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Men's Soccer Topples Titans, 2-0
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Playing at a sunny Santaga Stadium on Saturday, the Green Bay men's soccer team put one goal on the scoreboard in each half to topple the Detroit Titans, 2-0, in Horizon League action.
The win improved Green Bay to 7-4-3 overall and 2-1-1 in the conference, while Detroit fell to 3-7-4 overall and 0-4-0 in the Horizon League.
Green Bay set the tempo from the opening kick, recording five shots in the opening 15 minutes while limiting Detroit to just one. Lawrence Talery (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Sam Krenzien (Wauwatosa, Wis.) both saw shots in the 15th minute sail just wide of the net, and Audi Jepson (Green Bay, Wis.) also forced Detroit's Nathan Steinwascher into a save situation during the span.
It was Brandon Hall (O'Fallon, Mo) who broke the scoreless tie in the 43rd minute, netting his first career collegiate goal. A Detroit handball outside the box set up a set piece opportunity for the Phoenix, with service into the box coming from Jepson. After bouncing off several bodies, Hall collected the ball and snuck it past Detroit keeper Steinwascher for the game winner.
Green Bay went into halftime with the lead and a 9-3 advantage in shots.
Continuing to apply pressure in the second half, Talery had a shot in the 68th minute that fell out of the hands of Steinwascher before he fell on it to maintain possession. Less than a minute later it was a similar situation for Krenzien as his shot on goal slipped out of the hands of the Detroit keeper, but Steinwascher was again able to collect the ball before any Phoenix capitalized.
Turning to the other end of the field in the 70th minute the Titans looked to capitalize on corner set pieces, but Dary DeWalt (Milwaukee, Wis.) came up with a big save on a header shot from Patrick Soltys and another header off a corner by Soltys sailed high a minute later, keeping Detroit off the scoreboard.
Alert play by AJ Patterson (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) in the 77th minute added an insurance goal for the Phoenix, extending the lead to 2-0. After a shot by Talery landed in the arms of Steinwascher, the keeper walked to the edge of his box to kick it away. As Steinwascher moved forward he bounced the ball and Patterson challenged his possession, knocking the ball away and getting it to Krenzien who tapped it in on the open net for his ninth goal of the season.
Detroit applied offensive pressure in the closing minutes of the match with six shots in the final five minutes but the Green Bay defense and keeper DeWalt stood strong to earn their second shutout of the season.
For the match, Green Bay led in shots, 15-13, while the Titans had a 7-5 edge in corner kicks. DeWalt earned his first shutout as a Phoenix, playing the entire match and making four saves.
Green Bay returns to action next Saturday, traveling to Wright State for a match under the lights at 6 p.m.
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Check out our interview with Ricky Vegas Comics!
What is the concept behind your zine/zines?
Richy Vegas Comics are an autobiographical series that explore my experiences with mental illness.
Why do you create zines?
I am not able to interest a publisher in my work. In 1998 I sent an unfinished project to Harvey Pekar to look at. He advised me that self-publishing might be the way to go. So far, his advice has proven to be true.
What is your favorite part of zine fests?
I definitely enjoy meeting the people who stop at my table. A lot of them really seem interested in what I'm doing. For years my books just languished in the closet, and it's only been the last couple of years that I've been renting tables at cons and fests. I also like meeting other people doing zines and comics.
What will be on your table at this year's zine fest?
Everything that I've self-published since 1999. Including the latest issue of Richy Vegas Comics, "A Tribute to Don Rickles/ Witch Hunt!"
What other creative ventures do you have besides making zines?
My band, Insect Sex Act, will release a CD before too long. I also write and perform my own songs as, "The World's Least Important Singer/Songwriter."

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Chateau Belle-Vue 2011
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Wine Spectator - "Well-focused, with black currant, blueberry and plum sauce notes, featuring a charcoal frame to the solid, slightly toasty finish. "
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From 1966 until 1996, Château Belle-Vue was part of Château de Gironville and all the vines were sold under the Gironville label. Since then, the cellars at Belle-Vue have been renovated and the estate now produces its own wine.
Over the last vintages, notably since 1999, the wines of Château Belle-Vue have been regularly distinguished with honors and medals in wine competitions and in the international press. The 9,73-hectare vineyard is located on a plateau with deep gravelly soil (7-10 meters) adjacent to Château Giscours (Margaux AOC). The soil is naturally well-drained, enabling the grapes to ripen early. View all Château Belle-Vue Wines
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Médoc is the region that encompasses the smaller appellations of Pauillac, Margaux, St.-Estèphe & St.-Julien. As a larger appellation, it contains many chateaux that are the same style of the smaller appellations, but at a smaller price. There are two regions of the Médoc – the Bas Médoc (or lower-Médoc) and the Haut Médoc (or upper-Médoc) – so given the names as the Bas Médoc is lower elevation (yet northern) and the Haut Médoc is higher elevation (but south of Bas Médoc). Most quality wines come from the Haut Médoc, although many wines carry just the appellation Médoc.
Notable FactsSituated in the Haut-Médoc, west of the river are the communes Listrac & Moulis. Between these two appellations and the river lie many Médoc chateaux producing delicious, Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines, often at a good value. Wines of the Médoc and Haut-Médoc appellation are less expensive, yet delicious, ways to experience the left bank of Bordeaux. Most are not as complex or age-worthy as those wines from the smaller communes along the riverbank, but many are great everyday wines, particularly suited for enjoying with food.
About France - Other regionsWhen it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.
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What car is the Impreza WRX comparable to acceleration and speed wise??
Just curious, and how much faster is the WRX than the 2.5 RS?
Thanks Alot!!
This is a discussion on WRX is comparable to what?? within the Comparison: WRX vs World forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; What car is the Impreza WRX comparable to acceleration and speed wise?? Just curious, and how much faster is the ...
What car is the Impreza WRX comparable to acceleration and speed wise??
Just curious, and how much faster is the WRX than the 2.5 RS?
Thanks Alot!!
It's easier to look up specs and compare cars. The new '06-'07 WRX does 0-60mph in the mid 5 second range and the 1/4 mile in about 14 seconds at 98mph, give or take. The '08...needs more testing.
Compared to the 2.5RS, the WRX is much faster.
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WRX is noticeably and measurably quicker than an RS. Drive them back to back and you will tell right away.
As for comparable cars... new vs new, the WRX's main competition is probably cars like the VW GTI, Civic Si, Mazdaspeed 3, upcoming Calibur SRT-4, upcoming Mitsu Lancer turbo (slotted under Evo)... and probably many others.
even when i got my 06...i went to look at the si.
i would consider it a car i would compare the wrx to.
the WRX is in a nitche market. there really aren't many other cars that have all the characteristics that the WRX does at its price point.
In October 2005 I looked at alot of cars with a wide price range from the Audi A4 2.0T, Infiniti G35,BMW 325, Civic Si, Mazdaspeed6, the Altima SE-R and the Civic Si.
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I just bought mine... I looked at AWD cars that you could get under $30K that had 200+ Hp. That drives the VW R32 and Audi's/BMWs (that compare) out of the running..
The Fusion was a complete dissapointment. I sat in the R32, but the dealer wasn't letting anyone drive it.
I have comfortably out-paced 2 SIs.
There are no "Speed authorized" dealers in Vermont, so I could drive the speed cars. I liked the look of the 6, but the 3 is the one the magazines compare to the WRX. Specs suggest the 3 is a hair quicker on the 1/4 mile.
After much thought, Subi's hold value longer than Mazda, are more fun than Honda, and have been in the AWD business much longer.
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mazda speed 3 is prob. it's closest match, but the wrx is kinda in it's own class. Drive it and you will fall in love.
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The si traps in wrx territory, has a nicer interior, pulls higher G's, posts a higher slalom, better braking, etc...
In fact, the only thing the wrx is supior in is the traction and drag time.
Hell, the MS3 beats out the wrx in just about every feasible catagory. Saying the si is not in the wrx's league, would be quite similar to saying the wrx is not in the MS3's league.
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^ya, but the wrx has all of that turbocharged goodness. The new si is nice but the wrx in my opinion beats it. I have driven both fyi.
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A stock non-STI doesnt really match up to the new Caliber SRT-4s. The Caliber is gonna be 300HP stock vs. 225HP WRX.
If anything, the old Neon SRT4s were a closer proximation.
but the 300hp isnot whp(neither is the wrx) but i bet the 1/4 mile and 0-60willbe close to the wrxs and not the sti!
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I'm not saying that the SI is a bad vehicle, nor the -s! In my opinion, I would not consider the SI in the same league as a WRX, in terms of performance.
Consider this: The SI is Honda's top Civic model; while the base WRX is Subaru's mid ranged Impreza. In terms of where they stand by company, you would need to compare the WRX STi to a Civic SI. That said, obviously the WRX would come out on top in almost all categories with the exception of MPG.
I've test driven 3 generations of the SI and none were quite as fun to drive or impressive as the WRX. I would not put the SI in the WRX's category at the current time. Not quite yet,
Is the Civic getting closer? Oh you know it! If it came standard with factory tuned forced induction + Extras, the Civic would be a road monster in a league of it's own and I think we all can agree on that!
As for the MS3, well I work for a dealership gallery thats an authorized Mazda retailer and I've driven the MS3 and I'll say, it's nothing special. We have like 4 on the lot and we aren't selling them. Actually I've seen more MX-5s sold than MS3s. Also everyone that test drives and return feedback say they think the WRX is more practical! (Subaru dealership right beside mine!)
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I believe that whether or not the civic si is in the some category as the WRX is all a matter of perception. While the WRX traps higher in 1/4mi. and 0-60 times, it understeers and rolls horribly from the factory. It is almost econocar suspension while the civic si understeers mildly but still maintains relatively good handling and comfort. Most assume that because of AWD that WRXs are superior handling cars but as most on the forum know, its completely untrue. The civic si also has excellent build quality and a sound system that makes the WRX's sound like someone is singing to you through a paper cup and string. Gas mileage is almost double of what what you would get in a WRX and I would not be surprised if insurance was also cheaper. Please don't put the WRX on a pedestal among the lower to mid 20k range because in reality, its not all that great.
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Three Phoenix Tennis Players Earn All-League Honors
By: Ryan Hartwig (@RyanHartwig)
INDIANAPOLIS (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - A trio of Green Bay men's tennis players received all-league honors Friday night at the 2012 Horizon League Tennis Awards Banquet at the Riverwalk Banquet Center in Indianapolis. After a voting by the league's coaches, senior Paul Swanson (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and freshman Michael Tenzer (Neuried, Germany) were selected to the All-Horizon League First Team, while junior Erik Finkenbrink (Duelman, Germany) was named to the second team.
Green Bay was the only school to land more than one player on the first team, and the three total all-league selections tied Wright State for the most from one school.
Swanson and Tenzer are the first Phoenix players to earn First-Team All-Horizon League honors since Tim Prudlow was selected in 2007. It also marks the first time Green Bay has placed two on the first team since 2003 (Ben Davis and Robert Shamilikian).
Swanson earns first-team honors for the first time in his standout career after being named to the second team in each of the past three seasons. He is the first Phoenix player since Davis (2001-04) to earn all-conference honors in each of his four years.
The senior captain posted a 17-6 overall singles record during the regular season, including a 6-1 mark against league opponents at the No. 1 spot. Swanson was named Horizon League Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks in April (April 3, April 10) after leading the Phoenix to a 4-0 start in conference play while posting a 4-0 singles record in wins against UIC, Valparaiso, Youngstown State and Cleveland State.
Swanson finished second in the all-league voting to Wright State senior Martin Arguello, who was named Horizon League Player of the Year. Swanson's lone conference loss of the season came to Arguello, a three-setter (6-4, 5-7, 6-4) on April 14 when the Phoenix dropped its only league match (4-3) to the top-seeded Raiders (18-4, 7-0).
Tenzer currently owns a 16-6 singles record while playing the majority of the year at the No. 2 spot. The newcomer picked up player of the week honors on Feb. 22 after going a combined 7-0 in singles and doubles action in a quartet of Green Bay victories. Tenzer also teamed up with fellow freshman Felix Goepper (Seelbach, Germany) to form Green Bay's potent No. 2 doubles team, which went 13-4 overall (8-0 at No. 2) and received the program's first national doubles ranking (No. 61) in mid-March.
Finkenbrink was named to the All-Horizon League Second Team for the second straight season after posting a combined 13-1 record in conference play (6-1 singles, 7-0 doubles). The junior had a team-high 19 doubles victories on the year, going 13-1 at the No. 1 spot, including 12-1 with classmate Craig Cox (Surrey, England). In singles, Finkenbrink went 14-6 overall, sharing time in the top three spots while going 8-2 at No. 3 in his final 10 matches.
The Phoenix finished the regular season with a school-record 17 wins (17-6, 6-1 Horizon League), earning the No. 2 seed in this weekend's Horizon League Championships. Green Bay received a bye into the semifinals where it will play sixth-seeded Butler on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT at IRC East in Indianapolis. The Bulldogs upset third-seeded Youngstown State 4-2 on Friday afternoon, marking the first time in Horizon League history that a No. 6 seed beat a No. 3 seed.
Green Bay is looking to win its first Horizon League tournament title and earn the school's first berth into the NCAA Tournament.
2012 Horizon league
Men's Tennis Awards
Player of the Year
Martin Arguello, Wright State
Newcomer of the Year
Austin Woldmoe, Butler
Herb Foster
Sportsmanship Award
Adam Whitmer, Valparaiso
Coach of the Year
Sean McCaffrey, Wright State
Men's All-League
First Team
Martin Arguello, Wright State
Paul Swanson, Green Bay
Yannick Goossens, Cleveland State
Austin Woldmoe, Butler
Silviu Mistreanu, Youngstown State
Michael Tenzer, Green Bay
Second Team
James Li, UIC
Lauri Makikalli, Wright State
Cesar Serrano Escobar, Detroit
Erik Finkenbrink, Green Bay
Matt Kuelker, Cleveland State
Hayden Joblin, Wright State
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Christian Broadcasting Network Duped By CFL-Poisoned Foot Hoax
The Christian Broadcasting Network's The 700 Club irresponsibly aired a photo that it said "allegedly shows what happened to a man after he stepped onto a broken CFL and his foot became infected with mercury poisoning." But the photos, which have circulated online, are believed to be a hoax because the damage they show is unlikely to have come from the small amount of mercury present in energy-efficient compact florescent lamps (CFLs).
The November 27 edition of Pat Robertson's The 700 Club aired graphic images of a foot that was "allegedly" injured from stepping on a broken CFL:
The images originally came from e-mails highlighting what appeared to be a flyer from Caterpillar equipment dealer WesTrac, but that Australian company said [1] that it did not create the document. The images were later circulated in a Salisbury, MD, fire department newsletter [2], but according to the website Snopes [3] -- which specializes in exposing online hoaxes - fire department officials later stated [4] that they believe they were duped by an "Internet-falsehood":
Although attempts were made to verify the validity of the information, initial Internet searches provided no compelling evidence to dispute the information. We now believe that the information we used as the basis for our April 2012 Newsletter was an Internet-falsehood which started circulating numerous years ago and had an ulterior motive and purpose.
Yet The 700 Club took seriously the claim that someone stepped (apparently barefoot) on the broken remains of a CFL in such a way that the top half of their foot was demolished (see further graphic photos here [3]). Snopes and the Global Lighting Association [1] state that the injury appears to be more consistent with a bacterial infection than damage associated with the small amount of mercury contained in CFLs. While co-hosts Pat Robertson and Kristi Watts suggested you would need to "evacuate" and get a "hazmat crew" if you broke a CFL, broken bulbs can be easily cleaned up by homeowners and do not pose an inordinate risk, according to a Yahoo! News report [5] on research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory:
If you do a common sense job of cleaning up (open the windows, clean up, and remove the debris), then your mercury exposure would be the equivalent of taking a tiny nibble of tuna, according to Francis Rubinstein, a staff scientist at Berkeley Lab. What if you did the worst job possible, say closed all the doors and smashed the bulb with a hammer? It's still no big deal, says Rubinstein, who points out that it would be the equivalent of eating one can of tuna.
If The 700 Club could not verify the images, it should not have aired them -- and it certainly should not have used them in yet another faulty attempt to rail against the "light bulb socialism" of energy efficiency standards, which were enacted under the Bush administration [6].
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Ladies and Gentlemen, meet the legendary Frantix! Their unique sound and chaotic live show transfixed the early 1980s Colorado punk scene and these are all of the band's studio tracks, along with rare, unreleased and great sounding live and demo songs. They evolved into the equally legendary grunge band The Fluid, who were one of Sub Pop's first non-Seattle bands back in 1988.
In the short time they were together, Frantix released just two 7-inch records, collected together in this reissue with previously unreleased tracks. They were never "just" hardcore, and you can hear it from the very first recordings from 1980: beneath the amphetamine stutter and sonic tachycardia of the songs are strands of Rock n Roll DNA belonging to Johnny Thunders and Keith Richards. As they progressed, they veered into a one-of-a-kind blend of Detroit, 60's Garage Rock, and Flipper.
On "Dancin' to Punk" and "FM Ear" you find lipstick traces of the Modern Lovers. The classic "My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic" is punk as fuck, but at the same time, not just punk. It's equal parts Black Flag and Flipper with a touch of the New York Dolls. "Drunk Prick" with it's simple but unforgettable bass riff and sing a-long chorus, was a local favorite that grew to national underground prominence after its original release.
Who should notice, but the budding grunge scene in Seattle, culminating in Mudhoney's well-known cover of "My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic"! Most people think this is Mudhoney's song, but this is the original KBD classic!
The mix of Ricky Kulwicki's unstoppable lava-flow guitar, Matt Bischoff's droning carpet-bombing bass, Davey Stewart's insanely counterpoint train-wreck drums, and Marc Deaton's teenage zombie vocals creates something not just greater then its parts, it creates something down right legendary. Frantix would share the stage with national acts and punk legends like Black Flag, T.S.O.L., Circle Jerks, and Dead Kennedys.
The Frantix later took their unique sound one step further, merging with the other main Denver HC band, White Trash, and morphing into The Fluid, who helped lead Sub Pop's grunge invasion of the music mainstream.
Collecting 23 tracks together for the first time on one album, this reissue of "My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic" includes both 1982's Face Reality 7" and the original 1983 My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic 7", along with 7 previously unreleased demo tracks and 8 previously unreleased live tracks. Parts of this were released as a CD-only Australian release in the early 2000s.
My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic by Frantix
"Frantix's "Face Reality" opens with a thick, mashing, rusty sounding chord while frontman Marc Deaton howls out nearly indistinguishable words before the song launches into an overdrive the rivals D-beat charging. The whole thing sounds like it takes place in the middle of a downpour. That opening moment sets the tone for the band's comprehensive compilation My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic and shows why despite anguishing in obscurity, Frantix was foolishly overlooked.
Existing in Colorado for just a few years in the early 80's before breaking up and reforming as the more college-rocky The Fluid, Frantix were something of a mid-west anomaly. Throughout the discography, the band builds on the lumbering, edged smash of Flipper, rooting their music in crushing, tribal drums and a lurking bass. However, just as the band builds a circular groove with their music, forming the basis for the early Amphetamine Reptile sound, the band randomly launches forward in full throttle hardcore attack....
...Frantix had a very short lifespan, but within the time period, they create some of the most vicious, yet most rocking, punk rock of the day. Perhaps they knew they only had a short time together or maybe the reason they broke up so quickly was because they were such a volatile group. Luckily for us, they were able to catch that in a bottle before the whole thing went kablooie.
A long lost gem. Highly recommended."
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"These guys tore up the early-'80s punk scene in Colorado for only a few years before calling it quits. (Eventually they reformed as The Fluid, and were the first non-Seattle band to sign to Sub Pop.) They played skuzzy, fuzzed-out punk rock that was slathered in total creeper vibes. Like Generic-era Flipper meets Rollins-era Black Flag blasting from a tape deck in the parking lot outside the dirt track, while dudes are fighting over who drank the last tall boy Coors banquet beer.
This vinyl rerelease includes everything they ever did-My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic 7", Insane Tunnel demo tape, and Face Reality 7"-in addition to a handful of live recordings. The song "Dancin' to Punk" sounds like James Murphy fronting Mudhoney awash in KBD slime. So crucial."- Scenepointblank.com
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[The long term solution is to educate our young. You have to do that on their terms. Social media...We are not going to revolt, only the young will.
Talk about opening a can of worms, who started this?
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Tell that to the tea party. Amazingly, they organized, they educated, and for a bunch of middle aged people, brought about one of the largest political swings in history.
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Then you say "hey professor, you ever owned a VW?"
At that point he will go off about how his first car was a VW or he had one once.
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I'm trying to create more lesson plans (for different tenses such as present perfect or simple past) and combine it with other vocabulary as well.


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Wills 1858 – 1919 that are held at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland have been indexed and that index is available online. The index covers the Armagh, Belfast & Londonderry registries.
Once an entry has been found then the index card gives you full name, date of death, date of grant, estate value, registry where will was proved and an abstract. The abstract is the part that will be of most interest, for example a search for Pottinger came up with a will for Mrs Catherine Casement Pottinger and the abstract gave me this information "Pottinger Catherine Coshnahan of Ballee House Ballymena county Antrim and of St. Patrick's Hospital St. Edmundsbury Lucan county Dublin widow died 17 October 1927 Administration (with Will) Belfast 18 June to Edith de Burgh Montagu married woman. Effects £1001 5s. 1d."
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AMES, Iowa -- National 4-H Council has received a $500,000 gift from the Monsanto Company to drive the continued expansion of the National 4-H Volunteer Initiative. The new grant will fund several initiatives including continued outreach to attract and retain 4-H volunteers in 39 states, including Iowa.
The National 4-H Volunteer Initiative provides 4-H's network of more than 540,000 existing volunteers with an extensive hands-on training experience - enhancing their abilities to effectively mentor youth with positive youth development opportunities to learn leadership, citizenship and other important life skills. Core training delivery modes consist of forum events that allow 4-H volunteers to learn program information and share best practices.
Through this program, Iowa is one of 39 states that have been granted funds to host a volunteer training forum in 2013. In addition, a new pilot program will be tested in Iowa with possible national replication in the future.
"Volunteers are essential to the success of the 4-H positive youth development program," said LuAnn Johansen, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Development assistant director. "This new Monsanto funded pilot project provides an opportunity to recruit new volunteers to expand the Iowa 4-H program. The more trained, quality volunteers 4-H has, the more youth we can reach. Through this pilot project, Iowa 4-H hopes to identify, recruit and train 65 new corporate and workplace volunteers to deliver high quality educational experiences to nearly 900 youth in Clay, Muscatine and Louisa counties."
Monsanto is a national champion of local 4-H volunteer recruitment programming and is the only national corporate partner investing in 4-H volunteerism. Since 2007, nearly 65,000 volunteers and thousands of local 4-H families have been reached through volunteer training forums and online recruitment and retention tools. In 2012, with Monsanto's support, the National 4-H Council Volunteer Engagement and Activation Resource toolkit was created. The VEAR toolkit provides 4-H educators and extension specialists with resources to recruit and effectively train leaders to be positive mentors to 4-H youth.
"Dedicated, caring volunteers are the backbone of 4-H and Monsanto is proud to support the National 4-H Council with the Volunteer Engagement and Activation Resources initiative," said Michael Naig, Iowa regional manager of government affairs at Monsanto. "This program will enable Iowa State University to pilot a program that helps 4-H to identify, recruit and train the volunteers who have such a positive impact in the lives of young people across Iowa."
Monsanto also has sponsored the online volunteer management training Everyone Ready® for the past three years and has supported the 4-H Volunteer Management Awards, which are presented at the annual National Association of Extension 4-H Agents Conference.
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'The Sabres are 4-5-2 on the second night of back-to-back games.'
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Hobbled Sabres beat Rangers
'"It was big for us," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "You can't really celebrate too much. We've got them right back in our building, and we lost a couple players. I thought the effort we got without Hecht and Bartovic was maybe second to none this year."'
Rangers Feel Absence of Lindros in a Loss
'The Rangers trailed, 2-1, after two periods, and the crowd at the Garden alternated boos aimed at the players with chants of "Fire Sather!"'
Sabres cut Rangers
'Unable to exert their will when that was the only way to break through, the Rangers fell to the Buffalo Sabres, 3-1, for their sixth loss in seven games.'
Buffaloed Blueshirts
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Rangers at a Loss
'Mike Dunham returned after a week-long absence because of a concussion and made 33 saves, allowing only power-play goals to Daniel Briere in the first and Chris Drury in the second. Ales Kotalik scored into an empty net at the end. Both advantages were created by irresponsible plays.'
No excuses for defeat
'"They were coming hard to the net — that's the way you score goals," said Dunham, who made 32 saves after missing the last three starts because of a concussion. "I don't think we hammered their goaltender at all tonight," Sather said. "They did it three or four times."'
Rangers show their desperation
'Biron was terrific against the Rangers, and made the save of the game late in the third period with his team clinging to a 2-1 lead and the Rangers charging his net. Jamie Lundmark took his own rebound and put a shot at the left side of the net, which Biron had left open after making the tough initial save on Lundmark. Somehow, Biron got his left arm across his body in time to stretch out and grab Lundmark's shot out of the air at the goal line.'
Lindros-less Rangers lose again
'Chris Drury had given the Sabres a two-goal lead 45 seconds earlier with their second power-play goal. The Rangers had actually killed off a 41 seconds off a 5-on-3 after they were called for too many men at 15:52 and Rucinsky was penalized for boarding Andy Delmore at 17:11. But Daniel Briere found Drury open in the slot from the left side.'
Drury adjusting to third new team (Sabres) in 3 years
'"We were looking for players that are going to make a difference here. We believe Chris is that," Buffalo General Manager Darcy Regier said when he signed Drury to a contract that will pay him $3.45 million this season. "When you get the type of player Chris is, you want to make a commitment and you believe you can create a strong winning environment."'
Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 1
'"They way I look at it, the seventh and eighth teams in the conference will be three or four games over .500,'' Biron said after the Sabres improved to 22-25-5-1. "That's where we've got to get. We've got a lot of big games upcoming against conference teams and we're trying to get on a roll.'''
Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 1
'"As far as effort, it helps the team go a long way," Drury said. "We have been playing a little better lately and if we can stay consistent and get a roll going, I like our chances heading toward the playoffs."'
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'Martin Biron took center stage on Friday night, making stellar saves all night long and keeping the New York Rangers at bay for a 3-1 win in Madison Square Garden. The Ales Kotalik streak continued as well, as the Sabres are now 11-1 when the forward scores a goal.'
Sabres look for improvements from within
'Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier suggested a club on a tight budget can't get into an arms race with the big boys. He said the Sabres are interested in improving their roster, but they can't feel pressured to do so based on the moves their closest competitors have made.'
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Sharing recipes for "Recipe Roundup" is fairly easy this month. I have three recipes mentioned in the September "One of Hardin County's Finest Cooks" column featuring Greg Milby. They are the Teriyaki Chicken, the Fried Biscuits and the Ice Cream recipe.
The fourth recipe is one I found in a magazine and I can't wait for an occasion to try it.
Remember, if you have any recipes that you would like to share, send them to the email address at the end of this column. You might have lost a recipe that I could find for you. Also, let me know if you'd like to nominate someone for "One of Hardin County's Finest Cooks." I am taking nominations for 2013.
Nora Sweat, author of "Mama and Me," is a native of Hardin County and a retired home economics/family and consumer science teacher. She can be reached at email@example.com or by mail at 408 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown, KY 42701.
Smoked Teriyaki Chicken
Marinade chicken at least 12 hours in Lawry's Teriyaki Marinade. Smoke in smoker at 225 degrees for approximately 45 minutes. Baste the chicken with additional marinade after turning and 10 minutes before removing from the smoker.
Fried Biscuits
Small Pillsbury biscuits (at least 3 per person)
Canola oil
Powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar
Open biscuits and make a hole in the center of each biscuit and stretch to look like a doughnut.
Lay on a cookie sheet for approximately 15 minutes to allow biscuits to rise. Heat oil for frying. If camping, use a Dutch oven with 8 to 10 coals below.
Test oil first to ensure proper temperature. This can be done by placing one drop of water in oil; if it pops the oil is ready. Place only a few doughnuts in the oil at a time; they will cook pretty fast. Allow the doughnut to brown on one side and turn. When brown on both sides, remove from oil with tongs. Let doughnut cool for a minute and then roll in sugar of choice (powdered or cinnamon).
Note from Greg: I use chopsticks to make the turning easy.
Ice Cream
Base recipe:
2 cups of sugar
¼ teaspoon of salt
2 cups of whipping cream
1 gallon of whole milk
Mix sugar and salt with milk until sugar is dissolved and then add whipping cream. Once base is completed; add to the following of your choice:
2 teaspoon of vanilla
1 small box of vanilla instant pudding
½ can Hershey chocolate syrup
1 small box of chocolate instant pudding
2 cups strawberries
2 teaspoon of vanilla
1 small box of vanilla instant pudding
1 small box of strawberry gelatin
Once base is mixed with your choice of flavor, add to ice cream maker and follow machine specific directions. Recipe makes 1 gallon of ice cream.
Layered Turtle Cheesecake
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. brown sugar
¼ c. finely chopped pecans
6 T. cold butter, cubed
4-8 oz. packages cream cheese
1 c. sugar
1/3 c. brown sugar
¼ c. + 1 t. all purpose flour, divided
2 T. heavy whipping cream
1 ½ t. vanilla
4 eggs, lightly beaten
½ c. chocolate chips, melted and cooled
¼ c. caramel ice cream topping
1/3 c. chopped pecans
Ganache (frosting):
1/2 c. milk chocolate chips
¼ c. heavy whipping cream
2 T. chopped pecans
Additional caramel ice cream topping
Place a greased 9-inch springform pan on a double thickness of heavy duty foil, about 18 square-inches. Securely wrap foil around pan.
In a small bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and pecans; cut in butter until crumbly. Press onto the bottom of prepared pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until set. Cool.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugars until smooth. Beat in 1/4 cup flour, cream and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Remove 1 c. batter to a small bowl; stir in melted chocolate. Spread over crust.
In another bowl, mix caramel topping and remaining flour; stir in pecans Drop by tablespoonfuls over chocolate batter. Top with remaining batter. Place pan in a large baking pan; add one inch of hot water to larger pan.
Bake at 325 degree for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath; remove foil. Cool cheesecake on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife: cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.
For Ganache, place chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chips, stir until smooth. Cool slightly stirring occasionally.
Remove sides of pan, spread Ganache over cheesecake; sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate until set. At time of serving, drizzle with additional caramel topping.
Source: Taste of Home, August-September 2012
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Climate change and consequences on the ground
The link between extreme weather events, climate change, and national security is discussed in Extreme Realities, a new episode in PBS' series Journey To Planet Earth hosted by Matt Damon.
The video features a number of extreme weather phenomena: hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wild fires, and flooding. The discussion is about climate change and the consequences on the ground – or, how climate change may affect you.
It is important to ask what is the story behind the assertions made in the video. What scientific support is there for the link between such extremes and climate change?
Linking global warming to some of these extreme weather and climate phenomena has been tricky in the past. In some cases the record of past events may not be sufficiently complete to identify whether there is a dependency to the global state, mainly because many extremes are both rare and take place at irregular intervals. However, there has been substantial progress over the recent years.
Global climate models may provide a tool for studying such links, but they are designed to provide a picture of general large-scale features such as the greenhouse effect and how the air moves around, rather than local extreme phenomena. For some types of extremes such as heat waves, they can nevertheless provide valuable insight (Hansen et al., 2012).
Heat waves and droughts often extend over space and time, and the global climate models may provide a good representation of droughts and heat waves if they manage to predict the frequency and duration of high-pressure systems and the soil moisture associated with these events.
The way the air flows is in some circumstances difficult to predict, for instance where the storms move (storm tracks) and changes in the large-scale atmospheric circulation. The reason for this is described in earlier posts on chaos and climate, and was first discussed by Lorenz.
The climate models manage to reproduce the Hadley cell, El Nino Southern Oscillation, the Jet streams, the Trades, and the westerlies, but not tornadoes, derechoes, and thunderstorms. They do not provide the details needed to describe the local climate and many extreme phenomena affecting society and ecosystems.
Our knowledge about extremes and climate is based on more evidence than just climate model results. One elegant example is the recent paper in PNAS by Petoukhov et al., (2013) based on mathematics, physics, and measured air flow.
From physics, we know that different conditions such as soil moisture and cloud micro-physics both affect weather extremes, although different types and on different scales. Convective storms and tornadoes, as opposed to heat waves, have in the past gone undetected and tend to pass below the radar of the global climate models.
New studies, such as Petoukhov et al., (2013), are emerging in the scientific literature that provide additional support for a link between climate change and a wider range of extreme phenomena. These are based on our physical understanding, observational data, new ways of analysing data, and attribution studies (Coumou and Rahmstorf, 2012).
We are also learning more about local convective storms, and a recent example is provided by the Swedish Rossby Centre, reporting that showery convective rainfall type intensifies faster than the more spatially extensive stratiform type in response to warmer temperatures (Berg et al., 2013).
The analysis of the past observations has not always given a clear picture. So far, no clear connection has been found between the global warming and mid-latitude storms (or wind speed), and efforts comparing different ways to analyse past storm observations have only recently been published (Neu et al. (2012). If we understand why some analytical methods give different results for past storms, then we will be in a better position to detect potential dependencies to the state of the global climate.
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- D. Coumou, and S. Rahmstorf, "A decade of weather extremes", Nature Climate Change, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1452
- P. Berg, C. Moseley, and J.O. Haerter, "Strong increase in convective precipitation in response to higher temperatures", Nature Geoscience, vol. 6, pp. 181-185, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1731
- U. Neu, M.G. Akperov, N. Bellenbaum, R. Benestad, R. Blender, R. Caballero, A. Cocozza, H.F. Dacre, Y. Feng, K. Fraedrich, J. Grieger, S. Gulev, J. Hanley, T. Hewson, M. Inatsu, K. Keay, S.F. Kew, I. Kindem, G.C. Leckebusch, M.L.R. Liberato, P. Lionello, I.I. Mokhov, J.G. Pinto, C.C. Raible, M. Reale, I. Rudeva, M. Schuster, I. Simmonds, M. Sinclair, M. Sprenger, N.D. Tilinina, I.F. Trigo, S. Ulbrich, U. Ulbrich, X.L. Wang, and H. Wernli, "IMILAST: A Community Effort to Intercompare Extratropical Cyclone Detection and Tracking Algorithms", Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, vol. 94, pp. 529-547, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00154.1


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In addition to her B.F.A. from KCAI, Sarah Jaeger ('85 ceramics) holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard and has taught ceramics at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, the University of Nebraska and Pomona College. In 2006, she received a $50,000 unrestricted grant from United States Artists. Considered one of the leading studio potters in the United States, she served on the board of directors of the Archie Bray Foundation for more than 10 years and has received numerous honors, including a fellowship from the Montana Arts Council and an Emerging Talent Award from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.
Sculpture and installations by Ming Fay ('67 sculpture) have been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad. Recent one-person exhibitions include Shanghai MOCA, Butters Gallery in Oregon and Ramapo Gallery in New Jersey. Profiled in 2003 in Sculpture magazine, he has completed several public art commissions in New York, including sculptural benches for the Staten Island Terminal in New York and glass mosaic murals for the Delancey Street MTA terminal. He is a professor of sculpture at William Paterson University in New Jersey.
A 1999 recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, Robert ParkeHarrison ('90 photography) and his wife, Shana, construct fantasies in the guise of environmental performances for a protagonist who interacts with the landscape in their images. Tapping into their surreal imaginations, the artists combine elaborate sets within vast landscapes to address issues surrounding man's relationship to the earth and technology while additionally delving into the human condition. Their collaboration developed organically over many years, and since 2000 they have publicly claimed co-authorship of their images. Works by the ParkeHarrisons are included in numerous collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House.
With work in the Saatchi collection, Eric Sall ('99 painting) creates brash, vividly colored abstract paintings that have gathered attention from curators and collectors on both sides of the Atlantic. He has shown in Miami, Chicago, London and New York, and in 2004 he won the prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant Program Award. Two years after graduating from KCAI, he had his first solo exhibition at the Joseph Nease Gallery in Kansas City, and the same year he received a 2001 Charlotte Street Fund Award, which bestows no-strings-attached grants to outstanding Kansas City artists, strictly on the merits of their work. In 2002 he spent a year-long artist residency in Roswell, N.M., culminating the experience with a solo show at the Roswell Museum and Art Center. Sall had this to say about the foundation program at KCAI: "From the very beginning you are introduced to an intensive and demanding practice in the studio. Everyone has their own space to do the work, which is critically important in developing a serious work ethic."
"Kill Bill," "A Prairie Home Companion" and "27 Dresses" have one thing in common besides being box-office hits: costumes designed by Cat Thomas ('93 fiber), who received two Costume Designers Guild award nominations for "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" and "Kill Bill: Vol. 2" Thomas has worked with some of Hollywood's highest profile directors, including Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman, Neil Jordan, Richard Shepard, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Edward Burns. After leaving KCAI, she moved to New York and worked as an intern in the costume department at the The Juilliard School. There she made the contacts that allowed her to find work in film, and in 1995 she began designing for motion pictures. Thomas said she gained valuable insight into group dynamics during her studio courses at KCAI. "Having a critique and being analyzed by a group of peers is probably the hardest thing for anyone to do," Thomas said, noting that the experience taught her how to be open to modifying her ideas.
Nick Cave ('82 fiber), who received a $50,000 United States Artists grant in 2006, creates fantastic, almost ritualistic costumes for performance and exhibition as sculpture. His Soundsuits, which rustle, swish, whoosh or crackle as they move, are in many private and museum collections. A professor in the fiber department at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago, Cave said, "What I learned at KCAI was the importance of being able to allow yourself to explore the possibilities and to know that if I were to fall, I would still have the support of my professors. They challenged me, which allowed me to build trust in myself and to have a point of view — to have the confidence and the belief that I could turn this into a serious career." (Photo by James Prinz)


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Cape Town began at the (1) Castle of Good Hope (Buitenkant and Darling Streets; www.iziko.org.za/castle), a stout, star-shaped fortification built by the initial Dutch settlers in 1666. The noon tour on weekdays coincides with the changing of the guard. Immediately southwest, facing the (2) Grand Parade, the former military-parade and public-execution ground, which is now home to a lively market every Wednesday and Saturday, is the (3) Old Town Hall (Darling and Corporation Streets). Nelson Mandela addressed jubilant crowds from the hall's balcony following his release from prison in February 1990. The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra (www.cpo.org.za) plays regular concerts inside.
Walk south on Buitenkant Street to the (4) District Six Museum (25a Buitenkant Street; www.districtsix.co.za) to learn about the history of this demolished inner-city area, a victim of apartheid's laws. From the museum, turn right onto Albertus Street, then right again at Corporation Street to reach Mostert Street and its continuation, Spin Street. On the traffic island beside Church Square, look down to see a (5) circular plaque marking the location of the tree under which slaves were sold until emancipation in 1834. The (6) Slave Lodge (corner of Wale and Adderley Streets; www.iziko.org.za/slavelodge), now a museum, is nearby with its entrance on Adderley Street. Where Adderley meets Wale Street stands (7) St. George's Cathedral (www.stgeorgescathedral.com). Archbishop Desmond Tutu once preached at this "people's cathedral" and classical orchestral works are sometimes performed here. Continue north and turn right at Burg Street, then continue for two blocks to (8) Greenmarket Square. Once used as a slave market and produce market, today this cobbled square hosts one of the city's best crafts and souvenir markets. Beautifully restored art deco-style buildings from the 1930s surround three sides of the square, while on the fourth is the (9) Old Townhouse, completed in 1761 and now housing the Michaelis Collection (www.iziko.org.za/michaelis) of Dutch and Flemish artworks from the 16th to 18th centuries. The secluded Ivy Garden Restaurant in the courtyard to the rear is a good spot for refreshments.
Around the corner from the Old Townhouse is (10) Church Street, lined with interesting galleries and antique shops, including the excellent crafts store (11) African Image (corner of Burg and Church Streets; www.african-image.co.za). Head uphill north from here, crossing Long Street—the epicenter of the Cape Town's nightlife lined with pumping bars, clubs, and cafés—and continuing another four blocks until you hit Rose Street. This is the heart of the (12) Bo-Kaap, an area notable for its brightly painted houses. Visit the (13) Bo-Kaap Museum (71 Wale Street; www.iziko.org.za/bokaap) to learn about the area's principally Muslim community.
Retrace your steps along Rose Street, to the junction with Longmarket, where you'll head steeply uphill. It's quite a workout to reach the hiking track that leads from the end of Longmarket Street to the site of the (14) Noon Gun atop Signal Hill; a cannon is fired here at noon Monday to Saturday. The views are magnificent and afterward you can recover at the (15) Noon Gun Tearoom & Restaurant (273 Longmarket Street) located at the top of the street.
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So...after having it sit for a few years in the shipping box, I got it out a month or so ago and determined to get it built. _It_ was an old-school style cast 80% AR lower - the kind with the fully finished mag well and trigger area.
I just had to locate the special tools needed to do the tricky areas..the buffer tube hole ala the big F&*# Drill (BFD) and the big 1 3/16- 16tpi tap. These days those tools are a bit more rare as all the current 80% lowers now have those features completed for you. After months of trying to locate these tools on eBay I was ready to give up and buy them full price somewhere. But with a little help from the Gunco community I was able to get a loaner set of goodies to complete the build. Heck yeah, and a big thanks to everyone involved.
Guidance and reference for the build steps and setup tips came from:
CNCGUNSMITHING - www.cncguns.com - AR15 80% Lower Receiver Tutorial
And the excellent Ray-Vin "Machining the AR-15" free ebook.
Ray-Vin Technical Pages
On to the build...
First up was opening up the buffer tube hole to 1 1/8". I was advised to use a step drill first before the BFD to make it go smoother, and not bind.
No pics of the actual BFD, but prepping with the Uni drill first helped a bunch! The next pic shops my 'unique' bubba style clamping jig. Its some pine molding I had, and was soft enough to not mar the lower. (And cheaper than those fancy drilling jigs)
Next was tapping...using a punch in the chuck it setup nicely, and went thru fast.
After that I tilted the table, and drilled the pistol grip hole (I luv my old Shopsmith). With that done I could then tap that too.
Now the bolt release hole is pretty tricky, luckily the Ray-Vin book shows you how to make a tiny drill jig out of a small piece of bar stock. I made one and then clamped it to lower with a Quik-clamp as shown, then drilled thru with a long aircraft drill.
I did some of the other misc. holes, and then it was time for the holy trinity...Hammer hole/trigger hole/safety selector hole. Doing these just by measurement seemed a bit scary, so I opted to be cheap & resourceful by making my own jig from the PDF DIY template I found that was posted at the WeaponsGuild site. I printed it out and then transferred the pattern to a piece of scrap aluminum I had in the workshop. I drilled the holes and it looked pretty good...
I clamped it up to the receiver left side using the top edge and left casting ridge as my reference points. Drilled the saftey selector hole first , then clamped with a bolt carefully before moving on to the trigger and hammer holes.
After a few more misc steps it was ready for marking. I opted to use electro-etching as I built my own etching machine. I have been having problems using the photo stencils, so I decided to give it a try using the vinyl decal stencil and Q-tip method. (There is a great detailed thread on this at CalGuns by VaderSpade). I was able to get a great custom stencil made up by Tom L. in Az. at a very reasonable $10. He is more than willing to make them for other folks...PM me for his email contact info if you are interested)
Here is the finished etching.
I am setting this up with a AR 7.62x25 custom upper from Prexis, hope to have a final assembled pic up shortly.


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Multnomah University prepares students for meaningful careers that serve Jesus whether they're called to traditional ministry or the marketplace.
Stay connected to our community and help the next generation of Christian leaders become agents of positive change, whether they're serving across the street or across an ocean.
Dr. Donald Brake, vice
president of Multnomah and dean of Multnomah Biblical Seminary, will appear at a
book signing event on November 4 and 7 for his book, A Visual History of the English Bible: The Tumultuous
Tale of the World's Bestselling Book.
Dr. Brake received a starred review from
Publishers Weekly for the book,
stating that he "takes the reader on a wonderful journey through several
thousand years of history ... marking the people, events, and crises through which
the Bible has had to pass, finally emerging in our time as a versatile and vital
The book-signing events will take place on
November 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and November 7 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00
p.m. at Multnomah Biblical Seminary's Travis-Lovitt Hall. Dr. Brake will be
present to sign copies of his book and answer visitors' questions. Copies of
A Visual History of the English
Bible will be available for 30% off the retail
About the Book
"The book touches an area most Christians
have a natural interest in but have very little knowledge about," Dr. Brake
said. "The recent publicity of The Da Vinci
Code and The Lost Gospel of
Judas is evidence that there is a desire to know the truth about
how we know the Bible that we read today is the same as given originally. The
drama and intrigue that follows the history of the Scriptures is as great as a
Through A Visual History of the English Bible,
Dr. Brake tells the story of how God's word went from being strictly for those
in the pulpit, to being read, understood, and acted upon by laypeople. As the
title suggests, the coffee-table-style book is full of stunning visuals
including color illustrations, photographs, charts, and a visual
Dr. Brake's book, released in September
2008, also tells the stories of those that translated the Bible and brought it
to where it is today, including John Wycliffe, Johann Gutenberg, John Calvin,
and Ken Taylor. He asserts that most people know very little about the
translators' personal journeys. Excommunication and even death were common ends
to translation conflicts. "Resistance, persecution, Bible burning, and even
martyrdom have bloodied the history of Bible translation," he
"The importance of the Bible is not found
in the beautiful art it has inspired, nor its literary style but its intrinsic
value as a guide for life," says Dr. Brake. "I'm very excited to be able to
present this idea in a way that is accessible and interesting to a wide variety
of readers."
Writing the
An avid collector of rare Bibles, Dr.
Brake's enthusiasm for all things related to scripture, its history, and its
translation are revealed in his book. "I began writing this book several years
ago when I was asked by my family to record my journey as a rare Bible
collector," Dr. Brake said. "The fascinating journey has let me to many exotic
places and unique experiences as I bought and collected some of the world's most
rare volumes."
When Dr. Brake first started collecting,
his goal was not to simply share his experiences. He wanted to use his findings
to document the progress of Scripture from its inception to modern translations.
With this goal in mind, he only collected Greek, Latin, and English volumes that
were significant to this story. "Once I began doing this I was encouraged to
make my journal into a book," Dr. Brake said. "But what could I do that had not
been done?"
The answer to this question led Dr. Brake
to the formula of his book: the tumultuous tale of the Bible's story,
dramatically written sidebars of stories of martyrs, and adventures of a
bibliophile in his collecting. "I believe it will be of interest to those who
enjoy reading history that lives rather than just text with dates and factual
content," Dr. Brake said.
Contact Info
For more information about Dr. Brake's
book-signing event, please contact Kristin Kendall at 503.251.6452 or


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On a monthly basis during the academic year, an on-line order form will list product options for that purchasing cycle. Simply fill out the form by indicating the products and quantities you'd like from that month's offering. Once you've completed your order successfully, confirmation will be sent to your email account.
Step 2: Make your payment.
The co-op is basically a buying club--albeit one with a clear conscience and extraordinarily good taste--so the organizers need your advance payment to purchase the items you've selected. To complete this step, make out a check to "Wittenberg University" in the amount of your order, and then send it to Michelle McWhorter in the Biology Department by the deadline for that ordering cycle. Campus mail works fine for this purpose as do personal visits to Professor McWhorter's office, Room 367 of Kuss Science Center.
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Your items for the month will be available for pickup (usually in atrium of Hollenbeck Hall) at the designated date and time for that particular distribution. Bags will be available at the distribution point to help you cart away your purchases, but bringing your own reusable bags is also encouraged and generally in the spirit of the occasion. Be sure to mark the distribution date on your calendar and make arrangements for someone to pick up your order should you be unable to stop by. Because the co-op is not able to store unclaimed items, all the leftovers at the end of the distribution will be donated to Second Harvest food bank.
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The Drumbeat Grows Louder: Petraeus for President?
posted at 5:39 am on April 5, 2010 by Dafydd ab Hugh
I sincerely believe Gen. David Petraeus is sincere: He really, really, really doesn't want to run for president.
But that's not the point, is it? Who but a dyed in the rib politician would eagerly seek a job that requires one to be "on call" 24-7, for a minimum of four years and perhaps eight? That feels like being the molten material battered between hammer and anvil? Who but a career power-monger would actually enjoy being the last word on what Americans want, need, and shall get? Who but a certifiable loon could actually desire all that pressure, responsibility, accountability; all the lies, the remorse, the grief; the heavy weight of history, and the delicious poison of power?
The question with Petraeus is not whether he wants to do it, or is running to do it — but whether he would be willing to do it if prevailed upon by enough respected women and men on both sides the aisle. Despite all his denials and flat refusals, he has never yet said that he would not serve, even if his country desperately needed him.
General confusion
Even the Daily Telegraph has noticed, in its article titled "David Petraeus for President: Run General, run":
The problem is that Petraeus appears to have no desire to be commander-in-chief. His denials of any political ambition have come close to the famous statement by General William Sherman. The former American Civil War commander, rejecting the possibility of running for president in 1884 by stating: "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."
Close, but no cigar. By the way, our chums across the "pond" (by which one means the Atlantic Ocean) appear to have taken that quotidian quotation from Bartlett's, refusing to succumb to the more elegant version usually attributed — without citation — to William Tecumseh Sherman:
If drafted, I will not run; if nominated, I will not accept; if elected, I will not serve.
I don't care if he didn't actually say it that way; he should have.
The conundrum for Petraeus is this: If it becomes clear that Americans truly yearn for a non-politician as president — following the most political, partisan, and most unAmerican president in American history — how then can patriot Petraeus refuse? There literally is nobody else with his stature, nobody else whose reluctant acquiesence would instantly vault him to front-runner status and open the floodgates of campaign contributions. Beside David Petraeus, all other pretenders to the throne (including the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave) shrink to the stature of Miguelito Quixote Loveless… or for those with no cultural memory, the size of "Mini-Me."
And yet — we don't know the first thing about Petraeus' political opinions! For all we now, he could be another Eric Shinseki or Colin Powell, eager to further the "Europeanization" of America and knife Republicans — and Tea-Party activists — in the back. Yet somehow, I doubt it; I think that if Gen. Petraeus were free to tell us what he truly believes, he would be neither a liberal nor a conservative, and certainly not a Dick Cheney "neoconservative" (which I mostly find myself being), but rather a Tea Partier… whose motto would be "Taxed Enough Already," and who would be horrified by what the Left has done to his country.
I don't know if he will come 'round to accepting the plea from hoi polloi and politico alike, or whether, like Caesar, he will refuse it three times. (I hope not the latter; it didn't do J.C. a bit of good to be so dismissive.) But I have little enough interest in the professed and eager candidates already announced or rumored to be waiting in the wings that I would dearly love to roll the bones with Dr. Gen. David Howell Petraeus, PhD… if for no other reason than I would be bewitched, bothered, and bemused at the mismatch of the presidential debates between B.O. and CENTCOM.
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CHICAGO (Jan. 22, 2013) - Six current and former University of North Carolina women's soccer players are amongst the 29 players that U.S. Women's National Team head coach Tom Sermanni has named for a training camp leading into the USA's first two matches of 2013.
Those matches are slated for Feb. 9 in Jacksonville, Fla., and Feb. 13 in Nashville, Tenn. The USA will face Sermanni's native country of Scotland in both games.
Crystal Dunn, a junior midfielder for the Tar Heels, is one of new current collegians who will attend the training camp. Dunn has been invited to the training camp as a defender, a position she played for the U.S. U20 World Champions in 2012. Former Tar Heels who have been invited to the camp for the debut of Sermanni's tenure as the U.S. head coach include midfielders Heather O'Reilly ('06), Tobin Heath ('09) and Yael Averbuch ('08) as well as defender Whitney Engen ('09) and goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris ('09).
Sermanni, who was appointed the new head coach of the USA at the end of October, will be coaching in his first event with the U.S. team. He named 17 of the 18 players who helped the USA to the Olympic gold medal in London last summer, as well as numerous players with previous National Team experience and a handful of young talented players.
"I'm excited to get out on the field and work with the team for the first time," said Sermanni. "For this particular part of the cycle, it's important to look at the established players in the squad but also the up-and-coming players and the ones who we think have the potential to really fight for positions on the team. For me, this period is really about observation and evaluation of some players who I know very well, some I've seen play only a bit and some who I will be seeing in a competitive environment for the first time."
Forwards Abby Wambach, the 2012 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, and Alex Morgan, the 2012 U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year, are coming off a stellar year in which they combined for 55 goals, tying a 21-year-old U.S. record for most goals by two players in a calendar year.
The training camp also marks the return of defender Ali Krieger to the U.S. team for the first time since she suffered a serious knee injury during the Olympic Qualifying tournament in Canada just over a year ago. Krieger, one of the heroes of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Team, played the past five years in Germany and has returned to the USA to play in the NWSL for the Washington Spirit.
Several players who have been battling to make WNT rosters over the past few years and who have recently been playing in Europe were called up for the start of 2013: midfielder Yael Averbuch, who is playing for FC Göteborg in Sweden; defender Whitney Engen, who signed with Liverpool FC in England; goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris, who was playing for FCR Duisburg in Germany and has been allocated to the Washington Spirit; midfielder Keelin Winters who was playing for FCC Turbine Potsdam in Germany and has been allocated to the Chicago Red Stars; and forward Christen Press, the 2010 MAC Hermann Trophy winner at Stanford, who was second in scoring in Sweden's First Division last season, scoring 17 league goals and 25 in all 2012 competitions for FC Göteborg. She recently transferred to Tyresö FF.
Looking to the next generation, Sermanni named two of the stars of the U.S. team that won the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Japan last summer. Sermanni has given first full National Team call-ups to University of North Carolina defender Crystal Dunn, who played a dominating tournament at right back and assisted on the winning goal in the 1-0 World Cup Final victory against Germany, and to Santa Clara University defender Julie Johnston, the U.S. captain and winner of the Bronze Ball as the third-best player in the tournament, a rare achievement for a defender. Dunn recently won the MAC Hermann Trophy as the best player in college soccer. Dunn and Johnston are both 20 years old and have one year of college eligibility remaining.
The training camp will also take on added significance as U.S. head coach Tom Sermanni will be evaluating players to choose his roster for the 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal that will run from March 6-13.
Six players on the roster are uncapped: GK Jane Campbell, D Crystal Dunn, GK Ashlyn Harris, M Kristie Mewis, F Christen Press and M Keelin Winters.
U.S. Women's National Team Training Camp Roster by Position
GOALKEEPERS (5): Nicole Barnhart (FC Kansas City), Jane Campbell (Concorde Fire South), Ashlyn Harris (Washington Spirit), Jill Loyden (Sky Blue FC), Hope Solo (Seattle Reign FC)
DEFENDERS (9): Rachel Buehler (Portland Thorns FC), Crystal Dunn (North Carolina), Whitney Engen (Liverpool FC), Julie Johnston (Santa Clara), Ali Krieger (Washington Spirit), Heather Mitts (Boston Breakers), Kelley O'Hara (Sky Blue FC), Christie Rampone (Sky Blue FC), Becky Sauerbrunn (FC Kansas City)
MIDFIELDERS (10): Yael Averbuch (Göteborg FC), Shannon Boxx (Chicago Red Stars), Lauren Cheney (FC Kansas City), Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns FC), Lori Lindsey (Washington Spirit), Carli Lloyd (Western NY Flash), Kristie Mewis (FC Kansas City), Heather O'Reilly (Boston Breakers), Megan Rapinoe (Seattle Reign FC), Keelin Winters (Chicago Red Stars)
FORWARDS (5): Sydney Leroux (Boston Breakers), Alex Morgan (Portland Thorns FC), Christen Press (Tyresö FF), Amy Rodriguez (Seattle Reign FC), Abby Wambach (Western NY Flash)


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NFL Draft > 2010 Prospects > CB > Kareem Jackson
Kareem Jackson Scouting Report
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2010 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report:
Kareem Jackson, CB, Alabama
Jackson is leaving Alabama after his junior year, but he still garnered a ton of experience at the college level. The cornerback started 12 of 13 games as a freshman for Alabama and he was a starter ever since. Jackson finished sixth on the team with 66 tackles as a freshman in 2007, eighth with 44 tackles in 2008, in his National Championship-winning season as a junior he was sixth on the team with 49 total tackles. He also had 13 pass breakups, 14 passes defensed, and he returned an interception 79 yards against Mississippi. Jackson is extremely dangerous with the ball in his hands. He was a standout running back in high school before converting to the defensive side of the ball. Owning a rare combination of size and speed, he stands at 5'11' (he is sometimes generously listed at 6'0') and 192 pounds. At the NFL combine he ran an impressive 4.41 in the 40-yard-dash. "He might be the most underrated player in the entire draft right now," ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay said earlier in April. Jackson probably could have benefited from a senior season at Alabama and assured himself a spot in the 2011 first round. Still, you can't fault his decision based on both the season and off-season that he enjoyed. Nothing worse than a second-round selection is a near certainty and Jackson could even sneak into the late first round.
Last Updated Apr-20-2010 by Ricky Dimon
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Prediction: 3rd Round
Rare combination of size and speed? He isn't that big RICK!
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Senior Morgan Leonard and sophomores Tori Quinn and Kayla Scully highlighted the Canisius College honorees at the annual MAAC Women's Lacrosse Banquet on Thursday night. Leonard was named the league's Midfielder of the Year, while Quinn earned MAAC Offensive Player of the Year honors and Scully collected Defensive Player of the Year accolades.
Overall, seven Griffs earned all-conference honors on Thursday, including a school-record six first-team selections. Quinn, Leonard and Scully were joined on the All-MAAC First Team by senior midfielder Lindsey Morgan, junior midfielder Maria Kotas and freshman defender Ashley Bull. Freshman defender Sami Franco earned All-MAAC Second Team honors with Bull and Franco also being named to the conference's All-Rookie Team.
Leonard collected the conference's Midfielder of the Year honors after earning MAAC Defensive Player of the Year accolades last season. The senior has recorded 58 points on a team-best 49 goals and nine assists, while also leading the Griffs with 49 ground balls and 44 caused turnovers. Earning All-MAAC First Team honors for the second-straight season, Leonard ranks second in the country with 2.75 caused turnovers per game, seventh with 3.06 ground balls per game and 17th with 3.06 goals per game.
In her two seasons at Canisius, Leonard has totaled 97 points, 78 goals, 19 assists, 94 ground balls, 84 caused turnovers and 78 draw controls. She is just three points shy of becoming the 10th player in school history to record 100 career points and is the second Griff to earn MAAC Midfielder of the Year honors, joining Megan Oosting last season.
Quinn became the third Griff to earn MAAC Offensive Player of the Year accolades, joining Whitney Card in 2006 and her sister Carly last season. Quinn leads the Griffs with 67 points this season on 42 goals and 25 assists, the fourth most in school history and just 11 shy of the school record. The sophomore leads the MAAC with 4.19 points per game, ranks second with 1.56 assists per game and third with 2.62 goals per game.
The Orangeville, Ontario native also collected all-conference honors as a rookie last season, earning second-team accolades in 2012. In 32 career games, Quinn has totaled 92 points, 62 goals and 30 assists.
The nation's leader in save percentage, Scully anchored the Canisius defense during her sophomore campaign. She ranks first in Division I with a .533 save percentage and fifth in the country with a 7.28 goals against average.
Scully is the first underclassmen to win Defensive Player of the Year honors since 2006. In addition, she is the third Griff in four years to earn the league's MAAC Defensive Player of the Year award and the fifth overall. Elise Crawford (2004), Alana Chan (2005), Allison Daley (2010) and Leonard (2012) also earned the accolade at Canisius.
Morgan earned all-conference accolades for the third time in her career. She was also named to the All-MAAC First Team last season, while collecting second-team honors in 2011. During her senior campaign, Morgan has totaled 43 points, 32 goals, 11 assists, 42 ground balls, 32 caused turnovers and 15 ground balls.
The two-time team captain currently ranks ninth nationally with 2.00 caused turnovers per game. Morgan also places eighth in school history with 123 career points, sixth with 98 career goals and fourth with 88 career caused turnovers.
Kotas earned first-team All-MAAC honors for the first time in her career after collecting second-team accolades in each of her first two seasons. The junior leads the Griffs with 43 draw controls this season, while ranking second with 22 assists and third with 55 points, 33 goals, 41 ground balls and 20 caused turnovers.
Bull becomes just the fourth Griff to earn All-MAAC First Team honors following her rookie campaign, joining Kristy Grossman in 1999 and Whitney Card and Alana Chan in 2005. Bull has helped anchor the top scoring defense in school history this season, which has allowed 8.19 goals per game – more than two goals per game less than the current record (10.45 in 2011). Bull has started 15 games in 2013, collecting 30 ground balls, seven caused turnovers, four draw controls, one goal and one assist.
Franco has also helped anchor the top scoring defense in school history en route to second-team all-conference honors as a rookie. Franco has totaled 20 ground balls, seven caused turnovers and five draw controls, while also drawing the assignment of the opposing team's top offensive threat.
In addition, six Griffs were honored for their work away from the field. Leonard and Quinn were joined by senior Gina Molfetta and sophomores Casey Depauw, Tori Greco and Natalie Wagaman on the MAAC All-Academic Team.
After winning the program's first MAAC regular-season title, the Griffs now look to become the first school in conference history to win three-straight MAAC Women's Lacrosse Tournaments. Top-seeded Canisius, who went 12-4 and 6-0 in league play during the season, opens the tournament on Friday at 4:30 p.m. against fourth-seeded Siena in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.


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