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http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ss..._river_defaultGerald Madkins, who spent the past two seasons as the New Orleans Hornets Vice President of Player Personnel, has accepted a front office position with the Los Angeles Clippers, a league source confirmed Saturday morning.
Although Madkins was in charge of the Hornets' college scouting, he was based in Los Angeles. With the Clippers, Madkins will become the team's director of basketball operations.
Why everybody wana leave at the time we get the first pick in almost a decade
How could he go to the enemy!?
I had the opportunity to sit next to Gerald Madkins when he was scouting a college player who is currently on the Hornets' roster. He has an incredibly good eye for how a player's skills at the college level will translate to the NBA game. It's not as easy as you think it might be. He shared a lot of his thoughts real time with me and it was probably the most educational two hours I have ever spent regarding the NBA game.
Yeah that's not a lateral move... congrats to him. I'm sure Dell will fill the slot with a qualified candidate.
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The hottest little party in New York is the Working Families Party (WFP).
For those folks who think that the Democrats and the Republicans are all the same but in different piles, the Working Families Party is a place to go to register one's liberal nature.
In the old days, the Liberal Party used to serve that purpose but ultimately, the Liberals imploded and basically sold out. Goodbye Liberal Party. Since then, the Working Families Party has come on the scene and so far has not sold out and they are — again, so far — getting high marks for voicing the progressive aspirations of many New Yorkers.
In a recent poll, something like 23 percent of those polled said that they would vote for the Working Families candidate without even knowing who that candidate would be. In fact, the same poll showed Gov. Andrew Cuomo beating Republican Rob Astorino by a mighty 30 percent. The big but, however, was that if the Working Families Party fielded an alternative candidate to be named later, Cuomo's lead over Astorino would be cut by half to 15 percent. There continues to be a lot of speculation that Andrew is considering a run for president. In the unlikely event that Hillary Clinton decides not to run, you had better believe Andrew will be right in there. Therefore, it is imperative to Cuomo that he wins big in this gubernatorial election. It is in Cuomo's interest for the Working Families Party to endorse him rather than fielding a separate candidate.
So who and what is the Working Families Party?
We pretty well know that it has two major constituent groups. The first is the progressive left that we have already mentioned. The second is the unions. While the progressives in the Working Families Party far outnumber the union folks, the unions have the money that is needed to run the party machinery. We are hearing that the union folks want to endorse Cuomo. That set of politics is way too hard for me to figure out. But we are told that Michael Mulgrew, the fiery president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, is a prime player in the move to bring the public sector unionists in behind Cuomo.
So will the Working Families Party endorse Cuomo?
For his part Cuomo, who many see as a Democrat-Conservative, says that he is a true liberal and points to his accomplishments as well as his attempted accomplishments. He cites his gun control efforts and his support of gay marriage as proof of his liberal credentials. Nevertheless, Cuomo's support of a tax cap and lack of support for efforts to make the uber-rich pay more in taxes has made him an anathema to many liberals.
The way I see it, money always talks. The unions have the money and the party's progressives do not. So it's simple — the Working Families Party will support Cuomo. Karen Scharff, one of the co-leaders of the WFP, told me that it will all be worked by individual delegates at the WFP convention. One can take that with the proverbial grain of salt.
The big question among Albany watchers is whether the Working Families Party will sell out and if they do, what will the price be? Among the possibilities on the menu are upcoming labor negotiations and other such goodies.
The Working Families Party gives those who can't stand the existing choices an alternative place to go. That's why the party was founded and that's why they have done so well up to now. The moment they go the way of the now defunct Liberal Party, their days will be numbered. They will be seen as just another good idea gone awry.
Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall as all of this gets worked out?
Alan S. Chartock is a political commentator, president and CEO of public radio station WAMC.

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Lauzon vs. Chiesa booked for September 5th
Today the Boston Herald reported that the first match up for a September 5th card at Foxwoods has been made between two lightweights:
Local favorite Joe Lauzon will be featured in a key matchup on the Sept. 5 UFC card at Foxwoods Resort Casino, fighting "Ultimate Fighter" reality show winner Michael Chiesa in a battle of submission wizards, the Herald has learned.
The lightweight tilt will mark the Bridgewater product's first fight since a convincing unanimous decision win over Mac Danzig in December and the birth of Lauzon's first child.
Chiesa, based near Seattle, won the tournament on Season 15 of the UFC's signature "Ultimate Fighter" reality show in 2012, and has gone 3-1 in the Octagon since. He most recently defeated Francisco Trinaldo in a commanding performance on May 24 at UFC 173.


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No, "UVs" in the headline is not a typo, and it doesn't mean Ultra Violet, as in sunrays, either. But I confess I'm not sure whether to call Ford's new Explorer an SUV ("Sport Utility Vehicle" as it has been for the last 20 years) or CUV ("Crossover Utility Vehicle," meaning car-based as opposed to truck-based).
So I punted: just plain Utility Vehicle.
Ford punts, too, in its official release of the new Explorer-based 2012 Ford Police Interceptor Utility, announced today as a companion to the Taurus-based Ford Police Interceptor announced earlier as replacement for the venerable Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (CVPI) that ends production a year from now, next September.
Ever since Chevrolet abandoned building in Texas rear-wheel-drive V8 sedans at the end of the 1996 model run, the GM brand has tried to hold onto its share of the police market with another Chevy rear-drive V8, the Tahoe SUV for police service. Later it introduced a front-wheel-drive V6 Impala police vehicle, which has had modest acceptance, especially for urban and government police forces such as Park Rangers and MPs on Army bases, where its fuel economy appealed to cost-conscious fleet managers.
In the meantime, Ford police sales from the CVPI zoomed to 60% or more of the niche market, as noted in previous TDB accounts. But many police forces found the Chevy SUV police vehicle attractive for carrying K-9 pooches and for their general roominess so Ford's domination was under pressure.


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/05/duck_billed_dino_tooth/
Prehistoric-super-tooth dentists drill DIAMONDS into duck-billed 'saur riddle
Cretaceous era cow's survival secret revealed at last
Posted in Science, 5th October 2012 11:25 GMT
Some dentistry work on a 70-million-year-old tooth has provided an insight into the evolutionary success of duck-billed dinosaurs.
Hadrosaurs' unique tooth structure is now a vital clue in the mystery of how the billed herbivores, dubbed "the cows of the Cretaceous era", spread so far and lived for so long. The ancient monsters survived until the very end of the dinosaur age, roughly 65 million years ago.
Biologist Gregory Erickson, of Florida State University in Tallahassee, led a team of scientists who rubbed diamonds on the ancient tooth, provided by the American Museum of Natural History, to simulate the processes of chewing. The fossil was examined with light and electron microscopes to work out the rate at which the tooth was worn down.
The results, published today in the journal Science show how tough the prehistoric grinders were - and they were perfect for grinding and slicing plants that fed the hadrosaurs for so long.
"These guys were like walking pulp mills," Erickson says. Wear on the tooth actually improved its grinding ability, making these toothy dinos dental unparalleled marvels compared to today's chewers - such as horses and buffalos - which have much simpler tooth setups.
Earlier research had shown that hadrosaurs had up to 1,400 teeth packed behind their bills, and that these fell out and were replaced continually over the year, almost like today's sharks that can replace lost teeth with backup pearly whites.
The flat-topped teeth allowed hadrosaurs to grind through low-lying grasses, the tough leaves of plants, such as horsetails and ferns, and the woody bits of conifers.
While most mammals have two types of tissue in their teeth - external enamel and softer dentine inside - and today's humans have four thanks to a second layer of dentine and cementum, these duckbilled dinos had six types of tissue.
The hadrosaur tooth is one of the most sophisticated known to science. ®


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Anti-doping: 13 new projects supported in the field
On Monday 8 April 2013, 13 new project proposals, totaling more than US$270,000, were approved by the Approval Committee for the UNESCO Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport during a private meeting that was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (France). These 13 projects will bring the total number of national and international projects, supported by the Fund since its establishment in 2008, to 93 initiatives worth more than US$ 1.5 million.
The 13 projects that have been approved are:
- Upgrading and raising awareness of anti-doping (Aruba)
- Eliminating doping with the trainers of the Lagunes (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Anti-doping education for Barbados (Barbados)
- With Junior Ambassadors against doping (Slovenia)
- Empowering athletes through anti-doping education (Saint Lucia)
- Africa Zone VI Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO): education and capacity building project (Botswana – Regional Project)
- Leveling the playing field in the secondary school sector (Barbados – Regional Project)
- Anti-doping cascade training in Sudan (Sudan)
- National workshop on anti-doping in Malawi (Malawi)
- Building awareness and advocacy to eliminate doping in sport (Dominica)
- Play True training camp (Costa Rica)
- Educational orientation on prohibited substances and methods in sports, and on the Anti-Doping Control Programme (Nicaragua)
- 'CLEAN SPORT'- National anti-doping education for under 18 junior athletes (Botswana)
Covering all regions of the world, these projects allow for the implementation of prevention programmes, the formulation of specific legislation against doping and the implementation of activities that strengthen capacities to fight against doping, especially in less developed countries. Here follows a regional breakdown of projects implemented to date:
- Africa (29 projects)
- Arab States (6 projects)
- Asia and the Pacific (9 projects)
- Europe and North America (14 projects)
- Latin America and the Caribbean (35 projects).
The members of the Approval Committee for the UNESCO Fund for the Elimination of Doping in sport for 2013 are Mr Gennady ALESHIN (Russian Federation), Mr Ahmad AL KHAZAL (Koweït), Mr Neil MURRELL (Barbados), Mr Constant ROUX (Côte d'Ivoire), Mr Bill ROWE (Australia) and Mr Joe VAN RYN (Canada).
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|A simple Apple Crumble infused with booze
As a rule, simplest foods taste best. Toss together a few complementary ingredients, and you can't go wrong – unless, of course, you burn your creation or accidentally use salt instead of sugar. This is why crumbles and crisps make no-brainer desserts, especially during the colder months. Minimal fussing. And no real recipe is required – although I'm giving you mine as a jumping-off point. Just mix and match like flavors, top with crust material and voila! I like to first gently cook winter fruits, like apples and pears, in a bit of caramelly alcohol like rum, Marsala, Tuaca, brandy or Calvados – complex flavors, minimal effort. Of course, you can skip the booze. No one will notice or care.
Crumbles taste terrific as-is, slightly warmed. But there's something quietly rebellious about eating them from a drinking glass with a demitasse spoon, topped with non-dairy ice cream or sour cream. I also love crumbles for breakfast with my cappuccino. But if you happen to make a crumble the night before, there is rarely any leftover the next day.
I'm going on vacation with F-stop, so I won't be blogging until after Dec. 21. Have a good week – and let me know how the crumble turns out.
Boozy Apple-Pecan Crumble [Vegan]
- 3 T raisins
- 3 T caramelly liquor [eg, Marsala, rum, brandy, bourbon, cognac, Tuaca, Calvados]
- 4 medium tart apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks [You can also use pears or a mixture of apples and pears]
- 3/4 cup flour [I use part whole-wheat pastry flour]
- 4 T Earth Balance
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch salt
Serves 6
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9 x 9-inch square or cake pan.
In a medium saucepan, heat the raisins and booze. Add the apples and cook for about 5 minutes over medium, with the lid on, to infuse the fruit.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, rub the Earth Balance into the flour with your fingers [Fun, right?]. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
Pour the apples into the pan. Top with crumble and bake uncovered for about 25-30 minutes, or until topping is golden brown. Serve warm.


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WESTFORD -- St. Mark's Episcopal Church will hold its 21st Chocolate Festival to benefit local food pantries from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in Williams Hall at the church, 75 Cold Spring Road, Westford.
Local restaurants as well as chocolate experts from St. Mark's own congregation, will show off their best chocolate creations. Once guests pay the entry fee, they can sample as much chocolate as their stomachs can handle. They can also vote for their favorites, both professional and amateur. The event also includes live music, a children's craft area and raffle items.
Tickets, available at the door, are $10 adults, $5 seniors and children age 6 and up; children 5 and under free. For information, call St. Mark's at 978-692-7849.
Head-shavings to benefit cancer cause
PEPPERELL -- The St. Baldrick's Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, will host one of its signature head-shaving events on beginning at 6 p.m. March 20 at the Park Street Fire Station, where more 30 participants are expected to have their heads shaved in solidarity with kids with cancer.
Over the past 10 years, the Pepperell event has shaved 336 heads and raised more than $140,000 for childhood cancer research. This year's event will include a raffle and silent auction. For information, call Vinnie Messina at 978-621-3030 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Vocal group raising money for U.
TOWNSEND -- Vocalists, dancers and comedians will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday athe North Middlesex Regional High School Auditorium in a show to raise money for the NMRHS Vocal Group, which will performing at the United Nations in March. Tickets are $4 and are available at the door.
Emblem Club to hold pancake breakfast, raffle
BILLERICA -- The Billerica Emblem Club #410 will hold a pancake breakfast and Embola raffle from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Billerica Lodge of Elks, Webb Brook Road. Tickets are $6 adults, $4 children. Proceeds benefit the club's local charity work. For information, call Doris at 978-808-7202.
'Westford's Got Talent' set for Feb. 9
WESTFORD -- Westford Against Substance Abuse (WASA) will present the "Westford's Got Talent" showcase at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at the Westford Academy Performing Arts Center. Judges include Dr. Tish Kilgore and casting agent John Campanello. For information, go to http://www.westford.com/wasa/.


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Her marriage may be under fire, but the party isn't stopping for Khloé Kardashian.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, 29, arrived at the Hollywood nightclub Tru just after midnight with a large group of friends Monday night that included her best friend Malika Haqq and rapper The Game (real name: Jayceon Terrell Taylor).
Clad in black skinny jeans, a T-shirt and a satin bomber jacket embroidered with the word "Girls," Kardashian – who recently revealed her estranged husband Lamar Odom, 33, is very depressed – stuck close to Haqq throughout the night while hanging out at a table.
"She seemed really uncomfortable," an onlooker tells PEOPLE. "She was constantly playing with her hair with her left hand almost as if to show off that she was wearing her wedding ring. It seemed very intentional."
Sipping on a vodka cranberry and a glass of champagne throughout the night, Kardashian bobbed her head to the music and whispered occasionally with The Game, though "there wasn't anything that made the two look like they were anything more than friends," adds the source.
Just after 2 a.m., the reality star – who gamely posed for fan photos inside the club – headed out with her entourage.
Later, Kardashian fired off a series of Tweets about love.
"Not all scars can be seen and not all love can be explained. The deepest love is also the hardest to express. Only those in it, understand," she wrote.
She followed it with, "If I love u. Its a deep 4ever love. Ride til the end. Family/friend.Its simply called love. I take it seriously. Dont judge unless u r in it."
And finally, "We all have our own journeys in life. So even if u don't accept mine. Be kind....We all have a journey 2travel & I want to walk mine, my way," and "Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything."


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There's another hammock in town. I was out playing and ran into this. It's called the Suspended Sleeping System. Bag, pad, sleeping bag...all in one
There's another hammock in town. I was out playing and ran into this. It's called the Suspended Sleeping System. Bag, pad, sleeping bag...all in one
If you must choose between two evils, opt for the one you've never tried before
That's actually a pretty cool idea, especially for beginning hangers. I can see some places where some weight could be dropped for sure - and there's probably more that I don't see just from the description - but not too bad overall. Who wants to be the guinea pig and buy one?
"Physics is the only true science. All else is stamp collecting." - J. J. Thompson
Ironically, I was considering doing something like this hammock-pad-bag combo for the dinos - a bottom sleeve to slip in a pad (thinner for summer, thicker for colder weather), sleeves for side pads and sewing a light quilt to one side with bug net at the top. Put two of these side-by-side in an oversized JRB-style hammock tarptent, add a fleece blanket in colder weather and you've got a system that just might keep the dinos happy.
How is it that I've never seen that before?!
Pretty good start to the concept. Gave me a few ideas right off the bat...I'll let them simmer in my head and see if they turn into anything.
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall when the wise are banished from the public councils because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. ~Judge Joseph Story
- My site: http://www.tothewoods.net/
- Designer, Jeff's Gear Hammock / Pack Cover by JRB
It appears to be from a brand new cottage industry. The company doesn't have a website yet.
It's a cool idea that I think has it's place.
But to me I don't want to combine my pack or anything exposed with anything. I am always getting snaged on something while I am hiking. There is always a low branch, vine, thorn, or something that could put a hole in something like ripstop.
For this reason I don't even want to pack my gearskin with the hammock as a frame.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
You beat me to it. I saw it a couple days ago. 1 problem I see is weight.
I've cut it twice and it's still too short.
"Physics is the only true science. All else is stamp collecting." - J. J. Thompson
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In episode ten of New York Originals, Jamie heads to one of the oldest retail businesses in the City and one of the last original specialty shows left on the Lower East Side. Jamie also visits Ear Inn, an original Mariner's bar, and Bill's Gay Nineties, one of last true speakeasies left in New York City.
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Niskin Bottle
The Niskin bottle is a device used by oceanographers to collect subsurface seawater samples. It is a plastic bottle with caps and rubber seals at each end and is deployed with the caps held open, allowing free-flushing of the bottle as it moves through the water column.
Standard Niskin
The standard version of the bottle includes a plastic-coated metal spring or elastic cord running through the interior of the bottle that joins the two caps, and the caps are held open against the spring by plastic lanyards. When the bottle reaches the desired depth the lanyards are released by a pressure-actuated switch, command signal or messenger weight and the caps are forced shut and sealed, trapping the seawater sample.
Lever Action Niskin
The Lever Action Niskin Bottle differs from the standard version, in that the caps are held open during deployment by externally mounted stainless steel springs rather than an internal spring or cord. Lever Action Niskins are recommended for applications where a completely clear sample chamber is critical or for use in deep cold water.
Clean Sampling
A modified version of the standard Niskin bottle has been developed for clean sampling. This is teflon-coated and uses a latex cord to close the caps rather than a metal spring. The clean version of the Levered Action Niskin bottle is also teflon-coated and uses epoxy covered springs in place of the stainless steel springs. These bottles are specifically designed to minimise metal contamination when sampling trace metals.
Bottles may be deployed singly clamped to a wire or in groups of up to 48 on a rosette. Standard bottles have a capacity between 1.7 and 30 L, while Lever Action bottles have a capacity between 1.7 and 12 L. Reversing thermometers may be attached to a spring-loaded disk that rotates through 180° on bottle closure.
Discrete Chlorophyll a and Phaeopigment data measured by POL on Coastal Observatory cruise 68 (PD10_10)
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Discrete chlorophyll and phaeopigment samples were collected by the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL), Liverpool on Oceans 2025 SO11 cruise 68 (PD10_10) in Liverpool Bay. The cruise ran from 28 to 30 April 2010 on the RV Prince Madog.
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Pre-processing: The test tubes were cleaned, paired up with screw-caps, numbered and placed in racks.
Sample collection: The filters were Whatman 0.7 µm pore size 47 mm diameter GF/F filters (straight from the box). Tweezers were used to handle the filters at the edges. Clean buckets were placed beneath the Niskin bottles on the CTD frame and the entire contents were taken. The samples were stirred before being measured out, typically 500 ml was required, less if turbid conditions. The pre-weighed filter was placed on to the holder and the funnel assembled. The vacuum pump was switched on and the suction carefully set to <0.2 bar The samples were added in stages and the filter was not allowed to go dry. The filter was then placed in a test tube, the cap was put on and then the tube was wrapped in aluminium foil, labelled and returned to the freezer at -18°C.
Post-processing: A fluorometric method was used: a chlorophyll standard was made and used to calibrate the fluorometer (Turner Designs, USA). The test tubes were taken out of the freezer and 5 ml of cold 90 % acetone was added. The foil wrapped tubes were then put in a polypropylene beaker with water and sonicated in the water bath for 15 minutes. The samples were not allowed to warm up and exposure to high light levels was avoided. The filters were removed from the pigmented acetone and analysed by the fluorometer as soon as was possible. A drop of 10% hydrochloric acid was added to convert chlorophyll to phaeophytin and the sample was then analysed again.
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|Standard deviation values calculated by BODC
|Concentration of phaeophytin-a
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|Concentration of phaeopigments per unit volume of the water body [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and fluorometry.
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|Concentration standard deviation of phaeopigments per unit volume of the water body [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and fluorometry.
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The data and metadata fields were checked and then loaded into the database under the Oracle Relational Database Management System by matching the sample's station identifier and depth with the information already held in the database for this cruise. Where the data supplied included multiple replicates for each station, the mean value and standard deviation were loaded into the database. For single samples, the data were loaded without further modification. Data were then quality controlled by BODC and where suspect values were identified flags were applied.
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Oceans 2025 Theme 10, Sustained Observation Activity 11: Liverpool Bay and Irish Sea Coastal Observatory
Sustained, systematic observations of the ocean and continental shelf seas at appropriate time and space scales allied to numerical models are key to understanding and prediction. In shelf seas these observations address issues as fundamental as 'what is the capacity of shelf seas to absorb change?' encompassing the impacts of climate change, biological productivity and diversity, sustainable management, pollution and public health, safety at sea and extreme events. Advancing understanding of coastal processes to use and manage these resources better is challenging; important controlling processes occur over a broad range of spatial and temporal scales which cannot be simultaneously studied solely with satellite or ship-based platforms.
Considerable effort has been spent by the Proudman Oceangraphic Laboratory (POL) in the years 2001 - 2006 in setting up an integrated observational and now-cast modelling system in Liverpool Bay (see Figure), with the recent POL review stating the observatory was seen as a leader in its field and a unique 'selling' point of the laboratory. Cost benefit analysis (IACMST, 2004) shows that benefits really start to accrue after 10 years. In 2007 - 2012 exploitation of (i) the time series being acquired, (ii) the model-data synthesis and (iii) the increasingly available quantities of real-time data (e.g. river flows) can be carried out through Sustained Observation Activity (SO) 11, to provide an integrated assessment and short term forecasts of the coastal ocean state.
Overall Aims and Purpose of SO 11
- To continue and enlarge the scope of the existing coastal observatory in Liverpool Bay to routinely monitor the northern Irish Sea
- To develop the synthesis of measurements and models in the coastal ocean to optimize measurement arrays and forecast products. Driving forward shelf seas' operational oceanography with the direct objective of improving the national forecasting capability, expressed through links to the National Centre for Ocean Forecasting (NCOF)
- To exploit the long time-series of observations and model outputs to: a) identify the roles of climate and anthropogenic inputs on the coastal ocean's physical and biological functioning (including impacts of nutrient discharges, offshore renewable energy installations and fishing activity) taking into consideration the importance of events versus mean storms / waves, river discharge / variable salinity stratification / horizontal gradients; b) predict the impacts of climate change scenarios; and c) provide new insights to Irish Sea dynamics for variables either with seasonal cycles and interannual variability, or which show weak or no seasonal cycles
- To provide and maintain a 'laboratory' within which a variety of observational and model experiments can be undertaken (Oceans 2025 Themes 3, 6, 8, 9), including capture of extreme events
- Demonstrate the value of an integrated approach in assessment and forecasting
- Demonstrate the coastal observatory as a tool for marine management strategies through collaboration with the Environment Agency (EA), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Joint Nature Conservation Commmittee (JNCC), English Nature (EN), Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), and Local Authorities, providing management information pertinent to policy (e.g. Water Framework Directive)
Measurement and Modelling Activities
- East Mooring Site: Bottom frame with full suite of physical measurements (high frequency Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), conductivity, temperature, turbidity and fluorescence), a Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) directional wavebuoy, and a CEFAS Smartbuoy collecting surface properties including salinity, temperature, turbidity, nutrients, irradiance and chlorophyll. All transmit data in real-time via Orbcomm. The Smartbuoy also collects daily water samples.
- West Mooring Site: Bottom frame with full suite of physical measurements (high frequency ADCP, conductivity, temperature, turbidity and fluorescence), CEFAS Smartbuoy.
- Spatial Survey: Four - six week intervals (determined by biofouling of optical sensors). Spatial surveys comprise of vertical profiles of CTD, suspended particulate material (SPM), some bed sediment sampling and surface and bed nutrients, phytoplankton, zooplankton.
- Ferry: The Birkenhead - Belfast ferry samples near surface (5 m depth) temperature, salinity, turbidity, chlorophyll, with data transmitted by Orbcomm. The route is scientifically varied passing through six completely different hydrodynamic regions, which significantly impact on their ecological function.
- Tide gauges: Real-time data are obtained from tide gauges operated by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) and the UK tide gauge network.
- Satellite imagery: Weekly composite satellite data, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sea surface temperature (SST) and ocean colour (chlorophyll and suspended sediment), are provided by the Remote Sensing Data Analysis Service (RSDAS) based at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML).
- HF radar: A phased array HF radar system (a 12-16MHz WERA HF radar) measuring surface currents and waves with maximum range 75km at a resolution of 4km for sea surface currents and for 2-D wave spectra.
- Meteorology station: With web camera, located on Hilbre Island at the mouth of the Dee Estuary
- Operational models: The Coastal Observatory uses Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Coastal Ocean Modelling System (POLCOMS), which is part of Oceans 2025 Theme 9.
More detailed information on this Work Package is available at pages 32 - 35 of the official Oceans 2025 Theme 10 document: Oceans 2025 Theme 10
Weblink: http://www.oceans2025.org/
IACMST., 2004. The Economics of Sustained Marine Measurements. IACMST Information Document, N0.11, Southampton: IACMST, 96 pp
Data Activity or Cruise Information
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|Country of Organization
|United Kingdom
|Originator's Data Activity Identifier
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|lowered unmanned submersible
BODC Sample Metadata Report for PD10_10_CTD_CAST013
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|Bottle rosette position
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|Minimum pressure sampled (dbar)
|Maximum pressure sampled (dbar)
|Depth of sampling point (m)
|Bottle type
|Sample quality flag
|Bottle reference
|Niskin bottle
|No problem reported
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|No problem reported
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Please note:the supplied parameters may not have been sampled from all the bottle firings described in the table above. Cross-match the Sample Reference Number above against the SAMPRFNM value in the data file to identify the relevant metadata.
Other Series linked to this Data Activity - 1664592 1320745
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|Departure Date
|Arrival Date
|Principal Scientist(s)
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Complete Cruise Metadata Report is available here
Fixed Station Information
No Fixed Station Information held for the Series
BODC Quality Control Flags
The following single character qualifying flags may be associated with one or more individual parameters with a data cycle:
|Below detection limit
|In excess of quoted value
|Taxonomic flag for affinis (aff.)
|Beginning of CTD Down/Up Cast
|Taxonomic flag for confer (cf.)
|Thermometric depth
|End of CTD Down/Up Cast
|Non-taxonomic biological characteristic uncertainty
|Extrapolated value
|Taxonomic flag for single species (sp.)
|Improbable value - unknown quality control source
|Improbable value - originator's quality control
|Improbable value - BODC quality control
|Null value
|Improbable value - user quality control
|Replacement value
|Estimated value
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|Control value
|Excessive difference
SeaDataNet Quality Control Flags
The following single character qualifying flags may be associated with one or more individual parameters with a data cycle:
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Submission + - T-Mobile G2 "Permaroot" achieved. (xda-developers.com) 1
VValdo writes: After over a month of relentless hacking, genius scotty2 has finally smashed the G2's notorious emmc-read-only-on-boot mechanism, which had been incorrectly characterized in the press as a "rootkit". The hack involves several steps-- first achieving "temp root" through a fork bomb exploit, then running a specially crafted kernel module that power-resets the read-only emmc to bring it up in read-write mode. Finally, the bootloader is re-flashed, which permanently removes the read-only on subsequent boots. The whole process is said to be automated by tomorrow.


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Category: Melissa's Earlier Blogs
O-nonnie Ice Cream! & new HFSJuly 22nd, 2005 , by admin
Today I put my appliances to good use. I toasted up some macadamia nuts slightly, and chopped them up then put them in my soymilk maker. It results in a nice creamy milk, a bit like coconut milk, though not really, more like creamy almond milk.
This was my second attempt at ice cream. The first time I used the custard method with egg yolks, but this was easier and turned out just as good. Think of it as a creamy sorbet and you're all set.
Peach Ice Cream
3 semi-ripe peaches
1/2 cup agave nectar (use less to taste if peaches are riper)
3 cups macadamia milk (cold)
1/2 tsp lemon extract
puree peaches in processor, add agave and blend, mix in milk (use a bigger pitcher for this), turn on ice cream maker, pour in, chill for 15-20 minutes. Place in freezer-safe container, harden 1 hour in freezer, stir (best eaten at this stage) and return to freezer.
New Orem HFS
For those in Utah County, there is another new health food store in town. Should work out pretty well for those of us that avoid processed foods and additives. http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/55893 They were just stocking the shelves when I dropped in, but I noticed some good brands (Shelton's, Lakewood Organic and Grasslands Beef) and basic ingredients like large bottles of Agave nectar, interesting nut oils, etc. Looks like it really has potential.
Still got milk...and heartburnJuly 16th, 2005 , by admin
Went out on a nice date this week (with my husband, of course;-), but I forgot to tell them to leave the cheese off my steak. It tasted good so I forgot to not eat it, but I thought I'd gotten away with something until a few hours after bedtime. I woke up with the worst acid reflux possible, this was like battery acid (not that I've ever eaten that to know!). It's normal to have a bit of heartburn and reflux during pregnancy, but I know better than to eat any dairy as it makes it much worse. My first pregnancy I'd suck on a sugar-free tums at night, but that's not an option as they have corn derivatives and often gluten in them, not to mention other junk. So I try to take my phytocal at bedtime, and only eat early in the evening. I still would like to find a corn-free sugar-free gluten-free tums some nights, if it existed.
A Grand Day OutJuly 9th, 2005 , by admin
My husband thinks my son and I need to get out more, and I agree. I take him out with me on errands, though he is a handful, but when it comes to taking him out for fun, daddy is king of that domain. Lately however, he's been busy supporting his family with a couple hard issues they've been going through, and my son was getting stir crazy.
I'm feeling better than I did my first trimester, and not so tired all the time. So, I finally bit the credit card bullet and got a membership to a wonderful local garden/museum and activity area. Now I don't have to feel like I'm wasting money if my son only has a 10 minute attention span at some of the exhibits or gardens, because we can go back as many times as we want for as long or short a time as we want. Today my son woke up early enough to beat the midday sun, so I took him there in the morning, and he got to ride a pony as a train went by (heaven for a 2 yo boy!), and see lots of cool things in the museum. (I'm dreadfully allergic to horses, but I walked next to him and his pony, and washed our hands right away afterward, so no problem.) We stayed a couple hours then he fell asleep on the way home. After dinner we went back and he got to play in a fountain and run around one of the gardens. I got thirsty in the garden, but found some bottled water, so other than sore feet I did well and got plenty of exercise over about 5 hours of going around with him.
It feels good to be able to be active, and actually do so. My little personal trainer and I will sleep well tonight.
Speaking of allergies, I have to again recommend a Neti Pot or Sinucleanse to anybody with allergies. I cleaned off our air conditioner yesterday, as it gets clogged with cottonwood cotton and pollen every year. Afterwards, I showered, changed and used my neti pot...wonderful solution to a potentially sneezy problem! (I would have had my husband do it, but he doesn't use a neti pot, so I was afraid he'd be sneezing for a week afterward)
Foodwise...eh...not so organized lately. I eat compliant foods but don't plan ahead enough to really eat enough of the beneficial ones. So lucky to have the option of eating eggs when nothing else is ready (they're beneficial during pregnancy...hooray!). Back to meat and veggies!
Tortillas, Refried Black Beans, and Grape SodaJuly 6th, 2005 , by admin
I've been trying Brighid's Quinoa Tortilla recipe over the last couple weeks, and they are as fun to make as they are to eat:
The recipe can be found it RecipeBase at the following link:
I have a tortilla press that I hadn't used in more than 5 years, so I got it out of storage and gave it a thorough cleaning. I was skimping on the flour too much when I tried rolling them out, so I started just shaping them in my hands, that way I can feel when they're about to get sticky and need more flour. I use rice flour for that step, as it's cheaper than quinoa, and that also helps be to avoid the skimping. I get them as thin as I can that way, they're pretty malleable, though not at all stretchable, then I gently press them in a hot tortilla press, turn them around 180 degrees and press from the other side, then cook on both sides with the press open. They turn out quite lovely, like a cross between wheat and corn tortillas, but no offending grains involved. On their own, they're a little plain, as a tortilla should, but with fillings and toppings they're amazing. I double the salt in the recipe, b/c most of my fillings don't have enough salt in them to begin with. (I tend toward low blood pressure and low minerals, so I never skimp on the sea salt, though with having cut out virtually all processed food, I'm probably still getting less sodium than the average American.)
On these tortillas I discovered a nice and beneficial way to make refried black beans. In a small saucepan add 1 can of black beans, after draining off about half the liquid. Add a tablespoon or two of ghee (who needs lard?), then squish up with spoon or potato masher. Add a dash of garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt to taste, and a couple tablespoons of Nutritional Yeast. Yum! You could avoid the shortcuts and saute garlic and onion in the ghee before adding the beans and other ingredients. I was too hungry to delay, especially since my son was being a real handful. Add ground beef or buffalo with compliant taco seasoning, avocados, onions, tomatoes, nutritional yeast and salsa...behold a great taco.
Another recent kick I've been on is all kinds of berries and their juice. I just feel the need for them during this pregnancy and time of year. Here's my grape soda: approx. 4 oz. pure blueberry juice, 4 oz. sparkling water, and 1-2 Tablespoons vegetable glycerine or agave nectar to taste. Tastes like a grape soda!
I also finally made some gluten free play dough for my son's nursery class. I also cleaned all the authentic glutinous Play-Doh off all the toys and cookie cutters. It just wasn't effective enough to stay with him and clean his hands and table every few minutes. For once, he this week he came home with no hint of gluten trouble.
Sorry it takes me so long to reply to all your comments, but thank you for your thoughts, ideas, questions, introductions, etc...
Ultrasound Results...boy oh boy!July 1st, 2005 , by admin
Ok, here's the scoop. My husband was right, he and his brothers, so far, only have boys and our second child is no exception. He's pretty obviously all boy. So, the difference I've suspected between my first and second is not gender. We're happy though, we know how to care for and raise and entertain boys, and I'm not sure how great I'd be at all the girly stuff. This does mean though, that I'll most likely go for a third child. We'd probably get a third boy but hey, you gotta try. We're also happy that everything looks great, right on track with nothing unusual. My husband was born with a slight congenital defect (most likely due to something environmental rather than genetic) though we weren't particularly worried about it as our first son turned out fine.
So much else to think about now that we don't have to guess the gender and such. Names names names...where was that list we had for my first? We won't settle on a name until he's born though we'll have a top 5 list. I had some cute girl's names picked out, just like with my first pregnancy, I had pretty much settled on one. My first boy would have been Ivy, this one would have been Dana (which would work for a boy, I suppose, though I don't go for androgenous boy names). Oh well, time to start over!
Then there are questions as to which immunizations are a good idea and which are unnecessary. When or how to introduce gluten...they're now saying between 4-6 months is best, though if he's an O I'll never give him wheat (I'm sticking to my guns on that one this time). Cream of rye, anyone? And will the hospital test his blood type? Probably not, that will probably be up to me after 3 months or so. I hate doing that, but they usually can't get enough extra blood when they do the PKU test anyway, so either way it'll mean an extra stick.
He looks a bit more broad-boned like my side of the family, in my opinion. Though it's hard to tell from an ultrasound at this point, and he is right on target size-wise, just like my first was. He's starting to be quite a wiggler and kicker just like my first, though if he's comfortable he'll just relax and squirm a bit, it's not the constant kick-boxing just for fun that my first son did. I suspect he'll enjoy being swaddled, my first son hated it because he always has to be able to kick. I also suspect he's an O... more easily annoyed, but less easily wound-up.
Oops I better go without spell checking this. The sugar I ate and the sleep I missed on vacation is catching up with me and I see a migraine coming on. Time for some beneficial foods and no more laptop screen for a while here. Oh well, mine usually aren't too painful, just annoying sight-wise.


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Just to iterate, I'm not saying the guy deserved to be treated like that. I only want to say that he possibly deserved it, but there's no way any of us can know that.
I don't know how anyone can stand a Marvin Lewis press conference in the first place. He gives some of the most boring responses I've ever seen, and I don't see that as a bad thing.


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During a meeting with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Congressman Steve Southerland (R-Florida), Yeager said the argument was presented to FEMA that it could grant reimbursement of some $15 million regardless of the stance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Gulf County�s long-running effort to be reimbursed for damages from Hurricane Gustav seems to have tkane a turn for the better, said County Commissioner Warren Yeager.
During a meeting with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Congressman Steve Southerland (R-Florida), Yeager said the argument was presented to FEMA that it could grant reimbursement of some $15 million regardless of the stance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
Gustav roared through the Gulf of Mexico in 2008 and the resulting impacts included significant erosion along St. Joseph Peninsula where the county had just completed a nearly $20 million beach renourishment project.
The county sought reimbursement for the loss from FEMA, originally estimated at some $15 million. The agency originally signed off, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife stepped in, citing the peninsula as being in a Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) zone and the presence of endangered beach mouse habitat, said the reimbursement be denied.
The tussle has continued since. A bill filed earlier this year by Southerland to overturn the CBRA designation in Gulf County was in significant part filed due to the county�s inability to be reimbursed for the loss of beach.
From the outset, Yeager noted, FEMA and all other parties were in agreement that the beach renourishment project was an exception to CBRA rules. Reimbursement, therefore, should also represent an exception.
�When the project started everybody was in agreement, including FEMA, that this was an exception,� Yeager said.
Yeager said the discussions with FEMA and Southerland were aimed at making the argument that FEMA could make the call on reimbursement, whether or not Fish and Wildlife agreed.
FEMA representatives said they would take that argument back the agency and Yeager said he hoped to hear something in the next two months.
�I am encouraged and the Congressman was encouraged,� he said.
RESTORE Act Committee
During its bi-monthly regular meeting on Tuesday, commissioners approved capping the members of the county�s RESTORE Act committee at 12 members.
County administrator Don Butler noted that 43 members sit on the Okaloosa County committee and that he had a number of requests from citizens to sit on the committee.
Butler agreed with Commission chair Bill Williams who said that too many members would be cumbersome and noted that the RESTORE Act committee has weekly publicly noticed meetings.
Yeager added that he was sure the stretch run of work for the committee would include public town hall meetings for input from those not participating in the committee.
�Everybody is going to have a large opportunity to weigh in on this,� Yeager said.
Land use fee waiver
Commissioners, citing precedent set by the BOCC in January, agreed to waive the fee for a small scale land use map amendment to the county comprehensive plan requested by the son of Commissioner Carmen McLemore.
The BOCC earlier this year decided to waive the $500 application fee for a small scale land use map amendment in the cases of property owners whose property had during the 1990 adoption of the comp plan been mistakenly placed in a conservation designation.
Such a designation does not allow building. The parcel in question, along the Chipola River, is surrounded by other lands also designated conservation, some of which are in state hands others in private hands.
The waiver fee had raised questions, Commissioner Ward McDaniel noted.
There is already a structure on the property, the Property Appraiser�s office lists a residential dwelling on the property, there has been no inspection or other building department process requirements met and the county placed a halt on construction on the property when a complaint was filed in July.
County planner David Richardson emphasized that the matter before the board was simply the waiver of the application fee before the issue is taken to the Planning and Development Review board for further consideration.
After several conflicts in the application were noted by a citizen, commissioners emphasized that disparities would be worked out in the process and that all required permits, state and local, would have to be secured.


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Tonight on the program, we examine the aftermath of the NSA leaks as the head of the agency was grilled at a hearing today. Also: The Turkish government considers a compromise to end the protests, the Whitey Bulger trial stars institutional corruption, examining an older workforce, Singapore looks skyward to take agriculture in new directions, and the trade-offs between security and privacy.
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Executive session requested later because information could 'impair ability to protect college community'
Following a meeting in regards to the "proposed preliminary property tax rate for the 2013-14 College Year" (which begins at 5:40 p.m., in the Blue Room of the Main Building at Moberly Area Community College), the MACC Board of Trustees will be hosting several motions in regards to changes to policy and handbooks, as well as the purchase of equipment and software for the college, itself, tonight (Monday, Aug. 26).
This regular meeting, as per the norm, will begin at 7 p.m., in the Board Conference Room, at Andrew Komar, Jr. Hall.
Following minutes approval, the payment of bills, and a Presidential report on personnel from Dr. Jeff Lashley, there is listed on the board agenda a request to enter into executive session following tonight's meeting.
The topic up for discussion is "public safety." The reasoning listed for the need for the closed session is that "disclosure of the record would impair the ability to protect the safety of the college community.
"Public interest in nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in disclosure of the record," the agenda notes.
Also on tonight's agenda:
• an "articulation agreement" between MACC and Ashford University;
• a proposed revision to the college's conditions for graduation policy and a proposed addition to the college's compliance committee policy;
• proposed revisions to the Associate Degree Nursing and Medical Laboratory Technician student handbook for 2013-14;
• a proposed conflict of interest and personal finance disclosure policy/resolution;
• a memorandum between MACC and Bothwell Regional Hospital, the topic being "Medical Laboratory Technician";
• a vocational enhancement grant;
• an agreement renewal with Microsoft for the campus;
• the proposed purchases of iPads, laptops, equipment, bookstore hardware and software, and furniture;
• and a look at the athletic insurance policy.


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Saturday, May 04, 2013 7:27 pm
Obama back in US after trip to Mexico, Costa Rica
The Associated Press
Air Force One arrived at Maryland's Andrews Air Force Base, outside of Washington, about 6:45 EDT Saturday night. The president returned to the White House just after 7 p.m.
Obama had left the U.S. last Thursday.
In Mexico, Obama cheered advances in that nation's economy and voiced his support for an overhaul of U.S. immigration policies.
While visiting Costa Rica, the president urged leaders in Central American to integrate their economies, reduce their high energy costs and confront violence in the region.


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We've had some cool, wet, and windy weather over the past month, much like the rest of the U.S. Still, fishing has been decent.
Did well on trout and crappies. A recent trip netted some beautiful Pumpkinseed Sunfish. The trout took a variety of wet flies/streamers, while the warmwater fish have nearly all been caught on a microjig @ 18" beneath an indicator.
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Memphis City Council members vote Tuesday, Jan. 22, on the "Memphis Pyramid Planned Development" – the formal name for the conversion of The Pyramid to a Bass Pro Shops store with other attractions including a hotel.
The council meeting is at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St.
The city and Bass Pro Shops filed two permits Thursday, Jan. 17, for the project with the Memphis-Shelby County Office of Construction Code Enforcement (See Hot Property in Friday's edition of The Daily News for details). One is for $21.5 million and the other for $7 million – both for renovations to The Pyramid.
A signature of Downtown, The Pyramid has sat vacant for years. But that's all changing with Bass Pro Shops' work to convert the space.
(Daily News File Photo: Brandon Dill)
Gracycor Construction Co. Inc. is listed as the contractor on the permits.
The council vote is to allow the land – which has an underlying zoning of "heavy industrial" – to be used specifically for all parts of the conversion of the one-time arena to a retail center.
The zoning already permits a broad range of uses indoor and outdoor, according to a report to the Land Use Control Board from the Memphis-Shelby County Office of Planning and Development but "it does not permit one of the important accessory uses to this project, a Hotel."
The hotel proposed from the earliest stages of the project has had several different locations in the footprint including inside The Pyramid in several different configurations and fronting on Front Street separate from The Pyramid itself. The latest plans offer no more specifics although city leaders said last year the location of the hotel has recently changed again within The Pyramid. With the changes in the past have come modifications to seismic considerations in the planning.
A concept plan filed with the planned development request shows three outparcels now fronting on Front Street "set aside for future development."
The OPD report also talks about road access to the site and the possibility of a new road.
"Part of this access will be improved with a boulevard street that will take place outside of the boundaries of this (planned development)," it reads.
Meanwhile, council members will talk terms of a sales tax increase during a 10:30 a.m. committee session.
If the council approves the resolution tentatively set for a vote at the first council meeting in February, the half-cent sales tax hike would go on the ballot in a special election for Memphis voters probably in May.
Council member Lee Harris will propose some changes in how the estimated $47 million in revenue would be used if voters approve of the tax hike.
He wants the first $27 million of revenue to be put in a trust fund for pre-kindergarten and any revenue above that to go toward reducing city property taxes and/or reducing outstanding pre-existing city debt.
In an email exchange last week, council member Jim Strickland, a cosponsor of the resolution with Shea Flinn, indicated he does not favor Harris' amendment.
"I cannot deliberate due to the open meetings law, but I am against this amendment," Strickland wrote in an email. "I will give my reasons Tuesday."
Harris circulated a copy of the email exchange to reporters shortly after the issue was raised.
"Just to be on the safe side, I wanted to forward the rest of this conversation," Harris emailed. "I never intended to debate the merits of the proposal by email."
Flinn and Strickland have proposed the same split of the $47 million in revenue but with all $20 million going specifically to a 20-cent drop in the current $3.11 city property tax rate.
At an 11:30 a.m. parks committee session, the council could take up a proposal by council member Myron Lowery to rename Forrest Park to add the name of Ida B. Wells. Although Lowery is not expected to be present for the discussion item because he will be in Washington.
The committee will also take up an ordinance proposed by council chairman Edmund Ford Jr. that would create a seven-member Memphis Tree Board to "serve as an advisory board. The board would be appointed by the mayor and recommend policies and practices" to the city park services and neighborhoods division on the management of trees on public land in the city of Memphis.
The ordinance also requires any company removing or maintaining trees in parks or other public places for the city to post a surety bond and those companies are forbidden from topping any public trees.
"No person shall top any public tree," the ordinance reads, specifying that trees pruned for public safety issues must be pruned by standards of the American National Standards Institute.
"Topping a tree shall be used only when pruning by ANSI standards fail to address the foregoing issues," the ordinance reads.


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MINOOKA — Visitors can expect to find a few new things at this year's Minooka Lions Club Summerfest, with the most noticeable being the addition of one day to the seasonal celebration.
Previously held on Saturdays, with the Minooka Community High School Band Boosters holding fundraising events Friday evenings, Summerfest has expanded to Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22, and the band boosters' events took place Thursday, June 20.
"We've been thinking about (expanding) it for a few years," said Minooka Lions Club member and event finance chairman Jerry Davidson.
"We were doing all the work of setting up anyway, so we figured we'd add one more night."
That gives two nights for bands to perform, rather than just the one, which Davidson said he thinks people will appreciate.
The band the festival had for years, The Silhouettes, was extremely popular, he said, but they retired a couple of years ago. The two new bands brought in last year to replace them – Kashmir and Arra – did very well, drawing a crowd of more than 900.
Those headliners will be back again this year, performing on Saturday evening at 6:30 and 8:45 p.m., respectively.
Both bands are rock, Davidson said, with Kashmir a Led Zeppelin tribute band and Arra a Chicago-based classic rock cover band.
For the new Friday night performance, the Lions are bringing in a country band, Back Country Roads, which will play Top 40 cover songs.
"We figured a country band would give them a change of pace," Davidson said.
Back Country Roads will perform tonight, Friday, June 21, from 8:30-10:30 p.m.
Wristbands to hear the bands will be $3 for Friday and $4 for Saturday. The food vendors and beer garden have also expanded to Friday and Saturday, as well.
Saturday's kiddie parade (10:15 a.m.) will be larger this year, according to Lions Club organizer Terry McEvilly, with the addition of the Community Band, the Channahon and Minooka junior high bands and the Minooka Community High School marching band.
Games that will be new this year include skeeball, a bean bag throw and an interactive robotic game.
Local Girl Scout troops will also have a table with crafts and activities for kids.
Thursday night was the fundraising event for the Minooka Community High School Band Boosters, and its activities expanded this year, as well.


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Rick Santorum won the Alabama and Mississippi primaries last night, despite being outspent by GOP front-runner Mitt Romney. Santorum's wins raise questions about the candidates' ability to connect with the party's base. Host Michel Martin speaks with Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Jeffrey Hess and John Archibald of The Birmingham News.
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DRoZ wrote:jgordon1111 wrote:jonty125 wrote:jgordon1111 wrote:Vodean,please under no circumstances try to assist me. I will handle my own defense of my actions. I accept full responsibility for jaks lynch.
Well while we wait for chap,I'll just throw my two cents in of WIFOM if jgordon flips scum he may flip godfather and vodean may be trying to proctect him
LOL jonty go back and read Vodeans (protection) of me. I have asked vodean previous to this, in a not so kind way not to talk because of what input is being laid out. Got a reminder from the MOD to be nice for it.
Whenever Vodean speaks scumbells go off for everyone(refer to vodeans suggestions to me). That is why jonty I asked politely (per Edoc's PM to me). that Vodean not try and help me at all.Ever. In any game. Not just this one. After this game is over PM me and I will let you know what I really wanted to say. BTW
Vote Vodean because if jak wasnt right about you,you are going to get someone else killed
Still waiting on chap, hopefully there will be more clues there. My watch last night was fruitless, but I would like to point out that jonty's hypothesis would remain valid, regardless of jg's vote and regardless of how vodean flips. It could still be just a ploy to deflect attention by killing a lesser scum.
True except the obvious on my behalf. Read it all carefully first DroZ. If you think vodean was at all trying to help me out, go back and read it again,thats why I suggested that to jonty as well.
From my perspective all that was happening,was vodean was seriously making me look bad. Again why one more time I have asked Vodean to not assist me. Read it again.


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Published July 18, 2013
UB will host the 18 International Conference of the Society for Chinese Philosophy (ISCP) July 21-24 in the Center for the Arts, North Campus, and in the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center adjacent to the North Campus in Getzville.
"Using a cross-cultural comparative approach, the conference will explore in detail and depth the Chinese conception of philosophy as the 'learning of living' to enrich our understanding of this field and contribute to its revival," says conference director Jiyuan Yu, UB professor of philosophy.
"This is one of the largest conferences ever held by the ISCP and will feature 106 speakers representing every continent, including Africa, where once the teaching of Chinese philosophy was rare. Among our speakers are many of the finest scholars in this field.
"Today," Yu says, "the ISCP is in every corner of the world, promoting the study of Chinese philosophy. Many colleges and universities are adding this to their curriculums, are hiring instructors in this field, an encouraging sign. This conference is meant to further promote the development of the study of Chinese philosophy in the U.S."
Yu says that one major characteristic of Chinese philosophical tradition is that it is not just a matter of theoretical pursuit, but a more practical enterprise. Philosophy is considered to be a "learning of living" and "doing" philosophy is to practice a way of life that one chooses in order to cultivate and transform character
"The central question of the Chinese philosophy is, 'what is the Dao?'—that is, what is the road we should follow in leading our lives?" Yu explains. "This conception of philosophy differs from the prevailing modern university conception of philosophy, which holds it to be a theoretical discipline and considers philosophical reflection peripheral to life."
Conference sub-themes will include practical wisdom; moral psychology; formation of self, character and virtue; philosophical discourses and their practicality; happiness, death and suicide; politics and the way of living; philosophical therapy and spiritual practice; comparisons between the "way of living" as conceived of in the Chinese, Greek and Jewish traditions; and a presentation of the methodology of comparative study in this field.
The program is available on the conference website.
Among the distinguished presenters and keynote speakers:
Welcoming addresses will be presented by Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international education; Bruce E. Pitman, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; David Herschenov, chair of the Department of Philosophy; Jorge Gracia, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Chair I Philosophy at UB; and Jie Zhang, director of the Buffalo State College Center for China Studies.
Conference sponsors are the UB Department of Philosophy, the Samuel P. Capen Chair in Philosophy and Comparative Literature at UB and the Buffalo State College Center for China Studies. Co-sponsors are UB's Confucius Institute, Humanities Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Vice Provost for International Education, Department of Classics and Asian Studies Program.


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CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates adjourned the 2013 regular session at midnight, having reached agreement with the Senate on legislation to reform the state's educational system, maintain public safety, address prison overcrowding, and tackle childhood hunger, among many other issues.
"While lawmakers dealt with a few initiatives that gained a great deal of attention – the education and prison overcrowding bills being the biggest – we also worked steadily and successfully on a wide range of lower profile, but truly meaningful pieces of legislation," Speaker Rick Thompson said.
In the final days of the session, the two chambers reached a compromise on Governor Tomblin's bill to ease the state's prison overcrowding problem, Senate Bill 371.
"This bill is focused on the critical issue: recidivism," Speaker Thompson said. "By emphasizing substance abuse treatment for prisoners and post-release supervision, I think we will achieve results."
By reducing recidivism and stopping prison growth rates, it is estimated the state could save $18 million next year.
"The Governor and lawmakers agreed that building another prison is not the best solution," Thompson said. "I believe this legislation gets the heart of our state's overcrowding crisis, substance abuse, but also ensures we maintain public safety."
The Legislature passed several additional bills regarding public safety.
"We adopted legislation to expand the Amber Alert, make seatbelts a primary offense, prevent sexting by minors, utilize wireless communications to find missing persons, ensure the safety of marinas, and provide bullet-proof vests to officers" the Speaker noted.
Three of those bills were dedicated to young people whose tragic deaths inspired the measures.
House Bill 2453, known as Skylar's Law, expands the criteria for Amber Alert to include children who are missing and believed to be in danger, rather than only children believed to be abducted.
House Bill 2046, known as the Kelsey Smith Act, requires wireless telecommunications companies to release location information of a missing person's cell phone in a timely manner.
And House Bill 3020, known as the Michael Cunningham Act, adds new provisions to the code related to boat dock and marina safety to prevent electric shock. Speaker Thompson said he is very proud that the House overwhelmingly supported Senate Bill 663, the Feed to Achieve Act.
"There is nothing more fundamental than providing our children with nutritious food," he said. "Enacting this program is simply the right thing to do."
Earlier in the session, the Legislature adopted Senate Bill 359, the massive education bill that is the result of Governor Tomblin's initiative and a great deal of collaboration among legislators, educators and a host of stakeholders.
The bill focuses on reading at grade level for all students by the 3rd grade, streamlines professional development system, provides flexibility for a school calendar that achieves 180 actual instructional days, focuses on qualifications for filling professional positions and provides principal and faculty input on filling teaching positions at a school.
"The bill is a tremendous step forward," the Speaker said.
In the last few hours of the session, the House and Senate also adopted Senate Bill 435, which continues the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program, allowing 16 more cities join the original four and retaining most of the other elements of the bill, including provisions prohibiting municipalities from having ordinance restricting firearm ownership.
"I am pleased that the home rule program will not only be continued, but expanded," Speaker Thompson said.
Among other bills of note that were adopted are:
* House Bill 3013 authorizes the Senate President and House Speaker to appoint job creation workgroups that could work independently or in cooperation with the Department of Commerce, the West Virginia Development Office, or other executive office or agency of the state, to obtain information to assist the Legislature's efforts to take effective action to increase and attract jobs in West Virginia.
"These legislative work groups will focus on specifically what the Legislature can do – in cooperation with other interested businesses and state agencies – to bring more jobs to West Virginia," Thompson said.
* Three bills to help our state veterans succeed academically and professionally.
HB2490 requires the state institutions of higher education to appoint veterans' advocates; HB2491 requires the establishment of a uniform course completion policy for all public colleges to implement for certain veteran students; and HB2361 includes persons who served honorably or who were discharged because of service connected disabilities in the National Guard and Reserves as eligible veterans for preference in employment training and employment.
* To improve coal safety, the Legislature enacted HB3043 to expand the state's Innovative Mine Safety Technology Tax Credit will be expanded to include methane monitors.
* There were more bills geared toward local schools.
HB3157 is intended to restore flexibility and authority for local schools with county school systems. It calls for the state board to provide the education oversight commission with a report for how this can be accomplished while increasing student achievement, along with any recommended changes in law that need to happen in order to reach this goal, by Nov. 1.
SB80 requires certain central office administrators and supervisors to substitute teach on at least three instructional days each school year. Superintendents and those who have never held a valid teaching certificate or administrative certificate are exempt from the requirement.
To view legislation, go to www.legis.state.wv.us and click on "Bill Status."
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Sergei Korolev [wikipedia.org], the chief designer of the Sputnik program (and every subsequent Soviet space vehicle until 1965), started out designing amateur gliders in his backyard when he was a teenager. I suspect many a great aerospace engineer started out as an amateur aircraft or rocket designer.
Today's amateur is the man who takes us to Mars tomorrow.
Yeah, nothing de-orbits better than a fully powered rocket. Earth, here I come!!!
this could make a good single-seat escape pod for future space stations or vehicles.
It's cork heat shielding is only good for suborbital flights. Also, I shouldn't need to tell you why a single seated escape pod would be a lousy idea.
It's cork heat shielding is only good for suborbital flights. Also, I shouldn't need to tell you why a single seated escape pod would be a lousy idea.
Why? The henchmen are expendable, and once the good guys have broken into your evil secret lair, it's really only you that needs to escape.
I mean, it mostly worked for Dr. Evil, didn't it?
Also, I shouldn't need to tell you why a single seated escape pod would be a lousy idea.
No space for your companion cube?
Lets just hope they upgrade the heat shield before trying that - 15mm of cork won't cut it from orbit. And I'm really not sure if standing up is how I want to deorbit either...
That said, this [astronautix.com] looks like a better, safer and more boring alternative for about the same mass.
Looks to be a wild ride - where can I sign up for a flight?
On a more serious note, I'm slightly worried about the apparent lack of an escape system in case something goes wrong during the powered stage of the accent. Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Vostok, Soyuz and Shenzhou spacecrafts have all used some form of escape system as have pretty much all planned spacecrafts as far as I can tell. The only spacecrafts that have flown without any escape systems was the Voskhod and, ahem, the US Space Shuttle. The former
well, lets just say that if it had been equipped with a escape system there would be seven astronauts back in '86 that would not have died.
Bullshit [nytimes.com]. The Shuttle is a stupid fucking design for a broad variety of reasons, not the least of which is the difficulty of not hitting a wing while ejecting a pod.
A properly designed LES would have avoided that problem - for instance by using ejection seats like the Russian Buran Shuttle did. Off course, it would make the Space Shuttle less sexy and unable to carry seven crew, but safety costs. Seven highly trained persons died because of choices made in the early seventies when NASA designed the shuttle and decided to not include a requirement for a LES. If such a requirement had been present, the whole Space Shuttle system might have ended up looking very different
Why bother with ejection seats (which as you state would severely limit crew size).
The shuttle crew cabin is a largely self-contained, structural module (as evidenced by the fact that the cabin from Challenger remained intact until it hit the water). If the entire crew module was attached to the rest of the airframe with explosive bolts, and provided with self-contained emergency power and oxygen, the whole cabin could be blown free of the shuttle during an abort, to splash down under parachute.
Get in line - the people behind it apparently want to take the first trips (standing up if I'm not mistaken).
they must be power lifters, even the 3-g force of the shuttle launch would leave me mashed on the floor
I wouldn't want to ride it.
For some reason a plexiglass dome at the nose of the rocket give me a bad feeling...
Perhaps it is because all my model rockets I build never succeeding in launching the shoot, and it landed nose first about 10 cm into the ground.
Really? I have to intentionally put a 5 second delay in the first stage to get the second stage to fire straight back down into the ground
A three stage rocket with 1-2 second delays in stages one and two makes for a pretty awesome zig-zag flight (not to mention some nervous observers)
You sir/ma'am are full of shit.
As a former USAF Fire Protection Specialist, I can assure you, there are several redundant systems on the Shuttle for egress. That being said, you have have a thousand systems to let you get out of the aircraft, but if shit happens before you can implement any of them, well, life sucks.
And pary tell which of those redundant systems lets you escape if there is a catastrophic failure with the launch vehicle - especially while the solid fuel boosters are burning? Right, none.
There may be several ways to egress the shuttle - but there is NO Launch Escape System as the term is commonly defined. End of story.
Right... they can't just open the goddamn door that is in the side of the cockpit... or wait, they CAN. OR, they can just hit the ejection seats (yes they have them... don't recall if that was released or not, but I've seen the T.O. on the Shuttle, and it clearly shows them).
By the way, were you shooting for "pray tell" with your "pary tell"? If you were... you missed.
Cheap shots, eh? Well, you're lacking any real arguments, so I guess you have to aim low...
As anyone who have been paying attention to the Shuttle knows, the first shuttle to fly in space (Colombia) was equipped with ejection seats for the first test flights (STS1 to STS4) and then removed. Any current way to egress the Shuttle during launch is time consuming and requires that the Shuttle is under controlled flight - which will not be the cause if something goes wrong with the launch system. Do you even kno
Why would you want to launch from a sea platform that's rocking around in the waves? Why not launch from land somewhere? If he has enough money to build a sea platform, a submarine, and a rocket, then he has enough money to buy land on an island somewhere that has no FAA and no rules about what you can and can't launch out of your back yard. Anyone have insight?
"building a floating launchpad is more fun than red-tape battling the bureaucrats
1 You: Yes I would like to make a large rocket, put myself in it, with a lot of explosives near my butt, and launch myself into orbit... Can I have a permit for that?
2 Them: This department cannot approve such a thing. Try this department instead.
3. goto 1
Not exactly. They are running on a rather low budget almost exclusively from what people donate. A lot of the stuff they have gotten has been donated by the manufacturing them. This isn't a a rich kid having fun, this is two nerdy danish engineers trying something crazy.
They are launching from sea to also escape a lot regulation in Denmark which would have to be followed with a launch on land.
I think you would be hard pressed to find some land that did not have any kind of government claiming jurisdiction over rocket launches or anything else you might conceivably want to do..
On the other hand, international waters is only 12 miles offshore, and the picture didn't show many waves. Sheltered waters actually flatten down pretty quickly once the wind stops as there is no swell from other weather systems (hundreds of miles away) feeding the waves which batter against the shores. Also, I understand p
international waters is only 12 miles offshore
That depends on the waters. It can also be 24 nm, or for the purpose of economical interests, even 200 nm.
If there's a high risk of the rocket failing and polluting the sea, I would think that the 24 nm zone would come into play in most places.
Why would you want to launch from a sea platform that's rocking around in the waves? Why not launch from land somewhere?
Not that big of a deal. Sea Launch [sea-launch.com] does this all the time. Though their launch platform is probably quite a bit more stable considering most of it is under water.
I was going to point out Scripps' awesome FLIP [ucsd.edu] platform, which works on the same principle. You start what amounts to a long section of pipe, flood one end of the pipe. When it flips into the vertical position you have a floating stanchion whose buoyancy is dominated by the part that's well below the level of wave action. Of course the submersible part of FLIP is some 100m long, but for the purposes of launching a rocket the platform probably doesn't have to be as stable as FLIP.
IIRC, the Copenhagen Suborbitals group used a submarine they'd successfully designed and built as a tug to position their launch platform. From that I'd have to conclude they have the engineering capability to produce an inertially stable launch platform. If they haven't, it's most likely because it's not needed for this vehicle and mission.
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Well, they have almost no money, everything is hand build by them self, almost.
Denmark is pretty small, we don't have a Nevada desert where we can play with our toys.
Having build a submarine, you know how to build a sea vessel, a floating launch pad is "just" an other level of fun added on top the whole project.
And I think the "Its Danish Engeneering" is a goal goal too.
...it appears to be held together in part by duct tape.
What can't you do with duct tape?
I worked on the American Rocket Company's [wikipedia.org] proof of concept hybrid launch vehicle in 1989, which went under various names in the press, but the working name in house was Single Engine Test One (SET-1) [globalsecurity.org].
SET-1 failed on the pad at VAFB, also due to a frozen LOX valve. There's a good account of the Oct 1989 vehicle accident attached to the Original Post here [nasaspaceflight.com]. I'll summarize from my experience.
All of the engine testing took place at Edwards AFB, where the humidity was approx 10% on average. At Vandenburg, humidity was more like 100% during cryo fill/drain operations in the mornings. I suspect that similar condensation and freezing problems affected the Copenhagen Sputnik valve.
After two days of dry-run fill/drain ops, there was a nice casing of ice around the 4" gate valve that separated the He-pressurized LOX tank from the polybutadeine rubber fuel cast into the combustion chamber, so it only opened about 10% of full -- just enough to ignite the engine but not enough to produce any effective thrust.
The LOX valve failure was listed as the "cause," but it was only the proximate cause, and could have been predicted and/or mitigated. But a number of other contributing factors (human error, subcontractor interference from competing companies, and design shortcomings) led to the thrust vector control fuel, 60% hydrogen peroxide, pooling in the flame bucket and catching fire. As a result, the outside of the vehicle caught fire, and eventually the whole thing became a burning mess on the pad, sending a huge black cloud of smoke over Santa Maria, CA.
The proof of concept failure was the direct cause of the failure of the AMROC startup. I joined in Feb 1989 when the staff was about 50. By the time of (company President and chief inspirational figure) George Koopman's death in July, the staff was four times as large. By the end of the year, the company was only 25 people, and closed its doors a year or so later, selling its IP to Westinghouse, which then transferred it to SpaceDev. So some of the work we performed did prove useful, eventually. And we succeeded in proving that hybrid rockets were "safer" than solid -- during SET-1 development, some Rocketdyne folks down the road at EAFB dropped a solid rocket section from a crane. The resulting explosion killed 2 people iirc. The SET-1 accident caused only $2000 of minor damage to the pad at Edwards.
I was a young engineer just out of college. It was an awesome experience to work at a startup like that, and I have dozens of entertaining stories to tell as a result, and learned many lessons I used regularly over the next two decades. I'll never forget it.
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work. -- John G. Pollard


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Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers SXSW Schedule
Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers will make their inaugural appearance at South By Southwest in Austin, TX this year. The band has released their schedule for the festival, which includes five performances over four days. The group will also be making appearances at a number of summer festivals, including Bonnaroo, Newport Folk, Mountain Jam, Hangout and the Strawberry Music Festival. You can view their SXSW schedule and listen to their song "Little Too Late" below.
Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers SXSW
March 13—The Blackheart at 1am
March 14—San Jose Hotel at 2pm
March 14—Antones at 5:40pm
March 15—Red Eyed Fly at 2:30pm
March 16—Auditorium Shores at TBD (Levon Helm Tribute)


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2011 Baseball
Beavers take one from Manchester
Bluffton sets school record for wins with victory over Manchester
May 7, 2011
By: Josh Bruner, sports information assistant
Game 1 Box Score I Game 2 Box Score I Friday Box Score
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University baseball team hosted the Manchester College
Spartans on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 for a three-game series to end the season
for the Beavers. The first game was suspended by rain in the middle of the fifth and
finished on Saturday after the two games originally scheduled were completed. The
Beavers picked up an 8-6 win in the suspended contest after the Spartans took the first
two games on Saturday, 15-6 and 11-5. Prior to the second contest on Saturday, Bluffton
honored senior pitchers Sean Jaynes (Toledo/Maumee) and Adrian Fritch (Edon) for their four years of dedication to Bluffton Baseball.
In the contest which was started on Friday afternoon, the Spartans put single runs on the board in both the first and third innings. The Beaver offense broke out in the fourth as they plated three. Nick Broyles (Toledo/Whitmer) crossed the plate on a wild pitch before Tyler Stephenson (Springfield/North) scored on a groundout by Tyler Wright (Troy). Airic Steagall (Hillsboro) made it 3-2 thanks to a Tim Webb (Delaware) sacrifice fly.
Just about 24 hours later, Bluffton added another run in the bottom of the fifth to take a 4-2 lead. Stephenson singled to drive in Kyle Niermann (Napoleon) from second. The score remained unchanged during the next two innings before Manchester rallied with four tallies in the eighth inning, giving the Spartans a 6-4 lead.
The Beavers responded with a spurt of their own. Broyles and Stephenson crossed the plate on a Spartan throwing error. Wright and Tim Webb also scored on an error later in the inning to give the Beavers an 8-6 lead going into the ninth. Stephenson, seeing his first action on the mound this season, held the Spartans scoreless in the ninth for the save. The win went to Tyler Gibson (Sylvania/Southview) who improved to 2-3. The loss was credited to Brian Tarnowski who fell to 0-2.
Leading the way for the Beavers was Stephenson, going 2-of-3 from the plate while driving in one run and scoring two times. Broyles finished the game 2-of-4 with two runs scored.
The first game Saturday started slowly for the Beavers. Manchester put up four runs in the first, four runs in the second and five runs in the third to take a commanding 13-0 lead after just three innings of play.
The Bluffton offense came around in the fifth. Five consecutive singles by the Beavers drove home Wright, Webb, and Kyle Trainer (Mechanicsburg). Kevin Martin (Bryan) crossed the plate on a fielder's choice and Miles Richardson (Granville/Newark Cath.) made it 13-5 following a Stephenson sacrifice fly to center.
Manchester added one in both the sixth and seventh to push the lead to 15-5 going into the bottom of the seventh. Richardson drove home Martin with a base knock, but the Spartans closed it out for a 15-6 win over the home team in game one.
Leading the hit column for the Beavers was Martin who went 2-of-3 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored. Webb also went 2-of-3 and scored once. Richardson drove in two runs and went 2-of-4 while crossing the plate once. Niermann knocked in two runs.
The win went to Justin Scott (4-4) as he tossed a complete game, while Miles Richardson fell to 2-2 with the loss.
The Spartans once again jumped to an early lead after putting up one run on the board in the first and third innings of game two. The Beavers pushed their first run across in the fourth frame when Stephenson drove home Broyles.
Manchester added another run in the fifth, but the Beavers rallied for a 4-3 lead with three tallies in the home half. Martin was the first run to cross the plate on a Richardson sacrifice fly. Broyles doubled to drive home Niermann. The RBI by Broyles gave him 114 for his career, breaking Kyle Alberson's career record of 113. Stephenson followed with a double of his own to drive in Broyles for the third run of the inning.
Manchester put up two runs in the sixth to make the score 5-4. Bluffton came back from a short rain delay with two hits and a run as Martin doubled home Trainer. The teams were tied 5-5 at the end of six.
Manchester responded with two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth, while holding Bluffton scoreless in the last three innings to pull away for an 11-5 victory.
Martin led the offense with three hits in four trips to the plate, driving in one run and scoring one. Broyles added two hits, two runs and his record-setting RBI. Niermann broke Tyler Stephenson's school record with his 68th hit of the season, a two-bagger in the fifth.
Bryce Murphy went the distance in improving to 9-1 on the season. The loss went to Kelly Barnes (Toledo/Christian) who finished the season 5-2.
The Bluffton University baseball team (19-20, 11-13 HCAC) finished the season with a school-record 19 wins as well as a school-record 11 victories in Heartland Conference play. After the three games, the Spartans moved to 26-13 overall with a 17-7 mark in the HCAC. Manchester secured the #1 seed in the upcoming Heartland Conference tournament which the Spartans will host next week.


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