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I was just emailing to ask if you knew if their was
any classes in lincoln and the info for them im 16 17 this month and would
really like to learn UFC or MMA thanks if you could get back to me asap
that would be great
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just posting this msg as im very displeased with mike swambo's(the owner of the AFL) action's. it all started when i was going to cardiff MMA, initial thoughts were that he was a very nice man and genuine but what i didnt realise is that while he was shaking my hand he also had his claws in my wallet!! also mislead me into thinking a good knowledge of thai boxing among other martial arts, the reason for this being is the iv trained with master sken and master todi and he has no recolection of this man....but imust say there was a man in cardiff mma called Lee Power of the Eaglesthai boxing wales, with his background being thai boxing knew nothing of mike swambo, allhe knew him from was kempo KARATE!!
While i was training with him he kept going on about the 68 pro thai boxing fights he has particaipated in, which he claims he won them all...if this is true at least some1 should be able to back him up on these claims....iv checked thai boxing records from UK and the world and no1 matches these claims!!(hes on CRACK)
On to my next subject.....have u noticed that if any of mikes fighters participate in a fight that goes to decision, regardless of whats happened in the fight they always seem to come out victorious( raj bista).i think its due to all mikes friends being on the judging table!! and being close to the cage in the last show while tom winstanley had his opponent in the rear naked choke mike swambo was atthe cage shouting to the ref not to stop the fight, which resulted in the bloke convulsing conjealed blood from the mouth and nose while fitting on the floor like a fish out of water, if you want proof watch for urself and listen to mike shout!!
And to finish this brief warning to anybody wishing to train at hilltribesmma or fight on the afl shows, mike'the shark'swambo made almost 30 grand from the last show and theres not a punchbag or kickbag hanging up for the boys in the gym....and yet he still manages to drive round in a brand new convertible
Im looking to get my first fight somewhere in the north east? pressure or no pressure i don't care i'll fight someone 10 and 0.
hi i just turned 27 in the army really want to start mma im in runcorn anyone got any thoughts how i should start off?? my cardio is really good my boxing is ok
Hi im looking for a rare ostritch to practice take downs on in Teesside, any ideas where I might find one?
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Phar Lap is Australia's most famous racehorse. He attained legendary status before his tragic death, and this status has been maintained ever since.
Phar Lap as he now appears at the Melbourne Museum.Photographer: John Broomfield / Source: Museum Victoria
As a yearling, Phar Lap was regarded as too big and gangly. Sydney trainer Harry Telford bought him cheaply for 160 pounds.
As a two-year-old he raced five times for one small win. There was talk he'd make a better jumper.
Slowly, Phar Lap improved, and during the spring of 1929 he recorded a series of dazzling wins, including the Victoria Derby and AJC Derby. Victory in the 1930 Melbourne Cup made him a household name.
Racing was the first sport covered live by radio in Australia, from about 1927. Previously, racing had a name as being for the 'filthy rich and the untidy poor'. However, with radio, Phar Lap's rise could be followed without going to the track. In lounge rooms, clubs and pubs throughout Australia, people felt close to 'the action'.
Betting gave people a further sense of participation. Every pub and factory had an illegal 'SP bookie' — a bookmaker who paid at the 'starting price' odds offered by legal on-course bookmakers. Although Phar Lap's odds were often very short, he won so often it is no wonder he became the people's friend.
Phar Lap came good just when the economy went bad. The October 1929 stock market collapse led to widespread unemployment and untold misery.
While the Depression broke lives, Phar Lap broke records. Throughout Australia, people listened with anticipation every time Phar Lap raced. Each win heightened the national sense of awe. He'd done it again!
Between September 1929 and March 1932, Phar Lap ran 41 races over a variety of distances. He won an astonishing 36 of them.
To racing officials he was just too good. They changed the weight-for-age scale in a bid to make it easier for other horses to win. It didn't work. The last two times Phar Lap failed to win, he was sick. On both occasions trainer Harry Telford had ignored the pleas of strapper Tommy Woodcock not to run him.
Phar Lap departing for the United States, late 1931Source: Museum Victoria
Having won almost every major Australian race, many of them twice, Phar Lap's owners turned their eyes to the world's richest race ¾ North America's Agua Caliente Handicap.
Phar Lap was an accessible hero. His achievements gained wide media exposure.
Audiences followed his major wins on the new 'talkie' newsreels at their local cinemas. In daily newspapers he frequently moved out of the sports section and onto the front page as editors discovered he was good for sales.
Phar Lap became a 'bankable' sports personality, just as the potential commercial links between sport, media and marketing were beginning to be understood and exploited.
With such intense media focus, people felt they actually knew Phar Lap. When he beat the best American horses to easily win the Agua Caliente Handicap by two lengths, Australia was euphoric.
As newsreel footage of his win made its way by ship from America, Australians picked up their newspapers to learn that Phar Lap had died in mysterious circumstances. Theories of poisoning spread wildly, but the probable cause was either colic or a bacterial infection. The sense of loss to the Australian public was overwhelming.
Like all champion racehorses before and since, Phar Lap followed what is known as the thoroughbred industry 'money trail' — 10 racetracks, 3 Australian states, 4 countries, 51 starts.
Throughout his hectic career, the one constant in Phar Lap's life was strapper Tommy Woodcock. As long as he was around, Phar Lap was happy. When Phar Lap suddenly took ill on 5 April 1932, Tommy Woodcock was there. The champion died in his arms.
When Phar Lap died there was a scramble among several institutions in Australia for his mortal remains. Phar Lap's huge heart went to the National Institute of Anatomy in Canberra; the skeleton went to the Dominion Museum in New Zealand; and the hide – the most prized part – went to the National Museum of Victoria in Melbourne.
Phar Lap was taxidermied by Jonas Brothers of New York. Altogether, the work took four and a half months. The hide was mounted on a hollow shell of moulded materials such as burlap, building paper and plaster, over a steel framework so strong it can support the weight of an adult.
Phar Lap was installed in the National Museum of Victoria in Melbourne in 1933. He stayed there for almost 70 years.
In 2000 Phar Lap was removed from the old museum building and moved up the hill to the new Melbourne Museum. He will stand here, majestically as always, for generations to come.
Hi there Eryn. You certainly can get a plush toy of Phar Lap and they available from the Melbourne Museum Shop. We have two sizes: 9 inch $18.95 and 18 inch $39.95. You can order one by sending an email to email@example.com
Hi Tracey. Jim Pike was Phar Lap's jockey. There is a great deal of information on him available online, including: on our Phar Lap website and Australia Dictionary of Biography online. Doinf a quick internet search for the words "Phar Lap" and "Jim Pike" will result in many interesting pages through which you can continue your research.
Dear Rio - Phar lap is Thai for 'lightning' or 'wink of the sky'
The name Phar Lap comes from a Zhuang (southern Chinese) and Thai word meaning 'lightning': http://dl.nfsa.gov.au/module/149/
Interesting question Stanly, perhaps some of Phar Laps fans can answer this one for you...
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Please refer to this webpage on our website, it talks about Phar Lap's death and it's cause. Hope this helps!
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This information along with a lot more detail on Phar Laps life can be found here.
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Conservative Media Defend Anti-Consumer, Anti-Jobs AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
The right-wing has labeled the Department of Justice's decision to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile as politically motivated and anti-jobs. In fact, experts say the DOJ's decision was based on clear violations of antitrust laws and would both protect consumers and prevent significant job loss.
Conservatives Portray DOJ's Lawsuit Against AT&T's Takeover Of T-Mobile As Anti-Business
Limbaugh Suggests Obama Administration Is "Standing In The Way Of Roughly 100,000 New Jobs In America." From the August 31 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
RUSH LIMBAUGH: By the way one more thing on this AT&T/T-Mobile merger. AT&T has also promised, as a result of the merger, to increase its U.S. infrastructure investment by more than $8 billion. There was a study by EPI, the Economic Policy Institute, projected that the investment would create up to 96,000 new U.S. jobs, and here comes Eric Holder and the regime opposing the merger. Basically standing in the way of roughly 100,000 new jobs in America. And they're doing it under the guise of protecting consumer, and they'll probably get away with it because you know what they'll say: "We're -- we want to do everything we can to preserve consumer choice, and if AT&T is allowed to swallow up T-Mobile that gets us back to closer and closer to a sole monopoly for AT&T one less competitor out there and therefore one less option for consumers and AT&T will be able to go rape them price-wise." That's the reasoning from the DOJ, class warfare kind of stuff. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 8/31/11 [1]]
Competitive Enterprise Institute: "The Suit Is Also Further Evidence Of This Administration's Antipathy Toward The Job-Creating Sector." In an August 31 statement, Ryan Radia, the associate director of technology studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, suggested that the AT&T and T-Mobile merger had the "potential to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs." He also stated that the DOJ's suit against the two companies proved the "[Obama] administration's antipathy toward the job-creating sector." From the statement:
The Department of Justice's lawsuit amounts to a subversion of the evolution of free enterprise and economic progress. Federal regulators and their arbitrary "merger guidelines" are woefully ill-equipped to judge the merits of proposed business deals, particularly in dynamic modern markets such as the wireless sector. To be sure, no business deal is ever guaranteed to benefit consumers or the economy. But market participants, including upstream suppliers, customers, potential entrants, and capital markets, stand ready to check detrimental concentration in telecommunications if it arises.
The suit is also further evidence of this administration's antipathy toward the job-creating sector. AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile has the potential to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs by accelerating the rollout of advanced wireless networks nationwide. Indeed, 4G mobile broadband is expected to generate tens of billions of dollars in economic growth in coming years, as a new Deloitte report concluded.[Competitive Enterprise Institute, 8/31/11 [2]]
Daily Caller: Sources Say DOJ Decided To File A Complaint Specifically Because Of AT&T's Announcement That It Would Create Jobs If The Merger Went Through. From a September 1 Daily Caller article:
According to two sources familiar with the matter, on Tuesday of this week -- the day before the complaint -- AT&T representatives and DOJ attorneys had a meeting in which they discussed the wireless company's proposal for its divestitures. Both sources told TheDC there was absolutely no hint or indication given from the DOJ during that meeting that the next day, they would file suit to block the merger.
"We were talking about setting up another meeting..." said one of the sources. "Not once did they say, 'Don't worry about it because we're going to block it tomorrow!'"
"When we got the media advisory, we thought 'This can't be us ... who else could it be?'" said the other source.
Then, on the Wednesday before DOJ filed suit to block the merger, AT&T announced that even with the merger, the company would retain up to 35,000 jobs -- a fact that was sure to become a major talking point for those pushing consolidation of the two companies.
At that point, the theory goes, folks at the DOJ decided to file a complaint before the "mounting political pressure was too insurmountable for them," as one source put it.
Another source familiar with the merger proceedings put the speculation another way, telling TheDC that the "jobs announcement yesterday caused them [DOJ] to move [more quickly] than they had intended."[Daily Caller, 9/1/11 [3]]
Fox Business' Charles Payne: "It Felt Like The Administration Was...Attacking Another Large American Business." During an interview on Fox Business, Charles Payne asked Phil Marshall of Tolaga Research if the DOJ's complaint was "politically motivated." Marshall responded saying "I think there certainly is a certain amount of political undertones here" and that "political ramifications" were a part of the discussions between AT&T and the DOJ. From Fox Business:
CHARLES PAYNE (anchor): Phil here's the thing, when we had the press conference from Deputy Attorney General James Cole it had almost a--very aggressive tone to it, you know almost vitriolic. And we heard about how low-income people were going to be left out and rural area. Do you think that this was as politically motivated as anything else? I mean it felt like the administration was more or less--I don't know--attacking another large American business saying "were ganna hold you back."
PHIL MARSHALL(Tolaga Research): Well, you know, I think there certainly is a certain amount of political undertones involved here. But at the same time, you know, T-Mobile has traditionally targeted the value end of the market, in other words, those the -- what would be regarded as the lower income sector of the market. And one can perhaps understand from that perspective that there's some concern as to what would happen when the merged entity came under the umbrella of AT&T who's traditionally positioned and priced their solutions to a more affluent community. So I can certainly understand from that stand point that there would be some concerns and certainly some political ramifications in the discussion.[Fox Business, 8/31/11 [4], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Agrees With Caller That The DOJ Is A "Thugocracy" For Targeting AT&T. From the August 31 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
CALLER: The Obama regime is a criminal enterprise equal to the mafia or Al Capone. They're just operating and they're flaunting the law, they're flouting the law, whatever. This AT&T thing -
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Yeah.
CALLER: It's just pushing their power around.
LIMBAUGH: I know, it's AT&T, it's the New Black Panther Party case, it's wanting to give Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his cronies a multi-year --
CALLER: The raid on the Gibson Guitar company yesterday or this week or whatever it was is just a warning to all companies. The Republicans --
LIMBAUGH: That is interesting because the guy that runs Gibson is a Republican donor he gets raided for using wood that is somehow rare and protected. A Democrat owner of a guitar company making the same kind of wood donates to Obama doesn't get raided. And people are asking as if, I forget, National Review Online or something, really, is it just as simple as that? That this regime will target opponents who don't. Yeah, it is that simple. Gibson's also non-union. So I can understand-- if you want to call this bunch a thugocracy I can understand where you are coming from.[Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 8/31/11 [5]]
DOJ Alleges That AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Violates A Law Designed To Protect Consumers
DOJ Complaint: "AT&T's Acquisition Of T-Mobile Likely Would Substantially Lessen Competition In Violation Of Section 7 Of The Clayton Act." In an August 31 complaint against AT&T, the antitrust division of the United States Department of Justice explained their primary goal was to protect the consumer and prevent anticompetive practices through enforcement of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. From the DOJ complaint:
AT&T's elimination of T-Mobile as an independent, low-priced rival would remove a significant competitive force from the market. Additionally, T-Mobile's investment in an advanced high-speed network and its innovations in technology and mobile wireless telecommunications services have provided, and continue to provide, consumers with significant value. Thus, unless this acquisition is enjoined, customers of mobile wireless telecommunications services likely will face higher prices, less product variety and innovation, and poorer quality services due to reduced incentives to invest than would exist absent the merger. Because AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile likely would substantially lessen competition in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18, the Court should permanently enjoin this acquisition.[DOJ complaint, 8/31/11 [6]]
Experts Say That Proposed Merger Violates Federal Law And Would Hurt Consumers
Digital Technology Law Expert Harold Feld: "Politics Had Nothing To Do With" The DOJ's Decision To Challenge AT&T. In a statement given to Media Matters, Harold Feld, the legal director at Public Knowledge, a Washington, D.C. based public interest group working on protecting consumers of digital technology, explained that DOJ's decision to challenge AT&T revolved around the "conclusion that the deal would harm competition and hurt consumers." From the statement:
There is no question that the Justice Department's decision to challenge AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile was the result of an intensive fact-based analysis that resulted in the inevitable conclusion that the deal would harm competition and hurt consumers. Politics had nothing to do with it, as shown by the fact that both the company and its labor allies are highly critical of the Department's actions. [Email from Harold Feld to Media Matters, 9/1/11]
Antitrust Expert Joseph Bauer: "This Merger Would Seriously Reduce Competition In The Wireless Market" Leading To "Diminishing Consumer Choice" And "Higher Prices." Joseph Bauer, an expert in antitrust and professor of law at Notre Dame University, expressed that he was "pleasantly surprised" by the DOJ's challenge against the proposed AT&T, T-Mobile merger. From the statement:
"I'm pleasantly surprised, in light of reluctance on the part of the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to go after a number of other highly problematic mergers in the past 5 to 10 years,"
"This merger would seriously reduce competition in the wireless market. By eliminating one of only four firms in the market and by creating what would be the largest entity in the industry and in which the two largest firms would have more than 80 percent of the market, the merger has the strong likelihood of diminishing consumer choice and leading to higher prices."[Notre Dame News, 8/31/11 [7]]
NYU Antitrust Law Professor Eleanor Fox "Astound[ed]" "Some Media" Are Suggesting DOJ Suit Was "Politically Motivated." In a September 6 statement given to Media Matters, Eleanor Fox, a New York University law professor and expert in antitrust, explained that "this merger would lessen competition" and "antitrust law prohibits mergers that "may...lessen competition."" From the statement:
It is astounding that some media are calling the DOJ suit to enjoin the AT&T - T-Mobile merger politically motivated, as if it had no legal merit and therefore must be explainable by some conspiracy theory. The antitrust law prohibits mergers that "may ... lessen competition." Of course this merger would lessen competition. T-Mobile is the biggest competitive thorn-in-the-side of AT&T. It is one of only two strong competitors against AT&T, in price and innovation; Verizon being the other one. Sprint is also a competitor, but not as strong. After the merger the merged firm would have at least 75% of national wireless revenues. The only question is whether, although the merger lessens competition, efficiencies save it. Is it true that AT&T would not and could not roll out 4G services to a large segment of the unserved population with, and only with, this merger? The Justice Department listened to the story but did not think it credible. (All companies wanting to avoid the antitrust laws make such an argument.) That is the issue that will get litigated, and AT&T will have the burden of proof. If the answer is yes, AT&T is (once again) a "natural monopoly" and will (once again) need to be regulated. [E-mail from Eleanor Fox to Media Matters, 9/6/11]
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski: "AT&T's Acquisition Of T-Mobile Would Substantially Lessen Competition In Violation Of The Antitrust Laws." From the press release:
"By filing suit today, the Department of Justice has concluded that AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile would substantially lessen competition in violation of the antitrust laws. Competition is an essential component of the FCC's statutory public interest analysis, and although our process is not complete, the record before this agency also raises serious concerns about the impact of the proposed transaction on competition. Vibrant competition in wireless services is vital to innovation, investment, economic growth and job creation, and to drive our global leadership in mobile. Competition fosters consumer benefits, including more choices, better service and lower prices."[FCC, 8/31/11 [8]]
Moreover, Experts Fear The Merger Would Lead To Job Losses
David Neumark: The Effect Of The AT&T Merger With T-Mobile Is "Likely To Be Many Thousands Of Lost Jobs." In a study commissioned by Sprint, David Neumark, professor of economics and director of the Center for Economics & Public Policy at UC Irvine, explained that the merger between AT&T and T-Mobile would inevitably reduce jobs for American workers over time. From the study:
The merger may or may not have other benefits that have to be weighed against its potential costs. But there is no basis for claiming that job creation is one of these benefits, and the direct effect of the merger is far more likely to be many thousands of lost jobs.[AT&T/T-Mobile Jobs Report, August 2011 [9]]
Free Press' Derek Turner: "AT&T Will Most Likely Put Thousands Of Americans Out Of Work And On The Unemployment Line If It Is Allowed To Acquire T-Mobile." In a September 1 statement, Derek Turner, the Free Press Research Director, said:
"Thankfully the facts have trumped AT&T's expensive corporate spin. Yesterday the Justice Department confirmed AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile would be a disaster for competition. And now we have Professor Neumark's study confirming the obvious: AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile would also kill jobs, and leave thousands of Americans families in jeopardy in this horrible economic climate.
"The finding that AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile would kill jobs should come as no surprise -- Ma Cell has made false promises about job creation before. But the fact that it's put nearly 100,000 Americans out of work over the last decade is evidence that it doesn't deliver on its claims. Don't forget that in 2004 AT&T moved to slash thousands of jobs just one month after its merger with Cingular was approved, in large part due to its promise to protect and expand jobs in the merged company.
"Professor Neumark's study is further evidence that no matter what promises it makes to secure approval for the merger, AT&T will most likely put thousands of Americans out of work and on the unemployment line if it is allowed to acquire T-Mobile.
"The Federal Communications Commission should join the Department of Justice and reject this job-killing deal so it can focus on creating policies that increase competition and consumer choice in our already concentrated wireless market."[Free Press, 9/1/11 [10]]
LA Times: "Combining AT&T And T-Mobile Could Lead To The Loss Of As Many As 20,000 Jobs." From a September 1 Los Angeles Times article:
The Justice Department's lawsuit challenging AT&T Inc.'s $39-billion takeover of T-Mobile USA Inc. was based on worries that consumers would be hit with higher prices, worse wireless service and dwindling mobile phone options.
But administration officials acknowledged that another concern colored the decision: jobs.
Combining AT&T and T-Mobile could lead to the loss of as many as 20,000 jobs as redundant positions are eliminated, putting a drag on unemployment in the wireless sector for years.
That's not exactly the kind of news President Obama wants as he rolls out a new initiative next week to boost employment, including an address to a joint session of Congress. The sour state of the economy stands as the single biggest obstacle to Obama's reelection.[Los Angeles Times, 9/1/11 [11]]
Even A Fox News Opinion Piece Lauded DOJ's Complaint Against AT&T
Fox News Blog Post: "Why Killing AT&T-Mobile Is a Good Thing." In a September 6 post on FoxNews.com, Fox News blogger John Quain wrote:
The Justice Department said the merger would decrease competitiveness, hurt consumers, and result in fewer innovative products. An examination of the marketplace would seem to show that the government has a slam dunk case.
Ending the deal is also a good thing for T-Mobile. It's made a reputation on delivering less expensive service while still offering state-of-the-art phones. It was the first to sell an Android phone, for example, and one of the first to push for Wi-Fi on smartphones in the U.S. (saving consumers money once again by providing less expensive Internet access). If it becomes part of a bigger company, that's one less innovator and one less competitor in the market.
Killing the deal is also a good thing for AT&T. We all know from experience what happens when one or two companies dominate a market: Quality suffers and prices go up. Right now, AT&T needs to focus on building rather than buying. It's got the customers, it's got the iPhone, but it's got to do better. A multi-billion-dollar merger is a distraction from its real business.
Ultimately, whoever controls the wireless space will control the flow of information, how much we pay for that information, and where we can get that information. Having that kind of control in the hands of just a couple of companies doesn't seem like a good idea.[FoxNews.com, 9/6/11 [12]]
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Musical praise to the Creator can be traced back thousands of years when God set apart the tribe of Levi to lead His people in song and instrument. Worship has always been an essential and integral part of our Christian journey. God's Word states in Hebrews 13:15, "…let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing thanks to His name."
There are many Biblical references that remind us to return praise to our Lord and Savior. The Psalms provide for us a glorious picture of how we are to worship God. Our God's love for us is so vast that in Zephaniah 3:17, He, God Almighty rejoices over us with singing. How amazing to serve the God that literally sings with joy.
At Lawndale, it is our desire to earnestly and faithfully give praise to our Lord and Savior. We believe in a corporate time of worship where we as a church body lift up praises as a collective group of people. It is our prayer that, no matter what age or background, you can experience an uplifting and dynamic worship service.
We offer our traditional (classic) service at 9:15 a.m. each Sunday. This service includes the great hymns of our faith along with a full choir and orchestra. This service is designed to be traditional in nature but dynamic in spirit.
Our contemporary (celebration) service begins at 10:45 a.m. on Sundays. We feature an accomplished praise band accompanied by a vocal praise team. We also enjoy incorporating a full choir in this service as part of this high powered worship service.
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Kershaw, Dodgers No-Hit Rockies
(Los Angeles, CA) -- Clayton Kershaw struck out a career-high 15 in his first no-hitter as the Dodgers dropped the Rockies 8-0 from L.A. It's the 22nd no-hitter in L.A. Dodgers history. The one base runner allowed was due to a Hanley Ramirez error in the seventh. Kershaw improved to 7-and-2 while Los Angeles swept the three-game series. Adrian Gonzalez and Matt Kemp each had two RBI in the win while Miguel Rojas had three. Jorge De La Rosa allowed eight runs in under four innings for the loss. Colorado had won five in-a-row heading into this series.
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CHICAGO -- The Amusement and Music Operators Association will hold its first-ever Road Scholar educational program with a two-day seminar themed "Take Charge of Change." It's set for the Hyatt Regency O'Hare here on Nov. 9 and 10.
Keynoting the inaugural presentation of the new program will be Gregg Fraley, whom AMOA describes as "a thought leader in corporate innovation and creative problem solving." A consultant who takes a "whole-brained" approach to idea generation, Fraley's presentation at the Road Scholar symposium will lead registrants through the process of identifying challenges and invoking creativity to successfully address them.
The speaker's business career has included founding and managing software technology firms and working as an interactive television producer. He is also the author of the first-ever "business fable" about creative problem-solving, Jack's Notebook (Thomas Nelson, Nashville, TN, 2007).
The Road Show initiative was developed under the direction of AMOA's Notre Dame and Continuing Education Committee. According to chairman Tim Carson, Amusement Services (Billings, MT), registrants can expect "high-level content and high-energy interaction and networking." Starting with a continental breakfast and the keynote address, the business sessions will focus on technology, gaming, redemption, taxes and regulations, maximizing profits and managing costs, alternative sources of revenue and organizational differentiation.
The program, which also will offer ample time for networking with industry colleagues will run all day Saturday (Nov. 9) and will conclude by 12 p.m. on Sunday. It's open to those engaged in all facets of the industry: operators, distributors, manufacturers and suppliers. A special registration rate of $99 is offered to members who have completed or are currently enrolled in the AMOA Notre Dame Management Program at the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN).
Located five minutes from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, the Hyatt Regency offers complimentary airport shuttle service. A special room rate has been negotiated for AMOA Road Scholars.
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Eric Kapitulik is one pretty hard-core dude: Ironmans, ultra marathons, Force Recon, etc. He's also an ex-Navy lacrosse player (1995 USILA North-South Game) who runs a company called The Program, which takes teams through grueling Judgment Day training.
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I returned to Base Camp (BC) Saturday evening after 7 days on Mt. Everest. We departed last Saturday morning and hiked to Interim Camp (IC) at 18,000'. My acclimatization is apparently working as the 7 mile trip (3,000' elevation gain) took me 3 hours and 25 minutes (almost an hour faster than the first time I attempted this hike). I arrived at IC and after getting settled in my tent, I went to the dining tent (we have separate, larger dinning tents at BC, IC and Advanced Base Camp (ABC)).
Since arriving at IC, I had been patting myself on the back over the speed in which I arrived there. I went inside the dinning tent and met a trekking group that was hiking to ABC. One of the group's members was a 110-lb woman from France (Lawrence). Her friend happened to be speaking to another of the group's members and mentioned that Lawrence had completed the same hike in 3 hours and 7 minutes. I congratulated Lawrence on the speed in which she completed the hike and she assured me that, "the second time you try the hike, you'll be much faster too…"
It snowed all night and after breakfast we departed for ABC into a driving head wind and 10 inches of standing snow. After almost 2.5 hours of hiking and approximately an hour from ABC, I needed to take a rest, get a drink of water and eat a Powerbar. I cleaned the snow off of a rock, pulled my coat/hood around me and sat down drinking and eating with frozen hands. We had left our winter climbing boots at ABC so I sat there whining to myself about my light, La Sportiva trekking boots, medium weight Smartwool socks and my accompanying numb and frozen toes: picture me sitting on a rock, snow whipping around me entering every open crack in my clothing, talking out loud about how miserable I am and how frozen and painful my toes and fingers are. After five minutes of sitting and complaining, a Sherpa comes walking over the small hill to my left, whistling. The Sherpa was carrying a backpack three times the size of my own, had no gloves and was wearing a baseball cap and Salomon trail running sneakers with no socks… And I repeat, he was w- h- i- s- t- l- i- n- g, whistling!!!
It reminded me that a) toughness is a relative term and b) no matter how tough you think you are, be confident that there are at least 10 people (and 100 Sherpas) who are tougher…
Like my second hike to IC, I completed the hike to ABC (6 miles and 3,000' elevation gain) almost an hour faster than my first attempt (of course, I was looking behind me the entire hike ensuring that I was kicking Lawrence's butt)!
After four days at ABC, Diula, a climbing Sherpa and I departed ABC on Friday morning at 5AM and climbed the almost 3,000' vertical feet to The North Col/ Camp 1 in 5 hours. The climb was challenging and steep, but within my physical and mountaineering capabilities. Admittedly, I did require more than one break during our ascent. Further, Diula is like American Express: do not leave home without it… He is a foot shorter and weighs 50lbs less than me, but is just a monster in the mountains. I can only hope that eventually my mountaineering skills will resemble his own.
Shortly after arriving at Camp 1, I forced myself to eat two packets of noodle soup and stowed the gear that I will be using higher on the mountain during our summit push/climb. I was also able to shoot off a few emails (but when you only have connectivity by figuratively standing on one leg, sticking your bb up in the air and waving it around while at the same time having to bend over due to lack of oxygen- emails don't seem very necessary). For dinner, I had another packet of soup and then went to sleep at 7 p.m. Other than a midnight bathroom visit, I slept through the night till 5 a.m., Saturday morning. I had no altitude headaches and although my appetite was small, it was better than most when arriving at 24,000'. Typically, you would prefer to spend 2 nights at North Col/Camp 1 prior to your summit push, but with bad weather blowing in and no altitude sickness related symptoms, Diula and I returned to ABC on Saturday morning in approximately 2 hours. I then had a quick breakfast and continued the 13 mile hike back down to Base Camp.
I arrived back at Base Camp at approximately 4 p.m. Saturday and after dinner and a long night's rest, I awoke this morning and enjoyed my first shower in 10 days: a bucket of hot water and a bowl to scoop the water out of the bucket on to myself, soap/shampoo and then rinse with the remaining water… heaven!
In speaking with an Austrian team that is collocated with us at BC, it appears that there might be a possible weather window to attempt a summit bid on May 16-17. If that is the case, we will be relaxing and recovering here at BC until Tuesday, May 11 or Wednesday, May 12 before beginning our ascent. Prior to starting our ascent of Chomolungma, I will send another dispatch to update everyone on our final plan for summiting Mt. Everest.
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:12 am
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Picked this up in the paper this morning- f they allowed caching it would bring in more people to the parks and thus bring in more money-
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Can you let us know which paper?
Which parks are they talking about?
Perhaps an excerpt from the article?
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:30 am
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Picked this up in the paper this morning- f they allowed caching it would bring in more people to the parks and thus bring in more money-
I support park systems that allow geocaching and don't support those that ban it. I have bought stickers for Carver/Washington/Anoka and Wisconsin State Parks since 2002 and have not gotten MN State Park stickers since their ban.
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I also do the same. Carver and Three Rivers gets my vote. None for the state parks.
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To be fair, Ramsey County parks is the best of all worlds. Free and geo-friendly.
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VERY. I sent my 2005 permits in two weeks late, no hassle. I requested access to a park that's been banned since permits were first issued, politely denied and informed of 4 Ramsey Parks which have no caches.
THANKS John
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Must be THIS ARTICLE...
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Must be THIS ARTICLE...
That's an interesting article but it doesn't mention geocaching.
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I'm guessing that eagleyes was trying to say....
f they allowed caching it would bring in more people to the parks and thus bring in more money
they allowed caching it would bring in more people to the parks and thus bring in more money"
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I disagree. I do not believe that geocaching inherently brings any money to any parks. I do not believe that for the amount of time, energy and money expended to create a geocaching policy or to regulate geocaching, it won't be offset by the increase in park permits.
I do believe that geocaching brings
to parks.
I do believe that geocachers tend to treat parks in many ways better than average park users, and in some ways improve the quality or cleanliness of the park.
I do believe that park systems, especially ones paid for by our tax dollars, should be used in ways that are deemed desirable, appropriate and responsible by the taxpayers/park users, and geocaching in every way at a very minimum is desired, appropriate and responsible.
Compared to many other park uses, I believe that geocaching is one of the most non-intrusive and environmentally friendly uses.
In the end, I don't think geocaching can position itself as any kind of revenue flow for parks, but I think it should be stressed that it brings value to parks.
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What about SLGCA and the event last week in St. Louis area?
How much money was generated at an geocaching event that was held at inside a state park?
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I'm not sure the exact amount of revenue they gained, but they money I paid went to the organizers of the event, and for the campsite.
The amount spaceman7 and I paid, in total, to the parks for that entire weekend was just the camping fee of $24.50. So, let's assume this: That money went mostly to the costs of camping. This includes the upkeep of restrooms, showers, campsite, road to the camping area, campsite maps and literature, the park ranger on duty that visited us, the girls in the booth that allowed us to enter (usually), the online registration system, the registration paperwork, the credit card fees, and more. That leaves, let's say, $5 just for example, that went to the rest of the park overall. People from Minnesota, paid for only 3 campsites, which under my rough ball-park figures, means we gave the park $15. Combine that $5 with all the other participants. Let's say there were 100 campsites reserved that weekend (which is a very high and incorrect estimate for the sake of simplicity), for a total of $500 in revenue.
Does that $500 offset the following:
* The costs of developing a detailed geocaching policy (working with paid park officials, geocaching representatives and others, then typing drafts, approving copies and then distributing the information).
* The costs of having paid park officials deal with SLAGA, and prepare for the event.
* Updates and traffic of the website pertaining to geocaching information, this event's information and other geocaching related stuff.
* The costs of sending out the director of the state parks to the event. (I assume that her travels to the park didn't all come out of her own wallet, but I could be wrong)
* The costs of park staff that worked there anticipating a larger than average use of the park.
* More expenses that I probably don't know about.
Let's assume that I'm way off, and
money went to the parks. Guess the amount that went to the parks, and would you still even consider the amount a meaningful profit?
Either way, I think the reason that Missouri State Parks are so supportive of Geocaching, is because they understand the
it brings to the parks.
They understand that geocachers tend to treat parks in many ways better than average park users, and in some ways improve the quality or cleanliness of the parks.
They understand that compared to many other park uses, geocaching is probably one of the most non-intrusive and environmentally friendly uses.
They understand that their parks should be used in ways deemed desirable, appropriate and responsible by the people paying for the parks, and geocaching in every way at a very minimum is desired, appropriate and responsible.
Again, I don't believe it's a way for parks to make money, but it brings value to the parks.
If there were millions of geocachers out there, it would make a monetary difference, but geocachers are probably a small fraction of one percent of park users overall.
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Parks promoter feels budget pain
MINNESOTA PARKS: New director needs entrepreneurial skills in tough financial times.
After heading Utah's parks system for 11 years, Minnesota native Courtland Nelson didn't plan on playing the Grinch when he replaced longtime state parks director Bill Morrissey last year.
"I thought the worst of times had occurred," Nelson said. "I thought that, with some smart decisions and pieces falling into place, things would get better. Obviously, I was off by a couple of years."
But continued budget pressures -- which already had led to higher state-parks fees and elimination of spring and fall camping at some parks -- are prompting Nelson and his number crunchers to come up with creative ways to make ends meet at the state's 72 parks and recreations areas.
If Nelson has his way, users would pay extra for premium campsites or cabins, groups would get discount rates during off-peak hours and more people would pay to sleep in cabins instead of tents or trailers. More dramatically, gates at a dozen less-frequented parks in rural Minnesota would be padlocked during the winter.
Since 2001, state tax contributions to help run the parks system have been cut 38 percent, or $10 million, forcing administrators to trim expenses and rely more on user fees. Although less drastic cuts are projected for the next budget period, Nelson said inflation promises to create a big budget hole by 2007 unless new sources of money are found.
DNR Commissioner Gene Merriam said he was looking for an experienced natural resources manager who could bring fresh ideas to a system squeezed by budget pressures. Minnesota parks users now pay almost 40 percent of state parks costs, with the rest coming from the general pool of money the state provides through income and sales taxes.
"We knew that, given the challenges on the state general fund, we wanted to look for creative ways to be more entrepreneurial in state parks management," Merriam said.
Holding little hope state lawmakers would come to the rescue, Nelson quickly grasped a fundamental budget fact: With a $29 million annual operating budget, the parks division must come up with another $1 million every year to offset annual inflationary increases.
"We needed to come up with a new scheme," Nelson said.
Last year, the division cut fall and spring camping at another eight parks, pushing the total to 15. Various building rentals, activities charges and group rates were increased. Ten staff jobs were eliminated.
Now, Nelson is asking the Legislature for more flexibility over park fees, enabling parks to provide breaks for groups during off-peak hours, with the hope of attracting first-time park users and get them to return. Starting this summer, visitors also can reserve specific campsites, an option he hopes boosts attendance and brings in an extra $500,000 a year.
Over the next few years, he wants to charge more for popular options such as attractive campsites and cabins, build 150 to 200 more cabins to generate more income, and look into sponsorship ventures with private or nonprofit organizations.
He's already begun holding meetings to close 12 smaller parks during winter months to save up to $300,000 a year. Some of them would be closed next winter and the rest the following winter. All of them, however, would provide full services during spring, summer and fall.
Those parks are Hayes Lake, Zippel Bay, Judge Magney and Old Mill in northern Minnesota; Big Stone Lake, Monson Lake and Glacial Lakes in western Minnesota; Beaver Creek Valley, Lake Louise and Great River Bluffs in the southeast; and Split Rock Creek and Kilen Woods in the southwest.
Nelson said managers at those parks would move to other places, or retire and be replaced by seasonal staff. "All of these people will land on their feet," Nelson promised.
If Lake Louise, near the Iowa border, is closed, area residents not only would lose a convenient recreation spot for a few months, but local businesses also would feel the impact, according to Gerald Meier, a longtime parks volunteer who lives in nearby Adams.
"Any time you cut down on the tourists who come into a community, it makes quite a bit of difference," Meier said. "People come down from the Cities, they buy gas or they go to the grocery stores."
An influential park advocacy organization, the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota, also disagrees with park closings, even if it's only for a couple of months every winter.
"That's just going in the wrong direction," said Dorian Grilley, the council's executive director.
Grilley, a consistent supporter of more general-fund support for state parks, said he's also disturbed about a gradual loss of assistant park managers, deferred maintenance on park property and higher fees.
"Increasing fees will make the parks less accessible to more Minnesotans," Grilley said. "I think some of the basic state park services should remain as accessible to as many Minnesotans as possible."
Still, the organization likes a lot of what Nelson wants to do.
"We are generally very supportive of the direction he has taken in the past year, but he has some significant challenges to operating state parks in the future," said Judy Erickson, the council's government and community relations director.
The quality of Minnesota state parks, she said, ranks in the upper echelon nationally. But she said they rank in the middle of the pack when it comes to the money spent on operating and capital expenses.
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38.83 points per game.
In 1950.
I saw that on Patsfans.
It's 1950. The game is significantly different and the playing field is significantly more even then it was then.
Dude, you have really gone off the deep end these last few weeks.
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38.83 points per game.
In 1950.
I saw that on Patsfans.
It's 1950. The game is significantly different and the playing field is significantly more even then it was then.
Dude, you have really gone off the deep end these last few weeks.
Based on what?
Everything I've stated are facts. There is no opinion behind the Patriots having a higher scoring average than the 2007 roster. There is no opinion behind 2012 Patriots having a significantly better running attack. And there is no opinion in us missing key contributors for long stretches of the season.
Everything I said is black and white, undeniable fact.
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If we can churn out first downs, it doesn't matter if we have a deep threat.
I feel this is not serious, no? Super bowl already forgotten? wont always be so easy to just "churn out first downs" when teams dare you to beat em deep and one cannot do it
I must have missed the great deep threats they had in 2001
I do not see a hint of relevancy in your post. One does not the worlds greatest offense ever to win the super bowl, as 2001 proves. Likewise, the best offense ever is not a guarantee to win it all, as 2007 proves. This threads title is clear, and the idea that we are flawless is absurd. This idea that we will always be able to churn out first downs is even sillier. What happens when we cannot churn out first downs? Then what?
Our offense churned out first downs last season too. When they blitz and stacked the box, thus forcing us to beat them deep, we failed. It is a flaw, a real one. It takes a certain type of defense to exploit it, but it is very real flaw. Churning out first downs is hardly a given, and having a deep threat in times of needs to back safeties the f up would be beyond clutch, and is currently absent.
I assume that you are talking about the SB. Offense was not the problem. The inability to get a stop when it was needed was the issue.
With that said I don't think that 2012 offense is the GOAT, that would be the 89 49ers.
Comparing the Patriots offense of 2012 and 2007 also has to factor in defense. How many more opportunities were there in 2007. The 2012 tends to say on the field a lot more.
In the end if following the 2012 season the Patriot win the super bowl, the I will have to say they were better than 2007 because they finished what they set out to do. Numbers don't matter results do.
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Numbers don't matter results do.
This is ridiculous. A team can have the greatest offense (or defense) of all time and not win anything. We're not talking "most successful" offense, merely the statistically greatest.
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I never understood this argument that the 2007 Patriots "couldn't run the ball". Including the playoffs, Maroney had what, 5 or 6 100 yard games? Sammy Morris was a beast when he was healthy. Maroney's for the 16 games he played in throughout the season topped 1000 yards and had a high YPC.
Opting not to run the ball & being unable to run the ball are totally different things. Against Miami in week 7, or example, we scored 52 points while only running Maroney (our only healthy back) 6 times. When you can just 6 touchdowns with jaw dropping ease, why would you run it for a measly 5 yards per carry? It is also not like Maroney didn't run for 120+ the few times we asked him to handle 20+ carries; hell the guy was the unsung hero of the Baltimore game we won with like 2 seconds left. Maroneys problem was always that he was a under achiever, not that he wasn't an effective player. We could do better and so could he. For a guy who could run a like a beast, had speed to burn, moves to kill, and at times excellent vision, we should have never, ever been forced to call him an under achiever. If one put Benjarcus Greenlis Brain in Lawrence Maroneys body, you would have an Adrian Peterson caliber back. Some of the times, he was like that. Other times, he was MC Hammer. It seemed to vary from carry to carry, but when it counted, Maroney come through. The vision and moves he showed in the second half of the Chargers game were just jaw dropping. Few other backs had his agility, quickness, speed, and power combo. When Maroneys dancing worked, it was a sight to see. When it failed, it was painful. But to suggest that he was just horrible in 2007, or that we couldn't run the ball, is just nonsense.
Our passing game was just effective that it made little sense to run the ball most of the time; and the times it made sense to run it, we ran it quite well.
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if anything, we are not scoring enough. Is 2 touchdowns per quarter THAT much to ask for?
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Multnomah University is launching Summit, a five-year Bachelor of Arts/Master of Divinity program that reduces the time and cost traditionally spent on the individual degrees. "Summit is an opportunity for people to get into ministry sooner," says Roy Andrews, dean of Multnomah Biblical Seminary. "It's five years of your time — not seven — and costs about 30 percent less than it would to take the programs separately." The savings amount to $41,000, and that's before scholarships are added.
Summit will target high-achieving high school seniors who aspire to be church leaders. Some students will receive full-tuition scholarships covering the undergraduate portion of the program. The scholarships are primarily designed for recent high school graduates, although transfer students with a minimum 3.0 GPA will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Additional scholarships are available for Summit students who don't receive full-tuition scholarships.
Andrews says anyone may join the program as long as they're prepared for the academic rigor and intensive training. "Summit's program director will help potential students figure out if they're called to pursue ministry," says Andrews. "Then they'll discern if students are ready for the program. Some students might not have thought about it and just need to be exposed to it. But it's not about arm wrestling them into it; it's about introducing ideas."
Besides MU's standard admission requirements, eligible students will need a minimum 3.5 high school GPA and an additional reference letter from a church leader. "We want to affirm from their church's perspective that they're a good candidate," Andrews says.
Once students jump into the program, they'll be immersed in classes, service learning, mentored ministry and internships. "All these things are ingredients in the recipe for making people prepared for full-time ministry," says Andrews. "Our students will get a lot of guided practical application. Though we're condensing two programs, we won't sacrifice the quality of either."
Summit students will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Theology before earning a Master of Divinity. To remain enrolled, they must maintain a 3.0 GPA and meet all character and activity requirements for the program.
Andrews is confident Multnomah's option will stand out from other five-year B.A./M.Div. programs. "Some products look the same on the shelf, but when you see how they're produced, you realize they're different," he says. "The other programs do a fine job educating people. But we give great attention to the Word of God, and it's part of MU's ethos to hold in tension the two commandments of Christ: loving God and loving your neighbor. With a thankful heart, we think we're the best at doing that."
Summit will launch in fall 2015 thanks to a $565,000 grant from The Kern Family Foundation, an independent grant-making organization based in Waukesha, Wis. The foundation, which funds broad-impact, long-term programs, is committed to promoting strong pastoral leadership and educational excellence.
The grant will be used to support a program director, student scholarships and marketing efforts.
"The Kerns are passionate about getting young people into ministry faster with little to no debt," says Andrews. "Summit graduates won't be bound to the indebtedness that prevents many from getting into vocational ministry. We do have a responsibility to help these students, so this is a great gift."


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Morristown, Tenn. - Madison Hill became the first Brevard College Cross Country runner to earn Freshman of the Year honors, finishing fourth overall in the 2011 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Championships hosted at Panther Creek State Park Saturday morning as the Tornados finished seventh overall among the women's teams in the conference race.
Hill crossed the line in 19:38.0 to finish fourth place overall in the event, finishing 1:29 behind SAC Runner of the Year Kate Grieswisch, and was the top finisher among the freshman runners in earning SAC Freshman of the Year honors. Hill was also named to the 2011 All-SAC First Team and the All-SAC Freshman team in her first year with Brevard.
Angela Canale also earned All-SAC honors for the second consecutive season as the sophomore from Medford, N.J. crossed the line 11th overall to receive All-SAC Second Team honors as the Tornados were one of five SAC schools to have multiple athletes receive All-Conference laurels on the day.
Olivia Fawcett continued a stellar sophomore season, crossing the line with a time of 22:32.5 to finish 43rd overall in the event, while freshman Heidi Kaartinen continued her freshman season finishing 49th overall with a time of 23:09.2.
Freshman Ashley Lowe completed the Tornados who took part in the race, placing 74th overall in her first season as a collegiate athlete to round out the group.
The Tornados look ahead now to the 2011 NCAA Southeast Regional, which will be held on Saturday, November 5th in Charlotte, N.C. The runners will take their marks at the starting line at 11 a.m.
2011 Food Lion SAC Championship Team Results
1. Anderson
2. Lenoir-Rhyne
3. Wingate
4. Carson-Newman
5. Mars Hill
6. Lincoln Memorial
7. Brevard
8. Newberry
9. Catawba
10. Tusculum
SAC Runner of the Year: Kate Griewisch, Lenoir-Rhyne
SAC Freshman of the Year: Madison Hill, Brevard
SAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Kate Griewisch, Lenoir-Rhyne
SAC Coach of the Year: Randy Greer, Anderson
All-Conference First Team
Kate Greiwisch, Lenoir-Rhyne
Whitney Bishoff, Anderson
Keeley Wood, Wingate
Madison Hill, Brevard
Sofia Lopez Mimendi, Lincoln Memorial
Ashley Kale, Lenoir-Rhyne
Hannah Reese, Carson-Newman
All-Conference Second Team
Jessica Viscusi, Mars Hill
Hannah Robles, Anderson
Brianna Stevens, Wingate
Angela Canale, Brevard
Cassie Adamson, Mars Hill
Amber Stoerp, Lincoln Memorial
Amanda Johnson, Anderson
All-Freshman Team
Madison Hill, Brevard
Jessica Viscusi, Mars Hill
Sydney Hazel, Anderson
Rebecca Eddy, Newberry
Hanna Ramirez, Lenoir-Rhyne


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(San Francisco, CA) -- San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White is apologizing for the death of a plane crash victim who was run over by an emergency vehicle. Hayes-White said the entire department is saddened by the incident, and that crews are in the business of saving lives, not taking them. The victim was run over by crews responding to the crash of a Boeing 777 at San Francisco International Airport earlier this month. Three people died and dozens were injured in the incident.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 272, paragraph Third of the Criminal Code (Act of March 4, 1909, sec. 272; 35 Stat. 1143; U. S. C., title 18, sec. 451) be amended to read as follows:
"Third. When committed within or on any lands reserved or acquired for the use of the United States, and under the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction thereof, or any place purchased or otherwise acquired by the United States by consent of the legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of a fort, magazine, arsenal, dockyard, or other needful building."
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When Margaret Hicks thought visits from her grandchildren might end, she was heartbroken.
Two summers ago, the Concord Avenue woman had her two young granddaughters staying with her while her son came home to Corner Brook for a summer visit.
Grandma expected some noise with a pair of children in her house. What she didn't expect were the disturbances from the nearby Broadway area night clubs that would put a damper on her family's stay.
The blaring music would either keep the children awake at night or in constant fear they would be awoken. Her son Gerald left that summer, claiming he would not return to such disturbances, says Hicks.
She called police at the time. She contacted city council. Bar owners — primarily Dave McHugh of McHugh's bar — responded. Everybody seemingly wanted to get along and be courteous of one another. McHugh even renovated his business, taking down the garage doors which opened the club to the outdoors. The noise from the bar echoing throughout the neighbourhood was reduced.
Hicks, who has lived in the Broadway area for 44 years, said she enjoyed a peaceful summer in 2013.
"It was so good last year that it was unbelievable," she said.
Her son and grandchildren have returned. Unfortunately, so did the noise.
"Saturday night they broke lose," Hicks said. "Hell broke loose and all that was in it."
At about 11:30 p.m., she followed the blare of music to McHugh's. She said two doors of the bar were being kept open.
She called the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. Police responded, and Const. Scott Mosher confirmed officers asked staff to be courteous of people in the area and abide by the city noise bylaw and regulations.
Hicks said all was well until about 2:30 a.m.
"I said, 'Oh God, where is it coming from now?" she said.
This time the noise bellowed from Jennifer's, she said, where a wedding was being held.
"Sweet mother of God, what a racket," she said. "I had been just settling down to go to sleep again."
Hicks just prayed her grandchildren wouldn't be awakened.
These were just the latest incidents this summer, she said. The problem is not isolated to these particular establishments, but has been an issue with respect to many of the clubs along the downtown area.
She said the problem escalates in the summer, when windows and doors open to alleviate heat. However, doing so is a breach of the city noise bylaw and regulations.
"They should be air conditioned and sound proof," she said. "We can't have anything going on at our house, and why would you? It would disturb the neighbours."
She said allowing patios at these bars has increased the problems.
"They are only inviting them out," she said.
Hicks said she has again been contacting some members of council, but had yet to get a response. She was disappointed by that.
Mosher said the noise complaints are typically isolated and definitely seasonal. He said staff and management are usually compliant.
As with other areas of the city, the officer said patrols typically ask for and receive compliance.
There is typically no need for enforcement such as tickets or charges. However, officers will refer any serious issues or continual non-compliance to the city, he said.


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Victor Moscoso Biography
Victor Moscoso was one of the few sixties poster artists with extensive, formal art training. As both a student and instructor at the San Francisco Art institute, Victor Moscoso was one of the most fascinating artists of the psychedelic era.
Moscoso soon became involved in the poster scene happening all around him.
With his stunning use of clashing, vibrating colors and deliberately non-legible
use of psychedelic lettering, Moscoso's groundbreaking designs for The Family Dog and others helped elevate the rock poster into the "fine art" realm, finding their way into numerous museum exhibitions. Experimenting still further, Moscoso
created a series of posters for The Matrix, called the "Neon Rose" series ,
designing some of the boldest and most stylistically developed rock posters ever produced.
There are 147 numbered posters commemorating Family Dog produced shows at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco from 1966-1968.
Born in Spain, Victor Moscoso was the first of the rock poster artists with serious academic training and experience. After studying art at Cooper Union in New York City and at Yale University, he moved to San Francisco in 1959. There, he attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he eventually became an instructor. At the dances at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, Moscoso saw rock posters and decided that he could "make some money doing posters for those guys." In 1966, he began designing posters for the Family Dog and for the Avalon Ballroom. Under his own imprint, Neon Rose, he did a series for Matrix, a local nightspot. Moscoso's style is most notable for its visual intensity, which was obtained by manipulating form and color to create optical effects. Moscoso's use of contrasting colors and vibrating edges was influenced by painter Josef Albers, his teacher at Yale. Given Moscoso's sophistication, is it not surprising that he was the first of the rock poster artists to use photographic collage. He used clashing, vibrating colors and deliberately illegible psychedelic lettering to demand attention.


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HIGH NOON: Is it time for states to bring back execution by firing squad?
A Republican state lawmaker in Utah wants to bring back the firing squad as an option for the state's death row criminals.
The legislator, Paul Ray, calls death by firing squad a more compassionate mode of capital punishment, reports the Associated Press.
Ray, who represents the residential city of Clearfield in northern Utah, will propose his firing-squad bill in January when Utah's next legislative session begins. It will give any convict marked for death the opportunity to die by multiple gunshot wounds.
State legislators in Missouri and Wyoming had an opportunity to bring back firing squads this year. Neither effort panned out. However, after Oklahoma managed to screw up the lethal injection of Clayton Lockett on April 29, problems with the execution of executions are once again a hot news topic. (RELATED: Reporters talk about the botched execution in Oklahoma on Tuesday)
Lockett's vein collapsed during an attempt at lethal injection. A heart attack killed him over 40 minutes later.
In 1999, Lockett kidnapped, beat and twice shot 19-year-old Stephanie Neiman. He then commanded an accomplice to bury her while she was still breathing.
Utah is no stranger to execution by firing squad. As recently as 2010, five police officers executed Ronnie Lee Gardner using .30-caliber Winchester rifles.
Gardner said he sought death by firing squad because of his Mormon background. He was able to select it because of a grandfather clause which allows any death-row convict in Utah to choose a firing squad if he (or she) was sentenced to death before the state abolished the practice in 2004.


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What was/is your FAVORITE thing about being pregnant?
I loved being pregnant! It was the most precious experience of my life. I had a few scary moments during my pregnancy but knowing all of the amazing things my body was doing to house, nourish, care for, and grow two tiny babies was just surreal and special. My most cherished moments were feeling and seeing my babies move around. One of my favorite things that happened was when I was lying down in bed -- all of a sudden there was this huge ripple on the left side of my belly. It looked really weird and it felt so strange. Then when I went in for my monthly ultrasound I found out that baby had flipped around -- and that's when I realized I had seen him do it!
What was or is your favorite thing about being pregnant?
14th February 2012 11:00 PM #2
When I was pregnant with my son I was lying in the bath (not too hot!) relaxing when my pregnant belly formed into more of a pyramid shape - it was so lovely to see my baby moving so much.
That said, I had always dreamed of this amazing life-enhancing time when I would be pregnant but the constant morning sickness made it overall a very draining 9 months.
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I loved everything about being pregnant. Okay maybe not everything but for the most part I can honestly say that I can't complain.
I am sitting here, hard pressed to decide what my favourite thing was out of so many wonderful moments. I think though I would have to say that it wasn't so much a singular moment but the unfolding, over time, of a beautiful relationship.
I felt so connected to my baby from the first moment I saw her, as an embryo, under a microscope in the IVF lab. I had loved her long before, from the very moment she was created, so the pregnancy for me was the chance to 'hold' within myself this oh so precious life that had honoured me with the role of Mother and for whom I had fought so hard.
She was so responsive to my touch and from her first movement at 15 weeks, I firmly believed that I would hold her, alive and well, in my arms (which given my history was a leap of faith).
So now I think I can answer the question... My favourite thing was the love that grew between my baby and I, cemented by her conception and culminating in her arrival earth-side to finally look into my eyes with oh so much love.
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I fell in love with my baby when i realized that i was pregnant, thou scary since it was my first time, i was really looking forward to the moment of the bundle of joy. In my 5th month of pregnancy i was at work and i felt the first baby kick!! First i was shocked, then a warm smile crossed my face and i gently patted my tummy and said, " Relax Baby, Mummy loves you so so much" It was AMAZING! Lovely.
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Pregnancy was one of the the most wonderful things that I experienced my entire life. From the beginning, I just really felt happy and so amazed thinking that God indeed is so good because I was able to conceive and a miracle is happening inside me. My pregnancy was truly a miracle for me because at first my mom didn't want the baby, she wanted me to have abortion but I really fought with her ( coz I got pregnant out of wedlock) but with the power of prayer and support from loved ones, my pregnancy was successful. Every month during my pregnancy was a milestone reached, I loved especially those times when baby moves. I also love it when people are just so kind to you and offer you or provide you what you want and need just because you're pregnant, lol.
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I loved everything about being pregnant. I miss it so much. I loved the kicks, the hiccups, every single movement. Even with my fourth baby, I still loved and cherished every moment of it. I can close my eyes and still feel it. =)


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BC Track & Field Wraps Up Season at 2008 Tri-Conference MeetApril 29, 2008
Banner Elk, N.C. – The Brevard College men's and women's track and field team had a number of individuals compete at the 2008 Tri-Conference – Bobcat Open this past weekend.
On the women's side, the Tornados distance runner Alycia Andrade finished ninth-place overall in the Women 10000 meter run, finishing with a time of 42:28.17. Her ninth-place showing was tops among South Atlantic Conference performers in the event.
In the women's 1500 meter run, the Tornados had two performers compete, as sophomores Hannah Beck and Meghan Grimes finished 25th and 26th, respectively. Beck finished with a time of 6:16.84, finishing just ahead of Grimes who crossed the line with a time of 6:29.78.
Brevard's Grimes also competed in the women's discus throw event, turning in a throw of 22.31 meters in the finals heat, placing her in 16th-overall.
On the men's side, the Tornados Stephen Dawson turned a top-10 performance in the men's triple jump event, turning in a jump of 12.25 meters, which placed him ninth-place overall for the event.
In the men's 1500 meter run, freshman Tiffen Tapia finished 32nd overall with a time of 5:00.50.
Fellow distance runner Zach Hazen took 35th in the 5000 meter run, crossing the finish line with a time of 18:38.05.
The 2008 Tri-Conference meet was the last meet of the season for the Tornados.


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The Revel
Robert B. Silvers, Super NannyBy Louis Begley
This year our Spring Revel will take place on April 3. In anticipation of the event, the Daily is featuring a series of essays celebrating Robert Silvers, who is being honored this year with The Paris Review's Hadada Prize.
Writers dream. They dream more than most people. Writers dream of sex, of fat advances and big sales. They dream of fame. When they get serious, they dream of being published by the ideal publisher and being edited by the ideal editor. From 1993, when he bought my first novel, Wartime Lies, until October 2002, when he died, shortly after publishing my sixth novel, Schmidt Delivered, Siegfried Unseld, the head of the German publishing house Suhrkamp Verlag, was my ideal publisher. A giant of a man, Siegfried loved books passionately and physically, the way other men can love wine. Siegfried didn't publish books, he published authors. A writer lucky enough to be one of them could feel invulnerable: Siegfried believed in his work, and Siegfried couldn't be wrong.
I have long been afflicted on and off by "regular contributor" envy, wishing disconsolately that in the list of writers whose names appear in The New York Review of Books my name were followed by that tag. It's an absurd pretension, since its fulfillment would have meant upending my life and career. I suffer from it only because the ideal editor of my—and I would guess every writer's—dreams is another giant of a man, Robert B. Silvers, the editor, brain, and heart of the NYRB. When I write a piece for his magazine, of course I have the immeasurable good luck to be edited by him. There is no experience quite like it. Bob knows everything that's worth knowing, a consequence of his unflagging curiosity. I recall sitting next to him years ago at a Council on Foreign Relations meeting. While the energy minister of an OPEC country, the name of which I have forgotten, droned on, I stole a glance at Bob, who could no doubt recall it instantly. He was busily taking notes, in a tiny but precise scrawl. My mind was in neutral, in fact I was struggling against sleep; his was fully engaged. Later he told me that taking quick and accurate notes was a habit he'd formed soon after college, working for the Connecticut politician and diplomat Chester Bowles. It's just one of his useful habits, along with reading everything that deserves his attention and deploying, when the occasion presents itself, a powerful crawl stroke. Read More


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After some consideration, I decided to install Backtrack 5 R3 on my spare hard drive. I was able to boot via the live dvd, enter bt5, and install bt5 on my external hard drive(was a full format then clean install). After restarting, I changed my bios settings to read the external hard drive first, it went through the HP splash screen and then hung on a black screen. I can alt ctrl del to restart my computer but it always hangs on a black screen. I then decided to open up my computer and plug my external hard drive straight into my computer, and sure enough I was able to boot into Backtrack. I tried doing some research for BlacX sata station and dual booting and the only thing I could find was something about AHCI being enabled in the bios(which I set and still did nothing). On a side note, I can't boot into windows with my BlacX turned on. If I try to hangs on a black screen if I do.
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A CT or CAT scan is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of x-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images (often called "slices"), both horizontally and vertically, of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general x-rays. Our protocols are customized to each child to expose them to the minimal amount of radiation needed to obtain diagnostic images.
In computed tomography, the x-ray beam moves in a circle around the body. This allows many different views of the same organ or structure, and provides much greater detail. The x-ray information is sent to a computer that interprets the x-ray data and displays it in 2-dimensional form on a monitor.
CT scans may be done with or without contrast. "Contrast" refers to a substance taken by mouth or injected into an intravenous (IV) line that causes the particular organ or tissue under study to be seen more clearly. Contrast examinations may require you to fast for a certain period of time before the procedure. Your physician will notify you of this prior to the procedure.
You will need to let your physician know if you have ever had a reaction to any contrast dye, or if you are allergic to iodine or seafood. If you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant, you should notify your physician. If you are claustrophobic or tend to become anxious easily, tell your physician ahead of time, as he/she may prescribe a mild sedative for you before the procedure to make you more comfortable. It will be necessary for you to remain still and quiet during the procedure, which may last 30 to 60 minutes.
Tell the radiologist:
CT scans can be performed on an outpatient basis, unless they are part of a patient's inpatient care. Although each hospital may have specific protocols in place, generally, CT scans follow this process:
You will receive detailed instructions about preparing your child for the scan. You also will receive a phone call on the day before the scan confirming the preparation instructions.
If your child will be receiving sedation please follow the instructions below:
It is important that you follow these special instructions. If your child eats or drinks anything after the times listed above, the scan may be cancelled.
If your child has diabetes or is taking medicine, check with their doctor about these special instructions.
If you feel that your child is old enough to lie still and will not need sedation, but he or she is having a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, please follow these instructions:
CT is performed at the main hospital.
If your child is having a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, please be at the hospital one hour before your appointment time. Your child will need to drink contrast mixed with a beverage before the scan.
For all other CT scans, please be at the hospital 30 minutes before your appointment time. Getting to the hospital early will give you time to register and ask questions. The CT nurse or technologist will be there to talk with you and your child.
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PHOTO: Check out what Miley Cyrus is wearing tonight
Just when you thought you had seen all of her, just wait! This is what Miley Cyrus was wearing when she arrived at the MGM Grand for the iHeartRadio Music Festival.
PHOTOS: Miley Cyrus Live at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival Village
WATCH: Miley Cyrus is brought to tears on the iHeartRadio Music Festival Village stage
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