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Sediment building up behind Conowingo Dam has almost reached the reservoir's capacity for storage, according to a report released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The reservoir is considered at its limit for holding sediment when it is half full—at present, it is 92 percent of the way toward this maximum.
Since its construction in 1929, the Conowingo reservoir, along with the reservoirs behind the Holtwood and Safe Harbor dams, has trapped sediment and nutrients as they flow down the Susquehanna River—which provides nearly half of the fresh water that flows into the Bay. According to the report, the ability of these reservoirs to trap pollutants has been steadily declining.
"Storage capacity in Conowingo reservoir continues to decrease, and ultimately that means more nutrients and sediment will flow into the Bay," said Mike Langland, author of the study, in a release. "Understanding the sediments and nutrients flowing into the Bay from the Susquehanna River is critical to monitoring and managing the health of the Bay."
Excess sediment can cloud the water and harm underwater grasses, fish and shellfish, while nutrients can fuel the growth of harmful algae blooms and the creation of low-oxygen "dead zones," which suffocate underwater life. Reducing the amount of pollutants in local waterways is integral to Bay restoration efforts, including the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), or "pollution diet," which Bay Program partners recommitted to achieving as part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. In anticipation of a decline in Conowingo reservoir's ability to trap sediment, the TMDL includes a mechanism for addressing any increases in nutrient and sediment pollution caused by a full reservoir.
The report from USGS reiterates the findings of a study by the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed Assessment (LSRWA) team, released in November 2014, which found that the once-effective "pollution gate" is trapping smaller amounts of sediment and nutrients and, during large storms, sending more of these pollutants into the Susquehanna River more often. The team found that reducing pollution loads upstream of the dam would pose a more effective solution that dredging, bypassing or other operational changes, which would come with high costs and low or short-lived benefits.
The USGS report, Sediment Transport and Capacity Change in Three Reservoirs, Lower Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland 1900–2012, is available online.
The tale of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad is revered as one of the most influential moments in the emancipation of slaves in the United States. As the birthplace of Tubman, the Eastern Shore of Maryland holds a rich history in its expansive farm fields, quaint settlements and wetlands that nestle into the crooks and creeks of the Chesapeake Bay. Many individuals, municipalities and organizations have learned the stories of those that traversed the trail, risking their lives for freedom, and have collaborated to permanently preserve important landmarks along the Underground Railroad.
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway spans 125 miles through Caroline and Dorchester Counties in Maryland. Along it, visitors can explore the secret network of trails and buildings of the Underground Railroad, a path forged by freedom-seeking slaves and abolitionists in the 19th century. It does not take long for those on the trail to learn the trials, tribulations and successes that occurred along the way - all because a few people decided to band together to overcome adversity and do extraordinary things.
To view more photos, visit the Chesapeake Bay Program's Flickr page.
Images by Will Parson
Captions by Jenna Valente
The Chesapeake Bay region could receive nearly $38 million in conservation funding under President Obama's proposed budget for the 2016 fiscal year, announced earlier this month. If approved by Congress, the funds could conserve more than 7,500 acres of land throughout the Bay watershed.
Of the proposed $37.8 million, $33.3 million is tied to the Rivers of the Chesapeake Collaborative Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) proposal, which focuses on protecting the James, Nanticoke, Potomac, Rappahannock and Susquehanna Rivers and the lands that surround them. By improving water quality, providing critical habitats for fish, shellfish and migratory birds, and offering opportunities for public access, preserving these landscapes would help meet the goals of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which guides the restoration of the Bay, its rivers and streams and nearby lands. Bay Program partners are currently collaborating on the creation of a land preservation strategy for the region.
"These are the places we love. The places we boat, hunt, fish, and hike, the places we take our children to explore the outdoors, and the places people come to visit," said Joel Dunn, Executive Director of the Chesapeake Conservancy, one of the partners behind the Rivers of the Chesapeake proposal. "Protecting these places supports our communities and economy and is also important to maintaining the ecological health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed."
The President's $4 trillion budget recommendation includes $900 million for the national Land and Water Conservation Fund, which supports the conservation of land and water resources across the United States and aims to provide outdoor recreation opportunities to all Americans.
Learn more about how the President's proposed budget would support conservation projects in the Bay region.
When too much nitrogen enters the Chesapeake Bay, it can fuel the growth of harmful algae blooms that block sunlight from reaching underwater grasses and create low-oxygen areas, or "dead zones," that suffocate marine life. But some key successes in curbing the amount of nitrogen entering local waterways have a potentially surprising source—the Clean Air Act.
In a factsheet released last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) outlines how declines in air pollution have substantially reduced the amount of airborne nitrogen that ends up in the Bay, helping the agency and its partners stay on track to meet the water quality goals of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), or "pollution diet," which representatives from across the Bay region recommitted to achieving as part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
Polluted air can have quite an impact on the health of local waters: scientists estimate that one third of the nitrogen in the Bay comes from the air through a process known as atmospheric deposition. When our cars, power plants or other sources emit air pollution, it can be carried by wind and weather over long distances until it falls onto land or into the water.
"Atmospheric deposition falls everywhere on the Chesapeake watershed, from forests, to fields, to parking lots," said Lewis Linker, modeling coordinator with the Chesapeake Bay Program. "When this load of nitrogen is reduced, it improves water quality everywhere from stormwater runoff, to small headwater streams, …to the Chesapeake Bay."
Even pollution emitted thousands of miles away can eventually end up in our waterways. While the area of land that drains into the Bay spans six states and 64,000 square miles, the Bay's "airshed"—the area of land over which airborne pollutants travel to enter the estuary—is nine times that size. Nearly three-quarters of the airborne nitrogen that eventually ends up in the Bay is generated by sources within this airshed, and the remaining 25 percent is emitted from sources even farther away. Which is why, says Linker, national policies like the Clean Air Act are essential in reducing the amount of pollution that reaches the Bay.
"To restore the Chesapeake, the citizens of the Chesapeake watershed have done a lot of bootstrapped cleanup in their own backyards and watersheds," said Linker. "But when it comes to atmospheric deposition of nitrogen, the reduction can't be done by the Chesapeake state partners alone—it's a job for the whole nation."
For more on what you can do to curb air pollution, Take Action.
Learn more about the EPA's efforts to curb nitrogen deposition in the Chesapeake.


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Sculpture Student Group Showcase
UNLV senior undergraduate students Mark Combs, Holly Vaughn and Amanda Haymond have organized a new exhibit, opening May 15, at the university's Grant Hall gallery. Combs, Vaughn and Haymond are studio art majors with emphasis in sculpture. The art show will showcase their new sculptural work completed this semester in advanced sculpture.
The closing reception will be held in the Grant Hall gallery on the UNLV campus from 6-9 p.m., Fri., May 17.
The show title, VOID. POWER. SOLITUDE., are words the artists chose as representations of their individual focus. While the works are based on their respective interests, they found a unity in the themes revolving around the concepts embodied in these words. Combs, Vaughn and Haymond will each be showcasing new sculptures in addition to preliminary drawings created during the planning phase for their various sculptures.
Whether it be Comb's industrial sculptures of hands and fingers in provocative gestures, Vaughn's ghostly sculptures that communicate quietly via simple lines, or Haymond's rebellious sculptures that contrast harsh materials like trash with craft work such as knitting, each artist aims for connection, provocation and contemplation through the work.
The UNLV Art Department is proud to present the work of the advanced sculpture students whose work represents a small cross section of the various technical and conceptual approaches currently practiced in contemporary sculpture.
For more information, contact Brian Zimmerman, UNLV visiting professor in sculpture

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June 16, 2000
Contact: Bill Bearden (202) 501-1231
Washington, DC - A recent report by PriceWaterhouseCoopers for the U.S. General Services Administration states that government buyers could have more effective electronic purchasing tools if agencies could agree on a few fundamental strategies. The report is available at http://ec.fed.gov/catinterop.htm.
According to the report, many electronic purchasing tools, based on stable, reliable technology, are now available to government buyers. In a single transaction, for example, shoppers could use powerful search engines and secure purchase cards to find and buy items from multiple agency and vendor catalogs across the Internet.
"The technology is available and it works," said Mary Mitchell, Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Office of Electronic Commerce. "Agencies must, however, agree on a few common practices to reduce the effort required to make technology make it more widely available to government buyers."
While electronic purchasing tools have great potential for improving market research and driving down the costs of low-dollar, high-volume purchases, the report notes that agencies must first agree on how to implement the tools by adopting common business rules and standard interfaces. Agency-specific security policies, for example, hamper and delay the ability to search and purchase items across agency catalogs. Agencies must also agree to implement open standards such as the UN/USPC (standard product code descriptions) and Extensible Markup Language so that items can be consistently described, identified and made available to buyers from across the Internet.
The report states that the long-term solution to catalog interoperability will rely on the adoption of open standards. The open standards must address not only the technology, but on common business processes. From product data coding to transaction processing, technology standards are evolving. Likewise, there are evolving business process standards that need to be applied to ensure the human-to-human interaction is well-designed.
The Office of Electronic Commerce partnered with CommerceNet, a non-profit consortium of Internet companies, to demonstrate the feasibility of interoperability between electronic catalogs, through a phased interagency public/private pilot.


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Conspiracy Theory
St. Martin's, July 2003, 24.95, 288 pp. ISBN: 0312277883 He became a legend for his work in the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, so much so, that when he retired he was asked to consult on some very high profile murder cases in Philadelphia. Gregor Demarkian attends a Main Line charity gathering in Bryn Mawr hosted by one of the most powerful and wealthiest bankers in the world, Tony Ross, who is murdered while greeting guests on the front stairs....
Skeleton Key
An absorbing story with vivid characters, an appealing detective, puzzling murders and skillful plotting. Just a touch of humor. Part of a continuing series featuring Gregor Demarkian....
Somebody Else's Music
Elizabeth Toliver was hated by her fellow students while she was growing up. They thought that she was different and ugly, and they played cruel tricks on her. When she was eighteen, they locked her in an outhouse with twenty snakes, and she beat on the door to get out until her arms were raw and torn. While she was in the outhouse she heard someone saying the phrase "slit his throat" over and over again. When she was released, she found that another stu...
The Headmaster's Wife
St. Martin's, April 2005, 24.95, 384 pp. ISBN 0312313144 Mark DeAvecca is a first year student at Windsor Prep but isn't feeling well; his hands shake, he hallucinates and has memory loss. Everyone on the campus assumes he is doing drugs because his roommate Michael Feyre is a drug dealer. One night he thinks he sees somebody lying down on the ground but when he goes to investigate nobody is there. Worried about his health, he calls his mother...
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True Believers
Religious issues provide a background for murder in this Gregor Demarkian mystery. Four varieties of religious belief are represented on one block in Philadelphia. St. Anselm's Catholic Church is still reeling from the the child molestation scandals. Across the street from St. Anselm's is St. Stephen's Episcopalian Church which has become a refuge for members of the gay community. Down the street from these two churches is a fundamentalist religious gro...


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WATERBURY, VT -- Keurig Green Mountain Inc. announced a multiyear manufacturing and distribution agreement for Peet's-branded packs for the Keurig brewing system. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The companies plan to launch a selection of Keurig-licensed Peet's coffee and tea varieties in K-Cup packs by the end of the summer. Peet's will continue to hand-roast the beans for its K-Cups at its facility in Alameda, C,A and the roasted beans will be transported to Keurig for grinding and packaging.
Keurig will distribute Peet's K-Cup packs to away-from-home channels and specialty and department stores, and Peet's will distribute them through its nationwide direct delivery system to grocery, retail and club stores.
Peet's entered the single-cup format market seven months ago and has quickly established a strong presence. Its single-cup products are now available in more than 12,000 stores nationwide.


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Kelly L Jordan-Sciutto, PhD
Graduate Group Affiliations
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240 S. 40th St
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Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030
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Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030
Office: 215 898-4196
Fax: 215 573-2050
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B.S. (Cumulative Science)
Villanova University, 1991.
Ph.D. (Biocheistry & Molecular Biology)
Thomas Jefferson University, 1996.
B.S. (Cumulative Science)
Villanova University, 1991.
Ph.D. (Biocheistry & Molecular Biology)
Thomas Jefferson University, 1996.
Description of Research ExpertiseResearch Interests
-Assessing mechanisms of neuronal death (apoptosis vs necrosis) in response to neuroinflammatory stimuli (i.e. oxidative stress, cytokines, excitotoxicity).
-Determining mechanisms of neuroprotection.
-Molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal loss in neurodegenerative disorders (i.e. Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's disease, and HIV encephalitis). We are specifically interested in the role of cell cycle proteins and transcriptional regulators in neuronal survival decisions.
Key words: Cell Cycle, Oxidative Stress Response, Antioxidant Response, Neurodegeneration, Transcription, Primary Culture, HIV encephalitis, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson disease, Retinoblastoma, E2F1.
Description of Research
Our laboratory investigates molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative processes in the hopes of identifying common and unique players in determining neuronal survival among several neurodegenerative diseases. Currently we are focusing our research efforts on the role of cell cycle proteins, the endogenous antioxidant response and unfolded protein response in three neurodegenerative disorders: HIV encephalitis (HIVE), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and Parkinson's disease (PD).
While HIVE, AD, and PD exhibit different pathologic features, theories as to their etiology share common molecular mechanisms including changes in the trophic factor environment, oxidative stress, and activation of CNS inflammatory components. We hypothesize that neuronal response to these neurodegenerative stimuli includes alterations in expression and/or activity of cell cycle proteins. To this end, we and others have shown that key regulators of cell cycle progression, Retinoblastoma susceptibility gene (pRb), E2F1, and/or p53, exhibit altered levels and patterns of expression in HIVE, PD, and AD. These changes are associated with areas of pathology suggesting a role in degenerative processes. In vitro models of neurodegeneration in each of these diseases also exhibit alterations in cell cycle protein subcellular localization. We are using both human tissue and in vitro models to uncover the role of cell cycle proteins, E2F1, MDMx (a p53 and E2F1 regulatory protein), and pRb in interpreting neuroprotective vs neurotoxic stimuli in primary human, rat, and mouse neuroglial cultures stimulated with trophic factors, chemokines, dopamine, free radicals, beta-amyloid, and HIV-infected macrophage supernatant. These studies are aimed at determining how cell cycle proteins regulate neuronal survival in response to varied and conflicting stimuli. In vitro findings are then used to assess potential roles for these proteins in animal models as well as autopsy tissue relevant to each neurodegenerative condition. Our investigation of E2F1 has resulted in the discovery of a role for this protein in activation of a calpain-dependent death pathway which has not been previously described. Interestingly, neurons responding to HIV-infected macrophage supernatants (our in vitro model of neuronal response to inflammatory infiltrate which mediates HIV encephalitis) activate calpain and increase E2F1 protein levels. One of our immediate lines of investigation is testing the hypothesis that E2F1 induces neuronal death in HIV encephalitis via calpain activation, a novel pathway.
A second area of research in our laboratory is the study of the endogenous anti-oxidant response and its failure to prevent accumulation of oxidative damage and neuronal loss in neurodegenerative disorders. The two proteins of direct interest to the laboratory are Keap1 and Nrf2. Nrf2 is a transcription factor that regulates the expression of the enzymes responsible for the antioxidant response. Normally, Nrf2 is bound in the cytoplasm by the Kelch ECH associated protein 1(Keap1). However, in response to oxidative stress, sulfhydryl groups on Keap1 become oxidized releasing Nrf2 for translocation into the nucleus. We have recently shown that Nrf2 is aberrantly expressed in AD indicating it is not responding to oxidative stress in neurons of affected brain regions. Interestingly, Nrf2 does appear to be responding appropriately in neurons affected in PD. This has led us to hypothesize that the endogenous antioxidant response is aberrant in AD, but insufficient in PD. Our current studies focus on identifying differences in regulation of the endogenous antioxidant response in AD and PD. The goal of these studies is to explore this pathway as a therapeutic target for neurodegenerative conditions. By enhancing the endogenous anti-oxidant response, neuronal toxicity may decrease leading to increased neuronal function in these patients.
A final area of interest on which our other two lines of investigation has converged is the role of the unfolded protein response (UPR). Induction of the unfolded protein response results in activation of Nrf2 and calpain, proteins activated in response to the endogenous antioxidant response and the E2F1 cell cycle protein respectively. This has led to our investigation of the UPR in neurodegenerative conditions. We are currently looking at pathways activated by the UPR in our various models of HIVE, AD, and PD. The key regulators of this response include pancreatic endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), IRE1, and ATF6. We have already identified increased PERK and phosphorylation of PERK substrate eukaryotic initiation factor 2 ? in AD tissue and an in vitro model of HIVE. This is consistent with findings by Ryu, E. J., et al. (2002, J. Neuroscience 22:10690) indicating a role for UPR in an in vitro PD model. However, our results indicate that Nrf2 a PERK substrate is not activated in AD suggesting the pathway is compromised in AD. Our future investigations are to determine what parts of the pathway are aberrant in disease progression and identify small molecule inhibitors to block chronic UPR pathway activation which is contributing to neuronal dysfunction and loss.
By assessing the interaction of these three convergent pathways in neurons responding to neurodegenerative stimuli such as oxidative damage, misfolded proteins, and inflammation, we hope to gain a greater understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying neuronal damage, dysfunction and loss in neurodegenerative diseases and identify drugable targets for treatment of AD, PD, and HIVE.
Rotation Projects
1. Identification of the role of cdk5 in regulating E2F1 in neuronal models of HIV encephalitis, Alzheimer and Parkinson disease
2. Investigation of the normal function of E2F1 in neuronal survival and function
3. Analysis of pRb phosphorylation in response to neurotoxic vs neuroprotective stimuli
4. Role of the unfolded protein response in neuronal loss in AD, PD, and HIV encephalitis
5. Regulation of Nrf2 nuclear transport in neurons responding to oxidative stress, beta amyloid, neuroprotective factors, and neuroinflammation
6. Neuroinflammation in models of chronic pain
7. Role of BPTF in neurons
Lab personnel:
Cagla Akay, M.D., Post-doctoral Fellow
Ying Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Post-doctoral Fellow
Michael G. White, Ph.D., Post-doctoral Fellow
Alison Barnstable, Sc.B., Graduate Student, Neuroscience Graduate Group
Mark S. Garcia, B.S. Graduate Student, CAMB
Kathryn A. Lindl, A.B.,Graduate Student, Neuroscience Graduate Group
Selected PublicationsLindl, K A. Akay, C. Wang, Y. White, M G. Jordan-Sciutto, K L.: Expression of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response marker, BiP, in the central nervous system of HIV-positive individuals. Neuropathology & Applied Neurobiology 33(6): 658-69, Dec 2007.
Chu, Charleen T. Plowey, Edward D. Wang, Ying. Patel, Vivek. Jordan-Sciutto, Kelly L.: Location, location, location: altered transcription factor trafficking in neurodegeneration. [Review] [873 refs] Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 66(10): 873-83, Oct 2007.
Wang, Ying. White, Michael G. Akay, Cagla. Chodroff, Rebecca A. Robinson, Jonathan. Lindl, Kathryn A. Dichter, Marc A. Qian, Yang. Mao, Zixu. Kolson, Dennis L. Jordan-Sciutto, Kelly L.: Activation of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 by calpains contributes to human immunodeficiency virus-induced neurotoxicity. Journal of Neurochemistry 103(2): 439-55, Oct 2007.
Ramsey, Chenere P. Glass, Charles A. Montgomery, Marshall B. Lindl, Kathryn A. Ritson, Gillian P. Chia, Luis A. Hamilton, Ronald L. Chu, Charleen T. Jordan-Sciutto, Kelly L.: Expression of Nrf2 in neurodegenerative diseases. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 66(1): 75-85, Jan 2007.
O'Donnell, L.A., Agrawal, A., Jordan-Sciutto, K.L., Dichter, M.A., Lynch, D.R., and Kolson, D.L.: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-induced neurotoxicity: Roles for NMDA receptor subtypes. Journal of Neuroscience 23(3): 981-90, 2006.
Strachan, G.D., Koike, M.A., Siman, R., Hall, D.J., and Jordan-Sciutto, K.L.: E2F1 induces cell death, calpain activation, and MDMX degradation in a transcription independent manner implicating a novel role for E2F1 in neuronal loss in SIV encephalitis. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 96(4): 728-40, 2005.
Strachan, Gordon D. Kopp, Amanda S. Koike, Maya A. Morgan, Kathleen L. Jordan-Sciutto, Kelly L.: Chemokine- and neurotrophic factor-induced changes in E2F1 localization and phosphorylation of the retinoblastoma susceptibility gene product (pRb) occur by distinct mechanisms in murine cortical cultures. Experimental Neurology 193(2): 455-68, Jun 2005.
Strachan, G.D., Morgan, K.L., Oits, L.L., Caltagarone., J., Gittis, A, Bowser, R and Jordan-Sciutto, K.L.: Fetal Alz-50 Clone 1 binds Kelch-like ECH associated protein in competition with Nrf2. Biochemistry 2004 Notes: In press.
Jordan-Sciutto, K.L., Dorsey, R., Chalovich, E.M., Hammond, R. and Achim, C.A. : Cell cycle protein expression patterns in Parkinson's disease. J. Neuropathol. Exp Neurol. 62: 68-74, 2003.
Jordan-Sciutto, Kelly L. Wang, Guoji. Murphey-Corb, Michael. Wiley, Clayton A.: Cell cycle proteins exhibit altered expression patterns in lentiviral-associated encephalitis. Journal of Neuroscience 22(6): 2185-95, Mar 15 2002.
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Montreat, N.C. - The Brevard College Volleyball team took part in the Volley in the Mountains tournament held at Montreat College this past Saturday, taking on Mountain State University, Florida College and host Montreat.
Brevard went 1-2 on the afternoon, defeating Mountain State in their first match of the day, while falling to Florida and Montreat to finish the weekend with a 2-2 overall record.
Match 1: Brevard 3, Mountain State 0
Box Score
The Tornados opened up the Volley in the Mountains against Mountain State University and BC swept the Cougars, winning 25-11, 25-16, 25-16.
Kortney Conner led the BC attack against the Cougars, recording eight kills to go with a service ace, while Jamie Atkinson and Ashlie Morrison each had seven kills. Bethany Stevenson set up the Brevard attack during the match, recording 26 set assists. Stevenson, Erin Rollins, Sydney Yeomans and Rebecca Schoonover each recorded three service aces in the match as the Tornados fired in 13 aces during the three sets.
Schoonover led the team with 17 digs, while Stevenson also reached double-digits, contributing 12 digs to the BC defensive effort. Jordei Osby had three solo blocks at the net to lead the Tornados.
For Mountain State, Brenna Coffey led the team with seven kills, while Emma Blitch has seven set assists.
Defensively, Amber Lilly led the way with 16 digs, while Coffey had a well-rounded game with 12 digs in the contest.
Match 2: Florida College 3, Brevard 0
Box Score
Conner again led the BC attack in the second match of the day, but it was not enough as the Tornados fell to the Lady Falcons, 25-16, 25-18, 25-17.
Conner recorded 13 kills in the match, hitting at a 27.3 percent clip in the three sets to lead the team. Atkinson and Rollins each recorded six kills, while Osby chipped in five for the Tornados. Stephenson added 30 set assists, while four different BC players recorded service aces in the match.
Schoonover again led the team with 12 digs, while Conner recorded the double-double with 11 digs. Osby added three more blocks in the match to led the Tornados.
Olivia Shrophire and Kerri Taylor paced the Lady Falcons offense, recording 16 and 15 kills respectively in the match as Florida College recorded a 37.2 percent hitting percentage as a team. Jenny Moorer led the team with 34 set assists as six different players recorded set assists in the match.
Defensively, Alison Bonner led the team with 16 digs to go with two solo blocks, while Taylor recorded the double-double with 11 digs in the match.
Match 3: Montreat 3, Brevard 0
Box Score
Osby had her best match of the day in the nightcap of the tournament, leading the Tornados with six kills to go with six solo blocks, but the Tornados were unable to overcome tournament host Montreat in falling, 25-19, 25-19, 25-20.
Osby had a 45.5 percent kills percentage in the game, while Conner and Stevenson helped the BC attack with five and four kills respectively. Stevenson added 17 set assists in the match.
Schoonover helped pace the BC backline in the match, recording a match-high 16 digs, while Ashlie Morrison added a solo block and Rollins and Atkinson each had two block assists.
Allison Baumgartner and Hilary Harrison led the Cavaliers with nine kills apiece in the match, while Natalie Nieman had 18 set assists.
Defensively, Anna Stephenson and Baumgartner combined for nine blocks, while Anne Newsom led the team with 13 digs.
The Tornados volleyball team is back in action on Tuesday, September 7, as they open South Atlantic Conference play by traveling to Hickory, N.C. to take on Lenoir-Rhyne. First serve in Shuford Memorial Gymnasium in the match between the Tornados and the Bears is set for 7 p.m.


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Yes, it's quite an intrepid undertaking, we know that, but let us tell you - the views are simply out of this world!
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Yes, we know - it's a cliché, but the Highlands really is the Scotland of your imagination. It's an amazing concoction of culture, history, architecture and unparalleled scenery. Think big skies, mind-blowing landscapes, superb food and hospitable people - it really doesn't get any better if you want to escape and unwind. Unpredictable. Untameable. Unbelievable. Top that!
You can get lost - not literally - in the majestic mountains and mysterious lochs as you journey through this beautiful land. The views are simply jaw-dropping. Pass through Britain's largest National Park, witness dolphins frolicking off the Moray Coast, marvel at the sensational seascape of the North Highlands, walk in the shadow of Britain's highest peak, Ben Nevis, or explore the stunning islands and stretches of coastline. And if you haven't heard of Loch Ness, Scotland's most famous loch… oh boy, you're in for a treat!
The Highlands' natural playground begs to be explored, and the region is a magnet for adrenaline-seekers. It's no wonder - Fort William has been dubbed the 'Outdoor Capital of the UK'! Host of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, here you can enjoy world-class mountains or pick from sports across the Highlands such as fishing, golf, sea kayaking, white-water rafting, gorge walking, Munro bagging, snowsports and much more - the choice is yours.
There's a haunting air of mystery that cloaks the Highlands, and the region's turbulent history has left behind some of the most beautiful and romantic castles in the world. From Dunvegan Castle on Skye and Brodie Castle in Moray to the Castle of Mey in the North Highlands - they really are as magnificent as people say! But it's not only about the castles, although they are pretty amazing. Learn about the infamous massacre at the Glencoe Visitor Centre, see Glenfinnan Monument, a tribute to the history of the Jacobite uprisings, or stop at the Highland Archive Centre to research your roots.
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Not sure why you are taking this personal, I have never named you once. And my issue isnt out of any loyalty to Gaz, I cornered against him in his first pro fight
My issue is that as an active official for over 8 years and one who hopes to be an official going forward I believe this decision to be both flawed and potentially damaging to our sport and if things like this are going to happen I believe it should explained why and a benchmark set. I couldn't care less about you personally (as I this could be any fighter)
Whilst I respect and often ask for advice and clarification from Mr Goddard when I have an issue to resolve I can also publically disagree with him. This is everyone's sport and if standards are going to be set from
The top us in the middle can ask why
The only gripe I could think of is that in the NSAC rules submissions are deemed by a referee stoppage (in response to that tap/injury/unconsciousness) and not by the tap in itself, and a fighter himself judging a fight to be over. Referees often say 'fight until I tell you to stop', and this fight wasn't stopped for the submission.
However, that's technical, and morally we know what the right course of action is. Adam got the tap and deserved the win. It was actually a really good fight and I'm sure both guys will go on to do well.SUBMISSIONS
1. The referee shall make it explicitly known to the fighters that severe injuries observed by the referee during the match due to a submission hold shall cause a stoppage to the match. The referee shall make it known to both fighters that they must take care to protect themselves from substantial and lasting injuries. If a fighter is placed into a submission hold that the fighter realizes is causing damage to the attacked body part of the fighter, the fighter can tap allowing the referee to stop the match.
2. Any fighter who is placed into a submission hold may attempt in any legal fashion to free themselves from the hold. The referee will closely observe the hold and the defending fighters position and actions. If the referee observes that during the submission the defending fighter suffers a dislocation, or break to the attacked limb, the referee shall call a halt to the match and declare the opponent of the injured fighter the winner of the match
As Dave mentioned, there was plenty of controversy in this one starting from the weigh-ins, but I'm sure both guys would like to dust themselves off and move forward.
And Adam, as i said, i have no issue against you. Howerver the above statement is ridiculous. If you havge a broken nose and cant fight this is your fault and yours alone. All referees make it clear, and fighters know, that a fight ends when the referee says it ends, not when the fighter decides to let go of a submission because he feels the fight should be over.
Let your nose be a reminder to not make that mistake again. If you had of held the submission like you should have then chances are Marc would have spotted it and this wouldnt have happened.
No one is denying that you deserve the win, i just think you have screwed yourself over. If other people disagree then fair enough. Its nothing personal
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the weight shouldnt be an issue. Gaz accepted the fight so is what it is
hope the nose makes a good recovery
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
If the choke was on tight then he may well not have remembered tapping. To call him a liar is maybe a bit too harsh as anyone who has ever been choked out or to the point where you see the 'blurs', know that the mind can play tricks. I've been choked out drilling and didn't have a clue until I heard people asking if I am OK
What about the ring/cage side officials judges? Did any of them not see the tap?
Over-turning this by video replay is a bit off in my opinion. What if the cameras where not there would someone get their mobile phone out? What about other shows that don't film the action.
Should have either been a No Contest but you could argue the result should have stood as the referee did not stop the fight. Ref's make mistakes and that's part and parcel of the sport. Just like football, how many 'clear' goals have not been allowed yet no results have ever been over-turned. Like that one against Man Utd. which was clearly about 5 feet past the goal line !!!


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Ms. Magazine's Summer Issue
In the past month, the feminist blogosphere has been buzzing about the Summer issue of Ms. Magazine. For the content? No, the concern is about the imagery of the cover, and it's depiction of a white woman juggling her white middle class problems in a Hindu deity's pose.
As Mandy Van Deven over at Bitch Magazine online put it:
"It's completely inappropriate to utilize Hindu iconography in this context, mocks the religion, and diffuses the imagery of its 'true' meaning. When a cultural or religious symbol is used for marketing purposes by cultural or religious outsiders that fail to convey respect for and understanding of the intricacies of that culture or religion, it is offensive. Westerners have a …


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You don't have to be a gamer to love this book. It's an action-packed, hilarious adventure of video games and spies. Pete Wilson is short $20 to buy the newest, most awesome video game, Brawl-A-Thon 3000XL. Since he need money he decides, without permission, to hold a garage sale and sell his father's ancient 8-bit game console CommandRoid 85 to The Bug Man. Mistake!!! His father is kidnapped and the President of the U.S. starts talking nonsense. It's up to Pete and friends to save the day. (game on) Cartoons and heavily pixilated images by Andy Rash make a winning combination.
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Dobbs Pushes Dubious GOP Attack On Senate Democrats' Budget
Lou Dobbs promoted the GOP attack that the Senate Democrats' proposed federal budget raises taxes by $1.5 trillion, a claim based on "a willful misreading" of the budget.
In the "chalk talk" segment of his Fox Business show, Dobbs claimed the Senate Democrats' budget demonstrated that "they want us to be a debtor nation in perpetuity." Dobbs argued that in addition to the $975 billion of revenue Democrats include in their budget, they would need to add $500 billion in additional revenue to pay for the cost of the sequestration." Dobbs added the two to claim that the Democrats' budget actually calls for $1.5 trillion in new taxes:
But, as Talking Points Memo noted, the claim -- which has been touted by Senate Republicans -- is based on an "attempt to turn sequestration's spending cuts into a permanently lower spending baseline, and thus a willful misreading of the Democratic budget itself." TPM's Brian Beutler explained [1] that a portion of the $975 billion in revenue is already earmarked to cover sequestration, meaning the additional $500 billion of alleged new taxes that Dobbs and Senate Republicans are adding to the revenue estimates doesn't exist:
Republicans have decided to torture the numbers. First, they assume a baseline Democrats aren't actually using -- one where sequestration-level spending is permanent. Not a tricky move by itself. The tricky part comes next.
They reason that if Democrats are actually proposing to reduce deficits by $1.85 trillion, then the nearly $500 billion in tax revenues they dedicate to paying down sequestration (and another $100 billion in spending they dedicate to financing a new jobs proposal) would have to come on top of the $975 billion of tax increases the budget explicitly calls for.
In other words, Democrats want to raise $975 billion in new tax revenue and use some of it to turn off sequestration. Instead of accepting this, Republicans are claiming -- falsely -- that the revenue for paying down sequestration is in addition to the $975 billion. It is not.
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BRONC / LADY BRONC TRACK - The Bronc and Lady Bronc track teams will compete today the Queen city invitational over in Spearfish. Next week starts a two week run on track and field events hosted by Sheridan high school.
ROCKIES BASEBALL - The Colorado Rockies lost at Milwaukee last night here's the voice of the Rockies Jack Corrigan with a wrap up. You can hear today's game live on 87.7 FM ESPN radio.
The "Rocks" home opener at Coors field is set for tomorrow afternoon against the LA Dodgers the broadcast will start at 1:30 with the first pitch at 2:10.
BRONC / LADY BRONC SOCCER - The Bronc soccer team will play at home for the first time hosting conference games with Cheyenne Central and Cheyenne East this week.
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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL - The Sheridan Troopers and Jets baseball players got on the field at Thorne-Rider stadium Monday evening for the first time this spring.
Early snow and rain yesterday limited their first outdoor practice Head coach Ben Phillips says even though they couldn't have a full workout it was good to get the players on the field for the firs time.
Opening day for the Troopers will be a road double header at the Billings Halos on the 15th.
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Girl killed in Gresham rollover crash
Sunday afternoon, Gresham Police and medical personnel responded to a report of a crash that had occurred on the ramp to westbound I-84 from NE 181st avenue.
It was reported to police that a large van with nine passengers had rolled at least once.
Witnesses also said that one occupant of the van appeared to be deceased, which was confirmed by police and medics upon their arrival at the site of the crash.
Gresham Police called the Vehicular Crimes Team, a multi-agency unit used to investigate all major crashes, to the scene to investigate the crash at that time.
Through interviews with witnesses and occupants in the van, police learned that there were five adults and four children inside at the time of the crash. The deceased passenger was an 11-year-old female from Portland. The other occupants of the van were all taken to area hospitals with varying degrees of injuries. At this time, some of the occupants of the van have been released from the hospital and some are still being treated.
The driver of the van is cooperating with the investigation, and police do not believe that the he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. It is possible that weather and environmental factors contributed to the cause of the crash. As part of the investigation, the van will be examined to determine if there were any mechanical issues and if safety restraints were being used by all of the occupants.
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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team scored twice in each half anddefeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 4-0, Sunday afternoon at Rhodes Field.
Penn improved to 6-1-3 on the season, while FDU fell to 5-6-1 overall.
Penn outshot FDU 7-1 in the first half and had a 7-1 lead in corner kicks, and the offensive surge paid off. In the 26th minute, Kathryn Barth beat a defender on the left side of the box and sent a cross to the far post. Clara Midgley was running in and one-timed a blast that beat Sage DoVale to her left for the 1-0 lead.
Just before halftime, Brianna Rano sent a corner kick from the left side that Shannon Hennessy slid home at the near post to double Penn's advantage.
Penn made it 3-0 early in the second half. Lindsey Sawczuk played a ball over the FDU defense that Megan York ran onto for a breakaway. DoVale had nochance as York put it past her right side.
The fourth goal came just after the hour mark. Midgley got the ball on the right side and played it in to the middle. Kerry Scalora made a dummy play at the near post to freeze the defense, and that allowed Elissa Berdini to hammer it home at the far post.
Penn is on the road next weekend, facing Columbia Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and Navy on Monday at 3 p.m.
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The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden left the military with no pension and no protection for himself or his family.
This video is based on a series of interviews with the Navy SEAL who fired the fatal shots during the May 2011 raid.
"The Shooter," today's story about the Navy SEAL who says he killed Osama bin Laden, was written for Esquire in cooperation with the Center for Investigative Reporting. It is part of CIR's ongoing coverage of the challenges veterans face after leaving military service.
The soldier known as the Shooter describes the intense operation leading up to Osama bin Laden's final moments, but also shares another, darker side of the veteran experience: the challenges combat veterans face, even ones with millions of dollars in training and top security clearance, as they re-enter civilian life after returning home from war.
It's no secret that transitioning back to civilian life after military service can be a huge challenge for many veterans. Across the country, they routinely encounter obstacles, both personal and institutional, after returning home from battle.
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Creativity Talks with Dr. Stuart Brown
Bay Area Discovery Museum and the Center for Childhood Creativity
Thursday, November 7, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PST)
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Due to high demand, only one guest is permitted per registration. If you would like to register two or more guests, please call us at (415) 339-3968.
World-renowned psychologist, Stuart Brown Ph.D. and M.D., is making a rare public appearance at the Bay Area Discovery Museum this fall. The founder of the National Institute for Play and considered the grandfather of play, Dr. Brown will share his life-long research and advocacy work on the important role of play in human development; from shaping and growing young brains to staying vital through more mature life stages. This is the third event in our lecture series just for adults co-presented by ScholarShare Speaks.
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Dr. Stuart Brown is a medical doctor, psychiatrist and clinical researcher but also a major proponent of the importance of play. He has found a strong correlation between success and playful activity through his research of animal behavior and more than 6,000 "play histories" of people with all different backgrounds. Brown's book Play explains why play is essential to the development of our social skills, adaptability, intelligence, creativity, ability to problem solve and more. His background in psychiatry, the evolution of human and animal play, as well as his clinical research into the causes and prevention of violence, have shown him that authentic play is a state of being which can be accessed and used by everyone, and that play is as important to humans as vitamins or sleep. To further his efforts, Brown founded The National Institute for Play, a non-profit committed to bringing unrealized knowledge, practices, and benefits of play into public life through continuing research. He enjoys co-teaching "From Play to Innovation" at Stanford's Hasso Plattner School of Design.
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The University of South Carolina School of Music will hold registration for the String Project for elementary-school students at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Another registration will be held Sept. 1 - 2 if space is still available.
Registration times on both days will be held from 4:30 - 6 p.m.
The String Project is a nationally recognized model of community service and teacher education for more than 30 programs nationwide.
String Project offers instruction in violin, viola, cello and bass to students. Classes are taught by undergraduates and graduate students. Each beginning class consists of approximately 20 - 25 students, with a minimum of three teachers in each class. The students in the String Project are in grades 3 – 5 (depending upon the start grade in their school districts). Experienced students may also join the orchestra.
The lessons will take place twice a week -- Tuesdays and Fridays from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. or 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays at 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. -- at the String Project office, 851 Park St. An adult class will meet at 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.
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PLANS FOR YOUR OUT-OF-TOWNERS: We can't believe you really need ideas for what to do this weekend. You've gotta vacuum the living room, do the bathrooms, buy more presents, wrap, decorate, bake.
If you've got time to do all that plus take in a matinee performance of "The Nutcracker" you're either way more efficient than we are or you're one of the intrepid soldiers in the front lines in the ferocious War On Christmas.
There is the possibility that you have relatives in town for the holidays, with the better-than-even odds that they're underfoot already, browsing through your CD collection ("How come I haven't heard of any of these groups?") and pawing through the fridge ("Don't you have any black olives?").
Save yourself. Give 'em a wad of money and send them out to take in some local amusements. You can't go wrong with the classics, and this city is awash with classics this time of year.
For starters, there's the 30th anniversary edition of Long Beach Ballet's "The Nutcracker," which wraps up its stay at the Terrace Theater with performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. It's a mammoth production, including a full orchestra.
Tickets are $28 to $68, with discounts for kids and seniors. Check the Web at www.LongBeachNutracker.com.
DICKENS AT HIS DICKENSIANEST: There's something heartwarming (eventually) about the Dickensian Christmas, and nobody does Dickensian any better than Charles Dickens, whose "A Christmas Carol" is more of a staple of the season than chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Snoopy and the Three Wise Men combined (still third, though, behind Santa and baby Jesus).
The story has been told for almost 170 years, and you can catch it again as it ends its run this season on the Mainstage at the Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St.
The show will be staged tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $24. Call 562-494-1014, or swing by lbplayhouse.org.
WE GOT YOUR SNOW: Your kin whining already about missing the snow back in whatever godforsaken flyover state they're from? Shove them in the direction of the Wrigley neighborhood for the Daisy Avenue Snow Day at 11 a.m. Saturday at Veterans Park, 101 E. 28th St. There'll be 12 tons of snow dumped at the park in which you can frolic. And if the folks miss home so much, maybe they can shovel some around.
Come for the snow, stay for the movie (title to be announced; probably something snowy) at sunset in the park's community room. Popcorn and other treats will be provided. It's all free.
CHILL: Cold enough for ya? We will never get tired of that kind of climatologist jargon. If your answer is no, then try Chill, the all-things-ice exhibit/event at the Queen Mary Dome. About 4,500 blocks of ice, weighing 2 million pounds in its stocking feet, are used for the entire exhibit, which includes some inspiring ice sculptures, plus ice tubing, ice skating, a Santa's Village and lots more.
The dome has to be kept at 9 degrees, so you can either brave it, dress warm or borrow one of the parkas provided at the site.
Tickets are basically $24.95, but there are all sorts of pricing packages available at www.queenmary.com. It's open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day - even Christmas Eve and Christmas.
FRIDAY PLAYLIST: These are the last songs you'll hear, according to the Mayan setlist:
1. "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," REM
2. "Life During Wartime," Talking Heads
3. "Before the Deluge," Jackson Browne
4. "Eve of Destruction," Barry McGuire
5. "Waiting for the End of the World," Elvis Costello
6. "Until the End of the World," U2
7. "Bad Moon Rising," Creedence Clearwater Revival
8. "Earth Died Screaming," Tom Waits
9. "Gimme Shelter," Rolling Stones
10. "The End," Doors.
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Allstate Sugar Bowl to Sponsor Metro Swimming Championships This Weekend
Monday, October 29, 2012
The Allstate Sugar Bowl Metro New Orleans High School Championship Swim Meet will be held this Friday (November 2) and Saturday (November 3) at the University of New Orleans Aquatic Center. The Metro Championship is sanctioned by U.S. Swimming and is hosted by Jesuit High School. This is the second year that the Allstate Sugar Bowl has sponsored this event.


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Utah Senate President Michael Waddoups announced last year he would not run for re-election and will be leaving the Legislature at the end of the year.
But that didn't stop him from giving his campaign account $2,500 last January from the Senate Republican Campaign Committee PAC he controls. In fact, while Waddoups did not file a campaign finance report for 2012 because he was not a candidate this year, he received a total of $9,800 in contributions during the year. Added to his balance of $142,347 that was listed in his end-of-the-year report for 2011, Waddoups enjoys about $152,000 in his account.
Not bad for a non-candidate.
Waddoups says he has not solicited campaign funds for three years, but people contribute anyway. It probably didn't hurt that he was the Senate president during that time.
The PAC that gave him the $2,500 in January gave the same amount to every other senator at the annual Senate Republican breakfast. But he was the only beneficiary leaving office and, therefore, not needing campaign funds in the foreseeable future.
Not so fast, Waddoups cautions.
He is leaving the state for three years to serve as a mission president for the LDS Church, although he doesn't know his specific assignment yet.
But he intends to keep the campaign fund intact and when he returns will spend it "for political purposes" at that time.
State law forbids officeholders from spending campaign funds for personal purposes. They can spend it on their own campaigns, contribute to other candidates, political parties or PACs, for charity, or for expenses related to their office.
Because Waddoups did not file a campaign report for 2012, he doesn't have to divulge his expenses until the end-of-the-year report in January. He says he has used campaign money this year for official trips related to his office and to pay for his wife, Anna Kay, to accompany him. He has used no state money for Senate related trips.
"I'm the most frugal guy up here," he said.
Some political observers say the law should be changed to require an office-holder to report campaign contributions to other candidates within the same reporting period they are given, even it that officeholder is not running for re-election.
Waddoups favored Senate Majority Leader Scott Jenkins to replace him as president, although Jenkins lost to Sen. Wayne Niederhauser in the leadership election, and campaign contributions have been used to help persuade fellow senators in such leadership races.
Waddoups estimated his fund is down to about $125,000 as he prepares to leave on his mission.
All in the family • Micron, the semiconductor giant, gave $3,000 in October to the Utah County Legislative PAC, which exists to help Republican candidates in competitive races.
The PAC was founded and controlled by Sens. John Valentine and Curt Bramble and House Speaker Becky Lockhart, whose husband is Stan Lockhart, the lobbyist for Micron.
The Speaker's Victory Fund, also controlled by Lockhart, gave $5,000 to the Utah County Legislative PAC, which in turn gave campaign contributions to about 10 candidates in competitive races, mostly in Salt Lake County.
The Utah County PAC, I'm told, has more freedom than the Speaker's Victory Fund in which candidates it helps, since they don't necessarily have to be incumbents.
A winning formula • A Layton High School sophomore seems to have found the solution to the age-old problem of stolen campaign signs.
He had two signs for President Barack Obama disappear from his yard in Layton. So on the third sign he wrote, "If you steal this sign I'm donating $20 to Obama."
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Pedro Bessa will be doing a 2 hour No gi A seminar at Fusion MMA Treforest, Pontypridd tonight (Monday) from 7pm. £20
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Few guys from Pedro's including Brown belt Greg Creel, me and few more will be there with the Guys from fusion.
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GREENVILLE, SC -- The long-running "video sweepstakes war" in the Palmetto State continues apace with two fresh but conflicting rulings from local judges on the legality of the devices, and continued raids and seizures by law enforcement.
In Greenville County, Magistrate Charles Garrett ruled on Sept. 5 that sweepstakes videogames are not illegal gambling devices. The judge ordered the machine in question, seized last year by local sheriffs, to be returned to operator Play4Fun Inc. (Greenville), which had installed the device in a convenience store.
Garrett drew a sharp line between sweepstakes games and video poker, a $3 billion industry that was outlawed statewide by the Legislature in 2000.
The state Senate's Judiciary Committee chairman told local press outlets that he disagreed, labeling sweeps games "an end-run on the video-poker machine ban." Sen. Larry Martin (R-Pickens Co.) warned that unless sweeps games are decisively outlawed, they would soon pop up on every street corner in the state. | SEE STORY
State Attorney General Alan Wilson will appeal the ruling, said a spokesman.
In related news, Lexington County sheriff James Metts said his office has seized 21 sweepstakes videogames during raids of two locations and two private homes. A local magistrate subsequently ruled the machines are illegal gambling devices, said Metts. Local police have arrested two individuals in connection with the case.
Earlier, Metts returned $5,500 in campaign donations from sweepstakes industry supporters. As earlier reported by Vending Times, some local press outlets had questioned whether Metts was on the payroll of the industry after video recordings surfaced in which a political liaison in his office bragged about participating in a corrupt video poker business.


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Nimble Surrealism: Talking with Gabrielle BellBy Tobias Carroll
Whether delving into memorable personal stories or exemplifying a sort of nimble surrealism, Gabrielle Bell's comics are harder to classify than one might think. Reading her work chronologically, one can find her range expanding from sharp day-to-day observations to forays into the surreal and magic realist. The title story of the collection Cecil and Jordan in New York follows a young woman who moves to the city and searches for an apartment and a purpose. It's fairly kitchen sink in its realism, right up until the point where the protagonist matter-of-factly decides to become a chair. It's a dose of deadpan absurdism that opens up the storytelling possibilities, and keeps the reader on their toes.
The Voyeurs is Bell's latest book, covering several years in her life, and taking her from promoting a film in Tokyo to finding a space for yoga in her Brooklyn apartment to San Diego for Comic-Con. Its introduction comes courtesy of Aaron Cometbus, whose long-running zine suggests certain parallels to Bell's deftly autobiographical work. We met at a bar near Bell's apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn—a neighborhood that has provided the setting for much of her work.
Lucky begins as a kind of slice-of-life documentation of your life. By the end of the first volume, though, it's become less overtly realistic and more expressionistic. When did you make that leap?
It was towards the end of writing Lucky, when I got to the point about Francophilia, when I talked about talking with Gerard Depardieu. That must have been the first time that I did that. Or maybe it was when I had this fantasy about being an art assistant, and the artist taking all my ideas. Read More


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A big happy birthday shout-out to Saif Ali Khan.
He's an actor I have grown to like over the years.
With Love Aaj Kal, I have simply become a fan.
At the press screening, he greeted us at the entrance.
He'd overheard the conversation we were having while crossing the street.
He's sharp like that.
I'd worn my custom-made Chor Bazaari inspired kurta.
Apparently, theme dressing for screenings is my thing.
But I'm more than happy to do it. 🙂
In all this Love Aaj Kal ness…
Look what I came across while reading the GQ.
I had loved his cover shoot. The pictures were so in sync with a fab interview.
I have a soft spot for the particular picture listed below.
You're going to find out why very soon.
Meanwhile, do take the poll. Either on twitter or here.
I dig Saif Ali Khan's style.
With the help of colleagues,
I have answers to so many questions.
I shall go through the archives to link you to some fun style interviews.
Until then, as a tribute to Love Aaj Kal (one of my top rated films),
the original Chuck Taylor Converse shoe (my top rated footwear),
and luck favoured shopping sprees,
a DIY shopping escapade for your eyes only…
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Academic Staff Development in Online Learning and Teaching: Developing Online Pedagogies
Burnett, Bruce, Dawson, Shane, & Waldron, Naomi (2005) Academic Staff Development in Online Learning and Teaching: Developing Online Pedagogies. In Ellis, A (Ed.) AusWeb05, 2 July - 6 July 2005, Australia, Queensland, Gold Coast.
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About Rogue River ValleyThe Rogue River Valley is located in southern Oregon, near the towns of Medford and Ashland. Though primarily known for its orchards, vineyard land and wineries are increasing. In the higher elevation areas, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris do best, while in the warmer, lower elevations, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc are finding some success.
About Oregon
Oregon has long been an agricultural state, producing everything from hazelnuts to cattle. The Willamette Valley in particular is a fertile basin for all sorts of produce. Not quite pegged as a wine state, in 1965, a UC Davis graduate named David Lett decided that the Willamette's climate mirrored that of Burgundy in France. With that in mind, he decided to plant some Pinot Noir clones to see how they did. And a good gamble it was. The Willamette is now one of the only regions in the world to focus solely on Pinot Noir as its red variety. Also known for Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. The southern part of Oregon has been slower in delving into the world wine market, but has been making excellent strides with their Rhone style varietals, like Syrah and Grenache. There are also coastal regions producing promising wines.


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Well first off, if the data really is important you might want to take it to a data recovery company and have them get the data back. Its not a good idea to learn data recovery on the job, there's not a whole lot of room for mistakes.
If the data is important, but not important enough to warrant paying for its recovery, then you may want to try some of these tools which can be used in recovering data from damaged hard drives:
safecopy | freshmeat.net
recoverdm | freshmeat.net
myrescue | freshmeat.net
These are all included on the FCCU forensic boot CD, which can be modified to boot from a USB stick. Or you can customise your own BackTrack 4 PreFinal USB pretty easily (check the Offensive Security blog) and add these tools to that.
Now apologies here if in the following paragraphs Im just telling you something obvious you already know, but I'm unsure of what you're doing with that dd command since the "if=" and "of=" switches are missing from what you have put in your post, and you've also specified partitions instead of disk devices for the inputs and outputs.
Normally a command like this (and Ive edited it a bit to show source and destination) would be trying to copy the disk partition on /dev/sda1 to /dev/sdb1:
If the partition on the SDHC device is unrecognisable, and assuming that the SDHC is /dev/sda this command may give you problems.Code:dd conv=noerror,sync if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/sdb1
This command would copy the entire contents of the /dev/sda storage device (including all partitions, damaged or not) to a file on disk. Once its there you can use various file carving techniques on the file to get data back
If you haven't already, you might also want to post your question at a forum dedicated to computer forensics or data recovery - this forum is more concerned with penetration testing.Code:dd conv=noerror,sync if=/dev/sda of=/path/filename


description: In Bracken Cave, TX, Batman would be seriously outnumbered. But can this swarm of millions of bats drive off the attack of a determined hunter, the hawk?

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They emerge at dusk, first a few...then thousands...then millions.
It may look like the set of a horror film-but the mouth of Bracken Cave in east Texas is the staging ground for the largest swarm of mammals on the planet.
Here, Batman would be seriously outnumbered.
From March to October, as many as 20 million bats roost, feed and breed here.
They may be only a few inches long, but with this many neighbors, real estate is at a premium.
But these bats don't mind crowds.
The more the bats hang together, the harder it is to pick out individual bats as prey.
Their sheer numbers can be overwhelming, and their quick changes in direction can be confounding to potential predators.
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And just why is this NakedFaerie character even on this forum? Just to troll for fun?
Steve Jobs apparently isn't liked by some people around here. It's funny that you'd take the time to participate in this discussion to show your dislike in him. That's fine and all, but the issue here is: You talk smack about how he sucks and his products suck, but he's created great products that are incredibly high in demand. You hate his success, so you rationalize that he isn't a genius, and then you attack the article writer. Well that's just trollin' lol. For all you haters out there, if trollin' makes you feel good that's fine, still doesn't change what Apple is today. Whether you admit it or not, people want Apple products. And Steve Jobs whether you think he's a genius or not, has had more success than many of you.
and Jobs took the mouse from Xerox PARC
And do you think gates single handily built the Zune and windows os? No he had a team. He had ideas and him and his team built it. Just like jobs and his team built the Mac and ect.
But both came up or stole ideas. Genies??? Yes it made them reaches and they both do it well.
This is the video referenced:
Interpersonal Computing Demo 1 of 4 - YouTube
"Genius is something or someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight."If this doesnt define Steve Jobs then I dont know what does. So all you trolls and haters please just SHUT IT OFF!
I don't think anyone troll or not likes it when Anthony posts articles that are very Mac fanboyish, it creats a bias that will create a flame war, but then again this is a Fanboy forum...and the fact that most users are windows users the odds are high that their are a lot of windows users here. I still enjoy these articles no matter what.
I only look at Anthony's articles to see when the troll page ends up on page 3
^ I agree! Once again my heart is in my stomach that he is gone. It's so sad..... really sad. I will never forget this man that is for sure! Without him I wouldn't have my iToyz.... The video was amazing!


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DOWNEY — A 28-year-old Bellflower man was in custody Monday following a police chase of an allegedly stolen U-haul truck that crashed in La Mirada.
The suspect, identified as Colin Prouty, was booked on $75,000 bail on alleged charges of felony evasion, said Downey police Sgt. Maria Villegas.
Prouty was suspected in the alleged theft of a stolen U-Haul, and officers spotted him driving the vehicle Sunday at 10:01 p.m. at Firestone Boulevard and Patton Road in Downey, Villegas said.
The officers attempted to stop the U-Haul, but the driver allegedly refused to pull over, she said.
The pursuit ended at Imperial Highway and Valley View Boulevard in La Mirada, where the U-Haul crashed into another vehicle.
Prouty allegedly attempted to flee the scene, but officers soon caught him and took him into custody.
The heavy-duty U-Haul truck slammed into a Chevrolet SUV, injuring its driver. Police didn't release information on the extent of the injuries.
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