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Who else is LOVING this weather? I mean seriously, it's nearing 80 degrees in February.
But don't start pulling out those bikinis just yet..
58 on Saturday?! That's cold! I'm sweating today, and I'm gonna have to bundle it up this weekend.
Texas weather is like women, we just can't seem to make up our minds. Can I get an amen?
Because really, only in Texas can I get in my truck reading 59 degrees in the morning and by the time I get out of the station it's 97.
If you think this is as ridiculous as we do, tune in tonight to the Night Rush with Jeremy for a special homage to our weather with BCS locality and flair, brought to you by Crawsey Productions. If you can't catch it live, just check the website around 7:30.
Is it really all Shel's fault? Find out tonight!
Best Places in the BCS for Fat Tuesday
It's Fat Tuesday, and since we'll be repenting tomorrow, let's live it up tonight!
Based off your texts, here's a list of the places in the BCS to go today for authentic food, music, beads and booze.
Ozona: bringing back the Crawfish this week. It's a lb of crwafish, sausage, corn, and potatoes for just $6.
Social Lounge: I've been assured by Natalie that in addition to $4 hurricanes and $3.50 hand-grenades, there will be beads!
Papa Perez: Starting at 5 it's crawfish, beads, and booze… and the party don't stop till the mudbugs run out.
Carney's: Come join the Young Professionals of Aggieland from 5:30 to 7. They'll have $2 pints and a free Fat Tuesday buffet with gumbo and boudin. And of course, they'll have plenty of Mardi Gras beads so that you can really get in the spirit!
Corner Bar
Where will you be partying today? If I missed one, let me know in the comments.
Happy Mardi Gras!
PS. I finally got my King Cake.
Everything's Bigger in Texas
If you needed more convincing that My Strange Addiction was the best show on TV, meet Sheyla Hershey.
On Sunday night, Sheyla will make an appearance on "My Strange Addiction" and share surprising facts about life with 38KKK boobs, like how she never needs a travel pillow on an airplane for example.
The Brazilian model who lives in Houston, Texas, is in possession of the world's biggest breasts. In 2009 she told the Houston station KRIV, "I want to look better each day, every day. Everybody's got a dream inside, you know? And it's good when you can make your dream come true."
My question is where did she get the money for 20+ surgeries to make these dreams come true? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say she is unable to work, so what does her husband do? Professional athlete? Mafia don? Drug dealer?
OH and if all this wasn't bad enough, apparently she nearly died after traveling to Brazil, where laws about plastic surgery are looser, to have even more surgery.
Well without her breasts she wouldn't have a tv show, but that's abou tit. .. err about it.
AUDIO: Taylor Sansom
Thursdays are all about Party on the Patio, and if you didn't get a chance to hear Taylor live… well you're welcome.
Taylor is meteorology grad student at A&M, with a full time job and tons of talent. He's like Kenny Rogers meets George Strait and I guarantee his sound will give you goosebumps. Come out tonight to Ozona for POP and meet him before he takes the stage at 8 pm. Bring your friends and help me support this amazing local musician.
Okay the podcast is long, but totally worth taking a listen to. Enjoy.
And tonight's $3 drink of the week: Royal Puck. Yep, Collin decided to FCC censor that one for me. Stop by and give it a try Ozona style or make your own here.
See yall tonight!
Courtney Stodden's Valentines
Since I've posted about her for every other holiday, yall had to know this was coming.
While some people (myself included) are literally allergic to Valentine's day, for others it's the perfect time to celebrate how much you love
your other half. attention.
Here's what a 17 year old Courtney Stodden and her 51 year old husband Doug Hutchinson do for the holiday.
I'm calling this "A Lady and a Tramp"
Man am I glad these two always seem to have a photographer around for these deliciously intimate moments.
Sidenote: does this girl own another pair of shoes?
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- Release Date: Feb 11, 2011
Carbon Nation is a feature length documentary about climate change SOLUTIONS. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don't buy it at all, this is a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how SOLUTIONS to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. Carbon Nation is an optimistic discovery of what people are already doing, what we as a nation could be doing and what the world needs to do to prevent (or slow down) the impending climate crisis. We already have the technology to combat most of the worst-case scenarios of climate change, and it is very good business as well. We meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way, including entrepreneurs, visionaries, scientists, business, and the everyday man, all making a difference and working towards solving climate change. (Earth School Educational Foundation)
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Although it contains its moments of doom and gloom about the potential effects of climate change, the excellent documentary Carbon Nation is an inspiring look at the many recent advances in clean energy and green technologies.
Feb 8, 2011Director Peter Byck opted for corny graphics, a wall of statistics, a voice-of-God narrator, and a xylophonic score, but behind the infomercial presentation are solid ideas that warrant scrutiny.
It makes you wonder, ultimately, how the carbon footprint created by the film will stand up to the test of time.
Carbon Nation serves us a full portion of scary statistics, but overall tries to accentuate the positive.
This film seems blissfully unaware that political obstructionists are paralyzing the legislative process; that deep-pocketed influence peddlers have a vested interest in maintaining the fossil fuel culture; that, in general, people resist change.
Wind power plus solar power equals hot air in the propaganda piece Carbon Nation, a documentary so disconnected from reality it could have been produced by President Obama's speechwriters.
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John GrimesFormer Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration/Defense Department Chief Information OfficerArmy Department
As a last hurrah before retiring in June 2009, Grimes helped forge numerous partnerships across the government and industry to deal with cyber threats to critical information systems.
Working under the purview of the Obama administration's Comprehensive National Cyber Security initiative, Grimes brought together the Defense Department, intelligence community and National Institute for Standards and Technology to develop new guidelines for security controls. This work represents an important step toward developing government processes for information assurance certification and accreditation.
Grimes also championed a cyber threat sharing network among defense contractors, laying the foundation for similar initiatives in other critical infrastructure sectors.
"His involvement in the [CNCS] initiative strengthened the information security posture of the nation," said Dave Wennergren, deputy chief information officer at the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
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Under Cover of Cloud: CAI Global Cloud Study [ Source: IBM ]
August 2014- 20% of organizations have discovered a secret source of competitive differentiation. It allows them to serve customers in new ways, reimagine their business models, surface valuable insights from their data and tap expertise across the enterprise. The secret: Cloud computing.
APM SaaS and Analytics Step Up to Meet the Needs of Modern Applications, Mobile Users, and Hybrid Cloud Architectures [ Source: IBM ]
July 2014- This IDC Technology Spotlight report examines the critical role that SaaS and analytics are playing in the transformation of the APM market. The paper also considers the impact that IBM's recently introduced Performance Management (SaaS) and IT Operations Analytics offerings will have on the APM market.
Creating Customer Centric Data Centers That Are Agile, Efficient, and Secure with IBM Data Center Services [ Source: IBM ]
July 2014- Datacenters are powering a new and more demanding era of IT built to accommodate organizations' growing reliance on mobile devices and applications, greater use of cloud-based applications, and use of data analytics to transform existing business processes.
Software Defined Storage - The Missing Link for Cloud and the Software Defined Datacenter [ Source: IBM ]
May 2014- This EMA paper gives insights on why storage matters for cloud and what's the advantages of storage virtualization for cloud. It reviews IBM's software defined storage infrastructure solution and highlights the competitive differentiator for IBM's SmartCloud offering.
Hybird Cloud Backup Delivers More for Less [ Source: IBM ]
May 2014- In this technology brief, research firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) shares their perspective on the increasing importance of a hybrid approach which combines on-premise and cloud capabilities to meet today's data protection requirements.
Managing Enterprise Assets and IT Assets in a Converged World [ Source: IBM ]
April 2014- This analyst report provides guidelines for how to plan an effective Enterprise Asset Management strategy, including maturity levels, processes, and technologies in context of IT Asset Management advances.
Application Performance Management Is Critical To Business Success [ Source: IBM ]
March 2014- This Application Performance Management Forrester Research study captures insight into the benefits and challenges with today's IT monitoring solutions as well as the types of monitoring features that will help meet application performance and availability expectations.
Cloud computing solutions for federal governments [ Source: IBM ]
December 2013- By upgrading their data centers, federal governments can help save money and enhance their services. However, moving data from disparate systems can be risky. Read the solution brief to see how IBM can help support your agency goals through scalable cloud-based solutions within security-rich virtualized environments.
Software Defined Storage Needs a Platform [ Source: IBM ]
December 2013-
This Storage Switzerland paper examines how software defined storage extends the concept of storage virtualization beyond the mere aggregation of storage assets and basic volume management. Software defined storage adds enhanced capabilities like data protection, storage tiering and storage efficiency.
The next generation of software defined storage will evolve from proprietary services into a platform. This will continue to provide core data services like volume management, snapshots, data tiering but at the same ...
Operational Insight for Running IT at the Speed of Business [ Source: IBM ]
November 2013- 8 to 10 page Analyst Whitepaper by Ptak / Noel addressing the need for IT to bring Analytics technology to IT to help them be more proactive, predictive providing faster mean time to repair. This paper will also explore how IBM is helping customers with it's new IT Analytics platform that offers Search, Predict and Optimize capabilities.
Proactively manage business applications and the user experience [ Source: IBM ]
November 2013- The comprehensive, integrated IBM portfolio of application performance management solutions enables IT to move beyond basic resource monitoring to optimize infrastructure performance and availability through the use of best practices for identifying and resolving infrastructure problems.
Shifting IT focus from maintenance to innovation [ Source: IBM ]
November 2013- At many companies today, 70 percent of IT budgets - or more - go into maintenance and operations.1 A large chunk of the remainder typically goes toward deploying applications and configuring hardware for them. But what if you could manage the entire solution stack as a single entity, automate most maintenance tasks and deploy new applications in a matter of hours? You'd most likely be able to dedicate far more of your IT budget to innovation ...
The Power of Cloud - Driving business model innovation [ Source: IBM ]
November 2013- Although cloud is widely recognized as a technology game changer, its potential for driving business innovation remains virtually untapped. Indeed, cloud has the power to fundamentally shift competitive landscapes by providing a new platform for creating and delivering business value. To take advantage of cloud's potential to transform internal operations, customer relationships and industry value chains, organizations need to determine how best to employ cloud-enabled business models that promote sustainable competitive advantage.
Expert Integrated Systems: Changing the Experience and Economics of IT [ Source: IBM ]
November 2013- It's never been more challenging to work in IT. The continually shifting demands of business and other organizational environments demand a quicker and more effective response from those charged with matching technology to enterprise goals. At the same time, IT faces increased pressures to reduce costs, as markets worldwide force ever-greater efficiencies in enterprise endeavors. In this e-book, we take an in-depth look at these expert integrated systems - what they are, how they work, ...
Delivering Worry-Free Storage [ Source: IBM ]
November 2013- For small and midsize businesses, the challenge of building an IT storage infrastructure that is both effective and affordable can be daunting: the amount of information these organizations need to store is constantly increasing, while IT budgets are staying the same, or possibly even shrinking. IT managers will most likely find themselves having to do more with less. Learn how IBM's new features for low-end storage systems can increase efficiency, protect the data storage environment, ...
Surviving The Technical Security Skills Crisis - An Assessment Of The Current Security Skills Landscape And How To Overcome It [ Source: IBM ]
October 2013- The security world is a scary place, and it's getting scarier. Every day brings more risks, threats, customer demands, and regulations. Worse yet, it's becoming more difficult to recruit and retain people who really get it and know how to help. It's time for a new model. A survey conducted by Forrester Consulting and commissioned by IBM shows that security leaders are partnering with managed security services providers in increasing numbers - and the feedback ...
Unlocking the Power of Flash with the MCx-Enabled Next Generation VNX [ Source: EMC ]
October 2013- In this white paper, IDC examines the evolution of storage controllers, from traditional HDD controllers to "hybrid array" controllers capable of optimizing flash media and multi-core CPUs. It talks about how EMC provides an excellent case study since we have been at the forefront of this evolution.
Protect Your IT System w Next Generation Security [ Source: IBM ]
October 2013- A data breach, probings, hackers - protect your your critical IT information. What these real-life examples have in common is that perpetrators can attack companies through their IT systems. Read how trusted computing from IBM PureFlex System can help secure your systems against emerging threats.
IBM Power Systems and Their Support for Business Resiliency in Challenging IT Environments? [ Source: IBM ]
October 2013-
IBM Power Systems provide a comprehensive approach designed to protect the continuity and availability of business-critical applications and services. Deploying integrated disaster recovery allows companies to deliver new services faster, with higher quality, and with superior economics.
Downtime can be highly disruptive and expensive to an organization, with cost drivers including lost revenue, reduced employee productivity, reputational damage, and the cost of resources required to address and avoid outages. Most organizations in IDC ...
GHY International: Linux, Key workloads, Density & Efficiency with IBM Power Systems [ Source: IBM ]
October 2013- Case study on the business value provided to GHY International by Linux on Power - an analyst paper
IBM Redefining Enterprise Systems [ Source: IBM ]
October 2013- Today, large organizations are being buffeted by a host of changes, many of them unex-pected or unfamiliar. Business information is virtually exploding in size, kind and locale, taxing the abilities of even the most progressive enterprises to keep up. Mobile technolo-gies and business analytics that were once exclusively used by employees with specialized needs and skills are now common across the entire workforce. As a result of all this, IT is bending under the strain ...
The Business and Economic Advantages of SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems [ Source: IBM ]
October 2013- Companies worldwide are embracing private clouds, not only because they support new, highly efficient and secure data solutions, but also to drive new competitive organizational strategies. This white paper provides an assessment of the business value of implementing IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems versus comparable private cloud solutions from VMware on Intel. It discusses the benefits of private cloud solutions, including reduced labor and hardware/software costs, ease of implementation and adoption, scalability, organizational ...
Seeding Clouds on Power Systems with IBM SmartCloud Entry [ Source: IBM ]
October 2013- Many organizations are genuinely excited about the potential for private clouds, anticipating greater responsiveness for end users and reduced costs for administrators. However, they are also concerned with the risk of taking on added complexity as they make the transition to cloud computing, which by definition introduces new management processes that fundamentally C79redefine how resources are assigned to workloads.
IBM System x3100 M4 and x3250 M4 Servers and Microsoft Small Business Server Solutions [ Source: IBM ]
October 2013- Edison Group White Paper, "Business-Class Servers for a PC Budget," covering our one-socket servers. It includes updates to Windows Small Business Server to help sell a bundle of Windows SBS and IBM servers. Use it to help promote the benefits of our entry-class servers.
NeXtScale: An Ultra-Dense Hyper-Scale x86 Server Design Built for Managed Hosting, Cloud, Grid and Analytics Environments [ Source: IBM ]
October 2013- The arrival of ultra-dense, hyper-scale designs such as IBM's NeXtscale is changing system design dynamics in the HPC marketplace. NeXtScale is based on standard components (such as racks and memory). These servers are pretested for reliability and feature dense compute nodes designed for scale-out computing.
Delivering Enterprise Solutions for a World on the Move [ Source: IBM ]
October 2013-
More than ever, people are making information and personal interaction an integral part of their lives. The question is, how best to seize the opportunities created by this trend?
Vast quantities of data are being generated every moment of every day. People and businesses rely on instant access to this information - and they're also using it in new ways, through mobile technology and social media, along with analytics that enable better, more ...


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From what I remember, after he's ripped apart by Pinhead, he wakes up in the motel room, and everything seems fine, and he just assumes he had a nightmare after having sex with the prostitute. He goes to work, but then events from earlier start repeating themselves, so he shoots himself in the mouth. He then wakes up in the motel room again, leaving most people to assume he's in some kind of "Groundhog Day" Loop.
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Digg Quirk = Malicious Trap?
Digg, like Facebook this weekend, is not immune to malicious links. In fact, a deficiency in the site's commenting system allows malicious links to propagate unbridled. A cartoon hitting the frontpage of Digg on Saturday afternoon carried the typically Digg-like title "Why bros before hos is a fantasy". With the source site straining under the load of the Digg effect, commenters posted links to mirrors.


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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry
In the land of Cowboys and Indians
This is for the lonely kids. For the kids born into poverty and the kids born into affluence. The popular kids, the outcasts and everyone in between or that doesn't apply. This is to every person and no such factors of chance or familiar roles will pay mind to this simple concept. This a plea to act with kindness and compassion. To love yourself and to love others. To release yourself of your insecurities and negativity— by doing this, you'll feel more free than ever before. Do things that fulfill your soul and make you feel happy. The mother of our Earth, the energies that be, the moon, and the sky will all be there to guide you if you let them. You just have to be sure to treat all with respect and great understanding.
This is an urgent plea for all to emanate true love and realize your insignificance in this world. You will be happy then.
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My Faraway Bride
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Stocker, Moore, Cobb invited to NFL Combine
Posted: 02/04/2011 - Former Tennessee football players Luke Stocker and Denarius Moore have been invited to the NFL Combine, according to the official invite list posted on the combine's website
Posted: 02/04/2011 - Former Tennessee football players Luke Stocker and Denarius Moore have been invited to the NFL Combine, according to the official invite list posted on the combine's website
Posted: 02/01/2011 - The UT color commentator received recognition for his performance on the court Tuesday. His prep alma mater, Bearden High School, retired his jersey.
Posted: 02/01/2011 - Alcoa standout Darrell Warren decommitted from UT-Chattanooga and switched his college choice to Kentucky Tuesday, one day before National Signing Day.
Posted: 01/31/2011 - At number two, the Webb girls' team is the highest ranked team in the area.
Posted: 01/24/2011 - Latest Associated Press high school basketball polls for the state of Tennessee
Updated: 01/24/2011 - Local wide receiver for Gatlinburg Pittman commits to Tennessee Tech.
Posted: 01/21/2011 - Bearden handed West its second loss of the season Friday, a 59-56 nailbiter decided at the free throw line.
Posted: 01/21/2011 - The Rebels won the school's 12th state football championship in 2010.
Posted: 01/19/2011 - Fulton High School has named Robbie Black as its new head football coach.
Posted: 01/17/2011 - Seven area teams are ranked.
Posted: 01/15/2011 - Tennessee now holds a 4-2 edge in the game.
Updated: 01/10/2011 - The Gatlinburg-Pittman boys and the Webb girls are the highest ranked local teams in the polls.
Posted: 01/04/2011 - A U.S. Senator is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate "misleading safety claims and deceptive practices" in the selling of new football helmets and reconditioning of used ones.
Posted: 12/26/2010 - The Tornadoes went 15-0 in 2010 and cruised to a seventh straight state championship.
Updated: 12/14/2010 - Former Alcoa and current Kentucky wide receiver Randall Cobb has been named to the AP All-America team.
Updated: 12/12/2010 - CAK quarterback Quinn Epperly was named the East's MyVLT and TACA MVP. Heritage's Evan Brown was named the MyVLT defensive MVP, while the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association honored Alcoa's Austin Tallent with the defensive MVP award.
Posted: 12/10/2010 - Dewayne Wells coached the Cougars for ten seasons.
Updated: 12/09/2010 - Several participants in the Toyota East-West All-Star Classic handed out a truckload of presents to patients in the hospital, chatting with parents and spending time with kids who may not be able to spend Christmas at home.
Updated: 12/05/2010 - The Rebels have now won twelve state championships in football.
Updated: 12/04/2010 - The Greene Devils cruised past Trezevant 60-12 to cap off an undefeated season.
Updated: 12/04/2010 - Tornadoes twist past Goodpasture 56-14 to win Class 3A title
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Rabbit Air BioGS 2.0 HEPA Air Purifier
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Rabbit Air made great strides to streamline the newly updated BioGS 2.0 HEPA Air Purifier into a more decor-friendly presence. Super quiet performance, ideal for a home office or bedroom where noise levels are of concern. Available this August.
Touching the top panel of the BioGS 2.0 reveals a touchscreen LED display viewable through the plastic cover. Take off the front panel and all the filter maintenance and filtration mode options are visible, simplifying the filter replacement process.
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Such a cool design! I have an old Honeywell, but as soon as it "bites the dust" I might just get one of these!
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oops! I kind of screwed that up lol.
I have been using the Rabbit Air MinusA2 Air Purifier for my bird room the past 2 years and till this day cannot talk more highly about it. As a bird owner my whole life, even to this day currently owning over 20 birds of all species... anyone with even 1 knows birds (specially cockatiels) REALLY produce dander/flakes/"loose fluff feathers" or whatever people like to call it.
Back when I got the MinusA2, the original Rabbit Air BIOGS was out but when I went a few months after to actually buy one I saw it was discontinued. Now skip to present time and about 3 weeks ago I got a e-mail saying a BIOGS 2.0 is finally out. Being that my first one is still running great to this day, I ordered the new BIOGS 2.0 right away which came about 2 weeks ago.
I am not going to actually review the unit here but do want to say that it works and was worth the long wait of the release. Although yes it looks sleek, has a little different feature here and there but all that does not matter to me. All I care is if a product works and it does one heck of a job in our 2nd bird room with 8 cockatiels and a few other species of birds with higher "bird dust". Now when I walk into the room the sun just shines in and I don't see the normal dust in the air one would see even if you do not own a bird, air borne dust & particles are in everyone's home.
Any Rabbit Air product you get will work wonders but I felt I'd share my opinion on the BIOGS 2.0 since it just came out and with prices being a tad on the high side... most people just would not consider it but as a bird owner I cannot see how someone can live without one. It was a long wait but well worth it if you didn't need or want to spring for the MinusA2 which is fantastic for me and it's just a matter of how much space & room your using it for.
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In the Baby Zone with Jewel
Even four-time Grammy nominees struggle with finding work-life balance. Get in the Zone with Jewel as she shares her thoughtful and refreshing parenting style.
She's an acclaimed singer, songwriter, poet, actress, painter, philanthropist and children's book author, with a new book, Sweet Dreams for You, out September 17, 2013. But Jewel's most important role to date? Becoming mom to 2-year-old son Kase Townes Murray. "My priorities have forever changed, and being gone for long periods is no longer an option for me," she said. "But I do enjoy my job, and enjoy the fact that Kase will benefit from knowing he is my priority, but also seeing a mom who is tenacious, has a work ethic, and is passionate about something."
Wishing Jewel was part of your mommy group? Us, too! Read on for more of Jewel's relatable take on parenthood.
What's your golden rule of parenting?
To realize perfection is a myth. My job is not to be perfect or provide the illusion of a perfect life for my child. My job is to give my child the skills to handle life for what it really is–an ever-changing set of variables, ones that don't always go our way. My job is to model a good set of skills as I handle the joy, disappointment, triumph and struggle of life so my son can feel confident that he can learn to handle anything life throws his way.
What's been your best moment of parenting so far?
It's a little thing, but it helps in a big way—I try to break skills or concepts like sharing and manners into simple steps that Kase can learn and follow. This lets him know what I expect of him ahead of time and makes a huge difference.
Take sharing, for example. Instead of just saying he has to share once a child is already trying to take a toy from his hand, I explain the rules of sharing before we even get to a play date. This 'ahead of time' teaching is easier and less emotional for him, and makes it easier to enforce the rule once the kids are engaged in playing.
Before we go to a restaurant to eat, I will explain what's expected of him. We then play a game and practice our manners as we drive. I'll virtually walk him through what to expect when we're there. I help him enthusiastically and consistently once we're there, and he really enjoys pleasing me and feels very proud of himself, and looks forward to more chances to practice his manners.
Since I started helping set him up to win, by breaking things down into steps instead of just expecting him to understand concepts that are actually complex, I've noticed his confidence and enthusiasm grow. As adults it's easy to take these complex concepts for granted, forgetting things like sharing are actually learned skills with several steps of behavior involved.
And the worst?
I lived in a cave 'til Kase was 1.5-years-old—I never took him to town, and just enjoyed being home with him mostly. I never wanted anyone else to carry him or hold him—I was a total baby hog [laughs]! I have had to work hard at socializing him now, and let him get used to other care givers, and I actively hunt down play dates for him now. I basically stalk moms at the park and if they have a child in his age range, I accost them [laughs]!
What's the best advice you ever got about parenting?
I've had some great books recommended to me like Dr. Marc Weissbluth's book, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. Also Dr. Harvey Karp's series, including The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block. I also believe our amber teething necklace worked for Kase. I can't explain why, but his teething pain was so noticeably reduced that my skeptical husband even had to concede that the hippy remedy worked!
What's the one thing you can't live without?
Right now it's Fluff, Kase's stuffed bunny. If we lose Fluff, we are in big trouble!
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The Emmaus monastery is an abbey established in 1347 in Prague. The area was destined to become the only Benedictine monastery of the Bohemian kingdom and all Slavic Europe. During WWII the monastery was seized by the Gestapo and the monks were sent to Dachau concentration camp, then in February 1945 it was almost destroyed by American bombing raid on Prague on 14 February 1945. The modern roof with steeples was added in the 1960s. The Gothic cloisters feature original faded frescoes with bits of Pagan symbolism from the 14th century.[1][2]
- ^ "Emmaus Monastery in Prague, Czech Republic". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Vlasto, A. P. (1970). The Entry of Slavs Into Christendom: An Introduction to the Medieval History of the Slavs... CUP Archive. pp. 112–. ISBN 9780521074599. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
Coordinates: 50°04′20″N 14°25′03″E / 50.07222°N 14.41750°E
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In a world of Facebook, Twitter, iPhones, iPads and I-have-to-make-more-money-to-keep-up-with-the-Joneses multi-tasking, it's easier than ever to lose focus and become negligent when engaged in routine everyday tasks --- like turning off the stove, unplugging the iron or putting the car in park. Those simple things we usually execute without much thought or difficulty, unless of course, something distracts us.
Last week, I reported on a Fairfield County (CT) man who thought he put his car in park after pulling into his driveway. Talking on his cellphone, the man went into the house just as he did every night after coming home from work. However, this night, his shiny, black Audi rolled slowly down his driveway and picked up speed. A lot of speed. The car had been stopped on an incline and it was moving fast. Hello, disaster. The car proceeded across the street and into a neighbor's yard, smashed through a fence and finally stopped hanging perilously close to the edge of an embankment. The car was hung up on trees and rocks which prevented if from barreling 30-feet down a ravine into an occupied house.
The car looked like a coyote howling to the moon, its nose scraping the stars. It was an, "OH...MY...GOD" moment for that man, like one I'm sure many of us have had in our lives. Oh, perhaps, not to his extent, but I'm sure there were times when you left the house with a fire crackling up the chimney or disappeared from the kitchen with something boiling on the stove as you took an important phone call, only to return and realize the catastrophic situation you could've experienced because you and your mind were elsewhere. It's not a great feeling.
A few weeks ago, my mind was elsewhere. It was in a place my ex-fiance (yeah, I actually had one of those) used to call "Paul's World." We worked together in television and I was always in that world thinking about my stories, shows, leads, and any way I could make the product better. What else is there to think about when your engaged and living in Fort Myers, Florida?
I'm no longer in television, but I still often go off into my own world thinking about my life, job, career, and future. Throw in a cellphone and texting and situations like the one that happened on my way to work that morning, can happen.
Running on empty, I pulled into a gas station and a self-serve pump. I swiped my debit card and was reminded by the sign that all but hit me in the face that I shouldn't "leave the gas pump unattended while pumping gas," which is something I never do.
Never until this overcast December morning. I went into the convenience store and started to talk with this gentleman about the three rich guys from Greenwich who won the $254 million Powerball. We were both amazed that of all the people with a chance to win the lottery, it happened to be three hedge fund guys who walked away with all the loot. Never thought that would've happened. And I never thought what happened next would have ever happened in my lifetime.
I got a call from my office telling me to go to another part of town immediately for a breaking news story. Still on my phone, I got into my truck, put my keys in the ignition and hurriedly took off. That's when I heard a frightening thump and quickly glanced in my rear view mirror to see what appeared to be a black Anaconda flying away from the rear of my truck. It was my, "OH...MY...GOD..." moment. I had pulled away from the pump with the hose still hooked to my car. Visions of the demolition scene from "Rambo" blitzed through my mind. I expected to see a towering inferno as I raced away from this disaster.
I didn't race away though, perhaps the sight of the man running toward my truck in my side view mirror forced me to slow down. I didn't want to see my mug shot on the 11 o'clock news or my name smeared across the internet forever. I calmly got out, surveyed the scene and saw the hose had detached from the pump. Three people on the island of pumps looked at me in disgust, as if I had just been caught stealing Christmas presents from under the tree at a children's hospital. I was remarkably calm, though. Perhaps, some of the other embarrassing moments in my life, like bouncing the ceremonial pitch at a major league baseball game, or falling down the stairs after giving the best man's toast at a wedding, prepared me well for this make-your-face-turn-red-as-an-apple-moment.
I was composed as the Middle Eastern man who appeared in my rear view pointed me towards the cash register inside the store. I had no idea what he was saying, but I figured it wasn't good. It was time to pay the bill for my colossal mistake. As I approached the manager of the store, I wondered how much the bill would be for ripping the hose out of a gas pump. $500? $1,000? I said good-bye to that winter vacation in Aruba as I scanned the list of prices the manager had placed in front of me. The number $3,000 and $1,800 stood out to me. But those were for the the really mindless customers who ripped everything out. I had just torn the hose in two.
No biggie. He said $138. I remarked that it was one heckuva an expensive tank of gas. But on the other hand, it could've been a lot worse. Cellphones, texting, and Twitter have made life so much more convenient and entertaining. Unfortunately, they've also made it a more dangerous world to live in because of the consequences that may come as a result of their distractions. The man with the Audi was lucky his out of control car didn't maim or kill someone. I was lucky that my mistake didn't hurt my wallet too badly --- or hurt anyone else.


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In advance of Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 6), Collingswood Patch will bring you information on each of the five Board of Education candidates seeking office for the upcoming term. First up: challenger Susan Depper Gittler, who provided the information below.
Susan Depper Gittler
Age: 50
Family: Married with two children (9 and 13)
Previous School Board Experience: First time running.
Community Service: Susan recently participated in the Mathematics Curriculum Review Committee that resulted in the selection of GO Math! for the Collingswood Elementary Schools.
She has also been involved with the Special Needs Family Support Group and the Special Education Parent Advisory Council. Additionally, she has volunteered in the Zane North library and is currently a member of the Zane North PTA Communications Committee and Special Projects Committee.
Susan has been involved with costuming for the Collingswood Youth Theatre, most recently Co-Chairing the Costume Committee for the summer 2012 production.
Reason for Running: "I believe Collingswood should have a great school district; one that our students can be proud to be a part of. We should have an environment where students can soar and not be satisfied with mediocrity."
Changes Proposed: "I would like to see the BOE continue to pursue opportunities for cost savings and program enhancement through additional shared services and consolidation. I think that BOE should seriously consider participating in the IB (International Baccalaureate) Program and use that as a basis for participation in the NJ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program."
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We just returned from a 5-day trip to New York last week, and our experience with the Explorer Pass was TERRIBLE; we absolutely regret the purchase. The redemption office is extremely difficult to find, and no one seemed to know anything about it (and we asked EVERYONE, including our hotel concierge, tourist information, cab drivers and NYPD); I tried to call the office for directions, but the phone number on my receipt was a fax number. When we finally located the office (7 miles and two hours later), our vouchers were exchanged for a plastic card, which I assumed (based on the EP ads) would serve as our ticket into the attractions we chose. Instead, at each attraction, we first had to wait in one line to redeem our pass for a ticket to the attraction, then stand in line for entry to the attraction. So not only did we not "skip the lines" as advertised, we had to wait in line at least TWICE for each, and the process was different at every location. The worst was the Central Park Zoo, where we waited in line for tickets, presented our passes, and were told we had to redeem the passes for tickets at a location FIVE blocks away. By the time we secured our tickets and got into the zoo, it was 45 minutes before it closing. What's more, we were given conflicting or vague information by every employee of the myriad companies affiliated with Explorer Pass; none of them seemed to have a clue. In the end, we wasted an enormous amount of time we could have spent seeing the city, and saved only about $30, which we would have gladly spent to avoid the hassle. I highly advise against purchasing!
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Pretty much a no-brainer if you are going to see any of these attractions, and becomes a bigger deal with 5+ attractions. Most of the attractions this pass gets you into are at least 30$ after tax, etc. Went to the Top of the Rock which is the best view in the city, better than the Empire State and way less crowded. Has an express line for pass holders, but keep in mind tickets are staggered so you will probably have 45+ minutes to kill after getting tickets. The MoMA is of course awesome. Get tickets at the help desk rather than usual ticketing desk. Spend time working your way down from the top floor or follow along with the free audio tour offered at the entrance. It is also definitely worth visiting the gift shop across the street. You will probably leave with stacking mugs or unbreakable wine glasses. The fine dining restaurant is also excellent with views of the garden if it is a special occasion. The American Museum of Natural History is a must. Take some time to wander around and definitely get tickets to whatever the rotating exhibit is. Frogs is excellent with hundreds of rare live frogs, and the new exhibit on Poison sounds like it will be great. Walk down the street for a burger at Shake Shack before heading to the New York Historical Society. The MET is also a must, but keep in mind that it is a recommended admission price and you can pay what you want if on a budget. The city subsidizes the MET so that every New Yorker and visitor can go despite ability to pay.
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this is the second time I have bought a smart destination card.. Boston and NYC... both were well worth it... convienent easy to use... nice variety of attractions...
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we went on 7 attractions with the explorer pass; we found the NBC Studio Tour very dis-organized and nothing to see except empty rooms and a lot of room to room shuffling. Save your money on this one.
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We purchased 2 adult and 3 child passes for NYC. Although you do not get to cut in any lines and don't save any time with them, they are absolutely worth it. We saved a lot of money using the pass for our family trip. We even experienced a problem with one attraction that double dipped two of our cards and SmartDestinations handled it promptly and efficiently. I would buy this again and will look for other cities to use the Explorer Pass in also.
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After using a Go Card in San Fransisco, I've looked to use them in every city I travel to that has this product. In NYC, I used this pass to do a Hop On/Hop Off tour to get a quick overview of the city and cover a lot of ground. We paid the $14 upgrade for a 2 day pass. Great things about this were 1. It came with a free cruise, which offered great photos of the city and amazing Statue of Liberty shots 2. We were able to use the bus for transportation the rest of the weekend to get to the other sights we wanted to see. Doing that actually canceled out our need to do a separate Statue of Liberty tour. I would have liked to have gone to the Ellis Island museum but lines were really long and we only had two days. Next time.... We also used the pass to visit Madame Toussade's which was really fun! A lot of the studio/movie tours were booked up so I wish I had planned better ahead of time. Overall, I really liked that the pass gave me access to so many choices but also helped me narrow down what I wanted to prioritize. I would definitely use the pass the next time I go to NYC.
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We used the pass during the week of 21st august. We did 7 attractions, and with most of them the pass was really a advantage. Intrepid, Hudson-Cruise, Top of the Rock, Museum of Natural history, Guggenheim: no waiting at all. For Bike and Roll hiring and the Circle Line Harlem bus tour we had to go to the main office to get tickets with the pass, while the start of the tours was somewhere else, that was a disadvantage! But it was nice to have it anyway.
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I called this project, A Word from Your Sculpture. It made me laugh... not so much for the kids:) Here you see three worksheets that I created to help the students with their sculptures. The first page give an outline of what they would be doing and a bit of a time line (I think it took us 5 days). The second page is a rubric. The third was the most helpful, a guide to their scripts. Please take a look at them on my google docs. (
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A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well.
Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event, such as a birthday party, a Super Bowl party, or a St. Patrick's Day party. Parties of this kind are often called "celebrations". A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in restaurants, pubs, beer gardens, nightclubs or bars, and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host.Contents
A birthday party is a celebration of the anniversary of the birth of the person who is being honored. The tradition started in the mid-nineteenth century but didn't become popular until the mid-twentieth century.
Birthday parties are a feature of many cultures.
In Western cultures, birthday parties include a number of common rituals. The guests may be asked to bring a gift for the honored person. Party locations are often decorated with colorful decorations, such as balloons and streamers. A birthday cake is usually served with lit candles that are to be blown out after a "birthday wish" has been made. The person being honored will be given the first piece of cake. While the birthday cake is being brought to the table, the song "Happy Birthday to You" or some other dedicated birthday song is sung by the guests.
At parties for children, time is often taken for the "gift opening" wherein the individual whose birthday is celebrated opens each of the gifts brought. It is also common at children's parties for the host to give parting gifts to the attendees in the form of "goodie bags". Children and even adults sometimes wear party hats (colorful cone-shaped paper hats) at a birthday party.
Birthday parties are often larger and more extravagant if they celebrate someone who has reached what is regarded in the culture as a milestone age, such as transition from childhood to adulthood. Examples of traditional coming of age celebrations include the North American sweet sixteen party and the Latin American quinceañera.Surprise party
A surprise party is a party that is not made known beforehand to the person in whose honor it is being held.
Birthday surprise parties are the most common kind of surprise party. At most such parties, the guests will arrive an hour or so before the honored person arrives. Often, a friend in on the surprise will lead the honored person to the location of the party without letting on anything.
The guests might even conceal themselves from view, and when the honored person enters the room, they leap from hiding and all shout, "Surprise!" For some surprise birthday parties, it is considered to be a good tactic to shock the honored person. Streamers, silly string, and balloons may be used for this purpose. Evidence of a party, such as decorations and balloons, are not made visible from the exterior of the home, so that the honored person will suspect nothing.Dinner partyHors d'oeuvres served with cocktails during "cocktail hour" at a dinner party
A dinner party is a social gathering at which people eat dinner together, usually in the host's home. At the most formal dinner parties, the dinner is served on a dining table with place settings. Dinner parties are often preceded by a cocktail hour in a living room or bar, where guests drink cocktails while mingling and conversing. Wine is usually served throughout the meal, often with a different wine accompanying each course.
At less formal dinner parties, a buffet is provided. Guests choose food from the buffet and eat while standing up and conversing. Women guests may wear cocktail dresses; men may wear blazers.
At some informal dinner parties, the host may ask guests to bring food or beverages (a main dish, a side dish, a dessert, or appetizers). A party of this type is called a potluck or potluck dinner. In the United States, potlucks are very often held in churches and community centers.Cocktail party Main article: Cocktail party
A cocktail party is a party at which cocktails are served. It is sometimes called a cocktail reception. Women who attend a cocktail party may wear a cocktail dress. A cocktail hat is sometimes worn as a fashion statement.Tea partyAn outdoor tea party in Australia, from between 1900 and 1910Main article: Tea party (social gathering)
In Anglo-American culture, a tea party is a formal gathering for afternoon tea. These parties are traditionally attended only by women, but men may also be invited.
Tea parties are often characterized by the use of prestigious tableware, such as bone china and silver. The table, whatever its size or cost, is made to look its prettiest, with cloth napkins and matching cups and plates.
In addition to tea, larger parties may serve punch or, in cold weather, hot chocolate. The tea is accompanied by a variety of easily managed foods. Thin sandwiches such as cucumber or tomato, bananas, cake slices, buns, and cookies are all common choices.Receptions
Receptions are parties that are designed to receive a large number of guests. They are typically large events, such as holiday events held at the White House.
The hosts and any guests of honor form a receiving line in the order of precedence near the entrance. They greet each guest in turn as he or she arrives. Each guest greets the first person in the line (who, of course, is the person of lowest precedence). The first person then introduces the guest to the next person in the line and turns to the next guest. Each guest properly speaks little more than his name (if necessary) and a conventional greeting or congratulation to each person in the receiving line. In this way, the line of guests progresses steadily without unnecessary delay. After formally receiving each guest in this fashion, the hosts may mingle with the guests.
Refreshments at a reception may be as minimal, such as coffee or lemonade, or as elaborate as those at a state dinner.Dances and balls Main article: Dance party
A dance is a social gathering at which the guests dance. It may be a casual, informal affair or a structured event, such as a school dance or a charity ball. Dances usually take place during the evening. An afternoon dance is formally known as a tea dance. Some dances feature specific kinds of dancing, such as square dancing.
A ball is a large formal party that features ballroom dancing. Women guests wear ball gowns; men wear evening dress.Block party Main articles: Block party and Street party
A block party is a public party that is attended by the residents of a specific city block or neighborhood. These parties are typically held in a city street that has been closed to traffic to accommodate the party.
At some block parties, attendees are free to pass from house to house, socializing, and often drinking alcoholic beverages.Showers See also: Bridal shower and Baby shower
A shower is a party whose primary purpose is to give gifts to the guest of honor, commonly a bride-to-be or a mother-to-be. Guests who attend are expected to bring a small gift, usually related to the upcoming life event, like getting married or having a baby. Themed games are a frequent sight during showers as well.
As a gift-giving occasion, it may not properly be hosted either by the guest of honor or the close relatives of the guest of honor, as requesting gifts from friends for a near relative is seen as either greedy or begging.Costume or fancy dress party
At a masquerade ball, guests wear masks to conceal their identities. Guests at a costume party or a fancy dress party wear costumes. These parties are sometimes associated with holiday events, such as Halloween and Mardi Gras.Christmas caroling party
In English and American culture during the Christmas season, it is traditional to have a Christmas caroling party. People go from door to door in a neighborhood and sing Christmas carols.
In Spain, this type of party is called "El Aguinaldo". It's the same as in England and the United States, but the only difference is that the kids who sing the carols are given tips. Christmas songs are called villancios in Spain; they are mainly sung by children at small parties.
Some popular Christmas carols are "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Deck the Halls", "The Twelve Days of Christmas", "Frosty the Snowman", "Jingle Bells", "Silver Bells", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", and "O Holy Night".Parties for teenagers and young adultsYoung adults at a pool party.
A house party is a party where a large group of people get together at a private home to socialize. House parties that involve the drinking of beer pumped from a keg are called keg parties or "keggers." These parties are popular in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia and are often attended by people under the legal drinking age. Sometimes, even older party-goers run afoul of the law for having provided alcoholic beverages to minors. Arrests may also be made for violating a noise ordinance, for disorderly conduct, and even for operating a "blind pig", an establishment that illegally sells alcoholic beverages.
A pool party is a party in which the guests swim in a swimming pool.
Dance parties are gatherings in bars or community centers where the guests dance to house music, techno music, or disco. The music for dance parties is usually selected and played by a disc jockey.
A spin-off of dance parties, the rave involves dancing to loud house music, techno music, or industrial music. Rave parties may be attended by as few as a score of people in a basement or, more likely, by a few hundred people in a club, to as many as thousands in a large warehouse, field, or even tens of thousands in a sporting arena, amusement park, or other large space.
Outdoor parties include bush parties and beach parties. Bush parties (also called "field parties") are held in a secluded area of a forest ("bush"), where friends gather to drink and talk. These parties are often held around a bonfire. Beach parties are held on a sandy shoreline of a lake, river, or sea, and also often feature a bonfire.
School-related parties for teenagers and young adults include proms and graduation parties, which are held in honor of someone who has recently graduated from a school or university.
A crush party is a party in a sorority or fraternity where the sisters or brothers are given a certain number of invitations (according to their "crushes"). These are passed on to friends outside of the sorority/fraternity and given to the "crushes" (while keeping secret the name of the inviter). There may be some sort of disclosure at the party, so that the guests can find out who has a crush on her/him.Singles dance party and mixer
A singles dance party and mixer is a party which is organized for people who are not married and who want to find a partner for friendship, dating, or sex.
Usually a "mixer game" is played, to make it easy for people to meet each other. For example, each guest may be given a card with an inspiring quotation on it. The game is to find someone of the opposite sex who has the same quotation. Couples who have matching cards may be given a small prize.
These parties are sponsored by various organizations, both non-profit and for-profit.Fundraising party
A fundraising party, or fundraiser, is a party that is held for the purpose of collecting money that will be given to some person or to some institution, such as a school, charity, business, or political campaign. These parties are usually formal and consist of a dinner followed by speeches or by a presentation extolling whatever the money is being raised for.
It is very common to charge an admission fee for parties of this kind. This fee may be as high as several thousand dollars, especially if money is being raised for a political campaign.Graduation party
In some places, parties to celebrate graduation from school, college or university are popular.Marriage-related partiesWedding Feast in front of a Farm by Flemish artist Pieter Brueghel c. 1620
A housewarming party may be held when a family, couple, or person moves into a new house or apartment. It is an occasion for the hosts to show their new home to their friends. Housewarming parties are typically informal and do not include any planned activities other than a tour of the new house or apartment. Invited family members and friends may bring gifts for the new home.Welcome party
A welcome party is held for the purpose of welcoming a newcomer, such as a new club member, a new employee, or a family's new baby.Farewell party
In many cultures, it is customary to throw a farewell party in honor of someone who is moving away or departing on a long trip (sometimes called a bon voyage party). Retirement parties for departing co-workers fall into this category.Cast party
A cast party is a celebration following the final performance of a theatric event, such as a play, a musical, or an opera. A party of this kind may also be held following the end of shooting for a motion picture (called a "wrap party") or after the season's final episode of a television series. Cast parties are traditionally held for most theater performances, both professional and amateur.
Invited guests are usually restricted to performers, crew members, and a few others who did not participate in the performance.Pre-party
A pre-party is a party that is held immediately before some event, such as a school dance, a wedding, a birthday party, or a bar mitzvah. These parties are usually of short duration and sometimes involve getting ready for the event (e.g., the guests may put on makeup or costumes). Guests usually leave at the same time and arrive at the event together.After-party
An after-party is a party that is held after a musical or theatric performance or after some other event, such as a wedding or a school dance. Guests are usually limited to friends of the host.Parties on special days
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Gholson: New-look Big 12 still comes down to OU-Texas
Although they are the two newcomers in the Big 12, TCU and West Virginia are a lot of people's pick to win the conference title this year.
I say not so quick.
No doubt about it, Gary Patterson has built a really strong program at TCU. Back 16 years ago when the Southwest Conference folded, the Horned Frogs really weren't a football team the new Big 12 wanted.
Over the years, thanks in part to LT and Gary P, the Froggies have proved themselves worthy of playing in the big leagues.
But winning it in Year One?
Does 11-3, a Mountain West Conference title and a 31-24 Poinsettia Bowl win over Louisiana Tech make you a championship contender?
TCU has losing records against Texas (20-61-1); OU (4-7); Oklahoma State (9-11-2) and Texas Tech (23-28-3). The Frogs are dead even with Baylor at 50-50-7.
They have winning records against Kansas, Kansas State and Iowa State, but so do most good football programs. TCU is 22-10-4 against those three, most of the wins coming against Kansas.
And here comes West Virginia straight out of a basketball conference — the Big East — thinking it is going to just come in here and knock around Texas and Oklahoma?
Quarterback Geno Smith breaking a BCS bowl record with six touchdowns passes to lead West Virginia to a 70-33 blowout win over Clemson in the Orange Bowl certainly caught my attention last year.
But can he do that against the Texas defense?
I don't think so.
So who is your preseason pick to the win the Big 12?
Immediately discard Iowa State and Kansas. They are out of their league.
Next toss out Texas Tech, Baylor and Oklahoma State.
The Bears and Cowboys just lost way too much offensive firepower from last season and are way too pitiful on defense to overcome it.
Baylor finished No. 116 in total defense among 120 NCAA teams giving up better than 488 yards a game. Tech wasn't much better at No. 114 and 485 yards. OSU was No. 107 at 457.
You can't count out Kansas State as long as Bill Snyder is the head coach. Some way, Snyder will have his team competitive against all the big boys and little boys in this league.
However, road games at Oklahoma, TCU and West Virginia will be hard to overcome for the Wildcats.
That leaves four contenders for the Big 12 title — Oklahoma, TCU, Texas and West Virginia.
The Frogs are going to be strong with quarterback Casey Pachall directing the offensive show.
West Virginia, with Smith returning, also will be a contender.
But, in my humble opinion, the new guys aren't going to win this conference. Not right now.
This title will be decided on Oct. 13 in the Cotton Bowl.
Either Texas or OU has won the Big 12 title in seven of the last eight years. One of them will win it again this season.
Texas has a quarterback problem. Neither David Ash or Case McCoy are ever going to remind us of Vince Young or Colt McCoy.
But Aledo running back Johnathan Gray — if he can stay healthy — is going to amaze us all and take the heat off those two average QBs.
And Texas' defense is going to be stout. The Longhorns gave us a sneak preview of that in their 21-10 Holiday Bowl win over California.
They were the No. 11 defense in the nation last year. This year they move up into the top 10.
Texas also has both West Virginia and TCU in Austin this year. OU is on the road for both of those newcomers.
Unlike UT, the Sooners don't have a quarterback problem.
Senior Landry Jones is one of the best around. If Texas had this guy, it would not only challenge for the Big 12 title but would make a run at the national title.
But Jones doesn't have any proven offensive stars around him. Some may show up in a month or two, but right now, I don't see it.
I also don't see Mike Stoops' return as defensive coordinator being any instant shot in the arm for a group that gave up a school-record 376 yards per game last year and allowed 130 points (43 per game) in their three conference losses.
So who will it be — UT or OU?
Right now I like Texas for two reasons — Johnathan Gray and a really good defense.
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Thursday, Oct. 12, marks the last day of volunteer service for Emma Puderbaugh of Manlius, who has given 42 years and more than 12,000 hours of her time and energy to University Hospital, and most recently the hospital's Regional Oncology Center. She is the longest-serving hospital volunteer.
As a volunteer, Emma interacts with patients, many undergoing chemotherapy, and tries to make them comfortable throughout the process. She also handles errands for the center, such as serving as a courier for medical records.
"I am so fortunate to have this opportunity in life," said Emma, about her volunteer activities. Every Thursday, Emma arrives at the hospital by 8:30 a.m. and leaves by 3 p.m. or later. "I've enjoyed so much and feel I've reached the point in my life where I should do other things," said Emma, who has already planned a trip to Hawaii.
Emma, a widow, has three daughters, two live locally and the other in Texas. All attended Fayetteville-Manlius schools.
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NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police are asking for your help in identifying and locating a man who struck a bicyclist Monday and fled the scene at the intersection of Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.
At about 12:45 a.m., a 34-year-old woman was riding her bike when a man driving a light blue 2013 Toyota Camry ran a red light and struck her. The driver of the Camry exited the vehicle for a short time and then fled the scene. A witness took pictures of the suspect and his car before he fled.
The victim is hospitalized in stable condition.
The Camry's license number is Oregon plate 128FFF. It's registered to Lucy M. Hutcens, 77, of Vale, Oregon. Police would like to speak to her but say she is not a suspect in the hit and run.
Detectives have been unable to locate the registered owner and driver of the car and are asking for help in locating them.
The driver of the Camry is described as a 5'6" white man with a heavy build.
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Peter Rojas is the CEO and co-founder of RCRD LBL, an ad-supported free music download site. Additionally he's working on a consumer electronics focused startup, gdgt, with Ryan Block.
Prior to RCRD LBL, Rojas was and the founder and editorial director of Engadget, a daily blog covering gadgets and personal technology with a monthly readership of over 9 million. He was also the co-founder of Joystiq, Gizmodo, and Hackaday, and served as an on-air contributor to HGTV's I Want That – Tech Toys and as a guest host on G4's Attack of the Show.
Previously Rojas worked as a contributing editor at Cargo, an editor-at-large at Sync, a columnist on emerging technology for British newspaper The Guardian, a features and news writer for the original Red Herring, and was a contributor to Wired, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Salon, Slate, Vice, Surface, Food & Wine, Popular Science, Fortune, Money, and Business 2.0. He was educated at Harvard University and the University of Sussex (U.K.) and currently lives and works in New York City.
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