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PIXOMONDO Los Angeles, Pipeline Coordinator
Pipeline Coordinator
Office: Los Angeles [U.S.A.]
Start Data: asap
Contract: Fulltime
PIXOMONDO is an international visual effects company with a global network of 12 facilities in the US, China, Germany, UK and Canada. We are recruiting for key positions in our Los Angeles office, where we would like to welcome anyone with the right experience to work in a fresh and international environment.
Requirements of the company:
Good Judgement.
You are a thinker. You plan ahead, look for the best option and the quickest solution, but not at the detriment of the show, the schedule or the budget. You make suggestions, and listen to the same.
Creativity and Curiosity.
You are smart, but flexible. You are open to considering the other perspective, and sometimes you have the responsibility to come up with it. You do not just do your thing. You are interested in how other people are doing their things too, and how all of those things can be done better.
You understand that the people you work with are as important as you are, and believe that what is good for the company, and good for the project, are likely what is good for you too. You listen to what other people are saying, and understand it. And you communicate well with others in writing and in person because you know yo are not alone.
Courage, Passion, and Honesty.
You do not do something wrong because you were told to, and are not afraid to speak up respectfully when it is important. We want everything to be the best it can be, and you do too. You take risks and responsibility in proportional measure, and you are reliable. When you say it will be done, it gets done; and when you said it would.
Required Skills / Knowledge:
- Minimum of 3+ years VFX production experience
- Shotgun
- Writing technical documentation
- Organizing data
- Seeing patterns
- Enjoy supporting end users
- Team player
- Technical understanding
Desired Skills / Knowledge:
- Standard 2d + 3d applications like Nuke, Max, Maya, After Effects, Photoshop, Software Development, HTML
To Apply for this Position:
- Include your current resume
- Local applicants only, relocation costs not covered for these positions. Must be eligible to work in the US.
- Make sure your resume also includes your name, address, phone, and email.
- Submit an email with the Subject "Global Training Coordinator, LA" to [email protected]
- Please no walk in applicants.
For more information please go to: www.pixomondo.com


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San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - The stars for the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat were again on the bench in the final minutes of Game 3.
Only this time, it was because the Spurs ran away with a humbling 113-77 rout for a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
The third-largest margin of victory in Finals history was anchored by two unlikely heroes.
Danny Green and Gary Neal were unconscious from behind the arc, combining to shoot 13-of-19 from 3-point range as the Spurs set a Finals record with 16 makes from behind the arc.
Green poured in 27 points after connecting on 7-of-9 from the perimeter, upping his Finals total to 16 3-pointers in just three games.
Neal, after averaging less than six points in the postseason coming in, chipped in 24 points off the bench for San Antonio, which never trailed and led by as many as 37.
Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard each posted double-doubles in the resounding win, while Tony Parker added six points and eight assists and was able to rest his ailing hamstring down the stretch with the outcome decided.
The combination of Green and Leonard shut down LeBron James to the tune of 15 points on a poor 7-of-21 shooting effort. James also had 11 rebounds and five assists, and Mike Miller checked in with 15 points on a perfect 5-of-5 showing from behind the arc.
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh had 16 and 12 points, respectively, but combined for just six after halftime. Mario Chalmers went 0-for-5 from the floor and was held scoreless following his game-high 19-point effort on Sunday.
Since the NBA Finals went to a 2-3-2 format in 1985, the team that won Game 3 of a tied series has won the title 12 times in 13 instances. The only outlier came in 2011 when the Heat lost the Dallas Mavericks in six games.
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By Tiernan Ray
Shares of Apple (AAPL) are up $4.57, or 1%, at $461.22, and shares of Google (GOOG) are down 50 cents at $903.72, as a few Street observers weighed in overnight with their thoughts on the "Moto X" smartphone unveiled yesterday by Google's Motorola division.
The overall take is that the device didn't have as many "premium" aspects as some expected, but that at $199 with a two-year contract, it turns out to be still fairly expensive, or, rather, more expensive than some might have expected.
That seems to be a good sign for Apple, and for Google's Android licensee Samsung Electronics (005930KS).
Mind you, one observer, ISI Group's Brian Marshall, thinks the wholesale price of the Moto X, the cost to the carrier, could be one-third less than the iPhone, perhaps $400 versus $600. However, it's hard to say for sure until the tear-downs provide actual data.
Marshall, in his published report today, writes that the phone is not an immediate threat to Apple, but increases the latter's need for more hardware acumen:
While the phone provides new competition for iPhone, we see it primarily taking share from other flagship Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One […] Moto X further illustrates AAPL's urgent need for new iPhone hardware (e.g., larger display form factor). However, we believe the software/services ecosystem and user interface ultimately outweighs hardware specs in most consumer decisions and expect iOS7 in the Fall to help iPhone stabilize share […] It is imperative in our view AAPL introduce a 5.0″ iPhone form factor in early CY14 though we believe a low-cost iPhone, iOS7 and the stickiness of the AAPL ecosystem can help sustain iPhone growth for several more quarters. However, the risk of meaningful market share losses is increasing as Android vendors introduce more compelling hardware form factors and the GOOG app ecosystem becomes more mature.
Marshall reiterates a Strong Buy rating on Apple shares and a $600 price target.
The team at Goldman Sachs, analysts Heather Bellini and Bill Shope and their colleagues, posted a follow-up to the long preview note they had issued Wednesday, before the Moto X was unveiled.
In the follow-up, the authors write that the phone is more expensive than they expected, though they, too, suggest the wholesale price is probably about $400.
They see the device possibly being additive to Google's profit, even after factoring in higher marketing expenses:
The $199.99 subsidized price of the 16GB Moto X is higher than we had anticipated, assuming our estimate of a $150-200 subsidy for mid-range devices applies. As the Moto X's specifications came in roughly in-line with our view ahead of the launch, we believe our BoM analysis still holds (see our July 31 report: "Hello Moto"). Assuming a subsidy of $150 on the device, the 16GB Moto X would have an ex factory price of $350. Applying our per unit COGS view of $214, we derive a gross margin of 39% versus MMI's overall gross margin in 1Q13 of 22%. Further, if the Moto X can capture 50bps of the 1.3bn global smartphone market in CY14 it would yield incremental revenue of $2.3bn to Google (4 points of growth) but would be 60bps dilutive to Google's overall gross margin. After including $500mn in incremental marketing spend due to the Moto X launch, it would imply operating margin dilution of 40bps but incremental earnings of $0.92 in CY14 (30bps of accretion and $2.07 in EPS excluding the additional spend). All that said, we continue to believe that a stronger presence in smartphones could improve Google's bargaining position vs. Samsung on TAC.
The feature set wasn't a big surprise, they write, and probably, that's a positive for Apple and Samsung for the moment:
From a features perspective the Moto X was relatively in line with expectations, though the retail pricing of the device was less aggressive than we feared. Overall, we viewed the announcement as a near-term positive for Apple and Samsung Electronics. With Google also commenting that it plans to introduce a lower cost smartphone later this year, however, we continue to believe the company's Motorola strategy bears watching as a potential long-term risk for Apple and the smartphone industry.
Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster, who rates both Apple and Google shares Overweight, also thinks there's no immediate threat to the iPhone, writing "Net-net the Moto X phone includes some interesting hardware features like voice control (commands like Google Glass) and design features including a build- your-own option; however, we believe the Moto X may sway purchasers in the market for other Android phones rather than iPhone purchasers."
Again, the pricing turns out to be a reprieve for Apple:
Earlier reports had suggested that the Moto X phone could carry a $300-400 unlocked price; however, as noted above, the actual pricing will be $199 with a carrier contract, in-line with other high-end smartphones. We believed that the price of the Moto X phone, if it were in the previously reported ranges, could have been an interesting competitor to the iPhone and even the coming cheaper iPhone overseas. Given the actual pricing, we view the Moto X phone as more of a competitor to other high-end Android devices. Overall the new phone leaves us comfortable with our assumption that Motorola can reaccelerate to 65% y/y growth in CY14 off of easy comps in 2014 driven by the Moto X phone.
Ronald Josey of JMP Securities, reiterating a Market Outperform rating on Google, and a $975 price target, thinks Moto X is "one of the many second-half catalysts for Google" this year.
He's impressed by the use of sensors and the focus on software, not hardware specs:
Importantly, as Search becomes more predictive, we believe the Moto-X is the best example of how voice, movement, and interaction with a device can work and we would expect more hardware devices to have similar capabilities going forward […] Given most of the features of the Moto-X revolve around advanced sensors detecting voice without touching the device and movements that launch apps with the flick of a wrist, like the camera, we believe Motorola is more focused on building devices for software capabilities and not necessarily on differentiated hardware specs. In fact, we view the size, camera, weight, and price are all competitive with the S4 and iPhone. The Moto X is expected to be available in late August across all major carriers for $199 with a two year contract and we believe the customization and personalization capabilities can add a layer of differentiation among consumers. We expect Google to ramp marketing spend with the launch, and while Moto X revenue should help offset the increased spend somewhat, we note our 3Q13 PF operating losses at Motorola are projected to be ($275) million and compare to 2Q13′s losses of ($218 million).
Barclays's Anthony DiClemente, who rates Google shares Overweight with a $1,000 price target, writes the device is an "initial step in Motorola turnaround," although it's "not a game changer":
The Moto X marks a meaningful improvement over the lineup of Droid phones Motorola released last fall, in our view, and features a number of interesting features including a customizable casing, motion sensors, and always-on voice recognition. However, its hardware specs are, at best, comparable to competitor phones, and the $199 price point with a two-year contract is in line with the competition. Thus while Motorola appears to be improving its product suite, we do not see the Moto X as a game changer that will drive meaningful market share gains for Motorola. That said, we are constructive on the focus shown by Motorola on this product and believe the Moto X is indicative of an effort by the company to streamline its product focus, which we believe in turn can help improve Motorola's operating margins.
Peter Misek of Jefferies & Co., who has a Hold rating on Apple shares, and a $450 price target, writes that the Moto X has "high end specs but not top of the line" and "Overall, the device has solid hardware; however, as it is not better than older devices, we believe Apple's iPhone 5S will be able to match or exceed it."
Misek thought in fact that the Moto X would be a more formidable challenger than it turns out:
We had expected the Moto X to have high-end specs but be priced as a mid- range phone. While the carrier support is stronger than we expected, overall we view the lack of price war escalation as a slight positive for Apple.


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I've been working on a personal RPG project, and was trying to develop an interesting lockpicking mechanic, but I'm stumped. I realize not every player enjoys this mini-game (ala Fallout, Elder Scrolls, etc.), but it's something I've wanted to do in my own games for some time.
My original idea was to have a series of sliding pieces that acted like tumblers, which were moved by the rotation of two picks in the keyhole. Each tumbler would move independently of the others and at different speeds. Moving the pick would move different tumblers at different speeds/directions at the same time. Solving the lock requires finding the right position of the two picks so that the open slots line up. The precision would be affected by lock difficulty.
I think this would work, but it's not very exciting and doesn't really take any skill on the part of the player, and I was hoping for something more graphical and puzzle-like. However I've had trouble coming up with ideas.
Was wondering if anyone here has any suggestions on either:
1. Brainstorming for these types of mini-game puzzles
2. Examples of other lockpicking mechanics that you found entertaining
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Sized for a 24 hour excursion
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Elegant Studio Apartment in Historical Building
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- Family/child friendly
- Pets allowed
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The apartment is located in the Prague district called Smichov. Here you will find many excellent inexpensive local restaurants and pubs that are not frequented by tourists. No. 6,9,10,16 tram, 58,59 night, stops a few meter of the apartment leads you directly to the historical center of Prague, or you could use the Metro which will take you to Wenceslas Square (Mustek station) in just 5 minutes!
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The apartment is centrally located, everything is within walking distance. She was clean and tidy. Only at the kitchen equipment is lacking a bit. A small top and a pan are not enough for cooking unfortunately quite. But otherwise everything was great with questions and problems we could always get back and it was immediately someone! The apartment is definitely recommended!
Die Wohnung liegt super zentral alles ist zu Fuß erreichbar. Sie war sauber und ordentlich. Nur an der Küchenausstattung mangelt es ein wenig. Ein kleiner Top und eine Pfanne reichen zum Kochen leider nicht ganz aus. Aber ansonsten war alles super bei Fragen und Problemen konnten wir uns immer melden und es war sofort jemand da! Die Wohnung ist auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert!
Very nice appartment in a quiet district. The appartment is well decorated and very modern. The parking place for the car is very useful. Salvatore is very nice. If you need something, you can ask him. He will solve your problem very quickly.
Very nice host! Very straightforward. Very punctual and always happy, the next time then even longer ...
Sehr netter Gastgeber! Sehr unkompliziert. Sehr pünktlich und immer wieder gerne, das nächste Mal dann auch länger...
Does everything super fit. The apartment is very centrally located and is very clean. The staff is very friendly.
Hat alles super gepasst. Das Appartement liegt sehr zentral und ist sehr sauber. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich.
Salvatore is a very nice host. He also supplied us with all there is to know about going anywhere incl maps. The apartment is great. Very clean and cozy. Would take this offer anytime again....
Salvatore very nice, apartment very clean and with all you need, good and quiet location, transport into city regular.
Everything was supper!
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Gerne wieder!
A perfect place to stay in Pragu! Nearby metro and tram. Clean appartment with comfortable parking (notifiy: the maximum high of the car is 1.90 mtr. because of a lower part of de garage on the second floor). Communication with the host is very easy and pleasant.
Great place to get to know Prague. Everything is running. Clean. If I come back to Prague I could book the same.
Prima plek om Praag te leren kennen.
Alles is te lopen. Schoon.
Als ik weer naar Praag kom zou ik hetzelfde kunnen boeken.
a clean falt in a quite location.
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Inspire the Design of the Oakley Icon Sender; Win a Trip to 2013 Red Bull Rampage
The Red Bull Rampage is one of the most anticipated freeride mountain bike events of the year by riders and fans alike. The treachery of the terrain, the fearlessness of the riders and the everprogressive course keep people coming back for more year after year. This year, Oakley is inviting fans to play a role in designing the legendary centerpiece of the Red Bull Rampage course, the Oakley Icon Sender.
"Innovative design is what fuels the Oakley brand," said Cuan Petersen, Global Performance Sports Director at Oakley. "The Icon Sender is a tribute to that ingenuity and one way for the brand to give back and inspire the mountain bike community."
"It is such a tight knit group," continued Petersen of the mountain bike community. "The 'Render the Sender' contest offers a way for fans to get closer to the action and win an exclusive trip to witness first-hand the biggest event of fthe year in freeride mountain biking."
To enter the "Render the Sender" contest fans can submit anything from loose concepts sketched on a cocktail napkin to digitally constructed 3-D renderings of their interpretation of the 2013 Oakley Icon Sender.
All concepts will be narrowed down to three finalists by a panel of elite judges including Rampage riders, builders and Oakley designers. From there it goes back to the fans to vote on their favorite design. The winning concept will be revealed in Whistler at the Red Bull Joy Ride event. The grand prize is an all-expenses-paid trip for the winning designer to see their concept come to life at the 2013 Red Bull Rampage in Virgin, Utah.
"I can't wait to see what the fans of Rampage who have been wishing they could build their own lines for years can come up with," said legendary Rampage rider, Cam Zink. "It is an amazing opportunity for anyone who rides, builds or just imagines, to see their concept come to life and have the best riders in the world throw down on it! The people will be heard thanks to Oakley!"
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didnt see this thread till dewey brought it to my attention lol i was out in SD pheasant hunting during this time my dog & i just got over our pheasant hunting addiction DEC.27 or so after a knee injury ended my season early now its spring turkey hunting time!!!
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Rolfe's tobacco crop launched a country
By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor 12/19/11
In June 1609, while voyaging from England to the Virginia colony, John Rolfe found himself on an unplanned, fateful layover in an island paradise.
A four-day storm (the same one that is said to have inspired Shakespeare's "The Tempest") scattered and destroyed ships, and Rolfe, his wife Sarah, and several other passengers were stranded in Bermuda.
During the next year, while the 100-or-so castaways built two new ships to finish the trip to Jamestown, Sarah gave birth to the Rolfes' daughter, Bermuda. Neither Sarah or her infant daughter – said to be the first English child born in Bermuda – survived for long afterwards, however. A few years after landing in Jamestown in May 1610, Rolfe named his plantation Bermuda Hundred for his daughter.
Some historians believe that during his Bermuda experience, Rolfe found tobacco seeds. But regardless of whether he obtained seeds there, he soon began experimenting in earnest with the blending and cultivating of various strains of tobacco.
Within a few years, Rolfe had created a new variety of tobacco that became immensely popular when it was shipped to England, providing the proverbial shot in the arm to a Virginia economy that was practically in its death throes.
Rolfe's success with the "green gold" transformed the struggling colony into a prosperous commercial center, established the basis for a thriving agricultural economy, and provided the economic incentive Europeans needed for expanded investment and settlement in Virginia.
For its role in saving the colony and shaping the future development of the New World, the success of John Rolfe's tobacco crop ranks No. 1 on the Henrico Citizen's list of the most significant events in Henrico's 400-year history.
Green gold
Agricultural Specialist Lindsay Gray of Henricus Historical Park, who has cultivated tobacco for 12 years at Henricus and Meadow Farm Museum, can appreciate the challenges Rolfe faced as he developed the new strain (a practice known as "sporting").
Tobacco does not grow easily from seeds, says Gray, speculating that Rolfe probably worked with "sets" of plants – similar to small tomato plants – as he conducted what he called his "trialls." Once he coaxed the plants through the difficult nursery phase, Rolfe still had to fend off insect pests such as the flea beetle.
A pipe smoker, Rolfe determined that native strains of tobacco grown by the Powhatan Indians were too harsh and would never catch on in Europe. Obtaining seeds from strains of Trinidad, Orinoco and perhaps Spanish tobacco, Rolfe most likely planted native and imported sets side by side – "near enough to interpollinate," says Gray.
Although there is no record that Rolfe ever lived at Henricus, it was likely the site of one of the "field stations" where he conducted his tests, says Gray. Through his "trialls," Rolfe perfected a fragrant blend that was not only milder and sweeter than the native tobacco, but also well-suited to Virginia growing conditions.
At a 2004 brown bag lecture about Henricus, Dr. Dennis A.J. Morey described the impetus for what Rolfe did next.
"The Virginia Company," said Morey, "kept urging the settlers, 'Don't send the ships back empty. Send us something we can sell!'"
So Rolfe shipped part of his crop back to England in 1614 -- and soon had a hit on his hands.
In short order, tobacco became the primary crop and export at Henricus. Although considered inferior to fine Spanish tobacco, the mellow Virginia strain pleased palates not only in England, but also among the Dutch and the French.
As Louis Manarin tells it in The History of Henrico County, "By 1619, 'Virginia went tobacco mad.'
"This was a breakthrough," said Morey, "because Rolfe established a commercial justification for the settlement. Till then it was strictly a military presence."
Pocahontas and Varina Farms
Having married the Indian princess Pocahontas in 1614 (visit http://www.HenricoCitizen.com to read a July 2011 article), Rolfe now lived at his farm just across the James River from Henricus.
Because he thought his combination resembled a variety from Barinas, Spain, Rolfe named his tobacco – and his farm – Varina. At Varina Farms, Pocahontas probably worked alongside her husband in the tobacco fields at some point; in 1615, she gave birth to the couple's son, Thomas.
Two years later, during a family trip to England, Pocahontas contracted pneumonia (or perhaps tuberculosis) and died. Rolfe returned home to Virginia, leaving Thomas in England to get an education. He never saw his son again; but at the age of 20, Thomas Rolfe moved back to Virginia and claimed his parents' land.
Continuing to farm tobacco at his Bermuda Hundred plantation, John Rolfe remarried and had a daughter. In 1622, the same year that an Indian massacre wiped out Henricus, Rolfe died. It is not known whether he died in the massacre, but there are indications that he was ill, and he had made out his will the previous year.
From bust to boom
In May 2000, as part of an effort to promote John Rolfe's and Henricus' role in the development of the tobacco industry, Philip Morris USA (now Altria) lent 500 of its employees to the effort to establish Henricus Historical Park's first pathways and exhibit areas.
Today, with the help of additional financial support from Altria, the John Rolfe Farm exhibit includes the tobacco barn and fields where Lindsay Gray and other interpreters use 17th-century tools and methods to demonstrate the fashion in which Rolfe would have tended his crop.
A relative unknown in his own time, John Rolfe likely died unaware of his role in creating the New World's first cash crop and would no doubt be amazed that his tobacco blend has been venerated to such status.
But while Rolfe's crop failed to provide the get-rich-quick scenario that Virginia Company investors may have been seeking, says Gray, it was plentiful – and plenty lucrative.
"This wasn't quick wealth, but it was steady," says Gray, noting that even then, indulging in tobacco tended to become a habit.
And at a price of one to three shillings, it was an inexpensive indulgence as well. "Once they became accustomed to tobacco," says Gray, "they were not likely to give it up."
In contrast to the preceding decade, when commercial interest in the colony had dwindled (along with the population) to next to nothing, the spike in tobacco production of the 1620s produced a corresponding spike in migration.
The wave of new settlers, who scattered their farms up and down the rivers of Virginia's tidewater region, launched a population boom that even the massacre failed to decimate, and yanked the colony back from the brink of economic bust.
Quite simply, as Gray sums up, "Tobacco was Virginia's economic savior."
Henrico house fire contained quickly
Citizen Staff Reports 04/24/2017 Public SafetyFire
APR. 24, 9:15 A.M. – A house fire in Henrico's West End Sunday caused minor damage but resulted in no injuries. At about noon Sunday, Henrico Emergency Communications Officers received phone calls of smoke coming from a home in the 1700 block of Shewalt Circle, just one block off Hungary Road. > Read more.
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Citizen Staff Reports 04/24/2017 BusinessBusiness in Brief
The Jenkins Foundation has granted The McShin Foundation $25,000 for residential recovery services to serve those with a Substance Use Disorder. The Jenkins Foundation is focused on equitable access to health care services, as well as programs that help reduce risky behaviors and promote safe and healthy environments. The McShin Foundation was founded in 2004 and is Virginia's leading non-profit, full-service Recovery Community Organization (RCO), committed to serving individuals and families in their fight against Substance Use Disorders. > Read more.
Early voting for Democratic nominations in Brookland, 73rd House districts tonight
Citizen Staff Reports 04/24/2017 Government
APR. 24, 11:10 A.M. – Henrico Democrats will hold an early voting session tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in two party caucus elections.
Democrats in the county are selecting a nominee for the Brookland District seat on the Henrico Board of Supervisors and a nominee for the 73rd District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Danny Plaugher, the executive director of Virginians for High Speed Rail, and Courtney Lynch, the founder of the Lead Star leadership development organization, are seeking the Brookland District nomination. > Read more.
Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week: April 24, 2017
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Crime Stoppers needs your help to identify the suspects who participated in a home invasion and robbery in the City of Richmond.
At approximately 2:33 A.M. April 12, four or five men forced their way through a rear door and into an apartment in the 1100 block of West Grace Street.
According to police, the suspects – one with a long gun and all but one in ski masks – bound the occupants with duct tape and robbed them of several items, including cash, mobile phones and a computer. > Read more.
HCPS named a 'Best Community for Music Education' for 18th straight year
Citizen Staff Reports 04/23/2017 Education
For the 18th year in a row, Henrico County Public Schools has been named one of the best communities in America for music education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. The school division has earned the designation in each year the group has given the awards.
The designation is based on a detailed survey of a school division's commitment to music instruction through funding, staffing of highly qualified teachers, commitment to standards and access to music instruction. The award recognizes the commitment of school administrators, community leaders, teachers and parents who believe in music education and work to ensure that music education accessible to all students.
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YMCA event will focus on teen mental health
The YMCA, in partnership with the Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation and PartnerMD, will host a free event May 2 to help parents learn how to deal with teen mental health issues. "When the Band-Aid Doesn't Fix It: A Mom's Perspective on Raising a Child Who Struggles" will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Shady Grove Family YMCA,11255 Nuckols Road. The event will focus on education, awareness, and understanding the issues facing teens today. > Read more.
Villa's Flagler Housing wins national NAEH award
St. Joseph's Villa's Flagler Housing & Homeless Services was one of three entities to earn the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Champion of Change Award. The awards were presented Nov. 17 during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
NAEH annually recognizes proven programs and significant achievements in ending child and family homelessness.
Flagler completed its transition from an on-campus shelter to the community-based model of rapid rehousing in 2013, and it was one of the nation's first rapid re-housing service providers to be certified by NAEH. > Read more.
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This study evaluated the impact of couples using the Couple Checkup on their own (Self-Directed) versus couples participating in a group (Small Group). Compared to a Control group, couples in both the Self-Directed and Small Group significantly improved in 8 out 10 areas and increased their couple satisfaction. The Self-Directed group appreciated the flexibility of doing the program on their own schedule. The Small Group appreciated the supportive from others in the group. Over 87% of the couples (108 out of 124) would recommend the Couple Checkup to their friends.
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Absolutly awesome music video starring Kyoko from Guren Lagann. What else is there to be said except the song is catchy, the animation is great, and Kyoko is cute as can be!See full review
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Another Myazaki masterpiece! If you have someone who is new to anime have a double feature with this and Princess Monoanoke.See full review
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I have mixed fellings on this one. On one hand I despise the male lead. Every other character I like though and I even enjoy the incredibly dark twist the plot takes at the 11th hour. I know people have this anime on their worst ever list, but you have to give it credit for even being willing to pull the rug out from under you.See full review
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Fine film length story involving the Bebop crew attempting to stop a madman. The animation, sound, and English voice cast continue it's high levels of quality. The characters motives and backstory are all explored and some scenes (the ending, and the monorail fight) get my vote for some of the best anime scenes ever. Just one piece of advice. Only watch this movie after you have watched the series. otherwise you will struggle to find a reason to care about the characters.See full review
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Slow Food Movement founder to speak, May 17
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Carlo Petrini, founder and president of the Slow Food Movement, will deliver a lecture titled "Slow Food Nation" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in McCosh 50.
Petrini founded the Slow Food Movement, a nonprofit organization, in Italy in 1996, as a response to the opening of a McDonald's in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. The movement was founded to counteract the increase in fast food and the decrease in traditional local foods as well as to raise awareness about food choices from environmental and economic perspectives. It is now active in more than 100 countries.
Petrini also is the founder of the University of Gastronomic Sciences, with campuses in the Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna regions of Italy, and a professor of sociology at the University of Trento.
Petrini's book, "Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food Should Be Good, Clean and Fair," will be released in the United States in June. He has been the recipient of many international awards and in 2004 was named a "great innovator" in Time Magazine's list of "European Heroes."
The lecture, which is sponsored by the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the Program in Italian Studies, will be translated from Italian. It follows a PEI-sponsored conference in November, titled "Food, Ethics and the Environment," that drew more than 1,000 people from scientific and agricultural organizations, government agencies, advocacy groups, the media and academic communities.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to host Carlo Petrini at Princeton," said Kathy Hackett, associate director of PEI. "Petrini's work is significant, and by bringing him to Princeton we hope to further educate and inspire our students, while informing their participation in the growing international dialogue regarding food choices."
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Last fall, Alma won its first Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship in women's soccer in school history. The Scots have been picked to repeat as champions in the MIAA this fall in the first-ever conference pre-season coaches poll. Hope's Flying Dutch have been picked to finish fifth.
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Description 60-103 1/2" (152-263 cm). Largest North American snake. Heavy-bodied. Lustrous blue-black. Chin, throat, and sides of head suffused with cream, orange, or red. Scales smooth, in 17 rows. Anal plate single.
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Breeding Mates November to February. Deposits 5-12 leathery eggs, 3-4" (76-102 mm) long, April to May. Hatchlings 19-26" (48-66 cm) long appear late July to October.
Habitat Pine woods, turkey oak, and palmetto stands near water, orange groves, and tropical hammocks; in Texas: dry grassland and thickets near ponds and rivers.
Range Se. Georgia through Florida Keys; historically occurred from extreme se. South Carolina and west to se. Mississippi.
Discussion The Eastern Indigo Snake has recently been split from the Western Indigo Snake, which occurs in the United States only in Texas. Not a constrictor, the Indigo immobilizes food with its jaws. It feeds on frogs, small mammals and birds, other snakes - including venomous ones - lizards, and young turtles. When disturbed, it hisses, vibrates its tail, and flattens its neck. Long-lived; one captive lived nearly 26 years.


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pH in a SW tank
Does pH have a BIG deal in a SW tank??
What is the recommended for a FOWLR and Reef tank??
I didn't know if it was a huge deal or if it was like FW.
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Thanks Dave. I figured that SW would have to have a more stable pH as FW but I wanted to know for sure. I would have never thought that the pH would be so high though. I guess that it would only be a little basic.


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The biggest similarity between the Bengals and Falcons, is that both teams have terrible secondary play.
My early wishlist for the draft.
Two corners in the first round. Leon Hall's injury may force him to safety, his game is suited to play free safety, if the injury limits him. Corners are a premium position.
Offensive Guards, this depends on how much Clint Boling improves in the offseason. Many of us loved that pick, but it just goes to show, how depending on rookies, doesn't always work in the NFL. I would prefer an experienced guy from Free Agency. Nate Livings should be a backup, Bobby Williams has slowed down as well. Gotta improve here.
A Defensive Tackle is a must at some point. A run plugger would be nice.
Runningback, there are running backs all over this draft, from Trent Richardson all the way to Boom Herron and Isiah Pead. A player I like is Chris Polk from Washington.
Wide Receiver, Jerome Simpson is likely gone, his dope ring thing and inconsistent play don't compliment AJ Green well. I don't think the market will be huge on him because of the off field issues, so I suspect the price will be right for Mike Brown. I just don't want to bring him back and then, have no backup plan when he goes to jail. Watch out for Devier Posey here. Cincinnati kid, played at Ohio State, perceived to be a mid to late round pick with upside. He could eventually slot into a number 2 role.


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Issue Brief #3538 on Budget and Spending
March 14, 2012
March 14, 2012 | Issue Brief on Budget and Spending
As the national debt races toward $17 trillion and nearly 13 million Americans search fruitlessly for work, America needs bold changes from its leaders. Congress must get federal spending and borrowing under control and get out of the way of job creation in the private sector.
The goals of conservatives are clear:
The Heritage Foundation showed how best to achieve these goals with Saving the American Dream: The Heritage Plan to Fix the Debt, Cut Spending, and Restore Prosperity.[1] The Heritage plan achieves a balanced federal budget within ten years and keeps it balanced thereafter, without raising taxes. The plan moves Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid toward the principle of insurance against the risk of poverty and away from the principle of open-ended entitlement to government-guaranteed income and benefits. The plan abolishes the individual income tax, capital gains tax, and many other taxes and instead imposes a simplified, single-rate tax on expenditures by individuals—with no taxes on amounts saved—and a single tax on the domestic net cash flow of businesses. The plan also ensures that America has the capabilities it needs to defend our country and its interests around the globe. With these policies, the Heritage plan achieves a permanently balanced budget and spurs economic growth, investment, and creation of jobs. The Heritage Foundation measures congressional progress toward conservative goals against the standard of Saving the American Dream.
The duty to set America firmly and quickly on the path toward conservative goals currently rests with Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the Budget Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Chairman Ryan has the responsibility to lead the U.S. House of Representatives in the coming weeks toward adoption of a concurrent resolution on the federal budget for fiscal year 2013. His counterpart in the Senate, Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND), also should lead the Senate toward such a resolution, but the last time the Senate adopted an annual budget resolution was nearly a year before Apple, Inc. sold the first iPad, so there is little hope for leadership from the Senate.[2] The House of Representatives must take the lead.
Concurrent resolutions on the budget cannot change the law, but they can have substantial influence over subsequent efforts in Congress to change the law and to appropriate funds to carry out the law. Conservatives expect Chairman Ryan to propose a budget that gets federal spending and borrowing under control and changes the tax code so that the economy can create jobs. The job will not get done with a little budget-trimming here, a few tax changes there, and the annual, never-realized promise that Congress will do better next time, as our national debt of more than $16 trillion continues to mount.
With his proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, Chairman Ryan needs to make substantial progress toward six conservative goals that are fully addressed in the Heritage plan. The Chairman should make at least the following progress with his budget proposal:
(1) Tighter Budget. Congress should spend less next year than it spends this year, and preferably much less. Congress should accomplish necessary reductions through sound budgeting—and not through mindless automatic cuts to programs, such as sequestrations under the Budget Control Act of 2011 that would gut the nation's defenses. Congress cannot get federal spending and borrowing under control unless it restructures and reduces the costs of entitlement programs.
(2) Balanced Budget. The federal budget should balance in ten years, at a level well below one-fifth of the nation's economy, and at all events much sooner than the budget would have balanced in the weaker budget formulas proposed in previous years.
(3) Fixes to Entitlements. A cost-saving program of Medicare premium support would improve the Medicare program and, through market competition, help get its costs under control.[3] The budget should adopt the principles of the conservative welfare reform legislation (H.R. 1167 of the 112th Congress), introduced by Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), to establish an aggregate cap on welfare spending.[4] The budget also should convert Medicaid funding to block grants that allow the states greater flexibility in deciding how best to provide medical care for the poor.[5] The budget should also assume repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as "Obamacare."[6] Such actions are merely first steps, but useful steps, toward getting the cost of entitlement programs under control, converting from entitlement-based to insurance-based programs, and focusing health care on private, market-based health insurance.
(4) No Tax Hikes. Americans neither need to, nor wish to, send more of their hard-earned money to Washington so the government can continue to grow and spend. Avoiding tax hikes is crucial if Americans are ever to get the size, scope, and cost of the federal government under control again. Moreover, tax hikes slow economic growth and destroy jobs.
(5) Job-Creating Pro-Growth Tax Reform. Congress should revise the tax code to establish strong economic incentives for job-creating saving and investment by abolishing a wide range of taxes and reducing the income tax structure to a single rate, or at most two.[7] Similarly, Congress should reduce the extraordinarily high corporate income tax rate and move to the territorial principle of corporate taxation, to improve the international competitiveness of American businesses. These steps would represent good progress on the path to enactment of the new flat tax Heritage proposes.[8]
(6) Strong National Defense. Cutting defense spending to make more funds available for other parts of the federal budget, through sequestration under the Budget Control Act or otherwise, is not a responsible solution to federal overspending and overborrowing.[9] Weakening America's defenses in a dangerous world increases the likelihood of conflict, and, as Americans know all too well, winning conflicts costs the lives of Americans and lots of money.
If legislators persuade the House of Representatives to adopt a concurrent budget resolution that reflects conservative principles, they should redouble their efforts thereafter to ensure that the House follows through on those principles where it ultimately counts—when it enacts laws, including appropriations for federal programs.
The Heritage Foundation advocates enactment of Saving the American Dream, for that Heritage plan provides the soundest path for America's future. We seek prompt progress down that path—progress that comes as close as possible to the Heritage plan and as quickly as possible. The House concurrent resolution on the budget provides an opportunity for such progress. As Congress considers legislation on federal spending, taxing, and borrowing, conservatives will remain hopeful, principled, and insistent.
David S. Addington is Vice President for Domestic and Economic Policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1]Stuart M. Butler, Alison Acosta Fraser, and William W. Beach, Saving the American Dream: The Heritage Plan to Fix the Debt, Cut Spending, and Restore Prosperity, The Heritage Foundation, 2011, available at http://www.savingthedream.org/about-the-plan/plan-details/SavAmerDream.pdf.
[2]Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, 111th Congress, 1st sess. (adopted April 29, 2009). Apple, Inc. delivered the first iPads in the U.S. on April 3, 2010. Apple, Inc., "iPad Available in U.S. on April 3," Press Release, March 5, 2010, available at http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/03/05iPad-Available-in-US-on-April-3.html.
[3]See J. D. Foster "Premium Support is Incremental, Not Radical Medicare Reform," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2649, February 7, 2012, available at http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/02/premium-support-is-incremental-not-radical-medicare-reform.
[4]See Katherine Bradley and Robert Rector, "Confronting the Unsustainable Growth of Welfare Entitlements: Principles of Reform and the Next Steps," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2427, June 24, 2012, pp. 10-11, available at http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/06/confronting-the-unsustainable-growth-of-welfare-entitlements-principles-of-reform-and-the-next-steps. See also "Welfare Reform: The Next Steps," Heritage Foundation Factsheet No. 82, March 17, 2011.
[5]See Nina Owcharenko, "Saving Medicaid: A Path to Comprehensive Medicaid Reform," Statement Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, July 7, 2011, available at http://www.heritage.org/research/testimony/2011/07/saving-medicaid-a-path-to-comprehensive-medicaid-reform#_ftn15.
[6]See Nina Owcharenko, "Repealing Obamacare and Getting Health Care Right," Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 3053, November 9, 2010, available at http://thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com/2010/pdf/wm3053.pdf.
[7]J. D. Foster, "The New Flat Tax: Easy as One, Two, Three," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2631, December 12, 2011, available at https://thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com/2011/pdf/bg2631.pdf.
[8]Curtis S. Dubay, "Corporate Tax Reform Should Focus on Rate Reduction," Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 3146, February 11, 2011, available at http://thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com/2011/pdf/wm3146.pdf. See also The Heritage Foundation, Solutions for America, "Tax Reform," 2010, p. 9, available at http://thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com/2010/pdf/Solutions_5.pdf.
[9]See James Jay Carafano, "Defense Budget: When National Security Becomes Last Priority," Statement Before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, March 6, 2012, available at http://www.heritage.org/research/testimony/2012/03/defense-budget-when-national-security-becomes-last-priority. See also Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25, August 2, 2011).


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This has been discussed before, but I received an email the other day from a Scouter in our area. This Scouter does not know me very well, nor does this Scouter know how our Troop runs, but none the less, this Scouter sent a nice email suggesting that we do not encourage the merit badge program in our Troop BECAUSE our Troop is a "Backpacking Troop".
Well, hmmm… Let's see… How do I respond to that?
There are what? 130 or so merit badges that I Scout can choose from right? And the Scout must have at least 21 to earn his Eagle Award, right? So there are lots of choices for the Scout to make when it comes to earning merit badges. At some point the Scout must come to the unit leader.. that's me… and get the blue card signed to start working the merit badge, which ever merit badge that may be. When the Scout comes to me to get that blue card signed I sign it.
Now when it comes to encouraging. I encourage the Scout to earn merit badges. I have told the Scouts that while at Summer Camp, merit badges are not the reason to be there. Merit badges are a product of Summer camp and a means to and an opportunity to earn, learn, and have fun while at camp. So yeah, that may sound I like I don't "encourage" the working of merit badges, but that's really not the case at all.
I am a firm believer that advancement and merit badges are the Scouts responsibility to work. They need our help that's true and at times they need some poking and prodding to get going on badges and rank. In that regard, we encourage and promote the merit badges that will get the Scout advanced.
The merit badge program is designed to do a couple of things.
1. Introduce the Scout to many subject areas that will open his eyes to his world, skills, hobbies and activities, and career fields.
2. Work the adult interaction method.
3. Spark interest in the Scout while working toward a goal (advancement).
When the Scout, and leaders understand why we have merit badges, it is easier to understand that they are not the end all, be all of the Scouting program.
When I am told that I do not encourage merit badges because we are a "Backpacking Troop" I look at the Scouter and ask if they know the methods of Scouting. Backpacking, Front Country car camping, or Troop's that never leave the confines of a cabin all work the methods of Scouting. Advancement is one method and the Scout finds his pace and path to achieve his goals and work his way to Eagle.
We encourage the merit badge program but we do not spend valuable Troop time to work on them, with the exception of Camping, First Aid, and Cooking. Those merit badges, for a troop that camps 11 times a year are all being worked over the course of the program year and are tracked at the unit level.
If the fact that we are not a merit badge mill is not a way of encouraging… well, than guilty as charged.
Now, I am going to be totally honest with you… many of our Scouts only work the merit badges that they need to advance. That is not because we are a backpacking troop, nor is it because we do not encourage the merit badge program. Simply put, our Scouts are having fun. They spend time having fun at summer camp. You will always find our Scouts extremely active at camp. They love to compete and play games. They spend lots of time at the water front and the shooting ranges. If they don't get the fingerprinting merit badge.. it's no big deal.
We encourage every Scout to earn an Eagle required Merit Badge at summer camp.. don't care which one… but at least one from the Eagle required list. Most Scouts work the Environmental Science Merit Badge at summer camp. That and First Aid seem to be the two most popular.
I don't make a pitch for some of the merit badges that while for some Scouts are super interesting, knowing the boys of my troop are just 'filler badges'. Like the afore mentioned Finger printing. Let's face it.. that's a 10 minute merit badge and the Scout really doesn't learn much. A great one for the sash, but not getting him that much closer to Eagle Scout and life skills.
I would much rather see them earn Canoeing, Sailing, Emergency Prep or Wilderness survival while at Summer camp or pretty much any other time of the year. But that's just me, I don't get to force a Scout to earn a certain merit badge, nor do I get to forbid him from working one. Finger printing, Dog care, Painting, Skating, and Reading, while all great subjects and have a purpose in teaching responsibility on some level and encouraging an interest, I can do without them in the context of Scouting. I know that I will hear some opposing views on this and I suppose that's why there are 100 + merit badges so there is something for everyone. I don't discourage any Scout from earning any merit badge that he wants to earn. But when it comes to encouraging Scouts to earn merit badges, well, I just sign the blue card and let them go to work.
I don't think we need to high-five every Scout that earns the Chess merit badge or the Backpacking merit badge for that matter. They work it, they earn it, they are presented the badge and they get a handshake and a "job well done". We don't have contests to see who can earn the most and we don't look down on the Scout that earns the obligatory 21.
I am still not sure what being a "Backpacking Troop" has to do with anything. This Scouter said that this was "The Reason" we do not encourage the merit badge program.
In closing. The average number of merit badges that Scouts have earned at the time they were awarded their Eagle award is 35. Enough said.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Merit Badges…
This has been discussed before, but I received an email the other day from a Scouter in our area. This Scouter does not know me very well, nor does this Scouter know how our Troop runs, but none the less, this Scouter sent a nice email suggesting that we do not encourage the merit badge program in our Troop BECAUSE our Troop is a "Backpacking Troop".


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Second half surge lifts Whitworth to win
SPOKANE, Wash. – Holding Pacific Lutheran scoreless for a nine minute stretch of the second half, 20th-ranked Whitworth turned a 41-36 deficit into a 50-41 lead on the way to a 63-56 win over the visiting Lutes in the Northwest Conference men's basketball opener for both schools on Friday night in the Whitworth Fieldhouse.
The Pirates improved to 4-1 overall after overcoming a 22-point, 9-rebound performance by PLU's Cameron Schilling.
The Lutes (2-6, 0-1) took a 29-24 lead into halftime. There were seven lead changes and the score was tied five times over the first 20 minutes. But PLU took control at the end of the half with a 9-0 run over the final four minutes. After Colton McCargar gave Whitworth a 24-20 lead with a three-pointer, Cole Parker scored two straight baskets to tie the game and Andrew Alness drained a three-pointer from the corner to give PLU the lead. Schilling hit the final basket of the half for the Lutes' five point edge. PLU shot 43% (13-30) in the first half, while holding Whitworth to 33% (10-30).
Pacific Lutheran took its largest lead of the game right out of the locker rooms when Bryce Miller canned a pair of free throws to give the Lutes a 31-24 advantage. Mack Larkin's three-point play got the Pirates within 39-36, but Alness answered with a mid-range jumper on the next PLU possession to put the Lutes back up 41-36 with 14:19 to play. They would be PLU's final points for the next nine minutes.
Neither team scored for the next three minutes until Zach Payne broke the ice for the Pirates with a lay in. George Valle's steal and breakaway basket tied the game 41-41 and his three-pointer gave Whitworth a 48-41 lead. Valle finished off Whitworth's 14-0 run with a pull-up basket with 5:29 to play to give Whitworth a 50-41 lead. Cameron Reister finally broke the Lutes' scoreless slump with a three-pointer with 4:55 to go in the game.
Whitworth led 57-48 with just over a minute to play. The Pirates held off the Lutes, who got three-pointers from Schilling and Drew Earnest down the stretch, by making 6-6 from the free throw line in the final 45 seconds.
The shooting fortunes turned in Whitworth's favor after halftime. The Bucs made 45% (13-29) of their shots in the second half while holding PLU to 27% (8-30).
Valle led the Pirates with 16 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Larkin finished with 12 points. Schilling was the only Lute to reach double figures in scoring. Alness had eight points off of the bench.
Whitworth's win is its 15th in a row over PLU. The Pirates will look for their fifth straight win this season when they host Puget Sound in another Northwest Conference contest on Saturday at 8:00 pm. PLU heads to Walla Walla to take on Whitman on Saturday.


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