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Jazz hope to keep momentum going versus Blazers
The Utah Jazz have won four straight and are tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for the eighth playoff spot out west. They will try to keep it going on Monday when they host the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Jazz have taken four in a row after losing four in a row and sliding down the standings. The Lakers have lost four of six and the two are tied with less than 10 games to go.
The Dallas Mavericks are in the mix too, just 1 1/2 games behind both teams.
The Jazz and Lakers both have eight games left on their schedule. Los Angeles has eight games remaining on its schedule and six are at home, while the Jazz play five in Salt Lake City.
On Saturday, the Jazz knocked off the Brooklyn Nets, 116-107. Utah shot 55.6 percent from the field and 58.8 percent from behind the 3-point line
Five Jazz players scored in double figures and three cracked the 20-point mark.
Randy Foye shot 9-for-11 and 8-for-9 from long range for 26 points. Mo Williams and Al Jefferson each had 20 and Derrick Favors and Marvin Williams scored double digits off the bench.
It was just a week ago when the Jazz were slogging through a winless trip in Texas. Fast-forward and they have all the momentum in going for that last Western Conference postseason spot.
"We're playing better," said Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin. "It's great for this group of guys. When we were struggling earlier, I had a feeling that we would get out of it because the guys continued to work."
The Blazers have lost four in a row and have all but fallen out of contention for that last spot. They trail the Jazz and Lakers by 4 1/2 games with nine to play.
After losing to the Jazz at home on Friday, the Blazers visited the Golden State Warriors on Saturday and lost, 125-98. That was a season-high in points allowed for a Portland squad that was without its best player, LaMarcus Aldridge, who sat with a sprained ankle.
"They are a hard team to stop and especially with Stephen Curry making the shots that he makes all you can do is tip your hat to them," said Portland coach Terry Stotts. "They can do a lot of different things. They can post, they can run and they can shoot threes. With that all being said, I was pretty disappointed in our defense in the first half particularly."
Damian Lillard, the presumptive Rookie of the Year, had 16 points on Saturday, but his two 3-pointers tied Curry's single-season rookie record for made 3- pointers with 166.
Meyers Leonard started in place of Aldridge and had 22 points and 10 rebounds. J.J. Hickson recorded his 40th double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
The Jazz beat the Blazers on Friday and have taken six of the last seven. Utah has won three straight and 14 of 17 at home versus Portland.


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I'd be down with that
As it stands, we're set to enter the season with Ducasse and Colon starting. Ducasse stills sucks ass and Colon can't stay healthy to save his life. I don't know, but taking the best OG to come out in over a decade makes sense to me. Especially when you're talking about plugging him in between two perrenial pro-bowlers.
People can b*tch and complain about "you don't draft a guard in the Top 10" all they want. Bottom line is, Warmack can step in and make an impact from day 1.
EVERY SINGLE ONE of these 1st round passrushers have a sh*t load of question marks. There is no Von Miller or Aldon Smith in this class.

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Medical-related matters dominated the brief agendas at the morning and afternoon sessions of the Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
Medical-related matters dominated the brief agendas at the morning and afternoon sessions of the Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
The matters included an ambulatory surgery center facility, temporary hospital closures for emergency patients, ambulance fees and a fine for operation of a medical marijuana facility.
Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the selection of Rio Bravo Medical Campus LLC to develop a free-standing ambulatory surgery center, Earnhart & Associates to provide management for the daily operations of the facility, and the chief executive officer of Kern Medical Center to develop a facility lease agreement with Rio Bravo and a management services agreement with Earnhart.
In September, KMC issued a request for proposal seeking a long-term lease for a "turnkey" ambulatory surgery center, Paul J. Hensler, the hospital's CEO, told the supervisors. The facility – which will be opened in 18 to 24 months -- will attract new income for KMC to bring the hospital out of the red.
"It's a big step to meet (KMC's) goal ... of attracting paying customers," said 5th District Supervisor Leticia Perez. "It's an outstanding facility as proposed ... A transition KMC payments can use."
The Medical Campus will be on 46 acres and include a retirement/care facility and the more-than-15,000-square-foot surgery center. It will generate 400 permanent jobs, county staff reported.
But the vote didn't come until after a spokesman for a losing vendor for the project asked supervisors to delay their vote until the board's March 19 meeting, when additional information could be presented on his company's bid.
Officials with Rio Bravo and Earnhart spoke in favor of their bid, which county staff had selected. County staff presented information on the project, including why they made their recommendation.
The spokesman for the losing bidder said his company can offer a location a mile from KMC while the Rio Bravo plan is 4.5 miles away, and would be at a lower rent and they would have their facility up and running in 12 months.
But the winning vendor noted that the other bid favored a site in a "strip mall" with a limit on growth, and that the vendor's rent estimate didn't cover all associated costs.
"We followed all of the rules and met all the requirements," said Gary Bruno, speaking in behalf of Rio Bravo. The Rio Bravo facility will attract higher income people who now often go out of the area for medical care, while also serving those who are uninsured and/or lower income who now make up the bulk of KMC patients, Bruno said.
"Your community deserves better health care ... (for the) poor and wealthy alike," he said.
Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner called the planned medical campus "a fantastic facility for us," and that "I don't think they (the other vendor) have met the bid criteria."
Hospital "closures"
Supervisors approved revisions to Ambulance Destination Decision Policies and Procedures to eliminate "closure" of hospital emergency departments to ambulance traffic.
"Hospital closure is a term used to describe the practice of diverting ambulances away from a hospital emergency department for a defined period of time," Matthew Constantine, county director of Public health Services, told the board in a letter.
"Closure has been a long-standing practice in the Metro Bakersfield area. The closure policy only affects ambulance traffic, at no time is a hospital emergency department closed to walk-in traffic by the public."
For areas such as Ridgecrest and Tehachapi – where there is only one hospital – "closure has never been an option," Constantine said.
"Six hospitals are located in the Metro Bakersfield area so closure to ambulance traffic became a common practice, with at least four hospitals always available at any given time."
With closure, patient choice is limited and it might impact insurance coverage, said 3rd District Supervisor Mike Maggard, the board chairman.
"Insurance may not cover that hospital, their doctor may not be able to provide care, they may need a second ambulance move," Maggard said. "Diversion doesn't solve hospital overcrowding problems."
The revisions approved by the supervisors would force the hospitals to take action to see that – except in cases of a true internal disaster such as power outages, flooding, a fire or smoke – there are enough beds available for ambulatory patients' choice and/or need, staff reported.
"In the past there has been no definition of internal disaster," Maggard said. "Crowding is not an internal disaster. Hospitals effect patient choice. We need to provide the resources to meet that demand ... Force the issue of meeting the demand."
Constantine wrote: "There are several studies that describe strategies and actions hospitals can take to reduce emergency department over crowding and solve inpatient bed constraints. There are many resources available to hospitals to learn how to become more proficient at patient throughput."
Ambulance fees
The five ground ambulance service providers that have exclusive operating areas in Kern County have been granted cost-of-living adjustments rate increases by the board. The five are CARE, Delano, Hall, Kern and Liberty Ambulance services. The item was approved as part of the board's consent agenda motion.
Hall, Kern and Liberty were eligible for 2011 COLAs, all five were eligible for 2012 COLAs and all but Liberty were eligible for 2013 COLAs, according to Constantine.
The rate changes cover both basic and advanced life support services for both base and standby. The changes are:
* CARE, base rates up $88 to $1,179 for basic and $1,308 for advanced, and standby rates up $8 per hour to $152 basic and $195 advanced;
* Delano, base rates up $50 to $1,069 for basic and $1,129 for advanced, and standby rates up $6 per hour to $122 basic and $158 advanced;
* Hall, base rates up $141 to $1,139 for basic, $1,315 for advanced and $2,641 for critical care transport, and standby rates up $12 per hour to $137 for basic and $1786 for advanced;
* Kern, base rates up $149 to $1,209 for basic and $1,309 for advanced, and standby rates up $12 per hour to $138 basic and $176 advanced;
* Liberty, base rates up $124 to $1,250 for basic and $1,608 for advanced, and standby rates up $11 per hour to $162 for basic and $206 for advanced.
Fine up in smoke
Supervisors voted 5-0 to waive a $50,000 fine for an ordinance code violation that was levied in November against High Desert Plaza, 16804 Highway 58, and Chronically Inclined Inc., medical marijuana dispensary.
At the time the fine was levied against the property owner and the business owner/operator, the county thought Chronically Inclined was still open for business after being told to close.
But owner Sandra Wood convinced county staff and the board that the business had closed when told.
"Staff and the operators have met ... They want to come into compliance with Kern County rules," said Charles Lackey, director of county building inspection.
Lackey asked the board to consider a revision on the fine.
"I'm impressed with her professionalism and honesty," Supervisor Scrivner said. "I move to rescind the $50,000 fine and any other penalties on the owner of the property and on the operator."
Fourth District Supervisor David Couch asked who had written the hand-lettered sign at the business which "misspelled" supervisors as stupidvisors. Her husband did, Wood said.
Supervisors then voted to rescind the fine on the condition that signs are removed.
Other actions
In other actions, the supervisors:
* In closed session voted to petition the California Supreme Court to uphold the injunction in the suit Los Angeles (city) vs. Kern County, regarding Measure E which prohibited the dumping of sludge in Kern County;
* Approved the purchase of 24 replacement and three new vehicles for an amount not to exceed $547,900;
* Accepted donations to Kern County Library from three Friends of the libraries groups, including $10,000 from Friends of the Ridgecrest Library;
* Approved the expense of up to $10,000 to produce and distribute the 10th edition of Jawbone OHV Trail Map;
* Approved the expense of up to $10,887 to clear downed trees and repair trail tread on Piute Single Track Trail System in Sequoia National Forest;
* Approved a maximum funding of nearly $8.8 million for the 2012-13 fiscal year for Children's Medical Services Plan and budgets for Child Health and Disability Prevention program, the Foster Care Program and California Children Services;
* Approved transferring $17,700 from the Sheriff's Firearms Fund to the purchase of four sniper rifles for the Special Weapons and Tactics Team;
* Approved a resolution of acceptance of a portion of an offer of dedication of a road easement along 60th Street West in Rosamond;
* Approved establishing a 40-mile-per-hour speed limit on about 1,300 feet of Mahan Street between Springer Avenue and China Lake Boulevard in Ridgecrest;
* Accepted a notice of completion with Griffith Co. for construction on Bowman Road from Jacks Ranch Road to Downs Street in Ridgecrest;
* Received a report on emergency sewer lift station repairs at Ridgecrest Fire Station No. 74;
* Approved an amendment to the master license agreement with California Broadband Cooperation Inc. for use of county properties designated as anchor sites for transmitting high-speed, high-capacity broadband communication services, and for use of county rights-of-way for underground fiber optic transmission lines in eastern Kern County;
* Set a hearing for 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, to amend the franchise ordinance regarding Rosamond Two LLC to adjust the franchise area, incorporate new terms and conditions, and allow the franchise to be recorded.


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(The Spirit is pleased to share with our readers vignettes of life in the 19th century as originally reported in past issues of the newspapers. These reproduced stories include their original headlines and spelling.)
Local Intelligence
(April 29, 1896)
A Contest To Increase
The Membership of
The Y.M.C.A.
About four weeks ago, Secretary Willis, of the Y.M.C.A., suggested a plan to increase the membership and the general interest in the Young Men's Christian Association of this place. The plan was this: That the association divide itself into two factions, to be known as the Reds and the Blues, that a captain be appointed on each side, and that each faction go to work earnestly and see how many new members it could secure by April 26.
The evening on which the contest closed, a supper was to be given. The side securing the most members was to have the best supper that could be prepared, while the losing side was to sit at a table in the same room with nothing but crackers and water as their bill of fair. Boyd Allison was chosen captain of the Reds and James Evans of the Blues, and the contest began.
The two factions, with their recruits, met at the association rooms at 7:45 o'clock last night, gorgeously decked in their colors, and marched to Odd Fellows Hall, where the supper was in waiting. They carried Red and Blue banners and various expressive devices, and cheered lustily on their way. Prominent business men and staid citizens took part, and were imbued with the enthusiasm of youth.
When they arrived in the banquet hall Secretary Willis announced the results of the contest. He said that 114 new members had been secured, 64 by the Reds and 50 by the Blues. This was a signal for cheers on the part of the Reds who rushed to the tables ladened with luxuries, while the Blues calmly took their places at the tables provided with crackers, water and toothpicks.
The greatest hilarity prevailed. Spirits were bent up to their full height, and the edibles were disposed of amid the utmost good cheer. Toasts were then given….
Horace Miller spoke of the Reds and the Blues, and said that all the members should keep their souls white with virtue and purity of conduct, and they would have all the colors of the glorious banner of our Republic — red, white, and blue.
The contest was a great success, and did much to strengthen the association, both in enthusiasm and numbers at this place.


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Ferrero joined Corning in 1987 and has served multiple businesses, functions, and geographies. Prior to her current position, she was general manager of Corning Display Technologies from July 2010 through 2015. She has deep experience in Asia as well as strong commercial experience, having led commercial functions in Environmental and Display Technologies. In addition, Ferrero spent the first eight years of her career in manufacturing roles.
Ferrero holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and statistics from the State University of New York-Oneonta, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Diego.


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Why I Ride: Tod Barnett
In my first year of riding, I was 22 years old and I had just moved to San Francisco. My friend, Christopher Vasquez, invited me along on some long distance bike rides, and I didn't think anything of it. More interested in the personal challenge of riding further than I ever had before, I came along for some rides. As I grew closer to some of the other riders, I realized that I had unknowingly become woven into the ALC community.
As I spent time with these passionate riders, I had a few friends from my personal life come out to me as being HIV positive. These were young 18-24-year-olds that were going to be facing immense stigma from all types of people, particularly those in the gay community, their own community, until I—we—do everything that we can to end that. These friends of mine were inspired by my involvement with the ride just as I was blown away by their personal strength to take on the virus virtually on their own.
This year marks my fourth year of riding, and my second year of championing a team that I developed with a few of my motivated peers. This year, we've grown to 40 riders, with an overwhelming majority that are riding for the first time with our team, Team Unpopular. We placed in the top fundraising teams last year and are on par to do it again this year.
Every ounce of love and support that I've received for this ride has been multiplied tenfold and has made an enormous impact on the community through the help of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center.
My name is Tod Barnett, and I will never stop fighting for this cause.
For more info on AIDS/LifeCycle, visit http://www.aidslifecycle.org. If you'd like to support Tod in his ALC efforts, visit his page here.


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When appropriate, we all want to stay warm. More often than not, though, Mother Nature has other plans. For this reason, Gore Bike Wear designed its new Base Layer WindStopper Singlet. When employed as part of a weather-appropriate layering system, this first layer helps to block cold winds from chilling your core, so that uncontrollable shivering doesn't take the fun out of your ride.
For its construction, Gore combined a polyester knit with its proprietary WindStopper membrane. As a 100% windproof fabric, Gore's WindStopper was incorporated at the front, shoulders, and kidney panels in order to keep your core warm. In addition to being windproof, the WindStopper membrane is also breathable and quite efficient at managing moisture. In fact, by transporting moisture from the skin to the surface of the fabric, this membrane keeps you dry and comfortable. And because cool temperatures won't stop you from working up a sweat, the rear window has been constructed of a polyester blend to vent any excess heat.
Gore constructed this base layer around a contoured fit. Accordingly, this top is designed for the cycling position, meaning that it will move with you instead of binding and bunching. Along these lines, Gore also incorporated flatlock stitching for the seams. This provides an even closer fit, while also doing away with the risk of chafing at the seams.
The Gore Bike Wear WindStopper Base Layer Singlet is available in five sizes from Small to XX-Large and in the colors Black and Light Grey/white.
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Super Versatile !
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
Spring riding in the Sierra foothills of Northern CA - cold in the morning, warm in the afternoon. I tend to be cold, and in the past I've worn a thermal long sleeve top under my bike jersey. I thought I'd try this base layer with arm warmers for a more versatile setup. The result - these are great ! Once I warm up a little, I can take off my arm warmers but still keep my core warm. Then unzip my jersey a bit. I like this base layer so much, I'm getting 2 more !
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Well, hold on- I'm not calling myself savvy - it did take me 15 years to finally start using these windstopper undershirts - but now that I am using them, if any of you invent a time machine, please let me know so I can go back and slap the younger version of me into picking up one of these sooner.
The key to this shirt is that it lets you wear less. On those iffy days where you can't decide what to wear, or you'll experience a broad range of temps and conditions - one of these undershirts lets you cut an external layer.
Be careful though - they're extremely warm. Unzipping your jersey with a windstopper layer on results in barely being able to feel the difference. I'd say they bring you from needing a winter long sleeve and vest down to the zone of wearing a summer jersey and arm warmers.
Usually I buy undershirts a size down so they're super tight and don't bunch up, but the windstopper material doesn't stretch much, so don't size down or you won't get the shirt on.
What is the advantage of having the windstopper layer under your shirt versus wearing a windproof vest that can easily be removed other than the versatility of being able to wear it under different jerseys without covering up the logos (maybe helpful for a ride that requires wearing an event jersey or kit)?
AG - what I like about having the base layer with windstopper is that it lets you wear less but stay warm - let's say its too cold for a simple base layer and a jersey/vest combo - you'd want maybe a thermal vest, but with this setup, you can go with the wind vest at first, ditch it later on, and find a better balance. Its a specific use situation but really extends the range of comfort for such a minimalist piece of equipment...especially if the conditions involve getting wet.


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Edison Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of EPI-743 Phase 2B Friedreich's Ataxia Clinical Trial
First subject enrolled in double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Jan 07, 2013, 12:01 ET
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Edison Pharmaceuticals today announced the initiation of a phase 2B study entitled, "Safety and Efficacy Study of EPI-743 on Visual Function in Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia."
The trial is a placebo-controlled study lasting six months, followed by an extension phase in which all subjects will receive EPI-743. Subjects must be between 18 and 45 years of age, possess genetic confirmation of Friedreich's ataxia, and meet certain disease severity criteria. The primary endpoint of the trial is visual function, with secondary endpoints including neurological and neuromuscular function and disease-relevant biomarkers. More information on study specifics is available on ClinicalTrials.gov.
This trial is being conducted with the assistance of investigators from the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) Clinical Research Network and FARA's Patient Registry. "FARA is excited about the commencement of the EPI-743 Friedreich's ataxia clinical trial, and is working closely with Edison Pharmaceuticals and Clinical Research Network investigators to expedite enrollment," stated FARA President Ronald Bartek. "This trial represents the importance of public-private partnership in drug development and the culmination of FARA-sponsored translational research, initiated with both FARA and National Institutes of Health (NIH) support."
Three clinical trial sites have been selected in the United States: University of South Florida – Tampa, Florida; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia– Pennsylvania; and University of California– Los Angeles, California. Enrollment has been initiated at University of South Florida.
"Given the encouraging clinical findings reported to date for EPI-743 in mitochondrial disease, we are eager to determine whether these results are distensible to Friedreich's ataxia," stated FARA Clinical Research Network investigator Theresa A. Zesiewicz, MD, FAAN, Professor of Neurology, Director of the University of South Florida Ataxia Research Center and one of the trial's principal investigators.
Friedreich's Ataxia
Friedreich's ataxia is an autosomal recessive nuclear DNA inherited mitochondrial disease, affecting an estimated 1 in 30,000 individuals in the United States and Europe. Friedreich's ataxia is caused by a defect in the gene frataxin, which encodes a 210 amino acid protein that participates in iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster protein assembly. As the majority of these Fe-S cluster proteins are localized in the respiratory chain in the mitochondria, patients with Friedreich's ataxia present with "energy failure" symptoms including ataxia, muscle weakness, heart failure, diabetes, and visual, speech, and hearing deficiencies. Friedreich's ataxia is a highly debilitating and life-shortening disease and is a member of a larger family of diseases called mitochondrial disease that share as a common biochemical mechanism defects in cellular energy metabolism. There are no FDA-approved drugs for Friedreich's ataxia.
EPI-743 is an orally bioavailable small molecule being developed by Edison Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia and other inherited mitochondrial diseases. EPI-743 is a member of the para-benzoquinone class of drugs. It serves as a cofactor for the novel drug target– NADPH quinone oxidase 1 (NQO1). Through a redox-based mechanism, EPI-743 augments endogenous glutathione biosynthesis– essential for the control of oxidative stress.
Edison Pharmaceuticals
Edison Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments for children and adults with orphan mitochondrial diseases.
SOURCE Edison Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Antoine Myers led four double-digit scorers with 13 points and Troy defeated Chattanooga 68-61 Monday in a nonconference affair.
Myers also led the Trojans (2-2) with four assists. Hunter Williams and R.J. Scott each had 12 points for Troy, and Deonata Jethroe had 11. Ray Chambers pulled down 10 rebounds.
There were four lead changes in the second half after the Trojans left the locker room up 30-25. The Mocs (1-3) opened on a 7-0 scoring run to go up 32-30, but relinquished the advantage when Williams drained a 3 to put Troy up 35-34 with 16:31 left. Gee McGhee hit a jumper for Chattanooga 49 seconds later as the Mocs again leapt ahead.
Chattanooga maintained the lead until Scott drained consecutive 3-pointers to pull even at 48-all, and after a dunk by Myers put Troy up 50-48, the Trojans began to pull away.


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The LA Galaxy added some depth while picking up some local players in Tuesday's MLS Supplemental Draft.
While top pick Bryan Gaul joins the Galaxy from Bradley University in Illinois, three of the next four players the Galaxy took are from Southern California schools.
READ: LA Galaxy add five players in MLS Supplemental Draft
"Whenever we can have an opportunity to have some of our local players compete to be on the Galaxy roster, I think it's a real plus," Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said.
Rafael Garcia out of Cal-State Northridge, Stephen Posa from the University of San Diego and San Diego State's Justin Davies were taken in the second and fourth rounds, respectively. Also joining the Galaxy is Brazilian Yuri Gorentzvaig (above).
While the players add some potential in several areas and could someday provide depth for the team, looking past March for any of the quintet is perhaps asking too much.
"The challenge for these players, short term, is to make the roster and I can't even look that far ahead to see if they're going to be stepping on the field with our first team in the year," Arena said. "The initial challenge for them is to make our roster. We return a fair amount of our roster, so it's not going to be easy for anybody. It will be challenging."
Still, three of the Galaxy's four Supplemental Draft picks from 2011 made the club and two – Dan Keat and Ryan Thomas – saw minutes in the regular season.
With this crop of players, the Galaxy could add depth across the back line at both left back and central defense (Gaul) as well as right back (Davies). Garcia, meanwhile, is a defensive midfielder while Posa played primarily on the right wing. Gorentzvaig is a forward.
In Gaul, the Galaxy have a player who is a physical specimen as well as someone who did not solely focus on one spot during his collegiate career.
"[Gaul is] a left-footed player [who] can play either center back or left back and we'll look at him in that position," Arena said of the 6-foot-5 Illinois native. "Hopefully he's a player who will be able to adapt and help us. He has good size as well. A good athlete and a kid we think has a chance, which is obviously why we drafted him."
Garcia is not quite as tall his new incoming teammate. Listed at 5-foot-6, the Canoga Park native "showed well" at the Combine, Arena said. "He looked very comfortable and is a good, solid player and it will be interesting to see how he fits into our preseason."
Gorentzvaig, meanwhile, was one of the handful of foreign players at the Combine, but that did not stop Arena from picking him up.
"Those kinds of events are difficult for foreign players because culturally they're out of whack with the whole thing," Arena said. "Yuri looked to me like he could be a good second forward, some potential there. I liked what I saw and figured we'd take a flier with him."
Posa and Davies – the younger brother of former D.C. United and US national team striker Charlie Davies – rounded out the choices. The two were players Arena said he had seen during the college soccer season.
"We saw some potential there," Arena said, "and they're local kids, so we wanted to select both them and see if they can take advantage of this opportunity."
Luis Bueno covers the LA Galaxy for MLSsoccer.com and can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Vice President, Mission Services
Catholic Health Care Association of the United States
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8:00 Wine and Cheese Reception
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9:00 Welcome and Introduction
9:30 Keynote Address: Sr. Karen Kennelly, C.S.J.
10:30 Table Talk
11:45 Lunch with opportunities to walk the grounds and socialize
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Changes coming to Columbia Point area
Changes coming to Columbia Point area
The science complex at UMass Boston is expected to be completed in 2014.
The science complex is currently under construction.
The university is also planning construction of two other academic buildings and about 2,000 dorm rooms over the next decade or so.
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate is under construction near the waterfront.
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute will be built next to the JFK Museum, shown here.
A Boston developer is planning a $60 million apartment complex on Morrissey Boulevard, next to the JFK/UMass MBTA station.


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The Registrar's Office hours are 8:30 am to 6:00 pm (Monday - Thursday) and 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on Friday. If you have any questions regarding your academic records, the Registrar's Office Staff will be happy to assist you. You can call us at (312) 906-5080 or stop by Suite 220.
Summer 2007 Registration. Initial registration for Summer 2007 classes is now over. Fortunately, we were able to accommodate all student registration requests -- we did not have to drop anyone from any of the summer courses due to oversubscribed classes.
The registration system has reopened. You may add an open class, or drop a class and receive a tuition refund, through the end of the first week of the Summer term.
To learn what classes you have been admitted into, you must check the Online Registration site on or after Wednesday, April 18. Registering for a class during the initial registration period is no guarantee that you will be admitted to the class -- you must check the web site on or after Wednesday, April 18 to learn what classes you have been admitted to. At that time, you may add, drop, or make adjustments to your class schedule in "real time."
Fall 2007 Registration. The preliminary schedule of classes for the Fall 2007 semester is available outside the third floor cafeteria and through the main Student Portal page (click on the Fall '07 link). The final schedule and Registration Bulletin will be issued no later than Wednesday, April 25. Registration will take place from Friday, April 27 through Tuesday, May 1. You may register at any time during that period.
After the end of the registration period, the registration requests will be processed according to each student's registration priority. In other words, registration will not be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis; as long as you register during the designated period, you will have an equal chance of being admitted to a class as other students within your registration priority group. To learn what classes you have been admitted into, you must check the online registration site on or after Thursday, May 3. Registering for a class during the initial registration period is no guarantee that you will be admitted into the class – you must check the web site on or after Thursday, May 3 to learn what classes you have been admitted into.
Spring 2007 Final Exams.
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Michael Emerson won an Emmy Award and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his nuanced performance as Benjamin Linus in the critically acclaimed series, "Lost," proving that being a bad guy can pay off.
More recently, Emerson guest starred on "Parenthood" to great acclaim, playing Amazing Andy, a smart-yet-socially-awkward autistic man hired to entertain at a children's party.
Raised in a small farming community in Iowa, Emerson fell in love with theater while watching a high school production of "Arsenic and Old Lace." His first public success was in the role of a Swedish lumberjack at the state Speech and Debate competition (Humorous Declamation division). He attended Drake University on a scholarship where he majored in Theater. Emerson's slight frame and piercing voice allowed him to specialize in playing old men and eccentrics.
After graduation, Emerson moved from Des Moines to New York, where he struggled to find the path to a professional acting career. Desperate to find some creative line of work, he took classes and began work as a magazine illustrator – a craft he pursued for many years with work published in The Boston Globe and The New York Times. Eventually, his dream of acting could be deferred no longer, and he auditioned for a production of "Othello" in Jacksonville, Fla. Emerson spent the next five years doing plays in various Southern capitals, supplementing his income with work as a landscaper, carpenter, teacher and director.
Eventually, he enrolled in the MFA program at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery. There, while doing a production of "Hamlet," he met Carrie Preston, his future wife. Preston lived in New York, and he once again found himself heading to the "Big Apple." After a slow start, Emerson got his break as the lead in Moises Kaufman's "Gross Indecency," which was acclaimed on both coasts. His portrayal of Oscar Wilde caught the attention of casting directors and he has since appeared in numerous projects for both stage and screen. Emerson made his Broadway debut in 1999 in "The Iceman Cometh," and went on to appear in "Hedda Gabler," opposite Kate Burton. Since then, he's appeared in a number of Off-Broadway and regional stages.
Emerson made his television debut playing serial-killer William Hinks on "The Practice," winning the 2001 Emmy Award for Best Guest Performance in a Dramatic Series. His other television credits include guest appearances on "Without a Trace," on the Network, "Law & Order," "The X-Files" and a role in the acclaimed cable film "The Laramie Project."
On the big screen, Emerson is most often recognized for his roles in "Saw," "The Legend of Zorro," "The Imposters" and "Straight Jacket." In 2008, he received critical acclaim for his role in "READY? OK!," a story of a gay teen's struggle for acceptance by his family and community.
Emerson is keen on Shakespeare and classical theater, drawing and ghost stories. He supports Off-Broadway theater and theater community charities (Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Gay Men's Health Crisis), as well as publicly-supported radio stations. Emerson and his wife Carrie Preston live in New York City. Emerson's birth date is Sept. 7.


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Pioneer AVIC-F Series Media, Navigation Systems Features Advanced Voice Recognition
Pioneer has announced a few new additions to its line of car navigation systems. The AVIC-F700BT, AVIC-F900BT and AVIC-F90BT come with features like iPod connectivity, Bluetooth, MSN Direct, HD Radio, XM, Sirius, CD, DVD, USB, SD and more. Although, the real specialness comes from their voice recognition abilities.


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Defying the bitter cold, oil workers at the Daqing oilfield, Heilongjiang working hard on a driling derrick in 1971.
Daqing Oilfield is the largest oilfield in China. The oilfield situated between Harbin and Qiqihar was made a national model in 1964 when Chairman Mao Zedong issued the call "In industry, learn from Daqing". To prove that China could do without the support of Soviet technicians and assistance, and to counter claims that the country would never be self-sufficient in oil, major exploration activities were started in the Daqing area in early 1960. By May of that year, over 40,000 workers and staff from more than 30 factories and mining institutes had started the "massive battle" of opening up the oilfield.
One of the chief workers involved was Wang Jinxi who was termed the 'Iron Man' for braving fatigue, injuries and difficulties. By the end of 1963, Daqing was operating at full speed. In the following years, it became the model that all industrial departments had to emulate.
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Family suites are designed in true upscale residential style and feature a palette of warm tones. With its prime corner location, the oversized windows provide an abundance of natural light with uptown Manhattan views. The contemporary layout and custom designed furniture include a king bed and queen bed dressed in natural linens, comfortable work/dining niche, flat screen televisions and reclaimed wood floors. The glass-enclosed bathrooms feature a rain shower and natural bath amenities.
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1911 M110 Sporting Life Cabinet Christy Mathewson
Starting Bid - $2,500, Sold For - $5,875
Graded GOOD 30 by SGC. Presented is Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson, one of the key cards from the extremely rare M110 Sporting Life cabinet set issued in 1911. This auction includes the complete M110 set, assembled and presented by the same consignor, with each card offered individually. Each card in the set features beautiful full-color pastel artwork on the front and advertising for Sporting Life on the reverse. M110s are similar in design to, but far rarer than, the contemporary T3 Turkey Red cabinets. This one of the rarest and most beautiful of all Christy Mathewson cards. Bright and clean, both front and back, with no creases, and just the slightest hint of corner wear. The few marks in the background of the card give the appearance of insignificant pencil marks, but these are, in fact, not pencil marks at all. These light lines as well as the light "grill pattern" on the border is natural wear that is unique to M110s, which have extremely sensitive surfaces and, because of exactly how they were produced, respond to pressure and light abrasions differently than other cards. The light marks do not affect the image or the integrity of the card, which is otherwise in overall Excellent condition. Dimensions: 5-5/8 x 7-1/2 inches. Reserve $2,500. Estimate $5,000+.
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The Tearing of the Temple Veil!
"And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split."
God's Grief
"The most striking Jewish expression of grief is the rending of garments by the mourner prior to the funeral service.
The Bible records many instances of rending the clothes after the news of death. When Jacob saw Joseph's coat of many colors drenched with what he thought to be his son's blood, he rent his garments. Likewise, David tore his clothes when he heard of the death of King Saul, and Job, who knew grief so well, stood up and rent his mantle. The rending is an opportunity for psychological relief." (http://www.chabad.org)
A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays
Learn the teaching method God uses to teach His children. The ultimate hands-on Bible lessons! Teach your children the way God instructed the Hebrews to teach their children –with annual events telling the story of His people and the coming of Jesus.
The symbolism in the Bible is an absorbing subject! This book reveals Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection, all foretold in the Spring holidays, and find out how to recognize His second coming by learning about the Fall holidays! This giant, 585 page telephone-size book gives an an extensive look at the nine annual holidays: Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Tabernacles, Hanukkah, Purim and the weekly holiday–the Sabbath!
"In 34 years of publishing Messianic Catalogs we have never seen such a creative contribution to the body of Messiah …" Manny and Sandra Brotman, founder of The Messianic Jewish Movement International
Having this book at your fingertips is like having a library on the Bible holidays!
This book includes information that will fill ten books: one on each of the seven holidays in Leviticus, the Sabbath, plus Hanukkah and Purim, and tons of information about the importance of our Hebrew Roots. You'll use this book over and over for year to come!
Dr. Marvin Wilson, Professor and Chairman of Biblical and Theological Studies at Gordon College, Wenham, MA and author of Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith said:
"I enthusiastically endorse this exceedingly creative project! This family guide is a Christian exploration of Biblical Holidays adaptable for all ages. This impressive work is visually attractive and sculpturally anchored. Here is a delightful educational tool serious students will appreciate, for it will
provide them with a detailed understanding of one of the foundational instructional pillars of the earliest Jewish church. Explore wonderful basic foundational truths that are found in the only Bible the earliest church knew. The glossary is a real asset. "


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Copyright 1993 Anthony G. Flude.
The fleet that helped to build a city.
These condensed chapters, outline the early times in the Auckland Township, the development of the shipping line and the saga involving buried treasure which arose among the South Pacific Islands and atolls, while trading in copra pearl and shell.
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Books Slideshow: Building Business Architecture: Sensible Steps for CIOs
In this era of globalization, merger/acquisitions and rapid market shifts, organizations are growing increasingly complex. A host of factors - multiple time zones, unique regional/office cultures, perceived differences in missions among departments - can create a corporate version of the Tower of Babel. As a result, executives and employees may have difficulty comprehending where and how all the various "parts" fit into a cohesive vision. In the book Business Architecture: The Art and Practice of Business Transformation (Meghan-Kiffer Press/available now), authors William Ulrich and Neal McWhorter explain how CIOs and other leaders can proactively launch a well-planned series of steps to provide greater clarity of their organizations' past and present to guide team members toward a unified future. The essential premise of a business-architecture initiative is that it does not fade away with the passage of time. Instead, companies must ensure that business-architecture practices remain constantly applied to emerge as a permanent, valued dynamic of the corporate culture. Ulrich is president of TSG Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in business and IT alignment. McWhorter is a principal with Enterprise Agility, a company that seeks to help organizations improve their abilities to deliver new business capabilities. They are also co-founders of the Business Architecture Guild and co-chair the OMG Business Architecture Special Interest Group.


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PowerMax Converters Marks 500,000th Unit Sold
November 19, 2013 by RVBusiness Comments Off on PowerMax Converters Marks 500,000th Unit Sold
Lakewood Ranch, Fla.-based PowerMax Converters reported that it had recently sold its 500,000th unit. The company produces AC/DC converters, battery chargers and transfer switches for the RV aftermarket.
"We have hit the 500,000 mark in under four years, said Errin Tribble, vice president of sales. "That's quite an accomplishment."
National Sales Manager Graham McWilliam added, "Dealers are starting to find out about us and are hearing good things. We get calls every day from new Dealer's looking for our product."
PowerMax recently debuted its PM3-120, a 120-amp converter for the RV industry, that complements its 15-, 35-,45-,55-,60-,75-,80- and 100-amp models.
In addition to the RV sector, PowerMax is also a valued supplier of several high-profile auto-based companies. For more information visit www.powermaxconverters.com.


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Brooks sparks Nets in Cleveland
Cleveland, OH – MarShon Brooks picked a perfect night to score a career-high 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting, as the short-handed Brooklyn Nets thumped the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers, 113-95, on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena.
Brooks, who added seven assists and four rebounds, shot a perfect 9-of-9 from the field in the first half for 19 points. The Nets ended a two-game skid and were without Joe Johnson, who has missed the last five games with a strained quadriceps, and Gerald Wallace, but the victory was never in doubt.
Deron Williams supplied 24 points and dished out eight helpers, while Brook Lopez and C.J. Watson scored 14 and 12 points, respectively. The victory also gave the Nets an above .500 road record for the first time in franchise history.
"In 36 years for this franchise, this is the most road wins we've ever had," Brooklyn coach P.J. Carlesimo said of his team's 21-17 away mark this season. "That's a significant achievement."
Marreese Speights had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Tyler Zeller added 14 points for the Cavaliers, who have lost 10 straight -- the most since the team dropped 26 games in a row two seasons ago.
Kyrie Irving, who missed Monday's 102-94 defeat at Atlanta due to a nagging shoulder injury, also chipped in 16 points and added six assists in yet another disappointing defeat.
Brooklyn opened up the contest taking a 28-20 lead after one quarter, while Brooks scored 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the floor. The contest remained close for the early stages of the second, but things suddenly changed.
C.J. Miles hit a jumper at the 9:49 mark to make it a 10-point contest at 38-28, though the Cavs quickly hit a wall.
Watson hit a triple which kickstarted a game-changing 28-8 surge that turned a once-close contest into a rout. Brooklyn shot 83.3 percent (15-of-18) in the stanza and led comfortably at the break 66-36.
The visitors' lead stretched to as many as 34 points early in the third and they continued to dominate before heading into the fourth ahead 95-68. Cleveland actually outscored the Nets 27-18 in the fourth, but that damage had already been done and Brooklyn eased to the win.
"Nowadays, playing hard seems to be a skill," Cleveland coach Byron Scott said. "Playing hard is your job, simple as that. And basically, that's all that we ask of you -- to play hard every single night, not every other night. I don't know, to be honest with you, why we came out the way we did tonight."
Game Notes
Cleveland outscored the Nets 59-47 in the second half ... Brooklyn ended an eight-game road trip with a 5-3 mark ... Brooklyn's Andray Blatche added 11 points in the win ... The Cavs shot 38.2 percent (34-of-89) from the field.


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"Being a scientist is like being in love with every aspect of the universe."
Mayim Bialik is a neuroscientist whose first love was DNA and second love was neurons.
Mayim is an actress who's been loved by America in both "Blossom" and "The Big Bang Theory."
Blossoming to Science
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Science is for Everyone
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Mayim Bialik vs. Amy Farrah Fowler
About Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik is an Emmy-nominated actress best known for her roles in the series "Blossom" and "The Big Bang Theory." So in her case, her science is actually her secret life. Mayim is the proud possessor of a doctorate in Neuroscience from UCLA and continues to develop curricula and teach young children about science.


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"But here's a poet that myopic New York has overlooked."
Mike McDonough, reviewing The Contracted World (2007)
"Meinke's wit is sly, as dry as a good martini."
Colette Bancroft, reviewing Unheard Music (2008)
Photo by Jeanne Meinke
Peter Meinke has published eight books of poems in the prestigious Pitt Poetry Series, the most recent being Lucky Bones (2014). His first book of short stories, The Piano Tuner (U. of Georgia Press, 1986), received the Flannery O'Connor Award; his second, Unheard Music, was published in 2007 by Jefferson Press. In the last few years, the U. of Tampa has published Lines from Neuchâtel: 35th Anniversary Edition (2009), The Shape of Poetry: A Practical Guide to Writing & Reading Poems (2012), and Truth and Affection: The 'Poet's Notebook' Columns from Creative Loafing (2013), all illustrated by his wife Jeanne Meinke, along with a collection of Jeanne's drawings from The New Yorker and other publications, Lines from Wildwood Lane (2010).
In addition, Peter has published two children's books, a monograph on the poet Howard Nemerov, and eight poetry chapbooks; a bilingual collection of poems, Maples & Orange Trees, was published in St. Petersburg, Russia (2005). His work has appeared in Poetry, The Atlantic, The New Republic, The New Yorker and dozens of literary magazines; and has received numerous awards, including two NEA Fellowships, three prizes from the Poetry Society of America, two O'Henry Awards, and many others. He directed the Writing Workshop at Eckerd College for several decades, taking early retirement in 1993. Before and since then, he has been writer-in-residence at Hamilton College, Davidson College, the University of Hawaii, the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, Old Dominion University, the University of South Florida, Wichita State University, Converse College, and other institutions, most recently with the University of Tampa's new MFA Program in Creative Writing.
In 2009 he was appointed the first Poet Laureate of St. Petersburg, Florida, where he has lived with his wife Jeanne since 1966. In 2015, Peter was appointed to a three-year term as Poet Laureate of Florida. He also received the first SunLit Festival Award in St. Petersburg for his "Lifetime Achievement in Letters." And, most recently (fall, 2015), the University of Tampa Press will publish his third children's book, "The Elf Poem," again illustrated by Jeanne.


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BABSON PARK, Mass. – Babson scored at least one run in every inning in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference baseball game against MIT this afternoon as the Beavers scored a 14-4 victory over the Engineers. MIT suffered its first conference defeat this season, falling to 11-3 and 7-1 in NEWMAC play. Babson improved to 8-8 and 3-5 in the NEWMAC.
Junior Matt Grenier (Rochester, N.H.) went the distance on the mound for Babson, giving up 10 hits but limiting MIT to just the four runs as he improved to 2-1 on the season. Senior Aric Dama (Winfield, Ill.) was the starter and the victim of some errors in the field behind him as he gave up five runs, just one of which was earned, in four innings of work while striking out five.
MIT had early success in the contest, scoring four runs over the first three innings to grab a 4-2 lead. Junior Creed Mangrum (Sandy, Utah) drove in a run with a fielder's choice in the first, freshman Nate Rodman (Corvallis, Ore.) belted a solo homer in the second, and sophomore Hayden Cornwell (Newport Beach, Calif.) added a two-run double in the third.
Babson, however, went on to score in every inning, taking the lead with a pair of unearned runs in the fourth on an RBI groundout by senior Michael Duffy (Milton, Mass.) and a steal of home by Senior Trevor Boyce (Canton, Mass.) to make it 5-4. Boyce and sophomore Dillon Gonzalez (Beverly, Mass.) led Babson with three hits each, with Boyce finishing 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs and Gonzalez adding a 3-for-4 effort with two doubles, one run scored and three driven in. Sophomore Sean MacPhee (Framingham, Mass.) and junior Brendan Collins (Abington, Mass.) each added two hits and scored three times for Babson, with MacPhee also knocking in a pair.
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (July 11, 2012)—My Gi Gi, Lady of Shamrock and Stormy Lucy, the 1-2-3 finishers in the Grade II Honeymoon Handicap June 9, will square off again in the Grade I, $350,000 American Oaks – Presented by American Airlines – Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park.
The 11th renewal of the 1 ¼ mile turf race for 3-year-old fillies is one of four stakes to be offered on the next-to-last day of the Spring/Summer meet.
Besides the American Oaks, the 10-race card includes the $200,000 A Gleam Handicap – a Grade II for fillies and mares at seven furlongs over Cushion Track – and a pair of six furlong events for 2-year-olds – the Grade III, $150,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship and the $150,000 Landaluce, which is restricted to fillies. The Juvenile is the second race, the Landaluce goes as the fourth, the American Oaks the eighth and the A Gleam the ninth.
The 58th A Gleam is a Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In'' race. The Breeders' Cup nominated winner will receive an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Nov. 2 at Santa Anita. Additionally, all entry fees will be waived and the winning owner will receive a $10,000 travel allowance.
Track gates at Betfair Hollywood Park will open at 9:55 a.m. Saturday for simulcasts. Post time is 1 p.m. There is also a rolling bag giveaway – one per paid admission while supplies last.
Owned by a partnership and trained by Peter Eurton, My Gi Gi got the better of favored Lady of Shamrock by a nose in the Honeymoon. The win was the first in a graded stakes for the E Dubai filly out of the Sadler's Wells mare Relish the Thought.
Purchased privately by her current connections prior to a nose loss to Bobina in the Grade III Senorita Stakes May 5, My Gi Gi has two wins in seven starts and earnings of $157,540.
Trained by John Sadler for Hronis Racing LLC, Lady of Shamrock had a two race win streak snapped last month. A winner of three turf stakes during Santa Anita's Winter/Spring season, the daughter of Scat Daddy and the Blushing John mare Blushing Issue has won four of eight and banked $255,400.
Before losing by a half-length in the Honeymoon, Stormy Lucy had won three in a row at Golden Gate Fields for owner Frank Gaunt and trainer Frank Lucarelli.
The Stormy Atlantic filly out of the Dixieland Band mare Here Comes Lucinda, who broke her maiden against $30,000 maidens over Cushion Track last Dec. 11, has won four of nine and earned $109,045.
The Oaks cast also includes the second and fourth place finishers in the Grade III Regret June 16 at Churchill Downs.
If Colonial Flag or Left a Message are successful Saturday, they wouldn't be the first filly to win the Oaks after making their previous start in Kentucky. Pure Clan shipped here for the late Bob Holthus and prevailed in 2008. The daughter of Pure Prize was the first horse Holthus – 74 at the time – had ever raced in California.
Owned by Glen Skara Stable, William S. Farish and ENL Stables LLC, Colonial Flag is conditioned by Michael Matz, best known for training 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro and Union Rags, who won the Belmont Stakes June 9 before being sidelined with a season-ending injury.
Defeated by one length by Centre Court in her graded debut in the Regret, Colonial Flag has won two of four and banked $98,075. The daughter of Pleasant Tap and the Smart Strike mare Silk n'Sapphire has won two of four.
Left a Message has two wins in four races and earnings of $68,788. The Mr. Greeley filly out of the Deputy Minister mare Chief Secretary is owned by Glen Hill Farm and trained by Tom Proctor.
Like 2003 winner Dimitrova, Miss Cato and Nyarra will start in the Oaks after making their most recent start in Europe.
Trained by Rae Guest for Three Chimneys Racing LLC, Miss Cato has won four of seven. The English bred, who has not been worse than third and earned $25,447, is a daughter of Notnowcato and the Desert King mare Regal Fairy.
Owned by Prince A.A. Faisal and trained by Mick Channon, Nayarra has one win 13 starts and a bankroll of $222,548. She was last seen trailing in the Group I Epsom Oaks June 1 in England.
Beaten a nose by Better Lucky in the Grade II Sands Point May 28 at Belmont Park, Regalo Mia will be competing at her sixth different track – in what will only be her seventh lifetime start – Saturday.
Trained by Michelle Nihei for owner Steven Ciccarone, the Sligo Bay filly out of the Red Bullet mare has won once and earned $137,200. Never worse than third, Regalo Mia raced at Saratoga, Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs and Keeneland prior to her narrow defeat at Belmont.
There have been two American Oaks winners – Wait a While (2006) and Gozzip Girl (2009) – who scored after making their previous start at Belmont Park.
The hottest member of the Oaks field is Best Present Ever. A California bred filly by Unusual Heat out of the Beau Genius mare Centerofattention, she has won three in a row on turf for owner-breeders Dennis and Norine Grenier and trainer Eric Kruljac. This will be the first appearance in a graded race for Best Present Ever, who won the restricted Campanile June 2 at Golden Gate.
From inside out, the field for the 11th American Oaks: Stormy Lucy, Eswan Flores rides, 121 pounds; Lady of Shamrock, Mike Smith, 121; Best Present Ever, Victor Espinoza, 121; My Gi Gi, Joe Talamo, 121; Regalo Mia, Rafael Bejarano, 121; Left a Message, Yuichi Fukunaga, 121; Miss Cato, Garrett Gomez, 121; Nayarra, Corey Nakatani, 121 and Colonial Flag, Rajiv Maragh, 121.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who won the A Gleam for the first time a year ago when Irish Gypsy edged Ultra Blend, will send out a pair – American Lady and Glamorista – in search of a repeat.
Owned by Kaleem Shah, American Lady, a 4-year-old gray daughter of Stormy Atlantic and the Rubiano mare Comfort Zone, comes off a win as the 9-10 favorite in the restricted Reminiscing Stakes June 1.
The win was the second in three races over Cushion Track – she was second in her loss – for American Lady. She's 3-for-6 overall with earnings of $133,866.
Glamorista has the same record at Betfair Hollywood Park while winning three of five lifetime. The 5-year-old daughter of Unbridled's Song and the Dr. Blum mare Critical Crew has banked $113,500 for Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable.
Grade I winners Switch and Teddy's Promise will try to rebound after subpar performances in the Desert Stormer Handicap June 17.
Trained by John Sadler for Lee and Susan Searing's C R K Stable, Switch was fourth in the Desert Stormer, extending her losing streak to eight.
Winner of the 2010 La Brea and 2011 Santa Monica in succession, the 5-year-old daughter of Quiet American and the Nicholas mare Antoniette hasn't won since taking the Santa Monica by 3 ½ lengths well over 16 months ago.
Part of the exacta in five of six races over Cushion Track, Switch has won five of 20 lifetime and earned $1,242,562. Sadler is seeking his third A Gleam victory in five years. The trainer won back-to-back with Dearest Trickski (2008) and Evita Argentina (2009).
Teddy's Promise, who won the 2011 La Brea at 16-1, was fifth in the Desert Stormer, six weeks after a last-to-first victory in the Time To Leave Stakes.
Trained by Ron Ellis for owner-breeders Ted and Judy Nichols, the 4-year-old California bred daughter of Salt Lake and the Capote mare Braids and Beads has won six of 16 and banked $414,681. Four of her wins have come in seven starts over Cushion Track.
Second behind Turbulent Descent in the Desert Stormer, Izzy Rules will be aiming for the most significant win of her career. Trained by Jeff Bonde for owners George and Mary Clare Schmitt, the daughter of Peace Rules and the Dayjur mare Da Dance has won seven of 20 and earned $257,683.
The only graded win for the Florida bred came earlier this year when she dominated five opponents as the 13-10 favorite in the Grade III Las Flores March 11 at Santa Anita.
Winless in three synthetic efforts, Mildly Offensive also exits the Desert Stormer. The Sharp Humor filly out of the Personal Flag mare It's Personal finished third for owner Warren B. Williamson and trainer Carla Gaines. The 4-year-old has won three of nine and has a bankroll of $191,826.
Sugarinthemorning cuts back and changes surfaces after finishing second as the 7-10 favorite in the grassy Fran's Valentine Stakes May 20.
Trained by Hall of Famer Ron McAnally for owner-breeder Stephen B. Weissmann, Sugarinthemorning is a California bred daughter of Candy Ride and the In Excess mare Social Belle. She's earned $386,684 while winning five of 15.
Moonstruck Maya will be making her first appearance in a graded race after winning her last two starts by a combined 12 ¾ lengths.
The most recent victory for the 4-year-old Malibu Moon filly came in an optional claimer June 24 in her first race for trainer Peter Miller and owners Kirk and Judy Robison. Those connections had claimed the Kentucky bred, who is out of the Crafty Prospector mare Astickypropostion, for $40,000 out of an eight length win May 31. Moonstruck Maya is 3-for-12 lifetime with earnings of $106,352.
From inside out, the field for the 58th A Gleam Handicap: Mildly Offensive, Joe Talamo rides, 115 pounds; Moonstruck Maya, Juan Hernandez, 111; Glamorista, Chantal Sutherland, 115; Switch, Garrett Gomez, 122; Teddy's Promise, Victor Espinoza, 120; American Lady, Rafael Bejarano, 116; Izzy Rules, Edwin Maldonado, 117 and Sugarinthemorning, Martin Garcia, 116.
Undefeated in two starts, Amarish will try to become the third consecutive 2-year-old – joining J P's Gusto in 2010 and Majestic City last year – to win both the Willard L. Proctor Memorial and Hollywood Juvenile Championship.
Trained by Jeff Bonde for owner Jerry Durant, Amarish, a Scat Daddy gelding out of the Awesome Again mare Issues, defeated maidens by 7 ¾ lengths in his debut May 26 before winning the Proctor by 4 ½ lengths June 16. He's earned $91,200.
Sadler will saddle a pair – Carson's Crown and Scherer Magic.
The former, a Harlan's Holiday colt out of the Dare and Go mare Delicatessa, won by three-quarters of a length at first asking June 14. Carson's Crown's win was worth $30,000 to owners Ike and Dawn Thrash.
An Iowa bred, Scherer Magic will be making his first start for Sadler and owner Gary Barber after being claimed for $50,000 out of a 7 ¼ length debut victory June 14. The Doneraile Court gelding out of the Touch Gold mare She's a Nasty One earned $17,400 for the win.
Winner of the 1996 Juvenile with Swiss Yodeler, Mike Harrington will be represented by Just Call Me Al, a horse he owns and bred with wife Patricia. A son of Redattore and the Allen's Prospect mare Alacrity, Just Call Me Al was fifth in the Proctor after a debut win May 6. He's earned $42,560.
Strong Wind has one win in three attempts for a partnership that includes the Roncelli Family Trust and Bill Tomasic and trainer Steve Knapp. The son of Tribal Rule and the Memo mare Chalk Face won by 6 ¼ lengths June 30. He has banked $39,360.
Confederate Recon is winless in three outings for GEM Racing Stable and trainer Eric Guillot. The son of 2007 Juvenile Championship winner Salute the Sarge – also trained by Guillot – and the Indian Charlie mare Building Bridges has earned $18,400. He was fifth behind Carson's Crown in his last appearance.
Completing the cast is Dirty Swagg, a half-brother to Vanity Handicap winner and Hollywood Gold Cup also-ran Love Theway Youare. The son of Street Hero and the Tabasco Cat mare Diversa earned $1,000 for owner, breeder and trainer Myung Kwon Cho when finishing fifth in his debut versus maidens July 1.
From inside out, the field for the 73rd Hollywood Juvenile Championship: Dirty Swagg, Garrett Gomez rides, 115 pounds; Confederate Recon, Agapito Delgadillo, 115; Carson's Crown, Martin Pedroza, 119; Just Call Me Al, Martin Garcia, 119; Scherer Magic, Joe Talamo, 117; Amarish, Edwin Maldonado, 121 and Strong Wind, Kevin Krigger, 119.
Baffert, whose last victory in the Landaluce came with Notable Career in 2000, will be represented Saturday by Executiveprivilege.
Purchased for $650,000 earlier this year at a Florida sale by owners Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman, Executiveprivilege overcame a terrible start to win her debut by 4 ½ lengths June 28.
A daughter of First Samurai and the Unaccounted For mare Refugee, Executiveprivilege earned $30,000. A win would be the third for Baffert in the race. His other winner was Hookedonthefeelin – who was owned by Pegram – in 1998.
Cinderella Stakes upsetter Miss Empire will try for her second win in three starts for Barber, his brother Cecil and Kevin Tsujihara and Miller.
A troubled fourth in her initiation May 5, the Empire Maker filly out of the Rajab mare Miss Excitement – the same mare that produced multiple stakes winning sprinter Bordonaro – Miss Empire dominated her eight opponents in the Cinderella, winning by 4 ¾ lengths at nearly 9-1. She has banked $63,120.
The same partnership and Miller – who won the 2006 Landaluce with Pinata – will also send out Speedinthruthecity, a first out turf winner June 21. The victory was worth $30,000 for the daughter of City Zip and the Thunder Gulch mare License to Speed.
Owned by breeder John Liviakis and trained by Melody Conlon, Renee's Queen, an After Market filly out of the Maria's Mon mare Mighty Renee, was second to Executiveprivilege after setting the pace. The runner-up performance in her debut was worth $10,000.
Dispatched at 4-5 May 17 at Pimlico, Ten Plush won by three-quarters of a length for the I'll Have Another connections – jockey Mario Gutierrez, owner J. Paul Reddam and trainer Doug O'Neill.
A daughter of Rock Hard Ten out of the Red Bullet mare Mystery Bullet, Ten Plush banked $18,810. Martin Garcia has the mount Saturday.
O Happy Gray knocked off maidens in open company after finishing second against California breds in her debut for owner-breeders Heinz and Michelle Steinmann and trainer Mike Harrington.
The gray daughter of Cee's Tizzy and the Swiss Yodeler mare I Can Yodele has earned $50,960.
Represented by the likely favorite in the Juvenile Championship, Bonde will send out beaten Cinderella choice Unusual Way in the Landaluce.
A daughter of Unusual Heat and the Great Above mare Way Up, Unusual Way finished seventh of nine at 9-5 last month after a 2 ¼ length maiden score in her May 5 debut. An earner of $40,560, Unusual Way is owned by Edward J. Brown, Jr. and Philip Lebherz.
Wildcat Angie will debut for Jerry Hollendorfer after being purchased privately by a partnership that includes the Hall of Fame trainer.
The Wildcat Heir filly out of the End Sweep mare Sweeping Showers began her career with a win in two starts at Churchill Downs while in the barn of John Hancock. She was nearly 15-1 when she defeated maidens by 2 ¼ lengths June 8. The Florida bred's bankroll is $29,925.
Hollendorfer, who won the 2011 Landaluce with Killer Graces, is trying to become the first trainer to repeat in the race since the late Brian Mayberry won four times in a row (1990-93).
From inside out, the field for the 68th Landaluce: Unusual Way, Garrett Gomez rides, 119 pounds; Ten Plush, Martin Garcia, 119; Miss Empire, Kevin Krigger, 121; Renee's Queen, David Flores, 115; O Happy Gray, Victor Espinoza, 119; Executiveprivilege, Rafael Bejarano, 119; Speedinthruthecity, Joe Talamo, 119 and Wildcat Angie, Corey Nakatani, 119.
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I'm having a mental block with how to "inflect" the perfect passive.
1. Is this called inflection because of the dual nature of the form? As opposed to decline or conjugate?
2. As I understand the construction of a compound case, you would decline the base like bonus, -a, -um. However, I can't quite see where you would use anything but a one case: nominative. It must agree with the word it modifies in gender, and number but for the life of me I can't see how anything but a subject could be used. How would I use the genitive case?
...puellae amatae erat, ...of the girl had been loved (???)
Or is it that there is an implied pronoun here (who)?
...of the girl (who) had been loved.
nom. puella amata eram the girl who had been loved
gen puellae amatae eram of the girl who had been loved
dat. puellae amatae eram to the girl who had been loved
acc. puellam amatam eram the girlf who had been loved
abl. puella amata eram by the girl who had been loved
So this is the nature of the participle? It's mainly a modifier? Or am I missing it altogether?
- Tim


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Car News
2013 Chevrolet Volt to Add Range and Fuel Economy
- The 2013 Volt's range on electricity alone increases from 35 to 38 miles
- The hatchback's "miles per gallon equivalent" rating will also increase slightly
- Chevrolet says the updates will result in slightly longer charge times
The 2013 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will get a slight boost in electric range and EPA-rated fuel economy, Chevrolet has announced. According to the automaker, the 2013 Volt's fully electric range will jump from 35 to 38 miles, while the hatchback's EPA-certified "miles per gallon equivalent" fuel rating is also expected to increase slightly.
Chevrolet says the 2013 Volt's improved range and increased fuel economy ratings will mean slightly longer charge times, but it's unlikely that most owners will mind. That's because the Volt will have nearly 10 percent more range-a surprisingly big improvement that will allow Volt owners to go further on each charge.
According to the automaker, this is made possible by an increase in battery storage capacity from 16 to 16.5 kWh. Chevrolet also says the Volt's "state of charge" window uses a higher portion of the battery's total energy, meaning longer charge times but more energy capacity. Charge time increases only slightly , from 10 to 10.5 hours using a 120-volt outlet or from four to 4.25 hours with 240 volts.
"The best way to explain what we've done is to compare it to a cake batter recipe," said Bill Wallace, director of global battery systems engineering for General Motors, Chevrolet's parent company. "Sometimes ,if you use more sugar and less vanilla, you get a better-tasting cake. We've done some work at the cell level to modify the ingredients to make a better end result."
The Chevrolet Volt uses an electric motor that's mated to a "range extending" 1.4-liter gasoline engine. At its debut in late 2010, the Volt saw high demand and considerable media excitement, but interest in the hatchback slowed to a trickle late last year. After Chevrolet announced incentives in early 2012, sales picked up again, totaling 1,680 units in May, nearly 1,500 units in April and all the way up to 2,289 sales in March.
What it means to you: Updates to the 2013 Volt will allow owners to drive the car longer on fully electric power, one of the hatchback's major selling points.


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epipheus needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 81 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
World TaSCforce
We are launching the World TaSCforce (TaSC=Technology and Science Commercialization). It is the "UN" of technology commercialization getting governments collaborating, sharing technology and building new companies together. This is real and we've already launched in Tokyo last week (See press release from partnering government agency http://www.incj.co.jp/PDF/e_20100723-1.pdf )
Government officials and leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, kings and queens, academics and venture capitalists around the world.
A web site is being developed and the winner of the contest if he/she wants, may receive a credit line for the logo on the site. Since it is an international site it could drive business on an ongoing basis.
The logo we are looking for should look and feel like a nice government seal (circular) or shield/crest. Though we welcome colors, it should look good in black and white. It should convey three things:
1. Cross-border/international collaboration
2. Growth of seeds to plants (perhaps from a test tube or beaker, but it is not necessary). We often say that we want to change venture capital from being an industry of farmers who only plant seeds in the fertile ground of the Silicon Valley to being more like agronomists or mad scientists that genetically alter seeds to grow well in any "soil" from any region. This is a point we mention in our speeches and might make for a good basis for logo. But any representation of growth is fine.
3. Technology. A general representation of technology.
All 3 criteria must be present in the submission to be seriously considered.
Images you may play with are: Map/globe, leaflets growing from roots that are interconnected, seed growing into a plant or anything fitting the above description. Feel free to use your imagination. (Ex. The Cocoon Ventures logo is a shield with the 4 stages of metamorphosis of a larva to butterfly -- something similar might be interesting to us with plants/seed going from: seed to plant in a beaker to plant in the ground to a tree with roots connecting to other plants across a globe). But use your imagination. We don't have the answer per se. Takes risks and blow us away.
We attached sample logos we like: Cocoon Ventures, Obama's, UN, Ubuntu, DoD seal, NSA seal
Format: .AI + SVG + EPS
Logo can include words (like our name) but you should also upload a version without the words since it is an international symbol.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Auto Show: 2013 Detroit Auto Show
Lincoln MKC Concept: Detroit Auto Show
- Small, luxury SUV previews potential future production vehicle.
- Four-passenger design features rear bucket seats.
- 'Lincoln Experiences' personalize settings and preferences.
Luxury automaker Lincoln aims to fulfill a strategy of introducing four all-new models over the next four years, and if the Lincoln MKC Concept just revealed at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show makes it to production, the small luxury SUV will be among them.
Lincoln says it's focusing on the fastest growing vehicle segments for its four new models. In the luxury market, buyers are flocking to small sport utilities and crossovers. With the MKC, Lincoln could have a worthy competitor to popular luxury models like the Audi Q5, BMW X3 and Infiniti EX.
Visually, the MKC Concept clearly reveals signature Lincoln design elements, especially in its "split-wing" grille design. But the exterior design is decidedly sportier than anything in the current Lincoln crossover lineup. And inside, Lincoln's extensive use of fine materials makes the MKC -- at least in concept form -- a worthy rival for the best models in the small luxury crossover segment.
The muscular look of the exterior comes courtesy of bold character lines above the wheels, with the crease over the rear wheel wrapping around to the liftgate. Like the Audi Q5, the cutline for the liftgate -- the seam where the liftgate and body meet -- is on the side of the vehicle, not the rear. A first for a Lincoln SUV or crossover, the design gives the rear of the vehicle an uninterrupted look, and allows for a wider opening for loading cargo. The liftgate-mounted taillights resemble the continuous line of lights on the latest Porsche 911.
The interior is bright and airy, thanks in part to a fixed panoramic roof that spans the entire length of the cabin. Details like personalized ambient lighting and push-button transmission controls are likely to be included in an eventual MKC production vehicle. Extensive leather, which Lincoln uses for the seats, door panels, pillars and even in the cargo area, may be dialed back for production, at least in the lower trim levels. And while the rear bucket seats are attractive, a three-passenger bench would be a more practical for the real world.
A new personalization program called "Lincoln Experiences" could be both luxurious and practical. The automaker says its latest technology suite will allow the driver to customize a range of settings, from ride and handling controls to lighting preferences. For drivers, "Lincoln Experiences" should arrive seamlessly -- the vehicle recognizes the driver and automatically adapts.
Lincoln has announced no concrete plans to bring the MKC to production. But with the popularity of the small luxury crossover segment growing, a contender from Ford's luxury brand seems like a good bet.
What it means to you: Lincoln plans to introduce four all-new models over four years. The MKC Concept -- a small luxury crossover revealed at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show -- is likely to be among them.
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What do you think about the Lincoln MKC Concept? Let us know in the comments below.


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MARSHALL, Mo. – Lorrie Ramos and Malexis McAdoo were victorious for the Lady Tornado at the Missouri Valley Open on Sunday. King had six additional podium finishes at the open style tournament, hosting by Missouri Valley College.
Sophomores Lorrie Ramos (Orlando, Fla.) and Kerri Bumpers (Hampton, Va.) each won three matches to make it to the final of the 170-pound class bracket. Ramos took only 40 seconds to win her first match by pin and then won by fall in her second match 33 seconds into the second round. Ramos earned her spot in the final with a win by pin at the 32-second mark of her third match against Tamara Hatfield (MVC).
Bumpers upset No. 1 seed Demi Strub (OCU) by decision in a close three-round bout (2-2, 0-1, 2-2) in which the sophomore held the upper hand in two rounds that ended in ties by points, setting up a classic King-versus-King title bout with teammate Lorrie Ramos. Once again, the bout went down to the wire with Ramos earning the edge in a 2-3, 2-0, 1-1 victory for the tournament title and giving King a 1-2 finish in the bracket.
Leading up to the 170-pound final, Bumpers won three closely fought matches by decision, which included a 1-1, 1-0 win in her first round. Bumpers then took her next two matches in three rounds to advance to the final against her teammate. Ramos won a close decision in the all-King final, 2-3, 2-0, 1-1.
Freshman Malexis McAdoo (Amarillo, Texas) swept her way through to the 191-pound final and defeated Heather O'Conner of Oklahoma City University, 2-0, 2-1, to give the Lady Tornado its second victory at the Missouri Valley Open. McAdoo only gave up one point in three matches and notched a pin just 56 seconds into her first match against LaChae Cynum-Banks (MVC). She beat Heather O'Conner of OCU in the title match by decision, 2-0, 2-1.
The tournament victories by Ramos and McAdoo were the first of their King careers.
In the 101-pound division, junior Shannon Constantine (Haverhill, Ma.) went 4-1, including a 2-1, 6-0 victory in the third place match over her teammate, Ashley Iliff. Iliff placed fourth in the 101-pound bracket, going 3-2 on the day.
In the 116-pound bracket, sophomore Kayla Brendlinger (Slippery Rock, Pa.) won three matches, including her first two by pin less than two minutes into both matches, to advance to the final before falling by decision to No. 1 Joey Miller of Oklahoma City University (3-1, 3-1). Despite the loss, Brendlinger still won second place for the Lady Tornado. Junior Victoria Nguyen (Johnson City, Tenn.) also had a strong showing for King by going 4-1, including a 0-2, 6-0, 6-1 win by decision over Shelby Morrison (OCU) in the third place match.
Junior Katarina Perez (El Centro, Calif.) won two of three matches by pin to advance to the final of the 130-pound class. Perez fell by decision in the final to OCU's Audrey Morehouse (2-4, 1-0, 4-0) to collect second place honors.
Sophomore Krista Revelle (Meriden, Kan.) won four matches, three of four by decision, in which she did not allow a single point to make it to the final in the 143-pound class. Revelle lost in the final (1-0, 2-0) to Wayland Baptist's Tamyra Mensah, giving King another second place finish.
Also placing highly for the Tornado was Samantha Klingel (5th, 116) and Stacy Martin (5th, 130). A total of 12 King wrestlers advanced to the semifinal round of their respective weight classes. Junior World bronze medalist Alli Ragan, defending national champion Emily Martin, and Julia Salata did not compete at the Missouri Valley Open.
Up next for the Lady Tornado will be a trip to Canada for the prestigious Harry Geris Open in London, Ontario on Nov. 17. Last year, the Lady Tornado took the team title and junior Alli Ragan was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.


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|Lorine in Cemetery
It was a frigid day - 3' C (39' F). It was windy which made it feel even colder. We weren't sure we could stay out long enough to photograph the entire cemetery even though it is small with only about 150 stones.
Hubs is much faster than me. I have some mobility issues and I use a cane. I can't walk as fast. But in 30 minutes we took 164 photos. That's an hour for one person. That's almost 3 photos every minute.
Just think how many cemeteries could be photographed and put online if every genealogist donated 15 minutes of their time each week or even once a month! How many of us, no matter how busy, can't find an extra 15 minutes a month?
The Challenge
So here is my challenge to you:
*Before October ends, drive to a local cemetery and spend 15 minutes photographing tombstones*
If you want to email them to me (olivetreegenealogy @ gmail . com) I will create a Cemetery Walk video of your photos on the Olive Tree Genealogy Channel where everyone can view them. If you have another site you want to donate to, that's great too! Find-A-Grave and a few other sites accept uploads of such photos.
If you haven't walked a cemetery to take photos of the tombstones, try it. You'll like it! Maybe you'll donate another 15 minutes of your time in November. And December. And January and..... you get the picture (pun intended)