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Tournament perspective: Reasons NCAA basketball has been down
Televising this NCAA tournament in black and white would be appropriate after a regular season in which offenses turned the clock back decades. Teams shot a composite 43%, on pace to be the worst since 1965, and averaged just 67.6 points per game, which would tie for the lowest since 1952.
As fans nationwide gather to watch 16 games today and 48 by Sunday evening, one uncomfortable fact must be acknowledged: the quality of the games, which have not been easy on the eyes this season. When fans see scores in the teens come across the scroll on television, they now know one thing: It must be halftime.
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"The quality of play is down," said CBS and TNT analyst Steve Kerr, echoing sentiments expressed by more than a dozen prominent college coaches interviewed by USA TODAY Sports.
Whether it is Minnesota coach Tubby Smith saying his team has been "god awful" on far too many occasions, or Louisville coach Rick Pitino saying that the game has become so physical it has devolved into "semi-football, semi-rugby," this much is clear: This is not the same game that flourished up and down the court during what Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim called the golden age of college hoops in the 1980s and 1990s.
SMU coach Larry Brown fondly recalls his Kansas team being deadlocked, 50-50, with Oklahoma in the 1988 national championship game – at halftime. This year, it would surprise few if Wisconsin reached the Sweet 16 without scoring more than 50 points in a game.
"It blows me away," Brown said.
Though defenses have improved, scouting has become more advanced, coaches generally fall into one of two camps on the question of why this is the season of the offensively challenged: an erosion of fundamentals across the nation, or referees giving defenses significant advantages by letting physical play run rampant.
Perhaps it is appropriate that the tournament's top overall seed, Louisville, capped the Big East tournament with a stifling 15-minute defensive effort against Syracuse. And that another No. 1 seed, Kansas, made 3 of 22 field goal attempts en route to a 13-point first half in a loss at lowly TCU on Feb. 6.
"The emphasis," Boeheim said, "is overwhelmingly on the defensive end right now."
One of the prime reasons scoring is down is because what several coaches say is the summer-basketball mentality. Before they are teen-agers, top players are flown around the country to compete in shoe company-sponsored events. An emphasis is placed on playing, coaches say, but not always on winning or refining fundamentals.
Curtis Shaw, the coordinator of officials for the Big 12, Southland, Ohio Valley and Conference USA, said summer-league basketball has "killed offensive basketball. These kids play two, three, four games a day, it is individual-based performance, even though they are playing on some team, because they are trying to impress a coach.
"You don't have coaches, for the most part, that are really qualified to be coaching athletes at that level (AAU). The athleticism is the greatest it has ever been in the game, but the basketball skills are the worst."
New Mexico coach Steve Alford said there is a dramatic difference from when he was in high school and honed his skills rather than seeking maximum exposure.
"The mindset growing up is a little bit different with what they do in the summer versus 25 years ago when a lot more kids were staying at home and working on their games with high school coaches and high school teammates," he said. "Now kids are traveling all over the place playing three games a day and they do that for three days, go home for two and then do it all over again in a different city across the country."
And Brown believes that coaches are not given enough time to work with players before games begin. When he last coached in college in 1988, he said teams would have nearly six weeks between the start of practice and games. Now that has been almost cut in half. And he feels that allowing freshmen to be eligible to compete in games has hurt as well.
"Kids are not as fundamentally as sound," he said. "They are much more athletic. Having kids accept coaching is the challenge. I may be too old school. I am not going to change about kids being fundamentally sound and coming to practice every day and wanting to be taught."
Poor offensive play had the grand stage of Madison Square Garden all to itself in the opening game of the final Big East tournament as we know it. Even though the teams played one overtime session, Seton Hall and South Florida barely eclipsed the lowest-scoring game in Big East tournament history. The Pirates stormed past South Florida, 46-42.
"Players today, they want to make the highlight reel," Minnesota's Smith said. "They want to dunk it. They want to run down the court, catch a lob and dunk. You don't get on ESPN or the highlight reel for making free throws unless you set a record. As far as passing the game, that has been a lost art for a long time."
But not all coaches agree. Boeheim said a players' fundamentals are not the issue. And Pitino said the problem has nothing to do with fundamentals because it is the job of coaches to teach them to players.
What Pitino points to is out of control physicality that has dramatically reduced freedom of movement, if not eliminated it at times. He recently watched an old NBA game featuring Clyde Frazier and Jerry West. No defender greeted a dribbler with a forearm. None tried to body a cutter like a cornerback does within the first five yards to a wide receiver in football.
And it's not just old-school hoops. He traveled to Miami to see his former player Earl Clark. He couldn't help but notice that defenders could not place their hands on anyone without hearing a whistle, which is "one of the reasons LeBron (James) is unguardable."
While Pitino was the coach of the Boston Celtics, he said, he served on a committee with a host of coaches and general managers. Only two teams at the time were averaging more than 100 points. They contemplated installing an eight-second rule in the backcourt. They exchanged ideas about how to improve the pace. But Pitino said it became clear: the reason no one was scoring was because the game was becoming too physical.
"There are certain automatics that you must call," Kentucky coach John Calipari said. "If you chuck a guy on a drive it is a foul. You put hands on a guy it is a foul. The guy is in the post and you have a knee up his butt and he drives and you chuck him with your chest. Those are all fouls. And so they are not being called that way. And you know what? Then we all have to teach the way the game is being played. You can't be at a big disadvantage, so we are all teaching it. Just chuck a guy."
One of the more physical games during conference tournament play was the Louisville-Villanova matchup in the Big East tournament. Afterwards, Jay Bilas, who was an ESPN analyst for the game, told USA TODAY Sports that if flags were thrown for penalties, as is the case in football, "the teams would have been backed up to their own end zones."
In response to coaches' concerns over the increase in physicality, John Adams, the NCAA's coordinator of officials, said: "A lot of people say our game is too rough. My comment isn't that our game is too rough, some of our games are … When referees call fouls that make a difference early in a game, players will adjust. You will get a game that tends to be more free-flowing and tips in the favor of freedom of movement as opposed to survival of the fittest."
Smith called the physicality in today's game "a joke," adding that it is more physical than any other level of basketball. He said games are officiated differently depending on whether it is being televised. He said there is pressure on the officials to fit games into specific television time slots, so they are less inclined to call too many fouls, which would slow games down.
"I'm serious," Smith said. "We have got to get this game in, don't prolong it. Consequently, players know that, coaches know that. Just bang. Grab 'em. Hold 'em. They can't call but so many fouls. The game's got to end in two hours because we have to get all our commercials in."
Shaw, the coordinator of officials for various conferences, said referees can certainly blow the whistle more. But when that happens, "there is going to be a public outcry … ," he said. "The offensive post moves are strictly physical play and when the defender tries to stand their ground or figure out how to defend him we have body on body and people screaming for referees to call it. The referees can call it, but that means the starting five are going to be on the bench."
Fans are drawn to the tournament every season in large part because of its sheer unpredictability and the likelihood of heart-stopping finishes. And after a regular season in which the games have not always been aesthetically pleasing, Mike Bobinski, the chairman of the tournament selection committee, said the tournament can serve as a "cleansing moment" for many of the ills facing the sport, including all the final scores in the 40s.
"I think the tournament will play a tremendous role in restoring that really good feel," he said. "I think it does every year."
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WHITEWATER, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The 10th-ranked UW-Whitewater Warhawks scored at least one touchdown in each quarter, shutting out the UW-Eau Claire football team 42-0 at Perkins Stadium tonight.
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The last time the Blugolds were shut out was Oct. 16, 2010 when Whitewater beat Eau Claire 45-0. The Blugolds have only been shut out four times since 1996, all at the hands of the Warhawks.
In the Blugolds' first Friday game since 1965, a fumble on the opening kickoff by Thurgood Dennis (Jr.-Allouez, Wis./Green Bay Notre Dame) gave the Warhawks the ball on the Eau Claire 30 and two plays later they found the end zone to take a 7-0 lead.
The Blugolds got a spark on Whitewater's following drive when Scott Burzynski (Sr.-Stanley, Wis./Stanley-Boyd) forced a fumble and Sean Graham (Sr.-Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) recovered. But the Blugolds ended up punting it away after they managed to gain just one yard on three plays.
Whitewater tacked on another touchdown in the first quarter and added two more in the second to take a 28-0 lead into halftime. The Warhawks scored an additional touchdown on their opening possession in the third quarter and tacked on another with 9:48 remaining in the game.
Burzynski had a good game for Eau Claire, leading the team with 12 tackles (10 solo, two assists) while also punting 10 times, tied for 11th most in a single game in school history, for 349 yards. He forced two fumbles, recovering one of them.
The Blugolds struggled on offense tonight and finished with just 136 yards (69 passing, 67 rushing), their lowest total since a 27-0 loss to UW-Whitewater on Sept. 22, 2007 (130 yards of total offense).
Eau Claire drops to 0-6 overall and 0-3 in the WIAC while Whitewater improves to 6-0 on the season and 3-0 in conference play.
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Moles are skin growths made up of cells that produce color (pigment). A mole can appear anywhere on the skin, alone or in groups. Most people get a few moles during their first 20 years of life. They are usually brown in color but can be blue, black, or flesh-colored. Most moles are harmless and don't cause pain or other symptoms unless you rub them or they bump against something.
Skin tags are small, soft pieces of skin that stick out on a thin stem. They most often appear on the neck, armpits, upper trunk, and body folds. The cause of skin tags is not known. They are harmless.
Most moles and skin tags don't require treatment. But sometimes people want to remove them for cosmetic reasons or because they cause discomfort when they rub against clothing or get caught in jewelry.
Check with your doctor if you have a mole that looks different from your other moles. He or she may need to do a biopsy of the mole, which means removing the mole and sending it to a lab to check it for cancer.
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Home remedies, such as using nail clippers to cut off skin tags or lotions and pastes to remove moles, may cause bleeding, infection, and scarring. And it's important that your doctor check moles before they are removed. It's much safer to have your doctor remove your moles and skin tags for you.
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The New Season Follows the Happy Couple as They Face Unexpected Challenges in Their Lives, Including a Move to Dallas
Los Angeles, February 6, 2012 - Two and a half years into their marriage, Khloé and Lamar Odom spend each day working to keep their relationship strong, enduring and fun. Whether managing their busy careers, juggling family commitments or logging thousands of air miles pursuing their respective professions, one thing is for sure - there's no obstacle this fascinating couple can't overcome. This season, however, their devotion is put to the test when Lamar is suddenly traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks, forcing the couple to pick up their lives and start fresh in the Lone Star state. Khloé's been a California girl all her life, so the adjustment is sure to be one of her greatest challenges yet, and one that will be a shock to the entire Kardashian family dynamic. The all new season of Khloé & Lamar premieres Sunday, February 19 at 10:00pm, followed by another all-new episode airing on a special night on Monday, February 20th at 10:00pm ET/PT.
In the premiere episode, Lamar and brother-in-law Rob are at odds, each accusing the other of not being as supportive as he should be. Though both are stubborn, Khloé is adamant that they find a way to come together and honor her belief that family really does come first. Also in this episode, Khloé is focused on deepening her connection with Lamar and keeping their relationship intimate and close. In the second episode airing Monday, February 20, at 10:00pm, Khloé acts as the voice of reason when her best friend Malika decides to end a new relationship.
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Obama: More than 500,000 used federal site for coverage
WASHINGTON — More than 500,000 people have signed up for insurance through the federal health exchange, HealthCare.gov in the first three weeks of December, President Obama said Friday.
"What that means is ... the demand is there, and the product is good," said Obama, who again acknowledged that the roll-out of the federal health insurance website was "screwed up."
That means that so far this month, at least 25,000 people a day have signed up for insurance on the federal site, Department of Health and Human Services officials confirmed, a rate far higher than in the first two months the site was open.
In October, when the site was hampered by outages and glitches, only 26,794 enrolled in insurance. That's fewer than 1,000 people a day. In November, that rate jumped to about 3,800 a day, HHS statistics show.
Nationwide, more than 1 million people have enrolled in private health plans so far, with half enrolling in state exchanges, state and federal officials say.
"That is a big deal," Obama said. "That's why I ran for this office."
Monday is the deadline for those who want health insurance by Jan. 1 to enroll in coverage. That means hundreds of thousands of people are expected to go to the federal site through the weekend. The site can handle 800,000 people a day, said Julie Bataille, communications director for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
"It's going to get larger and larger," said Ron Pollack, founding executive director of Families USA, a non-profit group supporting the Affordable Care Act and greater access to health care. "I think we'll have a big surge between now and Dec. 23. But I also think it's going to be a significant growth from month to month in the last three months of the enrollment period."
The uninsured have until March 31 to sign up for insurance to avoid paying a fine for the individual mandate with their 2014 taxes.
The government planned to enroll at least 7 million people by the end of 2014, and the Congressional Budget Office has used that total to project future budget levels.
Republicans immediately countered that the administration had fallen short of its own goals.
"While the administration is touting over 1 million enrollees in December, the administration needed to enroll over 2.9 million Americans in December to meet their own goals," Sarah Swinehart, spokeswoman for the Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee, said in a press statement.
Obama's comments Friday followed an HHS announcement in a letter to lawmakers that Americans whose insurance policies were canceled this year will be excused from paying fees due to the requirement that all Americans have health insurance, which is also called the individual mandate.
The law already included a "hardship exemption," and several lawmakers had argued that having a policy unexpectedly canceled because it did not fit the coverage requirements of the new law should qualify as a hardship because it comes through no fault of the consumer.
Those whose plans were canceled will also be able to buy catastrophic coverage, which previously had been available only to people younger than 30. Those policies tend to cover fewer things and cost less than the policies now required by the law.
"The president and I want to do everything we can to ensure that individuals with canceled plans have as many options as possible," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote in a letter sent Thursday to Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and five other senators who had asked about the exemption. "I agree with you that these consumers should qualify for this temporary hardship exemption, and I can assure you that the exemption will be available to them."
The mandate requires that anyone who does not have health insurance in 2014 pay a fee when they turn in their 2014 tax returns.
"This is a common sense clarification of the law," HHS spokeswoman Joanne Peters said. "For the limited number of consumers whose plans have been canceled and are seeking coverage, this is one more option."
Not everyone is happy about the change.
"This latest rule change could cause significant instability in the marketplace and lead to further confusion and disruption for consumers," said America's Health Insurance Plans'President Karen Ignagni in a statement.
Republican lawmakers used the change as an opportunity to attack the law. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called the change an acknowledgement "that more Americans have lost health insurance than gained it" under the law. He again called for the law to be repealed.
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Well hello everyone. I just purchased a e-revo roller from eBay in a deliberate move for an overhaul using the tryied and true components for the ever sought after bullet proof Electric Brushless Revo. As I am writting this i have a number of bids on eBay for parts like the lst2 Differentials and i just scored on a nice Kawasaki racing body. And I have an order from Kershaw Designs in route where I purchased a 6s Lipo system motor/esc/batterys, and a aluminium chassis center dog bones and there heavy duty slipper clutch. I will post pictures as soon as I can.
Great! i'd love to see them!
looking forward to this build i like that chassis
This is the speed controller that came with the R-revo it is a celiron from Losi some one had cut the mounting feet off. So heavy dutydouble sided sticky tape to the rescue.
This is the r-revo from eBay it looks preety ruff but will soon be a true speed machine. I was able to get it running and every thing seems to be in good working order. The push rods are bent in the front and rear. I have new ones on the way.
Going for a silver color chassis in appearance.
I purchased my radio from my local hobby shop. We need to support them when ever possible. Yeah I could have saved $30+ dollars by going to eBay but they need our business and can't help they have to charge taxes.
I also purchased a Lipo summit 1/10 while there. As i already have one that I plan to give my son for christmas. So I bought one for my daughter also.
I have been out of RC cars for a good 6+ years so I am looking forward to this. My daugter just turned 13 and my son just turned 11 back in the summer so its time to get them into the World of RC. I have been flying RC airplanes since I was a boy.
My phone thinks e-revo is r-revo. dumb phone.
We built a race track close to the house Louisiana style using a bush hog and hay. The kids think it is for my e-revo little do they know they will have there Lipo summits in a few weeks. This track is about 1 acer in size. I will be building a raised controller stand at some point.
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Wow that looks like fun.Your kids are gonna be ecstatic when they get those summits.Do you live close to Lafayette?
We are close to start la outside of Monroe la. On I-20
ok I think I know where thats at.Its far from where I live lol. Looking forward to seeing your build.Subscribed!
what motor & ESC is that............??
celiron from Losi... hummm
gl2u with the build.............
Would you go flip my truck back over??
The revo came with the Losi 1700kv motor and a Losi ESC. I am installing a Kershaw Designs 6s system, motor KD 4082 -2000kv/150 amp esc/and two 3s batterys when they arrive. The Losi system puts out a good amount of power but nothing like a mamba monster or the KD system.
Interested to see the chassis. Been pondering myself!
Chassis is on the way. I got one lst2 differential in today now to find another one.
any ideas on how the diff is going to fit with the new chassis...didn't know if you have read anything, yet....?
Would you go flip my truck back over??
I will have to figure it all out when I get it. I will be reusing the exsisting bulkheads after I modify them to accept the LST2 diff. so I expect it will not be to much trouble involved. The Chassis will only replace the center portion of the car.
I think they take a little off the chassis to get the diff to fit height wise.....
Would you go flip my truck back over??
Well I got the bodies in for the revo. and I scored another LST2 diff on ebay last night. And I discovered that the right front upper a arm is cracked. SO I am shopping for RPM up grades. Decided to go with Black. And I think I am going to try the true track system on the rear of this car. She is being built for racing so this might help with the over all setup.
great thread! +1 with the true track setup. it made a huge difference in my revo.
i also just wanted to add that I've been doing alot of ordering through kershaw designs lately, and the guy is on top of his business. everything i've ordered, i've gotten fast.
I can't wait to see the chassis build.
One mans garbage is another mans ungarbage" -Ricky
thanks VXLROCKET. any pointers you can add would be appreciated.
+1 for Kershaw, excellent service and support.
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just purchased RPM gear from RChobbies4life great service over there. and good prices.
This might work for one of the summits.
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I will defiantly try that mod. So far this is what the car looks like. Still waiting on the chassis to arrive.
Last edited by clp71220; 12-07-2012 at 05:55 PM.
To bad that is not a KTM body......J/K... Looks good...
If you are going with the true track rear A arms IDB you need the buy the knuckels to go with...
I want to see that chassis.............
Would you go flip my truck back over??
I plan to get the integy oversized knuckles and ball joints. I ordered all the rpm a-arms bumpers and stuff today. And I ordered a set of road rage 3.8 tires and some white dish wheels unmounted so I can tape them tires.
do you know for sure they will work for the True track....?? I don't remember seeing anyone using them.....
integy oversized knuckles
Would you go flip my truck back over??
Well I was referring to the front Axle carriers. I hope the rear is made well enough I will not have to do anything to it. It will be a trial and error type thing. But if you know something I need to do by all means say so. I don't want to throw good money after bad products. I have been out of this for many years and I am getting back in this with 3 trucks at once. Focusing on the E-revo for now but there are two summits to mod later. And I am pulling most of the what to do next from other members here.
I've been running revos since they first came out, brushed and brushless and i've never broken a knuckle. I do some pretty gnarly parking lot jumping and bashing....lots of skatepark stuff and bmx track stuff too.
One mans garbage is another mans ungarbage" -Ricky
Well I have a knuckle messed up on this one right now. Last owner must have jumped it off a two storied house. I bought it fairly cheap so I am not complaining. As I had planned to build it the way I want instead of spending the $800+ then upgrading it. But it has a lower knuckle on the right side is bad loose. That is the same side that has the broke a-arm. Looking at the titanium knuckles and the integy silver caps if I can find someone that has them in stock.
Well I got the chassis and new Kershaw 6s power system Batterys 3s-30c/Leapord 150amp ESC/Kershaw Designs 4082 Brushless motor, Dogbones, Slipper clutch in today. And also got the new bulk heads that I will be carving on to fit the LST2 Differentials into, I figured I could be doing that while waiting on parts to arrive on a new set of bulkheads. Mail man showed up just as I was leaving for work. So I will take pictures tomorrow but I may not load them until Tuesday due to being away from wifi to load the pictures. I did take a peak though and it all looks awsome. I still have many parts that have not come in yet so it is hurry up and wait for now. But any recomendations are welcome. I am following Mitch316 build even though I will proably never bash my car that hard. Just nice knowing I could and survive it.
Last edited by clp71220; 12-08-2012 at 09:41 PM.
That is one big track, nice. Like you said, no jumps for now so that Kershaw Chassis should perform really well.
send $10 at paypal.me/Ray1964
Here is the parts from Kershaw Designs. Leapord 150amp ESC, 2-5000ma 3s batterys with 30c and the Kershaw Designs 4082 motor with 15% more tourqe than a mamba monster. Kershaw Designs center dog bones and a 20t Pinion gear, And the Aluminum Chassis in silver. They have selection of colors for the chassis also. Still waiting on parts from every where. should not be much longer and this build will get under way. HPP is out of there motor braces until the end of December and I am pretty sure I will be in need of one with this large motor.
Also I am going with the Summit long Drive shafts on all fours. I realized last night that the bulkheads I purchased from ebay belong to a summit so I have to get another set as I will keep these because I have two summits for the kids even though I doubt I will ever need them.
I am tempted to purchase the BOCA Orange ceramic bearing set. But dont know that i will actually need it. Any suggestions on Bearings?
Last edited by clp71220; 12-10-2012 at 07:46 PM.
looking forward to seeing your build progress....
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Bryce Baker of Rocky Mountain (Mont.) has been named the NAIA National Offensive Player of the Week, Dexter Davis of Friends (Kan.) has been tabbed National Defensive Player of the Week and Ty Littzen of Morningside (Iowa) received National Special Teams Player of the Week honors, the national office announced Monday. Baker, Davis and Littzen were chosen for their performances during the week of Sept. 3 - 9 and were chosen out of a pool of conference and independent award winners.
Baker, a sophomore quarterback from Fernley, Nev., keyed a Rocky Mountain offense that racked up a NAIA-best 703 yards of total offense in its 52-30 victory against Southern Oregon on Sept. 8. Baker completed 41-of-52 passes for 544 yards and five touchdowns. He also ran for 36 yards and one score to finish the afternoon with 544 yards of total offense and six total touchdowns. Baker's performance set career-highs and NAIA game-highs in completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns and total yards.
Baker ranks in the top 10 nationally in passing (964), total offense (1,047), passing yards per game (321.3) and total offense per game (349).
Davis, a senior defensive end from Rex, Ga., anchored a Falcon defense in a 36-14 win against Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Saint Mary (Kan.) on Sept. 8. Davis recorded six tackles (five solo), four tackles for loss, an NAIA-best four sacks, and one interception. Additionally, he forced two fumbles as Friends forced four Spire turnovers. As a team, the Falcons held Saint Mary to 294 yards of total offense, including only two yards rushing.
Davis currently leads the NAIA in forced fumbles per game (1) and sacks per game (2), while ranking second in sacks (4) and tackles for loss per game (2.5).
Littzen, a freshman kicker from Fort Dodge, Iowa, connected on field goals of 51 and 45 yards in Morningside's dominating 34-7 victory against then-No. 10 Northwestern (Iowa) on Sept. 8. Additionally, Littzen converted 4-of-4 point after attempts. His 51-yard field goal is the longest for the Mustangs since the NAIA's DakStats leader board was established in 2004 and is only two yards short of Mark Paulsen's Morningside record of 53 yards. He is the third Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) player to receive weekly honors this season.
Littzen is top 10 in PAT kicking percentage (1.00) and scoring (kicking) per game (8.5).
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
For the complete NAIA Player of the Week calendar, click here.
Offensive Nominees: Ken Eliacin, Valley City State (N.D.); Jimmy Coy, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Zach McClain, Kansas Wesleyan; Joel Nixon, Morningside (Iowa); Tommy Smith, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Sam Vossen, Baker (Kan.); Sammuel Fisk, Waldorf (Iowa).
Defensive Nominees: Jacob Ghinazzi, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Josh Downing, Georgetown (Ky.); Dustin Bergmeier, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Jeremy Wallace, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Howard Mcdonald, Eastern Oregon; Silas Lopez, Webber International (Fla.); Tyler Davis, Missouri Valley.
Special Teams Nominees: Andrew Muzljakovich, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Joe Cannon, Tabor (Kan.); Kyle Fox, Marian (Ind.); Bert Brown, Union (Ky.); Craig Anderson, Jamestown (N.D.); Craig Anderson, Jamestown (N.D.); Bryan Williams, Baker (Kan.); Marc David, Eastern Oregon; Mason Prater, Webber International (Fla.).
2012 Football Players of the Week (complete schedule)
Week 1 (Sept. 3):
Offense: Davis Bloemendaal, Northwestern (Iowa)
Defense: Howard McDonald, Eastern Oregon
Special Teams: Jordan Delbaugh, Nebraska Wesleyan
Week 2 (Sept. 10):
Offense: Bryce Baker, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Defense: Dexter Davis, Friends (Kan.)
Special Teams: Ty Littzen, Morningside (Iowa)


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"Springtime in Eskdale" is an extremely detailed landscape painting by the Scottish artist James McIntosh Patrick. It depicts "The Crooks" in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, birthplace of the famous engineer Thomas Telford (1757-1834). Patrick painted it in 1934 to mark the centenary of his death.
The painting shows people visiting a cottage, a farmer ploughing a field and a river in the middle ground. Light spreads evenly throughout the scene, except for a long shadow in the foreground, suggesting that the artist looked down on the landscape from on high.
Patrick loved to paint out of doors, believing that his landscapes could encourage people to appreciate nature: "I don't suppose there is much sentimentality about my paintings, but I have a deep feeling that Nature is immensely dignified when you are out of doors. I am struck by the dignity of everything."
James McIntosh Patrick, born in Dundee, Scotland, showed an early talent for drawing and painting. By the age of fourteen he had proficient etching skills, and was often found in his father's architectural office drawing and colouring perspectives of the latest architectural projects.
He greatly admired the work of the Glasgow School of painters, such as E.A. Hornel (his "Summer" is on display in Room 9) and G. Henry, and joined the Glasgow School of Art as a second year student.
Patrick developed a close friendship with his teacher Maurice Grieffenhagen (his "An Idyll" is on display in Room 5) and the two of them worked together on a series of landscape views of the South of France, where they spent three months of a summer holiday in 1926.
Patrick bought a house in Dundee, overlooking the Tay, just before the Second World War and lived there for the rest of his life. He became well established early on in his career and had a remarkable record of exhibitions, going as far back as 1926. Later, however, he was neglected by the art world.
Patrick believed that his work was concerned with real life and the world around us and that most of the work of his contemporaries revolved around art issues. He remained a popular teacher until his eighties, only giving up painting in the last few years of his life when his eyesight was failing.
Patrick discovered the joys of painting outdoors during the Second World War while serving in the camouflage units in North Africa and Italy. For the next forty years Patrick was a common sight in the fields, lanes and hedgerows around Dundee in Scotland, working at his canvasses.
Patrick revealed his fascination with the open-air technique: "As I got to know the countryside better and better, I came to realise that rhythmic ideas are inside you and so you go around looking for landscapes where the countryside fits a preconceived idea that you have inside you and which you recognise when you see it.
"In other words, a twisted bit of wood, a wall or a gate, immediately causes you to say; ah, that's the bit I am looking for... It is much easier to make up a picture than to paint nature as it appears before us…"
Later on in his life he turned to watercolours and worked on a large scale. Such was the power of his watercolours, they were often mistaken for oils.
"Springtime in Eskdale" depicts The Crooks in Eskdalemuir, a typical Dumfriesshire scene. It was the early home of Thomas Telford (1757-1834), Britain's most celebrated civil engineer. Patrick began it in the spring of 1934 to mark Telford's centenary, but only completed it by the end of the year.
The strong design of "Springtime in Eskdale", with the graduation of planes from the foreground to the background and the variety of lines and divisions in the picture, suggests the influence of the famous Scottish designer Charles Rennie MackIntosh (1868-1928). Such a strong design element is also a reference to the work of Thomas Telford and the art of appropriating nature for the benefit of people. The farm, the stone wall and the ploughed fields all point to a man-made rural environment rather than divine creation.
The theme of the seasons was suggested to Patrick by print publisher Harold Dickins after the success of Patrick's "Winter in Angus" in the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1935. The two remaining season paintings by Patrick are "Autumn, Kinnorby" (Dundee Arts and Heritage Gallery) and "Midsummer in East Fife" (Aberdeen Art Galleries and Museums [opens new window]), both views of areas close to Dundee.
In "Springtime in Eskdale" Patrick used a high viewpoint and the pattern of the twisted path to lead the viewers' eye into the depth of his composition. It was a technique that he admired in the work of Van Gogh and tried to assimilate into his own. This method of spatial organisation became the hallmark of his work and was intended to make the viewer feel part of the landscape.
One of the most distinct features of the painting is the trees, which Patrick considered one of nature's greatest gifts because of the way they defy gravity and hold a mass of branch and leaf aloft. He never attempted to draw a tree from memory, preferring to capture the rhythm of its structure from direct observation. Patrick believed that by painting trees so vividly he could persuade people to appreciate them more.
Despite the unusual clarity of the painting, colour and light in "Springtime in Eskdale" are particularly illusionistic. Patrick created his own vision of the landscape by drawing from what he saw and combining it with what he imagined and remembered.
James McIntosh Patrick entered into a commercial relationship with Harold C Dickins, a Fine Art Publisher of Pulteney Street, London, in around 1927, when Dickens offered him a contract to publish some of his etchings. This helped to establish the young artist's reputation. Dickins came to act as an agent for Patrick, and was responsible for introducing his work to the Fine Art Society in London, through which his work was then sold. This arrangement held until 1946, when Dickins stood down and the Fine Art Society became his main dealer.
In 1934-5 Patrick painted 'Winter in Angus', which was bought in 1935 by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest for the Tate. Dickins suggested to Patrick that he follow the winter picture by painting the rest of the seasons, since the publisher aspired to issue the paintings commercially as collotype reproductions (a collotype is photo-mechanical printing process). It was Dickins himself who suggested 'Springtime in Eskdale', now in the Walker Art Gallery, as the next subject in this series. The final two paintings in the series were 'Autumn, Kinnordy' (1936, Dundee Art Galley) and 'Midsummer in East Fife' (1936, Aberdeen Art Gallery).
The Walker's file for the painting 'Springtime in Eskdale' contains an undated four-page brochure that advertises the series as follows:
PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT / The Four Seasons / a series of four landscapes in colour / by / J. McIntosh PATRICK / 250 Artist's Proofs, 4 Guineas each / Prints, 6 Guineas the Set
On the inner double-page spread there are black and white illustrations of 'Winter in Angus' and 'Springtime in Eskdale', together with the print sizes – 21 ¾ x 16 3/8 [inches] and 21 ¾ x 16 3/8 [inches] respectively; plus information about the content of the individual pictures.
The brochure can presumably be dated to around 1935 to early 1936, since it also says that the subjects 'Summer' and 'Autumn' will be announced later in the year. The brochure is printed on the front with HC Dickens' details, but the Fine Art Society's details have subsequently been glued over these.
After the collotype had been published, the Walker subsequently purchased the original painting 'Springtime in Eskdale' from the artist at the Liverpool Autumn Exhibition (held at the Walker), through the Fine Art Society, in 1938.
Extracts in the Gallery's file from a January 1939 letter from Dickins in connection with 'The Four Seasons' collotypes states that 'The Autumn subject in completion of the set has not yet been done.' Dickins also states: 'The permission to reproduce these subjects was given for the purpose of this publication and such blocks as may be needed to illustrate catalogues and advertisement of the publication.'
According to 1950s correspondence in the Gallery's file, the Walker appears to have sold some of Dickins' earlier prints after it purchased the picture.
Gallery records also state that permission was given to the Soho Publishing Company for a postcard in a series called Modern Masters, but no further information or date is given.
In 1967, a further reproduction was authorised of an art print for Prints for Pleasure Ltd., of Russell Street, London. No further information about this print is given.
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In an age when technology and business are merging as never before, today′s engineers need skills matched with the times. Today, career success as an engineer is determined as much by an ability to communicate with coworkers, sell ideas, and manage time as by talent at manipulating a Laplace transform, coding a Java object, or analyzing a statically indeterminate structure.
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1.5 Three Cautions.
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2.1 A Joyous Confession.
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2.2.1 Who is Getting a Liberal Arts Education Today?.
2.2.2 Engineering as Launch Pad.
2.2.3 10 ways to Love Engineering.
2.3 The Fundamental Tug–of–War.
2.4 Science and its Little Secret.
2.5 Engineers: First Masters of Modern Enterprise.
2.6 Economy of Intellection: Separating Science from Engineering.
2.6.1 The Modeling Plane.
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3.5.1 Spending and Earning Styles.
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3.5.3 Investing, Saving, and Thrift.
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3.7.1 Creating a Personal Values Statement .
3.7.2 Writing a Personal Mission Statement.
3.7.3 Setting Goals .
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4.1 Time and Its Lack.
4.2 Effective Ways to Waste Time.
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Exercises .
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8.4.3 Conflicts of Interest.
8.4.4 Whistleblowing is Not a First Resort.
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9.3.1 A Little Model of Teamwise Deciding and Doing.
9.3.2 A Little Model of Teamwise Conflict (and Creativity).
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9.5.1 Three Little Keys to Meeting Happiness.
9.5.2 A Day in the Life of a Typical Problem–Solving Meeting.
9.5.3 What s Wrong?.
9.5.4 Structured Brainstorming .
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10.1 Organizations and Leadership Matter.
10.2 Understanding Human Behavior and Motivation.
10.2.1 Bounds on Human Nature.
10.2.2 A Unifying Model: Maslow s Hierarchy of Needs.
10.2.3 Theory X and Theory Y.
10.2.4 Case of the Sluggish Secretary.
10.3 Human Organizations and their Leaders.
10.3.1 From Good to Great.
10.3.2 The Leadership Challenge.
10.4 Organizational Culture: The Gods of Management.
10.5 Why Form or Join Organizations?.
10.5.1 Optimizing Transactions: A Quantitative Model.
10.5.2 An Aside on Free Agency.
11. Assessing Technology Opportunities.
11.1 Entrepreneurial Engineers Seek Opportunity.
11.2 What is an Opportunity?
11.3 Sustainable Competitive Advantage: The Making of a Good Opportunity.
11.3.1 The Four Ps of Competitive Advantage.
11.3.2 The Five Forces of Sustainability.
11.4 What is Your Niche?.
11.5 Three Financial Mysteries of Opportunity Assessment.
11.5.1 Overcoming the Fear of Financials.
11.5.2 Prices, Margins, and Breaking Even.
11.5.3 The Time Value of Money.
11.6 Writing the Technology Opportunity Assessment.
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Scan or download album cover artwork from CDs that you rip into iTunes in a graphics format that iTunes understands and link those graphics to the songs and albums you play on iTunes.
Songs that you buy from the iTunes Music Store typically include an image of the album cover art or a photo of the artist. You can see the artwork in the lower-left corner of the iTunes window by clicking the Show/Hide Artwork button. The artwork changes for each song or album that you select.
Unfortunately, you don't get free artwork like this when you rip an audio CD — the discs aren't manufactured with digital cover art stashed somewhere on an empty track. With a scanner, however, you can scan the cover art and save it in a graphics format that iTunes (and its underlying graphics technology, QuickTime) understands — JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, or Photoshop. Or with a Web browser, you can visit Web pages to scout for suitable art; just Ctrl-click (Mac) or right-click an image (PC) to download and save the image on your hard drive. (Most graphics on the Web are in JPEG or GIF format, so you don't have to convert anything.)
To add the artwork to a song, select the song in your iTunes library, and drag the artwork's image file from a folder into the artwork viewing area in the bottom-left corner of the iTunes window.
To add the same image as artwork for an entire album of songs (rather than just individual songs), select the album in Browse view first (or select all the songs in the album in song list view), and then drag the image file into the artwork viewing area.
You can also add the artwork to an album while editing multiple songs at once. Follow these steps:
1. In Browse view, select the album in your iTunes library.
Click the Browse button to switch to Browse view so that an Album column appears on the right side of the iTunes window. Click an album to select it.
2. Choose File, Get Info or press Command-I (Mac) or Ctrl-I (PC).
A warning message displays: Are you sure you want to edit information for multiple items?
3. Click Yes to edit information for multiple items.
The Multiple Song Information dialog appears.
4. Enable the Artwork field by selecting its check box.
When you add a check mark to a field, iTunes assumes you want that field changed in all the selected songs. Make sure that no other check box is selected except Artwork.
5. Drag the graphics file to the Artwork panel.
Drag the graphics file directly over the blank Artwork well in the Multiple Song Information dialog.
6. Click OK to make the change.
A warning message displays: Are you sure you want to change the artwork for multiple items?
7. Click Yes to change the artwork.
iTunes adds the artwork for the entire album.
To remove the artwork from a song, view the artwork in a larger window, or resize the artwork, choose File, Get Info and click the Artwork tab. You can add a different image, add several images, delete the images with the Add or Delete buttons, or resize images with the size slider.
You can remove the artwork for an entire album by opening the Multiple Song Information dialog (choose File, Get Info after selecting the album), enabling the Artwork field, and then clicking OK. Because you haven't added anything to the Artwork field, iTunes replaces the artwork with nothing, effectively deleting the artwork.


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2013-14: Competed in 11 races … rowed in the #4 seat eight times, beginning in the Championship 8 boat during the Head of the Charles (10/19-20) followed by Bates College and Boston College (3/29), Alumni Cup (4/5), Donahue Cup (4/12), Compton Cup (4/19), UMass/Delaware/URI (4/26), Cochrane Cup (5/3) and EARC Sprints (5/18) in the Varsity 8 boat … sat in the #6 seat of the Varsity 8 boat during the Princeton Chase (10/27) … rowed in seat #2 of the V4 boat in the Foot of the Charles (11/23).
2012-13: Competed in six meets as a sophomore … opened the season at the Head of the Charles (10/21) in the #4 seat of the Varsity A boat … helped the Varsity A boat to a second place finish against Williams, WPI, Franklin & Marshall and Connecticut College (4/13) … sat in the #4 seat of the Varsity A boat that cut a few seconds off its season-best time and came third against Boston University and the University of Wisconsin (5/04).
2011-12: Saw action mainly in the #6 seat … rowed in the #4 seat on the varsity team in the Princeton chase (10/30)… competed in the #6 seat on the collegiate team in the Head of the Charles (10/22); as a member on the MIT freshman eight at Columbia (3/31); versus Boston College, Trinity, and Bates (4/7); against Harvard and Princeton (4/21); at Wisconsin with Dartmouth (4/28) and at the Eastern Sprints (5/13)… rowed in the MIT varsity boat against UMass in the #6 seat (4/21).
Off the Water at MIT: Majoring in aeronautical and astronautical engineering with a minor in political science … was a DRW Investments LLC intern in Chicago during summer 2012 and 2013 … worked at the Space Propulsion Lab at MIT … crew team social chair … Kappa Sigma.
High School: A 2010 graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep.


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Emily White, Facebook's choice to handle Instagram's business operations, is now leaving the company to become the chief operating officer for an upstart rival.
White is leaving the company to head business operations for Snapchat, an ephemeral photo-sharing app, that Facebook recently tried to buy for $3 billion, according to AllThingsD. Facebook's offer was declined, and now it seems that White, its hand-picked executive to handle ads for photo-sharing app Instagram, is now leaving to join the startup. Snapchat is expected to garner millions in its next round of funding, despite the fact that it has made no money and has no real plan in place to create it.
Perhaps that's where White will appear and save Snapchat's advertising bacon? Despite White's background, ads on Instagram are still relatively new and the jury's still out on whether or not its users are bothered by their placement enough to leave Instagram for something else such as Snapchat or Whatsapp. Its seems to us that she's leaving just as Facebook and the world will decide on whether or not her efforts were successful at Instagram.
"It happened really quickly, but to have an actual COO role in one of many companies that is disrupting the communications arena is one I could not pass up," White told AllThingsD.


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Vegetable Sushi Recipes
Caterpillar Roll (Avocado Sushi Recipe)
Lulu and I recently went to a Japanese sushi bar and enjoyed platters of delicious rolls. When I came home, I was determined to serve the same gorgeous-looking sushi for the family. I reinterpreted the caterpillar sushi with a combination of hoisin sauce and kaffir lime sauce. The caterpillar outer layer is imitated with thinly sliced avocados. Unlike most of the "fancy" sushi rolls you'll find at restaurants, this one's vegetarian.
I have to admit I was very proud of how they turned out. And to my surprise, it wasn't that complicated. Sometimes, improvisation ends up with beautiful results!
Don't forget to enter your name and email address to be able to participate in my Haute Potato Cookbook contest. I will pick one winner next Monday. And if you already have a copy, I would greatly appreciate it if you could leave a review on Amazon. Thank you!
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Octopus Sushi (Cooked Sushi Recipe)
We've been setting up my little sis-in-law's school lunch menu as she's about to enter 1st grade tomorrow. She participated in the entire process. The little munchkin mentioned that she loves sushi and wanted to have some for lunch this school year. It's a fast and easy way for her to have a quick lunch, so I was happy to oblige. She also mentioned she loves baby octopus but she doesn't want to scare her friends away with weird food so I coarsely chopped them and used them as the filling along with other vegetables. I cooked each ingredient separately, let them cool completely and then combined then into sushi rolls. The sushi got an "A" from my sis-in-law, so I'll definitely be packing them for her this school year.
Involving children in preparing their own food encourages them to eat with more enthusiasm. Cooking in a fun environment is also a way to learn. If your kids aren't adventurous enough for octopus, you can try some of my other school lunch recipe ideas.
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California Sushi Rolls
Making sushi is a lot easier that it seems. The real key to well-presented sushi is having good utensils, such as a sushi mat and a sharp knife. Each ingredient can be prepped in advance and assembled when you're ready to serve, and when you make it at home, it's a fraction of the cost!
Though there are many wonderful forms of traditional makizushi, or rolled sushi, feel free to experiment with the ingredients you have on hand. I got my inspiration for the sushi pictured above from ingredients native to California; I used Hass avocados, goat cheese and baby Persian cucumbers. I wrapped these ingredients in the traditional combination of nori sheets and Japanese rice.
In standard California roll fashion, the rice is on the outside of the nori. If you've ever wondered why this is the case, the story goes that Japanese immigrants who came to the US turned the sushi inside out to hide the nori from culinarily unadventurous Americans. I don't know if that's true, but it's the story a sushi chef told me once. It certainly is a great tale!
I served the sushi rolls with wasabi paste, homemade pickled ginger and soy sauce. It may seem daunting, but a sushi dinner is really as easy as 1-2-3.
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As an artist exhibiting at the Old Capitol Art Fair, I displayed a print of the Orpheum Theater, which was torn down in 1965. On seeing the print, many people remarked about what a great loss it was that Springfield's largest and most majestic theater was demolished. In hindsight this is obvious; today, no one would ever say, "Tear it down and build a drive-through bank." Yet this is what happened.
My fear is that the Hunter Lake site on Horse Creek will become the next Orpheum, a jewel lost because people took it for granted and didn't realize that it was unique until it was gone. The best areas are comparable to Washington and Carpenter parks, with white-oak-covered hillsides overlooking the winding creek. Comparing a landscape to a work of architecture is a stretch, I admit, but the emotional response to a great example of beauty is the same, regardless of whether it is natural or manmade: awe in the face of transcendent splendor. Both possess unity of design, grandeur, and exquisite detail. Unlike the Orpheum, which is gone forever, the Horse Creek Valley can still be saved because the lake doesn't need to be built.
The truth is that Springfield doesn't need the additional water the lake would provide. There are simpler and cheaper ways to guarantee our water needs. Even Mayor Tim Davlin agreed two years ago, saying, "I don't think Hunter Lake is going to happen. I think that's one of the things we're investigating. Do we really need Hunter Lake?" A front-page article in the Sept. 17, 2003, edition of the State Journal-Register reads:
Davlin said one reason Hunter Lake may not be as necessary is that the city may convert the ash disposal procedure at its electric power plants to a dry system where ash generated by the coal-burning plants is not mixed with water.
"Under the current system," said Jay Bartlett, chief utilities engineer
for City Water, Light and Power, "the ash is mixed with what could be 10 million
gallons of water a day from Lake Springfield. That water/ash mixture is piped
from the power plant complex across Spaulding Dam to a retention pond."
Davlin, in a telephone interview, said that if millions of gallons of water are saved each day because it is not needed to help with the movement of ash, that adds weight to arguments against building Hunter Lake.
Nothing more was heard from City Hall until this June, when the mayor mentioned that a CWLP report on Hunter Lake and the new power plant would be forthcoming. Then, in July, CWLP chief Todd Renfrow, interviewed on WMAY (970 AM) said that the plan to build Hunter Lake was moving forward and that an official announcement regarding construction would be made April 1 of next year. April 1? The interviewer chuckled, realizing the irony of making the announcement on April Fool's Day, because it's a standing joke in Springfield that the date for the lake is always being pushed further into the future. "No, April 2," Renfrow corrected himself. "We'll make our announcement on April 2."
Justifying the need for the second lake, Renfrow said that the current level of Lake Springfield is down 10 inches and that if the lake level drops far enough, the power plant won't be able to operate. The truth is that even though this has been a particularly dry spring and summer, lake levels have remained adequate. Renfrow went on to suggest that with the second lake CWLP could sell water to outlying communities such as Mechanicsburg and Buffalo, shifting the rationale for the lake to providing additional revenue for CWLP.
Wondering what had happened to the supposed water savings that would result from the redesign of the power plant's ash-transfer system, I called the mayor's office to inquire. I was told that no report had been issued and that if I wanted further information regarding the power plant and Hunter Lake, I would have to file a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Apparently this water-saving measure has been dropped from the plans.
A political project
It's not hard to see why certain segments of the community would like to see the $75 million Hunter Lake project go forward. Construction workers, engineering firms, heavy-equipment dealers, and the like would benefit greatly, not to mention those involved with the sale of bonds. The project would be paid for, of course, by raising customers' water rates around 50 percent, and because most of us don't have a choice of where we get our water, we're stuck paying for it whether we need it or not.
A privately owned company would think long and hard before deciding to spend this much money on a project that would be used so infrequently. Electric utilities don't build huge new generating stations only to be used occasionally during times of peak demand; they use low-cost gas turbines. In fact, CWLP has relied on a low-cost supplemental water source for years, pumping water into the lake from a pool backed up by a low dam on the South Fork, near the Oak Hills subdivision in Rochester. Additionally, during the dry year of 1988, the city received approval from the Illinois EPA to construct another low dam on the Sangamon to pump additional water into the lake, although conditions improved and it was never built.
It is commonly known that Springfield is a
political town, and Hunter Lake is a political project. In 1988,
under the Ossie Langfelder administration, the City Council voted
10-0 to build Hunter Lake. Todd Renfrow understands the political
game (in the '70s he was chairman of the Sangamon County
Democrats), and he now seems determined to see the second lake
built. Opposition to the lake has come from landowners,
environmentalists, and fiscal
What is helping the opposition is that per capita water use is actually decreasing from levels in the 1980s, when CWLP made projections to justify the new lake. Because of water savings resulting from standards set by the 1992 National Energy Use Act, essential indoor uses of drinking-quality water for bathing, washing, and sanitation will be 36 percent less per person in 2025 than in 1991. New plumbing fixtures standard in new construction include low-flow shower heads, water-saving toilets, and motion-sensitive faucets in public restrooms. Twenty-five years from now, the only beneficiaries of Lake II will be golf courses and other large landscapers, who will be able to irrigate with impunity using treated drinking water, during times of drought. Just as CWLP encourages electricity conservation, it would be far more sensible to encourage landscapers and developers to use plantings of native plants and grasses that grow well without irrigation than to build a second lake.
Plans for Lake II were first announced in 1965, a time when Springfield still had industries such as Allis-Chalmers, Sangamo Electric, and Pillsbury Mills. Only three decades earlier, the WPA built the great dams of the West on the Colorado, the Columbia, and the upper Missouri. It wasn't until years later that people became aware of some of the negative consequences of these dams: salmon populations were decimated when they couldn't return to their spawning grounds, and the natural flood pulse on rivers was eliminated, wiping out sand bars that served as habitat for certain species. Also, shallow dams in flat farm country such as central Illinois will eventually silt in with erosion runoff and will require dredging if they are to remain useful. Since the 1960s, scientists have become more aware of the subtle ecological balances found in nature and have come to understand the intrinsic value in free-flowing, healthy rivers.
A unique resource
One of the reasons I think that the Hunter Lake idea was so easily sold to the public in the first place is that in general lakes are beautiful and associated with sport and relaxation. However, a study of the potential recreational benefits of Hunter Lake was conducted in the early '90s. It concluded that little would be gained because the community's needs for fishing and boating are already adequately met by Lake Springfield and Lake Sanchris. A tranquil river valley in a natural setting free from development is, in today's world, a more valuable resource.
Since the city began buying up farms in the Horse Creek and Brush Creek valleys 40 years ago, no new building in the area has occurred. The nearly 8,000-acre site is like a time capsule preserving the land as it once was, unlike most of the other wooded valleys in Sangamon County, which have been divided up into rural home sites.
Of particular note on the Hunter Lake property is the site of one of our area's oldest pioneer villages, called Pensacola. In the 1830s, before Springfield became the state capital, the road to Vandalia crossed Horse Creek, and at this point the Pensacola Tavern was built to accommodate travelers. The two-story brick inn is still standing, and although there are holes in the roof and the windows are gone, the walls and stone foundation remain sound. Also in this community was a thriving pottery works and a quarry that provided some on the sandstone for the construction of Springfield's Old State Capitol building.
Although there is no record of Abraham Lincoln's ever visiting the tavern, it's reasonable to think he could have done so, for it was the first stagecoach stop outside Springfield on the road Lincoln would have traveled to Vandalia, the state capital in 1834, when he began his service in the Legislature. Later, as reported in the Sept. 10, 1860, Illinois State Journal, Pensacola was the locale for a political rally for Stephen A. Douglas when he was running for president against Lincoln. Considerable evidence indicates that this historic site is worthy of being saved.
What would become of the Hunter Lake site if a lake is not built? Five years ago, Jim Matheis, executive director of Lincoln Memorial Garden, said: "The land acquired for Hunter Lake would make a great beginning for a conservation district if plans for the new lake do not come to fruition." Many of the larger counties in Illinois have conservation districts that provide greenspace protection. Cook County may be the best known for its forest preserves, but all of the collar counties, as well as Champaign and Macon Counties in central Illinois, have similar programs. Sangamon County officials have acknowledged the need for such a plan locally but are wary of the cost involved. The Hunter Lake land could become such a preserve at low cost; the land is already under public ownership.
Looking ahead 100 years, the metropolitan area of greater Springfield could easily extend to New Berlin, Pawnee, Mechanicsburg, and elsewhere. By taking care of our current lake through dredging and making water-quality improvements such as grass filter strips in its upstream watershed we can have ample drinking water for our community's needs. By creating the John Hunter County Conservation Area, we can provide open space and protect native plant and animal communities for our future generations, as well as improve the desirability of Springfield as a place to live.
The land along Horse and Brush creeks could be developed with hiking, horse, and bicycle trails. Several small parking lots could be created at the edges of the preserve. A small annual budget could be allocated toward long-term restoration goals, starting with the highest-quality natural areas, such as the white-oak-covered hillsides and burr-oak and sycamore bottomlands. Prairie-landscape restoration could also be accomplished on the upland areas bordering the creeks.
In conclusion, we have a dam project that was designed 40 years ago in a different era, when nature was seen as an unlimited resource. We now see that conservation is a valid, economically sound alternative to unrestrained growth. By converting the power plant to a dry-ash disposal system, we can conserve more water at a lower price, making Lake II financially imprudent to build. When you couple the saving on our water bills with the gain to the community of a beautiful, large, diverse natural area, it becomes obvious that the Hunter Lake idea has expired. It's time for Springfield to move on to a bright and ecologically sound future.


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The FBI and NYPD are looking for two men who took a suitcase from 27th Street Saturday night — and left behind the bomb that was sitting inside it.
The bureau's New York office released a photo of the two men Wednesday, saying it was taken between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday on 27th between Sixth and Seventh avenues. One of the men appears to be wearing a tan or gray long-sleeved dress shirt and black slacks, while the other is apparently in a light red or pink polo shirt and jeans.
"They are witnesses, we are very interested in talking to them and hearing about how they found the bag," Jim Waters, head of the NYPD's counterterrorism bureau, said Wednesday. "They found the bag, opened it, found the device -- a pressure cooker -- and took the bag. They are witnesses. There are no criminal charges. I want to stress that."
Authorities were running down several tips phoned in to police after the release of the video Wednesday, a senior law enforcement official said.
The pressure cooker bomb inside the suitcase was allegedly planted by Ahmad Rahami, a New Jersey resident who was charged with planting that device and one that exploded on 23rd Street, injuring 31 people, Saturday night. He is also charged with planting the pipe bomb that exploded in a trash bin along a Marine 5K race in Seaside Park, New Jersey, hours earlier.
Waters said the men who removed the bomb from the bag were "very lucky" they weren't hurt. He said if the men weren't plugged into news coverage, it was possible they still didn't know they had taken the bag that held the bomb.
Newly sworn-in NYPD Commissioner Jimmy O'Neill said the men should head to a police precinct or call law enforcement. People with information on them are asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Rahami continues to recover in a hospital after he was shot 10 times in the confrontation with police in Linden, New Jersey, that led to his capture Monday. Two officers who were wounded have been released from the hospital. Rahami has been charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer in connection with that shootout.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday Rahami would face terror charges in New York first, and that the Department of Justice planned to bring him to the city "in the near future." She says the charges reflect the Justice Department's "unwavering determination to finding, capturing and prosecuting all those who attempt to commit or commit acts of terror against our nation."
Law enforcement recovered a "rambling" journal on Rahami when he was captured that referenced Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the ISIS spokesman killed in a U.S. airstrike, and Anwar al-Awlaki, the American al-Qaida cleric killed in a drone strike, authorities have said. The journal ended with the message "Death to your oppression," according to court filings.
Rahami's public defender had asked he be brought to court Wednesday to face federal charges, but authorities said that could not happen until he was removed from the hospital in New Jersey, where he is in custody on the shootout-related charges, and brought to New York.


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How to Turn on Screen Sharing in Mac OS X Lion
Screen Sharing in Mac OS X Lion lets you control another Mac on your network from your Mac. In essence, you see the other Mac's screen on your Mac — and control it using your mouse and keyboard.
To set up Screen Sharing on the Mac you want to control remotely, follow these steps:
Open the Sharing System Preferences pane by launching the System Preferences application (from the Applications folder, Apple menu, or Dock) and clicking the Sharing icon.
Select the check box for Screen Sharing in the list of services on the left.
Click either the All Users or Only These Users radio button.
If you clicked Only These Users, click the + button and add the user or users you want to allow to control this Mac remotely. Notice that the Staff group is included by default.
To take control of your Mac from another Mac, follow these steps:
Click the now-you-see-it-now-you-don't Show tag to the right of Shared to open the Shared section in the Sidebar, if it's not already open.
All available servers appear.
Click the name of the remote Mac you want to control.
Click the Share Screen button.
Depending on whether you clicked the All Users or Only These Users radio button, you may have to enter your name and password and then click the Connect button.
A window with the name of the remote Mac in its title bar appears. In it you see the screen of the Mac you're looking to control remotely.
Go ahead and click something.
Pull down a menu or open a folder. Isn't that cool? You're controlling a Mac across the room or in another room with your mouse and keyboard!


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by Scott Boyle
The Monticello Lady Buckaroos begin their 2013 volleyball season in familiar fashion, attempting to defend a 1A state championship for the third year in a row.
Long-time Buckaroo head coach Tony Esplin lost some key players from last year's championship team. They were instrumental in the state win, not only in skills but leadership and attitude. The graduates include Jessica Ewart, Shaylyn Black, Stevee Wilcox, and Devin Dalton. Dalton and Black completed their careers as two year all-staters, and Dalton was named the 1A Most Valuable Player. Both Ewart and Wilcox made all-state teams.
It is hard to replace that kind of experience and firepower, but Esplin finds himself with a young and talented bunch, some with varsity experience. Indeed, the Lady Bucks will take to the court in 2013 with only one returning senior and two returning starters.
Esplin, in his 23rd year at the helm for the Lady Buckaroos, along with long time assistants Kara Boyd (eighth year) and Sheila Wells (sixth year), has brought the kind of consistency to a program that leads to two state championships. So this year, the Buckaroos seemingly need to rebuild, but in reality, the hope to reload, to coin a phrase or two.
"We have a young team this year with strong freshman and sophomore classes supporting some good juniors," said Boyd. "We have only one returning senior, Aapree Sheeran, an off hand-hitter.
Junior Shania DeAnda will return in her starting position as an outside hitter. Sophomore Ashley Ewart will also return as a middle blocker.
"Joining this experienced bunch will be sophomore Loren Nielson as our setter, sophomore Averi Christiansen as a middle blocker, freshman Izabell Slade as an outside hitter, junior Mary Beh as off-hand hitter, sophomore Tiara Cordasco as a defensive specialist, and sophomore Molly Anderson as the libero.
"Supporting players include sophomores Lashay Lewis, Kari Schmidt and Lucia Regalado, and freshmen Allie Maughan, Marci McDougall, Tawna Wells, Atlanta Black, Shelby Fullmer and newcomer Micheala Wolford.
"We look to be very competitive this year, despite having some young players," continues Boyd. "We may look short but hopefully make up for it in speed. The girls have set some high goals this year but are focusing on the spirit of volleyball such as having fun, staying together as a team, each player doing her best and supporting her teammates.
The 2013 season began in St. George last weekend with a victory over San Juan in two games. Each match was best two out of three.
The Lady Buckaroos also triumphed over Carbon (3A) and Grantsville (3A) before losing a very close matches to Dixie (3A), Juan Diego (3A) and Herriman (5A). This put them in the Platinum Championship tournament where the top eight teams (out of about 50) of the tournament played.
"We played a tough match against Union (3A) with some excellent play by both teams," said Boyd, "but unfortunately, we lost to them.
"The girls played very well and we heard around the gym that Monticello is a scrappy, energetic team. We are happy with the play, and look forward to improving as the season goes on."
Boyd also talked about the Buckaroo JV team. "The JV team did very well, playing in the Championship game of the silver division. They took second to Union (3A) after a volleyball extravaganza match with long rallies and amazing plays by both teams. Even the officials were rightly impressed with the level of play. It was a challenging, yet encouraging week."
Football news
The Buckaroo football team began their 2013 season in fine style with a 68-0 win over the Whitehorse Raiders on a beautiful August 23 evening in Montezuma Creek.
After giving up a quarterback sack on the first offensive play of the night, the Bucks opened the flood gates, scoring the first nine times they had the ball to a 55-0 halftime lead.
Austin Maloy scored the first TD of the year on a one-yard dive four minutes into the game after a nice 36-yard run by Cole Eldredge set up the Buckaroos near the goal line.
Then the Bucks scored on an 18-yard pass from Maloy to brother McKade Maloy, a 70-yard run by Eldredge, and a 37-yard pass from Maloy to Austin Wilcox, who rumbled over a few folks on his way to the endzone.
This gave the Bucks a 28-0 lead in the first quarter. In the second stanza, Dillon Maughan added a 50-yard run. Other scores are on two-yard run by Jake Giles, a three-yarder by Eric Anderson, and a 32-yard dash by Andrew Torres.
Maloy added all but one of the extra point tries with his foot and it was 55-0 at half. With the mercy rule in effect the second half, they scored on a 70-yard run by Hunter Bowring and another Austin Maloy score and the Bucks had their first win of the year.
Monticello now leads the series with Whitehorse 23-1. Yep, Whitehorse defeated the Bucks 24-7 in 1984. Whitehorse has a 7-97 record against Utah varsity teams outside of Monument Valley.
The Raiders seven wins came against: Altamont (1988 and 1989), East Carbon (1984), Green River (1980), Monticello (1984), North Sevier (1984) and South Summit (1983).
However, next up for the Bucks will be a visit to the San Juan corral, where the Broncos could be in the mood for some serious bucking, kicking and jolting. The Broncos will be chomping at the bit a bit after they were shut out by Snow Canyon 21-0, the first time San Juan has been scoreless since 1999. The Bronco streak was the longest current streak in the state and the second longest in state history.
Game time is Friday at 7 p.m. in Blanding. Be there or be square.