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This is an excerpt from Dave Bing by Drew Sharp.
Dave Bing: A Life of Challenge.
The Detroit that first welcomed Bing in the fall of 1966 after the Pistons tabbed him with the second overall selection in that year's NBA draft was a smoldering powder keg. What would become Bing's adopted hometown was already in trouble.
"I could sense the increasing tension," Bing said. "I wasn't unfamiliar with the symptoms, having grown up in an urban environment in Washington, an increasingly predominant black community with a police force that was predominantly white. There was a high level of sensitivity."
Bing wasn't fearful of police harassment during his early times in Detroit, but he wasn't naïve enough to think that it couldn't happen if he found himself in the wrong situation at the wrong time (i.e., a situation that could lead to a wrong interpretation by law enforcement). It wasn't as though everybody in the city recognized his face wherever he went.
His public profile improved after he won NBA Rookie of the Year honors in the spring of 1967; however, Bing knew that unless he walked around town constantly wearing his Pistons' number 21 jersey, it was unlikely that anybody would make the connection that he was the rising NBA basketball star.
If the police found him in a situation that could be interpreted the wrong way, he would just be another black guy getting handcuffed and tossed into the back of a police cruiser. Bing figured it was just a question of time before that powder keg blew up.
And it did in the early-morning hours of Sunday, July 25, 1967, after Detroit police raided what was called a "blind pig," an after-hours establishment that illegally served alcohol. Blind pigs were also havens for fomenting rage over the growing perception that the white Detroit police force had declared "war" on the city's black residents.
After the raid, the anger immediately spilled out onto the streets. What began as shouting soon turned into throwing rocks and bottles at neighboring businesses. And that soon turned into setting that section of Detroit on fire.
The fuse was lit on what would become—at that time in history—the worst urban riot ever in America.
Bing and his family didn't leave their house on Preston Street on Detroit's east side. They were several miles away from the riot's flashpoint, the intersection of 12th Street and Clairmount Avenue.
When the thermostat and individual temperatures run equally high in a hot summer, it doesn't usually require much encouragement to light a fuse—especially when it involves a lily-white police department that had increasingly drawn criticism for its treatment of a city population that had increasingly turned black. People hit the streets, transistor radios hanging from their ears, getting the latest news about what was happening.
As the situation continually eroded through that first day, one of Bing's neighbors offered use of one of his rifles if Bing were interested. He declined. Everyone worried that the violence might spread. Flames spit into the thick afternoon air. Stores were randomly looted. Rioters even broke into gun shops, normally closed on the Sabbath, arming themselves with weapons for what looked like the onset of anarchy in those initial hours.
"People were worried about what might happen if this situation got worse," Bing said. "It wasn't like you could step outside and see something burning right in front of you. But it was very upsetting for my family. You don't want to think of your home being threatened, and there were plenty of people willing to defend their property through any means necessary."
The irony was that 10 years earlier, white homeowners in Detroit were the ones mounting a defense of their private property "through any means necessary" from the influx of black residents. Now black homeowners were determined to protect their investment from those threatening its security.
Mel Farr had just signed his rookie contract with the Lions and was just days away from his first NFL training camp. He had made his first big purchase; he had bought a Jaguar two-seater sports car in Ann Arbor and was heading east on the I-94 freeway. Farr could faintly see charcoal-gray plumes from the distance. The clouds grew thicker the closer he got to the city. His new NFL home was engulfed in flames.
"It was more than a little scary when you started to learn exactly what was going on," Farr recalled.
Lem Barney had also just signed his rookie NFL contract. He was driving to town from his native Mississippi when he received word from the Lions' organization that the players shouldn't meet at the team's headquarters at Tiger Stadium because of safety concerns.
The Tigers played at Tiger Stadium that Sunday afternoon. Billowing plumes of smoke could be seen from the stands. The Tigers were scheduled to play the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, but the team, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, moved the game to Baltimore. It was deemed unsafe in Detroit. After the Sunday afternoon game, players were instructed to head immediately for the airport for the trip to Baltimore. That bothered many of the players; a lot of them lived in Detroit and wanted to check on the safety of their families.
Tigers' outfielder Willie Horton didn't heed the team's warnings. He grew up in Detroit, starred at Northwestern High School, and became one of the franchise's first significant black signings five years earlier. Horton thought that he might compel the rioters to cease if they saw him in his Tigers uniform. He immediately drove to the most dangerous areas. Horton couldn't just sit still as his hometown burned. His actions, though riskily impulsive, nonetheless spoke to the impact that the professional athlete had on the people of Detroit. Horton recalled that when some recognized him as he walked down 12th Street, suddenly the conversation shifted from looting clothing stores to wondering if the Tigers could win the American League pennant for the first time in almost 20 years.
But this wasn't Bing's hometown. That first day of the riots was the first time that Bing entertained ideas of uprooting his family from the actual city limits and moving them to the suburbs, joining the steady procession of families dashing for the city's borders.
"You tried forgetting about what was happening right outside your doorstep, but it became increasingly difficult," Bing said. "We played right downtown, and there were times that even players were concerned about their personal safety leaving Cobo Arena to go home."
Nor was Detroit home to Farr. "We were paid to be here," said Farr, "and because of that, you're going to look at it a little differently."
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FBI, state police hunt suspect in fatal road rage case
Incident happened as Timothy Davison was returning home to Maine from holiday in Florida.
The FBI is helping Pennsylvania State Police and other authorities search for a suspect in a case of possible road rage that left a 28-year-old man dead over the weekend, news organizations are reporting.
The incident happened as Timothy "Asti" Davison was traveling back home to Poland, Maine, after spending the holidays in Orlando to visit his grandfather, uncle and sister, his father, also named Timothy Davison, told the Portland Press Herald.
At about 2:20 a.m. Saturday, he telephoned authorities from his vehicle to say he was being pursued on northbound Interstate 81 near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border, according to WCSH 6.
Davison, a 28-year-old construction foreman and supervisor, told police the vehicle pursuing him was a Ford Ranger-style pickup truck and said the driver was firing a weapon at him, WCSH reports. At about mile marker 3 in Pennsylvania, the motorist in pursuit forced Davison's vehicle into the median and fired several rounds into the vehicle, WCSH reports.
Police found Davison with multiple gunshot wounds and he was taken to York Hospital, where he died, WCSH reports.
"He was a great kid," Timothy Davison of Raymond, Maine, told the Press Herald of his late son.
The younger Timothy Davison worked for his father's company, Engineered Construction Services, also in Raymond, Maine.
The late Timothy Davison did fabrication work and installations, his father said.
"He was the smartest one I had one the crew," the elder Davison said. "He could see the vision and he could build it."
The suspect may have tried to shoot someone else before shooting Davison. Authorities are probing a possible connection between Davison's killing and a shooting eight hours earlier about 30 miles away. Police are comparing the bullets from both incidents to see if they are from the same gun, WMTW reports.
"We have to assume the individual is a violent person and might do this again," Pennsylvania State Trooper Robert Hicks told the news organization.
A friend who grew up with Davison told the news organization that he hopes the suspect is caught so he doesn't hurt anyone else.
"He had a lot of friends and was always working on everything," the friend, Steve Hubble, said. "There was nothing that he couldn't fix or weld or create."


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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An extra $3.4-plus billion in funding is a mere Band-Aid that leaves classrooms still hurting and hasn't fixed fundamental flaws in the balance for students in rich and poor parts of Texas, attorneys representing 600-plus school districts statewide argued Friday.
The state countered that funding levels were always adequate and fair _ and that the extra money makes them even more so.
Closing arguments from both sides before state District Judge John Dietz wrapped up a sweeping case that began in October 2012 and put school finance in Texas on trial. But a final ruling isn't expected until at least next month.
Dietz declared in February 2013 that $5.4 billion in cuts to public schools imposed by the Legislature two years earlier violated the Texas Constitution's guarantees of a "general diffusion of knowledge" with an "efficient system of public free schools." He also ruled that the "Robin Hood" system, where districts in wealthy areas share a portion of the local property taxes they collect with those in poorer parts of Texas, meant funding was unfairly distributed.
Last summer, though, lawmakers restored more than $3.4 billion in classroom funding and cut the number of standardized tests high students must pass from 15 to five _ easing tough graduation standards that school districts argued they no longer had the resources to prepare students to meet.
Dietz reopened the case for three weeks to hear evidence on how the funding increase and testing shake-up would affect his initial ruling. He plans to issue a final ruling after mid-March.
Richard Gray, a lawyer representing about 400 school districts, many of them in poor areas of Texas, said "all the Legislature did was appropriate money into the system and, unfortunately, it did not even appropriate as much money as it stripped."
"The Legislature, for whatever reason, has faced this issue time and time again," Gray said. "They have put a Band-Aid on a Band-Aid on a Band-Aid."
Schools in Texas rely heavily on property taxes, and Gray said the poorest 25 percent of districts collect an average of nine cents more per $100 of property valuation in taxes than the wealthiest 10 percent of districts statewide _ and yet they receive $30,000 less per classroom.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office has defended the school finance system as constitutional, though Abbott himself is running for governor and hasn't argued the case.
Assistant Attorney General Shelley Dahlberg told Dietz that his "ruling from early 2013 was incorrect and that the system today is as constitutional as it was then."
"Despite receiving much of what they asked for, the plaintiff (school districts) still claim that those changes don't matter," Dahlberg said.
During the trial's second phase, a key state education official testified that average per-student funding has increased this school year and that gaps between school districts in wealthy and poor areas has actually declined since 2006 _ though that doesn't fully account for inflation.
The plaintiffs say funding has actually declined overall, even though Texas' population has boomed and the number of low-income students has skyrocketed. Students from poor families generally cost more to educate because many require instruction to learn English or participate in remedial programs outside the classroom.
"Things only got tougher," said David Hinojosa, an attorney representing the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and low-income school districts. He added that the Legislature's changes were "not even close" to meeting constitutional standards.
The school districts that filed suit are responsible for educating around three-quarters of Texas' 5 million-plus public school students.
Schools in rich and poor parts of the state are on the same side in the case because those in economically disadvantaged areas say "Robin Hood" shortchanges them. Meanwhile, wealthier districts note local voters who would otherwise support property tax increases fail to do so since they know much of the revenue raised will be sent to schools elsewhere.
John Turner, arguing on behalf of school districts in wealthier areas, said funding rates for 2014-2015 were still below per-student levels in 2004 when adjusted for inflation.
Turner called the Legislature's adding funding and reducing testing a "step in the right direction." But he added: "The emphasis should be on bringing up all school districts."
Legal battles over school finance in Texas have been raging for decades: This case is the sixth of its kind since 1984. If the state Supreme Court ultimately declares the system unconstitutional, it will be up to the Legislature to devise a new funding plan.
Dietz closed the case by telling the attorneys he'd see them again when his ruling is ready, but "not any time soon."
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The Estrus Cycle
Canine: Bitch
Puberty occurs at 6 months of age. They generally cycle every 6 months (Variable with breed/size)
A. Proestrus: Increased follicular activity in the ovaries.
Physical signs: Vulva will swell, vaginal bleeding.
Vaginal Cytology: RBC's, WBC's & parabasal epithelial cells
Lasts: 7-10 days
B. Estrus: "Standing Heat". Most receptive and most fertile at this time. This is the period just prior to ovulation.
Physical signs: Lack of bloody discharge- becomes clear
Vaginal Cytology: Few cells, clear background
Lasts: 3-5 days
C. Metestrus/Diestrus: Period that immediately follows ovulation. CL is producing progesterone. Not fertile a this time.
Vaginal Cytology: Many WBC's, fewer epithelial cells
Lasts: 80-90 days
*If the dog does not become pregnant, the CL will diminish.
* Pseudocyesis: False Pregnancy. When the CL does not completely diminish. These dogs will look and act pregnant, some will go through a nesting phase, false labour, and depression when no pups are produced.
D. Anestrus: Most variable period of activity in the dog. Hormone levels are low, animals is non-receptive and exhibits no signs of sexual behaviours.
Physical signs: Small and dry vulva, small mammary glands.
Vaginal Cytology: Large numbers of epithelial cells.
Lasts: 100-135 days
* FSH activity increases after this phase, and the cycle begins again.
Feline: Queen. Reach puberty at 7-12 months of age.
* Induced Ovulators: Need coitus to ovulate. If a cat goes into season, they will stay in until bred. If a male cat is not present, the cycle lasts ten days longer.
1) Proestrus: Increased activity, rubs against objects and rolls freuquently
2) Estrus: Crouch with tail und up in the air. Tail moves from side to side and she will accept the male.
Equine: Mare. Reach puberty at 10-24mos of age (generally 18mos)
*Polyestrus: Several estrus cycles per year. Their natural breeding season is from May through August.
1) Estrus cycle: Approx. 21 days
2) Standing Heat: Estrus- lasts 5 days
3) Veterinarian can predict ovulation based on visual exam and palpation
4) Vaginal cytology not performed because changes are not distinctive enough to determine stage of cycle.
Bovine: Cow
* Polyestrus.
1) Cycle lasts 21 days
2) Estrus Lasts: 18 hours
3) Signs: nervousness, vocal, attempt to mount other animals, thick and clear mucous discharge from vulva.
4) Bleeding occurs at the end of estrus- going into metestrus. At this stage it is too late to breed the cow.
Those are just a few species....
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Castro's triple in 10th sparks Astros to win
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Robbie Grossman is finding his stroke, and the Houston Astros are benefiting from his new-found power.
Grossman hit a two-out, three-run home run capped a five-run fourth inning, and Houston beat the Texas Rangers 6-5 in 10 innings Saturday night.
The long ball comes two days after he snapped a 25 at-bat hitless skid with a two-run drive in Houston's win at Toronto.
"You have to have confidence in your ability, especially in the big leagues," Grossman said. "This game is too hard not to."
Jason Castro tripled with one out in the 10th, and Jose Altuve had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to score the run that helped Houston end a 12-game skid against their state rival.
Marwin Gonzalez, running for Castro, scored on Altuve's fly off Rangers closer Joakim Soria (1-1).
"That was a big, big, big hit for Robbie," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "He continues to swing the bat. I told him, 'It ain't going to last for long (his slump). Just keep swinging.'"
Michael Choice hit his first career homer in the ninth to tie it as Texas rallied in the eighth and the ninth to send the teams into extra innings for the second straight night.
Kevin Chapman (1-0) allowed Choice's tying homer but was the winning pitcher. Anthony Bass pitched the 10th for his second save. Texas put runners on first and third with one out in the ninth before Bass struck out Kevin Kouzmanoff and got Choice to ground out to first base.
Shin-Soo Choo came into the game having reached base 12 of his previous 16 plate appearances but struck out all five times up, including with the winning run at second base with two out in the ninth.
Houston starter Jarred Cosart shut down Texas after allowing three runs in the first four innings, limiting the Rangers to six hits while striking out a career-high eight in seven innings.
"The knock last year was the walks were too high and the strikeouts were too low," Cosart said. "It's something I really worked on in spring training."
The Rangers' streak against Houston was the longest streak in the majors between any two teams. Texas has won 18 of 21 meetings over Houston since the beginning of last season, when the state rivals became intradivision foes with the Astros moving from the National League into the American League West.
Tanner Scheppers, making his third career start since transitioning this season from short relief, was victimized by the big inning for the second time this season.
"It's a step forward," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "It's a learning experience."
The Rangers pulled within one in the eighth when Alex Rios' double off the wall in left center scored Elvis Andrus with none out. But Rios was thrown out trying to steal third with Prince Fielder at the plate, and Texas didn't threaten again.
"Sometimes you try to make things easier," Rios said, "and you make them a little harder."
Texas scored five batters in but left two on in the opening inning. Cosart retired 10 of the last 11 batters that he faced.
NOTES: Rangers GM Jon Daniels said the club is leaning toward placing 3B Adrian Beltre on the disabled list and should decide by Monday. Beltre has been sidelined since Tuesday with a strained left quad. ... Houston called up RHP Paul Clemens from Triple-A Oklahoma City and placed RHP Scott Feldman on the bereavement list. Astros manager Bo Porter said Feldman, who pitched Friday after his father, Marshall, died Wednesday, could miss a start. ... Texas acquired RHP pitcher Hector Noesi on Saturday from Seattle for a player to be named later or cash considerations.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 22nd Oct 2011 22:24 UTC
Remember back when Nokia jumped to Windows Phone 7, abandoning all other platforms and future directions? Remember Elop's infamous 'burning platform' memo was coveniently 'leaked' to the web? Remember how Elop claimed Windows Phone 7 was the only way forward, since nothing else inside the company would be ready for prime time soon enough? Remember how I thought this was a very good and sane decision? Well, the first reviews of what will be the only MeeGo handset from Nokia (the N9) are in, and well... To whoever decided to go WP7 and ditch MeeGo: I don't like you. To myself: I'm an idiot for arguing this was a good idea.
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RE: Incredibly sad
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Hardware + software
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I was talking about integration between hardware and software.
I think we can agree that Windows Phone 7's integration with Microsoft stuff is one of it's definitive strengths.
Personally I want it all (integration with hardware and other services) which is why i prefer iPhone (horrible faux-leather notes app and all).


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There was some interest in a designer challenge, so I thought we might as well jump in and see how it goes. Since this is the first time I'm sure there will be some things to iron out, so don't be shy about leaving feedback! Also, I'm interested in a system for giving people feedback on their designs. Please comment on that here.
This Week's Challenge: Design a repeating pattern from scratch.
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I am no longer a criminal. I had intentionally not registered my bicycles in Santa Monica, in objection to the way the program was implemented, and it's flawed ordinance language. At the end of the item discussion, Councilman Kevin McKeown passed a motion with the support of his colleagues to discontinue the bicycle registration ordinance in Santa Monica. The motion also indicated that the database should be kept, and that people could still register under a voluntary basis without fees or fines, while staff explores other options and systems in addressing bicycle theft and recovery.
Given how long it has been since the problems of Santa Monica's implementation of bicycle registration were brought to staff attention, I was pleasantly surprised with how quickly it was finally undone this evening. With unanimous sentiment among the council, following comments by several members of the public, myself included alongside Michael Cahn, Richard McKinnon and Michael Brodski the ordinance is over. I was also glad to see Police Chief Jackman very much on board with looking at different options and programs. He emphasized that what was important to the police for recovery was getting people to write down their serial numbers more than anything else, and that any program which facilitates recording that data is beneficial.
To date the number of bikes registered is a tiny fraction of the bikes owned in the city. Hundreds of bikes have been registered in the past year from stepped up outreach for the program, but it was only a few years ago that only 7 bikes were being registered a year. McKeown, who has always had his bike registered in Santa Monica, noted he may have accounted for 14% of that past figure by himself.
Jackman also noted that in the past 2 years there has been a substantial spike of 65% in bicycle theft. A statistic highlighting of course the growing problem of bicycle theft, but also the growing popularity of bicycles. Bike theft wouldn't be growing so fast if there weren't more bikes to steal and more demand to buy them. However we really have to reign this problem in if we want bicycling to be viable. I'm sure among those victims to bike theft are some people who may take that as a cue to give it up rather than replace the bike if their stolen one is not recovered.
It was acknowledged by members of the council, city attorney Marsha Moutrie, and chief Jackman, the need for collaboration between advocates and the cycling community, police and other city departments, in pursuit of solutions for the bike theft issue.
Santa Monica now joins other communities that have gone though this discussion and determined the best course of action is to to scratch outdated local licensing programs, and figure out new paths forward with a clean slate. I'm glad the city council has come to this conclusion, and relieved that the flawed ordinance is finally done with. Now we can move forward with a broader discussion of how deal with bicycle theft.
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Well there are a lot of Reasons that I am Starting home schooling My Daughter as of Tomorrow.
I guess the Main reason is because someone needs to go back and teach the Golden Rule not only to the students but mainly to my daughter's school's employees. Out of all of her classes there are only 2 teachers that I can say don't need to be re-teached the Golden Rule! And a handful of the other employees that are there can skip that class too.
The P.E. coach that tells my really lucky teenage daughter that she is going to be fat. {Now this was just to her and another classmate, not put in general} Then she starts not wanting to eat. (Don't worry I gave her a good education about eating proper and proper exercise She'll be just fine) It has some to do with genetics. Which she should have no worries there.
Then there are the teachers that just don't like certain children. They try to call the parent of one of her friends to get the child in trouble with her mom because my daughter tripped over her [not seeing her kneed down to tie her shoe]. My daughter just had surgery and had been a little out of it the first day back to school.
Then there are the teachers that flat out cuss out a student or students.
They not excepting notes from me or even a note from a doctor and counting it unexcused absents. They have her only excused for 3 days when she has missed way more than that and had notes for way more than only 3 days. She has been sick a lot this year, had surgery, dental problems and for the first 3 months of the school year I didn't have any money nor insurance to take her to a Doctor or dentist. I applied for Medicaid after I lost my job but they fired a lot of people and a lot of people quit so it took months to get approved for Medicaid for her. So I did my best to take care of her at home and called the school and informed them what was going on.
Then there is the way they teach or some not teach. No Books. Telling my daughter she can get tutoring and I and then they won't let her into the school in the morning to go to the teacher that said she would help her or when she is able to get into the school the teacher is not there.
Then there were the bomb threats. They pulled her away from her classes when they had to leave the building. Then there was them locking the kids in the class room and not letting them to go out in the halls during class hours. No Bathroom passes and twice she wasn't aloud to go to the nurse when she wasn't felling well. They had problems with her inhaler for her asthma. They had problems with her back problems she has from an injury. She gets pain in her lower back from time to time. But the medicine from the pain makes her sleepy or I had to teat her with over the counter drugs that didn't really work when I didn't have insurance. Them not sending make up work home when I called and requested it, in advance too. Either because they don't have the resources to do so or they just don't care.
Then there is the Teasing because she is light skin 1/2 Hispanic. {I'm white}. There is a lot of Hate and disrespect at that school. Violence from the Staff and Students.
But I think what really took the cake was we wet to court on Thursday over her missing so much school and I found out that they only have 3 excused days for my daughter saying they only received one note from her. They lied. Then they said they went out to the address they had on file for a home visit and it was the wrong address. [Which was our address from last year] I had to give the new address to register her in school this year. She had already went to HS in California [she had A's & B's] but when she got BK here for this school year they put her back in Middle school because they said she didn't go to summer school. They said they came by our old address to inform me she needed to go to summer school. [They lied] I'm home during the days I work 2nd shift. When I went to enroll her in school I had to give them proof of Resident. I gave them my lease agreement, rent receipts, and my new TX ID which has our current address on it. They are so dumb they went to the old address and were told we moved the next day they pulled my daughter out of class and asked her the new address she gave it to them. Then they go out to the old address again. How stupid. Then they said they have been out to the new address several times [I think they said 8 times] and left these yellow note papers because no one answered. Well I know I was home and my room mate who worked grave yards was home. ????? They lied again in court! To the judge! And the attendance lady that was there on the behalf of the school was rolling her eyes and sucking her teeth when I was telling the Judge they never came by and always had my correct address. I gave it to the school registrar.
Then there is them changing what my daughter can and can't wear to school. I went to OLD NAVY and bought her Several School shirts that they said she could wear. She also wears tank tops under them or another shirt too. She does not show cleavage. But now here it is February and they want to tell her she can't wear those shirts any more because the sleeves are too short [Which trust they are not!] and then now some of the pants they approved before they are not now. But now get this, the Teachers can show there breast and dress how ever they want. Just like the kids can't cuss the teachers out [which I hope they wouldn't in the first place, but some times do] and the teachers can cuss at the children. There are tons of rebellious students at this school and low income and parents that are on drugs, selling drugs and so much more. Now Look I'm low income right now but my children are totally well mannered. I've had my ups and downs. I'd say about 10% to 20 % of the students are well mannered. But if they stay in that environment much longer they won't be. I've seen a change in my daughter and not for the better.
Oh and I can't forget sending my daughter to school with the supplies they ask for and the teacher losing them or saying she didn't bring them in. Not just her but other students too. Not my daughter but one of her friends [might as well be my 2nd daughter] bringing in money for her cheerleading outfit and then the teacher not marking it down but giving her a receipt. Then when they come in she didn't get one. The teacher said she had no record of her getting the money form her. She brings I the receipt which is just like the one my daughter has and the ones for the Cheer t-shirts. Well the teacher told her "How do I know if you didn't just make a receipt your self?â€
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Great job pulling her out, She doesn't need that, and neither do you.
When you start schooling her, let her have abreak. She needs to get that "stuff" out of her system. Maybe ask her to keep a journal and do some free writing, this is very theraputic, but let her be for a week or two, until you see your old daughter back.
When you start schooling her, let her have abreak. She needs to get that "stuff" out of her system. Maybe ask her to keep a journal and do some free writing, this is very theraputic, but let her be for a week or two, until you see your old daughter back.
Phi 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Thanks for the responce
Well I was going to go easy on her at first. With it being only our second day things have been pretty relax especialy since I ended up taken her to the hospital Monday night with a fever that started to climb instead of going down. Wierd thing about after an hour of us being there her fever started to go down and her skin was no longer hot!!! She is doing great today and asked me if she could finish her work from yesterday that we started.
Thanks for the idea, I think her keeping a journal is an awesome idea.
Well I was going to go easy on her at first. With it being only our second day things have been pretty relax especialy since I ended up taken her to the hospital Monday night with a fever that started to climb instead of going down. Wierd thing about after an hour of us being there her fever started to go down and her skin was no longer hot!!! She is doing great today and asked me if she could finish her work from yesterday that we started.
Thanks for the idea, I think her keeping a journal is an awesome idea.
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Goodness Vomo! It does sound like you have a lot of reasons to be unhappy with the school, but at the moment I am more concerned about your writing. Are you a non-native speaker? If so, you should consider getting an English tutor for your daughter, or plan to spend time re-educating yourself in English grammar and spelling. Best of luck!
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Bianca B. Steinfeldt 6/16/2005 5:05:07 PMWow Deborah, you did it! The black background with the white feathers, clear and sharp - LOVE it! #264443
Deb Holmes-Hatfield 6/16/2005 5:13:15 PMAwesome Deborah, incredible detail, and just stunning in B&W! #1479076
Paula J. Buzenius 6/16/2005 5:16:04 PMA beautiful photograph. It leaves me breathless. #1479083
Judy S. Fung 6/16/2005 5:29:39 PMWow! This is beautiful, Deborah!! #1479119
Jennifer Rennison 6/16/2005 6:00:50 PMWow, Deborah!! Love the feathers all fanned out with the backlighting, simply outstanding and love the B&W! #1479191
Susana Ms Heide 6/16/2005 6:09:04 PMSTELLAR!! So incredibly elegant!!! I think we'll be seeing this one again! #1479210
Kathryn (Love) Scheet 6/16/2005 6:10:42 PMsuch an elegant sight!! fantastic capture !! great job Deborah! #1479216
Cathy Stancil 6/16/2005 6:13:13 PMSensationnal image Deborah !! Just splendid ! I love everything about this...Excellent work once again ! #1479222
Anita Taylor 6/16/2005 6:15:22 PMBeautifully done, Deborah! Love how the backlighting makes it glow! #1479227
Barbara Helgason 6/16/2005 6:17:15 PMStunning!!! #1479233
Jeff Robinson 6/16/2005 6:29:39 PMJust outstanding!!!!! Jeff #1479265
SaMi Martin 6/16/2005 6:40:08 PMAmazing!!!!! How do u like DIC? #1479303
Deborah Sandidge 6/16/2005 6:57:01 PMThank you so much for your kind comments, much appreciated! Hi SaMi, thank you - cafe folks have been wonderful, I'm still learning my way around though, LOL! #1479354
Deborah C. Lewinson 6/16/2005 7:05:40 PMWOW, gorgeous, awesome, and another photo of the year for me, Deb, you're in competition with yourself on these birds and dragonflies!
Darren K. Fisher 6/16/2005 7:12:03 PMOMG this is gorgeous. I really think you have out done yourself this time. I am really not sure what else I can say except I see a winner here. #1479380
Stephen Zacker 6/16/2005 7:36:47 PMWOW... #1479460
William C. Raco 6/16/2005 7:39:57 PMWOW and double WoW!
Deborah Sandidge 6/16/2005 7:43:29 PMThank you so much, Debby, Darren, Stephen and Bill for your generous comments! I'm so glad you liked this! #1479483
Linda D. Lester 6/16/2005 7:45:46 PMYou just keep out doing yourself...they get better and better every day! If that is possible! Now you have a big head...LOL thats okay you deserve it, Deb #1479496
Terry Cervi 6/16/2005 7:58:38 PMGorgeous work, Deborah! #1479537
Colette M. Metcalf 6/16/2005 7:58:45 PMWOW!!!!!!! #1479538
Sandy Driscoll 6/16/2005 11:38:02 PMStunningly elegant, Deborah! #1479919
Mark Oxley 6/17/2005 2:18:57 AMWOW!! What a stunning image Deborah. I'm sure I will see this again soon! #1480093
Michael Khoury 6/17/2005 2:57:28 AMsuperb design deborah...a winner! :-) #1480178
Roxanne M. Bubar 6/17/2005 5:49:11 AMWow this is magnificent. I agree. A winner. #1480994
Robert Jensen 6/17/2005 6:36:21 AMEXQUISITE!!!
Bob J. #1481283
Kerby Pfrangle 6/17/2005 7:22:15 AMDeborah this awesome.
I bet it comes back to visit us.
Super job.
Kerby #1481440
Jenny Bosmans 6/17/2005 9:29:02 AMA winner as far as I'm concerned, Deborah!! Outstanding!!!!!! #1481921
Laurence Saliba 6/17/2005 10:06:26 AMSuperb image as always Deborah!!!! #1482071
Deborah Sandidge 6/17/2005 12:06:33 PMThank you so much for your gracious comments! I'm happy you liked this B&W feather count! #1482548
Susan T. Evans 6/17/2005 12:10:12 PMFantastic Deb, Wow! #1482562
Opal Cross 6/17/2005 12:12:50 PMThis is a fantastic piece of black and white art. It has so much detail. #1482573
Goshka G. 6/17/2005 12:14:15 PMIt makes me think of ballet, Deborah! Just exquisite!!! #1482580
Deborah Sandidge 6/17/2005 12:31:43 PMThank you Susan, Opal and Goshka - I appreciate your comments! #1482676
Amanda Price 6/17/2005 5:33:15 PMWow!! Great capture, Deb!! #1483504
S J 6/18/2005 1:32:44 AMOh WOW!! A definite winner, Deborah!! Great image!! #1484657
Deborah Sandidge 6/18/2005 4:22:15 PMThank you Amanda and Sanjay! I'm really pleased you liked this! #1486818
Danilo Piccioni 6/19/2005 9:49:13 AMDeb, shoot me if this doesn't win! LOL
Souha Dooly 6/19/2005 12:22:52 PMWaw ...Beautiful details!!and great color Deb!!! #1489403
April L. Brewster 6/19/2005 2:20:54 PMNo doubt in my mind that this is "the" winner. Stunning image. #1489779
Cathy Barrows 6/19/2005 11:35:12 PMfabulous...i agree a real winner #1490742
Kate Jackson 6/20/2005 3:51:56 AMI am flaberghasted! An absolutely amazing winner!! #1491200
Deborah Sandidge 6/20/2005 6:50:00 AMI'm overwhelmed, thank you very much for such a nice response to this B&W image! #1492167
Kara L. Hendricks 6/20/2005 7:30:38 AMWell, put me on the long list of those that expect to see this with a badge under it.. Oh my gosh!! PERFECTION..... #1492453
Anita Hogue 6/20/2005 8:37:33 AMI missed seeing this photo. I do believe this is one of my favorites you have captured! This is magnificient, Deborah!! How do you keep coming up with these fabulous shots?! #1492734
Deborah Sandidge 6/20/2005 4:23:33 PMThank you Kara and Anita, I appreciate your comments! #1494441
Michelle Lea Guinn 6/24/2005 7:24:03 AMAwesome capture Deborah!!!! mlg #1514940
Carolina K. Smith 6/29/2005 2:44:19 PMSuper image, Deborah :) #1536513
Deborah Sandidge 6/29/2005 6:04:13 PMThank you Michelle and Carolina! #1537103
Terry L. Ellis 6/29/2005 6:13:42 PMOh, so stunning and elegant! Absolutely amazing as others have said, Deborah! #1537124
Deborah Sandidge 6/29/2005 6:18:28 PMThanks so much, Terry, I'm so pleased you liked this! #1537134
Cindy Cone 7/22/2005 8:48:46 PMCongrats on this well-deserved finalist, Deb! I'll be looking for it in the next round! #1623213
Stanley J. Contrades 7/23/2005 12:29:38 AMExtraordinary, Deborah!! CONGRATULATIONS and best of luck in the next round with this beauty!! I, too, will be looking for it in the winner's circle!!
The Judges at BetterPhoto.com 7/23/2005 12:52:42 AMVery nice graphics and grace. #1624125
Kate Jackson 7/23/2005 2:43:51 AMCongratulations on all your finalists Deb! This is the best of the best! #1624396
Darren K. Fisher 7/23/2005 2:54:53 AMNo surprise here. Congrats once again and best of luck on all your wonderful finalist. #1624450
Ken Grooms 7/23/2005 4:39:54 AMThis could win in at least two categories! Congratulations! #1624762
Jenny Bosmans 7/23/2005 7:09:01 AMI will say no more....Congratulations!!!! #1625459
Marie Fields 7/23/2005 7:33:29 AMOUTSTANDING image, Deb! Congratulations on all of your terrific finalists and good luck in the next round!!! #1625675
Kay E. Mahoney 7/23/2005 7:36:46 AMCongratulations on your win Deb. This is an awesome photo. Good luck in the next round. #1625698
Jim Kinnunen 7/23/2005 8:03:43 AMWonderful image and title, Deb...congratulations!!! #1625880
S J 7/23/2005 8:20:33 AMOh just as I expected!!! Congratulations on this WELL DESERVING Finalist, Deborah!! #1625961
Wendy Stevenson 7/23/2005 8:34:43 AMCongratulations Deborah on ALL your beautiful finalists!! ETG!! #1626036
Stephanie Lyons 7/23/2005 9:52:06 AMThis is awesome Deborah - congratulations! #1626601
Susana Ms Heide 7/23/2005 9:59:01 AMI'm not at all surprised to see this here. I hope to see it win some gold!! #1626650
Anita Hogue 7/23/2005 10:01:43 AMI am so glad to see this as a finalist, Deborah. If I had to pick one, which would be hard, I do believe this is my favorite of your work! Congratulations again! #1626669
Deborah Sandidge 7/23/2005 3:28:01 PMThank you very much for your gracious words and congrats, much appreciated! Thank you BP Judges, for your time and thoughtful words! #1628190
Deb Holmes-Hatfield 7/23/2005 3:39:17 PMCongratulations on this beautiful and dramatic finalist, Deb! #1628245
Terry L. Ellis 7/23/2005 3:40:27 PMCongratulations on this fabulous beauty, too, Deborah!! Good luck! #1628254
Amanda Price 7/23/2005 3:59:36 PMCongratulations on so many wonderful finalists!!! #1628319
Jennifer Rennison 7/23/2005 5:35:24 PMCongratulations on this fabulous finalist, Deborah! #1628714
Tammy Scott 7/23/2005 6:57:18 PMCongratulations on another awesome finalist, Deborah! #1629144
Nobu Nagase 7/23/2005 8:14:42 PMCongratulations, Debora, on the most beautiful finalist!!! #1629511
Cora Miller 7/23/2005 9:35:49 PMThe lighting, detail and composition are outstanding in this shot, Deb! Congratulations!! #1629774
Photographer 7/24/2005 6:56:28 AMAbsolutely beautiful Deborah !
Kara L. Hendricks 7/24/2005 9:06:03 AMWell, I am so glad to see this one with a silver.. And expect to see a gold one... Love this!! Congratulations!!! #1631146
Patrick Campbell 7/24/2005 11:41:01 AMSublime! Congrats Deborah! #1631655
Diane Addonizio 7/24/2005 6:18:54 PMCongratulations,Deb! #1632946
Deborah Sandidge 7/24/2005 7:16:21 PMThanks so much for your kind comments and congrats!!! #1633210
Dan Holm 7/24/2005 11:18:23 PMAlright, Deborah!!! Heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS on your well deserved WIN!!!!!!! #1633761
Photographer 7/24/2005 11:19:16 PMBeautiful Deb!
S J 7/24/2005 11:23:51 PMCONGRATULATIONS on your super WIN, Deborah!! #1633789
Susan T. Evans 7/24/2005 11:47:32 PMCongrats Deborah on your winner!!! whooooo hooooooooo!!! #1633837
Stanley J. Contrades 7/25/2005 12:12:36 AMAnd another CONGRATULATIONS, Deborah!! Very well deserved!!
Piotr M. Organa 7/25/2005 12:29:11 AMCONGRATULATIONS!!! #1633931
clifton Mair 7/25/2005 12:45:43 AMCongrats Deborah, what a stunning shot! #1633986
Laurence Saliba 7/25/2005 12:52:10 AMA Big and Special congrats on your win Deborah!!!! #1634001
ADILSON F. FERREIRA 7/25/2005 2:59:25 AMCongratulations on your win Deborah!!! #1634267
Deborah C. Lewinson 7/25/2005 3:21:54 AMSo glad to see this as a winner, Deb, hearty congratulations!!!
Kerby Pfrangle 7/25/2005 3:24:06 AMDebby
Congratulations on your second place win.
Job well done.
Kerby #1634384
Kathleen Clemons 7/25/2005 3:52:42 AMJust so beautiful, congratulations, Deborah! #1634563
Tammy Scott 7/25/2005 3:54:44 AMFantastic job, Debby! Congratulations on your win! #1634577
Leanne M.E. Boyd 7/25/2005 4:17:03 AMSimply a gorgeous shot, Debby! Congratulations on your win! #1634687
Colette M. Metcalf 7/25/2005 4:54:10 AMThis is gorgeous!! Congratulations to you, Deborah!!! #1634797
Debra Booth 7/25/2005 4:54:41 AMBig congratulations, Deb!! #1634800
Kathleen K. Parker 7/25/2005 5:02:06 AMCongratulations on your win, Deb!
Kay E. Mahoney 7/25/2005 5:04:39 AMCongratulations on your win Deb. Awesome picture. #1634856
Anita Hogue 7/25/2005 5:18:46 AMYes!! This is my favorite! Congratulations, Deborah!! #1634921
Murry Grigsby 7/25/2005 5:59:34 AMCongratulations on your amazing image and win Deborah!! #1635072
Stephanie Laird 7/25/2005 6:14:52 AMJust Beautiful Deborah! Congratulations! #1635139
Cindy Cone 7/25/2005 6:27:03 AMCongratulations, Deb! I just knew this was a winner! #1635176
Kara L. Hendricks 7/25/2005 6:33:23 AMUhhh..hummm.. What did I tell ya?? A HUGE CONGRATS on this Deb... One of my all time favorite animal shots.. and not just from you...Brilliant!! #1635188
Linda D. Lester 7/25/2005 6:42:42 AMWhat beauty.....Congratulations!!!! #1635223
Jim Kinnunen 7/25/2005 7:04:19 AMCongrats, Deborah on this wonderful winning image!!! #1635341
Cathy Barrows 7/25/2005 7:15:23 AMCongrats on your win!...fabulous #1635430
Jennifer Rennison 7/25/2005 7:19:07 AMCongratulations on your win, Deborah!
Kate Jackson 7/25/2005 7:44:53 AMCongratulations on this fantastic win Deborah! #1635591
KHAWLA Haddad 7/25/2005 8:14:32 AMCongratulations on this beautiful winner!!! #1635776
Jill Flynn 7/25/2005 8:49:03 AMCongratulations on your BEAUTIFUL SECOND PLACE win Deborah! #1636019
Joy Rector 7/25/2005 9:03:56 AMThis is gorgeous. congrats on your win. #1636129
Ken Grooms 7/25/2005 10:23:00 AMCongratulations on this very artistic interpretation! #1636538
Terry L. Ellis 7/25/2005 11:35:27 AMBig Congratulations, Deborah, on your fabulous 2nd place win! This is a stunning image!! #1636877
William C. Raco 7/25/2005 12:06:47 PMThis is just wonderful, Deborah!
bill #1636981
Stephen Zacker 7/25/2005 1:47:58 PMStunning and Beautiful. Congratulations #1637344
Nobu Nagase 7/25/2005 1:52:20 PMBeautiful, no doubt!!!
Deborah Sandidge 7/25/2005 3:05:33 PMThank you so much!! I appreciate your heartfelt congrats and nice comments on this image! You all are the best! #1637628
Goshka G. 7/25/2005 3:08:43 PMCongrats on this gorgeous winner, Deborah!! #1637647
Amanda Price 7/25/2005 3:09:23 PMWonderful in every way! Congratulations on your well-deserved win! #1637648
Wally Orlowsky 7/25/2005 3:33:32 PMCongratulations on this beautiful winner, Deborah! #1637743
Cathy Gregor 7/25/2005 4:09:09 PMCongrats on this awesome winner, Deborah!!! #1637892
Diane Addonizio 7/25/2005 4:40:12 PMCongrats on your win, Deb!!! #1638064
Sharon Day 7/25/2005 5:25:31 PMThis is an awesome image, Deborah!!! Great job! Big congratulations! #1638238
Terry R. Hatfield 7/25/2005 5:34:44 PMHi Deb!This One Escaped Me, What A Wonderful Image!!Very Deserving In Every Way!A Big Congratulations On Your Win:-) #1638276
Ronald Balthazor 7/25/2005 5:37:56 PMCongratulations, Deborah. Magnificent. #1638283
Cora Miller 7/25/2005 8:29:28 PMSo well deserved! Congratulations on your win, Deb! #1638593
Stefan G 7/25/2005 8:44:41 PMCongratulations, Deborah! Great image! #1638612
Wren Hendrick 7/25/2005 10:30:45 PMBreathtaking, Deborah!!! Congratulations #1638719
Souha Dooly 7/25/2005 10:57:31 PMCongratulations on your win, Deb! #1638741
Deb Holmes-Hatfield 7/26/2005 9:19:44 AMCongrats Deb, on your winning photo! #1640781
Karen Bacon 7/26/2005 10:08:56 AMCongratulations on this lovely winning image Deborah! #1640958
Jonna Bergström 7/26/2005 2:10:04 PMFantastic image, Deborah!! Congratulations!! #1641836
Deborah Sandidge 7/26/2005 2:36:13 PMI truly appreciate your kind comments and congrats -- they mean a lot to me! I honored to have this image place among the winners! #1641948
Nancy Grace Chen 7/27/2005 9:41:29 AMThis is splendid and took my breath away the first time I saw it... glad to see it as a winner here. Conrats to you, Deborah!
Nancy #1644932
Deborah Sandidge 7/27/2005 6:48:32 PMHi Nancy, so good to hear from you! Thank you very much for your kind words, I appreciate it! #1646727
Pamela K 7/28/2005 11:43:40 AMI missed this the first time around! Gorgeous! Stunning! I love the lighting and detail you've captured!
Pam #1649557
Monika Sapek 7/28/2005 11:47:04 AMGreat light and details in this beautiful capture, Deborah! Congratulations on your Second Place Win!
Fax Sinclair 7/30/2005 10:19:45 AMAloha Demorah,
Deborah Sandidge 7/30/2005 7:11:11 PMThank you, Pam, Monika and Fax~ Aloha Fax, that's one of the nicest comments I've ever received, thank you very much! #1657443
Joy Rector 8/1/2005 3:25:33 AMcongrats on this beautiful win. #1661382
Opal Cross 8/1/2005 9:26:30 PMCongradulations on this most perfect catch. this is just beautiful. #1665087
Deborah Sandidge 8/2/2005 1:13:01 PMThank you, Joy and Opal, I appreciate your very kind comments! #1668322
Shari Travison 8/3/2005 10:31:49 AMAwesome! I love your artistic composition. Congrats! #1672327
Deborah Sandidge 8/4/2005 10:30:49 AMThank you very much, Shari! #1676720
Fax Sinclair 8/17/2005 7:47:20 PMDeborah, I had to come back and look at this image again. It lives in my memory.
The picture of the horse is good, but I just don't understand how this was not the grand prize winner!
Swapnali Mathkar 8/18/2005 6:14:19 AMDeborah, Its a really amazing image. Great timing and sharpness. just perfect. I think this is the first photograph, I have seen of a bird which is so beautiful even if the bird's eyes are not visible (ofcourse apart from silhouttes). #1730873
Deborah Sandidge 8/18/2005 8:15:40 AMThank you, graciously Fax and Swapnali - your thoughtful comments are very much appreciated! #1731288
Philip Pankov 9/24/2005 5:36:40 PMThis is really great photo, just wow!!! On the the best images I have ever seen, Deborah!! Outstanding!
Philip Pankov
Pictures of Ireland - Fine Art Photographs of Ireland
Deborah Sandidge 9/24/2005 6:12:57 PMThank you graciously, Philip! I appreciate your kind words! #1879339
Zoe j. Cocker 5/3/2006 8:39:19 AMbeautiful detail! amazing picture #2720414
Vladan D. Djordjevic 1/15/2007 8:59:48 AMWhat a beautiful photo! Fantastic lighting, composition, clarity! #3822302
Deborah Sandidge 1/15/2007 9:41:37 AMThanks so much, Vladan! #3822502
Fax Sinclair 7/24/2007 10:10:03 AMAloha Again,
Deborah Sandidge 7/24/2007 2:47:00 PMAloha Fax, so nice to hear from you! I'm pleased you enjoy "Feather Count" and have added it to your fav's, I'm very much honored! ~ Deb #4549861
Rosemary Sampson 3/21/2009 4:22:55 PMOne word, extraordinary! #7312780
Photographer 5/21/2009 10:01:58 PMMy favorite Deb!
Shelly A. Van Camp 8/31/2009 9:22:36 AMI love this so much!!! WOW...Great work, Deb and congrats!! My Favs too....:) #7903794
Deborah Sandidge 8/31/2009 10:58:26 AMThank you Shelly, I appreciate you marking it as a Fav too!
Gary Lange 9/24/2009 9:06:53 AMIt doesn't get much better than this. #7979626
Fax Sinclair 9/24/2009 4:38:54 PMAloha Deborah,
One more chance to see this incredible image and tell you it is my favorite of all time! (Except for a few of my own. Natch.) #7980805
Deborah Sandidge 9/24/2009 8:02:52 PMThank you very much! I appreciate your thoughtful comments! :o)
Shelly A. Van Camp 5/6/2010 5:38:07 AMAmazing....so happy this won!!! Congrats! #8592516
Jill Odice 10/11/2010 11:15:03 AMThe light here is fabulous! No wonder this won, it is perfectly executed! #8960258
Deborah Sandidge 10/11/2010 2:45:14 PMHi Jill, so nice to hear from you!
Usman M. Bajwa 10/13/2010 4:59:04 AMJust saw this and I am marveled by the light and detail in this, Deb. Belated CONGRATZ!!
Deborah Sandidge 10/13/2010 10:22:54 AMHi Usman,
Ellen Hodges 1/21/2013 5:38:21 PMWhat an exquisite image! Huge WOW!!! #10526761
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frankiemcqueen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de camiseta y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 151 diseños de 47 diseñadores freelance.
Frankie McQueen
Frankie McQueen gives fans a taste of what a Rock Band once was and should always be.
Scotty Charles, lead singer wields a powerful voice full of an intimate inflection that haunts the crowd like an old ghost of Rock & Roll;
Kelly O'Keefe on bass, lays down the groove from on top of a 7 foot Loudspeaker
as he overlooks the screaming crowd; and Connor Muth on the drums, is nothing but hypnotic.
Known for making fans based solely on the merit of their live show and the word of mouth that ensues, this talented band is beginning to find a growing success
and is granting listeners an exciting and fresh experience.
The band members evoke a positive attitude towards the music and the people
that is evident when you pan the crowd of a Frankie McQueen show. This is a band that brings the noise.
Accomplishments that affirm the bands power status as a breakout band in 2010 are; the 2009 Amp Radio 90.3
Rockstar win that landed them a much earned $220 000 reward as well as opening slots for Daniel Wesley, Dean Lickyer, and most recently Hey Ocean.
The band's self-titled EP has had excellent success being consumed at shows and
blasted across their hometown, selling almost 2000 copies to date.
The band is currently working on writing and developing some of their newest tunes while looking for the right producer for the project.
Basic Rock and Roll/Blues Rock Market, the bands fans also tend to be into into early 90s rock like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, AC/DC as well as the Foo-fighters. We are looking for this to be design that can be used on both male and female merchandise. age range is fairly diverse, but anywhere from 16-35.
Included are a couple pictures of band members on stage for inspiration, but more photos can be seen off the myspace.
** PHOTOS intended for inspiration not to use as material.
We are looking for a graphic to use first on a run of T-shirts for both guys and girls, and possibly on other merchandise. If we find some designers that we really like, we very well may need some more graphics done ASAP. The Emphasis of this contest for us is CREATIVITY. We are looking to begin a brand that we can build on. So creative simplicity will be be highly regarded. We hope to get entries that are very distinct and memorable..(but doesn't everybody..)
****Please LISTEN to the music and check out some of their photos on their Myspace http://www.myspace.com/frankiemcqueen
The band really liked the text logo that is currently used on the top left of their myspace background, but since it was designed by the now EX-guitar player, will won't be allowed to use it for long.


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Dirk Chokewitski
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Location: Dallas, TX
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Originally Posted by
Dirk isn't even the MVP of his own
much less the NBA. Jason Terry is the guy who makes the Mavs go and he alone has to burden the load of stepping up at the end of the games because Dirk is pissing his shorts.
Dirk is the modern day Adrian Dantley. All stats, no substance, no championship rings.
When it is all said and done, Dirk won't even be a hall of famer. Too many unclutch performances to get serious consideration.
Get out of here with that bull****. Dirk will be in the Hall of Fame. Dirk is still the man to beat in the MVP race. Dirk will still be the one carrying his team in the trophy hunt this postseason. Do you ever think about these things before writing them? Or are you so blind that you'll take ONE game as a representative of the 81 others?
And get ready to see your precious Celtics dismantled tomorrow night. I don't care that they're a bad team and that Dallas is the automatic winner, but the Mavs will run through that junk without looking back.
Dirk was bad down the stretch last night, admittedly. But anyone taking away his MVP chances after ONE game is an idiot. Look at the full body of work. Hell, look back to the last time these two teams played and Dirk putting it away with just over a second left. Oh, how quick we are to forget.
Let's also see that Dirk put up 30/16/6. Nash had 32 and the obviously better run late in the game. Dirk missed a free throw in a REGULAR SEASON game. Had he made that shot, we wouldn't even be talking about this today. Period.
Floor Time statistics
Min Net Pts Off Def Net48 W L Win%
94% +63 112.2 85.4 26.8
21 7 75.0%
These stats represent how the team performed in clutch situations while the player was on the floor.
The Net48 number shows the average +/- net points over a full game.
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Dirk has been more "clutch" than Nash this season. Stop the bull**** hating after only one game. Afterall, Dirk and Nash were still on their respective teams the last two times these teams met and I seem to recall that Dallas won both of those. And if we really want to take a look back, then we can replay Dirk's 50+ against the Suns in last year's playoffs.
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Dear NFL Fan,When I wrote to you last on behalf of the NFL, we promised you that we would work tirelessly to find a collectively bargained solution to our differences with the players' union. Subsequent to that letter to you, we agreed that the fastest way to a fair agreement was for everyone to work together through a mediation process. For the last three weeks I have personally attended every session of mediation, which is a process our clubs sincerely believe in.Unfortunately, I have to tell you that earlier today the players' union walked away from mediation and collective bargaining and has initiated litigation against the clubs. In an effort to get a fair agreement now, our clubs offered a deal today that was, among other things, designed to have no adverse financial impact on veteran players in the early years, and would have met the players financial demands in the latter years of the agreement.The proposal we made included an offer to narrow the player compensation gap that existed in the negotiations by splitting the difference; guarantee a reallocation of savings from first-round rookies to veterans and retirees without negatively affecting compensation for rounds 2-7; no compensation reduction for veterans; implement new year-round health and safety rules; retain the current 16-4 season format for at least two years with any subsequent changes subject to the approval of the league and union; and establish a new legacy fund for retired players ($82 million contributed by the owners over the next two years).It was a deal that offered compromise, and would have ensured the well-being of our players and guaranteed the long-term future for the fans of the great game we all love so much. It was a deal where everyone would prosper.We remain committed to collective bargaining and the federal mediation process until an agreement is reached, and call on the union to return to negotiations immediately. NFL players, clubs, and fans want an agreement. The only place it can be reached is at the bargaining table.While we are disappointed with the union's actions, we remain steadfastly committed to reaching an agreement that serves the best interest of NFL players, clubs and fans, and thank you for your continued support of our League. First and foremost it is your passion for the game that drives us all, and we will not lose sight of this as we continue to work for a deal that works for everyone. Yours,Roger Goodell
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Oh well I don't care if they ever play again. Bunch of babies, all of 'em.
Quote from: Dressel Rebel on March 13, 2011, 10:10 AMOh well I don't care if they ever play again. Bunch of babies, all of 'em.I will/would definitely miss football - its really the only pro sport that holds any appeal for me these days. That said, I'm definitely soured on the players, owners, and the NFL in general with all this CB crap. When you have players who make a minimum of several hundred thousand dollars per year and owners who are raking in hundreds of millions each season, its pretty hard to feel any compassion for either side. ESPECIALLY given the unemployment rate, rising gas prices, a freaking catastrophy in Japan, etc. How about everyone involved just keeps 90% of last year's pay and they funnel the remaining $5 billion into helping Japan?Greedy bastards.
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In the last week, the Liberals stood at 34 per cent, the Conservatives at 33 per cent.
The New Democrats were well back, at 15 per cent support, followed by the Green Party at 11 per cent and nine per cent for the Bloc Quebecois.
The last three week average result had it 33% for both parties, the NDP and Greens unchanged, the Bloc at 7%. No regionals released yet, but one can assume the Bloc number is up in Quebec, moving out of the tie with the Liberals.
Will have to wait to see the three-week average, but if the 34% holds, that will be a high water mark for Liberal support in any Decima poll since the last election.
Update later, once the internals are released, but if they are similar to the last Decima regionals, a statistical tie translates to razor slim Liberal minority.


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Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
This Directive lays down minimum requirements for the assessment, selection and correct use of personal protective equipment. Priority must be given to collective safety measures.
Council Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (third individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) [See amending acts].
Definition of the term "personal protective equipment": equipment designed to be worn or held by the worker to protect him against hazards encountered at work. A number of items are excluded from the definition, such as equipment used by emergency and rescue services, self-defence or deterrent equipment.
Such equipment must be used when the existing risks cannot be sufficiently limited by technical means of collective protection or work organisation procedures.
Employers' obligations
Personal protective equipment must comply with the relevant Community provisions on design and manufacture with respect to safety and health (see Directive 89/686/EEC) and with the conditions set out in the Directive. The employer must provide the appropriate equipment free of charge and ensure that it is in good working order and hygienic condition.
Assessment of personal protective equipment
Before choosing personal protective equipment, the employer is required to assess the extent to which it complies with the conditions set out in the Directive. This includes analysis of risks which cannot be avoided by other means and definition and comparison of the requisite characteristics of the equipment.
Rules for use
Member States shall ensure that general rules are established for the use of personal protective equipment and/or covering cases and situations where the employer must provide such equipment. There must be prior consultation with employers' and workers' organisations. Annexes to the Directive contain information for establishing such rules: specimen risk survey table (I), non-exhaustive list of items of personal protective equipment (II), non-exhaustive list of activities which may require the provision of personal protective equipment (III).
Information, consultation and participation of workers
Workers shall be informed of all measures to be taken. Consultation and participation shall take place on the matters covered by the Directive.
Technical adjustments in the Annexes shall be adopted by the Commission assisted by a committee (Article 17, Directive 89/391/EEC).
Entry into force - Date of expiry
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OJ L 165 of 27.6.2007
Commission Communication for the implementation of Council Directive 89/656/EEC, concerning the assessment of the safety aspects of personal protective equipment with a view to the choice and use thereof (Official Journal C 328 of 20.12.1989).
The non-exhaustive supplementary information in the annex covers the criteria to be taken into account in selecting and using the main types of personal protective equipment, and assessment of the risk to be covered and those arising from the equipment and use thereof.
The Commission requests Member States to ensure widespread circulation of the data so that they may serve as reference documents during implementation of Council Directive 89/656/EEC.
The annex lists nine main types of protective equipment: industrial helmets, goggles and visors, ear protectors, respirators, gloves, boots and shoes, protective clothing, lifejackets for industrial use and protection against falls.
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Alaskan Brewing Co. is the subject of an interesting Washington Court of Appeals opinion, which was handed down today. The opinion is unpublished and provides little to nothing in the way of new legal precedent, but it provides an intriguing look at the Washington distributorship law.
Alaska Distributors Company (ADCO) was the exclusive distributor of Alaskan Brewing Company (Alaskan) products in seven Washington counties. In August 2008, after ADCO notified Alaskan of its intent to sell its distribution rights to another distributor, Alaskan terminated ADCO's distribution services. The termination of the contract was for convenience, rather than for cause.
After termination, ADCO filed for arbitration, in accordance with their distribution contract. The arbitrator awarded damages of $5,537,520 to ADCO for the fair market value of the terminated distribution rights, along with attorneys fees and legal costs. Alaskan filed a motion to vacate in King County Superior Court that was denied, while the Court confirmed the arbitration award as a judgment. Alaskan then appealed the dismissal of its motion to vacate.
Alaskan argued that the arbitrator made mistakes of law that warranted a look by the courts. The brewer believes that the arbitrator (1) failed to apply a contractual liquidated damages clause, (2) failed to apply an agreed upon contractual definition of "fair market value" (for purposes of damages for termination) and (3) erred in applying a statute that awarded the winner with its attorneys fees.
The major argument is over the application of former RCW 19.126.040(2) and (3) (this statute has been amended), which provided:
"[a] supplier shall give the wholesale distributor at least sixty days prior written notice of the supplier's intent to cancel or otherwise terminate the agreement [unless termination is for cause]" and must provide the reasons for the termination. The "wholesale distributor shall have sixty days in which to rectify any claimed deficiency."
Former RCW 19.126.040(2).
"The wholesale distributor is entitled to compensation for the laid-in cost of inventory and liquidated damages measured on the fair market price of the business as provided for in the agreement for any termination of the agreement by the supplier other than termination for cause . . ."
Former RCW 19.126.040(3)
The arbitrator decided that this statute applied to the immediate circumstances of the Alaskan dispute. Furthermore, it believed that a contractual limitation on the definition of "fair market price" should only be conditionally applied. The arbitrator elected to hear argument on the "fair market price," determining that an award of more than $5 Million was appropriate.
Unfortunately for Alaskan, Washington courts accord substantial finality to the decision of an arbitrator rendered in accordance with the parties' contract. Davidson v. Hensen, 135 Wn.2d 112, 118, 954 P.2d 1327 (1998). This leaves very little room for judicial review of an arbitrator's opinion.
However, the courts can review errors of law. See RCW 7.04A.230. The courts will only review the face of the arbitration award for clearly erroneous rule of law and misapplication of law. Here, they found none.
The court further agreed that the arbitrator had not erroneously found that the dispute arose out of statute. Therefore, ADCO was entitled to recoup its legal fees under RCW 19.126.060.
Its a big loss for Alaskan and a huge win for a distributor. Alaskan had alleged that the contract limited recovery to $1.4 Million value, but because the contract's limitation was not enforced, damages tripled.
The case illustrates the vast importance of properly crafted arbitration clauses in contracts. RCW 19.126 will be applied to disputes between qualifying brewers. The prior RCW 19.126. applies to all brewers who produce 50,000+ barrels, annually. But, a change to the law in 2009 modified that statute, changing the minimum to 200,000+ barrels. Of course, many brewers are now exempt.
Regardless, consider your current agreement with your distributor. If it was drafted during the old statute's effectual period, and you produce more than 50,000 barrels, there is cause for concern. A careful brewer should review these regulations with their attorney and find ways to avoid the sometimes severe consequences through smart contracting.


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DOVER — Police and Fire departments are investigating a fire leaving a New York Street home uninhabitable Saturday night.
The fire appears to have started from the outside. The blaze was reported just minutes after a Jeep Wrangler reportedly caught fire on the other end of the street.
Firefighters were on scene near 4 New York St., working to get the car fire under control, when a blaze at 34 New York St. was reported around 9:46 p.m., about six minutes after the report of the vehicle fire.
Fire Capt. John Cunningham said it appears the fire at 34 New York St. was started from the outside. The multifamily home, containing about four apartments, had reportedly been vacant for months, according to neighbors.
The vacant home sustained heavy damage throughout the right side of the building, from the first story to the third story, said Cunningham. He said there is much smoke damage inside the building, as well as damage from the flames, which had traveled from the outside of the home to the inside.
Still, he said firefighters were able to contain the damage primarily to the right side of the building, looking at the front of the building.
No injuries resulted from the two fires at New York Street. Cunningham said that at this time, the two incidents are being investigated jointly by the Police Department and the Fire Department. He said the fire appears suspicious at this time.
Cunningham said Sunday that the identity of the owner of the Jeep Wrangler is unknown to him at this time.
The three-alarm fire drew response from fire departments all over the area, including Rochester, Durham, Portsmouth, North Berwick, Maine, Somersworth, and Rollinsford. A fire truck from Pease International Tradeport also responded. A full list of departments responding was not available Sunday.
Dover police officers familiar with the incident were not available for comment on Sunday.
Anyone with information behind the incident is encouraged to call Dover police at 742-4646. Those wishing to remain anonymous may contribute information through Dover Crimeline, by calling 479-6000 or visiting www.dovercrimeline.org.
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DOVER — Police and Fire departments are investigating a fire leaving a New York Street home uninhabitable Saturday night.


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The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum manages a dynamic licensing program to create a wide variety of products to celebrate the great legacy of black baseball. The museum owns the rights to certain team names and has created a series of logos (the "retro logo series") to help promote awareness of Negro Leagues history.
The museum has given permission to several companies nationally and internationally to create everything from baseball caps, jerseys, shirts, jackets, blankets, coffee mugs, and other items using these logos. Many of these items are sold in the Extra Inning Museum Store and at other retail stores. These companies pay a ROYALTY, based on a percentage of their sales, to the NLBM.
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Pet ownership is at an all-time high, and as the number of owned dogs in the U.S. continues to rise, so too does the need for community dog parks. Not only do dog parks give canines a chance to exercise, socialize and explore, but they also enhance the human-dog bond by providing a special spot to enjoy life's everyday adventures (after all, there's only so much fun to be had in one's backyard…).
To celebrate these relationships, Beneful has once again launched its Dream Dog Park Contest and is inviting all dog owners to enter now through June 21 by submitting a 250-word essay answering the question: If you had $500,000 to create the ultimate dream dog park for you and your best buddy, what would you do? Entrants must also include a photo showing how life is better with their four-legged friend.
The Beneful Dream Team, led by design expert and television host Jason Cameron, will help select the Grand Prize Winner and bring their idea to life with a $500,000 transformation of a dog park in their area. Additionally, the Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000 and a year's supply of Beneful dog food. For more information, visit benefuldreamdogpark.com.
If interested, I can coordinate an interview with Cameron, who can speak to tips for creating a dream dog park and how he brought last year's winning idea to life through a renovation of an Atlanta dog park. Arden Moore, pet expert and contest judge, is also available and can speak to the value dog parks bring to dogs, owners and entire communities. Pasted below is a full press release, and additional press materials can be found here: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/benefuldreamdogpark/50201/. Please let me know if this contest, which has launched in the midst of National Pet Month, is of interest to you.


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Amelia's plane, the Electra, dissapeared on July 2, 1937. Electra vanished near Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean. Amelia's plane was running out of gas by the last call to the Itasca. Amelia's plane might of ran out of gas and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. If she did run out of gas and crash into the Pacific Ocean then there would be a gigantic gas puddle there but there wasn't. Amelia's navigator might of got drunk and could of ran them off course and who knows where they'd end up at.This is all an unsolved mystery waiting for an answer!
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My baby was always at the 50th percentile but at his 6m check-up, he dropped to 10th...doctor has suggested that I supplement but I don't want to (and since he's been breastfed since birth, he won't take a bottle). I didn't have any problems with low milk supply when he was born (in fact, I think I had too much and I also have hyperactive let-down), but now it seems like maybe I'm not making enough for him? I'm already drinking the Mother's Milk tea and nursing all through the night. When I try to feed him more frequently during the day so that I can increase my milk supply, he pushes it away.
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Joined by drummer Sean Peterson, bassist Stephen Parsons, and guitarist Alex Massi, The Split Seconds have brought their sound to enthusiastic audiences at DC-area punk clubs. The Split Seconds' self-titled LP was released in July 2016 to critical acclaim, featured on outlets including The Washington Post, Punknews, Dying Scene, New Noise, and Idobi Radio. In late 2016 The Split Seconds signed to Altercation Records, and will spend 2017 touring, recording, and performing at festivals including South by Southwest and The Antisocial Camp-Out.
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In the battle of Horizon Christian School vs. Horizon Christian School, the Hawks won.
Two teams with the same exact same school name and mascot got together for their first-ever meeting Tuesday in Hood River. Thankfully their uniforms were different colors.
Horizon Christian (15-8, 10-2 3A West Valley) of Tualatin, a highly regarded 3A team, rolled past Horizon Christian (19-3, 10-2 1A Big Sky) of Hood River 67-52 in Hood River in a late-season non-league match-up designed to prepare both teams for the stretch run of the season.
"We've been trying to get together for the last few years," said Horizon Christian (Tualatin) coach Dave Brown. "It finally came together."
It also came together on the court for Tualatin-based Horizon Christian, which has no affiliation with the Hood River School. Wyatt Houston and Michael Loomis both had 15 points for the Tualatin Hawks while Calvin Anderson and Cameron Eggar each had 10. Matt Totaro led the Hood River Hawks with 17 points, with Mason Bloomster adding 12 and Max Totaro 11.
The Hood River Hawks were already facing a daunting challenge heading into the game, facing a school two classifications larger with a lineup filled with 6½-footers. The challenge got even greater when Hood River 6'7 post Jake Wells was sent home with flu-like symptoms before the game.
While his presence may have slowed the Tualatin attack somewhat, once the Tualatin Hawks got rolling, they were hard to stop.
The two Hawk teams were tied only once - at 2-2, before Tualatin rolled off an 18-0 run which had Hood River back on its heels.
"They were a little shell-shocked," said Horizon Hood River coach Darrin Lingel. "We maybe gave them too much respect at the start."
The Hawks only managed one field goal in the first quarter after a Matt Totaro jumper evened it at two - a Sam Anthony jumper in the closing seconds of the quarter.
The Hood River Hawks attempted to mount a rally in the second quarter.
A put-back by Mason Bloomster with 3:30 to play in the period pulled Hood River within 11 points a 24-13. That would be as close as they would get, though. Tualatin responded with a 14-5 run to end the quarter and stretch the lead to 20.
They punctuated the run with a three-pointer by Cameron Egger with 30 seconds left, followed by a rebound by Parker Belan after a Hood River miss which was turned into a full-court pass for a lay-in by Wyatt Houston in the closing seconds of the half.
Tualatin continued to pour it on after halftime, stretching their lead to as big as 28 in the third quarter.
Leading by 25 heading into the fourth quarter, Tualatin brought in their bench, and Hood River was able to make the final score more respectable as both sides' reserves battled it out.
Bloomster acquitted himself well in the fourth quarter for the Hood River Hawks, scoring eight of his 12 in the period.
"He played really well on both sides of the ball," Lingel said.
The Hood River Hawks nearly equaled their scoring output for the rest of the game in the fourth, scoring 23 of their 52 points.
Tualatin comes out of the game now having won 13 of its last 15, and having most of its team healthy for the stretch run. Brown said he took this game as a good sign everything was coming together just right for his team.
"We're hoping," he said. "This would be a good time to put everything together."
In the Hood River Horizon Christian locker room, meanwhile, the Hawks were turning their focus to the immediate task at hand - closing out the season strong with the hope that a win at Sherman County Friday could send them into the Big Sky district playoff with the No. 1 seed in the west division.
"We talked tonight about going out and playing hard," Lingel said. "Then whatever happens, happens."
The Hawks are guaranteed no worse than second in the West after sweeping Condon-Wheeler and Dufur over the weekend, giving them a three-game lead and tie-breaker over both South Wasco and Arlington, who were both three games back with three to go heading into Wednesday.
The Hawks had to scrap to get into that position, though.
In a matchup that was crucial to their aspirations of winning the Big Sky West Division title, the No. 1-ranked Horizon Christian Hawks boys basketball team needed a win over the Condon Wheeler Knights in order to keep pace with the league-leading Sherman Huskies (18-3, 10-1 Big Sky). A loss in any of their last five games would probably eliminate the Hawks from title contention.
In the fourth quarter, it appeared that a much-needed win was definitely in jeopardy, though, for the Hawks led just 39-35 with five minutes remaining in the key contest last Friday at Horizon Christian High School. An 8-0 Hawks run in which they hit clutch shots and made key free throws down the stretch helped propel Horizon to a 47-40 victory over the Knights (10-10, 7-5 Big Sky East).
"I need to give them (Condon Wheeler) credit for playing such a great game and they're a pretty good team," said Lingel. "They have a talented group of kids, led by Nick Shaffer (eight pts.), who is an outstanding player. There's some things we need to improve on, such as offensive rebounding and doing a better job of taking care of the ball. It seems like we're kind of in a little slump right now and that's something that every team has at some point of the season."
Both squads played a tough 2-3 zone defense in a low-scoring opening quarter. Sam Anthony's (12 points) jumper gave the Hawks a 10-6 edge after one. Up 12-10 in the second, Lingel called a timeout with 6:27 left until halftime and he switched to man-to-man defense. The teams traded baskets the remainder of the quarter, as HC led 20-18 at the break.
"Our tempo was off, we didn't really have any rhythm and it seemed like we just were not playing with a high energy level," said Lingel, whose squad scored way below its average of 66.3 ppg, third among 72 Class 1A teams. "Changing to man-to-man defense kind of helped get us going and it seemed to be more effective, but they (CW) still got some good shots."
Senior point guard Max Totaro (seven points) helped get the Hawks going offensively early in the third as he fired in a three-pointer from the corner, making it 23-18. The Hawks then went over three minutes without a basket, while CW had just one free throw, making it 23-19.
"They (CW) took me out of my game a little with their tough zone, because they were often guarding me near midcourt," said Totaro. "I was hoping the three would've helped give us a little momentum. I have no disrespect for Condon Wheeler, because they're a good team, but if we would've played as well as we're capable of playing then we should've won by over 20 points."
Horizon's physical and aggressive defense held CW to just two field goals in the third quarter and a post move by Horizon's 6-foot-7 junior post Jake Wells (18 points) gave the Hawks a 33-25 advantage after three. Wells was nearly unstoppable in the final eight minutes as he scored 10 of the Hawks' 14 total points in the fourth quarter.
A post move by Wells who powered his way to the hoop around the 6-3 Shaffer, capped an 8-0 run, giving the Hawks a comfortable 47-35 margin with 1:54 remaining. Wells sank four free throws and Anthony dropped in two from the line in the game-clinching rally
The Hawks then rode the momentum into Dufur the next night and hammered the Rangers 78-47 to clinch no worse than second place in the standings.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 15, 2009) - The ETSU volleyball team will look to end a three-game losing streak Friday at 7 p.m. as the Bucs head to Buies Creek, N.C. to face Campbell at the John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center.
The Bucs (6-13, 5-6 A-Sun) have dropped three straight conference matches to Jacksonville, North Florida and USC Upstate. ETSU is led by Whitney Cogburn (Kingsport, Tenn.) as she has a team-best 187 kills and six double-doubles while posting 110 assists and 155 digs.
ETSU is.5-2 all-time against the Camels as the Bucs fell at home to Campbell 3-1 earlier in the season.
Campbell (13-8, 6-4 A-Sun) comes into the match having dropped three of its last five contests including losses to Jacksonville, Belmont and Lipscomb. The Camels are led by Ashley Weers as she has a conference best .376 hitting percentage tallying 197 kills on the season.
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Dakota Fanning Has Cancer (and a British Accent) in Now Is Good
Young adulthood has seemed to suit Dakota Fanning well, as the now 18-year-old has embraced her transition out of childhood with a number of ballsy, mature moves. The latest in her career progression? Tackling the two-fold challenge of playing a dying cancer patient and sporting an English accent, as seen in the trailer for Now is Good. Try to ignore the Mia Wasikowska vibe emanating from Fanning (and the spectre of Mandy Moore, who did this already in the Nicholas Sparks pic A Walk to Remember, if you remember) after the jump.
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