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Sunday Q&A: New QHS boys basketball coach Andy Douglas discusses the path to his dream job
Saturday, May 24, 2014
May 11, 2014 12:04 a.m.
He's the youngest coach to take over the helm of the Quincy High School boys basketball program in almost 70 years, but Andy Douglas strongly believes he is the right coach at the right time. A 13-member search committee and the Quincy School Board agreed.
The challenge facing Douglas is to recreate the energy and passion so many Blue Devil fans have come to expect over the years.
The former QHS sharpshooter, record holder and diehard fan sat down with Sports Editor Matt Schuckman to discuss the job, the pressure and the passion needed to be in charge of one of the nation's winningest basketball programs.
Q: Is this truly a dream job for you?
A: It's something I've been planning for my entire life. Whether it was growing up watching games or starting at the younger levels and working my way up, it was always something I wanted and that's to be a part of the Blue Devil program.
When I found my niche as a coach, it was something I really wanted to pursue. To reach this point now, it's been a dream come true.
Q: When you left to go to Liberty, was it in the back of your mind that you wanted to get back here someday?
A: I had an in-depth conversation with some important people in my life, and it was pushed upon me that I needed to get that head coaching experience. It was something I had always wanted. I had it at the younger levels. It was always in the back of mind.
I told my guys at Liberty, this was a job I would have waited for another 10 years. It was not something I was going to rush into. Now that it's here, it's something I want to take advantage of.
Q: What has prepared you for this moment and this job?
A: When I look back, I think you look at your path and how you get to certain places and how you achieve your dreams. Sometimes, it's a straight path. Sometimes, it takes a lot of turns. Mine has taken some turns. Not big ones, but it has taken some turns.
Everything I've done in my life has prepared me for this. From graduating from Quincy University, staying here in Quincy, teaching here in Quincy, finding my wife here in Quincy. Those are all things that have kind of paved the way for me to stay in this area.
When you look at this community, it's a community that has been tremendously supportive of me. I've really seen that in the last couple of days. It's something that I have a lot of pride in. I have a lot of pride in the Quincy basketball tradition, but also Quincy as a whole.
Q: What did you learn most while coaching at Liberty?
A: I learned there are a lot of ups and downs. I truly mean there can be a lot of ups and downs. Kids are involved in more things now more than ever these days. So it's important to motivate players more than ever.
So I've learned different ways to motivate guys to get them there to work as hard as they can. I've learned a lot about myself. I've learned about my patience at times and my core values as an individual.
And I've learned a lot about teaching. not just the coaching part, but about teaching kids how to be better people and how to be better basketball players.
It's been a long process. But it's been a process where I can look back and say, 'Hey, I've learned a lot.' I'm going to continue to learn as long as I'm in this profession.
Q: What does it mean to be a Blue Devil?
A: It's everything to me. It's been my entire life. Growing up here and playing and then coaching in it, it's been my entire life. My philosophy is a little different than others, but my main goal is to help kids improve on and off the basketball court.
We will make a big commitment to the off-the-basketball-court stuff. When I think back, the relationships we had when we played and when we coached are what got us to this point in our lives. So it means everything to me to be a part and especially in this way.
Q: What's it mean to you to be a Douglas?
A: There is a lot of pride in that. It doesn't matter where you go. When you introduce yourself and tell them your last name, a lot of people know who you are and they know who you are because of Quincy basketball.
I'd like to say I'm the best shooter out of all the Douglases and none of them can coach like I can. So I've got them beat on a couple of things.
My grandmother, my grandfather, my dad as the oldest one having so much pride in his last name has been something that is important to me. Watching how my dad holds family so important impacted me. He instilled that in me, and that's something that I put toward the basketball program.
Q: Your program has to be your family or you have to create a family atmosphere within your program, right?
A: Yes, you do. You're around the kids for so long you want to build relationships with the kids and develop those relationships. A lot of the qualities a team has is something that a family has. So I think it's vital and very important. We will have quotes up in the locker room on family and the importance of it.
Also, one of our goals as individuals and as a team will mirror one of my favorite quotes and that is, "You either get better or worse. You never stay the same." It's something I want to instill in our kids. I want you to improve on the court. I want you to improve your individual skills. I want us to improve as a team.
But I also want them to improve off the court as well. I want you to improve in school. I want you to improve your family relationships because all of those things are going to make you a better person down the line.
Q: What was the most important piece of advice you were given during this process?
A: I've had a lot of advice thrown my way. A former Blue Devil sent me a text with a great piece of advice. It was "do what you do, be committed and don't sacrifice your integrity." Those are all important things from the advice I've gotten so far.
The "do what you do" part is important. A lot of people look and say, "He's a young coach. How is he going to handle the whole experience?" And that's true. I'm 32 years old.
But the one thing about me, and something I picked up from every great coach I've been around, is you always have to be a constant learner. They are life-long learners. That's what I am.
Q: How daunting is it to hear people talk about how high expectations are?
A: It's important for the program to have high expectations. It means you've had a lot of success in the past. And it's important to me. When people ask me about how high expectations are and how demanding they are, I tell them that I have higher expectations.
I've been in the program. I know what the program is about. I know the tradition of the program.
My expectations of where the program should be are extremely high. When other people state their expectations, they can know and trust mine are right up there with them.
Q: How do you put your signature on this program?
A: My coaching style might be a little different than what people have seen in the past. I'm really big on relationship building and getting the most out of kids that way. My staple will come by how I carry myself and how my players carry themselves.
We want to be a program built on what it's been built on in the past, and that's 100-percent class. It's important to me. When I took over the Liberty job, I said the exact same thing.
When it's all said and done, I want my program when I leave here to be one where people can look back and say that was classy coaches, classy players, classy program. I'm hearing a lot of feedback from that, so that makes me proud to say I did coach there and I did do things the right way.
Q: You're in the fun and unique position of having a young son who can come to the gym with you. How important was this job from the standpoint that you wanted him to see Blue Devil basketball and may someday be a part of it?
A: It's vital. It's what I grew up on. My dad was a coach at the high school level, and I was always at the gym with him. I always wanted to be at the gym. When he brought me to my first Blue Devil game when I was in fourth grade, it was a great experience.
It wasn't just the experience of the electric crowd and the great atmosphere, but to be able to spend that time with him makes that a night I still remember to this day. I'll never forget it.
So it's important for me to bring my son or my future son or daughter up in the program. I know how important it was to my growth as an individual and how important it could be to theirs as they grow.
Q: You've called this your dream job. So have you actually dreamed about what it would be like to have the job?
A: When I think about it now, it's overwhelming. Not just to say I'm the coach of Quincy High School, but I can say this is the path I've taken and this is where it landed me and this is what i've always wanted to do.
I couldn't be more blessed with the opportunity.
I couldn't be more excited for the opportunity to come home and say that I'm the coach of Quincy High School Blue Devil basketball.


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Could you outline how did you arrive at the expression you found after integrating?
I found one (stupid) mistake I made in my original equation (divided out the Qleak term rather than adding it to the other side). So ignore that equation... Below is how I arrived at the new equation, and this one still has a problem.
Qleak = a*C*sqrt(2*g*h)
Qi = constant
Qe = constant
integrate dH from Hi to Hf
integrate dt from 0 to T
1. -A * (dH/dt) = Qleak - Qi + Qe
2. ... simplify by combining constants... Qi + Qe = Qtot
3. dH = (-Qleak/A + Qtot/A)dt
4. dH = 1/A*(-Qleak + Qtot)dt
5. (A*dH) / (-Qleak + Qtot) = dt
6. int((A*dH) / (-Qleak + Qtot)) = int(dt)
7. ... integrate dt from 0 to T
8. int((A*dH) / (-Qleak + Qtot)) = T
This is where I stopped since I could not find an easy way to integrate the left side. The basic form of the integral would be: dH/(h^1/2 + constant)
Any tips on where I may have gone wrong, or how to solve that integral would be appreciated! Thanks


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Pace bowler Anya Shrubsole says England will thrive on the pressure of being defending champions of the Women's Cricket World Cup.
England, winners in Australia in 2009, were beaten in the final of the World T20 by the Aussies in October.
Shrubsole, 21, told BBC Sport: "Being defending champions is a pressure we thrive on.
"We know there are teams trying to catch us and that's why we do everything we can to stay ahead."
Charlotte Edwards's side begin their campaign in India against Sri Lanka on 2 February.
England reached the final of the World Twenty20 having lost only one of 25 T20 internationals before the four-run final defeat by the Southern Stars. Read more
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About a month ago, I called up a local store that specializes in breastfeeding for expectant and new mothers. I explained to the woman on the phone that because I'd had a breast reduction, was having twins, and might likely have a c-section, I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to breastfeed my babies or produce enough milk to nourish two. I asked if they would hook me up with a lactation consultant who could give me some tools to help me ultimately maximize my milk production.
When she suggested I take their breastfeeding class instead, I told her that I really didn't want to sit in a room for three hours, listening to how formula would poison my babies, because I was dealing with a unique set of issues that might make it literally impossible for me to produce milk. I confessed that I was already feeling guilty and wanted help and support, not a lecture. Oh no, they assured me, this class wouldn't be like that! Well, I should have trusted my instincts and skipped it ...
Within the first 10 minutes of the breastfeeding class (and for the next three hours), the instructor (a mother of two) railed on formula and made it clear that if you give your baby any formula at all, he or she will be undernourished, neglected, sickly, fussy, and probably stupid, too. Yes, that's exactly what a fretful mother-to-be with specific issues wants to hear! Even in the context of supplementation -- which is often essential when you're feeding twins -- the message was "formula is bad." She even went so far as to say that babies fed with bottles, even if it's breast milk, won't feel as bonded to their mamas. Again, I am having twins, and there may be a time when they need bottle feedings as well! I felt blindsided, ambushed, and totally attacked. The only thing keeping me in that chair was a desire to learn what I had come there to learn: how to boost my milk supply.
Hey, I already know that breast is best -- that's why I even went to the class to begin with (and dragged my husband there with the promise of naked boob videos and free cookies). But I was looking for guidance and support, not a diatribe on how royally screwed my babies would be if I had to give them a bottle. I came out of that class fuming, raging, fire-breathing mad. Sorry, but if anyone's going to make me feel like my children may somehow be inferior, just because my body may not be able to do what I want it to, then you're damn straight it's going to unleash the fury in me!
So, while my blood is still boiling, let me say this: I'm not even a mother yet, and I'm already sick and freakin' tired of all the self-righteous moms, pushing their own parenting agenda on each other and expectant moms-to-be. Of course, breastfeeding seems to be the #1 hot button topic. Hey, if you were lucky enough to be able to breastfeed, good for you -- no need to make the mothers who couldn't feel badly about it! Breastfeeding wasn't for you? Alright then -- if you're bothered by the mother nursing her 2-year-old in public, just look away, lady!
According to the instructor in our class, only 5 percent of women can't breastfeed. Really?! Really?! Because I'd say about half of my friends weren't able to breastfeed, even after weeks of trying, for a variety of reasons (including infection, low milk supply, and postpartum depression). At the very least, they had to supplement. And some were so frustrated and exhausted and stressed out by the process that they weren't even enjoying their babies anymore. So that "Everyone can do it if they just care enough and stick with it!" attitude is totally misleading. I guarantee, moms who feed with formula love their babies just as much as breastfeeding moms do.
And for the record, the formula-fed children I know are all healthy, beautiful, smart, and thriving, just as much as the kids who got the breast. And those babies who were breastfed seem to have just as many gastrointestinal issues, they're just as fussy, and they end up at the pediatrician's office just as often. So, I absolutely refuse to believe that my children are going to be messed up for life if they don't get breast milk.
As far as I can tell, parenting is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor! I don't understand why mothers have to tear each other down and make each other feel like shoddy parents for not doing it their way. How about some empathy for those moms who are having a tougher time of it? Would you vilify a lower-income mom because she can't afford to give her child as many fruits and vegetables? Look down at the single mom for not having a co-parent? Tsk-tsk the parents who can't send their kid to pre-school more than one or two days a week? Most parents want the very best for their kid and, for whatever reason, can't always give it to them. Who is anyone to judge?
I guess in my kumbaya naivete, I sort of assumed that the mothering community was largely a supportive one and missed the fact that there's an angry mob contingency, ready to burn others at the stake for the crimes of Enfamil, playpen use, and TV before the age of 2. Instead of spending all that energy ranting about how wrong the other side is, why don't moms just get back to taking care of their own kids?
At the end of the day, most mothers are just trying to do the very best for their child, and for the most part, I think other moms do get that. You clearly have to find "Mommy friends" who will be supportive of you and vice versa, whether you need a cheerleader who's going to help you stick with breastfeeding or someone to tell you it's okay when you realize that you can't. And to those who just can't help shoving their opinions down your throat, always be ready with a response like, "That's so great, and I'm sure it worked really well for you, but it just didn't for me." Or, if that doesn't work, you can always tell them to suck it!
Are you sick of all the judgmental moms out there? And who has good info for me on how to maximize my milk production without making me feel guilty if I can't exclusively breastfeed?
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Human milk for human babies is also a good resource. I would take donor milk anyday over formula. And a good LC and supportive friends and family are a MUST. I think people give up way too easy on BF because it can be hard, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth it...where there is a will, there is a way
I took fennel and red rapsberry leaf capsuls and boosted (and fattened) my milk supply. This was after birth, not before.I got them from puritanspride.com, which always has great sales.
I know all about the judgemental moms out there. Or people. Period. You cannot do things in your ilfe without being judged. I don't use any government/taxpayer money, and yet I can't choose how many children I have. Some how it is irresponsible for me to have 7 kids. They are all fed, dressed, schooled (homeschooled, so even more attacks), loved and supported, all on our own dime and energy, who has any business in that?
I learned to find humor in things. People get mad and ask me stupid things like "Don't you know what causes that?" I say "Yes, and we're REALLY good at it, too!" with a big smile. :)
If people criticize you, tell them, "I thought there were enough smart peopel int he world, so I am feeding my kids formula." They won't have a clue what to say. :)
I so know how you feel. I didnt produce milk at all. Nothing like having a screamin 3 day old baby and trying to feed them with boobs that dont work. Talk about feeling like a total failure. My daughter was fed formula. And you know what, shes just as smart, has a great immune system and is totally bonded to me. I had a mom tell me that if I really couldnt breastfeed then I should be getting milk from a milk bank. Yea, cuz I want my daughter drinking some freaks breastmilk. Not to mention theres no way the average mom can afford that. Yes, breast is best, but formula is a great alternative. I would honsetly call the hospital that you will give birth at and ask to talk to a lactation consultant. They will be able to help prepare you and give you pointers to help your situation.


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The SMU Running/Walking Club was started in 2011 for members of the SMU community by a group of SMU faculty and staff who are dedicated to their health and fitness. We welcome all ages and skill levels. Whether you are looking to start a walk/run program or ready to race a marathon, we want you! Join us for a casual walk, run or maybe even a little speed workout!
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Great result, Sibylle! Gives me a couple of ideas for the 6 meters of this same IKEA fabric laying around
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Really, I love how it turned out!
sibylle! esta increíble el sofacito!!! =) yo necesito uno! donde has encontrado el chollazo?
Y una pregunta más, como has tapizado, lo has hecho tú??? podría ser un post DIY de como tapizar? sería lo mas!
Hahaha! This is for a little lessons in castellano jajaja
Love the re-do! Kind of reminds me of beetlejuice
Looks fabulous!! I'd like to do a big racing stripe on a similar chair I have–just ONE big contrast stripe down the center, of a different fabric applied. I wish I were pro at upholstery. =( Still learning! Bought a book!
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I love the fabric…amazing look. You are going to hate me… I was given the couch that would match that chair exactly. I love it and want to do the reupholster on it but very scared to attempt it. I don't want to make a mess of a wonderful couch. You did a great job, very crisp and professional looking. You should do a tutorial. I see lots of tutorials but not with this shape or type of furniture which in my opinion is unique. Just found your site and am enjoying it.


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there are these two brothers and their parents are dead and they fight demons with salt, and then a few seasons later there is a charming angel who is super gay for the one who is not a moose, and he's like raaar gripped you tight and raised you from perdition, why is the pizza man spanking the babysitter, and god writes slashfic, and then one of them goes to hell, or both of them, and they all die a lot, and the gay trenchcoat angel is all kinds of evil but then he dies and comes back and there's another dude everyone likes who says idjit and HE dies and everyone is waiting until he comes back and there's a creepy manifestation of the devil who embodies creepypasta non-con fic with the moose, and now everyone is sad about everything all the time forever also every lady who has sex is going to die
That should be the Wikipedia entry on Supernatural because it is dead-on.
How many total songs: 1510
Sort by song title – first and last?
First: A - Rainbow
Last: ∞ - Infinite
Sort by time – shortest and longest?
Shortest: 누나 힘네세요 - Onew
Longest: RANDOM (Bonus Track) - Nassun
Sort by Artist – first and last?
First: 미쳐서 그래 - AA
Last: No One Sees You Like I Do - +/-
Top 10 most played songs?
- Hysterie - Infinite
- 몰라 - Infinite
- BTD (Before The Dawn) - Infinite
- 마음으로.. (Voice Of My Heart) - Infinite
- Can U Smile - Infinite
- 내 여자친구를 부탁해 (Say No!) - Beast
- Shock - Beast
- Special - Beast
- 니가 제일 좋아 - Beast
- 숨 - Beast
(Wow. In my defense, I listened to them to get to sleep in Korea.)
Search the following words. How many songs show up?
Sex: 1
Death: 2
Love: 85
You: 134
Home: 4
Boy: 31
Girl: 63
Hate: 5
Music: 13
Red: 18
Black: 13
Because why not :D
How many total songs: 3728
Sort by song title – first and last?
First: A-CHA - Super Junior
Last: ?????????— - Yoshihiro Ike [T&B OST]
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Shortest: Nyantekotta! - Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou OST [0:04]
Longest: Happy Couple, Sad Couple 'n Ha - Yiruma [15:59]
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First: 아쉬운 마음인걸 - A'ST1
Last: True to Your Heart (Single) - 98° and Stevie Wonder [Mulan OST]
Top 10 most played songs?
askdjfhajklsdh that last one XD;;
Search the following words. How many songs show up?
Sex: 5
Death: 40 [lots of death cab in there lol]
Love: 211
You: 339
Home: 61
Boy: 62
Girl: 64
Hate: 6
Music: 97
Red: 27
Black: 37
was kind of totally wonderful :)
i made a really good drink
i took frozen pineapple chunks and put them in a jar then poured coconut milk in then some rum then some of this peach flavored sparkling wine then some mint then muddled the mint and pineapple and it tastes really good
i like sweet fruity rum drinks this is tasty yeah
officially dubbed "the flynn"
totally gonna try this out sometime soon :D


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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Texas and the valedictorian of a San Antonio-area school have gone to court to allow prayer at Saturday's graduation ceremony despite an agnostic couple's opposition.
Attorney General Greg Abbott on Thursday filed a brief with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to lift a federal judge's ban against prayer at the Medina Valley High School ceremony.
The judge Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order against public prayer sought by Christa and Danny Schultz, whose son is graduating. The family is backed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
Valedictorian Angela Hildenbrand joined the fight Thursday, saying her free speech rights would be violated if she's not allowed to thank God during her graduation speech. A motion has been filed on her behalf by the Liberty Institute.
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This out-of-print book details the history of MDC from 1937 to 1987.
Browse the history of MDC's first 50 years.
Only a few decades ago, it wasn't unusual to see fields of rocks in the Ozarks or acres upon acres of broomsedge, that indicator of worn-out land. Today, fields of bare rocks are rare, and broomsedge have largely been replaced with improved pastures. Wildfires are nowhere nearly as common as they were, and reforestation cloaks hills that were formerly cut, goated and burned.
Sydney Stephens died October 17, 1948. Students in the wildlife conservation class at the time remember Dr. Rudolf Bennitt, associate zoology professor at the University of Missouri, standing before the class and crying as he announced Stephens' death. What sort of man could evoke such emotion?
On the first day of July 1937, E. Sydney Stephens was confronted with the necessity of coming up with some sort of organization. Amendment NO. 4 had passed by a sizable majority, indicating that the public was ready for a nonpolitical, scientifically-based wildlife and forestry program. But how do you go about starting one?
Irwin T. Bode had a history of successful development of new programs before he became director of Missouri Conservation Department.
Bode had one trained wildlife biologist, Harold V. Terrill, who had been hired by Ramsey in September. He needed more biologists to get some sort of wildlife program going, and he needed someone to head up a forestry program. Both he and Stephens shared a dream of improving the position of the game warden by giving him a larger role in the management of wildlife and forests. That needed organization and personnel.
Bode's aim was to have most of his personnel out in the field "on the firing line," as he expressed it. He preferred to have a minimal staff in the Central Office and the bulk of the Department's personnel actually working with citizens on the land.
In November of 1941, Irwin T. Bode had officially completed four years as director. He brought this fact up at the January 1942, Commission meeting and was given a vote of confidence and reappointed for another four year term.
Read about Commissioner Bode's last few years with MDC.
William E. Towell became the Department's second director in 1957. A native of St. James, Towell's achievements included streamlining the Department's administration and locating all sections and divisions under one roof for the first time.
Carl Noren joined the Department in 1940 as a biologist assigned to study raccoons. His duties changed to deer restoration and river basin studies before he rose to the position of director in 1967.
Larry Gale took the oath of office February 1, 1979, swearing to uphold the constitution and serve conservation.
The first attempt at wildlife management, begun in 1939, was the Cooperative Wildlife Management Program. The intent was for the handful of biologists to serve as extension agents for the Department and bring together the landowners and the sportsmen to put wildlife restoration measures on the land.
All thirteen fisheries employees listed in 1937 worked in hatcheries. In fact, for the first two years the entire fisheries program of new Conservation Commission consisted hatching and releasing fish, plus some fish-rescue work. It was the program inherited from the old Fish and Game Department.
There was no forestry program in Missouri for a number of years, but a group called the Missouri National Forest Association successfully lobbied a bill in 1929, which was enabling legislation to permit the federal government to acquire land in the state for a national forest.
In any fish and wildlife department, protection or law enforcement has always been one of the basic management tools. The enforcement division usually has the most manpower, and in many places law enforcement was the major activity of the department until modern fish and game management came to the front in the 1930s.
The Commission believed from the first that Missourians, and especially young people, should know how to be good stewards of their wildlife resources. They believed that restoration of wildlife and forests would come about by people educated to the value of those resources in their lives.
To an organization like the Department of Conservation, a good public information program is a vital part of its overall aim, because public knowledge and support is necessary for any other program to succeed. This is even more true of an agency born of initiative, because citizens take a proprietary interest in their creation.
The Natural History Section came into being following passage of the conservation sales tax. Creation of such a unit was implicit in the Design for Conservation, which had promised increased attention to natural areas, special lands, endangered species, nongame wildlife and plants not fully dealt with under previous programs of the Department.
Prior to 1937, the amount of funding for the Fish and Game Department from sportsmen's fees depended on how much the legislature saw fit to appropriate. The legislature also stipulated how much could be spent on each function of the Department. Any unexpended funds reverted to the general revenue fund.
What eventually became the Engineering Section had its origin in the 1937 Land and Waters Division, consisting of a chief, E. A. Mayes, and one secretary.
When the Department began operations in 1937, no one was designated to handle personnel management responsibilities. Each division, and often each supervisor, shouldered the duties.
Planning Section became a separately designated administrative section as part of Department reorganization in 1964, with Edwin H. Glaser as its chief. Its roots, however, extend back to 1946, when the Department found it necessary to establish liaison with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to safeguard the state¿s fish and game interests in river basin planning and developments.
As early as 1942, the Forestry Division recognized a need for services that were later to become duties of the Operations Section. State Forester George O. White hired Robert F. Wells, a former U. S. Forest Service employee and CCC foreman, to do construction work.
Organizational charts show the structure of the Department during its first 50 years.
Browse this gallery of MDC Commissioners from the first 50 years.
The Master Conservationist award was adopted in 1941 and first presented in 1942. There were awards every year from 1942 until 1950 when there was a lapse of 18 years until R. A. Brown, member of the Conservation Commission from 1945 to 1951, was awarded the honor in 1968.
The story of conservation in Missouri is told pictorially by the murals of Charles W. Schwartz which grace the foyer of Department headquarters in Jefferson City. These murals trace the history of the fish, forest and wildlife resources of the state from the pristine conditions of 1700 through the era of settlement and exploitation to present conservation efforts.
Chronology Part 1 details conservation-related events in Missouri from 1861 to 1968.
Chronology Part II details events related to Missouri wildlife and forests and the Department of Conservation from 1969-1986.
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Manual for a downturn: How to keep your operation above water.
Even with a weather-shortened season on the West Coast last year, he grossed $108,000 in four months, he says. "Throughout my [32-year] career," he says, "I've stuck to a particular approach. I don't go around looking for work – I set up a deal, and I pretty much run it as far as I can."
Even so, as his freight markets change, he's contemplating taking the seasonal variable out of the mix and focusing on more year-round work at Florida juice plants. Rather than running tomatoes into June, he says, he may try for a juice contract right at the tomato season's height to demonstrate he's in it for the long haul and to come in when juice manufacturers need reefers the most.
"If you drive leased to a carrier," says Amen, "make sure you're treating your carrier like your customer." Stay on time and safe, above all else, and treat the carrier's shipper customers like your own.
Revenue is only half of the profit equation. Cost is the other half. While you might keep only 35 cents from every dollar in revenue, a dollar in cost-savings goes straight to the bottom line. Following are several cost-saving recommendations.
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Falmouth Housing Authority will ban smoking inside and outside five public housing properties effective April 1 of this year, the latest change to the culture of cigarette smoking that was once pervasive. It was approved by the board of directors last year.
Executive director Thomas L. Lacey said the ban will go into effect at all the Falmouth Housing Authority multi-dwelling properties. The properties are Harbor View Apartments and Salt Sea Apartments on Scranton Avenue, Choate Lane Apartments, and Tataket Apartments on Teaticket Highway. In total, smoking will be banned in 277 units and on the grounds of those properties.
"We're not telling people that they can't smoke, but they can't smoke on our property," Mr. Lacey said.
There are two reasons for the smoking ban, Mr. Lacey said, the health of residents and the costs associated with managing smokers' apartments. Repairing the damage in smokers' apartments costs two to three times as much as the homes of non-smokers, he said.
"When we looked at the prior 12 months of turnovers, seven of the top 10 most expensive turnovers were smokers," he said. The costs came from damage from cigarette burns on rugs and furniture and the associated costs of cleaning and replacing fabric filled with smoke odors.
In the event someone does smoke on the property, it will be considered a lease violation and there could be financial penalties, Mr. Lacey said. "My hope and my desire is for nobody to pay a significant penalty," he said.
There will be no active policing of the policy, but Falmouth Housing Authority will respond to complaints about smoking from other residents.
The ban does not apply to the 25 single-family homes that Falmouth Housing Authority manages, which are spread around Falmouth, he said, because there are no neighbors to disturb.
We're not telling people that they can't smoke, but they can't smoke on our property.
Thomas Lacey
Falmouth Housing Authority surveyed residents when the smoking ban was under consideration last year and about half responded. Most viewed the smoking ban as a favorable change, he said. Mr. Lacey said he was surprised that only 8 percent of residents who responded said they were concerned about the policy. Some residents who said they were not concerned about the new rules were smokers themselves, he said.
Some tenants may refuse to comply with the smoking ban, but Mr. Lacey said he hoped to work with them and offer access to smoking cessation programs through the county to help.
Potential Fire Threat
Another issue is the potential for fires caused by cigarettes, he said. One former tenant was a virtual chain-smoker who was also on 24-hour oxygen, Mr. Lacey said, which could have led to an explosion and was a significant safety concern.
In the history of the Falmouth Housing Authority, there have been two fatalities in apartment fires caused by smoking, Mr. Lacey said.
Falmouth will be the latest local housing authority to ban smoking. Mashpee Housing Authority banned smoking on its properties on January 1, and Barnstable banned smoking in 2011.
Robert D. Collett IV, director of the Cape Cod Regional Tobacco Control Program, met with the directors of housing authorities on Cape Cod over the last two years. In an interview with The Mashpee Enterprise last week, he said his message was that the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been urging local housing authorities to ban smoking for at least six years. Many cities and towns are beginning to take action, he said.
The Falmouth Housing Authority smoking ban may also spread into other affordable housing developments in Falmouth.
Currently residents of the 182 units managed by the Falmouth Housing Corporation can smoke in their apartments, but that could change, said executive director Robert H. Murray. "We're going to be watching the housing authority closely, because I think it's a good move and if they can implement that successfully, we'll be right behind it," he said.
Until 1988, Falmouth Hospital allowed patients to smoke in their rooms "with their doctor's permission," and in the hospital cafeteria until 1990.
Mr. Murray, 73, smoked from age 12 to about age 45, he said, and viewed smoking as a personal choice for residents. "I grew up in the era when everybody smoked, so I probably thought that people should be able to smoke in their homes," he said.
The Falmouth Housing Corporation board of directors would decide whether to implement a smoking ban.
Falmouth Housing Trust executive director Anne C. Saganic said smoking is not allowed inside the Gerald Flynn House, a group home for recovering addicts on Palmer Avenue, but there is smoking on an exterior patio.
The housing trust also offers residents access to smoking cessation plans through Barnstable County, and about half the residents take advantage of that, she said. Others say they are recovering from alcohol and drug addiction and will not quit smoking.
Shift In Social Mores
The culture of cigarette smoking in Falmouth has changed radically over the past 30 years. According to Enterprise archives, in 1984 Friendly's in Falmouth Plaza was one of the first restaurants in town to offer a non-smoking section.
Until 1988, Falmouth Hospital allowed patients to smoke in their rooms "with their doctor's permission," and in the hospital cafeteria until 1990. Now smoking is only allowed outside in designated areas, said spokesman Robin Lord. Some hospitals, such as Children's Hospital in Boston, have banned smoking anywhere on the hospital grounds.
Falmouth Town Meeting banned smoking in town hall in 1987, but initially town employees did not comply. The Enterprise reported that the next day the ashtrays in the hallways were still filled with cigarette butts. Finally, Falmouth Board of Selectmen banned smoking in Falmouth Town Hall in 1989.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution became a smoke-free workplace in 1992.
In 1999, Falmouth Board of Health banned smoking in restaurants and public workplaces. Longtime board of health member George R. Heufelder said it was an incredibly contentious issue at the time. Restaurant owners felt their business would decline because people would no longer be able to have a cigarette after dinner or at a bar.
As recently as 13 years ago, smoking was considered a problem in the Falmouth Public Schools. In 2000, Falmouth High School received an $8,800 grant to help monitor smoking on school campuses.
Since that time a state law was passed banning smoking anywhere on school grounds, said Superintendent Marc P. Dupuis. The expression "smoking in the boys' room," for the most part, no longer applies, he said. "It certainly was an issue, but we've made tremendous strides," he said.
Now, even smoking at Falmouth High School outdoor sporting events is banned and police officers are there to inform people who light up a cigarette. "I think the culture has gradually changed," Mr. Dupuis said.


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Goran Dragic scored 29 points, Eric Bledsoe had a career-high 28 and the Phoenix Suns extended their season-high winning streak to four games by beating the Sacramento Kings 116-107 on Friday night.
The Suns' Miles Plumlee had two crucial blocks of DeMarcus Cousins' shots and had four emphatic fourth-quarter dunks for 12 points.
Isaiah Thomas scored 29 for Sacramento. Rudy Gay added 22 in his first game for the Kings since being acquired this week in a trade with Toronto. Cousins had 15 points and 15 rebounds but shot just 5 of 15.
It was a testy night for the officials, who called five technical fouls.
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This scheme at Asprey must have taken forever to produce and we love it. It is possibly the end of the Summer here in London (at least for another 12 months) and and this just reminds us of those gorgeous days that we used to have before the weather went bonkers. Have you ever been to one of those 'Downton Abbey-like' country homes in places that we will never live and just enjoyed a lazy afternoon basking like a lizard in the warmth? Us neither, but this is what it reminds us of if we ever do.
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IMT distance learning MBA is a popular distance MBA for those who are looking at a distance MBA program to boost up their career. IMT distance MBA is a 3 year program that offers more than one specializations. Candidates can pursue their post graduate program/diploma in their desired specialization. The Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Centre for Distance Learning is recognized by Distance Education Council, Government of India.
Admission to three year post graduate programme in Management is done based on performance in admission test. The students who wish to appear in the entrance test for IMT Distance Learning MBA admission have to complete the application form and send it along with the documents. The admission test is conducted at the various study centers for IMT Distance Learning MBA. The result of the admission test is displayed within one week at the study centers of IMT Ghaziabad. However, candidates with experience of atleast 3 years are exempted from the admission test of Post Graduate programme in management. Student can choose their area of specialization in the third year. The students also have the option to select any specialization (Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Operations)
The attendance in classes is a must for students. The attendance in class is part of the evaluation scheme. The classes for IMT Distance Learning MBA are held in two modes:
In Online mode, the students can attend classes via live video conferencing. This program is very flexible as students can attend classes from anywhere in the world through an internet connection. The exams are also held online and consist of objective type questions.
In Offline mode, the classes are held at study centers and regional centers. However, candidates can choose either online exams or offline exams.
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"Teacher, you're so beautiful!"
Who thought skinny would be a problem?
This is not a weight bragging or whining post, but a comment on the psychological roller coaster that many women face here in Korea.Only this is a story from the "other" side.
I have the reverse "problem" of many female teachers in Korea. Many very normal, healthy-sized female teachers get together to share, "Are you pregnant?-" "You need to diet-" stories. I shake my head and tsk disapprovingly at all the right moments, but can never share my own weight woes without sounding like a jerk…"I know! I hate getting told I'm beautiful."
Since I was a kid I've always been at the low end of the BMI…to the point where I had nicknames like Bean Pole, bathing suits never fit me and my teenage diaries were scribbled full of laments about guys never noticing me because I looked like an 11-year-old.This was despite the fact I ate like a horse and probably due to my active lifestyle.
I never used to think "fat," or "skinny."
In Korea, however, I've found myself thinking more and more about food, weight and exercise. Like any other country, Korean's come in all shapes and sizes, but thanks to Korea's magnified focus on starving K-pop idols and physical perfection, anorexia is the new beautiful.
When I first arrived in Korea, I lost a few pounds due to adjusting and getting sick within the first month. I was looking pretty scrawny. From students, and even strangers, however, I was getting the, "You're so beautiful!" line.
"Really? I almost passed out this morning and I'm pale as a ghost…but ok." I look around and see a handful of women more beautiful and thinner than me and shrug my shoulders.
It's hard to prevent Korea's body image ideals from rubbing off when you hear, "The students and teachers think you are very pretty…that means you must have many friends back home." [Actually, I never believed I was close to beautiful and actually I don't claim to have a huge social circle back home.] …But, it never hurts the ego to hear you're beautiful. Right?
Then some part of me that's lain dormant…since forever, awakes and starts nudging. What if you do gain a few pounds, will that make you fat?! You bought a couple things in those first few months when you lost weight, if they stop fitting, you'll have to work until they fit again.
The other day I was eating lunch with my co-teachers:
"You look better. You gained some weight." Part of me actually freaked out a bit.
Since realizing it's begun to be an issue, I bought a scale and decided to focus on getting back into shape: running, joining the gym, cutting out drinking so much and eating healthier.
Skinny is fine if you can run 10 km, play a soccer game and join a Muay Thai gym. Skinny is loosing out if you feel exhausted all the time and have a hard time catching your breath.


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Finally getting over the hump after coming up just short several times in the 1960's, the Cowboys made their first Super Bowl appearance, Jan. 17, 1971, against the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V.
But the Cowboys squandered this first shot at Super Bowl glory in a sloppy game featuring two teams unable to do much offensively. Led by legendary quarterback Johnny Unitas, the Colts squeaked by the Cowboys, 16-13, before 79,204 people at the Orange Bowl in Miami after a fourth-quarter interception set up Jim O'Brien's 32-yard, game-winning field goal with only five seconds remaining.
The Cowboys got on the scoreboard first, connecting on a 14-yard field goal from kicker Mike Clark in the first quarter. He followed that up with a 30-yarder in the second quarter, giving the championship-starved Cowboys an early 6-0 lead.
Baltimore would tie the game on a touchdown defining the afternoon's lethargic play, but a blocked extra point kept the game tied at 6.
Unitas' touchdown pass, which eventually landed in the hands of tight end John Mackey, took an interesting path. The pass was actually intended for wide receiver Eddie Hinton, but he was unable to make the catch as the ball tipped off his fingers. Cowboys cornerback Mel Renfro had a shot intercepting the deflected ball, but he couldn't make the catch, either, the ball bouncing off his hands, too.
And when the bouncing ball came to a rest, it was Mackey's, and he dashed 75 yards for the tying score.
The Colts' next possession nearly spelled disaster. Cowboys defensive end George Andrie forced a fumble on the Colts' 29-yard line after hitting Unitas square in the ribs, knocking him out of the game.
Not only did Baltimore lose its star quarterback, they would lose the lead, too. Cowboys quarterback Craig Morton hooked up with running back Duane Thomas a few plays later for a 7-yard touchdown pass to give the Cowboys a 13-6 halftime lead.
The halftime break didn't seem to rejuvenate either offense. Colts defensive back Jim Duncan fumbled away the second-half kickoff, giving the Cowboys the ball deep in Baltimore territory. The Cowboys quickly drove downfield thanks to some efficient running by Thomas. But Thomas canceled out all his hard work by fumbling the ball right back to the Colts at, of all places, the one-yard line, denying the Cowboys of what might have been - at least on this day - an insurmountable 20-6 lead.
From then on, the Cowboys offense struggled, unable to score in the third, but at least heading into the fourth, thanks to the defense, still with the one-touchdown lead.
But the offense grew worse in the fourth quarter. Not only were the Cowboys having trouble scoring in the second half, now they injected life into the Colts when a Morton pass was intercepted by Rich Volk, who finally was brought down at the Dallas 3. Baltimore didn't waste this opportunity so close to the goal line as the Cowboys had previously, scoring two plays later on a two-yard run by Tom Nowatzke to tie the game, 13-13.
And if that wasn't enough offensive ineptitude, Morton was picked off yet again, this time causing the ultimate damage - setting up the Colts' game-winning field goal.
Linebacker Mike Curtis intercepted Morton's pass, putting the Colts in business at the Cowboys 28-yard line with just more than a minute remaining in the game. The Colts then milked the clock while positioning themselves to attempt the game-winning field goal.
O'Brien, the rookie kicker, connected from 32-yards out with just five seconds remaining to give Baltimore its first Super Bowl title and deny the Cowboys once again of a world championship.
Considering how stagnant the two teams' offenses were, it was no surprise the game's MVP was a defensive player. But it was surprising the award went to someone from the losing team.
Linebacker Chuck Howley, who intercepted two passes and forced a fumble in the game, was named Most Valuable Player. Howley became the first defensive player to win the award, and is still the only player from a losing team to ever have won the award.
|Orange Bowl - Miami, FL
|January 17, 1971
|Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas
|Box Score
|DAL-FG Clark 14, 9:28 1st
DAL-FG Clark 30, 0:08 2nd
BAL-Mackey 75 pass from Unitas (kick blocked), 0:50 2nd
DAL-Thomas 7 pass from Morton (Clark kick), 7:07 2nd
BAL-Nowatzke 2 run (O'Brien kick), 7:25 4th
BAL-FG O'Brien 32, 14:55 4th


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1. Beat shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 to 3 minutes or until creamy.
2. Stir together corn masa mix and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl until well blended. Gradually add corn masa mixture to shortening, beating at medium speed just until blended after each addition. Cover dough with plastic wrap until ready to use.
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Influence of an upstream dam on riparian zone hydrology and shallow groundwater nitrate dynamics
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This study used detailed spatio-temporal hydrologic measurements, groundwater chemistry data (dissolved nitrate, chloride, oxygen and sulphate concentrations) and denitrification potential measurements to assess the impact of a dam on shallow (<150 cm) groundwater movement and nitrate patterns in a downstream riparian zone. The results show that the upstream dam management practices supported stream inputs to the riparian zone by maintaining stream stage above the water table levels in the adjacent riparian zone. These stream inputs limited the extent of the summer water table draw-down in the riparian zone. Furthermore, the timing of upstream dam management practices influenced the timing of large shifts in riparian hydrology, including in-bank flood events and a mid-summer water table gradient reversal. This riparian zone experienced three distinct hydrologic regimes in the spring, summer and fall when riparian zone water table gradients were dominated by the hillslope, stream and upstream marsh respectively. These regimes altered nitrate patterns near the field by changing the balance of high nitrate inputs from the field and intermediate nitrate inputs from depth. Stream stage patterns were only one factor influencing hydrology and nitrate patterns at the site. During all three hydrologic regimes, the mid riparian zone was dominated by low nitrate inputs from depth and acted as a hydraulic barrier to field-to-stream groundwater transport. Nitrate removal by denitrification was observed at this site but was limited by low nitrate fluxes. Therefore, this riparian zone's role as a physical barrier to field-to-stream nitrate transport may be more important than its role as nitrate sink. These results can contribute to the enhancement of current conceptual models linking landscape features to riparian zone hydrology and nitrate removal function.
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Leach, Meagan, "Influence of an upstream dam on riparian zone hydrology and shallow groundwater nitrate dynamics" (2009). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4507.
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Come up to Chinook Pass for some of the best colors in the state. Vine maples, huckleberry bushes and larch produce an incredible display. Larch (or Tamarack) is actually unique to Washington and is only found in the Chinook and White Pass areas among other evergreen trees. It is actually golden in color, and visible until much of the other color is gone.
Just so you know, the Chinook Scenic Byway is the ONLY highway in Washington that's both a scenic byway and an All American Road—it's that beautiful. Click here to read more about this highway. Make sure to visit the photo gallery!
For those who travel off road or have a high clearance vehicle, you can drive from Chinook Pass to the White Pass Highway via Bethel Ridge Road 1500 and take it all in. Once on top Bethel Ridge you will be absolutely astounded by the transition in colors across the landscape. Just don't forget the camera.


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RICHMOND, Va. (AP)- Virginia is reporting 24 cases of suspected meningitis among nearly 700 back pain patients who received steroid shots that may have been contaminated with a potentially deadly fungus.
Public health officials said Tuesday that 689 people received back pain shots at two clinics - one in Roanoke, the other in Christiansburg. Officials are still attempting to reach out to everyone who received the possibly tainted shots.
Of the 24 suspected cases reported so far, one person has died. Three of the 24 are West Virginia residents who received the pain treatment in Virginia. The state reported five suspected cases last week.
The number of people sickened in the national outbreak now tops 100. Deaths have risen to eight.
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The Reference Department at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library will begin a new Adult Reading Program September 2 until November 30 called "Reading Poker". This reading program combines the pleasure of reading a book with the excitement of playing a card game. Come join the fun reading books and making poker hands. The more you read and the better your poker hands the more points you get. The person with the most points wins a prize. For more information or to register for Reading Poker, call the Reference Desk at (575) 528-4005 or email us at email@example.com.
Come and meet with a Branigan Library staffer at our Tech Tent and let us help get you ready to use electronic library services. You can bring in your device to receive help and tutorials at the Tech Tent. If you haven't purchased a device yet, come and play around with different supported devices and speak with a staffer about their uses before you decide which one is right for you.
The Tech Tent will available every Wednesday 11am -12pm starting on September 10th. For more information, contact the Media Department at (575) 528-4014.
Sarah Stark, author of Out There will be reading from, talking about, and signing copies of the book on Saturday, August 30 at 1:00 in the Roadrunner Room of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.
In a novel that critics are praising as "...lyrical…" and "...evocative…" Stark weaves the story of Jefferson Long Soldier, an Iraqi war veteran who returns home to New Mexico. He's spiritually wounded and after trying to adapt back to civilian life, decides to go on a pilgrimage. He's convinced that Gabriel García Márquez's book One Hundred Years of Solitude saved his life in the combat zone and he carries his copy with him at all times. So, he sets out by motorcycle for Mexico City to meet GGM and find redemption. This book is the story of that quest.
For more information about the book discussion, contact Mark Pendleton at email@example.com or by phone at (575) 528-4001. For more information on Sarah Stark, check out her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/sarahsyersstark.
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library has announced that renovations on the public restrooms located on the first floor will begin on Monday, July 21. Both the men's and women's restroom on the first floor will be unavailable during the renovation. However, the public restrooms on the second floor will remain available during this time. Construction is expected to last until the third week in August. During the renovation period, a construction partition will be built at the entrance to the library to separate the public entrance from the construction area.
"The new restroom facilities will be an improvement", said Renée Payne, Interim Library Administrator. "We want to thank our library customers in advance for their understanding and support as we implement yet another way to make their library experience a more positive one."


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Veltroni – 'yes he can' admit defeat
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"As is customary in all Western democracy, and as I feel it is right to do, I called the leader of the People of Freedom, Silvio Berlusconi, to acknowledge his victory and wish him good luck in his job," Veltroni told reporters, bowing to the inevitable, even if final results were hours away.
Berlusconi has never admitted losing the 2006 election which he blamed on fraud and Veltroni's noble gesture seemed to be the latest effort to imitate his much-admired counterparts in the Anglo-Saxon world where 'fair play' is, in theory, considered a virtue.
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All I could think when the episode tried to make me board the Good Ship Oswin was, "Dude. You're still married. Remember?"
I mean, right?
'After showing Amelia Pond in the garden as a young girl in the Eleventh Hour, Karen's first episode, the final shot in Saturday's The Angels Take Manhattan is a punchline I have been waiting to tell for two and a half years.' —
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Okay, you guys, please explain to me: What's the "punchline" here? Did the Doctor visit Amelia in the garden? And if so, what did he tell her or how did he interact with her in a way that was different from him taking her up to bed after she'd waited until dark and told her the "Something borrowed" story? We've doubled back so often on The Eleventh Hour that I'm not sure how anything was "resolved" with that scene that hadn't been resolved previously.
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Every year, Sherlock Holmes pays, blackmails, and coerces dozens, if not hundreds, of actors and actresses to take on roles and personas. The world is their stage, and their own lives depend on how well they portray their characters. I think it's time we honored their efforts, and the efforts of everyone who has never acted in a theater or film.
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The 18 year-old forward led all WHL scorers collected 30 points through the month of November finding the net nine times and accumulating 21 assists to go along with a +16 rating. Leipsic picked up multiple points in all 12 games played, which also included five games where he gathered three or more points. He holds the longest goal scoring streak in the WHL thus far this season at seven games (Oct. 28 – Nov. 10), scoring eight goals in that span, and is currently on the second longest point streak at 15 games (Oct. 28 – present), gathering 35 points in that span. Leipsic efforts also earned him a Three Star selection four times, with one being a 1st Star.
Leipsic currently sits seventh among all WHL scorers with 41 points (16 goals, 25 assists) in 24 games played. His consistent play helped the Portland Winterhawks to a 11-1-0-0 record in the month of November and currently sit 1st in the WHL U.S. Division and Western Conference with a 22-4-1-0 overall record for 45 points.
From Winnipeg, MB, Leipsic is in his third full season with the Portland Winterhawks. The 'Hawks selected Leipsic in the 6th round in the 2009 WHL Draft and was recently a 3rd round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft by the Nashville Predators.
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PowerPoint isn't a drawing program, but it still gives you enough flexibility to let your creative juices flow. From curves and guides to shadows and 3-D effects, PowerPoint has them all!
In this article, I first show you how you can use rulers, guides, and grids as the building blocks of a structured presentation. I then move to PowerPoint drawing abilities — you learn all about lines, curves, and points. And then I show you how to select all the teeny-weeny stuff on your slides. The article ends with a look at PowerPoint shadows and 3-D effects.
This article won't make a Disney or Picasso out of you, but if you keep playing with the PowerPoint drawing tools, inspiration is never far away.
If you want to create a structured presentation that maintains consistency of layout, look to PowerPoint rulers, grids, and guides. With these tools, you can make PowerPoint slide objects stay in their places all the time. For instance, you can
Rulers let you determine and measure where your objects are placed in relation to each other on one or more slides. Rulers are found to the left and above the slide area in Normal view, as shown in Figure 6-1. If your rulers aren't visible, you need to enable them.
Follow these steps to view or hide your rulers:
As you can see in Figure 6-1, this toggle option alternates between showing and hiding the rulers.
Tip If you can't see the Ruler option on your View menu, hold the menu for a while to expand it; the option will become visible.
Rulers can be used to
Tip Copy text into a PowerPoint placeholder from another application and you will find that all the text formatting is goofed up. The solution is to tweak the tabs and bullets by using the ruler, as I show you next.
Follow these steps to change the tabs and bullet placements:
You can select either
Figure 6-2 shows you the sliders that you need to pull. When you pull (or drag) any of those sliders, the selected text dynamically rearranges itself to the new spacing:
Tip To add a new tab to a text placeholder or box, select all the text, then click the exact position on the ruler where you want to set a tab.
If your ruler displays inches but you want it to display centimeters — or vice versa — don't start exploring the options in PowerPoint. This setting is outside of PowerPoint. PowerPoint shows inches or centimeters based on how your operating system is set up. To change the default units in a Microsoft Windows XP system, follow these steps:
The process is similar in other Windows versions.
Think of grids and guides as a framework that lets you
The tool you should use depends on how important object placement is to you and which version of PowerPoint you are using:
You can use both grids and guides to get the best of both worlds.
Consider the grid in PowerPoint as a series of imaginary horizontal and vertical lines equally spaced over the entire slide area.
The grid can help you place slide elements in the same position in all your slides. The grid isn't as helpful as the guides because you really can't alter the placement of gridlines.
The steps to view the grid and change its settings depend on your PowerPoint version.
Office PowerPoint 2003 and PowerPoint 2002 Follow these steps to change the grid settings and to view the grid on-screen:
Select or clear the Snap objects to grid check box, as shown in Figure 6-3.
The Snap objects to grid option is like a magnet that attracts slide objects to evenly spaced points on the slide. Move your objects on the slide, and you will find them attaching a wee bit off from where you stopped moving them. That is the Snap to Grid feature at work.
Tip In PowerPoint 2003 and 2002, you can change the visibility of the grid by pressing SHIFT+F9.
Remember Even if you can't view the grid, the Snap to Grid feature might be active.
PowerPoint 2000 To either enable or disable the grid-snapping feature in PowerPoint 2000, follow these steps:
Remember Activating the Snap to Grid feature only snaps objects that you move after it is selected. Previously placed objects don't snap to the grid unless you move them. If you want to place an image manually without any grid-snapping, just turn off the option and place your image. Turn on the Snap to Grid feature again when you are done.
Technical Stuff PowerPoint 2000 uses a grid, but it is less capable than the grid in newer PowerPoint versions:
Guides are much more than grids, but you can consider them as grids that can be moved, added, or deleted.
You can have as many as eight horizontal and eight vertical guides in a presentation. By default, PowerPoint defaults to one horizontal and one vertical guide that intersect at the center of the slide, but you can add more manually.
To make sure that the guides are visible, follow these steps:
To quickly switch the visibility of your guides, press ALT+F9. This keyboard shortcut works only in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002.
If you need to use the same guides in all your presentations, insert them in the Master slide and save the presentation as a template. The guides show up in all presentations that you create using the template.
Follow these steps to create new guides:
As you drag the new guide, you see the coordinates of the guide, which tell you how much you have dragged it away, as you can see in Figure 6-4. You can also view the coordinates within the ruler.
Tip If the rulers aren't visible, on the View menu, click Ruler.
Remember There is no Snap to Guide option that you can turn on and off. If you set your guides to be visible, they snap all objects that venture close enough.
To remove a guide, just select it and drag it off the slide.
Tip Sometimes, you might select a slide element rather than a guide and drag it off by mistake, especially if the slide is crowded. In that case, press CTRL+Z to undo the original move and then pull the guide from outside the slide area. To move a guide, just drag it to wherever you want.
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Here are the facts about drawing in PowerPoint:
Tip If you don't know how to use advanced drawing programs, don't enroll for professional training now. PowerPoint drawing tools may be all you need.
PowerPoint can help you draw castles in the clouds. However, castles are passé — so, in the following sections, you create skyscrapers in the skies.
Follow these steps to create a toolbar of PowerPoint line-drawing tools:
If the Drawing toolbar isn't visible, on the View menu, point to Toolbars and then click Drawing to access the toolbar.
On the Drawing toolbar, click AutoShapes and point to Lines to see the Lines submenu.
The Lines toolbar has icons for six types of lines. These options let you create straight lines:
These options let you create all sorts of lines:
Most dedicated drawing programs don't give you six types of line tools. PowerPoint does just that so that you will know exactly the type of line you will end up with.
In their simplest form, all lines connect two points. Before you get acquainted with lines, you must know more about points.
Every line type has a starting point and a closing point.
These in-between points can be either
Using any of the line tools is as simple as:
Note In the following sections, I assume that you have the Lines toolbar visible, as explained in the preceding section.
Follow these steps to draw a line in PowerPoint:
Tip Don't let go of the mouse button.
Lines can automatically end with arrows:
You draw the arrow and double arrow lines just like any other line.
The line, arrow, and double arrow options are all interchangeable. Just select any of these drawn lines on a slide and click the Arrow Style button on the Drawing toolbar to reveal a submenu. The top three options let you change the type of line.
Drawing a curve in PowerPoint is easy and intuitive. Follow these steps to create a simple shape with the Curve tool :
Tip If you don't want to close the shape, just double-click wherever you want to place the closing point of the curve. As you just discovered, you are drawing with curved points rather than the corner points created by the Freeform Lines option. However, you can create a shape that contains both curved and corner points by using the Curve tool — just hold down CTRL and click to create a corner point rather than a curve point.
Despite its name, the Freeform line tool can create both freeform lines and straight lines. Its best capability may be a sequence of straight lines that form a shape or drawing.
Follow these steps to create freeform lines with the Freeform line tool :
Follow these steps to create straight lines (and skyscrapers) with the Freeform line tool:
PowerPoint draws a straight line connecting both the points.
To do that, keep clicking to create new points and lines in between the points. Think of this as working in the same way as those connect-the-dots drawing books!
Tip If you don't want a closed shape, just double-click the last node.
Figure 6-7 shows how I created a skyscraper by using this technique.
Tip All closed shapes can be formatted with PowerPoint fills and lines; shapes that aren't closed can be formatted with PowerPoint line attributes.
The Scribble line option works the same way as the Freeform line option but with one difference: You don't need to double-click to stop drawing — just stop dragging the pointer, and the drawing ends at that position — just like a pencil.
However good you might be at controlling the mouse, it is not as intuitive as drawing with a pen or pencil on paper. To draw more accurately and artistically, consider using a drawing tablet or a Tablet PC platform rather than a conventional mouse.
A drawing tablet functions as a mouse replacement and lets you use a special pen over a magnetic tablet surface. Drawing tablets are often used as mouse replacements (or even coexist with mice) for desktop computers. Wacom creates the best drawing tablets — in fact, Wacom technology is part of the Microsoft Tablet PC platform. You can find more information at Wacom Technology Co..
A Tablet PC is a notebook computer that allows the screen to work as the tablet. This means you draw on the screen itself using a special pen — this is the closest simulation to paper and pen in the computer world. Microsoft creates a Tablet PC version of Windows that creates a seamless tablet interface. Find out more at Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
This happens so often! You draw a hundred shapes on your PowerPoint slide, make them all sing and dance — and then fumble when you want to do something as simple as selecting a shape. Fortunately, here is all the help you need.
These selection techniques are almost always taken for granted:
Tip To drag a marquee, click on one corner of the area and drag diagonally (an angle of about 45 degrees) until all your objects are selected. You can even start dragging from outside the slide area.
The TAB key files through the slide objects.
PowerPoint has a hidden tool called the Select Multiple Objects tool. The only way you can access it is through PowerPoint customization feature. Follow these steps to access the Select Multiple Objects tool:
Follow these steps to use the Select Multiple Objects button:
This opens the Select Multiple Objects dialog box, which you can see in the picture above.
This dialog box has cryptic names for every object on the slide, so you might not immediately be able to identify which name represents which object.
You can select multiple objects this way.
This isn't an intuitive way of doing things, but sometimes this is the only solution when you can't select an object by using conventional selection tools.
Shape Console is a PowerPoint add-in that displays a miniature floating window indicating the selected shapes on the slide. You can download a free copy from Shape Console for PowerPoint.
Seeing shadows from nowhere in the middle of the night can be eerie. PowerPoint, which has no ghosts in the cupboard, makes you feel more secure with its shadows.
Did you hear the squeak of the cupboard door? Don't get paranoid — that was just a PowerPoint animation!
PowerPoint lets you add shadows to all sorts of objects, including AutoShapes, text, and pictures. Follow these steps to add a shadow to any object:
Tip If you can't see the Drawing toolbar, on the View menu, point to Toolbars and then click Drawing to make it visible.
If you don't find the exact style you need, click Shadow Settings to spawn a toolbar of the same name (see Figure 6-9). The next section shows how you can create softer shadows.
Tip If you want to remove a shadow from an existing object, click No Shadow on the submenu (refer to Figure 6-8).
PowerPoint default shadows are nice — and the presets allow you to add them quickly and easily. But if you want to create more convincing (or just call it eerie!) shadows, you will love the Shadow Settings toolbar (see Figure 6-9).
To access the Shadow Settings toolbar, click Shadow Style on the Drawing toolbar, and then click Shadow Settings.
Figure 6-9: The Shadow Settings toolbar
The Shadow Settings toolbar holds six icons that allow you to tweak the shadows:
Tip This can be very helpful if you don't want to use PowerPoint default shadow styles, or if you want to tweak one of the default styles.
Click this option again to switch off the semitransparent shadow.
Dimension adds depth and makes objects look closer or farther away than they actually are. Dimension also adds perspective, so appearance depends upon the angle from which an object is viewed. PowerPoint has an advanced 3-D engine working behind the scenes that is surprisingly simple and intuitive to use. It provides all the depth and perspective you might expect.
Tip The PowerPoint 3-D engine works only with AutoShapes. This leaves out pictures, but you can get around that limitation: Just use a rectangle AutoShape with a picture fill!
Follow these steps to add a 3-D style to an AutoShape:
If you can't see the Drawing toolbar, on the View menu, point to Toolbars and then click Drawing.
If you don't find the exact style you need, click 3-D Settings to spawn a toolbar of the same name. (See Figure 6-11.)
If you want to remove 3-D from an existing object, click No 3-D on the submenu.
The 3-D Settings toolbar is a mini-application in itself. It has these options:


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Making Waves
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Harnessing the Spirit of Co-operation
From left to right: Karen Neufeldt, Patty Scheidl, Nora Russell, Michael Gertler, Roger Herman, Lou Hammond Ketilson (director), Murray Fulton, Lorraine Salt. Missing: Brett Fairbairn
The U of S Centre for the Study of Co-operatives is a world-leading research and teaching institute devoted to studying the contribution and potential of co-operatives in Canada and around the world.
Just as the spirit of co-operation is woven into Prairie culture, co-operative organizations have been integral to the development of Saskatchewan's society and economy.
With 7,000 organizations and 10 million members across Canada, co-operatives are collectively one of the most important means by which people address the economic issues facing their communities.
The Centre for the Study of Co-operatives is a broadly interdisciplinary group whose mandate includes teaching and research in co-operative theory, principles, structures, and development. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is a major supporter of this U of S research.
Engagement with the community is essential to the Centre's activities, which draw upon and influence the practical work of numerous partner organizations in the co-operative sector in Saskatchewan and Canada. With its reliance on strong university–community relationships, Centre research affirms the University of Saskatchewan's commitment to a "sense of place."
The Centre's current major research focus is the social economy. A project titled "Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities" bridges urban, rural and remote communities and involves 25 academics in 10 disciplines from 13 universities, along with 53 community partners in Canada, the United States, Colombia, and Belgium.
Benefiting Society– at Home and Abroad
Spearheaded by U of S history professor Brett Fairbairn, a recently completed project—the largest on co-operatives ever undertaken in Canada—investigated how voluntary membership in co-ops has changed Canadian communities and contributed to social and economic development.
Among other projects:
- Centre director Lou Hammond Ketilson, associate professor in management and marketing, is working in partnership with the First Nations Agricultural Council to develop Aboriginal co-operatives in the province.
- Agricultural economist Murray Fulton is studying the roles of boards and management in co-operative organizations, and the challenges of governance in times of change.
- Sociologist Michael Gertler is examining the role of co-operatives in local food distribution and retail systems.
Centre staff members ensure ongoing liaison with partner organizations and the co-op community, and maintain the most comprehensive resource library on cooperatives and related topics in anglophone Canada.
Internationally, U of S faculty involved with the Centre have developed training programs for emerging farming associations in China, as part of an initiative by the Canadian International Development Agency. Other international partnerships include academic, governmental and community-based organizations in Brazil, Sri Lanka and Mongolia.
Dramatizing the Human Condition
From ancient to post-modern times, art in society has examined, questioned, critiqued, and celebrated the human condition.
For U of S drama professor Jim Guedo, the theatre is the ultimate art form, encompassing music, sound, voice, movement, visual art and design, and technology.
For the past 25 years, Guedo has been engaging audiences across the country, as artistic director, actor, director, designer, and teacher. He has worked with most of the country's major regional theatres, including the Stratford Festival, the National Arts Centre, the Manitoba Theatre Centre, the Citadel Theatre, Persephone Theatre, and Twenty Fifth Street Theatre.
In addition to Guedo's expertise, U of S drama students benefit from the strength of a department that has spawned three professional and five alternative theatre companies in Saskatoon alone.
Jim Guedo
Greystone Theatre at the U of S is the oldest theatre in the province, founded in 1946 by the first university University of Saskatchewan Making Waves 5 drama department in Canada and the Commonwealth. Every year, Guedo stages a large-cast mainstage production at Greystone, one of four presented by the U of S drama department each season.
Guedo's artistic research also includes several professional productions each year. His company, Wild Side Productions, explores contemporary, provoking work by theatre's more maverick playwrights.
For Guedo, theatre is not about propaganda, or mere entertainment, but enrichment—an experience that should leave the audience challenged and changed.
Breaking Down Racial Barriers
As the population ages and birth rates decline, Canada has increasingly relied upon immigration as the main source of growth in population and labour force.
New immigrants bring human resources, economic investment and cultural enrichment. Yet all too often, they face social and cultural barriers to integration.
Peter Li
U of S sociologist Peter Li's influential studies of Chinese Canadians have provided a new perspective and critical framework for understanding institutional racism. More recently, he has expanded his studies to include Asian investment in Canada, Chinese business immigration and entrepreneurship.
In his current research, Li addresses two main questions: Are recent immigrants able to improve their economic status over time? And, why do some immigrants manage to surpass the earnings of native-born Canadians and others do not?
Studies have shown that recent immigrants have lower incomes compared to native-born Canadians than immigrants who came to Canada 30 years ago. Yet immigrants today are more highly educated. His work will provide policymakers with new insights into how best to integrate newcomers to Canadian society.
Li's contributions to understanding racial and ethnic inequality, immigration and multiculturalism are recognized by scholars and senior policymakers around the world. He was recently appointed by the Governor General of Canada as a director of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development. In 2002, he received the "Outstanding Contribution Award" from the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association.
Jennifer Nicol
Healing with Music
For most of us, music has the power to change our mood. For Jennifer Nicol, music has the power to heal.
An assistant professor in educational psychology and special education and associate member of the music department, Nicol is exploring the therapeutic benefits of music. As a psychologist, musician and music therapist, she has experienced the healing and transforming power of music from a multitude of perspectives.
Nicol believes that listening to music while alone is not a solitary experience. Solitary listening evokes relational processes that include feeling connected with others. In fact, people with chronic illnesses derive benefits similar to those associated with other social support systems.
By researching the social and psychological effects of music listening, Nicol hopes to improve quality of life for, among others, the elderly and the 65 per cent of Canadian women who suffer from chronic health conditions.


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A tweet by a German web design exec suggesting that the resolution of a piece of Mavericks wallpaper suggests a Retina iMac with a resolution of 5120×2880 pixels has been doing the rounds, spotted by bunch of publications.
The rationale is that the resolution is exactly twice that of the current-generation iMac, therefore suggesting a Retina iMac with double the resolution. The problem with this argument is that 5120×2880 pixel wallpaper images are not new to Mavericks. In fact, Apple has used them as far back as 2011, probably just for future-proofing purposes. There's really no downside to including images which will display nicely on any larger monitors that come along …
What is more likely this year from Apple are 4K displays… Read more
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