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Tanks that stack stam usually stack it because it's not at the mercy of RNG. Usually to avoid wipes due to an unlucky string of unavoided hits, and give the healers precious time to land heals because the tank was capable of soaking up the hits.
Parry also suffers from a higher rate of rating needed per percentage point than dodge, also has a lower point of diminishing return. Block is getting a buff next patch but right now it's a pretty weak mitigation/avoidance stat because the bosses in Ulduar hit way too hard, and it's both at the mercy of the RNG, and only mitigates a small percentage of damage. Mostly block is a threat stat right now for Shield slam and reflective damage.

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Kevin Costner is ready to prove to a jury he's not a fraud ... despite what Stephen Baldwin says -- because the courtroom showdown starts today in New Orleans.
TMZ broke the story ... Baldwin sued Costner back in 2010, claiming the actor duped Baldwin into selling shares in a company that builds machines designed to clean up oil spills.
Baldwin claims Costner and his business partner knew that the company was about to score a bonanza by selling the machines to help clean up the BP disaster, but withheld the info from Baldwin, who then sold his shares back to the company, not knowing about the looming windfall.
Costner claims there was no firm deal to sell the machines to BP when Baldwin dumped his shares ... adding he had no idea that Baldwin was even interested in selling.
Costner's company scored a $52 million deal with BP, and Baldwin now wants $21 mil for his troubles.
Jury selection has just gotten underway. Thanks to WGNO for the video.
What, is Kevin Costner on the side of big oil? Instead of funding the creation of an oil spill clean up machine, maybe Costner should join the ranks of those who support the off shore drilling moratorium.
if he had told, isn't that insider trading? so, he couldn't tell
The Baldwins are all insane.
Costner has way more class, talent and Business sense than Baldwin.
Wheres your god now Barney Rubble?
& didn't Costner renege on building a gianormous luxury casino and screw some sculptor outta money too? Doesn't seem like Costner is all that good of a business man.
Stephen Baldwin is a swine republican ahole who is also a religious nut job so I believe Kevin Costner
If Kevin Costner HAD known that (and I'm not saying he did) & told Stephan Baldwin, that would be trading on insider information, which is a crime.
Stephan Baldwin is a moron.
Honestly, anyone with half a brain cell would have been able to figure out that it's a bad idea to seel at that time. There's an oil spill., I own shares in a company that can clean up oil spills..... Hmmmmm1 +1 = get rid of the shares?
Stephen Baldwin mus be a McCoy. I'm on team Hatfield.
Baldwins just pissed cuz he messed up big time. And putting costner through this will come back to bite him in the butt fo sho !
Costner's rep tells EW that the actor's lawyers filed a Motion to Dismiss Feb. 1. According to his rep, "[The Motion states] that there are no allegations or claims even in the complaint itself that Costner did anything wrong or participated in any way in the decision by Baldwin and Contogouris to sell their interests in Ocean Therapy Solutions back to another member of that company or the repurchase of those interests.") Stephen Baldwin is suing Kevin Costner for $3.8 million over a tiff involving oil-separating technology that the Waterworld actor pushed to help solve the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A complaint filed in Louisiana District Court alleges that Baldwin and friend Spyridon Contogouris entered into a joint agreement to help market the technology — developed under the Costner in Nevada Corporation (CINC) — to BP following the spill. Court papers, however, claim Costner excluded them from a meeting with BP that resulted in an $18 million down payment for the CINC technology. After allegedly not being told of the meeting, Contogouris and Baldwin claim Costner used the $18 million to buy them out of the enterprise, forcing them to give up approximately $2 million of their shares one day prior to BP's $52 million purchase of CINC technology. Contogouris is suing for $10.64 million; both plaintiffs are claiming securities fraud and misrepresentation.
If the company is public, then it probablywould've been insider trading, but I think it's a private company. Whatever the case: TEAM COSTNER!!!!
This is a repulsive example of Wall Street BS regardless...Costner poised to make 30m b/c he has inside information that this company will be selected to clean up the spill....and Baldwin bitter b/c he wasn't kept in the know? Seriously?


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Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell was arrested and accused of possession of a controlled substance, a charge could seriously affect his chances of getting re-employed.
Mobile (Ala.) County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lori Myles told the Mobile Register that Russell was arrested on Monday for possessing codeine syrup, Alabama Live.com reported.
He was arrested at his home during an undercover investigation after police could not find a prescription for the codeine. He was released from Mobile Metro Jail after making $2,500 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on July 20.
Yahoo! sports blog Shutdown Corner said that codeine syrup is also known as "purple drank," "lean" or "sizzurp" and typically contains codeine and promethazine.
The illegal recreational drug popular has been linked to the rap music community, especially in the South. Its main ingredients are prescription-strength cough syrup containing codeine and promethazine, a carbonated soft drink such as Sprite or fruit juice, and Jolly Rancher candies, which contribute to the drink's color.
Houston producer DJ Screw first made the drink popular in hip hop culture. ESPN said the drink was popularized in the 1990s by Screw, who died of an overdose.
The U.S. National Library of Medicine said that codeine is used to relieve mild to moderate pain or mixed with other medications to reduce coughing. It belongs to a family of drugs known as opiate or narcotic analgesics and is habit-forming.
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Russell, who played high school football in Mobile, Ala., and attended Louisiana State University, was the No. 1 draft pick for the Raiders in 2007. He had a record of 7-18 as a starting quarterback and but was released by the team in May.
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The Canadian Football League appears ready to handle to the challenges of tougher economic times across the country and around the world.
That was one of the key messages conveyed by Mark Cohon on Friday as part of the CFL commissioner's annual state of the union news conference in Montreal.
"We are not immune to the economic downturn in this country and around the world, but we feel we are well positioned when compared to other leagues," he told reporters. "We have good ties to the community and are affordable. We are aggressive with our fan base and those companies that are aggressive during down times are more successful."
Part of the league's aggressive approach with fans will be marketing an inexpensive, home-grown entertainment option that has attracted more than two million fans through the turnstiles for a seventh year in a row.
The commissioner's question and answer session also brought up the annual laundry list of league concerns, including the possibility of expansion and the National Football League's presence in Toronto.
A 'Blue Ribbon' team of Jeff Hunt, John Ruddy, Roger Greenberg and William Shenkman are already working diligently to bring a CFL team back to Ottawa amid reports that the nation's capital will host the Grey Cup in 2014. "We're hopeful that 2011 will be a time when we can get a franchise back in Ottawa," said Cohon.
The commissioner addressed questions regarding new exposure into markets like Quebec City, Moncton and Halifax, with the possibility of neutral site regular season games in one of those cities provided that a suitable stadium is available. The city of Moncton already has a track and field stadium in the works which could potentially host a game in the near future.
"I do believe there are opportunities to expand our reach into those markets," said Cohon. "That (facility) has the ability to expand up to 20,000 (seats), so we are looking at an opportunity in 2010."
With the Toronto Argonauts out of the postseason and the Buffalo Bills set to play their first regular season at the Rogers Centre on Dec. 6, Cohon chose not to discuss the presence of the NFL on the CFL's biggest weekend.
"One season does not make a league," he said. "Three quarters of a million people watched the Labour day Classic, with more than a quarter of that number from the GTA."
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- A continuation of the CFL's Retro program, including the possibility of opening next season on Canada Day.
- Creating a league command centre for officiating so all decisions can be made from Toronto.
- New in-game standards to protecting quarterbacks. At season's end the CFL will meet with club GMs and coaches and discuss how this can be further improved.
- A drug-testing policy - which already has a first draft - that, with the support of the CFL Players' Association, will be part of the new collective bargaining agreement in 2010.
- Talking to the CIS about co-ordinating efforts with the two title games being played in the same city.
- The league will decide shortly what the cap will be in 2009 but doubts it will increase from its present level of $4.2 million.
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Back Bay (MBTA station)
Front entrance, viewed from Dartmouth Street
|Station statistics
|145 Dartmouth Street
Boston, MA 02116-5162
|42°20′50″N 71°04′32″W / 42.3473°N 71.0755°WCoordinates: 42°20′50″N 71°04′32″W / 42.3473°N 71.0755°W
|MBTA Bus
|1 island platform, 1 side platform (Northeast Corridor)
1 island platform (Orange Line)
1 island platform (Lake Shore Limited)
|3 (Northeast Corridor)
2 (Orange Line)
2 (Framingham/Worcester Line)
|Other information
|May 4, 1987
|Station code
|BBY (Amtrak)
|Owned by
|Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|Fare zone
|Passengers (2009)
|16,769 (weekday average boardings)[1]
|Passengers (2013)
|540,770 per year[2] 2.4% (Amtrak)
Back Bay station is a intercity rail, commuter rail, and rapid transit station located in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The present building, designed by Kallmann McKinnell & Wood, opened in 1987. It replaced the New Haven Railroad's older Back Bay station - which opened in 1928 as a replacement for an 1899-built station - as well as the New York Central's Huntington Avenue and Trinity Place stations which had been demolished in 1964.
Although South Station is Boston's primary southside rail hub, Back Bay maintains high traffic levels due to its location in the Back Bay near the Prudential Center development and its access to important Northeast Corridor services. All Amtrak Acela Express and Northeast Regional trains running to and from South Station stop at Back Bay, as does the daily Lake Shore Limited long-distance train. Four MBTA Commuter Rail routes - the Providence/Stoughton Line, Franklin Line, Needham Line, and Framingham/Worcester Line - also stop at Back Bay, as do the Orange Line subway and several local MBTA Bus routes.
The Boston and Worcester Railroad opened from downtown Boston to Newton in 1834, and to Worcester within the next several years. The Boston and Providence Railroad opened from Park Square to East Providence later that year. The two lines crossed on causeways in the Back Bay, then still used as a mill pond.[3] In 1880, the Boston and Albany Railroad (descendant of the B&W) opened its Columbus Avenue station to serve new developments on the filled bay. In 1897, the New Haven Railroad (which owned the Boston and Providence and leased the Old Colony Railroad), the New York and New England Railroad, and the Boston and Albany formed the Boston Terminal Company to consolidate their four terminals into a new union station. Simultaneous with the construction of the resulting South Station in 1899, the New Haven also built its first Back Bay Station just east of Dartmouth Street to compete with the B&A's Columbus Avenue station. The next year, the B&A replaced Columbus Avenue with the westbound-only Trinity Place and eastbound-only Huntington Avenue stations.[4]
The current Back Bay Station opened May 4, 1987 as part of the Orange Line's Southwest Corridor project and was dedicated by Governor Michael Dukakis.[5] It replaced the 1899-built and 1929-rebuilt[6] former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad station of the same name, of which some remnants can still be found at the eastern end of the present station facilities, including a carved stone embedded in the brick wall on the east side of Columbus Avenue.[7] The main station building is located between Dartmouth Street and Clarendon Street; however, there are several additional emergency exits from the Amtrak / commuter rail platforms onto Dartmouth Street, Clarendon Street, and Columbus Avenue. The Dartmouth Street Underpass connects the Copley Place shopping mall with the main station building.
Station layout[edit]
|Street Level
|Exit/Entrance, waiting room, and vendors
|Track 5
|← Lake Shore Limited and Framingham/Worcester Line →
|Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
|Track 7
|← Lake Shore Limited and Framingham/Worcester Line →
|← Orange Line toward Forest Hills (Massachusetts Avenue)
|Island platform, doors will open on the left
|→ Orange Line toward Oak Grove (Tufts Medical Center) →
|Track 3
|← Acela Express, Northeast Regional, Needham Line, Providence/Stoughton Line, and Franklin Line →
|Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
|Track 1
|← Acela Express, Northeast Regional, Needham Line, Providence/Stoughton Line, and Franklin Line →
|Track 2
|← Acela Express, Northeast Regional, Needham Line, Providence/Stoughton Line, and Franklin Line →
|Side platform, doors will open on the left, right
There are 5 tracks serving Amtrak and commuter rail service. Tracks 2, 1, and 3 (in order south to north) serve Amtrak's Acela Express and Northeast Regional plus the MBTA's Providence/Stoughton Line, Franklin Line, and Needham Line. Tracks 5 and 7 on the Framingham/Worcester Line and the Lake Shore Limited serve westbound trains from a separate island platform.[8] The Orange Line tracks and platforms lie between these two groups of mainline rail tracks.
Because Amtrak's Downeaster trains traveling northeastward to Portland, Maine do not depart at Back Bay or South Station, travelers that wish to make a connection via subway are advised to disembark at this station and take the Orange Line to North Station, which is where Downeaster service originates.
Bus connections[edit]
Back Bay is served by three MBTA Bus routes:
- 10 City Point - Copley Square via Andrew Station & B.U. Medical Center
- 39 Back Bay – Forest Hills via Copley Square and Huntington Avenue
- 170 Central Square, Waltham - Dudley Square (limited early-morning service)
- Back Bay Station is wheelchair accessible.
- Back Bay Station has full-length high-level platforms for Amtrak Northeast Corridor and MBTA Attleboro/Providence trains, but only a short high-level platform for MBTA Framingham/Worcester and Amtrak trains to Chicago (which operate on tracks other than those used by the Northeast Corridor service).
- Other Amtrak stations on the Northeast Corridor are generally accessible.
- Some MBTA commuter rail stations have no wheelchair access; many of those that do, have short high-level platforms that only serve one or two cars.
Air quality[edit]
Back Bay Station has suffered for some time from poor air quality, and people with lung conditions have been advised to avoid the station. A study conducted in 2006 and again in 2008 showed that "The air was many, many times below air-quality standards," due to trapped diesel exhaust and soot. Much of the commuter rail platforms at Back Bay are covered and enclosed, and so fumes cannot escape quickly to the outside air. An earlier study showed elevated levels of carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, particulates, and oxides of nitrogen, though it noted that there is no regulated standard to meet for indoor air quality in public spaces. Though simple changes were made regarding scheduling, and checking to make sure train engines were running properly, an MBTA spokesman stated that the MBTA did not have the financial resources to upgrade the ventilation system.[9]
In 2010, the MBTA announced that it had secured $3.0 million to improve the ventilation in the lobby as a result of federal stimulus money.[10][11][12] While MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said there was no health threat, a scientist at the Clean Air Task Force, a Boston-based nonprofit pollution research group stated, "Honestly, down on the platform it was some of the worst air quality I've measured." Additionally passengers and clerks working in the station have complained. The MBTA says it will complete an improved ventilation system by 2012.[13]
Accidents and incidents[edit]
In 1990, a northbound commuter train running along the Providence/Stoughton Line was involved in a collision with a northbound Night Owl train. The accident, which occurred to the west of the Back Bay station injured over four hundred people, although there were no fatalities.[14]
Station facade with John Hancock Tower behind
See also[edit]
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, Commonwealth of Massachusetts" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1842). "Boston 1842". Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Humphrey, Thomas J. and Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 22. ISBN 9780685412947.
- ^ "Boston-Back Bay, MA". Great American Stations. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- ^ Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 129. ISBN 9780942147087.
- ^ Held, Patrick R. (2010). "Massachusetts Bay Colony Railroad Track Charts". Johns Hopkins Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Bad Air at Back Bay Too Costly to Fix, T Says". The Boston Globe. August 31, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ^ "Federal stimulus funds mean state to do something about the lung-cancer chamber known as Back Bay station". Universal Hub. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ^ "AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 MBTA PROJECT STATUS AS OF 7/1/10". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ^ "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 MBTA Implementation & Oversight". National Council for Public-Private Partnerships. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ^ Rocheleau, Matt (October 1, 2010). "Amid Complaints, T Aims to Fix Back Bay Station's Ventilation System". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Railroad Accident Report RAR-92-01: Derailment and Collision of Amtrak Passenger Train 66 with MBTA Commuter Train 906 at Back Bay Station, Boston, Massachusetts, December 12, 1990". National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC. 25 February 1992.
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- Boston Back Bay Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- Train Web)
- "Back Bay station, November 16, 1960" - photograph, Railroad History Archive, University of Connecticut Libraries Collection.
- Library of Congress. Historic American Buildings Survey. Back Bay Station, 145 Dartmouth Street, 1979.
- Dartmouth Street entrance, Columbus Avenue headhouse, and Clarendon Street busway on Google Maps Street View
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Barak Obama attacks US banks: When you needed, you were helped; now it's your turn to give back.
The President of the US addressed all the banks that were helped during the ongoing financial crisis and requested them to return a favor. In his words, now it's the time for the banks to do their part and chip in to help the financial recovery and give more credit to little businesses. He is practically saying, hey the US tax payer helped you bail out; now the time has come for you to give something back to the public.
Obama made this statement at his "weekly address" which is broadcasted live via the radio and the internet. In his speech, he commented that many business owners in America are having a hard time to get credit from the banks, even though the government had done a lot to improve the financial situation of the banks after the economic collapse in September 2008, which afterwards the banks stopped handing out loans for small and medium businesses.
"These are the very taxpayers who stood by America's banks in a crisis, and now it's time for our banks to stand by credit worthy small businesses and make the loans they need to open their doors, grow their operations and create new jobs" Obama said. He pointed out the White House is willing to take the steps needed to encourage the banks to give credit, but he didn't mention what steps will be taken if at all. "It's time for those banks to fulfill their responsibility to help ensure a wider recovery, a more secure system and more broadly shared prosperity" he added.
Earlier last week, Barak Obama criticized the American banks and financial institutes and claimed that they were working through Congress to try and sabotage his idea of a federal agency the "Consumer Financial Protection Agency". Obama blamed them for "using every bit of influence they have to maintain the status quo" that has helped them get richer "at the expense of American consumers". That is in spite of the fact that recently those same consumers helped them bail out as a consequence of their wrong decisions.
According to estimations, the financial bailout package cost taxpayers around 700 billion dollars. In his address last Saturday, Obama also said that small businesses have created two thirds of US new jobs over the last 15 years, thus making them a crucial part of the economy, that we must help to sustain- "they must be at the forefront of our recovery", he said. In addition, last week, he asked Congress to increase the size of SBA loans (small business administration) and announced his rewarding plan: to give low interest loans to banks, who do help and agree to lend more money to small businesses.
When playing business simulation games, you can learn from these past mistakes and learn how to foresee the consequences of your actions. During the development of The CEO Game, we have kept in mind the financial crisis and have taken a great deal of effort in creating and simulating a vast real-life like economic system which generates and is influenced all the time by unplanned events and misfortunes, that every CEO has to cope with in order to succeed.
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Tried this recipe when I was on the South Beach Diet Phase 1. Switched the butter for olive oil with no problem. The first time I made it I used an herb based seasoning as suggested. The second time I used Montreal Steak seasoning. I liked the herb seasoning better. I used McCormick Salt Free Garlic & Herb Seasoning. It's delicious! I paired it with an Oriental Cabbage Salad from the South Beach. Odd but tasted good.
Bistec Argentino al Chimichurri (Steak with Chimichurri Sauce)
Monica Buck
Chimichurri is a tangy herb paste that's used as both a marinade and a sauce. Here, cilantro replaces traditional parsley in the topping for these flavorful rib-eye steaks.
Yield: Makes 4 servings
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Recipe Time
35 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 396
- Calories from fat: 61%
- Protein: 35g
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated fat: 10g
- Carbohydrate: 2.4g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Sodium: 896mg
- Cholesterol: 116mg
- 1/2 cup packed chopped fresh cilantro
- 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon adobo seasoning (see notes)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried red chile flakes
- 2 boned beef rib-eye or top loin (New York strip) steaks (1 1/2 in. thick, 1 1/2 to 2 lb. total), fat trimmed
- 2 teaspoons steak herb seasoning mix or salt and pepper
- About 2 tablespoons butter
- 1. To make chimichurri, combine cilantro, vinegar, oil, garlic, adobo, oregano, pepper, and chile flakes.
- 2. Rinse beef, pat dry, and rub all over with steak seasoning mix.
- 3. In a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat, melt 1 teaspoon butter. Lay steaks in pan and cook, turning as needed, to brown all sides, including edges, about 10 minutes total for very rare (red in center, cut to test). For medium rare, cook 2 or 3 minutes more. To reduce spattering, wipe fat from pan with paper towels.
- 4. Transfer steaks to a platter; keep warm. If dark charred bits are present in pan, wipe out with a paper towel. Add remaining butter to pan and stir; when melted, add chimichurri sauce.
- 5. Cut meat into 4 portions and set on plates. Pour meat juices from platter into frying pan, then ladle sauce over steaks.
- Wine Pairing: A slightly spicy red wine with ripe plums and cherry, such as La Boca 2003 Malbec from Argentina.
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WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker will visit Wausau today as the state assembly moved towards final passage of parts of his budget repair bill. The assembly goes into session at 11am. The Governor will speak at the Wausau airport at noon.
Tea Party members in Central Wisconsin received advanced notice of the Governor's visit yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon the Governor met with fellow republicans to discuss strategy for the budget repair bill. There was talk of a compromise where democrats would return to the capital and vote on the repair bill as-is, and then negotiate changes in the two-year budget. When that deal fell through, the Governor supported the current measure, stripping out financial parts of the budget repair bill and voting on the collective bargaining changes.


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Floyd County Board of Supervisors Meeting
February 28, 2006, 9:00 AM
The Floyd County Board of Supervisors met for regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 in the Board Room of the Floyd County Courthouse with the following in attendance: Chairman Staudt, Supv. Dunkel, and Supv. Enabnit.
Enabnit/Dunkel moved to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 3-0.
Dunkel/Staudt moved to approve the February 7, 13, and 20, 2006 minutes. Motion carried 3-0.
Enabnit/Dunkel moved to approve the following claims: County #2771-2898, Secondary Roads #18041-18060, and MH-DD #56450-56484. Motion carried 3-0.
The Board reviewed the Request for Bids Substance Abuse Prevention Services for Fiscal Year 2007 reflecting IDPH budget of $2,598.75 with a match of $7,796.25. Dunkel/Enabnit moved to approve the Iowa Department of Public Health County Substance Abuse Programs Request for Bid – Fiscal Year 2007 for a total request of funds of $10,395.
The Board and Auditor reviewed the bank statements and reports provided by the Treasurer in preparation of certifying the Treasurer's semi-annual report. Items in resolution netting $584 were noted and are to be resolved by the Treasurer. Enabnit/Dunkel moved to approve the Treasurer's Semi-Annual report. Motion carried 3-0. The report will be sent for publication.
Dunkel/Enabnit moved to approve the second reading of an Ordinance Authorizing Floyd County, Iowa, to Participate in the Creation of the North Cedar Aviation Authority as previously read on February 14, 2006. Motion carried 3-0. Dunkel/Enabnit moved to have the third reading of the ordinance on March 14, 2006. Motion carried 3-0.
The Board reviewed the two bids for masonry work to the west wall of the Courthouse. The Janssen Waterproofing bid of $42,383 with a 5-year workmanship and materials warranty focuses on a major problem area on the west wall. The Schoonover bid of $36,600 with a one year warranty covers the entire wall but not to the extent of problems identified in the Janssen Waterproofing bid. Enabnit/Dunkel moved to table action on the decision and direct the Auditor to contact Schoonover to review the scope of their work to be done. Motion carried 3-0.
The Board reviewed four responses for bids seeking engineering services for design and development of recommended improvements for windows, cooling system, heating system and minor interior wall repairs. Two companies who submitted responses did not submit bids. The other two mailings came in from Howard R. Green Company at $8,300 and Skott & Anderson Architects at $16,500. Dunkel/Enabnit tabled action on a decision to accept a bid until more information could be obtained about companies who have completed similar types of projects. Motion carried 3-0.
Supv. Dunkel announced the 2006-2007 Floyd County Budget public hearing. Chairman Staudt opened the hearing at 10 a.m. No written or oral comments were received prior to the hearing. Three people (county employees) attended the hearing. The Board reviewed budget sheets and discussed the budget. Staudt asked for comments from attendees. No comments were made. The hearing was closed at 10:12 a.m.
Dunkel/Enabnit moved to approve budgeted reserved funds in the amount of $2,444,900 for Secondary Roads projects. Motion carried 3-0.
Dunkel/Enabnit moved to approve budgeted unreserved/designated funds of $1,000,000 from sale of the county farm to be invested with the interest going to the general fund and $267,000 of the budgeted unreserved/designated as interest on the $2,444,900 to be used for future secondary road projects. Motion carried 3-0.
Enabnit/Dunkel moved to approve the Attorney's salary of $76,144, Sheriff's salary of $62,976, Treasurer's, Auditor's, and Recorder's salary of $48,286, and Supervisor's salary of $29,646. Motion carried 3-0.
Dunkel/Enabnit moved to adopt the fiscal year 2006/2007 County Budget Motion carried 3-0.
The Board discussed why E911 Addressing falls under Mike Milligan's job responsibilities instead of Ken Mahler's. Dunkel reported that he and Pat McDonald, Board of Health, interviewed five of the 25 candidates who applied for Milligan's position. A verbal offer was made to Jeff Sherman who has verbally accepted pending the Board of Supervisors approval of the offer. Dunkel/Enabnit moved to appoint Jeff Sherman starting March 15 or 16 at $29,500 with a six month probationary period and salary review at that time. Motion carried 3-0. Milligan will invite Sherman to Board of Adjustments and Board of Health meetings prior to March 15.
Enabnit/Dunkel moved to approve the resolution for Public Purpose Service by County Expenditures for Economic Development. Motion carried 3-0.
Dusten Rolando, County Engineer, presented a wage schedule for summer wages for Secondary Road help. Dunkel/Enabnit moved to approve the secondary road summer wage schedule for 2006. Motion carried 3-0.
Rolando presented the Floyd County Dust Control Policy and discussed the DNR's proposed policy regarding this issue. Enabnit/Dunkel moved to approve the Floyd County Dust Control Policy. Motion carried 3-0.
Rolando updated the board on Secondary Road activities. Rolando said the Secondary Roads union contract is in route for approvals. Rolando is working out the terms for paying a claim for alfalfa that was burned from a brush fire.
A motion was made by Supervisor Enabnit and seconded by Supervisor Dunkel to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0.
Gloria A. Carr Leo B. Staudt, Chairman
Floyd County Auditor Floyd County Board of Supervisors


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Theme: Back to ...
Antananarivo, Madagascar
September 1st, 2012
About this event
BACK TO ... TEDxAntananarivo 2012 : se tiendra le samedi 1er septembre à l'hôtel Carlton Anosy et serait assisté par 500 invités
Cet événement est le quatrième TEDx organisé à Madagascar
«BACK TO … » fait référence au retour à la vie active et au redémarrage des activités, à l'échelle de l'individu comme de la communauté. Lors de cette édition, nous voulons vous inspirer, vous distraire et surtout vous booster à travers nos deux sessions "looking back, moving forward" axées sur ce qui se fait de meilleur dans le domaine de la Technologie, de l'Entertainment (divertissement) et du Design à Madagascar.
Nous profitons également de l'occasion pour montrer au monde entier l'image d'un pays qui regorge d'idées, de talents et d'innovations.
Nos intervenants sont, des malgaches reconnus ou destinés à briller dans le futur.
Confirmed Speakers
Toavina Ralambomahay
Political scientist and writer - Atypical, the career of Toavina Ralambomahay encompass journalism, law and entrepreneurship at high level. Between Madagascar, where he started at L'Express de Madagascar and realized his first master in law, and Mauritius for its double master in environment and entrepreneurship. Alongside with his studies, Toavina Ralambomahay find the time to focus on the politics of his country. Before he reached 30 years old, he published his first book " Madagascar in a perpetual crisis " (L'Harmattan, 2011) where he analyzed a social phenomenon that is repeated over time in the Big Island.
M'aa & Xhi
Artist and philosopher, the couple Rajaofetra is trying to discover the Malagasy culture in order to relate it to their own conception of the world after their studies in France. Their work results in finding a lot of theories about the origin of the world, of the Big Island and its population. On top of that, Xhi and M'aa are surrealist painters and outstanding philosophers as they are original for the others and atypical for all. Xhi and M'aa, pioneers of the theory of Madagascar as the mother of the world or the origin of Malagasy people as chosen people, depicts the basis of the Malagasy culture but also its most original aspect. They keep on sharing the result of their work through conferences they attend either in Madagascar or abroad.
Lalaina Rajohnson
Curious entrepreneur – For Lalaina Rajohnson, failure is beneficial when you undertake, perhaps even more when you undertake in Madagascar. Graduated in international finance and specialized in project management, he came back in Madagascar in 2000 after living 14 years in France. Creator, director and shareholder of a web bar in Tana, Lalaina Rajohnson went through all circumstances in this first attempt at entrepreneurship. After several times risking bankruptcy, solding shares, repurchasing shares sold, taking a new managing partner, he is happy to see the bar, after 10 years of existence, functioning almost normally today . In parallel, he managed a tour company that ended up to petition in bankruptcy, took over the management of another tour company, which itself is doing quite well at the moment. These days, he got into fatherhood and agriculture, two sectors where failure is a good factor to acquire skills ...
Marie Nomena Allimant
Environmental Entrepreneur - After her studies at Sciences Po Lille and a Masters in Accounting, Marie Nomena Allimant has answered the call of trees. Ms Allimant is the founder and CEO of Alamanga, the first company with social and environmental goals in Madagascar. Marie Nomena Allimant came back to her country in September 2009, and started to play an active role in the family project and in the implementation of Fondation Ecoformation. Thanks to these first-hand experiences, Ms Allimant acquired a solid expertise in the management of agroforestry projects. Convinced that reversing the alarming situation caused by the deforestation of her island is possible, she decided to create an alternative which combines reforestation with the improvement of villagers' standards of living via a social and solidarity economy. Alamanga came thus into being in March 2010.
Tsiry Andriamoratsiresy
Designer – Multifaceted Artist, Tsiresy Andriamoratsiresy is an architect by profession. With more than a decade of experience in creation, this photographer, artistic director and designer has a particular affinity for non-conventional approaches. Being an artistic director in various ad agencies in Madagascar, Tsiresy Andriamoratsiresy has also created a clothing line Massak and Mg De Madagascar in Asia, by going through Africa, Tsiresy Andriamoratsiresy takes good advantages of cultural pluralities which, a posteriori, create in him an inventive aura. He demonstrates it through co-designing the induction hot plate aimed for emerging markets. He took part in conceiving fonctionalities , aesthetics of the object and the packaging as well. Tsiresy Andriamoratsiresy demonstrates that design can be accomodated to widely varying demands, such as Madagascar. And that good technological ideas can also come from the South.
Mialy Andriamahefazafy
Specialist in Environmental Policy - The battleground of Mialy Andriamahefazafy, Madagascar beaches and seabed, is both a priceless treasure and an endangered environment. This fight has recently led her to the Earth Summit Rio +20 (Brazil) where she represented the voice of Madagascar. On a daily basis, Mialy Andriamahefazafy provides advices for Blue Ventures actions, an international NGO involved in the conservation of the Southern coast. After her studies in environmental law at the Pace University School of Law (USA), Mialy Andriamahefazafy has chosen to defend and make the marine rights recognized in Madagascar.
Luck Razanajaona Ambinintsoa
Luck is a 23 year old malgaasy film-maker. He has graduated from the University of Visual Art of Marrakech (Morocco). He has recently been invited in the Cannes Festival (2012) to present his movie project which had been selected among hundreds of scenarios all over the world. Entitled "Tlous song", the movie is an historical and fantastic one. The story happened in 1947 when Madagascar was still colonized by France. It talks about the story of a resistance fighter who has been involved in the war in spite of him. Innovating by the theme and the processing, the movie should give a new breath to malagasy cinema which has not yet accomplished bid steps in international festivals for 30 years. "Tlous song" received the "Eclar price" which has been rewarded for its future processing of its pictures.
Patricia Ramanitrera-Crombecque
Consultant in development of capacities at present, Patricia was the Program Coordinator at Madagascar's DLC (Madagascar Development Learning Center) during three years; her passion is the development of capacities so she puts in it all her commitment and energy and she is always in mission. Within Madagascar DLC, she showed herself as a pioneer in the choice of training programs and widened the opening of the center by establishing strategic partnerships in Asia and in Africa by using completely the potential of change offered by the TRICKS and the video conference - what contributed to the creation of an indelible impact on the participants in these programs opening them an up to here inaccessible New World and giving them access to international programs of knowledge' s sharing, in particular the South-South dialogues as well as regional dialogues. She also gave trainings in leadership, in communication and she managed an international association for the defense of human rights. Her conviction is the education allied to well anchored values can allow the development of the country in a long-lasting way and the use of the TRICKS can be a mean of formidable transformation. She acquired a big cultural dexterity during her journeys in Europe, in Asia, in Africa, in the United States and in Caribbean islands facilitating the international exchanges.
Mivehy Band
Mivehy, Betsimisaraka's dialect literally means "paddle" and can also mean "convey" (a message). It consists of four young musicians, singers, composers : Yvince, Mazy, Solo and Dada. All are determined to defend the Malagasy culture while respecting the cultural diversity prevailed nowadays. Their philosophy is that there are no borders and that new music can be born of an encounter. Mivehy is a young group of world music from Toamasina. Antemoro and Betsimisaraka's traditional music mingle with contemporary sounds and rhythms.
Rengita -
This artist excels in the art of reciting the words with legendary speed and has a voice with original colors. RENGITA is also a musician and plays mandolin. Mixing the sounds of Southern Beko and slam, his urban style is suitable for a diverse audience in search of new auditory sensations.
Moajia -
Being friends before getting together as a band; all MOAJIA members have already played together since 2002. But, they officially formed the band, along with the release of their first records, only in 2004. MOAJIA's music style is open and diversified but the FREE ROOTS style encompasses a mixture of all genres, while the lyrics basically talk about the reality of the daily life. MOAJIA is keeping up the good work, permanently in quest of creativity and innovation and trying to keep two essential points guaranteeing the unity of the groups' members: Humor and Pleasure playing together…"You might like or dislike MOAJIA; but they will leave no one indifferent."
Thiera Kougar
THIERA aka KOUGAR is a very talented young Malagasy artist who expresses himself through his passion of 'Black music'. Not only is he self-taught and perseverant, he also grew up surrounded by music since his childhood. His particular music style is the result of a mixture of various music genres, both simple and filled with passion. Driven by the philosophy of sharing, KOUGAR promotes in his music important values, melodies and rhythms, a language, a culture and an identity. Indeed, he points out, "I am Malagasy", with a smile on his face.
Hoby Niaina Rabenirainy
Archivist - Graduated from business school and trained on audiovisual archives valorization from INA (National Audiovisual Institute France), Hoby Rabenirainy is working within the Association FL @ H (Fanajariana Lova Haino @ Aman-jery). She is in charge of promoting the Malagasy Audiovisual Heritage. The Audiovisual Heritage of the last century is threatened worldwide and it is estimated that much has already disappeared. Faced with this problem, the idea is to educate the citizens on history financial and patrimonial value. FL @ H Association's mission is to digitize our archives in order to restore them later, while creating an environment favorable to growing archive. This work has also been awarded "Best Project for the Protection of Audiovisual Heritage" in 2010 by the International Federation of Television Archives, a group of image banks.
FIDA Karmaly
After years in the textile, Fida Karmaly turned to the promotion of organic products. Autodidact passionated on research of plants and their transformation into products of well-being and comfort, he took the measure of the importance of these plants, and the huge market that would develop, provided to offer effective products to international standards. Ecology and environment, global warming, air pollution and groundwater, insect pests in crop and health, their growing resistance to chemical molecules, toxicity of these chemical molecules ... Many major themes of our time which are waiting for appropriate responses. The richness of the Malagasy flora and its diversity, and the environment of small-scale production of essential oils, conducive to a steady supply, convinced him to undertake long and careful research to meet the expectations of more pressing consumers around the world. Today AROMATHERA laboratory's manager, specialized in the production of bio insecticides broadcasters, the export market opened up to him, through the development of a revolutionary concept insecticide, nontoxic and displaying a persistence up to 30 days...
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A safe way for a top-level American official to disappear from the public spotlight, without actually appearing to hide out, was to arrange a fact-finding trip to Africa. The media would ignore the trip and the absence while the official could bulk up his resume with high-minded thoughts about the Third World.
But Hillary Rodham Clinton seems to have broken that mold.
Video of her dancing with the Masai and at a Nairobi nightclub are on the Internet, and she really broke through the clutter with a teeth-clenched response to a mistranslated question.
A Congolese student asked what the president thought about a pending natural-resources deal with China. Instead of saying "Obama," the translator inserted "Clinton" and the former first lady bristled:
"My husband is not the secretary of state — I am. If you want my opinion, I will tell you my opinion. I am not going to be channeling my husband."
That made cable TV and the Internet and gave assorted commentators a chance to bring back the American sport of happily hashing over the dynamics of the Clintons' marriage and eclipsed her message to the Congolese to stop killing each other in the tens of thousands.
Broken elbow aside, the secretary of state has had a rough go of it lately. Vice President Biden has been picking off the glamour foreign assignments while Clinton has been doing the heavy lifting in Africa, India and Southeast Asia.
And then as she's leaving for an 11-day trip to Africa, the former president appears out of nowhere to fly off to Pyongyang — to confer with reclusive dictator Kim Jong Il and return with two appealing young U.S. journalists who had blundered into North Korea. Months of planning by the secretary of state were eclipsed by her husband's calling in a few chits and making a long flight in a luxury private jet.
It was as if the Clintons sensed that the American public were suffering from Clinton deprivation and they obligingly rushed to fill that need. Even their daughter got into the act when a Kenyan offered 30 cows and 40 goats for Chelsea's hand in marriage.
On the rare occasions when the Clintons can't find the spotlight, the spotlight finds them — even in Africa.
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It appears the ole girl wants the world to know that there is but one Fiddle in the Clinton household and that Bill will have to pry it from her cold dead hands.
It's a shame we can't harness the energy from all the bloated and massive ego's politicians put on display, and if it weren't for them trying to block out the sun with their own self importance, I'd say we found the cause of global warming.HACK..
"…and return with two appealing young U.S. journalists who had blundered into North Korea."
There is some dispute over which side of the border the reporters were when captured by NK soldiers.
Kent Shaw
What isn't said is how this is laying the ground work to expand our military empire into Africa via Africom which was created to secure the natural resources of Africa for the multi-national conglomerates mainly based in the United States. So while we are treated to images of an angry Mrs. Clinton we are left with no real dialog of the issues on the continent or why we are even there.
R U Main Core?
Ego without anything of merit to back it up is an exercise in futility. It must be a very difficult pill for Hillary to swallow to be eclipsed even now by her Husband. But she really must temper her temper, as it only loses her any ground she might have won by her trip to Africa. She only drew attention to herself as a Second Fiddle. Not good.
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Milton is the new No. 1 boys team in Class AAAAA after an impressive tournament victory in Erie, Pa., on Saturday.
Milton defeated four-time New York Class A champion Jamesville-Dewitt 93-52 in the final of the Burger King Classic as Evan Nolte scored 23 points, 12 on 3-pointers.
Milton (13-4) took the place of Shiloh (13-2), which lost to Berkmar 46-45 on Friday. Milton has lost four games, but three by forfeit over the ineligibility of point guard Charles Mann. Since Mann returned to the lineup, Milton has not lost.
There are two other No. 1 teams, both in the girls rankings.
Douglas County (15-1), which reached the state semifinals last season, took advantage of losses by previous No. 1 Chamblee (to Redan) and No. 2 Alcovy (to Newton) to move up from its No. 3 spot last week in AAAA.
In AA, Lovett (14-3) moves up one place into the top spot. Buford, the previous No. 1 team, dropped to No. 3 after losing to Alpharetta 60-42 on Saturday. Buford will have a chance perhaps to reclaim the No. 1 ranking when its hosts Lovett on Saturday.
Also noteworthy in the rankings is Miller Grove's hold on to No. 1 among AAAA boys despite losing two of three games last week in the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Mo. Miller Grove lost to Christ the King of New York 79-76 in overtime Saturday after leading by 14 points in the first quarter.
Miller Grove is 9-7 with losses in seven of its last 10 games, but is the three-time defending Georgia champion and undefeated against Georgia teams.
New boys teams in the rankings are Berkmar for Luella in AAAAA and Troup and Monroe for LaGrange and Westover in AAA.
In the girls rankings, there is one new team in the top 10 in each classification this week. Beach replaces Mill Creek in AAAAA; Redan replaces Jonesboro in AAAA; Oconee County replaces North Hall in AAA; North Oconee replaces East Hall in AA; and Gordon Lee replaces Towns County in A.
Rankings below include W-L records, which may be incomplete because of unreported scores.
Class AAAAA
1. Milton (13-4)
2. Shiloh (13-2)
3. Westlake (12-2)
4. Wheeler (7-5)
5. M.L. King (13-4)
6. Norcross (9-6)
7. Savannah (15-1)
8. Marietta (12-4)
9. Mill Creek (13-3)
10. Berkmar (10-5)
Class AAAA
1. Miller Grove (9-7)
2. Fayette County (16-1)
3. Douglas County (16-0)
4. Southwest DeKalb (9-7)
5. Effingham County (14-1)
6. Chattahoochee (14-3)
7. Jonesboro (13-3)
8. Lovejoy (14-4)
9. Brunswick (13-2)
10. Woodland-Cartersville (17-0)
Class AAA
1. Columbia (16-1)
2. Eagle's Landing (17-1)
3. Thomson (14-1)
4. Carrollton (14-1)
5. Washington County (13-0)
6. Drew (14-3)
7. Franklin County (12-3)
8. Troup (11-4)
9. Walnut Grove (15-3)
10. Monroe (11-4)
Class AA
1. Vidalia (17-1)
2. Greater Atlanta Christian (12-4)
3. Buford (11-5)
4. Early County (12-1)
5. Thomasville (8-5)
6. Jordan (15-1)
7. Manchester (10-1)
8. Albany (10-2)
9. South Atlanta (11-5)
10. Morgan County (11-3)
Class A
1. North Cobb Christian (17-0)
2. Whitefield Academy (13-3)
3. Lanier County (15-2)
4. Turner County (12-3)
5. Wilkinson County (13-2)
6. Landmark Christian (10-1)
7. Wesleyan (10-5)
8. Wilcox County (10-3)
9. Taylor County (12-2)
10. Greenforest Christian (13-2)
Class AAAAA
1. McEachern (14-0)
2. Parkview (18-0)
3. Norcross (13-3)
4. North Gwinnett (13-1)
5. Marietta (14-2)
6. Stephenson (12-4)
7. Alpharetta (12-3)
8. Beach (15-1)
9. Hillgrove (14-2)
10. North Cobb (12-4)
Class AAAA
1. Douglas County (15-1)
2. Statesboro (16-1)
3. Chamblee (14-1)
4. Alcovy (16-2)
5. Creekview (17-2)
6. Fayette County (11-5)
7. Forest Park (14-4)
8. Miller Grove (9-3)
9. Redan (11-3)
10. Rockdale County (14-2)
Class AAA
1. Washington County (14-0)
2. Westover (15-0)
3. Allatoona (16-1)
4. St. Pius (13-3)
5. Columbia (9-5)
6. Carrollton (13-2)
7. Cross Creek (16-2)
8. Oconee County (14-2)
9. Cartersville (11-4)
10. Americus-Sumter (13-2)
Class AA
1. Lovett (14-3)
2. Morgan County (13-0)
3. Buford (10-6)
4. Model (17-1)
5. Decatur (14-3)
6. Laney (15-1)
7. Rabun County (16-1)
8. Dade County (15-0)
9. Greater Atlanta Christian (12-5)
10. North Oconee (14-3)
Class A
1. Wesleyan (13-2)
2. St. Francis (15-2)
3. SW Atlanta Christian (12-3)
4. Calvary Day (13-2)
5. Darlington (15-2)
6. Holy Innocents' (15-3)
7. Taylor County (12-1)
8. Pelham (14-1)
9. Pace Academy (10-4)
10. Gordon Lee (15-2)
January 16th, 2012
8:57 am
Charlton Co. girls are 11-2 losing only to AAAA Glynn Academy twice….they are led by South Florida signee Courtney WIlliams
January 16th, 2012
10:51 am
Alcovy boys 14-3 in region 3AAAA and dont look like they are losing anytime soon. Their side of the region is cake, looks like they are on a collision course with Fayette, go Tigers.
January 16th, 2012
12:48 pm
Portal is now 12-1 in Class A. Shouldn't they be ranked somewhere. They will be 15-1 after this week.
January 16th, 2012
2:49 pm
I know exactly who Miller Grove lost to. That said, a 7 loss team can't be ranked 1. I don't care if all of your loses have come to the Miami Heat, you have to drop in the rankings when you have that many losses.
January 16th, 2012
5:26 pm
Manchester beat Jordan.
January 16th, 2012
5:48 pm
I do not get into the message boards for basketball but I need to make this comment.
There is no reason under the sun that Miller Grove should be ranked number one with a 9-7 record. I do not care if their loses came to out of state competition and they are undefeated in Georgia but not all teams have the luxury of playing a national schedule.
I agree with Tom and that Miller Grive should not be ranked as high (if at all) with a 9-7 record.
Look at it like we do on the football side of things. Would Camden Co. be ranked at the top of the rankings if four of their games were against teams from Florida and all were loses just as long as they won a game against someone in Georgia?
Long story short, move them from the top spot because they do not deserve it.
January 17th, 2012
9:44 am
Miller grove is 3 times better than Fayette County thats why there still ranked #1. Westlake we beat Fayete County by 20. The teams Miller Grove plays are light years ahead of our region schedules lets just be serious. If you seen these guys play you know there the best in there classification!!
January 17th, 2012
10:37 am
Model & Dade County appears to be rolling.. Are they legit?
January 17th, 2012
12:29 pm
@Tom and Compernicus,
I understand your argument, but lets not looking into numbers. While their record is only 9-7, Miller Grove remains the top team in the state of Georgia. All of their losses have come to nationally ranked opponents, most notably #3 Oak Hill (VA), #1 Simeon (IL), #4 St. Anthony (NJ), #25 Bishop Gorman (NV), Christ the King (NY). All of the games, outside of St. Antony–where the team was probably tired from playing four games in 5 days-Miller Grove lost by four points or less.
Another reason why they remain No.1 is the mere fact that no team in Georgia has defeated them. Not saying they can be beat, but playing a higher level of competition and a national schedule is the primary reason why the team could pull off the first four-peat in a large classification.
I look forward to watching the second half of the season. I think class AAAA will be interesting with Milton, Shiloh, Westlake, Norcross and M.L. King in others in the race. Miller Grove will be the favorite in class AAAA, but Fayette has that big game experience and can score. Southwest DeKalb has the talent, but lack in other areas. Lovejoy and Jonesboro will contend also.
January 17th, 2012
2:35 pm
@ Mr. Wolverine
I completely understand that Miller Grove has not lost to anyone in Georgia and your logic is right on with saying they are the best in the state. However, by limiting the number of teams you play in your home state, you limit the number of times you can lose in your home state. Miller Grove only plays 2 or 3 games outside of Region 6AAAA so they are limiting themselves to only their region. In my opinion it is not safe to say that they are the best team in Georgia because they are not playing many teams from Georgia.
Look at the other teams in the state top 10, look at their records, and look at the amount of games in Georgia and one could argue that in order to be the best in Georgia you have to play the teams in Georgia. It would be like an English soccer team only playing teams from Ireland and boasting they are the best in England.
Miller Grove may very well be the best team in the sate this year and I certainly agree that by playing national powerhouses you make yoruself better (especially if the home state talent is not near the national level). I just feel that overall record should mean something and just because you have three straight titles and have the opportunity to play throughout the nation does not "automatically" constitute you as the "best team in the state."
Looking forward to the second half of the season and how things play out in the tournament.
Best of luck to to you all at Miller Grove but staying true to my boys and saying GO HOOCH!!
January 17th, 2012
3:56 pm
There are several High Schools in South Ga that have played very well this year but are not ranked. Beach HS and Richmond Hill HS (girls) and Ware Co (boys). Some type of consideration should be given to HS in South Ga.
January 17th, 2012
4:13 pm
If you leave outside the Atlanta area, dont expect to see your team nowhere in the rankings. They think basketball is only played in Atlanta.
January 17th, 2012
10:10 pm
Columbia is the best team in the state of Georgia hands down not Miller Grove
January 17th, 2012
11:27 pm
Why is Parkview girls ranked #2. Ok, I see the 18-0 record, but let's be honest. Their schedule is WEAK. It's like playing middle school teams. Play some real teams and then let's talk about rankings. In no way could they hang with a team such as Norcross girls, Columbia girls or Stephenson girls.
January 18th, 2012
7:06 am
I am not understanding why milton is the ranked #1 in the state class AAAAA. Savannah High 15-1 and has the best record in the top 10 is still at #7. Shiloh lost and drop one spot to #2. this is starting to look like college BCS standing. Effingham one of the best school in AAAA is 14-1 only losing to a top 10 ranked school in the nation is still ranked #5 in the state Miller Grove lost 7 games and still ranked #1, Douglas County 15-0 ranked #3 come on people. Savannah High should be ranked # 1 in the state. They have to start giving these team down south some respect.
January 18th, 2012
9:38 am
3 WORDS… Strength of Schedule
January 18th, 2012
10:29 am
I 2nd that motion Eagle Pride. Columbia has been the most dominant program in the state since 2005. They have won 4 state championships in the last 6 years. They lost in the championship in 2007 and the semi-finals in 2009 to eventual champ South Atlanta. They have destroyed AAA & will win their 3rd in a row this year.
January 18th, 2012
11:04 am
@Eagle Pride and decaturfinest,
One question. How can you be the best team in the state, when you not the best team within your own zip code or county. Columbia is no doubt a formidable and respeceted program, but I can only say that they are the best program outside of AAAA and AAAAA. Within the last three years the Eagles lost to Miller Grove last year in the regular season, while suffering two more beatings during the preseason. You guys need to give MG the respect they deserve.
I won't argue that you may have the best floor general in the state, but I would take MG's team over Columbia anyday. In my opinion, your most talented team in Columbia's history lost to Tucker in 2007, after blowing a nice 4th quarter lead. **Quick fact, two NBA players played in that game (Marshon Brooks and Travis Leslie, Columbia-off the bench).**
Nobody will dare to play a schedule as tough as MG's. Although the team is clearly not as experienced or talented as last season's squad which finish No. 5 nationally, MG's battled tested schedule should benefit their run in the second half of the season. I can recall in 2010, MG had the same record and blew through the state competition. In fact, they defeated Tucker in the finals by over 30 points.
Can MG be beat? Yes. Will it happen, however, depends on how the team responds during this adverse time. Losing six games to teams in the top 25 by four points our less can be tough on anyone.
Who are we? Mighty MG! What's Inside! Wolverine Pride!
State Rankins based on the last five years
*Based on Championships and Final Four Appearances
1. Miller Grove
2. Norcross (Eddie Martin/GAC)
3. Columbia
4. Milton
5. Wheeler
5.b. South Atlanta
January 18th, 2012
11:34 am
Mr. Wolverine did u just say something about 2 scrimmage games or preseason game whatever you want to call them they dont count. So MG has beaten Columbia 1 time in games that count and that wad on some questionable calls and last sec tip in. MG never won a title until Columbia left AAAA. Please dont mention a preseason game they dont count. MG has great program & I respwct what they have done but the Eagles has owned MG in games that count.
January 18th, 2012
1:10 pm
Columbia for the last two years i give the node of best team to Miller Grove, simply because they won the game last year. Both teams are great and any one could beat the other on a given night. True that Columbia does own millergrove, MG has only one win against Columbia during the regular season. I think its something like 1-6, but MG is a new school, but records are records. Question is after this years class will MG be able to compete. OK now lets look at GA basketball and can any other county say they are better overall than DEKALB County. So to all you other County's you may see us debating what team is the best MGHS, CHS, MLK, SWD, TUCKER, the list goes on, believe that we all agree that the best basketball is played in Dekalb.
January 18th, 2012
3:04 pm
Anyone seen Douglas County HS boys team play? I see there #3 in AAAA and undefeated and whenever I see their scores the one thing that stands out is they put up alot of points in the high 80's and 90's and I've seen a few scores where they bust 100. Yet I dont see much press about them
January 18th, 2012
5:39 pm
Where is Athens Christian in Class A rankings? They are 14-2. (one loss was to a AAAA school and the other was without their best player to a team ranked in the top 10). They have beaten 4 AAAA schools. They have beaten their opponents by an average of 30 points per game.
January 19th, 2012
5:51 am
Douglas county always scores points, but they never win it all. 5 years ago they had too scoring team in ga then they were spanked in the ship by 30
January 19th, 2012
5:53 am
They had the highest scoring team in ga, but they lost the ship. I could score 80,90,100 points too if I didn't play anybody. Come to dekalb county then they can talk
January 19th, 2012
5:56 am
Now to mr wolverine. If mg so tough why didn't they play Columbia this year. Hmmm. And also how come no one from miller grove bbll program supports Eddie long other than behind closed doors. Can't wait ti hear the response on this one
January 19th, 2012
8:27 am
@Insidelookingout, are you really serious? What does one (debating/rating the top team in the state) have to do with the other (Eddie Long)? I like both Columbia and MG. They really represent!!! Dekalb Wins regardless! So make me understand your point for saying
January 19th, 2012
9:30 am
@bball72 what I believe @insidelookingout is hinting at is Eddie Long's long time sponsorship of the Miller Grove's basketball program.
January 19th, 2012
10:00 am
So does that it make it that MG is the 2nd best team in the state because of the sponsorship? Sounds like we need to start another blog that talk about sponsorships (i.e. Bishop Wiley Jackson – Tucker/MLK and others who are just being benevolent)?
January 19th, 2012
10:18 am
MG is the best team in AAAA and Number 2 at the lowest regardless of class because of thier play, not because of sponsorship. Sponsorship gives opportunity Play gains respect.Columbia probally has more sponsorship than any team in the State from such a strong Alumni base, which would be impossible for MG to have since they opened in either 06 or 05, But that is not what makes Columbia one of the best teams on the floor.
January 19th, 2012
10:51 am
@insidelookingout, decatur's finest
First and foremost, good morning to all. Secondly, I will address decatur's finest rebuttle before address the absurdity that insidelookingout posted this morning. What Coach White has done for this program is unprecedented. Although the school has a brief history, MG has reached the Class AAAA State Playoffs five out of six years, Class AAAA Final Four four consecutive seasons, to match its three consectuive Class AAAA State Championships. No team from the state's best bball county can every own to such status.
While Columbia has more titles, four within the last since 2006, I can say that right now, Miller Grove has the momentum to continue to take this program to the next level. The team finished 32-1 last year, which knocked them out of the National Championship contention; but the team finished in the top five. Although our record against National Competition is 1-8 this season, the Wolverines still remain on course to win a fourth consecutive state championship.
Neither you or myself don't have inside scoop as to why MG and Columbia didn't play this year, so you really don't have an argument. I can say this, look at MG's schedule and Columbia's schedule. No comparison. You may have one or two teams that can play, but for the past month, MG has battled against some of the nation's best players and teams on National Television. As far as Bishop Long is concerned, he is a sponsor for Miller Grove bball, what does that have to do with anything on the court? Like your grammar, your comment was absurd and has no merit in the argument. Nike and Geico are the primary sponsors for tournaments, trips, National Scheduling, etc..
@bball72, like you stated, DeKalb basketball is on fire now. Look out for SWD, MLK and Tucker.
January 19th, 2012
12:04 pm
Dekalb is not the top local county in Round-Ball. Clayton has Jonesboro, Lovejoy and North Clayton. All three are playing good ball this year and at one point were all in the top ten. Jonesboro and Lovejoy are currently still there in the AAAA poll and Drew in the AAA poll. Jonesboro and Lovejoy both played in the Elite Eight last year and look to be headed back. When the second season starts, we will answer many questions about the poll and who was a pretender or contender from the start.
January 19th, 2012
3:03 pm
Geico and Nike are corporations, Eddie Long and the Bishop Wiley (mentioned) are individuals with their own interest to serve.
January 19th, 2012
4:13 pm
LMAO @ sportsnut!!! Now start a new blog if you like but dont come on here saying its nitetime in the middle of the day… Clayton? LMAO!!! Dekalb bball was rated by espn and USA Today as the top public school county for prep basketball in the nation two years back to backk and has been in the top five for five yrs. Clayton county isn't top five in GA. Dekalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, Fulton, APS, Doughrety, Randolph, etc all are better and have MULTIPLE championships to prove it. If my memory serves me correctly; and i could be wrong but I cant recall a clayton county school ever winning a state championship in basketball since James naismith inducted the sport… For 4yrs staight, MGrove has NEVER left the #1 ranking in AAAA. For 3yrs straight Columbia has NEVER left the #1 ranking in AAA and from what Ive seen and heard amongst the real basketball analysis, MLKing has a legit chance to end this season as the #1 team in AAAAA. They are nothing less than LOADED. With all do respect, I think I speak for everyone when I say that had to be the funniest comment posted… More than the Eddie Long. Lets atleast be logical.
January 19th, 2012
4:16 pm
Sorry but LMFAO @sportsnut again
January 19th, 2012
8:35 pm
Yeah that comment was nuts…LOL… Dekalb rules basketball. Dekalb has won the last 7 AAAA championships and the last 2 AAA championships for boys. Since 2000 Dekalb has won 19 state titles in bassketball(11 boys & 8 girls).
January 19th, 2012
10:12 pm
Good point mg but don't go overboard about schedule. Last time I checked mg never won a title until the eagles went to AAA. Mg got the schedule because of mr Parker. That's all mg really has since y'all only play 6 players and dress 30. Now that's a fact. Eagles been playing national teams for years. Played oak hill 2 years ago, played Yates from Texas, played Montfort christain. Played James Dewitt, played gonzaga from dc. And by the way we won more than one of those games
January 19th, 2012
10:15 pm
It's a win win situation playing a national schedule. So I salute the wolverines for the exposure that they're getting and the way they represented for ga. I'll be cheering for u guys again this year, also for the eagles!!!!
January 19th, 2012
10:19 pm
Now for sports nut, Clayton haven't in bbll since i don't know when. Regular season don't mean anything when u playing YMCA teams and school of the blind. Get for real, every time y'all come up against the east side it never goes y'all way. Even in football lovejoy. Go Tucker tigers football
January 19th, 2012
10:23 pm
Good point mg but don't go overboard about schedule. Last time I checked mg never won a title until the eagles went to AAA. Mg got the schedule because of mr Parker. That's all mg really has since y'all only play 6 players and dress 30. Now that's a fact. Eagles been playing national teams for years. Played oak hill 2 years ago, played Yates from Texas, played Montrose christain. Played James Dewitt, played gonzaga from dc. And by the way we won more than one of those games
January 19th, 2012
10:33 pm
@insidelookingout Last time I checked, when ghsa reclassified in 2008, Columbia elected to stay down in AAA making it impossible for MG to trumph them for a state championship. If the eagles are big and bad like you say they are, they would have stayed up with the big boys of 6AAAA which is by the way the toughest region in the state bar none and it is has consecutively for the past 6-7 years crowned the state champ. You can also look at the fact of how long it took Columbia to capture a state championship and compare that to MG. I am a BIG Dekalb fan, but the facts are the facts. Two QUALITY programs = 7 State Championships. I agree with bball72, Dekalb Wins Again!!!
January 19th, 2012
11:18 pm
@Dekalb is the best the basketball program could have wanted to stay up in AAAA but the other coaches would also have to agree and Columbia has never been scared. Like I said we have dominated MG 6 to 1 in games that count. MG glad Columbia dropped to AAA believe that.
January 20th, 2012
11:16 am
@DecaturFinest Remember, 4 of those wins by Columbia over MG came before they had a graduating class. Just remember that. Dekalb Basketball!!! Shout out to Columbia, MG, Tucker, MLK, SWD, and the rest!
January 20th, 2012
11:49 am
Can't wait to see AAAAA battle of #3 Westlake play at #5 MLKing on Tuesday nite. I saw the first matchup go down to the horn in November with Westlake taking it by a couple at home. I suspect KING to return the favor on their home floor. Both these teams could compete for a state title this year in class AAAAA.
January 20th, 2012
12:37 pm
@dekalb best u say look how long it took to capture a championship, lol how many times has the eagles made it to the ship. Let's see how many u guys win after this year since u want to talk about graduating senior class. And facts are facts y'all haven't been open long. But when u played the eagles u normally lost by a lot. Only one time did u lose by less than 15 senior class or not. No excuse. U say play with the big boys, but whether there underclassmen or seniors u still have to play. By the way columbia wanted to stay in AAAA, but it didn't work out that way. Since we couldn't stay we still played mg,swd, and Tucker. We tried to play mg this year, but someone backed out hmm. Enough said good luck on the 2nd half of the season. Stay healthy and focused. U made good points, but all in all it's a win win situation……
January 20th, 2012
9:48 pm
Chamblee just beat Miller Grove! 58-56
January 22nd, 2012
4:58 pm
Miller Grove is the best basketball team in Dekalb. Columbia region is sorry. They have no competition, therefore they dominate thier region, boy and girls.


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The Valley News Live sports team confirmed today that NDSU starting Offensive Guard Zack Johnson will miss all of the 2014 season after having micro-fracture surgery on his left knee. It was scheduled as a cleanup surgery to remove a piece of cartilage in his left knee but what the doctors found was worse than they expected.
Johnson started all 15 games for the Bison last season at Guard. The Apple Valley, Minnesota native will redshirt his junior season after playing as a true freshman in 2012. He played in 13 games as a freshman.
With this loss just one starter will return this season to the offensive line from last year. Junior Tackle Joe Haeg is that sole returning starter. He will move from the right side to the left this season.
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