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Ecclesiastical Character of the demand for Individual Independence in Scotland, and for Democratic Institutions
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Volume IV. Prose and Poetry: Sir Thomas North to Michael Drayton.
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§ 3. Patriotic Pride in a well-ordered monarchy as reflected in English Literature; suspicion of the pursuit of private interests, as inimical to public welfare.
This view as to the exceptional merit of the English
was strengthened by the religious sentiment, and the belief that England was called by God to a high destiny. In looking out on the nations of the world, and on the tyrannies and internecine struggles in Spain and in France, Englishmen of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods felt as if there had been direct divine intervention on behalf of England and, hence, divine approval of the English type of polity. The success of England, in holding her own against the power of Spain and against the dangers which beset the realm from foreign plots, was referred to by archbishop Sandys and others as a token that the course which England had pursued was divinely sanctioned. Such historical writings as Camdens
are full of patriotic sentiment; and this faith also inspired many of the efforts for expansion which were made by Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Ralegh. In reading the journal in which the first of these empire builders recorded his adventures in sailing round the world, we see how keenly he felt that it would be a crime against God and man to leave the newly discovered lands to be dominated by Spanish influence, and that there was a positive duty in striving to bring about the expansion of England.
So far as internal political problems are concerned, discussion in Tudor times turned almost exclusively on the conflict between public and private interests. The doctrines of Mandeville, that private vices were public virtues, and of Bastiat, that private interests necessarily co-operated for public good, were unknown, and would have been wholly repugnant, to Elizabethan writers. Private interest appeared to be diametrically opposed to patriotic sentiment. The writers of the first half of the sixteenth century who describe the social evils of that period of rapid economic transition are constantly inveighing against the mischief wrought by private men who disregarded public welfare. They had little sympathy with the spirit of competition, since the efforts of individuals to get on in the world might easily come to be inconsistent with the maintenance of each mans proper degree, and of the whole social order. This idea appears to have taken hold of the mind of Edward VI; it found expression in the prologue of Fitzherberts
and in Caxtons
Game and playe of the Chesse
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The anarchy which Shakespeare describes as arising from Cades rebellion is a picture of the disorder which ensues when private interest has free play and the maintenance of social order is neglected.
In the latter part of the sixteenth century, there was increasing difficulty in seeing what classes or persons were to be trusted to act for the public good in the present and in the future, and as willing to leave in the background private tastes and personal interests which conflicted with public duty. There are frequent complaints as to the neglect of country gentlemen to play their part in the work of local government; the new type of non-resident proprietors was regarded with special suspicion, and depopulating and enclosing, which continued to be denounced from time to time, seemed to be a survival of the ruthless evictions which had moved the indignation of bishop Latimer, and of John Hales in his
Discourse of the Commonweal.
While the gentry were thus negligent, the mercantile classes and the burghers in the towns appeared to need direction and guidance, if the reputation of our manufactures was to be maintained and the commerce of the country to develop. So far as old traditions survived among the industrial classes, they favoured a narrow civic patriotism rather than the good of the realm; while the merchants concentrated in London were affected by the new commercial morality, and inclined to commercial enterprises, from which political trouble might easily ensue. Every class needed to be kept up to the sense of public duty; the clergy and ecclesiastical corporations were not above diminishing the future value of their livings with a view to immediate gain. The council, inspired by the ceaseless activity of Burghley, was continually engaged in putting down abuses at which men, who ought to have been public-spirited citizens, were accustomed to connive. Under these circumstances, it was plausible to look to the crown as the one hope of public-spirited conduct throughout the realm, and to regard the king as being not only the source of honour, the fount of justice and the arm of military power, but as supreme trustee for the public good in all the affairs of life. This, in substance, is the claim which was put forward by king James in
The True Law of Free Monarchies,
and it would probably have been admitted as sound by men who were repelled by the arguments with which his adherents endeavoured to support it. The real refutation was a practical one; and it was the misfortune of James and Charles that many of the undertakings in which they endeavoured to execute this trusteeship miscarried disastrously, and not only interfered with private interests, but proved detrimental to the realm as a whole.
As a consequence, under the early Stewarts, the legitimacy of giving free play to private interests was advocated in a way in which it had never been done before; and an attempt was made to treat as merely private many matters which had hitherto been regarded as of public concern. It is, of course, true that, in a body politic, no action can be exclusively private; the interconnection between individuals in the body politic is so close that wrong done by an individual may be at least a bad example and injurious to the community. Religion, which many to-day regard as a merely personal affair, was generally thought of in the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods as of supreme importance to the state. Christianity, as understood and practised by Englishmen, was held to be the foundation of Christian morality; and, hence, was a matter of public concern in which the king might be bound to interfere. The extreme Erastianism of men like Cranmer, or, for that matter, of Luther, is a surprise to many in the present day; but among Englishmen generally in Elizabeths time, there was little sympathy with the scruples of a private conscience which set itself up against the established order, though sympathy was growing. While freedom, within limits, for conscientious conviction was coming to be regarded as not unreasonable, the freedom of the individual to carry on his business as he liked, and where he liked, apart from all moral restrictions or considerations of what was expedient for the public good, asserted itself more and more. Under Elizabeth and Burghley, it had been taken as an axiom that the direction of commercial intercourse between this country and foreign nations was a matter of public concern, and that even the internal trade of the country, so far as regards the necessaries of life, ought to be a matter of public regulation. It may be doubted whether the Elizabethan monarchy, as organised by Burghley, could have maintained itself in all its activities against the invading agitations for freedom of conscience and freedom of enterprise; but king James and king Charles completely failed to justify their position as trustees for the public welfare. Under the Council of State, the machinery for control fell into desuetude; and individual freedom, both as regards conviction and enterprise, asserted itself as it had never done before. In this era, there was a new type of patriotic sentiment, which contained no element of loyalty to the crown.
Elements in the Rise of NationalitiesPatriotic Sentiment, Democratic Self-Government, National Resources as the means of gratifying National Ambitions
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After leading a life of crime, being charged with murder and being shot, Howard McCray was ready for a change. In 2008, he began working with Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he had been treated for gunshot wounds, to reach out to other victims who come through the hospital to help them reform.
The work he did with Shock Trauma's Violence Prevention Program received national attention, with McCray appearing on CNN and National Public Radio. "I'm a changed man," McCray said in the CNN segment.
But on Thursday, federal authorities unsealed criminal complaints charging McCray, 33, and 10 others with being affiliated with a drug trafficking conspiracy that involved couriers sent across the country to bring drugs back to Baltimore on buses. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
McCray and the other defendants made their initial appearances in U.S. District Court Thursday afternoon. His court appointed attorney, Carmen Hernandez, said he "asserts his innocence," and declined to comment further, saying she did not know the details of the case.
In an affidavit unsealed Thursday, authorities recount wiretapped phone conversations in which they allege McCray arranged drug transactions, with some conversations taking place while he was at work at the hospital. One wiretapped phone number had the last four digits of McCray's work number listed on Shock Trauma's website. Late Thursday, his name had been removed.
"I was trying to make a sale. A crack sale," McCray said in one recorded call in March, records show.
At Shock Trauma, McCray met with victims of violence, helping connect them with community programs and facilitating weekly, two-hour "Brother-to-Brother" support group conversations. The program was started in 2000, and has been credited with significant reductions in the number of patients who make a return visit to the hospital.
Dr. Carnell Cooper, who runs the Violence Prevention Program, said in a brief interview that he was not aware of McCray's arrest.
"I'm surprised, very surprised," Cooper said. "He was doing quite well."
A spokeswoman for the University of Maryland Medical System, which runs the trauma center, said they were investigating the matter.
McCray, a round man known as "Pooh," ran into trouble at least twice since he began working at Shock Trauma, court records show. A Shock Trauma supervisor wrote to the judge in his case asking for leniency so he could keep doing his job.
McCray was pulled over in January 2011 in Baltimore County, and police smelled an "overwhelming" odor of marijuana, records show. At the Pikesville station, where he was taken for booking, he dropped 12 plastic baggies containing crack cocaine that had been concealed in his sock, which he told police he intended to sell. Another baggie dropped from his pant leg, and more drugs were found during a strip search, records show.
McCray received a four-year suspended sentence in November 2011 and was placed on probation. In February 2012, he was recognized as one of the University of Maryland Medical System's employees of the month.
In March 2012, he wrote to the court on Shock Trauma letterhead, asking to be taken off home detention. Nicole Otto, his supervisor at the Violence Prevention Program, or VPP, also wrote to the court on Shock Trauma letterhead, saying that McCray was not able to make visits to clients in jails and prisons due to an ankle monitoring device. Both letters are in the court file.
"I am well aware that Mr. McCray is due some consequence for his discrepancies, however I would like [sic] advocate for Mr. McCray for this particular consequence to be reconsidered for the welfare of our clients at VPP," Otto wrote.
He was arrested again in June 2012 after being stopped in his car with marijuana in plain view, according to police. McCray denies that in a court filing. Though records show prosecutors wanted a conviction, which would have triggered a probation violation, the case was later dropped. A spokesman for the Baltimore state's attorney did not respond to questions about the charges being dropped.
In 2000, McCray was twice charged with murder and both cases were dropped, records show.
This week's criminal complaint alleges that McCray was affiliated with a drug trafficking organization that operated mostly in the area around Coppin State University. The affidavit says members of the organization held drug meetings in Pigtown and owned homes throughout the city through a limited liability corporation, which investigators said was a common way to launder drug proceeds or stash product.
Malone had women act as couriers, sending them to places like Arizona and Texas to retrieve drugs and bring them back on Greyhound buses, records show.
The affidavit provides detail on code language used in drug dealing — for example, the affidavit alleges that on Feb. 28, McCray walked out of the hospital to the corner of Pratt and Paca streets to sell a "vic," seven grams of marijuana that gets its nickname from NFL quarterback Michael Vick's uniform number.
At one point McCray, who made $40,000 in his position at Shock Trauma, according to court records from an arrest last summer, told another man charged in the case that he "needs to get a J-O-B," the records show.
Cooper, of the Violence Prevention Program, said he believed McCray had done a "good job" at walking the line of interacting with men engaged in criminal activity without straying himself. "He's a human being, and he is not obviously making a lot of money in his job and is trying to meet the needs for his family," Cooper said. "But that's not an excuse. ... It's disappointing."
Sun reporter Jessica Anderson contributed to this article.


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An online dating system enables people to meet and develop romantic or sexual relationships online. These Web-based systems offer something for everyone: singles, couples and groups looking for long-term relationships or casual sex. These services allow for unmediated online matchmaking.
How online dating services work
Individuals (or couples or groups) provide personal information by answering questions, submitting a profile and providing photos if they wish. They can specify who they are looking for, by gender, age, location, income and interests. Some sites allow for chats online, message boards and more specific searches or profile matching.
Most sites offer these services for a monthly fee. Some sites broadly offer something for everyone; others are geared to specific interests.
The future of online dating services
The popularity of online dating services continues to grow. According to an Online Publishers Association and comScore Networks study, U.S. residents spent 469.5 million on online dating and personals in 2004. This was the largest segment of paid content on the Web.
Risks and benefits of online dating services
Pros of online dating services include the fact that dating sites broaden the scope of the search for a mate; participants meet more people than they would without such sites. Plus, sites often eliminate awkwardness associated with first meetings or blind dates, members can easily browse each others' profiles before initiating contact, services are affordable and members can decide if there is a spark before arranging a meeting.
On the flip side there are several risks involved in online dating, including the fact that members may misrepresent themselves, site numbers may be skewed in that some members may join solely to browse, men often outnumber women (and it is men who usually the ones who initiate first contact, often initially overwhelming women).
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Selected projects for 2012 edition
Easy and Interactive Plot (Caio Lucas dos Santos Souza)
Make an Interactive graphics for Scilab, where users can edit by simple click and retrieve data from point, curve, surface and modify the position of an entity by click and drag etc.
Mentor: Sylvestre Ledru
Various improvements for the Scilab graphic features (Gustavo Libotte)
The main objective is to improve various aspects of the Scilab graphics. For example, the first step would be to improve and stabilizes the datatip features of Scilab graphic.
Mentor: Bruno Jofret
Improved graphic controls (Marcos Cardinot)
Imagine how nice it would be if Scilab users could explore graphics data interactively with an edition interface which could enable viewing and modifying data by a sole click over a curve. This is the main aim of the project: facilitate the way to obtain such data in 2D and 3D graphics. The first objective of this project will be to improve GED, the current graphic object editor.
Mentor: Vincent Couvert
Scilab for Android (Guillaume Mazoyer)
Porting of Scilab to Android with a native interface.
Mentor: Sylvestre Ledru
Integration of a "Design of experiments" module in Scilab (Maria Christopoulou)
This project aims to implement a module that integrates a set of Design of experiments techniques (DoE) in Scilab. This module will contain various functions to produce combinations of variables that affect the operating conditions of a system.
Mentor: Yann Collette
SIP (Scilab Image Processing Toolbox) + Scilab (Pallan Madhavan)
This project aims to add functionality to the Google FLOSS project Leptonica and interface most of this C library with Scilab and thoroughly document this library. Google projects that will most benefit from this effort include Google Book search and Google Image Search.
Mentor: Ricardo Fabbri
Aerospace Blockset for Xcos (Paweł Zagórski)
The goal of this project is to provide aerospace blockset for Xcos. Users could easily model behavior of spacecrafts: their trajectories, maneuvers and attitude dynamics. To provide a comprehensive and structured set of blocks, block set should contain few essential libraries: - Guidance, Navigation and Control library - Equation of motion library - Environment conditions library - Utilities library
Mentor: Clément David
Accurate Probability Distribution Function (Prateek Papriwal)
This project aims at implementing more distribution functions in Scilab such as pdf, cdf, invert, cdf and Rng. The addition of above Matlab-like features would add more functionalities to the distribution functions toolbox of Scilab.
Mentor: Michael Baudin
Introduce a REST client in Scilab (Rohan Kulkarni)
The aim of this project is to introduce a REST Client in Scilab which will be capable of communicating with a REST server for executing Scilab operations.
Mentor: Calixte Denizet
Signal Processing Blockset (Sumeet)
Develop algorithms and tools for the design and simulation of DSP systems. These tools allow users to develop their own DSP algorithms for speech processing, radar tracking, baseband communications, etc. The blockset should provide capabilities for FFTs, digital filtering, spectral estimation, linear algebra computations, streaming, and multirate processing. The ability to visualize and simulate results with signal generators, interactive scopes, spectrum analyzers, is very interesting for users.
Mentor: Yann Collette


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Car Review
2013 Chrysler 200: New Car Review
Pros: Value-priced; respectable interior quality; ample technology offerings; strong optional V6; available convertible with hard- or soft-top
Cons: Sedan's back seat and trunk are smaller than average; crude base 4-speed automatic transmission; 4-cylinder fuel economy merely okay
New for 2013: Last year's sportier-looking 200 S sedan is no longer offered as separate model, but its unique features are available as option packages on the 200 sedan Limited and Touring models. Convertible models receive suspension revisions.
The 2013 Chrysler 200 is a midsized model, offered in sedan and convertible form, that started life many years ago as the Chrysler Sebring. An extraordinary mid-cycle update in 2011 made the car look, feel and drive so much better it earned itself a new name, and so the 200 was born.
Specifically, the 2011 update gave the 200 a retuned suspension, sleeker styling, a hearty 3.6-liter V6 and a new interior with vastly improved materials. For 2013, the car is unchanged, save for the discontinuation of the sedan's top-of-the-line 200 S model. However, its visual and interior enhancements are still available on 200 Touring and Limited models in option packages. The convertible is still offered in Touring, Limited and S models, with slight suspension revisions to make them more engaging to drive.
However nicely refreshed the 200 may have appeared back in 2011, most of its primary competitors have been completely redesigned. The 200 is now considerably smaller than the average midsize sedan. Also, the base 4-speed automatic transmission -- one of the only 4-speeds left among midsize cars anywhere -- is terribly outdated.
That said, what really matters is how this Chrysler stacks up against the competition. Given the 200's aggressive pricing, satisfying optional V6 and newly appealing cabin, we'd say it stacks up pretty well -- so long as interior space isn't your primary requirement.
Comfort & Utility
The 2013 Chrysler 200 sedan comes in one of three trim levels: LX ($18,995), Touring ($21,665) and Limited (24,685). The basic LX sedan includes 17-in steel wheels with plastic covers, a height-adjustable driver seat with manual lumbar support, power accessories, illuminated keyless entry, air conditioning, cruise control and a 4-speaker audio system with an auxiliary input jack (but no USB input). The Touring adds niceties like 17-in alloy wheels, a power driver's seat, a 6-speaker stereo and automatic climate control. The Limited boasts fog lamps, leather upholstery, USB and Bluetooth connectivity (optional on lower trims) and a 6.5-in touchscreen infotainment display with 28 gigabytes of digital music storage (optional on Touring) and Boston Acoustics speakers. A navigation system can be added to the 6.5-in infotainment suite.
The S package for the 200 sedan Touring model adds 18-in polished and painted alloy wheels with all-season tires, as well as darkened grille, headlamp and fog lamp treatments, all for $495. The Limited model also offers the same S package contents and in addition upgrades the interior with suede-like seat inserts and a perforated leather-covered steering wheel, all for the same $495 package price.
As for the 200 convertible, there are three trim levels: Touring ($27,100), Limited ($32,095) and S ($32,595). The Touring and Limited roughly correspond to the sedan's equipment distribution, with the Limited model getting the touchscreen interface as standard equipment. The 200 S convertible is essentially a Limited model with the sedan's S package interior and exterior upgrades as standard. A soft-top is standard on all convertibles, though a retractable hard-top can be substituted on Limited and S models for $1,995.
The 200's standard cloth-trimmed seats are nondescript, but the Limited and S models' upgraded front seats are a different story, and deliver pleasantly firm support. Happily, every 200 comes with the same premium dashboard materials, including a supple primary covering that wouldn't be out of place in a luxury car. We also like the look of the gauges, and the analog clock is a distinctive Chrysler touch.
For rear passengers it's a somewhat different story, as the 200 sedan's relatively compact dimensions give the backseat an economy-grade vibe. At least the rear bench is rather high, which helps alleviate the legroom shortage. The convertible's backseat, on the other hand, is quite spacious compared to most drop-top cars such as the Ford Mustang convertible or the Chevrolet Camaro convertible. It's quite possible for four adults to enjoy a top-down cruise without feeling cramped.
The 200 sedan's trunk, like its backseat, is small by class standards, as it measures just 13.6 cu ft against a norm of 15 cubes or more. Conversely, the convertible's top-up 13.3 cu ft space is impressive, though that dwindles considerably with the top down due to its massive top stack, which is the same whether one chooses the soft- or hard-top.
We'd like to see the base LX sedan come standard with USB and Bluetooth connectivity, but you can still add those features if you want for $395. The 200 Touring model offers an older 6.5-in touchscreen incorporating the same features for $695, along with 28 GB of music storage on its built-in hard drive. The 200's smaller screen lacks the crisp graphics and intuitive interfaces of newer systems, but we have to admit that it's packed with functionality. Furthermore, if you want this kind of feature set in any other midsize sedan, it may cost you a lot more than what Chrysler is charging. The Limited sedan also offers the same touchscreen system interface, along with GPS navigation, for $1,295. Upgrading to navigation on the convertible-only S model costs $695.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The base 200 LX sedan offers a 4-speed automatic transmission and a 2.4-liter inline-4 rated at 173 horsepower and 166 lb-ft of torque. The 4-speed shifts crudely, but it surprisingly doesn't hurt fuel economy, which checks in at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated 21 mpg city/30 mpg highway versus a basically identical 20 mpg city/31 mpg hwy with the snappier 6-speed automatic. You'll have to upgrade to at least the Touring to get the 6-speed, so it'll cost you. But we think it's worth it for the improvements in shift quality and acceleration. Speaking of acceleration, the inline 4-cylinder accelerates the 200 up to highway speeds well enough, but it doesn't sound too happy about it.
Optional on Touring and standard on the Limited is a 3.6-liter V6 that's good for 283 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque. A 6-speed automatic is the only transmission with this engine. What a night and day difference from the inline-4! The V6 makes the 200 downright quick and, best of all, it barely affects fuel economy, which registers 19 mpg city/ 29 mpg hwy. A V6-powered 200 sedan is a genuine performance bargain.
Notably, the convertible doesn't have to deal with the 4-speed automatic; its base trim level, the Touring, comes standard with the 6-speed transmission. The Limited convertible gets the V6 as standard. With the convertible, 4-cylinder fuel economy drops to 18 mpg city/29 mpg hwy, but V6 fuel economy remarkably stays the same, so it's actually a notch better than the inline-4 at 19 mpg city/29 mpg hwy.
The 2013 Chrysler 200 comes with standard stability control, 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, active front head restraints and six airbags in the sedan (front, front side, full-length side curtain), compared to four (front, front side) in the convertible.
In government crash testing, the 200 sedan received an overall rating of four stars out of five, including four stars for frontal impacts and just three stars for side impacts. The convertible was not tested. The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the 200 sedan and convertible its top rating of Good in every category, except that the convertible wasn't tested for roof strength.
Driving Impressions
The 200 is pleasant to drive, which is more than we can say about the long-gone Sebring on which it is based. Chrysler reworked the suspension tuning, and the result is a surprisingly playful drive. Don't worry: The familiar soft ride is still there in non-S forms, the interior is Buick-quiet and, as with most Chrysler products all the way up to the Town and Country minivan, handling composure is a strong suit.
Easily the most memorable aspect of the driving experience, though, is the hearty thrust from the optional V6, which transforms the 200 into a pretty swift car. There's a disconcerting squatting effect when you really mash the throttle, accompanied by some lightness in the steering, but you get used to it.
Other Cars to Consider
Kia Optima - The daringly styled Optima has superior fuel economy and a bigger backseat, yet it's still aggressively priced, even with the optional turbocharged inline-4.
Toyota Camry - The 2013 Camry has great fuel economy, plenty of space all around and few notable flaws. The Camry SE is even fun to drive this time around, easily giving the 200 a run for its money.
Ford Mustang - If you're looking for a reasonably priced convertible with a back seat, the Mustang is one of the few others you'll find. Relative to the 200, it's tighter in back, but there's a lot more power under the hood.
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For the sedan, we'd go with the Touring or the top dog Limited, preferably with the bargain-priced S package. And if you get the Touring, don't be afraid to add the V6, since you get a lot more power with barely any loss in fuel efficiency. Same goes for the convertible; even though the price point is higher, that makes upgrading to the S model from Limited even more of a bargain.


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RE[2]: Again and again and again
by DeadFishMan on Tue 9th Oct 2007 18:41 UTC in reply to "RE: Again and again and again"
While you do have a good point I think that the parent poster was referring to the "American way of conducting business" due primarily to this patent stupidity or at least that's how I read it.
I don't see any cheap shots against Americans otherwise in his post - intended or not.
RE[3]: Again and again and again
by Janvl on Wed 10th Oct 2007 10:02 in reply to "RE[2]: Again and again and again"
You are right I ment the american way of doing business especially with patents. I cooperate in an initiative in europe to try to stop this "software-patents", this kills businesses and stops innovations made by the small businesses.
There are lots of "american ways" I wish would come to europe, I moved 1000 km and have loads of trouble with all kind of administrative things due to the fact it is another country.


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STORM LAKE, Iowa - Coe gave up 14 points and 142 yards of offense in the first quarter, but shutout Buena Vista in the remaining three quarters in a 30-14 win in Coe's final road regular season game. The Kohawks improved to 5-1 in the Iowa Conference with the win.
After gaining three-straight first downs on the first three offensive plays of the game, the Kohawks fumbled the ball at the 50 yard line on their first possession of the game. Buena Vista capitalized, taking the ball 50 yards on seven plays, capped by a 10-yard touchdown run by John Hill with 10:11 to play in the opening quarter.
Once again, Coe marched down the field, but failed to convert a fourth-and-17 from the Beaver 23 yard line. After back-to-back gains of eight yards, Buena Vista ran a wide receiver reverse pass with Larry Marcel completing a 61-yard pass to Logan Lehrkamp for a touchdown, giving the Beavers a 14-0 lead with 5:59 to play in the first quarter.
Coe started its third drive on its own 20 yard line, moving all the way inside the Beaver red zone before fumbling for the second time in the first quarter. The Beavers were forced to punt following the turnover and the Kohawk offense took over from there. On its first possession of the second quarter, Coe went 64 yards on 12 plays with Boyle plunging in from a yard out to put the Kohawks on the scoreboard with 10:37 left in the half.
The Kohawk defense forced a three-and-out, with Buena Vista losing six yards on the next possession. Coe wasted no time scoring this time, as they went 28 yards on six plays for the score. On second and goal, senior Brad Boyle (New Sharon, Iowa/North Mahaska) found Mitch Montgomery (Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon) for his first career touchdown.
Another three-and-out for the Kohawk defense gave the offense the ball back at their own 41 yard line. Coe converted two third downs on the drive, with juniorBrendan Leiran (Waukon, Iowa/Waukon) rushing for 10 yards on the first third down and Boyle scrambling for 22 yards on a third-and-seven to the Beaver one-yard line. This time it was Leiran getting the touchdown, as Coe took its first lead of the game at 21-14 with 2:08 to play in the first half.
After giving up 142 yards in the first quarter, the Kohawk defense held the Beavers to just 22 yards in the second quarter, while the offense tallied 137 yards in the frame.
On just the third play of the second half, senior Jacob Breitbach (Panora, Iowa/Panorama) intercepted Bo Darrow at the Kohawk 45 yard line. It was Breitbach's fourth career interception and second against the Beavers in his career. Coe was unable to capitalize as the offense went three-and-out, but Coe's defense earned another stop to give the ball back to the Kohawk offense with 10:44 to play in the third quarter.
Coe would once again step into the Beaver red zone, but settled for three points from sophomore Wes Anderson (Newhall, Iowa/Benton Community) as he connected on a career-long 36-yard field goal with 7:31 left in the third quarter.
The Kohawk defense would once again force a three-and-out from the Beavers, with the offense taking over at their own 49 yard line. Facing third-and-17, Boyle found junior Jared Kuehner (Center Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana) for a 27-yard gain to the Beaver 20 yard line. On third-and-goal from the 20, Boyle found Kuehner once again for a score, giving Coe a 30-14 lead with :18 left in the third quarter. Coe tallied over 100 yards of offense again in the third quarter, while holding the Beavers to eight yards, including negative seven rushing.
Neither team could get anything going in the fourth quarter, as Buena Vista punted twice and had their third drive end on an interception by Nathan Steinbronn (Maynard, Iowa/West Central). It was the second interception of Steinbronn's career, with the first coming against the Beavers last season. Following the last Beaver possession of the game, Coe took over with 4:53 to play and ran the clock out.
Coe tallied 459 yards of offense (183 rushing and 276 passing) while holding the Beavers to 179 yards (55 rushing and 124 passing). The Kohawks converted 8-of-16 third down chances, while the Beavers were just 4-of-14 on third downs.
Leiran led the rushing attack with a game-high 110 yards on a career-high 28 carries. He became the ninth player in school history to go over 2,000 yards in his career. Boyle rushed nine times for 43 yards and connected on 25-of-38 passes for 276 yards. It was the seventh time in his career that he completed 25 or more passes. With his 25 completions, he became the first quarterback in school history to complete 138 or more passes in three seasons.
Senior Nick Ratchford (Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus) had a game-high seven receptions for 46 yards. He became the 12th player in school history to have 1,400 receiving yards. Leiran added 47 receiving yards on a career-high six receptions. SeniorJoe Langenberg (Baxter, Iowa/Baxter) added 46 yards receiving on five receptions while Kuehner finished with 68 yards on three receptions. SophomoreKeaton Juergens (Elkader, Iowa/Central Elkader) had a career-high 65 receiving yards on three receptions.
Junior Frank Weymiller (New Albin, Iowa/Waukon) led the Kohawks with seven tackles on defense. He also had two sacks for 14 yards loss. Steinbronn finished with six tackles and a career high one and a half sacks. He also forced a fumble. Seniors Ben Carr (Clinton, Iowa/Prince of Peace) and Jacob Lower (Volga, Iowa/Central Elkader) added five tackles apiece, with two of Carr's going for a loss.
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Will some people sign up and pay? Yes, absolutely. In fact, I'm sure that there will be stories early on about just how many people subscribed. But as we saw with TimesSelect, that initial number plateaued quickly, and getting the next generation of readers to sign up? Yeah... good luck. Putting this system in place is effectively the NY Times saying that it only plans to be the paper of record for an older generation, and plans to give up the next generation.


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It looks as if the prospective candidates in many of the suburban school board races on the Nov. 7 ballot had already decided the winners a day away from the noon, Thursday, Sept. 26, filing deadline for the six sets of races.
Based on those candidates who had filed petitions with the Shelby County Election Commission by noon Wednesday, four of the five school board seats on the Bartlett school board and all of the Collierville school board races were one-candidate races. Four of the five school board races in Arlington were also uncontested races. Three of the five races in Germantown were uncontested as well. And each of the seven seats on the Millington school board had just one contender.
Lakeland's school board election is a different matter because a voter there chooses from a single list of candidates and votes for five on the list. As of Wednesday, six candidates had filed for the Lakeland ballot.
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Mathewson was one of the first "college men" to enter the major leagues, having played football and baseball at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. After pitching for teams in various independent leagues during the summers following his freshman and sophomore years, his contract was purchased by the New York Giants of the National League (NL), and Mathewson made his major league debut at age 19 in July 1900. He appeared in only six games during his first season, but he entered the Giants' starting pitching rotation in 1901, when he placed sixth in the NL in both earned run average (ERA) and wins.
Mathewson won more than 20 games in each of 13 seasons (12 consecutive, 1903–14) and 30 or more on four occasions. His landmark season came in 1905, when he won his first pitching Triple Crown by leading the NL in wins (31), ERA (1.28), and strikeouts (206). But Mathewson was even more impressive in the 1905 World Series, in which he pitched three complete-game shutouts, striking out 18 total batters while allowing just one base on balls as the Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in a five-game series. In 1908 he recorded 37 victories (11 of them shutouts), had a 1.43 ERA, and struck out 259 batters to win his second Triple Crown. He also led the league in ERA in 1909, 1911, and 1913, but his skills had eroded by 1916. Realizing that his playing days were numbered, Mathewson requested a trade to the Cincinnati Reds. Although he only pitched one game for the Reds before retiring as a player in 1916, Mathewson served as the team's manager until 1918.
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Drake Perrow is a crop consultant and farmer whose family roots run deeper into the South Carolina soil than virtually anyone in the state.
When he talks about agriculture, people tend to listen, and he says despite many weather related problems for growers in 2011, peanut acreage in the state will likely increase next year.
His family measures how long they have been farming in centuries, rather than years. He and his family still farm some of the original land issued to family farmers as part of a land-grant from the King of England back in 1764.
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Managing the cost of producing a crop, whether it be peanuts, cotton or any other crop, is getting more and more critical and this year's weather has not made accurate cost assessment easy.
About 10 years ago, Perrow was one of the first to join Syngenta's AgriEdge program. Such programs, he says, can be a big asset in both difficult and prosperous times.
"The AgriEdge program really opened my eyes as to just how much things cost from year to year. When you start breaking cost down, piece by piece, it gives you a clear idea of how much it costs to produce a crop.
"I can talk to one of my farmers, and he will tell me it costs $500 an acre for cotton and another says it costs $300 an acre to grow cotton, but too often they don't really know the total input costs that go into the crop," Perrow says.
"The AgriEdge program started in 2002 in the Southeast. Its history goes back to a program, Project Yield, which started with six cotton growers in the Delta," says Randy Johnson, who manages the program for Syngenta.
"The Agri-Edge program is similar and was developed for the Southeast by long-time farmer and agri-businessman Pete Clark. They built the offline computer program from the ground up. It allows a grower to track anything imaginable that you want to track on the farm," Johnson says.
"For example, a grower can go out on March 5, burndown with Touchdown or 2,4-D, and then he can go into the program and input the rates and cost. It has a financial side that allows you to put in the cost. At the end of the year, the compilation of all these costs gives you an average per acre cost,"he adds.
"Over the 10 years or so I've been in the program, the cost of producing a crop has gone up an average of 2-3 percent per year. Some years, some chemicals come down in cost and others go up, but on average the cost of growing a crop is going up," Perrow says.
Depending on factors like whether you own your land or rent your farm land, what crops you grow, and hundreds of other factors the cost of growing a cotton crop ranges from $300 to $500. With this program, you know exactly what it should cost you to grow a crop, he says.
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The two major advantages of knowing your exact cost and the inputs you used to grow a crop come when dealing with lending agencies and regulatory agencies.
If you know exactly what it cost to grow a crop last year and for the past several years, you will have a really good idea of what you will need to grow one next year.
Better, a banker can look at your cost and compare these to projected yields and crop values and make a better estimate on how much money to lend and at what rate.
"Regulatory agencies can look at the cost data and determine how much of what chemical you used on your crops. From a time standpoint, having that information available, rather than trying to find it when you're busy trying to do other things can be important," Johnson adds.
"Another aspect of the AgriEdge program that I like is the service they provide. In a year like this past one, having access for someone with in-depth crop analysis abilities can be invaluable because we see problems that don't usually come up in years with extreme weather," Perrow says.
"Making the transition from grower to consultant was a natural one," he adds.
"I've scouted cotton since I was in the ninth grade and have only missed two growing seasons of scouting."
After finishing college in 1981, he began a cotton scouting business. He worked with cotton for 20 years or so, andthen when peanuts came into prominence in the early 2000s, he began working with growers to figure out the best ways to grow the crop in South Carolina.
Now, peanuts have become his primary crop, though he continues to do a lot of insect management work in cotton.
"There's always something new with cotton pests. I had someone recentlycall me and tell me they have had more stink bugs in their cotton than they've ever seen. Turns out it wasn't stink bugs, but kudzu bugs, but there are plenty of those, too," Perrow laughs.
For peanuts, Perrow is the go-to guy for every aspect of production. "We got into peanuts the first year after the peanut program ended, and peanut production in our area of the state has continued to grow and thrive" he notes.
"We are very fortunate that our soils are ideal for peanuts, and we made phenomenal yields and continue to have good yields. Jay Chapin and his team at the Edisto Research Center was a big help in getting us through the first few years, and we got a lot of help from people in the industry who know a great deal about growing peanuts," he says.
In 2011, South Carolina farmers planted more than 75,000 acres of peanuts, and Perrow expects acreage to increase more dramatically next year.
Ideal rotation crop
"In addition to providing a good source of farm revenue, peanuts really helped cotton growers in our part of the state. It is an ideal rotation crop and allows growers to break the cotton after cotton cycle," he explains.
"This year, we are seeing some different things. We planted a few acres of Bailey peanuts, for example, and in late August we began seeing discoloration of the foliage of these plants.
"We found it was caused by feeding from 3-cornered alfalfa beetles. None of the other two varieties in the same field showed any damage. When we get the yield data we can determine whether the so-called 'hopper burn' has any effect on yield and quality," Perrow says.
"Typically, in the kind of hot, dry weather we had this year, you would expect lesser cornstalk borer to be a problem. We had some sporadic problems, but not much that was worth treating. It was just a different year," the South Carolina consultant adds. "Even in a dry year like this past season, CBR (cylindrocladium black rot) is often a problem. We kept looking for it, but never really saw much of problem, despite all the heat and dry conditions," Perrow notes.
"Aflatoxin contamination was a big problem in the 2010 peanut crop and in 2011 weather conditions are much more favorable for it to develop."
Perrow says it's never been much of a problem in his area of South Carolina, but it is a concern this year because of the unusual weather.
"I think we will have a split peanut crop this year. Peanuts put on an early taproot crop, and after it got so dry, we really had a pollination problem and the plants didn't really put on any more peanuts until Augustwhen we got some rainfall," Perrow says.
When to dig is probably the most critical management decision a peanut farmer has to make. That's comparable to knowing when to defoliate cotton — the wrong decision can cost a lot of money.
For growers thinking about getting into peanuts or going bigger with peanuts next year, Perrow says get some good information.
"It can be difficult, because you get information from so many sources and some is good and some is bad for your particular farming situation.
"Finding someone you can trust to help you make those critical decisions will be important for growers not familiar with growing peanuts," the South Carolina consultant says.


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Well, life has finally settled down here (new job, 11 kittens in the nursery, winterize the house ...) ... So I promised Deanna I'd send in some articles on a more regular basis ... problem is I have writers block!!!
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4 shot, 3 dead at Ky. condo shooting
Officers believed everyone involved was accounted for but wouldn't say whether the shooter was among those shot
By Bruce Schreiner
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three people were shot to death and a fourth was seriously injured Wednesday at a condominium building in Louisville, Ky.
The fourth person was taken to University Hospital with what appeared to be life-threatening injuries after the shootings, reported shortly before 4:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said.
Asked if there was a suspect, Mitchell said officers believed everyone involved was accounted for but wouldn't say whether the shooter was among those shot.
"At this time, we believe we have everybody that's involved ...," Mitchell said. "We believe there's not anyone on the loose."
He said the shootings took place inside an apartment but declined to say whether there were other people inside at the time at the building on the outskirts of the Highlands neighborhood near the Watterson Expressway.
Mitchell also wouldn't indicate the ages of the victims and said the investigation was just beginning.
The condominium complex lies in a neighborhood filled with upper-middle-class homes with manicured lawns near private Bellarmine University.
Molly Hoekstra said she has lived in the condo complex for nearly two years but returned home Wednesday to find the building blocked off by police tape.
"Nothing like this has ever happened," she said. "It's always been really safe and neighborly. It's like the most quiet place there is."
Hoekstra, eventually allowed inside her condo, brought her cat, Sasha, out in a carrier and said she was spending the night with relatives. The shooting, she said, had left her unnerved.
"I don't think it will ever happen again," she said.
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Pavel Čech is a Czech painter and comic artist. Born in the town of Brno, he worked as a machine fitter and fireman before becoming a fulltime artist in 2004. He has contributed stories to magazines like Aargh!, Stripburek and K9 since the 1990s. Since 2002 Čech has written and illustrated several children's books, that also contain comic elements.
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Among his books are 'O Čertovi', 'O zahradě', 'O Mráčkovi', 'O klíči', 'Tajemství ostrova za prkennou ohradou' and 'Dědečkové'. As a book illustrator, he has worked with writers like Angie Sageová, Bulat Okudžava, Michal Ajvaz and Jean Giono.
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Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez says there is no place for the career-threatening hit Houston Texans rookie safety D.J. Swearinger delivered in Saturday night's preseason game that shredded Miami Dolphins tight end Dustin Keller's knee.
And Gonzalez said he is further incensed with the notion that recent rules changes -- outlawing hits to the head area -- have forced defenders to target the knees when tackling. When asked about the controversial play, Gonzalez didn't hold back.
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"That was ridiculous on his part. It should be a fineable offense. That's just not part of football -- hitting a defenseless player in his knee, that's something we all dread as players. That's my nightmare,'' Gonzalez told USA TODAY Sports. "Hit me in my head (instead).
"Any player who does that, I don't like it at all. I have no respect for that."
He added: "Dustin Keller is a friend of mine and you just ruined a guy's career because you went low and at his knee like that. You never go at a guy's knee. Never.''
Keller, the former New York Jets tight end who signed a one-year, $4.25 million deal this offseason, tore the anterior cruciate, medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in his right knee and also dislocated the knee. Keller caught a pass with his back to Swearinger, and just as Keller turned upfield, Swearinger took him out at the knee caps.
"With the rules in this era, you've got to hit low,'' Swearinger said afterward. "If I would have hit him high, I would have gotten a fine. So I think I made the smartest play. I'm sorry it happened. Right now, it's just instinct. You see somebody come across the middle, you've got to go low. You're going to cost your team 15 yards. You've got to play within the rules.''
There was no penalty on the play and the NFL hasn't levied a fine.
But Gonzalez, who abruptly ended his brief retirement in March to return to the Atlanta Falcons for a 17th season, doesn't believe the knee-crumpling hit should be given a pass as an unintended consequence of rules protecting players' heads.
"I saw his (Swearinger's) remark, 'That's just football,' and he showed a little bit of grief for the guy – I'm not buying it at all,'' Gonzalez said. "Don't tell me that the rules prohibit you from hitting a guy up top. You have a whole target area above his knee up to his neck that you can hit. I've watched that play a bunch of times.
"I'd rather have a guy hit me head than knife at my knee. You're talking about a career-ending injury. It's going to be so hard for Dustin to come back off of that. It should be a fineable offense, just like going for the head is.
"If a guy is not looking and you go and knife at his knee like that – especially in a preseason game as well. It was upsetting,'' Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez hopes the hit proves to be a teaching moment for defenders and officials going forward.
"I just don't want defenders to be able to hide behind, 'Well, I can't hit high. I have to go low.' No, you don't,'' Gonzalez said. "That's not what the rule is saying at all. It's not saying to go low.
"I keep seeing the debate (on TV) and all these people saying, 'They're forcing defenders to go low.' No, they're not. That play was ridiculous. All you have to do is hit him right in his waist and knock him back."
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Lothenbach Stables' Mister Marti Gras, hero of last summer's Grade III Washington Park Handicap, breezed Sunday at Arlington in advance of Saturday's 78th renewal of the $150,000 Washington Park 'Cap, Arlington's richest race for older horses over its Polytrack course each year.
Sunday's five-furlong tune-up was accomplished in 1:04 over Arlington's grass course with the "dogs" well out from the rail. The turf was rated "firm" at the time, hours before showers hit the Chicago oval later in the morning.
Last summer, Mister Marti Gras finished second in the Arlington Handicap on the grass before going on to his score in the Washington Park Handicap over the Polytrack, and last fall he won the Grade III Ack Ack Handicap at Churchill Downs over the Twin Spires oval's main track which was rated "muddy" for the race.
W. S. Farish Jr.'s Pool Play, a projected starter in Arlington's Washington Park Handicap Saturday, accomplished a breeze going five furlongs in 1:02.80 over Woodbine's Polytrack course last Friday.
Conditioned by Canadian-based trainer Mark Casse, Pool Play finished fourth in Woodbine's Grade III Seagram Cup Stakes over Polytrack in his most recent start August 4, but before that was also fourth in Woodbine's $100,000 Ontario Jockey Club Stakes over the Canadian lawn July 2.
Pool Play won Churchill's Grade I Stephen Foster Handicap in June of 2011 but was sidelined following that race until returning to competition in this summer's Ontario Jockey Club Stakes.
G. Watts Humphrey Jr. and St. George Farm Racing's Middie, considered to be the more probable of two Washington Park Handicap nominees trained by Phil Oliver, breezed a bullet five furlongs in a minute flat over Keeneland's Polytrack Saturday morning.
The 4-year-old Officer gelding out of a Green Dancer mare finished third, beaten a length and a half for the win, in Arlington's $65,000 Sea o' Erin Stakes over the local lawn on June 9.
Zayat Stables' Prayer for Relief, another probable contestant in the Washington Park, breezed five furlongs in 1:01.80 at Remington Park Saturday.
Trained by two-time Eclipse Award-winning conditioner Steve Asmussen, Prayer for Relief was second by a nose in Remington's $200,000 Governor's Cup in his most recent start August 11 and was sixth but beaten only a length and a half for the win in Del Mar's Grade II San Diego Handicap over Del Mar's Polytrack July 28.
Prayer for Relief also was the 2 1/2-length hero of the Grade II Super Derby last fall over the main track at Louisiana Downs.
One intriguing possible starter in the Washington Park 'Cap is Barry Golden's Workin for Hops, who breezed five furlongs in a minute flat over Arlington's Polytrack Saturday.
Workin for Hops won the first two legs of Arlington's Mid-America Triple two years ago and was second by a neck in last summer's Washington Park 'Cap before being disqualified and placed third.
Arlington's defending jockey champion James Graham had a riding double Saturday and was two wins in arrears of current leading rider Francisco Torres entering Sunday's races.
Accomplishing training doubles Saturday were Arlington's current leading trainer Wayne Catalano and fellow conditioner Wesley Ward.


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"The survey will help the Air Force keep track of what supplements people are taking, so the Air Force can educate Airmen on any dangers that may go along with taking supplements," said Capt. Christle Peaden, an aerospace physiologist with the 22nd Aeromedical-Dental Operations Squadron.
The survey, originally developed by the Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, was revised for Air Force use. The Army survey results found 40 percent of soldiers use one or more supplements; 30 percent reported significant side effects such as dizziness, alteration of consciousness, weakness and cardiac symptoms. According to Captain Peaden, the survey will be e-mailed basewide, asking everyone to participate even if they are not taking dietary supplements. In the survey, dietary supplements refer to energy boosters, over-the-counter diet pills, bodybuilding drinks or mixes and daily vitamins.


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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Thursday, July 5, 2012) – The Colorado Rapids announced on Thursday that the club has acquired allocation money and an international roster spot in a trade with the Portland Timbers, sending defender Kosuke Kimura to Portland in exchange.
"This is a move that gives us flexibility as we work with our roster and prepare for the rest of the season and beyond," said Rapids Technical Director Paul Bravo. "This was an incredibly difficult decision for us, considering the wonderful service Kosuke has given us both on and off the field since he arrived here in 2007. He is a class act and we wish him success in Portland."
The Rapids acquired allocation money, which can be used to sign players or to buy down players' salary cap numbers, as well as an international roster spot for the remainder of 2012. The Rapids now have seven international spots, and six players on the roster currently under that designation: Edu, Jaime Castrillón, Harrison Henao, Martín Rivero, Jamie Smith, and Luis Zapata.
Kosuke Kimura, a native of Kobe, Japan, was the drafted by the Rapids in 2007 out of Western Illinois University with the 35th overall selection in the MLS Supplemental Draft. He established himself as a regular in the 2008 season, and during the Rapids' MLS Cup run in 2010, Kimura scored a key goal in the Conference Championship to send the club to the final. In 2011, he started all 34 regular season games, and in six seasons with Colorado, Kimura played 117 regular season games (starting 109), scoring four goals and adding eight assists. Off the field, Kimura was active in the community; he was named the club's Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 and helped raise money for tsunami relief throughout 2011.
The Rapids visit Seattle Sounders FC this Saturday in a nationally televised match, broadcast live on NBC Sports at 9:00 p.m. MT. Colorado then returns home on Saturday, July 14 to host FC Dallas at 7:00 p.m. at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City.
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Without considering Natty's way to say things (he is certainly not famous to use kind words with people), could you please explain better what are your thoughts?
If you think that bonuses are unbalanced, could you please explain us your proposal for a fix? What do you think is wrong or unbalanced? More details you give to us, better maps we can give to you.


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MARS HILL, N.C. – The Coker women's soccer team lost a 3-2 double overtime SAC competition to Mars Hill on Saturday (Oct. 12).
The game started with Millie Rogers firing a shot into the net off a pass from Trah Monroe to give the Cobras a 1-0 advantage just 15 minutes into the game. Rogers' goal would be the lone score of the first half to give Coker the lead at halftime.
Coker would strike again early in the second half when Jenna Pacyna led Monroe into a breakaway with a pass, who would then find nylon to give Coker a 2-0 lead.
The lead was short lived however, as the Lions went on to score two goals in the last 30 minutes of the game to force overtime. Mars Hill would eventually go on to find the game winning goal in the second overtime to capture the 3-2 comeback win.
Coker will return home this Wednesday (Oct. 16) to host Mount Olive in a nonconference match up at the Coker Soccer Field. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m.


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"Automotive work was the financial backbone of the studios... when I was in my 20s and 30s," writes Tom McNeely in his book, Tom McNeely, 50 Years of Visual Arts
"My friend and fellow illustrator Will Davies and I produced many of the auto industry's catalogues, posters and newspaper ads"
After all these years, Tom was unsure if he actually did the art on this specific series of ads (although I'm quite sure he did). When I spoke with Tom earlier today he said, "Will and I didn't work together then - we were at competing studios - but we both worked on all the big automotive accounts for all the ad agencies."
Tom laughed, "The salesmen would come running through the studio says, "The client from Ford is coming through - put that Chrysler artwork away!"
* I previously wrote about Tom's automotive artwork and that period in his career. For those interested in seeing more of this type of work and reading Tom's recollections, click here.


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MMGN: The good news is all of this should be fixed when Titanfall launches for real next month, along with improvements to the controller to make the analogue sticks more precise. The concerning news is, like storage and power information, Microsoft is only addressing the crippling party issues at the 11th hour and after the players, and in this case the developer, have complained.
I agree the party system is so bad I nearly threw my controller tonight trying to get a Titanfall game going. Thank God they're fixing it soon.
They are fixing it you know... Should be fixed at next update. But no. There just has to be these sony fanboy articles.
I am still curious to see how MS will unleash the power of the cloud to optimize their games.
Its OFFICIAL: God has renounced the Xbox ONE and America!


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Adam Levine: 'TV Guide' Magazine's Hot List Party!
Adam Levine flashes a smile while attending the 2012 TV Guide Magazine's Hot List Party held at Skybar on Monday (November 12) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 33-year-old Maroon 5 frontman was joined on the red carpet by Katie Cassidy, Jimmy Kimmel, and his fiance Molly McNearney.
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Adam recently talked with TV Guide about working with new The Voice judges Usher and Shakira.
"Christina [Aguilera] and CeeLo [Green] are so close to my heart because we went through the show becoming a success together, and Usher and Shakira are coming into it as a big frickin' institution. So it's different, but it still feels good, because they're legitimate artists."


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- Founded: 1995
- Founded by: Stephen Culp
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This is one of those "all around" furniture resources we've used before and liked. Smart Furniture is an online catalog that sells the full range of modern desks and task chairs (Herman Miller, Knoll, Blu Dot, etc). The prices are reasonable compared with other retailers, they offer free shipping on select brands, and — this is the reason we've liked using them — they have a real person available by chat or phone that can help with orders at any time.
Based out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, they started out with a focus on modular shelving. Apartment Therapy first discovered them in 2007 because of the store's affordable modular grid shelves. They continue to design and sell their own line of basic shelving (called Smart Shelves) but they've also expanded their inventory to include a lot of higher-end designer brands like Emeco, Steelcase, Gus Modern, LAX, and Humanscale. We see them as an online version of DWR or Hive that's slowly but surely gaining ground in the modern furniture industry.
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• Herman Miller Airia Desk, $2,200
• 10-Foot Wide Smart Shelves, $989
• Steelcase Cobi Chair, $450
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Smashburger, the expanding better burger concept, announced it will be the first national restaurant chain to roll out Honest Tea's iced tea options at all restaurants nationwide. Honest Tea is a top-selling organic bottled tea company. Each Smashburger location will brew a selection of iced tea options, all made from organic ingredients, including Classic Green Tea, Just Iced Tea, Lemon Herbal Tea, and Naturally Flavored Raspberry Tea.
"Smashburger and Honest Tea share a passion for providing guests with fresh-tasting, high caliber products, so the partnership was a natural fit for us. We are excited for the opportunity to be the first national restaurant to serve their fresh brewed teas to guests in all of our restaurants across the country," says Tom Ryan, founder and chief concept officer of Smashburger. "There are many synergies between our two brands, but first and foremost is our commitment to serving food and beverages that our guests can feel good about, comprised of quality ingredients for a better dining experience."
Smashburger has long focused on offering premium beverages, serving craft beer and craft sodas at its locations nationwide.
"The trend toward non-carbonated beverages in particular is continuing to grow and has been the strongest area of growth in our beverage business recently," Ryan says. "The addition of Honest Tea's freshly brewed iced tea platform fits in well with this growing consumer demand."
Each of the new Honest Tea offerings at Smashburger are certified organic, kosher, and gluten-free, do not contain any genetically modified organisms, use Fair Trade Certified tea leaves, and contain 50 calories or less per eight-ounce serving. Smashburger locations nationwide will serve a selection of four varieties based on regional consumer preferences, including Classic Green Tea that is just a tad sweet thanks to organic cane sugar; Just Iced Tea, unsweetened black tea sourced from tea gardens in the Assam region of India; Lemon Herbal Tea, a caffeine-free tea blend of organic Indian tulsi (also known as Holy Basil), lemongrass, lemon peel, and lemon myrtle combined to create a mildly spicy, yet calming taste; and Raspberry Tea, black tea sourced from the Korakundah tea gardens in southern India combined with natural raspberry flavors and organic cane sugar.
"We are thrilled to have Smashburger as our first national partner for our freshly brewed organic iced teas," says Honest Tea's co-founder Seth Goldman. "Both companies view high-quality ingredients as an integral part of the tasting experience, and we look forward to serving our freshly brewed iced teas alongside Smashburger's great menu offerings."
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