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32 State Associations Support Extending "TAG"
Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2012)—The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced that 32 state community banking associations joined the call for Congress to extend full coverage of noninterest-bearing transaction accounts before it expires at year-end. In a joint letter to members of the House and Senate, the community banking organizations wrote that failing to extend full Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) transaction-account coverage would harm small businesses and disrupt the nation's financial and economic recovery.
"Because the global banking system and the economic recovery remain fragile, expiration of full insurance coverage for transaction accounts carries the risk of abrupt dislocation of funds and other unintended consequences for the financial sector, particularly community banks," the associations wrote. "Notably, this coverage is not 'free' nor is it supported by tax dollars. Banks fully pay to have this coverage through their FDIC insurance premiums and cannot pay interest on these accounts."
Today's letter exemplifies the widespread support for temporarily extending this much-needed deposit coverage and requests a five-year extension. ICBA and community banks nationwide, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, the International Franchise Association and others have expressed their support for continuing the coverage. The deposit coverage keeps many small business and municipal accounts secure, maintains deposits in local communities and prevents dangerous deposit concentration in a handful of the largest financial institutions.
"The TAG program remains a useful tool to stabilize and strengthen community and regional banks across the nation," John P. Ducrest, then-chairman of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, wrote in a March American Banker op-ed. "In turn, these banks fuel small business lending, which spurs economic growth and job creation. … For that purpose, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors…has strongly endorsed the continued need of the TAG program."
Full coverage of noninterest-bearing transaction accounts was first established by the FDIC in October 2008 as the Transaction Account Guarantee ("TAG") program, which helped stabilize the banking system and protect depositors. Congress voted in 2010 to modify and extend the program through 2012. However, because of continued economic and financial instability, many are calling for the program to be extended beyond its Dec. 31 expiration date. More than $1.3 trillion in deposits would abruptly become uninsured if Congress does not extend the coverage.
"Temporarily extending this industry-funded coverage is a no-brainer," Florida Bankers Association President and CEO Alex Sanchez said. "The program keeps deposits secure and in the local economy, allowing small businesses to grow and the economy to recover. So it's a win-win for community-based borrowers and lenders. That's why Congress needs to act now to keep our economic recovery on track."
For more information on extending full FDIC insurance for "TAG" deposits, visit www.icba.org.


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A new stormwater pollution-control fee for businesses and nonprofits approved this week by the Montgomery County Council will cause some initial concerns, but those should be smoothed out throughout time, some executives with commercial property companies said.
The fee — fueled by a state law passed last year in response to an order by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to clean up the Chesapeake Bay — is being phased in during the next three years in the county. Montgomery, which has assessed a stormwater fee called a "water quality protection charge" on residents for about a decade, is one of 10 Maryland jurisdictions dealing with the issue.
"I think eventually we will be able to incorporate [a new fee] into our future planning for projects," said Evan Goldman, vice president of development for Rockville-based Federal Realty Investment Trust. Among the development firm's projects is replacing the Mid-Pike Plaza shopping center in North Bethesda with a mixed-use project called Pike & Rose.
Numerous developers have expressed concerns about how much the fee will be, said Stacy Plotkin Silber, principal with Bethesda law firm Lerch, Early & Brewer and a member of the Sustainable Development Committee with the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties' Maryland/Washington, D.C. chapter.
"We've been hearing that some properties could be charged thousands of dollars," said Silber, who focuses on land use and zoning issues in Montgomery and Prince George's counties for clients such as developers of mixed-use projects and private schools. "That has caused a certain level of fear."
Dubbed by some as a "rain tax," the charge is based on the average square footage of impervious surface a property has, such as roofs, sidewalks and driveways. Montgomery's fiscal 2013 rate is $92.60 per equivalent residential unit, which is roughly 2,400 square feet of impervious surface.
When Peter Kitzmiller, president of the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association, monitored the state law last year, there was no indication of how much the fee would be, he said. With indications that some dealers could pay thousands of dollars, "It's a big concern to us," Kitzmiller said.
Grants will be available to homeowners associations with private roads that are open to the public, while nonprofits' charges will be capped through a tiered system. Most residents will see their charges decline, county officials say.
Property owners who mitigate stormwater runoff through green rooftops and other practices will be eligible for credits. The Pike & Rose project is employing a good number of green rooftops and taking other steps to reduce runoff, Goldman said.
The project's first phase is planned to open next year with 150,000 square feet of retail, 80,000 square feet of office and about 500 residential units.
"We're working on fitting stormwater management into the design," he said. The project calls for as much as 3.5 million square feet of office, retail and residential, as well as a hotel, on the 24 acres.
The close of the 2013 General Assembly session was less than a month ago, but legislators are already talking about scaling back the fee.
"Sometimes we do things that we have to go back and look at [again]," said Sen. Nancy J. King (D-Dist. 39) of Montgomery Village. "This could be one of them."
Sen. Edward J. Kasemeyer (D-Dist. 12) of Columbia, who chairs the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, said he supports the goal of the fees — to support the health of the Chesapeake Bay — but the cost to businesses with large parking lots, for example, could be astronomical.
"There hasn't been much notice. People are not aware this charge is coming their way," Kasemeyer said.
In the meantime, Washington is building a massive, 13-mile long tunnel beneath the Potomac River to hold stormwater runoff, which comes from parts of Montgomery.
Similar tunnels are planned in the region, Peter Ensign, executive director of environmental nonprofit DC Greenworks, said during a forum on stormwater regulations Wednesday at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club.
Cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay should not just fall on Maryland, said Gigi Godwin, president and CEO of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. The District, Virginia, Delaware and others need to be working on plans, as well, she said.
"I haven't heard much about what other states are doing about this," Godwin said.
Frederick County is among the counties that have not yet passed a stormwater charge, with the state bill set to take effect in July. Officials there tried to get an exemption from state legislators this session, but those bills received unfavorable reports in committees. Baltimore, Harford and Howard counties have approved stormwater fees.
Staff writer Daniel Leaderman contributed to this story.

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Are the Bulls just punting this season?
Are the Bulls just punting this season?
asiks a tough one...sometimes you wonder with more minutes will you get more production there but then i always come back to his roll in chicago is what it should be...a big off the bench for 10-15 minutes a night...i don't think he's worth that money either...but bigs always get overpaid if they don't embarrass themselves on the floor
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Its always difficult to define worth in the NBA. If a team is 20 mil under the cap then is a player who gives 15 minutes a game worth 10 mil? You're going to spend the money anyways.....might as well give it to someone that helps the team. You can't go around comparing player's salaries to determine their worth without taking them in the proper context.
The NBA gives teams every opportunity to retain their own players and I just think its stupid to give up young assets for nothing, unless you're clearing up room for something better. If the plan is to give up for the next two years and go for a max player in 2014 I guess its understandable. But who out there is worth wasting two seasons of Rose's career? Kinda find it hard to believe that Lebron is going to opt out of his Heat deal and bolt to Chicago........I guess anythings possible.
Asik is just another guy who is getting paid 25 mil over three years. And this isn't representative of value to you?
The Bulls don't get to spend that money elsewhere. They're over the cap.
I don't see why this is so difficult to comprehend. It has nothing to do with money paid or production received. It is the value of an asset. It would be very difficult for the Bulls to sign a player valued at 25 mil to a 3 yr 9 mil deal......so no, I don't think he can be replaced by a vet on an MLE contract.


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Stocking Stuffers: Holiday Grooming Gift Guide 2012
Let's face it, most of us are suckers for skin care products: the packaging, the presentation, the promises, the promotions. A little swag with a purchase and a nice shopping bag: sometimes it's the little things that make us the happiest.
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Same Universe, Different Lenses: Science, Ethics, and Religion in Dialogue
This is a transcript of an interview given by Dr. Jennifer Wiseman at The Faith Angle Forum Conference on Religion, Politics, & Public Life on November 5, 2013.
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Sticky Fingers Bakeries also makes jams and curds to go with the scones. The Huckleberry Raspberry jam we had was outstanding, an unusual flavor combination done very well. The Wild Blueberry jam was tasty, but too runny, we thought, for scones (we loved it on pancakes and in yogurt). Our Lemon Curd was strangely off—a production problem that was disappointing, because we love lemon curd.
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First Photos: Celebrity Babies Make Their Debut
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
This post was written by our friends at Celebrity Baby Scoop.
As the world waits for the first images of North West - the newborn daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West - the question remains: to tweet or to make a deal?
With rumors swirling that Kim's momager Kris Jenner will introduce her granddaughter on her new daytime TV show, to reported offers of up to $2 million for a magazine cover debut, we await the first images of baby KimYe.
Let's take a look at the big business of releasing the first photos of Tinseltown's tots.
It's been a few years since A-list couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt received a whopping $15 million for the first pictures of their now 4-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. The Jolie-Pitt twins – along with their four other siblings – are now just as famous as their parents.
The debut of celebrity children continues to make headlines. While the demand has not died, many star couples are passing on multi-million
dollar paychecks for the first glimpse of their tots, and releasing the debut photos via social media.
R&B royalty Jay-Z and Beyoncé unveiled the first photos of their daughter Blue Ivy on Tumblr, just a few weeks after her January 2012 birth.
In June, star couple Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum released the first photo of their newborn daughter Everly via Facebook.
For a long time running, PEOPLE magazine had a monopoly on introductory celebaby photos. But today, many stars are turning to competitors who are doling out generous offerings.
Other high-profile parents are releasing their own photos for free via social media. While some do not debut any photos at all, and are simply caught by the paparazzi, as was the case recently for Sarah Michelle Gellar who was spotted for the first time with 9-month-old son Rocky.
Here's a list of top 10 most expensive baby photos to date.
- $15 million – Knox Leon & Vivienne Marcheline (Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie)
- $6 million – Max & Emme Muñiz (Jennifer Lopez/Marc Anthony)
- $4.1 million – Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt (Brad Pitt /Angelina Jolie)
- $3 million – Levi Alves McConaughey (Matthew McConaughey/Camila Alves)
- $2 million – Dannielynn Birkhead (Anna Nicole Smith/Larry Birkhead)
- $2 million – Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt (Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt)
- $1.5 million – Max Liron Bratman (Christina Aguilera/Jordan Bratman)
- $1.5 million – Honor Marie Warren (Jessica Alba/Cash Warren)
- $1 million – Harlow Winter Kate Madden (Nicole Richie/Joel Madden)
- $1 million – Maddie Briann Aldridge (Jamie Lynn Spears/Casey Aldridge)
Honorable mention: Sean Preston Federline (Britney Spears/Kevin Federline) $500,000
Unknown amount: Louis Bardo Bullock (Sandra Bullock)
How do you think North West will make her debut?
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Celebrity Baby Scoop is one of the most popular blogs on the topic and the foremost provider of everything celebrity-baby, featuring baby fashion, baby names, baby trends and up-to-the-minute celebrity baby gossip and pics. Get all the latest news, updates, and photos about Hollywood's most beloved celebrity moms, dads and their babies. Who's the latest Tinseltown baby? Who's due next and who just announced a pregnancy? It's all on Celebrity Baby Scoop.
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|21.3 - 23.6in
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|22 - 24.4in
(56 - 62cm)
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|Head Circumference
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(51 - 52cm)
|20.8 - 21.3in
(53 - 54cm)
|21.5 - 22in
(55 - 56cm)
|22.5 - 22.8in
(57 - 58cm)
|23.3 - 23.5in
(59 - 60cm)
|24 - 24.4in
(61 - 62cm)
|Crane, Fornix, Fornix Backcountry, Skull Light II, Receptor Bug Adjustable, Trabec, Trabec Race, Receptor Flow, Skull Light Women's
|Head Circumference
|20 - 21.3in
(51 - 54cm)
|21.5 - 22.8in
(55 - 58cm)
|23.3 - 24.4in
(59 - 62cm)
|Synapsis, Frontal, Receptor+, Receptor Backcountry
|Head Circumference
|20.9 - 21.3in
(53 - 54cm)
|21.7 - 22in
(55 - 56cm)
|22.4 - 22.8in
(57 - 58cm)
|23.2 - 23.6in
(59 - 60cm)
|Cortex DH
|Head Circumference
|20.9 - 21.7in
(53 - 55cm)
|21.7 - 22.4in
(55 - 57cm)
|22.8 - 23.6in
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Hi there. Curious if someone could help me with what price percentage difference there is from stainless to mild steel when buying in lengths. Is it usually half the price, quarter the price, three quarters the price? Thanks and I look forward to your answers.
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If you're referring to materials you can easily say Stainless is gonna be somewhere in the 30-60% higher range. It varies greatly on what stainless/finish you purchase. It's always gonna be somewhere in that neck of the woods.
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Despite New President, Egypt's Military Wields Real Power
Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 7:40 pm
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning, I'm Renee Montagne.
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The next leader of Egypt promises he will be president of all Egyptians. That's a vital promise for Mohamed Morsi to make and it addresses an issue on which he will be closely watched.
MONTAGNE: Morsi was the candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood. And yesterday the Islamist was declared the winner of a close election. He will preside over a country with a wide range of people and a significant Christian minority.
INSKEEP: He will not, however, wield much authority after the office was weakened by the military council that still holds true power.
NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Cairo.
PETER KENYON, BYLINE: No one will accuse Mohamed Morsi of being destined to lead the Arab world's largest country. He wasn't even a candidate until the Muslim Brotherhood's first choice was disqualified at the eleventh hour. As a full week went by after his runoff against former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, anxiety grew about possible fraud. Then the elected parliament was dissolved, and the military reserved vast swaths of presidential and legislative power to itself.
So when the election commission announced that Morsi had in fact won with nearly 52 percent of the vote, it was hard to tell if Tahrir Square was erupting in joy or relief.
KENYON: For a moment, the conspiracy theories about a military soft coup and a resurgent Mubarak regime were overwhelmed by the shock of realizing that for the first time ordinary Egyptians had actually chosen their own leader.
For a moment, 39-year-old Mohammed Zakareya dared to voice his hopes.
MOHAMMED ZAKAREYA: (Through translator) I'm the happiest man on Earth today. Not because Morsi won, but because the revolution won. I'm hoping Egypt can someday get out of the dark ages, get away from all this corruption and theft and start a new era, when we can be more like Europe or America.
KENYON: But as the smoke from the fireworks cleared, Egyptians reminded themselves that the revolution hadn't won. The parliament remains dissolved and the military, dominated by figures from the old regime, still holds all the levers of power.
In his first address as president-elect, Morsi said many of the things his critics were hoping to hear. He promised to uphold international treaties, something of great concern to Israel. He thanked the army and the police. And he promised to support the rights of women and minorities. And he said those who gave their lives for Egypt's revolution will not have died in vain, if the country can unite behind goals of development and social justice.
MOHAMED MORSI: (Through translator) And the revolution is still going on until all these goals are met. Together we will continue this journey.
KENYON: Former lawmaker Mona Makram Ebeid represents two groups that are nervous about a Muslim Brother as president - women and Coptic Christians. She remembers this spring's attempts by Islamists in the now-dissolved parliament to roll back women's rights.
MONA MAKRAM EBEID: If we see the past performance in parliament, there was a vicious attack against all the acquisitions that women had for the past hundred years. So he has to be true to his pledges and he has to be the president of all Egyptians.
KENYON: At another rally some distance from Tahrir Square, supporters of Ahmed Shafiq showed no sign of heeding Morsi's call for national unity. Forty-year-old Mohammed Ahmed said he didn't doubt that Morsi got more votes than his candidate, but he believes Morsi will be terrible for Egypt and he wants the army to step in.
MOHAMMED AHMED: (Through translator) Of course there is no fraud. But the will of the people, in my opinion, is driving Egypt to a disaster. I hope the army intervenes and stages a coup or something like that.
KENYON: Analyst Michael Wahid Hanna, at the Century Fund, says even if Morsi manages a short-term truce with the military, Egypt now faces a protracted struggle for civilian control of political power.
Back in Tahrir Square, some of Egypt's young revolutionaries agree that the military council, known by its acronym SCAF, won't cede political power unless it's forced to.
Twenty-three-year-old Ahmed Abdel Hakim says Morsi has one thing right - the revolution isn't over.
AHMED ABDEL HAKIM: We were sitting in the square until we have all our rights from the SCAF. We're not leaving. We're not leaving. We're not leaving.
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A mechanism analysis is developed to predict the shear capacity of reinforced concrete corbels. Based on shear failure observed in experimental tests, kinematically admissible failure mechanisms are idealised as an assemblage of two rigid blocks separated by a failure plane of displacement discontinuity. Shear capacity predictions obtained from the developed mechanism analysis are in better agreement with corbel test results of a comprehensive database compiled from the available literature than other existing models for corbels. The developed mechanism model shows that the shear capacity of corbels generally decreases with the increase of shear span-to-depth ratio, increases with the increase of main longitudinal reinforcement up to a certain limit beyond which it remains constant, and decreases with the increase of horizontal applied loads. It also demonstrates that the smaller the shear span-to-overall depth ratio of corbels, the more effective the horizontal shear reinforcement.
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Stiffness and damage in masonry bridges
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Load-related damage to masonry bridges is relatively uncommon. The author is aware of only a small number of cases and nearly all of them are in structures carrying high railway loads. Current assessment tools do not deliver any indication of the failure mechanisms that actually occur. Those mechanisms are characterised by the progressive development of cracks in various positions. Recent observations have made it clear that: bridges with internal spandrel walls create complex stiffness issues; so-called spandrel cracks and apparent ring separation are different manifestations of the same issue; the construction of some small bridges is not as assumed but often includes internal spandrel walls. This paper describes the damage observed, the construction to which it is related and the mechanisms creating damage. No calculations of any form are offered. This paper merely provides a first step in identifying the cause of a problem and a potential approach to analysis. The discussion begins with stone masonry viaducts, progresses to brick viaducts and concludes with problems in small span bridges.
Achieving more for less at Canary Wharf Crossrail station, London
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Innovative thinking and willingness to break with the norm were two of the main ingredients to successful delivery of the first Crossrail station at Canary Wharf in London. For example, minimising the environmental impact of construction activities in an urban environment led to the use of an innovative silent piling technique, which in turn led to significant cost savings and cut a year off the programme. In addition, a flexible approach to design development allowed continuous improvements in layout to be made to generate further cost and programme savings, with additional savings arising during construction through adoption of the observational method.
Scour failure of bridges
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In recent years there have been several bridge collapses in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland that have been caused by scour. Towns in the north west of England have been cut off and loss of life occurred. Major railway lines have been closed for extended periods. Although scour is basically the removal of bed material due to flowing water, it has a number of different causes and takes different forms. The paper describes the different forms of scour and looks at a number of case studies to illustrate the different ways in which scour has caused structures to collapse or require protection. The case studies are of railway bridges and are drawn from official investigation reports and underwater examinations carried out by the author. The paper concludes by illustrating ways in which failures due to scour could be avoided by the employment of good bridge management systems.
Visualization of contact line motion on hydrophobic textures
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Contact angle hysteresis (CAH) has important implications in a variety of natural and industrial applications. The contact line motion of Cassie drops on microtextured surfaces is directly visualized using high-magnification imaging and fluorescence microscopy. The advancing contact line is observed to glide smoothly over the micro-posts, whereas the receding contact line exhibits significant stick-slip. Using simultaneous measurements of drop width and contact angle, the authors quantify stick-slip amplitude and define contact width hysteresis. A new scaling is proposed for drop roll-off angle α wherein sinα is linearly proportional to the practical work of adhesion (1 + cosθr). This study provides insight into the dynamic nature of CAH and the design of superhydrophobic surfaces with optimal drop shedding.
On dimensioning the base of a traditional retaining wall
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When conventional retaining walls fail, they usually do so either by being transported bodily within a landslide of the material they are retaining or by a local failure of their foundation, particularly if it is a rigid base at shallow depth. The purpose of this letter is to present a rational way of determining the optimum geometry of such a base – for a specific wall height and relevant soil parameters – using a three-dimensional interaction diagram for a rigid base buried at shallow depth. The optimisation procedure required is novel because the loads acting on the base are a function of their dimensions. Furthermore, if the soil strength is scaled down, as in a 'limit state' design, the lateral load on the wall is increased whilst the load capacity of the base is decreased. The analysis presented provides a simple means of exploring the consequences of complex interactions of this kind. The methodology developed is independent of the method by which the resultant base loads (V, H, M/B) are decided and the analytical form of the failure locus.
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This paper describes the research, development, construction and initial testing of an innovative low-carbon prototype house built using novel prefabricated straw bale panels. The use of straw as insulation provides an opportunity for value-added use of a widely available low-carbon co-product of farming. The research reported in the paper seeks to enhance the understanding and develop the modern mainstream acceptance and use of straw as a construction material in housing and other applications. The paper initially summarises development and construction of the panels and the house. Tests conducted on the panels and house reported in the paper include on-going durability assessment, fire resistance testing, acoustic transmittance testing, air permeability tests and thermal surveys.


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It makes sense that the ability to express your emotions improves the quality of the interaction you have with those around you. If a cat purrs those around it know it's feeling good, which can be useful information for future interaction.
I'm sure there have been cats who had a worse life because they didn't bond as well because they didn't purr, and consequently had a slightly lesser tendency to have their DNA end up in the next generation.
This argument goes for every ability to express emotions.


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Even though the Creston/Orient-Macksburg football roster is starting to shape up like a list of the walking wounded, head coach Brian Morrison still feels confident in his team as it heads into a non-district matchup at Winterset on Friday.
The headline-grabbing season-ending ankle injury to senior running back Bryce McIlravy is just one of several injuries hampering the Panthers.
Junior tight end and linebacker Cole Crawford is out for Friday's game with a sprained ankle, but could be back next week. Sophomore reserve lineman Tayler Pettit is out for one week with an ankle sprain of his own.
Senior starting cornerback Caleb Thompson remains out with a hairline fracture in his lower leg, but will be re-evaluated early next week. Junior lineman Trey Benson remains out for the season with a broken foot. Sophomore kicker and reserve running back Conner Pals is sidelined until at least the playoffs with a sprained knee.
There is some good news on the injury front for the Panthers, however. Backup tight end Levi Eblen returns to the lineup after suffering from a knee contusion. Sophomore lineman Jordan Thompson also returns after missing the entire season, which also provides some flexibility in filling other spots.
Shuffled lineup
Junior Trevor Frain will move from the fullback position to the feature back position, filling the spot vacated by McIlravy's injury. Taking Frain's spot at fullback will be senior Keenan Reese.
"He's been a tremendous practice player, and he's been a really good role player for us all year at inside backer, outside backer and then on offense taking reps at fullback," Morrison said of Reese. "The progression was great this week. He knows what he's doing. He's been in tune for the last two and a half months. As far as what we're doing package-wise, he understands it. He just needs to step up and be the guy for that position."
Junior Gavin Leith will be the backup at the feature back position, and starting guard Adam Baker has seen snaps in practice at the fullback position for depth purposes.
"Offensively, we went back to last year's deal where we have three different packages based on formation and based on play type," Morrison explained.
Jordan Thompson's return to the lineup provides depth on the line, and allows Baker to move to fullback, if needed.
"He got some time in the JV game, got some quality reps on both offense and defense, just getting him back in the swing of things as far as knowing what to do on the field. He looked good on Monday," Morrison said about Thompson. "He can play both guard positions. Up front we haven't had this much depth since the season started since we lost Trey Benson and Jordan Thompson."
Defensively, Jesse Rathe has continued working at cornerback position, as has Maxx Walters. Sophomore Alex Nielsen is also preparing at cornerback, providing plenty of options for playing time at the starting position opposite senior Kainen Somers.
Familiar foe
Even though this week's contest is a non-district game, the opponent remains familiar for the Panthers, as the Huskies played in the same district as Creston/O-M as recently as last year.
Creston/O-M held a 24-game winning streak against the Huskies that started in 1983 and was snapped in 2008. Since then, the Panthers have gone 2-1 against Winterset, including last year's 29-7 victory.
Morrison knows it will take a total team effort to defeat the Huskies, 5-2 overall and 4-1 in district play.
"I think this week is important for our kids to win because it's Winterset, and it's important for us to do well, because I think if you don't progress week in and week out, you set yourself up to fail in our district, and we have a big game against LC," Morrison said. "I expect our kids, especially the kids that are filling in for our injured starters to step up and play equally as hard as the guys that were playing beforehand.
"It's a team effort. Football, I would say, is the ultimate team sport as far as number of players you need to perform on a Friday or Monday night, and it's holding true this year for us."
Morrison and his players are preparing for a Winterset offense that features a variety of different type of runs, that make it difficult to prepare for the Husky offense.
"They'll run the option out of the three-back formation, they'll run the power game with double isos, they'll run a belly series," Morrison said. "We'll see a lot of veer, a lot of belly, a lot of option, and then just straight power football, mixed in with some counter and traps to offset their power run game."
The Huskies lean heavily on senior running back Noah Kaldenberg, who has 12 touchdowns and 1,062 rushing yards on 155 attempts. Senior quarterback Cory Briney has also been efficient, passing for 846 yards and eight touchdowns.
Friday's action kicks off with the freshman game at 4:45 p.m., followed by the varsity game at 7:30 p.m.


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Welcome to the family, Riverhounds fans!
We look forward to bright things in the future as our two clubs begin this new partnership together. A couple of things about us you may want to know:
We're Orange – Just about everything—from our jerseys to our stadium and everything in between—is orange.
We win – Since moving to Texas from San Jose for the 2006 MLS season, we've hardly taken our foot off the pedal. Seven playoff trips, six conference final appearances, four MLS Cup Finals and, of course, two championship trophies in just eight years of existence.
We've got a steely resolve – Sorry for the steel pun, but over the years the Dynamo have developed a reputation as one of MLS' toughest teams. When it comes to crunch time, we don't back down from anybody and we get the job done. Our name itself means "power in motion," with a nod to our city's place in the energy sector as well as our team's play on the field.
We have a new stadium – Yes, yours is newer. But ours still has that new stadium smell to it! Opened in May 2012, BBVA Compass Stadium holds just over 22,000 people and with the atmosphere from our fans and our famous Houston heat, it's one of the toughest places to play in MLS. In fact, we hold the record for the longest unbeaten streak at home in MLS history. Oh, and as previously mentioned: it's orange.
We may have 1,336 miles between us, but if you're ever in the area stop by and catch a game! We'll be within driving distance of Western Pennsylvania a few times in the 2014 MLS season as well, so feel free to grab some orange and check us out on the road as well (some dates are listed below).
The Hounds are first in your heart, as they should be, but if you've been looking for an MLS team to support, we'd love to have you around.
April 19 at Philadelphia Union
May 21 at D.C. United
July 12 at Toronto FC
August 23 at Columbus Crew
September 20 at Philadelphia Union
October 8 at Toronto FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Follow @PghRiverhounds
Founded: 1999
League: USL PRO
2013 record: 10-8-8, 38 points (7th seed in playoffs, lost in quarterfinals to eventual champions Orlando City SC)
Colors: Blue and yellow
Head coach: Justin Evans
Technical director: Gene Klein
Supporters group: Steel Army
Forward Jose Angulo was named USL PRO MVP in 2013 after tying with Dom Dwyer (Orlando City SC) for the league lead in goals with 15 … Midfielder Matthew Dallman led the league in assists with 12, earning All-League First Team honors along with Angulo … Defender Andrew Marshall was named All-League Second Team … Pittsburgh recently announced the signing of former Dynamo forward Joseph Ngwenya, and midfielder Anthony Obodai … Ngwenya played for Houston in 2007 and 2010, scoring eight goals, while Obodai was on the squad in 2010 … Head coach Justin Evans, a native of Western Pennsylvania, was the first ever player to sign for the Hounds in 1999 … He made 101 appearances in five different stints with Pittsburgh, scoring 14 goals … The Riverhounds hosted FA Cup winner Wigan Athletic in a friendly on July 19, 2013, losing 4-1
Highmark Stadium
Opened: April 13, 2013
Capacity: 3,500
Surface: Artificial turf
2013 average attendance: 3,316 (14 league games)
Pittsburgh is only the third USL Pro team to have their own soccer-specific stadium; Charleston Battery and the Rochester Rhinos are the others … Fourth highest attendance numbers out of 13 clubs … Stadium has room for expanded seating in the future … Also hosts the Pittsburgh Passion (women's football) as well as high school and college soccer, lacrosse and rugby … Seating on three sides, the north side is adjacent to the Monongahela River, looking across to downtown Pittsburgh … Located just to the south of the confluence of the Monongahela and Alleghany Rivers into the Ohio River
The 2013 season has come to a close for the Dynamo, but with the release of the 2014 MLS schedule today, it's not too early to look ahead to next year. Here's five of the biggest games at BBVA Compass Stadium in 2014:
March 8 vs. New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m.
There's a little over four months until the 2014 campaign kicks off, and the Dynamo will start it off at home against a young, talented New England Revolution squad. The Revs finished third in the Eastern Conference in 2013 behind a deep attacking front led by Diego Fagundez (13 goals) and Kelyn Rowe (7 goals, 8 assists) and a defense held down by MLS Defender of the Year candidate Jose Goncalves.
Bonus game: These two teams will square off again in the Dynamo's home finale on Oct. 16.
April 5 vs. FC Dallas, Time TBD
The Texas Derby returns to Houston in just the fourth game of the season. It's the only meeting between the Dynamo and FCD during the MLS regular season, but that doesn't mean the teams are buddy-buddy. A straight red to Jair Benitez got tempers flaring in 2012, and a controversial finish left a bad taste in Houston's mouth earlier in 2013. This will likely be the last time these two teams only meet once in the season, as the introduction of New York City FC and Orlando City SC in 2015 will likely bring the two Texas teams back into the same conference. It's time to bring El Capitán back to BBVA Compass Stadium.
May 17 vs. LA Galaxy, 7:30 p.m.
Old foes missed each other in the playoffs for the first time since 2010, but they'll get together at BBVA Compass Stadium this May for their only regular season matchup in 2014. The Dynamo took a 1-0 win in LA this past year and a 2-1 victory in the third game in BBVA Compass Stadium history in 2012. The Galaxy's trio of Designated Players—Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane and Omar Gonzalez—will be looking to turn the tables.
June 6 vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.
Revenge, anyone? After the Dynamo ended Kansas City's season in 2011 and 2012, Sporting returned the favor on Saturday in the Eastern Conference Championship. The rivals' first meeting of 2014 will come almost midway through the year, but neither team will soon forget the history that has built up over the past few seasons. This is the also the Dynamo's final game before taking a three-week break for the World Cup group stage.
July 4 vs. New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
Independence Day at BBVA Compass Stadium against the defending Supporters' Shield champions? Cue the fireworks clichés! In all seriousness, though, the combo of Thierry Henry and Tim Cahill return to Houston after New York went 3-0-1 here in 2013. The Dynamo, however, came through with a 2-1 victory in extra time at Red Bull Arena in the second leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to advance in the playoffs.
That's just five of the 17 regular season home games at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo will also face the Western Conference runner-up Portland Timbers (April 27, 2 p.m.) and champions Real Salt Lake (May 11, 6 p.m.). You won't want to miss the end of the season, as the Dynamo will host five home games in the final two months as they look to secure an eighth playoff appearance in nine years.
To make sure you see all the great matchups for 2014, sign up on our season ticket waiting list or call (713) 276-GOAL.
The Houston Dynamo (No. 4 seed) and Sporting Kansas City (No. 2 seed) will complete the Eastern Conference Championship with leg two on Saturday after playing to a 0‐0 draw in the first leg on Nov. 9 at BBVA Compass Stadium. The winner of Saturday's game at Sporting Park will advance to MLS Cup 2013 and meet the winner of the Western Conference Championship between Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers. 2013 marks the third time Houston and Kansas City have met in a conference championship after the Dynamo won the 2007 Western Conference Final and 2011 Eastern Conference Final.
Broadcast Info
TV: NBC Sports Network (Channel listings)
Radio: 1560 AM / 101.7 FM
Starting Lineups
Dynamo: Hall; Sarkodie, Boswell, Brunner, Ashe; Creavalle, Davis ©, Barnes; Boniek, Weaver, Driver
Subs: Deric, Cummings, López, Carrasco, Johnson, Arena, Chabala
Sporting Kansas City: Nielsen ©; Myers, Collin, Besler, Sinovic; Rosell, Nagamura, Feilhaber; Zusi, Dwyer, Sapong
Subs: Kronberg, Opara, Bessone, Saad, Peterson, Bunbury, Bieler
Get up-to-the minute stats throughout the match
Last night, the Houston Dynamo won two awards at the 2013 PromaxBDA Sports Media Marketing Awards in New York City.
Dynamo TV received gold for their work on the 2013 intro video (below) as the "Best Team Introduction, Opening or Halftime Video" in MLS. The Dynamo also won in the "Just Cause" category for MLS for the June 22 tribute to the fallen Houston Fire Department firefighters.
The PromaxBDA Sports Media Marketing Awards bring together the executives, creative and personalities driving success in the sports media industry and celebrate the best strategic and creative marketing from the global community.
Tune in to ESPN 97.5 FM tonight for a new episode of Soccer Matters with Glenn Davis! Glenn will look ahead to Saturday's second leg match against Sporting Kansas City and the Western Conference Championship between Portland and Real Salt Lake, as well as all the other happenings in the soccer world.
Dynamo forward Brian Ching will be in studio and Glenn will have an interview with Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson.
Tune in and give Glenn a call with your thoughts!
Tonight's episode airs from 7-9 p.m. and can be heard on the radio on 97.5 FM or online at www.espn975.com.
The call-in number for the show is 713-780-3776.


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Delirium is a serious disturbance in a person's mental abilities that results in a decreased awareness of one's environment and confused thinking. The onset of delirium is usually sudden, often within hours or a few days.
Delirium can often be traced to one or more contributing factors, such as a severe or chronic medical illness, medication, infection, surgery, or drug or alcohol abuse.
The symptoms of delirium and dementia can be similar, and input from a family member or caregiver may be important for a doctor to make an accurate diagnosis.
The signs and symptoms of delirium appear over a short period of time, from a few hours to a few days. They often fluctuate throughout the day, so a person may have periods of no symptoms. Primary signs and symptoms include those below.
This may result in:
This may appear as:
Other medical conditions can result in symptoms associated with delirium. Dementia and delirium may be particularly difficult to distinguish, and a person may have both. In fact, frequently delirium occurs in people with dementia.
Dementia is the progressive decline of memory and other thinking skills due to the gradual dysfunction and loss of brain cells. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease.
Some differences between the symptoms of delirium and dementia include:
If a relative, friend or someone in your care shows any signs or symptoms of delirium, see a doctor. If the person has dementia, be aware of relatively sudden changes in overall awareness and engagement, which may signal delirium. Your input about the person's symptoms, as well as his or her typical thinking and everyday abilities, will be important for a diagnosis.
Older people recovering in the hospital or living in a long-term care facility are particularly at risk of delirium. Because symptoms can fluctuate and some symptoms are "quiet" — such as social withdrawal or poor responsiveness — delirium may be missed. If you notice signs and symptoms of delirium in a person in a hospital or nursing home, report your concerns to the nursing staff or doctor rather than assuming that those problems have been observed.
Delirium occurs when the normal sending and receiving of signals in the brain becomes impaired. This impairment is most likely caused by a combination of factors that make the brain vulnerable and trigger a malfunction in brain activity.
Any condition that results in a hospital stay, especially in intensive care, increases the risk of delirium. Common causes include dehydration and infections, such as urinary tract infection, pneumonia, and skin and abdominal infections. Examples of other conditions that increase the risk of delirium include:
A number of medications or combinations of medications can trigger delirium, including some types of:
Delirium may have more than one cause, such as a medical condition and medication toxicity.
Delirium may last only a few hours or as long as several weeks or months. If factors contributing to delirium are addressed, the recovery time is often shorter.
The degree of recovery depends to some extent on the health and mental status before the onset of delirium. People with dementia, for example, may experience a significant overall decline in memory and thinking skills. People in better health are more likely to recover fully.
People with other serious, chronic or terminal illnesses may not regain the levels of thinking skills or functioning that they had before the onset of delirium. Delirium in seriously ill people is also more likely to lead to:
If you're the relative or primary caregiver of a person with delirium, you'll likely play a role in making an appointment or providing information to the doctor.
You can prepare for the appointment — or for a meeting with a doctor if the person is hospitalized — by making a list of these items:
Be prepared to answer the following questions, which may help the doctor assess the person's condition and make a diagnosis:
A doctor will diagnose delirium based on the answers to questions about a person's medical history, tests to assess mental status and the identification of possible contributing factors. An examination may include the following:
The first goal of treatment for delirium is to address any underlying causes or triggers — by stopping use of a particular medication, for example, or treating an infection. Treatment then focuses on creating the best environment for healing the body and calming the brain.
Supportive care aims to prevent complications by protecting the airway, providing fluids and nutrition, assisting with movement, treating pain, addressing incontinence and keeping people with delirium oriented to their surroundings.
A number of simple, nondrug approaches may be of some help:
Talk with the doctor about avoiding or minimizing the use of drugs that may trigger delirium. However, certain drug treatment may calm a person who misinterprets the environment in a way that leads to severe paranoia, fear or hallucinations, and when severe agitation or confusion:
If you're a relative or caregiver of someone at risk of or recovering from delirium, you can take steps to improve the person's health, prevent a recurrence and help manage responsibilities.
To promote good sleep habits:
To help the person remain calm and well oriented:
Help prevent medical problems by:
If you're providing regular care for a person with or at risk of delirium, consider support groups, educational materials or other resources offered by the person's health care provider, nonprofit organizations, community health services and government agencies.
Examples of organizations that may provide helpful information include the National Family Caregivers Association and the National Institute on Aging.
The most successful approach to preventing delirium is to target risk factors that might trigger an episode. Hospital environments present a special challenge — frequent room changes, invasive procedures, loud noises, poor lighting and lack of natural light can worsen confusion.
Evidence indicates that these strategies help prevent or reduce the severity of delirium in hospitalized people:
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PBS' Frontline program on Tuesday night broadcast a new one-hour report on one of the greatest and most shameful failings of the Obama administration: the lack of even a single arrest or prosecution of any senior Wall Street banker for the systemic fraud that precipitated the 2008 financial crisis: a crisis from which millions of people around the world are still suffering. What this program particularly demonstrated was that the Obama justice department, in particular the Chief of its Criminal Division, Lanny Breuer, never even tried to hold the high-level criminals accountable.
What Obama justice officials did instead is exactly what they did in the face of high-level Bush era crimes of torture and warrantless eavesdropping: namely, acted to protect the most powerful factions in the society in the face of overwhelming evidence of serious criminality. Indeed, financial elites were not only vested with immunity for their fraud, but thrived as a result of it, even as ordinary Americans continue to suffer the effects of that crisis.
Worst of all, Obama justice officials both shielded and feted these Wall Street oligarchs (who, just by the way, overwhelmingly supported Obama's 2008 presidential campaign) as they simultaneously prosecuted and imprisoned powerless Americans for far more trivial transgressions. As Harvard law professor Larry Lessig put it two weeks ago when expressing anger over the DOJ's persecution of Aaron Swartz: "we live in a world where the architects of the financial crisis regularly dine at the White House." (Indeed, as "The Untouchables" put it: while no senior Wall Street executives have been prosecuted, "many small mortgage brokers, loan appraisers and even home buyers" have been).
As I documented at length in my 2011 book on America's two-tiered justice system, With Liberty and Justice for Some, the evidence that felonies were committed by Wall Street is overwhelming. That evidence directly negates the primary excuse by Breuer (previously offered by Obama himself) that the bad acts of Wall Street were not criminal.
Numerous documents prove that executives at leading banks, credit agencies, and mortgage brokers were falsely touting assets as sound that knew were junk: the very definition of fraud. As former Wall Street analyst Yves Smith wrote in her book ECONned: "What went on at Lehman and AIG, as well as the chicanery in the CDO [collateralized debt obligation] business, by any sensible standard is criminal." Even lifelong Wall Street defender Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve Chair, said in Congressional testimony that "a lot of that stuff was just plain fraud."
"I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street" Obama.