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Hey guys!
I am so sorry for the delay in announcing the winners of the Lunch Punch giveaway! If you are a liker of the Another Lunch Facebook Page you might have seen the update I made the other day that my computer died.
It is still dead.
I'm not sure it can be resuscitated at all (sob!), but I finally found the charger for my old laptop so I could post. Half the keys are missing from the keyboard (the work of a baby Tyler...blazing the trail of trouble he still heaves today! Ha!!), so you can imagine how pleasant it is to type on. ;-)
Due to the continuing difficulty I don't have the spiffy little Photoshopped screenshots to do for the winning comment numbers. But, because of this delay, I am giving away a 3rd Lunch Punch Sweet Set - three winners!
Three cheers to the following three lucky commenters...
comment #50, Karen! Congrats!!
comment #142, Leslie! Yay you!!
comment #17, SandyW! Woot!
Thank you to everyone who entered!
The Lunch Punch Sweet sets are currently available for sale right here, at Amazon and some other online retailers, too. Lunch Punch is now also being sold by Pottery Barn Kids! Lahdeedah and ooh la la! I am SO happy for Lunch Punch's success. It couldn't happen to a nicer company/person (I'm lookin' at you, Kiersten!). :)
And lastly, Happy Thanksgiving!! :)
Have a gobble-tastic holiday!!


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iPhone 4 is sharp. Literally. It's not just sharp-looking: Apple's new iPhone is actually physically sharp, with hard edges that you're just not used to finding on an Apple product.
The stainless-steel-and-glass body, with its hard edges, is the newest obvious thing about iPhone 4, but the new model is packed with new features. There's an Apple A4 processor, a 5-megapixel camera with HD video capture, FaceTime video calling, and of course the "retina display"—at 960-by-640, the highest-resolution display available on any smartphone today.
The iPhone 4 is 9.3mm thick, which is 24 percent thinner than its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS ($199, ). The phone's glass back is smooth, and the edges and buttons are hard. It's a little less comfortable to hold than a classic, rounded iPhone, but it feels more expensive—if only because it's a new style.
The display is so high-res that Apple says your eyes are physically unable to see the pixels. It uses IPS (in-plane switching), an LCD technology we haven't seen on any other phone, to offer very good contrast and true colors. Existing apps will automatically be updated by the OS to show high-res fonts and smooth graphics on the new screen, so all older iPhone apps will still work.
The phone has volume buttons and an orientation lock switch on the side, as well as a MicroSIM card slot. According to Steve Jobs, Apple had to use a MicroSIM to save space and increase the available room for the battery. The phone is good for 7 hours of talk time, six hours of 3G Web browsing or 10 hours of Wi-Fi Web browsing, Jobs said.
iPhone 4 Performance
Turn the iPhone on, and it's…an iPhone. Like the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 will run iOS 4, which adds "more than 100" new user features to Apple's well-known platform. Most notably, they include limited multitasking, folders for apps, a universal inbox for mail, wireless keyboard support, and the new iBooks and iMovie apps.
Apple didn't call out the iPhone 4's phone-calling features, but this phone may offer significantly better call quality than previous models. The entire stainless-steel frame is an antenna, and the phone includes a second microphone for noise cancellation, much like the Google Nexus One ($179.99-$529.99, ) does.
The 5-megapixel camera offers an LED flash and HD video capture. Apple has also included a gyroscope on the iPhone 4, which is tied to the accelerometer to provide six-axis motion sensing to tilt and rotate when you turn your body. It joins three other sensors included in the iPhone—compass, proximity, and ambient light.
FaceTime video calling using the VGA (640-by-480) front-facing video camera isn't as sharp as I expected. It's tremendously easy to use, just another button in the phone calling panel. But frame rates were just a bit jerky, maybe 15 frames per second, and the video looked pixilated. My demo guy confirmed it won't interoperate with any other program—it's just for iPhone-to-iPhone calling, which was disappointing. It's definitely a 1.0, and I'm hoping Apple will build on this initial version to provide higher-res chatting and connections with iChat on the desktop.
To many people's disappointment the iPhone remains an AT&T exclusive in the U.S. The phone comes in black and white, in 16GB and 32GB versions. The 16GB version will cost $199 with a two-year contract, and the 32GB version will cost $299. Everyone at least a year into an AT&T contract will be eligible for the lower price as long as they're willing to extend their contract for two more years. Without a discount, the phone's two models will cost $599 and $699.

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Steve Sarkisian's big plans for USC's final sanction-saddled recruiting class
LOS ANGELES — In most people's eyes, the penalties will end Wednesday, with another recruiting class that's well shy of a full haul. Technically, the NCAA sanctions end in June. In reality, they'll hang around USC for a while longer, in the form of a depleted roster.
"We'll probably feel the effects of those sanctions for two more seasons, quite honestly," Steve Sarkisian says.
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That's not an excuse, by the way. Sarkisian fully understands the expectations, which if anything have only been heightened – or at least, highlighted – by what Pete Carroll's current team just accomplished. Seattle's Super Bowl victory resembled nothing so much as, say, that 2005 Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma for the BCS national championship. That's the standard.
It's why, even as USC gets set to sign only 14 players – added to five mid-year enrollees, the total is 19 – and expects to enter next season with just 70 scholarships filled, the new coach is projecting a rapid return to relevance. In addition to their committed prospects, the Trojans enter signing day still in contention for two players in the Rivals.com top 25, defensive backs Adoree' Jackson and John Smith.
"I think we're competing for the Pac-12 South championship," Sarkisian says. "I really believe that. You watch our starting 22 take the field next fall, it's gonna be really good."
BREAKDOWN:Pac-12 football recruiting
The issue might be the next 22, and the next. Remember when USC seemed to stack five-star recruits atop five-star recruits, then let them duel every day to see who would play? That's Sarkisian's plan, too, when he has enough players to do it. If it's familiar, it should be. The approach is ripped, unapologetically, right from the pages of Carroll's "Win Forever" playbook.
Of course, that was also part of the idea four years ago when Carroll left and Lane Kiffin, like Sarkisian a former Carroll assistant, was hired. That didn't work out so well.
And at least in the short term, Sarkisian is likely to be measured against Ed Orgeron, who revitalized the program in a 6-2 stint last season as interim coach after Kiffin was fired. "Coach O" badly wanted the permanent gig – and was the players' favorite, too. On the early December day Sarkisian was hired, Orgeron met with the Trojans in an early morning meeting. Tears were shed. If he appeared devastated, players were, too.
"That's the lowest I've seen this team in a long time," junior quarterback Cody Kessler says. "They were very down, and it's totally understandable. What (Orgeron) did for this program in a short time was nothing short of amazing. These guys loved playing for him."
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Thus, the bar for Sarkisian's introduction to the team, which took place later that night, was set pretty high. Sarkisian says he knew what he might be walking into. He had met with his Washington team – "I never want to have that meeting again," he says, "I can tell you that" – then flown to Los Angeles. And he knew it was important to meet with his new team as soon as possible.
"I knew I wasn't gonna go in there and just wow 'em," he says. "I knew I wasn't gonna go in there and they were all gonna stand up and applaud or come up and give me a hug, but I wanted them to know who I was, what I was about … and to just kind of drop my guard as soon as I could."
After a few minutes, Sarkisian asked everyone to clear the room except for players. He took off his coat, then his tie and put on a USC hoodie. Then he began asking players what they knew of him. With some players, there was familiarity from the recruiting process (Kessler, for example, says he was "10 minutes away from going to Washington").
"Coach Sark came in and probably did about as good a job as you could have," Kessler says. "He handled it perfect. … You could see guys felt better and more comfortable that this guy wasn't gonna come in and be totally different than we wanted in a coach."
Totally different might seem very familiar to longtime USC observers. With some limitations because of NCAA compliance issues, Sarkisian plans to reopen some spring and preseason practices to the public – similar to the policy when Carroll was there – in hopes of rekindling the program's aura.
"There's something as a player (about) going to practice, knowing people are there and people are going to be there to watch you," Sarkisian says. "That's what fuels you as a competitor. … I think it serves as a really cool motivator for our players, day in and day out, to come out and compete."
Given the roster limitations and resulting depth issues, they'll have to be very careful. But Sarkisian says he watched perhaps 30 Seahawks practices over the last few years since Carroll's arrival there. Those, with a 53-man roster and an eight-man practice squad, will serve as a model for the Trojans.
"Their practices are still very upbeat," Sarkisian says. "There's a lot of tempo. Guys are flying around. When they go 'good on goods,' they compete like crazy, but they're smart."
The sanctions end soon enough. And the new coach has a prediction.
"I think this," Sarkisian says. "When we come out of this thing, I think it's truly gonna show the power of USC, because there are not many schools, if any, that could have withstood (the sanctions) in the matter and fashion that USC did. … I credit the previous coaching staff for finding their way through it. And now we have an opportunity to show how powerful USC is as we continue to take the next steps toward winning another championship."


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A winner was selected from 28 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
The company's name is Personal Touch, L.L.C.
Soft Colors maybe yellow and blue but open to other suggestions.
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Wikipedia says that
The shape of a simple quadrilateral is fully determined by the lengths of its sides and one diagonal.
but I have my doubts. For example, the two quadrilaterals in this picture both have the same side lengths and the same yellow diagonal, but are not the same.
Am I missing something here, or are simple quadrilaterals not actually determined (all sides and angles) by the lengths of four sides and a diagonal? If not, what about a convex quadrilateral? Would that be fully determined by those lengths?


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Marcus Giles signs with Phillies
Marcus Giles, a popular figure in the Rockies' clubhouse last spring, has regained the fire to play again. The second baseman has signed a $600,000 minor-league deal with the world champion Phillies. Philadelphia has been seeking protection at the position given Chase Utley's hip surgery, which is expected to sideline him at the beginning of the season.
Giles lost out in his bid to make the Rockies' team last spring, beaten out by rookie Jayson Nix, who eventually was replaced by Clint Barmes. Giles was released in March and appeared headed to the Dodgers when he had a change of heart and turned the opportunity down. His contract calls for $13,000 a month in the minors, and he can request his release if not on the 25-man roster by July 1.
Another former spring training Rockie, outfielder Alexis Gomez, has also found employment. Gomez is returning to the Detroit Tigers on a $415,000 minor-league deal. Gomez played for the Rockies' Triple-A team in 2007, hitting .298.
A few tidbits about Pat Burrell's new two-year, $16-million contract with the Rays. Of his $7 million salary this season, $2 million was advanced, the equivalent of a signing bonus. Also, Burrell will receive $200,000 if ever traded. … Longtime minor-league outfielder John Rodriguez has signed with the Yankees for $450,000 on a minor-league deal.


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I love pointless gadgets; ice cream maker, george foreman grills, bread maker, electric tin opener, yoghurt maker – I have them all. I noticed a product called Sushi at home – an easy way to make sushi at home.
Cool, I thought. These retail for around £80. It looks like you can drop your rice in one ends, some toppings, some seaweed, roll it and out pops some ready made sushi.
How wrong I was!
Basically you get two parts the Nigiri Rice Press (which is the big thing) and a Maki Roller Items.
Here are 2 videos that show how to use:
How pointless is this? The maki roller is essentially this:
A bamboo mat costs about 99p and is used to help you roll Sushi up. Alternatively you can stick some rulers together to get the Sushi at Home posh roller effect? The principe is the same – you are just rolling the Sushi up.
As for Nigiri, all you need is:
Yes, your hands. Whats so hard about patting some rice into a cuboid? Just wet your hands first so it doesn't stick.
Otherwise get one of these:
Only £1.99, and you can make 5 at the same time!


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$750,000 Stretch Goal: SPEAKERS!!!
We Can Do It! All it takes is every one of you telling one friend how amazing Instacube is and getting them to support our vision. Instacube with speakers is expected to retail for $199- this is the cheapest it will ever be offered. Just imagine how amazing Instacube will be with sound!? We can't do it without you, so help us spread the word! Only three days left!
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We hit our $500k Stretch Goal: Facebook Integration in now a reality!
You've all been throwing out some great suggestions and we have been listening. Our team of engineers and designers have been working hard to explore the addition of Facebook photos to Instacube and we have deemed it doable!
This is HUGE news! This won't interfere with the purity of your Instagram experience on Instacube, but rather will compliment it -- allowing you to stream photos from your friends and family all over the globe.
Spread the word and let's keep making Instacube even more incredible!
"Instacube is a hip, Android-based digital photo frame for your Instagram feeds"- Engadget
"Multiple users can all push photos to a single Instacube, making it a social animal." -CNET
"We've uncovered a number of creative ways to display Instagram photos, but none is perhaps as ideal as Instacube"- Mashable
"This is the next big thing for photo viewing. Photos deserve to be big and beautiful and are meant to be shared around something larger than a smartphone. This is a great device."
- Dave Smith, International Business Times
"Here's your next runaway Kickstarter hardware hit."
- Stacy Cowley, CNNMoney
"Instacube is a classy nod to the makers and community of Instagram."- Bam Suppipat, Head of Design, Nomiku
"Much like every social conference should include a tweet wall, every party should have an Instacube... The party just became interactive."
- Andy Morales, Matters of Grey
"The Instacube rocks - we will be snapping up several Instacubes, as we have been waiting excitedly for this latest launch from our friends at D2M. Nice work delivering another cool design!"
-Craig Ciesla, CEO, Tactus Technology
"We kijken zeker uit naar de Instacube, je eigen digitale canvas voor Instagram." Which translates to: "We're looking forward to the Instacube, your own digital canvas for Instagram"- Nick Kiran, AppelStijl.nl (One of the largest Apple review sites in the Netherlands)
Instacube's Unique Partnership with SmartThings
Today, we're thrilled to announce a unique partnership between two Kickstarter projects - SmartThings and Instacube! Together, we're making the Instacube smart.
We will be working with the creators of SmartThings to integrate their technology into Instacube. Imagine the possibilities:
• Elegant, visual notifications for the events in your life that matter most, including someone arriving at your door, your pet leaving, or a reminder that you've left the garage door open right before you head to bed - without taking your phone out of your pocket.
• A beautiful, touchscreen interface for controlling the physical world around you, such as your lights, doors or air conditioning
• The presence awareness of SmartThings can drive Instacube to turn on or off and to display the photo stream of the user who is present enabling many intelligent interactions.
• Integrated SmartApps such as "Morning Routine" that can turn Instacube on as an alarm, get the coffee brewing, and turn on the bathroom lights
If you love Instacube, please consider backing SmartThings.
We'll be keeping you in the know as we work out all the fun new features we'll be able to offer now that we're partnering with SmartThings -- the possibilities really are endless.
So please spread the word. Everyone benefits if more things in our life become smart, especially Instacube!
We Love Instagram
We use it. Obsessively. Instagram represents a whole new way of sharing and viewing photos. It's a unique experience that puts photo-sharing front-and-center, and Instagram does it better than anyone else.
Instacube: A Living Canvas
When designing Instacube, John Whaley (D2M's Head of Industrial Design) was inspired by the idea of creating a living canvas that pushes beautiful images to a stand-alone device as they happen -- all on a big, beautiful display. No need to launch an app on your smartphone and squint at tiny images. Instacube makes enjoying your Instagrams more enjoyable than ever before. You are now free to effortlessly enjoy, display and show-off beautiful Instagrams in your home or office, all day long.
Finally... Instagrams at Full-Resolution
If you've ever downloaded your Instagrams to your computer, you'll notice that they export at just over 600x600 pixels. We've chosen a display that matches that resolution, pushing your Instagrams to you just as they should be -- in the moment they're taken, and at full resolution. That's why we've chosen to develop Instacube with a 600x600 LCD touch screen display.
Easy To Setup, Easy To Use
Setup is in 3 easy steps. Plug it in, connect to your home wireless network, then log in with your Instagram account and you're done! Using it is just as easy. Turn it on and your stream is there waiting for you. Use the touch screen to navigate through your stream just as you would on your phone.
It's Tactile
There are three tactile buttons on top. One is for power. The second one toggles between your Instagram feeds. The third one allows you to "Like" the photos you love using the heart-shaped button. Bypass the ones you don't using the touch screen display.
It runs Android.
We believe in open platforms to spur creativity and innovation. Right now we're 100% focused on making the Instacube work seamlessly with Instagram so that we deliver the best user experience possible, but we hope to add new features and applications in the future and would love to eventually open it up to the developer community.
Instacube...Anywhere You Go
Yes, it truly is wireless in every sense of the word. In addition to the powerful WiFi b/g/n wireless data connectivity, we've also loaded Instacube up with a rechargeable lithium battery so that you can untether it and move it wherever you want.
Who should buy Instacube?
We think any current Instagram user will love our Instacube as a fun, new way to enjoy Instagram photos in the home, office or anywhere you've got a wireless connection, but it's not just for consumers. We believe that if you're a business owner, then Instacube can also be a powerful and innovative way to communicate and interact with your customers. Imagine the brand building possibilities as your customers use your company's product or service and post their experiences to the Instacubes in your stores.
How it Works.
Log into your Instagram account using the touch screen keyboard, and bam! You're up and running. Photos from your Instagram feed will start pushing to Instagram immediately. Use the Toggle button at the top of Instacube to switch between viewing your own photos, the photos of your friends, and the "popular" feed.
Collector's Edition Instacube: "Vintage Spring!"
We're offering a limited-quantity Collector's Edition Instacube, available only here on Kickstarter. Each "Vintage Spring" Instacube will be individually numbered (n/1000) and engraved with your Instagram handle or name (optional). Get one while you can -- once they're gone, "Vintage Spring" will never be offered again.
Instacube T-shirt
Instacube Designer John Whaley has designed this sweet retro inspired ringer T for all of our fabulous $35 Reward Backers.
Technical Specifications
Here are the nitty-gritty specs for you techies:
• ARM Processor
• 4GB Internal Flash Memory
• 7.5" Square Frame
• 6.5" Square LCD Active Viewing & Touch Area
• 600x600 Screen Resolution
• Built-in 802.11b/g/n WiFi
• Capacitive Touch Screen Display
• Android OS
How The Project Funds Will Be Used
All funds will go directly towards the development and manufacturing of the Instacube including:
• Buying components and materials
• Building production tooling
• Building prototypes and engineering samples
• Manufacturing services
• Safety and agency testing fees
Our Game Plan
All of the design work will be completed by our team in Silicon Valley and the supply chain and manufacturing work will be handled by our team in Hong Kong. We will be working with a manufacturer and vendors based mostly in Shenzhen or Dongguan, China.
The target launch of the Instacube is in Q2 2013. We'll constantly update you on the progress as we hit our milestones.
We Design Products and Incubate Companies.
Here at D2M | Design to Matter, we work with our clients to take products to the market every day. We're a design consultancy with over 18 years of experience in Silicon Valley. Our office in Hong Kong facilitates sourcing and manufacturing for our clients (some of whom have ran kickstarter campaigns) so we really do understand every part of the product design, development and manufacturing process. We are designers, we are engineers, we are entrepreneurs and we are very excited to bring our latest idea to you!
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HOUSTON - The concept of homeschooling is changing, and Local 2 found it's also becoming almost mainstream.
Just like other kids their age, Britlee and Rylee Kuhn are making the transition from summer to once again hitting the books. Most of their teaching comes from their mom, Michelle, at home. They also go to classes once a week with other homeschooled kids -- hundreds of them.
Michelle said, "In the Sugar Land area, we have 300 families just in our group."
If you ask why more families are choosing homeschooling, you'll hear everything from religious reasons, to protect children from food allergies, because of learning disabilities, behavior issues, safety concerns and even academics.
Dana Martin is also a homeschool mom. She said, "I graduated from a 5A high school, was 10th in my class and I have a masters degree. And there are things I'm learning from being a home-school mom."
These students go to classes once a week at a program called Classical Conversations. Their parents add to what the children learn in the program.Do you support home-schooling?
Co-ops in homeschooling are also becoming more common. That's where parents get together to help teach other people's children, giving homeschoolers a chance to be with other children and learn.
Michelle Kuhn said, "What I've found to be true is that most homeschoolers are socialized just fine because of everything there is out there."
There are also sports for homeschooled kids now. The students can play team sports like football or individual activities like ballet.
For the moms who homeschool, they say the Internet has made it easier. They can connect with other families for advice, share teaching ideas, find coops and find material.
A Houston mom who homeschools her eight children blogs about how things have changed over the past 10 years. For more information, visit www.milehimama.com.
7 Questions To Ask Before Homeschooling:
- What are your options? Be sure to look at and compare everything from public to private to charter schools to the homeschooling option. Every alternative should be explored.
- Can you afford it? Can one adult quit their job? While books and curriculums can be bought second-hand for very little, is there money for tutors or fees to join leagues or other groups?
- What resources are available in your area? Check to make sure not only that there are support systems like sports groups, co-ops or other homeschool parents, but that you share the same mission. Make sure there are resources to cover subjects the teaching parent is not versed in.
- What do you want from being a homeschool parent? Take an honest look at why you want to do it and what you hope to accomplish. Are you picturing an Ivy League education for your child? Is it about you wanting them at home? Do you want to quit working and this is a good excuse?
- Where will your children get their social interaction? Can children participate in elective classes like band, art, debate, that are offered in local school systems? Do you have a homeschool co-op or groups in your area? Can you team up with other homeschool families?
- For the teaching parent, do you want to quit your job? Is your job the outlet for your interests? Will you feel a hole in your life if you quit? Are you working for survival, financial security or a certain goal?
- For the teaching parent, do you have the right personality for homeschooling? Be aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. Can you work within a schedule? Will sticking to a rigid lesson plan stress you out or give you a sense of security? Are you in a time of transition (new baby, illness)?
You can find more questions answered by a homeschool mom at www.joyfilleddays.com.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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by Michael Letendre
Staff Writer
Bristol Eastern girls basketball assistant coach Mike Stokes has been a big part of the Lancers' program since the late 1990s.
Stokes have been head coach Tony Floyd's right hand man for years now but the career assistant was looking for a bigger challenge and a team of his own.
He's been getting that head coaching itch over the last few years but the right job just hasn't popped up.
That was until Lincoln College of New England – formerly Briarwood College of Southington – went looking for a head coach for its women's program.
Stokes applied, earned the job and come the 2013-14 campaign, he'll be at the helm of the Wildcats' ever growing program.
"Stokes is just the right individual to bring our women's program to the national level," said Director of Athletics Preston Beverly. "He is well known throughout the Connecticut community which will aide in retaining Connecticut residents who want to stay in state to play sports, but also has strong national ties that will attract others to his program."
Lincoln, located just down the street from Lake Compounce Amusement Park, is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association.
It's the national governing body for two-year college athletics which covers junior colleges and community colleges nationwide.
Former NJCAA players include Miami Heat's Chris "Birdman" Anderson and teammate Joel Anthony so there's a wealth of talent that comes through those institutions and Stokes hopes to add to those totals.
But getting that job at Lincoln was a big deal for Stokes as he was looking for a coaching upgrade.
"I was looking for two things," said Stokes. "Either get a varsity job elsewhere or you know, just build my own thing. The Lincoln job was an opportunity where I took an aggressive approach and even though I didn't have any varsity experience, I think that my credentials and my experience that I had helped me get an opportunity."
When it comes to Lincoln, Stokes wants to build more of a local program and that means getting kids from Bristol, Plainville, Southington and other surrounding towns into the two-year program and keeping them in state.
With Beverly at the helm of Lincoln, keeping that local feel is very important. Beverly, who was originally hired as the resident life coordinator, is the new athletic director and will also assume the role of men's head basketball coach.
So while Stokes will be building his program, so will Beverly.
"They have some very good ideas not only building a program but to sustain it long term," said Stokes of Lincoln. "In conversations with Athletic Director Preston Beverly, he has a great vision on where he would like to take the program. The men have has some success and he's done a great job in trying to build that part of the program."
"He's looking for me to use my relationships I've built over the years to keep our kids in state that want to play junior college basketball."
Stokes doesn't want those potential, local players going elsewhere and that's where his understanding and knowledge of the land in Bristol and the rest of the CCC will certainly come into play.
It's never easy building a program from the ground up but it's something Stokes is looking forward to.
And who knows what this job will lead to once Stokes gets the Wildcats up and running.
"I'm definitely looking forward to the challenge," said Stokes. "My time that I spent at Eastern, one thing I learned from Tony and other coaches that left this program is that they build strong programs. You can look at what's going on at Eastern, the job (Gary) Fleming did at Bristol Central, obviously the job (Joe) Mone is doing over at St. Paul and I'm looking to follow the same footprint."
"I'm trying to put a stamp on the program and build it," he said. "It's a little more intense at the college level but I have a good foundation which I learned from."
Lincoln College hires Stokes; Bristol Eastern assistant named as women's hoops coach
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Reading 1: Washington and the Early Republic
When the Revolutionary War ended, no man in the United States commanded more respect than George Washington. Americans celebrated his ability to win the war despite limited supplies and inexperienced men, and they admired his decision to refuse a salary and accept only reimbursements for his expenses. Their regard increased further when it became known that he had rejected a proposal by some of his soldiers to make him king of the new country. It was not only what Washington did but the way he did it: Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, described him as "polite with dignity, affable without familiarity, distant without haughtiness, grave without austerity, modest, wise, and good."
Washington retired to his plantation at Mount Vernon after the war, but he soon had to decide whether to return to public life. As it became clear that the Articles of Confederation had left the Federal Government too weak to levy taxes, regulate trade, or control its borders, men such as James Madison began calling for a convention that would strengthen its authority. Washington was reluctant to attend, as he had business affairs to manage at Mount Vernon. If he did not go to Philadelphia, however, he worried about his reputation and about the future of the country. He finally decided that, since "to see this nation happy...is so much the wish of my soul," he would serve as one of Virginia's representatives. The other delegates during the summer of 1787 chose him to preside over their deliberations, which ultimately produced the U.S. Constitution.
A key part of the Constitution was the development of the office of President. No one seemed more qualified to fill that position than Washington, and in 1789 began the first of his two terms. He used the nation's respect for him to develop respect for this new office, but he simultaneously tried to quiet fears that the President would become as powerful as the king the new country had fought against. He tried to create the kind of solid government he thought the nation needed, supporting a national bank, collecting taxes to pay for expenses, and strengthening the Army and Navy. Though many people wanted him to stay for a third term, in 1797 he again retired to Mount Vernon.
Washington died suddenly two years later. His death produced great sadness, and it restarted attempts to honor him. As early as 1783, the Continental Congress had resolved "That an equestrian statue of George Washington be erected at the place where the residence of Congress shall be established." The proposal called for engraving on the statue that explained that it had been erected "in honor of George Washington, the illustrious Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States of American during the war which vindicated and secured their liberty, sovereignty, and liberty." Though it was easy to understand why nothing happened while the government lacked a permanent home, there was little progress even after Congress had settled on Washington, D.C. as the new capital.
Ten days after President Washington's death, a Congressional committee recommended a different type of monument. John Marshall, a Representative from Virginia who would soon become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, proposed that a tomb be erected within the Capitol. But a lack of funds, disagreement over what type of memorial would best honor the country's first president, and the Washington family's reluctance to move his body prevented progress on any project. That inaction would prove typical in the coming years.Questions for Reading 1
1. Why did so many Americans revere George Washington?
2. Which proposed monument, the equestrian statue or the tomb, do you think would have been the more appropriate way to honor Washington? Why?
3. In general, do you think it is a good idea to build monuments to people who are still live? Why or why not?
Reading 1 was compiled from History of the Washington Monument and Washington National Monument Society, complied by Frederick L. Harvey, Secretary, Washington National Monument Society (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1903).


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How to Draw Out a Speaker with Probing Questions
One of the key duties of a meeting facilitator is to make sure participants' ideas are understood by everyone. Probing with questions is a listening tool you can use to draw out and add depth to the speaker's message. By asking open-ended questions, you can move the speaker beyond short answers and help him reveal more details about his topic.
Open-ended questions often begin with words like what, how, tell me, describe, and explain. Here are examples:
What are the key findings of your report?
How did you come to the conclusions mentioned in the report?
Tell me more about the idea you think will help the team.
Please describe an example to illustrate your point.
Please explain your thinking behind this recommendation.
When asking a speaker for these responses, you shouldn't lead the speaker toward answering in a prescribed way but rather toward communicating freely. In other words, open-ended questions have no right or wrong answers.
When you probe, you're being inquisitive. You're not conducting an inquisition or interrogation!


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Baltimore, Md. – The UMBC men's tennis team blanked the Coppin State Eagles, defeating them 7-0 on Senior Day at the Retriever Tennis Complex.
Many players got on the courts for their first time in several matches, including senior Hunter McCawley (Bel Air, Md.). who handled his opponent, 6-1, 6-2. He won at the No. 6 position in his first match of the season, after taking the fall semester off to focus on school. Head Coach Rob Hubbard praised McCawley for his work ethic and meticulousness during practice after the matches were over.
The match of the day was played by junior Justin Lansinger (Eldersburg, Md.). Playing in his first match of the season, the number 5 man lost a heartbreaking first set, 6-4. He would not back down, and came back strong to win the second set, 6-2. In a tense tiebreaker, Lansinger pulled it out 11-9 behind the support of his teammates and coaches.
Junior Andrew Pecht (Hyattsville, Md.) got on the court for the first time at the No. 3 doubles position, but fell with freshman partner Sam Keefer (Ridgewood, N.J.), 8-4. The Retriever regular starters handled their opponents. Sophomore Alex Drean (Bayonne, France) and his junior partner Daniel Gray (Bowie, Md./The Bullis School) won at the No. 1 position, 8-2. Sophomore Eliott Loubatie (Paris, France) and junior Kamal Patel (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley) blanked their opponents 8-0 at the No. 2 slot, clinching the doubles point for the Retrievers.
Sophomores Justin Carter (Randallstown, Md.) and Melker Svard (Gothenburg, Sweden) continued their winning ways at the 1 and 2 positions on the singles side. Drean soundly won his match, 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 3 position and Loubatie won at the No. 4 slot with a score 6-1, 6-0.
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The U.S. women's soccer team won its third consecutive Olympic gold medal Thursday, beating Japan 2-1 in a frenetic nail-biter before a record crowd of 80,203 at London's Wembley Stadium.
Midfielder Carli Lloyd scored both of Team USA's goals, avenging the upset loss to Japan in last year's World Cup final.
The Americans have now won all but one Olympic championship since women's soccer was introduced in 1996.
Japan, meanwhile, won its first Olympic medal and can no longer count itself an underdog.
The Americans scored first, in the eighth minute, when Lloyd headed in a cross by Alex Morgan.
Another U.S. goal followed in the 53rd minute, when Lloyd danced through two Japanese defenders on a breakaway and rocketed the ball from the top of the penalty box into the left corner of the net.
Lloyd, who had the game-winner in the gold medal match at the Beijing Olympics, lost her starting job just before the London games but won it back when Shannon Boxx was hurt in the tournament's opening game. She started every match after, and finished with four goals.
The Japanese answered in the 62nd minute, when forward Yuki Ogimi knocked in a rebound that got caught up among the American defenders.
The Japanese continued to pressure the Americans for the rest of the game, and even dominated possession with their disciplined playing style, but were repeatedly turned away by U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, who made several stellar saves, including a diving block of a one-on-one shot by Japanese forward Mana Iwabuchi with under 7 minutes left to play.
While the Americans were playing for vengeance, Japan was trying to prove its World Cup triumph was not a fluke. Back then, the team won while shouldering the burden of a nation recovering from an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
Both teams were undefeated going into the final, but the Americans were considered the favorites from the start of the tournament.
They nearly escaped elimination Monday, with a controversial last-minute 4-3 win over Canada in the semifinals.
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If you are using the locale keyword, the pfinstall -D command fails to test the profile. For a workaround, see the error message "could not select locale," in the section, Upgrading the Solaris OS.
Locate a system on which to test the profile that is the same type of platform, SPARC or x86, for which the profile was created.
If you are testing an upgrade profile, you must test the profile on the actual system that you intend to upgrade.
Use the following decision table to determine what to do next.
Test Scenario
Test an initial installation profile and have a system that is running the Solaris 10 10/08 software.
Become superuser on the system and go to Step 5.
Test an upgrade profile, or you do not have a system that is running Solaris 10 10/08 to test an initial installation profile.
Create a temporary Solaris 10 10/08 environment to test the profile. For details, see To Create a Temporary Solaris Environment to Test a Profile. Then, go to Step 3.
Create a temporary mount point.
# mkdir /tmp/mnt
Mount the directory that contains the profile or profiles that you want to test.
Mount Scenario
Typing Instructions
Mount a remote NFS file system for systems on the network.
SPARC: Mount a UFS-formatted diskette.
Mount a PCFS-formatted diskette.
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Did you mount a directory in Step 4?
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If no, change the directory to where the profile is located, which is usually the JumpStart directory.
# cd jumpstart_dir_path
Test the profile with the pfinstall(1M) command.
# /usr/sbin/install.d/pfinstall -D:-d disk_config_file -c path profile
You must include the -d or -D option. If you do not include one of these options, pfinstall uses the profile you specify to install the Solaris software. All of the data on the system is overwritten.
pfinstall uses the current system's disk configuration to test the profile. You must use the -D option to test an upgrade profile.
pfinstall uses the disk configuration file, disk_config_file, to test the profile. If disk_config_file is not located in the directory where pfinstall is run, you must specify the path.
For instructions about how to create a disk configuration file, see Creating Disk Configuration Files.
You cannot use the -d disk_config_file option with an upgrade profile, install_type upgrade. You must always test an upgrade profile against a system's disk configuration, that is, you must use the -D option.
The path to the Solaris software image. You use this option, for example, if the system is using Volume Manager to mount the Solaris Software - 1 CD for your platform.
The -c option is not required if you booted from a Solaris Operating System DVD or a Solaris Software - 1 CD image for your platform. The DVD or CD image is mounted on /cdrom as part of the booting process.
The name of the profile to test. If profile is not in the directory where pfinstall is being run, you must specify the path.


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(CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio) -- Loretta Smith, 70, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is back home from the hospital Friday. She was having a stroke last week when she tried to call her son. Instead she got Kenny Crater, 28, a student who lives in Broomfield, Colo., near Denver. It was a mis-dialed call that ended up saving her life.
"If I would have kept laying on that floor, I would have died," Smith told ABC News.
Last Saturday, Smith was sitting on her bed when the right side of her body went numb. She fell off of her bed and landed on her left arm, the only arm that she could move.
"I was scared to death. A million things go through your mind," she said.
Thinking that she was on the brink of death, Smith flailed about, trying to free her arm. In the process, Smith knocked into her dresser. Her phone fell out of its holster on the dresser and landed next to her left hand.
Smith tried to dial her son's number, but dialed one digit incorrectly and instead got Crater on the line in Colorado. Instead of hanging up, he listened to her tell him that she was having a stroke and where she lived. He then called his closest police department, the Broomfield Police Department, who transferred him to Cuyahoga Falls police.
In a recording of his call to Cuyahoga Falls Police, Crater can be heard trying to describe the unusual situation.
Crater: I'm in Broomfield, Colorado right now, somebody [sic] was asking -- they're having a stroke and they called my phone. … It sounded like an older woman.
Dispatcher: Do you know who it is?
Crater: I have no idea who it is. It's just a freaky thing that she called me …
He gave them her address and phone number. Dispatchers then called Smith and had her describe the situation. Paramedics arrived at her house within the hour and she was taken to Summa Western Reserve Hospital where she was treated.
Smith said that doctors told her that it was a good thing that she got to the hospital so quickly and a few hours more could have caused irreparable damage.
Crater dismissed Smith's portrayal of him as a hero.
"All I did was answer a phone and made a phone call. I kind of think it's silly that the world is that hard up for heroes," he said. He even thinks that it is Smith who should be described as a hero.
"She was the one who was having a stroke and still gave me all of her information. She was the one who survived the stroke," he said.
But Smith will always credit Crater and his kindness for saving her.
"He's like my guardian angel…Kenny Crater, he's my hero," Smith said.
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Complete Food: Not for the squeamish
Are Mice the Perfect Meal to Feed Our Pets?
My proposal takes the worry out of feeding your pet a nutritiously complete BARF diet, and is a good example of how being practical makes life so much simpler.
I was remembering Farley Mowats book, Never Cry Wolf, which was made into an equally entertaining movie for those who dont read. Mowats thesis was that Wolves, our dogs far-off grandpappys, dont just take down caribou or other large animals for supper but get much of their nutrition from rodents and hares.
Now think about it. When we try to replicate the natural diet of the wolf or tiger for our furry four-legged friends, BARF style, we know that variety is to our pets advantage, health wise. All this expects determined planning but all my determined planning is taken up with planing my own way through this life. Wouldnt it be more practical to go fast food by feeding whole little rodent critters to our larger pet critters safe in the assumption that they are getting all the nutritional evidence they need for healthy living. Sure, we would still toss them some sardines and eggs, the odd bone or apple or chunk of broccoli, but for the most part, a mouse form noes to tail tip including fur and eyeballs should provide all the nutrients necessary for their healthy survival; according to Mowat. I may even write him if he is still alive by the time I would find time to get round to it.
I have been doing my research and it seems that from the one source (sited below for the goooggly-handicapped) I found (and got bored) your average rodentmouse, rabbit, hamster, (there are always adds for free hamsters in the local papers) and rathouses about 5 calories per gram of dead weight. Cows do about the same but are more difficult to get through the door. And mice are kind of creepy and easier to waylay. Cows have those big brown soft eyes and a skull not so easily cracked.
For the curious, Farley took to eating his mice and lemmings to see if health could be sustained on such a diet, though I believe he included some strong beverage when he undertook this experiment. He also cooked his little meals and, I believe, de-furred them. He did consume the tails, which I believe are little storehouses of vitamins and minerals.
Now think of a mouse and its size. They are easily contained in wire hatches in the garage and all the wife has to do is toss them some grain and keep their water bottles filled. Their droppings fall through the wire floor and make great fertilizer for the petunias. I believe rodents need a bit of sunlight so a window view would keep them entertained as they fatten. I dont know if they would take to a running wheel but its worth a try. They can all huddle together when the temperature drops, a savings to your heating costs.
Rabbits are easy to raise, I did this as a boy and they are quite cuddly but short in personality. Hamsters can be got for free as previously noted. Just dont refer to them as feeders. Some people can be quite sensitive, even over hamsters. Rats have a bad name in Alberta so they dont enter the picture.
Mice take about 3.5 months to mature to full size, so, for a steady supply youd need about 12 cages labelled 1 to 12 or A to L if you have trouble with numbers. You would have a turn over rate of one cage every 10 days. The size of the cages would depend upon the size of your pet to contain the number of mice you would need for 10 days. An adult mouse weighs between 20 and 25 grams (100 to 125 calories) so youd need to calculate how many calories pooch or kitty needs to determine the daily number of mice.
My corgi, for example should weigh about 12 kg and so should have 70 +(12 x 30) = 430 calories a day or about 4 mice. In leaner times, should there be a mouse scarcity, store bought meat, chicken, fish and hard boiled eggs and shells can be used to supplement the shortage.
Rabbits are another story. They are bigger rodents and would be better adapted to diet of a larger dog. And rabbits taste good so any extra could grace your Sunday supper table.
If you have a closed room with no escape or hiding crevices, a dog or cat can quickly learn to hunt when it is hungry and the chase may satisfy some of its unfulfilled atavistic urges.
All round, its a win-win situation for both your wallet and the dietary health of your pet.
Caloric value of various rodents
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Good post. I remember that movie or one that was similar about the wolves and the whole thing that they taking down all the large animals when in fact most of their diet was small rodents.
I suppose it would upset quite a few people, but it makes sense. I always wondered why I should feed my cats beef or venison or even lamb when that's not something they'd normally prey on. Actually they don't even really like those meats. They all prefer fish or chicken. Right now we're not really doing a raw diet for them, although the kitten I just found a few weeks ago made herself right at home with my dog's raw bones.
I suppose too, if you were to raise your own mice then you could ensure that they were disease free, same with rabbits although that may be a bit more of a challenge if you lived in the city with nosy neighbours!
Really, the barf diet is about taking the time to make sure our pets get fed the best diet possible. The whole idea of it is so we are involved in our pets dietary needs. And realistically, how many of us have a spare "killing room"? I personally would not want to sit down and eat or watch TV or sleep in a room where I know my dog has just a short time before hunted and (hopefully) eaten all of whatever prey I have decided to feed that day.
Assumptions do nothing but make an ass out of u and me.
We can stick our heads in the sand for only so long before it starts choking us. Face it folks. The pet population is bad ALL OVER THE WORLD!
My wife agrees with you totally and now I'm in the dog house, literally. Tonight it's Sadie and me on the chesterfield. (Last year I got her a real comfortable one for our first anniversary. Smartest buy I ever made.) Tomorrow I will get her flowers and chocolates and beg forgiveness. It's it toss up, but then I'll give her a foot massage. I know her weakness.
But really, those damned mice are creepy. And it is SHE who does them in when they invade her castle. She's like a vulture when she swings a broom. It's scary. Believe me, I know my place.
Please accept my sincere apologies. I know SHE will... eventually.
I am taking your posts with "tongue in cheek" humor. I read your first post last night and giggled throughout trying to imagine Sasha chasing a little bitty mouse around a room for her dinner...nah I don't think she would go for it. I can hear her calling MOM what the heck is this, give me my dinner
Hope your rest on the couch was comfortable. patti
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Scardey-Cat and Scardey Dog
I'm sorry to be the one to tell you, but you have a scaredy-cat. I have a scaredy-dog. It's all apart of habitual human interference (with kind intentions, of course). It took Sadie a day or two to get used to raw meat and bones. I'd given her the odd piece of raw hamburger or steak before, or a cooked pork bone (bad idea, I now know) but the first chicken neck took a lot of licking before she got down to chewing and that was an obvious learning experience for her in her deliberate and cautious approach to engagement. But by the third day, she could devour that chicken neck and be up for more before I could plant my behind in the chair.
I suspect it would be the same for Sasha and her mouse. Here is a story to support my point that habit warps nature's plan.
I had an old neighbour who befriended and adopted a feral kitten by leaving his back door open, and inch by inch over many days, he moved the food dish until it ended up at the far end of the kitchen where it would sit until his passing. The cat was never a confident cat, except with her benefactor, but it took to its new home and eventually wouldn't leave the house or go near the door when it was left wide open for her to explore the outdoors. Remember, she spent much of her early childhood there. He used cheap dry cat kibble to entice the kitten. Strangely, when he bought her the best tinned cuisine he could find she wouldn't touch the stuff, preferring the cheap kibble he had used to entice her into his life. (Thinking of his kindness and perseverance always makes me take a moment to wonder.)
Your little one would probably get used to dispatching her own meal, but you might find it a little tougher. We all have our own little idiosyncrasies. I couldn't dispatch a mouse if my wife's life depended upon it. That's why she does the deed, and one of the reasons I married her.
PS When I get time, I'll tell you about my scaredy-dog. Quite a hoot.
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Ya with my boys, I'd be expected to kill and skin the mouse. Now Noella would likely know what to do with it. Chop it up and cook it, make a nice gravy for it and they maybe they'd eat it.
I do not feed raw but I have given Sasha raw fish (fresh caught trout) and she took one maybe two sniffs and gobbled it down, she also enjoys her turkey necks and gizzards. She would take to a raw diet very easily.
I am not confident enough to feed completely raw, and too darn lazy to study up on it..., heck I have enough trouble just feeding me good food. patti namaste to you also mhikl
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With dogs, pattymac (like yer moniker), its easier to change their eating habits.
Most dogs, when it comes to any good feed, especially when hungry, are male in temperament. They get the picture pretty quickly, especially if they are starved, which translates as always.
But cats are strange birds. Theyre royal princes and princesses and thats their charm and character. And from what I can tell, why should they change. Just bother that big object who fills bowls with favourite chow and s/hell catch on to kitty's line. So they just up the purr a note and brush against the long legs a little firmer, and faster; and voila. A heart softens and kitty gets what she wants. Tried it on the wife but shes a cat and cant be changed. Im a dog and have had to learn new trick to get a good meal.
A gf had a cat I really liked who we both referred to as the little scrag (Im referring to the animal definition)thin and unkempt. A lock of her soft long black hair stuck out here, another white piece therejust enough to say, What! I combed five minutes ago. Her name was Cleo. Shed always allowed me to picker her up but then, when shed had enough, would turn to water and slip to the floor. There was no way to hold her. She could not be contained, which ultimately took her away. Now thats attitude you have to respect. And I have heard of cats who would catch a mouse, play with it, let it go; catch it, etc. Never kill it. Why hurt your toy; any thoughts of turning it into supper, meh.
pbkpatti, we can send emails and attachments from here, eh? I just did up a summary of the BARF system for my cuz and her Japanese Bull dogs (cant remember kind) but there is some info re cats and I could do a bit of research and add more. (I have been assuming you have a cat but when you used the word gobble I thought of dog.)
I can understand peoples trepidation (me too) but then it is so simple and obvious and after reading and discovering that the different sites are just replicates of the others I now have no fear.
Cat BARF is easier to follow, I suspect. Cats are truly carnivorous while dogs are omnivores which complicates the larder. And cats are an ancient breed who have stubbornly refused to relinquish their ways and culture and would prefer to dine, I am sure, at Chez Live and Frisky, The Fat Mouse, Tweet Per Se or the more down scale Ye Ol Jump n Pounce than the quick and cheap Carpet Mall.
I havent really looked at cat specific sites, but I shall be bold and predict that kippers (unsalted) or other small fish with intact guts, intact birds, mice and other small rodents and snakes would probably suffice. The inner bits, brains and eyeballs are probably lip-licking dreams of BARF cats and very important for complete health.
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Geocaching with Seals
They"re the muggles you never thought you"d have to worry about: seals. And for Pauline Driessen (Nekozoeki) placing a geocache near one of her favorite places on earth, the habitat for hundreds of seals, provided an experience she never expected. She says, "I"m a Dutch Flight attendant and I"ve stumbled upon the fun of geocaching a little under two years ago. I"m now 1097 caches in 41 countries further and it"s become a huge part of my (flying) life."
The seals" swooping underwater ballet inspired Pauline. "One of my favorite spots in the world is the Cape Fur Seal Colony of Duiker Island, near Houtbay in South Africa. Every time my airline sends me there, I go down to dive with them. During one of these dives I met my dive master friend (and now cachebuddy) "Tomdog707." Together we hatched a plan for a super cool underwater cache to show the rest of the (geocaching) world this awesome place!"
Weeks of planning, working with a marine biologist and exchanging emails with geocaching community volunteer reviewer ROTSIP paid off on one day.
Pauline says, "It was finally time to head back to South Africa for all the fun: First we As a consumer you have a right to dispute any item that you feel is incorrect on your free-credits-report.com report through that particular free-credits-report.com bureaus dispute process. constructed a seal proof container with dive slate logbook in the tool shed of my friend. Then we hiked up a mountain to hide evil seal bonus cache GC2Z8C9 "Gotta dive deep to reach the top!" and then the grand finale: time to install GC47Y71 "Cape Fur Seals and the Great White Mystery" below the waves."
Pauline"s friend and photographer Olivia Anderson captured the geocache placement. So far everything had gone to plan. Then Pauline says crafting and brain storming the geocache sparked something with her new dive master friend, "So I met dive master Tom. Nice guy, had a fun diving, nothing more. Tom had never heard of geocaching but thought it was cool. Like old buddies, (we were) working on the geocache in the tool shed, hiking up a mountain to place the bonus cache, crawling in T5 caves and finally diving down to place the cache."
Then she blurted something out, "Is it strange that I"m starting to realize I"m kinda missing you?" He blurted something back. Now the two watch the geocache listing together and plan time in South Africa for even more diving.
The good luck keeps rolling. A team of geocaching divers logged the FTF shortly after the geocache was published. They rewarded Pauline and Tom with great logs.
Geocacher paddawon writes, "I was feeling a bit rusty but followed AndyT1 overboard and down we went. The great white mystery was soon to reveal itself. We opened the fantastic container and signed the logbook… The seals were beginning to awaken from their slumber and get out of bed. Soon they were whizzing all around us… All too soon we surfaced and gracefully clambering back on board the board. I think some of the seals acquabatics must have rubbed off. What a fantastic cache! A huge amount of time and effort has gone into the container and makes it all the more worth while. Thanks to Nekozoeki and Tomdog707 for placing the cache and getting me out here."


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LOS ANGELES, CA - (September 23, 2011) - Showtime Networks Inc. has named Amy Israel as its new Senior Vice President, Original Programming. Israel will be responsible for the development and creative oversight of new SHOWTIME original series. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine, Showtime Networks' Executive Vice President of Original Programming, to whom she will report.
"As more and more film actors, writers, directors and producers want to work at SHOWTIME, it makes perfect sense to hire a creative exec from the feature world," said Levine. "Amy has done great work in the indie-film world and we are thrilled for her to bring her strong relationships with distinctive filmmakers to SHOWTIME. Amy's taste, talent, charisma and experience make her a perfect complement to our existing senior creative staff."
Israel most recently executive produced the upcoming film "In Time," written and directed by Andrew Niccol ("The Truman Show"), which stars Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Olivia Wilde. Before that, she served as New Regency's Executive Vice President of Production, where she was responsible for the acquisition and development of a slate of projects including "RFK" to be directed by Gary Ross ("Hunger Games"), "Mother Trucker", written and to be directed by Craig Brewer ("Footloose "), and "Mr. Romance" to be directed by Seth Gordon ("Horrible Bosses").
Prior to joining New Regency, Israel was the Head of the Production and Acquisitions departments of Paramount Vantage, where she oversaw the development and production of a number of award-winning films including The Coen Brother's "No Country For Old Men," Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood," Sean Penn's "Into The Wild" and Ed Zwick's "Defiance." She was also instrumental in the acquisition of the Academy Award(R)-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."
She also served as Co-Head of the Acquisitions and Co-Production departments at Miramax Films, where she was responsible for the acquisition and co-production of over 60 movies including such seminal films as "Life Is Beautiful," "Il Postino," "Kids," "Swingers," "Flirting with Disaster," "Sling Blade," "Clerks" and "Trainspotting," among others.
Israel is a member of the Producer's Guild. She is a graduate of Oberlin College, with a B.A. in Art History. She resides in Los Angeles and will be based in Showtime Networks' West Coast headquarters.
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME(R), THE MOVIE CHANNEL(TM) and FLIX(R), as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2(TM), SHOWTIME(R) SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME(R), SHOWTIME BEYOND(R), SHOWTIME NEXT(R), SHOWTIME WOMEN(R), SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE(R) and THE MOVIE CHANNEL(TM) XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD(TM), THE MOVIE CHANNEL(TM) HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND(R) and THE MOVIE CHANNEL(TM) ON DEMAND. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel(TM). All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV(R).


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California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday ending the traditional standardized tests that the state's public school students have taken in reading, math and social science since 1999.
Assembly Bill 484 replaces the pencil-and-paper, multiple-choice tests with new language and math tests that are taken on computers.
The new assessments are designed to follow a set of national curriculum standards known as Common Core.
Because the new test still is under development, schools will be required to give it in grades 3-8 and 11 in either math of language this spring, but not both, and no individual student scores, school performance reports or statewide results would be generated from the rollout.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has threatened to withhold federal funds from the state if it moves forward with the plan.
As state lawmakers debated AB 484 last month, Duncan warned them that abandoning traditional testing will limit the ability to determine school performance through year-to-year test score comparisons.
"...Letting an entire school year pass for millions of students without sharing information on their schools' performance with them and their families is the wrong way to go," Duncan said in a written statement.
However, in a visit to San Diego in September, Duncan backed off the threat somewhat by saying the state and the federal government needed to work together.
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has likened the act of continuing the standardized tests as looking in the rear-view mirror.


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UNIVERSAL FLAT STYLE BLACK ON BLACK SEATS WITH PASSENGER PAD ARE ABOUT 4.5" THICK AT PASSENGER PAD COMES IN 3 SIZES Tuffside "Big Honda"Seat was built to fit bikes like the CB650-750 etc... and other similar wide framed motorcycles. Tuffside "Honda Style" Seat was built to fit bikes like the CB550 and other similar framed motorcycles. PLEASE MEASURE YOUR FRAME BEFORE ORDERING! TUFFSIDE flat seats have an overhang that is designed to fit over your frame. FOR CB550's - Our Flat seats are built to flex enough to match your frame curve too! Tuffside "Yamaha Style" Flat Seat Our Yamaha Style Seat was built to fit bikes like the XS650 and other similar framed motorcycles. Tuffside Seat Construction Brand new base made from super durable 3/16" ABS - Vacuum formed from our own handmade moulds. Seats are fully upholstered right here in Los Angeles California with "Marine Grade Vinyl" No need to worry about getting caught in the rain with this seat. Unlike leather this will not get ruined by a little water. These seats have 6 METAL pre-threaded mounting points for custom mounting to your cafe frame. Use 2, 4, or all 6 mounts- WE RECOMMEND USING STUDS AND JB WELD OR THREAD LOCK ON THREADS SO YOU DON'T PUT THEM INTO THE SEAT PAD TO FAR. You can also VELCRO the whole thing down, or get creative an put some hinges on it... the options are endless and totally up to you. Pre Threaded with 5/16" threads - for easy to find studs or bolts at any local hardware store. NOTE: SEATS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO FIT YOUR "STOCK" BIKE - frame modifications will be needed - PLEASE LOOK AT MOUNTING POINTS, AND PICTURES BEFORE BUYING. *** PLEASE DONT ASK US IF THIS WILL FIT YOUR BIKE, IT WILL FIT ANY BIKE IF YOU DO IT RIGHT***
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SUZUKI GS1100/1150 16valve Bolt Kit
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Canada's compact car segment is a key battleground for auto-makers, accounting for 26% of all cars sold last year. Toyota is a big player in the compact wars, so any redesign of its "foot soldiers" is important to both the brand and consumers.
Toyota has given its sporty Matrix compact crossover a complete makeover, the first since it originally debuted in 2002 as an '03 model. In addition to retaining the functionality and sporty dynamics of the original Matrix, the new edition adds a fresh look plus enhanced power, improved handling, more standard features and a lower price than the comparable 2008 base model. The 2009 Matrix starts at $15,705, $1,495 less than the previous version.
Toyota is offering the made-in-Ontario (Cambridge is the sole source for this vehicle) Matrix in four trim levels — base, XR, XRS and AWD, the last marking the return of all-wheel-drive after this feature was dropped in 2007.
The tester was the revived AWD iteration with the optional XR Sport Package, which added vehicle stability and traction control systems, 17-inch alloy wheels with sporty P215/45R17 tires, an upgraded audio system, a power sunroof, additional body trim and other upgrades. The package boosted the price to nearly $28,000 from the base $22,330, but you could skip the add-ons and still enjoy the sure-footed benefits of all-wheel drive in a nicely equipped vehicle for less than $23,000.
The main reason Toyota abandoned all-wheel drive on the old model was because it wasn't selling — and the reason many consumers were giving it the cold shoulder was the notion that its fourbanger was wimpy. That issue has been addressed with the addition of a larger 2.4-litre four-cylinder under the hood. In fact, this more powerful engine (158 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque) is standard across the lineup, except for the base Matrix, which makes do with a 1.8L four that puts out 132 ponies and 128 lbft of torque.
A five-speed manual transmission is standard on all front-drive models. Interestingly, Toyota offers a five-speed automatic with the larger engine for the XR and XRS, but it reverts to a four-speed autobox for the AWD model. While the tester's performance was satisfactory, the addition of a fifth gear would have enabled Toyota's engineers to revise the ratios, adding a bit more sportiness at lower speeds without sacrificing fuel economy.
The transmission choice also seems a bit odd, given Toyota chief engineer David Terai's passion for performance. For example, he insisted that the Matrix have disc brakes all around, unlike its redesigned Corolla sibling, which gets a front disc/rear drum system on most models. He made that choice because he expected Matrix buyers, who are typically more performance oriented, would appreciate the better braking the all-disc system delivers.
Handling, too, has a more sporty feel than in the Corolla, especially with the 17-inch, 45-series tires fitted to the tester. While the slim sidewalls didn't absorb road irregularities as well as the standard all-seasons, the revised suspension system, with struts up front and a double wishbone setup in back, was still compliant enough to provide a comfortable ride over cracks and heaves left over from a brutal winter.
On the highway, the car felt firmly planted and exhibited little body roll when driven briskly on access ramps.
The Matrix gets a new electrically assisted rack-and-pinion steering system for 2009, eliminating the power-robbing hydraulic box previously used. It provided enough feedback to let the driver feel what was happening up front, while the power assist made the Matrix a breeze to wheel in and out of tight spots.
The redesigned interior will handle up to five adults, but four is a more comfortable limit. The new front seats are quite comfortable and supportive, even on long runs, and their positioning allows for plenty of headroom, even for a six-footer. A handy standard feature is a tilt and telescopic steering column, ensuring most drivers will be able to find a safe, comfortable position behind the wheel.
Like other members of the Toyota clan, the Matrix does not offer heated seats, even as an option. The reasoning, so I'm told, is because no leather option is available. I'm not sure what that has to do with providing a heating element in the seat cushion. Other manufacturers, such as Subaru, have figured out how to offer heated, cloth-covered seats.
Overall, the '09 Matrix is a well-crafted vehicle that offers practical utility in a package that looks –and drives — with a sporty flair.
Type of vehicle All-wheel-drive, compact crossover
Engine 2.4L DOHC four-cylinder Power 158 hp @ 6,000 rpm; 162 lb-ft of torque @ 4,000 rpm
Transmission Four-speed automatic
Brakes Four-wheel disc with ABS
Tires P215/45R17 all-season (optional)
Price: base/as tested $22,330/$27,995 Destination charge $1,140
Transport Canada fuel economy L/100 km 10.3 city, 7.7 hwy
Standard features Tilt and telescopic steering column, air conditioning, AM/FM/CD audio system with MP3/WMA capability, four speakers and auxiliary input jack, dual-stage front and front side-impact air bags, front and rear side curtain air bags, active front headrests, reclining front bucket seats with driver's side manual height adjustment and passenger fold-down seatback, 60/40-split rear bench, power windows, power locks, Optitron gauges, roof rack, keyless entry, tire pressure monitoring system


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This Day in Sports History — August 27
Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on August 27:
1910 — Using a lighting system designed by George F. Cahill, the Logan Square and Rogers Park amateur baseball teams played a nine-inning game under twenty 137,000 candle-power arc lights. (More info.)
1911 — Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox no-hit the Boston Red Sox, 5-0, at Comiskey Park. (More info.)
1973 — The National Hockey League voted to expand, adding the Washington Capitals and Kansas City Scouts (now the New Jersey Devils) for the 1974-75 season. (More info.)
1975 — Onny Parun defeated Stan Smith in the first night match ever played at the US Open at the West Side Tennis Club in New York. (More info.)
1976 — After she refused to take a chromosome test established for all women entrants, transsexual player Renee Richards was not allowed to play in the US Open tennis tournament in Forest Hills, N.Y. (More info.)
1978 — Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds became the first major leaguer to hit 200 home runs and steal 500 bases. (More info.)
1982 — Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics stole his 119th base of the season to break the single-season, major league record set by Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1974. (More info.)
1985 — Mary Joe Fernandez, 14 years and 8 days-old, became the youngest player to win a US Open tennis match. (More info.)


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