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Measles is a potentially serious, highly contagious infection caused by the measles virus.
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2. Lust, J. The Herb Book. New York: Bantam Books, 1974.
3. Pigatto P, Bigardi A, Caputo R, et al. An evaluation of the allergic contact dermatitis potential of colloidal grain suspensions. Am J Contact Dermat 1997;8:207-9.
4. Rumore MM. Vitamin A as an immunomodulating agent. Clin Pharm 1993;12:506-14 [review].
5. West CE. Vitamin A and measles. Nutr Rev 2000;58:S46-S54.
6. Glasziou PP, Mackerras DE. Vitamin A supplementation in infectious diseases: a meta-analysis. BMJ 1993;306:366-70.
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8. Arrieta AC, Zaleska M, Stutman HR, Marks MI. Vitamin A levels in children with measles in Long Beach, California. J Pediatr 1992;121:75-8.
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10. Frieden TR, Sowell AL, Henning KJ, et al. Vitamin A levels and severity of measles. New York City. Am J Dis Child 1992;146:182-6.
11. Glasziou PP, Mackerras DE. Vitamin A supplementation in infectious diseases: a meta-analysis. BMJ 1993;306:366-70.
12. Fawzi WW, Chalmers TC, Herrera MG, Mosteller F. Vitamin A supplementation and child mortality. A meta-analysis. JAMA 1993;269:898-903.
13. Barclay AJ, Foster A, Sommer A. Vitamin A supplements and mortality related to measles: a randomised clinical trial. BMJ 1987;294:294-6.
14. Glasziou PP, Mackerras DE. Vitamin A supplementation in infectious diseases: a meta-analysis. BMJ 1993;306:366-70.
15. Hussey GD, Klein M. A randomized, controlled trial of vitamin A in children with severe measles. N Engl J Med 1990;323:160-4.
16. Kawasaki Y, Hosoya M, Katayose M, Suzuki H. The efficacy of oral vitamin A supplementation for measles and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 1999;73:104-9 [in Japanese].
17. Ellison JB. Intensive vitamin A therapy in measles. BMJ 1932;2:708-11.
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My colleague James Staten recently wrote about AutoDesk Cloud as an exemplar of the move toward App Internet, the concept of implementing applications that are distributed between local and cloud resources in a fashion that is transparent to the user except for the improved experience. His analysis is 100% correct, and AutoDesk Cloud represents a major leap in CAD functionality, intelligently offloading the inherently parallel and intensive rendering tasks and facilitating some aspects of collaboration.
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(John Del Signore) New York City has an estimated 889,219 individuals with disabilities, making up 11% of the population, and as we saw during Hurricane Sandy, they're in dire straits during a natural disaster. Many disabled New Yorkers were dangerously stranded during and after the superstorm, trapped in their apartments with no electricity, no running water, no heat, or working elevators to let them in or out. Now a federal judge has confirmed the obvious: NYC is woefully unprepared to assist disabled residents during emergencies, and that's in violation of federal law.
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Re: We did it! We took our 3 week old sailing today!
Well 3peas when we first went crusing with our son he was 6 months old and it was quite an event. We secured his car seat to binncal with some rope the old fashion way. We built a lee cloth to keep him foward in the v berth when he slept. We would arange pillows around him to keep him in the centre of the berth. As for the car seat it was a god send when traveling by cab we did have a minor incident with another car thank god every one was ok including Josh in his car seat. As for the baby pen it woud be easier just to sleep with your little in your berth at anchor. By the way keep it simple is the best method for every one on the boat. As for life jackets every one wears one under way, in the **** pit at anchor the boys are ok under supervision but never alone. Enjoy your holiday and keep in touch, Rember it goes fast just a blink and their 6 and 4 next they are in their teens ask cruising dad he will tell you lol.
Re: We did it! We took our 3 week old sailing today!
Thanks to all of you for your time in writing about these valuable tips. We are bringing our petite puce aboard at 4 months end of Nov and thus trying to prepare for a comfy week long cruise in the Caribbean. The consensus seems to be the infant car seat is indispensable so we'll bring ours (assuming we'll stow the stroller at the Marina), ours looks similar to MedSail's seat.
1. I'm not clear though on what to use to tie it down and to tie it to what while under sail, down below and in the cockpit. We'll bareboat charter either a 45 or 41 Beneteau (we've been doing it for 6 years now but this will the first with our new addition to the crew). Under sail we plan to have her in the car seat or one of our 2 carriers (Ergo and the Belgian sling).
2. I see online really light unfold easy, but expensive, fancy pack n play type pens like the babybjorn or Phil & Ted's, but wondering if that is only necessary when they start moving by themselves and sitting up? Maybe for sailing after 5 months? But this is just for while at anchor right? Not under sail? It is my understanding while under sail they need to be secured in the arms or car seat or booster type seat, all with some kind of harness on. We have the infant life jacket already.
3. As for sleeping at night we hope our babe continues her regular 8 hour sleeps on the trip! In any event I'm still not clear on the best system for night sleeping at anchor. There are regular cabins, 2 aft and one forward, no small V berth. Any suggestions for this config?
I was thinking of bringing this portable bassinet (photo attached) which has robust metal sides and breathable mesh netting + mattress. Does it make sense to place it on the floor in our cabin at night? Do we need to strap it down? If yes, any suggestions what to use? We'll have friends in one of the other 2 cabins.
4. Do toddlers + where a PFD even when under anchor in the cockpit?
5. I feel so uncomfortable with the idea of baby in a hammock swinging about while under sail. Has anyone actually ever done this or is it just a concept?
6. There was mention of a carrycot (Copprhead) on another post. I am inundated with sleeper/cot/travel bassinet options and can't decide what the best would be for a 4 month. Would you leave the baby in the cot in the cabin while under sail? Does one parent go down when tacking to ensure safety on the change in heel?
7.For her next sail once she is holding herself upright/6 months I was thinking instead of the booster seat, which I imagine is a hand full to travel with, we could use our "Lobster" which latches onto any table type surface and has a 5 point safety harness. We could latch it to the centre console in the cockpit and the table in the saloon instead of the booster seat. It is tight gripping and super light/portable. Eko, did you use the booster under sail? Was it because she wont sit in the car seat anymore?
Your comments would be very much appreciated so we could be best prepared for our first sail with the babe.
Re: We did it! We took our 3 week old sailing today!
Originally Posted by eko_eko View Post
Her seat is the "Fisher-Price Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat." (can't post links)
This seat is great at home and on the boat. Here's the best pic I have at hand of her using it on the boat: .
You'll notice we keep the bottom drop-board in place. This reduces how much engine noise she gets and provides some extra safety in case she figures out how to unclip her straps and climb out of the chair.
Re: We did it! We took our 3 week old sailing today!
Very sorry I missed this thread! Wow! good for you Med (and congrats btw).
Lets see:
As you probably know, our kiddos started off about 5 days aboard. We have cruised/LA on and off since then. Chase is now 12 yo.
First, car seat was always our standby. But we also found this bouncing chair to be great:
Not sure if they still make it. But what we liked was it would be quick and easy to get him out with. It also was more comfortable than the car seat. FOr us, where we sailed, our temps got very hot so the cumbersome car seats were always a concern.
As far as the engine noise, we are in some ways still living with that! However, ours isn't the engine noise, it was a fan. Chase always has a fan on now to sleep. That is a thought for others too to consider for investment. They are cheap and as LA/Cruisers, very neceesary. SO try giving him/her the white noise of a fan instead. Our favorite are the Caframo 747. They are very easy on power and the kids can stick their fingers in them and it won't cause any damage to either.
Down below, we always let teh kids take off their vest and do what they want. I believe that should be legal in WA too (I know it is in FL). Getting a nice tv or something that occupies them is almost a must. Does not have to be a tv. It can be something like a special car or toy. But there will be times mom and dad need to be top side to take care of things if possible. That being said, yes, you will both need to be able to single the boat. Now you see why I am such a big proponent of both parents singlehanding!! Reality for us though is that I do that vast majority of the sailing and she does the vast majority of the kids at sea. If she gets seasick though, you might consider a different arrangement.
I am a long time fan of Mustang life jackets. They come in infant sizes (I gave mine to Giulietta/Alex who used to post here). You may be able to pick one up from another family. we give ours away when the kids are too big for them. I just gave away my last one or I would send it to you. However, those don't work great in a car seat. Too big (at least in our expderience) and too hot. Wife will probably end up holding the little one when the LJ is on. The USCG never once bothered us about that. I think it is one of those things that they kinda understand. THat being said, if you start putting him or her in the jackeet now, they will become very accostomed to it and all its uncomfortableness. The jacket is still worth it though until they are proficient swimmers.
You need to look into a way to secure the hatch from the inside (for night and sometimes during the day). Before long, little junior will learn to crawl and going up the companionway steps will become very appealing. Ours did, but never got out. That is a nightmare scenario for a parent - esp at night.
Also, biggest chance of falling overboard is not at sea but at anchor/marina. The lifejackets come off and mom and dad are generally at ease. Our kids have gone in twice, both at the marina, and they have a LOT of sea miles under their belt. Food for thought when in the marina. And the water up there is COLD. I know. We spent time up there.
Boats are pretty much already childproof. Exceptions seem to be the nav station and battery switches. If your panel is keyed, maybe remove the key and keep it out of sight.
We made Chase a very comfortable Vberth arrangement where it was like a pen and he was surrounded by pillows. This came in handy more times than I can remember (esp when coming into a new anchorage or marina where 2 people are really awesome). This was also his bed and he was very comfortable there. In fact, he's asleep there right now with his brother. THe pic below is with my mom holding Chase and you can just see the Vberth arrangement to port. We made a "crib side" that blocked off the vberth so that when he wanted he could stand at it and peek over and still see us. THis is really good again when 4 hands are needed. Seeing mom/dad really helps:
The life is Awesome with kids Med. Not sure I will enjoy it as much without. I am happy to help anyway I can and answer any questions you have. I do not pretend to be an expert of anything. I can only show you what worked (and didn't) for us. Congratulations. Good to have you posting on this sided of the forum now! Tell your wife the same and she is always welcome to chat with my wife about mom-sailing stuff.
Take care.
PS THis is a taste of what you have to look forward to:
Re: We did it! We took our 3 week old sailing today!
We sail with our five-month-old daughter, Zoey. She's usually in someone's lap, in a car seat identical to MedSailor's -- but our favorite place to put her is her booster seat.
Her seat is the "Fisher-Price Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat." (can't post links) It has a three-point harness to hold her in place, a strap that we put around the companionway ladder's rail, and a tray for holding her toys. We strap the toys to her harness with pacifier holders.
She sits there facing aft, watching us at the wheel. It's a ton of fun.
Re: We did it! We took our 3 week old sailing today!
We also took ours out when she was 2 weeks old. Wanted to go earlier but the wife needed a little more time to recover from the C-Section. We did a few overnight trips with her when she was around 1. It was much easier then. She was able to sail all day and did not want to get up and run around. Now, at almost 3 she loves the boat, but is unwilling to sleep when underway. I think it is FOMA (Fear of Missing Anything). So we do very short trips (2 hours max) now. She is very interested in steering the boat and "helping" raise the sails.
Each new stage brings new surprises and learning experiences for the parents. Enjoy the stage you are in and don't worry too much about the next one. You will figure out what works best.
We did it! We took our 3 week old sailing today!
Nicely done. We've taken our two year old and eight week old out in our new to us Catalina 27 several times now with great success.
1. We experienced the same phenomenon with the engine soothing. As soon as the diesel fires up the eight week old is out.
2. We bring two car seats on board so we can strap the kids down if two of us are needed on deck. Both carseats are full harness types, no booster seats or equivalent. Pretty happy with this setup. They currently set on the cabin floor. Even the two year old sits patiently.
3. Our current rules are:
Lifejackets on while on deck or in the cockpit underway (including Mom and Dad, both for safer and setting the example)
Mustang 3185 inflatables for Mom and Dad
Lil Mustang for the two year old
Infant life jacket for eight week old
Lifejackets can come off when in the cabin
At anchor or in slip, same rules but we have a lighter weight jacket for the two year old
When underway I tether the two year old with a bowline and the spinnaker halyard attached to his jacket but plan on getting a real tether and jacklines
4. We plan on installing life line netting
5. I agree that setting everything up and operating as a singlehanded is essential. We are still working on this. I spent half a Saturday recently with my former ASA instructor just learning more singlehanded docking techniques ( warping/springing, approaches, etc) and getting in docking reps. I am already glad that I took the time to hone and expand the docking skills. I'm quickly learning that I have to think and plan ahead for every action. Much to learn.
6. My wife nurses down below successfully
7. We bought a few fans to help keep the infant cool
8. We bought battery powered white noise and nightlights for naps on the boat. The kids nap as well if not better on the boat
9. I'm encouraging the wife to become a proficient sailor so she isn't always on kid duty
Looking forward to exchanging experiences and tips
Re: We did it! We took our 3 week old sailing today!
Fantastic. We took my out for the first time when he was 10 days old. Same deal, strapped in his car seat... He's 12 now, an avid dinghy sailor and love sailing our 40.5 hunter. He's as comfortable on the boat as he is on land. Such as great life skill your kid will have. I've attached a picture of him sailing my friend's 42 jeanneau in a gale (32 knots) and lovin' it -- that was in Seattle in March earlier this year - great to be raising sailing babies. ;-)
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Re: We did it! We took our 3 week old sailing today!
Originally Posted by night0wl View Post
oh man, i'm so taking tips from this thread. have not been able to convince the wife to take our baby girl (2 months old now) on a trip yet.
We derived a lot of inspiration from this blog:
Sail Far Live Free: Cruising with Kids: Don't Leave the Dock Without Them!
And from the awesome "Bumfuzzles" blog. If you start when they have their first kid, you can see the evolution from new parents to "new parents" that want to get back out on the water. My wife is reading their blog now and loving it, not just for the boating stuff but for the really good and honest commentary about being a new parent:
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We're planning a 2 day trip coming up at the end of the month. (Sacrifices to the weather gods are in process now). My mother-in-law thinks all this is child-abuse but she's from a land locked state. When I asked her what she was worried about her answer was:
"What if something happens??!!"
"Like what?"
"What if the wind comes up?"
"Then we'll turn off the motor and put up the sails."
Setting up the boat to be as close to totally single-handable is what seems to be the key. That and sailing as if you ARE single handing. I found myself wanting jacklines and was hesitant to lean over the side to pee. Falling in is bad enough with only 2 aboard. It seems like it would be worse if my wife is down below when I go over and also has to deal with the little screamer.
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Re: We did it! We took our 3 week old sailing today!
Well where to start when we picked up our Beneteau 285 my wife was 5 months preg. The ensuing summer was quote quite intresting we would secure the car seat to the binnacal under the biminnie and from their it was breast to wheel for my wife. One day i had the oldest in the cockpit with me on the weather side of the boat and he had fallen asleep in my lap. We were fastly aproching an island with a nice reef. I asked my wife to come up and lend a hand and she replied that she was feeding our youngest left to one again. When the kids got a little older it was to the jolly jumper off the boom great fun. From their it was to running on beaches and long hikes. Our kids are now 3 and 5 a lot of fun, and the questions oh my they sound like the sea gulls off of Nemo. We now sail a 2009 Beneteau 34 much better more room and more lego parts under the the cabin sole all the more to plug our bilage pump I guess. Good luck happy cruising. Oh and don't forget to pickup a 5 gallon rubbermade tote they make the best bath tubs for the kids.
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Writer/director Kim Nguyen highlights the tragic plight of child soldiers in sub-Saharan Africa with this tale of a pregnant 14-year-old girl who recalls being forced to kill her own parents and join the rebel army. Komona (Rachel Mwanza) is just 12 when the rebels ransack her village and order her to slay her parents. Subsequently taken to their camp and given an AK-47, Komona is beaten mercilessly by the rebel leader for showing weakness, but she later becomes the supreme leader's war witch after emerging as the sole survivor in a bloody battle against the government army. Amidst all of this darkness, the one light in Komona's life is Magician (Serge Kanyinda), a 15-year-old boy who shows her compassion in a world of cruelty. For a brief moment, it appears as if Komona and Magician have escaped the war, but their greatest battle has yet to be fought. Later, pregnant and haunted by the ghosts of her parents, Komona embarks on a trip back to her birthplace to make amends with her past and ensure that her unborn child has a chance to live a life free from the sins of the mother. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi


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The restaurants have a design such as often seen on the French coast of the Adriatic. Both locations have large glass windows allowing patrons to feel as if they were outdoors.
Primarily a pizzeria, with a menu that offers more than 50 different pies, each baked in a eucalyptus wood-fired oven. The crust is thin, but not-to-thin, and the bottom of the pie slightly browned with the perfect amount of sauce and loaded with fresh ingredients. The pizza rivals the best in Bangkok and they've become so popular, they have opened a second location with more spots around town in the planning stage.
My two dining partners and I were about to embark on a pizza and pasta feast, hoping we could accomplish this before anybody realized we were here to review the restaurant. The first thing that I noticed was the wine list has more than 40 quality reds (mostly Italian) on the menu. Something else that I observed is they have more than 10 different wines available by the glass. This is a growing trend in quality restaurants, giving consumers more choics of wine tasting during different courses of their meal. We all opted to have a glass of their house wine, the Trebbiano Pasqua, a 2006 vintage for my friends who both enjoy drinking white wines with a fruity body while I chose the house red, the Sangiovese Pasqua with more of a medium body.
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I was really excited when I read about TEFL and the adventures and experiences my friend (who was in China) got to experience.
I researched a lot. In total it'd be 20 hours or more on just googling.
I found out a lot about immigration laws, visas, conditions, etc.
Now after reading about the job ads, I'm getting very sick of this racist and prejudict industry.
I was born in Germany with a German mother and an American dad. Since the town was a former US Air Defense base, almost everyone was either of American descent or spoke English. I knew German, too, but it was only used when I had to go to other parts of Germany (it was compulsory to learn). Even then, I preferred English. I don't have an accent, mind you.
So after checking out the ads, they said NATIVE speakers. I said, well ok, I'm sort of native. But no, I don't work like that, if I'm not a passport holder of the English speaking countries, I can't teach due to "immigration" laws. And again, due to "immigration" laws, I can't teach without bachelor degree and even having rocket science degree would be OK with teaching English! What the hell? Not to mention the only degree worth taking is healthcare since majoring in English will result in a very limited career options, so unless I plan to TEFL all my life, why should I major in English? Useless. And 4 years is a waste if you only need it to gain visa.
Not only that, the places where they don't require bachelor like Indonesia require that, of course, you hold a passport of an English speaking country because, hey, if you don't come from an English speaking country, you can't possibly teach English.
So whatever. I'm probably not gonna visit South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Indonesea or whatever to teach, but I'm probably gonna try and get the TEFL certificate. Atleast some countries in EU don't require bachelor degree.


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Ok, I'm not trying for super accuracy on these pieces, but what do I need to "weather" them more?
Diamond Not Pictured - I had to remake the diamond. The one that came with my set had a crooked square in the center.
The breast piece was the piece I painted first. It has too much yellow showing around the scratches. I didn't realize it would be so wide when I began taping it off.
What else needs to be done? I'm going ESB with the suit.


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Laura Harvey was celebrating once more on Friday as she picked up the Women's Super League Coach of the Season award.
Harvey collected her FA award at the Honourable Artillery Company in London last week to cap a fine campaign for her and the Arsenal Ladies.
The Nuneaton-born manager guided her side to a domestic treble, claiming titles in the FA Cup, Continental Cup and Women's Super League.
Harvey will be hoping the team's domestic successes are not the last of the season, however, with the team's Women's Champions League campaign now up and running.
The Ladies face Rayo Vallecano in the Round of 16, with the first leg to be played in Spain on November 3.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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2016: Novak Djokovic of Serbia becomes the eighth man in tennis history to win a career Grand Slam by beating Andy Murray to win his first French Open title. The victory was his 12th career Grand Slam title, having previously won the Australian Open six times, Wimbledon three times and the US Open twice. [ + - ]
2012: Science fiction author Ray Bradbury, best known for books such as "Fahrenheit 451," "The Martian Chronicles" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes," dies at the age of 91 in Los Angeles, California, after a lengthy illness. He's seen here in 2009 after receiving a French medal for being named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. [ + - ]
2004: Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States from 1981–89, dies at the age of 93 in Bel Air, California, of pneumonia, brought on by Alzheimer's disease. Reagan, who rose to fame as a radio, television and film actor before entering politics, also served as the governor of California between 1967 and 1975. Some of his most notable films include 1940's "Knute Rockne, All American," 1942's "Kings Row" and 1951's "Bedtime for Bonzo." As a president, Reagan became known for sweeping new political and economic initiatives, such as reducing tax rates to spur economic growth, deregulating the economy and reducing government spending. His time in office also saw the end of the Cold War, the beginning of the War on Drugs, and the revelation of the Iran-Contra affair. [ + - ]
2002: Dee Dee Ramone, a founding member, songwriter and bassist for punk rock band the Ramones, dies of a heroin overdose at the age of 50 in Los Angeles, California. Ramone, whose birth name was Douglas Glenn Colvin, was the band's most prolific lyricist and songwriter, writing many of the band's most well-known songs, such as "53rd & 3rd," "Commando," "Rockaway Beach" and "Poison Heart." [ + - ]
2002: Elizabeth Smart, 14, is kidnapped from her bedroom in her family's Salt Lake City home by Brian David Mitchell, a drifter who had previously worked at the Smart home. Nine months later, a heavily-veiled Smart was found walking with Mitchell and his wife in Salt Lake City. On May 25, 2011, Mitchell was sentenced to two life-terms in federal prison. Smart is seen here with her mother Lois meeting President George W. Bush at the signing of the PROTECT Act of 2003 in April 2003. [ + - ]
2001: Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm would continue to the east-northeast, making landfall in Louisiana before moving across the southeast United States and the Mid-Atlantic states, ultimately causing $5.5 billion in damages to become the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history. Allison is also the only Atlantic tropical storm to have its name retired without ever having reached hurricane strength. [ + - ]
2001: Alicia Key's debut album "Songs in A Minor" is released. The album would debut at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart and earn five Grammys, including Song of the Year for "Fallin'" and Best R&B Album. [ + - ]
1999: Singer-songwriter Mel Tormé, best known as a singer of jazz standards whose voice earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog," dies of a stroke at the age of 73 in Los Angeles. Tormé, who was also known for being an actor in radio, film and television, also composed the music for the classic holiday song "The Christmas Song" and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells. [ + - ]
1993: Country music singer-songwriter and guitarist Conway Twitty dies of an abdominal aortic aneurysm at the age of 59 in Springfield, Missouri. Twitty, who was born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, held the record for the most No. 1 singles of any act, with 40 No. 1 Billboard country hits, until George Strait broke the record in 2006. He's well known for his string of hit duets with Loretta Lynn, including "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" and "After the Fire is Gone," and for solo hits such as "It's Only Make Believe," "Hello Darlin'," "You've Never Been This Far Before," "I'd Love to Lay You Down" and "Tight Fittin' Jeans." [ + - ]
1989: The "Unknown Rebel" halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for more than half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Photographs of the man, who also became known as "Tank Man" and the "Unknown Protester," standing in front of the tanks became an iconic image of the protests and the resulting violent crackdown by the Chinese government. The man's identity has never been confirmed and there are several conflicting stories about what happened to him after the demonstration, with some sources claiming he was executed shortly after and others saying he remains alive in hiding today. [ + - ]
1981: The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems. The patients turn out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS. [ + - ]
1975: The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War eight years earlier. Here the USS Little Rock is seen steaming in the Suez Canal en route to Port Said for ceremonies reopening the canal. [ + - ]
1971: James Taylor's "You've Got a Friend" is released. It would go on to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. It also won Grammy Awards for both Taylor (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) and its writer, Carole King, (Song of the Year). [ + - ]
1971: Actor, model, rapper and producer Mark Wahlberg, who got his start with the rap group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch and has gone on to an Oscar-nominated acting career, is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Wahlberg is best known for films such as "Boogie Nights," "The Perfect Storm," "The Italian Job," "Invincible," "The Departed" and "The Fighter." He earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for "The Departed" and has also served as the executive producer of the TV series "Entourage," "Boardwalk Empire" and "How to Make It in America." [ + - ]
1969: Singer-songwriter and producer Brian McKnight, whose hit songs include "Back at One" and "One Last Cry," is born in Buffalo, New York. Considered one of the strongest talents in the adult urban contemporary R&B genre, McKnight's 16 Grammy nominations is second only to Snoop Dogg for the record of most Grammy nominations without a win. [ + - ]
1968: U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a leading Democratic candidate for U.S. president, is shot in the kitchen of Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel by Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian. Kennedy, who had just addressed his supporters in the hotel's ballroom after winning the California primary, would die the next day at the age of 42. His assassination came less than five years after the Nov. 22, 1963, assassination of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. Sirhan, who is now serving a life sentence, would later say that he felt betrayed by Kennedy's support for Israel in the June 1967 Six-Day War, which had begun exactly one year before the assassination. [ + - ]
1967: The Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan begins with Israel launching surprise bombing raids against Egyptian air-fields. Within six days, Israel had won a decisive land war, taking control of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria. Here Israeli Air Force officers are seen next to a destroyed Egyptian MiG-21 at Bir Gifgafa, an airfield in the Sinai, about 55 miles east of the Suez Canal. [ + - ]
1967: Actor Ron Livingston, best known for his roles in the movie "Office Space" and in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," is born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. [ + - ]
1964: The Rolling Stones make their American concert performance debut at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino, California, as the opening show on their first U.S. tour. [ + - ]
1962: Comedian, actor and filmmaker Jeff Garlin, best known for his TV roles on the comedies "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "The Goldbergs," is born in Chicago. Garlin has also had voice roles in the animated movies "WALL-E," "Toy Story 3" and "Cars 2" and has appeared in movies such as "Daddy Day Care," "Full Frontal," "Fun with Dick and Jane," "The Rocker" and "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With," the last of which he also wrote and directed. [ + - ]
1956: Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog," on the final episode of "The Milton Berle Show," generating squeals of delight from the young women in the audience with his suggestive hip movements. The broadcast, seen by more than 40 million people, also generated much controversy, with Berle's network receiving letters of protest and Presley being attacked in the press as "immoral." [ + - ]
1956: Gene Vincent's song "Be-Bop-A-Lula" is released. One of the most famous pioneering rock 'n' roll songs, it was immediately successful and ended up charting on three American singles charts: it peaked at No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard pop music chart, No. 8 on the R&B chart and No. 5 on the Country & Western Best Seller chart. [ + - ]
1956: Saxophonist and songwriter Kenny G, the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era and one of the best-selling artists of all time, is born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick in Seattle, Washington. [ + - ]
1951: Financial advisor, motivational speaker and television host Suze Orman is born in Chicago, Illinois. [ + - ]
1947: Secretary of State George C. Marshall, speaking at Harvard University, outlines an aid program for Europe that came to be known as the Marshall Plan. Marshall would receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for the plan, which helped rebuild Europe in the wake of World War II. [ + - ]
1941: Actor and writer Spalding Gray is born in Providence, Rhode Island. Gray was best known for his monologues, three of which were turned into the movies "Swimming to Cambodia," "Monster in a Box" and "Gray's Anatomy." He also appeared as an actor in movies such as "The Killing Fields," "Beaches," "Straight Talk" and "The Paper." He committed suicide at age 62 in January 2004 by jumping off the side of the Staten Island Ferry. [ + - ]
1917: World War I conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day." The registration, the first of three during the war, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31, although the age range was expanded to 18 to 45 by the time of the third registration on Sept. 12, 1918. [ + - ]
1916: Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the high court's first Jewish member. Brandeis was known for his dedication to progressive social causes and became one of the most famous and influential figures ever to serve on the high court. [ + - ]
1910: American author William Sidney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, dies at the age of 47 in New York City of cirrhosis of the liver, complications of diabetes, and an enlarged heart. He was best known for short stories such as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Ransom of Red Chief" and "The Cop and the Anthem." [ + - ]
1900: Writer Stephen Crane, best known for his 1895 Civil War novel "The Red Badge of Courage," dies of tuberculosis at age 28 in a German sanatorium. [ + - ]
1878: Pancho Villa, one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals, is born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula in San Juan del Río, Durango, Mexico. [ + - ]
1851: Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, "Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly," starts a 10-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper. It would be printed in book form the following year. [ + - ]
1850: Pat Garrett, the frontier lawman most famous for killing Billy the Kid in 1881, is born in Chambers County, Alabama. [ + - ]
1723: Moral philosopher and economics pioneer Adam Smith is born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Smith is best known for his two classic works, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" and "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations," the latter of which is considered the first modern work of economics. [ + - ]


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Regulations on Improving Graduation Rates
The UNC Policy Manual
Adopted 02/22/93
Regulations on Improving Graduation Rates
In response to legislation enacted by the General Assembly in 1992, the Board of Governors has adopted a Plan to Improve Graduation Rates in The University of North Carolina. The plan includes policies that are aimed at decreasing the average time taken for completion of degrees and measures to assess the effectiveness of these policies. This memorandum lists the policies and measures adopted by the board and provides instructions to be followed by the constituent institutions in complying with these policies.
I. University-Wide Policies
1. Undergraduate students are expected to enroll in at least 15 semester hours credit per term. Thus it should be possible for a full-time student to complete most baccalaureate degree programs within four academic years or the equivalent (eight semesters of full-time study). Effective Fall 1995, baccalaureate degree programs shall be limited to no more than 128 semester hours. Any semester hour requirement beyond 128 must be approved by the Board of Governors. Any program authorized by the Board of Governors to require 135 semester hours or more shall be officially designated as a five-year baccalaureate program. Requests for an exception to the 128 hour limitation for existing programs shall be submitted to the Board of Governors by Fall, 1994.
Institutions will review baccalaureate degree program graduation requirements while preparing their plan to improve graduation rates (item 5). The plan is due January 10, 1994. By July 1, 1994, institutions shall submit to the President requests for approval of any existing degree programs for which a semester hour requirement in excess of 128 hours is proposed. These requests will be reviewed by staff and submitted to the planning committee of the Board of Governors in the fall of 1994. The requests should follow the format prescribed on the attachment to this memorandum
2. In all institutional catalogs and also in orientation materials for parents and students, the normal number of hours and length of time required to attain the baccalaureate degree will be prominently displayed along with a description of the factors that may extend the length of time to successful completion of the degree for individual students.
Institutions shall include this information in the next revision of their catalogs and in orientation materials. Copies of the text, when published, should be sent to General Administration (either with the institutional plan submitted in January 1994, or later, if changes have not been made by that time).
3. The University will sponsor one or more conferences for faculty on successful strategies to increase graduation rates and reduce length of time to degree.
General Administration will plan a conference and will consult with the constituent institutions regarding the selection of faculty participants.
4. The Board of Governors in future budgets will support reasonable increases in resources for on-campus employment of students.
General Administration will include a request in the next budget cycle.
5. During 1993, each of the constituent institutions shall adopt a plan for improving four-year graduation rates and shortening the average time taken to graduate. The plan shall incorporate the polices stated in items 1 and 2, above, and include, but not be limited to, a review of campus policies and practices that may affect graduation rates and time to graduate, with particular attention to the following:
a. review baccalaureate degree program graduation requirements to ensure that all programs comply with the semester hour limitations stated in policy 1, above;
b. review course schedules for the past three years to determine whether all courses required for graduation are offered on a timely basis and with an adequate number of sections and, where inadequacies are discovered, take steps to correct them;
c. review the availability of appropriate and timely academic advisement, especially at the freshman level, to assist students in making effective decisions, to increase the potential for students selecting appropriate courses and schedules, to provide students with assistance in selecting a major at the appropriate time in order to reduce excessive changes of majors, and to increase student awareness of the importance for traditional students of enrolling in at least 15 semester hours per semester in order to complete the degree in eight semesters;
d. review policies and practices governing course withdrawal, course repeat, progression, suspension, and reinstatement policies to ensure that such polices are not encouraging and facilitating behaviors that lengthen time to graduation;
e. review the specification of courses within majors to determine whether excessive or unnecessary specification or augmentation of general education course for certain majors is increasing course requirements for students changing majors;
f. review higher than general institutional grade point average requirements for admission to a major or satisfaction of grade requirements in major courses to ensure that these requirements are not leading students to reduce course loads or to repeat courses unnecessarily, thereby lengthening time to graduation;
g. review financial aid policies to ensure that students are aware of opportunities for financial aid and that policies do not encourage part-time or prolonged enrollment.
Each institution shall submit a report to the President by January 10, 1994, that summarizes its findings and the corrective actions being taken or to be taken. Thereafter, each institution shall report on it progress in its annual assessment reports.
This report should indicate what was reviewed, what the findings were, and what corrective actions have been taken. To assist institutions in their review of baccalaureate degree program semester hour requirements, General Administration will prepare a report on Distribution of Cumulative Credit Hours Earned by Baccalaureate Recipients in 1987-88 through 1991-92 by Major Field. This will be an updated version of the report used by institutions in 1991-92 to review length of time to degree by major field.
The instructions for future institutional assessment reports will remind institutions to include a report on their progress in fulfilling their respective plans.
II. Measures of Progress and Success
1. The University has developed a monitoring process that enables it to track the length of time to degree for both full-time and part-time students. This report will be produced annually. Institutions will respond to it by reporting on their progress in improving graduation rates and reducing time to degree in their annual reports on institutional assessment.
General Administration will produce these reports annually and remind institutions to respond to them in their annual reports on institutional assessment.
2. The University will use the quadrennial baccalaureate graduate survey to ask graduates how long they took to complete the baccalaureate degree and, if longer than four years, why. The results of this survey will be available in the winter of 1993 and will be analyzed by institutions in their 1994 reports on institutional assessment.
This question will be included in the next baccalaureate graduate survey. Institutions will analyze the responses in their 1994 reports on institutional assessment.
Please submit 5 copies of the following by the date indicated:
Institutional Plan to Improve Graduation Rates January 10, 1994
Copies of catalog text and orientation January 10, 1994
materials on length of time to degree (with Grad. Rates Plan)
(when published)
Requests for Approval of Baccalaureate Degree July 1, 1994
Programs in Excess of 128 Semester Hours
[This is a rewrite of Administrative Memorandum #331.]
The University of North Carolina
Request for Approval of a Baccalaureate Degree Program/Track
Requiring in Excess of 128 Semester Hours
Instructions: All requests for approval of existing baccalaureate degree programs or tracks with semester hour requirements in excess of 128 hours must follow the format below. Five copies of each request should be submitted by July 1, 1994. The same information should be provided with requests to establish new programs or tracks, if proposed degree requirements would be in excess of 128 hours.
Constituent Institution:
API Discipline Specialty Title:
API Specialty Number:
Program Track Title:
1. Total semester hours required in this degree program/track in 1990-91: s.h.
2. Total semester hours currently required in this degree program/track: s.h.
3. Total semester hours proposed for this degree program/track: s.h.
General Studies: s.h.
Major: s.h.
Free Electives: s.h.
Other (identify, e.g.,
required minor,
2nd major, etc.): s.h.
4. Provide a justification for requiring in excess of 128 semester hours. Are proposed requirements related to professional accreditation standards?
5. Indicate the probable impact on students in this program/track who wish to graduate in four years if approval is granted for semester hour requirements in excess of 128 hours.


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Dog bites kid because dog is obviously racist, child's mom claims
A scrappy bull terrier escaped from his owner's yard, crossed the street and bit a 7-year-old girl. That story wasn't exactly newsworthy until the victim's mother opened her mouth. "I feel that the dog is racist," Pam Nkosi said. "The way it behaved ... shows that it was not familiar with other races." The South African woman also says that the dog's owner hasn't been very neighborly since the incident: He hasn't checked on her daughter, nor did he offer to cover any of her medical bills. The police and the SPCA are investigating, but they're not ready to call the dog a racist yet. One SPCA inspector simply said that "domestic animals behave differently because of their upbringing."
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Talk this snarky belongs on Twitter.
Jeez birds are mean.
I find this shirt particularly pertinent in light of all the bitching about yesterday's phoenix.
I love the joke... because it's so true!
We call this color: Olive The Above Statements Do Not Necessarily Reflect The Opinions Of The Staff And Management Of Shirt.Woot, Who Love You
Well *that's* a relief. And a pun.
Seriously? All word balloon shirts are pretty much bad, but this may take the world record for bad. Well, except for Polite Pete.
I'll only accept someone wearing this shirt if they're also balancing on a telephone line and pooping on a car below them.
Hush, Little Birdy...everyone knows that's the way to get a diamond ring. Don't you want birdy bling?
wow read QC much?
More of a sarcastic bird than a mocking bird. Mocking birds repeat things.
This joke is absolutely *killing* me.
By calling itself out on its own bird-themed unoriginality this shirt doesn't make the wearer appear to be funny, but rather it makes him/her appear to be a jackass.
I can't find a single nice to say about him ... his whole website just reeks of amateurish ideas & even worse "art". Truly sad he's made it this far when better designs go unrealized.
Jeph Jacques may have a word or three to say about this shirt.
enterman wrote:wow read QC much?
I was going to say that it reminds me of the yelling bird.
What do you know, birdbrain??? Polly want a beatdown?
Perhaps an incidental advertisement for Questionable Content?
I like the write up more than the actual shirt
XterraGuy wrote:More of a sarcastic bird than a mocking bird. Mocking birds repeat things.
Sarcastic bird wouldn't be punny.
eHalcyon wrote:I was going to say that it reminds me of the yelling bird.
Same here, beat me to it. Less crass, same idea. I like Yelling Bird better...
Oh wow, a sarcastic shirt. That's so edgy!
Ah, apparently he's already caught wind of it. http://twitter.com/yelling_bird
Cornelius wrote:I can't find a single nice to say about him ... his whole website just reeks of amateurish ideas & even worse "art". Truly sad he's made it this far when better designs go unrealized.
I completely agree. Only 365 shirts (fewer counting for the random shirt days) are released per year. It's sad that one of those days was reserved for this.
is it mocking itself?
Oooh, one of those I want to start a fight w/ you shirts...
Wow, you totally beat me to the QC link. Here's another Yelling Bird comic:
I hope the bird's sarcasm doesn't "fly" over anyone's head.
Oh yeah! Well your a shirt on shirt selling site! Now who's original!?!
I showed him...
What a disappointment..
HAHAHAHA love it.
So, if I wear this, will the bird tattle me for being a concept that's already out there? Then, when I explain that I am indeed meant to be a joke, he'll just tell me I'm making a 'strawman argument'...and then he'll poop on my shoe?
All that aside, this is hilarious. I think I voted highly for it at another venue. ^_^
Thumbs down.
bradtheproducer wrote:Ah, apparently he's already caught wind of it. http://twitter.com/yelling_bird
Put yelling bird saying that on a shirt and you've got yourself a deal.
I think I'd rather have the real Yelling Bird on a shirt.
Cute bird.
I guess it's better than if they'd gone with "ox pecker" instead.
LOL, I think I remember this one being on Threadless. Back when I still had time to look around. I rather like the joke on it but something about the art bothers me. I think I'd like the bird to have a little more shading.
I'm not going to comment on the shirt, Except to say that yesterday
I was thinking that "I'm so glad tomorrow shirt might be better." then this came up.
Bulghod wrote:Put yelling bird saying that on a shirt and you've got yourself a deal.
Yelling bird is too X-rated for woot.
I swear though, he has some of the best comments from time to time.
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ETSU has partnered with Google to make our holdings available from within the search engine--just click on the familiar "Get It @ ETSU." If you're off-campus, you do need to set your preferences to let them know you're affiliated with the University.
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Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience.
The 2010/11 campaign is no different and sixteen young Gunners have already linked up with their loan clubs.
Arsenal.com will be tracking their progress throughout the season. Our 'Arsenal's Loanees' page provides an overview of all the relevant players and below is the latest instalment of our regular 'Loan Watch' feature, which brings you brief reports from their latest fixtures.
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Cardiff 4-2 Watford
Saturday, January 22
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas made an impressive debut for Cardiff City as they beat Watford 4-2 on Saturday. The young midfielder played the full 90 minutes and instantly endeared himself to the home fans with his willingness to attack the Watford back-line. Emmanuel-Thomas went close to scoring early on when his long-range effort whistled inches wide of the post. However, he did have a hand in putting the Bluebirds 3-0 up on 31 minutes. The 20-year-old was involved in the build-up on the right before Peter Whittingham found former Gunner Jay Bothroyd, who finished well. The win moves Cardiff to second in the Championship. Emmanuel-Thomas is on loan at the Welsh club until the end of the season.
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Portsmouth 2-2 Leeds United
Saturday, January 22
Sanchez Watt played 62 minutes for Leeds as they drew 2-2 with Portsmouth on Saturday. With the Yorkshire side 2-1 down, the young forward was replaced by David Somma who equalised with his very first touch just a minute later. Leeds remain fifth in the Championship.
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Kyle Bartley played the full 90 minutes for Sheffield United as they went down 2-1 at home to Norwich on Saturday. Andrew Crofts scored twice in the second half to leave the Blades just one point above the Championship relegation zone.
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Mark Randall played the full 90 minutes for Rotherham as they lost 1-0 at Wycombe on Saturday. Gareth Ainsworth scored the only goal of the game after 28 minutes to leave Ronnie Moore's side third in the League Two.
Francis Coquelin
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Francis Coquelin played 120 minutes for Lorient as they beat Fontenay 1-0 after extra time on Saturday. Mathias Autret scored in the 116th minute to give the Arsenal loanee's side victory in the French Cup.
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Instead if you do business on this site strive to be like FettPride!!!!
I have seen to many times on this board where Chris has been ripped for non communication and other things so I thought I would post a thread about one of the good things Chris has done. When I arrived back from lunch today this was at my desk
Back in April of 2010 I was doing a paint up for a member here when at the end of the paint up the lid fell while applying the clear coat and cracked severely. I ended up replacing his helmet with my very own. When I talked to Chris he offered to replace the lid for me something I totally did not expect nor did he have to do!!! I received my first replacement lid back in December from Chris but unfortunately the lid was damaged in transit by the post office and again Chris said he would replace the lid!!!
Well the second replacement arrived today and I just want to thank Chris openly on the board for going above and beyond the call and that I totally appreciate everything that he has not only done for me but what he has done for this community
Again thanks for everything Chris you rock!!!!! and thank you for taking the time during all your other projects to ship this bad boy to me I cannot wait to get it painted up!!!
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Man this is a tough one. Some dope entries. I'm gonna have to go with Skina on this one.
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Thanks for the kind words and votes guys. Junglist for the next one?
danm it no one liked mine ahahahha
yeah sounds like a challenge
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On a blisteringly hot Saturday afternoon in front of 1,822 Orange-clad fans at the sold out Lee Softball Stadium, the #5 Tennessee Lady Vol softball team (51-11) climbed ever closer to a berth in the annual Women's College World Series by taking the opener of the NCAA Knoxville Super Regional from #11 Georgia (44-16), 3-2.
Senior designated player Shelby Burchell continued her hot hitting at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a walk and a key two-RBI single during the bottom of the third. The Columbia, Tenn., native is hitting an impressive .556 (10-for-18) with five doubles and six RBIs over UT's six NCAA Tournament games.
Junior third baseman Raven Chavanne was 1-for-2 with a RBI, improving her streak of reaching base safely to 41 consecutive games and her hitting streak to 14 straight contests. Junior second baseman Lauren Gibson (1-for-2), sophomore shortstop Madison Shipman (1-for-3, run) and junior first baseman Melissa Brown (1-for-3) each registered one of Tennessee's six total hits off Georgia starter Erin Arevalo.
In the circle junior Ivy Renfroe (24-8) continued her roll, picking up the 19th win over her last 21 decisions dating back to March 21. The Jackson, Tenn., product allowed two runs on six hits, walked one and struck out seven in tossing her 10th complete game of the season.
"Crazy game," Lady Vol Co-Head Coach Ralph Weekly said. "That's what you expect from Super Regionals. I'm proud of our girls, and proud of how they fought. I'm especially proud of Ivy (Renfroe) and how she toughed it out. The Bulldogs gave us everything they had. Erin Arevalo is a very good pitcher, and she is a challenge, just like Ivy Renfroe is a very good pitcher. It's amazing that our two teams have to compete with so much at stake. Georgia has so many great players, and everyone is fighting. I expect the same tomorrow."
Tennessee's Renfroe wasted no time exerting her influence from the circle in the top of the first, getting first baseman Tess Sito via a routine groundout to second before posting consecutive strikeouts of second baseman Ashley Pauly and shortstop Paige Wilson.
Arevalo held up her end of the early pitcher's duel in the bottom half of the first, getting a pair of Lady Vol K's and a pop-up for a one-two-three inning.
With UT's hurler rolling from the circle, Burchell became the first base runner of the contest for either team, drawing a walk to christen the bottom of the second. Following a perfect sacrifice bunt off the bat of Gibson, sophomore left fielder Melissa Davin battled Arevalo over eight pitches in drawing the second free pass of the inning for the Lady Vols. Unfortunately, a foul out down the left field line and a routine grounder to short left the Tennessee duo stranded on the base paths.
The Big Orange's nation-leading defense made itself visible starting the top of the third as a terrific defensive play by Andrews kept Georgia's lead-off from reaching. UGA left fielder Niaja Griffin dropped a bunt up the first base line, forcing UT's senior catcher to race out from behind the plate. She scooped the ball on the run and made an underhanded toss to junior Melissa Brown at first, nailing the runner by a step.
Lewis managed to get a vital Orange & White scoring outburst underway in the bottom of the third by starting the frame with a free pass. With the speedster located on second following a sac bunt, Shipman picked up the contest's initial hit on a swinging bunt back to the circle. The Valencia, Calif., native swiped her 20th base of the season, reaching scoring position with two down. The set the stage for a clutch bloop single by Burchell, that dropped just on the grass, plating a pair of Lady Vols for a 2-0 advantage.
The Bulldogs attempted to answer right back in the top of the fourth, loading the bases with one out via singles from Sito and shortstop Paige Wilson and a hit by pitch for catcher Kristyn Sandberg. Renfroe rose to the challenge in a major way, however, posting consecutive strikeouts of designated player Ashley Razey and right fielder Christine Olney as UGA left the bases packed.
A lead-off single by Brown was eventually cashed in for what proved to be a vital insurance tally by the Lady Vols. With two down in the bottom of the fourth, Chavanne ripped a single into the outfield, plating freshman pinch runner Hannah Trainer from second for a 3-0 lead.
Georgia loaded the bases once again in the top of the fifth against Renfroe via a double by Griffin, a walk from third baseman Gracie Goulder and a one-out hit-by-pitch for Sito. UT's 6-0 right-hander again escaped the jam, registering her sixth strikeout of the contest and then inducing a routine bouncer to first from Wilson to raise UGA's left stranded count to a half dozen.
A single to begin the top of the sixth by Sandberg and a double that just eluded a leaping Whitney Hammond at the wall in left from Razey granted the `Dawgs another huge scoring threat. This time the Red & Black would cash in as a RBI single by Olney and a RBI groundout by Griffin quickly cut the Big Orange lead to just 3-2. Goulder stepped into the batter's box with one retired and hit a slow roller to second. Gibson charged the ball, corralled it and threw quickly to Andrews at the plate who applied the tag on Olney to maintain Tennessee's tenuous advantage. Attempting to get the potential tying run in scoring position, Goulder was cut down via a caught stealing as Andrews fired a strike to Shipman covering the second base bag to end the outburst.
UGA had one final offensive chance in the top of the seventh but Renfroe wouldn't be denied, striking out Brittney Hubbard and getting both Sito and Pauly to groundout to end the game.


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JP, no wonder you got stung with that swarm. I looked at your pictures and your face is so totally covered with that dark hair, smiling, they must have thought you a bear or something :evil: :-P :shock: ;) :) :) :). Keep bringing on those pictures, love them, dear ol' friend!!! Have a most wonderfully awesome day, life and attract that good ol' health. Cindi
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That's funny my wife's black dog doesn't get stung at all. Unless she bite's them.


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Home > Brief Lives: Webcomics About Geeks
Whilst I have yet to work out what career I would find most fulfilling, there are certain career-paths I find somewhat interesting. Talking to people in those professions would involve, you know, talking to people, and, therefore is out of the question. Luckily, there are webcomics about geeks that illustrate the ins and outs of those professions so I can get an idea of what it'd be like to work in those fields without having to spend years working my way into the career only to discover I hated it.
Join me in a tour of the lives of:
Web designers: .net by Brad Colbow, Ah, the life of a web designer. You just want to be simultaneously geeky and creative and the people who will give you money to do those things are entirely lacking geekiness or creativity.
The Oatmeal has a hilarious example of this, as well.
Software developers: Not Invented Here by Bill Barnes and Paul Southworth. Sort of like Dilbert but more tech and less misogyny. And there's a Goth character.
Internet service providers: User Friendly [this is currently on hiatus, but if you start at the beginning there are daily strips from 1997 to 2009. Hopefully, Illiad will eventually return to us with regularly scheduled strips.]
Video game developers: The Trenches by Mike Krahulik, Jerry Holkins, Scott Kurtz. The comic itself is enlightening, but the blog posts beneath each comic are written by people in the video game industry and those are…eye-opening.
Librarians: Unshelved by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum. Books! Books everywhere! And the general public! The general public everywhere!
Grad students: PHD by Jorge Cham. Sometimes I think that if I excelled at structured learning, I'd enjoy a life in academia. Then I realise I'd have to get through grad school…
fucknogradschool is a Tumblr account (page? blog?) rather than a comic, but it gives an excellent idea of what post-grads feel/think/experience.
On the other hand…
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In a similar vein, Penny Arcade is about gamers and gaming, written by gamers. I have never played a first person shooter or MMORPG or…most other types of very popular games, but I enjoy learning about them and hearing people's reactions to them. Their blog is also amusing and informative and helps me keep up with what my gamer friends are on about.
Also, PA is where I learned about 3-D printing, thanks to these strips:
Here is a video of 3-D printing:
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Shapeways is a site with lots of nifty products created by the general public…who happen to know how to design in three dimensions. You can also create your own designs and they'll print them for you.
Thank you for joining me in this tour of careers-I-find-interesting-but-not-interesting-enough-to-pursue.
And if you know of any web comics about writers or bookshop employees, please leave a comment.