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Daniel Cousin
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Cousin playing for Hull City in 2009
|Personal information
|Full name
|Daniel Michel Cousin[1]
|Date of birth
|2 February 1977
|Place of birth
|Libreville, Gabon
|1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
|Playing position
|Senior career*
|Chamois Niortais
|Le Mans
|RC Lens
|Hull City
|→ Larissa (loan)
|National team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Daniel Michel Cousin (born 2 February 1977 in Libreville) is a retired Gabonese footballer who played as a striker. He played for Martigues, Chamois Niortais, Le Mans Union Club 72, RC Lens, Rangers, Hull City, Larissa and Sapins, as well as the Gabon national team.
Early life[edit]
Born in Libreville, Estuaire Province, Cousin (pronounced: [kuzɛ̃]) moved to France when he was three.[3]
Club career[edit]
Cousin played in the lower leagues in France for Martigues and Niort before moving to Le Mans Union Club 72.
He joined RC Lens in the summer of 2004. Whilst at RC Lens he appeared in the UEFA Cup in both 05/06 and 06/07 starting 13 games with 2 appearances as a sub netting 8 goals in the process. RC Lens qualified for the 05/06 tournament after triumphing in the Intertoto Cup competition with Cousin starting in 5 games, making 3 sub appearances and scoring 3 goals including one in the final itself versus CFR Cluj of Romania.
On 9 August 2007, Cousin arrived at Murray Park in Glasgow to hold contract talks over a move and signed a three-year deal for a reported fee of £750,000.[4] He scored his first goal for Rangers on his debut in a 2–0 home league win against St Mirren on 11 August 2007,[5] and scored twice on his first start a week later against Falkirk.[6]
Cousin played at Ibrox, against Lyon in the UEFA Champions League on 12 December 2007. Rangers lost 3–0 with Cousin playing the first half before getting substituted for Steven Naismith in that game.[7] In November 2007 he was linked with a transfer away from Rangers, and it was reported that he had a release clause in his current contract which means he could leave in January 2008. This was denied by Rangers but the club did reveal there was a £3 million release clause during the 2008 summer transfer window.[8]
Cousin intensified speculation about his departure when he was reported as ridiculing his Rangers team mates over their drinking and dietary habits ahead of a crucial game with Lyon.[9] This was later denied by Cousin, who said he had been misquoted.[10]
On 21 January 2008 it was reported that Premier League side Fulham had had a £2 million bid rejected by Rangers manager Walter Smith.[11] The next day a bid of £3 million from Fulham activated a release clause,[12] however FIFA regulations meant Cousin required special dispensation to complete the move.[13] On 29 January, the transfer was cancelled as FIFA did not grant permission[14] but it later emerged that FIFA had not reached a decision over the transfer.[15] On 29 February, FIFA announced it would not allow the deal to be completed.[16]
On 1 May 2008, Cousin was sent off during extra time of the Fiorentina v Rangers UEFA Cup semi-final second leg match for a headbutt.[17] Despite Cousin's sending off, Rangers progressed to win the game on penalties.[17] A matter of days later, he did the same to Dundee United defender Lee Wilkie, in a 3–1 win[18] mired in refereeing controversy.[19][20] Although he was not sent off, Cousin was widely criticised for his stupidity.[21] On 31 August, Cousin scored the opening goal in the first Old Firm match of the season. Rangers went on to win the match 4–2 and he was later sent off for two bookable offences.[22] This was the player's final game for Rangers.
Hull City[edit]
On 1 September 2008, Cousin signed for English Premier League side Hull City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[23] Cousin scored his first Hull goal against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 27 September 2008.[24] His header was the decisive goal and helped to exalt Hull City to a historic 2–1 victory over Arsenal.[25] He scored against Manchester United at Old Trafford[26] before scoring again at home to Manchester City.[27] On 1 September 2009, a loan deal to Premier League rivals Burnley fell through.[28] In total, Cousin scored five goals in 33 matches for the Tigers.
Cousin joined the Greek side Larissa on loan for the second half of the 2009–10 season.[29] He was the second player from Gabon to play for Larissa after Henry Antchouet.[citation needed] The transfer was made permanent on 18 August 2010.[30] Despite a good performance the following season, Larissa were relegated from the top tier, and he left the club.[31]
On 13 October 2011, Cousin returned home to Gabon to play for local team Sapins FC in an attempt to boost his chances of playing at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[32] The deal with Sapins allowed the striker to leave without any conditions if he received an offer from a club in Europe.[32] Cousin was released by Sapins on 31 January 2012.[33] Cousin agreed personal terms to rejoin Rangers until the end of the season,[34] but Rangers entered administration and had a transfer embargo applied by the Scottish Premier League.[35] When Rangers attempted to register Cousin with the league, their application was rejected.[35]
International career[edit]
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Cousin made his debut for Gabon on 23 January 2000 in a 3–1 defeat to South Africa. He participated in all three of Gabon's matches at the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations. On 2 September 2006 he was made captain of the national team and led them to a 4–0 win over Madagascar. He scored the only goal in a 1–0 win at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations over Cameroon.
On 4 September 2014 Cousin has been named general manager of Gabon.[36]
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Profiles: Daniel Cousin". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Cousin joins the family". City Magazine. No. 38. Hull City AFC. October 2008. p. 44.
- ^ "Cousin completes Rangers switch". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 August 2007.
- ^ "Rangers 2–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2007.
- ^ "Rangers 7–2 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 August 2007.
- ^ Moffat, Colin (2 October 2007). "Rangers 0–3 Lyon". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ^ "Cousin's £3m exit clause in summer". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. 13 November 2007.
- ^ "Cousin turns on his Rangers team-mates with blast over drinking culture". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. 11 December 2007.
- ^ "Ferguson: No rift with Cousin". Sporting Life. 11 December 2007.
- ^ "Fulham set to improve Cousin bid". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 January 2008.
- ^ "Fulham agree Cousin fee". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 22 January 2008.
- ^ "Gers wait for Cousin deal verdict". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 January 2008.
- ^ "Daniel Cousin's move to Fulham collapses". The Telegraph. 29 January 2008.
- ^ "Cousin Fulham deal still possible". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 January 2008.
- ^ "FIFA block Cousin deal". STV Sport. 29 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Fiorentina 0–0 Rangers (0–0)". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2008.
- ^ "Rangers 3–1 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 May 2008.
- ^ "McCurry admits to Ibrox mistakes". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Rangers 3 – 1 Dundee United – Intrigue, controversy and a spectacular Novo goal, then seven and a half minutes of calculated rage". Scotsman.com Sport. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 10 May 2008.
- ^ "Wilkie: Cousin's a nutter; RACE FOR THE SPL CROWN". The Mirror. 10 May 2008.
- ^ "Celtic 2–4 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2008.
- ^ "Cousin leaves Ibrox for ambitious Hull". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
- ^ "Arsenal 1–2 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 September 2008.
- ^ "Hull pull off Emirates miracle – Arsenal aristocrats are stopped". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. 27 September 2008.
- ^ "Who can score a league goal against United? Only eight opposing players have managed it so far this season". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. 10 February 2009.
- ^ "City hold their nerve and Hull in mixture of the beguiling and bewildering". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 31 August 2008.
- ^ "Daniel Cousin Blasts Hull City Before Burnley Loan Move Falls Through". Goal.com. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Wolves launch third raid for Hull City's Stephen Hunt, as Daniel Cousin looks set for Larissa". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Daniel Cousin leaves Hull City for Larissa". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Cousin Makes Greek Move". Hull City AFC. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Gabon's Daniel Cousin returns home to play for Sapins". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Burns, Scott (8 February 2012). "DANIEL COUSIN COULD FINISH ON A HIGH AT IBROX". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Rangers move closer to re-signing Daniel Cousin". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ a b "SPL block Rangers deal for Daniel Cousin". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ http://mtnfootball.com/match-report/20685/Gabon-vs-Angola
External links[edit]
- Daniel Cousin career statistics at Soccerbase
- Daniel Cousin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Cousin FootballDatabase.com – Player information, honours, career stats and timeline
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Libreville
- Gabonese footballers
- Gabon international footballers
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Association football forwards
- FC Martigues players
- Chamois Niortais F.C. players
- Le Mans FC players
- RC Lens players
- Gabonese emigrants to France
- Rangers F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- AE Larissa FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Premier League players
- Superleague Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in England
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Sapins FC players


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Bingo. Read it all. Now.
Beware the Counterrevolution Andrew Thomas, American Thinker hat tip Larwyn
It is important to note from the start that the struggle between liberty and socialism will never end, at least not in our lifetimes. If by chance it does, it will be because evil has triumphed. As long as people are free to make their own choices, some of those choices will always be for self-destruction or slavery (moral masochism). That is just the nature of human beings. However, once the slavery of socialism is self-imposed through trickery or stealth, there are no more choices. That is the weakness of a free people. The weakness of socialism is that it cannot be revealed for what it truly is until it is too late to stop it. Like all things evil, it cannot stand the light of day.
It is important to note from the start that the struggle between liberty and socialism will never end, at least not in our lifetimes. If by chance it does, it will be because evil has triumphed. As long as people are free to make their own choices, some of those choices will always be for self-destruction or slavery (moral masochism). That is just the nature of human beings. However, once the slavery of socialism is self-imposed through trickery or stealth, there are no more choices. That is the weakness of a free people. The weakness of socialism is that it cannot be revealed for what it truly is until it is too late to stop it. Like all things evil, it cannot stand the light of day.
The reason I say that the struggle will never end is that no matter how many times it is beaten back, the socialist left keeps returning. It is relentless. When their evil intent is revealed, the leftists retreat and then re-package it in different wrapping paper. Socialized medicine becomes Hillarycare becomes ObamaCare. Healthcare is a right for everyone, they say. Who would dare oppose that? Environmentalism becomes global warming becomes climate change. Who could be against saving the planet? The weakness of a free people is exploited.
The problem for these strategies is that once people have had a chance to examine the packages, they are discovering that they are Trojan horses. They do not save the planet nor provide quality healthcare for all Americans. Their sole purpose is to dramatically expand the power of the government over its citizens, providing the potential for complete enslavement.
Americans are finally waking up to this fact, albeit almost too late. They are angry. They have been misled. Surprising the socialist left with their ferocity, they are storming into town hall meetings and confronting their dishonest legislative representatives. Hypocrisy is being exposed. We have taken the high ground and are on the offensive. Is it time to high-five each other and celebrate our victory?
Au contraire, mon frère (as George Carlin would say). We are facing the most ruthless and power-hungry government in American history. They have the most effective and dedicated propaganda arm the world has ever known, i.e. the misnomered "mainstream" media. They are changing the face of America surreptitiously through an unelected and completely uncontrolled group of leftist radicals (including an avowed Communist) known as "Czars". Congress has been relegated to the status of "useful idiots". The government commands the powerful thuggish shadow armies of ACORN and SEIU, with the intent of forcibly drafting millions of our kids, brainwashing them, and inducting them into a third shadow army, AmeriCorps.
Do you really believe that the next elections in 2010 and particularly 2012 will be the solution to the current socialist infestation? Do you think that people who are as addicted to power as Obama, Emmanuel, and Axelrod will passively accept their ouster in a fair general election? After fighting the good fight, will they gracefully withdraw from power?
This administration currently controls the census, which can initiate creation of additional congressional districts in liberal areas of the country based on their populations as counted by leftist community organizers. The left dominates election committees and polling volunteers. If they decide to sabotage voting machines or vote tabulation software or servers, who will provide the oversight to prevent them from doing so? They run the largest organized voter fraud organization in the world (except for perhaps Iran) a.k.a. ACORN. Who knows what "October surprises" they have planned? Will we see the New Black Panther Party more actively menacing voters at the polls, since the Obama administration refuses to prosecute this voter intimidation?
Leftists do not see election fraud or other dirty tactics as illegal, immoral, or unethical. This is because the socialist agenda is for the good of the nation, a noble cause to promote and protect at any cost. In other words, the ends justify the means. In the final analysis, it is difficult to predict what they are capable of. The rules don't apply to them. We can only study the actions of other socialist leaders such as Lenin, Stalin, Castro, and Chavez, and make assumptions.
Not so confident now, are you? In reading the comments sections of American Thinker and other conservative websites, you can observe that the anger of the commenters is palpable and rising. People feel trapped and threatened. The natural temptation to turn to violence must be resisted.
Violence is the very tactic that the left is prepared for. The Southern Poverty Law Center released a report several days ago indicating that right-wing militias and hate groups are on the rise and threatening insurrection. This is essentially a recycled article that is trotted out by the SPLC with each new presidential administration, citing many of the same tired anecdotal examples such as Ruby Ridge and Waco's Branch Davidians as evidence of growing violence.
The only thing new in the piece is blaming the supposed increase in extremist activity on alleged racism toward a black president. No evidence to support this contention was presented, however. Nonetheless, many news outlets, including Associated Press and CBS News, picked up the story and sensationalized it. A quote from the article states, "All it's lacking is a spark". All that is missing in this leftist wishful fantasy is another Timothy McVeigh. If he doesn't show up on his own, someone may create him. They would love nothing better than capturing a group of violent "right-wing crazies" on video committing some atrocity.
However it's done, the entire right side of the political spectrum will be implicated, tarred with the same brush. The goal will be to shut down all dissent through intimidation, justified by righteously proclaiming a war on domestic terrorism. Conservative conversation will be squelched as "hate speech". Talk radio, internet blogs, Fox News commentators, Tea Parties, and any other conservative outlets of communication or assembly will be forcibly eliminated under the guise of protecting public safety. The "mainstream" media will joyfully cooperate in this endeavor, and anyone identified as a conservative politician will be vilified and transformed into an instant pariah. Game over, they win.
Andrew Thomas has a strategy to counter the coup. Read the rest.

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Syracuse - At a news conference today, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer boasted about a handful of Central New York businesses that may benefit from federal aid and tax breaks for businesses that create green jobs.
First he named C&S Companies, the engineering firm that lent Schumer its lobby to hold his news conference. Then he mentioned the ongoing expansion of the Carousel Center mall, called the DestiNY USA project.
"We have DestiNY, which is focused on building the largest green shopping mall in the country. Or the world?" Schumer said.
The senator peered out into the crowd seeking the answer, but got no help.
"Anyway, it's very big and very green," Schumer said to a round of laughter.
The $540 million phase one of the Carousel Center expansion will add 1.3 million square feet to the center, making it one of the largest malls in the country.


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|By essaygrl on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 04:57 pm: Edit
"Ten Little Nigerians Sitting Pretty In A Row--And Then There Were None When Clock Struck One."
I never thought that I would ever write about my heritage. Although, it is very important to me, and I do thank God for "placing" me in the family that I have come to revere and love deeply. But as I reflect on my family's beliefs, I realize that success is far more important than following one's dream.
I love being Nigerian-American, really I do. Yet I feel as I don't belong, like I don't fit in. And I want to, so desperately-- but my ideals and perceptions of life are far too outlandish for my family to understand. I want to be a writer--and they can't understand why. My mother still wants me to be a Pediatric Neurosurgeon just like Dr. Ben Carson, one of my former childhood heroes.
"Think Big, like Ben, and you'll get somewhere in life," she said to me once. I looked at her, still surprised that she hasn't absorbed the fact that I want to write for a living.
"But if I write like Chinua Achebe, then would you accept me becoming a writer," I retorted. Then she smiled. She loves Chinua Achebe. All Nigerians love Chinua Achebe.
"He is the greatest writer of all time, XXXXX. Things Fall Apart is the greatest book of all time. He makes me proud to be an Igbo woman." I soon begin to hate myself for bringing up Mr. Achebe and his wonderful novel in our tête-à-tête. My mother knows everything about him and his books. But she loves Things the best. All Nigerians love Things the best. She starts rattling off about the characters, the plot, the diction, the syntax, and the British. Then she begins speaking in Igbo, knowing damn well that I can barely understand a word of it. The sound of her shrill Igbo accent engulfed every little thought I have. Obviously, she appreciates good literature, but she still can't accept the fact that I want to write some good literature myself. She wants me to become a doctor and live a nice, comfortable, upper-middle class, black yuppie life. She doesn't want me to struggle like she has, trying to raise my siblings and me by herself. She also knows that writing has become a great passion of mine for the last couple of months. She only wants me to succeed in life by having a secure job.
Soon writing began to consume my WHOLE life and it scared the living hell not only of my mother but my relatives as well. They couldn't fathom why I, "Smart XXXXX," would choose such a "risky" occupation. Nigerians, especially the Igbo, aren't risk-takers. They like to live the "good life" and are able to work very hard achieve their goals, but when it comes to taking a risk; they chicken out. All of my Igbo friends attend the best universities in the nation to become successful and please their parents. But I want to break from that circle, I want to prevail my own way.
As a young child, I was groomed to become either a doctor, lawyer, engineer or a business woman-- as "the risk" career. So when I told them I wanted to become a writer; it was like I gave them a swift kick in the arse. One night, My mother and I went to some party when we encountered a few of my uncles, the D.L.E's, (Doctors, Lawyers, and Engineers) I affectionately call them. They weren't really my blood uncles, but Nigerians are big on the theme, "respect your elders or else." So one must call a person who is older Auntie or Uncle to show respect. But I cared for the D.L.E.'s greatly and thought they would understand my "chosen" profession.
"I thought you wanted to become a doctor, XXXXX," my Uncle Amara, the engineer, said to me. His voice sounded oh-too reserved. I liked joking around with the D.L.E.'s, but it wasn't the time.
"No, I want to be a writer now, besides if you saw my math and sciences grades; you'd understand why I changed my mind," I spoke. I decided to pull in a last minute joke to warm them up to the idea, but they weren't laughing, so I became really scared.
"But your mother is struggling to take care of you, and now, you want to become a writer. Don't you know that they don't make any money!" Uncle Emeka, the doctor, ejaculated.
"See, that's not a problem. I want to become a screenwriter and they make a lot of money!" All of the sudden, all color from their wonderful faces disappeared. They became ashen-white even their lips. I never thought black people could become so pale; I was REALLY scared for my life.
"XXXXX, I t-thought you w-were smart. Y-You can't b-become a S-S-SCREENWRITER!!!!!" Roared my Uncle Uche, the lawyer. He was stuttering and when Nigerians, especially the Igbo, stutter, one knows the sun isn't going to rise again.
"Uncles," I appeased. "I suck in science and I really suck at math. I can't become a doctor. Please don't be angry at me."
"Okay," they said, becoming much more understanding. "But you are still going to Yale, right?" I sighed. I know they care about my future. Like my mother, they want me to succeed, but can't accept the fact that I could still succeed as a screenwriter.
"Guys," I whispered. "Please don't be mad, but I really wanna go to XXXX." They were really steamed now. Their faces were red and large puffs of smoke were coming out from their ears, too.
"XXXXX is a horrible school. It's dirty and the people look crazy. New York is dangerous altogether." Uncle Uche stated. I was really irritated now. They were bad-mouthing "my school," the place I knew I would be happiest after I graduated from high school.
"Well, if you guys can't accept me becoming a writer or going to XXXXX, if I get accepted. Then the hell with you and Yale!" I got slapped in the face right then and there by all three of them. The other party guests didn't seem to mind the ruckus, they were laughing the whole time. Even my mother slapped me in the face and in front of the guests too. She was embarrassed. Nigerians don't like to be embarrassed.
See, Nigerians have big dreams for themselves. I also have big dreams for myself as well. But I am also a realist. I know I wouldn't be accepted at Yale. I simply don't have the grades or the board scores. Yet, I want to go to XXXX and major in dramatic writing, a university just as competitive. It's my dream-- a dream I must accomplish before I reach the ripe, old age of a hundred and two. It's situations like these that bring me back to "Igboland." Even though my passions of becoming a writer are a little too extreme for my relatives to understand; we all share a passion inside of us. We all want to attain that one special goal that will make us "somebody" in life. That is why success is so important in the Nigerian culture.
I want my mother to understand that I will be successful as a screenwriter. I don't want her to worry, but continues to. I wouldn't be happy as a doctor or a lawyer; it's now my calling. My calling is to write whether I attend XXXX or not. I know in time my mother will expect my calling. I just have my dreams and writing to comfort me before she does.
|By Tim (Tim) on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 05:24 pm: Edit
You want to go to NYU?
|By ElSapient on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 08:52 pm: Edit
OK, here's a hint: don't ever use the word 'ejaculated' in a formal piece of writing. I know it has a variety of definitions, but still. Just get a thesaurus. There are plenty of alternatives.
BTW, I didn't actually read the essay, it's just that the word mentioned above stuck out like a sore thumb.
|By essaygrl on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 09:08 pm: Edit
i changed it after i sent it in.
|By Adrasteia on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 10:13 pm: Edit
I'm not sure if the style that you're going for is supposed to be overly simplistic or something, but that's what the writing seems like to me. It's clear and it gets the meaning across, but if it's about you wanting to be a writer, it might not be the best approach.
|By smiles on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 10:29 pm: Edit
Err...it's a bit slang-y. I wouldn't use 'suck' or cursing in a college admissions essay-or at least not use it casually. It would be for effect. I wouldn't say 'I suck at math/science' either-you might say you don't enjoy them as much, they don't peak your curiousity, etc. Or better yet make it positive by saying that English is your best subject. I second Elsapient about the 'ejaculated' thing. Also, and this might just be me, but every time you say 'Nigerians this' and 'Nigerians that' I cringe at the generalization. One last thing-make sure you're within the word limit (the Common App word limit is 500).
|By cookie on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 10:40 pm: Edit
That's why it's not my college essay...
|By cookie on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 10:49 pm: Edit
i am gay
|By cookie on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 10:51 pm: Edit
The 10:40 and 10:49pm posts were not written by me.
|By asdf1234 on Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 10:46 am: Edit
please post where you got into...it will be interesting
|By qwe on Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 04:51 pm: Edit
umm, everywhere, because she is black?
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LeSean McCoy had his best game of the season last week and the Eagles' offense did not turn the ball over for the first time all season.
They face a Pittsburgh team that had a bye last week and is getting healthy with the likely return of safety Troy Polamalu, linebacker James Harrison and running back Rashard Mendenhall.
Will Mendenhall's return bolster the Steelers dreadful running game? Or will the Philadelphia defense be able to concentrate on sacking QB Ben Roethlisberger? Will Eagles quarterback Michael Vick continue the trend of not turning the ball over?
Eagles beat writer Matt Chando picked the Eagles to win. Post your predictions for the game, including the score, top performers, trends to watch and must-do keys for the Eagles.


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Track and field kicks off the season
Despite six inches of rain in the first two weeks of March, the enthusiasm of the Vashon High School track and field team was not dampened.
With 34 athletes this season, this all-weather team is still looking for their all-weather track to host a meet at VHS. Until then, the traveling road show will continue.
The first stop of the year was last Thursday at Charles Wright Academy, where the young Pirate team competed against Charles Wright, Chimacum High School, Cascade Christian High School and the non-league girls' Annie Wright School. It was many of the Vashon athletes' first meet ever.
Charles Wright won the girls' meet with 103 points. Cascade Christian earned 101, Annie Wright had 61, Chimacum had 30 and Vashon had 12.
Chimacum placed first for the boys with 80 points, followed by Charles Wright with 58.5, Cascade Christian with 51.5 and Vashon with 30.
Vashon's Landon Summers placed second in the high jump and the 110 high hurdles, and won the 300-meter hurdles in 47.59.
Aidan Cyra took first in the 3,200 meters, stopping the clock at 11:15, and Colin Andrus set his own personal record in the mile at 4:55.
Two state competitors returned to the track team for the 2011 season: James Spencer, who competed in the 400 meters at state, and Tyler Stoffer, who competed in the high jump and placed seventh overall in the 110 high hurdles. Both athletes are seniors this year.
The Pirates' next meet is at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Orting High School. They will compete against Orting, Cascade Christian and Chimacum.
— Kevin Ross coaches track at Vashon High School.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – In anticipation of National Signing Day on Feb.
5, Cleveland.com is putting together player profiles for each prospect Ohio State will soon officially add to its roster.
Jamarco Jones
School: De La Salle High School, Chicago
Position: Offensive lineman
Height, Weight: 6-foot-5, 295 pounds
Rivals.com rating: Jones is rated as a four-star prospect, the overall No. 94 player in the Class of 2014, the No. 4 player in Illinois and the No. 7 offensive tackle.
Other schools: Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Notre Dame, Wisconsin
How he fits into Ohio State's plans: Jones decided to stay in the Midwest, and winning the battle over the Wolverines and Spartans was a solid Big Ten win for the Buckeyes. At the time, Jones was the third offensive line recruit in this class at a position where Ohio State had to add talent, so he was a big get. Since then, Demetrius Knox and Brady Taylor joined the class, but Jones still remains a big part of the future. This five-man offensive line group will have to provide a foundation in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Getting a deep group this year was probably the No. 1 priority for Urban Meyer, and it appears to have happened.
Projection for 2014: The Buckeyes will be replacing four offensive line starters, but it's unlikely any of the freshmen really battle for any of those jobs. Starting right away is always a lot to ask of any freshman offensive lineman. But a player like Jones could be in position to make the two-deep. Jones looks like he could play tackle or guard, and it's not unusual for a young player to start at guard and then slide to tackle when he's older. Pat Elflein looks to have one guard spot locked down for 2014, but the other spot should be wide open. And that goes for the two guard spots on the second team as well. Jones could earn a backup job and wind up on the field at some point in 2014 during blowouts or if there's an injury.
What we've written about Jones:
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ALLEN PARK -- Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz needed a rallying cry after his team finished 4-12 and closed out last season on an eight-game losing streak.
That prompted Schwartz to deliver this mantra to his players during offseason workouts.
"Be on board."
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"I think we took the necessary steps this year, especially ending last year," Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch said. "I think coach made a good point of, 'be on board.' Either you're on board, or you're not on board. With the acquisitions we had in free agency this year, you can see the character of the guys.
"Reggie (Bush), Jason Jones, which is a guy I played with in Tennessee for years, Glover (Quin) from the Texans. Good character guys that can form this team, and leadership needs to step up. That's an area that we're going to improve as a team, and we'll put 4-12 behind us, go forward and make this a better season."
In addition to adding players with high character this offseason, Detroit also released receiver Titus Young, who was a major distraction in 2012.
Detroit's defense was ranked 20th, allowed the sixth most points (437) of any team, was tied for 23rd in interceptions (11), plus was tied for 20th in sacks (34) last season.
However, Tulloch believes the addition of defensive coach Jim Washburn this offseason is a good indicator of Schwartz's new approach.
"I've been around Schwartz for a long time, and he's finally getting his hands around this team and really putting things in place," Tulloch said. "I'm telling you, the draft is going to be real good for us. The free agency is there, and guys are working. There's a different mentality from last year, just right now, this offseason, to where we're at now. It's going to be fun.
"I know you guys (media) are going to be on the team as well. You're going to be like, 'Man, Tulloch said it. This team is back.' Mark my words. We'll come back and we'll come back strong, and we'll put some things together."


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By Kevin Wilson
Before the Portales High football team can set its sights on a state championship, its players will need to learn their roles.
Based on Friday's scrimmage against Dexter, the Rams are well on their way.
Despite a revamped offense, changes on defense and only two days to prepare against the Class 2A Demons, the Rams came away with a convincing performance at the PHS practice field on Friday night, scoring seven touchdowns and allowing one between the varsity and junior varsity squads.
The Demons were a last-minute substitution for the Rams, who balked at a long trip to Hobbs to scrimmage against only the Eagle junior varsity.
The Ram offense was potent throughout, but Portales coach Glen Johnson thought the defense pulled its weight as well and made sure the Demons didn't capitalize on a pair of Ram turnovers.
"Defensively, I'm very pleased," Johnson said. "This early in the season, to get to where we want to be, we've got to play good defense.
"You don't ever want to go out and turn the football over, but those things happen. When you have the defense go out and play as well as they did tonight, it's not that big of a factor."
While the defense was holding the Demons at bay, the Rams were scoring on the ground and through the air. Junior Chris Carter scored Portales' first two touchdowns with a 10-yard reception and a 50-yard run from the halfback position.
Carter also played a series at quarterback, with a long completion to starting quarterback Seth Clabaugh and an interception caused by his reluctance to take a sack.
While the junior is not at the same level as Clabaugh or junior backup Tyler Rutherford, Ram offensive coordinator Greg Poynor plans to give Carter some time at the position every Friday.
"We want to use him a little bit at quarterback every game because he gives us a different dimension than Seth," Poynor said, though he insisted that Clabaugh is penciled in at quarterback and Carter at running back.
"What I like about Chris is he made two poeple miss and turned what would have been a 5-yard gain into a 50-yard touchdown, and that helps our offense."
Carter admitted that he's still learning about what he can do at each position to help the Rams, the Class 3A runnerups.
"(The coaches) talked about me getting 10 to 12 reps at quarterback and rollout stuff," Carter said. "I think it's my job to find my role.
"With (the team's) injuries, it's kind of hard to find my role," Carter added, "but if there's a first down, I have to get it. If there's a big play, I need to find a way to get it — just whatever the team needs."
Portales was playing without offensive lineman Ricky Rivas (fracture on left hand) and tackle Mark Gore (hamstring) and saw both linebacker Chris Hernandez (dislocated shoulder) and lineman Zach Howard (sprained leg) suffer injuries.
One of the Rams' biggest needs coming into 2003 is a fullback to replace Less Long, Class 3A's leading rusher. Portales may have a solution with senior Cole Parrish, who had an 80-yard fumble return and a 50-yard run in the third quarter.
Parrish was able to use his strength to push off Demon defenders, but he doesn't expect to have the same effect as Long, especially with the emergence of the Ram passing game.
"I'm not expecting to replace Less — he's a good player — but I expect to be the best player I can be," Parrish said. "It's just rebuilding … Ii's just building something different."
Poynor noted that the passing game was successful on Friday in large part to the offensive line.
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Dispatch from The Quest: Rob PilkingtonNovember 30th, 2012 by Scott
The Quest participants have been hard at work pounding out a first draft of their original screenplays, but Rob has found the time to compose a dispatch for us.
What up, Internet?
It's been a while. My apologies – I've been writing, pacing, drinking coffee, writing more, pacing more, buying groceries/comic books/movie tickets I can't afford, drinking more coffee, writing even more than that, and having staring contests with a cat that isn't even mine. I call it Ferris Bueller's White Knuckled Descent Into What Am I Doing With My Life? I am Jack's red Ferrari plummeting out of a glass garage.
As it stands, the other Quest selectees and I are somewhere in Act II of our drafts. That's a good thing. One of the coolest things about this experience has been meeting five other talented writers, getting a behind-the-scenes look at their processes, and finally seeing them pound out some bonafide pages. It's both exhilarating and intimidating: one part "holy shit, Scott knows how to pick 'em" and three parts pointing at my Final Draft file shrieking "YOU'VE SHAMED ME AGAIN!"
I'm already in the habit of writing quite a bit, but now that the Quest is in full swing, one of my more embarrassing difficulties has stomped to the foreground of my routine. It's not dialogue. Not theme. Or structure. Or deciding whether or not to bold my slug lines.
It's opening the document.
It's double-clicking the stupid f*cking file where my screenplay resides. It doesn't matter how many hours I allot myself to write any particular evening, I will, like clockwork, spend a significant chunk of that time dicking around doing anything you could possibly think of that isn't writing. Could this local news story go from depressing to vaguely interesting? I'll find out. Coffee table overdue for a wipe-down? On it. Realize I don't know if Shirley Temple is dead or alive? I got Wikipedia on speed dial, son. It doesn't matter how much I know I need to write, the wheels of my brain invariably churn towards something that is decidedly not writing.
I'm not a complete idiot – I know this doesn't happen by accident. As compatriot Emma pointed out earlier this week, this is unmistakable, red-handed M.O. of Doubt. I don't want to face whatever half-cocked kitchen scratch I produced two nights ago and hid away on my desktop. What if it's not as acceptable as I remember? What if it's terrible? What if I don't know how to fix it?
Unsurprisingly, there's only one way to answer these questions: the double-click. And that's what I have to do every day, sometimes forcibly. Forget the news and the coffee table and Shirley Temple. I do this. I have to. I bring up the file. Read. Examine. Add a comma. Tweak a line. Figure bold is okay. Decide "Todd" is a dumb name. And above all, charge ahead.
But it all starts with that double-click. Which I should probably be doing now.
Quest on, people.
(Sorry, Todds)
Oliver Stone has that line: "Writing equals butt on chair." In the digital age, perhaps Rob has a more apt revision: "Writing equals double-clicking the damn file to open."
Sometimes just getting started on any given day is the hardest single aspect of the writing process.
Time for some alliteration: Double-click destroys distractions and doubt. Do it.
About Rob: Boston writer transplanted LA. Lover of Kubrick, Nolan, McDonagh, and the Coens. Okay, good talk. Back to writing. Twitter: @HeroesAreBoring.


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Weeks ago, a provocative letter to the editor talked about the rapid change in energy markets as a result of the "shale gale," the huge expansion of U.S. natural gas production as a result of fuels from massive shale gas fields.
The letter had a simple thesis: things are changing quickly in the energy export industry, and the Muskrat Falls project should be considered in light of those changed baselines.
Now, support for that argument can be found in a very interesting place: in a report filed by the very consulting company that Nalcor hired to review its analysis of the Muskrat Falls project.
Other report
Interestingly, three days after Nalcor released consulting firm Navigant's study on the Muskrat Falls project, Navigant's American arm was delivering a much different energy analysis for a company that wants to ship liquified natural gas out of the United States — a report that says that shale gas exploration will provide 100 years' worth of
phenomenally cheap gas that will replace many other sources of electrical power in the United States.
Abundant gas, Navigant says, will also make wind power and solar generation much more feasible by filling in the gaps when that renewable power is not available.
It's a very different view of what energy demand will do off this electrically isolated island.
The report was done for Dominion Cove Point LNG LP, and filed with the United States Department of Energy.
"Navigant projects that the overwhelming majority of growth in natural gas demand will come from the electric generation (EG) sector of the market. EG is expected to grow at an annual rate of 2.1 per cent through the study period, with a higher rate of 4.9 per cent through 2015. These expectations are based mainly on expected coal-fired power plant retirements."
Interestingly, coal plant retirements have been cited as one of
the reasons higher-priced Muskrat Falls power will find a market in the United States.
Gas advantages
Natural gas wouldn't just be cleaner than coal; under Navigant's forecast, it would be cheaper, too.
Navigant also talks about the fact that shale gas will not require the creation — and green-field construction costs — of a whole new infrastructure.
"Demand will also be supported by the existing pipeline network throughout North America. The delivery infrastructure for natural gas is mature and, with the exception of a few highly urban areas such as greater New York City, relatively cost-effective and quick to expand."
The report is also quick to point out that natural gas is more environmentally friendly then coal, and that quick-fired gas turbines have an excellent fit with intermittent solar and wind power.
"Natural gas is also well-
positioned to support renewable generation. For the support of wind and solar generation, dispatchable gas-fired generation is ideal to 'shape' the output profile or support the intermittency of both these forms of renewable electric generation."
Or, in more detail: "Gas demand growth in our forecasts is also supported by growth in the deployment of renewable electric generation. Gas, being transported continually in pipelines, is far more suited to respond in real time to intermittent generation from wind and photovoltaics than coal.
"Coal-to-liquids and coal-to-gas technologies still appear to be expensive and energy-intensive. Oil and its products are not seen as viable electric generation fuels in any circumstance due to price. … While renewable technologies will improve and may be augmented
by improved electrical storage,
and coal technologies may also improve, Navigant's opinion is that gas-fired generation will be the dominant mode of smoothing intermittent electric generation for the foreseeable future."
Dollars and sense
But of all of the factors in the Navigant report, cost is the most interesting.
Navigant is forecasting that natural gas prices will hold steady right through 2040 at roughly US$6.01 per million British thermal units, or MMBtu. That number rises to US$6.83 per MMBtu in the case of extreme demand, with no new gas sources. (And 2040, you might remember, is just one year before rights to super-cheap power from the Upper Churchill revert to this province.)
In energy terms, US$6.01 is roughly equivalent to oil at $36 a barrel, or as Navigant puts it "well below oil prices."
Current gas prices hover around US$4 per MMBtu, while comperable oil prices are US$15 MMBtu, or US$91 per barrel. That kind of disparity makes natural gas more than attractive.
Now a caveat, I'm a journalist, not a mathematician or an economist. But if I'm reading energy unit conversion tables properly, converting US$6 MMBtu natural gas to kilowatt hours brings the simple conversion rate to a cost of around US $0.02 per kilowatt hour.
Two cents a kilowatt hour.
That's admittedly only raw feedstock, without the capital costs and financing costs of building new gas turbines and without the inevitable losses of energy that occur in production and transmission — but, as Navigant points out, natural gas-fired would be unlikely to need major new pipeline infrastructure. Or, for that matter, any new electrical transmission infrastructure.
You don't have to get the power to market: it's already there. (By comparison, Muskrat Falls power is pegged at 14.3 cents a kilowatt hour before transmission costs beyond Nova Scotia.)
Two different reports
Does that mean that Navigant's Dominion Cove report is right and Navigant's Muskrat Falls report is wrong?
No. The two energy reports are looking at vastly different markets, so it's like comparing apples and oranges.
The problem comes when part of what you want to do is to export oranges into an apple market.
Does it mean that Muskrat Falls is a bad project?
The jury's out on that.
What it does mean is that
the energy landscape is changing incredibly quickly, and that assumptions made even a year ago may not hold true any longer.
There's a campaign in Nova Scotia to get out of the Muskrat deal in favour of cheaper hydro power from Quebec. Likewise, if the U.S. has so much shale gas it can export huge volumes of liquified natural gas, it might even be able to export electrical power.
One thing's for sure. The way the deal is structured now, consumers in Newfoundland and Labrador will pay to build Muskrat Falls, and will pay the interest on money borrowed to build it.
World capital markets are
in flux, and energy markets
are extremely fluid. American researchers are saying shale gas gives their country the opportunity to regain its own energy security — producing its own power internally at competitive prices and shedding its dependence on foreign sources. And, they're saying, for America, that's a very good thing.
As far as consumers on this island are concerned, a power corridor to the rest of North America may not make us any less isolated than we already are.
If we do it, we're still going it alone. Paying for it alone, too, and therefore through the nose.
Russell Wangersky is The Telegram's
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This game is very simple. The objective is to gain as many points as possible, which can be achieved by correct predictions.
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2. Predict the number of sets you think will happen in that match. You will get 2 points for a correct prediction.
3. Predict the winner of the match. You will get 1 point for a correct prediction.
______ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _______
Extras: These are predictions that are optional. You may only choose one. If you get it correct it will add to your point total.
- Predict the score of the final set of the match (+5 if correct)
- Predict the number of tiebreakers in the match(+2 if correct)
- Predict the time of the match to the minute. (+5 if your prediction is within 10 minutes of the actual match time)
- Predict the amount of service breaks in the match. (+6 if correct)
Note: If some player withdraws from a match, it counts as Player X def Player Y, 0 sets, 0 tiebreakers, 0 breaks of serve.
If a player retires from a match BEFORE the first set ends it will count as Player X def Player Y, 0 sets. If the player retires in the middle of the second set, it will count as Player X def Player Y, one set. Retirement and Walkover are to be taken literally as predictions.
Important: You may only do TWO matches per each round of the tournament. _
All you must know is listed above. This game will only take place in MASTERS 1000 and GRAND SLAMS tournaments.
It is an ongoing game so that means that each contestant will have their points added up to their total as the year progresses. Everyone can participate how much they want to, whenever they want.
Good luck and VAMOS!! ;-() :))
Freakyman agrees to abide by all rules provided.
Can we choose two matches in every round (but the final) and so get 13 matches in total for a slam? Or is there a total match limit for the tournament?
Do these look like proper tips?
E Gulbis - N Djokovic 2-0, final set 6-4
J Huta Galung - A Murray 2-1, one TB
R Berankis - R Federer 2-0, 1h 25min
F Fognini - R Nadal 2-1, 17 BOS
I'll give it a try!
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lets prepare to do battle and to have some fun with this. :)) :))
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Acts from five continents include Nepo, a Rwandan instrumentalist and survivor of the horrid civil war; guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto from Kyoto, Japan; James Maddock who hails from England and now has deep roots here in New Jersey, as well as two Australian groups, Women in Docs and Belle (who has recently made her home in NYC). See the full lineup at blackpotatoe.com. Click on band names to see short bios.
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Breakfast links: Remaining snow, coming storms
Over here on the Eastern Shore the plow blades riped up pavement and scraped off the lane striping in some areas.
The piles of snow dumped behind the Wal*Mart in Salisbury are just a dirty as the pile shown in the picture. Never mind the fact that the traffic behind the store is minuscule compared to road in front of the store.
If Lance is out there reading, I was planning on riding by bicycle out to Rockville later today, and was wondering if it would be okay to ride on Beach Drive until the trail has been cleared. It's not super-urgent, but I do need to know by early afternoon.
I'm not sure if it's as authoritative, but I think you have the permission of Former Staffer. :-}
It's all of the above. Most of it is sand and roadway dirt which is really oil rubber and other particulates. It looks worse and worse as the white melts the black stays. The real bad stuff is what we don't see. I do think that someone somewhere would have gone and did analyst by now, and put it on the 11pm news and call it the "Killer Melt!". To compare a snow pile to what we are breathing in is the equivalent of rubbing an air filter in the dirt and then pointing out all the nasty stuff the air. It is not a true representation, since most of the grim is not, or would ever been, airborne. Better is to say, "See all that, it will be in the Chesapeake soon".
Ah! The tyical 'new urbainist' snobbery against the suppliers of foods to cities (oh wait- cities do not need these outsiders, as the food just magically appears in people's stomachs as done in the movie 'The Day After Tommorrow').
Perhaps they are better off a century ago when they could eat the dried horse turds that used to be in such abundence before the arrival of 'the automobile' and its ownership by the many.
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@ Douglas, just b/c we get some benefit from a type of technology (trucks) doesn't mean we have to ignore the negative impacts of the same technology.
That being said, the majority of the nasty stuff is from the road. It would be an interesting study on microclimates to see how far particulate air pollution travels from the road. Washington is pretty clean on particulate matter but urban areas with heavy street traffic might have some heavier pollution.
Are you frakin' kidding me? The riders are somehow at fault here? We have employees on tap encouraging these vermin!!!
People should not get mad at wild animals when your build stuff in there habitat, heck there are probably snakes, deer, skunks, lizards, eagles etc around that station.
At-least this is not as bad as the deer on the platform at Addison Road a few years ago.
Wonder how many times have squirrels have there been getting food at stations before the raccoons came through.
You don't feed raccoons, period. They won't have any trouble finding something to eat, those are smart little buggers. You don't want them getting accustomed to humans, because they can carry rabies and can also bite humans - not so much a problem with squirrels.
I also agree raccoons shouldn't be fed for their own protection as well as peoples'.
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Brand new Rancourt chukkas via Hickoree's out of the box today. These are just spectacular - the sashiko cloth on the side is so soft and airy, the suede a true navy and oh-so-buttery, and the crepe sole so nice and grippy. Couldn't be happier. Now to test drive them!!!
Wow. Amazing. I sat on these for months and months and months, only to find that they were sold out (or Hickoree's killed the ongoing pre-order) recently. Kicking myself more than ever.


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An Ohmmeter should read a fraction of an Ohm from antenna terminal to case through an inductor and many KOhms from rig to case through a static bleed resistor. It should read open from antenna terminal to rig terminal because of a blocking capacitor between those terminals. I wouldn't use a megger or hi-pot on that capacitor; though it is a high voltage capacitor, I'm not sure it's rated high enough for that test. Call ICE and ask. If the gas tube is shorted, which is one of the failure modes of gas tubes, the SWR will be high when RF is applied to a matching load through the arrestor. The surge suppressor for ICE rotator controls uses MOVs in parallel with capacitors for each lead. Typical failure modes of each is a short circuit or low resistance. I wouldn't hi-pot them, either. Energy from the hi-pot may cause an MOV to fail if it is applied for too long a time. 73 de WOØW Jim McDonald wrote: >How can one tell if used ICE coax arrestors or 8-conductor control cable >arrestors are still good? DC continuity on the center conductor of the coax >arrestors? DC continuity of the control cable arrestors? SWR connected to >a dummy load for the coax arrestors? > >Jim N7US > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >_______________________________________________ >TowerTalk mailing list >firstname.lastname@example.com >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk > > > > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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OCU Hosts State Robotics Championships
Oklahoma City University will host the state robotic battle championships for elementary, middle and high school students Feb. 1. The VEX Robotics tournaments will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Abe Lemons Arena at N.W. 27th Street and Florida Avenue. Admission is free to the public.
Teams from schools across Oklahoma will battle against each other with robots created from the VEX Robotics Design System. Participants will square off in Toss Up, a game developed by VEX Robotics, Inc., and the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation. REC is an organization promoting educational and competitive robotics.
The teams in the state competition have qualified by winning competitions and judged awards at five local competitions held from October through January, or that have secured wild-card positions through programming or robotics skills scores. Two divisions of the VEX Robotics Competition — one for middle school and one for high school — will compete. In addition, a VEX-IQ tournament called Add It Up will draw rookie teams from across Oklahoma to show their skills.
There were 24 middle school and 24 high school teams that qualified for the state robotics tournament. They will compete for six World Championship slots in each division. There were 20 elementary/middle school teams that qualified for the VEX-IQ.
The Toss Up competition is part of a series of tournaments supported by the REC Foundation and various national, regional and local sponsors. The competition season culminates each spring with the top performing teams from local and state tournaments competing against each other at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Anaheim, Calif. At the World Championship, more than 750 teams will have the opportunity to challenge their top-ranked peers from other countries around the world including Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom and the U.S.
See details about the Toss Up game and the tournaments on the REC Foundation website.
The Oklahoma tournament is sponsored by Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Great Plains Technology Center, Lockheed-Martin, CGI Federal and Communities Foundation of Oklahoma.
Schedule of events on Feb. 1:
7:30 a.m. – venue opens
7:45 – inspections begin
9 – Opening Ceremonies
9:15 – Qualification Matches Begin
9:30 – Skills Field Open
Noon – 1:30 p.m. – Break for Lunch
1:30 – Qualification Matches Continue
3 – Qualification Matches End
3:15 – Alliance Selections
3:30 – Finals
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Before Saturday's scrimmage, Nick Saban promised that he probably wouldn't be happy at the end of it because "good competitors try to do things the right way" and it's almost impossible for that to occur so early in the preseason.
Ultimately, Saban's prediction was accurate, but it came with a bit of a caveat.
The Alabama coach was pleased with the first-team units on both sides of the ball and he liked what he saw from the specialists, particularly punter Cody Mandell. The first-teamers were at the center of some "good plays" and "showed the sort of mental toughness and disposition that you have to have to be a good football player."
But the Crimson Tide's roster goes 105 deep. The newest additions to that list, in particular, did what Saban anticipated when he discussed the likely imperfections that come from an exercise such as Saturday's.
"Playing to your max is really all about mindset, it's all mental," Saban said. "The older players, the more mature players, have a little more mental toughness. So they're all tired, they don't have their legs, they're wore out. They have the ability to mentally play to their max even though they may not be running as fast as they can run, they're still playing to their max. So they're enhancing their performance by doing that.
"The younger players and some of the rest of the guys on the team were very sloppy in the way they played. They did some good things, some bad things, made some mental errors."
That theme prevailed as Saban took questions about most of the position groups. Players were not made available to reporters.
"This is going to be a great opportunity for us to teach them two things," Saban said. "One, they can't give up. They have to have the mental ability to push themselves to their max to perform even when they're tired. Number two, how costly it is when you don't do your job whether it's team offense, defense or special teams. When you're sloppy, you don't focus, you don't pay attention to detail and you don't do the little things right."
Among the veterans who persevered through the pain and displayed that mental toughness were AJ McCarron and Amari Cooper. The quarterback-wide receiver tandem connected on touchdown passes of 75, 60 and 39 yards, according to statistics provided by Alabama media relations. The scrimmage was not open to reporters.
McCarron, who suffered a bruised foot near the end of the scrimmage, completed 13-of-21 passes for 267 yards, three touchdowns and an interception.
"I think the rain affected us a little bit," Saban said. "We got kind of soaked out there. We didn't throw it as well after that. Not that we didn't throw it, I'm talking about we didn't execute in the passing game quite as well. But he had a good day."
On the opposite end of Cooper's multiple highlights was a young secondary without its top cornerback. Senior Deion Belue has been nursing a strained hamstring and did not participate in Saturday's scrimmage, Saban said.
The first team held its own without him, Saban said, but some of Alabama's four freshman cornerbacks struggled.
Two freshmen that stood out to Saban play the same position. Running backs Derrick Henry (11 carries, 38 yards, touchdown) and Altee Tenpenny (no statistics provided) made the most out of a day that didn't include much room to run.
"I don't think we got a lot of movement," Saban said. "We didn't play with a lot of power. Couple guys do, couple guys don't. We've got to work on that and probably get better at that. But I thought the backs were very impressive."
No statistics were provided for competing kickers Cade Foster and Adam Griffith, but Saban said they were "pretty good" and "we made a couple of long ones." Teaching some of the younger players about the required effort it takes to play on special teams, however, remains a bit of a challenge.
"I don't think many of our young ones got their five stars and four stars by how they played on special teams," Saban said. "So it's something that has to be sold to them."


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Bridge Camera View
Live images of the Mackinac Bridge
Camera #1 from Administration building looking south
Camera #2 from dock in St.Ignace looking south
Camera #3 from Mackinaw City looking north
Since 2002 the Mackinac Bridge Authority has released 15 different commemorative tokens and the 2010 National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark/Lawrence A. Rubin Medallion. To order any of these stop at the Mackinac Bridge Administration building or download and mail in the order form with the correct postage. These tokens had previously been available to commuters for bridge fare at a reduced rate but are now only available in uncirculated token pair cases or rolls at full fare.


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This is the first of a four-part series all about pensions — both employer pensions and self-made ones.
In this series, we will focus first on pensions in general and how they work. Second, we'll examine classic pensions that are still available to a shrinking number of retirees. Third, we'll look at the concept of "self-made" pensions for younger persons. Lastly, we'll examine the critical issue of how to direct pension investments for the best return over time while keeping the principal relatively safe for the future.
Pensions can get complicated, and it is easy to get lost in the details. It is important to keep in mind the very basic purpose of a pension: To continue providing monthly income when a worker no longer has earnings.
Right now, the pension world can be roughly divided into two distinct groups: 1. the Baby Boomers, who are now retiring in droves and making pension decisions based on older plans and for whom Social Security benefits are more certain, and 2. younger persons, for whom certain safety nets have been removed and who are making future income decisions based on an entirely different retirement/pension model. The old rules will not work for younger workers, who must face that fact early enough to provide for themselves and their families.
Pensions come in many different forms, and classically have been available mainly to workers of larger companies, members of unions, and workers of large nonprofits as well as federal, state and municipal workers, all of which we will refer to here as the "company."
The way pensions work is the "company" sets aside money for each worker annually, invests that pool of money over time and pays it out at the worker's retirement. These set-asides are a tax-deductible expense of the "company." Each "company" establishes certain rules for retirement, which can occur after a specific age, number of years of service, or a combination of the two.
Generally, there are two broad types of retirement plans:
1) Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, which work exactly as their name implies: A worker stands to receive a defined and specific calculated amount at retirement.
At retirement, a worker chooses to take either the highest payout (called single life, where the pension stops on the death of the worker), or reduced monthly payouts that continue to the surviving spouse for life.
For DB Plans, the "company" has the onerous job of estimating the amount needed to set aside each year for each employee, as well as making good judgment about long-term investment returns. This is a major and costly responsibility. Companies soon got wise with experience and learned the risks of promising pension payouts in an uncertain future, leading to more widespread use of the second type of retirement plan:
2) Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, which work exactly as their name implies.
With DC Plans, the "company" is responsible only for setting aside a specific amount annually for each worker — not the investment performance or the amount in the worker's account at retirement.
This shift in philosophy from DB to DC pension plans changed the entire pension landscape dramatically, where the responsibility for pension investment shifted from the employer to employee. This is generally when 401k/403bs became the "company" "pension".
At retirement with a Defined Benefit (DB) plan, retirees usually have an array of choices for monthly payouts.
With the highest payout (called single life), the pension stops on the death of the worker.
Married persons can select lower monthly payouts to enable the same payments to continue for the surviving spouse's lifetime.
Even though the "company" can tailor its own pension plans somewhat for its employees, they are bound by the IRS to follow specific rules so that the plan does not unfairly favor the owners or their most highly paid workers.
Pension plans designated as "non-qualified," such as Deferred Compensation Plans or non-IRA/non-pension-plan insurance company annuities, are governed by different, more relaxed, rules.
Next time, we'll focus on options and features of classic qualified pension plans.
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Australia's greatest racehorses
- From: The Sunday Telegraph
- June 24, 2012
BLACK Caviar, the racehorse that has captured the hearts of Australians like no other since Phar Lap, has showed the world why she is regarded as the greatest sprinter of all-time with a memorable win at Royal Ascot.
We take a look back at the other great Australian racehorses from Carbine to Sunline.
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Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases or disorders result when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks normal cells instead of the germs that usually invade the body. The parts of the body that are affected vary depending upon the specific disease.
Anyone can get an autoimmune disease, but these people are at higher risk:
- Women of childbearing age
- People with a family history of autoimmune diseases
- People who are exposed to environmental chemicals, excessive sunlight, or certain bacterial and viral infections
- People who smoke
There are many different types of autoimmune diseases, such as Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and lupus.
The resources below provide information about autoimmune diseases in general, and they have links to the specific types.
Autoimmune Disease Resources
Vermont's Self-Management Workshops
The Vermont Blueprint for Health offers evidence-based self-management programs statewide called Healthier Living Workshops. These six-week workshops are designed to help people living with any type of chronic health condition, including all autoimmune diseases. Use the link below to find a Regional Coordinator who can tell you about workshops in a location near you. Learn more about the Blueprint for Health.
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information, education, and advocacy.
Medline Plus
Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
User-friendly information searchable through an alphabetized list of health conditions, including autoimmune diseases.
PubMed Health
PubMed Health is part of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. This page links directly to its information on autoimmune disorders.
A project of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health. Women are affected by autoimmune diseases more than men.


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ESCANABA - With the annoucement of Escanaba Athletic Director Dave Wilson's resignation comes a wave of support from coaches and colleagues both former and present. Wilson was highly respected among those that knew and worked with him on a daily basis and the feeling that Escanaba High School was losing a great administrator was shared across the board.
"Dave has been a great colleague of mine over the past years and I have a great deal of respect for him and the job he's done. Personally, we talk often, almost every day. I'm going to miss that friendship that we've shared in our positions," said Gladstone Athletic Director Matt Houle. "I'm the longest tenured AD in the U.P., and a lot of AD's are going in different directions - either retiring or going back to the classroom. There's a lot of stresses to the job, a lot of multi-tasking and time commitment.
"With Dave having some young children, I know that's a priority for him. When you become an AD...unfortunately I regret the many football and basektball games I missed with my sons, and I can't get those back. Dave is certainly a great friend and colleague, and I will miss him. I could call him if he was having a rough day and he could call me. Our conversations always ended in laughter. I know that friendship will endure, but I'll miss him being a colleague in reference to the position."
Numerous Escanaba coaches also offered their reactions to wilson's resignation.
"Dave did a tremendous job as Athletic Director. He always put the kids and coaches and the best interests of the entire program first. We'l miss him. His abcense in that position is going to be tough," said Escanaba varsity football coach Jim Hansen.
"I am happy for him. I know he wants to go back into the classroom and affect kids in a positive way and in a different way then he could as AD. He's doing it for the fight reasons and I couldn't be happier for him. I'm thankful for everything he did for me and I'm looking forward to working with him as a teacher."
"He's been around a long time. He's kind of the face of the Eskymos, having been a student here, a coach and a former player. His roots are here. He's always been there if you need to talk to him. If you have a problem, you call. He always has your back," said Escanaba varsity baseball coach Kirk Schwalbach.
"I understand his decision, but I don't know if there's anyone else who can fill his shoes. He's been at every event. When we leave, he's always there to say goodbye. He's a good communicator. He really cares about the kids and cares about the coaches. He always makes you feel important."
"Dave was a great AD and him and I had a great relationship. He's all about the kids and he treats his coaches with a lot of respect. Dave was always behind his coaches, whatever we needed, he would find a way in the budget to help us out. He was always supportive of me as a coach. He'll be sorely missed," said former Escanaba varsity girls basketball coach Kelly O'Connell.
"Dave put a lot of time in an it's a very strenuous job and he managed his time well. Coaches go through a lot of ups and downs, tough nights, and Dave was always reaching out to us, texting us with support after the games. He always reminded us that it's just a game. Tomorrow the kids go back to class and we go back to work. He always kept it in perspective."
"Dave Wilson certainly is an advocate for kids. He always wanted to see kids succeed in Escanaba athletics," said former Escanaba varsity football coach Dan Flynn. "He'll do well. He's a very good teacher and a good coach."
"Dave is a good friend of mine. As far as AD's go, you could never find a more supportive person than him. I'm sure every coach that has worked for him and coached under his stint as AD, it was a positive experience. He's certainly going to be missed," said Escanaba varsity wrestling coach Jamie Segorski.
"It's a sad day for coaches and athletes of Escanaba, but my hope is that he returns to the field and continues his career on the coaching side. You won't ever find a more positive influence for the kids. He's so respected and so loved by the kids. I hope he continues on the coaching side."


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Country star and Louisiana native Tim McGraw headlines the New Orleans Arena, topping a bill that includes Lady Antebellum and the Lost Trailers. The Radiators make a rare appearance at the Maple Leaf. Deacon John & the Ivories play classic New Orleans rhythm & blues and more at Rock 'n' Bowl. Blues guitarist and vocalist Owen "Big Daddy O" Tufts fronts his Revue at Ruby's Roadhouse in Mandeville. Clarinetist Michael White & the Liberty Jazz Band swing at Snug Harbor.
Catch Johnny Stetch & the Dirty Notes, Derrick Freeman's Smoker's World and more at the Blue Nile. Pianist and singer Leslie Smith is at the Bombay Club with a trio. Caleb Guillotte, Craig Caliva and Elizabeth Gill team up for the early set at Carrollton Station, followed by the Kinky Tuscaderos and, around midnight, The Help, featuring Barbara Menendez Ganucheau of New Orleans' long-ago New Wave sensation The Cold in her first gig in years.
Guitarist Tony Green is back in town with his Gypsy Jazz combo; hear them at Dos Jefes. See trumpeter Leroy Jones at Donna's. Susan Cowsill visits Chickie Wah Wah with the Bonas Brothers. Sweet Lorraine's hosts Angela Bell. At d.b.a., John Boutte precedes Otra. Michael Jackson tribute band Who's Bad is off the wall at the House of Blues. Catch Sol Fiya at Le Bon Temps Roule.


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Hilltoppers Have To Choose In Elite 8
WEST LIBERTY – As the man in charge of a program that prides itself on challenging every shot and playing stifling defense, it pains West Liberty men's basketball coach Jim Crutchfield to admit he's going to have to choose what to allow Winona State when the two team's meet in an NCAA Division II national quarterfinal at 2:30 on Thursday at Louisville's Freedom Hall.
The Central Region champion Warriors (27-7) are not only big, they're athletic, and shoot the 3-pointer at a 36-percent clip."
"Across the board they're a little different than most teams," Crutchfield said. "They're kind of like us except they don't shoot it quite as well as we do percentage-wise, because they have a lot of guys that shoot 3s.
"Their mentality is they probably don't want to shoot a lot of 3s against us."
That's likely a correct assumption considering the size advantage the Warriors hold on the Hilltoppers (33-1), who enter the Elite 8 as not only three-time champions of the Atlantic Region, but as the No. 1 team in the country. West Liberty's plan to combat that size will likely be double-teaming as soon as guys like All-American center Clayton Vette (6-foot-9) and Kellen Taylor (6-7), a guard by trade, catch the basketball in the post. In turn, that could lead to some open looks behind the arc if Hilltoppers defenders are slow on their rotations.
"Sometimes when you don't want to shoot them you don't shoot them that well," Crutchfield said. "There's going to have to be some guys that make some double-down plays and scramble back to their guys.
"To control their All-American inside 1-on-1 will be very difficult to do."
Big-Time Pressure
It remains to be seen how well the Warriors can handle a full-court, 40-minute press like the one the Hilltoppers will throw their way. Crutchfield said pressure in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference is generally saved for late-game situations.
But …
"All the way across the board, even their bigs are good ballhandlers and good passers. I was watching how comfortable they are in a half-court set, because they didn't get pressed a lot," Crutchfield said of Winona. "That's something that I am looking for, how good is this guy going to be with the ball?
"We played Bowie State, similar size, but watching on tapes I could see they had some guys that weren't very comfortable with the ball.
"These guys are. They're good with the ball."
That starts with 6-5 point guard Grant Johnson.
"He is crafty and is good with the ball, not just as a ballhandler, but as a passer," Crutchfield said. "He's so long and sees the floor so well."
Crutchfield said the Warriors handled pressure with ease when it was applied during the games he watched. However, it would stand to reason there's a major difference between getting it for 40 minutes from a team that uses the press as its modus operandi, as opposed to one that simply breaks it out when behind late in games.
"I hope so," Crutchfield said. "We've got different looks with our press. It kind of looks the same, but we've got different variables we change here and there if we feel we're in danger of giving up something too easy by the way we're pressing.
"We've got some ways to take it a notch back and say 'we're less likely to give up a layup under this type of pressure.' We'll be feeling them out through different types of pressure."
Foul Trouble?
It was at this same point last season that the Hilltoppers got themselves in trouble with foul issues. In a season-ending loss to Stonehill, Mass. (91-90), West Liberty ran into all kinds of foul issues. Point guard Cedric Harris picked up three in the first half, then a fourth early in the second half. He eventually fouled out while Chris Morrow, C.J. Hester and Keene Cockburn, the Hilltoppers' top inside players, finished with four each.
"We found some early foul trouble (against Stonehill) and that could be an issue because of (Winona's) strength inside," Crutchfield said. "Their whole team is more athletic than I would have anticipated they were.
"You look at their size and think they're just big guys who push and shove, but they're not.
"They know how to rebound, they anticipate things and they're very athletic."
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Lauren Moses scored 21 points and Brianna Logan struck for 20 to lead Rancocas Valley, No. 2 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to an 82-66 victory over South Brunswick in the semifinals of the Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament in Mount Holly.
Jasmyne Lewis and Dominique Ward finished with 13 points apiece for Rancocas Valley. Danielle Padovano scored a career-high 35 points for South Brunswick.


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Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel will become either the second player to win the Heisman Trophy twice or the 12th player who could have won the Heisman twice but didn't.
As one of the six finalists for the 2013 Heisman Trophy, Manziel is in the running to join Ohio State RB Archie Griffin as the only two-time winners of the award. Manziel will find out if he's doubled the size of that exclusive club on Saturday night, when the Heisman finalists will gather in New York for the trophy presentation.
The other Heisman finalists are Northern Illinois QB Jordan Lynch, Auburn RB Tre Mason, Alabama QB AJ McCarron, Boston College RB Andre Williams and Florida State QB Jameis Winston.
Griffin won the Heisman Trophy in 1974 and 1975, even though his production slipped as a senior. In 1974, Ohio State lost one regular-season game. Griffin ran for 1,695 yards - averaging 6.6 yards per carry - and 12 TDs. In 1975, Ohio State was undefeated in the regular season. Griffin ran for 1,450 yards - averaging 5.5 yards per carry - and four TDs. The Buckeyes lost in the Rose Bowl to end both seasons.
Despite the dropoff in production, the Heisman vote wasn't any closer for Griffin's second trophy than it was for the first. He more than doubled the points of the second-place finishers - Southern Cal RB Anthony Davis in 1974 and California RB Chuck Muncie in 1975 - both years.
Eleven other players have returned to play college football after winning the Heisman without equaling Griffin's feat.
Four of the 11, including the previous two, did not finish in the top 10 in the Heisman voting after winning the award - Ohio State HB Vic Janowicz in 1951, Navy QB Roger Staubach in 1964, Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford in 2009 and Alabama RB Mark Ingram in 2010. We already know Manziel won't join that group.
Janowicz went from a triple-threat single-wing tailback as a junior to adjusting to the T-formation in Woody Hayes' first year as Ohio State's coach. After leading Navy to a No. 1-vs.-No. 2 game against Texas in the Cotton Bowl as a junior, Staubach suffered an ankle injury in the first game of his senior season and wasn't quite the same player the rest of the way as the Midshipmen finished 3-6-1. Bradford suffered two shoulder injuries in 2009 that eventually knocked him out for the season. Ingram underwent knee surgery and missed the first two games of the 2010 campaign.
Other than Griffin, Oklahoma HB Billy Sims came the closest to repeating as a Heisman winner by place, finishing second to Southern Cal TB Charles White in 1979. In 1978, Sims won the Heisman even though Penn State QB Chuck Fusina received more first-place votes. In 1979, Sims finished a distant second in the Heisman balloting to Southern Cal RB Charles White and his 2,050 rushing yards.
Five Heisman returners finished third in the next season's balloting -- SMU TB Doak Walker in 1949, BYU QB Ty Detmer in 1991, Oklahoma QB Jason White in 2004, Southern Cal QB Matt Leinart in 2005 and Florida QB Tim Tebow in 2008.
Army HB Doc Blanchard finished fourth in 1946, and Tebow finished fifth in 2009, two seasons after his Heisman. Tebow is the only player who has had two chances at winning the Heisman a second time. Manziel was the first freshman to win the Heisman and also would have that chance - if he doesn't win this year or if he doesn't turn pro after this season.
Tebow in 2008 came the closest of the 11 to winning a second Heisman, even though he finished third behind Bradford and Texas QB Colt McCoy in the balloting. Tebow's vote total was 91.3 percent of Bradford's. When Sims finished second in 1979, his vote total was 45.6 percent of White's.
The 2013 Heisman voting will be the sixth in which a Texas A&M player has charted in the balloting released by the Heisman Trophy Trust. Manziel joined HB John David Crow as the Aggies' Heisman winners. Crow won the 1957 Heisman and is the answer to the trivia question: Who is coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's only Heisman winner?
Texas A&M FB John Kimbrough finished second to Michigan RB Tom Harmon for the 1940 Heisman. The Texas A&M Lettermen's Association, in its biography of Kimbrough, reports "Jarring John" finished fifth in the 1939 Heisman balloting, but the Trophy Trust's listing of the 1939 vote extends only to fourth place.
The only other Texas A&M players who show up on the Heisman vote lists are RB Darren Lewis, who finished eighth in 1990; and QB Bucky Richardson, who came in 10th in 1991.