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"We are very fortunate to sign three excellent players who will add a lot to our team over the next four years," says Sapp. "We will be losing three key seniors to graduation so we will look to these freshmen to jump right in and battle for spots in the starting lineup. Having watched all three of these players a lot during their junior careers, I know they are not only quality golfers, but wonderful young men who will represent Carolina well."
Bateman, who played for Providence Day School, was a three-time NCISAA (North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association) All-State performer, 2010, 2011, 2012. He was the 2011 NCISAA 3A State Champion and was the runner-up in 2012. Bateman, who ranks 36th in Golfweek's Class of 2013, won the 2012 Joe Cheves Junior Championship. He was the runner-up at the 2012 Carolinas/Georgia Junior Championship and placed third at the 2011 USGA Junior Qualifier, thus qualifying him to participate in the 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur. Bateman finished sixth at the 2012 AJGA Junior at River Landing and the 2011 Ballantyne Junior Open. He tied for ninth at the 2012 Dogwood State Junior and the 2011 Mid Pines Invitational.
"Davis is a Tar Heel through and through and has continued to get better throughout his golf career," says Tar Heel head coach Sapp. "He had a big win late this summer at the Joe Cheves and has proven that he can take his game to the highest level of college golf. He is one of the best players in our state and we are so pleased he is coming to Carolina."
Do, who played at Ann Arbor Greenhills School, won the 2011 Michigan Division 4 High School State Championship and was a 2011 Michigan High School Super Team Member. He was selected an AJGA Second Team All-America and a 2011 AJGA Wyndham Cup East Team Member. Do, ranked 45th in Golfweek's Class of 2013, was also the champion of the 2011 Michigan Junior Amateur and the 2010 and 2011 AJGA Randy Wise Junior Open. He tied for second place at the 2011 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, tied for fourth at the 2011 AJGA Coca-Cola Junior Championship and tied for eighth at the 2012 AJGA Memorial Junior.
"I have been watching Henry play golf since he was 12," says Sapp. "We are thrilled to have him join us at Carolina. He has a great record and has competed against the best in the country and that is what we look for in a Tar Heel recruit. He is a proven winner and will bring that attitude with him to Chapel Hill. I look forward to seeing how much he can improve when he is able to play golf twelve months out of the year."
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|August 15th, 2008, 08:59 AM
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We have to give back and support the Common Good!!!
Or at least that's what they kept saying at the fundraiser that I just got out of.
...I have some questions...
Aside from the fact that organizations are almost always crappier because a percentage of your donation has to go to supporting all of the overhead instead of 100% of your funds going to where they are needed, why should someone who has worked their ASCII off through school/work to earn the tiny little salary they are making be pressured to "give back" to the community and "Common Good"?
Give back to what?
My favorite part of the presentation was a story that a man from this organization told..."A family was without a home on Christmas and had to stay at a shelter. The organization let the family have access to this private room on Christmas Eve, so they could open their presents and have private family time. At the end of their time slot, the woman who was driving the family back to the shelter said that 'she wished she could have done more' for the family..." Holy Eff! She could have taken them in for the night! She had a HOUSE! but, since she's involved with this organization, she can simply dismiss her feeling of guilt by saying "Well, I wish I could have done more, but, because I am part of this organization, I've already done my part...so, even though I could do more...I don't have to inconvenience myself because I've passed the responsability/blame/etc to this organization."
Even an effin' Obama supporter was talking about how he wasn't going to donate! I tried to convince him that this "Common Good" was what his whole party was fighting for!!! Of anyone, he should be the flippin president of this organization!!!!!!!
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Yep, I'd have to agree. Sometimes Ithink I sould "give back" more but then hte republican in me comes out and I think "wait, I works to get where i am, why sould I give to someone else who hasn't. And I "give" enough in hte form of taxes.
It also bug me when I see these actors, musicians, athletes, and other rich dudes trying to tell me I should give more to the community. Sure, I could give 10% of my income to help others, and it might make a difference to a few people but I'd have to scale back my style of living. But if one of these rich dudes gave 10% it could make a difference to a whole lot of people and they'd probably never notice it missing.
|August 15th, 2008, 10:38 AM
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This organization also mentioned that, for each dollar donated, they get to pull $1.28 out of the State of Michigan for healthcare for those who can't afford it.
I suppose you can all thank me because none of you will be donating any multiple of $1.28 from your taxes for a scaled-down form of universal healthcare because of me.
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"giving back" implies that what you have earned belonged to someone else and you should give it back to them; that nothing you have is really yours. It's a slap in the face to the individual's right to private property.
More communist ideals at work.
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Also, in my opinion, certain levels of overhead are totally justifiable within a charitable giving organization because they should be able to pay appropriate salaries to attract qualified people.
Lastly, the private foundations and non-profit organizations have a lot more clout with politicians at all levels and are more likely to have the ability to effect policy chages that would help to further their cause.
Of course, I know there are a multitude of poorly run organizations out there accepting donations just as a way to generate inflated salaries for unqualified employees.
|August 15th, 2008, 12:16 PM
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I had a feeling that you'd make it over here...
Are you more sure of this than if you were to get out there and do something on your own?
If I want to mow a disabled person's lawn, should I pay the $10 in gas for the lanwmower/trip over to the house, or should I dump $250 into an organization that has to pay the lawn mowing company and the person who had to call the lawn mowing company and the person who is the boss of the person who had to call the lawn mowing company or the person who is the manager of the person who is the boss of the person who had to call the lawn mowing company...etc...
Oh, but I'm sure the lawn mowing company would be volunteers...so it'd only cost $200. But hey, the money I gave would go to the mowing of the lawn! ...and I don't even have to break out a sweat!!!
|August 18th, 2008, 08:13 PM
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I'm with ya Jim . . . If I want to help something, I don't want to pay someone else to decide who my money gets to help. If I have some dollars that I feel like giving to a good cause . . . I put it in a gas tank to bring some high school kids to a wrestling camp. My volunteer time is spent coaching, for free. Many many hours a week. And I'm suppose to be forced to "give back" Shit, I'm going to give back to an organization that teaches hard work and responsibility, that I feel like I should help. Not some bullshit feel good thing that someone invented for whatever reason . . .
ok, enough. I can't spend too much time reading/discussing politics. I get too angry.
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Nice!!! The part you forgot was that in a democrat senario the Athelete, Musician, Actor, or other rich person would be required to give a disproportionate pecentage of their income.
Did I say democrat or communist?
No matter they are one in the same.
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Wait, are you up in arms because you are are frugal or because someone was giving?
I am cool with giving back, but I am not going to do it for the "common good", I am going to do it because Jesus taught us to. But specifically, Jesus has instructed us to care for those who's support system has been taken away from them (ie, widows and orphans). God never told us to care for people who have plenty of recources and to do so at random. Instead we are to help the widow who's husband (who had resources to support his family) has died and the money in savings has dried up. Or the children who's parents died and now they are facing homelessness and starvation as a result.
I don't like to donate money to organizations, or "causes" at random, I like to help a specific person or a specific group of people.
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I will donate to random things when I agree with the cause and someone I know is involved (The walk BioBill does, Relay for life, etc).
The pressure sometimes given from society to help out via an overgrown organization is too an annoyance of mine.
This reminds me to thank Santa Bear for the work he does during christmas time.
|August 19th, 2008, 08:28 AM
hoo dat. wat.
I don't "give back"; I donate, and mostly to animal causes (donating blood is the exception).
Humans can be resourceful enough to take the aid that is present and some elbow grease to survive.
|August 19th, 2008, 08:31 AM
hoo dat. wat.
|August 19th, 2008, 10:34 AM
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Scooter was correct.
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I think it is the MS walk. I could be mistaken.
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we donate to veterans and to animal shelters. once people start getting handouts they become lazy. there are seldom any exceptions. why i should work even harder and give that extra away to someone who doesn't try.? again this is not in regards to those who legitimately fell on hard times and are working hard to over come but still could use a hand.
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[QUOTE=ScOoTeR;1245527]I don't "give back"; I donate, and mostly to animal causes
I donate to animal causes as well.
Lone Star is one of my favorite, all the states that require hunting licenses, tickets to the bullfights in Mexico, the fund to legalize dog fighting.
You know the typical run of the mill thing.
|August 19th, 2008, 02:18 PM
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Forrester's survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers in North American and European enterprises, only 12% of firms officially support or manage Palm devices. In comparison, 70% of enterprises support BlackBerry smartphones, and 29% support Apple iPhones. Android devices, the newest entrants in the mobile OS wars, have strong momentum and are officially supported by 13% of firms.
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This is my first post and also welcome email to all you Teflolee people - *group hug, handshake*. Anyway intro, drums please, I'm a relative newbie to TEFL. I had done my Celta back in 2003 and since then taught on/off for around 2 years part-time. I'm now teaching ESOL citizenship for a learning centre and also a Learndirect tutor (NVQs in IT, Online English etc). However, which all the UK government quango cuts, I feel the blade is going to strike soon!
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With all the talk and courses available, I feel too weak and scared. Firstly because I'm not as studious as I used to be, back in the days when 'pot' was without gmi. And secondly I'm a Graphic designer in academics and rather an arty farty guy. I've spoke to an associate at the University of Sunderland, who explains that with my experience (and not having a BA - just a HND in Design) I could be in line for acceptance due to experience but confirmation on application (tips accepted btw).
On the other foot, the itch is that the MA is going to be a long haul that's going to mentally and physically cause me a brain disorder due to the immense pressure and intellectual constrains, which I feel a lack of. In other words, I feel like a dim wit trying to jammie on a course that I'm not supposed to do.
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Check out these Men''s Health books: "A Man, A Can and a Plan" or "A Man, A Can and a Grill". Pretty interesting and healthy recipes using canned goods.
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I use my pressure cooker extensively. Might I suggest the book "Cooking under pressure". In addition to one pot meals, I''ve cooked cheesecakes and even bread. I would not leave home with out that book or the cooker. I have 2 pressure cookers, one I''ve had for over 20 years, the other a small one, picked up at a goodwill store for about 5 bucks that was never used and still in the box!
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The most valuable tool I have for good boat meals resides in my kitchen at home--a vacuum packager. They''re available at Costco. I prepare almost all of our dinners in advance of the trip, freeze, and vacuum package. Everything goes into the ice box already frozen, helping the ice box hold over far longer. All cheese and sliced meats are vacuum packaged in meal-serving sizes so the remainder stays sealed and fresh (and DRY) for days. They are also great for boil-in-bag reheating, saving a tremendous amount of time washing pots and pans. You can''t vacuum seal liquids (it gets sucked into the machine), so pour soups and stews into the bags, freeze with the bag open, then vacuum seal. I''ve done an entire pot roast dinner for eight this way and just threw in the potatoes on the boat. Vacuum package coffee, tea bags, matches, clothing, shoes, cookies, batteries, a handheld GPS, anything you want to stay dry and fresh until use. Throw them in the bilge if you like, it won''t matter. Seal packaged frozen vegetables (or freeze your own) and never find them soaked in the bottom of the ice box. Get all your chicken or tuna salad ingredients chopped and mixed, vacuum seal, and all you have to do is add mayo when you''re ready to eat. Make extra servings when preparing your shore meals, vacuum seal the left overs, store in the freezer, and you have an entire selection with no additional work when you''re headed for the boat. The possibilities are endless. It''s the best $150 investment I ever made and has easily paid for itself by eliminating food waste. We eat very well on our boat!
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We have just acquired a 4 qt. pressure cooker, and the first "one pot" meal we tried was pretty nice. This is my first message on a Sail Net Board, so hope this isn''t too long
Acapulco Chicken
3 thick whole boneless breasts
¼ cup olive oil
3 tablespoons brown sugar (2 if coconut is sweetened)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon grated ginger (I used lots more close to 1 Tbsp.)
1 ½ cups orange juice
1 cup rice
½ cup raisins
½ cup of bitter orange marmalade (I used ½ marmalade and ½ habanero jelly)
½ cup flaked coconut
Salt and pepper to taste (about ½ tsp. Salt, and ¼ tsp. Pepper) added before cooking
Directions: In saucepan, heat orange juice, raisins and marmalade until marmalade melts. Remove from heat and set aside. Cut up chicken into 1" chunks. Heat olive oil in pressure cooker and add chicken chunks. Lightly brown. [Note: I browned the chicken and it was almost dry in the final dish. Next time, try not browning.] Add the orange juice mixture plus the brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and rice. Close lid, bring to high pressure then lower heat on stove and cook for 10 minutes. [Note: To thoroughly cook the chicken, since the browning step was omitted, and to get the rice a little more done, increase cooking time to 11 minutes]. Remove from heat and release using cold water release method according to manufacturers directions. Open, stir, taste and add salt and pepper to taste.
Made this on 11/1/02. Quite good. George suggests next time adding a can of Hatch green chiles, instead of using up valuable habanero jelly. See other notes incorporated in recipe.
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Variable pressure is required and I don''t know of anything that requires 15lbs of pressure. I have a big Presto pressure cooker. Presssure cookers can have either h pressure guage or with the weights that were mentioned at 5-10-15 lbs. Either one requires frequent monitoring of the pressure which can be regulated by the amount of applied heat. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. My cooker will hold 7 quarts and 7 pints all at once IF wide mouth jars are used (they''re just a little shorter). I think I paid about $100 for the cooker. There are some really heavy duty and heavy money cookers available, but the Presto works just fine.
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If your family is not averse to it, corned beef and cabbage is an excellent supper that always fairs wells with people I know, as far as canned meat dinners go. And cabbage can stay good in the fridge or an icebox for 2 weeks or more, so you can serve it at the end, but it is still a hearty meal. (I have saved it til about the end of a storm front while offshore, and has had great reception from the crew, many of whom felt sick during much of the voyage, but who wolfed down my cooking when the water calmed.)
Lately there are meats, steaks and even fish, that are vacuumed packed to insure freshness. You can find these readily in the supermarket, wish they had these a few years ago! Surely a nice grilled swordfish (I saw vacuum packed swordfish in the market just the other day) drenched with citrus (orange doesn''t go bad) with a lovely grape tomato and olive oil and basil and mandarin orange (from a tin) salad would be a lovely dinner.
As for the rice, you can do things to make the rice much more interesting. Instead of opening the tin of chili beans, add a tin of mushrooms, or a bay leaf in the water, or a bunch of basil, or a pinch of saffron. Or use couscous instead of rice. Couscous with curry powder or some tinned oysters is much more interesting than beans and rice. And you are talking to a girl who has eaten many, many meals of beans and rice (during the years as a poor college student) and has come to expand on the concept.
You don''t mention if your other 2 are smaller kids. If they are, give them the cereal they love for breakfast and make the evening an omelet supper on your last night out. Fresh eggs stay well preserved. The most little kids like is cheese and mushrooms. If your''s are akin to it, buy a bell pepper, which also stays good for at least 2 weeks. Or, needless to say, an onion. Have breakfast for supper! And egg in bread (where you cut a hole in bread and drop the egg in, then fry the thing) is a standard kid pleaser.
Anyway, for 10 days out, you should not have a problem, unless your kids are picky eaters. One of the things I had to make from necessity offshore is now one of my son''s favorite dishes- chicken and gravy and mash. I cooked some chicken, added a brown gravy packet mix, mixed some dehydrated mashed potato mix into the pan and put it into the oven for about 20 minutes. It comes out like a chicken and gravy dish with the mashed potatoes already there. It does taste great. Looks like a sad shepherd''s pie, but what the hey.
As someone who has had to cook for at least two weeks on delivery boats, and has had to prepare meals on private vessels, you can always do something that appears fresh and nice and appealing. Believe me, even if all the ingredients come from cans in the cupboard.
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most pressure cookers allow you to vary the pressure by changing the weight on the steam exhaust. Your weight probably has a 15lbs stamped on it. You can get a smaller weight that will be for 5 or 10 lbs.
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Little off task from the original question, but what kind of pressure cooker do you have? I''m reading all sorts of different things that you need a variable pressure, pressure cooker in order to do meats and fruits/veggies. Presently I have one (from e-bay, great price) that is a constant 15 lbs pressure. From the sounds of it, I can''t can fruits or veggies unless I have a 5, 10, 15 lb variable cooker. Does this sound right?
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New York Times White House correspondent David Sanger and MSNBC host Chris Matthews impugned the motives of Democrats for opposing President Bush's proposal to cut Social Security benefits for middle class and wealthy retirees by what Bush calls "progressive indexing." They argued the "progressive" nature of the proposal is in line with Democratic tradition. But contrary to this characterization, some experts, including economist Dean Baker, note that Bush's proposal would eliminate a far greater portion of retirement income for the average middle-class recipient than for the average wealthy recipient, and that Bush's proposal to let workers divert payroll taxes into private accounts may further exacerbate this discrepancy.
On the May 2 broadcast of PBS' The Charlie Rose Show, Sanger asserted that Bush's proposal for "a graduated, progressive Social Security system ... sounds pretty close to a Democratic idea" but the Democrats "don't want to engage, because to engage in that is to start the negotiating process that George Bush always does so well in." Similarly, in an interview with former Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) on the May 2 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Matthews suggested that Democrats are opposing "a largely Democratic approach of progressive benefits" and asked Breaux if Democrats don't want to "help the president do something difficult" because they would "rather have him stew in it."
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Measured relative to retirement income, the benefit cuts implied by progressive indexation are regressive. The projected cut in benefits for a middle wage earner in 2080 is equal to 26.9 percent of their retirement income, while the implied cut for a maximum wage earner would be equal to just 11.9 percent of their retirement income. ... In other words, the cuts implied by progressive indexation will hit middle-income workers hardest.
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[T]he Bush plan gives the false impression that the wealthiest beneficiaries would bear the most pain. That's not the case. The wealthier one is, the lower the percentage of retirement income coming from Social Security, so even a big cut has little impact. By 2075, an average worker's benefit cut would equal 10 percent of pre-retirement income; a millionaire's reduction would be only 1 percent.
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The Colonials answered with two goals early in the third period just 66 seconds apart. A loose puck in the Canisius zone was poked ahead to Tyson Wilson, who was behind the Canisius defense. Wilson finished his chance to tie the game at one just 35 seconds into the third.
Jeff Jones then quickly gave Robert Morris the lead just 66 seconds later. Jones forced a Canisius turnover in its own zone and then beat Capobianco 1-on-1 for the 2-1 lead with 18:19 remaining.
Robert Morris was then able to extend its lead with its third goal in less than six minutes of action. Zac Lynch finished off a 3-on-2 rush with 13:55 remaining in the period to give the Colonials a 3-1 advantage.
The Colonials finished their strong final frame with an empty-net goal to earn the 4-1 victory.
Canisius finished the game with a 36-30 advantage in shots, while neither team was able to capitalize on two power-play chances.
Terry Shafer recorded 35 saves in net to earn the victory for the Colonials.
The series now moves to Buffalo tomorrow as the two schools wrap up the season set with a contest at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m.
Game Notes: The Griffs lost for just the second time this season when leading after 40 minutes of play … Rigney has eight goals this season after recording just three in his first two seasons combined … Canisius has outshot its opponent in six of the last eight games after doing so in just three of the first 23 contests … The Griffs have lost five-straight games to the Colonials.


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Although he doesn't post much on TDH anymore, SgtFang was one of the first to offer the resin-cast Mystery Helmet, back in the day. I owned one up until 2004, and I have to say it was one of my favorite pieces. When he started offering them again on the RPF, I knew I couldn't pass up the chance to own another one.
Look what came in the mail today!
There will be some minor cleanup, but mostly more sanding than putty.
The range finder (not hollow) and ear pieces are extremely clean castings, and will require very little touchup. The right earcap is slightly longer than the post, so I'll use some styrene sheeting and blocks to build up that area.
These helmets, as opposed to some others, are not ready to wear right out of the box, and will need a little cleanup. Some hobbyists are discouraged by that. But don't fret - patience, as opposed to skill, is indeed a virtue for this project.
As for the durability, the only reinforcement I used on the first one was a horizontal brace across the mandible, about 2 inches up from the edge of the helmet. These helmets are also very light, and my headliner rig was held in place only by Velcro.
SgtFang is offering these over on the RPF for a great price, probably the best price you'll ever get on a true Mystery Helmet.
I can't wait to get started on it, and will probably break out the Dremel and sandpaper this weekend. Enjoy!


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Agritourism in the US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands agritourism information and reviews.
Many people are growing more interested in how their food is produced, or how the population of a foreign country produces food. Agritourism is a style of vacation that normally takes place on a farm, either domestically or abroad.
Agritourism farms in the US Virgin Islands offer tours to allow a person to view the growing, harvesting, and processing of locally grown foods, such as corn, coconuts, sugar cane, and pineapple. Often the farmers provide a home-stay opportunity and general education on the workings of the farm.
Children who visit the farms often have not seen a live duck, or pig, and have not picked an apple right off the tree. This form of expanded agritourism has given birth to what are often called entertainment farms. These farms cater to the pick-your-own crowd, offering not only regular farm products, but also food, mazes, open-pen animals, train rides, picnic facilities, and pick-your-own produce. In the United States, dude ranches offer tourists the chance to work on cattle ranches and sometimes include cattle drives.
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It only took a few games into the season before the Penn State coaching staff realized they had a talent on their hands who should be playing in games, not just in practice.
"As a freshman I was anxious to get on the field. I didn't care how much I played," Hill said after practice in Mobile. "But that was a big privilege."
He continued to improve each season at Penn State, earning him a trip to the Senior Bowl this week to play alongside and against the country's top senior NFL prospects. "It's more of a game-like experience during practice," he explained of the experience. "There's not a rep you can take off because if you do you're going to look bad."
Hill officially weighed in at 6-foot-1.5 294-pounds.
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The FA Cup takes centre stage this weekend and Arsenal are 5/4 with GunnersGaming to beat Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.
The two sides have only ever met three times in the competition, with Arsenal coming out on top on two occasions.
The last time they met was back in 1967/68 when Arsenal triumphed 1-0, and a repeat of that score can be backed at 71/10.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games, but the Swans have only lost two home games in all competitions since last August. That suggests that a close, hard-fought game could well be on the cards, so under 2.5 goals is worth considering at the 11/10 on offer with GunnersGaming.
Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott share the favouritism in the first goalscorer market with both priced at 11/2, while Jack Wilshere could be a lively outsider at 31/2.
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d_money wrote:My understanding is a double reed is for the more advanced caller but 99% of people are just fine with a single reed. That was from James Myers of rice land calls. I will be ordering a set one speck and one snow from him when they get back in town. They are some speck hunting fools after talking with them I wouldn't get any other speck call. They are deticated to hunting specks.
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Making Tablets More Effective for Data Capture
Six months ago I wrote about the virtues of using an iPad Mini tablet in the patient care setting. At that time I was using my tablet almost all day, every day for multiple purposes including EMR data capture. Things went well for a while, but as time passed I used the tablet less and less. Eventually I stopped using it almost altogether except for displaying and annotating CT images during patient visits. At first I did not understand why. Was the non-Retina display finally getting to my 50+ year old eyes? Was the external microphone I used to improve speech recognition losing performance? Was the battery fading after 9 months of charge / discharge cycles? Or was the "gadget lust" of a new tech-toy finally wearing off?
Each of the above may be just a little bit true. But two other reasons are most relevant to me. First, my efforts to add a medical vocabulary to the embedded speech recognition failed. But most importantly, I became frustrated with how difficult the tablet was to hold for extended periods of time. When I wrote that the tablet was "easily and comfortably held by its edge" I was wrong. Tablets are beautiful to behold, but their clean lines and smooth surfaces make holding them for extended periods of time very cumbersome.
So I created something that would fix the problem by making a tablet more comfortable and safe to hold. Now that the provisional patent application is registered I can share the design:
The photos are of a nonfunctional mockup I made out of Styrofoam, balsa wood and spackling compound. It is a grip that attaches primarily to one edge of a tablet computer and facilitates holding the tablet by its edge rather than the back. It is shaped to fit the hand and allows both proper hand positioning and proper viewing angle. It provides a mechanical interface between the tablet edge and a semi-pronated (handshake position) hand/forearm. Its purpose is to facilitate extended use of the tablet by minimizing orthopedic strain to the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, shoulders and neck. The interface with the remaining 3 edges is minimal, preserving the ability to store the tablet-grip assembly in a coat pocket.
The external shell is a composite of plastic, rubber, metal, leather or similar materials. There may also be a thin covering over the back and/or front faces of the tablet for protection and mechanical stability. The top side is contoured to engage the thumb and guide the thumb to the home button. The bottom is contoured to engage the fingers. This shape gives the thumb and fingers stability and purchase to counter the tablet's weight and torque in the yaw and roll axes. The gripped portion has bilateral symmetry to allow left hand or right hand grip. Openings and mechanical and/or electronic pass-throughs provide access to tablet buttons, ports, etc. It could also include a stand for self-support on a tabletop and a place to store a stylus. Some panels could be customized for color, shape (i.e., for different hand sizes) or material.
There is space available within the grip to add hardware and enhance functionality. Examples include – but are not limited to – extended battery, external microphone / speaker, Bluetooth keyboard interface (to make the composite device appear as a keyboard to an external workstation), wireless USB, and apps that use cloud-based speech to text capability. Any companion software component – an app – would be loaded into the tablet itself.
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In an interview with Buster Olney on ESPN last night, he said that the Twins will most likely go with Matt Guerrier. He doesn't really have the makeup of a closer but he has been the Twins most consistent relief man over the past couple seasons. According to ESPN Fantasy Sports, Jon Rauch is now listed as the Twins closer in all ESPN Fantasy Leagues.
The one dark horse in all of this could be Fransisco Liriano. When he is healthy, he is one of the most electric pitchers to watch for the Twins. His variety of pitches and the way that he throws those pitches could make him unhittable. If Liriano went out and put all of his energy into one inning a game there could be an electricity pulsating from Target Field.
For example, look at the way that the Boston Red Sox have developed their All-Star closer, Jonathon Papelbon. He came into the league focused on being a starter for the Sox. He came back from the injury and the Sox weren't sure if he would be able to make it as a starter so he was moved to the bullpen. Since he has been the closer for the Red Sox in 2006, he has 151 saves and has made the All-Star Game four times.
Liriano has been plagued by injury and not having him pitch 100+ pitches every five days would be less stress on that injury plagued arm. This could be a turning point in the career of Liriano. By him making the transition to closer, the Twins could have a young lockdown closer for the next 8 seasons.
The fans and players are custom to seeing a strong presence on the mound from a name that they know. Fransisco Liriano could fit this mold for the Twins. There are other fits for the fifth spot in the rotation. The spot at the end of the bullpen is one that the Twins, and any other playoff team, need to rely on.


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|^Thanks for sharing these...Gotham looks like a good group.
This thread is a good resource for getting into sailing in the New York area, so I'll just throw in a couple of meetup groups: The Westchester/City Island Sailing Group The Westchester/City Island Sailing Group (Bronx, NY) - Meetup.com and Gotham City Sailing Association The Gotham City Sailing Association (New York, NY) - Meetup.com
They both hold events for skippers and crew to meet (for racing or cruising/daysailing) as well as seminars and other gatherings.
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I have my own boat but I want to try sailing one of their Solings.
I ended up going with SailNY. Great prices and in my opinion, a solid lesson. They're very welcoming and a good group.
As a recent Hoboken to Manhattan transplant, the trip through the Lincoln Tunnel was no problem for me. Without traffic it takes a matter of minutes.
I'd definitely recommend going with them.
Here is another opportunity, somewhat it was missed from the discussion.
It is some kind of small boat, dingy club. There may not be any kind of academic program teaching you how to sail. However, normally, boats are not expensive, there is nice group of people and there is some sort of racing program. So, you hop on little boat or find someone to crew for, and learn how to sail by trying and looking at others, and asking questions...
I can recommend catamaran club, located in Sandy Hook bay
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I'm pretty sure there are many other small boat clubs in the area.
I know there are small clubs on every big lakes in Northern NJ, Greenwood lake, Highlands Lakes etc..
Generally, if you go to any yacht club /dingy club in the area and post an add on their billboard, something like "Reliable male/female weighting 120/220 lbs willing to commit my time to racing", most likely you will find free ride for a season, learning more than you can get from any school, all for free...
I've actually spent the last couple months researching the different opportunities in and around NYC and my conclusion was that, just like boats themselves, each place has it's tradeoffs. In my case I was looking for a place to improve my skills, learn racing and an environment where I could enjoy ongoing sailing opportunities. After spending a lot of time looking into different places, I realized that there was a couple key criterea for me: i) cost; ii) convenience; iii) sailing conditions; and, iv) ongoing sailing opportunities.
Location quickly became a big deal. I don't know if you just want lessons, or whether you are also looking for a place to continue sailing throughout the season. Since I wanted a place to continue sailing, location quickly became a big deal. I checked out most of the places listed above, partly to get a feel for how far they were and quickly starting ruling several places out. I was impressed with the two places that Caleb mentiones, SailNY and New York Sailing Center on City Island. I also looked at the Offshore Sailing School which runs a program out of Chelsea Piers.
Offshore Sailing School probably had the most professional educational program and was convenient, but there was no ongoing sailing opportunities as far as i could tell and it was pricey.
SailNY has a racing program that goes through the winter which was appealing (i think) and it was also the cheapest. Downside for me was that it was in Jersey and I thought I would use the onging sailing opportunities less as a result.
The New York Sailing Center on City Island had an interesting offer which was that if you sign up for several classes, you got comped on the first year of club dues (which were the second cheapest I found). The fleet seemed great and the guy who runs it was clearly very knowledgeable (believe he was the son of the guy who first started it) and enthusiastic. Another nice thing was that you could take the boats out with crew that were not part of the club, whereas many of the other places restrict your ability to do that. Wasn't much in the way of facilities, but I figured who cares as it's all about the sailing. I also liked the place for sailing as you didn't have the same currents and boat traffic that you get on the Hudson and Harbor, plus it's reasonably sheltered so you don't get the seas you would get out at Sheepshead Bay area (lots of places out there - too far for me). The seasoned Sound sailors cautioned me about light winds in the summer though. This was ultimately my second choice, but I ended up passing for the same reason I passed on SailNY which was the convenience factor.
Ultimately, I settled on Manhattan Yacht Club. The lessons seemed pretty competitive with the other programs, but were more convenient to get to (starting nevigation class next tuesday). They have racing on Tuesday, Wendesday and Saturday nights in the summer and one of my goals is to learn to race so that worked. It's the most expensive of the bunch dues wise, but I figured I'd use it twice as much as it's basically on my way home from work - so I rationalized that the per sail cost would be less! Of course, there will be the currents and boat wakes in the harbor, but as I said, these places all have tradeoffs.
I'll be curious to see what you find/decide on. Hope this helps
Maria, the cheapest place to get sailing lessons in NYC is probably through a club/program that runs out of the boathouse on the Flushing Meadow Park lake. Yes, that one south of Shea Stadium. It isn't much and you will be learning on very small boats--but it is still formal sailing instruction, inexpensive (dont know how much these days) and they can "graduate" you into a club program that has a couple of larger boats operating out of the World's Fair Marina, whatever that's called these days.
Seasonal program only, as I recall, so probably nothing to be offered until late spring, but that will give you time to find them.
There is also a school in Atlantic Highlands NJ:
www.traceyschool.com ASA Sailing Instruction for Keelboats and Catamarans located in NJ and FL - Tracey School Sailing Instruction
Christop- I'm in the same exact situation as you are. No idea where to begin, and I don't have money for classes... Could you maybe PM me if you find anything interesting? Thanks and good luck!
P.S.: I'm also in NYC.
The Croton Sailing School is a good spot on the Hudson river. It's a 45 minute train ride from Grand Central. They offer lessons and have a sailing club which gives you use of Rainbow 24s and Pearson 26s anytime throughout the season.
I used to work there and we had a lot of club members from the city.
It's a beautiful area of the river--its widest part, Haverstraw Bay.
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It's now 90 years at our historic home, Leigh Edwards selects Highbury headline stories from this month down the years.
Lionel Smith made his League debut as four goals by Ronnie Rooke plus two from Denis Compton and others by Alex Forbes and Jimmy Logie gave the following Arsenal team a remarkable 8-0 First Division victory over Grimsby Town at Highbury on May 1, 1948: George Swindin, George Male, Laurie Scott, Archie Macaulay, Lionel Smith, Joe Mercer, Don Roper, Jimmy Logie, Ronnie Rooke, Alex Forbes, Denis Compton. It equalled Grimsby's biggest-ever margin of defeat in a league match and the Mariners finished ten points adrift at the foot of the table, while Arsenal won the League Championship by seven points that season.
- Arsenal full-back Laurie Scott gained his 14th consecutive England cap in the 4-0 win over Italy in Turin on May 16, 1948.
- Tom Whittaker boosted his Championship squad by signing inside-left Doug Lishman from Walsall for £10,500 on May 27, 1948.
Holders Arsenal faced First Division rivals Leeds United in the centenary FA Cup Final at Wembley on May 6, 1972. Allan Clarke's second-half strike gave Don Revie's Leeds a 1-0 victory over the following Arsenal team: Geoff Barnett, Pat Rice, Bob McNab, Peter Storey, Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, George Armstrong, Alan Ball, Charlie George, John Radford (Ray Kennedy), George Graham. It was Leeds' first FA Cup triumph and they hoped to emulate Arsenal's 'double' success of the previous season but lost 2-1 in a vital League match at Wolves two days later, missing the title by a single point for the second year running.
- Arsenal ended Liverpool's title hopes by holding Bill Shankly's side to a 0-0 draw in front of 39,285 at Highbury on May 8, 1972.
- Goals from Alan Mullery and Ralph Coates gave Tottenham Hotspur a 2-0 win over Arsenal at Highbury on May 11, 1972.
Holders Arsenal reached the FA Cup Final for the third successive year as Brian Talbot's early goal gave the following team a 1-0 semi-final third replay win over Liverpool in front of 35,335 at neutral Highfield Road on 1st May 1980: Pat Jennings, Pat Rice, John Devine, Brian Talbot, David O'Leary, Willie Young, Liam Brady, Alan Sunderland, Frank Stapleton, David Price, Graham Rix. The two sides had initially drawn 0-0 at Hillsborough, then Alan Sunderland scored both times as Arsenal and Liverpool fought out two 1-1 draws at Villa Park. They also drew 1-1 in a First Division match at Anfield during that period.
- Trevor Brooking's early header gave Second Division West Ham a shock 1-0 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup Final on May 10, 1980.
- Spanish side Valencia defeated Arsenal 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the ECWC final in Brussels on May 14, 1980.
Arsenal celebrated their second League Championship success in the space of three seasons as Alan Smith's hat-trick gave the following team a 3-1 First Division victory over Manchester United in front of 40,229 at Highbury on May 6, 1991: David Seaman, Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn, David Hillier (Michael Thomas), Steve Bould, Tony Adams, Kevin Campbell, Paul Davis, Alan Smith, Paul Merson, Anders Limpar (David O'Leary). It was an anti-climactic end to that season's title race after the televised 2-1 defeat of rivals Liverpool at Nottingham Forest that afternoon had handed the Championship to Arsenal ahead of their evening match.
- George Graham was named Barclays Manager of the Year on May 10, 1991 after plotting Arsenal's tenth League Championship success.
- Anders Limpar grabbed a hat-trick as Arsenal trounced Coventry City 6-1 in front of 41,039 at Highbury on May 11, 1991.
Five days after Ian Wright's goal gave Arsenal a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup Final, the Premier League rivals met again in the replay at Wembley on May 20, 1993. Chris Waddle cancelled out Ian Wright's opener but Andy Linighan's last-gasp extra-time winner gave the following Gunners team a 2-1 victory: David Seaman, Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn, Paul Davis, Andy Linighan, Tony Adams, John Jensen, Ian Wright (David O'Leary), Alan Smith, Paul Merson, Kevin Campbell. Arsenal had also beaten Wednesday in the Coca-Cola Cup Final and became the first club to win both major domestic Cups in the same season.
- Ian Wright, Paul Dickov and Kevin Campbell scored in Arsenal's 3-0 win at home to relegated Crystal Palace on May 8, 1993.
- Two goals by John Hendry plus another from Teddy Sheringham gave Tottenham Hotspur a 3-1 win at Arsenal on May 11, 1993.
Holders Arsenal faced Spanish side Real Zaragoza in the European Cup Winners' Cup final in Paris on May 10, 1995. John Hartson's second-half strike cancelled out Juan Esnaider's opener but the following Arsenal team was cruelly defeated 2-1 with the last kick of extra-time as David Seaman, hero of the semi-final penalty shoot-out, was beaten by a speculative 40-yard looping shot from former Spurs midfielder Nayim in front of 42,424: David Seaman, Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn (Steve Morrow), Stefan Schwarz, Andy Linighan, Tony Adams, Martin Keown (David Hillier), Ian Wright, John Hartson, Paul Merson, Ray Parlour.
- Arsenal were held to a 0-0 Premiership draw by Wimbledon in front of 32,822 at Highbury on May 4, 1995.
- Glenn Hoddle ended his playing career as Chelsea defeated Arsenal 2-1 watched by 29,542 at Stamford Bridge on May 14, 1995.
Newly-crowned Premiership champions Arsenal faced Newcastle United in the FA Cup final at Wembley on May 16, 1998. Arsenal were without injured Footballer of the Year Dennis Bergkamp but goals by Marc Overmars and Nicolas Anelka gave the following Gunners team a 2-0 victory in front of 79,183: David Seaman, Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn, Patrick Vieira, Martin Keown, Tony Adams, Ray Parlour, Nicolas Anelka, Manu Petit, Christopher Wreh (David Platt), Marc Overmars. It was Arsenal's seventh FA Cup Final triumph and they emulated Manchester United's achievement of two League and Cup 'double' successes.
- Marc Overmars scored twice as Arsenal clinched their 11th Championship with a 4-0 victory at home to Everton on May 3, 1998.
- Arsenal's 18-match unbeaten run in the Premiership ended as a weakened team lost 4-0 to Liverpool at Anfield on May 6, 1998.
Arsenal faced Turkish side Galatasaray in the UEFA Cup Final in Copenhagen on May 17, 2000. The Gunners were foiled by inspired 'keeper Taffarel and failed to capitalise on Hagi's dismissal as the match went to a penalty shoot-out after a 0-0 draw. Davor Suker and Patrick Vieira both struck the woodwork and former Spurs defender Gica Popescu snatched the spot-kick winner as Galatasaray defeated the following Arsenal team 4-1 on penalties: David Seaman, Lee Dixon, Silvinho, Patrick Vieira, Martin Keown, Tony Adams, Ray Parlour, Thierry Henry, Manu Petit, Dennis Bergkamp (Kanu), Marc Overmars (Davor Suker).
- Thierry Henry scored twice as Arsène Wenger's side defeated Chelsea 2-1 in front of 38,119 at Highbury on May 6, 2000.
- Goals by Lee Dixon, Silvinho and Thierry Henry gave Arsenal a 3-3 draw at home to relegated Sheffield Wednesday on May 9, 2000.