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Run Time: Approximately 946 minutes (22 episodes)
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Release Date: 9/3/13
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Rating: TV14 DLSV
Run Time: Approximately 946 minutes (22 episodes)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Languages/Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
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- The Stellas Go On 'Tour' – Get a closer look at the show through the eyes of
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- Deleted Scenes – Experience even more compelling drama through these unseen moments from the hit series.
- Bloopers – Laugh your heart out with never-before-seen outtakes from the set.
Release Date: 9/17/13
Release Format: 5-Disc DVD ($45.99)
Rating: TVPG DLSV
Run Time: Approximately 946 minutes (22 episodes)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Languages/Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
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The plane crash that took the life of Lexie Grey sent shockwaves throughout Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital, but from the ashes, romance will rise with each surgeon handling the loss in their own personal way. Relive every touching moment with all 24 episodes of the latest unforgettable season, plus never-before-seen bonus features, when
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Bonus Features:
- Finale Extended Episode – The drama continues to unfold with unseen footage that completes the dramatic ninth season.
- Spotlight Cast Piece – Jim Pickens, Jr. – Tag along with Jim Pickens, Jr. (Dr. Richard Webber) and learn more about the man behind the surgical gloves.
- Spotlight Character Piece – Arizona Robbins – From zipping down the halls in her roller shoes to learning how to walk again, viewers will receive a closer look at the hospital's bubbly pediatric surgeon Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) as she begins to cope with her new life.
- Deleted Scenes – Catch more of the touching drama through several never-before-seen moments from the hit series.
- Outtakes – Laugh your heart out with these unseen, hilarious moments from the set.
Release Date: 8/27/13
Release Format: 6-Disc DVD ($45.99)
Rating: TV14 DLS
Run Time: Approximately 1,032 minutes (24 episodes)
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Lorenzo Enriquez Carrillo, Jr. age 45, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, March 15, 2011.Rosary will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2011, in the Brentwood Chapel at Schooler Funeral Home in Amarillo.Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2011, at St. Laurence Cathedral, with Rev. Juan Rubio as the Celebrant. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia Street in Amarillo.Lorenzo was born in Belbush, Minnesota on June 10, 1965, to Lorenzo Carrillo, Sr. and Adelina Enriquez Carrillo. He attended High School in Sweetwater, Texas and started his career working for the city of Sweetwater straight out of high school. He then worked for the city of Amarillo for 17 years as a meter reader and was the highest overtime meter reader. He loved the Dallas Cowboys and spending quality time with his family and his grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by his family.He was preceded in death by his mother, Adelina Carrillo August 14, 1998.Survivors include one daughter, Larissa Carrillo of Sweetwater; one son, Isaac Carrillo of Sweetwater; his father Lorenzo Carrillo, Sr. of Amarillo; two sisters, Elsa and Hilly Williams of Amarillo and Lisa Carrillo of Hereford; three brothers, Lorenzo F. Carrillo of Killeen, TX, Pantaleon Carrillo of Amarillo and Amador Carrillo of Amarillo; three grandchildren, Isaac, Sabastian and Elena.Please sign our online guest register at www.schoolerfuneralhome.com.


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OMAHA, Neb. -- Ole Miss entered the game with a .303 team batting average, tops in the College World Series field, but it was limited to just one run on one hit in a 2-1, walk-off loss to Virginia. It was the lowest hit total of the season for the Rebels.
Virginia left-hander Nathan Kirby allowed one run in seven innings, and Virginia right-hander Artie Lewicki worked a perfect eighth and ninth to set up the dramatics in the bottom of the ninth.
"Kirby was tremendous," Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco said. "We could not solve him. We could not catch up to the fastball. It seemed like we would get to it and then he would mix in a breaking ball or change-up, but we really couldn't get to his fastball."
"He's a great pitcher," said shortstop Errol Robinson, who had the only hit for the Rebels. "He stayed away. He dominated the zone. He kept us off balance for most of the game. He did all the things you expect a great pitcher to do."
Kirby, the Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Pitcher of the Year and a first team All-American, did not allow a runner to advance into scoring position until the eighth, when Ole Miss manufactured its only run with two walks, a sacrifice bunt and an RBI ground out.
"My plan was to just make them beat me," Kirby said. "I did a good job at that. In the eighth, I missed a couple of pitches, and you can't do that."
He took the no-decision, as did Ole Miss right-hander Chris Ellis, who bounced back from his second-shortest outing of the season in the super regional against UL Lafayette. Ellis allowed six hits with four walks and three strikeouts but limited the damage to one run.
"Their pitcher (Kirby) did a tremendous job," Ellis said. "It was one of the best games thrown I have seen in a long time. They deserved to win that game. They played a little bit better than we did."
After a leadoff walk and a successful sacrifice bunt, Virginia had a runner at second with one out in the ninth. Ole Miss right-hander Aaron Greenwood struck out the next batter for the second out.
Greenwood got two strikes on Virginia first baseman Mike Papi, before ball three, and then the walk-off hit, a double to deep right-center over the head of Ole Miss center fielder Auston Bousfield.
"Aaron was close," Bianco said. "He was a pitch away from getting out of it. Mike (Papi) did a good job of staying on that ball."
"We kept getting opportunities and just couldn't get that big hit to tack on some more runs," said Virginia head coach Brian O'Connor, whose Cavaliers left 11 runners on base. "We saved it for the dramatics there in the ninth."
Virginia advances to a winner's bracket game against TCU at 7 p.m. CT on Tuesday, while Ole Miss moves into an elimination game against Texas Tech at 2 p.m. CT, also on Tuesday.
"It's not as big an uphill battle because you have the rest," Bianco said. "The bullpen guys that threw tonight will be able to throw for sure back on Tuesday. But you have to play well. That's what we have preached all week. You have to make pitches, you have to have good at-bats and you have to play good defense."


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Kano Dillon, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound pass catcher, committed to the University of South Florida on Monday night.
Vanguard tight end Kano Dillon played defense during his MCYFL days and skipped freshman football altogether for the Knights. His skills on the other side of the ball will be his meal ticket to a college scholarship.
The 6-foot-5, 230-pound pass catcher committed to the University of South Florida on Monday night.
Dillon, who emerged into a two-star prospect on Rivals this season, had offers rolling in from a boatload of Division I schools like Wisconsin, Florida International and UAB. But the love he got from the Bulls made his decision easier.
"When I imagine college, I can just see myself there," said Dillon, who visited the Tampa school the weekend of the Louisville game in late October. "I can tell it's a great family. I couldn't really tell you who my recruiter was because all of the coaches were on me equally. It's nice to see."
Dillon has been receiving interest from Florida and Kentucky as well. In fact, Dillon and fellow Vanguard senior Natrell Jamerson are scheduled to visit UK on Jan. 24. Jamerson committed to Wisconsin in November.
After JV coaches put Dillon at tight end as a sophomore, his play on the field did the talking. As a junior, Dillon hauled in 19 passes for 252 yards and a pair of scores, which earned him a second-team All-County nod.
"After my junior season and the spring game (as a rising senior), I guess I realized I could get to the next level," he said. "That's when it got serious with colleges coming in."
After working extensively with Vanguard assistant Jeff Hawkins — who also played tight end for the Knights and USF — Dillon honed his game as a blocker and receiver for a breakout senior season. He caught 47 balls for 641 yards and seven touchdowns, earning first team All-County honors this time around.
"Kano has worked very hard to get an opportunity," Vanguard head coach Alex Castaneda said. "He is going to be an outstanding player. He is a hard worker and will be very successful at the next level."
Dillon's versatility allowed him to line up in different formations at Vanguard, and he said USF coaches see the same for him in Tampa. Dillon was a vital weapon for Castaneda in the red zone this season.
"I see him as an H-back," Castaneda said. "Like a hybrid tight end who can move around and get good matchups. He weighs 230 now. He can easily be at 250 and still maintain his speed."
Dillon will join another Marion County alum currently playing tight end for USF. Sean Price, a North Marion graduate, just completed his sophomore season for the Bulls (2-10) and started all but one game in 2013.
By the looks of USF's 2014 signing class, Dillon should have some competition out of the gate at tight end. Mississippi Gulf Coast's Marlon Pope signed an early letter of intent, while Estero's Nick Nataro is committed.
"(The competition) doesn't bother me at all," he said. "I know what I'm capable of."
Dillon can sign his letter of intent Feb. 5. A ceremony at the school is planned for Dillon and Jamerson that day.


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The way U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III looked at it, he could not go wrong.
"The good thing is, I could pick any four out of 10 guys and we're going to get great players," he said Sunday on the Golf Channel. "The bad thing is, I'm going to leave four or five guys off who could and should play."
The four who will play at Medinah Country Club for the Sept. 28-30 event are: Dustin Johnson, Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker and Steve Stricker.
Love, who made the announcement Tuesday morning in Times Square, the heart of New York, joked that he announced the selections by height.
Love said of Johnson: "Probably the best athlete on the team and perfect for Medinah."
On Furyk: "We needed experience, and he is one of the most consistent and respected players on the tour."
On Snedeker: "There has not been a hotter putter on tour, and he brings a lot to the team room. He can pair with anyone on our team, which is a great asset."
On Stricker: "Maybe the best player on tour in my mind in the last 4-5 years. Another great putter and someone who I trust."
They join the eight Americans who qualified on points: Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar and Phil Mickelson.
Snedeker came on strong at the end, finishing second at The Barclays and sixth at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
"I knew I had to make a statement these last two weeks," he said. "Davis wanted someone to win. Unfortunately I didn't get that done, but I'm playing the best I have all year."
Had the players continued to accrue points through the Deutsche Bank Championship, which ended Monday, Snedeker would have finished ninth, followed by Stricker, Hunter Mahan, Johnson, Furyk and Rickie Fowler. Bo Van Pelt would have been 15th, followed by Nick Watney.
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Ever since Microsoft has been a bit more candid about some of the problems with the 7.8 update, specifically Tiles that either don't update or suck down too much data, there have been reports of Microsoft halting the update in some countries. Germany has been pretty much confirmed at this point as throwing the brakes and now Russia is evidently joining the crowd.
In a Tweet from the official Nokia account for Russia, it's noted that Microsoft has hit the hold button on the update due to "gaps" in the OS i.e. a few bugs. That's good news as it will help prevent the problem from going wider but obviously it's still not a preferred solution.
It will be curious to see if Microsoft re-starts the 7.8 update with a fixed OS or if they just put it on hold indefinitely.
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Mr. Timoni is saying the right things from a World Class Manufacturers perspective. They are building a World Class offering and I wish them success.
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Mainstream acceptance
I could sit here all night and develop something close to a doctorate thesis on what could/should be done to develop the breadth of the motorcycle market in the United States, but at the core is a self-perpetuating feedback loop:
There are essentially three (but really two major) kinds of motorcycles for sale in the US: sportbikes, cruisers, and dirtbikes. These appeal to, and are fed by, very specific owner/purchaser demographics: speed freaks for the sportbikes (and to an extent dirtbikes) and wannabe bad boys for the cruisers. That's it. The manufacturers cater exclusively to these (overwhelmingly male) purchasers with constant model updates and accessories, the media reinforces the message, and people who would prefer to simply have an affordable, efficient, enjoyable means of transportation are left a little bit cold by all the plastic and chrome and bulk and full-attack riding positions.
Perfect example: my beloved girlfriend. I have hauled her to a number of shops around the greater New York City area, to the point where her inital dislike for bikes in general had changed to a pleasant curiosity. Unfortunately, she can't abide anything to big or heavy or aggressive or (big one here) wide in the tank. She looks shrunk by 20% sitting on something as elemental as a new Bonneville.
And that's with someone along the way to explain things a bit and show some enthusiasm. If the average person's opinion of a motorcyclist is formed solely by either a) the hooligan brigade blasting by at triple digits or b) the screw-you tough guys with open pipes, well, duh, they're not going to be motivated to inquire about it.
Much of the answer has to be in marketing, opening a new channel straight into normalcy - much like what Honda did fifty years ago. Make small, light, inexpensive, manageable, likable, all-around good machines. Advertise on TV and in . Dissolve some of the cultishness that makes this such an exclusive (in a bad sense) club.
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Motorcycling is too expensive. The initial prices of the bikes has hiked up with the boomers financial statements, and back down. I'm in my 30's & i'm not quite there. I need affordable, around $10 grand. Safe, with all the rain here in Seattle, ABS is a safety essential. Fun, it doesn't need 150 hp and please don't have it weigh 500+lbs. And make it easy/affordable to maintain.
I make 2-3 times as many visits to my local shop for repairs and maintenance on my bike as i do with my car, and it costs several times as much per mile. Any saving over a car in the initial price of the bike is easily eaten up by frequent tire changes, brakes, repairs and the eternal "6,000" mile tuneups- at $3-500 a pop. All far more frequent and expensive than a car where 30-100 thousand mile tuneups, and 40 thousand mile tires are the standard. (The economy and becoming a papa has made money tighter
For me the bike i'd love to see from Piagio, is one making the internet rumor circuit, the Tuareg, a GS like 750. Keep the price at $10 grand with ABS ( and heated handgrips option), make the maintenance intervals no less than 10 thousand miles, and focus on Quality and reliabilty. I want that much more than 2 more horsepower or a fancy headlight (though a headlight that actually works at night would be great). Give it a comfortable seat so i don't have to automatically chuck it and spend $4-500 for an aftermarket one (When i buy a car, i don't budget for seat replacement- so why do i need to do so on a bike?) And a 3yrs/36,000 mile warranty just like every car. Please make it run mile after mile so i can spend my rides going to the mountains instead of to my dealership.
On another side, the aftermarket needs an REI or LL Bean. A place where i can buy from and if i'm not satisfied i can return it. If the windscreen doesn't provide wind protection, if the jacket leaks- all this expensive gear i buy can't be returned after use. This isn't shaping the industry to provide high quality gear that performs well, too much just looks good....
Lastly, Test Rides! $10 grand is a lot to spend on the unriden! Instead bikes are bought on spec sheets, on styling, on image, on journalistic hype- but only BMW lets me buy on how it rides, how it feels, is it fun? zippy? boring? (sadly, i've found BMW to be expensive and unreliable).
So Piagio, bring me a Gs Alternative, use the Falling Euro to Price it well. Give me ABS, so that when a car cuts me off in the rain i can grab the brakes for all they're worth. And make it run mile after mile- so i can enjoy it not be frustrated by it
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For $9K you can get a Shiver. Add $1K to $2K for ABS and mini fairing for the Shiver GT when it becomes available here: American Ride documentary needs footage
A Triumph Tiger also mostly fits the bill: British SBK Champ Steve Hislop Dies
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As for a bike for your girlfriend, Timoni would point her to several Piaggio or Vespa scooters, or perhaps this: Triumph 2.3 Cruiser
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He's the first industry guy I've seen admit that the boomer phenomena doesn't just drive the cruiser market but drives the entire US market. Unless the USA m/c market starts to take some action now it is facing a collapse even bigger than the current one when the boomers get too old to ride and die off.
Sportbikes are in as much jeopardy as cruisers. Even though boomers don't buy as many sportbikes where do you think the $ for the constant development comes from? It comes from people paying $7000 for Honda Shadow 750s, etc.
Dirt bike sales have already plummeted partially because the boomers have aged out of dirt riding. Matt has the numbers but dirt bike sales are maybe 25% of what they used to be in the areas where there is still lots of open land. Instead the numbers of those stinking 4-wheelers have skyrocketed.
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But you have a good point. It used to be that only HDs and BMWs and a couple for exotics were high range cost. Now Just about every big bike is 12-14K or more. You even see Honda charging more for their throwaways than equivalent BMWs.
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All good points brought to light. I believe the dynamics involved are less visible as opposed to more complex regarding the overall market. The responses from the participants all have merit and they themselves are World Class. You don't get this kind of expression from other forums around town. The inherent danger, costs, identity creation, comfort, psychology are just some contributing factors behind the decision to ride and what to buy. Genuine study of the psychology behind this market to better serve the customer has merit. If it is used to trick the customer at best is just plain insulting. A reason to ride along with the right product offering would be fundamental to serving any moto-customers needs. Unfortunately not everyone is immune to the false moto-identities being marketed. If they are going to market an identity let it be a real, lasting one. Honda did that once.When you buy a false identity sooner or later it dies. Great input MOFO's.
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Reflecting on the year 2010, this timely blog came in my email from John Piper's ministry, http://www.desiringgod.org/blog.
"The last week of the year is a good time--with God's help--to reflect on the past 12 months, do a little self-assessment, and decide what things to repent of and reach for in the next lap around the sun.
At the end of his first year as pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, John Piper led his people in doing this through his sermon "I Have Kept the Faith."
Below is the conclusion of that sermon. Just plug in "2010" and "2011" where you read "1980" and "1981," and the content is still relevant 30 years later.So, how did we do in 1980? If 1980 were the whole of our life, could we say with Paul, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness"? My guess is that there are people here who can give three different answers to that question. * One will say, "I fought no fight because I felt no great desire to follow Christ's counsel and trust his promises. Satan and my own flesh got no resistance from me." * Another will say, "I felt some desire to trust Christ and go his way, but whenever a conflict arose, I was defeated every time. I really didn't fight a very good fight." * And a third will say, "Praise God, it was a hard but glorious year. The Word of God came alive for me and helped time and time again to overcome temptation and hold to Christ. It wasn't always easy, but thanks be to God who gives us the victory through Jesus Christ our Lord." Whichever one of those groups you are in now, remember this: by the grace of God, this day is only a rehearsal of the end. His mercy is opening before you a new life in 1981, and you can enter it and finish as a victorious fighter if you will declare yourself from your heart as one who now renounces Satan's power and self-reliance and who trusts Jesus Christ for all his word."


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The 10 banks are: Abbey National (Santander); BNP Paribas; Nordea Bank; Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken; Unicredit Bank; DNB Bank; HSBC Bank; KfW IPEX-Bank; Lloyds TSB; and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, which also acted as financial adviser for the deal.
The deal is the first non-recourse project financing for a UK offshore wind farm. However, the final debt package is lower than had been hoped for when the financing process was relaunched in September last year.
The sponsors have committed £574 million equity as follows: Centrica (50% equity holder) £333 million; Dong (25%) £166 million; Siemens (25%) £75 million.
Construction of Lincs began in 2010. The project, located 8km off the east coast of England, comprises 75 Siemens 3.6 MW turbines.
First power is expected to be achieved in the second half of 2012 and the wind farm is expected to be fully operational in the first half of 2013.


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James M. Brown was born February 17, 1949, in Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from Reseda High School in 1967.
In 1969 Jim began his military career in the United States Army. He graduated from the Noncommissioned Officer Academy that same year, later serving as training noncommissioned officer in charge, 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord, CA. He subsequently served as a squad leader and acting platoon sergeant, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in the Republic of Vietnam.
Jim joined the Indiana National Guard in 1983 serving as a personnel action specialist, transferring in 1984 to Company C, 1-293rd Infantry serving as a squad leader. He served the next 10 years in the 151st Infantry Detachment, Long Range Surveillance, 38th Infantry Division, as a team leader, operations sergeant and detachment First Sergeant. Later duty assignments included First Sergeant, Company A, 2-293rd Infantry, 38th Infantry Division; First Sergeant, Company A, 1-293rd Infantry Battalion, 76th Separate Infantry Brigade; Command Sergeant Major, 1-293rd Infantry Battalion, 76th Separate Infantry Brigade; and Command Sergeant Major of Task Force "Nightfighter" JRTC in 2000 in Fort Polk, LA.
In June 2000, he was assigned to be the Command Sergeant Major of the 76th Separate Infantry Brigade, and in June 2002, he was assigned as the Command Sergeant Major, 38th Infantry Division. He served as the State Command Sergeant Major for the Indiana National Guard from October 2005 to July 2009. Jim was then selected by the Adjutant General to be the Command Sergeant Major of the Regional Corps Training Team 2, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from July 2009 through December 2010. He returned to serve as the Indiana National Guard State Command Sergeant Major in January 2011 to finish out his military career; retiring on March 1st, 2013.
Jim's awards and decorations include Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with "V" Device with 2 OLC, Purple Heart with OLC, Meritorious Service Medal with 6 OLC, Air Medal with Numeral 2, Army Commendation Medal with 3 OLC, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal with 1 OLC, Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with 4 OLC, National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon with Numeral 4, Army Service Ribbon, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with bronze star, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Indiana Distinguished Service Medal, Indiana Commendation Medal with 2 OLC, Indiana Retention Ribbon, Indiana Long Service Medal, Indiana Volunteer Emblem, Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Civic Actions Unit Citation, Combat Infantryman Badge, Combat Action Badge, Senior Parachute Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Expert Badge (Rifle), 1985 U.S. Army FORSCOM Fourth Army NCO of the Year.
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One True Champion.
The Big 12's new slogan rolls off the tongue easily.
Say it slower by adding a pause between words and the Big 12's new slogan starts to define itself as each word takes on its proper significance.
One… True… Champion…
Italicize the middle word and the Big 12's new slogan distinguishes the league from all of the other major conferences because of how it determines champions.
One True Champion.
Read that phrase aloud with a heavy emphasis on true.
One True Champion.
The Big 12's tagline is built around the concept that …
- playing everybody is a good thing;
- trophies are awarded for who you beat, not who you don't play;
- champions are determined in competition, not through computer logarithms that randomly select opponents;
Round-robin schedules assure that the winners of regular-season titles in the Big 12 are true champions based on real results.
Power rankings and strength of schedule don't matter as much in the Big 12. When everybody plays everybody, it's about wins and losses (and, if necessary, head-to-head match-ups as a tie breaker).
In the ACC, SEC and Big Ten this fall, schools will not face five of their league peers on the gridiron. In the Pac-12, each of the dozen members will miss two of their conference partners on the football field in '14. The result is skewed schedule strength and debate.
All of the Big 12 schools play the other nine league members. No exceptions.
One True Champion.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Scott Feldman retired 18 straight on his way to his first career complete game and the Chicago Cubs took advantage of former No. 1 pick Andrew Cashner's wildness in a 6-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.
Feldman (2-3) earned his second straight win, allowing two runs and three hits while walking one. After Chase Headley singled with two outs in the first, Feldman retired the next 18 batters and didn't allow another Padres baserunner until Carlos Quentin reached on an error by third baseman Luis Valbuena.
Feldman struck out the side in the third and fourth innings, ending up with 12 strikeouts to set a career high. He also had an RBI double in the second to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead.
The Cubs starter, who signed a one-year contract in November, has given up three runs in his last 15 2-3 innings for Chicago, which got its 16th quality start of the season.
Jedd Gyorko homered to lead off the eighth and end Feldman's shutout bid. Feldman's first walk came to John Baker with one out in the inning. Headley then had a solo home run in the ninth.
Cashner (1-2), making his first start against the team that made him its No. 1 pick in 2008, lasted four innings and gave up five runs, four earned, six hits, one hit batter and four walks, along with a wild pitch. He was dealt to San Diego in January 2012 for Anthony Rizzo, who was 1 for 4.
The San Diego right-hander, who was victorious in his previous start April 26 against San Francisco, had trouble from the beginning and gave up runs in Chicago's first four innings.
The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the first on Starlin Castro's RBI single that drove in Julio Borbon. Cashner eventually loaded the bases on a walk to Nate Schierholtz, but got out of the jam when he tagged Rizzo out at home after a pitch got to the backstop.
Chicago doubled its lead in the second when Darwin Barney scored on Feldman's double to right. It was Feldman's first hit in nine at-bats with the Cubs and his second career RBI. Cashner ended the second by getting Borbon to pop out to third and Valbuena to right.
The Cubs added two more runs in the third when Rizzo and Castro scored on Dioner Navarro's two-run double off the wall in right-center. Cashner then hit Darwin Barney, but got out of the inning after Feldman's sacrifice and David DeJesus' grounder to short.
Valbuena's groundout to short in the fourth drove in Borbon to give Chicago a 5-0 lead. Borbon led off with a walk and sped to third after Cashner's pickoff attempt at first was errant, leading to the unearned run.
Chicago added to its lead in the seventh when Schierholtz doubled to left to score Castro. The Cubs' shortstop appeared to be limping after he scored but stayed in the game.
DeJesus and Castro had two hits apiece, while Borbon and Castro scored twice.
San Diego's Yonder Alonso went 0 for 4, ending his eight-game streak of reaching base. Everth Cabrera struck out three times.
NOTES: Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano was given the night off. He played in the Cubs' first 26 games, hitting .263 with one home run and two runs driven in. . Padres pitcher Tyson Ross worked 1 2-3 innings of relief Tuesday night in a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tuscon, allowing three hits, three runs and two walks while striking out two and throwing 43 pitches. Ross has been on the disabled list since April 20, retroactive to April 18, with a subluxation in his left, non-throwing shoulder. . Cubs pitcher Matt Garza threw 2 2-3 innings Wednesday in a rehab assignment with Double-A Tennessee, allowing one hit and two walks on 42 pitches. Garza hasn't pitched for the Cubs yet this season after suffering a strained left lateral muscle during spring training. . Thursday's pitching matchup is San Diego's Eric Stults (2-2, 5.67) against Chicago's Travis Wood (2-1, 2.25).
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I've recently predicted the final league positions for all teams in the 2011/12 Premier League campaign for the Big Betting Blog. You can see my final prediction by visiting their site here. but as a taster, here's my short summary of where I feel the Arsenal are at, which is also part of their article...
At the time of writing (1st August 2011), my prediction of the Arsenal finishing in fourth actually, absurdly, feels a little bit over optimistic.
This is a massive season for Mr Wenger - the goodwill of the fans having been severely eroded in the calamitous last few months of last season. Changes need to be made and, after Arsené's promise of a 'very active' summer, we've had a quiet transfer window thus far. Indeed, much of the focus has been on those who may or may not depart the club rather than on exciting new signings.
While the Cesc Fabregas saga continues and Samir Nasri presses for a big money move, we're also struggling to move on the 'dead-wood' and bring in some quality where it's needed most. However, there's still two weeks until the start of the season and I'm trying to stay positive.
If, in addition to the lively looking Gervinho and promising Carl Jenkinson, a quality, experienced centre back arrives along with a creative, goalscoring midfielder to replace either Cesc or Nasri (one of which will surely leave), I think we can be happy with our work this summer. Don't forget, there is still the nucleus of an excellent, young squad at this club and with the right signings (whenever they may arrive) and some tightening up on the training ground (especially around defending set-pieces), we can still make an impact this year.
I'm not convinced we'll be winning the league but, as the big four becomes a big (spending) six or seven, we will do very well to stay in touch and finish in a Champions League place for a 15th successive season.


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Iowa Man Suspected of Burglaries in Three Northeast Missouri Counties
An Iowa man is suspected of burglaries in three northeast Missouri counties.
The Quincy Herald-Whig reports that 22-year-old Lee Alanis of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, is charged with second-degree burglary for a crime on Wednesday in rural Knox County.
Authorities suspect he is also responsible for burglaries earlier in the day in Lewis and Marion counties.
A homeowner near Ewing called the Knox County Sheriff's Department after finding a man in his home. The suspect got away in a Honda, but the homeowner was able to get the license plate number. Authorities arrested the suspect within minutes.
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As the Bluffton Today Open enters its eighth year, the junior tennis tournament is moving to a new venue.
The 2013 Bluffton Today Open will be held May 10 through 12 at the Wilson Lawn and Racquet Club in Palmetto Bluff.
Warren Florence, the Palmetto Bluff tennis director, will serve as the new tournament director.
"In addition to gaining Warren's enthusiasm and love for junior tennis, there is room to grow with their extra, beautiful courts," tournament founder Bob Brown said.
Brown, who previously hosted the tournament at Bluffton High School, was seeking a larger venue for this year's edition. Palmetto Bluff was looking to host a weekend-long tournament this year after hosting several successful one-day events in the past.
Florence said moving the Bluffton Today Open to Palmetto Bluff provides "a great marriage" for the two institutions.
The Wilson Lawn and Racquet Club offers more courts and extra seating for spectators, as well as other amenities at a venue that was named the No. 3 tennis resort in South Carolina last year by TENNIS magazine.
"Our facilities are among the best you can find on the East Coast," Florence said.
The tournament also will seek sanctioning by the United States Tennis Association as a Level 4 tournament for 2014. USTA sanctioning would let top junior players compete in the Bluffton Today Open to earn points in their state rankings.
"Future sanctioning will allow for out-of-towners, savvy ranking-seeking tournament players, as well as locals to enjoy the beauty of Palmetto Bluff," Florence said.
But that doesn't mean the tournament is abandoning its commitment to provide a competitive environment for young players who are new to the sport.
The Bluffton Today Open will continue to have separate flights for beginner and advanced skill levels. This year's age divisions are 10-and-under, 12-and-under, 14-and-under, 16-and-under and 18-and-under.
The tournament will include a special event the evening of May 11, when adults and children will team up as partners and divided into flights by skill level. Players receive a Chick-fil-A sponsored breakfast May 11, T-shirts and awards.
"There's still going to be that beginner component, and you're also going to see some high-caliber tennis," Florence said.
The tournament's net profits are used to support public tennis in Bluffton. That includes a junior benevolence fund that helps junior players in need of lessons, transportation and equipment, and the Bluffton Today Open Scholarship, which goes to a graduating Bluffton boy and girl each year.
For applications or more information, call Brown at 290-2833.
When: May 10-12
Where: Wilson Lawn and Racquet Club, Palmetto Bluff


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That's the first line on the back of the Middle Sister Goodie Two-Shoes Pinot Noir. This extremely cute bottle of wine was a birthday gift from a friend and I just got around to drinking it this past weekend.
I am not a middle sister, nor am I a goodie two-shoes (hold all comments, please), but I guess you don't have to be to appreciate this California Pinot Noir. It was yummy. I have to admit, I was skeptical at first. I've often found that these sweet, charming bottles are all about the label and not so much about the wine…but this one was different.
Upon opening the bottle, I smelled strawberries with a touch of vanilla. That ripe berry carried through to the taste, with a chocolate-like flavor on the finish. This is a medium-bodied wine, a mix of sweet and rich, but not too bold.
I drank this wine with pizza, but it also pairs well with typical grilling fare.
I had to check out the website, of course, and all of the Middle Sister wine names and labels are adorable, like Drama Queen Pinot Grigio, Sweet & Sassy Moscato and Forever Cool Merlot. And each "girl" has her own depiction. There are fun facts, quizzes and apps, and you can buy things like t-shirts, aprons and tote bags that resemble the wine labels. Love it!
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LEXINGTON, Va. – First-year attackman Brady Dashiell (Salisbury, Md./Parkside) scored the first two goals of the game as the 12th-ranked Seagulls built an early 4-0 lead en route to a 7-4 win over eighth-ranked Washington and Lee in the second round of the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Wilson Field.
Dashiell opened the scoring just 1:19 into the contest when he scored unassisted, and he upped the lead to 2-0 at the 10:53 mark when he scored off a feed from junior attackman Rhett DePol (Chester, Md./St. Mary's). The Seagulls (16-5) extended to a 3-0 lead with just 1.5 seconds left in the opening quarter when sophomore midfielder Kyle Goss (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) found the net off an assist from senior attackman Evan Hammersly (Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield).
DePol made it 4-0 just 28 seconds into the second quarter, but the Generals (16-5) got on the board at the 9:43 mark when senior attackman Mac Means (Sewickley, Pa./Sewickley Academy) scored unassisted. Sophomore attackman Tyler Goldman (New York, N.Y./Loomis Chaffee) scored unassisted just 1:29 later to give W&L some momentum and pull the Generals within 4-2. Salisbury wrestled the momentum back heading into the half when sophomore defenseman Knute Kraus (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Tesoro) scored man-down in transition with 2:04 left before the break.
The Seagulls tallied the only score of the third period when junior attackman Luke Phipps (Street, Md./John Carroll) scored unassisted at the 5:19 mark. However, the Generals would make a run early in the fourth with two straight goals to make it 6-4. Goldman scored unassisted at 11:55 and Means scored in transition off a feed from senior midfielder Cooper Brown (Baltimore, Md./Gilman) with 8:08 remaining. But, that was as close as W&L would get, and Dashiell scored his third goal off a feed from sophomore attackman Jesse Rabishaw (Sharon, Ontario/Culver Academy) with 2:30 left for the final margin.
Goldman and Means each scored two goals to lead the Generals in scoring. Sophomore Warren Berenis (Ocoee, Fla./Lake Highland Prep) was solid in goal, posting 11 saves.
Dashiell's three goals paced the Seagulls. DePol added one goal and one assist, while junior goalkeeper Alex Taylor (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) posted 11 saves in net.
Washington and Lee's season ends with a school-record 16 victories (16-5). Salisbury advances to the quarterfinals on Wednesday when it will take on Dickinson.
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Murray reaches Key Biscayne semis, Berdych ousted
Key Biscayne, FL – Former champion Andy Murray was a straight-set quarterfinal winner Thursday at the $4.169 million Sony Open.
The second-seeded Murray handled ninth-seeded Croat Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3 in 1 hour, 42 minutes amid sunshine at Crandon Park. Murray needed seven match points to close out Cilic, who was sloppy with 37 unforced errors on Day 9 of this 12-day ATP Masters 1000 event.
Murray moved into his fourth Key Biscayne semifinal by popping six aces and breaking the overmatched Cilic six times. The British star is now 8-1 lifetime against the tall Croat.
The U.S. Open champion Murray titled here in 2009 and was last year's Key Biscayne runner-up to Novak Djokovic.
Murray's semifinal opponent on Friday will be eighth-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who sent fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych packing in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Berdych was the Sony Open runner-up three years ago.
Gasquet is searching for his first career title in a Masters event. However, no Frenchman has ever won here in the tournament's 28-year history.
The other semifinal matchup will pit third-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer against 15th-seeded and 34-year-old German Tommy Haas, who stunned the world No. 1 and two-time defending champion Djokovic here on Tuesday.
This week's big winner will pocket $719,160.


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Throughout the year, the Office of Admissions receives
notices of scholarships that are offered through external
organizations. Information about the scholarship awards
that are currently available is listed below. Award
notices are listed in the order in which they were received.
You may also find information on other outside scholarship
awards on the Internet. The following sites are useful
for finding scholarship and financial aid information:
NEW! Illinois Judicial Council Foundation Scholarships
Application Deadline: March 18, 2011
The Illinois Judicial Council (IJC) Foundation announces its 2011 Law School Scholarships. The IJC, founded in 1983, is an organization comprised primarily, but not exclusively, of African-American State and Federal judges, administrative judges and hearing officers. It has dedicated itself to bridging the gap between the judiciary and the community through educational dialogues regarding the legal system. Since 1999, the IJC Foundation has funded numerous scholarships, totaling in excess of $100,000 to minority and other deserving law school students throughout Illinois and beyond. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet all of the following criteria: be enrolled full-time in an accredited Illinois law school, submit an official transcript, submit a financial statement, submit a completed scholarship application, submit two letters of recommendation, submit a personal statement and resume, and submit to a personal interview by the scholarship committee. You may download a copy of the application form here. Applications and supporting documentation must be submitted electronically to firstname.lastname@example.com by Friday, March 18, 2011. The application deadline will be strictly enforced.
NEW! Bohemian Lawyers' Association of Chicago Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 31, 2011
The Bohemian Lawyers' Association of Chicago (BLAC) has several scholarships each in the amount of $2,000 available to students attending law school in the greater Chicagoland area. These scholarships are open to students of Czech, Moravian, Ruthenian, Silesian or Slovak ancestry. The scholarships will be presented at the BLAC Annual Installation Dinner held in Chicago in May. Applications must be submitted by midnight on March 31, 2011. All students interested in applying must submit a completed scholarship application form, resume, transcript, and essay (limit 250 words). Applications are online at http://www.bohemianlawyers.org/scholarships.html.
Cook County Bar Association Barrister's Ball 2011 Scholarship
Application Deadline: February 17, 2011
The Cook County Bar Association Foundation announces its 2011 Barrister's Ball Scholarship. To apply, applicants must submit a scholarship application, essay and law school transcript. Application forms are available in the Office of Admissions, Suite 230.
2011 DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship
Application Deadline: April 27, 2011
DRI announces its annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship program open to incoming second and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, Pan Asian and Native American students. Incoming second and third-year female law students are also eligible, regardless of race or ethnicity. Incoming second and third-year law students who also come from backgrounds that would add to the cause of diversity, regardless of race or gender are eligible to apply. Students who are members of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Law School or Law Student members of AAJ or students otherwise affiliated with or employed by AAJ are not eligible for DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarships. To qualify for this scholarship, candidate must be a full-time student or evening student who has completed two-thirds or more of the total credit hours requirement for a degree by the applicant�s law school. The goal of these scholarships is to provide financial assistance to two worthy law students from ABA accredited law schools in order to promote, in a tangible way, the DRI Diversity Statement in Principle.
Two scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to applicants who best meet the following criteria:
For additional information and to apply, visit the DRI web page for application details.
Crusade for Education Financial Aid Program
Application Deadline: May 15, 2011
Students of Polish descent in need of financial aid may apply to the Knights of Dabrowski Crusade for Education program for help. A limited number of scholarships are available on the basis of documented financial need, academic performance and community involvement. Students are eligible to apply who meet the following requirements: full-time student enrolled in law school at a fully accredited college/university in the U.S.; U.S. citizen or documented legal alien of Polish descent; good academic standing and documented financial need; resident of Chicago metropolitan area for at least four years (proof of residency required); and recipient must be able to attend a scheduled interview in late spring/summer and Award Presentation Ceremony in the fall of 2011. To apply, interested students should contact the organization by email at email@example.com or call 773.792.1800 to request an application.
Grand Rapids Community Foundation Scholarships
Application Deadline: April 1, 2011
The Grand Rapids Community Foundation administers two scholarship programs funded by local law firms aimed at increasing diversity in all areas of the legal profession.
Miller Johnson West Michigan Diversity Scholarships for minority students are available to students of ethnic minority currently residing in Michigan (with preference given to West Michigan residents) pursuing a law degree at any accredited law school in the United States. One $5,000 scholarship is awarded each year.
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Scholarships for minority students are awarded to students of racial and ethnic minority heritage pursuing a law degree. One $5,000 scholarship is awarded each year. The law school scholarship is not limited to schools in Michigan; however the applicant must be a current or former resident of Michigan if they are not currently attending a school in Michigan.
Applications and additional information are available online at http://grcf.egrant.org. Online applications must be received no later than 5pm on April 1, 2011.
Polish Women's Civic Club, Inc. Scholarships
Application Deadline: July 1 , 2011
The Polish Women's Civic Club, Inc. is a philanthropic organization of American women of Polish descent interested in discovering the richness of their Polish heritage and sharing it with others. The Club supports educational activities and personal efforts of Polish American students, male and female, through financial scholarships. To qualify for consideration of a scholarship, a student must fulfill the following requirements: be a U.S. citizen; have at least one parent of Polish heritage; be a permanent resident of Illinois; currently enrolled full-time second or third year student attending Chicago area school; have acceptable grades; and demonstrate financial need. For additional application requirements and to apply online please visit www.pwcci.org.
The Illinois Government Bar Association Scholarship
The Illinois Government Bar Association is offering a $750 scholarship to a deserving first, second or third year law student that is interested in government law. Applicants will be judged on education/experience, motivation/focus, academic reference/character, community member reference/character and aptitude. For more information, please feel free to contact Barbara Rowe, 217.787.7076 or Frank Martinez, 217.494.0012. Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2011 and notification will be made by May 3, 2011. Application guidelines are available in the office of admissions, suite 230.
DuPage County Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers Scholarship
Application Deadline: April 15, 2011
The DuPage County Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers will once again award a scholarship to students of Italian extraction who have completed at least one semester of law school and are currently enrolled in law school. Scholarships range from $1,000 to $5,000. The scholarships will be awarded May 26, 2011. The scholarship committee must receive applications and letters of recommendation from law school faculty no later than April 15, 2011 for full consideration. Applications are available in the Office of Admissions, suite 230.
Finnegan Diversity Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 1, 2011
The firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP announces the Finnegan Diversity Scholarship. This scholarship will provide financial support to qualified minority law students who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing a career in Intellectual Property Law. The scholarship award of $15,000 may be applied to costs associated with normal tuition; usual fees (such as, but not limited to, student activity fees; law school or university fees); and a patent bar review course. The scholarship recipient will also accept an offer to join the firm as a 2012 summer associate in one of the firm's domestic offices (Atlanta, Cambridge, Palo Alto, Reston or Washington). Students currently completing their first year full-time (or second year part-time) are invited to apply. The award will be applied to education costs for the following academic year (2011-2012), and may be renewed for one additional year if the scholar accepts an associate offer upon successful completion of the Finnegan summer associate program, maintains a grade point average of 3.0 or better in law school, and is otherwise in good standing. Additional information about the scholarship and application form are posted at www.finnegan.com. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2011.
Asian American Bar Association for the Greater Chicago Area Law Foundation Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 15, 2011 - Deadline Extended
The board members of the Asian American Bar Association for the Greater Chicago Area�Law Foundation (�AABA Law Foundation�) and members of its scholarship committee, announce the AABA Law Foundation's scholarship program.� The AABA Law Foundation�was established in February 2009, and is a non-profit, charitable and educational affiliate of Asian American Bar Association ("AABA") that is tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).�
One of the goals of the AABA Law Foundation�is to�provide financial assistance to Asian Pacific American law students who have demonstrated academic excellence and social leadership.��The AABA Law Foundation will award annual scholarships to law students who have demonstrated a commitment to serving the needs of the Chicago-area Asian Pacific American community, and who will continue to serve the needs of the Chicago-area Asian Pacific American communities through pro bono, public interest, and/or public service legal work in the future.� This year, the AABA Law Foundation intends to award two Inaugural Scholarships of $2,500 each to law students who have exemplified that commitment. Click here for the 2011 application form.
The Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Mike Eidson Scholarship
Application Deadline: May 31, 2011
The Mike Eidson Scholarship Fund was established by the AAJ Women� Trial Lawyers Caucus in 2008, in honor of AAJ Past President Mike Eidson, whose vision and generosity inspired it. �The Scholarship is awarded annually to a rising 3L (or rising 4L in a night program) female student who has demonstrated a commitment to a career as a trial lawyer, along with dedication to upholding and defending the principles of the Constitution, and to the concept of a fair trial, the adversary system, and a just result for the injured, the accused, and those whose rights are jeopardized.
The application deadline is May 31, 2011 and the Scholarship will be awarded at the AAJ Annual Convention, which will take place this year in July in New York City. For additional information, please see the AAJ Scholarship Application.
The Howard Fox Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadline:April 1, 2011
In 1978 the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was established by Helen and Richard Fox and Friends to honor the memory of their son who, as a proud member of the Berks County Bar Association, served as a young attorney in the Public Defender�s Office. The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Award of $3,000 is presented annually at the Berks County Bar Association Law Day Event.� It is given to help fund a deserving Berks County, Pennsylvania, resident embarking on his or her second year at an accredited Law School. For an online application, please visit the Berks County Community Foundation website at www.bccf.org.
The William McClain Scholarship funded by the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Bar Association
Application Deadline: February 16, 2011
The William McClain Scholarship is funded jointly by the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati (BLAC) and the Cincinnati Bar Association and awarded to a Black Cincinnati resident attending any accredited law school who demonstrates leadership potential, dedication to community, and a financial need. For additional scholarship information, please see the attached BLAC Scholarship announcement.
Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 11, 2011
The Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago (LAGBAC) is a professional, not for profit organization comprised of judges, attorneys, law students, and affiliated legal professionals that relies on the energy of its members to be successful. �The LAGBAC Foundation is a charitable, 501(c)(3) organization that raises funds in order to, among other things, assist law students who desire to work for a public interest organization.� To this end, the LAGBAC Foundation awards grants to law students attending an accredited law school in Illinois (and in some cases, out of state) who will be working for a qualified public interest organization.� The number of LAGBAC Foundation scholarship grants awarded depends on, among other factors, the result of the Foundation�s fundraising efforts and the number of qualified applicants.
The Foundation will award scholarship grants ranging from $3,000.00 to $4,000.00 to support full-time, summer employment with a qualified public interest organization.� Scholarship grant recipients will be required to complete 300-400 hours over a 10 week period. For more information and to apply, see the attached LAGBAC Application.
The Black Women Lawyers' Association of Chicago Essay Scholarship
Application Deadline: Februrary 15, 2011
The Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago Scholarship Committee announces the BWLA�s Spring Essay Scholarship.� The mission of the BWLA is to encourage and support African-American women in law, and its essay contest is open to all students. Winners will be chosen based on their essay, resume, and interview.� The grand-prize award is $3,000. To apply, return the BWLA Essay application and required application documents by February 15, 2011.�
Application Deadline: February 15, 2011
Educational scholarship funds from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago are available for the 2011-2012 academic year. Approximately $500,000 is available for Jewish students who are identified as having promise for significant contributions in their chosen careers, and are in need of financial assistance for full-time academic programs primarily in the helping professions. To be eligible a student must: be enrolling or enrolled full-time; be domiciled in the Chicago metropolitan community; establish financial need; and demonstrate career promise. The Jewish Vocational Service administers the scholarship program and personally interviews all applicants before April 20, 2011 at one of its many offices throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. To apply, go to www.jvschicago.org/scholarship/. For additional information or questions, call the JVS Scholarship Secretary at 312.673.3444 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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FreeSkate Xtreme Review
- Publisher: PunchBox Studios
- Genre: Entertainment
- Released: 8 Nov, 2012
- Size: 54.1 MB
- Price: FREE!
- The visuals are reminiscent of Jet Set Radio.
- The animations of your skater flipping through the air are impressive.
- The head tracking used for the grinding sections is completely broken.
- For a game about extreme skating, it moves along at rather a leisurely, almost boring pace.
Aside from decent visuals, there's not much here to recommend.
- Full Review
- App Store Info
The tag line for Freeskate Xtreme on the App Store touts a "Kinect-like experience on ios devices". That's partially true. This is an inline skating game wrapped in cel shaded visuals meant to evoke memories of Jet Set Radio, which is a much better inline skating game. It's not to be unkind, but the biggest selling point here, the Kinect-like experience (which utilizes the iPhone's head tracking software), is what brings the game from an average yet somewhat enjoyable experience crashing down to nearly unplayable.
But we'll get to the head tracking soon enough. The majority of the game is played by tilting your iPhone left and right to dodge the traffic cones, boxes, and incoming traffic, all the while collecting coins for use in the shop. Depending on which option you choose, jumping is either accomplished by tapping the screen or flicking your iPhone up or down. We recommend the tapping, as it's less prone to error, and allows you greater manoeuvrability, especially when the obstacles start to over whelm you. Now the grinding is where the head tracking comes in. Oh the grinding. It's amazing that in a game like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, grinding can be one of the highlights, but here, due to the complete failure of the control input, become something to fear and avoid.
See when landing on a rail, the game slows to bullet time, and your face appears in the corner, as the game has switched on the phone's head tracking software. You need to move your head left or right to have your skater lean left or right collecting coins, but most importantly, dodging incoming rockets (apparently the city fires ballistic missiles to keep skating out of the public eye). This head tracking just doesn't work. Moving your head too slow, and it barely recognizes any change, move too fast, and it's too quick to notice any change. There's obviously a sweet spot, but after multiple tries, it was unable to be found.
The game looks great, as it uses the cel-shaded style to positive effect, and the animations, specifically when you're jumping and dodging do a lot to immerse the player. Like most games, the cost of shop upgrades are pretty steep to persuade the player to go the in-app purchase route, and leveling up via completing missions is certainly present as it is in most games these days.
If the head tracking worked well, it would still be a gimmick tacked on to a decent but not extraordinary endless skating experience, but it would have been received a lot more positively. As it stands, it sort of brings down the rest of the game, and leaves an unpleasant impression. Perhaps that's just the failure of our review experience, and others will find the grinding engaging and enjoyable.... but we're of course talking about grinding on rails, and not all the playing you'll have to do to collect enough coins to upgrade your character in the store.
DescriptionA Kinect-like endless-running experience on iOS devices!
- 148Apps: Everything clicks to make a game that, above all else,feels totally fresh.
- Kotaku: It uses the Apple camera to find your skull, and then usesit to skate.
- GameZebo: FreeSkate Xtreme is more than an endless skating game. Isyour body ready?
The most innovative street stunt mobile game of 2012 flips into town!
The flashiest stunts can now be executed with the latest mobilecontrols. Tilt and shift your phone – and with the latest uniquemotion tracking technology, your head – to perform dazzling moves.
Make complicated tricks look easy! Lean into curves, moving your head to steer through the streets. Perform tricks to push yourself to the limit and prove your skater skills.
√ A new gaming experience with full-body motion controls.
√ Scores of freerunners to choose from – one target, one thousand ways to get there.
√ Stunning stunt animation – set new records based on your reflexes.
√ A checkpoint-based level system – save your best moves for the hardest jumps
√ Rich environments to explore – remember, you're the star of this show.
√ A slew of items to help you out – cash out choice equipment to make that ledge.
With Retina display and full-screen support for iPhone 5, gameplay looks and feels realistic. If it looked any better, you'd have to be making the jump yourself.
What's New in Version 1.031.Add new types of obstacle, and new patterns of each level, to make this game more fun and exciting.
2.Add new scene——Harbor
3.Change the mechanism of missions, may receive bonus coins when mission completed
4.Fix some bugs


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Top Confectionery Food Trends for 2010
Our news and trends editor reports on the sweet taste of confectionery trends from this year's Candy Show.
Chocolate-covered everything
America's love for chocolate cannot be stopped, and manufacturers uncovered more and more delicious treats to cover with chocolate. While local gourmands may seek out chocolate-covered bacon and mushrooms at their hometown confectioners, mainstream America seeks more classic items such as the crunchy, salted center of M&M's Pretzel Chocolate Candies, a great innovation and clever brand extension from Mars Chocolate North America. Cookie fans will go crazy for Bake Shoppe Cookie Dough Miniatures, a chocolate-covered creation featuring bite-sized cookie dough from The Promotion in Motion Cos., and Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies from Albanese Confectionery. Even Peeps can't resist the lure of rich, smooth chocolate - Chocolate-Covered Pumpkin Peeps from Just Born are available in both marvelous milk and delightful dark chocolate. Also scrumptious are Werther's Original Caramel Chocolate (milk or dark chocolate dark chocolate) with caramel marbling by Storck.
Twisted traditions
New twists on classic candies are beloved by consumers who find comfort in familiar brands but want to try new and innovative ways to enjoy their favorite snacks. Mars Chocolate North America's Twix Java Chocolate Cookie Bars feature coffee-flavored caramel paired with an irresistible chocolate cookie and covered in delicious Twix chocolate and Milky Way Simply Caramel Bar features creamy, milk chocolate surrounding nothing but smooth, firm caramel (yum!). Since 1902 the New England Confectionery Co.'s (Necco) Sweethearts conversation hearts have delighted the nation, and will now delight the fans of the popular Twilight series books and movies with New Moon Sweethearts Fire and Ice with intensely cool flavors for Team Edward (yum! again) fans and intensely hot flavors for Team Jacobs fans. Necco also introduces Chocolate Necco Wafers with milk, dark, mocha and white chocolate flavors. You'll re-think what you know about gum when you try new sugar-free 5 React from Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. It's a sugar-free gum that stimulates your senses with either a unique mint or unique fruit flavor experience. A favorite for more than 87 years, Nestlé Butterfinger introduces Butterfinger Snackerz, a crispy, bite-size square, filled with a smooth Butterfinger crème center, wrapped in a chocolaty coating and drizzled with a peanut butter drizzle.
Up in the air
Snacking practically takes flight as these awesome aerated confections, or lighter-than-air treats, hit the shelves. The 3 Musketeers Truffle Crisp Bar from Mars Chocolate North America is a tantalizing truffle sitting on a subtle airy crisp layer of meringue enrobed in velvety chocolate. From the Wonka brand of Nestlé Confections & Snack Divisions we find Wonka Whipped Wingers, an aerated, fluffy gummy, the first of its kind on the market, in watermelon, orange, tropical punch and pineapple flavors (25 percent real fruit juice). With just 90 calories and 3 grams of fat, Sorbee International's Dream Bar is just that. Bloomsberry & Co.'s light and airy Bubble Chocolate tickles the tastebuds. Skinny Mini's, the lightweight vegetable and potato stick snacks from Cornfields Inc., are really tasty and you'll be in orbit when you discover that at 100-calories per bag these treats are also about 30 percent lower in fat than similar snacks.
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Friday, 02 November 2012 09:32 AM
Verizon says the effects of Superstorm Sandy on its fourth-quarter earnings could be "significant."
Verizon Communications Inc., whose downtown Manhattan facilities were flooded and are still without power, said Friday it is working to restore communications services to customers affected by the storm.
The New York-based company says this could take some time.
Sandy knocked some cell towers out earlier in the week but by Wednesday they were slowly coming back to life. But ongoing power outages mean many are still disabled.
Verizon says it is not possible to estimate the precise impact of the storm on its fourth-quarter results though it could be significant.
Its shares dropped 54 cents to $44.60 in premarket trading.
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Tap into Trends to Better Communicate with Customers
Tap into trends to better communicate with consumers.
One scoop or two?
Converging trends have given birth to the Age of Well-being, according to New York City-based Ketchum, one of the largest public relations, marketing and corporate relations firms in the world.
Ketchum's "Health, Wellness and Nutrition Global Trends Forecast for 2008 and Beyond," based on a variety of global internal and external sources, was developed by Cathy Kapica, the firm's vice president of global health and wellness, and Linda Eatherton, partner/director of the global food and nutrition practice.
Health Comes of Age
Both have interesting food industry backgrounds. Kapica, a registered dietitian and Ph.D. of public health sciences, was director of global nutrition for McDonald's and director of nutrition education at Quaker Oats. Eatherton was formerly with Kraft Foods and Dairy Management Inc. Kapica kindly shared the findings with us during IFT. They can be used as a guide to market new products and communicate effectively with consumers.
Factors leading to the Age of Well-being include: the global rise in obesity rates; rising healthcare costs; an aging, affluent population; growing interest in prevention vs. treatment; emerging technologies and scientific advances; and the increasing availability of "responsible" foods (such as portion-controlled, reduced-fat, reduced-salt and reduced-sugar).
Ready access to information combined with empowered consumers will continue to drive health and wellness. You need only look at consumers' growing interest in organic, natural, functional and superfoods, as well as prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and fortification.
According to Kapica, the new definition of wellness is broader than it used to be. It includes not only being healthy, but feeling healthy, having less stress, eating right, and having time for oneself. And the specifics are being defined differently by ethnicity and life stage.
Sustainability also has been redefined from responsible farm-to-fork food cultivation processes. Consumers want to know how a product came to market and how the company treats its employees, suppliers and the environment. And they want the same information about suppliers to the food industry.
Organic continues to grow in Europe, led by Germany, France and the UK. It is also growing in North American and parts of Asia. But recent food safety concerns have led consumers to question the strength of organic certification standards. In Germany, where organics are viewed as cheap commodity products, farmer/processor cooperatives such as Bioland are branding their organic products as "exceeding regulations" and therefore, safer and better. Meanwhile, imported organics in Asia target the wealthy and educated.
Clean label foods is the mantra. Consumers demand short ingredient statements they can understand, rather than stabilizers, gums, additives, substitutes and chemicals. Less is also more appealing in a desire for foods that are "free from." Those include gluten-free, lactose-free and animal-free.
In contrast, positive nutrition appeals to consumers. The debate is changing from no salt, no fat and no sugar to added vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, protein-rich and naturally nutrient-rich. Superfoods (acai, pomegranate, etc.) are moving to the forefront of value-added ingredients.
More value in value-added is key. Fortification is changing its focus from overcoming deficiency to enhancing performance, both cognitive and physical. Notable ingredients include calcium, vitamin D, vitamin E, omega-3 fatty acids and probiotics. Due to the prevalence of obesity related diseases, foods and diets with risk-reduction benefits will continue to gain interest. Fiber and whole grains also add value and are perceived as less processed.
Sweeteners, unless found in nature (honey, fruit) are questioned. High-fructose corn syrup and non-calorie aspartame are suspect. Concern about metabolic syndrome and diabetes is driving interest in the glycemic index and the use of sugar, especially in Europe.
Nutrition gets personal with the emergence of nutrigenomics (the ability to detect individual nutrition, health needs and risk through DNA mapping). And there will be a push to produce products that are personalized to specific gender, age, lifestyle and ethnic indicators.
Continued interest in breakfast all day will gain momentum as a way to manage weight by promoting satiety (sense of fullness) and for brain development, especially for children. Sugar in breakfast foods will remain a concern.
Health means beauty inside and out. Consumers of all ages recognize that a healthy lifestyle leads to a better appearance. As a result, "beauty foods" will gain interest, and cosmeceuticals (also called nutricosmetics) will be new selling points. Fruit, especially pomegranate and mangosteen superfruits, will gain favor for use both inside and out.
The holistically healthy brand emerges as the company is viewed as part of the wellness solution instead of part of the health problems. These are processors that invest in innovation and reformulation, value workplace wellness, and have a heritage of social and environmental policies and practices.
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