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Time to change things up a bit around here. Lest Mighty Mouse Ray Rice continue to win the "Play Like a Raven" award every week from here on out, I thought it was best to just rename the thing in his honor. As such, "Play Like Ray Rice," will be given out after games until further notice.
Played Like a Raven Ray Rice – Paul Kruger
Sure, the rookie second round pick from Utah racked up all of ZERO individual tackles (2 assists) Sunday night, and did little to get pressure on fill-in Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon…but when we look back on this game years from now, it will be Kruger's overtime interception that jumps to mind first.
Hell, with the lack of pass rush that the formerly blond-fro'd defensive end managed, Dixon may not have even realized #99 was on the field…he certainly didn't know where Kruger was when he tried to go to Santonio Holmes on Pittsburgh's final offensive snap.
So is T-Sizzle's absence negated by the presence of Kruger? Of course not.
As Coach Harbaugh pointed out, Kruger will have to continue to improve if he wants to see increased snaps with the defense. But with his game changing pick in the extra period, Paul showed a flash of the potential impact-player talent that he displayed during the preseason, and made sure that those voices that had been questioning the Ravens' coaching staff regarding his lack of playing time only get louder.
Congratulations to Paul Kruger, who played like a Raven against Pittsburgh. Let's all hope he can build on this moving forward.
Did Not Play Like a Raven Ray Rice – Dominique Foxworth
By the same token that we have taken to calling the outstanding player of the week "The Ray Rice," we could almost call the goat of the week "The Dom Foxworth." Whatever Foxworth was trying to do on Dixon's 33-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes – from his spinning around in circles "coverage" attempt, to his "I'll just escort this guy to the end zone" tackling FAIL – there should be a clause in his massive free agent contract that requires he forfeit half of his pay for that sort of thing.
Wow, was it bad.
Those of you who went to the game may be able to confirm this for me, but I'm also willing to bet that Foxworth again fell down in coverage at some point during the night, yes?
This year's football outsiders almanac , a pretty reputable source for NFL information, had described Foxworth as solid, if unspectacular, based on his career play going into this season. Now, it may be the pressure of playing for his "home" team, or alongside guys he used to cheer for like Ed Reed and Ray Lewis, but Dom has been, and continues to be, a huge disappointment in Baltimore.
The Sun's Mike Preston had this to say in today's Q&A Session:
Foxworth signed a deal that will keep him in town for at least two more years. At this point, all you can do is coach him up and hope that he will improve. Right now, he appears to be shellshocked. It's like he has seen a ghost and is afraid of getting burned. He has to learn to relax, and put the past behind him. Foxworth is a nice kid, and he is actually better than he is showing. With that being said, there is little the Ravens can do at this point.
Not exactly encouraging words. Like the Ravens, I guess we had better just hope hard that Foxworth improves. The only potential silver lining to the situation is that Foxworth's bad play makes the good play of Lardarius Webb look borderline spectacular.
With Greg Jennings and Donald Driver on the docket next week in Green Bay, there are ominous clouds on the horizon for the secondary.


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Embattled wind turbine maker Vestas has been the subject of numerous takeover rumors over the past few years and has been suspected as a takeover target of companies ranging from Chinese manufacturers – such as Ming Yang, Sinovel and Goldwind – to wind turbine suppliers, such as GE and Alstom.
With each new name or strategic partner rumored, Vestas turned away such speculation without comment. This week, however, by issuing a news release, Vestas gave credibility to the newest name to emerge as a potential partner: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).
In the announcement, Vestas stated that it was in strategic-cooperation discussions with MHI.
'If the dialogue results in an agreement, Vestas will make a company announcement on the issue immediately thereafter,' the company added.
The MHI conglomerate includes Newport Beach, Calif.-based Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas (MPSA), which manufactures 1 MW and 2.4 MW wind turbines.
Despite what is expected to be a record year for turbine installations in the U.S., orders for 2013 have virtually stopped as the wind industry awaits a decision on the extension of the production tax credit (PTC).
Concern over a PTC extension has hit Vestas hard, particularly at its U.S. factories. In January, the company announced it would eliminate 2,335 positions by the end of the year. And, in releasing its most recent financial results, Vestas indicated it would lay off 1,400 more employees than it had originally anticipated.
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Brian Redmond, managing director at Paragon Energy Holdings, is not surprised by Vestas' strategic-partnership talks. An expected slowdown in U.S. turbine orders is leading to capacity consolidation throughout the wind industry, he says.
Meanwhile, Dan Shreve, director and partner at MAKE Consulting, speculates that both companies could benefit from synergies in the offshore wind space.
'MHI brings the financial strength and ability to piece together strong consortiums, similar to the way in which Siemens has been able to do with A2SEA and DONG Energy,' he explains. 'Vestas helps with technology and their track record.'
In addition, by virtue of its December 2010 acquisition of U.K.-based Artemis Intelligent Power, MHI could assist Vestas in the offshore wind space, Shreve points out.
'Vestas has been seeking help from a major conglomerate for some time to share the cost of its 7 MW offshore program," he says.
According to Shreve, the question lies in MHI's existing investments in the Artemis technology and whether the joint venture would take steps to commercialize that hydraulic drivetrain or move forward with Vestas' more traditional turbine architecture.
For MHI, a partnership with Vestas could also prove beneficial. Like Vestas, MHI's wind division has struggled lately, and its challenges stem, in part, from a protracted patent-infringement dispute with GE that began in 2008.
In the most recent decision in the case, a U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted GE's motion for summary judgment, ostensibly dismissing Mitsubishi's case.
The dispute has been particularly harmful to MPSA because the company is now restricted from selling its 2.4 MW wind turbine. As a result, the company's $100 million nacelle assembly plant has remained idle since it opened in 2011. Currently, MPSA only sells its 1 MW wind turbine in the U.S.
According to a source familiar with both parties, a joint-venture partnership could provide a mechanism for MPSA to get around its legal issues with GE.
'Vestas' equipment could potentially help Mitsubishi with the patent-infringement issue,' says the source, who warns against speculating too deeply, as several factors could ultimately derail such a partnership.
'A marriage of the two is not likely unless both companies will mutually benefit," says the source, who wished to remain anonymous. "I just don't see it.'

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The lInk here is extremely tenuous.
Q is for Queenstown - on the south cast of County Cork, Irealnd. The locality, which had had several Irish-language names, was first called Cove ("The Cove of Cork") in 1750.
It was renamed Queenstown in 1850 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria. This remained the town's name until 1920 when, with the foundation of Eire as the Irish Free State, it was renamed Cobh.
Queenstown/Cobh was the departure point for the millions of Irish people who emigrated to North America during the 19th and 20th centuries.
A statue (above) on the waterfront commemorates this leaving of Ireland. It depicts Annie Moore and her brothers. Annie was the first person to be admitted to the United States of America through the new immigration centre at Ellis Ireland, New York on 1 January 1892.
On 11 April 1912 Queenstown was the final port of call for the he ""Titanic" as she set out across the Atlantic on her ill-fated maiden voyage.
[Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobh#History]
My link with Queenstown/Cobh is very tenuous. In September 1966, I returned home from a year in the USA, travelling aboard the Cunard liner "Sylvania" from New York, calling at Boston and Cobh before reaching Liverpool. The ship, small by today's cruise ship standards, was very quiet and I was lucky to get a cramped 4 berth cabin all to myself. Goodness knows how 4 adults could have managed in the space, without someone being perched on top of their bunk. Commercial jet planes services were hitting the transatlantic shipping and the Liverpool-New York sailings were axed in Novmeber after my return. Still I enjoyed this experience and had my first glimpse of Ireland with dawn over Cobh.


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From The Files Of February 15, 1990 '90 A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a barn along U.S. Route 522 in Ayr Township last Friday, February 9. Firefighters taking
a fire truck on a test run spotted the blaze at a barn owned by Dr. Harry Johnston of McConnellsburg. The barn is located about two miles south of Mc- Connellsburg. Lynch said the barn was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene. Damage was estimated at $65,000.
Tom Peck qualified fourth on Tuesday for the Goody's 300 to be run on Saturday of this week at Daytona. Peck, in his Thomas Chevrolet Olds Number 96, qualified just behind Winston Cup regulars Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt and also behind Bobby LaBonte. Waltrip's best speed in the qualifier was 188.945, and Peck posted a 187.091 to qualify fourth for Saturday's race.
Lester Hoover of Hustontown has taken over the management of the Sunoco Station at Fort Littleton owned by Edna Kirchner and until recently managed by the late Edgar "Skip" Henry. Hoover will move his battery sales business to this location which will be called Hoover's Sunoco and Battery Outlet.
George S. Hann Sr. of Hustontown, founder of George S. Hann & Son Inc. Contractors, was listed in serious condition in the adult trauma unit of Washington County hospital as the result of injuries suffered in a tractor accident at his Taylor Township property last Thursday. Hann was working at his property just north of Hustontown, and family members apparently became concerned when he had not returned to his home by early evening. His son, George Hann Jr. of Fort Littleton, apparently went to his father's property sometime around 6:30 p.m. and found his father under a medium-sized John Deere garden tractor on a deep embankment. He had been hauling and dumping dirt when either the tractor's brakes failed or the tractor slid over the embankment.
Rita Fletcher and Darrin Butts were united in marriage September 9 in Hagerstown at the Assembly of God Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vearl Fletcher, Warfordsburg. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Butts, Smithsburg, Md.
Deaths: Zola King, Waterfall; William Morton, Harrisonville; Evelyn Charlton, Warfordsburg; Lee Straley, Lemasters; Frank Miller, Lewistown.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crouse of Upper Strasburg on February 2; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pyles of Hustontown on February 4; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Irvin of Concord, Pa., on February 6; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Foor of Chambersburg on February 7.
Karen Garland and Ray Everly were united in marriage January 13 at Faith Assembly of God Church in Warfordsburg. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Breathed Garland.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of February 14, 1980 '80 It's been an eventful year for Harold Rotz. First, he was selected to lead the Old Timers Parade during the Fall Folk Festival.
Then he was honored with a lifetime membership in the county Historical Society. And on Saturday, Rotz received the Chamber of Commerce "Man of the Year" award. The honors stem from the work Rotz has done over the past year and a half to restore the old log kitchen of the Fulton House. Also honored at the banquet on Saturday was Roy W. Gordon, who was presented with the "Outstanding Citizen" award.
The Tastee-Freez restaurant on Lincoln Way East is now closed after changing hands the first of this month. Walter Peck, Warfordsburg, purchased the restaurant from the previous owner, Larry Shade of McConnellsburg. Details of the sale and future plans for the restaurant are not being commented on by either party pending further business deals concerning the facility.
The Fulton County Teen Center program got under way last week in its temporary headquarters in the basement of St. Stephen Church.
Wedding vows were exchanged by Miss Rhonda Sue Hann and James Richard Cordell during a Sunday afternoon ceremony February 3 in the Free Brethren Church of Websters Mill. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Hann of St. Thomas and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cordell, Mercersburg.
Specials at the IGA: round steak, $1.79 lb.; Mc- Cormick black pepper, 89 cents, 4 ozs.; Philadelphia cream cheese, 7 cents; honey tangerines, 99 cents a dozen; Esskay bacon, $1.09 lb.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook of Three Springs on February 4; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Seville of Hustontown on February 5; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Winter of Three Springs on February 5; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Randy Flowers of Hancock on February 7.
Deaths: Mrs. D. Beulah Sheeder, McConnellsburg; Mrs. Lois Carmack, McConnellsburg; Lynda Joane Gallagher, Burnt Cabins; Albert Ward, Warfordsburg; John C. Sheehan, Enola; E. Doyle DeShong, Logan, Pa.; W. Lee Anderson, Chambersburg; Evelyn E. Shuman, Williamson; Jacob Heinbaugh, Hagerstown; Alta Klotz, Everett.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of February 26, 1970 '70 A 19-year-old Warfordsburg youth was killed Saturday night when the car he was driving hit the U.S. 522 bridge over the Potomac
River. Morris David Mills was pronounced dead on arrival at Morgan County War Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Mrs. Cornelia Milly Golden Mills and the late Benjamin Arthur Mills.
Republicans came from far and near on Saturday to Fulton County to hear Lt. Governor Raymond Broderick, the party's candidate for governor, speak at the Lincoln Day Banquet sponsored by the County Republican Women. More than 400 people crowded into the local firehall, with all surrounding counties being represented and a speaker's table heavy with honored guests, including Lt. Governor Broderick and his wife, Marjorie, Congressman J. Irvin Whalley, Senator and Mrs. D. Elmer Hawbaker, Representative and Mrs. Percy Foor and Judge John McPhail.
Headling the list of eclipses in this year's almanac is an eclipse of the sun on Saturday, March 7, visible in this area only as a partial eclipse but providing the spectable of a total blackout along portions of the Atlantic seaboard.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Koontz and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Culler have returned from a cruise in the Mediterranean. They were impressed by the friendliness of the people of Spain and Marjorca, where they were welcomed into a farm home.
Delores Hall Christian of McConnellsburg will graduate as a practical nurse at graduation exercises of the Chambersburg Area District Practical Nurse Program on February 27.
Army Private First Class Terry Lynch, 20, son of Mrs. Lena Lynch of McConnellsburg, was assigned on December 5 to the First Logistical Command in Vietnam.
Three students from Fulton County will be among the 170 who are candidates for degrees for the winter term at Shippensburg State College: Marshall Welsh Reeder of Burnt Cabins; Karen Bernice Dennis of Mc- Connellsburg; and Trudy Marie Nonemaker of Waterfall.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Waugh of Hancock on February 18; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. David Richards of Needmore on February 18; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Quenten Wagner of Hancock on February 18; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ott of McConnellsburg on February 19; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ramsey of Breezewood on February 20.
Deaths: Elder William Gallaher of Clear Ridge; John G. Scriever, Hancock; Kenneth Donelson, Chambersburg; Clifford Lininger, McConnellsburg; Mary Booth, Warfordsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mellott of Needmore recently celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary.
Specials at the IGA: beef liver, 49 cents lb.; IGA sugar, 59 cents, 5-lb. bag; Viva towels, 19 cents; eggs, 63 cents dozen.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of March 3, 1960 '60 The McConnellsburg Borough Municipal Authority met on Tuesday at a special meeting to discuss a request by the Fulton Manufacturing
Co. for an increased water supply to make it possible to install a sprinkling system at the local sewing plant. The Authority decided to have a complete study made of the town's present water supply and lines and an estimate made for costs and materials needed for the requested improvements. The figures will be presented to the Borough Council at a meeting on March 7 to which the owners and manager of the factory will be invited.
U.S. Soil Conservation Service Workers, George R. Rohrer and Stanley Palmer of the McConnellsburg Work Unit, attended a three-day workshop in Harrisburg for training in monitoring radioactive fallout and instructions for manning an active detecting station in Fulton County.
Pictured in this issue are 14 Boy Scouts of Wells Valley Troop 81 who received their first-class awards at recent special ceremonies. They are: Jerry Summers, Charles Black, Clem Ciampi, Joseph Stafford, Dennis Ritchey, Bill Watkins, James Foster, Joe Helser, Bob Horton, Gary Hockensmith, Allen Long, Murray Romig, Bill Julilan and Melvin Johnson. The scoutmaster is identified as Tom Wolfe.
The population of Fulton County dropped 3 percent during the years 1940-50 and has every indication of dropping well under the 10,000 mark by the time the next census is taken, according to William Carroll, specialist from Penn State University, who spoke to the Fulton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday evening on ways of attracting new industry to the county.
Gerald E. Strait, an employee of H.B. Mellott Estate, was admitted to the Medical Center on Tuesday with a broken tibia and fibula and three bones in the right foot, when a rock fell on him while working in the quarry at Warfordsburg.
Howard L. Sipe of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of this community, suffered a heart attack on February 13.
Riley Deshong of Needmore advertises the public sale of 11 head of cattle and his dairy and farm equipment on March 19. He was 81 years old on February 22 but on Friday suffered a serious heart attack and was admitted to the Medical Center.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. McFern Shoop of Orbisonia on February 23; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Mellott, Needmore, on February 23; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stevens, Mc- Connellsburg, on February 27; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Souders, Wells Tannery, on February 28.
Army recruits Marlin J. Glee of McConnellsburg and John Edwards of Waterfall are undergoing eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Mellott and family have moved to their new home overlooking Needmore on the Pigeon Cove Road.
The Eugene Ward home at Needmore was a loss, having been totally destroyed by fire last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherd Mellott of Needmore are happy over the birth of their first daughter, Beverly Eileen. They have three sons.
A severe snowstorm last Thursday interrupted electric and telephone service in some parts of the county for 15 hours and made roads impassable.
Mrs. Anna Lamberson, Hustontown, observed her 96th birthday on February 19.
Mrs. Ray Charlton of Warfordsburg has quilted five large quilts since October and pieced and knotted a large one for a baby bed.
The Tonoloway Ramblers, a group of young folks from Warfordsburg, play and sing over radio station WCBG, Chambersburg, in a half-hour program every Saturday morning.
Army Private Neill E. Miller of Hancock has completed eight weeks of military police training at Fort Gordon, Ga.
Deaths: Mrs. Edna Hess Latshaw, Chambersburg, formerly of Hustontown; George T. Kaufman, Geistown, formerly of Fulton County; Cletus Ford, Burnham, Pa., formerly of Wells Tannery; James W. Wilkins, Chambersburg, formerly of Bedford County; Mrs. Margaret Dean, Tyrone, formerly of Hustontown; Mrs. Seibert Garlick, Amaranth; Mrs. William Hopkins, McConnellsburg; H. Scott Alexander, McConnellsburg; Mrs. Blanche Hays, Evansville, Ill., formerly of Burnt Cabins; and Brownie Reeder, Wheeling, W.Va., formerly of Hustontown.
60 Years Ag
From The Files Of March 2, 1950 '50 For the first time in the history of Fulton County, pickets appeared last week in the mine fields in the northern end of the county.
The striking miners stopped all trucks, but no violence was reported.
The home of Stanley Romig of Wells Tannery was completely destroyed by fire on Monday.
Born: a son, Reed Brown Runk, to Mr. and Mrs. Denver Runk of Clear Ridge on February 16.
Andrew Rotz has sold his property on East Lincoln Way to Dale Keebaugh.
Death: Rober Weaver of Webster Mills.
Births: a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Greathead of Mc- Connellsburg on February 22; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Veryl Mumma of McConnellsburg on February 24; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Grant Mellott of Needmore on February 25; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sowers of Needmore on February 25; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cromwell of Clear Ridge on February 5.
Deaths: Grover Cleveland Deshong of Dublin Township; Edward S. Frehn of Maddensville; and Lillian Blanche Mellott.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of February 29, 1940 '40 Deaths: Miss Mary Mellott of Carlisle; Mrs. Peter Morton Sr. of McConnellsburg; Mrs. Mary Burket of Wells Tannery; Mrs. Rebecca
A. Hamilton of Boyd, Mont.; John Mc- Clain of Saxton; Jessie Mae Morningstar of Dudley.
Two workers were seriously injured on Friday morning in a rock slide at the east portal of the Sideling Hill Tunnel on the all-weather highway. The injured were Gerald Hurley of Houtzdale, fractured skull, cuts and lacerations of the face and body, and Richard Thomas of Johnstown, compound fracture of the right ankle, cuts, abrasions and lacerations.
The Warfordsburg School publishes a note of thanks to Vallie G. Lowe for her recent general contribution of books to the school library.
Pictured in this issue are four generations of the William Sprowl family. Pictured are Mr. and Mrs. Sprowl, their daughter, Leta, wife of Sherman Amick of Claysburg; Mr. and Mrs. Amick's daughter Geraldine and husband Ted Gordon and their son, Bobbie. All are living except Mrs. Sprowl, who died on February 16 this year. Many Fulton Countians will recall that Mr. Sprowl took an active part in the pageant at the Sesqui-Centennial in McConnellsburg in 1936.
Countians treated at the dispensary of the Everett Hospital during the past week included Mrs. Raymond Deshong of Harrisonville for X-ray of the right foot.
Dr. and Mrs. John L. Neill are the proud parents of a son, born at Waynesboro Hospital on Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Cisney are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, born at Chambersburg Maternity Home on February 25.
Barton Funk, bartender at the Nesbit Hotel for several years, has secured employment in Waynesboro.
Wilmer G. Hays was admitted to Waynesboro Hospital on Monday and underwent a minor operation on Tuesday.
Berling Thomas of Wood is a patient in the Blair Hospital where he underwent an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Thelma Cromer of Fort Littleton has gone to Annapolis, Md., where she is employed in the emergency hospital.
Born: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Keith of Fairview.
After being closed down for 3 1/2 weeks, Russell Kendall has announced that Kendall's Mill at Websters Mill has resumed operation. During that time, extensive repairs were made to the machinery, with several new pieces being added.
Under the direction of Miss Virginia Beach, high school students of McConnellsburg will present the operetta, "Top Of The World," on March 21. Taking the leading parts will be Bonnie Cutchall, Paul Ott, Lyle Duffey, Eleanor Stevens, Mark Clevenger, Grace Fraker, Lewis Largent, Dorothy Paylor, Arthur Grissinger and Robert Raker.
Chief of Police Norman Runyan issued a final warning this week that all motorists will be prosecuted who park within the 25-foot space adjacent to the intersections.
Frank W. Haney and Pearl Crawford were wed February 22.
The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative Association has announced that Paul Gift, a Future Farmer of Warfordsburg, has won fifth place in a hybrid corn growing contest which was statewide in scope. Paul will re- ceive a cash award for $10 and a trip to Hershey at the time of the annual meeting of Farm Bureau.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Nickles moved to Chesteron Saturday. He had been employed at the Sun Oil pumping station at Saluvia.
80 Years Ago
From The Files of February 27, 1930 '30 Deaths: Mrs. Lillie Hixon Mellott of near Warfordsburg;
Amos Wesley McKee of Needmore; Henry Howard Palmer of Hiawatha, Kan.; Alfred Hendershot of Buck valley; Rev. George H. Knox of Cassville.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mayne of Harrisburg have presented a number of books to the local library. Mr. Mayne is native of Fort Littleton.
Death: L.C. Kelly of Kansas City, Mo.
An exact copy of the last will and testament of Mary Washington recorded in the clerk's office in Fredericksburg, Spottsylvania County, Va., is printed in this issue. One of its many stipulations follows: "I give to my son, General George Washington, all my land in Accokeek Run, in the county of Staford and also my negro boy, George, to him and his heirs forever; also my best bed, bed stand and Virginia cloth curtain (the same that stands in my best bedroom), my quilted blue and white quilt and my best dressing glass." Another item reads: "I give and devise to my grandson, Lawrence Lewis, my negro wench, Lydia, to him and his assigns forever."
Born: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone Cromwell of Clear Ridge.
Frank Ranck has sold his farm in Bethel Township to Ezra L. Pittman for $10,000. This farm contains 184 acres.
Sunday was the 60th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Josephine A. Sloan. Although her husband, the late Thomas Sloan, has been deceased for quite a number of years, her children always observe their anniversary with their mother.
Guy Gienger, a student at the University of Maryland, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gienger of Buck Valley.
Death: Donald Powell of near Uniontown.
Born: a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Divens of Knobsville on February 21.
Harry Trout, a student at Williamson Trade School, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.F. Trout.
Mack D. Helman and Catherine F. Shaffer were married February 15.
Loney Flowers of Hancock is in serious condition as a result of the mumps.


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42DOH! needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 38 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
This is not an easy assignment. We are looking for something polished, professional, and stylish. We have a high level of taste and high expectations. If you succeed at this one, you will absolutely wind up with a portfolio piece.
MEDL Mobile
MEDL Mobile develops applications for mobile devices. We want this logo to be fun. But we do not want anything too cutesy. MEDL does suggest something metallic. And we are open to that as a solution. So long as it doesn't look like the Terminator or anything over the top or cheezy.
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- letters MEDL should be in caps and of equal importance
- Tagline below to read: A mobile application warehouse, incubator, marketer, developer and roll-up company
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National Safe Boating Week: What You Need to Know
National Safe Boating Week takes place this year from May 19 to May 25with the purpose of educating individuals about the importance of boater safety and life jacket use, according to the National Safe Boating Council, Inc., or NSBC.
The NSBC began in 1958 as the National Safe Boating Committee and their purpose was to plan for each year's National Safe Boating Week, said Rachel Johnson, Communications Director at the NSBC. A few years later, an official resolution was passed that designated the full week before Memorial Day weekend National Safe Boating Week.
She said one of the main educational and outreach efforts of the NSBC is the "Wear It!" campaign.
"The campaign is designed to educate boaters about the importance of always wearing a life jacket while boating and offering them information on the different styles that are available so they can choose the right life jacket for their boating lifestyle," she said.
According to the NSBC, drowning was the reported cause of death in almost 75 percent of all boating fatalities and 88 percent of those were reported as not wearing life jackets. To kick off National Safe Boating Week, the third-annual "Ready, Set, Wear It!" Life Jacket World Record Day will take place on Saturday, May 19.
"The goal of "Ready, Set, Wear It!" is not only to beat the 2011 record of 1,685 life jackets worn throughout the world, but to promote the comfortable and versatile options when it comes to life jackets and to educate the public about life jackets and safe boating in general," Johnson said.
Prior to the start of National Safe Boating Week, individuals are encouraged to wear their life jackets to work on Friday, May 18, and take a photo of it, according to the NSBC. Participants are encouraged to share their photos with others and post them on the "Ready, Set, Wear It!" Facebook wall.
According to the NSBC, this initiative demonstrates how easy it is to wear a life jacket and helps spread the word about life jacket use.
According to statistics on boating fatalities from the United States Coast Guard, there has been a steady decrease in boating fatalities since about 1960. This supports the claim that boating has gotten safer since the first national observance of NSBW.
Our infographic below displays boating injuries and deaths from 2006 to 2010, and the data show the same pattern of steady decrease.
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When doing your interior kitchen designs, you may not have all the options available as to the layout. There are other interior design ideas that will allow you to maximize the space in your small kitchen. In small kitchens, the less you have in furniture pieces the better. Tables and chairs should be sleek and simple. Ladder backed chairs are a good choice. If an island design is not in your budget, the butcher's block option provides just about the same functions and is a bit more economical.
When using wall colors in the small kitchen space, lighter colors like a white or a pale yellow makes your kitchen seem larger. If you use too many dark colors your kitchen will appear to be even smaller than it actually is. Shadows and dark corners should be avoided when it comes to selecting your interior design kitchen lighting. If your space is lit brightly, it will seem larger. You can even make the ceilings look taller by avoiding the hanging pendant type lights.
Choosing recessed lighting will give your ceilings more appeal and a taller appearance. If you have a kitchen that does not have any windows at all, it will need more light added to it. No windows in a kitchen will give the room a dark and small appearance. Lights can be added under the cabinets, for example. The key to small kitchens is brighter lighting.
In the overall interior design of your small kitchen, storage is the most important thing to consider. Kitchens seem to never have enough space for storage and always have a tendency to appear cramped or cluttered. If you have any tiny spaces in your small kitchen, you can open it up. A small wall or door separating your kitchen from a dining room or living room can be removed. If you have a trash can, you can put it inside a lower cabinet instead of putting it on the floor.
Install a lazy Susan in the corner of the cabinet. This helps save on space. For sponges and pot scrapers, you can add a tilt out drawer into your interior kitchen design. There are tons of great ideas for small kitchens that you can use to help save space. Small kitchens do not need to be overflowed with equipment and accessories.
When designing the floor in a small kitchen, it is best to try not to use very large tiles on the floor or on the wall. Smaller tiles increase the visual size of the room. Lighter and more reflective surfaces tend to brighten up a smaller kitchen and give it a more open feel. For the appliances, you can purchase compact appliances such as a narrower dishwasher, a narrower cooking top or compact ovens. These will give you kitchen a little more space without it losing its functional look. Empty wall space can be used for storage. You can hang up hooks for pot holders and cutlery.


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Items where Research Group is "Centre for Mathematical Biology" and Year is 2000
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Collier, J. R. and McInerney, D. and Schnell, S. and Maini, P. K. and Gavaghan, D. J. and Houston, P. and Stern, C. D. (2000) A cell cycle model for somitogenesis: mathematical formulation and numerical simulation. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 207 (3). pp. 305-316.
Cruywagen, G. C. and Maini, P. K. and Murray, J. D. (2000) An envelope method for analysing sequential pattern formation. SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics, 61 (1). pp. 213-231.
Dallon, J. C. and Sherratt, J. A. and Maini, P. K. and Ferguson, M. (2000) Biological implications of a discrete mathematical model for collagen deposition and alignment in dermal wound repair. IMA Journal of Mathematics Applied in Medicine & Biology, 17 (4). pp. 379-393.
Garcia-Ramos, G. and Sánchez-Garduño, F. and Maini, P. K. (2000) Dispersal can sharpen parapatric boundaries on a spatially varying environment. Ecology, 81 (3). pp. 749-760.
Maini, P. K. (2000) Mathematical modelling in the biosciences. European Mathematical Society, 37 (n/a). pp. 16-18.
Painter, K. J. and Maini, P. K. and Othmer, H. G. (2000) Development and applications of a model for cellular response to multiple chemotactic cues. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 41 (4). pp. 285-314.
Painter, K. J. and Maini, P. K. and Othmer, H. G. (2000) A chemotactic model for the advance and retreat of the primitive streak in avian development. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 62 (3). pp. 501-525.
Satnoianu, R. A. and Menzinger, M. and Maini, P. K. (2000) Turing instabilities in general systems. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 41 (6). pp. 493-512.
Schnell, S. and Maini, P. K. (2000) Clock and induction model for somitogenesis. Developmental Dynamics, 217 (4). pp. 415-420.
Schnell, S. and Maini, P. K. (2000) Enzyme kinetics at high enzyme concentrations. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 62 (3). pp. 483-499.
Sekimura, T. and Madzvamuse, A. and Wathen, A. J. and Maini, P. K. (2000) A model for colour pattern formation in the buttery wing of Papilio dardanus. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 267 (1446). pp. 851-859.
Sekimura, T. and Roose, T. and Li, B. and Maini, P. K. and Hara, T. (2000) The effect of population density on shoot morphology of herbs in relation to light capture by leaves. Ecological Modelling, 128 (1). pp. 51-62.
Thomas, R. D. K. and Madzvamuse, A. and Maini, P. K. and Wathen, A. J. (2000) Growth patterns of noetiid ligaments: implications of developmental models for the origin of an evolutionary novelty among arcoid bivalves,. Evolutionary Biology of the Bivalvia, 177 . pp. 279-289. ISSN 1-86239-076-2
Maini, P. K. (2000) Mathematical modelling in the life sciences: Applications in pattern formation and wound healing. Peyresq Lecture Notes on Nonlinear Phenomena, n/a (n/a). World Scientific, Singapore. ISBN 9810243154
Hall, R. (2000) A mathematical model for longitudinal bone growth. Masters thesis, University of Oxford.
Neiman, B. (2000) A mathematical model of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Masters thesis, University of Oxford.
Roose, T. (2000) Mathematical model of plant nutrient uptake. PhD thesis, University of Oxford.


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Serie A Wrap: Napoli, Juve earn midweek wins
Napoli moved to within two points of Serie A leaders Roma with a 2-1 win away at Fiorentina.
In a game which saw both sides reduced to 10 men in Florence, Rafael Benitez's side took the lead after 12 minutes through Jose Callejon before Giuseppe Rossi equalised for the hosts from the penalty spot 16 minutes later.
Parity lasted only eight minutes however as Dries Mertens put the visitors ahead for a second time, before Napoli's Christian Maggio was dismissed 10 minutes out from the final whistle for a second bookable offence.
Fiorentina then saw Juan Cuadrado sent off in the dying stages, also after receiving a second caution.
Behind Napoli on goal difference are Juventus, who enjoyed a 4-0 home thrashing of 10-man Catania.
Goals from Arturo Vidal on 26 minutes and Andrea Pirlo eight minutes later put the hosts in control at the break, before Carlos Tevez's strike in the 66th minute was added to five minutes later by Leonardo Bonucci.
Catania saw Tiberio Guarente sent off late on, with Antonio Conte's side sealing a comfortable win as struggling Catania dropped into the relegation zone.
They were leapfrogged by Bologna, who claimed their second successive win with a 3-0 result at Cagliari.
Gyorgy Garics put the visitors ahead after 26 minutes, while Cagliari's task was made harder when they saw defender Nicola Murru sent off for a professional foul seven minutes after the break.
Bologna duly capitalised on their man advantage, as goals from Panagiotis Kone on 58 minutes and Michele Pazienza two minutes later put the seal on a resounding win which saw Cagliari fall to their third defeat in four.
Meanwhile, Hellas Verona moved up to fifth in the table thanks to a 2-0 home win over Sampdoria.
Juanito broke the deadlock six minutes after the interval, before Luca Toni's goal 12 minutes from time made the game safe as Verona claimed their fourth win in five matches to move level on points with fourth placed Inter.
Milan's indifferent start to the season continued as they squandered a lead to draw 1-1 at home to Lazio.
Kaka netted his first goal of the season in the 54th minute with a wonderful curling effort but Massimiliano Allegri's side were pegged back by Mickael Ciani's header 18 minutes from time.
Both Livorno and Torino's winless runs were extended as the two sides shared a 3-3 draw.
Visitors Torino got off to a dream start with two goals inside the opening eight minutes from Ciro Immobile and Kamil Glik, but Livorno were level at half-time after goals in the 25th and 33rd minutes from Paulinho and Leandro Greco.
Emerson then gave the hosts the lead for the first time on 62 minutes but they were denied a first win in eight, when Alessio Cerci netted three minutes from time as Torino's run stretched to five without a win.
Sassuolo remain entrenched in the bottom three after they went down 2-1 at home to Udinese.
Antonio Di Natale gave Udinese the lead from the penalty spot after 18 minutes before Simone Zaza equalised for the hosts seven minutes later.
Eleven minutes after the break, Luis Muriel scored what proved to be the winner before Zaza's evening turned sour when the striker was dismissed 10 minutes from time.
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In this lesson students investigate the effects of black carbon on arctic warming and are introduced to a mechanism of arctic warming that is not directly dependent on greenhouse gases in the atmosphere: black carbon deposition on Arctic snow and... (View More) ice. It can also be used to introduce the concept of albedo. Prerequisite knowledge: students understand the concepts of absorption and reflection of light energy. This lesson is designed to be used with either an Earth/environmental science or chemistry curriculum. It may also be used as an enrichment activity in physics or physical science during a unit on energy. Includes suggested modifications for students with special needs and low technology option. Requires advance preparation, including freezing ice samples overnight. (View Less)
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In this lab activity, student teams hypothesize which source has a greater becomes CO² concentration: their breath, auto exhaust, or air in the classroom. They test gas samples from each of these sources, plot data, and hypothesize about the... (View More) respective role engine exhaust and animal respiration play in contemporary climate change. The lab procedures require Bromthymol Blue indicator solution (BTB), household ammonia, vinegar, and balloons. Links to videos supporting the investigations are provided. This activity is supported by a textbook chapter, "How is Carbon Dioxide Measured?," part of the unit, Climate Change, in Global Systems Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
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Can you Show that the Temperature of Air has an Effect on its Weight and its Direction of Vertical Movement?
This activity has two purposes: challenge the learner to develop a procedure for investigating a research question and to learn more about factors affecting the dynamics of air in motion. It demonstrates that warm air and cold air differ in weight... (View More) and this difference affects air's vertical movement in the atmospheric column. Resources provided to students for this challenge include a homemade balance beam made of wood, two paper bags, a desk lamp, paper clips, tape and a thermometer. The resource includes background information, teaching tips and questions to guide student discussion. This is the chapter 8 of Meteorology: An Educator's Resource for Inquiry-Based Learning for Grades 5-9. The guide includes a discussion of learning science, the use of inquiry in the classroom, instructions for making simple weather instruments, and more than 20 weather investigations ranging from teacher-centered to guided and open inquiry investigations. (View Less)
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---'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war' - William Shakespeare, Julius Caeser, Act III, Scene I --------- --------'A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.'- Napoleon --------------------------"The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools." Thucydides ---- God gave 'man' a Brain and an instrument but only enough blood to use them one at a time! (paraphrased from Robin Williams on Jay Leno)
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Vaccine design
Vaccine design to steer the immune response toward highly specific epitopes that are critical to pathogenic function represents a way to induce more effective antibodies. We are evaluating means to mask irrelevant, while stabilizing critical epitopes in order to direct the antibody response toward critical sites on viral and bacterial targets using yeast display technology.
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Fifa Soccer 12 Review
The difficulty faced by any sports game franchise is preventing the annual installments from becoming stale, and fortunately EA's latest installment in its FIFA Soccer series exhibits worthwhile improvements, a few new features, and a more polished experience, which should keep it in the hands of iDevice-wielding soccer fans everywhere (our apologies to our friends across the pond for not using the word "football").
An immediate first notice is the game's clean and simple improved user interface, which keeps the advanced options accessible but not obstructive for players without knowledge of the intricacies of the game.
It's important to have goals.
There are three ways to play it in FIFA 2012. Quick Match follows its name truly, allowing a match between any two teams, an open field practice, or practice for penalty kick shoot-outs (which is still too painful for some Americans after the FIFA Women's World Cup). Daily Challenge, only available to members of EA's social network Origin, is a mode that presents a series of tasks, from full matches to game-clinching free kicks. If you're not an Origin member, you have to sign up to unlock this mode, and while we didn't find this terribly cumbersome, we weren't impressed that social integration is limited to Origin and Facebook. There's no multiplayer mode, but we didn't find this to detract from the game substantially.
Manager mode is the game's prime draw. Once you choose a league from the impressive line-up– which remains one of the best strong suits of the FIFA series– you launch your managing career. After reading messages from your team's Board of Directors, you can get to work altering your line-up, negotiating for new players, renewing contracts, and scheduling training sessions for your players– and that's just a sample of possible managing actions. If you just want to bring your favorite team to fame without worrying about the details, you can limit your management to the necessities of satisfying the demands of your Board of Directors.
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The gameplay itself is very solid, and it still balances basic moves with advanced maneuvers. The controls are on-screen buttons, with a good-sized control pad and three buttons that change with possession and special circumstances. There are also a variety of touch commands that serve both basic and advanced purposes. They range from setting up the perfect corner kick to using different gestures to perform different actions depending on your field location. For instance, sliding up on the shoot button performs a chip shot, a lobbed through ball, or a low cross depending on your player's location.
These moves start to compensate for the lack of a full controller, but they are numerous enough to overwhelm any casual player. Otherwise, the graphics are excellent, but while there are cinematic-quality moments, the game is still hampered by the occasional facial feature change and arm-through-the-body hug.
Of course, quality comes at a price– and we don't mean the friendly $4.99 pricetag. Fifa 12 takes up a solid gigabyte of space, and some devices require twice that for installation. It's a solid enough bite (pun intended) in a device's memory to merit consideration. But overall, we really enjoy EA's latest installment, and we can confidently recommend it to soccer fans, from FIFA loyalists to the casual fair-weather fan who enjoys a solid sports game.


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State Law
See below for descriptions of some unique and notable features of Vermont's election law.
Majority Election in Vermont
Section 47, Chapter II of the Vermont Constitution requires candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and treasurer to receive a majority of the votes in order to be elected. In the event no candidate receives a majority, "...the Senate and House of Representatives shall by joint ballot, elect to fill the office, not filled by the voters as aforesaid, one of the three candidates for such office (if there be so many) for whom the greatest number of votes shall have been returned."
Currently the only other popularly elected officials governed by majority election are town officers in municipalities that have not adopted the Australian ballot or other alternative balloting practices. See 17 V.S.A. §2660.
The majority requirement has been applied to other races (secretary of state, auditor of accounts, attorney general, Vermont House, U.S. Congress) through our history. Over time the majority requirement has been replaced with election by plurality. For attempts to change the constitutional requirement for majority election see amending the constitution.
Statewide Referendum Only for Constitutional Amendments and Local Petitions
Vermont law does not allow for referenda by the voters to enact legislation. Under Sections 2 and 6, Chapter II of the Vermont Constitution only the General Assembly has the authority to enact legislation. To transfer this authority to a direct vote of the people would therefore be unconstitutional.
The only referendum mechanism provided under the Constitution is in Section 72, Chapter II, which provides for submitting proposed constitutional amendments to a vote of the people, adoption requiring a majority vote (language adopted in 1870).
Over time, the General Assembly has debated whether, and how, to seek popular expression on closely divided issues. Using a couple different mechanisms, 29 questions have been put to a popular vote in 17 referenda since the 1700s.
At the local level, voters have the power to petition their municipal government to put certain articles to a vote of the voters, see 17 V.S.A. § 2642. View "Local Petitions" for more information on the local petition process.
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My thanks to Ron Sell of the Unadilla Boat Works and the house on the Huron River upstream of Dexter.
He rescued Charlie at least twice last year, fed and beered him at the Side Track Bar and Grill in Depot Town in Ypsilanti when he was cold and wet and later put him up for the night at his house. Ron also put up the Intrepid 4 for a night this year when they gave up on going farther upstream on the Huron. I have yet to find out how much of the Huron Jon did.
I am plotting against Ron. He has an interest in the great explorer LaSalle's 1680 walk across Michigan and has run a couple of canoe trips down the Huron duplicating LaSalle's troubled trip on that river in 1680.
Before I did my Hugh Heward study I had done one on LaSalle's walk. Everything anyone knows about that walk was contained in a single letter LaSalle wrote to one of his investors back in France. A lot has been written in history books about that walk, most of it wrong I find. Anyway, I have worked out in great detail exactly the route I think LaSalle with four Frenchmen and an Indian took in the spring of 1680. I have written an article for "Michigan History" magazine about the walk and have done a couple of my so-called narrative/monographs on it.
The Lower Peninsula was hostile Indian country then so LaSalle and his party had to make a stealth crossing up river valleys and through swamps etc. When they got to the Huron at the site of present-day Dexter they stopped and built an elm-bark canoe hoping to float down that river to Lake Erie but the floodwood was so bad they abandoned their canoe about Belleville and walked the rest of the way to Lake Erie.
To make a long story short, I have given Ron a binder full of topographic maps with LaSalle's route highlighted in color in the hope that he will start a tradition like the Hugh Heward Challenge only instead of canoeists going down a river it will be cars, bicyclists or walkers going from St. Joe to Dexter, canoes down the Huron to Belleville, and then on land from there over to the Detroit River.....and I would like to still be around when it happens.
Coincidentally, my niece Patty Geisler of Watervliet lives on Paw Paw Avenue and the Paw Paw River runs behind her house. Also, she and her family own about a mile of the right bank of the Paw Paw River downstream of where it drains Paw Paw Lake (they also have a cottage on Paw Paw Lake). Further, she and her siblings have an annual reunion/golf tournament at the Paw Paw Lake Country Club known as the LaSalle Open..
When LaSalle and his party left his fort at present day St. Joseph on March 24 1680 they built a raft to cross the St Joseph River and bushwhacked their way up the left bank of the flooded Paw Paw River for 2 1/'2 days. In so doing they passed across the river from where Patty's house is now, which is where I was born and grew up. A few miles later they were going up the left bank across the river from where the family owns the right bank.They finally came out into open woods about where the Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery is now.
I have dangled the idea of a reenactment of LaSalle's walk before Patty (who has been following the UHHC) and she said: "Sounds interesting". Are you sensing a possible connection here? Ron and Patty will be hearing more from me on the subject.
I'll bet there are others among you who will read this teaser who might get hooked in. Speak up!
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Top reasons to work a heavy bag
In a world of complex workout machines and fly-by-night gadgets, there is one old fashioned, tried and true piece of equipment that has been around for decades. You guessed it; I'm talking about a good old heavy bag. There are multiple types of heavy bags that can be utilized. There are long bags, short bags, wrecking balls, silhouette/body bags, and several other variations. Each bag is made to perform a slightly different function, or allow you to punch and kick from a different angle. The one thing they all have in common is the ability to give you a great workout.
As enjoyable as it may be to run up simulated hills or shake your way to fitness, punching and kicking a heavy bag is an enjoyable, easy, and effective workout that almost anyone can do.
Here are the top reasons to work out with a heavy bag:
- Improve Cardio –
Training on a heavy bag at the right intensity can really push your respiratory system. The combination of punches and kicks while moving around the bag provides a full body aerobic exercise. You can also add the anaerobic portion to your workout by "punching it out". Basically that would be throwing hard and fast punches for a 30 second burst.
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Heavy bags were originally designed for power punching. They give the opportunity to put full power into your techniques. If your technique is done properly you can use full strength with a lower risk of injury. By hitting the bag with power, you cause your muscles to have greater contractions, which basically make the muscles work harder. The heavy bag gives enough resistance to cause the muscles to work and fatigue, in order to build lean, toned muscle rather than bulk up. Punching the heavy bag obviously engages your arms, shoulders and chest. You also utilize your core, back, and legs when you push the power from your feet and turn your body into the technique. Although punching a heavy bag does not equate to a body building workout like weight lifting, it does provide a great way to create definition and burn body fat.
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You may have heard boxing referred to as the "Sweet Science". There is an art form to the sport of boxing and kickboxing. Balance and coordination is a key element to the art form. By circling the heavy bag on your toes and throwing the proper combinations of kicks and punches you can begin to develop higher degrees of coordination and balance. You begin learn how your weight must be distributed in order to throw the technique properly without falling over and losing power. You can also begin to throw effective punches and kicks while on the move. Proper technique and body mechanics allow you to eventually move fluidly around the bag rather than continuing to look like an angry gorilla.
- No complex equipment –
Walking into a traditional big box gym can tend to be intimidating. There are multiple types of fitness equipment designed for various purposes. While mechanical equipment can be great, you shouldn't need a PhD in order to operate it. One of the best things about a heavy bag is simplicity. Let's be honest, punching and kicking isn't rocket science. Once you have been taught the proper technique, you can begin to get a great workout by punching the bags rather than spending half of your gym time punching buttons.
- Stress relief –
From the time we were kids, most of us are taught that it's not ok to hit. We must learn to control our aggression and learn how not to physically respond to negative stimulus. In our daily lives we have multiple sources of stress. Your stress may be work, or family, or just the jerk that cut you off in traffic. Whatever the case may be, we all need a way of managing that stress. Working out in general is a great stress reliever. Sometimes we need that extra release of aggression. Sometimes we all have the urge to just hit something. While it may not be the best idea to punch your boss, it is 100% socially acceptable to punch and kick a heavy bag.


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Nintendo Wii set to beat MS' 17.7m all-time Xbox 360 sales tally
Halo 3 effect plus Wii famine makes it a close-run race
Microsoft has sold 17.7m Xbox 360 games consoles since the machine was introduced in late 2005, 4.3m of them since the beginning of October 2007, the company claimed yesterday.
That almost certainly means the Microsoft console has outsold Sony's PlayStation 3, though that machine only went on sale a year after the Xbox 360 did. That's true of the Nintendo Wii too, but we'd expect the Wii to have surpassed the Xbox 360's total.
According to the Reuters newsagency, Nintendo had shipped 13.2m Wiis worldwide by the end of September 2007, just under the 13.4m Xbox 360s sold to date at that point.
To beat the 360, Nintendo will have had to have sold more than 4.5m Wiis. Unfortunately, US sales data for December 2007 isn't yet in, although according to market watcher NPD, Nintendo shipped 1.5m Wiis in the US in October and November.
US Console Sales
Source: NPD
Japanese Wii sales for those two months come to 1.34m units, according to publisher Enterbrain, and based on local market monitor Media Create's weekly December sales figures, you can add at least 0.6m to that figure, making 1.94m, rising to 3.44m when you add the US numbers.
Japan Console Sales
Source: Enterbrain
Factor in European estimates and the number of consoles Nintendo is seems likely to have shipped in December, and the videogames pioneer should well have shipped more than 4.5m Wiis in the last three months of 2007.
Not bad for a machine that has a much lower spec than the 360 and PS3, and has been on sale for a shorter period. Only the infamous Wii famine might keep the 360 on top.
But to finish with the 360, Halo 3 went on sale late September 2007. Some 8.1m copies were sold up to the end of the year, Microsoft said. So it's not hard to see how the company sold 24.3 per cent of all the Xbox 360s it has ever sold in the same period as this much-anticipated title was on sale.


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The Office of Student Activities is responsible for the oversight of all student organizations and student activities, advising of the Athens Tech Student Advisory Council (ATSAC), management of student ID services, coordination of the Student Center on the Athens and Elbert County Campuses, and for developing special initiatives that enhance student learning.
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Plot Summary:A group of young G.I. Joes are forced to become fugitives after a spy mission goes horribly wrong that involves the explosion of Cobra Industries' Cobra Pharmaceuticals. Now branded as renegades by the media for crimes they didn't commit, they're forced to fight. Pursued by the authorities, Cobra mercenaries, and the Falcons, they must use all their skills to prove their innocence and to expose the true face of Cobra Industries and its mysterious leader Adam DeCobray. According to the recent "Hub Exclusive" TV broadcast, promoting this series and the Transformers: Prime, homages to The A-Team movie are used in the background of this incarnation of the characters. Most notable is that Roadblock is stated to parallel B.A. Baracus in size and mechanical aptitude, and Flint is formally an actual officer (First Lieutenant in Army Intelligence, although mistakenly still referred to as a Warrant Officer in the opening titles) rather than a warrant officer and is specifically the officer assigned to arrest the "Renegades", akin to Colonel Lynch of the A-Team series. Also Lady Jaye is sympathetic to her longtime friend Duke and provides covert support for him and the Renegades as was Captain Charissa Sosa in the A-Team film and Amy Allen in the 1980s TV series.
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Medicine in Nepal by Emily Sun
In December 2013, I journeyed to the land of the Himalayas where I took part in a volunteer medical project. After spending 15 hours up in the clouds, I finally arrived and was greeted warmly by the Projects Abroad staff. Although I was exhausted, my enthusiasm and excitement didn't disappear as we drove through the cramped streets of Kathmandu City.
I was surprised by how the Nepalese drivers could skillfully and calmly maneuver their vehicles in such hectic traffic where there were few or no traffic lights, road lanes and signs. The occasional sight of a buffalo, monkey or goat only added to the thrill of the ride. We spent our first night at Hotel Excelsior, getting to know the other volunteers and we had a fun time eating dinner with our hands. The next day, we drove six hours to Chitwan where our placements awaited us.
My Medicine Placement
Our first Medicine placement was at the Asha Bal Bikash Disabled Centre, which looks after children with special needs during the day. While there, we played games, read English books, danced and joined in musical activities with them. The children were all very energetic and it was a joy to play with them. As some children had physical disabilities, we helped perform their daily physiotherapy routine by following the staff member's directions. I also helped to hang colorful pennants around the room for their Christmas celebration. At the end of the day, it was rewarding to see the children beam back at us and know that we made a difference.
We also visited the Community Hospital where we spent our morning and afternoon observing consultations with Dr Shrestha. We also witnessed an endoscopy, a circumcision and a transurethral resection of bladder tumor in the pathology lab.
It was interesting to compare the differences between healthcare in Nepal and Australia. An endoscopy that was scheduled at 7am did not take place until after 9am and this appeared to be normal to both the patient and doctor. Also, hygiene was not practiced properly in the operating theatre. What was even more startling was that the surgeon answered his phone midway through the operation. Nevertheless, we gradually adapted to the laidback culture of Nepal and enjoyed every bit of it!
The other placements we visited included the Marie Stopes Family Planning Centre, the Bharatpur Eye Hospital, the Spinal Injury Unit, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital (CMC) and the Bharaptur Cancer Hospital. Some further highlights include witnessing a gall bladder removal, plastic surgery and a nasal surgery at CMC.
As my interests lie in oncology, I was looking forward to visiting the cancer hospital. We observed several endoscopies and went to the histopathology laboratory. At the hospice and inpatient units, we were guided by nurses who let us visit patients and view their patient notes, which showed their medical history.
Visiting Schools in Nepal
We visited a community school where we taught children how to brush their teeth. We showed them pictures of good and bad teeth and the causes of both. We also spoke to the children there and they were curious about me and my life in Australia. I also met students my own age and seeing the differences in our education and living conditions made me realize how lucky I am in Australia. They were all very friendly as they helped me with my Nepali language skills.
Just before we were about to leave, one of the supervisors gave me a folded note from the Class 10 students, which said in neat handwriting, "We will miss u, both of you". I ran back into the school grounds to wave a final goodbye to the students, who were all upstairs waving back to me. I was deeply touched and knew immediately that I had to return to this beautiful country one day.
Traveling in Nepal
At the end of our first week, we stayed at Chitwan National Park for the weekend. We went to see a Tharu cultural dance performance and later, we were all invited to join the dancers on stage. We followed along with the dance routine and it felt wonderful to be immersed in the Nepali culture.
Throughout our two weeks, we also had yoga classes, meditation classes and the opportunity to do lots of shopping. Shopping in the streets of Nepal definitely put both my haggling and Nepali to the test.
Leaving Nepal
By the end of the trip, my passion for medicine had solidified. I have made lasting friendships with likeminded people from all around the world. Additionally, I have fallen in love with the Nepalese culture – the adventure on the streets, the laidback mood, the spicy yet 'Mito-cha' dishes and the friendliness and hospitality of the people – these are the things that I will never forget and are also the reasons that I'll be returning to Nepal one day.
To future volunteers out there, I cannot recommend this project strongly enough. At first, the thought of volunteering in a developing country might be overwhelming, but don't be afraid to take on this challenge. When you are in Nepal, try to embrace the culture as much as you can and don't be shy to talk to the doctors or nurses because they are all friendly and kind.
Finally, I'd like to say a massive 'dhanyabaad' to Nepal and the supervisors who were there for us 24/7 during our trip!
Emily Sun
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The strangeness did not start for quite a while after we moved into the flat on
I do not know if it was all the commotion brought on by settling in and moving or by the tragedy of September 11th. For that tragic event took place just weeks after we moved into the two story flat in Wesleyville; but for whatever reason we were oblivious to any strange or malignant presence that abided with us in that century old building.
We were dwelling in the bliss that envelopes ignorance.
Unfortunately that ignorance would soon be shattered in a series of occurrences that would not only unsettle the foundation of our family but it would also cause untold stress upon all of us who lived in that upper floor on
We moved in at the same time with another young couple, they had two young children a boy only 5 years old and a girl who was soon approaching the tweenage year of 11. Our son had just been born the previous year and we had moved into the old flat because of the spaciousness of the apartment.
At our new neighbors were very friendly and helpful. I was if we had found some unknown long lost friends or relative who were more than willing to reach out to us and do whatever they could to make us feel accepted and comfortable in our new home. But soon that all changed and our new found friends soon became very aloof and only spoke to us in short sentences, soon finding a way to escape any contact and shun anyone from the world outside of their family.
They quickly became entirely different, and for no foreseeable reason on our part.
My wife and I wondered if it had anything to do with us. Had we done something to precipitate this exile from fellowship? We really could not think of anything that we could have done that would have caused such a change in character with our new found friends
Then to our surprise we found that despite a year long lease our new found friends had abandoned their apartment within two short months.
While they were loading the Ryder van I tried to asked them why they had decided to leave on such short notice and why they had not gave any inkling to us. All that Ken coud say in a glazed eyed stutter was " We saw…everything…" and then he shook his head and wandered off to load the moving van with the remnants of his furniture.
Needless to say we did not know what to say as they loaded up the van and pulled away to their next home. We were left perplexed, puzzled and feeling a little bit off put wondering what could have compelled them to make such a move at what we conceived as a whim.
But it was not a whim, as soon we were to find out.
Our first inkling that there was something otherworldly involved was to come soon afterward when the lower flat had been abandoned for a few months.
I was in the washroom alone. Just putting down the tri-weekly load of laundry I felt there was something there watching me as I loaded the washing machine and as I was quickly flicking the switch I turned around to confront the person there behind me.
But I saw nothing.
That in and of itself would have been no bother at all if it were for the unusual coldness of the underground washing room. It was February but the furnaces in the basement were blowing full, pushing the hot air to the rooms above and there were multiple vents throughout the area. But still in this dark and dank netherworld the heat from the furnaces seemed to dissipate into nothingness before they reached me.
It was as if something was sucking the heat from the air.
Then out of the corner of my eye I saw the shadows move.
It was not the normal shifting of darkness that you would usually see, it was something solid moving in the unlit
Something large.
Against my better judgment I quickly turned and investigated the shifting shape in the dark and for a few seconds I did see it move and then… it quickly disappeared.
I did not relate the encounter to my wife who usually did the laundry because I did not want to alarm her without a reason, for I was sure that it had been a mirage or trick of the lighting. But the overwhelming sense that we were not alone in the house only increased over time.
Families in the downstairs apartment kept moving in and out very quickly. The longest tenant stayed only 6 months. One of them did let me know that not only did they feel very uneasy in the flat but that they were sure someone was lurking about at night while they were sleeping. Things were moved about and missing, and at one time they were sure they saw someone standing over their bed. The person was a large man in thermal underwear, but he had simply vanished. This confession made me wonder if the other previous tenants had too experienced the night visitor.
One of the most interesting and alarming development over the next year was my son began talking about his 'ghost friend'. After talking to him in detail about what he was talking about I was sure that it was not an imaginary friend like other children his age usually conjured up when they were lonely. Not this 'friend' was invisible to him also but he knew it was there. He not only could feel its presence but he said he caught it hiding some of his toys. When I asked him how he had caught the creature hiding his toys he said he could not find them in his drawer but he had a sudden flash of insight where they had been stashed. He knew that his 'ghost friend' had taken them. Over the years my son has had multiple such flashes of insight and has connected them to his ethereal companion.
But perhaps the most bizarre experience I had with the entities of the house came just a few years ago in 2006. I was once again putting laundry in the downstairs washer. The bottom flat was once again empty and the landlord had just begun to remodel it. On this afternoon no one had been in the apartment and as I walked up the back stairwell I passed the downstairs flat door. There came a great crash from the inside and immediately I heard the running of tiny footsteps across the bare hardwood floor. I was sure it came from the inside since I had heard children playing there before and it came from inside and not above where my son was playing on his game console. The footsteps were that of a tiny child as well, but my son at the time was almost seven years old- these were the frantic steps of a toddler.
I did not know at the time a neighbor that lives across the street was sure she had seen people moving in front of the large windows of the front room. But of course the apartment was empty.
When I heard the sounds and the report from the neighbor I was sure we had a haunting on our hands, but I was a little shocked when a few months later a new family moved into the lower flat.
They had two little children who not only ran across those hardwood floors constantly, but they were always getting into mischief as well. If it was not the sound of the small feet running to and fro the sound of heavy crashing was always coming from the apartment below.
Having lived there for over 6 years I had heard the running of children many times. But the rhythm and impact that I had heard from the phantom child in 2006 was the exact rhythm and impact of the children who now resided there.
This was not an ordinary family, they had many problems. Both parents had addiction and abuse problems. The children were taken from the home within a year because of abuse. Both parents were jailed.
A short time later I was praying in my makeshift prayer room that I had assembled in the attic. As I prayed there was an unearthly rattle on the floor and I felt a very evil presence. The sound was as if someone was dragging themselves roughly across the attic floor slowly making there way to me.
There was nothing there.
But the sound of the dragging body was clear and undistinguishable. I could actually pinpoint where the 'thing' was as it crawled toward me. Immediately I fell back into my training and I commanded the thing to leave in the name of Christ.
The sound stopped.
It never returned.
Since that time there was no longer any 'strange' activity in the two flats, at least to my knowledge. My son's 'ghost friend' also never paid him another visit.
I am perplexed at what exactly was dwelling in that building. There were entities there, of this I am still sure of that. But the footsteps from the future really throws me to this day.
Was it an entity or a glimpse of the future? Many people have told me that the building might have been some sort of paranormal vortex, but I am still not sure. Could the turmoil the little children experienced at the hands of their abusive parents have formed this phenomenon as a sort of cry for help?
I have no idea.
All I know is what I experienced.
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