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We are only a week away from kickoff. Seems like a pretty good time to step out of the SEC and ACC and take a quick look at the other Division I-A conferences. I'm picking the conference winners with a possible dark horse for each. If you disagree with my picks, please give me yours.
Winner: Cincinnati. The defending champions lost 10 starters on defense but return quarterback Tony Pike and wide receiver Mardy Gilyard, one of the best in the country. I think Brian Kelly is a very good coach. The fact that the Bearcats COULD win tells you how down the league is this year.
Dark Horse: South Florida. I keep waiting on the Bulls to win the Big East. But they have been in the hunt the past two seasons only to fall apart in the second half. A team that has Matt Grothe at quarterback and George Selvie at defensive end should be better than the Bulls have been.
Winner: Penn State. A lot of people like Ohio State because of sophomore quarterback Terrelle Pryor. But the Nittany Lions have a senior quarterback in Darryl Clark and a really good running back in Evan Royster. They also get Ohio State at home on Nov. 7.
Dark Horse: Iowa. The Hawkeyes lost their great running back, Shonn Greene, but they have a steady quarterback in Ricky Stanzi and a defense that gave up only 13 points per game last season, which was fifth in the nation. If sophomore RB Jewel Hampton can stay healthy Iowa has a shot. But the Hawkeyes must play Penn State, Michigan State, and Ohio State on the road.
North winner: Kansas. The popular winner is Nebraska because second-year coach Bo Pelini has promised improvement on the defense. But this is a league of quarterbacks. Nebraska will have a new one. Kansas returns senior Todd Reesing.
South winner: Texas. The popular pick is Oklahoma, which returns QB Sam Bradford, the Heisman Trophy winner. But Bradford lost four of his starting five offensive linemen. Texas is playing with a major league chip on its shoulder after getting shut out of the BCS championship game last season. Colt McCoy is going to have a huge senior season that may give him the Heisman Trophy.
Dark Horse: Oklahoma State. The Cowboys have all of the offensive firepower they need in QB Zac Robinson, RB Kendall Hunter, and WR Dez Bryant. What they haven't had lately is a defense to back it up. Last season the Cowboys were 93rd nationally in total defense (405.54 yards per game). Since 2002 Oklahoma State has not been better than 74th in total defense. Bill Young has been brought in as DC to correct that. If the Oklahoma State defense improves just a little bit, the Cowboys could be this season's Texas Tech and play the role of spoiler.
Winner: For the eighth consecutive year it has to be USC, despite questions at quarterback and a defense that lost eight starters. Four of those defensive starters were picked on the first day of the NFL Draft. Sophomore Aaron Corp and true freshman Matt Barkley are the quarterbacks. They will work behind a veteran offensive line with an embarrassment of riches at running back. Put it this way: If you don't get Southern Cal this season, I don't know when you're going to get them.
Dark Horse: California has the nation's leading returning rusher in Jahvid Best, who averaged 8.1 yards per carry last season. The Bears also have a top 25 defense that gave up less than 20 points per game in 2008. Finally, California gets USC at home on Oct. 3. Some folks like Oregon in this role but the Ducks have a new head coach in Chip Kelly.
East winner: East Carolina. The Pirates return Patrick Pinkney at quarterback (2,675 passing, 13 TD) and seven starters from a defense that finished in the top 30 in scoring.
West winner: Houston. QB Case Keenum threw for 5,020 yards and 44 touchdowns last season.
Dark Horse: Southern Mississippi. Sixteen starters return from a team that finished the 2008 season with five straight wins.
Winner: Only three starters return on offense and among the missing is quarterback Brian Johnson, who led the Utes to a 13-0 season in 2008. But Kyle Whittingham has continued to build the program after taking the handoff from Urban Meyer in 2005.
Dark Horse: BYU. Quarterback Max Hall returns after averaging 310.4 yards passing per game last season. The defense from last season's 10-3 team returns eight starters. The Cougars play non-conference road games against Oklahoma and Florida State, but league games against TCU, Air Force, and Utah are at home.
East winner: Buffalo returns 12 starters from the defending MAC champs and gets the nod despite losing all-conference running back James Starks for the season (shoulder). Starks was Buffalo's all-time leading rusher. Junior Brandon Thermilus will now get a shot at tailback. The Bulls of Turner Gill are going for their third straight MAC East title.
West winner: It's got to be Central Michigan and quarterback Dan LeFevour, who threw for 2,784 yards last season and led the Chippewas to their third straight bowl. No current MAC member has ever gone to four straight bowls.
Dark Horse: Western Michigan. Tim Hiller is a big-time quarterback who completed 64.9 percent of this passes for 3,725 yards and 36 touchdowns a year ago. The Broncos were 11th nationally in passing (294.7 ypg) last season.
Winner: Troy is pretty much a lock to pick up its fourth straight Sun Belt title. But the big boys on Troy's schedule had better pay attention because many say this is the best team that that Larry Blakeney has had in his 18 years at the school. The passing combination of senior QB Levi Brown to junior wide receiver Jerrel Jernigan (77 catches in 2008) is lethal.
Dark Horse: A lot of people like Arkansas State as the No. 2 team in the Sun Belt but I like Florida Atlantic and senior quarterback Rusty Smith (3,224 passing, 24 TD in 2008). Cortez Grant (60 catches) is a great target. The Owls get Arkansas State at home.
Winner: There is little doubt that Boise State will win the conference. The Broncos return only nine starters from a 12-1 team, but one of them is sophomore quarterback Kellen Moore (3,486 yards, 26 TD), who completed 69.4 percent of his passes last season. The question is whether or not Boise can upset Oregon at home on Sept. 3. If that happens, the Broncos could go 13-0 and make some of the big dogs in the BCS very nervous.
Dark Horse: Nevada is the most likely challenger to Boise in the WAC as the Wolf Pack returns eight starters from an offense that averaged 37.6 points per game (12th nationally) and 277.8 yards rushing (third nationally) last season. Nevada will give Notre Dame a hard time on Sept. 5 in South Bend. But also keep an eye on Derek Dooley's Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. This is Dooley's third year in Ruston and his team returns nine starters from an offense that enabled the Bulldogs to go 8-5 last season.
Programming note: Tonight I will be speaking to the Touchdown Club of Atlanta for their 2009 kickoff meeting at the Fox Sports Grill at Atlantic Station. At 5 p.m. we will have the first Atlanta signing of my new book on Georgia radio legend Larry Munson. The title is: "From Herschel to a Hobnail Boot-The Life and Times of Larry Munson." Hope you can join us.
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August 27th, 2009
8:46 am
all of you Bryce Brown conspiracy theorists just got your comeuppance, Go Vols. Sorry let me translate for you bulldog fans, Bryce Brown will be the next Herchel (but w/ fewer personalities)
August 27th, 2009
8:49 am
This is going to be funny when Georgia starts the season 0 and 3!!!!
August 27th, 2009
8:56 am
Good job Tony, I agree that Southern Mississippi is a team to possibly look out for. Pretty good talent at their skill positions. I did not care for them letting Coach Bower go but Fedora is a pretty good coach.
Go Dawgs!
August 27th, 2009
8:58 am
Comments in response to Tony —-
(1) The Big East will be a non-factor in the 2009 BCS title hunt, and will get their one undeserved bid for its conference champion to the last-pick 2009 BCS bowl.
(2) The Big Ten will receive its mandatory one BCS bowl bid, either Ohio State and Penn State. Someone other than OSU needs to step up and challenge the Buckeyes. The lack of depth in the Big Ten is hurting the competitiveness of its top teams. You need to be tested to be ready.
(3) The Big XII is the odds-on favorite to contribute a team to the BCS Championship Game. Both Texas and Oklahoma should received BCS bowl bids.
(4) USC will be Pac-10 champion in usual runaway fashion. Question is, will they finish 12-0? If so, they could be playing for the BCS national title.
(5) Conference BCS will not receive a BCS bowl bid in 2009. Next.
(6) Mid American Conference will not receive a BCS bowl bid in 2009. Next.
(7) Mountain West is a long shot to place a team in a 2009 BCS bowl, but it's more likely to be TCU than Utah.
(8) Sun Belt? Not happening any time in the next decade.
(9) Atlantic Coast Conference winner will get its mandatory BCS bowl bid. The ACC is hoping they don't have to play the Big East champion again.
(10) Southeastern Conference is a strong candidate to place two teams in BCS bowls. Question is, who will be the second team?
August 27th, 2009
9:00 am
nashvol j.pi—-"fewer personalities," eh? Let's hope Bryce settles on one good personality and ditches his pre-Volunteer posse and hangers-on.
August 27th, 2009
9:09 am
45 – 42 !!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahaahahahahahaha
August 27th, 2009
9:10 am
I can agree with most of these but I really think someone else will win the PAC-10 this year. It just feels like this is a rebuilding year for USC as they'll probably lose 2 or 3 games this year. Cal is the west coast version of Clemson and will find a way to choke the season away so someone else will slip through the cracks.
August 27th, 2009
9:21 am
I just saw the UGA schedule, toughest games in order:
1 – Florida
3 – Georgia Tech (really is the third best team on the schedule a bunch of pathetic loser nerds? really)
4 – Arizona State?, Tennessee? (really these are the 4th best teams, really)
What a powerhouse
August 27th, 2009
9:22 am
Auburn? South Carolina? Vandy?
Anybody better than 6-6?
August 27th, 2009
9:22 am
Bryce Brown is too small to be anything but often injured in this league.
August 27th, 2009
9:25 am
Your the best Tony.
August 27th, 2009
9:50 am
Atlanta Gator : Here's to hoping Bryce Brown's entourage consists of defenses chasing him downfield…
August 27th, 2009
9:53 am
Why does everyone keep referencing the new coach at Oregon as a reason for a drop off? The coach is running the same system and has kept all the old coaches around. I realize that a coaching change typically causes a drop off but this is a totally different situation. the new coach came in as offensive coordinator two years ago and instantly improved the offense. the old coach has moved to athletic director. The new coach will still be running the offense and the defense will still be run by the defensive coordinator. I think the ducks will be better than people think as this coaching change will not slow them up a bit.
August 27th, 2009
9:54 am
Don't count out the Ducks in the Pac 10…
August 27th, 2009
10:03 am
August 27th, 2009
10:03 am
Tony…you truly are the chan gomer gailey of sportswriters. I bet you got more picks wrong than you got right..wanna bet.
Thank God and Greyhound that the worst coach in the history of the world, chan gomer gailey, is gone forever. Only thing worse than him were the Tech fans who ever supported him or defended him…like the folks on the hive website…they suck just as bad as him for propping him up for 6 lousy years.
August 27th, 2009
10:05 am
Unbelievably lame article, but what's new? So much to pick at and so little space, so I'll just cover the first conference. Too much faith in Cincinnati. They were a surprise last year and will be competive this year, but will not prevail. USF as a darkhorse shows you are writing from a closet without a clue. Leavitt is a good coach. Selvie is good, but even the worst teams usually have one or two good players. Grothe is athletic, but extremely erratic and will lose as many for them as he will win. The rest of the team has the collective IQ of a fern (e.g. Ford, their best RB who has already been suspended- again) and several will fall to the wayside due academics.
August 27th, 2009
10:14 am
I agree that Troy wins the Sun Belt again. It's probably time they moved to Conference USA.
November 14 – Troy upsets Arkansas 63-57.
August 27th, 2009
10:27 am
For the Tech fans who like to keep up with Colin Peek (Tech transfer) at Bama:
August 27th, 2009
10:32 am
Georgia, Do you really think you will have a defense better than that of Tennessee? On offense I think Cox wins the qb, but as far as running the ball you pups dont even compare. I see Uga going 7-5
August 27th, 2009
10:33 am
Where's the love for the ACC? I take it you would not pay to see 5 ACC players?
August 27th, 2009
10:38 am
No way Oklahoma is the favorite over Texas in the Big 12. Did you happen to see the polls?
August 27th, 2009
10:40 am
I'm hoping Clemson get's the First big W over Tech……..What a great weekend that would be
August 27th, 2009
10:50 am
"If you got the ball, we gonna get you. If yo mamma got the ball, we gonna get her" – Marvin Austin, UNC
August 27th, 2009
10:52 am
It is odd that we didn't get the ACC version of 5 players to watch, but honestly I don't know that enough ACC players have that superstar/national appeal. I tend to watch as much college football as my wife allows, but if ACC football is on, I'm not watching for a specific players, just watching two teams go at it. If I had to pick the players on ACC squads I could name and would at least be interested in watching/following, it goes something like this (in no particular order):
Russell Wilson – NC State
CJ Spiller – Clemson (should have gone to UF my friend )
J. Dwyer – GaTech
S. Spence – Miami
Riley Skinner – Wake
Nobody at UNC, Duke, Maryland, UVa, FSU, Boston College, or VaTech (now that the running back is down) really move the needle for me. The guys I listed above are very talented players but I wouldn't necessarily go pay to see them; which I probably have a better chance of doing vs. SEC guys given my location. Just my 2 cents…
August 27th, 2009
11:05 am
Tenn will beat 2 of these teams.. Fla, Ga. Ole Miss & Ala. who are ranked. It will not be Fla. so who are the 2 of these three that gets it.
August 27th, 2009
11:12 am
Seriously? A team loses 10 starters on defense and they will win the conference?!? Don't believe it for a second. I may have been around the SEC too long, but I don't think any team can win a BCS conference after losing that many. Defense is just too important.
You should have slept on that one before picking Cincinatti. I'll take USF. They have some great athletic players, along with some experience and good coaching.
August 27th, 2009
11:13 am
Five players have left the UF program because of permanent injuries and undisclosed reasons. Of course this is during the preseason just before real football starts and not a couple of days before Highschool seniors are about to sign grant-in-aids on signing day.
August 27th, 2009
11:18 am
Atlanta Gator, I assume you meant Conference USA instead of Conference BCS, did you not.? Didn't mean to be picky.
I like your assessment on all the conferences.
August 27th, 2009
11:18 am
I hate to burst your bubble along with all of you other UT dreamers. But UT is not going to beat any of the aforementioned teams. Jonathon Crumpton can only beat the 5 or 6 cupcakes you have on your schedule.
August 27th, 2009
11:24 am
this article has nothing about the SEC yet the first post is about Bryce Brown and many follwing talking about UGA and who they will lose to and their schedule and who Tenn will beat and UF losing players. Couldn't you guys have found a more appropriate blog story to post this crap on?
August 27th, 2009
11:27 am
Slick Willard—-What can I say, I'm thinking faster than I can type. As I've gotten older, I've noticed a couple of strange trends in my typing mistakes. First, repetitive mistakes; make it once, and continue to make the same mistake throughout the paragraph. Second, sound-alikes—-won/one, your/you're, and my new favorite, and/an. Absolutely drives me nuts, because I can spell and I do know my parts of speech. Thankfully, the grammar, spelling and style expectations on these blogs are not difficult to meet.
August 27th, 2009
11:31 am
Gen Neyland—-Wouldn't that be Bryce's "posse?" I guess it all depends on whether you see Bryce as the new sheriff or one of the bad guys. Just sayin' . . . .
August 27th, 2009
11:32 am
I have AT&T U-verse. Last night, I set the DVR to record the Kickoff Classic. The description of the game said JPW and Coffee will be suiting up for Bama against Va Tech.
I wonder if any U-verse customers/Auburn fans have called the NCAA yet?
August 27th, 2009
11:50 am
Don't know who the Top 5 are for the ACC, but here's a list of the better players for each team. BC – C Matt Tennant, Clem – RB C.J. Spiller, Duke – DT Vince Oghobaase, FSU – OG Rodney Hudson, GT – RB Jonathan Dwyer, Md – RB Da'Rel Scott, Mia – LB Sean Spence, UNC – LB Quan Sturdivant, NC St – QB Russell Wilson, UVA – DB Ras-I Dowling, VT – DE Jason Worilds, Wake – DT Boo Robinson
August 27th, 2009
11:52 am
Georgia will only play spoiler to someone in the SEC but will not even challenge for the EAST.
August 27th, 2009
11:58 am
Hey Richt?:
Did you forget about the Dawgs' opener at OK State?
Surely, that game should be 2nd or 3rd in your rankings.
August 27th, 2009
12:01 pm
Regarding who plays the SEC in Pasadena this winter:
Texas or USC (if they can get past Oregon & Cal).
August 27th, 2009
12:03 pm
(God, I hope it's not Penn State!)
August 27th, 2009
12:06 pm
Hey Richt?,
You cannot tell me you don't think UGA's schedule this year isn't tough. No, we're not playing OOC games against USC, Ohio St, OU, or Texas, but we also don't have a bunch of cupcakes on there, either. Don't just glance at it and say, "There aren't many 'great' teams on there, so it shouldn't be that hard". You have to actually sit down and rationally break it down week to week to truly appreciate the difficulty of it.
Here, let me give it a shot for you. Here's why I think UGA's schedule will be tough in '09:
9/5 @ Okla State
-Huge season-opener on the road vs a respectable Big XII team on the rise.
-They're ranked in the top 10 in every major poll.
-Kudos to Richt and Evans for having the guts to schedule a legitimate team for the opener. Not many BCS conference schools are doing this.
9/12 vs So Carolina
-ALWAYS a tough game for UGA, no matter where it's played
-Very physical team every year, will probably cause some attrition in the ranks
-Coming off an emotionally charged road trip to Stillwater (win or lose)
9/19 @ Arkansas
-Everybody's 'dark-horse' in the SEC this year
-Petrino's offense will be productive, even more so than last year's IMO
-SEC road game….need I say more
9/26 vs Az State
-Possible opportunity for a let down if Dawgs are undefeated up to this point
-UGA should win this one as long as we stay focused and avoid any key injuries
10/3 vs LSU
-LSU's gotta be bitter about us coming into Death Valley and kicking them around last yaer. They really looked lost at time during the season last year; don't expect it to continue
-They've always got some of the best talent in the country, + they've got Chavis running the D this year, which I would think will lead to improvement.
-On the road after a very physical game against LSU = dangerous game
-UT has managed to have our number when we went into this game with the 'better' team. We got caught with our pants down the last time we went to K-ville and it cost us a shot @ playing in ATL
-They'll have a lot to prove with all the verbal checks Kiffen's been writing
10/17 @ Vandy
-Always a tough team for UGA to beat. Well coached and now, better talent than in years past.
-Vandy sees the UGA game as 'winnable' every year, and only UT is a more satisfying victory for them. Their coaching staff will have them ready for this game. UGA fans usually fill close to half the stadium in Nashville; let's not change that this year!
10/31 vs FLA (in J-ville)
-no need to post anything here
11/7 vs Tenn Tech
-Okay, so we get dessert after beating the gators. One little cupcake never hurt anybody
11/14 vs Auburn
-Do I really need to note the craziness of this rivalry? It's best summed up as, "Expect the unexpected"
-The lower ranked team usually wins
-The road team usually wins
-UGA has had 3-game winning streaks against AU 3 times in the past; AU has beaten us EVERY time we've gone for 4 in a row
11/21 vs Kentucky
-Improved defense under Brooks has made UK competitive over the past several years
-We had a heckuva time trying to stop their 'option' attack last year
-They've tasted victory against us recently…and they liked it!
-The '08 game in Athens has re-kindled this rivalry
-They know they can compete with us, so they'll have some confidence coming into this gam
-Like UK, we had a hard time stopping the option.
-Paul Johnson never got a phone call when UGA fired Donnan. That's still stuck in his craw and this game will be personal to him every time we take the field. This is evidenced by the fact that he made it the team's #1 goal last year. Heck, they even got rings made with the score of the UGA game put on there! Get a life! We need to put them back in their rightful spot in the state….in the basement.
That's my take, for what it's worth. UGA can't control their SEC schedule, but the OOC games are competitive by ANY team's standards. If there's a team out there with a tougher schedule in '09, I'd like to see it. I'm not saying ours is the hardest in the country, but it's probably top 5.
Go Dawgs!
August 27th, 2009
12:40 pm
For all those reasons you mentioned above….that is why UGA will go about 7 & 5.
August 27th, 2009
12:46 pm
Atlanta Gator : The kid's carrying a 3.7 gpa at Tennessee. In lieu of that alone, entourage sounds a bit more classy…
August 27th, 2009
12:56 pm
more love for the 'unstoppable' oklahoma state…….keep it up, tony.
we need more material here in athens.
August 27th, 2009
1:15 pm
Tony – Agree with most of your predictions except the following:
Big 10 – OSU, playing USC early will have Pryor ready for the conference slate, and USC is probably the best team they will face all season, like Iowa as a darkhorse as well.
PAC-10 – Oregon -While USC will be very good as they re-load rather than rebuild, don't sleep on Oregon. They have a very good team, quietly finished in the top 10, and with USC likely having to go with freshman Barkley at QB could be a tough go of it for them in closer/road games. The Ducks get Utah, Cal, USC & OreSt all at home and Autzen Stadium is flat out one of the toughest places to play in the country. If they don't slip up @BoiseSt, this team could easily be a top 5 team and in the BCS discussion later in the year.
Darkhorse-OreSt, they showed flashes of being a very good team, if they can put it all together this year they could definitely contend, however road games against USC, Cal, & Oregon will make it a very tough task.
August 27th, 2009
1:48 pm
Everyone wants to harp on the Sooners only returning 1 starter on the O-line. However, that starter will be protecting Bradford's blindside & is a future 1st rounder. What the pundits are missing is Texas lost starters in their defensive front 7, so will they even be able to take advantage of the allegedly weakened Sooner O-line?
August 27th, 2009
2:19 pm
We're talking about Bryce Brown? I did read the other day that UT lost one of their 2 centers competing for the starting job.
The starting center job will go to a 6′1, 260 lb walk on senior. I am not kidding. The guy's big accomplishment was moving from a sophomore who made 1 or 2 travel squads to making a couple of travel squads last year and playing against MSU and I think 2 of the small time non-conference games. He did play mop up in 3 games though last year.
If you're Bryce Brown and or a UT fan you better be more worried about having entourages like Cunningham and Dunlap in the backfield on Sept 19th, Atkins and Weston when they play UGA, and Terrence Cody and Brandon Deaderick when they play Bama.
Ya can't have a 6′1 260 lb walk on going up against 6′5 or taller 300-360lb behemoths and expect to run the ball. It aint gonna happen. This is really bad for Tennessee.
August 27th, 2009
2:26 pm
You really think OSU can go into Happy Valley this year and beat the Nittany Lions when they couldn't get it done at home last year?
I doubt they can even get past Iowa.
August 27th, 2009
2:28 pm
USc looks set to take another PAC10 crown but if there was a year they could blow it, it is this year. USC starting a true fresshman at QB and aren't they replacing much of the defense?
August 27th, 2009
2:51 pm
Good lines there Tony, I see the usual suspects from Tech have the same lines that they write every day. Maybe they can start something new by saying something positive. I thought I read an article about the good players in the ACC. I'd love to see the Tech boys, and the QB at BC. Va Tech looks good too!
As far as UGA schedule, it is as tough as any, becuase so much is on the road, and so much emotional on the road, and payback games coming home.
August 27th, 2009
3:04 pm
Tide Rising : Yes, Sr. Josh McNeil went under the knife yesterday but he isn't done with the surgeons. More to look at inside that knee. As far as the OL goes, it isn't as bad as you make it out to be. I'll agree it could be better in many ways, but this Sullins kid battled McNeil through camp and has been getting reps with the ones for a few weeks now. So if the C-QB exchange is good, the rest can fall together with the veterans along the line. Shootfire, it happened at Georgia last year, I will expect the same from Sullins et al…


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At the debate hosted by the local Republican Party, the two candidates who will be on the runoff election ballot on Aug. 21 were each asked to answer questions prepared by the party and audience members. The crowd of about 100 residents squeezed into the room and more than half the audience stood against the wall.
Black and Sisk were asked a range of questions from how they would manage the sheriff's office $8 million budget to how they would prevent drug problems in the community.
Sisk, who has worked at the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office for 22 years and now holds the chief deputy spot, criticized Black's plans to double the sheriff's narcotics unit and build a substation on the west side of the county. He questioned how Black could pay for those expensive projects and whether the substation would take manpower off the streets.
"Officers belong out there in the car serving you," Sisk said.
But Black didn't answer and instead ignored the criticism explaining that he ran a positive campaign.
"We are going to stay professional because I take a lot of pride in law enforcement," he told the crowd.
Earlier in the debate, Black argued that rehabilitation for inmates wasn't the answer -- the platform Sisk has been debating throughout his campaign.
"I don't feel like it's the sheriff's role," Black said. "We get paid to go out and protect you."
Sisk later shot back that more community rehabilitation programs was one of the answers for crime prevention and that teens needed a role model and encouragement from the community.
"It's not some one else's problem. It's our communities problem," he said.
Both toted their experience as a selling point -- Black with experience at multiple agencies across North Georgia, and Sisk working his way up at the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office as his only law enforcement job.
Contact staff writer Joy Lukachick at email@example.com or 423-757-6659.
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The New Jersey Devils are no longer the only NHL team without a win.

While there were many players who did a ton tonight, Cory Schneider was the reason they won so convincingly. He took the New York Rangers out of the game early with some really good saves in the first period. Overall, he made 22 saves on 22 shots. He was saved by a post on one shot, but it was mostly all Schneider on this night. He made a few cross-crease saves that could have caused Deja-Vu for Devils fans had they went past him.

The defense was also a big part of this win. The Rangers could never establish an offense. Anton Volchenkov played one of the best games as a Devil. He was all over the ice. He laid a few Rangers out with big hits and also blocked many shots on goal. Marek Zidlicky had another two assists as he leads the team with seven. Andy Greene was playing like a guy who can lead a defense.

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Schneider came into the season with a lot of hype after a big trade brought him here from the Vancouver Canucks. He had an amazing preseason, only allowing one goal in parts of four games. He looked like he was going to bring that momentum into the regular season. As every fan knows, it didn't work out that way. The Devils took eight games to win their first, but this win sure feels good. Beating the Rangers 4-0 is something every fan likes to see. Schneider gave fans something they haven't felt in a long time: Hope.

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As As surfers, we attempt to spend a majority of our free time in the water, preferably above the water. However this doesn't always happen, especially in big waves. So in order to stay alive, we must train and learn to adapt. This includes things like breath holding, and the of course the best people to ask are free divers. So it is no coincidence, especially here on the North Shore, that the best big wave surfers are also great freedivers. Some of the North Shore's finest surfers are gathering to train with Freediving Instructors International's world-class Instructor Trainer Mark Lozanoto to increase their confidence in the water.
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Special memories of being in the Smokey Mountains in the fall include eating at the Apple Barn or visiting a Farmer's Market to buy fresh home-grown apples. I never knew there so many varieties existed until we visited the FM in Asheville. Man-oh-man, how delicious can they be? We only saw apples as a kid (Red Delicious) on Christmas morning. Once they disappeared (and they did quickly), we did not see them again until the next year. Recently, with the hint of autumn in the air, we've been thinking of the Smokies, mountain air and apples You can probably smell them too.
In September of 1979, we moved to Springfield, Illinois (from MS), to serve with the Baptist State Convention. Our neighborhood held the annual 'fall pig roast' the first weekend. That was something special. (I'll write about it sometimes). The next weekend, we went bike riding in the rolling hills of Western Illinois, along the Mississippi River. The Lairds (my supervisor/ wife) enjoyed doing this often and thought we would too. Truth is: I had only ridden a "pump bike", but never a 10-speed. (We had a community bike - for seven children to share). You can imagine what happened when I push the gear to "ten", pumping up the steep hill. Wow! such ease! When we finally reached the top; the momentum changed -quickly! Not knowing how to 'gear-down', there I was - speeding down past the others on my way to the curve at the foot of the hill. I did not dare to move my hands at all - it was deathly fear. Several 18-wheelers had passed, coming up the hill, So, I knew I was in danger coming down at a high speed.
A gravel road, doglegged off to the right at the foot of the hill. I decided to take my chances, instead of meeting a truck, riding the middle line closely. Immediately after executing the turn, the bike got stuck in the heavy gravel; I was tossed up and over the bike. Lading on my knees and palms, buried in the sharp rocks, I froze. After an eternity (actually 10 seconds) I came to my senses. My biking partners surrounded me, asking the usual questions! When I finally got to my feet, I made this declaration: "I am going to push this bike back over THAT hill to our starting point while you all continue your sight-seeing." Well, I spoiled that party for the group! (And I thought I would get fired for insubordination the next week)!
We regrouped and changed plans, deciding to 'pick apples in a nearby orchard'. That was the RIGHT DECISION. Apples, applies, apples; I was in heaven - almost! When we finally stopped picking, we had about two bushels, cleaning our wallets. But all the way back home, the aroma provided great healing powers to my aching hands and knees.
For the next several weeks, we enjoyed apples cooked in '40-different ways'- but the best was the lush apple pies. We froze about a dozen, holding them for the promised hash winter fast-approaching. Is there any wonder why the "apple pie" is referred to as America's favorite? It certainly became ours!
Apples have always been a special fruit of the fall and winter. "Apple or apple tree" is mentioned about a dozen times in the Bible. It is always referred to in a desirable manner. We all know the references about being 'the apple of my eye' (Psm 17:8 & others) is a prayer to be always near the Lord. Proverbs 25:11 speaks of 'words fitly spoken are like apples of gold in pictures of silver'. Solomon used the fragrance of the apple to describe the scent of his lover. (Song of Solomon). Adding all of this up, one can see the apple has been a very desirable fruit through the ages. And they are at their best this time of year. Suggestion: try 2 or 3 new kinds of apples and see how they satisfy your taste buds. Remember Ben Franklin's bit of advice: "An apple a day, keeps the doctor away"! Thank God for making this fruit of the autumn season so special.


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Most alcoholics start drinking during their teen years, but the disease can also strike those who begin using alcohol at a younger age — and the problem often goes unrecognized, experts say.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported July 16 that Mary Brennan of suburban Chicago began drinking at age 10 with friends of her older brother; by 15, she was bringing vodka to school in Gatorade bottles and getting drunk every day. Her father, a single parent, didn't recognize the problem, even after she overdosed and nearly died.
The underage-drinking rate in the U.S. has remained steady in recent years, but some research indicates that youths are starting to drink at a younger age. One study, from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, concluded that about 10 percent of nine-year-olds had consumed more than a sip of alcohol. And research from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism indicates that children who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to have drinking problems than those who start drinking at age 21 or later.
"A third of kids ages 12 to 17 had their first drink before 13," said Susan Foster, director of policy research for the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. "That's about 6.4 million kids, many more than there have been historically. Very young drinkers are a huge concern."
"We've received calls from parents of kids as young as 8," said Cole Rucker, CEO and cofounder of the Echo Malibu treatment center. "Every year, alcohol use shows up in younger and younger kids."
Young drinkers often get started with alcohol use by getting drinks from friends or family liquor cabinets. Polls have shown that youths ages 13 and up say it is easy to get alcohol from adults — and sometimes their own parents, who may themselves have drinking problems.
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Consolidated with American Lung Association v. EME Home City Generation (12-1183).
- Did the EPA permissibly interpret the phrase "contribute significantly" when it balanced achievable emission reduction levels against the cost of achieving such emission reductions?
- Can states wait for the EPA to adopt a rule quantifying each state's "good neighbor" obligations before they adopt a state implementation plan prohibiting emissions that "contribute significantly" to other states' pollution problems?
In 1963, in response to growing concerns of pollution, Congress passed the Clean Air Act (CAA). The CAA requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set certain air quality standards for harmful pollutants, and includes a "Good Neighbor" provision requiring states to adopt plans that prohibit pollution that would "contribute significantly" to other states' nonattainment of these standards. However, the CAA does not define "significant contribution." In 2011, the EPA finalized a rule known as the "Transport Rule." Mirroring the language of the "good neighbor" provision, the Transport Rule defines emission reduction obligations for several upwind states that "contribute significantly" to downwind states' nonattainment of the EPA's air quality standards. In determining what constitutes a significant contribution, the EPA balanced achievable emission reductions against the cost of achieving those reductions. However, in EME Homer City Generations v. EPA, the D.C. Circuit struck down the Transport Rule and rejected the EPA's analysis for determining what constitutes a significant contribution in this context. These two cases present the Supreme Court with questions about the EPA's interpretation of its statutory grant of authority under the CAA as well as questions about the jurisdiction of the D.C. Circuit to hear the challenges presented. This case also raises concerns about federal intervention in state affairs and public health concerns posed by the EPA's interpretation of the CAA. Should the Supreme Court decide this case on the merits, the Court's decision will significantly affect the EPA's grant of authority to regulate interstate pollution.
The Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. (Act of CAA), requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particular pollutants at levels that will protect the public health and welfare. 42 U.S.C. 7408, 7409. "[W]ithin 3 years" of promulgation of a [NAAQS]," each State must adopt a state implementation plan (SIP) with "adequate provisions" that will, inter alia, "prohibit[]" pollution that will "contribute significantly" to other States' inability to meet, or maintain compliance with, the NAAQS. 42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(1), (2)(D)(i)(I). If a State fails to submit a SIP or submits an inadequate one, the EPA must enter an order so finding. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k). After the EPA does so, it "shall promulgate a [f]ederal implementation plan" for that State within two years. 42 U.S.C. 7410(c)(1).
The questions presented are as follows:
- Whether the court of appeals lacked jurisdiction to consider the challenges on which it granted relief.
- Whether States are excused from adopting SIPs prohibiting emissions that "contribute significantly" to air pollution problems in other States until after the EPA has adopted a rule quantifying each State's interstate pollution obligations.
- Whether the EPA permissibly interpreted the statutory term "contribute significantly" so as to define each upwind State's "significant" interstate air pollution contributions in light of the cost-effective emission reductions it can make to improve air quality in polluted downwind areas, or whether the Act instead unambiguously requires the EPA to consider only each upwind State's physically proportionate responsibility for each downwind air quality problem.
American Lung Association v. EME Home City Generation (12-1183)
The Clean Air Act's "Good Neighbor" provision requires that state implementation plans contain "adequate" provisions prohibiting emissions that will "contribute significantly" to another state's nonattainment of health-based air quality standards. 42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2)(D)(i). A divided D.C. Circuit panel invalidated, as contrary to statute, a major EPA regulation, the Transport Rule, that gives effect to the provision and requires 27 states to reduce emissions that contribute to downwind states' inability to attain or maintain air quality standards. The questions presented are:
- Whether the statutory challenges to EPA's methodology for defining upwind states' "significant contributions" were properly before the court, given the failure of anyone to raise these objections at all, let alone with the requisite "reasonable specificity," "during the period for public comment," 42 U.S.C. 7607(d)(7)(B);
- Whether the court's imposition of its own detailed methodology for implementing the Good Neighbor provision violated foundational principles governing judicial review of administrative decision-making;
- Whether an upwind state that is polluting a downwind state is free of any obligations under the Good Neighbor provision unless and until EPA has quantified the upwind state's contribution to downwind states' air pollution problems.
In passing the Clean Air Act, Congress empowered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), the maximum permissible levels of common pollutants released into the air. See EME Homer City Generation v. EPA, 696 F.3d 7, 12 (D.C. Cir. 2012).
- Richard Faulk, D.C. Circuit Says EPAs "Transport" Rule Violates Clean Air Act, Lexology, Aug. 23, 2012.
- Katherine E. Milenkovski, Clear Air Transport Rule Thrown Out, Steptoe & Johnson Aug. 22, 2012.


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The mission of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is to support the development of exemplary clinical expertise, skills and competence in the care of children with neurodevelopmental and related disorders; and to instill the qualities that promote interpersonal leadership in the service of improving the quality of life and outcomes for these children and their families.
The LEND Fellowship complements fellows' clinical training within their respective disciplines by providing an interdisciplinary forum to address issues generic to all health care professionals who work with children who have neurodevelopmental disorders and related conditions. LEND's overarching goal is to prepare health care professionals to assume a leadership role in serving children with neurodevelopmental and related disorders. Toward this end, the LEND program has 6 principal training objectives for its fellows:


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Today in 1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was martyred for standing up for #HumanRights and freedom of religious expression. #RememberHim
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji didn't agree with the beliefs of Hinduism, but he defended to the death their right to practise the faith peacefully.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji taught us that everyone has a right to live without oppression. As Sikhs It is our duty to help anyone who is oppressed
You don't have to believe in what the oppressed people believe in. All you have to believe in is peace, equality and freedom for all #GuruTeghBahadur
Guru Teg Bahadur Ji wasn't hind di chaddar. He was humanity's chaddar. #KnowTheDifference. We serve humanity. We live and pray for humanity
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Glad to know that Gerry is doing okay and that you made it through another rough time. You are much stronger than you think, you know?
Sean is doing well now, the steroids jump start his intestines into good again. He just went back to his Orthopedic Surgeon for a follow-up and he put a hard cast on his right foot and ankle. Sean says it feels all safe and he doesn't have to worry about it being banged. Two weeks and he will go back to check and see if they need to put a hard cast back on or not.
Everything seems to be working out really well and Sean is just doing amazingly well and his attitude tops it all out.
I feel I have much to learn from him.
Love you, Deb
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Ahh.....so glad to learn that Sean is doing so well and feeling much better!
You seem to be in good spirits ,too Deb. It is good!
I just had to share this....
Quote of the Day
Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.
Irving Berlin
Deb and Sean, this is so true of the both of you. Your attitude is everything. You buoy the rest of us up with you. Have a great day! Love, C.
HAND, Cher O.
My father says almost the whole world is asleep.
Everyone you know, everyone you see, everyone you talk to.
He says that only a few people are awake and
they live in a state of constant total amazement.
...Joe vs. The Volcano
Hello Deb,
It is joyous to hear good news from you and Sean, light, energy and every blessing.
Wow, how time flies!
Sean is now doing extremely well. Got the Crohn's under control and he went back to Dr. Nana, the ortho surgeon who put a hard cast on his right foot and ankle. He said it is doing really well in the healing and Sean goes back in two weeks to have it checked again. Physical Therapy has put him on isometric excercises for both legs for now.
Today, we met our new Social Worker, Christina, who seems like a very nice woman and is full with information for us on proceeding with Sean's prothsesis and thereafter. We are grateful for the help.
Today, when I took Sean our Friday Treat Meal, he entertained me with his impersonations and I was laughing so hard I thought I would pee in my pants. We do have so much fun together.
He wrote another poem which I will post for you. Would love to hear your thoughts on his writings.
Thanking you all again for your participation in our lives and in our healing process.
Love, Deb
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Sean's latest poem...
Permanent Displacement
Under the sun dreaming into false darkness
Weak from understanding the hard truth of life and law
Wise to words that rise from old ashes he changes minds
And with keen eyes and clearing echoes he calls these dreams into
Failing to hit a mark that others are satisfied and justice failed
A good boy that is marked as dark from rebelling against the makers
A good father that lies beneath the sun and waits for time to come
Also in his dreams awakes a beast that watches over him and her
For the chance of healing old wounds has come and passed away into glory
Glory from love and laughter set in stone for eternity but still the sun
It waits and burns giving life and taking it he knows no pain
Under formed wishes of peace his mind lays out failure of peace
He sits and says words of hatred of horror and humor and placement
Knowing that under the sun there is always a double edge to turn
Seams to hurt to know your love ends at points and returns when unwanted
The boy is a man and under the sun he dreams of the start and finish
Recalling deep memories of energy in circles family friends within a yard
To the top of his lungs he screams in agony of beauty and joy
Then she comes to tame his thoughts of harshness with flowers in her hair
The cold now chills them gives them pleasure and they hide
She tells stories of the boy in the sun with a teacher of life collides
Not understanding their relationship nor their philosophy she cries
I am the son and I see all that lye beneath me and watch me turn to
I see her illuminated and holy not dark and displaced permanently
He reaches for the sun tears flow gently from his eyes heart pounding
It is time to go with him but she calls for him to stay and wait
Wait for the balance to level wait for the night to call them
Home by the fire that resides within them to catch forgotten dreams of the sun
and to linger there with out a moment noticed naturally and awake
Until one day of reckoning that youth can only be aware of
And the sun burns on giving life with no mercy or time to chain it
Unlocked rays to the sights of her and he and he waits patiently radiating
Knowing at last no matter whom he relate to the sun will always turn
Giving back reaching for soul and smiling up at the old man that waits silent
Sean Blackwell
Life Is Opportunity
Imagination - the Beginning of Creation
Life is Good
Belief Becomes
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And The Beat Goes On!
Stopped by to take Sean and his roommate some more sodas and cinnamon rolls. Sean told me that the new Social Worker has filled out an application for him to apply for assistance from a charity in OK to provide a prosthetic for him. She seems very positive about this agency as she has worked with them before. Also, the prosthetic company that is working with Sean is going to contact the agency here to see what is available there. The wonderful thing is they have taken it out of my hands and are doing the leg work and I am just estactic about that as they both know the process that needs to be gone through and the language and criteria and all that good stuff. So, both Sean and I are grateful for this assistance. We are both just being grateful for his prosthetic and his being able to walk again - we are invisioning that everyday and living in gratitude. So, we know, we know it will happen.
Sean is so cute. He says, "Mom, I know I need to learn patience." I said, "Oh yeah, you are gettin' that good. Because that is one of the major things in living a life of gratitude that is required - patience, for everything to happen in IT'S own timing. When we allow that, we provide no resistance and thus essentially, speed up the process for our desires to manifest. And so it is that we are both learning together and what a beautiful, sweet journey that is. Each day brings us closer to Sean coming home and for us to share our home together again. We are both so looking forward to that.
There is so much potential and so many possibilities. We are both looking forward to finding all the possiblities for Sean to pursue as he thrives in his wondrous life. He has touched so many peoples lives, not only here but at the facility where he lives. A woman came to his room yesterday, asking for his assistance with her son who will be there for a period of time. Sean listened to her and began to give her advice on being in this situation and how best to handle it. I was so proud of him.
Anyway, thank you all for your continued support with your loving hearts and especially this time of the year. Sean and I have learned to be GRATEFUL every day and not just during the holidays. And we feel very fortunate in that learning - it has truly blessed our lives. No matter what the circumstances, gratitude certainly lifts us above our circumstances and fortunates us to a higher degree of deliverance from negativity. So, we dwell in positive anticipation everyday and that is a delight!
Love you all,
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Hi Deb,
That is great news. Your journey with Sean has truly been amazing and I am grateful you share it with us.
You posted....
one of the major things in living a life of gratitude that is required - patience, for everything to happen in IT'S own timing. When we allow that, we provide no resistance and thus essentially, speed up the process for our desires to manifest.
Boy did that hit me square between the eyes. I can be impatient. I think I was born that way. I have mellowed some with age. And since becoming more spiritual I knew this deep down inside but to see it put in writing and
Thank you so much for taking the time to write it. I can't tell you how much it will be put to use today, this week, this month. In fact I need to print it and frame it.
Wouldn't it be nice to get Sean's prosthetic for Christmas. I will be praying for you, Sean, his roommate and the social worker for the highest good for all.
Happy 12 - 12 - 12!
written so well.
The happy dancer
Dear Deb,
I echo everything Paula so beautifully reflected.
wow. I'm printing your post as a reminder to myself, too.
Much love,
Thank you Paula J and Sister Lura. Yeah, yeah, I really have learned that patience is necessary, over and over and over again. So, it is pretty much set in a blueprint on my brain. Patience has become my sister in existance, it is almost like she is an entity of her own. I have even started to talk to her, "Patience, what do I need to do now?" Then I go on about my day, doing whatever it is I need to do and complete whatever tasks are before me. And, at the end of the day, I am grateful to lay my head down and sleep a peaceful sleep. The next day I awake and ask, "Patience, what do I need to do now?"
And then one day I awake and realize that what I desired has come to be. I then smile and am grateful and I continue on in my next manifestation. It is a perfect cycle of knowing come to be.
Now, this is a simple task that we all do everyday and take for granted. It is called brushing our teeth. So, okay; heretofore, I have brought Sean the tooth brush, tooth paste and mouthwash and he has done the deed and I wash the spitcup out, no problem. Well, today, Sean was in his wheelchair and I said, "Okay, now it is time for you to go into the bathroom and brush your teeth on your on." And so he did. Such a simple task for us but for him a great marker in his recovery.
And then he said, "You're not going to enable me, are you?" I said, "No, I am not and that is the greatest gift I can give to you, for you to become independent again." He simply laughed.
Such small things, but so very important. I am so very blessed in each day of my life in the discovery of life itself. Sean tells me that he is so looking forward to the peace in our home. He told me today that through my actions, I have taught him unconditional love. Now, what greater compliment could I ever receive. I am so very blessed.
Thank you all for allowing me to share our lives with the all of you. It is special in the first place, but in the sharing, it becomes even more so.
I so love you all,
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Australian Cadel Evans has officially withdrawn from the men's individual time trial cycling event at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Evans finished the 2012 Tour de France despite being ill through much of the race. He was unsure if he would recover in time to contest the Olympic road race and time trial.
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The multistory computerized bike parking garage is just one of those things you have to see to believe. The bike slips into the mini freight elevator's clutches and using an attached electronic tag it drops below the earth's surface and stores it until the user returns. To retrieve the bike they simply need to swipe a card and the computer will look up its location and retrieve the bicycle. Cost for storage is about $20/month.
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Tommy Arnold will be the "other" quarterback tonight, and that's fine with him because he's used to it.
The stout 5-foot-8, 215-pound Elk Grove junior mostly will hand the ball to running backs Robert Frazier (2,071 yards, 22 touchdowns), Wadus Parker (1,316 yards, 21 touchdowns) and Spencer Sheff out of the wing-T as the Thundering Herd tries to break down Folsom's defense in tonight's Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship game at Sacramento State.
Arnold will throw on occasion, but not nearly as much as his counterpart sophomore Jake Browning, the focus of the Bulldogs' prolific spread offense.
Browning passed for 699 yards and 10 scores in his varsity debut this season against Woodcreek. He enters tonight's game with 4,763 yards and 58 touchdowns.
In comparison, Arnold has passed for 894 yards and eight touchdowns.
While he appreciates Browning's skills and achievements, Arnold insists he bows to no one.
"He plays his game really well," Arnold said with an assuring smile, "and I play mine. We don't throw much, but we're still pretty good."
Here's the twist: Arnold also will have a shot to chase down Browning. He will take a lot of snaps at linebacker and on the defensive line.
"I'll be licking my chops," Arnold said. "It'll be my turn to chase and not be chased."
Said Elk Grove coach Chris Nixon: "Tommy will come ready. He'll trade his hand-warmer on offense for some forearm pads on defense. I'll be sending the quarterback after the quarterback in a section championship game crazy."
Arnold did not play in Elk Grove's 17-7 loss to Franklin that decided the Delta Valley Conference crown for off-the-field disciplinary reasons. It ultimately affected the seedings in D-I and D-II.
"I take responsibility for that " Arnold said. "I heard that (Elk Grove-Franklin) game through my (bedroom) window. It killed me not to play. But I learned from it."
The 'other' backs If Elk Grove has the star running backs, Folsom counters with runners who expect to make a difference should the rain and wind become a factor.
Unlike recent seasons when Folsom quarterbacks led the team in rushing, the Bulldogs have relied on Bailey Laolagi (694 yards, 12 touchdowns) and Harry Lipnosky (738 yards, six touchdowns). Folsom averages 140.8 rushing yards.
"It's added to our offense," Folsom co-head coach Troy Taylor said. "We've got two really good backs."
Looking ahead Northern California section commissioners will meet Sunday to select teams for five Regionals next weekend: Open, D-I, D-II, D-III and D-IV.
The winners will advance to CIF State Bowl games Dec. 14-15 in Carson.
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Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Species ID: A.AC
Description: A disk-shaped fish with a sloping forehead and high set eyes. Adults are deep blue to indigo, and can pale or darken the body at will. Fish of the family Acanthuridae are characterized by a sharp spine on either side of the tail, which is bright white or yellow in the blue tang. Sexes appear similar, and juveniles resemble adults except in their colour, which is bright yellow
Maximum Size: 40 cm (16 in)
Longevity: Up to 28 years
Status: Not currently on the IUCN endangered species list
Blue Tang & People: Consumed locally, but not important in commercial fisheries. However, this species is popular in the aquarium trade and is collected locally for export
Geographical Range: Very common in shallow waters throughout the Caribbean; rare or absent within the Gulf of Mexico
Coral Reef Zone: Commonly found in the back reef, reef flat and fore reef zones. May occasionally be found in the shore zone
Favourite Habitat: Blue tangs prefer shallow areas with coral rock and rubble on which algae can flourish
Depth Range: 2–40 m (6–131 ft)
A Day in the Life:
Dawn: Fish emerge from shelters and form feeding schools
Day: Typically found foraging for algae on the reef either alone or in large schools
Dusk: Schools begin to break up as fish seek night-time shelters. Spawning in large groups may occur from late afternoon to dusk
Night: Fish shelter in crevices or near large structures
Who Eats Who
The blue tang is herbivorous and grazes on algae. This fish is eaten by a variety of large reef predators including grouper, snapper, jacks, and barracuda.
Scuba Diver & Snorkeler Best Practices
Don't stand on marine life : Never walk on the reef, no matter how shallow or devoid of life the reef may actually appear; a great deal of life on coral reefs may actually be invisible to the naked eye, and contact with these organisms may kill them. If you feel particularly uncomfortable in the water you may wish to wear a buoyancy aid. Additionally, always ensure your equipment fits before you enter the water; it is difficult to adjust when you are swimming and poor-fitting gear often results in snorkelers searching for a place to stand to order to make the necessary adjustments.
Blue tangs are somewhat wary and will move away if closely approached, but may be easier to get close to when feeding in the protection of a school.
Feeding Behaviour
Blue tangs are ravenous herbivores and are important for controlling the growth of algae, which competes with corals for space. While actively foraging during the day, blue tangs move in large schools that can number over 100 individuals. With strength in numbers, the schools are able to overwhelm the defences of territorial fishes, such as damselfishes which guard algae patches across the reef, and so gain access to this plentiful food source. Juveniles of this species feed on algae alone or may act as cleaners, feeding on the parasites of other fish.
Observe, record & share:
O A.AC-101 – School: A large group of blue tangs, and sometimes other species, moving over the reef and picking at the substrate
O A.AC-102 – Invasive feeding: A school that intrudes upon the territory of another reef creature, such as a damselfish, in order to feed on the defended algae patch
O A.AC-103 – Juvenile cleaners: Juveniles serve as cleaner fish and pick parasites off larger organisms at special locations known as cleaning stations
Attack & Defense Behaviour
Adult blue tangs are generally non-territorial in densely populated areas and territorial in less populated areas. Juvenile blue tangs are always territorial, regardless of population density. Territorial blue tangs repel intruders using fin displays, chasing and biting. If a confrontation becomes serious, blue tangs may thrash their tail in an attempt to wound enemies with their sharp tail spine. At night, blue tangs hide in crevices and adopt a nocturnal colour pattern of vertical black and white stripes that help camouflage them from predators while they sleep. Even when predators are able to find them, their large disc shape and spines make them difficult to swallow for many.
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O A.AC-201 – Hiding: At night, blue tangs shelter in reef crevices or caves
O A.AC-202 – Night colours: Night camouflage consists of vertical black and white stripes
O A.AC-203 – Defensive display: Raising the dorsal and anal fins to appear larger
O A.AC-204 –Territorial dispute: Territorial blue tangs repel intruders using fin displays, chasing and biting
O A.AC-205 – Spine: During an escalated conflict or when trying to escape a predator, a blue tang may thrash its tail to deliver deep, painful wounds with its tail spine
Reproductive Behaviour
Blue tangs are somewhat wary and will move away if closely approached, but may be easier to get close to when feeding in the protection of a school. These fish reproduce sexually by broadcast spawning and do not undergo sex change during reproductive development. At dusk, blue tangs move into deeper water, where males become more aggressive as they establish and defend temporary spawning territories. When ripe females approach, males assume spawning colours consisting of a pale head and pale tail stripe and attempt to align themselves with the female's body. After a prolonged courtship dance, females and one or several males dart towards the surface in a classic spawning rush ending in the release of eggs and sperm. Spawning occurs in the late afternoon year round, with peaks in the winter months.
Observe, record & share:
O A.AC-301 – Male spawning colours: When ripe females approach, the males' head becomes light and a tail stripe develops
O A.AC-302 – Temporary territoriality: Males defend temporary spawning territories
O A.AC-303 – Courtship: Males court females by exaggerated swimming and quivering
O A.AC-304 – Spawning Rush: A female and one to several males swim rapidly towards the surface and release a cloud of gametes
Highlight Behaviors
Invasive feeding: Blue tangs sometimes school to overcome the defenses of territorial algaecultivating fishes, such as the damselfish shown here. While the damselfish attempts to drive off intruders from one end of its territory, other blue tangs take advantage of the unguarded opposite end to graze on the damselfish's well-tended algal lawn.
Did You Know?
• The geographical range of blue tangs extends considerably outside of the Caribbean, as far south as Brazil and as far north as New York.
• During the open-water (planktonic) stage of surgeonfishes, and many other broadcast spawning fish, a small droplet of oil in the egg provides both nourishment for the young fish as well as buoyancy to keep it floating in the water until it is large enough to hatch and swim under its own power.
• In areas such as Jamaica where the blue tang is overfished, the unchecked growth of algae threatens the well-being of the reef by smothering corals – a process which is accelerated by physical damage to corals by boats, fishing nets, and careless swimmers.
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Share your observations today!: Discover your species of interest, observe its behaviour, and share your pictures and videos with friends and coral reef enthusiasts around the world! Upload media to the web, tagged with species common name (ex.: trumpetfish) and species ID code (ex.: A.AM) or species behaviour code (ex.: A.AM-101)
- Order Acanthuridae
- Length 40 cm (16 in)
- Weight Not recorded
- Depth 2–40 m (6–131 ft)
- Habitat Back reef, fore reef zones and reef flat
- Distribution Throughout shallow waters in the Caribbean


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Ever fancied a Big Mac made from cow stem cells? Now there's a glimmer of hope on the horizon, with scientists in Vancouver recently announcing the launch of the world's first test tube hamburger.
Ingredients for the scientific morsel are "still in a laboratory phase," but will aim to produce skeletal muscle tissue that exactly mimics meat using just vegetable sources. If successful, the move will cut down on health and environmental costs of conventional meat production - although how tasty the end product will be remains to be seen.


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UNDATED (WSAU-Wheeler News) For the second month in a row Wisconsin increased its cheese production at a slightly smaller rate than the nation as a whole.
New government figures show that the Badger State pumped out 243-and-a-half million pounds of cheese in October. That's an increase of 2-percent from the previous October -- just below the national increase of 2.1-percent.
Wisconsin remains the country's top cheese-maker, but second-place California continues to catch up. The Golden State boosted its cheese output by 5.7-percent -- almost two-and-a-half times the Wisconsin increase. California made 194-and-a-half million pounds in October, while the U-S made a total of 950-million pounds.
Wisconsin's production of Italian cheeses was up two-percent from the previous year.
American and Cheddar production both had decreases.