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1. a grasping or clasping.
2. popular term for influenza.
devil's grip epidemic pleurodynia.
1. grippe.
2. a grasping or seizing.
devil's grip epidemic pleurodynia.
Variant of grippe.
GRIP1A gene on chromosome 12q13.13 that encodes a protein which is thought to play a role as a localized scaffold for assembling a multiprotein signalling complex and mediating trafficking of its binding partners at specific subcellular sites in neurons.
GRIP1 interacts with EFNB1, EFNB3, EPHA7, EPHB2, FRAS1, GRIA2, GRIA3, GRIPAP1/GRASP1, KIF5A, KIF5B, KIF5C, PLCD4, PPFIA1, PPFIA4, PRLHR, PTPRF, SLC30A9 and liprins-alpha. GRIP1 can form homomultimers or heteromultimers with GRIP2, and a ternary complex with GRIA2 and CSPG4. It interacts with ATAD1 in an ATP-dependent manner—ATAD1-catalysed ATP hydrolysis disrupts binding to ATAD1 and to GRIA2 and leads to AMPAR complex disassembly.
An acute infectious respiratory disease, caused by influenza viruses; attacks the respiratory epithelial cells and produces a catarrhal inflammation; characterized by sudden onset, chills, fever of short duration, severe prostration, headache, muscle aches, and a cough that usually is dry until secondary infection occurs. The disease commonly occurs in epidemics, sometimes in pandemics; strain-specific immunity develops, but mutations in the virus are frequent, and the immunity usually does not protect against antigenically different strains.
Synonym(s): flu, grip, grippe.
Synonym(s): flu, grip, grippe.
[It. influence (of planets or stars), fr. L. influentia, fr. in-fluo, to flow in]
devil's grip
see devil's grip.
fingertip grip
a method of holding a scalpel between the thumb and other fingers with the palm over the handle.
palm grip
a method of holding a scalpel under the palm with the thumb pressing on the top of the blade and the fingers curled under and around the handle.
pencil grip
a method of holding a scalpel as a pencil between the thumb and first finger with the handle over the top of the space between them.


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Recently I broke one of the moss green glasses that goes with my spring/summer tablescape that I always keep set between meals. I shared this with you long ago.
I had no spares, so I wrote the Libby glass company for help locating a replacement as they are no longer in my Walmart. They explained that there are few resources for such a request, but they'd try. After the tornadoes I had thought maybe not to pursue it in light of the larger picture, but in corresponding with them today, I found myself writing this and thought it might bless someone, so here it is:
"It feels odd still pursuing this as my daughter just lost her first house and almost all she owned in the 4-27-11 ravaging of northern Alabama by 240 tornadoes. 38 counties are disaster areas. We've worked so hard trying to salvage and dry out anything we could find in the sun as we had no power for a week. So many lost loved ones and many more lost homes like my daughter, and here I'm trying to replace one glass that broke so my table will be pretty again. Feels odd. I considered not pursuing it now, but as she stays with me till the insurance gets her in an apartment and as my other daughter drove in from WVA to help, my house became as much chaos as her property that we worked at from curfew to curfew each day, as much chaos as our state. Adding no power to it just made it worse.
It just seemed to make such a dark statement to have that glass missing. You see, I have always kept the table set. We eat, I wash and reset it so it's always cheerful and beautiful. One place for each of us in the family...and now as we sat, there was one glass missing. It's as though it is the only thing noticeable about the table is that missing glass as if to remind us how close we have come to loosing my beloved daughter.
As power returned and work at her house wound down and one daughter went back to WVA, I've tried to return my home to as close to "normal" as possible, because there is value in something being constant; something being the same when her whole world is gone. She has such a great attitude and I'm so proud of her and thankful to God for saving her life as she planned to be in her bed watching TV when it happened, and there was an enormous tree where the bed used to be and the entire back of the house, including her bedroom is gone. The table that was next to her bed was pushed through to the crawl space. Praise God that He kept her at work from 5 AM till 7:15 PM when the last tornado passed her house. So, I feel very odd about pursuing this when so many have lost everything, but those four place settings have always signified my loved ones and even though the girls have grown and moved away, those place settings are always there waiting for them to bounce in the door and enjoy God's blessings with us again. The new glass will signify that things have indeed changed, but they will mend and go on and all will be well again, even beautiful. I really hope you can find me another glass.
Thanks for listening. I know it's not your business to care, but this has been very large in our lives and as we wait for the insurance to get with it and start the healing, I just wanted you to know what one Libby glass means to my family. I discovered your glassware in Boaz, AL oh so long ago when the girls were very tiny and have kept them on my table ever since, different colors in a couple of styles, but always Libby glassware. You are part of what makes our home, part of every family gathering, part of every fond memory of happy times where we have been blessed to eat together. I hope this makes you happy when your job gets boring or stressful. You do actually make a difference in ways you probably can't imagine."
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A glass-half-empty person might look at the two narrow defeats and think what might have been. BCC had chances to win both games but came up short, 3-1 and 5-3.
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OK, that was the easy part. As much fun as the Utah Utes had in the last two games piling on the points, sacking quarterbacks and watching Reggie Dunn razzle-dazzle his way into the record books, the Utes aren't naive enough to believe their big wins over Cal and Washington State mean their challenges are behind them.
Instead, they are just ahead of them, starting with Saturday's game at Washington (5-4, 3-3).
The Utes, who beat Washington State 49-6 Saturday, are two wins away from becoming bowl eligible, but they face their toughest challenges of the second-half of the season with the game against the Huskies, followed by a home game against Arizona and the season finale at Colorado.
The Utes are certainly feeling better about themselves and their chances of playing past Thanksgiving, but there is no false sense of security, either.
"We haven't arrived by any means," cautioned Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. "We're starting to figure things out and taking baby steps, but we have to keep the same mentality and keep working hard."
Like the Utes, Washington is riding a two-game winning streak after a tumultuous start to the Pac-12 schedule.
The Huskies have been up and down, beating No. 8 Stanford 17-13, losing to No. 2 Oregon 52-21 and playing No. 11 USC close in a 24-14 loss, only to get blasted at Arizona 52-17.
The Huskies recovered and beat No. 7 Oregon State 20-17, then took down Cal 21-13 on Friday.
Bishop Sankey ran for a career-high 189 yards and two touchdowns, and Keith Price, a former Utah recruit, was 16-for-29 for 235 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
"They are a well-coached team," Whittingham said. "Keith Price, I've been impressed with him and they've got some good players, and it's at their place so it's going to be tough."
Even though the season is winding down, the Utes feel they are just finding their groove now in many respects.
Quarterback Travis Wilson continues to improve. Against the Cougars he connected with 14 different receivers, and he is gaining confidence with each game, he said.
"Every week the game is slowing down for me more," he said. "I feel like I'm progressing every week."
Running back John White has found his form, too, posting two 100-yard plus games. The defense is riding high after holding Washington State to minus-4 yards rushing, a performance complemented by the Utes' ability to harass Washington State's quarterbacks and record six sacks.
It was, as Whittingham said, the Utes' second complete game in a row.
The Utes, though, know they'll need an even better performance to beat the Huskies.
"We've got to finish out like we did last year," White said. "We've got a long road to go so we have to keep working hard."
Washington by the numbers
Passing yards • 200.4
Rushing yards • 131.4
Scoring average • 20.7
Points allowed • 26.3
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It was slightly less offensive if utility companies butchered trees because it could be rationalized: downed limbs create a hazard and cause power outages, which can cause more then just unhappy customers, as we have seen over the curse of the last 6 months.
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Here it is, the latest incarnation of the eureka-zone parts I bought a few years ago.
I built this bench to fill the role of a sliding table saw in my shop, since I simply do not have room for one. I will admit it is of limited use by design for ripping, but I primarily use my table-saw (Sawstop) for that.
The top has two fence systems, an Accusquare fence parallel to the bridge, which I cut down in length, and a squaring fence made out of a piece of fir.
The squaring fence is designed to be repositioned for less cut depth for general cutting (so I don't have to reach as far), or moved to the back if I am cutting large panels.
The bridge is intentionally close to the end for use with the SRK for routing dado's, and other joinery. A roller stand can be used to support the cutoff.
An auxiliary fence straddling the accusquare fence can be made for use close to the bridge, or as an extension so the fence reaches the entire depth of the table.
The saw I am using is the hilti 267-E with a fesstool vacuum cleaner for dust extraction.
Instead of the Accusquare fence, if I were to build this bench again I would mount an SME on the front and make a sliding t fence. The Accusquare fence was an idea I had out of laziness to not design something better.
Dino Makropoulos
Nice setup Michael.
I like the axillary fence that brings the panel closer.
The travel of the saw now is kept at min.
This is a big back and time saver.
We use ez rails (upside down) and special connectors as a movable fence.
For a fence square we use the ez square with only one connector.
Similar results and your creation is the best use of what you have in your hands combined with what you have in your head.
This is a super simple, safe and easy setup for your needs.
Bravo again.
Burt Waddell
Very nice setup. I've been using a movable squaring fence for sometime on one of my benches and find that it is very helpful. I didn't like walking back and forth between the fence and the handle on the bridge.
My bench is designed to function more like Dino's latest bench. Instead of using just SME across the bench, I also used some regular EZ rails across the bench. One track holds the squaring fence and the other track holds the stop.
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The ACF Region II Hispanic Outreach Work Group hosted its first New Jersey Statewide Hispanic Outreach Event, "Forging Partnerships with the Hispanic Community in New Jersey," on Monday, February 25, 2013. This one-day meeting held at the Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey was designed to be an opportunity for a number of ACF-wide programs; the New Jersey Department of Human Services; the New Jersey Department of Children and Families and the Princeton Theological Seminary, Hispanic Theological Initiative to share important information about the programs, resources and outreach currently available to the Hispanic community as well as the organizations that serve them.
Opening remarks made by Allison Blake, Commissioner of the NJ Department of Children & Families, Joyce Thomas, Regional Administrator for Region II, and Dr. Jaime R. Torres, Regional Director for Region II, began the interactive dialogue between the community based organizations that serve the rapidly growing Hispanic population in New Jersey and the heads of the social services agencies in NJ; Kara Wood, Director, Department of Child Protection & Permanency; Lisa Von Pier, Director, Division of Family & Community Partnerships, Jeanette Page-Hawkins, Director, Division of Family Development and Alisha Griffin, Director, Office of Child Support Services. Additionally, presentations made by two organizations with well established social service agency partnerships (Marlene Devlin, Director of Fatherhood Programs at Union Industrial Home, and Christopher F. Irizarry, President & CEO of North Hudson Community Action Group) piqued the interest of meeting participants and generated much enthusiasm. The more national perspective on "facilitating access to and collaboration with the Hispanic community" given by Laura M. Irizarry, Esq., Assistant, ACF Office of the Assistant Secretary, as well as the closing remarks made by Reverend Joanne Rodriguez, Director of the Hispanic Theological Center at the Princeton Theological Seminary ended our day's program on a high note, sending all in attendance off with a renewed sense of responsibility and commitment to serve the Hispanic community in New Jersey.


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With frost on the ground and chill in the air it might not feel like time to get stuck into the garden. But if you haven't already stocked up, Easter weekend is when to shop for the gardening year ahead. The economy is still struggling to kick into gear, so budgeting effectively is as crucial as ever. Here are ways to get more for less from your garden.
Pre-shopping tips
Do your homework Write down what gaps you want to fill, the size and how many plants, then check costs in local shops and online. At this time of year good local garden centres and nurseries have the edge over the internet. Follow your favourite suppliers on Twitter, to spot offers as soon as they are announced.
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Catering generates a third of some garden centres' profits. Spend that extra £10 to £12 on hardy plants instead.
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Quality, not quantity
The extreme discounting (50 to 60 per cent online) will be on bedding, because it is highly perishable and over-supplied. Buying lots of cheap plants, however, can be a false economy. They may not perform, and you make more work for yourself keeping them potted on and frost-free until the end of May. If you do take advantage of an offer, pot up spare plants promptly to use as gap fillers or gifts later on.
Edible alternatives
Small-potted hardy herbs do well in containers, and need less frost protection than tender plants. Try variegated thymes, sages or lemon balm in mixed schemes. For beds, use parsley to bulk out your regular planting. Chilli and basil make colourful and edible patio plants (both are tender but do well from seed on windowsills). And you can eat them, of course, so you'll save money on groceries too.
New borders
Research your options properly: you could save £50 to £200. Use crocus.co.uk/ready-made-borders to compare prices with your local shops. Alternatively, start with a discounted offer (Thompson & Morgan offer 72 mixed perennials for £18) and edit this "riot-of-colour" into a border. The small plugs need potting on and a bit of aftercare, but they are hardy and should last for years.
Expect to pay more for shrubs (including woody climbers and roses) than perennials, because they take longer to grow to a saleable plant. I prefer to buy in person so I can inspect the roots, but reputable garden centres offer one, two or five-year guarantees on hardy stock. Keep the receipt and label in an envelope indoors. If there's a problem in future, a picture of the plant on your phone or emailed in will suffice and you will be sent a free replacement.
Herbaceous perennials
Most are vigorous, transplant well and last for years, so there's plenty of scope for bargains. Buy young plants in small pots now – if they hang around in the shop until summer they will become stressed. Don't pay full price for large pots of perennials in flower. Wait until they are discounted, then split up the roots.
For cheap and cheerful plants, try bare roots in packs (look for three-for-two offers in discount stores and supermarkets). Growing your own from seed is good value if you need lots of plants, but research the varieties and sowing time (mr-fothergills.co.uk).
Other hardy options
New stock of alpines, roses, climbers, fruit, trees and conifers can be bought up now.
Look ahead
When/if spring finally comes it will be over in a flash. Invest in summer and autumn colour instead. Buy dry bulbs (or tubers) that you can plant up now in pots for summer flowers. Dahlias are the classic example, £6-£7 as potted plants in flower, £2 a tuber now.
Non-plant items
New habits
The RHS Plant Finder is £14 and the annual Yellow Book (for garden visits) £10. All the information is now free and updated online, so support these charities in other ways, such as visiting their gardens or buying plants through their websites (rhs.org.uk, ngs.org.uk).
Compost costs
The "buy-two-bags-get-one-free" offer appears to be the same as ever but in fact bags that were 75-80 litres six years ago have now shrunk to 50 litres. Instead try B&Q's Verve (peat-free and peat-reduced options) 125 litres for £6 (5p a litre). Sadly they don't deliver, but you can reserve one at diy.com. Growing bags used to be a cheap source of compost but volumes vary so compare the cost per litre.
Supermarket sundries
Tesco, B&Q, Morrisons as well as Poundland now have £1 packs of garden string, labels, ties etc. Similar packs are still £3 from garden retailers (local, online and shows). Or pay nothing at all by using old tights for plant ties, old laces for string and lolly sticks for labels.
Water butts are heavily discounted, they were £35 now £20. Try getcomposting.com.
Yorkshire pots last well over winter, don't date and are often on a two-for-one offer.
It is worth investing in a petrol model but see Which? (which.co.uk) for free general advice on choosing types, you need to subscribe for the Best Buys. (See page seven for Jean Vernon's round-up of the best robotic lawnmowers.)
Show offers
At the Edible Garden Show, Vitax were offering 10 litre packs of Slug Gone (wool pellets) for £12 (the cheapest I could find online was £17). Vitax Q4 (a general fertiliser) was £5 for 2.5kg at the show (compared with £8 at tesco.com, £11 with p&p). Use smart phones to check if show offers are worthwhile. One-off large purchases such as greenhouses have show offers too, remember to haggle for extra discounts too as they do on television's Secret Shoppers.
Avoiding online delivery charges
Look for "click and collect" options such as the John Lewis/Waitrose one and wilko.com (their contemporary pots in black and grey look good value).
Loyalty bonuses
The Garden Store offers members 10 per cent off on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Garden Centre Group offer reward points, double on a Tuesday for over sixties. A Dobbies card (£12) gives you 10 per cent off and a free tea or coffee every month.
Garden Organic membership includes 10 per cent off The Organic Catalogue. The National Allotment Society has an e-book of discounts and 40 per cent off Kings Seeds.
Learn the basics
Start small
The best way to start gardening is with young plants, bulbs and seeds rather than "easy" or "instant" kits. Build your confidence by learning the basics.
Speed swotting
Expert books are a quick cost-effective way to swot up. The Complete Garden Expert (£8 to £12) covers most areas.
Pick the right plant Use the RHS Plant Selector and its AGM lists.
When thrift goes too far
Don't skimp on compost
Garden Organic compared home-made mixes for growing potatoes in bags. Best was 100 per cent sieved mature garden compost (1.3kg of good tubers) but mixing garden soil with compost yielded 800g of poor tubers.
Keep it clean
Only buy fruit plants and seed potatoes from reputable retailers who sell "certified" stock (the details are on the label, for seed potatoes look for the Safe Haven logo). Avoid unofficial sources and don't accept free gifts or use table potatoes.
The king of tight gardening
Organic guru Bob Flowerdew even puts the snails he collects in a home-made snailery to make them work rather than squash them. Not for everyone, perhaps, but his books are a mine of wisdom.


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Royals' homegrown arms looking to take next step
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Royals posted their first winning record in a decade in 2013, and their 86 victories represented the most since 1989. Their success was a tribute to their scouting and player-development departments.
While Kansas City had the highest player payroll in franchise history at $86.6 million, it ranked 22nd among the 30 teams in that regard. The Royals made up for their lack of financial might by originally signing six of their lineup regulars as well as four of their top five relievers, the driving force behind their American League-best 3.45 ERA.
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Royals posted their first winning record in a decade in 2013, and their 86 victories represented the most since 1989. Their success was a tribute to their scouting and player-development departments.
While Kansas City had the highest player payroll in franchise history at $86.6 million, it ranked 22nd among the 30 teams in that regard. The Royals made up for their lack of financial might by originally signing six of their lineup regulars as well as four of their top five relievers, the driving force behind their American League-best 3.45 ERA.
To take the next step and advance to the postseason for the first time since winning the 1985 World Series, Kansas City will need to develop starting pitching. It got just eight starts from homegrown pitchers in 2013, and its inability to come up with arms precipitated the inclusion of promising youngsters Wil Myers and Jake Odorizzi in a trade with the Rays for James Shields.
Fortunately for the Royals, the strength of their system is high-ceiling arms. Yordano Ventura displayed his upper-90s fastball in three big league starts last September, and 2012 first-rounder Kyle Zimmer should arrive in the Majors in the near future. Sean Manaea, signed for $3.55 million as a supplemental first-rounder last June, and Miguel Almonte will begin the season in an all-prospect rotation at high Class A Wilmington, but both are on the verge of racing through the system.
"For the way we're set up with our finances and our payroll, starting pitching costs a lot of money to maintain, so that's why it's important to develop it," Kansas City assistant general manager for scouting and player development J.J. Picollo said. "The group of starting pitchers we have from high A to Triple-A is very encouraging. We have some depth, and we're very happy with that."
The Royals also have some talented position players in their pipeline, and many of them will start the season with Manaea and Almonte in Wilmington. That group includes precocious 18-year-old shortstop Raul Adalberto Mondesi and two of their last three first-round picks, outfielder Bubba Starling and third baseman Hunter Dozier.
"Mondesi is in a different category from all of them with his instincts and tools," Picollo said. "He recognizes game situations years beyond his age. He has power from both sides of the plate. He could be the rare leadoff hitter who hits home runs and steals bases and stays at shortstop. Every time you watch him in Spring Training, something catches your eye."
Three questions with Manaea
Manaea entered 2013 as a potential No. 1 overall pick, but his stuff regressed because of a hip injury, leading to concerns about his health and signability. The Royals grabbed him with the No. 34 overall pick and signed him for $3.55 million, a record for a supplemental first-round pick. After hip surgery, Manaea is set to make his pro debut in April at high Class A Wilmington.
MLBPipeline.com: Your hip started to bother you in mid-March, but you didn't miss a start until your shoulder felt stiff during the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in late May. A lot of guys in your position might have shut themselves down. Did you ever consider that?
Manaea: The coaches and the athletic trainers always asked me if I need a week off, but I wanted to keep going out and pitching. I wasn't really worrying about where I'd go in the Draft. I was worrying about going out and winning. It was definitely a learning experience. I wanted to go out and have a great year, and I felt like it was a good year. I helped the team, but definitely felt like I could have done more.
MLBPipeline.com: You're known for a fastball that can be unhittable thanks to its combination of velocity, movement and deception. How is the rest of your repertoire developing?
Manaea: I feel like it's coming along great, especially my changeup. I went away from the Vulcan changeup I had in college and went with a circle changeup. There still are command issues at times, but it's getting better. My slider is coming along, too. I've made my arm angle higher, and that has helped a lot.
MLBPipeline.com: What are you hoping to work on in your first pro season?
Manaea: I definitely want to watch hitters and what they do. All the tendencies, what pitches they hit in what count, learn what hitters do. I never really paid attention to that in college or high school, but pro ball is a lot different. I want to use scouting reports to my advantage.
Camp standout: Dozier
In a surprise move, the Royals drafted Dozier at No. 8 overall last June. Though that selection was part of a strategy to create enough money to sign Manaea without exceeding their assigned pool, Dozier was a legitimate late first-round talent.
The first player ever taken out of Stephen F. Austin State in the top five rounds, Dozier signed for $2.2 million. He hit .308/.397/.495 in his pro debut, while making the transition from third base to shortstop. Dozier also pitched in college, showing off a 91-93 mph fastball as a reliever.
Dozier already has established himself the best pure hitter in the system. He has solid power and should be an asset with his glove at the hot corner.
"He has such good feel for hitting," Picollo said. "He stays in the middle of the field and doesn't try to hit home runs. He's looking to make hard contact. He's got an advanced approach, even in batting practice. He was very good at third base in the fall and carried it through to the spring. He's a good worker with a great head on his shoulders."
Breakout candidate: Almonte
He's overshadowed in the system by Zimmer, Ventura and Manaea, but Almonte gives Kansas City another potential front-line starter. Signed for $25,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2010, he showed enough polish to make the jump to full-season ball at age 20 last year.
Almonte had no problem handling older hitters in low Class A, recording a 3.10 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 130 2/3 innings. He earned a trip to the Futures Game, where he pitched a perfect seventh inning that included a whiff of Twins outfielder Byron Buxton, the consensus top prospect in baseball.
"He gets compared a lot to Ventura because their backgrounds and body types are similar, but they're different guys," Picollo said. "Almonte has better feel for pitching than Ventura had at the same time, and he has better feel for his curveball and changeup at a similar age. He doesn't have the same fastball, but he has plenty of fastball at 91-96 mph.
"He also has good instincts on how to attack hitters. If they're late on his fastball, he stays with his fastball. If they're out in front on their swing, he goes with the changeup."
Jim Callis is a reporter for MLB.com and writes a blog, Callis' Corner. Follow @jimcallisMLB on Twitter.


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It was an evening of rock 'n' roll, laughs and baseball at Chicago's inaugural Hot Stove Cool Music benefit concert. Headlined by no less an act than the Smashing Pumpkins, the event raised more than $175,000 for disadvantaged youth via Chicago Cubs Charities and Cubs President Theo Epstein's Foundation To Be Named Later. The Figgs, Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents and Company of Thieves also rocked out, while comedians Mike O'Malley, Jeff Garlin and Joel Murray brought the laughs. Hot Stove Cool Music was founded by writers Peter Gammons and Jeff Horrigan in 2000 to raise funds for Foundation To Be Named Later and The Jimmy Fund. Photos by Will Byington


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Squad Leader
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|Serving as Squad Leader can apply towards Positions of Responsibility requirements for Star, Life, and Eagle.
|Squad Leader
The Squad Leader is the sub-group youth leader in the Varsity Scout team. The Squad Leader is equivalent to the Patrol Leader in a Boy Scout troop. At team leadership meetings, he presents potential activities of the program managers in his squad. Conducts practice sessions planned by program managers within his squad.
Position description
The squad leader is the elected leader of his squad. Squad Leaders ensure participation of the squad at all team activities, and represents the squad and is a voting member of the Team Leadership council meetings. He holds purposeful squad meetings, and passes on information. He is a vital part of team leadership and activities; shows concern for each squad member. He usually serves a 6- or 12-month term.
Reports to
- Plans and leads squad meetings and activities.
- Keeps squad members informed.
- Represents the squad as a voting member of at all team leadership council meetings and the annual program planning clinic.
- Conducts practice sessions (activities and event meetings) planned by program managers within his squad.
- Maintains the spirit of the team in all activities.
- Sets a good example of the ideals of Scouting.
- Encourages squad members to advance along the Eagle and Denali trails.
- Wears the Scout uniform correctly.
- Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Shows Scout spirit.
Ten Tips for Squad Leaders
From Ten Tips for Being a Good Patrol Leader
- Keep Your Word. Don't make promises you can't keep.
- Be Fair to All. A good leader shows no favorites. Don't allow friendships to keep you from being fair to all members of your patrol. Know who likes to do what, and assign duties to patrol members by what they like to do.
- Be a Good Communicator. You don't need a commanding voice to be a good leader, but you must be willing to step out front with an effective "Let's go." A good leader knows how to get and give information so that everyone understands what's going on.
- Be Flexible. Everything doesn't always go as planned. Be prepared to shift to "plan B" when "plan A" doesn't work.
- Be Organized. The time you spend planning will be repaid many times over. At patrol meetings, record who agrees to do each task, and fill out the duty roster before going camping.
- Delegate. Some leaders assume that the job will not get done unless they do it themselves. Most people like to be challenged with a task. Empower your patrol members to do things they have never tried.
- Set an Example. The most important thing you can do is lead by example. Whatever you do, your patrol members are likely to do the same. A cheerful attitude can keep everyone's spirits up.
- Be Consistent. Nothing is more confusing than a leader who is one way one moment and another way a short time later. If your patrol knows what to expect from you, they will more likely respond positively to your leadership.
- Give Praise. The best way to get credit is to give it away. Often a "Nice job" is all the praise necessary to make a Scout feel he is contributing to the efforts of the patrol.
- Ask for Help. Don't be embarrassed to ask for help. You have many resources at your disposal. When confronted with a situation you don't know how to handle, ask someone with more experience for some advice and direction.
Varsity Scout teams do not have a "assistant" squad leaders.
The Squad Leader is a sub-group youth leader in its unit. Other sub-group youth leaders are:
See also
|Varsity Scout portal
Team Positions of Responsibility and Adult Advisers
|Team Leadership:
| Captain • Cocaptain • Team Secretary • Squad Leader • Quartermaster • Chaplain Aide •
Librarian • Instructor • Den Chief • Order of the Arrow Team Representative
|Program Managers:
|Advancement • High-Adventure/Sports • Personal Development • Service • Special Programs and Events
|Other team leadership:
|Historian • Bugler
|Team Coach • Assistant Team Coach(es) • Committee Secretary • Committee Treasurer
|Program Advisers:
|Advancement • High-Adventure/Sports • Personal Development • Service • Special Programs and Events


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This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology.
For years it seemed certain that Australia would buy eight Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime aircraft, with a strong likelihood of supplementing them with seven Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance aircraft. With both types, the Royal Australian Air Force would have, in effect, an extension of the system that the U.S. Navy is developing in its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program.
Now it looks like Boeing and perhaps General Atomics, builder of the Triton-rival Predator B, have more opportunities in the program, Air 7000.
The RAAF is quietly making a case for 12 Poseidons, arguing that eight would not be enough to cover the vast oceans surrounding the continent. And the unmanned requirement is now described as "up to" seven high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft, potentially reducing Northrop Grumman's opportunity. At the same time the air force sees an argument for a supplementary drone, possibly the Predator, to take on some of the electronic-intelligence missions that would otherwise fall to the Poseidons and Tritons.
The aircraft that need to be replaced -- 18 P-3C Orions updated to a local standard called AP-3C -- are due for retirement around 2019, says a defense department spokeswoman. Keeping the Orions flying demands increasingly close attention. "The sustainment strategy for the Orion fleet has transitioned to a maintenance-intensive safety-by-inspection program, comprising targeted structural inspections and repairs," says the spokeswoman. Despite the challenges, the aircraft are meeting requirements.
Although Australia chose the Poseidon in 2007 as the Orion replacement, the government is not due to approve purchase of the Boeing aircraft until sometime between the middle of this year and mid-2016. The decision on the unmanned aircraft is expected a little later, between mid-2015 and mid-2018, as part of a schedule that last year was advanced by 3-4 years. The change was made to "better synchronize" the drone with the introduction of the Poseidon -- primarily anti-submarine aircraft -- and withdrawal of the Orions, says the spokeswoman.
"Included among the peacetime roles for these assets will be surveillance of Australia's maritime approaches, with both the manned and unmanned capabilities operating in a complementary manner," says the spokeswoman. While no further details on the concept of operations were divulged, it is likely that unarmed surveillance drones on patrol missions lasting more than a day will be deployed far into the Indian Ocean and will be the first to detect surface targets. They would then cue interception of the target by a Poseidon that might be loitering in the air or be scrambled from its base.
Alternatively, either aircraft could be cued by other sources of information, or could cue different ships or aircraft, exploiting information systems planned under separate projects. "Close coordination between Project Air 7000 and future information-system projects will be an essential enabler to the success of future aircraft systems," says the spokeswoman.
The requirement for up to seven surveillance drones appears to be based on maintaining two patrols. The U.S. Navy expects to sustain surveillance zones 3,700 km (2,000 nm) from Triton bases, each patrol supported by three aircraft, plus one as a spare. For Australia, a single spare could back up two patrol groups. Alternatively, more patrols closer to the country could be maintained -- or Australia could just buy fewer Tritons or opt for the shorter-range Predator B.
Although the Predator B is traditionally viewed as a medium-altitude, long-endurance aircraft, that description may be misleading. General Atomics says the aircraft can fly at 50,000 ft., hardly a medium altitude, although not with an array of external pods.
Even if the Triton is chosen, the Predator B may have a second chance at entering Australian service. A senior air force official says that, apart from maritime surveillance, the Poseidons and the chosen drone will be heavily tasked with electronic intelligence -- collecting signals emitted by other countries. That work could be so time-consuming as to justify a dedicated electronic-intelligence aircraft, letting the maritime aircraft attend to their primary role. The government has not yet approved any such capability.
Poseidon and Triton are already designed for electronic intelligence. The exact capabilities are classified, but the U.S. Navy has said the Northrop Grumman drone will play a key role in the replacement of the intelligence version of the Orion, the EP-3. Conceivably, Australia could also seek to fit its own electronic-intelligence equipment to the Triton. The aircraft has a little spare space, but not much.


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Robinson makes most of rare start for Cards
ST. LOUIS -- When Shane Robinson arrived at Busch Stadium on Friday afternoon, manager Mike Matheny asked him if he was ready to go.
"Yeah, if you need me," Robinson said.View Full Game Coverage
ST. LOUIS -- When Shane Robinson arrived at Busch Stadium on Friday afternoon, manager Mike Matheny asked him if he was ready to go.
"Yeah, if you need me," Robinson said.View Full Game Coverage
So when Matheny told Robinson, "I think I'm going to unleash you today," he didn't disappoint. In his first start of the postseason, Robinson followed up his pinch-hit homer in Game 4 with a pair of singles, two RBIs and a run to help the Cardinals clinch the National League Championship Series in Friday's 9-0 victory over the Dodgers.
"It feels good, man. Any way I can contribute and help our team win," Robinson said, interrupted by a shower of champagne and beer from celebrating teammates.
"Shane's never been accused of being a big [guy], has he?" Adam Wainwright said of his 5-foot-9 teammate. "But I'll tell you what, he's a big-time player. We needed him to step up for us, and he did it in a big way."
As a key member of St. Louis' reserves, Robinson batted .286 (14-for-49) when coming off the bench in the regular season, and he started 30 games in the outfield. Though he has made just eight plate appearances this October, he's made the most of them, driving in three runs with three hits and two runs scored.
"He's done this all year for us," second baseman Matt Carpenter said. "He doesn't get to play a lot, but when he does get his opportunities, he does a good job for us. Today was no different. The other day with the pinch-hit homer, that was a huge deal. He got the start today and he had a great game."
Robinson's path to becoming one of the Cardinals' top bench players wasn't an easy one. In 2011, he was involved in an outfield collision that left him with fractured bones in his face and a broken finger, just one year removed from a season-ending collarbone injury. Robinson battled his way back to the Majors and has been a consistent contributor this year, earning a trip to his first World Series.
"It's an honor. I'm glad they stuck with me," Robinson said. "I know with injuries, it kind of looked like this might be the end. I'm just fortunate enough that they stuck with me. The guys believed in me, and I worked really hard to get here. I had a lot of support from the guys in the organization and my family. I'm just going to enjoy it. You can't ask for more."
Embodying his club's mantra of "next man up," Robinson is just the latest St. Louis player to contribute when called upon, which after his NLCS performance, could turn out to be more often in the World Series.
"We talk about the Cardinal Way all the time. I think coming up through the Minor Leagues, it's instilled in us and everybody buys into it," Robinson said. "I think that's really helped us get to where we are, and that's why our team is so good. Man, what a game. I'm still in awe of it. I'm so happy we're going to the World Series now."
Chad Thornburg is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Ho! Ho! Ho! It's been a pretty serious year with the looming "fiscal cliff" and a highly competitive presidential race. But as the holidays approach, a number of retailers are betting that consumers are ready to ham it up again.
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) ? This might be the year that Andy Dirks finally gets to prove he is a full-time major leaguer.
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) ? This might be the year that Andy Dirks finally gets to prove he is a full-time major leaguer.
The Detroit Tigers left fielder has flirted with the starting job for two years, but still hasn't played a full season. He was on his way to a regular spot last season until he suffered inflammation in his right Achilles tendon that sidelined him for most of June and July.
Dirks came back and was key down the stretch, ending the season with a .322 average in 88 games, and he batted .274 against left-handers while hitting .336 against righties. Dirks said he doesn't mind being platooned and that it is up to manager Jim Leyland to fill out the lineup card.
"I am just trying to keep everything simple," Dirks said. "I just want to be on the field and I only control the things I can control. It's up to other people to decide when I should play."
Leyland said he is being careful with Dirks, especially after the injury. Dirks is unlikely to play 162 games, though he won't be treated with kid gloves.
"There was some indication that almost hinted that the organization didn't think he was an everyday player," Leyland said. "That's not what I said. I said, 'I think it's best, from what I've seen so far, not to overplay him.' There's a difference. I'm not saying Andy Dirks isn't an everyday player. I'm saying that, at this juncture in his career, to get the best out of him, you have to watch him a little bit."
Dirks said he didn't change a thing after he rejoined the Tigers later last summer. He accepted his role and, with the addition of right fielder Torii Hunter, that leaves only one open spot in the Tigers outfield since Austin Jackson is fully entrenched in center field. Brennan Boesch is an obvious option. He played 132 games for the Tigers last season, but is another lefty. Boesch was left off the Tigers post-season roster last year. Another lefty is Quintin Berry who played in 94 games in Detroit. Since all are lefties, someone has to be the main guy, right?
"Without question, I am comfortable playing Andy Dirks every day," Leyland said. "But you can't burn anyone out. I have other guys I trust out there. I like Andy Dirks a lot. A lot."
Notes: Rick Porcello will start the spring training opener Friday against host Atlanta. Anibal Sanchez will start the home opener Saturday against Toronto, and Justin Verlander will start Sunday in Lakeland against Philadelphia. Verlander's exhibition schedule was arranged to have him on pace to start opening day in Minnesota on April 1. ... Pitchers Bruce Rondon, Luke Putkonen, Duane Below, Darin Downs and Kyle Lobstein, catcher Ramon Cabrera and infielder Jeff Kobernus agreed to contract terms . Leyland is still trying to piece together the bottom of his lineup, but said that shortstop Jhonny Peralta will bat seventh.Boesch missed his third straight day of practice after tweaking an oblique muscle.


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During his first trip to Washington since his election landslide, Texas senator-elect Ted Cruz met with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and two fellow incoming Republican freshmen.
McConnell hosted the meeting at the beginning of Cruz's three-day stay during which Cruz will begin to set up shop for his term. Deb Fisher and Jeff Flake, the the Republican senators-elect for Nebraska and Arizona, will do the same during this orientation period. (There's an outside chance that Flake will be "un-elected" when the final absentee ballots and provisional ballots are counted in Arizona. His "win" has not been certified.)
The meeting was closed to the press, but reporters had the opportunity to take a few photos of the new Republican senators before being ushered out.
After the meeting, Cruz told reporters that the new leaders spoke about the upcoming challenges Congress will face, and whether or not the president will be able to bring together two very divided houses.
"If the president is serious about tackling the grave fiscal and economic challenges in this country, I will happily work with him," Cruz said. "If he insists on continuing down this same path of more and and more spending, more and more debt, higher taxes and regulation, then I intend to work day and night to stop us from continuing down that path."
The Houston Republican also finally announced his support for fellow Texan John Cornyn for the GOP's second-ranking leadership slot. The newbie was jumping on the bandwagon, as Cornyn already had locked up the post.


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I wanted to tell the story about how Molly and I came to be. Molly is the first dog I have ever owned, I never had a dog or a cat when I was growing up. All kids had a dog growing up didn't they? At least all the kids I knew, except me. So I meet Mike and we get married and I get Molly as part of the package deal ;-) With my love of animals you'd think I'd have had them all my life, but I haven't. I've only had Molly the last 12 years. First dog ever.
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Molly is my heart and soul there in a four legged furry package. My beautiful old girl, faithful companion, 38 kilogram feet warmer, constant friend laying next to me while Im scrapping, following me around endlessly, always wanting to be near me, nudging my hand for a pat, and her soulful eye look when she wants a treat. I had never had a dog in my childhood years, and here I was, aged 39, getting married to a man with a dog.
It wasnt always like this though. I was scared of Molly in the very beginning. She was about a year or so old, very boisterous, always wanting to jump up. It was nearly my undoing. But over the years we developed a bond like no other. Mike keeps saying you broke my dog. I just know she fixed my heart. I slip her treats, she sleeps on the floor on my side of the bed, she can do no wrong, well not much anyway, apart from when she digs up the garden to plant her bone! I dont know what I will do when the time comes that she is not with us. I cant even bear to think about that. And now in her geriatric years she has slowed down, she sleeps a lot, she still lets Lucky know shes the boss and she is still faithful like no other. My beautiful Molly girl, yes she is definitely my heart and soul all wrapped up in a furry four legged package.
Molly, you are my first dog and have taught me so much. Love you to the moon and back my girl.


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Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a secretly developed capability to fix one of the shortfalls of its stealthy F-22 and F-35 fighters: their inability to link to one another, or to legacy fighters, for air campaigns.
The company recently showcased a new datalink capability for the fighters through Project Missouri, a proprietary program. During the demonstration, Lockheed validated the use of a Link 16 transmit capability from the twin-engine F-22 Raptor as well as showcased a waveform developed by L-3 Communications and optimized for low-probability-of-intercept/low-probability-of-detection transmissions (LPI/LPD), says Ron Bessire, vice president of technology and innovation at the company's Skunk Works.
The demonstration required 8 hr. of flight time and took place Dec. 17 and 19, Bessire tells Aviation Week. The trials required the use of an Air Force Raptor as well as the F-35 Cooperative Avionics Testbed (CATbird), a 737-based flying laboratory that is used to test F-35 software standing in as a Joint Strike Fighter surrogate. The F-22 was able to transmit to a Link 16 terminal on the ground.
The F-22 was designed to communicate only with other Raptors in an effort to reduce emissions from the aircraft to maintain signal stealth in the event of a peer-to-peer engagement. However, because of a dramatic cutback in the number of Raptors purchased — 187 operational — the aircraft must now communicate with F-35s expected to enter service next year as well as legacy "fourth-generation" fighters such as the F-15, F-16 and F-18 families.
This so-called fourth-to-fifth capability was highlighted as a need last week by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh at the annual Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., but a firm requirement and funding are lacking. Describing the technology as "nothing cosmic," Welsh said such a link would extend the range and improve the effectiveness of each platform; ultimately what is needed is handoff of weapons-quality data, meaning data from one aircraft can be used by another to accurately fire a weapon.
"We demonstrated the data was being transmitted at a high rate, [enough] to support rapid update of the air tracks to whomever was on Link 16," Bessire says.
Should such a capability be fielded, the F-22 could be used to enhance the effectiveness of F-15s and F-16s in an air battle though most of the older fighters lack the use of an active, electronically scanned array radar. The F-22's Northrop Grumman radar is able to detect airborne threats at ranges far exceeding those of radars on the older fighters.
Bessire said the "LPI/LPD waveform still needs some additional maturation," but he declined to discuss whether it is in use in another platform. Such a waveform would be useful for the B-2, new unmanned aircraft such as the Northrop Grumman RQ-180 and any system hoping to reduce radio frequency emissions to conduct stealthy operations. Equipment and the optics for the waveform are at a technology readiness level of 9, he said, indicating more work needs to be done before it can be proven in a relevant environment and garner full programmatic status at the Pentagon. The F-22 is, however, able to use its existing apertures to operate the waveform, he said.
Installation of a so-called "open system architecture" (OSA) rack and the radio took place within a year of starting the effort to add Link 16 to the Raptor, Bessire said. The OSA racks can also can enable other operations, such as distributed electronic attack, though this was not demonstrated. "What we learned out of this demonstration is that there is tremendous power in the Air Force open mission architecture standard," Bessire says. The equipment was installed in the F-22's avionics bay.
Through Project Missouri, Lockheed is trying to package a capability similar to that offered by the Northrop Grumman Joint Strike Fighter Enterprise Terminal (JETpack) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration within a stealthy aircraft. JETpack was a podded solution; incorporating it on the stealthy F-22 and F-35 would compromise their low radar cross section.
Lockheed is briefing the results of the demonstration to Air Force leadership and is hoping to see an official requirement for such a capability. Suppliers, such as L-3, shared in the cost of the demonstration. But the team is hoping for a sign from the Air Force to continue work. If funding weren't an issue, the Link 16 system could be fielded by the end of this year, Bessire says. "One of the goals of the demonstration was to create a reusable design whether that was software or hardware," he says.
Company officials are eager to get Air Force reaction. The program was dubbed "Project Missouri" as a response to a demand from Air Combat Command chief Gen. Michael Hostage. He told the company to "show me" it was possible when Lockheed briefed plans for the demonstration to him before it took place. This, Bessire notes, is the motto of Missouri, the "show-me" state.


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It's time to start it all over again, thank goodness!
I had to buy some potatoes from the grocery a few weeks back because we had finally finished all that were stored in the basement. Home-grown potatoes, even the old ones in their slightly shriveled state, are far superior to the kind that come in a plastic bag!
I am really ready to get my hands in the soil and planting potatoes is just the thing to get the season rolling.
First thing first: While I always shoot for a mid-March planting of selected seed potatoes we must consider the condition of the soil. Don't start digging if the soil is too wet.
Be patient and only work once the soil is friable. Select potato varieties that complement the way you cook.
The most versatile varieties include favorites such as Yukon Gold and Red Cloud. Both are great harvested early as "new" potatoes or harvested late for storage.
If you have a history of pest problems in the potato patch, then Island Sunshine and Prince Hairy prove most resistant; Elba and Butte are good mashed or baked; Caribe and Carola are best roasted or fried; and the fingerling potatoes are ideal for roasting whole.
This year I've selected a potato called Katahdin (yes, you can raise both Katahdin sheep and Katahdin potatoes) in honor of our flock of hair sheep.
The potato is supposed to be great tasting; and have long-storage if cured properly. It is best to purchase "certified disease-free" seed potatoes to cut down on the incidence of disease year after year.
Potatoes will grow in most soil types; however, working compost into the planting furrows is recommended to improve drainage and provide additional nutrients.
Composted manure will provide the fertilizer requirements throughout the growing season. During the growing season, once the stems and foliage have emerged, you can provide additional nutrients to the plants by spraying liquid seaweed or fish emulsion.
Research suggests that fish emulsion deters deer grazing and some insect problems, as well. Potatoes are in the nightshade family and therefore poisonous to many animals. So browsing should not be too much of an issue. Colorado potato beetles are of more concern.
Rotating your crop is essential for potatoes (and other vegetables in the nightshade family, like tomatoes) if you want to avoid pest problems.
For most gardeners it is not too much to ask that they hand pick pests on a regular basis in order to protect their potato crop but there are some biological controls that can help offset larger infestations of potato pests.
Using floating row covers as an insect barrier early in season does a world of good in terms of protecting plants from Colorado potato beetles, leaf hoppers and flea beetles.
When you are ready to plant cut the seed potatoes into sections, making sure that each section has 2 or 3 healthy buds or "eyes." These eyes become the roots and stems of the tuber.
You can usually get four good pieces from each seed potato. On average 5 pounds of seed potato will plant out a 50-foot row. Plant your seed potatoes in furrows, about 12 inches apart and about 3 to 5 inches deep, shallow for fast emergence deeper for less hilling duty.
A long thin furrow makes it easier to harvest later in the summer.
I would plant deeply this year because it was such a mild winter, and the spring warm up has been brisk. We don't need to overly rush things!
A couple of weeks after the foliage has emerged, start hilling soil around the stem to protect the developing tubers. I always plant on the deep side so I don't have to hill the plants as much.
Once the seed potatoes are planted, mulch them to moderate soil moisture, control weeds and to further protect the developing tubers from sun exposure.
If the tubers are exposed to direct sunlight, they turn green and take on a slight toxicity (they won't kill you, though!).
You can harvest small potatoes (called "new" potatoes) after the plants have finished blooming in the summer, but for larger potatoes suitable for storage, allow plants to reach maturity.
Harvest potatoes for storage about 3 weeks after the tops of the plants have completely died back.
Rub off excess dirt and cure your potatoes in a ventilated and shaded (don't leave them in the sun) area for a couple of weeks before storing indoors (for successful, long storage you must allow the tops to die back and you must air cure them!).
Rinse any excess dirt from the potato prior to storage to prevent desiccation and do not store in the refrigerator.
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