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People may dream of smoking whole hogs and briskets, but admit it: what you really want to know for everyday use on a practical basis is how to grill the perfect steak. This show reveals all the secrets, from selecting the right steak to setting up the grill to the perfect seasoning and sauces. You'll learn how to achieve perfect doneness every time using the "four-finger" poke test. Tubac T-bone: A classic T-bone steak topped with pan-fried jalapenos, thinly sliced garlic and fragrant cilantro. Rib Eye Steaks with a Korean-influence of sesame, grilled and served with garlic, scallions, romaine lettuce and chili paste for heat. Juicy, Argentinean Filet Mignon, with a gaucho rub and chimichurri sauce --served with grilled peppers and eggplant.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Steve Hartig, General Manager Licensing with POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, will provide an update on the joint venture's progress in bringing cellulosic ethanol production to commercial scale during a session Tuesday at the National Ethanol Conference .
Hartig will take part in the session titled "Advanced Ethanol: Building Plants, Coming Online," at 2:15 p.m. in the Mediterranean Ballroom of the JW Marriott in Orlando.
Project LIBERTY is POET-DSM's first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant using crop residue corn cobs, leaves, husk and some stalk. The facility, under construction in Emmetsburg, Iowa, will initially produce 20 million gallons of ethanol per year, ramping up to 25 million gallons.
Commissioning has begun on certain parts of the process, and construction remains on schedule to open in the second quarter of this year. For photos of construction, visit POET-DSM's Flickr page.
About POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC
POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC, is a 50/50 joint venture between Royal DSM and POET, LLC. Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the company is a cooperative effort of two innovators that provides a key to unlocking the opportunity of converting corn crop residue into cellulosic bio-ethanol. Built on the strengths of both companies, the joint venture has a critical mission: to make cellulosic bio-ethanol competitive with corn bio-ethanol, the most competitive renewable liquid transportation fuel on the US market today. Drawing on the deep expertise and experience of POET and DSM in different areas of converting cellulosic biomass into bio-ethanol, POET - DSM Advanced Biofuels will have its first commercial-scale plant co-located with POET' Biorefining -- Emmetsburg in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Based on this plant, the JV plans to globally license an integrated technology package for the conversion of corn crop residue to cellulosic bio-ethanol. More information: www.poetdsm.com

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Cheese Asparagus Roll-Ups Recipe
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These appetizers are easy to assemble, appealing and colorful, with a touch of paprika on top. They bake up crispy and, served warm, are always a hit at a party.
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- 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed
- 1 jar (8 ounces) process cheese sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 loaf (1 pound) sliced sandwich bread, crusts removed
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- Paprika
- Place asparagus in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Place asparagus on paper towels; pat dry.
- In a small bowl, combine cheese sauce and mayonnaise. Flatten bread slices with a rolling pin. Spread cheese mixture over each to within 1/2 in. of edges. Top each with 2 pieces of asparagus; roll up. Brush with butter; sprinkle with paprika.
- Place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 5-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm. Yield: 14 servings.
Originally published as Cheese Asparagus Roll-Ups in Reminisce August/September 2011, p51
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"I've made these with cream cheese & chives plenty of times. I never thought of using process cheese and mayo, sounds delicious. Next time I make these it will be this recipe. Thank you...I know I will like them."


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Release Notes: This release contains a large number of performance enhancements, stability fixes, and a few bug/security fixes. The most important thing to note when upgrading to version 1.4.22 is that due to a fix for the folder list display, administrators who had their configuration file set to work around this issue previously will need to update their configuration. This release also addresses several security issues, including some harsh but hard to exploit XSS bugs, a general clickjacking vulnerability, and a small problem with message sanitizing.
Release Notes: This is primarily a maintenance release which addresses a smattering of small issues and adds some fine-tuning of recent changes. It also closes two relatively low-risk security issues.
Release Notes: This release makes final the changes implemented in the last two release candidates and adds several smaller fixes and feature improvements. The formerly broken search page was fixed. Sorting is done in the Sent folder. Complex mailto: addresses can be handled. Multibyte subjects can be displayed. Encoded headers can be quoted. Installation address is automatically detected (which is especially useful for lighttpd environments). A privacy issue related to DNS prefetching of email content was fixed. Unread links were added in the message view. A Gmail IMAP configuration option was added.
Release Notes: This release extends the security fixes in the previous release candidate package to protect delete message functionalities.
Release Notes: This release addresses a security hole, removes the use of some deprecated PHP functions, fixes a problem in the filters plugin, and addresses some privacy issues. Because of the somewhat invasive nature of the changes required for the security and deprecation issues addressed herein, this "release candidate" is being released before officially moving to version 1.4.20. This version has undergone limited testing.
Release Notes: This release corrects a security fix from the previous release, and corrects regressions in the filters plugin.
Release Notes: The most notable changes for this version are several security fixes, including a couple XSS exploits, a session fixation issue, and an obscure but dangerous server-side code execution hole. This version also includes three new languages and more than a few enhancements to things such as the filters plugin, the address book system, and other things under the hood.
Release Notes: White space wrapping of auto-generated SquirrelMail option widgets may now be controlled. Matching of alternate identities when replying was fixed. HTTPS detection under Windows IIS was fixed, as it was incorrectly setting cookies to be transmitted only over a secure connections when none existed. An XSS exploit in hyperlinks when rendering messages was fixed.
Release Notes: This release addresses a security problem in SquirrelMail. It has a collection of bugfixes and some improvements mainly targeted at plugins. Cookies will only be sent over HTTPS when the login session starts in HTTPS (this is asecurity fix). Latvian was added as a new language. The abook_take plugin was removed (for which a third party replacement is available).
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text: C-Dogs SDL is a 1 to 4 player overhead run-and-gun game. The player character(s) are elite soldiers, taking on mission after mission to defeat evil in any form. That is, you kill it or blow it up. Sounds violent? Yep, that's right. Still, the emphasis is on gameplay rather than gore. But the game will involve a lot of mowing down of enemies—and the occasional unlucky civilian—so now you have been warned.


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When did court cases become reality television?
That�s the first thought that went through my mind this week when I saw the relentless coverage on the Jodi Arias case on HLN.
Maybe I�ve been living under a rock or something, but I had no idea the network was dedicating this much time to one court case.
This isn�t exactly a new phenomenon. The first time it gained prominence was the O.J. Simpson trial � but he was a national sports hero and that case became a poster child for the still strained race relations in this country.Read more here


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Stillman College's homecoming festivities begin today and include a week of events leading up to the football game against Benedict College at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Stillman College's homecoming festivities begin today and include a week of events leading up to the football game against Benedict College at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The events throughout the week of Oct. 6-12 include music performances, step shows, a founders day celebration, pep rally and band competition.
The Christian Student Association will host a worship service today at 11 a.m. in the Harold N. Stinson Auditorium on the Stillman campus. At 4 p.m., there will be a Unity Gospel concert by students from Stillman and the University of Alabama in Birthright Alumni Hall. General admission is $5 or a canned good for Stillman students, according to the schedule.
On Monday, a non-Greek step show is scheduled in Birthright Hall at 7 p.m. Admission is $5. Admission for Stillman students with a student ID is free.
On Tuesday at 7 p.m., the Stillman College Choir's Swing Ensemble is slated to perform pop music classics in Birthright Alumni Hall. Admission is $5.
On Wednesday, the Stillman Sophistication Unlimited Modeling Troupe fashion show will be at 7 p.m. in Birthright Alumni Hall. Tickets are $3 in advance and $5 at the door.
On Thursday, the 137th Founder's Day celebration will be at 11 a.m. in Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church adjacent to campus. The speaker will be Patricia Kirk-McAlpine, a 1973 Stillman graduate who worked as a civilian executive director of the Defense Contract Management Agency Space and Missile Systems before her retirement in 2010. At 8:30 p.m., there will be a block party on Greek Row.
On Friday, the Homecoming Golf Tournament will be at the Links at Tuscaloosa. Registration begins at 7 a.m. The cost is $75. At 12:30 p.m., the Blue Pride Luncheon will begin in the Hay Center Cafeteria on campus. Admission for the lunch is $7. The President's reception for Alumni will be at the Education Building from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., there will be a pep rally in the Wynn Center parking lot, followed by fireworks at Stillman's Stadium. A Victory Bonfire will begin at 7:45 p.m. at the Physical Plant parking lot.
On Saturday, Oct. 12, the annual homecoming parade will take place in downtown Tuscaloosa.
The parade begins at
9 a.m. at the corner of 22nd Avenue and University Boulevard and ends on the corner of 22nd Avenue and 11th Avenue.
Following the homecoming game, the Thomas E. Lyle Battle of the Bands will be at Stillman Stadium at 5 p.m., and a Greek Step Show will be at 8 p.m. at Birthright Alumni Hall. Step show admission is $10 for students in advance. General admission is $15 in advance. All tickets are $20 at the door.


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The many fine improvements of the Wii U's Director's Cut edition of Deus Ex: Human Revolution shall come to other platforms after all, Square Enix announced today, reversing its earlier decision. The reworked edition, which includes revamped boss battles and developer commentary, will launch for PC, Mac, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 as well as Wii U "later this year."
"After our Director's Cut announcement we received an overwhelming response from the community asking us to bring this ultimate edition of Human Revolution to other platforms," Stéphane D'Astous, general manager of developer Eidos Montreal, said in the announcement. "We're thrilled to accommodate that request. We can now say with pleasure, 'You asked for this!'"
The Director's Cut brings improved graphics and AI, tweaks to combat, a major reworking of the widely disliked boss fights, the DLC integrated seamlessly, and eight hours of commentary.
If you have a Microsoft SmartGlass device or PlayStation Vita, those can work in the same way as the Wii U GamePad, letting you hack and navigate other menus by touch.
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|No, my tub's not quite this dirty -- weird cell phone lighting - - it's pretty dim in there.
With no stopper, I can't use the shower. But fear not -- our heroine has a second bathroom (used as laundry room) with a shower (used as clothes drying area). So remove the drying rack, and use the shower.
|Better light here.
Well, the cat was amused.
This was preceded by the following slip of paper on Friday
|I love DC! Always happy to contribute more than my share!
(for those of you who don't live in our nation's capital - parking is the city's biggest scam. Signs are confusing and often missing; tickets are costly and the appeals process is a sham).
We continue.
So, my silly left shin muscle continues to give some issue. No more soreness when flexing he muscle against pressure on top of foot, but the leg's stiff. I can run on it without distorting my stride (and it improves every day that I do), but I'm not comfortable pushing it with speedwork until it's 100%. (I still have hopes that I will get there shortly).
I went in to my PT, and he thinks that we're in a bad cycle - the muscle's irritated, and so it's slightly swollen. Since there's not much room for the muscle, the swelling inflames it more, and perpetuates the loop. The answer is to get the swelling down via epsom salts, continued activity, and compression socks.
So, went right after and bought a) epsom salts and b) compression socks. Got my pricy socks home, and...
|No black; I had to buy pink.
Let no one say I'm not dedicated to my recovery.
And...the grand finale happened early this morning.
Yup. That's my car window. I STUPIDLY left my gym/pool bag on the passenger's seat while I stopped in at the gym early this AM. Really stupid -- I just was casual because a) it was RIGHT outside the entrance, under a bright light; b) it was 18 degrees out; c) aren't most delinquents asleep at 5:30 am?
Apparently not. So, they got my bathing suit, my nice towel, and...my blackberry, my personal cell phone, my drivers license, all my credit cards....
[yes - I'm very aware of how stupid I was]
Fortunately, I have a second drivers license. Unfortunately, I don't have a landline, making cancelling all of my accounts a bit challenging -- why won't they let you cancel credit cards via online request?
So, I take today as a mental health day, and go about getting myself settled. Get access to a phone, and try to report the claim to insurance. But...their computers are down...
OK, no prob. Body shop is preapproved by insurance, so I can take it in anyway. And, body shop/service center has loaner cars through a deal with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and is right next to a Verizon store. So grab drivers license and checkbook, and we're off.
Drop off car and head to Verizon store, where I pick out a phone. Only for it to take 25 minutes to process the order (phone not in stock, so they'll have to ship to me). Once the order's processed, I write a check out, and....check's not accepted by approval system. No new phone for me.
So, give up and head over to grab loaner. Only to discover that while the service center does cover 100% of loaner costs, the body shop does not. And, I'm now carless and lacking credit cards while away from home at a car rental place that only takes credit cards (and money orders).
Long story short (too late), I take the "complementary shuttle" to a bank, flash my checkbook and drivers license (confirming, BTW, that there was NO reason for my checks to be declined), and get money order plus survival cash. I now have loaner car and am home. And am debating whether to retreat to World of Warcraft for the next 5 hours (or years).
I like to imagine that all of us live our lives on fault lines of a sort -- and small irritations (and the above are all small irritations) are tremors that take the place of massive disruptions. This little fantasy gets me through the day with a smile. When little things go bad, you're fortunate.
I'm thinking I need to play the lottery this week. If I ever escape Azeroth.


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PASADENA, Md. — Anne Arundel County police are identifying a woman killed in a Pasadena hit-and-run crash.
Police said Thursday that investigators have identified the woman as 20-year-old Samantha Nichole Kreppel of Pasadena.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that Kreppel, who was found dead Tuesday in a wooded area along Bayside Beach Road, died from injuries after she was hit by a car. Police say it appears Kreppel, who lived less than a mile away, was walking or standing on the northbound side of the road when she was struck.
Based on evidence found at the scene, police say the car that hit Kreppel was likely a 1982 through 1985 Mercedes. Investigators are asking the community to look for such a car with hood, fender or glass damage.
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Profootballtalk is hearing that July 17 is the new target date for the announcement of a new labor deal.
Free agent OLB Junior Galette says he's contemplating retirement.
Terrance Williams was arrested in Frisco, Texas early Saturday morning on charges of public intoxication and leaving the scene of an accident.
Ex-Browns QB Johnny Manziel has signed a contract with the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport confirmed Julio Jones is not expected to attend voluntary OTAs next week.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler confirms that WR Vincent Jackson is "very happily retired."
Raiders signed first-round OT Kolton Miller to a four-year, $13.651 million contract.
ESPN's Josina Anderson reports Odell Beckham (ankle) will report for voluntary OTAs next week.
Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official website expects LeGarrette Blount and second-round rookie Kerryon Johnson to get the "bulk of the work" in Detroit's backfield.
Seahawks signed fifth-round WLB Shaquem Griffin to a four-year contract.
Testifying in court on Thursday, Reuben Foster's ex-girlfriend said she lied about Foster hitting her, and that she made up the accusations as part of a "money scheme."
Richard Sherman (Achilles') expects to be ready for training camp but expects the 49ers to be "overly cautious."


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MINNEAPOLIS >> Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli made a throwing error in the 11th inning that allowed Josh Willingham to score from second base, giving the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 victory over New York on Saturday.
With the bases loaded, Trevor Plouffe hit a dribbler to reliever Matt Thornton (1-1). The left-hander flipped it to Cervelli for the forceout at home.
Cervelli then tried for the double play but his throw sailed way over the head of first baseman Mark Teixeira and Willingham raced home with the winning run.
"I wanted to throw but I couldn't see the angle," Cervelli said. "Then, I couldn't stop the ball and I just made a bad throw. It's bad. We don't want to end the game like that, especially myself. But the next time I have to make a little clearer my vision to first base.
"If I don't have it, I have to eat the ball. I tried to hold it but it was too late. The ball just fell out of my hand."
Pinch-hitter Chris Colabello doubled off the right field wall to lead off the 11th, missing a game-ending homer by inches.
The victory snapped a seven-game home skid against the Yankees and was just Minnesota's fourth win against New York in 17 games at Target Field.
Brian Duensing (2-2) pitched around a Carlos Beltran single in the 11th.
Yankees starter David Phelps had retired 11 straight before Willingham snapped an 0-for-14 skid with a homer to left that tied the game at 1 in the seventh inning.
Before Willingham's drive, Phelps had only allowed one baserunner to reach second base.
Ichiro Suzuki stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch with two outs in the fifth before coming home on Cervelli's single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.
Yohan Pino held the Yankees to one run over six innings, but Minnesota couldn't put together enough offense to give the soft-tossing 30-year-old rookie his first win.
After both starters turned in strong outings, two of baseball's hottest bullpens took over. Coming into Saturday, Minnesota's relievers had a 1.78 ERA in their last 18 games while New York's pen had a 1.66 ERA in their last eight.
Cervelli was a late addition to the lineup after regular catcher Brian McCann was scratched with a sore foot.
NOTES: Despite the fact that Derek Jeter has helped knock Minnesota out of the playoffs four times, Twins fans gave the retiring Yankees shortstop a standing ovation during a pregame ceremony. The Twins presented Jeter with the second base bag used during the final game played at the Metrodome. ... X-rays on McCann's sore left foot were negative. ... Twins rookie Danny Santana has only taken light swings as he rehabs from a deep bone bruise in his left knee. ... Minnesota's Ricky Nolasco (5-6, 5.49 ERA) faces Hiroki Kuroda (5-6, 4.08) in Sunday's series finale.


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Verse 1. "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.
Advice from parents over the years, especially in times of challenge and troubles, has been: "Don't worry!" The last time I actually heard it on the receiving end was from Mom back in the early 80's when I had concerns about how my parenting skills seemed inadequate. "Don't worry! You are doing fine."
Now I see the challenges for families and for our nation and the world. So many things are so out of balance. Even the 2014 Winter Olympic Games are bringing many headlines and fears into perspective. I don't need to give a long list to prove the darkness in our world continues. As long as mankind is on this earth, there will be sin and darkness of troubled times.
The Disciples knew that Jesus was about to depart from them as they faced the reality of His Passion to come. They didn't know many of the details, but knew it was carrying a death sentence for Christ. But their fears were compounded as Jesus' Disciples realized that if Jesus was no longer their leader, it would be they whom the religious leaders and governing authorities would be challenging.
When finding myself getting up tight about a busy schedule or about a challenging time, I look to these words of Jesus, as our Lord encouraged the disciples and continues to encourage us. "Do not continue to worry, trust in God, trust also in me."
After Jesus had celebrated the Passover for the last time, in which the slain lamb was a type of Christ's sacrificial death, He left the Upper Room with His disciples to go to the Garden of Gethsemane, where His betrayal by Judas and capture by the temple guard would occur.
Having announced to His disciples His separation and approaching death, the Savior spoke words of comfort and counsel to His disciples. These are contained in John 14-17, known as the "Farewell Address," which climaxes in the "High priestly Prayer." John 14-16 are concerned with three dominant truths of this Gospel:
The witness to the divine nature of Christ, who is true God and true man
The Character and development of faith as one walks by faith in Christ
The experiences and qualities of the life in which God has created faith in our hearts and continues to sustain it in us by the power of His Holy Spirit.
God uses these verses in His Gospel through John, chapter 14, to empower and guide us each day. The first twelve verses of chapter 14 contain the answers to mankind's basic needs and fundamental questions. In chapter 14 we look at the all-sufficiency of the Risen Christ to satisfy our basic concerns and questions. We see that Jesus is all-sufficient because He is the Way, the Truth and the Life(vs 6); no one comes to the Father except through Jesus Christ. Jesus shows how to walk the straight and narrow path as His faithful disciples (Matthew 7:13-14).
Jesus is all-sufficient for you and me because He is the Life. Jesus Christ is the source of all forms of life - plant and animal (John 1:3; 1:6). He is the source of all human life (John 1:3; He 1:3) and He is the source of spiritual and eternal life (John 17:3)
Jesus says to you and me, as He says to the Disciples, "Do not continue to worry, trust in God, trust also in me." (John 14:1)
God's rich Epiphany blessings, Emmanuel is with us and gives daily blessings and peace!


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http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/n...ews_sf&c_id=sfSAN FRANCISCO -- People in the business world often say that if you're standing still, you're falling behind. Giants management either never heard this saying or simply doesn't believe it.
The Giants have followed the same logic they employed after their 2010 World Series title, when they made no dramatic roster changes. It's worth remembering that San Francisco occupied first place in the National League West for 81 days in 2011 before fading in August.
Midway through another offseason following a championship, the Giants have again elected to avoid personnel turnover. They have 21 of the 25 members of the 2012 postseason roster under contractual control. Though the rival Los Angeles Dodgers have upgraded their pitching staff and are widely considered to be the NL West favorites, the Giants believe that they don't need to tinker with the squad that won the division and six consecutive elimination games in the postseason before sweeping Detroit in the World Series.
Complacency, manager Bruce Bochy said, shouldn't be an issue.
"Success is never final," Bochy said. "You've got to do it over and over again. We know we have our work cut out for us, but hopefully our motivation is to go out and make new memories."
To that end, Angel Pagan, who signed a four-year, $40 million deal, vowed to continue his diligent training. After reaching a three-year, $20 million accord, Marco Scutaro recalled when skeptics thought he'd never stick in the big leagues -- implying that he intends to keep proving people wrong.
Others wonder whether Buster Posey can come close to duplicating the production that helped make him the NL's reigning Most Valuable Player (.336, 24 home runs, 103 RBIs). Given that 2012 was essentially Posey's first full Major League season, the notion of placing limits upon his performance is short-sighted.
Serious pitching issues exist -- Tim Lincecum's attempt to regain his winning form, Barry Zito's bid to sustain his 2012 success, Sergio Romo's continuing transition to a possible full-time closer's role -- but none of these appears to be a crisis.
Here's a look at 10 questions hovering over the Giants as 2013 begins:
1. Can Lincecum thrive again?
Only a fool would write off Lincecum, who has overcome skepticism and the challenge of being undersized throughout his life in competitive sports. His postseason relief performances last October were truly inspiring. Moreover, they proved that Lincecum's arm still has plenty of life, though his fastball may never consistently reach or exceed its former velocity. Should Lincecum remain mentally focused -- and he owes it to himself to do so, given his eligibility for free agency after the season -- being a winning pitcher again is certainly within his grasp.
2. Is the Panda in shape?
One prominent member of the Giants organization saw a television clip of Pablo Sandoval at a 49ers game and suggested that the third baseman should have been wearing shoulder pads. Such remarks will cease to be humorous in February, when Sandoval reports for Spring Training. The Giants must pray that their always-thick slugger has enough mobility to function defensively and run the bases adequately. Sandoval's desire to play for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic just might prompt him to stay in decent shape. And if he sustains the level of performance that earned him the World Series MVP Award, NL pitchers will run for cover.
3. Can Romo close consistently?
Assuming the Giants don't re-sign Brian Wilson, they'll likely begin the season with Romo as their bullpen ace. After converting 14 of 15 regular-season save opportunities, Romo actually improved in the postseason, yielding one run in 10 2/3 innings spanning 10 outings and recording saves in three of San Francisco's World Series triumphs. That postseason experience surely prepared Romo to serve as a full-time closer, though his tendency to sustain nagging aches and pains might prevent him from becoming an 80-game workhorse.
4. How's life at the top?
Pagan reached career highs in runs (95), doubles (38) and triples (15); Scutaro recorded personal bests in batting average (.306) and RBIs (74). As a formidable 1-2 tandem in the batting order, they contributed greatly to the 118 first-inning runs San Francisco scored last year -- by far its most in any inning. Given the Giants' 67-22 regular-season record when they scored first, they'll need Pagan and Scutaro to approach their 2012 production to maintain their early edge on opponents.
5. What does Posey do for an encore?
All Posey needs to do is stay healthy -- though anyone who recalls seeing him claw the dirt in sheer agony after Scott Cousins plowed into him will never take his presence in the lineup for granted. If Sandoval bats third and hits proficiently in front of Posey, the Giants catcher should receive more pitches to hit and thus will have additional chances to connect with that swing, which is one of the prettiest any recent right-handed batter has displayed.
6. Was Zito for real?
Zito benefited from ample run support as the Giants won his final 14 starts. His 3.92 ERA in the 11 regular-season starts during that stretch indicated that he wasn't dominating opponents. Still, the Zito who pitched in previous years with the Giants might have found a way to cough up at least a few of these games. And his 7 2/3-inning effort in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series at St. Louis helped swing the postseason in the Giants' favor. At the very least, Zito is performing with more confidence than he ever has in a Giants uniform. That alone should sustain him.
7. Can Hunter Pence produce?
Not everybody had a career year for the Giants in 2012. Though Pence collected 45 RBIs in 59 games after the Giants acquired him from Philadelphia at the Trade Deadline, he hit only .219 with seven home runs. It's a testament to Pence's offensive prowess and mastery of situational hitting that he drove in as many runs as he did. Obviously, the Giants would like to see Pence come closer to reaching his career batting average of .285.
8. What's happening in left field?
Though nothing's etched in Sharpie on Bochy's lineup card, it's easy to envision a platoon developing. Left-handed-batting Gregor Blanco would receive most of the playing time, while switch-hitting Andres Torres, who compiled a .286 average against left-handers last year with the Mets, would play against left-handed starters. Considering the streaky tendencies of both veterans, it's also conceivable that Bochy will ride the hot hand, if either Blanco or Torres is hitting well, until the player's performance dips.
9. Is Madison Bumgarner OK?
Common sense dictates that Bumgarner will regain his full sharpness and velocity with an offseason of rest, even a shortened offseason such as this one. At 23, Bumgarner's still adjusting to increased workloads. The left-hander worked a career-high 223 1/3 innings last year. His seven-inning two-hitter against Detroit in the Giants' 2-0 victory in Game 2 of the World Series didn't silence skeptics, because he pitched on 10 days' rest. Still, it proved that nothing was egregiously wrong with Bumgarner.
10. What's Brandon Belt's career path?
Who knows? Is Belt another Mark Grace -- somebody who hits for a decent average and plays solid defense but won't provide much power? Is he somebody with those same attributes but with a little more pop, like Will Clark? Since Belt will turn only 25 next April 20, the best thing to do is to let him define himself as a ballplayer. That will be easier if the veterans surrounding him produce capably and don't force him to shoulder an undue portion of the offensive burden prematurely.


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I believe it was in his Book "Bo" talking about the job at Texas A&M and illegal recruiting. He discusses that he felt like if a kid did well the booster would want to make sure everyone knew about how he was responsible for getting that kid to go to school there. If the kid sucks, the booster won't stop complaining to everyone who will listen that he paid $10K for that bum who does nothing but screw up.
Granted I largely agree with your premise, but do think that people talk about it. I just don't think the NCAA can do anything about it due to their overall lack of power.


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The idea of Christmas themed blues and gospel numbers stretches back to the very dawn of the recorded genres. Hooray for Christmas exclaims Bessie Smith to kick off her soon to be classic At The Christmas Ball, which inaugurated the Christmas blues tradition when it was recorded in November 1925 for Columbia. A year later, circa December 1926, the gospel Christmas tradition was launched when the Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers recorded Silent Night, Holy Night for Paramount Records. After these recordings it was off to the races with numerous Christmas blues numbers recorded by singers of all stripes, a pace that continued as blues evolved into R&B and then rock and roll. Continued...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower on Wall Street Tuesday as tensions flared in Washington over increasing the country's borrowing limit.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower on Wall Street Tuesday as tensions flared in Washington over increasing the country's borrowing limit.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told congressional leaders in a letter late Monday that the U.S. government will reach its borrowing limit as soon as mid-February, earlier than expected. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke also commented on the issue Monday, saying it was one of the "critical fiscal watersheds" for the government in coming weeks.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 11 points to 13,495 as of 1:52 p.m. EST, having been down as much as 61 points in early trading. The Standard and Poor's 500 dropped two points to 1,468, the Nasdaq composite index fell 13 points to 3,105.
President Barack Obama has criticized congressional Republicans for linking talks over raising the debt ceiling to ongoing budget negotiations. Obama said the consequences of the U.S. government defaulting on its debt would be disastrous and shouldn't be used as a bargaining chip to extract concessions on spending cuts.
"We are very concerned how the market is going to respond to all the news events that will be coming out of Washington over the next few months," said Eric Wiegand, a senior portfolio manager at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. "It really comes down to the uncertainty and the risk of a further downgrade of our debt."
Markets were roiled in the summer of 2011 as lawmakers haggled over an increase to the debt limit. The dispute cost the U.S. its AAA ranking from the credit-rating firm Standard and Poor's.
The U.S. fiscal crisis is still the biggest single individual risk facing investors, with 37 percent of investors naming it as the biggest worry, according to a survey of fund managers published by Bank of America Merrill Lynch Tuesday. The European debt crisis was cited as the biggest concern by 23 percent of those polled and a "hard landing" for the Chinese economy was third on the list with 12 percent.
Apple fell $14 to $487.50, its third daily drop. The stock hasn't closed below $500 in almost a year. Apple slumped 3.6 percent Monday on concern that demand for its iPhone 5 is slowing. Nomura analysts today lowered their target price for the stock to $530 from $660 and cut their estimates for iPhone sales this year.
Stocks dropped Tuesday despite a report that retail sales increased in December. Consumers bought more autos, furniture and clothing, despite worries about potential tax increases. Sales rose 0.5 percent in December from November, slightly better than November's 0.4 percent increase and the best showing since September, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
Investors may be more concerned about January's retail figures now that the increase in the Social Security payroll tax has come into effect, said Doug Cote, chief market strategist at ING Investment Management.
The tax jumped back to 6.2 percent earlier this month after President Barack Obama failed to win renewal of the temporary 2 percentage point payroll tax cut that's been in place for two years, as part of a deal that stopped the U.S. going over the "fiscal cliff."
"The market is kind of looking past it because of the change in the tax regime," said ING's Cote. "Are consumers going to be able to spend like they did in December and in earlier years? ... I think not."
The outlook for manufacturing in New York state worsened in January, according to survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The bank's Empire State Manufacturing Survey produced a reading of minus 7.8 for the month, indicating contraction.
Both the S&P 500 and the Dow are up on the year, having surged in the first week of January after lawmakers reached a last-minute budget deal to stop the economy going over the "cliff." The agreement prevented a series of tax increases and spending cuts that would probably have pushed the U.S. economy back into recession, according to economists.
Optimism about the outlook for global growth has also boosted stocks.
The S&P 500 is up 2.9 percent this year and closed at a five -year high of 1,472 last week. The 30-member Dow is up 3 percent since the start of 2013.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury price, which moves inversely to its price, fell 1 basis point to 1.83 percent.
Among other stocks making big moves;
— United Continental Holdings, the airline operator, fell 10 cents to $25.89 after JPMorgan cut its rating on the company to "neutral" from "overweight" to reflect the fact that the stock has already risen 40 percent in the past 12 months.
— Lululemon Athletica, a maker of yoga apparel, dropped $3.15 to $69.17 after its revenue forecast fell short of analysts' estimates.
— Given Imaging Ltd. fell $2.16 to $16 after the medical equipment company said it was no longer considering a sale. Also one of its largest shareholders plans to sell its stake.
— Facebook fell 51 cents to $30.42, paring its gains for the year to 14 percent, after the company unveiled a new search feature on Tuesday that lets users search their social connections for information about people, interests, photos and places.


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Halfway through their February schedule, the San Jose Sharks are still looking for their first victory of the month.
That task doesn't get much easier for the Sharks on Friday night as they visit a Chicago Blackhawks club that is still without a regulation loss on the season.
San Jose and Chicago emerged from the month of January as two of the top teams in the NHL, with the Sharks winning all seven of their games and the Blackhawks taking their first six before ending the month with a shootout loss.
But while Chicago has yet to lose in a 60-minute game, posting an NHL-best 10-0-3 mark so far, San Jose has struggled to an 0-3-3 record in February. The Sharks have been held to a pair of goals or fewer in five of those six setbacks, getting shut out twice.
That includes Tuesday's 1-0 overtime defeat to the Nashville Predators, who got the winner at the 2:08 mark of the extra frame when Colin Wilson deflected a shot past Sharks netminder Antti Niemi.
Niemi ended with 24 saves, but was outdueled by Nashville's Pekka Rinne and his 25 stops. The Sharks failed to grab a lead despite outshooting the Predators 13-3 in the first period.
"We have to find a way to get over the hump, get one by some goaltenders and find some wins here," San Jose head coach Todd McLellan said.
Jump starting the power play would help. The Sharks went 0-for-6 versus the Predators and have scored just twice on 27 chances with the man advantage over their skid.
The Sharks will play the third contest of a six-game swing on Friday, a road trip that includes another stop in Chicago next Friday.
The Blackhawks, meanwhile, are set to play just their fourth home game of the season after kicking off a seven-game residency with Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
Chicago had a four-game winning streak snapped as Anaheim scored the game- tying goal with 2:40 left in the third before getting two shootout goals to the Blackhawks' one.
Nick Leddy and Brandon Saad scored 28 seconds apart in the second period for Chicago, while Corey Crawford stopped 29 shots.
"We're up with a couple minutes left and we just get a bad bounce and they tie it," Crawford said. "I felt good but it just seems like I've got to bear down a little bit more in the shootouts."
Patrick Kane did not score a goal for the first time in six games for the Blackhawks, but did notch an assist to extend his point streak to seven straight games (7 goals, 4 assists). He has recorded a point in all but one of his 13 games this season.
Kane scored twice in a 5-3 victory at San Jose on Feb. 5, the Blackhawks' fourth victory in their past six meetings with the Sharks. Saad also scored and Crawford made 30 saves.
Chicago has won three straight and five of its past seven at home versus San Jose.


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bripet56 wrote:drjohncarpenter wrote:If after the Saturday trip to Nashville, wouldn't that photo be from early Sunday morning, December 22, 1957?
No Doc, the photo shows Elvis early in the morning prior to leaving for Nashville on December 21 where he wore the same clothes when he presented the Colonel with the BMW Isetta 300.
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Chase Utley is back.
The Phillies activated their star second baseman from the disabled list on Tuesday afternoon, ending his speedy comeback from a thumb injury that was expected to sideline him for eight weeks. Utley is in the lineup and batting second tonight against San Francisco.
To make room for Utley, the Phillies designated reserve infielder/outfielder Greg Dobbs for assignment for the second time this season.
First baseman Ryan Howard remains on the disabled list with a sprained ankle.
Utley, who injured his thumb on a head first slide into second base in a loss to the Reds on June 28, had surgery to repair a ligament in his thumb on July 1. As late as last week, the Phillies said publicly they expected his recovery to take about eight weeks, which would have returned him to the line-up sometime during the last week of August. But Utley shifted his recovery into fifth gear over the weekend. He was cleared to swing a bat on Wednesday, and by Saturday was making his first rehab start in Clearwater.
Utley played in games on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, going 2-for-10. On Monday, Phillies special assistant Charlie Kerfeld was non-committal about the prospects of a Tuesday return.
"They'll make the final decision (in Philadelphia)," Kerfeld said. "But I think he probably needs a couple more games."
The Phillies struggled in the immediate aftermath of Utley's injury, losing 12 of their first 20 games while hitting .233 with a .295 OBP and averaging 4.1 runs. Since then, they have won 18 of 23 while hitting .286 with a .354 OBP and averaging 5.1 runs.
In the 13 games before he hit the disabled list, Utley was 18-for-49 (.367) with a home run, double, triple, 11 RBI and nine runs scored. In his first 59 games, Utley hit .256 with a .375 OBP, .835 OPS, 10 home runs and 26 RBI.
Overall, he is hitting .277 with a .383 OBP, .849 OPS, 11 home runs, 37 RBI and 49 runs.
The Phillies opted to keep rookie outfielder Domonic Brown over Dobbs, who is hitting .191 with a .250 OBP and .569 OPS in 76 games. Dobbs' average peaked at .216 on July 26. In 14 games since, he is 2-for-25 with 1 extra base hit and no RBI.


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The "Money Pit" as it's affectionately referred to in the Spencer household, has evolved, revolved, and dissolved many times over. It all started in August 2001 when a very clean, very nice looking '55 became part of the Spencer family Toney Spencer wanted a "nice car" to drive, and at the time of purchase this Bel Air was good enough to be that car. But one man's ceiling is another man's floor, and it was then that the Spencer's definition of "nice" began to evolve.
Out in the back forty where Toney's shop is, the little shoebox Chevy was undergoing a transformation. Every evening and every weekend the tribes would gather and start the hammering, hacking, whacking, and welding. But let's give credit where credit is due, as nobody is capable of this kind of work by themselves; not even the Lone Ranger could work without Tonto. If not for the collaborative effort of friends like John Blackstock, David Yanello, and Toney's offspring, Anthony and Brandon, this Chevy just might have stayed "nice." Having a brother who owns a paint and body shop surely ranks high on the help list, and after the car was put on a rotisserie, Toney's brother Timmy took charge.
Timmy took some torch red paint and colored this bad boy bright red. But somehow in transit, on a return trip to his brother's shop, the rear quarter-panel got warped. After the huge headache of reworking the panel, lightning struck twice, and the panel was again warped. We can only wonder what kinds of words and knuckles rendered the air after this second accident. Like we said, you can get it if you really want it, and the third time there were no more mistakes.
After the car and chassis were back together, it was time for the interior. Dan Wickett at Hot Rod Construction in Piedmont, South Carolina, took delivery of the Bel Air and agreed to do the interior. Well, sort of. After meeting with their interior man, Toney's wife, Amy had a change of plans. Most guys would moan and groan at their wife's suggestions, but being the wise man he is, Toney let his wife change the interior plans for the car. She didn't just alter a few things; she made some radical design changes.
There was no turning back and after the interior was done, the rest of the car had to be modified to match. The dash was customized, the door handles were shaved, as was the bird on the hood. Dan, the interior man, completely revamped the engine bay, as well. A custom air breather was made, along with the inner fenders, firewall, and radiator cover. This large cubed 425-inch small-block is dressed to the nines. All the engine chrome was produced by billet specialties. Down under, the Bel-Air is equipped with Hotchkis suspension, Wilwood Disc brakes, Bilstein shocks, a 700-R4, and Billet Specialties GTS wheels. Do think the car is "nice" now? It seems a woman's touch was the best part of the car.


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QPR terminate contract of manager Mark Hughes following dismal start to season
QPR have terminated the contract of manager Mark Hughes following a miserable start to the season.
Last Updated: 23/11/12 11:34pm
The 49-year-old Welshman only narrowly avoided relegation after taking over from Neil Warnock in January and has fallen foul of his employers having spent heavily over the summer and failing to secure a Premier League win this term.
His dismissal leaves Harry Redknapp, who revealed he was in talks over taking charge of the Ukraine international side earlier this week, a clear favourite to take the Loftus Road hot-seat.
A QPR statement read: "The board of directors wish to thank Mark for his commitment, hard work and dedication in his ten months in charge.
"Mark has shown integrity and professionalism throughout his time here, but ultimately the circumstances we find ourselves in have left the board of directors with very little choice but to make a change.
"The board will now be working actively to put a new managerial structure in place as soon as possible.
"Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki will take charge of the Rs trip to Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday afternoon. The club will be making a further announcement in due course."
Hughes' final game in charge was a demoralising 3-1 home defeat to newly-promoted Southampton, who cut their hosts four points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League.
The sacking comes just 24 hours before QPR travel to face Manchester United at Old Trafford and, with ex-Tottenham boss Redknapp the overwhelming favourite to step in, the club confirmed they are looking at appointing a new manager as soon as possible.
Hughes' position at Loftus Road had been under increased scrutiny after last weekend's 3-1 home defeat to fellow strugglers Southampton made it 12 league games without a victory at the start of the season.
The Welshman appeared to have been given time to turn around the club's fortunes following a meeting with chief executive Philip Beard earlier this week - only for the club to decide enough was enough on Friday.
Beard was seen talking to the players during Friday's training session following Hughes' departure.
Former Manchester City boss Hughes oversaw 34 matches as manager at Loftus Road, winning just eight of those fixtures.
He managed to keep the club in the Premier League last season despite a 3-2 defeat at City on the closing day of the campaign, picking up memorable victories over Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham along the way.
Marquee signings such as Park Ji-sung, Junior Hoilett, Julio Cesar, Jose Bosingwa and Esteban Granero were brought in before the transfer window closed but Hughes could not bring the best out of his expensive talent.


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I got the idea for this thread from another going on at the moment, and thought it be good to have one dedicated to sharing bits of code or tricks that you think others might find useful, rather than waiting for folks to ask about something. Most of us don't actually know much HTML (I knew none a year ago) and this might be useful for both new and more experienced folks who might run across something they'd like to use.
The purpose of this thread is not to ask questions (unless you don't understand someone else's post). It is to share what you have learned.


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GREENVILLE, Ill. – GC men's tennis failed to keep pace with perennial SLIAC powerhouse Principia on Tuesday night falling 6-3 at the Scott J. Burgess Tennis Complex in Greenville.
In individual action sophomore Ryan Haas clinched the win at No. 5 singles and teammate and freshman Demetrius Bush notched the victory in No. 6 play to snag two of the six matches.
Double's competition was headlined by the No. 2 tandem of Haas and freshman Jordan Tingle that claimed the lone Greenville win in pairing's play.
GC tennis moves to 7-7 (2-3 SLIAC) and will return to the courts on Friday, April 13 as they face Oakland City and Rose Hulman in Indianapolis, Ind.


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Players, coaches sign autographs and meet fans
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – More than 1,200 fans streamed into Tucker Stadium Saturday afternoon for the annual Gathering of Eagles picnic and a chance to watch the Golden Eagle football team hold its final scrimmage before opening the season in less than two weeks.
"I really appreciate all the people coming out, and it's neat for the players to see that kind of support," said third-year head coach Watson Brown. "It's good for the kids to see that people really care about them.
"I wasn't surprised at all about the crowd, because this is really a special time," Brown added. "This is a neat event for the Upper Cumberland, and when they learn more about it I think it will grow and grow."
What the fans got to see was the next major step for Brown's current work in progress. The veteran coach and his staff rested most of their starters for the chance to evaluate the second and third units, the youngsters hoping to make an impact on the 2009 squad.
"We will have a lot of young guys in the 'twos' on both sides of the ball," Brown said. "A lot of freshmen will be backups, and they'll play. We've got to watch the film and decide who will be in the 'twos' but I think we're good enough to play them."
Starting quarterback Lee Sweeney never strapped on his helmet, watching the entire scrimmage from the sidelines with most of the offensive starters including Tim Benford, Henry Sailes, Cedric Wilkerson, Antonio Robinson and Tremaine Hudson.
The starters in the offensive line got a few snaps, then let the backups fill the trenches. On defense, starters took the field only for the first couple of series.
"I thought the first defense looked good on the first two series," Brown said. "They played well, they showed some quickness, and I was real pleased with them."
Among the standouts on defense, junior linebacker Kelechi Ordu made some big plays early in the scrimmage, knocking down a pass at the line of scrimmage and following with back-to-back tackles. Taron Ryce nearly got an interception, while Gerel Harlan blocked a point-after attempt.
The "D" also got big plays from Mauricio Wallace and Richmond Tooley, and quarterback sacks from Kelvin Quarles and Justin Vann. Freshman Barry Lenon, an outside linebacker from Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Ga., made some noise late in the day. He batted down consecutive pass attempts at the line of scrimmage, and made a tackle-for-loss on the same series.
With Sweeney handling a clipboard, that left the signal-calling chores to redshirt freshman Tre Lamb, junior Cass Barnes and sophomore transfer Clint Brewster, and it was the newcomer from that trio whose numbers were the most impressive. After watching Lamb and Barnes run the attack for the first half of the scrimmage, Brewster played three series later in the day and finished 9-for-12 for 107 yards while leading the team on two touchdown drives.
In his first series, Brewster was 5-for-6 for 57 yards, directing Tech 75 yards in nine plays before Jimmie Blair scored a touchdown on a 12-yard run. The only incompletion in the drive was a dropped pass.
Minutes later, after his offense was halted near midfield, Brewster again revved the engine and moved Tech 43 yards in nine plays, culminating in a three-yard burst into the end zone by freshman Zach Salada
Lamb, who started 1-for-6 through the air, settled down to hit 50 percent of his remaining passes and finished the afternoon 7-for-18 for 79 yards. He had one carry for a 27-yard touchdown. He also took the team to the 13-yard-line before coming up empty on a missed field goal.
Barnes directed Tech for five series, leading the team to a field goal on the opening drive and two touchdowns. He was 3-for-5 passing for 30 yards, and also rushed nine times for 40 yards.
"I was a little surprised that he (Brewster) had the best numbers," Brown said. "He went to the right people with the ball. He's still got a ways to go, but I think today was the best he's been in the 10 days he's been out here. I think I've seen improvement from him every day.
"The other two (Barnes and Lamb) ought to know better where to go, because they've been out here. I thought Cass and Tre were both very inconsistent, and we need consistency out of that group. That just shows us how important Lee Sweeney's experience will be. One of those guys needs to step up."
Blair, a transfer from UAB who moved to tailback just this week, had seven carries for 29 yards and two touchdowns, reaching paydirt from 12 and two yards out.
"I thought he really stood out," Brown said. "He showed some quickness, but he's still a little behind on where to go. We still have some issues with the transfers on learning the system, so they will need to work with their coaches. It's the same with Clint (Brewster)."
Redshirt freshman Ronquez Beech had the longest play of the day, a 37-yard run to the two-yard line to set up a touchdown. He finished with a team-leading 52 yards in five carries, and added two catches for 38 yards, giving him a team-best 90 all-purpose yards in seven plays.
Sophomore Dontey Gay had six carries for 42 yards and two catches for 14, giving him 56 all-purpose yards. Junior Raymond Coleman also looked strong, gaining 30 yards on five carries and grabbing two passes for 21 yards, to account for 51 all-purpose yards.
Salada was a workhorse in short-yardage situations, pounding his way for 10 yards on seven carries, including the final touchdown of the day from three yards out. The Cookeville High School product caught two passes for 19 yards, finishing with 29 tough all-purpose yards.
"Zach Salada looked good," Brown said. "He's such a strong kid. He's going to be a good player. He'll be the kind of back who can move the pile."
Another Cookeville freshman who saw some playing time was Taylor Hennigan, who caught one pass for 12 yards.
"Taylor will play for us, and he'll play this year," Brown said. "He will play at inside receiver and on special teams."
With some of the team's top receivers on the sidelines, Tech spread the ball around to several others pass catchers who are hoping to make an impact. Tech's quarterbacks combined to go 19-for-35 for 216 yards, and those 19 catches were made by 11 different receivers.
True freshman Colton Billups was the leading receiver with three catches for 32 yards. Six receivers caught two passes apiece, and four more had one catch. The longest passing play of the day was a 23-yard connection between Lamb and tight end Cory Powers. Freshman Zack Zeigler had two catches for 22 yards, and freshman Demetrous Garrett grabbed two passes for 18 yards.
In all, the offense had 453 total yards in 63 plays. Tech gained 237 with five touchdowns on 44 carries in addition to the 216 through the air.
Tech opens the regular season against Pikeville College on Thursday night, Sept. 10, with kickoff in Tucker Stadium at 7 p.m. Season tickets are on sale online at TTUsports.com, at the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center, or by calling (931) 372-3940.
Photos of signing provided by Gerard Harlan (top and
Action photos provided by Thomas Corhern, Cookeville Herald-Citizen.
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Is there any reason to not get a soft pack lipo? Obviously they're a bit less expensive.
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theyre better for hard bashing, soft packs are more easily punctured/deformed. would you rather fall on concrete bare handed or with work gloves?
One mans garbage is another mans ungarbage" -Ricky
Thanks guys. I'll start doing some price checking. When I was first in the hobby, most all of my packs were soft. The two 2S packs I have now are both hard. Looking at 3S again now, which is what prompted the question.
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3S hard-case LiPos are "hard" to come by, but a little bird told me that a certain well-regarded battery supplier is coming out with a 3S/40C/4100mAh pack in a standard-sized (i.e. 2S-sized) hard case, priced at just under $40. The initials of the company are SPC, lol.
The Traxxas "rigid" packs seem to give a good deal of protection too, but I realize that some tracks require a hard case.
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Did that bird have a calendar handy?
4100mAh is just enough time for me to break stuff on 3S.
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I have both soft and hard case lipos. All of my 2s packs are hard case and my 3s pack is a soft case. And the 3s pack is one of my newest packs but it looks like its the oldest. The shrink wrap really gets chewed up easily during off road use and can rip. Mine has started so i had to wrap electrical tape around it.
All of my 2s packs look great and i never have to worry about them. A lot of people dont want to use them because they say its hard to see if the cells are puffed, but trust me, its quite easy to see if the cells are puffed. If they are puffed bad enough it will deform the case or even crack it open.
I wont ever buy a soft case unless it is the only option, and my 3s was.
I run sky lipos and their soft packs have metal insterts on top and bottom under the shrink wrap so they hold their shape really nicely. My sister left a pack plugged in with the esc on in the nephews p2de and ruined a pack so i cut off the wrap to see the metal, its some decently thick stuff. And yes, i did make her buy a new battery.
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If you talk to the gentleman at SPC he'll tell you that their 3s 50c 5400 mah lipo is designed to fit into a ERBE. They are soft case. I have one hard case and three soft case lipos. My soft are 3s and the hard is a 4s. My first lipos were soft and have done me well for three years now. I don't jump off houses or anything crazy.
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|10 years ago :: Sep 06, 2008 - 3:51PM #51
[QUOTE=Mareczku;745002]Hi Malanga, I don't have the number of abortions for those years. I could only find the number of births. I know that there were illegal abortions before abortion was legalized in some states. However, without Roe vs Wade I think the number of births would have remained high. Looking at the figures one can see the influence of Roe vs. Wade. There would still have been abortions without Roe vs Wade but not as many. Abortion is big business in America today. The abortion industry makes a lot of money and has influence. Many politicians take money from the abortion industry. I agree with what you say about educating people perhaps that is the most important.
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Mark, can you point to sources to back up these claims? I have a good link that compiled a lot of the ACTUAL facts about the "abortion industry" to get past the propaganda.
http://thegoodauthority.blogspot.com/20 … ustry.html
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|10 years ago :: Sep 06, 2008 - 5:48PM #52
[QUOTE=malanga;744972]... We need to convince people to stop having abortions because they are wrong. Changing the law is worthless, except as a placebo to make pro-lifers feel they did something without getting their hands dirty.[/QUOTE]
If we're truly going to be "pro-life", then the only question that really matters is which candidate and/or party is most likely to reduce the number of abortions, regardless of their opinion on its legal status. This approach takes into account the totality of their domestic policy positions, especially on education, health care, and the economy. It may be too complex for talk radio and partisan rallies, but the standard should be results, not rhetoric.
The idea that we can legislate our way out of the abortion problem is farcical at best and dangerous at worst. Politicians and advocacy groups that focus overwhelmingly on a legal solution should give us pause. Is their agenda primarily about ending abortion, or is it more about enshrining their particular moral code into American civil law? If the latter, what else is on their agenda? My enemy's enemy is NOT necessarily my friend.
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|10 years ago :: Sep 06, 2008 - 6:30PM #53
Well that was interesting propaganda by the abortion industry. I comment on the one statement about how abortion workers are afraid of being killed by pro-life extremists. Exactly how many were killed by pro-life extremists last year? This is a very rare occurrence. Almost no pro-life person supports this type of violence. The lives ended in abortion clinics are the unwanted children. We need to fight the philosophy that unborn children are the property of their mothers, who can do with them what they wish. I see abortion as violence against a mother and her child. And yes, I read that article, Planned Parenthood gets a lot of government money. It would be nice if we could live in a pro-child society but sadly we do not. In our society it seems that to many money is more important than life itself.
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|10 years ago :: Sep 06, 2008 - 6:37PM #54
I was born, adopted and raised Catholic but in all my years I firmly believe that a president should stand for what we believe in. I jumped the gun and had an abortion - not proud but at the time......came to find out I hadn't been pregnant....but based on what happened I assumed I was. I also had a misscarriage and a healthy baby boy years later and I still say - Abortion is murder and a quick fix. I truely believe if more people would realize there wasn't a quick fix to a one night stand - they might think twice about it.
Personally, I hate Obama and have no intentions of voting for him - not trying to spark a debate but also remember I am not a Bush fan (either time around Sr or Jr) and not big on McCain. I will vote for whoever stands for what I believe in.
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|10 years ago :: Sep 06, 2008 - 6:38PM #55
I am a man and I cannot imagine how a woman could be so filled with hate that she would want to terminate the life of her own child. I have never in my life felt this kind of hate. It is truly frightening to me. To have your body violated, have your child dismembered, sucked out of your body and thrown into the garbage, to me this is beyond evil. I can't imagine the torment that one would feel after going through such a nightmare. I think of the women in China who are forced to have abortions, many against their will, I think of all the young girls there that lose their lives for the crime of being female. How it must break the hearts of their mothers. Even in this country many women are forced into abortions by abusive husbands and boyfriends. Some are forced against their will into having abortions by uncaring parents. So many, maybe a majority of these women are victims too. We talk about choice but sadly many of these women didn't really have a choice.
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|10 years ago :: Sep 06, 2008 - 6:45PM #56
Thank you for sharing your story Pistons. That is sad, they gave you an abortion and you weren't even pregnant. I voted for Bush twice in large part because he is pro-life. Right now I am for Obama. I am not happy with his pro-abortion record. But I feel that because of this support for the middle class that hopefully he will institute programs that will reduce the number of abortions. I could see the number of black people having abortions going down if he is elected but this is only my opinion. I see the rich getting a higher and higher percentage of the national income and more and more power at the expense of the middle class. Something needs to be done to help the middle class and not just more and more for the richest Americans. I think most rich people are pro-choice anyway as they would like to see less of us and have more for themselves.
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|10 years ago :: Sep 06, 2008 - 9:51PM #57
People made the choice to have abortions, it was never forced on anyone. Put the blame where it belongs my friend. To "blame" the law is quite short-sited an inaccurate. As I stated before, illegal abortions are not included in those numbers you posted, so they cannot be used for any valid assessment. We need to convince people to stop having abortions because they are wrong. Changing the law is worthless, except as a placebo to make pro-lifers feel they did something without getting their hands dirty.[/QUOTE]
I think he has a point though. He wasn't giving you the numbers of any abortions, legal or illegal. He was given you solely the number of births and comparing that to the number of women of child bearing age. You can also take into account the change in sexual behavior that came as a result of the sexual revolution. Now granted you have the legalization of contraceptives in the 60's and the birth control pill, so that can come into play at all. But overall the birth rate in comparison to the changes of the times and cultures is probably the best statistics you're going to get on the issue, as we don't really have an accurate record of how many abortions were taking place (what was stated at Roe V Wade was later admitted to have been fabricated). So it is reasonable to believe that legalized abortion has encouraged abortion.
But even beyond this, you also need to realize that the pro choice movement has been working not only to keep clinics open, but to close crisis pregnancy centers, has been standing in the way of allowing pregnancy crisis centers to become pro life clinics where women can get prenatal care (either claiming that the clinic is just being deceptive, or that doctors cannot be anti-abortion and refuse to give a woman a referal to get an abortion). Meanwhile, the democratic party has changed its stance from "safe, legal and rare abortions" to simply "safe and legal." And then I hear ridicules things, for instance on talk radio, a man called in saying Palin would lose votes because she didn't abort her down syndrome child. I've also had people tell me that it is an issue solely on the woman's right to choose what goes on with her own body, and that therefore if a mother did not want to nurse her child and was in a situation where there was no other way to feed her child, she would have the right to starve her already born child.
Even those in advocating for gay rights understand that changing law does matter in changing people's minds and attitudes toward things. You taboo one position by doing so, thus enculturating it. It is the reason why same sex unions isn't enough even with all the rights. To be called "marriage" is to force the government and thus the culture to embrace homosexual relationships as the same and thus to label those with differing opinions as bigots.
Thus its not merely about access to abortion. Its about what that legally means when the culture enculturates people. It means the concept of "abortion rights" is taught to the culture, that it overall is encouraged to accept, that people's attitudes ought to be that its strictly a personal decision between a doctor and the woman and that whatever decision she makes is ok. That ultimately there is no wrong one and thus that its not wrong for her to have an abortion.
Both the laws and the culture needs to be changed and both affect each other.
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|10 years ago :: Sep 07, 2008 - 2:40PM #58
I totally agree with what you said in the first two paragraphs, Angpuppy. You have made valid points. The comment about Sarah Palin was thought provoking. I have heard that the Emily's List group has criticized her. They are supposedly for women but not this woman. They probably wouldn't like you either. If Palin was pro-choice, had only 2 children and had aborted her Downs Syndrome son the Emily's List ladies would probably be more amenable to her. In regard to your comment about labeling those with differing opinions as bigots. It depends on what the person says. I have many times at Beliefnet seen people say that homosexuality was a sin. It is not, it is an orientation,. Some also think that gay people are intrinsically evil and disordered. Unfortunately many Catholics feel this way. To me this is prejudiced thinking. To refer to people that one dislikes as evil and disordered is hate speech to me and I'm sorry but I think that people that think this way are bigots. If the shoe fits...
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|10 years ago :: Sep 07, 2008 - 5:36PM #59
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|10 years ago :: Sep 07, 2008 - 9:35PM #60
I just looked up Washington DC and found some interesting facts. These are 2004 figures. In 2004, the average teacher pay for DC teachers was $58,456., this was higher than any state, the national average was $47,750, the average for Utah was $39,965, the lowest was South Dakota at $34,040. Expenditures per pupil were $12,959, this was second only to New Jersey's $13,338, the national average was $8,310, Utah was the lowest at $4991. Pupils per teacher were 14.2, California was 21.1, Utah was 22.6, the national average was 15.8. DC's enrollment at 76,714 was lower than any state, Wyoming had 84,733 enrolled and Vermont had 98,352 enrolled. DC however had the worst high school graduation rate at 51.5%. It was worse than the worst state, South Carolina at 51.7%. Utah, with far lower teacher salaries, far lower per pupil expenditures and far larger class sizes had a graduation rate of 82.1% ranking them 5th among the states. It seems that DC's biggest problem is that most of their school students come from single parent families. The biggest help for DC schoolkids would be to encourage men to marry women when they get them pregnant. Kids from 2 parent families do a lot better in school.
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