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|Posted by Bob on April 03, 2004 at 14:35:37:
1. I would like to install and rear discharge toilet but, I am not sure what kind to get, I would like to get one that sits on the floor but if I can't a Wall mount would be OK.
2. I have heating pipes the hang low in the basement and I would like to replace them with copper pipe. The Pipes I think were over sized when they were installed (the house is 81 years old). The current pipes are 2" but the are being feed by a 1" pipe from the (hot water) boiler. I would like to change the 2" pipes to 1-1/2" copper pipe. The reason for this is to gain head room. I have a 7' ceiling and the pipes hang down about 1-1/2' giving me just over 5' of head room. Remolding basement
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Kevin Bridges 2010 tour
Show type: Tour
Kevin Bridges, Scotland's 'young comedy prodigy' (Guardian), has had an extraordinary 12 months. With a 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival sell out run and an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for Best Newcomer under his belt, plus star appearances on BBC One's Live at the Apollo and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, 2010 is set to be Kevin's year.
2010 see's Kevin continue his astonishing rise to prominence as he embarks on his debut solo national tour.
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This comic also appears in:
Kevin Bridges: A Whole Different Story
Kevin Bridges: The Story Continues...
Just for Laughs: Montreal Festival Showcase 2009
Teenage Cancer Trust benefit 2011
Englishman, Irishman, Scotsman – Now With Added Welshman
Kevin Bridges: An Hour To Sing For Your Soul


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Tea Room
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|*[[Benjamin Franklin Bust by Houdon (Sculpture)]]
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|*[[Brescia Marble Table]]
|*[[Coffee Urn]]
|*[[Cream Pots]]
|*[[Decanter Stand]]
|*[[Dessert Spoons]]
|*[[George Washington Bust by Houdon (Sculpture)]]
|*[[Henry Dearborn (Physiognotrace)]]
|*[[Jefferson Oval Portrait by Memin (Physiognotrace)]]
|*[[Jefferson Oval Portrait by Memin (Physiognotrace)]]
|*[[John Paul Jones Bust (Sculpture)]]
|*[[Soup Ladle]]
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|*[[Mahlon Dickerson (Physiognotrace)|Dickerson, Mahlon (Physiognotrace)]]
|*[[Marquis de Lafayette Bust (Sculpture)]]
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|*[[Shield Back Side Chair]]
|*[[Silver Plates by Lamine]]
|*[[Table Forks by Anthiaume]]
|*[[Table Forks by Sommé]]
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Dimensions: 15' 1"x 11' 2"; ceiling 17' 11" (shown on left; Dining Room is right)
Order: Doric
Source: A building in Albano, Italy, depicted in Fréart, Parallèle de l'Architecture Antique avec la Moderne
Color: Unpainted plaster; today the room is painted to replicate a plaster finish
Purpose of Room: Dining area; reading and writing area for Jefferson
Architectural features: double pocket doors on rollers separate the western-most, and coldest, Tea Room from the Dining Room; based on one of Jefferson's favorite architectural shapes, the octagon
Furnishings of Note: Jefferson referred to the room as his "most honorable suite" because in it he displayed many likenesses of his friends and American heroes, including busts of Benjamin Franklin, John Paul Jones, Marquis de Lafayette, and Washington; the room had a reading and writing arrangement perhaps similar to the one Jefferson kept in his Cabinet; at one time the room had a stove in a semi-circular niche in wall.
Objects on Display in this Room
- Benjamin Franklin Bust by Houdon (Sculpture)
- Benjamin Smith Barton (Physiognotrace)
- Brescia Marble Table
- Coffee Urn
- Cream Pots
- Decanter Stand
- Dessert Spoons
- Dumbwaiters
- George Washington Bust by Houdon (Sculpture)
- Henry Dearborn (Physiognotrace)
- Jefferson Oval Portrait by Memin (Physiognotrace)
- John Paul Jones Bust (Sculpture)
- Soup Ladle
- Dickerson, Mahlon (Physiognotrace)
- Marquis de Lafayette Bust (Sculpture)
- Salt Spoons
- Shield Back Side Chair
- Silver Plates by Lamine
- Table Forks by Anthiaume
- Table Forks by Sommé
- Tablespoons by Anthiaume
- Tripod Salts
- Vegetable Dishes


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Anyone who has ever heard of the romantic city of Venice knows about the popular gondola rides.
But who are the talented drivers who navigate the narrow canals on these slim boats?
Gabriele Foccardi is certainly a man of the world. He speaks Chinese, has had a book published on Eastern ships, has travelled the globe and tells it like it is.
The 56-year-old Venetian also manages to keep an eye on the All Blacks, favourites of his since he played fly-half for his local rugby team.
So how did he come to be balancing hoards of tourists through the "streets" of Venice on his sleek, black gondola? The answer is a simple case of "it's in the blood".
"My father and grandfather were both gondola drivers and I took the place of my father when he retired," Gabriele explains.
The Italian name for someone steering a gondola is a gondoliere, and the position is a revered one.
"When I began it was possible to do my job only if your father or uncle were already gondolieri," Gabriele recalls.
"In some way was a tradition. Now there is a school for young practising."
So will his own children take up the noble art? Gabriele laughs.
"I have a daughter and she has another job. She never been interested in gondolas!"
When I ask if he ever considered anything else, Gabriele is quick to point out that an office job is not for him.
"People in Italy usually think to become astronaut, doctor, teacher, football player, singer.
"Most of them are reduced to working in a bank or in a public office with boring colleagues and bloody directors or chairmen.
"I decided to be free to choose and arrange my life by myself, free to decide if today I want to work or to play tennis, if I am tired I can choose to listen to the Rolling Stones or Vivaldi.
I hate offices or any other restricted area, open air with sun and water is my natural place and here I meet good and interesting people.
"Teacher, doctor, officer? No - non - no thanks."
But don't let Gabriele's love of freedom fool you into thinking he doesn't work hard. His average day involves strenuous physical activity (pushing a gondola is no easy ride), and he usually works nine-hour days with breaks. He admits that sometimes it's hard-going.
"It's terribly hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and sometimes I am too kind to unkind clients."
This kind of work can be kept up only a few days a week, normally three days a week in summer and only two in winter.
Though Gabriele says he earns enough for a high standard of living, he believes money isn't everything.
"I have had the chance to live the life in the way I want."
He does, however, draw the line at singing.
"I don't understand why people want us to sing.
"This happened in some movie of the 60s, featuring Alberto Sordi.
"There was a chorus of real gondola drivers 40 to 45 years ago when I was a young guy. I knew them, but none of them are still in existence, they are now probably drinking and singing in heaven.
"I never sang, I am not able to do and I will never sing ... in gondola at least."
So what does a gondoliere do on his own holidays?
You might have guessed: he gets as far away from tourists as possible.
"We live in a town that has 14 million tourists a year," Gabriele emphasises, saying he and his wife prefer to holiday on remote tropical islands.
"Travelling is learning," he explains. "It's enjoying places, food, people, music."
So next time you hop on board in Venice, take note of the person pushing the pole - they probably have a tale to tell ... and whatever you do, don't ask them to sing for you.


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A fine mess
Robin Brownlee
February 20 2009 12:08PM
Was Ethan Moreau doing what a captain had to do against the Dallas Stars Thursday, or did the E-Train look like he'd come off the rails by taking selfish, boneheaded penalties that led to a costly 4-2 loss at the American Airlines Center?
In a melee sparked by Steve Ott's blindside of Tom Gilbert -- a hit that prompted Moreau to, first, pile on Ott after Dwayne Roloson and Laddy Smid had already responded, and, second, to flail away at Dallas defenceman Nicklas Grossman -- my vote is for the latter.
Five minutes to Moreau for losing it, none to Grossman for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
As far as Moreau's double-minor, one for tripping and another for roughing, that led to the eventual winning goal by Fabian Brunnstrom early in the second period, same thing.
Tripping? OK. A headlock and the stinky glove? Not so much. Not at all, in fact. Stupid penalties. Selfish penalties. Nothing to do with playing tough. Nothing to do with leadership. And nothing to do with the tough, honest hockey Moreau has made a career on.
Of course, not everybody sees it the way I do. Long-time Oiler fan and journalist David Staples, at the Cult of Hockey at The Journal, saw Moreau's ill-timed fits of temper as some sort of Messier Moment:
"Whatever the Oilers did wrong in the past, they responded properly this time, first with goalie feisty Dwayne Roloson coming in to give Ott a bash, then with snarly Ladislav Smid jumping on the guy, and finally with the fierce captain, Ethan Moreau, piling on and punching Ott in the head. It did my heart well, I tell you. For once, the Oilers looked like a team, as opposed to a collection of paycheque men."
As you'd expect, Craig MacTavish didn't take issue with Moreau's response, either. Said MacTavish: "There's nobody that does it better than Steve Ott. He picks his spots. He's an effective player. We did have the right response on the hit on Gibby, but it was a Steve Ott-type game."
Sorry, coach, no sale. The right response? Throwing punches at Grossman, who kept his gloves on (yet managed to end up on top of Moreau) and taking the extra five?
It's not the first time Moreau has taken ill-timed, costly penalties this season, so he doesn't get a pass for a one-off. While I'm not in the camp of people yelling for Moreau to be stripped of the captaincy, let's get real here. Moreau lost his temper. He took stupid penalties on two different occasions that led to the Oilers losing a game they had to win.
Correct me if I'm wrong
- Shouldn't fans who think it would be a great move for the Oilers to acquire Alexei Kovalev from Montreal at least find out why the Habs chose to sit their best player at a critical point in the season before they jump to conclusions? Arguments about whether Kovalev would help in the stretch drive aside -- he certainly would, if he felt like it -- it would seem prudent to find out what the issues are before clamouring for Steve Tambellini to pull the trigger on anything, no?
- While Dwayne Roloson has performed better than I thought he could or would since Mathieu Garon was traded, MacTavish is now in the position of having to ride the 39-year-old all the way to the finish line. It's 14 straight starts and counting. The wheels have to fall off Roli, don't they?
- Saturday's game against Calgary will get the obligatory hype we've come to expect, but the Oilers aren't catching the Flames for the Northwest Division title. Not a chance. I agree with what MacTavish suggested several weeks ago: I see the Oilers playoff hopes hinging on the three games they have remaining against the Minnesota Wild. If I'm the Oilers, I'm more worried about the Wild, who have two games in hand, than Anaheim.
- While there's been the suggestion Tambellini will wait until closer to the trade deadline to make any moves, I believe the return of Fernando Pisani next week could set things in motion. Just a gut feeling on that front.
-- Listen to Robin Brownlee every Thursday from 4 to 6pm on Just A Game with Jason Gregor on TEAM 1260.
February 21 2009, 12:04AM
@ Smokin' Ray:
for 6.25 million you can get someone who is on the incline....
February 21 2009, 12:08AM
February 21 2009, 12:13AM
Hemsky is the passer. Horcoff is the shooter. Who is available that is LW, can deflect pucks at high speed and is good at screening? And we already know that he meshes with Hemmer and Horc. I can't think of anyone like that other than Smyth.
February 21 2009, 01:17AM
It looks like Pouliot and Cole are going to the Penguins for Stall.....
February 21 2009, 01:51AM
Jonathan Willis wrote:
For everyone whining about poor Moreau getting ripped off by the referees, are they naturally biased against him or is he just unlucky? Moreau's one of the league leaders in non-coincidental penalties taken; he's personally put the Oilers in a shorthanded situation 21 times this season. That's every second game, folks. He's having a nice year against some tough players scoring-wise, but Ethan Moreau is not, and has never been a disciplined player. It's a flaw in his game, and the team would be better off if he corrected it.
CLAP CLAP CLAP nice to see the numbers agree with the eyes. Our captain expects this to win games ? He knows the PK is nearly last, right ? Aaaagh Give Horc the C, lord knows he does everything else.
February 21 2009, 05:38AM
Mr. Ed wrote:
It looks like Pouliot and Cole are going to the Penguins for Stall…..
ya must be true, heck even hockey buzz is reporting this. being an oiler fan and casual penguins fan, this would be the best trade in oiler history. and ya the worst by far in penguin history.
February 21 2009, 05:40AM
I guess what I meant to say is, rumor not true, trade not happenning.
@ Elaine: agreed. most games lately seem to be lacking. Any chance of Smyth dawning the oil silks once again?
February 21 2009, 09:37AM
Geez you guys. The Oilers didn't want Smyth at $5.5 and you're wondering if he'll come back 2 years older for another million? I've gotta believe that kind of money would be better spent elsewhere.
February 21 2009, 09:58AM
David S wrote:
Geez you guys. The Oilers didn't want Smyth at $5.5 and you're wondering if he'll come back 2 years older for another million? I've gotta believe that kind of money would be better spent elsewhere.
Because we have such a great management team that we can over pay even for Horcoff (a 3rd line center who can win some face offs) who cost them the shark game.
Smokin' Ray wrote:
Not sure what game you were watching, but Moreau deserved that 2nd penalty as well. He takes a penalty (tripping) and knows it. The whistle blows. He looks at the Ref. And then Moreau is the 1st one to provoke the brouhaha by grabbing (can't remember)and giving him a facewash.
The Dallas player was repeatedly punching Staios in the face with the glove on... Moreau intervened by pulling him away into a momentary headlock... Then the Ref inexplicabbly gave Moreau four. Was the headlock retalitory? Or was it a clean intervention to a classic text book roughing penalty that was never awarded to the Dallas player? It should have been four on four, or at the very least four minutes to two. This was a totally bogus non call that turned the tide of the game. Willis is right. Moreau is undisciplined. But he hasn't changed; Why is everyone suddenly calling for his head now, after so many years?
February 21 2009, 11:33AM
Chris: 18 was a lot easier to like back when he was playing tough min with Grier, marchant and sometimes Murray; he was part of a consistently good PK unit and he wasn't making much money.
But now that he's really getting paid and he's coming up minus playing top nine opp, the stupid penalties are even more obvious.
@ Dennis:
All I'm saying is Moreau hasn't changed... Only our expectations have. Moreau was beloved by all this Christmas... and now he is drawing a high level of criticism. I'm more concerned about the PP that isn't scoring, the 2nd line that isn't scoring, and the injured D that won't be scoring. Mistakes are always magnified when a team is not scoring.
February 21 2009, 11:48AM
Reading the comments here one could believe this is easly the worst team in the leaque and must be way out of the palyoffs. Must be an absolute miracle that they are in 8th, ahead of Anihiem. They have noone who can win a faceoff, noone that can score, the goalie is to old, the coach is a bum management a joke, no future prospects,good young players and the defence is terrible. maybe I should give up on the team if the fans(?) here are correct


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Electronic Arts says Andrew Wilson, who has helmed the video game publisher's sports division, will take over as its next CEO.
Wilson has been with EA since 2000, working as an executive producer of the company's FIFA video game series, and as an executive vice president managing the company's digital goods service Origin.
"Andrew is the first studio executive to serve as our CEO, a testament to his blend of creative skills and business acumen," says Larry Probst, the company's executive chairman, in a statement. "He is a compelling and charismatic communicator who cares deeply about organizational development, teams, and the individual careers of people who work for EA."
Shares of Electronic Arts closed at $27.60, up 2.3%.
Wilson replaces John Riccitiello, who stepped down in May as the video game publisher navigates significant industry changes. Probst had been handling CEO duties in the interim, and will stay on as executive chairman during Wilson's transition.
"I am deeply honored and humbled to become EA's CEO," says Wilson in a note posted to EA's official blog. "I have a profound respect and passion for this organization, as well as for our global community of fans, and I'm incredibly motivated to serve our people, our gamers and our shareholders at such an exciting time in our industry."
Prior to the CEO role, Wilson was leading EA Sports, the division responsible for sports franchises such as Madden NFL and FIFA. During his tenure, EA Sports acquired rights to produce UFC fighting games from defunct publisher THQ.
EA joins other publishers in awaiting the arrival of new hardware. This November, Microsoft and Sony both launch the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles.
Along with the EA Sports lineup, the company also publishes racing series Need For Speed and first-person shooter Battlefield, both of which will appear on Xbox One and PS4.
Wilson says he will focus on continuing EA's transition to more digital titles launched on multiple platforms, including consoles, PCs and mobile devices.
"Our focus on our talent, our brands and our platform together with our investment in next-generation consoles, mobile and PC free-to-play, as part of our ongoing transition to digital, is right," says Wilson. "But we have plenty of work ahead to ensure our collective success."
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100 Years of Leading the Way! Order the book & CD,
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The Mighty Sound of Maryland boasts a proud tradition of excellence. We work hard to be "The Best Band in the Land," but we have fun doing it. Enhance your collegiate experience - be a part of the tradition!
For membership information, complete the Band contact form.
What are the benefits?
- Orientation to College Life Each new member has a "Band Buddy" who is there to help new members get acclimated to the band, campus life, and classes.
- Academic Excellence Despite the busy schedule of marching band season, most members find that their fall grades are best because they manage their time better.
- One Word: Travel Where else will you get to travel around the country cheering your team with 250 friends AND receive academic credit for it?
- Lifetime Memories & Life-Long Friendships You won't find this experience anywhere else. Marching Band is the only class you can participate in every semester with the same people for your entire college career.
All Are Welcomed
We have a place for everyone brass, woodwinds, drumline, silks, and dancers. Each section is integral in forming one band with the same standards at every performance. No auditions are required to join, and if you don't have marching experience, we'll teach you.
How to Join
Marching Band is a 2-credit course. Ask your advisor to sign you up for 2 of the following classes:
MUSC 229F Everyone
MUSC 229G Instrumentalists
MUSC 229I Silks and Dancers
Early Week
Marching season begins one week before school starts. Students move in early, get adjusted to campus life, meet new people, and make new friends. We learn drill and music and most importantly the pride and traditions of being a member of the Mighty Sound of Maryland!
Silk Line and Dance Team
Silk Line provides the visual flare that adds finishing touches to the Marching Band through flag work combined with dance moves. No auditions are required. Just register for two classes: MUSC229F (marching field practice), and MUSC229I (silk sectional).
As with the rest of Marching Band, Silk Line practice starts a week prior to the first day of classes with Early Week. Once classes start, the band and silks have outdoor practices Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 3 to 5 p.m. Silks have sectional practice at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. On game-day weekends the Silk Line and Marching Band perform both pre-game and half-time shows at Byrd Stadium.
For information on tryouts, practices, and events, visit the Dance Team website at www.umddanceteam.com.
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Read the full story at EW.com
As far as I know, the whole plan of the Iron Man, Thor, Hulk and Captain America movies all leading up to an Avengers movie existed before Disney purchased Marvel in 2009. Which makes sense because Iron Man and Incredible Hulk were both released in 2008.
So, technically, Disney doesn't really deserve the credit, or the blame, for that.
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Wednesday 26 August 2009: Less than seven months since launch Australia's newest international airline, V Australia, has carried its 100,000th Guest, bringing the Virgin Blue Airline Group's tally to 100-million Guests since Virgin Blue's first flight in August 2000.
V Australia's 100,000th Guest, Mr Noel Palmer from Melbourne, who travelled with his wife Kerry from Sydney to Los Angeles last night, was pleasantly surprised at check-in with a personal greeting from the Airport Manager, access to the business lounge prior to the flight and a complimentary upgrade for two to travel in V Australia's International Business Class.
Virgin Blue Group Chief Executive, Brett Godfrey, said, "V Australia has been very well received by travellers both here and in the US and we've been very encouraged by strong support for our newest airline.
"In 2002, two years after our first airline Virgin Blue launched, we welcomed our 5-millionth Guest on board. Less than a year later our 10-millionth Guest travelled and the number doubled to 20-million Guests by April 2004. They were significant milestones for a 'little' airline at the time.
"These days we'd stopped counting until one of our team pointed out that V Australia's 100,000th Guest would mean our Group had also passed the 100-millionth mark as we enter our 10th year so that's reason enough to pop a few champagne corks," he said.
V Australia currently operates daily flights between Sydney and Los Angeles and three return services a week between Brisbane and LA and has recently announced four new routes to commence from December onwards including:
Brisbane to Phuket, Thailand direct twice weekly from 22 November 2009.
Melbourne to Phuket, Thailand direct flights one a week from 3 December 2009.
Melbourne to Los Angeles, USA direct flights twice weekly from 1 December 2009.
Melbourne to Johannesburg, South Africa direct flights from 13 March 2010.
V Australia's International Business Class features fully lie-flat beds, state-of-the-art seat back entertainment, on demand meals from the airline's gourmet menu and premium refreshments served at your seat or at the Business Class sit down bar and dining area.


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Thornton Wilder's American classic, set in a small New England Everytown, explores the themes of love, marriage, and mortality with consummate humor and grace. Directed by Paul Barnes, Artistic Director of the Great River Shakespeare Festival and starring longtime Oregon Shakespeare Festival favorite James Edmondson as "The Stage Manager."


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Americans spent $80.2 billion on seafood last year, $5 billion more than in 2009, but they aren't always buying what they think they are. More than one-fifth of 190 pieces of seafood we bought at retail stores and restaurants in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut were mislabeled as different species of fish, incompletely labeled, or misidentified by employees.
Whether deliberate or not, substitution hurts consumers three ways: in their wallet, when expensive seafood is switched for less desirable, cheaper fish; in their health, when they mistakenly eat species that are high in mercury or other contaminants; and in their conscience, if they find out they've mistakenly bought species whose numbers are low.
We sent our fresh and frozen fish samples to an outside lab for DNA testing. Researchers extracted genetic material from each sample and compared the genetic sequences against standardized gene fragments that identify its species in much the same way that criminal investigators use genetic fingerprinting. (See How we tested: Using DNA to solve a mystery.) Some fish were sampled more widely than others. Still, our results provide a snapshot of what a shopper might buy. Among our findings:
Our findings are in line with those from other recent studies showing that 20 to 25 percent of seafood around the world is mislabeled.
It's impossible to determine where species substitution and mislabeling occur—fish pass through many hands from hook to cook. After harvesters farm or catch seafood, they ice it or flash-freeze it. Sometimes they transfer their catch to larger vessels, where the fish might be mixed with other species. The fish may be processed at sea or shipped to foreign or domestic facilities where it's prepared for distribution.
Processing at sea, which includes removing heads and guts, slows spoilage but can make species more difficult to identify, as can breading or sauces that seafood-preparation facilities might add. When sending fish and shellfish to retailers, suppliers must note their country of origin and whether they were wild or farm-raised. (Prepared fish products such as fish sticks aren't subject to that rule.)
Unscrupulous people may try to falsify documentation or hide illegally caught fish with legally captured ones, according to a report released last May by Oceana, an international organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. They could commingle species and try to sell the lot as the highest-priced species. As a result, mislabeled fish could end up in stores and restaurants. "The likelihood of being caught is so low, there's no incentive to play by the rules," says Margot Stiles, a marine scientist at Oceana.
Still, federal law requires seafood to be labeled in a way that's truthful, not misleading, and in accordance with federal regulations. It is "not acceptable" to misrepresent the identity of seafood products to consumers, says Doug Karas, a spokesman for the FDA, which oversees seafood labeling. If the FDA discovers fish fraud, it has the authority to slap companies with warning letters, seize seafood, and prevent businesses from importing fish. But FDA experts say it's primarily the responsibility of state and local agencies, not the FDA, to regulate retail food stores and restaurants.
In New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, where we bought the tested fish, state officials told us that their inspectors aren't trained to differentiate among fish species and that they focus their limited resources on food safety.
Here's what our DNA tests revealed and what companies told us when we asked about their seafood-selling policies. (We didn't reveal our test results.) Fish are listed in descending order of percentage mislabeled.
None of the 22 "red snappers" we bought at 18 markets could be positively identified as such. Eight were deemed possible DNA matches, one was described incorrectly by a store employee, and the species of another could not be conclusively determined at all. The remaining 12 turned out to be ocean perch and other kinds of snapper.
At a Whole Foods Market in White Plains, N.Y., our shoppers paid $22.99 a pound for "red snapper" that our testing showed was actually vermilion snapper, a smaller, poorer cousin.
Nevertheless, Carrie Brownstein, Whole Foods' global seafood quality standards coordinator, told us that the company has its own seafood facilities where its buyers see the species received first-hand. "Since the buyers are experts at species identification, this makes us less vulnerable than competitors to species substitution," she says, adding that the company is also working to ensure the traceability of seafood from the fishery or farm to its stores.
Just 9 of 20 samples told the truth. A "grey sole" fillet that cost $3.99 a pound was really sutchi catfish, often farmed in Asia. Of 10 misidentified lemon soles, one turned out to be Greenland turbot; three were blackback flounder, commonly (but incorrectly) referred to as lemon sole; three were identified as summer flounder; and three were not lemon sole, though the particular species could not be determined.
To avoid confusion, the FDA says that most fish nicknames are unacceptable identification, but that's merely guidance, not a regulation.
Atlantic halibut has been overfished, according to the Department of Commerce's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), but Pacific halibut has healthier populations. It's not easy being green, though, because labels don't have to distinguish between the two. Eight samples labeled simply as halibut were the more vulnerable Atlantic species; at four stores, employees told our shoppers that Atlantic halibut was Pacific. Of the 11 other "halibut" samples, one was summer flounder, a different kind of fish altogether.
Three of our 21 "catfish" samples were Pangasius hypophthalmus, or sutchi catfish. None of the three bore country-of-origin labels (they were bought in small fish markets, where such labeling isn't required), but sutchi catfish are largely imported from Vietnam, where some fish farmers use drugs that are unapproved in the U.S.
The rest were Ictaluridae, the only family that can be marketed in the U.S. as plain ol' "catfish," according to a law Congress passed in 2002. The law had support from the U.S. catfish industry, which has accused Vietnam of dumping catfish on the American market. Six years later, Congress passed a law transferring catfish inspection authority from the FDA, which seldom examines imported seafood, to the Department of Agriculture, which requires foreign facilities to meet U.S. standards. Now the USDA must decide whether it will inspect only catfish in the Ictaluridae family or all domestic and imported catfish.
Our tests found that 24 of 28 salmon were labeled correctly. But two "king salmon" and two "sockeye salmon" fillets were actually coho, generally the least expensive of the three salmon species we bought. At a Wegmans in Manalapan Township, N.J., we paid $17.99 a pound for "king salmon" that was actually coho. At the same store, we also bought correctly labeled coho salmon for $3 less per pound.
Jo Natale, director of media relations at Wegmans, told us that among other actions, the company has worked with the same vendors for many years; buys whole fresh fish and skin-on fillets, making it easier to identify the species; and has worked with organizations that help monitor the fish that Wegmans sells.
Thirteen of 15 grouper samples were correctly labeled—but many species of grouper are overfished. As for the two mislabeled samples, one fillet was pollock, and the other was tilefish, that high-mercury species.
All 24 samples labeled as cod or scrod cod were indeed cod. But we bought two samples labeled only "scrod"—unacceptable to the FDA because that word describes a small fish, not a species. Labels should say "scrod cod," "scrod haddock," or "scrod pollock." One of our solo scrod was a cod, the other a pollock.
As with halibut labels, cod labels don't have to specify whether the species is Atlantic cod, whose populations are considered low by the NMFS, or Pacific cod, considered more abundant and sustainable. Seven of the samples we bought were Atlantic cod. They included broiled fish bought at Red Lobster restaurants in Scarsdale, N.Y., and Paramus, N.J., as well as a fillet from a Whole Foods store in Edgewater, N.J.
We asked Red Lobster and Whole Foods representatives whether they have policies against selling fish that are vulnerable or overfished. Roger Bing, vice president of seafood purchasing for Darden, the parent company of Red Lobster, says the company doesn't serve species considered at risk and cited a policy of using third-party certification of "best aquaculture practices" for a growing number of farmed species.
Whole Foods' Brownstein told us that the company has partnered with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which certifies sustainable, well-managed fisheries. Stores display the MSC eco-label, which is somewhat helpful. (See "Overfished or not?".) By Earth Day 2012 (April 22), she says, Whole Foods will stop selling most wild-caught seafood ranked "red" by the Blue Ocean Institute or Monterey Bay Aquarium, eco-watchdog groups. A red ranking indicates that the population has been overfished or caught in ways that might harm other marine life or habitat. Brownstein says that cod and sole have a deadline of Earth Day 2013. She says that the extra time is needed to try to find solutions, such as lower-impact fishing methods, that could improve the sustainability rankings of those fisheries. "It takes time to make changes on the water," she says.
The two most expensive samples of fish in our test, bought for $49.99 and $64.99 per pound at a specialty store in New Jersey, were correctly labeled as bluefin tuna. But bluefin are in decline, eco-watchdog groups report, and should be avoided. One of our 10 tuna samples labeled "yellowfin" was actually bigeye. Four samples labeled "ahi tuna" were yellowfin, and four others, including three sashimis from Bonefish Grill, were bigeye. According to FDA officials, it's acceptable for various species of tuna to be labeled as ahi tuna as long as that doesn't confuse consumers.
Anyone wishing to avoid seafood high in mercury should take note: The mercury content of different tuna species that may be labeled as ahi tuna can vary. According to FDA data, bigeye averages about twice the mercury concentration of yellowfin and albacore.
We bought 19 steaks and fillets from 19 restaurants and stores of various sizes. Among them: an A&P in Greenwich, Conn.; three Bonefish Grills in New York and New Jersey; and two Whole Foods stores in New York and New Jersey. All of our samples matched their labels. That's good news, except that some Chilean sea bass should be avoided, according to Monterey Bay Aquarium, for a variety of ecological reasons.
Marcy Connor, a spokeswoman for A&P, says that the chain makes every effort not to sell species considered unsustainable. A Bonefish Grill representative says that the company is dedicated to responsible fishing practices and the healthy stewardship of the world's marine resources. And Whole Foods' Brownstein says that the company has prohibited the sale of especially vulnerable species unless they come from fisheries that the MSC has certified as sustainable.
MSC's certification of some Chilean sea bass was recently called into question by researchers at Clemson University and elsewhere who tested 36 MSC-certified Chilean sea bass bought at retail stores and found that three were other species. Amy Jackson, deputy standards director at the MSC, says that the organization has launched an investigation.
FDA spokesman Karas says that all imports are screened before they enter the country and that a subset are inspected based on their potential risk. All investigators are trained to identify and document evidence of fraud and will detain seafood mislabeled with fictitious names such as "salmon trout" and "mackerel pike." He says the agency has purchased DNA sequencing equipment for five FDA field laboratories and anticipates using the equipment to start testing imported and domestic seafood species, usually before they reach the retail market. "With this new technology, the FDA can more easily identify instances of seafood misbranding," Karas says. "We plan on using it regularly as part of our efforts to combat mislabeling, where it affects both seafood safety and economic fraud."
That will be good news to Gavin Gibbons, a spokesman for the National Fisheries Institute, a seafood trade association. He says that the FDA has the authority to deal with species substitution and other types of fraud, "but they basically don't use it, saying essentially that that's an unfunded mandate."
According to a February 2009 Government Accountability Office report, the FDA has spent very little time looking for seafood fraud in recent years. Eighty-six percent of the seafood that Americans consumed in 2010 was imported, mainly from Canada, China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. But FDA officials physically examined only about 2 percent of imported seafood from fiscal 2003 to 2008. Only about 0.05 percent of the examined seafood was checked for seafood fraud (mislabeled, substituted, or shortweighted items), according to the GAO report. And during that time, the FDA looked for fraud during only 0.5 percent of domestic seafood inspections. That involved mainly reviewing seafood labels (to make sure that they listed the fish by its correct name, for instance); the agency conducted very little lab analysis, GAO officials told us.
Two other federal agencies play important roles in detecting and preventing seafood-species substitution: the NMFS and the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection. Each has its own labs for testing seafood, but the two haven't effectively collaborated with each other or the FDA in fighting fish fraud, the GAO reported in 2009.
Our interviews suggest that limited progress is under way: Representatives for all three agencies say they've recently shared resources on fish-fraud detection.
Last year, for example, an investigation by the three agencies and others led to the sentencing of a New Jersey man for importing Vietnamese catfish labeled as grouper. His goal: to evade more than $60 million in tariffs. (Vietnamese catfish is subject to federal tariffs; grouper is not.)
Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, supports legislation introduced this year in the U.S. Senate to help prevent seafood fraud, standardize labeling, and strengthen cooperation among federal agencies that oversee seafood safety.
Our advocates also support the USDA's new oversight of catfish safety. We've called for the USDA to define catfish broadly, so inspectors will be able to regulate all domestic and imported catfish species, and to require testing for aquaculture drugs that are illegal in the U.S. but are sometimes used overseas.
Before deciding what fish to buy, ask the person behind the counter (or the server in a restaurant) which fish, if any, is in season, and where and how the fish was caught or farmed. Ask for the manager (or chef) if you aren't satisfied with the answers or want to learn more. Just letting the seller know that customers are interested might raise his or her consciousness about the seafood being sold.
Buy from a well-run, clean fish retailer. Make sure that employees working behind the counter are wearing clean clothes, hair coverings, and disposable gloves. In a supermarket, shop for fish last.
Whatever fish you buy, look for:
Prices range widely, even for the same type of fish, but be suspicious if fish is supercheap. For what turned out to be real grouper steaks, we paid $6.80 and $9.99 per pound. The "grouper steaks" that were really pollock and tilefish cost us just $4.99 and $5.60 per pound, respectively.


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A growing branch of the Republican Party wanted to consider secession from the United States if things did not go exactly their way. How did the Republicans handle this craziness? They didn't condemn it. They didn't criticize it. They told the Tea Party and Libertarians: shhh. We want to get elected so don't tell the public your intentions. How's that for what passes for honesty in today's Republican Party?
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Prince Harry is in Brazil for the World Cup, spreading his ginger joy in South America. Yesterday he watched the host country's victory over Cameroon. Today he took over the microphone at Minas Tenis Clube to support the UK's GREAT Campaign. He also rolled up his shirtsleeves and handed out medals to young swimmers. At one point he tried to play basketball too. Have a feeling he's better at the rich people sports, like polo.
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Neal Spencer, British Museum
With three weeks digging left, it's a good time to reflect on the key discoveries of the season so far in the town of Amara West. Though these have included objects, from the spectacular to the mundane, the combination of stratigraphy and architecture unearthed has allowed us to interpret the purpose of buildings – and one of our key challenges has been to work out which walls belong to which structures, and in what order they were built.
House E13.8
A trapezoid-shaped house, E13.8 is tucked into a space between house E13.3 and the north town wall, and now seems to have been quite a late-comer to Amara West, as Shadia Abdu Rabu and Tom Lyons' excavations have shown. Whereas the house next door went through over a century of internal changes (from around 1150 BC) but retained its location and basic layout, house E13.8 was built during the last phases of occupation of the town – or at least the last preserved phases.
The modest dwelling features a room directly off the alley, with a space to the left in which a number of ovens had been built into the town wall, which may have been partly eroded and destroyed at this point. The middle room of the house was set around a circular hearth, with a low brick bench on the back wall (mastaba). This room had been replastered at least once.
In the past week, earlier structures have begun to be revealed – and it seems the two back rooms sat above a larger space which contained at least one large oven. More brickwork is appearing beneath the front room, including one wall which might be part of a very early phase building excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society.
The big question we hope to solve before the end of the season is: what function did this earlier building fulfill? It does not yet display the characteristics of an Amara West house.
House E13.6
Again, a surprise here. Unlike the house immediately west of here (E13.4), house E13.6 was only preserved to a few courses in depth, constructed over earlier remains. The house itself was in some ways unremarkable – with a central room featuring a mastaba – though no evidence of a staircase was preserved, unlike nearly every house at Amara West; access to the roof was important for light and air in such a cramped neighbourhood. Of course, the discovery of a painted, carved, door-lintel gave a glimpse at how splendid the interior of this house may once have looked.
Beneath, Mary Shepperson and Hélène Virenque have revealed a whole series of walls of earlier phases. Many seem to relate to the long store-rooms with vaulted roofs partly revealed in previous seasons – but others might not. Finding out whether some of these rooms join with the house behind (E13.7) is a key question for the next three weeks. If not, was it built before or after? Or was one building partly dismantled to make way for the next?
Street E13.12
Mat Dalton set out to reveal more of house E13.7, but most of his attention has been diverted to the street, where a fascinating history of refurbishing is being traced. We are now able to walk along an ancient street, past the fronts of houses, giving us a sense of the space, architectural scale, and the dense urban environment that is very rare in domestic archaeology.
In the last few days, Mat has returned to the scene of his 2010 excavations, in a square room where the presence of a number of ovens suggested it was used as a space for communal cooking. As ever at Amara West, find one oven and several more are likely to follow in quick succession. There are now at least three phases of oven use in the room, some of which are associated with grinding emplacements and their basins. This space would have allowed the neighbourhood's inhabitants to prepare a significant amount of food.
After the excavations, results of scientific analyses on samples taken from the site should help tell us more about the inhabitants' diet and how different spaces were used – evidence that can help our imagination make all these urban spaces bustle with people, heat, smoke and undoubtedly much conversation….
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By COREY BLUEMELStaff writer
Green River's planning commission has been working for three years to clarify the residential zones in the city. Connie Copenhaver of the planning commission said, "The planning commission does not rewrite the ordinances but undertook these zoning changes to clarify the existing ordinances. After we wrote the general plan for the city, we found the existing zoning ordinances were very confusing. We began the process to clarify and update them and make them easier to understand."
Copenhaver explained that in each of the old ordinances, referrals were made to other sections of the city's codes and it was very unorganized. The planning commission has proposed some changes to make each ordinance self contained and a person would not be required to look somewhere else for more explanation.
"Most of the changes we made were wording and verbage. We did create a new zone, R2. This will replace the RM1 zone. We felt this zone was important to allow people to purchase a piece of property to put a mobile home on. A mobile home will be allowed as long as it meets the building requirements," said Copenhaver.
R1 zone characteristics are: single family dwelling; non dwelling accessory buildings such as greenhouses, sheds, arbors, allowed; modular homes; can have a garden; limited animal rights; fences; and other single family specific items will be allowed. This zone is specific that all of the items allowed are not for retailing, but for private family use. Other items allowed in this zone will be parks, schools and churches. Some conditional use permits will be required, and a minimum lot size of 7,500 square feet with a minimum of 70 feet width will be required.
Copenhaver explained the limits for R2 are set by federal and state regulations. Recent changes enacted set requirements for mobile homes which state the home must meet HUD requirements. No home which was constructed before 1976 will be allowed because they do not meet the requirements. If a mobile home is allowed, it must be set on a foundation, must be skirted, and must have a building permit from the city. The lot size requirement is slightly different from R1 and the set backs are just slightly different also. The same accessory buildings will be allowed as R1. Apartment buildings and multiple family dwellings will be allowed in R2 zones.
R3 zones will allow multiple family dwellings such as apartments and condominiums. All developers and builders must have their plans approved by the planning commission. Nothing more than 25 feet, two stories, will be allowed in Green River at the present time due to the limitations of the fire department for combating fires.
Copenhaver fielded several clarification questions and informed the Green River City Council these changes will be fine tuned as far as typing errors and will then be returned to the council for approval.


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I was six years old when my parents and I left Ukraine for the United States; that was 24 years ago. I grew up completely Americanized, attending a Jewish school and summer camp, graduating from a university that afforded me great opportunities, and knowing that I can do just about anything with my life that I put my mind to. But I also grew up hearing about the Soviet Union, stories of shortages and struggles, and nostalgia about the great culture, food, and friends that my parents left behind. There have been more than a few times in my life that I've wondered, what would my life have looked like if we'd never left?
My first time back, I was, miraculously, traveling for JDC—one of the very organizations that had been instrumental in my family's emigration, along with that of hundreds of thousands of other Soviet Jews. Two decades on, JDC in Ukraine is helping to feed some of the world's poorest Jews, as well as to revitalize Jewish life, which was nearly destroyed by decades of Communist repression.
My trip began with a drive around Kiev, which I was shocked to see looked like a buzzing European metropolis offering every brand of consumer goods, beautifully restored facades, and opulent-looking people smoking in the outdoor cafes. "How different could life here really be?" I wondered.
But then we drove over the bridge to my first home visit in one of Kiev's residential communities (huge areas where hundreds of thousands of people are crammed into Communist-era apartment blocks that seem unchanged despite decades of neglect and increasing dilapidation).
The Lileevy family's apartment is on the ninth floor of one of these Khrushchev-era structures. Cement was visible through the layers of wallpaper and glue that had been peeled from the walls in preparation for a remodeling job that never happened, and webs of electrical wires descended dangerously from the ceiling. There was no furniture in the main room, and it seemed the family's entire trove of belongings (a few furnishings, some children's books, and some clothes) was crammed into the far bedroom where the girls slept.
Valeria, 32, is a single mom to Palina, 12, and Veronika (Nika), 8. Smiling earnestly, she apologizes for the way the apartment looks (though it's been this way for the better part of the girls' lives, I later learn). The girls seem happy to be distracted from their homework, though their mom proudly shares that they are both very good students at the Jewish girls' gymnasium that they attend about an hour from their house. The social worker I've arrived with hands Valeria a food package with some staples and a few Rosh Hashanah treats, and we settle in on the futon.
This family is unable to make ends meet on the 1000 grivna (about $125) Valeria brings home each month. They pay nearly 700 grivna for utilities alone and the rest goes to pay for the school, where the girls eat their three meals a day. They are completely reliant on JDC's assistance for other food, school supplies, winter clothing, and medicine for the girls' recurring medical needs.
As a young girl, Valeria attended a performing arts school until she became pregnant with her oldest daughter. She had always wanted to be a mom—but when her relationship didn't work out, single motherhood in these conditions turned out to be a very different story, especially since she had no parents to call on for help. There is no welfare support system in Ukraine, and when the rent went unpaid and the landlord threatened to throw the family out of the house, the street seemed their only option. Without JDC's assistance, Valeria would be completely alone.
I quickly realized that this could just as easily have been my life—that many of the circumstances that brought Valeria to this place were as arbitrary as those that had determined my path.
A few days later, I went to visit the apartment building where I had grown up, and it looked just as dilapidated as Valeria's. When I walked into the vestibule and scanned the list of residents above the mailboxes, our family name was still there—unchanged since the day my great grandfather moved into the building in the 1970s. Nothing—not the building's interior, nor the surrounding shops and streets—had changed in the slightest. The answer to what my life could have looked like if we'd never left was staring me right in the face.
Based in New York, Zhanna Veyts is part of JDC's Global Marketing and Communications Team and has just returned from a two-week visit to Georgia and Ukraine.
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As entrepreneurs, we wear many hats: owner, HR director, operations and sales manager, marketing guru, and chief cook and bottle washer. It can be a daunting task to keep up with all the duties these roles demand from us, and find time to grow our business and keep our company solvent.
Many of us feel competent, confident and overwhelmed as an entrepreneur. This is somewhat the state of the beast. Information and opportunity overload play a significant role in overwhelm as does a finite amount of time. After attending seminars on balancing life, improving productivity, managing multiple priorities and managing time, I have concluded that it's not possible to do it all, read it all and learn it all. Why? Because time is finite, balance is relative and, frankly, I get tired.
You know you are overwhelmed if you experience some of these signs: trouble sleeping, anxiety or depression, changes in eating habits, weight redistribution to your waist or hips, or constant illness. William James tells us that, "Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task."
After some research and focus groups, I have found three overriding themes and a multitude of tools to help with the "overwhelm" many entrepreneurs feel on a daily basis. This article will be an overview of the 30,000 foot concepts, while follow-up articles on this site will delve deeper into the actual skills to try to apply as you discover what will help you most. This process of overcoming overwhelm as an entrepreneur is one of trial and error, and the results will be unique to you, your style and your ability to be flexible.
The keys to overcoming overwhelm come in three stages: organize, prioritize and strategize.
Step one is to organize. This is the getting ready stage. It is impossible to conquer overwhelm when you are in the state of complete and utter chaos. Some might argue with me, but when the mind is so distracted with piles, files, emails, lists, thoughts and incomplete actions, it's difficult at best to be focused and clear about where we are going, what we need to do and how to actually follow through on tasks or projects. Statistics show that it can take 10-15 minutes to get back to the level of focus and competency on a project after being interrupted while in the flow. Getting organized to do work in the manner in which you like to do work is my definition of organization ... the manner and situation in which you work best.
This process of overcoming overwhelm is very personal. It's important to pick your own style of how to organize, prioritize and strategize. I won't ask you to fight your own nature. I will offer suggestions, options and choices. In fact, there are no right answers or solutions on how to organize. There are simply many tricks of the trade, and your job is to pick those that fit you and your style, and allow you to be the most success entrepreneur you can be.
Step two is to prioritize, this is the planning stage. This step may seem silly or simple at best, but is often overlooked by entrepreneurs because there are so many things to do when you are running your own business. If you don't take the time, and that means stop everything and take the time, to set priorities, you are unlikely to accomplish all that need to be finished in a day, a week or a month. Taking the time to stop and decide what tasks bring you the most return for the time allowed is crucial. I know, we all feel too busy to stop and plan, but 10 minutes a day is all it takes to prioritize the tasks at hand and know what needs to be done, where to start and what to postpone. Alan Lakein offers a way simple way to help you prioritize by asking yourself the following question several times a day: "What is the best use of my time right now?"
Step three is to strategize. This is the implementation stage. This step allows your creativity to come into play in the process of becoming a successful entrepreneur. All the leading and directing comes from this step in the process to overcoming overwhelm. Isn't this why most of us started our own business, to be our own boss? Creating the steps, processes or plan on how to proceed, how to conquer how to accomplish or how to run your business is key to your company's success. Peter Drucker tells us that, "Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all." This quote always makes me laugh. How many times have we set aside time to do something that should not be done at all?
Having been in the entrepreneurial world since birth (both my parents and a dozen other relatives have all own their own businesses in my lifetime), I can say that it is all worth it. Please come back to this site in the coming months to find out the details of the three steps to overcoming overwhelm. Organize, prioritize and strategize: These steps have all helped thousands of entrepreneurs to become less overwhelmed, more in charge and more successful.


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Kent Valentine: How To Love Everyone [Even The Arseholes[
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CHICKASHA – Both Drover teams came out fighting Thursday night, leading the Drover women to their first home win of the season and the men to break a school record.
The Drover women quickly fell behind and were down by as much as 16 points with just minutes left in the first half. USAO went into halftime 45-31.
But adjustments at halftime and a strong rally made it a game. The Drover women shot nearly 47 percent from the field in the second half. Within eight minutes, the women had tied the game and fought to maintain the lead until the clock hit :00.
The women came out with a 68-67 win over Oklahoma Christian. Senior Aita Gueye scored 23 points and had 12 rebounds, pulling in her second double double.
Tabby Bailey had another 12 for the Drovers.
The women are 7-17 overall and 3-14 in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
Also Thursday night, the men defeated Oklahoma Christian for their second win in a row, and the set a school from beyond the arc.
The Drover men made 20 of 33 three-pointers for a school record. Sahlih Butts, Thomas Peters and Phillip Harris were responsible for the majority of the three-point shots.
Harris, a sophomore, had a career-high 32 points against the Eagles. Butts scored yet another double double with 23 points and 11 rebounds.
The Drover men are 10-13 and 6-11 in conference play.
It was Pink Out Cancer night at the USAO Fieldhouse and fans on both sides dressed in pink to show support. Colleges for Cancer raffled off warm-up shirts worn by the Drover women as a way of raising money to buy pink jersey's for the women to wear.
The Drovers head to Alva to take on Northwestern Oklahoma State on Saturday night. They return home for their next home games against John Brown next Thursday night. It will be Homecoming and Alumni Night at USAO. Alumni Association members will get in free. Tip off is at 6 and 8 p.m.
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Leinster coach Guy Easterby has suggested that the province will not bring in a foreign replacement should Brian O'Driscoll retire.
Leinster coach Guy Easterby has suggested that the province will not bring in a foreign replacement should Brian O'Driscoll retire.
O'Driscoll's future beyond the end of this season is unclear, but Easterby still feels that the former Ireland captain and new father still has plenty to offer.
"From our point of view he has still got a lot to offer," said Easterby to the Irish Independent.
"He will know himself, he has had a new baby so God knows how that is going to affect his life. He has got some big decisions to make and he is very capable of making them on his own. He is certainly one we would look to have around.
"Brian is a mature guy – we have been speaking to him constantly with the things that have been coming up in his life to make sure he is right.
"It is not like we are going to go outside of Irish players. We can't just contract foreign players.
"If you were waiting on a foreign player for a spot and they needed to know then maybe. Luckily this time we haven't got that sort of time pressure on. It is about making the right decision and us being happy.
"Brian was never going to go on forever. I don't think we would be allowed get in a world class centre because of Casey Laulala down in Munster covering the position.
"Replacing Brian with another Brian is impossible. It is something we are aware of and we just have to get on with that and deal with it."


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Multiple topics will be featured including firefighter safety practices and processes, fire ground tactics, structure protection techniques and triage, mobile engine attack, progressive hose lays and sand table exercises focusing on improving communications and tactical decision making just to name a few skills that will be presented. Each workshop is coordinated by the Fire Warden of each county in SW Utah and tailored to meet the needs of the firefighters in each location.
"Our local fire departments are our front line defenses in protecting our communities from wildfire. This training is designed to enhance the safety and the skills of our local firefighters. Most of these skills are best taught in the field rather than a classroom. The workshops also provide an opportunity for multiple fire departments interact as they would at an actual incident" according to Mike Melton SW Utah Fire Management Officer.
This is the sixth year the workshops have been presented. The program was funded by the BLM and implemented by the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. The workshops were in danger of not being continued due to cuts in federal funding. The Utah legislature voted to fund the program this year ensuring the continued benefits to Utah firefighters and the communities they protect.