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Topic: Christmas (04/25/05)
TITLE: Circle of Prayers
By Heather Frizzell
"How bad is it?" he asked, still holding her. He could hear the fear in her voice as she whispered, "She was in an accident. She was driving home and skidded off the road." She took a deep breath before continuing, "She lost control of the car and hit a tree. She wasn't wearing a seatbelt and went through the windshield."
She pulled out of his embrace and looked into his eyes. "She broke her arm and hit her head; she's unconscious. They aren't sure if there's any brain damage, and they don't know when or if she'll regain consciousness. "
Jake stood there, still overwhelmed at what he'd just heard. "My poor baby, my poor little Hannah," he thought.
Jake and Lisa stayed at the hospital that night. After some time, Jake began to pray. At first he sat alone in a corner and prayed. Then his wife came over and joined him. Whenever friends or family came to visit, they would join their circle and pray with them. Sometimes they prayed out loud, sometimes to themselves, and other times they simply sat in silence, letting their hearts cry out to God.
Sometime during the day, a young woman came into the hospital. She walked into the ICU waiting room and saw the prayer circle. She smiled and walked over. Sitting down, she explained to Jake and Lisa that her name was Samantha and that she was an employee at Hannah's school. As a counselor she was there to help. Samantha stayed with them the rest of that day.
The next morning, Samantha returned to be with the family. Once she arrived, they resumed their circle and began praying, just like the day before. Samantha started the prayer, "Dear Heavenly Father…"
Around 7 o'clock that evening, two doctors walked out of the double doors that separate the waiting room from the patients' rooms. Jake and Lisa prepared themselves for the worst as the nurse motioned for them to come over. Samantha smiled to herself and slipped away as Jake and Lisa walked with grave faces toward the doctors.
"Are you Mr. and Mrs. Church?" one of the doctors asked.
"Yes," Lisa replied. "Is everything alright?" she asked almost pleadingly.
"Yes, everything's fine. You're daughter is stable. Amazingly enough, her brain isn't showing any signs of permanent damage. She's alert and her memory seems fine. We'll need to keep her here for a while, probably through the holidays, just for observation. They're preparing to move her onto a different floor right now."
"Praise the Lord!" Lisa whispered. Jake was speechless.
Later that week, Lisa sat with Hannah in her hospital room. They had put a small Christmas tree in the corner with presents sitting underneath. Christmas music was playing in the background. Lisa asked her daughter if she'd ever heard of a school guidance counselor named Samantha.
"No, mom, I don't know anybody by that name," she replied. Lisa thought she'd call the school and check anyway. She wanted to thank Samantha for staying with them through such a hard time. The next morning was the last day before school was out for the holidays; Christmas was only a few days away.
"Hello, I'm Hannah Church's mother. I'd like to speak with the guidance counselor named Samantha. I'm not sure of her last name, though," Lisa said to the woman on the other end of the line. "Yes, I'll hold."
"Really? I'm sorry, I must've been mistaken. Thank you anyway." Lisa said before she hung up the phone.
"That's odd," she muttered.
"What's odd?" asked Jake.
"Oh, it's probably nothing. I just called Hannah's school. No one named Samantha works there."
They couldn't see Samantha standing by the bed, her angelic face glowing as she smiled down at Hannah.
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Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon suggested today that the current wave of Arab terrorism will inevitably discourage the Israelis from making concessions that could lead to a Middle East peace. "The more the Arabs use this method," Allon told a meeting of foreign journalists, "the more stubborn the Israelis will become, because they will say: How can you trust these people?"
"The Arabs must be made to see that they cannot have an official cease-fire and then rely on an unofficial terrorist war," Allon told the Israeli Foreign Press Association. "Putting an end to Arab terrorism has become an Indispensable necessity to political progress," Allon said. Arab terrorists, Allon said, have focussed their attacks primarily upon Israelis abroad in the past few months. He said this was bound to continue unless European governments take stiffer measures against this "disease." He called upon European governments to create an "anti-terrorist front" to root out Arab terrorists within European lands.
The Deputy Prime Minister indirectly criticized some-segments of world Jewry who have spoken of mounting their own offensive against terrorists. "I don't think this should become a Jewish problem. It is an Israeli problem and a problem for each of the countries where the Arab terrorists operate." Allon emphasized. He dismissed reports that Israel was preparing to use its own agents to stage a counter-attack against terrorists on European soil. "We are not planning any illegal operation in anybody else's country." Allon said.

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[1]Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 56 team and driver Martin Truex Jr face penalties after the No. 56 Toyota was found to be too low during post-race inspection for the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The front of Truex's car was too low during inspection. NASCAR took the car back to its Research and Development center in North Carolina for further evaluation.
Crew chief Chad Johnston said the shock would not rebound:
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I had Chinese for lunch today, and this is what I know for sure: fortune cookies are designed to be appetizers, not dessert.
I try to turn my back on instant gratification whenever feasible, but when there is a fortune cookie sitting right there in front of a person's face – well, how is that possible? To me, the value of this crackly, dry, bland cookie is in the fortune – and that fortune could hold the key to the rest of my life. So, I did. I ate my cookie first, and then I read my fortune. And then I lamented on how fortunes are just not what they used to be – simple platitudes rather than authentic wisdom from the 'wise people.'
My fortune read – 'Turn off your cell phone before a romantic evening.' Another disappointing, useless missive.
Then I stepped into Relationship Coach mode…
Cell phone intrusion is often a topic in my relationship coaching, as it is an irritant for many - often judged as just plain rude - and is becoming more and more prevalent in this age of technology.
Men: What your female partner wants from you on a date, more than anything, is your undivided attention. She wants you to be fully present, and she wants to feel as though she is the most important person in your life, right then and there. She wants to feel 'courted.' You get to be alone with your cell phone every other night of the week. Get the picture? (If this 'parting' just doesn't work for you, how about being upfront and asking, 'Do you mind if I answer my cell during our date?')
Women: What your male partner wants from you on a date, *more than anything, is the feeling of being respected. When you are talking on your cell phone, take a good look at him. Is he staring into space with his face a frozen mask? Or is he glaring at you hoping you will take the hint? Is he mostly through his dinner and you haven't even started? Hopefully, he is not turning purple with exasperation. Clearly, respect is nowhere to be seen.
A date is a container for two people to further their relationship, their intimacy, and their enjoyment of each other – by mutual agreement. The world, as you knew it, will be there waiting when you and your cell phone are reunited.
*I know what you're thinking.


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Toots and The Maytals
The Maytals were key figures in reggae music. Comprised of leader Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, Nathaniel "Jerry" Matthias, and Raleigh Gordon, all natives of Kingston, the Maytals are said to have been the first group to use the word "reggae" in a song title with their Leslie Kong-produced "Do the Reggay."
Formed in the early '60s when ska was hot, the Maytals had a reputation for having strong, well-blended voices and a seldom-rivaled passion for their music. Hibbert's soulful style led him to be compared to Otis Redding. They first recorded with producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and the resulting album, Hallelujah, offered a blend of gospel-style vocals and soul sung to a horn-driven Jamaican beat. They were popular from the start, but after recording a few sides with Studio One, they left Dodd in favor of Prince Buster. With him, they soon gained a bigger Jamaican following and also became popular in Great Britain. The Maytals began working with Byron Lee in 1966. Hits from this era include "Dog War," "Daddy," and "Broadway Jungle." That year Lee & His Dragonaires backed the Maytals at the premiere Jamaican Festival Song Competition. Their song, "Bam Bam," won the contest and began a rapid ascent to real stardom. Occasionally, the Maytals would record with other producers, who, perhaps to keep from having to pay royalties, would put different band names on the labels such as "the Vikings", "the Royals", and "the Flames". The Maytals were reaching the height of their popularity toward the end of 1966 when Hibbert was arrested for smoking and possessing ganja and was sent to prison for 18 months. Fortunately, the other two Maytals, who were best friends with Hibbert and realized that they could not possibly re-create their unique sound with another frontman, waited for him.
When Hibbert was released, the band started working with legendary producer Leslie Kong. This was a time of transition in Jamaican popular music, and ska was being replaced by the angry, violent music of Rude Boys, and this in turn was becoming reggae. The Maytals changed accordingly, but still kept that soul- and gospel-influenced sound that made them unique. While in prison, Hibbert had honed his songwriting skills. Their first Kong single, "54-46 That's My Number," a reference to Hibbert's prison number, recounted his experiences and suggested that he was jailed on a trumped-up charge because he was a Rastafarian. It became a huge hit in both Jamaica and England and has since become a rocksteady standard. Other major songs from this time include the scathingly funny "Monkey Man," and "Sweet and Dandy," which provided the Maytals with a second win at the 1969 Festival Song Competition. One of their all-time great hits, "Pressure Drop," was from the soundtrack of the definitive reggae film, The Harder They Come. By 1971, they had not only become the biggest act on the island, they were also (thanks to signing with Chris Blackwell's Island Records) international stars. Then Leslie Kong died. They moved on to producer Byron Lee, and though the hits continued, things began to slow down. It was Lee who renamed them Toots & the Maytals. Hibbert and the group broke up in 1981. From there, Hibbert began working with producers Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. He had international success throughout the '80s. Hibbert created a new Maytals in the early '90s and continued touring the world with them. A major-label comeback, 2004's True Love, found Hibbert signed to V2. Light Your Light followed in 2007.


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Your telegram was phoned to me just as I was getting ready to go on a field trip to determine the electrical conductivity of Lake Ontario, so I grabbed a handful of essays, put them in an envelope and sent them off to you although I didn't have time to write. I hope there were sufficient copies, if not I have a few more and you are welcome to them. You certainly may make of them whatever use you can of this material.
We have rebuilt our machine and are now about to look for some of the answers to some questions. This unit has about 14 ceramic magnets mounted in a groove cut in a ¼ inch thick 6 inch diameter disc. We haven't yet run it up to full speed as we are very cautious after the other exploding. We don't expect much from this machine except maybe answers to a couple of pointed questions.
Our major design effort now is looking towards making a magnetic field move without having to move the magnets. It should be possible, since we found that the converse was true. Also, there are some rules concerning fields, which are not in the literature which might be exploited to attain this end. We refer in particular to the rule that field s can and will remain as separate entities if such arrangement has a lower energy level than that of the corresponding field structure. Also, we found that magnetic fields move only at right angles to their vectorial directions, and in strict correspondence with Maxwell's equations. They refuse stubbornly to move in their vectorial direction, and apparent motion in this direction is actually a folding in or out of the field, always at right angles.
We have drawn up quite a few designs to make the field move, but have discarded most of them either because the present technology was inadequate to do the job, or there was too much uncertainty as to what actually would be going on. We have one design which looks promising, namely notching a circular DC field with a (1 - cos O) function which is rotating and confining the whole in a shield so that the lower energy level is attained if the field structure rotates. We haven't tried it yet, and it will probably fall before we can test this principle. However, it looks promising.
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If you don't come to the conclusion that Leedskalnin has absolutely no idea what he's talking about, then I gave you and your education way too much credit, but I'm still hopeful you can see it if you investigate it a little.
We already have observations to discredit his ideas. I'm not sure why you'd need more experiments when they are already proven false.
If there is no proof then the appropriate forum would be skunk works, not science and technology. You are actually supposed to provide proof of scientific claims in this forum. There is no such requirement in skunk works and the forum heading says so.
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AthlonSavage For godsake they inscripted it one a stone and modern humans are so blind not to see the clue these ancient builders provided us with.


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Each certified teacher that allows a Rio Salado student to complete observation, tutoring and teaching (when required) in their classroom, is eligible to receive a stipend directly from Rio Salado College. The stipend will be provided in one of two ways:
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If you are a mentor who wishes to receive the stipend, then it is required to fill out the Supplier Registration Portal. Download instructions for the Supplier Registration Portal (PDF)
Once you have completed the portal registration, the payment process will begin.
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please contact our office at 480-517-8073.
When the Student has completed their field experience and the Teacher Education department has received the required documentation, your stipend can be processed.
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Children with a Mental Illness – Yes, It Could Be Your Child
I give presentations on mental illness in different places, and one of those places is in schools. Kids aged 12-18 get to hear about mental illness, stigma and my personal story of bipolar disorder. This takes around an hour. And after hearing an hour of me speak about my personal challenges and about how I have faced down bipolar disorder are a myriad of treatment failures, the teens often feel a certain closeness with me. I suspect it is for this reason that after the presentation, so many of them come up and talk to me. They talk about how they have been in the hospital or how they have a friend with bipolar or that they think they might have a mental illness.
And, of course, if a teen thinks they have the symptoms of a mental illness I always say, "Have you talked to your parents about this?"
And I always expect them to look at me like I just said something ridiculous because when I was their age, I sure would have found the notion laughable.
But they generally don't. Many, many of them have, indeed, talked to their parents. And what have the parents done?
Their parents have done nothing.
The parents have said that they don't believe the child or they have brushed away the subject as if it were permission to get their ears pierced. So now, the child, clearly in pain, some of them, in fact, crying, is standing in front of me, wanting to know what to do.
My Child Doesn't Have a Mental Illness
I think that when parents look at their child they see something other than a person. I think they see a miracle. Or a burden. Or a mistake. Or perfection. Or whatever. The parent sees a child, not like a person, but like a ball of emotion. In the case where the parent thinks that the child is a miracle they can't imagine that miracle sullied by an illness so of course their child couldn't have a mental illness. In the case where the child is viewed negatively, they likely don't care enough to bother with the feelings of the child – feelings they assume are not important or are not real.
And every parent (at least every one I've ever met) likes to think of themselves as a good parent. And parents take it as a personal insult to suggest that their child might have a mental illness because parents conflate their child's lives with their own. They also assume that if the child has a mental illness then it must mean that they did something wrong as a parent – and parents rarely believe that they do such a thing.
[And, of course, it's important to note that a child's mental illness is not a parent's fault. This, however, is not necessarily common knowledge.]
Children Don't Have Mental Illnesses
And all of that doesn't even take into account all the parents who don't believe in mental illnesses or who don't believe that children can experience mental illnesses or who just don't believe in doctors period.
In short, if a teen feels like he or she has a mental illness they, very often, have a very steep, uphill battle to climb at home.
Parents that Don't Help a Child with a Mental Illness Anger Me
This angers me to no end. It angers me that a child will approach and stand, crying, in front of a stranger, basically, begging for help, all the while their parents have been told of the problem and done nothing. The parents just made it worse. The parents just perpetuated the pain. Having a mental illness is scary. It's terrifying. But to then have it ignored by the people who are supposed to love and protect you is heartbreaking.
Of course, my job (which is to say, not that I get paid for it but that I'm a human being with a soul), is to try and ensure that the kids get help because now, we, strangers, have to work around the parents instead of work with the parents to ensure the child's wellness. I am left following up with a child who desperately needs help but I can't do what the parents should have done. I can't walk the child into a doctor's or counsellor's office. But his parents could have. His parents should have.
And all because their own egos wouldn't allow them to admit that their little "perfect" child was sick. It disgusts me. The parent wouldn't dare not treat a child for cancer, but a mental illness? Sure, that they ignore. I want to take these children in my arms and make sure they get better because I sure don't trust the people who were actually put on this earth to do it.
To Parents – Children Can Have Mental Illnesses – Get Them Help!
So my message to parents is this: if a child comes to you and starts talking about symptoms of an illness – any illness – seek professional help. A child's pain is every bit as real as an adult's and when they're standing there crying, and clearly scared, because they recognize there's a problem; this is not something that should ever be brushed aside. They are reaching out. And for you, not to reach back with real help, is a travesty that could easily end in a tragedy.
Because it could be your child. Or mine. Or anyone's. Get over your own stuff and accept it, for the sake of your child.
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PMBOK Knowledge Areas
Project Integration Management
I Includes the processes required to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated. It involves making tradeoffs among competing objectives and alternatives in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations.
Project Plan Development
Ś taking the results of other planning processes and putting them into a consistent, coherent document.
Project Plan Execution
Ś carrying out the project plan by performing the activities included therein.
Overall Change Control
Ś coordinating changes across the entire project.
Project Scope Management
Includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully [1]. It is primarily concerned with defining and controlling what is or is not included in the project.
Ścommitting the organization to begin the next phase of the project.
Scope Planning
Ś developing a written scope statement as the basis for future project decisions.
Scope Definition
Ś sub-dividing the major project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components.
Scope Verification
Ś formalizing acceptance of the project scope.
Scope Change Control
Ś controlling changes to project scope.
Project Time Management
Includes the processes required to ensure timely completion of the project.
Activity Definition
Ś identifying the specific activities that must be performed to produce the various project deliverables.
Activity Sequencing
Ś identifying and documenting interactivity dependencies.
Activity Duration Estimating
Ś estimating the number of work periods which will be needed to complete individual activities.
Schedule Development
Ś analyzing activity sequences, activity durations, and resource requirements to create the project schedule.
Schedule Control
Ś controlling changes to the project schedule.
Project Cost Management
Includes the processes required to ensure that the project is completed within the approved budget.
Resource Planning
Ś determining what resources (people, equipment, materials) and what quantities of each should be used to perform project activities.
Cost Estimating
Ś developing an approximation (estimate) of the costs of the resources needed to complete project activities.
Cost Budgeting
Ś allocating the overall cost estimate to individual work items.
Cost Control
Ś controlling changes to the project budget.
Project Quality Management
Includes the processes required to ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken. It includes ōall activities of the overall management function that determine the quality policy, objectives, and responsibilities and implements them by means such as quality planning, quality control, quality assurance, and quality improvement, within the quality systemö.
Quality Planning
Ś identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.
Quality Assurance
Ś evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards.
Quality Control
Ś monitoring specific project results to determine if they comply with relevant quality standards and identifying ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance.
Project Human Resource Management
Includes the processes required to make the most effective use of the people involved with the project.
Organizational Planning
Ś identifying, documenting, and assigning project roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships.
Staff Acquisition
Ś getting the human resources needed assigned to and working on the project.
Team Development
Ś developing individual and group skills to enhance project performance.
Project Communications Management
Includes the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition of project information. It provides the critical links among people, ideas, and information that are necessary for success. Everyone involved in the project must be prepared to send and receive communications in the project ōlanguageö and must understand how the communications they are involved in as individuals affect the project as a whole.
Communications Planning
Ś determining the information and communications needs of the stakeholders: who needs what information, when will they need it, and how will it be given to them.
Information Distribution
Ś making needed information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner.
Performance Reporting
- collecting and disseminating performance information. This includes status reporting, progress measurement, and forecasting.
Administrative Closure
Ś generating, gathering, and disseminating information to formalize phase or project completion.
Project Risk Management
Includes the processes concerned with identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risk. It includes maximizing the results of positive events and minimizing the consequences of adverse events.
Risk Identification
Ś determining which risks are likely to affect the project and documenting the characteristics of each.
Risk Quantification
Ś evaluating risks and risk interactions to assess the range of possible project outcomes.
Risk Response Development
Ś defining enhancement steps for opportunities and responses to threats.
Risk Response Control
Ś responding to changes in risk over the course of the project.
Project Procurement Management
Includes the processes required to acquire goods and services from outside the performing organization.
Procurement Planning
Ś determining what to procure and when.
Solicitation Planning
Ś documenting product requirements and identifying potential sources.
Ś obtaining quotations, bids, offers, or proposals as appropriate.
Source Selection
Ś choosing from among potential sellers.
Contract Administration
Ś managing the relationship with the seller.
Contract Close-out
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William Hill Benefit From Knockout Results at 2010 World Cup
UK Bookmaker William Hill today announced interim results for 2010 that showed exactly how important results from this summers World Cup in South Africa had been to the group .
Ralph Topping, Chief Executive of William Hill, commented:
"We had our best ever World Cup, far exceeding expectations."
William Hill generated gross win of £32.2M from the 2010 World Cup of which £19.3M was credited to the interim period. This gave a much needed boost to the company's retail business which has struggled as stake per slip has continued to decline . Over The Counter turnover in William Hill's estate of betting shops fell by 2% during the period , however this was largely offset by a 9% increase in turnover from gaming machines .
William Hill's online operation performed much better with operating profit increasing 43% to £44.9M . Much of this increase could be attributed to a 1% increase in margin in the sportsbook again benefitting in particular from a strong World Cup 2010 performance .
William Hill remain cautious overall in their outlook for the retail division in the second half of 2010 and during 2011 as ongoing consumer uncertainty continues to affect demand .
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Moving is stressful. It's a lot of backbreaking work (and I noticed none of you offered to help).
The Writer's Office doesn't look like this. So what does it look like?
The good news? A new home office space is in my future. (New. That's an exciting word).
Because I started down copywriting's path when most copy was still being written on typewriters, I'm afraid my concept of the copywriter's office might be a little dated.
Indeed, — in the era of powerful laptops and wi-fi — is the home office even an office? Or is it simply the whole home?
So I'm turning to you for ideas.
Where do you work? What's your dream office look like? And what clever little ideas have you found to make your home office more workable?
Has anyone tried to go truly paperless?
My future is in your hands. (Sort of.)
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Greatest College Running Backs
The Contenders: Page 2
Best single season in the history of the University of Miami...1,700 yds. 28 TDs. Boo yah!!!
Held back from better stats by a conservative coach. Could have easily-easily surpassed 2,000 yards and 35 TDs with an offensive minded coach. Place Urban, or Nick, or Les on that staff and he's in the conversation for greatest of all time.
He's the all-time NCAA leading rusher.
He was the best badger running back of all time. and the best freshman running back of all time( other than Jonathan Taylor)
I saw the Great Dane not even play in the fourth qtr of a lot of his games,... And he still has the most yes of ALL TIME...
Number one leading rusher wright nowV 1 Comment
Would have been in the top 3 as a pro. Being this far down on this list only reflects the lack of recognition that has followed the man that quietly outran Jim Brown. My next door neighbor played on his high school team, and used to tell us how during practice for kick offs they would kick it to Ernie, and without any blockers he'd return it for a TD almost every time. If he had lived and continued to play with 32 at Cleveland, an argument could be made against any Packer dynasty in the 60's. View some highlights of the man who really set the mark for the perfect blend of speed and power. As football fans we were robbed of his brilliance. RIP 44.
I am from USC and have followed running backs for fifty five years. Though I never saw Ernie David run, his legend began when he was alive playing in college and was considered far greater than Jim Brown. I would like to hear Jim Browns take on this, or would I. Also Ricky Bell from USC should be here, another lost to soon in life.
Only people over 55 mostly only Syracuse or Cleveland Browns fans, a few Washington Redskins fans will have knowledge of Ernie Davis. So, let us get Jim Brown to answer and any remaining Syracuse coach that worked with both. I would accept their replies,
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Averaged almost 10 yards per carry.
Highest yards per carry in college football history
KI-Jana Carter deserve's too be on this list. Carter was as good as any RB in college. Would have easily went over 2,000 yds. In 1994, if he didn't sit out almost the whole second half like every game. He was faster and bigger then Reggie Bush. That is a proven fact. Just look at his highlights and all his long breakaway runs. Bush being from Southern Cal was highlighted like a Hollywood star. If Carter played at Southern Cal at the same time, and instead of Reggie Bush he would be very high on this list. You put Larry Johnson on this list, because he had one huge season. Carter had quite a few big seasons and was simply better, trust me I followed both of them closely. Carter averaged 8 yards a carry!
Most underrated on this list! Ki-Jana was a threat to score every play. Powered the 94 Penn State offense with over 1700 rushing yards and 26 TDs and the dude only played in the first half of all but 3 games cause PSU was usually up 45 at the half!
Dude was an incredible talent! Did not even play his senior year! Would of won heisman with ease if it were not for his off field trouble, which is main reason some people may not even know who he is! Just look him up, man was unreal! Too bad he self destructed his God given ability! Wasted talent!
Look at the film Lawrence was by far in the top ten. Watch when he ran against the U Miami.V 1 Comment
Awesome in College. Out did Billiy Sims and got the heismmman. Another player not used correctly. Wasted talent. It took 10 years of part time playing and his old college Coach believing in him and what does he do? He led the NFL in rushing however he was back in the powder and out of the league. Real sad!
Big and strong. Could play today.
Top five in all time rushing yards and all purpose yards all time
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Microarrays 2013, 2(3), 265-283; doi:10.3390/microarrays2030265
Kernel-Based Aggregation of Marker-Level Genetic Association Tests Involving Copy-Number Variation
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Received: 2 August 2013 / Revised: 29 August 2013 / Accepted: 30 August 2013 / Published: 4 September 2013
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AbstractGenetic association tests involving copy-number variants (CNVs) are complicated by the fact that CNVs span multiple markers at which measurements are taken. The power of an association test at a single marker is typically low, and it is desirable to pool information across the markers spanned by the CNV. However, CNV boundaries are not known in advance, and the best way to proceed with this pooling is unclear. In this article, we propose a kernel-based method for aggregation of marker-level tests and explore several aspects of its implementation. In addition, we explore some of the theoretical aspects of marker-level test aggregation, proposing a permutation-based approach that preserves the family-wise error rate of the testing procedure, while demonstrating that several simpler alternatives fail to do so. The empirical power of the approach is studied in a number of simulations constructed from real data involving a pharmacogenomic study of gemcitabine and compares favorably with several competing approaches. View Full-Text
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Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?
IÂ went to a baby shower last week for a friend of mine (and fellow outsidemom). She's currently the mother of two very active and adventurous little boys and is now expecting a girl. Girls can seem somewhat daunting to the average outside mother, I mean, wonder if your daughter turns out to be incredibly, you know, girly? When I saw this book I knew immediately it was the perfect baby shower gift.


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Around the world
Flickr has a fun new feature: a map of the world on which you can check off all the countries you've visited. Here's mine:
While I tend to think of myself as well traveled, this definitely puts into perspective how much more there is to discover. And for the geographically challenged, here's a list: Argentina, Austria , Belgium, Brasil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam


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Ever since my first experience with a real mango last month, I have had a small obsession with it. I have now been finding mango everything – salsa, sorbet and now this Mango Ginger Chutney from Trader Joe's:
I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the chutney, but I knew that I would find a good use for it. I opened the bottle as soon as I got home to take a taste. I loved the aroma coming out of the jar – I couldn't seem to locate a spoon fast enough! The taste was sweet & spicy with a nice ginger flavor throughout. While this isn't one of the products that Trader Joe's labels "free from gluten", there are no gluten-containing ingredients listed on the label. The ingredients are:
Mango, sugar, red bell pepper, water, red wine vinegar, raisins, ginger, tapioca starch, spice, locust bean gum, xanthan gum and sea salt.
I further read the label to see what the suggestions for use were:
Made with classic mango ginger and aromatic spices, our chutney goes well on just about any cold or hot meats. Use it as a spread on sandwiches, or as an accompaniment to Indian dishes.
I have now used this on chicken and salmon, as a spread on an Udi's gluten-free bagel and on my baked potato. I just now thought about using it as a topping for vanilla ice cream! I know that sounds odd, but one of my favorite ice cream places, Jeni's, combines unique ingredients to make some of the best ice cream I have ever tasted. I think this would also be good with a bowl of quinoa topped with black beans, real mango and roasted veggies. Oh, and on on pork – either chops or ribs. See, the ideas just keep coming!
Part of the fun of trying new foods is experimenting with the ingredients. Sure, there are the intended uses or suggestions, but I like to go "off the map". I remember creating weird dishes growing up – mixing chili with mashed potatoes & topping with cheese; mixing up my meat loaf, gravy peas & mashed potatoes, etc. Trader Joe's is one of my favorite stores for this exact reason.
Psst…..Trader Joe's also has organic quinoa for cheaper than I have found anywhere else – a 1 lb. box was under $5.00.
The quinoa does have the "no gluten ingredients" symbol in the bottom left corner on the front.


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Smoke in Grand County skies from California fires
August 31, 2009
Current smoky conditions are a product of the wildfires burning in California, according to meteorologist Norv Larson with the National Weather Service.
"Looking at satellite trajectories, we can follow it all the way back to California. These fires are so large and burning so hot they're generating their own weather and lofting smoke thousands of feet into the atmosphere."
A west/southwest air flow is carrying the smoke in an easterly direction.
"There is some dispersion that occurs along the way," said Larson, "so what we're seeing speaks to the amount of smoke these fires are generating."
There are a few fires in Utah and some smaller fires in Colorado, but they are not of the size that would produce this amount of smoke.


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Amigurumi Graduation – Franken-Raccoon
Yippy! I finished the last of four amigurumi for the Craftsy.com Woodland Animals Amigurumi class. I feel like I have graduated, at least with a B+. My work still is not up to the standards I want it to be, but I learned a lot in the class. For example, the last softie we made is a raccoon, and when you hear people say they don't like to knit or crochet toys because they are fiddly, they are talking about this guy. He had lots of parts to him, a total of 13. He also required some color changing in the tummy and tail, but I learned some handy tricks for changing yarn colors.
I'm still struggling with the stitching together part of the process, as you can see by his Frankenstein-style neck. And every head I stitch on seems to be looking a little off the the side instead of straight ahead. I probably need to slow down when I stitch, but by this time, I so want him done. So far, this is the most difficult amigurumi I've ever made, so Franken-Raccoon will be hanging with me for awhile rather than heading to the toy donation box for now.


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A woman with long plaits.
A little girl with her hair in braids.
- The definition of a braid is an interweaving of three or more strips of something.
An example of a braid is a popular hair style.
- Braid means to weave together three or more strips of something.
An example of braid is to use several strips of cloth to interweave strips to make a rug.
- to interweave three or more strands of (hair, straw, etc.)
- to make by such interweaving: to braid a rug
- to arrange (the hair) in a braid or braids
- Old Poet. to tie up (the hair) in a ribbon or band
- to trim or bind with braid
Origin of braidMiddle English breiden, to dart, twist, pull from Old English bregdan, to move quickly from Indo-European base an unverified form bhere?-, to gleam, flash from source bream, Old Norse bra, eyelid
- a band or strip formed by braiding
- a length of braided hair
- a woven band of cloth, tape, ribbon, etc., used to bind or decorate clothing
verbbraid·ed, braid·ing, braids
- a. To interweave three or more strands, strips, or lengths of in a diagonally overlapping pattern: braided the rags into a strong rope.b. To create (something) by such interweaving: braid a rug.c. To style (the hair) by such interweaving.d. To mingle (discrete elements, for example) as if by such interweaving: braided the ideas into a complex thesis.
- To decorate or edge (something) with a trim of interwoven strands: finished the jacket by braiding the collar and cuffs.
- To fasten or decorate (hair) with a band or ribbon.
- A braided segment or length, as of hair, fabric, or fiber.
- Ornamental cord or ribbon, used especially for decorating or edging fabrics.
- A ribbon or band used to fasten the hair.
- Slang Naval officers of high rank.
Origin of braidMiddle English braiden from Old English bregdan to weave
Related Forms:
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(third-person singular simple present braids, present participle braiding, simple past braided, past participle braided or obsolete browden)
- (archaic, intransitive) To start into motion.
- To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
- To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
(plural braids)
From Middle English braiden, breiden, bræiden, from Old English breġdan ("to move quickly, pull, shake, swing, throw (wrestling), draw (sword), drag; bend, weave, braid, knit, join together; change color, vary, be transformed; bind, knot; move, be pulled; flash"), from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną ("to flicker, flutter, jerk, tug, twitch, flinch, move, swing"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēḱ-, *bʰrēǵ- ("to shine, shimmer"). Cognate with Scots brade, braid ("to move quickly or suddenly"), West Frisian breidzje, Dutch breien ("to knit"), Low German breiden, Bavarian bretten ("to move quickly, twitch"), Icelandic bregða ("to move quickly, jerk").
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Friday Favorites
- I need to make this winter cocktail while there's still an occasional chill in the air.
- This is such a cute twist on a classic top.
- I love these ideas for staying creative. I'm tempted to print them out and hang them near my desk at work for when writers block hits.
- The perfect workout pants that I absolutely need in navy.
- I love the concept behind this networking app! Fingers crossed it can help me find a local mentor!
- How perfect is this tank for St. Patrick's Day?
- The secret to actually achieving your goals according to science.
- These sandals would look perfect with white jeans and they're only $50!
- My birthday isn't until September but I'm already filing away all these free goodies I can get on my big day.
- Great advice on how to be a financial grownup, from actual grownups.
- Nordstrom has so many cute new arrivals! My favorites are this colorful clutch, these block sandals, this patterned one piece, this striped top, this tote bag, this striped sundress, and these cognac sandals.
- These tips for maximizing your days off sound like the recipe for a perfect weekend.
- Grab your tissues for this love letter. It made me ugly cry.
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Best Acoustic Songs Ever – Numbers 1-9
1. 3 AM – Matchbox 20
2. 10,000 Stones – Adrianne
3. A Million Years – Teddy Geiger
4. Against the Wind – Bob Seger
5. All We Are – Matt Nathanson
6. American Pie – Don McLean
7. And I Love Her – The Beatles
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9. Annie's Song – John Denver
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Benz on July 28, 2010
I like that…
Brent on August 2, 2010
Beautiful selection and lovely site! Will be back again.
lemmor.aurelio on September 23, 2010
nice songs
Fonsecha on September 24, 2010
Thanks for making this great site..
Mizoo on October 24, 2010
wow great site ♥_♥
i love it
Sam.Pt on December 4, 2010
Thanks music acoutics great
craemosis on January 16, 2011
lovely site!
Trang on March 26, 2011
Hi, great songs!
evieann on May 15, 2011
Great selection of songs! Love the site!
Marileezy on May 16, 2011
I cannot believe that a Matchbox 20 song beat out American Pie by Don McLean as the greatest acoustic song of all time. This is a mockery of music.
admin on May 17, 2011
Read the intro paragraph! You are a mockery of common sense.
admin on May 17, 2011
Read the top of the page.
UrvashiC on May 18, 2011
I loved the lists! Great job.. the music is just beautiful.. i know people would feel that some songs are missing however its impossible to include all, this list works just fine for mE! 😉
Kokoloco on May 19, 2011
Radical face's welcome home should for sure be on this list.
ankitunique on May 19, 2011
Awesome list!! very relaxing to mind.
Houston forum boy on May 24, 2011
Nice list. Definitely some good ones missing.
kjp on June 22, 2011
'The General' by Dispatch should have found its way on here I think
technyat on July 1, 2011
I love The Beatles – And I Love Her . It's the best
KenN on July 5, 2011
Nothing from David Wilcox ?
SEM on July 7, 2011
StumbleUpon brought me here. Great list.
guitarcarl on July 17, 2011
great list. Beautiful list. thank god theres stumbleupon
linzbm on August 5, 2011
The #1 is great as a guitar acoustic, but the piano version is far superior.
sheetalcan on August 10, 2011
Lovely songs!!! S…o relaxing!!!!
Can i download it?
Pushpendra on August 28, 2011
I like this list…
fossa51 on September 3, 2011
Enjoy this very much.
Dilip on September 6, 2011
Lovely selection, easy listening, very melodious. I like it, will visit again
MarQuis khan on September 6, 2011
Love this site,, i'll be back for sure!!!
tommy12_nevermind on September 7, 2011
lllllllllllike it..
no wonder……..
bob on September 14, 2011
soothing! great list u have here.
Jerryjayt on October 26, 2011
AMAZING!!! The best compilation ever, this is my favorite site.
pepi on November 20, 2011
Great, I love Akustik
Ash on December 5, 2011
G8 Songz…..
Ash on December 5, 2011
I luv this songs.
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Acoustic Song Lover on February 10, 2012
Great collection of acoustic songs.
I suggest you specify the genre as well as the year the song was published.
blocher72 on February 11, 2012
This is a very pleasant surprise. Thank you for Sharing this site, I will definitely be coming back. God Bless.
Lhens on February 29, 2012
Nice songs , i love listening acoustic before i sleep.. Downloading.. 😀
gautam on March 16, 2012
u r the best
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Ashraf on June 9, 2012
thanks to GOOGLE it brought me here
thanks to this website it has created best playlist
thanks to the artists who has made this songs
hippiemanlobowski on September 16, 2012
sweet tunes btw u should add under the brige by red ho chilli peppers abslute awsome mahhn :O


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Chicago woke up on Sunday with the mother of all party hangovers, but the city is not done partying yet - not by a long shot. In a city that has 475 years' worth of collective sports history, it only has 25 championships to its name, adding its most recent triumph to the record books last Wednesday night while on the road in Philadelphia.
The men who won the city its championship - the Stanley Cup - started their party on the ice at the Wachovia Center on Wednesday night, and they haven't stopped, nor have their fans. This victory has been cathartic for Chicago for many reasons: a 49-year trophy drought snapped; a young, talented team poised to lead their team to winning seasons for many years to come; and most importantly for this sports-mad city, the resurgance of hockey in a town that was hockey-starved for too many years.
This is a city where there is not just one but two major league baseball teams hold sway; their annual Crosstown Classic between the Cubs and the White Sox was invaded tonight by the Boys of Winter, and the stands were as full of hockey sweaters and t-shirts as they were baseball shirts. The new saying this spring in Chicago is that "baseball divides, but hockey unites this city."
Nowhere was this more evident than Friday morning in the Loop. Estimates for attendance at the Blackhawks' celebratory parade run as high as 2 million - roughly on par with the usual numbers that attend the city's July 4th celebrations. For blocks in many directions, it was a sea of red and white as the city turned out to cheer for and celebrate with the newest hometown heroes.
It's been four days now, and I still feel like I'm wrapping my head around some kind of hazy dream. As the Blackhawks rebuilt to this season, it seemed like all the pieces had fallen into place. The team's marketing slogan was "One goal" - the goal in question being the Stanley Cup - but after the previous season's oh-so-close run, the team knew it was faced with more pressure and higher expectations to go further this year.
As a fan, this past season has been a thrill ride. Only a few short years ago, I remember sitting in a far different United Center: one where the seats were usually half-empty and the play on the ice was lackluster. Players seemed to come and go like a rotating door. Every time that I decided I liked a player enough that I was willing to invest in a pricey jersey with their name on it, they got traded away, or left for greener pastures as their contracts expired.
After the lockout, the first few pieces fell into place as players like Sharp and Keith came to the team. And through Dale Tallon's careful cultivation of talent, the team we witnessed this year came into being, one piece at a time.
With the exception of just a few games this year (games against Columbus and the Wild come to mind), it has been a great season, a record-breaking one in several aspects. Even if this season did not end in the Cup, it has been the kind of season that any team could be proud of - especially considering that just a few years ago, this team was rated the worst in the league. The Blackhawks had fallen far from their storied history, but rose again like a blazing phoenix under the guiding hand of Rocky Wirtz for the past three years.
There are those who would cynically say that Wirtz did what he did for the money, for the business side of it. I think anybody would be foolish to deny that; what owner wants to lose money on their team? But I think Rocky genuinely cares about the game and wanted the team to be like the team he remembered from his youth.
Whatever his motivation, Wirtz has done everything right by the team. The players are treated well. They have great coaching and staff. Wirtz appears to subscribe to the theory that to become a winner, you must be treated like one, and his team is treated like one.
You could think that a team that is treated like princes, and has the celebrity of sports stardom would be different, but the fact is that hockey players recognize that what they do is a team effort. There is no room in hockey for prima donnas or singular glory-seekers; no matter how talented you are, you must rely upon your teammates to make the game happen.
And there isn't a fan in town who wouldn't tell you what nice guys these are. In talking with one of the senior security guys at the United Center a week ago, he had nothing but praise for the men of the team. "There isn't a single one of those boys that I would worry about if he took my daughter out," he told me. What more of a compliment could you want? These men have the city in the palms of their collective hands, but their words remain humble, and dare one even say it, grateful for all the praise and celebration that has been piled upon them.
On Wednesday night, I sat in a Lakeview bar among perhaps 30 other fans. All eyes were glued to the dozen TV sets around the place as the Blackhawks battled it out against the Flyers. Silence only fell when it was clear the game was going into OT, and nerves ratched up into the heavens. The Hawks had owned much of the past two games, but it was always anybody's guess what could happen next. And to be honest, I don't think many of us could've survived the heart attacks that would've accompanied game 7.
As play surged into the Flyers end, Kane faked out Timonen before making his run towards the net. "Just SHOOT, Kaner!" Somebody might've shouted it, maybe I did, maybe it was just in my head. And Kane shot - and continued to skate around the net - and we were going, "Where's the puck? Did it go in?"
And as Kane circled the end boards, and started ripping off and flinging away his gear, I leaned forward. "Is it in? Is he celebrating? What-- is it in?"
Then the Blackhawks were streaming off the bench, and there was the scream from the TV, "The Blackhawks have won!" and the entire bar was on their feet screaming, crying, jumping up and down. I leapt to my feet and I swear it felt like every single muscle in my body gave out; I keeled into the empty barstool in front of me for a few moments. And then I realized I was screaming for joy, over and over, like many in the bar were, and shaking and trembling so bad I had to sit down before I fell down, and put my head down on the table. I felt like I was going to cry a river in happiness, but nothing came out. (It would, later, when it all began to sink in.)
We could hear car horns blaring up and down the street, and the bar DJ cued up "Chelsea Dagger", and the crowd broke into the familiar "do do do" chorus, and we watched the Blackhawks piling up together on the ice - Toews accepting the Conn Smythe, and practically all but tossing it aside as the bigger and far more trophy awaited - Lord Stanley's gleaming silver Cup.
Chicago that night was a town released, high on the victory, and oozing excitement and happiness wherever you turned.
Hockey has been my sport of choice for most of my life. I've enjoyed baseball to a good extent - I was ecstatic when the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 - but nothing ever prepared me for for that moment. And if I, a fan, felt this insane level of joy and ecstasy and rapture at this moment, what were the players feeling? They, whose every hockey moment of their lives led up to this very thing?
I think we know the answer, after four days of partying in Chicago. The team flew home triumphant, partying on the plane, then partying into the wee hours - and early working hours - of Thursday morning. The Cup made public appearances immediately after landing in Chicago, and a several dozen lucky fans even got the honor of partaking in drinks from the Cup that morning.
The Cup has been busy for the past few days, as the team has not only celebrated their own success, but shared themselves and the Cup constantly with their city and their fans.
On Thursday night, less than 24 hours after they won the Cup, I was heading home from work and I passed a street blocked off by police with a large crowd gathered. On a whim I stopped, and found out the Cup was at one of the restaurants on the street. I stopped, of course, hoping for even a glimpse of it, and was rewarded for it by being able to touch the Cup, albeit brief and fleeting. Later that night, I was out again, and thanks to the Twitter stream @wheresthecup, found out the Cup and some of the team was at the Underground, so I headed there and waited patiently among a lot of fans, old and new alike.
I've seen behavior in the past four days that has ranged from the respectful and reverent, with fans simply saying "Thank you, thank you" to the players and hoping for that brief moment of touching the Cup, to the - well, let's just say that some fans have been partying just as long and hard this weekend as the boys have been. There have been the long-time fans who hope for perhaps nothing more than the chance to shake a player's hand and that opportunity to say "thank you", to the people who are clearly bandwagon/party fans. I'm at a loss as to which fan I thought was worse to Dave Bolland: the drunk guy who complimented him using about half a dozen swears; or the 20-something chick falling out of her top who first asked him "Which player are you?" and then draped herself around him and shoved a camera into my hands to take a picture of them.
Putting up with those kinds of fans that night paid off, and I was rewarded with another touch of the Cup - this one a long caress of the beer-soaked silver. When a friend asked me the next day what I'd thought at that moment, I only had one word: "Happiness."
Friday, of course, was the parade, and I joined two million newfound friends in the city in patiently waiting for the parade. Unfortunately, I couldn't take off enough time away from work to join the actually rally itself, but I was able to be in Daley Plaza and to see the parade route, and then I watched the rally on TV during lunch. Habs fans, take note - it is possible to celebrate a win without burning your city down. Whether it was two million or just one or whatever number it was, more people were treated for heat stroke than arrested.
The players rode atop London-style double decker tour buses, a handful of players per bus, with family and friends riding in trolleys at the start of the parade. The players you would expect were camping it up - Versteeg, Burish, and oh, of course, Kane. I missed Hossa - I think he was on the other side of his bus when it passed me, so I missed him, but the look of sheer gratefulness on his face as his name was chanted during the rally was heartwarming.
And my favorite player, Antti Niemi - I think none of the players quite knew how many people had turned out for the parade until they'd passed under the L tracks at Wells, and into the heart of the Loop. At Daley Plaza, it was wall-to-wall people for blocks around, and as I first glimpsed Niemi's face as his bus came into view, he was looking up at the confetti falling from the sky, and around at the people, and his face was like a kid's at Christmas: full of surprise and awe.
If you've read the papers or seen the internet, surely you know by now that this parade turnout was like nothing Chicago had ever seen. It even amazes me when I look at pictures of Michigan Avenue, and see that area around the rally staging point packed full of red-clad people for blocks around. The Blackhawks shared their triumph and joy with the city eager to embrace them, and carried their partying through the weekend.
And as a long-time fan, I can't resent the bandwagoners and the here-for-the-party people. Not much, anyway, because I too want to party and celebrate this moment. If I get really lucky, maybe I too will get my chance to kiss or drink from the Cup; but for now, my team has won it, and by whatever graces, I got to touch it. Twice.
The greatness of the Stanley Cup is that it belongs almost as much to the fans as it does those who won it. And part of the greatness of this band of brothers known as the Blackhawks is that the first thing they did with their triumph was to carry it home, and share it with the city for days on end, letting the fans be as much of the celebration as possible.
It is quietly rolling into Monday morning now. Chicago has had four days to party and let this all sink in. Now we have to go back to work; the Cubs and White Sox t-shirts will come back out - it is summer, after all - and we shall patiently count the days for the new season to take us on the next roller coaster ride, and our year with the Stanley Cup.


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Republican lawmakers Thursday blamed the Obama administration for the stunning resurgence of Iraq's al-Qaeda franchise and called on the White House to take assertive steps to help Baghdad beat back militant uprisings in the country's west.
The charges, which elicited a sharp response from the White House, thrust Iraq policy back into the forefront of U.S. politics after years during which the lengthy war and its brutal aftermath have been largely noncontroversial and unmentioned in Washington.
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) called on President Obama to "get engaged" in Iraq, citing the fierce fighting in cities in Anbar province, where cells of al-Qaeda militants have secured footholds in recent days.
"The administration has chosen to spend much of its time and energy trying to explain why having terrorists holding key terrain in the Middle East is not the president's problem," Boehner told reporters at his weekly news conference.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said the Obama administration remains deeply invested in Iraq's success and called the speaker's accusation off base.
"Maybe he thinks that American men and women in uniform ought to be fighting today in Anbar province," Carney said. "The president made a commitment to end the war in Iraq. He fulfilled that commitment."
Boehner said he does not support sending U.S. troops to Iraq now, but wants to see the administration move more quickly in delivering military assistance.
Carney said Vice President Biden has consulted regularly with senior Iraqi leaders on the situation in Anbar and continues to explore ways to help the government and those in the province who are fighting the militants. The cities where the fighting is unfolding gained deep significance for the U.S. military, which lost hundreds of troops in a years-long effort to drive al-Qaeda militants from Anbar province. Restoring security in the province was the crowning achievement of the 2007 troop surge.
The security situation in Iraq has worsened over the past year as a protest movement spawned by a crackdown on Sunni politicians by the Shiite-led government has turned violent. Violence has also intensified in Baghdad and northern Iraq as a reconfigured al-Qaeda franchise that is also operating in neighboring Syria has carried out an intense wave of bombings.
The latest came Thursday when a suicide bomber targeted a military recruiting center in Baghdad, killing 21 people, according to the Associated Press.
Worried about the rise of militants, the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has asked the U.S. government for weapons and other forms of military aid. The requests have been met with reluctance on Capitol Hill, where some lawmakers fear they would enable an authoritarian and sectarian government.
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) delivered blistering criticism of the administration's Iraq policy on the Senate floor Thursday morning, arguing that the White House didn't try hard enough to negotiate a security pact that would have kept a few thousand U.S. troops in Iraq. Such a contingent would have allowed Washington to keep significant leverage in the country and continue to carry out counterterrorism operations there, they said.
"The return of al-Qaeda to Anbar is a sobering reminder to the administration that the tide of war is not receding," McCain said.
He said the ongoing carnage and political upheaval in Iraq represents an inexcusable outcome for the families of service members who were killed and maimed there.
"What do we tell these young people and their families?" McCain exclaimed. "We have to tell them that their sacrifice was squandered by an administration that wanted to get out."
Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, noted in a statement that it was the Bush administration that set the end of 2011 as the deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq.
He said the administration should support the Iraqi government, which has requested expedited shipment of attack helicopters and other heavy weapons, but not without guarantees.
"The issue here is not whether such aircraft would help Iraq fight violent extremism — they would," he said. "The question is whether the Maliki government would use them only against violent extremists . . . and not to further sectarian political objectives."
Adding to worries about how additional U.S. military aid could be used, Human Rights Watch said Thursday it was concerned by reports of indiscriminate shelling by Iraqi security forces in Ramadi.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), an Air Force pilot who served in Iraq, said in an interview Thursday that the Obama administration should move aggressively to aid Iraq's security forces. He advocated the deployment of U.S. aircraft to help the Iraqis find targets.
Kinzinger conceded that members of both parties have been irresponsibly disengaged on Iraq since the U.S. withdrawal.
"If I start talking about Iraq, people's eyes glaze over," he said. "I think Americans are weary. But we are in a moment now where if we fail to do the right thing, we could make it far worse."
Ed O'Keefe contributed to this report.


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Little Rainbow is a 9.6 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Monarch, Colorado that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs and horses are also able to use this trail.
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The Little Rainbow Trail is a 4.7 mile point-to-point trail and is the longest in the Methodist Mountain Trail System south of Salida, Colorado. The trail features views of Salida and the surrounding mountain ranges and is good for all skill levels.
Brought our little kids here to hike, but we turned around after about 10 minutes. Very arid and dry terrain with lots of fire ant hills on the trails, and even cacti directly along the trail. Would not call this trail family friendly, although it is easy and flat.
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It was a little steep in some areas for snowshoes, but otherwise it was a great hike. The view is beautiful and worth the hike.
this is a great trail for anyone wanting to enjoy the diversity in nature, great views and ease of access. this is a great mild workout or day stroll. recommended gear to bring is walking pole if desired, plenty of water, and a camera for the view.
Nice trail. Approx 8600 ft altitude. Walking poles are good to have with you. Only went in about 2.5 mi due to time but recommend it. There are some great views of mountains while at same time you overlook Salida.
As a beginner-level mountain biker, this trail was perfect. All the elevation changes and turns are mild and the track is wide. This is perfect for anybody honing their mountain biking skills. The views of the surrounding mountains and town below are good. I would recommend this trail for any hiker/biker of any skill level.
This trail also connects with a couple of other trails on the east end of the Methodist Mountain Trail System. These trails are definitely not as easy. Dead Bird Trail is a much more difficult trail if you're looking for a challenge after doing Little Rainbow. It has severe elevation changes and is a more narrow track. It just depends on what you are looking for.


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Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2 CPU Cooler Review
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Sometimes performance isn't everything in a cooler, and the Be Quiet! Dark Rock series of CPU coolers capitalises on that fact. From experience of their products they offer a normally spot-on balance between price, performance, aesthetics and noise with the obvious focus being on noise. We have already taken a look at Be Quiet's new flagship, the Dark Rock Pro 2, now we are taking a look at their next model down, the Dark Rock 2.
Given the fact the the Dark Rock Pro was succeeded by the Dark Rock Pro 2, you would expect the Dark Rock Advanced to be succeeded by the Dark Rock Advanced 2. However, as is evident from the name of this review, Be Quiet! decided to axe the "Advanced" part of the naming and go with the Dark Rock 2 instead.
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Nigel Clough insists that his team are not favourites despite having home advantage and a six-game winning run, on the basis that Charlton currently reside a division above Sheffield United. Chris Powell's team are struggling to maintain their status in the second tier but with a date at Wembley 90 minutes away his team will try to put their problems to one side for the afternoon. Alan Smith
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Leading scorer Porter 9
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Football fans worldwide are readying for the 2014 World Cup to kick off and trying their best not to explode from the upcoming excitement. Unfortunately, all the involved brands aren't doing much to help when they keep releasing cool videos leading up to the event. In adidas' "House Match" clip, legends David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane take on Gareth Bale and Lucas Moura in a friendly, turning Beckingham Palace into a minor mess while playing the beautiful game.
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Roaring into Indy; MotoGP racing will provide thrills at the Brickyard in '08
by Bill Center
When Nicky Hayden started hearing the rumors last season he dismissed them as "too good to be true."
The international MotoGP tour racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
MotoGP is the motorcycle equivalent of Formula One, except that MotoGP regularly has more passes in a lap than Formula One sees in a season. To this observer, MotoGP and the hybrid American Superbike series are the most exciting forms of racing. And I'm far from alone.
"But the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has meant cars," offered Kentucky native Hayden. "No way did I think we'd be racing at Indianapolis."
Less than four days after telling Formula One czar Bernie Ecclestone that IMS wasn't interested in hosting a ninth straight United States Grand Prix in 2008, Tony George announced MotoGP was coming to Indy.
You don't suppose George had this all mapped out before slamming the door on Ecclestone?
Of course, motorcycles have a history at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The track's first two races in 1909 and 1910 featured motorcycles. Four-wheel novelties didn't arrive at Indy until 1911.
"I think this is going to be big," said Hayden, who last year won his first MotoGP World Championship just two seasons after Honda promoted the factory rider from the Superbike series.
"It is huge, so big for our series. A lot of our riders and their crews think they have been to America. But wait until they see the Speedway and the crowd."
IMS officials believe the MotoGP will draw a larger crowd than the 125,000 that turned out for last month's last Formula One race.
The tour is actually in the United States this week for Sunday's annual race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, Calif. More than 75,000 fans are expected to pack the facility.
Next year there will be two American races on a 20-event schedule, the mid-summer stop at Laguna Seca and the Sept. 14 debut at Indianapolis.
"Indianapolis is going to do much to change the perception and acceptance of our sport in America," said Hayden. "We wouldn't be at Indy unless we meant something in the world of racing.
"And to be invited to run at Indy shows America now knows who we are. Everyone in the world, whether they be on two wheels or four, knows about Indy and what it is to racing. And we're now a part of that legacy."
CBS this summer is televising four MotoGP races - the tour's first appearances on network television in the U.S. But MotoGP has long been a staple of the Speed Channel.
If you are flipping the dial and trip upon a MotoGP race, watch a few laps. You will be hooked if you are a racing fan.
I quote no less an authority than Mario Andretti: "In my opinion, MotoGP is the most exciting form of motorsports."
Or Sam Hornish Jr.: "I have a tremendous amount of respect for the riders. ... It's unbelievable what these guys can do, taking corners and laying the bikes down. It takes a lot of skill and courage."
At top speed, MotoGP bikes reach 215 mph. But the MotoGP is contested on tight-turned road courses. IMS will rebuild the Formula One track with the MotoGP riders racing in the same direction as the Indy 500 through the first turn.
"I'm sure this is going to be a monster event," said John Hopkins, a MotoGP tour rider who earlier this season secured his first top-three finish.
The new infield course for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP will have 16 turns with a 2.601-mile distance.
There are five Americans - Hayden, Hopkins, 2000 world champion Kenny Roberts Jr., Colin Edwards and Kurtis Roberts - on the MotoGP tour.
"I think this could open doors for more American involvement from riders as well as sponsors," said Hayden.
"We're now at two great American venues, maybe the most scenic course (Laguna Seca) and to be sure the most historic."
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Stamford baseball beats Trinity Catholic
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STAMFORD -- The Stamford baseball team entered the season with two pitchers they hoped would be on the mound occupying the injured list instead, creating questions about the rotation right out of the gate.
Thursday, junior Billy DeVito answered a few of those questions, going five innings while striking out eight as Stamford defeated city-rival Trinity Catholic 9-1 in a non-league game.
If DeVito was feeling any butterflies before his first varsity start it did not show as the righty struck out the side in the first inning.
It probably helped that DeVito was facing batters he knows well, all of them growing up in Stamford together.
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"I had a little bit of both (butterflies and confidence) since it was the first start of the season," DeVito said. "I kind of knew how to throw to these guys, so, I was pretty confident. It helps a lot because you have thrown to them before because you know them and you have played against them your whole life."
With an 8-0 lead, DeVito was lifted after two batters reached in the sixth inning, one of whom scored on a sacrifice fly later in the inning.
DeVito's coach said with two starters on the sideline (Derek Kronkowski and Mike Nunziatti), DeVito was the clear choice to start the opener for the Black Knights.
"We have six starters but none with varsity experience," Stamford coach Fred Kelley said. "His curveball was working well today. I can't say enough about what Billy did today. He got the ball and right from the beginning when he struck out the side in the first, I knew he was ready and had a determination."
Stamford (1-0) got two runs in the first without a hit, scoring on a sacrifice fly by James Gronberg and a groundout by Kenny Wright.
Wright went 2 for 4 with two doubles, three RBI and two runs, Gronberg went 2 for 4 with a RBI and a run scored, Mike White was 2 for 3 with a walk, a run and a RBI and Shawn Urbano was 2 for 4 with a RBI and a run.
The Black Knights scored one in the third before busting the game open with five runs in the fifth behind six hits. Stamford also tacked on one more in the sixth.
Trinity (1-1) has not been on the field much because of rain in the preseason, leaving them to figure things out as they play live games.
"It is just an example that we have yet to practice on a field," Trinity coach Tracy Nichols said. "What hurts us as coaches is we don't get to see these kids in the heat of battle until we are actually in the heat of the battle. I thought Billy DeVito pitched a great game. He kept the ball down and was effective. I thought he was terrific."
Both teams kick off the FCIAC schedule Friday with Trinity taking on Bassick and Stamford facing Norwalk.
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Stamford 9, Trinity Catholic 1
Records: S -- 1-0; TC -- 1-1
Batteries: S -- Billy DeVito (W), Daniel Robishi (6) and Tyler Serrichio; TC -- Anthony Hoegemann (L), Connor Amann (3), Kyle Kashian (5) and Thomas Costigan
Doubles: S -- Kenny Wright 2, James Gronberg; TC - Amann