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Afghanistan - Beaded Skullcap "Kola"
Afghanistan - Men's wedding headdress
Afghanistan - Pashtun hat "Pakool"
Afghanistan - Tiara
Kyrgistan - Kalpak
Turkey - Mevlevi Sufi Order - Whirling Dervish hat
Turkmenistan - Astrakan sheep wool hat
Uzbekistan - Skullcap
Uzbekistan - Skullcap doppilar
Uzbekistan - Girl's veil
Uzbekistan - Lady's hood
Uzbekistan - Wedding headdress 'Chasava'
North American Hats
North American Hats
1 Canada - Pacific Northwest - Indians Kwakiutl tribe
The animal image identifies the clan to which the wearer belongs and is worn at potlatch celebrations.
United States - Amish Woman's Bonnet
The lifestyle and customs of the Amish are expressions of their deep religious convictions. Their clothing reflects their humility, modesty and simplicity and has changed little since they emigrated from Germany and Switzerland in the 1800s.
United States - Cowboy hat
Cowboy hats symbolize much of the history of 19 th C westward expansion of U.S.
United States - Plains Indians, Sioux tribe - Feather Warbonnet
Feather headdresses are reserved for men of distinction as each feather was a reward for a courageous deed.
Haiti - Straw Hat
One of many styles, straw hats are worn by workers in the fields as protection from the sun
Mexico - Sombrero
The wide-brimmed sombrero was worn by vaqueros or cowboys to protect them from the sun. Sombra is the Spanish word for shade.
United States - Baseball Cap - New York Yankees
The baseball cap is perhaps the world's most widely worn head covering, found in nearly every country. The simple cap serves many purposes; it shields ones eyes from the sun, identifies his loyalties to a team, organization or place and signals personal status by advertising where, for instance he has vacationed or been educated.
United States - The Walt Disney Company - Mickey Mouse Ears
Every child in America is familiar with Mickey Mouse, one of Disney's best loved cartoon creations. Mickey made his film debut in 1928 but the "ears" weren't created until 1955 when the Mickey Mouse Club, one of the most successful children's shows, aired on television.
Middle Eastern
Middle Eastern
Egypt - Green Skullcap
In Egypt, brightly colored crocheted skullcaps are popular among men.
Egypt - Fez or Tarboush
The fez gets its name from the Moroccan city of Fez, where the red berries were grown which provided the dye that gave the hat its distinct crimson color. The fez was traditionally worn in Greece, Turkey, Egypt and across North Africa.
Iran - Taqiyah or Prayer Cap
Known in Arabic as a taqiyah, this brimless cap is worn when praying or as a sign of one's religious devotion.
Isreal - Yarmulke or Kippah
The yarmulke (Yiddish) or Kippah (Hebrew) is a skullcap worn at all times by Orthodox Jewish men and during religious services and rituals by men in other Jewish communities. It symbolizes ones respect and reverence for God.
Jordan - Kaffieh
The headcloth or goutra worn by men across the Middle East was originally worn by Bedouins, the desert nomads of Arabia. Checkered (shmagh) or plain white, (goutra) The headcloth covers a skullcap and is held in place by an igaal, a double ring of cord.
Syria - Hijab
Hijab is the Arabic word for "cover" or "veil". With the growth of the Islamic revival beginning in the mid-1970's, an increasing number of Muslim women have chosen to cover their hair and often their faces. In addition to preserving a woman's modesty, it is an affirmation of her identity and an act of defiance against the secularization of society.
Yemen - Girl's Hood
This beaded cotton hood is part of a child's traditional clothing and believed to come from the mountainous Asir region of Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Yemen - "Gargush" Jewish Lady's Hood
From childhood through adulthood, a Jewish woman would wear this to cover her hair and guard her modesty. The materials and embellishments changed based on her age and socioeconomic status.
European Hats
England Constable's Helmet
"Bobbies" throughout British territory have been wearing this style helmet since 1863. Bobbie's get their name from Sir Robert Peel who founded the Metropolitan ( London) police force in 1829.
France - Alsace - Coiffe a noeud
The Alsacienne Coiffe is composed of a bonnet to which is pinned a large taffeta ribbon. Popular in the late 19 th C, the head covering distinguished Protestants from Catholics and also identified the town the woman was from.
Germany Bavarian hat
Greece - Traditional cap
Each region of Greece has its own style of cap.
Italy - Venice - Gondolier's straw hat
Portugal - Madeira Island - Carapuca hat
A sprig of rosemary or garlic snape was place in the piping to ward off evil spirits.
Norway - Sami or Laplander Hat of the Four Winds
The hats worn by Sami men are usually brightly colored and often stuffed with down for extra warmth.
Poland - Krakow Rogatywka hat
This square man's hat is found in Krakow. It is usually bachelors who decorate it with peacock feathers.
Russia - fur hat
Scotland - Tam O' Shanter
A Scottish woolen bonnet, the tartan (plaid) patterns once identified which district a man lived in and which clan he belonged to.
Slovakia - Lady's hood
Worn by a country woman for her wedding and as a new bride. Traditionally after marrying, a woman would not allow her hair to show.
Spain - Montera - Bullfighter's hat
Matadores wear this bicorne hat and "el traje des luces" or suit of lights, as part of their bullfighting wardrobe.
African Hats
Cameroon - Bamum tribe - Ashetu or Prestige hatAshetus indicate social status since they are worn only by men of high rank and privilege.
Mali - Bamana tribe - Chiwara headdress
The Chiwara headdress is used in agricultural ceremonies to honor the mythical antelope god who taught agriculture to their ancestors.
Congo - Ekonda Tribe - Botolo hat
An insignia of his office and position, the chief was required to wear this hat whenever he appeared in public.
Congo - Kuba tribe - Laket hat
The Kuba people have a hierarchical society and use cowrie shells and other materials to indicate social position. Cowrie shells were once used throughout Africa as a form of currency.
Congo - Pende tribe - Misango Mapende hatThe horn-like appendages on the Misango Mapende represent a water buffalo. By wearing this hat, the king is imbued with special strength and powers.
Guinea -Toma tribe -Ceremonial headdress
Nigeria - Yoruban tribe, King's Headdress - Aden-laAn important symbol of Yoruban kingship, this headdress is worn for special occasions. It is imbued with special powers that enhance the king's ability to control supernatural forces.
Lesotho - Mokorotlo hatWorn by the indigenous Basotho people, this hat has become a national symbol and is depicted on the flag of Lesotho, an independent country surrounded by South Africa.
Ivory Coast - Guro tribe - Warrior's helmet
Nigeria - Lady's beaded hatThroughout Africa beads have been considered valuable and decorate the clothing of prominent people.
Nigeria - Yoruban tribe --Ile Ori or "House of the Head"The headdress reinforces a common African belief in the sacredness of the head. Particularly among the Yoruba people, the head is important as the site of a person's intellect, personal power, and destiny.
Nigeria - Hausa peopleThe Hausa are the largest ethnic group in West Africa, united by a common language and religion, Islam.
South Africa - Zulu tribe - Isicholo
Zulu women's hats became popular in the early 20 th C and were based on a hairstyle worn by married women. Worn today, mostly for ceremonies, the hat indicates a woman's maturity and marital status.
Uganda or Kenya - Karamajong culture - Emedot
The ceremonial coiffure, emedot, is made of human hair. It is worn by men to convey status based on their age groups. The ostrich feathers symbolize strength, courage and virility while allowing the wearer to express his individuality.
Cameroon - Bamileke tribe - Ceremonial feather headdress
Worn by performers during the Elephant Dance, the ceremony honors the Fon (king) and celebrates the prestige of the kingdom.


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Wis. Medical Group Urges Gov. Walker To Veto Antiabortion Bill
March 22, 2012 — The Wisconsin Medical Society on Tuesday sent a letter to Gov. Scott Walker (R) urging him to veto a bill (SB 306) that would add more requirements for doctors in screening women before abortion care, the AP/Oshkosh Northwestern reports.
The letter argues that the bill would violate the physician-patient relationship. The medical society also expresses concern that the bill would impose felony charges on physicians who fail to follow its provisions.
The bill specifies what abortion providers can say to patients, according to the AP/Northwestern. Supporters say it would ensure that women have not been coerced to have an abortion and that doctors are not using telemedicine to provide abortion consultations with women remotely. Opponents say supporters' true intent is to infringe on access to abortion, and they have noted that telemedicine is not used in the state for abortion care.
Walker's spokesperson, Cullen Werwie, said the governor is still reviewing the bill, as well as a sex education bill (AB 337) that would emphasize abstinence.
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Six Outstanding Student Athletes Selected in Week 5 of "Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Week"
- 5A – Kent Myers, Sr., QB, Sachse
- 4A – Bryan Hammond, Sr, RB, The Colony
- 3A – Jesse Valladares, Sr., RB, Raymondville
- 2A – Matt Valadez, Sr., RB, Stockdale
- 1A – Riley Richardson, Sr., QB/S, Wink
- Private – John Cleveland, Sr., WR/FS/P/K, Fort Worth Trinity Valley School
PLANO , Texas, Oct. 9, 2013 – Six Texas high school football stars have been recognized during Week 5 of the "Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Week" program.
In its eighth consecutive year, Ford Motor Company's Player of the Week program is again honoring six outstanding student-athletes each week during the 2013 regular season, recognizing one player in each of the state's six athletic classifications. The winners are chosen for athletic achievements on the field, as well as for outstanding scholarship and community involvement. These players are the embodiment of Ford's Go Further commitment.
This week's winning athletes join a long list of players recognized for their exceptional efforts. Previous Players of the Week include: The last two Heisman trophy winners, Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M and Washington Redskins starting quarterback Robert Griffin III, as well as Cincinnati Bengals running back Rex Burkhead, SMU starting quarterback Garrett Gilbert and University of Texas at Austin running back Johnathan Gray, the only two-time Built Ford Tough Texas HS Football Player of the Year.
CLASS 5-A: Kent Myers, Sr., Quarterback, Sachse:
Defense was something of an afterthought in Sachse's huge District 11-5A win over Lakeview Centennial last Thursday. The Mustangs took the 71-56 shootout win, mostly on the performance of dual-threat quarterback Kent Myers. The 6-0, 185-pound senior opened the scoring early with a one-yard run and finished it with a 49-yard scoring pass with 4:25 to go. In between, Myers accounted for 390 yards and seven TDs, hitting on 19 of 28 passes for 322 yards and three TDs and rushing 12 times for 68 yards and four more scores. More importantly, it was undefeated Sachse's sixth win (2-0 in the district). "Seeing several scoring records fall was great," says Coach Mark "Red" Behrens. "But more important it keeps us on track for a shot at our first district title ever."
Myers, a 3.9 GPA student, is popping up on a bunch of recruiting radar screens, from the Naval and Air Force academies to Boise State, Rice, Arizona State, Baylor, and Oklahoma. In addition, he's a four-year starter at shortstop in baseball, where he might be selected in the 2014 MLB draft. Among many extra-curricular activities, Ken is heavily involved in a community clean-up project.
"Early in the season," says Coach Behrens, "we limited Kent's running. From now on, however, we need to get him the ball and do it all! He's an athletic kid with deceptive speed, but his most important traits are modesty and hard work in the classroom and, certainly, on the field."
CLASS 4-A: Bryan Hammond, Sr., Running Back, The Colony:
How much does Bryan Hammond mean to The Colony Cougars' offense? In last week's 20-14 win over Frisco, they rang up 294 yards of offense. The 5-11, 205-pound Hammond rushed for only 254 of them (on 30 crushing carries). Operating out of a power-running double-tight end pro I set, he also scored all three touchdowns for the 5-0 Cougars, the last on a 22-yard scamper with 3:30 to go to sew up the important District 9-4A victory. The #2 4-A rusher in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with 1,116 yards and 15 TDs, he has already surpassed his 2012 TD mark and is rapidly approaching his junior year total of 1,555 yards. More important, with five wins, The Colony has surpassed its four 2012 victories.
A basketball player with a solid 3.0 GPA, Hammond is heavily involved with the High School Heroes program that tutors and mentors elementary school children. He's active in the school's FCA program and even more involved in his church activities. No wonder a passel of BCS schools, including a pair of ACC programs, are after him.
"I'll put it simply," says Coach Rudy Rangel. "Bryan runs our team. "He knows every aspect of the game and helps wherever he can. He was really special a year ago and now, because he has learned to be more patient and read the blocking in front of him, he's even better. In addition, he's just faster and stronger than he was a year ago. Whatever it takes to win, Bryan does it!"
CLASS 3-A: Jesse Valladares, Sr., Running Back, Raymondville:
What Mariano Rivera has been to the Yankees, Jesse Valladares is to the Bearkats. He's the ultimate closer. With Raymondville clinging to a 41-38 lead over La Feria last week, Coach Joe Gonzalez called Jesse's number—twice. First, the 5-10, 180-pound Valladares ripped off a clutch 37-yard run to the Lions' 12. On the next play, he raced to the end zone with 52 seconds left to sew up the 48-38 win, ending the Bearkats' non-district schedule at 4-2. Jesse recorded a season-high 290 yards and five TDs (48, 62, 11, 81, 12) on only 16 carries. That's 18.1 yards per pop! He's well on his way to matching his 2012 totals of 1,700 rushing yards and 21 TDs, which should get the attention of post-season award voters.
He's also working extremely hard to win the attention of college recruiters. Owner of a B+ academic average Jesse is an outstanding performer on Raymondville's basketball and track teams. An active member of FCA, he's in constant demand as a motivational speaker for elementary school students and the junior football program. He also volunteers to feed the underprivileged at Thanksgiving.
"Jesse is our workhorse," raves Coach Gonzalez. "Whenever we need a first down or a big play or a TD, Jesse's our guy. At practice, he's the first one to arrive and the last to leave. He has a tremendous desire to play at the next level, so he works tirelessly in the weight room during the off-season and he's totally dedicated to his teammates. He's always motivated to make things better!"
CLASS 2-A: Matt Valadez, Sr., Running Back, Stockdale:
Talk about instant offense. When Stockdale moved out to a 20-0 halftime lead against Natalia last week, Coach Josh West decided to rest senior RB Matt Valadez. But when the Mustangs scored to narrow the gap to 20-7, Valadez went back in the game. On the first play, he went 85 yards for a score. After another Natalia TD, it took only one play and 65 yards for Valadez to break it open again, producing a 40-13 Brahmas victory. Matt wound up with 418 rushing yards on 19 carries (more than 22 yards a pop) and five TDs. At the season's midpoint, the tough-as-nails Valadez has rushed for 1,197 yards on 137 carries and 14 TDs, rapidly approaching his 2012 totals of 1,518 yards and 16 TDs.
Valadez plays basketball and is a two-year qualifier for the state powerlifting competition. An outstanding student whose 3.875 GPA ranks him in the top quarter of his class, he's active in both the National Honor Society and FCA, while also finding time to volunteer at a local nursing home where his mom is a nurse.
"Matt's a unique kid," says Coach West. "At 5-6 and 170 pounds, he's not very big, but he's a strong as a bull. Everyone in town admires him. Many of the young kids wear #8 jerseys in his honor and he signs them for anyone who asks. I've been here for eight years, the last three as athletic director. We always have votes on team captains. This year, out of 72 votes, Matt got 71 (all but his own). That speaks volumes."
CLASS 1-A: Riley Richardson, Sr., Quarterback/Safety, Wink:
The quietest player on the field has been making the most noise for the Wink Wildcats. It happens every time senior QB Riley Richardson wraps his hands around the ball. Last week's 42-18 victory over McCamey was a case in point. On the first play from scrimmage, the Badgers packed the box. Richardson called off the planned running play and hit Malik Harden for 77 yards and a TD, providing Wink with a quick 7-0 lead. By night's end, the 5-11, 180-pound signal-caller had carved up the defense, hitting 11 of 16 for a season-high 312 yards and four TDs (77, 47, 34, and 43). And just to keep the defense honest, he rushed eight times for 55 yards and scores of 2 and 22 yards. He completed his homecoming night efforts by making 12 tackles on defense. It's Richardson's second-straight Built Ford Tough Player of the Week award; he won the honor in week 8 last year.
Riley stays busy year-round as a starting guard in basketball and as a sprinter and hurdler (two-time regional qualifier) in track. He maintains a B+ average while holding down a part-time job on weekends. He also participates in Wink's weekly Positive Impact program, reads to elementary school children, and is active in his church youth group.
"Riley is a special kid," says Coach Andy Hrncir, "but he goes about things in a big way. He never comes off the field and, though you wouldn't know it, has played all season with a bad ankle. This sends a message to his teammates and shows what a high character kid he is."
PRIVATE SCHOOLS: John Cleveland, Sr., Wide Receiver/Free Safety/Punter/Kicker, Fort Worth Trinity Valley School:
Fort Worth Trinity Valley QB Cameron Matthews completed 29 passes for 408 yards in last week's 30-24 win over 3-A Aubrey. Without WR John Cleveland, things might have been different. The 6-1, 180-pounder grabbed 16—count 'em, 16—of those passes for a whopping 279 yards and three TDs, the last on a 22-yarder that won the heart-pounding game with four seconds to go. But that was all in a night's work for John, who punted, kicked off, and made 21 tackles (13 of them solos) on defense. It was a bust-out performance for Cleveland who now has 40 receptions for 565 yards and five scores in addition to his team-leading 80 tackles. His defensive stats also include three tackles for loss, a pair of interceptions, and a forced fumble. He simply does it all.
An outstanding baseball and basketball player, Cleveland owns a solid 3.0 GPA. He's extremely active in the youth group at his church and serves on the Trinity Valley yearbook staff. Somehow he also finds time to own and operate a lawn service.
"John is simply a great kid," says Coach Aaron Mattox. "He's an aggressive, vocal leader, on and off the field. No one outworks him and no one studies more film than he does. In fact, he won an award for time spent in the film room. And he plays in pain. In the win over Aubrey, he was flat on his back for four minutes before getting back on the field and catching the game-winner. If we had 22 John Clevelands, I guarantee you we'd be undefeated."
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OSLO, Minn. (AP)-Every October, Ryan Scott moonlights from his day job in Grand Forks to work an eight-hour night shift hauling sugarbeets for friends from their farm to giant piling sites during the Red River Valley's most unusual harvest.
Starting Oct. 1-it was Oct. 2 this year because the first day was too warm to start piling sugarbeets without rot setting in-Scott knocks off about 3:30 p.m. on weekdays from dispatching trucks at S&S Transport. He points his black GMC pickup north to Lind Bros. Farm southeast of Oslo, Minn., parks it in a big graveled yard and hops into a gleaming red and white "quad-axle" Peterbilt and drives until midnight.
On weekends, he works 12-hour shifts driving the same beet truck from fields to piling stations.
"The only reason I do it is to help them out," Scott told the Grand Forks Herald while commuting up to the Lind farm one day. "I don't do it because I love it. We have been friends for a long time."
But you can see he likes it.
Scott worked for years as an over-the-road trucker and owned his own truck for a time. But for several years he's been office-bound as a dispatcher and account representative for S&S Transport.
"It gets my trucking itch out of the way," he said with a big grin. "A week or two of this and I'm good for another year."
Scott is one of thousands who work the short burst that is sugarbeet harvest in the Red River Valley, getting the lucrative sucrose crop out of the black loam and into peaked piles. The beets can sit out the winter waiting their turn to be hauled one last time into one of American Crystal Sugar Co.'s five factories to be reduced to sugar and pulp.
Like no other crop in the Valley, sugarbeets are harvested with military-like organization, with growers given schedules about when they should dig and where they should haul. It's part of the control of the grower-owned cooperative that is Crystal, which dictates the number of acres planted and dug and the price the grower receives and then markets the sugar.
Only those who own stock in the Moorhead-based company can grow and harvest the beets. That includes 2,650 farmers, retired farmers and others.
The harvest is run by American Crystal's 670 "grower units," partnerships of two to five farmers - brothers, fathers and sons-that each raise an average of 650 acres of beets.
Scott grew up in Grand Forks but he always carves out extra time for his farmer friends at beet harvest.
"We used to drive for Transystems together years ago," said Arden Lind of the trucking company that hauls beets from the piling stations to the factories all winter.
Lind watched Scott navigate alongside a beet lifter this week to load his truck.
It helps a lot having experienced drivers come back every year to help at harvest, said Lind, who farms with his brother, Arlyn. "They know what to do."
Within minutes, Scott had a load of about 23 tons of beets from the field about 15 miles north of East Grand Forks.
The truck's diesel engine growled as it groaned up out of the field to the road and Scott drove it on a roundabout route of 10 miles to keep the weighty truck on good paved roads to a piling station on the west side of Alvarado, Minn.
There it was hurry up to wait as dozens of trucks with beet-heaped boxes inched toward "pilers" where the loads would get elevated up into mountains of beets.
Part of his motivation, Scott says, is that the Lind brothers have "nice, new equipment," and they keep it well, hiring a mobile washer to keep the Peterbilts shiny even during the field work.
Crystal's total harvest on 435,000 acres in the Valley should produce 10.4 million tons of beets, nearly 24 tons per acre, enough to keep the five factories humming until mid-May, said company spokesman Jeff Schweitzer.
The harvest itself is frenetic, as short as 10 days working round the clock to get the beets piled at the five factories and the 33 satellite stations before the weather gets too cold.
It takes about 10,000 driving trucks, roto-beaters topping the plants and lifters to get the harvest in during 10 to 20 days in October, according to Schweitzer. Last year the harvest started earlier than ever, but bothersome weather meant beets were being dug into late November. This year, half the crop was dug by Wednesday. Another four full days could finish it off.
The fat, unwieldy beets-only 18.5 percent sugar, most of the rest water-are the most inefficient crop in the region to haul: It takes more than a truck load to get one acre's worth of beets out of the field. The Lind brothers use the same trucks for wheat and beans, and can haul 10 to 15 acres' worth of those crops in one load.
The average beet farm will put about 14,000 miles or more on its beet trucks during the few days of harvest; about 500,000 miles among all Crystal growers.
The harvest hires are separate from American Crystal's workforce that turns the beets into sugar from the time "pre-pile" harvest begins Sept. 1 until "the campaign" ends in mid-May.
Five months after the end of the 22-month lock-out of union workers, about 400 union members are back at their jobs, joining about 800 non-union workers in the five factories, said Schweitzer. Through an employment agency, American Crystal also hires 1,000 or more extras to work at the 38 piling stations during harvest.
Growers are having some trouble finding enough drivers and other help this harvest, partly due to farming changes as well as the oil boom in western North Dakota, said Nick Sinner, executive director of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, made up of Crystal's 2,650 shareholders.
"In addition to having fewer folks on the farm, there is also a draw to the western part of the state that I think is affecting our pool of potential drivers as well," Sinner said.
That's why growers like the Linds rely on tried and true veterans to haul beets.
Sgt. Mark Ellingson of the Grand Forks Police Department has been driving beet trucks for a quarter century for David Thompson, who farms near East Grand Forks.
"I started the same year I started with the police department," Ellingson said this week.
He arranges to take time off from policing to concentrate on the beet harvest.
"A lot of people do it for the extra cash-and don't get me wrong, the money is nice-but now it's just what I do," he said.
Growers and drivers say the pay ranges from about $22 per hour to $28 per hour the short harvest.
"For me it's just kind of unwinding," Ellingson said. "Something completely different from what I normally do."
By about mid-day Wednesday, American Crystal growers had dug about half the crop, said Schweitzer.
"If it doesn't rain too much this weekend, most guys should be done in three or four days," said Arden Lind on Thursday.
As equipment has gotten bigger and better, harvest can happen quickly, with 10 percent or more of the crop coming off in a given 24 hours.
Once again Thursday, the unseasonable warmth near 70 degrees halted the harvest. Beets need to be about 55 degrees to store properly in the giant piles, Schweitzer said.
For Scott, that meant no moonlighting Thursday so he grabbed a few beers with friends and watched a football game downtown.
Which was good, because keeping up the 16-hour days of working two jobs can be a grind, Scott said.
"Usually during beet harvest you get a day or two during the week when they shut down due to rain or heat," he said. "You can usually catch up in your sleep on the weekends."
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Drought and extreme heat in the lower Southeast has slowed movement of soybean rust into the Carolinas and Virginia. However, as growers in the Delta and lower Midwest will attest, rust spores can move quickly as a recent find in South Carolina shows.
Citing recent research at The Ohio State University, Virginia Tech Ag Engineer Bobby Grisso says growers can significantly improve fungicide application and by doing so — soybean rust control — by using proper spray equipment and application techniques.
Grisso says Ohio research indicates medium spray volume, rather than fine or coarse provides better droplet penetration into the soybean canopy. Though labels on most fungicides used for soybean rust suggest a 200-350 micron, or fine to medium spray volume, Grisso says the optimum for rust control is probably closer to the bottom, or about 250 microns, than to the top end of the recommendation.
Grisso contends that using air assisted sprayers, regardless of cone type, generally provides better canopy penetration and plant coverage than conventional sprayers.
When using sprayers without air assisted application, a mechanical canopy opener or rigid bar that bends the top of the canopy ahead of the spray boom improves fungicide penetration to the middle and lower leaves of the soybean plant.
However, when using conventional sprayers, a flat cone spray pattern performs better than hollow cone spray patterns. When air assisted sprayers were used, there was little difference in performance of the two spray patterns, according to the researcher.
Timing, or more precisely the growth pattern and stage of the soybean plant, also effects fungicide application efficiency, regardless of spray delivery system used. When spraying a fungicide for soybean rust control, good coverage on the lower and middle leaves is critical, because these are the most likely spots on the plant for the disease to form. Applying fungicides to shorter, low density plants will provide better results, again regardless of the spray system used, according to Grisso.
Most beans susceptible to rust in 2007 will be late-planted, double-crop soybeans.
While a single flat fan provides better spray coverage and disposition than cone or dual fan nozzles in tall, dense plant canopies, most of the late planted beans won't have this type growth habit, so the more popular nozzles and spray patterns should provide adequate coverage.
If plants get taller and vegetative growth is denser, research consistently shows a twin flow pattern nozzle, such as the conventional Twin Jet nozzle, did not perform as well as a single flat fan nozzle.
When using a conventional boom sprayer, a flat fan nozzle provides a single spray flow pattern that will likely work better than cone nozzle or a twin pattern flat-fan nozzle, Grisso explains.
Research from various locations clearly indicates an air-assisted sprayer is the best equipment option available to achieve the best coverage of soybeans with a fungicide. Unfortunately, a commercial-scale sprayer with the air assistance may add from $10,000 to $15,000 to the price tag of the equipment. However, this one-time cost may well outweigh the income lost due to soybean rust in one growing season.
Proper operation of an air-assisted sprayer is important for taking full advantage of the air assistance, plus improper air flow may even be counter-productive.
The amount of air flow should be adjusted depending on the canopy density. Also, air directed 30 to 45 degrees forward or backward seems to provide better penetration of droplets into the canopy, and especially better leaf underside coverage, than when the air flow is straight down, according to Erdal Ozkan, the Ohio State ag engineer who conducted the tests cited by Grisso.
When asked which is more important spray volume, pressure or droplet size Grisso says spray volume is most important. At least 15 gallons, and preferably 20 gallons, per acre of spray volume are needed for ground applications.
At least 5 gallons per acre are needed for aerial applications.
This volume will be needed to penetrate and thoroughly cover all leaf surfaces in the soybean canopy.
Next in order of importance is the droplet size. A medium droplet size (200 to 300 microns) is required to penetrate the canopy and adequately cover the leaf surfaces. Fine to very fine droplets, like those produced from hollow cone nozzles, will not penetrate the canopy and are prone to drift.
Large droplets will not give adequate coverage, may bounce off leaves, and because the total number of droplets is less, are more likely to miss the target and land on the ground.
Pressure can be an issue, especially if coarse droplet nozzles, such as those used for herbicide application are used. If these low drift, coarse droplet nozzles are used, higher pressure may reduce droplet size into the medium size range, though this is not guaranteed, Grisso stresses.
Two families of fungicides are currently used for soybean rust management in the U.S. — triazoles and strobilurins. Use rate for triazole products on the market range from 3-8 ounces per acre. Use rate for strobilurins is 6-15 ounces per acre. Combination of the two families in such products as Quilt and Stratego is still in the 5-10 ounce per acre range.
The triazoles tend to move better within the soybean plant and generally provide better curative results, while the strobilurins have longer residual activity within the plant and are generally better as a preventative.
Used together, both families of chemicals provide optimum protection, but all share one common factor — ultra-low rates of active ingredient per acre.
The cost of these highly efficient fungicides, plus their ultra-low volume make it essential for soybean growers, even with prices in the $8 per bushel range, to apply them correctly and at the right stage of soybean growth for optimum profitability.
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Check out some of the Tweets from analysts and experts that are in Mobile, site of the Senior Bowl. Make sure to check out vikings.com's Mike Wobschall's coverage of the Senior Bowl here.
WISC LB Borland is an animal. Great instincts. Strong this wk as rusher and in cvg. Doesn't have measurables but who cares. He's a player!— Todd McShay (@McShay13) January 22, 2014
A.J. McCarron says injury concerns led him to skip hometown Senior Bowl, not draft status http://t.co/yIyEutYYsg— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 22, 2014
Thought Aaron Colvin had chance to go in 2nd round. Some team will take chance on him late, sit him for yr like #49ers did w Lattimore— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) January 22, 2014
In his #High5, @MoveTheSticks gives us 5 players using @SeniorBowl to build momentum toward the #NFLDraft. http://t.co/BgW7DYpioa— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) January 22, 2014
#Clemson QB Tajh Boyd says he doesn't regret decision to return for senior season: http://t.co/ksFYz1P7hi— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) January 22, 2014
Excited to study @FresnoStateFB QB Derek Carr this afternoon at the @seniorbowl . Very talented guy. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/HqrUV3vEt7— Bucky Brooks (@BuckyBrooks) January 22, 2014
Another strong practice this morning from Wisconsin ILB Chris Borland. Nice INT, instinctive vs. run all week.— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) January 22, 2014
Mayock: Think Geno Atkins when you think about Aaron Donald. #SeniorBowl http://t.co/18qIkTrGqN— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) January 22, 2014
Steadily improved during his career, benefited from Mariota RT @greggabe: Josh Huff is clearly best receiver in the North— Smart Football (@smartfootball) January 22, 2014
#Michigan's Michael Schofield turning heads at the #SeniorBowl: http://t.co/nkaVQfIBKJ— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) January 22, 2014
Mayock: #Auburn's Dee Ford having as good a #SeniorBowl week as any edge rusher could expect. http://t.co/C9hZkR9L4A— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) January 22, 2014
The #Jaguars' coaching staff endorsed Jimmy Garappolo for the final QB spot on the #SeniorBowl roster: http://t.co/0IXXA7pKNL— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) January 22, 2014
.@FresnoStateFB QB Derek Carr with @viccarucci & me right now on @SiriusXMNFL @seniorbowl— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) January 23, 2014
Senior Bowl Wednesday update: Iron Bowl hero has ups, downs; Tahj Boyd rebounds: MOBILE, Ala. — Dozens of auto... http://t.co/TKcIko2o2F— Shutdown Corner (@YShutdownCorner) January 23, 2014
Video: Pass rush drills, Arizona State's Will Sutton gets by FSUs Bryan Stork. #SeniorBowl http://t.co/Ro1BoTDMrQ— Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) January 23, 2014
.@seniorbowl Day 3: Aaron Murray stays busy, more Aaron Donald buzz, and Chris Borland draws Zach Thomas comp. http://t.co/ZkSfW6gb7w— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) January 23, 2014
.@BuckyBrooks: Chris Borland keeps rising, #Stanford LB Trent Murphy trending down w/ @seniorbowl struggles. http://t.co/jKlpvxEgTs— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) January 23, 2014
Scout on #Auburn's Dee Ford: "I haven't seen anyone block him all week." #seniorbowl http://t.co/Krbe6uA3Vr— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) January 23, 2014
RT @NFL_CFB: Podcast: @BuckyBrooks, @MoveTheSticks talk Senior Bowl w/ Derek Carr, and break down Money's mock draft. http://t.co/kaaFVfWijN— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) January 23, 2014
One thing I heard from a number of personnel execs in Mobile: Probably 10-12 players in this draft are better than ANYONE in the '13 draft.— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 23, 2014
A lot of folks got on me for saying the '13 class was not good. Rookies proved it out. Good reason why teams were trying to deal into '14.— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 23, 2014
Tough week for #Stanford's Trent Murphy, @BuckyBrooks says in his Day 3 @SeniorBowl buzz report http://t.co/jKlpvxEgTs— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) January 23, 2014
And I've been banging this drum since fall: The QB group is not great. There's a lot of depth, but each prospect has holes.— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 23, 2014


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What's that you say? You made a New Year's resolution but haven't kept it? You vowed to sharpen your programming skills, write a cool application, AND use cutting edge operating system technology? Look no further, you have come to the right place. This article will get you started writing applications for Haiku, the open source version of the advanced BeOS operating system.
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RE[4]: All very nice...
by bryanv on Tue 23rd Feb 2010 04:05 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: All very nice..."
Haiku is in a state of heavy testing/development still. If you're not willing to "try" it without getting an explicit written guarantee in advance that you'll receive a certain "experience", then I think it's wrong for you. Please move along now.
Meanwhile, posting your "impression" based upon zero real-life experience, isn't going to help. Perhaps you should consider silence, or -questions- instead of statements full of unfounded, sweeping generalizations.
Oh wait, this is the internet. Most of us are stupid.
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|Hunt Memorial Building
built in 1903 as Nashua's public library
Free for the whole family!
At the Nashua Local History Fair the speakers will feature Susan Fieneman discussing Nashua's One Room Schoolhouse #1, Steve Daly on the Nashua Dodgers, Amy Prouty Gill will speak of the Mine Falls Gatehouse and Hunt Memorial Building restoration projects, and also Bill Veillette discussing "Researching Your Old House." There will also be a talk on the library's local history and genealogical materials, repeated at 2PM and at 3:30 PM.
The exhibit area will feature booths by the Nashua Historical Society, the New Hampshire Historical Society, The Nashua Family History Center, and authors of books about local history.
You can pick up a signed copy of "The Nashua Experience: A Three Decade Upgrade, 1978 – 2008" for $25, written by three of Nashua's librarians. This is a sequel to the "The Nashua Experience".
You can also see two Nashua themed films. One is "New Hampshire Remembered" which features long gone landmarks such as Pine Island Park of Manchester, Benson's Animal Farm and the Bedford Grove Dance Hall. The second film features movies of the centennial parade of 1953, and the sesquicentennial parade of 2003, where you might recognize some of the faces!
For more information:
Nashua Local History Fair, at the Nashua Public Library, 2 Court Street. For directions www.nashualibrary.org/directions.htm Sunday, February 13, from 1:30 to 4:30, Snow Date March 6.
Please click on www.tinyurl.com/npllectures for details about the Local History Fair schedule, or call Carol at (603) 589-4610. If you would like to provide an exhibit related to Nashua history, please email email@example.com


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A brown bear sow was shot and killed in defense of life and property by an Arc Loop resident Wednesday, and Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials later euthanized the bear's two cubs.
Officials responded after a resident reported shooting a brown bear sow getting into a pen with chicken and other fowl. The two cubs lingered around the sow as Fish and Game arrived, said Jeff Selinger, Fish and Game area wildlife biologist.
The cubs' chances of survival without the mother were "extremely low," Selinger said. Officials could not find a suitable area for the cubs. In the past, cubs in similar situations have been shot by residents or killed by bears when released into other areas.
"The most humane thing to do at that point was to put them down, so they wouldn't have to endure additional suffering," Selinger said.
The resident reported his bear problems two days prior to the shooting. Electric fencing surrounded the pen. Alaska Wildlife Troopers are still reviewing the shooting. Troopers are tasked with reviewing every defense of life and property (DLP) killing.
Kenai Peninsula residents have shot and killed three brown bears in defense of life and property this summer. When compared to recent years, there are, so far, fewer adverse interactions with the bears, Selinger said.
There were two DLP killings in May. A resident of East End Road near Homer killed a young male brown bear, which was also getting into chickens.
Another sub-adult female brown bear was killed in Cooper Landing. Residents reported a bear wandering around the West Quartz Creek Subdivision, rummaging through garbage and destroying bird feeders. Following routine clean up and establishing precautions, the bear disappeared for some time. A bear fitting the same description, however, appeared at Wildman's convenience store, and a concerned resident shot the bear.
A total of 22 non-hunting mortalities of brown bears occurred last year in the area. DLP killings constitute the majority of non-hunting mortalities, Selinger said.
Prior to 2008, Fish and Game recorded a steep incline in non-hunting, human-caused bear killings, which peaked at about 40 bears. The number of killings leveled out, with the average between 18 to 22 killings during the last three years.
Fish and Game's management objective is not to exceed ten human-caused killings of reproductive-aged female brown bears; that includes hunting and non-hunting incidents.
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Events begin today in the Web.com Midwest Classic Tour (July 21-27) at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate in Overland Park, Kansas.
In addition to the players taking to the course for practice rounds, activities throughout the beginning of the week include a family night, free junior golf clinic and trick shot exhibition. The Pro-Am takes place Wednesday with official tournament play Thursday through Sunday.
Nicklaus Golf Club has hosted the Midwest Classic for the past three years and is the only golf course in the Kansas City area to host a professional tournament. The Members make up the majority of volunteers and even get the opportunity to host the players. It is an exciting week for the club and the staff, who all are honored to host the Web.com Tour and bring fun and excitement to the Kansas City area.
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Release Notes: Another cross-site scripting vulnerability derived from query begins from a tab has been fixed.
Release Notes: This release updates some filters and adds a new option (-X, --check-filesize) and MeCab support to mknmz. It adds new directives (SUICIDE_TIME, REGEX_SEARCH) to namazu, and a new ABI to libnamazu.
Release Notes: This version includes many bugfixes and minor security fixes.
Release Notes: This release fixes a cross-site scripting problem and the possibility of a buffer overflow.
Release Notes: Another cross-site scripting vulnerability fix has been made.
Release Notes: A cross-site scripting problem was fixed.
Release Notes: Bug fix release.
Release Notes: Many improvements and bugfixes have been made. Some document filters and helper scripts were added.
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Confederation without borders
Confederation sans frontiers
Eidgenossenschaft ohne Grenzen
Unus Pro Omnibus - Omnes Pro Uno :-)
On a slightly related note:
Matt Van Bergen's take
on Adobe's acquisition of Day Software.
Glyn Moody writes on
Adobe's acquisition of Day:
"...Day's R&D team are strong contributors to the open source world, with a development model based on building true open source communities around key technology advancements that originate in Day R&D through the sponsorship of new projects via the Apache Software Foundation..."
"...Given that leading role there, news that Adobe is acquiring Day takes on an added significance..."
"...Adobe's acquisition of so much free software coding talent offers hope that some open source savvy will percolate through the company, turning Adobe into as much of an ally as Day was. However, the lack of any comment about continuing to support open source projects and the people who work on them at Day is worrying. If it does intend to allow its new staff to carry on as before, Adobe would be well-advised to make some public commitments to that effect..."
From his
blog post on computerworlduk.com.
Erik Larson responded.
"When you try to solve a problem, you begin by concentrating on obvious facts and familiar solutions, to see if the answer lies there. This is a mostly left-brain stage of attack. If the answer doesnt come, the right and left hemispheres of the brain activate together. Neural networks on the right side scan remote memories that could be vaguely relevant. A wide range of distant information that is normally tuned out becomes available to the left hemisphere, which searches for unseen patterns, alternative meanings, and high-level abstractions."
"Having glimpsed such a connection, the left brain must quickly lock in on it before it escapes. The attention system must radically reverse gears, going from defocused attention to extremely focused attention. In a flash, the brain pulls together these disparate shreds of thought and binds them into a new single idea that enters consciousness. This is the aha! moment of insight, often followed by a spark of pleasure as the brain recognizes the novelty of what its come up with."
From a Newsweek article about
"The Creativity Crisis",
written by
Po Bronson
Ashley Merryman.
Also, the brain goes into a creativity turbo mode and locks out any distractions by deactivating the right-temporoparietal junction when improvising. However, that turbo mode only kicks in when you are highly trained/skilled in the field that you are improvising in. In this context, doing intensive
Po thinking
in any field probably qualifies as "improvising", I would think.
George Moschovitis of
fame, the Javascript port of the Google App Engine Python SDK, wrote a
blog post looking at RingoJS vs NodeJS:
"Some time ago I switched from Narwhal to Ringo and never looked back. I strongly believe that Ringo is the preeminent CommonJS implementation."
"Ringo is mature, stable and crash free. Ringo is the evolution of
one of the first server side JavaScript platforms (more than 10 years in development)."
"Access to the gazillion of Java libraries. There is no merit in reinventing the wheel, just reuse code from the Java ecosystem. The integration between Java and JavaScript is seamless."
"Thanks to AppengineJS you can run your Ringo applications on Google's scalable infrastructure." [actually, you can
do that with Ringo out-of-the-box,
but with AppengineJS you get the ported Python SDK APIs, which is nice, of course]
And his conclusion: "Stop drinking the Kool-Aid! Stop playing with toys. Engineer your application on top of a mature, conformant and compatible platform:
Stupid people! ...for not making Alyosha from the Ukraine the Eurovision 2010 winner with this song. Not only a great song and a great voice, but also a song with a message and a singer/songwriter with a mission:
RingoJS 0.5 was released
on May 19, 2010. Get it from the
download page
on GitHub!
0.5 is much better than
in most every respect. These are the highlights:
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this release with code, bug reports, or feedback:
A screencast showing installation of packages, getting API documentation for them, and use of the asynchronous HTTP client in combination with the ringo-cometd package:


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Many league insiders believe it's a foregone conclusion that new Jets quarterback Geno Smith will hire Priority Sports as his new agency for NFL representation. And one of Priority's most recent hires was former Jets G.M. Mike Tannenbaum.
While Tannenbaum plans to focus his efforts on the representation of coaches, his long-time ties to the Jets add a layer of intrigue to the possible representation of Smith by the firm with which Tannenbaum works.
Of course, that could be good intrigue or not-so-good intrigue, depending upon the depth to which the New York media since its teeth into the various possible angles and story lines flowing from the unexpected connection between the man deemed ultimately responsible for the franchise's current mess and the man who will be counted upon to help turn the team around.
The connection arguably has little or no relevance to Smith's career with the Jets. But the inevitable disconnect between reality and perception could result in the unlikely alliance taking on a life of its own, even if Tannenbaum never has any direct or indirect role in the representation of Smith.


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We belong dead…Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
It's that time of the year again, so I'll let our good friend and design master, Dylan take it away…
Hey there, boys and ghouls. It's that time of year again, when all the corpses crawl out of their graves and get together and talk about how much they hate us living people and all our dumb television shows. Also, it's almost Halloween.
It's ALSO also time for another Ping-O-Ween mix from myself and Chris Haley. This one's titled Ghost of Ping-O-Ween and, as usual, it's a chain-rattling good time; full of songs about ghosts, monsters, skulls and hot dogs.
Here's a tracklist:
Maury Laws, "Mad Monster Party"
Danny Hutton, "Monster Shindig"
The Automatic, "Monster"
The Libertines, "Horrorshow"
RJD2, "The Horror"
The Phantom Surfers, "Horror Beach"
Drag the River, "Hybrid Moments"
Misfits, "Skulls"
Ash, "Skullfull Of Sulphur"
My Heart Belongs to Cecilia Winter, "Skeleton Bride"
Evangelicals, "Skeleton Man"
Black Sabbath, "Children Of The Grave"
Faith No Mores, "Digging The Grave"
Black Lips, "I Saw A Ghost (Lean)"
IRN MNKY, "Tongueless Ghost Of Sin"
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, "Little Demon"
The Misfits, "Scream!"
Hidenori Maezawa, "Castlevania 3 (Demon Seed)"
Apollo Zero, "Don't Scream Halloween's Paid In Full"
Hasil Adkins, "No More Hot Dogs"
Available for download HERE. And if you like it, reblog it. Happy haunting!
PS : I you really like it, you can grab our previous Halloween mixes here!


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DETROIT >> Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland likes a lot of what happened this season and he hopes it prepares them better for many seasons down the road.
"It was a real experience for many of our players," Holland said in a phone interview. "We're hoping this makes us better prepared for next season.
"I'm proud we made the playoffs for the 23rd straight year," Holland continued. "It's hard to make the playoffs, just half the league does. I'm disappointed we're out, but we got beat by a team that was better."
Detroit fell in five games to the Presidents' Trophy winning Boston Bruins.
"We had higher hopes than going out in five games in the first round," Holland said. "Hopefully, we accomplished some things that can lead to future success."
The Wings have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs two of the past three seasons. They haven't advanced past the second round the past five postseasons.
"We're not there," Wings coach Mike Babcock said after the loss in Game 5. "The last two years we battled to get in the playoffs. To me that's the measure of where we are. We're a team that used to battle to win the Cup. We're battling to get in the playoffs."
Detroit lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champs, the Chicago Blackhawks, in seven games last season, losing the final game in overtime.
What the Wings are banking on is the development of their young players including Danny DeKeyser, Brendan Smith, Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Tatar, Riley Sheahan and Tomas Jurco.
"DK had a very good rookie season," Holland said. "He played a lot of big minutes against the other teams' best players. When (Jonathan) Ericsson went down, Brendan Smith played well with (Niklas Kronwall) in the Boston series. The young forwards came on strong for us in the second half of the year when we needed offense.
"We had some real good things happen to our team," Holland added. "We're disappointed we didn't finish higher in the standings and do better in the playoffs. We are trying to be a playoff team, trying to compete and advance in the playoffs and trying to be a Cup contender."
The Wings had to play most of their season without their two top forwards – Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk. Both played just 45 of the 82-game regular season.
A number of others players, including Darren Helm, Stephen Weiss, Jonathan Ericsson, Todd Bertuzzi, Daniel Cleary and Jonas Gustavsson, saw limited action due to injury.
Just two players – Drew Miller and Kyle Quincey – played all 82 games.
Rehab or surgery
It was well known that Datsyuk wasn't 100 percent when the playoffs came around, despite getting a month off to try and recover from a left knee injury.
Holland isn't sure if he'll try rehab or have surgery to repair the injury.
"It has to be determined whether four months off and a commitment to the gym will give him the power and the quickness we're used to," Holland said. "He was still a good player.
"It's the ligament," Holland added. "It's minor surgery, but it takes three months to heal. There's a question if there's dead tissue in there. They take the dead tissue out and get the blood flowing in the ligament."
The team shut Datsyuk, who played in the Olympics, down at the trade deadline. He returned for the final six games of the regular season and played all five games in the playoffs.
"A lot depends on what Pav wants to do," Holland said. "He doesn't seem to feel he has the power. We gave him January off, waiting for it to heal and it never did."
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The Web is full of great articles about how to ace the interview. Preparation, listening, good eye contact, dressing for success and relaxing are essential elements of a successful interview. The Glassdoor Interviews & Reviews section is full of great advice.
What is never covered are the things that will definitely result in ruining your chance at the job. The obvious ones are being late, snarling at the other employees, and complaining about the coffee. Good manners are essential in the interview process.
However, according to Glassdoor.com, it's also worth pointing out what to avoid during an interview.
Related Topics : Many Industries Now Compete with Google for Top Tech Talent
Organizational performance is at risk as project managers are being shortchanged by lack of professional development. ... More >>
The CIO's rapidly evolving role into a more collaborative, business-facing and multi-skilled function is shifting the dynamics of the modern-day executive table. ... More >>


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On way into stadium near the tunnel at golf course I ran into Brock Mealer and his family. I asked one of his family if it would be ok to get some pics with him. They graciously said yes. Super guy.
.....so where is the picture?
You know the rule. Pictures or it didn't happen.
I'm 12 and what is this?
Are you the one with the beard?
Photo: Confirmed.
This is deserving of a cool story montage...
I have a cool story too - wait, no I don't, I didn't do anything today........nevermind
I wanna rockin roll all night, and party every day...
THJ was walking on stadium and...
kinda sucks. Found a pic of Lloyd Brady in the Detroit News. Can't start threads so here it is in this thread.
[Ed-S: Photo deleted for the good of humanity]
Great! Guthrie broke the Internet. Thanks for ruining it for the rest of us.
Edit: Seth fixed the Internet. Huzzah for all of us.
I see your cool story bro and I raise you meeting Shane Morris and John bacon
Paralyzed guy who is well on his way to walking down the aisle >>> former college lecturer and high school kid with a nice hairdo and decent arm.
I'm pretty sure there are 20 clones of John Bacon around Ann Arbor. Not running into him is much more impressive than running into him.
Mets MSC
High fived Denard
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Feminist News
Kopp Convicted on Federal Charges for Murdering Abortion Doctor
Anti-abortion extremist James Kopp was convicted yesterday on federal charges for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act when he shot and murdered an abortion doctor in 1998. Kopp is currently serving a 25-year-to-life sentence on New York state charges for murdering Dr. Barnett Slepian. During his closing statements, Kopp, who is known as "Atomic Dog" in extremist anti-abortion circles, tried to convince the jury that his intention was to only hurt Dr. Slepian, not kill him. The prosecutor countered, saying, "If you want to injure a person, you don't shoot them with a high-powered rifle," the Associated Press reports.
After murdering Dr. Slepian, Kopp fled to Mexico, Ireland, and France, where he was finally captured in 2001. He is suspected in four separate shootings of abortion providers.
According to the AP, prosecutors will ask for a prison term of life without parole. Sentencing is scheduled for July 19, 2007.
DONATE to the Feminist Majority Foundation to support its National Clinic Access Project, which works to curb anti-abortion violence and protect women�s health clinics
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Media Resources: Associated Press 1/25/07; Feminist Daily News Wire


text: Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Limited is an Indian premium clothing retail chain. The first Pantaloons store was launched in Gariahat, Kolkata in 1997. With a chain of 130 fashion stores across 40 cities and towns, Pantaloons is constantly extending its footprint into the rest of modern India. It spans a retail space of 1.7 million square feet which is amongst the largest in India. According to the Brand Trust Report 2014, a study conducted by Trust Research Advisory, Pantaloons featured among 100 most trusted brands in India. Pantaloons retails approximately 200 brands which comprises a mix of private labels, licensed brands and more in apparel and accessories. Pantaloons offers a wide range of exclusive brands that cater to different occasions for men, women and kids. These include Ajile, Chalk, Akkriti, Trishaa, Rangmanch, candies, Honey, Annabelle, Richard Parker, SF Jeans, Bare Denim, Bare Leisure and JM Sports etc. Pantaloons Fashion and Retail is a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.


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Fr. Alexander Atty Steps Down as Dean and COO of St. Tikhon's Seminary
Antiochian priest The Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Atty, former rector of St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church in Louisville, KY, has announced his immediate retirement as Dean and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (STOTS) in South Canaan, PA. Father Alexander, who has served the past three years in that position while giving particular attention to the renovation needs of the STOTS campus, cited health reasons in a statement posted on February 6, 2013.
"I feel at this time that my physical struggles make it impossible for me to devote the time and energy necessary to the Seminary and, most importantly, to the student body," Fr. Alexander wrote in his statement. He continued his remarks with a description of the great blessings he had received in serving the students of the Seminary, and asked for the community's prayers for both him and his family.
Father Alexander holds a B.S. in engineering from Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. After earning his M.Div. at St. Vladimir's Seminary in 1979, he was ordained a priest on December 9, 1979 at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Brooklyn, NY. Fr. Alexander was elevated to the rank of archpriest in 1988, and later went on to study at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, earning his D.Min. in 2008.


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Garner breaks her own school record
YANKTON, S.D. – Brooke Garner broke her own school record today in the hammer throw. Garner recorded a distance of 198' 11.00". Garner also won the discus throw with a mark of 170' 5.00". She now has won 28 events in her career as a Jackrabbit.
The Jackrabbits also had three other athletes finish in the top-ten of the hammer throw. Shelby Assmus finished second and set a new personal best by over 20 feet, she recorded a mark of 178' 2.00". Assmus' mark ranks third in SDSU history.
Assmus also finished third in the discus event with her throw of 146' 1.00".
Amy Paulzine placed third in the javelin with her distance of 129' 1.00", she also placed eighth in the hammer throw with a distance of 154' 2.00".
In the long jump, Carly Carper placed third with a distance of 18' 2.25".
Alex Suhr ran the 3000-meter steeplechase in 12:07.02.
The 4x100-meter relay team won the event today with a time of 49.47.
In the high jump, Kali Olson placed fourth with her height of 5' 6.50". Her height today is a new personal best.
Tera Potts finished third in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:46.96. Also in the 1500-meter run, Erin Hargens, Brooke Peterson and Karley Konkol finished sixth, seventh and eighth. They had times of 4:51.66, 4:57.31 and 4:58.90.
In the 400-meter dash, Jessica McDonald finished the event in 1:01.85.
Another big event on the day for Jackrabbits came in the 100-meter dash. SDSU finished one-two-three in the event. Carly Carper won the event with her time of 11.99, while Megan Bren placed second in 12.19 and Ashley Odegaard ran the event in 12.22 to claim third.
Krista Creager and Jessica Eibs both finished in the top-ten in the 800-meter run. Creager claimed fourth with her time of 2:21.00, while Eibs took eighth with her time of 2:24.22.
In the 400-meter hurdles, Lori Foltz finished fourth with a time of 1:06.88.
Bren and Odegaard both found success in the 200-meter dash with third and fifth finishes. Bren completed the race in 25.15, while Odegaard clocked-in at 25.36.
The 4x400-meter relay team completed the race in 4:15.36; they finished fourth overall.
Meghan Lambert took fourth in the triple jump with her mark of 35' 11.50".
Amy Leifereman recorded a height of 10' 00.00" in the pole vault competition.
SDSU placed two throwers in the top five in the shot put competition. McKenzie Johnson placed second with her distance of 43' 2.25" and Assmus took fourth with a throw of 42' 6.00".
The Jackrabbits had three runners finish in the top-ten of the 5000-meter run. Erin Hargens placed second with her time of 18:15.13. Courtney Neubert was a few seconds behind Hargens as she finished fifth in 18:40.91. Cheyanne Bowers clocked in at 19:42.42 as she took tenth.
The Jackrabbits to travel to Sioux City, Iowa and Lincoln, Neb. to compete in a couple of meets next weekend. SDSU will be competing in the Sioux City Relays (April 12-13) and in the Nebraska Quad (April 13).


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2011 Will Weinstein Conversation Series features national guest speakersUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Dolly Omiya, (808) 956-6902
Shidler College of Business
Cynthia Quinn, (808) 956-6545
William S. Richardson School of Law
Shidler College of Business
Cynthia Quinn, (808) 956-6545
William S. Richardson School of Law
Posted: Jun 21, 2011
WHAT: Fund manager and former securities executive and part-time Hawai'i resident Will K.
Weinstein presents "A Will Weinstein Conversation Series," featuring notable guest speakers
from Hawai'i and the mainland. The series features lively interactive discussions on current
ethical issues and dilemmas in business, health, sports and law.
As an added benefit for Hawai'i's lawyers, each session is eligible for 1.5 Mandatory
Continuing Professional Education (MCPE) credits for attorneys licensed in the state of
Hawai'i, in compliance with Hawai'i State Supreme Court Rule 22. (Only limited seating is
available for each lecture.)
WHERE: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
UH Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, Classroom 2
(Aug. 4 lecture with Sam Zell will be held at the UH Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom)
Parking $5 after 4 p.m. on the UH Mānoa campus
COST: Open to the public, FREE
SPONSORS: The William S. Richardson School of Law and
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RSVP: Friends of Law, contact (808) 956-8478 or email@example.com
Friends of Business, register at www.shidler.hawaii.edu/weinstein
The Will Weinstein Conversation Series
July 7 Giants of Fraud
Buzzy Geduld, CEO, Cougar Trading, New York, NY
July 12 The Ethics of Capitalism
Kevin Cameron, Co-Founder of Glass Lewis & Co., LLC
Jay Shidler,Founder and Managing Partner of The Shidler Group
Jon Van Dyke, Constitutional Law Professor and Scholar, University of Hawai'i
July 14 Legal Ethics
Scott Peppet, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School
Avi Soifer, Dean, William S. Richardson School of Law
Avi Soifer, Dean, William S. Richardson School of Law
July 19 Corporate Governance and Ethical Behavior in both For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Charitable
Mary Bitterman, President of the Bernard Osher Foundation and Lead Independent Director of
the Bank of Hawaii
July 26 Ethics in College Athletics (& how it relates to professional sports)
George Rush, Head Football Coach, San Francisco City College
Jim Donovan, Director of Athletics, UH
Nick Rolovich, Offensive Coordinator, UH Football
Dick Tomey, Former Head Football Coach, UH and San Jose State
August 2 Medical Ethics
Rick Fried, J.D., Founding Member, Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks
Dr. Jerris Hedges, Dean, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Dr. Scott Sims, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Special Lecture (UH Campus Center Ballroom, 6 p.m.)
August 4 A Conversation with Sam Zell: The Ethical Boundaries of Entrepreneurial Behavior
Sam Zell, Chairman and Co-Founder of Equity International, a private investment firm


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Orange County, California (PRWEB) January 22, 2013
With all the news coverage about the inauguration, comes a loud and busy buzzing in social media networks. Orange County SEO compiled data analysis around the social media events, and summarizes. Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and multiple blogging sites were just some of the outlets Americans utilized today to express comments, likes and dislikes about the inauguration.
Twitter reported that during the approximate hour duration of the 57th inaugural Address there were 1.1 million tweets posted to twitter discussing Barack Obama's speech. Over the course of 60 minutes the incoming tweets rose from 14,062 to the recorded 1.1 million.
According to the Wallstreet Journal on Storify a brief timeline of the speech is as follows:
11:21 President Obama announced and seated.
14,062 (tweets per minute)
11:53 President Obama begins inaugural address following ceremonial oath of office.
24, 760 (tweets per minute)
12:06 President Obama states: "We cannot mistake absolutism for principle... name calling as a substitute for debate."
27,795 (tweets per minute)
Trending topics covered every angle of the day in Washington. From various quotes, made by President Obama throughout his speech to what the first lady was wearing, tweeters everywhere posted their opinions about the day's events. Among these topics was a popular discussion about young Sasha Obama, who was featured on camera yawning as her father Barack gave his speech. The image and video of her yawning has gone viral over the course of the day, and is being passionately discussed on all media outlets.
Opinions range from her being disrespectful and having poor etiquette to people sympathetically saying to leave the poor eleven year old alone.
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Monarch Basketball Insider Vol 1- Jim Corrigan
By ODU Athletics
Aug. 23, 2010
Brendan O'Hallarn Monarch Basketball Insider - Vol 1 on Jim Corrigan.
There's nothing like a nice, relaxing summer. It's time to get away from the office, work a little less, and just enjoy the beautiful, hot weather.
Or, in the case of Old Dominion Associate Head Basketball Coach Jim Corrigan, it's a chance to spend two madcap, 10-day recruiting trips, watching 16 hours of basketball games, showcasing the best high school talent in the country for college recruiters.
I sat down with Jim shortly after he returned from his two trips, and he gave me a peek at the frenzied world of summer recruiting. Monarchs Head Coach Blaine Taylor and Assistant Coach Rob Wilkes, also spent 20 days on the road that month, looking for the next class of ODU basketball recruits.
For his first trip, Corrigan flew to Charlotte for an AAU event, drove to Myrtle Beach for two tournaments, to South Carolina for two more events, then drove back to Charlotte and flew home.
For his second trip, Corrigan flew down to Orlando, a Mecca for AAU basketball in the summer, for a series of tournaments all in the same facility.
"It was a little like (the movie) "Groundhog Day,"" Corrigan said. "You get up and are sitting there at 8 a.m. watching a game and drinking a cup of coffee, and you're leaving the gym after 11 o'clock every night. Then the next day, you do it again."
And it's not merely grabbing a seat, eating some popcorn, and watching a little hoops. Not when you're recruiting four future Monarchs from among thousands of aspiring hoopsters.
"If you do nothing but sit there and watch the games, it's amazing how tired you get after 14 or 16 hours," Corrigan said.
"You're not just watching to see how many points they score. You watch everything. You're watching them when they get taken out of the game, and they're sitting there on the bench not playing. You want to know how a kid handles getting pulled out when they make a mistake. You want to know what kind of teammate he is. Does he pout?
"It is absolutely a job. You're evaluating kids on a lot of different levels, and that can get tiring when you do it for 15 hours."
Does he ever get sick of basketball?
"No, but you think sometimes, `I'm so sick of bad basketball.' Some of these games are just terrible. But when you're watching a really well-played game between good teams that are competing, that doesn't get old," Corrigan said.
To the long days in the gym, bad food and time away from the family, add another challenge to the summer recruiting season: Cloak-and-dagger intrigue.
A coach since the 1980s, Corrigan knows just about every colleague from other schools he runs into on the road. And he's not keen to spill his secrets about that hidden-gem recruit.
"You don't want them to necessarily know who you're watching. They may already know, but there is some gamesmanship about how many coaches watch a kid play," Corrigan said.
"Experienced recruiters can kind of look around and see who's there, and think to themselves `Well, we're going to have a hard time getting this guy, cause the entire ACC is here.' Sometimes you're there and you're watching a different kid, and that's fine. But you have to be smart about your recruiting. You need to spend your time wisely."
Corrigan, Wilkes, Taylor and new assistant coach Lonnie Blow willingly put in this monster summer hours, but Corrigan isn't sure it's the best recipe for a healthy basketball program.
"They've created an environment where it's a lot of time away from home for us, a lot of wear and tear on us. It's not an ideal situation for evaluating kids," he said.
"I think there's a perception that in this business that you have summers off. I get asked by people all the time, `What do you do in the summer?' People should know that in July, we work very hard. It might be the toughest month of the year in terms of the hours."
Under NCAA rules, the Monarchs coaches aren't allowed to talk publicly about recruits until after they sign a letter of intent to come to ODU. Corrigan said it was a fine foray into the field, however.
"You find out in the next couple of weeks how it's really going. You find out who's really recruiting the guys you're after," he said. And the pressure's on this season, because ODU has four scholarships to offer, they most they've had in five years.
The difficulty is projecting where a kid is going to be athletically in two or three years. Corrigan pointed to ODU forward Frank Hassell and guard Kent Bazemore as two lightly recruited gems that the coaching staff saw potential in, and developed in our program. "In many ways, recruiting is more of an art than a science."
In addition to getting a sore neck, homesickness, and an aversion to bad coffee, college basketball coaches return home from the summer recruiting season with many quirky war stories. At the end of one of the sessions, Corrigan looked across the court and saw a high-profile NCAA coach fast asleep, conked out in a chair. But that's nothing.
"Last summer, I get in line in an airport, and there's a coach in front of me in line that's all upset," Corrigan said.
"He was on a one-hour flight from somewhere like Greensboro (N.C.) to somewhere in the Eastern United States, and they had sent his bag to Saudi Arabia."
Welcome to the summer recruiting season. How about those "summers off?"


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Sep 14, 2011
AMERICUS - The Georgia Southwestern men's basketball team open tryout has scheduled an open tryout for Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 a.m. in the Storm Dome under the direction of head coach Mike Leeder.
|All tryout participants must be enrolled at GSW and be full-time students. In addition, players will have to have proof of health insurance and a physical examination within the last six months. Participants will be required to sign a medical waiver.
For more information, contact coach Stephen Cox at 931-2221.


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http://mlbbuzz.yardbarker.com/blog/m...inter/12165043The Reds have two talented shortstops on their 40-man roster: Zack Cozart, 27, and Didi Gregorius, 22. Both are far away from free agency, meaning one could be dealt to fill a more immediate need.
In fact, Jocketty told FOXSports.com Thursday that its possible he will trade one of them this winter.
It depends if we get back what we need, Jocketty said. If we dont, then I wont mind holding onto them.
They go on to suggest the A's as a fit with Coco Crisp coming to the Reds.


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Harper dealing in primetime! Triple and RBI
Zimmerman HR as I type...
3-0 Nationals!
Where are all those little Redbird Trolls now???
Matheny blew his chance last nite when he put in the worst 1st inning pitcher on the team in relief instead of Motte. Why do you think an 18 game winner was nor starting in the playoffs?!! MM forgot why he benched the guy!
There will be no NL Central rep in the WS.
I'm rooting for the Giants. If we had to lose, I want us to have lost to the best.
WTG Matheny. You idiot.
The Nats need to swing at strikes and hope the ump calls the balls, balls. Wainwright threw the last 9 pitches of the 1st out of the zone and got 2 Ks.
About time Harper!
Not looking good for the Cards, damn shame
Wow, the Nationals are absolutely slaughtering the Cards.
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Five More Additions to ESPN's College Basketball Bucket ListPosted by BHayes on August 26th, 2013
Bennet Hayes is an RTC columnist. He can be reached @HoopsTraveler.
Last week ESPN released a "college bucket list": a compilation of must-see stops in the world of college athletics. Naturally, the bulk of the list consisted of requisite college football and basketball experiences. The hoops portion contains visits to a number of storied hardwoods — Cameron Indoor, Allen Fieldhouse, and Rupp Arena, among others. We certainly can't find any issue with any of ESPN's 10 listed selections, but to round out the list, we can think of a few more pilgrimages that college basketball fans simply have to make in their lifetimes. Consider these five the appetizers to go along with the entrees that ESPN already listed.
Spend the First Weekend Of NCAA Tournament At a Vegas Sports Book (Las Vegas, NV) — It's a marriage made in heaven: the most exciting, frenzied weekend of American sport paired with a manic city loaded with the most prime of sports viewing stations – a Las Vegas sports book. It may sound strange, but gambling is entirely optional for this Vegas trip. No place better captures the emotional pendulum of the NCAA Tournament's first weekend than a packed sports book, and every college hoops fan – even those not inclined to wagering money on the games – should take in March's first dose of Madness from Sin City at least once.
Attend a Game at the Kennel (Spokane, WA) – The Cinderella phenomenon has long been a crucial piece of college basketball lore, and no program is more synonymous with the role than the Gonzaga Bulldogs. As "mid-major" schools like Butler, Creighton, and VCU continue to cultivate programs that look built to last, it's important to remember that it was the Zags who first drafted the blueprint. They are "America's Team" to some but Spokane's team to all, and the rabid support of their school and city has quickly made the Kennel one of the most feared home courts in all the land. Don't be fooled — if you make the trip out to Eastern Washington you will not find the tradition of a Kentucky or a Kansas waiting there for you. But what you will find is a city, a program, and a team that, in the most populist of senses, embodies what college basketball is all about.


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PHOENIXVILLE — The rain may have washed out the 21st annual Dick Vermeil Invitational Golf Tournament, but it did not dampen the festivities.
More than 130 golfers, including former professional players and coaches from local teams like the Eagles, arrived at the River Crest Golf Club for a two-hour breakfast meet-and-greet.
The tournament was scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m.
The tournament raises money for the Chester County Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Richard Cuth, the director of development for the council, said there are about 6,500 boys in the Chester County Council.
Although the participants never got to tee off, the dinner and auction still went on. This year, more than $200,000 was raised for the Boy Scouts in Chester County.
With that money, Cuth said nearly 800 boys will receive financial support so they can continue to participate in scouting.
"We've been the sole recipient for 21 years," Cuth said about the donations from the participants.
"The end result is that we are changing lives of the youth who are recipients of the proceeds of the event," he said.
Former Philadelphia Eagles' head coach Dick Vermeil was approached 21 years ago to be the face of the fundraising effort.
"Through the efforts of many, many wonderful people, volunteers and friends we've turned it into a very, very successful tournament,' he said.
Although Vermeil does not play in the tournament, he gets the chance to meet everyone there.
"I will stay on one hole, and greet everyone and that is where I get to meet everyone personally," Vermeil said.
Vermeil said that Kevin Reilly contributed to the continued success of the tournament.
Reilly, who played for the Eagles from 1973-1975, took over the tournament four years ago. He said he enjoys getting to meet all of the participants as well as bringing former Eagles players back. Reilly said there were about 35 golfing celebrities this year.
"The guys that played during the 70s and 80s are very close because we stayed on the same team for a while and because of that there is a camaraderie there that is just very, very special," Reilly said.
Some of the former players who attended the tournament did not come to golf but joined the group for the dinner just to see old friends and teammates.
That sense of camaraderie was evident as pouring rain, thunder and lightning pushed almost all the players off the patio and into the dining room.
Bill Bradley was drafted by the Eagles in 1969 and left the organization in 1976, settled in with former teammates for his second year at the tournament.
Bradley played for Vermeil during the 1976 season.
"Dick said, 'hey man, you should come out to our golf tournament," Bradley said. "It is a blast."
Bradley said that the dinner on Monday night hosted by the Vermeils let old players reconnect even more.
A friend of Bradley's ran the local Boy Scout troop in New Braunfels, Texas and he was a scout for a few years when he was younger.
Although Bradley said he wasn't going to golf, he was going to be out on the course and may step in to putt a few times, but the weather never cleared up.
"When you play here in Philadelphia, it's like a big family," said former A.J. Feely who was at the tournament for the first time.
Feely and his wife, three-time gold medalist Heather Mitts, were waiting to hit the links. Although Feely was not a scout, he thinks that the organization does great things for kids.
"I think organizations like that are key to kid's development," he said.
Vermeil echoed the support of his fellow participants and Eagles alumni for the Boy Scouts.
"I really believe the Boy Scouts are a great reinforcement program for families and their kids," Vermeil said. "It reinforces the family, it reinforces the school, it reinforces the sports team, it reinforces the church ... it's just a great overall life maturating experience for kids."