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Southern Oregon Regional Pilot Program (SORPP)
Executive Order (EO) 12-07
On May 10, 2012, Governor Kitzhaber signed Executive Order (EO) 12-07, which establishes a "Pilot Program for Regional Farm and Forest Land Conservation." The pilot program involves three counties—Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine—and authorizes them to enter into a regional process to enable these counties to develop a plan to allow "...appropriate additional regional variation in what lands must be planned and managed as farm and forest lands." Under the Executive Order, the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) is the lead agency for the State, providing financial, administrative, and technical assistance to support the collaborative, regional approach envisioned for the Project. The Executive Order also stipulates the participation of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Forestry, and the Water Resources Department.
Depending on the eventual petition developed by the three counties after an extensive technical and public process, DLCD will determine whether the counties' proposals are likely to require amendments to statewide land use planning goals 3 (Agriculture) and 4 (Forestry). The proposed amendments, and any implementing rules associated with those amendments, must be approved by the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC). The timeline contemplated in the scope of work authorized by DLCD in its grant agreement with RVCOG fixes the end of the first phase of the pilot project on the last day of the 2012/2013 fiscal year, which is June 30, 2013. Should the petition for rulemaking to be submitted to DLCD by the counties not be ready by that date, the participating counties will be required to submit a project summary of activities to date instead.
The Executive Order allows significant latitude on the part of the counties to identify and propose solutions to the issues related to the current distribution and description of what constitutes farm and forest land in the three participating counties, although there are a number of guidelines established that provide a broad framework within which the counties must operate. One such guideline stipulates that the "...proposed rules developed for LCDC's consideration will be designed so that lands that are functionally important to the types of farming and forest operations that occur or that are likely to occur in the future, within the area that would be covered by the rules, are retained in farm or forest planning and zoning designations." Another states that any resource lands rezoned to non-resource lands are "...planned and zoned for types of uses and at levels that: (a) will not significantly interfere with nearby farm or forest uses; (b) will not significantly interfere with the future urbanization of nearby cities; (c) are sustainable in terms of fiscal impacts to local and state government...; and (d) are sustainable in terms of their effects on water supplies, transportation, water quality, fire protection, wildlife, and fish and wildlife habitat". In addition, the Executive Order mandates that any "...newly allowed uses do not exceed the carrying capacity of the lands".
The Grant Contracts between the State and the counties further define the purpose statement of this program as follows:
Utilizing the direction provided in Executive Order 12-07, the Regional Partners, consisting of Douglas County, Jackson County, and Josephine County, will analyze identified strategies that may allow appropriate variation in what lands must be planned and managed as farm and forest lands in Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine counties. As the grant administrator, the Rogue Valley Council of Governments (RVCOG) will provide administrative coordination and grant related support. The program consists of three major phases:
Phase 1
Analysis of regional definitions and criteria for farm and forest lands, to explore:
- Alternative forest land designation, including revised methods for the authorization of dwellings;Alternative farm parcel size opportunities; and
- Designating non-resource lands.
Phase 2
This phase will be:
- The identification of mapping errors made in the acknowledgement process; and
- An analysis of the appropriate level and types of uses on the carrying capacity
of the land and of pursuing the approaches listed above, as outlined in
Executive Order 12-07.
Phase 3
Preparation of a petition for rulemaking submitted by two or more counties to the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC); or, a project summary report if information necessary to prepare a petition is not completed.


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Fulfilled Prophecy: Evidence for the Reliability of the Bible
August 22, 2003
By Dr. Hugh Ross
Unique among all books ever written, the Bible accurately foretells specific events-in detail-many years, sometimes centuries, before they occur. Approximately 2500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible, about 2000 of which already have been fulfilled to the letter—no errors.
(The remaining 500 or so reach into the future and may be seen unfolding as days go by.) Since the probability for any one of these prophecies having been fulfilled by chance averages less than one in ten (figured very conservatively) and since the prophecies are for the most part independent of one another, the odds for all these prophecies having been fulfilled by chance without error is less than one in 102000 (that is 1 with 2000 zeros written after it)!
God is not the only one, however, who uses forecasts of future events to get people's attention. Satan does, too. Through clairvoyants (such as Jeanne Dixon and Edgar Cayce), mediums, spiritists, and others, come remarkable predictions, though rarely with more than about 60 percent accuracy, never with total accuracy. Messages from Satan, furthermore, fail to match the detail of Bible prophecies, nor do they include a call to repentance.
The acid test for identifying a prophet of God is recorded by Moses in Deuteronomy 18:21-22. According to this Bible passage (and others), God's prophets, as distinct from Satan's spokesmen, are 100 percent accurate in their predictions. There is no room for error.
As economy does not permit an explanation of all the Biblical prophecies that have been fulfilled, what follows in a discussion of a few that exemplify the high degree of specificity, the range of projection, and/or the "supernature" of the predicted events. Readers are encouraged to select others, as well, and to carefully examine their historicity.
(1) Some time before 500 B.C. the prophet Daniel proclaimed that Israel's long-awaited Messiah would begin his public ministry 483 years after the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem (Daniel 9:25-26). He further predicted that the Messiah would be "cut off," killed, and that this event would take place prior to a second destruction of Jerusalem. Abundant documentation shows that these prophecies were perfectly fulfilled in the life (and crucifixion) of Jesus Christ. The decree regarding the restoration of Jerusalem was issued by Persia's King Artaxerxes to the Hebrew priest Ezra in 458 B.C., 483 years later the ministry of Jesus Christ began in Galilee. (Remember that due to calendar changes, the date for the start of Christ's ministry is set by most historians at about 26 A.D. Also note that from 1 B.C. to 1 A.D. is just one year.) Jesus' crucifixion occurred only a few years later, and about four decades later, in 70 A.D. came the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus.
(Probability of chance fulfillment = 1 in 105.)*
(2) In approximately 700 B.C. the prophet Micah named the tiny village of Bethlehem as the birthplace of Israel's Messiah (Micah 5:2). The fulfillment of this prophecy in the birth of Christ is one of the most widely known and widely celebrated facts in history.
(Probability of chance fulfillment = 1 in 105.)
(3) In the fifth century B.C. a prophet named Zechariah declared that the Messiah would be betrayed for the price of a slave—thirty pieces of silver, according to Jewish law-and also that this money would be used to buy a burial ground for Jerusalem's poor foreigners (Zechariah 11:12-13). Bible writers and secular historians both record thirty pieces of silver as the sum paid to Judas Iscariot for betraying Jesus, and they indicate that the money went to purchase a "potter's field," used—just as predicted—for the burial of poor aliens (Matthew 27:3-10).
(Probability of chance fulfillment = 1 in 1011.)
(4) Some 400 years before crucifixion was invented, both Israel's King David and the prophet Zechariah described the Messiah's death in words that perfectly depict that mode of execution. Further, they said that the body would be pierced and that none of the bones would be broken, contrary to customary procedure in cases of crucifixion (Psalm 22 and 34:20; Zechariah 12:10). Again, historians and New Testament writers confirm the fulfillment: Jesus of Nazareth died on a Roman cross, and his extraordinarily quick death eliminated the need for the usual breaking of bones. A spear was thrust into his side to verify that he was, indeed, dead.
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Mick Fanning Wins The Billabong Pro Tahiti
On the very last day of the Billabong Pro Tahiti waiting period, the waves at Teahupo'o finally turned on in the form of flawless, four-to-six foot, crystal clear Tahitian barrels. Mick Fanning was on fire throughout the final day and scalped trials winner Ricardo Dos Santos, Owen Wright, and Parko in dramatic fashion for his second victory in only five events. It was Fanning's first win at Chopes, and the first time an Aussie has won there since Occy did so in 1999.
Fanning's win secures his lead in the 2012 ASP World Title race heading into the Hurley Lowers Pro, a venue where he's had great success. It was a huge win for him especially considering that Parko had him on the ropes for nearly the entre 35-minute final, but he found a "high and tight" one that had him screaming through the West Bowl and into the channel where kayakers, SUP'ers, swimmer, and boaters were cheering for him. It was the third time in three heats that Fanning came from behind to steal a win.
Ever the class act, Parko gave his good mate a big hug after realizing that no more waves were coming in and he wouldn't be able to get the win. It was a great display of sportsmanship and a fitting end to the friendly duel.
Other standouts included semifinalist John John Florence (who smoked his rival Gabriel Medina) and Brazil's Ricardo Dos Santos who won the coveted Andy Irons award that is given to the most inspirational surfer in the event. With his 3rd place finish, John John moves from 5th to 3rd in the ASP World Tour rankings. Congrats to all on a great event, especially contest director Luke Egan who had the tough job of waiting out a flat spell and rolling the dice on a last-day-of-the-waiting-period swell. See you guys next year, there's no way in hell I'm missing this event in 2013!—Justin Coté
ASP Press Release: Mick Fanning Claims Billabong Pro Tahiti, Cements ASP WCT Rankings' Lead
TEAHUPO'O, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Monday, August 27, 2012) – Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, has claimed the 2012 Billabong Pro Tahiti over compatriot and Gold Coast stablemate Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in classic four-to-six foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Teahupo'o.
Fanning was on the ropes early in the Final with Parkinson collecting a 9.50 and an 8.87 on his opening two rides. Fanning fought back mid-heat though with an impressive 9.37 and then backed it up with an exciting 9.50 to regain the lead and hold it as the buzzer ran out. Fanning has become the first Australian since Mark Occhilupo (AUS), 46, in 1999 to claim the Billabong Pro Tahiti title and has further cemented himself into the frontrunner spot on the ASP WCT rankings.
"It's a 35 minute Final so I knew the waves were going to come," Fanning said. "I just had to be patient. It's Teahupo'o so it goes on and off. You can get two 10s in two minutes so I knew I just needed to keep my composure throughout the Final. Joel (Parkinson) is such an incredible surfer and he's gotten so good out here. He raced out to an early lead and I knew I needed to focus on my own game plan. I got that good score about mid-heat and then was able to sell him when he had priority on one that didn't pan out. The second wave was the one and it's an incredible feeling to come back and get the win."
Today's win marks the 15th elite victory of Fanning's career, and the second of this season (after a win at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach in April). The two-time ASP World Champion is now firmly in the frontrunner spot on the ASP WCT ratings heading into the back half of the season."Teahupo'o is one of the spots that I've worked hard on throughout my career to improve at," Fanning said. "I made a Final out here before, but to come away with the win is great for my confidence and I'm in a good position heading into the next half of the year. Early days though and there are a lot of guys right up there. It's still anyone's game at this point."
Throughout the event, Parkinson consistently established himself as one of the preeminent backhand tube-riders on the planet. Despite an early lead in the Final, Parkinson made a priority mistake in the dying moments and opened the door for Fanning to pounce. "I held the lead in a 35-minute Final until the four minute mark," Parkinson said. "It's frustrating to lose that way, but you cannot fault Mick (Fanning). He's been a true champion through the event and has proven that he's one to watch out at Teahupo'o for sure."
Parkinson current sits at No. 2 on the ASP WCT rankings at the halfway mark on the 2012 season. "It's the second Final of the year for me and another good result," Parkinson said. "I feel like I'm strong at all the remaining events on tour and I'll shake this one off and start focusing on Trestles."
John John Florence (HAW), 19, competing in his first-ever Billabong Pro Tahiti, led the rookie charge at this year's installment, confidently cruising into the Semifinals where he matched up with Parkinson. Despite locking in an impressive 9.67 out of a possible 10 for an impressive backhand tube, Florence was unable to find a solid backup score and finished the event with an Equal 3rd. "I'm stoked to have made the Semifinals," Florence said. "I would have loved to make the Finals and it's not the funnest way to lose without a lot of waves in the heat, but it's still a good result for me. Thanks to all the Tahitians for letting us come here and surf their wave for the week. It's a beautiful place and I always love coming here." Florence moves from 5th to 3rd on the current ASP WCT rankings.
Owen Wright (AUS), 22, last year's event runner-up, looked poised for another Final's berth today, posting an 18.96 to eliminate compatriot Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, and an 18.90 to oust former champ C.J. Hobgood (USA), 33, en route to his Semifinal match against Fanning. The young Australian continued his forehand dominance at Teahupo'o, netting an 18.10 in the process, but was unable to overtake the current ASP WCT frontrunner.
"The waves were so perfect today that you can't really be to disappointed in a loss," Wright said. "I felt like I was surfing well all day and I put up a couple of 9s in my heat against Mick (Fanning) so there's not too much to be upset about. Congrats to Mick on the win though. He's been super impressive all event with his backhand tube-riding and hopefully I get the opportunity to return the favor at the next stop at Trestles." Wright's Equal 3rd finish today moves the young goofy-footer from 9th to 7th on the current ASP WCT rankings.
Ricardo dos Santos (AUS), two-time Trials winner and wildcard into the Billabong Pro Tahiti, was awarded the Andy Irons Forever Award for his inspirational performance at Teahupo'o this year. Despite bowing out in the Quarterfinals this morning to Fanning, Dos Santos was very emotional upon being awarded the prestigious honor. "Andy (Irons) was…is my hero," Dos Santos said. "This Award means just as much, if not more than, winning the event for me. He is my inspiration and he is the reason I surf. He is the reason I surf Teahupo'o. To be awarded this by the Irons' family is the biggest honor. Thank you."
The Billabong Pro, Tahiti is made possible with the valued support of international partners Air Tahiti Nui, Sony, Xperia Sony Smartphone and Red Bull, along with our friends at Nixon, VonZipper, Mana and Hyundai. The next stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour will be the Hurley Pro at Trestles from September 16 – 22, 2012.
For more information, log onto www.ASPWorldTour.com
1 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.87
2 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 18.37
QF 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.93 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 18.10
QF 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.14 def. John John Florence (HAW) 15.17
QF 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 19.07 def. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) 18.64
QF 2: Owen Wright (AUS) 18.90 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.60
QF 3: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.50 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 16.43
QF 4: John John Florence (HAW) 16.17 def. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 4.17
Heat 1: Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) 16.17 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 10.27
Heat 2: Owen Wright (AUS) 18.96 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 10.70
Heat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 15.66 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 9.50
Heat 4: John John Florence (HAW) 16.66 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 14.64
CURRENT ASP WCT TOP 5 (After Billabong Pro Tahiti)
1. Mick Fanning (AUS) 34,750 pts
2. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 31,700 pts
3. John John Florence (HAW) 27,450 pts
4. Kelly Slater (USA) 25,450 pts
5. Taj Burrow (AUS) 24,950 pts


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Uinta Mountains • Robert Gehring has been hunting deer in Utah for 60 years.
He was back in the mountains Saturday chasing deer along with 52,000 hunters across the state hoping to bag a buck on opening day of the 2012 general rifle deer hunt.
The 77-year-old resident of the Salt Lake City area was, however, missing two things: his rifle and a deer hunting permit.
"I've hunted for 62 years, and this is the first year I didn't get a license," Gehring said. "I just got so disgusted with the state of Utah and how hard they have made it to get a permit and how hard they have made it to hunt with your family."
Deer hunters Saturday faced one of the biggest changes ever to the Utah mule deer general season: A decision by the Utah Wildlife Board forces people to pick one of 30 areas across the state.
Hunters last year were allowed to hunt one of five regions across Utah, but the Wildlife Board felt being able to monitor the declining deer herds on a more specific geographic footprint would make it easier to help the populations rebound.
For Gehring, the draw of being in the mountains in October and chasing deer was too much to resist, so he joined son Shawn and grandson Nick Smith for the hunt in the mountains along the Mirror Lake Highway. Two granddaughters also joined the party for a weekend of hunting.
"I love being here with my kids. It is the greatest thing in the world," he said. "They have taken a family tradition and ruined it as far as I am concerned."
The Gehrings have been hunting the mountains near Mayfield for years, and Shawn and Nick had listed that as their first preference on the deer hunt application but ended up getting their second choice: the Kamas Unit. They spent Saturday morning covering some of the ground Robert had hunted decades ago but only saw a few does and one young 2-point buck they decided not to shoot.
Pressure on the Kamas Unit seemed much lighter, at least around the Soapstone Basin area, than in years past, and that may have ended up making it tough for hunters who are accustomed to letting other hunters push deer in their direction.
Across the state, deer reports are low as many hunters are taking advantage of the great weather and spending another night camping in the woods. But officials saw more mature bucks than expected at checkpoints and noted the surprisingly healthy condition of the animals.
"Despite the dry conditions, the deer that were checked were in good condition," said Mark Hadley, of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR). "While biologists would like to see a little more fat, the animals still had plenty of fat. That fat is important in helping the deer survive the upcoming winter."
State wildlife biologists were expecting the number of yearling bucks to make up the majority of animals seen at checkpoints this fall, but Hadley said a high percentage of the animals being checked were mature deer. He noted that the checkpoint on U.S. Highway 40 near Strawberry Reservoir had 10 deer go through by 1 p.m. Saturday and that three were yearlings, one 2½ years old and six were 3½ years or older.
Wildlife biologist Randall Thacker said the higher number of mature bucks could be the result of fewer hunting permits in the northeastern region of the state the past two years, leading to younger animals living longer.
Law enforcement officials with the state wildlife agency said they were experiencing a similar number of violations and calls to the poaching hotline (1-800-662-3337) as past years. It seems hunters are doing their homework on the smaller units and avoiding legal issues with hunting in the wrong areas, at least early in the hunt.
Hunters who procrastinated may still have a chance to get out before the hunt ends Oct. 28. Hadley says there are still permits available on the Chalk Creek/East Canyon/Morgan-South Rich and Box Elder units. He suggests visiting a hunting-license agent rather than buying a permit on the website so hunters will have the permit in hand when they pay for it rather than waiting for it to arrive in the mail.
The weather in Utah's mountains is expected to stay nice Sunday, but cold and wet conditions are expected early in the week.


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Artist's BiographyOriginally from Carson City, Nevada, Jon Holloway received a Bachelor of Music in music education from The University of Nevada, Reno in 2010, where he studied horn with John Lenz. Jon also holds a Master of Music in horn performance of New York University, where he studied with Joe Anderer. Currently, Jon resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he is pursuing a D.M.A. in horn performance under the guidance of Bill Bernatis. At UNLV, Jon is principal in both the Symphony Orchestra and Wind Orchestra, and is also a charter member of the graduate wind quintet, the Sin City Winds. Jon has performed as part of the National High School Wind Ensemble, The Carson City Symphony, The Nevada Chamber Opera, Nevada Opera Theater, The Las Vegas Philharmonic, The One World Symphony, Trailer Music Live, and was a charter member of the Ladies Nite Brass from Reno, NV. He has a love for musical theater performance on both Horn and Bass and has performed in Nevada and New York City in productions of Into The Woods, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Hello Again, Fame, Children of Eden, Die Fledermaus, Joseph, Guys and Dolls, 42nd Street, and RENT, among others.
Jon was a marching member of The Sacramento Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps from 2006-2008 where he served as a soloist, section leader and horn sergeant. He was the 2008 DCI mellophone individual world champion. Jon leads an active teaching career as a horn teacher as well as a marching music instructor. He has held brass caption head jobs at Carson High School, in Carson City, NV, Damonte Ranch High School and McQueen High School in Reno, NV where he also assisted with the visual program, and was on the color guard staff. He also has worked closely with the Grammy Award winning performing arts department at Green Valley High School in Henderson, NV. Jon taught three years with the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps, where he served as a mellophone tech in 2009, and in 2010 and 2011, he was the assistant brass caption head. He has held an adjunct instructor teaching position at NYU Steinhardt School, teaching non-major students in the area of Horn. Jon also holds a graduate assistant position at UNLV. A proud member of The International Horn Society and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Jon is a Conn-Selmer Performing Artist in the areas of King Marching Brass and Holton Horns.


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December 30, 2:30 P.M. Central
Chicago, Ill.
Arrive at O'Hare. Eagerly anticipating half-holiday in a city not named Orlando or Tampa. Wondering whether to expect win. Chris Emma, whom I'm traveling alongside, says yes. Still on the fence.
Seated and everything at the gate. Chris hears word that Sanjay Lumpkin has suffered a wrist injury. All the more reason to focus on football, a potential bowl win, and forget that just one day after we leave Jacksonville the second-ranked Michigan Wolverines come to Welsh-Ryan Arena. Brace.
Midway through the Packers-Vikings game, which Bears fanatic Chris is willfully trying to ignore, this weird self-proclaimed physics major in glasses sits down behind us and watches the game. He also happens to be a Vikings fan, and a bad one.
He states the obvious: "Oh, Vikings just ran a touchdown play with a draw!" "Man, he could have that pass but dropped it!" In a high, squeaky voice, he proves that he has eyes.
Then, if that's not enough, he literally begins to sing opera. Loudly enough so we can hear him. When the Vikings score, he starts screaming Vikings chants in staccato and we want to get to Jacksonville – now. First, we fly through Charlotte, because of course, traveling to cover the #JaxCats (first and last time I will use that hashtag… don't use it please) is inconvenient. But we're excited (ish) and planning coverage (ish) and one hundred percent sober.
Charlotte, N.C.
We meet Northwestern volleyball star Stephanie Holthus, who is making the trip. Asked if she expects a win, she says something along the lines of: "They'd better." It perfectly defines the attitude surrounding this team.
The three of us know nothing about Mississippi State football. In the end, it is what makes this game so entertaining. The Bulldogs might throw for 400 yards, or 40. And this year, the diehards are convinced of the latter.
After watching the early games of bowl week, I re-remembered (Not a word. Sue me.) that despite the systemic shortcomings, this diluted postseason can be meaningful. Syracuse coach Doug Marrone hoisted the Pinstripe Bowl trophy in apparent bliss. Even Michigan State, with what seemed like minimal incentive in a down season, rallied for an ugly but impressive comeback.
I can only imagine the joy this program would experience from a bowl win.
Also, when Bo Cisek has the opportunity to celebrate, fun things happen. Like lightsabers. He is my No. 1 choice for our football guest columnist next season.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Landed in Jacksonville and made the ill-advised decision to take one of those communal shuttles. It took a while.
To the extreme annoyance and boredom of the six others on board with us, we had our hardcore semi-cerebral football discussion of the evening – about MSU's passing game.
The Chad Bumphis-Chris Smith duo reminds me of Nebraska's Kenny Bell-Quincy Enunwa combination. Although Bell was the primary deep threat and led the team with 803 receiving yards – 342 more than any other Cornhusker – Nebraska leaned on Enunwa, the possession receiver, for a great deal of production against Northwestern. In the same sense, Bumphis poses the Bell-like deep threat, but Chris Smith has only nine fewer catches this season.
Taylor Martinez dominated NU not by challenging the Wildcats to slow his top target, but instead by spreading the ball and attacking the whole of the secondary. It's just a thought, and a tired one, but I expect Tyler Russell to spread the ball – beginning with Smith.
We're thrilled to cap a great season of covering NU football by bringing readers and subscribers thorough coverage of the Jan. 1 Gator Bowl.
Tomorrow, we'll report from an 11 a.m. press conference (and tweet it). And we'll let you know whether Jacksonville is prettier by day. Hopefully, it is.
Excited for our bowl festivities to begin, and maybe that 64-year drought will come to an end.
Dec. 31
Awake. No coffee in sight.
At Hyatt for the teams' press conferences. Southern accents are strong. And Mississippi State has approximately 90 beat writers.
The press conference begins and the usual narratives emerge.
The S.E.C. writers talk about conference superiority. Yes, I'll give them the overall edge. But if Ohio State, Nebraska, etc. were prominent top-five teams, then for Northwestern, that would seem sort of irrelevant.
Instead, it becomes a major talking point.
I'll leave it at this:
Northwestern's best wins: Vanderbilt (nine wins), Syracuse (eight wins), Michigan State (still Michigan State).
Mississippi State's best wins: Tennessee (5-7, lost to Vanderbilt by 23), Arkansas (joking), Auburn (cue explosion).
Also of note: Both coaches ranted about their love of the bowl system, Dan Mullen made a smart observation about NU's two-QB system (a change in "emphasis" rather than schemes), and Johnthan Banks (first-round talent!!!) was in the room.
Transition to writing.
Transition to Miller Lite.
Happy New Year's.
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|Posted Nov 4, 2011 10:00 pm
|good enough rock
|yes there's better rock than dark star, at least till the end. this also makes is more sustained, with more class 5 till the end. but dark star is bigger! still, 4 or 5 of sun ribbon's pitches are pure excellence. crux pitch is notably harder than most everything else on the route.
|Posted Aug 12, 2011 11:59 pm
|Vitaliy M.
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
|What a great climb. Very fortunate to have a chance to be on a climb like this so early in my climbing life. Learned a lot from my partner and had a lot of fun on route. Good quality of rock on the arete. We did this next day after climbing Dark Star. Tyrolean traverse was quite interesting but we were able to set it up pretty quickly, not rocket science.
|Posted Aug 8, 2011 1:50 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2011
|Soloed all but 25m on the crux pitch then traversed to Galey & Sill (Swiss Arete) with Mike C. Em & Bruce's topo was spot on.
|Posted Jul 25, 2011 6:19 pm
|Shirley Lam
|Not bad!
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2009
|I think I built it to be more difficult in my mind after reading the description years ago, but it wasn't bad at all! The 5.10 move on the "climber's right" might be a little airy, but easily protected with the pitons and nice crack. I shouldn't be one to talk though...I followed the whole way ;)
|Posted Aug 18, 2009 4:28 pm
|Leisurely climb
Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009
|with Michal. Approach Fri, climb Sat, walk out Sun morning. Fun climbing, nothing too hard. The 10a section is not 10a at all, more like 5.8+. We got the tyrolian set up on our third try. 8 hrs from base to summit, we had no reason to rush.
|Posted Aug 3, 2009 1:21 pm
|Longest route to date
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2009
|The crux pitch wasn't that bad. We did the "climber's right" variation. Despite a late start (9:15am at the base of the route) and two other parties ahead of us we completed the route in 9h30min. Perfect weather conditions.
|Posted Jul 6, 2009 6:46 pm
|Sun-less Ribbon Arete
Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2007
|Climbed with tradmonkey, unfortunately winter got the best of us, and we had to bail into the 4th class gully to the summit just a couple pitches past the tyrolean. Awesome day though, and a lot of fun! http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/265579/sun-less-ribbon-arete.html
|Posted Jun 9, 2009 11:15 pm
|I loved this route
|At the notch for the crux pitch I went right to a left facing flake was perfect because I set the belay at 100' and lowered the rope to haul the pack.
|Posted Mar 14, 2009 12:51 pm
|Sun Ribbon Arete
|Super fun, any time you can do a tyrolean traverse on a route you gotta love it. We did it car to car in just under 14 hrs. I would love to go back and set up a base camp, there is a lot more to climb in there.
|Posted Dec 7, 2008 1:37 pm
|Eric L
|Sick climb
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2008
|This climb was super fun with huge exposure all most the whole way up. It was all so a very long day and I really had to push myself.
|Posted Jul 7, 2008 5:00 pm
|Sun Ribbon Arete
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007
|18 hours car-to-car with travelin_light. This route is Badass! Some super airy climbing way up there, with a couple of difficult sections to keep you focused. We snagged the horn for the Tyrolean first try.
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LonesomeYogurt wrote:Marijuana is an intoxicant and thus selling it is a violation of the Buddha's prescription for right livelihood.
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I've just wondering if people working for a legal marijuana dispensary have violated the 5th precept ? What makes it different from selling alcohol is that alcohol is clearly intoxicants, while in this case it's for medical uses only. What do you think ?
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I had this same issue and result, but have not pursued it. I hope some more light can be shed on it. Thanks!
I have used remastersys on BT4 Final twice and both times it resulted in a backup ISO that was not valid.
And, after each use of remastersys, I found that the remastersys program was no longer installed in BT4 Final.
Had to go into synaptic package manager and re-install remastersys 2.0.12-1 each time.
In my testing, I am using a full BT4 Final o/s on an 8GB usb with the remastersys config set for the ISO to be placed on the hdd.
EDIT: An exact duplicate of the entire process above was done with Ubuntu 9.10 with no problems. The remastersys forum believes there might be a BT4 issue involved. With BT4's use of Ubuntu 8.10, the correct version of remastersys (2.0.12-1) is being used in BT4 (confirmed by the remastersys forum moderator). I hope someone with a hard drive install can test the remastersys process and provide their results.
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I had this same issue and result, but have not pursued it. I hope some more light can be shed on it. Thanks!
"Failing to plan is planning to fail"
You appear to be correct in that once it is ran, it is no longer installed.
I have a hard drive install and chose the 2nd option. As it was running I could see that it appeared to be deleting itself and files. I can't say for sure if the ISO that it created is any good as I have yet to try it.
I have never used the program but I will look into it a little. Just to be clear we are still a security distro so our main focus is security. Try install things via apt-get rather than the synaptic package manager. I promise you will get better results. I would love to make every single tool in the world work on bt4 but sometimes that is very hard to do while keeping up with all the hacks and tweaks needed to keep Backtrack the best.
Thanks, purehate. I was just trying to alert everyone. I like the remastersys software and it should become one of the advantages of BT4's use of Ubuntu.... once it is working correctly. In my case, I am now using Acronis to take an image of the EXT3 BT4 partition and have already tested it and it works well........for anyone looking for a backup.
Its not a bug, remastersys attempts to set up the appropriate front end for ubiquity based on a check which fails in BT.
We dont use KDM, and as such ubiquity gets axed along with remastersys. Edit your /usr/bin/remastersys file to comment out the lines above and it'll leave ubiquity alone in the default configuration. I've had mine set up like this for a while and have been making progressive ISO sets of my decently customized OS every time i test my changes (helped today when i decided to rollback due to a heap smashing error with nmap which i use daily).if [ "`cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager`" = "/usr/bin/kdm" ]; then
apt-get -y -q install ubiquity-frontend-kde
apt-get -y -q remove ubiquity-frontend-gtk
apt-get -y -q install ubiquity-frontend-gtk
apt-get -y -q remove ubiquity-frontend-kde
apt-get -y -q install metacity
Pureh@te, if you want, test out my method and we can toss this in the how-to section with proper formatting.
Thanks guys, like I said I don't use it however I can take over and "hack" the package to suit our needs if enough people think it would be a good idea.
Pureh@te, i believe the above change is the only one to remastersys in order to get this working. If you want to update remastersys in the repo, feel free to send me the new deb, i'll test it and make changes as needed to get it working properly in kde3 then send back my changelog for you to patch and package so there's no concern about tainted debs going into the repository.
Hi, i have seen it on BT4 but one thing here to notice that /etc/X11 --default desktop manager is KDM-- and thus remastersys make attempts to install ubiquity-frontend-kde, to create CDFS as well as ISO. But, the things matter that ubiquity-frontend-kde could not get installed in fact. I have checked it in Synaptic and found that ubiquity-frontend-kde is still not installed. Then I installed it manually from Synaptic alongwith its dependencies.
Hi to all as this is my first post to a very old one. I do not know if you found a way out of this but as I was searching for ubiquity-frontend-kde3 I came through my way here.
purehate I don't know if you did change the code. If you did I would appreciate a lot to have it to !
What I managed to do with this issue was to install manually as the friend above did the ubiquity-frontend-kde3 package.
But this package as I remember wanted the kwin package which was from kde4. The final result was that
the created dvd was ok. It booted, th install option was working, the install screen to select the time came on. There, appeared some error messages about kwin and something else. Just ignored and closed all.
Continue the install. The final stage the button install was grey. I pressed the button for the grub install, went back again and pressesed the back button to return to the partition screen. Suddenly the install button was able for press. I pressed it and everything went ok !!!
When I logged in again the root pass changed to "toor" again.
purehate did you changed the code ? I really would like to have it.
Just to mention something. I am 38 years old. I am a child of Bill Gates since I was 16 years old as a user and a technician. For one week now I am on a laptop for 36 hours, sleeping 10 and start again.
I begin to fall in love with linux ... its the best way to learn your OS and your PC. Windows are really ready made and much easier for a beginner BUT I now understand the freedom and the Ubuntu spirit that all the community of you linux guys have. I am happy I found you and thank you Backtrack team for bringing me to this great community


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Mike Reberg is back for a third tour of duty in Salt Lake County government, this time as director of animal services.
A district office director for Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, since 2003, Reberg will replace acting animal services division director Don Porter on Nov. 25.
County public works director Russ Wall, said Reberg's 26 years of management experience in the public and private sectors will be valuable in guiding a staff of 53 people who provide animal-control services in the county's unincorporated areas plus five cities.
"He'll be a collaborative partner with our contract cities and an experienced mentor to the hard-working, dedicated employees at animal services," Wall said. "He's also someone who cares deeply about animals' well-being and supports our goal of maintaining 'no-kill' status at the county animal shelter."
Reberg was an administrative assistant to then-County Commissioner Dave Watson in 1986. He returned to the county in the 1990s as assistant public works director, focusing largely on delivery of municipal services to unincorporated areas.
His private sector work often involved guiding private-development projects through local government planning processes, Wall said.
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A summer with Trunk
Before I was hired as an AT fellow for the academic year, I worked for Tufts IT over the summer as a Data Migration Engineer. Through this position, I became well-acquainted with Trunk, the new learning management system set to replace Blackboard in the fall 2011 semester. While much of Trunk's functionality is similar to Blackboard's, Trunk offers many valuable new features. For example, Trunk has a search function that allows users to locate specific content on all of their sites. Any member of the Tufts community can also create a project site, which allows for easy online collaboration. As a Data Migration Engineer, I built Trunk course sites, drafted support documentation, and facilitated faculty training workshops. I had the opportunity to work with a great group of professionals and to understand the creativity, commitment, and organization it takes to ensure that a wide-scale project proceeds smoothly. As an AT fellow, I'm excited to continue supporting Trunk.


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SysAid is an ITSM, Service Desk and Help Desk software solution that integrates all of the essential IT tools into one product. Its rich set of features include a powerful Help Desk, IT Asset Management, and other easy-to-use tools for analyzing and optimizing IT performance.


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|Ready! Set! Read! Winter Reading Club
Event Type: Children's Program
Age Group(s): Children
Date: 2/9/2014
Start Time: All Day
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Join the Chicago Wolves Read to Succeed program and earn a prize when you reach your reading goal. For details or to register, come to the Youth Services desk. Registration begins Sunday, January 5. The Club ends Sunday, February 9.
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Michael Pecosh, M.Ed., NCC, LPC
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Everyone gets angry now and again. Some people, however, fail to appropriately display their anger at times. There is nothing wrong with being angry--you're allowed to be angry. You're not allowed to be aggressive, and that's the difference. Anger is a feeling; aggression is an action. I can show you how to be angry without being aggressive. Come in and let's work together on changing some things.


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we are not a whax support forum however you may look into slax creator.
I need to add a driver for my wireless card to the whax .iso file. Can someone please tell me how to do that?
we are not a whax support forum however you may look into slax creator.
whax is not maintened now....
BT is the result of the merging process of WHAX & AUDITOR......
Watch your back, your packetz will belong to me soon... xD
BackTrack : Giving Machine Guns to Monkeys since 2006
well the reason why i am using whax instead of backtrack because i can not find good guides on wpa cracking on backtrack.... do you know of any guides? and where can i check which wifi cards are supported by backtrack.
Did you search the forum?
The Tutorials and Guides section may help.
There's posts on many working cards in the froum.
Also, there's an HCl on the wiki.
I believe any wifi cards working with aircrack is supported in backtrack.
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communismnoun [ U ]also Communism uk /ˈkɒm.jə.nɪ.zəm/ us /ˈkɑː.m.jə.nɪ.zəm/
› the belief in a society without different social classes in which the methods of production are owned and controlled by all its members and everyone works as much as they can and receives what they need
- The 1970s witnessed the first of the pop-star's dalliances with communism.
- Thanks to the collapse of communism the political antithesis between Left and Right is less important.
- The whole apparatus of communism was already falling apart.
- Marx was the progenitor of communism.
- There are few true believers in communism left in the party.
adjective, noun also Communist uk /ˈkɒm.jə.nɪst/ us /ˈkɑː.m.jə.nɪst/
- Until about 1991, the Eastern bloc was the Soviet Union and the communist countries of eastern Europe.
- They were discussing the best way to foster democracy and prosperity in the former communist countries.
- She blames her country's economic collapse on 40 years of communist misrule.
- Both countries had recently thrown off the communist yoke.
- He is a committed communist.


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Humor in the Court:
Who's the funniest justice? A study of the 2004 Supreme Court term found that Antonin Scalia drew the most chuckles during oral arguments, triggering no less than 77 rounds of laughter. (Stephen Breyer was the runner-up with 45, while Clarence Thomas came in last with nary a guffaw to his name.) But Elena Kagan, the most junior justice on the bench, may give her famously droll colleague a run for his money. During her 2010 confirmation hearings, Kagan reportedly had the Senate in stitches. Asked by Senator Arlen Specter how she felt about televised Supreme Court sessions, for example, she quipped, "It means I'd have to get my hair done more often." When Senator Tom Coburn remarked that he was 12 or 13 years older than the nominee, Kagan shot back, "Maybe not after this hearing."
Supreme Salaries:
When the Supreme Court was established in 1789, the chief justice earned $4,000 a year in wages, while associate justices made $3,500. By 2010, those numbers had increased to $223,500 and $213,900, respectively.
Honorable Handshakes:
Before taking their seats at the beginning of each session, the Supreme Court justices exchange a so-called "conference handshake" with one another. Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller introduced the practice in the late 1800s as a reminder that, no matter how much their opinions may differ, the members ultimately share a common purpose.
Bottom of the Bench:
The junior justice–the most recent appointee on the roster–has a special place in the hierarchy of the Supreme Court. According to tradition, they have the honor of taking notes, answering the telephone, opening the door and pouring their colleagues' coffee during private conferences. Justice Stephen Breyer spent 10 years on the lowest rung, performing the court's grunt work well into his late 60s, when Justice Samuel Alito finally assumed the junior justice mantle. In Breyer's own account, he once made a self-congratulatory–and self-deprecating–remark while serving coffee to Justice Antonin Scalia in 2005: "I've been doing this for 10 years. I've gotten pretty good at it, haven't I?" Scalia, who is rumored to wield the court's most caustic tongue, shot back, "No, you haven't."
Tenures to Remember:
William O. Douglas, who stepped down in November 1975 after 36 and a half years on the bench, holds the record for the longest Supreme Court tenure in U.S. history. Thomas Johnson, the author of the court's first written opinion, served the shortest stint. He retired in 1793 after just five months in office, complaining that the once-common practice of circuit riding–traveling across the country to hear appeals–had taken a severe toll on his health.
Resume Builder:
Although 26 U.S. presidents worked as lawyers at some point during their careers, only one also served on the Supreme Court. In 1921, eight years after leaving the White House, William Howard Taft achieved his lifelong goal of becoming chief justice. He sat on the bench for eight and a half years, retiring five weeks before his death on March 8, 1930.
Wig Party:
Like their counterparts in the United Kingdom, American Supreme Court justices wear dark robes while sitting on the bench. Wigs, on the other hand, are not required, thanks in part to Thomas Jefferson. When Justice William Cushing arrived at the Supreme Court's first session in 1790, proudly sporting a powdered hairpiece, Jefferson issued a scathing critique of his fashion faux pas: "If we must have peculiar garbs for the judges, I think the gown is the most appropriate. But, for heaven's sake, discard the monstrous wig, which makes the English judges look like rats peeping through bunches of oakum."
Supreme Souvenirs:
Traditionally, 20 white quill pens are placed at the four counsel tables each day the Supreme Court is in session. Lawyers who argue before the court often take them home as mementos.
Grand Entrance:
For more than two centuries, a marshal has uttered the traditional call to order during the justices' entry procession: "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!" Pronounced "o-yay" or "o-yez," the thrice-uttered word descends from the Anglo-Norman term for "hear ye." The marshal then continues, announcing, "All persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the court is now sitting. God save the United States and this honorable court."


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By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
OLYMPIA — In the Legislature, the calm before a stormy floor session is usually found in the invocations.
These prayerful passages at the start of proceedings offer lawmakers a moment for meditation and contemplation before they dive into the day's testy political duels.
Most deliverers — be they a pastor, a rabbi, an imam, a tribal leader or even a lawmaker — cause no fuss in their brief appearance at the rostrum of the Senate or House of Representatives.
Not always.
On the first day of this year's session, Jon Sanne, pastor of Olympia's Calvary Chapel caused bowed heads to rise in the Senate by praying that God encourage lawmakers to "strengthen marriage as you ordained it for our good."
Those words didn't sit well with some Democratic senators who knew Sanne fought against legalize marriage for same-sex couples. They felt he had crossed the line aimed at keeping politics out of the ceremonial opening.
"The invocation is meant to be inclusive of all and is not intended to provide a platform for political views," Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle.
Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, who invited Sanne, said when he learned of Democrats' duress he asked around to learn what was said to upset them.
"I do not screen or censor pastors on prayer," he said.
Such dust-ups are a rarity for a practice that is not required by law but rather is done out of tradition dating back to the early days of statehood.
In the House, the Office of the Chief Clerk schedules presenters. In the Senate, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor handles that task.
Each invite gets a letter with guidelines on how to conduct themselves and be mindful of the varied faiths and beliefs of lawmakers, employees and anyone who might be seated in the galleries.
"The purpose of prayer in the opening ceremonies is to seek guidance and to provide for contemplation, inspiration and reflection; it is not meant for entertainment, proselytizing or persuasion," reads the letter.
But officials say they have no control over what someone will say when they get to the microphone.
If what they say triggers a firestorm and lawmakers complain, they're not likely to be invited back, said Brian Dirks, spokesman for Lt. Gov. Brad Owen.
Speakers are chosen in various ways. House and Senate staffs compile lists of faith leaders willing to do it. Lawmakers submit names of religious and spiritual leaders from their districts that they'd like scheduled.
Lawmakers themselves also do them.
Sen. Paull Shin, D-Edmonds, who does them frequently, said he speaks from the heart and doesn't prepare his comments beforehand.
Often, he gets little advance notice. If he only gets 10 minutes' warning, "it's instant prayer," he said.
The Rev. Dan Sailer, pastor of Stanwood United Methodist Church has done an invocation in the Senate in each of the last four years.
Because of the setting, he said, it's "a little more nerve-wracking" than a Sunday sermon.
"I find it a very special moment because these people are making decisions for our whole state," he said. "I just remember they are people who are doing the best they can and that is what my prayers are for."
Jerry Cornfield: 360-352-8623; email@example.com.


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The mission of the Department of Public Safety is to provide for the security and safety of all residents and patrons of the City of Pittsburgh through the oversight and execution of the public safety operational strategies of the Bureaus of Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Management (EMA), Building Inspection, and Animal Care and Control. This mission includes Improving community and first responder safety through training, technology, fleet upgrades and increased community visibility as well as enhancing and enforcing team collaboration across all Public Safety Bureaus.
The Director, through the Department of Public Safety, oversees and leads the overall public safety strategy for the City of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety is known nationally as a professional and competent partner in the public safety arena as represented through significant events which have been held in the city throughout the recent years. In 2009, the professionalism and capabilities of Public Safety Department personnel were tested when Pittsburgh was selected to host the G-20 summit. Public safety personnel put in more than 1,200 hours of planning and operational support and the City hosted a safe and successful G-20 summit. Cities across the world can now look to Pittsburgh as one model for safely hosting an event of this magnitude. Also in 2009, the department successfully managed victory parades for the championship Steelers and Penguins which drew hundreds of thousands of spectators.
Looking foward into 2015, the Pittsburgh Initiative to Reduce Crime will be operating to reduce the number of homicides, and a new gunshot detection system in specified areas within the City will be deployed. In addition, the Director of Public Safety is committed to strengthening the relationship between the community and all Public Safety Department Bureaus and has implemented a new community outreach program managed within the Office of the Director. This program will enhance and coordinate all initiatives across the Department of Public Safety Bureaus, other departments within city government, as well as with the Office of the Mayor.
The Director is committed to leveraging partnerships across the law enforcement community within the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and surrounding areas. This commitment involves working closer with federal partners such as the Office of the United States Attorney, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, United States Secret Service and others to leverage federal assistance in addressing the crime rate within the City of Pittsburgh. Moreover, our federal partnerships will continually be enhanced with relationships between the Department of Public Safety and the Pennsylvania State Police, Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, Office of the District Attorney of Allegheny County, Allegheny County Police, Office of the Allegheny County Sheriff and other local law enforcement agencies within southwestern Pennsylvania.


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Buxton smacks first Fall League homer
Top Twins prospect always searching for things to improve on
By Ashley Marshall / MiLB.com | October 14, 2013 9:04 PM ET
Last winter, baseball's top prospect Byron Buxton said he was going to seek out as advice from coaches, instructors and teammates to improve his already impressive skill set.
Despite collecting almost 500 at-bats over 125 Minor League games in his first full season of professional ball this year, the first-rounder knows there's still room to improve.
The Twins outfielder went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer as the Glendale Desert Dogs beat the Peoria Javelinas, 5-1, in the Arizona Fall League on Monday evening.
After such a busy regular season filled with accolades and superlatives, what area of his game is he looking to work on most? The perfectionist in him knows it's never just one thing.
"Basically everything," said Buxton, who doesn't turn 20 until a week before Christmas. "Offensively, I want to try to keep spreading the ball out to all fields a lot and defensively just keep getting good jumps and good reads. Every day I'm doing that during BP. Base running, just try to get good jumps and get myself in a good position."
Buxton beat out an infield single to shortstop Nolan Fontana in the first inning before grounding out in the second and fourth frames.
In the seventh, the center fielder smacked left-hander Austin Wright's 0-2 pitch to deep left field, over the 380 feet sign at Camelback Ranch.
The outing gave Buxton his first multi-hit game of the AFL and it raised his average to .263. He had recorded a double and two singles while striking out five times in 15 at-bats.
"I went up there trying to hit the ball to the right side," said Buxton, who also made a throwing error from center field in the fifth. "[Wright] threw me a fastball and I took it. He threw me another fastball inside and I took it. Then he threw me a slider inside and my two-strike approach just let me turn on it. You can tell when you really get one.
"I'm not trying to hit home runs, just trying to have good quality at-bats while I'm down here. Trying to help my team out and that was what I did."
Buxton hit .341 with eight homers and 55 RBIs in 68 Midwest League games with Class A Cedar Rapids this season and he batted .326 in 57 Florida State League contests following his promotion to Class A Advanced Fort Myers.
In total, Buxton scored 109 runs, plated 77 runs and swiped 55 bases between the two levels. He earned a selection to the Futures Game at Citi Field in New York this summer and he was named the Midwest League's MVP and Prospect of the Year.
Selected by the Minnesota Twins second overall in the 2012 Draft out of Georgia's Appling County High School, Buxton is excited to extend his season by facing the best pitching prospects in the game.
The top prospect in Minnesota's system spent two-and-a-half weeks at home with friends and family between the end of the regular season and the start of the AFL, but now it's back to work before the winter.
"They've got more than just the fastball to fall back on," Buxton said of the pitchers competing in Arizona. "They go in and out and mix up their pitches real well. They can throw a curve when they want it, a changeup when they want it."
On Monday, Glendale starter Alex Meyer (1-0) struck out three batters over two perfect innings and threw 17 of 21 pitches for strikes to earn his first victory.
"I felt really good. Obviously, fastball command was [the] big thing from the other night," said Meyer, who allowed three runs on five hits over three innings in his AFL debut last Tuesday. "I used my off-speed stuff. I wasn't really able to do last time out as much as would have liked. I feel like I made a good adjustment. Our pitching coach was able to help me out with that. I had a good one going tonight. I was able to get them to chase it put them away when I needed to.
"I just want to go out here and make up innings from when I was hurt. The main thing, though, is to play against the best talent I've ever played against. I want to show I can handle this quality of baseball and show the Twins that I'm hopefully able to help them out as soon as they're ready for me."
Glendale leadoff hitter Micah Johnson (White Sox) was 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored and left fielder Yorman Rodriguez (Reds) and first baseman Max Kepler (Twins) both collected a pair of hits and a run.
Left-hander Kyle Hunter (Mariners) took the loss after yielding two runs on eight hits and a walk over three frames.
Ashley Marshall is a contributor to MiLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AshMarshallMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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With the World Baseball Classic pushing up the start of Spring Training, the Atlanta Braves saw their first early arrivals complete their first workout of the new season.
Though it's not clear how many Braves are at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Fla., but an obvious sense of enthusiasm emanated from a tweet sent out by Freddie Freeman.
"1st workout done in Florida! Now time to hit the links," Freeman tweeted from his @FreddieFreeman5 handle.
Paul Maholm, tweeting from @paul_maholm, thanked Freeman for the invitation to the golf course.
Pitchers and catchers officially report Feb. 11, and the full squad will report Feb. 14.Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta Braves, Freddie Freeman, MLB, Paul Maholm, Spring Training


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The safety and well-being of students and staff is our top priority and the decision to close school is no simple matter.
Before deciding to close school due to extreme winter weather conditions, Saint Paul Public Schools Superintendent John Thein consults with a variety of experts both inside and outside of the district. Our commitment is to keep families, staff and the community informed of weather-related school closings and cancellations.
Please note that we continually monitor the forecast from the National Weather Service in order to make the best decision for students, staff and families. Additionally, delayed start times are not logistically possible in Saint Paul Public Schools.
Our commitment is to keep families, staff and the community informed of weather-related school closings and cancellations.
Nuestro compromiso es mantener a las familias, empleados y comunidad informados de los cierres y cancelaciones escolares relacionadas con el clima.
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Waxaa naga go'an inaan had iyo jeer ogaysiino qoysaska, shaqaalaha iyo bulshada xiritaanka iskuullada ee ka dhasha hawada oo xumaato.


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Herald staff
EVERETT — A Snohomish County sheriff's deputy was fired last week in connection with a pending criminal case against him.
James E. Hager, 43, was charged in November in King County Superior Court with second-degree burglary, third-degree theft and third-degree malicious mischief.
Prosecutors allege that Hager visited a vacation property in the Skykomish area in May and took several items, including a wood-burning stove, a stove pipe, some cedar flooring and an electrical cord. He was off-duty at the time.
Hager pleaded not guilty in November. He has a hearing scheduled in April.
Meanwhile, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office conducted an internal investigation, spokeswoman Shari Ireton said Tuesday.
Investigators determined that Hager had violated department policies, she said.
He was fired Jan. 2. He had been a deputy for six years.


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