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June 24, 2009
Calling All Cars
The digital-TV switchover is supposed to provide big benefits for public-safety communications. But many of those benefits may be years away.
Not-So-High-Speed Rail
One of the most expensive flops in television history was "Supertrain", a show about a 200-mile-per-hour, nuclear-powered locomotive -- a landlocked "Love Boat" with celebrity...
Dot-Gov'ing Life: Three Little Words
Lots of state and local techies are gathering with their federal brethren here in Washington for Government 2.0 Camp, an "unconference" on using technology ...
Stimulating Technology: The Award For Best Special Effects Goes to... (updated)
Forget the Hollywood red carpet at tonight's Oscars ceremony. The best spot for political star gazing today was the J.W. Marriott on Pennsylvania ...
Speaking of Speakers
Governing recognized Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff as a Public Official of the Year last month for his "unflagging commitment to bipartisan comity," ...
Gov. O'Malley's "Omni-partisan" Approach
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's "intensely statistics-based approach to governance" was the subject of the latest article in Jonathan Walters's ongoing Citizens and Performance ...
Life Is Tweet
Some imaginative government offices across the country -- from the L.A. Fire Department to the U.S. Senate -- are experimenting with ways ...
Can E-Government Increase Crime?
Fairfax County is experiencing what amounts to a crime wave for this generally affluent Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. But is it an actual ...
Spinning the Web
Ric Cantrell, chief deputy of the Utah state Senate, offered his take last month during a panel I moderated at the National Conference of State Legislatures' annual meeting in New Orleans.
Where to Get "Grande" Ideas for Government
I have a big idea for Starbucks. OK, it's at least a "tall" idea: a drink-to-own policy. Instead of the frequent-drinker cards offered ...
July 1, 2008
The Web at Work (Part 2)
I'm told my May column was naïve about the security threats and challenges that come when public employees troll the Web at work.
That and a Cup of Coffee Gets You... Wi-Fi?
A visit to the cafe at Portland's famous Powell's Books last week gave me a chance to log on to MetroFi's free wireless Internet service. ...
Building a Better Mouse Trap
from Governing's Managing Technology Conference in Seattle Making Web sites and other electronic interfaces easier to use needs to be more than an aesthetic afterthought. ...
Untangling Philadelphia's Wireless Mess
Philadelphia got plenty of attention when former Mayor John F. Street launched his city's ambitious efforts to provide low-cost wireless Internet access to its citizens. ...
May 1, 2008
At Work on the Web
State and local agencies often block employee access to entire categories of online content, from politics to porn.
Capitol Improvements in Cheyenne
The Wyoming state capitol has been through a lot since Casper Star-Tribune reporter Joan Barron first started covering the legislature 37 years ago, including an earthquake, ...
Off Beat in Connecticut's Capitol
The Journal-Register Co. in Connecticut has axed its last full-time Capitol reporter, veteran New Haven Register political writer Greg Hladky.
What's In Your Wallet?
The Sacramento Bee is learning what several other news organizations already knew: The salaries of government employees may be public information, but the employees really hate it when you make it public.
March 1, 2008
Forging an Open Stream
Local governments stream their meetings over the Internet, and index the video using searchable agendas.
Technology Metes Out Parking Meter Justice
A friend of mine once interrupted a presentation to his company's board of directors to run outside and move his car because he was running ...
The Long Link of the Law
To paraphrase the famous introduction of an old black-and-white crime drama, there are a thousand stories in the Naked City -- and nowadays there's a ...
Are You Ready for Your Close Up?
Who doesn't like to watch a guy skiing down a subway escalator or a reporter getting an on-air taser demonstration? But streaming video is not just the domain of amateurs posting homemade masterpieces and snippets of TV programs.
January 1, 2008
Beyond Wi-Fi
It's time for local, state and federal leaders to focus on making the U.S. more competitive when it comes to broadband.
All Aboard
Charlotte, NC's first light-rail line opened for business over the weekend, and the initial reviews are good. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) gave reporters ...
A Vote for Better Design
A year of electronic forensics has failed to resolve what went wrong at the polls in Florida's Sarasota County last November, when 18,000 voters mysteriously appeared...
Bare-Knuckle Gentility
Every summer, but especially in off-year election seasons like this one, the Mississippi state capitol moves to a dusty fairground in Neshoba County. The unofficial...
The Elusive Long-Timer
David Litchliter is an unusual creature in state government - a longtime chief information officer, whose 13 years on the job make him as rare as...
Bench Brawl
In Nevada, it's sometimes hard to tell the judge from the accused.
Capability Gap
Machines are part of the digital divide problem. Lack of knowledge is a bigger part.
Demographic Storm
The natural disasters of 2005 may spawn political hurricanes in 2010.
Payroll Peeking
Government salaries have always been public record. But not the way they are now.
Telecommuting Hits The Road
Internet access on buses and subways can turn car-centric commuters into mass transit riders--if the technology works.
Press 1 to Self-Destruct
With voice mail, what you say can and will be used against you. Take the case of former Florida state Representative Ralph Arza, who recently...
Making a Splash
The technology staff for Indianapolis and surrounding Marion County recently deployed a sophisticated new piece of hardware - a collaboration tool, known to many carnival-goers...
Broadband's Buzzwords
The difference between my cable company and my telephone company has become a bit blurry. My cable provider wants me to drop my phone company...
The Open-Minded Desktop
Any technology leader who still doubts that open-source solutions are a viable alternative to Microsoft's desktop dominance needs to visit one of the six branches...
November 1, 2006
Addicted To Data
Policy makers are demanding unified databases, but mixing and matching data are more difficult than they think.
The Persistence of Paper
Despite all the advances in online services, e-governments are still stuck in the paper chase.
May 1, 2006
Driven to License
A federal mandate that states love to hate, Real ID may also harbor some hidden opportunities.
March 1, 2006
The Customer Rules
If I ever go fresh-water fishing with my nephews in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, I'll have a state license. Not that I'm much of an angler. I'm a great indoors type who knows more about electronic "phishing" scams than pond fishing for crappie. But thanks to Alabama's e- government initiative, I can sit at home in Virginia and click to an Alabama Web form to purchase a non-resident fishing license.
January 1, 2006
A Simple Solution
Success can depend as much on tweaking the way people use tools as on what those tools are.


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Previously known as Leadership University, this conference was resurrected in an attempt to help students ANCHOR their leadership skills in various principles of personal strength. It is SP&L's hope that this is truly organic for those involved in this experience; we encourage student, faculty and staff submissions of workshops/educational sessions.
The conference planning committee (CPC) will be comprised of Roger Williams' faculty and staff as well as students from the SOAR Leadership program. Students and educational session facilitators will discuss topics such as goal setting, communication skills, applying leadership in the world and so much more.
Throughout the conference, students will be challenged to question their own leadership styles, knowledge and capacity. The ANCHOR Conference Planning Committee has prescribed these tracks to categorize the students' experience level based on involvement, innate leadership skills, and students' prowess and curiosity.
Becoming educated about the theory of leadership development, self-awareness, and multiple viewpoints
RWU Involvement Possibilities: Intramurals, Work Study Positions, Organization/Club committee member/ volunteer
Acting on education and utilizing personal power to formulate positive change through authentic behavior based on clarified values
RWU Involvement Possibilities: Varsity/Club Sport Athlete, Organization/Club Executive Board Member, Academic Tutor, Student Advocate, Resident Assistant
Capable of wholesystem awareness, ability to view and comprehend various viewpoints, and intentions are aligned with a higher purpose
RWU Involvement Possibilities: Organization/Club Chair or President, Head Resident Assistant, Multi Year Org/Club Officer or Board Member, Varsity/Club Sport Team Captain, Manager, Internships
Social Responsibility: Student leaders must role model social responsibility at all times but especially when representing the college/university. On and off campus behaviors should match the values of the organization and institution leaders represent.
Multicultural Competency: Multicultural competency is developed through celebration of diverse cultures, advocacy for the needs and identities of all members within the community, recognition of the diverse communities within the campus community and beyond, education and awareness of the concerns of those diverse communities, and support of the ongoing inclusion, understanding and dignity of all members within and beyond the campus community. Being able to understand one's own identity, as well as recognizing the similarities and differences of others, will equip students to serve and lead as citizens in a global society.
Meaningful Interpersonal Relationships: Establishing meaningful interpersonal relationships are critical for successful leadership in campus activities. Student leaders often rely on committee volunteers to carry out the essential tasks related to providing programs and services. The work of campus activities is often supported by several on and off-campus constituencies. Professionalism, diplomacy and recognizing the support of others will enhance organizational effectiveness.
This competency is supported by Effective Communication & Collaboration.
Leadership Development: Leadership involves a broad spectrum of skills and character qualities. Student leaders involved in campus activities must understand that their role is to be a positive change agent, to influence others and create a vision. Leadership is a process rather than a position. Leadership is relationship oriented and situational in nature.
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Healthy Behavior & Satisfying Lifestyles with many focuses including balance and spiritual awareness.
Core competencies adapted from the National Association of Campus Activities

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2012-2013 Youth Waterfowl Contest Sponsored By Duck Recon
We are now launching the 2012-2013 Youth "Duckman of the Season" Waterfowl Contest.
Duck Recon, Inc., is a non-profit based in North Texas dedicated to increase the number of active waterfowl hunters by ensuring that the next generation is well versed in the joys and responsibilities that come with waterfowl hunting and continue on in this activity into adulthood. As part of our efforts we sponsor an annual Youth Waterfowl Contest.
The objective of Duck Recon's "Duckman of the Season" contest is to build some excitement for the youth and recognize youth for their efforts for the upcoming waterfowl season.
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'He's still negotiating with the Sabres for a pro contract and hopes a deal is close, but he's prepared to re-enter the draft if he doesn't reach an agreement by the June 1 deadline. If he does, his stock has never been higher.'
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I have the CZ-82, which is the older, military surplus version of the CZ-83 (my understanding is that the only difference is the shape of the trigger guard, and that the 82 is chambered in 9x18 Makarov). I purchased mine through AIMSurplus and had it shipped for pickup to Bud's.
Overall, I've been very happy with it. I paid about $220, it shoots well, and the trigger is silk. Seriously, I haven't shot any other pistols with as nice a trigger. Downsides have been the smaller caliber and fairly snappy recoil due to the blowback design. I've been told it's a bit larger framed than modern designs for the .380 round, but it carries comfortably for me. Quirks include kicking brass into the next county; I haven't figured that one out, but it normally doesn't bother me.
My experience with Bud's was satisfactory. Their staff are friendly, and were good about calling when my handgun was ready to pick up. Their gun prices and transfer fees are quite good, although they charge an arm and a leg for range time (they're the only public range in Lexington, and you pay for it).
Overall, it's hard to give you a recommendation without knowing what kind of requirements you're looking for, i.e. looking specifically for something in .380, or specifically for a CZ. If you post more details, I'm sure the guys on here can get you pointed in the right direction.


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If you have confidence in this load for your current needs, it will certainly convert deer to venison if the shot is placed correctly. I see no need to find several other loads, go through a testing procedure, have to re-zero your sights, and then switch back later. Just use the load you use now. I can see your concern about under penetration; no danger of that with the load you're using. As for over-penetration, I'm not sure two holes (entrance and exit) are such a bad thing when hunting. It's not like self-defense in a shopping mall, where there may be other folks behind the target (you're not hunting at the local zoo, are you?); a hunter can usually take the needed care to keep the shooting angle safe even if the bullet exits (at a much lower speed). If you're hunting from a stand, you can even pre-determine safe shooting lanes and no-shoot zones.
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MSD Hiccup with fan switch.
I'm kind of at a loss here with this annoying glitch. I went through the trouble of installing a 140 amp alternator over my 100amp. Added up all the amps in my system and came up with 65 amps total with everything on at the same time. Headlights both fuel pumps and so on
My fans are wired to two 60 amp switches that are manually activated so I can cool the motor off in the staging lanes. My water pump is also wired in the same manner with 12 gauge wires. Grounds are directly to the fame.
MSD is wired independently from an aftermarket fuse box in the cab with 12 gauge wires and a ground going to the frame and battery just to be safe.
Here is my problem I have noticed if I turn the fans off and then on or the water pump while the motor is running I can see the MSD light flash off for a quick millisecond and the motor will hiccup slightly. I have never noticed this till I had to purchase my MSD Digital 6Al since my old MSD 6Al died.
Faulty MDS box?.... Or will a high voltage capacitor for the MDS resolve the issue? Im guessing the voltage regulator cant keep up with the start load from the electric motors.
The grounds are actually a bolt welded to the frame with a nut on top to lock down the ground wires.
Im going to rerun the alternator charge cable back to the battery and move my water pump to its own line also hopefully that will do the trick.
Ok, so I replaced a lot of wires rendering my electrical system NEW. Everything seemed to be in order 14 volts while running no problems. Then the problem came back again and it died at a light like a switch turned the Truck off. It was at that moment a light bulb appeared above me head. ( The kill switch!) Yep my 10 year old kill switch was acting up I could jiggle the switch and the MSD fired up.
I felt like a tard and was happy at the same time to finally track down the problem. Easy fix... in the end =)
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Consumers embrace the organic when it comes to the fruit and vegetables they eat. Can organic flowers be next?
Gerald Prolman is counting on it.
Mr. Prolman, founder of Organic Bouquet Inc., is trying to develop a new industry dedicated to growing, marketing and, above all, profiting from organic flowers.
This year, his OrganicBouquet.com, based in Mill Valley, Calif., expects to sell $3 million of pesticide-free flowers -- about 70% of them long-stemmed roses. Selling online and in high-end supermarkets like Whole Foods, the florist also reaches potential customers through alliances with companies and nonprofit organizations concerned about pesticide use and the health of workers. It's a niche in the $20 billion-a-year U.S. floral business that didn't exist five years ago, but one that has yet to prove profitable for Mr. Prolman.
An "extra" in most budgets, flowers, especially roses, have drawn attention world-wide from human-rights workers and environmentalists, not because of any danger to the buyers, but because of the heavy amounts of pesticides that the growers of such flowers can be exposed to.
With nearly 60% of the cut flowers purchased in the U.S. grown overseas, mostly in Colombia and Ecuador, much of the concern about pesticide and fungicide use on flowers has focused on operations in the Latin American countries.
"Growers of ornamental plants, especially cut flowers, tend to use exceedingly high levels of hazardous pesticides," says Margaret Reeves, senior scientist at Pesticide Action Network North America of San Francisco. "And they don't have the same constraints in terms of chemical residue, because their product is not consumed."
One result, Ms. Reeves says, is that workers in the cut-flower industry routinely are exposed to higher levels of contamination than other agricultural workers, a problem made worse because they work in enclosed environments, typically in greenhouses.
In recent years, however, some growers have become more responsive to the concerns of environmental groups and labor-rights activists.
"Farms are learning how to improve continuously," says Juan Carlos Isaza of Asocoflores, a trade association for Colombia's cut-flower industry whose Flor Verde program has been teaching growers to use fewer pesticides and chemical fertilizers. "In the 1990s, our image was very negative, and I think there was an overuse of chemicals, just like anywhere flowers are grown -- even the U.S. and Holland. Now people are learning how to use pesticides more carefully, and using less of them."
But for Mr. Prolman, the way to ensure the safety of the workers, protect the environment from chemicals that might endanger the ecosystem, and enrich the soil in a responsible way is to simply go organic.
If enough consumers can be persuaded to "buy green" when purchasing roses, Mr. Prolman reckons, more plantations will produce them under improved conditions.
Along the way, Mr. Prolman has had to be just as nimble a marketer as fund-raiser, consciousness-raiser and incubator of other businesses, principally the South American plantations that grow his wares.
"Basically, when we started, there was no supply, no demand and no capital," says the 45-year-old Massachusetts native. "I had to develop all of that myself."
What he did have was practical experience. His first venture was Made In Nature, a fresh-produce vendor Mr. Prolman launched with fellow eco-entrepreneurs in San Francisco in 1989. It grew successful enough to attract the attention of produce giants like Dole Food Co., which acquired the brand in 1994. A year and a half later, when Dole decided to shed noncore assets, Mr. Prolman bought Made In Nature back, later selling it again to another vendor, Vacu-Dry Co., of Sebastopol, Calif.
Mr. Prolman made enough money on each transaction to repay the organic "angels" who staked him with a sufficient return on their investment to tap them again for funding when he launched Organic Bouquet in 2001. "We believe in the business model," says Don Weeden, whose San Francisco-based Weeden Foundation has invested nearly $200,000 in two Prolman ventures. "He's got the Internet to market with now, which didn't exist before."
Even before it could hunt for investors, however, Organic Bouquet needed growers. Organic fruit and vegetable farmers were plentiful in California, but the dot-com bubble had just burst in 2001, while skyrocketing energy prices across the state left growers reluctant to try an unproven venture like organic roses.
"Growers weren't looking to grow organic flowers, because the market wasn't demanding them," says Mr. Prolman, and "the market wasn't demanding them because they weren't available."
The solution lay in South America, where enough low-cost operators had access to virgin land that they could begin to produce organic flowers immediately. To get them started, Mr. Prolman signed contracts locking in the price of every organic rose they grew -- freeing growers from relying on brokers and daily spot prices, which can swing wildly from season to season.
Searching for growers in Ecuador and Colombia, Organic Bouquet had help. Because of concern among consumer groups that flower growers should use methods that don't endanger workers through overexposure to pesticides, some South American growers have already been "Green Label" certified. That designation -- pioneered in Germany by the Fairness in Flowers campaign, a grass-roots alliance in Europe set up to certify growers' environmental and labor practices -- meant they met one of Mr. Prolman's requirements: They were already using methods easily adapted to organic farming.
"They weren't completely organic, but they were close," he says
Selling roses online for as little as $39.95 a dozen, Organic Bouquet now competes on price with other big online vendors like FTD.com and 1-800-Flowers.com. The company is seeking to boost sales by appealing to socially conscious consumers, for instance, by offering a 10% to 15% discount to members of the World Wildlife Fund or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; PETA gets 5% of every sale Organic Bouquet makes to a PETA member, which allows buyers to make a cash contribution to their pet cause when they buy.
Organic Bouquet also has become the in-house florist for ice cream makers Ben & Jerry's, the South Burlington, Vt., unit of Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever. Ben & Jerry's employees enjoy a 20% discount, and Mr. Prolman's company is seeking similar arrangements with others.
"The true 'flower power' is that our two organizations are simpatico," says Christie Heimert, spokesperson for Ben & Jerry's. "They're the go-to guy when we want to thank a client by sending flowers."
Organic Bouquet is the largest online provider of eco-friendly and organic floral gifts. All of our flowers are grown in a manner that is not only environmentally friendly but also provides outstanding resources for farm workers and artisans. Organic Bouquet partners with select flower farms in California, Ecuador and Colombia. All of our flower farms follow stringent growing practices which are monitored by multiple certification agencies and associations. When you purchase flowers from Organic Bouquet, you are helping to improve the life of a flower farm worker, their family and the local floral community.
Our eco-friendly flower arrangements include roses, calla lilies, tulips, gerbera daisies, hyacinths, sunflowers, alstromeria lilies and blue iris. In addition to a complete line of flower arrangements, we offer gift baskets, fruit baskets, nut baskets, gourmet chocolates, gourmet cookies, plants and wreaths. All of these products are certified eco-friendly and/or provide for environmental benefits through our participation in Carbon Offset programs.
Whatever the occasion, our flowers make the perfect gift- birthday celebration flowers, anniversary flowers, holiday flowers, or floral arrangements simply to say thank you. Sending flowers from Organic Bouquet says that you care not only about the person receiving the flowers, but also about the environment. All of our gift items are shipped nationwide to all 50 states. So whether you need to send flowers to Florida, New York, California, or Colorado, we can guarantee overnight delivery to ensure they arrive fresh and ready to put a smile on someone's face.
Whether you are purchasing online, or through one of our customer service specialists, you can be assured you are ordering the freshest quality of flowers and environmentally friendly gifts.


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Out of a white cloud of smoke, country singer Eric Church emerged, alone, on stage at the Maverik Center Saturday.
Donning his signature ball cap and dark shades, the 35-year-old North Carolina native began strumming an acoustic guitar. A few moments after, the large black curtain behind him dropped to reveal a brightly lit set with the cover of his third album "Chief" the focal point.
That is, it was the focal point until the pyrotechnics began. Fireballs shot towards the rafters as the crowd roared.
The opening song was "Country Music Jesus," with Church bellowing:
"There'll be fire on the mountain
"There'll be revival and banging drums
"There'll be screaming and there'll be shouting
"When my country music Jesus comes."
Church is no country music Jesus, but he made a good case for evoking the populist appeal of John the Baptist in a rollicking, rocking good time at the last stop on the West Coast of his headlining "Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour."
If Jason Aldean doesn't watch out, Church could usurp Aldean's crown as the consummate entertainer of the Nashville set. Aldean doesn't write his own songs Church does and while Aldean's robust guitar riffs are the foundation for much of his showmanship, Church is the type of frontman who beats his chest at the end of a show like a man of the jungle and frequently pumps his arms back and forth as if he were a warrior-like Kirk Gibson rounding the bases after hitting a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.
Plenty of country performers rely on smoke and mirrors to cover lackluster material, but what adds heft to Church's offerings is his songwriting, which helped him win an unlikely but deserving County Music Association award earlier this month for Album of the Year. With shout-outs to the influences of Merle Haggard, Bruce Springsteen and Hank Williams (junior and senior), Church has established what type of artist he is and what he stands for: he's an outlaw who loves the holy trinity of Jesus, Jack Daniel's and beer.
The only problem with Church's concert was that the sound mix was muddy throughout his set, and his twangy, deep vocals were buried too low. But that didn't matter much to the gleefully soused crowd, who would raise their cups of beer to Church more often than raising their lighters.
Outlaws in country music haven't connected with the mainstream country music audience for a long time, and it could be stretch to call someone an outlaw who uses pyrotechnics as often as Def Leppard. But country needs better songwriting and authenticity, and Church could be that cry from the wilderness..
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Eric Church
When • Saturday
Where • Maverik Center, West Valley City
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January 24, 2013 - April 11, 2013 @ Career Plus office, 114 Pine St., NE, Wilson, NC
January 9, 2013 - Wilson County's VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) is gearing up again for tax season. This is the 9th year that volunteers are busy preparing to provide free tax preparation services for low-to-moderate income families in our community.
The DSS VITA site has specific goals to provide outreach and education to working families about the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit and to continue the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site to provide free tax preparation for families with income levels $51,000 or less.
"Each year we hear from so many families that saved money by using this service," said Amber Denning, VITA coordinator. "Our VITA program provides free tax preparation and information on savings, asset building, homeownership programs, and much more."
The DSS Career Plus VITA site continues to receive high reviews from customers for the services provided. DSS staff volunteers, along with Barton College and Wilson Community College volunteers
January 31, 2013, 8:00 AM - March 18, 2013, 5:00 PM @ All Sales will be held March 7, 2013 at 12:00 o'clock noon at the Courthouse door.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Announcing: Success Sunday
Today, I'm going to inaugurate a tradition - already unofficially in practice - of profiling feel-good stories of folks who have triumphed over oppression in one way or another regularly on Sundays.
In the progressive blogosphere, we often focus on what is wrong with the world. This is part of our/my purpose for being here - to point out the things that are wrong that people want to ignore, to chip away at privilege by recognizing it as it functions rather than defending it by claiming that it's just normal.
But folks who face significant societal disadvantages overcome these disadvantages every day, and it's problematic to constantly present them in the position of victim. Their voices are not heard because they don't fit in with traditional norms of success, or because their achievements are not deemed worthy of attention. It's a great way to kick off the week and remind me (at least) that not all struggles are in vain.
If you've got a suggestion of a story in which a person triumphs over racism, classism, transmisogyny, ableism, homophobia, sexism, or any other form of oppression, please send it in for Success Sunday! As always, guest posts are eagerly welcomed.
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I'll bite; this story about the vindification of an athlete who was stripped of her medal 50 years ago because she happened to be a girl is pretty awesome.ReplyDelete
Thanks a bunch for the tip! I've already got my story up for the day, but I'll try to get to that next week :) If you want to write it up for a guest-post too, that would be awesome.ReplyDelete
I am loving this idea. We're always in need of happy news! Can the stories be smaller, more local ones, or are you looking for something bigger?ReplyDelete
Local stories are exactly what I'm looking for - stories that wouldn't necessarily be heralded by the MSM. Thanks Ashley!ReplyDelete
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I had a plate and 7 screws put in Sep 1st, and like everybody else has already said, it will be fine if you are start using it again.
I feel like I have been healed for a month now, but can still feel what the PT was talking about - the long term healing.
Hope you feel better man!
|I am a physical therapist. The main question to ask at this point is how do you feel in terms of shoulder function? Do you feel that you a lacking in anything besides strength? What I mean by this is do you have full range of motion of your shoulder our any upper back or neck problems that were associated to this injury. Also, do you still have pain at the fracture site? Being that you fractured the clavicle, (collar bone) last year it should be more than healed. it takes 6-8 weeks for bone to heal to a significant degree. The last phase of bone healing is called remodeling this phase can take several months and in some cases a year or more. Performing regular activities and exercise promotes bone health and strength. At this point I would recommend, so long as you do not have pain or other complications with shoulder, upper back or neck that it would be fine to perform regular exercise. If you are unfamiliar with appropriate exercises to perform or what area's of the body to strength I'd seek help from a licensed professional trainer, not your buddy who's into weight lifting as your training should not be tailored to bulking up, rather an overall general strengthening and muscle endurance program to include the core (not abs), chest, shoulder and scapular strengthening both eccentric and concentric exercises. Being that your a young guy you'll bounce back quickly. Hope it works out for you, good luck and safe riding this year!
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^^ Man, you have alot of play in your AC joint. How many times have you seperated your shoulder before? lol
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Here's a good shoulder strenhthening routine. Don't have to do all of them all the time, but it's a good reference. Keeps my shoulders in nice shape after quite a few years of heavy benching and many years of pitching. Got rid of all my pops and clicks.
^^ Man, you have alot of play in your AC joint. How many times have you seperated your shoulder before? lol
As for rehabbing a broken clavicle, I actually have worked in a Physio clinic for the past few years as a kinesiologist. Ideally, once you regain enough motion to move it without pain, you should start with just some light weights while working on extending the range of motion. Holding a weight while hunched over, doing arm circles, alternating arm and leg lifts while chest down on a physio ball, just easy stuff to get that range of motion back completely while also slowly restrengthening the muscles in the shoulder.
Although since your already back into pushups and actual strengthening, just do what you would normally do but take it easy on the weights. Also make sure, and I can't stress this enough, that you are using proper form when doing any exercises. Normally with a break like this, you start to favour other muscles while it is hurt and you become dependand on those muscles and your form and mechanics get all messed up. So whatever you are doing, make sure you set your shoulder blade down and back before lifting or doing pushups. If your shoulder blade and shoulder are swinging open all over the place or your shrugging that shoulder up when you shouldn't your engaging muscles that you don't want to and aren't strengthening the weak ones. Like killclimbz suggested, it might be a good idea to book one appointment with a PT and just get them to give you some pointers on what to look for when working out. They are very slight things that most people wouldn't notice, but if you go on without knowing them, your shoulder could be pretty messed up in the long run. Right now, when your young you won't notice, but when you get older and the muscles that have been holding the fort where they shouldn't for so long start to break down, you will be in trouble. Trust me, I've seen it too many times to count.
If I had the time I could post a huge workout plan, but I don't and it's much easier to do all this in person, which isn't possible. lol. So yeah, take it easy with whatever you are doing and if you have the cash or coverage, book something with a PT who can just give you a once over assessment.
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I broke my collarbone last season...I wasn't even doing anything remotely "cool." I caught an edge and mousetrapped onto my left shoulder. Probably one of the more painful injuries I've ever received.
I had surgery on it a week or two later (this is back in early March). After about a month a half of being in a sling, I was finally able to use my left arm "regularly" and slowly worked it back up to semi-normal strength. I was able to to do my normal push-up routine by the beginning of June (guesstimating here).
I never went with any professional rehab...was this a bad move? I'm in my mid-twenties, fairly active and just kind of figured I would work back up to my normal strength eventually.
I usually join a gym in the winter months and I'm about to start REALLY lifting again in the next week or two. Should I be careful of anything or do you think I'm good to go?
Also wanted to ask to see if anyone had any good arm exercises for regaining lost muscle from a collar bone fracture.
I understand that a doctor's opinion is probably the best but thought I'd ask on here in case other riders had some advice.
But I swear by physiotherapy, I've had lots of injuries & physiotherapy does work miracles.
Doing your own rehab I'm sure helped. The electrical pulse thing they hook up to you sends electric current causing your muscles to flex like a million times a second( I'm exaggerating, but you get the point).
Nothing you can do even comes close to how many times this gets your muscles moving, it also goes in waves of different strengths.
For sure physiotherapy will make your injury heal faster than without it.
The final results might be the same, but physiotherapy will get you back out there faster.
A lot of the things they make you do is working on proper movements, injuries tend to cause you to change the way you did something before, obviously cause it hurts like a son of a bitch. They will get you back to doing things with the proper mechanics.
Breaking a bone will also cause some damage to the ligaments & tendons surrounding it. That's what physio is for not the actual broken bone, only time will fix that.
I ain't makin' this shit up.
|a broken collarbone is cake..i broke mine twice last year..waited 4 weeks after the first one and started riding again. i wouldnt worry about it too much, you should have most of your strength back
I fractured my collarbone several years ago and had surgical repair. I didn't do any formal rehab and fortunately I regained full strength and range of motion, but it took at least a year to get to that point due to scar tissue.
Clavicle Fracture Rehab Exercises - Rehab for a Broken Collarbone
|yeah you're right. Obviously things could be different and I don't disagree with your assessment of going to see a PT at least once. I just meant I didn't think there was a whole lot of need to worry or get himself worked up over.
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Central New York Oil and Gas Company LLC is seeking regulatory approval to use eminent domain, if necessary, to acquire land for its MARC 1 pipeline in Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming counties. The pipeline could open new areas to drilling and would connect with three existing interstate pipelines to take natural gas produced from the giant Marcellus Shale formation to market.
In written comments this week, the federal Environmental Protection Agency said it's not clear why the MARC 1 needs to be built at all, given existing pipeline infrastructure.
"It is difficult to understand why natural gas distribution could not be accomplished in the absence of the MARC 1 line," the EPA's Philadelphia office wrote, adding that New York Oil and Gas itself has said that other pipelines are capable of transporting gas from the Marcellus.
The agency noted the pipeline would cross more than 100 waterways, result in the loss of more than 200,000 mature trees, and said it had questions about the possible effect on "water quality, aquatic resources, air quality, wildlife and their habitat and forested landscapes, among other environmental and cultural values" in the area popular with tourists.
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DALE McFEATTERS: Mark Sanford - nothing like a little salacious fun
If the citizens of his congressional district in Charleston, S.C., are either very forgetful or very forgiving, the corridors of power in Washington may once again be graced by former Gov. Mark Sanford, a politician who has set new standards in hypocrisy and euphemism.
Governor, a desperate Washington press corps turns its lonely eyes to you.
With a few notable exceptions — Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota comes to mind — congressional Democrats tend to be a bunch of stiffs. Can you imagine being locked in a room for any length of time with Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada?
The House has its freshman and sophomore Republicans, and while they're dogmatic, full of weird ideas and talk crazy from time to time, they're just not funny. No wonder House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is looking more and more like a basset whose owner has died.
Thus we may have the second coming of Sanford, who earlier served three terms in the House before leaving to run for governor of South Carolina.
Sanford, who has since admitted to "crossing many lines" in the course of his marriage to Jenny Sanford, voted to impeach Bill Clinton for his dalliance with Monica Lewinsky, calling the president's conduct "reprehensible." When the unfaithful Newt Gingrich of Georgia stepped down as speaker, it turned out that so had his likely replacement, Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La.
Sanford supported Livingston's resignation: "The bottom line is ... he lied under a different oath and that is the oath to his wife." Where are Old Testament bolts of lightning when you need them?
As governor, Sanford was noted for three things: A refusal to spend money (California's Arnold Schwarzenegger, another GOP governor prone to stray, offered to take South Carolina's share of the stimulus if Sanford didn't want it); carrying two pigs into the state House chamber to dramatize his opposition to pork-barrel spending (apparently, Sanford thought Palmetto State lawmakers were too thick to make the connections); and abruptly disappearing.
America's governors do a lot of crazy things, but they are not prone to disappear. An exception that comes to mind is Democrat Earl Long of Louisiana, who would occasionally disappear on a bender or into a Texas mental institution, but people in Louisiana tend to take a relaxed view of these peccadilloes.
As governor, Sanford disappeared, completely, for five days in 2009. The lieutenant governor, his security detail, his top aides, even his wife had no idea where he was. (He disappeared again the following year, but only for a few days, enough, however, for an Internet search engine to install a standing link, "Where is Mark Stanford now?")
On his return from the earlier sabbatical, he confessed that he had been in Argentina with a woman named Maria Chapur, whom he described as his "soul mate."
When Sanford first disappeared, aides lamely suggested he was hiking the Appalachian Trail in search of solitude to gather his thoughts. "Hiking the Appalachian Trail" has now become a euphemism for exploring the hot-sheet motels of Route One. Our political vocabulary is richer for having that.
Divorced by Jenny, barred from the family home, he decided to resume his political career, easily winning the GOP primary in his old district. However, the killjoys at the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee — we told you they were humorless — have cut off Sanford's funding because he has been caught, apparently several times, violating a court order by sneaking in and out of his old family home using his cellphone as a flashlight. He was warned as long as two years ago about trespassing and now faces a May 9 court date.
That is two days after a special election to fill his old seat in a race against Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the sister of the very funny political comedian, Stephen Colbert.
Fortunately for Sanford, she appears to be an earnest, honest, well-prepared good-government type with an impressive r←sum← in business development.
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|Sounds like the two of you had an awesome day together! Great bonding time, and the fun and exercise were just a bonus!
Zelda LOVES this game!
So fetch is boring to Zelda.. (fetch kills me when i play with her no matter how much enthusiasm or quality of treats i have for the game, shes like "meh"..)
But taking the bumper today at a playground (its a private school my sister goes to and no one is around at all during the summer) and hiding it for her or and telling her to go get it for me after putting it up high and she has to figure out how to get it, is THE BEST THING EVER! lol Glad we finally found a compromise.. lol
She also was willing to climb up slides for me until she realized she slides back and than she looks at me like im crazy for asking her to do it, so i let her down and tell her how proud i am, and ask again and she attempts again and i praise her and carry her off and than she is ready for more action (dont worry the slides were little kiddo slides, but i am always weary of her hips!) and i asked her to go under things and climb up things. By the end of it, she was quite full of herself.
Fun day and it was beautiful out, so thats always a plus!
I thought i would share some positive things with Zelda and i once in a while! LOL
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Vernon Davis , who is currently nursing a hamstring strain, was the only 49ers player to not practice Friday. All he did during the day was work with a trainer on side field. In fact, Davis didn't practice at all this week, and he didn't provide the media many clues when asked whether or not he would play Sunday versus the Colts.
"I'm feeling pretty good, sore, bruised up, but that comes with the business, comes with the game," Davis said via Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee. "Definitely my focus is on this game. ... We shall see when Sunday comes."
Davis is officially questionable for Week 3.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Fresh off its first Horizon League championship in 2012, the Green Bay men's tennis team was selected as the unanimous favorite to repeat in 2013, the conference office announced on Friday after a voting by the league's head coaches. The Phoenix picked up all six first-place votes in the preseason poll, leading the way with 36 points. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams in the poll.
"It's an honor to be voted as the top team in the Horizon League by the other head coaches," Phoenix head coach Mark Thomas said. "It's a testament to the hard work that both the players and the coaches have put in to get the program to its current level. There are several strong teams in the league and we look forward to competitive matches in conference play this season."
Green Bay finished the 2012 season with a school-record 19 wins (19-7, 6-1 Horizon League), defeating four-time defending champion Cleveland State in the Horizon League title match. The Phoenix wrapped up the season with a hard-fought loss at No. 7 Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif., in the school's first NCAA Tournament appearance.
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The ladies of HBO's "Girls" will return with the premiere of Season 2 on Sunday and series creator/star Lena Dunham promises her eclectic group of New York City gals are attempting to grow up.
"They're working on it," the 26-year-old star told Access Hollywood at the HBO "Girls" Season 2 party in New York on Wednesday, of what's in store for the ladies next season. "I don't think it would be this show if any of them had a completely successful move toward adulthood, but it's definitely within their sights."
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Allison Williams, who stars as straight-laced Marnie Michaels on the show (and was on hand for the party), told Access the gang's often-awkward bumble toward embracing adult life is what makes the series relatable.
"It's hard to watch and it's hard to [perform it], but it's an important thing that we all go through at some point," she said. "And it's kind of never over -- that's the other thing. We're always growing, we're always changing."
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Need wider wheels, maybe mini tubs?
I have a 1966 Buick Skylark that I dropped a sbc 350 and turbo 350 trans into. Right now I have 14" Cutlass rims with 225 wide tires. They are nothing special, I mean the white lettering looks cool but I can't get the car to hook up to save my life. Literally If I punch it from 30 mph the car just cuts loose and I wind up smoking tires through first gear, all this with a stock rearend!
I'm considering going with 15" rims so I can upgrade to disk brakes. I'm wondering about how wide a tire/rim I can fit into the back. It doesn't look like much room, so I was considering mini tubs with an offset rim, however I just painted the car and I am concerned about welding near the quarters (paint bubbling...). I have never had tubs put in so I don't know the process, and I would wind up hiring a welder if I did so. I could use some opinions, thoughts, Ideas. I really dont want the tire to potrude from the fender wall, and I also want the car to keep it's stance (basically I don't want a huge rake on the back-end). Thanks for the advice, I hope I posted this in the right section.
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Catching poachers and other wildlife violators often involves lengthy criminal investigations and requires diligence and dedication on behalf of conservation rangers. RFC David Webb, representing Towns County, was named Investigative Ranger of the Year for demonstrating true devotion to investigative work, which included a multi-year, multi-agency, complex case.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Law Enforcement Division names an Investigative Ranger of the Year annually.
"I commend RFC David Webb on his drive and his efforts to protect Georgia resources," says Col. Eddie Henderson, director of the Law Enforcement Division. "His ability to work with other agencies and compile information for the investigation, plus being able to finalize reports shows great multi-tasking skills."
RFC Webb was a principle investigator in a case titled Operation Something Bruin. This case required cooperation with agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service as well as other state wildlife agencies. Ultimately, the operation documented over 900 state and federal charges, including 139 state charges against eight defendants in Georgia, and 110 state charges against 26 defendants in North Carolina.
For his part of the investigation, RFC Webb served as an undercover officer for 18 months where his duties included infiltrating groups suspected to be hunting illegally. During this time, he generated over 189 reports and 500 audio recorded conversations. Webb then managed to produce more than six weeks' worth of reports within a month of time in order to be prepared for the takedown part of the operation which occurred in February 2013.
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The Ranch at Little Hills Bridal Faire & Tasting
Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PDT)
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We would love for you to come spend the afternoon at
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This event is FREE to all of our couples, their family & friends, and potential couples of The Ranch at Little Hills!
You must RSVP by Friday, April 19, 2013
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Select dates are still available for 2013 weddings.
Check out what fantasic vendors will be attending!
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Valid ID is required for consumption of beer and wine.
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Parking is free.
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gr8white wrote:The teal I had last week didn't show up this morning. Saw plenty of big ducks though.
Cajun1085 wrote:Right there with you guys. We shot 3 green wings Monday afternoon, but that all that came by. Heard very few shots. Went out this am all the water blew out inched across a mud flat ate my prop up. There must have been a 2 1/2 foot tide change this am. When I set up this am the pond had 8-12inches of water, but within an hour my decoys were sitting sideways on the mud. I new I was in trouble.
OOO IF SOMEONE FINDS 2 GHG pro-grade BWT hens they are mine. HAHA. After getting off that flat, there was no water left at all on the pond. Had to leave them behind.
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Discussion in 'January 2009' started by Dlev59, Jan 3, 2009.
I think Amir could do all the things he does now when he was rookie.
I actually think Amir was better as a rookie. Take a look at his 36 minutes stats. Amir Johnson Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com (4th orange header group down page)
That's because he only played 3 games. The more games that a player plays can either cause a bigger stat wrap or a smaller stat wrap.
There's usually at least some fire at the source of the smoke when an assistant coach that sees a kid's off-court and practice habits day in and day out is willing to declare him a never-will-be. If Amir ever does officially prove that person wrong it will likely be because he started doing (or not doing) things later in his career that he wasn't (or was) doing when he started.
It is the assistant coaches who generally have an insightful eye on problem areas, as well as, improvements (however incremental) that are taking place during the season. Once again, it might be interesting to have some forum interviews with them... especially Cowens. This, of course, is with the unheard-of understanding that we will call them on political correctness; without naming names, when they start jabbering the party line. Unfortunately, the down side for them, is that they will not be able to reach the full, solid majority party-line membership on this forum. There is no reason why we couldn't keep it civil.
Hopefully noone else will take this as a slight to them, but if The Low were living in close proximity to the D I think this would already be happening. After watching and listening to him I get the impression that he's a very charismatic guy and in person it's hard to say no to him. But who knows? Perhaps there is another star in the Detroit area who can run with this ball.
I think Amir's biggest problem is that he is "competing" with Rodney in the sense that he's been given the keys to the castle. However, he doesn't seem to realize that Rodney was given the team because of the sub 20 point games where he sped it up for Allen and slowed it down for Richard, not the 38 and 40 point games. Amir seems like he's trying to make the big splash play after play instead of just focusing on solid play after solid play. Most of his unusually goofy plays are when he's trying to do the impossible and unreasonable.
It's hard to practice not fouling though.
Oh I don't know. We all saw that halftime excerpt of Curry interjecting in the middle of a play and telling Amir to quit grabbing and chucking in order to get an advantage on his man. It could be as easy as not fouling when you practice and letting it translate into the games.
I just watched this game on my DVR and I intentionally didn't read this thread first. That'll teach me. What a long depressing game of turnovers and out of control play by the Pistons. The stats may tell differently, but my overall impression was that we were seriously outclassed by this Jazz team. Tomorrow I'll watch the Denver game. I missed them both on my Portland excursion with my sis. There seemed to plenty of random disorganized play in that game too. I wish I understood the game enough to judge why, but it seems like the Pistons aren't on the same page with each other, almost like they aren't running plays, just winging it out there. I really wish I hadn't watched this Utah game. Other than how hot AI is, it was such a bummer to be down 25 points to anyone! P.S. Yeah I know we have injuries and I too am worried about Sheed's foot. I just get nervous when they look like they don't have a plan out there.
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Re: At Utah Jazz Jan. 10th, 10:00 PM What the heck were you thinking about PL!! You know that we be spotted a hundred points and those guys would find a way to get a hundred-one to beat us....
I know I am quoting a poster from this morning's Detnews forum but the way Max and Amir are playing, you have wonder if hall of famer Cowens is just collecting a pension check from Mr. D? He has been an assistant for what 2 years now and neither Amir or Max has made any significant progression beyond being no more than a NBA journeyman....What has Cowens taught them? I have been to about four road games and got their early enough to see some warmups, but never really see Cowens giving them any coaching or encouragement. I don't want to blame him for their shortcomings, but his BB IQ should have beed able rub off on Amir by now...six fouls in 8 mins
The thing that I don't understand is why Amir isn't visibly trying to avoid fouls at this stage. I think you're right Dre, it's like there's nobody telling him what to focus on. You'd think after several games in a row of foul trouble and limited playing time that you'd come in the game and err too much the other way. Avoid reach ins, don't leave your feet, etc. But Amir doesn't seem to have made a single adjustment. He's actually been pretty aggressive grabbling, pushing, and reaching with no let up whatsoever. Maybe the coaches are telling him not to play tentatively and to keep doign what he's doing? They don't seem too upset with him when he's exiting games.
6 fouls in 8 minutes from a 4th year player is not ok. Averaging over 7 fouls in 36 minutes is not ok. If he doesn't know what he is supposed to do (defend with his feet and head, not his hands), then he's going to have a hell of a time earning as much as he makes now on his next deal.
Actually even when he tries to he gets called for them. There has been one instance of him physically running away from a player and getting called for one, and another where he backed up and put his hands in the air like he was under arrest. Him fouling out or picking up a quick 2 like the past 2 (3?) games is troublesome, but in general i don't care if he fouls. He's great defensively; it's not hurting us (unless it keeps off the floor) so whatever. Sheed's re injured so it looks like he's going to have to play w/o his safety net for a few more games.
The Low sounds great and his is knowledgeable. A great combination.
Amir lacks fundamental basketbal knowledge. He has no idea how to close out on a shooter without fouling. He might as well have a sack over his head when he does it. If you combine Amir and Kwame's b-ball IQ you'd still end up with a low grade idiot.
He's also very cute, but I didn't tell you that.
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Scored in double figures 32 times in his career, including 18 in his final game against Iowa State in the 2014 NCAA Tournament third round • Scored 841 points in 125 games (6.7 per) • Made 147 career three-pointers (.333) • Scored a career-high 24 against UAB on 12/1/12 • Hit six three-pointers in Maui vs. Mississippi State on 11/19/12 • Made multiple three-pointers 37 times.
Second on the Tar Heels in three-pointers made (43) and third in scoring at a career-high 10.4 per game • Scored in double figures in 13 of the 25 games in which he played • Went 43 for 138 from three-point range (.312) • Averaged 5.5 three-point attempts per game • Played a career-high 27.1 minutes per contest, nearly 10 minutes more per game than any previous season • Scored in double figures in five straight games from 1/18/14 to 2/1/14 • Averaged 16.5 points on 14 of 21 field goal shooting in two games against Duke.
Game Highlights: Had 12 points on 5 of 9 shooting from the floor at Duke • Hit three three-pointers and had 14 points at Virginia Tech Earned National Player of the Week honors from Athlon, Andy Katz (ESPN) and College Sports Madness after leading UNC in scoring in home wins over Duke and Wake Forest Scored 40 points in those two games, a career high for scoring in consecutive games Made a season-high 5 of 6 from three-point range and finished with 19 points against the Deacons Played his finest game as a Tar Heel in UNC's 74-66 comeback win over #5 Duke as he led all scorers with 21 points on 9 of 12 shooting from the floor Was his fourth career 20-point game and his first game in double figures in the last five Scored 11 in the first half and 10 in the second, including a jumper with 3:54 to play that gave UNC the lead for good at 62-60 (was UNC's first lead of the second half) Had more points in the first half than he did in the two previous games against Pitt and FSU combined Made a career-high nine field goals, eight of them two pointers Entered the game 8 for 31 from the floor in the previous four games Scored his 700th career point against NC State on 2/1/14 when he made 7 of 13 shots from the floor Led UNC with 20 points against NC State Played a career-high 35 minutes against Maryland Had 15 points at Georgia Tech (four rebounds, four assists) Made his second career start and first this season against Boston College and had 10 points and four assists Hit a three with 4:30 to play that gave UNC a 10-point lead vs. the Eagles Returned to action vs. Texas after sitting out the first nine games Made four three-pointers and had 15 points against the Longhorns.
Sixth on the team in scoring at 7.2 points per game • Shot 35.9 percent from three-point range (42 of 117) • Made a three-pointer in 19 of the 30 games in which he played • Scored in double figures seven times • Was 29 for 97 from the floor in his last 16 games • Had 36 assists and 20 turnovers (had six more turnovers than assists in his first two seasons) • Made 42 of his 71 baskets from three-point range.
2013 ACC Tournament: Averaged 7.3 points • Made his 100th career three-pointer in quarterfinal against Florida State • Sank a career-high six free throws (in six attempts) in semifinal win over Maryland • Hit a key three-pointer against Maryland that gave UNC a six-point lead with 8:33 to play.
2012-13 Regular Season Highlights: Had two assists, hit two key free throws and played solid defense in the win over NC State • Played his finest two-way game of the ACC schedule at Georgia Tech as he scored 15 points and played strong defense - made 4 of 6 three-pointers, accounting for four of UNC's six makes from beyond the arc • Had nine first-half points in Atlanta • The 15 points were the most he scored since he had 24 against UAB on Dec. 1st • Scored seven points in win over Virginia • Had 10 points in the loss at Miami • Hit a pair of three-pointers against Wake Forest • Returned to the lineup against Virginia Tech on Feb. 2nd after missing the previous six games • Had three assists and played well defensively, guarding Erick Green, the nation's top scorer, on 19 halfcourt possessions and allowing only one field goal • Did not score at Virginia, the only time this year he has not scored • Scored a career-high 24 points, had a career-high five assists and was UNC's top defender in win over UAB • Scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half against the Blazers • Went 5 for 8 from three-point range, the third time in his career he made at least five from beyond the arc • Played 26 minutes against UAB, most since he played 28 against the College of Charleston in 2010 • Scored 21 points, connecting on 6 of 9 from three-point range, against Mississippi State in Maui • Added 17 against Chaminade • Went 10 for 19 from behind the arc in Maui • Season opener against Gardner-Webb was his first action in a Carolina uniform since the 2011 NCAA East Regional final against Kentucky • Hit a three-pointer in decisive second-half run at Long Beach.
Did not play due to injury • Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while playing in a summer league game in July 2011.
Carolina's fifth-leading scorer overall, the second-leading three-point shooter and top scorer off the bench at 7.0 points a game • Scored in double figures 10 times, including five ACC regular-season and Tournament games • Second on the team with 51 three-pointers made • Made two or more three-pointers in 12 games and four or more four times (Hofstra, Long Beach, Rutgers and Saint Francis) • Made 4 for 20 from three-point range in the last six games • Did not play against Clemson on Jan. 18th because of a back contusion and a small pneumothorax • Suffered the injury in the second half at Georgia Tech on Jan. 16 when he simultaneously fell on the ball and was kneed in the back.
Three-pointer with 3:46 to play against Marquette finally put the game out of reach • Scored all five of UNC's bench points and played well defensively in the win over Washington • Made one of the defensive plays of the season when he defended Clemson's Demontez Stitt on the final play of regulation in Carolina's win in the ACC semifinal • Played a huge role in Carolina's comeback win over Miami in the ACC quarterfinals - scored all 11 of his points in the second half • Hit three three-pointers, two of which jump started the Tar Heel rally from 19 points down.
Helped UNC build a 51-39 halftime lead over Duke as he scored nine first-half points on 3 of 3 shooting from the floor and 2 of 2 free throws • Scored in double figures for the second straight game (first time in ACC play) with 10 key points in the win at Florida State • Hit three three-pointers against the Noles, including back-to-back hoops less than a minute apart that gave UNC a 49-44 lead midway through the second half • Scored an ACC season-high 15 points against Maryland - went 6 for 10 from the floor including 3 for 5 from three-point range • The six field goals were as many as he made in his previous four games • Helped keep UNC close early in the first half at NC State with five points on a pair of baskets • Scored all 13 of his points against Wake Forest in the first half, helping Carolina to a 41-28 lead at the break • Also grabbed a career-high seven rebounds (five on the offensive glass) and made a career-best 5 of 6 from the free throw line against the Deacs • Had eight points (six in the first half) at Duke • Scored nine points in the win at Boston College, including a three-pointer that started UNC's first half run • Hit one three-pointer at Virginia, but it was one of the biggest plays of the game as it cut into UVa's 10-point lead, the last time UNC would trail by double figures.
Led UNC with 14 points on 4 of 7 three-point shooting in the win in Madison Square Garden over Rutgers • Scored 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting against William and Mary -- hit a pair of first-half three-pointers that broke open a sluggish game and gave Carolina a 19-point lead • Won his first defensive player of the game award as a Tar Heel in the win against William and Mary • Hit his first five three-pointers in the first half en route to a career-high 17 points against Long Beach • Also had a career-best three assists against Long Beach • Tied his previous scoring high with 16 points in the win over Hofstra when he made 4 of 6 three-pointers • Went 3 for 3 from the floor including a pair of three-pointers against College of Charleston • Hit a key basket against Kentucky midway through the second half after the Wildcats built a 57-51 lead, UNC's largest deficit of the second half.
Scored seven key first-half points in win at Mississippi State, helping UNC to a 36-33 halftime advantage • Hit a clutch three-pointer in the NIT over William and Mary • Trailing 59-55, he hit a three to pull within a point • Was CBS's player of the game in the win at Wake Forest as he scored a season-high 16 points • Had season highs for points, field goals, field goal attempts, three-pointers, three-point attempts and minutes in Winston-Salem • Was his second game scoring in double figures, first in ACC play, and the first time as a Tar Heel he led the team in scoring • Made 6 of 14 from the floor (2 of 5 3FG) • Scored nine points in the first half helping Carolina to a 32-28 lead at the break • Hit a three-pointer with 12:27 to play, moments after the Deacs had taken their one and only lead of the second half on a three by Al-Farouq Aminu • Later, Wake cut UNC's lead to three (from 11), but McDonald scored on a driving layup with 51 seconds to play to give UNC a 73-68 lead • Then he sealed the win by taking a charge. Went 4 for 4 from the line and netted seven points against FSU • Scored five of his seven points in the second half in the home win over NC State • Three-pointer from the corner gave UNC a 53-45 lead, then added a pair of free throws to up the lead to 10 for the first time • Was more points than he had scored in his previous five ACC games combined • Made two three-pointers and connected on a pair of clutch free throws for eight points in the loss to Georgia Tech • Was the first time as a Tar Heel that he made multiple threes in a game • Made both free throws with 5:02 to play and UNC trailing by four • Scored nine points on 4 of 7 shooting from the floor at Clemson • Was the third time in the last four games he scored nine or more points • Sprained his right ankle in the loss at the College of Charleston, but played 11 minutes in ACC opener against Virginia Tech • Played a season-high 28 minutes and scored in double figures for the time at the College of Charleston • Had 11 points, four rebounds and two blocks against the Cougars • Scored nine points against Albany and added three offensive boards and two assists • Had seven points, six rebounds and two steals in win over North Carolina Central • Played well defensively in the win over Michigan State.
Played for Coach John Harrington at Briarcrest Christian High School in Eads, Tenn. • Two-time Tennessee Division 2 AA Mr. Basketball • All-time leading scorer in Memphis private school history with 2,353 points • Also set the school career mark with 875 rebounds • Started 129 of 133 games at Briarcrest • Averaged 20.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a senior • Averaged 21.5 points as a junior • Led Briarcrest to the state title in 2008 • Scored a single-game best 37 points as a sophomore • Won Gatorade Player of the Year honors in Tennessee in 2008 • Also earned prep Academic All-America honors • Member of the drama and art clubs • Played for Team USA in Nike Hoop Summit in Oregon • Also earned fourth-team All-America honors from Parade magazine • Played for the USA U18 National Team in the 2008 FIBA Americas Championships in Argentina.
Born Leslie Vernard McDonald in Memphis, Tenn. • Birthday is Feb. 4 • Son of Leslie Sr. and Wanda McDonald • Majoring in communication studies.
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7th July 2005: the date of terrorist bomb attacks on the public transport system in central London
'From emptied subway systems to deserted parliaments and shopping malls, the countries of central and south-eastern Europe have been edgy and anxious since 7/7 …'The Guardian 28th July 2005
'The anniversary has brought renewed calls for a public inquiry into the bombings from some survivors and relatives of the victims … "We need to know what led to 7/7, we need to know the real reasons behind 7/7 and other such atrocities that seem to occur on an almost daily basis the world over" …'The Guardian 7th July 2006
At midday on Friday 7th July 2006, people across the United Kingdom respected a two-minute silence as a memorial to the victims of 7/7, a series of terrorist attacks occurring exactly a year earlier in central London.
the bombings claimed the lives of 52 people … the expression 7/7 quickly became a universally-understood reference to these tragic events
On Thursday 7th July 2005, the day after London had been chosen to host the 2012 Olympics and the first full day of the G8 summit, a series of four bomb attacks struck London's public transport system during the morning rush hour. The deadliest bombing in London since the Second World War, within just a few hours this horrific event was being referred to by the world's media as 7/7.
7/7 consisted of four bomb explosions, three on the London underground and one on a bus in Tavistock Square. The bombings claimed the lives of 52 people, and the four suspected bombers, and 800 others were injured. The expression 7/7 quickly became a universally-understood reference to these tragic events, commonly occurring as a noun modifier as in 7/7 attacks/bombings.
In September 2005, after a series of controversial claims about who had caused the 7/7 bombings, the Islamic fundamentalist paramilitary organisation al-Qaeda allegedly claimed responsibility for the attacks in a video statement made by one of the bombers. However the statement's authenticity and a definite connection to al-Qaeda have still not been independently verified.
Use of the term 7/7 to refer to the bombings on July 7th 2005 is modelled on the term 9/11, a universally-understood representation of the tragic events of September 11th 2001, when four commercial airliners were hijacked by terrorists in the United States. Two of the planes crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, and another hit the Pentagon, with more than 3000 people losing their lives. Voted Word of the Year in 2001 by the American Dialect Society, 9/11 entered the US and international lexicon practically overnight, immediately understood even in Canada, Australia and Britain, where 9/11 conventionally means November 9th, rather than September 11th.
The date/month ambiguity in 7/7 means that there is no such potential confusion. However, the subsequent bombings which occurred in London on 21st July 2005, but did not cause injury or fatalities, have been referred to by the world's media as both 21/7 and 7/21, reflecting date conventions on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Growing up in a Korean-American family, I never really ate meatloaf until high school, when my mother decided to try making it once. It didn't catch on. I mean, it's sort of a confusing dish as a concept. It's meat shaped like a loaf of bread. Meat? Bread. Meat? Bread! Ketchup? Wait, what?
Maybe I'm crazy, or there's a cultural disconnect somewhere, but I didn't start enjoying it until a few years ago, when I learned how to make it myself. As it turns out, the stuff can actually be pretty good, but I still approach it with the mouth of a skeptic. So when I learned about the Meatloaf-a-Go-Go food truck, which serves nothing but meatloaf, I figured I could give it another shot. And this meatloaf is even more confusing: it's meatloaf that's in the shape of a cupcake. Whoa. If the concept seems familiar to you, that's because Meatloaf-a-Go-Go is an offshoot of The Meatloaf Bakery up on Clark, which Nick covered a while back.
These things are pretty cute, aren't they? The main attraction, the loaf, is on the bottom half, while the top half of each consists of the side dish. This is the vegetarian (not vegan) Yentl Lentl Loaf ($8.45), and, surprisingly, this is one of my favorites. It's a blend of brown rice, lentils, eggs, cheese, mushrooms, and is topped with sweet bell peppers. It is also served with a red pepper coulis. Despite the fact that it's loaded with brown rice and lentils, it's not that starchy and somehow gives the illusion of meatiness. When eaten with the coulis, you have a tomatoey, peppery, and lentily loafcake.
The Mother Loaf ($8.95) is the classic version of meatloaf that I've learned to enjoy. It's an ideal blend of beef, pork, and veal, that is bound with breadcrumbs. The topper is a smooth yukon gold mashed potato. Since onions and ketchup are already incorporated into the mix, the sauce on the side is a demi-glace laced with Worcestershire sauce (which for the record, is still the hardest thing to spell). I'm not sure how I feel about the demi-glace—while it has a good acidic punch to counterbalance the meatloaf, ketchup is just as good of a companion.
No Buns About It Loaf ($8.95) is a playful take on a bacon cheeseburger. It's topped with cheesy mashed potatoes, and, to complete the picture, is served with a "special sauce," which is your typical ketchup and mayo blend. It really does taste like a cheeseburger, and one of my coworkers raved about it.
The Loaf-a-Roma ($9.95) is easily the most playful of the bunch, as you can see by its Marge Simpson beehive pasta hairdo. If you think about it, the recipe for meatballs isn't much different from that of meatloaf. The meat is beef and fennel-flavored Italian sausage, and combined with the angel-hair pasta, it tastes like a comforting bowl of spaghetti and meatballs.
Thanksgiving, anyone? Herby Turkey Loaf ($8.45) is a turkey meatloaf with a similar texture to the Mother Loaf, and is topped with sagey bread stuffing. To complete the Thanksgiving theme, it comes with a side of sweet and tart cranberry sauce. This one wasn't nearly as interesting as the others, as nothing particularly stood out, but the cranberry sauce was particularly punchy and flavorful.
What's meatloaf without a side of mac and cheese? Macnificent Pasta ($4.95) is a cup of pasta shells and cheese, topped with breaded panko, and even though it's been sitting in an on-board oven, its deep cheesy flavor and texture is surprisingly intact. It reminded me a lot of the excellent macaroni and cheese you can get at Smoque, but with a bit less moisture.
The whoopie pies (2 for $4.00) are impressive. The chocolate cake discs are filled with a cream cheese buttercream, and for someone who normally dislikes buttercream for being too rich, the filling manages to be sweet and fluffy without being too dense. The tangy cream cheese also helps cut through the sweetness. I would easily return just for the whoopie pies.
The prices are high for a serving of food that is the size of one of my child-like fists, but in this case, it's all part of the fun.
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Just recently bought a digital photo frame!
It's the perfect way to display my most recent vacation pictures.. and it adds a nice touch to my living room
I bought this one in Silver!
And these are some others I was looking at before I chose ^ this one
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 07:07 AM
A digital photo frame is a picture frame that show digital photographs with no the ought to print them or use a laptop or computer. The digital photo frame may also display the photographs in a Television set. It is is often a LCD screen with which you could display a complete selection of images.
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Posted 30 May 2012 - 06:39 AM
I also have a digital photo frame in metallic black color. I use this to show digital photographs or slides of my photography experience to the client. The picture quality of this frame give a good look to all my photos that attracts the clients up to some extent.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 06:09 PM
i have one but it only displayes pictures in JPEG format.
what about GIF?
and it doesnt play movies of all formats, just few AVI !!
which brand displays all formats of pictures and videos?
what about GIF?
and it doesnt play movies of all formats, just few AVI !!
which brand displays all formats of pictures and videos?
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