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The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in Assembly Chambers in the borough building, at 148 N. Binkley Street in Soldotna (unless otherwise noted).
For more information, call 714-8888 or visit http://www. kpbsd.k12.ak.us/school_board.aspx?id=13414. The agenda and packet items are posted on Wednesday afternoon prior to the date of the Board meeting.
Persons with disabilities who need accommodations to participate at School Board meetings should contact Debbie Tressler at 907.714.8836 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. ak.us no later than three business days before the meeting date.
■ April 1, 2013
■ May 6, 2013 (at Seward High School)
■ June 3, 2013
■ June 4, 2013 (Board Planning Session)
Email email@example.com to make a comment about any item on the current agenda (comments will be reviewed for appropriateness and length). Comments will be shared during the Board meeting by the Board president.
Send a request message if you would like an email subscription to the School Board agendas as soon as they become available.
The Kenai Borough Employees Association scholarship committee is accepting applications for four scholarships of $500 each. Scholarships are available to all graduates of the Kenai Peninsula Borough including public schools, private schools and home-schooled students.
Applications are available at any high school counselor's office or online at www.borough.kenai.ak.us. Applications must be delivered or postmarked by March 29. They can be mailed or dropped off at the Kenai Peninsula Borough, KBEA Scholarship Committee, 144 North Binkley Street, Soldotna AK 99669.
Connections is now accepting registration forms for our 2013 Talent Show, which will be held at the SoHi Auditorium at 5:30 p.m. on April 17th. Registration forms are due by March 15th. Contact Mark Wackler at the Soldotna Connections office for more information.
March 8th marks the end of the 3rd quarter.
Spring Break is March 11 – 15.
March 25th is Parent Night at 6:30 p.m.
March 29th, CIA will be closed in observance of Good Friday.
Mark your calendars early for CIA's Annual Spring Carnival on April 12th. It's sure to be fun for the entire family!
April 8 – 12th are SATs. Please check with individual teachers for specific schedules as all classes will be different. These tests help us determine, as a staff, what areas we need to work on. They are mandatory for all students in Kindergarten through 8th grade. If, for any reason, you think your children will not be here during this week, we ask that you speak with Mrs. Rowley about this ahead of time.
Please make sure to check out Sycamore for detailed information regarding important school information and announcements, especially if your student is involved in athletics. All practice information and anything pertaining to sports will be posted here. If you need assistance with accessing Sycamore, please do not hesitate to contact the office for assistance.
IDEA is now accepting enrollments for the 2013-14 school year. To learn more about the benefits of enrolling with IDEA visit our website www.ideafamilies.org or call 260-7555.
High School students that are pre-registered for the Challenger Mission Encounter Earth will need to be at the Challenger by 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday for this exciting opportunity. Please review the learning packet that was delivered to you electronically.
Students in grades K-6 set time aside to meet your Iditaread goals. This reading incentive program follows the Iditarod as students read their way to Nome.
Families who are interested in participating in the Alyeska Ski and Snowboard day please return your forms to the office by Thursday. This trip planned for March 18th will be an opportunity to learn new skills or hone existing skills.
The PTA meeting will be held March 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the school library.
Staff Appreciation will be held March 25th through 29th. If you would like to donate items or volunteer please contact Jaime Larsen at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Family Fun Night will be March 28th at 6:00 p.m. We will be having an egg hunt. If you would like to help, please contact Christie Holmes at 252-3139.
Science Night will be held tonight at 6:00 p.m. The planetarium from the Challenger Center will be here! Each classroom will have different events going on during science night as well.
Crazy hair day will be Thursday.
Friday is an inservice day for staff with no school for students. Enjoy your Spring Break from March 8 through 17th.
Spring pictures will be taken March 21st. Siblings will be able to have their pictures taken from noon until 1:00 p.m. Order forms will be sent home in Friday Folders.
The APC will meet March 25th at 6:00 p.m. in the school library.
K-Beach Kindergarten Visitation is happening on Friday from 8:30 to 9:30. Your child can "go to school" for an hour while parents meet with the principal and register. You can also pre-register your child at that time. Please bring the student's immunization records and birth certificate (must be born before September 1, 2008 to attend next fall). In addition, all incoming students will need a school physical before they can attend school. Please call the school office at 260-1300 for more information and to schedule your child's visit.
Thursday – Caribou Celebration
Friday – Inservice Day, no school
March 11th-15th – Spring Break, no school
Mr. Daniels' Class is studying the Rock Cycle and minerals in science. We are also studying how rocks affect our daily lives, from the roads we drive on, to the products we use. Mr. Daniels knows a rock expert in Australia and the class will Skype with him to learn more about rocks around the world. We hope to exchange rock "care packages" to each other.
Spring athletes will be finally able to spring into action as softball, track and field, and soccer practices start Monday. Students wanting to participate in Spring Sports must have a current physical, turned in all the required paper work, and pay their dues before they can participate in any sport.
Friday is the end of the quarter/Teacher Inservice Day. Spring Break will start March 11th for the students and school will not resume until March 18th. Have a safe and relaxing break!
Congratulations to our Soaring Eagles for the month of February. They are Tamia Barnes, Summer Cartier, Kevin Chaffee, Meghan Davis, Kenadie Diehl, Dylan Duniphin, Ruthie Freeman, Keegen Gardner, Jaden Garner, Dalton Goodnight, Carson Grimm, Cooper Grimm, Liliana Lomu, Adrienne Maxie, Chloe Moffett, Roman Mosquito, Amada Parazoo, Brandi Powell, Mason Price, Rain Spotted- Eagle Wong, and Joseph Sylvester.
There will be a PTA meeting at 4:00 p.m. on March 5 in the Library.
The D.A.R.E. graduation for 5th grade students will be on Tuesday, March 5 at 6:00 p.m. in the gym.
Friday is an inservice day for staff. We will be discussing school safety, digital media safety and Professional Learning Communities. There will be no school for students.
Spring Break is the week of March 11-March 15.
Mountain View Elementary early Kindergarten registration for the 2013-2014 school year opens on March 18. Students must be 5 years old by September 1, 2013. Registration forms may be picked up at the Mountain View Office. Registered students will be invited to visit a Kindergarten classroom in May.
Messages for students regarding after school transportation need to arrive at the office by 2:30 p.m.
The Spring concert for 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade students will be on March 21 at 6:00 p.m. at Kenai Central High School. The concert is titled "I Hear America Singing!" and is for all students in grades 3-5.
March 22 is Hat Day at Mountain View.
The debut of "Nikiski's got Talent" was a fun night of entertainment for all attending! Jason Tauriainen kept the evening moving as our resident emcee. The event was judged by Steve Atwater, Lara Ginnis and Steve Chamberlain. First place winners have earned a spot at the Kenai Peninsula Fair this summer and an opportunity to advance to the Alaska State Fair "Alaska's Got Talent" competition.
Thank you to Jeremy Anderson for putting on a wonderful evening and giving our community an opportunity to share their talent!
Winners — Adult category: 1st — Coty Anderson, vocals; 2nd – Billie Ray Denison, vocals. Junior category: 1st — Raymon Machen, piano; 2nd – Chena Litzen, vocals. Elementary category: Alie Minium, vocals.
Monday — High School Soccer begins.
Thursday-Saturday — Region Basketball at Seward
Thursday — Sadie Hawkins Dance for High School at NHS, 8:00 p.m.
Friday — Inservice for Teachers/No School for Students
Spring break is March 8-March 17.
March 18 – Back to school! High School Track Begins!
NNS staff will have a teacher inservice day on Friday and students will not have school March 8th thru March 15th because of Spring Break.
There will be a site council meeting today at 3:45 p.m. in the staff lounge.
The next PTA meeting will be held on March 18th at 3:45 p.m. in the library.
Spring pictures will be taken at NNS on March 20th in the school library. Please call the school at 776-2600 for more information.
Recently we held our school Forensics competition and the following are the results: 2nd grade – Humorous Poetry, Braeden Porter -1st place; Multiples Interpretive Reading, Lilly Anderson and Jasmine Durfee – 1st place; 2nd/3rd grade – Multiples Interpretive Reading – Hope Broussard and Carly Johnson – 1st place; 3rd grade – Humorous Poetry – Camry Ellis – 1st place, William Warren – 2nd place; Non-humorous Poetry – Braylee Smith – 1st place, Emily Durfee – 2nd place, Bryli Mullin – 3rd place; Singles Interpretive Reading – McKinlee Jeffreys – 1st place, Rollin Watt – 2nd place; Multiples Interpretive Reading – Cadence Selenoff and Trista Apted – 1st place; 4th grade – Humorous Poetry – Boden Quiner – 1st place; Non-humorous Poetry – Trinity Langston – 1st place; Multiples Poetry – Kalei Biamonte and Faith Burleson – 1st place; Singles Interpretive Reading – Emma Lakin – 1st place, Stephen Foster – 2nd place; Multiples Interpretive Reading - Sam Smith, Savannah Ley, Emilee Braun and Karley Harden – 1st place; 5th grade – Humorous Poetry – Angela Druesedow – 1st place; Non-humorous Poetry – Joe Yourkoski – 1st place and Jakobee Anderson – 2nd place; Non-humorous Prose – Hamilton Cox – 1st place; Multiples Poetry – America Jeffreys and Destiny Martin – 1st place, Martin Cox and Brayde Wolfe – 2nd place; Interpretive Reading – Parker Boyce – 1st place; Multiples Interpretive Reading – Gabe Hyder and Kaycee Bostic – 1st place, Cecily Quiner, Danielle Elsey and Tika Zimmerman – 2nd place, Chase Olsen and Will Ryan – 3rd place, Emily Dunham and Kayle Johnson – 4th place; and Storytelling – Katerina Sinenko – 1st place.
Pre-registration forms will be sent home with students March 1st. Forms should be completed and returned to school by March 8th. By completing and returning the Pre-registration form you will be registering your child for the 2013-2014 school year.
Box Top Winners last week were Kadie Newkirk, Kaitlyn Grimaldi & Cassius Miller. Keep those Box Tops for Education coming!
Brick Wall Report winners last week were: 4th grade – Christian Kuczmarski; 5th grade – Brandon Bob; 6th grade – Derek Lewis.
Congratulations to school forensics winners!
4th Grade — Humorous poetry single: 1st place—Kaitlyn Massey; 2nd place—Israel Aley & Brittany Lewis (tied); 3rd place—Mack Frost & George Williams (tied). Non-humorous poetry single: 1st place—Emma Craig; 2nd place—Trevor Bagnasco; 3rd place—Madelyn Barkman. Humorous prose single: 1st place—Erika Arthur; 2nd place—Ryan Pearcy; 3rd place—Rayna Varney. Non-Humorous prose single: 1st place—Sierra Kuntz; 2nd place—Caitlin McCullough; 3rd place—Adin Fielden. Storytelling, single: 1st place—Taylor Edwards; 2nd place—Hannah Hatfield. 5th Grade — Humorous poetry single:1st place—Elena Dimitrovski; 2nd place—Whitney Benson; 3rd place—Tyler Morrison. Non-humorous poetry single: 1st place–Jamie Kelly; 2nd place—Hunter Johnson; 3rd place—Grace Caston. Humorous prose single: 1st place—Brooke Belluomini. 2nd place— Casey Earll. 3rd place—Natalie Shoaf. Non-Humorous prose single: 1st place—Aubree Cude; 2nd place—Levi Rosin; 3rd place—Galen Brantley. Storytelling, single: 1st place—Kianna Holland; 2nd place—Kaylyn Bearup; 3rd place—Cameron Blackwell. Interpretive reading, single: 1st place—Renee Rogers. Interpretive reading multiples: 1st place—Galen Brantley & David Belger. Poetry Multiple: 1st place—Jersey Truesdell & Zack Hanson; 2nd place—Eli Wackler & Levi Rosin.
6th Grade — Humorous poetry single: 1st place—Derek Lewis; 2nd place—Thomas Brown; 3rd place—Cassie Haeg & Chris Hogness (tied). Non-humorous poetry singles: 1st place—Joey Fiebelkorn; 2nd place—Paulyne Catacutan; 3rd place—Jayden Kemp. Humorous prose single: 1st place—Marlayna Saavedra; 2nd place—Ashlyn Vehmeirer; 3rd place—Wyatt Denna. Non-humorous prose single: 1st place—Reva Lovett; 2nd place—Rylan Burrow; 3rd place—Danica Schmidt. Storytelling single: 1st place—Aliann Schmidt; 2nd place—Seryn Sproul; 3rd place—Kaylin Morrell.
Today: Soccer, softball, and track and field seasons begin today. Those wishing to participate need to show proof of a current physical and have all paperwork completed, signed and turned in in order to try out or practice. The band and choir concert originally scheduled for March 4 has been cancelled and replaced by a Talent Showcase/Open Mic Night on March 5. Rehearsals for Open Mic Night will take place today at 3 p.m.
Tuesday: School counselors will go to Soldotna Middle School for high school presentations. The Talent Showcase/Open Mic Night begins in the commons at 6 pm. The public is invited and there is no cost to attend.
Wednesday: Skyview Showcase, introducing eighth graders and their families to Skyview, will take place from 6:00-8:3 p.m. There will be food, supervised activities, and a dance.
Thursday-Saturday: Varsity basketball teams at the Region tournament in Seward
Friday: End of third quarter – No school for students – Teacher inservice/work day
March 11-15: Have a safe, fun spring break!
Cinderella's Closet will be open March 7, 21, and 22 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in Room 9 (the Family and Consumer Science Room). This is a program where local high school ladies are invited to pick up a free prom dress. Donations can be dropped off to the main office. In the past 4 years, the program has helped over 250 ladies on the peninsula! This program is available to all high school girls on the Kenai Peninsula. For further information please contact Meggean at email@example.com.
Central Peninsula Hospital in collaboration with KPBSD will be hosting a Career Fair on March 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Students will have the opportunity to visit hospital professionals and find out about exciting careers in various pathways within a hospital setting. Everything from radiology to culinary arts and all the traditional medical professions will be presented. Students will be able to explore the opportunities for one of the fastest growing economic sectors in Alaska. The deadline for sign up is February 21. For more information please contact the SoHi counseling department
SoHi will be locking the parking lot entrance door from 7:50 a.m.-noon and 12:35 p.m.-2:25 p.m. Also note that during school hours the only open door will be the Front Entrance Commons/Flag Pole doors. The above is to improve our overall school security.
SoHi will be having school on April 19th (make-up day) for missing January 14th.
Soldotna High School is collecting gently used prom dresses, shoes, and accessories for Cinderella's Closet 2013. This is a program where local ladies in need can receive free prom items. We have helped over 250 ladies from Ninilchik to Nikiski. Items can be dropped off to the main office.
There are two ways to order a transcript. Each way serves a different purpose.
If you need a transcript sent to a college or NCAA or a similar agency, then you will need to log on to: www.parchment.com to order transcripts to be sent. The request is then forwarded to SoHi. After processing, it then goes through cyberspace, rather than the US mail, to get to its destination, which is much faster! All transcripts that are headed for NCAA, colleges, etc. have to be processed this way!
A final transcript is one that shows your second semester grades. If you order your transcript during second semester, you will need to make sure you choose "next grading period" when you go on to Parchment, that way your transcript request will wait until the grades are in at the end of the year before it is sent.
Our Art from the Heart Family Extravaganza was a huge success with the help of our wonderful staff and PTA. Families came to enjoy amazing arts and craft projects, free food, and prizes. Over 40 students were awarded prizes for their submissions to the school art show. Best in Show was awarded to Vydell Baker, Marissa Griffin and Olivia Davis.
Soldotna Elementary will be presenting a short slideshow created by students highlighting the schools positively wonderful students and community events at the school board meeting today. Our after school choir will also be performing.
Spring break is approaching. There is no school for students on Friday and spring break begins March 11th-15th. Upon our return to school we will begin Kindergarten registration on March 18th, 19th and 20th. Kindergarteners need to be 5 years old by September 1st. Parents need to bring in birth certificates and up to date immunization records. Kindergarten Round-up will be on Friday March 22 at 2:00. Preschool applications are also being accepted and students must be four by September 1st.
There is a site council meeting on Tuesday, March 5 at 3:45 in the conference room. PTA is holding their monthly meeting on March 19th at 3:45 in the library.
Please support our food drive! The Kenai food bank, in partnership with Jumpin' Junction, has put together a student food drive. The food bank needs: cereal, canned fruit, canned vegetables, soup, beans, rice, and spaghetti sauce. The school with the most weight of food will be rewarded with an inflatable rental.
Have a fun filled family break.
Congratulations to the SMS Battle of the Books team Jode Sparks, Chloe Kincaid, Sarah McConnell, Anthony Kitson and Coach Amy Angleton for taking 3rd Place in the State Competition on February 26! Great job Team Spartan!
2012-2013 Yearbooks are still available for purchase! Price is $35. Order forms are available at the Front Office or online at http://soldotnamiddleschool.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/wpmu/
Upcoming Events:
Monday — High school parent night, Soldotna High School, 6 p.m.
Tuesday — High school introduction to 8th grade students! Soldotna High School and Skyview High School representatives visit SMS.
Tuesday — SMS band and choir concert, big gym, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday — High school parent night, Skyview High School, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday-Thursday — 8th grade students register online for 9th grade classes! High school counselors will visit SMS to assist students.
Thursday — Last Day of 3rd Quarter
Friday — No school for students, teacher in-service day
March 9-March 17 — No school, spring break!
March 18 — First Day of 4th Quarter
March 25 — Track begins
Tuesday — SMS Counselor's visit 6th Grade
Friday — No school/Inservice Day/End of 3rd Quarter
March 11-15 — No school/Spring Break
March 19 — PTO Meeting, 4 p.m.
March 19 — (K, 1st grade) Lynx Track Activity to Jumpin Junction
March 21 — (2nd-4th Grade) Lynx Track Activity to Solid Rock Tubing Hill
March 22 — (5th and 6th Grade) Lynx Track Activity to Solid Rock Tubing Hill
March 25 — Site Council Meeting, 4 p.m.
March 29 — 3rd Quarter Awards Ceremony


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HIV/AIDS advocates demand increased healthcare access
As fate would have it, hundreds of middle- and high-schoolers lined up to enter the Capitol last week as HIV/AIDS advocates from around Illinois held a rally just a few steps away. Rally participants were calling for an end to HIV discrimination and curbing the epidemic, partly through removing barriers to testing and educating young people better about sex and sexually transmitted diseases.
"If you can be abstinent, great. If you can be abstinent while you're a teenager, better," Jim Pickett, advocacy director for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, which organized the rally, told the crowd of about 140.
"But we have to supply young people with all the tools they need so when they
choose to be sexually engaged they have everything they need to protect
themselves and their loved ones."
Total HIV cases in Illinois rose 23 percent, from 1,745 in 2007 to 2,152 in 2008, according to the state public health department. African-Americans represent roughly half of all new infections.
"Gay black men are bearing too much of the brunt. Black women are bearing too much of the brunt," Pickett says.
His group also points out that positive HIV diagnoses among Illinois youth increased 30 percent from 2000 to 2005, an increase advocates assert is attributable to Illinois' abstinence-only education policy and a decades-old law requiring schools to be notified of students' HIV-positive status.
"Kids with HIV need to be treated the same as anybody else. This reporting law is treating kids with HIV differently and so it's discriminatory," says John Peller, the AIDS Foundation's Springfield lobbyist.
A bill that would repeal the school reporting rule recently cleared the House human-services committee. Advocates are supporting a half-dozen pieces of legislation this year aimed at stemming the spread of HIV and AIDS.
Once the infection rates are brought under control, the next step is to increase access to care for those already infected but who can't get treatment because they're either ineligible for Medicaid, can't afford private insurance or are disqualified for other reasons.
"Health insurance money should go to people who need healthcare, not into the pockets of the heath company executives," says state Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, who is openly gay and has AIDS. Harris is sponsor of a bill that would make it illegal for insurance companies in Illinois to discriminate against people with preexisting health conditions.

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Honorable Mention: College Soccer-Vermont @ UMBC (Wednesday 7pm UMBC Stadium); Siena @ Loyola (Friday 7pm Ridley Athletic Complex), Marist @ Loyola (Sunday 1pm Ridley Athletic Complex); Mixed Martial Arts: Bellator Fighting Championships 34 (Thursday 8pm from Hollywood, FL live on Fox Sports Net)
10. Yonder Mountain String Band and Mike Doughty (Saturday 8pm Rams Head Live), Rebelution (Saturday 8pm Recher Theatre), Pietasters (Saturday 8pm 8×10 Club), Parachute (Saturday 1pm Rams Head On Stage), Social Distortion (Tuesday 8pm 9:30 Club), Robert Randolph & The Family Band (Friday & Saturday 9pm 9:30 Club), Anberlin/Crash Kings (Sunday 6pm 9:30 Club) Andrew WK (Wednesday 8pm Bourbon Street), Styx (Friday 8pm Hippodrome, Wednesday 7pm Warner Theatre), Goo Goo Dolls (Friday 8pm Reitz Arena), Norm MacDonald (Thursday-Sunday DC Improv)
I missed Robert Randolph at Rams Head Live last week. No effing chance I'm missing him at 9:30 Club this week.
I'd actually like to go back for Anberlin/Crash Kings. They're both really freaking underrated…
I like Styx way more than I should ever admit. I think at one point in my life I had their episode of Vh1 "Behind The Music" memorized. I'm pretty sure I know more about Chuck Panozzo than I know about most of my ex-girlfriends.
And here are the Goo Goo Dolls singing on Sesame Street. I can't figure out if this is cool or lame. They've made a career out of me having that feeling.
9. Rally to Restore Sanity or Fear (Saturday 12pm National Mall)
You know why this is going to be great? Because Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are both…you know…actually FUNNY.
If it weren't for the fact that I'm going to be limiting my time in DC moving forward…I'd be there.
8. Back to the Future 25th Anniversary Edition available on DVD/Blu-Ray (Tuesday)
I went to White Marsh to see it Saturday. It was AWESOME. I was going to take Perry Hall Blvd. to get there, but then I remembered something…
7. Auto Racing: NASCAR Amp Energy Juice 500 (Sunday 1pm from Talladega, Alabama live on ESPN)
I love Talladega. Well…I don't really love Talladega, but I loved Talladega Nights. Isn't that close enough?
6. NHL: Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes (Wednesday 7pm from Raleigh live on Comcast SportsNet), Washington Capitals @ Minnesota Wild (Thursday 8pm from Minneapolis live on NHL Network & Comcast SportsNet), Washington Capitals @ Calgary Flames (Saturday 10pm from Calgary live on Comcast SportsNet)
Have you heard this story? Thanks to Yahoo! Sports' Puck Daddy for the tip. Apparently a young man was playing a game of EA Sports NHL 11 when Dallas Stars winger Adam Burish interfered on a 2-0 breakaway. The young man wrote a letter to the Stars demanding an apology from Burish…
What's great about this? He GOT the apology! Well, sort of.
You think there's a chance I could write the Oakland Raiders and demand a similar apology from Kyle Boller for things that happened not in a video game but instead in REALITY.
5. High School Football: Perry Hall @ Milford Mill (Saturday 1pm), North County @ Glen Burnie (Saturday 6:30pm)
With PHHS coming off a 62-0 drubbing of Dulaney, Milford Mill better be on watch.
As far as Glen Burnie is concerned; well the Gophers are just hoping they can offer a performance SLIGHTLY more representative than Brock Lesnar against Cain Velasquez…
4. NFL: Miami Dolphins @ Cincinnati Bengals (Sunday 1pm from Cincinnati live on CBS), Washington Redskins @ Detroit Lions (Sunday 1pm from Detroit live on FOX), Minnesota Vikings @ New England Patriots (Sunday 4:15pm from Foxborough, MA live on FOX), Pittsburgh Steelers @ New Orleans Saints (Sunday 8:20pm from New Orleans live on NBC), Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts (Monday 8:30pm from Indianapolis live on ESPN)
There's no question that Sundays aren't quite the same when the Ravens don't play. That being said, there's nothing wrong in my mind with spending a Halloween night screaming obscenities at those a-holes in black and yellow, only to take a break every now and then and hand out some candy corn.
And by the way, EVERY kid in town is stopping by Glenn Clark's house this year. Just look at how welcoming it is!
And we have pumpkins!
Yes, I did (with a lot of help) carve the Vince Lombardi Trophy in my pumpkin. I'm awesome like that. I did it for two reasons.
One-to honor the Ravens 10th Anniversary Super Bowl XXXV team.
Two-As an answer to the question "What sports trophy will the Dallas Cowboys not have to worry about winning this season?
3. NBA: Washington Wizards @ Orlando Magic (Thursday 8pm from Orlando live on TNT), Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks (Saturday 7pm from Atlanta live on Comcast SportsNet)
The NBA IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, I tried generating excitement about it, but I couldn't possibly care less.
You know who I'm picking to win the NBA title this year? The Tune Squad.
2. Exhibition College Basketball: Florida Southern @ Maryland (Monday 8pm Comcast Center)
Unlike the NBA, I actually AM excited to have college hoops back. I'll be one of the handful of nerds that wanders down to College Park Monday night to check out Jordan Williams and the Terps.
How excited am I about the return of college hoops? Damn near as excited as I am about this picture of Diana Morales that I found over at Guyism…
1. College Football: Wake Forest @ Maryland (Saturday 3:30pm from Byrd Stadium live on ESPNU), Duke @ Navy (Saturday 3:30pm from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium live on CBS College Sports), Rhode Island @ Towson (Saturday 3:30pm Unitas Stadium), Juniata @ Johns Hopkins (Saturday 1pm Homewood Field)
You see, this is a good week for me. Not only do I despise the Terrapins' opponent (up yours, Demon Deacons); but I once again despise the Midshipmen's opponent as well.
In fact, I despise the Blue Devils MORE of course. I adopted a similar philosophy to the one that Fark.com apparently lives by…
Go Mids! Duck Fuke.
Flexing my mic muscles since 1983…


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At a meeting of foreign ministers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on July 13, 2012, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated: "I'll be very honest with you. We made a lot of mistakes. We've learned some hard lessons about what happens when you make certain infrastructure decisions and I think that we all can contribute to helping the nations of the Mekong region avoid the mistakes that we and others made."
Mrs. Clinton was speaking from long experience. In 1850, the U.S. Congress passed the Swamp and Overflowed Land Act. At the time, the law made sense: transfer federally-owned wetlands to the states so they could drain and dike them to make the land suitable for cultivation. Congress also granted federally owned wetlands to the State of Louisiana "ostensibly to help control flooding in the Mississippi River Valley." In retrospect, we now know that what the states and Congress failed to take into account is that wetlands control and attenuate floods without the need for costly man-made engineering. In fact, nature does the job so well that all we need to do is to leave it alone.
In 1879, Congress created the Mississippi River Commission to manage federal funds for flood control projects along the Mississippi. The Commission decided that the best way to control the river was to line its banks with levees (dikes). In 1927, the Mississippi broke its banks and killed 246 people in seven states. It was the most destructive river flood in the history of the U.S. In response, the Army Corps of Engineers built the world's longest system of levees along the Mississippi. The Corps also drained the river's wetlands and converted them to agriculture. Hydrologically speaking, the Mississippi was now cut off from its floodplains. The floodplains, which once served to absorb floods, filter water and sediment, and provide habitat for native plants and animals, now serve only the inhabitants of the cities and intensive farms that have built upon them.
The costs of this approach are now apparent. The levees and dams on the Mississippi have restricted the supply of sediment to the delta, which is now shrinking rapidly. In 2005, the loss of coastal wetlands exposed New Orleans to the full force of Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. More than 1,800 people died in the actual hurricane and in the subsequent floods, and total property damage was estimated at $81 billion. To prevent similar flooding, the Army Corps of Engineers designed a coastal protection system based on bigger dikes with an annual maintenance cost of $150 million. Louisiana, which by law has to prepare a balanced budget, could not afford this expense and is now pursuing a policy of "strategic retreat" by withdrawing all public services (schools, water and electricity supply, etc.) south of Interstate-10, the highway that runs east-west through New Orleans..
What can the Mekong Delta learn from the Mississippi Delta? The most important lesson is that re-engineering the delta's hydrology has unexpected consequences. This is already evident. For example, the canals that were cut through Kien Giang to connect An Giang to the Gulf of Thailand to support increased rice production have resulted in the rapid loss of mangroves because the canals disturbed the along-shore mud supply. Mangrove loss has exposed sea dikes to wave action, which has led to dike collapse and coastal flooding. Another example is the construction of high dikes in An Giang, Dong Thap, and Long An to support a third (or fourth) rice crop. This has shrunk the floodplain, constricted the river flow, and flooded urban and industrial areas downstream. Finally, the conversion of the Plain of Reeds from a vast natural sponge, which absorbed water in the wet season and slowly released it the dry season, to intensive rice production has reduced river base flows and allowed salt water to penetrate further upstream during the dry season.
The government is currently considering the construction of a 28 km-long sea dike connecting Vung Tau and Go Cong combined with a sluice gate on the Vam Co River. The purpose is to prevent flooding of HCMC, reduce saline intrusion, and increase the area in the Plain of Reeds under three rice crops. The cost is estimated at $2.8 billion (which global experience suggests could be 25% of the actual cost). A report on the sea dike by several state water research institutions had very little to say about the environmental costs except that: "adverse impacts of the project are less than impacts of alternative solutions and the negative impacts can be mitigated."
A much cheaper and less risky way to reduce wet season flooding and dry season saline intrusion would be to increase the absorptive capacity of the Plain of Reeds by allowing parts of it to return to a natural or semi-natural state. As the climate warms and rainfall intensifies, the ability of wetlands to absorb flood water will become increasingly important—and a vital part of the delta's climate change adaption strategy. A less intensively cropped Plain of Reeds would reduce rice production but increase capture fisheries, which is vital to the landless poor who make up 20% of the delta's population. It would also allow the return of high-value traditional long-stem rice varieties. At the very least, the restoration of the Plain of Reeds could delay the need to build a massive sea dike by several decades. At a time of economic austerity, this is an attractive message for government.
Unlike the Mississippi Delta, the hydrology of the Mekong Delta remains relatively natural. There are no dams (yet) on the Lower Mekong to trap large volumes of sediment and the dikes that have been built are permeable and prone to collapse. Before making expensive and irreversible investment decisions (such as the Vung Tau-Go Cong sea dike), the government has the opportunity (and, given the risks involved, the duty) to learn from international experience. As in the U.S., there are powerful vested interests in favor of big engineering projects. For these groups the answer is always the same: "pour more concrete." But whereas the benefits of this approach are captured by a few, the costs are borne by the many long after construction is complete. Fortunately, our scientific understanding of how deltas function is infinitely greater than it was in 1850 and, as Mrs. Clinton stated clearly, there is no need to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Jake Brunner - IUCN Mekong Programme Coordinator (Viet Nam, Cambodia and Myanmar)


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Persian edition of IRCICA's book History of Ottoman State and Civilisation launched in Tehran
RCICA's publication titled History of Ottoman State and Civilisation has been translated and published in a Persian language edition by the Encyclopedia Islamica Foundation, Islamic Republic of Iran. A book launching was held on 1st May 2018 at Bagh-e Kitab (Book Garden) in Tehran. The event was addressed by: Prof. Ghulamali Haddad Adel, President of Encyclopedia Islamica Foundation; Dr. Halit Eren, Director General, IRCICA; and Ambassador Rıza Hakan Tekin, Ambassador of Turkey in Tehran. Were also present Prof. Mahmut Erol Kılıç, Secretary General of the Tehran-based Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC), and personalities from academic and cultural circles. The book launch had as guest speaker Dr. Mohammad Ali Movahed, an eminent literary figure of Iran and translator of Ibn Battuta's travel book into Persian.
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- The 45th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) took place in Dhaka, People's Republic of Bangladesh, on 5-6 May 2018
- OIC-IRCICA Chair to be set up at Dhaka University
- Persian edition of IRCICA's book History of Ottoman State and Civilisation launched in Tehran
- "Tabriz Capital of Tourism 2018": IRCICA Director General participated in the opening
- "Al-Quds in Historical Photographs" Exhibition organized jointly by IRCICA and ALESCO on the occasion of the 42nd Palestinian Land Day Tunis, 29 March 2018
- International Round Table on "Cultural Interactions and the Heritage of Chingiz T. Aitmatov" Istanbul, 24 March 2018
- IRCICA Took Part in the 10th Session of the Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers ICTM, Dhaka, People's Republic of Bangladesh on 5-7 February, 2018
- H.E. Adama Barrow, President of The Gambia visited IRCICA, 13 February 2018
- Vacancy announcement
- IRCICA Director General paid condolence visit to Consul General of Egypt in Istanbul after terrorist attack at Sinai mosque 27 November 2017
- 9th Leader's Summit of the D-8 Organization for Cooperation was held in Istanbul on October 20th, 2017
- The First Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Science and Technology was held on September 10-11, 2017
- The Central Asian Renaissance in the History of World Civilization was held on August 28, 2017 in Samarkand
- Tarama İstasyonu Bilgisayarı; Sunucu / Depolama / Yedekleme Ünitesi Ek; Depolama Genişletme Ünitesi; Güvenlik Duvarı Cihazı Mal Alımı İhale Sonucu
- President of the Ivory Coast H.E. Alassane Ouattara received from Dr. Halit Eren a plate of calligraphy from IRCICA's exhibition ...
- Visit of H.E. Mr. Abubakar Ousainu N.M. Darboe, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Gambia, to IRCICA, 14 July 2017
- Governor of Istanbul Mr. Vasip Şahin's visit of congratulation to Dr. Halit Eren on IRCICA's moving to its new location
- IRCICA Library will be closed temporarily starting from 1st June 2017
- RCICA Director General participated in the annual meeting of the Group of Strategic Vision "Russia–Islamic World" in Grozny, 16-20 May 2017
- H.E. Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the OIC visited IRCICA, 8 May 2017
- Participation in the 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan
- Memorandum of Cooperation between IRCICA and International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation (Baku), 12 April 2017
- First book of IRCICA Reports on extremism series "Anti-Muslim Extremism in Europe" is published by IRCICA
- IRCICA Participated in the Second Meeting of the OIC Institutions in Jeddah on the Ten-Year Plan for Science and Technology, 14th March 2017
- Yazma Eserlerin (Nesih, Rika, Talik, Nestalik) OCR Teknolojileri Geliştirilerek Sayısallaştırılması İhale Sonucu
- Osmanlıca Yazma Eser (Nesih, Rika, Talik, Nestalik) Optik Karakter Tanıma Yazılım Hizmetleri Alımı ihale ilanı
- Ambassador Gunay Afandiyeva, President of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, visited IRCICA's Director General
- Ivory Coast's Minister of National Entrepreneurship, Crafts and Promotion of Sme's H.E. Mr. AZOUMANA Moutaye at Ircica
- IRCICA participated in the Sixth Ministerial Conference on Women's Role in the Development of OIC Member States (Istanbul, 2-3 November 2016)
- IRCICA's OIC Day Reception in Istanbul marking the 47th Anniversary of the Organisation
- Cultural Cooperation Agreement between IRCICA and the Ministry of Culture, Republic of Mali
- WORKING VISIT OF IRCICA DIRECTOR GENERAL DR. HALİT EREN TO BAMAKO, MALI: Dr. Eren received by H.E. Ibrahim Aboubacar Keita, President of the Republic of Mali
- IRCICA Director General's meetings with the Speaker of Parliament of Turkey, the Prime Minister of Turkey and high officials in the Turkish Government
- The Letter of IRCICA Director General Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halit Eren to the President of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the aftermath of the 15 July Coup attempt
- Proje Uygulama Sunucuları; Depolama / Yedekleme Ünitesi; Sunucu ve Donanım Kurulum Hizmeti; Windows Lisansları; Depolama / Yedekleme Ünitesi Yazılımı Mal Alımı İhalesi Sonucu
- IRCICA's Networking Session on "Promoting multicultural perspectives to prevent violent extremism" at the 7th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilisations Baku, 25-27 April 2016
- Proje Uygulama Sunucuları; Depolama / Yedekleme Ünitesi; Sunucu ve Donanım Kurulum Hizmeti; Windows Lisansları; Depolama / Yedekleme Ünitesi Yazılımı Mal Alımı ilanı
- OIC Workshop for Reviewing the OIC Plan of Action for the Advancement of Women (OPAAW) and Implementation Mechanisms
- U.S. President Obama's Special Representative to Muslim Communities Mr. Shaarik H. Zafar visited IRCICA Director General - 17 December 2015
- UN-OIC International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem, held in Jakarta: photo exhibition "Jerusalem: History and Civilization" 14-16 December 2015
- Profesyonel Kitap Tarayıcı, Mikrofilm Tarayıcı, Tarama İstasyonu Bilgisayarları; Proje Ekibi Bilgisayarları, Kütüphane Ziyaretçi Bilgisayarları Mal Alımı ilanı
- Profesyonel Kitap Tarayıcı, Mikrofilm Tarayıcı, Tarama İstasyonu Bilgisayarları; Proje Ekibi Bilgisayarları, Kütüphane Ziyaretçi Bilgisayarları Mal Alımı ilanı
- İstanbul'daki Osmanlıca Matbu Eserlerin OCR Teknolojileri Geliştirilerek Taranması ve Ortak Bir Platform Üzerinden Yayınlanması
- Cooperation between The Gambia and IRCICA will lead to new joint cultural activities
- Visit of Prof. Dr. Yekta Saraç, Chairman of the Council of Higher Education of Turkey
- Osmanlıca Optik Karakter Tanıma Yazılım Hizmetleri Alımı ihale ilanı
- IRCICA participated in UNESCO-WHC Meeting on Post Conflict Reconstruction in the Middle East Context, and in the Old City of Aleppo in particular
- IRCICA Director General Dr. Halit Eren's lecture at Devawongse Varopakarn Institute of Foreign Affairs (DVIFA), Bangkok, Thailand: "Cultural diplomacy in the Muslim World: the OIC-IRCICA Experience", 10 June 2015
- National Visual Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur hosts the exhibition of historical photographs of Makkah and Madina from IRCICA's archives
- "Jerusalem in the Memory" photograph exhibition in Madrid, Spain 4 May 2015
- IRCICA Director General's official visit to Guinea-Bissau
- IRCICA's participation in the 10th Session of the OIC's Standing Committee for Information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC), 28-29 April 2015
- The President of Gabon Republic H.E. Ali Bongo Ondimba received the Director General of IRCICA
- Highlight of the Pendik International Festival for Artisans, Istanbul 20-28 September 2014
- IRCICA's exhibition of historical photographs of Al-Quds on the occasion of the 30th Ministerial Session of the COMCEC
- Conference on "Preservation of Islamic heritage of Al-Quds" held at IRCICA - Istanbul, 28 November 2014
- The Secretary General of OIC, H.E. Mr. Iyad Ameen Madani visited IRCICA on 11 October 2014
- Director General's official visit to Tajikistan
- "Ottoman Architectural Heritage in Bilad al-Sham" Symposium Amman, 3-5 March 2014
- IRCICA & Al-Turath Islamic Urban Heritage Program, 2014 Spring School held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- The Sixth International Bolgar Forum (Kazan, Tatarstan) and IRCICA's participation
- Visit of Dr. Hayel Abdulhafez Dawud,Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs of Jordan
- Prof. Abdul Adhim Abbas Nassar from Qufa University visited IRCICA
- Sheikh-ul-Islam Talgat Tajuddin, Grand Mufti of Russia, at IRCICA
- Visit of a presidential delegation from The Gambia to IRCICA
- Ambassador Tharit Charungvat, Ambassador of Thailand in Ankara, visited IRCICA
- Visit of Mr. Hassan Sawadi Abu Tabikh, Consul General of Iraq in Istanbul
- Highlight of Sharjah Heritage Days, 6-25 April, 2014
- IRCICA International Gathering on the Art of Calligraphy
- Exhibition and album of historical photographs on the 600th year of relations between Turkey and Poland
- Dr. Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi, D-8 Secretary General, visited IRCICA
- Dr. Eren's courtesy visit to Prof. Dr. Emrullah İşler, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
- Mr. Ali Mohamed Al-Bashir Hamouda, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs of Libya, visited IRCICA
- Tehran-Tabriz International Congress on: Features, Characteristics and Cultural and Economic Contribution of Arts and Handicrafts
- "The Secret of the Pen" - Exhibition by the world-renowned Iranian calligrapher Amir Ahmad Falsafi opened in Istanbul
- Professor Li Jie, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, visited IRCICA
- Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, at IRCICA
- The Minister of Health of Turkey Mr. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu visited IRCICA
- The visit of Mr. Rafet Husović, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro
- Visit of the Minister of Public Administration of Kosovo Mr. Mahir Yağcılar
- Dr. Yacouba Traoré, Minister of Religious Affairs and Faith of the Republic of Mali visited IRCICA
- Dr. Halit Eren received by H.E. Dr. Hisham Kandil Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt
- IRCICA participated in the UNESCO Meeting of the seventh session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
- İslam Medeniyeti Tarihi (History of Islamic Civilization)
- "The Ultimate Journey": Exhibition of paintings and calligraphies on the Holy Ka'ba, Prophet Mohammed's Mosque and al-Aqsa Mosque, July-August 2012 in Istanbul
- Meeting on Katib Chelebi's book Sullam al-wusul ila tabakat al-fuhul and launching of its edition by IRCICA
- IRCICA Participated in the UN-OIC Coordination Meeting held in Geneva, 1-3 May 2012
- The Minister of Solidarity, Woman, Family and Social Development of the Kingdom of Morocco Mrs. Bassima Hakkaoui visited IRCICA
- Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Mr. Bekir Bozdağ visited Dr. Eren
- National Defence Minister of Turkey Dr. İsmet Yılmaz visited IRCICA
- National Defence Minister of Turkey Dr. İsmet Yılmaz visited IRCICA
- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said conferred the Sultan Qaboos Order for Culture, Science and Art on IRCICA Director General Dr. Halit Eren
- Dr. Halit Eren received by Mr. Egemen Bağış, the Turkish Minister for EU Affairs
- IRCICA Director General received by Palace and Government authorities in the Sultanate of Oman
- IRCICA's Album of historical photographs of Bursa launched under the chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey H.E. Mr. Bülent Arınç
- H.E. Prof. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, visited IRCICA
- ECO Secretary General and ambassadorial delegation at IRCICA
- H.E. Prof Mahmud Erol Kılıç, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) visited IRCICA
- The Mayor of Zeytinburnu (İstanbul) Mr. Murat Aydın visited IRCICA
- Jordanian Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh visited IRCICA
- Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Bülent Arınç visited IRCICA
- The President of Turkey H.E. Abdullah Gül visited IRCICA
- The President of Turkey Abdullah Gül received Dr. Eren
- The visit of the Palestinian Head of State Mr. Mahmoud Abbas to IRCICA
- Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahşükür Paşazade, Chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office in Azerbaijan, at IRCICA
- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at IRCICA
- The Minister of Foreign Relations of Guinea-Bissau Mr. Adelino Mano Queta visited IRCICA
- IRCICA Director General awarded the "Distinction for Achievements in Culture" by the Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan
- The President of Macedonia Mr. Georgy Ivanov visited IRCICA
- İslam Kültür ve Medeniyetinde Osmanlı Devleti ve Modern Türkiye'nin Yeri
- Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs visited IRCICA
- Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, ex-Prime Minister of Malaysia, at IRCICA
- Director General welcomes Minister of State Faruk Çelik at IRCICA
- Muscat International Festival for Arts, Heritage and Creativity
- IRCICA Director General conferred Honorary Professorship by Bashkir State University
- Highlights of the Doha International Handicrafts Festival
- Launching of the book Tatar History and Civilisation
- The Governing Board of IRCICA met on its 25th session
- "The 1864 Caucasian Migration: War and Exile" Conference
- Islamic Civilisation in the Mediterranean Conference // Lefkoşa/Nicosia, TRNC
- Fourth International Congress on Islamic Civilisation in Volga-Ural held in Ufa, Bashkortostan
- Fourth International Congress on Islamic Civilisation in the Balkans // Skopje, Macedonia
- International Inaugural Conference launching the "1400th Year of the Revelation of the Holy Qur'an"
- Exhibition of Photographs on the Friendship between Turkey and Yemen throughout History
- IRCICA signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ECO Cultural Institute (ECI)
- The Fourth International Congress on "Islamic Civilisation in the Volga-Ural Region"
- IRCICA Hosts the UN-OIC General Meeting on Cooperation Istanbul, IRCICA Headquarters, 28-29 June and 1st July 2010-06-30
- Conference on "Astronomers in Islam and their contribution to world history of science" held at IRCICA
- Mr. Jorge Sampaio, the High Representative of the UN Alliance of Civilisations, visited IRCICA (26 April 2010)
- Exhibition of Historical Photographs of Mecca and Medina
- Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition, 6th Edition, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 24-28 February 2010
- OPENING OF THE 2010 ANNUAL MEETING of IRCICA'S "AL-QUDS/JERUSALEM 2015" PROGRAM BY IRCICA DIRECTOR GENERAL DR. HALİT EREN
- The President of Yemen received IRCICA Director General
- IRCICA's Governing Board session opened with the Message of President Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal, Chairman of the 11th Islamic Summit and Chairman of the COMIAC
- Al-Mushaf Al-Sharif Attributed to 'Uthman bin 'Affan
- H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, inaugurated IRCICA Library in its new premises
- History, Along With Books, at an Istanbul Library
- The President of Turkey Dr. Abdullah Gül received IRCICA Director General Dr. Halit Eren on a visit of congratulations
- Facsimile edition of the copy of the Quran which is attributed to the time of Caliph Othman


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The Pirates ended 7-3 but failed to make the postseason, finishing third in the Class 7A-District 11 tiebreaker. With the tiebreaker at Pirates Cove, Port Charlotte lost the opening quarter to Charlotte, 10-7, on a last-second field goal and was dealt a 14-0 setback by Lemon Bay in the final quarter.
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After missing last season with an injury, senior C Jace Norus returns as a team captain and anchors the line with senior LT Shaq Williams. Seniors WR Paulsin Heitter, who led the team with 10 receptions, and WR Jacques Jean Louis will be the main targets of QB Traige McClary with a herd of running backs sharing the ball.
NG Ian Bush clogs the middle. LB Jake Hobbs and LB Darren Price are three-year starters in the middle. DB Gregg Patton, who was leading the team in tackles at the time, returns from ACL surgery.
The 5-foot-11, 280-pound Ian Bush has been offered by Michigan State.
Junior S Malik Dixon, a 6-4, 190-pounder, likely will draw Division I interest.
Jordan Ingman begins his second season. After going 24-64 the previous nine seasons, Ingman guided the Pirates to their first winning season since 2002. A former player with the Pirates, he played at Wofford College and was a graduate assistant under Auburn's Gene Chizik.
Former head coach David Hoffer and ex-assistants Tommy Henry and Quintel Perkins rejoined the coaching staff, along with Brad Nocek and baseball assistant coach Bob Bruglio. The Pirates open the season with four straight home games, five counting the kickoff classic. Port Charlotte will not leave the county for any Class 7A-District 11 games, playing host to Fort Myers and Riverdale (Fort Myers) and traveling to Charlotte.
Anthony Hargrove (Georgia Tech, St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints)
John Hall (Wisconsin, New York Jets, Washington Redskins)
Aug. 30 — Lemon Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 6 — Braden River, 7
Sept. 13 — Mariner (Cape Coral), 7:30
Sept. 20 — Lely (Naples), 7
Sept. 27 — at Lehigh Senior (Lehigh Acres), 7
Oct. 4 — *Fort Myers, 7
Oct. 11 — at North Port, 7:30
Oct. 18 — *Riverdale (Fort Myers), 7
Nov. 1 — *at Charlotte, 7:30
Nov. 8 — at Lakewood Ranch, 7:30
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The Luther men's tennis team bounced back from its loss to UW-Whitewater with a victory over UW-La Crosse at the Winona Tennis Center in Winona, Minn. The Norse used a doubles sweep to surge ahead and then split the six singles matches to pick up the win.
Matt Bellio and Sam Cychosz took charge early in their match, racing to an (8-4) victory over Nick Skanavis and Tommy Joswiak at No. 3 doubles to put the Norse on the board. The battles at No. 1 and No. 2 were both tight until the very end when the Norse tandems each broke at 6-5 and then held to earn (8-5) wins. Ramesh Karki and Quinn Foley knocked off Tony Mirasola and Pete Stadum at the top spot while James Ayer and Kyle Appel rallied from an early deficit to beat Kyle McGrane and Dante Pitera at No. 2.
Leading 3-0, the Norse proceeded to drop the first set at No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 as La Crosse gained the early momentum in singles. The Eagles tallied their first point of the day when Skanavis held off the late run from Bellio at No. 4, winning (6-3, 7-6 (5). Karki battled back from a one set deficit, cruising in the second set and earning a (3-6, 6-0, (10-7)) decision over Mirasola at No. 1. Torstein Jystad almost completed a similar comeback, rebounding from a 6-3, 3-0 deficit to force his match into a super tie-breaker, eventually falling (6-3, 3-6, (10-3)) to McGrane at No. 2.
With the score at 4-2 in favor of the Norse, Appel stepped up and delivered a (6-3, 6-3) victory over Stadum at No. 3 to clinch the win. Ayer followed with a (6-4, 6-1) decision against Pitera at No. 5 before La Crosse's Matt Bulger edged out Foley (6-3, 6-4) at No. 6 to account for the final margin.
The win give Luther an overall record of 9-4. The Norse head back to Winona on Saturday, March 15 to face Morningside and host St. Mary's University.
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President Barack Obama was re-elected Tuesday night, despite an economy that remained sluggish at best as the end of his first term approached, a turn of events that will probably inspire analysis for years.
In the last reported major economic indicator before the election, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday the national unemployment rate actually went up a tick in October from 7.8 percent to 7.9 percent, a tenth of a percentage point higher than Mr. Obama's first full month in office.
Nationwide polls regularly showed a large majority of voters believe the country is headed in the wrong direction and yet when all the votes were counted Tuesday, Mr. Obama had won a second term.
"That's the exact question that political scientists are going to try to figure out," said Matthew Streb, Ph.D., chairman of political science at Northern Illinois University. "And it's too early to tell ... why he won."
What happened might have been summed up by voters who stood outside Scranton High School on Tuesday night to see former President Bill Clinton stump for President Obama.
"I believe in his goals," Democrat Bill Bordow, 63, of Kingston, said, dismissing criticism of the state of the economy. "I think the economy couldn't have been corrected even if Bill Clinton was president."
Rick Kane, 60, of Wilkes Barre, said the same thing.
"He has done quite a bit considering what he was handed when he entered office," Mr. Kane said of the economy. "It's going to take a long time to get out of it."
In Pennsylvania, Mr. Obama led a Democratic sweep in a state that swung heavily to Republicans in 2010, a development that might have as much to do with Democrats doing better during presidential elections because their turnout is better than in other years.
The major networks declared Mr. Obama the winner of the state pretty early, meaning the television commercial carpet-bombing by Republican nominee Mitt Romney and his allied political action committees failed to turn things around here in the last 10 days of the campaign. All those ads came after polls here showed the race tightening.
Political analyst G. Terry Madonna, Ph.D., the director of the Franklin & Marshall College poll, said the purpose of Mr. Romney's last-ditch effort in Pennsylvania is now clear.
"I think it was the fact that we've been talking about all along, that Ohio was in doubt and there's no path to the presidency without Pennsylvania," Dr. Madonna said. "So when they saw Ohio in doubt and the race get close here, they made a last effort to win the state and it didn't work. It's not very more complex than that."
In the end, the bottom line nationally was that $6 billion in spending on federal elections nationwide had produced an Obama victory and renewed Democratic control of the Senate and another two years of Republicans holding the House.
"All this money and at the end of the day, we have a government that looks exactly the same," Dr. Streb said.
In Northeast Pennsylvania, Mr. Obama won Lackawanna County by a slightly larger margin than in 2008, helped perhaps by the presence of two Lackawanna County residents running for statewide office. The president also won Luzerne County by only a couple of points less than four years ago.
He won both, despite a regional unemployment rate of 9.6 percent in September, far higher than when he took office, the highest of any metro area in the state and higher just in the last two months.
Scranton's Bob Casey Jr., one of Mr. Obama's biggest champions four years ago, won re-election to the U.S. Senate, part of the Democratic sweep of statewide offices that also included former Lackawanna County assistant district attorney Kathleen Granahan Kane of Waverly Twp. She became the first woman and first Democrat elected attorney general.
Dr. Madonna said Mr. Casey's victory, seemingly in doubt when polls tightened, was no surprise.
"Casey fought back," Dr. Madonna said. "What happened is he told people what he did. They just wanted to know, 'What did you do for five years?' It's as simple as that. He's a credible guy who people like and he just need to re-establish a connection with the voters, which he did."
The polls had tightened as Republican challenger Tom Smith poured another $10 million of his own money into the race over the summer. For weeks, he had the only television commercials airing in the race. The result was a clearly tighter race by early October.
Mr. Casey told reporters Tuesday before the results were in that he had been unable to air television commercials earlier because he lacked the money, but spoke as if the result was always headed in his favor.
"You always wish you can (air commercials early). But the nature of our race, I knew from the beginning, since at least the spring, that if the dollar amounts that were expended by the other side were expended, it would be a different race than it looked in the summer," Mr. Casey said.
Ms. Kane capitalized on dissatisfaction with the Harrisburg old-boys' network, the rise of women in this election cycle and her sharp criticism of the handling of the Jerry Sandusky case at Penn State University, Dr. Madonna said.
"A very smart ad campaign," he said of Ms. Kane's television commercials.
The other Democrats part of the sweep were state Rep. Eugene DePasquale, who was elected auditor general, and state Treasurer Rob McCord, who was re-elected, perhaps setting the stage for a run for governor in 2014.
At the heart of the sweep was another Lackawanna County native, Kevin Washo. For the last 2½ years, the nephew of former County Commissioner Mike Washo served as executive director of the state Democratic Party.
"For 2½ years, everything we did was about getting ready for tonight," he said before the polls closed Tuesday.
Whatever the party did worked in the big races, though Republicans did well in local congressional races and picked up another congressional seats in Pennsylvania, and held onto control of the state House and Senate.
Badly outgunned in name recognition and money, Democrats Phil Scollo and Gene Stilp lost to local incumbent Republican Reps. Tom Marino and Lou Barletta.
The lone Democratic bright spot among congressional races here was Democratic attorney Matt Cartwright trouncing Republican tea party candidate Laureen Cummings.
One other big winner Tuesday: pollsters.
For months, they endured criticism of the accuracy of their polling, but their projections in key battleground states such as Ohio, Virginia, Florida and Pennsylvania were almost dead on.
Rebekah Brown, staff writer, contributed to this story.
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Manchester United supporters have been urged to show caution throughout their stay in Istanbul as the Red Devils prepare to face Galatasaray in the Champions League.
The Foreign Office have released a string of guidelines amidst concerns there could be a repeat of United's 1993 trip to play the Turkish side, which was marred by violence off the pitch.
A total of 178 United fans were arrested on that visit after a number of clashes with home fans away from the stadium, including one which smashed up an Istanbul hotel. The match itself was not free of ugly scenes either, with a brawl breaking out between the two sets of players.
United players were infamously greeted with 'Welcome to Hell' banners and a vociferous reception from local fans after their arrival in Turkey before they were defeated on away goals in the Champions League tie.
Authorities in the UK and Turkey have been stringent with security arrangements and planning as they desperately try to ensure the fixture goes through without any unsavoury incidents this time around.
Representatives of Manchester United, Greater Manchester Police and The FA all visited Istanbul early in November to look at security arrangements. They met with Galatasaray officials, local authorities and with the British Embassy in Turkey.
United will be issuing their fans with their tickets themselves upon arrival in Istanbul and club officials will take that opportunity to provide specific matchday information to supporters on the trip.
English fans have been advised to take up the offer of specially-arranged transport to and from the stadium, with the Foreign Office saying local police are concerned about potential clashes and keen to ensure they are not mixing with home fans as they travel to the ground.
On the pitch, the game is not of huge significance for United, with them having already won their first four games and secured top spot in Group H. Galatasaray are locked in a three-way battle with CFR Cluj and Braga for the second qualifying place.


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The scarlet and gray will soon be in the red.
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith confirmed Sunday that
for the first time in his four-year tenure, the Buckeyes' athletic
department is expected to lose money during the fiscal year ending
June 30.
Smith said he didn't know how much the department would fall
short of projections, but revenues are down between $300,000 and
$500,000 this year for the winning men's basketball team.
"Maybe a couple hundred thousand," he said of the possible
total losses. "But it's hard to tell."
To make up the difference, the athletic department will raise
ticket prices $1 per game in football and men's basketball across
the board, except for students, Smith said. He said the school had
already planned to raise ticket prices, but the economic downturn
made it even more important to do so.
The university's board of trustees is expected to approve the
increases when it meets later this week.
The school is also paring down costs by allowing only essential
personnel to travel to road games and cutting other personal
expenses for employees, he said.
Ohio State, which has an annual athletic budget of more than
$110 million, typically banks the excess earned from ticket sales,
concessions, radio and TV contracts and other revenue sources in
its athletic reserve fund.
"We're behind a little bit on revenue in basketball -
single-game tickets, concessions, revenue," Smith said. "Once the
economy started to shift, somewhere in October, we started to say,
'Hey, this is going to hit us, and it's hit us in this sport in
particular.' So we're not hitting the single-game goals that we
hoped to achieve."
Smith, who took over as athletic director in 2005, said Ohio
State would not cut any of its 36 sports, which is the highest
number of teams at any school in the nation.
After the $1 increase, a football ticket would cost $63 next
fall. Men's basketball tickets will go up to $27 per game for the
2009-10 season. Tickets will go up another dollar starting in the
fall of 2010, Smith said.
The vast majority of Ohio State's athletic revenue comes from
football. Smith said the Buckeyes must play a minimum of seven home
games to support all of the school's sports teams.
In 2010 and 2012, the Buckeyes will play eight home games each
The athletic depaartment will also ask the trustees to approve
an increase in golf membership dues at the university's Scarlet and
Gray Courses.
As for cutting sports teams, "we're not even thinking about
that," Smith said. "I don't anticipate that during my tenure.
There's so many other things that we would cut before we'd get to
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Disorderly conduct under the Wisconsin statute is engaging in "violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance . . . ." The police saw Ovadal's peaceful protest as "otherwise disorderly conduct." Is it not "disorderly" to protest with conspicuous signs from a bridge over a busy highway? But how do we know the police didn't pick on Ovadal's group because of their message? Would a pro-gay group have been banned? We don't know, because no other groups have protested like this. If the city had had a neutral law banning all protests on the overpasses, it would have been different. In fact, the city didn't even commit to an intent to invoke the "disorderly conduct" statute whenever anyone protested on a Beltline overpass. It wants to allow the police to make ad hoc decisions based on the reactions of the drivers. And in this case, Madison drivers were getting really steamed, slamming on their brakes, making hand gestures, and even coming up out of the sunroof to yell at Ovadal. That is, Ovadal's disorderliness was measured by how angry it made the drivers.
Judge Kanne wrote:
"Listeners' reaction to speech is not a content-neutral basis for regulation." Forsyth County v. Nationalist Movement, 505 U.S. 123, 134 (1992). "Speech cannot . . . be punished or banned, simply because it might offend" those who hear it. Id. at 134-35. It cannot be denied that drivers who yelled, gestured, and slammed on their brakes when they saw Ovadal's signs created a safety hazard on the Beltline. However, it is the reckless drivers, not Ovadal, who should have been dealt with by the police, perhaps in conjunction with an appropriate time, place, and manner restriction on Ovadal. The police must preserve order when unpopular speech disrupts it; "[d]oes it follow that the police may silence the rabble-rousing speaker? Not at all. The police must permit the speech and control the crowd; there is no heckler's veto." Hedges v. Wauconda Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 118, 9 F.3d 1295, 1299 (7th Cir. 1993).Thus, the defendants were not entitled to a summary judgment; the case must go on, remanded to Judge Shabaz to determine "whether the city's rule that no protests may take place on overpasses when those protests cause a traffic hazard is capable of content-neutral application, or whether the city has imposed a content-based and impermissible 'no-Ovadal-on-overpasses' rule."
UPDATE: One of my colleagues writes:
I just drove west on University from downtown, and there are protesters on the footpath overpass over University between the Humanities building and Vilas right now. They're protesting the Olympics being in Beijing in 2008. I know it's not the Beltline, but still ...Ah, this brings back an old memory about the police confronting my son Chris about a sign interfering with traffic. I call him to get a completely accurate version of the story: It was Election Day, 2000. Chris, along with other sixteen-year-olds, was holding up a "Gore" sign on the Beltline overpass. A man with a Bush sticker on his car stopped to yell at them and then called the police. The police then showed up as a result of the driver's complaint and told the kids they couldn't hold their signs like that, and when Chris asked why, he was told sharply that if he kept asking questions he'd be taken down to the station. The kids weren't forced to leave, however. They were allowed to stay as long as they changed the angle at which they were pointing the signs so that they didn't aim down at cars going under the overpass but faced more straight ahead.
MORE: I'm guessing one or more of the students pointed or shook the Gore sign at the Bush-sticker guy in a taunting way. Chris said this didn't happen, but it was a group of kids and he may not have seen it. This would seem to explain the strange business of dictating the angle of holding the sign.


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Jim Greer, hand shaker, party thrower, power seeker, former head of the Republican Party of Florida, was sentenced in Orlando on Wednesday to 18 months in state prison.
Greer, 50 and a father of five, last month pleaded guilty to money laundering and theft charges, admitting he had created a company called Victory Strategies to siphon to himself and an associate some $200,000 of party donations.
Wednesday's sentencing in Courtroom 6B at the Orange County Courthouse marked at least the legal end of a years-long saga that was unflattering for state Republicans but could've been worse.
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A CAR engine burst into flames yesterday evening forcing two adults and a small child to flee their vehicle on Raglan Parade.
The group was travelling in the car just after 6pm yesterday when smoke began to seep out of the air vents.
Warrnambool Country Fire Authority station officer Gary Mynes said the engine was ablaze when firefighters and police arrived on scene.
"It was burning quite well in the engine when we arrived," Mr Mynes said.
All three escaped unharmed while police closed a single lane around the scene.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS >> In spring, a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love, including the love of cars.
Therefore, a sure sign that spring is here is seeing hundreds of classic cars by the reflecting pool at the Saratoga State Park. On Saturday, May 17, the Saratoga Automobile Museum is holding its third annual Spring Invitational and Auto Show between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
As Heidi A. Shull, the Automobile Museum's director of marketing and special events, points out, this most important fund raiser of the year is actually two car shows in one.
The Invitational part of the show is different because of the demanding criteria that must be met to qualify as a genuine classic. They must have "significant historical value, be perfectly preserved and be exceptional examples of their class," she said, citing some of the criteria. All must have original parts and be extremely rare.
Despite these tough demands, the show will have 87 automobiles in the Invitational category. With 2014 being the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Ford Mustang, Shull is especially proud that the owners of 11 Mustangs have accepted an invitation to display at the show.
Having so many Mustangs at the event is what she calls the perfect table setting for the museum's summer show, "Mustang at 50," which will focus on the car's 50th anniversary. It will include a special appearance by Edsel Ford at the opening reception on June 13.
Though the invitational section of autos is special, Shull is careful not to depreciate the event's vintage section. She sounds almost in awe when she explains that the museum is "prepared to handle over 500 cars who want to show at the event."
"They include many gems," she says and calls it "a tribute to area car enthusiasts who have loved and taken care of their special cars for so many years. Many individuals have given their hearts and souls to restore these cars."
She points out that many just miss a minor criterion or two that prevents them from being included in the Invitational.
Shull delights in talking about the passion car owners have for their vehicles and feels that the opportunity for the visitor to speak with the owners is a major draw for the show.
"They love talking to each other about their cars and eagerly look forward to sharing their car knowledge with anyone who stops by. Their enthusiasm is infectious."
Shull believes this social aspect of the show is one reason the event is so popular with the public and says women are as excited about the cars as are the men. Both genders enjoy bringing youngsters to the show.
"It's really American history that's on display. These cars are special and with each passing year become even more special. You don't have to be classic car enthusiast to appreciate the beauty and quality of the cars on display," she says.
When Shull speaks of history, she means "how it was made and where it was made." But she also means the history of America's love affair with the automobile.
She explains that as families walk the show, autos, like certain songs, evoke memories. People recall and share with each other specific memories that a certain model triggers. It could be a first car, prom date, or a trip to the drive-in movie.
"It's more than nostalgia," she says. "On Saturday, an important part of our lives will be on display."
WHAT: Spring Invitational and Auto Show by Saratoga Automobile Museum
WHEN: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 17 (rain date Sunday)
WHERE: At the reflecting pool at Saratoga State Park
TICKETS: Admission $10 (for both shows and entry to the museum), teens $5, under 12 free. 587-1936, www.saratogaautomuseum.org


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Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has insisted that he does not "give a damn" about Juventus' suggestions that the fixture schedule works against the Bianconeri.
Antonio Conte had announced his concerns that his side were to play Roma on Saturday, having travelled to Celtic on Tuesday, but his Partenopoei counterpart has pointed out that their clash with Sampdoria comes just three days after their meeting with Viktoria Plzen on Thursday.
"Juventus? I don't give a damn about what Juventus do," the 51-year-old told reporters.
"They played on Tuesday and are taking to the field on Saturday, while we played on Thursday and will play again on Sunday.
"They can do the maths. I would have preferred to play in the evening at least, but I don't want to go back to that now, and must focus only on ourselves and earning points."
Mazzarri went on to say that he wanted his side to provide a response to their shock 3-0 home loss to Viktoria in midweek.
"It is a given that a coach will expect a totally different showing from his men in the next game, after a performance like the one we produced on Thursday," he continued.
"Crucially, the team must display hunger, but that was not the case. It is my fault the team did not have the right approach.
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Henry J. "Guy" Brink, 84
Henry J. "Guy" Brink, 84, Glen Campbell, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at the Indiana Regional Medical Center.
He was born Sept. 13, 1927, in Glen Campbell, Banks Township, a son of the late Edward "Fats" and Anna (Janocha) Brink.
April 19, 1952, he married his wife of 59 years, Charlotte C. (Hollen) Brink, who survives..
Mr. Brink served as a private in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1946 to 1947.
He was a lifelong member of the Church of the Resurrection in Glen Campbell, and was a coal miner in the deep coal mines for 36 years, retiring from the Chestnut Ridge Mining Company.
Mr. Brink was a dedicated family man. In his spare time, he liked to go hunting and spend time gardening. He also greatly enjoyed his career as a coal miner.
In addition to his wife, surviving relatives include two children, Joseph H. "Bud" Brink and wife JoAnn (Swartzlander) of Glen Campbell, and Regina B. Gardner and husband Van, all of Glen Campbell; a sister, Edna Miloser of Glen Campbell; a brother, Anthony Brink and wife Beatrice of Glen Campbell; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher Jordan Gardner, on July 28, 2011; and two brothers, Walter and Joseph "Tay" Brink.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at the Rairigh Funeral Home Ltd. in Hillsdale.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at the Church of the Resurrection.
Interment will follow at the Church of the Resurrection Cemetery, Glen Campbell.


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Bulldogs Host Yale Invitational This Weekend; Face Boston College This Friday at 7 p.m. in Season Opener
With three Ivy League titles in the last seven seasons, the 2011 Bulldogs aim to accomplish a program first: back-to-back league championships.
This year, the essential pieces are in place for another successful season, with experience and a lot of the talent that led the nation in digs and the Ivy League in a number of offensive categories last year. Add a highly touted freshman class and a former All-American to the coaching staff, and the Bulldogs are in prime position to compete.
Every contender needs a leader, and the Bulldogs are in good hands with senior Taylor Cramm, this year's elected team captain. Cramm already has two league titles on her resume and led the conference in blocks per set in 2008.
Cramm will captain a team that returns four all-Ivy selections from last season, including sophomore setter Kendall Polan, the league's unanimous rookie of the year and one of the most versatile players in the league. Polan contributed 9.20 assists, 3.44 digs, 1.78 kills and 29 blocks for the season in helping Yale to an 18-7 overall record, 12-2 conference mark and an Ivy title.
Polan also earned first-team all-Ivy status, along with Bridget Hearst, one of the Ivy's dominant hitters. Hearst, a senior right side hitter, averaged 3.51 kills and 0.57 blocks per set on the season and 3.42 kills and 0.57 blocks per set in 14 Ivy matches. In 25 matches last year, Hearst reached double-digit kills 19 times, including a season-high 21 on two occasions.
Junior Haley Wessels is back to patrol the middle after being named All-Ivy second team in 2010. As a sophomore, Wessels finished third in the conference in hitting percentage, led the team in block assists and finished third on the squad in kills.
Along with Polan, fellow freshman Erica Reetz returns to power the outside attack. Reetz made an immediate impact in her Ivy League debut, being named league rookie of the week three times and finishing second in kills for Yale in 2010.
Despite graduating the program's all-time digs leader, Kelly Ozurovich, the Bulldogs will once again be defensively-minded this year after leading the nation in digs per set with a 19.3 mark in 2010.
Part of that defense should feature Katie Cordell, who returns for her senior season after finishing eighth in the conference in digs per set. Cordell also ranked among the top 10 in service aces per set and posted at least 10 kills five times in 2010.
McHaney Carter also had a standout defensive season as a freshman in 2010, finishing 10th in the conference in blocks per set including a personal-best seven block assists in a win over Georgetown.
Another sophomore, Gina Finke, will be asked to contribute more this season while still recovering from ACL surgery. Finke's best stretch in 2010 came during the Ivy season, when she collected a personal-best six digs in three straight matches during a 10-game conference winning streak.
Along with the returners, Yale added an impressive group of freshmen. The class of 2015 was rated among the top-50 in the country. The new team members are:
• Gabby Bird-Vogel, 6-2 outside hitter, who won a state championship in Washington.
• Allie Frappier, a 5-10 outside hitter, named All-Tournament at Junior Olympics three years in a row.
• Mollie Rogers, a 6-1 outside hitter, was a starter on back-to-back California Division IV championships in 2009 and 2010.
• Maddie Rudnick, a 5-9 libero, joins former high school teammate Kendal Polan. Rudnick's teams medaled at the Junior Olympics from the 12s through the 16s.
• Dani Salka, a 5-11 right side hitter and setter, led her 2010 high school team to the championship of the prestigious Durango Tournament, which featured teams from across the U.S. She was named MVP of the tournament.
New to the staff this year is University of San Diego alum Amy DeGroot, who was an All-American for the Toreros as an outside hitter.


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This is an old thread, but it came up when I searched for a possible solution for an issue I am having.
What I do for AutoCAD dwg files (under windows xp) is go to Folder Options->File Types->DWG->Advanced->New
Then in Action I put a description, like Print 11x17 and under Application used to perform action it would be:
"c:\program files\autocad 2004\acad.exe" "%1" /nologo /b plot11x17.scr
So then for running a script on a txt file on right-click, you would put "perl -w" code.pl "%1" or whatever.
What it does may be irrelevant but it runs a script then closes. This means you can highlight many dwgs, right click and have 12 copies of autocad open, run a script, then close.
This brings me to a question I have.
If I run more than 3 autocads at a time it will take much longer than if I did each file individually which has prompted me to attempt to put together this dal right here (note, I am very new at this so the code might look retarded):
This does exactly what I need to do, which is make a kind of queue. But how an I arrange it so I can highlight 20 file of only the dwgs I want and have it achieve the same thing without having to type in all the file names on the command line or make a batch file.
I thought about doing the folder thing, where it would process all the dwgs in a folder, but this is not what I want. There will be drawings in the folder I do not want to run.
In reply to Re^2: (Not Quite Perl) Running Scripts from Right-Click Context Menu in Windows
by five-ohm


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Ray Felton said it the other night in Dallas. The Mavs sensed the Knicks were on the second game of a back to back and "attacked their legs" which is to say they "picked up the pace." They played faster and under control and benefitted from rhythm jump shots. Dallas had some ball movement, but the ball often stuck to Vince Carter's hands. Carter made the most of his best shooting night of the season finishing with some timely hoops and 25 points for the game.
We are 11 games into the season and the book is out on the Knicks. They see a team that did well to guard the perimeter, contest then close
possessions. In the last two games they saw a team really struggle with pace. My point is why is Woodson allowing for the other team to dictate pace?
MOTE suggests pace is the internet saber-metrician's buzz word for a thing long-referred to in the basketball world as tempo. Like in music, tempo is critical to establishing team rhythm fast or slow and, like Houston and Dallas have shown the last two games, if you get scorers in the right rhythm at this level shots can fall at an astonishing rate. As a coach it's a very helpless feeling. Clyde Frazier calls it players all having the "knack" for "getting into the act". As a Hall of Fame guard who could score and pass, Clyde knows the significance of controlling tempo. So, too, should Woodson.
The Knicks will adjust defensively and they hope teams won't continue to bang down open jumpers and get to the rim at will off a basic dribble drive offense (looking at you Tyson Chandler). They will force the ball back to the perimeter and improve on rotations. But where they really need to be better is getting their own shots later in the shot clock. What the Rockets did to them last night is pretty much exactly what the Bengals and most recently the Patriots did to the local football teams. When you get hit with a big first punch your game plan changes. The Knicks got caught up in a scoring fest, fell behind and took the Rockets bait of wanting to play quickly up and down. That allowed for James Harden to have a field day. Harden made 7 field goals and went to the FT line seemingly every time he went to the hoop. And he had 9 assists being the Rockets primary ball handler.
Bottom line is the Knicks better do a better job of controlling tempo tomorrow against the Pistons, who are sure to try and attack the Knicks' legs coming off a travel day.