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Nov 25, 2012 - By Mark ShieldsNelson Algren, the great Chicago writer, provided American males with three timeless rules for life:
Never play cards with a man named "Doc." Never eat at a place called "Mom's." And never lie down with a woman who has more troubles than you do.
It must be obvious by now that the recently resigned CIA director, retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, with a Ph.D. from Princeton, either did not read or did not heed Nelson Algren.
We have learned that Petraeus -- almost revered by the press corps who covered him and by so many in Congress for his intellect, leadership and skill -- was a man of flawed judgment. In February 2010, when Petraeus was commander of the U.S. Central Command, with its headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., he and Mrs. Petraeus attended a Gasparilla Pirate Festival party at the Tampa home of Dr. Scott and Jill Kelley.
The general made the approximately nine-mile trip to the Kelley home in the company of a 28-police officer motorcycle escort. That's right, 28 on-duty police officers, instead of patrolling the city or walking a neighborhood beat, were diverted in order to provide a papal-size motorcade to accompany Petraeus to a social event.
What level of self-importance would you have to have reached in order not to reject out of hand as personally unacceptable so obvious a misuse of the time and talents of public safety officers?
You want more evidence? How about Petraeus's backing of Jill Kelley's twin sister, Natalie Khawam, who, according to District of Columbia Superior Court Neal Kravitz, who had ruled against her in a custody case involving her 4-year-old son, "appears to lack any appreciation or respect for the importance of honesty and integrity in her interactions with her family, employers and others with whom she comes in contact."
So Petraeus chooses to wade into the middle of a bitter domestic relations fight and "having known her for approximately three years," writes a letter to the court stating that he and his wife, Holly, had seen first-hand "a very loving relationship" between Khawam and her son when they and the Kelleys had been the Petraeuses' guests for Christmas dinner.
The nation's top spy, ever discreet and shrewd, in order to communicate with -- perhaps to send coded sweet nothings to -- his biographer-lover, Paula Broadwell, sets up an e-mail account.
Broadwell, possibly upset by that Christmas dinner invitation, was not pleased with Jill Kelley's personal friendship with Petraeus and, according to law enforcement officials who have investigated the case, sent anonymous, harassing e-mails to Kelley.
According to the New York Daily News, one unsigned e-mail hreatened to make Kelley "go away," which has a menacing sound to it. If this is accurate, then Kelley's seeking an FBI friend to find the identity of the sender of such messages becomes more understandable.
The hint of overly possessive-obsessive behavior toward the Married Man by the Other Woman recalls Alex Forest, the character so superbly created by Glenn Close in the 1987 blockbuster "Fatal Attraction," who after a mad weekend fling with seemingly happily-married lawyer Dan Gallagher, believably played by Michael Douglas, refuses to be "ignored" and makes unbearable the lives of the adulterous Gallagher and his family.
This movie, someone wisely observed, scared the pants onto countless married men. I recall meeting Close during the 2004 New Hampshire primary, when she wanted to talk politics and I just wanted to tell her (as she had probably heard 10,413 times) that she had done more for male marital fidelity in that one movie than all the sermons given from all the pulpits since 1950.
It was the great Southern writer Walker Percy who urged, "Do not be the kind of person who gets all A's and flunks ordinary living."
Judgment really does matter.
Editor's note: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields is a former Marine who appears regularly on "Newshour" on PBS.
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(Thompson) – A Geauga County woman has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of her husband.
The Geauga County Sheriff's Department says 66-year-old Rita Greifenstein fatally shot her husband Peter Greifenstein last Friday.
According to deputies, Greifenstein called police after the shooting and told the operator her husband hit her with a pan and she shot him.
She says she was hit in the head several times. Investigators say it did appear that Greifenstein did have a wound on her head that could have been caused by being hit by a pan.
Peter Greifenstein was shot once in the chest. The Geauga County Sheriff's Department confirmed Rita Greifenstein was being held in jail.
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Connect the cards to build a beautiful array of colors. Add a little splice and slice to make the array explode! Sound simple? Wait 'til someone tosses a splatter or SLAM card your way. You can play Array on a table - but for even more fun, play it on the floor and see how big your array can grow. Be the last person in the game by building the largest array of color you can. This game turns anyone into an artist!
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Before joining the Provost's Office, Patrice was Professor of Philosophy and Director of Women's Studies at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, where she taught courses in political philosophy and feminist theory. She is the author of The Impossibility of Motherhood: Feminism, Individualism, and the Problem of Mothering (1999) and co-editor of Women and Children First: Feminism, Rhetoric, and Public Policy (2005) and Feminist Ethics and Social Policy (1997).
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I have my movies organized in folders a specific way by Genre I can easily find them in. However, this skin doesn't have the ability to view in non-library mode to view movies in my structure. I don't need the 15 Genre's that there are, and it's confusing when movies like Kangaroo Jack and Paul Blart Mall Cop are in the "Action" Genre.
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You could create 3 menu items each with 5 of your genres as submenu smart playlists.. a bit fudgy I know but all that springs to mind at the minute.
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I think the workaround is playlists. Didn't cross my mind, but they work just as well. I also seperated the childrens movies from the others, so that should work well.
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A smart playlist won't help much with movies that are mis-tagged as action movies. This is being set by whatever you are scraping your movies with. To fix that you would need to manually change the genres.
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We'll discuss later how to deal with all the extra moolah (so you can salvage an excellent life once the realities of being richer sink in).
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First, let's make sure you understand these 3 basic (and mostly ignored or botched) rules from our Operation MoneySuck manual.
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Op$uck Rule #1: Get an assistant.
Hey, I totally understand the "go it alone" mindset of the average entrepreneur. I was a one-man-band for the first 5 years of my career — if you got a letter or phone call from my office (in my collapsing beach house in Hermosa), it was from me.
However, once I decided to start teaching and offering courses and coaching, I took to heart the Prime Operation MoneySuck Directive: "If you're the dude responsible for bringing in the big bucks, then that's your #1 job. And your #2 job, and #3 job, etc. Hire out or delegate everything else."
I brought on a part-time assistant for 10 hours a week, who worked out of her house (so we communicated mostly by email, phone and only occasional visits). She was smart, had biz experience, and was thrilled to have a part-time gig with totally flexible hours, with a generous and savvy boss (me) so she could work from home and raise her kid.
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A judge later ruled that Hammer's future earning would go straight to the government, but Hammer argues that the ruling should be voided because the matter was settled during a bankruptcy agreement.
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The Tornados (3-1) will look to bounce back from suffering their first loss of the season on Saturday afternoon, a 60-42 loss to Belmont Abbey (4-0) in the battle of the unbeatens.
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The Tornados used a 25-0 run in the second half to pull help clip the wings of the Owls. Junior forward Jonathan Whitson, who has scored in double figures in every game thus far this season, led the Tornados with 29 points and 13 rebounds, both game highs, in the first meeting back on November 18 in Boshamer Gymnasium.
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FitzGerald: Budget a "train wreck for the middle class"
(Columbus) - The Democrat running for Ohio governor called the state's new budget a "train wreck for the middle class."
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald teed off on a tax cut plan that Republicans have touted as an economic booster.
"You're seeing income tax for the very wealthiest people in the state being paid for by really increasing the tax burden overall on the middle class and the poor," FitzGerald said.
The budget provides a $2.7 billion cut in income taxes for both individuals and small businesses in Ohio. It also raises the sales tax from 5.5 percent to 5.75 percent and removes exemptions for items purchased online like digital music and books.
"We have a tax shift that is being proposed in this state and it's indefensible in my opinion," he said.
FitzGerald also took issue with provisions in the budget dealing with abortion. He says they were slipped in at the last minute without any hearings or public comment.
"These types of divisive restrictions have no place in a budget bill," FitzGerald said.
He was hopeful that Gov. John Kasich would use his line-item veto power to remove those items as well as those dealing with the tax changes.
"If I were governor I would and this governor should," he said.
Instead of a tax cut, FitzGerald said he would have used a surplus in the budget to restore funding to local governments that was cut in the last budget. He says that resulted in higher taxes at the local level for many Ohioans.
FitzGerald also criticized Gov. Kasich's leadership style noting that even members of his own party in the General Assembly have ignored Kasich policies like the severance tax on oil and gas drilling and Medicaid expansion. He says Kasich needs to sit down with members of both parties to find solutions instead of giving them his policies with a "loud voice."
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It was a record year at North American movie theaters - and a year of records.
It's estimated that when ticket sales for 2012 are added up after tonight, the dollar figure will be $10.8 billion. That beats the annual record of $10.6 billion from 2009 and represents a healthy 6 percent increase over 2011's $10.215 billion.
And that's not all.
"`The Avengers' had the biggest opening weekend of all time with $207.4 million," noted Paul Dergarabedian, president of the Box-office Division at Hollywood.com. "`The Hobbit' was the biggest December opening ever. `The Hunger Games' opening with $152 million in March that was unprecedented for that month. And there was the biggest single day opening for a musical ever with `Les Miz' (`Les Miserables') on Christmas Day.
"Even this Valentines Day, the first time ever that four movies opened with over $20 million outside of the holiday season. The records just kept on coming."
Additionally, the number of tickets sold was up for the first time in three years: 1.36 billion, about 6 percent more than 2011's 1.288 billion, though still less than the decade-old modern high of 1.6 billion.
Of course, in 2002, there were no smartphones or tablet devices to stream movies on, or to otherwise compete for consumers' attention when they wanted to be entertained.
"In the face of that, that the actual moviegoing experience grew over the last year, that's a significant thing," Dergarabedian pointed out. "Ten years ago, we did not live in the same world. Of course attendance started dipping when these new technologies were emerging. But now, I would argue that these technologies are fully emerged, and in the face of all that, the industry is seeing an uptick. That really says something about the strength of the industry."
Or, perhaps, about the overall quality of the movies released in 2012.
The year's three highest worldwide grossers - "Avengers" ($1.5 billion), "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1.08 billion) and "Skyfall" (over $1 billion and counting) - were, for the most part, critically acclaimed.
"Ultimately, the movies drive the business," Moviecitynews.com editor David Poland observed. "When `Skyfall' is doing a billion dollars for the first time and $300 million domestic, those are huge numbers for a James Bond film, and that has a lot to do with the movie."
Additionally, a surprising number of films designed for adults who don't mind thinking at the multiplex - "Argo," "Django Unchained," "Flight," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Magic Mike" and, albeit in limited release at the moment, "Zero Dark Thirty" - drew audiences in substantial numbers rarely seen for this type of stuff in recent years.
"I think they filled that niche very effectively this year," Poland said. "There are half-a-dozen movies that are solid; nobody's going to say `Don't go see that movie.' And they're doing somewhat better than they used to do."
Nevertheless, at superficial glance, the 2012 domestic Top 10 list looks as juvenile as any previous year's. It's topped by the two comic book films, followed by the young adult fantasy fiction adaptations "Hunger Games" and "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2," separated by the umpteenth 007 adventure.
Slots six through 10 are occupied by another superhero thing ("Amazing Spider-Man"), a couple of animated features ("Brave," "Madagascar 3"), a raunchy comedy about a talking stuffed toy ("Ted") and an even more kid-oriented J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation than the previous three ("The Hobbit").
Serious adult stuff like "Lincoln" doesn't appear on the list until around slot No. 19, and not all of the films ahead of it were necessarily aesthetically accomplished.
That doesn't mean they weren't carefully crafted to please their target audiences, though.
"Because of the financial constriction of the business, which I'd say is 30 to 40 percent over the last four years, the studios tried to figure out how to do things a little differently," Poland said, referencing recent plunges in such ancillary revenue streams as DVD sales and licensing fees from cable and broadcast TV.
"So I think that what you're seeing are much more nichey choices," Poland continued. "And when you do choices that are not necessarily meant for everyone, you end up with pictures like `Ted' or `The Hunger Games' that satisfy a specific audience. And that's probably a good thing for what any one of us would consider quality movies."
Unless they were pre-sold like "The Avengers" - which Marvel patiently built anticipation for with years of movies about the team's individual heroes - pictures that attempted to attract the widest possible audience did so at great risk this year.
"Ironically the movies that were trying to be bigger than they were meant to be were the movies that bombed the hardest, at least in ratio of cost to audience," Poland said. "Movies like `Battleship' and `John Carter' that tried to be everything to everyone died ... because they weren't. `John Carter' is hard-core geeky material that would have been fine financially if it had been made for $100 million or less."
Or, perhaps, if it had been released in a year, like many before this one, when moviegoers were far less picky.
"Hollywood can't just rest on its laurels anymore, there's too much competition, particularly with how good television writing is now," Dergarabedian said. "Just because a movie's on a big screen doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be a better product. But they're backing it up, it seems, this year. They're actually putting great product on the big screen."
If the history of the movie business teaches us anything, though, it's that the flight to quality won't necessarily last.
"If you make it and you sell it, they will come," Poland said with a hint of cynicism (or realism), noting that there's a number of acclaimed year-end films that appear to be struggling at the box office. "Just because you make a good movie does not mean that you are guaranteed box office, and just because you make a bad movie does not mean that you're going to bomb."
Let's let old acquaintance be forgot at the moment, though, and celebrate a record year with lots of great films.
"Most of the people involved this year are pretty serious about moviemaking, and about auteurism on some level," Poland acknowledged. "You have a lot of people with strong voices this year, which is nice."
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MWL notes: Piscotty finds consistency
Stanford product enjoying smooth transition to Quad Cities
By Curt Rallo / Special to MLB.com | August 9, 2012 8:29 AM ET
Piscotty led the Stanford Cardinal to NCAA Regional action. One day after they missed out on a shot at the College World Series, Piscotty was drafted in the first round (36th overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals. He quickly signed with a reported $1.43 million bonus and picked up a bat for the Class A Quad Cities River Bandits of the Midwest League.
As soon as the season is over, it's back to Stanford to work on his degree.
"It's been a long year, but it's been a lot of fun," Piscotty said. "It's been eventful, finishing my career at Stanford and getting drafted. I haven't played as many games as the guys in Quad Cities who playing a full season. That's something I have to get used to, getting my body to adapt to that lifestyle."
Piscotty, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound right-handed hitter, has transitioned into pro ball exceptionally well. He's hitting .281 in 31 games.
"It sounds cliché, but I try to take things day-to-day," Piscotty said. "My biggest thing is trying to stay consistent. I watch a lot of the players go through emotional roller-coasters, where they tear it up for a week and then they can't get a hit for a week. I feel like that can be negated.
"I think if you take things one at a time, you can stay consistent," he added. "Consistency is what allows you to become a great baseball player. The season is a long time. You can have a great first month and then struggle. But if you stay consistent game-to-game, that's where the results come out."
Piscotty only had one hit in his first nine at-bats. Since then, he's gotten into the swing of things for the River Bandits.
"I hadn't seen pitching in two and a half weeks when I first got to [Quad Cities]," Piscotty said. "It took a little bit of an adjustment to get the rust off after taking a break. I had to get used to the lifestyle of a pro ballplayer. After I got the first few games under my belt, I started playing my game and feeling comfortable in the box and seeing the ball better.
"I also realized, it's just baseball. I've played the game a lot. Players change, but the game doesn't change. I just started to feel more comfortable using the wood bat after using the aluminum bat. I did some little adjustments with my swing to put the ball in play. Line-drive contact is one of my biggest things. I'm just trying to have good at-bats and hit the ball hard."
Piscotty has hit two homers in his 31 games and would like to see the power numbers take a jump.
"The one thing I might like to improve, not that I can control it, is to go out and start hitting more home runs," Piscotty said. "I'd like to have more power, more pop, but I don't want to start trying to hit home runs. That would get me in trouble. But I'd like to improve driving the ball a little bit more."
One of the great values of Piscotty's game is his versatility. He plays third for Quad Cities, but has played shortstop and outfield. And when Stanford needed pitching help, Piscotty stepped up and strong-armed the competition.
"I've always been a utility guy," Piscotty said. "I have no problem jumping around. Whatever gets me into the lineup. That's how I've always gone about things. Third base is definitely a position I need to work at. I need to get better. I'll play wherever the Cardinals want me to play."
In brief
Record rout: Fort Wayne's 16-0 loss at South Bend on Aug. 2 tied a mark for the worst blowout in franchise history. Fort Wayne lost, 20-4, to the Michigan Battle Cats on May 18, 1996, and also suffered a 16-run loss to the Beloit Brewers on July 20, 1997. Reliever Daniel Sarria, activated off of the disabled list and pitching for the first time since April 19, tossed two-thirds of an inning but gave up a homer to Chris Ellison and was ejected after beaning Raul Navarro. Two TinCaps position players, Tyler Stubblefield and Travis Whitmore, also pitched in the game. South Bend achieved season highs in runs and hits (22). Ellison homered twice for the Silver Hawks, and Marc Bourgeois and Roidany Aguila had one homer apiece.
Walking the plank: The West Michigan Whitecaps collected 14 hits, including three home runs, but allowed 10 walks in an 8-7 loss to Lansing on Aug. 4. Eight of the 10 walks given up by the Whitecaps came in the final two innings.
Retro radio: Lansing radio broadcasters Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Keaton Gillogly on Aug. 5 celebrated the anniversary of the first baseball broadcast by calling a game based on written accounts and using mini-bats for sound effects -- the way baseball was broadcast in the 1920s. Goldberg-Strassler first did a re-creation broadcast in 2005 with Brockton (Mass.) of the Independent Can-Am League as an assignment from the general manager. "We grabbed a pair of mini bats and a baseball and stationed someone outside. They messaged me what was going on. I worked with my intern, and we re-created the game," he said. "Coincidentally, it was the first no-hitter in the history of the [Brockton] franchise, and I didn't see it."
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This bold 21st century vision of new transportation options promises to revitalize the economy, reactivate the manufacturing sector, create millions of jobs, end the country's oil dependency, and cut the carbon footprint by epic proportions. But has Arizona climbed aboard HSR? Its California neighbors, frustrated by miles of clogged freeways, passed a $10 billion voter approved bond to begin building an 800-mile system. Anyone familiar with the herculean effort to get light rail approved and funded in Arizona might wince at the thought of laying out a regional high-speed rail system.
Like the 1950s Interstate Highways System of the Eisenhower administration, which linked cities by a series of inter-state highways, this new plan aims to connect cities via rail line. In August, LaHood estimated that "New high-speed trains will link 80 percent of Americans within 25 years, at a cost of about $500 billion." This includes a 17,000 mile national rail system to be built in four phases, with completion by 2030. It should be noted that the initial cost estimate of the Eisenhower system was $25 billion over 12 years; it ended up costing $114 billion (adjusted for inflation, $425 billion in 2006 dollars) and took 35 years. Maybe that is why conservative Arizonans cringe.
This said, the visionary map phasing championed by the U.S. High Speed Rail Association follows the most logical sequence for a national system build out — starting with the largest cities in the busiest corridors, then growing to connect those together across the country. The busiest corridors are known as "megaregions," none of which are in the Rocky Mountain West. The plan calls for a national system of HSR express lines connecting cities and states into an integrated system. The plan sets high standards for state-of-the-art dedicated track, advanced control systems, elegant multi-modal train stations, and top-of-the-line 220 mph trains connecting major cities. The plan calls for a support network of 110 mph trains connecting smaller cities and towns (such as between Phoenix and Tucson), together with the high-speed system.
Last year, the Obama administration awarded funding to 23 regional rail projects nationally. Neither Phoenix nor any Rocky Mountain West community received any of the funding. This was an unfortunate reminder that Arizona needs to position itself for future federal awards, notes Arizona Department of Transportation rail chief, Shannon Scutari.
"For us to be taken seriously," Scutari said, "it's very important that our two major metropolitan areas (Phoenix and Tucson) are building momentum and trying to connect by rail, and for us to show we are becoming a rail state. The key to that effort is to finish a state rail plan. Without a state rail plan, the federal government will not consider funding applications.
On Feb. 8-10, the U.S. High Speed Rail Summit 2010 will convene in Washington, D.C. to further lay out its agenda. The summit recognizes that many obstacles lie in the path of completing the HSR plan, including: overcoming partisan politics, ongoing permanent funding support, linking the various different agencies, real estate development opportunities, and integrating regional and local systems.
In light of Arizona's dependence on real estate development as a major part of its economic agenda, being on board with HSR seems like a "no brainer." This national movement isn't merely a trend. Only time will tell whether the train has already left the station — and whether a stop in Arizona is on the map.


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what kind of compatible wi-fi card i need in BT5 (if that's matter or just buy any kind of wi-fi card?) because i want to try also the WPA/WPA2 cracking thing. (just to learn but i don't really need to use neighbors internet because i have my own) so anyways before buying anything. please teach me what kind of wi-fi card i need. please link suggestion wifi card if you can.
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Hey thanks for the reply woot i think i post another thread regarding saying thanks to you. T_T i hope they don't get mad at me
hi, there all i have problem in my bt5 Gnome, when i try to airmon-ng start wlan0 i get this PID active,
when i try to kill dhclient3, my airmon-ng get error and get stop,
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Found 2 processes that could cause trouble.
If airodump-ng, aireplay-ng or airtun-ng stops working after
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I would never argue with Saulo's book, dvds or anything that man touches being the best. I don't think he lays out a game plan however. His book is a fantastic encyclopedia and along with his dvds, you really have it all there.
As for a good resource on the basics, I love the following:
1. Jiu Jitsu 101 and 102 by Roy Harris or Roy Dean's Blue Belt curriculum
Roy is amazing as an instructor. Of course, you could say that about a number of instructors out there, but in 101 and 102 he gives you the "fundamentals" that this thread was asking about, in a very methodical manner. He systemizes the aforementioned Moreira's wealth of knowledge.
2. BJ Penn MMA book of knowledge
I know this is an MMA book, but Basic Fundamental BJJ IS old school MMA. When you move from MMA to pure grappling, you create new scenarios which simply call for innovative solutions coz you can't punch and you're not worried about getting punched---enter advanced solutions!
3. Gracie University blue belt curriculum
Kinda similar reasoning to this as to BJ's book with the addition that the amount of details provided here is redonkeyolus! They cover 36 techniques but each techniue has up to 4 variations and add-ons. Say what you want about Gracie University as a teaching method but no one can argue that the actual content in the dvds/online lessons and camera angles and level of instruction is amazing. No one (not even........I'm gonna say it....Saulo) breaks down these basic techniques as detailed as Gracie Combatives.
The above are my favourite answers to the question: "Where can I learn what the basics of jiu jitsu are?"
All the best mate. Let us know how it goes
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Some great stuff on this thread.
thanx for the replies - just a quick repsonse as regards additional resources.
1. I have bj's book
2. I was just thinking abvot getting saulo's today
3. I have roy harris 101 (i think) i need to dig that out.
Thanx for the pointers - when investigating something i try to get info that provides as precise details as possible.


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Brevard, N.C. - The Tornados dropped two close games to #9 Lenoir-Rhyne, Saturday afternoon, losing 5-4 and 5-3 in their final South Atlantic Conference doubleheader of the regular season.
Lenoir-Rhyne improves to 44-6 and 15-1 in the conference, while Brevard falls to 17-26, and 5-11 in the conference.
Game 1: Lenoir-Rhyne 5, Brevard 4
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Martika Elmore pitcher six innings for the Tornados, allowing five runs on six hits, while striking out eight. Elmore also led the Tornados with two RBIs after jacking a homerun to left center field with Chelsi Mallory on base, breaking up Dawon Millwood's no-hitter in the third inning.
Her homerun put Brevard ahead 2-1, but Lenoir-Rhyne responded with three runs in their half of the inning to regain the lead, 4-2.
The Bears added one more run in the fourth when Sarah Atkins, who led the team with two RBIs, grounded out and scored Brittany Cherry.
Mallory hit a late solo homer with two outs as Brevard threatened to tie the game, but were turned away and handed the 5-4 loss.
Game 2: Lenoir-Rhyne 5, Brevard 3
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Nicole Heusel led the Tornados with two RBIs in the second game as Liz Houser started and pitched six innings, giving up five runs on nine hits.
Brevard scored first, adding a run in the top of the first inning when Kristina Clayton knocked in Sarah Carlos who led off with a double.
The Bears responded with a three run bottom of the inning, led by a Duckworth homerun.
The Tornados tied the game in the third on a Heusel two-run double, but fell behind again as Lenoir-Rhyne added a run in their half of the inning making the score 4-3.
The Bears added an insurance run in the fifth inning when Brittany Davidson hit a RBI single to seal the 5-3 win for the nationally ranked team.
The Tornados return to action on Monday when they travel to Virginia Intermont for a non-conference doubleheader.
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NYPL notes: Dent thinks defense first07/12/2013 6:00 AM ET
By Craig Forde / Special to MiLB.com
As the only member of the University of Florida's highly regarded 2009 recruiting class to make it to a senior season, Cody Dent did all he could on defense to carve out a niche in the game.
While he watched fellow teammates become early-round draftees after their junior years, Dent returned to Gainesville and plied his trade with the leather, which paid off when he was selected in the 20th round of June's Draft by the Washington Nationals.
"It's what kept me in the lineup at Florida," said Dent of his defense. "I take pride in it."
A career .176 hitter in four years with the Gators, Dent is a walking example of why one should not look solely at the stats sheet when determining if a player is worthy of a shot.
With the majority of his work in college coming at the shortstop position, he was also able to seamlessly fill in at second, third and even in the outfield when called upon. Dent committed only 17 errors in his time with Florida, posting a .959 fielding percentage while turning 33 double plays and making the near-impossible look routine at times.
"I've worked all over the infield and outfield, so I'm ready to play wherever they want to put me," said Dent. "I want the pitcher to know that if the ball is hit to me, that it's an automatic out."
That ability to play numerous positions, especially up the middle of the field, has provided the Doubledays with an everyday option that they can trust to fill holes in an instant.
Thus far, Auburn has found a fit for Dent at second base, where he's played 11 of his 14 games and has yet to commit an error in 48 chances. He has misplayed only one ball since arriving in Auburn, and that was while at shortstop.
The son of former Major League All-Star Bucky Dent, who himself posted a career .976 fielding percentage in the bigs, Cody has been able to lean on his dad and learn from his experiences.
"He told me to keep working hard and grind through the tough times," said Dent of the advice his father has given him. "He supports whatever I do, and he is very excited for me. He is 100 percent behind me."
Now Cody will look to make a name for himself, and although he may not yet possess the bat that Bucky once did, he is already showing signs of improvement after making the jump into professional baseball.
With a few quick adjustments from his coaching staff, Dent jumped out to a .355 average with 11 hits in his first nine games.
"They've told me to stay short through the ball," said Dent, who credited hitting coach Luis Ordaz and manager Gary Cathcart with helping him at the plate. "I need to be staying on top of the ball and not cutting up at it as I had been."
A recent five-game hitless slump has brought Dent back to reality a bit, but he plugs on and learns more than just what it takes on the field to be a career ballplayer.
"It's a grind," said Dent of his new work schedule. "There are no midweek days off. We are two or three weeks in and it's starting to kick in now.
"I'm getting into a routine now and trying to focus on making my body and mind prepared each day."
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Gallegos not walking the line: Staten Island Yankees pitcher Giovanny Gallegos has made five starts thus far this season and has yet to issue a single walk. His 23 innings of work are the most of any pitcher in the NYPL without having given up a free pass. Gallegos, who missed all of 2011 with a knee injury, has allowed just two walks over 50 innings as a pro.
There's no place like road: The friendly confines of Dutchess Stadium have not been kind to the Hudson Valley Renegades, who are 3-8 at home this year. Their traveling road show, however, has produced a 10-3 mark away from Wappingers Falls, a win total they did not reach until July 22 last season.
Washington streak snapped: State College first baseman David Washington had a 10-game hitting streak snapped Wednesday night at Aberdeen. He enjoyed a stretch of nine straight games with at least a hit and an RBI to start July, driving in 16 runs in that span and giving him a league-best 22 RBIs.
Cecchini hits DL: Gavin Cecchini, MLB.com's No. 6 Mets prospect, was placed on the disabled list earlier in the week with a left ankle injury. Selected 12th overall in the 2012 Draft, the Brooklyn shortstop was batting .259/.305/.315 through 15 games this year. Cecchini suffered a fractured middle figure that put an early end to his 2012 season.


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Hello to all,
Ive been having a problem with my USB key freezing on boot...doesnt go past bios detection.
-Many people have had problems with their computers freezing on boot
when they leave their usb drives plugged in,
-After some time researching the topic, It has come to my attention that the problem lies in the way that some bios detects usb devices.
-My Usb is being detected as "USB hard drive" instead of Usb key or device
which causes the system to hang on boot
Specs: 2gb Sandisk Cruzer , Hp pavillion dv2000t, phoenix bios
I have tried to use qparted and fdisk, to delete all partitions and create one bootable 95 fat32 partition. No success, still hangs
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The New Zealand twitterverse is still abuzz, as people share information about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake and its consequences. Now, 3 days in, these tweets are increasingly about services being restored, relief offers and businesses and organisations exchanging information & aid.
Here I want to make a special mention of the University of Canterbury which has set up a special Twitter account for news about its recovery.
Also interesting to watch organisations like ASB Bank & the NZ Red Cross supporting each other through Twitter.
Most people and official news outlets are now using the hashtag #eqnz, thus consolidating the information flow. As of this afternoon it had been used 18199 times on Tuesday at 6.30pm (updated Tue 07-09-2010).
I've been following the use of social media in this event and reported a little about two of the hashtags that were in use in an earlier post. I've been RTing useful tweets with the now prevailing #eqnz tag so they get a better spread.
In this process I've also received a few nasty tweets and comments about what some are calling "the hashtag war". One person commenting:
"I don't want to extend the #eqnz vs #christchurchquake war. I think it is the most stupid bit of fussing when the world is literally falling down around us."
When the world is falling down around you, you need a few things: water, food, shelter and…information
If you are not a regular social media user, you may well agree. However, when the world is falling down around you, you need a few things: water, food, shelter and…information. In the early hours, many grabbed their mobile phones (closer to their beds than the battery-powered radios in their survival kits) and went to Twitter, because Twitter is all about sharing information. But to do this effectively, the information must be A. findable, B. usable and C. shareable.
A. Findable
The information that you broadcast through Twitter is publicly available on your Twitter profile page (here's mine). However very few people will go and visit this page. Instead they will access their own home page, which displays a steady stream of the latest tweets of all the people that they are 'following'. This stream is updated almost-live, every minute or so.
So now you find yourself in a major event, and you want your information to be findable beyond the 143 odd people that follow you. You also want to find information from other sources than just the 156 odd people that you follow. Saturday morning at 4.35 they may not have been awake yet. Well, this is where Twitter search but more importantly, hashtags come in. By using a common hashtag (a keyword preceded by the hash symbol) and then doing a search for that hashtag, Twitter users can have a shared conversation beyond the boundaries of their usual Twitter network.
In the case of an event like this, it is impossible to have a pre-agreed hashtag as people do for eg conferences (see ULearn10 in Christchurch this week). So instead you monitor the wider Twitter stream for a while, doing several searches, until you find common hashtags. In the initial stages you may use 2 or more hashtags, but once a dominant hashtag emerges, it is essential that you use this. If you are the provider of crucial information, eg NZ Civil Defence or a news channel, using the common hashtag is how your tweets will be findable.
B. Usable
The information you broadcast, your tweets, must be usable. The 140 character limit of a tweet is its strength but also its weakness. For your tweet to be usable in a crisis, it must be immediately informative in those few characters. If you want to share more, then link to a place where the rest of the information can be found. Links can become quite long (not desirable in a tweet) so you use a 'url shortener' to make them an acceptable length (abt 20 characters). Most Twitter applications will do this automatically. If you do make use of links, then also make sure your tweet is an accurate description of what people will find when they click on that link. In a crisis, you don't want to be wasting anyone's time.
Informative #eqnz tweet by @siobhanbulfin:
One of the less usable tweets coming from the NZ Civil Defence Twitter account:
In the case of a major event the information needs to flow, it needs to spread. So you design your tweets to be easily shared. How do you do this?
- Don't take up too much space with Twitter functionality such as your username. Of course during the event it's too late to change your name, but if you are about to open a twitter account then consider this: @minedunz would have been 5 characters shorter than @mineducationnz.
- Use the shorter hashtag. Of course you will be driven by the prevailing hashtag, but if you get in early, then encourage the use of the shorter option.
- Use short sentences. It helps to write in the active voice, leaving out definite articles (such as 'the') and prefaces eg 'Cracks in windows.' rather than 'There are cracks appearing in the windows".
- Aim to make your tweet a re-tweetable length when the hashtag is included. The formula for this is: 140 characters – your twittername characters – 4. How does that work? Well 140 characters is standard length for a tweet, but when it's retweeted, it will include the following: RT @twittername. So that would be 14 characters. However you may want to make it shorter yet to give retweeters some room to add their comments. Often done by adding eg "<- important!" or "<- wow!". 100 characters is probably a very good length for a tweet in a crisis event to keep it shareable.
So that's what we can keep in mind for the next earthquake or volcanic eruption, whichever comes first here in New Zealand: we should try to keep our information on Twitter findable, usable & shareable.


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It is hard enough for parents who work 9 to 5 to stay connected with their kids. Imagine working the 3 pm to 11 pm or 7 pm to 7 am shift. For many parents, it means missing sporting events, parent-teacher conferences, and family activities, not to mention dinnertime and bedtime.
The good news is that many families make it work.
Making it work involves three things:
That may mean eating birthday cake for breakfast or celebrating Thanksgiving on a Tuesday. Valuing family time, whenever it happens, will relieve a lot of shiftwork-related stress.
Shiftworking parents make it work by:
Many shiftworking parents assume a lot of guilt. The guiltier you feel about your work schedule, the more stress both you and your kids will feel. Whining about your awful hours, even if your goal is to let your children know that you are just as unhappy with the situation as they are, is an invitation to them to join in the whining, thus increasing your feelings of guilt.
It is helpful to remember that there are a lot of options available to shiftworking parents and their kids that are not available to nine-to-fivers. Parents who work evening shifts are often able to help with classroom activities or serve as lunchroom monitors at their kids' schools. Parents who work overnight shifts arrive home as their kids are getting up in the morning and can better enjoy breakfast time because they are not rushing to get off to work themselves.
If you have more than one child, work out individual, age-appropriate contracts with each. This may involve discussing curfews, rules for daily conduct, and responsibilities. Put your contract in writing and sign it. Meet regularly to discuss how the contract is working.
Visits between a child and a noncustodial shiftworking parent can be more challenging. The means to success are to show up, be present, and be committed. Stay in touch with telephone calls, letters, email, and visits whenever possible.
Teens whose parents work nontraditional hours may develop greater maturity and home management skills at a younger age. On the other hand, when shiftworking parents do not pay enough attention to detail and are not committed to being present in their children's lives, the resulting overabundance of independence combined with a lack of direction and boundaries can lead to behavior problems and difficulties in school.
Here are tips for making the most of your situation:
Schedule time together.
The lack of contact that can result from shiftwork can make meaningful interaction difficult, so it is especially important to schedule time together.
Develop routines.
Put everything, especially family time, on a calendar. Routine is important.
Find creative ways to participate in events.
If you cannot make it to the soccer match or band concert, have a family member videotape the event and schedule a time when you and your child can watch the video together while he or she recounts the high points. Want to attend a family party but have to leave early to go to work? Take two cars so you can get some enjoyment from the event without making everyone leave early because of your schedule.
Set clear rules.
Don't forget to set rules pertaining to acceptable reasons for waking a sleeping shiftworker.
Stay positive.
Keep a positive attitude about your schedule and look for the opportunities it offers. Always find a way to be grateful for what you have. Share your positive attitude with your kids by letting them know that this is how your family works and you're doing fine—you just march to the beat of a different drummer.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Family Physicians
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Psychological Association
The risks of shift work. American Academy of Pediatrics. Health Children website. Available at: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/work-play/pages/The-Risks-of-Shift-Work.aspx. Updated May 11, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2013.
Last reviewed December 2013 by Michael Woods, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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3-5 days sure beats 2 months any day!!
Still though, you'd really have to need that password pretty badly to wait 3-5 days. Nice advancement in technology. I'll test this out if I can get my hands on this BaCA.
Any news to a release date? Cause I couldn't find one.
Thanks for the update thorin.


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Well besides the fact that you joined here, disregarded the rules you agreed to and then posted the minimal amount of info, what else have you tried?
Did you check Google, the forums, Ubuntu forums, Google, the manufacturer, etc?
I would recommend doing that a bit first and then report back with info in hand.


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WHITE PLAINS, NY -- The New York State Automatic Vending Association drew a record crowd and topped last year's record fundraising efforts at its third annual Herb Luckower Memorial Golf Outing. It was held on Sept. 18 at the Westchester Hills Country Club here.
More than 125 operators, suppliers, distributors and vend brokers turned out to enjoy a round of golf, mix and mingle over cocktails and during dinner, and support NYSAVA's legislative efforts. The association's big push is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign its sales tax exemption bill.
NYSAVA lobbyist Tim Sheridan of Albany-based Capitol Group LLC informed operators that the association's tax-exemption bill passed the State Senate and Assembly in June and will make it to Cuomo's desk by late September or early October at the soonest. The governor will then have 10 days to sign or veto it.
The vending association has worked for several years to pass the legislation (a7705 Magee/s5219 Libous), which aims to amend the tax law to increase the exemption for vended food and beverages from 75¢ to $1.50.
"The governor vetoed it last year and said he wanted it to be part of the budget. It is not in the budget, and his staff is saying again that it belongs in the budget," reported Sheridan. "We're working as hard as we can to get him to sign it, despite it not being in the budget. We're also working the back alleys in Albany, telling legislators to put it in the budget."
NYSAVA president Brian Gill of Next Generation Vending (Canastota, NY) added that the association sent a letter to the governor in mid-September outlining facts and figures about the jobs the industry brings to the state and the financial impact of new regulations like calorie disclosure and new ADA requirements on operators' businesses.
"If you ask your local elected officials for their support, they'll get behind you," Gill said. "You can extract data points for discussion from the letter we sent the governor. We'll all succeed together or we'll all fail together. There's no middle ground, so please lend your support."


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- Make sure to apply plenty of sunscreen repeatedly throughout the day
- Wait 20 minutes after eating before swimming
- Be mindful of how much alcohol you consume
- Closely watch children while in the water and never leave them unattended at the pool (Remember: floaties and floatation devices are not life jackets! Children with floatation devices still require adult supervision.)
- Keep children away from pool drains, pipes and other openings
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Our Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As the seasons are turning from Winter to Spring and the month of April is upon us already, we are looking during this Holy Season of Great Lent turning into Pascha at the initial planting of our yearly gardens. We have a medium sized plot set aside that was carefully nourished last year, replenished with the minerals and nutrients lacking, then roto-tilled and planted with an overall garden plan to meet some of the daily needs of our monastery and outreach to others. The garden planning for this year brought to mind the idea of how to do something positive now in our current economic times and in our current world pollution, and to get more out of our limited resources that such times show so clearly. It is also a monastic ideal to be at least nominally self-sufficient where possible in managing our human and monetary resources to the best use available. This, of course, is not limited to just monastics, but to the general population at large, and would be something that we would like to share with our friends, and is quite interesting, for it is something that we can do, not just sit and feel helpless at local and world events that are not in our control. It is also a metaphor for spiritual life, but we will get to that a little later in this newsletter.
In 1943 in the middle of the Second World War, the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt publically encouraged a return to the "Victory Gardens" movement that had sprung up during World War I to help face food shortages at that time. She planted a garden at the White House, and then 20 million Americans followed this good example and planted their own Victory Gardens, to supply vegetables for themselves and their neighbors, which by the end of the war supplied between 35 to 40% of all the country's vegetable needs. Besides the back yard gardens, Americans planted in rooftops and in containers on their front porches and then harvested over eight million tons of fruits, vegetables and herbs in their own households. These gardens were also a civil morale booster, which was greatly needed in those perilous times. Today we face perilous times also: financial insecurity, terrorist movements that have even struck home and are wishing to do more harm to all of us, and a growing helplessness over these types of events that we can see no clear way of helping make things better. It can be quite discouraging. Of course, prayer and generosity are the first Christian means to help ourselves and to help others, but there is, we think, in this history of Victory Gardens something that can be a practical help too. Let us explore this for a moment more fully.
Fuel scarcity, rising food costs, and lack of prudent environmental management have affected each of us. Disturbing movements to control plant and hybrid seed production, the quiet and often non-publicized use of GMO's in our food supplies, and the high use of pesticides in food production and hormones in animal supply chains also degrade the safety of food use in every home. Many documentary and exposes have been produced to make us aware of big industry's efforts for profitability to manipulate our food sources, or at least modify them in long term safety and wholesomeness. The spreading of "Health Food" stores and supplies has sprung up all over the country as a major reaction to such concerns, and you can even see "no trans-fatty acids" put on many products that were full of these ingredients in the past. Besides all these food safety concerns, there is something about just getting your hands in the dirt of growing your own vegetables that gets you into the cycle of growth and abundance that the earth brings forth for us when we do this with love and prayer, and with Christ in our heart. From Adam's time onwards, we have been tillers of the earth.
We are not suggesting food fads or diets, nor "back-to-the-land" lifestyles for us all, but at least to plant a little garden in your front or back yard, or at least in containers on your sunny windows, and to get to know the joys of caring for the abundance of the earth on a small scale. The taste of a cherry tomato that you grow yourself is very satisfying, and you can know just how it was grown and cared for on the way to your table or to share with your neighbors. In most cases there are many practical resources to help us grow a small Victory Garden ourselves. You need to know about seeds and where to get them, high and low temperatures in your local community with its growing days and frost days, and simple weeding and maintenance of whatever you wish to plant, but this is easy to find out about. A simple Google search on "Victory gardens" will help us all get on our way to a more sustainable life-style even if it is a small step for now.
There is, of course, a spiritual dimension to such thinking. It is by being accountable and responsible for something that such a spiritual dimension will blossom with much care. It is being careful and on time in planting and weeding, and in harvesting when the time is right, in both gardens and in other activities of our lives. It is being attentive and noticing little differences and needs that will make our work more productive. It is nurturing and caring for something which engenders the habit of nurturing and caring for others and for our selves in a healthy and spiritual way. In the deepest way it is the lowliness of heart and mind that prepares the deep and soft humus or ground of ourselves to be open to the good seeds that the Sower sows; to the constant care and planting and hoeing of every particular blessing in its own best time and process; to the careful weeding out of destructive traits and thoughts, and memories, so that there is room and nourishment for the good seeds to grow to their fullness in time; and lastly the surprising awareness that what seems so small as a mustard seed of goodness can grow into a wealth of holiness and blessedness when we do what He has told us will give us the true abundance of life—a broken and contrite heart filled with love for our dear and lovely Lord, the Holy Trinity, all of the Holy Saints, material and immaterial, and our neighbor as ourselves. What a blessed garden of victory, not only in this good earth, but with the victory of Our Lord Jesus Christ over sin and death. What a sweet and everlasting victory is this!
On almost every icon of the Lord there is this inscription, "IC XC, NIKA." The first four letters are an abbreviation for the Greek Letters "Jesus Christ." The next four letters are the Greek word nika, or victory or conqueror. Jesus Christ has conquered Death, He is the Victor over evil and the demons, and He is our Savior and Redeemer of the world. Let us all turn to Him with faith and cry out in just a few days, "Christ is Risen, Truly He is Risen. Amen."
Please remember that your prayers and needs are precious to us, and tell us how you are doing just now. We will pray for you. Please also remember our needs and plant a little spiritual garden here as the Skete, at the Convent, and at the Mission Center by sending the seeds and nourishment in loving support for us to continue to pray ardently for all who come to us. God give you the reward of such conscious generosity and love. When economic times are hard, we can think that we can't help, but this is never sober spiritual thinking. It isn't the amount of the gift that is so important, but the act of giving. Remember the widow with two mites. We can always give something, and if it is a little from our necessity, God sees this and gives us wonderful consolation in return and the strength to hold our head looking up to Heaven and go on. Please pray and give something, however small, if you can.
God bless you and keep you in His Holy Name,
Keep us in your prayers and love,
The brotherhood of St. Isaac of Syria Skete and the sisterhood of St. Silouan's Convent and the community of St. Nicholas Church
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The coaches put the two freshmen quarterbacks — Will Grier and Treon Harris — in blue, contact jerseys, so they were live in practice Tuesday.
QUARTERBACK UPDATE: The coaches put the two freshman quarterbacks — Will Grier and Treon Harris — in blue contact jerseys, so they were live in practice Tuesday. It allowed both players to move around and use their legs some, which seemed to bring out the best in Harris, who showed quick feet and an accurate passing arm. Harris was on target for most of the day and seemed to have his best overall practice. Grier also did some good things in the passing game, showing a strong arm on passes over the middle. Grier and Harris got most of the reps behind Jeff Driskel.
TRENDING ON OFFENSE: The Gators worked extensively on their passing game in Tuesday's practice. The quarterbacks spent about 15 minutes throwing to the tight ends, then went over and worked with the wide receivers. The QBs and receivers did a solid job working with a wet ball through part of the practice. Tight end Jake McGee made a nice one-handed catch in the rain. … Harris showed accuracy on his deep throws and nice touch on the shorter ones. He completed a deep pass to Raphael Andrades, hooked up with Chris Thompson for a 20-yard completion over the middle and completed back-to-back 10-yard passes to Alvin Bailey near the end of practice. … Demarcus Robinson made a nice catch over true freshman cornerback Quincy Wilson on a pass from Grier. … Bailey seemed to have his best practice, catching several passes, including two where he dove to the ground to make the reception. … Ahmad Fulwood continues to impress at wide receiver, along with Quinton Dunbar and Robinson, who is emerging as a go-to guy in the offense. … Skyler Mornhinweg threw a touchdown pass to Dunbar, who beat redshirt freshman safety Nick Washington.
TRENDING ON DEFENSE: Buck linebacker/end Dante Fowler Jr. turned in another dominant performance Tuesday. He spent a lot of time in the backfield harassing the quarterbacks and disrupting plays. On one play, he smashed into tailback Mack Brown, forcing a fumble that he recovered. … True freshman J.C. Jackson continues to make plays at cornerback. He broke up a pass intended for Ahmad Fulwood and seemed to be around the ball a lot.
TRUE FRESHMAN SPOTLIGHT: DeAndre Goolsby looks like he's added weight and strength since the spring and is working his way into the playing rotation at tight end. He's listed at 230 pounds now and has shown good hands.
PLAY OF THE DAY: Driskel's best throw of the day came early in practice, when he hooked up with Fulwood on a back shoulder throw deep down the sideline. Fulwood did a nice job coming back to the ball to make the play.
INJURY UPDATE: The big news is All-SEC cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III (bruised knee) returned to practice in an orange, non-contact jersey. Defensive end/tackle Jonathan Bullard (ankle) also returned and was at full speed. … Tailback Kelvin Taylor (hamstring), running back Matt Jones (knee), wide receiver Andre Debose (knee), offensive lineman Trip Thurman (shoulder), defensive end Bryan Cox Jr. (shoulder), tailback Adam Lane (shoulder), defensive end Alex McCalister (ankle), defensive end Taven Bryan (strep throat), defensive back Duke Dawson (shoulder) and defensive tackle Thomas Holley (sports hernia) all were held out of practice. … Safety Marcus Maye (leg) and cornerback J.C. Jackson (shoulder) continue to practice in non-contact jerseys.
NEXT OPEN PRACTICE: Wednesday, 8:50-10:50 a.m.


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Our Programs
Throughout the academic school year, our office hosts a series of programs for Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, American Indian History Month, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month as well as help plan the activities for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. We also sponsor a one day pre-orientation program (Kaleidoscope) for our incoming minority and/or students of color in the fall. Additionally our office provides other programming as well, ranging sexual awareness programs, World Aids Day and our Hispanic Food Festival to more basic programs such as our movie nights, and round table discussions as well as visiting and participating in other institutions programs and events.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is involved in many activities through-out the year These activities are as follows:
- Raiders Advantage Program - Held in the Fall and Spring semesters educating athletes on the importance of grades, diversity issues, and time management.
- Kaledioscope - Preorientation luncehon for students and parents of color orienting students with faculty, staff and students on campus.
- Bowling Party - To start off the year the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the International Students co-sponsored an event with over 60 students enjoying an evening of bowling.
- Roundtable Discussions -- A free and open discussion for men and women of color on campus to voice their concerns over issues on campus.
- Hispanic Food Festival - A yearly traiditon celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with homemade food samplings from across Latin America and Spain.
- Haunted Prision Adventure - Students and staff explored the haunted prison in Mansfield.
- Homecoming/Alumni Dinner - A yearly tradition welcoming back alumni to celebrate, participate and enjoy the company of new and old Mount Union students.
- Not Another Statistic Conference - The Student Diversity Council sponsors the conference that gives people an opportunity to come together and explore diversity.
- Financial Literacy - Presented by the Financial Aid Office on what types of loans are available for students who attend college.
- Making the Grades - Presented in part with the Financial Aid Office, and the Academic Planning Center, the program educated students on the importance of grades and their effect on financial aid.
- Relay for Life - Student and Staff in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion helped to raise money for cancer research.
- Speakers - Speakers have included Tim Wise, author of White Like Me, and authority on white privelege, Dr. P. Eric Abercrumbie, founder of JDOTT, Mr. Ron Ponder, Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans coach.