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[ Resolutions to improve you & your world ]
5 resolutions to improve you & the environment.
It's that special time when a multitude of resolution lists get published and we start thinking about all the ways we intend to commit to improving ourselves in the new year. But we share one main goal: changing things in our lives to make this year better than the last one. Why not make sure the changes we make have a positive environmental impact, too? As the European Commissioner for the Environment put it, "A healthy environment is the foundation of our prosperity and of our quality of life."
We kept it simple for you — here are some of the most common new year's resolutions, along with resources from EarthShare member charities to help you accomplish them in the greenest way possible!
"I resolve to eat healthier."
One of the easiest ways to eat well is to replace processed foods with whole foods. Tips: only shop the outskirts of the chain supermarkets (most processed foods live in the center aisles), and try to visit your local farmer's market as often as you can. Eating fresh, locally grown produce can help trim your waistline and reduce your food's carbon footprint by reducing the time and distance your food travels. The average fruit or vegetable travels more than 1,500 miles to get from its origin to your plate!
EarthShare member organization American Farmland Trust works to protect the nation's farm and ranch lands, keeping them healthy and improving the economic viability of agriculture. Their website features great resources about American agriculture as well as how to find a farmer's market near you.
"I resolve to lose weight and get in shape."
You know exercise should be a part of your daily routine, especially if you're trying to drop a few pounds. Millions of Americans resolve to lose weight each year and invest money in expensive equipment or gym memberships. If that didn't work out for you last year, mix it up and take your exercise outdoors!
Explore the world outside your door and get your heart rate up while you're at it. Thousands of miles of "rail-trails" — abandoned railroad tracks that have been converted to biking and walking trails — crisscross the country, thanks to our friends at the Rails-To-Trails Conservancy. Find a rail-trail near you, then upload pictures of your family exploring your local trail via TrailLink.com – maybe you'll inspire someone else to take a hike!
"I resolve to spend more quality time with my family and loved ones."
How to get the whole family involved in an active, healthy lifestyle? Take the kids outside with you! National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) Wildlife Watch inspires kids to get out of the house and offers fun, informative activities for you and your family to do together. How about committing to NWF's Green Hour as a family resolution? The Green Hour campaign's success has helped seed a national movement to help all American children reap the benefits of outside play. NWF's parent's guide also helps inspire fresh ideas for connecting with the great outdoors.
"I resolve to manage my money and spend less."
Many of us are guilty of buying or having too much, especially after the holidays. Learn how to live with a little less with help from the Center for a New American Dream (CNAD). Resolving to buy less can help your family better evaluate purchases and save money in this tough economy. CNAD's Conscious Consumer Marketplace can also guide you on purchasing everything from chocolate to diapers in a financially and environmentally responsible way.
"I resolve to give back."
Whether you'd like to give the gift of your time or money, it's been proven that giving back makes you feel happier and more connected to your community. If supporting a healthy environment is important to you, consider asking your employer to offer the EarthShare @ Work giving program in 2012. Why?
Workplace giving lets you and your co-workers donate just a few dollars per paycheck to causes you care about – it's easy and painless. Workplace giving magnifies the power of charitable giving because it gives you and all of your co-workers a convenient, effective way to give back. And donations through workplace giving enable EarthShare's member organizations to spend less time fundraising and more time working toward a healthier environment! Let us help you get started.
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I barely got one going now with Feisty and PCBSD, and only because Grub rocks so much it'll boot just about anything
I had nothing but troubles dualbooting anything with GRUB. FreeBSD bootloader does not need any configuration- it can boot Windows XP, Vista, Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD and Other BSDs without any problem. All problems Linux users encounter is due to nonstandard disk layout(ala MS-DOS primary+extended mess)- admit that 3 primary and 6 extended partitions is lame. FreeBSD/PC-BSD needs only ONE PRIMARY PARTITION(slice in FreeBSD terminology) and all other partitions are created inside that one.

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The College of Engineering's Richard J. Mooney Innovative Design Laboratory is a workspace where engineering students and faculty can bring their designs and ideas to life. The facility is the gift of Pam Mooney and family in honor of her late husband, Dick Mooney '60.
The 2,200-square-foot space includes a large project development space, a design studio, and a manufacturing space for welding, grinding and brazing.
Dick Mooney, living the "We Do" attitude, was known for his continual quest to redesign and improve upon mechanical devices. The mission of the new lab reflects that perfectly, said Pam, who noted that her husband always credited his success to his Bucknell education.
In honoring Dick in this meaningful and permanent way, Pam and her family have carried on his legacy of action for students of today and tomorrow.
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Open Camera is a camera app for Android phones and tablets. It has the option to auto-stabilize so your pictures are perfectly level no matter what. Other features include zoom (multi-touch and single-touch), flash, focus modes, focus and metering areas, face detection, front/back camera, scene modes, color effects, white balance, ISO, exposure compensation, exposure lock, video recording, UHD 4K video, video fps and bitrate control, timer, burst mode, geotagging, configurable volume keys, and choice of save folder. The preview's aspect ratio can be set to either match the display's aspect ratio or the aspect ratio of the photo/video resolution. The UI can be optimised for left or right-handed users.
Marvin is an extensible image processing framework for Java. It provides features to manipulate images, to manipulate captured video frames, and to process images with multi-threading. Its features can be extended via plug-ins. Plug-ins can be integrated with the graphical user interface, and their plug-in performance can be analyzed. Every image processing algorithm is developed as a plug-in that can be plugged into the MarvinEditor, an image manipulation program that uses plug-ins developed using Marvin, or into third-party applications. Currently there are 55 plug-ins available.
Rapid Photo Downloader is an application for professional and amateur photographers, designed for use on the Linux desktop. It can download photos and videos from multiple cameras, memory cards, and portable storage devices simultaneously. It provides many flexible, user-defined options for subfolder creation, photo and video renaming, and backup.
Entangle is a desktop application for interacting with digital SLR cameras. With a suitably capable camera, it allows for full manipulation of the camera settings, remote triggering of the shutter, live preview of scenes, and download of captured images. It supports use of monitor colour profiles for accurate on-screen rendering of images. Integration with the GObject introspection framework allows third party extension plugins to enhance the core functionality.
Darwin Wallet enables blind and visually impaired users to quickly recognize paper money. It uses the phone's camera to detect currency denominations for U.S., U.K., Canadian, European Union, and Australian bills. Simply hold the bill in front of the phone's camera, and the app will speak its value. The app uses the phone's camera and OpenCV (via Android NDK) to analyze and identify the currency image.
Tiny Linux-specific utilities.
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I heard my child talking to a friend about bath salts. What are these and should I be concerned?
Q: I heard my child talking to a friend about bath salts. What are these and should I be concerned?
Different than the scented salts you use in a relaxing bath, "bath salts" is just one of many names given to a group of street drugs often termed "spice drugs." Other common names include K2, Spice, Moon Rocks and Skunk. It is frequently sold at gas stations, smoke shops and the Internet. "Not for human consumption" is usually stated on the package disguised as an herb, incense or potpourri.
The true ingredient is often a synthetic chemical that mirrors the effects of the main ingredient in marijuana or amphetamines, depending on where and how it is manufactured. The chemical is sprayed or soaked into the original product which is then smoked or eaten to achieve a high that is stronger and longer-lasting than marijuana.
Originally developed for pain research, spice drugs are now a common marijuana alternative for young adults and teenagers. The increased popularity can be attributed to easy availability and the chemicals' inability to be detected by drug tests. However, research on the ingredients of these drugs is allowing better detection of their use.
Symptoms of use include, but are not limited to, red eyes, racing heart, anxiety, aggressiveness, hallucinations and sometimes inability to speak. Parents should be observant for any of these and other behaviors that may make them suspicious of use and seek medical attention if they occur. Calls to poison control centers and visits to emergency rooms for spice drug intoxication are on the rise. Treatment is usually symptomatic, but cases of heart attacks, suicides and other life threatening events have been reported with use.
Originally more prevalent in Europe, the use of spice drugs has quickly become an epidemic in the United States since 2010. More than 40 states, including Florida, have passed legislation making these drugs illegal, and many have been added to the federal controlled substance list. To avoid regulation, manufacturers are constantly making minor modifications to the chemical composition, thus posing further problems with detection and regulation attempts.
Efforts to regulate and/or stop production and sale of spice drugs continue to improve. However, we must remain cautious as the possibility of importation and Internet sales of these drugs may further complicate efforts to ensure our continued well being.
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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by Popeye Saavedra, Nov 5, 2012.
How many wins you give 'em for the year? I still say 55. Also, will they top the Spurs?
Jesus Christ. You are one dumb flipper footed wide nose bridged cleft palated stupid faggot gook.
Ha...but I like you
Too early to say really. It will depend on whether or not everyone stays healthy and if they can come together as a team. I'm just glad they finally got their first win of the season.
He was talking to me.
Nice :bigup: I bet Steve Nash had like 13 assists
Yup, felt the same when the Celts barely squeeked past the fucking Wizards. Barring big injuries, they're both top 3 seeds.
lakers suck almost as much as popeye
We would have such hot sex together. For real.
Nash didn't play. He is injured.
He's faking...giant pussy.
this is not the thread for this
How can you not like Russell..... He was the gentleman powerhouse of the NBA. Yeah he played for the Celtics, but still..
If I could have met anyone, he would be in the small list
It would be amazing. Seriously.
chriza is here leave me alone
Yup, I'd also put Oscar Robertson an Wilt the Stilt on my list. Never duplicated.


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Soldotna's Heather Gaines and Homer's Randy Wiest competed in the Boston Marathon on Monday.
Gaines, 33, finished the race in 3 hours, 28 minutes, 45 seconds. She was 2,892nd overall, 364nd amongst women and 301st in her age division.
Wiest, 60, finished at 3:30:16. He was 11th in his age division, 3,101st overall and 2,688th amongst men.


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The FIA has announced that the new 1.6L V6 turbo engines will have a rev limit of 15,000rpm and will still ensure Formula One has a unique sound.
There has been speculation of what the limit would be as Bernie Ecclestone and the circuit owners had voiced their concerns at the sound of the new engines. After Adrian Newey told BBC Sport in Valencia that he expected the limit to be "around 14,000 or 16,000", the FIA announced in a Q&A press release that the limit had been agreed on a middle ground.
"This parameter has been updated from 12000rpm to 15000 rpm to allow engineers more flexibility in power and energy management," the FIA release read. "However, as a consequence of the new architecture (V6) and the change in rev-limit, the engine will sound different, but will remain representative of Formula One."
The clarifications come after the FIA ratified the new power units for 2014 on Wednesday. In a further challenge to the engineers, the FIA announced that the fuel flow had not changed from the initial limit imposed in order to force the engines to be even more efficient.
"The fuel flow limit will stay the same. The technologies are the same and as a consequence any increase in rpm will constrain the engineers to work harder on reducing friction and gaining on engine efficiency. The challenge will be even bigger than originally planned and will therefore enhance the technological lead of Formula One."


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Disclaimer: I'm only going off of things I've read on these forums, suggestion threads, random posts and whatever "game knowledge" I've accumulated since I started playing 6 years ago. I'm not a Ninja. I have no desire to be a Ninja, but I very much dislike when one job (with such a freakin cool concept) gets shafted repeatedly.
So I offer a couple solutions and would love feedback.
Innin seems to have been SE's attempt at "fixing" lolNIN damage. However, due to the nature of melee burns, being behind the mob isn't always possible, as THFs can probably point out as well.
Solution: Innin description: Puts the user in a focused state whereupon the target's weaknesses become obvious, granting the user better Accuracy, Critical Hit Rate and increased Ninjutsu Damage. This focused state leaves the user open to attack, reducing evasion and parry rate.(No longer have to be behind the target)
As any fighter can tell you, when you start to focus on attacking your opponent's weaknesses, you can often leave yourself at a defensive disadvantage, so this would work very well for NIN. Making it level 50 or, like with Call Wyvern, unusable when subbed, would take care of other jobs taking advantage of it.
As for its effect on blink-tanking...I left the ENMITY part out for a reason. Impaired Evasion and Parry already gets rid of a couple of the +points for NIN tanking, but increased damage might make up for it.
Solution 2
As obvious a solution as this is, I'm not sure why no-one has come up with it before (I'm sure someone has, I've just never read it).
A NIN-only series of returning throwing weapons with substantial damage.
Shurikens are awesome for damage dealing, but expensive as ****. If you've seen the movie "Kick ***", you might recall the part in the hallway at the bad-guy's building where Hit Girl has a throwing weapon on a rope, if you want to make it a realistic, actually exists in the real world kind of weapon. We already pretend that Chakrams and Boomerangs will come back after hitting something...we could always pretend some more.
We could see a realistic return to /RNG possibly with emphasis on ATK+ gear due to the Accuracy Bonuses the Ranger sub offers. MAYBE SE would be awesome enough to also create a few NIN-only Throwing WSs!
Just a couple ideas of mine.


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Posted by tigerpark135 on 8/13/2012 7:30:00 PM (view original):Will you post a link for us to sign up in the Beta worlds?
Posted by tcochran on 8/13/2012 10:15:00 PM (view original):I see we have some relatively new GD players that did not live the JConte era.
There is one VERY distinct difference between this administration and the last: communication! In the last six months, there has been more posts like this, than in the previous two years. I for one appreciate the updates and effort.
Posted by harriswb3 on 8/13/2012 9:41:00 PM (view original):NORBERT: You are awesome and we will all be patient with you as you continue this huge undertaking. Keeping us informed is the most important thing of all, and you are doing a great job. We all really appreciate it.
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LAKE PLACID - It's a blustery spring day as Carl Knoch trudges along the train tracks just outside of Lake Placid.
Knoch, manager of trail development for the Northeast office of the national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, is dressed for the weather, sporting a dark blue overcoat and waterproof pants. Joining him on his 9-mile trek to Saranac Lake are Tony Goodwin and Jim McCulley, members of the Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates' steering committee. Members of ARTA hope to remove the train tracks between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake and build a year-round, multi-use recreational trail.
"What we're doing is we're going to walk the corridor between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, to take a look at some of the challenges that will be involved in building a parallel trail to the existing rail corridor," Knoch said.
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Below, Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates members Jim McCulley, left, and Tony Goodwin, center, as well as Carl Knoch, walk the railroad tracks in Lake Placid. Knoch, manager of trail development for the Northeast office of the national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, inspected the rail corridor to determine the challenges of constructing a parallel trail being planned by the town of North Elba.
Knoch said he was looking at things like bridges, road crossings, how close people's homes were to the rail corridor and whether the project can maintain some separation between the rails and the parallel trail.
"Kind of a recon of the corridor on a literally on-the-ground basis," he said.
The town of North Elba has received about $3.2 million in federal funds for the Pathway Project, as well a recently renewed permit from the state Adirondack Park Agency. The aim is simple: Build a multi-use recreational trail next to the railroad corridor between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid.
Town officials readily admit they would prefer to see the tracks, which are used by the Adirondack Scenic Railroad to operate a tourist train, removed in favor of a recreational trail.
Meanwhile, officials with the state Department of Transportation, which owns the travel corridor, have repeatedly stated they are pleased with its current use and have no plans to remove the tracks.
"Jim (McCulley) has always said to me the rails should go, and it would make a lot more sense if the rails were gone - well obviously it would," said North Elba town Supervisor Roby Politi.
But Politi said he's had numerous conversations with DOT officials and is confident the agency won't change its position anytime soon.
"They intend to maintain their jurisdiction over that transportation corridor," he said, "because it's only one of two, other than the roadway, that goes through state land that nobody has jurisdiction over other than them."
Former town Councilman Chuck Damp, of Ray Brook, has been helping the town with the project, and Politi said Tim Holmes of Saranac Lake, who has worked on plans involving other bike paths, is also helping as an unpaid consultant.
The town is preparing to hire an engineer to design the recreational trail. The town received a list of 31 DOT-approved engineering firms earlier this year, Politi said. That list has been trimmed down to five, town Councilman Jack Favro said at a recent board meeting. The town is currently waiting for those firms to submit additional information about the project, and then officials will be prepared to hire one.
"I think it's still rolling good; it's still doing well," Favro said of the project.
Once engineers draw up the plans, the town will be able to put the project itself out to bid.
The town plans the project to be done in two phases: one from Old Military Road in Lake Placid to the Scarface Mountain trailhead in Ray Brook, and a second from the trailhead to Brandy Brook Avenue in Saranac Lake.
Damp said the total project, including the local match, is about $4.2 million. He said some of the local match can come from in-kind services.
The APA permit allows for a multi-modal, multi-season, shared-used recreational trail. The path itself can be 8 to 10 feet wide and must be set back from the rail by between 6.5 and 11 feet. If the path is less than 11 feet from the train tracks, a 3.5-foot tall fence must separate the railroad from the trail.
According to the APA permit, which was renewed in 2010, the project would impact 0.71 acres of wetlands. The permit was approved on several conditions. The town must do the following:
Install a silt fence along the trail.
Stabilize exposed soils.
Cut chemically treated lumber over tarps.
Provide off-site waste disposal.
Wash heavy equipment to mitigate the spread of invasive species.
Monitor and report on wetland mitigation.
The permit allows for a range of recreational activities, including hiking, skiing, biking and snowmobiling.
Knoch and members of ARTA are skeptical that North Elba can achieve its goal of building out the 8.2-mile parallel trail with the current funding.
About 3 miles outside of Lake Placid, Knoch stops to inspect a section of the railroad that has wetlands extending for about a quarter of a mile, with chest-deep water on one side and knee-deep water on the other.
Knoch said dumping fill in certain areas is expensive, and a lot of fill would be needed to bring the path up to grade. Building a boardwalk, he said, would be even more expensive.
"Cost of a boardwalk? $1,000 per foot," Knoch said. "You've got running water through here; you've got standing water. You can't fill that in, regardless of the permits you have. So you're going to have to build a boardwalk."
"I mean yeah, you can do it," McCulley said of building boardwalks, "if money is no object. But money is an object. It's something that has to get factored in."
Upon completing his hike, Knoch said his big takeaway was that the corridor passed through a lot of wetlands, and that to preserve the wetlands, a significant amount of boardwalk would need to be constructed. The trail is permitted to be built on the north side of the tracks, so it would be on the right side for users traveling from Lake Placid to Saranac Lake.
Knoch said it would help with costs if the town and DOT could "come to a mutually agreed-upon understanding of being able to cross the rail in a number of places to get to more solid ground that would eliminate the necessity of building a boardwalk through wetlands."
Another big question raised by McCulley is the presence of power lines next to the railroad, but Politi said he's spoken with officials from National Grid and it doesn't appear that the poles pose a problem for the project.
Then there's the annual upkeep cost associated with the trail. Politi said the town hasn't looked that far ahead yet.
"My guess is there will be costs," he said. "It's like a road. You've got to maintain it."
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MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and his staff outlined plans for an animal disease traceability program during the Cattle Producers of Washington annual meeting in Moses Lake, Wash.
The Washington State Legislature has provided $881,000 to develop a more reliable identification program.
"There are all these unanswered questions — well, that's unacceptable," Ag Director Bud Hover said of the current system. He spoke to CPOW members Oct. 19.
He considers one of the largest holes a 15-head exemption for the state dairy industry.
"It doesn't make sense to develop a program that is incomplete or has flaws," Hover said.
Lynn Briscoe, policy assistant to the director for the department, said the exemption is part of current livestock inspection rules. All cattle are required to be inspected prior to a change of ownership or movement out of state, but there is an exemption for private sales of 15 head or less of unbranded dairy cattle.
"There's no documentation, there's no movement transaction information when that exemption is utilized," Briscoe said. "No one knows that that movement is taking place other than the two dairymen."
Hover said he considered the exemption from every angle about the importance of the rule, and decided to remove it, noting that the majority of problems have so far originated at dairies.
"I'm not picking on the dairies — I'm looking at it from a more pragmatic standpoint," Hover said. "This is the direction we need to go, period, in order to protect both industries."
Hover welcomes feedback from the industry as the department works to develop the program.
The department has begun the process to change the exemption. The process can take 18 months to several years, including hearings, said Hector Castro, spokesman for the department.
Okanogan, Wash., rancher Craig Verjaska, a former president of CPOW, welcomed the plan to lift the exemption.
"We needed somebody like Director Hover to step up to the plate (and) make the decision," Verjaska said. "It's to all our benefits to make sure we don't have an outbreak, or if we do have some kind of foreign animal disease, that we can trace it instantaneously so that we can minimize the loss."
Washington State Dairy Federation Executive Director Jay Gordon said conversations are ongoing with Hover and the department.
The dairy industry expects the 15-head exemption to go away when there is an electronic reporting system, at some point during 2014, Gordon said. He would like to develop a system similar to one used by the cattle feeders or for motor vehicle ownership.
"When and how that exemption goes away is what we're in conversations with the department right now," Gordon said. "(Hover) obviously wants to move this faster, so we're in the middle of conversations about how we can make this happen faster."
Gordon recognized the validity of the security concerns, but said the majority of dairy producers are not interested in switching to a brand system only. There's a need when exporting animals or moving them out of state, he said, but using brand inspectors would be expensive and not helpful for the dairy industry, requiring a state-employed inspector every time a dairy farmer bought a bull from a neighbor.
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We are writing this letter in response to a recent article in (another local weekly). We, the undersigned, call and full-time members of the Groton Fire Department, wish to reassure the Groton community that we are totally committed to serving you. In the light of this article, we feel it is necessary to assure the public that our motivation as call and full-time members is the same -- to help people. The public should be aware that our service has not been and will not be compromised.
None of us were asked by the reporter from (the paper), who wrote an inflammatory article about our department, what our input was on this topic and we feel it is necessary to set the record straight.
There is no question that successfully integrating a combination department is not easy. There are challenges that face every organization and change can be very hard for some people to accept. We have found that the best way to overcome these challenges is to work together to try to solve them.
Unfortunately, the article we refer to was filled with factual inaccuracies which made it very misleading and our fear is that it could erode the confidence of the public.
In closing we want to reiterate that we will continue to train hard and work even harder side by side to serve you.
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You have used surprisingly low shutter speeds. I was shooting around 1/1000 of a second so as to avoid motion blur.
Maybe I'll head back out in the woods today and try a wider aperature f/4.0 as you suggested. I was hoping to salvage these shots though.Photo 1Body: Canon 7DLens: 70-200 f/4.0 ISShutter speed: 1/25 secAperature: f/7.1Focal length: 200mmISO: 400Photo 2Body: Canon 7DLens: 70-200 f/4.0 ISShutter speed: 1/30 secAperature: f/7.1Focal length: 200mmISO: 400
I don't usually post pictures, but when I do, they are of squirrels. Here's one solution to busy backgrounds: 500mm+1.4x. I think I went overboard with clarity on this one but it is what it is...(Info: Cropped to 5x4 + rotated, 7D, f7.1, 1/160, ISO800, hand-held)
IMO the background isn't the issue. It's more of the composition. All I look at is that twig sticking up in front of the squirrel. I'd play around with composition/ cropping to try to get a more unique perspective.Here is a quick 1 min crop & clone (the cloning is messy, just to give you the idea):This crop gets rid of the ugly (distracting) white bokeh light coming through the trees in the top left. It also moves the squirrel into a better composition.


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OG Nashville's Spring 2014 club trial will be held 5/30-6/1 (3 DAYS!) with SV Judge Bernhard Prem in Hendersonville, TN. Bernhard is a well known and accomplished trainer, competitor, breeder, helper and judge.
ALL IPOs TITLE OFFERED, FH, FH2,BHs and ADs.
Judge: SV Bernhard Prem
Helper: UScA National level, Ring Helper Joey Leigh
Trial Secretary: Sue DiCero
1. Field work will be on a soccer field.
- blind search starts on left.
- gappay metre jump.
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2. Tracking: cut hay field, about 2-3 inches.
3. What do you need to trial?
A scorebook from DVG, UScA or AWDF and a current
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We are 20 minutes north of Nashville. Easy access off of 65 from points north and south, as well as 24.
The host hotel for this event will be the Quality Inn (formerly Jameson Inn) of Gallatin, TN and is located 4 miles from the trial field.
Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for entry form! Any questions, please call Sue at 615-714-4094 or Gabor at 615-714-4737


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March 9, 2004
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -
Loyola Marymount shortstop Billy Lockin singled to open the game on Tuesday and then the Lions took advantage of three walks and three UC Santa Barbara wild pitches to pile-up nine runs in the first inning and held on for an 11-9 win at UCSB's Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
LMU (11-4) scored just two more runs the rest of the game, but the Lions were able to hold off the Gauchos (10-8), who left two runners on in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Lockin, who started the Loyola Marymount's nine-run first inning, finished the game going 4-of-5 with two runs scored, a walk and a pair of RBI. He scored both of his runs in the decisive first inning.
Freshman pitcher Brian Tracy struggled mightily for UCSB. He went just two-thirds of an inning and allowed three hits, three walks and seven runs, all earned. The Gauchos battled back, but couldn't cut the lead to under two runs.
UCSB got on the board in the bottom of the first when third baseman Nate Sutton doubled, stole third and scored on a throwing error. The Gauchos kept it going in the second inning when first baseman Bill Rowe opened the inning by lining a double into right-center field. Matt Stevens doubled to center with Rowe stopping at third base. Center fielder Matt Emerick was safe on an error with Rowe scoring and Stevens advanding to third base. Sutton then singled to right, scoring Stevens and moving Emerick to second. After Kevin Jenson replaced Daniel Macias on the mound for Loyola Marymount, UCSB's designated hitter David Figoni slapped a single to right, scoring Emerick.
Figoni moved to second and Sutton to third on a wild pitch by Jenson. Sutton then scored on a wild pick-off attempt by LMU catcher Brady Koch. UCSB second baseman Chris Malec grounded out, right fielder Matt Wilkerson struck out and catcher Taylor Vogt grounded out to end the inning.
The Lions scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings, but UCSB's relievers Loren Fraser, Eric Posthumus, Alex McRobbie and Ivan Ramirez combined to go 8.0 innings and allow just eight hits and four runs to give the Gauchos a chance.
Sutton, Malec, Wilkerson and Rowe each had a a pair of hits to lead UCSB. After collecting five hits in the first inning, the Lions had just six the rest of the way.
UCSB will host Big West rival Cal Poly at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. The game is the first of a three game series. The Friday night game will be played at Baggett Stadium on the Cal Poly Campus and then the teams will meet again at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.


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VOLO – The village is not constrained by the state tax cap law but plans to follow its guidelines, adjusting its property tax levy to a 3 percent increase on last year's tax base, Village President Burnell Russell said.
The tax cap limits villages, school districts other tax bodies to an annual increase of 5 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less, plus money that new growth generates. The inflation rate, based on the Consumer Price Index, was set at 3 percent.
Volo is a home-rule community, which exempts it from the tax cap law.
"We levy higher so we can get all the new growth that we can because if you don't levy high enough, you don't get the new," Russell said.
Despite falling home values, he said he expects Volo's total assessed value to be about the same as last year because of new construction.
Within the levy, the board has shifted some of the funds, cutting $30,000 from the personnel budget and adding $15,000 for maintenance of parks.
The village plans to go without an administrator for a year, said Russell, who does a lot of that work. And Assistant Administrator Eric Tison will pick up some responsibilities in exchange for an extra $5,000 pay. Russell said he did not have an exact figure, but that Tison earns between $60,000 and $70,000 a year.
The Village Board also is setting up a committee to oversee repair and maintenance of recently acquired parks.
The missing piece of the budget is the legal and engineering costs associated with hooking up to Lake Michigan water, Russell said. Whatever the costs, though, they'll be covered through yet-to-be-determined cuts, not additional revenue, he said.


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Margaret Hardy, 94, Browning, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at McLarney Manor, Brookfield.
Margaret Hardy, 94, Browning, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at McLarney Manor, Brookfield.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at Bear Branch United Methodist Church, Purdin, with Rev. Ted Stockwell officiating. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at the church with the family receiving friends from 12:30 p.m. until service time.
Memorials to Bear Branch United Methodist Church or Cemetery may be left at or mailed to Rhodes Funeral Home, 216 Linn St., Brookfield, Mo. 64628. Online condolences may be left at www.rhodesfh.com.
Margaret was born March 24, 1918, in Dooley, Mont., daughter of Walter J. and Helen (Thompson) Bye. On March 26, 1939, in Rochester, Mich., she was united in marriage to James Hardy.
After living in Michigan and Arizona, they moved in 1973 to a farm in Linn County.
Survivors include her children, Paul and wife, Paulette Hardy, Browning, and Judy and husband, Odis Flowers, Tucson, Ariz.; grandchildren, David and wife, Pamela Hardy, Steve and wife, Jill Hardy, Jeff and wife, Marla Hardy, Susan and husband, Doug Crooks, James R. (Rick) Flowers and Carole Everhart; and great-grandchildren, Lindsey Leager, Colton, Laura, Tawnya, Derrek, Amanda, Ryan, Austin and Brandon Hardy, Taylor and Jordan Crooks, Ashley Eikem, Zachary Everehart and Nick and Justin Flowers.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jim, in 2006; and an infant daughter.


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Manchester United are preparing a shock summer move for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, according to the Sunday Express.
The 26-year-old former Arsenal captain has struggled to fully establish himself at Camp Nou since making a big-money £35million switch in 2011.
And, reports suggest the Spain international would now consider a return to the Premier League, where he enjoyed his best form.
Arsenal are believed to have first option on Fabregas, and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger would be keen to bring the player back to the Emirates Stadium.
However, it's understood that the Barca star would prefer a new challenge in England, and would be open to following former Arsenal team-mate Robin van Persie to Old Trafford.
Barcelona have been forced to accept that they are unlikely to recoup all of the money they paid for Fabregas, and could accept the cut-price £25million that Manchester United are set to offer.
Incoming manager David Moyes has made strengthening the Red Devils' midfield his main priority in the summer transfer window, and will begin his attempts to fill the void left by the recently retired Paul Scholes by convincing the ex-Arsenal skipper to forget about former club loyalties and join the new Manchester United revolution.
If his Fabregas bid falls through, then Moyes will likely turn his attention to old club Everton, with Marouane Fellaini also linked with a move away from Goodison Park to link up with his former boss and the newly crowned Premier League champions.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team battled hard in their match-up against third ranked UCLA but ultimately lost in a 6-1 decision down in Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon. The Bruins won the doubles point then proceeded to take five of six singles matches to hand the Gauchos their first loss of this early season.
The Gauchos did have positives to take away from the match as sophomore Axel Bouillin continued his undefeated season in singles with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Dennis Novikov, helping the Gauchos avoid the sweep.
Bouillin said of UCLA, "Ranked at No. 3, they obviously have a lot of solid players and tough competitors." And although the Gauchos were one loss short of a sweep, Bouillin says the "score [didn't] reflect the quality of the matches that were played."
This was the case at court No. 3, where junior Sasha Gryaznov took Clay Thompson to the limit. Gryaznov lost the first set in a close 7-6 (5) decision but came back and won the next set 3-6. Thompson was able to put Gryaznov away in a third set tiebreaker, 10-6 to win the match for the Bruins.
The Gauchos faced a couple of players ranked among the nation's top-50. Sophomore Ziad Sultan faced #41 Dennis Mkrtchian at the No. 4 position, dropping his match 6-2, 6-0. Meanwhile at court No. 2, senior Mbonisi Ndimande was able to keep his match close against #12 Marcos Giron, tying the game at 4-4 in the first set only to lose 6-4. He also lost the second set by a score of 6-4.
The Gauchos also suffered losses at the No. 1 position where senior Benjamin Recknagel was defeated by Adrien Puget 6-2, 6-1 and at the No. 6 position where newcomer Andrew Riminton was topped by Karue Sell 6-1, 6-3.
Bouillin also believes there is plenty of "room for improvement" early on in the season, especially in doubles. UCSB dropped both doubles matches, winning only three combined games at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. The game at court No. 2 was suspended after UCLA clinched the doubles point.
The Gauchos will return home Feb. 9th to play Loyola Marymount. Action is set to begin at 1:00 PM at the Rec Cen courts.
No. 3 UCLA 6, No. 68 UCSB 1
1. Giron/Novikov (UCLA) def. Ndimande/Recknagel (UCSB) 8-2
2. Puget/Sell (UCLA) vs. Bouillin/Gryaznov (UCSB) 6-4, unfinished
3. Alex Brigham/Mkrtchian (UCLA) def. Riminton/Sultan (UCSB) 8-1
1. Adrien Puget (UCLA) def. Benjamin Recknagel (UCSB) 6-2, 6-1
2. #12 Marcos Giron (UCLA) def. Mbonisi Ndimande (UCSB) 6-4, 6-4
3. Axel Bouillin (UCSB) def. Dennis Novikov (UCLA) 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
4. #41 Dennis Mkrtchian (UCLA) def. Ziad Sultan (UCSB) 6-2, 6-0
5. Clay Thompson (UCLA) def. Alexander Gryaznov (UCSB) 7-6(5), 3-6, (10-6)
6. Karue Sell (UCLA) def. Andrew Riminton (UCSB) 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,1,6,2,3,5)


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"The heart feels good. You feel like smiling."
It's a strange comment to hear from a woman who lost her home of 30 years and a lifetime of memories on Tuesday.
But Gayle Stone and her husband Ray have been overwhelmed by the support and generosity of members of the public, many of them complete strangers, since fire tore through their Carngham home.
"We have always know it's a terrific, close knit community," Mr Stone said.
"But to actually experience it on our side now, in the situation we are in, it's too overwhelming."
"It's just beautiful, beautiful, beautiful people," Mrs Stone added.
The couple were among victims of Tuesday's blaze seeking assistance to start the long process of rebuilding their lives at the Snake Valley community hall yesterday, which has become a makeshift recovery centre.
Pyrenees Shire corporate services director Terry Matthews said a number of organisations were represented there to offer assistance but that the council offices had also been inundated with offers from members of the public.
"We have had a number of people contacting council offering agistment for stock, which we're now collating, and fencing replacement," he said.
"We are collating that information and linking people up with those needs."
Mrs Stone said as she and her husband awoke for the second day to face the reality that they had lost everything, the kindness of strangers had made things much easier.
"We are much better today," she said.
"Little things are still starting to sink in, it's still shocking, but the help from everyone has been magnificent."
She said the couple could never appropriately convey their gratitude to those who have offered help.
"If we could only round up the people, all these people and put our arms around them and give them all a big hug we would," Mrs Stone said.
The couple are staying with a friend while contemplating hunting for a rental property in Snake Valley.
"We do have to start moving on, to get things moving," Mrs Stone said.
But sadly, the couple is quickly losing hope their dog Sarsha will be found alive.
The whippet was at their home when fire destroyed their property and eight neighbouring homes while the couple were in Ballarat on Tuesday.
While initially Mr Stone said they would rebuild, he said now he was not so sure.
"There's too much going on in the brain at the moment, yesterday I said yes we will but now I don't know.
"We'll just think about one thing at a time.


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Jets score three unanswered goals to beat host Oilers in season-opener (with highlights)
EDMONTON - It was, as the new captain of the retooled Edmonton Oilers so eloquently framed it, time to crack the seal.
So just what is it then that the Oilers have had under wraps since they were last seen in a regular season game? Well, for starters, they have their first loss of the season after dropping a 5-4 decision to the Winnipeg Jets at Rexall Place.
It was the Jets' first regular-season visit to Rexall Place since March 29, 1996; the Oilers first season-opening loss since Oct. 3, 2009.
It had started with more promise. The Oilers scored on their first two power plays of the season and they outshot Winnipeg 38-28, but this is also a team that needs to work on its defensive game.
"Everybody has put in a lot of work to get here," said Andrew Ference, the Edmonton-raised newcomer who was just as anxious to slip on the Oilers jersey as he was to see the captain's 'C' stitched on it. "A lot of hours that go into everybody's summer — prepping themselves not just for this moment but the year. This is just the start of it.
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"This is when you crack the seal and see what you've got. This is when the honesty starts."
Two minutes after the curtain opened, Luke Gazdic, who was plucked off waivers on Sunday and was playing in his first NHL game, back-handed a puck that got by Ondrej Pavelec to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. Linemate Will Acton, another NHL rookie and one of eight new Oilers in the opening day lineup, picked up an assist.
One minute later, Jets forward Mark Scheifele beat Devan Dubnyk glove side then Bryan Little with his 100th career goal, wristed in a shot to give the Jets a lead that held until the Oilers power play went to work. Free-agent addition Boyd Gordon won his faceoff then tipped in a point shot from Justin Schultz.
"We can't stay on it too long. We have to turn the page," said David Perron, who skated with Jordan Eberle and Mark Acrobello in his first game as an Oiler. "That's the mentality we have to bring. Coming from St. Louis, we'd win four in a row and just keep going. It was nothing special.
"We'll see what happens, but I like the feeling going into the season with these guys. There's probably 29 other teams in the league that would say that, but I played on some good teams in St. Louis, and I do feel this is pretty special group in this room."
There are also players in the room who have been around for the losing seasons given that the Oilers haven't seen the post-season since 2005. There have been other seasons that have opened with promise and closed with regret.
"We know it's just not going to happen for us," said Dubnyk, who was also beaten in the third by Michael Frolik then watched the end of the game as the Oilers were pressing with an extra attacker. "We all feel confident that we have the horses in here to go out and do it but we also know from the years past that it's not just going to happen."
Ales Hemsky, with some vintage moves, and Jesse Joensuu, with a rebound and a new fan base after his impressive night's work, had given the Oilers a cushion that held until Taylor Hall turned the puck over at 11:06 of the third.
Defenceman Jacob Trouba, with a long distance slap shot, set the stage for a go-ahead goal by Frolik.
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A boil water advisory is in effect for many customers in the City of Belmont.
A water line leak at 1:30 Sunday is putting customers on a boil water advisory until further notice. Officials expect it to last around 48 hours.
The streets affected are; Chestnut, Walnut, Henry Camp Road, and anyone who may experience loss in water pressure.


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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that beginning the afternoon of Oct. 31, both Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad will provide limited service on part of their respective networks. The governor also announced that beginning Thursday morning, Nov. 1, there will be limited Metropolitan Transit Authority subway service on several routes, supplemented by a bus shuttle between Downtown Brooklyn and Midtown. There will be no subway service between 34th St in Midtown and Downtown Brooklyn.
"While both limited rail and subway service is being restored on a line-by-line and branch-by-branch basis, the work to restore full service on the commuter rail and subway network is ongoing. Thousands of MTA workers are still out across the entire 5,000-square-mile MTA service region inspecting and repairing the damage caused by the massively destructive storm of historic proportions. Metro-North Railroad is working to regain electric power and clear debris from on the Hudson Line and east to New Haven on the New Haven Line. The Long Island Rail Road continues to remove debris and make repairs to its West Side Yard and clear flooding in two East River tunnels," the MTA said.


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Details on the 4.3 patch for World of Warcraft have found their way online, with a close examination of the game's upcoming "Transmogrification" technology, brought forth by the Ethereals, that allow for cosmetic customization of certain items outfitting warriors of the Alliance or Horde as well as a number of other additions.
Speaking with German fan site World of War.de, Blizzard developer Tom Chilton revealed that the update will include three new five-man instances and noted that it will finally be the update that pits players against the Deathwing the Destroyer.
As for Transmogrification, a recent blog post on the official World of Warcraft site detailed how the weapon and armor customization will work:
Visiting a Transmogrifier will present players with a new interface that will allow them to change the appearance of an item while retaining its original stats. This means that you can raid in your paladin tier 12 Immolation set, but look like you're wearing Lightbringer, while priests can bring Benediction back--at least in spirit.
According to Chilton, Legendary items are off-limits, as they will ruin the item's "mystique."
Blizzard has stated that it is working to get the update out before the end of this year.
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Robert Griffin III posted the biggest win of his rookie season as his touchdown pass in the fourth quarter helped Washington edge New York, 17-16, in an NFC East battle at FedEx Field.
With the win, the struggle for the top spot in the division got a little closer as the Giants (7-5) now hold just a one-game lead over the Redskins (6-6) and Cowboys, who defeated the Eagles on Sunday night.
Griffin passed for 163 yards on 13-of-21 attempts and added 72 yards on five carries as Washington won its third straight, all against division opponents.
"We knew three weeks ago that every game we played was going to be like a playoff game," said Washington head coach Mike Shanahan.
Alfred Morris carried the ball 22 times for 124 yards while Pierre Garcon caught eight passes for 106 yards and a touchdown in the win.
"That was a great job by him throughout the game," said Shanahan about Morris. "To be able to close out a game like that when you need it says a lot about him and a lot about our offensive line."
Eli Manning was 20-for-33 with 280 yards and a touchdown and Martellus Bennett had five catches for 82 yards and a score for the Giants, who have dropped three of their last four.
Ahmad Bradshaw totaled 103 yards on 24 carries along with two catches for 13 yards and Victor Cruz grabbed five passes for 104 yards in the loss.
Holding a 13-10 lead, the Giants punted on the first touch of the second half and Washington started at its own 18. Facing a 3rd-and-1, Griffin faked a handoff before rolling to the left and taking the ball 46 yards down to the New York 15. The next play, though, Morris fumbled and the Giants recovered.
On the second play, Manning went deep down the right sideline for Cruz, who caught the ball for 49 yards to the Washington 40. A 16-yard catch from Hakeem Nicks got the ball into the red zone, but it stopped there and a 35- yard field goal from Lawrence Tynes gave the team a 16-10 lead with 3:09 to play in the third.
Washington came right back to take the lead. Morris runs of 10 and 16 yards got the team a pair of first downs, and Griffin got one himself with a 7-yard run on 2nd-and-7. The team made three more first downs to face a 1st-and-goal at the 8-yard line. Griffin used play-action and rolled out to the right before finding Garcon in the end zone for a 17-16 lead with 11:31 to play.
New York was held to a three-and-out and Washington had to punt after killing off about 3 1/2 minutes.
Starting at their own 20 with 6:06 to play, the Giants got 15 yards on a horse collar tackle on Madieu Williams. The team faced a 3rd-and-10 and Manning was able to get the ball to Bennett for 11 yards, but a holding call nullified the gain and the team wound up punting.
Washington converted two first downs to force New York to burn its last two timeouts and faced a 3rd-and-3, but Morris sealed the win with a 6-yard run and Griffin took a knee to end the game.
"I don't know what happened in the second half," Giants coach Tom Coughlin remarked. "We certainly didn't come out and play. The real factor was, in the second half, we had a lot of difficulty stopping them and we didn't do anything with our opportunities."
Washington started the game with the ball and converted one first down thanks to a successful challenge on a ball spot, but had to punt and the Giants got the ball back at their own 10.
A combination of runs and passes, including a 22-yard catch from Bennett, helped the team get down to the Washington 21, but a pass on 3rd-and-8 fell incomplete. Tynes' 39-yard field goal was good and the Giants held a 3-0 lead with 6:22 to play in the first.
Washington got a quick 25 yards on its first play of the next drive on a catch by Garcon. Runs of 19 and eight yards by Morris then got the ball down to the New York 28. On the next play, Griffin ran it on an option to the left and got down to the 16. He fumbled as he was heading down, but got a little luck as the ball went into the hands of Joshua Morgan, who took it into the end zone for a 7-3 lead with 4:16 to play.
The Giants came back with another lengthy drive, which included a direct snap to Bradshaw on 3rd-and-2 that he took for 14 yards. The drive stalled at the Washington 25 and Tynes attempted a 43-yard field goal, but it missed to the left and the Redskins got the ball back at their own 33.
The 'Skins were unable to get past midfield and had to punt with Rueben Randle pulling in the fair catch at his own 15.
Facing a 3rd-and-10 at his own 27, Manning went deep and Cruz came down with the ball for a 30-yard gain. A pass interference call on Cedric Griffin moved the ball another 21 yards, but an incompletion along with a holding call saw the team face a 2nd-and-20. Bennett, though, came up with a 24-yard catch and, following another first down, Manning found Bennett in the end zone from four yards out for a 10-7 lead with 2:32 to play in the half.
Garcon caught an 18-yard pass on the first play of Washington's next touch and followed that with a 35-yard catch-and-run down to the New York 13. That led to a 33-yard field goal from Kai Forbath to tie the game with 41 seconds left in the half.
New York, though, had all its timeouts and started its next drive at its own 24. A Bradshaw run of 13 yards followed by a 13-yard catch from Randle saw the team get to midfield. Facing a 3rd-and-10, Manning found Bennett over the middle for 28 yards, and that allowed Tynes to hit a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the team a 13-10 lead at the break.
Game Notes
Morris went over 1,000 yards on the season as Washington became the first NFL team to ever have a rookie passer throw for at least 2,000 yards and a rookie running back eclipse 1,000 yards in the same season ... The Giants had won their previous 26 road games when leading at halftime. That was an NFL record ... Giants right tackle Sean Locklear was taken off the field on a cart in the fourth quarter with a leg injury ... The Giants were penalized nine times for 73 yards ... Washington hosts Baltimore on Sunday ... The Giants return home to face New Orleans on Sunday.


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DURHAM, N.C. – Baseball America tabbed Duke senior Drew Van Orden as one of the top prospects out of the California Collegiate League in its annual summer league prospect list. Following his junior season with the Blue Devils, Van Orden spent the summer with the Santa Barbara Foresters.
Van Orden posted dominant numbers this past summer, going 5-2 in nine starts with the Foresters. He led the team in both ERA (1.29) and strikeouts (65) while walking just nine batters. Van Orden limited opposing batters to a .188 batting average and ranked first in the league in strikeouts, tied for second in wins and fourth in ERA. The Manhattan Beach, Calif., also made an appearance in the California Collegiate League All-Star Game July 17.
Van Orden appeared in 16 games this past spring with the Blue Devils, going 3-5 with a 5.94 ERA and 56 strikeouts.
BA ranked the top 30 prospects from the Cape Cod League, the top 20 prospects for Team USA, the top 25 in the Northwoods League and the top 10 prospects in 18 summer college leagues.
Duke (26-29, 9-21 ACC) returns 24-of-29 letterwinners for 2014 and added 10 newcomers to the 2014 rosters. The Blue Devils open the fall practice season Friday, Sept. 20.


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Chelsea have made an initial inquiry to Tottenham Hotspur over their Croatian star Luka Modric, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The informal approach comes after Real Madrid cooled their interest in the Spurs midfielder, but Chelsea, who had three bids rejected last year, are thought to be still keen on the player.
Modric is reportedly ready to hand in a transfer request in an attempt to force a move but Spurs remain steadfast over their £50million valuation of the midfielder. That transfer tag is putting off would-be suitors, and Manchester United - who are admirers of the player - are unwilling to match the fee.
The 26-year-old was the subject of intense interest from Chelsea last summer, and the Blues had three separate bids turned down - including one reportedly close to £40million on transfer deadline day.
And Roman Abramovich is thought to be eager to continue his summer spending spree. The Chelsea owner has already sanctioned the signings of Eden Hazard and Marko Marin, and the Stamford Bridge side are believed to be close to bringing in another striker to replace the departed Didier Drogba.
But Real Madrid were leading the chase for the Croatian playmaker before backing off in recent days. A cash plus player deal was mooted, with former Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin acting as a makeweight, but the Turkish star is thought to be unwilling to move.
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Darpa schmarpa!
Whatever happened to that DARPANET they used to have? Losers.
This will probably be something that's only for military use of some kind.
But I doubt that they can get decent economy from it. The fuel consumption of air cars is one big disadvantage - and the ability to carry a decent payload another.
They would better research antigravity first.
Many small aircraft get as good, if not better, than many SUVs and at 2-3 times the speed while carrying one to four people and a small amount of luggage.
The only hard part of the requirements is that it be a VTOL aircraft which will significantly affect the design, performance, and practicality. If they changed their requirements from VTOL to STOL of less than 1000 feet, the designs are likely to offer vastly superior capabilities.
The ADI Stallion homebuilt [aircraftdesigns.com] is more efficient than a 747, as regards fuel spent per person carried, and if you're willing to only carry 2 people rather than 6, you can take along a motorcycle as well, at 230mph, while still using less gas than many larger SUV's.
However, for the VTOL demands, maybe they should consider an autogyro with a prerotator like the Carter Copter [wikipedia.org] or several others, that can manage vertical takeoff and landing (and has the happy side-effect that it flies the same after an engine failure as before, except its climbing capability is severely limited.)
How about the Phoenix Missile [wikipedia.org] which most recently had a unit cost of $477,131. When it was first introduced, its unit cost was ~$1,000,000 per and that was in 1974 dollars. It was quite the technological marvel when first introduced. The missile is no longer manufactured.
Many small aircraft get as good, if not better, than many SUVs and at 2-3 times the speed while carrying one to four people and a small amount of luggage.
And comparing an auto from the edge of the bell curve is useful how? (Doubly so when the aircraft compared to has a fraction of the capacity and capability.)
And comparing an auto from the edge of the bell curve is useful how
When a vehicle represents the majority of vehicles on the road in regards to fuel economy, its far, far from being at the edge. Furthermore, you failed to read the 2-3 times the speed. Which means, at the same speeds, you get drastically better economy. As for "a fraction of the capacity and and capability", is actually very funny as the VAST majority of SUVs carry a single occupant, never leave paved roads, never tow anything, and never come close to filling their cargo capacity. Meaning they are themselve
I stopped reading when it became obvious that your comparison is based on bias, handwaving, and smokescreens. Thus plainly, though indirectly, answering my question.
Now stating facts constitutes, "comparison based on bias, handwaving, and smokescreens." Holy shit are you stupid.
The sad fact is, which was plainly obvious from your initial post, you're incredibly ignorant and closed minded of the world around you. Go bother to learn some more about anything before you post further. Seriously. Hell, almost everything I stated has been covered multiple times on slashdot alone over the last many years.
Are you even aware car companies have recently gone out of business? You
Just wait until we get a Mr. Fusion.
(posting because I fumbled my moderation from Funny to Overrated - one chance pop-up menus suck)
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An "aircar" version of a HMMWV (aka "Humvee" or "Hummer") might be an interesting vehicle, and would have some tactical applications in terms of inserting some soldiers or marines at a critical location or to redistribute firepower during critical situations. Flying over improvised bombs and landmines might also have a practical side effect of rendering those kinds of attacks as an obsolete tactic.
So yeah, I can see a legitimate military application for this kind of vehicle.
As for civilian versions, I don'
Arpanet was slow, incredibly laggy, incapable of supporting a huge userbase, and as a result, impractical except in limited military and large-scale academic applications. It was largely ignored by the general public, and was of little value to society at large. It became the internet.
The original GPS system was horrifically expensive, and had a large enough margin of error that it was mainly used for coordinating naval fleets, where being a few hundred feet off course generally wasn't an issue in the middl
This will probably be something that's only for military use of some kind.
Unlike cryptology, digital computers and the internet? Steel? Military applications have driven innovation for--- well, forever really.
The depressing thing about human nature is that if we weren't always busy coming up with more efficient ways to kill each other, technology might be advancing far more slowly.
Actually, any large RnD effort will produce new items. Many new technologies came uout of Apollo, and many came out of Xerox.
You need a goal and cash.
Medical technology has jump considerably in the civilian side. The military is NOT the only force driving innovation, there just a powerful one.
Whatever happened to that DARPANET they used to have? Losers.
Offtopic? That's funny, and the mod wouldn't be able to moderate it if it wasn't on topic.
Or is it still Real Soon Now?
ObXKCD [xkcd.com]
Moller has faced some health issues in the past few years that slowed down development, the company was facing financial crises and they were shifting to selling their rotary engine as a power supply for hybrid vehicles...
At least that was what the scoop when I got curious last summer.
From what I se there is a new web site and (maybe) some movement on financing, anybody out there got the real story?
Past few years?
I was a fan of them back when I was in college in the late 90s. I stopped paying attention when they proved themselves incapable of moving beyond the prototype stage. Neat concept, but not a very capable company.
Can't they put a starter motor in the thing? I'd hate to have to get out, kick-start the thing, and have it fly away; that'd be almost as bad as having an old crank-start car trying to run you over.
They want a fast roadable vehicle that does VTOL and long-distance all on a single tank of gas?
How much does the grant include for the development of unobtanium-powered engines?
Or have they finally waterboarded the Little Green Men at Area 51 sufficiently to reveal how to distill two-headed Martial Elvis babies into flying saucer fuel, and this is just the setup for the cover story preceding the public unveiling?
Welcome to civilization, where "unsolvable" problems are tackled with technology, ingenuity, and a desire for human progress.
Oh, never mind. This is 21st Century America, where nothing is possible, and every dollar not spent on weapons technology, luxury goods, or puerile entertainment is "wasted." I keep forgetting.
This nonsense from the same bastards that said we could build a worldwide computer network that may change the world as we know it, and wasted hundreds of millions of dollars developing it. Moro
You miss my point.
I'm all for advancements and the research necessary to bring them about.
At least TFS, though, describes a vehicle that is physically impossible with modern engine technology.
VTOL takes vast amounts of energy. High-speed and long-range travel takes lots of energy. Roadable vehicles, flyable vehicles, and VTOL vehicles all demand significantly different efficiency compromises.
Demanding a single vehicle that meets all their requirements means coming up with something that will need a p
Heh, TFA mentions that they're looking for hybrid electric engines and advanced batteries, among other things.
My prediction is that the group that wins the competition will use some sort of deployable hot-air balloon to achieve "VTOL".
I only have until January 7th to register for their poster session? Aw, nuts
The description really is for a flying saucer, and it will — of necessity — need an equally-fantastic motor. Without that motor, nobody'll even make it out of the parking lot.
Actually, I thought that most of the requirements mentioned in the summary could probably be met by a hovercraft...
Unobtanium is gotten from Big Blue Men [imdb.com] not Little Green Men. (BTW, it comes from a group of Big Blue Men, not the Blue Man Group [blueman.com].)
The want computers to be interconnected across the world and information shared? Crazy talk.
You lack imagination.
One of the first tags on this story was "fixtheeconomyfirst"... but the core problem in our economy is that the dichotomy between wealthy investors and owner calss, and the mass of stagnant income earner class who mostly provide service to eachother and the wealthy. Flashy inefficient technology like these are about all we can do at this point to get anything out of the currently rather sheepish investors/owners. Our political system will NOT be fixing this situation anytime soon - not when money spent on campaigns is considered "political speech", and corporations are counted as people for those related rights.
Still, if most golden-parachute equipped managers can be convinced to sign a bankruptcy inducing contract just because one of these things are SO flying-car-smexy, and they can only get it through these government channels fully equipped to extract that money - then there's a chance to reduce their political power. And that WOULD fix the economy, in a roundabout way.
Not going to happen - but like with cheap flying cars, one can always dream.
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The workshop will: (a) Introduce the research community (industry, academia, and Government) to the TX program vision and objectives;
So who wants to start a pool on which agencies/industry power hitters make the biggest contributions? Lockheed Martin has a great military aircraft record but Boeing seems to work magic in the advanced controls systems. Personally I would put my money on Northrop Gruman or some university coming up with the most significant design contributions. Both of those sources have quite the tenacity for half-crazed cutting edge ideas that the government loves to gobble up.
Both of those sources have quite the tenacity for half-crazed cutting edge ideas that the government loves to gobble up.
Cutting edge? Apparently the flying car has been "promised" by someone for fifty years, although I'm damned if I can figure out who made this promise or when or to whom.
No one ever promised me a flying car, so I guess I'm just not special!
We don't need flying cars. Flying cars = Falling cars. Add in volatile fuel and you have bombs. What they need to work on is a car that will hover about 2-3 feet above the ground. A hover car would eliminate the need for paved roads, road maintenance, bridges, bridge maintenance, etc... You just need lane guides and median dividers.
We don't need flying cars. Flying cars = Falling cars. Add in volatile fuel and you have bombs.
So, who is going to perform the security search before I leave for work in a flying car? Does the TSA come to my house every morning, or does my wife get to strip search me? And can I be checked before I put on my shoes, or do I have to put them on, then take them off, and then put them on again?
And if I bring a cup of coffee, does it have to be smaller than 3.4 ounces??
So, who is going to perform the security search before I leave for work in a flying car?
Who does the security search before you fly an airplane that you own, instead of a commercial airliner?
I suspect the answer will be the same.
Does the TSA come to my house every morning, or does my wife get to strip search me?
Well, your wife already strip searches me after you leave for work.
We don't need flying cars. Flying cars = Falling cars. Add in volatile fuel and you have bombs. What they need to work on is a car that will hover about 2-3 feet above the ground. A hover car would eliminate the need for paved roads, road maintenance, bridges, bridge maintenance, etc...
Assuming the car actually moves parallel to the ground while above it, that's a low-altitude flying car. Hovering doesn't get you anywhere except off the ground.
Hovercars would be immune to icy roads too....
But they would always drive as if they were on an icy road all of the time.....
I don't think so. Hover cars are by necessity going to be supported on a pillar of high pressure air. That will turn a dirt road into a dust storm, water into spray and gravel into high speed projectiles. Add to that, the difficulty in steering and braking when you don't have contact with the surface and you will see that hover cars are a no go.
It's all fun and games till numb-nuts ram flying crafts into a buildings. Oh wait...
No real military use for this thing.
If you see it, you can kill it, with RPGs or whatever, so hovering in the air merely increases the range from which it can be struck.
Then there are no current levitation systems that don't involve massive airflow, making a huge dust cloud (also ingesting all kinds of junk into the engines)
Then they mention "asymmetric threats" because everyone knows that guarantees grant money, but in my opinion using a levitating APC or whatever in the middle east would be fairly suicida
If you can't see the military use for a humvee that can jump a ditch you've got the worst case of failure of imagination ever known. Please report to IBM for recruitment.
No real military use for this thing.
If you see it, you can kill it, with RPGs or whatever, so hovering in the air merely increases the range from which it can be struck.
Being able to easily pop up from the ground is better, from that respect, from being able to pop up from NOE flight, so there is a respect that a VTOL craft that can move well on roads and do light off-road work could be better than, say, a helicopter (which is very poor at moving on the ground.)
On the other hand, being able to move at high
IMHO whatever comes from this DARPA program will inevitably be a more roadworthy helicopter, which may or may not end up having enough advantages over existing helicopters. But to slam it simply because it won't be invisible is just silly.
If you see it, you can kill it, with RPGs or whatever, so hovering in the air merely increases the range from which it can be struck.
Then there are no current levitation systems that don't involve massive airflow, making a huge dust cloud (also ingesting all kinds of junk into the engines)
Seems to me all that dust would make it kinda hard to see!
I'd venture a guess that the whole reason this is being researched by DARPA is because of the high number of casualties caused by roadside bombs. If an insurgent enemy knows that you must transport personnel and materiel via existing roads, it makes it easy to target you without being seen. The US wants an engagement where they know where the enemy is. The US doesn't want an engagement where the enemy knows where they are (i.e., on the road) but the enemy can himself remain hidden while inflicting damage.
Want to bet that this will lead to a whole new section of Darwin Awards?
Doc Brown said they wouldn't need roads where they were going, but if they had been going somewhere else they would have needed roads.
Concrete puts out a lot of CO2, both making it, mixing it and hauling it, and as it decomposes. If we had flying cars we would not need concrete for roads so we could factor that in to the flying cars carbon footprint. I can't wait to get mine.
Flying cars are a really bad idea.
The vast majority of drivers are failing in 2D.
Add another dimension to fail in and the problem explodes.
I also don't want them over my house, land, pastures.
Costs and fuel consumption will hopefully kill this dead.
The vast majority of drivers are failing in 2D.
Please explain the sense of "failing" for which this is true even for a bare majority of drivers, much less a "vast" majority.
I recommend not living or working in any high rise buildings after flying cars are mainstreamed....
Here comes Mr. Alluh Fubar in an Aerial Audi.
Duck and Cover
I say just slap a 6 wheel chassis under an Osprey.
The problem with that is that highly trained Marine pilots struggle to fly the Osprey. How do you expect the average redneck to do it whilst on their mobile phone and fiddling with their stereo.
The initial momentum vertically is the highest energy requirement, which severely limits payload as energy storage becomes a huge issue. Large fan blades are probably not possible as well.
Perhaps a spring or hydraulic based jump-start system (undercarriage paddles?) could enable a vehicle to begin large hops while engaging a ducted fan system that doesn't give full lift, but can slow a landing. For full flight, I suspect a folded wing system of some kind will be necessary.
... provide the flexibility to adapt to traditional and asymmetric threats
Excellent, it's being prepared to handle South Australian drivers then. Sweet.
"Only thirty-nine, nine-ninety-nine, ninety-five."
Remember when that sounded like a lot of money for a flying car?
Are flying cars even feasible? The energy required to push a car forward is nothing compared to the energy needed to keep it in the air. Even if flying cars are developed, their not going to be economical until we get past the energy crisis.
That's a quote from and the theme of "Flying Platforms and Jeeps" http://www.vectorsite.net/avplatfm.html [vectorsite.net] all PD and referenced material on VTOL air/ground craft from 1950s to present. No, these weren't just a 50s and 60s fad. The last military oriented program was running in 2002. There have been greater and lesser successes within the class, but none have been successful compared to other vehicle types. When they compete with say, helos or hovercraft, they're just too inefficient. The amount of power it t
If I run out of gas in my car, it stalls and slows down to a stop which I can pull off to the side of the road.
When I run out of gas in my sky car and it stalls... err wait...
Wheh you are low on gas it starts an automated decent.
Wheh you are low on gas it starts an automated decent.
The problem is what is below you may not be convienent to land on like, other cars, people, houses, lakes, small churches, zoos, methodists, and forests. A road tends to physically constrain a vechicles options to the road, a shoulder, and occasionally a ditch...
Flying has too many issues for it to ever become a reality. There is a reason we train pilots to such a degree compared to a driver's license.
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Authority and functions of agency Chief Human Capital Officers
(a) The functions of each Chief Human Capital Officer shall include—
assessing workforce characteristics and future needs based on the agency's mission and strategic plan;
aligning the agency's human resources policies and programs with organization mission, strategic goals, and performance outcomes;
developing and advocating a culture of continuous learning to attract and retain employees with superior abilities;
identifying best practices and benchmarking studies,[1] and
(b) In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this section, each agency Chief Human Capital Officer—
(1) shall have access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other material that—
(Added Pub. L. 107–296, title XIII, § 1302(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2288.)
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Off-season post that's pure tiger blood
Nothing to do with college football. But it's March and this post is a bi-winner with equal parts Adonis DNA.
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- Andy said...
Wow, that is brilliant... droopy-eyed armless children.
I have been a big fan of "Two and a Half Men" for a while (mostly because of the hot women) - but Charlie Sheen clearly has a substance abuse problem. I have no issue with CBS stopping the show.
I woke up this morning expecting to hear that he has died from an over-dose -- but instead he only had his children removed from his home. Sad.
- March 02, 2011 10:03 AM
- Bigasshammm said...
I'm sure that was real booze during the filming of TAAHM.
- March 03, 2011 9:44 AM
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The principal, parents and teachers at Rocky Mountain Elementary school are frustrated with the county. They're still waiting for a stoplight near the school that was supposed to be finished over the summer.
11 News first told you about the plans for a stoplight at the intersection of D and a half and 32 and a half roads last December.
There had already been delays because the Mesa County Public Works Department had a hard time finding a contractor to do the work.
Now there are even more delays because the county says the some of the work that has been done so far is not up to par. Parents say they're tired of waiting.
Hundreds of kids walk home from Rocky Mountain Elementary School everyday. It's one of the few schools that doesn't have buses.
Parents and kids don't mind the walk but it's crossing the intersection that makes parents nervous.
But this isn't a new problem and parents and staff at the school haev already asked for a solution.
"We were under the impression that this summer not only would we have curbing, but we'd have a stoplight, and so far that hasn't happened," Rocky Mountain Elementary School Principal David Fricke told 11 News on Monday.
He says while they wait kids are at risk.
"I hope it's not one of those situations where it takes someone getting hurt that prompts it to happen," said Fricke.
He says he hasn't heard from the county since a contractor started installing stoplight foundations outside of the school and hasn't returned.
"Bear with us," Mesa County Engineer Mike Meininger said on Monday.
He understands that people might be frustrated but says construction projects hit bumps.
"To be the best shepard of the taxpayers money we have to do the best we can to fund a safe installation," said Fricke.
He says it's been a challenge, not only to find someone to do the work in a valley that is growing, but to do it well. Meininger says the county is working as fast as it can.
But two years for one stoplight is not fast enough for parents, teachers and crossing guards who worry about children crossing the street everyday.
Mesa County engineers say they're talking to the contractor about the foundations. Depending on what they find it could be atleast six weeks before they can get the light in.
They say that's best case scenario. If they have to replace the foundations it could be a whole lot longer.


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Papiss Cisse reminded the Newcastle fans of his quality with an impressive goal in his side's 3-0 Europa League demolition of Bordeaux.
The Senegal international produced a trademark sumptuous 49th-minute finish to kill off the Frenchmen as the Magpies powered their way to the top of Group D with their first win in front of a delighted crowd of 30,987.
Shola Ameobi had set Alan Pardew's side on their way with his 13th European goal following good work by Girondins old boy Gabriel Obertan, and Brazilian defender Henrique's 40th-minute own goal left the visitors in deep trouble.
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"Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but the Lord tests the heart." Proverbs 17:3
The fire of the crucible is never meant to destroy the silver. The intense heat of the furnace will not destroy the gold. Fire improves upon precious metals, refining and purifying them. Likewise, the Lord tests our heart.
He allows the heat of our trials to refine our character and purify our heart. Will You test our hearts, Lord?
A wrong has been done against our child and we are in the midst of a battle for justice. We are his protectors. We are the voice for our special needs child when he is unable to speak for himself.
The world fights injustice by productive means, but its justice also has the tendency to act out with vengeance or silly lawsuits. We cannot get caught up in the actions of the world. On the contrary, we are vessels of Christ and He desires to shine His light into this darkness.
I am very certain He has a larger purpose in mind for the situation we find our family in. We are just along for the wild ride. In the pain and discouragement of events exposed, we are willing to do what He wants us to do.
The problem is we don't know exactly what He wants to do with all of the details of the event. But we do know the Lord will direct our steps. And when He does make clear to us what actions to take then we act with bold faith. No matter how personally uncomfortable it is to tread upon unfamiliar territory, the discomfort cannot be our guide.
So please Lord, keep our hearts in check. We acknowledge our hearts can deceive us. When injustice is carried out against our flesh and blood mankind has the potential to go overboard in response. We have no desire to push people to their breaking point in the name of justice. And we absolutely have no desire to shrink back, sweeping the injustice under the carpet.
Help us act in just and purposeful ways which reflect Your heart and honor You without our flesh messing it up! Test our hearts O Lord, and refine them for good.
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Commercial growth is already a given for the year 2013 with three companies already in the process of expanding their present locations in Stuttgart.
Commercial growth is already a given for the year 2013 with three companies already in the process of expanding their present locations in Stuttgart.
AHTD area headquarters
The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) has officially settled in to its new area headquarters just north of Stuttgart.
District Engineer David Henning for AHTD's District 2 said they accepted the completed project on Dec. 3 and the building's 12 employees immediately moved in. It was an easy transition.
"The new building is fantastic. We have modern, more state-of-the-art equipment for fuel," Henning said, adding that it also has better lighting and heating.
It was a step-up from the former building on Park Avenue, which was heavily damaged in the 2008 tornado. The new 40-foot-by-100-foot building is built on five acres of land on Arkansas Hwy. 165 across from Mack's Prairie Wings.
A ribbon cutting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday. No new projects are scheduled for Arkansas County for 2013. Henning said AHTD would look at overlaying Hwy. 79B through Stuttgart within the next two years depending on the availability of funding and bridge projects are tentatively scheduled for 2015 and 2016.
A new facility of more than 50,000 square feet is in the works for Ag-Pro of Stuttgart. President Matthew Carlton said it is being built just next to its present location at 1554 Hwy. 79 S in Stuttgart.
Ag-Pro, formed in 1981, includes seven John Deere dealerships across central Arkansas — several of which have operated since the 1920s. The Ag-Pro Stuttgart location has 40 employees and the current facility is too small for the staff to work efficiently or for customers to have the privacy they deserve.
In addition to the lack of space for employees, Carlton said "the shop and parts department at the current facility is too small to properly serve the local customer base." Site preparation is now underway for the new facility, which will include a combine shop nearly as large as a football field. Carlton said the No. 1 reason for the upgrade is "to provide superior service to the local customer base as we continue to grow the business.
"To my knowledge, we'll have the most state-of-the-art facility in Arkansas. We will be prepared to serve our expanding customer base and the larger sized equipment used today," he said.
The new facility should be completed by the end of the year with a grand opening to be scheduled.
An expansion for Stuttgart's Subway is still in the planning stages.
Manager Verna Millerd said construction should start this year for a new restaurant just west of the present building at 301 W. 22nd St. The future Subway will be located on the corner of South Buerkle Street and West 22nd Street — just across from Stuttgart High School.
The new location is expected to include more parking, a drive-thru window, two different sandwich units and a lounge room with TVs for customers to come in early to drink coffee and catch up.
Subway has been in Stuttgart for at least 20 years, and under the ownership of Stuttgart native Derek MacKenzie for six years. It has 13 employees with more expected to be hired once the new location is open.
The restaurant is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.