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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 6359-6360] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-01905] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. MC2013-33 and CP2013-44; Order No. 1634] New Postal Product AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 12 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. [[Page 6360]] DATES: Comments are due: January 31, 2013. ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing alternatives. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Notice of Filings III. Supplemental Information IV. Ordering Paragraphs I. Introduction In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal Service filed a formal request and associated supporting information to add Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 12 to the competitive product list.\1\ The Postal Service asserts that Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 12 is a competitive product ``not of general applicability'' within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3). Request at 1. The Request has been assigned Docket No. MC2013-33. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 12 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, and Supporting Data, January 23, 2013 (Request). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Postal Service contemporaneously filed a redacted contract related to the proposed new product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39 CFR 3015.5. Id. Attachment B. The instant contract has been assigned Docket No. CP2013-44. Request. To support its Request, the Postal Service filed six attachments as follows:
Attachment A--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 11-6, authorizing the new product; Attachment B--a redacted copy of the contract; Attachment C--proposed changes to the Mail Classification Schedule competitive product list with the addition underlined; Attachment D--a Statement of Supporting Justification as required by 39 CFR 3020.32; Attachment E--a certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a); and Attachment F--an application for non-public treatment of materials to maintain redacted portions of the contract and related financial information under seal. In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Dennis R. Nicoski, Manager, Field Sales Strategy and Contracts, asserts that the contract will cover its attributable costs, make a positive contribution to covering institutional costs, and increase contribution toward the requisite 5.5 percent of the Postal Service's total institutional costs. Id. Attachment D at 1. Mr. Nicoski contends that there will be no issue of market dominant products subsidizing competitive products as a result of this contract. Id. Related contract. The Postal Service included a redacted version of the related contract with the Request. Id. Attachment B. The contract does not appear to specify an effective date. Id. at 5; see Section III, infra. However, the contract is scheduled to expire 5 years from the effective date, unless, among other things, either party terminates the agreement with 30 days' written notice to the other party. Id. at 6. The Postal Service represents that the contract is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a). Id. Attachment D. The Postal Service filed much of the supporting materials, including the related contract, under seal. Id. Attachment F. It maintains that the redacted portions of the contract, customer- identifying information, and related financial information should remain confidential. Id. at 3. This information includes the price structure, underlying costs and assumptions, pricing formulas, information relevant to the customer's mailing profile, and cost coverage projections. Id. The Postal Service asks the Commission to protect customer-identifying information from public disclosure indefinitely. Id. at 7. II. Notice of Filings The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-33 and CP2013-44 to consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 12 product and the related contract, respectively. Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal Service's filings in the captioned dockets are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due no later than January 31, 2013. The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov). The Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller to serve as Public Representative in these dockets. III. Supplemental Information To clarify the record, the Postal Service is requested to provide a written response to the following question. An answer should be provided as soon as it is developed, but no later than January 29, 2013. Many of the terms of the contract, including the termination date and the timing of price adjustments, are dependent on the effective date of the contract. Id. Attachment B. The contract does not appear to specify an effective date. Id. at 5. Please provide documentation establishing the effective date of the contract, as agreed to by the parties to the contract. IV. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-33 and CP2013-44 to consider the matters raised in each docket. 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in these proceedings. 3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no later than January 31, 2013. 4. The Postal Service's response to the request for supplemental information is due no later than January 29, 2013. 5. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Shoshana M. Grove, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013-01905 Filed 1-29-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-FW-P


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Residents in a high rise in Allentown say they're worried for their neighbors' well-being after a fire over the weekend damaged the building's elevators.
The building is a senior living facility and now residents say some people are virtually trapped in their homes.
Officials said the fire happened early Sunday around 1 a.m. on the 10th floor of the Episcopal House at 1440 Walnut Street in Allentown.
Residents say they were stunned by the news but happy no one was hurt.
"Thank goodness we have a sprinkling system so that helped," said a resident who did not wish to give her name.
Unfortunately some of the water poured down the elevator shaft damaging the entire system.
Monday, residents were still without elevators and for a 19-story building with 230 seniors, it's not an ideal situation.
"I do worry about my girlfriend up on the 15th floor. I know she can't make it down 'cause she has oxygen and she has a walker and I know she can't make it out," said Marilyn Leidel.
As to when the elevators will be fixed, executive director Miki Weaver says it will take one to two days.
She adds they're still waiting for parts because the fire happened over the holiday weekend.
In the meantime, those who are healthy enough to take the stairs will continue doing so, while others are checking to make sure their neighbors are alright.
"I'm just glad, knock on wood, that we all chipped in here. We all chipped in to help the tenants here, nobody was hurt...You can fix water damage but a life you can't," said Lloyd Mitchell.
Administrators said they'll also be checking on residents and updating them on the elevator situation.
Weaver said she hasn't been made aware of any emergency needs but adds they would contact the Allentown Fire Department should the situation arise.
Weaver added she also contacted the Red Cross but was told they were unable to assist since the circumstances are not dire and residents are with power.
Captain John Christopher said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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FLINT, MI -- Forty-five minutes of virtually nonstop cheering broke through gymnasium walls and could be heard throughout the hallways of the International Academy of Flint at an interactive Radio Disney live stage show Wednesday afternoon.
The show was given to K-5 students to teach them the benefits of living healthily.
"Many children are not eating enough fruits and vegetables, consume too much sugar and don't get enough physical activity," said Renee Shaw, Hurley Medical Center grants writer.
Mikie Rometty from Radio Disney gave a short presentation educating the elementary students on how to be healthy and active at home. He recommended eating five servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drinking four glasses of water each day.
Students should have no more than two hours of TV or computer time a day, and should take breaks for activity every 30 minutes, he said.
Students participated in high-energy, interactive trivia games and relay races. They also watched a few of their teachers in a jump-roping contest. Periodically throughout the show, the entire gym was asked to briefly stand up and half the group was instructed to play air guitar while the other half played air drums – just to keep them moving, said Ashley Mitchell, Radio Disney promotion manager.
Danielle Campbell, Hurley wellness services manager, said the event is intended to combat the obesity epidemic.
Flint ranks 10th in the nation for obesity, the event's press release says.
"It is very important to educate children at a young age so they are able to remain healthy as they go," Campbell said.
Kohl's Cares for Healthy Kids program gave Hurley Children's Hospital a $103,445 grant to sponsor these shows at elementary schools in the Flint area this school year.
Kohl's department stores raise money for events such as this through its Kohl's Cares program. The stores sell $5 books and stuffed animals near checkouts, and those profits fund opportunities such as this around the country.
"One of Kohl's community outreach initiatives is to encourage youth and families to eat healthier and find ways to be active," Shaw said.
This assembly was the kickoff of the series of Radio Disney shows throughout Flint this school year, Mitchell said. The program will travel to six more greater-Flint-area schools this school year, beginning in January.
Flint schools on this year's schedule include St. John Vianney Catholic School, Eisenhower Elementary, Pierce Creative Arts Elementary, Durant-Tuuri-Mott Elementary and Doyle/Ryder Elementary in Flint. Also included is Dailey Elementary in the Beecher School District.


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jan elburg wrote: >Dear Fellow TowerTalkers, > >Trying to make a hybrid coupler (collins method) for 2 phased verticals. > >Found a recipe in ON4UN's Low Band Handbook. > >And what seemed an easy calculation, regarding the number of turns, is >keeping me puzzled. > >The used componets : 1 Amidon T225 core a a piece of copper wire. > >The inductance should be 1.13uH for 7 mc/s. >Formula L= 50/ 2*3.14*7.05 > >According to the formula for calculating the number of turns, in my case >for 7 mc/s, it turned out to >9,7 turns making 10 turns. >Formula N = 100 * square root 1.13 / 120 > May I recommend DL5SWB's Mini Ring Core Calculator? http://dl5swb.de/html/software_for_amateur_radio.htm It has a large library of core data from many different manufacturers, including dimensions and paint color as an identity check. If your core genuinely is a T225-2, your calculation of 9.7 turns looks OK. >10 turns on the T225 core gave 2,50 uH in stead of the desired 1.13 uH. >Measured with my MFJ259B. >I don't expect the MFJ very accurate, but 100 % off, I don't believe. > Sorry , I don't have one (Tom?) but a measurement based on series/parallel resonance should be more accurate. -- 73 from Ian G/GM3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB) http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA. _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Running the 200-plus employee Portland Development Commission with its $240 million annual budget poses a monster job in the best of times.
These aren't the best of times for the city urban-renewal agency responsible for projects aimed at transforming entire neighborhoods.
The agency is reeling from intense criticism about development decisions and bad press over shady-looking contracting. Whoever replaces PDC boss Don Mazziotti will face demoralized staff, a restive business community and skepticism from the public and City Hall.
The search is down to three finalists. (A search committee ix-nayed the best-known job applicant-former City Commissioner Charlie Hales-and a fourth finalist withdrew last week.) Unless the PDC's five-member board decides to start all over again, one of these three will be announced as executive director Monday. So who are they, and what are their strengths and weaknesses?
The Pocket Résumé: A former Metro councilor and ex-director of Portland's Planning Bureau, Knowles is now a private urban planner. He has worked on a slew of transportation projects and was once chair of Portland's Housing Authority.
The Selling Points: Knowles has the most experience of the three within Portland's vaunted urban-planning apparatus. He knows what it's like to run a politicized, issues-racked agency. His personable, low-key style doesn't light up a room, but it would contrast mightily with Mazziotti, who often comes across as abrasive and high-handed.
Fatal Flaws? Sure, Knowles is a nice guy-but does he have the grit to sort out morale, personnel and contracting problems? Or the spinal steel to deal with a City Council hungering to rein in PDC's power? Transportation, planning and housing chops aside, does he know anything about attracting jobs, the part of PDC's duty that most interests business?
The Pocket Résumé: The director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, Warner used to run land use and transportation for Washington County.
The Selling Points: Warner gets credit in some circles for a turn-around job at ODOT, an agency once besieged by negative press. The $4 billion goliath now enjoys smooth relations with the Legislature. Warner has had more redevelopment experience than one might expect, lending ODOT's weight to several building revitalizations and housing projects.
Fatal Flaws? Of the three, Warner seems to know the least about PDC-and Portland itself. At a public Q&A session Monday, the ODOTster repeatedly dodged questions about bread-and-butter urban issues by saying he didn't know much but would like to know more. And some think his success at ODOT has been more cosmetic than substantial.
The Pocket Résumé: PDC's former top lawyer, now in private practice.
The Selling Points: Williams is popular and respected within PDC, and perceived as someone who could kick some internal butt. She has actually dealt with the nitty-gritty of urban renewal and is considered an expert on some of PDC's most arcane funding sources.
Fatal Flaws? If you want to clean up the mess, why hire a former insider? Or, for that matter, someone who has the least experience running a major agency? Or someone whose private practice has involved so many clients who also do business with PDC that she says she'd have to recuse herself from many agency decisions in her first year?


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The play went under review for several minutes, before the referee announced it no good, drawing boos from the crowd.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere rested after hurting his groin the night before, giving the start to Varlamov. Giguere went out late in the third against Phoenix and Varlamov helped the Avalanche to a shootout win.
Varlamov, who turned 25 on Saturday, was kept quite busy by the Wild, stopping 30 shots.
This might have been the last NHL game for Colorado's Milan Hejduk, who grabbed the final puck just in case he's not back for a 15th season.
"I haven't made up my mind. I will take some time off to consider it and then make my decision," he said.
It's been a tough season for Hejduk, the last remaining link to the 2001 Stanley Cup squad. He had a career-low 11 points and missed time with shoulder and torso injuries.
The 37-year-old Hejduk is second in franchise history in games (1,020), fourth in goals (375) and fifth in assists (430). He's also just the third Czech-born player to reach 800 points, joining Jaromir Jagr and Patrik Elias.
NOTES: The Wild recalled Fs Stephane Veilleux and Jason Zucker from Houston of the American Hockey League before the game. Veilleux was a scratch. The team also reassigned forwards Jake Dowell and Carson McMillan to Houston. ... Colorado Fs Matt Duchene and P.A. Parenteau each finished with 43 points. The only previous time in the franchise's history it had teammates share the squad's scoring title was 2008-09 when Hejduk and Ryan Smyth each had 59 points.


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I think elephants are adorable.
So I thought I'd try my hand at painting one suitable for a little girl's room.
I tried to make the background look like patchy wallpaper, but it didn't quite work like I had planned.... I ended up with too much paint which resulted in covering up the patterned paper I had glued on. I still don't mind the end result though, I quite like the smudgy pink background.


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» Class 5A girls links: Bracket | Forum | Live Audio
Team - 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th ... Final
Hermiston - 21 ... 11 ... 31 ... 20 ... 83
Wilsonville - 9 ... 19 ... 17 ... 19 ... 64
Wilsonville vs Hermiston
03/07/08 1:30 PM at Portland, Ore. (Chiles Center)
At Portland, Ore. (Chiles Center)
INGALLS, Melinda 5-15 7-9 17; KRUEGER, Kellie 5-5 2-4 12; WALTER, Alli 5-13
0-1 12; PETERS, Katlyn 3-5 2-3 8; WALTERS, Ashley 3-4 0-0 6; BRITSCH, Katy
2-3 2-4 6; ARNOLDY, Megan 0-3 3-6 3; FORD, Chelsea 0-0 0-2 0; HANSEN, Alisha
0-1 0-0 0; RHODES, Kali 0-0 0-0 0; COHN, Erica 0-0 0-0 0; RIEWALD, Anna 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 23-49 16-29 64.
SCHIMMEL, Shoni 12-20 2-6 31; McCLOUD, Sammantha 7-14 0-0 14; VONARX, Sarah
5-9 0-0 10; ROWAN, Jessica 4-7 0-0 8; WHITSETT, Hannah 3-4 0-0 7; COOMBS,
Michelle 1-5 0-1 3; SCHIMMEL, Jude 1-2 0-0 3; DAVIS, Paige 1-2 0-0 2;
STACONA, Briana 1-5 0-0 2; PEDRO, Marie 0-0 2-2 2; ROYER, Abbey 0-2 1-2 1;
COBB, Andrea 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-70 5-11 83.
Wilsonville................... 9 19 17 19 - 64
Hermiston..................... 21 11 31 20 - 83
3-point goals--Wilsonville 2-8 (WALTER, Alli 2-5; INGALLS, Melinda 0-3),
Hermiston 8-20 (SCHIMMEL, Shoni 5-8; SCHIMMEL, Jude 1-1; COOMBS, Michelle
1-3; WHITSETT, Hannah 1-2; STACONA, Briana 0-3; ROYER, Abbey 0-1; McCLOUD,
Sammantha 0-2). Fouled out--Wilsonville-WALTER, Alli, Hermiston-None.
Rebounds--Wilsonville 40 (KRUEGER, Kellie 8; INGALLS, Melinda 8), Hermiston
34 (SCHIMMEL, Shoni 8). Assists--Wilsonville 13 (WALTER, Alli 4; BRITSCH,
Katy 4), Hermiston 22 (SCHIMMEL, Shoni 8). Total fouls--Wilsonville 16,
Hermiston 24. Technical fouls--Wilsonville-None, Hermiston-None.
Qwest Players of the Game:
Wilsonville: Melinda Ingalls
Hermiston: Shoni Schimmel
-- Final stats will be posted as soon as they're available, but I can tell you right now that Shoni Schimmel had 31 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. My goodness!
-- Time winds down under a minute, and Hermiston hits a last three before Wilsonville corrals a loose ball and simply dribbles out the clock.
-- I don't think I've EVER seen 80 points scored in a girls game, but as Hermiston goes past that, I'm in awe.
-- Kaitlyn Peters makes a bad decision to foul Abbey Royer on the three point line, but the refs say it's on the floor, so she'll shoot 1 and 1. She splits the pair.
-- You can see the look of frustration on the faces of the Wilsonville as they have played a great game, but no one could have stopped Schimmel tonight. She was stellar to say the least. Ingalls leaves the floor to a greta ovation and she deserves it. What a tough player.
-- Ingalls gets back tot he line for a pair and she will hit 1 of 2. On the other end, Hermiston needs three tries, but Sammantha McCloud is able to get the offensive board and score the bucket on the put back.
-- Schimmel again scores on the lay up, but after a Wilsonville basket, she begins to show signs of fatigue as she has the ball stolen from her by Hannah Whitsett in the back court and she'll pass it off to Ingalls for the score. Hermiston leads it 74-59 with 2:24 remaining.
-- Wilsonville tries to score out of the timeout, but their attempt is off and Schimmel drives the length of the court for the easy lay up through traffic. Incredible. She has been amazing out on the floor tongiht. Ingalls is fouled rebounding a miss from three by Schimmel and she will shoot two. She splits the pair, but on the inbounds, she makes a steal and puts it in off the glass for two.
-- Schimmel travels with it, but isn't whistled for the offense, and after she misses the floater Wilsonville uses terrific passing on the break to get Ali Walter an easy basket in transition. However, Schimmel will score on her next drive to the hoop, and the fella hollering behind me is beginning to lose his voice as it cracks while he tries to yell after Schimmel's last bucket. Timeout on the floor with Hermiston leading 68-51 with 4:36 remaining.
-- Wilsonville is battling hard for rebounds, but they just can't seem to get anything to fall. They get three looks at the hoop, none fall through, and then Ingalls steals the ball back and tries the lay up, but it's off. Tough break. However, she does draw the foul, and hits two at the line.
-- Sarah VonArx makes a great move underneath as she pump fakes her defender and then goes underneath the hoop for the easy reverse.
-- As the buzzer sounds, I think it was Ali Walter who go the shot off, but it wasn't in time despite the fact it rattled in. Tough break for Wilsonville. That was a 31 point quarter for Hermiston. To give you an idea of how big that is, yesterday Lincoln only scored 31 points in their quarterfinal game. My goodness.
-- After a jump ball, again tied up by Ingalls, Hermiston calls time, but they retain possession, and Brianna Stacona scores on the broken play. Hermiston leads it 61-43 with under a minute to play third quarter.
-- I feel bad for Melissa Ingalls who is diving all over the court for the loose ball and tipped passes, but as she digs one out, she passes it to a teammate in the corner and the ball goes right through her hands.
-- Schimmel again breaks down the defense with the drive, but this time she doesn't pass it off. Instead she floats it up for the easy two. Not to be outdone, Kaitlyn Peters goes right at Hannah Whitsett on the drive and scores while drawing the foul.
-- The officials miss a call as Hermiston tipped it out of bounds, but they give it back to the Bulldogs and Schimmel capitalizes on their good fortune as she drains yet ANOTHER three. After a Wilsonville turnover Michelle Coombs will drain a three, but Wilsonville gets two of those back as they are quicker with the ball in transition.
-- Samantha Walters responds with a sort of jump hook inside, but Schimmel races up court and dishes off to Sarah VonArx for an easy two. Hermiston has jumped out to another big lead, but can they hold onto it is the question. Schimmel again scores on the lay up in transition and Wilsonville is forced to call time. Hermiston now leads it 47-34 with 4:16 remaining 3rd Q.
-- Hermiston scores two baskets quickly to start things off right. Schimmel then hits Paige Davis with a no look inbounds pass to set her up for another easy score at the rim. Man, Schimmel is MUCH better than advertised. She is crazy talented, and just as I was typing that, Schimmel loses her defender and cans an open three. Sammantha McCloud then steals the Wilsonville inbounds pass and scores for another quick Hermiston two.
-- While the students for Wilsonville have been much louder (not many Hermsion kids here, probably due the the distance to travel), the parents for Hermiston have more than made up for it. One fella behind me has been yelling the entire time. I'm afraid he might pass out if he doesn't take it easy.
-- Wilsonville - Ingalls 4 pts (2-6, 0-1) 2 reb, 1 ast; Peters 3 pts (1-2), 2 reb; Britsch 2 pts (1-2), 3 ast; Walter 6 pts (2-5, 2-4), 2 reb, 3 ast; Arnoldy 1 pts (0-1), 2 reb; Walters 2 pts (1-1), 2 reb; Krueger 10 pts (4-4), 8 reb
-- Hermiston - McCloud 10 pts (5-10, 0-1), 2 reb, 1 ast; Whitsett 3 pts (1-1), 1 ast; Vonarx 2 pts (1-3), 3 reb, 1 ast; Schimmel 13 pts (5-11, 2-4), 5 reb, 4 ast; Rowan 4 pts (2-2)
-- What a run by Wilsonville who shot 8-12, I believe, in that 2nd quarter while Hermiston sort of self destructed at the line in the period. they're 1-5 in the game from the stripe.
-- Hermiston is having real trouble from the line at this point and they miss two in the final minute of the quarter while Wilsonville drives down and scores on the pass off for and easy lay up. WIth a few seconds remaining, the Bulldogs had more than enough time for a last shot, but they can't inbound the ball until there's only 3 seconds left on the clock and their last second shot from half court is well short to end the first half. Great ball game here so far, folks!
-- Melinda Ingalls has the best style of the tournament so far. She's wearing with shoes with red laces and she has mismatching striped socks, One has sky blue stripes while the other has pink stripes. She burns two defenders as she splits the defense with a crossover move and scores on the lay up on the fastbreak.
-- The teams exchange turnovers, and then Schimmel will isolate out top, jab steps, goes behind the back with the dribble and draws the foul on the drive. She'll miss both free throws, but Hermiston manages to get the rebound and call time. Same score, with 1:30 remaining 1st half.
-- Out of a timeout, Schimmel hears the taunts of the Wilsonville, so she simply pulls up for three and drains it to silence them.
-- Schimmel tries to drive and score at the rim, but it's off and Kaitlyn Peters will score the basket in transition for the Wildcats. Schimmel plays a give and go with a teammate at the other ens of the floor, and that will get two easy point for Hermiston, but they are lazy to get back on defense and that hurts then as Wilsonville pushed it up and got the bucket before the Bulldogs could get set. Hermiston leads it 29-22 with 3:41 remaining 2nd Q. Great comeback by Wilsonville
-- Hermiston calls time after a dribbler is caught in the corner. Good play out of the timeout as they use a pick to free the cutter for an easy basket. However, Walter scores inside with the bank shot, and at the other end, Whitsett picks up the foul to send Kellie Krueger to the line. Hermiston leads it 27-16 with 5:21 remaining 2nd Q, And Ali Walter is fouled as she canned a three. Free throw is no good, but Wilsonville collects the loose ball and manages to put it in for two.
-- The loss of Schimmel (foul trouble) out on the floor is killing Hermiston right now, and Wilsonville has a chance to climb right back in it. The Bulldogs turn it over twice in a row, but on the second, they steal it right back score a the rim for two.
-- With time winding down to under a minute to play in the quarter, Wilsonville gets 2 points at the line. The teams trade misses, and Hermiston has a chance for a good look, but without Schimmel in the game, they can't seem to get anyone open for a good look and end up taking a bad shot as time expires.
-- My goodness, Schimmel is just on fire right now. She crosses over, breaks down the defender and after sucking in the defense, she dishes to a cutting teammate for the easy two. Wilsonville scores without issue in transition, but Schimmel comes right back and drains the pull up three. Hermiston leads 21-7 with 1:04 remaining, but Schimmel just picked up her 2nd foul.
-- Wilsonville's Melinda Ingalls makes a GREAT steal by tipping the inbounds pass to herself, but she steps on the end line while looking upcourt. Too bad. That was a great play.
-- Schimmel misfires from three, but full court pressure forces the turnover by Wilsonville and Hermiston reclaims the ball. Schimmel is fouled going to the hoop after the turnover and she'll shoots two. She hits 1 of 2, and Wilsonville turns it over under their own basket trying to push it ahead and break the press.
-- Lots of running and scoring has marked this first quarter, and that tempo seems to be favoring Hermiston thus far.
-- We've seen some great players so far in the tournament, but I can tell you without reservation, that Shoni Schimmel is a star. After taking an outlet pass, she just drove the length of the floor, broke down 3 defenders in the process and then dished right between the last two defenders with a no look pass to a teammate for the easy basket. On her next play, she steals the ball out top and drives the length of the floor for an easy two. Wilsonville calls time, and Hermiston leads 11-5 with 4:24 remaining.
-- Both teams are having now trouble scoring early, and I can tell you Hermiston has some enthusiastic fans in attendance today. Hermiston leads it 7-5 with 5:52 remaining 1st Q.
-- Hermiston wins the tip, but they lose it off Schimmel's hands to a Wilsonville player who lays it in. However, Hermiston gets those points back as they get out in transition and score at the rim as well. After a Wilsonville miss at one end, Hannah Whitsett cans a three for the Bulldogs.
We're about to get started here, so as soon as we tip off, I'll be updating. Stay tuned.


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SAGINAW, MI — Attorneys on Wednesday will begin selecting jurors who will decide whether a former Saginaw Township Catholic school athletic director is guilty of sexually assaulting a child more than 20 years ago.
Gary S. Moreland, 72, is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct against someone under the age of 13, a charge that stems from an alleged assault from the early 1990s of Moreland's great niece.
His attorney, Matthew Reyes, and Saginaw County Assistant Prosecutor Patrick Duggan will begin selecting a jury at 9 a.m. Wednesday in county Circuit Judge Janet M. Boes' courtroom.
Moreland, who worked at St. Thomas Aquinas School, also is charged with five counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The first-degree charge would have occurred sometime when the alleged victim was ages 6 through 8 and Moreland was in his late 40s and early 50s. The woman testified in Moreland's preliminary hearing that he assaulted her through 2004.
The woman testified she did not speak of the conduct until she was in an in-patient rehab facility in 2008. An investigation began in December 2011, and prosecutors brought charges against Moreland in April 2012.
The first-degree charge, the most serious of sexual offenses, involves penetration and carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. The fourth-degree charge, a high court misdemeanor, carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison.
Deal rejected
Moreland earlier this month rejected a plea agreement, Reyes said Tuesday.
Reyes said that Duggan's plea offer called for Moreland to plead guilty to the five fourth-degree counts; in exchange, Duggan would have dropped the first-degree charge. The deal also called for Moreland to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, serve five years on a GPS monitoring system, and be prohibited from any contact with anybody under the age of 18, including relatives, Reyes said.
Reyes said Moreland declined the offer because he would not be able to afford the GPS monitoring, which Duggan said would cost $275 per month through Kozy Bail Bonds in Saginaw. If Moreland were to agree to the deal and then not be able to pay for the monitoring at a later date, Boes may jail him for a probation violation, Reyes said.
Reyes said the monitoring was a "drop-dead provision," and Moreland decided he couldn't commit to it.
Duggan said that Reyes told him that Moreland would only be able to plead guilty to one of the fourth-degree counts and would have to plead no contest to the others.
When individuals plead guilty, they are required to either tell a judge why they're guilty or answer questions to establish their guilt. Duggan said that Reyes told him Moreland could only do this for one of the counts. Duggan said Reyes told him Moreland would have to plead no contest to the other four fourth-degree counts.
Duggan added that his initial offer included a sentencing recommendation — based on the victim's wishes — that any incarceration time be spent under house arrest. In an effort to alleviate further costs — individuals under house arrest have to pay for the service — Duggan said he would have changed his recommendation to just probation and the GPS monitoring.
In ensuring that Moreland understood what rejecting the plea offer meant, Boes reminded him that he faces "significantly higher" state sentencing guidelines if he were to be convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Boes said that earlier this year, when Moreland was set to plead to third-degree criminal sexual conduct, the bottom of his guidelines for that charge was 19 months in prison. Moreland on Tuesday said he understood the possible consequences and reiterated his desire to proceed to trial.
'Prior acts'
The trial may include testimony from the alleged victim's mother and aunt, who Duggan said have told authorities that Moreland "french kissed" them when they were teenagers.
Duggan filed a notice that he intends to introduce "prior acts" evidence through that testimony as well as testimony from the alleged victim about other assaults. While first-degree criminal sexual conduct does not have a statute of limitations, the other three degrees do; the alleged victim's testimony would be regarding assaults that occurred more than 10 years that were not first-degree assaults.
Duggan said that his intention behind the "prior acts" testimony is to "show in context" why the alleged victim did not report the alleged assaults until she was in her 20s. The two older women, who were relatives through marriage, will testify, Duggan said, that they did not believe they could report the inappropriate contact because "they felt (Moreland's) position in the family was more secure than theirs."
Duggan labeled Moreland as the "favorite uncle Gary whom nobody wants to castigate in front of the family."
The prosecutor said that the "prior acts" testimony is not intended to make Moreland look like a "bad guy with bad character," as Reyes argued Duggan's intentions were. The testimony, Duggan said, will show how Moreland "operated on the victims" and "manipulated" them to "achieve his goals."
Reyes argued that the testimony will be more prejudicial toward Moreland than prohibitive, especially in a case that essentially pits Moreland's word against the alleged victim's. The more people that are allowed to testify about alleged incidents, Reyes argued, the more a jury will be inclined to convict a defendant.
Reyes also argued that the victim's mother's accusation of molestation from "some 36 years ago" is not relevant and that the victim's aunt's "french kiss" accusation has "no bearing" on criminal sexual conduct charges.
Boes said she would decide on the issue later in the trial.
Other issues
Moreland on Tuesday also said that he did not wish to ask Boes to recuse herself from presiding over the trial because Boes in 1993 reviewed a sexual assault complaint against Moreland for the Saginaw County Prosecutor's Office, where Boes worked for about 20 years.
Reyes said that a Thomas Township Police Department report was filed in November 1993. Because the department didn't have detectives at the time, a Saginaw County sheriff's detective investigated the complaint and submitted findings to the prosecutor's office in a request for charges.
Boes, who said Tuesday that she does not remember reviewing the case, decided against authorizing charges. Duggan said that alleged victim is now deceased and that he did intend to present the accusations in trial.
Duggan said that his office initially charged Moreland with the fourth-degree counts based on Moreland and the alleged victim being related. State law requires the defendant and victim to be within three degrees of relation, Duggan said, and Moreland and the alleged victim in this case are four degrees removed.
The prosecutor amended the charges to being based on force or coercion.
County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Boyd said last month that his office was considering handing their case over to the state attorney general's office because of a possible conflict of interest. Duggan said Tuesday that he "satisfied (himself) from an ethical point of view" that there is no conflict and that the decision was made to keep the case in Saginaw County.
Duggan said Moreland family members contacted newly elected Prosecutor John McColgan Jr. last year after Moreland was charged and that McColgan's only communication with them was recommending that they hire an attorney. McColgan did not have an official consultation with the family, Duggan said.
Once the attorneys select a 14-person jury, opening arguments will begin. The trial is expected to continue into next week.
Moreland remains free on a $75,000 or 10 percent bond.


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Yeah, yeah, yeah... but they still won't tell you things about processes used, such as for those sculpted small carrots and the reason they get a white dust on them is that they are soaked in chlorine solution for preservation before packaging. While I hear scary stories from former McDonald's employees, one can only wonder about the process issues one might find therein.
While I can't help being appalled at 'hundreds of millions earned' by said lawyers, when I would prefer that firms paid fines or were punished in a more appropriate manner, I can't fault them for encouraging transparency and honesty. Especially if it can result in finding out things such as you say happen with carrots....
Well no surprise there - it was only a matter of time before the lawyers found something else they could make money on. However the thought of using a cooking oil containing petroleum gas, propane and butane is indeed scary. Thing is though - I wonder how many of us actually have the time to read through the labels of everything thing we buy in the supermarket !!!
No one's gotten a $28 cheque from a class action lawsuit settlement in decades. These days you get a coupon good for $2 off a future purchase of the company's products while the lawyers collect millions in cash. A lot of things would be very different if the law required that lawyers be compensated in the same way as their clients; i.e., if the class gets a $2 coupon, the lawyers get a bunch of $2 coupons too.
It is merely a dimension of the re-emergence of mercantilism, or as it is recognised today, corporatism. It owns the US, its government, and the people it employs. The only good thing used to be that most people worked outside this cage, but perhaps that is not so anymore. Sad.
"People doubt the US is a fundamentally hostile place to do business now? Things like this. Constant assault from lawyers, regulators, and demagogic politicians. "
The armies of lawyers that exist in the US are so large that they now do more damage than good for the average person.
Lawyers have done a lot of good in terms of bringing things to the public light over the years, but they have more and more been doing nothing but enrich themselves while those they supposedly represent get little.
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Months after "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" gave America a ringside seat to the marital problems of Russell and Taylor Armstrong, and weeks after Taylor accused Russell of beating her during their marriage, the Los Angeles businessman has committed suicide, TMZ.com reports.
Taylor filed for divorce last month citing irreconcilable differences, but told People.com that Russell verbally and physically abused her during their six-year marriage. They have a young daughter, Kennedy.
TMZ.com also interviewed Russell's lawyer, who says Russell had "tremendous" money problems. "As far as a will, even if he does have a will, they don't have any assets, so I'm not sure what there would be left to leave," Ronald Richards says. "I am extremely saddened . . . I had no idea he was depressed."
Sources tell the website that Russell hanged himself in the bedroom of the Los Angeles home in which he was staying.


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Eyeing the ring: 'American Idol' runner-up Clay Aiken is considering running for Congress in North Carolina.
Basking in youth's glow: 51-year-old Demi Moore seen vacationing in Mexico with 27-year-old Dead Sara drummer Sean Friday.
Vince Gilligan, creator of AMC's critically-acclaimed drama 'Breaking Bad,' and the upcoming spinoff 'Better Call Saul' is looking to reprise the characters portrayed by Aaron Paul for the new show.
Seth Meyers opens up about his immediate future in an exclusive interview with TIME Magazine.
Longtime show-business twins Tia and Tamera, who got their start on the sitcom 'Sister, Sister' back in the mid-'90s, have decided to end their family reality show and step away from the spotlight.Killing 'em with kindness: Actress Alyssa Milano decides to stay classy after Jay Mohr makes disparaging remarks about her weight during a radio talk show interview.


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Sumda Chun, an important surviving example of early Tibetan Buddhist temple architecture in Ladakh, is winning accolades for meticulous restoration
Besides stunning moonscapes, Ladakh also offers a lot to those who cherish cultural treasures. But even in a land famous for its many ancient monasteries, the effort to restore one beautiful example is garnering global acclaim.
In addition to being a destination that only the more intrepid can hope to reach, Sumda Chun Gonpa, a 10th-century Buddhist monastery perched on a hill 65 km south west of Leh, could now probably lay claim to being one of the most exclusive items on the region's tourism menu. This is largely because it has just been brought back from the brink of total collapse.
In fact, the monastery - situated at an altitude of 12, 700 feet - had figured in the World Monuments Fund's watchlist of 100 most endangered sites in 2006. It was restored with great care and dexterity in a four-year project led by NIRLAC, the Namgyal Institute for Research on Ladakhi Art and Culture.
Accolades have followed. The restoration work, which was also supported by the New Yorkbased World Monuments Fund, received the highest heritage award, the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation in 2011 and the Travel + Leisure magazine's Global Vision Award in 2012. NIRLAC is no stranger to such recognition, though. It has won many awards for its conservation work in the region, including more UNESCO awards for the conservation of Shey Dorjey Chenmo and Maitriya Temples in Basgo, Ladakh, and The Best in Heritage Award 2011 from the European Heritage Association.
"Given the situation we had found it in, the monastery would have been in great trouble, " recalls Jigmed Wangchuk Namgyal, a member of the erstwhile royal family and secretary of NIRLAC. "Our conservation work at Sumda Chun was different and important because we involved the communities whose lives revolve around the monastery. We worked with local masons and carpenters, with the idea that knowledge had to be disseminated to the people directly concerned with the monastery. Of course, my team was present to resolve any problem, " he adds.
Sumda Chun, accessible only by a 3-4 hour hike up a steep river valley trail, is one of the most important surviving early Tibetan Buddhist temples of the region. Once a sprawling complex, only a few of its structures stand today. These include the assembly hall, the main shrine and the stupas. The murals in the assembly hall are rare examples of the formative influences on Tibetan Buddhism art while the altar niche contains a shrine adorned with 37 stucco sculptures.
"As in the past, locals continue to practise traditional values as a part of the sacred landscape. They try to complete the circumvention of all the historic monasteries in the region - Sumda Chun, Sumda Chenmo, Mangyu and Alchi - in one day, " points out Namgyal.
The region's changing climate posed the greatest threat to the monastery. Its roofing system was built to endure mostly dry weather but increased rainfall in the region over successive centuries had led to fissures, damaging the exquisite interiors. "Our consultants were from Delhi but there are very few art historians who have an understanding of Buddhist Iconography. However, we had our job well cut out for us. We did not move anything and used traditional methodology for restoration. We tried to maintain it the way it was originally, purely from a scientific perspective, " Namgyal states.
Though footloose travellers have already begun to trek to Sumda Chun, Namgyal rues that Ladakh is not yet a discernible part of the Incredible India experience. That's not difficult to believe considering that the region is too small a constituency - both political and otherwise - to leave any enduring impact on the national mindscape;it sends one MP to the Lok Sabha.
"Ladakh needs a bit more serious attention than it does now. Our big problem is to maintain the fragile ecological balance in the Himalayas, " says Namgyal, whose NGO has taken up several complex projects in Ladakh. These include, among others, documenting Thangka paintings in major monasteries of the region like Hemis, Matho, Likir and Stakna;restoration of the 15th century-Matriya temples at Basgo;and creating an inventory of Ladakh's cultural resources in a four-volume book called 'The Legacy of Mountain People'.
A part of that much-needed prominence can come from hitherto untouched sites like Sumda Chun whose exquisite location and beautiful interiors are a good enough reason to make one undertake an exclusive art pilgrimage.
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A high passenger load control will be put into practice regularly on the northbound lanes of the No. 5 National Freeway, which links Taipei and the northeastern county of Yilan, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays, starting from Sept. 16, in order to ease traffic jams on the freeway in the given time section, according to the Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau.
Under the control, each small car will be required to carry at least three people if it is to run on the northbound lanes of the Taipei-Yilan Freeway from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays, bureau officials said.
The officials also said that the bureau conducted a high load control on the northbound lanes of the freeway on a trial basis in July, finding a significant reduction in traffic flow and driving time needed. For instance, it took only 66-67 minutes to drive from the Luodong system to the Nangang system, down from the original 93 minutes, as a result of the high load control.


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Sellers tells ABC 33/40 that the chase is linked to a "bigger, widespread investigation." The name of the suspect arrested in the chase is being withheld, though, police said the driver is facing numerous felony and misdemeanor charges. Details regarding the events leading up to the pursuit haven't been released.
ABC 33/40 will continue to follow this story and provide updates as more information becomes available.


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The New Generation Unhinging Iran's Moral Authoritarianism
TEHRAN - Tehran, July 25. I've been in Iran since the first days of Ramadan. When I take a taxi to go to Maydan Tajrish, one of the main squares located in the north of Tehran, I realize that the driver, like many bus drivers, is smoking a cigarette. As we go along Valiasr, the main avenue, I see several people drinking water, eating fruit or smoking a cigarette in public, as Iranians stand by, indifferent.
The next day, I go to Darakeh to hike in the Alborz mountain range, which Tehran wraps around. As I walk several hundred meters, I meet couples laying down under the shade of plane trees, young unveiled girls, families having a picnic on the water's edge and hikers quenching their thirst.
These Tehranis who drink, eat and smoke before the breaking of the fast during Ramadan are at risk of arrest by the Gasht-e-ershad brigades, who are tasked with enforcing "Islamic morality" in public spaces. This moralilty police can clamp down at any time, but the Tehranis who do fast, or who prefer to respect religious instructions in public spaces, are indifferent to these daily daredevils.
Testing the limits
Why do these Tehranis defy the rules imposed buy the Republic, and why do they take the risk of being arrested by the moral police? They aren't so much trying to provoke as they are trying to maintain their lifestyle despite the regime's moral control over public spaces. Out of respect for those who fast, most Iranians who chose not to, don't do it in public.
If provocation there is, it isn't aimed at religious rules or at fasting Iranians but against the regime's moral authoritarianism. It is true that since the 1979 revolution, a minority of the population has always refused the mullah's behests. But this rejection has more wind in its sails with the young Iranians born in the 1980s and 1990s, who don't identify with the regime's moral austerity and who have created moments of freedom in private spaces.
Described by Western media as completely impervious to individual liberties, Iran can surprise those who don't know much about the country. Moments of individual freedom and satisfied desires do not exist solely as transgressions, in the privacy of homes or hidden from others.
Sexual relations outside of marriage are forbidden, but it is still possible for young people who wish to go to "San Francisco" – the nickname sometimes used to designate intimate moments – to choose a "legal" sexuality with a sigheh, a "marriage of determined length."
Some travel agencies are even specialized in selling temporary marriage trips on the Caspian seaside to couples who do not want to risk the 100 lashes legal sanction for non-marital sexual relations.
It isn't even anecdotal to meet veiled transsexuals in Tehran's bazars and main avenues. Since the 1980s, with the approval of Imam Khomeini, the Islamic Republic of Iran gives a legal framework and public financial help to nearly 150,000 transsexuals and to all of those who want to change gender.
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The regime in Tehran that grew out of the 1979 Islamic revolution has become fully aware of the changes Iranian society is undergoing, and it is trying to provide answers to the Enqelab-e Jinsi (sexual revolution) and the Enqelab-e Farhangi (cultural revolution) with legal and theological adjustments that are still far from satisfying most of Iran's youth.
The regime's approach to individual liberties has been less about banning them totally than regulating them in a normative framework. By formulating norms authorizing practices that would normally be contrary to religious morality, the state jurists support social change and individual liberties without ending the transgressions to the moral order in public spaces.
Thus, the handling of men and women mixing in public spaces is less and less linked to moral imperatives and increasingly bows to daily economic and social realities. The gender separation imposed in public transportation (buses and subways) isn't respected anymore, and gender mixing has become the rule in private transportation (minibuses and taxis) for several years.
This situation reveals the formidable tensions between the formulation of norms governing public spaces and the reality of their enforcement, these very tensions that the 2009 presidential candidates said they would appease, supported by the young protesters of the Green movement.
Ahmadinejad's reelection only postponed the formulation of satisfactory answers to these pressing demands from important, dynamic swaths of Iranian society to the next elections.
*Youssef Belal is a political scientist.


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He may not have been crowned Homecoming king -- that honor went to teammate Jake Magnuson -- but boy, did Bishop Ryan's Brody Bosch ever turn in a performance fit for royalty.
The fleet-footed senior returned a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns, hauled in two passes for scores and snagged a pair of interceptions, and the No. 1 Lions pummeled Dickinson Trinity 59-13 on Saturday at Herb Parker Stadium
After Ryan (4-0, 2-0 West Region) forced Trinity (0-4, 0-2) three and out to begin the contest, Bosch displayed some nifty footwork to put the Lions on the board.
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The 5-foot-10, 169-pounder fielded the Titans' punt at his own 36-yard line, side-stepped a tackler, juked another and broke into a sprint. Bosch got a punishing block near the Titans' 20 and tip-toed down the sideline to beat one last defender and cross the goal line.
"Once I caught the ball, I just looked up, there was a lot of open holes and everyone did their job blocking so it wasn't too hard," Bosch said.
Senior quarterback Austin Eggl pitched identical slot screens to senior Nick Berentson for 16 and 18 yards on the Lions' first two offensive plays, then closed out their opening drive with a 7-yard strike to junior receiver Jared Will to post a 14-0 lead.
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Eggl made good on 12 of 17 passes for 163 yards -- including seven to Bosch for 77 yards -- and rushed for 83 yards on 11 carries. Ryan coach Brad Borkhuis said the Lions had no need to introduce new plays or variations.
"Really, we opened the playbook but we didn't really have to," he said. "We didn't run a lot of different plays, but the ones we ran we executed very well.
"(Trinity) just didn't respond to the plays we were running, so we just kept running a lot of the same stuff."
Ryan stymied Trinity's next drive in the red zone -- the only time the Titans threatened to score against Ryan's starters -- near the end of the first quarter and then tacked on seven more points to start the second frame.
Eggl capped a nine-play, 81-yard drive spanning 2 minutes, 39 seconds with a keeper from 4 yards out.
"Eggl's just really evasive in the backfield," Trinity coach John Odermann said, "and if you try to arm-tackle him, you can't bring him down."
Bosch picked off Trinity sophomore quarterback Willy Jahner at the Titans' 41-yard line and four plays later sophomore tailback Drew Smith bulldozed in from 1 yard out for the Lions' next score and a 28-0 buffer. Smith filled in for senior Braden Kalamaha, who hobbled off in the first quarter with a mild ankle sprain, because backup Brandan Backes is still sidelined with an MCL sprain.
Freshman kicker Eric Demchuk booted a 29-yard field goal and Bosch corralled a 1-yard score from Eggl for a 38-0 halftime lead.
The Titans turned the ball over three times in the first half -- two interceptions and a fumble -- allowing Ryan to score easy points.
Odermann said he preached to his players during pregame, "If we make mistakes, it's gonna get ugly."
It already was, but it got worse thanks to Bosch.
He returned the opening kickoff of the second half 70 yards to the end zone, made a leaping interception on Trinity's first drive and then blew by the Titans' defensive backfield to secure a 26-yard lob from Eggl for his fourth receiving touchdown of the year, which put Ryan ahead 52-0.
Borkhuis lauded Bosch's awareness and speed.
"He's so explosive and his speed is an elusive speed," Borkhuis said. "He has a kind of next gear when he's playing the field. You can see him kind of read the field and then boom, he's gone."
Freshman running back Cole Dauphinais -- all 136 pounds of him -- dashed 45 yards for Ryan's final score before Trinity scraped across 13 points against the Lions' backups.
Dauphinais carried three times for 71 yards.
Jahner was sacked nine times as Trinity accumulated 181 total yards. Ryan racked up 356 yards on just 43 plays.
The Lions' locker room celebration was more subdued than usual. Borkhuis said Ryan plans to take little time to bask in its Homecoming victory.
"We've already turned our focus to Watford City," he said. "We expect Watford City to be a good team and a good challenge for us next week."
Said Bosch: "They're ranked (No. 5), I think. They're no joke."
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The phrase "not if he were the last man on Earth" would seem like a natural response for Mia when her professor, Adam, hits on her in Saviana Stanescu's play "Ants."
This is a married man who impregnated her sister and then balked at the idea of child support until Mia blackmailed him. But as soon as he gets her a fellowship worth $35,000, she considers him wiped clean of his sins. Then, she gives him an application to fill out when she wants to research mating — that is, to lose her virginity.
"Ants," which is now playing at New Jersey Repertory Company, deals with the defiance of natural laws and expected behavior in the insect and human worlds. When it comes to the former, chemical manipulations explain how creatures change their destinies. But despite vital performances and sure-handed direction by Jeff Zinn, the motivations of the people in the story are much more difficult to comprehend or sympathize with.
Mia (Maria Silverman) is a doctoral student in biochemistry, learning to turn worker ants into queens — to "give them wings," a metaphor for fulfillment that Stanescu extends to her human subjects. She lives with her sister Kara (Carol Todd), who has just been laid off from the factory where she worked for 17 years without a vacation.
Silver wall sculptures that vaguely resemble ant colonies add a whimsical touch to their home, and Jessica Parks' sets easily transition from the living room to the science lab.
For the sisters, Eastern European immigrants, the American dream has failed to live up to expectations. Kara's work schedule leaves her exhausted with little room for romance, although she has somehow developed a physical relationship with Adam (Michael Samuel Kaplan).
When Kara becomes pregnant by the professor, Mia tries to help by finding a job at school, but she can't without a green card. Like the worker ants who try to reproduce and end up under attack by their peers, Kara finds herself ostracized and with few options.
Both the contrast and analogue to the scientific Mia, Kara's passion is tarot and fortune telling. "You study ants, I study people," she says.
To Kara and Adam, Mia is a childlike savant fixated on her tiny colonies to the detriment of her social skills. If a type, that's believable enough. That it extends to painting "unemployed pregnant woman" on her house because she believes that will help her sister — like ants, humans are social beings who will support other — is a stretch.
But Mia's quirks become too much to accept when shrewd insights directly contradict her naiveté. She doesn't know what a wine glass looks like, but understands that adultery is the "quintessence" of complicated relationships? And that the way to manipulate Adam is to threaten him with a trumped-up sexual harassment report?
And even though she's in survival mode to protect her family, it's hard to go with her when she questions the ethics of messing with the ants' bodies, but has no qualms about doing the same to Adam's professional life.
There are underdeveloped plot points as well. According to Kara, her affair with Adam is the reason Mia got into school, and when the show starts, he considers her ideas frivolous. Then, suddenly, she's his best researcher.
We're also never given much reason as to why both sisters fall for Adam beyond the fact that he is reasonably attractive and understands the immigrant experience. Could it be his pick-up line, "there are no buts, only butts"?
The most rewarding aspect of "Ants" is Silverman's exuberant, big-hearted performance.
It is easy to be drawn into her enthusiasm as she dreams of winning the Nobel Prize or caring for a human "pupa," and Silverman sensitively conveys her openness and compassion toward those around her.
Where: New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway, Long Branch
When: Through March 10. Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.
How much: $40, call (732) 229-3166 or visit njrep.org
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Prerequisites are based on the background and previous training of the student. All students must be proficient with a spreadsheet program and have the following courses (or their equivalent) prior to starting MSA course work. Courses must be taken at an AACSB accredited school.
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Athlete Profile
Athlete: Joe Galantini
How I Eat
I eat quality foods but don't measure the amount
How I Train
I workout mostly at a CrossFit Affiliate
I have a coach who determines my programming
My Athletic Background
I played youth or high school level sports
I played college sports
My Experience With CrossFit
I began CrossFit with a coach (e.g. at an affiliate)
My Work/Rest Schedule
I do multiple workouts in a day 1x a week
I strictly schedule my rest days
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Tom's of Maine Sustainability Report: Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Aim for 2020
Tom's of Maine is aiming to send zero waste to landfill per ton of product made at its Maine manufacturing site by 2020, according to its newly launched "Goodness Report" web site.
The site, a de facto sustainability report, features details on the toiletry company's 2011 benchmarking along with 2015 and 2020 goals covering waste production, carbon emissions, packaging and ingredients.
In 2011, Tom's Sanford, Maine, manufacturing facility produced 90 kg of waste per ton of product. This figure was 5 percent less than in 2010, the report says. The company diverted just over half of its total waste from the manufacturing facility via reuse (26 percent) and recycling (25 percent) in 2011. By 2015, the company is aiming to reduce the waste production figure to 75kg of waste per ton of product, as it moves towards the 2020 goal.
Examples of waste reuse include a project by the company's toothpaste tube supplier, which delivers empty tubes to the Sanford site in corrugated totes. Tom's returns these totes to the supplier for repeated reuse. Examples of recycling include the company's practice of compressing all of its stretch wrap, so that its recycler can sell the plastic into the recycling stream.
The Sanford facility is aiming to recycle or reuse 70 percent of its waste by 2020, compared to a 51 percent 2011 baseline, the report says. In August, the company partnered with recycling company TerraCycle to start a free recycling program, which accepts toothpaste tubes and caps, mouthwash bottles and caps, deodorant/antiperspirant containers, plastic soap wrappers and floss containers, regardless of brand.
The company is aiming to reduce its normalized water consumption by over 40 percent by 2020, from 4.3 cubic meters per ton of product in 2011 to 2.5 in 2020, with an interim 2015 goal of 3.2 cubic meters per ton of product.
Tom's has tried using a clean-in-place system for its manufacturing equipment, recirculating water during a cleaning cycle to reduce overall water usage. However, this was not as effective as the company had hoped it would be, the report says.
Tom's is aiming to cut its normalized carbon emissions by almost 33 percent between 2011 and 2020. In 2011, the company released 283 kg of CO2 per ton of product.
Currently the electricity used at the Sanford facility is 100 percent offset by Green-e Certified renewable energy credits from wind power. The comapny's offices in Kennebunk, Maine, on the Mousam River, are partially powered by hydroelectricity. Tom's is a member of the EPA Green Power Partnership.
Moving to sensor-controlled fluorescent lighting in 2005 helped save Tom's 250,000 kilowatt-hours of energy per year.
The company is also planning to cut normalized carbon emissions from its transportation by just over 20 percent by 2020, from 163 kg CO2 per ton of product delivered in 2011 to 130 kg per ton of product delivered in 2020. By 2015, the company is planning to reduce normalized emissions from transportation to 147 kg of CO2 per ton of product delivered. Tom's says it is looking at how it can minimize energy used to move products from its manufacturing facility to distribution centers.
The company measures energy use in manufacturing and transportation. The next step is to understand and begin to reduce energy usage at its headquarters, which is in a leased space, the report says.
Tom's says it gets all its animal-derived ingredients from cruelty-free sources and uses no artificial colors, flavors, fragrances or preservatives in its products. It is aiming to maintain these standards until at least 2020.
In June 2011, Tom's was named as the third greenest brand by a survey of consumers. Seventh Generation and Whole Foods beat out Tom's for the top two spots. Burt Bees came in fourth.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers and the National Basketball Academy will conduct a camp for boys and girls ages 7-16 the week of July 22 at the Middleburg Heights Recreation Center, 16000 Bagley Road.
The camp will run daily from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The cost is $275 and participants will receive five days of instruction, games, contests and fun.
Also included is a Cavs shirt, a game ticket, a basketball and more.
Registration forms are available at the center or online at tnbabasketball.com.
FLOWER POWER — You are invited to hear a presentation by Muhlbach Design at 7 p.m. July 22 at the Middleburg Heights library, 15700 Bagley Road. The topic is the art of plant selection.
Muhlbach Design, located in nearby Parma Heights, is the landscaping design company of Jeff Muhlbach. With 12 years of design and teaching experience, Muhlbach has been involved in a number of projects, large and small (including the Cleveland Browns training facility in Berea).
Muhlbach will teach how to use color, texture, form, and layering to enhance the beauty of your landscape and create four seasons of interest.
Registration is required and can be done in person, by phone at 440-234-3600 or online at cuyahogalibrary.org.
CONCUSSION DISCUSSION — Is your child an athlete? Do you worry about sports injuries, especially concussions?
Join MetroHealth's Concussion Clinic experts as they discuss what you need to know about Ohio's new Return-to-Play Law, symptoms, tips for prevention and when medical attention is needed.
The program is at 7 p.m. July 23 at the Middleburg Heights library.
Registration is required and can be done in person, by phone at 440-234-3600 or online at cuyahogalibrary.org.
FOUNDATION SUMMATION — The next meeting of the Middleburg Heights Kiwanis will be at 6:30 p.m. July 22 at Alfonso's, 7786 W. 130th St. in Middleburg Heights.
The evening's guest speaker will be Leroy Martin, governor of Ohio District Kiwanis, and Bob Williams, Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation president. They will discuss the foundation fund.
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Machinima has released a new short, animated prequel to the upcoming action-adventure "The Man with the Iron Fists".
In the short, "the Blacksmith (RZA) is on his way to China via a Dutch trading vessel. At a typical port stop, the Blacksmith and the crew have an unfortunate encounter."
Take a look below!
Quentin Tarantino presents THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, an action-adventure inspired by kung-fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth. Making his debut as a big-screen director, co-writer and leading man, RZA-alongside an exciting international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu-tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero who all descend on one fabled village in China for a winner-take-all battle for a fortune in gold. Blending astonishing martial-arts sequences from some of the masters of this world with the signature vision he brings as the leader of the Wu-Tang Clan and as one of hip-hop's most dominant figures of the past two decades, RZA embarks upon his most ambitious, stylized and thrilling project to date.
"The Man with the Iron Fists Trailer" opens in AMC Theatres on November 2.
Want to see a movie tonight? Get your tickets as well as theatre and show time information here!


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Haunted Winery Halloween Benefit!!!!
October 26th from 6:30-10pm
This is our 4th annual benefit for the children of Sonoma County.
Come dance, drink great local wines, bid on fantastic auction items and new this year: "the handy men of Team Trione" are going up for auction. Bet on our guys to help you with that handy project around the house, paint a room, put up a fence or hang your Christmas lights!!
Crazy Famous will be playing live; we have the beats of DJ Dray Lopez in the house and the Photo Booth Sonoma to commemorate the time!
Benefiting Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Sonoma County's Cloverdale, Geyserville and Healdsburg Club locations
the Geyserville Education Foundation.
Tickets are $20 pre-sale and include one drink ticket, $30 at the door.
Drink tickets are $5
Dancing and fun from 6:30-10pm
Raffle Tickets
15- $100
Prizes Include: Tours and Tastings at local wineries, gift certificates to your favorite restaurants, dinner for 8 in your home prepared by Peloton Catering and paired with Trione wines, limo tours, a years membership to the Airport Club, and hotel stays. Or win the services of our two handy men, Andrew, Jordan, and Reed, to help spruce up your home for the holidays!
Or win one of three instant wine cellars! Each bundle will include 24 bottles and a Magnum!
Wine generously donated from Papapietro Perry, Alexander Valley Vineyards, Kelley and Young, Bella, Silver Oak, Seghesio and more!
Raffle tickets sold in advance too!


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February 26th, 2014
Pink posts funny selfie with daughter
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Sponsored Projects
The research administration staff of the Business and Research Administration Office (BARA) is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service to KSAS faculty while ensuring compliance with Federal, sponsor, and university policies and regulations. BARA research administrators work with principal investigators and department staff throughout the process of proposal development and submission, award negotiation, day-to-day award management, and award closeout, serving as a "one stop shop" for all sponsored project-related needs.
In addition to pre-award services such as proposal review and submission and award negotiation, the BARA research administration staff:
- assists departments in preparing proposals through Coeus;
- ensures awareness of and provides education on sponsored projects topics;
- reviews subrecipient invoices to ensure compliance with all sponsor and university requirements;
- ensures compliance with effort reporting requirements;
- serves as a liaison with Sponsored Projects Shared Services; and
- resolves post-award issues, working with departmental staff.
The above list is illustrative rather than exhaustive; the BARA research administrators are here to assist with all sponsored project needs. The information contained on these pages is intended to serve as a guide or "starting point" as you navigate the world of sponsored projects administration. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.
News and Updates
**NEW*** NSF Revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide
NSF has issued a revised version of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 16-1). The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 25, 2016. Significant changes include:
- enforcement of 5 p.m. submitter's local time across all NSF funding opportunities;
- implementation of NSF's Public Access Policy;
- submission of proposal certifications by the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) concurrently with proposal submission;
- NSF's implementation of the US Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences on Dual Use Research of Concern;
- provision of Collaborators and Other Affiliations information as a new single-copy document, instead of as part of the Biographical Sketch;
- submission of Biographical Sketches and Current and Pending Support separately for each senior personnel;
- electronic signature and submission of notifications and requests by the AOR only;
- revision of timeframe for submission of final project reports, project outcomes reports, and financial closure of awards to 120 days after the award end date; and
- numerous clarifications throughout the document
A webinar to brief the community on the new PAPPG will be held October 29 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Registration is required at https://nsfevents.webex.com/nsfevents/onstage/g.php?d=747703895&t=a
**NEW*** Planned Changes to Policies, Forms, and Instructions for NIH and AHRQ Grant Applications Submitted in 2016
Information on planned changes to policies, forms and instructions for NIH and AHRQ grant applications submitted in 2016 is available through NIH notice NOT-OD-16-004. Changes will be implemented in two phases:
- Phase 1: Implements a subset of the policy changes using existing (FORMS-C) forms and updated instructions and will impact due dates on or after January 25, 2016.
- Phase 2: Completes the implementation with the introduction of new (FORMS-D) forms and instructions and will impact due dates on or after May 25, 2016.
As part of Phase I implementation, NIH reviewers will be asked to consider additional rigor and transparency questions when reviewing applications. More information on NIH's and AHRQ's implementation of rigor and transparency in grant applications is available through notices NOT-OD-06-011 and NOT-OD-16-012 (which describes the implementation of rigor and transparency in career development award applications).
Sponsored Projects Shared Services Assignments
Click HERE for a list of sponsored projects shared services staff departmental assignments (effective August 3, 2015)
Professional Development Resources
Please visit our new page dedicated to professional development resources in research administration -- notes from meetings and links to information on formal and informal education opportunities. Click HERE or see link to the left.
Fringe Benefit Rate Agreement 6/18/15
Note full time/part time faculty/staff fringe benefit rate of 34% effective July 1, 2015. A breakdown of the components of the rate is available on the Controller's Office Web site.
NIH NOT-OD-15-120 Biosketches for Individual Fellowship Applications
This Notice eliminates the requirement for inclusion of scores from standardized exams (e.g., MCAT, GRE) in the fellowship biosketch from the following funding opportunity announcements, effective immediately: PA-14-147, PA-14-148, PA-14-150.
NIH Grants Policy Statement 3-31-15, effective for budget periods beginning on or after December 26, 2014 and awards receiving supplemental funds on or after that date.
NSF Frequently Asked Questions -- Implementation of the Uniform Guidance
Publication Requirements on RPPRs
With NIH's focus on compliance with public access requirements, many questions have arisen as to citing publications in Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs), and how those publications may be made compliant with requirements.
Please remember that public access compliance rests in the hands of the PI. BARA has no way of knowing why a publication is out of compliance, or what steps are being taken to bring it into compliance. It is a requirement neither of JHU nor NIH that RPPRs be submitted through an institutional official/routed through an office such as BARA. As these have been routed to us, we have submitted them as a courtesy rather than re-routing them back through the department. The submitter is determined by the pull-down menu, and many PI's have submitted these directly rather than through BARA. This is just fine.
When an RPPR is judged non-compliant by the NIH, however, it does require institutional signatory authorization. We will be happy to submit the necessary information to bring the publication(s) into compliance, but will not be able to generate or access that information. That is something that the department will need to work on with the PI.
Please see the NIH and Other PHS Agency Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Instruction Guide for detailed information/instructions for preparing and submitting the RPPR. Information on non-compliant publications begins on page 35.
As stated in the Guide, the easiest way, and the one recommended by the NIH, is to submit via the PRAM feature in eRA Commons. The "how-to" on this immediately appears on pages 35-38.
Note that users will receive an automated notification, via email, when a publication/publications is/are non-compliant; the email message will list 5 bulleted points that explain what may have triggered the non-compliance message. These points are:
· Verify that the PD/PI has used My NCBI to enter publications and/or update compliance status.
· For papers published more than three months ago, provide the full citation and PMCID.
· For papers in press or published less than three months ago, for which a PMCID is not available, report the full citation and the NIHMSID or report PMC Journal- In Process. Please note the submission process must be completed within three months of publication to be compliant.
· If the publication does not fall under the policy, provide a brief explanation and confirm that the My NCBI N/A status has been corrected.
· If unable to provide verification, provide a justification for why the specific publication(s) cannot be brought into compliance.
Again, there is no way for BARA to know which bullet point(s) apply/applies to the non-compliant publication(s). The PI will determine which route to take, and then route either directly to the NIH or route through BARA.
It should be relatively straightforward to bring the RPPRs into compliance, following these steps. This is a new 'hard stop' from NIH for the RPPR, so it is something that needs to be addressed. The individual non-compliant warnings for the RPPR will include a due date by which the report must be brought into compliance.
NSF Automated Proposal Compliance Checks
FastLane will be running an additional 24 automated compliance checks on proposals to ensure they comply with requirements outlined in the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG). These checks will validate proposals for compliance with page count, proposal sections (per type of funding mechanism), and budget-related rules for proposals submitted in response to the GPG, Program Announcements, and Program Descriptions.
The checks will be triggered when the "Check Proposal," "Forward to SPO," or "Submit Proposal" functions are selected. Depending on the rule being checked, a warning or error message will display when a proposal is found to be non-compliant. If an error message appears, the organization will not be able to submit the proposal until it is compliant.
At this time, these checks will not be enforced for proposals submitted in response to Program Solicitations.
To view a detailed list of all compliance checks, click here.


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President-elect Barack Obama takes office a little over a month from now and some are hoping it will mark a change in the way money is spent.
With an Obama promise to spend $600-700 billion to improve failing bridges, crumbling schools and obsolete roadways throughout the country, there's hope that the infusion of cash will have an effect locally.
Specifically on Staten Island's ailing traffic and transportation infrastructure.
"A real moment could arrive in the near future for Staten Island," Advance columnist Cormac Gordon writes. "A genuine opportunity. We don't want to let the moment slip away. We'll be sorry if we do."
Gordon takes a look at what he thinks money should be spent on in his regular column, which appears in today's Advance.


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Modified Mania Saturday at CSP!
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (July 9, 2012) – Modified Mania is on tap for this Saturday night as a stellar 2012 racing season continues on at the 1/3-mile Canyon Speedway Park clay oval just north of Phoenix this weekend.
In addition to the $1,000-to-win Modified Mania main event for the IMCA Modifeds, Saturday's action will also feature the CSP Challenge Cup Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Dwarf Cars and Bombers. Saturday's racing action gets under way at 7:00 p.m.
The Modified Mania event should be up for grabs with five different winners in six IMCA Modified events at CSP this year. Ricky Thornton, Jr., does carry the hot hand into the weekend though after winning the most recent pair of events, though Anthony Madrid holds a slim 4-point advantage over Jason Noll in the championship points chase entering the weekend with Cody Center, Steve Stultz and Guy Norton filling out the current top five.
There has been three different winners in many previous CSP Challenge Cup Sprint Car events this season including Matt Lundy, Zach Sawyers and most recently Dustin Cormany in the track's 31st Anniversary event on June 9.
Ty Weidner tops the Pure Stock win chart with three triumphs though he sits fourth in points behind Chris McCurdy, Jr., Joe Vlasity and Marlowe Wrightsman.
The Bombers enter Saturday night with three drivers tied for the championship points lead including John Romero, Joe Peterson and Trenton Setelin. Peterson claimed the most recent feature win after Romero nabbed his second win of the year the previous time out.
Dwarf Cars have offered up three winners in three CSP events including Greg Loper, Rick Godsey and Eddie O'Neil.
Tickets to Saturday's Modified Mania are just $15 for adults, with a $2 discount for Military, Seniors and Students. Children ages 7-12 are $6, with children 6 and under admitted free. VIP passes are available for $20.
To keep up on all the latest news and happenings, sign up for Canyon Speedway E-News. The track update registration can be found at the top of the www.canyonspeedwaypark.com home page.
The entire 2012 Canyon Schedule can be previewed online at http://www.canyonspeedwaypark.com/schedule/.
Hotel Information can be found at http://www.canyonspeedwaypark.com/fan-info/lodging/ or by calling the Hampton Inn & Suites at 623-516-9300.
Canyon Speedway Park is located in north Peoria, AZ, off Lake Pleasant Parkway, then 1.3 miles west on Carefree Highway. For more information, contact the track at 602-258-RACE(7223) or check online at www.canyonspeedwaypark.com.


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What do you mean you "downloaded a save"? From online somewhere? Or from your own game on another Wii?
I got a wii power save and got the Resident evil UC so I downloaded a save to the sd card and inseerted it in to the wii. I go to data mangament and go to sd card and try to copy the save to my wii. It says I must have played the game first before I transfer data. I did play the game before and I had memeory in the wii. So what do I do? I really need help
What do you mean you "downloaded a save"? From online somewhere? Or from your own game on another Wii?
Originally Posted by Napalmbrain (Moderator)Originally Posted by FR. (Moderator)
try this.... (dont know if it works with any or all games)
Wii Options
Data Management
Save Data
Find the games save you wish to copy and hit the "a" button on it
2 Options show up "Copy" and "Erase"
hit the "a" button on the "Copy" option
it then asks if you want to copy it to the SD card. choose "Yes"
just found out that it doesnt work on all games. i tried to copy Guitar Hero 3 file and it wouldn't let me. but i was able to copy Warioware Smooth Moves and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princes
Guitar Hero 3 and Super Smash Brothers Brawl do not allow backing up of the save game data to an SD card.
Be sure to email the companies with your opinions of that.
Originally Posted by Napalmbrain (Moderator)Originally Posted by FR. (Moderator)
no I mean I want to transfer a save from my sd card to my wii system. I got the wii power saves sd card and I am trying to use a wiisaves for resident evil UC. SO I can I copy a save from my sd card to my wii? it says I must first play the game before I can copy data. So how can I copy the save to my wii?
Did you download the correct region? (I'm assuming that you copied the file tree over correctly) There are sometimes issues between PAL and NTSC saves.
well I downlaoded it off the software that came with it. I had a question. about wii saves.com what program do I need so I can downlaod the saves to my pc?
did you download the right reigon
credit goes to MRvisiter on the castle crashers fourm
You do realize that downloading someone else's saves off the internet isn't really a "supported" thing, right?
That said, you're probably putting them into the wrong folder on the SD card. It needs to be in a very-specific folder structure:
Originally Posted by Napalmbrain (Moderator)Originally Posted by FR. (Moderator)
i have this problem where i cant move things from the internal memory to my SD card (wii sd card) im guessing its not made for extra memory but more like a back up.
example: internal memory is full, move a game to the sd card and erase it from the internal memory or "blocks", then move the game back when you feel like playing it.