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The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh --- Part Two
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Have you seen the fantastic backgrounds in 'Pooh's Heffalump Movie'?
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To me, the Pooh backgrounds are probably the most charming Disney ever did. They're so inviting!
I linked to your Pooh-related posts on my blog, as well as posted a few backgrounds I quickly snagged from "Pooh's Heffalump Movie". Feel free to share them! I know they'll dig 'em!
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Osborne Couldnt Be Prouder of Volleyball Team
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The record crowds are gone, and the lights are off. Penn State left Omaha with another national volleyball championship and a trophy that surely had to be a prime carry-on for the return trip to State College, Pa.
Twenty-six years ago, Tom Osborne flew back to Lincoln from Penn State after the Nittany Lions won a controversial 27-24 decision over the Huskers in football – the only blemish on Nebraska's 12-1 season in 1982.
Like the Huskers' spirited five-set loss to Penn State in the NCAA volleyball semifinals, the '82 football game was also nationally televised. That meant you could see the emotion of the coaches and the players and how their reactions triggered the raw nerves of everyone who watched that fateful September afternoon.
Bottom line, Osborne knows what a close call feels like in pursuit of a national championship, and here's his 12-word summation of Nebraska's heroic volleyball performance last Thursday:
"I was as proud of them as if they would have won," Nebraska's athletic director said. "I think every Nebraskan was just as proud of their skill and their effort as I was."
So often when people think of athletics, they evaluate performance on the final score. "The key thing is how you played and how close you came to your full potential," Osborne said, "and I think this volleyball team came to realize their full potential as well as any team I've ever seen."
Erstad Calls Match 'Best Single Husker Sporting Event'
Darin Erstad is in Osborne's camp on that observation. "That was the best single Husker sporting event I've ever been to," said the ex-Husker who was the punter on Osborne's first national championship team in 1994 and has been a .284 career hitter in 13 pro baseball seasons since.
"Driving up in an ice storm and seeing a sellout crowd – the biggest in NCAA history – get into it like we did battling back against the best women's team in college volleyball history . . . those are the types of moments that make you proud to be a Husker," Erstad said. "The coaches were intense. The players were intense, and the fans were intense. All season long, every team but Nebraska folded after getting down, 2-0, against Penn State. We not only came back, but took it to 'em. Considering everything this team has been through, I don't know how anyone could have been prouder of that performance. It went beyond winning and losing."
The 17,430 fans fortunate enough to be inside the Qwest Center weren't the only ones living and dying on every point. "Watching that match on TV was worse than watching some of those classic Nebraska-Oklahoma football games," said "Larry the Cable Guy", a Nebraska football suite owner who has become a passionate Husker volleyball fan. "That was insane. I was pacing so hard, I kept telling myself I couldn't watch it, so I'd turn the channel. Two minutes later, I'd be back watching again. When things didn't go right, I felt like I was jinxing Nebraska, so I'd change the channel yet again."
It was great theatre, even when you're pulling for the team that lost.
"Penn State's women have been the big dogs on the block all year long," Larry the Cable Guy said. "It was fun watching them react after the third set and especially after the fourth set. When we got up, 10-8, in the fifth, I had to leave the TV on. By then, I knew this team was a Nebraska legend, win or lose. What they did against that great Penn State team was remarkable . . . unbelievable even. As soon as that semifinal match was over, I knew Penn State would sweep Stanford in the championship, and their only setbacks all year would be losing those two sets to us."
Nebraska's season-long climb to that kind of respectability wasn't easy. "They started out the season with a fair amount of inexperience," Osborne said, pointing out that three "great players" had graduated – Sarah Pavan, Christina Houghtelling and Tracy Stalls.
"Of course, then they had injuries to Kori Cooper and Brooke Delano," Osborne said. "So what they did against Penn State really epitomizes what they're all about. I was really proud of their effort and tenacity. I was proud of the way they played together and pulled together. When you're down two sets to the best team in the country – and maybe the best team to ever play volleyball, according to the experts – it was remarkable to come back and almost win it.
Team Chemistry Every Bit as Important as Talent
"In athletics, the way people interact, and the way they pull for each other is as important as talent on a team," Osborne said. "This volleyball team is a real testimony to chemistry. The coaches, from John Cook to all his assistants and staff, did a great job. Coming back and taking Penn State to the wall was a great accomplishment. They showed that they belonged at the very top level of volleyball in the country this year. Overall, it was a great season."
Nebraska's season included pivotal wins over Big 12 co-champion Texas and national runner-up Stanford.
Osborne attended almost every home volleyball match of the season, including one where he had no choice but to wear a tuxedo as he balanced Senior Night with another important in-town event. "I'm no expert in volleyball, but I thought our defense was exceptional all year," he said. "Over the past few years, we've been a great attacking and hitting team, so we could just outscore people. This year, I thought both sides of the ball played big, and our biggest improvement through the year was defensively."
Nebraska's athletic director was particularly impressed that Nebraska "dominated" the third set, 25-15. "That was the first time all season Penn State had lost a set, and then we turned around and won the fourth set as well," he pointed out. "That gave us a lot of momentum, and when we got up, 10-8, in the fifth set, we were in position to win. In a 15-point set, though, there isn't much margin for error, and we had three or four problems in a short time period that turned things around. Still, I thought our effort was magnificent. We played well enough that Penn State could have been beaten."
Through the years, Osborne has seen enough consistency to consider volleyball a statewide treasure – a program that always has high expectations and strives constantly to meet those expectations.
Nebraska, after all, has produced three NCAA titles, three NCAA runner-up finishes and 30 conference titles. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history with 1,062 wins and lead the nation with 65 All-Americans honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Nebraska also has four AVCA National Players of the Year and a nation-leading 35 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Throw in four NCAA Top Eight Award winners and 120 consecutive sellout crowds at home, and the result is an unparalleled model of consistency and excellence.
"Over the years, the majority of players on the volleyball team have been Nebraskans, and, of course, we've had some great players from out-of-state as well," Osborne said. "I believe you build a foundation when you have excellence over a long period of time. Going back to the 1980s, even the late '70s, Nebraska has been consistently excellent in volleyball."
Little Huskers Grow Up With Big Volleyball Dreams
Not surprisingly, "We've developed a group of fans in the state who are very knowledgeable and very loyal," Osborne said. "John Cook and others have come to realize that girls at age 5, 6 or 7 start dreaming about playing volleyball for Nebraska. That's not necessarily true in other states. It's obvious how hard Nebraska has worked to build a tremendous program and a great fan base, and it's very gratifying to see the kind of effort we gave in the NCAA Tournament."
Satisfaction is hard to measure, especially when a season ends with a loss like the two that spoiled unbeaten Osborne-coached seasons – Miami's 31-30 win over the Huskers in the '84 Orange Bowl and Florida State's 18-16 triumph over Nebraska in another Orange Bowl 10 years later.
"I felt like if we played those two teams over and over again, we wouldn't win every time, but we'd win our share, and maybe more," Osborne said. "In athletics, there are always random factors you can't control, such as an official's call, an injury or the way the ball bounces. So I always tried to take satisfaction from a team that I thought was playing at top level and had a good chance to beat any team in the country. If we did that, I considered the season successful, and that certainly would be true of this volleyball team."
Erstad agrees. "My wife and I were like thousands of Nebraska fans that night," he said. "We saw some heartbreak and some tears, but we also saw a team that knew it had given everything it had to give. By the time we scraped the ice off the car and got back to Lincoln, it was 2:30 in the morning, and you know what? None of that mattered because we enjoyed talking about a team that had just stolen our hearts. Even with the loss, we really did go to bed proud to be a Husker."
It's been a theme often repeated to Cook since last week. One high-profile Omaha radio personality, who used to "dis" Nebraska volleyball, wrote Cook a personal note and said he had "never been more proud to be a Nebraskan than I was Thursday night."
Coaches, including Nebraska Women's Gymnastics Head Coach Dan Kendig, came into Cook's office Monday, asking him for the secret to this year's success. Other coaches, including Nebraska Head Football Coach Bo Pelini, used text messaging to congratulate the effort.
Three Seniors' Leadership Held It All Together
"There are no secrets in coaching," Cook said. "I've never had more fun coaching a team. I think it was because of the dynamic of three seniors (Jordan Larson, Amanda Gates and Rachel Schwartz). They're all Nebraska kids and showed the leadership it takes to hold it all together to overcome injuries and the off-the-court stuff. They deserve the credit."
Cook said he's heard from fans from all over – "people who aren't even sports fans and some who don't follow Nebraska. They were moved by the effort we showed against Penn State. For whatever reason, everything lined up, and our team certainly performed to a very high level.
"It was a great stage for volleyball, and Nebraska was a part of it," Cook said. "I think if I had to narrow it all down to one statement, it would be that people were just very proud to be a Husker because it was a great stage, and not just for our team, but for the sport of volleyball, for the state of Nebraska, for Omaha, for college sports."
No, Nebraska did not win, but Cook agrees with his athletic director. "I think it was one of the greatest sporting moments in Husker history," he said.


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NAMPA, Idaho — A high school football player accused of punching his coach and leaving him with broken bones in the face has been charged with felony aggravated battery.
Kipton Ramos, 18, who was arrested Thursday night, did not make a plea when he appeared in District Court on Friday, and is being held in the Canyon County Jail on $10,000 bond.
Officials said Scott Wooldridge, coach of the Nampa High Bulldogs, tried to break up a fight between Ramos and a player from Emmett High School at the end of Thursday's game. A school district spokeswoman told the Idaho Press-Tribune that Ramos punched Wooldridge as the coach tried to restrain him.
Wooldridge was treated and released from a hospital Thursday night. Police say Woolridge was punched more than once and had a broken nose and broken bones around his right eye socket.
According to witnesses, players piled on each other after Emmett tried an onside kick as the clock ran out in Nampa's 28-16 victory. A Nampa player standing on the field but not involved in the play was hit in the back by an Emmett player, who was not penalized.
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Ramos, a running back and defensive end, had been penalized by an official for unsportsmanlike conduct before Wooldridge intervened, said John Billetz, executive director of the Idaho High School Activities Association. The penalty means Ramos was ejected and must also miss the team's next game.
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In the continuing spirit of Earth Day, turn off your t.v. (and DVD player and on-line t.v. shows, etc.) from April 23-29 and see how it feels. How will you feel when you miss your favorite show's new episode? How will you feel when you don't have the t.v. on as background noise? How will your children react when deprived of televisual stimulation? For the past 6 years, I have participated in t.v. turn-off week every year that I have had a t.v. It's always caused some frustration- what do I do when my roommate wants to watch t.v.? What about the third-to-last episode of "Friends"? What about the t.v.'s in the gym?- but it has always been an intriguing and meditative frustration.
Think of it as a detox for your mind and psyche. Take all the time and energy you would have spent in front of the t.v. and focus it into another activity- exercise? cooking? getting together with a friend? hiking with your mom? finally tackling that long-neglected knitting project? writing a letter to your representative? staging a protest or boycott? organizing your files? taking those boxes to Goodwill? trimming your kitty's nails? writing another chapter in your novel? leafletting? It's fun!
Oh, and for you people who don't have t.v. to begin with, you have my admiration. Take this week to lend a hand and drag someone you know away from their televisions.
Who knows? You just might see an unusually large number of blog posts from me this week!
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This week Niamh McCarron writes on the joys of rural living and how her life, and access to medical services, has changed since moving to Dublin city. Life with a long-term illness like MS is a balancing act. As time goes on, I've learned that I need to balance work with rest and for every 'big night out', there is a payback of weeks of early nights. In Ireland, there is also a balance between the services available in bigger towns and those available more rurally. Personally, I've experienced both city and country living since I was diagnosed with MS, so when thinking about this blog post I was able to reflect on my time in both locations. I am from Donegal, but I have spent most of my adult life living in Dublin. About a year into my diagnosis, and for the following four years, I was lucky enough to have an opportunity to work from home in Donegal. This period of time allowed me to get used to my MS, at a slower pace. Then, a few years ago, we made the move back to Dublin. Donegal will always be home for me, but I also love the buzz and convenience of the city. One thing we considered when moving back to the Capital was the impact it would have on my MS and the treatments I receive. My main concern was that going from working from home to being back into the busier world of commuting and office life would play havoc with my fatigue and result in a sensory overload. I mean, I had rolled out of bed at 8.30 am and worn tracksuit bottoms for four years! I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to deal with Dublin and MS. We partly got around that by moving into a house six minutes from the office. My company know all about my MS, so we came up with plans to help me if I needed to adjust. Next, I had to think about the access to MS services I had in Donegal versus what I would have in Dublin. Currently, I have a neurology appointment approximately every nine to twelve months. Let's face it; one or two appointments a year aren't going to upset my schedule too much, regardless of where I am living. In Donegal, though, I had to travel to Sligo for appointments, a 2.5-hour trip each-way. This was fine when I was going to a scheduled appointment, but it was a stressful journey when I was having a relapse and needed to be admitted. Just for 'normal' illness, my nearest A & E department was an hour away. In Dublin, I can access the MS Clinic in St Vincent's before work in the morning and be at my desk by 10 am. I also have a choice of hospitals I can get to pretty quickly if I needed to in an emergency. Of course, it is unrealistic to think that everyone across the country can have the same level of access to facilities. By its very nature, living rurally means that you can't have everything on your doorstep. Rural living meant that I was too far away to travel to a lot of local MS Ireland meetings, but it also meant I could be at an empty beach within a few minutes – a 'therapy' of sorts that I can't replicate while living in the city. Rural living can be isolating. One of the reasons I started blogging for the MS and Me blog was to connect with people who understood what I was dealing with. At the time, I didn't know anyone with MS who lived close to me. Blogging, social media and joining online communities helped bring the big wide world into my wee house in the middle of nowhere. Those contacts and friends came with me when I moved and they are still with me today. We still keep in touch online only now I have more of a chance to actually meet with them for coffee. It's lovely to have the ability, at short notice, to meet someone in town after work. There are many days though, I'd prefer to be sitting on my old back step chatting to the cows in the next field – I think this Town Mouse will always be a Country Mouse! If you would like to get in touch, contact @weeneevie (Twitter and Instagram) or https://www.facebook.com/weeneevie/
MS Ireland is a proud signatory of the new 'Charter for Patient Involvement in Medicines Assessment & Reimbursement' which is published today Wednesday, 20th February 2019. The development of this Charter for Patient Involvement is an important milestone for IPPOSI. As a patient-led platform, we have led multi-stakeholder discussions and identified consensus within the medicines assessment and reimbursement space over the past decade. This Charter, developed with a cross-section of the IPPOSI patient membership as well as the support of the Medical Research Charities Group (MRCG) and Rare Disease Ireland (RDI), provides a collective and holistic response to address the many patient concerns expressed about levels of transparency, accountability, quality and fairness in the Irish Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and post-HTA process. You can download the report here
New website launch Neurological Alliance Ireland (NAI) have launched a new website as part of the Love Your Brain campaign. The campaign aims to promote greater awareness and understanding of the brain and brain conditions as well as the need for more investment in services, research, and prevention. National Brain Awareness Week 11th - 17th March 2019. To find out more, visit Love Your Brain website includes events happening near you. Follow on twitter using the hashtag #loveyourbrain2019 #brainawarenessweek2019
On this Valentine's Day when many of us choose to celebrate romantic love, Christina McDonald and Niall McGahon give us their take on MS and Romance. Christina We see it all around us. On the streets, in movies and in songs, love and romance. They are everyone's desire at some point. I was diagnosed at 26 in the common age range for an MS diagnosis (20s-40s). These are also the years seen as someone's prime years- in college, looking for love, perhaps settling in with someone, building a career, getting married and all the typical life-steps. MS at times has changed how I view myself as a woman. Questions constantly loom such as "am I a burden for my partner?" or "am I still attractive when my symptoms peak?" or "have I embarrassed you in public? "Am I still fun to be around when my fatigue is bad? Sometimes I wish I could be more spontaneous and that I had more energy like I used to before MS. It can be difficult to maintain a romantic relationship when you're living with MS but with two people who compromise and understand the difficulties that may arise from MS, they can plan around what suits their needs and keep the spark alight. The thing is, I am not my disease, I am not MS. While those questions might go through my mind, I know that when my partner looks at me, she still sees the person that she fell in love with and not the condition. Although we might not go out for date nights as much as we used to, we still make a joint effort in bringing a date night to us. This includes nights in with a movie and takeaway - Netflix and chilling out. We tend to do things earlier so that I have more energy. Compromise is key for myself and my partner when it comes to MS and romance. I see myself as lucky because I had found "the one" before my diagnosis so I didn't have to worry about how to tell someone I'm dating about my condition. My partner has been with me every step of the way. Niall's Perspective I think it's fair to be said most men don't live up to the Hollywood romance and the way it's sometimes portrayed but god do we try our best! By the time of my diagnosis at the age of 34, I had met my beautiful wife and we were 4 years married. We now have a beautiful son and another on the way. Like Christina, I never had to go through the process of having to tell someone about my condition. I thank god every day for that because without my wife going through this process with me, I don't think I would be as strong as I am now. One of the definitions I found for Romance was: "feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life" Quite apt for both MS and romance with a loved one. The illness fills your head full of mystery about the future and sometimes pulls you back and isolates you into a remote-ness from your everyday life. MS gives you a kick in the nuts, excuse the pun, from an in-timacy perspective. I've found myself questioning myself on countless occasions "Jesus you're useless…", "how embarrassing…" and as time progresses this can eat at you and sometimes it's easier not to try. Thankfully I get a kick up the ass and get pulled out of whatever dark room I may have entered. All because the person who, 13 years ago filled my head full of mystery of what could be, of excitement of what was to come, took me to a remote place that was only her and I. To me romance is not necessarily about the big gestures; it may have been that a few years ago. Sometimes the smallest of things can be the most romantic. The spontaneous back and foot rub, the dinner made or simply the holding of hands. These all may seem the easiest for most. However when you have little feeling in your dominant hand these tasks become even more challenging but more enjoyable and appreciated when they are done. Christina is right, Netflix and chilling on our own sofa is a bloody good date night too! My perspective on life with MS is about team work. Like Christina, we are not MS, it doesn't define us. We have the full understanding that the love that we first found all those years ago is not going to be broken by MS, we are only going to get stronger. Ro-mance is not dead, it has just taken on a different form and that's ok because it will never disappear.
Research Request What is Parental self-efficacy? Parental self-efficacy describes the beliefs one has of their ability to manage and perform the role of parenting successfully. Who is carrying out this study? Rachel Mc Laughlin is a 4th-year Occupational Therapy student in NUI Galway. This research is being completed with a final year university project. This study will run between January and April, 2019. Aim of study Your participation in this study will add to knowledge on how MS can affect parents, specifically through levels of fatigue and parental self-efficacy. It is hoped that this information will lead to an improvement in health services in the future. Who can participate A parent with MS with a child/children between 2-18 years old? If you are interested in participating in a study looking at the impact of fatigue on parenting please read the information sheet to find out more about this study and if you are eligible to participate Get in touch Contact the researcher at firstname.lastname@example.com who will happily answer any questions that you may have.
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Crusaders down Gators on the road
PORT ALLEGANY – With under one minute remaining in regulation and the seconds quickly ticking away in the fourth quarter of Saturday afternoon's football game, the Elk County Catholic Crusaders faced fourth-and-goal at Port Allegany's one-yard-line with the score tied at 19-all. Two possessions earlier the team had been in a similar scenario, driving all the way to the Gator's three-yard-line before being shut down by Port's defense and turning the ball over on downs. The Gators had seized that opportunity, marching right back down the field to even the score, and they appeared ready to once again squash ECC's momentum. In need of just one more yard, Elk Catholic quarterback Mitchell Vallone took the snap and handed the ball off to senior Cole Gerber. Gerber pushed forward and was able to pick up just enough ground to put the ball into the endzone and give ECC a 25-19 lead with 15.7 seconds remaining. "We wanted to keep our offense on the field as long as possible [through] long, sustained drives, and keep their offense off the field as much as we could. I think we got them in some bad situations where they were deep and weren't as willing to throw the long ball as much. But Port's a great team. They're having a great run at it right now and all the respect in the world to them," said ECC coach Travis Skrzypek. The Crusaders were led on the ground by Brock McCullough and Cole Gerber. McCullough had 142 yards on 24 carries and a touchdown while Gerber finished with 128 yards on 28 carries and two touchdowns. "Cole ran good today and so did Brock McCullough. Brock had a good game. I think he kind of had his homecoming today. He came out and he played some inspired football. It was nice to see him running hard as well," said Skrzypek."I think Hank Cappiello had an outstanding game on both sides of the ball," he added. Skrzypek also credited the team's offensive and defensive lines with setting the tone of the game. "Our line did a good job on both sides of the ball. The secondary, we were bending but we weren't breaking, not giving the deep ball down the sidelines," Skrzypek said. Port Allegany was led by quarterback Matt Bodamer, who completed 20-of-29 for 258 yards and also rushed for 53 yards. Also for the Gators, Trent Neal finished with 24 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Port Allegany won the coin toss and elected to receive. The Gators jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, needing 11 plays to drive to 60 yards for the touchdown at the eight-minute mark in the first quarter. The try for two failed.The Crusaders put on an impressive first drive of their own, using seven plays to move the ball 55 yards. Vallone scored on a one-yard run and Scott Krellner added the extra point to give the Crusaders a 7-6 advantage with 5:08 left in the first quarter. ECC's defense forced the Gators to turn the ball over on downs on their next possession, and the Crusaders got to work marching back down the field. The team was able to make it as far as Port's 18-yard-line when Gator Alex Gular was able to strip the ball from Joe McLaughlin for a fumble that was ultimately recovered by Port Allegany's Trent Neal. Not to be deterred, McLaughlin kept his head in the game and picked off a pass by quarterback Matt Bodamer on the Gator's ensuing drive. The interception gave the Crusaders good field position, as they were able to start their drive at the 50-yard-line. Thirteen plays later the Crusaders found the endzone on a six-yard run by Brock McCullough to go up 13-6 with 2:42 remaining in the half. Port Allegany answered with a touchdown of their own on their next drive. The team moved the ball 71 yards in just five plays as Neal made a 15-yard run to narrow ECC's advantage to 13-12 with 1:24 to go in the half. Elk Catholic started their next drive at their own 43-yard-line and used big plays by McCullough and Gerber to quickly move the ball back down the field to widen their lead as Gerber scored on a nine-yard run as time ran out. The try for two failed, leaving the Crusaders with a 19-12 lead headed into halftime. The teams traded punts to start the second half. The Crusaders looked set to add to their lead on their next possession, marching to the Gators' three-yard-line. On third-and-goal, Vallone handed the ball off to McCullough, but he was unable to gain any ground. Following the play, Vallone went down with a leg cramp and was replaced by McLaughlin. On fourth down, McLaughlin attempted a quarterback keep but was stopped for a loss, turning the ball over to the Gators. Port Allegany used a 10-play drive to reach the Crusaders' endzone on a two-yard run by Neal, tying the score at 19-all with 10:53 remaining. The teams again traded punts before the Crusaders began their final 14-play drive that resulted in Gerber's 1-yard touchdown run with 15.7 seconds remaining to seal their 25-19 victory. The Gators were able to get two final plays off following Gerber's touchdown; however, Bodamer's first pass was incomplete and he was only able to pick up about 20 yards on the final play of the game. "It's a big win. Last week (against Coudersport) was a tough loss, but [we] regrouped and get better every week, and we have to do the same starting Monday," Skrzypek said. Game notesThe Crusaders are now 3-1 on the season and 3-1 in the Alleghany Mountain League. ECC will return to action on Friday evening as they play host to the Johnsonburg Rams at 7 p.m. at Dutch Country Stadium. ECC's 2011 homecoming queen will be crowned during a halftime ceremony at the game. Unofficial game statisticsEC PAFirst downs 19 21Yards gained rushing 288 96Passes attempted 5 29Passes completed 1 20Intercepted by 1 0Yards gained passing 15 258Total yards 303 354Punts-average 2-35 2-31Penalties-yards 4-25 3-37Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-0Offensive plays 66 47Score by quartersElk Catholic 7 12 0 6 25Port Allegany 6 6 0 7 19ScoringFirst quarter – Port Allegany – Matt Bodamer passed to Tyce Miller, 20-yard play. 2-point-conversion failed, 6-0, 8:00. First quarter – Elk Catholic – Mitchell Vallone 1-yard run. Scott Krellner kicked PAT, 7-6, 5:08. Second quarter – Elk Catholic – Brock McCullough 6-yard run. PAT failed, 13-6, 2:42. Second quarter – Port Allegany – Trent Neal 31-yard run. 2-point-converstion failed, 13-12, 1:24. Second quarter – Elk Catholic – Cole Gerber 9-yard run. 2-point-converstion failed, 19-12, 0:0. Fourth quarter – Port Allegany – Trent Neal 2-yard run. Scott Brookens kicked PAT, 19-19, 10:53. Fourth quarter – Elk Catholic – Cole Gerber 1-yard run. PAT failed, 25-19, 15.7. Individual statisticsRushing – Elk Catholic – Brock McCullough 24 carries, 142 yards; Cole Gerber 28 carries, 128 yards; Mitchell Vallone 5 carries; 16 yards; Joe McLaughlin 3 carries, 0 yards; Hank Cappiello 1 carry, 2 yards. Port Allegany – Matt Bodamer 9 carries, 53 yards; Trent Neal 5 carries, 24 yards; Trey Miller 2 carries, 19 yards; Garrett Drabert 2 carries, 9 yards. Passing – Elk Catholic – Mitchell Vallone 1-5-15. Port Allegany – Matt Bodamer 20-29-258. Receiving – Elk Catholic – Joe McLaughlin 1 catch, 15 yards. Port Allegany – Charlie Buchanan 4 catches, 39 yards; Tyce Miller 7 catches, 90 yards; Trevor Neal 4 catches, 35 yards; Trent Neal 1 catch, 0 yards; Rickie Bova 2 catches, 51 yards; Nick Conway 2 catches, 28 yards.


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ENGS 43: Environmental Transport and Fate
Introduction to movement and transformation of substances released into the natural environment. Fundamentals of advection, dispersion, and reaction. Aggregation and parameterization of various mixing processes leading to dispersion at larger spatial and temporal scales. Importance of inhomogeneity, anisotropy, and stratification in natural media. Basic principles are illustrated by application to atmospheric, ground water, river, estuarine, coastal, and oceanic pollution problems. Case studies include urban smog, acid rain, Chernobyl fall-out, and stratospheric ozone depletion.


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HMS Bucton Castle
Source: A.M. Handley Journal, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #1064
Staff Person: Jon Dembo
Attached is a pen and ink sketch of the HMS BUCTON CASTLE, a three-masted sailing ship. It was drawn on the inside front cover of his journal by one of her passengers, Capt. A. M. Handley. An officer in the British 19th Infantry Regiment, Handley was traveling to India to join his unit and help reestablish order after the recently suppressed Indian Mutiny (1857). He kept his journal to occupy his time sailing from Gravesend, England to Calcutta. He certainly had plenty of time to occupy for the voyage took a total of 160 days from January to June 1859. That may explain the extreme pains Handley took to number and name all the sails, masts and decks on this small pen and ink sketch. The original closely written 136-page journal measures only 9 mm by 15 mm.
In his journal Handley recorded his day to day observations of life aboard the BUCTON CASTLE, including descriptions of the personalities on board, shipboard routine, the ship's time-keeping system, and a meeting with the whaling ship Isabella. There was much to surprise him. The following excerpt is from his first day aboard ship:
- "3 o'clock. Ship just towed into harbour; went on board immediately & to our immense surprise were told by the captain that if he had not had to wait for us, he would not have anchored at all at Gravesend. All passengers on board except ourselves. Finally embarked at ½ past 10 o'clock, same night. Too late to put up berths & so slept on the ground. Had not been in bed long before a baby in the next cabin began to cry & simultaneously a loud "mew" in the cabin made us aware that we had a cat shut up in it, with us. When the baby stopped the cat began, & between the two sleep was impossible. Thus [I] passed the first night on board."
After a while he became more used to the routine and was able to remark:
- "Tea at 6. Grog at 8 and bed at 10."
Anyone who has been irritated by modern travel — the discomfort, expense, delay, unpleasant fellow travelers and surly employees — may sympathize with Handley who endured this and more for more than six months. And without email or web access.
On April 1st 1859 Handley commented:
- "All Fools Day, especially dedicated I should think to those who are fools enough to go to Calcutta round the Cape when they had the chance of going overland."
If anyone has any questions, or would like to see the actual journal, it is available to the public in the Special Collections Department search room.
Source: A. M. Handley Journal, pp. 1-2, 4, 44-45. (East Carolina Manuscript Collection #1064.1.a).
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Appraisal Data Accuracy and Enhancements
April 10, 2013
As part of our continuing efforts to enhance data quality, Freddie Mac compares a select set of appraisal data fields delivered through the Uniform Collateral Data Portal® (UCDP®) with loan delivery data entered into the selling system. Starting April 22, 2013, we will expand the set of data fields, and the selling system will compare a loan's property address delivered through the UCDP against the property address entered into the selling system.
Please remember that our data comparisons rely upon the Appraisal Identifier that you enter in the selling system. The Appraisal Identifier is the Document File Identifier (Doc File ID) that you receive from the UCDP. You'll need to ensure that the Appraisal Identifier in the selling system matches the Doc File ID in the UCDP, and that the UCDP submission receives a "successful" status.
The following is a list of the changes you'll see beginning April 22:
Address scrubbing: The selling system will "scrub" the property address and convert it to the official U.S. Postal Service listing for the property. For example, if you enter Oak Rd., the system will change the address to Oak Road. If you enter a rural route, the selling system will change the address to a physical location whenever possible.
Property address comparison: The property address entered in the selling system will be compared with the address submitted through the UCDP to ensure data accuracy and consistency. If the addresses are not identical, you will receive an edit message within the selling system's Loan Evaluation screen, and you will be able to view the addresses in the UCDP Appraisal Data Details section at the bottom of the screen.
If the data entered in the selling system does not match the data in the UCDP, you will need to either update the data in the selling system or resubmit the correct appraisal data to the UCDP. Please remember that all appraisals must be uploaded to the UCDP at least one day before delivering the loan to Freddie Mac. You must wait until the UCDP data is updated before you reevaluate the loan, so ensure you have processes in place to correct the data for smooth delivery. You can access a job aid that will describe the process that Sellers must follow to successfully compare the appraisal data delivered in the selling system with the appraisal data in the UCDP.
Message delivered if system is unavailable: If Freddie Mac's internal system is temporarily unable to validate or match selling system data with the UCDP data, you will receive the following message:
UCDP appraisal data details cannot be validated at this time. No action is currently required. However Freddie Mac will perform this validation post settlement and notify you if further action is required.
If you receive the message above, you will still be able to deliver your loan for funding and Freddie Mac will validate the appraisal data later. If there are any data inconsistency issues, we will follow up with you to resolve the issues. Please keep in mind that you are still required to deliver loan data according to the Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide requirements.
For more information on exporting data, be sure to review the Export Your Loan Data job aid.
More Information
- Appraisal Data Integration from the UCDP to the Selling System job aid, which will be updated to reflect the new fields beginning April 22, 2013.
- Export Your Loan Data job aid (available April 22, 2013).
- Implementation Guide for Selling System Export – Sellers: Updated to incorporate selling system appraisal validation data.
- ULDD resources Web page.
This communication relates to the Uniform Mortgage Data Program, an effort undertaken jointly by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at the direction of their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency.


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As usual, when the Halloween Hellhunt contest was announced, most of my lego collection was half a country away and in the middle of a fucking hurricane to boot (knowing my luck, a tree has probably fallen on it by now). But let's see... I have one box of lego containing no minifigs, a microship that's about 95% complete, and a camera...
It has been nearly three months since the Royal Britannian Navy conquered the T.L.A.'s home system of Refuge. Their fleets routed, the remaining T.L.A. colonists cower in underground caves, hoping against hope for a miracle that will drive the Britannians from their world. As Britannian infantrymen begin the long task of turning this planet into the Queen's newest stronghold, their ships patrol the edge of the system, alert and ready to repel conquerors who might want the planet for themselves...
"Tudor to Fleet Central, no sign of the enemy. Requesting permission to return to base, over."
"Tudor, your scheduled patrol is not yet complete. Is there an emergency on board?"
"Yes, sir. It appears that Midshipman Jenkins has consumed our entire supply of biscuits. We're fresh out now."
"Bloody hell! Tudor, you have permission to return to base at full speed. We're clearing all traffic from your path now."
"I do say, there appears to be an anomaly on scope. Captain, I believe we should investigate this before returning-"
Indeed, the Tudor is not the only ship drifting in the dark between the stars...
"Omega to Mothership, final tests complete. The long-range sensor arrays are in perfect shape. We can even resolve the planet from here."
At this distance, the planet is barely visible, and the Britannian ships swarming around it can't be seen at all.
"Someday... someday we'll be back."
"Mothership to Omega: Excellent news. Now jump out of there before anyone sees you."
"It... may be too late for that. Mothership, we have a Britannian cruiser on scanners, closing fast. They'll detect us if we jump."
"What? Get out of there, now!"
"Negative. Britannia cannot be allowed to learn of our existence... not yet. We'll have to take them out before they can get word to the inner system. Omega, engaging!"
"Bloody hell, that's a warship! Sound the alarm! All hands, battle stations!"
"Captain to crew: we're entering engagement range. The target must not be allowed to escape. Helm, full throttle!"
"Rail gun has a targeting solution. Firing, firing!"
"Missiles have launched. Thirty seconds to impact."
"Oh, bugger-"
The first railgun shell hits the Britannian ship, blasting through its forward armor to inflict a point of damage.
"Captain, missiles are closing in. I strongly suggest we evade-"
"Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! All weapons, fire as you bear!"
The Tudor accelerates as fast as she is able, but only her heavy laser is in range. She still does a point of damage to the Omega. She also drops a torpedo, which remains stationary for now.
The Britannian captain pays a price for his bravado as Omega's missiles hit, doing two points of damage to the Tudor.
"We've identified their drive signature. Captain, that's a T.L.A. ship --"
"It can't be! We destroyed them all!"
"Some of them must have escaped. We need to warn Fleet Central --"
"They're jamming our communications. We'll need to take them first."
"Captain, the rail gun has no firing solution. We're too close to the enemy!"
"Activate the radar jammer! Helm, maximum thrust -- we're going to blow right past them!"
The Omega's maneuvering has inadvertently placed the Tudor in a superb tactical position. The torpedo it dropped last turn doesn't even need to move in order to catch its target in the blast radius, and the Omega takes a second point of damage. The Tudor drifts along its vector, but rotates to bring all its weapons into firing range.
"All hands -- FIIIIIIIIIRE!"
Unfortunately, the T.L.A.'s targeting jammer works and manages to prevent any of the Tudor's gunfire from striking home.
*According to Britannian fleet regulations, at least three people must shout "Fire!" before any weapons are discharged.
"Captain, we're moving too fast! We'll be out of comm jamming range in less than a minute, and they'll be able to contact their base --"
"We've got one last chance. Tactical, do you have firing solutions?"
"Yes, sir. Rail gun is aimed and missiles are locked."
"Fire at will."
The railgun shell goes straight through the Tudor, ripping it apart and bringing the battle to a sudden end.
"Captain, their reactors and drive are down. I detect several distress beacons -- they are probably boarding the lifeboats now. Shall I shut down jamming?"
"Britannia cannot be allowed to know that some of us have survived. Oh, they will learn, soon enough -- but not today."
"We're not strong enough to liberate our world yet. Until then --"
"-- all we can do is keep the enemy in the dark."


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Bank of Italy Takes Closer Look at Banks' Finances
Bank of Italy Takes Closer Look at Banks' Finances Italy's central bank is stepping up its inspections of the country's leading banks against a backdrop of increasing 'non-performing loans,' according to a central-bank document reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. David Enrich reports. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Waltham, MA – According to global research from The Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) released today, businesses increasingly value SaaS applications, but many enterprises are facing significant customer support challenges with their SaaS vendors, leading to low customer satisfaction and poor retention rates. The "SaaS with a Face" report, which surveyed 248¹ global companies currently using SaaS-based e-mail management software on their usage and service satisfaction with these applications and providers revealed Mimecast to be the stand-out leader in SaaS email management performance and customer satisfaction.
Mimecast customers surveyed in this research noted higher customer support approval, including 86 percent being able to connect with a live Mimecast customer service representative, compared to the 61 percent who said they could reach live support with other SaaS vendors. Additionally, respondents called out shorter wait times with Mimecast, with only eight percent experiencing long waits.
The remainder of the "SaaS with a Face" results demonstrate a significant discrepancy between Mimecast customers and users of other SaaS-based e-mail management services in terms of the the benefits realized and levels of satisfaction with customer support, with the latter representing a huge opportunity for vendors to address. Of the non-Mimecast customers surveyed, more than half (57 percent) reported slow and unresponsive customer service, ultimately resulting in only 58 percent of these respondents remaining with their current SaaS provider. Comparatively, 85 percent of Mimecast customers confirmed they will remain with Mimecast's SaaS email management platform.
Finding the right customer service options, including dedicated support and training, are also major challenges. Among respondents, only 37 percent confirmed they have a dedicated customer service manager for their organization, 27 percent cited difficulty with finding the right person to solve the problem at hand, just 25 percent said their SaaS provider offers dedicated online training, while 18 percent noted their SaaS provider missed service level agreements (SLAs) entirely.
"The results of this survey show that inadequate customer support has the ability to quickly negate all of the promise offered by SaaS-based applications," said Bill Lundell, Senior Research Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "Businesses are crystal clear on the benefits of SaaS, especially for business-critical applications like email, but many providers appear to be providing inadequate levels of support. With more businesses potentially turning to SaaS applications and other hosted services in the coming years, providers will need to offer dedicated support and increased transparency around any product updates or issues in order to improve customer satisfaction."
"The statistically significant differences in terms of service and support experiences between Mimecast customers and the rest of the sample were quite noticeable. Mimecast is clearly delivering superior support based on the testimony of the majority of its customers, which simply cannot be said for the market at large."
SaaS offerings are critical to success with more than half (51 percent) of enterprise organizations currently using SaaS-based applications and an additional 38 percent of respondents planning, or interested in SaaS-based solutions within the coming year. The top three benefits respondents attribute to SaaS-based email management applications include the reduction of IT infrastructure costs (55 percent), the elimination of IT environment complexity (52 percent), and improved compliance capabilities (46 percent).
Based on this report, some key customer service recommendations for SaaS vendors are as follows:
"Based on this research from ESG, it's clear many SaaS providers are underestimating the power of the human element," said Lynda Murphy, Director of Customer Experience, Mimecast. "Without equally strong customer services available, SaaS providers miss the opportunity to offer 'SaaS with a Face' and will encounter significant customer retention challenges, severely impacting their bottom line. Providing more personalized attention, such as comprehensive help features, offering dedicated support and consistently meeting service level agreements has helped us achieve a customer churn of less than three percent."
For more information on the ESG "SaaS with a Face" report, please visit: http://www.mimecast.com/saaswithaface
¹ 109 are Mimecast customers, while the remainder are non-Mimecast customers
About Mimecast
Mimecast (www.mimecast.com) delivers cloud-based email management for Microsoft Exchange, including archiving, continuity and security. By unifying disparate and fragmented email environments into one holistic solution that is always available from the cloud, Mimecast minimizes risk and reduces cost and complexity, while providing total end-to-end control of email. Founded in the United Kingdom in 2003, Mimecast serves more than 6,000 customers worldwide and has offices in Europe, North America, Africa and the Channel Islands.
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Schmoozing in San Francisco
I had the pleasure meeting up with the lovely Shelly Shroeder of Riding pretty yesterday. She showed me around her favourite city haunts and took me for lunch in cycle-friendly area of Valencia. We chatted about the similarities and differences of our cycling cultures the rise of the Cycle Chic movement. I am a huge fan of Shelly's blog and regularly consult in for my fix of stateside Cycle Chic.
We also met, Meryl, along the way who had decided after a lunchtime glass of wine that her pink cycling helmet was the ultimate accessory both on and off the bike. We whole-heartedly agreed!
4 comments:
- Hoosier Mama said...
Do you know where I can buy the Bern helmet in the color cranberry in the US??
- 12 November 2009 at 02:17
- Mark said...
Some people have all the fun!
Hope you took shed loads of pics to share with us, and had a great trip.
That pink helmet is pretty outrageous, I love it just for it's audacity.
- 13 November 2009 at 23:57
- Caz said...
Hi Hoosier Mama! You can buy the Cranberry Muse from us and we can ship to the US. I don't think there are any stockists of the cranberry in the US though I'm afraid. Email us at email@example.com and we can take an order from you
- 16 November 2009 at 13:38
- Tony said...
Good stuff from SF! The bike community here in Phoenix appears to be growing - I think in large part to our new light rail system. More people are using their bikes in connection with the system to get out and explore the city.
- 17 November 2009 at 02:56
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TWO YEARS ago, the newborn nation of South Sudan represented a rare foreign policy triumph for President Obama, largely because of the president's decision to lead from the front. When an accord laying out a path for Sudan's largely Christian south to separate from the Muslim Arab dictatorship based in Khartoum threatened to unravel, Mr. Obama appointed two special envoys, attended a United Nations meeting on Sudan and dispatched then-Sen. John F. Kerry to lay out a detailed "road map" for Sudanese leaders. The result was a successful referendum and the July 2011 birth of a new nation of 8 million people.
Now that achievement is in danger of crumbling, thanks to the wretched behavior of South Sudan's leaders. Rather than use the country's abundant oil revenue to build up one of the world's most undeveloped territories, President Salva Kiir tolerated corruption, engaged in proxy wars with Sudan in disputed territories and feuded with his vice president, Riek Machar. On Dec. 15 Mr. Kiir accused Mr. Machar of attempting a coup, arrested 11 senior officials and tried to disarm members of the presidential guard belonging to Mr. Machar's Nuer ethnic group. This touched off fighting across the country between supporters of the two leaders, largely divided along ethnic lines. Mr. Kiir is from the majority Dinka group.
On Tuesday, the two leaders, under pressure from African leaders and the Obama administration, agreed to begin negotiations. But the fighting continued: A Nuer "White Army," believed to be under the control of Mr. Machar, was said to have captured most of Bor, a town that has changed hands three times in the fighting. Thousands are believed to have been killed, and the United Nations says 180,000 have been displaced in just two weeks.
To its credit, the Obama administration again has been actively trying to broker a solution. A new envoy, Donald Booth, had met with Mr. Kiir four times in eight days as of Tuesday, and he has been on the phone with Mr. Machar. The United States has considerable leverage, having supplied South Sudan with hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. Just as influential are Ethiopia and Kenya, whose presidents have pushed for negotiations. But Uganda's leader, Yoweri Museveni, has tilted toward Mr. Kiir, a longtime ally. On Monday he threatened to "go after" Mr. Machar if he did not agree to a cease-fire.
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30 point beat down of the Spurs in San Antonio!
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Import-brand automakers should not take the apparent snub by President Barack Obama at the Washington D.C. auto show too seriously.
This is, after all, the leader of the free world. That he even has time to visit an auto show is incredible, given the fragile status of the economy and the tense, rapidly-changing situation in the Middle East.
That import brand executives cooled their heels in a holding pen, never to gain audience, was an unfortunate casualty.
Matthew Hash, Ally senior manager of national accounts, provides some perspective. A few years back, Hash was part of GMAC's Indianapolis office, which was to host sponsored NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon shortly before the Brickyard 400 race.
Hash recalls that a team of Gordon's handlers came to the GMAC office three days before Gordon's visit, and mapped out Gordon's exact walking route, who he would shake hands with, and how many autographs he would sign before leaving exactly 18 minutes later.
This is Jeff Gordon, A-list NASCAR celebrity but a small fish in the big picture. One can only imagine the fluidity of Obama's schedule. Smart politics dictate that the president needed to pay homage to the Detroit brands that the government bailed out. Anything beyond that would be gravy.
The import brands need to chill out and look at the big picture.