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Each Sunday, Nikki from Teaching Autism, spotlights one TpT Seller on her blog. I am lucky enough to be featured on Sunday, March 13th.
Thank you Nikki!!!
Please check out Nikki's blog and my guest post here....
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Updated Resources
I have finished updating all my resources in some manner, (by adding new fonts, additional pages, or making other edits). If you have purchased a product in the past, please head on over to my TpT Store, and re-download it for the most recent version. Thank you!
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Get Inspired!
Have you heard? Teachers Pay Teachers is having a big sale! Start the year off right by saving up to 28% off with code Start16.
Many specialists and teachers are participating in this sale, myself included! Head on over to TpT January 20-21st to save big!
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Teaching Tolerance to Children
This world is made up of uniqueness and differences. It is wonderful. Celebrating diveristy and learning about differences is enlightening and powerful. Some ways to teach children about diversity, (and therefore tolerance), include:
- Research one's own family tree/heritage. What similarities and differences may be seen throughout your own family?
- Learn about the culture of a friend with a different ethnic background. Ask questions.
- Try new ethnic foods. Go to authentic restaurants and make recipes on your own.
- Encourage children to see the beauty in those around them. Discuss ways others are uniquely beautiful and compliment others.
- Read (children) books focusing on tolerance, diversity and peacefulness.
- Research famous leaders who have fought for the rights of others, (Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, etc.)
- Attend a party, celebration, or ethnic event different from one's own. A few ideas include: Bar Mitzvah, quincernera, Kwanza gathering, Indian Wedding, cultural fair or other celebration or event.
- Discuss ways that people may be different, (different cultures, different looks, different abilities, special needs, different beliefs, etc.)
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Crayon Clock Tutorial
Who Should Check out This Tutorial?
- A parent wanting to give their child's teacher, specialist, or other important person working with their child, a unique gift
- Educators wanting to make a gift for a fellow educator, or wanting to add a little something extra to their own office/classroom
- Any crafty person
- A parent wanting to spice up the look of their child's playroom
- Homeschooling parents wanting to kick up the look of their home-school area
I recently came across a "crayon clock" (at least that is what I am calling it), and I immediately thought it would make a great teacher's gift. I was inspired to make one myself. I mean, how hard could it be? Lucky for you and me, it was EASY! In fact, it went so well, that I actually made three clocks for three different teachers. Since I didn't follow a tutorial, I made it up as I went, and this is what I came up with...
*Crayons (not pictured)
*Wooden Craft Hoops
Hot Glue Gun
Hot Glue Sticks
Scissors (not pictured)
*Craft hoops come in a variety of sizes. Determine the hoop size closest to the size of your clock.
*The size of the clock you use will determine the amount of crayons you need. A 10-12 inch clock will use about 100 crayons. If wanting to use a variety of colors, you may wish to purchase about 100 crayons to have options.
Step 1:
Determine the craft hoop size closest to the size of your clock, and separate the two hoops that are very close together. Determine how these hoops fit around the clock itself. You will not need to use the other set of hoops that came with the craft hoop.
The hoops I purchased were slightly smaller (about 1/2 inch) than the size of my actual clock. The larger hoop was easy enough to open up and make larger by removing the hardware connected to it. The smaller hoop did not have hardware, so I simply cut it using a sharp knife. It could then be opened to fit around the clock.
Step 2:
Hot glue the smaller hoop to the outside of the clock. Hot glue the slightly larger hoop on top of the smaller hoop. These loops make a "support wall" which the crayons lean against. You may hot glue the hoops anywhere on the clock desired. I chose to hot glue the hoops the width of a crayon from the edge of the clock face.
Cut the very ends of the crayons off so that only the crayon label is shown. The glue will stick well to the paper label itself, but will somewhat melt the crayon wax. Therefore, you want to avoid gluing the crayon wax directly, or you may end up with a messy project!
Step 4:
Determine your crayon color pattern, and make sure you have enough of what you need.
Step 5:
Glue the crayons to the support wall and to the clock.
Step 6:
Gently remove any hot glue strings, and clean clock face with a household cleaner. You are done!
Saturday, November 28, 2015
What's in Your Cart?
Wow! The holidays are quickly approaching, and so are sales!!! Teacher's Pay Teacher's is having a HUGE sitewide sale November 30th, and December 1st, and many stores will be participating. Woohoo! My entire store will be 20% off. So go shopping , and while you are there, don't forget to use the TpT promo code provided on TpT for additional savings, (that's 28% off at my store and many other stores too)!
I'm linking up with Jenn from Speech Room News to share three of my products, and three other products that I have my eye on buying during this sale. So here it goes...
On Sale in My Store:
While I aim to count my blessings all year long, this time of year seems to be particularly appropriate for thinking about thankfulness/gratitude. With November focusing on Thanksgiving, and December focusing on gift giving and receiving, it's the perfect time to teach the concept of gratitude to children. This Gratitude Packet is filled with activities, printables, awards, posters, and more, and is on sale now!
Have you seen Kelly Workman's store yet? I love her products! Her Emotions Photo Cards teach students to identify emotions in a fun way. You can check them out here. She also has a wide variety of Dice Decks available, complete with teaching suggestions, answer sheets, and more, so be sure to take a look around her store, while you are there. You can check out her Dice Decks Growing Bundle here.
So, what's on your wish list? If you would like to share your wish list, and link up too, head on over to Jenn from Speech Room News.
I'm linking up with Jenn from Speech Room News to share three of my products, and three other products that I have my eye on buying during this sale. So here it goes...
On Sale in My Store:
While I aim to count my blessings all year long, this time of year seems to be particularly appropriate for thinking about thankfulness/gratitude. With November focusing on Thanksgiving, and December focusing on gift giving and receiving, it's the perfect time to teach the concept of gratitude to children. This Gratitude Packet is filled with activities, printables, awards, posters, and more, and is on sale now!
I'm really excited about these new Respect Task Cards I just made! They make a perfect edition to any character education program and may be used in groups, by themselves, or as a class. Teaching suggestions, a list of all 40 questions, and a teaching guide are also included. They are also on sale now!
Reward coupons are a fun way to recognize positive behavior. These Holiday Reward Coupons are colorful, festive, and work well during the month of December. They come in color and black and white, and are on sale now!
I hope you find these resources useful. My products are intended to be used by teachers, parents, homeschooling parents, SLPs, SPED, counselors, social workers, and other specialists.
What's on My Wish List:
This is the fun part! There are some talented TpT Sellers/Stores out there, and I can't wait to check them out. Here are a few items calling my name...
I just love Educlips! They have such great clip art which covers so many subjects. I've had my eye on this Character Qualities Clip Art Set for some time. Aren't these little guys great? If you like these, you might also enjoy, the Manners Clip Art Bundle too. I own it, and it's one of my favorites!
Whimsy Clips is another is another one of my favorite Clip Art TpT Stores. This Good Choices Clip Art speaks to me, and I can't wait to use it! If you are looking for clip art to compliment this, check out the Bad Choices option too.
Hope you have lots of fun at the sale!
Teacher's Pay Teachers Cyber Sale!
Teacher's Pay Teacher's is having a HUGE sitewide sale November 30th, and December 1st, and MANY TpT Sellers will be participating! My entire store will be 20% off, so stop by and enjoy the savings. While you are there, apply the TpT promo code for additional savings.
These 55 amazing and new Teacher-Authors will be participating in this sale, (myself included). Be sure to check out their great stores! Click the picture to download the PDF for quick and easy access to everyone's store. Happy Shopping!
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So when MY BOSS (of all people) asked the office "what do you guys think about doing a Great Glen team?" it took me less than a second to say "ohmygodyes." Evan was also on board within about five seconds, and that was all we needed. It took a lot more digging around the valley to get a fourth teammate than I expected, but we had a lot of ideas. We eventually ended up with former-pro-team-director and Valley-Strava-legend Jay Gump as our last guy. Note that Jay's palmares do not include "mountain bike racer." But he did race the Widowmaker Challenge at Sugarloaf in 1992, which was only 22 years ago. I'm sure the sport hasn't changed in that time.
Did I mention that Ross (the aforementioned boss) actually did a year as a pro on the road back in the day? Or that Evan's a cat 1 on the road currently? We should have just named the team "A lot of hard pedaling. And Colin."
I regaled the office with tales of how Great Glen is a roadie course that's like 50% gravel road. The office was EXCITED. If you called BikeReg at any point between June and August, the reason the phone rang four times is that someone had to finish a sentence about Great Glen before they picked it up.
As is required, there were rumors of a super-team showing up and blowing everyone away. Those rumors didn't materialize, luckily, and we went into the race with a very real chance of winning... assuming that the survived racing mountain bikes at night. Which was possibly a tall order, since on the one training night ride we did, Ross hit a tree and had to take a week off to recover!
The planning around who would do first lap was intense, as always. Evan ended up drawing that straw, mainly because Ross's ankle was STILL not right after crashing on that night ride. Obviously we got Evan totally wound up and he was 2nd out of the gate, but managed to calm down enough to drift back to 5th on the run.
(Don't try to win the run, ever. There is always someone who is a great runner and a mediocre rider who wants to win it. It's only 2 minutes out of 24 hours)
Giddy Huff kept himself together for the whole first lap and came to the tent in 2nd, narrowly ahead of third (another expert team). He was pretty far behind a singlespeeder in first (damn singlespeeders), but that was okay, singlespeeder was on a coed team. We got this. Giddy Huff passed off to Giddy Gump with third place hot on his heels...
So we've been joking about Jay's possible mismatch between his power and handling skills ever since he got on the team, which really speaks more about his power (insane) than his handling (pretty decent). The joke was always "Gump will totally be our fastest guy as long as he doesn't pedal 600w into a crash."
Uh, guess what happened on lap one?
So Jay has a HUGE wreck. Right away, over the bars on one of the whoops. He said he was going so fast he landed "halfway down the bridge", which is a course flyover you hit right out of the start. By comparison, I never even gapped this bridge once during the race, never mind overjumping it.
The good news is, Jay's not dead. He turns a 44-minute lap, which is fine, but when he gets off his bike to run into the tent he looks like he's 80 years old, putting all his weight on his saddle and basically using his bike as a rolling cane. We're down to third place.
Oh crap, right, I have to race my bike now.
They changed the direction of the course at Great Glen this year, and made it a bit longer. I like the new direction, but man, when you've got six years of memory IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, lap one is HARD. It seemed like I blew every other gravel turn, outriggering and over-braking to stay out of the woods. But, it was LAP ONE, so I was making up for these mistakes by dumping watts all over the place on every hill.
I caught the coed team that had been leading.
I could see the expert team that was now leading.
My seatbag started to come loose, so I stopped to put it in my jersey.
I caught the leader. I was full of adrenaline! I attacked the leader as soon as I got to him, hoping that the 'ole go-right-past would break his spirit and he wouldn't even try to draft me.
Much to my surprise this didn't work. It did hurt a lot, though. He happily slotted in behind me for much of the lap... even pulling alongside on the paved climb across the road. Ruh-roh.
It wasn't until the technical section at the top of the hill across the road that I was able to start putting distance in. Adrenaline-based decisions about how fast you can jump onto a bridge with a turn in it? That's my wheelhouse, man.
I finished the lap, carefully navigated the floating bridge, and sent Ross out with a thirty second lead.
|Bridge of Absurdity! [Ernie Mills]
(In the interest of brevity I'm not gonna talk too much about this bridge, let's just say it was an AMAZING course feature)
I got back to camp, and Jay was nowhere to be found.
Some investigation revealed that he was lying in his tent. On his back. And had taken some muscle relaxers. And didn't know if he could ride his next lap.
This is generally not what you want to hear from your teammate after one lap.
It turns out Jay's had some back issues (maybe a lot of back issues) and his back was totally seized up after that crash. Luckily he rolls with muscle relaxers these days, and reported that he felt "better than expected" as long as he lay there and didn't move.
Uh, great.
Ross padded our lead a little bit. Evan had a small mechanical and lost a bit of the lead. Then Jay went back out for the great "can Jay still pedal a bike" experiment.
(I actually never really understood how close Jay came to not being able to ride until after the race, because he's one tough dude and didn't tell us how bad any of this was until afterward)
Jay survived his lap, but we lost another minute of our lead, and I went out with only 10 or 15 seconds over 2nd place on my second lap.
Recalling my last lap, I did NOT want this dude on my wheel. And he REALLY wanted to be on my wheel. We started the lap HARD.
I was stomping up a climb about a mile in when all of the sudden, there's a buzzing sound and my back wheel slams to a halt. What just happened?! Oh, my seatbag came loose again. And this time it fell down and jammed in my back wheel/frame. And then got ripped off.
I stuffed the dead seatbag in my jersey (AGAIN!) and frantically took off with a lead that was now better measured in bike lengths than seconds.
But, now we're on lap two, and I am *learning*. Giddy pedaling was down, but mistake-free riding was way, way up. I ended up clocking almost an identical lap time to the first lap and sent Ross out with a one minute head start.
We finished the rotation and had extended our lead to a whopping four minutes after five hours. After eight hours, 10 minutes, because 2nd place had flatted. Every lap Jay did was a dice roll -- if he had another crash, he might not be able to finish his lap at all, and we wouldn't even know. Waiting for him the tent was nerve wracking.
The sun went down and we knew the next 10 hours would decide the race. If the roadies (and Jay's back) could hold it together for 12 night laps, we had it.
The first night laps went fine, about three minutes slower than day laps, although the fact that Jay had to use his bike as a cane whenever he dismounted was definitely costing him more time, since he was dismounting more at night.
I've ridden this race a lot, and I really like the challenge of riding fast at night. My first night lap felt GOOD. But, night laps always feel good, that's the problem -- the reduced visibility increases your sense of speed. This is why people will claim things like "I ride faster at night" sometimes. But the clock doesn't lie -- my first night lap was a 42:54, my slowest of the race by over 90 seconds.
But when I went back to the tent for my after-midnight lap (lap five), they had posted the "fastest night lap" standings. And that 42:54 was the best, by almost a minute over Sheldon Miller.
I was only sitting fifth on the day-lap standings, though -- I'd been beaten by Don Seib, Sheldon, Brian Lyster and Sam Anderson on the first afternoon. Some of them were on five-man teams, or cruiser teams, so I didn't know if they'd even ridden a night lap yet.
I started my fifth lap feeling kind of queasy, because it's a 24 hour race and that's how the low points go. But early in the lap, I realized that the cramp in my side that had been present for the last three laps was gone. And we were over halfway done. And every line I'd blown on my first night lap, I remembered.
After two miles, the lap was going well and I was feeling decent. I realized this was my last shot at a fast night lap, and who knows how fast the guys who beat me on day laps were currently riding.
I went as hard as I could hold, and took as many risks as I dared. Zero mistakes. It felt fast, but the last one felt fast, too. The time? 42:20, 34 seconds faster than my previous night lap, and slower than every day lap I'd done that far.
(Laps like this are why huge improvements at night are such a red flag)
But it was enough to hold up as "fastest night lap!"
|I'd like to credit every ride I've done with just a crappy bar light for this. [Christin]
My final night lap, the growing fatigue and wet roots turned me into a pinball machine on the singletrack. I tried to make up for this by getting out of the saddle and going harder... which just led to more pinball. Duh. 44:15.
After this lap was my absolute low point. The sun was just coming up, I was feeling kind of ill, but I knew I needed to eat more. At 6am the Gorham Girls Something Something Team was there serving breakfast. It was... delicious.
But you know what happens after you eat meals, right? FOOD COMA.
I slept face down in my tent for 20 minutes at 7am, my first sleep of the race. I didn't want to, but my body demanded it. It sucked. I woke up before my alarm. I felt terrible. It was the obligatory "why did I think this would be fun?" moment.
As the race wears on, the easy part of it starts to be the riding. The hardest part is the half hour before you ride again...
And sure enough, a mile into lap seven, my funk was over. It's a beautiful, cool morning in the White Mountains. I'm shredding a mountain bike on trails I've basically memorized by now. We're almost done. We're winning the damn bike race! What the heck was my problem?
Lap seven was smooth, if not powerful. 42:22. And now that Jay could see again, his lap times dropped five minutes!
Barring a frame break or other huge mechanical we had it. I relaxed, knowing all I had to do was survive a final lap and it was over.
Evan clocked a 44:13 on his final lap. Did I say all I had to do was survive the last lap? Because what I really meant was "beat Evan's time to maintain bragging rights."
I got to the tent at 10:30 and I was hungry. Way too hungry. Shaking-hungry, in fact. I ate a gel. I sprinted back to the tent and got another gel. Ate that gel in the first mile. It's the last lap, the "eat real food" rule goes out the window. Just get it done!
Final lap adrenaline is the best. It hurt, just like every lap, but you find little bits of extra motivation to pedal the sections you were coasting before, when you know you don't have to do it ever again (until next year). I was hungry, but only had to ride the sugar-wave from two gels for 40 minutes. I survived.
Heck, I more than survived, closing out the race with a 42:03 (omg negative split u cheater) and high-fiving Ross out for our team's final lap, lap thirty-two, with a twenty five minute head start on second place.
|Holy cow, we did it! [Christin]
Thanks to Great Glen for putting on an amazing event, year after year. The new course changes and the floating bridge were rad. The organization and timing is top-notch, and honestly, and the WEEKS, if not MONTHS, of entertainment we got from the planning/camping/racing/rehashing process make it more than worth the price.
Thanks to the Creature Feature ladies team for being awesome campsite-mates, smashing the women's race (14th overall) and having more fun/looking better than we did while doing it. Bonus points for THROWING DOWN at the end of the race to pass some men's teams when they already had the women's race locked up.
Unlike most endurance races I do, the phrase "next year" was already getting thrown around on the drive home. See you there!

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE EAST DIVISION HITTER OF THE WEEK Jared Smith, OF, Sr., Texas-Dallas Texas-Dallas senior outfielder Jared Smith (New Caney, TX / Tyler JC) went 7-for-15 with three home runs, two doubles and 12 RBIs over four games. Smith also scored six runs, walked three times and stole two bases. One of his […]
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UT-Tyler Scores Eight in 8th to Top East Texas Baptist
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE The University of Texas at Tyler baseball team scored eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on Monday night at Irwin field to rally and beat East Texas Baptist, 8-7. The win completed UT Tyler's three-game sweep of the Tigers in its first conference series of the season.
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE EAST DIVISION CO-HITTERS OF THE WEEK Jeremy Harding, C, Sr., Texas-Tyler Texas-Tyler senior catcher Jeremy Harding ( Houston, TX / Cy-Springs HS) went a perfect 8-for-8 with five doubles and six RBIs over a doubleheader sweep of Castleton. Harding scored four runs.
American Southwest Conference Hitters and Pitchers of the Week
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE Senior Lex Wolfe (Lakewood, N.J.) was named as the first American Southwest Conference East Division Pitcher of the Week of the 2009 season by the conference office on Monday. Wolfe went seven innings in Saturday's 10-3 win over Trinity, allowing no runs, just four hits and striking out nine batters in […]
American Southwest Conference Preseason Baseball Poll/Awards Announced
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE RICHARDSON, Texas –– McMurry University and the University of Texas at Tyler have been predicted to win 2009 American Southwest Conference baseball division titles, it was announced by the ASC office on Tuesday (Jan. 27) after a vote of each division's head coaches, sports information directors and media members. The University […]


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March 12, 2011
By Cameron Harris, Assistant Media Relations Director
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Freshman Ethan Bennett smashed his first career home run and junior Levi Dean improved to 3-0 on the mound as the Tennessee baseball team clinched a series victory in its four-game set against Manhattan with a seven-inning, 3-2, triumph in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
"It was a lot closer than I thought it should have been," UT Head Coach Todd Raleigh said. "We had the bases loaded twice, once with no outs and scored one, then with one out and we didn't score. We had a lot of chances, but didn't capitalize. Their pitcher was good, as good as we've seen this year. He really kept us off balance. He could throw any pitch at anytime, so he was tough to square up today. He made one mistake to Ethan Bennett, and Ethan hit it. I thought that was a big play in our game. We battled and our pitching is good enough to hold on."
Bennett, who finished 3-for-7 with four RBIs over the course of Saturday's doubleheader, launched a two-run shot to left in the second inning to give the Vols the lead after they had fallen behind early. As a standout prepster at Farragut High School in Knoxville, Bennett hit a Tennessee state record 27 home runs as a senior last year.
"(Ethan) has done a good job," Raleigh said. "We knew he was going to be a good hitter, but he's doing a great job catching too. Really, he's improved that part of his game more than anything. He's really worked hard and is going to be a great player for us. That was a big hit he got for us today."
Senior Josh Liles added two hits in the contest as well, to give him five singles on the day. With his effort in the two games on Saturday, Liles was able to raise his batting average 76 points to .271 on the year. Junior Davis Morgan also had a single in his one official at-bat to extend his hitting streak to eight games, while fellow classmate Zach Osborne's bases loaded walk in the fourth proved to be the difference in the game.
Dean picked up his third win of the year in his first start in a Tennessee uniform. Sporting a classic look with stirrup socks and high-cuffed pants, the Centralia, Wash., native scattered three hits over four innings of work, allowing two runs, only one of which was earned. It was the first earned run he has allowed as a Vol, snapping a scoreless streak of 10.1 innings to start his UT career. Dean also struck out two and walked one.
After a slow start that included allowing a home run on the first pitch of the game and walking the second batter, Dean bounced back to retire 10 consecutive hitters until the Jaspers scored an unearned run in the fourth.
The Vols, who had chances to break the game open with bases loaded situations in both the fourth and fifth innings, were fortunate to get another fantastic outing out of their bullpen as sophomore Zack Godley was nearly perfect in his two shutout innings on the bump, striking out four, while walking one and yielding one hit.
Junior Matt Ramsey then came on to close out the contest in the seventh, collecting the seventh save of his career but first this season with a perfect frame. He recorded a groundout, a strikeout and a weak pop-up to finish off the contest. Ramsey is now tied with Joey Andrews and Danny Wiltz for seventh all-time in UT history in career saves.
The Jaspers wasted little time grabbing their first lead of the weekend as Mark Onorati took the very first offering of the game and parked it over the wall in left to give his team a quick 1-0 lead. After walking the next batter, a visit from UT pitching coach Jason Beverlin helped settle him down and he proceeded to retire the next 10 batters he faced.
With Dean starting to find his groove, the Big Orange answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second on Bennett's longball. Manhattan brought the game back to a deadlock in the fourth, however, when it took advantage of a rare defensive miscue by Tennessee to plate an unearned run on a single by Nick Camastro. Dean left two runners stranded in scoring position though as he got Mikey Miranda swinging to end the threat.
The Vols had a chance to really do some damage in the bottom of the stanza, but had to settle for simply regaining the lead. After an infield single and a throwing error put the UT leadoff hitter, Liles, in scoring position, Morgan laid down a sac bunt attempt. The Manhattan pitcher threw to third to try to get Liles, but he was able to slide in safely under the tag. Ramsey was hit by a pitch just moments later to load the bases with nobody out.
The next two hitters both flew out, but neither was deep enough to bring Liles in from third. Fortunately, junior Zach Osborne was able to salvage at least one run as he drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk to give the Orange and White a 3-2 lead.
Just one inning later, the Vols found themselves in a bases loaded situation once again, this time with one out on the board. Ramsey smoked a groundball to the hot corner, but Manhattan third baseman Chad Salem made a backhanded stab, stepped on third and fired to first for an inning-ending double play.
The one-run lead proved just enough though as the Tennessee bullpen was able to button down the victory with Godley and Ramsey shutting the Jaspers down over the final three frames.
The Vols will go for the series sweep at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Redshirt freshman Jon Reed (1-0, 5.40) will get the starting assignment for UT, while right-hander Mike Giordano (0-0, 4.05) will make the start for Manhattan.
Live audio from The Sports Animal (FM 99.1/99.3) will be available online at www.UTSports.com/baseball with John Wilkerson, Kyle Hixson and Roger Hoover on the call. For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee baseball, make sure to follow @VolBaseball on Twitter.


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There are plenty of great chocolate cake recipes out there, but if you are a chocolate cake fan, you will know that chocolate cake recipes are not one-size-fits-all. Chocolate cakes can range from dense and fudgy cakes that aim to pack as much chocolate into every bite as possible to light and airy – and everything in between. This cake is one of the inbetween ... Read More »
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Cook's Illustrated Rates Metal Baking Pans
There are a number of pans that every baker should have in the kitchen and one of them is a 9×13-inch rectangular baking pan. This type of pan is very versatile and can be used for everything from sheet cakes to lasagna, from baking a pan of bar cookies to building a water bath for a cheesecake. This style of pan can be made of ... Read More »
Progressive International Collapsible 9×13 Cake Carrier
Cook's Country rated and reviewed cake carriers a while back, and picked out the Progressive International Collapsible Cake Carrier as its top choice for being sturdy and easy to store. The only problem with the carrier, which holds up to two dozen cupcakes or a single 9-inch layer cake, is that it really only works for a certain type of cake. In fact, not too ... Read More »
Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Brandy Buttercream Frosting
You know you're on the right track with a cake recipe when the kitchen smells fantastic while your cake is in the oven. In fairness, not everything that smells great will turn out perfectly, but I tend to think that it increases the odds. This pumpkin cake is one that will fill your kitchen up with the fantastic scents of cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg ... Read More »
Black and White Marble Sheet Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting
If you're wondering where the Chocolate Fudge Frosting that is supposed to top this cake is, you've already seen it in a previous post (and can see it again below), but this shot of the unfrosted cake shows the chocolate and vanilla swirls closeup, in all of their glory. Backing up, this is a large sheet cake that is perfect for birthdays and other celebrations. The ... Read More »
Yellow Sheet Cake (Birthday Cake)
Honestly, I like baking my own birthday cakes. I always have and always will. I feel like there is a lot of freedom for me to choose what my favorite cake is. Unfortunately, I don't really have a favorite. I like some things better than others, but when it comes right down to it, baking a birthday cake with no one's preferences but my own ... Read More »


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Uncle shoots nephew by mistake
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Dutywa - A man was arrested in Dutywa, near Butterworth, on Sunday after he allegedly shot dead his 18-year-old nephew by accident, Eastern Cape police said.
The 18-year-old, a matric pupil, knocked at the door of his uncle's house around 01:30, Captain Jackson Manatha said.
In the dark, the uncle, 33, opened the door and fired a shot from his licensed firearm, hitting the younger man in the chest.
When the light was switched on, the man discovered he had shot his nephew and rushed him to the Dutywa Health Centre. Nurses declared him dead on arrival.
The 33-year-old handed himself in to police. His gun would be sent for ballistic testing. He would face a charge of murder in the Dutywa Magistrate's Court on Monday.
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Victor Ndabenhle Mkhaliphi 2014/08/04 07:40:02 AM
People with guns, shooting behind a closed door - in the dark! No attempt to find out who was knocking, clearly that is gross negligence and the uncle must be prosecuted.
Azana Booi 2014/08/04 07:49:18 AM
I agree! Sounds like they're trigger happi....how do you shoot into space when you know you have a teenager in the house and you dont know his whereabouts?...it could have been anyone behind that door...why not exchange words? Someone knocks....take out a gun and blow up the door!!! Haibo!
Gary Guy 2014/08/04 07:57:40 AM
I do agree that this is negligent and irresponsible. But until we get crime under control in this country so that people are not living in perpetual fear, this kind of thing will continue to happen.
JakeMuso 2014/08/04 08:16:08 AM
WOW! Victor why does your comment ring a bell...shooting someone in the dark from behind a closed door without making a decent attempt to find out who's behind it...
Deon Louw 2014/08/04 09:04:56 AM
He was not shot through the door but after the door was opened. This is different from Oscar but the result was the same.
VaPunungwe 2014/08/04 10:58:49 AM
What is it with people shooting at closed doors. First Oscar now this man.
kalabafazi 2014/08/04 01:13:10 PM
Why not just ask "Who is there?" before opening the door? There is more going on here than what is being reported.
Tina-Marie Trevenen 2014/08/04 02:49:37 PM
The crime rate in Dutywa is extremely high and the uncle probably feared for his life. Lets hear the facts of the case before we condemn him. I'm sure that living with this mistake for the rest of his life is punishment enough.
Sibabalwe Afrotainment Semane 2014/08/04 07:55:30 AM
Eish Oscar
Sibabalwe Afrotainment Semane 2014/08/04 08:33:23 AM
n wat does race hv 2 do wit anythn in da case or comment
Letics Vidual 2014/08/04 07:58:47 AM
"He opened the door ..and fired a shot", was it so hard to scream out " who is it? I guess that is his side of the story
Morubula Huma 2014/08/04 08:07:13 AM
would a real Criminal come Knocking on the Front door
Linda Horsfield 2014/08/04 09:03:10 AM
Excellent point. Story sounds rather fishy.
Kimberly 2014/08/04 12:01:14 PM
If they wanted to draw attention away from another side of the house if they suspected that the owner was moving around in the house. But the uncle must of suspected something considering he already had his gun in his hand.
Da Maffuccin Boss 2014/08/04 08:13:32 AM
news24, when are you going to do thourough investigation before publishing your stoties? 'a knock on the door @ 01:30, a man opened the door and fired a shot' nxa!
Lorenzo Bessick 2014/08/04 08:35:27 AM
@Armando, what are you on about?
Da Maffuccin Boss 2014/08/04 08:47:03 AM
theres nothing about me but news24 way of reporting. does the story sound complete to you? it gets more confusing when after reading an article you left with nothing else but questions.
Kimberly 2014/08/04 12:02:43 PM
News24 can only publish the information they are given.
Schulla 2014/08/04 08:17:25 AM
This is South Africa people!!!These things happen!!! Because people are scared and paranoid and who can blame them!!This is not a way to live.
SunshinyDay 2014/08/04 09:01:32 AM
We are ALL paranoid and scared but we don't all just shoot at people!
Jaco Wium 2014/08/04 09:06:09 AM
Schulla, you don't speak for me. I will never fire through a door without knowing EXACTLY who is behind that door. Please speak for yourself while you're living it up in Australia, thank you.
Kimberly 2014/08/04 12:07:07 PM
@SunshinyDay - You dont know what happened prior to that. There must have been a reason that he went to fetch his gun in the first place. What he did was wrong but you cant blame the guy for protecting himself. @Jaco - Good for you! Oh and never say never. You dont know what could happen that could change that. You dont know what the circumstances were regarding the shooting.
Schulla 2014/08/05 02:23:09 AM
Jaco Wium - I know a women what did what you said and she was raped. Sorry asking questions is not always an option
Schulla 2014/08/05 02:23:48 AM
SunshinyDay - well lets hope you never need to found out
Miles Lancmore 2014/08/04 08:23:42 AM
Trigger happy fingers land you in jail.
Vincent VinSaint 2014/08/04 08:24:54 AM
Infront or back, doors are just not safe to get close to.# Knock, open and bang!
Japhet Gochela Mangena 2014/08/04 08:28:58 AM
A proudly South African leaves guns if not a gun even pastors too
Hennie Bezuidenhout 2014/08/04 08:30:18 AM
Just shoot? now THAT'S a mistake.....


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Opinion: If You Want Schools to Thrive, Invest in Parents
In one of her recent public comments on the thorny thicket of challenges she faces, New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña trumpeted her personal mission to build an administration that will "listen—and respond—to parents."
The new chancellor clearly wants to a signal a departure from more than a decade of Department of Education leadership that has been criticized for squelching the voices of parents in educational decision-making.
As a veteran parent coordinator of an East Village elementary school, as well as the mother of two public school students, I commend her commitment to embracing families as school partners. For if any issue is emblematic of the new mayor's focus on inequality, it's the achievement gap that schools have been tasked with closing. A gap that, according to reams of research, will never disappear without the robust participation of parents in the education of our city's kids.
Still, I wonder if Fariña appreciates how wide-ranging and profound the needs of those parents are. Does she realize the extent to which schools, as the point of contact that all public school families share, operate, more and more, as social service clearing houses and the nexus of community life for an increasing number of parents?
I can remember my own dawning awareness of what the job was going to entail when I began work as a member of the first generation of coordinators in the summer of 2003. At our inaugural convocation, we listened as Geoffrey Canada, the education activist and founder of Harlem Children's Zone, described our mandate like this: "The alignment between home, school and community has fallen apart. If you want parents to come through the door, you've got to rebuild it."
I would soon find myself doing things I had never imagined were under the purview of a civil servant. On one of my first days, I walked a student home (after feeding her pizza) when her ailing mother and older brother simply forgot to pick her up. One Labor Day weekend I got a call from an incoming family—recently arrived Iraqi refugees. I took them shopping for school supplies, found health insurance and a doctor for their girls, connected the mother with a counseling program for victims of torture, and hosted their first American Thanksgiving dinner.
The following fall, I organized the funeral of a student who drowned and, later that same year, assisted with another for a student's father who died of a heart attack, even ironing his shirt for the viewing.
All of that in addition to the more mundane work of a parent coordinator: I facilitated workshops on subjects ranging from financial planning and debt management to childhood sexuality and handling holiday blues. I led field trips, set up an ad-hoc after-school program, taught Spanish, told girls how to use sanitary napkins, and checked hundreds of heads for lice.
This, I have learned, is the business of most parent coordinators.
The school where I worked was a mirror of our bifurcated city—a mix of poor families living in the projects and educated, middle class families living in co-ops. Regardless of background, they often looked to the school for assistance when they needed it and in most cases, their school—their community—rallied to help.
Despite the central role parent coordinators play in a school community, they are misunderstood and underpaid. Parents, and even school staff, often weren't sure where I left off and the P.T.A. began. Plenty of people were surprised to learn I wasn't a volunteer.
As part of her pledge to boost parent involvement, I hope Fariña considers reinforcing the role of the parent coordinator. The way things stand now, she might be tempted to scrap them: the D.O.E. would save upwards of $39,000 per school per year—the figure at which parent coordinator salaries have been capped since 2003 (many make less).
But for this modest investment—a sliver of the D.O.E.'s $25 billion annual budget—I would argue that students and families are getting a bargain.
A more fruitful strategy would be to elevate the authority of parent coordinators and leverage their capacity to get adults engaged in the school. Train them in working with families and kids in crisis, with students with serious behavioral problems—in managing the daily realities of our system. And make the job worth sticking to, by creating channels for advancement and raising salaries.
If authentic parent outreach is truly on the menu for the new administration, schools need recognition for, and resources to enable, their capacity to build warm, supportive communities.


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Midnight Madness opens basketball practice season
October 26, 2010 Just back from Fall Break, about 500 fans celebrated Midnight Madness, the opening of the McDaniel men's and women's basketball practice season, by supporting the teams from in the stands and on the court.
In basketball action, the faculty-staff team scored a victory over a student team, and three members of the softball team – seniors Bethann Fusco, Meagan Elfert and Brittany Jarboe – won the shooting competition, earning a gift certificate for six pizzas. Jerome Hill '14 won a flat-screen TV in the evening's drawing.
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Camera catches Smart Car smashing into deputy's cruiser
PALM COAST, Fla. - A red light camera captured a former Palm Coast City Councilman slam into a Flagler County deputy's patrol car, while driving a Smart Car.
The video came from a camera at the intersection of Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway (map of intersection) in Palm Coast.
The deputy stopped briefly at a red light, then pulled into the intersection and was T-boned by William Venne's Smart Car.
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Advice Needed on Leveling Shop Floor
We two newbies just finished building a workshop from a kit. The floor of the shop is made of flakeboard and has already becoming uneven. [The plasting wrapper that the kit came in was full of water.] We had planned to put vinyl flooring but now we're not quite sure how to proceed. From reading some of the other posts, I'm thinking of putting down another layer of flooring first, maybe 1/2" plywood and then put the vinyl on top of that. Or is there some type of leveling compound that we could use to level the flake board out. Or should we just leave it alone. :(
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Has anyone ever brought their subie to Welsh Subaru in Limerick, PA for any general repair, maintenence, check-up, etc?
I have a habit of getting screwed over by dealers and do not have confidence in bringing my car to them, however, in case I do need too...they are the only close subaru dealership nearby me...so I thought I'd ask if anyone here has had experience with them and how their customer service is.
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To many people, either of the words above have a bad connotation. I doubt that I will every stop challenging myself, mentally or physically in some way. Still, I agree. A high priority for me in retirement is to be both comfortable and content. For some reason I am appreciating this more now that I am settled in a new home. I am realizing that I enjoy spending more time home or close to home than ever before (it's not just location-I had begun to realize this in Texas as well). While I am not about to give up a my social life, travel, going to school or the rest of it, I LIKE being at home-in my house or in my yard. It is becoming my favorite place to be, much of the time. As is, quite frankly, doing nothing on occasion-or at least not very much!
I was raised in a family where I was challenged from youth. My father accepted a civilian job overseas when I was ten. Both my parents felt that in terms of money and opportunity both should be spent taking advantage of what was readily available. One Christmas was spent in Cairo on the backs of camels and one was spent skiing in the mountains. My girl scout youth was spent hiking up and down the Rhine and staying in youth hostels that were in cold castles.
I of course carried on this tradition. During three years in Germany as a single person I traveled many places (including to my sister's dorm at the university of Paris which included a Turkish toilet). My now thirty four year old was sleeping on the floor of a four person tent next, to mom, at the height of the summer in Virginia Beach when she was six months old. I married a guy who took me back to Europe, where our time was spent in one of two ways. Busy weekends were spent refereeing sporting events, doing amateur theater and going on scout camp outs. Uncommitted weekends were spent throwing things into the car on Friday and returning Sunday evening. My twenty four year old son still has the standing joke (or complaint, depending) that goes "Oh, look!! Another cathedral!!" (Remind me to share about having to drive THROUGH Chartres without stopping.)
We loved and adored traveling, and living in Europe. We were willing to commit most of our resources to travel and our other high energy activities. (paying Euros will being payed in US dollars on top of it all). Life was busy, active and involved, most of the time. We were the kind of people who never said no to much of anything. Of course the end result of that was many rotisserie chickens and soups and sandwiches for dinner and the occasional need to lock ourselves in in Sundays.
Now in retirement, I am finding life has a different chapter. Retirement is different things for different people. Some folks have need to make up for all the things there was no time for in their previous life. Some need to challenge themselves to do as much as they can in as much time. For me, it is just the opposite. While my retirement will never be spent only in an armchair watching TV or playing bridge, I prefer to go much slower. I also am willing to spend more of my limited money to get a certain comfort level, probably because I spend so much time here (again, may retirees are settled into houses they have lived in forever. Part of being a vagabond is making those kinds of changes). In general, I guess I prefer a "slower" lifestyle these days.
Make no mistake, this in no way means that I have decided to "settle". For example, I still travel, but one or two road trips a year (perhaps three this year) lasting a few weeks with the occasional weekend trip. While I watch pennies, my hotel and dining requirements are no longer of the hostel, camping or motel six variety. I don't travel long distances in planes because it makes me claustrophobic (an exception next year for Germany). My travel destinations are places that provide interest, but are not extreme. I would prefer to enjoy the beauty of the gulf coast or a leisurely drive along the California coast rather than say, biking in Moab. And I am happy to sit for a few hours or more on a balcony of a hotel overlooking the ocean.
I also have what-for me-is a full physical, mental, social and spiritual life. I'm not an athlete and rarely break a sweat. I walk two active dogs and swim in a therapy pool. I continue to take college classes where I am amazingly challenged by those forty years younger on occasion (my reason for choosing college rather than lifelong learning). My goal remains to learn a new skill every month or so (Metalwork coming up), and I've started designing as well as creating. I socialize through church, quilting and school, and family.
Still, a very large part of my life is spent, being comfortable and content, at home. This past week I went to church. I had a rotating church dinner group one evening and a monthly quilt get together another day. Other than that and my daily exercising and errand day, I was at home the rest of the time-and fully content to be so. One day, I sat in my comfortable by the window chair and read a whole book on my kindle (Second Watch, by JA Jantz). Last night, with glasses of wine and chili and cornbread, we watched what we had hoped would be the demise of the New Orleans Saints. Because my house was packed in an extremely haphazard manner (that happens when your buyer wants to close in two weeks!!!), I had my son bring all of the Christmas items into the studio, where I have been unpacking and sorting. Today I plan to leisurely sew and then watch The Kiss of the Spider Woman (feel free to ask) Kleenex in hand-after watching Shark Tank.
It works for me!
Oh and just so folks know that I occasionally am capable of being organized and/or a planner, I thought I would share my past two days. First (also while sitting in that blue chair), I got out my little planning note book and actually made a plan for the holidays. Yes, I actually made lists. It may never happen again until next Christmas, but there you are. A list of kinds of cookies (over twenty). A master gift list. Menu plans (fortunately I am not hosting Christmas this year). Gifts to make and what I need. Entertainment plans. Remember, this is only the Christmas me, not the real me.
The other area that I am a least haphazardly organized is my sewing-sort of. I tend to plan and shop for three our four quilts at a time. While I enjoy finishing one at a time, I prefer to dovetail certain tasks-probably because my cutting table is also my design table, my altered house making table and the like. To that end, here are the before and afters of four different blocks of four different quilts-now to decide where to continue onward (all have other pieces that match).
Off to that sewing table to find out, with eggnog in hand!


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- In the large medical device segment, 57% of companies conduct social media marketing from a center of excellence. However, 43% of companies indicate social media activities are still done at the business unit level.
- 75% of emerging medical devices companies in the study conduct new product evaluation and analysis at the corporate level. New product launches and meeting planning are also done primarily at the corporate level for these emerging companies.
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Western Warriors
Links to recent post about the Western Warriors
Western Warriors
Sussex is divided into four cricketing areas North, East, South and West. Each area offers places for the top players in each age group to play in their Area team, Northern Knights, Eastern Eagles, Southern Sabres and our Western Warriors.
In August, coaches from clubs in the western area submit Western Warrior nominations. The nominated players attend assessment sessions and 16 players at each age group u10-u15 are offered Western Warrior training during October & November.
During these players are observed by junior county coaches, and some players may be invited to county trial in January. In February the WW squads are selected at u10, u11, u12/13 and u14/u15 . From those squad, teams are selected to play in Sussex Area Festival games during the summer.
The Area festival is a home and away fixture against the other 3 areas which make up Sussex. The festival is played on Sunday afternoon through out the Summer.
Details for Area fixtures, results, scorecards and league tables can be found on Play-Cricket
Playing in Area Matches
A player selected for a Western Warrior fixture in the afternoon, is not allowed to play a club game in the morning.
The West Area, and the Sussex Cricket Board take very seriously their responsibilities for the welfare of junior players, and indeed stipulate in the Area Cricket guidance that boys should not participate in other sporting activities on the same day as representative matches.
The reasons behind this are derived from the ECB Directives for Young Cricketers intended to ensure that youngsters are not over exerted, and is why there are restrictions on the number of overs a child may bowl etc., in any given period. We can circulate these Directives if anyone would like a copy.
The length of area matches are a minimum 70 overs, we need all players to be fit and able to perform to the best of their ability. (LTAD).
Thank you for your support.
Alan Smith, Head Coach, Western Warriors.
County Feedback
Feedback from January 2013 County Trails
Training Facility
The western Warriors train at The Littlehampton Academy, Hill Road, Littlehampton
'The high specification of design ranks these nets among the highest in the County. As well as being the training camp of the Western Warriors, who form the crucial part of the Sussex Player Pathway between club and county level, both the Academy and Sussex Cricket are united in their intention to use this facility reach out into the wider community and to allow all to be able to participate in cricket'
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Western Warrior Pathway Sussex Cricket Pathway
Area Rules
|No. of players:
|Up to 12 per side,11 players can bat,12 bowl or field (11 on pitch at one time)Players must not play in any other game on the same day as an area game
|U11 35 overs per side
U13 40 overs per side
U15 50 overs per side
|Start time:
|1pm unless agreed otherwise by both sides
|Batting Restrictions:
|Bowling Restrictions:
|8 over's max per bowler U11& U13
10 over's max per bowler U15
ECB Fast Bowling restrictions apply
|Fielding Restrictions:
|Usual for age group
|Other guidelines:
|5 min Interval for coaching discussions at 15 and 30 overs, usually coinciding with drinks
|Players to provide their own tea
|2 to be provided where possible booked by the county.
Areas must inform umpires direct if games are cancelled or if venues / timings are changed
|Both teams to e-mail scores to Gary Wallis-Tayler following each game to email@example.com on the scorecard provided.
|Each team to score match
|Points scoring:
|4 Points for a win,
2 Points Abandoned or Tied Match,
0 Points for a Loss
|Tie Breakers:
|For teams finishing on equal points tie breakers will be:
most wins
the winner of their match
higher net run rate
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I hadn't raced in three weeks and I had nearly crippled myself due to boredom. There was a mountain bike race on Sunday, but I just couldn't hold out another 24 hours, certainly not when my buddy Justin was going to make his road racing debut up at Sunapee. An easy decision! Throw the cross bike in the car and go beat on the cat 5 field for 46 miles, because I'm a cat 2 cross rider and 2 is a much smaller number than 5. I just had to bang my head against the wall for five minutes first, to forget how badly my last foray into road racing went.
Unlike Hilltowns, Sunapee doesn't have any field-shattering climbs, so I figured I would get to hang out in traffic for a solid two hours, which is the kind of experience that rates somewhere between "good for me" and "unnecessarily risky." Whatever, I like to keep my collarbone on its toes.
The day ended up being a lot windier than I expected, which really put a damper on my plan of attacking a bunch. I already was handicapped by weighing 145 lbs and having a 46x11, combine that with a headwind and I was going to get totally overrun by the field on basically any serious downhill. Crap.
I had the super-original plan of "hanging out" for a lap and then "doing stuff" on lap two. Amazingly ever other person in the race had the same plan so we rolled out S-L-O-W. One guy accidentally rode off the front, it was that slow.
Obviously my raging ADHD could not handle this. After four miles or so we hit the first actual climb and I decided to do some stuff. So I got on the front and hammered up this hill, which was enough to shell absolutely no one, but it did get my heart rate waaaay up. Perceived effort was high also. Watts were low. I didn't have a fun tap, but if I'd had one it would have been showing a giant thumbs-down about how my legs were feeling today. The fun was nowhere to be found.
I convinced myself that I was just trying to "open them up," oh yeah, they'll probably be feeling great in an hour. Totally.
Nothing happened for a while after that. We had a contest to see who could take the laziest turn on the front on most flats. Then we'd randomly drill it up the hills, but since everyone had been resting for the last five minutes this did absolutely nothing.
Somewhere on the backside of the lake we were going up this long false flat, and I was getting bored and also feeling kind of emo about my legs and their craptitude. I realized that my plan of attacking on lap two wasn't going to work, because by then everyone would be feeling jumpy, and each little acceleration over a climb made me less and less interested in riding in the wind. I figured I better attack before I lose my nerve, so I clicked down a few gears and jumped out of the field. Someone said "heyyyyyyyyyyyyyy-o" as I went shooting up the yellow line, a phrase which doesn't exactly convey panic. About ten seconds into it I confirmed that it was a bad idea, but hey, screw it, maybe some strong people will come after me and we can do some stuff for a bit.
Apparently Rob from Cambridge Bikes made an attempt, but I was too dumb to look back and figure out that I might've had some help if I waited, so I just kept riding stedily away... until we hit a long downhill and my fledgling gap got pretty much destroyed along with my morale. I had just enough time to decide to sit up and reintegrate with the field as we hit the steepest climb on the course... ooh, this hurts. Road racing hurts. I am not doing that again.
Everyone else learned from my example, so we went back to our softpedaling contest for the rest of the lap. We were rewarded for our efforts with being overtaken by the Cat 5 35+ field, which is when the sketchiness started. First their pace car went flying past us honking, which would have been a good time for our lead car to neutralize us, but instead it just fell in behind the 35+ pace car and kept going 20+ mph. The guys on the front were stupid-ass cat 5's (just like the rest of us in back) so they didn't figure out that we were getting passed, so they kept us all the way across the road, which led to the entire 35+ field yellow-line-violating while slowly riding past us and yelling at us to move over. Which we did not do. I have no idea why.
Our lead car continued to hang out in front of their field, and as the fields started separating a bunch of our guys decided to stay with them. The rest of us fell back, then we realized that at least five guys from our field were now up the road, so we started chasing down the 35+ field again (only 15 seconds ahead of us). At this point their follow truck tried to come through, except we closed the door on it, so it started screaming at us while nearly hitting a car head-on. I was super stoked on road racing at this point.
Finally our lead car filtered back through their field, and then they decided to stop everyone anyway and sort it out manually. So we stood around on the side of the road, the fields got sorted out, and then we restarted about a minute behind them. At this point it was safe to say that everyone from both fields had been un-shelled.
Now that we had been passed and taken a nature break, everyone seemed much more interested in racing bikes. Everyone except my legs, of course. Four guys got away over the first big climb, and we all panicked at the four fastest climbers going away, so the chase picked up. We caught them and then some UNH kid made a random counterattack from like 20 wheels back that went all of five seconds up the road by the time he ran outta burst.
The end result of this "racing" business was that we were now back in sight of the 5 35+ field and our pace car was being held up by their following traffic. So this half-neutralized us for the next few miles, until we turned off the main road and the traffic cleared up.
On the rollers on the backside of the lake everyone was tired enough, and excited enough, that there was lots of little gaps opening and closing over the tops of the hills. Twice I went after someone only to realize that I could only sit on when I got up there, which led to them sitting up and us getting reabsorbed quickly. Whoops. Er, I mean, I was totally covering those moves for my teammate.
On the last big climb one guy finally got a real gap and set off down the hill solo. The road was littered with Cat 5 35+ victims at this point, who were all convinced that they needed to come sit in the front of our pack. At one point the chase was being driven by a 35+ guy for several minutes. I do not know why.
The upside of all this was that we picked up our solo attacker near the turn onto 103, but the downside was that we were now 30 seconds behind the 35+ field, tops, with multiple 35+ guys chilling in the front half of our group and more of them dangling in no mans land. People were getting more and more chippy about it, and suddenly I realized I wanted nothing to do with the upcoming sprint.
So I attacked.
My quad cramped right away, confirming my suspicion that this was absolutely not going to work. Whatever, it gives me an excuse to not contest the sprint and avoid hitting the rotary with a bunch of aggro cat 5s. Once again the field mocked me as I left, not that I can blame them.
Sadly I didn't even count the number of climbs left correctly, so instead of dying a glorious death on the Sunapee access road I got caught right before the rotary and ended up exactly where I was trying to avoid. It actually wasn't that sketchy, save for Justin missing the first two traffic cones by an inch, I think I'll pretend that my attack stretched out the field and made it safe.
After sacrificing myself for their safety, I rolled casually up to the finish line like a proper roadie, where I alternated between being very annoyed at the whole experience and very interested in trying one of these again. Maybe next time I can make an attack stick... yeah. Next time!
Aw crap!
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In Vedic Astrology Jyotiṣa, the Lagna (Sanskrit लग्न) or Ascendant, is the first moment of contact between the soul and its new life on earth in Jyotiṣa.[1]
One's Ascendant, or Lagna, is the degree of the rāśi (or sign) which is rising on the eastern horizon at the time of one's birth. The Most Effective Point (MEP) of the Ascendant - Lagna, is that point of the zodiacal belt that coincides with the position of the horizon at the time of birth, for a given place of birth. [2]
This is more specifically called the Udaya Lagna to differentiate it from charts in which other points are used to determine the first house of the horoscope (see below.) The Udaya Lagna is the most influential and important sign within the natal chart, and the characteristics of that sign will to some extent be impressed upon the personality of the person or event being born. This sign will be considered the first house of the horoscope, and the enumeration of the other houses follows in sequence through the rest of the signs of the zodiac. In this way, the Lagna does not only delineate the rising sign, but also all the other houses in the chart.
However, the Ascendant is not the only Lagna used in Jyotiṣa. Another important Lagna is the Janma Rāśi, which is the rāśi (or sign) in which the moon is found at birth. A Candra Lagna chart, which is also an important tool used to analyze the horoscope, is a chart in which the Moon's house is treated as the first house of the horoscope and the enumeration of the other houses are made starting from that rāśi and continuing in sequence throughout the rest of the zodiac signs. The astrologer will use the Candra Lagna to see the personality from the perspective of his or her mind, since the Moon is predominant symbol of the mind among planets.
The Rāśi Cakra (that is, the horoscope where the first house is the house in which the rising sign is found) is the still the most important natal chart, but charts can be cast for different analytical purposes. The primary Lagnas (that is, houses designated as the First House, from which the rest of the houses are enumerated) used to analyze the horoscope are:
- Udaya lagna (rising sign, or Ascendant as first house)
- Candra Lagna (first house counted from the sign of the natal Moon, used to anlayze mind, memory and mental activity, and also used to help determine how fertile a woman will be.[3])
In addition, the ṛṣi Parāśara mentioned a few other special ascendants or Viśeṣa Lagni. to be used in special circumstances, including:
- Sūrya Lagna (ascendant counted from sign where the natal Sun is located)
- Kāraka Lagna (significator taken as ascendant for all grahas)
- Varṇaḍā Lagna (for social company)
- Śrī Lagna (for prosperity and marriage)
- Indu Lagna (for wealth)
- Horā Lagna (for financial prosperity)
- Gati Lagna (for name and fame)
Lastly, there are some Lagnas which are determined by factors outside the chart, and are used for electional and horary charts. These are:[4]
- Dig Lagna (first house is determined by compass direction)
- Śabda Lagna (first house is determined by the "words a client utters")
- Sparṣa Lagna (first house is determined by a part of the body which is touched)
- Nāma Lagna (first house is determined by the numerology of the person's name)
Ārūḍha Lagna[edit]
The term Ārūḍha Pada is also known as "Pada". Ārūḍha literally means "mount" and refers to the IMAGE of a sign falling on another due to "reflection of the rays emanating from it and being reflected by its lord.
Keeping the reflection in view, the Kāraka (Significator) can be taken to be the Moon. Count from a sign to its lord. Then count as many signs from the lord to arrive at the ĀRŪḌHA PADA. For example, if the Lagna Lord (Lagneśa) is in the fifth house, then count five signs from the Lagneśa to arrive at the ninth house. This ninth house becomes the Ārūḍha Pada for the Lagna.
Exception: The Ārūḍha Pada cannot be in the same sign or the seventh from it. In case this happens, then choose the tenth house therefrom. For example, if the Lagneśa is in the 4th house, then the Ārūḍha Lagna should be in the 4th from the 4th house i.e. the 7th house. But since this is not allowed, the tenth therefrom should be chosen. The tenth from the 7th house is the 4th house and the 4th house becomes the Ārūḍha Lagna.
Ārūḍha of 1st house is also called PADA LAGNA or ĀRŪḌHA LAGNA. Ārūḍha Lagna stands for "manifestation of self, in this Māyā(illusory) world". In this manner Ārūḍha Pada can be computed for all the houses. They are called Dhana Pada (2nd), Bhrātṛpada (3rd), Mātṛ Pada (4th), Mantrapada (5th), Śatrupada (6th), Dāra Pada (7th), Roga pada (8th), Bhāgyapada (9th), Rājyapada (10th), Lābhapada (11th) and Upapada (12th). Jaimini discussed Ārūḍha Lagna (AL) and Upapada (UL) extensively in his classical treatise.
- ^ The Essentials of Vedic and thantrik Astrology, by Komilla Sutton, The Wessex Astrologer Ltd, England, 1999, p.96.
- ^ "Sri Ramana Maharshi's Moksha", by Sri Sankara Bhagavadpada, Yogi Impressions, India, 2008, p.49 http://hinduworldastrology.net/index.php?module=book&action=samples#
- ^ Vedic Astrology: A Guide to the Fundamentals of Jyotish, by Ronnie Gale Dreyer, Samuel Weiser, York Beach ME, 1997, pp. 47–49.
- ^ Light on Life: An Introduction to the Astrology of India, by Hart deFouw and Robert Svoboda, Penguin, 1996, pp.45–46.


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I've never read a book by Lucy Ellmann prior to Mimi, and man, do I feel bad about it! If Mimi is anything to go by, Ellmann writes with so much emotion that I'm sure copies dance around the shelves on their own! This book is chock-a-block bursting with feelings – all feelings ranging from ecstatically, insanely happy to the shattered emptiness of loss. Mimi moved me to the point where I was starting to reflect the protagonist (Harrison Hanafan) in his feelings.
Harrison is a plastic surgeon, but different to any of the stereotypes you may link with his profession. He's the type of man who feels everything that's going on – a sensitive soul. He doesn't particularly like the shallow nature of his job, but he's the type of person to rescue a stray cat on a snowy street and take it home. He loves cartoons, music and has a Melancholy List of things that make him feel that way. Perhaps a little eccentric, but truly a nice guy.
On Christmas Eve, Harrison trips and starts sliding down the icy street. His fall is broken by a woman who picks him up and puts him in a taxi. That woman is Mimi and over the year that follows, they will meet again as life takes them on impossible journeys from love to loss and passion.
Passion is a good word to describe Mimi. Ellmann writes wholeheartedly and it's also clear that she has done a lot of research. There must have also been a lot of planning involved in taking Harrison to the extreme emotions and situations. I certainly didn't foresee the contents of the speech he makes to his former high school! I liked the way that Harrison was a whole person, not just his job – his love of music, fear of public speaking and completely susceptible to falling in love.
The book also covers some serious topics – incest, murder and feminism. Feminism tends to creep up and then take over the last part of the book. There's a whole section in the appendix (how cool that a fiction book has an appendix!) covering Harrison's thoughts on this matter. His ideas were a little too out there for me in places, but I enjoyed his passion for the subject.
Overall, I adored the way this book took me on a ride of feelings as crazy as any roller coaster. I'd definitely read more from Lucy Ellmann!
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This article is about the concept of mass and electric charge: When the fundamental relativistic equation E^2=m^2 c^4+〖|p|〗^2 c^2 is solved in the complex, this inevitably leads to an irreducible representation of the extended Lorentz group as U(4) operating on the complex Clifford algebra Cl(1,3) in which mass is a complex 4x4-spinor. Spinors are a direct consequence of taking the root of the Minkowski square distance. Doing so with the Minkowski square of differentials then gives a spinor-valued differential form. With that, classical electrodynamics is shown to be extendable into a relativistically invariant theory, in fact the simplest possible relativistically invariant one. Its symmetries reveal a unified concept of classical charge and mass. A dynamical system based on this, splits into the direct sum of a dynamical system of pure electromagnetic charges and one of purely neutral particles. In it, charged particles must be fermionic in order to conserve their net charge, and neutral non-magnetic ones are bosonic in order to be able to assign to them a positive mass. Also, it will be seen that within the Clifford algebra, the Hamiltonian of a self-interacting mechanical dynamical system of particles can be given in a closed form. I end the paper with a section on superconductivity, where it is shown that superconducting material should electromagnetically behave as opaque, dark matter.
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A trainee lawyer had an innovative new Dimpleplasty surgery after she revealed she 'liked the dimples of Cheryl Cole and Lauren London'.
In Channel 4 documentary Bodyshockers: My Piercing Hell, which aired it's second episode on Thursday 6 February, Cherrelle admitted she had 'mixed reactions' after the surgery.
Host Katie Piper met Cherrelle, who had incisions in her cheeks before being stitched up to reveal deep groves in her face.
"I've always loved dimples, I wasn't blessed to be given big ones. When God was giving out dimples I was at the back of the queue," she said before the op.
"I find myself on the street or watching TV and anyone with dimples stands out to me."
Cherrelle added that she is a massive fan of celebrities with the features before she explained how she went about selecting the operation.
"I was online with my friend and we were basically having a joke over what procedures you can and can't do - I gave it a bit of thought."
The Channel 4 documentary then showed glimpses of the 20 minute surgery.
"I was impressed as I didn't think they were going to be that deep, it's mixed feelings," she said. "Once it has healed, I know I will love it."
Since the show aired Cherrelle has contacted Mirror Online to clarify what was on the programme.
She said: "This is a recent picture (above). I am smiling slightly - I don't like my smile generally so rarely will you catch me smiling."
"When I smile you can see a slight dimple (as shown in the picture).
"Without going into too much detail (for fear of further backlash) I did not want to look like Cheryl Cole or Lauren London, that will never happen and I don't idolise them.
"I wanted to do it because I hated my smile previously - I thought it just looked odd. So I avoided smiling in photos."
Cherrelle added that not everything she wanted to get across about her surgery aired in the documentary.
"I spent some days with Channel 4," she revealed. "Most of what was said in that time did not appear in the show. They chose what they wanted and put it in a five minute snippet to their liking.
"I literally did not have the time to film the catchup as I was back at uni, I also work part time. So when they asked I had to turn the offer down (I now regret this as I've been made to look like a fool).
"I literally feel as if I've been pin pointed when all I did is something to make me feel happier with my new body, it might sound ridiculous but I didn't hurt anybody to receive the treatment I did."
Host Katie also met Emily, a Croydon girl with earlobes the size of coke cans. Emily was desperate to get her natural look back and also underwent surgery.
Meanwhile Jodie, a 23-year-old beautician from Luton, was pierced and tattooed all over and took her body modification to the next level by getting permanent holes punched through the top of her ears.
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Greetings to all our Ole Miss Faculty and Staff Retirees!
What an honor it is for me to have been selected to serve as Chair of the Retiree Board for FY 2015-2016. When I was asked to serve on this Board at retirement back in 2009, I happily accepted and have enjoyed working with others who have donated their time and talents to keeping our retirees connected. It has truly been a rewarding experience for me, and I am hoping this will be one of our best years yet.
We have some great programs planned for this fall and spring and will be contacting all of you with hopes that you will be able to attend most if not all of them. If you have suggestions or concerns, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Ole Miss is once again in a transitional period, and we want to do everything possible to support our current administration as we assist in finding the next Chancellor and First Lady to lead our University. In the meantime, Interim Chancellor Morris Stocks and his wife, Cindy, have our support. We are blessed to have them serve in this role. We hope that you will be able to attend some of the sessions the IHL Board will have on campus as the Chancellor Search Committee completes this process. Many of us have been here through the last four Chancellors and some even further back. We have valuable knowledge and experience to share in my opinion.
Our Retiree Board needs your help in making our group successful as we venture further into the world of retirement, and also keep up and stay involved with our Ole Miss. Please let me know if there is anything I personally can do to help make this happen for you. It takes a village, and our Retiree Board is here for you. Please be on the lookout for invitations to events coming soon!
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We offer observations on the human condition from a 21 year old mind trapped in an 81 year old body.
The greatest hero in human history was the person who figured out the wheel.
If you can't hit a home run, bunt to get on base.
Some are people of constant sorrow. How sorrowful.
Some walk briskly into a diner. I meander.
A group of four young girls cannot be silenced.
Some keep sunglasses on top of head, some in hand, I am former.
Chinese parents more than others speak the native language in public.
I can only recall what registered on my mind.
If there is no hope in life there is no hopeful life.
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LEGO Resume Is The Latest Attempt To Stand Out In The Ad World
Aspiring account executive creates a miniature version of herself as a way to get noticed.
Leah is an aspiring account executive who wanted to make an impression with her resume, which is why she decided to build it entirely out of LEGO. The scaled-down, building brick version of herself comes in a small box, along with an introduction letter that reads "Build the perfect Account Service intern."
Not only did her Lego resume recently make it onto the front page of Reddit, but it also proves that you don't have to be a designer to be come up with a creative job application.
"I wanted a fun way to stand out to agencies and get my résumé out of the trash can," she notes in a photo gallery on Imgur. "I've always loved LEGO and I created this set to highlight my creativity, skills and initiative."
One Reddit user, austinmiles, even photoshopped Leah's Lego self into an office setting with the caption "You'll fit right in in the agency world." The chances of Leah hearing back for an "agency of her dreams" are significantly higher thanks to her original idea, and all the media attention that followed.
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