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R&A Junior Open
Championship Overview
2018 R&A Junior Open Champion
Martin Vorster (RSA)
Martin Vorster posted rounds 66, 65 and 75 to seal a narrow win at the R&A Junior Open at the Eden Course (St Andrews). The 16-year-old finished one stroke ahead of Tsubasa Kajitani on a total of 205. Kajitani signed for a level-par 70 to finish second on a four under 204.
St Andrews (Eden Course)
16-18 July 2018
The R&A Junior Open Championship was played on the Eden Course, St Andrews from 16-18 July 2018.
The Eden Course is one of seven courses than forms St Andrews Links, commonly referred to as "The Home of Golf". Opened in 1914, after demand on the existing courses grew, the Eden Course was designed by Harry S Colt and is named after the Eden estuary.
Founded in 1994, the Junior Open came under The R&A administrative umbrella in 2000. Staged every two years, the event is closely linked to The Open and played on a nearby course. All golfing nations affiliated to The R&A are invited to enter their best under 16 boy and girl golfers.
Eden Course
Eden Club House
St Andrews
Tel: +44 (0)1334 466666
All nations affiliated to The R&A are invited to enter their leading boy and girl golfers under the age of 16 for this biennial event which is played over three rounds of stroke-play.
There is both a scratch and handicap element to the event. All competitors will play 36 holes with the leading 80 and ties (gross) qualifying to play the third round. Prizes in regional categories will be awarded on handicap over 36 holes.
Inaugurated in 1994, the Junior Open came under The R&A's administrative control in 2000. All national golf organizations are invited to send one boy and/or one girl, under the age of 16 to compete in the 54 hole event.
In recent years entries have been attracted from over 60 nations and the experience for juniors includes not only the golf tournament but an opportunity for competitors to meet their counterparts from many different golfing nations.
Traditionally the R&A Junior Open is played in the same week in July as The Open and at a nearby course.


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Managing bulk loans
- Bulk loans from the Languages Other than English (LOTE) collection are available to Queensland public libraries on request.
- The loan period for bulk loans is 12 months.
- A library is not required to return an entire bulk loan of a language before requesting another. You are welcome to retain some of a bulk loan to satisfy customer demand until the arrival of your new loan. The timing for the return of the bulk loan should take into account the due dates to avoid overdues.
- To improve the dialogue with your customers this form is available for use to refine your customer's interests.
- You are welcome to stamp / note your library's name on the date due slip in each book. This will assist subsequent requests by your library for the same language.
- Please do not leave your own library barcodes attached anywhere in or on the book. Please remove any glue residue left by barcodes stuck on books.
- Individual titles can be reserved via the RLQ catalogue.
- Marc records are available for download to your library catalogue aiding discoverability of LOTE items and helping the loan and return of items in your library. Contact email@example.com for details.
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- Library staff are encouraged to visit SLQ Public Library Development (PLC) to select their own bulk loans. This enables you and your library staff to become familiar with the LOTE collection and provides the opportunity for selection of stock to suit your local community. Please contact PLC (at least one week prior) if you would like to visit to select bulk loans.
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The Jump was supposed to be huge. It was supposed to be an all-star extravaganza, triumphantly fusing reality TV with competitive alpine sports in a glorious celebration of the upcoming Winter Olympics. Each night for a week and a half we'd see stars as diverse as Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Sinitta and Flash Gordon actor Sam Jones hurl themselves off a ski jump at 60mph for the entertainment of the masses. The Jump was supposed to be Splash! on ice, if Dancing On Ice wasn't already Splash! on ice. It was supposed to be spectacular.
But things haven't exactly worked out that way. In fact, the build-up to the show has been so catastrophic that I'm starting to think the whole thing might be cursed. This is at least the third time I've rewritten this article because, every time I hand it in, something awful happens to one of the contestants. By the time it finishes, there's every chance that The Jump will just be an hour-long static shot of broken, quivering, vaguely recognisable limbs, soundtracked by Melinda Messenger's distant muffled sobs. Maybe that's how the show will start. Maybe that's how it already is. If that's the case, I'm not writing this again. I can't.
The first sign of trouble came just before Christmas, when I visited The Jump's Austrian training centre near Innsbruck, set between the magnificently named suburbs of Natters and Mutters. When I met him, Sam Jones already had his arm in a sling. It was his second day there. He'd hurt his shoulder in an inappropriate whooping accident. "The instructors told me to ski a certain way. I did a little victory salute and I went down," he said, ruefully. Three weeks later, the injury would become so bad that he'd be forced out of The Jump entirely.
And this is Sam Jones, for crying out loud. This is Flash Gordon. He shouldn't be done in by something like this. The man's a monument. His voice sounds like two boulders scraping together. He's basically a rectangle, with a face like a statue of a general in a town that's been bombed. He's unapologetically tough. He supplements his acting income by working in security, shuttling VIPs across the Mexican border several times a day. He once took part in a show called Celebrity Daredevils – "Where you take a car off a ramp at 55mph and you crash into other cars and you blow up" – and came out unscathed. But The Jump finished him off. He'd dyed his hair blond again, just for this, so people would know who he was. It's heartbreaking. He's since been replaced by one of 5ive. It probably doesn't matter which one; chances are he's already shattered his fibia into a billion pieces by now anyway.
So, injury forced Sam Jones out, but Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's reasons for leaving The Jump midway through training are slightly more nebulous. Official sources say that the show wasn't for her, but this can't possibly be true. Watching her in action, it was clear that the entire show was precisely for her. She is, by all accounts, a natural on skis. Members of her family have competed in seven Winter Olympics. Both her dad and her grandad were British skiing champions and her uncle was a stuntman, doubling for Blofeld in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. On the day I visited, everyone fully expected her to win The Jump, especially Amy Childs, although Amy said that this was largely down to the way that "she'll just tell you that she's a really good skier and whatever".
There was no stopping Tara during training. She was the first celebrity to attempt a jump, and after a few goes the trainers had to forcibly remind her that she couldn't just hog the slope for herself. Reluctantly, she returned to the viewing platform, immediately lit a cigarette and started yelling an anecdote about how Julianne Moore had copied all her mannerisms for A Single Man. "It's so nice to see her do something she's good at," a PR whispered at one point. Then, after a dark pause, she added: "I worked with her on [Comic Relief Does] Fame Academy, you know."
Tara's been replaced by Laura Hamilton. Don't bother looking her up. There's a very good chance that she's currently trapped inside a full-body cast in a sinister European hospital somewhere.
If anyone is going to get through The Jump unscathed, hopefully it'll be Amy Childs and socialite (and occasional Guardian contributor) Henry Conway. Even in the early stages of training, they were well on their way to fusing into a single symbiotic unit. They hadn't completely merged back then – Amy was still compulsively listing all the reality shows she'd ever appeared in, and Henry was desperately shoehorning as many Guardian references into the interview as he could, even yelling "Jess Cartner-Morley!" out loud at one point for no reason I've been able to deduce – but it was only going to be a matter of time. To show you what I mean, here's an extract of our conversation:
Henry "We're going to stay in touch. We've got a little ski family."
Amy "I'd love to go on a skiing holiday. Go to a nice little ski resort. Après ski."
Henry "We're definitely bringing the style, aren't we darling?"
Amy "Definitely."
Henry "We're the Glam Squad."
Amy "We're the Glam Squad."
Henry "I have to take Amy to Verbier because everyone dresses up."
Amy "'Mayzin!"
Henry "Ski club! All the little ski bunnies. It's a lovely show. Ski family."
Amy "Ski family."
Me "Ski family."
Henry (triumphantly) "Ski family."
At this point, realising that I'd involuntarily done a "ski family" myself, and terrified that I was seconds away from somehow being Borged into the Glam Squad, I made my excuses and left. Henry and Amy were fun, though. I hope they're not dead.
Technically, I suppose there's a chance that The Jump has reached the apex of its disastrousness. Maybe Sam and Tara's exits, and the litany of minor injuries picked up by the other stars during training – as Anthea Turner said, "We've all pulled fencing out of our backsides" – were just a way for the show to iron out its kinks. Perhaps all these mishaps were down to nothing more than enthusiasm and nerves, and the exposure to weeks of professional training has straightened everything out. Perhaps The Jump will go off without a hitch when the live shows begin this week.
But, still, I'm worried. The ski jumps that will end each episode are live, and that's enough pressure to throw anyone off their game. And what happens if anyone else hurts themselves? The Jump had only thought to book two stand-ins, so they've both already been drafted into the main show. If another contestant has done themselves a mischief in the interim, Lord knows what'll happen. Perhaps the producers have got Keith Chegwin on speed dial. Perhaps they'll just send a load of mannequins down the ski jump and hope nobody notices. Perhaps an anxious-looking researcher will come knocking on your door, holding a foofy wig and wondering if you'd be willing to pass yourself off as Nicky Clarke. It's anyone's guess, frankly. Because, at this rate, The Jump looks set to go down as the biggest destroyer of celebrities since Operation Yewtree.
The Jump starts in the UK on Sunday, 8pm, Channel 4


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both cuffs
Purchase a leather cuff complete with closure, or create your own following these easy steps.
Preparing the band
1. Measure your wrist. Using a razor blade tool, a steel ruler, and a cutting mat, cut a 2-in. (5 cm) wide band of leather that is equal to the length of your wrist plus 2 in. (5 cm).
2. Determine which side of the band is the front, and place the band on your wrist so that the ends overlap. Mark the location for the snaps with a permanent marker.
3. Using a leather punch, make holes large enough to fit the snap shaft.
4. Using a rawhide or rubber hammer and the mini anvil and setter that came with the snaps, assemble the snaps following the manufacturer's instructions.
Band embellishment
1. Stamp the desired design(s) on the front of the band (photo a). Allow the ink to dry.
2. Determine where you want the beaded embellishments to go, and use a sewing pin to pierce small holes in the band along the desired path (photo b). Space the holes to match the bead size.
3. Tie an overhand knot at one end of a comfortable length of thread. Tie a second overhand knot, and slide it down over the first. Sew up through the band from back to front at the desired location of the first bead embellishment. Use a variety of seed beads, drops, and charms to embellish the band as desired using beaded backstitch (photo c) and/or stop stitch. Retrace the thread path through each bead for a secure connection.
4. End the thread on the back of the band by tying two overhand knots, one on top of the other, as you did in step 3. Apply a small dab of superglue to both the starting and ending knots, and trim the threads.
1. With the sewing pin, pierce a line of holes along each edge of the band approximately 2 mm from the edge. The beads will sit between the holes, so space the holes accordingly. Also, make sure to leave a little extra space to accommodate the thickness of the cord on each side of the beads.
2. Cut a 16-in. (41 cm) piece of S-Lon cord, and tie two overhand knots at one end as before. With a thread burner or lighter, trim the tail close to the knot. String enough 4 mm round beads (or a pattern of 4 mms and accent beads, such as daggers) to create a strand the same length as the band, and attach a Bead Stopper to the end without the knot.
3. Cut a 16-in. (41 cm) piece of cord, tie an overhand knot at one end, and thread a glover's needle or a Big-Eye needle at the other. Stitch from back to front through the first hole along one edge of the band. Align the strand of 4 mm beads along this edge.
4. Using a couching stitch, loop the thread over the 4 mm strand between the first two beads, and sew from back to front through the next hole in the band (photo d). Continue using couching stitches to secure the 4 mm strand to this edge of the band. Use a consistent tension so the couching stitches drop down slightly between the beads. The 4 mm strand will tighten up as you work, so loosen the Bead Stopper a little bit at a time to allow more slack. This will also prevent the edge from puckering and allow the finished cuff to lie flat.
5. When you reach the last stitch, end the thread by looping back between the last two beads, and sewing under the thread bridge on the back of the band (photo e). Tie a couple of half-hitch knots, and then trim the cord close to the last knot with a thread burner. Dab the knot with superglue if desired.
6. Remove the Bead Stopper from the 4 mm strand, and tie two overhand knots on this end. Trim the cord close to the knot with a thread burner, and dab the knot with superglue if desired.
7. Work as in steps 2–6 to embellish the other edge of the band.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Tablet Goodies
So why didn't someone tell me pen tablets were so much fun?
Been experimenting with it for a few days. I can actually get better line quality than I thought I would. Sketching with it is really fantastic. Coloring with it is far better than using a mouse.
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- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Da' West has gone digital. What's next? Cats and dogs playing as one? The sun setting in the East? Moebius coming out with a new novel length comic? I guess it had to happen. I told Chuck not to let him out of the basement.ReplyDelete
Wow! James this is so cool!ReplyDelete
I really love the Fawn Fairchild one at the bottom. Are we to be getting some new pan-gea?
I must go check out that tablet thing as I ink with a mouse and some days it can be bit of chore.
Oh, inking with the tablet is really no different than using a regular pen or brush. Mouse inking is caveman inking ;-)ReplyDelete
Well, I have the Catina Pan-Gea story going right now (haven't posted a new page in a while due to a hang up on the scripting). And my pal Cyd is SUPPOSED to be penning a new Pan-Gea tale for me to draw. But other than that I'm sort of not in the Pan-Gea zone lately.
Chuck said I could come out of the basement on the condition that I stop making oogly eyes at Pewfell's wife.
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2008 at 8:39 PM
Oogly eyes at Pewfell's wife is not allowed? Shit.ReplyDelete
Ugg! Man make fire and computer black lines with small rodent peripheral.ReplyDelete
I look forward to the new Pan-Gea stuff.
Yes. Yes you are.ReplyDelete
i'd better get to it thenReplyDelete


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I don't know if the expression "Digital Data Hypochondriac" is clear enough. They are people always worried to lose all their digital data. Every time any components of their digital ecosystem doesn't work as expected they're scared.
I'm one of them. In 2000, when I was 15, my huge 14 GB hard disk contains almost all my digital life. One day the HD controller burn (literally, because of a short circuit) and I lost everything. EVERYTHING 🙁
Since that day I became "hypochondriac" about backups. Now, working with multiple huge projects and living as digital commuter I need a safe backup strategy able to handle almost any problem. Here is what I do.
My digital ecosystem is made by different "objects": Macbook, iPhone, iPad and several online services (iCloud, Google Documents, GMail, Dropbox, Evernote, Todoist, 1Password, …).
For mobile devices and online services is available an online backup directly from provider (iCloud for Apple devices and application, Google Drive for Google services, …). Anyway, to be safe I take a snapshot of these services and devices twice a month.
My aggregated digital footprint is about 550 GB.
Everything single byte is on my Macbook. Obviously doing so, my notebook became a fucking single point of failure and this is not a good choice. Notebook backup strategy is on three different levels.
Apple Time Machine
Everyday, during usual work, I run Time Machine in order to backup data on a WD My Passport Ultra 1TB. I choose this disk because use a single platter and hardware failures are less frequent. Backup happens incrementally about every hour and you can restore a single file from versioned snapshots.
Unfortunately external hard disks are safe but are a piece of hardware I usually take with me during commuting and everything could happen. I can loose my bag, someone can stole it or I can broke the disk hitting something. Online backup is a great complement and Backblaze is a great provider. You just need to install their agent, generate encryption key and backup starts. Backup is encrypted client side so your data isn't vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attack and is safe on servers based in US. If you lost your data you can download it as zip or buy an hard drive shipped to you containing you snapshot. 30 days of historic on your files are available.
Carbon Copy Cloner
You can assume to be safe with Time Machine and Backblaze but they are both incremental backups. After 30 days or when the hard disk is full, old data is deleted. This is ok almost every time except when you absolutely need it. To be safe is better to take a monthly snapshot using Carbon Copy Cloner. It creates an mountable snapshot of the disk you can easily access. A 5TB hard drive could retain 9 or 10 months of historical data and you can archive them in an easy way.
Amazon Glacier
3 levels of backup are definitely enough. However some kind of data are really important for me. My Personal photos and documents related to my family, health and house is better tu have a long-term copy. Amazon Glacier is the right place for that. Pack these files per month, TAR them, calculate the checksum then upload them to a given bucket on S3 and configure lifecycle in order to archive on Glacier after 1 day. Pricing is between $0.70 and $1.10 a month for 100 GB.


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Medical Negligence in Cruise Ships
Cruise ships are places for recreation, but they can also be places for harm. It is worse if the harm is directly related to cruise ship management, like when an accident and injury has occurred because of its failure to maintain facilities, or its medical staff has committed negligence, resulting into the harm of an ill or injured passenger.
According to the website of Louis A. Vucci, PA, those who have been victims of negligence on the part of cruise ship medical staff may have legal options, such as getting compensation for the damages.
First, let us look what medical negligence is. Medical negligence occurs when a medical professional has a direct relationship with a patient, and the patient has been harmed in any way because of the medical professional's action or inaction.
This can be particularly tricky when it comes to cruise ships, because most of the time, the medical professionals there are employed as independent contractors. It is much easier if the cruise line has its own medical staff, like on the following instances:
- The cruise line pays the salaries of doctors and other medical staff
- The cruise line handles the medical supplies, including equipment and medicine
- The cruise line bills passengers for medical care
- The cruise line has advertised its medical staff and facilities to passengers
Common Medical Negligence Cases
Medical negligence is both a health and legal issue, but more on the health aspect because the medical negligence can potentially be serious enough to result into complications, injuries, and even deaths. Below are some of the most common medical negligence issues in cruise ships.
Misdiagnosis occurs when a medical professional has wrongly diagnosed a person, like when he or she has diagnosed a healthy patient as sick or a sick patient as healthy. These have their own respective risks and damages.
A healthy person diagnosed as sick may be subject to unwarranted procedures, medications, and other treatment methods, while a sick person diagnosed as healthy may be subject to delayed or complete absence of treatment, which may result into the worsening of his or her medical condition.
Incorrect Treatment
Even if the patient has been diagnosed correctly, he or she is still not completely safe, because he or she can still be treated incorrectly. Receiving inadequate medications and being subject to improper treatment methods or incompetent treatment techniques may result into several health risks, including allergic reactions, worsening of current medical conditions, and rising of new medical complications.


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AGNITiO Named Innovation & Design Award Honoree by Envisioneering for Natural Language Voice Biometrics for Embedded and IoT Devices
KIVOX Mobile 5.0 SDK Distinguished for Advancements in Secure and Convenient Authentication
MADRID, SPAIN and PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 12, 2015) - AGNITiO[1], the leader in secure voice biometrics and a founding member of the FIDO Alliance[2], has been chosen as an Innovation & Design Award Honoree by the Envisioneering industry research firm. Cited for its KIVOX Mobile 5.0 software development kit (SDK), AGNITiO's single Voice iD engine is now able to perform fixed phrase, free phrase and natural speech authentication to accurately identify and authenticate users in embedded devices and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Envisioneering judges selected the winners[3] of the Innovation & Design Awards from more than five dozen companies that presented products during ShowStoppers, an event designed to connect vendors with media at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV.
"AGNITiO evolves novel, streamlined secure ways for people to manage their increasingly mobile identity," said Richard Doherty, lead judge of the awards and Research Director for Envisioneering. "The company garnered two Honoree Awards for their KIVOX Mobile SDK and KIVOX Mobile 5.0 release."
After three weeks of careful deliberation by five judges in North America and Europe, Envisioneering recognized 39 companies for 26 innovations that break new ground in technologies for work, home and play. The judges of the Envisioneering award provide an objective assessment of innovative technologies, product and services embodiments, and the people who bring them to market.
"Privacy and security are more important than ever now to consumers," said Emilio Martinez, CEO of AGNITiO. "Voice identification and authentication must also be convenient, easy to use, and have the ability to personalize the IoT experience to be widely adopted. We are pleased that Envisioneering has recognized the importance of the KIVOX Mobile 5.0 SDK for advancements that balance convenience with security in one product."
KIVOX Mobile 5.0 by AGNITiO
KIVOX Mobile 5.0, part of the KIVOX product family, provides a wider set of authentication options based upon the level of security required. The new 5.0 version of the SDK includes a text independent mode that is used to provide the highest level of convenience while maintaining high accuracy rates. The highest level of security is attained when using a fixed or free phrase to authenticate whereas the highest level of convenience is achieved when using free and natural speech to authenticate. Speaking naturally, users can now authenticate themselves using short natural language commands in any language, as it is language independent. KIVOX Mobile 5.0 is embedded locally on devices for added security and privacy so authentication never requires a biometric voiceprint to be stored on a server or in the cloud. Moreover, the SDK embeds patented anti-spoofing technology that prevents impostors from spoofing voice security systems through the use of recordings, adding another layer of security that is critical in typical biometric implementations.
About AGNITiO
AGNITiO is a worldwide market leader for voice biometrics solutions in government and commercial sectors. KIVOX is a voice biometrics product family targeted at the corporate sector. Financial services, telecommunications, utilities and other sectors are implementing new security solutions based on mobile and server-based voice biometrics. KIVOX is ideally positioned in this market, with underlying Voice iD technology developed in most demanding environments such as forensics and intelligence.
AGNITiO is the recipient of a number of awards, including the Red Herring 100 Global (2007), Speech Technology Market leader awards (2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012), Global Security Challenge (2009 and 2011) and four Envisioneering's Innovation and Design Awards (2013, 2014).
AGNITiO is a founding member of the FIDO Alliance[4] (Fast IDentity Online), which is dedicated to delivering open standards for strong multi-factor authentication. AGNITiO is already delivering a FIDO Ready™ solution with its voice biometrics Voice iD platform. Keep up on the latest news by following AGNITiO on Twitter @agnitiocorp[5] and on LinkedIn at AGNITiO Voice iD[6].
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Way back in 1997, my sister Laurie e-mailed me one of those questionnaires that later became popular on Myspace. I dutifully filled it out, sent it back to her and apparently saved it, because I found it recently while purging files on my laptop. One of the lines read: "Name a person you would like to meet." My reply: Neil Peart.
Reading that shocked me for two reasons. First, while I've been a lifelong Rush fan, I played bass and sang back in the day, so spent a lot of time channeling Geddy Lee. And while I've always admired Neil's drumming, I've honestly been more impressed with his lyrics. So it must have been something that he wrote that made me want to meet him.
Second was the fact that not only did I eventually meet Neil, we became fast friends.
What I didn't know at the time was that Neil had just begun riding motorcycles. And then tragically lost his daughter in a car crash and his wife to cancer, both in the span of one year.
Reeling from depression, he went for a ride (see The Bike That Changed My Life, page 19). When he returned 18 months later, he wrote a book called Ghost Rider. I asked the publisher for a review copy, and a few weeks later found myself riding with Neil and the band's security manager Michael Mosbach (now another good friend) for a story that appeared in that "other" major U.S. motorcycle magazine.
Celebrity company aside, that adventure proved memorable as we were the last vehicles to head up a dirt mountain road in front of the paving trucks, got lost in the desert and followed a school bus (!) back to civilization. And that was just the first of many: Whenever Rush is on tour, I get a call from Michael asking, "When are you coming riding with us?"
Last summer I got the call again, and found myself jetting to Vancouver, British Columbia, to ride with "the girls" down to the Gorge—Washington State's answer to Colorado's Red Rocks. Neil collects stamps from National Parks, so I wasn't the least bit surprised when he led us way out of the way to Mount Rainier. What did surprise me was that, after spying the 14,411-foot peak looming on the horizon most of the day, we arrived at the mountaintop lodge to discover the peak still rose another 5000 feet!
Of course we took some dirt roads on our BMW GSs, turning around on one because it was snowed under—in July! Last time out, in Colorado, we got caught in a blizzard on a summer's day. Must be a Canadian thing...
Following Neil down the twisty road leaving Mount Rainier, I noticed that he was using less of the road than he had in years past. Initially, I attributed this to the fact that he had become a father again (daughter Olivia is now 2), but I later learned that he had low-sided in gravel on the previous tour. Not this time!
The song "Workin' Them Angels" is about risk-taking. Based on an exchange Neil overheard at the side of the road—"You were workin' them angels," the wife told her hard-driving husband—the lyrics go: All my life, I've been workin' them angels overtime, Riding and driving and living, So close to the edge. Now, Neil was literally riding farther from the edge. Can't blame him for that!
After two days on the road we arrived at the Gorge for the final concert of Rush's Time Machine tour, where the band performed what must rank as one of their best shows ever. When I told Neil that afterwards, he invoked a hockey reference: "You've gotta leave it all on the ice."
Neil has often written that he likes to see his fans "delighted." They certainly were that night—and none more so than me.
But I've still got to admit: If I had _know_n that I would one day meet the person I named in that questionnaire my sister sent me, I would have written Pamela Anderson!


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Oh, you can tell it is October. People are buzzing about again and it is beautiful out! And I hope that you are not missing my posts too much – there is so much going on and I recently injured one hand, so am moving a bit slower. However, I wanted to invite you to my "Arrivederci Texas" art exhibit. I am so excited about working with David Sackmary, who has modeled for me in the past, but also has returned from Hawai'i to Austin. Texas, taking up his role again as the director of the Quattro Gallery. Here goes:
"Places and Poses: the Art of Kelly Borsheim"Quattro Gallery
12971 Pond Springs Road (Inside Audi North Austin)
Austin, Texas 78729
Gallery Hours: Tues-Friday, noon to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
Closed Sundays and Mondays.
[Take the McNeil exit from Hwy 183 in NW Austin. Pond Springs Road is NE of the intersection of McNeil and 183. You will see the Saab dealership right before Audi.]
For more information, Tel.: 512.219.3150 (Audi); David Sackmary (gallery director) = 512.924.7498
Quattro Gallery in north Austin, Texas, is hosting accomplished artist Kelly Borsheim in a very special exhibition this fall before she returns to Italy. Kelly tends to focus on introspection, specifically how our bodies express our thoughts. In this art event, you will see paintings and sculptures with titles such as "Together and Alone," "Relinquish," "Hindsight," and "Pensive in Bologna." Quattro Gallery is located inside the Audi North Austin at 12971 Pond Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78729. The exhibit runs from October 25 to November 14, 2011, with a reception on Saturday evening, November 5, 2011, and a book signing on Saturday, November 12 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.
You will also see some works from her "lips series." These sculptures have been hand-carved in stone by Kelly and combine human lips with animal forms in an exploration of how Nature's shapes commingle.
When this versatile artist began living part-time in Italy, she added pastel to her media as she learned the old art of street painting. She combined her skills from the street with her classical art training to create lovely images inspired by Italy. These are not your usual Tuscan landscapes, but a more personal look into Italian homes, streets, and courtyards. For more information, visit www.quattrogallery.com or www.BorsheimArts.com.
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This project is so quick, simple and cheap! Just the way I like 'em.
If you've ever wanted to make your own wreath, there's no reason to wait. Head over to your nearest craft or hobby store. Right. Now. I'll wait.
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Time: 15-30 minutesMaterials wreath starter (grape vine, foam, etc.) florals/decorations (dried flowers, feathers, moss, etc.) scissors spray adhesive
Weave/attach your florals/decorations into your wreath starter until it's perfect. You may need to weave and/or trim the ends back through the wreath on the backside so they don't stick out too far. Spray with adhesive, especially if you used dried flowers, so everything stays in place. Tie your ribbon/rope/twine from the backside, being sure it's long enough to allow the wreath to hang as low as you prefer.


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About EBETi
- Erode Builder Educational Trusts Group of Institutions (EBETi) was founded by a group of 63 inspiring ENTREPRENEUR in the year 2009 in Kangayam.
- 21 of them are doing textile business other than construction
- 17 of them are doing manufacturing
- 10 are successfully running Schools and Polytechnics
- 3 are active members in established engineering colleges
- All are active members of CII Erode chapter
- All are key member of CODISSIA and EDISSIA
- GURUKULAM a skill development training institute is run by our chairman of our trust
- 20% our staff members are from industry like L&T, IGCAR, H&R Johnson, Sobha, SRC, CCCL, URC, etc.,
- 18 of them are Doctorates
- Average Age 35 years – Average Experience 7 years
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- Trustees – Annual turnover of Rs.3000 Cr.
- 220 acres modern campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure.
- An ISO certified technical campus comprises of,
– Faculty of Engineering (Civil, Mech, ECE, CSE, EEE)
– Faculty of Computer Applications
– Faculty of Management
- Total Faculty Strength – 177
- Total Students Strength – 1576
- Tie-up with 32 leading Indian companies and 7 Multinational Companies (MNCs')
- Member in major professional bodies like CII, ICTACT, ICI, SAE, IEEE, CODISSIA, EDISSIA,
- Faculty Privileged consultant for our trust and their allied companies
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- Corporate connect Twice per semester
- Academic connect One per semester
- Industrial tour
- Knowledge sharing
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- Industry like training
- Earning while learning
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- Ground marking machine Design and fabrication
- Structural rehabilitation work Buildings
- Project exhibition for school students
- Low intensity wind power generator
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- Won second place in Idea contest held at IIT Delhi
- Won second place in short film contest held at IIT Madras, Chennai
- Hands on Training on Total stations (Training Initiatives)
- CONSTECH – Bridging research and practices in civil engineering
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- Infrastructure facilities
- Video conferencing facilities
- Academic and corporate level support
- Unique entrepreneurial training centre
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- To motivate, inspire and realize the key fact of Entrepreneurship, by integrating it in the education system helps the young people to build their confidence to see value in their own ideas and make enterprising choices that are transferable into the workplace.
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- Since all the 63 trusties in our management being very successful entrepreneurs, our main motive is to promote all our rural background students to be a successful entrepreneur in their future through your continuous support with our sincere efforts.


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Right now we have students reporting about rats, sexuality talk, The letter. We can deal with them. Suppose you had 10, 15, 20 opposition students in school. Instead of spending my time thinking what is the right policy to slack off and throwing my responsibilities to the students, I'm going to spend all my time thinking what's the right way to fix them, to brainwash them, how can I solve this week's propagation of truth about my school and forget about enjoying my own paradise?


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So mine do not look like Wendi's in the slightest. Mine are definitely lacking greatly in the beauty department, but not to toot my own horn, in the taste department I think they're holding their own. These cookies turned out so yummy! I definitely reccomend them to anyone looking for some simple and yummy cookie's to make this Christmas week.
Here's the recipe I got from Wendi's blog.
Preheat oven to 350*Cream 1 cup butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar until smooth. Add remaining ingredients. 2 cups flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 cup chopped pecans. Roll into balls about the size of a small walnut. Bake for 12 15 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar while still warm.
I actually didn't have pecans so I used walnuts and they came out just as delicious. Happy Baking!


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Miguel Ángel Balaguera Villamizar
8/24/2017 03:15:05 pm
You should ban that she goes to bed late, you should require that she studies more for the exams, and if she doesn't do this, you should punish her, removing the computer and the other distractions.
Manuela Acevedo
8/24/2017 07:06:06 pm
Hi Oliver!
Julieth Camila Garza
8/24/2017 08:09:12 pm
You should punish her with her computer, and she will make their tasks without distractions and will have good grades in school, you have to be strictes with your daughter, this is mi opinion, good luck.
Diana Carvajal
8/24/2017 08:47:46 pm
Hi oliver, first you should talk with her daughter about her priorities and her qualifications and if these are bad punish her. Second you should give her a schedule on the computer. She should use the computer maximun one hour every night and third you should check her networking-site for that you know that contains in her profile.
Johanna Garcia
8/24/2017 09:09:26 pm
Hello, Oliver
Oscar Manuel Bayona Pérez
8/24/2017 09:48:52 pm
Hello Oliver my advice is that you should turn off your daughter's computer very early. You should not allow him to lie down after 10 pm. You should tell him to do his homework and study before using the computer. You should tell your daughter's friends to come out more often. In addition, you should not allow your daughter to use social networking for more than an hour and the last should give her daughter more freedom to go out and meet new friends to keep her busy.
Carolina Jimenez Carrillo
8/24/2017 09:54:49 pm
Dear Oliver.
Juan Sebastian Sarmiento.
8/25/2017 02:37:54 pm
Oliver should first talk to his daughter and tell her that she shouldn't go to bed late in the social network. Then he should give her the computer only to study and then if she can be in social networks. After a while you can see if she has improved in her notes and if so, let her surf the internet and be aware of which web pages she navigates.
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600 N. Ashley Dr. Tampa, FL 33602
On Saturday, April 27, the YMCA is celebrating Healthy Kids Day® with a free community event that will help families find fun through active play and educational opportunities to the improve health and well being of their children.
As part of the YMCA's commitment to strengthening the foundations of our community by addressing critical gaps in health and education, Healthy Kids Day encourages kids and parents to keep the body and mind active now and throughout the summer. This is going to be a fair that is full of different activities that you and your children will be able take part of in order to have a free day of fun and relaxation, while also learning about new activities and skills to keep your children active with. This is a great place to go in order to help get your children involved in an active lifestyle, as well as introducing you to different ways to keep your children engaged in a healthy lifestyle.
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• Giant bounce house obstacle course
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The World Cup title of four years ago is history. The present continues Thursday (3 p.m. ET), when the United States plays Sweden in its final World Cup group Buy FIFA 20 Coins Online game.
This is a showdown for the Americans that really began three years ago against the same opponent. Cowardice and courage had nothing to do with what happened when the U.S played Sweden in a 2016 Olympic quarterfinal, no matter how much those characterizations defined the day once Hope Solo uttered them following a penalty shootout that eliminated the U.S. before the semifinals of a major tournament for the first time.
Sweden wasn't cowardly to cede possession, protect its goal and look for chances to send attackers on a lightning raid. And if the U.S. showed courage in throwing itself at those defenses for 120 minutes during a 1-1 stalemate, it was also obstinately unimaginative in its valor.So while Thursday's game between old rivals determines the path each will travel into the knockout stage in this tournament, it also tests how far the U.S. has come in three years. For this team, which retains 15 of 20 players from the 2016 Olympics and only 11 of 23 from the 2015 World Cup, playing Sweden is a reminder that this tournament isn't about retaining a title as much as reclaiming an identity.
"I don't necessarily think of the World Cup as often as I do the Olympics," midfielder Julie Ertz said of the role of reigning champion before the tournament. "I know this is the World Cup, so a lot of people ask about the last World Cup. But the last World Cup wasn't the most recent tournament. For me, if anything, I have a bitter taste in my mouth because the last thing I remember is losing to Sweden."
In the months between winning their most recent World Cup and watching Sweden celebrate at the United States' expense in the Olympics, Lauren Holiday, Christie Rampone and Abby Wambach retired. Solo was banished after her comments, never to return to the national team. In their places came Crystal Dunn, Lindsey Horan and Mallory Pugh, all of whom are playing their first major tournament.An alternate who traveled with the team in Brazil -- her first major tournament trip at the senior level -- Sam Mewis recalled walking back to her hotel room in gleeful shock when she got to keep a bag of swag that Alex Morgan's sponsors provided to players. It was a new world.
A few days ago, Mewis started and scored twice in a World Cup game. That's a lot of change in three years, both for the individuals involved and for the team incorporating them into a coherent whole.
"I was young and kind of just out there doing my thing," Pugh recalled. "I remember the older players saying we were so disappointed, and I realized, 'Yeah, we lost in the quarterfinals, and that's not something the U.S. does.'"
The U.S. was a team with one foot almost unavoidably in the past and one in the future, straddling a precarious present. It could have survived that game against Sweden, as any penalty shootout is essentially a coin flip. It might even have gone on and won a tournament that lacked a dominant team. Such is the luxury of the deepest talent pool on the planet. But win or lose, the U.S. was far removed being the best possible version of itself.
"That was three years ago, right after a lot of people retired from the team," Dunn said. "We were definitely rebuilding and trying to figure out a new identity in a sense following the World Cup. But I think we did a good job of ironing out all the details and moving on from that game."Want to buy mut 19 coins from www.futcoin.com


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I went to pick the girls up last night after the dance. My daughter came out happy and saying that she had a good time. Unfortunately one of her friends came out looking very flushed and telling me she didn't feel well. I guess the gym was really hot and they didn't open the windows. The poor thing got overheated. She did and didn't want me to take her home. So I took her to my house first and got her a cool face cloth and a drink. Unfortunately, she really wanted to go home to sleep in her own bed. I had no problem with this. It was about 11:00pm by this time. I drove her home and was greeted by her mom. She was worried because this girl really wanted to stay over with my daughter. She thought something happened at the dance. I'm happy to say that wasn't the problem. She was just exhausted from the long week and all she wanted was her bed. I can relate because by the time I got back home that's all I wanted too.
I returned home to find the other 2 girls headed to bed. I was shocked I thought for sure they were going to stay up for hours. My husband told me my daughter's best friend fell asleep on the couch right after I left. He ushered them upstairs and they went willingly. They really did have a long week at school and they danced around like crazy people all night so they were just done.
When they woke up the next day they told me about the dance and who danced with who. Neither one got asked to dance, but they didn't seem to mind. The boy my daughter likes didn't attend. They had a good time with their friends and their teachers apparently. Some of the teachers were on the dance floor letting loose. Good for them I say. Since they had to attend they might as well have fun.
Around noon today I went and picked the other girl back up from her house. She was feeling much better. I guess she was just completely worn out. I took them to the mall. I'm just a glutton for punishment, but I tell you tomorrow I am probably not going to get off the couch. I'm the one who's exhausted now and they're just raring to go.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
After Math of the School Dance
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- Jen said...
Their batteries recharge a lot faster than ours, don't they? :o)
- January 17, 2010 at 6:05 AM
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Lanzarote Christmas preparations (2008)
In a place like Lanzarote one does not feel christmas coming as we do at home. It is difficult to think on christmas when you're surrounded by palm trees and people walking around in flip flops and shorts. But that does not mean we don't celebrate here. In general the Spanish do celebrate their christmas the 6th of January which is the day of "Los Reyes", the holy three Kings. But the last couple of years, Spanish started to celebrate the "Noche Buena" as well, which takes place at the evening of the 24th of December, just like in most other European countries. But still their main christmas day is "Reyes".
A beautiful tradition here on Lanzarote are the "Portales de Belén". From the middle of December on, almost every village on the island exposes these reconstructions of the christmas story on their town squares. Dozens of town workers and volunteers are building these scenes from the beginning of December on. With a lot of detail they embed the story of the little Jesus child, Maria and Joseph and the Holy Three Kings into the Landscape of Lanzarote. But see what I'm talking about. Today I've been to Tinajo, a village close to the Timanfaya National Park and a place with a lot of tradition.
If you're here on Lanzarote, a good time to visit the "Belén" of Tinajo is the 25th of December at 7 pm. That's when it comes "alive". "La escenificación del Belén viviente" is a fantastic moment, where the whole town comes together and they celebrate Christmas the Canarian way.
If you are interested in the christmas program of Tinajo village, you can look at it at the Tinajo website.
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Little Entrepreneur
We deregistered my eldest son from school when he was 8, and I remember one of the things he did during his first year of home education was to set up little businesses - selling soaps he had made, then chocolates and, later, hand-made wooden crosses at Eastertime. My third son is now almost the same age, and he has been expressing interest in starting his own little business. This week, he was motivated by his Christmas shopping list and the fact he needed more money to buy all the gifts on it. He came up with the idea of making biscuits to sell, so we worked together on this project yesterday. He looked through some of our cookbooks, and decided to make gingerbread angels - edible Christmas tree decorations.
We worked hard baking LOTS of biscuits, then icing and threading them. We finished 20 in time for him to take them down to a Messy Church event he was attending where he figured he might be able to sell some. He made a special box to contain the biscuits and a wooden money box with his Grandpa to collect his takings. We talked about costing and how much we had spent on ingredients. How much profit would he make? Then we thought about all the time we had put in, and the fact that I was working unpaid. Was his business idea viable? This is on the school curriculum in the secondary years, but two of my sons have shown real interest in enterprise at the age of 8. The biscuits sold like hot cakes, and he brought home £10.00 which he was thrilled about. And we've lots more biscuits to ice this week if other opportunities arise to sell some.
How to Make Gingerbread Angels
Ingredients (for 20-30 biscuits)
90g demerara sugar
200g golden syrup
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
115g unsalted butter
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 egg, beaten
500g plain flour, sifted
1) Preheat oven to 160 degrees C / 325 F / Gas mark 3. Grease and line 2 baking sheets. Put the syrup, sugar, ginger, cinnamon and cloves into a pan and bring to the boil, stirring. Remove from the heat.
2) Put the butter in a large heatproof bowl and pour the sugar mixture over it. Add the bicarb and stir until the butter has melted. Beat in the egg, then the flour. Mix, then knead on a floured surface to form a smooth dough.
3) Divide the dough into four pieces, and roll out one at a time to 3 mm thickness, keeping the rest covered to prevent it drying out. Stamp out medium rounds with a cutter, then cut off two segments - one from either side - to give a body and two wings. Place the wings, round-side down, behind the body and press together.
4) Roll a small piece of dough for the head, place at the top of the body and flatten with your fingers. Using a cocktail stick, make a hole through which a ribbon or wire can be threaded later.
5) Place the biscuits on the baking sheets and bake for 10-15 mins until golden brown. Remove from oven and leave to cool slightly. Transfer carefully to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
6) We used white writing icing and silver balls to decorate our angels but you can be creative and use piping icing or any small sweets, hundreds and thousands or chocolate sprinkles. Leave the icing to set and then thread loops of fine ribbon or wire through the holes in the tops of the biscuits so they can be hung on the Christmas tree. Enjoy!
This recipe comes from
The Kids' First Cookbook by Nancy McDougall


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Philip Rivers is all about looking forward -- and doing so one game at a time until the Chargers' season is complete.
But Rivers saw something on Sunday that drove home just how close to greatness (and how frustratingly bumbling) the Chargers are this season. He saw that the New England Patriots went to Chicago and beat the Bears, a team that had won five straight games and nine overall, by 29 points.
"I said, 'I guess there's not much argument that's the best team (in the NFL) right now," Rivers mused.
Recalling his reaction, he paused and shook his head.
"Golly, we had four straight turnovers and we were a field goal from going (to overtime)," Rivers said, harkening back to the Chargers' 23-20 loss to the Patriots in October.
The Chargers turned the ball over on four consecutive possessions in the first half that day, and New England scored a touchdown and field goal off two of those takeaways -- on drives of 22 and minus-14 yards. Still, the Chargers' loss was secured only when a 50-yard field goal attempt clanged off the right upright with 22 seconds remaining.
Illuminating about this season is the reality that performance is not even the Chargers' greatest folly. In fact, by some measure, no NFL team has ever fumbled away (or thrown away) excellence as thoroughly and consistently as the Chargers have for much of this season.
Still capable of making sure they haven't botched a chance to be what Norv Turner said could be the best team he's coached, the Chargers host the San Francisco 49ers Thursday night. It is not only yet another must-win game but another should-win game, provided the Chargers don't screw up as they have so many times in 2010.
"Every team gets hurt by critical errors," Rivers said. "It's been as blatant (for the Chargers) this year because we've played good for the most part of these games. That's what's been different. It's one thing when you go out don't play good and just get worn out. It's another thing when, 'Golly, they played pretty good and had two punts blocked.' Or 'Oh, they played pretty good and had four turnovers on four straight possessions.' "
That the Chargers are 7-6 is either a testament to an overwhelmingly strong constitution or an immensely weak one. Or, at times, both.
It is certainly the result of the combination of them having a number of players performing at an extremely high level but also having been beset by injuries and error.
"That's why we've played well at times," safety Eric Weddle said of the pervading high level of play. "But the things we've had problems with have hurt us and we haven't been able to overcome them. But it shows you the type of team we can have if we do things right.
"Who are the Chargers? We'll know Thursday. I think there's an understanding and growth ... Each team is different and you go through certain things as a team. You either realize it and grow from it, or you don't."
The Chargers held Kansas City to 197 yards and lost, outgained Seattle by 247 yards and lost, two weeks later outgained Oakland by 227 yards and lost, held New England to 179 yards and lost.
Every one of the Chargers' six losses has featured crucial mistakes that could be considered not only game-altering but game-destroying. They have turned the ball over 13 times in the first half of their losses, five of those leading to short-field touchdowns, three others taking almost certain points off the board.
• Kansas City returned a punt and scored a touchdown after a 12-yard drive following a fumble in a 21-14 season-opening victory.
• Seattle returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and took the ball away five times in a 27-20 victory two weeks later.
• Oakland went up 12-0 as a direct result of two blocked punts, the Chargers turned the ball over at the Raiders' 1- and the 17-yard line on successive first-quarter possessions and returned a fumble 64 yards for a touchdown with a minute left in their 35-28 victory on Oct. 10.
• St. Louis intercepted a Rivers pass in the end zone in the first quarter of their 20-17 victory the next week.
• Then came the Patriots game.
• The Chargers did not lose again until Dec. 5 against Oakland, turnovers led to a 14-0 Raiders lead on 18- and 41-yard first-quarter touchdown drives.
Everyone can be undermined by turnovers and critical errors. This season, NFL teams are 36-140 when they lose the turnover battle. Since 2000, teams are 59-85 when they have a punt blocked, 76-91 when they have a kickoff returned for a touchdown and 55-98 when having a punt returned for a touchdown.
However, the Chargers have taken the self-sabotage to a possibly unprecedented level.
Turner estimated this week -- and it is difficult to argue -- that some 20 Chargers players are performing at the highest level of their career.
Is it really necessary to point out the Chargers should have a better record? (Pause to remember they've used a league-high 71 players, including a league-high 17 receivers. Then just admit it doesn't matter.)
"It doesn't matter how well we play," Turner said. "You're not giving yourselves a chance if you keep putting the ball on the ground at the 20 going in or the 10 going out."
Honest to goodness, it is possible no team in the modern era (the past 41 seasons) has been so good and so bad.
Currently ranked as the No.1 defense and No.2 offense yet with a 7-6 record, the Chargers could finish 2010 as arguably the most underachieving team of the NFL's modern era.
Consider that the four teams since 1970 that have finished a season ranked No.1 in both offense and defense (something the Chargers could well do) have been a combined 51-6.
Over the past 40 years, a total of 40 teams have finished a season ranked in the top 5 in both offense and defense. Just three of those teams (the 8-8 Detroit Lions in 1981, the 8-6 Dallas Cowboys in 1974 and the 9-4-1 Oakland Raiders in 1973) finished with fewer than 10 victories. Combined, the 40 teams have a .743 winning percentage. Of the 40, 16 made the Super Bowl and 10 won.
While every such acknowledgment is spun forward, the Chargers do not deny their underachievement thus far.
"We know that and everybody else knows that," linebacker Stephen Cooper said. "… We can't really worry about what happened in the past -- shoulda, coulda. We have three games left. We understand what's at stake. The division is still in our grasp if we want to get it. If we win football games, we have a chance. If not, we had a chance to put together a good season and we didn't. But we can go out on top if we keep winning."


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Get To Know The PrimeTime Lacrosse Penguins
Editor's Note: Muamer Razic got in touch with the Penguin loving guys over at PrimeTime Lacrosse to find out what they were all about. These guys are full-time lax, and seem to be building something quite serious. Get to know PrimeTime Lacrosse!
First things first, how did a Penguin become the logo for PrimeTime Lacrosse?
A buddy of ours, Mike Lydon, was a Penguin for Halloween the year we started PrimeTime Lacrosse, and this is when we were still playing at Babson College. As you might imagine our marketing budget was a little smaller (zero) back then, and that summer we were promoting the first year of our camps at a youth jamboree in Central Mass. It was slow going at first, and we needed something to stand out from the crowd to get some people over to out tent. Mike had the Penguin suit in his car, put it on, and the Power Penguins were born.
What was the motivation behind starting PrimeTime Lacrosse?
When Jason and I first started out, we could have never imagined that we would be at the point that we are today. We started the program as a small pick up league for players in my hometown of Natick, MA. We had 50 or 60 players that first year playing once a week. For us, it was really initially about giving younger players more opportunities to play in the summer, and we were proud of that initial pick up league as a fun, affordable place to play lacrosse.
You guys offer "scholarships" for your campers. I can honestly say I've never seen this, where did you get the idea from?
When we started really growing our programs and expanding into overnight camps and select teams it was at the height of the recession around 2008 – 2009. We were inundated with requests from families who had children who were tremendously passionate about the game but financial circumstances prevented them from attending our programs.
Jason and I took a look at how we may be able to address these situations and give players an opportunity to participate in our programs who may not otherwise have the opportunity to do so. This gave way to our scholarship program. Looking back for us we knew that positive summer camp and team experiences were memories that impacted us forever, and we wanted to give that opportunity to as many people as we could.
What do you guys do to Grow the Game?
In addition to our scholarships and our overall commitment to getting as many players involved in the sport of lacrosse, we do embrace the culture around the game and love the fact that lacrosse players want to wear the game on their sleeve. We have a retail store in Wellesley, MA, in addition to our online store, where players can purchase our Penguins apparel.
Why should kids/parents be interested in attending PrimeTime clinics? Or being on the team?
In a word; coaching. We pride ourselves on having a staff of individuals that is not only what we know to be some of the game's best coaches, but people that are role models for our young athletes. At our camps and clinics, you will see a staff that is always engaged, and always available to the players whether it's on the field teaching players a man down defense or a split dodge, playing air hockey in the dorms with the overnight campers, or helping older campers and Penguins players navigate the college recruiting process that they themselves experienced.
What makes our Penguins Select teams unique is our commitment to developing high-character athletes on and off of the field. Beginning with this summer, each of our players begins the summer select season with an overnight "team camp" that allows players and coaches not only to have a number of practice and skill sessions prior to the start of the summer season, but allows us to focus on team building with the entire Penguins organization.
Beyond that, the team camp includes age appropriate speakers and workshops again designed to build players of character that are truly prepared for the next level. These speakers include things like a focus on the college admissions process, and navigating the temptations of high school and college with our older players, while our younger players begin to learn about identifying and helping to eliminate bullying in their schools, and how to be a leader in the classroom and on the field.
What's the one MAIN thing you want people to know about PrimeTime Lacrosse?
Whether you are someone who is just learning the game or someone who is committed to earning a Division 1 scholarship, in us you will find an organization completely and totally dedicated to helping you reach those goals.
What is PrimeTime's view on the growth of the game and how fast it's expanding? (I.e. Crooked Arrows, etc.)
It's definitely a cautious optimism from our perspective. The media attention that the game now garners is huge for our sport, and it is very exciting that more and more people will be able to make a living within the game. The nature of the sport I think lends itself to continued growth without limitation geographically. As the game grows, however, I think the need for a strong training program for new coaches and officials is very important so that players can learn the game the right way, and I think having a strong governing body like US Lacrosse behind it is critical to that growth.
If I'm correct there are 9 of you on the PT staff, does having a smaller number of people on staff make it easier or harder to get things done?
We have three full time people in the office and store every day including Jason, Marco and myself. Because of the seasonal nature of the camps, leagues and teams our staff expands to as many as 40 in the summer months. We are very fortunate to have a staff that really buys into our mission and what we are trying to do, so even during the months in which we have a larger staff managing them as individuals is not something that causes us too many headaches.
From SICK custom equipment to your own store, how do you guys make all that happen?
For us, it begins with treating each and every person who comes through our programs feels as though they are getting complete dedication to reaching their goals with us. Whether they are in our store and want to pick out that shirt or socks that makes them feel confident on or off of the field, or they are dedicating their off season to training with us it really begins with taking the time to understand our customers.
We have also been tremendously blessed to have strong relationships in the lacrosse world with people who we feel are equally committed to growing the game in a positive nature, most specifically our relationship with everyone at Brine and Warrior and the Boston Cannons who have really played a huge part in getting us to where we are today.
What are the plans for PT's future?
Keeping the highest level of coaching and instruction in the country has always been at the forefront of what we do, so for us we are only going to grow our select teams to the point where we can honestly say that each and every team has the best coach that age group has to offer anywhere. We are introducing our girls' select teams this year as well, which is something we are very excited about and also proud to say we have compiled a staff of coaches that will exceed the expectations of players and parents.
Our summer 2012 overnight camps are also being revamped in a way that will allow, older more experienced players to derive a lot more from the programs with recruiting, strength and conditioning, nutrition, and advanced team concepts included in the curriculum.


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When not spending quality time with her family and close friends, she often ponders how the world is full of wonder with cultures that are undeniably fascinating. She believes understanding and embracing people who are different than oneself is the symbol of true wealth. She aspires to assist a multitude of people to have relief from trauma, so they experience the greatest life possible. Helping heal one person at a time is how we change the world.
Adlai Lipton is a sixth grader in the Comprehensive Gifted Program at Ingleside Middle School in Phoenix, Arizona. Adlai loves learning and sharing information with others around him. Adlai enjoys throwing runners out as a catcher on the baseball diamond. In fifth grade, Adlai developed a passion for hiking. Since then, he has hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and the top of Mt. Washington (tallest peak in New England). As his teachers would tell you, Adlai spends a lot of his time socializing and talking with his friends (maybe a little too much in class). He is constantly running around with his three younger brothers. One of the only times you will find Adlai sitting still and being quiet is when his nose is stuffed in a good book.
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Ground Madder Root– We are now carrying Rubia cordifolia that is finely ground and smells like sweet heaven. First quality ground roots make dyeing with this ancient dye easy as you do not need to chop up the soaked roots – just soak and proceed to dyeing. Our madder is grown in the traditional madder producing regions of the world and yields a beautiful deep yellow-based red. We like to soak the roots, add fiber and simmer at low temperatures to develop the deep rich color. We use 100% on the weight of the goods for deepest cranberry to garnet shades. A small amount of Citric Acid and Calcium Carbonate allow you to get the richest shades from our madder roots. Includes instructions.
- 100 grams of madder root will dye 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of fiber to its darkest shade with multiple exhaust dyebaths for additional colors.
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