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Thursday, December 6, 2:45 p.m.
The meeting proceeded with a general discussion period on the
previous presentations on musculoskeletal health, functional health and adverse
Pre-Participation Physical Examinations
This issue is both important and controversial. Who should do
pre-participation exams and what should be done in the exams. There is very
little data to come to strong conclusions on the benefits of an exam; however,
there is great concern for individuals that have been inactive and suddenly
undertake a fitness program, especially in the area of sudden cardiac events.
Dose-Response Studies as Efficacy Studies
An issue surrounding a majority of the studies used in the work of the
Committee was how to interpret the results of the study if the study was truly
focused on efficacy. If a study prescribed different doses of activity to
different individuals what you are truly testing is the effectiveness of the
activity as well as how effective are people in following the recommendation.
Fracture Risk Studies Using Both Men and Women Subjects and
Relative Intensity
The results in fracture studies using both men and women subjects differed
substantially from studies that dealt with men only or women only. There are
perhaps two issues at work. One of the explanations in the differing results may
lie in the nature of the tool used to capture activity, i.e., if the same
mechanism is used for both men and women. Another factor may be the lack of a
denominator when measuring activity. What may be vigorous for one individual may
not be for another.
Other Adverse Events
The earlier report on adverse events focused on injuries and cardiovascular
events. Should other events such as decreased immune function or even simple
pain be addressed? Dr. Powell indicated pain typically is categorized with
musculoskeletal injuries. Also, with regards to decreased immune function there
did not seem to be enough literature to support any strong conclusions.
Functional Health in Other Populations
A question was raised whether functional health would be looked outside of
the relation to aging. The focus on the subcommittee was originally more
wide-open; however, with the addition of the special populations subcommittee
which will be dealing with disabilities, severely obese, etc., the Functional
Health Subcommittee will focus on older adults.
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Jonathan Gray struck out 10 of his 20 batters faced and Jack Mayfield blasted a three-run home run as part of Oklahoma's 10-0 win against New Orleans Friday at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
The Sooners took a refreshed approach, notably moving leadoff hitter Jack Mayfield, struggling with a .200 average over the previous 10 games, to No. 9 and placing clean-up hitter Matt Oberste at the leadoff.
"We had a heart-to-heart after the Tuesday outing. We talked about being a better hitting team. And then we talked about individuals and one of them was Jack.
"He hasn't been swinging very hard because his timing has been off. I wanted him to be aggressive."
Mayfield swung away each at-bat, sending fly balls into the outfield in the third, fourth and sixth innings. In the seventh, he connected with a home run over the left field fence, plating three of his four runs batted in in one swing.
"He just wanted to take a little pressure off me," Mayfield said, "and it's a little different (batting last). You have to wait a couple innings to respond.
"I trust all these guys. It's good to have runners on base -- that's the main thing."
Oberste scored OU's first run in the bottom of the third and finished the game 3-of-5, adding another run and one RBI.
Hector Lorenzana and Justin Burba scored OU's two runs in the fourth inning. Lorenzana beat out the shortstop's diving catch to reach first and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Burba walked the next at-bat and Garrett Carey's sacrifice bunt was misplayed by UNO starter Blake Prest (1-6). A bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Mayfield plated Lorenzana and Oberste hit in Burba with his own fly ball to give the Sooners a 4-0 lead.
A Lorenzana sacrifice bunt and Burba sacrifice fly moved Max White around the bases as the Sooners added two more runs in the fifth inning.
The Sooners scored double-digit runs on 13 hits and many of the starters enjoyed the finish from the dugout as five position players substituted in the late innings.
"Yeah, baseball is fun," Golloway said. "It's fun when you win and it's fun when you play well. And Jonathan Gray does that."
Gray (7-1) allowed just two Privateer hits in six innings of work as his fastball continued to peak into the triple digits near the end of his stint.
"For Jon, I think the easiest thing to evaluate is what (catcher Anthony) Hermelyn tells us. Herm told us coming out of the bullpen, it's different tonight than it's been before and then first three or four innings, he's not catching some balls and we're getting on to him. He's like, `Coach, it's snaking, it's moving, it's doing more than it's ever done.'
"I don't think it really would have mattered who the opponent was. I think Jon Gray might have been really peaking and, hopefully, will continue to peak. Because his stuff is pretty special."
Oklahoma and New Orleans square off Saturday at 2 p.m. in Game 2 of the three-game series. The Sooner Sports TV broadcast of the game will air on FS Oklahoma and FCS Central.

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The Brantley Girls Basketball Team is going to Birmingham, but it wasn't easy. The Bulldogs survived a buzzer beater to force overtime, and a potential game-winning shot at the end of OT to beat St. Luke's 50-49 for the 1A South Regional Title.
With the win, the Bulldogs advance to the Final 48 in Birmingham next Tuesday. St. Luke's ends the year with a 28-2 record.
Brantley appeared to be on a quick road home early in the second half on Saturday morning, trailing St. Luke's 31-18. But, the Bulldogs rallied behind the 3-point shooting of Raven Davis to climb back into the game.
Davis hit three 3-pointers in the second half, sparking a 20-2 run that allowed Brantley to turn a 31-18 deficit to a 38-33 lead. But, this game was far from over.
St. Luke's rallied in the final minute, scoring six points, including a buzzer-beating putback from Logan Smith to tie game at 41 and force overtime.
Davis hit another trey to begin the extra period, but Brooke Pate answered with her fourth 3-pointer of the game to tie it once again. After a trio of free throws from Davis and a lay-up from Jewel Hill, Davis struck again with her fifth 3-pointer of the game, giving the Bulldogs a four point lead.
St. Luke's made another late run, cutting the Bulldogs lead to one at 50-49. After Dominque Caldwell missed two free throws in the final 10 seconds, Hill raced the ball up the court and took a wild shot in the final seconds that was off the mark, allowing the Bulldogs to escape with the one-point victory.
Davis led Brantley with 22 points and senior forward Erica Daniels came off the bench to score 10 points. Hill led St. Luke's with 22 points.
Davis was named 1A South Regional Tournament MVP, hitting 5-of-15 3-point attempts. The Bulldogs survived despite a scoreless day from leading scorer Amahni Upshaw, who grabbed 12 rebounds to help the Bulldogs advance to the first Final Four in school history.


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Jim Morrow '57, MBA '64, and Faith Morrow '58 want their scholarship to help a woman earn her MBA. "Especially as a woman, I feel so proud of saying that I went to Cornell. That reputation is one of the best things you take away," says Faith Morrow, whose degree is in home economics. Her husband adds, "Johnson needs to recruit more females, and since Faith was so appreciative of her Cornell degree, we thought this was how we'd help out."
Morrow says, "We owe our success to the Johnson School." He earned his first Cornell degree from the agriculture school, but a couple of summers on dairy farms in upstate New York convinced him he was not cut out to be a farmer. After serving a rotation in the Air Force, he came back to earn his MBA. "I majored in accounting and finance, and that was a great education."
Originally intending to pursue a career as a stock analyst, he got into the transportation industry—first with railroads, then with airlines, and ultimately with the Nissin Group, a subsidiary of Nissin Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, which provides air- and ocean-freight forwarding, customs brokerage and warehousing, logistics, and supply-chain management for global transportation markets. Morrow has now transitioned from employee to independent contractor, leading sales efforts. But make no mistake: "We have not retired. We have not kicked back," proclaims Morrow.
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Hickory bats struggle in loss
One day after shutting out Kannapolis on the diamond, the Hickory Crawdads were blanked by the visiting Intimidators on Wednesday.
Kannapolis pitchers allowed three Hickory hits, and the Intimidators (63-49, 26-18) scored three runs — one in the second, seventh and eighth — on their way to the victory on the baseball diamond.
A home run by first basemen Dan Black to left field off of Hickory Crawdads' starter Ben Henry (4-2, 2.66) gave the Intimidators a lead they held for a majority of the baseball game.
Henry had a strong game for the Crawdads (66-47, 26-19), allowing five hits, one run and striking out 10 Kannapolis batters in a six-inning appearance on the mound.
Equally strong was opposing pitcher Jon Bachanov (1-1, 2.05), who allowed two hits, one walk and struck out two batters in five innings.
Another run in Wednesday's game was scored until the top of the seventh inning, when a double by Kannapolis' Collin Kuhn scored Miguel Gonzalez, who had reached base on the previous at-bat with a single.
The Intimidators doubled for the second straight inning in the top of the eighth off, which came off of the bat of Carlos Sanchez. Following a sacrifice bunt by Marcus Semien and a strike out by Black, Sanchez scored on a single by Trayce Thompson to extend the Kannapolis lead.
Cold bats plagued the Crawdads, who were only able to get a three hits, including one each from Odubel Herrera, Christian Villanueva and Alejandro Selen.
Wes Whisler closed out the game for Kannapolis, earning his second save of the season.
The Crawdads and Intimidators play the third game of a four-game series tonight at 7 p.m. at L.P. Frans Stadium.


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Crying has definite physiologic benefits. There are hormones associated with elevated levels of stress found in human tears. As a person cries, they offload some of the materials associated with higher stress levels. This could help explain why many people feel a sense of relief and calm after a good cry.
In January of 1970, my dad drove his only son, his twenty year old boy, one hundred miles down highway 59 south, from Lufkin to the Houston Intercontinental Airport. I was taking a commercial flight to connect with a military flight which would take me from the USA to Taipei, Taiwan. We knew I would not be back for a year or more. My dad cried all the way there. Not bellowing. Not wailing. Just tears of sadness and fear running down his face.
Nineteen months later, I flew home to rejoin my father - now diagnosed with terminal cancer - who awaited me. Now it was my turn to cry. I have never in my life before or since wailed like I did when he died. It was like someone had stuck a spear right through the middle of me, a pain deep down that could not be abated. Then I settled down and faced the whole funeral and burial process.
I kept my pain to myself for about a couple of months. Then a made for TV movie named "Brian's Song" came on one night. I had come in from a long day of working in the military followed by taking a class in the early evening. I sat with my (then) wife and watched the film, transported by its story line about an NFL player named Brian Piccolo, his friendship with running back Gale Sayers, and his losing battle with cancer. There was a song for the film and that song became a huge hit. Every time I heard it for a year afterwards, I cried like a baby, sobbing over the loss of my Daddy.
Even as I type today, tears well up in my eyes, and sadness engulfs my face. I hope I am still remembered as lovingly forty two years after I am gone.
Crying for the loss of a loved one is perhaps the sincerest. But crying for lost love is also a staple of letting loose. The song "Crying" by Roy Orbison remains the ultimate song about the topic. He made a song about crying which encompasses the tortured heart of a spurned lover. "I was alright, for a while. I could smile, for awhile. But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight, as you stopped to say 'hello.' You wished me well, but you couldn't tell ... that I'd been crying over you."
The death of a loved one is the supreme loss and a good time to cry, but a broken heart needs crying, too. Orbison's fifty year old song and its staying power prove it.
Whether for lost loved ones or lost loves, our cultural pressure to avoid crying is unnecessary. If you feel like crying, go have a good one. You don't have to do it in front of anyone. It really is good for your body and mind.
Jesus wept openly at least twice. He wept from sorrow, sympathy and anguish. That's the kind of Biblical precedent my dear, departed Daddy would have loved hearing in a discussion about crying.
© 2013, Jim "Pappy" Moore,
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Froch: Kessler rematch looking good for 2013
IBF super-middleweight champion Carl Froch is confident a rematch against Mikkel Kessler will happen in 2013, after the Dane beat Brian Magee on Saturday.
Froch was watching as a television pundit as Kessler joined him as a three-time world champion in the division, after he defeated the Northern Irishman to claim the WBA strap.
The Englishman has not hidden his desire to fight Kessler and Andre Ward - the only two men he has lost professional fights to - over the next 12 months, and believes the Dane will be the first to meet him.
Froch revealed that he had already enjoyed positive talks with Kessler about a rematch on British soil, with the win over Magee removing a potential barrier to the eagerly-anticipated contest.
"Step one is complete. We've had quite a productive conversation already about a fight in the spring, or possibly the summer of 2013," Froch told Sky Sports. "If Brian Magee had won it would have upset the applecart.
"The only sensible fan out there for me and Mikkel is the rematch. The first fight was a humdinger."
The Nottingham fighter suggested that Lucien Bute is preparing to turn down his own impending right to a rematch, paving the way for he and Kessler to book a meeting within the next few months.
While admitting he is good friends with Kessler - he even advised his rival to punish Magee with body shots - Froch warned the super-middleweight that he would be the loser in their second meeting.
"If you come to the UK, you'll be leaving that black belt with me," Froch said. "Get yourself over here and we'll give the fans what they want!"


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MarketBeat Podcast: Herbalife, Dish and Trillion-Dollar Coin Mania
In this week's edition of MarketBeat Week, our Friday podcast, the crew talks about the faceoff between hedge-fund titans over HerbalifeDish Network jumping into the Sprint/Clearwire fiasco and the drama surrounding a potential trillion-dollar coin.
Grab a set of headphones and and take a listen to this week's podcast.
For more MarketBeat and other streaming markets coverage from The Wall Street Journal, point your mobile browser to wsj.com/marketspulse.


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Between following the Giants, writing about the Giants, and otherwise thinking about the Giants day after day, I've devoted a large portion of time to all of this. It's an emotional investment, and last season, it took its toll on me. There was the Buster Posey injury, and the fruitless departure of Zack Wheeler, and everything else that happened to go wrong. And it sucked.
After the disappointment that was 2011, and an unexciting offseason, I tempered my expectations. The Giants far exceeded them.
This team has come a long, long way. The struggles of Tim Lincecum, the ups and downs of Brandon Belt, the multiple injuries sustained by Pablo Sandoval, the times when Emmanuel Burriss and Conor Gillaspie and Charlie Culberson were in the starting lineup. I could go on and on. There was a time when it kind of made sense for the Giants to pick up Orlando Hudson. Orlando freakin' Hudson. Doesn't that sound hilarious in retrospect?
At one point in late May, the Giants were seven and a half games out of first place in the National League West. It didn't seem at all like they had what it would take to close that gap and eventually win the division.
But here we are today: the Giants, 89-63, are champions of the NL West. They're headed to the postseason once again. Here's where the emotional investment pays dividends. It's thrilling, and I'm just going to bask in it for a while.


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Mass General radiologists and researchers received numerous awards and honors presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
A recent study in Pediatrics found that half of parents are aware of the potential increase in future cancer risk associated with pediatric CT scans.
Published by JAMA Pediatrics, a large study to quantify trends in the use of pediatric CT scans links associated radiation exposure with future cancer risk.
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Anti-immigrant laws force tough decisions in Arizona and Nebraska
The Arizona lower house of the state legislature is poised to enact the toughest anti-immigration restrictions in the nation. A companion bill has already passed the state Senate. The bills would make the presence of an undocumented person in violation of trespass laws.
It also will be a crime to stand out in front of Home Depot, waiting to be picked up for a day job. The guy in the truck looking for day labor will also commit a crime by hiring an undocumented worker.
The police will have enhanced power to enforce the immigration laws that are being negligently prosecuted by the feds; they can pick up anyone they think is undocumented. It will also be a crime to give an undocumented person a ride - even if it's your sister. The final vote will come soon and the governor has promised to sign the bill. (See NY Times [1] article.)
In Nebraska there is also an interesting development. It is one of the strongest anti-abortion states and for years extended prenatal care to undocumented women through Medicaid to save the fetus. The rational was that the assistance was not going to the mother who was ineligible, but to the child who was.
The federal government ruled that it was a benefit such women were not entitled to. When it was reported that some women denied the prenatal care would abort the child, pro-lifers rallied to pass a measure to continue the benefit to the undocumented women, even if the state had to use private funds. The Republican governor veto the measure.
Some pro-life legislators agreed, but used arguments that were unconvincing to the state Right-to-Life, forcing a generally conservative Republican constituency to choose between the right to the life of the unborn and aiding and abetting illegals. (See Washington Post [2] article.)


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A long-distance hiker was hauling an efficient, 10-pound pack on his back, stuffed with only the bare essentials. Yet "Charlie," a 30something who only wanted to give his trail name, was perfectly content when he was coming down the Pacific Crest Trail near Mount Ashland on July 7. He was sipping a cold can of Coke that a trail angel had left for him.
Trail angels are people who donate supplies and their time — sometimes their front lawn and showers — to help hikers traversing parts or all of the 2,663-mile Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from the Mexico-U.S. border to Canada.
Since hikers moving 20 or more miles a day don't want to be weighed down, they quickly run out of dehydrated food and water. A welcoming sight is anything cool, fresh or indulgent left for them by a stranger.
Who are these benevolent souls who clear the path after storms or fill a water cache? Few are known by name.
Trail angels aren't likely to brag about the good deeds they do, says Bea Gilliam, who owns the Ashland Mountain Supply store on the Plaza and has seen hundreds of hikers who stop here after walking 1,700 miles from Mexico or shorter sections of the PCT.
"No one knows who puts the food and drinks on the trail around here," she says. "That's why they're called 'angels.'"
A few blocks away at the Ashland Outdoor Store, the staff lets hikers park their backpacks for the day so they can be unburdened while they find inexpensive eats, the post office to collect their resupply boxes and a computer to plan the next steps on their journey.
On the store's front counter is a leather-bound book that PCT hikers sign when they arrive in town. Jeff Henderson, who works at the store, says sometimes trail angels will write in the book and offer help.
Most of the time, however, customers overhear hikers' needs and offer to drive them to a trailhead or get them medical attention if needed. Recently, a PCT page was added to the store's website (www.outdoorstore.com/forum) to allow hikers to connect with trail angels.
A Eugene couple whose trail names are "Snowplow" and "Rubber Legs" posted that they need a ride to the Siskiyou Summit trailhead in mid-August to start their journey to Willamette Pass. "We can walk it if we have to, but pavement isn't our preferred way to start a hike," wrote Ron and Julie Cluster. "Will gladly chip in for the gas."
Volunteers willing to help hikers are as unique as the PCT itself, which includes long walks through desert and snowy passes. In some parts, there are legendary trail angels who open their property to 50 or more hikers at a time for free. Other spots are less organized, but equally generous, says Jack Haskel of the Pacific Crest Trail Association.
In the Ashland area, there isn't a homeowner who hosts a large number of hikers, he says, but "there are quite a few friendly people in town. Ashland has a general reputation for friendliness."
Some traveler accommodations, such as the Ashland Hostel, Ashland Motel and Callahan's Mountain Lodge, have earned reputations as welcoming to scruffy, dust-laden hikers.
During this time of year when the PCT hikers are arriving, Ashland residents anonymously set up a trail angel station at Old Highway 99 and wait to offer rides or a place to camp. Other angels leave ice chests or a lidded bucket filled with drinks and food on the trail.
Although Charlie benefited from someone leaving soft drinks on the trail near Mount Ashland, that's not recommended, says Ian Nelson, who manages and maintains the trail in Northern California and Southern Oregon for the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Coolers of food or drink on the path create problems for the wildlife.
A U.S. Forest Service map of the Pacific Crest Trail reminds hikers to leave no trace on public lands, especially wilderness areas, and states that bears who find food become destructive and dangerous when they go looking for more, and often have to be killed.
"It's controversial," says Donna Saufley, a beloved trail angel who welcomed 600 PCT hikers at her Agua Dulce property in Southern California this summer, about 100 more hikers than last year. "Hikers leave trash in the containers, the wind blows, animals come and things happen. I understand both sides of the argument."
Saufley (whose trail name is "Lightning Rod" or "L-Rod" for short) and her husband, Jeff ("Mumbles"), have been welcoming long-distance hikers — blistered by the rocky road and beaten down by the elements — to their property, called Hiker Heaven, for 16 years.
The couple have set up tents and cots for 50 people and offer showers, laundry, first-aid, computers and mail service, all for free.
Volunteers make breakfasts and provide rides to people who have walked 454.4 miles to reach them. It's 60 miles round trip to the nearest REI store to buy new shoes, which last only about 500 miles.
Saufley, 56, who didn't know the term "trail angel" until she heard it from the first hikers she helped out, says, "They come from all over the world and you couldn't ask for a nicer bunch of people."
Her voice gets soft when she speaks about those who decide to tackle the trail. "The people who choose to do the PCT and what the PCT does to them is humbling."
She pauses, then adds: "Helping them is our way of celebrating them."
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A long-distance hiker was hauling an efficient, 10-pound pack on his back, stuffed with only the bare essentials. Yet "Charlie," a 30something who only wanted to give his trail name, was perfectly content when he was coming down the Pacific Crest Trail near Mount Ashland on July 7. He was sipping a cold can of Coke that a trail angel had left for him.


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It wasn't so many years ago that most people lived without air conditioning, yet if power outages or other circumstances cause our AC to shutdown today, we consider it about one of the worst things that can happen to us. We've become so used to going into our temperature controlled homes for a respite from the summer heat that many have forgotten how to naturally stay cool.
If, for whatever reason, you're forced to live without air conditioning, here are some ways you can stay cool (or at least not unbearably hot).
Get Wet
Strip down to your bathing suit and head to the nearest water source. Whether at the pool, lake, beach, or simply playing in the sprinkler or hose, you'll feel immediately refreshed and the kids will have such a great time they'll forget all about the lack of AC. Consider bringing out the water balloons and water guns to make a game out of it.
Sleep Downstairs
Remember, heat rises. So, if you have a two-story home, don't make the mistake of sleeping upstairs as this area will have the hottest rooms in the house. Staying cool at night and getting a good night's rest is your key to staying sane through repeated hot days.
Shut Windows in the Day and Open at Night
Once your home gets really hot it's hard to cool it back down, which means you should try and trap the cool air inside. The best way to do this is by opening your windows at night and letting the cooler night air indoors. If you still have electricity and just your AC is broken, put some fans in the windows to pull the outside air in. Then, as soon as the sun comes up, shut all windows, blinds, doors, and anything that will let a draft of hot air or a ray of sunlight into the house. You may feel like a vampire, but even having your home 10 degrees cooler than the outside can be a relief.
Use Fans
Even if they're just blowing around hot air, using fans to keep the air circulating and moving over your skin can make things feel less stifling. If the electricity is out, use battery powered fans and use them at night when you really need to be comfortable.
Stay Hydrated
An icy-cold drink will cool down your internal temperature and keep you hydrated so your body is better equipped to handle the heat. Water is always the best choice, but, above all, avoid alcoholic and caffeinated drinks which have a dehydrating effect.
Use Ice
If you have electricity, keep your fridge well stocked with ice and consider making your own ice blocks. You can use it for endless things, including ice packs for your neck, cooling down baby pools, making icy drinks, or place a block in front of a fan for primitive AC.


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Sean Biggerstaff Wins Bafta Scotland Award
Nov 19, 2007
Actor Sean Biggerstaff was named "Best Actor" tonight at the Bafta Scotland awards. Sean, who portrayed Gryffindor Quidditch Captain Oliver Wood in "Sorcerer's Stone" and "Chamber of Secrets," won the award for his role in the UK television film "Consenting Adults." The Scotsman has the entire list of winners, and has a quote from Sean, who said of the win: "I only got the job two days before we started, but it was a pleasure to work on. This is really just the cherry on the cake." Also attending the awards tonight in Glasgow, Scotland was actor Robbie Coltrane, who plays Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. You can see photos of both actors at this event, here in our galleries. Congratulations Sean!


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Crusader tennis team edges DuBois Area 5-4
The Elk County Catholic Crusader tennis team edged the DuBois Area Beavers by a 5-4 score in a match played at the Benzinger and Memorial Park courts Tuesday on Senior Day for the Crusaders."This was a high-quality win for us today. DuBois has such a talented group of athletes on their team and are well-coached. We definitely had to fight hared to earn the 'w' today," said ECCHS coach Nick Caggiano.At first singles, Trey Gilmore of DuBois beat Shane Mancuso 6-3, 6-1.At second singles, Ben Wortman of ECC beat Alex Davis 6-3, 6-2.At third singles, Palmer Casteel of the Beavers beat Peter Pontzer 6-1, 6-1.Jon Leuschel of the Crusaders defeated Corrie Olsen in three sets 6-2, 4-6 10-8 at fourth singles.Tyler Herzing of ECC beat Mark Bodtorft 7-6 (7-4), 6-4."At first singles, it was a battle of crisp shots and consistency with Shane coming up short, but he served exceptionally well and had some nice-looking shots. Ben got it done in second singles today. Big serves and groundstrokes were the name of the game for him today. He's been playing extremely well lately, including a big win and making the semis at districts Monday," said the coach."Jonny and Tyler gave us some breathing room at fourth and fifth singles, grinding out some tough matches. They know how to use their athleticism and speed to give themselves a helping hand when they need it most," said Caggiano.At first doubles, DuBois' Alex Davis and Ian Davis beat Wortman and Mancuso 8-5.At second doubles, Elk's Darren Simons and Steve Krellner defeated Patrick Johnson and Colton Aimes 8-6.At third doubles, Matt Fultz and Luke Haskins of the Beavers defeated Nate Dattoli and Jon Leuschel 8-6.Elk's Kyler Breakey and Scott Reichard defeated Charlie Hughes and Robert Dusek 8-5 in fourth doubles."In doubles, all were close matches and we were able to capitalize on two of them to see us through. Kyler and Scotty Reichard did a good job of pulling through. Scotty Krellner and Darren were able to brush aside a slight hiccup towards the end to seal us the victory. Shane and Ben came up short against the Davis brothers. A few more errors did them in, but they had some good plays against tricky opponents. Nate and Jonny at third doubles lost some momentum, but I wasn't disappointed. They played well and were impressive," said Caggiano."What I most admire about our guys is their competitiveness and their ability to raise their level and fight when it matters most. We have had some good wins lately, both as a group and individually, and are looking to keep some momentum going. Wednesday is the District 9 final, and it will for sure be a challenge. But from what I've seen these guys pull off lately, anything is possible," added Caggiano.The Crusaders take on the top-seeded St. Marys Area Flying Dutchmen this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at Benzinger Park for the District 9 Class AA team tennis championship.


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The Minnesota Wild lost 3-0 at Vancouver Wednesday night and Minnesota has lost 10 of their last 11. Roberto Luongo had 28 saves to earn the shutout in net for the Canucks. Josh Harding had 32 saves for the Wild. Minnesota was outshot 35-28.
The Wild are 21-14-6 and with 48 points are 5 points back of Vancouver for first place in the Northwest Division. The Wild play at Calgary at 9pm Saturday, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 8:35.


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France Under-21 international Alfred N'Diaye is in talks with Sunderland, the club has confirmed.
The Bursaspor defensive midfielder, who can also play at centre back, arrived at the club's training ground on Tuesday to discuss a move to Wearside from the Turkish Super Lig club.
Black Cats boss Martin O'Neill is hoping to secure the 22-year-old's signature and get him registered in time for this Saturday's Barclays Premier League match against West Ham at the Stadium of Light.
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Event ID 12147 — Storage Initialization
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This aspect refers events relevant to the storage of the virtual machine that are caused by storage configuration.
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Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet declared himself pleased with his side's response to going a goal behind after the Black Cats secured a 3-2 victory over Wigan at the DW Stadium.
The Belgium international was happy with the resolve the team showed after an early David Vaughan own goal was cancelled out by a penalty from Craig Gardner and two goals from Steven Fletcher before half-time.
"We did well after going 1-0 down away to Wigan, a very good footballing side who can score goals," Mignolet told the club's official website.
"Vaughany was unlucky [with the own goal] but the way we responded was more important. To score three goals of our own, get the three points and move up the table is what it's all about."
Mignolet was responsible for keeping the score at 3-1 at the beginning of the second half by denying Shaun Maloney with what proved to be a crucial save after Angelo Henriquez later pulled one back for Wigan.
"It was a good shot to be fair and I was very happy with the save," Mignolet explained. "It was only about the 50th minute or something like that, and if the ball had gone in it would have been a tough task to hang on.
"Therefore [the save] helped the team out. We did concede later in the game but we only had to defend for 10 more minutes as opposed to more than half an hour."
The 24-year-old also paid tribute to the 5,000 travelling Sunderland supporters that ventured down to Lancashire despite the snowy weather.
"The fans were unbelievable," he added. "For 5,000 people to travel down in the wintry conditions and support us was fantastic.
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Ricky Ponting is a modern Australian. Following local custom, he emerged from the backblocks and made his way through the ranks and into the upper echelons. Now the boy from Mowbray bestrides the game. Although not regarded as a colossus, he stands top of the batting rankings and captains the World Cup holders and the strongest Test team on the planet. And he has done it without joining any of the rich gangs that played such a part in directing life down under.
Ponting's rise says something about his country and something about himself. To interview him 14 years ago was to encounter a self-possessed, capable youngster of independent disposition. Already the Australian cricket community was well aware of his existence.
No one was worried that he came from the back of beyond. Apparently he could cut and pull and drive and use his feet. The wires were hot. Australia does not waste its cricketing talent. Already past players and coaches were talking about him, discussing the Tasmanian's prospects, hoping he'd take his chances.
To reread his early interview is to be struck by a determination to uplift himself and his backwater state. He was not to be constrained by place or background, did not accept that Tasmanians must lose, or play defensively, or ought to doff their caps. From the outset, he rejected defeatism, scorned caution.
From the start, too, Ponting was prepared to live by his wits. By and large, he has remained true to himself. In his youth, he occasionally fell into excess as fearlessness crossed the road and became hot-headness. Nowadays, he falters only when he suffers a loss of faith, often as a result of trying to absorb well-intentioned suggestions from distinguished colleagues. Mostly, he ploughs on, ears open, jaw set.
Nor did the supposedly narrow youngster from the harder suburbs of Launceston limit himself to cricket in that first conversation. To the contrary, he also talked about his trip to South Africa and observed that black people were not treated well, a point that had eluded several Australian prime ministers, the MCC, the BBC, the expatriate population in Perth and, at one stage, the entire English selection committee. Here was an early indication that Ponting was an altogether brighter spark than had been supposed.
Not that the youthful Ponting neglected the ways of the local lads. He has never been a fellow for airs and graces. Punting, grog and other popular pastimes were an attractive part of daily life in those formative years. Schoolwork, yoga, watercress, lime juice and prunes had rather less appeal. Hopefully, latter-day refinement has not totally closed the door upon raw entertainment.
Although his approach at the crease has mellowed, still he plays the same strokes. It's just that his shot selection has improved.
Somewhere along the way, he had the sense to realise that ambition without application is a doormat without a door. Others may remain in the wistfulness of eternal youth. Wanting to lead, he decided to grow. Bob Hawke followed the same path.
Nor was it merely a matter of polish. Ponting was rediscovering his original self. He had been thinking about these things and simply spoke his mind. Certainly his years from 16 to 26 were more harum-scarum even than convention decrees. Presently, he realised, as so many have done before him, that the time had come to settle down, whereupon his earliest self re-emerged.
In many ways, Ponting's path to the top has been well trodden: gifted youth, early brilliance, headstrong spell, reconsideration, renewal, responsibility. In one respect, though, he has been unusual. He has kept a distance between himself and his world. He does not belong to any particular party or advocate any particular cause, or appeal to any particular faction. Nor is he against any of them. He is independent.
So many Australians are desperate to be loved. Singo, Deano, Richo, the wretched list lengthens. Somehow, Ponting has remained a slight step back. He has made his own calculations. Perhaps the time has come to stop thinking of him as a young man to be advised and to accept him as a mighty sportsman and as a proven leader. Ricky Ponting may well score more runs than anyone else in Test cricket, and in challenging times he may captain his side with enduring success. Perhaps Ponting knows a thing or two. At 16, he knew that the Tasmanian side had to attack and that racism was wrong. No one told him these things. He worked it out for himself.


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From the TV series "Beulah", to starring on the Mitch Miller show, to an attention getting role in the classic film "Inherit the Wind," she has grown up before our very eyes. In the 70's she had her own television variety show, and starred in the ground-breaking TV mini-series "Roots." Always a lover of live performance, she has continued to enjoy success on the stage-- from the award winning production of "On Golden Pond", to sold out concert tours, to the title role in "Hello Dolly". On this episode of InnerVIEWS, our conversation with Tony Award winning actress and singer Leslie Uggams.
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CHICAGO — Prosecutors have charged 19 people with selling cocaine, heroin and firearms in the Aurora area.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement that nine Aurora residents face federal charges. Ten more people have been charged in Kane County Circuit Court.
The investigation started in the spring of 2011.
Prosecutors say several of the men arrested tried to sell drugs and guns to an alleged member of an Aurora gang who was working as a police informant.
Authorities seized five weapons and various amounts of heroin and crack and powder cocaine.
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POLI 396 Internship in Government and Politics (1)
Supervised internships in state and local government. Interns are placed only in positions which provide academic learning opportunities and the availability of such positions may be limited. A student is accepted for internship at the discretion of the instructor on the basis of demonstrated capabilities, including research and writing skills. Interns are expected to work 12 hours a week, meet regularly with the instructor, attend periodic seminars, and write a final research paper.
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The Best of Japanese Cuisine: Gluten-Free Vegetarian Yakisoba Noodle Recipe
When we first moved to Japan, I discovered the joys of many types of Japanese cuisine, from the elite kaiseki ryouri (a multi course meal) to Japanese "fast foods" like okonomiyaki (a cabbage based savory pancake/pizza), takoyaki (dough balls with bits of octopus), or yakisoba (fried chinese-style noodle dish with cabbage and sauce). I was able to enjoy some of the multi-course traditional Japanese meals, although finding gluten-free dishes was often made difficult due to liberal usage of soy sauce, but the more everyday, wheat-based snack dishes were off limits. I tried to enjoy the dishes vicariously through my DH, watching him eat the foods and asking about the flavor, or maybe trying a sniff here and there, but really, there was nothing I could do but go to my own kitchen and try to come up with gluten-free versions.
In March of last year I blogged about my time honored recipe for Okonomiyaki (pescatarian with veg variation)
But recently, I've been thinking about yakisoba, or Japanese fried noodles. DH always enjoyed this dish in Japan, and it was one of the few gluten foods that he occasionally made. You can buy a little package of the noodles with a packet of sauce in the refrigerator section, and combine it with some fresh cabbage and carrots and fry it up in a pan- almost as easy as instant ramen! Of course, I couldn't do this, but I always wanted to make a gluten-free vegetarian yakisoba.
What is yakisoba?
"Yakisoba is a noodleIt is prepared by stir-frying ramen-style noodles with bite-sized pork, vegetables (usually cabbage, onions or carrots) and flavoured with sosu, salt and pepper. It is served with a multitude of garnishes, such as aonori (seaweed powder), beni shoga (shredded pickled ginger), katsuobushi (fish flakes), and Japanese mayonnaise.
Yakisoba is most familiarly served on a plate either as a main dish or a side dish. Another popular way to prepare and serve yakisoba in Japan is to pile the noodles into a bun sliced down the middle in the style of hot-dog, and garnish the top with mayonnaise and shreds of pickled ginger. Called yakisoba-pan, pan meaning bread, it is commonly available at local matsuri (Japanese festivals) or conbini (convenience stores)." (source: Wikipedia)
The entry for yakisoba in the Japanese Wikipedia is almost the same as the English site, but it also mentions that now, for flavoring a so called "sauce yakisoba" is the most typical, but previously in Kanto (Eastern Japan, around Tokyo) yakisoba flavored with soy cause was common, and in Kansai (Western Japan, around Osaka) yakisoba flavored with a Japanese worcestershire based sauce was common. Apparently Kansai Osaka style yakisoba won out in the end in just one more example of the delicate struggle for cultural supremacy between Kansai and Kanto.
Yakisoba is a simple thing to make, if you can eat wheat. Even if you don't buy one of the yakisoba packs with noodles and sauce packets, or don't buy the instant yakisoba that just requires water, you can buy the sauce pre-made like the one one the left. Obviously this sauce is no good for us, though, because it contains wheat ingredients, so the first challenge was coming up with a sauce. I found several ideas online, such as this one for Vegetarian Yakisoba sauce or some variations that use a homemade tonkatsu sauce recipe as sauce. Personally, I just don't see using any sauce with ketchup in it, but some people seem to like it. Ultimately my version came about from reading a post on a message board where a woman said that a Japanese friend of hers had showed her how to make yakisoba just using three ingredients for the sauce. It sounded simple, and reasonably authentic, without either tomato or chili paste.
If you're wondering about Japanese worcestershire sauce, it is quite different than american worcestershire and I really enjoy using it in Japanese recipes. Here's what Wikipedia had to say about it:
"Japanese Worcestershire sauce, often simply known as sÅsu ("sauce"), or UsutÄ sÅsu ("Worcester sauce") is made from purees of fruits and vegetables such as apples and tomatoes, matured with sugar, salt, spices, starch and caramel. Despite this appellation, it bears only moderate resemblance to Western Worcestershire sauce. SÅsu comes in a variety of thickness, with the thicker sauces looking and tasting like a cross between the original Worcestershire sauce and HP sauce. There are many variations according to flavour and thickness, and are often named after the foods they are designed to go with, such as okonomiyaki sauce and tonkatsu sauce. It has become a staple table sauce in Japan, particularly in homes and canteens, since the 1950s. It is used for dishes such as tonkatsu (breaded pork cutlets), okonomiyaki (savoury pancakes), takoyaki, yakisoba, yaki udon, sÅsu katsudon and korokke."(source: Wikipedia
I do use Bulldog Worcestershire sauce, which at the very least does not contain wheat because Japanese label laws require it be listed as one of the "top seven" but I haven't contacted the company, so use at your own discretion.
Now let's explore some Japanese video clips about yakisoba!
People love television features on unique restaurants- here's one segment on a special Yakisoba restaurant in Tokyo:
Sorry, it's in Japanese, but basically they are just introducing the restaurant and their special variation on yakisoba. They point out the following differences between their yakisoba and typical yakisoba:
The quality of the noodle- it is steamed and contains less water than typical noodles
They don't use oil to fry the noodles
Only costs 400 yen (like $4)- it's cheap! (although this isn't THAT strange- it is a fast food, after all)
They offer fun flavors like Mayonnaise or Curry
And, in case you haven't gotten your fix of Japanese popular culture, check out these fun commercials (CM) for prepared yakisoba:
Now that you've become hungry for yakisoba, try my recipe. Our evaluation? DH scarfed it up and asked for more. His only complaint, and this was totally fair, was that I had overcooked the noodles. So, make sure you just do then very al dente before frying them. We loved the sesame oil flavor and sesame seeds, and I really enjoyed the tang of the slivered pickled ginger and ao nori garnish. (DH skipped the latter.) I was thrilled because it tasted great but was really easy to make- but then, as I said to DH, anything is yummy if you fry it in oil and season it with a rich, salty sauce. It might not be the healthiest dish in the universe, but it is really yummy. And what made me happiest of all was that I finally got to really experience Japanese yakisoba, as authentically as I could make it… And now I can't wait to make it again! Itadakimasu! (Japanese phrase said just before you dig into a good meal.)
My Other Posts on Gluten-Free Japanese Cuisine:
Japanese Bento
Japanese Green Tea
Vegetarian Onigiri
Lotus Root Chip Recipe
Onigiri with cucumber pickles- Veg and Pescatarian Recipes
Gluten Free Vegetarian Yakisoba Recipe
1/2 package Brown rice Spaghetti Tinkyada pasta (8 oz or so) cooked to be very al dente- NOT completely cooked
Peanut oil
Sesame oil
1/4 cabbage, shredded
2 green onions, white part and green separated and chopped
2 small or 1 lg carrots, shredded
2 or more tbsp. pickled ginger strips/ matchsticks (not the shape for sushi)
kurogoma Black sesame seeds, to taste
Ao Nori/ Blue-green nori sprinkles
Homemade Yakisoba Sauce
Heat a little peanut oil and sesame oil in your pan. (maybe a tbsp. all together, with a little more peanut oil than sesame)
Toss in your shredded cabbage and let it soften slightly, then throw in the white parts of your green onion (chopped), wait a minute and add your shredded carrot. Add a little more sesame oil to the pan if desired and then throw in your pasta, mixing veggies throughout and letting the pasta brown slightly on each side. You can cook it until the pasta is as brown and crunchy as you prefer. Throw in your pickled ginger strips, mix, add sesame seeds, and serve in a big plate. Sprinkle the ao nori on individual servings to taste.
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MONTREAL - Annals of PR: Michael Jackson's sister La Toya has denied a N.Y. Post report that she was taking over management of the careers of Mike's kids, Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket. The story also said she was going to have them star in a multimillion-dollar "reality" TV series.
No, no, says La Toya. Nothing like that. Only this: the three will appear on one episode of Life with La Toya, which debuts on the Oprah Winfrey Network in April.
Behold, gentle readers, the workings of the PR game. A press release announcing a short appearance by the Jackson brood on one episode of her show would have had journalists everywhere hitting the delete key, winning the show almost no advance publicity.
But this unsourced rumour hinting at exploitation, followed by its ostentatious denial, will be reported widely, alerting the whole world to La Toya's show.
Prince is 16. Paris is 14. Blanket is 11. Latoya is 56.
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Lifestyles of the rich and violent: Chris Brown is giving many lavish gifts to Rihanna, says In Touch mag, to "prove that he's more serious." I guess that means more serious than he was when he beat her up.
The mag says one recent present was a $65,000 pair of earrings from a jeweller called Neil Lane. She had borrowed them for some photo shoot, made a fuss about them within earshot of Brown, and he figured out what to do.
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News you need: The Daily Mail, in England, got some hapless intern (I'm guessing) to go through the photos of little Harper Beckham, 19-month-old daughter of David and Victoria, and study the kid's shoes.
Then each pair was matched with brand names, and prices. Grand total: the kid has $2,400 worth of shoes.
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Jon Stewart will take 12 weeks off from The Daily Show, including eight weeks of original episodes. Daily Show correspondent John Oliver will fill in.
Stewart will be trying his hand at directing a movie, the Hollywood Reporter says. It's called Rosewater, based on a true story about reporter Maziar Bahari, a Concordia University graduate, who got arrested in Iran in 2009 and was held for 118 days, and tortured.
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Taylor Swift has responded to the Tina Fey/Amy Poehler Golden Globes joke that she should stay away from Michael J. Fox's son. It was funny because of her numerous failed relationships — Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, Taylor Lautner, Conor Kennedy, Joe Jonas, Harry Styles, etc. – and how she writes about them.
But Swift wasn't laughing in a Vanity Fair interview, citing a quote attributed to Madeleine Albright: "There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women."
To be "portrayed as some clingy, insane, desperate girlfriend in need of making you marry her and have kids with her," Swift added, "that's taking … a woman writing about her feelings … and twisting it into something that is frankly a little sexist."
Poehler's response: "Aw, I feel bad if she was upset. I am a feminist and she is a young and talented girl. That being said, I do agree I am going to hell. But for other reasons. Mostly boring tax stuff."


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Meridian, Miss. Mississippi's secretary of state visited Meridian Monday to encourage people to vote in Tuesday's elections. The secretary of state oversees Mississippi's elections.
Delbert Hosemann also said his office will have poll watchers in Meridian and about 20 cities.
He said observers from his office follow a check list to try to make sure that elections are fair and no eligible voter is impeded from casting their ballot.
"It includes, were the polls opened on time? Was there voter intimidation? Were there signs too close to the polling? Were the disabled able to get in to cast their ballots without struggle? We have a whole list of things that we go through," said Hosemann. "And we follow it from the opening of the polls all the way through the closing of the polls and then down to city hall for the final count."
According to the secretary of state's office, about 900 absentee ballots have been submitted for Meridian's general election. Hosemann says the other 21,000-plus registered voters should perform their civic duty Tuesday.


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Dog Licks Laughing Baby – Very Funny [Video]
This is one of those videos that just makes you happy to be alive. There is something about dogs and babies when it comes to videos that just draws you in. You put dogs and babies together.....forget about it.....you've got magic. That is exactly what you have in the below clip.


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Spring 2013
6321 Professional Responsibility - DUNCAN- 15406
Meredith Duncan (FACULTY)
Credits: 3
Course Areas: Procedure and Practice
Time: 2:30p-4:00p TTh Location: 209 BLB
Course Outline: This course is a study of the legal and ethical responsibilities of members of the legal profession. A required course, Professional Responsibility focuses on both the Model Rules of Professional Conduct as well as the current law governing the conduct of lawyers.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus pdf
Course Notes:
First Day Assignments: 1. The use of computers or other electronics during my PR class is prohibited. Therefore, if you want to use your computer or other electronic note-taking device during class time, this is not the class for you (unless, of course, you are in need of reasonable accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act). If you just cannot live without your computer during class time, please drop this course and register for one of the other PR offerings (The two other courses taught by Prof. Schuwerk and Prof. Marrus will be held at the exact same time and days as this course. I do not know whether there are restrictions on computer use in their classes.).
2. I expect you to be prepared for each and every class by reading the assigned materials before our class meeting. I will call on students at random throughout the semester. If you do not like such a policy, this again is not the course for you.
3. The first day class assignment is to read pp. 1-24 in the Hazard casebook (The Law and Ethics of Lawyering, 5th edition). You are also to skim the Model Rules of Professional Conduct in their entirety to become familiar with them. You will then need to re-read more carefully Model Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 2.1, 3.3, 4.1, and 5.4 and their corresponding comments.
4. My webpage is located at www.law.uh.edu/faculty/mduncan. This course's webpage will be updated over the next few days, and at that time you will be able to download the course syllabus, reading assignments, and access other important announcements by clicking on the PR course button on the right side of my homepage.
5. The required texts for this course are (a) Hazard, The Law and Ethics of Lawyering (5th edition, 2010); (b) Seigel and Kelley, Lawyers Crossing Lines: Ten Stories (2nd ed. 2010); and (c) any current copy of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The first two texts should be currently available at the bookstore (if not, please let me know right away). Regarding the Model Rules, any current copy of the Model Rules will be fine, as long as they are up-to-date and contain the corresponding Rule's comments. There are several fine supplements that contain the Model Rules (at least one of which should be available at the bookstore), or you can even download a copy from the Internet for free, if that is your preference.
Final Exam Schedule: 05/09 1-4pm 240 BLB 213 BLB
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AYER - The Ayer selectmen voted unanimously on Tuesday to shift the date of the annual Ayer Town Election from Mon., April 22 to Tue., April 30. With the move, the annual town election will coincide with the statewide special primary election for U.S. Senate to fill the seat vacated by John Kerry.
The shift came at the recommendation of Town Clerk John Canney and is in keeping with a state law proposed by Secretary of State William Galvin to help municipalities save money by avoiding two separately conducted elections this spring.
Communities with local elections scheduled either four weeks before or after the April 30 date are eligible to move their local election date to coordinate with the April 30 senate primary. There will be a separate state and local ballots.
As of Tuesday evening, 17 candidates had pulled nomination papers for town-wide office. Of the 17, five candidates have returned their nomination signatures to the Town Clerk's Office to secure a spot on the town ballot.
Tuesday night, former Ayer patrolman Mark Coulter returned his nomination papers, becoming the first of four candidates to return their nomination papers in the race for one selectmen seat. Incumbent Frank Maxant is among the field along with Jane Morriss and Jannice Livingston.
On Feb. 13, selectman Gary Luca pulled papers to become a candidate for Treasurer. Glen LaPierre also pulled papers for the post on Jan. 23.
Asked Tuesday night if he'd look to simultaneously serve as a selectmen and Treasurer if successful in April, Luca said he hadn't yet decided. Luca, a multi-term selectman, was last elected to the board in 2012.
Luca is Ayer's Postmaster, working directly across the Columbia Street from Ayer Town Hall. Luca said Tuesday that if he secured the Treasurer's post, he would retire from the U.S. Postal Service.
The following offices will be on the ballot: Assessor (3 year term), Board of Health (two a 1 year and a 3 year term are available), Commissioner of Trust Funds (3 year term), Constable (3 year term), Housing Authority (5 year term), Library Trustee (3 year term), and Moderator (3 year term).
There's also: Park Commissioner (3 year term), Planning Board (5 year term), Regional School Committee (3 year term), selectman (3 year term) and Treasurer (3 year term).
The Town Election will be Tue., April 30 from 7 a.m. till 8 p.m. The last day to register to vote in the Town Election, State special Senate Primary and Annual Ayer Town Meeting is Wed., April 10 at 8 p.m. at the Town Clerk's Office.
For candidates for town office, the deadline to request nomination papers will be Friday, March 8 at 5 p.m. The deadline to return completed nomination papers is Monday, March 11 at 5 p.m.
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1984 GL Wagon Fwd Build
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Got two wheels today I'm looking for two more if anyone has them pm me I'm more than interested.
Other progress has been slow the body work always takes the most time.
basicly I took the doors off and started fixing the rusted one, and prepping the rest. They all had rock guard on the bottom, which I guess is okay, I'm not a fan of the look, but it needed to come off for paint, so after some sanding those are all good. I've moved onto bondo now....
The rustiest door.
A bad pic but it's cut out and new metal welded in. The rest of the doors have some rust, but I sand blasted it, and I'm going to por15 over it. It's not bad enough I feel I have to cut the bottom of them off like this one
Bedlined the front bumper came out nice. The rear will be done soon, I just have to drill some holes in it to mount a trim piece I found that will match up to the tailgate nicely.
And I also sandblasted some of the rust spots around the rear windows, this created an issue because the metal was too thin. I then had to weld it all back together. Here are the pics after the holes were fixed.
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Pics so far
Mounted the trim on the bumper today looks nice. I took it back off to paint it
The door that needs the most work.
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I love them but I am but sure it would suit the retro-futuristic xt.
This Wagon will be awesome, and I'm not really a wagon lover!
Posted 12 November 2011 - 10:46 PM
It's hard to picture wing mirrors on a xt, but I think they could have them if it was done right, and look good too!
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Sill trim in place
Doors back on
And it with my brat which I hope to work on this weekend. I need to get it running
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The Finish Colour will be Black or the same Blue as the Rest of the Car?
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I'm not sure how bondo will hold up to a dash. I may try to find something else to seal up the cracks like foam or something.
And here's the site for the Flocking.
I also ordered a new windshield, and window seal for it today.
Spent the last few hours taking the windshield and Dash out today. I'm glad I did. It's a mess behind the dash and needs to be cleaned badly. I also found some more rust around the windshield that needs to be fixed. Anyway here are some pics of the process.
This is the 7th snake skin I have found in this car so far :spin:
Dash out
Tonight I will be ordering the flocking. I can't wait to fix this. The dash drove me crazy in this with that huge crack.
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Awesome job!
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I have a rough one too.
Posted 20 December 2011 - 05:46 PM
I accidentally made it like this...
and it was driving my crazy so I cut it and welded a new lip on it and made it look like this.
I then removed the front valence and started removing the huge dent, and some rust.
Headliner was taken out. I'm going to recover that because it's really dirty, and the color has faded quite a bit. I think I may redo it in plaid, depends what I can find for fabric I guess.
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Snake skins, eewww..
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Borger opens volleyball season in Canyon
The Lady Bulldogs officially started their volleyball season Tuesday night in Canyon. They played two state ranked teams in Bushland and Canyon, and lost in straight sets 3-0, 3-0.Borger took on Canyon first, who is ranked 4th in class 4A. The first set started out pretty even with Haley Armstrong providing two kills for the Lady Bulldogs and the match was even at 4-4. Even with strong defensive play, the Lady Eagles started to pull away. After kills from Nellie Embers and Kaylee Purcell, and an ace from Maggie McMurry, the Lady Bulldogs still trailed 19-11. Emma Wood, Katie Ammerman, Embers, and Purcell all added kills, while Wood also had a nice block at the net, but the ladies would drop the first game 25-16. The second set was not so pretty. A kill from Armstrong and an ace from Embers started the game off in the right direction, and the ladies were only down 6-4. Despite many great digs by Maggie McMurry, the Lady Eagles went on an 8-1 run. Wood had another block at the net and Embers had a great kill, but the Eagles would win it 25-9.The third set went a little better for the Lady Bulldogs. Wood and Embers had kills, and Maggie McMurry had a great dig to tie the game at 4. Ammerman added a kill, Nicole McMurry a dig, and Purcell a block to keep the game close at 9-6. Ammerman added another kill, and Wood and Armstrong had great blocks at the net to keep the Lady Bulldogs in the game. Ammerman added yet another kill and so did Purcell, but the ladies would lose this one 25-16.The ladies did not have much time to rest before they had to take on state ranked Bushland. The set was close throughout and started off with an Armstrong block and a great kill from Embers. Wood would also add a block and an ace to make the score 8-5 in favor of the Lady Bulldogs. Ammerman would add a kill and Stephanie Soto, and M. McMurry would both make great saves. Armstrong, Wood, Embers, and M. McMurry all had great kills, and Tootie Karins made a couple of great defensive moves to keep the ball alive. The ladies kept it close but lost 25-20.The second set against Bushland went quickly unfortunately. There were diving defensive plays from Blaine Hill, Soto, and M. McMurry, but the ladies fell behind 9-3. Armstrong and Embers had kills, but the Lady Falcons dominated 25-9.Now we get to the third set which was highly entertaining. The ladies started strong again with great defense from Ammerman and M. McMurry. McMurry also added an ace and Ammerman and Armstrong added two kills to keep the game tight at 4-4. After that it was the Emma Wood show. She had a great block at the net and two kills in a row to make it 7-5, Lady Bulldogs. Ammerman added a kill and Purcell had a great block at the net, and the ladies were still up by 1. Wood went on another run having two more kills and a block at the net with Embers. After solid play from Armstrong and Ammerman and two errors on Bushland, the ladies were up 18-14, and very pumped up. Wood had another two kills and Purcell another block, and the ladies were close to victory at 21-16. With some sloppy play from the Lady Bulldogs, the Lady Falcons were able to crawl back in the game and tie it at 24. After a kill from Ammerman, it was tied at 25. An ace from N. McMurry tied it at 26. It was then tied at 27. After another kill from Wood, it was tied at 28. (Sensing a theme, here?) Ammerman added a kill and it was tied at 29, then at 30, then at 31. The game did eventually end, and the tired Lady Bulldogs lost 33-31 in the last game of the day.Considering they were down in every game and came out and played so gutsy in the last game of the day the way they did says great things about these ladies. They play with such hustle and heart, and they will do great things this season. They will travel to Burkburnett for a tournament this weekend, and their first home game will be August 28.


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WYANET — The fifth annual Nancy Jo Olds-Bohm 5K run/walk will be held July 13, and will carry on the tradition of benefiting local nonprofit organizations.
"The race serves as an opportunity for us to honor our friend, Nancy, who died of breast cancer 6 years ago, while raising money for two good causes – ultimately giving back to the community," said Karen Russell, race director. "The NJOB 5K committee will donate all race proceeds this year to the Believe Foundation and the Wyanet Community Club."
The Believe Foundation was founded in Princeton in 2008 with a mission to provide patients with customized wigs and make-up application to hide the effects of cancer and other diseases. When the organization first started they provided 2-3 wigs per month. This past year they provided on average 7 wigs per month to individuals of all ages from the Bureau, LaSalle and Putnam counties.
The Wyanet Community Club is an organization that provides free family entertainment and support in the Village of Wyanet.
The Nancy Jo Olds-Bohm Event was started by four of Nancy's Wyanet High School girlfriends – Margaret DeVenney, Julie Farraher, Lori Graham and Karen Russell. "Nancy was always active with the Wyanet Summer Festival. We wanted to continue her legacy while helping others in the area at the same time," said Russell. The event consists of the 5K run/walk, a 1 mile memory walk, kids' fun run and raffles. In the first four years of the Event, the NJOB committee has been able to donate over $21,000.
Raffle tickets will be sold in advance and on the day of the race for the following items: first prize — an overnight stay at Embassy Suites plus dinner at a fine dining restaurant in Peoria; second prize — six months of wellness massages along with infra red sauna sessions at Sophisticuts Salon & Spa (a $345 value); and third prize — 4 Peoria Chief tickets plus a gift certificate to a local pub. These tickets are available at the Wyanet Locker.
Before, during and after the race the public is invited to view an assortment of additional raffle items such as wine baskets, a pedal pull trailer from TCI & Kory Farm Equipment, Anytime Fitness six-month membership, various gift certificates, Precious Moments and Longaberger items. Tickets for these items may be purchased on the day of the race under the Wyanet Park Pavilion. Winners will be drawn following the race.
The race will start and end at the Wyanet Memorial Park. The course loops through the streets and is fast with mostly flat terrain and only a few gentle hills. The race is electronically timed and features water stations, splits at the first and second mile markers and refreshments after the race. The kids fun run will be held immediately following the 5K and consists of a half block run that is electronically timed.
Customized T-shirts are guaranteed to all participants who register by Monday. Race results will be available within 48 hours of the race at www.starvedrockrunners.org.
Trophies will be awarded to the overall male and female 5K winners as well as the top male and female Wyanet resident 5K winners. Medals will be awarded to the first, second and third place male and female winners in each division. The age divisions are: 13 and younger, 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 & over. Ribbons and treats are awarded to all kid fun run participants.
The entry fee is $15 for the 5K and 1 mile memory walk prior to Monday and the kids fun run fee is $5. Participants can obtain a registration form at www.oldsbohm5k.com. Race registration and packet pickup will be at the Wyanet Memorial Park on Friday, July 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. and on race day from 7 to 7:45 am. The 5K and 1 mile memory walk will begin at 8 am. The kid's fun run will begin immediately following the 5K at approximately 9 a.m.
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Does anyone out there have info about these pink "Nadal" shirts (with swoosh, of course) that all the fans are sporting over at the Shanghai ATP Masters tournament?
Draw: Rafa Nadal will face Feliciano Lopez in the semis. His opponent, Ivan Ljubicic, retired with a back injury. Feli beat Soderling in straight sets. In the other half, Kolya Davydenko needed three sets to win over Radek Stepanek. So did Nole Djokovic in his victory over Gilles Simon.
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Maduro accused the U.S. of fomenting the violence, which appeared less serious than he suggested, while opposition candidate Henrique Capriles accused him of creating a smoke screen to divert attention from the opposition's insistence on a vote-by-vote recount of Sunday's surprisingly close vote.
In Washington, the U.S. State Department backed that demand, saying it would not recognize Maduro without a recount. It was joined by the governments of Panama and Paraguay.
Maduro, the chosen heir of the late Hugo Chavez, spent the day on state TV at various events demonizing Capriles as "a murderer" and coup plotter. He also heaped blame on Washington -- always a popular target of Chavez, the leader Maduro served as foreign minister for six years.
"The (U.S.) embassy has financed and led all these violent acts," Maduro said during a televised meeting at the headquarters of the state oil company.
The countries have been without ambassadors since 2010 and Maduro's rhetoric did not sound designed to encourage the rapprochement that he has told various visiting American politicians he is seeking.
Earlier, Maduro said he would bar an opposition protest march planned for today in Caracas, saying Capriles was "responsible for the dead we are mourning.
He said he wanted to avoid the kind of violence that preceded a failed April 2002 coup attempt against Chavez that Washington initially recognized. But then Maduro upped the ante, calling on his own supporters to take to the streets today in the capital.
Capriles subsequently called off the opposition march. It was to have converged on the regime-friendly National Electoral Council, which quickly ratified Maduro's victory Monday.
"Whoever goes out into the street tomorrow is playing the government's game," Capriles said. "The government wants there to be deaths in the country."
According to the electoral council, Maduro won by 262,000 votes out of 14.9 million ballots cast.
Capriles says Chavistas stole the election and provided reporters with some examples:
At 283 polling stations, election monitors were forced to leave before vote counts, some at the point of a gun, he said. At one voting booth in the western state of Trujillo a total of 717 people voted when only 536 were registered, he said.
People marched in various provincial capitals Tuesday to demand a recount, heeding a call by Capriles.
At least one turned violent.
In the capital of Barinas, Chavez's home state, police and National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic shotgun pellets at protesters marching toward the provincial headquarters of the electoral council. Opposition leaders reported 30 arrests and three minor injuries.
Barinas Gov. Adan Chavez is a brother of Hugo Chavez, the charismatic but divisive leader who succumbed to cancer March 5 after 14 years as president. The opposition blames Chavez for Venezuela's economic disarray, chronic and worsening power outages and rampant crime, including one of the world's highest homicide rates.
Justice Minister Nestor Reverol accused Capriles of numerous crimes, including insurrection and civil disobedience. National Assembly speaker Diosdado Cabello called for a criminal investigation, which he said should include two top Capriles aides: Lara state Gov. Henry Falcon and Carlos Ocariz.
Security analyst Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America said the rising tension increases chances that the government could arrest opposition leaders, although he wondered whether security forces would comply with a wave of arrest orders.
He said he was more concerned about "mob violence against opposition figures, and perhaps pro-government ones, too."
The Chavistas have long used a loyal criminal justice system to repress the opposition, human rights groups say.
Government officials have kept up a drumbeat of attacks alleging since Monday that Capriles is plotting a coup, including a claim by Maduro that opposition protesters had attacked government health clinics and the house of electoral council President Tibisay Lucena.
Chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega, who announced the death toll, said 135 people had been detained in protests, presumably on Monday, when Capriles' supporters protested in Caracas and other cities, including Barinas, Merida and Maracay.


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Good argument for new paradigm concepts and a vision of "awareness-based, love-infused, presence-centered, evolutionary leadership" (but beyond green meme concepts :-)) drawing on Steiner, Campbell, Kegan, Torbert, Wilber, etc. The article gives a solid overview over qualities, concepts and practices that are emerging and gives a taste on what a new paradigm of leadership and development "in relationship to nature, community and meaning" could actually look like embodied, and nd most importantly, scaled up. AC
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The station, a subway station with entrances in Union Square Plaza and at the corner of Market and Stockton streets, will ease travel to and from downtown and Union Square, home to the city's highest concentration of jobs and an array of hotels, retailers, entertainment venues and restaurants.
The station will connect directly to the existing Powell Street Station through an underground, concourse-to-concourse walkway. This link will provide customers quick, easy access to BART and the other Muni Metro lines and improve connections to other Bay Area public transportation systems.
The station was designed by the Central Subway Design Group, a joint venture of Parsons Brinckerhoff, Michael Willis Architects and Kwan Henmi Architects. The design emphasizes brightness, openness and natural light to complement and enrich Union Square plaza. The station's main entrance, to be located at the corner of Geary and Stockton streets, will blend into the existing landscape by emulating the aesthetic of the plaza. Inside, terrazzo floors, plaster walls and glass and aluminum ceilings will infuse the station with light.
Bids for the estimated $210 million project are due July 11. A pre-bid conference and contractor meet-and-greet event are planned for May 16. Station construction is on track to start in early 2013 and finish in 2017.
The remaining two Central Subway construction contracts, for the Yerba Buena/Moscone Station and for trackwork, systems and the 4th and Brannan surface station, are on track for advertisement by summer.


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This is a man's world, James Brown proclaimed in one of his famous perspiration drenched performances.
Brown's braggadocio included a quick retreat, crooning that it wouldn't be nothing without a woman or girl. Yeah, I know, a double negative but you get his point.
Which brings me to The Trentonian initiative to return local females to our Page 6. OK, if that's what our readers want, but this is my company's ginormous opportunity to match up the Page 6 girl with our very own Page 6 male.
Maybe not everyday but certainly once a week. A, kind of, our "Guy Friday."
If men can look and dream on, then women deserve an exact right to fantasize about a guy with a hard six-pack. Or more.
Listen up soldier, if women can move to the frontlines in mortal combat then they should be able to pick up The Trentonian for visual stimulation.
Face it guys, many of us act out if our woman or girl shows interest in a passing stranger. Or, we feel upstaged by men endowed with developed pectoralis major muscles, rectus abdominis muscles, or any other muscle for that matter.
Talk about an opportunity to boldly go where no other man has traveled — sexual equality. I mean, with the decision made to showcase young women then let's bite the bullet and go for the full monty.
"Women don't want that," a co-worker said. Yeah, you guessed it. Male co-worker.
It's 2013 and American men still look as women as strictly birth machines, sexual robots, house cleaners, and partners who are charmed by roses. Many males would settle for any model of Stepford wife that rolled off an assembly line.
While football fans ogle the San Francisco Gold Rush cheerleaders' flash of booty on Super Bowl Sunday, cast an eye toward the Baltimore sidelines. The Baltimore Ravens feature a female cheerleading squad and a male troupe.
Ravens' male cheerleaders perform traditional stunts but just the fact that Baltimore has bridged the gender gap could move other NFL teams to double-up on cheer squads.
Recently, ESPN apologized for Brent Musberger "going too far" with comments he made about Katherine Webb, girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron.
While beauty remains in the eye of the beholder, Musberger described Webb with a "What a beautiful woman" comment. The world went crazy with criticism that Musberger crossed a fine line of social demarcation.
Meanwhile, Crimson Tide cheerleaders were poured into tight outfits that left no room to stretch the imagination. Heterosexual males have field days with their unspoken desires, so the time has arrived for females to enjoy similar opportunities.
What's incredible is that we have misrepresented male desire with a bogus calculation that men think about sex every six or seven seconds. Put that calculation to bed. According to a 2011 Ohio State University study in a college-age population of 163 mixed-gender respondents, males had a daily median frequency of 19 sexual thoughts; women had a median of 10.
Of course, men and women think about sex when a person appears on any news page, especially if they are skin-tight close to wearing next to nothing for a bathing suit. Or think of Mark Wahlberg and what a Calvin Klein underwear ad did for his career.
The socialization of women has kind of forced them to keep their sexual thoughts under wraps but more than a few female friends admit their connection to wildness during a ladies' night out event that includes male dancers.
Then along comes a romantic/sex driven book like "Fifty Shades of Grey" and every other woman in the world not only reads the first novel but opts for a triple play.
"I read the trilogy. I couldn't get enough," a female co-worker admitted.
She made my point. Women think about sex, too.
If guys and some girls get Page 6, then girls and some guys deserve a "Guy Friday."
— L.A. Parker is a Trentonian columnist. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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NHL Game Night: 3-29-14 Lightning at Sabres
When wins don't feel like wins...
Ben Bishop allowed 2 goals on 28 shots for the OT win. Wait, what? 2 goals? Yes, because in a freak play Steven Stamkos scored into his own net with Bishop pulled on a delayed penalty. It was that kind of night.
First Period
12:20 BUF D'Agostini (5), (Ristolainen, Larsson)
14:07 BUF Hodgson (17), (Ehrhoff)
17:52 TB Killorn (16), (Kucherov, Carle)
19:46 TB Stamkos (22), (Brown, Gudas)
Second Period
Third Period
8:14 BUF Conacher (7), (unassisted)(EN)
10:07 TB Callahan (16), (Purcell, Stamkos)(PP)
1:53 TB Stamkos (23), (Filppula, Purcell)(PP)
Steven Stamkos and Ryan Callahan were the game's first and second stars. For my money, J.T. Brown deserved consideration as well, seeing as he was one of the few Lightning players who didn't snooze through about 55 minutes of play tonight.
The Lightning now have 91 points, meaning they're probably just 4-5 points away from what they need to make the postseason. The way things are looking they'll probably get Montreal with the only real question being which of the two clubs gets home ice. That's a wonderful story, given everything that's happened over the last year, and I don't want to diminish it. And, with the win tonight the Lightning have gotten points in each of their last 11 games at a time of the year when points don't come easy in order to put themselves in this position. I don't want to diminish that either. Manufacturing points isn't an easy thing.
However, at some point you keep waiting for the Lightning to show they have an extra gear up from simply manufacturing points to actually proving they're one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, and that's not how the team has looked lately. Tonight was painful to watch, just like the Islanders game was. Worse, in fact, because I think the Lightning's effort level was even lower tonight than it was against the Isles. Playing against two of the most talent-bereft squads in the NHL the Lightning didn't show up and just barely scratched out 2 wins. Yeah, that'll get you in the playoffs, but let's be honest: play like that in the playoffs and Montreal will embarrass you. Flat out. Embarrass. You. This team does not, in any way shape or form, look ready for the crucible that is postseason hockey. They, at times, look like a team happy just to be near making the playoff treating the experience like a coronation. At other times, they look like a team that peaked way too soon and are now running on fumes near the finish line (Bishop falling mostly into this latter category).
Something's got to change, and I hope with home ice still on the line it doesn't take this team taking a tragic, soul-shattering butt whipping at some point in the next few games for them to realize something's got to change in the effort department.
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?Thrash Metal Knows No Boundaries...?The Finnish Speed / Thrash Metal special(Pt 2.)
Featuring interviews with Bloodride, Burning Empire, HateFrame, Murdread, Nailgunner, Py?veli, Sightless, Solitaire, The Scourger and Witheria
All interviews by Luxi Lahtinen
Bloodride live pictures by Luxi LahtinenThe Scourger live pictures by Toni Salminen
Last year, in January 2004 to be exact, I got an idea to introduce a bunch of up?n?coming Finnish Speed - and Thrash Metal bands to a wider audience via Metal-Rules.com (view that feature here) simply because to me it seemed many of these new - yet even quite damn talented I must say, Speed?n?Thrash Metal bands deserved more attention that they have managed to receive for themselves at that time.
A year later, having been following what?s been going on in the Finnish underground Metal scene for many years already - sometimes more actively, sometimes a bit less actively - I thought I would be the right enough time again to bring 10 new Finnish Speed ? and Thrash Metal bands to attention that had made a positive impact on me one way or the other during these last 12-14 months or so. Almost every band of the 10 interviewed bands in this 2nd part of ?The Finnish Speed ? and Thrash Metal Special? is still unsigned (with the exceptions of both HateFrame and Solitaire) and is looking for a suitable label to sign with, so if you happen to own a record label and your main interest has been focused around this particular genre mostly, then don?t hesitate to check out the bands for this special feature.
Without prolonging your burning curiosity about the featured bands any longer, now let?s get started with the 2nd invasion of Finnish speed merchants & thrash bangers? read on!


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More than 7,000 athletes from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana competed in the Championships at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
This is the fifth appearance for the local teams consisting of over 60 girls and boys from Gilmer and the East Texas Area.
After completing their All-Star routine, the Senior Team won the National Title. Along with a DCC team trophy, the members were awarded Championship jackets in the famous Stars and Cowboy colors.
The youth team received runner-up in their age division, and the mini-team received a superior rating.
Footlights director Carla Harrison was extremely proud of the performances of the teams.
"The level of difficulty and precision of the teams have for exceeded last year's routines," Mrs. Harrison said. "Our students have become one of the top teams in Texas, getting better with each competition."
East Texas Spirit Teams were formed nine years ago, when Mrs. Harrison said she wanted to give local students a chance to become competitive athletes in cheerleading and tumbling.
The staff has worked diligently to showcase these local teams in many state and national competitions.
Coaches and choreographers for the groups are Mrs. Harrison, Staci Stuart, Aaron Morris and Zach Wilson.
Student coaches are Bethany Royer and Brody Stuart.


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It's finally raining here (it's actually been raining for several days in a row, and my lawn, and the local farmers are so happy!), so what better way to celebrate than spending the afternoon reading a good book? Here are some eBook deals at Amazon. Click on the title to purchase. What are your weekend plans? What are reading today?
An Affair with Mr. Kennedy (The Gentlemen of Scotland Yard) by Jillian Stone I loved this sexy read! This is so worth $1.99!
Enclave by Ann Aguirre. For $2.99, I purchased a digital copy. I haven't read it, and I received an ARC of Outpost, the next book in the series, so I couldn't resist.
The Iron Witch (The Iron Witch Series) by Karen Mahoney. This is languishing in my TBR, but for two bucks, I'm tempted to grab a digital copy.
Anew: The Archers of Avalon, Book One by Chelsea Fine. This is only .99! If you like PRN, you might want to give it a try. It seems to be getting positive ratings on GoodReads.
Marked (House of Night, Book 1) by PC Cast & Kristin Cast. This didn't knock my socks off, but it's a deal at $2.99.
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Actor Daniel Radcliffe has ruled out that he is a part of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, which marks Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's debut as a screenplay writer.
"Fantastic Beasts..." is a movie based on a Hogwarts textbook from the Potter movies, but Rowling has revealed that her new venture is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but it will be an extension of the wizarding world.
Whatever it is, Radcliffe has confirmed he will not be involved in the project.
"I first thought, 'Thanks Jo, I'm going to have to answer tons of questions about this now'. I'm sure they're going to have a great time (making it). I'm sure most people are really excited about it," contactmusic.com quoted 24-yera-old as saying.
"Needless to say I wouldn't be involved in it and I guess none of the others (from the 'Harry Potter' films) will be, but I know absolutely nothing about it," he added.
Radcliffe played the lead role of boy wizard Harry Potter in the movie franchise of the same name.