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I am attempting to help coach a T-Ball team and would love to hear some tips or ideas. Keeping the attention of a group of 5-7 year olds is VERY hard to do.
I am attempting to help coach a T-Ball team and would love to hear some tips or ideas. Keeping the attention of a group of 5-7 year olds is VERY hard to do.
The main point is not to have too many kids standing in line for anything very long. You probably have 12 or 13 kids on your team, right? Get 4 or 5 other dads/moms and set up five or six of the following stations: fielding grounders, fielding flies (short popups really), throwing (throwing arm straight back, pull glove hand to chest), getting the ball out of their glove with a four-seam grip (very important for accurate throws), batting, catching thrown balls (someone has to play 1B, it's the most important position in t-ball), baserunning, and sliding. Use big pieces of cardboard for the sliding drill. Rotate these drills for a while, then have a scrimmage. Whichever drills you don't use one practice, use the next.
The most important things you can teach kids at this age are probably love of the game and keeping their eyes on the ball. Anything beyond that is gravy. It's probably not the time to explain the suicide squeeze or the infield fly rule, have fun with it and they will to. Don't get me wrong, I love winning, but that has to start somewhere.
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I have been coaching kids for about the last four years (ages 5-9 during that span). The worst thing you can do to a kid that age is ask he/she to come to practice and make him wait 3-5 minutes without doing anything.
Gotta keep them moving...or else you will lose them to the daisies and butterflies.
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I would start practicing without gloves. Perhaps have them practice rolling the safety ball back and forth between each other. Teach them to trust their hands rather than using their gloves as nets.
I'd urge the parents to buy the kids small gloves so the kids learn to field rather than try to basket catch the ball.
Also, be sure they don't dip their back shoulders when hitting off the tee.
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One drill I found very helpful to my 6 year old is take a 5 gallon bucket and a hand towel turn the bucket upside down and have them hit the top of the bucket with the towel(in a throwing motion) it will teach them the proper way to follow thew on their throws and it's fun for them.
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And on the shoulder dipping, one thing that will help is to raise the tee. A lot of t-ballers keep the tee low and the hitter will try to lift the ball. Doesn't work, just like it doesn't work in golf.
Stress making contact with runners in scoring position.
I dont care, Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. Hes in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.
Teach them how to run the bases the correct way. I know this sounds simple but kids don't understand that they can run past 1B or round first when going for a double or more. Kids really love to run the bases also. It is probably the biggest thrill they get in pratice. I use to time each kid running (every practice at the end) and celebrate when the beat their best time. Even 12 year old kids love this.
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I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.
I'm coaching right now also (9 and 10 year olds) and everyone that posted above is correct, keep the kids busy. I try to keep practice moving without the kids just standing around waiting.
Another thing I do is take the last 10 - 15 minutes of practice and play wiffle ball, or we call it Bubba ball. It's no gloves, the biggest bam-bam bat you can find, and shortened bases, and the kids get five swings with me pitching (although you would probably still use a tee). My kids love it and they don't even realize they are still learning, they have to field using both hands, they have to get the out at first, and they have to keep their eye on the ball when batting. I always try to end Bubba ball after one inning, sometimes two if it goes quick, but I always end it with the kids wanting to keep going. That right there is the key, if they leave while still wanting to stay, they are more likely to come back. Also you can use it as an incentive for the kids, after one particularly bad practice where kids were just horsing around, and not paying attention, I took Bubba ball away and we didn't play. You better believe they were all perfect little angels that next practice.
In my experience coaching Tball if you can make sure everybody has come basics like:
1) run thru first base
2) play a position instead of running to every ball
3) throw the ball instead of running it
4) pay attention to every play instead of planes, trains, butterflies, etc.
5) hands correctly on the bat
6) keep your eye on the ball on the tee and hit the ball instead of the tee
and don't get anybody hurt and work to ensure that everybody has fun and you've been a good t-ball coach.
All great advice, I'll only add this nugget. "The only ball that will ever hurt you, is the one you take your eye off of". -My Dad
I've done t-ball off and on 5 years--this is my final year as my kids are going to be graduating from it.
Most of the above advice is very good.
Keep it simple and short. I tend to teach very basic things like what the positions are (playing 2nd base and 2nd base are very confusing to little ones).
And finally, have them debate various things--should the Reds carry 2 or 3 catchers, trade Adam Dunn?, what to do with Milton. It will make you feel like you are logged on to Redszone.
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Teach them the good things like keeping your shirt tucked in and hat on straight at all times. In the past our team has been the only team to do this and the kids think it is pretty cool to be the only ones doing it. Also tell them you will buy ice cream at the end of the season if they stay out of the dirt.
Of course teach them the beginning fundamentals of the game.
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Don't keep score, keep it fun for the kids and parents. They can learn to win and lose as they get older, plus it keeps the parents from fighting. History based on experience.
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It turns out that the governor and the two Democratic legislative leaders met privately for at least several days to negotiate details of Gov. Pat Quinn's budget address.
The highly unusual move means that most, if not all aspects of Gov. Quinn's budget proposals last week have already been agreed to by the Democrats who run the Illinois Statehouse.
House Speaker Michael Madigan tipped his hand after the governor's address during Jak Tichenor's invaluable "Illinois Lawmakers" Public Television program when he twice insisted that the governor's property tax proposal was actually his idea.
The governor proposed eliminating the state's property tax credit, which is currently worth five percent of property taxes paid, and replacing it with an automatic $500 tax refund.
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Both Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton offered their full support for the governor's income tax proposal on Tichenor's show, with Madigan saying he planned to move a bill forward this spring and Cullerton saying he'd let Madigan go first to make sure there were enough votes, and then move ahead in his own chamber, which tends to be far more liberal than Madigan's on stuff like this.
The Senate Republicans have claimed that the Democrats were in cahoots this entire spring legislative session to make it appear the budgetary outlook was so bad that the tax hike absolutely had to be made permanent. At least in one respect, they were right. The Democrats have apparently been working closely together for the first time in anyone's memory. Budget addresses are rarely, if ever, negotiated this much in advance of the actual speech.
Quinn spent quite a bit of time during his address not so subtly attacking his Republican opponent Bruce Rauner. Quinn ruled out ever supporting a tax on retirement income, saying he wouldn't balance the budget on the backs of senior citizens. Rauner has said he'd be open to the idea. Quinn also said he would oppose any effort to tax small businesses that provide services. Rauner has said he'd be open to a service tax.
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The Ounce of Prevention Fund lavished praise on Quinn's proposal after the speech, and warned of the "potentially devastating cuts that would be necessary without adequate revenue," which seemed like an all but endorsement of the governor's proposal to keep income taxes at their current levels.
Why is that so important? Well, Bruce Rauner's wife Diana is the Ounce of Prevention Fund's president.
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With a classic score from Sergei Prokofiev performed live by The Nashville Symphony and original choreography from Artistic Director & CEO Paul Vasterling, Nashville Ballet opens its performance season Oct. 28-30 in TPAC's Polk Theater with Cinderella.
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"Cinderella is a perfect story to stage as a ballet. It's a culturally universal tale of love, good winning over evil and endless possibilities," Vasterling said. "But it's not always serious. Two of our male company dancers play very comical roles as the stepsisters."
Mark Allyn Nimmo and Eddie Mikrut will dance on pointe for the first time in each of their careers. Working closely with Vasterling, Nimmo and Mikrut learned how to dance on pointe and rehearsed the role beginning two months before staging the production.
"Women spend years learning how to dance on pointe, so learning in a few weeks has been a fun challenge. We learned how our center of gravity shifts in the shoes and to accommodate that shift with different forms of movement," Nimmo said. "Pairing a technically difficult role with such a comedic character is a great combination for a dancer, and it will provide some comedy relief that everyone can appreciate."
The pointe shoe is a significant metaphor in this production. In the opening scene, Cinderella is seen barefoot. She tries on the stepsisters' shoes when they are away, but never has her own until magic fairies bring them to her as one of their gifts.
"The shoe becomes an expression of prestige and control. Once Cinderella gets her pointe shoe, she has the power to leave her past behind and find the love she deserves," Vasterling said. "It's really a very empowering message."
This large-scale, newly created production, which includes 18th Century period costumes in contemporary color palettes and impressionist sets never before seen in Nashville, will be performed by Nashville Ballet company members, apprentices, Second Company and a youth cast of 17 dancers from the School of Nashville Ballet.
Cinderella's youth cast of dancers will add bumblebees, flowers, ladybugs and snow angels to the whimsical fairy tale.
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – How was this year's gun deer hunt for you?
New numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources show a successful hunt across the state with more deer harvested than last year.
The DNR says warmer weather and an increase in the deer population led to a successful hunt.
Preliminary figures show 243,739 deer were killed in the nine day gun hunt.
Hunters were no stranger to success here in the West Central District.
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Although most of the hunters have left deer camp, local businesses are still feeling the effects of a good hunt.
"We've been holding back on the number of antlerless permits for the last couple of years. So we expected the herd to increase," said Kris Belling of the Wisconsin DNR.
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Buck kills were up 16 percent in the West Central Region, the highest increase in the state this year.
Antlerless deer were up 8 percent.
Meaning a total 11 percent increase from 2011, with more than 90,000 deer harvested in the region.
"More recently, the lowest harvest was in 2009 and it's been gradually increasing," Belling said.
In the central part of the state, Belling said the DNR has been looking for the herd to come up.
"It does look like that's happening again," Belling said.
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Derrick Groshek said he hunted in central Wisconsin this season, but wasn't able to make any kills.
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More deer being harvested means more business for Dreamcatcher Outfitters and Taxidermy in Eau Claire.
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Charlie Trotter, whose eponymous Chicago restaurant was considered one of the finest in the world, has died.
The 54-year-old chef was found unconscious and not breathing in his Lincoln Park home this morning and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Trotter was found by his son Dylan at the home in the 1800 block of North Dayton Street and an ambulance was called at 10:45 a.m., according to a family friend and fire officials.
"My baby's gone," Trotter's wife Rochelle told the friend, Carrie Nahabedian.
Steve Kolinski, a neighbor who lives several houses down, said he came outside late this morning and saw six police cars and an ambulance pulled up at Trotters home. Kolinski then saw Trotters wife, who ran outside and was yelling hysterically.
Trotter was wheeled out on a stretcher and taken away, he said. Trotters wife and son then left.
Trotter was pronounced dead at 11:48 a.m. at Northwestern. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, but a source said there was no preliminary indications of foul play.
Charlie Trotter Trotter burst on the scene in 1987, when the self-taught chef opened Charlie Trotters restaurant on Armitage Avenue. In short order, the chefs intense creativity and never-repeat-a-dish dictum made Trotters the most talked-about restaurant in Chicago, and his fame quickly spread throughout the country and beyond.
He was named the countrys Outstanding Chef by James Beard Foundation in 1999; in 2000, Wine Spectator magazine called Trotters the best restaurant in the nation. More awards and accolades followed, including a 2002 Beard Award for Outstanding Service; at the time, Trotter called it the award he was most proud to receive, as it represented a team award.
The mercurial chef was a stern taskmaster who demanded the absolute best from everyone who worked for him. He was also a man of uncommon generosity, creating the Charlie Trotter Education Foundation to provide scholarships for culinary students. He received the James Beard Foundations Humanitarian of the Year award in 2012.
Charlie was an extreme father figure to me when it came to not just cooking, but life, and seeing things in a different way, said chef Graham Elliot Bowles, one of many famous chefs who worked for Trotter. I just cant put into words how saddened I am by all of this. Its a huge loss, not just personally, but for the culinary world.
The news shocked many in the restaurant world, including L.A. chef David LeFevre, owner at MB Post and Fishing With Dynamite in Manhattan Beach, who worked for Trotter for 10 years, dating back to his externship from the Culinary Institute of America.
"Hes probably the most important guy in my career," LeFevre told the Los Angeles Times while waiting to board a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles after a brief vacation. Its funny because Ive been talking a lot about Charlie this weekend because I was back in Chicago and seeing friends from that period.
"I think I can attribute the majority of my attention to detail and the majority of my awareness of what it takes to run a fine dining restaurant to him. He had a very acute sense of attention to detail and he saw things that most people didnt see. All of us who worked for him are better chefs because we came out of that kitchen.
"He may not have been the best people person sometimes when he was trying to achieve a very difficult goal, but theres no arguing that he made us all better chefs.
"Ive spoken with 10 or 12 people this morning who worked with him and every one is very sad about this. Those of us who got to spend a lot of time with him knew a very caring side of him that not everyone could see."
Sari Zernich Worsham, who worked closely with Trotter for 13 years in his kitchen and on his books and PBS series, said she and other Trotter alumni are organizing a candlelight vigil in front of the restaurant buildings at 4:30 p.m. for anyone who would like to come.
I just feel like we should do something immediately, said Worsham, now executive director of chef Art Smith's company.
"Charlie always called me his little sister, and I feel like I just lost my big brother," she said. "Im just speechless. Hes welded and sculpted so many peoples lives and sent them on the path to success. I cant thank him enough."
I dont think you can write a sadder story," said Yusho chef Matthias Merges, a 14-year veteran of Trotter's kitchen as chef de cuisine, executive chef and director of operations. "I dont think its even possible."
Merges emphasized that Trotter should be remembered for his incredible influence and success. "What hes accomplished has been the game changer for the landscape of American cuisine, and we can never discount that no matter what happens, Merges said.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement saying Trotter "changed Chicagos restaurant scene forever and played a leading role in elevating the city to the culinary capital it is today. . . He will always have a seat at the table among Chicagos legendary figures.
A neighbor, Bunny Snyder, who lives across the street, remembered Trotter fondly, saying he was known as Chef to those in the close-knit neighborhood.
He was terrific on the street, Snyder said, adding that he would usually attend their summer block party and she would often see him walking a dog.
He used to partake in our street fair every year and put out a table, Snyder said. He was a good neighbor."
Lauren Marks, who has lived on the street for some 30 years, said that she used to see Trotter fairly regularly when he would walk his dogs, but said he had been "rather reclusive lately."
"It's a sad thing, it's shocking," said Marks, who said she saw the emergency vehicles gathered outside this morning and knew something was wrong. "With Charlie you never knew what was going to happen on any given day... He was an interesting man."
Tom Aries, another neighbor whose child went to school with Trotter's son, called the news "astonishing."
"He was a phenomenal chef," said Aries, who said that he got to be chef for a day in Trotter's restaurant, and that he ran a very efficient operation.
Another woman who walked by Trotter's home said that she used to work for Trotter at his restaurant where she had also met her husband.
"Charlie was a very sweet man to me all my years working there and treated me like a daughter," said the woman, wiping tears from her eyes. She declined to give her name because of the controversy that has surrounded Trotter's interactions with previous employees.
Trotter, who grew up in Chicagos north suburbs, was a political science major at the University of Wisconsin at Madison before switching tracks and beginning his culinary training at Sinclairs in Lake Forest.
Days before he turned 28, Trotter opened his own restaurant in a two-story North Side townhouse he spent about a year restoring.
"I worked in various kitchens from two days to five months," Trotter told the Tribune in 1987, just after the restaurant opened. "I would leave when I wasn't learning anything. I gradually began to conceive of the sort of place I would like to have and the style of cooking I felt comfortable with."
As a young chef learning his trade and bouncing from kitchen to kitchen, he earned the respect of his mentors.
"He's a marathon man," said Norman Van Aken, who in 1987 was a chef on Key West. "He's been with me in three different restaurants and in every one his spirit and persistence has lifted morale. I've never seen such drive, single-minded vision and generosity."
Trotters restaurant, greeted by positive reviews, continued growing in stature. In 1997, just a decade after opening, a Tribune critic called the restaurant one of the citys treasures and said Trotter was as experimental as they come in the kitchen.
As his eatery flourished, Trotter became a regular at civic functions and charity dinners. At one point, his restaurant was purchasing produce from a garden tended by youth in the troubled Cabrini-Green housing projects.
But as diners rung in the New Year in 2012, Trotter announced that hed be shuttering his restaurant months later. The restaurant closed late that summer, just after its 25th anniversary.
Trotter remained in the news after that final meal, but often not for the best reasons. The chef abruptly ended an auction of his restaurants wares when only about a third of the items had been sold.
Then this summer, he was sued for allegedly selling two wine collectors a bogus bottle for thousands of dollars, which he denied.
In August, almost a year to the day after the restaurant closed, Trotter kicked out high school students who had been invited to showcase their artwork from an after-school program in the former restaurant. One student said Trotter "went ballistic" when their instructor declined the chefs request that they sweep floors and clean toilets.
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,3424072.story
Never had the chance to eat at his place, but his collection of books are still amazing
That is a shame. 54 is too young. Great chef.
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If I could work for any chef any the country, it would probably be Matthias Merges (who was exec. chef there for 15 odd years). That's a bad mothef*cker. Say what you will about the man himself, but Charlie Trotter was a game changer and had a HUGE impact on generations of cooks.
Found out about this at work today and it shook the whole kitchen up. Way too young to be passing away.
I was lucky to eat there in 2000, and it was a fantastic meal! I understand that he had an inoperable brain aneurysm, and that may have been the cause of his unfortunate demise.
Very sad day. Rip and Thank you for the inspiration.


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- ITV Report
Probe launched after chemical leak
A investigation has been launched into a chemical leak that forced road closures and an emergency evacuation in Greater Manchester.
Householders living near a chemical plant in Trafford Park were warned to stay indoors after hydrochloric acid leaked on the premises.
Emergency services were called to the building in the Tenax Road area shortly after 6.15pm on Friday and ordered an immediate evacuation.
A large number of roads were also closed as a precaution and motorists were asked to avoid the area, Greater Manchester Police said. Road restrictions were lifted in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The force added that fire officers and specialist staff on site managed to contain the leak.
Superintendent Chris Ullah from Greater Manchester Police said: "There are no reports of injuries or any people requiring medical attention.
"We are now starting to scale down the emergency service response and return normality to the area as quickly as possible.
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INVESTORS in Downer EDI have been buoyed by the contractor's optimistic earnings outlook and its decision to resume paying dividends for the first time in two years.
Downer delivered a net profit of $94 million for the six months to December 31, a 10.8 per cent rise on last year.
It expected a net profit of about $210 million for the full year, and underlying earnings of about $370 million because of solid growth in its mining and infrastructure division.
The outlook came in slightly above analyst expectations, pushing shares in the company up as much as 80¢, or 16 per cent, to $5.66 in early trade on Thursday. The gains were pared back, with the shares closing 38¢ higher at $5.24 - the highest closing price since May 2010.
"The business has performed very well over the past six months," Downer chief executive Grant Fenn said. "Each of our three divisions achieved substantial revenue growth."
Like fellow contractor Leighton, which reported on Wednesday, the share price surge demonstrates a return of investor confidence in the company, which had been responsible for several unwelcome surprises.
The weak link in the group has historically been its rail division, with profits savaged by lengthy delays and cost blowouts to its Waratah rail contract, a $3.6 billion deal to deliver 78 new trains for Sydney's metropolitan rail network. The project is still expected to incur a $430 million loss.
Downer had signalled it would move out of rail manufacturing to focus on the less capital intensive area of rail fleet maintenance.
Downer incurred an $11.5 million provision related to a dispute over the construction of an electrical services tunnel in Singapore.
The group declared an interim dividend of 10¢ a share, 70 per cent franked.
Morningstar analyst Ross MacMillan said Downer had performed particularly strongly in its infrastructure division and that the resumption of dividend payments showed management was confident of the group's future.
Downer also announced it had been awarded a contract worth $94 million for the rollout of the national broadband network.
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What we need is to define God. It is possible that I could define God in a manner which makes (vii) and (viii) factual. For example if I define God as David Attenborough, then sentence (vii) can be independently checked and found true making (viii) false. However this kind of definition is not what we usually mean by God. Rather by God we mean something which in classical theism is transcendent. Everything else which exists does so imminently; that is they exist within the universe and we can interact with them. God, as defined in classical theism, exists transcendentally, and so is neither within the universe, nor can be interacted with in the manner of other objects.This means that God, so defined, is not merely beyond independent checking on practical grounds (like our teapot orbiting Pluto); but in fact necessarily beyond checking. This is worth re-iterating. As defined in the manner of classical theism, God's existence is, by definition, impossible to independently check.


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With just two regular-season losses over seven seasons, the Northland boys basketball team had established an air of invincibility throughout the state - and perhaps even in its own locker room.
With just two regular-season losses over seven seasons, the Northland boys basketball team had established an air of invincibility throughout the state � and perhaps even in its own locker room.
A 67-55 defeat at the hands of Dayton Thurgood Marshall in the Vikings� season opener on Dec. 7 was just what the doctor ordered to cure a mild case of complacency, coach Sean Taylor said.
�I don�t say this very often, but I think that early loss was a good thing for this team,� Taylor said. �We thought we could just walk on the court and beat anybody, and it reinforced to the guys that we can�t live on the past. It doesn�t matter what we did in 2011, 2012 or 2013.
�The effort has been much better and our play much more consistent since then.�
The Vikings (9-2) also were crushed by nationally ranked Providence School of Jacksonville, Fla., 69-43 in the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C., last month. But they still have lofty expectations.
Northland returned four starters and several key role players from the 2012-13 team, which made it to the Division I state semifinals. Taylor, however, realized that replacing graduated Armani Towns � the heart and soul of the team and arguably the most valuable player � would be difficult.
�It�s still a work in progress getting guys to step up as leaders and fill his role,� Taylor said. �Even when you lose just one guy, every team is different and has its own personality. Ours is starting to come together. Like in the past, we�ve got a lot of balance and scoring by committee. The difference with this group is we�re going to press, press and press and force you to turn it over. We�re going to be getting it up and down the floor more than ever.�
Sophomore forward Seth Towns, who�s 6 feet 7, is leading the Vikings at 15.5 points per game, with seniors Ty Hairston (15.1), Jalen Tucker (12.4) and Derek McKeithen (11.1) close behind. Senior Shemar Waugh is the team�s top ballhandler (6.8 assists) and defensive stopper.Ready to roll
Bloom-Carroll senior guard Joey Schmitz, who helped the Bulldogs to a 49-3 record the previous two seasons, finally made his season debut on Jan. 9 after a series of injuries.
All last season, Schmitz was bothered by an ankle injury yet still averaged 18.8 points and earned first-team all-district honors. He underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments last May. Shortly after resuming workouts in September, he was diagnosed with five hairline fractures on the top of a foot.
�He�s taken the floor like six times in the past 10 months,� coach Tom Petty said. �Joey came back at Christmas, and the doctors told him in no uncertain terms that if he feels any pain again, he�s done for the year. So far, his ankle and foot appear to be fine, but he just doesn�t have any semblance of basketball conditioning yet. All he has done is ride the stationary bike and shoot on the side a little.�
Schmitz, who scored 22 points in his debut against Liberty Union to top 1,000 for his career, offers a big lift to a Bloom-Carroll team that has started 7-4.
�He�ll make a big difference for us because he�s such a dynamite outside shooter,� Petty said. � His mere presence allows us to stretch the court, and it makes our big guys more effective.�Fruitful reunion
The idea of coaching his son someday was mostly a pipedream for David Dennis Sr., who guided the girls teams at Liberty Union and Harvest Prep to great success. When he became boys coach at Harvest Prep in 2012-13, the dream seemed a tad more realistic � except that his son, David Jr., was a sophomore starter for Hilliard Darby.
Finally, this season, the two are together at Harvest Prep.
�I can�t begin to express what a joy it�s been to work with him,� David Dennis Sr. said.
Dennis couldn�t have forecasted that his son would be averaging an area-best 26.6 points, with 8.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists, for a team that has won 12 of its first 13 games. The 6-foot-1 junior guard is attracting attention from Division I college programs.
�It�s easy for me to say, being his dad, but I just can�t get over how hard he works at the game all year long,� Dennis said. �He has made a world of difference leading this team.�


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Barry Diller Tries To Explain To Ari Emanuel That He's Wrong About 'Piracy' Being A Problem For Movies
from the get-past-it dept
So, it's little surprise that he trotted out the same tired, uninformed line at a recent conference. What was a bit surprising was to see Barry Diller push back on this. Diller -- the same guy who insisted that "free content is a myth" -- apparently told Emanuel that file sharing was no big deal, and that it wasn't a "threat" to the industry. Diller seemed more "concerned" about Netflix, which seems pretty silly (yet another example of the entertainment industry hating on those who actually innovate).
However, the two of them had a little debate with Emanuel insisting "the government has to get involved":
Piracy "is going to happen," said Diller. "They're making films available for streaming. As we go, you will see more distribution digitally. Piracy is a risk, but it's small."Of course, that ignores that the government has been involved. And it's been involved in a big bad way... and it's had almost no impact. Even more amusing is that Emanuel mocked a new Hollywood Reporter person who was on the panel saying:
The chairman of WME countered with Hollywood's party line:
"You can't say piracy is not an issue," he said. "I don't believe it's going away, it's a big issue. The government has to get involved."
"I don't want to give you a lesson here, but the business of the movie business is DVDs."That's amusing, because if Emanuel had his way a few decades back, when the movie industry insisted that VCRs were simply pirate devices, there would be no DVD market. It was out of an "infringement device" that a massive new opportunity was created, which Hollywood fought tooth and nail until it finally realized it could profit (and profit massively) from it. Yet, now, with absolutely no basis, Emanuel wants to repeat the same claims all over again.. and even more ridiculously use the DVD to support his position? Ari may be able to negotiate great deals for his clients, but he doesn't know what he's talking about on this subject.


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Thanks to The Plan, there's no hot stove to keep Washington baseball fans warm during this cold snap here in DC. Thankfully, we've got the latest edition of the Nationals.com Mailbag to keep us lukewarm. As usual, real fans email their questions to Nationals beat writer Bill Ladson at MLB.com. We copy and paste the questions over here. We answer the questions -- sort of.
As always, keep those e-mails coming to Nationals.com, and we'll keep copying and pasting them over here and giving our half-assed answers. Thanks a bunch.
Do you think the Nationals will make a trade before the 2007 season starts?
-- Matt S., McLean, Va.
Probably not. But a "source" with no connection to the Nationals hinted to us today that he's still expecting The Chief and The Church to be shipped north to Boston for a couple of young arms (including at least Manny Delcarmen) and Bowden's true love: Wily Mo Pena. (Ignore the fact that the source is my 8 month old kid.)
The starting eight looks fairly competitive for the Nats, but the bench looks pretty thin. At this point, who do you think will make up the bench?
-- Blaine P., Ocala, Fla.
"Competitive" is probably the most optimistic assessment of the starting eight we've heard so far: Forget that no one really knows what's gonna happen in left and center, the offensively challenged SS, the defensively challenged ex-shortstop moving to second, and the big ol' question mark at first until (if?) Nick J. returns sometime before the All-Star break -- but yeah, I guess competitive works just as well as any other adjective at this point. Who knows? And the bench? Let's see, how about: Church (if he doesn't start the season in Columbus), Fick, Flores, Lee, and Womack. Thin enough for ya?
As we watch the Nats in Spring Training, what are the key points to watch for, especially the pitchers who are competing for the four spots in the rotation?
-- Dan S., New York
Lots of interesting storylines to follow this spring for the NAAAtionals. How many surgically repaired shoulders fall apart? Guzman's weight: Does he show up to camp looking like Matt Lecroy? Escobar vs. Church vs. Snelling vs. Casto in left, Nook Logan in center: What the hell is going on in the outfield? Luis Ayala. And on and on...
What would it take to pry right-hander Carl Pavano from the Yankees? I think a change of scenery and a return to the National League might do wonders for him.
-- Thom H., Stillwater, N.J.
Go to hell. Things are bad, but not that bad. Well, maybe...
With so many players leaving the Nationals, how's the morale? It seems like they might be the Marlins of '06, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
-- Matt D., Montreal
Morale? Probably the least of their problems right now and probably not a real factor until June. Re: The other part about the Marlins. The only similarities between the Marlins of '06 and the Nationals of '07 is that both teams play in the NL East.
I think the Nationals should make a run at Ronnie Belliard, because no one seems to be interested in the infielder. Why not give him a two-year deal? Belliard could be used in a utility role and if Cristian Guzman does not work out, Belliard would slip right in at second and Felipe Lopez could return to shortstop. What do you think?
-- Jarred T., Fredericksburg, Va.
*shrug* Okay...a two year deal it is, why not?
Is there any chance that Frank Robinson's uniform number will be retired by the Nationals? I believe that his service to the organization throughout the whole moving process and the role he played in creating excitement in the Washington, D.C., area deserve to be rewarded by being the first National with his number retired. I think Opening Day in the new stadium would be a fitting time to honor him.
-- Joe B., Washington
Ha ha, right. There's something about the saying "Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out..." that seems appropriate here. Are we talking about the guy they offered a bus ticket to Viera to in return for the honor of being a glorified usher and the right to hang around the batting cages all Spring? At this point, we'll be lucky to have the opportunity to thank Frank one more time at Frank Robinson Day: He probably wouldn't show up.
As you can see, fans get emotional when it comes to baseball history. As a native Washingtonian and Senators fan, I view the current Nats as continuing the legacies of Walter Johnson, Sam Rice and Frank Howard. I can't relate to Expos history, but I realize there are many Expos fans now rooting for the Nats. Can't the webmaster find a creative way to satisfy both sets of fans on this site?
-- Jeff B., Silver Spring, Md.
The webmaster? Here's an idea Jeff: start a blog.
Where do you stand on the history of the Expos playing a role with the Nationals?
-- Brian K., Carle Place, N.Y.
The Nationals are the Expos, minus Canada.
Woody S.'s comments about the Nationals/Expos history caused a lot of commotion the past two weeks, and [The Nationals Enquirer] will let him have the last word on the subject.
I certainly didn't mean to start any kind of stir with my comments about Expos history and its irrelevance to current Nationals fans. I merely noted that I have been uninterested in Twins and Rangers history after they left D.C., and I presumed Montreal fans would feel the same bitterness and switch their allegiance to the Blue Jays, like when most Washington fans turned to the Orioles.
I want our Washington baseball history back, with Clark Griffith, Johnson, Joe Cronin, Harmon Killebrew and Howard, which was the baseball history I grew up with in the D.C. area and that I still cherish. I never rooted for Andre Dawson or any of the other Expos players who left before they became the Nats. But I love the Nats and listen to every game down here in Orlando, Fla., where I live in exile and where I attend Spring Training games in nearby Viera, Fla. And I really enjoy Nationals broadcaster Charlie Slowes!
-- Woody S., Orlando, Fla.
First of all, Woody, I apologize for telling you to go F yourself two weeks ago. Secondly, no one is taking your Washington baseball history away from you. Stop, please. It is what it is: History. Time to move on.


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Charlie Sheen has announced his 28-year-old daughter, Cassandra Estevez, is pregnant with her first child.
"Grandfather," Sheen said, describing the news as "fabulous" but admitting he is still trying to adjust to his new title.
"I guess some of you have heard... Charlie Sheen is going to be a Grampa... yes GRAMPA! His beautiful daughter Cassandra is gonna be a mama," TVGuide.com said Sheen's ex-wife, actress Denise Richards, said via Twitter.
Sheen, 47, is best known for his work on the sitcoms "Anger Management," "Two and a Half Men" and "Spin City," as well as the films "Lucas," "Platoon" and "Hot Shots."


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1-31-08 - The Southeastern Oklahoma State softball team is set to throw out the first pitch on the 2008 season as it travels to San Antonio, Texas, for the NCAA Division II College Classic hosted by St, Mary's.
Play for the Savage Storm will begin on Friday morning when they face Eastern New Mexico at 10 a.m., followed by a 12 p.m. matchup with Texas A&M-Kingsville. They will close out day one with a 6 p.m. contest with Incarnate word.
Play will conclude on Saturday with an 11:15 a.m. game against St. Edward's, and wrap up at 6 p.m. that night with a 6 p.m. tangle with the host St. Mary's.
Three of the teams the Storm will face this weekend finished in the top eight of the final regional poll of the 2007 season.
St. Mary's was at No. 3 after posting a 36-16 record, while St. Edward's finished fifth with a 34-16 record and TAMUK was eighth at 29-18.
SOSU is coming off a 30-25 season, but returns its top four hitters from a year ago.
Rachel Lynn led the squad with a .438 average, while Rachel Sill connected on a team-high 11 home runs.
Ashley Graham was right behind Sill with 10 homers and 43 RBI, while Bailey Mathes hit .342 and led the team with 18 doubles.
Following the St. Mary's tournament, Southeastern will head to Abilene, Texas, for a tournament hosted by Abilene Christian before returning home on February 12 for the home opener against Tarleton State at 1 p.m.


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There were 7300 people that applied to attend UW-Eau Claire last fall. Only two thousand were accepted.
Some of those who were rejected sought out the two-year programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College instead, but the degree isn't the same as it would be at a two year UW school.
Now, area legislators are working on a proposal that would allow CVTC to offer an associate of liberal arts degree, similar to current programs in Madison and Milwaukee technical colleges.
With only 23 percent of people holding four-year degrees, Wisconsin doesn't match up with neighboring Minnesota, who has 32 percent.
That figure motivated assemblyman Jeff Wood to author a bill allowing CVTC to give associate liberal arts degrees, a move he says will make getting a bachelor's degree easier.
"This is a way we can boost the education level in our workforce without adding new taxpayer resources," says Wood.
While a number of students do transfer to a four year college from CVTC, the number of credits they receive for their work often don't add up. Area legislatures and school officials want their transition to be seamless.
"This will give students here the same opportunity as others around the state," says Rep. Terry Molton, R-Chippewa Falls.
"Officials estimate that 1800 CVTC students plan to continue on to a bachelor's degree. Right now, the school can only offer 30 credits, half the needed amount, to put students at sophomore status. It wouldn't change the mission of the technical college, since the bill would allow a maximum of 25 percent of classes to be for liberal arts.
"They're the only ones that are losing at the present time because we don't have enough courses to allow them to transfer directly to a third year status," says CVTC President Bill Ihlenfeldt.
The curriculum would be based on programs currently in place at Nicholet, Milwaukee, and Madison Area Technical Colleges. If the bill is approved, Ihlenfeldt says the change could be made by January of 2006.


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Today I went to the trails at Lake Stanley Draper here in Oklahoma for the first time and had a blast. I was riding a genesis walmart bike that I picked up for $40 before I had looked into any nicer bikes.
Despite the torture of a stiff spring fork, set for a 160lb rider, and only weighing 130, I still had a ton of fun riding the trails.
I had been debating on what hardtail 26" bike to buy (and if I should invest the money into buying one in the first place) but had been looking at the Diamondback Response and was really interested in it. Between all of the bikes I was considering, it was the most affordable because it was on sale at REI. I stumbled upon one at Dick's a week or so ago and realized that it was the same price as the one online, so I told myself if I liked the trails at Draper then I would go ahead and buy the bike.
Well needless to say I did, and here it is!
2012 Diamondback Response XE
I haven't got to ride it off road yet, but so far it feels really nice. Obviously it's way, way lighter than the genesis, which is great. With that bike you couldn't get the front wheel up more than a foot or so if your life depended on it. The Diamondback comes up with hardly any effort, which will be great for the trails.
I've heard from everyone that this is a good beginner bike with a very solid frame and decent components, so it should do me a lot of good for a long time!


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Oman, who visits churches and other religious events to do live painting demonstrations, will visit Atonement Lutheran Church to paint large murals during services next week. Oman has painted more than 115 murals as part of his
"Drawn to the Word" demonstrations.
"It's really fun because we use so many words when we explain Bible stories. He just uses art," said Pastor Chad Kohlmeyer, who invited Oman to Boulder from his home in Wisconsin.
Described as a "worship and artistic experience," the service will be a mix of music, scripture and periods of silence. At the beginning of the service, Oman will start with a 5-by-7 foot blank canvas. By the end of the service, the canvas will be transformed into a Biblical scene.
Oman paints throughout every part of the service, even communion.
"People like to see an artist create work. There's an intrigue there," Oman said. "At the same time, it creates a safe space . . . where people aren't worrying about what they are wearing or if they are acting a certain way. It also engages all the generations."
Oman, who is also a pastor, said the work is a way to add inspiration to a church service, but he wants his live work to complement the services, not act as the focus.
"I want the Bible story to be the focus and speak to people," he said.
Oman served as a pastor for several years, where he came up with the idea to paint during an under-attended Good Friday service in his small town. When people began talking about his work, the pews began to fill, he said.
Today, art ministry is Oman's full-time job. He now travels to congregations, colleges, seminaries and camps to paint the large murals using house paint. He travels two weekends a month to places like Boulder.
Kohlmeyer knew Oman when the two were pastors in Wisconsin. When Kohlmeyer heard Oman was traveling to Colorado as an artist-in-residence at a Lutheran camp, he invited the artist to Atonement Lutheran Church. Kohlmeyer said the event gives his congregation a way to appreciate the beauty and message of the Bible through visual means.
The flow of scripture, music and periodic silent moments are meant to give visitors a chance to reflect on the art and how it fits into the service.
"It's good to do something different during services and get a different perspective on worship . . . Sometimes, we're so busy we have to stop and reflect, stop and make room for our relationships with God," he said.
Oman brings buckets of paint and wide brushes to work on his large canvases. He can even rotate the canvases in order to paint an image upside-down.
"At first you think, 'What is he painting?' Then he rotates it and you see, 'Oh, it's a cloud bank. Oh, it's an ocean,'" Kohlmeyer said.
The services, which are open to the public, take place at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Aug. 4 at the church, 685 Inca Parkway.
Kohlmeyer said he hopes the event will help bring in new friends and those interested in Oman's process. "We'd love to see some new faces," he said.
Megan Quinn writes a faith column for the Camera once a week. Contact her at email@example.com.


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UPDATE: This guide has been revised for Noblegarden 2010.
Noblegarden 2009 should be going live on the European realms in a few hours and then start popping up on realms elsewhere over the next day. Because so much of the holiday has changed and we've fielded a lot of questions from players about what's going on, we decided to write up a quick FAQ to the new (and vastly improved!) holiday.
Help! Where do I go to get started?
If you're Alliance, head to Azure Watch, Dolanaar, Goldshire, or Kharanos.
If you're Horde, head to Bloodhoof Village, Brill, Falconwing Square, or Razor Hill.
What am I supposed to do when I get there?
There will be questgivers in all of these towns who will give you a new daily, The Great Egg Hunt, and A Tisket, a Tasket, a Noblegarden Basket. The former will reward you with an item that will come in handy for an achievement (more on this in a little bit), but for both you're going to want to get started hunting down eggs in and around these level-5 towns. Once you've finished these quests, in order to get Noblegarden achievements done, you're going to need to be a dedicated egg hunter for a little while.
What do the Brightly Colored Eggs look like?
See the egg in the article's picture above? They're all variations on these colors and patterns and not generally tough to spot (although they are considerably smaller than the perspective in the picture makes them appear).
UPDATE: This guide has been revised for Noblegarden 2010.
What do the eggs drop?
Most of the time they'll drop Noblegarden Chocolate, which can be eaten at any level and provide a stamina/spirit buff. Sound unexciting? They can also be saved and used as currency for ingame items at Noblegarden vendors located in all of the aforementioned level 5 towns. Each egg also has a small chance to drop the items you can buy at these vendors (like a noncombat pet or Noblegarden clothing) -- and you'll need almost all of them to get the meta-achievement Noble Gardener completed.
What are these vendors selling?
Thanks to Lesley, we have a screenshot of the Noblegarden vendor offerings (which are all the same regardless of location):
It's actually Noblegarden Chocolates and not eggs per se that you'll need. How many chocolates you'll need will depend on how lucky you get with drops from the eggs. If you wind up getting a lot of item drops, you won't need to spend as much chocolate at the vendors, but if you don't get any, plan on setting aside at least 365 chocolates.
Because the chocolates add up quickly and because most players do get several item drops while hunting eggs, this is usually a lot less time consuming than you might think.
Isn't this just going to be a nightmare of dozens of players trying to hunt down the few Noblegarden egg spawns?
Blizzard has increased the number of egg spawns from the holiday's pre-2009 version, and has also said that the number of spawns isn't affected by the number of players hunting for them (which we think means that one egg being looted causes another to spawn elsewhere).
To be perfectly frank, you will spend a lot more time trying to get eggs if the town you've picked is crowded with players, but the furor dies down within a few days and then you'll find dozens of eggs with little competition. If you're dead-set on doing the holiday as early as possible, try experimenting with different towns if you find your first choice to be too crowded. It's not unusual for, say, Razor Hill to be packed but Falconwing Square relatively uncrowded, or vice versa depending on the server.
Do older, pre-2009 maps of Noblegarden egg spawns work?
Nope. Toss 'em out.
How important are the Noblegarden achievements?
The achievement Noble Gardener (which rewards the title "(Name) the Noble") has been added to the meta-achievement What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been. In other words, you'll be needing Noblegarden for the Violet Proto-Drake, but the good news is that completion of this holiday's meta-achievement is relatively unaffected by luck. Even if you never get a noncombat pet, clothing, flowers, etc. out of the eggs, you can save the Noblegarden Chocolate drops and buy 'em at a vendor.
Are there any other cool items available off the vendor?
Because Lesley's character is a druid, she was unable to see Tome of Polymorph: Rabbit, available from Noblegarden vendors for 100 chocolates. Only mages can see this! As a warning for low-level mages, any mage can purchase the Tome, but you can't learn it until level 60.
Which items do I need to get in order to get the achievements done?
For more detail on this, hit our special Noblegarden edition of the OverAchiever -- we'll walk you through how to get everything sorted. Long story short, though, you'll probably need one Noblegarden Egg, one Blossoming Branch, one Spring Flowers, one Spring Robe, the shirt and pants, and the noncombat pet. Again, if you don't find any of these as drops in eggs, plan on budgeting around 365 Chocolates.
If you have any other questions, drop 'em in the comments and I'll see what I can do to get them answered!


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Second-year law student wins top honors at legal writing competition
Congratulations to second-year law student Katherine P. O'Shea for her second-place finish in the GRAMMY Foundation's Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition, which invites law students from across the nation to submit a 3,000-word paper on a compelling legal issue facing the music industry today. As one of the competition winners, O'Shea will get the opportunity to present her paper titled "Rebranding Digital Music Theft and the Graduated Response Model In the United States" in front of approximately 500 entertainment law attorneys at the 15th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon & Scholarship Presentation during February.
Learn More: Entertainment Law Initiative Scholarship Finalists Announced


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Here we go again. That old breast is best message is being trotted out, this time by the nation's food watchdog.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) deputy chief executive officer Melanie Fisher said some public health experts had suggested altering labels amid concerns over poor breastfeeding rates. A recent consultation paper suggests the "breast is best" warning should be changed to better reflect the health risks to infants who do not receive breast milk. It suggested a reference to increasing evidence that breastfeeding was associated with lower rates of infection and chronic disease as well as improved cognitive development. FSANZ is calling for submissions ahead of a review of infant formula regulations next year.
My opinion? Enough is enough. I was one of the lucky ones who was able to breastfeed my son until he was about 12-months-old, with few problems. But I always held firm that I would "try to breastfeed" but if I had encountered the difficulties that some mums do, I was going to switch to formula immediately.
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?: Is breast best or should it be a personal choice? Have your say at Connect Pink, connecting regional women
One young mum, Tash, is sick of mothers who have trouble breastfeeding being made to feel like failures. "I was made to stay in hospital for two weeks cos my boy wouldn't latch on and felt a failure because the word 'bottle' wasn't allowed to be mentioned. Being stressed to the point of crying (and I'm not a cryer!) at every feed - is that best for baby? No. At six weeks I weaned my son over to formula. I am constantly greeted with surprise by strangers at the fact he is not even four yet, as he is much more developed than most five-year-olds: in conversation, interaction and intelligence," she said.
"I'm all for breast if it suits you. But please don't judge those who don't and make up stuff to try and win an argument that doesn't need to be had. It's called freedom of choice."
A father said his wife was forced to put her son onto formula when he was six-months-old because she was not producing enough milk. He said his son adapted well to the change and slept better on formula. "I'm not saying don't breastfeed, because I still feel that if you can do it, then do it because it's best for the baby, but if you can't, formula is a great substitute."
Another young mother, Jeyani, breastfed her daughter but said she was fed only formula as an infant because she was adopted. "That was 28 years ago and formula has made leaps and bounds since then. I was a very healthy baby with no health issues growing up and I don't think I am physically or mentally affected by being raised on formula," she said.
Infant Nutrition Council chief executive officer Jan Carey said while breastfeeding was the "ultimate form of nutrition" and a "magical substance", scientifically-based infant formulas were not dangerous. "I certainly agree that mothers should be able to make an informed choice. It is also important that mothers are not made to feel anxious," Ms Carey said. "It's unfair if mothers are made to feel second rate."
Another young mother, Kelly, had this sensible piece of advice: "Either way ... at the end of the day a happy mum = happy baby." Isn't that all that really matters? As Jeyani said, formula has come a long way in recent years and if you are struggling to breastfeed it can be extremely stressful. Persevering can be tiring and, for some, painful. It's an added stress that new mums don't need. Breast may be best, but what about the saying: mother knows best? Let's give new mums a break.
By Monique Patterson of Connect Pink, with some comments from a story that first appeared in http://www.theage.com.au


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Slices of Life By: Jill Pertler-It ain't easy being green
January 24, 2014
Go green! Reduce, reuse, recycle! Be kind to Mother Earth. Protect our planet. The taglines promoting ecologically correct behaviors are as vast as our earnest plans to follow them. We want to do what's right, even if it takes a little more effort, so we bring our cloth tote bags to the grocery store and put our cardboard, metal and plastic into the recycling bin each week. We are doing our part. Despite well-intentioned efforts to be green, we've become a throwaway society. I think many of us could learn a lesson or two from our parents and grandparents, who practiced green behaviors more out of necessity than political correctness. Let's start with the basics: water. You don't have to be a tree hugger to understand water conservation is important for a healthy planet. So, the mindful among us take shorter showers and wash our SUVs twice a month instead of weekly. In comparison, our grandparents shared bathwater, recycled the same tub of water for four loads of laundry and drank tap water from a glass because the bottled variety hadn't been invented yet. Times have changed, but our need to be thoughtful about how we use our resources has not. With this in mind, I've put together a little quiz to assess our collective practicality and greenness regarding items - like buttons and screws - critical to our planet's future. Be forewarned the test is highly unscientific, tongue-in-cheek and without any statistical backing. #1. Those darn socks Ever heard of darning socks? It's what people used to do when they got a hole in their sock. Not many of us patch up old socks anymore. When I do the laundry and find a sock with a hole, I move the sock to my old sock cabinet where it will be used as a cleaning cloth on a mirror or sink. Pick the answer below that best describes you. Pass the needle and thread. You darn holey socks - 3 points You repurpose socks as cleaning cloths, hot pads or hand puppets - 2 points You continue to wear socks even when your big toe sticks out through a hole - 1 point When you see a hole in a sock, you say, "Darn," and toss it in the trash - 0 points #2. Button, button, who's got the button? My mom had an old peanut butter jar filled with buttons, for those frequent times in life when someone in the family needed a random button. When I finish a jar of peanut butter, I toss the container. I don't repurpose it to hold things like buttons because I don't save buttons - even the ones that come as extras with a new shirt or pair of pants. When my kids need a button, we have to buy one. Where do you fit in this equation? You have a peanut butter jar (or any type of vessel) filled with buttons - 3 points You save the buttons that come with new items of clothing - 2 points You've never sewed on a button - 0 points Bonus #1 - You have a jar of assorted screws in your garage or basement, because you never can tell when you might need one - 3 points Bonus #2 - You have a pile of old cell phones sitting in a box or drawer - minus 2 points #3. Foiled again When you use aluminum foil to cover an item of food, what do you do with the foil after you remove it? Do you: Combine it with a few of your extra buttons and create a metallic sculpture to give as a gift - 100 points Fold it neatly and save it to use again - 2 points Keep it on the counter to re-cover the food item, in case there are leftovers - 1 point Throw it in the garbage - 0 points #4. Paper or plastic? Some people use cloth tote bags to carry their groceries. Which answer best fits your situation? You always use reusable grocery bags. Wouldn't leave home without them - 3 points You bought a few of the bags, but most times forget them in the car - 2 points You've never heard of reusable grocery bags - 0 points You bought designer bags and use them only when they coordinate with your outfit - minus 1 point #5. Give yourself one point per item if you reuse or repurpose any of the following: metal twist ties, plastic bags, peanut butter jars, packing peanuts, cardboard boxes, kitty litter or your spouse (double points for repurposing a spouse). Time to tally your score. 20 or more - You are either extremely practical or a pack rat. Maybe both. You make your own laundry detergent, or have seriously considered doing so. You dream of living on a hobby farm (or already do) with sheep and goats. 10 - 19 - You ride the fence and are probably better described as teal, rather than green. When your laundry detergent is nearly empty, you pour some water into the bottle and swirl it around so you can use the last drop. You own a dog and cat, both named Fluffy. 9 or less - You abhor clutter and send your laundry out to be done each Tuesday. You had a goldfish named Goldy once, but it died. Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, playwright and author of "The Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide to Self-Syndication" You can read more and follow her column on the Slices of Life page on Facebook.
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In this day and age, creativity and innovation are rare commodities, especially in Northwest Hip-Hop culture. Yet that particular element is exactly what has made Tacoma's own DJ Jusz Nyce one of the Northwest's premier DJs and what has led him to the type of success that has eluded many in his field. DJ Jusz Nyce has not only made a name for himself as a Supreme DJ and Has toured With Countless Artist's froma a very early age, he has also changed the mixtape game in Tacoma / Seattle, by helping local artist get a name by putting them along side of some "Big Dogs" in underground rap music. Dj Jusz Nyce New E.P. Money on The Line, Shows how he is making it happen for talented artists in his region. The first Hit Single and Music Video off The album will give people a clue into the kind of local talent he has paired up with names like, (Lil Flip, J-Diggs, Duna, San Quinn, The Jacka) & many more.
It is no surprise that DJ Jusz Nyce is starting to gain the national recognition he deserves. After hosting and spinning at some of Tacoma / Seattles finest clubs & events.
DJ Jusz Nyce is becoming well known amongst industry tastemakers as one who's Creative, Talented, eclectic style and ear for new talent could provide entertainment outside of the mainstream.
DJ Jusz Nyce (Born Justin Price on Jan 06 1980 in Tacoma,wa ) is an American hip hop artist and the official DJ for long time childhood friend and Northwest Rap Sensation Young Fame & R.B.B. ENT/Tacoma Highlife. Jusz Nyce is also The Official DJ for Lil Flip and his Clover G's Label.
DJ Jusz Nyce & Young Fame founded R.B.B. ENT / Tacoma Highlife Music Group In 2010.
Dj Jusz Nyce is producing several projects at the moment with "Hit single's and Music video's to come. You can find out more about Dj Jusz Nyce @ twitter/ facebook/ and www.


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Early deficit dooms Melons in 9-3 loss
Lack of hits plagued the Senior Melons in their loss to Overton last Wednesday.
Overton wasted no time scoring as three runners crossed home plate in the first inning, and four more runs were added in the third en route to a 9-3 win over Gothenburg June 5.The Melons struggled in the early innings with only two hitters reaching base. Meanwhile, Overton used five hits, including two doubles, to jump out to a 7-0 lead after three innings.
A pitching change in the top of the fourth contained Overton's offense as Trey Kolbo gave up one run in four innings, and struck out seven batters.
The Melons used that momentum in the bottom half of the fourth to threaten with three runners reaching third base.
Chase Ostergard gained first on an error by the Overton shortstop and advanced to second base on the play.
Two passed balls thrown to Trey Kolbo allowed Ostergard to score the Melons first run.
In the fifth inning Bryce Kowalewski and Ostergard walked and Walker was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Another walk, to Kolbo, forced in a run.
Overton was held scoreless after the fourth inning but Gothenburg wasn't able to get more than one runner into scoring position.
A single to left field, and a passed ball during a Walker at bat, put Ostergard on second base. Kolbo then hit a ball to right field, scoring a run for the Melons before a strikeout ended the game, 9-3.
Justin Larson started the game for the Melons and Kolbo threw four innings in relief.
Gothenburg hopes to win a couple games this week hosting McCook on Wednesday (tonight). The Melons travel to Broken Bow on Saturday, will play at Kearney on Sunday and will host Cambridge next Tuesday.
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Hi everyone,
How can we Promote our Business Page in FaceBook?Please guide me..Thanks in advance
You have to increase your activity on Facebook to get more benefit, use your site or business page on Facebook, for business purposes.
you can go to fan exchange sites for start, so you can boost a little your fan count and then start engaging in sharing, commenting with other similar content pages!
Create unique and informative posts on your FB company page, post regularly, invite your FB friends to like your company page, so as to reach more and more number of likes.
Update your FB page regularly, post regularly about your Companies products or services, special offers, and more information on it. Engage with more audiences by following companies with same kind of your business, comment, ask questions, reply to questions, value your audiences.
I hope this will work.
Forums are also good place of promotion, believe me.
hi, promote fb page there are so many options available before two days fb launches theme pages, with the help of this you can easily promote and make impressive your page. you have to regular post on your page so readers will get interest in your post
Customize your Facebook fan page Link and then send this link to your facebook friends and tell them to like and comment in this page and the comment should be relevent to the theme and the post.
The logical way to promote your Facebook Page is to click the " Suggest to Friends" link and manually select friends. But there are a few things to keep in mind. You can't select all friends; it can only be done one by one. Also, when you suggest a Page to these friends, Facebook doesn't allow you to attach a personal message to it. So, your friends will only see a notification on their dashboard saying, "[Your Name] suggests you become a Fan of [Your Page]". Of course, they might not know that this is your page unless you tell them ahead of time, and many of them might click the little "x" and dismiss it. Therefore, tell your friends ahead of time that you're inviting them.
But the logical way to promote your Facebook page is not always the best way. First, be sure to the like the page yourself. So simple yet many people forget to do that. Next, send a message to your colleagues and friends and invite them to like the page, as well. You can easily do this in a Facebook Message. Or if this Facebook Page is for your business, send an email blast to employees encouraging them to Like the page. Also do a search on Facebook for what you do and look for people in your area or networks who list it as an interest. You can reach out to them to Like the page. The easiest way to promote your Facebook page is to include it in your e-mail signature. You will be surprised how many people click to your Facebook page from a link in your email signature.
Making your page interactive and graphically appealing are two of the most important ways to get new likes. Making it interactive can easily be done with Facebook's Application Directory that has a wide-range of applications that can be added to your page with a couple clicks. If you have the resources (web developer/designer), or have some experience there yourself, it's not too hard to develop a Facebook application. The advantage of this is that you can put your brand on the application and personalize it the way you want. Putting interactive applications on your page gives users a reason to not just become fans, but to continually visit and interact on your page.
Along with making your page interactive, it's important to give it some personality by making it look attractive. Facebook allows you to upload a logo or photo for your page, but that just isn't enough. Give your page some flare. Put an eye catching cover photo and make sure the caption for it links to your Website. Doing something like this offers fans and potential fans a reason to not only visit your page often, but to also visit your company's website or blog.
One of the coolest ways to promote your Facebook Page is with a Facebook Like Box on your company website. It's a widget that you can access through the administrator menu of your page (click the "edit page" link on the dashboard), and the option for it is under the "Promote your page" title. Facebook Like Boxes display 10 random fans from your page (all of them are represented by their icon and first name, and are clickable, bringing you to their profile page). It lists the number of users who like your page, and also includes a backlink going to the page itself. You can toggle the "Facebook" stripe on top of the box, the random icons, and a "news feed" of recent posts. Overall, these Like Boxes are widely recognizable as many major companies are putting them on their pages to boost their social networking campaigns. You can further tweak how the Like Box works, too - for more information, visit
There are many methods of promotion of link, it works as link building, you can use forums, blogs, social sites, article directories etc. for promotion purposes.


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Now that Sarah Michelle Gellar is a mom of two, she says most of her television-watching habits revolve around her children.
"There are a lot of kids shows I'm familiar with lately. Sofia the First, excellent show if you haven't seen it," Gellar tells TVGuide.com in her video Watchlist.
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Gellar, who's best known for her longtime leading role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, returns to television this fall on CBS' The Crazy Ones. Although much of her past work has been on dramas, she says she'll show off her comedic chops alongside Robin Williams as they play a father-daughter duo working together in the fast-paced world of advertising.
So what famous sitcom does Gellar turn to for comedic inspiration? Watch her full Watchlist below to find out:
The Crazy Ones premieres Thursday, Sept. 26 at 9/8c on CBS.
(Full disclosure: TVGuide.com is owned by CBS.)