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A Nashville power player years in the making, with a bright future ahead: You could say that about the new Music City Center — the long-awaited $585 million convention center, opening next week — as well as the musical artists the city has tapped to perform at its two-day opening celebration on Sunday and Monday.
Here's an overview of the vast array of Music City staples and burgeoning performers who will ring in the grand opening.
Sheryl Crow: Her catchy roots-rock sound has long tied her to the area (and she's been a local resident for nearly a decade), but Crow's musical roots have perhaps never been stronger in Nashville than they are right now. In February, the pop/rock star released a new single, "Easy," set to be featured on a new album — her first for Warner Music Nashville. And Crow has been a frequent sight in Music City, whether running last year's Country Music Marathon or recently enjoying another sold-out, three-night run at the Franklin Theatre. This summer, she's hitting the road with a backing band stacked with accomplished local players.
Phil Vassar: An established country music hit maker, both in front of a microphone and behind the scenes, Vassar is a seasoned enough pro that he doesn't mind hitting the stage without knowing what songs he and his band are going to perform. Actually, he prefers it that way.
"You pick the first song, go out there and start playing, and that's it," he says. "It's a free-for-all after that."
That's the plan when Vassar and his band perform on the Music City Center's plaza during its public previews and open house on Sunday. But fans can probably bet on hearing a few big hits — perhaps "In a Real Love" or "Just Another Day in Paradise" — and maybe a new tune or two, as Vassar is working on his first album in four years. He recently contributed a track to the new album "Everybody Has a Story," a collection of songs written by patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Though he's frequently on the road, it's important for Vassar to stay active and visible at home, too.
"I love being an ambassador for our city, he says. "It's my home, and my kids, we just love being a part of Nashville. Watching it come alive over the last 25 years has just been freaky cool."
The Fisk Jubilee Singers: Nearly a century before country put Music City on the map, the Fisk Jubilee Singers were bringing their own Nashville-made sound to an international audience. Fisk University's student choral ensemble was founded in 1871 and within two years had brought its spirituals to the world, touring Europe and singing for President Ulysses S. Grant and Queen Victoria. Today, the group is among the city's most esteemed cultural institutions.
"I think it's good for Nashville to have such a wonderful building," Musical Director and Curb-Beaman Chair Paul T. Kwami said of the Music City Center appearance. "For the opening event, it's an honor to have the Fisk Jubilee Singers to perform there."
Adding to the excitement: Though the student group has been a fixture for nearly 150 years, its ranks, of course, are constantly evolving.
"We have very special students who are always highly committed, so every year, I look forward to working with them. It always pays off when we put in the hard work," Kwami said.
The Time Jumpers: Judging by the sizes of their weekly audiences, awards and accolades appointed in The Time Jumpers' direction, Western Swing — a sophisticated, jazz-informed country style first popularized in the 1930s and '40s — is one of the hottest sounds in town.
The 11-member team of first-class studio musicians and artists in their own right has been a Nashville fixture for 15 years, and things keep getting bigger and better for the group.
Last year, audience demand spurred the members to move their Monday night shows from The Station Inn to the more spacious 3rd & Lindsley. Their 2012 album earned the group two Grammy nominations, and was recorded at the home studio owned by one of their newer members: Vince Gill. The Country Music Hall of Famer will be on hand with the rest of the Time Jumpers on Monday to welcome the Music City Center to the block.
Ten Out of Tenn: Trent Dabbs is currently in research mode, planning to eventually assemble a new "volume" of artists for Nashville's ever-evolving Ten Out of Tenn singer-songwriter supergroup. But these days, the process is anything but simple, thanks to Nashville's expanding talent pool.
"The hard thing is, there's so much," Dabbs says. "It could be 100 out of Tenn, with the different scenes of the city."
As Music City's non-country scene has come a long way, so have the solo artists and songsmiths that have been part of Ten Out of Tenn since its founding in 2005. Among its most high-profile alums are Ashley Monroe (Pistol Annies), Joy Williams (The Civil Wars) and pop phenom Mikky Ekko. Dabbs has fared well, too, most recently seeing two of his songs get ABC's "Nashville" treatment.
"When you live here, you get to see literally, like, the first step of 'Behind the Music,' or something," Dabbs says. "And everybody else thinks that these people came out of nowhere, but yet they've been doing this here to be equipped to go to other places. There's certain artists that you see, you just know that something magical is ahead."
Mikky Ekko: While prominent Music City residents from the Black Keys to Kelly Clarkson were visibly racking up awards on Grammy night in February, another lesser-known Nashvillian was having one of the biggest nights of his career. Mikky Ekko — who has traveled the world in recent years but claims Nashville as a home base — is the male counterpart you hear duetting with Rihanna on her latest smash, "Stay."
Ekko co-wrote the song and performed it with the superstar on stage at the Grammys, in a deserved but possibly surreal moment for those who remember him as a promising experimental pop artist making the rounds in Nashville's rock clubs a few years back. We're still piecing together how Ekko got from A to B (and he's putting interviews on hold until an album is ready to be announced), but can't wait to see where he heads from here.
The Nashville Symphony: The future continues to look bright for the Grammy Award-winning Nashville Symphony, which will get to break in the Music City Center's Grand Ballroom during the open house on Sunday afternoon.
The Symphony's 2013-14 concert season sees the Symphony teaming with the likes of Ben Folds, Kenny Loggins, Roberta Flack and Chicago, while also tackling works ranging from Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, Copland's "Billy the Kid" and the Beatles' classic catalog.
If You Go
What: Live Music on the Plaza at the Music City Center with Phil Vassar and Ten Out of Tenn; Nashville Symphony performing in the GrandBallroom
When: 3-7 p.m. Sunday . May 19
Where: Music City Center, 201 Fifth Ave. S.
Admission: free
What: Music City Center Grand Opening Concert with Sheryl Crow, The Time Jumpers with Vince Gill, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Mikky Ekko
When: 6-9 p.m. Monday. May 20
Where: Music City Center, 201 Fifth Ave. S.
Admission: free


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Lake Erie Binational Site
Lakewide Management Plans
Lake Erie Binational Site
Committees and Subcommittees
- Management Committee
- Work Group
- Beneficial Use Impairment Assessment Committee
- Sources and Loadings Subcommittee
- Ecosystem Objectives Subcommittee
- Public Involvement Subcommittee Public Forum
Public Involvement Committee
Contact Information:
US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
Ms. Rita Garner (Acting Co-chair)
(312) 886-2440
Environment Canada (EC)
Ms. Marlene O'Brien (Co-Chair)
(905) 336-4552
Committee Charge: To develop a public involvement strategy that fosters effective two-way communication with the public, based on the three tier approach in the Concept Paper.
Beneficial Use Impairment Assessment Subcommittee
Contact Info:
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA)
Ms. Lauren Lambert (Co-Chair)
(614) 644-2865
Environment Canada (EC)
Ms. Janet Planck (Co-Chair)
(905) 336-6282
Committee Charge: To initiate a beneficial use impairment assessment, with an initial focus on the 14 beneficial use impairments listed in the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, as an important step towards the identification of actions for restoration and protection of Lake Erie.
Current Focus: Individual assessment reports are being written for each of the 14 potentially impaired uses of Lake Erie. The current efforts of the Beneficial Use Impairment Assessment Subcommittee (BUIASC) are focused on completion of the following reports:
- Degradation of Benthos
- Degraded Fish Populations
- Loss of Fish Habitat
- Fish Tumors or Other Deformities
- Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproductive Problems
- Degraded Wildlife Populations and Loss of Wildlife Habitat
Ecosystem Objectives Subcommittee
Contact Information:
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
Mr. Roger Knight (Co-Chair)
Telephone: (419) 625-8063
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR)
Mr. Phil Ryan (Co-Chair)
Telephone: (519) 583-0981
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Committee Charge: To develop ecosystem objectives to help guide Lake Erie LaMP efforts and develop a variety of indicators to measure progress towards meeting objectives.
Current Focus: The key to developing useful ecosystem objectives is to reconcile public values with ecological reality. Consequently, Ecosystems Objectives Subcommittee (EOSC) efforts to date have revolved around defining the reality of the Lake Erie ecosystem in a manner that can be readily understood by a variety of decision-makers.
To date over 4,000 statements or "rules" about the Lake Erie Ecosystem have been compiled by a group of experts. For example, "walleye are common or abundant if the quantity of spawning habitat is high". The Lake Erie ecosystem "rules " are the basis for development of a Lake Erie ecosystem model.
The model is currently being developed and tested. Once complete, the model will allow interested users to obtain responses to queries about the Lake Erie ecosystem. For example, if my proposed ecosystem objective is "abundant walleye", the model will tell me what other conditions will be present in the Lake Erie ecosystem when walleye are abundant. The model output will be used to facilitate selection of final Lake Erie ecosystem objectives from a larger list of potential objectives.
Sources And Loadings Subcommittee
Contact Information:
US Geological Survey
Ms. Donna Myers (Co-chair)
Telephone: (614) 430-7768
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Environment Canada (EC)
Mr. Scott Painter (Co-Chair)
Telephone: (905) 336-4641
Email: email@example.com
Committee Charge: To identify sources of pollutants identified by the LaMP Work Group as "pollutants of interest" in Lake Erie. These pollutants are identified through the beneficial use impairment assessment process or are suspected of having a potential impact on Lake Erie. All available information for municipal and industrial dischargers, tributaries, landfill and hazardous waste sites, sediments, atmospheric emissions, urban and agricultural runoff, water column concentrations, and fish tissue will be examined. Where possible, methodologies will be developed to calculate loadings of these pollutants to the lake. The results of this work, in combination with the beneficial use impairment assessment, will be used by the Work Group to determine the critical pollutants for Lake Erie.
Current Focus: The Sources and Loadings Subcommittee is compiling the above data and has created a data base called LIMS to contain the information that has been collected to date. Much additional information, particularly for nonpoint sources, is still being researched and compiled. The initial efforts have focused on PCBs, mercury, DDT and metabolites, chlordane, dioxin, dieldrin, and phosphorus as the fast-track pollutants of interest in the lake. All additional contaminants considered to be bioaccumulative chemicals of concern under the U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Guidance, the Canada-Ontario Agreement, and the Binational Toxics Strategy will be included in the final report and is also being collected now. Some of the key challenges to compiling pollution source information into a useable format and calculating pollutant loadings include:
- varying sampling protocols, detection limits, and age of data
- defining the Lake Erie "airshed" and long-range transport of air pollutants
- distinguishing between air, land, and water sources of pollution
- developing quantifiable loadings estimates
- using existing data bases that were not created to calculate loadings
Management Committee
Contact Information:
US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
Ms. Jo Lynn Traub (Co-Chair)
Telephone: (312) 886-0126
Environment Canada (EC)
Mr. Simon Llewellyn (Co-Chair)
Telephone: (416) 739-5839
Role and Functions:
The Management Committee oversees the development of the Lake Erie LaMP. This binational committee includes managers responsible for water quality and natural resource management for their respective federal, state and provincial governments.
Members of the Management Committee make the final decisions regarding the LaMP. They act on Work Group recommendations and decide on overall feasibility and funding of LaMP recommendations. Further details regarding Management Committee responsibilities are outlined in the Concept Paper.
Work Group
Co-chairs Contact Information:
US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
Ms. Francine Norling (Co-Chair)
Telephone: (312) 886-0271
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Environment Canada (EC)
Ms. Sandra George (Co-Chair)
Telephone: (905) 336-6284
Email: email@example.com
Roles and Functions:
The Work Group is comprised of government representatives who direct and coordinate the variety of activities required to develop and implement the Lake Erie LaMP. The specific responsibilities of the Work Group are outlined in the Concept Paper.

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The Water Quality Division ensures that Scottsdale will remain in compliance with all local, state, and federal drinking water and wastewater regulations, while providing superior customer service to its citizens.
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Attached are pics of a (mostly) steel framed covered, wood storage rack I built some years ago.
A major objective was building it out of material I already had laying around... the "floor" made out of left over brick from the house, framed by rail road ties, some oak timbers to fill in the ends and partitions to stack wood against, and the 1 1/4" pipe frame for the roof and a few of the vertical uprights.
The 3/4" x 4" wood stringers on the top (only the 1st few are shown).. are there to hold the galvanized tin roof on. Been keeping the firewood dry for the last 10 years....
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Covered Wood Storage Rack, Steel framedHobby Welder for about 32 years
Hobart 190 MIG with SpoolGun
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PHILADELPHIA, PA July 2015— They are treasures that have survived centuries and even millennia: one of the world's oldest fragments of the gospel of Saint Matthew; the first Bible printed in the Americas, in the Native American lMassachusett language; a New Testament Bible published in twelve languages in Nuremberg, Germany, 1599; the earliest version of the Mesopotamian flood story, pre-dating the Biblical story of Noah, written on clay nearly 3,500 years ago.
In honor of the first visit by Pope Francis and the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, the Penn Museum, in conjunction with the Penn Libraries, offers Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World , a special exhibition of rare artifacts from the Museum Collection and rare books and manuscripts from the Penn Libraries. On view August 15 through November 8, Sacred Writings provides the centerpiece experience for a Museum visit, where a special focus on the ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Canaan and Ancient Israel galleries and beyond affords visitors a unique opportunity to delve into ancient cultures and Bible-era art and artifacts.
Read more: Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World Centerpiece Exhibition Honoring...
Philadelphia, PA—Amazonian warrior women, Genghis Khan, even King Midas and his golden touch—all have their moment in the spotlight with the Penn Museum's popular Great Myths and Legends evening lecture series, featuring leading scholars from the Penn Museum, the University of Pennsylvania, and beyond. The series kicks off Wednesday, October 7 at 6:00 pm, and continues the first Wednesday of each month through June 2016. Guests can sign up for a series subscription and save: $40, general public; $15, Penn Museum members. Individual lectures with advance registration are $5, general public; $2, Museum members; and $10 at the door based on availability. For more information, call 215.898.2680. To register, visit http://www.penn.museum/greatmyths
Now in its eighth "Great" season, these wide-ranging illustrated talks incorporate history, anthropology, and archaeology. Past themes have included Great Battles, Great Voyages, and Great Wonders. With this year's theme, speakers delve into great legends from the around world as they explore the myths of mortals.
Penn Museum stays open first Wednesdays until 8:00 pm, and lecture guests are welcome to visit the galleries after the programs.
Ancient Mummies Meet Modern Medicine with "The Anatomy of the Mummy"
Special Issue of The Anatomical Record
Co-edited by Penn Museum Curator Janet Monge, Publication Follows Earlier
Penn Museum Symposium Exploring Range of Techniques to Study Mummies
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 2015- Mummies are fascinating to the general public. It turns out they are fascinating to scientists, too. Anthropologists, archaeologists and doctors and researchers in the medical community have been coming together for decades, now, engaging in interdisciplinary exploration of mummies from all over the world. What have they learned? What can modern medical techniques applied to long deceased humans tell us—and what techniques and practices hold the best promise for scholars eager to unwrap more about the human experience in the past?
Several years ago, Janet Monge, Penn Museum Curator of Physical Anthropology, connected with Jeffrey Laitman, Associate Editor of the scholarly journal The Anatomical Record, to bring together a range of scholars to discuss these questions at a Penn Museum public symposium. That 2011 symposium formed the kernel of an unusual June 2015 Special Issue of The Anatomical Record (available online beginning May 22), "The Anatomy of the Mummy."
PHILADELPHIA, PA 2015—Military families seeking summer fun can enjoy free admission to the Penn Museum through Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Military personnel and their families need only to show valid military or military family ID to receive complimentary admission for up to five family members. The complete list of participating museums is available at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
Read more: Penn Museum to Participate in Blue Star Museums Program for Military Families
The Penn Museum Joins in the Association of Art Museum Directors'
Sixth Annual Celebration of Art Museum Day on May 19, 2015
With Free Admission and Special Programming
Philadelphia, PA, MAY 2015—On Tuesday, May 19, the Penn Museum offers a day of free admission and special programming for adults and families, as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors' (AAMD) Art Museum Day, coinciding with International Museum Day on Monday, May 18, 2015. Last year, the Penn Museum—along with 180 other AAMD member museums across North America—participated in Art Museum Day.
Art Museum Day underscores the critical role art museums play as cultural resources in their communities and celebrates the unique opportunities AAMD member museums offer visitors to engage with works of art. This year, the Penn Museum offers special activities throughout the day: a drop-in children's craft workshop inspired by Beneath the Surface: Life, Death and Gold from Ancient Panama, the special exhibition open through November 1 (10:00 to 11:30 am); opportunities to chat with a Museum mummies conservator during "Open Window" times at In the Artifact Lab: Conserving Egyptian Mummies (11:15 and 2:00 pm); and a chance to chat with docents and handle reproduction artifacts at special Cartifacts (noon to 4:00 pm). At 12:30 pm, Dr. C. Brian Rose, Peter C. Ferry Curator-in-Charge, Mediterranean Section, offers a curator's tour of Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans.
Read more: The Penn Museum Celebrates Art Museum Day on Tuesday, May 19
Philadelphia, PA 2015—The Penn Museum's popular Summer Nights Concert Series brings a combination of eclectic live music and laid-back fun to University City. Now in its sixth year, the series runs Wednesdays from 5:00 to 8:00 pm June 17 through September 2, 2015. Concerts are held in the Museum's outdoor Stoner Courtyard, offering an urban green space replete with gardens, a central marble fountain, a lawn, and a peace bench designed by the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. General admission for guests ages 6 and up is just $10 (and includes Museum admission), and free for children under 6 and Museum members.
This year's series features cultural rhythms from around the globe by a mix of local and international bands and indie musicians offering lively Calypso, vintage rock 'n roll, Americana melodies, Afro-Brazilian pop, Jazz-Age syncopation and more. The Penn Museum's international galleries remain open, with an optional, docent-led mini-tour in between music sets at 6:30 pm. The Museum Shop offers extended hours, allowing visitors to browse books, jewelry, toys, and more until 7:00 pm. Outside, guests of all ages can explore touchable (and even wearable) artifacts at a Cartifact station.
The Pepper Mill Café offers a garden bar, with cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages, and regionally themed light fare available for purchase. Guests can choose from three outdoor seating options for each performance: bistro-style tables, stage-front seating, or the lawn. Concerts move inside in the event of rain.
Read more: Penn Museum's Summer Nights Concert Series Returns Wednesday, June 17
PHILADELPHIA, PA 2015—Penn Museum's popular Summer Wonders series exploring diverse cultural traditions through music, dance, folk tales, and demonstrations, returns in July with a fresh new name—World Wonders—and a global lineup of eight programs geared toward children 5 to 13 and their families and caregivers.
World Wonders 2015 programs run Wednesday mornings, July 1 through August 19, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. The programs are free with Museum admission—guests may explore the museum before or after the program. On World Wonders Wednesdays, the Pepper Mill Café offers children's lunch options, and the Museum Shop provides a 10% discount on all games and children's books. Select World Wonders dates offer an extended program option for homeschooling families; for details, visit penn.museum/educators-k-12/homeschool-groups.
Read more: Penn Museum Presents World Wonders Family-Friendly Programs Featuring Music, Dance, Storytelling...
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New Program Engaging Philadelphia Teachers, Students and their Families
Wraps Up a Strong Pilot Year with New Teacher Workshops Set for July
May 6, 2015—Unpacking the Past, Penn Museum's innovative new, hands-on, multi-stage program for Philadelphia 7th grade students, teachers, and families, receives a special boost today, as the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announces a $20,000 grant to the Museum in support of the program.
"We are delighted to receive this prestigious national grant award for a collaborative new program that, in its first year of activity, has already reached and inspired thousands of Philadelphia's young people to delve deeper into the ancient histories of the Egyptian and the Roman Worlds, exploring their rich arts, cultural expressions, and scientific achievements. We are proud of this innovative, accessible program, and the powerful educational experiences it opens up, both in the classrooms and in our Museum," noted Julian Siggers, Ph.D., Williams Director of the Penn Museum.
Read more: Penn Museum Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant for Unpacking the Past Middle School...
PHILADELPHIA, PA April 2015—"Music for the Mystery of Silents," the Relache New Music Ensemble Sunday afternoon series at the Penn Museum, takes a decidedly French twist on Sunday, May 3 at 3:00 pm, with the final program of the fall to spring three concert series: "Les Mystères Français."
The program, presented in the Penn Museum's Widener Hall, features the classic 1912 French silent film The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador, directed by Léonce Perret with musical score by Régis Huby, as well as two musical improvisations from last summer's "Sounding Cézanne" project for the Barnes Foundation. Bookending the program are two works by veteran Philadelphia composer Paul A. Epstein: A Song to Sing in D, a premiere, and to conclude, a brief, lively work, Fancy Flight.
Read more: Relâche Ensemble Offers Les Mystères Français, Concert and Silent Film Program May 3
Panel Discussion Explores Work, Vision of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 30, 2015) – The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation (MNSF), locally based and world-focused, hosts a panel discussion, "Action to Make a Better World," featuring founders M. Night Shyamalan and his wife, Dr. Bhavna Shyamalan, Vice President of the MNSF, with three MNSF grantees, to discuss their work and the progress of the Foundation. The event—MNSF's first public program—is presented in partnership with the Global Philadelphia Association and the Penn Museum—Friday, April 17, 6:00 pm in the Widener Lecture Hall of the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street in Philadelphia. The event is FREE but space is limited and online advance reservations are required.
Read more: M. Night and Bhavan Shyamalan, Foundation Grantees and Grassroots Leaders Offer "Action to Make a...
Lecture and Luncheon Benefit at the Penn Museum May 4, 2015
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The Realities of Archaeological Fieldwork From a Woman's Perspective
Philadelphia, PA April 2015 – With Mother's Day not far off, the Women's Committee of the Penn Museum offers a unique way to celebrate, with a benefit luncheon lecture program that puts the spotlight on women in the field: Digging Dames: Women Archaeologists Come Clean runs Monday, May 4,10:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia. Kate Moore, Ph.D., an archaeologist who has conducted fieldwork in South America and Central Asia, offers a lively presentation at the event, which includes a catered lunch in the Museum's ancient Egyptian gallery, special shopping opportunities in the Museum's Chinese Rotunda, a raffle, door prizes, and complimentary valet parking. Tickets are $125 and $150, and all proceeds benefit the Penn Museum.
Special Event Celebrates Bestselling Author's New Book Exploring World War II Resistance Fighters
and Ancient Greek Athletic Practices Thursday, April 23, 6:00 pm
PHILADELPHIA, PA 2015—Christopher McDougall, the bestselling author of Born to Run, believes that there is an athletic, immensely capable ancient Greek hero inside of us all—and he's coming to the Penn Museum to inspire us to make first contact.
On Thursday, April 23, the author, journalist and running advocate with a passion for exploring the limits of human potential offers up a special cabaret-style program to celebrate his newest book, Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance (Alfred A. Knopf publishers, on sale from April 14, 2015). The program, Natural Born Heroes, begins at 6:00 pm in the Museum's Harrison Auditorium. Tickets, which include copies of the new hardcover book, are available online in advance or at the door while supplies last: $35; $30 Penn Museum members. A book signing follows the event.
Read more: Natural Born Heroes—Cabaret-Style Program with Christopher McDougall
Premiere of New Space Dedicated to Student-Curated Exhibitions
Philadelphia, PA, April 2015—The story of corn, from its earliest days as an important crop in the Americas to its current presence in food and drink around the world, is the subject of a small University of Pennsylvania-student curated exhibition presented as part of the University's 2014–2015 theme, the Year of Health. Corn: From Ancient Crop to Soda Pop is the inaugural exhibition in a newly refurbished space dedicated to student-curated offerings at the Penn Museum. The food-focused exhibition, fittingly set in new cases just outside the Museum's Pepper Mill Café, runs April 10 through March 13, 2016.
Read more: Corn: From Ancient Crop to Soda Pop, Penn Student-Curated Exhibition For University's Year of...
Penn Museum's Penn Cultural Heritage Center Part of International Consortium Seeking Ways to Take Concrete Action to Preserve Ancient Artifacts
March 5, 2015—Syria's renowned Ma'arra Mosaic Museum, significantly damaged and in danger of collapse as a result of the country's long and ongoing civil war, has undergone emergency conservation and protection efforts by Syrian cultural heritage professionals and volunteers.
The emergency project, first conceived during a Syrian cultural heritage emergency workshop in the summer of 2014, was a months' long initiative of an international group of organizations: the Safeguarding the Heritage of Syria and Iraq Project (SHOSI), which is a consortium of the Penn Cultural Heritage Center at the University of Pennsylvania Museum; the Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture at the Smithsonian Institution; the Geospatial Technologies Project at the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Shawnee State University, The Day After—a Syrian NGO; and the U.S. Institute of Peace. The consortium planned the project, coordinated necessary governmental approvals in the war-torn country, and paid for the materials required to carry out the work with support from the J. M. Kaplan Fund.
Read more: Emergency Preservation Activities Completed at Syria's Ma'arra Mosaic Museum
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Spring 2015—Felix natalis! Roughly translated, that is "happy birthday" in Latin—a great phrase to use at the royal celebration of Rome's Birthday Saturday, April 18, 11 am to 4 pm, at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia. Guests will be treated to explosive gladiator fights and interactive legionary tactical demonstrations, mythology gallery tours in the Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks and Romans suite of galleries, toga wrapping demonstrations and laurel wreath-making craft tables, short lectures and minute "pop up" presentations on ancient Roman history and life, in the galleries.
Read more: 2,768 Years Old and Counting: Penn Museum Marks Rome's Birthday With Gladiatorial Bouts, Tours,...
PHILADELPHIA, PA 2015—What happens when Native American voices speak out—through the musical medium of rap and hip hop?
On Saturday, March 21, the Penn Museum hosts Frank Waln, Def-i, Tall Paul, and Wake Self, four nationally-known Native American rap and hip hop artists, for an afternoon of in-the-galleries spoken word, a follow up panel discussion, and an evening concert. The afternoon-into-night program, Modern Native Voices: The Medium of Hip Hop, is presented in conjunction with the Museum's five-year exhibition, Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now. The program is sponsored by Natives at Penn, Native American and Indigenous Studies, the Greenfield Intercultural Center, and Du Bois College House, CCCP, all at Penn, as well as Drexel University, Student Center for Inclusion & Culture, with support from Delaware Investments/Macquarie Group Foundation. Admission is free.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA—From mummification workshops to hieroglyph classes, tours, games, and presentations by curators and archaeologists, to a traditional drum circle and Egyptian folk dances, the Penn Museum puts the spotlight on one of the world's oldest civilizations with Egyptomania!, a day-long celebration Saturday, March 21, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. The family-friendly day, set throughout the Museum's world-renowned ancient Egyptian galleries, showcases 5,000 years of ancient Egyptian culture—a culture that continues to fascinate researchers, travelers, writers, filmmakers, and the general public. The celebration is free with Museum admission donation ($15, general admission; $13, seniors [65+]; $10, children [6-17] and full-time students [with ID]; $2 ACCESS Card holders; free to children under 5, members, active U.S. Military, STAMP and PennCard holders).
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FEBRUARY 26, 2015—He may have led a king's life, but new forensic evidence gleaned from the remains of Pharaoh Senebkay indicates that the Egyptian ruler died in battle—the earliest known pharaoh to have done so—viciously attacked by multiple assailants.
Last year, the tomb of king Senebkay (ca. 1650–1600 BCE) was discovered at the site of Abydos by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Museum working in association with Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities. Now the team led by Dr. Josef Wegner of the Penn Museum has completed a detailed study of Senebkay's skeleton, as well as the remains of several other kings whose tombs have been discovered nearby. The 2014-15 research is supported by the Penn Museum, with additional support from the National Geographic Society Expeditions Council.
"Forensic analysis has provided some new answers about the life, and death, of this ancient Egyptian king," noted Dr. Wegner, "while raising a host of new questions about both Senebkay, and the Second Intermediate Period of which he was a part."
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"Anthropologists in the Making" runs eight theme-oriented one-week sessions from June 29-August 21, 2015. Each week culminates in a Friday afternoon showcase, where parents and friends are invited and where campers demonstrate all they've discovered through creative displays and interactive presentations. Details about the popular camp can be found online: www.penn.museum/camp. Online registration opens February 15 via the website.
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As refreshing as liquid fruit salad in a glass, this wine opens with vibrant and explosive aromas of cherry and raspberry that leap from the glass. Flavors mirror aromas of red and dark fruits, hibiscus and melon highlighted by leathery cigar and tobacco overtones. The mouthfeel is soft, juicy and well-rounded with fresh acidity. The velvety tannins focus on a silky mouthwatering finish, inviting the second sip. Meant to drink young. Our Founder, Jim Bernau, calls this wine, "Pinot Noir Candy". Enjoy now through 2014.
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- All watched over by machines of loving grace?" - Talk summary by Michael Kerrisk for LWN.net. November 14, 2012.
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- Public Procurement: Free Software's Wild Frontier. In: Shane Coughlan (ed.): Thoughts on Open Innovation. Essays on Open Innovation from leading thinkers in the field. OpenForumAcademy, 2013. Available for download (PDF, 320 kB).
- Software, Power, Control. In: Kaitlyn Braybrooke, Jussi Nissilä (eds.): The Open Book. The Finnish Institute in London, 2013. Available for download (PDF, 5.7 MB). Greek translation.
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Free/Libre/Open Source Software: International Co-operation development Roadmap. D3.4 Preliminary Requirements Reportand D1.2 List of Problem Areas
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Ill be graduating from welding school this coming fall. Now some might say I'm jumpin on this too quick but if I dont do it now I never will. I wanna start just a normal portable business. There arent many portable welders in this area so I think it will work. Ive already got paperwork in for grants to cover start up costs. Now what I need help with is findin a decent truck and trailer. I think Ive got a pretty good idea of the machinery I need but the vehicle is a different story. The way I figure you other entrepenures(spelling) probably went through this too. Any advice on manufacturers or retailers would be so greatly appreciated. Good day!
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I want to be my own boss!!!!
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Grants for starting up a business?
Anyway, I just listed my 96 Dodge 1-ton diesel on eBay. I've been using it for a welding truck for two years. E-mail me with any questions about it. I also still happen to have the trailer I built for it, but wound up putting all the equipment on the truck after using the trailer for a year.
Can you find enough work right off to support yourself? Most guys usually get a job as a welder and do it on the side too. Then when they get enough work they move over for themselves.
Good luck and congratulations on the welding schoolScott
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As much as I hate to say it, get jobs and make contacts. You can never have enough. I can't imagine ever hiring anyone.
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Clarify if you could for me as I'm not sure I understand you correctly. When you said you cant imagine hiring anyone, how come? The reason I wanna do this immediately is because I believe I'm gonna have the startup costs completely covered. Since my dad passed I live at home with my mother takin care of the heavy labor around the house so Im not gonna need much to support myself and I feel that this sort of business should only have minimal overhead costs. Keep the advice comin fellas!!
Business eh
Well like HMW said for now get a welding job and start your own business that's how I started and well still do "however be warned" lets say that you find a job in the commerical truck business dont be doing that kinda of work at home because that just became a conflict of interest your fired try and convince your boss that you are not stealing business away from them.and how do they find out you ask well when you open your mouth about what you are doing on the side to a friend at work or invite a friend from work over to your place and they say hey whats this you should'nt be doing this kind of work man if the boss ever found out as soon as your friend say's that you just gotta know your F#@ked ! Just keep it to your self at work whatever you decide to do.O ya and congratulations on the welding school
As for business there is quit afew people on the motorsports side that could give you alittle more input talk to coalsmoke ,weldingrod,fusionking , KB fabrications,Pipeline Dan, aametalmaster just to name a few.
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this is my idea: don't bother getting a welding truck just make or buy a trailer.. any vehicle can tow a trailer.Jorgensen MFG.
Custom trailers:from utility to semi trailers i make em all.
as i understand it insurance can be a big over head expense. but that aside, look at what equipment you will be starting off with and get a used truck in decent shape to acomodate what you wil be working with. if buisness takes off and you need to add to your tools or cary capasity later you will have the $ to do it from the buisnes.
a shop job to cover bills wile you star getting the word about your mobile busness could realy help. if you get hired on in a shop without a mobile rig you could well end up picking up some side work from the day job.
i would not expect to put an add in the papper and have a full week right out of the gate so to speek. its likely to take you some time to get known in the area and become the go to guy, till then a real job might help. maybee real job was the wrong way to put that but i hope you get the idea.
best of luck and i hope all works out for ya.thanks for the help
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Hey before I start let me say I think this is one of the nicest online forum I think Ive found. Thanks for not flamin and callin me a noob lol. Sooooo trailer or truck? Whats a reasonable rate to offer folks, especially contractors?


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These are so far off I wouldn't be surprised if Parcells came up with these numbers
Around what I expected I guess. Bess sure isn't getting much love though. But theses ratings change a lot as the season progresses. Lets hope its for the better.
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Uh, I don't think that this has been updated recently. Under QBs alone I see that Moore and Devlin aren't on there, yet they have Thigpen.
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From fashionista, designer beds to reliable chew-proof dog beds, Best of Dog has a little something to suite the taste of both dog and human companion. Rest assured that we only offer the very best in dog bedding. We work alongside manufacturers who have real love for dogs at heart, too!
Orthopedic dog beds help older dogs rest their achy bodies on something much more resilient. Using an orthopedic bed as proactive measure for breeds, typically large breeds, that are prone to hip dysplasia and other bone related diseases can maximize their comfort while resting.
Every dog (especially puppies) deserve a comfy dog bed to sleep on, so lets not leave out chew-proof dog beds. These tough beds can withstand quite a beating from dogs who forget beds aren't toys.
With the variety of fabrics, prints, and colors to choose from, we're sure you'll find something perfect to fit any size dog and style.
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With over hundreds of comfrotable beds to choose from, one has to stop and wonder, "its only a dog bed, right?" But the important reality is that no two dogs are the same, even if they are from the same breed. A dog's stature and sleeping habits play the biggest role in determining which bed is best.
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Those two clips put a huge grin on my face. "I'm not the commonwealth... Laters!"
Me too. And here's some trailers with peeks at all three episodes.
I especially like this one:
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Bats have gotten a particularly bad rap thanks to old-time monster movies, but did you know that bats are an important part of our ecosystem? It's true! And the primary benefit for us is that on average, a single bat can capture 500 to 1,000 mosquitos an hour!
In order to encourage bats onto your property, they'll need a place to say. You can easily build your own bat house that can hold from one dozen to more than 100 bats depending on your needs, available space and carpentry skills.
Before building your bat house, consider the space available. To create favorable conditions, the internal bat house temperature should be between 27 and 38 degrees Celsius and have at least six hours of direct daily sun. Bat houses should be mounted on buildings or poles as these provide the best protection against predators. Also, be sure to mount them at least 12 feet above the ground, though 15 to 20 feet is preferred. Don't place a bat house in a location lit by bright lights. Ideally, houses should have a water source close by. Open-bottom houses greatly reduce problems with birds, mice, squirrels or parasites entering the house.
Ready to start building? There are several commercial bat house kits available on the market that contain pre-cut wood and only require assembly. If you would like to build your very own bat house, detailed instructions can be found on Bat Conservation International's website. Click the link below to download.
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Put that computer right where you want it.
Tate Labs designed the original Bar Fly as an out-in-front Garmin cycling computer mount to replace the more sensitive stock version. The Bar Fly 1.1 is the updated version of the original Bar Fly, complete with a redesigned engagement system and even lower price.
At the heart of the Bar Fly 1.1 is its new 1/8th turn technology. This positive engagement system enables cross compatibility with all Garmin Edge series cycling computers and the Garmin Forerunner 910 XT and 310 XT watches. Simply lock your Garmin in with a 1/8th turn and you're all set.
The Bar Fly 1.1 is manufactured in the USA out of Delrin, which is a stiff thermoplastic used in applications where durability is a must. With no screws to lose, and 'zero-risk of over-clamping and crushing lightweight carbon bars,' the Bar Fly 1.1 positions all of your Garmin devices directly in the center of the handlebar for a safe viewing position.
Give yourself some peace of mind knowing that your valuable cycling computer is locked in place and guarded from the roads, trails, and bumps below.
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These mounts are great, and I now have them on all of my bikes. The stock Garmin mount works fine, but I don't like the look of the rubber bands on the stem and there is no angle adjustment. The Bar Fly gets the Garmin out front a bit making it easier to see and allows you to adjust the angle to best suit you.
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Chalet de Meribel is in an excellent position in the centre of Meribel and benefits from stunning views of the mountains, nearby pistes. The huge French windows lead on to a balcony that runs the full length of this chalet apartment making the open plan lounge and dining area very bright and airy. Chalet de Meribel is in a great location in the heart of Meribel, a couple of minutes walk away from some of the many village bars and restaurants. The main Meribel ski lifts are just a short walk away.Upon arrival, you will find a luxury gift pack in every bedroom. Bring your iPod and enjoy the exceptional quality of our hand-crafted Audio systems. Each chalet also features a selection of games.
All the bedrooms of Chalet de Meribel have en-suite or private bathrooms and most benefit from having balconies with wonderful views. The chalet has a DVD player and free wifi for your enjoyment.Room 1: Twin room ES bath & wcRoom 2: Twin room ES bath & wcRoom 3: Double + adjoining singleRoom 4: Twin - private bath & wcRoom 5: Twin + adjoining singleThe Chalet de Meribel hosts live out. All rooms can take a cot except room 3, but will be a tight fit.
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I thought it might be fun to talk about the last few draft, with re-do possibilities. I really don't want this to be a negative post as it is so easy for me to sit here and pick in hindsight. For each changed pick, I took someone who was picked after the Dolphins selection in that round. So here it goes.
1. Matt Ryan, QB Boston College
2. Jordy Nelson, WR Kansas State
2. Kendall Langford, DE Hampton (moved him up a round)
3. Jermichael Finley, TE Texas
4. Carl Nicks, G Nebraska
6. Josh Morgan, Wr. Virginia Tech.
6. Lex Hilliard, RB Montana
6. Pierre Garcon, WR Mount Union
7. Demetrius Bell, T Northwestern State
Now, I don't see Jake Long as a mistake but I think the franchise would be further along had they picked Matt Ryan. I do understand that the Dolphins offensive line was a mess in the 2007 season, most likely the worst line in football. Vernon Carey was the best player on that unit and was out of position playing left tackle. To his credit, somehow Ronnie Brown managed a 5.0 yards per carry that year. He might have actually developed into the type of back we expected with a better line.
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Situated in Khao Sok National Park in Southern Thailand, Tree Tops Jungle Safaris offers a range of exciting back-to-nature tours as well as room-only stays.
Our jungle tours include accommodation, food and a range of fun activities. We'll take you trekking, tubing, kayaking and elephant riding, but also give you plenty of free time to sit back and soak up the beauty of nature out here in the jungles of Khao Sok.
Staying in tree houses high up in the rainforest canopy and raft houses on Chiew Larn Lake, we'll make sure you get a real feel for jungle living.
Whatever you're looking for – whether it's adventure or relaxation – we can promise you a back-to-nature experience you won't soon forget. Come and explore with us at Tree Tops Jungle Safaris
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** EXCLUSIVE Transfer by combination taxi/public bus from Phuket hotel (Kata-, Karon- or Patong Beach):+500 THB pp. Other beaches +250 THB surcharge per person.
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After lunch, we'll tube down the Klong Sok on inner-tubes or go canoeing, observing the spectacular mountain cliffs and wildlife along the way! We'll visit a beautiful viewpoint, a small waterfall and the local temple where we can feed monkeys. Dinner and overnight stay in your tree house room.
Date 2 : khao Sok - Raft House
After breakfast you'll be transferred to Rajaprabha boat dock. The boat departs at 10:30am and stops on its way at the local Takhun Market. The boat journey to the raft houses will take about 1 hour. We'll have lunch there and afterwards visit a local fishing village, swim in a bat cave and walk to a waterfall. Back at the raft houses there's time to relax before dinner; to conclude the day, we'll do a short night safari to observe the nocturnal life of the rainforest. Sleep overnight in your raft house.
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Jimmy Lee knew exactly what was on the line on Friday night when he and his Patuxent teammates hosted the Patterson Clippers in a Class 2A state football semifinal.
A win meant a trip to M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore to play for a state title in what would be the first such opportunity for the Patuxent program since it finished as the state runner-up in 2001. A loss meant the season would have reached its end. While cognizant of that fact, Lee never gave it a second thought.
"We weren't going to lose," the senior lineman said. "We had a mindset that we were going to win. We've worked too hard. We just exploded off the ball and they couldn't hang with us."
Explode, Patuxent's offense did, scoring 21 first-quarter points against a team that had not allowed a touchdown since Week 7 to quickly turn the state semifinal into a rout.
The Panthers proceeded to defeat the Clippers from Baltimore, 42-8, to advance to the 2A championship game on Saturday. Patuxent will play two-time defending champion Middletown of Frederick County at 3:30 p.m.
A week after playing in a drama-filled regional final against Gwynn Park, the state semifinal was relatively drama-free for Patuxent (13-0 overall). The Panthers received the opening kickoff and promptly drove 45 yards for the game's initial touchdown on Rafiq Douglas' 19-yard run.
Patterson (9-4) had not surrendered a touchdown in its previous five games. Patuxent needed just 2 minutes 40 seconds to put one on the board. It was just the beginning.
The Panthers scored on their next two possessions — first on Douglas' second touchdown of the night on a 28-yard run, then on Tyler Crounse's 23-yard touchdown pass to Laron Gross — to push the lead to 21-0 with 1:38 still remaining in the first quarter.
Patterson finally earned its first first down with 57 seconds remaining in the opening quarter and eventually drove down the field to score on Atif Ali's 1-yard run just over two minutes into the second period. The score plus a successful two-point conversion cut the deficit to 21-8. It was all downhill from there for the visitors.
Douglas' 38-yard touchdown run, his third scoring jaunt of the night, increased Patuxent's edge to 28-8 before halftime. Daequan Chapelle caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Crounse early in the fourth quarter, while Mike Caputo capped the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run with 5:31 left to play.
"Our game plan was to exploit their spread defense and three-deep corners," said Douglas, who rushed for 131 yards in the first half alone before finishing the game with 143 yards on 14 carries. "We were doing our same thing, running the ball hard like we've been doing all year."
Crounse added, "We saw things through film that scheme-wise we thought we could exploit by the way they were lined up. In that first quarter, we kind of spread them out. I started running the ball and then we kept running power and Rafiq finally just kept busting them and breaking tackles."
Crounse and Douglas have combined to rush for over 3,000 yards on the season. After missing the season's first three games due to injury, Douglas has rushed for over 1,200 yards, while Crounse sits just 30 yards short of 2,000 heading to the state final. The junior quarterback has also passed for 1,200 yards and completed over 50 percent of his passes.
"We have some dynamic kids," Patuxent head coach Steve Crounse said. "The one-two punch of Douglas and Crounse poses problems for people."
The problems grew exponentially for Patterson given the battle in the trenches.
"I didn't really know how good our D-line was this year," Patterson head coach Larry Mitchell said. "I couldn't figure it out, but I said this game would tell us how good we were up front."
Close to 280 Patuxent rushing yards later the answer was obvious: The Clippers were not as good as the Panthers.
"They were going to crowd the line of scrimmage. Our kids just got hat on hat, throwing people off the ball," Steve Crounse said. "Once you get Rafiq to the secondary, he's dangerous.
"The game plan worked to perfection. I can't speak highly enough of the defense. [Patterson running back Sherrod] Hawkes is a legitimate talent. But we face great backs week in and week out and we were prepared. Our defense getting us the ball back in the first half and letting us get up on them took them out of their comfort zone."
Hawkes did stand out as a bright spot on the Clippers' tough night, grinding out 124 yards on 24 carries. But ultimately Patuxent was not going to let the opportunity it had slip by.
"They've been focused all year," Steve Crounse said. "I have a great senior class, great leadership. I can't really say enough about them. We've been together a long time. Even back when they were lifting in middle school we dealt with a lot of personal tragedies and issues we had to deal with together as a family. To have this be the culmination of their high school careers is just fantastic."
Douglas added, "I'm so excited, so happy. Every high school player dreams of making it to the state championship game, and we made it. We made it."
Already having made some history with its first regional championship in 12 years, the Panthers now look to bring home the program's first state championship. No Patuxent boys program has ever won a state championship in the school's history. A state title would also be the first for a Calvert County football program since Calvert won the 3A crown in 2000, still the only state football championship in the county's history.
"It's unbelievable. Me and my father have been watching state championships since I was a little boy," Tyler Crounse said. "We've always been watching them critiquing each team, saying like, 'When we get there, when we get there, when we get there.' Finally, it's here. This is reality. It's just great. I get to go with him and I'm the quarterback that took him there."
Patuxent 42, Patterson 8
Patterson 0 8 0 0
Patuxent 21 7 0 14
First quarter
Pax — Douglas 19 run (Chaconas kick), 2:40
Pax — Douglas 28 run (Chaconas kick), 4:07
Pax — L. Gross 23 pass from Crounse (Chaconas kick), 10:22
Second quarter
Pat — Ali 1 run (Forrest run), 2:10
Pax — Douglas 38 run (Chaconas kick), 9:01
Fourth quarter
Pax — Chapelle 28 pass from Crounse (Chaconas kick), 2:46
Pax — M. Caputo 5 run (Chaconas kick), 6:29
Team stats
Patterson (11 first downs, 47-164 rushing, 19 passing, 1-0 fumbles, 7-80 penalties)
Patuxent (14 first downs, 37-277 rushing, 107 passing, 2-2 fumbles, 6-35 penalties)
Top individual performers
Rushing — Pat: Hawkes 24-124; Pax: Douglas 14-143, Crounse 18-90,
Passing — Pat: Pugh 2-11-1 19, Forrest 0-1-0 0; Pax: Crounse 6-12-0 107
Receiving — Pat: Rivera 1-16; Pax: Chapelle 2-40, L. Gross 2-36


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Thanks for the garbage thread junc
Thanks for the garbage thread junc
Weird idea. Weird thread. Weird original poster.
this thread shows the low IQ of dolphins fans, I told you guys it was obviously fake and if any genius on this website had actually read it for themselves they should have come to the same conclusion, yet everyone still believes it until lauren tannehill tweets it's not real??? you guys are clowns and some of the most gullible fools I've ever seen on the internet
I didnt read any of the above posts but if this is in fact actually true we should have a finheaven party where we all chip in some $$ and then sit him down and pick his brain apart so we know what's going on within our organization. Any takers?
Hater's shake my hand, but i keep that sanitizer on DECK!
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I know this has to be one of you guys
If Lauren says it's BS, that's more credible than any other source.. cause essentially she informed potential "buyers" and the charities they'd benefit not to bother. However, whomever doesn't think that Woody Johnson intervened to force the FO to burn a 3rd for Tebow in a pathetic attempt to grab Back Page Headlines away from the SB Giants, well hell, I have a bridge I can sell you cheaply!
Woody's Folly, Tebow, called terrible by more than a dozen jets :
More than a dozen Jets players and members of the organization painted a sobering picture of the player who rallied the Broncos to the playoffs last season. In their eyes, hes simply not very good.
The prevailing thought in the organization is that Tebow is nothing more than a gimmick.
Hes terrible, a defensive starter told the Daily News.


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I bought a couple ears of this corn at the farmers market and the woman at the stand said to throw it in the microwave. Does anybody know how long it should be in the microwave for?
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When popcorn pops, it makes a distinctive popping sound (unsurprisingly). I would microwave the ear of corn until the pops come about ten seconds apart - at this point, you're well into the tail of the normal distribution which describes how long it takes each kernel to pop. If the corn doesn't pop after about two minutes, it probably won't pop at all.


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I am making a 10ton equipment flat deck w/ beaver tail trailer. It has 2 10K axles. The deck is 18' and the tail is about 4'. The main frame is the frame off a Peterbuilt semi. The cross members are 4" channel. My question is what kind of bracing do I need between the main frame rails? Can I get away with some more 4" channel ran in the middle? I will try and get pics up tomorrow.
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I would use the biggest diameter with the heaviest wall I could find that would fit. I would put these about twelve to fourteen foot apart in the middle of the deck and then take another piece of the same pipe and weld it down down the middle between the two cross members.
It's overkill. but the suspension is supposed to handle the terrain and not the frame.