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The first Rivals100 for the class of 2013 has been released and as expected, the top two prospects in the class at the start hail from the state of Georgia as Loganville (Ga.) Grayson defensive end Robert Nkemdiche and LaGrange (Ga.) Troup linebacker Reuben Foster top the list.
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Nkemdiche is No. 1 in 2013 to start.
While the Peach State products hold the top two spots, prospects from states such as Florida, California, Ohio, Washington, Oregon and even Delaware are included in the top 10.
The initial list includes 11 five-star prospects, with Tampa (Fla.) Wharton cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III in addition to the 10 five stars announced in December.
"This is the earliest we've released a numerical Rivals100 and Thursday will be the earliest we release a numerical Rivals250," said Rivals.com National Recruiting Analyst Mike Farrell. "Other sites were releasing stars and lists before prospects even play a down of their junior season and we just don't see the value in that. Our rankings have always been the most revered and respected in the industry and we wanted to do our due diligence rather than rush out a list that isn't as researched."
Farrell feels that with the increased timeframe in recruiting with so many more early offers, the pressure to release earlier rankings has also increased.
"It's a fine line between too early and being as accurate as you can be," he said. "This is still a very early list and will change quite a bit when we do our next one after the spring evaluation period. But we feel good about the first Rivals100 and Rivals250 we are putting out."
Leading the way is Nkemdiche at No. 1.
"He's the guy this year," said Farrell. "But this isn't like Jadeveon Clowney in 2011 where we were pretty certain he would be No. 1 from start to finish. Nkemdiche is a rare talent, a big kid who can move so well he could stand up in college if needed or play anyplace along the defensive line. But when people compare him to Clowney, it's not quite the same. Robert is a special player, but there are a few guys I could see unseating him in the end. That wasn't the case with Clowney."
The 6-foot-5, 260-pounder is still an easy choice for No. 1 so far in 2013.
"No one else is as rare at his position as he is," said Farrell. "He's a freak. This is a year where there are a lot of special prospects at their positions as well."
Checking in at No. 2 is Foster who is an early commitment to Alabama.
"In a nutshell, Reuben is a beast on the football field. Not only is he built like a rock, but he is very fast and plays with an incredible amount of energy and determination," said Rivals.com Southeast Analyst Keith Niebuhr of the 6-foot-2, 228-pounder. "Reuben has explosive moves that are simply off the charts. He uses his quickness, power and hands to make him a nightmare to contain on the edge."
The No. 3 prospect in the country is the nation's top offensive tackle, Lake City (Fla.) Columbia standout Laremy Tunsil.
"Tunsil is a special prospect at offensive tackle. The 6-foot-6, 275-pound offensive lineman has a great wingspan to go along with a long, lanky frame," said Rivals.com Florida Analyst Chris Nee. "On the field, he has great instincts and reaction. He does a great job of quickly striking off the snap and keeping his feet moving to open up holes and drive defenders away from the play."
The next two players are defensive backs as the top cornerback in the nation, Olney (Md.) Good Counsel's Kendall Fuller, checks in at No. 4 and the top safety, Murrieta (Calif.) Vista Murrieta star Su'a Cravens, is No. 5.
"Fuller is special because he has good size, he is sneaky quick and he has amazing instincts," said Farrell of the 6-foot, 185-pounder. "You will be hard-pressed to find a smarter corner."
"Cravens simply dominates everywhere on the field. He is especially impressive at safety where no one gets a free pass in the passing game," said Rivals.com West Analyst Adam Gorney of the 6-foot-1, 205-pounder. "Nothing gets by him and he's an incredible athlete who is just always there to make the play. Cravens plays offense and is good enough to be a wide receiver on the college level but he's special on defense. If there is a player in the 2013 class that resembles (Class of 2012 five-star safety) Shaq Thompson on the field it is Cravens."
Top talent on the coasts
Three players in the top 10 hail from non-traditional football talent producing states, led by the nation's top strongside defensive end Kenny Bigelow from Bear (Del.) Red Lion Christian who is No. 6.
"Bigelow is just starting to realize his potential," said Farrell of the 6-foot-3, 280-pounder who is committed to USC. "He's a massive kid who could be a big end or a defensive tackle and is getting better so quickly it's scary. He looks college ready now."
No. 8 is quarterback Max Browne from Sammamish (Wash.) Skyline while No. 9 is running back Thomas Tyner from Beaverton (Ore.) Aloha. They sandwich the nation's No. 7 player overall and No. 2 cornerback Cameron Burrows from Trotwood (Ohio) Trotwood-Madison.
"Max Browne is a special player. He grasps a pretty complicated offense at Skyline and puts up huge numbers even this season when he didn't have Division I talent around him," said Gorney of the 6-foot-5, 202-pounder. "I saw him last off-season at the Stanford NIKE Camp and there was no question he was one of the better quarterbacks in attendance. Not only does Browne have a strong arm but he's precise in his passing, not a lot of wasted motion and it's clear to anyone watching him that he can deliver the ball all over the field.
"As for Tyner, he runs a little too upright and there are questions about the level of competition he plays but there is no doubt he has the size (6-foot, 200 pounds), speed and vision to make things happen every time he touches the ball. It's rare to find a player who can score every time he gets a carry. Tyner is one of those guys."
Burrows is just a tick behind Fuller in the rankings.
"Tall cornerbacks often have trouble playing as fluid as their smaller counterparts, but Burrows benefits from all of the advantages of his 6-foot-1, 195-pound frame," said Rivals.com Midwest Analyst Josh Helmholdt. "Burrows has the speed to run with the fastest receivers, and the size to come up and be an asset in run support."
Rounding out the top 10 is new five-star Hargreaves III, yet another cornerback.
"Hargreaves is a do-everything athlete for his high school squad, but at the next level he will be a dominant, shutdown cornerback for whichever college is lucky to land his signature," said Nee of the 5-foot-10, 177-pounder. "He is an outstanding athlete at the cornerback position who does a great job in man coverage. He has smooth footwork at the cornerback position and his athleticism allows him to be in position to make big plays when the ball is put in the air."
Best at their position
Others who are at the top of their positions groups include the last of the five-star prospects, Whitewright, Texas dual-threat quarterback Tyrone Swoopes.
"Swoopes is still developing as a passer but he has an incredibly strong arm and is surprisingly good at throwing on the run. Colleges love his potential as a true dual-threat prospect," said Rivals.com Southwest Analyst Brian Perroni. "He ran for over 2,000 yards as a junior, including over 500 in one game alone. His skill set reminds people a lot of a guy like Vince Young coming out of high school."
Fellow Texan Ricky Seals-Jones from Sealy, Texas checks in at No. 13 overall and is the No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the country.
"Seals-Jones plays quarterback for his high school but he is a big kid who is an incredibly smooth runner. He is also a standout basketball player and he could eventually be in the mold of a Jimmy Graham and be a very athletic tight end but he is more than capable of playing outside receiver as well," said Perroni of the 6-foot-6, 215-pounder. "He also plays safety in high school, which is very impressive considering his size. He was named District MVP for his performance on both offense and defense and he is another guy like Swoopes that is just a very versatile prospect."
Camp Hill (Pa.) Cedar Cliff tight end Adam Breneman is tops at his position and checks in at No. 22 overall.
"It's been awhile since we've had a five-star tight end and Breneman will make a push," said Farrell of the 6-foot-5, 220-pounder. "He just needs to add some size, but as a pass catcher and after the catch he is very polished and advanced for his age."
Honolulu (Hawaii) St. Louis offensive lineman Reeve Koehler is the nation's No. 1 guard and checks in at No. 67 overall.
"The thing I like most about Koehler is he dominates on every snap and really makes it known by his play that he's not going to give an inch to anybody. Koehler has great size, most of his film is at offensive guard, but he can move well enough to play tackle as well," said Gorney of the 6-foot-3, 280-pounder. "Really, the best thing about him is he doesn't just like moving people out of the way. Koehler gets his hands on people and moves them where he wants."
The nation's top defensive tackle is Vienna (Ga.) Dooly Country big man Montravius Adams who is ranked No. 33 in the country.
"Montravius is an outstanding prospect who has all the tools to be a success in a major conference. A defensive tackle with excellent size, he's strong, he's quick and he is very sound fundamentally," said Niebuhr of the 6-foot-3, 290-pounder. "Adams has an explosive first step, uses his hands extremely well and can get skinny in space. Because he has a high motor, he is an every-down challenge for offensive guards and centers, who find that often even two bodies aren't enough to slow him."
Lawrenceville (Ga.) Central Gwinnett star Trey Johnson, an Auburn commitment, is tops at his inside linebacker position and is No. 36 overall.
"Trey is just a tackling machine. The best way to find him on the field is simply to follow the football. It's pretty common for him to have 16 or 17 tackles in a game, sometimes more," said Niebuhr. "Trey has really started to fill out his 6-foot-1 frame and now weighs over 220 pounds. He is quick, and has terrific footwork, so he can cover a ton of ground."
Rounding out the top players at each position is athlete Derrick Henry from Yulee, Fla., who checks in at No. 29 overall.
""Henry is a unique prospect because of his blend of speed and size. He is a 6-foot-3, 232-pound prospect who has handled running back duties throughout his high school career. While Henry intends to play running back at the next level, his size and ability may translate to a position change. Regardless of where he lines up, he is an outstanding athlete who will present problems for the opposition whether he is carrying the ball or trying to take down a ball-carrier."
Five-star potential
A few players appear to be knocking on the door early for five-star status. Miami (Fla.) Booker T. Washington linebacker Matthew Thomas and Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas defensive end Joey Bosa are two close to the coveted status from the Sunshine State.
"Thomas is everything you want in an outside linebacker. He has a long, lanky frame at 6-4 and plenty of room to add strength to his 200-pound build. When the ball is snapped, he is heat-seeking missile to the ball," said Nee of the nation's No. 12 player. "He plays effectively coming off the edge and acting as a pass-rushing specialist but also shows the versatility to attack to the inside and stop the run or drop back and play the pass."
Nee is equally impressed with Bosa, who checks in at No. 14 overall at 6-5 and 260 pounds.
"Bosa is a tall, rangy defensive lineman who shows a lot of playmaking ability and versatility along the defensive front. He has the quick first step, athleticism, and active hands to make him a threat off the edge but he can also go toe-for-toe on the interior as a defensive tackle," said Nee. "He is an aggressive tackler who does a very good job of exploding off the ball, getting off blocks, and taking a direct line to the ball."
Four others include Woodbridge (Va.) C.D. Hylton linebacker E.J. Levenberry Jr., Warren (Mich.) De La Salle quarterback Shane Morris, Concord (Calif.) De La Salle linebacker Michael Hutchings and Joliet (Ill.) Joliet Catholic running back Ty Isaac.
"Levenberry is a big linebacker with good size but who moves very well laterally," said Farrell of the No. 15 player in the nation who is 6-3 and 226 pounds. "He is also exceptional in pass coverage which is rare for such a big kid."
Gorney is impressed with the other linebacker on the five-star radar.
"Hutchings is an active and aggressive linebacker who rarely gets caught out of place. He makes plays all over the field and has no problem covering a lot of ground. He is also tireless," said Gorney of the No. 17 player in the Rivals100. "As the game goes on, Hutchings seems to get faster and stronger. He's a smart player, too. The De La Salle standout knows where the play is going and then he comes up and makes the hit."
And finally, Helmholdt breaks down Morris, a 6-foot-3, 183-pound lefty who is committed to Michigan, and Isaac, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound running back.
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"Isaac is one of the most unique running back prospects to come out of the Midwest in awhile. He is unusually tall for the position at 6-foot-3, but he does an outstanding job of running behind his pads and his agility is unreal for his size," Helmholdt said of No. 18 in the nation. "Isaac is a patient runner and when he sees the hole develop he has the burst to get through it immediately. Of course, his size also allows him to be a physical ball carrier and he can power his way between the tackles. His hands are outstanding and he is also a threat to catch the ball out of the backfield."
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At 5:27 p.m., the Kenai Police Department was advised of the outstanding arrest warrant for Sheldon D. Howard; he was believed to be in the Kenai area, according to a trooper dispatch.
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2007-08 Men's Basketball
Bluffton 80, Manchester 67
Bluffton rolls to 80-67 home win over Manchester
By: Brandy Bidlack, sports information assistant
January 9, 2008
BLUFFTON, Ohio -The Bluffton University men's basketball team knocked off HCAC rival Manchester College on Wednesday, January 9, 2008. With the win, the Beavers improved to 9-5 on the season and 3-2 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, while the Spartans dropped to 3-10 overall and 1-3 in the HCAC.
An offensive rebound and tip-in by junior Nick Wilson (Continental/Continental) gave Bluffton the first points in the contest. A feed from Colt Cunningham (Powell/Worthington Christian) resulted in a P.J. Juenger (Loveland/Archbishop) trey, putting the Beavers up 7-2. After another layin by Wilson, Nate Overmyer (Payne/Wayne) sank a three-pointer at the 15:28 mark for a 14-6 Bluffton lead.
Aaron Taylor (Antwerp/Antwerp) dialed long distance, thanks to a nice look from Ben Shindeldecker (Ohio City/Crestview). Overmyer and Josh Eichar (North Baltimore/North Baltimore) each got to the rack, increasing the Beavers' lead to 27-19.
With just 7:37 left of the first half, Chris Singleton (Ada/Ada) found a wide-open Jordan Pothast (Ottawa/Ottawa-Glandorf) on a back cut, making the score 32-21 in favor of the home team. Colt Cunningham hit a triple and jumper before a trey by freshman Rob Luderman (Defiance/Ayersville). Overmeyer buried his trifecta with six seconds on the clock to give Bluffton a 17-point lead at halftime, 48-31.
To start the second half, Zack Kraus (Findlay/Findlay) drove to the bucket to put Bluffton on top by a 50-31 count. Manchester responded with an 8-0 run against the home team, including a pair of three-pointers by Mitch Schaefer. To stop the Spartan momentum, Nate Overmyer made a jumper at the 15-minute mark.
A drive by Aaron Taylor and a layup by Wilson upped the Bluffton lead to 62-48. Josh Eichar sank a triple with less than nine minutes left in the game and a bucket by Shindeldecker made the score 71-56. The Beavers hit nine free throws down the stretch to complete the 80-67 victory over the Spartans, Bluffton's first home conference win in three tries.
Colt Cunningham led the way for the Beavers with 19 points. Nate Overmyer and Zack Kraus hit for 13 and 11 points, respectively. Nick Wilson added nine points, while P.J. Juenger chipped in with seven points and seven boards. Justin Rufenacht (Wauseon/Pettisville) pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.
Mitch Schaefer led Manchester with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc and Lorenzo Griffin dished out five assists for the Spartans.
Bluffton went 26-of-47 (55.3 percent) from the field, compared to 24-of-55 (43.6 percent) by Manchester. Manchester hit 10 three-pointers while seven Bluffton players combined to go 8-of-12 on treys (66.7 percent). The Beavers ripped down 14 more rebounds (38-24) than the Spartans. Bluffton went 20-for-27 (74 percent) from the charity stripe, compared to 9-of-18 (50 percent) for Manchester.
The Beavers will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 12, when they travel to face HCAC rival Hanover College. Tip time is slated for 3 p.m.


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Newspaper reporter ranks 188/200 in 'best and worst jobs' list
January 6th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted by Rachel Bartlett in Editors' pick, Jobs
Think being a newspaper reporter is the best job in the world? Statistically it would seem, in the US at least, that is not the case. This annual list by CareerCast rating 200 jobs based on income, working environment, stress, physical demands and job outlook, places the newspaper reporter at 188.
The list, which used data from the Labor Department, US Census and its researchers own knowledge, can also be found on the Wall Street Journal website.Tags: career, CareerCast, Jobs, Wall Street Journal
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I am making a web app and I have put a little help icon on each page, which when clicked opens a popup which should display help for the page. However I want a search feature and tree menu down the side of the help page (like this but without the frames)
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(MCT) — A man was shot in the arm Sunday night as he drove along the Stevenson Expressway, police said.
The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. as the 23-year-old man was driving northbound along Interstate 55, near the junction with the Dan Ryan Expressway, according to the Illinois State Police.
The man drove himself to Swedish Covenant Hospital, where he was treated and released.
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The miniature coffins of Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh.
In the coffins were miniature wooden figures. They were dressed differently both in style and material. There were two tiers of eight coffins each, and a third tier begun, with one coffin.
The extraordinary datum, which has especially made mystery here:That the coffins had been deposited singly, in the little cave, and at intervals of many years. In the first tier, the coffins were quite decayed, and the wrappings had moldered away. In the second tier, the effects of age had not advanced so far. And the top coffin was quite recent-looking.
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The miniature coffins of Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh.
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- The Frog Queen said...
I have seen those. They are amazing and the fact that no one knows what they are for makes them just that much more mysterious. (Don't believe the Burke & Hare story...not many do.)
Edinburgh, is a creepy, city full of all kinds of dark tales, it is my favorite city :)
Thanks for sharing.
- February 2, 2010 at 5:30 PM
- Pam Morris said...
fascinating..I must rewatch that "Rebus" episode...excellent Scottish crime dramas...
- February 2, 2010 at 5:44 PM


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While Space Marine's focus is on mid to close-range combat, those predisposed to sniping will find a few unlockable weapon choices they'll like, and each map contains areas conducive to long-range attacks. The game is expected to ship with five multiplayer maps, though Space Marine DLC is already planned for the future. Each map captures the appropriate Gothic-industrial vibe of the 40K universe, filled with multiple routes and wide-open spaces (as well as some clever places for Assault Marines to perch). I'll confess to being surprised at how much fun I had with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine's competitive multiplayer. Relic's choice to forgo a cover mechanic ramps up the action. I often found myself deciding how to best enter a pitched battle as I ran straight toward it--based on the participants and terrain--rather than sticking to predetermined routes. The flow of the matches I played (especially in the Seize Ground mode) encouraged me to regularly switch up my class, perks, and loadouts, depending on whether assault or defense was more important at a given moment. My time with Space Marine's multiplayer kept me on my toes with action-packed combat, class system and perks, and more interesting weapons than I could reasonably check out during the two-hour demo. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is due out for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on September 6.
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More than just cheering on a football team under the Friday night lights, cheerleading has become a highly competitive sport with routines that include increasingly difficult and dangerous stunts.
During the last decade, the popularity of competitive cheerleading increased dramatically thanks to ESPN-broadcast competitions and popular movies, like the 2000 film Bring It On.
A 2012 survey reported upwards of 500,000 high school cheerleaders across the country. The number is closer to 1 million participants when cheerleaders of all ages are included – some pick up pom-poms before entering grade school.
Unfortunately, the increase in participation and competition has led to an increase in injuries as well. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics:
In an attempt to curb the number of catastrophic injuries in cheerleading, restrictions have been placed on stunts. They range from height restrictions in human pyramids to the thrower-flyer ratio to the number of spotters that must be present for each person lifted above shoulder level. However, in spite of these attempts to make cheerleading less dangerous, the number of cheerleading injuries has not decreased.
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21 SPECIAL guests gathered at Northbrook College for the official launch of the 21 days of enterprise and employability campaign on Monday afternoon.
The campaign, which will see countless opportunities for existing and aspiring entrepreneurs and students to get free support and advice is underway, with creating jobs and inspiring businesses top of the agenda.
At the launch, attended by a host of business and community figures, guests munched on 21 specially-made cakes, in-line with the '21 days' theme.
CEO of Worthing and Adur Chamber of Commerce Tina Tilley, one of the main organisers of the campaign, said: "It is great to finally launch, with a lot of enthusiasm.
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Texas Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert told a conservative radio show Tuesday that he thinks ENDA is a continuation of the Obama administration's "war on religion."
Gohmert spoke with Today's Issues host Tony Perkins, Family Research Council president, saying the federal legislation that would ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is "a part of this administration's ongoing war on religion, on particularly Judeo-Christian values," Right Wing Watch reports. FRC has been labeled as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
A Senate committee began a hearing on ENDA on Tuesday.
Gohmert went on to criticize religious groups that accept homosexuality and also said that ENDA's passage would require Christian schools to hire LGBT people, a misguided theory as religious institutions would be exempt from the bill. He said it would be "kind of tough to teach biblical principles in Romans 1 in a school if you are of the persuasion of being homosexual."
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Perkins: Today, in the Senate they are having a hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act…. What this would do is give special employment benefits and protections based upon their sexual behavior and orientation. What do you see as the outcome of this? I mean, are you concerned increasingly that this is a way to essentially punish religious freedom in the business environment, in the business sector?
Gohmert: It continues to be part of this administration's ongoing war on religion, on particularly Judeo-Christian values. But of course this is one that even is extremely contrary to the Muslim religion as well. I mean, Islam, Judaism, although there are plenty of people in Judaism and Christianity who think despite the plumbing that God created, that as the Iowa Supreme Court said, there is no biological evidence of a preference for a man and a woman being married as opposed to a man and a man.
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World-class fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad hopes to compete in the 2012 London Olympics. If she qualifies, it is believed that she will be the first practicing Muslim to represent the U.S. in women's fencing, and the first American to wear Islamic head-covering while competing. She speaks with host Michel Martin.
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Shirissa Marcele Darlene Seibert, 19, of Mendon, died at 6:18 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered earlier in an automobile accident on Celina - Mendon Road.
She was born on Dec. 30, 1991, in Coldwater to Terry and Darla (Welker) Seibert, and they survive her in Mendon.
She is also survived by a brother, Seth Seibert of Mendon; a sister, Sarah Seibert of Mendon; her paternal grandmother, Peggy Wheeler of Celina; her maternal grandparents, Shirley and Joe Kemper of Maria Stein; her stepgrandfather, Dennis Wheeler of Mendon.
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Rising junior goalie Brock Turnbaugh (Hereford) has orally committed to Johns Hopkins. The 5-foot-10, 200-pound keeper helped lead Hereford to its fifth straight Class 3A-2A title, saving 75 percent of shots, allowing three goals per game and earning All-County honors. A member of the Baltimore Crabs, he was also All-County in football and wrestling. Turnbaugh also considered Towson, Penn State and Navy.
A teammate of Turnbaugh's on the Baltimore Crabs, rising junior attackman Colin Chell (Boys' Latin), has orally committed to Ohio State. Chell also attended Brine Shootout and Nike Blue Chip camps. As a sophomore, Chell racked up 18 goals and an assist. He also considered North Carolina and Notre Dame.
Rising seniors
- Midfielder Maximus Maxwell of Hamburg (N.Y.) High has orally committed to UMBC. Maxwell racked up 51 goals and 52 assists this year to lead Hamburg to a Section VI title and earn All-America honors. Maxwell also considered Marist, Hartford and Canisius.
- Midfielder Kevin Diehl (Calvert Hall) has orally committed to Quinnipiac. This spring, he was the Cardinals' sixth leading goal scorer in their MIAA championship run. Diehl plays for the Crabs in the summer and was also selected to the Maryland Freestate Game, as well as playing for Baltimore at the Under Armour games. He considered High Point and Marquette.
- Goalie Peter Hayes of Great Valley High in Malvern, Pa., has orally committed to Mount St. Mary's. A member of Baggataway LC and Rebel Elite, he attended MVP, Tri-State and Summer Sizzle camps this summer. Hayes also considered Lafayette, Washington College and Haverford.
- Midfielder Graham Dabbs of Salisbury (Conn.) School has orally committed to Navy. An incoming postgrad from Good Counsel in Olney, Dabbs is the brother of Bryce Dabbs, a standoutv rising senior midfielder for the Midshipmen. Graham also considered Loyola, Georgetown, Mount St. Mary's, Boston University, Michigan, Johns Hopkins, Syracuse and Virginia.


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Burlingame - The California Teachers Association announced today that early results show the teacher-led reforms implemented in CTA's Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) are making measurable improvements for California's most at-risk students. The analysis of performance benchmarks for schools participating in QEIA shows that the program is contributing to significant student progress when compared to similar schools not participating in the program. For the 2009-2010 year, QEIA schools made 50 percent higher gains on California's Academic Performance Index (API) than did their non-QEIA counterparts, outpacing significant gains they had also made the prior year.
"There is a lot of talk and speculation about education reform these days," said CTA President David A. Sanchez. "With QEIA we have a working model for teacher-led reform with proven results."
The QEIA program was the result of the 2006 settlement of a CTA funding lawsuit against Governor Schwarzenegger, and of CTA-sponsored legislation authored by state Assembly Member and former teacher Tom Torlakson. The program is infusing nearly $3 billion over seven years into 488 schools scoring in the bottom two deciles of the API. The additional funding is targeted toward proven reforms like reducing class sizes, ensuring qualified teachers in all core subjects, increasing the number of high school counselors, quality teacher and principal training, time for collaboration, and promoting parental involvement.
In addition to backing the legislation that made QEIA a reality, CTA has been deeply involved in working with participating schools, offering group and individual training to participating school staff, and assisting with actual program implementation and monitoring.
QEIA is helping close the Achievement Gap. The program serves 500,000 students, the majority of whom are Latino/Hispanic, with 42 percent English Learners and 85 percent qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
"Test scores are improving but it goes far beyond that," said Amy Lee Duprey, who teaches at QEIA participant Washington Elementary School in Compton. "We're seeing kids make real progress in all areas. The time for collaboration and additional resources QEIA provides are really paying off."
Here are some of the results from last year alone (QEIA One-year Report Results Attached):
393 schools had positive growth on their API scores
2 schools had growth of 100 points or more
9 schools had growth of 75 points or more
40 schools had growth of 50 points or more
164 schools had growth of 25 points or more
Twenty-six schools have exited their status as Program Improvement Schools, a designation given to persistently struggling schools facing state intervention and potential sanctions.
"These results show that student achievement is directly tied to resources, and having those resources targeted to the right things," said Eric Heins, the CTA board member who chairs the organization's QEIA workgroup. "It's clear that QEIA is making a difference for students, teachers and all staff at schools participating in the program."
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Executives at security startup TaaSERA, Inc. believe their new malware detection technology can identify attacks before information is sent back to a remote server, enabling incident response teams to remove malware before it results in a data breach.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company's technology sheds malware signatures for deeper behavioral analysis for malware detection. Using static and dynamic analysis and whitelisting, the agents can check to determine if files are acting suspiciously. The detection technology's attack warning and response engine collects data, combining it with threat intelligence feeds, and uses behavior modeling to score potential actions that need to be addressed, said Srinivas Kumar, TaaSERA's chief technical officer who previously served as a security architect at VMware.
"Our approach of analysis is radically different," Kumar said. "We look at detection as the trigger for analysis rather than taking everything on the wire and analyzing it."
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The TaaSERA (Trust-as-a-Service) technology is based on research conducted at SRI International, formerly the Stanford Research Institute. The technology analyzes the data it collects to identify the early stages of malware activity. Over days and weeks it can identify patterns, looking for actions, such as a piece of malware reaching out to a command-and-control server to communicate that it has infected a system. It builds an evidence chain, which eventually builds up, triggering an alert that the system is potentially infected.
The company is still testing its technology, but it plans to use it in the release of its NetAnalyzer, PC Analyzer and AWARE Mobile app for Android within the next several months. A threat intelligence service is also being developed.
NetAnalyzer inspects the same traffic that a network intrusion detection or intrusion prevention system (IDS/IPS) appliance would examine. Instead of looking for malicious traffic, the technology looks for bad behavior by correlating activity and communications that happen between internal systems and external systems, Kumar said.
"We're looking at an internal system that has been communicating with other internal systems or with external systems, building into a lifecycle a model of potential threats," Kumar said. "The detection is based on traversing the early malware lifecycle rather than signatures."
NetAnalyzer comes with a console to view the network at a glance, generates reports and configures the threshold used to generate alerts from the modeling scores.
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An anonymous reader writes "On Thursday, Anonymous reported that it took down close to 40 Israeli government and security establishment websites, although the single website that they presented as having been attacked belonged to a security and cleaning services company. The report came after Likud MK Danny Danon announced earlier in the week that his website had been taken down by a group calling itself TeaM KuWaiT HaCkErS. Danon's website had been hosting an online petition calling for the Israeli government to cut off the supply of electricity going from Israel to Gaza. " A report at Russia Today puts the number at "hundreds" of sites, instead.


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December 4: The Gift of Giving
The old adage states,"it is better to give, than to receive". With the holiday season approaching quickly take notes from our gift specialist Katie Brown. Do a little shopping with world travelers Burt Wolf and Rudy Maxa, they will take you to the finest holiday markets and the shopping Mecca of the world. Next, we will be celebrating the Festival of Lights. Chris Fennimore and Todd English will give you the full flavor of the holiday.
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Pieces fall into place for Rays as Meetings wrap
By Bill Chastain / 12/06/12 4:30 PM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Unlike recent Winter Meetings in which the Rays did more talking about deals than pulling the trigger, they acquired two critical pieces for 2013 during this year's event.
On Monday, the Rays brought James Loney into the fold, agreeing to terms with the free-agent first baseman on a one-year, $2 million deal (which was made official on Thursday) with incentives worth $1 million. On Tuesday, Tampa Bay sent Minor League infielder Derek Dietrich to Miami in exchange for 30-year-old shortstop Yunel Escobar, who will make $5 million in 2013. His deal includes club options for '14 and '15 at $5 million per season.
As usual, the Rays' coveted group of starting pitchers produced plenty of rumors about which teams might acquire any of the group.
James Shields' name continued to be the most prevalent concerning any possible deals including a Tampa Bay starting pitcher. Earlier in the week, the Nationals were rumored to be interested in the veteran right-hander, but Washington ended up signing free-agent starter Dan Haren.
Though that deal fell through, Shields' name was hardly off the table as the Winter Meetings drew to a close on Thursday. According to several sources, Kansas City continues to be smitten with Shields and is said to be willing to part with its top prospect, outfielder Wil Myers, to get him.
The Rays are reluctant to part with any of their starters based on the belief that even if they have starting pitching depth, that status could quickly change if an injury were to occur. In addition, having to find a way to acquire pitching from outside the organization is not a position in which Tampa Bay wants to find itself.
Executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman addressed the perception that the club is actively trying to trade a starter by saying the front office's goal was to field as competitive of a team as possible in 2013 while also keeping an eye on the future.
"And so, there's scenarios in which we keep our pitching and feel like we'll have a chance to be elite on the run-prevention side of things," Friedman said. "And there's scenarios where we move pitching and we're not as good on the run prevention. And ideally we gain enough ground on the run-scoring side to make up for what we lost on the other side."
Shields did not sound fazed about the rumors and seemed to be taking his situation in stride.
"I've been here before," Shields said in a phone conversation. "All you can do is sit back and watch everything play out."
Of note, on the final two days of the Winter Meetings, a rumor continued to circulate about the Rays being involved in a three-way deal that involved the Diamondbacks and Rangers. Shields and Justin Upton were players mentioned who might be a part of the deal.
While the three-way deal brought the latest speculation -- that's what it remained on Thursday, speculation. However, Friedman did feel like the club had made progress during the Winter Meetings.
"At the very least, we have more clarity," Friedman said. "I wouldn't say anything is imminent, but we have more clarity on how we might be able to complete this offseason looking out over the next six to eight weeks."
Deals done: Tampa Bay signed Loney to a one-year deal for $2 million, with incentives of up to $1 million. The Rays also traded Minor Leaguer Dietrech to the Marlins for Escobar.
Rule 5 Draft activity: In the Major League phase, the Rays lost left-hander Kyle Lobstein to the Mets -- who sold him to the Tigers -- and left-hander Braulio Lara to the Marlins. The Giants picked up right-hander Scott Shuman in the Triple-A phase.
Goals accomplished: Acquiring Loney and Escobar answered the questions about who would play first base and shortstop in 2013. Each of the players should give Tampa Bay's defense a boost. Offensively, Loney had a tough year in 2012, but there are reasons to believe he can bounce back. Escobar is no slouch on offense either. Having regulars at both positions will narrow down the amount of maneuvering manager Joe Maddon will have to do on an everyday basis.
Unfinished business: After a hectic week, the revised shopping list includes finding another right-handed bat, perhaps a power bat that could serve as the team's DH. In addition, the Rays need a few bullpen pieces and there are still questions about who will play where in the outfield.
Team's bottom line: "I know there's probably some chicken left on the bone there yet." -- Maddon on Loney


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Oh, I'm headed off to Exeter next month. I might try getting a team started, but I may well be too busy - the course is quite demanding (Natural Sciences), and I've got several internet business ideas I'd like to do, at least one before June (so I can say I started a business whilst a teenager, I'm 20 on the 28th of May). Fortunately, they're the type which can be self funded, funded with a small kickstarter, or bootstrapped with the others profits. I don't dare give anyone else control, except cofounders...
Speaking of which... there's no cap of R&D funds for the N-prize, is there? :p
Depending up the type of company you might want to start up it might be worth looking at.
Rather than kickstarter as recently they seem to have turned a bit anti science recently and also even before that came about when I looked into their terms and conditions in preparation for raising funds to turn our team from garden shed amateurs into proper Rockoon scientists . Indiegogo looked more new business friendly rather than specific project type. I have not properly checked out rockethub but I think IIRC they were mention on a radio four business program at the more serious end of the spectrum for new businesses.
Someone has to tilt at windmills.
So that we know what to do when the real giants come!!!!
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Discussion in 'E46 (1999-2006)' started by Rich Rulli, Apr 3, 2008.
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Found that. Just ordered my first kit. It's in the mail!
That's the place....please let us know the results..
i have followed your posts at e46 fans
please let us know what's up as soon as you do!
I'm curious about what the results of 15k vs 5k would be. But honestly, I'd never do it, I don't need that to tell me. The flow the color, the texture are what I use to tell. Especially that last drip from the drain plug. Speaking of, I need to get me a magnetic drain plug.
If you read that write-up on the website I posted earlier, you will see that color has nothing to do with the viscosity of the oil. The writer mentioned that the manufacturer's suggested durration relates to the maximum amount of particles that the oil can suspend in itself...etc, etc, etc... You guys should check it out. Very informative!
Unless you race, beat the car, or drive in rough conditions, don't change the oil until told to do so by the car. The more expensive synthetic oil is made to out perform regular oil. If you want to spend more money on oil changes, go ahead, but for me, the only reason to do that is of your driving habits. Every 5000 is fine with regular oil, too short a period of time for synthetic oil. Russ
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Rich, Congratulations on your purchase. New BMWs run on synthetic oil. I run both my 328 and 540 on AMSOil.You can use any synthetic that complies with the BMW spec. AMSOil specifies 25K miles or 12 months, with a filter change half way for the one I use. So 15K on any synthetic is good. BTW it is also a popular myth perpetrated by the oil companies that you need to change even regular petroleum oils @3K miles. For these 5K-8K is fine depending on driving conditions.
the car is 'wrong'
Don't wait for the computer to tell you your car is screwed. Change your oil often.
Isn't your BMW worth it???
15k is fine for most drivers, but you must check the level, its hard to go 15k/1yr without needing to add a qt. I prefer 7500 but every time I have it tested it could have gone MUCH longer.
have you answered the poll yet?
my porcshe turbo blackens the oil at about 3k miles ( hard miles ! ) so 3-5k for me. Depends how hard you drive the car.
turbo at work i guess.
wonder what oil he uses?
looks pretty good
One point I did not see in any of the replies is this . . .
While I feel 15k is too long for maximum engine life under all conditions, there is also such a thing as "too short." If you change the oil frequently, using Mobil 1 040 or BMW 530 or some equivalent product, you will actually reduce the life of the catalysts while (possibly) extending the life of the engine itself.
The additive packages in the oil wear off with age, and changing oil at 3-5k intervals will certainly wear the converters faster as more additive is burned through them. I've heard this in Bosch service training, and I've gotten it from the Mobil 1 application engineers.
I have also been told that going from a 7500 mile change to a 3-4-5k mile change will not provide any significant benefit for most American drivers. Of course, you may feel your mileage varies and that's why there's oil analysis. I will also say that I've never sent a 7500 mile sample out and had it return "worn out" when using today's extended service oils.
Therefore, I'd suggest 7500 miles as a figure on a newer BMW for most USA applications.
you guys need to email Mike Miller at bimmer magazine and request a copy of his, old school BMW maintenance schedule, and see what he says about back in the day BMWs, and why BMW changed to this new schedule.
here's an older version of his document, posted on the internet, even tho he asks not to.
i got mine from him last week and its a little different, but the core of it is the same.
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=271535&highlight=mike miller
if you check it again, you'll see he eventually posted his oil schedule changes and what lube he uses.
"The additive packages in the oil wear off with age, and changing oil at 3-5k intervals will certainly wear the converters faster as more additive is burned through them."
I find that hard to believe...
Me too...
I would say that this sums it up pretty much. Emphasis on "today's extended service oils"! The key is newer developments in additives which coat the free radicals and loose particles floating around in the engine oil...saving them from harming ur engine. Booooooo old school oils. Hooooray extended life synthetics!
Stay tuned for my oil analysis...i'm at 1,300 on my last oil change. Only 3,700 to go till I send it in! LOL
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text: Took a couple folks out fishing today, and being it was a half day trip figured I'd fish the afternoon myself. I stopped at a hole on the little river ( a hole i know many of you have probably fished) where i kow there's usually some pretty good bug activity. I could see before I even got to the water that the flies were everywhere. But lets skip to the great part. At the head of the pool in the faster water I saw 4, yes count them, 4, of the biggest borwns I have ever seen in the park. All were over 20 inches, the biggest being close to 24. They all were very close to one another, maybe about a 5 foot stretchof stream and all on one side of the riffle. The didn't eat like the little ones do. They would porpous, with their entire back coming out of the water( hence how i got a good look at their leangth). Anyway, I had one on and lost him, and missed twice more. I did however get some decent fish on the dry before I got sucked into fishing for the giants..


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It seems that I pretty much abandoned my blog. I quickly realized that writing is just not my thing, but photography is. That said, to celebrate the 1-year mark of my trip, I thought I'd summarize all the randomness that happened to me in a top-50 list. Writing a list of sentence fragments where each item has nothing to do with the preceding one was far more enjoyable than writing sentences that have to relate. And since my choice of religion is Hedonism, here it is, in no particular order.
· Learned to scuba dive
· Ate a raw sea urchin
· Lost my hotel room key and unlocked the door using a straw and a hairclip
· Rode on a motorcycle loaded with luggage
· Learned to cook Thai and Laos food
· Couchsurfed
· Got my phone stolen by a monkey
· Dropped a phone in the waterfall and saved it
· Hired a motorbike to chase a bus that I had missed
· Rode an elephant
· Drank home made rice wine (30% alcohol)
· Saw how tea and coffee grow
· Dove and snorkled with sharks
· Saw Russians in every single country
· Saw the milky way over the ocean
· Got a job for three days photographing at a bar
· Saw hundreds of monks collecting food at sunrise
· Paid a guy to carry my backpack
· Hiked/Climbed the highest peak in se Asia
· Skied in the Alps
· Went to the full moon party
· Found Russian food in Cambodia and Vietnam
· Ran through the jungle at night
· Swam to an island
· Hiked to a lady's home through the jungle for 15km to have dinner with her family
· Went to a hospital in Thailand
· Got bitten by various fish
· Went to the Chinese border with the sole purpose of giving it the finger after being denied a visa
· Visited minority tribes in several countries
· Saw fresh water dolphins
· Crawled around in caves trying to photograph bats
· Was a nanny to a 2.5 year old for a week and a half
· Saw snakes, rats and monkeys on a menu
· Saw dog meat at a market
· Went to the water puppet theater
· Spent the night at a train station in northern France
· Saw bears in Laos
· Kayaked exploring islands and caves in Halong Bay
· Was on a bus that stopped because a man with a dead squirrel was running behind it while the passengers were hanging out of it with hands full of money, bargaining who gets the dead squirrel.
· Gave out pens to tribal kids
· Was invited by a tribe teacher to his home for a few beers where I hung out for a couple hours, having many wonderful conversations while neither of us spoke each others' language
· Stood on the corner of a street for a few hours with the sole purpose of photographing people on motorbikes
· Spent 4 hours each night for several nights trying to photograph lightning
· Filled up a motorcycle from a hand pump and Coca-Cola bottles
· Walked on sand dunes
· Allowed a large gecko to live in my room because he ate the mosquitos
· Ate pig intestines and they were tasty
· Drove on the left side of the road
· Rockclimbed
· Was attacked by a snake and avoided the bite.


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MOSCOW Syrian President Bashar Assad's proposals for ending his country's civil war should be taken into account by the international community, Russian officials insisted Wednesday, even though Assad's ideas were rejected by the Syrian opposition and drew harsh Western criticism.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said senior Russian and U.S. diplomats will discuss possible ways to settle the Syrian crisis during talks later this week with the U.N. envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi.
The ministry said as part of international efforts to help negotiate an end to Syria's civil war "some of the ideas" voiced by Assad should be considered.
In a rare speech Sunday, Assad offered a plan that would keep him in power to oversee a national reconciliation conference, a national election and a new government.
He dismissed any chance of talks with the armed opposition, however, and vowed to continue the battle "as long as there is one terrorist left," a term the government uses for the rebels.
The opposition rejected Assad's offer, which also was denounced by the West, including the U.S. and Britain.
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To support this proposal, LAWA has committed to provide airport property located west of Sepulveda Boulevard on the east end of the Central Terminal Area (CTA) to create the opportunity for an on-airport LACMTA light-rail station.
LAWA staff reported that it has substantially accelerated planning work and coordination with LACMTA staff to evaluate the best interface of its facilities with transit.
LAWA and LACMTA have jointly identified the following site options on LAWA property where a light-rail interface could be designed that result in a direct connection to a future automated people mover system and that airport officials believe would bring a high level of service and connectivity for passengers.
• An area west of Sepulveda Boulevard on the east end of the CTA
• A proposed intermodal transportation facility in the vicinity of Economy Parking Lot C
• Manchester Square
According to airport officials, the next steps will be to continue close coordination with LACMTA to identify opportunities to link transit with airport facilities and develop project level concepts and related technical and environmental analyses.


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It starts on Monday and lasts through the summer. For more details and how to play, click here.
The Chapel Hills Mall, the Pikes Peak Library District and The Gazette are sponsoring the activities.