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After watching Jarred Cosart throw two-hit, no-run ball Friday during a near-complete game, Porter said he didn't want to over-hype the rookie's debut.
Saturday, Porter acknowledged the Astros can't ignore Cosart's highly impressive start and a club in need of a spark will give him full consideration for a starting role after the All-Star break.
"We know that he's going to be a part of the organization for a long time. … It basically gives us even more confidence when we do make the (starter) decision that this is a guy that has the ability to be a front-of-the-rotation guy for a long time," Porter said.
The first-year manager was still buzzing about Cosart's debut Saturday morning. And Porter did briefly allow his guard to slip late Friday.
"Now, we're cooking with grease," Porter shouted.
Pena lands in leadoff spot
Thirteen-year veteran Carlos Pena isn't associated with leadoff speed and the slugging 35-year-old may be the most non-traditional No. 1 hitter on the Astros' 25-man roster.
But Pena was the first in the box Saturday and he paid Porter back with a leadoff single cracked to center field.
"It was something that I actually have been contemplating," Porter said. "When you start to look at the guys that get on base — from Carlos to Castro to (Jake) Elmore, Altuve — it was more how can we maximize our opportunities to score runs."
The Astros have used 79 different lineups in 93 games. Pena entered Saturday having hit second through sixth. Now, he's only three spots away from checking off 1-9 in 2013.
"It's a new, innovative style of baseball and I like it," joked Pena, who's led off 11 games during his career.
Maxwell returns to lineup
Justin Maxwell returned to the lineup Saturday, hitting sixth and playing center field.
Maxwell looped a double to right field during the Astros' three-run first inning. He finished 1-for-3 with two strikeouts and is hitting .238 this season with a .682 on-base plus slugging percentage.
Porter said Maxwell is still considered a starter. But because the fifth-year player has missed 62 of 93 games this season due to injuries (fractured left hand, concussion symptoms), Porter will evaluate his play with different standards during the immediate future.


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New England Moms!
by MsBlueBelleOctober 8, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Hello! Welcome to the group, I am new, too. I am moving back home to Massachusetts. I know where Hudson is and I know where Worcester is. I was 29 when I became a single Mom to a then 7 year old dd and a 2 year old ds. They are now grown and done with college and living on their own. Cherish every moment of those young years, they go by so quickly. Even on the days when I wanted to sell my kids two for a penny and get no takers, (joking) I would not give up any bit of the hard work it was to be a working single mom.
Both dd and ds are M.D.'s and both have a Law degree. So don't let anyone tell you that becuase you are a single mom, you cannot raise great kids! It is a lie! Don't buy it! Hugs! Send me some cold weather, it is 79 degrees outside and I have the a/c on full tilt. Jeanne
I live in Montgomery, Alabama now.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Pets' right!! Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Pets' right!! Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Pets View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ordtigerJoined: 11 Dec 2003Posts: 1 Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 5:56 am Post subject: Pets' right!! Well, I also have a dog. Though it is very lazy, and implolite I love it. Because we can communicate with each other. But, my dog may not think in that way. It may hates me. If the truth is like this, am I bothering it? I think many people only play with their pets. For example, some people cut dog's tail becuase they think that looks better. It's terrible! Pets have their own right to be themselves. They are not people's toys. Love them, but respect their right! What do you think about it? Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Pets All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Bake Your Own Bread
I am very grateful for the honor and hope that BYOB members find on Farine enough recipes they want to try. I cannot agree more with the message: stop buying industrial bread (those squishy loaves we have all encountered) and make your own or go buy bread from your local artisan bakery! Artisan bread is good and it is wholesome. (Your community baker or you don't put in ingredients with unpronounceable names).
By doing so, you will help perpetuate a skill that has helped keep mankind alive for countless centuries... Welcome to Farine, BYOB members!
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Aw, thanks so much for this warm welcome...I for one am only trying to narrow down all of the amazing options I am inspired by here at your place. =)ReplyDelete
AWESOME! I am thrilled! You rock and roll... AND BAKE! ;-)ReplyDelete
but we should not forget professional artisan bakers whose bread we should always buy when happens to be of high quality. in doing so we help this craft to survive and support the few professionals who think quality is more or at least as important as profit. xoReplyDeleteReplies
You are absolutely right, Barbara, and I didn't phrase it right, did I? I re-wrote the post. Thank you for helping me focus the message!Delete
feel honored that you took in to account my comment. gosh, I was in hell and back. 2 weeks in a place with no bread culture whatsoever. want to bake myself away now :) besosDelete
- AnonymousOctober 3, 2012 at 9:12 PM
Congratulations, MC!ReplyDelete
Your blog conveys such a love of bread and baking, with its fine writing and photography, lovely stories, recipes and wonderful instruction - I completely understand why these ladies have chosen to feature Farine!
:^) breadsong
You're right Barbara, when we have professional artisan bakers around we should buy their bread too. With no professional artisan bakers around our village in the north of Thailand, I'm happy to have found good quality flour and recipes and knowledge from fellow bakers like you all to help me bake a delicious home made bread. From MC's blog I choose the Meteorite, a huge bread. But maybe there's time to bake another?ReplyDelete
Thanks Farine/MC for your blog!Replies
the meteorite? will have to read that post! Connie, I understand you so well. Just back from a place where there is no artisan bakery and not even the imitation of it (which is what I often find here in Sweden, bread often acceptable but not outstanding). It is a great resource to be able to bake bread at home, happy baking to you!Delete


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RILEY COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) -- New details emerged in court Wednesday in a deadly shooting in Manhattan that claimed the life of a Kansas National Guardsman.
After several hours of testimony Wednesday during a preliminary hearing, Riley County District Magistrate Judge Sheila Hochhauser found probable cause in the case of Daniel Parker, 26.
Parker is charged with first degree murder in the death of Frederick Beverly, 21, who was shot and killed on New Year's Day outside of a party at his motorcycle club. Beverly was a member of the Kansas National Guard.
Beverly's friends and family filled the courtroom for the hearing. Parker's family was also in attendance.
Witnesses testified that Parker and Beverly were out in Aggieville earlier in the night on New Year's Eve with their respective friends when an altercation broke out between the two parties and words were exchanged. No one was injured and the friends that were there that night with the two men said they didn't think much of the encounter.
Parker's friends testified that he left the bar in Aggieville around 1 AM with his wife. The shooting occurred several hours later after Beverly and members of his motorcycle club had made their way to their clubhouse in Manhattan.
Around 4 AM (on January 1, 2012), officers were called to 1827 Fair Lane, just south of the intersection of Fort Riley Boulevard and South Delaware Avenue where the "Assassin Street Rydaz," Beverly's motorcycle club, were having an after-hours New Year's party.
Beverly was shot outside as he was manning the gate and received a fatal gunshot wound to his forehead.
Police identified Parker as the gunman and he was arrested several days after the deadly shooting.
At the time of his arrest, Parker was a specialist at Fort Riley assigned to the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley.
Riley County Police Officer Steve Gregoire, a crime scene investigator, testified Wednesday that during a search of Parker's Junction City apartment after the deadly shooting, police found a semi-automatic rifle in his closet along with ammunition. Gregoire said the KBI confirmed that a spent shell casing found at the crime scene was fired from Parker's gun.
Retired RCPD investigator Ryan Runyan also testified that Parker's cell phone records placed him in Manhattan at the time of the shooting and they were able to trace him as he made his way back home to Junction City after wards where he was captured on surveillance buying cigars and pizza at a convenience store near his apartment.
Prosecutors also presented security footage from a storage facility located near the clubhouse. Runyan said it showed Parker's Chevy Impala make its way up and down the street where Beverly was manning the gate, passing several feet from where he was standing. The car stopped and gunfire erupted and then it pulled away.
Police said 20 bullet holes were found in a nearby building and two were found in a parked car. Beverly, they said, was struck by a ricochet or fragmented bullet, "shattering" his forehead. The bullets were described in court as "armor piercing rounds."
A witness to the shooting testified that he heard the gunman say "I got you now…" before the shots were fired in rapid succession. He could not, however, identify the shooter.
While on the stand, one of Parker's friends from the Army told the judge that he had taken Parker with him to the clubhouse in November 2011, prior to the shooting, to hang out since he knew several of the members- indicating that Parker knew where the clubhouse was and who the "Assassin Street Rydaz" were.
Parker's attorney, Ron Evans, asked the judge to dismiss all of his charges, saying there was no connection between the incident at the bar and the shooting.
But Judge Hochhauser bound Parker over to stand trial for first degree murder and discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, finding probable cause in the case.
His arraignment is scheduled for November 26th at 9 AM at the Riley County courthouse.
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We are not immune to the vagaries of the weather here in the Mid-South. We have had devastating tornadoes in Kentucky and Tennesee. We spent yesterday evening pumping out our own flooded basement. Parts of the metro Atlanta GA area were without power yesterday.
However, down in Newnan GA the show must go on and it did with judge Madison Weeks presiding at the Newnan Kennel Club Of Georgia. Her finalists were the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, CH Ches-shores Hurricane Hattie, the Greyhound, CH Lorricbrook Tribute, the Portuguese Water Dog, CH Camlin Sea Dancer Makitso Secretariat, the Welsh Terrier, CH Bayleigh Shaireabs Super Hero, the Pug, CH Norkus' Risky Business, the Bulldog, CH Kepleys Showbiz Razzle Dazzle, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Woodsides Pacino.
We don't know if he can climb walls, but he can win BISs, the Welsh Terrier, "Spyder" walked away with his second top prize of the year. Congratulations to breeders/owners Keith Bailey & Sharon Abmeyer and handler Tracy A Szaras-Deloria.
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) -- The state is mailing paper health insurance applications to an estimated 77,000 people slated to lose Medicaid coverage in January but are having trouble accessing the federal online marketplace.
Oshkosh Northwestern Media reports Monday that the move comes amid growing pressure from health care advocates and county officials who are calling on Gov. Scott Walker to take action as the Dec. 15 deadline for enrolling in coverage through the marketplace approaches.
Those being kicked off of Badgercare Medicaid coverage and who don't enroll for a new plan through the exchange by Dec. 15 won't have coverage in January.
Walker decided only to allow people earning at or below the federal poverty level to remain on Badgercare, rejecting federal money to cover those earning up to 138 percent of poverty.


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CHRIS Lynn is just 22 but his career trajectory already closely resembles that of a rollercoaster.
Two summers ago, the dashing Queensland batsman struck 641 Sheffield Shield runs at an average of 53.42. New Bulls coach Darren Lehmann was convinced he was a player of special talent, prompting national selectors to choose him for the winter Australia A tour of Zimbabwe despite him not being part of a preliminary squad of 24.
He missed the tour with a broken finger. Six of the inexperienced players who did tour have since made their Test debut: Trent Copeland, Mitch Starc, Michael Beer, Nathan Lyon, David Warner and the player brought in for Lynn, Matthew Wade.
Last season, Lynn was awful, scoring an astonishing - for a specialist batsman - seven ducks across the four-day and one-day formats to finish his second full first-class season with an average of under 20. His form was so bad that he is yet to play another shield game, prompting his slip from the ''next big thing'' category in favour of the likes of Queensland teammate and close friend Joe Burns.
The past month has brought some overdue good news for Lynn, and his fans. His once-again robust batting form for Brisbane Heat saw him not only named the BBL's Young Player of the Year but also finish in the top six, alongside superstars such as Lasith Malinga and Ricky Ponting. It also helped the Heat to make a successful late surge to progress to the BBL final, played in Perth on Saturday night.
''My confidence is obviously pretty good at the moment. The team's going well and when you're riding that wave your confidence is obviously pretty high,'' he said this week as the Heat overcame the Renegades on their visit to Melbourne to seal Champions League qualification.
As Lynn's career returns to an upward trajectory he is determined to not allow that confidence morph into arrogance or complacency, which he now admits may have infected him after his dazzling first full season in 2010-11, which included two big centuries and also a 99.
''Coming in at 19 I thought 'How good is this?', scoring runs and thinking you can never get dropped. Obviously you do [eventually] get that reality check,'' he said.
''Obviously it was looking bright, but when you look at the records when 'Haydos' [Matthew Hayden] and those type of blokes scored runs they scored back-to-back 900-run seasons.
''It was never going to be easy. A lot of players have scored one-off 800 or 900-run seasons and never kicked on. I didn't really want to be one of them, but as it turned out I had a poor year last year.
''[The year before] I felt there was no pressure on me. I was that new player and had no expectations on me to score runs, I just went out and batted freely. In the second year there was a bit more pressure on weight on my shoulders. I guess I just didn't handle it that well.
''You can probably put it down to complacency, too confident, probably a whole list of things like that.''
While Shane Watson is a contemporary example of a player who struggles to kick on from a solid start, Lynn's problem is generally the opposite in that, if he is able to survive for more than half an hour, he generally makes a big score. He knows it, too, and while he is desperate to rectify that weakness he is also desperate for more instances where he survives that first half-hour or so, so he can prosper.
''You only get limited opportunities when you have a good day, so when you get to 10 or 20 you've got to make the most of it. That's the hardest thing for me, getting to those scores,'' he said.
''It's probably easier in your first [full] year because no one knows who you are and what your strengths are, whereas in your second year they watch footage from all around Australia and know where to bowl to you. For me to come back from that and throw a punch back at them, that's the [challenge of the] game of cricket.
''I think I'm playing good cricket now and am hopefully pushing for a spot in the red-ball game. The hardest thing now is getting back into the side. I think once I'm in I reckon I'll be OK.
''My attitude's great, I'm as keen as ever. I just want to keep applying myself and doing well for the team.''
Lynn's regular early dismissals last season could theoretically be a symptom of a player who places too low a price on his wicket and is not sufficiently concerned about how the team fares. The reality could hardly be further from that. The aggressive right-hander said his attitude is that, while he loves winning, ''I hate losing more than I love winning''.
''At the end of the day it's just a game but I'm [habitually] disappointed. It's just like anyone having a really bad day at work. You don't want to talk to anyone, but the sun comes up tomorrow and you move on,'' he said.


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AV Peripherals and Systems Guide
Philips Obsessed With Sound - New Products, New Fidelity
An Audiophile's Obsession
Celebrating their 60th anniversary in Singapore, Philips continued their Obsessed with Sound motif with the launch of a new line of speaker docks, home theater audio systems and portable media players just a few days ago at the Luxe Art Museum. With new additions to their product catalog, Philips aimed to continue providing high quality products designed to delight audiophiles in a variety of applications.
Eschewing the usual presentation and demo format for these kinds of events, Philips staged a tour of an average Singaporean household where family members were obsessed with audio. As we walked from one area to another, they showcased various products with each of them catering to different needs. The creative skit underlined Philips' new aim to put a "Fidelio In Every Room".
Docking Speakers
Prior experiences with the Fidelio series have been enjoyable and hence it was highly interesting to see if the next generation could meet the elevated standards set by the predecessors. The flagship model from the new range is an amalgamation of their Fidelio and SoundSphere series to give us the Fidelio SoundSphere DS9800W. Designed to be eye-catching and chic, it has smooth lacquer finish while its form is reminiscent of percussion instruments. Free floating tweeters and the uniquely sculpted cabinet ensure unidirectional sound and high quality audio. The DS9800W also boasts Apple's AirPlay technology which helps it integrate perfectly with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
For those who desire more portability and mobility from their docks, Philips has released the Fidelio DS7700 docking speakers. They have a robust aluminum finish and a cover case which lets the user stow them away for travel. The speakers have an AC power option along with batteries. Shielding technology also removes interference from telecommunication signals to and from your smartphone when it is docked. The DS7700 is also compatible with a whole host of Apple products including the iPhone and older iPods.
Expanding the new Fidelio lineup to cover all possible areas, Philips is also introducing the new DS1200. Its unique feature is the fact that it provides docking and charging for two iPods, two iPhones or two iPods simultaneously. It also has an in-built alarm clock. Neodymium drivers power the speakers to provide good balanced sound.
Amidst the introduction of new models, older products were not neglected. The classic Fiedelio DS9000 retains its natural wood casing and isolated acoustic chambers for pristine audio. Now the speaker dock was also made compatible with the iPad, increasing its utility.
Home Entertainment Systems
While the docking speakers are intended to provide portability and good sound, those looking for a more immersive and wide ranging experience probably have to look at a different category of equipment. As the event is called Obsessed with Sound, Philips also released a bevy of home entertainment audio systems to appease the die-hard enthusiasts.
The Philips Harmony Hi-Fi DCD8000 and the Philips Immersive Sound Home Theater HTS5561 are tasked with providing you lifelike, authentic sound to fill your living room and dazzle your senses - or at least that's what they claim. We'll likely be reviewing some of these products in the near future, but till then, we'll walk you through with some of their key features.
With its Harmony series, Philips is giving center stage to its ClariSound technology which is aimed at providing unbiased playback. Fitted with soft-dome tweeters at the top of the speaker cabinet's glass fiber woofer, the DCD8000 has the capability to render the entire spectrum of sound with fidelity.
If however you are looking for a home theater system that delivers a wide and all-encompassing soundscape, then the HTS5561 is your best bet. The immersive home theater system is equipped with angled speakers which Philips like to term as 3Directional Angled Speakers. It also boasts wireless rear speakers that would fill your surroundings with sound in your preferred placement. A 1000W RMS power rating also means that this system has the ability to deliver volume in large spaces.
Portable Media Players
Rounding up the launch event was a variety of new portable media players. The alpha product from the pack was the Philips GoGear Muse MP4 Video Player. Its 3.2-inch HVGA screen ensures videos look crisp and viewing is enjoyable. With regards to audio capabilities, features such as FullSound helps upscale your compressed audio formats, such as those stored in MP3, into fuller, richer tracks. SafeSound technology is also present and will provide a degree of relief to those who often blast their music at full volume.


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Manufacturing Company Makes Two types of trucks. Each must go through the paint and assembly shop.
Company can paint 800 trucks/day if it only paints truck 1.
Company can paint 700 trucks/day if it only paints truck 2.
Company can assemble 1500 trucks/day if it only assembles truck 1.
Company can assemble 1200 trucks/day if it only assembles truck 2.
It is possible to assemble or paint both trucks at the same time.
Each Truck 1 contributes $1000 to profit, Each Truck 2 contributes $1500 to profit. Formulate equations to maximize profit.
I feel like this isnt that hard, but Im not getting a solution that makes sense. Can anyone help me figuring out the set of equations?


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Required Reading: For some reason, the Italian Marie Claire is a lot more compelling than the stateside version. [Refinery29]
Ed is Dead: Michael Williams takes on the Edwardian end of British style. [A Continuous Lean]
Rock 'N' Roll Suicide: A look at the Giraffes' frontman, after a brush with cardiac failure. [NYMag]
On the Scene: Dispatches from the latest Generic Man opening. Sadly, we were otherwise detained at the time. [Selectism]


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2014-2015 Academic Year eLearning Exam Schedule
Web-based, Online and DVD course midterm and final exams are given at the testing center locations on the Cartersville, Douglasville, Floyd, Marietta, and Paulding campuses. The starting times and test dates vary by campus, but typically there are morning, afternoon, and early evening (5:30 pm to 6:30 pm) testing times. Please visit the online eLearning test registration site below to for the exact listing of testing dates and times offered at each campus
Faculty Registration Deadline: This is the date by which faculty must have their exam registered in the system.
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Swansea coach Alan Curtis reveals history video inspired Capital One Cup heroics
Swansea coach Alan Curtis says watching a club history video inspired the team's Capital One Cup heroics on Sunday.
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The Swans secured the first major trophy in their centenary season as they demolished League Two's Bradford 5-0 at Wembley with goals from Nathan Dyer, Jonathan de Guzman and Michu.
Curtis scored 96 goals in 364 league appearances for the Welsh club during three spells as a player and is now part of manager Michael Laudrup's backroom staff.
And after helping to put together a short video of key figures from Swansea's past viewed by the squad on the morning of the final, the 58-year-old said: "I felt it was important we showed the players it was not just about the cup final, but about a club with a century of history behind it.
"We wanted them to be aware of the great players and the great teams who have pulled on the white shirt before them. There was footage of players like (record scorer) Ivor Allchurch, Robbie James and James Thomas and other people like that.
"We also included footage of key moments in our cup run this season, we just wanted to give them a feel for the history of the club and what they could achieve."
Curtis played for the Swans during their previous spell in the top-flight in the early 1980s under the guidance of John Toshack, but then had to watch the club slide perilously close to non-league football.
But under the guidance of chairman Huw Jenkins the club have climbed into the elite over the last decade.
"This is the club's greatest achievement without a doubt," Curtis added. "To get to the Premier League has given us a platform.
"But when you consider we had never won a major trophy, it is by some distance the best thing the club has done. It is fantastic.
"All credit to Bradford for what they have done but this was vitally important for us and to do it in the club's centenary season as well is just incredible."


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Which Is More Profitable For Dell: A Direct Sale Or An Indirect (Partner) Sale?
Indirect sale is more profitable. Because of the mix of products and solutions we have now, the indirect channel sale is more profitable than direct.
Channel partners are selling more software, more storage, more network, more servers. Right now, there is not a lot of margin with client. -- Michael Dell
The partner has been selling solutions, not specific components, since day one. They are very good at selling all components, but even better at selling entire solutions. The second reason why indirect is better is because solution providers are paid for sales by percent of gross margin. They are incented to drive the most profitable deals. -- Frank Vitagliano


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Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In 1980 a mother took her son to get a present on his 10th birthday. They went to an old abandoned Campground: Little Farm on the River. She took him to an old camper and asked him to step inside, once he did she reached out and grabbed a screwdriver sitting on the counter and began …Read More »
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Earn a certificate in your field of interest to increase your knowledge, expertise, and marketability. For undergraduates, a certificate may substitute for a minor area of study in meeting degree requirements. For both graduate students and undergraduates, a certificate demonstrates your commitment to and passion for your chosen discipline, giving you a competitive edge in the workplace. Deepen your knowledge and enhance your skills by earning a certificate in your field. Contact the program coordinator for more information about what a certificate can do for you. (Note: Federal financial aid is only available when a certificate is earned as part of an undergraduate or graduate degree program.)
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GTA guide hints at fifth edition
"Liberty City, it's over"
No-one ever reads the manual, right? Well you should, because eagle-eyed gamers have claimed that one page of the latest Grand Theft Auto instalment's manual hints at a fifth version of the popular game.
Turn to page 13 in the manual for Episodes from Liberty City - a disc-based version of GTA: IV updates The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony - and you will see a heart-shaped version of Liberty City ripped in two, along with the strapline: "Liberty City, it's over!".
But gamers have reported that in the bottom right-hand corner of the page – close to the words "Next Stop" - is a fake tear and the word "Seagull". Humm…
Back in January Rockstar denied rumours that it will make a fifth version of GTA. But what else could page 13 mean?
Perhaps a third update to GTA:IV based somewhere frequented by seagulls? Brighton seafront, perhaps?
We'll bring you more news as we have it. ®
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 12th Jan 2013 20:25 UTC
"Computer activist Aaron H. Swartz committed suicide in New York City yesterday, Jan. 11, according to his uncle, Michael Wolf, in a comment to The Tech. Swartz was 26." Swartz was one of three co-creators of Reddit, worked on the RSS 1.0 specification at age 14, and so many other things. Swartz faced decades in prison for downloading a collection of JSTOR scientific articles. JSTOR dropped charges, but the US government pursued the case anyway, demanding fifty years in jail. Lawrence Lessig, one of his close friends: "Aaron had literally done nothing in his life 'to make money'. He was fortunate Reddit turned out as it did, but from his work building the RSS standard, to his work architecting Creative Commons, to his work liberating public records, to his work building a free public library, to his work supporting Change Congress/FixCongressFirst/Rootstrikers, and then Demand Progress, Aaron was always and only working for (at least his conception of) the public good. He was brilliant, and funny. A kid genius. A soul, a conscience, the source of a question I have asked myself a million times: What would Aaron think? That person is gone today, driven to the edge by what a decent society would only call bullying. I get wrong. But I also get proportionality. And if you don't get both, you don't deserve to have the power of the United States government behind you." Our sincere condolences to his family and friends. We've just lost one of the good guys.
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Without knowing him its hard to know what inner demons drove him to such an extreme act. My condolences to his family and friends. I lost a good friend to suicide. In the end all you are left with is questions and sorrow. Its such a loss of potential.
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by UltraZelda64 on Sun 13th Jan 2013 00:07 in reply to "sad"
I never even heard of him, but...
JSTOR dropped charges, but the US government pursued the case anyway, demanding fifty years in jail.
Is 50 years of imprisonment not worthy of just saying "f*** life?" He would either die in prison, or be released mentally f**ked with nothing much to live for in his few remaining years. There are no inner demons here... just a corrupt, highly demonizing country. If there are demons, they're outside--running the government.
Seems like a perfectly fitting reaction to such a f**ked up judgment to me. Justice system, my ass. That's the reality of this country... and I know countless people who defend it, saying something along the lines of, "well if you don't do anything wrong..." People love to neatly sidestep the issues that of what is really right or wrong vs. what is just legally wrong, and never put two seconds into questioning whether the person in the courtroom really deserved the sentence the state or country gives him/her.
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Students and community members throughout Brush have thrown their support behind two local kids who've recently fallen on hard times and the push to rally in helping both BHS sophomore Zacc Winn and Beaver Valley fifth grader Zach Griffith and their families has shown that the small-town spirit along, gracious giving and friendship are all alive and well in Morgan County.
For Zacc Winn and his family, the road to recovery has been long and yet full of well-wishes. Winn, a prominent Beetdigger cross-country runner whose brave tactics in finishing a harrowing run at he Dakota Ridge Invitational earned him a spread in the Denver Post this past season, continues to suffer from a chronic liver disease known as primary sclerosing cholangitis.
On November 29, Winn was taken by ambulance from his basketball game to Children's Hospital where he was diagnosed with a new disorder that doctors continue to attempt to control.
His family and classmates continue to pull for him to get better in time to arrive home for the holidays and even his basketball team managed to make a special trip to surprise their buddy.
The Zacc Winn benefit chili supper will take place at Digger's Diner on Sunday, December 16 from 4-8 p.m. and will also include gift wrapping for donations and homemade ornaments for sale.
Anyone wishing to donate time, material or even money for the benefit can contact Morgan Marcus at (970) 370-3252. Donations on Winn's behalf can also be made by check, payable to the Zacc Winn Fund that has been set up at the Bank of Colorado in Brush.
For fifth grader Zach Griffith, it was an ATV accident that, on Saturday, November 24th, injured both he and his sister Courtney, resulting in serious injuries to Zach, who continues to undergo tests and scans while at the Denver Health Hospital for a resulting head and brain injury. The Brush community has come together to help Zach and his family who has designed a website through Caring Bridge as project by which his friends and well-wishers can follow Zach's progress and donate to his recovery online at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/zacharygriffith.
Even the Brush Young Farmers have put forth a momentous effort to help Griffith and his family by designing 'Zach Attack' t-shirts, in Zach's favorite color pink, that can be purchased at the Hummingbird Press for just $15, with all proceeds going to the family.
His classmates at Beaver Valley saluted their fellow in recent weeks by wearing pink to class and to a Friday night BHS wrestling dual to show their support for his recovery.
Digger's Diner has also offered up two new menu items to help the Z-Boys during trying times. The 'Zach Attack' burger for Griffith includes a 1/3 lb. cheeseburger with BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and fried jalapeno onion strips.
The Zacc Winn chicken fried steak sandwhich is also available at Digger's Diner and includes a 5 oz. chicken fried steak on a bun with lettuce and tomato. Both menu items will help support the families of both Zach and Zacc.


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Examination Yuan member Lin Yu-ti's (
After all, in our school textbooks, documents, films, portraits, money, celebrations, monuments and countless other parts of our daily life, Sun Yat-sen (
Even as ruling party and opposition legislators started trading barbs over the issue, I finally got the chance to see footage of Lin being questioned on the issue of whether the "nation's father" should be abolished. His answer was that: "It would be best to abolish it, for these days, we shouldn't have patriarchal ideas."
Now that was really a shock. I had always thought of Lin as an avuncular local type with a strong sense of Taiwanese identity. I never thought that he brought such advanced feminist ideas to the concept of patriarchal social structures.
It comes as no surprise that living in this patriarchal society, we are used to patriarchal values. Friedrich Engels, in The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, published in 1884, pointed out the men and women were originally equal, but that after the concept of private property was developed, with the resultant emergence of nation and class, women's status became that of chattel.
Through this process of development, the legal status of women was repressed and their freedom and ability to participate in the community constrained. Virginia Woolf lamented that "As a woman, I have no country. As a woman I want no country."
What Lin has done is to point out the patriarchal development that has taken place within our historical and political education. Why indeed should we have a "father of the nation?" Why does our history follow a line of male rulers all the way down to Sun Yat-sen in a patriarchal line?
What is without doubt is that the concept of "father of the nation" is used to constrain thought within a framework of national rule, affirming national legitimacy and consolidating diverse social and ethnic groups with the aim of acquiring the highest degree of political power.
But does anyone remember the "mother of the country?" That was Soong Ching-ling (
Of course she knew that her husband was the founder of the Republic of China, but she also understood that the "father of the nation" is nothing more than a political symbol and it is "the people" who constitute the body of the nation. Therefore, while embracing the thought of Sun Yat-sen, she threw herself into another revolution, one that sought to overthrow the Republic of China -- not caring at all that Sun was supposedly the father of the Republic of China.
As the people constitute the body of the nation, sexual equality and equal rule by both sexes is the goal we wish to achieve. This equality should be incorporated into our thinking on government policy and education.
Who is the father of our country and do we want such a father? Well, we should go ask the nation's mother.
Cheng Wei-chun is a masters candidate in the Graduate School for Social Transformation Studies at Shih Hsin University.
Translated by Ian Bartholomew


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2010 Men's Soccer
Head Coach Rick Nussbaum
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Patrick (Rick) Nussbaum, assistant men's and women's soccer coach at Bluffton University since 2005, has been named head coach of the two teams, Bluffton Athletics Director Phill Talavinia announced Thursday. "As an assistant coach for five seasons, Rick developed strong relationships with our student athletes and recruits. He believes in the mission of Bluffton University and he wants to be part of moving our athletics program to a new level," said Phill Talavinia, athletics director.
"It is a pleasure to announce Rick's appointment as head coach. In his interim role, Rick's leadership this past season yielded positive results both on and off the field," Talavinia said. "We are excited for Rick to draw from his past head coaching successes as he develops strong soccer programs at Bluffton."
Nussbaum, who holds a master of business administration degree from the university, replaces Steve Smucker, who resigned after seven seasons as head men's and women's coach.Nussbaum has previous head coaching experience as the men's coach at Hesston College from 2000-01 and as boys' coach at Elkhart (Ind.) Memorial High School, where his teams compiled a 77-50-11 record from 1992-2000.
A licensed soccer official, he has also been athletic director at Dayton Christian High School (2001-05); head coach of the Dayton Galaxies, a U-18 boys' soccer team (2003-04); and manager of the Elkhart Soccer Arena (1994-95).
Nussbaum holds an Advanced National License from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as well as a Level II Goalkeeping Certificate. He currently resides in Bluffton with his wife Aphaphanh and his two children, Logan and Sydney.
Assistant Coach Jason Cunningham
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Bluffton University welcomes Jason Cunningham to the soccer coaching staff. Cunningham is a 2009 graduate of Cedarville University as a Dean's Honor List student with degrees in exercise science and sport management. He was a multi-sport standout at Cedarville High School and was an all-state defensive back in football as a senior.


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Keating heads south
Phil baby!
Former Denver TV reporter Phil Keating called Monday from Key West, Fla. Now with Fox News Channel (after a stint with "Geraldo At Large�), he was doing a story on gay spring break.
"I'm going to hold up my microphone during my stand-ups and say 'THIS IS A MICROPHONE I'M HOLDING!'
Keating has just signed a new three-year contract with Fox News Channel and he's going to stay in Miami's South Beach — because the news always starts in South Florida.
"And the hair is golden,� he added, meaning that the brass is allowing him to keep his spiky product look.
Patti at the Ellie
This just in: Broadway belter Patti LuPone will sing at Opera Colorado's 25th Anniversary Gala Nov. 3 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The night includes cocktails, dinner at the Seawell Ballroom, the concert, post-concert dessert and dancing at the Ellie. Call 303-698-2334 for tix that start $400-each and go way higher.
Bill Husted's column appears Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Husted also appears Tuesdays and Fridays on "Good Day Colorado� on Fox 31. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 or at email@example.com.


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Let's say I want to build a site for a teacher. They will want a feature that can keep track of student grades. A similar application can also keep track of customer records, sales, etc. Where can I get one of these?
Basically, what I want is a prebuilt database system that allows an admin to modify and maintain all data such as a teacher, and allows each user to view their personal information, such as grades.
Is there a free system out there that I can install to help me do this?
Anyone at all? Grading system?


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2012 Baseball
Bluffton splits at Anderson
Beavers come away with Saturday split between rain showers at Anderson
April 14, 2012
By: Martin Kluk, sports information intern
ANDERSON, Ind. - The Bluffton University baseball team saw a 6-1 lead slip away in the first game at Anderson on Saturday, April 14, 2012, as the Ravens took advantage of a five-run fifth en route to an 8-6 victory after two stoppages due to rain. Anderson erased a 4-0 Bluffton lead with seven earned runs in the bottom of the first during game two, but starter Miles Richardson (Granville/Newark Catholic) came back and put zeroes on the board during the next six innings. Fellow junior Mark Hadaya (Beavercreek) closed it out as the Beavers banged out 18 hits in the 15-7 win over the conference-leading Ravens. Bluffton moved to 14-15 overall and 7-7 in the Heartland Conference, while AU stands 20-9 overall (12-2 HCAC).
After falling behind early in the first game of the series on Friday, the Beavers jumped on the Ravens with a three-run second inning. Airic Steagall (Hillsboro) got things started with a single, moved over to second on a wild pitch and then to third on a groundout. But a clutch two-out single by Anthony Cianci (Ravenna/Northwest) pushed home Steagall for the first run of the game. After a base hit by Kyle Niermann (Napoleon), Miles Richardson (Granville/Newark Catholic) stepped up and hit a big double to plate both base-runners and make the lead 3-0 after the top of the second.
Bluffton came back to the plate in the top of the third and the Beaver bats were still hot. After the first two hitters were retired, Tim Webb (Delaware/Worthington Christian) rapped a double. And once again the two-out hitting for the Beavers continued as Webb was followed by three straight singles from Steagall, freshman Josh Gullett (Mansfield/Madison) and Cianci that plated another two and made the advantage 5-0 for Bluffton.
The Ravens put up their first run of the game in the bottom of the third and both teams went scoreless in the fourth. Bluffton then added another score in the top of the fifth on an error to give the team a comfortable 6-1 lead. However, that cushion did not last long. Anderson exploded for five runs in the bottom of the fifth when they knocked around starter Kelly Barnes (Toledo/Toledo Christian) for five runs on seven hits while tying the score at 6-6 tie heading into the sixth and then came the rain.
With two outs in the top half of the sixth, the game was delayed again due to thunder and rain for around an hour and a half and the break really hurt the Beavers. When play resumed, a flyout by Nick Broyles (Toledo/Whitmer) ended the top of the sixth. Halen Core (Reynoldsburg), who came on to get the team out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth, saw his afternoon come to an end when Ben Roeschley (Graymont IL/Flanagan) took over in the bottom of the sixth. Anderson took advantage of the tough situation and knocked in two runs for an 8-6 lead and Bluffton failed to score in the seventh.
For the second game of the doubleheader, the first inning was a wild one. Bluffton got started right away, loading the bases in the first four batters. After a wild pitch moved the all the runners one bag for a 1-0 lead, hot-hitting Steagall drilled his first triple of the year to score Tyler Wright (Troy) and Tyler Stephenson. A Broyles single picked up Steagall and gave the Beavers a nice 4-0 lead after the top of one.
However, starting pitcher Miles Richardson struggled mightily in the bottom half of the first for his second straight start as he was tagged for seven runs on six hits, including a pair of home runs that put the Ravens back on top 7-4. Coach Grandey's faith paid huge dividends as Richardson settled in and pitched brilliantly over the next six innings.
After Richardson breezed through the second and third innings, the Beaver bats gave him some support and the lead with a four-run top of the fourth. Webb led off with a double and Broyles followed with a single to make it first and third. Kevin Martin (Bryan) then hit into a fielder's choice, sending home Webb for the first run. After a catcher's interference call put runners on first and second, three straight RBI singles by Niermann , Richardson and Stephenson put Bluffton back on top, 8-7.
As Richardson continued to dominate on the mound, the offense was not finished either as the visitors again came up huge with another big inning, scoring five more in the top of the sixth. The inning was fueled by a three-run blast from all-time hits leader Tyler Stephenson for his second dinger of the season. That bomb was followed up by a single from Wright and a double by Steagall. After a balk pushed home Wright for the fourth run of the inning, an RBI groundout by Webb plated Steagall to make it 13-7 Beavers. Bluffton then tacked on single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to put the game away as the team grabbed a 15-7 victory.
The Beaver bats really came through as they produced 18 hits, including four players who each tallied three safeties. Niermann (three runs and two RBI) and Stephenson (five RBI and two runs) had the best production in the victory. For the day, Steagall and Richardson also had great outings at the plate as the both went 5-for-10. Tyler Stephenson needs just one safety to reach career hit number 200 when the Beavers host Defiance on Tuesday afternoon.
Richardson got it together after the first and grabbed the win, improving to 4-4 on the season. He dug deep and came through with a great performance over his next six innings, allowing no runs on a mere two hits to go seven strong while also striking out six. Mark Hadaya (Beavercreek) came on in relief and put up two scoreless frames to close out the game.
The Beavers return to Memorial Field for a nine-inning affair with arch-rival Defiance on Tuesday, April 17. The Strike Out Cancer contest is set to start at 4:15 PM.


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Public Open House
The Pre-Season Open House is intended for club members, friends, family and neighbours of members, plus any interested community member to come on down to the Vancouver Curling Club.
From 10am to 4pm, all non-members who come to the club will have an opportunity to try curling, with qualified instructors. Participants will receive 30min of free on-ice instruction for a "basics of curling session" that will include simplified coaching on the delivery, safety and etiquette information, and a chance to throw rocks.
All participants who have a positive experience on the ice during the Open House will then be welcome to sign up for either or Basic Skills or Intermediate Clinics that run during the week of September 16, and maybe even join a league for the season.
No registration required... just come on out to experience the roaring game at the Vancouver Curling Club!


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When the Henlopen North division was at a stalemate at the end of the regular season, a three-way tie between Smyrna, Caesar Rodney, and Sussex Central, whomever came out on top would earn a trip to the Henlopen Conference championship the hard way.
On Thursday night, the Smyrna Eagles overcame a late-game deficit after seeing an early lead disappear to defeat the Lady Riders 63-55 and earn a date with the Milford Bucs on Saturday afternoon with the conference crown at stake.
Four Lady Eagles finished in double-figures in Thursday's win, Alyson Davis leading the way with 16 points. Alexus Stroud finished with 15, Taylor Price added 13, and Melena Credle contributed 10 in the victory.
Smyrna started the game off with a bang, outscoring CR 16-6 in the opening quarter to take command early. However, the Riders would catch fire in the second to trail by just a point at the break.
In the second half, the Rider offense led by Lexi Prillaman who finished with a game-high 19 points continued to ride the momentum they gained to end the half eventually building a small lead heading toward the final stanza.
Trailing by six with time running down, the Lady Eagles used some timely turnovers to go on a 14-0 lead late to take the lead for good.
It's been a long road for Smyrna who had to defeat Sussex Tech on the last day of the season just to force a playoff against Sussex Central to earn a chance at the Riders to play for the division.
The win gives the Lady Eagles an automatic bid in the state tournament, but for now they'll try to focus on defeating Milford on Saturday afternoon for the conference title. Smyrna will take on Milford at Polytech high school on Saturday, February 22 starting at 3:00 p.m.
While the Lady Riders came up short, they will also be joining Smyrna in the state tournament. The seeds for both the boys and girls state brackets are expected to be released on Saturday.


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Talk:Tommy Vercetti
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Tommy Vercetti not a Gangster?
I would like to object to Tommy Vercetti not being considerd a Gangster, because i believe that he is very much a Gangster, first off he is a Drug Lord, he has murderd god knows how many people, he is involved in Organized Crime, AND he once had ties to the Mafia. I think with all that and more he should be considerd a Gangster. George 04:52, 22 May 2007 (BST)
- We're not saying he isn't a gangster, we just said that protagonists didnt need to be in Category:Gangsters - mainly because they aren't loyal to one gang, and they don't do everything as part of their gangs - they tend to work on their own. Do you think it would be useful to have them listed there? If you do, then go for it. Xenon (?) 09:56, 22 May 2007 (BST)
Year of Birth
Is there anything to indicate that he was born in 1951? I can't ever remember seeing this information. A-Dust 17:40, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
- It's an assumption made by the fact that he spent 15 years in prison, which began in 1971. For some reason, there is the assumption that he was 20 years old when sent to prison, based on some rudimentary discussion of his mentioning that he didn't go to Vietnam as a result of his incarceration...not sure where that came from, but it's probably from one of the fan sites. EganioTalk 22:04, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
- So surely, unless it is a game guide or something like that, the information should be removed from the article. Has anyone got the GTA Vice City game guide? A-Dust 22:08, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
- I mean the walkthrough book, otherwise known as the strategy guide, which I've only just thought of. I don't remember anything about any character in the VC game guide, just about the city itself. A-Dust 22:21, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
- I have the Vice City Game Guide, and it states under the Characters section that Tommy Vercetti is 35 years old as of Vice City, so logically he would be born in 1951. Add on 35 years, and boom, 1986. MasterChief117 22:55, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Colt17 has stated that he read it on Wikipedia. That may be so, but that doesn't make it correct. Clever estimates are also out of the question. Unless we get some form of proof from in-game (saying the year of birth, or an age at a particular time) then we can't display it as factual information. If it is REALLY important, you COULD have a section discussing what his age MIGHT be, but I don't recommend we do that. Gboyers talk 14:10, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
- DanceWithLance provided this as "proof" of Tommy's age/D.O.B., but it's just from another wiki article on another wiki website, so can it really be a reliable source? Peronally I don't think it is. - Hardrock182 14:44, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
- Can someone prove Tommy's birth date before removing the "verify" template?--Spaceeinstein 03:34, November 26, 2009 (UTC)
Just after the screen fades to black after certain missions, Tommy will chime in with his opinion on the matter, usually citing how crazy his boss is. He tends to be sarcastic, snarky, etc...yet this is never noted. Why not? --Maxaxle (talk) 03:13, 18 November 2011 (UTC)


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Skilled Iowa is a program designed to help fill labor issues facing not only Newton, but the State of Iowa. Iowa Workforce Development Communications Director Kerry Koonce believes that keeping jobs in Iowa is very important.
"Factory jobs are becoming harder to find, and the State of Iowa does not want to lose employers," Koonce said. "It's about getting the labor force skilled and educated. The State is covering the cost."
The issue that Skilled Iowa hopes to solve is the lack of middle skilled workers. There is a 53 percent demand for middle skilled workers and 33 percent of those jobs are filled. Middle skill demand is expected to rise. Through proper training potential employers can be issued a Career Readiness Certificate.
The program is nationally recognized. Other states have pushed for the program, including Georgia and Michigan. The assessment was developed from the makers of the ACT test. The evaluation concentrates on reading, location information and applied math.
Additional goals to the program include:
• Increase the number of employers/businesses that support and recognize the program.
• Encourage Iowa employers to offer the internship program to qualified participants.
• Create unique on-the-job training environments for Iowans.
Gov. Terry E. Branstad has made the program a priority. He is visiting communities who support it. In order to have the governor visit, a certain percentage of businesses must use the program.
Tim Albrecht, communications director for Gov. Branstad, said the governor is very excited about the program.
"It matches employers who need skilled workers," Albrecht said. "It creates a relationship that could last for years. It is a bipartisan effort."
One of the main reasons why the state is pushing for the certification program is because Gov. Branstad met with employers and the biggest concern was a lack of a skilled work force.
There will be four levels of ranking assessment: bronze, silver, gold and platinum.
The state does realize that not everyone can get trained right away. As a result, there is no set timetable for when the program will end.
"You can move at your own speed," Koonce said."The program is very flexible. If you score low in test, you can retake it."
The State does not want the program to be a temporary fix. Koonce explained that involving the youth is important.
"If we can get people who are juniors and seniors in high school, it will preserve our future workforce," Koonce said.
Frank Liebl of the Newton Development Corporation is a strong supporter of the program.
"The program has a lot of merit," Liebl said. The biggest challenge will be getting the students tested, and making sure employers know what the program is about."
Des Moines Community College (DMACC) and the Iowa Workforce Development have been going around to businesses to inform them of the program. Liebl believes that the program will see results in 2013.
"Since 2008 Newton has replaced 1,500 jobs," Liebl said.
Liebl does admit that the jobs out there may not be as high paying as previous ones, but it is still important to have jobs. He hopes that the certification movement will bring new businesses to Newton. He believes the program has a lot of potential.
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From lez to Leslie, female musicians bring both the eccentric and the sophisticated to North Texas
The fates have convened once again to bring a healthy dose of live music to the area. From big to small, the concert calendar fills up with a spectrum of aural pleasures. Former New Kid on the Block Jordan Knight (not the gay one) headlines the Lakewood while alt-rock legends Radiohead make their American Airlines Center show an event next week. But we're stuck on a couple of ladies who speak to queers in vastly different ways.
For more than 20 years, Mary Gauthier has brought her lesbian sensibilities to her smart brand of Americana music. Touring in support of her seventh album, The Foundling and 2011's The Foundling Alone (a companion of acoustic demos), Gauthier continues to amass an impressive discography with graduating brilliance.
Cult singer Leslie Hall, with her band the Lys, let forth a trip of dance-ish tunes on 2011's Destination Friendship, with her signature rapping on cheeky songs like "Blame the Booty" and "No Pants Policy." But Hall is no joke. She veers toward the eccentric but she doesn't disappoint live, sweating up a storm with rambunctious
energy and funky dance moves.
— Rich Lopez
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition February 24, 2012.


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linsan - either of two nocturnal chiefly forest-dwelling Asian mammals that are related to
the mongooses, civets, and genets.
5ME linsed < OE lins+d < lin, flax (see LINE2) + s+d, SEED6 the seed of flax; flaxseed
the source of linseed oil.
lipogram - from AWADmail Issue 11: 1998!
"There are several books that are written without any
e's. A work of this kind, where a letter is missing from
the whole text, is called a lipogram. In spite of what
it sounds like, a lipogram is not a message delivered
by means of osculation. Nor is it what comes out of
liposuction. The word lipogram is a back-formation
from Greek lipogrammatos meaning lacking a letter,
combining Greek lip-, weak stem of leipein, to leave,
be wanting and grammat, letter. Lipography is the
term for omission of a letter in writing. "
lithophyte - lichen is a very common form of lithophyte. It lives on stones.
livedo - A bluish mottling of the skin, usually on the legs. It is associated with enlargement of the blood vessels and may be
aggravated by cold exposure.
lixiviate - to separate by leaching, the product so obtained
llanero - a dweller on the llano, a level grassy plain
5ME loche < OFr6 any of a family (Cobitidae, order Cypriniformes) of small, bottom-dwelling, freshwater, bony fishes with barbels around the mouth
logaoedic = ogopedics is main European term onto qualification of independent pedagogical science about speech disorders, ways
of prevention and methods of corrective conduct.
logodaedaly - We had this one a short time ago. Remember? Daedalus was designer of labyrinth that housed the Minotaur. So he was a wizard of sorts.
So "logodaedaly" is wizardly with coining words. Otr a reasonable facsimile.
5ModL: see LOGO3 & 3RRHEA6excessive talkativeness, esp. when incoherent and uncontrollable
log#or[rhe$ic 73ik8
A diarrhea of words and a constipation of ideas.
lopolith - a pluton shaped llike bowl of a spoon.
loran - A now obsolte navigational aid, with advent of GPS
Lorelei - In German mythology a malevolent sonstress, who lured sailors on the Rhine to their doom by magical singing
"(lôr´eli, Ger. lo´reli) , cliff, 433 ft (132 m) high, on the right bank of the Rhine
River, near St. Goarshausen, W Germany, about midway between Koblenz
and Bingen. There the Rhine forms a dangerous narrows, and in German
legend a fairy similar to the Greek Sirens lived on the rock and by her singing
lured the sailors to their death. Heinrich Heine's poem, Die Lorelei, is world
famous. The rock has sometimes been identified as the place where the
hoard of the Nibelungs is hidden under the Rhine.
Heine's poem, Die Lorelei
Ich weiß nicht was soll es bedeuten
Daß ich so traurig bin;
Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten,
Das kommt mir nicht aus dem Sinn.
Die Luft ist kühl und es dunkelt,
Und ruhig fließt der Rhein;
Der Gipfel des Berges funkelt
Im Abendsonnenschein.
Die schönste Jungfrau sitzet
Dort oben wunderbar;
Ihr goldnes Geschmeide blitzet,
Sie kämmt ihr goldenes Haar.
Sie kämmt es mit goldenem Kamme
Und singt ein Lied dabei;
Das hat eine wundersame,
Gewaltige Melodei.
Den Schiffer im kleinen Schiffe
Er greift es mit wildem Weh;
Er schaut nicht die Felsenriffe,
Es schaut nur hinauf in die Höh'.
Ich glaube, die Wellen verschlingen
Am Ende Schiffer und Kahn;
Und das hat mit ihrem Singen
Die Lore-Ley getan.
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lopolith - a pluton shaped like bowl of a spoon.
Main Entry: plu·ton
Pronunciation: 'plü-"tän
Function: noun
Etymology: probably back-formation from plutonic
Date: 1936
: a typically large body of intrusive igneous rock
I think I've seen these, usually formed by river erosion, maybe?
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The biggest upwelling of magma I ever saw, Stone Mountain, outside Atlanta, GA is a convexityh
form by magma extruding and cooling. But I suspect the spoon shape plutons might result from
molten magma draining back down, leaving cooled magma with concavity on top.
Where is Stales when we need him?
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what other word contain the lith/o form for rock besides these lopolith, and the previously (in the same thread) lithophyte -a lichen, that lives on rocks, and the ever popular lithograph (a resist method of printing that uses a stone as the surface for creating the negitive image.)?
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megalith is one, of troy...but there are literally dozens of others.
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lithium -- an element
dilithium -- a fictional element used to power Star Trek starships
trilith -- a structure of three big stones (aka megaliths), most famously at Stonehenge
Paleolithic -- Old Stone Age
Mesolithic -- Middle Stone Age
Neolithic -- New Stone Age
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lith- gets into medical words also. Lithotomy is operation for removal of kidney stone.
And on the lighter side, there is the dread disease caused by a fecalith embolically inpacted in
Circle of Willis, which causes victim to gyrovague. hands clasped retrosacrally,
muttering obsessively: "Oh feces!Oh feces!"
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a resist method
I expect that this has been gone over before, but I'm too lazy to LIU, and besides, it might be fun to do it again, and though I tread here with fear of waking up the off-topic god(f*ing wink!), what does "resist" mean in this context? is there a "sist" that we are re-ing?
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The polished stone slab is coated with a material that resists action of acid (I think)
When photo is projected on the slab, areas of bright light eat away the resist matierial
proportionally. The dark areas remain untouched. Been years since I read about this,
and I cannot vouch for accuracy. But you get the general idea.
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Yeah, What Dr Bill said.. and other methods.
a non-porous stone, is 'painted' with a design in an waxy substance (take an old fashioned slate, and use a "grease pencil/china marker", for example) the water based ink coats stone, but doesn't stick to the waxing surface.. (the wax resists being coated by the water based ink)
put paper on the stone, and print out an image..where ever you marked the pencil, you will have a "blank' space"
(or you could carve an image into the stone(and now you want granite, or some other stone that can be engraved), cover the whole thing with wax, and then scrape it clean.. the carved images, (which are below the surface) will remain filled with wax... now, you have a print "master" the will not readily degrade-- since stone is durable surface..and the wax, protects the engraving..
the method Dr bill described, is often used on silk screens.. where you "develop" an image on the silk (the undevoloped parts remain porous, (and the ink gets pushed through the silk,) and the developed parts have a chemical coating that resist your efforts to push the ink through.)
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thanks, Bill, and Helen! so batik would fall into this category as well, no? neat.
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yes, melted wax makes a area on the cloth that resist the water dye.. and later the wax is washed out..
batik is interesting, since it is dependant on cold water dyes..most dyes use mordants (any number of a various chemicals that help "open" the fiber to dye) and hot water. even wools are commonly dyed in hot water (modern "recipes" for home dyed wool, include vinegar(the mordant) kool-ade, (for dying) and microwaves (for heat!)
the developement of cold water dyes allows for batiks..(i don't know exactly which south east asian country first developed them, and details about the mordants.. but they are a different dying process to the common 'vegetable' dyes used in Mediteranian area, (including near east)
its not hot water alone the shrinks wool, but a combination of hot water and aggitation.. so microwave ovens give you fast hot heat, and no movement (since the wool is often steamed, not boiled)
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• The Schedule
Game No. 18
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Pacific Tigers
at Pacific's A.G. Spanos Center
Radio: AM 1290 KZSB in Santa Barbara
On-Line Audio: UCSBgauchos.com
Television: Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area
Livestats: UCSBgauchos.com
Game No. 19
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Cal State Northridge Matadors
at Northridge's Matadome
Radio: AM 1290 KZSB in Santa Barbara
On-Line Audio: UCSBgauchos.com
On-Line Video: BigWest.org
Livestats: UCSBgauchos.com
• UCSB Off To Good Start On Tough Road Stretch
UC Santa Barbara is in the early part of a stretch that will see it play four straight and seven out of eight games on the road. The first game of that stretch was a successful one. UCSB used a strong inside attack and a huge rebounding advantage to post an 86-59 win at UC Davis on Thursday night. The game against the Aggies was the first in a four week stretch that will see the Gauchos play just one home game, a Feb. 11 game against UC Riverside. Following the game at Pacific, they will travel to Cal State Northridge (Feb. 2), Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 4), UC Irvine (Feb. 15), TBA ESPNU BracketBuster opponent (Feb. 18) and Long Beach State (Feb. 22).
• The Gaucho Record
UCSB is 10-7 overall and 5-2 in the Big West Conference, tied with Cal State Fullerton for second place. The Gauchos posted an 86-59 win at UC Davis on Thursday night and have now won three out of their last four games. The only loss in the last four games came on Jan. 21 to league favorite Long Beach State. Since opening the year with a 4-0 record, UCSB has gone 6-7, but in addition to the loss against Long Beach, two of the defeats (San Diego State and UC Riverside) came in overtime, one came in double overtime (UNLV), three others came on the road at Cal, BYU and Washington.
• Johnson Named To John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top-25
Senior Orlando Johnson has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top-25, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced last week. Johnson, who was named to the Preseason Top-50 in October, is the first Gaucho player ever to play his way onto either list. A native of Seaside, Calif., he leads UCSB in scoring (19.6 points per game), rebounds (6.3 per game) and assists (3.0 per game). He was one of 21 players in the nation named to the Lute Olson Preseason All-America Team, one of 30 candidates announced for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award and he was named to the Naismith Player of the Year Preseason Watch List. In August of 2011, he was a member of Team USA at the World University Games in China and, in fact, carried the flag for the United States delegation at the opening ceremonies. Johnson started four of eight games tor Team USA at the games.
• Williams Becomes UCSB's All-Time Leader In Victories
UCSB's 58-57 win at Cal Poly on Jan. 2 pushed head coach Bob Williams to the top of the school's all-time list for coaching wins with 223. Williams now has 227 victories in his 13-plus seasons and, on Thursday, Jan. 12 at UC Riverside, he coached his 400th game since arriving at UCSB for the 1998-99 season. Finally, unless something catastrophic occurs, Williams will coach his 700th collegiate game on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at Long Beach State.
• Probable Starters - Quick Fact
F 0 Jaimé Serna - Made career-best 9-of-10 shots at UC Davis. Scored 18 points.
G 11 T.J. Taylor - Made first start of his career at Davis and had four assists, two steals.
F 15 Alan Williams - Had career-high 14 points at Davis. Also had 12 rebounds and five blocks.
G 21 James Nunnally - Played season-low 23 minutes in each of the last two games.
G 33 Orlando Johnson- Had season-highs with six assists and four 3-pointers at Davis.
• Probable Reserves - Quick Fact
G 1 Nate Garth - Has had two or more assists in three of the last four games.
F 5 Keegan Hornbuckle- Despite limited playing time, leads team in steals with 18.
G 10 Kyle Boswell- Made a career-high four 3-point baskets on Thursday at Davis.
F 12 Lewis Thomas - Logged nine minutes at UC Davis, his longest stint in Big West play.
F 24 Christian Peterson - Grabbed two or more rebounds in four of last five games.
C 55 Greg Somogyi - Averaged 6.2 rebounds per game in the last four.
• Johnson Becomes Fifth Gaucho Over 1,500 Points, And He's Still Going...
In Thursday night's win at UC Davis, Orlando Johnson scored 21 points and he has now scored 1,549 in his time at UCSB. Johnson, a two-time Big West Tournament Most Valuable Player and the 2010 Big West Player of the Year, is consistently moving up the school's all-time scoring list. In a Jan. 19 win over Cal State Northridge, he became the fifth player in school history to score more than 1,500 points and he could threaten the school's record for career points. Currently, Alex Harris holds the school record for career points with 1,696. Johnson's next two targets on the list are Mark Hull, who finished his career with 1,580 points, and Chris Devine, who completed his career with 1,607 points.
• Nunnally Joins Johnson In Hitting Milestone
Orlando Johnson's climb up the school's all-time scoring list is not a lonely one. Senior James Nunnally continues to ascend UCSB's list as well. With 11 points in the team's win at UC Davis, Nunnally has now poured in 1,447 points, the sixth most in school history. Nunnally's next target is Johnson, who could prove to be elusive, but with several games remaining in his college career he can legitimately take aim at several others.
• Playing The Percentages: A Return To Normalcy
Through its first five games in Big West play, UCSB did not allow its opponents to shoot better than 37.7%. At the same time, the Gauchos never shot below 36.4%. In last Saturday's loss to Long Beach State, things turned totally upside-down as Long Beach shot 58.7%, the highest mark by an opponent this season, and UCSB shot just 35.1%, a season-low. In Thursday night's win at UC Davis, things returned to normal. The Gauchos made 35-of-64 shots overall, 54.7%, their highest mark since the Nov. 11 season opener against Chapman when they made 58.0%. Not only did Santa Barbara made 54.7% overall, it made 26-of-41 shots from two-point range, 63.4%. Defensively, UCSB limited the Aggies to 37.5% shooting from the field. Davis was the 11th out of 17 opponents to shoot below 40.0%, including the sixth in the last seven games.
• For Starters, Variety Is The Spice Of Life
Through the first nine games this season, UCSB's starting lineup joined death and taxes on the list of things that are automatic. In the first nine, the Gauchos started Orlando Johnson, James Nunnally, Jaimé Serna, Nate Garth and Christian Peterson. Beginning with game No. 10 things went haywire. If you include game No. 9, which included the original starting five, UCSB has started seven different lineups in the last nine games. Over that span, only one lineup - Johnson, Nunnally, Serna, Keegan Hornbuckle and Alan Williams - has started more than once. Finally, If you don't include freshman John Green, who broke a bone in his foot in the first regular season game, all 11 Gaucho players have started at least one game this season. On Thursday night at UC Davis, freshman guard T.J. Taylor became the 11th.
• That 80s Show
UCSB scored 86 points in its win at UC Davis. It was the third highest point total by the Gauchos this season and it marked the sixth time they've reached at least 80 points. In 2010-11, they hit the 80 point mark just five times. The last time they scored 80 or more six times was in 2009-10 when they did so six times.
• Serna's Big Night
Senior forward Jaimé Serna leads the Gauchos in field goal percentage this season at 68.2%. He ranks third in school history in that category at 56.5%. Serna has made 5-of-5 a couple times this season and 4-for-4 on another occasion. On Thursday night at UC Davis, despite missing a shot, he had his best night and the best by a UCSB player in nearly 11 years. Serna hit 9-of-10 field goal attempts against the Aggies. The last Gaucho to have a better shooting night was Mike Vukovich (1997-2002) who made 12-for-12 in a Feb. 3, 2001 game at Pacific.
• Block Party
Through 17 games, UCSB has 103 blocked shots, an average of 6.1 per game, first in the Big West. Senior Greg Somogyi, who has moved into the No. 2 spot on the school's all-time career list, leads the way with 31, 1.8 per game, while freshman Alan Williams has 26. After four games, the Gauchos had 17 blocked shots, 4.2 per game, but in the last 13 games they have turned away 86 opponent attempts, 6.7 per game. They recorded a season-high 11 blocked shots in two games this season, Nov. 26 vs. San Diego State and Dec. 13 at the University of San Diego. The 11 blocks rank as the sixth most in UCSB history. In 2010-11, The Gauchos set a school record with 133 swats, an average of 4.1 per game. At their current pace, if they play 11 more games, they would finish with more than 170, a school record.
• Balancing Act
Prior to Thursday's win at UC Davis, the Gauchos had four players score in double-figures four times this season, but not once had five players eclipsed 10 or more points in the same game. That changed against the Aggies. On Thursday, Orlando Johnson (21), Jaimé Serna (18), Alan Williams (14), Kyle Boswell (12) and James Nunnally (11) each scored in double-figures.
• Johnson Makes His Points
Orlando Johnson, who was recently named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top-25 List, now leads the Gauchos in two major statistical categories. He paces the team in scoring (19.7 points per game) and assists (3.2 per game). Until the game at UC Davis when he had three rebounds and saw his season average drop to 6.1 per game, he led in rebounding as well. While he has dropped out of the rebounding lead, Williams is still bidding to become the first UCSB player since Brian Shaw to lead the team in those three categories. Shaw turned the trick in 1987-88. Johnson has led the Gauchos in scoring in each of the last six games and 12 times this season. He has scored in double-figures 16 times in 17 games and 77 times in 79 games during his career. He's scored 20 or more 11 times this season and a record 40 times in his career. Johnson tallied 21 points, three rebounds, one blocked, one steal and a season-high six assists in Thursday's win at UC Davis. He also rebounded from a poor shooting game against Long Beach State to make 8-of-13 overall and 4-of-8 from three-point range. The four three-pointers were a season-high. Johnson tallied a season-high 36 points to go along with 10 rebounds, four assists, three steals and a pair of blocked shots in UCSB's double-overtime loss to 14th-ranked UNLV on Nov. 30. The 36 points were his second highest total ever and the double-double was one of four that he has recorded this season. In addition to UNLV, he had double-doubles against Washington (24 points and 10 rebounds), Portland (26 points and 12 rebounds) and Westmont College (20 points and 12 rebounds). The 21 points that Johnson scored in the Gauchos' last game pushed his UCSB career total to 1,549. A couple games ago, he became the fifth player in school history to eclipse 1,500 points. He needs 32 more to move into fourth all-time. If the 383 points that Johnson scored as a freshman at Loyola Marymount are factored in, he has now tallied 1,932 in his collegiate career. Among every thing else, he leads the team in three-point baskets with 33 and now has 145 in his career, 10th in school history.
• The Flying Nunnally
Senior James Nunnally has played a season-low 23 minutes in each of the last two games. In Thursday's win at UC Davis, he scored 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting, collecting three rebounds and passing off for three assists. One game earlier, vs. Long Beach State on Jan. 21, Nunnally had his poorest offensive showing of the season as he scored just five points on 1-of-7 from the field. He made his only three-point attempt, but missed all six of his two-point attempts. Prior to the game against the 49ers, Nunnally had played 30 or more minutes in every game since he logged 28 in the Nov. 11 opener against Chapman. The single-digit scoring performance was his first of the season. He has now been in double-figures 16 times in 17 games and 20 of 22 dating to last season. Nunnally remains second on the team in scoring at 15.1 points per game. He is now third in rebounding at 5.9 per game. He has scored 20 or more points four times this season, including a season-high 24 points on Nov. 15 against Santa Clara. Also, in scoring 11 in the last game, he continued to climb UCSB's list for career points with 1,447. He was the ninth player in school history to exceed 1,400 points and now, with 1,447, ranks sixth all-time. He passed Doug Rex two games ago. While he has had just five total rebounds in the last two games, Nunnally has had five or more 13 times and a season-high nine on Jan. 14 against UC Irvine. He is also distributing the ball these days. He is averaging 2.4 assists per game and has had two or more 12 times, including the last 10 games in a row. Finally, with 153 career three-pointers, he ranks eighth on UCSB's career list.
• A DisSERNAble Difference
Jaimé Serna didn't have a career-high scoring effort in Thursday night's win at UC Davis, but it might have been the best offensive game of his career. Serna scored 18 points, but he did so by making 9-of-10 shots, his best shooting performance as a Gaucho and the best by any UCSB player since Mike Vukovich was a perfect 12-for-12 in a win at Pacific on Feb. 3, 2001. The 18 points were one fewer than Serna had scored in his five previous Big West games. He pushed his scoring average on the season to 9.0 points per game. It was his seventh double-figure scoring game of the season. On Dec. 13, in a win at San Diego, Serna scored a career-high 22 points, making 9-of-12 shots from the field. The 9-of-10 shooting on Thursday now gives Serna a sparkling 68.2% mark on the season. In his career, he has made 293 out of 519 shots from the field, 56.5%, third in school history. Serna also added five rebounds on Thursday night and has averaged 6.0 per game in the last two and 4.3 per game on the season, fourth on the team. In a Nov. 22 win over Portland, Serna tied his career-high with 10 rebounds and had 15 points to record his second career double-double. Finally, with 19 blocked shots this season, he now has 75 in his career, eighth in school history.
• Not The Other Williams For Long
Freshman forward Alan "Don't Call Me Bob" Williams has started six straight games and he has responded in a big way, averaging 9.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.2 blocked shots per game over that span. On Thursday night at UC Davis, Williams had, arguably, his best all-around game. He scored 14 points, collected 12 rebounds, blocked five shots, had one steal and an assist. The 14 points were a career-high, the five blocked shots tied his career-high and the school record for blocks in a game by a freshman, and the 12 rebounds were one short of his high. Williams now has two double-doubles on the season. He has been in double-figures in rebounds four times, all in the last seven games, and he has scored 10 or more three times, also in the last seven games. In fact, while he is averaging 5.8 points and a team-leading 6.2 rebounds per game, his numbers through seven Big West games are even better. In league play, Williams is averaging 9.6 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots per game. He has shot 54.9% in Big West play as well. His first double-double came in a Jan. 2 win at Cal Poly when he had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Despite averaging just 14.4 minutes per game overall, he has had five or more rebounds in 10 out of his 16 appearances. Williams had a career-high 13 rebounds, to go along with nine points and four blocked shots, in UCSB's Jan. 14 win over UC Irvine. In the team's Jan. 12 overtime loss at UC Riverside, he had nine points, 11 rebounds and his first five blocked shot performance, tying Greg Somogyi's record for blocks by a freshman. Overall, he now has 26 blocked shots on the season, third on UCSB's all-time freshman list. Williams has 19 of his 26 blocked shots in the last five games.
• Who's The Bos?
Guard Kyle Boswell scored 12 points and made a career-high four three-point baskets in UCSB's win at UC Davis on Thursday night. The 12 points were his high since he scored a career-high 15 on Nov. 18 vs. Westmon. Boswell was 4-for-8 from three-point range and 0-for-0 from two-point range. He remains fourth on the team at 7.2 points per game. He is second on the team in three-point field goals with 28 and percentage at 38.9%. Boswell has made at least one three-pointer in 11 straight and 16 times in 17 games. He has two or more eight times and three or more four times. Also, in the win at UC Davis, he had three rebounds, one short of his career-high and the most he has collected since he also had three on Dec. 22 at BYU.
• Somogyi Emerges
Greg Somogyi played just nine minutes in Thursday night's win at UC Davis, but it was more because of the play of Jaimé Serna and Alan Williams than anything else. Somogyi made his only shot, scored two points, had five rebounds and a blocked shot in his minimal minutes. In his previous game, against Long Beach State, he made 5-of-6 shots and scored a season-high 10 points. In the last two games, Somogyi has made 6-of-7 shots and is now shooting 49.1% for the year. In his last four games, the native of Budapest has collected 25 rebounds, 6.2 per game, to lift his season average to 4.2 per game. Somogyi had a career-high 10 rebounds on Jan. 19 vs. Cal State Northridge and his 25 rebounds in the last four have come in just 60 minutes. He has had four or more rebounds 11 times this season. He has also had at least one blocked shot in 12 games and two or more eight times. Somogyi recorded six swats in just 15 minutes on Nov. 26 vs. San Diego State. He now has 168 in his career, second on UCSB's all-time list.
• Taylor Made
Freshman T.J. Taylor made his first start of the season on Thursday night at UC Davis. He played 25 minutes, the most since he logged 28 in a Nov. 30 double overtime game against UNLV. Taylor scored just two points, but he added four assists, four rebounds and a pair of steals. The four assists were the most he has contributed since the Nov. 11 season-opener against Chapman when he had six, the two steals tied his season-high and the four rebounds were one short of his high, set on Nov. 22 vs. Portland. Taylor is fourth on the team with 35 assists, 2.1 per game. His 11 three-point baskets rank fourth on the team.
• Buckle-Up
Sophomore Keegan Hornbuckle came off the bench for the first time in five games in UCSB's Thursday night game at UC Davis. He went 16 minutes and finished with two points, two rebounds and one steal. Hornbuckle made just 1-of-3 shots. He had his best game as a Gaucho in the Jan. 14 win over UC Irvine. Making his second of four starts, Hornbuckle had career-highs of 14 points, four steals, three assists and five rebounds. He made 6-of-9 shots overall, including 2-for-3 from three-point range, and played a career-high 30 minutes Since the game against the Anteaters, Hornbuckle has struggled. In the three game span, he averaged 4.0 points 1.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists while making 5-of-14 shots overall, 35.7%, and 2-for-7, 28.6%, from three-point range. Even with his struggles in the last three games and despite missing the season's first five games, the transfer from Colorado leads the Gauchos in steal with 18. He had five on Jan. 19 vs. Cal State Northridge.
• Garth Comes Alive
Nate Garth played 16 minutes in Thursday's game at UC Davis. He missed all three of his field goal attempts, but scored two points. He had a pair of assists as well. Garth is second on the team with 43 assists, 2.5 per game and has had two or more 11 times in 17 games. He had a high of six on Nov. 22 vs. Portland. Garth has a team-leading 1.9-to-1.0 assist to turnover ratio and since having a season-high four turnovers in a Dec. 22 game at BYU, he has collected 17 assists and just six turnovers, a 2.8-to-1.0 assist to turnover ratio. Garth is averaging 3.6 points per game. In the Big West opener at Cal Poly, he made all four of his field goal attempts, three of which were from three-point range, and had a season-high 12 points. In six games since he has scored 15 points and gone 4-for-19 from the field, 21.1%.