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- Low-key onboard entertainment, including local performances in most regions
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Welcome to a new feature on Arsenal.com - Talking Heads.
Before and after every first-team fixture our MatchDay Show team - and an Arsenal blogger - will have their say on the match.
Arsenal take on Marseille in the Champions League on Wednesday and our Talking Heads for this game were Dan Roebuck, Adrian Clarke and James McNicholas from Gunnerblog.
Read on for their post-match thoughts and recap what they said before kick-off.
It was by no means a pretty fixture but that matters little to Arsène Wenger and his side. It's three points that will most likely see Arsenal end up topping the group, provided there are no major slip-ups between now and early December. The back four was particularly excellent with Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker enjoying excellent games at the heart of the defence, together with an assured performance from Carl Jenkinson at right-back. A good evening for Arsenal, no matter how they got the job done.
Like Arsenal, Marseille have had a frustrating start to their domestic campaign but they've done well in Europe. Their 3-0 win over Dortmund last time out was flattering in the extreme - Marseille's goal led a charmed life - but there's no doubt that the French side are a tricky proposition on home soil. I like the look of Lucho Gonzalez while Andre Ayew will give any full back problems. But I fancy Arsenal to leave France with a point. They are getting players back from injury and seem fresher as well as more cohesive now the new signings have settled in. Robin van Persie is in great nick and I'd take him to score at anytime in the match if I was a betting man - which I am!
As a spectacle I thought it was a poor quality Champions League encounter but it's a magnificent three points for Arsenal to celebrate. The French side never got going and as the match wore on it was clear that Arsenal were the only side attempting to win the game. Aaron Ramsey deserves a lot of credit for his finish. The pressure on him was immense but his first touch and shot were nothing short of perfect. It was all very scrappy, certainly not vintage Arsenal but the performance doesn't matter greatly. The Gunners are in charge of the group and I fully expect them to go on and qualify now in top spot.
Despite taking maximum points so far I expect Marseille to adopt a cautious approach to this match. Unless they have to come at Arsenal they will sit back and try and hit Arsenal on the counter-attack just as they did in sensational fashion when beating Borussia Dortmund at home on Matchday Two. Their front four of Valbuena, Lucho, Ayew and Remy is dangerous but I do think the French side are vulnerable at the back. I know they haven't conceded yet in the competition but if Arsenal's forwards are on form Marseille won't be able to handle them. Arsenal's recent away record in the Champions League is a worry and it won't be easy getting back to winning ways at the Stade Velodrome but I do believe they will return to north London with at least a point.
JAMES McNICHOLAS, GUNNERBLOG
There's no sweeter way to win a football match than with a last-gasp winner. Aaron Ramsey's goal puts us in the group's driving seat, and well on the way to qualification. It was a well-taken strike and a rare moment of class in a match in which neither side performed to the extent of their capabilities. The boos of the Marseille fans at the full-time whistle told their own story. The French side will be disappointed to have barely tested Wojciech Szczesny, though plenty of credit must go to Arsenal's backline. I thought Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker were outstanding in helping Arsenal to a first European clean sheet on the road since Milan in 2008 - a full 17 games. Ahead of them, Alex Song and Mikel Arteta did well to break up the play and prevent the likes of Lucho and Valbuena influencing the game in any meaningful way. All Arsenal needed was to find that one golden chance. After Mandanda saved well from Van Persie, it looked as if we were destined for a draw, but Ramsey thought otherwise. After the pain of Dortmund, this late goal was very welcome indeed.
The cauldron of the Velodrome promises to be an intimidating experience for this Arsenal team. Both sides have had a less-than-ideal start to the season, and both will be conscious of the boost to morale three Champions League points could provide. The fiercest battle will be fought in midfield, with reported former Arsenal target Lucho Gonzalez squaring off against the man we eventually signed, Mikel Arteta. The ball-winning skills of Alex Song will be vital in controlling this area of the park. Marseille have plenty of pace up front in the likes of Loic Remy and Andre Ayew, so an unfamiliar backline including both Andre Santos and Carl Jenkinson will have to perform diligently to keep the French side at bay. Arsenal have not lost in their seven previous visits to France and Arsène Wenger would hate to lose that record at the home of his old enemy. I anticipate a competitive score draw.
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In celebration of National Poetry Month, an exhibit of Affrilachian Poetry is now on display inside Special Collections [1] on the 4th floor of Belk Library for the month of April. The exhibit, curated by graduate student Forrest Gray Yerman, is accessible while Special Collections is open. Click here [2] for hours.
Affrilachian poetry is a distinction to say, Appalachian poetry by poets of minority ethnic backgrounds either from Appalachia, or with a connection to the Appalachian region. This distinction is made due to the historical and prevalent myth of Appalachians as white, mountain people, or hillbillies.
Like Appalachian poetry, Affrilachian poetry features many themes such as connection to place, family, food, music, nature, and coal mining, as well as poems and poets that take a broad view in writing about the South; broader, the United States; and most broadly, the world, and our human connection to the whirling "business" that surrounds all 7 billion of us. This exhibit features books of poetry from past and contemporary poets, as well as several books from members of the Affrilachian Poets, a formal, nationally recognized, invitation-only group of Affrilachian writers.
Curator Forrest Gray Yerman is pursuing a Master's degree in Appalachian Studies and works in Special Collections. Affrilachia and the Affrilachian Poets are the focus of his graduate studies.
For more information about Affrilachian poetry, please see the pathfinder [3] dedicated to this subject.
Top: This picture features several members of the Affrilachian Poets, and friend Parneshia Jones, and testifies to the true diversity of the Appalachian region and the group. From the top, left to right: Mitchell L.H. Douglas, Rane Ramón Arroyo, and Hao Wang; bottom, left to right: Crystal Good, Parneshia Jones, Ellen Hagan, Amanda Johnston, Kelly Norman Ellis, Tania James, and Bianca Spriggs
Middle: Randall Horton, member of the Affrilachian Poets, and Forrest Gray Yerman.
Bottom: Affrilachian Poet Ricardo Nazario y Colón wearing an original Affrilachian Poets t-shirt.


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Wayne Law Alumna Marilyn Kelly Named Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
DETROIT (Jan. 14, 2009) – Wayne State University Law School 1971 alumna and Wayne Law Board of Visitors Member Marilyn Kelly has been named the new Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. She is the fifth woman, since the Court was first established in 1805, to serve as the Court's leader.
Kelly was elected on Jan. 8, 2009, by her colleagues to serve a two-year term. The seven Justices voted 4-3 to elect Justice Kelly.
"I congratulate Justice Kelly on being named Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court," said Wayne Law Dean and Professor Robert M. Ackerman. "The distinction is well-deserved, and I am confident that Chief Justice Kelly will be a superb leader of the state's judicial system."
He added, "Justice Kelly's impact on the community, state and students here at the Law School continues to be remarkable."
Kelly taught French at the high school and college level and served on the Michigan State Board of Education before she began her legal career. Upon graduating from Wayne Law with honors, she served as an attorney for 17 years in Michigan before taking the bench.
Kelly won election to the Michigan Court of Appeals in 1988, and served on that court for seven years. She was first elected to the Supreme Court in 1996 and was re-elected in 2004. Her current term expires Jan. 1, 2013.
Kelly is a former president of the Michigan State Board of Education, the Women's Bar Association, the Women Lawyers' Association of Michigan, and the National Consortium for Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts. She is currently active in national, state and local bar organizations, as well as with a number of community boards and advisory committees.
She is editor of the 6th Edition of "Michigan Family Law," published by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and has written articles for Colleague Magazine, the Michigan Bar Journal, and the Women Lawyers Newsletter.
In 2005, Kelly was honored by the Law School at the Treasure of Detroit Gala for her remarkable accomplishments in and contributions to the law.
In a release issued by the Michigan Supreme Court, the Detroit native said she welcomes the opportunity to serve as Chief Justice. "I view this as an honor and a great responsibility," Kelly said. "I will be working every day to deserve the title of Chief Justice – with my fellow Justices, with the Michigan judicial branch, and with the people of Michigan."
About Wayne Law
Wayne State University Law School has educated and served the Detroit metropolitan area since its inception as Detroit City Law School in 1927. Located at 471 West Palmer Street in Detroit's re-energized historic cultural center, the Law School remains committed to student success and features modern lecture and court facilities, multi-media and distance learning classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium, and the Arthur Neef Law Library, which houses one of the nation's 40 largest legal collections. Taught by an internationally recognized and expert faculty, Wayne Law students experience a high-quality legal education via a growing array of hands-on curricular offerings, five client clinics, and access to well over 100 internships with local and non-profit entities each year. Its 11,000 living alumni, who work in every state of the nation and more than a dozen foreign countries, are experts in their disciplines and include leading members of the local, national and international legal communities.


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In 2011, 55% of homes in Sunshine West had a broadband internet connection.
A fast Internet Connection is increasingly required for accessing essential information and undertaking domestic and non-domestic business. Households with dial-up or no internet service are being left behind in the digital divide as both government and the private sector are increasingly conducting their business, or aspects of it, on-line.
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Overall 32.3% of households had no internet connection or a dial up connection, and 54.8% had broadband connectivity, compared with 25.8% and 61.9% respectively in City of Brimbank.
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Between 2006 and 2011 the number of households with an internet connection increased by 1,067.
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I finally got a day to go to the range and shoot my new S&W Sigma 9mm after buying it two weeks ago. I did order a Hogue grip and received it this past week and used it today also.
My first two magazines were all over the place. But this is my first handgun to shoot in a good number of years. The heavy trigger took a couple of shots to get used to, but since this is my first handgun to shoot in a while I don' t have anything to compare it too. It was too bad of a pull either. The first couple sets of magazines were at a longer distance. Then when the space opened at the shorter distance I moved over there and did considerably better. Overall, I think I think I did pretty good for shooting my first 184 rounds through this new gun. Definitely plan on making many more trips to the range, and going through a lot of bullets.


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USC player apologizes for tweeting his unhappiness about playing in El Paso's Sun Bowl
EL PASO, Texas - University of Southern California linebacker Tony Burnett, who has come under some criticism on the Internet for his remarks about playing in the Hyundai Sun Bowl and coming to El Paso, has issued an apology.
"Earlier today I made some tweets I regret," he wrote on his Twitter account Monday afternoon. "To the city of El Paso and representatives of the Hyundai Sun Bowl, I apologize for my remarks. My team and I are grateful for the opportunity to play in our first bowl game in three years and we are appreciative of all of the hard work that goes into making the game happen.
"What I tweeted was not representative of my team or my university. I sincerely apologize and hope my apology is taken at its word. I am excited for the bowl game and I hope we can give you a great show. Thank you for your support and Fight On! I am not perfect. When a mistake is made you apologize. it is the simplest complexity of life."
Earlier on Monday, tweeting under the name Benjamin S. Button, Burnett wrote "Georgia Tech!? El Paso, Texas!? New Years Eve!? FML" about the Dec. 31 Sun Bowl matchup. That tweet and two other tweets about El Paso that were posted early Monday were deleted in the afternoon. Editor's note: View the tweets in the picture above.
Earlier Monday, he also tweeted, "El Paso "if you never seen a real life giant tumbleweed get ready," and, "Well on the bright side get a chance to go out a winner so hey. Work my ass off 15 more times then one last go round in the card n gold."
Burnett's Twitter profile states, "I'm me n no social network will change that." Read his USC official bio here.
USC was ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason poll and projected by some to contend for the national title. They did not qualify for a Bowl Championship Series bowl game and were invited to the Sun Bowl.
Some people aren't always happy with coming to El Paso to play a game, but sometimes their minds are changed.
Berry Tramel would not have been considered an ambassador for El Paso in 2009.
In the lead-up to that year's Sun Bowl, Tramel, a sports writer for The Oklahoman, said El Paso was "not a great tourist destination." He also said the city does not have great weather, and there are not a lot of things to do.
"El Paso might be a fine place to live, but I'm in no hurry to return," he wrote in 2009 as Oklahoma was getting ready to face Stanford in the Sun Bowl.
This time around, he was a bit more complimentary, even calling it a good trip.
"I enjoyed it. I hope to be back soon," Tramel wrote in his blog this past September after Oklahoma defeated UTEP (the University of Texas at El Paso) at the Sun Bowl.
Tramel wrote about Marty Robbins' ballad "El Paso," how it might be one of the best ballads ever written, and that it would make a great screenplay with just a few pieces of dialogue thrown in.
He said he has felt safe in El Paso but that looking over to Juarez, Mexico, he is reminded of the violence over there making it the "murder capital," as he called it.
He also called El Paso a suburb of Juarez and said it's strange to realize you're only a few hundred yards from a place "where the U.S. constitution loses its punch."
Maybe most perplexing, he called El Paso's Mexican food OK and said the Mexican food in Oklahoma is better. Tramel liked the sopapillas at Leo's Mexican restaurant and said he could eat 30 of them if he had gone to the restaurant on an empty stomach.
His colleague, Stephanie Kuzdym, the beat writer for the Sooners, posted several pictures and a couple of videos from the trip, saying she loved how the Sun Bowl is carved into the mountain.


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First off, sorry I know that this topic has been talked to death, but I have searched through all of the How to Dye a Girth Belt threads that I could find. So, I have the Rit Dye formula and the dyeing procedure, but one thing that I am still a bit mystified about is the per dye 5 hour acetone bath. In some posts it indicated that the acetone bath is intended to remove the existing color in others it implies that bath prepares the belt to accept the dye by stripping off some kind of protective coating.
So, the question is: Is the acetone bath required prior to dyeing a natural/white girth belt? And of somewhat less importance, if so: Why? What exactly is the acetone doing?
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These pages provide tips for keeping yourself and your family members safe in various situations and stages of abuse.
WomensLaw.org thanks the National Center for Victims of Crime and Lydia Walker for their assistance in compiling this material.
General safety tips for Email and browsing the Internet
This page helps you think of ways to try to stay safe if you are currently living with someone who is violent.
If you are thinking about leaving a violent relationship, this page can help you think of ways to prepare.
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Tips for how to stay safe if you are a victim of stalking.
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Hello all, I would like to share a PBBG i'm currently playing but seems to have some difficulties getting players. It's actually a good one, and i don't really understand why people isn't joining and i though to land them a hand. This is the official description.
ApocalypticWorld is a free BMMORPG in which players play in a Apocalyptic environment and have to fight for dominance in the cities that survived the nuclear crisis.
Earth has become an outlaw world after a nuclear crisis. Now all it remains are a few cities, trying to group up, this is now a wild world. Can you stand for it?
=== Housing ===
Players are given a house with 5 empty rooms. Initially you have available only 2, the yard and the basement. This is a core feature of the game, because players place furnitures in their houses in order to gain statistics for their character, which influence their performance in combat and exploring the map, among other activities.
=== Scout Center & Questing ===
There are 2 types of scout missions, patrols and exploration. Each type give benefits depending on the player statistics. You can also explore the map to search for items (also harvest, dig and mine) and complete special missions. In this map, you will also find other players, with the possibility to interact with them, healing, attacking or stealing them.
=== Player Interaction ===
There are many aspects in the game where players can interact with each other. The Black Market to sell and buy house items, the combat system, with possibilities to steal players, put bounties on players, raid other players house and send items to them. On top of this, players can create and join guilds.
=== Craft ===
Using the items you found on the Map, Junkyard or other ways, you can create new consumables, weapons, etc. and refine materials.
=== Other Features ===
* Players have access to the Stash, unlocked via the Scout missions. The Stash is kind of a safe box, where players can deposit a limited amount of money, which is locked for other players with no possibilities to be stolen.
* The Junkyard, unlocked via the Patrol missions, is an area of the city where you can dig for special and unique daily items.
* Another way to earn money and items, is to get enrolled in a job. Players can work periodically, and in the end of the day, they will get a reward based on how much they worked.
* Players need combat statistics to survive, and the best way to improve this, is in the Train Center, where players can raise they Strenght, Speed and Defense.
* There's a Doctor's House, you will visit it if you are kicked by other player.
* Stealing other players (and/or raiding their house) could be a quick way of gaining wealth, but it's a risky way, the city Sheriff is always around and there's a chance he will see you, and put you in jail for a temporary period.
* An alternative to buy items, is the city Mall, where players will find the basic needs to play the game.
* Frequently the city will be assaulted by bandits, players have to fight them, and if they fail, a building of the city will be destroyed and will become unavailable for some time (this buildign can be repaired by refined materials). This can be any building from the Mall to the Train Center.
This is all good but...why should I play?
The initial phase of the game can be a little hard if you're looking for a non-stop game since the first minute, this isn't that kind of game, you should work a little before you can do that "non-stop".
As a matter of fact, this is a game with lots of features, and lots of items to get. That mean you always will have something missing to get and something to do when you have refilled your action stats.
The PvP it's fun to play, but isn't the kind of you'll win always no matter what you do, you need to prepare yourself and choose your house and equipment wisely, also need to take under consideration your RES attribute before attacking, stealing or raiding.
The dev team is made of actual players, and they are arround daily, checking in with players ways to improve the game and watching all the feedbacks they made.
Why not give it a shoot and see where the game goes?
Link: www.apocalypticworld.com
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You've traveled overnight between back-to-back meetings, rushed from the airport to a hotel in Bethesda, and dragged your bags and yourself to a stale ballroom just in time to review tons of grant applications in a single day. You open the door and breathe a sigh of relief when you see the welcoming scene of your smiling Scientific Review Officer (SRO), your colleagues, and of course light refreshments–
[sound of record screeching to a halt]
–wait, there's no food, no coffee, and the room is half empty two minutes before start time because reviewers have scattered to find a decent breakfast to sustain them through the morning…
Why worry about coffee?
You might think that refreshments at scientific peer review meetings are superficial, a minor part of the grant application review process. But my SRO colleagues and I field many questions and complaints about this. It's clear to us that the research community cares about this topic, so I wanted to discuss it with you in a bit more detail.
HHS restrictions.
In case you missed it, in 2012 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented new restrictions on using appropriated funds for food, including at peer review meetings. The NIH is part of HHS, and the NIA and your SRO have to abide by HHS restrictions. We don't have the option to not comply.
The new restrictions were related to two Executive Orders issued in 2011 on efficient spending and eliminating excess spending, including conference spending (PDF, 115K). During a time of heightened scrutiny of government spending, similar restrictions have been implemented in other government agencies.
Response to the restrictions.
Some have made requests to waive the restrictions for review meetings. In response, advocates of the restrictions have pointed out that NIH reviewers receive a per diem to cover food. So, some people bring their own coffee and food to meetings or purchase it on site. Many hotels now offer a free breakfast (for all hotel guests) or an all-access food deal (with lapel pin) paid by the reviewer.
But, as a chairperson of a review meeting recently commented, there are important drawbacks to consider. She wondered whether efficiency and perhaps even money have been lost with the need for longer breaks, lunches, and meetings. This same person also felt that the underlying message remains pretty…unpalatable. In a world where food is almost universally used to welcome and honor important guests, the removal of a convenient source of brain energy seems like a slight to reviewers, who are central to peer review, work essentially for free, and deserve our gratitude and care.
Lost time and efficiency? Maybe…
My scientific review colleagues and I have pondered these same issues, and how to address them. At this point, the best we can do is to try to offer every convenience that we can to our reviewers, and let you know we do understand the restrictions mean reviewers spend more time away from the meeting room. Most, but not all, reviewers appear to have taken these changes in stride.
Reviewers, how can we better support you?
Reviewers, beyond food and coffee–or even about food and coffee–I do want to hear from you about your review experience. My colleagues and I are so grateful for your service, so please comment below and let me know how we can better support you.


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Little Rock Police Department
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The mission of the Little Rock Police Department is to provide the citizens of Little Rock, Arkansas, with a law enforcement system that effectively integrates and utilizes Departmental, civic and community resources to protect life and property, preserve law and order and enforce State Laws and City Ordinances within the framework of the Constitution.
In order to realize these goals, the efforts of the Department are directed in the following six (6) areas:
Recognizing the spirit of the Little Rock Police Department is one of helping people and providing assistance at every opportunity.
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Hempstead, NY - Senior Jay Card tallied three goals and two assists, junior Brad Loizeaux added one goal and two assists, and goalie Andrew Gvozden stopped eight shots to lead the fourth-ranked Hofstra Pride over Air Force, 11-6 at James M. Shuart Stadium Sunday afternoon. The Pride, who equaled their best start to a season since 1997, improve to 5-0 on the season while the Falcons slip to 1-5.
Card, who became the eighth player in school history to record 100 career goals with his first goal of the game Sunday, recorded his second consecutive five-point game after posting six against Harvard on March 5. Loizeaux, who assisted on Card's final goal of the game, notched a season-high three points after posting a point in each of his first four games. Senior Jamie Lincoln added two assists. Gvozden, who posted his fifth victory of the season, made eight saves in 51:18 before being relieved by sophomore Rob Bellairs .
The Falcons of Air Force were led by senior Zach Carroll with two goals while senior Vinny Sandtorv and junior Adam Paranka each chipped in with one goal and one assist.
Hofstra jumped on Air Force early building a 6-1 lead midway through the second quarter. Junior Mike DeNapoli opened the scoring 8:48 into the contest on a bounce shot from 10 yards for a 1-0 lead. Loizeaux boosted the lead less than a minute later on a shot from eight yards after a short pass from Kevin Ford. The Falcons got on the board with 2:09 to play in the first quarter as Paranka capitalized on a Hofstra turnover near midfield to score his third of the year off a pass from Tristan Newkirk.
But the Pride scored the next four as Card assisted on the next two goals by senior Stephen Bentz (2 goals) and a man-up tally by sophomore Michael Burke before scoring the 100th of his career, on a jump shot from 10 yards, and sophomore Drew Coholan notching his second of the year from Loizeaux for a 6-1 lead with 8:35 to play in the half.
Air Force rallied with three unanswered goals as freshman Kyle Cassady tallied his second of the year from 12 yards out, and classmate Tommy McKee added his seventh of the year, in transition, 50 seconds later and Carroll posted his sixth of the season with 1:59 to play in the half to cut the deficit to 6-4.
But Hofstra went on a 5-1 run, including two goals in the final minute of the second quarter by sophomore Ian Braddish , and third quarter goals by Card and Bentz to boost the lead to 10-5. Card and Carroll exchanged fourth quarter goals to post the final 11-6 score.
The Pride outshot Air Force, 32-27 and picked up 32 ground balls to the Falcons' 26. Hofstra was also dominant in face-offs, capturing 16 of 20 with sophomore John Antoniades winning 15 of 19.
Hofstra returns to action and begins Colonial Athletic Association play next Saturday, March 19 when they travel to Newark, Delaware to face the Delaware Blue Hens at 1 p.m.


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Football Travels To North Dakota
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Quickly: Southern Utah University plays the first of two season-ending road games this weekend when the Thunderbirds travel to Grand Forks, N.D. to take on the University of North Dakota in a Big Sky Conference match-up.
Southern Utah (4-5/3-3 Big Sky) evened its Big Sky record last week with a 30-27 win over then-No. 1 Eastern Washington. It was SUU's first home win in Big Sky play and a good way to send the seniors out in the team's final home game of 2012. The Thunderbirds had suffered close losses at home to then-No. 2 Montana State (24-17), Sacramento State (27-22) and Weber State (24-22) in their previous three Big Sky home games. SUU has won both its BSC road contests, however, coming out on top at both Portland State (49-42) and Montana (30-20).
North Dakota (4-5/2-4 Big Sky) traveled to Montana State last weekend and came away with a 55-10 loss to the then-No. 4 Bobcats. UND had snapped a three-game conference losing streak the prior week with a 40-34 home win over Montana.
The Game: Southern Utah (4-5/3-3) at North Dakota (4-5, 2-4), Saturday at 1:05 p.m. (Central), Alerus Center (12,283/AstroTurf).
The Series: Saturday's game will be the sixth meeting between SUU and UND. The Thunderbirds hold a 3-2 edge in the series between the two first-year Big Sky rivals, but North Dakota won the last one, a 26-20 victory last year in Cedar City when the Thunderbirds were ranked 17th and UND was 24th. That win snapped a three-game SUU winning streak over North Dakota, which included a pair of wins in Grand Forks. SUU came out on top 15-14 in the first meeting at UND in 2008 and was a 31-21 winner in 2010 in the other meeting in Grand Forks. Both of UND's wins have come in Cedar City.
Video Highlights: Video highlights of the Thunderbirds' home and road games will be available to accredited media outlets via SUU's FTP site. For information on obtaining those highlights contact SUU Director of Athletic Media Relations Neil Gardner.
Radio: All of Southern Utah's 2012 football games are available over the Thunderbird Sports Network. SUU flagship station KSUU (91.1 FM) will carry every game live as well as on the worldwide web at www.suu.edu/ksuu. Art Challis is in his 39th season as the Thunderbirds' football voice. Matt Roan, a former all-conference center for the Thunderbirds, provides color commentary.
On The Internet: Video web-streaming coverage of all of Southern Utah's remaining games, both home and away, will be available on Big Sky TV, at www.bigskytv.org. Audio of SUU games is available at the Thunderbirds' website at www.suutbirds.com or at www.suu.edu/ksuu.
Live Stats: Live stats of Saturday's game will be available on the Thunderbird website at www.suutbirds.com.
Thunderbird Practice Schedule: The players are off on Mondays. Daily practices Tuesday through Thursday are scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. and end between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Media Availability: Players and coaches are available for interviews on Tuesdays following practice, at approximately 6:30 p.m. SUU Head Coach Ed Lamb participates in the Big Sky teleconference each Wednesday and media representatives are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. His regularly scheduled time is 10:16 a.m. (Mountain). To contact a player or coach on another day or time, or to arrange telephone interviews, contact Neil Gardner at email@example.com or 435-586-7753.
Big Sky Teleconference: The Big Sky Conference holds a weekly coaches teleconference, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (Mountain). For information on accessing the teleconferences, contact SUU Director of Athletic Media Relations Neil Gardner. The complete schedule follows:
10:00 a.m. - Rob Ash, Montana State
10:08 a.m. - Chris Mussman, North Dakota
10:16 a.m. - Ed Lamb, Southern Utah
10:24 a.m. - Jody Sears, Weber State
10:32 a.m. - Mike Kramer, Idaho State
10:40 a.m. - Mick Delaney, Montana
10:48 a.m. - Earnest Collins, Jr., Northern Colorado
10:56 a.m. - Jerome Souers, Northern Arizona
11:04 a.m. - Nigel Burton, Portland State
11:12 a.m. - Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State
11:20 a.m. - Beau Baldwin, Eastern Washington
11:28 a.m. - Tim Walsh, Cal Poly
11:36 a.m. - Bob Biggs, UC Davis
Thunderbird Club Luncheons: The Thunderbird Club's weekly no-host luncheon is held Mondays at noon at the Cedar City Crystal Inn. The public is invited to attend the luncheons where Southern Utah's in-season coaches talk about their upcoming contests and review the past week's action.
Next Up/Remaining Schedule: The season wraps up next week with a Big Sky game at Northern Arizona (Nov. 10).
The Coaches
A 2010 Eddie Robinson Award nominee, SUU's Ed Lamb (BYU, 1996) has a record of 24-28 in his fifth season as the Thunderbird head coach and his fifth season as a head coach overall. Last year Lamb guided the Thunderbirds to their second straight winning season and their first win over an FBS-level opponent (UNLV) since 1997. He led the team to a Great West Conference championship in 2010 when the Thunderbirds went undefeated in GWC play and finished the season with a 6-5 overall mark. Prior to taking over at SUU, Lamb spent three seasons at the University of San Diego where he coordinated the special teams and recruiting and was the Toreros' defensive backs coach. Prior to his time at USD Lamb spent two seasons as defensive coordinator at Idaho. He also served a season at BYU as a linebackers coach and four seasons at the University of Redlands, three as defensive coordinator and one as defensive line coach. Coach Lamb is 3-1 vs. North Dakota.
Chris Mussman (Iowa, 1990), takes a record of 27-25 in four-plus seasons into the game. All five of his seasons as a head coach have been at UND. Coach Mussman is 1-3 against the Thunderbirds.
Affiliations: Southern Utah is beginning its first season in the Big Sky Conference following eight years as a member of the Great West Conference. North Dakota is also in its first season the Big Sky, following four years in the Great West.
Captains: This year's captains are seniors Brad Sorensen (QB) and Cody Larsen (DT).
Big Sky Players of the Week
Brad Sorensen and Colton Cook were named ROOT Sports' Big Sky Conference Players of the Week for their play last weekend.
Sorensen, a senior quarterback from Grand Terrace, Calif., completed 33-of-43 passes for 392 yards and a touchdown in the Thunderbirds' 30-27 upset of then-No. 1 Eastern Washington on Saturday. He was particularly effective in the second half when he completed 15-of-24 passes for 224. His 21-yard pass to Fatu Moala with 7:01 remaining tied the game at 27-27, then he engineered a 61-yard drive in the final three minutes to set up the game-winning field goal. Sorensen was Co-Offensive Player of the Week, along with Sacramento State QB Garrett Safron.
Cook, a junior kicker from Centerville, Utah, kicked that game-winning field goal, from 36 yards out with three seconds to play. After missing his first field goal attempt, a 42-yarder into a stiff crosswind, he nailed his next three, including 24- and 32-yarders. His two first half field goals allowed the Thunderbirds to be tied at halftime 13-13. He was also a perfect 3-for-3 on extra point attempts and four of his seven kickoffs went for touchbacks.
College Football Performance Awards
Three Thunderbirds were honored by CFPA following the Eastern Washington game: Miles Killebrew, Colton Cook and Zak Browning.
Killebrew, a redshirt freshman safety from Henderson, Nev. (Foothill HS) was named National Punt Returner of the Week. He got the Thunderbirds on the scoreboard first Saturday when he blocked a Jake Miller punt, then scooped up the ball and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. The touchdown was Killebrew's second of the season, along with a 49-yard fumble return he scored on against New Mexico Highlands University on Sept. 15.
Cook and Browning earned weekly honorable mention honors vs. EWU after Cook hit three field goals, including the 36-yard game-winner, and three PATs, while Browning led the team with 15 tackles, 14 solo, with a tackle-for loss and a fumble recovery.
SUU In The Big Sky and FCS National Ranks:
SUU has nine players ranked among the FCS top-50 in 15 statistical categories this week, while the team figures among the top-50 programs in eight major categories and among the top-30 in three.
Defense: Linebacker Zac Browning ranks third nationally and leads the Big Sky in total tackles with an average of 12.0 per game and he is second in fumbles forced with 0.5 per game, best in the BSC. Defensive tackle Cody Larsen and DE James Cowser co-lead the Big Sky and are tied for 21st nationally in tackles for loss with 1.33 per game while cornerback LeShaun Sims is 23rd in the FCS in interceptions with 0.43 per game, the fourth-best average in the BSC. Larsen and Cowser are tied for fifth in the BSC with 0.56 sacks per game, 63rd-best in the FCS. Larsen is also fourth-best in the BSC in fumbles forced with 0.33 ffpg and ninth in fumbles recovered with 0.22 per game.
Offense: Quarterback Brad Sorensen ranks among the FCS top 50 in six categories: he is sixth in total passing yards with 2,551, 10th in completions per game with 25.7, 11th in passing yards per game with an average of 283.4 (2nd BSC), 24th in points responsible for with 13.8 ppg, 17th in total offense with 277.4 yards per game (3rd BSC) and 47th in passer efficiency at 132.79. Wide receiver Mitch Jessop ranks 45th in receiving yards per game, with 74.1 (7th BSC) and Fatu Moala is 28th in receptions per game with 6.1 (4th BSC).
Special Teams: Colton Cook leads the BSC and is second in the nation in field goals per game with 1.78 field goals per game and he is 30th in the country and third in the BSC in scoring at 8.1 ppg (first in the BSC among kickers). Punter Brock Miller is 17th in the FCS with a 42.9 yards per punt average, seventh in the BSC. Josh Smith is 62nd in the nation but second in the BSC in kickoff return average, at 21.8 ypr.
Team: In the team categories, SUU is first in the BSC and second in the nation in turnover margin at plus 1.56, 13th in the FCS and fifth in the BSC in net punting with an average of 38.0 ypp and 4th/16th in passing offense with 283.4 yards per game. SUU is also 5th/33rd in sacks with 2.33 per game, 41st in the FCS in tackles for loss with 6.3, 8th/42nd in kickoff returns at 21.3 ypr and 8th/46th in punt returns at 8.7 ypr.
In a couple of more obscure categories the Thunderbirds are first nationally in both fumbles recovered with 15 and fewest fumbles lost, with two, second in turnovers gained with 25, third in red zone offense at 94 percent, and 21st in interceptions with 10.
Notes from the Eastern Washington Game: After going without an interception for the first time all season against Weber State the 'Birds got back on track when LeShaun Sims jumped in front of a Vernon Adams pass in the first quarter vs. EWU. It was Sims' team-leading third pick of the season. ... Colton Cook hit three field goals field goals, giving him three games this season with three field goals, the second-highest single-game total in SUU history; his third was not only the game-winner, but it was his 16th of the season, an SUU single-season record ... Brad Sorensen completed a season-high 33 passes against Weber State and against Eastern Washington; the 392 passing yards vs. EWU were a season-high. ... SUU broke up a season-high seven passes, led by Sims with two. ... after missing the Weber State game Brian Wilson returned and led the team with 93 rushing yards on 20 carries. ... Fatu Moala (112) and C.J. Morgan (100) each had 100 or more receiving yards, it was the first time since the 2010 season finale that two T-Birds had broken the 100-yard mark; the 2010 game was at Eastern Washington. ... SUU held EWU to 91 rushing yards, the second-lowest total by a Thunderbird opponent this season, behind New Mexico Highlands' minus-20 yards on the ground.
Into the Record Books: Brad Sorensen moved atop the SUU career-passing list with his 327-yard game against Sacramento State. That game gave him 7,639 passing yards in his three seasons at SUU and moved him past Rick Robins, who threw for 7,441 yards from 1992-96. Sorensen became the first Thunderbird to pass for over 8,000 yards when he threw for 320 against Weber State, and his 392 yards vs. Eastern Washington give him a career total of 8,705. Sorensen also passed Robins to move into second place on the total yards list vs. CSUS. Sorensen now has 8,622 total yards while QB Matt Cannon, who ran for a good portion of his yards, is atop the list with 8,930, from 1997 to 2000. Earlier this season Sorensen set the record for career touchdown passes and completed passes. He currently has 57 TD tosses and has completed 735 passes, and he moved into first place on the pass attempts list vs. Weber State, and now has 1,102.
Young Defense
First-year players have done well for the Thunderbirds all season, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. The young defenders have dominated the SUU stat sheet in four of the seven games and had significant impact on all six Big Sky contests so far.
A look at SUU's season statistics shows the top five tacklers are first-year starters, and four of those are freshmen, including linebacker Zak Browning, who leads the team with 96 tackles as a true freshman. Miles Killebrew, a redshirt freshman linebacker, is third with 53 tackles, while true freshman LB Mike Needham is fourth with 52 stops. Redshirt freshman defensive end James Cowser is fifth with 50 tackles and is the team's co-leader in sacks with 5.0 and tackles for loss with 12. Cornerback LeShaun Sims, another redshirt freshman, has missed two games but he leads the squad with three interceptions and is 10th on the team with 26 tackles.
The two first-year starters who aren't freshmen are senior linebacker Namari Flentroy and junior cornerback Tyree Mills, who are second and eighth on the team with 59 and 37 tackles, respectively.
Browning had his second career 15-tackle game to lead the team against Eastern Washington, while Needham was second with nine stops and Sims and Collet each had eight. Browning and Needham each had a TFL against the Eagles, Browning recovered a fumble and Sims broke up two passes and intercepted a third.
Quiet Excellence: Senior defensive tackle Cody Larsen is quietly having a very strong year. The senior defensive tackle ranks among the nation's leaders in both sacks and tackles for loss despite playing in the middle of the line. He leads the team with five QB hurries and co-leads the team in tackles for loss with 12.0, and in sacks with 5.0. He has also forced three fumbles and recovered two more. During his career Larsen has notched 17 sacks, which ranks sixth all-time on the SUU list.
Good Vibrations: Senior tailback Brian Wilson didn't play against Weber State after suffering an injury at Montana. He got back into action against Eastern Washington, however, and although he didn't start he wound up leading the team on the ground with 93 yards on 20 carries. He has been the Thunderbirds' leading rusher all season but he didn't notch a rushing touchdown until he finally got into the end zone against Sacramento State.
Benchmark Stat: SUU rushed for exactly 100 yards against Eastern Washington. The Thunderbirds have won now consecutive games in which they rushed for 100 yards or more.
Passing Game: After struggling to pass the ball at Utah State SUU has improved in that area in the subsequent games, including a season-high 392 yards through the air vs. Eastern Washington. Brad Sorensen completed 33 passes for the second straight game last week, including a TD pass to Fatu Moala, also for the second straight game. The team finished with a then-season-high 311 yards through the air at Portland State, with four touchdown passes, but the turnaround began at Cal, particularly in the second half. Senior QB Brad Sorensen completed 31-of-45 passes at Cal, tying the eighth-highest completion total in SUU history, for 292 yards and four touchdowns. The TD passes went to Fatu Moala - who had a career-high nine receptions for 85 yards - Henna Brown, Cameron Morgan and Wilson. Against New Mexico Highlands Sorensen was hot and cold in the first half, completing 17-of-27 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns - both to Moala - but also throwing two interceptions - which were both returned for scores. The Thunderbirds opted to run the ball much of the second half, throwing just eight times with three completions for 49 yards, including one touchdown pass, again to Moala. Once again Moala led the team, with eight receptions for 74 yards and all three TDs. Mitch Jessop had three receptions for 50 yards against NMH. At PSU Sorensen completed 27-of-36 attempts at Portland State, with nine of them going to sophomore WR Mitch Jessop, who finished with two TDs (the first of his career) and a career-high 153 receiving yards. TD passes also went to Easton Pedersen and Wilson at PSU. Sorensen completed 25-of-47 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns - to Wilson and Jessop - against Montana State, but he did throw two interceptions, including one on a Hail Mary to Jessop in the corner of the end zone as time expired in the game. SUU passed for a season-high 327 yards against Sacramento State, including the team's longest pass play of the season, an 82-yarder from Sorensen to Jessop. Griff McNabb had his first TD reception in the Sac State game as well. At Montana Sorensen took his lumps, with a career-high seven sacks, but he also completed 30 passes for 294 yards and a pair of touchdowns, to Fatu Moala and to Henna Brown, and he also notched his first rushing touchdown of the season. Sorensen threw for another 320 yards against Weber State, when he completed 33-of-47 attempts, including TD passes to Griff McNabb (his second of the season) and Fatu Moala (his team-leading sixth).
Pick Me Firsts: SUU has 10 interceptions so far this season and seven of them were the interceptor's first career pick while the other three went to players who got their first earlier in the season. Junior SS Tommy Collet, Jr. notched the first interception of his SUU career at Utah State, redshirt freshman DE James Cowser picked off the first pass of his career at Cal, redshirt freshman CB LeShaun Sims had his first against NM Highlands, junior linebacker Randall Nygren had his first at Portland State, junior cornerback Tyree Mills notched his first vs. Montana State, freshman cornerback J.T. Anderson got his first against Sacramento State and freshman safety Michael Byrd got his first at Montana. The other three interceptions this season went to Sims, who got the second of his career at PSU and his third vs. Eastern Washington, while Collet got his second against Sacramento State.
If It's Close, It's A Score: Southern Utah has been very effective in the Red Zone this season, scoring 29 of the 31 times the team has advanced the ball to the opponent's 20 yard line, or 94 percent of the time. The Thunderbirds have scored 18 touchdowns once reaching the Red Zone and have converted 11 scores via field goal. The only blemishes in the Red Zone came in the season-opener at Utah State when the Thunderbirds drove to the Aggie nine yard line but threw an interception on the final play of the game, and against Eastern Washington when an interception spoiled a drive into the zone. SUU converted 28 consecutive drives into the Red Zone into points between the two miss-fires.
Turnovers and Penalties: SUU has won the turnover and the penalty battle in all but one game this season. The exception was at Montana, where the Grizzlies were flagged just four times for 48 yards while the Thunderbirds were penalized nine times The Thunderbirds have turned the ball over 11 times so far (nine interceptions, two fumbles) this season, while opponents have given it back 25 times, with SUU the beneficiary of 15 fumbles and 10 interceptions. As far as penalties go, SUU has been whistled 56 times for 475 yards while opponents have drawn 83 flags for 728 yards.
Left-footed kickers
For the second year in a row, Southern Utah's kickers are both left-footed. Both specialists have been solid. Brock Miller got off to a good start, punting nine times for 411 yards at Utah State - including a career-long 72-yarder on his first boot of the game - and pinning the Aggies inside the 20-yard line four times, and he has been solid ever since, kicking 53 times for 2,272 yards to rank 17th in the country with his 42.9 yards per punt average. He has pinned the opponent inside the 20 yard line 21 times, with five touchbacks and 11 boots of 50 yards or more. His 51.6 yards per punt average against Weber State is the third-best single-game average in SUU history and his current 42.9 ypp average is the fourth-best.
Placekicker Colton Cook moved atop the SUU single-season field goals list against Eastern Washington when his three makes gave him 16 on the season, one more than Ryan Griffith hit in 2009. Cook hit a career-long 49 yard field goal against Montana State but missed two more long efforts, from 47 and yards, but he got back on track against Sacramento State when he drilled all three of his field goal attempts and he was 1-for-1 at Montana and 3-for-3 again vs. Weber State. Although he missed his first FG attempt in a stiff wind vs. EWU, he is now 16-19 on field goals and 23-25 on extra points this season. Cook's 30 career field goals rank third on SUU's all-time list, while his 51 career PATs rank fifth.
Kick Start: Cook's three made field goals against Sacramento State and again vs. both Weber State and Eastern Washington tied the total for second-most field goals in a game at SUU. The record for field goals in a game at Southern Utah is five (by Ryan Griffith vs. Dixie State in 2009), but kickers have now booted three in a game eight times for the T-Birds.
North Dakota Notes:
North Dakota has been up-and-down this season, winning big vs. South Dakota Mines (66-0) and at Sacramento State (35-13) and playing San Diego State to a 49-41 verdict, but also losing by large margins at Eastern Washington (55-17) and Montana State (55-10). UND is 3-2 at home this season, with wins over SD Mines, Portland State (45-37 in a non-conference game) and Montana (40-34). The home losses both came at the hands of ranked Big Sky opponents, a 35-17 setback against #16 Cal Poly and a 45-38 loss to #12 Northern Arizona.
The North Dakota offense is high-powered, averaging 440.3 yards per game, including 299 through the air and 141.3 on the ground, and 34.3 points per contest. UND's defense has given up an average of 479.9 yards and 35.9 points per game, with 244.4 of the opponents' yards coming on the ground and 235.4 through the air.
North Dakota has used two quarterbacks this season, Marcus Hendrickson (6-1, 197, Sr) and Braden Hanson (6-5, 212, Sr), with Hanson getting the start last week at Montana State. Hanson has completed 105-of-152 passes for 1,387 yards and 11 touchdowns with four interceptions, while Hendrickson is 89-159 for 1,304 yards and 15 scores with three picks.
Wide receiver Greg Hardin (5-11, 167, Jr) leads the team with 51 receptions for 988 yards and 13 touchdowns, while Jameer Jackson (6-3, 233, RFr) has caught 43 balls for 587 yards and six scores. Kenny Golladay (6-4, 185, Fr) and R.J. McGill (5-10, 170, Jr) have 24 and 22 receptions, respectively.
Jake Miller (5-11, 167, Jr) and Mitch Sutton (6-0, 220, Sr) have rushed for 436 and 402 yards, respectively, but Sutton has been the money back, getting into the end zone nine times to Miller's one. Hendrickson is also a threat with his feet when he's in the game, as he has rushed for 252 yards and another score for UND.
Defensively North Dakota has been led by linebackers Garrison Goodman (6-2, 213, Jr) and Ben Peters (6-2, 242, So) with 47 and 46 tackles, while SS Baylee Carr (5-9, 172, So) has 43 stops. End Jay Nelson (6-4, 245, Sr) co-leads the team in both tackles for loss (5.0) and sacks (3.5), while reserve free safety Will Lewis (5-10, 180, Jr) leads the team with two interceptions.


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Opening weekend storm to hit Colorado, Summit County
November 9, 2012
Parts of Summit County could see up to 8 inches of snow out of a storm set to hit Colorado, delivering 1-2 feet of snow in some southern parts of the state.
The clouds are expected to roll in later in the day today, with showers potentially starting this afternoon. The snow should fly tonight, continuing through Saturday and possibly into Sunday.
"It's a pretty large storm, but it's not concentrated," National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Fredin said. "It's just a cold period with moisture."
The storm is set to arrive just in time for Breckenridge Ski Resort's opening weekend and the second weekend of the season for Copper Mountain and Keystone Resort. All of the county's resorts are currently operating.
A 30 percent chance of rain today will turn into an 80 percent chance of snow tonight and into Saturday. The snow will likely keep up through Saturday night and into Sunday morning.
Some parts of Summit County will likely see snowfall totaling 3-6 inches, while others may get 4-8. The highest accumulations are expected on west-facing slopes and at higher elevations.
Boulder weather watcher Joel Gratz of OpenSnow.com indicates the best day to hit the ski areas along Interstate-70 will be Saturday morning, when some fluffier snow could be falling heavily for a few hours, layering on top of heavier powder accumulation from the previous night.
High temperatures may climb into the high 30s today before the cold front hits, bringing a low overnight temperature of 18 degrees. Saturday's projected high is only in the low 20s, before temperatures plunge again into the single digits Saturday night.
The weather will stay cold for Veterans Day on Sunday with highs in the teens and an overnight low near zero.
The weather is expected to clear up, with sun back in the forecast for the first part of next week, according to National Weather Service reports.
As of today, all four Summit County ski areas and Loveland are open.
Arapahoe Basin has the intermediate High Noon and Ramrod runs open on an 18-inch base. There are four trails and two lifts open on an 18-inch mid-mountain base at Copper.
"With the forecasted drop in temperatures and projected snowfall, we hope to introduce more trails to our guests this weekend," Copper spokeswoman Austyn Williams stated Thursday in an email.
Keystone is boasting 54 acres of skiable terrain with four runs and five lifts open.
Breckenridge's opening day celebrations begin at 9 a.m. today.


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Notebook: Phoenix Athletics Well-Represented at May 2014 Commencement
By: Ryan Hartwig (@GBHartwig)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Saturday, May 17 marked the 2014 edition of UW-Green Bay's annual spring commencement ceremony at the Kress Events Center. A total of 34 Phoenix student-athletes graduated, and several associated with Green Bay Athletics received University honors.
Check out the notebook below for a recap of athletics-related highlights from this weekend's commencement activities.
Green Bay cross country runner Nicole Will (Luxemburg, Wis.) was selected as the recipient of the May 2014 Outstanding Student Award by the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association. She was nominated and selected from among approximately 900 graduating seniors, and she accepted the honor on Friday evening at an awards ceremony on campus.
On Saturday, Will walked across the stage to receive her bachelor's degree in human biology with an emphasis in exercise science. She maintained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average throughout her college career and graduated with highest honors in just three years.
Read more: Will in the spotlight
A multiple winner of Academic All-Horizon League honors, Will served as a tutor for several biology and chemistry courses, and also worked closely with UW-Green Bay faculty members on various research projects and other assignments. She has been extremely active in the Green Bay and campus communities, serving as the president of the AT/PT/OT Club for students pursuing careers in physical therapy, assisting with the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon and Green Bay Triathlon, and also volunteering with the Habitat for Humanity and the local Cerebral Palsy Center. She has also served as an assistant track coach at Luxemburg-Casco Middle School and worked at the front desk at the Kress Events Center.
Earlier this spring, Will was accepted into the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at UW-Madison.
Joining Will as a Chancellor's Medallion recipient was softball senior Stacey Butts (Greenfield, Wis.). Winners of the University Leadership Award were softball sophomore Ashley Baker (Green Bay, Wis.), women's basketball sophomore Ellen Edison (Maple Grove, Minn.), women's cross country junior Kayla Hucke (Hartland, Wis.) and softball junior Hailey Mohrfeld (Menomonee Falls, Wis.).
Green Bay head cross country coach and academic coordinator Mike Kline also received special recognition on commencement day, as Chancellor Thomas K. Harden selected him to receive UW-Green Bay's highest community honor – the Chancellor's Award.
Chancellor Harden indicated that he wanted to honor Kline, the first active employee in school history to receive the award, for his tireless energy and "absolute devotion to this University and to our students. He is a wonderful ambassador and recruiter for UW-Green Bay."
Kline is a 1988 graduate of UW-Green Bay (human development, psychology and philosophy), and has served his alma mater and community for three decades as an employee, volunteer and advocate. He took over as head coach of the men's and women's cross country teams in 1987, and in 1999 he accepted the role of academic coordinator for all Phoenix teams. He has helped Green Bay Athletics achieve a GPA of 3.0 or better in an impressive 29 consecutive semesters.
Four graduating seniors may have missed the official commencement ceremony at the Kress Events Center, but they still had their names read over the loudspeaker and received their diplomas in front of friends and family on Saturday afternoon.
Green Bay softball players Miranda Reinke (Milwaukee, Wis.), Gabrielle Cassady (Janesville, Wis.), Shannon Butts (Greenfield, Wis.) and Stacey Butts (Greenfield, Wis.), who were participating in the 2014 NCAA Tournament in Minneapolis over the weekend, had their diplomas presented to them by Director of Athletics Mary Ellen Gillespie on the field prior to Saturday's game against Auburn.
The graduating class helped lead the Phoenix to a 27-14 overall record, tying the program best for wins in a season. Green Bay also collected its first Horizon League regular season title in school history, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for just the second time.
Former Green Bay men's basketball star and business administration grad Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) had a unique job interview prior to Saturday's commencement ceremony, as the versatile 7-foot-1 big man was one of just 60 players invited to participate in the 2014 NBA Draft Combine, held Wednesday-Sunday in Chicago.
Read all about Brown's busy week, and how he was the final graduate to walk across the stage and shake Chancellor Harden's hand on Saturday: Harden's commencement farewell has big finish
UW-Green Bay graduates, including former women's soccer player Chanel Aries (Calgary, Alberta), reflect on their time at the school in this video recap of the 2014 commencement ceremony. The video also shows several other Phoenix student-athletes and staff members participating in the day's events.
Photo galleries from commencement are also available on UW-Green Bay's website:
Day in Photos, Part I
Day in Photos, Part II: Celebration
Alec Brown, Men's Basketball, Business Administration
Gabrielle Cassady, Softball, Business Administration
Ellen Joppe, Women's Soccer, Business Administration
Sabrina Marunowski, Volleyball, Business Administration
Leah Poel, Volleyball, Business Administration
Stephen Wagner, Men's Cross Country, Business Administration
Chanel Aries, Women's Soccer, Communication
Paul Choudoir, Men's Nordic Skiing, Communication
Brittany Groth, Volleyball, Communication
Jonathan Lesniak, Men's Swimming, Communication
Monica Anderson, Volleyball, Democracy and Justice Studies
Shannon Butts, Softball, Democracy and Justice Studies
Tyler Evans, Men's Swimming, Design Arts
Eddie Gurney, Men's Nordic Skiing, Economics
Kelly Baron, Women's Swimming, Education
Stacey Butts, Softball, Education
Lindsy Cook, Women's Cross Country, Education
Taylor Trelka, Women's Swimming, Education, Social Work
Paul Malcore, Men's Cross Country, English
Wayne Clark, Men's Nordic Skiing, History
Melissa Killpatrick, Women's Swimming, History|
Maria Anderson, Women's Tennis, Human Biology
Carrie Dinelli, Women's Diving, Human Biology
Jenna Harrington, Women's Soccer, Human Biology
Jacki Johnson, Women's Golf, Human Biology
Katie Mroczenski, Volleyball, Human Biology
Miranda Reinke, Softball, Human Biology
Renee Therrien, Women's Soccer, Human Biology
Nicole Will, Women's Cross Country, Human Biology
Lyndsay Zabkowicz, Volleyball, Human Biology
Hailey Feltz, Women's Nordic Skiing, Human Development, Psychology
Breannah Ranger, Women's Basketball, Human Development
Allison Goecks, Softball, Psychology
Sam Zastrow, Women's Basketball, Social Work
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Well, how do you fare compared to the Zeitgeist?
Chat up your fellow wooters and let us know how lame this poll was or what obvious choices we missed.
For example: Was this poll a) STUPID, b) DUMB, c) POINTLESS or d) ALL OF THE ABOVE?
By Stork of course.
Both! I had a VBAC with my second.
I also had both, lots of moms do! Add an extra option!
None of the above. Surrogacy.
Adoption agency. I couldn't have created a child as amazing as my adopted daughter!
Being a guy, The only thing I have given birth to was flushed.
Poll: Method of baby delivery?
We had 3 kids 2 born as you see above
and 1 the other way..
This questions creepy
Six, all born at home 100% natural. One ruined couch
Middle child, an amazing girl... delivered Vag in the front seat of a '92 Chevy Corsica. (Hospital parking lot.)
Comfy reclining front seat, feet on dash, clean up was a breeze! (That fake velour stuff's tacky but wipes right up!)
Car birth was NOT intentional!
Pickup at cabbage patch, of course
Caesarean of course. Don't wanna wreck mah playground!
1ezmonkey wrote:Being a guy, The only thing I have given birth to was flushed.
Adoption. My wife is still looking good. I feel dirty typing this .
Phoulmouth wrote:Caesarean of course. Don't wanna wreck mah playground!


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Cleveland Clinic plans to take over Akron General Hospital
(Akron) - Akron General Health System has signed a non-binding letter of intent and entered into exclusive discussions with a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, Inc. and the Cleveland Clinic.
The entities would form a strategic partnership that would provide clinical and capital resources, strengthening Akron General financially while preserving the health system's century-long mission of offering outstanding care for area residents.
The proposed sale of the system's assets to a newly formed joint venture would position Akron General for long-term stability and growth during a period of dynamic changes across the health care industry while also maintaining strong local leadership.
"We are thrilled to announce that Akron General Health System has entered into discussions that we believe will lead to a transformative and strategic partnership with two outstanding, nationally renowned healthcare organizations, Community Health Systems and the Cleveland Clinic," said Thomas L. "Tim" Stover, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Akron General Health System. "The high level of clinical care, operational experience, medical innovation, and best business practices brought together through this potential partnership will serve as a tremendous asset to our community, strengthening Akron General and ensuring our mission of service to the community for generations to come."
"We are pleased to announce this affiliation with Akron General Health System. Cleveland Clinic has long-served patients from the Akron area, and this will allow us to expand our clinical services in the region as Community Health Systems grows its presence in the state," said Toby M. Cosgrove, M.D., chief executive officer and president of Cleveland Clinic. "For Akron General, this partnership means access to tremendous resources as it continues to deliver on its mission of providing high-quality healthcare services to patients."
"This is a compelling collaboration that can bring together clinical expertise, capital resources, operational experience and innovation for the benefit of the Akron community," said Wayne T. Smith, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Community Health Systems, Inc. "We look forward to working with Akron General Health System's medical staff and employees in support of their commitment to provide high-quality healthcare for their community."
Over the past few months, a special committee of the Akron General board explored options and engaged in conversations with a number of organizations about possible relationships. After careful consideration, the board selected these potential partners based on specific criteria.
Most importantly, Stover says the board sought partners that would embrace the mission and culture of Akron General and advance its unique model of disease prevention and wellness.
"In the end, we want to make sure Akron General is here for the next 100 years and doing exactly what we've done for the past 100 years – providing exceptional care for our patients," said Dr. Stover.
During the exclusive negotiations that will take place now, the parties will finalize details of the agreement, which will include commitments to:
- Make significant capital investments to improve facilities, technology and hospital services;
- Recruit new physicians to the community;
- Maintain charity care; and
- Appoint a local governing board of trustees consisting of community leaders and members of the hospital's medical staff.
Stover said the next steps include due diligence and final negotiations, a process that may take several months to complete. Assuming the parties consent to the terms of the partnership, a definitive agreement would be expected later this year.
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Does this support wpa/wpa2?
As with any wifi device, consider what would happen if someone hacked your passwords and gained access to your wifi camera, and place device accordingly. Turn off and immobilize the device when not using to prevent unauthorized use. Easier to prevent problems than try to retrieve unauthorized pics/video/audio later.
brybry wrote:I want one. Just wish I knew why. Not enuf Woot Wine in me to pull the trigger on this one.
Best reason to get one: http://hackaday.com/2010/03/17/woot-how-to-let-there-be-light-for-your-rovio/
Picked up one of these a while back when rad** sha** was getting rid of them. Got it because I am on the road a lot and wanted to make sure my house was still intact while away. they had some bugs in the firmware initially but seem to have them worked out pretty good now. It uses operated through your wireless router and with the newer firmware will work with later wireless security encryption methods. It parks itself by way of a IR beam that it bounces off the ceiling that it uses to find home. Lately they finally released other IR modules that you put around the house to self navigate though I have not pick up/tried them yet. It is OK though shortly after buying I just got a roommate so never really used much for intended purpose. Don't want roommate thinkin' I checking up on him by driving a little robot around in the middle of the night. Plus might not like what I see. Never got the Rovio to pay rent like my roommate.. So now it is just a toy to play around with.. like I need more darn toys:-)
Zenofex wrote:Does this support wpa/wpa2?
Yes, the new firmware support wpa.
ckeilah wrote:Will it switch from AP to AP as it travels around, or is it tied to one single wi-fi Access Point?
Yes, it can switch from one AP to another provided that they have the same SSID and encryption key. Tried this out at work and it work pretty well. ;-)
I am excited now I have fridge guardian.
To add a bit more about it.. You can drive it around the house with no problems via IE or firefox as long as it has a WiFi signal. To park itself it has to be able to "see" the IR signal on the ceiling. It shows if can see it or if it is "roaming" on the interface page. If you drive it close to the parking spot and hit home button it will start to dance around looking for signal and parks itself most of the time. Not a perfect record for self parking but does pretty good. Unfortunately I left it near my Romba a couple of trips ago and the Rovio recorded some footage that it probably wanted to keep in its private collection. Guess it forgot it was hooked up to the internet. Plus now there is a bunch of 1-eyed 3-wheeled vacuums running around my house plugging in where ever they feel like. Not a good situation.
I heard Nasa sent one of these to mars a few years back.
In our company data center we have a backup 3G wireless internet connection and seperate backup UPS.
I'm going to try to convince my boss to reimburse me for the expense to buy this and set it up so we can monitor and check out the datacenter from home. We do have cameras but there's nothing like a mobile platform to get down there and check stuff out.
I'm getting one. It's just too good a piece of mind to not be able to login and see my house from work.
With my already existing motion-sensitive webcam that sends me alerts when it detects motion I can then use Rovio to investigate.
My dog ran off around Thanksgiving. This is perfect, I'll tell the kids that this is our new family dog. Hey they are 1 and 4...it'll be a couple of years before they figure it out.
But it only works with WEP-enabled wireless, not WPA? http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2337026,00.asp
elpepe wrote:Can this be modified to become a DJ roomba?
Your funny....!! My wife wants a roomba... Now I need to figure out how to get her to believe she needs a Rovio more than a freken remote vaccume cleaner.. jeje..
Your funny....!! My wife wants a roomba... Now I need to figure out how to get her to believe she needs a Rovio more than a freken remote Roomba vaccume cleaner.. jeje..
This is good comparison between Rovio and Spykee
fast130 wrote:To add a bit more about it.. You can drive it around the house with no problems via IE or firefox as long as it has a WiFi signal. To park itself it has to be able to "see" the IR signal on the ceiling. It shows if can see it or if it is "roaming" on the interface page. If you drive it close to the parking spot and hit home button it will start to dance around looking for signal and parks itself most of the time. Not a perfect record for self parking but does pretty good. Unfortunately I left it near my Romba a couple of trips ago and the Rovio recorded some footage that it probably wanted to keep in its private collection. Guess it forgot it was hooked up to the internet. Plus now there is a bunch of 1-eyed 3-wheeled vacuums running around my house plugging in where ever they feel like. Not a good situation.
Dude, your funny.. Yeah, I'm sure the Roomba and the Rovio will have lots of fun when were not home. I just hope they don't evolve my Wii Remote... Peace..
I've had one for over a year. Some observations:
- The web client works much better on a PC than on a mac or open source browser
- It uses these IR beams to find its base. I have high ceilings that make it hard for it to find its signal.
- Probably more than 50% of the times that I've tried to remotely use it, I ended up having it run out of batteries without managing to get 'home'.
- Taping or otherwise securing the base to the floor helps a ton
- There is a RovioDriver iPhone app that makes for a really fun demo, even if not practically useful
All in all, this is a wonderful toy, but it is that - it's not ready for prime time if you expect to use it for telepresence or something mission critical. At this price point, if you buy it with that in mind, it's a great deal.
The most fun that we've had with it was when my son and I did time trial races around our house with it.
this looks way cooler that a normal pan/tilt/zoom ip cam!
I'm in for one. I mostly need it for the audio since I already have 2 security cameras in the house (both pan/tilt), but neither has audio. Be nice to check the other rooms as well, but mostly to chase the cat and entertain co-workers.
read the reviews on Amazon. This toy looks good, but it's a complete bust!
hackaday should do a infrared led hack for nightvision instead of led's.
between this & my three refurbed Roomba's, why do I need my wife?
Maybe I am lacking in imagination, but other than a high-priced toy, I don't see much of a practical use for this item.
Also, I presume that this "Rovio" is not able to negotiate stairs/steps which seems very limiting to me.
Will the Rovio interact with my Roomba?
Shiftlock wrote:This would be perfect for keeping an eye on the house while on vacation, or even just at work.
Even cooler would be like putting it to work while you were gone. You know, maybe hook it up to an household appliance ... like a vacuum or something crazy like that ... nah! Forget ... dumb idea ...
fast130 wrote:So now it is just a toy to play around with.. like I need more darn toys:-)
"He who dies with the most toys wins!"
- Al Gore (in the same speech he established the internet and global warming)
gwbaker wrote:This device and the ability it gives you with the deals.woot software is really some incredibly neat stuff. But WTFGDSMF are you really going to do with this except impress a bunch of other geeks that think like we do?? I need some praticality to sell that to the wife? HELP!!!! I want one, but dang!
Tell her it's a video security device and that you bought it so that you can keep her safe.
But unless the web access is SSL (https) you would be sending your password for access over the internet unencrypted... not good easy to hack.
found this
Additionally, WowWee is advised that they should alter the default
configuration to not automatically utilize UPnP to attempt to open up external
access to these devices.
1) In the default configuration no authentication is required until the user
sets up accounts.
2) Proper notification should be displayed to users regarding the potential
risks and ramifications of these settings and they must be involved in the
decision process, by being required to take action action to agree to
expose such devices to external access.
Additionally, it should be noted that the platform uses HTTP Basic
authentication over unencrypted HTTP. Using such mechanisms across the
internet does expose users to network-sniffing attacks, where an attacker
could obtain the credentials or observe the data streams being transmitted.
Users of this mobile wi-fi webcam may unwittingly open their homes up to
anonymous eaves-dropping of their personal lives and communications.
WowWee must supply an updated firmware that fixes these issues.
Users of these devices are encouraged to disable direct external access and
seek other means to secure such access (Authenticated, Encyrpting Proxies, or
Access over a VPN connection for example). It is understood that most
consumers of these devices do not have such means, so WowWee should be
compelled to provide adequate protection and access controls.
Do I need to leave my computer on? Or will it work fine just connected to the WiFi network after configuring.
No need to leave computer on. After it is configured you no longer need the computer.
could see what the cat does all day
Will this battle my Roomba when I am not home?
I, for one, welcome our new robot masters.
Can I spy on my mother-in-law with this? She takes care of my son during the day and I think that she is feeding him chocolate all day long...
Does it go down stairs?
and oh boy! it has deans connectors!!!
What the hell is a deans connector?
Does anyone know what generation of Rovio this is? My research indicates the 1st gen kinda sucked. 2nd gen got it right. So woot, which gen is this?
Shoot if I had a $105 to blow on something I totally do not need it would be this. Too much fun.
What a waste of MAC addresses.
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I've been looking around online but all the typewriters I've seen have been far outside the price range of your average zine writer. And before someone suggests it: I'm a frequent browser of charity shops and in all my years I've not once seen a typewriter for sale. So for those of you who use typewriters, where the bloody hell did you get them from?! Are they hand-me-downs, second hand lucky finds, not actually yours? In case you couldn't tell, this puzzle has been bugging me for a while now...
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I got mine from ebay. it's vintage and blue and gorgeous. I paid $5 winning bid, and $30 shipping! lol I nearly got a second typewriter from an auction barn. Someone got it in an odd lot of stuff and then left it for trash. I was gonna to take it, but new hubby would kill me over another typewriter (he's a type A neatnik)
I'd suggest finding some auctions near you. There's a website called "auction zip" where you can find listings for sales near you, and then sometimes the auctioneer even shows pictures of whats for sale.
ETA: I know by some standards I overpaid for my typewriter, when you consider shipping, but I adore it and don't regret it one bit!
Try gumtree.com, a great tool for finding random things in your area :)
I got mine, from my Uncle's deceased father...Everyone thought it was an accordion, before we opened the case! XD
But yeah, Ebay sells them ALL the time!
I've never seen cheap typewriters in places like London or Brighton. My tip is to go to charity shops in small towns/distant suburbs, they often have a better selection of stuff at cheaper prices. I got both my typewriters forabout £3 each.
If you're ever around oxford they have an amazing charity sale at a sue ryder hospice in a village called nettlebed every 3 weeks, and they have a *shed full of typewriters*. Everything's really cheap because they try to shift everything in one day, and the donations are good because it's a rich area.


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Henri Lansbury has joined West Ham United on a season-long loan.
The 20 year-old midfielder, who has featured twice for Arsenal already this term, heads to Upton Park to gain further first-team experience.
Lansbury enjoyed a successful loan with Norwich City last season, playing 23 times for Paul Lambert's side as they won promotion to the Barclays Premier League. His young career has also taken in loan spells with Watford and Scunthorpe United.
An England Under-21 International, he featured in this summer's European Championships in Denmark. He has captained his country at Under-19 and Under-16 level.
The Enfield-born youngster joined Arsenal at just eight years of age and signed a new long-term contract with the Gunners in January 2010.
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