and holiday rotation)
WORK TYPE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
The Patient Access Representative facilitates a welcome and easy access to the facility and is responsible for establishing an encounter for any patient who meets the guidelines for hospital service. The PAR ensures that all data entry is accurate, including demographic and financial information for each account. The PAR has numerous procedural requirements, including data elements, insurance verification, and authorization for services; collections for all patient portions; and balancing of cash at shift end. The PAR communicates directly with patients and families, physicians, nurses, insurance companies, and third-party payers. This position requires critical thinking skills, ability to work in high-stress situations, professional appearance, behavior, good communication skills, dependability, flexibility, and teamwork. This Revenue Cycle PAR will be cross trained to be assigned in the various areas – Central registration, Admissions, and Emergency Department.
Completes Epic ADT Patient Placement functions if assigned.
Must act in accordance to disaster preparedness plan/actual disaster protocol. Utilize the VOLO in conjunction with the Paging System for disaster codes. Utilize the Paging System for calling codes, alerts, fire alarms, etc. as directed. Participate in HazMat.
Demonstrates competence in oral, written, and electronic communication skills.
Must maintain confidentiality.
Demonstrates intermediate office skills.
Demonstrates competence in customer service skills.
Requires critical thinking skills.
Demonstrates the ability to work in high-stress situations.
Must be assertive. Shows initiative in confirming patient demographic and health insurance information with each patient.
Demonstrates flexibility in response to unexpected changes in workload, staffing, and scheduling.
Demonstrates the ability to work weekends and holidays is required.
High School diploma or equivalent is required.
Minimum of one (1) year experience in an office setting, customer service industry, healthcare environment, patient registration, financial counseling, billing, and collections preferred.
Successfully completes Revenue Cycle training program.
Work is typically performed in a hospital Registration Department, Emergency Department setting which may require repetitive visits to numerous patient care locations to complete bedside registrations.
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: (GMC), located Danville, Pa., the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children's Hospital. GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region's only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women's health (in the Women's Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics. The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus.
ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
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'War is Hell!' And in Outer Space it's even worse.
Fighting in weightless conditions takes a special kind of warrior. Victory goes to the agile, swift and strong. The battle is won by accurate shooters, proficient with every kind of ray gun made by man or alien.
Zero Gee Combat is a 32 pose series of free-form pistoleros struggling for survival in zero and low gravity scenarios, in outer space or underwater. Some serial movement poses are included.
Zero Gee Combat poses are designed around the 4 Classic Ray Guns by Valandar. Loader body poses and hand poses are provided for right and left hand ray guns attachment. Loader and hand poses for the 45 Autoloader pistol are included for V4 (for Honor Harrington fans) and for the V4 Diving Gear speargun.
Right and left hand smart-prop Classic Ray Guns are included, courtesy of DAZ3D. The 4 ray guns are included as PP2 files only. You must have Valandar's ray gun set for the props to load and work.
Although loader and hand poses are provided, any other guns can be used with hand poses and guns from other sources.
As most poses are free-floating it is quite easy to rotate poses in mid-air for a wider variety of actions. Also legs can be easily altered for even more variety.
What's Included and Features
- 32 Poses (.PZ2)
- 45ACP-V4 Loader.pz2
- 45ACP-V4-NoParent.pz2
- ECalcinator-V4 Loader.pz2
- EDisingen-V4 Loader.pz2
- Nadine-V4 Loader.pz2
- ProtonicRev-V4 Loader.pz2
- Speargun-V4 Loader.pz2
- Speargun-V4-NoParent.pz2
- Braced Shooter
- Diving Shooter
- Flipping Shooter
- Floating Shooter
- Grasping Rail Shooter
- Gun Control-V Lf.pz2
- Gun Control-V Rt.pz2
- Hanging Shooter
- Leaning Shooter
- Pushing Off 1
- Pushing Off 2
- Rescuer-V Grabbing.pz2
- Rescuer-V Wounded.pz2
- Rolling Shooter
- Shooting Backwards
- Shooting Double
- Shooting Down Hatch
- Shooting Over Top
- Shooting Thru Hatch
- Shoving Off 1
- Shoving Off 2
- Skidding Shooter-V4.pz2
- Surrounded Shooter
- Swinging Shooter
- 10 Hand Poses (.HD2)
- 45ColtAuto-V4RH
- ECalcin-V4LH
- ECalcin-V4RH
- EthericDisin-V4LH
- EthericDisin-V4RH
- Nadine-V4LH
- Nadine-V4RH
- ProtonicRev-V4LH
- ProtonicRev-V4RH
- Speargun-V4RH9
- 8 Props (.PP2 only)
- Nadine-V4LH
- Nadine-V4RH
- EDisingenerator-V4LH
- EDisingenerator-V4RH
- ECalcinator-V4LH
- ECalcinator-V4RH
- ProtonicRev-V4LH
- ProtonicRev-V4RH
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Updated the Book List
13. Read 101 books (66/101) (more info)
While I haven't been keeping up with much… I have been reading a lot. So I updated my 101 Books Page! You can see what I've been reading and find links to the review on my book blog. Only 35 more books to go!
Slight Changes (Just Numbers)
There are a few goals where I'm just changing how many times or how I'm counting it…
21. Use my daily happiness journal 3 times a week (0/52) (more info) – I changed this to be completed when I have done this for another year total.
28. Feature a musical artist a month (0/12) (more info) – I changed this to be completed when I have done it for a year total and I can feature an artist that isn't new to me as long as I haven't featured them before.
73. Volunteer 3 times (0/3) (more info) – A) I didn't do this last year. B) I don't like having time limits (learned my lesson on that one…)
77. Buy a stranger a meal/coffee 3 times (0/3) (more info) – Same as above.
82. Learn 100 new French words and 25 French idioms or phrases (50/100) (0/25) ( (more info) – Weekly goals just aren't going to work for me. I'm allowing myself to count the words I previously learned, but I'm starting over with phrases and idioms.
83. Learn 100 new ASL signs (50/100) (more info) – Same as above.
95. Stop watching TV at 7pm 1 night a week (0/52) (more info) – I changed this to be completed when I have done this for another year total.
96. Take out my contacts 2 nights a week (0/52) (more info) – I changed this to be completed when I have done this for another year total.
100. Review/update this list at least once a month (0/24) (more info) – This is now a monthly goal instead of weekly.
Changes – Part 4
01. from hike the Grand Canyon changed to complete 30 of Dee's Springfield 365 challenges. (more info) – While I would like to visit the Grand Canyon still… I don't think I need to hike it lol. My friend DeShanee is creating a blog that includes 365 things you can do in Springfield. I think it would be fun (and a challenge) to do a month's worth of them.
10. from comment on someone else's blog 3 times a week to guest post on another blog. (more info) – I really don't need a goal for commenting. I tend to comment on no less than 10-15 blogs a day (thanks to book blogging). So another way to expand in the community is to guest post!
26. from complete 26 things photography challenge to design 5 new blog headers (more info) – I'm just not interested in the photography challenge anymore. I'd like to get back into blog design and this is a way to kick start the motivation again.
70. from make a geocache and hide it to buy new foundation makeup (more info) – I'm just plain not interested in geocaching anymore lol. I could use a new foundation… maybe something for summer… and I love buying makeup :)
71. from find 10 geocaches a year to go to a wine tasting (more info) – Again not interested in geocaching anymore. I haven't been to a wine tasting in ages! I've been working every Saturday. I need an excuse to take a day off and enjoy some booze.
79. from be able to label a map of the US to complete 4 lessons on LiveMocha.com (more info) – Do I really need to know where all the states are?… This new goal will help me with my other language goals.
89. from play with Luna to apply to 3 jobs a week until you get a job you like (more info) – I play with Luna a lot, but it is very hard to keep track of due to it being short amounts of time all day. I REALLY, REALLY need to spend more time applying to jobs!
All the goals are now updated!
One Year Later…
So I've past my one year mark… and I hate to say that I haven't kept up with things like I wish I had. Overall it could have been much worse, but it's time to get caught-up!
Things I want to accomplish to get the site back up and running:
- approve and reply to all comments
- fill out all new goals
- post about all completed goals
- post updates on all in-progress goals
- revamp the site look and set-up
My Desert Island DVDs!
36. Watch my Desert Island DVDs (0/8) (more info)
One of my "new" goals is to watch all 8 of my Desert Island DVDs. BIG THANKS to Fandango Groovers for putting this together and asking me to join!! I think this is going to be a hard one… only 8 movies to watch for the rest of my life?! (Please don't make fun of my guilty pleasures!)
If I had to pick today… In no particular order:
1. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975) — a favorite of my dad's that was passed on to my sister and I at a young age
2. Pretty Woman (1990) — a guilty pleasure that I used to watch as I fell asleep
3. Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers (2002) – my favorite of this series
4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix (2007) — favorite of this series (although I prefer the books)
5. Beauty and the Beast (1991) — a childhood favorite that I still love
6. Finding Nemo (2003) — I'm not sure why I love this, but I do.
7. Underworld : Rise of the Lycans (2009) — my vamp movie pick (although I wish I could add the True Blood series)
8. Yes Man (2008) — I really loved this movie. Laughs and a good message.
What are your Desert Island DVDs?
Changes!! Part 3
23. Take a photography class changed to Make a purse or book bag (more info) — Aside from the fact that I'm unsure where I could even take a class near home, it would cost more than I'm willing to spend. I would like to try my hand at making a purse or a book bag for toting my million books to and from the library.
36. Go to a renaissance festival changed to watch my Desert Island DVDs (more info) — It's not that I don't want to go to a renaissance festival, but it doesn't seem like a challenge or even something I want to do so badly I need a reminder. I'm participating in a Desert Island Movie post event in which I'll talk about what movies I would take with me to watch for the rest of my life, so I'd like to actually watch all of these movies again. (Check out Fandango Groovers for more info!)
78. Be able to label a map of Africa change to Read two books about religion (more info) — I honestly don't know why I wanted to label a map of Africa… However, I do want to learn more about other religions. So I'd like to read books about Buddhism, Hinduism, and other Eastern religions.
More Changes! — Part 2
16. read 10 books off Times Top 100 changed to go to a book signing and get a book signed (more info) — I changed this because I hadn't read one book of this list yet and it didn't seem likely that I would want to start. I did, however, really enjoy going to see Seth Grahame-Smith and would like to do that more often
08. Keep up with My Day in Six Words blog changed to Keep a My Day in Six Words journal for six months (more info) — I changed this goal because I would have to go back and try to update my blog for last October and November which just didn't seem likely to happen. I feel that the biggest reason I didn't keep up with it was because I had to post it online and was using pictures.
31. Watch Arrested Development, Battlestar Galactica and Freaks & Geeks changed to Watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sex & the City (more info) — I have very little desire to watch those shows. Also I didn't realize how many seasons there were of BSG. I've been meaning to complete my BtVS and SATC sets anyway :)
46. Run a mile in under 8:30 changed to Complete a 90 min yoga practice on my own (more info) — I don't really need two timed mile goals and the whole point of taking the class and working so hard on my practice is to be able to do it at home by myself.


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maryfran necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 108 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
Subsea engineering company is the host event sponsor for the Marine Technology Society annual BBQ in two weeks. They are in need of various banners and posters for the event. This project is the Welcome Banner that will hang on the building outside the event above the registration entrance.
Whoever wins this GETS THE REST OF THE WORK, which needs to be completed in a week. A total of about 12 pieces. Also - the possibility of ongoing work.
OceanWorks International
OceanWorks (logo) Welcomes You to the MTS Houston (logo) BBQ! at our Newly Expanded Facility. October 23, 2008. Desired Style
Design MUST follow certain brand criteria (font, color, elements), however, overall creativity is encouraged. See attached past samples of current work (if I can figure out how to upload them!!). Also see website http://www.oceanworks.com (although is going to be rebranded soon).
Client recently has been updating brand with a fresh, more edgy feeling. It needs to says WOW and create the feeling of "That's cool". All other assets should be attached. If I forgot something, or if you'd like a current layered doc, let me know.
A t-shirt was already designed for the event. It is attached and please note, it introduces a new font Neon that can but does not necessarily need to be used. Also note, it's more "fun" and casual, not necessarily what they are looking for in the rest but not out of a possibility.
Good luck and feel free to ask any questions or let me know if more info is needed. Thanks!
- Size:
14 feet x 9 feet - it can be design at 42 inches x 27 inches. Needs to be vector, ai format or layered photoshop doc.
- Desired Color Scheme is company colors:
- Font: Myriad Pro Family; Font on T-shirt: NEON
- Logo: attached in white, also can be blue PMS 286
- An artist who thinks outside the box, yet understandd cohesive branding.
- An artist who doesn't understand cohesive branding
- An artist with no experience in event promotional design
- An artist who doesn't read the entire directions - please, please read!


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Flashback Friday - on Saturday 6 Mar 2010 - Thanks to Roots and Branches:
Also, pretty close to an entry :
For National Women's History Month Lisa Alzo at The Accidental Genealogist has provided 31 blogging prompts that may interest you. They are also being promoted by GeneaBlogger on Facebook.
I've been looking for an excuse to post this wedding photo of my great-aunt, Gertrude KINNICK and her husband, Everett BRIDESON; from 20 Dec 1921, at her parents (Alonzo and Nettie KINNICK) farm near Coon Rapids, Carroll Co, Iowa. Her dress, the bouquet, his outfit, the look in their eyes. What must they have been thinking?!?! ;-)
P.S. Gertrude is third from the left in this Kinnick-Williams Picnic photo - as I knew her. ;-)
Families are Forever! ;-)


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Stars activate Rome, place Gonchar on IR
Frisco, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The Dallas Stars activated defenseman Aaron Rome from injured reserve and placed defenseman Sergei Gonchar on injured reserve.
Rome has been limited to just three games this season due to injuries.
The 30-year-old Rome was signed by Dallas as a free agent on July 1, 2012. He recorded five assists and 18 penalty minutes in 27 games with the Stars during the lockout- shortened 2013 season.
Gonchar (concussion-like symptoms) leads all Stars defensemen with 12 points in 35 games this season. His move is retroactive to Dec. 21, when he was the recipient of a hit in a 3-2 shootout loss against San Jose.


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The 2013 New York Motor Show has started and as you'd expect, it's big.
Over 1000 cars are on display and happily, we've already seen a few surprises.
Chevrolet got journalists' pulses racing by reviving its legendary Z28 Camaro - a track-focused car that sent our men on the ground into fits of joy.
Mercedes-Benz also stole the limelight with the world-premiere of its CLA45 AMG, while Jeep and Subaru also have big reveals planned.
But rather than simply tell you what's happening on the ground, our journalists have been busy pushing punters out of the way to take photos.
So sit back and enjoy this gallery of highlights from day one in New York.


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Scala gotchas with the Java persistence API (0 messages)
Scala has been a breath of fresh air for Java developers looking to take advantage of more powerful constructs -- such as Scala Actors for concurrency -- all without loosing the capability to execute applications on Java's Virtual Machine. But as this post by Wille Faler points out, there are still a few gotchas to combining Scala with techniques you may have relied using the Java language, one such case being the Java Persistence API(JPA). Read Wille Faler's post 'Scala + JPA, some gotcha's to be aware of': http://faler.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/scala-jpa-some-gotchas-to-be-aware-of/
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Mango butter is an amazing skin caring solution. It has long been used for application on the skin. When used in the right manner, it does a lot of good to the skin. It is rich and lush with nutrients.
Mango butter is obtained from the kernels of the mango tree. It has a high content of stearic acid, which makes it similar to cocoa butter in properties, but this butter is soft not hard. It has only been refined once thus leaving it in more pure state as opposed to the harder Mango Butters sold by competitors. It has good emollient properties and lends a protective effect against the sun. It is said to prevent drying of the skin and formation of wrinkles. It reduces degeneration of skin cells and restores flexibility.
Mango butter is the fatty acid cold-pressed from mango seeds. Its properties and even chemical structure are similar to cocoa and Shea butter, and it is used for many of the same purposes. The natural form of mango butter is semi-solid and non-greasy, and it is used as a moisturizer for hair and skin as well as an ingredient in cooking.
Raw mango butter is rich in oleic acid, a mono-unsaturated omega-9 acid, and stearic acid, a saturated fatty acid. Its natural ingredients act as emollients to add moisture to and soothe dry skin and hair. Emollients play an important role in adding moisture to skin and improving its elasticity and ability to heal itself. Mango butter is a common product in many commercial soaps, lotions, and even cosmetics. It may also be included in shampoos, conditioners, and hot-oil treatments for hair.
Another common use for mango butter is as a replacement for cooking oils, butter or margarine in a person's diet. This oil or butter has omega-9 fatty acids, which are important to a healthy diet. The mango is native to southern Asia, and the butter or flour made from mango seeds is consumed on a regular basis.
Mango butter may also help fight the common effects of injury to the skin and aging. Stretch marks, fine lines, and rough skin have all been reportedly alleviated by regular use of mango butter. Scars may also be reduced with regular use. Another common topical use is as a healing aid for –
- Minor cuts
- Rashes
- Sunburn in place of other healing ointments
As a salve, mango butter can be warmed slightly and then slathered onto a wound; it then should be covered with a bandage or other sterile covering.
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Teacher Productivity Tips
There are two apps I have been using to sync across all my devices—SmartPhone, iPad, Desktop Computers—that really help to save time.
|When you download the desktop Application,
SkyDrive will appear in your favorites,
so you can easily drag & drop files to it.
SkyDrive—I wrote about SkyDrive a few weeks ago. You can download an app to all your devices that will allow you to manage files in a "drag and drop" system—making it even easier to save & retrieve files from your 7 GB Cloud storage. Look for the app in the App Store for your devices or see the link below to download to your desktop. You use your school email & password to log in and begin using the storage. Think about how this could be used to share photos/videos made on your iPad. (Let me know if you would like a how-to video for this!)
Evernote—is another great productivity tool that you can put on your smart phone, iPad, and Desktop. It is already installed on iPads. You can use this app to create lists & take notes. It's a great tool for lesson planning—or just making a to-do list that syncs across to all your devices. I use it daily to keep track of things to read, links on Pinterest and ideas for lessons. You can share your work with others by sending an email. You do need to set up an account for Evernote—but they have a free version. Let me know if you want me to write more about how I use this. See the link below for more information.
New Document Cameras—How To Insert an image into Smart Notebook for Annotation
If you have one of the new document cameras, I put together a little 2 min video (linked below) that explains how to take a picture of the handout/photo under the document camera and insert it into a Smart Notebook file so you can use it for annotation. If you need written step-by-step directions, let me know and I'll put some together.


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Ok so this is part 1 of a new series im doing where we will explore realistic options what we can do with the contract of a Mr.Amare Stoudemire. Not saying he should be traded, not saying any of these deals will happen. This is all "What if" scenarios here.
Now, what if we needed to move Amare, he didn't gell with us, Phil Jackson doesnt want him here, He said "its me or Melo", whatever its hypothetical.
Where would we send him? what would we want in return? What would we need in return? Lets explore.
The Golden State Warriors are an up and coming team. They have a young talented PG in Stephen Curry, Valuable draft picks, a double double machine in David Lee, a scoring combo guard in Monta Ellis, a young 3 point specialist in Klay Thompson, and a pretty decent bench.
You may be thinking "Then why would they want to blow uo their team for an aging Power Forward with Knee problems KnicksWillRiseAgain?!?! You dumbass!!!". Look guys once again all hypothetical but if the Warriors were to make a trade it would be for a star they can team with Stephen Curry. David Lee is nice, but Amare could really take them to the next level.
So my idea is this: we send them Amare and Toney Douglas, they send us Monta Ellis, and David Lee. giving us a lineup of
PG: Monta Ellis
SG: Iman Shumpert
SF: Carmelo Anthony
PF: David Lee
C: Tyson Chandler
Now you guys are thinking "WOAH hold on there Monta is a ball hog and David Lee plays no defense!". While Monta may have a bit of a reputation as a ball hog, he has shown he can put up 20 points and 8 assists if he puts his mind to it, and under a no nonsense coach like Phil Jackson or Mike Woodson, I think he would be pushed in that direction. As far as David Lee goes, Tyson Chandler would cover up for his D and allow him to focus on rebounding and scoring.
As for the Warriors this gives them an amazing pick and roll threat, and a core of Amare and Stephen Curry to build around. The Pick and roll will also make Klay Thompson and Dorrel Wright better scorers with all the open 3s they will be getting from all the defense the P&R draws. This gives Golden State a line-up of
Stephen Curry
Klay Thompson
Dorrel Wright
Amare Stoudemire
Andris Biedrens
The Knicks come out with 2 scoring threats, Improved spacing, improved rebounding, and they can always flip Monta and Tyson Chandler for a star like Dwight Howard.
The Warriors come out with an All Star PF and young PG combo to build around, and become a younger version of the Suns, and are a few little pieces away from becoming a playoff team.


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Motorsport Aftermarket Group (MAG) is probably not a name that many of our readers are familiar with, but it is the company behind brands like Performance Machine wheels, Roland Sands Design, Renthal handlebars, Vance & Hines exhausts, along with a list of other lesser-known aftermarket brands. Straying from its namesake, MAG made some waves recently when it acquired the Motorcycle Superstore online retail outlet.
Another story of interest involves a division of Motorsport Aftermarket Group: the MAG Media Group (MMG), which bought Cycle News back in 2010 and acquired Motorcycle USA with the Motorcycle Superstore purchase. Owning one of the oldest print publications in the business, as well as the largest web-based publication in the industry, MAG has realigned its MMG operations to consolidate the management of the two publications, with longtime editor Paul Carruthers taking on the role of Editorial Director in the business reshuffling.


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Hubby tries to drag me away from my research by promising lunch out. I ask him for five more minutes - in reality more like fifteen - and I am still drinking my morning coffee which has long grown cold. Hubby is glaring at me from my office door. Ancestry won't load the page fast enough, my palms are sweaty and I sit there rocking back and forth and ..
Yes, this is how you know I have OCFRD. That and my office chair has my butt so deeply impressed into it that no one can sit there comfortably except me.
Good luck researching!
P.S. My OCFRD paid off. I determined that Mrs. Charles Gaiser (not Geiser) was Ethel Percival who married first Henry Lockwood (not Larkwood as one obit had it.) Her second husband was Charles Gaiser and I actually found his obituary too. I didn't find them together on the 1930 census because they weren't married yet. It only took two weeks! I'm even done sorting out which child belongs to Charles and his first wife and Ethel and her first husband and which belongs to both of them.


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UPDATE: Repairs Underway at Going Bonkers After Car Crashes Through Wall
COLUMBIA - Repairmen have finished collecting the debris from Friday morning's car accident at Going Bonkers and put up a temporary barrier where the large hole in the wall used to be. The incident happened when an elderly driver lost control of her car and crashed through the front wall of the family fun center's dining area. Fortunately no one was injured, including the driver and her passenger grandson.
In light of this incident, Going Bonkers General Manager Al Swearingen told KOMU 8 that he plans to keep the business open while the wall is fully repaired.
"We will do our best. Absolutely keep it open throughout. If for some reason we do have to close, we'll let people know in advance that we'll have to have it closed", Swearingen said.
Parent Holden Hume, who went to Going Bonkers with his young family after the accident, said he agrees that the business should remain open.
"I think that the way it's set up, it's perfectly fine. Play area's on that side, the accident area's on that side. They've got it blocked off. I think it's fine. It's one of those things...it's unfortunate, it's good that no one got hurt but I think it was a fine decision," Hume said.
Swearingen said at this time he doesn't know when the damage will be fully repaired.
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